AC Ryan Playon!HD2 manuale d’uso

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12 | Upgrading the Firmware T able of Contents 1 User Information 3 1.1 Caution 3 2 Product Introduction 5 2.1 Product Overview 5 2.2 Package Contents 6 2.3 Connection 7 2. 4 Front Panel 11 2.5 Side Panel 12 2. 6 Back Panel 12 2.7 First Time Usage 13 2.8 Remote Contr ol 16 3 Main Functions 18 3.1 Setup Menu 18 3.2 Movie Library 31 3.3 Photo Library[...]

3 User Information | 1 User Information 1.1 Caution 1.1.1 Usage cautions 1.1.2 Power 1.1.3 Radio interference/compatibility 1.1. 4 Repair 1.1.5 Disposing of the player This player is designed and manufactured with safety in mind. In order to sa fely and eectively use this player , please read the following bef ore usage. User should not modify t[...]

4 | User Information 1.1.6 Hard disk cautions 1.1.7 Others The player uses an internal hard disk for data storage. Under normal circumstanc e, format or repair is not r equired. Y ou should carefully read the < Fr equently Asked Questions > chapter , and check our website for latest information befor e formatting the hard disk. - Physical imp[...]

Product Introduction | 5 2 Product Intr oduction 2.1 Product Overview Thank you for purchasing an AC Ryan Playon!HD 2 Media Player . Store, stream and play your entire media collection in Full HD . The ultimate in home entertainment, this player has the following functionality: Network Feature • A/V streaming/transmission via Ethernet(10M/100M[...]

| Product Introduction 6 Photo Viewing • Y ou can view photos in slide show mode with background music and/or transi- tion eects. • Zoom in/out, Rotate • Photo format: JPEG/HD JPEG/BMP/GIF/TIF/PNG USB 3.0 & 2. 0 Support • USB 3. 0 DEVICE port (for computer connection, compatible to USB 2.0 ) • 2x USB 2. 0 HOST port ([...]

Product Introduction | 7 Quantity 2.3 Connection 2.3.1 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 2.3.2 USB Mass Storage Device (USB stick, USB HDD etc.) Connection 1. Make sure the player is power ed on; 2. Plug in the USB stic[...]

| Product Introduction 8 2.3.3 Connecting a Memory Card Memory card can be used by inserting into the card slot 1. Follow the picture to insert the memory card into the card slot pr operly; 2. Insert the card by following the arrow pointer in the pictur e. 2.3. 4 T V connection 2.3. 4.1 A/V OUT 1. Follow the picture and plug in the 3 color connecto[...]

Product Introduction | 9 2.3. 4.2 Y/Pb/Pr Component OUT 1. Follow the picture and plug in the connector of the YUV cable 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[...]

| Product Introduction 10 2.3.5 Digital Audio 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 T oslink connector on your optical fiber to the player’s S/PDIF Optical jack; (not supplied) 2. Follow the picture and p[...]

Product Introduction | 11 2.3.6 Connecting to a LAN T o connect to a LAN (Local Area Network) you requir e a cat5, cat5e or ca t6 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.[...]

| Product Introduction 12 1. Memory Card slot 2. 2x USB 2. 0 HOST port 3. USB 3. 0 Device port 1. A/V OUT jack 2. Y/Pb/Pr OUT jack 3. HDMI jack 4. RJ45 LAN socket 5. S/PDIF Optical jack 6. S/PDIF Coaxial jack 7. DC-IN jack 2. 4 Side Panel 2.6 Back Panel[...]

Product Introduction | 13 2.7 First Time Usage 2.7 .1 Power On / O Power On After connecting the DC IN jack, press the power button on the front panel. The indi- cator will gradually turn to white. And the player will enter the home screen soon. Power O Press the power button on the front panel, the player will soon enter standby mode. The po[...]

| Product Introduction 14 2.7 .3 HDD Format For users who wish to install a new SA TA HDD into the player , first you need to for- mat the hard disk using the player built in formatting system befor e usage. Otherwise many functions can’t be used, such as BT download. Please refer to the following procedures to f ormat the hard disk. • Step[...]

Product Introduction | 15 • Step 2: Select Format , press OK , and then hard disk forma t will start. The formatting procedur e 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 stor ed on the hard disk drive. Please take car e and backup your data in advan[...]

| Product Introduction 16 2.8 Remote Control 1. Power 2. Numeric but- tons 3. Z oom 4 . Red/Select 5. Gr een/ Confirm 6. VOL+ 7 . VOL- 8. Home 9 . OK /Enter 10 . Navigational buttons 11. Menu 12. FRWD 13. Play 14 . Slow 15. Pause 16. Repea t 17 . Goto 18. A-B 19 . Angle 20 . TV Sys. 21. Eject 22. Files 23. Edit 24 . Blue 25. Y ellow 26. Pr ev 27 .[...]

Product Introduction | 17 1 Power Press to enter standby mode or wake up. 2 Numeric buttons Press to enter channel numbers or numeric input when changing settings. 3 Zoom Press to zoom the image (photo or video). 4 Red/Select Press to select files in file selecting menu. 5 Green/Confirm Function is available in virtual keyboard. 6 VOL+ Press to [...]

| Main Functions 18 Main Functions 3 3.1 Setup Menu The Setup menu allows you to personalize and configure the pr eferences f or your player . Select the Setup icon on the home screen or pr ess Setup button on the re- mote control. There ar e five setup options, including System, Audio, Video, Network and Misc . Use the Prev/Next (Chapter) button[...]

Main Functions | 19 T ext Encoding • Select to set the text encoding option (subtitle display and .cue playback) DVD Auto-Play • Select to turn on/o DVD auto-play . Screen Saver • Timing Select to change timing of screen saver . • Options Select to change screen saver . DLNA DMR • Digital Media Renderer , can play conten[...]

| Main Functions 20 3.1.2 Changing Audio Settings Use this menu to configure audio settings. Night Mode • Choose among O / On / Comfort. If the option is turned on, the audio output volume will be decreased to make you mor e comfortable. HDMI Output • Choose among LPCM, LPCM Multi-Ch and Pass-through. SPDIF Output • Choose among [...]

Main Functions | 21 3.1.3 Changing Video Settings Use this menu to configure video settings. Aspect Ratio • Pan Scan 4:3: Displays a wide picture on the entire scr een and cuts o the re- dundant portions. Select when a standard 4:3 TV is connected. • Letter Box 4:3: Displays a wide picture with two black borders on the top and bottom [...]

| Main Functions 22 Plasma Mode • Help to protect your plasma TV by reducing the level of brightness Digital Noise Reduction • Noise reduction control f or digital signal. 1080p 24Hz • Choose this option to enable or disable 1080P 24HZ support. A TV set with 1080P 24HZ (2 4P) mode is needed.[...]

Main Functions | 23 Deep Color • Help to perform more detailed level of color depth, mak e continuous color change smoother . Y ou can get more vivid color eects. A TV set with deep color support is needed Screen Size • Adjust the video output size according to the siz e of TV screen. And press Z oom button to Fit the screen size you h[...]

| Main Functions 24 3.1. 4 Network Use this menu to configure your local network settings. Wired Lan Setup • DHCP IP (AUTO) Select to obtain IP address automatically (DHCP must be enabled on your Router). • FIX IP (MANUAL) Select to manually input the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway , and DNS Server IP Address. Wireless Setup Th[...]

Main Functions | 25 This player can store up to three wir eless network connections. Press OK to con- nect, press Return to cancel, press Z oom to rescan the AP’s and press Play button to choose Peer to Peer (Ad Hoc) or WPS (AP) . Infrastructure (AP) • Infrastructure mode is used to connect computers with wir eless network adapt- ers. Also k[...]

| Main Functions 26 Step 2, Input WEP / WP A key Press OK to input encryption keys via the virtual k eyboard. Press the navi- gational buttons to select, OK to input, FFWD to move cursor left, FRWD to move cursor right, Zoom to switch between uppercase and lower case, Stop to delete a character , Play to make more symbols available, Gr een to chang[...]

Main Functions | 27 Step 1, Specify your SSID name Step 2, Specify your host IP WPS (AP) • WPS, Wi-Fi Protected Setup, is used to connect a wir eless router dir ectly , without searching SSID and inputting password. In this mode, you just need to config- ure the parameters of your router which support WPS function. Ther e are two modes for yo[...]

| Main Functions 28 PBC First press the WPS button on the router or select the button mode in the configuration menu of the router , then select the PBC mode, the connec- tion process will take a while, please be patient. PIN Input the pin code when you configure your r outer , then select the PIN mode, the connection process will take a while, p[...]

Main Functions | 29 Step 2, press Right button to input your ADSL account Step 3, press Right button to input your password and start to test the connection.[...]

| Main Functions 30 BT • Select to turn Bit T orrent download to On/O. Please ref er to ’BT download’ for more details on this featur e. SAMBA • Select to turn NAS function to On/O. Please refer to ’SAMBA Server’ for mor e details on NAS function of this product. FTP • Select to turn on / o FTP services and to confi[...]

Main Functions | 31 USB Upgrade • Select to update the firmware via a USB stick. 1. Copy ‘install.img’ or extension files to the root directory of a F A T32 format- ted USB stick, and connect it to the USB HOST port of the player . 2. Press OK to confirm. Edit Protection T o prevent deleting files and formatting HDD by asking for a pas[...]

| Main Functions 32 Quick- Search • Choose the Search option in the option menu, you can search f or a media file by filter media library to locate the specific media file. Review Mode • Choose a review mode among Thumbnails, List and Preview fr om option menu. Show BD/DVD • Choose to display DVD IFO , BD MV and ISO files direct[...]

Main Functions | 33 3.2.2 Movie Playback Control Y ou can access the following functions during playback. Play Start or resume the playback. Pause Pause the current playback. Prev/Next View the previous or next file/chapter . FRWD/FFWD F ast rewind or fast forward. Pr ess repeatedly to select the speed. Slow Play back in slow motion. Goto Jump to [...]

| Main Functions 34 3.2.3 Movie Playback Options During movie playback, press Menu button to display or hide the option menu at the side of the screen. Y ou can also access functions such as audio track, subtitle and repeat mode through the Option Menu during video playback. DVD Menu • Select to return to the navigation menu during DVD IFO or [...]

Main Functions | 35 3.3 Photo Library Enter the photo interface, only supported image files will be displayed. This player supports JPEG/HD JPEG/BMP/GIF/TIF/PNG files. 3.3.1 Photo Library Options In photo library , press Menu button to display the option menu, you can access the following functions trought the option menu. Quick- Search • Ch[...]

| Main Functions 36 3.3.2 Photo Playback Control Y ou can access the following functions during photo playback. Sorting Mode • Choose to sort by Name , Recently Added or Recently Played from option menu. Folder Directory • Choose to show all folders. Leaf Folder View • Choose to show all folders that included photo. Date View • [...]

Main Functions | 37 3.3.3 Photo Playback Options During photo playback, press Menu button to display or hide the option menu at the bottom of the screen. The following functions ar e available through the Option menu during photo playback. Slide Timing • Select to choose the Interval and start a slideshow. Slide T ransition • Select to ch[...]

| Main Functions 38 Quick- Search • Choose the Search option in the option menu, you can search by filter music library to locate the specific music. Review Mode • Choose a review mode among Thumbnails , List and Preview fr om option menu. 3. 4 Music Librar y Enter music interface, only supported audio files will be displayed. This pla[...]

Main Functions | 39 Filter options • Choose Albums to search for music files by album. • Choose Artists to search for music files by artist. • Choose Genres to search for music files by genr e. • Choose Y ears to search for music files by year . • Choose Playlists to search for playlists. Sorting Mode • Sort your m[...]

| Main Functions 40 Repeat Mode • Choose a repeat mode among Repeat o , Repeat one , Repeat all and Shue Loop from option menu. 3.5 File Manager The file manager allows you to browse and play music, photo and movie files stored in the internal HDD , external USB device, memory card and network. 3. 4.3 Music Playback Options During musi[...]

Main Functions | 41 Review Mode • Choose a review mode among Thumbnails, List and Preview from option menu. 3.5.1 File Manager Options In file manager , press Menu button to display the option menu and access the fol- lowing functions trought the option menu. Filter options • Choose All Media to display all the supported media files in [...]

| Main Functions 42 3.5.2 A/V Streaming via Network In file manager , press Menu button to display the option menu and access the fol- lowing functions trought the option menu. 3.5.2.1 Browsing through work group Y ou can choose the workgroup which your PC belongs to from the workgr oup list, find your PC name, and press the OK button to confirm[...]

Main Functions | 43 Review Mode • 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 advanced options. • Select the shortcut you added and press the OK button to c[...]

| Main Functions 44 3.5.3.2 Sharing Media on your PC The Media Sharing feature of Windows Media Player lets you enjoy the contents o f your Windows Media Player library from anywhere in your home. • Open Windows Media Player , click Organize -> Manage libraries to add or r e- move media files from the library .as an example. 3.5.3.3 S trea[...]

Main Functions | 45 Note: • Make sure your player and your computer ar e on the same local area network and subnet. • Firewalls may prevent your player communica ting with your computer . Please open the ports manually and add your player to the ‘trusted’ list, or disable the firewall temporarily . 3.6 Playlist management The file m[...]

| Main Functions 46 3.7 Copy Function • Step 1, press Edit button to enter file selecting menu. • Step 2, press Red button to select file or folder which you want to copy to the list. Enter photo library , press Menu button and choose Albums to show your photo albums available on your external USB devices and internal HDD .[...]

Main Functions | 47 • Step 3, pr ess Green button to enter multi-file editing menu. • Step 4 , Select destination, and then follow the prompt on scr een to finish the copy process. 3.7 .2 Copy under File Manager Press Edit button to enter file editing menu, choose Copy and follow the pr ompt on screen to finish the process. If you wan[...]

| Main Functions 48 3.8 Internet Media This feature is an additional function. All content and services pr ovided through this feature ar e from third-party service pr oviders, our company does not oer any con- tent and services of this feature and ther efore is not r esponsible for any content and services provided under this featur e. Our comp[...]

Main Functions | 49 3.9 BT Download Select the T orrents icon on main menu. Y ou can see the status of torr ents download progress and con figure the BT download settings in this menu. Press Left/Right button to enter into download menu and BT setup menu. Add a torrent Locate your torrent file (.torr ent) in file manager menu either USB, HDD or [...]

| Main Functions 50 The download progress can be displayed when you enter T orrent on the main menu. The following buttons can be used under this menu. BT setup Menu In the BT Setup menu, you can configure the following settings. Use Up/Down browser and OK button to change the settings. • Set the maximum download rate. • Set the maximum [...]

Main Functions | 51 • Step 1, Go to the player Setup browse for Network and turn ON BT and Samba services • Step 2, Check your player IP Address, Go to the player Setup select Misc. • Step 3, Br owse for Network info then press OK, your IP Addr ess will show.[...]

| Main Functions 52 • Step 4 , Open your computer web explorer (IE, Opera, Firef ox) and Key-in http:// IPaddress:102 4 (ex. http://192.xxx.xx.x:1024), a fter keying press enter and it will display the player Web Management. 3.10.1 Knowing mor e about Web Management REMOTE Y ou can control the player via the Neighbor Web R emote. Browser Playb[...]

Main Functions | 53 FILE TRANSMISSION Devices Y ou can either select internal hard drive or external USB that is connected to the player . Y ou can upload and download the file from your player’s internal disk.Pr ess the Menu button and a pop-up menu appears. • For Uploading, please choose any media file from any destination and click Up- [...]

| Main Functions 54 Bit T orrent Y ou can use the player Neighbor Web function to add a torrent file. • Step 1, Open a web browser from your PC and br owse for any torrent sites. • Step 2, Select/Choose the file you wanted to download on the T orrent site and save it anywhere on your PC. The file must have (.torr ent) as extension. •[...]

Main Functions | 55 3.11 Jukebox Getting Started 1. Launch Y AMJ for AC Ryan (Please download the latest version from our support page at http://www . acryan.com/web/support/) Launch the program by double clicking on the icon on your desktop or from the Start Menu, AC Ryan MovieJukebox The program will prompt you to install Java runtime if it does [...]

| Main Functions 56 2.1 Select the directory of your stored movies in your product internal HDD , or on any external USB storage device or network attached storage (NAS) which you will use to run the Movie Jukebox on the player . Note: Generating the necessary infor- mation to a network device may take a longer time than doing the same via USB. 2.2[...]

Main Functions | 57 3 Updating existing Jukebox Y ou can update the existing Jukebox if you have add/remove movies to the previously saved directory . Launch Run or Update Y AMJ by double clicking on the icon on your desktop or from the Start Menu, AC Ryan Movie Jukebo x From the Home menu scr een, select Jukebox icon to enter the Movie Jukebo x me[...]

| Main Functions 58 If you have added/removed any new contents to your current Juk ebox, please gener - ate again with Run or Update Y AMJ and then select Y es to update and load with the new Jukebox information. Choosing Y es is also required for loading Jukebox for the first time. Selecting Other – All from the category page will display all c[...]

Main Functions | 59 Under Windows Vista and Win- dows 7 , please type in at the search bar: 192.168. 0.9 Then press the Enter button on the keyboard. Y ou can then manage the files stored on the internal hard disk of the product. In this way , you can also playback and copy files via network between your PC and the internal hard disk of this pr[...]

| Main Functions 60 FTP Address: Y our router’s WAN IP addr ess User ID: The User Name which was set under FTP , ’3.5 Network setup’ Password: The Password which was set under FTP , ’ 3.5 Network setup’ On your router , • Configure FTP Server within your router’s Virtual Server setting and k ey in the above IP address in example, [...]

Main Functions | 61 FTP Address: Y our DDNS host name User ID: The User Name which was set under FTP , ’3.1. 4 Network’ Password: The Password which was set under FTP , ’ 3.1. 4 Network’ After login is successful, you will be able to upload/download files via FTP Server .[...]

12 | Upgrading the Firmware The firmware is the operating system (OS) installed on the device. Firmwar e upgrades can bring new features, impr ovements and bug fixes. • Step 1, download the firmware from our website www .acryan.com and extract it. • Step 2, Copy ‘install.img’ to the root directory of a F A T32 formatted USB stick, [...]

5.1 SPECIFICA TIONS • I/O INTERF ACES SUPPORTED: • Gigabit Network Adapter • 3.5’’ SA T A HDD • USB 3. 0 Device port (compatible to USB 2.0 ) • 2x USB 2.0 HOST port (c ompatible to USB 1.1) • Memory Card slot (supports SD/MMC) • Composite (CVBS) A/V jack • Component Y/Pb/Pr jack • HDMI V1.3 interface[...]

12 | Upgrading the Firmware 5.2 Frequently Asked Questions Question 1. When I try to disconnect the USB device, I keep on getting “The device ‘Generic volume’ cannot be stopped right now. T ry stopping the device again later .” message, what should I do? Answer: Close any program that might be accessing data on the player , including Window[...]

screen to flash, some TV’s will treat this as no signal, and will display a blue scr een or screensaver . Question6. Why couldn’t the player find the hard disc? Answer: Make sure the firmwar e is installed correctly , and no system partitions on the HDD were deleted. If hard disc failur e occurs, please backup your data and reinstall the fi[...]

12 | Upgrading the Firmware Copyrights All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be repr oduced, or transmitted in any form or by any means, whether by electronically or mechanically , without the express written permission from the copyright holder . Copyrighted materials, such as software, music files, or movies, ar e protected by lo- cal [...]

Warranty GPL Statement 7 8 What your warranty does not cover: -Acts of nature, such as fir e, static discharge. -Damage from unauthorized r epair , 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 commercial purposes. -Loss of customer?[...]

| Main Functions 68 www.acryan.com http://www.acryan.com/web/product/playonhd2/ Rev. Mar ch 2011[...]