Emtec Movie Cube R700 500GB, User Manual

Page 1: ...corded Titles 17 3 3 Selecting Browser Playback Multimedia Files 17 3 4 Selecting Setup 17 3 5 Selecting Playlist Music Playlist 17 4 The Title List Menu for Recorded Videos 18 4 1 Title List Menu 18 4 2 Playing Back Titles 19 4 3 Deleting Titles 19 4 4 Renaming Titles 20 4 5 Sorting Files 20 4 6 Title Edit Menu 21 4 7 Tools 25 4 8 Saving Your Recorded Titles 25 5 Timer Record Menu 25 5 1 Create a...

Page 2: ...aneous 36 7 Browser Menu 36 7 1 Browsing All 37 7 2 Browsing Music 37 7 3 Browsing Photos 38 7 4 Browsing Movies 39 7 5 Browsing via Network 40 8 Playlist Menu 44 9 File Copy Menu 44 10 NAS Function 47 11 Firmware Installation and Upgrade 48 11 1 Firmware Installation 48 11 2 Firmware Upgrade 49 12 Appendixes 52 12 1 Specifications 52 12 2 Frequently Asked Questions 54 12 3 Copyrights and Trademar...

Page 3: ... can edit the recorded titles Time shifting function Movie Playback supports VOB DVD IFO DVD MPG MPEG 2 1 AVI MPEG 4 ASP XviD DAT VCD and MPEG 2 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 Network Funct...

Page 4: ... DC adaptor Power Cord 1 User Manual 1 Quick Installation Guide 1 CD with manuals 1 Technical support card 1 Wireless LAN USB Adapter 1 optional Note The actual contents in the package might be different from the packing list in this manual For USA Part Quantity Player 1 Cradle 1 A V IN cable 1 A V OUT cable 1 Y Pb Pr OUT cable 1 HDMI cable 1 USB cable 1 Remote Control 1 Remote Control Battery 2 A...

Page 5: ...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 the adapter cable make sure it can not get damaged or be subject to pressure To reduce the risk of electric shock unplug the adapter first before cleaning it Never connect the adapter to the player in a humid or dusty area Do not replace ...

Page 6: ...fore formatting the hard disk Physical impact may create bad sector in the hard disk you can use CHKDSK to fix the problem All data stored in the player may be lost due to physical impact electrical shock power lost HDD format etc Please backup your data It is suggested to do defragment after a long period of usage Regularly backup the data in the hard disk so that it can be recovered in the event...

Page 7: ...nction 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 mini connector of the USB cable to this player s USB DEVICE port 3 Plug in the big connector of the USB cable to Computer 1 4 2 USB Mass Storage Device like U disk MP3 USB HDD etc Connection 1 Mak...

Page 8: ...he picture and plug in the 3 color connector to the TV s A V IN jack In this way you can enjoy the content in the player on TV or other display devices 3 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 ...

Page 9: ...Device connection 1 Follow the picture and plug in the RCA connector on your 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 optical fiber to the digital audio device not supplied 1 4 ...

Page 10: ... cat6 network cable not supplied 1 Connect one of the crystal plugs on the cable to the player s RJ45 LAN socket 2 Connect the other crystal plug on the cable to a RJ45 LAN port on your router switch or hub devices 1 4 7 WLAN connection 1 Make sure the player is powered on 2 Plug the Wireless LAN USB Adapter i e Wi Fi USB Dongle to the USB HOST port of the player ...

Page 11: ...es before using the remote control installation steps are as the picture shows 1 5 3 Power on off language control 1 Power on After connecting the power supply cord the player will soon enter standby mode and the red STANDBY indicator on the front panel will turn on Then press the STANDBY button on the front panel or remote control to wake up the system wait for a couple of seconds to enter the sy...

Page 12: ...ing the front panel See the following 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 13: ...hortcuts for network access 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 butto...

Page 14: ...P 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 21 STOP button Press to stop playback 22 GOTO button Press to jump to a specific point on a title ...

Page 15: ...cess the Setup menu directly 2 2 Front Panel No Name Function 1 nfrared receiver window Receiving IR signals from the remote control 2 STANDBY indicator Indicator red turns on when the system is in standby mode 3 ON indicator Indicator blue turns on when the system is alive 4 MUSIC indicator Indicator blue turns on during music playback 5 REC indicator Indicator red turns on when recording starts ...

Page 16: ...nts Video 7 HDMI jack 8 RJ45 LAN socket 9 S PDIF Coaxial jack 10 DC IN jack 11 S PDIF Optical jack 12 USB HOST port x 2 13 R2 Audio OUT jack Right Channel 14 R1 Audio IN jack Right Channel 15 USB SLAVE port MINI B 3 Getting Started Power on the system and after a few seconds the system will enter a guide menu To return to this menu press on the remote control too ...

Page 17: ...eo titles Press on the remote control or select Playback button on the guide menu page to access Title List 3 3 Selecting Browser Playback Multimedia Files You can browse all the multimedia Videos Music Photos files on the internal HDD USB Card or Network and playback them on TV Press on the remote control or select Browser button on the guide menu page to browser movie photo and music files store...

Page 18: ... 1 Menu Bar Press or to scroll through the menu Here you can Play Delete Rename Sort Edit a recorded title 2 Title Lists Here lists all recorded titles Here you can see thumbnail length quality recorded channel recorded date time of a title A sign shows this recorded title has not been watched A sign shows this title is been recording now 3 Information Here you can see a playback progress bar of a...

Page 19: ...anel to play the file 4 Press on the remote control or the CANCEL Stop button on the front panel to stop playback and return to the Title List menu screen 4 3 Deleting Titles To delete a title do the following 1 Press and on the remote control to select the Delete tab from the menu bar 2 Press and on the remote control to select the title you wish to delete 3 Press to confirm and delete the file 4...

Page 20: ...s 4 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 5 Once you have entered the new name select OK and press to confirm all changes If you want to cancel the naming during the process press 4 5 Sorting Files Press and on the remote control to s...

Page 21: ...o the length of the recordings Title Name Select to sort all files alphabetically according to title name Fresh Titles Select to sort all files according to freshness i e the most recent recordings listing the most recent recording first 4 6 Title Edit Menu Press and on the remote control to select the Title Edit tab from the menu bar Press and the menu appears ...

Page 22: ...ail of the selected video Press or on the remote control to select Set Thumbnail an editing screen appears You can press or to fast forward or fast rewind when searching a proper point When you reach the point at which you wish to insert a thumbnail press or to select CONFIRM and press ...

Page 23: ... end of the section to be deleted Select CONFIRM and press to delete the section Split Title Select a title and divide them into sections When you reach the point at which you wish to split the track press to confirm Merge Title Select more than two titles and combine them into one title A confirmation message appears Select CONFIRM to merge the files ...

Page 24: ...ach the point at which you wish to add the mark press to confirm Remove Chapter Mark Remove a chapter mark that you have inserted An editing screen appears Use the left and right navigation arrows to select the mark you wish to remove and press to delete Copy to FAT32 partition Copy function In the Title List Menu press or on the remote control to select which title you want to copy from UDF parti...

Page 25: ...identified by personal computers If you want to share the recorded titles on your computer please copy the titles from the recording disc to the multimedia disc which is in FAT32 format first See Copy to FAT32 partition in 4 6 Title Edit Menu for more details 5 Timer Record Menu The Timer Record menu allows you to create edit and delete recording schedules and view all schedule status and history ...

Page 26: ... Length Enter the length of the recording Repeat Select how often you want the schedule to record Choose from Once Everyday Mon Fri Mon Sat or for an individual day of the week Quality Select the recording quality Choose from HQ SLP EP LP and SP The higher the quality the more space required on the hard drive See HDD Free Space on the left of the screen for details of how long you can record for u...

Page 27: ... you want to edit from the list and press The schedule setting screen appears Modify the schedule as described in 5 1 Creating a New Schedule 5 3 Deleting Schedules Press and on the remote control to select the Delete tab from the menu bar Select the schedule you want to delete and press A confirmation message appears Select CANCEL Delete the selected schedule or Delete all schedules Press to conf...

Page 28: ...e schedule list is displayed Select a schedule and press Select Enable VPS Disable VPS or Pause the selected schedule Press to confirm 5 5 Viewing Recording History Press and on the remote control to select the History tab from the menu bar Here you can view a complete history of all recordings that were set ...

Page 29: ...select on the remote control 6 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 Pres s to confirm Text Encoding Select to set text encoding Press and to select from Unicode Chinese GBK and BIG5 Press to confirm ...

Page 30: ...the remote control to select the Audio tab from the menu bar Night Mode Select to set night mode Press and to select from Off On and Comfort Press to confirm S PDIF Select to set S PDIF mode Press and to select from Raw and LPCM Press to confirm ...

Page 31: ...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 32: ...ast levels Press and to adjust contrast The new setting is previewed onscreen Press to confirm Video Output Select to adjust video output type Press and to set the video output type depending on your viewing preferences Press to confirm Video System Select to adjust TV system Press and to set the TV system depending on your viewing preferences Press to confirm ...

Page 33: ...highest quality setting is HQ which requires the most storage space The other settings reduce recording quality sequentially but also require less storage space Press to confirm Auto Chapter Select to add chapter marks automatically at set intervals P r e s s a n d t o select the interval you require An automatic chapter mark will be added at each interval allowing you browse titles easily after r...

Page 34: ...activate permanently Record Device Select to set device to restore the recorded files Press and to select from HDD and USB Press to confirm Timeshift Device Select to set Time Shift device Press and to select from HDD USB and Auto Press to confirm 6 5 Changing Network Settings Press and on the remote control to select the Network tab from the menu bar ...

Page 35: ...bout these settings 6 6 Changing System Settings Press and on the remote control to select the System tab from the menu Time Select to set the system time Press and enter Manual setup Enter the system menu and press and to select each f ield and the up and down navigation arrows to adjust each setting Press to confirm ...

Page 36: ...r to restore all settings to defaults 6 7 Miscellaneous Press and on the remote control to select the MISC tab from the menu 7 Browser Menu The Browser menu allows you to browse and play music photo and movie files stored on a HDD an external USB device Memory Card and Network To enter the menu select Browser from the Guide menu ...

Page 37: ... and Memory Card is connected or connect the system to Network you can also browse photos listen to music and watch movies 7 1 Browsing All Use and on the remote control to select the All tab All directories and supported contents will be displayed Press and to select the directory or file you wish to browse and press to confirm ...

Page 38: ... your audio files A thumbnail strip appears at the bottom of the screen along with song information 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 7 3 Browsing Photos Use and on the remote control to select the Photos tab ...

Page 39: ...played full screen Note 1 When the 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 7 4 Browsing Movies Use the left and right nav...

Page 40: ... browsing a movie in full screen mode you can press to zoom in out the image Four zoom levels are available 7 5 Browsing via Network You can streaming playback the multimedia files shared on the local area network Ethernet or WLAN Before viewing the following please make sure that you have read 4 4 Changing Network Settings and made the right settings When selecting NET in the Browser menu there a...

Page 41: ...1 Browsing through Workgroup You can choose the workgroup which your PC belongs to from the workgroup list find your PC name and press to confirm Then select the shared multimedia file that you want to browse ...

Page 42: ... it from My Shortcuts in the menu Press and a tools menu appears Network Browser Select to set Net User ID Net Password and Specific File Server IP which enables to browse files on NET through My_Shortcuts 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...

Page 43: ...e Server IP and use Navigational and Numeric buttons to enter IP address You can also select Detail to set the Label Domain and Host Name of the shortcut Then select OK and press to confirm Select the shortcut you added and press to confirm Then select the shared multimedia file that you want to browse ...

Page 44: ...and play your favorite music in the playlists To enter the menu select Playlist from the Guide menu There are up to 5 playlists 9 File Copy Menu Press on the remote control to enter the File Copy menu which allows you to copy files between HDD and USB devices ...

Page 45: ... destination device Press and to select device Press to cancel and for next step Step 2 Select the source files you want to copy Press to select files to cancel and to next step Step 3 Select the destination folder to store the above files ...

Page 46: ...46 Press and to select folder Press to cancel and for next step Step 4 Proceed to copy selected files Press and to select OK press to confirm And the copy will start ...

Page 47: ...e NAS or IP Address in the Run window click Run in the start menu or the address bar of Internet Explorer on your PC For example if the IP address of the player is 192 168 0 9 please type 192 168 0 9 or NAS and click OK or press the Enter button on the keyboard Then you can view and edit the files stored on the hard disk installed on the player In this way you can also playback and copy files via ...

Page 48: ...the player The 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 firmware folder to the root directory of your USB Pen Drive Step 4 Connect ...

Page 49: ...ll page will appear on the TV screen Please wait for about 10 minutes the installation will be completed the LED indicators will go off and the player will be powered off automatically Then you can press the STANDBY button to turn on the player and enjoy Note If install error or white screen occurs please unplug the power cable and try again Do not turn off the power during installation The USB Pe...

Page 50: ...tles in the UDF recording partition Please copy the recorded data to FAT32 partition in your hard disc in advance See Copy to FAT32 partition in 4 6 Title Edit Menu for more details Download the latest firmware from our official website Step 1 Prepare the USB Pen Drive Copy the 6 files into the root directory of your USB Pen Drive Step 2 Modify part txt Open part txt file in the USB Pen Drive with...

Page 51: ...grade Recording partition will be removed but multimedia partitions will be kept Note Please do not modify the other sentences in part txt which might cause install error Step 3 Repeat step 4 step 5 and step 6 in 11 1 Firmware Installation Note When installation or upgrade is completed several system partitions would be created Please do not delete any of these partitions in case of hard disc fail...

Page 52: ...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 Profile not supported PCM SUBTITLE FORMATS SURPORTED SRT SMI SSA IDX SUB RECORDABLE DEVICES SUPPORTED Built in HDD USB HDD ...

Page 53: ...P2 2 chanel VIDEO OUTPUT SPECIFICATION Composite Output 1 Vpp 75 Ohm Components Output Y 1 Vpp 75 Ohm Cb 0 7 Vpp 75 Ohm Cr 0 7 Vpp 75 Ohm HDMI Output HDMI Version 1 1 NETWORK FEATURE Ethernet 10 100Mbps Auto Negotiation WLAN IEEE 802 11b g up to 54Mbps supported by the optional WLAN USB Adapter AUDIO PERFORMANCE DA Converter 24 bit 192kHZ AD Converter 24 bit 96kHZ Signal Noise 1kHZ 95dB Dynamic Ra...

Page 54: ... not recognize my player Answer 1 Make sure the player is powered on If it is off the computer will not be able to find the player 2 Make sure the player is connected to computer Refer to 1 4 1 for connecting player to computer 3 When using Windows 98SE install the USB driver first After installation restart the computer Then reconnect the player to the computer Refer to 1 4 1 for connecting playe...

Page 55: ...ght be due to the player shutting down due to low battery power while reading or writing to your computer by the USB connection Windows and Macintosh often write extra files to the hard disk such as finder def or System volume info These are normal and will not do any harm to the player Question 4 I used my player to transfer files back and forth between different computers Will defragmenting the ...

Page 56: ...n a new window will appear as the picture on the right hand side shows select Baseline standard or Baseline optimized 4 Click the OK icon Question 7 During power on why does the TV will have a short flashing blue screen or screensaver Answer This is normal when the system initializes it will setup the corresponding parameters so it can output the correct video signal to the TV during the initializ...

Page 57: ... Why couldn t the player find the hard disc Answer Make sure the firmware is installed correctly and no system partitions on the HDD were deleted If hard disc failure occurs please backup your data and reinstall the firmware using the Firmware Installer software in the Driver CD which is provided along with the player Question11 Some functions like recording time shift etc do not work What should ...

Page 58: ...and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks are property of their respective holders 12 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...