Asus O!Play Mini manual

HD Media Player User Manual O!PLAY MINI[...]

ii E6072 First Edition October 2010 Copyright © 2010 ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purcha[...]

iii Safety information ....................................................................................... v License notice and trademark acknowledgement for Dolby Digital ..... vii License notice and trademark acknowledgement for DTS .................... vii About this user guide ................................................................[...]

iv Managing your les ................................................................................ 2-1 1 Copying les/folders ......................................................................2-1 1 Renaming les/folders ...................................................................2-1 1 Chapter 3: T roubleshooting T roubleshootin[...]

v DO NOT place on uneven or unstable work surfaces. Seek servicing if the casing has been damaged. Refer all servicing to qualied service personnel. DO NOT expose to or use near liquids, rain, or moisture. SAFE TEMP: This device should only be used in environments with ambient temperatures between 5 o C (41 o F) and 35 o C (95 o F). DO NOT insta[...]

vi Important Safety Instructions 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer ’s instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat so[...]

vii License notice and trademark acknowledgement for Dolby Digital Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. License notice and trademark acknowledgement for DTS Manufactured under license under US Patent #s: 5,451,942; 5,956,674; 5,974, 380; 5,978,762; 6,487,535 & ot[...]

viii DANGER/W ARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. NOTE : T ips and additional information to help you complete a task. IMPORT ANT : Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task. Where to nd more information Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software[...]

1-1 Chapter 1 Getting started Welcome Thank you for buying the ASUS O!PLA Y MINI Media Player! ASUS O!PLA Y MINI Media Player allows you to enjoy digital media les from external USB storage devices/hard disk drives, or memory cards to your TV or entertainment system. • If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer . ?[...]

Chapter 1: Getting started 1-2 Specications summary Specications are subject to change without notice. Supported video formats MPEG1/2/4, H.264, VC-1, RM/RMVB, WMV9 Supported video le extension .mp4, .mov , .xvid, .avi, .asf, .wmv , .v , .mkv , .rm, .rmvb, .ts, m2ts, .tp, .trp, .dat, .mpg, .vob, .mts, .tso, .ifo, .mlv , .m2v , .m4v Supp[...]

ASUS O!PLA Y MINI media player 1-3 Getting to know your O!Play HD media player Front panel System requirements • High-denition TV (HDTV), standard TV , or HDMI monitor • Storage device (USB ash drive / USB HDD) • Memory card (SD/MMC/MS/xD) • Use an HDMI cable to connect your HD media player to an HDTV or HDMI monitor . • Use the bun[...]

Chapter 1: Getting started 1-4 Rear panel 1 Power (DC-In) input Insert the power adapter into this port. 2 Analog video output (yellow) Insert a composite cable to connect to a television or other video equipment. 3 Analog audio output (red and white) Insert the left and right audio cable jacks to connect to a television or other audio equipment. 4[...]

ASUS O!PLA Y MINI media player 1-5 Remote control Use the remote control to power on/off the O!PLA Y MINI Media Player , browse through menus, and select the media le to play , view, or listen to. Power on/off 1 Navigation/ OK keys Mute 2 3 Return 5 Rewind 6 Previous 7 V olume up 8 V olume down 9 Edit 1 1 Zoom in 12 Next 13 Stop / Eject 14 15 4 [...]

Chapter 1: Getting started 1-6 1 Power on/off T urn the HD media player on or off. 2 Navigation/OK keys Press the up/down keys to move through the menu bar in a submenu. Press the up/down keys to decrease/increase a numerical value. Press the left/right keys to move through the main menus in the Home screen. Press the left/right keys to move throug[...]

ASUS O!PLA Y MINI media player 1-7 1 1 Zoom in Zooms in on the screen. 12 Next Goes to the next media le. 13 Stop Press to stop the playback. Press for three seconds to eject the disc from the external optical disk drive. 14 Forward Press to forward the playback. 15 Play / Pause T oggles between playback and pause. 16 Information Press to displa[...]

Chapter 1: Getting started 1-8 Connecting the power adapter T o connect the power adapter: 1. Connect the AC adapter to the DC-in port at the back of your HD media player . 2. Connect the AC adapter to a power source. Connecting devices to your HD media player T o connect devices to your HD media player: 1. Do any of the following to connect a disp[...]

ASUS O!PLA Y MINI media player 1-9 2. Do any of the following to connect a storage device or memory card to your HD media player: • Insert a USB storage device such as a portable hard disk drive o r a USB ash disk to the USB port at the front panel of your HD media player . • Insert a memory card such as SD/MMC/MS/xD cards into the appropria[...]

Chapter 1: Getting started 1-10 Use the remote control the navigate the screen. Starting for the rst time When you start your HD media player for the rst time, a series of screens appear to guide you in conguring the basic settings of your HD media player . T o start for the rst time: 1. T urn on your HD media player and your HDTV , TV [...]

2-1 Chapter 2 Using your O!PLA Y MINI media player The Home screen The Home screen includes these main options: Movies , Photo , Music , File Manager , and Setup. File Manager allows you to view all your media les in your storage devices.[...]

Chapter 2: Using your O!PLA Y MINI media player 2-2 2. Press the up/down keys / to navigate through System , Audio , Video , and Firmware Upgrade , then press to congure your selected category . 3. Press the up/down keys / to navigate to the item that you want to congure. 4. Press the previous/next keys / to change to a different category . 5[...]

ASUS O!PLA Y MINI media player 2-3 Playing a movie Movie control buttons on the remote control Button Function Press to display the movie’s le information. Press to return to the previous screen. Press to toggle between playback and pause. Press to rewind the playback. Press repeatedly to change the rewinding speed to x1.5, x2, x4, x8, x16, x3[...]

Chapter 2: Using your O!PLA Y MINI media player 2-4 2. Using the up/down keys / , select the source of your movie le, then press . 3. Use the up/down keys / to locate the movie that you want to play . Press or to play the movie. Y ou may press the Option key to choose the movie effect. Playing a movie T o play a movie: 1. From the Home screen, p[...]

ASUS O!PLA Y MINI media player 2-5 Playing music Movie control buttons on the remote control Button Function Press to display the music’s le information. Press to return to the previous screen. Press to toggle between playback and pause. Press to rewind the playback. Press repeatedly to change the rewinding speed to x1.5, x2, x4, x8, x16, x32,[...]

Chapter 2: Using your O!PLA Y MINI media player 2-6 Playing a music le T o play a music le: 1. From the Home screen, press the left/right keys / to navigate to Music , then press . 2. Using the up/down keys / , select the source of your music le, then press . 3. Use the up/down keys / to locate the music that you want to listen. Press or t[...]

ASUS O!PLA Y MINI media player 2-7 Conguring the audio playback settings The audio playback setting menu allows you to congure the audio settings such as Repeat options and Shufe Loop . T o congure the audio playback settings: 1. During playback, press to launch the audio playback setting menu. 2. Press the up/down keys / to select from[...]

Chapter 2: Using your O!PLA Y MINI media player 2-8 Viewing photos Photo control buttons on the remote control Button Function Press to display the photo’s le information. Press to return to the previous screen. Press to toggle between playback and pause. Press to rewind the playback. Press repeatedly to change the rewinding speed to x1.5, x2,[...]

ASUS O!PLA Y MINI media player 2-9 Viewing photos T o view photos: 1. From the Home screen, press the left/right keys / to navigate to Photo , then press . 2. Using the up/down keys / , select the source of your photo, then press . Locate the photo that you want to view . 3. Press to browse the photos. Press to view the photos in slideshow mode. Vi[...]

Chapter 2: Using your O!PLA Y MINI media player 2-10 Conguring the photo playback settings The photo playback setting menu allows you to congure the photo settings such as photo rotation, slideshow timing, slideshow transition effect, Ken Burns ef fect, Repeat options, and Shufe Loop. T o congure the photo playback settings: 1. During p[...]

ASUS O!PLA Y MINI media player 2-1 1 Managing your les File Manager offers both the device management and media le management that allow you to browse the media les by USB and Card Reader . Copying les/folders T o copy les/folders: 1. From the Home screen, press the left/right keys / to navigate to File Manager , then press . 2. Loca[...]

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3-1 Display Q1. The media player does not work. Y ou think that the problem might be with the media player ’ s power adapter . • The media player ’s power adapter possibly performs the overload protection function — automatic shutdown during overload conditions, such as Over Current, Over V oltage, and Over T emperature. • Disconnect the [...]

Chapter 3: T roubleshooting 3-2 • Turn of f your media player and wait for a few minutes before turning it o n again or press the reset button at the back panel. • Ensure that the HDMI resolution of your TV supports 720p, 1080i, or 1080p. Q4. The TV screen is blinking and fuzzy . • Ensure that the A V/HDMI cable is properly connected to the c[...]

ASUS O!PLA Y MINI media player 3-3 • If you are watching a video that supports multiple audio channels, press the Option key on the remote control and select Audio to ensure that the required audio channel is displayed. Q2. I cannot hear any sound when I am playing music les. • Ensure that the audio cables are properly connected. • If the [...]

Chapter 3: T roubleshooting 3-4 Remote Control Q1. The media player remote control is not working. • Ensure that the batteries are properly inserted. • The batteries may already be drained out. Replace the batteries with new ones. • Ensure that the path between the remote control and the media player is not blocked. Firmware Updates Q1. What [...]

ASUS O!PLA Y MINI media player 3-5 Q2. Why is it that it takes a while to enter the Movies, Music, or Photo screen from the Home screen? When you connect a new USB storage device, hard disk drive, or memory card, your HD media player automatically scans and indexes the les stored on these devices based on the les’ date stamps. This prevents[...]

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A-1 Appendices Any changes or modications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user ’s authority to operate this equipment. Notices REACH Complying with the REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation, and Restriction of Chemicals) regulatory framework, we published the chemical substanc[...]

Appendices A-2 Canadian Department of Communications Statement This digital device does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital device set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. This class B digital device complies with Canadian ICES-003. GNU General Public License Licens[...]

ASUS O!PLA Y MINI media player A-3 When we speak of free software, we are referring to freedom, not price. Our General Public Licenses are designed to make sure that you have the freedom to distribute copies of free software (and charge for this service if you wish), that you receive source code or can get it if you want it, that you can change the[...]

Appendices A-4 Activities other than copying, distribution and modication are not covered by this License; they are outside its scope. The act of running the Program is not restricted, and the output from the Program is covered only if its contents constitute a work based on the Program (independent of having been made by running the Program). W[...]

ASUS O!PLA Y MINI media player A-5 Thus, it is not the intent of this section to claim rights or contest your rights to work written entirely by you; rather , the intent is to exercise the right to control the distribution of derivative or collective works based on the Program. In addition, mere aggregation of another work not based on the Program [...]

Appendices A-6 5. Y ou are not required to accept this License, since you have not signed it. However , nothing else grants you permission to modify or distribute the Program or its derivative works. These actions are prohibited by law if you do not accept this License. Therefore, by modifying or distributing the Program (or any work based on the P[...]

ASUS O!PLA Y MINI media player A-7 9. The Free Software Foundation may publish revised and/or new versions of the General Public License from time to time. Such new versions will be similar in spirit to the present version, but may differ in detail to address new problems or concerns. Each version is given a distinguishing version number . If the P[...]

Appendices A-8 ASUS contact information ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. Address 5 Li-T e Road, Peitou, T aipei, T aiwan 1 1259 T elephone +886-2-2894-3447 Fax +886-2-2890-7798 E-mail info@asus.com.tw Web site www .asus.com.tw T echnical Support T elephone +86-21-3842991 1 Online support support.asus.com ASUS COMPUTER INTERNA TIONAL (America) Address 800 Cor[...]