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3 Congratulations On your purchase of So Smart HDMI, Wifi Hi-Def in ition Multimedia Play er and Welcome to the So Sm art HDMI Family ! The So Smart HD MI HD Multimedia Pl ayer is a portable pl ayer that allo w s vivid and crisp play back of dozens of multimedia files. You can now e njoy y our favorite movies, home videos, di gita l musi c and dig [...]

4 Table of Contents Chapter 1 Safety & Precautions 1.1 Do’s and Dont’s Page.5 1.2 Limitations and Usage Precautions Page.6 Chapter 2 Introduction 2.1 Introducing the Wireless so smart Hi-Def Multimedia Player Page.7 2.2 Technical Specifications Page.8 2.3 Package Contents Page.9 2.4 Getting Familiar with your Unit Page.10 Chapter 3 Basic Se[...]

Chapter 1: Safety & Precautions 1.1 Do’s and Dont’s Do’s ◈ Unplug the player during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of ti me. ◈ Do not defeat the safety purpose o f the polarized or grounding-type plug. A pol arized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. The w ide blade is provided for your safety. If t he[...]

6 Chapter 1: Safety & Precautions 1.2 Limitations and Usage Precaut ions Please read the following Limitations and Usage Pr ecautions before using your so smart player. ◈ While so smart players support dozens of file formats and codec, they are not intended t o work with every codec-variation. so smart play ers provide limited support to stan[...]

7 Chapter 2: Introduction 2.1 Introdu c ing the So S m a rt HDMI Multimedia Pl ay er ◈ HD Playback : The so smart player supports a max resolution of 1920 x 1080 Progressive Scan video output provi ding Hi-Definition display of clear and crisp picture quality. ◈ Video / M ovie Fi le Player : Supports v arious video file formats, including DivX [...]

8 Specifications subject to change without prior notice Product Name So Smart HDMI Wirele ss Hi-Defin ition Media P layer Processor SEM8621L (By Sigma D esigns) Memory 64MB (RAM), 8MB (Flash) Operating Sy stem ucLinux Support ed File s & Formats Video DivX® (3/ 4/5/6 ), AVI, Xvid, MPEG, MPG, VCD(DA T ), DVD(V OB, IFO), WMV(W MV-9), ASF(WMV-9 )[...]

9 Chapter 2: Introduction 2.3 Package Contents SO SMART HDM I WIFI N Remote Control 5dBi Antenna A/V Cable Power Adaptor Power Cable USB Cable User Manual Driver CD HDMI Cabl e OR[...]

10 Chapter 2: Introduction 2.3 Getting Fami li a r with your unit Front Vie w Power LED[...]

11 Chapter 2: Introduction Rear View 1 Wireless Antenna Jack 7 video Port 2 Optical (Audi o) Port 8 Coaxial Ca ble Jack 3 10/100 Mbps (RJ45) LAN 9 S-video Port 4 USB 2.0 Host A-Ty pe 2 10 HDMI Port 5 Video Compon ent Port 11 High Velo city Fan 6 Video Composite Port 12 USB 2.0 Slot 13 Power ② ③ ④ ⑤ ⑥ ⑦ ⑧ ⑨ ⑩ ⑪ ⑫ ⑬ ①[...]

12 Chapter 2: Introduction So Smart Remote Control POWER Toggle Unit Power (ON / OFF) SETUP Enter Setup Menu, Apply/Confirm Se tup Setti ngs TVOUT Toggle Video Output Modes FUNC Displa y Co n trol Options (Vol, Contrast, Subtitle e tc..) MUTE Stop Audio Output from the Player (AR ROW ) Cursor Navigation Arrow Buttons REFRESH Refresh Shared-Folder /[...]

13 Audio Connection Options So Smary Back Panel So Smart to TV : Video Connections So Smart TV Y/Pb/ Pr Y/Pb /Pr Video Video S-Video S-Video R/L R/L HDMI HDMI So Smart to Home Theater : Audio Connections So Smart Home Theater Coaxial Coax ial Optical Optical R/L R/L Chapter 3: Basic Setup 3.1 Conne ction 3.11 Audio & Video Conne ction Setup Vid[...]

14 Chapter 3: Basic Setup 3.22 Formatti ng the Hard Disk Formatting and Partition ing the HD D using Wi ndows 200 0/XP The drive is initially not visible in Windows Expl orer. For the driv e to been seen in Windows Explorer it needs to be configured via the disk management Utility. Win-XP will normally recogni ze the unformatted /unpartiti oned dri[...]

15 Chapter 3: Basic Setup 4. Select the appropri ate Partition Type. Choose Primary partition. Primary –Normal selection for less than 4 partitions. Extended – Used for 4 or m ore partitions. 5. Select the Par tition Size. If you w ant one partition, simply click “Next”. Set the siz e of the partition ( The full drive capacity is the defaul[...]

16 Chapter 3: Basic Setup 7. Select the Parti tion Format. NTFS is the default forma t type in Windows XP, but FAT32 is popular for users that dual boot between XP and 9X. There is a li mit that Windows XP cannot create a partiti on larger than 32 GB using FAT32.If you want the F AT32, Parti tion Size is li mited to 32GB. 8. When the formatting is [...]

17 3.23 Transferr ing files to the H ard Disk Dr ive through USB Chapter 3: Basic Setup When connected to your PC, the So Smart works exactly like an external storage device (e.g. U SB Flash drive). 1. Power OFF the So Smart Media Player 2. Connect the USB2.0 Sl ave Port to the USB Port of your PC via a USB2.0 A- B Cable. 3. Power ON the So Smart M[...]

18 3.3 The SE TUP Menu Chapter 3: Basic Setup Before using the So Smart player, you may need to configure the So Smart player to work with your Display (TV) and Network Setup. Press SETUP menu on the So Smart Remote to view the setup options on the main panel. The mai n panel displays options to configure settings for TV, Netw ork, Wireless, Media [...]

19 Chapter 3: Basic Setup If Wireless Network is selected in the previous step, the Wireless Network Setup screen is displayed in this step . (Use navigation arrow button on So S mart Remote to select each setup options, Use ENTER but ton to display options) ESSID: (M anually enter the Wireless Signal Na me or SSID of your network router). Channel:[...]

20 Chapter 3: Basic Setup PASSWORD FUNCTIONS : In order to password- protect folders, y ou will first need to setup Admin Password. Default Admin Password: 0000 (4- zeros) Recommended: Change Admin Password when installing the So Smart Unit. ADMIN PASS WORD: _________________ (Use this space to w rite/safekeep new admin password) Admin Password is [...]

21 Chapter 3: Basic Setup To access a password-protected folder: 1. Using the arrow -buttons on the So Smar t Remote, navig ate to the folder and pr ess ENTER / SELEC T. 2. An Enter- Password prompt will popup. Ent er the folder password to access the fol der contents. 3.Inputting an incorrect passw ord displays the warning as shown. NOTE: Fo lder [...]

22 Chapter 3: Basic Setup CAUTION: Av oid Choosing a “bright” image as the Backgr ound Wallpaper. Menu items may not be vi sible on a bright background. If a bright imag e is accidentally chosen, perfor m a Hardware Reset to revert to original, Factor y-Default Background. FACTORY RESET FUNCTION : The Factory Reset function is provided under th[...]

23 Chapter 3: Basic Setup 3.4 Ho w to setup NDAS in So Sm a rt What is NDAS ( Network Direct Attached Storage)? It i s useful technology that makes your PC recognize Internal HDD inside So Smart which i s connected to your wired or wi reless home network. >> For use of NDAS, you should << 1. Setup NDAS in So Smart 2. Install NDAS softw [...]

24 Chapter 3: Basic Setup 3.42. Install NDA S in PC 1) Run setup.exe. 2) Follow the procedure from N DAS software setup wizard. 3) Click “Finish” to g et the setup completed. 4) Click “Yes” to r eboot your computer. 3.43. Register NDA S 1) In the bot tom right icon tray , click the NDAS icon and select “Register a Ne w Device…” 2) Cli[...]

25 4) Enter NDAS ID and Write key , and click [Next]. 5) If ID and key are correct, you will be asked the foll owing after searching for the NDAS device. Click fir st option and [Next] . 6) Finish the installation of N DAS Controller by following the wizard. 7) After the installation, So S mart’s HDD is recognized. 3.44. Mount / Dismount A. Mount[...]

26 Chapter 3: Basic Setup B. Dismount 1) Use “ Remov e NDAS SCSI Controll er safely……” as in the figure below. Or, by clic king the NDAS icon, select “Di smount” option. 2) Click [yes] to dismount your device. 3) After dismounti ng, you can see the curr ent status as show n in the figure. In the case that you receive a message saying th[...]

27 Chapter 4: Connecting So Smart to a Network 4.1 S etting Net work Sharing using Windo ws XP on your PC In order to connect y our So Smart Player to y our local area network or to an individual PC, w e need to config ure the Internet Protocol on y our PC: ◈ On your Win-XP PC, Click START. ◈ Right-click on MY NE TWORK PLACES, and ◈ Select PR[...]

28 Chapter 4: Connecting So Smart to a Network Click / Select PRO TOCOL and Select ADD Select Network Protocol Window opens up as shown here. Click the N WLink IPX/SPX/NetB IOS Compatibl e Transport Protocol and click OK. Two NWLink items are added to the connection's Properties As shown, two N WLink items are added to the connecti on's P[...]

29 Chapter 4: Connecting So Smart to a Network Setting Up Folder / D rive Sharin g on Win-XP PC : ◈ Right-click the folder or dr ive that y ou want to share, and then click SHARING AN D SECURITY. Tip : I f you want to share your entire My Documents folder, open My Documents , and then click the UP button on the toolbar. You c an then select the M[...]

30 Under the Sharing tab, as show n in the picture, y ou can do one of the following: ◈ Share this folder on t he network - This allows you to share the contents o f the driv e or folder available to other users on the network. Choose a Shari ng name that y ou will like to see on your TV Display. ◈ Allow network users to change my files - This [...]

31 Disabling Wi nd ows Firewal l : Network Sharing makes it possible for home and small office users to share the Local Area Network (LAN). In order to prevent unsolicited network tra ffic on thi s LAN, Windows XP protects the connecti ons via the Internet Connection Firewall (ICF). ICF is automati cally turned on in Win-XP (SP2). If the ICF is tur[...]

32 Chapter 4: Connecting So Smart to a Network Installing NETBEUI P rotocol As in the previous Prot ocol installation procedure, open the NETWORK COMPON ENT TYPE window. (START -> Right Click on M Y NETWORK PL ACES, Select PROPERTIES. In LOCAL AREA CONNECTIONS window, Select INTERNET PROTOCOL ( TCP/IP) and click INSTALL). ◈ Select Protocol and[...]

33 Chapter 4: Connecting So Smart to a Network 4.2 Wired (via 10/ 100 LAN, R J45 port) Network Connections For Sharing and A ccessing med ia files / folders and dr ives residin g on your PC NOTE: I f using Win-XP, turn-off your Firewall Setting before initiati ng th is setup. Use LAN (Ethernet, RJ -45) cables to connect to y our network Switch / Hu[...]

34 Chapter 4: Connecting So Smart to a Network 4.3 Wireless Network So Smart player is equipped to be connected to your Wireless Network and is capable of streami ng media files directly from y our PC. Upon completing the setup as described below, the So Smart player will acquire the IP addr ess automatically from your router. NOTE: Try to use Wire[...]

35 Chapter 4: Connecting So Smart to a Network SETTING ENCRYPTION OPTIONS: Encryption (WEP): ◈ Using the So Smar t Remote, navigate to Encry ption (WEP) and press ENTER/SELECT. ◈ Select, choose and apply the encrypti on (WEP) sett ings used by the network. If you choose WEP option, ensure tha t the WEP key (to be entered in the next option) cor[...]

36 Chapter 5: Media Playback 5.1 Video Playback When the So Smart player boots up, a li st of all r ecently-played video files is displayed on the main panel. The displayed list (icons) consists of the last SIX recently-playe d video files. Using the Remote, navigate to one of these files and pr ess ENTER / SELECT. Playback will resume f rom the la[...]

37 During Video playback, Press VOLUME but ton on the Remote to display the vi deo settings float box. U se UP/DOWN arrow keys to select Volume, Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Subtitle settings options, ENTER / SELECT to change settings. Chapter 5: Media Playback So Smart REMOTE TIPS: ◈ Press the INF O button to display video file info such as[...]

38 Chapter 5: Media Playback Changin g Subtitle Dis play Position Choosing Subtitle Language Choosin g Subtitle File INFO BUTTON: Display Basic File Information GOTO BUTTON: Jump to desir ed time stamp.[...]

39 Chapter 5: Media Playback 5.2 Audio Pla yback So smart provides playback of audio files residing on your PC (via network streaming), ex ternal storage device (via USB-Host) or local IDE-HDD (installed inside the So Smart player) A list of av ailable devices is as depicted in this image. If the dev ice or folder does not appear or cannot be locat[...]

40 Chapter 5: Media Playback Use the RND / SE Q button on the So Smart R emote Control to toggle between Random vs Sequential playback of Audio files in JUKEBOX list. This feature can al so be used for IMA GE playback. Use the REPEAT but ton on the So Smart Remote Contr ol to play an audio (music) file r epeatedly. Toggle the button to remove repet[...]

41 Chapter 5: Media Playback 5.3 Im age P l aybac k So Smart provides playback of digi tal image files residing on your PC (via network str eaming), external storage device (via USB-Host) or local IDE-HDD (installed i nside the So Smart player) A list of av ailable devices is as depicted in this image. If the dev ice or folder does not appear or ca[...]

42 5.4 Mixed-Media Playback Chapter 5: Media Playback When the So Smart player boots up, a l ist of all recently-played media files is displayed on the main panel. In case of video files, you can resume playback (from the point it was last stopped). The list contains six files of each media type: video, audio and image i.e. a total of 18 file s. Se[...]

43 Chapter 5: Media Playback 5.5 Using MY LIST for Medi a Pl ayba c k The MY LIST feature allows the creati on of a list o f your favori te files and folders. This feat ure enables you to bookmark and keep a list of commonly -used media files separately for easy and quick access and playback. Use the navigation buttons on the So Smart Remote to mov[...]

44 Chapter 6: How to setup NDAS What is NDAS ( Network Direct Attached Storage)? It is useful technology that makes your PC recognize Internal HDD inside So Smar t which is connected to your wired or wireless home netw ork. >> For use of NDAS, you should << 1. Setup NDAS in So Smart 2. Install NDAS softw are in PC First, So S mart must [...]

45 2. Install NDA S in PC 1) Run setup.exe. 2) Follow the procedure from N DAS software setup wizard. 3) Click “Finish” to get the setup completed. 4) Click “Yes” to r eboot your computer. 3. Register NDA S 1) In the bot tom right icon tray , click the NDAS icon and select “Register a Ne w Device…” 2) Click [Next] in NDAS Device Re gi[...]

46 4) Enter NDAS ID and Write key, and cli ck [Next]. 5) If ID and key are correct, you will be asked the foll owing after searching for the NDAS device. Click first option and [Next]. 6) Finish the installation of N DAS Controller by following the wizard. 7) After the installation, So S mart’s HDD is recognized. 3. Mount / Di smount A. Mount 1) [...]

47 B. Dismount 1) Use “ Remov e NDAS SCSI Controll er safely……” as in the figure below. Or, by clic king the NDAS icon, select “Di smount” option. 2) Click [yes] to dismount your device. 3) After dismounti ng, you can see the curr ent status as show n in the figure. In the case that you receive a message saying that the device can not b[...]

48 Chapter 7: How do I… 6.1 … play music files r andoml y or in Shuffle Mode? → Using the So Smart Remote, navigate to the folder contain ing music fi les. → Using the So Smart Remote, navigate, and Press ENTE R butt on to sele ct and add al l audio fi les that y ou intend to randomize. these files wi ll be in a JUKE BOX list. (Refer Page 3[...]

49 Chapter 8: Firmware Upgrade Firmware version check 1) Connect your So Smar t Hi-Def Multimedia Play er to your TV and power-on the player. 2) Press the SE TUP button on the Remote Control. Us ing the So Smart Remote , navigate (arrow buttons) , scroll down and Select ‘MISC’. Then use the RIGHT ARRO W button on the So Smart Remote to scroll d[...]

50 Troubleshooting Under no circumstances should you try to repair the syste m yourself, as this will invalidate the warranty . Do not open the syst em as there is a risk o f electric shock. I f a fault occurs, first check the points lis ted below before taking the system for repai r. No Screen Display. Video Output not w orking. 1. Press the TVOUT[...]

51 Limited Warranty Your So Smart Wireless Hi-De finition Mu ltimedia Pla yer comes with a full 1-yr manufactur er’s warranty on parts and labor. The Warranty cov erage on this player begins the day y ou buy your product. This w arranty covers defects i n manufacturing only, and expressly excludes coverage for excessive wear and tear , physical o[...]

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53 Glossary Aspect Ratio Used to describe the distribution of pixels in a digital image. Increasing the aspect ratio of an image lowers the efficiency of the use of the pixels. The resulting image will have less detail than an image with the same amount of pixels, but with a lower aspect ratio. Audio Video Interleave (AVI) Developed by Microsoft, a[...]