This guide provides step by step instructions on how to sync your favorite folders of video / music or your Torrent download folder from your PC to the hard drive on your Mvix MX-760HD / MX-780HD Mvix Multimedia Centers.

Required Software: Microsoft RoboCopy (You may already have this installed, open a command prompt (Start --> Run --> Type CMD). A black terminal window will pop open, type robocopy and hit enter. If robocopy is found, you do not have to download Robocopy.

Purpose: Many users may want to copy high bit rate videos to their internal drive on their Mvix player rather than play it back from a shared folder of their computer. Others may simply want their favorite Torrent downloads synced with their Mvix drive on a daily basis. This means downloaded media will be ready for them on their Mvix when they get home. This guide will help you do this.

Requirements: In order to not copy incomplete, or download-in-progress files, it is suggested that you store your favorite torrent downloads in a separate directory, and sync that separate directory. This will ensure you do not get partial videos and music on your Mvix Player. Some Torrent clients allow you to specify a separate directory for finished downloads. You can follow this MvixUSA Knowledgebase Article to set up and configure the UTorrent Client for use with Mvix Media Center.

Setting up your Robocopy copy script:

1. On the computer which holds your videos and torrent downloads, create a directory in C:\ named Scripts. The folder location should be C:\scripts.
2. Now you will want to determine how to connect to your Mvix Media Player. If you decide to connect via USB please note you will have to plug in the USB cable to your Media Player after you get done viewing each night, in order for the schedule sync to complete. If you decide to use NDAS, please follow the NDAS installation instructions in this MvixUSA Knowledge Base Article: Installing NDAS
3. Open up notepad by going to Start --> All Programs --> Accessories --> Notepad
4. Identify the drive, and directory/folder which contains your media content, and the drive letter of the Mvix Media Player-HDD (connected either via the USB Connection, or the NDAS).
5. This is a sample robocopy command on the PC (Downloaded files are located in C:\Users\myname\Downloads):
   • Example: The Mvix Player (in this illustration) is labeled as the H:\ with Movies going under H:\Movies. The Robocopy command would be: Robocopy c:\users\myname\Downloads H:\movies /E *
   • This command will call robocopy to copy all files (noted by the * after /E) and directories (/E option includes all sub-directories) under c:\users\myname\Downloads - to - H:\ Movies.
   • Note: myname in this path, is illustrative of your account name on your PC. (e.g. c:/users/davepc/Downloads)
6. Now enter your Robocopy command (script) into notepad, and it should look like this:



7. Note: You can include multiple robocopy commands to copy content from other directories. As you see here in this illustration, the script is also copying the contents of the music folder to the Mvix Media Center.
8. Once you are finished entering your robocopy commands save the text file in c:\scripts and name it mvixcopy.bat. (Ensure this file does not have a .txt extension after the name, we need it to be a batch file so that it can be run by the Task Scheduler).
9. At this point, you can double click on the mvixcopy.bat file, and it should copy all your content to the Mvix Player. Ensure that the Mvix Media Player is connected. (If the script shows error and/or fails, please check your syntax and your drive/directory locations).

Automating File Transfer from PC to Mvix Media Center: WINDOWS VISTA Users

1. Click on the Start button --> In the Start Search Bar type task scheduler, the results will show Program, and underneath it, you will see Task Scheduler, click and open it.
2. Expand Task Scheduler Library.



3. Under Actions click on Create Basic Task
4. In the Create a Basic Task Wizard named your Task: Mvix Copy Job, and enter a description if you’d like. Click on Next.



5. For the Task Trigger select WHEN you want the Task to run, in this illustration, we choose Daily. Click Next.



6. Choose the time you want the copy job to run, and the recurrence of the running of this job. In this illustration, we choose 06:00:00AM and to Recur every 1 day. Click Next.



7. For the Action you want, select Start a Program. Click Next.



8. For Program / Script, Click the Browse button, browse to c:\scripts\ and select mvixcopy.bat. Click Next.



9. Click Finish.



10. You have added your scheduled task, if you expand Task Scheduler Library, and then click on it, you should see your task, along with possible some others the system has already set up. You have now set up an automated task to run your Mvix Copy job. Enjoy your music and movies.

Automating File Transfer from PC to Mvix Media Center: WINDOWS XP Users:

1. To Open Scheduled Tasks click on Start --> All Programs --> Accessories --> System Tools --> Scheduled Tasks.
2. Double Click Add Scheduled Task and then click Next.
3. On the next screen, click on Browse, now browse to c:\scripts and select mvixcopy.bat.
4. Name your Schedule Task, and (as above) select Daily, then click Next.
5. Select your start time, (e.g. 6:00am), and the occurrence, (e.g. Every Day). Click Next once you are done.
6. Next you will enter your username and password for the Scheduled Task. And click Next.
7. You have now created your Scheduled Task and should see it listed in the Scheduled Tasks window. You have now set up an automated task to run your Mvix Copy job. Enjoy your music and movies.

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