Kaiser Baas Smart, User Manual

Page 1: ...Smart MediaPlayer Make your existing TV smart USER GUIDE ...

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Page 3: ...Languages English 4 ...

Page 4: ...kaiserbaas com w www kaiserbaas com support p Australia 1300 302 306 p New Zealand 0800 302 306 business hours AEST kaiserbaas Register this product for 12 month warranty www kaiserbaas com register Get product updates www kaiserbaas com updates ...

Page 5: ...up the Smart MediaPlayer 10 Language Setup 12 WiFi Setup 13 Screen Resize Setup 14 Time Zone Setup 15 Home Screen 16 Videos 19 Finding Hidden Hard Drive 21 Adding Video Sources and Setup Movie Scraper 23 Music 34 Pictures 39 File Browser 43 Settings 44 Other features 47 Frequently Asked Questions 51 Contact Us 53 ...

Page 6: ...layer away from water and other liquids Do not use wet hands when using the Smart MediaPlayer as this may cause the unit to malfunction Keep the Smart MediaPlayer away from direct sunlight and heat sources Smart MediaPlayer may become slightly warm during use this does not indicate malfunction Do not place heavy objects on the Smart MediaPlayer as this may cause it to malfunction Do not dispose of...

Page 7: ...he Box Please ensure the product package has all the following contents B A B E C F D G H D E F G H C Smart MediaPlayer Power adapter Remote control Warranty Card User Guide Quick Start Guide 2 x AAA batteries HDMI cable A ...

Page 8: ...eads secured digital cards 3 Hard Reset Restore factory defaults 4 2 x USB Standard USB 2 0 HOST port Supports FAT32 NTFS EXT3 HFS Storage file systems 5 S PDIF Connect to AV reciever 6 HDMI out Connects to the HDMI input on TV cable provided 7 Ethernet Port Connect the network cable 8 AV Out Connects to analog Video Audio input onTV cable not provided 9 Power socket Connects to the AC pack 1 2 3 ...

Page 9: ...button 3 Applications 4 Active Applications 5 Media 6 Settings 7 Previous 8 Next 9 Volume Down 10 Volume Up 11 Mouse Mode 12 Menu 13 Arrow Keys Navigation 14 OK Enter 15 Home 16 Back 17 Number buttons 18 Backspace 19 Return Smart MediaPlayer Remote 1 2 7 3 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 17 17 17 17 18 17 19 17 17 17 17 8 4 9 5 10 6 ...

Page 10: ... the HDMI cable to get the 1080P HD video quality Video qual ity for component connection is 1080i and composite is 480i 576i Connect Power Connect AC pack to Power input of Smart MediaPlayer Connect the wall plug to a power outlet Warning The Power socket is next to the AV out jack DO NOT insert power cord into AV jack Yellow by accident 1 2 Steps to Connect HDMI AV Optical HDMI IN ...

Page 11: ...urce is selected Power indicator light will turn blue NOTE There isn t an ON OFF button on Smart MediaPlay er If Power status light is Red use Remote control to turn unit ON OFF Power status light then turns blue For the first run it may take up to 10 minutes to complete initialization process and will take you to the Start up wizard Note This wizard will only appear once You can skip this wizard ...

Page 12: ...language for your Smart MediaPlayer Navigation Use the Up Down arrow keys to scroll through or highlight Use the Right Left arrow keys for horizontal scrolling Press OK button to confirm selection Select Next and press OK to go to next page Language Setup Screen ...

Page 13: ...D select your wireless network and Press OK button Type the password using the On Screen Keyboard Press the return button once Do not press it more than once that will exit the password Press Right arrow key to Select OK and Press OK button on the remote to confirm When the connection is established you will see con nected under the SSID Select Next and press OK to go to next page WiFi Setup Scree...

Page 14: ...row keys to make the adjustment Once the adjustment is made Select Next and Press OK button to go to next page Movies Displays all the supported video files in current directory Photos Displays all the supported image files in the current directory Music Displays all the supported audio files in the current directory Screen Resize Setup Screen ...

Page 15: ...ion Highlight the Time Zone icon Press Right Left arrow keys to scroll through time zones Once the time zone is selected press the down arrow key Select Next and Press OK button to confirm Note Scrolling will not work when the mouse mode is on so exit the mouse mode if it is active Time Zone Setup Screen ...

Page 16: ...d at any time by pressing the home button on the remote control Home Screen Screen You will see following Icons on Home Screen Facebook This will launch the Facebook application YouTube This will launch the YouTube application WWW This will launch Internet Browser Applications This will allow you to access applications installed on the Smart Media Player ...

Page 17: ...h Applications Screen To download more apps e g Google Play Store you can go to KB App Store Note Please make sure the Media Player is connected to internet before you proceed to KB App Store KB App Store Screen ...

Page 18: ...sic and images from local and network storage media You can get more information about XBMC at http wiki xbmc org Playing Media Files through XBMC Connect the External Storage Device to one of the USB ports Note It may take up to 5 mins for the Smart MediaPlayer to scan and list the hard drive When the HDD is ready you will see this message USB is mounted on bottom right corner If you still do not...

Page 19: ...deos Screen Navigation Use arrow keys to navigate and OK button to confirm selection Open the XBMC program from home screen Tip Alternatively you can press the Media button on the remote control to open the XBMC media player Note For the first run it may take few minutes to load Note Scrolling will not work when the mouse mode is on so exit the mouse mode if it is active Go to Video Select Files a...

Page 20: ...now clearly which drive connects to which USB port Video Files Screen Open the Folder and select the Video file Press OK to launch movie Note For various reasons some HDDs will not appear in the list If you do not see them under USB host Please refer to the following section Finding Hidden Hard Drive ...

Page 21: ... Open SDCARD Finding Hidden Hard Drive Screen Open Paragon folder and you will see the HDD contents there Open the folder that you want add as a video source Then Press the Left arrow key to navigate to OK and press OK button Open Paragon folder and you will see the HDD contents there Open the folder that you want add as a video source ...

Page 22: ... button HDD contents Screen Tip Alternatively you can use mouse mode on the remote control Select OK on the Next Window Add Video Source Now you will see the newly added folder under Videos Files Open that folder select the Movie file and press OK but ton to play the movie ...

Page 23: ...e the links that tell XBMC where your content is stored and what type of content is contained within each one You can have multiple sources for each media type You can use local media file shares removable USB drives etc Step 1 Go to Videos in the main screen Videos Screen ...

Page 24: ...24 English Step 2 Now click Add Source Video Files Screen Step 3 Then click the Browse button Add Video Source Screen ...

Page 25: ...he storage device where you keep your videos stored and open it Browse Video Screen Once you located the folder that you want to add as a video source open the folder Then Press the Left arrow key to navigate to OK and press OK button ...

Page 26: ... Step 5 Name this Video Source however you like If it is a movie folder you will probably want to name it Movies and if it is a TV Show folder then you will probably want to name it as TV Shows Then click OK Add Video Source Screen ...

Page 27: ... do the scraping The set content window will display this is where you tell what type of media is in the folder Press the OK button to go scroll through the Media Type and then Select Movies Press the down arrow key and navigate to OK Press OK button on the remote control Tip If you do not want to set the content and scraping now you need to select the media type as None you can then Set the Con t...

Page 28: ...ent to the library It will start scanning all your Movie files from the specified folder This process may take a while depending on the number and size of the movies present Video Files Screen Create a new library called Movies Video Files Screen ...

Page 29: ...es Recently Added Movies Sets Title Genre Year or Actors For example if you select the category Actors you will see the list of Actors name from the Movies stored on your External Storage Device Pick one from the list and press OK Browse Actors Category Screen ...

Page 30: ...hen the scraping is made otherwise it will not find the movies Remove a Source Highlight the Source Press the Contextual Menu button You will have the Remove source option there Select and Press OK You can also set the Scraper for TV Shows and Music Videos with the same procedure If you have those stored on your storage device add TV Shows Music videos folder as a source and on Step 6 For TV Shows...

Page 31: ...hanging folder views By default folder view is set as lists To change it press the left arrow key to launch side bar Video Titles Screen Select the view that you want For examples Thumbnail Change Video View Screen ...

Page 32: ... Control Select Set Content and Press OK Video Files Screen From here please follow from Step 6 on the above Section Adding Video Sources and Setup Movie Scraper Adding a Source from the Network Note Make sure the Smart MediaPlayer is connected to the net work via either LAN or Wi Fi On the Main screen go to Videos Files Add Video Source and then navigate to Browse press OK ...

Page 33: ...eo Files Screen Open the Workgroup or Domain Open the Computer Network Storage Device Once you located the folder that you want to add as a video source open the folder Then Press the Left arrow key to navigate to OK and press OK button From here please follow from Step 6 on the above Sec tion Adding Video Sources and Setup Movie Scraper To Change the Settings for Video On the XBMC main screen go ...

Page 34: ...en Navigation Use arrow keys to navigate and OK button to confirm selection Note Scrolling will not work when the mouse mode is on so exit mouse mode if it is active Adding Music Source Navigation Use arrow keys to navigate and OK button to confirm selection On the XBMC main screen Go to Music Select Files and press OK Click Add Music and then Browse ...

Page 35: ...ish Add Music Screen Select the usbhost0 usbhost1 usbhost2 from the list You need to know clearly which drive connects to which USB port To add a source from network select Windows network SMB Add Music Screen ...

Page 36: ...older that contains Music and Press Left arrow key to navigate to OK Music Files Screen Press OK Button or use mouse mode on remote control Select OK on the Next Window Add Music Source Now you will see the newly added folder under Music Music Files Screen ...

Page 37: ...the Finding Hidden Hard Drive Scanning Your Music into the Music Library To scan your music collection into the Music Library go to Music File and highlight the Source folder with music files Press the Contextual Menu button on the remote control to bring the Context Menu Select the option labelled Scan Item to Library XBMC will then scan the selected music source into the library database Scan It...

Page 38: ...rtist Albums Songs etc Scan Items Complete Screen To Remove a Source Highlight the Source Press the Contextual Menu button You will have the Remove Source option there Select and press OK To Change the Settings for Music On the XBMC main screen go to Settings and then Music ...

Page 39: ... allows you to listen to your music while viewing your slideshow For more information about this please visit http wiki xbmc org Note Scrolling will not work when the mouse mode is on so exit the mouse mode if it is active Pictures Screen Select Picture and Press OK Do not click Add on Select Add Picture and then Browse ...

Page 40: ...h drive connects to which USB port Press OK button to open the USB Drive Open folder that contains Images and Press Left arrow key to navigate to OK Tip Alternatively you can use mouse mode on the remote control Select OK on the Next Window Add Picture Source Now you will see the newly added folder under Picture ...

Page 41: ...sh Add Picture Screen Open that folder select the image file and press OK but ton to view the image Start a Slide show Open the Image folder and then press left Arrow key Select Slideshow Start Slideshow Screen ...

Page 42: ...sic with your slideshow simply start a music source playlist song etc and then start the slideshow The music will play in the background Remove a Source Highlight the Source Press the Contextual Menu button Select the Remove Source option and press OK Change the Settings for Pictures On the XBMC main screen go to Settings and select Pictures For all other features on XBMC Media Player you can find...

Page 43: ...43 English File Browser The file broswer is a file manager application that allows to browse and access directories and files on both local and external storages File Browser Screen ...

Page 44: ...ft arrow keys to switch Right and Left panes Note Scrolling will not work when the mouse mode is on so exit mouse mode if it is active Following options are available under Settings Menu Wireless Networks Wi Fi Turn Wi Fi ON OFF Data Usage Check the data usage More For advanced Network Configurations You can also access the Ethernet setup here Note You may need to turn the Wi Fi off to enable the ...

Page 45: ...ecommended default settings Language Change the language and Input keyboard input methods here Backup Set up Backup Restore You can Reset also do the Factory Reset from this option Accounts Add accounts Create or delete accounts such as Gmail Facebook skype Google etc System Date Time Adjust the time settings Accessibility Setup the accessibility options such as Magnifications Text to Speech etc D...

Page 46: ...ion etc Power off the Smart MediaPlayer Click the power icon on the home screen and select Power Off Power Off Screen Alternatively hold the power button on remote control until you see the message shutting down Tip When the device is turned off the blue light will turn to red ...

Page 47: ... Use the Right Left arrow keys to scroll through and select the application Press the Up arrow key You will see a Popup with the question Are you sure to close this app Select Yes and Press OK button Wallpaper Go to Home screen Press the Contextual Menu button on the remote control Click Set the Wallpaper Press OK Home Screen Screen ...

Page 48: ... Live Wallpapers Wallpapers Select Wallpaper Screen File Transfer This will allow you to copy move files or folders from one location to another Go to the File Browser Application from the Home Screen Open the Source Storage Device Highlight the file folder Press and hold the OK button on the Remote Control You will see the popup bar with these options Sort Copy paste delete rename Make Directory ...

Page 49: ... folder to an other location Note If you select Cut it will permanently move the file folder from its original location Go to the destination location and press and hold the OK button You will see the popup bar with Paste option select Paste and press OK File Transfer Screen ...

Page 50: ... your media player needs to know To upgrade the firmware Go to Applications from home screen Open the System Update app Factory Reset There are two ways to do the Factory Reset Hold the reset button for 10 sec or until it reboots on the Smart MediaPlayer while it is ON Tip you can use this option if the device doesn t boot Make sure you the device is ON and blue light is up Go to settings Backup R...

Page 51: ...to the option I m trying to select with the remote A Switch to Mouse mode for some apps to try and utilize its functionality keep in mind that some apps are purely designed for touch screen operation and may not function at all on the Smart MediaPlayer You may want to try connecting an external mouse keyboard or joystick to achieve optimum operation Q The audio is out of sync with the video A1 If ...

Page 52: ...data org xbmc xbmc files xbmc data data org xbmc xbmc files xbmc Q Can I launch Android apps from within XBMC A XBMC can launch other Android apps by going to Programs on the main screen and selecting the app you want to run Q Can I use my Smart Phone to control XBMC A Yes XBMC remote control app is available on both Appstore and Google Playstore Download it to your Smart Phone and then configure ...

Page 53: ...r small and we are more than happy to help Please visit www kaiserbaas com support Or email helpdesk kaiserbaas com For further information please visit www kaiserbaas com Tech support e helpdesk kaiserbaas com w www kaiserbaas com support p Australia 1300 302 306 p New Zealand 0800 302 306 business hours AEST ...

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