Plextor PX-MX1000WL Wireless Networked Media Player/Recorder Specifications

1 of 63 PX-MXxxxL Users Guide

10 of 63 2.0 Connecting to AV Input with an AV device (Satellite, Digital Terrestrial or Cable Set Top Box, VCR etc) 2.1 SCART Input

11 of 63 3.0 Connecting to a Digital Amplifier 3.1 Coaxial Audio Out 3.2 Optical Audio out

12 of 63 4.0 Connecting to a Computer 5.0 Connecting to USB external HDD or USB memory

13 of 63 6.0 Connecting to a Camcorder 7.0 Connecting to Local Area Network (LAN) 8.0 Power Connecti

14 of 63 Remote Control POWER. To turn On or Off from standby mode Toggles between TV & PleXtor MediaX When TV is connected with

15 of 63 Initial Settings When you switch on your PleXtor MediaX for the first time you can set your language, Time and Local Area Network (LA

16 of 63 3.0 LAN (Local Area Network) Select CANCEL if you do not have a network available or if you want to set it up later Selec

17 of 63 Format your Hard Disc Drive When you format your hard disc, you are given two options Auto format or Manual format. If you choose Aut

18 of 63 In order to enjoy your PleXtor MediaX fully, it is important that you understand what formatting the hard disc means. Below is some f

19 of 63 After the initial setup the format screen appears

2 of 63 Table of Contents Before You Start 4 What’s in the box 4 Putting the batteries in the remote control 5 Front Panel 6 Rear Panel 7

20 of 63 1.0 Auto Format If you select Auto this screen appears Your PleXtor MediaX will format the HDD. When it has finished this screen w

21 of 63 2.0 Manual Format If you select Manual, this screen appears Time Shift Buffer Capacity Recording & Multimedia disc Capacity

22 of 63 Start Format Your PleXtor MediaX will format the HDD. When it has finished this screen will appear Congratulations you have now

23 of 63 Guide Menu The Guide Menu is the front page of your PleXtor MediaX and you can return to this screen from anywhere within your PleXto

24 of 63 Getting Media Files onto Your PleXtor MediaX There are various ways of getting your media files on to your PleXtor MediaX 1.0 As a

25 of 63 5. Once you have finished transferring your files and are finished on the computer, please turn off your PleXtor MediaX power and t

26 of 63 Curser will jump back to the Source table so you can choose which file or files you want to copy. Once you have highlighted you

27 of 63 Recording to Your PleXtor MediaX You can record Audio Visual (AV) content from a variety of devices such as, TV, Set Top Box, Camcor

28 of 63 1.0 Basic Recording Press the Source button on the remot

29 of 63 Press the PAUSE button if you want to pause the recording. Press the PAUSE button again to recommence recording. Press STOP

3 of 63 Editing 34 1.0 Editing recorded content stored in REC List section 34 2.0 Delete 34 3.0 Rename 35 4.0 Sorting 35 5.0 Title Edi

30 of 63 2.0 Recording from TV You may record and enjoy time shift directly from TV. These functions are only available from a TV that offer

31 of 63 3.0 OTR (One Touch Recording) During basic recording you can set a recording time. Pressing the REC toggles the recording time

32 of 63 5.0 Recording from Digital Camcorder You can record from a Digital Camcorder and playback using your PleXtor MediaX remote control

33 of 63 6.0 How to see the recorded contents Playing Back from Your PleXtor MediaX HDD By default everything you record will be stored on y

34 of 63 Editing 1.0 Editing recorded content stored in REC List section 2.0 Delete Press ◄► u

35 of 63 3.0 Rename Press ◄► until Rename is highlighted in the top bar Press ▲▼ until the title you want to rename is highlighted Press En

36 of 63 5.0 Title Edit You can edit each recorded title in various ways. Press ◄► until Title Edit is highlighted Press ▲▼ until the title

37 of 63 6.0 AB Erase Here you can delete a part of you recording (cut out the parts you don’t want).

38 of 63 8.0 Title Merge Here you can merge a title with the title below it in the list 1. Before you bring up the Title Edit menu, select t

39 of 63 11.0 Copy to FAT 32 partition Here you can save your recorded titles to the FAT 32 partition of your PleXtor MediaX. They will be s

4 of 63 Before You Start What’s in the box Congratulations on purchasing your PleXtor MediaX home media centre. Please confirm that the follo

40 of 63 12.0 Tools Here you can delete all the titles in your REC List Press ◄► buttons until Tools is highlighted in the top bar, then pres

41 of 63 13.0 Editing AV files stored in FAT 32 You can edit your AV files stored on your PleXt

42 of 63 4. Highlight the file you want to edit by pressing ◄►buttons, then press EDIT on you remote control.

43 of 63 Time Shift When a Set Top box (Terrestrial, Satellite or Cable) is connected to the AV input on your PleXtor MediaX, you can enjoy th

44 of 63 • Display: Show and hide Time Shift bar • Stop: Stop Time Shift You can set the Permanent Time Shift On in the Setup section

45 of 63 Playback 1.0 AV File Playback You can playback various Audio, Video and Photo files form the Installed Disc Drive, USB Storage and

46 of 63 Select the device where the files you want to playback are located. Highlight by pressing the ▲▼, then Enter • USB • HDD • NET (S

47 of 63 2.0 Playback AV files in network computers You can playback AV files stored on you network computer without copying them to your Ple

48 of 63 On your PleXtor MediaX, select the WORKGROUP name that you want and press Enter You will now find

49 of 63 3.0 Setting a LAN connection in My Shortcuts You can connect to a number of computers on a LAN via a router. If your LAN is connect

5 of 63 Putting the batteries in the remote control 1. Open the battery cover 2. Insert two AAA/R03 batteries follow the +, – ind

50 of 63 Select Add, then press Enter The Network Browser window appears • Net User ID Enter and then type you

51 of 63 4.0 Playback your Recorded Titles Enter the REC List section on the front Guide menu The following

52 of 63 5.0 Subtitle File Your PleXtor MediaX supports subtitle files such as smi, ssa and srt • Subtitle On or OFF Press SUBTITLE button o

53 of 63 6.0 Advanced Playback You can enjoy the following advanced playback function on your remote control. 7.0 Slide Show with B

54 of 63 Using Set Up Menu On the front screen guide menu highlight Setup and press the ENTER button 1.0 Video

55 of 63 4.0 Decoder 5.0 Video Output

56 of 63 6.0 Record 7.0 Quality

57 of 63 9.0 Permanent Time Shift You can set the Time Shift function to On or OFF (Please refer to the Time Shift section for further explan

58 of 63 12.0 Network 13.0 DHCP IP (AUTO) Select this option if you are gett

59 of 63 • Select Control panel then Network connections. Right click on Local Area Connection, then Properties., Un

6 of 63 Front Panel Power LED Area that receives signal from remote control Guide To display Guide Menu Arrow Button’s T

60 of 63 • In your PleXtor MediaX Set Up Menu, select Fix IP (Manual). • Type the IP address of your computer in the cells 1 through 3 and

61 of 63 Firmware Upgrade You can upgrade your PleXtor MediaX Firmware as and when new firmware is released. 1. Unzip the firmware upgrade f

62 of 63 Additional Information Specifications HDD Type SATA up to 1TB File Format Recording Partition: UDF File Partition: FAT32/NTFS User

63 of 63 Trouble Shooting Incorrect operation is most often mistaken for a problem or malfunction. If you think there is something wrong with

7 of 63 Rear Panel 1. EXT. IR For extension IR cable 2. DV In Digital input jack for digital camcorders 3. USB HOST USB input for ex

8 of 63 Getting Connected 1.0 Connecting to TV 1.1 HDMI 1.2 SCART HDMI Cable Note: Some

9 of 63 1.3 A/V (Composite Video & 2ch Audio) 1.4 Component Video & 2ch Audio