User manual G-TECHNOLOGY G-PLAY INSTALLATION GUIDE

[. . . ] G-PLAY Installation Guide G-PLAYTM Installation Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION SAFETY PRECAUTIONS SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS WHAT'S IN THE BOX G-PLAY OVERVIEW SUPPORTED FILE FORMATS SUPPORTED OUTPUTS 8. ATTACHING G-PLAY TO YOUR COMPUTER 8. 1 Connecting the Power Boost Adapter 9. INITIALIZING G-PLAY 9. 1 9. 2 9. 3 9. 4 Mac OSX (10. 4) Creating the Required File Folders on G-PLAY ­ Mac OSX Windows 2000/XP Creating the Required File Folders on G-PLAY ­ Windows 10. LOADING G-PLAY WITH CONTENT 11. UNMOUNTING/DISCONNECTING G-PLAY 11. 1 Mac OSX Computers 11. 2 Windows Computers 12. CONNECTING G-PLAY TO YOUR TV 13. THE REMOTE CONTROL 14. NAVIGATING THE G-PLAY USER INTERFACE 14. 1 Movies Menu 14. 2 Music Menu 14. 3 Pictures Menu 14. 4 Language Settings Menu 14. 5 Audio Settings Menu 14. 6 Video Settings Manu 14. 7 TV Type Menu 14. 8 Screen Saver Menu 14. 9 Firmware Update Menu 14. 10 DivX VOD Menu G-Technology Inc. Tel: (310) 449-4599 Fax: (310) 449-4670 support@g-technology. com 15. TECHNICAL SUPPORT 16. LIMITED WARRANTY 17. APPENDIX P/N GP0605 RevA Page 1 G-PLAY Installation Guide Page 2 G-PLAY Installation Guide Page 3 G-PLAY Installation Guide 1. [. . . ] Windows will automatically assign a drive letter (in this example E:). Accept this assignment and click on the <Next> button to continue. Click on the <Finish> button to continue. 11. Enter a Volume Label: (in this example, G-PLAY), check the Perform a quick format box and click on the <Next> button to continue. 13. Windows will format the volume and then display the following window. Disk 1 is now identified as G-PLAY (E:). Exit the Computer Management console. Page 12 G-PLAY Installation Guide 14. G-PLAY will now be displayed as an available hard disk drive under My Computer as shown below. Name the new folder Firmware. 9. 4 Creating the Required File Folders on G-PLAY Windows 2000/XP Now that G-PLAY is initialized, four folders must be created to store the various types of media files. Double click on the My Computer icon on your desktop. Repeat the above steps and create three additional new folders with the following names. . . Click on the <File> menu and choose New > Folder. · · · Movies Music Pictures Note: DO NOT change the names of these folders. G-PLAY uses these exact names to locate files. For example, the Movies folder could be spilt into sub-directories with names such as "Action", "Adventure", etc. The Music folder could be spilt into "Rock", "Classical", etc. Note: G-PLAY can also double as a standard USB hard drive. You can create another folder ("Data" for example) to store your data files. This folder will only be visible and accessible when GPLAY is attached to your computer. Page 13 G-PLAY Installation Guide 6. Your G-PLAY should now have the following folders: 11. UNMOUNTING/DISCONNECTING G-PLAY A great feature of G-PLAY is its ability to be connected and disconnected while your computer is running. To prevent failures and/or data loss it is important to follow the steps below when unmounting/disconnecting G-PLAY from your computer. [. . . ] If the product should become defective within the warranty period, G-Tech, will at its discretion, repair or replace the product. Repair or replacement parts or products will be furnished on an exchange basis and will be either new or reconditioned. All replaced parts or products shall become the property of GTech. This warranty shall not apply if the product has been damaged by accident, misuse, abuse or as a result of unauthorized service or parts. [. . . ]