Pivos AIOS User manual

AIOS HD MEDIA CENTER USER GUIDE

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Table of Contents
1. Install HDD (Optional)............................................. 3
2. Connection.............................................................. 3
3. Power On/ Off.......................................................... 6
4. Remote Control....................................................... 7
5. Setup.......................................................................11
6. Home Menu ............................................................16
7. Bit Torrent ..............................................................28
8. Streaming via Network ..........................................32
9. Streaming via UPnP/DLNA-server ........................32
10. Updating firmware ...............................................34
11. copy rights and trademarks................................35
12. GPL Statement.....................................................35
13. Warranty...............................................................36

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In this guide, we will cover some of the basics from setting up to simple usage of the AIOS HD
Media Center. Please visit our website at www.pivosgroup.com for additional guide and tips.
1. INSTALL HDD (OPTIONAL)
Although optional, the AIOS HD Media Center allows more features to be accessed with installation of
an internal HDD (Hard Disk Drive). The Media Center takes any standard 3.5” HDD up to 3TB of
capacity.
a) To access the drive bay, simply remove the hot swap HDD drive tray on the side of the Media
Center.
b) Mount your HDD with provided screws to the drive tray and simply slide it back in to the bay.
2. CONNECTION
2.1 CONNECTING THE POWER SUPPLY
Connect the AC adaptor to the player’s DC -IN jack.
2.2 CONNECT TO YOUR TV AND AV RECEIVER

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There are many ways connect your AIOS HD Media Center to your home entertainment
system. Depends on your setup, we recommend following connection methods.
For connecting directly to TV:
•Composite Video with RCA Audio
•Components Video with RCA Audio
•HDMI
For connecting to AV receiver:
•Composite Video with RCA Audio
•Components Video with RCA Audio or/ S/PDIF Toslink/ Coaxial Digital Audio
•HDMI
Video Output Audio Output
Composite out: up to 480i RCA: Stereo
Components out: up to 1080i S/PDIF Toslink/ Coaxial Digital Audio: Dolby
Digital, DTS 5.1
HDMI: up to 1080p HDMI: Dolby Digital, DTS 5.1/ 7.1/ HD Audio
2.3 CONNECTING TO HOME NETWORK
You can connect AIOS HD Media Center to your home network via wired or wireless
connection.
For wired connection to your home network:
a) Connect Ethernet cable to the device’s RJ45 port.
b) Turn on Device, and your home page should indicate a network cable is connected.

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c) Go to “Setup” -> “Network” -> “Wired LAN Setup” select “Auto DHCP” and “Auto DNS”
to let your router automatically assigned IP address to the device. For setup manually
select “Manual DHCP” and “Manual DNS” for customized settings.
For wireless connecting to your home network:
a) Connect AIOS USB Wireless Adapter (or a compatible WIFI adapter) to one of the
USB port.
b) Once connected, a short prompt will indicate the device is now connected with a USB
WIFI adapter.
c) Go to “Setup” -> “Network” -> “Wireless Setup” After a brief scanning process, you
should be prompted with a list of wireless network in your area. Select the one you’d
like to join.
d) If the wireless network is protected, you will then prompt to enter the security phrase.
2.4 CONNECTING TO A PC (REQUIRES HDD)

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With a HDD installed, you can connect your AIOS HD Media Center to a computer and use it
like any external USB storage.
a) Make sure the player is powered on.
b) Plug in the USB 3.0 data cable to the rear data port on your AIOS Media Center.
c) Connect the player to your desktop or Laptop computer’s USB port. For best
performance, it is recommended to use a USB 3.0 capable USB port on your computer.
d) Once connected, your operating system will automatically recognize your AIOS Media
Center as an external storage device. You can now manage the drive like any other
external storage device.
2.5 CONNECTING A USB DEVICE
a) Make sure the player is powered on.
b) Plug in the USB pen drive, USB external HDD, USB Optical Drive etc. to any of the
USB port on the device.
c) Browse the contents of the device via file manager
2.6 CONNECTING A MEMORY CARD
a) Make sure the player is powered on.
b) Insert memory card into the built in memory card reader.
c) Browse the contents of the device via file manager.
3. POWER ON/ OFF
3.1 POWER ON
You can turn on the unit by switching the toggle switch to the ‘ON’ position represented by the
symbol “I”. After greeted by the initial boot screen, you should be promoted to the home screen
after a brief moment.
3.2 POWER OFF AND STANDBY

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To completely turn off the power to the unit, switch the rear toggle switch to the “O” Position.
Or you can put the unit on standby by either pressing the RED POWER button on the remote
or press the power button on the front of the panel. Upon standby, the power indication will
turn RED.
4. REMOTE CONTROL
No. Name Function
1 Eject Press to STOP connected Storage Device, then safely remove it.
Press and hold for 2 seconds to eject disc if an optical drive is plugged in

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(i.e. USB CD/DVD- ROM).
2 Mute Press to mute audio output.
3 EPG
Only available for DTV Model
Press to view the Electronic Program Guide
Press again to back to DTV
4 REC Only available for DTV Model
Press to RECORD TV program
5 Zoom
Press to ZOOM in/out when playing back photos or Videos.
Photo zoom levels: 2X, 4X, 8X, 16X
Video zoom levels: 2X, 3X, 4X, 8X.
6 TV System Press to switch between supported output resolution from 480p-1080p.
7 Numeric Press to enter channel numbers or numeric input when changing settings
8 Bookmarks Add Mark to the files which have already viewed.
9 Previous Press to go the PREVIOUS file or chapter.
Press for PREVIOUS page during file browsing.
10 FR Press to FAST REWIND.
Press repeatedly to go 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x rewind speeds.
11 Setup Press to access SETUP at any time. Press return to exit.
12 FF Press to FAST FORWARD.
Press repeatedly to go 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x rewind speeds.

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13 Guide Press to view the Guide menu. See “The Guide Menu” on page 6 for
more details.
14 Option Press to bring up the OPTION bar.
15
Left (Arrow) Press the arrow buttons to navigate the menus
Right (Arrow) Press the arrow buttons to navigate the menus
Up (Arrow) Press the arrow buttons to navigate the menus
Down (Arrow) Press the arrow buttons to navigate the menus
16 Slow Motion
Press to playback in slow motion, continue pressing will change to
different speeds (3/4, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16x).
Press to Play to go back to normal speed playback.
17 Subtitle Press to activate available subtitles files and subtitle options.
Subtitle supported: SRT,SMI,SUB,SSA.
18 Play/Pause Press to PLAY and again to PAUSE.
19 Repeat Press REPEAT to change repeat setting to Repeat Title, Repeat ALL or
Off
20 Green Press to access file options to copy, move, rename or delete.
Press to access other options when prompted on the screen.
21 Red Press to pop up the file List Menu
Press to access other options when prompt on the screen.
22 Power Press to turn the device to STANDBY or POWER ON the device from

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STANDBY.
23 Timeshift Only available for DTV model
Press to start DTV time shift function
24 A-B Repeat from Point A to point B
25 Music Quick button for Music file
26 Audio Press to select available audio track.
27 Goto Press to GOTO to a specific point on the disc or title. Specify the point
using Title, Chapter and Time.
28 Vol+ Press to increase the VOLUME.
29 Next Press to go the NEXT file or chapter.
Press for NEXT page during browsing.
30 Vol - Press to decrease the VOLUME.
31 Return Press to RETURN to the previous screen when navigating the menus.
32 OK Press to confirm or play the selected file.
33 Display /Info Press to view the information of current playing track or file.
34 Stop Press to STOP playback.
35 Yellow Press during browsing to enter COVER ART MODE. (available only
when folder.jpg file is available in the video folder)

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Press when prompt to access other options.
36 Blue
Press during browsing to enter POSTER VIEW MODE (available only
when poster.jpg file is available in the video folder)
Press when prompted to access other options.
5. SETUP
5.1 SYSTEM
Menu Language
Change display Languages. Support: English, Spanish, French, Dutch, Italian,
German, Russian, Thai, Hebrew, Arabic, Japanese, Simplified and Traditional
Chinese.
Text Encoding Using navigation buttons to choice text encoding.
Time Time setting to adjust value of year, month, day, hour, minute, second ...
R/RW Auto-Play If you system has plugged in DVD-R/RW loader, enable this option will auto play
when an audio/ video disc is inserted.

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Screen Saver
This setup is to enable or disable the screen saver function. You can choose
when the screen saver will start upon idle and the display weather it’s default,
your own customized photo album or Flickr.
DLNA DMR This setup is to enable or disable the DLNA DMR function.
DLNA
Device Name
Once you enable DLNA DMR function, enter a name here for the network to
recognize it as a Digital Media Receiver
Mini
KBD Language To select a default language for the on screen Mini Keyboard.
Scan storage This item is to automatically scan and index the media files on the installed HDD
or USB devices connected to the Media Center
Resume Play
Resume Play allows the media center to remember where you left off, so next
time you play the same file, it will prompt you if you want to continue from the last
time.
Format This will format the installed HDD. IMPORTANT: DOING SO WILL REMOVE
EVERY THING ON THE DRIVE.
BD Navigation This function is to support Blu-Ray Navigation features when play from a file.
Factory Default Restores back to factory default settings.
5.2 AUDIO
Night Mode This option allows the media center to cap it’s maxim sound output during a late
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HDMI Output
This is the HDMI audio output option
LPCM – Linear pulse code modulation two channel. This option will do
wn mixes
all RAW audio stream.
RAW – pass-through the RAW digital audio data.
SPDIF Output
This is the S/PDIF audio output option
LPCM – Linear pulse code modulation two channel. This option will down mixes
all RAW audio stream.
RAW – pass-through the RAW digital audio data.
Surround Sound This option specifies audio output.
Key Tone This option turn on/ off keypad prompt sound.
5.3 VIDEO
Aspect Ratio
This setting lets you choose the screen output ratio, including..
Pan & Scan 4:3 - 16:9 picture in 4:3 screen mode will fit to 4:3
Letter Box 4:3 - 16:9 picture in 4:3 screen mode will shrink but keep aspect ratio
with black bars on top and bottom.
16:9 &16:10 – native 16:9 or 16:10 ratio
TV System
This item can choose TV system, options include.
•NTSC
•PAL
•480P
•576P

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•720P 50Hz
•720P 60Hz
•1080i 50Hz
•1080i 60Hz
•1080P 50Hz
•1080P 60Hz
NOTE: some of the options may not be displayed if the output device does not
support it.
Video Zoom This enables video zoom function.
1080P 24HZ This option is for video playback at 24Hz. Enable only if your TV supports it.
Deep Color HDMI COLOR bit setting, enable richer color.
5.4 NETWORK
Wired Lan Setup
For Ethernet connection only.
DHCP IP (Auto) – This setting allows the router to assign network setting
automatically to the media center.
FIX IP (Manual) – This setting allows manual configuration of IP, DNS,
Gateway, Subnet addresses.
Wireless Setup
For WIFI connection only.
Wireless network should be automatically scanned; you can select the desired
network to connect to. If any wireless security present, you will be prompted
with an on screen keyboard to enter the necessary authentication information.
Press RED on remote to enter Advanced configuration.

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Press GOTO to perform a rescan.
PPPoE Setup Choose this option if you are connecting the media center directly to the DSL
modem. Enter login information upon prompt.
FTP Server This option allows a FTP server running on your media center. NOTE: Internal
Drive is required for this.
Transmission
PT Service
This option enables a PT client. You will need to use a browser to access and
manage this utility.
BT Process This option enables a BT client. You will need to use a browser to access and
manage this utility.
Samba
This option enables samba protocol. With Samba on, you can access the
internally installed HDD over the network from any one of your networked PC/
Notebook.
BT &
Samba safety
This option will require log in to access the media center via remotely.
Default User Name :admin Default Password:123
5.5 MISC
Version Info Show the current Firmware Version info
Network Info Show the current Network Information
Online upgrade This option is currently NOT AVAILABLE
USB upgrade This option lets you update media center’s firmware via USB pen drive

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5.6 ADVANCED
Subtitle Encoding
Detection
This option enables subtitle detection
DTS-HD Output This option let you select DTS-HD output in either 5.1 or 7.1 Channel
6. HOME MENU
Home Menu is the main screen which you will see upon starting up the media center. (Shown
in Figure)
At Home Menu, you will have access to File Manager, Video, Music, Photo, Apps, Internet
and Setup. To navigate, use the remote’s main directional buttons ‘UP’ and ‘DOWN’ to select
each, and press ‘OK’ button to enter.
6.1 HOME MENU ITEMS
File Manager: This is where you can browse ALL available files, by directories and file type
from various sources such as internal HDD, USB Storage devices, Flash Media, Network
Devices and etc.
Movies: You will be able to browse all VIDEO files here sorted by alphabetical order. This
function requires SCAN STORAGE (see setup) function to index all available files before it can
be displayed correctly.

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Music:You will be able to browse all AUDIO files here sorted by alphabetical order. This
function requires SCAN STORAGE (see setup) function to index all available files before it can
be displayed correctly.
Photo: You will be able to browse all PHOTO files here sorted by alphabetical order. This
function requires SCAN STORAGE (see setup) function to index all available files before it can
be displayed correctly.
APPS: Apps store is where you can find applications that will expand the core playback ability
of the media center. The factory firmware ships with various add-ons such as Youtube,
YoutubeXL, Picasa, Flickr, Shoutcast Internet Radio, BuddyLink (GoogleTalk), Yahoo Finance,
Weather, Video RSS Feed, POD Cast and more!
Internet: This is the built in internet browser. You can access the World Wide Web simply with
your remote or connected USB Wire or Wireless Keyboard and Mouse.
Setup: Here you can manage your device’s setting and general setups.
6.1.1 HOME MENU STATUS
Status indicator: these icons are used to indicate the status of represented service such as
network, HDMI, WIFI connections, and etc.
Network: shows if a network cable is connected to the box.
Wireless: shows if a wireless adapter is connected to the network.
HDD: show if an internal HDD is being detected by the media center and shows the device
capacity.
HDMI: shows if the media center is connected via HDMI output

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USB: shows if an USB Storage device is connected.
SD: shows if a memory card is detected.
Speaker: shows if the media center is in mute mode.
6.2 NAVIGATE FILES
When browsing files under File Manager, Movies, Music, and Photos Menu. You can use the
following remote commands to navigate.
Button Function
UP / DOWN Select filter options: All, Music, Photos, and Movies.
LEFT / RIGHT Move cursor LEFT / RIGHT to select devices, folders, or files.
PREV / NEXT Go to previous / next page.
ENTER Enter or confirm the selected item.
CONFIRM Add the selected files to the playlist.
RETURN Return to the previous menu.

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OPTION
In the ‘OPTION’ menu, you can change viewing mode to:
Thumbnail
List
Preview
All Media
Movies
Photos
Music
GREEN
Press ‘Green’ button will pop up File Editing window, there are
items to do file handling operation, including
Copy
Delete
Move
Rename
Send to Buddy
Multiple Select
RED Press ‘Red’ button to pop up the file list Menu
6.3 VIEWING AND MANAGE FILES
The AIOS HD Media Center now incorporates a few viewing options to allow improved viewing
experience when going through a large collection of files. You can change your viewing
options at any time simply by pressing the ‘OPTION’ button on your remote to bring up the
navigation menu. Here you will have a few viewing options at your convenience.
•All Media: This mode will display all recongized files

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•Movies: This mode will only display recongized video files
•Photo: this mode will only display recognized image files
•Music: this mode will only display recognized audio files
Thumbnails View: this mode will let you view up to 8 folder or files (2 x 4) with a thumbnail view.
For photos, a preview of the photo will automatically populate as the displayed icon. For folder
containing image files will also populate as the folder icon. This is also a great way to display
an album cover, a movie poster and etc.
List View: this mode will let you view a single pane up to 8 files in vertical mode. This mode will
display full file name and extension, an ideal view mode for long file names.