Fantec P2300 manual

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    English[...]

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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 for purchasing the F ANTEC P2300. W e hope you will enjoy using it as a great home entertainment p artner . This player has the following functionali ty: Data S torage - supports 3.5” SA T A HDD up to 1TB . Video Playba ck - Supports A VI, VOB (DVD), MPG , DA T files with correspondi ng codec: MPEG-1, MPEG-2,[...]

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    1.3 Caution 1.3.1 Usage cautions User should not modify this player . If commercia l hard disk is being used, the environmental temperature should be within +5 ℃ ~ +35 ℃ . 1.3.2 Power The player ’s power volt age: DC 12V . When using this player , please connect the supplied AC adapter or AC adapter cable to the player ’s power jack. Wh en [...]

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    1.3.7 Others When using this player , please do not let the player come into conta ct with water or other liquid, if water is accidentally spilled on the play er , please use a dry cloth to absorb the spillag e. Electronic product s are vulnerable, when using please avoid shaking or hitting the player , and do not press the buttons too hard.  Do[...]

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    1.4 Connection 1.4.1 Connect to Compu ter (1) Make sure the player i s powered on; (2) Plug in the squarish conne ctor of the U SB cable to this player ’ s USB DEVICE port; (3) Plug in the rectangula r connector of the USB cable to computer . Import ant: If your HDD is formatted wit h NTFS file syst em, please do not forget to remove it before re[...]

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    Import ant: If your HDD is formatted wit h NTFS file syst em, please do not forget to remove it before removing from PC. Otherwise the P2300 w ill not recognize the HDD. 3) Click the green icon at the right down corner . 4) Click the popup to remove the device . EN 7 / 28[...]

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    1.4.3 Memory card connection Memory card can be used by inserting to the ca rd slot. (1) Follow the picture to insert the memory card to the card slot p roperly; (2) Insert the card by following t he arrow pointer in the picture. EN 8 / 28[...]

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    1.4.4 TV connection 1.4.4.1 A/V OUT (1) Follow the picture and plug in the 3 color conn ector to the player ’s A/V OUT jack; (2) Follow the picture and plug in the 3 color conn ector to the TV’ s A/V IN jack. In this way , you can also enjoy videos, musi c, and photos in the player on TV . 1.4.4.2 HDMI OUT (1) Follow the picture and p lug one c[...]

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    1.4.5 Connecting to an Digit al Amplifier (1) Follow the picture and plug in the RCA connector on your co axial cable to the player ’s Coaxial jack. Or if you use optical fiber , plea se plug in the T oslink connector on your optical fiber to the player ’s S/PDIF Optical jack; (2) Follow the picture and p lug in the other connect or on your coa[...]

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    1.4.6 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. 1.5 First Time Usage 1. Hard disk format At first you must format the hard disk of the P 2300 at a PC. Format your HDD in NTFS or in F A T32 with a F A T32 format tool, like S[...]

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    2. About the Player 2.1 Remote Control All procedures in this manual can be ca rried out using the remote control buttons. See the following for details on each b utton and its function: 1. POWER 2. TV SYS 3. SETUP 4. DEVICE 5. ZOOM 6. INFO 7. MOVIE 8. MUSIC 9. REPEA T 10. FR 1 1. PLA Y/P AUSE 12. HOME 13. UP 14. LEFT 15. ENTER 16. VOL + 17. VOL - [...]

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    No. Button Function 1 POWER Press 1 sec to enter standby mode or wake up. 2 TV SYSTEM Switch video output mode. (480P , 576P , 720P , 1080I, 1080P) 3 SETUP Enter the setup menu 4 DEVICE Enter DEVICE selection (USB, HDD, Card Reader) 5 ZOOM Press to zoom out/in the photo, Press to zoom in the video 6 INFO Press to hide or display the information bar[...]

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    31 PREV In file list mode, press this button to return to the previous file list. In playback mode, press this bu tton to playback the previou s media file. 32 NEXT In file list mode, press this butt on to return to the next file list. In playback mode, press this button to playback the next media file. 33 RIGHT Move right Rotate the photo. 34 RETU[...]

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    2.2 Front Panel 1. IR receiver 2. Sartup LED .3 Rear Panel 3. POWER LED 2 1. DC IN jack 2. HDMI jack 3. S/PDIF OPTICAL jack XIAL jack 4. S/PDIF COA 5. A/V OUT jack (red/white - R/L audio, yellow - video) EN 15 / 28[...]

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    2.4 Side Panel 1. USB DEVICE port (T ype-B) 2. USB HOST port (T ype-A) 3. Card slot EN 16 / 28[...]

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    3. Functions 3.1 Main Interface The main interface cont ains: PHOTO, MU SIC, MOVIE, BROWSER, DEVICE and SETUP . 3.2 Photo Playback Enter the Photo menu, to display the suppor ted ima ge files and folders. Please go to SETUP / Slide Modes to select your preferred display . The player support s JPG / JPEG files. Select an image file to open the file.[...]

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    3.3 Music Playback Enter the Music menu, to display the su pported audio files and folders. This player support s MP3 and WMA audio files. Select an audio file to st art playback. Y ou ca n use the following functions during playback: z PLA Y/PUASE : Press this button to play/pause the playback. z FR/FF : Press to fast reverse/fast forward the cu r[...]

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    Y ou ca n use the following functions during playback: z PLA Y/P AUSE : Press to play/pause the playba ck. z FR/FF : Press to fast reverse/fast forward the cu rrent playback. Press repeatedly to select speed (2x/4x/6x/8x/16x/32x). z REPEA T : Select to choose between TRACK , FOLDER and ALL . z AUDIO : Pre ss to switch the audio channel. z Subtitle [...]

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    Press the navigational buttons to select options while navigating the DVD root menu. Y ou ca n use the following functions during playback: z HOME : Press to return to the root menu during playback. z OPTION : Press to activate/hide the tool bar during playback. z PREV/NEXT : Press to go to previous/next chapter . z ST OP : Press to stop the playba[...]

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    3.7 Setup Menu The Setup Menu allows you to configure langua ge, video, photo, a udio and auto play settings. Press SETUP button on the remote control to enter the menu. 3.7.1 LANGUAGE SETUP Select LANGUAGE SETUP to setup OSD LANGUAGE and ENCODING style. OSD LANGUAGE Select and change the syst em language into English, French, German, Italian, S pa[...]

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    3.7.3 PHOTO SETUP Select PHOTO SETUP to setup INTERV AL TIME, TRANSITION EFFECT , SHOW TYPE, COLOR T ONE and BROWSE. INTERV A L TIME 5 Sec, 10 Sec, 15 Sec, 30 Sec, 1 Min, 3 Min, Of f TRANSITION EFFECT Select to set the transition effect for photo slide show. SHOW TYPE Fit Screen, Full Screen COLOR T ONE Normal, Black & White, Classic BROWSE Thu[...]

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    3.7.5 AUTO PLA Y SETUP Select AUTO PLA Y SETUP and you can setup AUTO PLA Y in PHOTO, MUSIC a nd MOVIE. PHOTO ON, OFF MUSIC ON, OFF MOVIE ON, OFF EN 23 / 28[...]

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    4. Upgrading the Firmware The firmware is the operating system (OS) in stalled on the device. Firmware upgrade s can bring new features, improv ements and bug fixes. Download the latest firmwa re from www .fantec.de. Step 1: Prep are the Memory Card / USB pen Y ou will ne ed a Memory Card / USB pen for firmware upgrade. Make sure th at the device i[...]

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    5. Appendixes 5.1 Specifications T echnical S pecifications Video Format: A VI, VOB, MPG , DA T Codec: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, Divx, Xivid Resolution: Up to 720x576 (P AL), 720x4 80 (NTSC) Subtitle: SRT , SSA, SMI 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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    5.2 Frequently Asked Questions Question 1. What kind of file format do I have to use on my device? Answer: In order to avoid the “Safely remove hardware“ procedure for disco nnecting the PC2300 from your PC, please use the F A T32 file system. Fo rmat your HDD with a F A T32 format tool, like Swissknife or EASEUS Partiton Master . Question 2. M[...]

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    programs are runnin g while using the Windo ws® defragment utility . Make sure you have connected the player with the external powe r adapter during this procedure. Question 6. My files have disappeared from the pl ayer . Answer: Make sure that you browse your files via the co rrect Browser mode which means correct filtered views such as Photos, M[...]

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    EN 28 / 28 5.3 Copyrights and Trademarks Copyright s All right s reserved . No part of this manual may be reprod uced, or transmitted in any form or by any means, whether by electronically or mechanically , without the expres s written permission from the copyright holde r . Copyrighted materials, su ch as software, music f iles, or movies, are pro[...]