Asus O!Play Live manual

HD Media Player User Manual O!PLAY LIVE[...]

ii E6376 Second Edition January 201 1 Copyright © 201 1 ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the pur[...]

iii Safety information ....................................................................................... v License notice and trademark acknowledgement for Dolby T rueHD/Digital Plus ........................................................................ vii License notice and trademark acknowledgement for DTS .................... vii About [...]

iv Playing a movie ......................................................................................... 3-3 Movie control buttons on the remote control .................................. 3-3 Playing a movie .............................................................................. 3-4 Playing music .........................................[...]

v DO NOT place on uneven or unstable work surfaces. Seek servicing if the casing has been damaged. Refer all servicing to qualied service personnel. DO NOT expose to or use near liquids, rain, or moisture. SAFE TEMP: This device should only be used in environments with ambient temperatures between 5 o C (41 o F) and 35 o C (95 o F). DO NOT insta[...]

vi Important Safety Instructions 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer ’s instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat so[...]

vii License notice and trademark acknowledgement for DTS Manufactured under license under US Patent #s: 5,451,942; 5,956,674; 5,974, 380; 5,978,762; 6,487,535 & other US and worldwide patents issued & pending. DTS and DTS 2.0 + Digital Out are registered trademarks and DTS logos and symbol are trademarks of DTS, Inc. © 1996-2008 DTS, Inc. [...]

viii DANGER/W ARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. NOTE : T ips and additional information to help you complete a task. IMPORT ANT : Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task. Where to nd more information Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software[...]

1-1 Chapter 1 Getting started Welcome Thank you for buying the ASUS O!PLA Y LIVE Media Player! ASUS O!PLA Y LIVE Media Player allows you to enjoy digital media les from your computer via UPnP function, portable USB/eSA T A storage devices, memory cards, or over the network to your TV or entertainment system. If any of the above items is damaged [...]

Chapter 1: Getting started 1-2 Specications summary Supported video formats MPEG1/2/4, H.264, VC-1, RM/RMVB, WMV9 Supported video le extension .mp4, .mov , .xvid, .m4v , .avi, .asf, .wmv , .v , .mkv , .rm, .rmvb, .ts, m2ts, .tp, .trp, .dat, .mpg, .vob, .iso Supported audio formats MP3, WMA, W A V , ACC, OCG, FLAC, DTS Digital Surround, Dol[...]

ASUS O!PLA Y LIVE Media Player 1-3 Getting to know your O!Play HD media player Front/left panel 1 eSA T A/USB 2.0 combo port Connect a USB 2.0/eSA T A device such as an external hard drive into this port. 2 Reset button Using a pin or a paper clip, press this button to reset the device to its factory default settings. 3 USB 2.0 port Connect a USB 2[...]

Chapter 1: Getting started 1-4 Ensure that the IR receiver is not blocked. Otherwise, the Media Player will not be able to receive the command from the remote control. Right panel SD/MMC/MS/xD 1 1 SD/MMC/MS/xD combo card slot Insert the SD/MMC/MS/xD card into this slot. 5 LED indicators Displays the status of the HD media player . LED Status Descri[...]

ASUS O!PLA Y LIVE Media Player 1-5 Rear panel 1 Digital audio output (S/PDIF) Insert an optical cable into this port to connect an external Hi-Fi audio system. 2 HDMI port Insert an HDMI cable into this port to connect to a high-denition multimedia interface (HDMI) device. 3 LAN (RJ-45) port Insert an RJ-45 cable into this port to connect to a l[...]

Chapter 1: Getting started 1-6 Remote control Use the remote control to power on/off the O!PLA Y LIVE Media Player , browse through menus, and select the media le to play , view , or listen to. Power on/off 1 Navigation/ OK keys Mute 2 3 Return 5 Rewind 6 Previous 7 V olume up 8 V olume down 9 Edit 1 1 Zoom in 12 Next 13 Stop / Eject 14 15 4 10 [...]

ASUS O!PLA Y LIVE Media Player 1-7 1 Power on/off T urn the HD media player on or off. 2 Navigation/OK keys Press the up/down keys to move through the menu bar in a submenu. Press the up/down keys to decrease/increase a numerical value. Press the left/right keys to move through the main menus in the Home screen. Press the left/right keys to move th[...]

Chapter 1: Getting started 1-8 1 1 Zoom in Zooms in on the screen. 12 Next Goes to the next media le. 13 Stop Press to stop the playback. Press for three seconds to eject the disk from the external optical disk drive. 14 Forward Press to forward the playback. 15 Play / Pause T oggles between playback and pause. 16 Information Press to display th[...]

ASUS O!PLA Y LIVE Media Player 1-9 Connecting the power adapter T o connect the power adapter: 1. Connect the AC power adapter to the DC-in port at the back of your HD media player . 2. Connect the AC power adapter to a power source. Connecting devices to your HD media player T o connect devices to your HD media player: 1. Do any of the following t[...]

Chapter 1: Getting started 1-10 2. Do any of the following to connect a storage device or memory card to your HD media player: • Insert a USB/eSA T A storage device such as a portable hard disk drive or a USB ash disk to the USB port or USB/eSA T A combo port at the left side of your HD media player . • Insert a memory card such as SD/MMC, C[...]

ASUS O!PLA Y LIVE Media Player 1-1 1 Use the remote control to navigate the screen. Starting for the rst time When you start your HD media player for the rst time, a series of screens appear to guide you in conguring the basic settings of your HD media player . T o start for the rst time: 1. T urn on your HD media player and your HDTV o[...]

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2-1 Chapter 2 Network setup and services Connecting to a network Connecting to a network via wired or proxy server connection enables you to do network-related or Internet-related activities such as le sharing and online media streaming. Router Desktop PC or Notebook SPLENDID MENU LAN LAN For more details on online media streaming, refer to the [...]

Chapter 2: Network setup and services 2-2 5. Navigate to Network and press . 6. Select W ired Lan Setup and press . 4. From the Home screen, press the left/right keys / to navigate to Setup , then press . 7. Select DHCP IP (AUTO) as your setup type. The router’s DHCP server automatically assigns an IP address for your HD media player . 2. Connect[...]

ASUS O!PLA Y LIVE Media Player 2-3 9. On the conrmation message, select Y es to save the setting. • If you cannot connect to your ofce network, contact your network administratior . • If you want to access shared network les, ensure that the computer ’s les are shared on the network. For more details, refer to the section Sharing [...]

Chapter 2: Network setup and services 2-4 3. From the Home screen, press the left/right keys / to navigate to Setup , then press . Obtain the IP address and subnet mask from your Internet Service Provider (ISP). 7. On the conrmation message, select Y es to save the setting. 8. On your computer , you should key in the same subnet mask as the one [...]

ASUS O!PLA Y LIVE Media Player 2-5 Conguring the IP address settings for your computer T o a cce ss t he H D me di a pla ye r wh en us in g FI X IP , y ou m us t h av e th e co rr ec t TC P/ IP se tti ng s on y our c om pu te r . Follow the instructions below that correspond to the operating system installed on your computer . Use the following [...]

Chapter 2: Network setup and services 2-6 3. Select Use the following IP address: and key in the IP address and Subnet mask . 4. Click OK when done. Windows ® Vista/7 OS 1. Click Start > Control Panel > Network and Sharing Center . Right-click Local Area Connection then select Properties . 2. Select Internet Protocol V ersion 4(TCP/IPv4) , t[...]

ASUS O!PLA Y LIVE Media Player 2-7 Mac OS X 10.5.xx 1. Choose Apple menu > System Preferences . Click Network . 2. Select Manually . 3. Key in the IP Address and Subnet Mask . 4. Click Apply when done. 4 3 2 Checking the IP address of your computer T o check the IP address of your computer under Windows ® OS: 1. Click Start > Run . 2. In the[...]

Chapter 2: Network setup and services 2-8 PPPoE Setup PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet) is a specication for connecting multiple computer users on an Ethernet local area network to a remote site through common customer premises equipment. PPPoE provides the ability to connect a network of hosts over a simple bridging access device to[...]

ASUS O!PLA Y LIVE Media Player 2-9 Sharing les over the network Sharing les under Windows ® XP OS T o congure your computer to allow folders to be shared: 1. Click Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet Connection > Network Setup Wizard. T o share les under Windows ® XP OS: 1. On your computer , select the folder contai[...]

Chapter 2: Network setup and services 2-10 3. T ick Share this folder . If you want to set permissions for the network users, click Permissions . Click Apply when done. 4. A hand icon appears on the folder indicating that the folder ’s contents are shared over the network. Sharing les under Windows ® Vista OS In Windows ® Vista OS, you can s[...]

ASUS O!PLA Y LIVE Media Player 2-1 1 Sharing les from the Public folder The Public folder allows you to share your les with other people using your computer or with other users in the network. T o share les from the Public folder: 1. Click > Documents . 2. From Favorite Links in the navigation pane, click Public . Put any les or fold[...]

Chapter 2: Network setup and services 2-12 Sharing les under Windows ® 7 OS T o congure your computer to allow folders to be shared: 1. Click Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center > Choose homegroup and sharing options > Change advanced sharing settings... . 2. Ensure that the following opti[...]

ASUS O!PLA Y LIVE Media Player 2-13 4. Check the Share this folder item, then click Permissions . 5. Select the network user that your want to share les, and set the access control options.[...]

Chapter 2: Network setup and services 2-14 Sharing les under Mac OS X 10.5.xx T o share a folder under Mac OS: 1. Choose Apple menu > System Preferences . Click Sharing . 2. Click the + icon to display the available folders. Navigate to the folder that you want to share. 3. Select the user account Everyone . 4. Repeat steps 2–3 to share oth[...]

ASUS O!PLA Y LIVE Media Player 2-15 Sharing les under Linux OS T o share les under Linux OS: 1. On your computer , select the folder containing the les that you want to share. 2. Right-click the folder , and click Sharing > Windows Sharing . 3. From the W indows Sharing tab, tick the following items: Share this item and its contents , A[...]

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3-1 Chapter 3 Using your O!PLA Y LIVE Media Player The Home screen The Home screen includes these main options: Movies , Photo , Music , File Manager , Internet Media , Setup , and Web Browser . File Manager allows you to view all your media les in your storage devices and network.[...]

Chapter 3: Using your O!PLA Y LIVE Media Player 3-2 5. Press to save or press to cancel the settings made. Use the up/down keys / to increase/decrease a numerical value if necessary . 2. Press the up/down keys / to navigate through System , Audio , Video , Network , and Firmware , then press to congure your selected category . 3. Press the up/do[...]

ASUS O!PLA Y LIVE Media Player 3-3 Playing a movie Movie control buttons on the remote control Button Function Press to display the movie’s le information. Press to return to the previous screen. Press to toggle between playback and pause. Press to rewind the playback. Press repeatedly to change the rewinding speed to x1.5, x2, x4, x8, x16, x3[...]

Chapter 3: Using your O!PLA Y LIVE Media Player 3-4 2. Using the up/down keys / , select the source of your movie le, then press . 3. Use the up/down keys Use the up/down keys up/down keys / to locate the movie that you want to play . Press or to play the movie. Y ou may press the Option key to import the selected le. Before you can access a [...]

ASUS O!PLA Y LIVE Media Player 3-5 Playing music Movie control buttons on the remote control Button Function Press to display the music’s le information. Press to return to the previous screen. Press to toggle between playback and pause. Press to rewind the playback. Press repeatedly to change the rewinding speed to x1.5, x2, x4, x8, x16, x32,[...]

Chapter 3: Using your O!PLA Y LIVE Media Player 3-6 Playing a music le T o play a music le: 1. From the Home screen, press the left/right keys / to navigate to Music , then press . 2. Using the up/down keys up/down keys / , select the source of your music le, then press . 3. Use the up/down keys up/down keys / to locate the music that you [...]

ASUS O!PLA Y LIVE Media Player 3-7 Conguring the audio playback settings The audio playback setting menu allows you to congure the audio settings such as Repeat options and Shufe Loop . T o congure the audio playback settings: 1. During playback, press to launch the audio playback setting menu. 2. Press the up/down keys up/down keys / t[...]

Chapter 3: Using your O!PLA Y LIVE Media Player 3-8 Viewing photos Photo control buttons on the remote control Button Function Press to display the photo’s le information. Press to return to the previous screen. Press to toggle between playback and pause. Press to rewind the playback. Press repeatedly to change the rewinding speed to x1.5, x2,[...]

ASUS O!PLA Y LIVE Media Player 3-9 Viewing photos T o view photos: 1. From the Home screen, press the left/right keys / to navigate to Photo , then press . 2. Using the up/down keys / , select the source of your photo, then press . Locate the photo that you want to view . 3. Press to browse the photos. Press to view the photos in slideshow mode. Vi[...]

Chapter 3: Using your O!PLA Y LIVE Media Player 3-10 Conguring the photo playback settings The photo playback setting menu allows you to congure the photo settings such as photo rotation, slideshow timing, slideshow transition effect, Ken Burns ef fect, Repeat options, and Shufe Loop. T o congure the photo playback settings: 1. During p[...]

ASUS O!PLA Y LIVE Media Player 3-1 1 Streaming online media Y our HD media player provides online media services including Netix , Y ouT ube-XL , Pandora , Picasa , Weather , Stock, Flickr , RSS News , Internet Radio , PodCast , and Internet TV . The online content is constantly added and updated. Visit the ASUS website at http://www .asus.com f[...]

Chapter 3: Using your O!PLA Y LIVE Media Player 3-12 3. Navigate to the desired online media service, then press to enter . Y ou may add the favorite online media service to Favorite in the Internet Radio . Navigate to the online media service that you want to add as your favovite. Press the left key , select Add to My Favorite , and then press . O[...]

ASUS O!PLA Y LIVE Media Player 3-13 Managing your les File Manager offers both the device management and media le management that allow you to browse the media les by Local HDD , USB , Card Reader , and Network , and UPNP . Ensure that your O!Play Live is correctly connected to a network. Refer to Chapter 2 for more details on connecting t[...]

Chapter 3: Using your O!PLA Y LIVE Media Player 3-14 Renaming les/folders T o rename les/folders: 1. From the Home screen, press the left/right keys left/right keys / to navigate to File Manager , then press . 2. Locate the le or folder that you want to copy from any of these sources: USB , Card Reader , Network , and UPNP . 3. Press and s[...]

4-1 T roubleshooting This section provides answers to some common problems that you may encounter while installing or using the ASUS O!PLA Y LIVE Media Player . These problems require simple troubleshooting that you can perform by yourself. Contact ASUS T echnical Support if you encounter problems not mentioned in this section. Display Q1. The medi[...]

Chapter 4: T roubleshooting 4-2 • Ensure that your TV is switched to the appropriate video source (A V IN or HDMI). Y ou may need to use your TV Remote control to change video sources. • Turn of f your media player and wait for a few minutes before turning it on again or press the reset button at the back panel. • Ensure that the HDMI resolut[...]

ASUS O!PLA Y LIVE Media Player 4-3 Q7. Only one video/music/photo is played when I selected it. How do I play the entire list? When selecting a video/music/photo to play , pressing the OK button on the remote control plays just the selected le while pressing the PLA Y/P AUSE button plays the entire list of les. Audio Q1. There is no sound. ?[...]

Chapter 4: T roubleshooting 4-4 Video Q1. How do I get the subtitle to play? • Ens ure t hat the subt itle le and the movie le are in t he s ame fold er . • Ensure tha t th e su btitl e na me i s the sam e wi th t he mo vie le (ex. movi e.av i, mov ie.sr t). Q2. There is no audio or there is an unstable audio during movie/ video playba[...]

ASUS O!PLA Y LIVE Media Player 4-5 Firmware Updates Q1. What is my HD media player ’ s rmware version? How do I upgrade it? • Check the rmware version before the upgrade process. If the rmware is the latest version, you will not need to update the rmware. • Go to Setup > Firmware > USB upgrade to perform the rmware upgrad[...]

Chapter 4: T roubleshooting 4-6 Q2. I cannot connect to the Wi-Fi network. • Ensure that you have properly congured your Wi-Fi settings. • Check the documentation that came with your router for the correct wireless settings. • The network you are trying to access may be protected, secured, or encrypted. If you are trying to connect to a wi[...]

ASUS O!PLA Y LIVE Media Player 4-7 Q7. There is too much lag while I am watching an online media website. • Slow connection or high Internet trafc may cause this problem. T ry watching the online media during off-peak hours. • Y ou may have limited bandwidth usage on your network. Contact your Internet Service Provider (ISP) to inquire about[...]

Chapter 4: T roubleshooting 4-8 Q2. Why is it that it takes a while to enter the Movies, Music, or Photo screen from the Home screen? When you connect a new USB storage device, hard disk drive, or memory card, your HD media player automatically scans and indexes the les stored on these devices based on the les’ date stamps. This prevents yo[...]

A-1 Appendices Any changes or modications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user ’s authority to operate this equipment. Notices REACH Complying with the REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation, and Restriction of Chemicals) regulatory framework, we published the chemical substanc[...]

Appendices A-2 Canadian Department of Communications Statement This digital device does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital device set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. This class B digital device complies with Canadian ICES-003. GNU General Public License Licens[...]

ASUS O!PLA Y LIVE Media Player A-3 When we speak of free software, we are referring to freedom, not price. Our General Public Licenses are designed to make sure that you have the freedom to distribute copies of free software (and charge for this service if you wish), that you receive source code or can get it if you want it, that you can change the[...]

Appendices A-4 Activities other than copying, distribution and modication are not covered by this License; they are outside its scope. The act of running the Program is not restricted, and the output from the Program is covered only if its contents constitute a work based on the Program (independent of having been made by running the Program). W[...]

ASUS O!PLA Y LIVE Media Player A-5 Thus, it is not the intent of this section to claim rights or contest your rights to work written entirely by you; rather , the intent is to exercise the right to control the distribution of derivative or collective works based on the Program. In addition, mere aggregation of another work not based on the Program [...]

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ASUS O!PLA Y LIVE Media Player A-7 9. The Free Software Foundation may publish revised and/or new versions of the General Public License from time to time. Such new versions will be similar in spirit to the present version, but may differ in detail to address new problems or concerns. Each version is given a distinguishing version number . If the P[...]

Appendices A-8 ASUS contact information ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. Address 5 Li-T e Road, Peitou, T aipei, T aiwan 1 1259 T elephone +886-2-2894-3447 Fax +886-2-2890-7798 E-mail info@asus.com.tw Web site www .asus.com.tw T echnical Support T elephone +86-21-3842991 1 Online support support.asus.com ASUS COMPUTER INTERNA TIONAL (America) Address 800 Cor[...]