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G-PLAY Installation Guide

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G-PLAY™

Installation Guide

G-Technology Inc.

Tel: (310) 449-4599

Fax: (310) 449-4670

[email protected]

P/N GP0605 RevA

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION

2. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

3. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

4. WHAT’S IN THE BOX

5. G-PLAY OVERVIEW

6. SUPPORTED FILE FORMATS

7. SUPPORTED OUTPUTS

8. ATTACHING G-PLAY TO YOUR COMPUTER

8.1 Connecting the Power Boost Adapter

9. INITIALIZING G-PLAY

9.1 Mac OSX (10.4)

9.2 Creating the Required File Folders on G-PLAY – Mac OSX

9.3 Windows 2000/XP

9.4 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

15.TECHNICAL SUPPORT

16.LIMITED WARRANTY

17.APPENDIX

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1. INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing G-PLAY™ from G-Technology, Inc.

(G-Tech)! G-PLAY from G-Tech enables you to enjoy your

favorite movies, personal videos, music and digital photos

wherever you go. Simply copy content from your computer to

G-PLAY via the built-in USB interface and instantly play it on

any TV! With G-PLAY you can create your own virtual DVD,

music and photo libraries*. G-PLAY also doubles as a USB

hard drive for your data files.

*Respect intellectual property rights. Don’t steal music or movies!

2. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

The disk drive contained in your G-PLAY is a delicate

electronic instrument and is susceptible to damage due to

excessive physical shock. Place the unit in a vented area away

from moisture or liquids. Please handle the unit with care. Do

not open the case. Doing so will void the warranty. If the

product is returned with damage caused by improper

handling, the warranty will be void and liability will rest with

the user.

3. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

USB 1.1/2.0 equipped computer

•Mac OS 9.x or OS X

•Windows 2000 or Windows XP

4. WHAT’S IN THE BOX

Take a moment to ensure that the following items are

included in the box. If anything is missing, please call G-Tech

at (310) 449-4599. Please keep the shipping container and

packing materials. In the unlikely event that you need to

return G-PLAY to us for any reason, you must use the

G-Tech shipping container. If the product is returned

damaged caused by improper packaging, the warranty will be

void and liability will rest with the user.

G-PLAY:

• G-PLAY personal media player

• Power adapter

• AV cable

• USB cable

• Infrared remote control

• Coaxial audio cable

• USB power boost adapter

• CD installation guide

USB Power Boost

Adapter CD Installation Guide

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5. G-PLAY OVERVIEW

USB 2.0 Port – When connected to your Mac or PC, this

port provides power to G-PLAY and is used to transfer

media (audio, video, DVDs and images) to the unit. This

port is also used to power G-PLAY when playing back

content on a TV/Monitor.

AV Multi-Connector – This connector provides the video

and audio output signals to your TV/Monitor. The

standard AV cable that ships with G-PLAY provides

Composite and S-Video output and analog stereo audio.

SPDIF – Optional digital audio connector

The following optional AV cables are available for

purchase:

Component – YPbPr connection to high-end TV/HDTV’s

VGA – for connection to CRT/Flat Panel monitors

SPDIF – digital audio cable for Dolby Digital or DTS home

theater systems

SCART – for connection to European TV’s

You can purchase any of the cables described above by contacting

G-Tech Sales at (310) 449-4599 or online at www.g-technology.com.

6. Supported File Formats

Video: MPEG-1 (AVI, MPG), MPEG-2 (AVI,VOB), ISO*,

MPEG-4 (AVI, DivX, DivX VOD, XviD)

*Your personal DVDs can be copied to G-PLAY in ISO format. These files

can be played from G-PLAY at full DVD quality and with full DVD functions

including:Menus, Chapter selection, Audio stream selection, Subtitles, Fast

Forward, Fast Rewind, Slow, Pause, Step Forward, Repeat, and Search.

Audio:WAV, MP3, MPEG-4 (AAC),WMA,AC3,Ogg Vorbis

7. Supported Outputs

Video: NTSC/PAL Composite and S-Video, Analog YPbPr

(progressive or interlaced) scalable up to 1920x1080i or

1280x720p, SCART RGB,VGA (up to 1024x768)

Audio: Dual Stereo analog audio, coaxial and optical SPDIF

digital audio (supports compressed Dolby Digital 5.1 and

DTS pass through)

AV Multi-Connector

USB 2.0 Port

Optional SPDIF Connector

Behind the front panel of G-PLAY are

an infrared receiver and Bi-Color LED.

When attached to a computer via the

USB port, this LED is green to

indicate power and green/yellow

when media is being transferred to

the unit. When attached to a TV, the

LED is green to indicate power and

flashes yellow when receiving a

command from the remote control.

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8. Attaching G-PLAY to Your Computer

1. Attach the supplied USB cable to USB port located on the

back of G-PLAY as shown below.

2. Attach the other end of the cable to a USB 1.1/2.0 port

on your computer as shown above.

8.1 Connecting the Power Boost Adapter

G-PLAY should power on automatically after the USB cable is

connected. If G-PLAY does not power on, follow the directions

below to utilize the included USB Power Boost Adapter.

1. Connect the Power Boost adapter to an available USB

port on your computer.

2. Connect G-PLAY to the Power Boost Adapter using the

included USB cable.

3. Plug the USB power adapter in to an electrical outlet and

then connect it to the Power Boost Adapter.

Connection diagram for the optional Power Boost Adapter

9. INITIALIZING G-PLAY

Now that G-PLAY is connected to your computer, it must be

initialized for use with your operating system.

•For Mac OS X installations, follow the instructions below

•For Windows 2000/XP installations, proceed to Section 9.3

9.1 Mac OS X (10.4)

G-PLAY is initialized at the factory as an HFS+ Mac OS X

volume. Power on G-PLAY. G-PLAY will mount on the

desktop as shown below.

USB 1.1/2.0 Port

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Four folders have been created on G-PLAY at the factory.

These folders are shown below:

Proceed to Section 10 – Loading G-PLAY with Content

If it becomes necessary to re-initialize G-PLAY for

Mac OS X, follow the instructions below.

1. Open the Apple Disk Utility. The Apple Disk Utility is in

the Utilities Folder located in the Applications Folder on

the Macintosh HD. A window like the following will appear.

G-PLAY will be displayed in the left-hand column.

2. Select G-PLAY by clicking on the entry in the

left-hand column as shown below.

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3. Select the Partition tab to view the partition options as

shown below.

4. Set the Volume Scheme: to 1 Partition. Enter a Volume

Name: under Volume Information (in this example,

G-PLAY) and set format to Mac OS Extended as shown

below.

5. Click on the <Partition> button. The dialog box shown

below will appear. Click on the <Partition> button to

continue.

6. When partitioning is complete, G-PLAY will be displayed

in the left-hand panel as shown below.

7. Exit the Apple Disk Utility.

8. G-PLAY will be displayed on the desktop as shown below.

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9.2 Creating the Required File Folders on G-PLAY

Mac OS X

Now that G-PLAY is initialized, four folders must be created

to store the various types of media files.

1. Double click on the G-PLAY icon.

2. Click on the “Gear” symbol and select New Folder as

shown below.

3. Name the new folder Firmware.

4. Repeat the above steps and create three additional new

folders with the following names…

•Movies

•Music

•Pictures

Note: DO NOT change the names of these folders. G-PLAY uses

these exact names to locate files. These folders can be

customized. For example, the Movies folder can be spilt into

sub-directories with names such as “Action”, “Adventure”, etc.

The Music folder can 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 G-PLAY is

attached to your computer.

5. Your G-PLAY should now have the following folders:

Proceed to Section 10 – Loading G-PLAY with Content

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9.3 Windows 2000/XP Systems

1. Power on G-PLAY, wait 10 seconds, then power on your

computer.

2. Open the Disk Management utility by right-clicking on

the My Computer icon on the desktop and selecting

“Manage” from the drop down menu as shown below.

3. The Computer Management console will appear as shown

below. Click on “Disk Management” in the left-hand panel.

G-PLAY is identified as Disk 1 in this example.

Right click on Disk 1 and select Initialize Disk from the

pull-down menu as shown. The window shown on the next

page will appear.

4. Click on the <OK> button to continue.

5. The following window will appear. G-PLAY (Disk 1) is now

identified as Basic and Online.

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