A.C.Ryan Playon!HD Mini 3, User Manual

Page 1: ...1 User Information ...

Page 2: ...Control 14 3 Main Functions 16 3 1 Setup Menu 16 3 2 Movie Library 29 3 3 Photo Library 33 3 4 Music Library 36 3 5 File Manager 38 3 6 Playlist management 43 3 7 Files operation 44 3 8 Internet Media 46 3 9 Torrent function 47 3 10 Jukebox 48 3 11 SAMBA Server and Client 51 3 12 FTP Server 52 4 Upgrading the Firmware 55 5 Appendixes 56 5 1 Specifications 56 5 2 Frequently Asked Questions 57 6 Cop...

Page 3: ...hock unplug the adapter first before cleaning it Never connect the adapter to the player in a humid or dusty area Do not replace the adapter or cable s wire or connector If not properly shielded almost all electronic devices will get radio interference Under some conditions your player might get interference The design of this player complies with CE standards and adheres to the following rules 1 ...

Page 4: ...ater or other liquid Do not disassemble the player repair the player or change the design of the player any damage done will not be included in the repair policy Do not press the buttons of the player too hard Avoid hitting the player with hard object avoid shaking the player and stay away from magnetic fields During electrostatic discharge or when exposed to a strong electromagnetic field the pro...

Page 5: ...d Tranmission Video podcast Media Library Quick Search search files by keywords A powerful search engine allows you to browse multimedia files with ease Movie Jukebox A great feature that allows you to view your Movie files by using Movie Photo thumbnails Movie Playback Fast forward rewind View subtitle Supports major audio formats 1080p HD video decoding Subtitle control color offset size Movie f...

Page 6: ...al USB drive and Network Note All the information contained in this manual was correct at the time of publica tion However as our engineers are always updating and improving the product your device s software may have a slightly different appearance or modified functionality than presented in this manual Note The actual contents in the package might be different from the packing list in this manua...

Page 7: ...jack 2 Follow the picture and plug in the AC adaptor to the power outlet 2 3 2 USB Mass Storage Device USB stick USB HDD etc Connection 1 Make sure the player is powered on 2 Plug in the USB stick or USB HDD etc to one of the USB host ports of this player 3 To safely remove the USB device use the EJECT button on the remote control ...

Page 8: ...our TV or other display devices 2 3 3 2 Y Pb Pr Component OUT 1 Follow the picture and plug in the connector of the YUV cable to the player s Y Pb Pr jack 2 Follow the picture and plug in the 3 color connector to the TV s Y Pb Pr jack Audio Connection while using Y Pb Pr Video out First method use the audio output from the A V OUT jack Second method use the audio output from the S PDIF Coaxial or ...

Page 9: ...ollow the picture and plug one connector on your HDMI cable to the player s HDMI jack 2 Follow the picture and plug the other connector on your HDMI cable to the TV s HDMI jack This allows you to enjoy your media content in the player on your TV ...

Page 10: ...r coaxial cable to the player s S PDIF Coaxial jack Or if you use optical fiber please plug in the Toslink connector on your optical fiber to the player s S PDIF Optical jack not supplied 2 Follow the picture and plug in the other connector on your coaxial cable or opti cal fiber to the digital audio device not supplied ...

Page 11: ... Connect the other crystal plug on the cable to a RJ45 LAN port on your router switch or hub devices 2 3 6 Connecting to a WLAN 1 Make sure the player is powered on 2 Search for your router s SSID and then key in the correct security key if neces sary Note Please refer to 3 1 4 Changing Network Settings for more details about wire less setup 1 Infrared receiver window 2 Working indicator 3 Power b...

Page 12: ...wer On Off Power On After connecting the DC IN jack press the power button on the front panel The indi cator will gradually turn to white And the player will enter the home screen soon Power Off Press the power button on the front panel the player will soon enter standby mode At the same time the working indicator will gradually turn red Then unplug the power cord to cut off the power supply ...

Page 13: ...Introduction 13 2 6 2 Menu language The system language of this player can be set to English or other languages Change the language you wish in the setup menu the selected language will take effect im mediately ...

Page 14: ... Confirm 6 VOL 7 VOL 8 Home 9 OK Enter 10 Navigational buttons 11 Menu 12 FRWD 13 Play 14 Slow 15 Pause 16 Repeat 17 Goto 18 A B 19 Angle 20 TV Sys 21 Eject 22 Files 23 Edit 24 Blue 25 Yellow 26 Prev 27 Info 28 Next 29 Mute 30 Return 31 Setup 32 FFWD 33 Stop 34 Subtitle 35 Audio 36 CM skip 37 Replay ...

Page 15: ... A B Press to set the beginning and end points of a section to repeat 19 Angle Press to change the view angle during DVD with multi angle playback 20 TV SYS Press to switch between NTSC PAL 480P 576P 720P 1080I and 1080P 21 Eject Press to safely remove the USB device 22 Files Press to enter file manager 23 Edit Press to enter file editing menu in file manager Press to enter file selecting menu in ...

Page 16: ...Prev Next Chapter buttons to switch categories 3 1 1 Changing System Settings Use this menu to configure system settings Menu Language Select to choose the OSD On Screen Display language Text Encoding Select to set the text encoding option subtitle display and cue playback Change system font Select to change system font Create a folder named Resource in the root directory of your USB or HDD rename...

Page 17: ...dia Renderer can play content received from a digital media controller DMC which will find content from a digital media server DMS Host Name Select to name DLNA DMR default is PLAYON HD3 Keyboard input method Select to change the desired virtual keyboard input language Clear History Select to clear the database of indexed movies music photos Scan storage Select to set the scan mode of media librar...

Page 18: ...t dialogues and background audio at a normalised level HDMI Output Choose among RAW LPCM and Auto SPDIF Output Choose among LPCM RAW Note In pass through mode Dolby TrueHD Dolby Digital Plus Dolby Digital and DTS sound can be bypassed to the HDMI TV or Digital amplifier Due to the bandwidth requirement Dolby TrueHD and Dolby Digital Plus sound only can be bypassed trought HDMI cable also the TV sy...

Page 19: ...ss the image to convert the whole image Select when a 16 9 TV is connected 16 10 Select when a 16 10 TV is connected TV SYSTEM Select to adjust video output resolution This setting depends on your display type and its compatible modes 480P 576P Choose this if your player is connected via composite A V cables to a conventional CRT TV 720P 1080i Choose this if your player is connected via component ...

Page 20: ...lasma TV by reducing the level of brightness Choose between Dark Dim Light for the best results 1080p 24Hz Choose this option to enable or disable 1080P 24Hz support A TV display that supports 1080P 24Hz 24P mode is required for this to function correctly ...

Page 21: ...ange smoother You can get more vivid color effects with this setting A TV display with deep color support is required for the best results Screen Size Adjust the video output size according to the size of your display screen And press Zoom button to Fit the screen size you have set during video playback ...

Page 22: ...HCP must be enabled on your Router FIX IP MANUAL Select to manually input the IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway and DNS Server IP Address Wireless Setup There are 3 modes for you to select Infrastructure AP and Peer to Peer Ad Hoc and WPS AP mode Follow the prompting message on the screen and press Play button to choose Peer to Peer Ad Hoc or WPS AP mode ...

Page 23: ...ed to connect computers with wireless network adapt ers Also known as wireless clients to an existing wired network with the help of a wireless router or access point Please take the following steps to configure your wireless network Step 1 Scanning AP Access Point in your network Follow the prompting message on the screen and press the Zoom button to select Infrastructure AP mode and update the a...

Page 24: ...available Green to change the language of the virtual keyboard OK to confirm and to start test ing the connection The testing process will take a while please be patient If the test is ok the network information Profile Name IP address Subnet Mask Gateway etc will be displayed on the screen Peer to Peer Ad Hoc Peer to Peer mode which is also called Ad Hoc mode or computer to computer mode is used ...

Page 25: ...S AP WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup is used to connect a wireless router directly without searching SSID and inputting password In this mode you just need to config ure the parameters of your router which support WPS function There are two modes for you to select PBC mode and PIN mode ...

Page 26: ...ss will take a while please be patient PIN Input the pin code when you configure your router then select the PIN mode the connection process will take a while please be patient PPPOE Setup Input the ADSL account and password in this menu system will obtain IP address automatically from the server based on PPPOE protocol Step 1 Select the connection interface wired or wireless ...

Page 27: ...Main Functions 27 Step 2 press Right button to input your ADSL account Step 3 press Right button to input your password and start to test the connection ...

Page 28: ...his feature 3 1 5 Miscellaneous Use this menu to adjust miscellaneous settings Version Info This tab shows you information about the software version installed and the material components of your player FTP Select to turn on off FTP services and to configure your desired login User Name and Password Please refer to FTP Server for more details on this feature UPnP Server Select to turn On Off the b...

Page 29: ...er 5 1 Specifications for more details about the supported files Network Info This tab shows you information about your network MAC Address IP address Gateway Subnet USB Upgrade Select to update the firmware via a USB stick 1 Copy install img or extension files to the root directory of a FAT32 format ted USB stick and connect it to the USB HOST port of the player 2 Press OK to confirm Autoplay Cre...

Page 30: ...Show BD DVD Choose to display DVD IFO BD MV and ISO files directly in media library Flash Animation Choose to display swf file format in media library Go to Folder Choose to locate the file in file manager Sorting Mode Choose to sort by Name Size Most Viewed or Recently Added from option menu 3 2 1 Movie Library Options In movie library press the Menu button to display the option menu the followin...

Page 31: ...Goto Jump to a specific point on a title Specify the point using Title Chapter and Time Menu Display or hide the option menu during playback Stop Stop playback VOL Increase decrease the volume Audio Select an audio track Subtitle Select a subtitle and change the color size offset text encoding of subtitle Repeat Set the repeat option Zoom Zoom in the image Info View the media information CM Skip P...

Page 32: ... 3D 3D display required Select 3D simulation to convert your 2D video into 3D Select 3D if you are playing a 3D file such as a bluray 3D title Select 3D Side by Side or 3D Top Bottom if your video file is already encoded in one of these formats DVD Menu Select to return to the navigation menu during DVD IFO or ISO playback Title Menu Root Menu return to the main menu of entire disc during DVD play...

Page 33: ... 1 Photo Library Options In photo library press Menu button to display the option menu you can access the following functions trought the option menu Quick Search Choose the Search option in the option menu you can search for a photo by filter photo library to locate the specific photo Layout Mode Choose a layout mode by Thumbnails List and Preview from option menu ...

Page 34: ...ctory Choose to show all folders Leaf Folder View Choose to show all folders that included photo Date View Choose to view photo by date Prev Next View the previous or next photo Up Down Rotate a photo in any angle Menu View the previous or next file chapter Stop Stop playback Zoom Zoom in on the image Info Display picture information Play Play pause a slideshow Pause Play pause a slideshow Button ...

Page 35: ...hoose the Transition effects Repeat Mode Choose a repeat mode among Repeat off Repeat all and Shuffle Loop from option menu Select Music Select to turn on off background music during slideshow playback Select a special music as the background music during photo playback Video Setting Select to adjust the value of Brightness Contrast Saturation and Hue 2D 3D 3D display required Select 3D Auto to co...

Page 36: ... only supported audio files will be displayed This player supports AAC LC AAC HE AAC MP2 MP3 FLAC WAV MS ADPCM OGG Vorbis PCM LPCM COOK RA Lossless WMA Standard audio files Vorbis PCM LPCM COOK RA Lossless WMA Standard audio files 3 4 1 Music Library Options In music library press Menu button to display the option menu the following func tions are available throught the option menu ...

Page 37: ...de Sort your music by Name Recently Added or Recently Played from option menu Go to Folder Choose to locate the file in file manager 3 4 2 Music Playback Control You can access the following functions during music playback Play Pause Begin Pause playback FRWD FFWD Fast rewind or fast forward Press repeatedly to select the speed Prev Next View the previous or next movie Menu Display or hide the opt...

Page 38: ... Manager The file manager allows you to browse and play music photo and movie files stored on an external USB device or network 3 4 3 Music Playback Options During music playback press Menu button to display or hide the option menu at the side of the screen Access the following functions trought the Option menu during music playback ...

Page 39: ...d access the fol lowing functions trought the option menu Filter options Choose All Media to display all the supported media files in current directory Choose Movies to display all the the supported video files in current directory Choose Photos to display all the supported image files in the current directory Choose Music to display all the supported audio files in the current directory ...

Page 40: ...rent network conditions sometimes the workgroup might not be ac cessed or shown in the list And then you need to use My Shortcuts to browse shared files You can stream your media files shared on the home network Please refer to 3 1 4 Changing Network Settings for more details on network settings There are two ways to locate media files shared on your local network in the Network menu One is to bro...

Page 41: ...hem 3 5 3 1 Installing UPnP Media Server on your PC There are a lot of free and commercial UPnP Media Server software such as Win dows Media Connect Windows Media Player 11 XBMC Media Center Linux Mac Windows MediaTomb Linux etc Please install one of them on your computer In the following chapters we will take Windows Media Player on Microsoft Windows 7 as an example Select Add to open a popup men...

Page 42: ...ibraries to add or re move media files from the library as an example 3 5 3 3 Streaming Media on your Player Connect your player to the home network LAN or WLAN Visit File Manager UPnP menu on the player select the UPnP server and press OK Click Stream More streaming options then you can allow or deny devices to access the media library Click Allow to authorize your player Then you can browse the ...

Page 43: ...laylist you can browse to your music files via the Music shortcut in main menu or via the file manager Press the Edit Button on one of your music files and select Multiple Select Add the files you wish press the Edit Button and choose Save Playlist Enter music library press Menu button and choose Playlists to show your music play lists available on your external USB devices 3 6 2 Photo Album To cr...

Page 44: ...folder press the Edit button and select Multiple Select Press Red button to select file or folder which you want to copy to the list Enter photo library press Menu button and choose Albums to show your photo albums available on your external USB devices ...

Page 45: ...on screen to finish the process 3 7 1 Single file operation On a file or folder press the Edit button to display the file editing menu choose Copy and follow the prompt on screen to finish the process If you want to select more files and folders please choose Multiple Select to enter the file selecting menu as explained earlier ...

Page 46: ...cannot operate properly please contact our customer service or visit our company website to obtain the relevant information Please find following the instructions for SHOUTcast radio 3 8 1 SHOUTcast Radio Select SHOUTcast Radio icon to get all free internet radio stations press OK to select and play radio station press Return to go back to the previous level Note When you enter the Digital Radio m...

Page 47: ...ission web control via your favorite browser on port 9091 For example 192 168 1 20 9091 where 192 168 1 20 is the IP address of your player connected to your router Here you can add remove pause start your torrent downloads You are also able to edit your settings for the current session by clicking on the smaller symbol on the bottom left corner off the screen ...

Page 48: ... command line tool written in Java which recursively scans your video library for video files AVI MKV VIDEO_TS BluRay etc and analyz es these files in order to extract information like year language subtitles container part fps audio and video codecs Other movie and television information like direc tor rating etc are collected using various plugins for online databases such as IMDb TheMovieDB The...

Page 49: ...sary infor mation to a network device may take a longer time than doing the same via USB 2 2 Press the Save button to save the directory information Press Ok to close the dialog box 2 3 Press Run Update to start gen erating the Jukebox An active internet connection is required to obtain the movie information 2 4 Press any key to close the com mand window after the generation is completed 2 Running...

Page 50: ...or AC Ryan Upon entering the location the system will search and display all generated Jukebox information for loading if you have more than one A message box will ask if you want to update the selected Jukebox Choose OK if you are loading it for the first time or made any changes Choose Cancel to continue loading for the second time or if you did not do any changes Updating the Jukebox for the fi...

Page 51: ...ver and Client This player can be used either as a SAMBA Server or as a client 3 11 1 SAMBA Client You can stream media files shared on the home network Please refer to 3 5 2 A V Streaming via Network for more details 3 11 2 SAMBA Server This product functions as a NAS Network Attached Storage device when it is at tached to the home network via WLAN This feature allows users to store and retrieve ...

Page 52: ... can also function as a FTP Server when it is attached to your home network via wired or wireless connection 3 12 1 FTP Server Configuration You can configure the username and password of the FTP Server Please refer to 3 1 4 Network setup on doing so On your product Assign a manual Fixed IP address for the product for example 192 168 0 9 when you connect to your router either via wired or wireless...

Page 53: ... any of the website providing such free services An example would be www dyndns com At your router s DDNS page key in your host name and enter the same user name and password when you create a DDNS account Please refer to your router documentation on getting this information from your router 3 12 2 Accessing from a FTP program Using your favorite FTP application on your PC an example would be ALFT...

Page 54: ...ress Your DDNS host name User ID The User Name which was set under FTP 3 1 4 Network Password The Password which was set under FTP 3 1 4 Network After login is successful you will be able to upload download files via FTP Server ...

Page 55: ... must be turned off Step 3 Press and hold the power standby button on the front panel and do not loosen Step 4 wait for about 15 seconds and then loosen your finger on the power standby button Firmware installation will start Step 5 DO NOT remove the power cord during the firmware process This might damage your player and result in an incorrect firmware flash Firmware installation will start There...

Page 56: ...1080p AAC APE LC AAC HE AAC MP2 MP3 FLAC WAV MS ADPCM OGG Vorbis PCM LPCM COOK RA Lossless WMA Standard DRM and Advanced Profile not supported JPEG HD JPEG BMP GIF TIF PNG VIDEO CODECS SUPPORTED MPEG 1 MPEG 2 MPEG 4 SP ASP AVC H 264 x264 XviD WMV9 VC 1 RealNetworks RM RMVB 8 9 10 up to 720p AUDIO OUTPUT SUPPORTED Pass through down mix to stereo Dolby Digital AC3 5 1 Dolby Digital Plus 5 1 7 1 Dolb...

Page 57: ...t have their own power supply Connect the USB HDD stick to one of the USB Host Ports in the player and press the power button to start the player If you are done please use the Eject button on the remote control or alternatively the Delete button on an attached keyboard to safely remove the USB drive before turning the player off The file system on the HDD s or USB sticks might get corrupted when ...

Page 58: ... rates as your video file For example if your video framerate is 23 976fps this will get out of sync if you have selected subti tles that are not of the same framerate Question7 Why I can t find my USB drive in file manager Answer Try to replace a short USB cable or plug in the power cable to your USB drive You are suggested to plug in one USB drive at the same time Question 8 Where can I register...

Page 59: ...rks Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks are property of their respective holders Manufactured under license under U S Patent s 5 451 942 5 956 674 5 974 380 5 978 762 6 487 535 other U S and worldwide patents issued pending DTS and DTS 2 0 Digital Out are registered trademarks and the DTS logos and Sym bol are trademarks of DTS Inc 1996 200...

Page 60: ... you may procure modify or distribute the source code of the GPL LGPL software that is used in this product To obtain a copy of our open source software please contact our support center and we will provide you with a CD ROM of the source code that is used charging only the actual expense involved However please be noted that we cannot provide guarantee with the source code and there is also no te...

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