Umax NTR-S20 User Manual

Safety Warning

This product has been manufactured to comply with international safety standards. Please read the following safety precautions carefully.

Safety instructions and Precautions

1. MAINS SUPPLY

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Operate this product only from the type of power supply indicated on the marking label.

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Disconnect the product from the mains before you start any maintenance or installation procedures.

2. OVER LOADING

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Do not overload a wall outlet, extension cord or adapter as this may result in electronic fire or shock

3. LIQUIDS

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The product should not be exposed to liquid of any kind. In addition, no objects filled with liquid should be placed on the product.

4. VENTILATION

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The slots on rear of the product must be left uncovered to allow proper airflow into the unit.

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Do not stack electronic equipments on top of the product.

5. ATTACHMENTS

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Do not use any unsupported attachments as these may be hazardous or cause damage to the

product.

6. CONNECTION TO THE TV

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Disconnect the product from the mains before connecting or disconnecting the cable from the TV.

Failure to do so can damage the TV.

7. LOCATION

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Place the product indoors to avoid exposing it to lightning, rain or sun. Do not place it near a radiator or heat register.

8. REPLACEMENTS OF PARTS

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When replacement of parts is required, be sure the service technician uses replacement parts

specified by the manufacturer or those that have the same characteristics as the original part. Unauthorized substitution may result in additional damage to the unit.

CONTENTS

1 Before using the product 4

1.1 Package Contents 4

1.2 Front View 5

1.3 Side View 5

1.4 Rear Panel 6

1.5 Remote Control 9

2 Connections

2.1 Connect to the Antenna 10

2.2 To use the composite AV connector 10

2.3 To use HDMI connector 11

2.4 Plug in power 11

2.5 Connect to the Ethernet 11

2.6 To use optical Digital Audio 12

2.7 Connect a USB device

2.8 Transfer media files from your computer to player 13

2.9 To use AV Input connector 13

2.10 To use the SD card

3 Basic Operation

3.1 Browser Menu 14

3.2 Movie Playback 14

3.3 Music Playback 15

3.4 Viewing Photos 16

4 Installation (Searching for the channels)

4.1 Automatic Search 18

4.2 Manual Search 19

5 Recording

5.1 Instant Recording

5.2 Scheduled Recording by manual

5.3 Scheduled Recording by EPG (Electronic Program Guide) 22

5.4 Recorded Program 23

5.5 Time Shifted Recording 24

6 File Manager

6.1 Copy or Move 25

6.2 Delete 26

7 Network Setup

7.1 Wired Setup 27

7.2 Wireless Setup (Optional)

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7.3 Browsing on the network

7.4 Using Internet Radio 30

7.5 FTP Server 31

7.6 NFS Server 33

7.7 BitTorrent 37

Setup

Firmware Update

Appendix

10.1 Trouble shooting

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10.2 Specification

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1. Before using this product

This chapter provides detailed instructions on the product and its accessories.

1.1 Package Contents

Check all the package contents before using the product.

cable

Recorder Remote Control Composite audio/video

Users’ Manual AC adapter

NOTE

Product contents may be subject to change. Cables not specified above must be purchased separately.

1.2 Front View

1. Power LED

The power LED on the front of the unit is on while the recorder player starts up.

2. Infrared receiver

Receives signals from the remote control. Make sure that the path between remote control and IR is unobstructed.

1.3 Rear Panel

1. DC12V

2. LAN(Ethernet 100Base-Tx/10Base-T)

3. USB Host Port

4. OPTICAL OUT

5. SD card slot

6. AV-IN

7. AV-OUT

8. HDMI OUT

9. ANTENNA-IN for TV Tuner(DVB-T)

1. POWER

2. TV OUT Switch TV OUT mode.

3. SOURCE Press the button to change the input

4. REC.

-. Press the button to begin recording

-. Press the button to resume recording

-. Press the button to use instant recording function

5. TIME SHIFT

Press the button to use Time Shift function

6. SETUP Press the button to go directly to SETUP Menu

7. MUTE Mutes the audio temporarily

8. DVD MENU Press the button to display DVD menu

signal SOURCE.

9. Number button

-. Press to change the channel.

-. Press to enter numeric changing settings.

10.

11. STOP press to stop playing a file

12.

-. Press the button to play a file

-. Press the button again to stop the current file

-. Press the button to resume playback of this file

13. VOL + / - Adjusts the audio volume

14. HOME

15. ARROW

16. OK Press the button to select a menu or confirm

17. FF / REW

Press the button to move to next or previous file

PLAY/PAUSE

the user’s action

Press the buttons to navigate the menu

-. Press the buttons to rewind/forward the play back of

Recorded file

-. Press repeatedly to select faster REW/FF speeds.

18. RETURN

-. Goes back to the previous screen

-. Press the button to cancel user’s action.

19. INFO

20. EPG Press the button to display the Electronic

21. MEDIA

Select All, Movies, Music or Photo icons on Browser

22. EJECT Safely remove attached storage

23. i-Radio Goes directly to folder named Internet Radio

24. SLOW

Press the button to change the playback speed into the

25. A – B

Press the button to set the beginning and end points of

26. SHUFFLE

Press the button to display the information of recording.

Program Guide.

slow motion mode.

a section to repeat

Press the button to switch random and sequential

playback

27. ZOOM

Press the button to zoom in/out the screen

28. ROTATE

Press the button to rotate a picture by 4 angles

29. BOOK MARK

Press the button to add or delete the current position as a

bookmark

30. SLEEP

Press the button to set the timing to turn the product off

automatically

31. AUDIO Press the button to view the audio track

32. S.TITLE Press the button to view subtitle

33. SYNC Press the button to synchronize the video and

subtitle

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2. Connections

2.1 Connect to Antenna

Connect your aerial to ANTENNA-IN outlet on the rear of the player.

2.2 To use the composite AV connector

Plug the single connector into the back of the player, and the associated yellow, red and white cables into your Video In, Audio Right and Audio Left inputs on your television.

2.3 To use HDMI connector

Plug one end of the cable into the HDMI socket on the recorder player, and plug the other end into the matching socket on your television. In this case, you do not have to make audio connection because the HDMI connector can output stereo audio or Dolby Digital audio.

2.4 Plug in power

Connect the power cable to the player’s DC connector, and then plug the opposite end into an AC power outlet.

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2.5 Connect to the Ethernet

Connect one end of the Ethernet cable into the LAN outlet on the rear of the recorder player and the other into your computer network switch or router.

2.6 To use optical Digital Audio

Plug the optical cable into the digital optical port on your player and the other end of the optical cable into the digital optical port on you’re a/V receiver.

2.7 Connect a USB Device

The player has two USB ports that support playback from the USB external drives. Connect the USB device to either of the HD media player’s USB ports.

2.9 To use AV input connector

Use the composite cable when connecting to a DVD player and other audiovisual equipment.

2.10 To use the SD card

Insert a SD card into the SD card socket of your recorder player.

3. Basic Operation

3.1 Browser Menu

Home screen menu is displayed when your press HOME on the remote control. The icons on the Browser menu (default) let you to browse your media library. The Movies, Music and Photo icons represent files for the different media types. “All” icon will display available media files in the current folder.

3.2 Movie Playback

• Select Movies icon by pressing MEDIA on remote control. The screen will display

available video files.

• You can navigate video files by using

buttons to scroll through the list

• To begin playback of a single file, highlight the file and then press OK.

Video Play Controls

Use these buttons on the remote control to control video playback.

Button Function

Stops video playback Pause or resume video playback

Resume playback on the selected position(video scan)

Using Video Repeat

Scan video (press repeatedly to select the scan speed)

Use this option to repeat the video currently playing. To set the video repeat mode :

1. During video playback, press SHUFFLE. The option appears on the top of the screen.

2. Press repeatedly until the repeat mode you want is displayed. Options include :

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OFF – The video file(series file) will be just repeated once.

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Repeat – The current video is played repeatedly until you press STOP

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All – All the files in the current video folder are played in sequence, and

repeatedly, until you press STOP

Displaying the Video information panel Use this option to display the video information panel on the top of screen. To view the

Information Panel of current video, press button during the video playback.

3.3 Music Playback

• Select Music icon by pressing MEDIA on remote control. The screen will display

available audio files.

• You can navigate audio files by using buttons to scroll through the list.

Music Play Controls

Use these buttons on the remote control to control music playback.

Button Function

Stop audio playback

Playback audio file

Scan the audio playback forward or backward

Music Shuffle Mode

Use this option to set the audio tracks in the current music folder to play in random order. To enable music shuffle mode :

1. During music playback, press SHUFFLE. The option opens at the top of screen.

2. Press repeatedly until the shuffle mode you want is displayed. Options include :

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OFF – All the audio tracks in the current

folder are played in sequence, and once, until you press STOP

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Shuffle

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Repeat

3.4 Viewing Photos

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All

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Once

• Select Photo icon by pressing MEDIA on remote control.

• You can navigate image files by using buttons to scroll through the list

• You can navigate previous or next 10th image file from the one in the current list by using

buttons

Photo Slideshow

This player allows you to create a slideshow using the contents of a photo folder. To start a slide show:

1. Select the photo folder containing the image files you want in the slide show.

2. Highlight the image files in the current folder, then press PLAY/PAUSE to start the slideshow

To listen to background music with a slideshow:

1. Select the audio files you want to accompany the slide show

2. Copy them into the photo folder you want in the slide show To listen to background music with a slideshow, the audio files and pictures must be

included in the same folder. Repeating a Slideshow

Use this option to set the slideshow to play in a loop sequence. To set the slide show repeat mode:

During the slideshow, press REPEAT/SHUFFLE, then press this button repeatedly until the repeat mode you want is displayed. Options include:

• Not repeating: The slideshow is played once

• Change status to repeat: The slideshow is played repeatedly until you press STOP

Photo Display Options

Rotating the Picture Use this option to rotate the image clockwise. This setting does not affect the original file’s

orientation. During the photo viewing, press ROTATE, then press this button repeatedly until the rotation you want is set.

Using Photo Zoom

Use this option to change the viewing scale of the image display. During the photo viewing, press

ZOOM, and then press this button repeatedly until the scale you want is shown.

Displaying the Picture information panel Use this option to display the Picture Information Panel on the top of the screen. This

panel shows the following information about the current picture:

• Image file name

• Image’s sequence number and the total number of

image files in the current folder

4. Installation(Searching for the channels)

This will guide you through the installation procedure to automatically search for the digital channels. You will also run this installation after the product has been returned to the Factory Reset.

4.1 Automatic Search

Wait while channel search continues. This may take a few minutes.

1. Select Channel Scan and then press OK

2. During the channel search, the cursor is located at CANCEL. Therefore, if you press OK button during the search, the search will stop and the channels found until then will be displayed.

3. If the search does not find any channels, then select Channel Scan button to search for the channels again. Make sure that you have connected your aerial correctly.

NOTE

4. You can delete the unwanted channels from the found channels.

If you exit the installation without fully completing the channel searching procedure, you may not have all of the channels available. In this case, you can use channel scan menu to search for the channels.

4.2 Manual Search

You can search channels manually by searching parameters.

1. Press HOME, press the SETUP icon and then the screen like the left figure will be shown.

2. Select Channel Scan, highlight MANUAL SCAN and then press OK.

3. Enter the channel to search. When entering channel value, the appropriate frequency value is displayed.

5. Recording

The product provides various recording modes such as instant recording and scheduled recording. It supports standard DTV features such as EPG (Electronic Program Guide) and Time shifting.

5.1 Instant Recording

The instant recording function records the channel displayed currently.

1. Press the REC button to record current channel instantly.

2. Press the REC button repeatedly until the recording duration you want is displayed.

Options includes :

• REC OFF

• REC 30 min – 60 min – 90 min – 120 min

180 min – 240 min

3. Press button to see the detailed information about the recorded program.

4. Press button to stop recording the current channel.

5. If you move to other channel, stops instant recording. Do not switch channels while recording using this function.

Note :

• Ensure that there is enough free space before recording. If the free space on the hard disk drive is insufficient, recording will stop. Recording one hour of program may require

up to 2 or 3GB of hard disk space.

• The first partition of the local hard disk drive must be formatted in NTFS.

• The recorded program is saved in the folder named My Recordings.

5.2 Scheduled Recording by manual

You can set a service to be recorded at a specific time. Even if the player is in standby mode, it will switch into operation mode and start recording at a specified time.

1. Press HOME, select Record Schedule and then press OK.

2. Select Add a new schedule and press OK to add a new timer event.

3. The box like the left figure will be shown. Set the Type, Date, Duration, Cycle, Quality by using , , , .

4. The following message will be shown. Select “Yes” to save the changes.

5. This player will be turned on automatically around three minutes before the scheduled timing.

5.3 Scheduled recording by EPG(Electronic Program Guide)

With the Electronic Program Guide (EPG), you can check the schedule of DTV service or event, view detailed information about them. DTV EPG function is not available in analog TV or external input device. Press EPG button to record or see the desired service or event

General EPG Screen

button, the rows in

• Shows the names of current events in a grid of rows and columns. You can check

① Service list

• Shows the list of all services currently available. As you press the event name list will be refreshed correspondingly.

② ~ ③ Event name list

scheduled event information up to several days ahead, depending on conditions.

④ Picture window

⑤ Event name

Press to open or close EPG Screen

Press to change the service list

• Press to move EPG date forward

• Press to move EPG date backward

• Press to scroll up the event name list

• Press to scroll down the event name list Press to record the desired channel in DTV mode

5.4 Recorded program

1. Press RECORD SCHEDULE button.

2. Select STATUS by using / button. The recorded program list will appear.

Note :

• The program being recorded will be added to the recorded program list

• The start time of scheduled recording cannot be set within the duration of scheduled

recording to start first.

Lock Ready

Displayed when the program is being recorded. No deleting and editing is feasible. Displayed only if the program is reserved for recording

3. Select the desired reservation using

/ and press OK.

4. The following popup menu will appear and you can pause scheduled recording.

Note

1. Move to Delete icon.

2. After selecting reserved program using

/ , press OK.

3. The following popup menu will appear and then press Yes.

: If the status of reserved program is set to Lock, you cannot delete the program.

1. Move to History icon.

2. Press OK by using / , to delete a recorded program.

OK FAIL

5.5 Time Shifted Recording

You can perform Time Shifted recording while watching the currently broadcasting TV program. If you press the TIME SHIFT button on the remote control, the current program is paused. And the program is resumed from that point

Note

Press the STOP button to go to the live program.

Displayed if the recording is completed successfully Displayed if the program fails to be recorded

If you press the INFO button while watching TV, the time bar information will be displayed. Time bar displays the time gap between the broadcasting point and watching point and the amount of temporarily saved program.

: Time shift makes the

time gap between the broadcasting (live) point and watching point.

6. File Manager

The File Manager feature allows you to copy or delete the files or folders from the attached USB devices.

6.1 Copy or Move

1. Press HOME and select File Manger icon.

2. Select source storage and press OK.

3. Select the folder or file you intend copy or move, press PLAY/PAUSE and then the screen like left figure will be shown.

4. Press and then select destination storage.

5. Select the preferred destination folder and press . The message like left figure will be shown. Select “Copy” or “Move” and then press OK

• Item with V displayed in red indicates it is currently selected.

• Select “want to create New Folder?” to create a new folder into the destination storage.

Enter Folder Name by using , ,

and then select OK.

6.2 Delete

1. Press HOME and select File Manger icon.

2. Select source storage and press OK.

3. Select the folders or files you want to delete, press PLAY/PAUSE and then the screen like left figure will be shown.

4. Press and the screen like left figure will be shown. Select Recycle Bin icon and then press OK.

5. The following message will be shown. Highlight Delete and press OK.

7. Network Setup

This chapter will guide you through the network settings such as wired, wireless and FTP.

7.1 Wired Setup

4.1.1 DCHP(AUTO)

If your network supports DHCP, set this option to receive an automatic IP address and subnet mask assignment.

1. Press HOME and select Setup icon.

2. Select Network icon and press OK.

3. Select Wired Setup and press OK.

4. Select DHCP IP and press OK

5. Select OK, press OK. A confirmation prompt appears and select OK to save setting.

NOTE: You may enter DNS server IP manually depending on the router available.

4.1.2 Static IP (Manual)

Use this menu to manually configuring the IP address, Subnet mask, Default Gateway, DNS Server IP.

1. Select Static IP and press OK.

2. An on-screen menu opens

3. Enter IP addresses, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, DNS Sever (Provided by your ISP) by using the NUMERIC (0 ~ 9) buttons and press OK.

4. A pop will appear and press OK to apply changes.

7.2 Wireless Setup(Optional)

This section allows you to make changes to the wireless network settings.

1. Connect USB Wi-Fi adapter to USB host

port of this player.

2. Press HOME and select Setup icon.

3. Select Network icon and press OK.

4. Select Wireless Setup and press OK.

5. Select Infrastructure (AP) and press OK.

5. Select AUTO and press OK. List of Access

Points (AP) will be displayed available within your range. Select the AP you connect to and press OK.

6. If the security is enabled on the AP you

connect to, an on-screen keyboard will be shown. Enter the encryption key by using

7. The following message will be shown

But, if encryption key is wrong or the AP

NOTE: If your wireless signal seems week in

some spots, place your router as close as possible to USB module.

If you play high definition files over wireless

connection, you may experience the stutter.

/ / / and then select OK.

when the wireless connection is configured

does not match with the setting, the failure message will be shown.

If you use an USB Wi-Fi adapter with other

USB device, it may not work properly.

7.3 Browsing on the network

This section describes how to playback the multimedia files shared on the local area network (Ethernet or WLAN). Make sure that this player is connected on the network.

1. Press HOME and select Browser icon.

This icon on this screen lets you browse your media library.

2. Select Network icon and press OK.

3. Workgroup lists will be displayed on your

network. Locate the workgroup and all the shared files and folders available will be displayed on the screen.

◆ Windows XP(Win2000 server) User To access the shared folder, enable Guest

Account.

① Double click Computer Management.

② Open “Local Users and Groups” and

expand the Users folder.

③ Double click Guest, and the Guest

Properties window will appear. Make sure that the check mark next to account is disabled.

4. To begin playback of the file you want,

highlight it and the press OK.

NOTE

◆ You can turn the firewall function off if

needed.

◆ It may take several minutes, to load and

play the shared media files depending on

the network connection and size of shared media files

7.4 Using Internet Radio

1. Create a folder in the hard drive by connecting to a PC.

2. Visit the directory of community free online radio station (e.g. www.shoutcast.com) to enjoy internet radio with this player

3. If you find a radio station, choose “save target as” to save it to the folder. This player currently supports M3U and PLS audio formats only.

4. You can remove unnecessary items from the PLS file by using the program such as Word pad in your PC

5. Disconnect the player from the PC.

6. Make sure that the player is connected to wired or wireless LAN.

7. Press HOME. To listen to the favorite internet radio, select folder > internet radio from Browser menu, and then press OK.

When you press i-Radio on remote control, it will display the station lists in the Internet Radio folder you create.

NOTE:

• LAN connection required for access to internet radio station.

• The radio station needs to be saved as M3U or PLS format to include streaming URL.

7.5 FTP Server

This menu allows you to determine how to copy, move and delete the files between PC and this player on the network. Make sure that the network settings are correct and FTP client program is installed on your PC to use FTP service

1. Press HOME and then select Setup icon. Use the right navigation button to select a

Network icon, and press ENTER.

2. If the network is set to DHCP, IP addresses (e. g. 192.168.xxx. xxx) will be assigned automatically from router. The IP addresses may vary, depending on your network settings.

3. Select FTP User Name to change User Name, and press OK. An on-screen keyboard opens.

4. Enter User Name using / / / button and then press OK.

5. Select FTP Password to change Password, and then press OK. An on-screen keyboard opens

6. Enter NEW Password using / / /

default password is

0000.

button and then press OK.

7. Enter NEW Password again to confirm verify password, and press OK.

The default FTP User Name is guest and

To use FTP service, make sure FTP client program is installed on your PC. You can download legal FTP client software (e.g. FileZilla) and install it on your PC. The following explains how to use FTP service by using FileZilla software

8. When you have installed FileZilla and run this software from the installed location, the screen like the left figure is shown.

9. To log on the FTP server, you must type host, user name and password and define the port number (default: 21) as shown below.

NOTE: For the detailed use of FileZilla, refer to the online help of the website of this software.

10. When you log on the FTP server, the screen on the left will be shown. The folders and files on the player will be shown on the right window.

11. Drag the files and drop them to the folder directly to transfer. You can view the realtime status of file transfer as shown below.

** NOTE **

1. It is needed to limit the maximum number of connections for a single account for the proper operation.

2. Network connection may be disabled depending on connectivity of FTP available during the uploading of highresolution files.

7.6 NFS Server

This player can also work as NFS server. You can download the NFS server program and configure the following settings (Windows XP)

1. To use NFS Server, you can download the latest “Microsoft Windows Services for Unix” software from official Microsoft website.

2. Unzip the file you downloaded and double-click on the icon labeled “setup.exe”.

3. Click Custom Installation to specify the components that you want to install or specify a different installation location. And then click Next.

4. Choose the components of Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX that you want to install. Click Server for NFS and Server

for NFS Authentication.

① This indicates that the component you

want will be installed on local drive.

② This indicates that the component will not

be available.

5. If the “User Name Mapping” page is displayed, click Password and group files and then click Next.

6. Setup installs Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX. This will take a few minutes.

7. Click Finish one the “Completing the Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX Setup Wizard” page.

8. Create the two dummy files called ““““passwd””””

and ““““group”””” in SFU folder (c:/SFU). Type root::0:0:root::/bin/sh in dummy file

called “passwd” and root:x:0: in dummy file called “group”

9. Run the installed Services for UNIX Administration. Click Configuration tap.

••••

Click Browse and then enter “passwd” in Password file path and name.

••••

Click Browse and then enter “group” in Group file path and name

10. Click the Maps tab. Click Show User Maps in order to map user names.

11. Click the List Windows Users and Windows users available will be displayed.

In the Windows user box, click Windows

user name to log on the Windows. (example: Administrator, User)

12. Click the List Linux Users and click root.

13. Click Add and then user name will be displayed in the mapped user list.

14. Click Apply to save settings

15. Right-click on the folder you want to share and select Properties from the drop-down menu.

16. Under the NFS Sharing tab, click Share

this folder.

17. Type your name in Share name box (default: nfs)

18. Select Read-Write under Type of access. Make sure that “Allow root access” box is checked

19. Press HOME and then select SETUP icon.

20. Select NFS server IP address > NFS Setup. Type IP address of the computer which you installed Microsoft Windows Services for Unix

21. Select Share name > NFS Setup. An onscreen keyboard opens. Enter the share name of folder you configured in the PC directly using on-screen keyboard.

22. Press HOME and then select Browser icon. You can play the shared files by selecting NFS icon.

NOTE:

• If multiple Windows user names are mapped to one UNIX user name, you must select one map to be primary

• You can install other NFS server software as you desired. You can contact them on the technical support information.

7.7 BitTorrent

This player can work as BitTorrent client. You can download legal torrent files by searching on the Internet. There are websites that provide legally sharing torrents e.g.

www.legaltorrents.com. The websites offer torrents as one method of downloading files.

■ It is recommended to format hard disk by selecting HDD format > System from Setup menu. Otherwise, BitTorrent client may not work properly with this player.

■ Back up your valuable data before formatting the hard disk

■ 256MB Linux SWAP partition is created automatically if formatting is complete.

■ Two folders called “Download” and “Torrent” are automatically created in the first

partition of hard disk when selecting Torrent icon > File Manager menu

1. Browse the torrent files on the website and save the files (.torrent) to your PC

2. Connect the player to PC and copy the saved torrent files to “Torrent” folder of player

3. Press HOME and select File Manger icon. Select Torrent and press OK

4. The picture is displayed like the left figure. Select a torrent file and then press “Start Downloading” to download the content.

5. The picture like left figure indicates that downloading of contents is finished.

6. Press HOME and then select Browser icon. Go to “Download” > “HDD1” and play the content of torrent file you downloaded.

7. Press HOME and select File Manager icon. Select Torrent and press OK.

8. Select the Torrent file you downloaded and press “Delete Torrent file” to delete the content.

8. Setup

This chapter describes how to set up the TV, video, audio, recording and system. You can set the options such as the parental control, time setting and firmware upgrade.

To access the on Home menu and press the You can easily access by pressing the

Setup

button on your remote control.

Setup

menu, select Setup

button.

8. 1 TV

8.1.1 DTV Region

Use this option to select your country or location.

8.1.2 Channel Scan

AUTO

This player automatically detects all available services in your area.

MANUAL

Manually add a new carrier by entering the desired carrier number or frequency band

8.1.3 Channel Set

You can delete the unwanted channels from the searched channels.

8.2 Audio

8.2.1 Night Mode

◆ OFF Turns off night mode or the comfort option

◆ ON Decreases audio output to a soft level for nighttime listening

◆ Comfort Softens audio output only for

sudden loud portions of an audio track

8.2.2 Digital Output

Select this option if you are using an optical connection to output surround sound.

◆◆◆◆

HDMI LPCM Use with an HDMI connection.

Outputs audio signal with multi-channel simulation whenever possible.

◆ HDMI RAW Use with an HDMI connection.

Outputs digital audio without decoding.

◆ Optical LPCM Use with an optical

connection. Outputs audio signal with multichannel simulation whenever possible.

◆ Optical RAW Use with an optical

connection. Outputs digital audio without decoding.

8.3 Video

8.3.1 Aspect Ratio

Use this option to select the way videos are displayed.

• Letter Box

• Pan & Scan

• 16 : 9

The default setting is 16 : 9. Make sure your TV can support this resolution, or this default setting can result in a distorted video display.

8.3.2 Brightness

You can use the on-screen menu to change the brightness according to personal preference. Adjust the brightness by pressing

8.3.3 Contrast

You can use the on-screen menu to change the contrast according to personal preference. Adjust the Contrast by pressing

8.4 REC

8.3.4 TV Out

Use this option to select the video display resolution and TV color encoding system.

8.4.1 Quality

Select this option to set the quality of recorded video.

Recording Mode Bit rate Resolution(PAL) Resolution(NTSC) HQ 9.5Mbps 720 x 576 720 x 480 SP 5.1Mbps 720 x 576 720 x 480 LP 3.5Mbps 720 x 576 720 x 480

8.4.2 Auto Chapter

Use this option to add DVD chapter marks automatically at the certain time interval

8.4.3 Permanent Time shift

The default setting is off. Leave it unchanged when you do not use this option.

8.5 Network

This option allows you to set the network setting. For more details, please go to Chapter 7.

8.6 System

8.6.1 OSD Language

Select this option to choose OSD (On Screen Display) language you prefer.

8.6.2 Time Setting

Select this option to set the current time.

Manual

 Select Manual.

 Enter YEAR /MONTH/DAY using / /

or NUMBER (0~9) buttons.

 Enter HOUR/MIN./SEC. using / /

/ or NUMBER (0~9) buttons.

④ Press OK and save changes.

Auto

Set the time automatically when you tune the terrestrial channel for a certain period of time.

8.6.3 Parental Control

You can set parental control for each program. You can also change your password.

NOTE

The default password is 0000. If you have forgotten your password, please contact your local distributor.

1) Lock System

This option allows you to activate the parental control.

2) Change Password

 Enter Current Password using the NUMBER (0-9) button.

 Enter New Password using the NUMBER (0-9) button.

 Enter the New Password again to confirm password.

3) TV Rating

Use this option to block program according to the age level.

8.7 Photo

8.7.1 Slide Show Timing

Use this option to set the time interval between pictures in the slideshow.

8.7.2 Slide Show Effect

Use this option to select the method to display the next slide in a slideshow.

8.7.3 Background Music

Use this option to listen to your favorite music with the slide show.

NOTE: Make sure that the video and audio files be included in the same folder.

9. Firmware Update

In order to maintain proper performance of the product, it is essential to have the most up-to-date software.

Important:

power disruption during the update process can corrupt the system firmware. If the power is off during firmware update, fatal damage may be caused to the product.

Make sure AC power adapter remains connected during the firmware update. A

Updating firmware from USB drive



Copy the latest firmware file (install.img) to a USB drive’s root directory.



Connect the USB drive to the player’s USB port.



Press HOME and select Setup icon, and

then press OK.

④

Move to System icon, and then select

Firmware Update option. Highlight System



After restarting, the system automatically enters firmware upgrade mode.



Once the update process is completed, the player will start again. Once the player

Upgrade and press OK. This will restart the system.

restarts, the new firmware is automatically loaded.

Note:

• Other functions will not activate while firmware update takes place

• It may take 3 ~ 5 minutes to update firmware.

10. Appendix

10.1 Trouble Shooting

If the product does not work properly after checking it, please contact your local dealer. Don’t open the product. It may result in a dangerous electric shock and will invalidate your warranty.

not work.

Bad picture or noisy sound in the TV mode.

Problem Possible Causes What to do

Wrong connection of the audio/video output of the product to TV. No or Bad signal message appears No batteries. Change the batteries (both). The remote control unit does The remote control unit is incorrectly aimed. Bad reception of the signal.

Connect the audio/video output of the product to TV correctly. No picture, no sound. Connect the antenna cable correctly.

Aim the remote control unit properly to the product. Make sure the antenna is clean and correctly adjusted.

10.2 Specification

Chipset & Tuner

Chipset Tuner

Recording

Video Format Audio Format

Mode Method

Decoding(Playback)

Video Format

Codec

Audio Codec Photo

Format

Lossless JPEG(Progressive JPEG not supported), PNG, GIF, BMP

AAC, AC3, DTS, FLAC, M3U, OGG, RA, RM, MP3, WAV

Realtek RTD1283DD 400MHz DVB-T HD (Analog TV is not supported)

MPEG2 main profile, MPEG4 high profile MPEG1 Layer 2 (Stereo)

TS(Transfer Stream), HQ(720x576i,8Mbps/48KHz, 256Kbps), SP, LP Time Shift, Instant Recording, Scheduled Recording by manual

Scheduled recording with EPG (for Digital TV)

MKV, RM, RMVB, MOV, FLV, MP4, ASF, WMV, AVI, M2TS, DAT, MPG MPEG, M4V, ISO, IFO, VOB, TS, TP, TRP H.264, MPEG1/2/4, VCD, SVCD, WMV9, RealVideo8/9/10(Up to 1280 x 720)

M-JPEG(640x480x30p, 840x480x10p), Resolution up to 1920 x 1080p

Dolby Digital Pus, Dolby Digital AC3 and DTS, LPCM, ADPCM, RA-cook

Subtitle

*** Although this player supports the listed formats, it might not be able to support every codec

used to create the files.

A/V & Data In/Out

Video-In / Video-Out Audio-In Audio-Out SD & Micro SD USB

LAN

OSD Language

Physical Dimension AC/DC Adapter

SMI, SUB, IDX+SUB, SRT, SSA , ASS, DVD subtitle, Embedded in AVI

COMPOSITE / HDMI 1.3, Composite (RCA)

Input : AC100V ~ 240V 50/60Hz Output : DC12V

COMPOSITE(L/R Stereo) Optical(Digital), Stereo(Analog) SD & Micro SD card reader x 1EA USB 2.0 Host x 2EA Ethernet (100Base-Tx/10Base-T)

Wireless LAN(802.11n) : USB Dongle Type (Optional)

English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese, Swedish, Turkish, Greek, Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Polish, Romanian, Hebrew

116mm(W) x 96mm(D) x 35mm(H)

* Specification may be changed without any notification

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