Mede8er MED1000X3D manual

User Manual Based on Firmware V1.0.3 29 September 2012 High Definition Multimedia Player TM High Definition 3D Multimedia Player[...]

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Page2 Page2 Thank you for purchasing the Mede8er Multimedia Player . Mede8er has achieved the ultimate balance in design and functionality with the new MED1000X3D High Definition 3D Multimedia Player . It may look like an alien spaceship but we can assure you that it was designed and developed by very passionate people right here on Earth. The Mede[...]

Remove 5.5mm Foam Pad UNP ACKING / CONTENTS Contents: - X3 Remote, European Region only - AC/ DC Adapter 2 Pin Euro with slot in UK Plug, International Region - 2 Pin Euro AC/DC Adapter , USB3.0 Cable, HDMI 1.4 Cable, A V Cable, Zip Bag with Hard Drive Securing Screws, Spare X3 remote side buttons. Should your X3 be pre bundled with a thinner casin[...]

GENERAL OVERVIEW YUV - Component Video Out DC - 12V olt 2 Amp input On/Off Switch IR Receiver RJ45 - Lan connector HDMI connector Page4 Cover Setup TV System Menu Return Cover Release Button Coax Digital Audio Out Optical Audio Out PCIe WiFi Antenna * USB 3.0 Slave Port External IR Jack Card Slot 2 x USB Host Ports Navigation Buttons T op Navigatio[...]

INST ALLING A HARD DRIVE Page5 Most 3.5" or 2.5" SA T A Hard Drive can be installed into the X3. If the unit is going to be moved around or transported we strongly suggest you use the supplied Hard Drive securing screws. Use the Silver screw for 3.5" Hard Drives and the Black screw for 2.5" Hard Drives. Screw them in as shown in[...]

CONNECTIONS Page6 HDMI 1.4 Cable Component YUV Composite Video / Analogue Audio Co- Axial Digital / SPDIF Optical Audio Component Video of fers the next best picture quality to HDMI so if your system does not have a HDMI input we suggest you use the Component Video Connection. HDMI offers the best picture quality and should be used in preference of[...]

CONNECTIONS CONTINUED Page7 SD Card Slot DC Power Jack 2 X USB Host Ports USB 3.0 DC input is specified at 12 V olt 2 Amp DC. Important-- Only use the supplied AC DC Adapter . SD / SDHC / Sony Pro Due Memory Cards supported. Host up to two external ‘T ype A ’ connector USB Devices. Note - Many USB External drives require an independent power so[...]

Plug the AC/DC adapter into the mains outlet and plug the DC Jack into the DC IN at the rear of the X3. DO NOT USE ANY AC/DC ADAPTER AND ONL Y USE THE ONE SUPPLIED otherwise you may cause damage to the unit. The Navigation Pad LED will light up ‘RED’. Press the On/Of f button on the X3 front panel and Navigation Pad will LED will turn to Blue. [...]

Page9 θ TV OUTPUT SETTINGS If you do not get to see the X3 GUI on your TV you will need to toggle the X3 TV output until you get a picture . TV SYS T oggle Procedure The X3 has three video output options ie Composite Video (yellow RCA connector , Component Video (Red - Green- Blue connectors) and HDMI. Each output option offers dif ferent screen r[...]

FORMA TTING THE HARD DRIVE The X3 has a built in Hard Drive format feature that formats the internal hard drive. Once the Hard Drive is formatted in the X3 it will have a main NTFS partition and two small internal Linux partitions for propriety use. The Hard Drive should be formatted in the X3 to ensure full functionality . A pre formatted Hard Dri[...]

REMOTE SIDE BUTTON REPLACEMENT Should the remote TPE side buttons get worn or damaged you can install the spare set of button that are supplied standard with the X3. Remove the side TPE side buttons. Place the correct side solid button into position and push it firmly and the button will self lock into position. Page1 1 REMOTE FUNCTIONALITY Audio S[...]

PLACEMENT The X3 is designed to be placed on the top of a TV cabinet so that the IR Receiver can receive reflected IR signals from the ceiling and walls - ‘A ’ diagram above. The X3 should not be placed to close to the front edge as it uses the front surface to receive the reflected signals. If the top shelf of the cabinet is glass or perspex t[...]

DHCP IP Auto Fixed IP Manual Page13 WIRED NETWORK CONNECTION AND SETUP The X3 can be connected to your local network by means of a RJ45 CA T5 cable. The X3 is supplied standard with a UPnP facility , Samba Client and NFS that allows connection to your local area network via a router or switch. Y ou can share media files from your PC or NAS and stre[...]

Page14 SAMBA (Network Setup) If your PC or NAS has Share’s setup to specific users then you will need to setup a shortcut on the X3 to each User Share and specify the IP , Username and Password Setting up Samba shortcuts on the X3 Select ‘Network’ and then select the ‘My_Shortcuts’ icon. Now press the ‘Menu’ button and select ‘Add N[...]

WIRELESS USB DONGLE INST ALLA TION (After Market) The X3 is only compatible with the optional (unless otherwise stated on the packaging) Mede8er Wireless Dongle MED10WFB. (Other brands will not work) Refer to User Instructions supplied with the Mede8er dongle for detailed wireless connection setup. WIRELESS NETWORK CONNECTION Plug the WiFi Dongle i[...]

Open Setup Menu then ‘Wireless Setup’ and you should see a list of available SSID’s with signal strength info. Press the ‘Zoom button to refresh the list. Select the SSID you want to connect to and press ‘Enter ’ WIRELESS SETUP 1 If the WiFi Router has password protection enabled then you will be required to enter the security key of yo[...]

Emergency Method (Resets Configuration to Default) Disconnect the power jack at the rear of the X3 then plug it back in - Now press the on/off button and hold it pressed for 20 seconds and then release. After approximately 15 seconds the LED on the X3 will flash blue and you will get a progress bar on your TV display (some TV's will not displa[...]

HOME NETWORK SAMBA SERVER The X3 has NAS (Network Attached Storage) functionality built in. And although it is limited in transfer speed compared to standalone NAS servers it performs well if speed is not your major requirement. Y ou can also use the X3 as a Media Server and stream content to other Mede8er ’s on your home network. The Samba funct[...]

HOME P AGE The X3 Home Page is the central point where you can launch all the user applications. Press the Right/Left/Up/Down Navigation buttons on the remote to navigate the Home Page and press “Enter” to launch the selected page. F A VOURITES Create, manage, apply Genre cover art to local and network folder shortcuts. MEDIA LIBRAR Y The Media[...]

1 1 10 9 8 5 6 7 4 3 2 1 Movie View Music View Picture View List View Preview View 1. Media Icons 2 . File Name 3. Focus Bar 4. Scroll Bar 5. Folder Path 6. Metadata Rating 7. Metadata Genre 8. Metadata Movie Length 9. W atched Indicator 10. Index 1 1. View Icons 12. JukeBox Icon 13. XML Info Movie View Music View Picture View List View Preview Vie[...]

MEDIA LIBRARY CONTINUED T o change the View of the Media Library press the “View” button on the remote and the V iew Icons will show . Press the ‘View’ button again and the focus will change to the next View Icon. Repeat pressing the ‘View’ button until the icon you require is selected and then after a short pause the on-screen View wil[...]

Y ou can view the Movie Sheet that contains the full movie details by focusing on the thumbnail cover and pressing the “Info” button on the remote control. Page22 MEDIA LIBRARY MET ADA T A DISPLA Y The Media Library will display basic Movie Metadata in all ‘Views’. This unique X3 functionality will greatly enhance your Media Library browsin[...]

Page23 Once you have decided on the Background or Skin we recommend that the X3 be be Re-booted for reliable system operation. ADDING CUSTOM BACKDROPS AND SKINS Y ou can customise your X3 by adding your own backdrop image. Prepare the jpg image to size 1280 x 720 pixels with max size 500KB. In the X3 Media Library navigate to the image and press th[...]

Page24 MOVIE JUKEBOX - XML SEARCH FUNCTION The X3 has a built in XML Search facility that will allow you to sort and arrange your Movie Collection by pre defined xml filters. The XML Search can be used with content on the internal Hard Drive, external USB Hard Drives, Samba and NFS Network shares. Library Preparation for XML Search operation The Me[...]

Page25 JukeBox View In the Setup menu under ‘Misc Options’ you can select JukeBox View -- on/off JukeBox View ‘off’ - Favourite Links to a Jukebox will be presented in a normal structure and you can navigate the scanned Folders and Sub Folders folder as you normally would in the Media Library . JukeBox View ‘on’ - Favourite Links to Juk[...]

OFF - Repeat and Shuffle of f Repeat T rack - Repeat the current track Repeat All - Repeat all tracks in the folder . Shuffle off Shuffle - Shuffle all tracks in the current folder Current T rack T ime T otal T rack T ime or Page26 MEDIA LIBRARY - MUSIC PLA YER Select any supported music file and the Music Player Screen will launch. If the music fi[...]

MUSIC JUKEBOX The X3 Jukebox relies on the embedded Music files 'T ag' information and correct image sizing for its functionality , so it is critical that you spend the time to correctly T ag your music collection. Music Jukebox Features Direct MP3 Scan * Supports Mp3, OGG, Monkey's Audio, Flac, AAC, wma, m4a -- when scanned with T a[...]

MUSIC JUKEBOX - Continued Root of Collection The 'Root' of the music collection is the folder that will be scanned and linked to the Favourites Page The music collection 'Root' will contain the T racklist.xml (if used), Music.db and m3u files eg Music Collection <------------------ Root Folder Music Collection/Music Folder1 M[...]

MUSIC JUKEBOX - Continued Arranging your collection Y our collection can be located on your local Hard Drive, USB Drive or Network Share. The advantage of using a Network share is that you can access one central collection with multiple Mede8er's thus making it ideal for a Multi-Room setup. If you have a big music collection it makes sense to [...]

MUSIC JUKEBOX - Continued Saved Playlists 'Saved Play List' is a easy way to make a Playlist via the GUI and save it so that it can be played at any time. Focus on a Album or Track in the order you want them saved and press the 'Green' button on the Remote Control and the QPL icon will be added to the Album or Track. T o remove [...]

Press the Nav Up/Down to browse by cover art Page31 COVER ART PREVIEW IN MEDIA LIBRAR Y The X3 has a built in facility to preview cover art and display it in the Thumbnail or Preview V iew . T o use this functionality you need to arrange your collection with each video in its own folder and copy a jpeg image named ‘folder .jpg’ size 160 x 237 p[...]

Play or Enter Watched Indicator Page32 PLA Y FOLDER X3 allows you to play a video file within a folder without the need to open the folder . Just focus on the folder and press the ‘Play’ button. The first video file found in the folder will be played. The folder play will only work with video files. PLA Y VIDEO FROM COVER ART With the X3 you ca[...]

Page33 LOCK F ACILITY X3 has a built in Lock facility designed to restrict access. Pin Protection - Hard Drive Format / File Manager . Folder Protection - User Folders Y ou can enable or disable these options in the Setup menu PIN PROTECTION Enable Pin Protection to protect access to the Hard Drive Format area and the File Manager functionality . O[...]

Page34 Bootup to Favourites Y ou can set the X3 to Bootup to the Favourites screen. Setup - --> ‘System’ and select ‘Favourites’ option under Default Appplication tab. Favourite Shortcut Y ou can launch the Favourite screen at any time by pressing the ‘Favourite’ or “F4” button on the remote control. Tip: The Favourite button can[...]

Page35 ADDING GENRE ARTWORK TO F A VOURITES Genre thumbnail artwork can be applied to a Favourite link. T o add the cover artwork, focus on the Favourite thumbnail and press the “Menu” button on the remote control. The menu dialogue screen will open and select the “Genre” option. A new screen will open with a thumbnail view of Genre cover o[...]

VIDEO INFO SEARCH The Info Search allows you to easily jump to any part of the video. While viewing a Video File press the Left/Right Navigation button and the Info Screen will appear on the top of the screen. Now press the Left/Right Nav and a red bar will move left or right and with the corresponding T ime position displayed in number text on the[...]

Zoom T o Width - This zoom function is designed for full screen viewing of older 4:3 aspect videos on a 16:9 TV . Zoom T o Height - This zoom function is designed for full screen viewing of ultra wide screen aspect videos on a 16:9 TV . Zoom XY - The Zoom XY allows you to stretch the picture horizontally and vertically independent of each other . T[...]

Page38 SUBTITLES X3 supports various types of subtitle files. If the subtitle is embedded into the video file it will automatically be available on the Subtitle Dialogue Screen. External Subtitles must be placed into the same folder as the video file and must be named to be exactly the same name as the video file eg Cloudy .With.A.Chance.Of.Meatbal[...]

Page39 MUSIC PLA YLISTS T o make music .M3u playlists on your X3 follow the steps in FILE MANAGER - MUL TIPLE FILES section and select the playlists option. Only individual tracks can be added to a music playlist. FILE MANAGER NTFS Check/Fix - Before you perform any File Manager functions it is suggested to use the built in NTFS check/ fix function[...]

Page40 FILE MANAGER - MUL TIPLE FILES T o Copy , Delete, Move or Rename multiple files just press the “Edit” button on the remote control while you are in Media Library view . Select “Multiple Select” and a new dialogue screen will open. A B Navigate to the files or folders on the left screen “A”. Press the “Play/Pause” button to se[...]

PICTURES Press the “View” button on the remote and the Icon strip will light up. Now select the Picture Icon. The page will re-arrange into a image grid that is optimized for image thumbnail viewing. The X3 supports full Slideshow functions and you must enable the ‘Slideshow’ option in the Setup Menu. Y ou can now navigate your pictures as [...]

PLASMA MODE / VIDEO SCREEN TRANSP ARENCY The Plasma Mode has been designed for use with Plasma TV’ s that are susceptible to still image “burn in”. The Plasma control will change the transparency level of the GUI screens and will not have any effect on the screens during Video Play . The Video Screen T ransparency controls the transparency le[...]

NFS (Network File System) By default X3 uses Samba to stream content on a local network and this should be more than sufficient for most users. NFS can be used for higher bittrate streaming from a NAS or PC. On a Windows PC you will require a NFS client to be running on the host PC. The X3 has been tested and verified with HaneWin but other NFS Ser[...]

T ransmission BT Downloader W ARNING: BT Downloader can use a lot of system resources we suggest you switch it off while using the X3. In order to use the T ransmission BT downloader you will require as foll 1) Internal hard drive that have been formatted in the X3. 2) V alid Internet Connection 3) PC or Mac with Wired / Wireless Network connection[...]

Menu Language. T ext Encoding for Subtitles. Set the T ime / Time Zone and daylight saving. Option for USB DVD drive. If enabled the DVD will Auto Play when inserted. Set the Screen Saver time period and type of Screen Saver . Plays media from UPNP servers under the control of external devices. DLNA Device name. Keyboard Language. Default US Englis[...]

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