Asus O!Play Live, User Manual

Page 1: ...HD Media Player User Manual O PLAY LIVE ...

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Page 3: ...g your O Play HD media player ready 1 9 Connecting the power adapter 1 9 Connecting devices to your HD media player 1 9 Starting for the first time 1 11 Chapter 2 Network setup and services Connecting to a network 2 1 Wired connection 2 1 Wireless connection 2 7 PPPoE Setup 2 8 Sharing files over the network 2 9 Sharing files under Windows XP OS 2 9 Sharing files under Windows Vista OS 2 10 Sharin...

Page 4: ...for the slideshow 3 10 Configuring the photo playback settings 3 10 Streaming online media 3 11 Online streaming from Netflix 3 12 Managing your files 3 13 Browsing files folders 3 13 Copying deleting or moving files folders 3 13 Renaming files folders 3 14 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 4 1 Display 4 1 Audio 4 3 Video 4 4 USB storage device 4 4 Remote Control 4 4 Firmware Updates 4 5 W...

Page 5: ...2Vdc 2A Safety information Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or recommended battery type Dispose of used batteries according to local regulations The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficie...

Page 6: ...into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus 11 Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer 12 Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the...

Page 7: ...nder license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories About this user guide How this user guide is organized Chapter 1 Getting started Provides the basic information about your ASUS O PLAY LIVE Media Player Chapter 2 Network setup and services Provides information on connecting your ASUS O PLAY LIVE Media Player to a home or LAN network Chapter 3 U...

Page 8: ...tilities from the ASUS Support site at http support asus com 2 ASUS Forum Get the latest news and information about this product from the ASUS Forum site at http vip asus com forum 3 Optional documentation Your product package may include optional documentation such as warranty flyers that may have been added by your dealer These documents are not part of the standard package CAUTION Information t...

Page 9: ...on portable USB eSATA storage devices memory cards or over the network to your TV or entertainment system If any of the above items is damaged or missing contact your retailer Package contents O Play Live HD Media Player Remote control with two AAA batteries AC power adapter and power cord HDMI cable Quick Start Guide O PLAY LIVE HD Media Player Support CD User Manual utilities Quick Start Guide ...

Page 10: ... Digital Plus Dolby Digital Supported image formats JPEG BMP PNG GIF TIFF Supported subtitle formats SRT SUB SMI IDX SUB SSA ASS TXT I O ports 1 x Power DC input 1 x USB 2 0 port 1 x USB eSATA combo port 1 x LAN port 10 100Mbps 1 x HDMI port 1 x Optical digital S PDIF port 1 x SD MMC MS xD card reader Dimensions W x D x H 181 0mm x 125 32mm x 47 73mm Weight 480g Power input rating 12Vdc 2A Power C...

Page 11: ...to its factory default settings 3 USB 2 0 port Connect a USB 2 0 device into this port 4 IR Infra red Receiver Allows you to control the HD media player using the IR remote control System requirements High definition TV HDTV or HDMI monitor Storage device USB flash drive USB HDD eSATA flash drive eSATA HDD Memory card SD MMC MS xD RJ 45 cable to connect to a home or an office network Optional Use ...

Page 12: ...D MMC MS xD combo card slot Insert the SD MMC MS xD card into this slot 5 LED indicators Displays the status of the HD media player LED Status Description Power OFF The device is turned off Red The device is in sleep mode Blue The device is turned on WiFi Blue Wi Fi connection is active Storage OFF No storage device is found Blinking Detecting the storage device Blue A storage device is found ...

Page 13: ...to connect an external Hi Fi audio system 2 HDMI port Insert an HDMI cable into this port to connect to a high definition multimedia interface HDMI device 3 LAN RJ 45 port Insert an RJ 45 cable into this port to connect to a local area network LAN 4 Power DC In input Insert the power adapter into this port 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 14: ...PLAY LIVE Media Player browse through menus and select the media file to play view or listen to Power on off 1 Navigation OK keys Mute 2 3 Return 5 Rewind 6 Previous 7 Volume up 8 Volume down 9 Edit 11 Zoom in 12 Next 13 Stop Eject 14 15 4 10 Option Forward Play Pause 16 Information 17 Guide ...

Page 15: ...the main menus in the Home screen Press the left right keys to move through the items in a submenu Press OK to confirm the selection 3 Return Returns to the previous screen 4 Option Press to select the movie music and photo effects 5 Rewind Press to rewind the playback 6 Previous Returns to the previous media file 7 Volume up Increases the volume 8 Volume down Decreases the volume 9 Mute Press to ...

Page 16: ...top the playback Press for three seconds to eject the disk from the external optical disk drive 14 Forward Press to forward the playback 15 Play Pause Toggles between playback and pause 16 Information Press to display the information about the movie video or music and elapsed time 17 Guide Press to view the Guide menu ...

Page 17: ...layer 2 Connect the AC power adapter to a power source Connecting devices to your HD media player To connect devices to your HD media player 1 Do any of the following to connect a display to your HD media player Use an HDMI cable to connect your HD media player to an HDTV or an HDMI monitor The HDMI cable is purchased separately Getting your O Play HD media player ready ...

Page 18: ...nd MS MS Duo cards into the appropriate card slot at the right side of your HD media player SD MMC MS xD You can also access media files from a shared folder of a network computer For more details refer to the section Connecting to a network in Chapter 2 3 Use an S PDIF cable to connect your audio system to your HD media player 4 Plug the HD media player s power cable to a power source 5 Turn on t...

Page 19: ...er for the first time a series of screens appear to guide you in configuring the basic settings of your HD media player To start for the first time 1 Turn on your HD media player and your HDTV or HDMI monitor 2 Set your HDTV or HDMI monitor to HDMI mode 3 The Setup Wizard appears Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the setup process ...

Page 20: ...Chapter 1 Getting started 1 12 ...

Page 21: ...p PC or Notebook SPLENDID MENU LAN LAN For more details on online media streaming refer to the section Streaming online media in Chapter 3 Wired connection Using DHCP IP network setup with a router Using DHCP IP allows the router to automatically assign an IP address for your media player To connect to your network 1 Connect one end of the RJ 45 cable to the LAN port at the back of your HD media p...

Page 22: ...ect DHCP IP AUTO as your setup type The router s DHCP server automatically assigns an IP address for your HD media player 2 Connect your computer and other necessary devices to your router Refer to the documentation that came with your router 3 Connect all the necessary devices to your HD media player For more details refer to the section Connecting devices to your HD media player in Chapter 1 ...

Page 23: ...edia files over the network in this chapter Desktop PC or Notebook SPLENDID MENU LAN Using FIX IP network setup with a direct connection to a computer Using FIX IP allows your media player to connect to a computer directly To connect to your network 1 Connect one end of the RJ 45 cable to the LAN port at the back of your HD media player and the other end to the computer 2 Connect all the necessary...

Page 24: ...er ISP 7 On the confirmation message select Yes to save the setting 8 On your computer you should key in the same subnet mask as the one on the HD media player For more details refer to the next section Configuring the IP address settings for your computer 4 Select Network Wired Lan Setup and press 5 Select FIX IP MANUAL and press 6 From the FIX IP screen key in the IP Address and Subnet Mask ...

Page 25: ...er Use the following default IP settings IP address 192 168 0 xxx xxx can be any number between 2 and 254 Ensure that the IP address is not used by another device Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 same as the HD media player Windows XP OS 1 Click Start Control Panel Network Connection Right click Local Area Connection then select Properties 2 Select Internet Protocol TCP IP then click Properties 3 Select ...

Page 26: ...P address and key in the IP address and Subnet mask 4 Click OK when done Windows Vista 7 OS 1 Click Start Control Panel Network and Sharing Center Right click Local Area Connection then select Properties 2 Select Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 then click Properties ...

Page 27: ...3 The MS DOS window appears Key in ipconfig and then press the Enter key The IP address of your computer is displayed Wireless connection To connect to a wireless network 1 Connect all the necessary devices to set up your wireless network For details on setting up a wireless network refer to the documentation that came with your wireless router For establishing a wireless connection you may need t...

Page 28: ...lable networks use the up down keys to select the network that you want to connect to Ensure that you enable the wireless utility in your WLAN adapter For more details refer to the documentation that came with your WLAN adapter You may need to key in a password or network key to access a secured wireless network 5 Press to confirm the selection 6 Wait until your media player establishes connection...

Page 29: ... to be shared 1 Click Start Control Panel Network and Internet Connection Network Setup Wizard To share files under Windows XP OS 1 On your computer select the folder containing the files that you want to share 2 Right click the selected folder and select Sharing and Security 2 Select Turn on file and printer shariing 3 When done click Finish ...

Page 30: ...ct the folder containing the files that you want to share 2 Right click the selected folder and select Share 3 In the File Sharing screen select the network user that you want to share files with from the dropdown list then click Add 4 To set permissions for the network user select any of these permission levels from the dropdown list under Permission Level Reader Select this option if you want th...

Page 31: ...t access to the Public folder only to people with user accounts and passwords on your computer 1 Click Control Panel Network and Internet Network and Sharing Center to launch the Network and Sharing Center 2 From the Password protected sharing dropdown list select Turn on password protected sharing 3 When done click Apply To set the user s access level to the Public folder 1 Click Control Panel Ne...

Page 32: ...options Change advanced sharing settings 2 Ensure that the following options are correctly selected Turn on network discovery Turn on file and printer sharing Media streaming is off Allow Windows to manage homegroup connections recommended To share files under Windows 7 OS 1 On your computer select the folder containing the files that you want to share 2 Right click the folder and select Propertie...

Page 33: ...ASUS O PLAY LIVE Media Player 2 13 4 Check the Share this folder item then click Permissions 5 Select the network user that your want to share files and set the access control options ...

Page 34: ...1 Choose Apple menu System Preferences Click Sharing 2 Click the icon to display the available folders Navigate to the folder that you want to share 3 Select the user account Everyone 4 Repeat steps 2 3 to share other folders 5 When done click Options 3 2 6 Tick Share files and folders using SMB and click Done ...

Page 35: ...ing the files that you want to share 2 Right click the folder and click Sharing Windows Sharing 3 From the Windows Sharing tab tick the following items Share this item and its contents Allow all users and Share Enabled 4 Click OK when done A hand icon appears on the folder indicating that the folder s contents are shared over the network ...

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Page 37: ...IVE Media Player The Home screen The Home screen includes these main options Movies Photo Music File Manager Internet Media Setup and Web Browser File Manager allows you to view all your media files in your storage devices and network ...

Page 38: ...to navigate through System Audio Video Network and Firmware then press to configure your selected category 3 Press the up down keys to navigate to the item that you want to configure 4 Press the previous next keys to change to a different category To configure the O Play Live settings 1 From the Home screen press the left right keys to navigate to Setup then press Configuring the O Play Live setti...

Page 39: ... playback Press repeatedly to change the rewinding speed to x1 5 x2 x4 x8 x16 x32 or normal speed x1 Press to forward the playback Press repeatedly to change the forward speed to x1 5 x2 x4 x8 x16 x32 or normal speed x1 Press to stop the playback Press to configure the video playback settings Press to increase the volume Press to decrease the volume Press to return to the previous video file Press...

Page 40: ...ay Press or to play the movie You may press the Option key to import the selected file Before you can access a media file over the network ensure that the folder containing the file is shared For more details refer to the section Sharing files over the network in Chapter 2 Playing a movie To play a movie 1 From the Home screen press the left right keys to navigate to Movies then press ...

Page 41: ...playback Press repeatedly to change the rewinding speed to x1 5 x2 x4 x8 x16 x32 or normal speed x1 Press to forward the playback Press repeatedly to change the forward speed to x1 5 x2 x4 x8 x16 x32 or normal speed x1 Press to stop the playback Press to configure the music playback settings Press to increase the volume Press to decrease the volume Press to return to the previous music file Press ...

Page 42: ...then press 2 Using the up down keys select the source of your music file then press 3 Use the up down keys to locate the music that you want to listen Press or to play the music Before you can access a media file over the network ensure that the folder containing the file is shared For more details refer to the section Sharing files over the network in Chapter 2 ...

Page 43: ...ress 2 Navigate to Audio then press the up down keys to select from these audio mode settings Night Mode Select this setting if you want to listen to music at night without disturbing others HDMI Output Select this setting if the audio output will be coming from your HD media player via an HDMI cable to a high definition external display Refer to the following descriptions of the options HDMI LPCM...

Page 44: ...x16 x32 or normal speed x1 Press to stop the playback Press to configure the photo playback settings Press to increase the volume Press to decrease the volume Press to return to the previous photo Press to go to the next photo Press to disable audio output SPDIF Output Select this setting for the S PDIF audio receiver Refer to the following descriptions of the options SPDIF LPCM Select this option...

Page 45: ... Locate the photo that you want to view 3 Press to browse the photos Press to view the photos in slideshow mode Viewing photos in slideshow mode To view photos in slideshow mode 1 When the selected photo is displayed in full screen press on the remote control to start the slideshow Photos in the same source folder will be displayed in order 2 Press to pause the slideshow Press or to return to the ...

Page 46: ...ss the up down keys to navigate to the the function that you want to configure Press to enter its submenu to confirm the selection 3 Navigate to the desired option then press to save or press to cancel the settings made Setting the background music for the slideshow To set the background music for the slideshow 1 Before viewing photos go to Music and play music files first 2 Press to return to the...

Page 47: ...is connected to the Internet However the network connection might be disabled if the internet link is abnormal or blocked Ensure that your HD media player is connected to the Internet via wired wireless or proxy server network connection For more details refer to Chapter 2 ASUS disclaims all responsibility if an online media service suspends or terminates its service without prior notice 2 Use the...

Page 48: ... enjoy streaming unlimited TV episodes and movies to your high definition external display If you do not have an existing Netflix account and Netflix is available in your area you may subscribe to or try its one month free trial For more details visit the Netflix website at http www netflix com To stream from Netflix 1 From the Home screen press the left right keys to navigate to Internet Media th...

Page 49: ...p down keys to select any of these browsing view mode Thumbnail List or Preview 4 Press the up down keys to browse through any of these media file types All Media Movies Photos or Music 5 Press to confirm the media file type that you want to browse through Copying deleting or moving files folders To copy delete or move files folders 1 From the Home screen press the left right keys to navigate to F...

Page 50: ...en press 2 Locate the file or folder that you want to copy from any of these sources USB Card Reader Network and UPNP 3 Press and select Rename 4 To key in the new name for your file or folder use the navigation keys to move through the virtual keyboard 5 When you have entered the new name navigate to the OK button on the virtual keyboard to confirm the new file or folder name ...

Page 51: ...isconnect the media player s power adapter and wait few minutes before you reinsert the player s power adapter directly into an outlet Turn on the media player again If the problem still exists contact your retailer Q2 The TV screen is blank and the media player power LED remains off Ensure that the TV is turned on Ensure that the media player s power adapter and power outlet are functional Ensure...

Page 52: ...stem PAL NTSC used in your country Ensure that the correct video resolution option is selected Q5 I cannot find any of my music movie or photo files Ensure that your Media Server such as USB storage device or your computer is switched on and that the device is not in standby mode If using a wired network check that the Ethernet cable is properly attached to the Media Player and to a network router...

Page 53: ...te control and select Audio to ensure that the required audio channel is displayed Q2 I cannot hear any sound when I am playing music files Ensure that the audio cables are properly connected If the audio cables are connected to your TV the TV must be turned on to play any music files If the audio cables are connected to your stereo ensure that the stereo is on and you have the correct stereo inpu...

Page 54: ...rates USB storage device Q1 I cannot find any of my music movie or photo files Ensure that your USB storage device USB Flash USB HDD is not in standby mode Ensure that the files are supported file formats and are not damaged Q2 The Media Player does not recognize my USB storage device Your USB storage device may not be detected because of problems with the USB hardware driver USB cable or longer s...

Page 55: ... system and perform the updating process again The firmware update manual is available in PDF file included in the updated firmware folder Visit the ASUS support site at http support asus com for more details If the media player is shut down or powered off during the software installation the update will fail If the device will not power on you will need to reset it This will restore the device ba...

Page 56: ...e wireless network you want to connect to Q4 Movies streamed via the Wi Fi network does not run smoothly Possible causes may be Slow connection or high Internet traffic Interference from several sources such as other wireless network devices Bluetooth devices wireless phones or even microwave ovens Q5 I cannot connect to the wired network You need to select either DHCP IP AUTO or FIX IP MANUAL as ...

Page 57: ...a computer attached to a domain While it is certainly possible our technical support will be unabled to provide assistance regarding this configuration Contact your domain administrator or Microsoft Support for assistance Q10 Can I access other online media websites No You can only access the online media services offered on your ASUS O PLAY LIVE Media Player Please note that the content is consta...

Page 58: ... Stop key and navigate to File Manager to browse all the media files in your devices To disable the auto scan function go to Setup System Scan Storage Auto Scan Off Q3 The file s copy time is not correct When you use your media player s copy file function it may not record and may not display the correct time that the file is copied to your media player Additional information Where can I find more...

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