M M Y Y Y ECM 2 High Performance Balanced Network Media Player (with integrated DAC and Streamer) Owner's Manual Version 1.
ENG Table of contents Safety & precautions ............................................................................................. 4 The contents of the carton ...................................................................................... 4 Front panel ........................................................................................................... 4 Navigator controls ................................................................................................
ENG Music library ............................................................................................................. 18 • Playback controls ................................................................................... 18 • Context menu ........................................................................................... 18 • Playbar: Music Library ............................................................................. 19 Internet Radio........................................
ENG Warning: To avoid risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. Verify line voltage before use. Do not remove cover. No user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personal. The warranty is void if the product is tampered with by non-authorised personnel. Use only authorized Electrocompaniet service center. The contents of the carton • • • • • • • • 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 pc. ECM 2 Balanced Network Media Player pc. AC main cord. pc.
ENG Navigator controls 1 MEDIA 3 4 6 5 2 The navigation controls are used for controlling volume and choosing between the different modes of the ECM. (See page 2 for a more detailed explanation of the different user modes of the ECM) 1. TOP button - is used for increasing the volume of your ECM 2. BOTTOM button - is used for decreasing the volume of your ECM 3. RIGHT button - will change active user mode / input. 4. LEFT buttons - will change active user mode / input. 5.
ENG Remote control 1 11 . symb ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PQRS TUV WXYZ 1. Mute - on/off. 1 2 (Standby mode for other Electrocompaniet devices - hold . symb ABC DEF mute 1-2 sec. to set the device into a standby mode.) 3 2 3 symb DIM 4 5 12 13 PAGE VOL C 14 15 16 17 M 6 7 Y CM MY CY 8 CMY K 9 10 18 COAX1 COAX2 TLINK1 4 5 2. Numeric keypad GHI JKL MNO 6 7 8 3. Backspace PQRS TUV WXYZ 4. Media playback control 9 10 11 5. Page Up/Down symb 13 14 6. Group button 12 7.
Installation ENG Connecting video Connect your ECM to an appropriate display (such as a TV or projector) using the HDMI output. Connecting audio C M Y CM Your ECM has 2 different audio output modes: Analog mode and digital mode. Each audio output mode has 2 different connections available. MY CY CMY K NOTE: Use analog audio output mode (preferably balanced XLR) for the best audio quality from your ECM.
ENG Installation Connecting to a network Your ECM requires a broadband internet connection for getting media info, playing internet content and for software updates. A network connection is also required for streaming content from network attached storage (NAS) and network media share locations. Your ECM provides two methods of connecting to a network: Wired network connection (using an Ethernet cable) or wireless network connection (using the built in wireless adapter).
Installation ENG Local disc installation Your ECM supports adding an internal hard drive or SSD for storing media files. A drive with a SATA interface drive is required for this connection. Both 3,5” and 2,5” drives can be mounted. All common filesystems are supported, including: NTFS, ExFAT, FAT, EXT4, HFS+ NOTE: The disk will be formatted for use. All data on the drive will be lost. If the hard drive is installed it will be turned off when not in use.
ENG Installation Connecting digital audio inputs Your ECM is equipped with a high quality digital to analog converter (DAC) to give you the very best audio quality from your digital media files. The DAC section of your ECM is also equipped with 4 digital inputs for connecting external digital audio sources such as: CD players, TV decoders/Set top boxes, etc.
ENG Library For easy navigation of your music and video collection, your ECM will keep information about your music and video files from different sources/locations in a library. The library will hold information about artist, album, track name, movie title, album/cover images, where the files are stored, etc. The library is split into 3 different sections: Music, Videos and TV Shows. To make your music and video files available to the ECM, your media files need to be added to the correct library first.
ENG Managing sources Media files can be made available for playback on the ECM in 3 different ways: on local drive, on USB attached external drive or on a network location such as a NAS (Network attached storage) or a network media share. NOTE: i If content (for example: a new song or music album) is added to any source (folders or discs) that is already included in the ECM library, the library needs to be updated before the new content is available for playback.
ENG Internal storage The internal drive is automatically added as a source in your libraries. A drive unit HDD/SSD must be installed in your ECM before you can add content. Please refer to the section “Local disc at page 9” for detailed instruction on how to install a drive unit in your ECM. After a drive unit is installed you can copy your media files to the drive through your network using the file managing tool on your computer.
ENG Screen navigation Screen navigation common controls The navigator arrow buttons on the remote is used to navigate up, down, left and right on the different pages of your ECM. The “HOME“ button on the remote will always bring you back to the Home page of your ECM. The “BACK“ button will take you back to the previous page from where you came. The “OK“ button will activate the selected item on the screen. See further explanation of this button in the sections below.
Screen navigation Navigating the home screen The home screen is the main screen of your ECM. This screen consists of a main menu with the following sections: “Audio”, “Video”, “Library”, “Input” and “Settings”. Use the UP /DOWN arrow buttons on the remote toselect a main menu section. When a main menu section is selected, a list of areas is displayed in the sub menu to the right of the home menu. Press the RIGHT arrow button to go into the sub menu of the selected main menu section.
ENG Screen navigation Navigating the libraries This section explains how to navigate and change layout and grouping of the libraries. The navigation controls also applies to the internet radio section and the YouTube section. Use the navigator arrow buttons on the remote to navigate up, down, left and right. The “PAGE UP“ and “PAGE DOWN“ buttons will navigate one whole page up or down.
ENG Screen navigation Searching A powerful search tool is available in the library. To start a search, simply press the “SEARCH“ button on the remote. This will place a cursor in the search field and you may start typing on the virtual keyboard. You can search for any part of the information stored in the library. The search tool will automatically display all items with information matching the search string entered.
ENG Music Library Music library Playback controls The “OK“ button on the remote has two functions depending on if the button is pressed briefly or if you press and hold the button for at least 3 sec. Pressing the “OK“ button briefly: • If a song is the selected item on the screen: This will make a queue of the complete list of songs displayed on the screen in the order which they are displayed. Playback will start from the created queue at the position where the selected song is in the queue.
Music Library Briefly pressing the “NEXT TRACK“ button on the remote will skip to next song in the queue. Pressing and holding the “NEXT TRACK“ button (for at about 1 second) will fast forward in the song playing. Keep the button depressed (or long press it again) until the desired forward speed is achieved (indicated on the screen). Press the “PLAY/PAUSE“ button to resume normal playback speed. Briefly pressing the “PREVIOUS TRACK“ button on the remote will skip to the previous song in the queue.
ENG Screen navigation Internet Radio Playback controls As net radio is streaming live from the radio stations, only the play/pause and stop buttons are functional playback controls in this section. The “OK“ button on the remote has two functions depending on if the button is pressed briefly or if you press and hold the button for at least 1 second: Pressing the “OK“ button briefly will start streaming from the selected radio station.
Movies Movies Playback controls When browsing/navigating the movie library, the “OK“ button on the remote has two functions depending on if the button is pressed briefly or if you press and hold the button for at about 1 second: Pressing the “OK“ button briefly: • If a movie is the selected item on the screen and playback of the selected movie has previously been started but was disrupted before the end of the file, you will be given the choice to resume from where the playback was previously disrupted or t
ENG Movies Audio, subtitle and zoom selection Long pressing (press and hold for at least 1 second) the ”OK” button while a video file is playing will bring up a context menu where you can choose between the different available audio tracks, subtitle tracks and zoom levels. Use the navigator arrow buttons to choose the desired settings. Press the “OK“ button to confirm your selections. Pressing the “BACK“ button will exit the without making any changes.
ENG Context menu If a series, season or episode is the selected item on the screen, long pressing the “OK“ button (press and hold for about 1 second) will bring up a context menu on the screen with the following choices: • Mark as unwatched: This will mark the episode or all the episodes of the selected season/show as unwatched in the library. • Mark as watched: This will mark the episode or all the episodes of the selected season/show as watched in the library.
ENG YouTube Playback controls If the different YouTube categories are displayed on the screen, briefly pressing the “OK“ button will open the selected category and display the YouTube videos within this category. If a list of videos is displayed on the screen, briefly pressing the “OK“ button will start playback of the selected video.
ENG Accessing the ECM from network App for Andoid/iOS An app to control your ECM is available in the Google Play store for android powered devices. Search for Electrocompaniet ECM in the Google Play store or scan the QR code. App for iOS will be available soon. The app will let you browse your library and control playback on your ECM. Tablet app Smart phone app NOTE: Your computer have to be connected to the same network as your ECM for access through network.
ENG Mac Your ECM 2 will be automatically detected and shown under the “SHARED” section in the left panel of Finder. Its name will be the same as the system name, with any spaces and special characters removed. If it is not shown in the left pane, press the “All…” button under SHARED in order to show all neighbourhoods. Then, select the “workgroup” neighbourhood, and find your machine in the list. In the event that automatic detection or connection fails, manual connection can be established.
Settings Settings - Preferences General • Name Here you can change the units name from ECM 2 to a name of your choice. (Settings will be applied automatically after a few seconds) The setting enables to automatically play the next item in the current folder. Press “OK“ for changing the setting. • Play the next video automatically • Sort audio albums by • Enable YouTube Save Search Sort your music library by either album name or artist name.
ENG Settings Settings - Network Information • Internet access Status information about your Internet connection. YES – Internet available NO – no Internet connection available • Wired connection Status information, Mac address and IP address of your wired network connection. • Wireless connection Status information, Mac address and IP address of your wired network connection. Configure wired Select the networking type of your wired connection by pressing the “OK“ button.
Settings ENG Settings - Output Settings Video Here you can change the output video resolution from your ECM. Refer to the user manual of your TV and choose the output resolution from the ECM to match the preferred input resolution of your display. To display the user interface and your movies in full HD use 1920x1080p. Usually no changes will be needed here as the ECM will autodetect the preferred resolution of your display.
ENG Settings - Firmware Information • The information page will show information about the installed firmware and hardware version on your ECM. This section also gives information about new available software versions and provides the option to update your software version if a new version is available. Reset • Clear user preferences This option clears the user preferences without verifying the system. All user settings will be reset to their default values.
ENG Technical specifications ECM 2 The following technical data were measured on randomized test objects and are typical data. All measurements are made at 120V / 240V // 50Hz / 60Hz No. of balanced analog outputs......................................................................................2 No. of unbalanced analog outputs...................................................................................2 Output Impedance............................................................................
ENG Precautions • Before connecting the AC power cord to the appliance, make sure the voltage designation of the appliance corresponds to the local electrical supply. If you are unsure of your power supply, contact your local power company. The acceptable power input range is AC ~100V-240V, 50/60Hz. • The player is still receiving power from the AC power source as long as it is connected to the wall outlet, even if the player itself has been turned off.
ENG Important Notice Proper ventilation is important. It is important that there is at least 3-5 cm (1-2inches) of air on the left/right side of the ECM and 5-8 cm (2-3 inches) above. Never cover the ventilation area. Product registration Please consider registering your product with Electrocompaniet. Registering will make sure you are informed about important information about your Electrocompaniet product, including notifications when a new firmware version is available for your system.
ENG IR Remote control codes RC5 codes are denoted as xx.yy where xx is 5 bit adress and yy is 6 bit command/data. All numbers are in decimal. RC6 codes are denoted as xxx.yyy. xxx is 8 bit adress. yyy is 8 bit command code. All numbers in decimal. All RC6 codes are mode 0. Key label Code Type Code Hex Comments MUTE RC5 10.0D Same as on the integrated- and pre-amplifiers. STANDBY RC6 EC.0C 1 RC6 EC.01 2 RC6 EC.02 3 RC6 EC.03 4 RC6 EC.04 5 RC6 EC.05 6 RC6 EC.06 7 RC6 EC.
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