Abocom Systems MR1K User Manual

Copyright

This publication, including all photographs, illustrations and software, is protected under interna­tional copyright laws, with all rights reserved. Neither this manual, nor any of the material con­tained herein, may be reproduced without written consent of the author.

Copyright 2005

Version 1.0

Disclaimer

The information in this document is subject to change without notice. The manufacturer makes no
representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any
implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. The manufacturer
reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the content
hereof without obligation of the manufacturer to notify any person of such revision or changes.

Trademark recognition

Other product names used in this manual are the properties of their respective owners and are
acknowledged.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

This equipment 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 equipment 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 equipment does cause harmful inter­ference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.

• Connect the equipment onto an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Shielded interconnect cables and a shielded AC power cable must be employed with this equip­ment to ensure compliance with the pertinent RF emission limits governing this device. Changes
or modifications not expressly approved by the system's manufacturer could void the user's
authority to operate the equipment.

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Declaration of conformity

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following condi­tions:

• This device may not cause harmful interference, and

• This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.

About this manual

This manual provides information for setting up and configuring the DMA. This manual is
intended for home users.

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Regulatory Approvals

FCC Statement

This equipment 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 equipment 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 equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one of the following measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver

is connected.

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

To assure continued compliance, any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the
party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.
(Example - use only shielded interface cables when connecting to computer or peripheral
devices).

FCC Radiation Exposure Statement

This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled
environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20
centimeters between the radiator and your body.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:

(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and

(2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.

This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or
transmitter.

The antennas used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at
least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any
other antenna or transmitter.

Channel

The Wireless Channel sets the radio frequency used for communication.

•Access Points use a fixed Channel. You can select the Channel used. This allows you to
choose a Channel which provides the least interference and best performance. In the USA
and Canada, 11 channel are available. If using multiple Access Points, it is better if adjacent
Access Points use different Channels to reduce interference.

• In "Infrastructure" mode, Wireless Stations normally scan all Channels, looking for an
Access Point. If more than one Access Point can be used, the one with the strongest
signal is used. (This can only happen within an ESS.)

• If using "Ad-hoc" mode (no Access Point), all Wireless stations should be set to use the
same Channel. However, most Wireless stations will still scan all Channels to see if there
is an existing "Ad-hoc" group they can join.

CAUTION:

1) To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, a separation
distance of at least 20 cm must be maintained between the antenna of this
device and all persons.

2) This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with
any other antenna or transmitter.

Table of Contents

Getting Started with the DMA .................................................................... 5

Unpacking and Checking the Contents ....................................................................... 5

Identifying Components ............................................................................................... 6

Front-right View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Remote Control............................................................................................................ 7

Inserting the Remote Control Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Remote Control Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Connecting the DMA.................................................................................................... 9

Connect to a TV Set or a Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Wired LAN connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

DC Adapter connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Installation ................................................................................................ 11

Software Installation .................................................................................................. 11

Configuring the Utility (PC) ........................................................................................ 14

Shared Folder tab ...................................................................................................... 15

Security tab................................................................................................................ 16

Media Server Name tab............................................................................................. 16

File Type Tab............................................................................................................. 17

Exploring the DMA Menus ....................................................................... 19

The Main Menu.......................................................................................................... 19

The VIDEO Menu ...................................................................................................... 20

The Album Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

The Genre Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

The Playlist Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

The All Videos Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

The MUSIC Menu ...................................................................................................... 23

The Artist Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

The Genre Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

The Album Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

The Playlist Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

The All Music Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

The PHOTO Menu..................................................................................................... 26

The Album Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

The Playlist Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

The All Photos Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

The SERVER Menu................................................................................................... 29

The Shared Folders Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

The USB Menu .......................................................................................................... 30

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The OPTION Menu.................................................................................................... 31

The Wired LAN Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

The Wireless LAN settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

The TV Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

The Language settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

The Reset the settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

The Software setting Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Operation ................................................................................................. 41

Power on.................................................................................................................... 41

Language Settings..................................................................................................... 41

TV Settings ................................................................................................................ 42

Start DiXiM Media...................................................................................................... 42

View data source and change settings ...................................................................... 43

VIDEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

MUSIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

PHOTO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

SERVER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

OPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Appendix .................................................................................................. 49

Specification .............................................................................................................. 50

Trouble Shooting ....................................................................................................... 51

Common problems and solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Tips for troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Audio problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Having the DMA serviced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Cleaning the DMA...................................................................................................... 53

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GETTING STARTED WITH THE DMA

This section covers the following topics:

• “Unpacking and Checking the Contents” on page 5

• “Identifying Components” on page 6

• “Remote Control” on page 7

• “Connecting the DMA” on page 9

Unpacking and Checking the Contents

Unpack the DMA and check that the following items are included:

DMA American Power Adapter European Power Adapter

RJ-45 Cable Remote Control RCA Cable

Utility CD-ROM Two AAA Batteries Quick Installation Guide

If any item is missing or damaged, repack the DMA and return it to your reseller.

Identifying Components

The following illustrations show the front-right and rear views of the DMA.

FRONT-RIGHT VIEW

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

IR Receiver

WLAN LED

LAN LED

Power LED

USB

USB

Power Switch

REAR VIEW

1

2

3

6 -- Getting Started with the DMA

Power Socket

Antenna

Reset

4

RJ-45 Port

5

6

7

8

9

Right Audio

Left Audio

Composite Video

S-Video

Component Video

Remote Control

The DMA ships with a battery operated, infrared (IR) remote control.

INSERTING THE REMOTE CONTROL BATTERIES

You must insert the two AAA batteries that come with the DMA into the remote control before
you can use it.

1. Remove the cover from the remote control.

2. Insert the two AAA batteries with the correct polarity as indicated on the battery compart­ment.

3. Replace the cover.

Getting Started with the DMA -- 7

REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS

Button Description

Power
Mute
Number (0-9)

Clear
Info
PAGE UP

8 -- Getting Started with the DMA

Turn on/off the power.
Mute volume.
Enter 0 - 9 to select items in VIDEO/MUSIC/PHOTO menus.

Clear text/number from selected entry field.
Show the status of files.
Go up a page.

PAGE DOWN
OPTION
HOME
Volume(+)
Volume(-)
ENTER
Arrows keys (up,
down, left, right)

RETURN
MENU
A-B

PREV
PLAY / PAUSE
NEXT
SKIP
REW
STOP
FWD
SHUFFLE
REPEAT
ZOOM
SLOW
VIDEO
MUSIC
PHOTO
SERVER

Go down a page.
OPTION menu opens
Go to the main menu.
Volume up.
Volume down.
Confirm/enter settings/commands.
Navigate input field in on-screen menus.

Return to the last screen.
A tool menu pops up.
Play repeatly between two chose points in the disc, press again

to disable.
Go back to the last song/video/photo.
Start playing / pausing music or video.
Go to the next song/video/photo.
Skip the file.
Rewind the video.
Stop the selected file action.
Fast forward music/video.
Shuffle during playback.
Toggle repeat function during playback.
Increase zoom.
Toggle between slow motion speeds.
VIDEO menu shows.
MUSIC menu shows.
PHOTO menu shows.
SERVER menu shows.

Connecting the DMA

CONNECT TO A TV SET OR A PROJECTOR

RCA CABLE CONNECTION

1. Connect the red (R) and white (L) audio RCA connectors to the corresponding colored
AUDIO OUT connectors on the rear of the DMA unit.

2. Connect the other end to the corresponding RCA AUDIO INPUT sockets on the rear of your
TV.

3. Connect the yellow RCA cable to the RCA VIDEO OUT socket on the rear of the DMA unit.

4. Connect the other end to the VIDEO INPUT socket to the rear of your TV Set.

S-VIDEO CONNECTION

1. Connect the S-video cable to the VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO connector to the rear of the DMA
unit.

2. Connect the other end to the VIDEO IN S-VIDEO connector to the rear of the TV Set.

3. Connect the red (R) and white (L)audio RCA connectors to the corresponding colored
AUDIO OUT connectors on the rear of the DMA unit.

4. Connect the other ends to the corresponding RCA AUDIO INPUT sockets on the rear of your
TV.

COMPONENT VIDEO CONNECTION

1. Connect the component video cable to the YPbPr sockets on the rear of the DMA unit.

Getting Started with the DMA -- 9

2. Connect the other end to the rear of your TV Set.

3. Connect the red (R) and white (L)audio RCA connectors to the corresponding colored
AUDIO OUT connectors on the rear of the DMA unit.

4. Connect the other ends to the corresponding RCA AUDIO INPUT sockets on the rear of your
TV.

WIRED LAN CONNECTION

Connect the LAN socket at the rear of DMA unit, and connect the other end to the DHCP router.

DC ADAPTER CONNECTION

Connect the DC adapter plug at the rear of DMA unit, and connect the other end to the power out­let.

10 -- Getting Started with the DMA

INSTALLATION

This section covers the following topics:

• “Software Installation” on page 11

• “Configuring the Utility (PC)” on page 14

• “Shared Folder tab” on page 15

• “Security tab” on page 16

• “Media Server Name tab” on page 16

• “File Type Tab” on page 17

Software Installation

You need to have a computer to serve as your data source. Install the DiXiM Media Server soft­ware on this computer (This software can only run under XP Home Edition and Professional Edi­tion). The software is on the accessory CD.

1. Insert the accessory Driver & Utility CD into the CD-ROM drive of your computer, double­click the AutoRun icon in the following screen.

2. When the main menu screen appears, click DiXiM Media Server to start software installa-
tion.

3. The Welcome screen will be displayed, click Next to continue.

4. View the License Agreement screen, and then click Ye s to continue.

5. Input the User name, Company Name and copy the Serial Number, which is provided in the
Driver & Utility CD contents. Click Next to continue.

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6. The system will automatically direct the needed files to the destination shown in this screen,
click Next to continue.

7. You may input the preferred name for your Digital Media Adapter in this screen.

8. When the following screen appears, click Finish to complete the software installation.

Installation -- 13

9. Connect this computer to the DHCP router.

10. Execute DiXiM Media Server.

11. On DiXiM Media Server menu bar, select Edit/Reference. On the left-hand side of the pop­up window, you will see a set of options that you can select to set up your server.

Configuring the Utility (PC)

1. After the driver & utility has been installed in your PC, you may start to configure the utilities.
Go to Start→Programs→DigiOn→DiXiM Media Server Tool to open the utility configura-
tion screens.

14 -- Installation

Shared Folder tab

Add the folders you would like to share. Only shared folders can be viewed on your TV or projec­tor.

Add folder

Cancel Publication

Rebuild Database

Help

OK

Cancel

Apply

Refresh

Add folders to share in the Published
Folder List.

Remove the folders added in the Pub­lished Folder List.

Apply the database setting.

Help files.

Close the Media Server Tool menu.

Close the Media Server Tool menu.

Apply the changes.

Refresh the Media Server Tool menu.

Installation -- 15

Security tab

This screen enables you to manage file access condition, with this function, you can decide to let
certain computers access your files or not.

Permit

Deny

Delete

Share data with external computers.

No data shared.

Remove the selected folders.

Media Server Name tab

This screen shows the device (Digital Media Adapter) name.

16 -- Installation

Media Server Name

Enter the name of your server.

File Type Tab

This tab lets you define the file extension and MIME-TYPE, you can add, delete or edit items in
this list.

Installation -- 17

Add

Add new support files. Enter the file
name in Extension area, and file type
in the MIME-TYPE area.

Edit

Delete

Change the name or type of selected
file.

Remove the file from the list.

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EXPLORING THE DMA MENUS

This section covers the following topics:

• “The Main Menu” on page 19

• “The VIDEO Menu” on page 20

• “The MUSIC Menu” on page 23

• “The PHOTO Menu” on page 26

• “The SERVER Menu” on page 29

• “The USB Menu” on page 30

• “The OPTION Menu” on page 31

The Main Menu

When you access the DMA menu, the Main Menu opens.

ED Question: 1. Can we rename the playlists and add more playlists in Video

and Music?

Use the left/right arrow buttons on the remote control to browse the following screens.

The VIDEO Menu

Use the left/right arrow buttons on the remote control to select VIDEO. The VIDEO Menu
opens.

Use the up/down arrow buttons to select items in the menu. Use the left/right arrow buttons to
move to the next menu.

Video

Press the up/down arrow buttons to
select the Video sub-menus.

Album

Press ENTER and the up/down arrow
buttons to select albums.

Genre

Press ENTER and the up/down arrow
buttons to select play mode.

Playlist

Press ENTER and the up/down arrow
buttons to select the playlists.

All Videos

Press ENTER and the up/down arrow
buttons to select videos.

20 -- Exploring the DMA Menus

THE ALBUM MENU

Select album by pressing ENTER.

THE GENRE MENU

ED Question: 1. Please provide some more infomation about “Genre”.

Exploring the DMA Menus -- 21

THE PLAYLIST MENU

Select playlist by pressing ENTER.

THE ALL VIDEOS MENU

Select video by pressing ENTER.

22 -- Exploring the DMA Menus

The MUSIC Menu

Use the left/right arrow buttons on the remote control to select MUSIC. The MUSIC Menu
opens.

Use the up/down arrow buttons to select items in the menu. Use the left/right arrow buttons to
move to the next menu.

Music

Press the up/down arrow buttons to
select the Music sub-menus.

Artist

Press ENTER and the up/down arrow
buttons to select artists.

Genre

Press ENTER and the up/down arrow
buttons to select play mode.

Album

Press ENTER and the up/down arrow
buttons to select albums.

Playlist

Press ENTER and the up/down
arrow buttons to select the pre-stored
songs in the 5 playlists.

All Music

Press ENTER and the up/down arrow
buttons to select songs.

Exploring the DMA Menus -- 23

THE ARTIST MENU

Select the artist in the list by pressing ENTER.

THE GENRE MENU

Select the genre in the list by pressing ENTER.

24 -- Exploring the DMA Menus

THE ALBUM MENU

Select the album in the list by pressing ENTER.

THE PLAYLIST MENU

Select the playlist in the list by pressing ENTER.

Exploring the DMA Menus -- 25

THE ALL MUSIC MENU

Select song in the list by pressing ENTER.

The PHOTO Menu

Use the left/right arrow buttons on the remote control to select PHOTO. The PHOTO Menu
opens.

26 -- Exploring the DMA Menus