Fantec P2570 manual

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1. Introduction 1.1 Preface Thank you very much for purchasing F ANTEC FULL HD MEDIA PLA YER. We h ope you will enjoy using it as a great home entert ainm ent partner . This player has the followi ng functionality . A/V Output • HDMI V1.3 for high-definition video and digit al audio • Composite & component video an d stereo audio for analog[...]

1.2 Packing List Part Quantity Player 1 A/V cable 1 USB cable 1 Remote Control 1 Remote Control Battery 2 AC/DC adaptor 1 AC/DC adaptor Power Cord 1 User Manual (printed) 1 Driver CD ( with User Manual) 1 W arranty card 1 Note : The actual content s in the package might be dif ferent from the packing li st in this manual. 1.3 Cautions The F ANTEC F[...]

1.3.5 Disposing of the Player When you dispose of the player , be sure to dispose it appropriately . Some countries may regulate disposal of electrical device, please consult with your lo cal authority . 1.3.6 Hard Disk Cautions The player uses an internal hard di sk for data sto rage, in normal case, format or rep air is not required. Y ou should [...]

1.4 Connection 1.4.1 Connecting the Power Supply (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. 1.4.2 Connecting to a PC (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 DEVIC[...]

1.4.3 Connecting a USB Dev ice (1) Make sure the player i s powered on; (2) Plug in the USB stick or USB HDD etc. to the USB HOST port of this player . In this way , you can browse content s on the USB device. 1.4.4 Connecting a Memory Card Memory card can be used by inserting to the ca rd slot (1) Follow the picture to insert the memory card to th[...]

1.4.5 Connecting to a TV 1.4.5.1 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 enjoy the content in the player on TV or other display devices. 1.4.5.2 Y/Pb/Pr Component OUT (1) Follow the p[...]

1.4.5.3 HDMI OUT (1) Follow the picture and p lug one connector on your HDMI cable t o 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. Note : The HDMI ca ble is an optional accessory sold sep arately . In this way , you can have the highest quality video and audio via a sin[...]

1.4.7 Connecting to a LAN T o connect to a LAN (Local Area Network) you require a cat5, cat5e or cat6 network cable (not supplied). (1) Connect one of the cryst al plugs on the cable to the player ’ s RJ45 LAN socket; (2) Connect the other cry stal plug on the cable to a RJ45 LAN port on your router , switch, or hub devices. 1.4.8 Connecting to a[...]

1.5 Power On / Off Power On After connecting the DC IN jack and p ress the power button on the front panel, the player will soon enter the home screen, and the power indicator will turn blue. Power Off Press the power button on the front p anel, t he player will soon enter standby mode, and the power indicator will turn red. Then unplug the power c[...]

1.7 HDD Format For users who wish to inst all a new SA T A HDD into the player , please refer to the followin g procedures to format the hard disk o n the player before usage. Note : This page can be also acce ssed via Setup -> System -> HDD Format menu. - S tep 1: Select OK on the Wa r n i n g page, press ENTER to confirm. - S tep 2: Select [...]

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. ST ANDBY 2. MUTE 3. TV SYSTEM 4. BROWSER 5. Numeric buttons 6. REPEA T 7. FR 8. VOL- 9. FF 10. PLA Y 1 1. HOME 12. Navigational buttons 13. MENU 14. P AUSE/STEP[...]

8 VOL- Press to decrease the volume. 9 FF Press to fast forward the current playback. Press repe atedly to select speed s. 10 PLAY Press to begin playback. 11 HOME Press to enter the home screen. 12 Navigational buttons Press the arrow buttons to select menu option s, and the ENTER button to confirm. 13 MENU Press to activate tools menus: z Press i[...]

34 MUSIC Press to start playing music in the music playlist. 35 INFO Press to hide or display the information bar during pl ayback. 2.2 Front Panel 1. Infrared receiver 2. USB/card indicator 3. Power indicator 2.3 Rear Panel 1. UPDA TE button (see chapt er 1 1.) 2. DC IN jack 3. Y/Pb/Pr OUT jack 4. A/V OUT jack 5. HDMI jack 6. RJ45 LAN socket 7. S/[...]

2.4 Side Panel 1. USB DEVICE port (B-T ype) 2. USB HOST port (A-T ype) 3. Memory Card slot 3. Setup Menu The Setup menu allows you to personalize and config ure the preferences for your player. To select a Setup option: - Select the Setup icon on the home screen, or press the SETUP bu tton on the remote control. - Use the LEFT / RIGHT navigational [...]

3.1 Changing Audio Settings Use this menu to configure audio settings. Night Mode - Choose between Off / On / Comfort . If the option is turned on, the audio output volume will be decreased to make you more comfortabl e. Digit al Output - Choose between HDMI LPCM / HDMI RA W / SPDIF LPCM / SPDIF RA W . In raw mode, Dolby Digital or MPEG sound can b[...]

Zoom Out - T urned on, the player will auto zoom out the video resolution to fix the TV screen. Brightness - Adjust the level of brightness. Contrast - Adjust the level of contrast. Hue - Adjust the level of hue. Saturation - Adjust the level of saturation. Vi deo System - Select to adjust video output resolution: NTSC / PAL / 480P / 576P / 720P 50[...]

3.3 Changing Network Settings Use this menu to configure Ethernet and WL AN (Wireless Local Are a Network) settings. Wired LAN Setup - DHCP IP (AUT O) Select to obtain IP address automatically . - FIX IP (MANUAL) Select to manually input the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway , and DNS Server IP Address. Wireless Setup - Selecting a connectio[...]

- Get Connection Mode Choose between Infrastructure (AP) and Peer to Peer (Ad Hoc) . Press ENTER to go to next step, and press RETURN to cancel. - Infrastructure (AP) Infrastructure mode is used to connect comp uters with wireless ne twork adapters, also known as wireless client s, to an existing wired networ k with the help from wireless router or[...]

Input WEP / WP A Key Encryption keys can be inputted via the virtual keyboard. Press the navigational buttons to select, ENTER to input, CAPS to switch betwe en uppercase and lowercase, <- to delete a charac ter , -> to insert a sp ace, shift to make more symbols availa ble, and OK to confirm. T est connection The testing process will take fo[...]

Ad-Hoc Setup Press ENTER to go to next step, press RETURN to cancel, and press PLA Y to connec t. Host Name - Choose t he network name of the player . BitT orrent and SAMBA - T urn on/off BitT orrent and Samba 3.4 Changing System Settings Use this menu to configure system settings. Menu Language - Select to choose the OSD (On-Scree n Display) langu[...]

System Up date - Select Exte nsion Package Upgrade to update extension files for BT download, NAS, and Web server. - Select system upgrade to update the firmware via a USB stick. 1) Copy ‘install.img’ to the root directory of a USB stick, and connect it to the USB HOST port of the player. 2) Press ENTER to confirm. Tim e - Select to set the sys[...]

3.5 Miscellaneous Use this menu to adjust miscellaneous settings. Resume Play - Select to turn on / of f resume playback (auto-bookmarki ng) feature for movies. Slide Show Timing - Select to set the interval time for photo slide show . T ransition Effect - Select to set the transition ef fect for photo slide show . Ken Burns - Slow zooming function[...]

4. Browser Menu The browser menu allows you to browse and pl ay media files stored on USB d evices, Local HDD, Network, UPnP-server, and Playlist. To enter the menu, select the Browser icon on the home screen, or press the BROWSE R button on the remote control. The following buttons can be used while navigating th e browser menu. Button Function UP[...]

4.2 Browsing Music In this mode, all folders and supported a udio files in current directory will be displayed. The following buttons can be used to co ntrol music playback. Button Function PLAY Begin playback. PAUSE / STEP Pause playback. FR / FF Fast rewind or fast forward. Pr ess repeatedly to select the speed. REPEAT Set repeat options: One , A[...]

4.4 Browsing Movies In this mode, all folders and supported video f iles in current dire ctory will be displayed. The following buttons can be used to control video pl ayback. Button Function PLAY Begin playback. PAUSE / STEP Pause playback; Press aga in to step to next frame. SLOW Play video in slow motion. Press repeatedly to select the speed. FR[...]

4.5 A/V Streami ng via Network Y ou can stream the media files shared on the home network (Ethernet or WLAN). Please refer to ’ 3.3 Changing Network Settings ’ for details about network settings. There are two ways to locate media files shared on your local net work in the Netw ork menu. One is to browse through Workgroup ; the other way is to [...]

4.5.2 Browsing through ‘My _Shortcuts’ You can also set ‘ Specific File Server IP ’ and access it from ‘ My_Shortcuts ’ in the menu. - Press the MENU button and a popu p menu appears. - Select Add to open a popup menu whe re you can input Net User ID (Usernam e) , Net Password , Domain , Host Name , and Specific File Serv er IP of desti[...]

4.6 A/V Streaming via UPnP-server A built-in UPnP (Universal Plug and Play ) client has been integrated on the system, which enables the player to auto-detect UPnP Media Servers on the network to browse and stream media files from them. 4.6.1 Inst alling UPnP Media Server on your PC There’re a lot of free and commercial UPnP Medi a Server softwar[...]

4.6.3 Stream ing Media on your Player - Connect your player to the home network (LA N or WLAN). - Visit Bro wse r - > UPnP menu on the player , select the UPnP-server , and press ENTER . - Then you can browse the media library sha red by Windows Media Player 1 1. Note : • Make sure your player and your computer are on the same local area netwo[...]

4.7 Renaming / Deleting Files When navigating in the browser me nu, you can press the MENU button to activate a popup menu where you can rename and delete files or fold ers. Press the UP / DOWN buttons to select from Return , Rename , and Delete . And press ENTER to confirm. 4.8 Managing the Playlist This player supports the pl aylist function, whi[...]

4.8.2 Browsing the playlist Press the UP / DOWN buttons to select Pla y List in the browser menu. Pre ss the LEF T / RIGHT buttons to select between All , Music , Photos , and Movies . And press the ENTER button to confirm. Then you will enter the playlist. If you wish to delete a file from the playlist, press the SELECT button to select, and then [...]

Please refer to the following operations to copy / move folders / files between devices. - Step 1: Select the source device and destination device. - S tep 2: Select the source files you want to copy . - S tep 3: Select the destination fo lder to store the above files. - S tep 4: Select Copy or Move to proceed. 6. Media Library This is a powerful s[...]

Press the up / down button to select from Update, Search, All, Artist, Genre, and Album. And press the enter button to confirm. Update Select to update and synchroni ze all the music stored on the internal HDD to the library. Search Select to sear ch for music files by their n ames. Use the navigational buttons to sele ct, and press the enter butto[...]

All Select to list all the music files in the library. Artist Select to list all the music files by artist. Press the up / down button to select the artist, and press the enter button to confirm. Genre Select to list all the music files by genre. Press the up / down button to select the genre, and press the enter button to confirm. ENGLISH 36 / 56[...]

Album Select to list all the music files by album. Press the up / down button to select the album, and press the enter button to confirm. Quick-Search You can also press the right button to turn on a Quick-Search bar while browsing music file s in the library. Press the up / down button to select characters on the Quick-S earch bar, and press the e[...]

Press the up / down button to select from Update, Se arch, All, and Date. And press the enter button to confirm. Update Select to update and synchronize all th e photos stored on the internal HDD to the library. Search Select to search for photos by their name s. Use the navigational buttons to sele ct, and press the enter button to confirm. Select[...]

All Select to list all the photos in the library. Date Select to list all the photos by date. Press the up / down button to select the date, and press the enter button to confirm. Quick-Search You can also press the right button to turn on a Quick-Search bar while previewing photos in the library. Press the up / down button to select characters on [...]

6.3 Movie Library Use the left / right button on the remote control to select the Movies tab. Press the up / down button to select from Update, Search, All, Actor, Genre, and Year. And press the enter button to confirm. Update Select to update and synchronize all th e movies stored on the internal HDD to the library. Search Select to search for mov[...]

All Select to list all the movies in the library. Actor Select to list all the movies by actor. Press the up / down button to select the actor, and press the enter button to confirm. Genre Select to list all the movies by genre. Press the up / down button to select the genre, and press the enter button to confirm. ENGLISH 41 / 56[...]

Year Select to list all the movies by year. Press the up / down button to select the year, and press the enter button to confirm. Quick-Search You can also press the right button to turn on a Quick-Search bar while previewing movies in the library. Press the up / down button to select characters on the Quick-Search bar, and press the enter button t[...]

7. Internet Radio This player integrates the SHOUT cast fr ee Internet radio function. Select the Internet Radio icon on the main interface to enter this menu. Note : • Make sure the player is co nnected properly to a LAN or WLAN with Internet access, please refer to ‘ 3.3 Changing Network Settings ’ for more details; • When you enter the D[...]

8. Downloads Select the P2P Share icon on the main menu. Y ou can s ee the status of torrent s download progress and configure the BT download setting s in this menu. Press LEFT/RIGHT button to enter into download menu and BT setup menu. Add a new torrent Locate your torrent file in Browser menu,then press MENU b utton to add the torrent to start d[...]

MENU press to adjust the priority of the downl oad task PAUSE Press to pause the download. PLAY Press to start download. STOP Press to stop the download. RETURN Return to the previous menu. BT setup Menu In the BT Setup menu, you can configure the followi ng settings. Use UP/DOWN and ENTER to change the settings. - Set the maximum download rate. - [...]

9. NAS Function (samba) This player can be used as a NAS (Network-Atta ched Storage) device. It can be attache d to the home network via either Ethernet or WLAN. Th is feature allows storing and retrieving large amounts of data more affordably than ever before. When the network connection is do ne correctly, please enable BitTorrent and SAMBA in th[...]

10. IMS (Internet Multimedia Service) Menu This feature is additional function. All contents and services unde r this feature are provided by third-party service providers, our comp any does not offer any contents and services of this feature and is not responsible for any contents an d services pr ovided under this feature. Our company is not resp[...]

12. Appendixes 12.1 Specifications I/O INTERF ACES SUPORTED: z 3.5’’ SA T A HDD z USB 2.0 HOST port x 2 (compatibl e to USB 1.1) z Card Reader (support s SD/SDHC/MMC/ MS/MS Pro) z USB 2.0 DEVICE port (connec ting to PC) z Composite (CVBS) A/V jack z Component Y/Pb/Pr jack z HDMI V1.3 interface z S/PDIF optical jack z DC-IN 12V FILE SYSTEM SURPO[...]

12.2 Frequently Asked Questions Question 1. When I try to disconnect the USB device, I keep on getting “The device ‘Generic volume’ cannot be stopped ri ght now. T ry stopping the device again later .” message, what should I do? Answer: Close any program that might be accessing dat a on the player , including Wind ows® Explorer . If it doe[...]

Please check if your TV supports Y/Pb/Pr 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080 i, and 1080p output, if your TV does not support, please use the A/V signal display instead, press the TV SYSYEM button on the remote control, then switch t he TV’s video input to NTSC or PAL. Question 7. Why is there no sound on movie or music playb ack when using Y/Pb/Pr component [...]

latest firmware, or try other encryption met hods (WPA2-AES or WPA2-T KIP), or choose to configure an unsecured profile, but this option is not recomm ended. 12.3 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 mechanical[...]

is used, charging only the actual expensed invo lved. However , please be noted that we can not provide guarantee with the source code, and there is also no technical supp ort for the source code from us. GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE V ersion 2, June 1991 Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Sof tware Foundation, Inc. 51 Franklin S treet, Fifth Floor , Bost[...]

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ENGLISH 56 / 56 8. If the distribution and/or use of the Program is restricted in cert ain countries either by patent s or by copyrighted interfaces, the orig inal copyright hold er who places the Program under this License may add an explicit geographi cal distribution limitation excludi ng those countries, so that distribution is pe rmitted onl y[...]