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Home Multimedia Center FA N T E C HDMI-miniTV User ’ s Manual[...]
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T able of Content s 1. Introduction ................................................................................................ 3 1.1 Preface ................................................................................................ 3 1.2 Packing List .......................................................................................[...]
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1. Introduction 1.1 Preface Thank you very much for purchasing the product. W e hope you will enjoy using it as a great home entertainment p artner . The F ANTEC HDMI-miniTV has the following functionality . Video Playback - supports A VI, VOB, MPG , DA T , MP4 files with co rresponding codec: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 ASP , XviD (resolution up to D1 [...]
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1.3.2 Power The player ’s power volt age: DC 5V . When using this player , please connect the s upplied AC adapter or AC adapter cable to the player ’s power ja ck. When placing the adapter cable, make sure it can not get damaged or be subject to pressure. T o reduce the risk of electric shock, unplug the adapter first before cleaning it. Never[...]
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1.4 Connection 1.4.1 USB Mass S torage Device (like USB Pe n Drive, MP3 player , USB HDD, etc.) (1) Make sure the player i s powered on. (2) Plug in the USB Pen Drive or USB HDD or othe r USB devices to the USB HOST port of this player . 1.4.2 Memory cards used by insertin g to the card slot. S) to the card slot of this player properly . Memory car[...]
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1.4.3.2 HDMI (1) Follow the picture and p lug one connector on your HDMI cable to the player’s HDMI jack. (2) Follow the picture and p lug the other connector on your HDMI cable to the TV’ s HDMI jack. In this way , you can have the highest quality video and audio via a single cable. 1.4.4 Power connection (1) Follow the picture and connect the[...]
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1.5 First Time Usage 1. Power on Plug in the power cord to DC IN jack o n the player and the POWER indicator on the front p anel will turn blue. 2. Power off In playback mode press the POWER button of t he remote cont rol and the player will enter standby mod e and the POWER indicator will turn red. 3. Language control The system language of this p[...]
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No. Button Function 1 POWER Press to power off or enter the standby mode. 2 HOME Press to return to the main interface. 3 DEVICE Press to select the device or p artition you wish to browse. 4 TOOL Press to activate / hide tool bar in playback mode. 5 UP Press to move the highlight up when n avigating menus. Press to disable the buttons in tool bar [...]
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2.2 Side Panel 1. Card Slot 2. USB HOST port (B-T ype) 2.3 Rear Panel 1. A/V OUT jack 2. HDMI jack 3. DC IN jack 3. Setup Menu The Setup Menu allows y ou to configure video, audio, photo and sy stem settings. Select Setup icon in the main interface to enter this Menu. 3.1 General Setup This section allows you to setup OS D Langu age and other syste[...]
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OSD Language T o select and change the system lan guage. It supports English, French, G erman, Italian, Portuguese, S panish, and Dutch. File Sorting T o select and change the fi le sorting method. The sorting method cont ains: A to Z, Z to A, Recent date, Oldest date. Auto St art Y ou can turn Auto S tart on/off. While Auto S tar t is set to on, y[...]
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3.3 Audio Setup This section allows you to configure the audio settings. Audio Output Select to set Analog, RAW , or PCM Main Page Back to the main setup menu 3.4 Photo Setup This section allows you to configure the photo setting s. Thumbnail Digest Y ou ca n turn Thumbnail Digest on/of f Interval T ime T o set the interval time of photo slide show[...]
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4. Media Playback Main Interface In the main interface, use the direction keys to select and enter different mod e. The main interface cont ains: Photo, Mu sic, Movie, File and Setup. Select the device Select the Device icon on the remote cont rol to enter this menu, then you can select the device or part ition you wish to browse. EN 12 / 1[...]
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4.1 Video List Select the Vid eo icon in the main interface to enter this menu, and all of the supported video files stored in the device will be displayed. In video list, press the LEFT button to enable the buttons in the tool bar . Press the UP / DOWN button to select a video file you wish to play , and press the PLA Y / P AUSE button to begin th[...]
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Y ou ca n access the following functions during playba ck: z T OOL : Press to activate or hide the tool bar during playback. z PREV/NEXT : Pres s to go to previous/next file. z ST OP : Press to stop the playback. 4.2 Music List Select the Music icon on the main interface to enter this m enu, and all of the supported audio files stored on the dev ic[...]
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Y ou ca n access the following functions during playba ck: z T OOL : Press to activate or hide the tool bar during playback. z PREV/NEXT : Pres s to go to previous/next file. z ST OP : Press to stop the playback. 4.4 Slide Show In photo list or music list press the slide show button in the tool bar to activate the photo slide show with background m[...]
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4.6 DVD Playback DVD files stored on the portabl e HDD can be played directly on the player . Enter the folder , make sure the curso r stops on the Play DVD folder icon and press the PLA Y / P AUSE button on the remote control to begin playback. Press the navigational buttons to select options while navigating the DVD root menu. Y ou can access the[...]
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6. Appendixes 6.1 Specifications Video Format: A VI, DVD IFO (VOB), MPG , DA T , DIVX, XVID Codec: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 ASP Resolution: Up to 720x576 (P AL), 720x4 80 (NTSC) Subtitle: SRT , SSA, SMI, SUB Audio Format: MP3, WMA (DRM, Pro and Advanced Profile not supported) Codec: MP2, MP3, PCM, LPCM Compression rate: MP3: 32 Kbp s~320 Kbps; WMA: 3[...]
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Question 4. Why do some supported photo formats, cannot be shown in the photo function? Answer: In the JPEG format there are different modes. The player doesn’t support all the modes. So you have to change your photo format first as follow: (1) Use Photoshop to open the photo; (2) Choose ”File” then “sa ve as” from the menu, as the pictur[...]
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EN 19 / 19 6.4 Warranty What your warranty does not cover: -Acts of nature, such as fire, static discharge. -Damage from unauthori zed repair, alteration or accident. -Damage from misu se or neglect. -A unit that has been modified or incorporated into other p roducts or is used for institutional or other commer cial purposes . -Loss of customer’s[...]