Picazzo M288 User manual

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M288
Digital TV Home Media Center
數碼電視家庭媒體中心
OPERATION MANUAL v1.52
使用說明書 v1.52
English version

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Contents
Safety Information .............................................. 4
Features ................................................................... 5
Standard Components ...................................... 6
Main Unit ................................................................. 7
First start up and Auto channel scanning . 8
Globe usage of the remote control ............. 8
Learn mode of the remote control ............... 8
Digital TV (DTV) Mode
Remote operations ...................................... 9
Using Electronic Program Guide ..........10
TV Channel List ...........................................10
Subtitle and Audio select ........................10
Parental Control ..........................................10
Start Recording ...........................................11
Scheduled Recording ...............................11
Scheduled with standby and off ..........11
Scheduled list / Manual set schedule...11
Conflict of schedules ................................11
Recording with internal or USB HDD ........12
MHEG5 interactive function .........................14
NOW TV Mode
Remote operations ....................................16
NOW TV Control and Menu ..................17
NOW EPG ......................................................17
Audio Channels ..........................................17
Start NOW TV Recording ........................17
Scheduled Recording ...............................17
Schedule list .................................................17
Parental Control ..........................................17
Media Playback Mode
Remote operations ....................................18
Media Library Operation .........................19
Multimedia Server .....................................19
MEDIA .............................................................19
UPnP / DLNA Server .................................19
YouTube ......................................................... 17
Media Playback - UPnP / DLNA .................. 18
M288 as an UPnP / DLNA Server ................21
Videos
Play Control .................................................. 22
Volume level and Display files info. .... 22
Jump file ........................................................ 22
Image
Play control .................................................. 22
Music
Play control .................................................. 22
Display files info. and jump file ............ 22
Playback mode ........................................... 22
Recorded Playback Mode
Remote operations ................................... 23
Menu operations ....................................... 24
Recorded playback .................................... 24
Jump file ........................................................ 24
Volume level and Display files info. .... 24
Play control .................................................. 24
Select Subtitles and Audio ..................... 24
Directories and files Management
Files and Hard disk info. .......................... 25
Create directory and file rename........... 25
Delete recording files ............................... 25
Copy and Move files ................................. 25
System Setup –Main Menu
Netvigator Condition Notice ................ 26
System Setup –Video and Audio
Operations in Setup Page ....................... 27
Video Output ............................................... 27
TV standard .................................................. 27
TV type ........................................................... 27
SPDIF Out ...................................................... 27
Speakers Out ............................................... 27

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Contents
System Setup –Preferences
UI languages ..............................................28
EPG languages ..........................................28
MHEG5 .........................................................28
Slideshow interval ...................................28
Rec. file size ..................................................28
System Setup –TV
Quick Scan / Full Scan ............................28
Record Media ............................................28
Auto Channel info. ...................................28
Disk Slow Warning ..................................28
System Setup - Network
Network Mode: DHCP / static IP ......29
NFS Server settings.................................29
Windows Network settings ...............29
YouTube Buffer size ...............................29
Network Connection Test ...................30
System Setup - Advanced
Firmware Update ...................................30
System Information.................................30
Format HDD...............................................30
Restore Factory Settings .......................30
System Setup –HMC
NOW TV Source .......................................31
DLNA Server ..............................................31
Analog Recording Quality ..................31
Change Password ..................................31
AV Input Standard ...................................31
Picazzo.tv account creation.............................32
Use of Remote Recording ..............................35
Windows Network Setup procedures ......39
Troubleshooting .................................................42
Specification and Warranty ...........................43

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Safety Information
Location and Handling
Do not place your Product in closed spaces or do not cover it to prevent excessive
temperatures inside the product.
Keep the Product away from strong magnetic objects.
Do not place any object containing water or other liquids on the Product. In the event
that liquid should enter the cabinet, unplug the Product immediately and contact Picazzo
service center.
Do not remove the Product cabinet. Touching parts inside the cabinet could result in
electric shock and/or damage to the product. For service and adjustment inside the
cabinet, call Picazzo service center.
Ensure the Product and other parts was shut down before connecting or cut off the
power supply.
Non-use Periods
When the Product is not being used, switch the Product to the standby mode.
When left unused for a long time, the Product should be unplugged form the household
AC outlet.
Cleaning
Unplug your Product before cleaning. Use a damp cloth for cleaning. Do not use cleaning
fluids or aerosols which could enter the Product and cause damage, fire, or electric shock.
These substances may also deteriorate the finish of your Product.
Service
Do not attempt to service this Product yourself. Please refer any service to the Picazzo
service center.
Copyright
Audio-visual material may consist of copyrighted works which must not be recorded
without the authority of the owner of the copyright. Please refer to relevant laws in Hong
Kong.

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Features
Higher-tier Digital TV Receiver
Support DMB-T/H Digital TV standard, decoding of MPEG-2 and H.264 content.
A Higher-tier Receiver with HKTA 1108 standard of OFTA.
Auto channel scanning with Electronic Program Guide support.
Powerful Digital Recording
Retain HD quality, audio channels and subtitles, Support EPG scheduled recording.
Videos via Composite or S-video input can be convert to digital format, just one easy step
to backup your precious video tapes.
Schedule recordings would start, no matter the system is under standby or power off.
Support remote recording. Schedule can be set via network.
Full HD
Support upscale to 1080P。
Support HDMI, Component and Composite video with high compatibility.
Unique NOW TV EPG for scheduled recording
Unify the EPG of channels form Now TV and digital TV.
Control both Now channels and digital channels with a single remote.
Multimedia player
Support playback of various format video, audio and image
Scalability
Records to USB storage, CF card or network storage.
Support FAT32, EXT2 read/write and NTFS read.
Powerful Network Access
Unique network access function which playback media files form LAN computer, NAS,
DLNA devices and YouTube videos form Internet.
Support HDCP
Perform HDCP protection to HD content.
Supported Media Type
Video format: WMV9, WMV HD, AVI, MPG, MOV, VOB, MP4, ASF, TS, M2TS.
Audio format: MP3, WMA, AAC, PCM, AC-3 pass through or down mixing.
Image format: JPEG, PNG, TIF, BMP.

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Standard Components
Standard Components of M288:
M288 x 1
Manual CD x 1
- M288 user manual
- Picazzo Assistant 1.0
- M288 tutorial videos
Remote Control x 1
Composite cable x 1
HDMI cable x 1
RF coaxial cable x 1
Ethernet cable x 1
IR blaster cable x 1
AA battery x 2
AC adapter x 1
Quick Start Guide x 1
Warranty card x 1

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Main Unit
Front
1. Power Switch (Press 2 sec)
2. LED Front Display
3. Recording Indicator LED
4. USB port
Back
5. RF Loopback
6. RF IN / Tuner
7. Optical / Coaxial SPDIF Audio OUT
8. IR Blaster
9. HDMI OUT
10. Component and Composite OUT
11. S-video OUT
12. Composite AV / S-video IN
AV top: INPUT2 AV bottom: INPUT1 S-video: INPUT1
13. USB port
14. 10/100M LAN port
15. Power adapter port
The illustrations and on-screen displays in this manual are for explanation purposes and may vary slightly
from the actual operations.

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First start up and Auto channel scanning
Confirm both your M218 and TV set are power on.
Install batteries to the remote. Open the batteries slot plate at the back of the remote. Install
two UM-3 AA 1.5V batteries which are provided. Put back the plate.
The M288 system would choose the connected video out automatically when first startup,
you can also toggle the video out manually by press Menu on the remote until the front
panel shows PICAZZO. Then, press Mode to toggle video out with the description of the
front panel. (Read Quick Start Guide for details)
If the system not contains any channel list, you would be asked to perform a channel scan.
Press OK to start scanning. You can also start scanning manually in Main Menu -> Setup->
TV-> Quick Scan / Full Scan.
Globe usage of the remote control:
Except during recording, the following key would be function under any operating mode.
1Standby mode
1 Power off –Hold this key in stand mode.
2 Enter NOW TV mode
3 Enter DTV mode
4 Learning mode
Learning mode of the remote:
Place the remote against the remote of your TV set
like the picture below, than hold the Learn key until
the red LED turn to bright form normal.
Press the power key on TV remote, a blue LED would flash to indicate the IR signal is read.
Then, press the Grey power key of M288 remote, the LED would stop flashing, which means
the IR signal was learnt on the Grey power key.
Use the above procedures to learn the TV/AV, Volume keys of your TV remote.
With remote learning completed, press Learn again to quit learn mode.
Use of the blue power key on the remote:
1. Press once to enter Standby mode, and press again to wakeup.
2. Press once to enter Standby mode. After that, hold two seconds to power off.

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Digital TV Mode
1 Standby mode
2 NOW TV (AV) mode
3 Digital TV mode
4 Electronic Program Guide
5 Exit
6 Channel Up / Down
7 Enter Media library
8 Stop Recording / Main Menu
9 Select Subtitle
10 Screen Zoom / Parental Control
11 Adjust Brightness, Contrast, Saturation
12 Select Audio Channel
13 Adjust M288 audio out level
14 Mute
15 Main Menu
16 Cancel
17 Channel list / Enter
18 Display Program Info.
19 Scheduled Recording List
20 Instance Recording
21 Channel Up / Down
** The usage of the four color keys and Display key would be difference in MHEG5 channels.
Read page 14 for details.

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Digital TV (DTV) Mode
Using Electronic Program Guide
Press TV Guide (EPG) button on remote to call EPG. Follow the instructions on screen to check
TV program schedule in coming 7 days. Note: Input 85 + Enter can jump to Channel 85 directly.
In the EPG, navigate to a desire program and press ●to setup recording job.
Press --:-- to show up Scheduled Recording List to check whether the job is scheduled.
TV Channel List
Press Enter to call Channel list. The list shows each of the channel number and channel name.
Press Enter again to switch to the selected channel, ◄◄ / ►► to jump to next/previous page.
Subtitle and Audio select
Use Subtitle and Audio button to select available subtitles and audio channels.
There are usually Chinese Traditional, Chinese Simplified and English subtitles.
Audio Channels provides bilingual or 5.1 channels audio output. If 5.1 channels S/PDIF audio
output is needed, please read page 25 for S/PDIF audio output settings.
Parental Control
M288 support channels parental control by using password protection. Press Enter to call
Channel list, navigate to the channel which needs parental control and press yellow button.
A * appear in front of the protected channel which cannot setup any scheduled recording.