User Manual V 1.
CONTENTS Introduction .............................................................................1 Features ................................................................................................1 System Requirements .............................................................................1 The Remote Control..................................................................2 Removing and Storing the Remote Control...............................................
Introduction Introduction Features Plays back DVD Folder/ DVD ISO, VCD, MPEG1, MPEG2, Xvid (AVI) movie files, MP3, WAV, WMA, OGG music files, JPEG photo and graphic files. Supports NTFS/FAT32/HFS+ file system. Supports both NTSC and PAL TV systems. Supports video output up-scaling to 720p/1080i. Supports HDMI and component video output. Supports Music Slideshow. Supports bilingual subtitle display. • This device is not for in-car entertainment use.
The Remote Control The Remote Control Removing and Storing the Remote Control This device is designed with a remote control storage compartment at the bottom. You can store the remote control in the compartment to avoid misplacing. Using the Remote Control for the First Time For the first time use of the remote control, pull out the tab to enable the battery power of the remote control.
The Remote Control Buttons 1 ○ STANDBY: Activate this device / Return to Standby 2 TV SYS ○ Switch output TV system 3 SETUP: ○ Enter Setup Menu 4 ○ SOURCE: No function 5 AUDIO: ○ Switch audio channels 6 SUBTITLE: ○ Switch DVD / Xvid subtitles 7 ANGLE: ○ Switch DVD angles 8 ZOOM: ○ No function 9 ○ RETURN: Return to parental folder 10 SLOW: ○ Slow motion playback 11 ○ No function REC: 12 DELETE: ○ No function : Cursor keys 13 ○ 14 ○ ENTER: Play/Pause the current selected file or
Parts and Functions Parts and Functions 1 ○ Remote receiver : When using the remote, point the remote towards here. 2 ○ Power and access Lights up: The power is on. indicator (blue) : 3 ○ USB type A connector : Blinking: Booting up/ Accessing data through PC connection. Connect to a USB Flash drive or a USB external HDD. (USB card reader support is not guaranteed) 4 ○ Coaxial digital audio connector : 5 ○ Power switch : Outputs S/PDIF digital audio signal.
Quick Start Quick Start Read before use. 1. Do not operate electronics with wet hands. 2. Do not operate this device in a bathroom. 3. Do not bend cables in a sharp angle. 4. Keep this device unreachable from children. 5. Keep this device and its accessories away from heat sources. How do I use this device? Copy media files from your computer to this device, and then connect it to your TV or Home Theater. The User Interface is somewhat intuitive like a Browser. Try starting with and buttons.
PC Connection PC Connection Introduction According to your operation system, read the following information: OS support Windows Windows Windows Windows 7 Vista XP 2000 USB Connection ∨ ∨ ∨ ∨ NTFS ∨ ∨ ∨ ∨ FAT32 ∨ ∨ ∨ ∨ HFS+ Mac OS Linux ∨ ∨ ∨ ∨ ∨ Private Folder Manager ∨ ∨ ∨ Playlist Manager ∨ ∨ ∨ • Some USB 2.0 Host Controllers may require updated device driver files to operate properly.
PC Connection Disconnecting from USB When you are ready to disconnect this device from PC, follow these steps: 1. Close all the programs that are accessing this device. 2. Close all Explorer windows which display the content of this device. 3. Click the Safely Remove Hardware icon ( , or ) on the System Tray and select the drive letter assigned to this device. When the system message “safely removed” appears, unplug the USB cable from the computer.
PC Connection About the Format of Hard Disk Drive You can directly access this drive after it is connected to PC. If you want to re-partition the HDD, please note: Player mode HDD mode Access First primary partition only No limitation File system NTFS, FAT32, HFS+ No limitation See [About Partitioning the Hard Disk Drive] section (page 13) to create or to change the partition.
PC Connection Using the Utility Programs The utility programs contain “Playlist Manager” and “Private Folder Manager”. Feature OS support Private Folder Manager Playlist Manager Set specific folders in this device as “Locked Create a collection of Folders”, which will not be displayed on TV or PC media files which can be operation until a correct password is entered. played in series.
PC Connection 3. Adding files to your Playlist: Browse and select the files that you would like to add in your Playlist from the upper column, and then press the button. 4. Removing files from your Playlist: Browse and select the files that you would like to remove from your Playlist from the lower column, and then press the button. 5. Adjusting the Playlist sequence: Select the files that you want to manage and use or button to move them a step forward or backward in the Playlist. 6.
PC Connection Displaying the “Locked Folders” 1. When using this device as a media player, you need to use the remote control to input the password (as your previous setting) under the ROOT folder for displaying these folders you’ve marked as Locked. (The icon will appear on the screen each time you press those buttons.) 2. After the password is entered, these locked folders will be shown in a folder named after the Private Folder Name, default as “v folder”. You can also change the name as your wish. 3.
PC Connection If you forget your password 1. Open the “v folder” folder in this device 2. Open the text file “copyright.txt” with any text editing program. 3. Find the “FORGOT USER PASSWORD” section, and then follow the description there to recover your password. Do NOT delete, rename or edit the “v folder” and the files in it; nor the “Mplay.sys” file in “Root” folder of this device. Or, your data stored in “v folder” will be permanently lost.
PC Connection About Partitioning the Hard Disk Drive Partitioning the Hard Disk Drive under Windows Vista/XP/2000 This device will not function when initialized as a “Dynamic” disk type. Always use it with the “Basic” disk type. 1. Click “Start” Ö “Settings” Ö “Control Panel” Ö “Administrative Tools” Ö “Computer Management”. This will open the Computer Management Window. 2. Click on “Disk Management”, all disk drives currently connected to the system will be listed on the right side.
PC Connection Partitioning the Hard Disk Drive under Windows Me/98SE FDISK is a program to create partitions on the hard disk drive. (Data can only be written to a drive after it is partitioned and formatted). To partition this device, you must execute FDISK under the MS-DOS mode. Please follow these steps: 1. Install this device under Windows, and confirm that it is properly detected by the operating system. 2. Go into the MS-DOS mode by clicking on “Start” Ö “Programs” Ö “MS-DOS Prompt”. 3.
TV Connection TV Connection Connecting to AV Equipments HDMI Connection The HDMI connector can output both digital audio/video signals. Many HDTV sets and digital AV receivers support this type of connection. (HDMI cable not provided) To a TV: To an AV receiver: If the HDMI cable is disconnected in playback, this device will stop playback immediately. Note: • If you connect the HDMI cable during playback, you will have to press STOP button to return to Home Menu.
TV Connection Yellow Red White Component Video Connection (Y/Pb/Pr) If your TV supports Component Video input (Y/Pb/Pr), you can connect it for better video quality. You will have to connect the audio cable for audio output. You can also configure display ratio, progressive scan, and the 1080I/720P up-scaling output in SETUP MENU > VIDEO SETUP. Note: Some TV sets are equipped with separate composite and component audio inputs. Be sure that you have connected the correct one.
TV Connection Power Connection 1. Connect the DC jack of the AC adapter to the connector marked “DC IN”, plug the other end into an electrical outlet. 2. Press the Power switch to turn on this device, and then press the STANDBY button on the remote control to activate it. The activation takes about 5-7 seconds, and the LED will blink at the same time. 3. After playback, press the STANDBY button again to return to Standby mode. 4.
TV Connection This device automatically mounts a USB external storage connected. Safely Remove of a USB External Storage 1. Press the HOME button on the remote control. The HOME menu will be shown on the screen. 2. It is safe to remove the USB External Storage. Removing the USB device without the Safely Remove processes may cause system to hang and damage the device. Please always follow the Safely Remove processes when removing the USB device.
Using the AV Playback Function Using the AV Playback Function When this device is connected to a TV and activated for playback, the Home Menu will display on the TV screen. You can also jump to the Home Menu during playback or while browsing other menus by pressing the HOME button on the remote control. The options on the right hand side of the Home Menu allow you to select a location to browse for media files or select menus for configuring this device.
Using the AV Playback Function Using Private Folder “Private folder” function allows users to keep their private files secret. User can install the Utility program (in the Utility CD) to setup this function. The Main Locked Folder will keep invisible until the correct password is entered. Displaying Locked Folders 1. Go back to the “ROOT” folder. 2. Use 0~9 buttons to enter the 4 digit password. (The icon will appear on the screen each time you press those buttons.) 3.
Using the AV Playback Function Using the Remote Control The icons on top of table indicate the media files associated with each function. While playing back, you can enable the following operations: DVD Folder/DVD ISO Plays the complete DVD movie with DVD menu. DVD Menu Press MENU button will open the DVD Main Menu. DVD Title Menu Press Change subtitle Press SUBTITLE button. Change audio Press AUDIO button. Change angle Press ANGLE button to change to another view angle if available.
Using the AV Playback Function performing Slideshow Play. (This function is not supported under 1080I mode.) Slideshow Play Pressing button on a JPEG file will start the Slideshow play. Slideshow Pause Press button to pause the Slideshow. Press button again to continue Slideshow play. Change Xvid Subtitle Change the subtitle, or disable the subtitle. Change subtitle Press the SUBTITLE button to change to next subtitle available.
Using the AV Playback Function You can change to different language channels if the movie file contains them. Change audio • Press AUDIO button to change to another language channel if available. • If the appears after pressing the AUDIO button, it means that only one language channel is available. DVD • The languages and the audio channel encodings of each audio track in a DVD movie may very from one another, depending on the information carried by the source itself.
Using the AV Playback Function Play the Previous/ Next Play the previous title / chapter or file. Play the next title/ chapter or file. Previous Press button. Next Press button. Fast Forward / Rewind Fast forward: quickly plays a file forward (the speed is adjustable). Rewind: quickly plays a file backward (the speed is adjustable). Fast forward Press button to adjust speed. Rewind Press button to adjust speed. Resume Press button to restore normal speed.
Using the AV Playback Function Plays a movie in a frame-by-frame wise. Step playback Press button to pause the playback. Press SLOW button to play one single frame at a time. Resume Press button again to restore normal playback. Skip Playback Skip forward or backward a segment, and then play. Skip forward Press button. (about 10 seconds) Skip backward Press button. (about 10 seconds) Play Mode Plays in a repeat or random fashion.
Using the AV Playback Function Input Press 0~9 buttons to select a chapter. Play Press , the movie will be played from the indicated title or chapter. The entered value must not exceed the total number of titles or chapters, or the will appear to indicate this error. Time Searching Plays the movie from a certain time point. Display Press GOTO button (DVD: press GOTO 2 times), and the screen will display “TITLE: _ _ / _ _ _ _ : _ _ : _ _”.
Setup Menu Setup Menu Press SETUP to display the Setup Menu. See the following to set up the functions: GENERAL SETUP OSD LANGUAGE Select the language to display the SETUP MENU, information and Xvid subtitle. AUDIO Select the language for the default audio when playing a DVD movie. SUBTITLE (For DVD Subtitle Support) Select the language for the default subtitle when playing a DVD movie. If “OFF” is selected, the subtitle will not be displayed when play back.
Setup Menu This function only works if you have selected “SPDIF/PCM”. LPCM stands for Linear Pulse Code Modulation, which is a common method for encoding audio signal in CD and DVD. Higher sampling rate means audio output with more detail to meet Hi-end audiophile equipment requirements. LPCM 48K: The sampling rate of the digital audio output will be limited at 48KHz. LPCM 96K: The sampling rate of the digital audio output will be limited at 96KHz.
Setup Menu OUTPUT options disabled. Music Slideshow will be disabled in this mode. Note: • You’ll have to exit the SETUP MENU for these settings to take place. • TV SYS button only works in Home menu (press the HOME button). By pressing TV SYS button on the remote control, the video output format can be switched in the following sequence: 1080I/720P Ö SD PROGRESSIVE Ö SD INTERLACE Ö NTSC / PAL (toggle) and so on.
Appendix Appendix Specifications STORAGE Storage Media File System INTERFACE USB 2.0 3.5” SATA HDD NTFS/FAT32/HFS+ USB 2.0 type A host port x 1 (300mA) USB 2.
Appendix Error Code Error Code of Hard Disk Drive On the top left corner of the screen, when “HDD FATAL ERROR – ##” (## represents the error code) appears, please check the following chart for solutions: Code Solution 01 ~ 02 : These two may occur when the hard drive inside this device is not a certified disk approved by us. 03 : The hard drive is malfunctioned. Check the hard drive health state. 04 : The partition of the hard drive is wrong.
Appendix China, Hong Kong, Macao, Singapore List of Japanese fonts Japan Copyright and Trademarks Microsoft, Windows, and Windows Media Player are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Mac, Mac OS, and Finder are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. All other products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners and are hereby recognized as such.
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