Mede8er MED400X Mini manual

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    High Definition Multimedia Player MED400X MINI User Manual[...]

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    Page1 INDEX page 1 page 2 page 3 page 4 page 5 page 6 page 7 page 8 page 9 page10 page1 1 page12 page13 page14 page15 page16 page17 page18 page19 page20 page21 page22 page23 page24 page25 page26 page27 page28 page29 Index Introduction General Overview Connections Power Up and Standby TV Output Settings / Audio Settings Remote Functionality Wired Ne[...]

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    Thank you for purchasing the Mede8er Multimedia Player . W arranty Mede8er products carry a 24 month from date of purchase warranty . In the event of warranty service please provide proof of purchase. Return your product to the store that it was purchased from or return it directly to Sanji Electronics (Pty) Ltd 106, 16th Rd Midrand, Gauteng, South[...]

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    GENERAL OVERVIEW Composite Video Out HDMI Connector RJ45 - Lan connector Optical Audio Out Page3 TV Out On/Off Status Led DC - 5V olt 2.4 Amp input Analogue Audio Out USB Host Port USB Host Port SD Card Slot[...]

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    CONNECTIONS Analogue Audio and Composite Video connection to TV . Composite Video of fers the most basic picture quality connection and should only be used if your TV does not have a HDMI input. Use RCA analogue audio outputs in the absence of HDMI or Digital Audio inputs on your TV or Home Theatre system. RCA analogue outputs will output a downmix[...]

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    Power up and Standby Plug the AC/DC adapter into the mains outlet and plug the DC Jack into the DC IN at the rear of the MED400X. DO NOT USE ANY AC/DC ADAPTER AND ONL Y USE THE ONE SUPPLIED otherwise you may cause damage to the unit. Press the On/ Off button on the Mede8ers front panel and front facia LED will turn on Blue. Y ou can put your Mede8e[...]

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    Page6 TV OUTPUT SETTINGS Connect the Mede8er to your TV by one of the connection options as shown on page 4 and change the input option on your TV to match the option you selected. If you do not get to see the Mede8er GUI on your TV you will need to toggle the Mede8er TV output until you get a picture . TV SYS T oggle Procedure The MED400X has two [...]

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    Page7 Audio Selection Subtitle Setup Menu Return Goto Numbers Info Screen Audio Mute On / Off TV System Rewind Fast Forward Home Page DVD Menu / Menu Slow / Zoom Pause Skip Forward/Back Select Confirm V olume Down V olume Up Fast Forward Fast Rewind Pause / Play Navigation Buttons Additional Functionality T o assist ease of use operation - The Mede[...]

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    WIRED NETWORK CONNECTION AND SETUP The Mede8er MED400X can be connected to your local network by means of a RJ45 CA T5 cable. The Mede8er is supplied standard with a UPnP facility and a Samba Client that allows connection to your local area network via a router or switch. Y ou can share media files from your PC and stream media content to the Mede8[...]

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    Download the latest Mede8er Firmware from www .mede8erforum.com. UnZIP or UnRAR the file and you will find one file named install.img. Copy this file to the root directory of a Flash Drive. Plug the flash drive into the Mede8er . Disconnect the power jack at the rear of the Mede8er then plug it back in - Now press the on/off button and hold it pres[...]

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    MEDIA LIBRAR Y Select Media Library from the home page and a new screen will load then select the source option you require. Y ou can choose between USB device, SD Card, Local HDD, USB DVD, Network, UPnP , NFS and Playlist. Once you have selected your source input you can browse to the folder or file you want to view by using the navigation buttons[...]

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    MEDIA LIBRAR Y - MUSIC PLA YER Select any supported music file and the Music Player Screen will launch. If the music file has embedded information tags then these will be displayed on the right hand side in the preview window area. OFF - Repeat and Shuffle of f Repeat T rack - Repeat the current track Repeat All - Repeat all tracks in the folder . [...]

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    Page12 COVER ART PREVIEW Mede8er has the built in facility to preview cover art and will read folder .jpg and about.jpg inside a folder . All you need to do in order to use this very useful feature is to arrange your collection with each video, in its own folder . Place a JPEG picture together with each movie in the folder and you will be ready to [...]

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    PLA Y FOLDER Mede8er allows you to play a video file within a folder without the need to open the folder . Just focus on the required 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 Mede8er you can play the video directl[...]

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    LOCK F ACILITY Mede8er has a built in Lock facility designed to restrict access to certain folders. Lock facility functions a. System access areas such as Hard Drive Format screen and File Manager . (Pin Protection) b. User Folders (Folder Protection) Y ou can enable or disable these options in the Setup menu PIN PROTECTION Enable Pin Protection to[...]

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    Page15 FILE OR FOLDER JUMP T O F ACILITY Mede8er has the built in jump facility that allows you to jump to a certain file or folder number on the Media Library screen. This facility is very useful for users that store many files or folders in a directory as it allows you to jump to any file or folder number quickly . Enter the file or folder number[...]

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    QUICK PLA YLIST FUNCTION Y ou can make quick Playlist on the fly while you are in Media Library view . T o make a Music playlist you must select the “MUSIC” tab on the top right of the screen. Focus on the file you want to add to the Playlist and press the Select button on the remote. A yellow tick will appear next to the file selected. T o rem[...]

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    Enter T ime in Minutes TIME BAR JUMP The Mede8er has the built in T ime Bar Jump facility that allows you to quickly jump to a certain time in the video file you are viewing. Display numbers entered Press any numeric button on the Mede8er remote and the T ime Bar will appear . the T ime Bar graphically displays the current time play time in minutes[...]

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    TIME BAR FF/RW The Mede8er T ime Bar is displayed during normal Fast Forward or Fast Rewind. Press Right or Left Navigation buttons on the remote for video files (DVD files use the FF/RW buttons) The T ime Bar will appear and show you the current time in the video and the total length of the video in minutes. The Time Bar will dynamically update th[...]

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    SCREEN CALIBRA TION For more accurate Zoom functionality we suggest you calibrate your TV screen. Go to System Setup then Video and select Screen Size. Using the left, right, up and down navigation buttons you can adjust the red rectangle to fit the outer frame of your TV screen. Y ou can then do a fine adjustment to move the red rectangle so that [...]

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    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 V ideo Screen T ransparency controls the transparency l[...]

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    VIDEO W ALL (Requires V4 Firmware) The Mede8er Video W all enables you to consolidate your shares from USB Drive, Samba Network and NFS Network onto one convenient launch screen. Once you have mapped your shares and launch the Genre shortcut you will then be able to view your video collection by cover art rather than the traditional File View . The[...]

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    Network WORKGROUP/BIGBOY -TWO/MEDIA_FILES/DRAMA 1/1 DRAMA Path All Music Photo Movies Network WORKGROUP/BIGBOY -TWO/MEDIA_FILES Return Entertainemnt General Movies Action Movies Comedy Movies Drama Movies Music Videos Series Kids Movies 1 2 3 VIDEO W ALL CONTINUED 19) Y ou now have the option to Delete the shortcut, Lock the Shortcut or apply Genre[...]

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    Folder Name Index Return 4 Network WORKGROUP/BIGBOY -TWO/MEDIA_FILES/DRAMA DRAMA 1/1 5 Network WORKGROUP/BIGBOY -TWO/MEDIA_FILES/DRAMA DRAMA 1/1 6 Action Adventure Animation Biography Comedy Concerts Crime Default Disaster Documentary Drama Family Fantasy Foreign Home Videos Page21 VIDEO W ALL CONTINUED[...]

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    FILE MANAGER Select File Manager from the home page or the “Copy” button on the remote and the File Manager screen will load. If you have selected “Pin Protection” in the Setup menu you will be prompted to enter your PIN Code. Now select the source option you require to copy or move files or folders from. After selecting the Source the focu[...]

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    Select Select Source Press ENTER Select Destination Press ENTER Navigate the SOURCE to the files you want to copy Select the files by pressing the SELECT button on the remote. 1 2 3 4 FILE MANAGER DET AIL Page23[...]

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    Press Right Navigation Button If you require a new folder select “New Directory” and type the folder name on the onscreen keyboard then select OK. Press Right Navigation Button Select Copy or Move 5 6 7 8 Select the Folder you want to copy to FILE MANAGER DET AIL CONTINUED Page24[...]

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    INTERNET RADIO The Mede8er has a built in Internet Radio that allows you to listen to live Shoutcast radio stations on your TV or Home Theatre System. The Mede8er must be connected to the Internet in order to use the Internet Radio function. Choose the Station icon and a Station screen will open with a list of available stations. Y ou can view the [...]

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    NFS (Network File System) Mede8er by default uses Samba to stream content on a local network and this should be more than sufficient for most users. NFS generally provides better throughput speeds when streaming on a local network. If you are streaming from a Windows PC you will require a NFS client to be running on the host PC. The Mede8er has bee[...]

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    a b X X X X X X X X sub T A A A S U B T I T L E G O T O I N F O S C R E E N M E N U DVD DVD ICON T ABLE Page27 Return Rename Delete Add to Video W all Mark as watched Remove watched indicator Lock Folder Unlock Folder WiFi Audio Info Replay Local HDD SD Card Wire Network Info Zoom USB USB DVD T ime Jump Next / Previous Chapter Select T itle Subtitl[...]

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    High Definition Multimedia Player MED400X MINI Mede8er_med400x_mini_user_rev1 www .mede8er .com www .mede8er .eu T el: 271 1 2667500 Fax: 271 1 2667501 Email sales@mede8er .com Sanji Electronics (Pty) Ltd 106 16th Rd Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa. www .mede8erforum.com For more information or support please visit www .mede8er .eu/support/ or call [...]