Mede8er MED500X manual

High Definition Multimedia Player MED500X User Manual (Based on Firmware v4)[...]

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 Installing a Hard Drive Connections Connections continued TV Output Settings Formatting the Hard D[...]

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[...]

Up Down Left Right Enter Return Stop On/Off TV Out GENERAL OVERVIEW Component Video Out DC - 12V olt 3 Amp input HDMI Connector RJ45 - Lan connector Coax Digital Audio Out Optical Audio Out Cooling Fan Composite Video Out Analogue Audio Out L R SD Card USB Host USB Slave Status Led Page3[...]

Page4 INST ALLING A HARD DRIVE a) b) c) Make sure that the DC cable is unplugged. cover screws x and y . Lift the hard drive cover and remove it, place it on a flat surface with the mounting tabs facing upright. Fit a compatible SA T A hard drive into place with the label facing upwards and the connectors facing the side with the air vents. Secure [...]

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 or Component 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 out[...]

Component Video Connection to Amp or TV 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. Pr Pb Y 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 MED500X. DO NOT USE ANY[...]

Page7 TV OUTPUT SETTINGS Connect the Mede8er to your TV by one of the connection options as shown on page 5 & 6 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 Mede8er [...]

FORMA TTING THE HARD DRIVE The MED500X has a built in Hard Drive format feature that formats the hard drive with a main NTFS partition and other small internal partitions for propriety use. The Hard Drive should be formatted in the Mede8er MED500X to ensure full functionality . A pre formatted Hard Drive can be used but you may not be able to use a[...]

Page9 Audio Selection Subtitle Picture Zoom Angle DVD Repeat A - B / Zoom Setup Menu Navigation Down - V olume Down in Video File (not DVD) Navigation Right - FF in Video File (not DVD) Navigation Enter - Pause / Play in Video File (not DVD) Return Navigation Up - V olume Up in Video File (not DVD) Next Previous Play Stop V olume Up/Down Goto Numbe[...]

HOME NETWORK SAMBA SER VER The Mede8er has NAS (Network Attached Storage) functionality built in. And although it is limited in transfer speed compared to standalone NAS servers it performs very well if speed is not your major requirement. Y ou can also use the MED500X as a Media Server and stream content to other Mede8er ’s on your home network.[...]

WIRED NETWORK CONNECTION AND SETUP The Mede8er MED500X 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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 . [...]

Page15 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 [...]

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[...]

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[...]

Page18 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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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[...]

VIDEO W ALL (Based on V4 Firmware) The Mede8er Video W all enables you to consolidate your shares from Local Hard Drive, 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 tradition[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 Page25[...]

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 Page26[...]

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 [...]

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[...]

a b Return Rename Delete 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 Subtitle on/off & selection T ext Encoding T ext Size T ext Position T ext Colour T ext Sync X X X X X X X X sub T A A A S U B T [...]

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