Emtec Movie Cube S120H manual

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2 / 57 T able of Co ntent s 1. Introduction .................................................... ......................................... ............................. 4 1.1 Preface ................. ........................................ ......................................... ...................... 4 1.2 Pack ing List .......................[...]

3 / 57 10.3 Cop yrights and T radem arks ........................................... ........................................ . 30 10.4 Warranty...................................................................... ......................................... ... 30 10.5 License i nformation ...................................... .....................[...]

4 / 57 1. Introduction 1.1 Preface Thank you very much f or purchasing the product. W e hope you will enjo y using it as a great home entertainm ent partner . This player has the f ollowing f unctionalit y . A/V Output • HDMI V1.3 f or high-definition video and di gital audio • Compos ite & component vi deo and ster eo audio for an alog aud[...]

5 / 57 Y o u can find f orum s on the Internet where users respo nd to m ost of y our quest ions on all models of Movie Cube suc h as www .m hdworld.com 1.2 Packing List Part Quantity Player 1 A/V cable 1 USB cable 1 Scart in adapt or 1 Remote Contro l 1 AC/DC adaptor 1 Quick Ins talla tion Gui de 1 User Manual ( printed) 1 Driver CD ( with User Ma[...]

6 / 57 (1) This player ma y not cause harm ful interfer ence; (2) This player could acc ept som e interference rec eived includ ing interfer ence that m ay cause undesire d operation. 1.3.4 Repair If the player has a problem , you should tak e it to an appointed repair center and let the specialists do the repair , n ever repair the p layer yoursel[...]

7 / 57 1.4 Connection 1.4.1 Connecting the Power Supply (1) Follow the p icture and c onnect the A C adaptor to t he pla yer ’s DC IN jack ; (2) Follow the p icture and p lug in the A C adaptor to t he power out let. 1.4.2 Connecting to a PC (1) Make s ure the player is powered o n; (2) Plug in the s quarish co nnector of the USB cable to this pl[...]

8 / 57 1.4.3 Connecting a USB D evice (1) Make s ure the player is powered o n; (2) Plug in the U SB stick or USB HDD etc. to the USB H OST port of this pla yer . In this wa y , you can bro wse c ontents on the USB de vice. 1.4.4 Connecting to a TV 1.4.4.1 A /V OUT (1) Follow the p icture and p lug in the 3 c olor connector to the p layer ’s A/V [...]

9 / 57 1.4.4.2 Y/Pb/Pr Compone nt OUT (1) Follow the p icture and p lug in the 3 c olor connector to the p layer ’s Y/Pb/Pr jack ; (2) Follow the p icture and p lug in the 3 c olor connector to the TV’s Y/Pb/Pr jack. (3) Select the ap propriate TV input s ource. Audio Connecti on while us ing Y/Pb/Pr Video out: First m ethod: use the aud io out[...]

10 / 57 1.4.5 Connecting to a Digi tal Amplifier (1) Follow the p icture and p lug in the RC A connector o n your coaxi al cable to the player ’s S/PDIF Coaxia l jack . Or if you use opt ical fiber , ple ase plug in th e T oslink connector on your optical fiber to th e pla yer’s S/P DIF Optical jack ; (2) Follow the p icture and p lug in the ot[...]

11 / 57 1.4.7 Connecting to a WL AN (1) Make s ure the player is powered o n; (2) Plug the W ireless LAN USB Adapter (i.e. W i-Fi USB Dongle) to the USB HO ST port of the player . Note : The W i-Fi Dongle is an optiona l accessor y sold separately . ( Please ref er to ‘ 3.3 Changing Netw ork Settin gs’ for more details about wireless setup) 1.5[...]

12 / 57 1.7 HDD Format For users who wish to install a ne w SA T A HDD into the player , please refer to th e following procedures to f ormat the har d disk on the p layer befor e usage. - S tep 1: Se lect OK on t he Warning p age, pres s ENTER to confirm . Note : This page can be als o accessed via Setup -> S ystem -> HDD Format menu. - S te[...]

13 / 57 The form atting procedure will be finished within a f ew m inutes. And then you can use the hard disk properl y on the pla yer . Note : HDD form at will rem ove all data stored on the hard disk drive. Please tak e care and backup your data in advance![...]

14 / 57 2. A b out the Pl ayer 2.1 Remote Control All procedures i n this m anual can be carri ed out using the rem ote control butto ns. See the followin g for detai ls on each butto n and its f unction: 1. shift 2. home 3. menu 4. setup ( displ ay ) 5. resolution ( zoom ) 6. subtitle 7. * record 8. stop 9. fr 10. vol + 1 1. ente r 12. vol - 13. m[...]

15 / 57 No. Name Function 1 shift shift button: Press to shift th e resolutio n , setup , repeat , and goto buttons to be zoom , d isplay , * timer , a nd brow ser . 2 home home button: Press to view th e home s creen. 3 menu menu button: Press to activ ate tools m enus:  Press in the browser m enu to renam e and delete f iles.  Press in M y_[...]

16 / 57 Press to m ute audio output, and press aga in to resum e. 14 numeric buttons numeric buttons : Press to enter c hannel num bers or num eric input when changing setti ngs. 15 * time shift N/A 16 * EPG < green > green button: Confirm to add files to the p laylists under browser m enu. 17 red red button: Select files in f ile cop y or br[...]

17 / 57 N/A 30 goto ( brow ser ) goto button: Press to jum p to a specific point on a tit le. Specif y the point using Title, Chap ter and T ime. browser button: Press to browse mus ic, photo, and movie f iles on US B, HDD, and NET . 31 music music button: Press to start pla ying music in the playlist. 32 copy copy button: Press to enter th e file [...]

18 / 57 2.2 Front Panel 1. Infrared rece iver window 2. W orking indicator 3. Power butto n & indicator 2.3 Rear Panel 1. Air Flo w hole 2. USB DEVICE port 3. USB HOST port x 2 4. S/PDIF COAX IAL jack 5. S/PDIF OPT ICAL jack 6. RJ45 LAN s ocket 7. HDMI jack 8. Y/Pb/Pr OUT jack 9. A/V OUT j ack 10. DC IN jack[...]

19 / 57 3. Setup Men u The Setup m enu allows you to personali ze and config ure the prefer ences for your pla yer. To select a Setu p option: - Select the Setu p icon on th e home s creen, or press th e SETUP but ton on the rem ote control. - Use the LEFT / RIGHT navigational buttons t o select an option, and the n press ENT ER . There are f ive S[...]

20 / 57 Aspect Ratio - Pan Scan 4:3 : D isplay a wide picture o n the entire s creen and cu ts off the redundant portions. Selec t when a sta ndard 4:3 T V is connect ed. - Letter Box 4:3 : Displa y a wide picture with two black borders on the top and bottom of 4:3 screen. Select when a standard 4:3 TV is conn ected. - 16:9 : Com press the im age t[...]

21 / 57 3.3 Changing Network Se ttings Use this m enu to configure Ether net and W LAN (W ireless Local Area Network ) settings. Wired LAN Setup - DHCP IP ( AUTO) Select to obtain IP address automatical ly . - FIX IP (MANUAL) Select to m anually input the IP Addres s, Subnet Mask , Default Gatewa y , and DN S Server IP Address . Wireless Setup - Se[...]

22 / 57 - Get Connectio n Mo de Choose between Infrastru cture ( AP) and Peer to Peer ( Ad Hoc) . Press ENTER to go to next step, and pr ess RETU RN to canc el. - Infrastructure ( AP) Infrastruc ture mode is used to connect c omputers with wireless net work adapters , also known as wire less clients, to an ex isting wired network with the help from[...]

23 / 57 Input WEP / WP A Key Encryption k eys can be inputted via th e virtual k eyboard. Press the nav igational buttons to select, ENT ER to input, C APS to switch betwee n upperc ase and lowercase, <- to del ete a character , - > to insert a spac e, shift to make more s ymbols available, and OK to conf irm. T est connection The testing pro[...]

24 / 57 Ad-Hoc Setup Press ENTER to go to next s tep, press RET URN to canc el, and press PLA Y to co nnect. 3.4 Changing System Settings Use this m enu to configure s ystem s ettings. Men u Language - Select to choose t he OSD ( On-Screen D isplay) langu age. T ext Encoding - Select to set th e text encod ing option (subti tle displa y). Login Con[...]

25 / 57 - Install / Upgrade 1) Copy the .ipk files (e.g., btp d_0.0.1_m ipsel.ipk, sam ba_3.0.23c_m ipsel.ipk, and unicgi_0.0.1_m ipsel.ipk ) to the root direc tory of a US B stick , and insert it to the US B HOST port on t he player. 2) Select Install / Upg rade an d press ENT ER to confirm . - Uninstall Select Uninsta ll and press ENTER to co nfi[...]

26 / 57 3.5 Miscellaneous Use this m enu to adjust m iscellaneous set tings. Slide Show Timing - Select to set th e interval tim e for photo slide show . T ransition Eff ect - Select to set th e transition effect for photo slide sh ow . Background M usic - Select to set th e backgroun d mus ic options while vie w pictures: Off / Folder / Pla ylist [...]

27 / 57 4. Brow ser Menu The browser m enu allo ws you to browse and play medi a files stored on Rem ovable Devices (USB, Card), HD D, Net work, UPnP-server, and Pla ylist. To enter the m enu, selec t the Browser icon on the hom e screen, or press the BRO WSER button o n the rem ote control. The following buttons can be used whi le navigating the b[...]

28 / 57 Note : • Please refer to ch apter ‘ 9.1 Specification s ‘for m ore about the support ed content form ats. • Muisc track s might not be a ble to pla yed continousl y under All filter , p lease switch to the Music filter ins tead. 4.2 Browsing Music In this m ode, all folders and supported aud io files in cur rent director y will be d[...]

29 / 57 Button Function PLAY Begin pla yback. PREV / NEXT View the previous or next p hoto. LEFT / RIGHT Rotate a photo i n any angle . ZOOM IN / OUT Zoom in / out the image. INFO Hide or displa y the inform ation bar during p layback. STOP Stop playback . Y o u can vie w photos in slid e show m ode with back ground m usic. W hen it is enabled, the[...]

30 / 57 CM SKIP Advance 30 seco nds of the current pla yback. AUDIO Select an audi o track while watching BivX video or D VD with multiple audio track s. SUBTIT LE Set subtitle opt ions. STOP Stop playback . 4.5 A /V Streaming via Netw ork Y o u can stream the media files shar ed on the hom e network (Ethernet or W LAN). Please ref er to ’ 3.3 Ch[...]

31 / 57 Note : • W hile browsing high def inition video files (resolution u p to 720p / 1080i / 1080 p) via Ethernet or W LAN, the video m ight be buf fering. It is nor mal due to the limit of netw ork speed or signal str ength. • Due to different network conditions, som etimes the workgroup m ight not be acc essed or shown in the list. And the[...]

32 / 57 4.6 A /V Streaming via UPnP-se rver A b uilt-in U PnP (Universal Plug and Play) client h as been int egrated on th e system , which enables the pla yer to auto- detect UPnP Media S ervers on the ne twork to browse and stream media files f rom them . 4.6.1 Installing UPnP Media Server on your PC There’re a lot of fr ee and comm ercial UPnP[...]

33 / 57 - Click Librar y -> Media Sha ring , then you can allow or deny devices to access the m edia library . C lick Allow to authorize your player . 4.6.3 Streaming M edia on your Pla yer - Connect your p layer to the hom e network (LAN or W LAN). - Visit Browse r - > UPnP m enu on th e pla yer , se lect the UPn P-server , and pr ess ENT ER[...]

34 / 57 4.7 Renaming / Deleting Files W hen navigating in the browser m enu, you can press t he MENU button t o activate a popup menu where you can rena m e and delete files or fold ers. Press the UP / DO WN buttons to se lect from Return , Rename , and Delete . A nd press ENTER to confirm . 4.8 Managing the Playlist This player supp orts the playl[...]

35 / 57 4.8.2 Brow sing the playlis t Press the UP / DOWN b uttons to se lect Play List i n the browser m enu. Press the LEF T / RIGHT buttons to select be tween All , Music , Photos , and Mo vies . And press th e ENT ER button to conf irm. Then you will enter t he pla ylist. If you wish to delete a file f rom the playlist, press the SELECT button [...]

36 / 57 5. Media Librar y Thanks to a po werful searc h engine, t he librar y menu allows you to search and bro wse multimedia files stored on t he internal HDD in mos t eas y wa ys. T o enter this m enu, select the Library icon on the hom e screen. 5.1 Music Library Use the left / right button on the rem ote control to sele ct the Mu sic tab. Pres[...]

37 / 57 Use the nav igational butto ns to select, a nd press the enter button to confirm . Select OK and pre ss the enter button, an d then the files you desired will be displa yed on the screen. All Select to list al l the mus ic files in the libr ary. Artist Select to searc h for m usic files by artist. Press the up / dow n button to select the a[...]

38 / 57 Press the up / dow n button to select the a lbum, and press the ente r button to conf irm. Quick-Search You can also press the righ t button to turn o n a Quick-Searc h bar while browsing m usic files in the l ibrary. Press the up / dow n button to select charac ters on th e Quick -Search bar, and press th e enter b utton to conf irm. And t[...]

39 / 57 Update Select to update and s ynchronize all the ph otos stored on the intern al HDD to the libr ary. Search Select to searc h for photos by their nam es. Use the nav igational butto ns to select, a nd press the enter button to confirm . Select OK and pre ss the enter button, an d then the files you desired will be displa yed on the screen.[...]

40 / 57 previewing ph otos in the lib rary. Press the up / dow n button to select charac ters on th e Quick -Search bar, and press th e enter b utton to conf irm. And then p hotos with nam e starting with th e specific ch aracters will b e displa yed onto the t op. Press the left button t o delete cha racters, and pr ess the back button to close th[...]

41 / 57 Update Select to update and s ynchronize all the m ovies stored on t he internal HDD to the libr ary. Search Select to searc h for m ovies by their nam es. Use the nav igational butto ns to select, a nd press the enter button to confirm . Select OK and pre ss the enter button, an d then the files you desired will be displa yed on the screen[...]

42 / 57 Press the up / dow n button to select the ge nre, and pr ess the enter button to conf irm. Year Select to searc h for m ovies by year. Press the up / do wn button to s elect the year, a nd press the ent er button to confirm . Quick-Search You can also press the righ t button to turn o n a Quick-Searc h bar while previewing m ovies in the l [...]

43 / 57 6. File Cop y Menu Select the File Copy icon f rom the hom e scr een to enter the File Cop y menu, whi ch allows you to cop y files between R emovable De vices (Card, U SB), HDD, a nd Network . The following buttons can be used und er the file co py m enu. Button Function UP / DOWN Move cursor up / down to s elect de vices, folders RIGHT Go[...]

44 / 57 7. Internet Radi o This player integr ates the MMS Internet ra dio function. S elect the Int ernet Radi o icon on the main interfac e to enter this menu. Note : • Make sure the player is con nected prop erly to a LAN or WLAN with Inter net acc ess, please refer to ‘ 3.3 Changi ng Network Settings ’ for mor e detai ls; • W hen you en[...]

45 / 57 8. Web Ser ver & BitTorrent 8.1 Web Server (unicgi) A W eb server called ‘N eighbor W eb’ has be en integrated i nto the pla yer . - Connect the pl ayer to your hom e network (LAN or W LAN). - Get the IP address of the player und er SETUP -> N ETWO RK menu. - T y pe the IP address (e.g., 1 92.168.3.15) in the address bar of I nte[...]

46 / 57 - This page allows you to set a password for accessing N eighbor Web. Note : • Password will b ecom e effective when Login Contro l is turned on. ( Please ref er to Login Control in chapt er ‘ 3.4 Ch anging System Settings ’ for m ore details) • The default us er name is ‘a dmin’, and th e default password is ‘123’. 8.3 Visi[...]

47 / 57 8.4.1 A dd new torrent - Click Add new torrent on t he BitT orrent Download page. - Click Brow se to upload a t orrent file, an d click Y es to conf irm. 8.4.2 M anaging the dow nloads The BitT orrent Download page also allo ws you to start, stop, del ete torrents, and set priorities for torrents, as well as view the status of current torre[...]

48 / 57 8.4.3 Settings - Click Setting on the BitT orrent Do wnload page to enter the BitT or rent Setting page . In the BitT orrent Setting page, you can config ure the follo wing settings. - Set the max imum download rate. - Set the max imum upload rate. - Set the idle hours to start the next download autom aticall y . - Set the seeding hours. - [...]

49 / 57 9. Upgrading t he Firmw are The firm ware is the operat ing system (OS) installed on the device. Firm ware upgrades can bring new f eatures, improv ements and bug f ixes. Please refer to System Update and E xtension Info in chapter ‘ 3.4 Changing System Settings ’ for m ore details. 10. A p pen dixes 10.1 Specifications I/O INTERFA C ES[...]

50 / 57 NETWO RK FEA TUR E:  10/100M bps Auto-Negoti ation Ethernet  802.1 1b/g/n W LAN, up to 3 00Mbps (supported b y optiona l W LAN USB A dapter) Note : The s pecifications an d design of this pr oduct are s ubject to change without notice. 10.2 Frequentl y A s ked Q uestions Question 1. When I try to disconnect the U SB devic e, I keep on[...]

51 / 57 incorrect signals or the sign als will not be st able and wi ll cause the T V screen to fl ash, som e TV’s will treat th is as no sig nal, and will disp lay a blue screen or sc reensaver. Question 6. Why when I s witch to Y/Pb/ Pr 480p, 576p , 720p, 1080i, an d 1080p, d oes the TV screen displa y an unw atchable pict ure? Answer: Please c[...]

52 / 57 Question 11. I am using th e 802.11n Wi-Fi do ngle with an 802.11n wi reless router, why the speed is still 802.11g 54Mbps rathe r than 300 Mbps? Answer: The IEEE 802.1 1n Draf t standard prohibits using high t hroughput with W EP or TKIP as the unicast cipher. If you use t hese encr yption methods ( e.g. W EP, WPA-TKIP) your data rate will[...]

53 / 57 10.5 License information This product contains Free Software which is licensed under the GNU General Pu blic License, V er sion 2 (G PL). Y ou will find her einafter a cop y of the GPL l icense text. We of fer , valid for at least three years, to sen d to y ou the sourc e c ode of the G PL-software. Please contact us at Dexx on Data Media G[...]

54 / 57 (or else, sa ying that you provide a warrant y ) and t hat users ma y redistribute the pro gram un der these conditions, and telling the us er how to view a cop y of this Lic ense. ( Excepti on: if the Program itself is interact ive but does not norm ally print s uch a n ann ouncem ent, your work based on the Program is not requ ired to pri[...]

55 / 57 designated pl ace, then offering e quivalent acc ess to c opy the source c ode from the same place counts as distrib ution of the s ource c ode, even t hough th ird parties ar e not compelled to copy the sourc e along with the object c ode. 4. Y o u m ay not c opy , modif y , sublice nse, or distribute the Pro gram except as express ly prov[...]

56 / 57 the author/don or to decide if he or she is willing to distribute software throu gh any other system and a licensee ca nnot im pose that choice. T his sec tion is i ntended to mak e thorough ly clear what is believ ed to be a co nsequence of the rest of this License. 8. If the distributi on a nd/or use of the Program is res tricted in certa[...]

57 / 57 INCIDENT AL OR CO NSEQU ENTIAL DAMAG ES AR ISING OUT OF T HE USE O R INABILITY TO USE T HE PRO GRAM (INC LUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DA T A OR DA T A B EING R ENDERED INA CCURA TE O R LOSSES SUST AINED B Y YOU OR T HIRD P ARTIES OR A FA ILURE O F T HE PROG RAM TO OPERA T E W ITH ANY OT HER PROGRAMS), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OT HER P AR[...]