Avermedia AVerLife XVision HD User manual

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EuropeanCommunityComplianceStatement

ClassB

This product is herewith confirmed to comply with the requirements set out in the

CouncilDirectivesontheApproximationofthelawsoftheMemberStatesrelatingto

ElectromagneticCompatibilityDirective2004/108/EC.

Safety‐LowVoltageDirective2006/95/EC

ErPDirective‐2009/125/EC

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WASTEELECTRICALANDELECTRONICEQUIPMENT(WEEE)

ThemarkofCrossed‐outwheeledbinindicatesthatthisproductmustnotbedisposedof

withyourotherhouseholdwaste.Instead,youneedtodisposeofthewasteequipmentby

handingitovertoadesignatedcollectionpointfortherecyclingofwasteelectricaland

electronicequipment.Formoreinformationaboutwh

eretodropoffyourwasteequipment

forrecycling,pleasecontactyourhouseholdwastedisposalserviceortheshopwhereyou

purchasedtheproduct.

BATTERYSAFETYINFORMATION

- Storethebatteriesinacooldryplace. 

- Donot dis poseofusedbatteriesindo mesticwaste.Disposeofbatteriesatspecialcollection

pointsorret urntopo intofsaleifappl ies. 

- Remove the batteries during long periods of non‐us e. Always remove ex hausted  batteries

from the remote con

trol. Battery leakage and corrosion can damage this remote co ntrol,

disposeofbatteriessafely.

- Dono tmixoldandnewbatteries.

- Do not  mix different  types of batteri es: alkali ne, standard (carbo n‐zinc) or rechargeable

(nickel‐cadmiu m).

- Dono tdispose ofbatteriesinafire.Thebatteries mayexplodeorleak.

- Ne

vershortcircuit thebatteryterminals.

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IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS

Thisdeviceisdesignedandmanufacturedtoassurepersonalsafety.Improperusecanresultinelectric

shockorfirehazard.Thesafeguardsincorporatedintothisunitwillprotectyouifyouobservethe

followingproceduresforinstallation,use,andservicing.

•Readtheseinstructions.

•Keeptheseinstructions.

•Heedallwarn

ings.

•Followallinstructions.

•Donotusethisapparatusnearwater.

•Cleanonlywithdrycloth.

•Donotblockanyventilationopenings.Installinaccordancewiththemanufacturer’sinstructions.

•Donotinstallnearanyheatsourcessuchasradiators,heatregisters,stoves,orotherapparatus

(includinga

mplifiers)thatproduceheat.

•Donotdefeatthesafetypurposeofthepolarizedorgrounding‐typeplug.Apolarizedplughastwo

bladeswithonewiderthantheother.Agroundingtypeplughastwobladesandathirdgrounding

prong.Thewidebladeorthethirdprongisp

rovidedforyoursafety.Iftheprovidedplugdoesnotfit

intoyouroutlet,consultanelectricianforreplacementoftheobsoleteoutlet.

•Protectthepowercordfrombeingwalkedonorpinchedparticularlyatplugs,convenience

receptacles,andthepointwheretheyexitfromtheapparatus.

•Onlyuseatta

chments/accessoriesspecifiedbythemanufacturer.

•Unplugthisapparatusduringlightningstormsorwhenunusedforlongperiodsoftime.

•Referallservicingtoqualifiedservicepersonnel.Servicingisrequiredwhentheapparatushasbeen

damagedinanyway,suchaspower‐supplycordorplugisdamaged,liquidhasbeensp

illedorobjects

havefallenintotheapparatus,theapparatushasbeenexposedtorainormoisture,doesnotoperate

normally,orhasbeendropped.

•CarefullyreadandfollowtheQuickInstallGuideandUserManual.

•Donotoperatethisdeviceoutsidethetemperaturerangeof5°C–35°C

•Dono

tdroporshakethedevice.

•Donotmovethedevicewhenitispoweredon.

•Powersupplycordsshouldberoutedsothattheyarenotlikelytobewalkedonorpinchedbyitems

placeduponthemoragainstthem.

•Donotoverloadwal

loutlets.

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DISCLAIMER

Allthescreenshotsinthisdocumentationareonlyexampleimages.Theimagesmayvarydependingon

the product and software version. Information presented in  this documentation has been carefully

checkedforreliability;however,noresponsibilityisassumedforinaccuracies.Theinformationcontained

inthisdocumentationissubjecttochangewithoutno

tice.

COPYRIGHT

Nopartofthisdocumentmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyform,orbyanymeanswithoutthe

priorwrittenpermissionofAVerMediaTechnologiesInc.AVerMediaTechnologiesInc.reservestheright

tomodifyitsmodels,includingtheircharacteristics,specifications,accessoriesandanyoth

erinformation

statedherein withoutnotice. Theofficialprintout ofanyinformationshall prevailshouldthere be any

discrepancybetweentheinformationcontainedhereinandtheinformationcontainedinthatprintout.

"AVerMedia"isatrademark(orregisteredtrademark)ofAVerMediaTechnologies,Inc.Othertrademarks

usedhereinfordescriptionpurposeonlybelongtoeachoftheirco

mpanies.

InternationalHeadquarter

Addre ss No.135,Jian‐YiRoadChung‐HoCity,TaipeiCountyTaiwan

Website www.avermedia.com/avertv

Telephone 886‐2‐2226‐3630

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Specification

ProductName AVerLifeHDStudio

ModelNo. O252

Weight 191g

Externaldevice USBHostconnections(x2)andSD/MMC/MScardreader

Videoconnections CompositeandHDMI

Audioconnections Optical

Powersupplyinput:

100V–240V~,50‐60Hz1.5A

Powersupplyoutput: 12V 1.5A 

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User’s Manual

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TableofContents

Introduction.....................................................................................2

What’sinthePackage......................................................................2

IntroductionTheUnitParts.............................................................3

Fron tView.....................................................................................3

RearView......................................................................................3

SideView.......................................................................................4

ConnectingtheAVerLifeHDStudiotoTV.......................................4

RemoteControl................................................................................6

OSDMenuSettings..........................................................................8

TheHomepageMenuDisplay.......................................................8

EnjoyingMultimedia.....................................................................9

CopyingtheMediaFile...............................................................12

UPnP............................................................................................13

WebRadio....................................................................................15

Picasa...........................................................................................17

Flickr............................................................................................19

Settings...........................................................................................21

Wirelessnetwork(WIFI)................................................................21

FirmwareUpgrade.........................................................................27

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AVerLifeHDStudio

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1 Introduction

Your AVerLife HD Studi o  is a multimedia gateway , allowing you to watch

high‐definitionphotosandvideos,orlist entomusic.OnceconnectedtotheTV,you

canbrowsehigh‐definitionmultimediafilesfromyourUSBdeviceorSD/MMC/MS

cardonyourAVerLifeHDStudio.By connectingtothenetwork,the AVe

rLifeHD

Studiogatewaywillenableyoutoviewyourhigh‐definitionmultimediacontent.

2 What’sinthePackage

 



AVerLifeHDStudio PowerAdaptor



RemoteControl

(Batteriesincluded)

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User’sManual CompositeCable

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Please keep the original packaging, in case yourproduct needs to be returned forrepair or

maintenance.

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3 IntroductionTheUnitParts

FrontView



Poweron/standby



Powerindicator(Green:On/Red:Off)



Infar‐redreceiver

RearView



1.

DCIN12V:

Toconnectthepoweradaptor.

4.

OPTICAL:

Toconnectanopticalcable

(fromAVerLifeHDStudioto

youraudioamplifier).

2.

USBHOST:

ToconnectaUSBperipheral(USB

stick,externalharddriveorWIFIUSB

stick)

5.

AVOUT: 

ToconnectAVerLifeHD

StudiotoyourTVusingthe

suppliedAVcable.

3.

LAN:

ToconnectanEthernetcable(from

AVerLifeHDStudiotoyourrouter).

6.

HDMI:

ToconnectaHDMIcable

(fromAVerLifeHDStudioto

yourTV)

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SideView



1

USBHOST:

To connect a USB peripheral (USB stick, external hard drive or WIFI USB

stick).*USBperipheralisnotsupplied

2

CARD:

ToconnectanSD/MMC/MSmemorycard.

*PleaseInsertyourSDcardwiththesticker‐sidedownintotheslot.

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4 ConnectingtheAVerLifeHDStudiotoTV

ThediagrambelowshowsthepropercableconnectionsforinstallingAVerLifeHD

StudioandconnectingittoyourTV. 

StudioGATEWAYTOTHETV

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Step1: 

ConnectthesuppliedAVcabletoyourTV(seediagramabove).

or

Connect the HDMI cable behind the product and the other end to the TV (see

diagramabove).

Step2:

ConnectthepoweradaptortotheAVerLifeHDStudioandturnthepowerON.

Step3:

SelectthecorrectsignalinputonyourTVset.

Step4:

Thehomepagemenuwillappearafterafewseconds.

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TheTVscreen might appearsblackoutwhen connectedviathecompositecables becausethedefault

outputisHDMI720P.PleasepressRESOLUTIONkeyontheremotecontroltoswitchtoNTSC/PAL.

ForNTSC(Taiwan/Japan/USA)signal:PressRESOLUTIONkeythreetimes.Pauseforeightsecondsafter

eachpress.

For PAL (Europeancountries)signal:Pr

essRESOLUTIONkey fourtimes. Pausefor eight secondsafter

eachpress.

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AVerLifeHDStudio

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5 RemoteControl

Thediagrambelowshowstheremo tecontrolunitlayout.

 Keypad Function

1.



Press to turn the unit on/ put

theunitintostandby mode.

2. MUTE

Presstomute/unmute. 

3.

RESOLUTION

Press to switch between NTSC

/PAL/480i/576i/480p/576p/720p/

1080i/1080p60.

*NTSC/PAL:forcomposite

480i~1080p:forHDMI

4. GUIDE

Press to go to the Guide page

(only DVD and ISO files

supported)

5. SWITCH

Onthemainmenu:

Press to switch between

differentmemorydevices.

Inmediaplaybackmode:

Press to switch between

different display modes

(Preview/List).

6.

ASPECT

RATIO

Invideoplaybackmode:

Press to switch between

different display mode (Full

screen mode/ subtitle

mode/movie mode/wide screen

mode/keepratiomode).

7. REPEAT

Invideo/musicplaybackmode:

- Press to repeat the current

file or repeat all the files in

thedirectory.

- Pressagaintocancelit.

8. GOTO

Press and designate a time

position to skip to a specific

playbacktime.

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9. SETUP

Presstodirectlyaccessthesetup

page.

10. COPY

Press to activate the COPY

option.

11. INFO

Press to display media

information.

12. MENU

Presstodirectlyaccessthemain

page.

13. FLASH

While playing swf file, press to

enable the function keys of

Flash.

14. ONE‐KEY

Press to list all the files in the

media sub‐menus

(Movie/Music/Photo/Text).

15. RETURN

Press to return to the previous

page.

16.

■

Presstostopplayback.

17.

 Presstostart/pause.

18.



Press to return to the previous

mediafile.

Press to go to the next media

file.

19.

◄►▲▼

Press the navigation keys to

moveamongoptions.

20. OK

Presstoconfirmaselection.

21.



Presstorewind/fast‐forward.

22. SUBTITLE

Press to display the subtitle if

available.

23. ZOOM

Press to zoom in/out the image

(photoorvideo).

24. AUDIO

Press to switch between

differentaudiomodes.

25. ROTATE

Press to rotate the picture for

90°,180°,270°.

26.

+/‐

Presstozoom.

AVerLifeHDStudio

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6 OSDMenuSettings

The AVerLife HD Studio gateway is equipped with both USB HOST ports and

SD/MMC/MScardreader, allowingtheusertoconnecta USBstick/aUSBhard

driveorinsertthememorycarddirectlytotheAVerLifeHDStudio.

TheHomepageMenuDisplay

Step1:

Insertyourexternalstoragedeviceormemorycardfirst.

Press SWITCH on the rem ot e  control to toggle between different devices

displayed on the top left corner of the screen, and press OK to confirm the

selection.



Step3:

On the main menu, use ◄ or ► on the rem o te  control to toggle between

different submenus. Select a favorite category in the menu list (Video, Audio,

Photo,Text,Flash,Network),andthenpressOKtoenterthesubmenu.Youcango

backtothepreviouspagebypressingRETURNonthere

motecontrol.

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English

EnjoyingMultimedia

AVerLifeHDStudiosupportsmediaformatsbelow:

Media Format

Video

MPEG1(.dat,.mpg,.mpeg)

MPEG2(.mpg,.mpeg)

MPEG4(.avi‐divx3,4,5,6,xvid,.mp4,.mov,.mkv)

H.264(.mkv,.ts,.m2ts,.avi,.mov,.mp4)

RealVideo(.rm,.rmvb)

Flash(.swf)

Subtitle SMI,ASS,SSA,SRT,SUB,SUB+IDX,PGS

Audio

MP3,WAV ,RealAudio(.rm),OGG,AAC,FLAC,APE,

(AudioinVideo‐ PCM,DTS,AC3,RA.AMR)

E‐Book TXT



AVerLifeHDStudio

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Tobrowsethemultimediacontentstoredinyourexternalstoragedevice,please

refertothefollowinginstructions.

 

Selectingthefile:

Use◄,►,▲,or▼onthere m ote co ntroltoselectthefolder/fileyouwishto

view,andthenpressOKtoconfirmtheselection.Youcanreturntotheprevious

pagebypressingRETURNontheremotecontrol.



Callinguptheshortcutbar:

Photo



While you  view the photo, press the INFO on yo ur  rem ote  to show the

followingshortcutbar.PressINFOonemoretimetohideit.

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 

1.  Previous  5. 

Activate/Deactivatethe 

backgroundmusic

2.  Pause /P l ay 6.  Photodisplay

3.  Rotat io n 7.  Next

4.  Zoom  

Video



While you watc h  the video, press the INFO on you r rem ote  to show the

shortcutbar.PressINFOonemoretime tohideit.



1.  Previous 5. 

Audio (allows the user to

changetheaudiotrack).

2.  Rewind 6.  Zoom (x2/x4/x8)

3.  Play/Pause 7.  FastForward

4. 

Subtitles(allowstheuserto

displayorchangethe

subtitledisplay)

8.  Next



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Music



While you  listen to the music, presstheINFOon yo ur  re m ote  to show the

followingshortcutbar.PressINFOonemoretimetohideit.



1.



Previous

5.



Sequentialorrandom play

2.



Rewind 6.



Repeat all, repeat directory

orrepeatone



3.



Play/Pause

7.



FastForward

4.



Stop

8. Next

CopyingtheMediaFile

Step 1: Use ▲/▼ to select the source media file you wish to copy . Then press

COPYtocopythespecificfile.

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English

Step 2: Press OK to highlight the device name. Use  ▲ / ▼ to select the

destinationdeviceandpressOK.Thefilewillbesavedtotherootdirectoryofthe

selecteddevice.



Step3:Pr essReturntoexit.



UPnP

Beforeusingthisfunction,pleasemakesurethe AVerLife XVisionHDis properly

connectedtoaLANwithInternetaccess.AVerLifeHDStudioautomaticallydetects

all the available UPnP serversonyour local networkandliststhe shared media

files in categories (Movie/Photo/Music/Text). No additional configuration is

requiredontheAVerLifeXVisionHD.



L



PleasemakesureAV erLifeXVisionHDisnotonthefirewallblocklistof yourUPnPservers.

PleaseenableUPnPonWindowsMediaPlayer(uptoVersion11)onPCend.



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Step1:GotoNetwork>UPNP.



Step 2:

Use ◄ , ► on the remo te  co ntrol cont rol to select the desired

categoryandpressOKtoenterthesubmenu.





Step 3: Use▲,▼ on the rem ote  control  control to select the folder/file and

pressOKtoconfirmtheselection.Youcanreturntothepreviouspagebypressing

RETURN.

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

WebRadio

Beforeusingthisfunction,pleasemakesurethe AVerLife XVisionHDis properly

connectedtoaLANwithInternetaccess.AVerLifeHDStudioallowsyoutolisten

totheavailableradiostationsontheInternet.

Step1:GotoNetwork>WebRadio.



Step2:Use▲,▼onthere m ote controlcont roltoselectapreferre dcategory

andpressOKtoconfirmtheselection.

Step3:Use▲,▼ontheremote controlco ntroltoselectaradiostationand

pressOKtostartplaying.PressOKagaintostopplaying.

AVerLifeHDStudio

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

Step4:Whileplayingtheradio,pressCOPYtoadditintoyourfavoritelist.Then

pressRETURNtocheckyourfavoritelist.Toremoveastationfromthelist,select

thespecificstationanduse►toselect

.PressOKtoconfirm.





Step5:Ifyouwouldliketousesearchingfunction,use►toselect  andpress

OK.Inputthekeywordsviatheon‐screenkeyboard.Pressthenavigationbuttons

ontheremotecontrolcontroltoselect,OKtoinput.Afterfinished,selectSubmit

tosearchforrelatedstations.

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