Mitac Digital Technology EZFETCH1 User Manual
User Guide
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PC with:
• Microsoft® Windows® XP or Vista
• 1 GHz processor (Intel® Pentium® 4 or
equivalent is most recommended)
• 50 MB of available hard disk space
• 512 MB memory (640 MB or higher is
most recommended)
• 8 MB video memory (most
recommended)
You must have one of these
Home Network Options:
• Wireless Router or Wired Router with
Wireless Access Point
• Wired Router
• Ethernet Switch or Hub
• Wi-Fi enabled PC or laptop
Other Requirements:
• TV or monitor with either Composite
Video, S-Video or DVI-D/HDMI input
• TV or AV system with analog audio or
optical digital audio input
Table of Contents
Package Contents ........................................ 3
Install SimpleCenter Software onto your PC ................ 4
Add your Media to SimpleCenter .......................... 5
Understanding Your Home Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Connect EZfetch to your Home Entertainment System... 9-11
Using the Remote Control............................. 12-13
Initial Start-Up ........................................... 14
Configure EZfetch ....................................14-15
Play your Pictures, Music Movies and Podcasts
on your Home Entertainment System.................. 16-19
Troubleshooting...................................... 20-21
Technical Support ....................................... 22
Supported Media Formats ............................... 22
Specifications ........................................... 22
For more technical support information, the latest user
documentation and EZfetch software updates, go to
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www.ez4media.com
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Package Contents
Please check the package contents. If any
of the items listed below are not in the
package, visit www.ez4media.com and go
to SUPPORT.
1 EZfetch Wireless HD Digital Media Player
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and Antenna
2 Remote Control
3 Batteries for remote control
4 CD with SimpleCenter software
5 USB Flash Drive
6 Ethernet Cable (LAN RJ45)
7 Power supply cord with EU/USA/EK
changeable plug
8 DVI-D to DVI-D cable
9 RCA Composite Video and Left and
Right Analog Audio Cable
1 0 RCA/SCART adapter
11 DVI-D/HDMI adapter
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Install SimpleCenter software
onto your PC
Install SimpleCenter on any PC that
contains pictures, movies, music or
podcasts that you want to use with
EZfetch to play on your TV.
Insert the SimpleCenter CD into the
CD/DVD drive of your PC. If the install
program does not start automatically,
click Windows Start > Run. In the Run
command box, type “D:\simplecenter.exe”,
where D: represents the drive letter of
your CD-ROM.
The install wizard that guides you through
the setup process will appear.
Choose your language and click OK.
Choose your country and click Next.
Accept the License Agreement by
clicking Next.
Additional dialog screens will follow until
SimpleCenter setup is complete. Start
SimpleCenter by clicking Finished or by
clicking the SimpleCenter icon located on
the desktop.
The rst time you run SimpleCenter,
you will be asked to register in order to
have a free 30-day trial of SimpleCenter
Premium. Some of the great features
of SimpleCenter Premium include: CD
Ripping with automatic assignment of
artist name, album name, track titles,
cover art and more; Remote Access that
lets you access your digital media from
anywhere; and Smartsync that allows you
to transfer digital media content from
your PC to your network devices and your
portable MP3 players (like PlayStation
Portable, Blackberry or Nokia Nseries) and
from your devices to your PC.
After the free 30-day trial, the
SimpleCenter Premium features will no
longer be available unless you purchase
the upgrade. You may skip the registration
by clicking Next.
Add your Media to
SimpleCenter
When you use SimpleCenter for the rst
time, it will ask you to congure Watch
Folders that contain media. As a default,
SimpleCenter will set standard media
directories for music, pictures, and videos:
You can remove any of those directories
or add additional ones. SimpleCenter will
automatically scan these Watch Folders
and add the content to its database.
Please note that you can specify which
media type (music, photo, and movie)
should be used for each directory. This
specication avoids having cover art in a
music folder showing up as a picture in
the database view.
You can always get back to this menu by
selecting the Music, Pictures or Movies
tab located on the top menu bar and by
selecting the Add Music, Add Pictures
or Add Movies. You then can choose
Congure Watch Folders. Plus, you can
add individual media les or folders to
the database.
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Understanding Your
Home Network
To connect EZfetch to your home
network, you will need to know if your
network is wired, wireless, or ad-hoc (no
home network but have a PC with built-in
Wi-Fi networking), and you will need to
know if your IP address is automatically
assigned or manually entered (xed). If
your network is wireless, you will also
need to know your Network Name (SSID)
and Encryption Type.
If you know this information, you may
skip to Connect EZfetch to your Home
Entertainment System. If you do not
know this information, the directions
that follow tell you how to nd out! The
directions apply to both Windows XP and
Windows Vista, but because they have
dierent operating systems, the headings
in Windows Vista will be slightly dierent.
Begin by determining your home network
conguration from the three choices, and
then follow the directions to understand
your home network settings.
I have a wired home network.
1. Conrm that your PC is connected to a router using an Ethernet networking
cable (LAN RJ45).
2. On your PC, determine if your IP Address is automatic or xed:
a. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, then click Control Panel.
b. Double-click the Network Connections icon.
c. If an Ethernet or wireless LAN adapter is present in your computer, you
should see an entry for Local Area Connection. Double-click that entry.
d. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). Click Properties and verify that Obtain
an IP address automatically is selected as shown in the gure below.
e. If you see this setting, your IP
Address is automatic. If you do
not see this setting and you are
using specic IP addresses, your IP
Address is xed.
f. Click OK and close all windows.
I have a wireless home network
that has a wireless router or
access point.
1. On your PC, determine if your IP
Address is automatic or xed by
following the directions in the previous
section.
2. To determine your Network Name
(SSID) and your Encryption Type, please
refer to your wireless router manual
to determine how to best access that
information.
Tip: Typically, you can access your
router settings by opening Windows
Internet Explorer and typing in the router
address, i.e. a typical router address is
http://192.168.1.1. Consult your router
manual for the correct router address.
This will open the router’s web page and
you can obtain the required information
from the status page.
3. Enable an 802.11g access point for
better performance.
Encryption Type Information and Tips:
• WPA2-PSK: best solution that provides
the highest level of security.
• WPA-PSK: older version of WPA. Only
choose this option if WPA2-PSK is
not available on your router or other
computers on your network are not
compatible with the newer standard.
• WEP–128: older security standard, less
secure than WEP.
• WEP–64: provides the least protection.
• None: There is no protection. This
mode allows anyone to connect to your
network and see your data and media
content. To protect your media les, this
mode should not be used.
• WPA: write down your home network’s
pre-shared key so you can use the
same one for EZfetch. WEP: write down
your home network’s password or
hexadecimal key so you can use the
same one for EZfetch. Typically, when
a password is entered in the Settings
section of EZfetch, a hexadecimal key
is generated automatically. However,
a hexadecimal key can also be entered
manually.
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