3D/ANDROID MEDIA PLAYER
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INSTALL HDD (OPTIONAL).........................................................................3
2. CONNECTION...............................................................................................4
3. POWER ON / OFF.........................................................................................7
4. REMOTE CONTROL.....................................................................................8
5. SETUP.........................................................................................................12
6. HOME MENU..............................................................................................18
7. BIT TORRENT.............................................................................................29
8. STREAMING VIA NETWORK.....................................................................31
9. STREAMING VIA UPNP/DLNA-SERVER..................................................32
10. 3D MOIVE PLAYBACK ............................................................................34
11. ANDROID APK INSTALLATION ..............................................................34
12. UPDATING FIRMWARE............................................................................37
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In this guide, we will cover some of the basics from setting up to simple usage of the HD
Media Center.
1. INSTALL HDD (OPTIONAL)
Although optional, the HD Media Center allows more features to be accessed with installation
of an internal HDD (Hard Disk Drive). The Media Center takes any standard 3.5 HDD up to
3TB of capacity.
1.1 HDD INSTALL ATION
a) To access the drive bay, simply remove the hot swap HDD drive tray on the side of
the Media Center.
b) Mount your HDD with provided screws to the drive tray and simply slide it back in to
the bay.
1.2 HDD FORMAT
For users who wish to install a new SATA HDD into the player, first you need format the hard
disk on the player before usage. Otherwise many functions cant be used, such as BT
download,. Please refer to the following procedures to format the hard disk.
Note: HDD format will remove all data stored on the hard disk drive. Please take care
and backup your data in advance!
a)
Select OK on the Warning page, press OK to confirm.
Note: This page can be also accessed via Setup->System-> Format menu.
A password needed when you try to format the HD
b)
Press the up / down button to adjust the capacity of time shift buffer.
Press the left / right button to select Next, and the OK button to confirm.
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c)
Select Format, press OK, 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.
2. CONNECTION
2.1 CONNECTING THE POWER SUPPLY
Connect the AC adaptor to the players DC -IN jack.
2.2 CONNECT TO YOUR TV AND AV RECEIVER
There are many ways connect your HD Media Center to your home entertainment system.
Depends on your setup, we recommend following connection methods.
For connecting directly to TV:
Composite Video with RCA Audio
Components Video with RCA Audio
HDMI
For connecting to AV receiver:
Composite Video with RCA Audio
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Components Video with RCA Audio or/ S/PDIF Toslink/ Coaxial Digital Audio
HDMI
Video Output
Audio Output
Composite out: up to 480i
RCA: Stereo
Components out: up to 1080i
S/PDIF Toslink/ Coaxial Digital Audio: Dolby
Digital, DTS 5.1
HDMI: up to 1080p
HDMI: Dolby Digital, DTS 5.1/ 7.1/ HD Audio
2.3 CONNECTING TO HOME NETWORK
You can connect HD Media Center to your home network via wired or wireless connection.
For wired connection to your home network:
a) Connect Ethernet cable to the devices RJ45 port.
b) Turn on Device, and your home page should indicate a network cable is connected.
c) Go to Setup -> Network -> Wired LAN Setup select Auto DHCP and Auto
DNS to let your router automatically assigned IP address to the device. For setup
manually select Manual DHCP and Manual DNS for customized settings.
For wireless connecting to your home network:
a) Connect USB Wireless Adapter (or a compatible WIFI adapter) to one of the USB
port.
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b) Once connected, a short prompt will indicate the device is now connected with a USB
WIFI adapter.
c) Go to Setup -> Network -> Wireless Setup After a brief scanning process, you
should be prompted with a list of wireless network in your area. Select the one youd
like to join.
d) If the wireless network is protected, you will then prompt to enter the security phrase.
2.4 CONNECTING TO A PC (REQUIRES HDD)
With a HDD installed, you can connect your HD Media Center to a computer and use it like
any external USB storage.
a) Make sure the player is powered on.Pls do not connect it to any other device .
b) Plug in the USB data cable to the rear data port on your HD Media Center.
c) Connect the player to your desktop or Laptop computers USB port.
d) Once connected, your operating system will automatically recognize your Media
Center as an external storage device. You can now manage the drive like any other
external storage device.
2.5 CONNECTING A USB DEVICE
a) Make sure the player is powered on.
b) Plug in the USB pen drive, USB external HDD, USB Optical Drive etc. to any of the
USB port on the device.
c) Browse the contents of the device via file manager
2.6 CONNECTING A MEMORY CARD
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a) Make sure the player is powered on.
b) Insert memory card into the built in memory card reader.
c) Browse the contents of the device via file manager.
3. POWER ON/ OFF
3.1 POWER ON
You can turn on the unit by switching the toggle switch to the ON position represented by the
symbol I. After greeted by the initial boot screen, you should be promoted to the home
screen after a brief moment.
3.2 POWER OFF AND STANDBY
To completely turn off the power to the unit, switch the rear toggle switch to the O Position.
Or you can put the unit on standby by either pressing the RED POWER button on the remote
or press the power button on the front of the panel. Upon standby, the power indication will
turn RED.
4. REMOTE CONTROL
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No.
Name
Eject
Function
Press to STOP connected Storage Device, then safely remove it.
Press and hold for 2 seconds to eject disc if an optical drive is plugged in
(i.e. USB CD/DVD- ROM).
Mute
Press to mute audio output.
EPG
Only available for DTV Model
Press to view the Electronic Program Guide
Press again to back to DTV
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REC
Only available for DTV Model
Press to RECORD TV program
Zoom
Press to ZOOM in/out when playing back photos or Videos.
Photo zoom levels: 2X, 4X, 8X, 16X
Video zoom levels: 2X, 3X, 4X, 8X.
TV System
Numeric
Press to switch between supported output resolution from 480p-1080p.
Press to enter channel numbers or numeric input when changing
settings
Bookmarks
Previous
Add Mark to the files which have already viewed.
Press to go the PREVIOUS file or chapter.
Press for PREVIOUS page during file browsing.
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FR
Press to FAST REWIND.
Press repeatedly to go 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x rewind speeds.
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Setup
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FF
Press to access SETUP at any time. Press return to exit.
Press to FAST FORWARD.
Press repeatedly to go 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x rewind speeds.
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Guide
Press to view the Guide menu. See The Guide Menu on page 6 for
more details.
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Option
Press to bring up the OPTION bar.
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Left (Arrow)
Press the arrow buttons to navigate the menus
Right (Arrow)
Press the arrow buttons to navigate the menus
Up (Arrow)
Press the arrow buttons to navigate the menus
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Down (Arrow)
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Slow
Press the arrow buttons to navigate the menus
Press to playback in slow motion, continue pressing will change to
different speeds (3/4, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16x).
Press to Play to go back to normal speed playback.
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Subtitle
Press to activate available subtitles files and subtitle options.
Subtitle supported: SRT,SMI,SUB,SSA.
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Play/Pause
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Repeat
Press to PLAY and again to PAUSE.
Press REPEAT to change repeat setting to Repeat Title, Repeat ALL or
Off
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Green
Press to access file options to copy, move, rename or delete.
Press to access other options when prompted on the screen.
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Red
Press to pop up the file List Menu
Press to access other options when prompt on the screen.
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Power
Press to turn the device to STANDBY or POWER ON the device from
STANDBY.
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Timeshift
Only available for DTV model
Press to start DTV time shift function
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A-B
Repeat from Point A to point B
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Music
Quick button for Music file
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Audio
Press to select available audio track.
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Goto
Press to GOTO to a specific point on the disc or title. Specify the point
using Title, Chapter and Time.
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Vol+
Press to increase the VOLUME.
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Next
Press to go the NEXT file or chapter.
Press for NEXT page during browsing.
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Vol -
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Return
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OK
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Info / Display
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Stop
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Yellow
Press to decrease the VOLUME.
Press to RETURN to the previous screen when navigating the menus.
Press to confirm or play the selected file.
Press to view the information of current playing track or file.
Press to STOP playback.
Press during browsing to enter COVER ART MODE. (available only
when folder.jpg file is available in the video folder)
Press when prompt to access other options.
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Blue
Press during browsing to enter POSTER VIEW MODE (available only
when poster.jpg file is available in the video folder)
Press when prompted to access other options.
5. SETUP
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5.1 SYSTEM
Menu Language
Change display Languages. Support: English, Spanish, French, Dutch, Italian,
German, Russian, Thai, Hebrew, Arabic, Japanese, Simplified and Traditional
Chinese.
Text Encoding
Using navigation buttons to choice text encoding.
Time
Time setting to adjust value of year, month, day, hour, minute, second ...
R/RW Auto-Play
If you system has plugged in DVD-R/RW loader, enable this option will auto play
when an audio/ video disc is inserted.
Screen Saver
This setup is to enable or disable the screen saver function. You can choose
when the screen saver will start upon idle and the display weather its default,
your own customized photo album or Flickr.
DLNA DMR
This setup is to enable or disable the DLNA DMR function.
DLNA
Once you enable DLNA DMR function, enter a name here for the network to
Device Name
Mini
recognize it as a Digital Media Receiver
To select a default language for the on screen Mini Keyboard.
KBD Language
Scan storage
This item is to automatically scan and index the media files on the installed
HDD or USB devices connected to the Media Center
Resume Play
Resume Play allows the media center to remember where you left off, so next
time you play the same file, it will prompt you if you want to continue from the
last time.
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Format
This will format the installed HDD. IMPORTANT: DOING SO WILL REMOVE
EVERY THING ON THE DRIVE.
BD/DVD Menu
For setting Play moive with or without navigation
Seamless
To enable/disable .ts .m2ts file seamless Playback
Playback
Auto Standby
To enable /disable the player enter into standby mode Automaticaaly
Factory Default
Restores back to factory default settings.
5.2 AUDIO
Night Mode
This option allows the media center to cap its maxim sound output during a
late night.
HDMI Output
This is the HDMI audio output option
LPCM Linear pulse code modulation two channel. This option will down
mixes all RAW audio stream.
RAW pass-through the RAW digital audio data.
SPDIF Output
This is the S/PDIF audio output option
LPCM Linear pulse code modulation two channel. This option will down
mixes all RAW audio stream.
RAW pass-through the RAW digital audio data.
Surround Sound This option specifies audio output.
5.3 VIDEO
Aspect Ratio
This setting lets you choose the screen output ratio, including..
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Pan & Scan 4:3 - 16:9 picture in 4:3 screen mode will fit to 4:3
Letter Box 4:3 - 16:9 picture in 4:3 screen mode will shrink but keep aspect
ratio with black bars on top and bottom.
16:9 &16:10 native 16:9 or 16:10 ratio
TV System
This item can choose TV system, options include.
NTSC
PAL
480P
576P
720P 50Hz
720P 60Hz
1080i 50Hz
1080i 60Hz
1080P 50Hz
1080P 60Hz
NOTE: some of the options may not be displayed if the output device does not
support it.
Video Zoom
This enables video zoom function.
1080P 24HZ
This option is for video playback at 24Hz. Enable only if your TV supports it.
Deep Color
HDMI COLOR bit setting, enable richer color.
5.4 NETWORK
Wired Lan Setup For Ethernet connection only.
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DHCP IP (Auto) This setting allows the router to assign network setting
automatically to the media center.
FIX IP (Manual) This setting allows manual configuration of IP, DNS,
Gateway, Subnet addresses.
Wireless Setup
For WIFI connection only.
Wireless network should be automatically scanned; you can select the desired
network to connect to. If any wireless security present, you will be prompted
with an on screen keyboard to enter the necessary authentication information.
Press RED on remote to enter Advanced configuration.
Press GOTO to perform a rescan.
PPPoE Setup
Choose this option if you are connecting the media center directly to the DSL
modem. Enter login information upon prompt.
FTP Server
This option allows a FTP server running on your media center. NOTE: Internal
Drive is required for this.
Transmission
PT Service
BT Process
This option enables a PT client. You will need to use a browser to access and
manage this utility.
This option enables a BT client. You will need to use a browser to access and
manage this utility.
Samba
This option enables samba protocol. With Samba on, you can access the
internally installed HDD over the network from any one of your networked
PC/ Notebook.
BT &
This option will require log in to access the media center via remotely.
Samba security
Default User Name :admin
Default Password:123
Note.Pls do not run mutiple software at the same time .
5.5 MISC
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Version Info
Show the current Firmware Version info
Network Info
Show the current Network Information
Online upgrade
This option is currently NOT AVAILABLE
USB upgrade
This option lets you update media centers firmware via USB pen drive
There was 5 defaulted background for your choosen.*Only available on Main
Change
menu
background
What you need?
1) High resolution image. (recommend using 1280 x 720 pixel)
2) USB pen drive
How to set it up?
1) Rename your image to mybg.png
2) Place the image in the root folder of your pen drive (i.e. if your drive letter is
U for pen drive, your file should be in U:/mybg.png)
3) Go to SETUP -> Advanced -> Background -> USB drive
4) System will reboot using new background.
Weather City
This option help to setting Weather which will show on Main Menu.
5.6 ADVANCED
3D/2D Video auto This option enables 3D/2D Video auto detect
detect
Media Library
Keep this option on to enable file fliter by Moive / Music / Photo
Subtitle Encoding This option enables subtitle detection
Detection
Default Audio
Default setting Audio Language
Language
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Default Subtitle
Default setting Subtitle Language
Language
Startup Auto-Play This option to enable auto-play / Music / Moives / photo when power on the
Media center
6. HOME MENU
Home Menu is the main screen which you will see upon starting up the media center.
At Home Menu, you will have access to File Manager, Video, Music, Photo, Premuim Apps ,
Android Apps,Webbrowser, and Setup. To navigate, use the remotes main directional buttons
left and right to select each, and press OK button to enter.
6.1 HOME MENU ITEMS
File Manager: This is where you can browse ALL available files, by directories and file type
from various sources such as internal HDD, USB Storage devices, Flash Media, Network
Devices and etc.
Movies: You will be able to browse all VIDEO files here sorted by alphabetical order. This
function requires SCAN STORAGE (see setup) function to index all available files before it
can be displayed correctly.
Music: You will be able to browse all AUDIO files here sorted by alphabetical order. This
function requires SCAN STORAGE (see setup) function to index all available files before it
can be displayed correctly.
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Photo: You will be able to browse all PHOTO files here sorted by alphabetical order. This
function requires SCAN STORAGE (see setup) function to index all available files before it
can be displayed correctly.
Favorites: To storage your favorite Moive,Music,Photo
Premuim Apps : Premuim Apps is where you can find applications that will expand the core
playback ability of the media center. The factory firmware ships with various add-ons such as
Youtube, YoutubeXL, Picasa, Flickr, Shoutcast Internet Radio, BuddyLink (GoogleTalk),
Yahoo Finance, Weather, Video RSS Feed, Realpilot .
Android Apps: Its for applying Android Apps ,for detailed operation Pls refer to P34
Web Browser :You could access the World Wide Web simply with your remote or connected
USB Wire or Wireless Keyboard and Mouse by press optional under realpilot
Setup: Here you can manage your devices setting and general setups.
6.2 NAVIGATE FILES
When browsing files under File Manager, Movies, Music, and Photos Menu. You can use the
following remote commands to navigate.
Button
LEFT / RIGHT
Function
Select filter options: All, Music, Photos, and Movies.
Move cursor LEFT / RIGHT to select devices, folders, or files.
PREV / NEXT
ENTER
Go to previous / next page.
Enter or confirm the selected item.
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CONFIRM
Add the selected files to the playlist.
RETURN
Return to the previous menu.
OPTION
In the OPTION menu, you can change viewing mode to:
GREEN
Thumbnail
List
Preview
All Media
Movies
Photos
Music
Press Green button will pop up File Editing window, there are
items to do file handling operation, including
RED
Copy
Delete
Move
Rename
Send to Buddy
Multiple Select
Press Red button to pop up the file list Menu
6.3 VIEWING AND MANAGE FILES
The HD Media Center now incorporates a few viewing options to allow improved viewing
experience when going through a large collection of files. You can change your viewing
options at any time simply by pressing the OPTION button on your remote to bring up the
navigation menu. Here you will have a few viewing options at your convenience.
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All Media: This mode will display all recongized files
Movies: This mode will only display recongized video files
Photo: this mode will only display recognized image files
Music: this mode will only display recognized audio files
Thumbnails View: this mode will let you view with a thumbnail view. For photos, a preview of
the photo will automatically populate as the displayed icon. For folder containing image files
will also populate as the folder icon. This is also a great way to display an album cover, a
movie poster and etc.
List View: this mode will let you view a single pane up to 8 files in vertical mode. This mode
will display full file name and extension, an ideal view mode for long file names.
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Preview: this mode is great for movies and music, a two span viewing mode with left pane
displaying a large folder icon if a folder is selected, displaying detailed file information. In this
mode, preview mode will automatically play a media file if one is highlighted.
6.3.1 OPEN FILES
During browsing mode, you can select any displayed files to start execute the playback.
The following buttons can be used to navigate the menu.
PLAY MOVIE FILES
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Button
PLAY/ PAUSE
SLOW
Function
Play or Pause playback
Play video in slow motion, press repeatedly to select speed
VOL +/ VOL -
Adjust volume
PREV/ NEXT
Play previous or next video
FR/FF
REPEAT
Fast Rewind/ Fast Forward, press repeatedly to select speed
Select repeat mode, ONE, ALL, or SHUFLE
ZOOM
Zoom in/ out the image
INFO / DISPLAY
Display file information
GOTO
A-B
RETURN
AUDIO
SUBTITLE
STOP
OPTIONS
GUIDE
Display playback search function
Set beginning and end point of a section
Return back to previous mode
Select audio track during playback
Set subtitle options
Stop playback
Bring up the option menu
Instant access to Guide menu.
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PLAY MUSIC FILES
Button
Function
PLAY/ PAUSE
Play or Pause playback
VOL +/ VOL -
Adjust volume
PREV/ NEXT
Play previous or next track
FR/FF
Fast Rewind/ Fast Forward, press repeatedly to select speed
REPEAT
Select repeat mode, ONE, ALL, or SHUFLE
Options
Bring up the option menu
NOTE: music player service can run in the background. You can continue to browse file while
music continue to run in the background. To go back to the player, go to Music on the home
page, then press option menu and select Now Playing.
VIEW PHOTOS
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Button
Function
PLAY/ PAUSE
Play or Pause playback
VOL +/ VOL -
Adjust volume of slide show music
PREV/ NEXT
Play previous or next photo
Left/ Right Arrow
REPEAT
Rotate photo
Select repeat mode, ONE, ALL, or SHUFLE
ZOOM
Zoom in/ out the image
INFO / DISPLAY
Display file information
STOP
OPTION
Stop playback
Bring up the option menu
6.3.2. FILE MANAGEMENT
The HD Media Center has full file management capability built in. Not only can you browse
and playback media files, but you can also create folders, RENAME, COPY, DELETE, MOVE
files through the built in tool.
To access the file management tool, simply press the GREEN button when browsing file
manager and bring up the option menu, select Multiple Select.
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Select files you want to manage by pressing PLAY/PAUSE button on the remote. Once you
are done, move the highlighter to the right pane of the window and press GREEN button
again to bring up the file options. Here you can manage all the folder and files via local,
network, or USB connection.
6.3.3 CREATE A PLAYLIST
You can create your own playlist for music and photos on local devices such as internal HDD,
USB Storage Device, or Flash Memory (NON-Networked Sources).
NOTE: Playlist can only be applied under Music and Photos management.
CREATE A MUSIC PLAYLIST:
Go to Music, Press the RED button on the remote, then you will be prompted by the
following screen
Select files you want to add to the play list by pressing PLAY/PAUSE button on the remote.
You can press LEFT button to file list and edit the play list as you see fit.
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After you are finished with your play list, press the GREEN button and bring up the Multi
File Editing menu, select Save Playlist, press OK button to confirm.
You can save the playlist as a default play list or make a new name for it by press the
Rename, which will bring up the onscreen keyboard to type in a name thats best suitable for
the playlist you just created then press OK to confirm.
Press OK again with the new playlist name. You can continue to create more playlists or
simply hit RETURN to exit.
CREATE A PHOTO ALBUM:
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Creating a Photo Album is very much like creating a Music Playlist. Go to Photo, Press the
RED button on the remote, then you will be prompted by the following screen (see figure)
Select the files you want to add to the play list by pressing PLAY/PAUSE button on the
remote. You can press LEFT button to file list and edit the play list as you see fit. After youve
finished, press the GREEN button on the remote to bring up the Multi File Editing menu
and select Save Photo Album.
You can save the playlist as a default play list or make a new name for it by pressing the
Rename, which will bring up the onscreen keyboard, type in a name thats best suitable for
the playlist you just created then press OK to confirm.
Press OK again with the new playlist name. You can stay in the playlist name to continue
create more playlist or simply hit RETURN to exit.
7. BIT TORRENT
The HD Media Center has a Bit Torrent Client built in its operating system. You can access it
with any web based browser to manage downloads. Before using, you must have an HDD
installed in the unit with Bit Torrent function enabled in the setup menu. You can do so by
going to SETUP-> NETWORK -> BT Process
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NOTE: Bit Torrent is a peer-to-peer file sharing protocol used for distributing large amounts of
data over the Internet.
7.1 USE NEIGHBOR WEB:
a) The Neighbor Web is a web portal for you to access and manage your download via a
simple web browser interface.
b) First make sure your media center is connected to your home network.
c) Locate your media players IP Address, you can do so by go to SETUP ->
NETWORK menu.
d) Type the IP address (e.g., 192.168.1.10) in your web browsers address bar from your
desktop or laptop PC to enter the Neighbor Web Page (see figure).
NOTE: Password will become effective when Login Control is turned on. The default user
name is admin, and the default password is 123.
7.2 BIT TORRENT DOWNLOAD:
The Bit Torrent client is running in daemon mode (a process running in the background), so
you can download while playback any media files without interrupting. To access the
download page, click on Bit Torrent Download on the home page of Neighbor Web,
NOTE: If you noticed a degradation of media playback (for example high bitrate
media) its advisable that you disable this feature.
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To add download, click on Add New Torrent
Click Browse to upload a torrent file, and click Yes to confirm.
7.3 MANAGING THE DOWNLOADS
The Bit Torrent Download page also allows you to start, stop, delete torrents, set priorities,
and the current download status.
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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.
Click Up; arrow to increase the priority for the selected torrent.
7.4 SETTINGS
Click on the setting button to access general configurations for the Bit Torrent Client.
a) Set the maximum download rate.
b) Set the maximum upload rate.
c) Set the idle hours to start the next download automatically.
d) Set the seeding hours.
e) Set to delete the finished torrent files automatically or not.
f)
Set the maximum number of simultaneous download tasks.
8. STREAMING VIA NETWORK
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You can stream any supported media files directly to the media center from any computer or
network storage on the home network.
8.1 BROWSING NETWORK WORKGROUP
To look for a specific PC on your network, you can choose the workgroup to which the PC
belongs to under File Manager -> Network, and press the ENTER button to select it. If the
networked device requires authentication, you will then be prompted with an onscreen
keyboard to enter the necessary login information to access the device. If no login is required,
you would simply be presented by all available files and/ or folders that are currently shared
by that system.
8.2 BROWSING THROUGH MY_SHORTCUTS
You can also manage your shortcut access source under My_Shortcuts in the menu.
a) Press the RED button when browse under My_Shortcuts.
b) Select Add to bring a menu where you can input User ID, Password, Domain,
Host Name, and Specific IP information. Select OK to confirm, Cancel to cancel,
and Simple / Detail to switch between viewing options.
c) To change or modify an existing entry, Select Modify to bring up the shortcuts
information. Change and modify as needed then select Cancel to cancel, and OK to
accept the changes.
d) Select the shortcut you added and press the ENTER button to confirm. Next time you
can simply select the shortcut you just created to view available files instead of enter
login information repeatedly.
9. STREAMING VIA UPNP/DLNA-SERVER
A built-in UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) client is installed on your media center, which
enables the player to auto-detect UPnP Media Servers on the network to browse and stream
media files from them. This will work with any UPNP/ DLNA compatible devices such as
desktop, notebook PC, TVs, Network Attached Storage (NAS), Portable Media Tablet and etc.
Therere a lot of free and commercial UPnP Media Server software available, such as
Windows Media Connect, Windows Media Player 11, iTune, XBMC Media Center
(Linux/Mac/Windows), MediaTomb (Linux), etc. You can choose any application to work with
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the media center. For now, we will refer to Windows Media Player 11 as an reference
example.
9.1 SETTING UP YOUR MEDIA SHARING
The Media Sharing feature of Windows Media Player 11 lets you enjoy the contents of your
Windows Media Player library from anywhere in your home.
Open Windows Media Player 11, click Library -> Add Library -> Advanced Options to add
or remove media files from the library.
Click Library -> Media Sharing, then you can allow or deny devices to access the media
library. Click Allow to authorize your media center to see your windows media library.
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9.2 STREAMING MEDIA USING YOUR MEDIA CENTER
Have your media center connect your to the home network via LAN or WLAN. Select
Browser - > UPnP which should now display the UPNP server you just shared press ENTER
to view available Videos/ Music/ Photos.
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. If occurs,
please open the ports manually and add your player to the trusted list, or disable the firewall
temporarily to allow access.
10. 3D PLAYBACK
a) The media center Support 3D movie playback Support Side by Side, Top & Bottom, Frame Sequential, Frame
Packing.
b) The media center could Turn 2D to 3D ,press option to proceed when a 3D TV was connected .
* Have to work with 3D Television
11. ANDROID APK INSTALLATION
Please intall the Android APK according to the following steps.
a) Copy the APK to the folderAPK in the Usb device
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b) Insert your usb device to the media player
c) Enter into Android Apps
d) Click OI file Manager
e) ClickContinue
f)
Clickmnt,then click usb mounts
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g) Clicksdb1 and find the apk you want to install and click
h) ClickInstall and wait for 20s
i)
Choose open to play , or done to exit.
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12. UPDATING FIRMWARE
Firmware is the software running on the HD Media Center, which adds additional functions
and features to the device. We will frequently release firmware update to continue bring more
functions to the HD Media Center.
To update a firmware, you will need a USB pen drive to store the necessary firmware
information.
a)
download the latest firmware.
b)
Unzip the file and copy install.img file to the root directory of the USB pen drive.
c)
Insert the pen drive to any of the USB port on the media center.
d)
Go to SETUP -> MISC -> USB UPGRADE
e)
If a correct firmware is recognized by the system you will be asked to proceed
further. Press OK to precede flashing.
f)
Depends on your display device, the screen may REMAIN BLACK, The firmware
flash will take a few minutes, so please be patient and DO NOT turn off the power.
After a successful flash, you shall see a setup page appearing on your screen. If
you want to monitor the progress of the update process please disconnect
the HDMI/component cable and use the composite cable during the
upgrade process.
g)
Finish setting up and reboot
If up-grade bring any problem Pls following the below way to do
firmware force flash
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a) Download the latest firmware file.
b) Unzip and copy INSTALL.IMG file to the ROOT directory of a USB pen drive e.g.
P:\install.img (assuming P is the drive letter for pen drive).
c) Do not turn on the Media Center
d) Connect the pen drive to the HD Media Center.
e) Hold down the POWER button on the front panel for 5 seconds (DO NOT RELEASE).
f) Switch on the rear power switch to the ON position and continue to hold down the front
power button for about 5 seconds then release.
g) Your TV MAY immediately enter into the up-grade process. Please make sure DO NOT
power off the HD Media Center and DO NOT REMOVE the pen drive.
*Note: to view the update process if your TV turns black, connect the composite cable should
display the process.
h) Firmware update should take about 2-3 minutes and the Media Center should reboot after
the process is finished.
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