Emtec Movie Cube Q100, User Manual

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Page 2: ...ser Playback Multimedia Files 15 3 2 Selecting Copy File Copy Menu 15 3 3 Selecting Playlist Music Playlist 15 3 4 Selecting Setup 16 4 Setup Menu 17 4 1 Changing Language Settings 17 4 2 Changing Audio Settings 18 4 3 Changing Video Settings 20 4 4 Changing Network Settings 22 4 5 Changing System Settings 23 4 6 Miscellaneous 24 5 Browser Menu 25 5 1 Browsing All 25 5 2 Browsing Music 26 5 3 Brow...

Page 3: ...aylist Menu 34 8 Firmware Installation and Upgrade 35 8 1 Firmware Installation 35 8 2 Firmware Upgrade 36 9 Appendixes 38 9 1 Specifications 38 9 2 Frequently Asked Questions 39 9 3 Copyrights and Trademarks 43 9 4 Warranty 43 ...

Page 4: ... ASP XviD DAT VCD and MPEG2 TS files resolution up to 1080i Music Playback supports MP3 OGG and WMA files supports one button playlist music playback Photo Playback supports digital camera JPEG and BMP files Data Storage works as a portable hard disk using USB 2 0 port Wireless Function WLAN streaming playback and NAS function Supported by the optional Wireless LAN USB adapter We hope that this pr...

Page 5: ...to safely and effectively use this player please read the following before usage 1 3 1 Usage cautions User should not modify this player If commercial hard disk is being used the environmental temperature should be within 5 C 35 C 1 3 2 Power The player s power voltage DC 12V When using this player please connect the supplied AC adapter or AC adapter cable to the player s power jack When placing t...

Page 6: ...l of electrical device please consult with your local authority 1 3 6 Hard disk cautions The player uses an internal hard disk for data storage in normal case format or repair is not required You should carefully read the Frequently Asked Questions chapter and check our website for latest information before formatting the hard disk Physical impact may create bad a sector in the hard disk you can u...

Page 7: ...he player and stay away from magnetic fields During electrostatic discharge and the strong electromagnetic field the product will malfunction then unplug the power cable and the product will return to normal performance next time it is powered on 1 4 Connection 1 4 1 Connect to Computer 1 Make sure the player is powered on 2 Plug in the squarish connector of the USB cable to this player s USB DEVI...

Page 8: ...er display devices 2 Y Pb Pr Component OUT 1 Follow the picture and plug in the 3 color connector 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 Optical jack In this way you...

Page 9: ...l cable or optical fiber to the digital audio device not supplied 1 4 5 Power connection 1 Follow the picture and connect the AC adaptor to the player s DC IN jack 2 Follow the picture and plug in the AC adaptor to the power outlet 1 5 First Time Usage 1 5 1 Firmware Installation For users who bought the player without a HDD inside and want to install a SATA HDD please see 8 1 Firmware Installatio...

Page 10: ...o wake up the system wait for a couple of seconds to enter the system and the POWER indicator will turn blue 2 Power off In playback and other interfaces press the STANDBY button on the front panel the player will enter standby mode Then turn off the POWER switch on the rear panel to cut off the power supply 3 Language control The system language of this player can be set to English or other langu...

Page 11: ...owing for details on each button and its function 1 STANDBY 2 DISPLAY 3 MENU 4 MUSIC 5 TV SYSTEM 6 A B 7 GUIDE 8 ENTER 9 Numeric buttons 10 SUBTITLE 11 AUDIO 12 PLAY 13 FR 14 PAUSE STEP 15 FF 16 INS REPLAY 17 CM SKIP 18 NEXT 19 SLOW 20 PREV 21 STOP 22 GOTO 23 Navigation buttons 24 RETURN 25 VOL 26 VOL 27 ZOOM 28 REPEAT 29 MUTE 30 SETUP ...

Page 12: ... 4 MUSIC button Press the button to start playback music in the first nonempty playlist Press the button again to switch to the next playlist and playback music 5 TV SYSTEM button Press to switch between NTSC PAL 480P 576P 720P and 1080i 6 A B button Press to set the beginning and end points of a section to repeat 7 GUIDE button Press to view the Guide menu 8 ENTER button Press to select options i...

Page 13: ...ton Press to backward 10 seconds of the current playback which suitable for sport program 17 CM SKIP button Press to advance 30 seconds when in playback mode 18 NEXT button Press to go the next chapter on a title 19 SLOW MOTION button Press to play back in slow motion Three motion settings are available Press to resume regular playback 20 PREVIOUS button Press to go the previous chapter on a title...

Page 14: ...rease the volume 26 VOL button Press to decrease the volume 27 ZOOM button Press to zoom in out the image photo or video 28 REPEAT 1 ALL button Press to set repeat options 29 MUTE button Press to mute audio output and press again to resume 30 SETUP button Press to access the Setup menu directly 2 2 Front Panel 1 STANDBY button 2 MUSIC indicator 3 HDD indicator 4 POWER indicator ...

Page 15: ...14 2 3 Rear Panel 1 Air Flow hole 2 A V OUT jack 3 Y Pb Pr OUT jack 4 S PDIF OPTICAL COAXIAL jack 5 DC IN jack 6 POWER switch 2 4 Side Panel 1 USB HOST port A Type 2 USB DEVICE port B Type ...

Page 16: ...sic Photos files stored on the internal HDD USB devices or Network and playback them on TV To enter the browser menu select the BROWSER icon on the guide menu page 3 2 Selecting Copy File Copy Menu To enter the file copy menu select the COPY icon on the guide menu page so that you can copy files between USB HDD and Network 3 3 Selecting Playlist Music Playlist To enter the music playlist menu sele...

Page 17: ...16 3 4 Selecting Setup To enter the setup menu select on the remote control or select the SETUP icon on the guide menu page ...

Page 18: ...To enter the menu select Setup from the Guide menu or select on the remote control 4 1 Changing Language Settings Press and on the remote control to select the Language tab from the menu bar Menu Language Select to choose the OSD On Screen Display language Press and to select the language Press to confirm ...

Page 19: ... Text Encoding Select to set text encoding Press and to select the encoding language Press to confirm 4 2 Changing Audio Settings Press and on the remote control to select the Audio tab from the menu bar ...

Page 20: ...19 Speaker Select to set type of speaker Press and to select from 2CH 5 1CH Press to confirm Night Mode Select to set night mode Press and to select from Off On and Comfort Press to confirm ...

Page 21: ...ox 4 3 or 16 9 Press to confirm Pan Scan 4 3 Display a wide picture on the entire screen and cuts off the redundant portions Select when a standard 4 3 TV is connected Letter Box 4 3 Display a wide picture with two black borders on the top and bottom of 4 3 screen Select when a standard 4 3 TV is connected 16 9 Compress the image to convert the whole image Select when a 16 9 TV is connected ...

Page 22: ...t brightness levels Press and to adjust brightness The new setting is previewed onscreen Press to confirm Contrast Select to set contrast levels Press and to adjust contrast The new setting is previewed onscreen Press to confirm ...

Page 23: ...o adjust video output type Press and to set the video output type depending on your viewing preferences Press to confirm 4 4 Changing Network Settings Press and on the remote control to select the Network tab from the menu bar ...

Page 24: ... refer to the user s guide to wireless function in the package of Wireless LAN USB Adapter for more details about this setting 4 5 Changing System Settings Press and on the remote control to select the System tab from the menu ...

Page 25: ...lt Select to restore factory defaults A confirmation message appears Select OK and press Enter to restore all settings to defaults 4 6 Miscellaneous Press and on the remote control to select the MISC tab from the menu ...

Page 26: ... enter the menu select Browser from the Guide menu Press and to select the device on which the media is stored Choose from HDD USB NET and press When data on HDD USB device is connected or connect the system to Network you can also browse photos listen to music and watch movies 5 1 Browsing All Use and on the remote control to select the All tab ...

Page 27: ...ic Use and on the remote control to select the Music tab All directories and supported audio files in current directory will be displayed Press and to select the file you want to play and press Press and a tools menu appears which enables you to add the current music to the playlists 5 3 Browsing Photos Use and on the remote control to select the Photos tab ...

Page 28: ...he photo is displayed in full screen mode the slide show starts automatically 2 While listening to music files you can browse the photos at the same time While browsing a photo you can press or to rotate a photo in any angle Besides rotating a photo you can press to zoom in out that photo Three zoom levels are available 5 4 Browsing Movies Use and on the remote control to select the Movies tab ...

Page 29: ... local area network WLAN and have file copy and network attached storage NAS function through the network also See the user s guide to wireless function in the package of Wireless LAN USB Adapter for more details Before viewing the following please make sure that you have read the above guide and made the right settings When selecting NET in the Browser menu there are two ways to locate the multim...

Page 30: ...ork conditions sometimes the workgroup might not be accessed or shown in the list And then you need to use My Shortcuts to browse shared files 5 5 2 Browsing through My Shortcuts You can also set Specific File Server IP and access it from My Shortcuts in the menu Press and a tools menu appears ...

Page 31: ... to browse files on NET through My Short Cut Select Net User ID and the entry screen will appear Use the navigation arrows to select letters and numbers Select CAPS to toggle between uppercase and lowercase letters Press to delete a letter Press to insert a space Press to input each letter or number ...

Page 32: ...een will appear See above Select Specific File Server IP and use Navigational and Numeric buttons to enter IP address Press to confirm Select your IP address and press to confirm Then select the shared multimedia file that you want to browse ...

Page 33: ...nter the File Copy menu which allows you to copy files between HDD and USB devices and network Step 1 Select the source device and destination device Press and to select device Press to cancel and for next step Step 2 Select the source files you want to copy ...

Page 34: ...ess to select files to cancel and to next step Step 3 Select the destination folder to store the above files Press and to select folder Press to cancel and for next step Step 4 Proceed to copy selected files ...

Page 35: ...Menu The Playlist menu allows you to browse and play your favorite music in the playlists To enter the menu select Playlist from the Guide menu or press on the remote control There are up to 5 playlists Please refer to 5 2 Browsing Music for how to add music files into playlists ...

Page 36: ... following steps will format the hard disc which will erase all data currently stored on the hard disc Step 2 Install the HDD Follow the HDD Installation Guide and install the HDD into the player Step 3 Prepare the USB Pen Drive You will need a USB Pen Drive for firmware installation Copy the 6 files from the USB Pen Drive installation folder in the Driver CD to the root directory of your USB Pen ...

Page 37: ...or about 10 minutes the installation will be completed the LED indicators will go off and the player will enter standby mode automatically Then you can press the STANDBY button on the front panel or remote control to wake up the player and enjoy Note No power off during installation The USB Pen Drive is not allowed to be unplugged during installation 8 2 Firmware Upgrade Firmware upgrades can brin...

Page 38: ...odify part txt Open part txt file in the USB Pen Drive with WordPad and make sure to modify option install to option upgrade Item Description Option install This option will perform firmware installation which will format the whole HDD All data on the HDD will be removed option upgrade This option will perform firmware upgrade Multimedia partitions will be kept ...

Page 39: ... delete any of these partitions in case of hard disc failure 9 Appendixes 9 1 Specifications USB SUPPORTED USB HDD Other USB Mass Storage Devices CONTENT FORMATS SUPPORTED DAT VOB IFO MPG AVI MPEG 2 TS MP3 OGG WMA Compression rate between 32 kbps and 320 kbps JPEG BMP VIDEO CODECS SURPORTED MPEG 1 MPEG 2 MPEG 4 ASP XviD AUDIO CODECS SURPORTED MP2 MP3 OGG Vorbis WMA Standard DRM Pro Advanced Profil...

Page 40: ...el 95dB Separation Total Harmonic Distortion 1kHZ 85dB GENERAL Power Supply Power AC 100 240V 50 60Hz Approx 35 W Consumption Operating Temperature Operating Humidity 5 C to 35 C 36 F to 95 F 5 to 80 RH Hard Disk Dimensions W H D Net Weight 3 5 SATA HDD 211 5x57x152mm Approx 1 2kg Note The specifications and design of this product are subject to change without notice 9 2 Frequently Asked Questions...

Page 41: ...message what should I do Answer Close any program that might be accessing data on the player including Windows Explorer If it does not work close all programs and wait for another 20 seconds then try the green arrow icon again If it still does not work you should shut down the player and disconnect the USB cable Question 3 I find new file names and folder names that I never created before or they ...

Page 42: ...red views such as Photos Music or Movies Question 6 Why do some supported photo formats cannot be shown in the photo function Answer In the JPEG format there are different modes The player doesn t support all the modes So you have to change your photo format first as follow 1 Use Photoshop to open the photo 2 Choose File then save as from the menu as the picture on the left hand side shows select ...

Page 43: ...ase use the A V signal display instead press the TV SYSYEM button on the remote control then switch the TV s video input to NTSC or PAL Question 9 Why is there no sound on movie or music playback when using Y Pb Pr component output Answer Y Pb Pr output is a video output only and does not include sound signals when using Y Pb Pr output please plug the A V OUT or the S PDIF jack to output sound Que...

Page 44: ...dows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks are property of their respective holders 9 4 Warranty What your warranty does not cover Acts of nature such as fire static discharge Damage from unauthorized repair alteration or accident Damage from misuse or neglect A unit that has been modified or incorporated into other products or is used for institutional or other c...

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