FV-L Version 1.
Welcome Message Welcome Message Thank you for choosing a beyonwiz FV-L1, the epicentre of your home entertainment network. The FV-L1 supports all the features of a conventional digital broadcasting receiver or STB (Set-Top Box) and PVR (Personal Video Recorder).
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Contents Contents Welcome Message Precaution i ii 1. Package Contents 3 2. Introduction 5 1. FV-L1 Highlights 2. Front Panel 2-1. Buttons 2-2. Slot Door 2-3. Front Display Window 5 6 6 6 6 3. Rear Panel 4. Remote Control 4-1. Operating FV-L1 7 8 8 4-2. Operating TV set 9 4-3. Remote Control HEXA Code 11 3. How to Connect 13 1. A/V Connection 1-1. Video Connection 13 13 1-2. Audio Connection 14 2. Antenna Connection 3. Ethernet Connection 3-1.
Contents 3. PVR Functions 3-1. Time-shifting 47 47 8. Internet Service 84 9. Advanced Setup 85 1. Miscellaneous 1-1. Favorite 1-2. OSD 1-3. Access Control 1-4. PVR 1-5. File Player 1-6. Preference 2. Management 2-1. Firmware 2-2. HDD 2-3. Initialize 85 85 87 88 90 93 94 95 95 98 101 3-2. Instant Recording 48 3-3. Timer 50 3-4. Trick Mode Operation 55 3-5. Recording Control 56 3-6. Timer Conflict 4. EPG (Electronic Program Guide) 4-1. EPG with Multiple Services 58 60 60 4-2.
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1. Package Contents The following items are included in the box. Please check all package contents before using your product.
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Introduction 2. Introduction 1. FV-L1 Highlights As a HD (High Definition) multimedia epicentre, the FV-L1 supports Dual Tuner DVB-T Compliant with Internal Loop through various ways of connecting to HD TVs and audio systems; HDMI port Video Output Composite, S-Video, Component (Y, Pb, Pr), HDMI Audio Output 5.1ch RCA for analog audio output combining with HD video decoders, which support MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264 and WMV9, give you the true HD digital A/V experience.
Introduction 2. Front Panel 2-1. Buttons 2-2. Slot Door Five buttons are placed on the front panel. A slot door is placed on the right side of the front panel. If you open STANDBY Button: it switches the FV-L1 between the operation and the door, you will find the following ports; standby modes. CHANNEL Buttons: the top and bottom parts of the circular button USB: you can connect a USB storage device which is compatible with the USB standard specification.
Introduction 3. Rear Panel 1 2 Indicates hard disk space used. Lights when there is no space left on the HDD. Lights when there is no time information. 3 Lights when a timer recording is programmed in standby mode. 4 Lights when the signal is being output via HDMI. 5 Lights when the signal is High Definition (will be implemented). 6 Indicates the resolution of video output. 1. RF ANTENNA IN 5. OPTICAL AUDIO 9. 5.1 CH AUDIO 7 Lights when the video output is in Progressive Scan mode. 2.
Introduction 4. Remote Control 4-1. Operating FV-L1 In order to operate the FV-L1 with the enclosed remote control, please select STB mode by pressing the STB button. The red backlight beneath the STB button lights when you press a button in this mode. The picture below and table on the right show the function of each button on the remote control.
Introduction 4-2. Operating TV set 2) Manual Set The enclosed remote control can also be used to control a TV set You can set your remote control with 3-digit code manually. Check the provided by major TV manufacturers. In order to operate a TV with the following table and find the brand of your TV. enclosed remote control, please select TV mode by pressing the TV Turn on your TV then press and hold the TV button until the red- button.
Introduction JVC 207 212 247 264 323 385 LG NEC PANASONIC PIONEER SAMSUNG 208 215 224 229 253 286 307 344 374 385 387 410 412 205 207 208 215 224 229 248 253 286 389 208 210 211 212 213 214 216 220 230 236 237 239 242 244 245 255 258 260 278 279 286 307 309 384 410 208 244 246 286 287 307 374 376 380 410 205 206 208 209 215 216 218 224 229 253 260 270 277 286 287 296 325 337 374 410 10 If your TV brand is not liste
Introduction 4-3. Remote Control HEXA Code The picture below and table on the right provide you with information to allow you to program your own programmable remote control to operate the FV-L1. The coding system used for the FV-L1 is the NEC type.
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How to Connect 3. How to Connect 1-1. Video Connection 1. A/V Connection Depending on the A/V equipment you own, there are various ways you can connect the FV-L1. To choose the best connection option, please To connect your FV-L1 to your TV or display, the following options are available (in order from highest to lowest quality); refer to the manual of equipment you would like to connect to.
How to Connect 1-2. Audio Connection To connect your FV-L1 to your TV or audio system, the following options are available; S/PDIF digital audio output (COAXIAL or OPTICAL) 5.1 CH analogue audio output Stereo analogue audio output (use the 5.1 CH connectors labeled FL 2.
How to Connect 3. Ethernet Connection 3-1. Wired Connection Using a Network Router (LAN) In order to fully utilize the FV-L1, it is strongly recommended that you As shown in the picture, connect the FV-L1 to the router with Ethernet connect the FV-L1 to your home network via a network router. cable included in the box.
How to Connect 3-2. Direct Connection to a PC If your PC has the DHCP server feature and it is enabled, all the With this configuration, you can share contents with a PC but the FV-L1 configurations for networking will be set automatically and the FV-L1 is cannot access the internet. ready to communicate with your PC.
How to Connect 3-3. Direct Connection to Internet With this configuration, you cannot share contents with a PC through your home network. For this configuration, you will need to connect the FV-L1 to your ADSL Modem or Cable Modem with an Ethernet crossover cable (not included in the box). Most ISPs (Internet Service Provider) support DHCP. Therefore, you can connect your FV-L1 directly to your gateway with a crossed cable.
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Quick Setup 4. Quick Setup This chapter guides you through the basic set up of your FV-L1 so that you can utilise its basic features. In order to utilize the advanced features of the FV-L1, refer to Chapter 9 “Advanced Setup”. 1. Start Quick Setup If A/V and antenna connections are complete, press the STANDBY button to start. The front display will show “Welcome”, “Loading” and “Start” successively.
Quick Setup 1-1. Quick Setup of Video Output Format If you can already see a picture on your TV screen, you can skip this section and go on to the next section “Basic Operation”. If the front NOTE TV-OUT button. display indicates that the FV-L1 is ready to use but nothing is displayed on the TV screen, firstly check that your TV is set to the correct video Secondly, you need to adjust the format and resolution of the video output to suit your TV.
Quick Setup 1-2. Basic Operation 1) Enter and Exit Setup Mode You can enter the setup mode by pressing the SET-UP button on the remote control. To return to the previous operation mode (e.g. STB/PVR or File Playback), press the EXIT button. 2) Setup Menu Structure The setup menu is grouped into four main categories (represented by icons across the top of the screen): Configuration (“Config.”), Network, Miscellaneous (“Misc.”) and System.
Quick Setup 3) How to Change Configuration In the setup menu, there are several ways to change configuration. Setup using the NUMERIC buttons: The NUMERIC buttons are used to set configuration with numbers such as time information. You can Here are three examples of configuration changes frequently used. also move the cursor to the left or right by using the LEFT/RIGHT buttons while you are editing the configuration.
Quick Setup On-screen keyboard: If you need to input alphabetic characters, a If you need to input special characters, press the GREEN button. “Keyboard Input” pop-up window will be displayed. The screen keyboard now displays special characters. You can return You can move the cursor with the UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT buttons and select the letters with the OK button. to small characters by pressing the GREEN button again. The RECALL button works as a backspace key.
Quick Setup AUTO – the time and date information is received automatically from the digital broadcast signal when you turn on the FV-L1. MANUAL – the time and date information is set by you, and maintained by the FV-L1’s internal clock. The date and time information is used to start timer recordings. NETWORK – the time and date information is received from the NTP(Network Time Protocol) server.
Quick Setup 2-2. A/V Output Setting 1) Video Outputs You need to set the video and audio configurations to suit your TV and format in Australia. audio equipment. Make sure the video and audio connections on the FV-L1 are correctly connected to your TV and audio equipment (see the Video Output: Select the connection type used to connect your FV-L1 to your TV set in the “Video Connection” section in Chapter 3. “A/V Connection” section in Chapter 3).
Quick Setup 2) Audio Outputs 3) Colour Setting The FV-L1 supports 5.1ch audio via the RCA connectors on the rear of You can adjust the colour output of the FV-L1. the unit and will decode and output Dolby Digital via a built in decoder. It also supports digital outputs with optical and coaxial ports. Audio Format: Select one of the following options to suit your chosen audio connection in the “Audio Connection” section in Chapter 3; 2ch – for stereo speaker connections. 5.1ch – for 5.
Quick Setup 2-3. Service Scan Before you can watch a broadcasted service, you need to scan for services first. Antenna DC (+5V) Power: You can supply DC (+5V, max. 100mA) power to the antenna through the antenna cable. The scanned services will be stored in non-volatile Make sure that Therefore you don’t have to scan for services again unless your antenna is an active type (i.e. the antenna requires external DC you delete services stored in memory.
Quick Setup Start Scan: After selecting your scanning range, select Start Scanning NOTE and then press the OK button. On the screen, the scanning window appears and displays the progress. You cannot select an end channel smaller than the start channel. If you perform a “FULL” service scan, your previous service list, favorite groups and all timer settings will be deleted. If you perform a “PARTIAL” service scan, the new service will be added to your current service list.
Quick Setup 2-4. LiDiC (Line-in Digital Converter – available separately) The LiDiC can receive either Composite or S-VIDEO signals from one or two external A/V devices simultaneously, and pass these signals through to the FV-L1. LiDiC: You can enable or disable the LiDiC. When the LiDiC is enabled, new services named “950 LiDiC 1” and “951 LiDiC 2” will You need to configure the LiDiC to suit the appear in the service list.
Quick Setup 3. Network The FV-L1 supports an Ethernet (LAN) interfaces. This section will guide you on how to configure the network interfaces. 3-1. Enable Ethernet The first step is to enable the Ethernet interface. In the Network Device menu, select the “LAN” option. NOTE If you select “Disable”, the FV-L1 will not appear as a networked device on your network.
Quick Setup 3-2. Ethernet Setting 1) Automatic Configuration If you have selected “LAN” as your network interface, all items to be configured for the Ethernet interface will now be displayed. Press EXIT to close the “LAN Status” pop-up window. DHCP: If you want all configuration options to be set automatically from your router, select the “Enable” option. subsequent settings options are disabled. In this case, all NOTE up window to check your settings.
Quick Setup 2) Manual Configuration If you set “DHCP” to “Disable”, you must input the network settings Then press the RED button to update the LAN settings. A “LAN Status” manually. Use the NUMERIC and LEFT/RIGHT buttons to configure pop-up window will now appear to show you the updated LAN settings. the following items; Press EXIT to close the “LAN Status” pop-up window IP Address: enter a 12-digit IP address. Subnet Mask: enter a 12-digit subnet mask.
Quick Setup 3-3. Ice Guide The FV-L1 supports IceTV service through the Internet. If you have an Owner ID: Enter your user ID for your IceTV account. IceTV account, and wish to utilise this service on your FV-L1, you must Password: Enter your password for your IceTV account. configure the following items; Check User Info: Press the OK button to check if your IceTV account Select Device: Select the correct device name which you have set on information is valid.
Quick Setup 3-4. WizPNP WizPNP enables sharing of recorded files with other beyonwiz products and PCs. The following picture illustrates how WizPNP functions; 1) Set as WizPNP Client Setting the FV-L1 as a WizPNP client allows access to another beyonwiz product which has been enabled as a WizPNP server, so the FV-L1 can play files in the server. You can set the FV-L1 to be a WizPNP client, a WizPNP server, or both client and server simultaneously.
Quick Setup 2) Set as WizPNP Server Setting the FV-L1 as a WizPNP server allows access from another To set the FV-L1 as a WizPNP server, select “Enable” in the “Server” beyonwiz product which has been enabled as a WizPNP client, so the menu. The following settings are available for configuring; client can play files in the FV-L1. It also allows your PC to access the Name: This name is used to identify the WizPNP server. The default name is “beyonwiz”. FV-L1 in order to transfer files.
Quick Setup 3-5. Windows Sharing The FV-L1 can access files in a shared folder on your PC. This function NOTE requires configuration in the following situations; The PC’s “Guest” account cannot be used to copy files from the FV-L1 (i) if the PC’s “Guest” account requires a username and password, or to a shared folder on the PC. To perform this function, a different PC (ii) if a PC user account other than the “Guest” account is used.
STB & PVR Function 5. STB & PVR Function The FV-L1 supports various ways of enjoying multimedia content. These functions are divided into three parts: (i) STB (Set-top Box) and PVR (Personal Video Recorder) functions, (ii) file playback functions, including playback of programs recorded with the PVR function, and (iii) internet services (not yet active). This chapter describes the STB and PVR functions.
STB & PVR Function 2) Change Service with Service List The service list contains all the broadcasting services your FV-L1 can If your service list is very long, you can scroll through the list quickly by Press the LIST button to display the service list, as shown using the LEFT/RIGHT buttons to skip up and down one page receive. below; respectively. To hide the service list window, press the EXIT button.
STB & PVR Function 3) Other Ways to Change Service There are other ways of changing services, as follows; CH+/CH- buttons: Press the CH+ or CH- buttons to change to the NOTE next or previous service in the service list. only the information box will be updated to show your planned NUMERIC buttons: Use the NUMERIC buttons to change to a service service change. The service will then change 3 seconds after your last button press. directly e.g.
STB & PVR Function 1-2. Information Box You can view information about the current service and the current program using two information boxes, both accessed by using the button. The first press will show an information box containing details of the current service, current program title and its recording status (if applicable). A second press will show an additional information box containing the synopsis of the current program.
STB & PVR Function 1-3. Volume Level Adjust 1-4. Soundtrack Change Use the VOL+/VOL- buttons respectively to increase or decrease the If the current TV program provides more than one language or audio level of the analogue and the digital audio outputs. The MUTE button format (e.g. MPEG audio and Dolby audio together), you can change the will turn off both the analogue and digital audio outputs. setting while you continue to watch the program.
STB & PVR Function 1-5. Subtitle and Teletext Service 2) Teletext Service 1) Subtitle Service If you wish to view subtitles for the program, press the SUBTITLE button to display a list of available languages. Use the UP/DOWN buttons to select your desired language and then press OK. subtitles function will now be activated. The To turn off the subtitles function, press the SUBTITLE button again, select “Disable” from the list and press OK.
STB & PVR Function 1-6. Sleep Timer The sleep timer can be used to set the FV-L1 to turn off automatically at a specific time. To set a timer, press the SLEEP button repeatedly until your desired time delay is displayed. If one or more recordings NOTE The Subtitle Language, Sound Track, Teletext and Sleep timer functions can also be accessed by pressing the POP-UP button. are still active when the sleep timer delay is reached, the FV-L1 will remain on until the completion of the recording(s).
STB & PVR Function 2. Service Edit 2-1. Service List Edit You can edit the service list to lock, delete or rename services. Press The editing functions available are as follows; the LIST button to show the service list, then use the UP/DOWN buttons to select a service. Lock/Unlock: For your privacy, you can protect a service from unauthorised access. PIN code.
STB & PVR Function 2-2. Favorite Group A favorite group is your personal collection of TV or radio services. Up to 20 favourite groups can be created. 1) Favorite Group Edit To start, you must create your favorite groups in the Setup menu (see “Favorite” section in Chapter 9). 2) Select Service on Favorite Group To select a service that belongs to a favorite group, press the FAV button. Two windows will appear.
STB & PVR Function 4) Service Change on Favorite Group Select a service in a favorite group using step 2 above. You can now To exit from a favorite group and show all services available in the change services within this favorite group in the following ways; service list, press the BLUE button when the service list is displayed. LIST button: The service list will now only show the services which belong to the current favorite group.
STB & PVR Function 3. PVR Functions The major functions of a PVR are time-shifting and recording. This allows you to pause or rewind live TV, and even to go back and make a recording of events that have already happened. NOTE To perform these functions, the FV-L1 utilises the internal hard disk drive (HDD). The time-shift buffer will be deleted if you change to another service or enter the File Play, Setup or WizTV modes.
STB & PVR Function 3-2. Instant Recording To record the current service and store it on the HDD instantly, press Starting Point: Select the starting point of the recording. Use the LEFT/RIGHT buttons to select one of the following options; the REC button. A recording will start, and a “Recording” window will appear with various options to configure your recording. Live: Record from the current position (default setting).
STB & PVR Function NOTE If there is only one program in the time-shift buffer, the options If two recordings are already in progress, you cannot record another “Current Program” and “All” have the same meaning, therefore the program. In this case, a warning message will be displayed. You “Current Program” option will not appear.
STB & PVR Function 3-3. Timer You can set the FV-L1 to automatically record programs by setting timers. The timer function can also be used to automatically change service in order to view an important program, or to transmit the picture to an external recording device such as a VCR (Video Cassette Recorder). There are two methods of creating timers, as follows; via Timer List: requires the recording details to be individually set.
STB & PVR Function 2) Add New Timer To set a new timer, press POP-UP then OK to display the timer list. Then press the RED button to display the “Add Timer” window, as shown below. Start Time: Set the start time of the recording. Move the cursor with the LEFT/RIGHT buttons and change the time with the CH+/CHbuttons or by using the NUMERIC buttons. You can configure the following items; Duration: Set the recording duration.
STB & PVR Function Recurrence: Set the recurrence of the recording (if any). Use the LEFT/RIGHT buttons to select one of the following options; Auto Delete: You can set automatic deletion function to automatically delete unwanted files that are older than the specified time. Use the LEFT/RIGHT buttons to select one of the following options; Once: A one-off event with no recurrence (default setting). Daily: Record every day. Never: Set not to delete.
STB & PVR Function 3) Edit Timer 4) Delete Timer To modify an existing timer, press POP-UP then OK to display the timer To delete an existing timer, press POP-UP then OK to display the timer list. Then use the UP/DOWN buttons to select your desired timer and list. Then use the UP/DOWN buttons to select your desired timer and press OK to display the “Edit Timer” window, as shown below. You can press the GREEN button.
STB & PVR Function 5) Power Off during Recording If you attempt to put the FV-L1 into standby mode while a recording is If a timer starts while the FV-L1 is in standby mode, the FV-L1 will turn in progress, a “Power Off” dialog will be displayed, as shown below. on automatically and perform its operation until the timer has completed.
STB & PVR Function 3-4. Trick Mode Operation If you are watching a service while it is being recorded, or change to a service which is already being recorded, you can perform the same trick-mode operations as for time-shifting and file playback (see “Movie Playback” section in Chapter 6). This applies even if the time-shift function has been disabled in the Setup menu (see “Time-shifting” section in Chapter 9).
STB & PVR Function 3-5. Recording Control 1) Pause/Resume and Stop Recording To pause recording for a period of time (e.g. to skip commercial To hide the recording control menu, press EXIT. advertisements), press the REC button while you are watching the service being recorded. A “Recording Control” window will be displayed, NOTE as shown below. You cannot pause recording if you are watching the program at a time-shifted position, as shown below.
STB & PVR Function 2) Change Recording Options while Recording You can change some of the recording options even after the recording has started. Press the POP-UP button and use the DOWN button to select “Recording Information”, and then press OK. You can now change the following recording options; Duration: To change the duration, press the LEFT or RIGHT button. File Name: To change the file name press the RED button.
STB & PVR Function 1) New Timer Overlaps Two Existing Timers 3-6. Timer Conflict The FV-L1 can record two programs simultaneously. If you attempt to record more than two programs simultaneously, a timer conflict warning message will be displayed. A timer conflict occurs in the following You cannot add a new timer to record three programs at the same time. If you attempt to do so, a timer conflict dialog is displayed to show the conflicting timers, as shown below.
STB & PVR Function 2) Timer Overlaps Two Current Recordings 3) Timer Overlaps Current Recording on Same Service If a new timer begins while two recordings are already in progress, the If a timer overlaps a current recording on the same service, the following timer conflict dialog will be displayed: following timer conflict dialog will be displayed: In order to allow the timer to begin, you must stop one of the current In order to allow the timer to begin, you must stop the current recordings.
STB & PVR Function 4. EPG (Electronic Program Guide) 4-1. EPG with Multiple Services The EPG (Electronic Program Guide) is a table which displays current This EPG shows multiple services simultaneously in a timeline format. and upcoming TV programs. Services are listed vertically in the left column, and their corresponding The FV-L1 stores up to 7 days of EPG data. The data can be provided in one of the following ways; Transmitted by the TV service broadcasters.
STB & PVR Function buttons will scroll through any additional services, and the LEFT/RIGHT buttons will scroll through earlier and later timeslots. You can also move rapidly through the timeslots, as follows; Jump forward 24 hours: press the YELLOW button. Jump backward 24 hours: press the GREEN button. Jump to the current timeslot or program: press the BLUE button. To view the full synopsis of a program, press the button.
STB & PVR Function 4-3. Service Change and Recording The procedure for changing service and setting timers differs, NOTE services you can view will be limited. Services which are unavailable depending on your chosen setting for “EPG Action” in the Preference for viewing will be shaded in dark grey. menu (see “EPG Action” section in Chapter 9).
STB & PVR Function 3) Set timer To set a timer for a future program, perform the appropriate procedure as follows; For EPG Action = “Change Svc”, place the cursor on your desired program and use the following functions; To set a recording timer: Press the REC button. The program will now be shaded red. To set a viewing timer: Press the PLAY button. The program will now be shaded blue. To delete an existing timer: Press the STOP button.
File Playback 6. File Playback This chapter covers all functions regarding playing multimedia content. The FV-L1 can play movie, music and photo files from the following 1. Exploring Contents The File Playback menu is structured in three parts; as follows; you select the device where the content is stored. storage devices; internal hard disk drive (HDD). USB storage devices e.g. external HDDs. memory cards. shared folders on a networked PC. networked storage devices e.g. NAS.
File Playback To scan and update the list of PCs connected to your home network, 1) Step 1: Select Content Type press the RED button. Use the UP/DOWN buttons to select the type of storage device you wish to access, as follows: HDD: This is the internal hard disk drive. It contains two pre-set folders, as follows; recording: Stores your recorded TV and Radio programs. contents: Stores other media files you have transferred onto the internal HDD from external sources.
File Playback The networked devices are shown with icons to identify the type of NOTE device. A PC icon indicates a PC and a set-top box icon indicates a If there is no network device listed on the screen after scanning, check the network connections and make sure the device is set and WizPNP server, as shown in the following screenshot; configured properly. You can clear the list of network devices by pressing the YELLOW button and selecting “Yes”.
File Playback 2) Step 2: Select Content Type WARNING Each USB port can supply a maximum of 500mA to the external device. Connecting devices consuming more than 500mA can damage the FV-L1 if there is no additional power supplied to the USB Use the LEFT/RIGHT buttons to select the type of content you wish to play, as follows; device. device. The USB device should be detached properly to prevent the FV-L1 experiencing any unstable operation or damage.
File Playback 3) Step 3: Select File(s) You must now select the file(s) you wish to play. Press the OK button To choose a particular selection of files, select a desired file and press the BLUE button. A tick will appear in the box alongside the selected file. Repeat this procedure for the remainder of your selection. to enter the File list. Locate the file(s) you wish to play by using the following functions; UP/DOWN buttons: Selects the previous or next folder or file in the list.
File Playback 2. Contents Playback 2-1. Movie Playback To play a movie, locate your chosen video file (see previous section NOTE “Exploring Contents”) and press the OK button. Some video files will not play if the content is in a format not It may take a few seconds for a video file to start playing, depending supported by the FV-L1. on the content format. During playback, you can use the following functions; PREV button: Jumps to the previous file in the File list.
File Playback You can also skip or jump to a different position in the video file, as 1) Trick Mode follows; During playback, the following trick mode operations are available; LEFT button: skip backward 15 seconds. RIGHT button: skip forward 15 seconds. UP button: jump forward 10% of the total length of the file. DOWN button: jump backward 10% of the total length of the file. PAUSE button: Freezes the picture until you press PAUSE a second time, or the PLAY button.
File Playback 2) Bookmark Bookmarks can be placed at any position in the video file. This enables You can also set multiple bookmarks. Each press of the RED button you to return to a chosen position easily. will create a bookmark at the current position. To see the location of all bookmarks, open the progress bar by pressing the OK button. Each bookmark position is indicated by a dot mark above the progress bar. Each press of the GREEN button will make playback jump to the next bookmark position.
File Playback 3) A-B Repeat To display a list of all bookmarks placed, press the BLUE button. Use the UP/DOWN buttons to select a bookmark. position, press OK. The FV-L1 can play a chosen section of the video file repeatedly. To play from this To delete the selected bookmark, press the YELLOW button. You can hide the bookmark list by pressing the BLUE button again, or EXIT.
File Playback 4) Subtitle The FV-L1 can decode and display subtitles from a subtitle file. To play a movie with subtitles, ensure the subtitle file has the same name as You can change the subtitle settings, as follows; the video file, and then copy the subtitle file into the same folder as the video file. Subtitles will now automatically be displayed when you begin playback of the video file. To change the subtitle settings, press the SUBTITLE button to display the “Subtitle Control” menu.
File Playback 2-2. Music Playback 2-3. Photo Playback Music files are played in the same manner as video files. The same file To view a photo, locate your chosen picture file(s) (see previous section selection functions, playback functions and trick-mode operations apply. “Exploring Contents”) and press the OK button. See the previous sections “Exploring Contents” and “Movie Playback” for details.
File Playback During viewing, you can use the following functions; 2-4. Playlist LEFT or PREV button: Jumps to the previous photo in the File list. The playlist is a personal collection of multimedia content that stores a RIGHT or NEXT button: Jumps to the next photo in the File list. temporary list of files. GREEN button: Rotates the current photo 90° clockwise. media content type: movie, music and photo. RED button: Rotates the current photo 90° anti-clockwise.
File Playback 2) View Files in Playlist 4) Remove File from Playlist To check the files in the playlist, select the ‘Playlist’ icon (above “HDD” To remove a file from the playlist, select the unwanted file(s) (see in the Device menu) and press the OK button. The File list will now previous section “Exploring Contents”) and press the GREEN button. show all files currently in the playlist. The selected file(s) are now removed from the playlist.
File Management 7. File Management The FV-L1 has several functions to help you organise your media files. These functions allow you to; (i) create folders on the internal hard disk drive (HDD). (ii) rename and delete files and folders. (iii) backup your media files to a PC or external storage device. (iv) delete or move files to a PC or external storage device to free up space on your internal HDD. (v) transfer media files from your PC or external storage device to the FV-L1’s internal HDD.
File Management 2. Delete NOTE To delete files or folders in a storage device, select the unwanted file(s) or folder(s) in the File list (see “Exploring Contents” section in Chapter 6). Press the POPUP button to display the “Pop-up Menu” window. You can press the GREEN button a second time to confirm the delete function, instead of selecting “Yes”. You can only delete folders which are empty. If you wish to delete a folder with contents, you must delete all the files from the folder first.
File Management 3. Auto Delete 4. Rename To set automatic deletion function to automatically delete unwanted To rename a file or folder, select a file or folder in the File list (see recording files that are older than the specified time. Press the POPUP “Exploring Contents” section in Chapter 6). Press the POPUP button to button to display the “Pop-up Menu” window. Press the OK button to display the “Pop-up Menu” window. select “Auto Delete” and press the OK button.
File Management 5. Copy / Move To copy or move files to or from the FV-L1, select the desired file(s) in the File list (see “Exploring Contents” section in Chapter 6). Press the POPUP button to display the “Pop-up Menu” window. Press the OK button to select “Copy to” or “Move to” and press the OK button. The following options will be displayed alongside the window, as follows; HDD: Select the internal HDD. Network: Select a networked PC or storage device. USB: Select a USB storage device.
File Management Once you have set your destination folder with the RED button, a “Check File Size” pop-up dialog will be displayed to confirm the copy or move function. The file size and estimated time information is displayed, as follows; Use the UP/DOWN buttons to select a device and press the OK button (only for “Network” and “USB” device types). Now use the following functions to set your destination folder; UP/DOWN buttons: Select the previous or next folder in the list.
File Management Once you have confirmed the copy or move function, a progress bar NOTE indicates the status, as shown below; When copying or moving a beyonwiz recorded file to the internal HDD, only the “recording” folder will appear in the browser window. When copying or moving any other media file to the internal HDD, only the “contents” folder will appear in the browser window. Only contents files, you can copy or move out to a USB device or a networked PC or storage device.
File Management 6. Edit Recording File Select one of the following functions; You can edit a recorded file. Editing allows you to; (i) remove commercial advertisements from a TV recording. (i) remove soft padding from your recorded programs (see “Soft The rest of the file is retained. Padding” section in Chapter 9). (iii) retain only a particular section of a recorded program. Delete A->B: Cut out the selected section. Keep A->B only: Retain only the selected section.
Internet Service 8. Internet Service The FV-L1 is designed to support various Internet services. wizTV button to access the services. You can get the latest information by visiting our website, wiztv.com.au www.beyonwiz.com.
Advanced Setup 9. Advanced Setup This chapter describes how to configure the Miscellaneous (“Misc.”) and System categories of the setup menu. These categories are configured in the same manner as described in the “How to Change Configuration” section in Chapter 4. 1. Miscellaneous 1-1. Favorite You must create favorite service groups in order to use the favorite Add group: To create a new group, press the RED button to display feature (see “Favorite Group” section in Chapter 5).
Advanced Setup 2) All Service 3) Favorite Service The third column shows all services that you can access. This list The second column displays the services belonging to the favorite group shows either all the TV services, or all the radio services. selected in the first column. Ensure the favorite group you wish to add services to is selected in the Place the cursor on the “Fav. Service” column, then you can perform the “Group” column.
Advanced Setup 1-2. OSD 1) Help Box Display 2) Transparency You can hide the help box that is displayed with the service list. This You can set the transparency of the on-screen display (OSD). This will will extend the service list window so that more services will be listed, change how much of the TV image you can see behind the pop-up without having to press the RED button each time (see “Change Service messages which appear on your screen from time to time.
Advanced Setup 3) Colour Theme 1-3. Access Control You can choose between 10 colour themes for on-screen menus and You can set a 4-digit PIN number to control access to certain set-up information boxes. menus. After setting a PIN number, users must enter the PIN number to access the menu.
Advanced Setup 2) Access Control Several functions can be configured to require PIN number entry, as follows; Censorship: To view a program with a selected classification rating or higher. Start-up: Every time the FV-L1 is turned on. Setup Menu: To access to Setup menu. Time Setting Menu: To change the time and date settings. Network Configuration Menu: To change the network configuration. Service Scan Menu: To scan for services.
Advanced Setup 1-4. PVR 1) Time-shifting 2) Time-Shift Warning You can turn off the time-shift function to reduce the workload of the You can have a warning message displayed if you are currently time- internal hard disk drive (HDD). shifting and you attempt to perform an action which would delete the time-shift buffer, as follows; NOTE To enable the time-shift function temporarily, press the PAUSE button while you are watching a live TV program.
Advanced Setup 3) EPG Action 4) Soft Padding You can control the action of the OK button when a future program You can automatically add additional time to the duration of your timers (one not shaded light blue) is selected in the EPG (see “Service Change to allow for differences between the scheduled broadcast times and the and Recording” section in Chapter 5). actual broadcast times.
Advanced Setup Soft Padding Priority: Determines how to resolve timer conflicts caused by the addition of pre-padding or post-padding. Select one of the following options; None: The scheduled start and end times of a timer override the pre-padding and post-padding of a previous or following timer. Pre-padding: The scheduled end time of a timer will be overridden by the pre-padding of a following timer.
Advanced Setup 1-5. File Player 1) Resume Play 2) Automatic Play Next You can control the behaviour of the starting position for playback of You can set automatic play function to automatically play next files in files that have already been partially played. the file list. Select one of the following options; Disable: Always play from the beginning of the file. Ask: A pop-up dialog will ask whether or not to resume playback from your previous position in the file.
Advanced Setup 1-6. Preference 1) Keyboard Order You can control the behaviour of the remote control keypad when using the NUMERIC buttons to enter letters and characters. Select one of the following options; ABC2: Cycle through the assigned letters and characters, then the assigned number with each press of the NUMERIC button. 2ABC: Cycle through the assigned number, then the assigned letters and characters with each press of the NUMERIC button.
Advanced Setup 2. Management 2) Firmware Upgrade You can upgrade or initialize your FV-L1 in this menu. You can upgrade your FV-L1 with the latest firmware. Please visit the beyonwiz website (www.beyonwiz.com.au) for firmware information. 2-1. Firmware 1) Firmware Information To upgrade the firmware, download the latest version from the above website. The FV-L1 can upgrade to a firmware file stored on a networked PC, attached USB device, memory card.
Advanced Setup Use the UP/DOWN buttons to select a device and press the OK button It takes several minutes to complete the upgrade. (only for “Network” and “USB” device types). FV-L1 is NOT turned off until the upgrading process is completed. Now use the following functions to locate your firmware file; NOTE UP/DOWN buttons: Select the previous or next folder in the list. OK button: Show the folders inside the selected folder.
Advanced Setup 3) Firmware Upgrade OTA You can upgrade your FV-L1 FW by OTA(Over The Air). Press the OK Before the upgrade get started, the warning message with countdown button for manual update. for viewer response appears. If upgrade starts, FV-L1 checks available updates in service list and a indication box will be displayed until this process is completed.
Advanced Setup 2-2. HDD 1) HDD Information 2) HDD Format This displays a pop-up window with the current internal hard disk drive You can re-initialise (or format) the internal HDD. This will delete all (HDD) information, as follows; files on the internal HDD. Model number. Serial number. Used space. If you select this menu item with the OK button, a confirmation pop-up dialog will be displayed, as shown below. Select “Yes” and press the OK button to proceed.
Advanced Setup 3) Check HDD If the FV-L1 is turned off incorrectly, it is strongly recommended that you check the internal HDD. If you select this menu item with the OK button, a confirmation pop-up dialog will be displayed, as shown below. Select “Yes” and press the OK button to proceed. To cancel the HDD check function, select “No” and press the OK button, or press the EXIT button.
Advanced Setup 4) Format USB Storage In order for the FV-L1 to be able to write files to a USB storage device, NOTE the USB device must be formatted first. Select the “Format USB HDD” It takes several minutes to format a USB HDD. menu with the OK button. Even if the USB storage device is formatted with a PC, it should be re- A list of USB storage devices will be formatted with the FV-L1. displayed.
Advanced Setup 2-3. Initialize 1) Clear Service Information 2) Factory Setting You can clear all the scanned services information. If you select this You can restore the FV-L1 to its factory configuration. This will erase menu item with the OK button, a confirmation pop-up dialog will be all setup information. If you select this menu item with the OK button, displayed, as shown below; a confirmation pop-up dialog will be displayed, as shown below; Select “Yes” and press the OK button to proceed.
Advanced Setup 3) Clear IceGuide Disk Cache The EPG information from IceTV is stored on the internal HDD (see “Ice Guide” section in Chapter 4). You can clear the EPG information and reload the data from the IceTV server. If you select this menu item with the OK button, a confirmation pop-up dialog will be displayed, as shown below. Select “Yes” and press the OK button to proceed.
Troubleshooting Guide connected to the product. 10. Troubleshooting Guide Check the brightness level of TV. Check that the channel is currently on air. Check whether the TV is set to the correct Before contacting beyonwiz Technical Support, please check this input corresponding to the product’s video Troubleshooting Guide and try all the suggested solutions for your output connections (e.g. AV1, Component, HDMI etc). problem.
Troubleshooting Guide strength and/or quality is adequate. No sound, or poor sound front panel of the FV-L1 has been removed. If not, please contact an authorised antenna service Remote control agent or licensed contractor to seek advice does not operate Remote control's infrared sender should be concerning improving your TV reception. TV pointed directly towards the TV's Remote Check the Volume controls of the product, TV control receiver. and other audio device/s.
Troubleshooting Guide Check to ensure that the other devices on your network are configured correctly to connect with another network device. The picture looks Check whether the product has been squashed or configured to display the correct TV Aspect too wide Ratio. (Setup\Configuration\A/V Output) Check whether the TV has been configured to display the correct TV Aspect Ratio.
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Specification Specification Video & Audio Decoding Main System Main Processor HDD 200MHz RISC CPU 320 or 500GB (SATA) Tuner & Channel Decoder Dual Tuner Tuner Input Conn. Tuner Loop-through Conn. Frequency Range Signal Level Aerial Supply DVB-T Compliant (Internal Loop-through) IEC 169-2 Female Type IEC 169-2 Male Type 174~230MHz, 470~860MHz -20 ~ -80dBm 5V, max. 100mA (Switchable in Setup) Composite, S-Video, Component HDMI w/ HDCP 5.
Warranty Conditions Warranty Conditions 1. Only the original invoice/receipt issued by the dealer will be accepted by beyonwiz as proof of purchase. 2. beyonwiz may reject warranty claims on equipment that it believes to be illegally acquired or when the “owner” is unable to provide proof of purchase or where security labels or serial numbers have been tampered with or removed. 3.
WEEE Information WEEE Information Correct Disposal of This Product (Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment) This mark, shown on the product or its literature, indicates that it should not be disposed of with other household waste at the end of its working life. To prevent possible harm to the environment or human health from uncontrolled waste disposal, please separate this from other types of waste and recycle it responsibly to promote the sustainable reuse of resources.
Contact Beyonwiz Contact beyonwiz beyonwiz Australia support@beyonwiz.com.au www.beyonwiz.com.au Some features and information in this manual may differ slightly from the product itself due to firmware version and changes made after printing.
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