CeeNee Mini USER MANUAL 2013 Hello, my name is CeeNee Mini! Thank you for taking me home, it's nice to meet you. I am a network media player that is capable of playing Full 1080P high definition content. I can play streamed media contents over the Local Area Network (LAN) or online sources. Connect a hard drive, and I can play your movies, music, karaoke, view photos, and flash applications. Let's get set up, so we can start enjoying media! Copyright© 2013 All rights reserved CeeNee Inc. Website: www.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Disclaimer ....................................................................................................................................... 2 Product Safety ................................................................................................................................. 4 Recording your CeeNee Product Information ................................................................................ 5 Product Overview ........................................................
Product Safety Follow all instructions. Heed all warnings. Do not operate the device near water to avoid the risk of electric shock or damage. Do not throw, shake, or drop the device, otherwise damage may occur. Avoid exposing the product to moisture, high humidity, or dust. Do not attempt to repair or service the product yourself. Opening or removing the covers may expose you to the risk of high voltages, electric shock, and other hazards.
Recording your CeeNee Product Information In the following table, please write the serial and model numbers of your new CeeNee Mini product. You can find this information on the label at the bottom of the device. You should also note the date of purchase. This information may be required when requesting technical support.
Product Overview This user manual provides step-by-step instructions for installing and using your new media player. For the latest CeeNee product information and news, please visit us at www.ceenee.com. The CeeNee Mini HD Karaoke Network Media Player is an ultra-compact, highdefinition (HD) USB 2.0 media player that attaches to an entertainment unit through a variety of audio/video interfaces and supports playback of major audio, video, and image file formats.
Connections Front Panel 1. USB Port 4. Power LED Light 2. USB LED Light 5. Infrared Receiver 3. SD Card LED Light 6. SD Card Slot Back Panel 1. Composite AV 4. Optical Digital connector 2. HDMI port 5. AC Power Jack 3. Ethernet Interface connector 6. Reset button Connecting devices 1. USB external drive 2. SD/SDHC Card 3.
Getting Started Quick Start Connect the CeeNee Mini media player to your TV or entertainment unit through the desired interface option. 1. Insert the Network cable if applicable. 2. Connect the optical digital cable if applicable. 3. Connect the AC adapter. 4. Insert two AAA batteries into the remote control device. 5.
Connection Quality Connections HDMI BEST Specialized, high- definition connector COMPOSITE GOOD Yellow = video Red = right audio White = left audio Step 2: To connect the player to the Internet/Network: Connect the Ethernet cable (not included) to the CeeNee Mini Ethernet connector 9
Step 3: To utilize the optical digital sound: Connect the optical cable to CeeNee Mini optical connector (Optical digital cable is not included). Step 4: Connect the AC adapter to the wall unit and to CeeNee Mini Step 5: Connect USB Hard Drive, and/or SD card, and/or USB Flash drive (not included) to the CeeNee Mini media player.
Please wait a few moments while the CeeNee Mini media player scans the USB device or the SD card for the media files. In the case of the USB Devices, this may take a few minutes, depending on the storage capacity of the USB device and the number of available media files. When the external device is detected, the respective status light turns on and the Home screen displays the new USB directory icon or the SD card icon whichever is applicable.
Typical connection diagram for Karaoke 12
Using the CeeNee Mini media player Using the Remote Control The CeeNee Mini remote control lets you navigate the Home screen, browse for media files, enable playback options, and customize the system settings. The infrared sensor detects infrared signals from the remote. Insert Remote Control Batteries 1. Remove the battery cover. 2. Insert the batteries corresponding to the (+) and (-) marks on the battery compartment. 3. Reattach the battery cover.
Remote Control 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. POWER: Switch the power on/off EJECT: Eject safely an attached folder from shared network: from a USB or a SD card NUMBER PAD: Searches by video/song/photo/application name by alphanumeric keys. Press multiple times on the numeric key cycles through numbers and letters.
Usage & Navigation Menus Use the 4-way arrows on the remote control to navigate through the menu. Press the “OK” button to select a feature, and then press the “RETURN” button to go back. Turn on the CeeNee OMP Player for the first time may take a few moments for the Navigation Home to display. Ejecting a Disk: Press the “EJECT” button on the remote control. Home The navigation is split into several parts. The left side of the screen shows Video, Music, Photo, Karaoke, Applications and Settings.
Video 1. Two methods to go to Video interface: Select the “Video” tab in the CeeNee Mini homepage, and then press the “OK” button on the remote. Press the “VIDEO (RED)” button on the remote when you are viewing the interfaces such as Home page, Music, Photo, Application list, Karaoke, Settings. 2. Organizing videos: Folder, All Videos, and Search 3. In the video browser screen: a.
4. In the video player screen: a. When playing a video, if the program displays “Resume?” message: - Press “YES” to start playing the video again after being interrupted - Press “NO” to play the video from scratch. b. Press the “INFO” button to bring up the playback options such as fast forward, pause, play, and stop. c. Press the “MENU” button to bring up the selections such as Audio Channel, Subtitles, Zoom in, Zoom out, Move, Restore, and Repeat. d.
o. Press the “REPEAT” button and use the “LEFT, RIGHT, UP or DOWN ARROW” button to switch modes: Normal, Repeat One, and Repeat All. p. Press the “ZOOM” and “RIGHT or UP ARROW” button to zoom in the frame or “LEFT or DOWN ARROW” button to zoom out the frame. q. Press “16:9” button to switch Aspect ratio: Normal/Widescreen. r. Press the “PHOTO (GREEN)” button to go to PHOTO interface. s. Press the “KARAOKE (YELLOW)” button to go to KARAOKE interface. t. Press the “SETUP” button to go to SETTINGS interface.
d. Browse to the music to play, and select the song by pressing “OK”, “PLAY” or “RIGHT ARROW” button on the remote. e. Press the “VIDEO (RED)” button to go to VIDEO interface. f. Press the “PHOTO (GREEN)” button to go to PHOTO interface. g. Press the “KARAOKE (YELLOW)” button to go to KARAOKE interface. h. Press the “SETUP” button to go to SETTINGS interface. i. Press the “RETURN” button to get back to the previous screen. j. Press the “HOME” button to get back to the home page. 4.
k. Press the “PHOTO (GREEN)” button to go to PHOTO interface. l. Press the “KARAOKE (YELLOW)” button to go to KARAOKE interface. m. Press the “SETUP” button to go to SETTINGS interface. n. Press the “RETURN” button to get back to the previous screen. o. Press the “HOME” button to get back to the homepage. Note: You still can continue to listen to music if you return to HOME page, browse video list, or view a photo.
3. In the photo browser screen: a. Press the “OK”, ”PLAY” or “RIGHT ARROW” button to select a USB, a SD card or shared directories from Local Network. b. Searching: Use the NUMBER PAD and press “OK” to search. Press “DELETE” button if you need to delete a character in the search box. c. Press the or button to display the next/previous page in the photo list. d. Browse to the photo to view, and select the photo by pressing “OK” or “RIGHT ARROW” button on the remote. e.
f. Press the “STOP” button: To halt play and return to the list. If user is viewing photo and listing to music, press the “STOP” button to halt play photo and return to the list, and then press the “STOP” button again to stop the music. g. Press the “MUTE” button to turn the sound on/off (if user view photo and listen to music concurrently). h. Press the “VOL+/-” to adjust the volume up/down (if user view photo and listen to music concurrently). i.
3. Select a song from the karaoke song list, and press the “PLAY” button to play. 4. Organizing karaoke: Organize songs by All songs, Folder, Playlist, and Recent 5. Searching: a. Quick search: Before finding a song, you must turn off the menu interface by pressing the “MENU” button.
b. Normal search: Press the “MENU” button to display menu interface. Then, press the “LEFT ARROW” button and select Search Option tab to select an option: i. Select “Search for song’s number” to type numbers ii. Select “Search for song’s name” to type characters iii. Select “Search for song’s name and automatic show special characters” to type special characters (e.g. “lán”, “lạn”) Return to “Choose Song Menu”, use NUMBER PAD and press “OK” button to search.
After selecting “Search for the song’s name” option 6. Create Book: press the “MENU” button to display menu interface. Then, press the “LEFT ARROW” button and select the “Create Book” tab will enable the user to save and update a Karaoke song book, which the user can print out. a. Update book: Assign ID for new songs and update them into the end of the existing book b.
7. Create Playlist: press the “MENU” button to display menu interface. Then, press the “LEFT ARROW” button and select the “Create Playlist” tab, continue to press the “RIGHT ARROW” button, select “Create new playlist” and press “OK” button will enable the user to save and update a song list to play. Select a song and press “OK” button to insert it into the playlist. After that, you name your playlist. Save the playlist, go back to the main menu, and select the playlist icon to choose a playlist.
At the “Create Playlist” interface, press the “RIGHT ARROW” button to choose a playlist: Press “OK” button if you need to rename or change its content Press “DELETE” button to delete it 8. To insert a song to the top of queue songs: - After everyone has selected his/her song from the Choose Song Menu, a list of songs will be displayed on the top screen. Then use the “LEFT or RIGHT ARROW” button to move the yellow rectangle to the song which you wish to insert and press “OK” button on remote control.
9. To delete a song on queue songs: - Select a song on queue songs by using the “LEFT or RIGHT ARROW” button and press the “DELETE” button 10. Karaoke Playback Menu a. Press the “MENU” button to toggle on/off the “Choose Song Menu”. b. Press the “MUTE” button to turn the sound on/off. c. Press the “VOL+/-” to adjust the volume up/down. d. Press the “AUDIO” button to select an Audio Channel. e. Press the button to play the next song in the queue. f. Press the “PLAY” button to play/pause the current song.
Applications The applications includes YouTube and the flash games with format “.swf” on USB or SD card or shared directories from Local Network. We will continue to develop additional applications, and these will be available on the new firmware. Please check out the website for firmware update frequently. The Applications folder allows users to access flash games that they downloaded from “Game” menu on http://www.ceenee.com. To access the games, please do the following: 1.
3. In the application browser screen: a. Press the “OK”, “PLAY” or “RIGHT ARROW” button to select a USB, a SD card, or shared directories from Local Network. b. Searching: Use the NUMBER PAD and press “OK” button to search. Press “DELETE” button if you need to delete a character in the search box. c. Press the or button to display the next/previous page in the application list. d. Browse to the application to play, and select the application by pressing the “OK” or “RIGHT ARROW” button on the remote. e.
1. Video-Audio The menu and submenu can change the output of Video and Audio. To access the submenus on the right: Use the 4-way arrows on the remote, press the “RIGHT ARROW” button and select “Video output,” “Resolution,” etc. a. Video Output: Change the output of video between HDMI and Composite. Default is “HDMI”. b. Resolution: Change the size of the screen from 480i all the way to 1080p60Hz. Default is “Auto”.
c. Aspect Ratio: Change the screen format to either 4:3 “Normal” or to 16:9 “Widescreen”. Default is “Widescreen”. d. NTSC/PAL: American Television is displayed in NTSC format—this is default if the CeeNee Mini was purchased in America. PAL is default for Asian and European countries.
e. Digital Audio Output: includes two parts + HDMI Audio: change the audio format to either PCM or Bit Stream. PCM is for stereo sound, and Bit Stream is for pass through digital audio, especially for DTS movies and/or Dolby digital movies. Default is “PCM”. + S/PDIF Audio: (Sony/Philips Digital Interconnect Format) is for optical sound. It is used for transporting high quality digital audio signals to transmit or receive. You have two options when you select S/PDIF: PCM or Bit Stream.
The Video, Music, and Photo menu change the way how the content is played back. 2. Video a. Video sequence: Adjust the frequency of video playback to either play just once, or repeat. Default is “Normal”. 3. Music a. Music sequence: Adjust the frequency of music playback to Normal, Repeat One, Repeat All, Shuffle, Repeat All and Shuffle. Default is “Normal”.
4. Photo a. Sequence: Adjust the frequency of photo playback to Normal, Shuffle, Repeat All, Repeat All and Shuffle. Default is “Normal”. b. Photo scaling: Option to enlarge photo to fill the screen. Default is “Fit to screen”.
c. Transition Effect: Enable fade-out between photos during photo slideshow playback. Default is “Normal”. d. Interval: Define the amount of time between playbacks of photos. Default is “5 seconds”.
5. Karaoke a. Karaoke Type CeeNee requests every user to create folder with the name called "Karaoke" on the external HDD and put all the karaoke songs in this folder. CeeNee firmware can play karaoke songs directly from this folder without any extra effort. If at all user wants to have a separate folder for the karaoke songs other than the name mentioned above. It’s very simple to setup you karaoke source: b.
c. HD karaoke i. Select Folder: You can view the folders on your attached HDD and you can select the folder that contains karaoke songs. Go to the Karaoke folder and firmware will display the songs from the selected resource.
ii. Deselect Folder: You can view the folders on your attached HDD and you can deselect the folder that contains karaoke songs.
d. MP3 Karaoke i. BG Mode: User has freedom to play any video or photo background while playing Mp3 karaoke. Select the Background mode as "Photo" or "Video".
Select BG: Select the resource for the background (video/photo): Choose the folder which contains the photos or the video that you want to play in the background while playing the Mp3 karaoke songs. Go to the Karaoke and firmware will display the Mp3 karaoke songs from the "Karaoke folder" and it will start playing the user selected background. Note: If the user selected background is very big in size and contents then CeeNee will switch to its default mode in order to make sure smooth karaoke playback.
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6. System a. Language: Option to change the languages: English, Vietnamese, and Spanish b. Screensaver delay: Set the amount of time before the screensaver is turned on. Default is “10 minutes”.
c. Update firmware: Download the firmware and upgrade the device to the most current firmware.
d. Set time: Display time on the Clock e.
7. Network a. Wire IP: To change the method of IP address retrieval to either “On” (DHCP) or “Off” (Static). First, select “Mode Auto IP” and then press the “OK” button on the remote to switch between “On” and “Off.” To change the “IP Address” and other settings, select the settings, press “OK,” and then use the onscreen keyboard to enter the numbers. b. Time: Adjust the “Time Zone” to match the user’s local time. “Time Server” is the location the time is updated from.
c. Stock: Information about stock index will be displayed on the Home page. To change stock index, press the “OK” button and enter the stock index which you wish to replace. d. RSS: Information about RSS is displayed on the Home page - Adding RSS: to add a RSS feed for Home page, press the “OK” button, enter the link which you wish, and select Apply tab.
8. Shared Network a. Requirement: enable windows file sharing over the network. b. There are two ways to get directory from shared network: Way 1: Enter location, username, and password directly. Way 2: Browse through your network to your shared computer to share a folder. Enter the Username and Password for your shared folder.
Step 2: Select a Computer/NAS and press “OK” Step 3: Select a directory, enter Username and Password (optional) and select the + icon to add it.
Codec support Video Containers MPEG1/2/4 Elementary (M1V, M2V, M4V) MPEG1/2 PS (M2P, MPG, DAT, VOB) MPEG2 Transport Stream (TS, TP, TRP, M2T, M2TS, MTS) AVI, ASF, WMV Matroska (MKV) MOV (H.264), MP4, RMP4 FLV (only support H264) MP3+G, CD+G, MP3+XML Video Code Format XVID SD/HD MPEG-1 MPEG-2 MP@HL MPEG-4.2 ASP@L5, 720p, 1-point GMC MPEG-4.10 (H.264) BP@L3 MP@L4.0 HP@L4.0 HP@L4.
Audio Containers AAC, M4A MPEG audio (MP1, MP2, MP3, MPA) WAV FLAC OGG Audio Codec Format DTS Dolby Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus Dolby TrueHD MPEG AAC, HE-AAC DRA FLAC Photo Containers JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF 51
CeeNee Technical Support Important: Should you encounter any problem, please do not return this product to the store before carefully reading the user manual. You can also find answers for your technical support questions through e-mail support service at support@ceenee.com. Besides, we also provide the page http://support.ceenee.com/create-new-ticket/ so you can create a new ticket. If you still need assistance, please visit us at www.ceenee.
Troubleshooting Problem Solution DISPLAY The TV screen is blank and the • Make sure the TV is turned on. CeeNee player power LED remains • Make sure that the power adapter and power outlet off. are okay. • Make sure that the interface cable is properly attached to the correct terminals on both the TV and the CeeNee player. The TV screen is blank and the • Make sure the TV is turned on. CeeNee player power LED is ON.
user manual. AUDIO • There is no sound. Make sure the volume on the entertainment unit is not muted. • Make sure the correct audio output setting is selected. • If you are using an optical and/or HDMI connection, make sure the entertainment unit is capable of processing bit streams otherwise PCM setting should be selected. USB DEVICE The attached USB device is not • visible on the Home screen. CeeNee Network Media Player only supports mass USB storage modes.
HISTORY Created/Modified By Date Revision Comment HMHT 09/04/2012 1.0 First release HMHT 08/06/2013 2.
