Ablecom Technology HE130S4 User Manual

CE-HE130S4 Series

HD Multimedia Home Server

User Manual

Version 0.1

Safety Instructions ............................ 4

Connecting an AV Amplifier .......... 18

Regulations ........................................ 5

Precautions ........................................ 5

Notes on Disc Handling ..................... 6

Notes about This Server ..................... 6

Home Server Overview ...................... 7

Introduction ............................................... 7

Main Features ............................................ 7

Index to Parts and Controls ............... 8

Top Panel ................................................... 8

Rear Panel .................................................. 9

Remote Controller ................................... 10

Getting Started ................................ 12

Step1. Checking the Accessories .............. 12

Step2. Open the back cover ..................... 12

Selecting an audio cable ................... 18

Connecting with a Coaxial Audio Cable

............................................... 18

Connecting with a Toslink Optical

Digital Audio Cable ................ 19

Connecting with an HAMI Cable ...... 19

Connecting Multi-Channel Audio ..... 19

Enjoying Videos, Photos, and Music 20

Getting started with Widows Media

Center .................................. 20

Step1. Setting up Windows Media

Center .................................... 20

Step2. Optimize how Windows Media

Center looks on your display. 20

Step3. Set up your speakers ............. 20

Step3. Connecting to the TV or Monitor . 12

Step4. Connecting to the Network .......... 13

Step5. Connecting to the Power Cord ..... 13

Step6. Connecting to the Speaker ........... 13

Step7. Checking HDD .............................. 13

Step8. Preparing the Remote Controller 14

Step9. Power On/Off the system ............. 14

Inserting HDDs ................................ 15

Inserting/Removing Discs ............... 15

Inserting Discs ......................................... 15

Eject Discs ................................................ 15

Manually Eject Discs ............................... 15

Inserting Memory Cards .................. 16

Various Connections ........................ 17

Step4. Set up your media libraries .... 21

Step5. Configure tuners, TV signal,

and Guide ............................... 21

Watching TV ..................................22

To watch live TV ............................... 23

To watch live TV using a Media Center

remote controller .................. 23

To find movies that are schedule to be

broadcast ............................... 24

To watch Internet TV in Media Center

............................................... 24

Record TV .................................... 24

To record a live TV show or movie ... 25 To schedule recordings using the

Guide ..................................... 25

Connecting a TV (or Monitor) ....... 17

Selecting a video cable ...................... 17

Connecting with an HDMI cable ...... 17

Connecting with an DVI cable .......... 17

Connecting with an HDMI cable ...... 18

To schedule recordings using Search

............................................... 25

To record a TV series ........................ 25

To play a recorded TV program ....... 25

To schedule recordings based on

channel and time ................... 26

To schedule recordings based on

Audio Settings ............................... 33

keywords ................................ 26

To add or remove folders that

Windows Media Center searches when it looks for

recorded TV ........................... 26

Play video and watch pictures ....... 27

To find and view a picture ................ 27

To view or import pictures or videos

from a removable device ....... 27

To create a slide show .......................28

To play a slide show ..........................28

To customize setting for slide shows 28 To rate and play your favorite pictures

To find and play a video file .............. 29

Network Settings .......................... 34

Bluetooth Settings ......................... 35

DTV Settings .................................. 37

Windows Home Server Setting ........ 37

Sharing Folders ....................................... 37

User Accounts Setup

............................... 39

Additional Information .................... 41

About Windows update ................. 41

The new Windows Update is easier

to use compared to its

predecessor. ......................... 41

Finding Windows Updates ................ 41

Specification ....................................43

................................................ 29

To slow down, speed up, or rewind a

video file ................................. 29

To change the video background color

Play a CD or DVD or BD ................ 30

To play a DVD .................................. 30

To change the setting for DVD

playback ................................. 31

To play an audio CD .......................... 31

To play media files from a data CD,

data DVD, or removable device

Supporting File Types ................... 32

Music file types ................................. 32

Video file types .................................. 32

Picture file types ................................ 32

................................................ 29

................................................ 31

Changing the Server Settings ........... 32

Display Settings ............................ 32

Change your screen resolution ......... 32

Make the text on your screen larger or

smaller .................................... 32

Safety Instructions

1. Always read the safety instructions

carefully.

2. Keep this user’s manual for future

reference.

3. Keep this equipment away from humidity.

4. Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface

before setting it up.

5. The ventilator on the enclosure is used for

air convection and to prevent the equipment from overheating. Do not cover the ventilator.

6. Make sure that the power voltage is within

its safety range and has been adjusted properly to the value of 100~240V before connecting the equipment to the power inlet.

7. Place the power cord in a way that people

are unlikely to step on it. Do not place anything on the power cord.

WARNING:

To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture.

To avoid electric shock, do not open the chassis. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only.

Batteries or batteries installed apparatus shall not be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the like.

CAUTION

Dangerous explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the

This symbol indicates that the product should not be placed in municipal waste. Check local regulations for disposal of electronic products.

manufacturer.

Regulations

FCC Statement

This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20 centimeters be between the radiator and your body.

This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This device generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this device does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the device off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

Any changes or modifications (including the antennas) made to this device that are not expressly approved the manufacturer may void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Precautions

For Safety

- Internal part is hazardous moving parts;

please keep fingers and other body parts away.

For Power Sources

- For every change in power cord’s usage,

please use an approved power cord with condition greater or equal to H05VV-F, 3G, and 0.75mm.

- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

- Increase the separation between the device

and receiver.

- Connect the device into an outlet on a circuit

different from that to which the receiver is connected.

- Consult the dealer or an experienced

radio/television technician for help.

Shielded network cable must be used between network hub and client in order to comply with the limits for a digital device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules

- Do not disable the protective earth pin from

the plug; the equipment must be connected to an earthed mains socket-outlet.

For Placement

- For pluggable equipment, the socket-outlet

shall be installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible.

- Adjustment of the volume control as well as

the equalizer to other settings than the center position may increase the ear-/ headphones output voltage and therefore the sound pressure level.

Notes on Disc Handling

Notes about This Server

To keep the disc clean, handle the disc by its

edge. Do not touch the surface.

Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or

heat sources such as hot air ducts, or leave it in a car parked in direct sunlight as the temperature may rise considerable inside the car.

After ejection a disc from the server, store

the disc in its case.

Clean the disc with a cleaning cloth. Wipe

the disc from the center out.

Do not use solvents such as benzene,

thinner, commercially available disc/lens cleaners, or anti-static spray intended for viny1 LPs.

If you have printed the disc’s label, dry the

label before playing.

Copyrights

This product and manual are produced by Ablecom Technology, Inc. and is under copyright protection. Any reproduction, transfer, copy or other illegal usages is not permitted, except for backup purpose by the purchaser of the product.

We have taken the best effort to keep this manual correct, but we may not guarantee the contents are absolutely accurate, for the specification of this product may upgrade or change over time. We reserve the right to make changes without notice.

Notice

Do not attach a sticker type label on the disc.

The disc changer may be damaged.

Do not insert the following unsupported

discs; doing so will damage the unit or discs.

- Discs whose shapes are nonstandard-

sized or nonstandard-shaped. (Card, heart, star, etc.)

- Discs with a paper sticker or seals.

- Discs with a cellophane tape, or an

adhesive residue of a removed label.

- Discs of non-standard thickness (thinner

than 1.0mm, or thicker than 1.5mm)

If you want to know more about the instruction of Windows 7, please refer to

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/wind

ows7/help/getting-started

Home Server Overview

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing ABLECOM Multimedia Mini-Theater System, which will bring you full enjoyment and high performance. We have especially designed this system to become the multimedia center of your living room. With Dolby surround 5.1 channel and wireless transmission; you can get more through easier way.

Main Features

- Designed for High-speed tracking, full HD enjoyment and style pursing.

- The central server of Home IT system.

- Audio/Video files sharing

- Blu-Ray digital data storage center

- Compatible with most of audio and video formats.

- Built-in TV tuner with Antenna (optional)

- Blu-Ray (Optional) / DVD Super Multi digital data storage center

- Support Wireless transmission

- Multi-tasking advanced solution

- Support 2/4/5.1 channel HD audio

- Compatible with versatile file formats including MP3, WMA, WAV, JPEG, MPEG-1/2/4 and

DIVX with video solution for NTSC, PAL and HD up to 1080P full HD.

- Multi-tasking performance to get more done.

- Easy installation with unique thermal heat pipe valve and good noise control under 20dB.

- Chic color lighting creates atmosphere & achieve ambience within home.

Index to Parts and Controls

Swap Bays (Each support 500GB, up

Top Panel

No. Part Name Description

1 Slot-in Optical Drive

2 Manual-Eject Hole

3 Optical Drive Active Indicator It will be lit when the optical drive is active. 4 Optical Driver Eject Button Press this button to eject the CD or DVD.

5 Card Reader

6 Power Button Press this button to power on the system

7 Hot-Swap Serial ATA bays

8 System Disk HDD_0 is the internal system disk

Insert the CD or DVD disk into this slot, and it will load the contents automatically. When system is off, push a straightened paper clip into the manual eject hole to release the disk.

This Card Reader supports the following memory card: (1) Smart Media (SM) (2) SD/ SDHC/ MicroSD/ MiniSD/ TransFlash/ MMC (3) Compact Flash (CF) (4) Memory Stick (MS)

4x2.5” SATA I/II Hotto 2TB); Push the blue part to eject the drive.

MIC-IN Jack (pink) Plug a microphone into this jack.

Headphone-out Jack (green) Plug an earphone or speaker into this jack.

10 USB2.0 Ports

Connect USB devices such as keyboard, mouse or USB Flash

Rear Panel

No. Part Name Description

1 TV Antenna Port Connect antenna to this port to receive TV contents (Optional)

2 System Thermal Fans

3 Gigabit LAN port The Gigabit LAN port can provide 10/100/1000Mbps transmission speed

4 Audio ports

5 Power Jack Connect Power Cord to provide power to the system.

6 Power Thermal Fan

7 DVI output DVI port can output digital signal to the monitor

8 HDMI output

This System Thermal Fan could lower down the temperature of the System efficiently

Line-in/Optical S/PDIF-out (light-blue): Connect to an analog audio source like CD/.DVD player / Connect to a Digital Decorder. Line-out (green): Plug an earphone or speaker into this jack Mic-in (pink): Plug a microphone into this jack Support High Definition Audio

5.1 channels output.

This Power Thermal Fan could lower down the temperature of the Power efficiently.

HAMI port can output digital video and audio signal to the monitor and the audio system at the same time.

9 VGA output VGA port can output analog signal to the monitor

10 eSATA ports eSATA port can provide 3Gbps transmission speed to the connected devices

11 USB2.0 Ports Connect USB devices such as keyboard, mouse or USB Flash.

Remote Controller

The remote control has five types of buttons:

A. Playback Buttons: To control your media. B. Navigation Buttons: To move between items on the screen. C. Audio-visual (AV) Buttons: To change channels and adjust volume. D. Numeric Keypad Buttons: To enter alphanumeric characters or TV channels. E. Teletext and Fastext Buttons: To access teletext functionality (if available).

No. Part Name Description

current show.(If pressed twice, record

POWER

BUTTON

A. Playback Buttons:

B. Navigation Buttons: Use the navigation buttons on the remote control to move between items on the screen in Media Center.

PAUSE

STOP

FWD

PLAY

SKIP

RECORD

REW

REPLAY

Press to put the computer in standby mode; press again to bring the computer out of standby mode and return to the desktop.

Pause the currently playing media; press again to resume.

Stop the currently playing media. (Press PLAY to start the track again from the beginning.)

Speed up the currently playing media; if pressed repeatedly, cycles through three fast forward speeds from slowest to fastest.

Play the selected song, Album, or Playlist.

For Album or Playlist, skip to the next song. For Recorded TV, skip ahead 29 seconds.

Record the TV show to disk. If pressed while live TV is on, record the

the series). If pressed from the Electronic Programming Guide, record a TV show or TV series to disk.

Rewind the currently playing media; if pressed repeatedly, cycles through three rewind speeds from slowest to fastest.

For TV, go back five seconds. For Album or Playlist, play the previous song. For DVD, play the previous chapter.

No. Part Name Description

C. AV Buttons: Use the AV buttons to change channels, adjust volume, access a DVD menu, or to put Media Center in standby mode. Some buttons, such as GUIDE, act as shortcuts.

CH/PG+ /

VOL+ /

LEFT

DOWN

MUTE

CH/PG-

GUIDE

LIVE TV

VOL-

RECORDED

DVD MENU

VIDEO

RAIDO

PICTURE

Move to the item on the left, or move to the menu. IF a slide show is playing, return to the previous picture.

Move to the item below.

Mute the sound. Press MUTE again to turn the sound back on.

Change the channel

Go to the Electronic Programming Guide.

Switch to live TV if TV is not currently playing. If TV is paused, skip to live programming.

Adjust the volume

Go to the Recorded TV page

Display the DVD menu

Go to the Video Page

Go to the Radio Page

Go to the Picture Page

START

RIGHT

BACK

Start Media Center, or go to the Start menu if Media Center is already running.

Show information about the selected item.

Move to the item above.

Move to the item on the right, or move from the menu to the folder items. If a slide show is playing, skip to the next picture.

Select the active item.

Go to the previous screen

D. Numeric Keypad

The numeric keypad consists of numbers from 0 through 9 and two other keys: ENTER and CLEAR. You can use

the numeric keypad to type alphanumeric characters anywhere in Media Center that you can enter text. If you want to delete characters you have typed, press CLEAR; press ENTER to submit the characters you have typed. You can also use the numeric keypad to enter TV channels.

F. Teletext Buttons Media Center supports teletext when it is available. The

colored Fastext buttons on the remote control for Media Center PC work much like the teletext buttons on a standard teletext-enabled TV.

MUSIC

Go to the Music Page

Getting Started

Step3. Connecting to the TV or

Monitor

The box contains accessories, padding material and Server unit. Please must operate this unit according to the following procedures.

Step1. Checking the Accessories

The following items are supplied in the accessory pack:

(1) Power Cord x 1pcs (2) Remote Controller x 1pcs (3) Size AA/AAA batteries x 2pcs (4) Driver CD with user manual x 1pcs (5) TV Dongle with antenna x 1pcs (optional) (6) Wireless Keyboard with Mouse x 1pcs

(optional)

Note:

Method 1. Connecting a TV or Monitor with an

HDMI cable;

Method 2. Connecting a TV or Monitor with

DVI connector cable;

The packing contents may vary from different area, and if you have any question about the above list, please feel free to contact your local dealers for the details. Ablecom reserves the right to change or upgrade the contents for better performance.

Step2. Open the back cover

Open the back cover before inserting the connectors.

Method 3. Connecting a TV or Monitor with

VGA connector cable.

*Please see Page 16 for Various Connections.

Step4. Connecting to the Network

Connect a DSL modem and Media Server with Ethernet cable (as below).

(Please see Page 33 for Network setup)

Step6. Connecting to the Speaker

(If your TV or Monitor is without Speaker)

Connecting the Speaker with audio cable as below:

Step5. Connecting to the Power

Cord

Connect the supplied power cord to AC-IN terminal of the server. Then plug the server and TV or Monitor Power Cord into the AC outlet.

Note:

Step7. Checking HDD

HE130S4 has four 2.5” hard disk drivers with hot swap function. Please check if the system is installed one HDD at least on the HDD_0 position.

(Please see Page 14 for detail instruction of Hot

Swap HDD Cage)

The power cord type will be different as different country, please check the power cord type with your local dealer if the supplied power cord is not correct.

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