Verbatim MediaStation HD DVR User manual

1
MediaStation HD DVR
Network Multimedia Recorder / Wireless Network Multimedia Recorder
User Guide
English

2
Intr
oduc
ti
o
n
4
Media
S
tation Features 4
Pack
C
ontents 4
P
recautions
5
Har
d
Dis
k
Precautions
5
Media
S
tation Details
5
Front Panel
5
Rear Panel
6
Remote Contro
l
6
Connecting t
h
e Device 9
Getting Started 9
TV In 1
0
Fi
l
e Co
py
10
Browser 10
S
etup 1
1
Time RE
C
1
1
Setup Menu 12
p
Setting up your System 12
Setting the Video Settings 13
Settin
g
the Audio Settin
g
s 13
TV Tunin
g
an
d
Setu
p
(DTV / CTV / Vi
d
eo In) 13
TV Region 1
3
TV
I
n
p
ut
14
C
hannel
S
can 1
4
Manual
S
can 1
4
C
h
anne
l
Set 1
5
Recor
d
Settings 1
5
Network Settings 1
5
Wired LAN Setup 1
5
DHCP
(
Auto
)
15
Fixed IP
(
Manual
)
1
6
Wireless LAN Setu
p
1
6
MI
SC
S
etu
p
1
7
Recording and Playback 17
gy
RE
CO
RDED Media List 1
7
T
imer Record Menu 1
8
Creatin
g
a New Schedule 1
8
EPG Recor
d
in
g
(E
l
ectronic Pro
g
ram Gui
d
e 19
Editing Schedules 19
Deleting Schedules 20
Viewin
g
Sc
h
e
d
u
l
e Status 20
Viewin
g
Recor
d
e
d
Histor
y
2
1
One Touch Record 2
1
Time Shi
f
t Recording 2
1
C
ontents

3
Browser Menu
22
Creatin
g
a P
l
a
yl
ist 22
Browsin
g
ALL 22
Browsing Music 22
Browsing Photos 22
One Touch Co
py
button 2
2
Browsin
g
Movies
23
Browsin
g
content via t
h
e Networ
k
(NET) 23
My S
h
ort Cuts 2
3
Connecting to a Network Device 23
File Edit Menu 2
5
File Copy Menu 26
py
py
U
tilities 29
Transco
d
e Server 29
Step 1: 2
9
S
tep
2
: Next
30
Step 3: Browser
f
older 3
0
Step 4: Insta
ll
3
1
Step 5: Copying new
fi
les 3
1
Step 6: Finish. You can start use the so
f
tware. 3
2
Run the software 3
2
Step 1: Double click to run the program. 3
2
Step 2: Transcode Status: Transcode in
f
ormation 3
2
Step 3: Net S
h
are Dia
l
og. 3
3
S
etting: Auto Run
S
ystem
S
tart-up Yes or No
33
Nero Move it Essentials So
f
tware 33
Specification / Video Recording Time and Capacity 34
pgpy
pgpy
Formatting the hard disk 35
g
Step 1: Adjust the capacity
f
or time shi
f
t bu
ff
er accordingly 35
Ste
p
2: hard disk format 3
6
Ste
p
3: Con
g
ratulation
p
a
g
e 3
6
Technical Support 36
pp
pp
Limited Warranty Terms 37
y
WEEE Notice 3
7
CE Dec
l
aration - EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY 3
7
RoHS Compliance 37
p

4
I
ntr
o
du
c
ti
o
n
Thank you
f
or choosing the new Verbatim MediaStation HD DVR Network Multimedia Recorder. This device is an all round home entertainment
system enabling you to record, store, and play directly
f
rom the TV, cable/satellite set top box, DVD player or VHS player
.
E
n
j
o
y
y
our videos, music, and
p
hoto
g
ra
p
hs directl
y
from the built in hard drive, or connect an
y
external stora
g
e device that contains
y
ou’re
m
edia collection via one of the two USB Host
p
orts. The MediaStation has network streamin
g
functionalit
y
p
rovided b
y
the Ethernet
p
ort on
t
he rear panel o
f
the device, or alternatively make it a true wireless home theatre system via the USB Wireless Dongle * and connect wirelessly
t
o your home network.
* Wireless LAN (USB Don
g
le) available with Verbatim model numbers 47541/47543
M
edia
S
tation Features
L
isted below are
j
ust some o
f
the
f
unctions the Verbatim MediaStation HD DVR has to o
ff
er:
• Digital Analogue Tuner built in
f
or TV (DVB-T)
• High De
fi
nition video playback up to 1080i
• Digita
ll
y recor
d
TV an
d
upsca
l
e to HD
d
uring p
l
ay
b
ac
k
• One Touc
h
Recor
d
in
g
• Sc
h
e
d
u
l
e
d
Recor
d
in
g
• E
l
ectronic Pro
g
ram Gui
d
e (EPG
)
• Time Shi
f
t – record/play/pause/
f
ast
f
orward/rewind live TV
• One Touch Copy button
f
or photo back up
f
rom the memory card slot
• SD/SDHC/MS Memory Card slot
• Movie p
l
ay
b
ac
k
• Music
pl
a
y
b
ac
k
• P
h
oto P
l
a
yb
ac
k
– s
l
i
d
e s
h
ow o
p
tions wit
h
or wit
h
out music
• H.264 file
p
la
y
back via network or wireless network in con
j
unction with Transcode Serve
r
• Play back media
f
rom external storage devices (via USB Host ports
)
• Supports multilingual subtitle
s
• N
e
tw
o
rk
a
n
d
Wir
e
l
ess
N
e
tw
o
rk
fu
n
c
ti
o
n
s
• Stream me
d
ia p
l
ay
b
ac
k
via Et
h
ernet an
d
Wire
l
ess LA
N
• Data stora
ge
• Externa
l
d
ata stora
g
e via t
h
e USB Host connections
P
ac
k
Contents
Media
S
tation HD DV
R
F
connector – belling lee adapto
r
Remote control (+ batteries
)
P
ower adapto
r
HDMI cable
P
ower cord
C
om
p
onent video cable Quick
S
tart
G
uide
C
om
p
osite video/stereo audio cable Quick Installation
G
uid
e
Scart a
d
a
p
tor – switc
h
a
bl
e IN/OUT
N
ero MOVE IT software
(
CD ROM
)
U
SB Mini type B to USB type A ca
bl
e User Manua
l
s (CD ROM)
TV ca
bl
e F type to Be
ll
ing Lee type connecto
r
W
ire
l
ess USB Dong
l
e *
*C
ontained with Verbatim model numbers 47
5
41
/
47
5
4
3

5
P
r
ec
a
u
ti
o
n
s
1
. We recommend you use all the cables and accessories that are supplied in the pack
2
. We recommend you use the power adaptor and power cord supplied with is device. Using a di
ff
erent power adaptor and cord may
d
ama
g
e t
h
e
d
evice an
d
ma
k
e voi
d
t
h
e warrant
y
on t
h
is
p
ro
d
uct
.
3
. Kee
p
this e
q
ui
p
ment awa
y
from hi
g
h humidit
y
or an
y
t
yp
e of moisture
.
4
. Do not let water or an
y
other li
q
uid come into contact with the device. If li
q
uid is accidentall
y
s
p
illed on the
p
roduct use a dr
y
cloth to
s
oak up the liquid.
5. Do not drop or shake the device
.
6
. Do not press or put any weig
h
t on t
h
e
d
evice.
7
. Do not c
l
ean t
h
e
d
evice wit
h
a
l
co
h
o
l,
t
h
inner or
b
enzene.
8. Do not
p
ower off the device while a file is
p
la
y
in
g
.
9
. Do not use the device if
y
our hands are we
t
10
. Do not disassemble as the user’s own accord.
H
ar
d
Di
sk
Pr
ec
a
u
ti
o
n
s
I
t is im
p
ortant to re
g
ularl
y
backu
p
the content of an
y
hard drive to an alternative stora
g
e medium. Verbatim is not res
p
onsible for an
y
loss
o
f
data. I
f
you encounter problems with the hard drive please contact technical support.
M
edia
S
tation Detail
s
F
ront Pane
l
1. LCD Display 8. Righ
t
2. IrDA R
ece
iv
e
r9.Up
3
.
S
D
/S
DH
C/
M
S
C
ard Reader slot
10
. Down
4. USB host
p
ort (USB 1)
1
1.
S
to
p
5
. Stan
dby
b
utto
n
1
2. One touc
h
co
py
6. P
l
a
y
/ Paus
e
1
3. Recor
d
7. L
e
f
t
1
4. Return / Home

6
Re
ar Pan
e
l
1
.
TV
ou
t
8
. Mini B
USB
2.
TV I
n
9. YP
b
Pr
3. Co-axia
l
Out
p
u
t
10
. D
C
-I
n
4. O
p
tica
l
out
p
u
t
1
1. AV Out
5
. LAN
1
2. AV In
6. USB Host (USB 2)
1
3. Coo
l
ing Fan
7. HDMI
1
4. Power
O
N
/O
F
F
R
emote
C
ontrol
All procedures in this manual can be carried out using the remote control buttons. Certain
f
unctions can also be carried out using the control
panel on the
f
ront o
f
the MediaStation. See the
f
ollowing
f
or details on each button and its
f
unction
:
1
. P
O
WER
18
. H
O
M
E
2
. Disp
l
a
y
19
. RE
C
3
. Audi
o
20
.
SU
BTITL
E
4
. Num
b
er Buttons
2
1. TIMER
5.
GO
T
O
22
. V
O
L +
/
-
6
. Setu
p
23
. M
U
T
E
7
.
E
nte
r
2
4. EDIT
8
. Browser
2
5. Navigatio
n
9.
S
T
O
P
26
. RET
U
R
N
10
. PLAY
2
7. PAU
SE
11
.
PREV
28
. NEXT
1
2.
S
L
OW
2
9. FF
/
F
R
13
. Timeshif
t
30
. REPLAY
14
.
REPEAT
3
1.
C
M
S
KIP
15
. Z
OO
M
3
2. TV
S
Y
S
TE
M
16
.
SOU
R
C
E
33
.
CO
PY
1
7. EP
G

7
No. Butto
n
F
unction
1P
O
WER button:
Press to POWER on or off
.
2
DI
S
PLAY button:
Press to dis
p
la
y
current status
.
Press
d
urin
g
pl
a
yb
ac
k
an
d
an on screen
d
is
pl
a
y
a
pp
ears s
h
owin
g
trac
k
num
b
er an
d
time e
l
a
p
se
d
.
Press during recording and an on screen display appears showing the recording quality setting and time elapsed
.
3
AU
DI
O
button:
Press to select an audio track on a HDD or USB file
.
4
N
u
m
e
ri
c
bu
tt
o
n
s
:
Press to enter c
h
anne
l
num
b
ers or numeric input w
h
en c
h
anging settings
.
5
GO
T
O
button:
Press to
j
um
p
to a s
p
ecific
p
oint on the disc or title. S
p
ecif
y
the
p
oint usin
g
Title, Cha
p
ter and Time
.
6
S
ET
U
P button:
Press to access t
h
e Setu
p
Menu
d
irect
ly
to c
h
an
g
e s
y
stem settin
g
s.
7ENTER
bu
tt
o
n:
Press to select confirm in the menus
.
8
BROWSER
b
utton:
Press to browse music, photo, and movie
fi
les on the HDD and external devices
9
STOP button:
Press to sto
p
p
la
y
back
.
1
0PLAY
bu
tt
o
n:
Press to be
g
in
p
la
y
back of movie files or start a slide show.
11
PREVI
OUS
button:
Press to
p
a
g
e u
p
the File list under the Browser men
u
12
S
L
O
W M
O
TI
O
N button:
Press to play back in slow motion. Three motion settings are available.
Five s
l
ow motion
l
eve
l
s
(
3/4, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16x
)
are avai
l
a
bl
e.
P
res
s
to resume regular playback.
1
3
TIME
S
HIFT button:
Press to activate the timeshift function, which allows
y
ou to
p
ause live TV and resume the
p
ro
g
ram from the
p
oint
y
ou
left it. While
p
aused, the
p
ro
g
ram is recorded to the HDD, as lon
g
as the s
p
ace is available.
Press to activate TIME SHIFT
f
unction and wait
f
or the PLAY arrow to appear on the screen.
Pr
ess
a
n
d
t
h
e
p
ro
g
ram is
p
ause
d
.
P
res
s
to resume viewing the program.
Timeshi
f
t mode remains active until you press the
b
utton
.
14
REPEAT
bu
tt
o
n
s
:
Press REPEAT 1 / ALL to set repeat option: Chapter, Title or O
ff
15
Z
OO
M button:
Press to zoom in/out w
h
en
pl
a
y
in
g
b
ac
k
ph
otos or Vi
d
eo
p
ro
g
rams.
Photo zoom levels: 2X,4X,8X,16X;
Video zoom levels: 2X
,
3X
,
4X
,
8X
.

8
16
SOU
R
C
E button:
Press Source to switc
h
t
h
e TV source
b
etween AV-In / Di
g
ita
l
TV / Ana
l
o
g
TV
17
EP
G
button:
Press EPG to show the Electronic Pro
g
ram Guide. Press PREV or NEXT for switchin
g
channels, and
p
ress PLAY to
co
n
fi
rm
18
H
O
ME button:
Press to view the main menu
1
9
RECORD
b
utton:
Press to begin recording or to resume when recording has been paused.
Press re
p
eate
dly
to set OTR
l
en
g
t
h
(30 minutes / 60 minutes / 90 minutes / 120 minutes / 180 minutes / 240 minutes
/
O
ff
).
2
0
SU
BTITLE button:
Press to activate available subtitles when
p
la
y
the DIVX file. DivX subtitle su
pp
orted: SRT,SMI ,SUB,SSA format file
.
21
TIMER
bu
tt
o
n:
Press to enter t
h
e Timer Menu
d
irect
ly
to a
dd
, e
d
it an
d
d
e
l
ete recor
d
in
g
sc
h
e
d
u
l
es
22
VOL + / - buttons:
Pr
ess
t
o
in
c
r
ease
o
r
dec
r
ease
t
he
v
olu
m
e.
23
M
U
TE button:
Press to mute au
d
io out
p
ut, an
d
p
ress a
g
ain to resume
.
24
EDIT
b
utton:
Press to edit
fi
le name or delete the
fi
le. In EPG mode, press EDIT button to add a program to the scheduled record
l
i
s
t
25
Navigational buttons:
Press t
h
e arrow
b
uttons to navi
g
ate t
h
e menus.
26
RET
U
RN button:
Press to return to t
h
e
p
revious screen w
h
en navi
g
atin
g
t
h
e menus
.
27
PAUSE
b
utton:
Press to pause current p
l
ay
b
ac
k
.
Press again to step to the next
f
rame
.
Pr
ess
to resume p
l
ay
b
ac
k
.
28
NEXT
bu
tt
o
n:
Press to
p
a
g
e down the File list under the Browser menu.
2
9
FAST REWIND
/
FAST FORWARD buttons:
Press to fast rewind or fast forward the current
p
la
y
back. Press re
p
eatedl
y
to select faster rewind or fast forward
speeds.
30
INSTANT REPLAY
b
utton.
Press to rewind 10 seconds o
f
the current playback. Suitable
f
or sport programs.

9
31
CM SKIP
b
utton:
Press to advance 30 seconds when in playback or record mode.
32
TV SYSTEM button:
Press to switch between NTSC Interlaced, NTSC Progressive, PAL Interlaced, and PAL Progressive
.
33
COPY
b
utton:
Press to enter t
h
e Copy Fi
l
e menu
Connectin
g
t
h
e Device
T
o switch on the MediaStation
p
ress the rocker switch on the back of the device to
O
n
.
I
nside the box
y
ou will find an Installation Guide that will hel
p
y
ou connect the MediaStation to
y
our television, other AV devices, and
y
our
PC
or Notebook.
Gettin
g
Starte
d
T
his section gives a short summary o
f
the main menu options once you’ve connected the MediaStation to your television
.
W
hen you
fi
rst connect the MediaStation to the TV and switch it on the initial start up page will appear on screen:
W
ithin a
f
ew seconds the main menu o
f
the User Inter
f
ace will appear. There are 5 options to select
f
rom on the main menu as
f
ollows:
1
. TV In
2
. Fi
l
e Copy
3
. Browser
4
.
S
etu
p
5
. Timer RE
C
T
hese are highlighted below.

10
TV In
T
o select an input source (e.g. DTV, ATV or AV-In), select
TV in
f
rom the main menu
f
rom where you will enter the AV-in Page.
P
r
ess
Sourc
e
on Remote Control
f
or selecting DTV, ATV or AV-in
.
F
i
l
e Copy
F
i
l
e copy lets you copy and paste
fi
les and
f
olders between USB/Card/HDD/NET. For example you can copy data between a storage device
pl
u
gg
e
d
into t
h
e USB
p
ort an
d
a memor
y
car
d
t
h
at’s
b
een a
dd
e
d
into t
h
e memor
y
car
d
s
l
ot
.
B
rowse
r
S
e
l
ect
B
rowser from the main menu
p
a
g
e to browse the content on the hard drive, or an
y
other stora
g
e device connected to the MediaStation.
You can browse by Movie
,
Photo
,
Musi
c
or
All
fi
les stored on either a USB Device, Card Reader, HDD, or NET.