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Dane-Elec So-Speaky HDMI Plus manual

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    Multimedia hard disk drives User Manual PC/MAC 1[...]

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    2 SOMMAIRE 1. W arnings 4 2. Usage Precautions 4 3. Devic e Performanc e 5 4. Acc es sories 7 5. Using the devic e 9 6. S ystem c onfiguration 18 7. Appendix 19[...]

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    3 Thank you for choosing the So Speaky HDMI multimedia play er . For better use of this product, please care fully read this user’ s manual. A national pat ent has been filed for the So Spe aky HDMI. Any imitation will be c onsidered as pira ting , and the person responsible wil l ha ve to as sume the legal c onsequences. The So Speaky HDMI c om[...]

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    4 1. W ARNINGS 1. In order to shorten the search for files , we suggest that you creat e 3 directories (for example: «music», «photos», and «videos») on the hard disk or on a large capacity memory car d and that you plac e the corr esponding files in e ach directory . 2. Not all media file formats can be r ead. Select the c orrect file fo[...]

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    5 3. DEVICE PERFORMANCE 3.1 Charact eristics : 1. The So Speaky HDMI is c ompatible with large capacity disks for storing large quantities of videos , music and photos. 2. The So Speaky HD MI supports most curren t memory cards. 3. The So Speaky HDMI can connect to a Home Theatr e for use at home. The So Speaky can be used as an e xternal periphera[...]

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    6 3.2 T echnical Specifications : Hard disk capacity: Up t o 1 TB Maximum number of partitions on the hard disk : 4 primary partitions Hard disk filing s ystem: F A T32 Media files supported: 1. Subtitle: SRT , SSA , SMI 2. Audio: MP3, WMA , AAC , D TS 3. Video : MPEG1/2/MPE G4.XVID .DIVX .VCD .DVD(*.mpg;*.mpeg;*.dat;*.a vi;*.vob;*.ifo) 4. Pictu[...]

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    7 4. AC CESSORIES #: Name Quantity 1 So Speaky HD MI 1 2 AC P ower Adapta tor 1 3 Remot e Contr ol 1 4 A V Cable 1 5 Progr essive scan video c omponent cable 1 6 USB Cable 1 7 Quick Startup Guide 1 8 So Util CD 1 9 Batteries 2 Remot e con trol’ s functions : BUTT ON Function POWER T urns the device On / Off MUTE Activa tes / Mut es the sound SETU[...]

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    8 MENU Pres s once t o return to the main menu fr om the Picture , Video , or Music section. Pre ss twice t o return t o the Peripheral s torage de vice menu (if there is mor e than one) Up Down Left Right ENTER Enter / OK Stop Pause / Pla y Back Next Skip backwar d Skip forw ard VOL + Increases the v olume VOL - Decre ases the volume REPEA T Chang[...]

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    9 5. USING THE DEVICE The default language setting on your So Speaky HDMI is English. T o change the language please f ollow the instructions below: - T urn on your So Speaky HD MI - Pres s the Setup button on the r emote - Using the “Up , Down, Left, Right” buttons on your remo te select “Set Pre ferenc e” then “Enter” - Select key “[...]

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    10 5.1 Connecting the de vic e Connect the device as shown in the il lustr ations, turn it on and follow the instructions below : Commen t : Y our So Speaky HDMI’ s def ault settings wer e configur ed in fact ory to work with the AudioVideo connection (A V or CVBS). If you w ant to change the display mode make sure you hav e first changed your [...]

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    11 MODE DE SOR TIE A V 1. T o use the YPbPr output mode: Choose YPbPr as the output mode for the tele vision. Press the VIDEO key on the So Speaky HDMI remote to select YPbPr OUT mode. The menu will appear on the television scr een. Also connect the A V cable for sound (white and r ed) since the YPbPr cable only transmits the image . YPbPr OUTPUT M[...]

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    12 HDMI Output mode 3. T o connect to a tele vision and use the HDMI output : Select HDMI mode, then press the VIDEO key on the r emote t o switch to HD MI mode. The menu will appear on the tele vision scr een. Also connect the A V cable f or sound (white and red) sinc e the YPbPr cable only transmits the image . 4. T o c onnect to a HDMI monitor a[...]

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    13 The interf ace allo ws you to br owse fas ter the data in the HDD structur e with an explor er . If the title is longer than the display field then the title scr olls from right to left in the displa y field. Use button for next page and button for pr evious page. The Up and the Down buttons of the remot e contr ol are used t o go to Pre vious[...]

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    14 5.4 Playing Music Select the music you w ant to list en with the arro ws butt on on the remo te control and press play . If you can’ t hear the music it me ans that the music format is not support ed by the So Speaky HD MI. 5.5 Playing Videos Select the video you want to see with the arrows button on the remot e contr ol and pres s play . Put [...]

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    15 5.6 File Management Select the FILE icon in the main menu then pres s ENTER to ac ces s the file libr ary .Select the file with the direction ke ys and pres s ENTER to play the select ed file. Sélectionnez le fichier à l’ aide des touches de direction, et appuye z sur ENTER pour lire le fichier sélectionné. C opying Files: Pres s the [...]

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    16 5.7 Buttons on the F ront of the So Spe aky HDMI T o return to the main menu, pr ess the S TOP/RE TURN key , and wait f or a few sec onds. The POWER ke y turns your So Spe aky HDMI on or off . The LEFT and RIGHT keys are used for selecting the type of file you would like to see (Photos, Videos, Music, and Files). The UP and DO WN keys are used [...]

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    17 5.8 Using as a Peripher al Stor age Devic e The first time it is used as a peripheral stor age devic e, a driver must be installed if the comput er ’ s stor age syst em is an older one. For the first use, turn the So Spe aky HD MI on, and c onnect it to the computer via the USB cable. The installation proc ess will begin on the computer . Th[...]

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    18 Extr action Proc edure : For the security of your player and to ensure that no data is lost , please alwa ys follow the proc edure below to disconnect your device . Otherwise, an error message will appear on the screen. - T urn off all applications - Click on the T ask Bar icon for e xternal st orage devic es - Select your e xternal hard disk an[...]

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    19 7. APPENDIX : Function Descrip tion : Production F unction 3.5” USB hard disk with media pla yer functions Output Interf ace A V output int erfac e, video output interf ace with pr ogressiv e scan componen t; HDMI output interf ace , input interf ace Media Forma t Sound : MP1.MP2.MP3.AC3 Video : MPEG1.2.MPEG4.Divx .Xvid.VCD .DVD(*.MPG;*.MPEG*.[...]