Table of Contents 1. Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 2 1.1 Preface ........................................................................................................................ 2 1.2 Packing List ................................................................................................................. 3 1.3 Cautions ........................................................................
1. Introduction 1.1 Preface Thank you very much for purchasing our AC Ryan ACR-PV73100 Playon!HD media player. We hope you will enjoy using it as a great home entertainment device. This player has the following functionality. A/V Output • HDMI V1.
1.2 Packing List Part Quantity Player 1 A/V cable 1 Y/Pb/Pr cable 1 USB cable 1 Remote Control 1 Remote Control Battery 2 AC/DC adaptor 1 AC/DC adaptor Power Cord 1 Quick Installation Guide 1 User Manual (printed) 1 HDMI cable 1 (optional) 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN USB adapter 1 (optional) Note: The actual contents in the package might be different from the packing list in this manual. 1.3 Cautions This player’s design and manufacture has your safety in mind.
- The design of this player has followed the FCC/CE standard, and has followed the following rules: (1) This player may not cause harmful interference; (2) This player could accept some interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation. 1.3.4 Repair If the player has a problem, you should take it to an appointed repair center and let the specialists do the repair, never repair the player yourself, you might damage the player or endanger yourself or your data. 1.3.
performance next time it is powered on. 1.4 Connection 1.4.1 Connecting the Power Supply (1) Follow the picture and connect the AC adaptor to the player’s DC IN jack; (2) Follow the picture and plug in the AC adaptor to the power outlet. 1.4.2 Connecting to a PC (1) Make sure the player is powered on; (2) Plug in the squarish connector (B-Male) USB cable to this player’s USB DEVICE port; (3) Plug in the rectangular connector (A-Male) of the USB cable to computer.
1.4.3 Connecting a USB Device (1) Make sure the player is powered on; (2) Plug in the USB stick or USB HDD etc. to the USB HOST port of this player. In this way, you can browse contents on the USB device. 1.4.4 Connecting a Memory Card Memory card can be used by inserting to the card slot (1) Follow the picture to insert the memory card to the card slot properly; (2) Insert the card by following the arrow pointer in the picture. In this way, you can browse contents on the memory card. 1.4.
(2) Follow the picture and plug in the 3 color connector to the TV’s A/V IN jack. In this way, you can enjoy the content in the player on TV or other display devices. 1.4.5.2 Y/Pb/Pr Component OUT (1) Follow the picture and plug in the 3 color connector to the player’s Y/Pb/Pr jack; (2) Follow the picture and plug in the 3 color connector to the TV’s Y/Pb/Pr jack.
In this way, you can have the highest quality video and audio via a single cable. 1.4.6 Connecting to an Digital Amplifier (1) Follow the picture and plug in the RCA connector on your coaxial cable to the player’s S/PDIF Coaxial jack.
1.4.7 Connecting to a LAN To connect to a LAN (Local Area Network) you require a cat5, cat5e or cat6 network cable (not supplied). (1) Connect one of the crystal plugs on the cable to the player’s RJ45 LAN socket; (2) Connect the other crystal plug on the cable to a RJ45 LAN port on your router, switch, or hub devices. 1.4.8 Connecting to a WLAN (1) Make sure the player is powered on; (2) Plug the Wireless LAN USB Adapter (i.e. Wi-Fi USB Dongle) to the USB HOST port of the player.
1.5 Power On / Off Power On After connecting the DC IN jack and press the power button on the front panel, the player will soon enter the home screen, and the power indicator will turn blue. Power Off Press the power button on the front panel, the player will soon enter standby mode, and the power indicator will turn red. Then unplug the power cord to cut off the power supply. 1.6 Menu Language The system language of this player can be set to English or other languages.
Note: This page can be also accessed via Setup->System->HDD Format menu. - Step 2: Select Format, press ENTER, and then hard disk format will start. The formatting procedure will be finished within a few minutes. And then you can use the hard disk properly on the player. Note: HDD format will remove all data stored on the hard disk drive.
2. About AC Ryan PLAYON!HD 2.1 Remote Control All procedures in this manual can be carried out using the remote control buttons. See the following for details on each button and its function: 1. STANDBY 2. MUTE 3. TV SYSTEM 4. BROWSER 5. Numeric buttons 6. REPEAT 7. FR 8. VOL- 9. FF 10. PLAY 11. HOME 12. Navigational buttons 13. MENU 14. PAUSE/STEP 15. SLOW 16. INS REPLAY 17. CM SKIP 18. SELECT 19. CONFIRM 20. AUDIO 21. SUBTITLE 22. ZOOM IN 23. ZOOM OUT 24. A-B 25. ANGLE 26.
5 Numeric buttons Press to enter numeric input when changing settings. 6 REPEAT Press to set repeat option: One, All, (and Shuffle). 7 FR Press to fast rewind the current playback. Press repeatedly to select speeds. 8 VOL- Press to decrease the volume. 9 FF Press to fast forward the current playback. Press repeatedly to select speeds. 10 PLAY Press to begin playback. 11 HOME Press to enter the home screen.
30 VOL+ Press to increase the volume. 31 PREV Press to view the previous file / page up. 32 GOTO Press to jump to a specific point on a title. Specify the point using Title, Chapter and Time. 33 COPY Press to enter the file copy menu. 34 MUSIC Press to start playing music in the music playlist. 35 INFO Press to hide or display the information bar during playback. 2.2 Front Panel 1. Power button & indicator 2. Working indicator 3. Infrared receiver window 2.3 Rear Panel 1.
1. Memory Card slot 2. USB HOST port (A-Type) x 2 3.
3. Setup Menu The Setup menu allows you to personalize and configure the preferences for your player. To select a Setup option: - Select the Setup icon on the home screen, or press the SETUP button on the remote control. - Use the LEFT/RIGHT navigational buttons to select an option, and then press ENTER. There are five Setup options, including Audio, Video, Network, System, and MISC. Use the UP/DOWN navigational buttons to select a menu. Press ENTER to confirm.
will be decreased to make you more comfortable. Digital Output - Choose between HDMI LPCM / HDMI RAW / SPDIF LPCM / SPDIF RAW. In raw mode, Dolby Digital, DTS, or MPEG sound can be bypassed to the HDMI TV or Digital amplifier. 3.2 Changing Video Settings Use this menu to configure video settings. Aspect Ratio - Pan Scan 4:3: Display a wide picture on the entire screen and cuts off the redundant portions. Select when a standard 4:3 TV is connected.
Use this menu to configure Ethernet and WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) settings. Wired LAN Setup - DHCP IP (AUTO) Select to obtain IP address automatically. - FIX IP (MANUAL) Select to manually input the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, and DNS Server IP Address. Wireless Setup - Selecting a connection profile This player can store up to three wireless network connections. Press ENTER to go to next step, press RETURN to cancel, and press PLAY to connect.
Choose between Infrastructure (AP) and Peer to Peer (Ad Hoc). Press ENTER to go to next step, and press RETURN to cancel. - Infrastructure (AP) Infrastructure mode is used to connect computers with wireless network adapters, also known as wireless clients, to an existing wired network with the help from wireless router or access point. Get SSID Name Press ENTER to go to next step, press RETURN to cancel, and press SELECT to refresh the SSID list.
Encryption keys can be inputted via the virtual keyboard. Press the navigational buttons to select, ENTER to input, CAPS to switch between uppercase and lowercase, <- to delete a character, -> to insert a space, shift to make more symbols available, and OK to confirm. Test connection The testing process will take for a while, please be patient to wait. If the test is ok, the network information (Profile Name, IP address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, etc.) will be displayed on the screen.
Press ENTER to go to next step, press RETURN to cancel, and press PLAY to connect. 3.4 Changing System Settings Use this menu to configure system settings. Menu Language - Select to choose the OSD (On-Screen Display) language. Text Encoding - Select to set the text encoding option (subtitle display). Login Control - Select to turn on / off password protect for the Web server (Neighbor Web).
1) Copy the .ipk files (e.g., btpd_0.0.1_mipsel.ipk, samba_3.0.23c_mipsel.ipk, and unicgi_0.0.1_mipsel.ipk) to the root directory of a USB stick, and insert it to the USB HOST port on the player. 2) Select Install / Upgrade and press ENTER to confirm. - Uninstall Select Uninstall and press ENTER to confirm. Note: When the packages are installed properly, you can click Run / Stop to control the BitTorrent, samba, and Web server services.
Slide Show Timing - Select to set the interval time for photo slide show. Transition Effect - Select to set the transition effect for photo slide show. Background Music - Select to set the background music options while view pictures: Off / Folder / Playlist. Screen Saver - Select to turn on / off screen saver. Movie Preview - Select to turn on / off movie preview in the browser menu. Resume Playback - Select to turn on / off resume playback (auto-bookmarking) feature for movies.
4. Browser Menu The browser menu allows you to browse and play media files stored on Removable Devices (USB, Card), HDD, Network, UPnP-server, and Playlist. To enter the menu, select the Browser icon on the home screen, or press the BROWSER button on the remote control. The following buttons can be used while navigating the browser menu. Button UP / DOWN Function Move cursor up / down to select devices, folders, or files. LEFT / RIGHT Select filter options: All, Music, Photos, and Movies.
Music filter instead. 4.2 Browsing Music In this mode, all folders and supported audio files in current directory will be displayed. The following buttons can be used to control music playback. Button Function PLAY Begin playback. PAUSE / STEP Pause playback. FR / FF REPEAT Fast rewind or fast forward. Press repeatedly to select the speed. Set repeat options: One, All, (and Shuffle). INFO Hide or display the information bar during playback. STOP Stop playback. 4.
REPEAT ZOOM IN / OUT Set repeat options: One, All, (and Shuffle). Zoom in / out the image. INFO Hide or display the information bar during playback. STOP Stop playback. You can view photos in slide show mode with background music. When it is enabled, the slide show starts automatically once you press PLAY button. (Please refer to Slide Show Timing, Transition Effect, and Background Music in chapter ‘3.5 Miscellaneous’ for more details) 4.
4.5 A/V Streaming via Network You can stream the media files shared on the home network (Ethernet or WLAN). Please refer to ’3.3 Changing Network Settings’ for details about network settings. There are two ways to locate media files shared on your local network in the Network menu. One is to browse through workgroup; the other way is to browse through ‘My_Shortcuts’. 4.5.
- Select Add to open a popup menu where you can input Label, Net User ID, Net Password, Domain, Host Name, and Specific File Server IP. Select OK to confirm, Cancel to cancel, and Simple / Detail to switch between simple and advanced options. - Select the shortcut you added and press the ENTER button to confirm. Then you can select and play the shared media files on the destination computer. 4.
4.6.1 Installing UPnP Media Server on your PC There’re a lot of free and commercial UPnP Media Server software, such as Windows Media Connect, Windows Media Player 11, XBMC Media Center (Linux/Mac/Windows), MediaTomb (Linux), etc. Please install one of them on you computer. In the following chapters, we will take Windows Media Player 11 on Microsoft Windows XP SP2 for an example. 4.6.
4.6.2 Streaming Media on your Player - Connect your player to the home network (LAN or WLAN). - Visit Browser - > UPnP menu on the player, select the UPnP-server, and press ENTER. - Then you can browse the media library shared by Windows Media Player 11. Note: • Make sure your player and your computer are on the same local area network and subnet. • Firewalls may prevent your player to communicating with your computer.
Press the UP / DOWN buttons to select from Return, Rename, and Delete. And press ENTER to confirm. 4.8 Managing the Playlist This player supports the playlist function, which allows you to add your favorite contents on local HDD to the playlists (All, Music, Photos, and Movies), and enjoy them at any time. 4.8.1 Adding files to the playlist Select the favorite file you wish to add, press the SELECT button, and the file will be ticked.
If you wish to delete a file from the playlist, press the SELECT button to select, and then press the CONFIRM button to confirm.
5. File Copy Menu Select the File Copy icon from the home screen to enter the File Copy menu, which allows you to copy files between Removable Devices (Card, USB), HDD, and Network. The following buttons can be used under the file copy menu. Button UP / DOWN RIGHT SELECT Function Move cursor up / down to select devices, folders Go to the next step. Select (or cancel) folders or files (The selected items will be ticked). STOP ENTER Cancel all selections. Confirm the selected options.
6. Internet Radio This player integrates the SHOUTcast free Internet radio function. Select the Internet Radio icon on the main interface to enter this menu. Note: • Make sure the player is connected properly to a LAN or WLAN with Internet access, please refer to ‘3.
7. Web Server & BitTorrent 7.1 Web Server (unicgi) A Web server called ‘Neighbor Web’ has been integrated into the player. - Connect the player to your home network (LAN or WLAN). - Get the IP address of the player under SETUP -> NETWORK menu. - Type the IP address (e.g., 192.168.3.15) in the address bar of Internet Explore on your PC. Then you can access the Web server on your PC. Note: Please refer to Extension Info in chapter ‘3.
- This page allows you to set a password for accessing Neighbor Web. Note: • Password will become effective when Login Control is turned on. (Please refer to Login Control in chapter ‘3.4 Changing System Settings’ for more details) • The default user name is ‘admin’, and the default password is ‘123’. 7.3 Visit Neighbor (samba) - Click Visit Neighbor on the home page of Neighbor Web. - Then you will be able to browse, edit, and copy files to / from the local HDD of the player. 7.
- Click Browse to upload a torrent file, and click Yes to confirm. 7.4.2 Managing the downloads The BitTorrent Download page also allows you to start, stop, delete torrents, and set priorities for torrents, as well as view the status of current torrents. - Click Start to begin download. - Click Stop to stop download. - Click Delete to delete the selected torrent. - Click Refresh to refresh the current status. - Click Down arrow to decrease the priority for the selected torrent.
In the BitTorrent Setting page, you can configure the following settings. - Set the maximum download rate. - Set the maximum upload rate. - Set the idle hours to start the next download automatically. - Set the seeding hours. - Set to delete the finished torrent files automatically or not. - Set the maximum number of simultaneous download tasks.
8. Upgrading the Firmware The firmware is the operating system (OS) installed on the device. Firmware upgrades can bring new features, improvements and bug fixes. Please refer to System Update and Extension Info in chapter ‘3.4 Changing System Settings’ for more details.
9. Appendixes 9.1 Specifications I/O INTERFACES SUPORTED: 3.5’’ SATA HDD USB 2.0 HOST port x 2 (compatible to USB 1.1) Memory Card slot (supports SD/MMC/MS/MS Pro) USB 2.0 DEVICE port (connecting to PC) Composite (CVBS) A/V jack Component Y/Pb/Pr jack HDMI V1.
Question 1. When I try to disconnect the USB device, I keep on getting “The device ‘Generic volume’ cannot be stopped right now. Try stopping the device again later.” message, what should I do? Answer: Close any program that might be accessing data on the player, including Windows® Explorer. If it does not work, close all programs and wait for another 20 seconds, then try the green arrow icon again. If it still does not work, you should shut down the player and disconnect the USB cable. Question 2.
Question 7. Why is there no sound on movie or music playback when using Y/Pb/Pr component output? Answer: Y/Pb/Pr output is a video output only, and does not include sound signals. When using Y/Pb/Pr output, please plug the A/V OUT or the S/PDIF jack to output sound. Question 8. I cannot get SSID name, the screen always displays: ‘Can’t get any SSID!!’ Answer: When the WLAN USB Adapter is connected to the player, it needs some time to get initialized.
Question 12. Where can I find .torrent files for BitTorrent download? Answer: A lot of torrent sites can be found on the Internet, such as The Pirate Bay, Isohunt.com, TorrentPortal.com, Mininova.org, etc. Please take care of the contents you’re downloading and their usage, which might cause copyright infringements and violate the local laws. 9.3 Copyrights and Trademarks Copyrights All rights reserved.
