MEGA VIEW 588 User’s Guide
Table of Contents Safety Instructions............................................................................................... 3 Chapter 1. Introduction ...................................................................................... 4 How to Use This Guide................................................................................ 5 Accessories................................................................................................... 5 Chapter 2. Get Started ........................
Volume Adjustment .................................................................................... 18 PMPSync Utility ........................................................................................ 19 Video .......................................................................................................... 26 Music.......................................................................................................... 31 Photo .............................................................
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Türkçe: Çevreci özelliğiyle bilinen MSI dünyada çevreyi korumak için hatırlatır:Avrupa Birliği (AB) Kararnamesi Elektrik ve Elektronik Malzeme Atığı, 2002/96/EC Kararnamesi altında 13 Ağustos 2005 tarihinden itibaren geçerli olmak üzere, elektrikli ve elektronik malzemeler diğer atıklar gibi çöpe atılamayacak ve bu elektonik cihazların üreticileri, cihazların kullanım süreleri bittikten sonra ürünleri geri toplamakla yükümlü olacaktır.
Safety Instructions 1. Always read the safety instructions carefully. 2. Keep this User’s Guide for future reference. 3. Keep MEGA VIEW 588 away from humidity. 4. Keep MEGA VIEW 588 away from long exposure to the sun light. 5. Never pour any liquid into MEGA VIEW 588 to avoid damages or electrical shock. 6. If any of the following situations occurs, get MEGA VIEW 588 checked by a service personnel: z Liquid has penetrated into MEGA VIEW 588. z MEGA VIEW 588 has been exposed to moisture.
Chapter 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing MEGA VIEW 588. We are proud to tell you that MEGA VIEW 588 is thoroughly tested and certified product. The new MEGA VIEW 588 will improve the convenience of storing your personal data and enjoyment of using various video/ audio functions. MEGA VIEW 588 is a high performance portable multimedia player and recorder which comes with a Li-ion rechargeable removable battery.
How to Use This Guide This User’s Guide provides instructions and illustrations on how to install and operate MEGA VIEW 588. With step-by-step instructions, we will guide you through MEGA VIEW 588 driver installation process. If you are not familiar with computer operating systems, we suggest you to learn more from its manual and help documents before installing MEGA VIEW 588 driver. Chapter 1, Introduction, shows all MEGA VIEW 588 accessories in the package. Please check out when you open the packing box.
Chapter 2.
1. Strap Hole Tie a strap here. 2. Navigation key The 5-way key moves among selections. 3. / Stop/ ESC. 4. Go back to main menu. 5. LCD Display Show menus and playing. 6. Hold Handle The hold handle of MEGA VIEW 588. 7. Power LED This LED is on when MEGA VIEW 588 is power on, blinking when charging battery. 8. Record LED This LED is on when recording. 9. Power On/ Off Press to power on/ off MEGA VIEW 588. 10.
Operating Menu Displays Power on MEGA VIEW 588, you will see main menu on LCD display after boot-up animation. Following are the instructions for each menu option. Main Menu 1 2 3 45 6 7 1. Function Icon: Indicate selected function. 2. Menu List: List function options, such as Video, Music, Photo, etc. 3. Alarm: Indicate alarm clock is set. 4. Voice: Indicate voice on or off. 5. Volume: Show volume status. 6. Battery: Show battery status. 7. Time: Show current time (tuning required).
FM Radio (optional) 11 12 13 11. Memorized Stations: 8 FM stations can be set to memory. 12. Channel Frequency: Current FM tune-in frequency. 13. Select Scan or Fine Tune to be the adjust way. Voice/ AV Recording 14 15 14 15 14. Recording Time: Recording elapse (hh: mm: ss). 15. Recording Quality: Indicate selected and operating recording quality. Setting Menu 16 17 18 19 16 16. Scroll bar: Mean more tabs are available. 17. Tabs: Include Display, Photo, Record, System, and Info Tabs. 18.
USB Hard Disk MEGA VIEW 588 is built-in with a mini hard disk. You can use MEGA VIEW 588 as an USB hard disk to store your data. Simply connect MEGA VIEW 588 to your computer with the USB cable, and use Windows Explorer to manage your data. Lock Switch MEGA VIEW 588 has a Lock Switch to avoid accidental operation. Slide the Lock Switch to lock position while power is on; you will see the following right figure to indicate all function keys are disabled. Slide the Lock Switch to unlock position to continue.
Remote Control MEGA VIEW 588 remote control is for you to operate MEGA VIEW 588 from a longer distance. Button definition: OFF: press to power off MEGA VIEW 588. TV/LCD: press to switch the output device between TV and MEGA VIEW 588. REC •: press to start to record of each function. /Exit: press to stop playback or go back to previous menu. MENU: press to go back to Main Menu. S/ T: press to select previous/ next item on menu list.
Li-ion Battery Recharging MEGA VIEW 588 comes with a Li-ion rechargeable and removable battery. Charge the battery until full when you use MEGA VIEW 588 for the first time by following the steps below: 1. Connect the supplied AC Adapter to AC outlet, and plug in the other end of the AC Adapter to the DC-in jack of MEGA VIEW 588. 2. While recharging, Power LED will keep blinking. If you power on MEGA VIEW 588 while recharging, you will see the below right power charging figure on LCD display. 3.
Battery Replacing The battery of MEGA VIEW 588 is removable. If you have two batteries you can remove the battery and replace with another one. To open the battery cap, hold down the power cap button and push it forward to open. Pull out the battery inside and insert another one.
Support CD MEGA VIEW 588 package includes a Utility CD. Insert the supplied CD into your CD-ROM, and the CD will auto run Setup program. On computer screen, you will see the display shown as below. z PMPSync Utility: PMPSync Utility for MEGA VIEW 588 file management and synchronizing. z Video Format Converter: Video converter utility for converting video files into specific format. Note: To have better converting performance, this converter program supports only Windows XP with Windows Media Player 10.
Chapter 3. Connect & Remove from PC Connect MEGA VIEW 588 to Computer 1. Press button to power on MEGA VIEW 588. 2. Plug the mini end of the supplied USB cable to MEGA VIEW 588, and the other end to your computer. 3. Once MEGA VIEW 588 is connected to your computer, it should be detected by your computer operating system automatically. You will see the following message showing on MEGA VIEW 588. Note: For Windows 98SE users, a driver is required to activate MEGA VIEW 588 on your computer. 4.
5. After your computer operating system recognizes MEGA VIEW 588 as a hard disk, you can move, copy, or delete files with Windows Explorer. For Systems with Windows 98SE After connecting MEGA VIEW 588 to a Windows 98SE operating system computer, the Windows system will detect MEGA VIEW 588 and ask to install driver. Place the supplied driver CD in the CD-ROM drive, and refer to the Support CD section to complete the driver installation.
Safely Remove MEGA VIEW 588 from Computer After managing files or update firmware, please follow the steps below to safely remove MEGA VIEW 588 from computer: 1. When MEGA VIEW 588 is connected to computer, will be shown on computer system tray. To remove MEGA VIEW 588, close all the related programs first. Double click the icon to bring up Safely Remove Hardware dialog box. Click on USB Mass Storage Device and Stop button. 2.
Chapter 4. Basic Usage Power On and Off 1. Press button once to power on MEGA VIEW 588. After animation, you will see the main menu and can use MEGA VIEW 588. Note: If you locked Lock Switch before powering on, power would not be turned on. Unlock the Lock Switch and go on. 2. To power off MEGA VIEW 588, press button again. You will see following message, and MEGA VIEW 588 will be shut down.
PMPSync Utility MEGA VIEW 588 supports files to be sorted by categories, such as Title, Artist, Category, or Playlist with the bundled PMPSync utility. With the utility, you can define or edit category tags to append to each file and transfer them to MEGA VIEW 588. Only files transferred with the utility can be sorted in categories predefined with the utility or ID3 tags. Note: Only MP3 music will be sorted via ID3 tags. The other supported types of music and video files will need PMPSync to define tags.
2. Export to PMP: Export imported multimedia files to MEGA VIEW 588. 3. Delete: Delete selected files from list. If source device is PC, the files are only removed from the list. When source device is MEGA VIEW 588, a dialog box will show to confirm. Press OK to delete the files from MEGA VIEW 588. 4. Setting: Set Synchronize mode. 5. Help: Help file or other information of PMPSync. Source Buttons 1. 2. 1. PC: Select your PC as file source to import to PMPSync. 2.
Add and Remove Buttons Add: Press Add button to upload selected file(s) to Playlist. Remove: Press Remove to remove selected file(s) from Playlist. Playlist Panel Playlist: List all files which will be added to playlist. You can use move down, or move up, clear playlist to empty. Edit Tags for Files in PC: 1. To run PMPSync, click the shortcut Programs Æ PMPSync Æ 2. on the desktop, or click Start Æ PMPSync. Turn on MEGA VIEW 588 and connect it to PC with the supplied USB cable. 3.
6. Click on folder on file explorer to locate media files. Only select tab, all music files in the folder will be shown on Viewing Panel. 7. In the Viewing Panel, select one or multiple files for later editing. Note: You can use Shift or CTRL key on keyboard to select multiple files. 8. Press button to add selected files to File Listing Panel. Or press to import all files in the directory. 9. Repeat Step 5~8 if you want to add more files.
10. Press button to go to main window. You will see files showing on Media List Panel as below with their category tags. If a file is not defined with any tag, “unknown” will be shown in the associated category. Note: If a MP3 file is predefined with ID3 Tags, the tags will be shown under each category. mark on Supported Media column denotes the checked files can Note: The be playback without converting. But sometimes it may work incorrect.
13. For Category tag of Video and Genre of Music, click the down arrow and select one of the default options from the drop-down list. Video Convert If the imported file is not support by MEGA VIEW 588, you can right click on the file on the list and select “Video Convert” to convert the video file into supported format and play it on MEGA VIEW 588.
Edit Playlist: After editing tags on PMPSync, you can group edited files into playlist and playback the list on MEGA VIEW 588. Only one playlist will be transferred to and playback on MEGA VIEW 588. To edit playlist: 1. Select all files that you want to group them into list. Click button to add them to Playlist Panel. The playlist may show as the figure below. 2. Use Move Up, Move Down, or Clear buttons to manage files and play them in sequence. Note: the playlist can include 2048 files at most.
Video MEGA VIEW 588 supports of MPEG-4 SP, DivX 3.11/4/5, Motion JPEG, and WMV-9 SP@ML video files. Video can be playback at up to 30fps. Only supported file will be shown from list and played on MEGA VIEW 588. Figure 1 Figure 2 Play Video on MEGA VIEW 588 1. Execute PMPSync to edit video file tags. 2. Connect MEGA VIEW 588 to computer by referring to Chapter 3. 3. Upload files with tags from computer to MEGA VIEW 588 by PMPSync. 4.
Navigation key to enter, select a file from the list. If there were many files, you could push and hold down or up Navigation key for quickly scroll to next or previous page. 8. You can preview the highlighted video by pushing Navigation key to the right. Press / 9. button once to stop previewing. Press down Navigation key to play/ pause the selected video. When press to pause, you will see below message showing playback status and elapse time on the display.
are 16 levels, please find the level that meets your need. Display brightness status bar will disappear in few seconds if no keystroke is triggered. 14. If a playing video is stopped or power is turned off, MEGA VIEW 588 will automatically set a resume point. When you attempt to play the file again, a “Continue?” prompt will be shown as below for continuing the playing. Choose Yes to resume the video playing. Note: There is only one resume break on MEGA VIEW 588.
Play a DivX® Video: MEGA VIEW 588 is certified by DivX’s Portable Profile logo program to guarantee playback DivX®.v3.11, v4.x, and v5.x file format with up to D1 (704x576) resolution for Portable and Handheld devices. You can transfer DivX format videos to MEGA VIEW 588, and play them later on. 1. Connect MEGA VIEW 588 to computer, move or copy DivX® format video files to MEGA VIEW 588. Disconnect from computer after transfer is completed. 2.
Select Audio Track and Subtitle Track of DivX®. File: DivX® video may support multiple language audio and subtitle tracks. You can select different language audio and subtitle track to meet your need and enjoy the video playback. 1. If the video embedded language audio tracks, “Please select Audio Track” will display on LCD when you press Navigation key to play the DivX® video. Choose one track and press down Navigation key to start to play. 2.
Music MEGA VIEW 588 supports MP3 (MPEG1 Layer2, Layer3), WAV (LPCM, ADPCM), and WMA (WMA-9 Layer 2a) files playback. MP3 and WMA can be playback at up to 320 Kbps. Only supported files will be shown from list and played on MEGA VIEW 588. Figure 3 Figure 4 Play Music on MEGA VIEW 588 1. Execute the bundled PMPSync software to edit video file tags. 2. Connect MEGA VIEW 588 to computer by referring to Chapter 3. 3. Upload the files with tags from computer to your MEGA VIEW 588 with the PMPSync. 4.
8. Press down Navigation key to play the song with Virtual Music Player. 9. If the selected file is not supported by MEGA VIEW 588, you will see a message as below. 10. Push Navigation key up or down to choose from Random/ Repeat/ EQ/ Playback Status/ Song. You can adjust these items by referring to the table below according to your preference. Random Repeat EQ Playback Status Song 11.
Photo MEGA VIEW 588 supports JPEG and GIF file format. Only supported files will be shown from list and viewed on MEGA VIEW 588. Figure 5 Figure 6 View Photo or Picture 1. Connect MEGA VIEW 588 to computer and upload the files from computer to MEGA VIEW 588. 2. Disconnect MEGA VIEW 588 after files are transferred. 3. On main menu, push Navigation key up or down to Photo as Figure 5. On Photo, press button to enter Photo menu as Figure 6. 4.
7. 8. 9. If you already transported music files from computer to MEGA VIEW 588 by PMPsync tool and adjust Setting Menu\ Photo\ Slide Music to On, you can hear those files while the photos sliding. You can set a picture to be wallpaper. Highlight the desired picture on list, press Navigation key left to read the message. Select Set as Wallpaper and select Yes to set your personalized wallpaper.
FM Radio (optional) FM Radio function is optional on MEGA VIEW 588. If you purchase a MEGA VIEW 588 with FM radio function, follow instructions below. Figure 7 Figure 8 Search a FM Station 1. Fist of all, plug earphones to earphone jack. The earphones are also used as antenna for MEGA VIEW 588. “Plug in Earphone!” message will appear on LCD display if you do not plug it in. Radio quality might vary from regions and angles. Disconnecting earphones may cause radio noise. 2.
2. 3. found radio station, station number 1 will be flashing. Select station number from 1 to 8 by pushing Navigation key to left or right, and press down Navigator key to save frequency to the assigned station number. Repeat steps 1-2 to store other stations. Select a stored FM station 1. 2. To select a stored station, push Navigation key up to Station List. Push Navigation key to the left or right to select a number and press down Navigator key to listen to the selected station.
Voice Recording MEGA VIEW 588 also works as a voice recorder. Figure 9 Figure 10 Record Voice 1. Push Navigation key up or down to select Voice Record as figure 9. On Voice Record, press down Navigation key to enter voice, as figure 10. Note: To prevent battery runs out while recording resulting system failure, we suggest to plug in AC Adaptor on recording. 2. Press REC[y] button to start to record, and the Record LED will stay on. 3. To stop recording, press REC[y] button.
AV Recording MEGA VIEW 588 can also record AV signal from other devices. Figure 11 Figure 12 Record AV 1. Connect MEGA VIEW 588 AV-in Jack to an AV output device, such as TV or DVD player with the supplied AV cable. Match video line-in component cable to AV signal connecters on the same row by color or text. Note: To prevent battery runs out while recording resulting system failure, we suggest to plug in the AC Adaptor to supply electricity.
Navigation key and press down Navigation key. If continuous is selected, when store content capacity exceeds 2GB capacity or 3 hours, the recording will be saved and continue to record the signal to another file, unless you press / button or MEGA VIEW 588 runs out of battery. 6. Select Audio option, you can record external audio, plug 3.5mm end of the supplied line-in cable to Audio-out jack of external audio device, and 2.5mm end to AV-in jack of MEGA VIEW 588. 7.
Signal Input and Output You can view MEGA VIEW 588 signal output in a large video device, such as a TV set to share your enjoyment with more friends. Also, you can input signals of a video device to MEGA VIEW 588, and record the signal into files with AV Recording function. Output Signals to a TV: 1. Connect MEGA VIEW 588 AV-out Jack to a TV with the supplied AV cable. Note the AV cable should be connected correspondingly in color or text to TV AV-in Jack. 2.
On-The-Go Function The USB On-The-Go function is a new technology, also called OTG. MEGA VIEW 588 support OTG function and can directly backup data from portable disks and digital cameras without going through PC. To transfer files from portable devices, find the following steps: 1. Connect USB host cable, the short one, to MEGA VIEW 588 USB port. Then MEGA VIEW 588 is ready to for USB device. 2.
Setting MEGA VIEW 588 Setting menu includes Display, Photo, Record, System, and Info Tab. Figure 13 1. Figure 14 Select Setting by pushing Navigation key up or down as Figure 13. Press down Navigation key, the screen will show as Figure 14. 2. Push Navigation key right or left to select Display, Photo, Record, System, and Info Tab with various setting options in each tab. Note: Exit the Setting Menu by pressing / button, the new values will be saved and applied.
Photo Tab You can adjust photo settings, such as Slide Music, Slide Repeat, and Slide Interval in Photo tab to meet your demand. 1. In Setting Menu, push Navigation key right or left to go to Photo as figure above. 2. Push Navigation key up or down to select among Slide Music, Slide Repeat, and Slide Interval. You can change setting by referring to the following table.
Record Tab You can adjust Resolution, AV Quality, and Voice Quality in Record tab. 1. In Setting Menu, push Navigation key right or left to Record tab. Display will show as above. 2. Push Navigation key up or down to select a setting item. You can change the setting by referring to the table below. Note: The better resolution and quality you choose, the bigger file size it will be.
System Tab You can adjust various system options in System tab. Change System Setting 1. In Setting Menu, push Navigation key right or left to System tab. The display will show as above. 2. Push Navigation key up or down to select Display Off, Power Off, Language, Date Format, Date Setting, Time Setting, Time Format, Alarm, Alarm Time, and Load Defaults. Refer to the table to adjust items.
Info Tab You can find out information of HDD Free Space, Version, and DivX (R) VOD, and Update Software, Update Firmware in Info tab. Change Info Setting 1. In Setting Menu, push Navigation key right or left to select Info tab. The display will show as above. 2. Push Navigation key up or down to select among HDD Free Space, Version, DivX (R) VOD, Update Software, Update MCU Firmware, and Update USB Firmware. You can find the information or change setting according to the table below.
Appendix A. Specifications MEGA VIEW 588 Dimension 124 x 76 x 24.5 mm Weight About 245 g (with battery) Operating Temperature 5 °C ~ 35°C Storage Temperature -20°C ~ +70 °C Operating Humidity 15% ~ 90% Audio Spec Earphone Output: 30mW rms (15mW / channel) Frequency: 20 to 20K Hz Supports OS SNR: ~85dB Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home/ Pro (Windows 98SE system requires driver installation.) USB Profile Meet USB 2.0 Profile LCD Display 3.
Upgrade Software MEGA VIEW 588 software can be upgraded. Software version update might include interfaces modification and function update. You need a computer and the supplied USB cable for the following procedures: Note: To prevent battery runs out while upgrading resulting system failure, we recommend to plug the AC Adaptor to provide electricity. Note: If you need to update both firmware and software, update firmware first. 1. Connect MEGA VIEW 588 to your computer with the USB cable. 2.
Upgrade MCU Firmware Firmware of MEGA VIEW 588 can be upgraded. Firmware is more like BIOS of mainboard, it might let the hardware device work better. You need a computer and the supplied USB cable for the following procedures: Note: To prevent battery runs out while upgrading and causes system failure, it is recommended to plug the AC Adaptor to provide electricity. Note: If you need to update both firmware and software, update firmware first. 1. Connect MEGA VIEW 588 to your computer with the USB cable.
Upgrade USB Firmware Firmware of MEGA VIEW 588 USB chip can be upgraded to support latest USB products. You need a computer and the supplied USB cable for the following procedures: Note: To prevent battery runs out while upgrading and causes system failure, it is recommended to plug the AC Adaptor to provide electricity. Note: Update USB Firmware is for supporting more USB devices. 1. Power on MEGA VIEW 588. 2. Select Setting from main menu and press down Navigation key to enter. 3.
8. Go to the location and find the EndUser.exe file. Double click on it to run the upgrade tool, you will see a screen as below. 9. Check if New firmware version is newer than Device firmware version, bigger number or character means newer version. If yes, click Download button to upgrade the USB firmware. 10. After the procedure is done, you will see the message box as below. Click on OK to close the box. Then click Quit button to exit the tool. 11. Safely remove MEGA VIEW 588 from your computer. 12.
