Home Multimedia Center Movie Cube D120H/D850H User’s Manual (Version 1.
Table of Contents 1. User Information .....................................................................................................................3 1.1 Caution ................................................................................................................................3 2. Product Introduction...............................................................................................................5 2.1 Product Overview........................................................
1. User Information 1.1 Caution This player’s design and manufacture has your safety in mind. In order to safely and effectively use this player, please read the following before usage. 1.1.1 Usage cautions User should not modify this player. If commercial hard disk is being used, the environmental temperature should be within +5 ~ +35 . 1.1.2 Power The player’s power voltage: DC 12V. When using this player, please connect the supplied AC adapter or AC adapter cable to the player’s power jack.
- Physical impact may create bad sector in the hard disk, you can use CHKDSK to fix the problem. - All data stored in the player may be lost due to physical impact, electrical shock, power lost, HDD format etc. Please backup your data. - It is suggested to do defragment after a long period of usage. - Regularly backup the data in the hard disk so that it can be recovered in the event of data corruption or loss. Our company takes no responsibility for loss of data stored on the hard disk. 1.1.
2. Product Introduction 2.1 Product Overview Thank you very much for purchasing our Movie Cube. In the digital era, this product is a great home entertainment partner. With the outstanding design, you can enjoy Full HD movies and music, view photos of precious moments, and record your favorite TV or movie programs and view them in your own time. The editing function provides you with an easy way to save these.
• View subtitle • Supports major audio formats (1080p HD video decoding) • Movie format: AVI/MKV/TS/TP/TRP/M2TS/MPG/MP4/M4V/MOV/VOB/ISO/IFO/DAT/ WMV/ASF/RM/RMVB/FLV Music Playback • Fast forward/rewind • Shuffle • Repeat • Music format: MP3/OGG/WMA/WAV/FLAC DVB-T TV • supports Digital Video Broadcasting Terrestrial (DVB-T) TV reception • supports double-tuner, allows to watch other programs while recording another one • supports Electronic Program Guide (EPG), Teletext and subtitle • su
2.2 Package Contents Part Quantity Player 1 Scart to 6 RCA connectors cable 1 USB cable 1 Remote Control with batteries 1 Power cord 1 User Manual 1 Quick Installation Guide 1 CD (with User Manual) 1 Warranty Card 1 Note: The actual contents in the package might be different from the packing list in this manual. 2.3. Connection 2.3.
Removing a USB Device In order to prevent data loss, it is highly recommended you press USB button on the remote control before remove a USB device. To remove a USB Device: 1. Press USB button on the remote control 2. Select the USB device you want to remove 3. Press ENTER button on the remote control to remove USB device. 2.3.3 TV connection 2.3.3.
2.3.3.2 A/V OUT (1) Follow the picture and plug in the 3 color connector to the player’s A/V OUT jack; (2) Follow the picture and plug in the 3 color connector to the TV’s A/V IN jack. In this way, you can enjoy the content in the player on TV or other display devices. 2.3.3.3 SCART OUT (1) Follow the picture and plug one connector on the SCART cable to the player’s SCART socket; (2) Follow the picture and plug the other connector on the SCART cable to the TV’s SCART socket.
2.3.3.4 Y/Pb/Pr Component OUT (1) Follow the picture and plug in the 3 color connector to the player’s Y/Pb/Pr jack; (2) Follow the picture and plug in the 3 color connector to the TV’s Y/Pb/Pr jack. Audio Connection while using Y/Pb/Pr Video out: First method: use the audio output from the A/V OUT jack; Second method: use the audio output from the S/PDIF Coaxial or Optical jack. In this way, you can also enjoy videos, music, and photos in the player on TV.
2.3.3.5 HDMI OUT (1) Follow the picture and plug one connector of your HDMI cable to the player’s HDMI jack; (2) Follow the picture and plug the other connector of your HDMI cable to the TV’s HDMI jack. In this way, you can have the highest quality video and audio via a single cable. 2.3.3.6 ANT. / RF IN (D850H) Follow the picture and plug the antenna cable to the ANT. / RF IN socket. 2.3.3.7 ANT.
The player can loop out the DVB-T signal to other TV receiver device. In this way, you can watch the TV programs with another TV receiver while recording 2.3.4 Digital Audio Device connection (1) Follow the picture and plug in the RCA connector on your coaxial cable to the player’s S/PDIF Coaxial jack.
2.3.5 Power connection (1) Follow the picture and connect the AC adaptor to the player’s DC IN jack; (2) Follow the picture and plug in the AC adaptor to the power outlet. 2.3.6 Ethernet connection To connect to a LAN (Local Area Network) you require a cat5, cat5e or cat6 network cable (not supplied). (1) Connect one of the crystal plugs on the cable to the player’s RJ45 LAN socket; (2) Connect the other crystal plug on the cable to a RJ45 LAN port on your router, switch, or hub devices.
2.3.7 WLAN connection (1) Make sure the player is powered on; (2) Plug the Wireless LAN USB Adapter (i.e. Wi-Fi USB Dongle) to the USB HOST port of the player.
2.3.8 HDD insertion Make sure the player is switched off. Open the door of the HDD rack. As illustrated below, insert manually the HDD until ¾ is in the rack. Use the door to close the HDD rack. Warning : do not try to insert the whole HDD manually as this may break the mechanism within. Always use the door to insert the HDD fully.
You can now power on the player. 2.4 Front Panel 1. Power indicator & button 2. DVD tray 3. Eject button 4. LED display 5. Play/Pause button 6. Stop button 7. PREV button 8. NEXT button 9. USB Host port 10. Memory card slot 2.5 Side Panel 1.
2.6 Rear Panel 1. *ANT. / RF IN socket (for D850H) 2. *ANT. / RF OUT socket (for D850H) 3. Y/Pb/Pr OUT jack 4. A/V IN jack 5. A/V OUT jack 6. HDMI jack 7. S/PDIF COAXIAL jack 8. S /PDIF OPTICAL jack 9. RJ45 LAN socket 10. USB DEVICE port (B-Type) 11. Scart 12. USB HOST port (A-Type) 13. USB HOST port (A-Type) 14. DC IN jack 15. Power Switch 2.7 Menu Language The system language of this player can be set to English or other languages.
2.8 HDD Format For users who wish to install a new SATA HDD into the player, please refer to the following procedures to format the hard disk on the player before usage. - Step 1: Select OK on the Warning page, press ENTER to confirm. Note: This page can be also accessed via Setup->System->HDD Format menu. - Step 2: Press the up / down button to adjust the capacity of time shift buffer. Press the left / right button to select Next, and the enter button to confirm.
2.9 Remote Control (*D850H) 1. MUTE 2. DVD 3. SETUP 5. SEARCH 4. INFO 6. HOME 7. UP 9. OK 11. VOL13. HELP 8. LEFT 10. DOWN 12. Numeric buttons 14. REC* 15. PLAY/PAUSE 16. FR 17. FF 18. USB 19. SLOW 20. TIME SHIFT* 21. COPY 22. RED* 23. GREEN* 24. YELLOW* 25. BLUE* 26. SELECT 27. REPEAT 28. AUDIO 29. SUBTITLE 30. PREVIOUS 31. NEXT 32. STOP 33. EJECT 34. VOL+ 35. RIGHT 36. RETURN 37. ZOOM 38. 39. TV SYS. 40. OPTION 41. POWER No.
appears, showing the recording quality setting and time elapsed. Press during live TV and an onscreen display appears, showing the current channel number and time. Press during time shifting to turn the time shifting bar on/off 5 SEARCH Filter the current folder to locate the specific media file. Does not search subfolder; Press to jump to a specific point on a title. Specify the point using Title, Chapter and Time. 6 HOME Press to enter the home screen. 7 UP Navigational button.
the space is available. Press to activate the time shift function and wait for the play arrow to appear on the screen. Press the PAUSE button and the program will be paused. Press the PLAY button to resume viewing the program. Time shift mode remains active until you press the STOP button or the TIME SHIFT button again. 21 COPY Press to enter the file copy menu. 22 RED * Press to add/delete schedule recording in EPG menu.
3. Main Menu 3.1 Setup Menu The Setup menu allows you to personalize and configure the preferences for your player. To select a Setup option: - Select the Setup icon on the home screen - Use the UP/DOWN navigational buttons to select an option, and then press ENTER. There are nine Setup options, including TV, Audio, Video, Photo, REC, Network, System, MISC and Media Library. Use the UP/DOWN navigational buttons to select a menu. Press ENTER to confirm.
Press the up / down button to select from AUTO SCAN and MANUAL SCAN, and press the enter button to confirm. AUTO SCAN In AUTO SCAN mode, the system will automatically scan for available DVB-T TV channels. MANUAL SCAN In MANUAL SCAN mode, you can select the CH name, Bandwidth, and Input Frequency. Use the navigational and numerical buttons on the remote control to select or input. Press the enter button to confirm. Channel Set Select to edit channel information.
to confirm. In this menu, you can edit the Name, and sequence for the DVB-T TV channels. Use the navigational buttons to select and modify the settings, and press the enter button to confirm. 3.1.2 Changing Audio Settings Use this menu to configure audio settings Night Mode - Choose between Off / On / Comfort. If the option is turned on, the audio output volume will be decreased to make you more comfortable. Digital Output - Select to set Digital Output (S/PDIF) mode.
3.1.3 Changing Video Settings Use this menu to configure video settings. Aspect Ratio - Pan Scan 4:3: Display a wide picture on the entire screen and cuts off the redundant portions. Select when a standard 4:3 TV is connected. - Letter Box 4:3: Display a wide picture with two black borders on the top and bottom of 4:3 screen. Select when a standard 4:3 TV is connected. - 16:9: Compress the image to convert the whole image. Select when a 16:9 TV is connected.
3.1.4 Changing Photo Settings Use this menu to configure photo settings Slide Show Timing - Select to set the interval time for photo slide show. Transition Effect - Select to set the transition effect for photo slide show. Background Music - Select to set the background music options while view pictures. Ken Burns - Apply PAN-Scan effects during Photo playback. 3.1.5 Changing REC settings Quality - Select the recording quality. Choose from HQ, SLP, EP, LP and SP.
3.1.6 Changing Network Settings Use this menu to configure Ethernet and WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) settings. Wired LAN Setup - DHCP IP (AUTO) Select to obtain IP address automatically. - FIX IP (MANUAL) Select to manually input the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, and DNS Server IP Address. Wireless Setup - Selecting a connection profile This player can store up to three wireless network connections. Press ENTER to go to next step, press RETURN to cancel, and press PLAY to connect.
- Get Connection Mode Choose between Infrastructure (AP) and Peer to Peer (Ad Hoc). Press ENTER to go to next step, and press RETURN to cancel. - Infrastructure (AP) Infrastructure mode is used to connect computers with wireless network adapters, also known as wireless clients, to an existing wired network with the help from wireless router or access point. Get SSID Name Press ENTER to go to next step, press RETURN to cancel, and press OPTION to refresh the SSID list.
Input WEP / WPA Key Encryption keys can be inputted via the virtual keyboard. Press the navigational buttons to select, ENTER to input, CAPS to switch between uppercase and lowercase, <- to delete a character, -> to insert a space, shift to make more symbols available, and OK to confirm. Test connection The testing process will take for a while, please be patient to wait. If the test is ok, the network information (Profile Name, IP address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, etc.) will be displayed on the screen.
Ad-Hoc Setup Press ENTER to go to next step, press RETURN to cancel, and press PLAY to connect. - WPS (AP) WPS, Wi-Fi Protected Setup, is used to connect a wireless router directly, without searching SSID and inputting password. In this mode, you just need to configure the parameters of your router which support WPS function. There are two modes for you to select, PBC mode and PIN mode.
Login Control - Select to turn on / off password protect for the Web server (Neighbor Web). Note: 1) The default user name is ‘admin’, and the default password is ‘123’; 2) When it is turned off, and then turned on again, the password will be restored to default. BT and SAMBA - Select on/off to control the BitTorrent, samba and Web server services. 3.1.7 Changing System Settings Use this menu to configure system settings. Menu Language - Select to choose the OSD (On-Screen Display) language.
1) Copy ‘install.img’ or extension files to the root directory of a USB stick, and connect it to the USB HOST port of the player. 2) Press ENTER to confirm. - Extension Package Upgrade Select to upgrade the extension packages (btpd, samba, unicgi, etc.) - System Upgrade Select to upgrade the firmware. (Configuration and settings will be reserved) - System Reinstall Select to reinstall the firmware completely (All settings will be lost). Time - Select to set the system time.
Screen Saver - Select to turn on / off screen saver. Movie Preview - Select to turn on / off movie preview in the browser menu. 3.1.9 Changing Media library Settings Use this menu to set the scan folder, update media library and media library mode. Select Scan Folder - Select the scan folders from HDD or external USB device. Update Media Library - Press to update media library. Media library Mode - Press to select media library mode. You can set off/auto/manual mode from USB/HDD.
You can navigate using a filter option (Date, Folder, Recent, Playlist, All music, Artist, Genre, or Album) by selecting the Music icon and using UP and DOWN button to scroll through the options listed. 3.2.1 Music Playback Control Button PLAY/PAUSE FR / FF PREV / NEXT Function Begin/Pause playback. Fast rewind or fast forward. Press repeatedly to select the speed. View the previous or next movie. SEARCH Search for a music file. OPTION Hide or display the Music toolbar during playback.
3.2.3 Quick-Search You can search for a media file by filter current folder to locate the specific media file. Press SEARCH button while browsing music files in the music library. 3.3 Photo Playback Enter into photo interface, only supported image files and folder will be displayed. This player supports JPG/JPEG/BMP/files. You can navigate using a filter option (Date, Folder, Recent or All photos) by selecting the photo icon and using UP and DOWN button to scroll through the options listed. 3.3.
3.3.2 Photo Playback Options During photo playback, press OPTION button. The photo toolbar opens at the bottom of the screen. The photo toolbar has several command icons to customize the way you play photo. The functions from left to right are zoom in, zoom out, rotate picture, info. 3.3.3 Quick-Search You can search for a media file by filter current folder to locate the specific media file. Press SEARCH button while browsing photo files in the photo library. 3.
3.4.1 Movie Playback Control Button Function PLAY/PAUSE Begin/Pause playback. PREV / NEXT View the previous or next file/chapter. FR/FF OPTION Fast rewind or fast forward. Press repeatedly to select the speed Hide or display the Movie toolbar during playback. STOP Stop playback. VOL+/- Press to increase/decrease the volume. 3.4.2 Movie Playback Options During movie playback, press OPTION button. The photo toolbar opens at the bottom of the screen.
3.4.3 Quick-Search You can search for a media file by filter current folder to locate the specific media file. Press SEARCH button while browsing movie files in the movie library. 3.5 All Files The “all files” allows you to browse and play music, photo and movie files stored on an internal HDD, external USB device, and Network. 3.5.1 DVD playback The DVD ROM drive supports DVD, Mini BD, AVCHD, VCD and Audio CD. The following buttons can be used to control DVD playback.
LEFT/RIGHT Display the time information bar, then use the left/right button to the point you want to skip to, press enter button to playback. ZOOM Press to zoom the image. AUDIO Select an audio track while watching DVD with multiple audio tracks. SUBTITLE Set subtitle options. EJECT Press to eject or close DVD loader. OPTION Press to go back to navigation menu. 3.6 Net Service 3.6.1 Internet Radio This player integrates the SHOUTcast free Internet radio function.
Station - All downloaded stations will be listed under this menu. Genre - You can search for stations by genre (pop, rock, jazz, etc.) under this menu. Favorite - Your favorite stations can be kept under this menu. 3.6.2 IMS (Internet Multimedia Service) Menu This feature is additional function.
3.8 DTV Menu (* D850H) In this menu, you can watch and record Digital Terrestrial TV programs, or have the time shift function. To enter the DVB-T TV mode, select the DTV icon on the main menu. 3.8.1 Watch DVB-T The following are some functional buttons on the remote control available when watching Digital TV programs. Name Function OK Press to view the program list menu. up / down Press to switch channels. (Channels cannot be switched in the recording mode.
- Press the up / down button to select channels, and press the enter button to confirm. Info Bar - While switching channels by the up / down button, an info bar will be displayed to show the channel information. There’re 4 strings displayed on the bar. Taking the info bar in the above photo for example: N/A – Stands for TV rating; ENG – Stands for the voice language; SS – Stands for subtitle; TT – Stands for Teletext; 480 – Stands for resolution (SD - Standard Definition, HD – High Definition).
- Press the prev / next button to change channels. Press the left / right button to change date. - Press the up / down button to change program. Press the Red button to add / delete scheduled recording Teletext Menu - If the broadcasted stream supports Teletext, press the TTX button to enter the Teletext menu. - Press the navigational and numeric buttons to view the content in the Teletext menu.
- Press the up / down button to select the subtitle, and press the enter button to confirm. 3.8.1.2 DVB-T Program Recording Press the REC button to start the recording: recorded files are automatically stored in a folder named REC by default. D850H: This product allows you to watch other programs while a recording is running. When a recording is running, press the ENTER button: you can access the program list and then use the UP/DOWN buttons to select the channel. 3.8.1.
Select the A/V Input icon on the main interface to enter this menu. Name Function record Press to start recording the current TV program. time shift Press to activate the time shift function. zoom Press to zoom out the image. 3.8.3 Schedule Recording Menu The Schedule Recording menu allows you to create, edit and delete recording schedules and view all schedule status and history. Create a New Schedule - Press the left / right button on the remote control to select the Edit tab from the menu bar.
Editing Schedule - Press the left / right button on the remote control to select the Edit tab from the menu bar. Select the schedule you want to edit from the list and press the enter button. The schedule setting screen appears. Modify the schedule as described in ‘3.8.3 Creating a New Schedule’. Delete Schedule - Press the left / right button on the remote control to select the Delete tab from the menu bar. Select the schedule you want to delete and press the enter button.
- Select Enable the selected schedule or Pause the selected schedule. Press the enter button to confirm. Viewing Recording History - Press the left / right button on the remote control to select the History tab from the menu bar. Here you can view a complete history of all recordings that were set.
4. Web Server & BitTorrent 4.1 Web Server (unicgi) A Web server called ‘Neighbor Web’ has been integrated into the player. - Connect the player to your home network (LAN or WLAN). - Get the IP address of the player under SETUP -> NETWORK menu. - Type the IP address (e.g., 192.168.3.15) in the address bar of Internet Explore on your PC. Then you can access the Web server on your PC. Note: Please refer to Extension Info in chapter ‘3.1.
- This page allows you to set a password for accessing Neighbor Web. Note: • Password will become effective when Login Control is turned on. (Please refer to Login Control in chapter ‘3.1.7 Changing System Settings’ for more details) • The default user name is ‘admin’, and the default password is ‘123’. • When login control is turned off, and then turned on again, the password will be restored to default. • When login control is turned off, this menu is not able to be accessed. 4.
4.4.1 Add new torrent - Click Add new torrent on the BitTorrent Download page. - Click Browse to upload a torrent file, and click Yes to confirm. 4.4.2 Managing the downloads The BitTorrent Download page also allows you to start, stop, delete torrents, and set priorities for torrents, as well as view the status of current torrents.
- Click Start to begin download. - Click Stop to stop download. - Click Delete to delete the selected torrent. - Click Refresh to refresh the current status. - Click Down arrow to decrease the priority for the selected torrent. - Click Up arrow to increase the priority for the selected torrent. 4.4.3 Settings - Click Setting on the BitTorrent Download page to enter the BitTorrent Setting page. In the BitTorrent Setting page, you can configure the following settings.
- Set the idle hours to start the next download automatically. - Set the seeding hours. - Set to delete the finished torrent files automatically or not. - Set the maximum number of simultaneous download tasks.
5. Media Library Thanks to a powerful search engine, the library menu allows you to search and browse multimedia files stored on an internal HDD or external USB HOST device in most easy ways.
Recent Select to search for movie files that have been played recently Playlist Select to search for movie files by playlist
6. Upgrading the Firmware The firmware is the operating system (OS) installed on the device. Firmware upgrades can bring new features, improvements and bug fixes. Please refer to System Update in chapter ‘3.1.7 Changing System Settings’ for more details. 7. Appendixes 7.1 Specifications I/O INTERFACES SUPPORTED: 3.5’’ SATA HDD USB 2.0 HOST port x 3 (compatible to USB 1.
AUDIO CODECS SUPPORTED: MP2/3, OGG Vorbis, WMA Standard (DRM, and Advanced Profile not supported), PCM, LPCM, RA VIDEO RECORDING FORMAT DTV Recording: TS AV IN Recording: MPG (MPEG2,MP2) SUBTITLE FORMATS SUPPORTED: SRT, SMI, SSA,SUB, IDX+SUB DVD LOADER: Mini BD, AVCHD, DVD, VCD, CD NETWORK FEATURES 10/100Mbps Auto-Negotiation Ethernet 802.
Question 4. My files have disappeared from the player. Answer: Make sure that you browse your files via the correct browser mode which means correct filtered views such as Photos, Music, or Movies. Question 5.
Question 10. I configured everything correctly, but still cannot get the wireless network or UPnP function to work. Answer: Are you using a firewall such as Norton Internet Security, McAfee Personal Firewall, Zone Alarm, etc.
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