SD Personal Video Recorder GTV-SD-PVR User Manual www.gefentv.
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CONTENTS 1 Introduction 2 Operation Notes 3 Features 4 Panel Layout 5 Panel Descriptions 7 Connecting The Gefen TV SD PVR 8 Operating The Gefen TV SD PVR / Remote Control 9 Operating The Gefen TV SD PVR / GUI Navigation 10 Operating The Gefen TV SD PVR / Initial Setup 14 Operating The Gefen TV SD PVR / Watching A Live Source 16 Operating The Gefen TV SD PVR / Recording A Source 18 Operating The Gefen TV SD PVR / Recording Quality 19 Operating The Gefen TV SD PVR / Viewing And Managi
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OPERATION NOTES READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OR OPERATING THE GEFEN TV SD PVR • USB media is required to be attached for use of the Gefen TV SD PVR. If there is not a valid USB media device attached to the Gefen TV SD PVR, the unit will display a message on screen and will not allow any operation to be performed. • Supported USB media includes portable USB flash drives and USB external hard drives. • Supported file systems include FAT, FAT16, and FAT32. NTFS hard drives are not supported.
FEATURES Features • Video recording and playback at resolutions of 480i and 576i • Instant video recording via a single button on the remote control • Pause, mute, fast forward & fast backwards playback controls • Media scanning function to locate audio/video files automatically • Playback of externally imported videos, music, pictures • 3 different quality settings for storage compression • Friendly graphical interface for controlling settings • 1/4x-20x digital picture zoom for viewing phot
PANEL LAYOUT Front Panel 1 3 2 7 4 5 6 8 Back Panel 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 4 19
PANEL DESCRIPTIONS 1 POWER LED The Power LED will be active when the unit is on. There is no LED active when the unit is in off. 2 VIDEO LED This Video LED will be active when a valid composite source is connected and selected. 3 S LED This S LED will be active when a valid s-video source is connected and selected. 4 COMPONENT LED This Component LED will be active when a valid component source is connected and selected. 5 USB LED This USB LED will be active when the user is in USB mode.
PANEL DESCRIPTIONS 15 COMPOSITE AUDIO INPUT L/R RCA stereo analog audio input for composite video. 16 COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT 480i and 576i composite video output. 17 S-VIDEO OUTPUT 480i and 576i s-video output. 18 COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUT 480i and 576i component video output.
CONNECTING THE GEFEN TV SD PVR How to Connect the Gefen TV SD PVR 1. Connect the source devices (composite, s-video, or component) to the Gefen TV SD PVR’s video inputs using user supplied video cables. Any or all video inputs can be connected at the same time. 2. Connect each of the source device’s audio outputs to the appropriate Gefen TV SD PVR audio inputs using user supplied analog stereo L/R RCA cables. 3.
OPERATING THE GEFEN TV SD PVR The Gefen TV SD PVR uses a GUI (graphical user interface) that is displayed on-screen for ease of navigation of the features and settings. All of the available commands and operations are conducted by using the included IR remote control. REMOTE CONTROL POWER Turns the unit on/off. DISPLAY Brings up the on-screen information panel. COMP Switches to the component input. COMPOSITE Switches to the composite input. S-VIDEO Switches to the s-video input.
OPERATING THE GEFEN TV SD PVR REC Begins recording the currently selected source. STOP Stops the current recording. VOLUME + AND Increases and decreases the audio volume. MUTE Mutes the audio output. Press again to resume audio output. REWIND Rewind during playback of content. PLAY Begins playing the currently selected item. Resumes playback when recording, slide-show, or music is paused. FAST FWD Fast forward during playback of content. STEP REW Rewind playback by a single frame.
OPERATING THE GEFEN TV SD PVR INITIAL SETUP SECTION 1 TURNING ON THE UNIT FOR THE FIRST TIME Turn on the Gefen TV SD PVR by pressing the Power button on the IR remote control. The Power and USB LED should become active, and your display should show the initial USB scan screen (1-1) 1-1 The Gefen TV SD PVR will warn you if either a USB device is not found (1-2) or if the connected USB device is not compatible with the unit (1-3).
OPERATING THE GEFEN TV SD PVR 1-4 The Home Screen (1-4) is formatted with the following sections: MOVIE MUSIC PHOTO SYSTEM EXIT Page 19 Page 26 Page 32 Page 39 Exits USB Mode and starts the Auto-Detect Feature INITIAL FORMAT To initially prepare the unit for use, it is recommended that the currently connected USB media be formatted by the Gefen TV SD PVR. Please follow the steps below to format the USB media device. 1.
OPERATING THE GEFEN TV SD PVR 1-7 1-8 3. Select the Format option (1-9) in the Format window (1-10) and press OK. 1-9 1-10 4. The HD Utility window (1-11) will appear and ask for confirmation to begin formatting. Select the YES option and press OK to start formatting the USB media device.
OPERATING THE GEFEN TV SD PVR 5. The Format window (1-12) will show the progress of the format. The formatting process will be complete when the status bar reads 100% (1-13). 1-12 6. 1-13 Once the formatting process is finished (1-14), press any button on the remote to return to the Format window (1-15). Press the Exit button once to return to the System menu and twice to return to the Home Screen (1-16).
OPERATING THE GEFEN TV SD PVR WATCHING A LIVE SOURCE SECTION 2 SELECTING A LIVE VIDEO SOURCE & AUTO-DETECT FEATURE A source can be watched in real-time. To access the live source feed, simply press the EXIT button while in USB Mode (Home Screen 2-1). 2-1 Once you exit USB Mode the Auto-Detect Feature will immediately start scanning the input ports for a valid video signal. Once a valid signal is detected, it will remain on that input until the user selects another input source.
OPERATING THE GEFEN TV SD PVR The Information Display Panel is activated by pressing the Display button on the included IR remote. Pressing the button once will bring up the Information Display Panel. The Information Display Panel will remain on-screen until the Display button is pressed once more to hide it. A layout of the Information Display Panel can be found below (2-2). 1 2 3 4 5 6 2-2 1 RECORDING MEDIUM This indicates what type of recording device is connected.
OPERATING THE GEFEN TV SD PVR 5 DATE Displays the current date. The date can be adjusted from the System Menu on page 43. 6 TIME Displays the current time. The time can be adjusted from the System Menu on page 43. RECORDING A SOURCE SECTION 3 SELECTING A LIVE VIDEO SOURCE TO RECORD Refer to Section 2 starting on page 14 for instructions on how to view a live source. In example 3-1, the component source is selected with the Information Display Panel active.
OPERATING THE GEFEN TV SD PVR The Recording Indicator will remain on-screen while the unit is recording the live video source. RECORDING INFORMATION DISPLAY PANEL Pressing the Display button on the IR remote while recording will bring up the Recording Information Display Panel as shown below (3-3). 1 2 3 4 3-3 1 RECORDING ICON This will indicate that a recording is active. 2 RECORDING MEDIUM This indicates what type of recording device is connected. This will always be listed as USB.
OPERATING THE GEFEN TV SD PVR STOP RECORDING A LIVE VIDEO FEED When you want to stop recording the live video feed, press the Stop button on the remote control (3-4). The unit will pause for a moment to perform some maintenance procedures on the newly created file (3-5) and will continue to display the live video source. 3-4 3-5 The recording will now be accessible in the Movie Menu section while in USB Mode.
OPERATING THE GEFEN TV SD PVR VIEWING AND MANAGING MEDIA SECTION 4 The following sections will outline the options that are available for watching and managing all of the media files on the Gefen TV SD PVR. Readable file formats that are placed on a connected USB media device are: AVI / MPG / DIVX / MP3 / WMA / JPG / GIF / BMP To access any of the media stored on the connected USB media device, the Gefen TV SD PVR must be in USB Mode.
OPERATING THE GEFEN TV SD PVR The Movie Menu (4A-3) is where all recorded and stored movies will be available for viewing and managing. 4 1 2 5 3 4A-3 1 SELECTED MOVIE TRACK NUMBER This shows the track number of the selected movie file. The format is as follows: 000/000 Track Number 2 Total Number Of Tracks TRACK DURATION This indicates the time length of the selected track. The format is as follows: 00:00:00 Hour Minutes Seconds 3 THUMBNAIL Displays a small preview image of the movie.
OPERATING THE GEFEN TV SD PVR 4A-4 The naming structure for directories are limited to eight alpha-numeric characters. Spaces and special characters are not allowed. All directories that exceed these limitations will automatically be truncated. Multiple levels of directories are allowed and each one will be listed as a separate directory in the directory list. 5 FILE All files in the currently selected directory are listed here.
OPERATING THE GEFEN TV SD PVR PLAYING A MOVIE From the Movie Menu (4A-5), select your desired movie and press the OK or button on the IR remote control to begin movie playback. 4A-5 PLAYBACK CONTROLS Basic playback controls are executed from the included IR remote control. A small icon will briefly appear in the left-hand corner of the screen to indicate which command was used. STOP Stops the current movie playback and returns to the Movie Menu. REWIND Rewind during playback of movie content.
OPERATING THE GEFEN TV SD PVR PAUSE Pause the currently playing movie. To resume playback press the Play. STEP FWD Fast forward playback by a single frame when the movie is paused. RIGHT DIRECTIONAL BUTTON Progress to the next track in the current directory. LEFT DIRECTIONAL BUTTON Progress to the previous track in the current directory. REPEAT FUNCTION The repeat function can be used to repeat a single movie or an entire directory.
OPERATING THE GEFEN TV SD PVR MOVIE INFORMATION DISPLAY PANEL Pressing the Display button on the IR remote while playing a movie will bring up the Movie Information Display Panel as shown below (4A-7). 1 2 3 4 5 4A-7 1 RECORDING MEDIUM This indicates what type of recording device is connected. This will always be listed as USB. 2 TRACK This indicates that currently a track is playing. 3 TRACK NUMBER This shows the track number of the currently playing movie file.
OPERATING THE GEFEN TV SD PVR 5 TRACK TIME This displays the current track’s playback position in time and the track’s total playback time. The time format is as follows: Total Time Current Time 00:00:00/00:00:00 Hours Minutes Seconds Hours Minutes Seconds ZOOM FUNCTION The Zoom button can be used to focus in or out of a movie during playback. To zoom into the movie, press the Zoom button on the IR remote control during playback or when the movie is paused.
OPERATING THE GEFEN TV SD PVR 2 CLEAR KEY This will clear the entire Name Field. 3 BACK SPACE KEY This key will delete the previous character. 4 SPACE KEY This key will add a space in the Name Field. 5 CAPS LOCK KEY This key will toggle between lowercase and uppercase letters. By default, all keys will appear in the uppercase form. Using the Directional buttons on the IR remote control, select the key you wish to use and press the OK button to use it.
OPERATING THE GEFEN TV SD PVR The Music Menu (4B-3) is where all stored music will be available for listening and managing. 6 1 2 3 7 4 5 4B-3 1 SELECTED MOVIE TRACK NUMBER This shows the track number of the selected music file. The format is as follows: 000/000 Track Number 2 Total Number Of Tracks TRACK TIME This displays the current track’s playback position in time and the track’s total playback time.
OPERATING THE GEFEN TV SD PVR 6 DIRECTORY All directories on the connected USB media device that contain valid music files will be listed here. Pressing the OK button on the IR remote control when this item is selected will display a list of these directories (4B-4). Using the IR remote control, you can navigate up and down this menu to select your desired directory.
OPERATING THE GEFEN TV SD PVR If there are more than 11 total music files in the selected directory, you can either manually scroll down to access the remaining directories, or you can press the Step Fwd or Step Rew buttons on the IR remote control to navigate forwards and backwards through full pages of directories. Long file names in will not have a viewable file extension. Files with long names that exceed the viewable area will be shown without a extension. Recording date and time will still be listed.
OPERATING THE GEFEN TV SD PVR FAST FWD Fast forward during playback of music content. The music track fast forwards in the following order: 2x 4x 8x 20x Play PAUSE Pause the currently playing music track. To resume playback press the Play. REPEAT FUNCTION The repeat function can be used to repeat a single music track or an entire directory. By default, music playback is set to playback all of the music tracks in the selected directory sequentially, and only once.
OPERATING THE GEFEN TV SD PVR RENAMING MUSIC TRACKS Music tracks can be renamed using the on-screen keyboard. From the Music Menu, select the file that you wish to rename and press the Rename button on the IR remote control. The on-screen keyboard (4B-8) will appear. 2 1 3 4 5 4A-7 1 NAME FIELD The current name should be indicated here. When characters are selected they will be displayed in this field. 2 CLEAR KEY This will clear the entire Name Field.
OPERATING THE GEFEN TV SD PVR PHOTOS SECTION 4C This mode can be accessed at anytime while in the USB Mode by pressing the PIC button on the IR remote control. The only exception is when the user is in the System Menu. PHOTO MENU From the Home Screen (4C-1) in USB Mode, navigate to the Photo Menu (4C-2) listing and press the OK button. 4C-2 4C-1 The Photo Menu (4C-3) is where all stored photos will be available for viewing and managing.
OPERATING THE GEFEN TV SD PVR 1 SELECTED PHOTO NUMBER This shows the track number of the selected photo file. The format is as follows: 000/000 Track Number Total Number Of Tracks 2 PHOTO WIDTH This displays the current photo’s pixel width. 3 PHOTO HEIGHT This displays the current photo’s pixel height. 4 THUMBNAIL Displays a small preview image of the photo. 5 DIRECTORY All directories on the connected USB media device that contain valid photo files will be listed here.
OPERATING THE GEFEN TV SD PVR 6 FILE All files in the currently selected directory are listed here. Using the IR remote control, you can navigate up and down this menu to select your desired directory. The files are listed in the following format: 0 0 0 XXXXXXXX .
OPERATING THE GEFEN TV SD PVR PLAYBACK CONTROLS Basic playback controls are executed from the included IR remote control. A small icon will briefly appear in the left-hand corner of the screen to indicate which command was used. STOP Stops the current photo playback. PLAY Resume playing the slide-show if it is currently paused. Pressing this button from the Photo Menu will start a slide-show. PAUSE Pause the currently playing photo. To resume slide-show playback press the Play button.
OPERATING THE GEFEN TV SD PVR SEQ PLAY Sequential playback of all photos in the selected directory once. FILE REP Repeat the current photo indefinitely. DIR REPEAT Same as SEQ PLAY but will repeat playback of the entire directory indefinitely. Select the desired Repeat Mode and press the OK button on the IR remote control. This setting is global for all photo playback. Any photos that are played after this setting has been changed will execute whichever Repeat Mode was selected.
OPERATING THE GEFEN TV SD PVR 4 PHOTO WIDTH This displays the current photo’s pixel width. 5 PHOTO HEIGHT This displays the current photo’s pixel height. ZOOM FUNCTION The Zoom button can be used to focus in or out of a photo during playback. To zoom into the movie, press the Zoom button on the IR remote control during playback or when the movie is paused.
OPERATING THE GEFEN TV SD PVR 4 SPACE KEY This key will add a space in the Name Field. 5 CAPS LOCK KEY This key will toggle between lowercase and uppercase letters. By default, all keys will appear in the uppercase form. Using the Directional buttons on the IR remote control, select the key you wish to use and press the OK button to use it. Once the desired name has been entered, navigate to the OK key and press OK on the IR remote control to confirm changes.
OPERATING THE GEFEN TV SD PVR SYSTEM CONFIGURATION SECTION 5 The Gefen TV SD PVR has a number of setup options that can all be accessed via the System Menu. SYSTEM MENU From the Home Screen (5-1) in USB Mode, navigate to the System Menu (5-2) listing and press the OK button. 5-2 5-1 The System Menu (5-3) is where all setup and format options are accessed. 5-3 1 For setup options, select the Setup option and press the OK button on the IR remote control. Please proceed to page 40.
OPERATING THE GEFEN TV SD PVR SETUP MENU SECTION 5A The Setup Menu is separated into two main categories. The System and A/V Set sections.
OPERATING THE GEFEN TV SD PVR SYSTEM To navigate this menu system, use the Directional keys on the IR remote control to move in and out of menu options. Highlight a menu option and press the OK button to confirm a menu item change. Currently set menu options are marked with a yellow asterisk. TV SYSTEM This will change the TV output standard. OPTIONS: NTSC (60 Hz output - Default), PAL (50 Hz output). SCREEN SAVER This option will enable or disable the screen saver. OPTIONS: OFF (Default), ON.
OPERATING THE GEFEN TV SD PVR SYSTEM LANGUAGE This changes the language for all menu options and labels. OPTIONS: ENGLISH (Default), CHINESE, DUTCH, SPANISH, FRENCH, AND PORTUGESE. TIME FORMAT This will change the way that the date and time appear in all menu systems. OPTIONS: M_D_Y_12 (Default), M_D_Y_24, D_M_Y_12, D_M_Y_12, D_M_Y_24, Y_M_D_12, Y_M_D_24.
OPERATING THE GEFEN TV SD PVR SET DATE This will set the date that is shown on all system menus. OPTIONS: Use the ◄ and ► Directional buttons to move between fields, and the ▲ and ▼ buttons to change the values. SET TIME This will set the time that is shown on all system menus. OPTIONS: Use the ◄ and ► Directional buttons to move between fields, and the ▲ and ▼ buttons to change the values.
OPERATING THE GEFEN TV SD PVR RESET SETTINGS This will reset all system options to their default factory settings. OPTIONS: Use the OK button on the IR remote control to initiate a factory reset. A/V SETUP VIDEO OUTPUT This will set the output to either YCbCr or Pan and Scan. OPTIONS: YCBCR (Default), P-SCAN.
OPERATING THE GEFEN TV SD PVR TV TYPE This will set the output video format OPTIONS: PS 4:3, LB 4:3, 16:9 NOTE: PS = Pan And Scan LB = Letterbox BRIGHTNESS This will adjust the brightness of the video output. OPTIONS: Press the OK button to bring up the brightness menu screen.
OPERATING THE GEFEN TV SD PVR Use the ▲ and ▼ buttons on the IR remote control to change the brightness level. Default brightness level is set to 6.
SPECIFICATIONS Video Amplifier Bandwidth ....................................................................... 74.5 Mhz Input Video Signal .............................................................................. 1.2 Volts p-p Input DDC Signal ......................................................................... 5 Volts p-p (TTL) Single Link Range ............................................................................ 480i and 576i Input Connectors .......................................
