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Copyright Statement It is a criminal offence, under applicable copyright laws, to make unauthorized copies of copyright-protected material, including computer programs, films, broadcasts and sound recordings. This equipment should not be used for such purposes. FCC Compliance Statement 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.
CAUTION Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. FOR EUROPE “The drive is in conformity with the EMC directive and low-voltage directive.
Table of Contents Before Using................................................................. 1 Preparation.................................................................... 6 Installing the HDD into ME3............................................................. 6 Connection.................................................................... 8 Connecting ME3 with TV or monitor ................................................ 8 Plugging the AC power.....................................................
Advanced operation .................................................... 25 I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. Play photo with background music .......................................... 25 Repeat playing ......................................................................... 25 HD video output ...................................................................... 26 Zoom in ................................................................................... 26 Exchange files with PC .............................
Before Using I. Checking the package contents A. ME3 Multimedia Enclosure 1 pc B.
D. How to replace battery of remote control C. Preparing the remote control When the remote control runs out of battery, you may follow the instructions to replace the battery. 1. Pull out the isolator 1. Open the battery cover 2. Ready to use Pull out a piece of isolator, then remote control can be used. 2. Put in CR2025 battery ( Positive pole "+" face up) 3. Put on the battery cover Note: The model of the battery is CR2025. Please confirm the polarity before you insert the battery.
II. Name and function A. Front Panel 1. LED cover 2. IR receiver (For remote control) 3. Power button 4.
B. Back Panel 1. PC to USB port (USB Device) To connect with PC 2. USB port (USB Host) To connect with USB storage device, or USB card reader 3. (Composite) AV IN Jack 4. (Component) YPbPr OUT Jack 5. (Composite) AV OUT Jack 6. LAN Jack 7.
C. Remote Control 1. POWER : Power on/off 2. MENU : Go to the main menu 3. 0 ~9: Numeric keys 4. Title : Go to DVD title menu 5. Navigation keys 6. ENTER 7. GOTO : Playback search 8. AUDIO : Audio selection 9. SUBTITLE : Subtitle selection 10. PAUSE/TIMESHIFT 11. PLAY 12. STOP/LIVE 13. SLOW PLAY 14. DISPLAY 15. ZOOM : Change zoom factor 16. REC : Record 17. HDD : HDD hot key 18. SETUP : Go to setup menu 19. RESOLUTION : NTSC/PAL switch 20.
Preparation Installing the HDD into ME3 1. Remove remote control 4. Connect the data cable and power cable to HDD 2. Unscrew the HDD frame from the bottom (2 screws) 5. Put HDD in the frame 3. Pull out front panel with HDD frame 6.
7. Slide the HDD frame in 9. Screw HDD frame from the Bottom 8.
Connection Connecting ME3 with TV or monitor A. Composite audio and video output connection Use the supplied composite AV cable to connect the AV OUT jack and AV input port on your TV or monitor. Be sure to match the color of the plug with color of the jack on TV or monitor.
B. Component (YPbPr) video and audio output connection (To have better video quality) to connect the AV extension cable and audio input jack of the component input port on your TV or monitor. Be sure to match the color of the plug with color of the jack on TV or monitor. Plug the black mini plug of the supplied Component video extension cable into the YPbPr jack on the ME3.
C. Connecting with other video source Plug the black mini plug of the supplied composite AV extension cable into the AV IN jack on ME3. Use a standard composite AV cable (not supplied) to connect the AV extension cable and audio/video output port on other device. Be sure to match the color of the plug with color of the jack (yellow, white, and red) on the device. ME3 can play, time-shift and record the input video from other device, such as VCR, Set top box, DVD player, and Camcorder.
Plugging the AC power Insert DC plug of the adaptor to DC IN jack on ME3. Connect one end of AC power cord to power adaptor and plug the AC plug to a power outlet.
Getting started Turn on your TV or monitor and ME3. If your TV or monitor can not display correctly, press RESOLUTION key to change the video output resolution. Step 2: Adjust the size for video recording. Once you specify the size, rest of the HDD can be used for storing music, photo, and video files. Press , key to adjust. Select [NEXT] to proceed to the next step.
Initial setup Enter System setup to select the Menu Language, and set Time. Once the HDD is initialized, you can start the ME3 initial setup process. Note: ME3 can operate without HDD installed. Enter Setup menu from the Top Menu. Figure: System setup menu Note: Please refer to "Advanced Operation" chapter in the manual on Setup procedure. Figure: Top Menu The Time setting can only last for some time after the AC power cord is unplugged.
Basic operation sequentially, 30 min, 60 min, 90 min, 120min, 180 min, and 240 min, each time REC key is pressed. When 240 min is selected, press REC key again will cancel the recording time setting. You can play, edit, and manipulate the recorded video in Playback mode. When you turn on the power of ME3, the top MENU will be shown. Whenever the MENU key is pressed, the top MENU will be shown on top of the previous screen. I.
When input video is played, in Video In mode, press (PAUSE/TIME SHIFT) key to start the Time Shifting function. " Live Pause: Preparing …" message will be shown on the top of the screen. Time shifting buffer indication bar will be shown on the bottom of the screen. Figure Time shifting buffer indication bar When the " Live Pause: Preparing …" message disappear, you can use the PLAY Key CONTROL keys to operate time shifting function.
Note: Select [Browser] icon and press ENTER key to enter the browser mode. The media type bar is shown on the top. The selected media type is highlighted on the leftmost of the bar. File source selection box is shown on the left, and preview window is shown on the right of the screen. Press , key to select media type, and press , key to select the file source. Press ENTER key to browse the multimedia files in the select file source. The buffer length of time shifting is selected in HDD initialization.
Only selected file type is highlighted on the left of the media type bar. The folder name and its sub-folder are listed on the left window. The thumbnail picture of the files, with the selected file type, are listed on the bottom. Only the files, with selected file type, are listed. Press MEDIA TYPE key to change file type. Press , key to select a file to preview. Key A preview window, shown on the right, shows the information of the selected file. Press ENTER key to play the selected file.
B. USB port need to have a USB card reader (Not supplied) to read the files in memory card. Plug USB storage device or USB card reader to USB Host port on the back panel. You may store your multimedia files in USB flash drive, USB hard disk drive, or memory card. ME3 can browse the files from USB flash drive, USB hard disk drive, and USB card reader directly.
Select [USB] icon and press ENTER key to browse the device connected to USB Host port. Press , key to select media type, press , key to select the folder, and press ENTER key to open the folder. C. NET Select [NET] icon and press ENTER key to browse the shared folder of other PC in the LAN. Press , key to select media type. Press , key to select a PC in the LAN, and press ENTER key to connect. Then press , key to select the folder and press ENTER key to open the folder.
Select Add to add an IP address. A dialog box will be shown as follow. You can play, delete, rename, edit the recorded title on Playback menu. Use , keys to select an operation. The operation will be highlighted on the top of the screen. Use , keys to select a recorded video. Press ENTER key to apply the operation to the selected video. Note: A red sign, on the recorded video list, indicates the video is in recording. A yellow sign indicates the recorded video is not played yet.
Key Function PLAY Start to play PAUSE FF Pause Fast forward play REW Fast backward play PREV Jump to previous chapter mark NEXT Jump to next chapter mark STOP/LIVE Slow Stop the playing, a green indication displayed Slow play When playback started, the video selected will display in full screen. ME3 supports 1.5x, 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x fast play and 3/4x, 1/2x, 1/4x, 1/8x, 1/16x slow play. Sorting : Change the sequence of video list An "Automatically sorting by:" message box will be shown.
video should be set first. The selected video is shown and ready to play. Use PLAY CONTROL keys to browse the video. Select the [SET A] icon on the toolbox and press ENTER key to set the point A, a green indication will be shown. Repeat the same procedure to set the point B. Select [CANCEL] icon to cancel the operation. Select the [CONFIRM] icon to delete, a "Confirm to delete" message box will be shown. Select [CONFIRM] to confirm AB Erase operation, and select [CANCEL] to Cancel.
A red mark will be added in the tool bar. Tools Select [Delete All Title] to delete all the recorded videos. A "Confirm to Delete" message box will be shown. Select [Confirm] to confirm the delete, and select [Cancel] to Cancel. Figure Add chapter Mark tool bar 6. Remove Chapter Mark You can delete Chapter Mark of the select video. Play the video, passing to a Chapter Mark, the mark will be shown in bright red. Select the [DELETE] icon in the tool bar and press ENTER key to delete the mark. 7. IV.
3. Press , keys to choose a folder or file in the source device. Use ENTER key to open a folder. Use SET key to select all the files and folders to be copied. Press SET key again to cancel the selection. If there is a file or folder with same name in the destination device, an "Overwrite ?" dialog box will be popped up. Select [Confirm] to overwrite. Up to 8 items can be selected at a time. Press to move to destination device box.
Advanced operation I. Play photo with background music Enter Browser mode, select a music file in a folder to play. All the music files in the same folder will play sequentially. The music will keep playing in the background. Change to Photo media type, select a photo file folder, and select a photo file to start playing. ME3 will play all the photo files in the same folder. The music will keep playing in the background.
III. HD video output USB cable to connect USB Host port of PC and USB Device port of ME3. Windows of PC will detect HDD of ME3 automatically. You can use file explorer to manipulate the files in HDD of ME3. ME3 supports HD video output, 720p or 1080i, when playing Photo, and Video. From Setup/Video menu, you can change the HD output. If you select 720p or 1080I, ME3 will play Photo and Video file with the selected video resolution. Note: The OS of PC needs to be compatible with Windows XP and above.
Navigation functions TITLE G. GOTO Press the GOTO key, a Playback Search dialog box will be popped up. Use , arrow key to select Title, Chapter, or Time setting. Press ENTER to start Title/Chapter/Time input. You can use , arrow key or digits key to change the value. Press ENTER again, the display will jump to the specified Title/Chapter/Time. Press GOTO key again, the dialog box will be closed. Go to Menu of the DVD video H. Play control keys A.
VII. Setup b. Select [Setup] icon on the top MENU to enter Setup menu.. Letter Box 4:3 ME3 places black bars at the top and bottom of the screen. Wide screen video will fit the width of the 4:3 display. Press , key to select setup type. Press , key to select an item and press ENTER key to setup. When setting up an item, the choice of the item display on the right side of the menu. Press , key to select a choice, and press ENTER key to confirm the change. Press RETURN key to cancel the setup. c.
LAN configuration. If your LAN supports DHCP function, you can select AUTO (DHCP) setting. ME3 will get the IP address automatically. Otherwise, you have to select MANUAL and set the IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway parameters manually. B. Record setup D. System setup 1. Quality Change the recording quality. There are 5 different types of recording quality to be chosen. Different quality affects the file size of the recorded video. 2.
3. Browser Preview You can turn the preview function on or off, when browsing multimedia files. 4. Warning: HDD Format operation will destroy all the data in the HDD. HDD Format Format the HDD in the ME3. Please refer to the "Getting Started" chapter in the manual and follow the Initialize the HDD procedures. 5. Restore Default ME3 will restore all the default settings. Please follow the display to select menu language, set time, and set network parameters.
FAQ Q3: No display when playing photo or video files You may select a HD resolution in Setup/Video setup menu. Please check whether your display support the resolution or not. If you use AV OUT connection, ME3 only support NTSC and PAL system. Q1: When a video is played on screen, but can not be recorded. Some DVD video disc, with copy protection, can not be recorded. Q2: No sound in component video connection Component video only deliver video signal.
Technical Specifications Physical Dimension Height: 136.6 mm x Depth: 207.5 mm x Width: 44.3mm Weight 0.65 Kg (without Hard disk drive) Operation Temperature 0 Playback Format Audio: MP3, WMA - 40 Video: MPEG 1/2, DivX HD, DivX 3.11, 4.
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