Emtec Movie Cube S120H, User Manual

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Page 2: ...4 Browser Menu 27 4 1 Browsing All 27 4 2 Browsing Music 28 4 3 Browsing Photos 28 4 4 Browsing Movies 29 4 5 A V Streaming via Network 30 4 6 A V Streaming via UPnP server 32 4 7 Renaming Deleting Files 34 4 8 Managing the Playlist 34 5 Media Library 36 5 1 Music Library 36 5 2 Photo Library 38 5 3 Movie Library 40 6 File Copy Menu 43 7 Internet Radio 44 8 Web Server BitTorrent 45 8 1 Web Server ...

Page 3: ...3 57 10 3 Copyrights and Trademarks 52 10 4 Warranty 52 10 5 License information 53 ...

Page 4: ... DAT WMV ASF RM RMVB FLV Music format MP3 OGG WMA WAV FLAC Photo format HD JPEG BMP GIF TIF PNG Photo slide show with background music Network Feature A V streaming transmission via Ethernet 10M 100M Wi Fi 802 11b g n optional File sharing via Samba server NAS function A V streaming via UPnP Media Server BitTorrent download controlled and managed via web server Digital Radio MMS File Copy Supports...

Page 5: ...User should not modify this player If commercial hard disk is being used the environmental temperature should be within 5 35 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 the adapter cable make sure it can not get damaged or be subject to pressure To reduce the risk of electric...

Page 6: ...act 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 of data corruption or loss Our company takes no responsibility for loss of data stored on the hard disk 1 3 7 Others When using this player please do not let the player come into cont...

Page 7: ...ture and plug in the AC adaptor to the power outlet 1 4 2 Connecting to a PC 1 Make sure the player is powered on 2 Plug in the squarish connector of the USB cable to this player s USB DEVICE port 3 Plug in the rectangular connector of the USB cable to computer In this way you can manage content on the built in HDD of the player on your local PC ...

Page 8: ...can browse contents on the USB device 1 4 4 Connecting to a TV 1 4 4 1 A V OUT 1 Follow the picture and plug in the 3 color connector to the player s A V OUT jack 2 Follow the picture and plug in the 3 color connector to the TV s A V IN jack 3 Select the appropriate TV input source In this way you can enjoy the content in the player on TV or other display devices ...

Page 9: ...UT jack Second method use the audio output from the S PDIF Coaxial or Optical jack In this way you can also enjoy videos music and photos in the player on TV 1 4 4 3 HDMI OUT 1 Follow 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 3 Select the appropriate TV input source Note...

Page 10: ...igital audio device digital amplifier or decoder 3 Select the appropriate TV input source Note Optical fiber and coaxial cable are not supplied In this way you can enjoy powerful Dolby Digital DTS or MPEG sound Please refer to 3 1 Changing Audio Settings for configuration 1 4 6 Connecting to a LAN To connect to a LAN Local Area Network you require a cat5 cat5e or cat6 network cable not supplied 1 ...

Page 11: ...After connecting the DC IN jack and press the power button on the front panel the player will soon enter the home screen and the power indicator will turn blue Power Off Press the power button on the front panel the player will soon enter standby mode and the power indicator will turn red Then unplug the power cord to cut off the power supply 1 6 Menu Language The system language of this player ca...

Page 12: ...ase refer to the following procedures to format the hard disk on the player before usage Step 1 Select OK on the Warning page press ENTER to confirm Note This page can be also accessed via Setup System HDD Format menu Step 2 Select Format press ENTER and then hard disk format will start ...

Page 13: ... procedure will be finished within a few minutes And then you can use the hard disk properly on the player Note HDD format will remove all data stored on the hard disk drive Please take care and backup your data in advance ...

Page 14: ... shift 2 home 3 menu 4 setup display 5 resolution zoom 6 subtitle 7 record 8 stop 9 fr 10 vol 11 enter 12 vol 13 mute 14 numeric buttons 15 time shift 16 EPG green 17 red 18 TTX yellow 19 blue 20 audio 21 back 22 prev 23 navigational buttons 24 next 25 play 26 ff 27 source 28 pause 29 repeat timer 30 goto browser 31 music 32 copy 33 power standby Note function only available with the S800 ...

Page 15: ...on Press during playback and an on screen display appears showing track number and time elapsed remaining 5 resolution zoom resolution button Press to switch between NTSC PAL 480P 576P 720P 1080I and 1080P zoom button Press to zoom in out the image photo or video 6 subtitle subtitle button Press to select available subtitles 7 record N A 8 stop stop button Press to stop playback 9 fr fast rewind b...

Page 16: ...2 prev previous button Press to go to the previous file or the previous chapter on a title 23 navigational buttons navigational button Press the arrow buttons to select menu options 24 next next button Press to go to the next file or the next chapter on a title 25 play play button Press to begin the playback of a title 26 ff fast forward button Press to fast forward the current playback Press repe...

Page 17: ...sing Title Chapter and Time browser button Press to browse music photo and movie files on USB HDD and NET 31 music music button Press to start playing music in the playlist 32 copy copy button Press to enter the file copy menu 33 power standby power standby button Press to enter standby mode or wake up ...

Page 18: ... window 2 Working indicator 3 Power button indicator 2 3 Rear Panel 1 Air Flow hole 2 USB DEVICE port 3 USB HOST port x 2 4 S PDIF COAXIAL jack 5 S PDIF OPTICAL jack 6 RJ45 LAN socket 7 HDMI jack 8 Y Pb Pr OUT jack 9 A V OUT jack 10 DC IN jack ...

Page 19: ...e the UP DOWN navigational buttons to select a menu Press ENTER to confirm Press RETURN to cancel and display the previous menu screen 3 1 Changing Audio Settings Use this menu to configure audio settings Night Mode Choose between Off On Comfort If the option is turned on the audio output volume will be decreased to make you more comfortable Digital Output Choose between HDMI LPCM HDMI RAW SPDIF L...

Page 20: ...mpress the image to convert the whole image Select when a 16 9 TV is connected Brightness Adjust the level of brightness Contrast Adjust the level of contrast DNR Digital Noise Reduction Select to minimize picture noise reproduce image true to the original TV SYSTEM Select to adjust video output resolution NTSC PAL 480P 576P 720P 50HZ 720P 60HZ 1080I 50HZ 1080I 60HZ 1080P 50HZ 1080P 60HZ 1080P 24H...

Page 21: ...AUTO Select to obtain IP address automatically FIX IP MANUAL Select to manually input the IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway and DNS Server IP Address Wireless Setup Selecting a connection profile This player can store up to three wireless network connections Press ENTER to go to next step press RETURN to cancel and press PLAY to connect ...

Page 22: ...ters also known as wireless clients to an existing wired network with the help from wireless router or access point Get SSID Name Press ENTER to go to next step press RETURN to cancel and press SELECT to refresh the SSID list Note In the Security list WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy and WPA Wi Fi Protected Access means the network is encrypted i e an encryption key is needed to access the network NON...

Page 23: ...bols available and OK to confirm Test connection The testing process will take for a while please be patient to wait 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 to connect wireless clients directly together without...

Page 24: ...enu Language Select to choose the OSD On Screen Display language Text Encoding Select to set the text encoding option subtitle display Login Control Select to turn on off password protect for the Web server Neighbor Web Extension Info Select to install upgrade uninstall extended packages btpd BitTorrent Protocol Daemon samba file sharing NAS function and unicgi Web server ...

Page 25: ...un Stop to control the BitTorrent Samba NAS function and Web server services System Update Select to update the firmware or extension package via a USB stick 1 Copy install img or extension files to the root directory of a USB stick and connect it to the USB HOST port of the player 2 Press ENTER to confirm HDD Format Select to format the built in HDD Note Please take care that all data on the hard...

Page 26: ...elect to set the transition effect for photo slide show Background Music Select to set the background music options while view pictures Off Folder Playlist Screen Saver Select to turn on off screen saver Movie Preview Select to turn on off movie preview in the browser menu Resume Playback Select to turn on off resume playback auto bookmarking feature for movies ...

Page 27: ...n be used while navigating the browser menu Button Function UP DOWN Move cursor up down to select devices folders or files LEFT RIGHT Select filter options All Music Photos and Movies PREV NEXT Go to previous next page ENTER Enter or confirm the selected item SELECT Select files under Browser HDD menu CONFIRM Add the selected files to the playlist RETURN Return to the previous menu 4 1 Browsing Al...

Page 28: ... will be displayed The following buttons can be used to control music playback Button Function PLAY Begin playback PAUSE STEP Pause playback FR FF Fast rewind or fast forward Press repeatedly to select the speed REPEAT Set repeat options One All and Shuffle INFO Hide or display the information bar during playback STOP Stop playback 4 3 Browsing Photos In this mode all folders and supported image f...

Page 29: ...current directory will be displayed The following buttons can be used to control video playback Button Function PLAY Begin playback PAUSE STEP Pause playback Press again to step to next frame SLOW Play video in slow motion Press repeatedly to select the speed FR FF Fast rewind or fast forward Press repeatedly to select the speed PREV NEXT View the previous or next movie REPEAT Set repeat options T...

Page 30: ...N Please refer to 3 3 Changing Network Settings for details about network settings There are two ways to locate media files shared on your local network in the Network menu One is to browse through workgroup the other way is to browse through My_Shortcuts 4 5 1 Browsing through Workgroup You can choose the workgroup which your PC belongs to from the workgroup list find your PC name and press the E...

Page 31: ...hared files 4 5 2 Browsing through My_Shortcuts You can also set Specific File Server IP and access it from My_Shortcuts in the menu Press the MENU button and a popup menu appears Select Add to open a popup menu where you can input Label Net User ID Net Password Domain Host Name and Specific File Server IP Select OK to confirm Cancel to cancel and Simple Detail to switch between simple and advance...

Page 32: ...uch as Windows Media Connect Windows Media Player 11 XBMC Media Center Linux Mac Windows MediaTomb Linux etc Please install one of them on you computer In the following chapters we will take Windows Media Player 11 on Microsoft Windows XP SP2 for an example 4 6 2 Sharing Media on your PC The Media Sharing feature of Windows Media Player 11 lets you enjoy the contents of your Windows Media Player l...

Page 33: ...LAN Visit Browser UPnP menu on the player select the UPnP server and press ENTER Then you can browse the media library shared by Windows Media Player 11 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 Please open the ports manually and add your player to the trusted list or disable the ...

Page 34: ...Managing the Playlist This player supports the playlist function which allows you to add your favorite contents on local HDD to the playlists All Music Photos and Movies and enjoy them at any time 4 8 1 Adding files to the playlist Select the favorite file you wish to add press the SELECT button and the file will be ticked Press the CONFIRM button to confirm and then an on screen message Add selec...

Page 35: ...e browser menu Press the LEFT RIGHT buttons to select between All Music Photos and Movies And press the ENTER button to confirm Then you will enter the playlist If you wish to delete a file from the playlist press the SELECT button to select and then press the CONFIRM button to confirm ...

Page 36: ...the Library icon on the home screen 5 1 Music Library Use the left right button on the remote control to select the Music tab Press the up down button to select from Update Search All Artist Genre and Album And press the enter button to confirm Update Select to update and synchronize all the music stored on the internal HDD to the library Search Select to search for music files by their names ...

Page 37: ...e screen All Select to list all the music files in the library Artist Select to search for music files by artist Press the up down button to select the artist and press the enter button to confirm Genre Select to search for music files by genre Press the up down button to select the genre and press the enter button to confirm Album Select to search for music files by album ...

Page 38: ... on the Quick Search bar and press the enter button to confirm And then music files with name starting with the specific characters will be displayed onto the top Press the left button to delete characters and press the back button to close the Quick Search bar 5 2 Photo Library Use the left right button on the remote control to select the Photos tab Press the up down button to select from Update ...

Page 39: ...and press the enter button to confirm Select OK and press the enter button and then the files you desired will be displayed on the screen All Select to list all the photos in the library Date Select to search for photos by date Press the up down button to select the date and press the enter button to confirm Quick Search You can also press the right button to turn on a Quick Search bar while ...

Page 40: ...starting with the specific characters will be displayed onto the top Press the left button to delete characters and press the back button to close the Quick Search bar 5 3 Movie Library Use the left right button on the remote control to select the Movies tab Press the up down button to select from Update Search All Actor Genre and Year And press the enter button to confirm ...

Page 41: ... buttons to select and press the enter button to confirm Select OK and press the enter button and then the files you desired will be displayed on the screen All Select to list all the movies in the library Actor Select to search for movies by actor Press the up down button to select the actor and press the enter button to confirm Genre Select to search for movies by genre ...

Page 42: ...lect characters on the Quick Search bar and press the enter button to confirm And then movies with name starting with the specific characters will be displayed onto the top Press the left button to delete characters and press the back button to close the Quick Search bar Note In order to use the search function more efficiently you are encouraged to use the following rules to name the movies store...

Page 43: ...down to select devices folders RIGHT Go to the next step SELECT Select or cancel folders or files The selected items will be ticked STOP Cancel all selections ENTER Confirm the selected options Please refer to the following operations to copy move folders files between devices Step 1 Select the source device and destination device Step 2 Select the source files you want to copy Step 3 Select the d...

Page 44: ...wing buttons can be used under this menu Button Function UP DOWN Move cursor up down to select station channel and genre PREV NEXT Page up down ENTER Confirm and enter the selected menu MENU Add delete a station to from Favorite while it is highlighted PLAY Begin playback after a channel has been selected STOP Stop playback RETURN Return to the previous menu Station All downloaded stations will be...

Page 45: ...er SETUP NETWORK menu Type the IP address e g 192 168 3 15 in the address bar of Internet Explore on your PC Then you can access the Web server on your PC Note Please refer to Extension Info in chapter 3 4 Changing System Settings and make sure all related packages btpd samba and unicgi are installed and run properly in advance 8 2 Account Management Click Account Management on the home page of Ne...

Page 46: ...from the local HDD of the player 8 4 BitTorrent Download btpd BitTorrent is a peer to peer file sharing protocol used for distributing large amounts of data on the Internet A BitTorrent utility btpd BitTorrent Protocol Daemon has been integrated into the player Please refer to Extension Info in chapter 3 4 Changing System Settings for more details about installing and uninstalling btpd The BitTorr...

Page 47: ... also allows you to start stop delete torrents and set priorities for torrents as well as view the status of current torrents 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 torr...

Page 48: ...orrent Setting page you can configure the following settings Set the maximum download rate Set the maximum upload rate Set the idle hours to start the next download automatically Set the seeding hours Set to delete the finished torrent files automatically or not Set the maximum number of simultaneous download tasks ...

Page 49: ...t connecting to PC Composite CVBS A V jack Component Y Pb Pr jack HDMI V1 3 interface S PDIF coaxial optical jack DC IN 12V FILE SYSTEM SUPPORTED FAT FAT32 NTFS EXT3 CONTENT FORMATS SUPPORTED AVI MKV TS TP TRP M2TS MPG MP4 MOV M4V VOB ISO IFO DAT WMV ASF RM RMVB FLV resolution up to 720p 1080i 1080p MP3 OGG WMA WAVFLAC HD JPEG BMP GIF TIF PNG VIDEO CODECS SUPPORTED MPEG 1 HD MPEG 2 HD MPEG 4 SP AS...

Page 50: ...eading 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 3 I used my player to transfer files back and forth between different computers Will defragmenting the player hard disk do any harm to it Answer Defragmenting the player hard...

Page 51: ...red on my computer via Browser Network menu Answer Please check following items 1 Connect the player to network and obtain an IP address first 2 Please enable NetBIOS of TCP IP on computer 3 Please check your PC s firewall settings 4 Please enable your PC s Guest account 5 Please share the folders which you wish to browse on your PC and make sure that Everyone or Guest has the right to access Ques...

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