EP100 Digital Media Player Owner’s Manual Thank you for purchasing a Micca product. Should you need any assistance, please contact our technical support before returning the product to the retailer. Email support@miccastore.com Product information, firmware updates, and common questions and answers can be found at: http://content.miccastore.com/ Copyright © 2009-2013 Micca, Ltd. All rights reserved.
1 Introduction 1.1 Preface Thank you very much for purchasing this media player. We hope you will enjoy using it as a great home entertainment device. This player has the following functionality: 1.1.1 A/V Output HDMI for high-definition video and digital audio Composite & component video and stereo audio for analog audio-visual connection S/PDIF coaxial & optical interface for high-fidelity digital audio Adjustable video output resolution (NTSC, PAL, 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p) 1.1.
1.2 Packing List Part Player Remote Control AC/DC Adaptor User Manual (printed) Quantity 1 1 1 1 Note: The actual contents in the package might be different from the packing list in this manual. 1.3 Precautions This player’s design has your safety in mind. In order to safely and effectively use this player, please read the following before usage. 1.3.1 Usage Cautions Users should not modify this player.
1.3.6 Hard Disk Cautions The player uses a SATA hard disk for data storage. New hard drives need to be properly formatted prior to use. Users should carefully read the Frequently Asked Questions chapter and check our website for latest information before formatting the hard disk. Physical impact may damage the hard disk drive. When hard drive errors occur, please use CHKDSK to scan and fix problems.
2 Player and Remote Overview 2.1 Front Panel 1 2 Name On/Stand-By Indicator Power Indicator Description Red when player is in stand-by mode Glows blue when the player is turned on 2.2 Rear Panel Name 1 DC 5V 2 UPGRADE 3 HDMI 4 5 LAN Y/Pb/Pr 6 VIDEO/L/R 7 OPTICAL 8 COAXIAL Description DC power input, 5V. Only use the AC adapter provided with the player. Pin-hole button for performing firmware update in recovery mode. See ‘9.6.2 USB Upgrade’ for more information.
2.3 Remote Control All player functions can be controlled by using the remote control. See the following for details on the function of each button. 1. POWER 2. COLOR BUTTONS 3. EJECT 4. VFD 5. TIMER 6. SETUP 7. TV MODE 8. 16:9 9. BOOKMARK 10. ZOOM 11. REPEAT 12. MOVIE 13. MUSIC 14. PHOTO 15. AUDIO 16. SUBTITLE 17. MUTE 18. MENU 19. VOL+/VOL- 20. HOME 21. RETURN 22. DIRECTIONAL KEYS 23. OK/ENTER 24. INFO 25. SEARCH 26. PREV/NEXT 27. IMS 28. REWIND 29. PLAY/PAUSE 30. STOP 31.
BOOKMARK ZOOM REPEAT MOVIE MUSIC PHOTO AUDIO SUBTITLE MUTE MENU VOL+/VOLHOME RETURN DIRECTIONAL KEYS OK/ENTER INFO SEARCH PREV/NEXT IMS REWIND FAST FORWARD PLAY/PAUSE STOP Press to add the current playing video to the bookmark list. At the main menu, press to view the bookmark list. This feature is only available for media files on attached storage drives. Press to zoom when viewing photos or playing videos. Photo zoom levels: 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x. Video zoom levels: 2x, 3x, 4x, 8x.
3 Connections 3.1 Basic Connections 3.1.1 Connecting the Power Supply To connect power to the player: 1) Connect the barrel connector of the AC adapter to the player’s DC IN jack 2) Connect the plug of the AC adapter to the power outlet 3.1.2 Connecting an External eSATA Hard Disk Drive The player has an eSATA connector connecting an eSATA hard disk drive. Media files can be stored on the hard drive for playback.
Better HDMI Good Component (YPbPr) Composite Video Okay Digital coaxial or optical Digital coaxial or optical Analog L/R TV with HDMI input and home theater receiver with Coaxial or Optical input. TV with component input and home theater receiver with Coaxial or Optical input. TV with composite video and analog audio inputs. 3.2.1 HDMI Connection HDMI provides the best possible video and audio connection. Use this connection whenever possible.
4) Consult the TV’s manual for configuring its component video inputs. Note: Component video connection only carries video signal. The audio signal must be connected separately, such as through digital coaxial/optical or analog L/R audio connection. 3.2.4 Composite Video and Analog Audio Connection When using a TV that only has composite video input, the player’s composite video and analog L/R audio output can be used. 1) Plug one end of the red/white/yellow AV cable to the player’s AV jacks.
4 First Time Startup 4.1 Power On After connecting the AC power adapter to the player’s DC IN jack, turn on the player by press the POWER button on the front of the player or on the remote control. To turn the player off, press the POWER button on the front of the player or on the remote control again. 4.2 Initial Setup When turning on the player for the first time, it will prompt the user to select the menu language, time, and wired LAN settings. 4.2.1 Menu Language Choose the desired language.
4.3 Main Menu When the initial setup is complete, the player will display the main menu. The main menu contains a row of menu items that represents functions available for access. The main menu items have the following functionality: Menu Item Movies Music Photos File Manager Favorites Internet Apps Web Browser Setup Description Browse and play video files on attached storage devices through the media library feature.
5 File Manager The file manager is the default method for browse media files on hard drives, USB drives, network folder shares, or UPnP servers. Media files will be organized in their original folder structure. The file manager can also be used to copy/move/rename/delete files. To access the file manager, select the File Manager icon from the main menu and press OK/ENTER on the remote control. All available storage devices and network connections will be listed.
button on the remote to bring up the options menu and select the desired display mode 5.1.1 Thumbnail View Thumbnail view displays folders and media files as thumbnails on the screen with a partial file name underneath. This is useful for browsing photos and movies with associated cover art. 5.1.2 List View The list view displays folder and media files as a simple list with the full file name displayed. This view loads faster and is suitable for navigating large collections of folders and files.
5.1.3 Preview In preview mode, folders and media files are displayed as a list on the right side of the screen and a preview window on the left side. When a folder or media file is highlighted in the list, the preview window displays a thumbnail or video preview. 5.2 Browsing Network Folder Shares The player has the ability to browse and play media files from folder and file shares on the local area network, such as Windows PCs, NAS devices, or Linux computers with SAMBA server enabled.
at the following URL: http://content.miccastore.com/node/230 To browse for media files in shared folders on the local area network, elect “Network” from the file manager device list. On the next screen, select WORKGROUP and a list of available host names will be shown. Select one of the host names and all available folder shares from that host will be displayed. If the host requires a username and password for accessing a folder share, a login box will be displayed.
Use the directional LEFT/RIGHT and UP/DOWN buttons on the remote control to select folders or files and press OK/ENTER to enter a folder. To exit from a folder, press the RETURN button. To play a media file, highlight it and press the OK/ENTER button. Because UPnP servers acts as a streaming server and not provide direct access to the underlying media files, some playback features may not be available depending on the UPnP server.
5.5.2 Accessing Favorites To access the list of previously tagged files or folders, select the Favorites icon from the main menu and press OK/ENTER on the remote control. All files and folders previously tagged as favorite will be listed. Select the desired file or folder to play and press OK/ENTER on the remote control. 5.5.3 Deleting Favorites To delete a file or folder from the favorites list, highlight the file or folder from the Favorites screen and press the RED button on the remote control.
5.6 File Operations, Playlists, Photo Albums The file manager contains additional functionalities, such as file copying/deleting/renaming, and creation of playlists and photo albums. 5.6.1 Single File Operations To access the file operations menu, highlight a file or folder and press the GREEN button on the remote control.
5.6.2 Multi-File Operations To perform file operations on multiple files, first press the GREEN button on the remote while highlighting a file or folder in file browser, then select Multiple Select from the file operations menu. The multi-file operations menu will display: The multi-file operations menu has two sections, the right section is a file/folder browser box, and the left section shows files and folders that have been selected.
Setting Description Copy Copy the list of files or folders – the user will be prompted to select the destination location Delete Delete the list of files or folders Move Move the list of files or folders – the user will be prompted to select the destination location Save Playlist If the list of files or folders contains music files, they can be added together into a new playlist. The user will be prompted to enter a name for the playlist.
6 Media Library The player has a media library feature for organizing media files on storage devices attached to the player. Within the media library, all media files are organized by type (video, music, or photo), and a search function is available for quickly locating specific files or groups of files, even when there are tens of thousands of files. The media library feature does not work with network folder/file shares. 6.
recommended that all boxes should be checked. Next, the player will begin scanning and indexing the media files on the selected storage devices. When finished, the main menu will be displayed. The media library is now ready for use. You may now select Movies, Music, or Photos from the main menu to access media files. 6.2 Media Library – Rescanning Because indexing the media library can be time consuming with a large number of files, the player does not automatically rescan storage devices for changes.
6.4 Media Library – Movies After selecting the Movies icon from the main menu, the media library screen will show all movies found on attached storage devices. For example, if the eSATA hard disk drive contains 20 movies and an attached external USB drive contains 10 movies, all 30 movies will be shown together on the same screen if both drives were selected when setting up the media library. Press the MENU button on the remote control to bring up the option menu to adjust how movie files are displayed.
6.5 Media Library – Music After selecting the Music icon from the main menu, the media library screen will show all music files found on attached storage devices. For example, if the eSATA hard disk drive contains 20 music files and an attached external USB drive contains 10 music files, all 30 music files will be shown together if both drives were selected when setting up the media library. Press the MENU button on the remote control to bring up the option menu to adjust how music files are displayed.
Name Sort music files by name 6.6 Media Library – Photos After selecting the Photos icon from the main menu, the media library screen will be shown. By default, photos will be shown in Leaf Folder View mode, where folders are arranged based on their folder. Selecting a folder brings up all photos within that folder. Press the MENU button on the remote control to bring up the option menu to adjust how photo files are displayed.
7 Playing Movies, Music, and Viewing Photos After finding a media file to play using the file manager or media library, a variety of convenient playback controls are available. 7.1 Playing Movies 7.1.1 Playback Controls During video playback, the following remote control commands are available: Button PLAY/PAUSE STOP LEFT & RIGHT FAST FORWARD REWIND PREV/NEXT MENU 16:9 BOOKMARK ZOOM REPEAT AUDIO SUBTITLE MUTE VOL+/VOL- RETURN INFO SEARCH Description Press to play or pause the current video.
7.1.2 Movies Settings Menu During video playback, additional controls are available through the movie settings menu. To access the settings menu, press the MENU button while a video is playing. The available settings have the following functionality: Setting BD Navigation Subtitle Audio GOTO Title Menu Root Menu Repeat Video Settings 2D/3D Description Access the BD navigation menu. This setting is only available when playing a BD-ISO or BD Folder video. Access the subtitle settings menu. See ‘7.1.
• • Swap L&R – Swap the left and right frames for current 3D video. Depth – Adjust the 3D effect depth for 3D Simulated playback. 7.1.3 Subtitles When subtitles are available for the currently playing video, pressing the SUBTITLE button on the remote control will cycle through the available subtitle tracks. By default, subtitles will be displayed when available. To change the default subtitle On/Off behavior, please see ‘9.5.10 Subtitle Default Load’ for more information.
Setting Subtitle I/II Subtitle Track Size Text Encoding Color Font Offset Time Sync Description The player can display two different subtitles at the same time. For example, both the English and Spanish subtitles can be displayed at the same time. Therefore two subtitle settings menus are available. Displays a list of available subtitles for the current video. The current subtitle is highlighted in yellow. Changes the size of the subtitle text.
7.2 Playing Music During music playback, the following remote control commands are available: Button PLAY/PAUSE STOP FAST FORWARD Description Press to begin playback, press again to pause. Press to stop playback. Press to fast forward the current playback. Press repeatedly to change fast forward speed. Press to fast rewind the current playback. Press repeatedly to change fast rewind speed. Press to go to the previous song. Press to go to the next song.
NEXT ZOOM DISPLAY Press to go to the next photo. When not viewing a slideshow, press to zoom in or out the image. Press to display information about the current photo. The photo settings menu provides on-screen access to additional photo viewing options. To use the photo settings menu, press the MENU button while viewing a photo full screen.
8 Additional Features 8.1 DLNA Playback The player functions as a DLNA Digital Media Renderer (DMR) device, allowing media content to be pushed to it using DLNA Controller devices such as Windows PCs and popular smartphone/tablet devices running DLNA Controller software. To use this feature, first set a DLNA device name (see ‘9.1.7 DLNA Device Name’), and then turn on the player’s DLNA DMR function (see ‘9.1.6 DLNA DMR’).
The selected video will begin playing on the player after a short delay. A DLNA Controller window will be shown on the Windows 7 computer that can be used to control playback of the media file. 8.1.2 DLNA Controller – Smartphones and Tablets Popular smartphone and tablet platforms including iOS and Android can function as DLNA Controllers when running an appropriate app.
a. User Name: admin b. Password: 123 5) Click on the “BitTorrent Download link. 6) The BitTorrent screen will be displayed. 7) Click “Add new torrent” to add a new torrent file for downloading. 8) Click “Browse” and locate the torrent file on the computer. 9) Select the Device/Partition to save the downloaded files to. 10) Click “Yes” to confirm upload and begin downloading the torrent. The BitTorrent screen contains several controls for managing torrents.
Setting Add new torrent Access the BitTorrent client settings menu Add a new torrent file for download The BitTorrent client settings menu provides configurations for how the client functions when downloading torrents. The available settings are as follows: Setting Max download rate Max upload rate If within… Seeding time Delete torrent file automatically Max simultaneous downloads Description The maximum download rate in KB/s. Enter 0 for no limit. The maximum upload rate in KB/s. Enter 0 for no limit.
To input text, first click on the text box using the mouse, then press OK/ENTER on the remote control to bring up the mini on-screen keyboard. Use the remote control to enter characters. If a USB keyboard is attached to the player, text can be typed in from the keyboard while the mini on-screen keyboard is displayed. The USB keyboard will not work for entering text when the mini on-screen keyboard is not displayed. The web browser’s menu bar can be accessed by pressing the MENU button on the remote control.
Use the UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT and ENTER buttons on the remote to browse different content providers. Note: The availability of Internet media content depends on providers, their policy, state of their equipment, and their network interface. There are no guarantees that the Internet media content provider links will play or will continue to play in the future. This part of the player’s capability is provide as-is without any guarantee.
9 Settings The Setup menu allows users to personalize and configure usage preferences for the player. To go into the setup menu, select the Setup icon on the main menu, or press the SETUP button on the remote control. Use the directional LEFT/RIGHT and UP/DOWN buttons on the remote control to select options and press OK/ENTER to confirm. To cancel a setting change, press the RETURN button. IMPORTANT: Settings are not saved until you exit from the Setup menu.
Japanese (S-JIS), Korean (EUC-KR), Western, Turkish, Central European, South-East European, Greek, Cyrillic, Hebrew. 9.1.3 Time This setting configures the time zone, date, and time of the player’s internal clock. Setting Manual Time Zone Auto (via NET) Description Manually set the date and time of the player’s internal clock. Sets the time zone relative to GMT. Set the time using time servers on the Internet. Requires an active Internet connection. May take up to 60 seconds for the time to update.
here, it is possible to change the language while using the mini on-screen keyboard by pressing the GREEN remote control button. Available settings: English, Chinese Zhu Yin, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified) 9.1.10 Resume Play This setting configures whether the player will offer to resume playback at the last stop point when the user plays a video that was partially played previously.
system. In addition to the main partition, the player also creates two smaller partitions. When the drive is connected to a computer, these two smaller partitions may be reported as unformatted. 9.1.14 Factory Default Resets settings back to factory default. Certain settings and configurations cannot be reset through this setting. Perform a firmware update using the recovery method to completely reset all settings. Please see ‘9.6.2 USB Upgrade’ for more information on performing firmware updates. 9.
7.1 HD Audio or home theater does not support 7.1 HD-Audio formats. The player will play the 7.1 HD-Audio track. Select this option if the TV or home theater supports 7.1 HD-Audio formats. 9.2.5 Dolby Output This setting specifies the audio output format for Dolby audio tracks. Setting LPCM RAW Description Audio is decoded by the player and down-mixed into two channels. Use this setting if the TV or home theater receiver lacks multi-channel audio decoding capabilities.
9.3 Video Settings The video settings menu contains configuration items for the player’s video outputs. 9.3.1 Aspect Ratio Aspect Ratio affects how the player will display content on the TV. It is very important to set the aspect ratio to match the TV, incorrect setting will result in distorted image output. Setting Pan Scan 4:3 Letter Box 4:3 16:9 16:10 Description Use with 4:3 non-widescreen TVs.
Available settings: Off, Auto 9.3.5 1080P 24Hz The player supports output of 1080P 24p at native timing without requiring 3:2 pull-down. This mode provides the best result for when viewing 24p movies. Setting On Off Description The player will output 24p video at 24Hz timing. The player will output all videos with 50/60Hz timing. 9.3.6 Deep Color This setting configures the color depth of the player’s HDMI video output.
1) Go to Setup->Network, set Wireless On/Off to “On”. 2) Next, select “Wireless Setup”. The player will display a list of WLAN network SSIDs that it has detected. If you do not see the SSID you want to connect to, press the SEARCH button on the remote control to re-scan. Highlight the desired WLAN network SSID and press OK/ENTER on the remote control. 3) Use the remote to enter the WPA or WEP key phrase using the on-screen keyboard.
5) Once the WLAN setup has been completed successfully, press the RETURN button on the remote control to go back to the Network Settings screen. The WLAN settings will be remembered and used each time the player turns on. Up to three connection settings can be stored although the first one will always be used by default. The other two setting memory slots are useful if the player will sometimes be used at a different location.
9.4.5 BT Process This setting controls whether the BitTorrent client of the player runs. An eSATA hard disk drive or USB drive must be installed to use this feature. Turn this setting on only when it will be used and turn it off when finished to reduce processor load. This function is for expert users who are already familiar with how BitTorrent works. Please refer to ‘8.2 BitTorrent Client’ for more information. Available settings: On, Off 9.4.
Available settings: On, Off 9.5.3 BDMV Navigation This setting configures the menu behavior when initiating the playback of BD movies that include menus, such as BD-ISO and BD Folders. Setting BD Lite BD 1.0 Description The player will generate a simple BD navigation menu that allows the selection of Audio, Subtitle, Chapter, and Playlist. The player will automatically begin playing the main feature.
9.5.9 Subtitle Space This setting specifies the distance between subtitles when using the dual-subtitle feature. 9.5.10 Subtitle Display This setting specifies whether the player will display subtitles by default each time a video is played. Available settings: On, Off 9.6 MISC Settings The MISC settings menu contains items for player information and firmware update. 9.6.1 Version Info This setting displays the current firmware version. 9.6.
6) Wait for the player to complete the firmware update. Please be patient as it may take several minutes to complete, during which the screen may be blank or show “no signal”. Do not interrupt the process or power off the player. 7) When finished, the player will show the initial setup screen (refer to ‘4.
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