Playon! Live - Media player AC Ryan - Free user manual and instructions

Product Type	Media Player with DVB-T2 Recorder
Model	ACR-PV78100
Brand	AC Ryan
Power Supply	DC 5V via included AC adapter
Video Outputs	HDMI, Composite (CVBS)
Audio Outputs	HDMI, S/PDIF Coaxial, RCA (L/R)
Supported Resolutions	480p, 576p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
Aspect Ratio	16:9 Widescreen, 4:3 Letterbox, 4:3 Pan Scan, Auto
Digital TV Standard	DVB-T2 (EN 302 755)
USB Port	1 x Hi-Speed USB 2.0 (supports up to 3TB HDD)
Supported File Systems	FAT, FAT32, NTFS
Media File Formats	MKV, TS, TRP, VOB, M2TS, AVI, MOV, MP4, DAT, MP3
Video Codecs	MPEG-1/2/4, H.264/AVC, VC-1 (up to 80 Mbps MPEG2)
Audio Codecs	AAC LC, HE AAC v1/v2, AC3, E-AC3
Surround Sound	Dolby Digital 5.1 passthrough/downmix
Recording Features	Schedule recording, timeshift, One Touch Recording (OTR)
Antenna Connections	RF In, RF Out (passthrough)
Remote Control	Full function with numeric keys, EPG, recording buttons
Front Panel	USB 2.0 Host port
Back Panel	HDMI, Composite Video, Audio L/R, Coaxial, DC In, RF In/Out
Warranty	1 year limited (player, remote control, power adapter)

Frequently Asked Questions - Playon! Live AC Ryan

What media file formats does the Playon! Live support?

The player supports MKV, TS, TRP, VOB, M2TS, AVI, MOV, MP4, DAT, and MP3 files. Video codecs include MPEG-1/2/4, H.264/AVC, and VC-1; audio codecs include AAC, HE-AAC, AC3, and E-AC3.

How do I record a TV program?

Press the REC button on the remote control to start recording the current program. Press again to set OTR (One Touch Recording) duration. An external USB hard drive (up to 3TB, formatted FAT32/NTFS) must be connected to the front USB port.

Can I use any external hard drive?

Yes, the player supports USB 2.0 external hard drives up to 3TB. Compatible file systems are FAT, FAT32, and NTFS. Other file systems like HFS or ext3 are not supported.

How do I set up the player for the first time?

Connect the player to your TV and antenna. On first boot, the Initial Setup wizard appears. Select your region and language, then set the display output mode. The player will automatically perform a channel scan.

How do I update the firmware?

Download the firmware file to a USB drive. Go to Menu > Miscellaneous > Upgrade via USB and select the file. Do not turn off the power during the update.

What video resolutions are supported?

The player supports 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080i, and 1080p output. You can change the resolution in Menu > System Setup > TV System.

How do I enable Timeshift?

Go to Menu > System Setup > PVR Settings and enable Timeshift. Then while watching TV, press the Pause button to activate timeshift; press Play to resume.

How do I use the Electronic Program Guide (EPG)?

Press the EPG button on the remote control while watching digital TV. Navigate using arrow keys. To schedule a recording, highlight a program and press PG DN. Use GREEN to change language, RED to view description.

Can I connect the Playon! Live to the internet?

No, this player does not have Ethernet or WiFi connectivity. It operates as a standalone media player and DVB-T2 recorder using only USB storage.

How should I clean and maintain the player?

Unplug the player before cleaning. Use a dry, soft cloth to wipe the exterior. Avoid using water, liquids, or cleaning agents. Keep the player away from moisture, heat, and magnetic fields.

USER MANUAL Playon! Live AC Ryan

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ACR-PV78100

USER MANUAL

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 User Information 2

1.1 Caption
1.1.1 Usage Cuations .... 2 1.1.2 Radio Interference/Compatibility.... 2 1.1.3 Repair .... 2 1.1.4 Disposing of the player.... 2 1.1.5 Hard Drive Cuations.... 2 1.1.6 Others.... 2 1.1.7 Warranty.... 3

2 Product Information....3

2.1 Product Overview
2.1.1 AV Essentials....3 2.1.2 DVR-T2 Specification....4 2.1.3 USB Connectivity....5 2.1.4 Media Formats & Codes....4

2.2 Player physical appearance....4
2.2.1 Front Panel....4 2.2.2 Back Panel (Left to Right)....4 2.2.3 Passive Control....5
2.3 Initial Setup 7
3 Menu Functions 9
3.1.1 A#F Menu
4 Digital TV Function 24
4.1 DPG 15
4.1.1 LPG Schedule Recording 15
4.2 Timer Schedule Recording 15

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1 USER INFORMATION

1.1 CGAURON

This player is designed and manufactured with safety in mind. In order to safely and effectively use this player, please read the following before usage:

1.1.1 Usage Cautions

The player's power voltage: DC 5V. Please use the original supplied AC adapter with this player. Never connect the AC adapter to the player in a humid or dusty area. Do not replace or modify the wiring or the connector of the AC adapter.

1.1.2 Radiointerference/Compatibility

Almost all electronic devices will get radio interference if it is not properly shielded. Under some conditions, your player might get interference. The design of this player complies with CF standards and achieves in the following rules:

This player may not cause harmful interference.

This player may receive some interference, which may cause undesired operation.

1.1.3

If the player has a problem, you should take it to an appointed repair center and let the authorized specialists do the repair. Never repair the player yourself as you might damage the player or endanger yourself.

1.1.4 Disposing of the players

When you dispose the player, be sure to dispose of it appropriately. Some countries may regulate disposal of electrical devices, please consult with your local authority.

1.1.5 Hard-Dater/Coolers

The player uses an external USB hard drive for data storage including recording.

Physical impact may create bad sector in your hard drive. You can use CHKDSK (on Windows OS) to check and fix the problem. All data stored in your hard drive may be lost due to physical impact, electrical shock, power lost, HDD format etc.

It is recommended that you perform defragment after a long period of usage. Regularly backup the data in your hard drive so that it can be recovered in an event of data corruption or loss. AC Ryan takes no responsibility for loss of data stored on the hard drive.

1.1.6 Coloess

When using the player, please do not let the player come in contact with water or other liquid, if water is accidentally spilled on the player, please use a dry cloth to absorb the spillage.

Electronic products are vulnerable, when using please avoid the following:

Do not let the player come into contact with water or other liquid.

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• Do not disassemble the player, repair the player or change the design of the player, any damage done will not be included in the repair policy.
• avoid hitting the player with hard object, avoid shaking the player and stay away from magnetic fields.
  During electrostatic discharge or when exposed to a strong electromagnetic field, the product will malfunction. If this happens, then unplug the power cable and the product will return to normal performance next time when it is powered on.

1.1.7 Warranty

Your PlayfullNE is covered with 1 year limited warranty from the date of purchase including its supplied remote control and power adaptor.

What your warranty does not cover:

• Acts of nature, such as fire, static discharge
• Damages from unauthorized repair, alternation or accident.
• Damages from misuse or neglects.
  A unit that has been modified or incorporated into other products or is used for institutional or other
  commercial purposes.
• Loss of customer's software, n

2 PRODUCT INFORMATION

2.1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW

Thank you for purchasing an AC Ryan Player/LNL (V43-T2 Recorder, model: ACR-PV78100. View Tree-to-Nr TV programs through Digital Video Broadcasting via Terrestrial 2 [DVB-T2]. Record and playback your favorite TV shows.

2.1.1 AV Essentials

Resolution: 480/p, 576l/p, 720p, 1090l/p

Aspect Rate: 10:5 Widescreen, 4:3 Letterbox, 4:3 Pan Scan, Auto Aspect Ratio

Video: HDMI, RCA (CVBS)

Audio: LPCM, HDMI Passthrough, S/PDIF Coastal

Surround Sound: Up to Dolby Digital 5.1

Digital TV Antenna In

Digital TV Antenna Passthrough

* for digital 19 (nm+2) to built range

It for signal porthrough to another OVI-T2 tuner or to OVI-T2 ready Television unit. The player must be powered on in order to amplify the signal porthrough.

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2.1.2 DNA/SPredification

DVB-T2 Standard: EN 302 755 v1.3.1

Frequency Range: 177.5MHz - 226.5MHz / 474MHz - 858MHz

Modulation: QPSK 15 / 64 / 256 QAM

FFT Size: Up to 32K

Guard Intervals: Up to 1/128

FIC: 1/2, 3/3, 2/3, 3/4, 4/5, 5/9

Physical Layer Pipes (FLP): Both Single & Multiple

2.1.3 USB Connectivity

1 x HI Speed USB2.0 Port

The player supports up to 3TB external USB hard drive. The player will recognize FAT/FAT32/NTF5 file system for external USB hard drives. Other file systems such as Mac OSX Extended (HFS) or Third Extended (FKT3) are not supported.

2.1.4 Multi-Formates-Codes

The player supports the following media file format: MKV, TS, TRP, VOB, M2TS, AVI, MOV, MP4, DAT and MP3

2.1.4.1 Vialos Coiñoz

MPEG-1/2/4, H.264/AVC, VC-1 (Max. 80Mbit/s @ MPEG2, Max. 60Mbit/s @ H.264/AVC

2.1.4.2 Auclid Ochleros

AAC LC, HE AAC v1/v2, AC3, E-AC3

The player supports Dolby Digital AC3 5.1 and Dolby Digital Plus E AC3 passthrough and downmix to stereo. To bit stream Dolby Digital Plus E-AC3, HDMI enabled Audio & Video Receiver (AVR) must use via HDMI connection. SPDIF connection is not capable to bit stream Dolby Digital Plus E AC3 due to the bandwidth limitation on SPDIF.

2.2 PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE

2.2.1 FruitPilamel

1) III-Speed USB2.0 Host Port

2.2.2 Cause of change

2) RF Inlet

3) RF Outlet | signal paththrough to another OVM-T2 tuner or to OVM-T3 ready Television unit. The player must be powered

an In order to amplify the signal porthrough.

4) Constrain Out

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5) HCMICut

6) Composite Video

7) Composite Audio (Right & Left)

8) DC Inlet

2.2.3 Release Control

1. Power	17. Numeric Buttons
2. Info	18. TV/RADIO
3. M/P	19. RECALL
4. Mutc	20. AVOC
5. FRWS	21. SUB-T
6. FWD	22. IJK
7. Pg Up	25. PPG
8. Pg On	26. PLAY
9. PRFV	26. FALSE
10. NLXT	26. STOP
11. Mini	27. RRC
12. EXT	28. SSD
13. Navigation Buttons	29. GREEN
14. UK	30. YELLOW
15. SWAP	31. BLUE
16. FAY

Note: Some buttons have multiple functors in different modes of the players.

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No.	Button	Function
1	POWER	Press to enter standby mode or wake-up.
2	INFO	Press to display TV current status, signal strength. Press during playback, an open screen displays appears showing the track number and time elapsed/remaining.
3	MIP
4	NOTE	Press to make audio output. Press again to volume.
5	FWD	Press to fast rowing the current playback. Press repeatedly to select speeds (2x / 4x / 8x / 16x / 24x)
6	FWD	Press to fast forward the current playback. Press repeatedly to select speeds (2x / 4x / 8x / 16x / 24x)
7	PG UP	Press in quick sides to the first channel on the TV channel listing.
8	PG DN	Press to quick switch to the last channel on the TV channel listing.
9	PILV	Press to view the previous file.
10	NEXT	Press to view the next file.
11	MENU	Press to enter Menu.
12	EXI	Press to test system prompt.
13	NAVIGATION BUTTONS	Press left Arrow to decrease VolumePress right Arrow to increase VolumePress up arrow and down arrow in change TV channel.
14	OK	Press OK Button to confirm.
15	SWAP	Press to quick swap categories.
16	RIV	Press to move a route between.
17	NUMERIC BUTTONS	Press to enter numeric input when changing settings.
18	W/S/ADO	Press to switch over radio channel.
19	RFCAL	Press to switch close to the last broadcast TV channel.
20	AUDIO	Press to set suite options. Press repeatedly to select audio tracks.
21	SUB-I	Press to set subtile options. Press repeatedly to select subtile tracks.
22	TX	Press to access Toxtoost.
23	FPG	Press in order Electronic Programs guide.
24	PLAY	Press to begin playback.
25	PRASE	Press to press playback.
26	STOP	Press to stop playback.
27	REC	Press to record. Press again to set OTR one time recording.
28	RED	Press to enable AD audio octagonal. Press again to disable. Press in reverse in media chapter mode.
29	GREEN	Press to switch display language in EPG. Press to
30	YELLOW	Press to access additional menu option under File Manager.
31	BLUE	Press to change aspect ratio. Press repeatedly to select aspect ratio.

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2.3 INITIAL SETUP

When you first set up the player, you will be greeted with the initial setup window of the player.

You can set the region, language of the player, you can also set the display output mode of the player. The player will automatically perform a channel scan to use you to complete the initial setup.

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The player will scan through the broadcasted frequencies and will store the channel listings into the player's memory.

Note: Depending on the region you're using the player in, the channels listing may vary.

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3 MERNALFUNCTIONS

3.1.1 Main/Res

The main menu of the player consist of 5 sub-categories. They are File Manager, Channel List, Scan, System Setup and Miscellaneous. To access Main Menu press 'Menu' button on your remote control and use 'Up/Down' Arrow to navigate Press 'Right' or 'OK' button to access the options.

3.1.1.1 Full-Manager

Use this menu to playback media contents stored on your external hard drive. You may access your recordings, video files, music and pictures through this menu.

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3.1.1.2 Cashflow

Use this menu to access the TV Channel listing as well as Radio Channel listing. You may also delete all channels from the player through this menu.

Note: You will need to perform channel scan again after deleting all channels from the player.

3.1.2.3 5.6mm

Use this menu to perform channel scan. This menu consist of 3 options - Manual Scan, Auto Scan and LCN.

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Manual Scan

• Conduct channel scan using a specific frequency or by a specific channel number.

Auto Scan

• Conduct full range of channel scan.

• You will be able to modify and change country
• FTA Only - To only display Free to Air TV programs.
• 12 Signal Only - To only display DNA 12 signal
  n - T3-Lite Support - To also scan for I/V8-72 ure signal.

ICN

- ICH is known as Lagi: Channel/Numbering which is a method to copy program number as used in DVD transmission. We recommend to turn on this option.

1.1.14 3.05mm

Use this menu to perform and make changes to the general settings of the player.

Language

• To change system default language and other language options.

TV System

• To change video resolution output by the plaver, aspect ratio and Digital Audio Out settings.

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• To change display brightness, contrast, saturation, hue and sharpness.

Local Time Setting

• To change date/time settings.

Timer Setting

- To create schedule viewing or schedule recording on a particular TV channel at an user specified date/time.

Note: For schedule recording, please make sure that the hard drive is connected to the player's USB best part on the front panel of the player at all times to prevent any failure in recording.

Parental Lock

- To enable 4-pin numeric code on the player to lock the menu. The default pin is '0000' (Four zeros). User will be able to modify and change the default pin to their desired pin code.

OSO Setting

• To set OSD timeout in an increment of 1 second, up to 10 seconds. To set OSD transparency.

Favorite

• To set and rename Favorite Group. User can customise up to 5 Favorite group.

PVR Storage Information

- To show the total capacity of the attached USB Mass Storage device. User will also be able to configure their hard drive for 'REC & TMS', 'Timeshift' or 'Record' only. User will also be able to use the device to format their external hard drive.

Note: REC stands for Recording. TMS stands for Timeshift.

PVR Setting

• To set Timeshift related options.

Other

• To set Antenna related options.

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3.1.2.5 (Anelementus

Use this menu to restore default factory setting, firmware upgrade and safely removed of USB devices.

Factory Settings

• To resum battery default settings

Upgrade via USB

• To upgrade fromware version on the player

Safely remove US\$ device

• To safely remove attached USB mass storage device.

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4 DIGITAL TV FUNCTION

After you have completed the Initial setup, you should have Digital TV channels listing. The system will automatically show Digital TV immediately after it powers on from standby mode. In this menu, you can watch and record Digital Terrestrial TV programs, or activate the time shift function.

The following are some functional buttons on the remote control, available when watching:

Name	Function
Okay	Press to view the program list menu.
Up / Down	Press to switch channels. [Channels that are currently in recording will be locked]
Numeric buttons	Press to input channel number. Then press 'Clay' to confirm
RRC	Press to start recording the current. In program, Press again to activate during recording. Press Numeric buttons to set the duration on. Press again to set the desired duration.
Press	Press to activate Timeshift ^1
Play	Press to Play the Timeshift ^2
Stop	Press to exit Timeshift ^3
Subtitle	Press to activate the substitute list menu if available.
EPG	Press to activate the EPG menu if available.
LTX	Press to activate the selected menu if available.
Audio	Press to enable the audio list menu if available.
RED	Press to enable AD audio description if available.
BLUE	Press to change Audio Ratio
INFO	Press to check current show. Press again to Channel Status

Note. *Timeshift options must be enabled before you can activate Timeshift. To enable Timeshift, go to 'Menu' > 'System Setup' > 'PVB Settings' > enable 'Timeshift'.

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4.1 396

To access Electronic Program Guide, press 'EPS' on your remote control during Digital TV. This allows you to access the Electronic Program Guide to show all the program listing.

The following are some functional buttons on the remote control, available when accessing EPG:

Name	Function
Navigation	Press to navigate around the listing
PRAY	Press to display the listing for the previous day

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NEXT	Press to display the listing for the following day
PS UP	Press to return to current listing
PS DV	Press to set schedule recording on the current listing
Day	Press to see program description
GREEN	Press to switch language on program description
RED	Press to wait program description

4.1.1 FEROSchroderieRecording

To set up a schedule recording through Electronic Program Guide, you need to first access EPG during Digital TV. Navigate to the channel and the program listing that you wish to record, then press 'PG DN' on your remote. A schedule record window will appear which you can make changes to set repeat recording on Weekly Daily basis.

Note: An external USB Mass storage is required for recording. The USB Mass vintage must be connected to the player at all times during the recording.

4.2 TIMER SCHEDULE RECORDING

To set up timer recording, you need to first access 'Menu' during Digital TV. Press 'Menu' on your remote control, then navigate to System Setup and select 'Timer setting'. You will see & timer schedule slots. Select the availability not using the navigation buttons.

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Note: An external USB Mass storage is required for recording. The USB Mass storage must be connected to the player at all times during the recording.

1. Set 'Once / Weekly / Daily' under Repeat mode
2. Set "Record" as mode for recording, if you wish to view
3. Set the channel that you wish to record under Channel
4. Set the Recording Date under 'Date'
5. Set the Start Time under Time

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1. Set the duration under 'Duration'. To set the duration, you need to use the numeric buttons on the remote control
2. Select 'Save' to store your schedule into the system

To remove the pre-set schedule recording. Under Timer setting, choose the schedule slot that you wish to remove.

1. Set 'Off' under Repeat Mode

2. Select 'Save' to remove the selected schedule from Timer setting.

Note: Once you have set your scheduled recordings, you may power off the device to standby mode. The front LED will display in 'Red' in colour to represent 'standby'. The player will automatically power on 1 minute before the actual schedule time. It will prepare itself to start recording once the timer reach the actual time. Once the recording is done, the system will automatically power of 'Itself' back to standby mode.