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Congratulations On your purchase of So Smart HDMI, Wifi Hi-Definition Multimedia Player and Welcome to the So Smart HDMI Family ! The So Smart HDMI HD Multimedia Player is a portable player that allows vivid and crisp playback of dozens of multimedia files. You can now enjoy your favorite movies, home videos, digital music and digital photos on TV or Home-theater System.
Table of Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Safety & Precautions 1.1 Do’s and Dont’s Page.5 1.2 Limitations and Usage Precautions Page.6 Introduction 2.1 Introducing the Wireless so smart Hi-Def Multimedia Player Page.7 2.2 Technical Specifications Page.8 2.3 Package Contents Page.9 2.4 Getting Familiar with your Unit Page.10 Basic Setup 3.1 Connections 3.11 Audio and Video Connection Setup 3.
Chapter 1: Safety & Precautions 1.1 Do’s and Dont’s Do’s ◈Unplug the player during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time. ◈ Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. The wide blade is provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.
Chapter 1: Safety & Precautions 1.2 Limitations and Usage Precautions Please read the following Limitations and Usage Precautions before using your so smart player. ◈ While so smart players support dozens of file formats and codec, they are not intended to work with every codec-variation. so smart players provide limited support to standardized versions of codec as stated in the Technical Specifications of this manual. ◈ Turn off your so smart player when connecting or disconnecting USB devices.
Chapter 2: Introduction 2.1 Introducing the So Smart HDMI Multimedia Player ◈ HD Playback: The so smart player supports a max resolution of 1920 x 1080 Progressive Scan video output providing Hi-Definition display of clear and crisp picture quality. ◈ Video / Movie File Player: Supports various video file formats, including DivX® (3/4/5/6), Xvid, MPEG, WMV-9, ASF(WMV9), DAT, DVD(IFO, VOB), ISO as well as HD-level TP, TS, TRP etc.
Chapter 2: Introduction 2.
Chapter 2: Introduction 2.
Chapter 2: Introduction 2.
Chapter 2: Introduction Rear View ⑪ ⑧ ⑦ ⑤ ③ ① ⑬ ⑫ 1 ⑩ ⑨ ⑥ Wireless Antenna Jack 7 ④ video Port 2 Optical (Audio) Port 8 Coaxial Cable Jack 3 10/100 Mbps (RJ45) LAN 9 S-video Port 4 USB 2.0 Host A-Type 2 10 HDMI Port 5 Video Component Port 11 High Velocity Fan 6 Video Composite Port 11 12 USB 2.
Chapter 2: Introduction So Smart Remote Control POWER Toggle Unit Power (ON / OFF) SETUP Enter Setup Menu, Apply/Confirm Setup Settings TVOUT Toggle Video Output Modes FUNC Display Control Options (Vol, Contrast, Subtitle etc..
Chapter 3: Basic Setup 3.1 Connection 3.
Chapter 3: Basic Setup 3.22 Formatting the Hard Disk Formatting and Partitioning the HDD using Windows 2000/XP The drive is initially not visible in Windows Explorer. For the drive to been seen in Windows Explorer it needs to be configured via the disk management Utility. Win-XP will normally recognize the unformatted /unpartitioned drive when you open disk management and start the wizard. 1. Right click on “My Computer”. Choose “Manage” from the pop up menu and “Computer Management” window will appear.
Chapter 3: Basic Setup 4. Select the appropriate Partition Type. Choose Primary partition. Primary –Normal selection for less than 4 partitions. Extended – Used for 4 or more partitions. 5. Select the Partition Size. If you want one partition, simply click “Next”. Set the size of the partition (The full drive capacity is the default). If the full Partition Size is not used, right click on the remaining free space once the wizard has completed to partition that space.
Chapter 3: Basic Setup 7. Select the Partition Format. NTFS is the default format type in Windows XP, but FAT32 is popular for users that dual boot between XP and 9X. There is a limit that Windows XP cannot create a partition larger than 32 GB using FAT32.If you want the FAT32, Partition Size is limited to 32GB. 8. When the formatting is completed, detailed information will appear as shown. Click the “FINISH” button to complete the work. 9.
Chapter 3: Basic Setup 3.23 Transferring files to the Hard Disk Drive through USB When connected to your PC, the So Smart works exactly like an external storage device (e.g. USB Flash drive). 1. Power OFF the So Smart Media Player 2. Connect the USB2.0 Slave Port to the USB Port of your PC via a USB2.0 A-B Cable. 3. Power ON the So Smart Media Player. 4. Your PC will recognize the new external USB drive**. 5. Simply drag and drop your media files from your PC to the So Smart Multimedia Player.
Chapter 3: Basic Setup 3.3 The SETUP Menu Before using the So Smart player, you may need to configure the So Smart player to work with your Display (TV) and Network Setup. Press SETUP menu on the So Smart Remote to view the setup options on the main panel. The main panel displays options to configure settings for TV, Network, Wireless, Media file playback settings and some Miscellaneous settings for the So Smart Player. To apply SETUP settings, select the option and press SETUP on the So Smart Remote.
Chapter 3: Basic Setup If Wireless Network is selected in the previous step, the Wireless Network Setup screen is displayed in this step. (Use navigation arrow button on So Smart Remote to select each setup options, Use ENTER button to display options) ESSID: (Manually enter the Wireless Signal Name or SSID of your network router). Channel: (Unless using a Peer-to-Peer network, do not change anything). Encryption (WEP): (Only select when using WEP security setting on your network router.
Chapter 3: Basic Setup PASSWORD FUNCTIONS: In order to password-protect folders, you will first need to setup Admin Password. Default Admin Password: 0000 (4-zeros) Recommended: Change Admin Password when installing the So Smart Unit. ADMIN PASSWORD: _________________ (Use this space to write/safekeep new admin password) Admin Password is also required for Factory Reset operation. Perform a Hardware Reboot if Admin Password is lost In order to password-protect individual folders: 1.
Chapter 3: Basic Setup To access a password-protected folder: 1. Using the arrow-buttons on the So Smart Remote, navigate to the folder and press ENTER / SELECT. 2. An Enter-Password prompt will popup. Enter the folder password to access the folder contents. 3.Inputting an incorrect password displays the warning as shown. NOTE: Folder Passwords are CASE SENSITIVE MODIFY BACKGROUND WALLPAPER: Background wallpaper of the setup menu and playback screens can be changed as per user preference.
Chapter 3: Basic Setup CAUTION: Avoid Choosing a “bright” image as the Background Wallpaper. Menu items may not be visible on a bright background. If a bright image is accidentally chosen, perform a Hardware Reset to revert to original, Factory-Default Background. FACTORY RESET FUNCTION: The Factory Reset function is provided under the MISC setup menu to revert setup settings to Factory-Default condition. To perform Factory Reset: 1.
Chapter 3: Basic Setup 3.4 How to setup NDAS in So Smart What is NDAS (Network Direct Attached Storage)? It is useful technology that makes your PC recognize Internal HDD inside So Smart which is connected to your wired or wireless home network. >> For use of NDAS, you should << 1. Setup NDAS in So Smart 2. Install NDAS software in PC First, So Smart must be connected to wired or wireless network. >> Caution << -NDAS is not working when USB slave cable is used. -Set “STOP” when NDAS is not being used.
Chapter 3: Basic Setup 3.42. Install NDAS in PC 3.43. Register NDAS 1) Run setup.exe. 1) In the bottom right icon tray, click the NDAS icon and select “Register a New Device…” 2) Follow the procedure from NDAS software setup wizard. 2) Click [Next] in NDAS Device Registration wizard. 3) Click “Finish” to get the setup completed. 3) Specify the name for the NDAS device and click [Next]. 4) Click “Yes” to reboot your computer.
Chapter 3: Basic Setup 4) Enter NDAS ID and Write key, and click [Next]. 7) After the installation, So Smart’s HDD is recognized. >> Caution << Backup NDAS ID and Write key. It will not be issued again. 5) If ID and key are correct, you will be asked the following after searching for the NDAS device. Click first option and [Next]. 3.44. Mount / Dismount A. Mount 1) By clicking the NDAS icon in the bottom right icon tray, you can confirm the registered NDAS device.
Chapter 3: Basic Setup B. Dismount 3.45. Confirm NDAS device in Device Manager 1) Use “ Remove NDAS SCSI Controller safely……” as in the figure below. You can check to see if your NDAS device has been installed in “Disk Drive” and “SCSI and RAID controller” under Device Manager. Or, by clicking the NDAS icon, select “Dismount” option. 2) Click [yes] to dismount your device. 3) After dismounting, you can see the current status as shown in the figure.
Chapter 4: Connecting So Smart to a Network 4.1 Setting Network Sharing using Windows XP on your PC In order to connect your So Smart Player to your local area network or to an individual PC, we need to configure the Internet Protocol on your PC: ◈ On your Win-XP PC, Click START. ◈ Right-click on MY NETWORK PLACES, and ◈ Select PROPERTIES Alternatively, if the “MY NETWORK PLACES” icon is visible on your Desktop, simply right click on the Icon and Select Properties. Navigate to Local Area Connection.
Chapter 4: Connecting So Smart to a Network Click / Select PROTOCOL and Select ADD Select Network Protocol Window opens up as shown here. Click the NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Compatible Transport Protocol and click OK. Two NWLink items are added to the connection's Properties As shown, two NWLink items are added to the connection's Properties. Verify that the NWlink protocol has been installed and click CLOSE.
Chapter 4: Connecting So Smart to a Network Setting Up Folder / Drive Sharing on Win-XP PC: ◈ Right-click the folder or drive that you want to share, and then click SHARING AND SECURITY. Tip: If you want to share your entire My Documents folder, open My Documents, and then click the UP button on the toolbar. You can then select the My Documents folder. Under Network Sharing and Security Section: If you see a message that reads, As a security measure, Windows has disabled remote access to this computer.
Chapter 4: Connecting So Smart to a Network Under the Sharing tab, as shown in the picture, you can do one of the following: ◈ Share this folder on the network - This allows you to share the contents of the drive or folder available to other users on the network. Choose a Sharing name that you will like to see on your TV Display. ◈ Allow network users to change my files - This allows network users to change files over the network.
Chapter 4: Connecting So Smart to a Network Disabling Windows Firewall: Network Sharing makes it possible for home and small office users to share the Local Area Network (LAN). In order to prevent unsolicited network traffic on this LAN, Windows XP protects the connections via the Internet Connection Firewall (ICF). ICF is automatically turned on in Win-XP (SP2). If the ICF is turned on on your PC, your So Smart player may not be able to access files residing on your PC.
Chapter 4: Connecting So Smart to a Network Installing NETBEUI Protocol As in the previous Protocol installation procedure, open the NETWORK COMPONENT TYPE window. (START -> Right Click on MY NETWORK PLACES, Select PROPERTIES. In LOCAL AREA CONNECTIONS window, Select INTERNET PROTOCOL (TCP/IP) and click INSTALL). ◈ Select Protocol and Click ADD. Select HAVE DISK - > Click BROWSE (note: NetBEUI is not on the list...
Chapter 4: Connecting So Smart to a Network 4.2 Wired (via 10/100 LAN, RJ45 port) Network Connections For Sharing and Accessing media files / folders and drives residing on your PC NOTE: If using Win-XP, turn-off your Firewall Setting before initiating this setup. Use LAN (Ethernet, RJ-45) cables to connect to your network Switch / Hub / Router to share the media files residing within folders or drives on your (wired-networked) PC.
Chapter 4: Connecting So Smart to a Network 4.3 Wireless Network So Smart player is equipped to be connected to your Wireless Network and is capable of streaming media files directly from your PC. Upon completing the setup as described below, the So Smart player will acquire the IP address automatically from your router. So Smart HDMI NOTE: Try to use Wireless setup in an environment with minimal interference. Avoid Wireless setup if streaming hi-def video files. Under SETUP menu, select “NETWORK”.
Chapter 4: Connecting So Smart to a Network ENTERING SSID: Using the So Smart Remote, navigate to ESSID and press ENTER/SELECT. ◈ A Key-Panel Window pops up on the TV Screen. On the Key ◈ Panel Window, navigate and SELECT each alphanumeric character to manually enter the SSID. ◈ Once done, navigate to OK and press ENTER / SELECT. SETTING ENCRYPTION OPTIONS: Encryption (WEP): ◈ Using the So Smart Remote, navigate to Encryption (WEP) and press ENTER/SELECT.
Chapter 5: Media Playback 5.1 Video Playback When the So Smart player boots up, a list of all recently-played video files is displayed on the main panel. The displayed list (icons) consists of the last SIX recently-played video files. Using the Remote, navigate to one of these files and press ENTER / SELECT. Playback will resume from the last PAUSED / STOPPED position of that file.
Chapter 5: Media Playback During Video playback, Press VOLUME button on the Remote to display the video settings float box. Use UP/DOWN arrow keys to select Volume, Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Subtitle settings options, ENTER / SELECT to change settings. Changing Volume Modifying Brightness Settings Modifying Display Contrast Changing Saturation Settings So Smart REMOTE TIPS: ◈ Press the INFO button to display video file info such as Video/Audio Format, File Size, Subtitle, Time etc.
Chapter 5: Media Playback Changing Subtitle Display Position Choosing Subtitle Language Choosing Subtitle File INFO BUTTON: Display Basic File Information GOTO BUTTON: Jump to desired time stamp.
Chapter 5: Media Playback 5.2 Audio Playback So smart provides playback of audio files residing on your PC (via network streaming), external storage device (via USB-Host) or local IDE-HDD (installed inside the So Smart player) A list of available devices is as depicted in this image. If the device or folder does not appear or cannot be located, navigate to the left menu (see screen), select REFRESH and press ENTER / SELECT.
Chapter 5: Media Playback Use the RND / SEQ button on the So Smart Remote Control to toggle between Random vs Sequential playback of Audio files in JUKEBOX list. This feature can also be used for IMAGE playback. Use the REPEAT button on the So Smart Remote Control to play an audio (music) file repeatedly. Toggle the button to remove repetition. This is a easy way to play a audio/image file in LOOP. To adjust volume, click the VOLUME button on the So Smart Remote Control. A vertical slider is displayed.
Chapter 5: Media Playback 5.3 Image Playback So Smart provides playback of digital image files residing on your PC (via network streaming), external storage device (via USB-Host) or local IDE-HDD (installed inside the So Smart player) A list of available devices is as depicted in this image. If the device or folder does not appear or cannot be located, navigate to the left menu (see screen), select REFRESH and press ENTER / SELECT.
Chapter 5: Media Playback 5.4 Mixed-Media Playback When the So Smart player boots up, a list of all recently-played media files is displayed on the main panel. In case of video files, you can resume playback (from the point it was last stopped). The list contains six files of each media type: video, audio and image i.e. a total of 18 files. Select MIXED media list from the left navigation column.
Chapter 5: Media Playback 5.5 Using MY LIST for Media Playback The MY LIST feature allows the creation of a list of your favorite files and folders. This feature enables you to bookmark and keep a list of commonly-used media files separately for easy and quick access and playback. Select the file(s) and/or folder(s) that you will like to include in MY LIST and press the ADD button on the So Smart Remote. The file / folder will be added to MY LIST.
Chapter 6: How to setup NDAS What is NDAS (Network Direct Attached Storage)? It is useful technology that makes your PC recognize Internal HDD inside So Smart which is connected to your wired or wireless home network. >> For use of NDAS, you should << 1. Setup NDAS in So Smart 2. Install NDAS software in PC First, So Smart must be connected to wired or wireless network. >> Caution << -NDAS is not working when USB slave cable is used. -Set “STOP” when NDAS is not being used.
Chapter 6: How to setup NDAS 2. Install NDAS in PC 3. Register NDAS 1) Run setup.exe. 1) In the bottom right icon tray, click the NDAS icon and select “Register a New Device…” 2) Follow the procedure from NDAS software setup wizard. 2) Click [Next] in NDAS Device Registration wizard. 3) Click “Finish” to get the setup completed. 3) Specify the name for the NDAS device and click [Next]. 4) Click “Yes” to reboot your computer.
Chapter 6: How to setup NDAS 4) Enter NDAS ID and Write key, and click [Next]. 7) After the installation, So Smart’s HDD is recognized. >> Caution << Backup NDAS ID and Write key. It will not be issued again. 3. Mount / Dismount 5) If ID and key are correct, you will be asked the following after searching for the NDAS device. Click first option and [Next]. A. Mount 1) By clicking the NDAS icon in the bottom right icon tray, you can confirm the registered NDAS device.
Chapter 6: How to setup NDAS B. Dismount 4. Confirm NDAS device in Device Manager 1) Use “ Remove NDAS SCSI Controller safely……” as in the figure below. You can check to see if your NDAS device has been installed in “Disk Drive” and “SCSI and RAID controller” under Device Manager. Or, by clicking the NDAS icon, select “Dismount” option. 2) Click [yes] to dismount your device. 3) After dismounting, you can see the current status as shown in the figure.
Chapter 7: How do I… 6.1 … play music files randomly or in Shuffle Mode? → Using the So Smart Remote, navigate to the folder containing music files. → Using the So Smart Remote, navigate, and Press ENTER button to select and add all audio files that you intend to randomize. these files will be in a JUKEBOX list. (Refer Page 36 – AUDIO PLAYBACK). → Press JUKE BOX button on the So Smart Remote, and then Press RND/SEQ button. → All selected files will play in Shuffle mode.
Chapter 8: Firmware Upgrade Firmware version check 1) Connect your So Smart Hi-Def Multimedia Player to your TV and power-on the player. 2) Press the SETUP button on the Remote Control. Using the So Smart Remote, navigate (arrow buttons), scroll down and Select ‘MISC’. Then use the RIGHT ARROW button on the So Smart Remote to scroll down and select “SHOW FIRMWARE VER” 3) Check the latest firmware version of your So Smart Player.
Troubleshooting Under no circumstances should you try to repair the system yourself, as this will invalidate the warranty. Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs, first check the points listed below before taking the system for repair. No Screen Display. Video Output not working. 1. Press the TVOUT button on So Smart remote to toggle between TVOUT settings. 2.
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