Digitus DA-70900 User Manual

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User´s Manual

CONTENTS

Introduction ··························································

Multimedia Functions······························································

Input/Output Functions····························································

Kinds of format to be supported··················································

TV Out set-up and change·······················································

Precautions·········································································

How to handle and other precautions············································

Name of each point – Top & Front···············································

Name of each point – Rear side··················································

Contents in package·······························································

Accessories available at shops··················································

Preparation to use MULTIMEDIA CENTER ······················

Procedure···········································································

Kinds of HDD to be installed······················································

HDD Installation····································································

Connecting with PC································································

To create folder and to copy files·················································

Disconnecting from PC····························································

Connecting to TV with Composite(AV) cable···································

Connecting with Component cable or DVI connector··························

Connecting with 5.1CH audio system···········································

Connecting with Optical or Coaxial connector··································

Connecting to Network····························································

Remote Controller & SET-UP Menu·······························

Structure of Remote Controller···················································

Booting Message & Main Menu··················································

Review of each Icon on Main Menu············································

SETUP Menu and How to set up·················································

VIDEO setting change·····························································

AUDIO setting change·····························································

ETC(Other) settings································································

NETWORK setting·································································

WIRELESS (Auto setting)························································

WIRELESS (Manual setting) ····················································

WIRELESS (AD-HOC setting)····················································

LAN Sharing setting(PC) ·························································

Network configuration under window 2000······································

IP Address Setup: Ethernet Network using a direct connection··············

MULTIMEDIA FILE PLAYBACK ···································

How to use JUKEBOX CREATOR(BGM ON) ·································

Enjoying movie file·································································

Creating DVD Library and Enjoying it············································

Enjoying Music Library····························································

Enjoying Photo Library····························································

External USB devices connection················································

Firmware update ·····················································

HDD Partition and Formatting ····································

Under Window 98SE/ME environment··········································

Under Window 2000/XP environment···········································

Troubleshooting ·····················································

SPECIFICATION·······················································

Introduction

To introduce features and functions of MULTIMEDIA CENTER

Multimedia Functions

To playback a recorded digital HD file

As MULTIMEDIA CENTER supports up to 1920 x 1080 progressive scan, you can enjoy playing back a pre-recorded HDTV program by a digital TV set-top box or person digital video contents taken by a HD camcorder with fantastic displaying quality.

To support various video formats

MULTIMEDIA CENTER supports various latest video formats such as a pre-recorded HD file(tp, ts), WMV9, WMV9 HD, MPEG1/2, MPG, MPEG4(DivX, Xvid), etc.

DVD JUKE BOX Function

As MULTIMEDIA CENTER supports ISO file and IFO file, you can store DVD titles into MULTIMEDIA CENTER and playback those files just like DVD Player. You can store various DVD titles into MULTIMEDIA CENTER and manage them forever and easily.

Auto Playback, Bookmark and Section Repeat Functions

After one file playback is ended, the next file(different in file name only) is play-backed automatically. If you mark a specific position of a movie during playback with “BOOKMARK” button of remote controller, you can start from the marked position again. The function of ‘Section Repeat’ lets you repeat a specific section. Section Repeat function is useful for language study or enjoying sports moving pictures.

Music JUKE BOX Function

As MULTIMEDIA CENTER supports various music files like MP3, Ogg Vorbis, WMA, M3U and PLS, you can store these files into MULTIMEDIA CENTER and enjoy them with easy. And, in case that you make MULTIMEDIA CENTER’s own playlist by using ‘JUKE BOX CREATOR’ function, you can enjoy music files(playlisted) as background music(BGM function) with easy and convenient.

Digital Photo Album

You can enjoy photo with MULTIMEDIA CENTER together with your family through big screen of TV in your living room, as MULTIMEDIA CENTER has ‘Photo Slide Show’ and ‘BGM(Background Music)’ functions.

Input/Output Functions

Analog 5.1CH Audio Output and 2CH Down Mix

MULTIMEDIA CENTER can output analog audio signal(decoded signal), as it can

decode digital signal(high quality audio sound signal like AC3, DTS) into analog signal

internally by itself. So, you can enjoy 5.1CH high quality sound without an expansive

additional device like DTS decoder or Receiver. And, as MULTIMEDIA CENTER

supports 2CH down mix, users who have 2CH speaker only also can enjoy multi

channel audio track..

High Quality DVI Connector

As MULTIMEDIA CENTER has DVI connector which output high quality digital signal, you can enjoy high quality display without any display distortion.

Streaming through Wired/Wireless Network

Without the procedure to copy files from PC to MULTIMEDIA CENTER through USB cable, you can stream various media files in your PC to MULTIMEDIA CENTER and playback them back with TV directly through MULTIMEDIA CENTER’s Network solution.

Installed Wireless LAN Module and Antenna

As MULTIMEDIA CENTER has Wired LAN as well as Wireless LAN module which

supports turbo function, WEP security function and high sensitive 5dBi antenna, you can connect MULTIMEDIA CENTER easily with any wireless network environment.

HOST USB2.0 lets you connect with various external USB devices

As MULTIMEDIA CENTER has two(2) USB2.0 HOST, you can attaché various external USB devices such as external HDD, USB memory, digital camera, etc.

External Mass Storage

As MULTIMEDIA CENTER works perfectly as an external USB mass-storage for your PC through high speed USB2.0, you can store huge data into MULTIMEDIA CENTER and manage it with easy.

Kinds of format to be supported

Video

HD file format(tp,ts), Windows Media 9, Windows Media 9 HD

DivX3.11, DivX4, DivX5, DivX HD, Xvid, MPEG1, MPEG2(IFO, VOB, ISO)

Subtitle

SMI, SUB, SRT

Audio

MP3, Ogg Vorbis, WMA, AC3, DTS

Picture

JPG, JPEG, BMP, PNG

Needed minimum transferring rate

Format Wired, Wireless LAN USB2.O(HOST)

MPEG1/2 12Mbps 10Mbps

DivX, Xvid 1.5Mbps 1.5Mbps

WMV9 8Mbps 8Mbps

• Even though a video file format is corresponding to the above table, the video file may

not be played-back properly in case that the resolution and transferring rate of the video file is over specific value.

• Although a video file format is corresponding to the above table, the video file may not

be played-back properly according to the speed(performance) of external USB devices or the speed(performance) of the devices to compose a network environment.

• Even though video file format is one of the above classification, the file is not played if

the file is encoded with GMC or QPEL option.

• AVI(Audio Video Interleaved) is a container format. This means that it may contain

many different combinations of codec. So, even if MULTIMEDIA CENTER supports most of AVI files, but, there could be AVI files not played back properly by MULTIMEDIA CENTER.

• Subtitle is supported properly in case only that the file name of subtitle is exactly same

as that of the moving picture.

• The audio file encoded with copy protection technology is not played back properly.

• Even if MULTIMEDIA CENTER can playback 2048 x 1352(JPEG), it may not work

properly if the JPEG size is over 1920 x 1080.

TV OUT set-up and change

TV Standard for each country

Korea, North America Europe and else

NTSC PAL

※ TV out mode is originally set as PAL/Composite

※ If you want to change TV out mode, you can use TV OUT button of remote controller or TV OUT button

of the front side of MULTIMEDIA CENTER set.

※ LED light of the front side of MULTIMEDIA CENTER moves to corresponding position when you press

TV OUT button with 2~3sec time interval.

TV OUT button for changing TV Out mode

LED of MULTIMEDIA CENTER Front

AUDIO OUT button for changing

AUDIO Out mode

Reference

※ Each pressing TV OUT button : PAL(Composite)480p(Component)576p(Component)

480p DVI-D 576p DVI-D  DVI-A VGA 800x600 60Hz NTSC(Composite)

※ You can change and select more subdivided TV out mode in SET UP menu ※ In case of no display on TV screen, try pressing TV OUT button several times to fit TV OUT mode ※ AUDIO OUT button does not work while movie is playing.

Precautions

Do not block a ventilation opening

Do not drop or give a shock. It may cause

serious damage to internal Hard Disk Drive.

Keep it away from high temperature, high

humidity, nearby magnetic filed and direc

sunlight.

Do not touch the plug of the AC power cord

with wet hands

Do not try disassembling. It may cause an

electric shock, defect or unexpected problem.

For installing or changing HDD, you may open

the door on bottom side.

Keep it unplugged during lightning storms o

when unused for long period time.

How to handle and other precautions

• Make sure that you have to use the AC adapter supplied together with MULTIMEDIA

CENTER. If not, it may cause unexpected problem like breakdown, fire, etc.

• In case that MULTIMEDIA CENTER is used or left in a completely covered and high

temperature space(like in a car) for long time, it may cause unexpected problem.

• Do not see the light of OPTICAL connector directly. It may have a bad effect on your

eyes.

• In case of no use for long time, get rid of battery from remote controller.

• To clean the exterior of MULTIMEDIA CENTER, soak a soft cloth in a mild detergent

solution diluted with water, tightly squeeze the cloth to remove the excess liquid, wipe

the affected area of the exterior, and finish by wiping with a dry cloth.

• Make sure that MULTIMEDIA CENTER is not powered off suddenly during its

working(playing-back, file transferring, firmware upgrading, etc). In case of sudden

power-off during working, you need to check HDD with Windows utility(Scan Disk) after

connecting with your PC system.

• When you try disconnecting the USB cable between MULTIMEDIA CENTER and your

PC system after finishing jobs, make sure to follow ‘USB device safety removal’

procedure.

• When try connecting HDD to IDE cable, S-Video cable, DVI cable, be careful not to

give some damage to pins of each connector.

Name of each point – Top & Front

Button of top side

OK BUTTON

PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON

Power(On/Off) Button

STOP Button

SETUP Button

Direction,

REW/FWD and

+15/-15sec move

Button

(▲, ▼, ◀, ▶)

Button & LED of front side

IR receive

TV OUT Button

Video / S-Video o

Component(DVD) LED

DTV Component LED

DVI-D LED

DVI-A LED

AUDIO OUT Button

2CH Stereo Audio out LED

nalog 5.1CH Audio out LED

Digital Sound out LED

Wired/Wireless

Connection Status LED

USB Host Connection

Status LED

Power LED HDD LED PLAY LED

Name of each point – Rear Side

External IR receive

Connecto

For Wireless Antenna

USB connecto

for PC

S-Video

DC FAN

Digital Sound

Optical Connecto

DVI Out connector

Digital Sound Coaxial Connector

Composite

Video Connecto

2CH Stereo

5.1CH Analog

udio Connecto

Component Video Connector

Wired LAN Port(RJ-45)

USB Host port

Power12V DC

Contents in package

Below items are in the package of MULTIMEDIA CENTER

□ MULTIMEDIA CENTER □ Remote Controller □ AAA size Batteries

User’s Manual

□ 12V DC Power Adaptor □ Power cord

□ A to B USB Cable □ Composite A/V Cable □ Component Video Cable

□ 5dBi Wireless Antenna

(Wireless model only)

Accessories available at shops

If below accessories needed, you can buy them at shops by yourself.

DVI to RGB Gender DVI to HDMI Gender DVI Single Cable

Coaxial Cable Optical Cable S-VIDEO Cable

LAN Cable

Preparation to use MULTIMEDIA CENTER

To introduce preparation before you enjoy MULTIMEDIA CENTER

Procedure

1. Check whether all accessories are supplied properly.

2. Install HDD(Hard Disk Drive) into MULTIMEDIA CENTER according to the procedure

of HDD installation(※ note : HDD jumper should be set as Master)

Connect AC adapter into MULTIMEDIA CENTER, and connect MULTIMEDIA CENTER with PC through USB cable

4. Power on MULTIMEDIA CENTER(with power button of top side, or with power button of remote controller)

5. In case that the installed HDD is not formatted, please format it first according to normal HDD format procedure

6. Copy media files in your PC to the HDD of MULTIMEDIA CENTER

7. After finishing copying files, disconnect MULTIMEDIA CENTER from your PC system

8. Connect MULTIMEDIA CENTER to TV set and(or) to audio system

9. Power on MULTIMEDIA CENTER and change set-up value in SET-UP menu if needed. It is recommended that MULTIMEDIA CENTER should be rebooted if you set up Network newly

10. Now, you are ready to enjoy MULTIMEDIA CENTER freely

Kinds of HDD to be installed

HDD Size HDD Type HDD Capacity HDD RPM

HDD buffer

Memory

3.5” IDE HDD

IDE 40 pin

Any capacity

available in

market

Over 4200 RPM Over 2M

※ MULTIMEDIA CENTER does not support S-ATA Type

HDD Installation

1. Push the locker to the direction(“OPEN).

Open up the HDD door slowly.

2. There is HDD fixture inside. Push i

forward(#1) slightly and pull it up(#2).

4. Fix HDD with HDD fixture like below picture.

3. . Insert HDD carefully inside with

MULTIMEDIA CENTER laid down slightly to

minimize impact to HDD.

5. Connect IDE cable and power cable

like picture.

6 Close HDD door and push the locker to the

direction(

“CLOSE”).

IDE

POWER

Connecting with PC

To copy files in your PC to MULTIMEDIA CENTER, follow below procedure.

For Windows ME/ 2000/XP Users

1. Power on your PC system.

2. Connect MULTIMEDIA CENTER to your PC with USB Cable. Connect AC adapter to

MULTIMEDIA CENTER. And power it on.

3. Wait until your PC recognizes MULTIMEDIA CENTER as USB mass storage.

4. Check whether MULTIMEDIA CENTER is properly recognized as USB mass storage by clicking

and opening “My Computer” on Windows.

For Windows 98SE Users

1. Before connecting MULTIMEDIA CENTER to your PC, you need to install Driver for Windows

98SE to your PC. You may download the Driver for Windows 98SE from our

website(

www.digitus.info)

2. After downloading it, unzip it and run the file(MULTIMEDIA CENTER_98setup)

3. Connect MULTIMEDIA CENTER to your PC with USB cable. And connect AC adapter to

MULTIMEDIA CENTER and power it on. Wait until your PC recognizes MULTIMEDIA CENTER

as USB mass storage.

4. Check whether MULTIMEDIA CENTER is properly recognized as USB mass storage by

clicking and opening “My Computer” on Windows.

To create folder and to copy files

Follow below procedure to copy folder and file from PC to MULTIMEDIA CENTER.

• If the HDD has no partition or the HDD is not formatted, you need to do it first.

- We recommend NTFS instead of FAT32. MULTIMEDIA CENTER supports multi partitions.

- Note : Primary partition should be over one(1)

※ For HDD partition, refer to Chapter 6.

• When you make folder in the HDD of MULTIMEDIA CENTER, it is recommended

that you make folders like ‘MOVIE’, ‘MUSIC’, ‘PHOTO’. And, you copy files to each

folder corresponding to kind of file.

- ‘MOVIE’ folder responds to ‘MOVIE’ button of remote controller and ‘MOVIE’ icon of main

menu.

- ‘MUSIC’ folder responds to ‘MUSIC’ button of remote controller and ‘MUSIC’ icon of main

menu. And, ‘PHOTO’ folder is also same.

- You may make any name of folders freely.

• Do not store too many files into one folder.

- It is recommended that you make several sub folders and store files divisionally.

- In case that you did HDD partition with FAT32, it is recommended that you do not store

over 3GB files into one folder.

• In case that file name(folder name) is too long or has so many specific characters,

blanks or period marks, the file(folder) may cause some problem.

- In this case, change or reduce file(folder) name.

• Moving picture file and subtitle file should be in same folder.

- Moving picture file and subtitle file should be in same folder. And, both files name should

be same except for ‘extension name’.

Disconnecting MULTIMEDIA CENTER from PC after finishing file copy

After finishing file copy, make sure that you need to next page procedure for

disconnecting MULTIMEDIA CENTER from PC. Otherwise, copied files may have

some damage.

When try disconnecting USB cable between MULTIMEDIA CENTER and PC,

Make sure to follow below procedure.

1. Do double-click the icon of “Safely

remove USB……”.

2. Click “Stop” button after selecting

“USB Mass Storage Device”..

3. When the message like picture is

shown, disconnect USB cable

between MULTIMEDIA CENTER

and PC.

Disconnecting from PC

Connecting to TV with Composite(AV) cable

After power off MULTIMEDIA CENTER and TV, connect them like below procedure..

• The Composite AV cable is needed to connect with normal TV or Video and is for connecting

Composite video signal and 2CH audio signal simultaneously.

• Connect yellow cable to the Composite connector of MULTIMEDIA CENTER and to the VIDEO

connector of TV set.

• Connect red cable to the FRONT-R connector of MULTIMEDIA CENTER and to the Sound

Input(Right) of TV or Audio system.

• Connect white cable to the FRONT-L connector of MULTIMEDIA CENTER and to the Sound

Input(Left) of TV or Audio system.

• You may refer to cable colors and connector colors.

• Please do not misunderstand Composite connectors and Component(Y, Pb, Pr) connector

which is located on the bottom line of MULTIMEDIA CENTER rear side.

• If you want to use digital audio output(Optical, Coaxial), you don’t need to connect with red

cable and white cable.

• In case that your TV set has S-Video input connector, you may enjoy higher display quality by

connecting with S-Video cable.(note : As we do not supply S-Video cable, you need to

purchase it by yourself from shop)

• For more information, refer to user’s manual supplied by TV maker

Connecting with Component cable or DVI connector

When connecting HDTV or other high quality displaying devices,

connect like below picture..

Connecting with Component cable

Connecting with DVI cable

• For safety, connect cables after power off MULTIMEDIA CENTER, TV and audio system.

• You have to purchase DVI cable and other genders by yourselves from shop

Connecting with 5.1CH audio system

If you want to connect analog 5.1Ch sound output to your speaker, please

connect audio cables like below picture.

• You need to prepare below cables or gender by yourself as those are not supplied together

with MULTIMEDIA CENTER. (audio cable for analog 5.1Ch, 3.5 pie gender cable, etc)

• Connect with analog 5.1Ch cables like upper picture.

• If the input connector of speaker or audio system is the stereo jack(3.5 pie) type, you need 3.5

pie gender cable. According to below picture, connect it to each speaker properly..

CENTER

REAR-R

(Rear-Right)

FRONT-R

(Front-Right)

REAR-L

(Rear-Left)

FRONT-R

(Front-Left)

WOOFER

Connecting with Optical, Coaxial connector

If you want to enjoy high quality digital audio, connect with Optical or Coaxial

connector.

• As the audio output through Optical or Coaxial is digital signal, separate devices like

DTS Decoder(or Receiver) is needed additionally.

• For safety, connect cables after power off MULTIMEDIA CENTER and audio system.

• You have to purchase Optical cable or Coaxial cable by yourselves from shop.

• Make sure that Optical cable is not bent severely.

• Do not see optical light which comes from Optical connector. It may have a bad effect

on your eyes.

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