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    WD Elements ™ Play Multimedia Drive User Manual[...]

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    WD ® Service and Support Should you encounter any problem, please give us an opport unity to addr ess it befor e returning this product. Most technical support questions can be answe red thr ough our knowledge base or e-mail support service at http://support.wdc.com . If the answer is not available or , if you prefer , please contact WD at the bes[...]

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    T ABLE OF CONTENTS – i T able of Contents 1 Important User Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Important Sa fety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Recording You r WD Product In formation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Registering Your WD Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    T ABLE OF CO NTENTS – ii 8 Playing Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Music Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Music Playback C ontrols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Music Menu O ptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL IMPORTANT USER INFORMATION – 1 Important User Information Important Safety Instructions This device is designed and manufactured to assur e person al safety . Improper use can result in electric shock or fire hazar d. The safeguar ds incorporated into this unit will protect you if you observe the fol[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL IMPORTANT USER INFORMATION – 2 Recor ding Y our WD Product Information In the following table, write the serial an d model numbers of yo ur new WD product. Y ou can find this information on the label on the bottom of th e device. Y ou should also note the date of purchase. This info rmation may be r [...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL PRODUCT OVERVI EW – 3 Pr oduct Overview The WD Elements Play multimedia drive is an easy , afford able way to supersize your movies and photos on your big-screen TV and play your music collection on your home entertainment center . Save your media collection on the multimedia drive, then simply conne[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS – 4 Featur es and Functions Featur es Audio/Vi deo Interface  HDMI interface for digital au dio and high-definition video  Composite interface (RCA yellow/whit e/red) for analog A V connection  S/PDIF (optical) audio for hi gh-fidelity digital audio  Video output re[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS – 5 Additional Featur es  Real Media (RMVB) playback  DTS 2.0  Dolby Digital (combo w/ DD+ and Dolby T rueHD)  Plug-and-play convenience  Popular media format support  Metadata support  Thumbnail support  Aggregated music/photo/video view  HDMI or com[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS – 6 Connections Item Component Description 1 USB port Supports connec tion of remo vable storage device s, portable multimedia driv es, and digital cameras with USB connectors 2 Power jack Connects the power adapte r 3 Mini USB port Supports connec tion of the multimed ia drive[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS – 7 LED Indicator Item Component Description 1 Infrared receiver  Receives signals fr om the r emote contro l. Point the tip of the remote control toward the infrared receiver an d ensure that the path betwe en the two is u nobstructed. 2 Power/activity LED  On (steady bl[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS – 8 Remote Contr ol CAUTION: Do not expose the batteries or th e remote contr ol with batteries installed to excessive heat (direct sunlight, fir e, etc.). 1. Infrared transmitter 2. HOME 3. POWER 4. Navigation buttons 5. ENTER 6. STOP 7. BACK 8. REV (rewind) 9. PREV (previous [...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL GETTING STARTED – 9 Getting Started Package Contents Installation Requir ements  Standard or HD TV with an HDMI or composite audio/video input  Computer with a USB 2.0 connector Optional: Stereo or A V receiver wi th a digital optical (S/PDIF) cable. Operating System Compatibility The multimedi[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL GETTING STARTED – 10 Multimedia Drive Reformatting The multimedia drive is prefor matted as a single NTFS partition for compatibility with all updated W indows o perating systems. Go to http://support.wdc.com and r efer to Knowledge Base Answer ID 3865 for reformatting the d rive to Mac OS X format. [...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL GETTING STARTED – 11 Step 1 - Connecting the Power Cable 1. Connect the power clip to the power cable plug. The AC power adapter will vary , depending on your loca tion. Some locations do not requir e a power plug clip . Units sold in those locations will have a fixed power plug. Refer to the illustr[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL GETTING STARTED – 12 Step 2 - Loading Content On Y our Multimedia Drive T ransfer your favorite content from your co mputer to your multim edia drive. Y ou can also transfer files from your mu ltimedia drive to your computer . Windows 1. T ur n on your computer . 2. Connect the drive’ s powe r cabl[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL GETTING STARTED – 13 Step 3 - Connecting the Multimedia Drive The following figures illustrate the cable connections supported by the multimedia drive. Note: Composite, HDMI, and S/PD IF (opt ical) cables ar e sold separately . Choosing the Best Connection The quality of the picture pr oduced by your[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL GETTING STARTED – 14 Composite A V Connection (Standar d Definition) T o use a composite connection (c omposite cable sold separately): 1. Plug the composite connectors into the in put ports on your multimedia drive, yellow to yellow , red to r ed, and white to white 2. Plug the opposite ends into th[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL GETTING STARTED – 15 HDMI Video and Audio (High Definition) HDMI combines high-definition video, mu lti-channel audio, and inter -component control in a single digital ca ble. This interface provides video quality r esolution of up to 1080p. T o connect your multimedia drive using an HDMI cable: 1. P[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL GETTING STARTED – 16 S/PDIF Digital Audio An S/PDIF connection can send digital au dio to a receiver cap able of decoding multi-channel audio thro ugh an A V receiver . 1. Complete the composite or HDMI video connection as described in “Composite A V Connection (Standard Definition)” on page 14 o[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL GETTING STARTED – 17 Step 4 (Optional)- Connecting a USB Device T ransfer y our favorite content from your co mputer to your exter nal USB drive, such as My Passport ® or My Book ® (external USB drive not included). The multimedia drive has one USB port that supports play back fr om an exter nal US[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL OPERATING THE MULTIMEDIA DR IVE – 18 Operating the Multimedia Drive Using the Remote Contr ol The multimedia drive remote contr ol lets yo u navigate the Home scr een, browse for media files, enable playback options, and customize the system settings. The infrared sensor detects infrar ed signals fro[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL OPERATING THE MULTIMEDIA DR IVE – 19 Using the Multimedia Drive Menu The multimedia drive Home screen menu i s displayed when you press HOME on the remote contr ol. The icons on this screen let you br owse your media library and configure the multimedi a drive’ s settings. Home Scr een Options The [...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL FILE MANAGER – 20 File Manager Operations Copying Files Follow the steps listed below to copy a file to or from an attached USB memory device. The procedur e is the same for all types of media files, movies, photos or music. 1. Connect a USB storage dev ice to the USB port on the multimedia drive. Th[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL FILE MANAGER – 21 4. Press the navigation buttons to find the lo cation of and select the folder or file you want to copy , then press the SEARCH button. The list of operations displays. 5. T o copy your se lection, select Copy , press ENTER , and pr oceed to step 7. T o select multiple files and fol[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL FILE MANAGER – 22 9. Press ENTER to finish the copy operation. Moving and Deleting Files T o move a file on the multimedia drive or USB storage device, follow the steps above for copying files, substituting Move for Copy in steps 5 and 6. The procedur e is the same for all types of media f iles, vide[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL FILE MANAGER – 23 2. Accept the default play list name by selecting OK , then pr ess ENTER . T o rename the playlist, select Rename , pr ess ENTER , then enter the new playlist name using the on-screen keyboa rd. When finished, select OK , then pr ess ENTER . 3. T o edit an existing playlist, select [...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL FILE MANAGER – 24 Options Navigate to a location on th e HDD intern al drive or attached USB storage then pr ess OPTION to bring up the options menu. V iew Options Set your preferr ed view option by selecting Thumbnails , List , or Pr eview . Sort & Filter Options Y ou can sort and filter files i[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL WA T C H I N G V I D E O – 25 W atching Video Y ou can watch videos on your TV using the multimedia drive. Supported Video Formats The following video file formats are supp orted. See “Supported Media File Formats” on page 59 for the complete list of supported file formats and codecs.  A VI (X[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL WA T C H I N G V I D E O – 26 3. Locate the video file you want to play .  T o begin playback of a single video f ile, highlight the f ile, and then pr ess ENTER . Resuming Playback If you try to open a vi deo file that has be en par tially played before, the following screen appears, pr ompting y[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL WA T C H I N G V I D E O – 27 V ideo Playback Controls Use these buttons on the remote control to contr ol video playback: V ideo Information Panel Press ENTER during playback to displa y the Video Informatio n Panel. This panel shows the information about the current video, including the video file [...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL WA T C H I N G V I D E O – 28 V ideo Menu Options The video menu options allow you to s earch, sort, and filter your videos.  T o display the video options, pr ess OPTION in a directory containing videos.  Press ENTER to select an option.  T o hide options, pr ess BACK or OPTION again.  S[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL WA T C H I N G V I D E O – 29 V ideo Playback Options Video playback options allow you to cu stomize the way you watch your videos.  T o display the video options, pr ess OPTION during playback.  Press ENTER to select an option.  T o hide options, pr ess BACK or OPTION again. Note: Video Men[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL WA T C H I N G V I D E O – 30 Audio Use this option to select the audio language used in the video playback. This option is only available if the curr ent video has mor e than one audio track. Make sure the audio tracks are located in the sa me folder as the current video. Go T o Use the navigation b[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL WA T C H I N G V I D E O – 31 V ideo Setting Use the navigation buttons to set brightness, contrast, sa turation, and hue of the currently playing video. Pr ess ENTER to confirm your settings. V ideo Zoom Use these options to change the viewing scale of the video playback scr een. Press ENTER repeate[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL PLAYING MUSIC – 32 Playing Music W ith the multimedia drive yo u can copy your music libr ary to a USB device and listen to it from your entertainmen t unit. The following audio file and audio codec formats are supported. Audio  MP3  WA V/ P CM / L PC M  WMA  AAC  FLAC  MKA  OGG [...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL PLAYING MUSIC – 33 The music playback screen displays info rmation about the curr ently playing audio file including file, album, artist, and ge nre name, year , and playback progress bar showing elapsed and total time. Music Playback Contr ols Use these buttons on the remote co ntrol to control musi[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL PLAYING MUSIC – 34 Music Menu Options The music menu options allow you to search , set view modes, sort, and filter your music files.  T o display the music options, pr ess OPTION in a directory containing music files.  Press ENTER to select an option.  T o hide options, pr ess BACK or OPTIO[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL PLAYING MUSIC – 35 Music Playback Options T o set the music r epeat mode: 1. During music playback, press OPTION . 2. Repeat Off is selected by default. Y ou can also choose one of the following options:  Repeat One – The current audio track is pl ayed r epeatedly until you pr ess STOP or BACK .[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL VIEWING PHOTOS – 36 Viewing Photos W ith the multimedia drive yo u can view your digital ph oto album in the comfort of your living r oom. It’ s perfect for sharing fun times with your friends and family . The following image file fo rmats ar e supported:  GIF (Animated GIFs are not supported) ?[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL VIEWING PHOTOS – 37  T o view the next pictur e file in the photo folder , pr ess NEXT (photo).  T o view the pr evious picture file in the photo folder , press PREV (previous). Photo Menu Options The music menu options allow you to search , set view modes, sort, and filter your music files. ?[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL VIEWING PHOTOS – 38 Photo Playback Options Photo playback options all ow you to customiz e the way you watch your videos.  T o display the photo options, pr ess OPTION during playback.  Press ENTER to select an option.  T o hide options, pr ess BACK or OPTION again. Photo Slideshow The multi[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL VIEWING PHOTOS – 39 Slide T ransition Use this option to select from a wide variety of sli deshow transition effects. Repeat and Shuf fle Options Use these options to set the slideshow to Repeat All , Repeat O ff , or Shuf fle . Zoom & Pan Use this option to change the viewin g scale of the imag [...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL VIEWING PHOTOS – 40 Photo Info Panel Press ENTER while displaying a photo or slidesho w to bring up the photo info panel. Info about the photo, sl ideshow , and photo equip ment used displays.[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL SETUP AND ADVANCED FEATURES – 41 Setup and Advanced Featur es Setup The Setup menu lets you custo mize the way you use the multimedia drive and set prefer ences for media playback. T o select a Setup category: 1. Press HOME , then select the Setup i con. 2. Press ENTER . The Setup menu opens. 3. Use [...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL SETUP AND ADVANCED FEATURES – 42 Setup Navigation Buttons Use these buttons on the remote contr o l to navigate with in and between the Settings screens. System Setup The following system setup options are available: Menu Language Use this menu to select the menu language for your mu ltimedia drive u[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL SETUP AND ADVANCED FEATURES – 43 Autoplay DVD-ROM Note: Autoplay does not support USB hubs. Use this menu to turn Autoplay On or Off for a DVD ROM devi ce connected to the USB port. After it is set, and the multimedia drive r e started, Autoplay starts each time the multimedia d rive is power ed on. [...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL SETUP AND ADVANCED FEATURES – 44 ENTER . The Unlock Exter nal HDD menu is grayed out after the external drive has been unlocked or when a password is not being used. Auto Scan Storage When set to Auto Scan On (default setting), auto sc an builds/updates a media compilation/database file stored on the[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL SETUP AND ADVANCED FEATURES – 45 Audio Setup The following audio se ttings ar e available: Set Maximum V olume Limit Use this menu to set the dynamic range cont rol, which r educes or increases sound levels. Options are Of f , Medium , and High . HDMI Output Set the audio output fo r the HDMI connect[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL SETUP AND ADVANCED FEATURES – 46 Vi d e o S e t u p The following video settings are available: Aspect Ratio Use this menu to select the way vide os are displayed. Options include:  Normal ( Pan Scan 4:3 , Letter Box 4:3 )  W idescreen ( 16:9 , 16:10 ) Note: The media player’ s default settin[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL SETUP AND ADVANCED FEATURES – 47 Scale Video Output to 90% Setting this menu to On shrinks the video output to 90% for better viewing on legacy TVs that have a problem showing full r esol ution. Also, see “Vid eo Zoom” on page 31. 1080P 24Hz 1080P 24Hz improves video content playback on the TVs t[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL SETUP AND ADVANCED FEATURES – 48 Locating Media Content T o perform a media search: 1. If you want to search for particular type of media (for example, video files only), go to the Home screen for that media type (i.e., select V ideos in the main scr een then press ENTER ). 2. Press SEARCH on the rem[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL SETUP AND ADVANCED FEATURES – 49  All files with filenames that begin with the characters enter ed in the search field are included in the sear ch r esults. For example, search ing for ‘glo’ could re sult in these matches: Global part y .jpg Glow of th e Field.jpg Gloss.jpg  All files with [...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL SETUP AND ADVANCED FEATURES – 50 MediaInfo - Examining Y our Files MediaInfo (free softwar e) can provide technical and tag in formation about your video or audio files. MediaInfo provides the following kinds of information:  General—title, author , director , albu m, track number , date, and du[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL SYSTEM MAINTENANCE – 51 System Maintenance The system firmware of your multimedia drive can be upgraded to the latest r elease, which can improve support for media file playback and includes bug fixes and product enhancements. T o ensure that you receive the la test update, we recommend r egistering [...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL SYSTEM MAINTENANCE – 52 7. The firmware upgrade sc reen displays. Select OK , then pr ess ENTER . This restarts the system. 8. After restarting, the sy stem automatically enters firmwar e upgrade mode. 9. Once the update process fi nishes, the multimedia drive resta rts. The new firmware loads automa[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL SYSTEM MAINTENANCE – 53 T roubleshooting Problem Solution DISPLA Y The TV screen is blank a nd the multimedia drive power LED remains off.  Make sure the TV is tur ned on .  Make sure that the p ower adapter and power outlet are ok ay .  Make sure that the inter face cable is properly attach[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL SYSTEM MAINTENANCE – 54 AUDIO There is no sound.  Make sure the volume o n the entertai nment unit is not muted.  The audio co dec might n ot be suppo rted.  The wrong output mode is selecte d for your connecti on type: - Y ou have Stereo select ed as your audio output mode and have a S/PDIF[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL SYSTEM MAINTENANCE – 55 Common Err or Messages Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive * The F A T32 file system has a maximum individual file size of 4 GB and cannot cr eate partitions la rger than 32 GB in Windows; however , Windows users can overcome these file size limitations by forma[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL SYSTEM MAINTENANCE – 56 Fr equently Asked Questions Q: How do I play or modify media on my computer? A: Several multimedia drive applications are curr ently available, such as Winamp and iT unes , that let you play , arrange, and edit media files. These multimedia drives also let you edit the metadat[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL SYSTEM MAINTENANCE – 57 Q: Why is the data transfer rate slow? A: Y o ur system may be operating at USB 1.1 speed s due to an incorr ect driver installation of the USB 2.0 adapter card or a system that does not support USB 2.0. If your system includes a PCI slot, you can achieve Hi-Speed USB transfer[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL APPENDIX – 58 Appendix Pr oduct Specifications Envir onmental Specifications Note: Specifications are subject to ch ange without notice. Weight info varies based on har d drive capacity . Model Name WD Elements Play Multimedia Drive Description USB 2.0 Exter nal HDD with Audio/Video Playback Fu nctio[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL APPENDIX – 59 Supported Media File Formats Audio Format Supported? Support ed file extensions Supported in video container MP3 (CBR, VBR 32~320kbps) Ye s . m p 3 Ye s MP2 Y es .mp2 Y es WA V/ P CM /L P CM / ADPCM Y es .wav/.wav e/.adpcm Y es AAC (Mpeg 2/4 ) Y es .aac/.m4a /.m4b/.m4 v/.m4r/ .mp4 Y es [...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL APPENDIX – 60 Audio Containers/Codec Playlist (for Audio) Photo Vi de o Format Supported? Support ed file extensions Supported in video container AIFF Y es .aiff/.aif/.aifc Y e s Ogg V orb is Y es .ogg Y es MKA Y es .mka Y es Real Audio Y es .ra Y es Format Supported? Support ed file extensions Suppo[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL APPENDIX – 62 Aspect Ratio Videooutput AspectRatio Sourceformat DisplayOn16:9TV DisplayOn4:3TV 16:9 4:3 16:9 4:3 16:9 4:3 16:9 4:3 16:9 SDoutput LettorBox4:3 PanScan4:3 LettorBox4:3 16:9 (16:9Fixed) 16:9Wide 4:3 16:9 4:3 16:9 4:3 16:9 4:3 HDout[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL APPENDIX – 64 Die Markierung mit dem CE-Symbol ze igt an, dass dieses Gerät mit den anwendbaren Richtlinien der Eur opäischen Un ion übereinstimmt. Hierzu zählen auch die EMV -Richtlinie (2004/108/EG) sowie di e Niederspannungsrichtlinie (2006/95/ EG). Eine "Konformitätse rklärung" in[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MAN UAL APPENDIX – 66 or statutory , including but not limited to, an y implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, and b) any and all obligations and liabil ities of WD for damages including, but not limited to accidental, consequential , or special damages, or any financi al lo[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLA Y MUL TIMEDIA DRIVE USER MANUAL INDEX – 67 Index Numerics 1080P 24Hz 47 A accessories 2 Apple users 17 aspect ratio 46 normal 46 troubleshooting 53 widescreen 46 audio HDMI output 45 lip sync 45 S/PDIF output 45 surround sound 45 sync 45 audio setup 45 audio/video supported interfaces 4 C compatibility 9 operating systems 9 compos[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLA Y MUL TIMEDIA DRIVE USER MANUAL INDEX – 68 USB connection 17 L language 42 LED indicators 7 lip sync 45 M maintenance system 51 media content locating 48 MediaInfo 50 moving files 22 music menu options 34 playback controls 33 playback options 35 playback procedures 32 N navigation buttons 18 NTSC 46 O operating precautions 1 opera[...]

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    WD ELEMENTS PLA Y MUL TIMEDIA DRIVE USER MANUAL INDEX – 69 screen saver 43 set maximum volume 45 text encoding 42 unlock external HDD 43 USB auto play 43 video 46 sleep 44 slideshow background music 39 playback controls 38 slide transition 39 video setting 39 view 38 subtitle enable 29 subtitles 29 surround sound 45 system compatibility 9 System [...]