Home Multimedia Center Movie Cube S120H User’s Manual (Version 1.
Table of Contents 1. Introduction.......................................................................................................................... 4 1.1 Preface........................................................................................................................ 4 1.2 Packing List................................................................................................................. 5 1.3 Cautions ...........................................................................
10.3 Copyrights and Trademarks.................................................................................... 52 10.4 Warranty.................................................................................................................. 52 10.5 License information.................................................................................................
1. Introduction 1.1 Preface Thank you very much for purchasing the product. We hope you will enjoy using it as a great home entertainment partner. This player has the following functionality. A/V Output • HDMI V1.
You can find forums on the Internet where users respond to most of your questions on all models of Movie Cube such as www.mhdworld.com 1.2 Packing List Part Quantity Player 1 A/V cable 1 USB cable 1 Scart in adaptor 1 Remote Control 1 AC/DC adaptor 1 Quick Installation Guide 1 User Manual (printed) 1 Driver 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. 1.
(1) This player may not cause harmful interference; (2) This player could accept some interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation. 1.3.4 Repair If the player has a problem, you should take it to an appointed repair center and let the specialists do the repair, never repair the player yourself, you might damage the player or endanger yourself or your data. 1.3.5 Disposing of the Player When you dispose of the player, be sure to dispose it appropriately.
1.4 Connection 1.4.1 Connecting the Power Supply (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. 1.4.2 Connecting to a PC (1) Make sure the player is powered on; (2) Plug in the squarish connector of the USB cable to this player’s USB DEVICE port; (3) Plug in the rectangular connector of the USB cable to computer. In this way, you can manage content on the built-in HDD of the player on your local PC.
1.4.3 Connecting a USB Device (1) Make sure the player is powered on; (2) Plug in the USB stick or USB HDD etc. to the USB HOST port of this player. In this way, you can browse contents on the USB device. 1.4.4 Connecting to a TV 1.4.4.1 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. (3) Select the appropriate TV input source.
1.4.4.2 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. (3) Select the appropriate TV input source. 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. 1.4.
1.4.5 Connecting to a Digital Amplifier (1) Follow the picture and plug in the RCA connector on your coaxial cable to the player’s S/PDIF Coaxial jack. Or if you use optical fiber, please plug in the Toslink connector on your optical fiber to the player’s S/PDIF Optical jack; (2) Follow the picture and plug in the other connector on your coaxial cable or optical fiber to the digital audio device (digital amplifier or decoder). (3) Select the appropriate TV input source.
1.4.7 Connecting to a WLAN (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. Note: The Wi-Fi Dongle is an optional accessory sold separately. (Please refer to ‘3.3 Changing Network Settings’ for more details about wireless setup) 1.5 Power On / Off Power On After connecting the DC IN jack and press the power button on the front panel, the player will soon enter the home screen, and the power indicator will turn blue.
1.7 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: Select Format, press ENTER, and then hard disk format will start.
The formatting procedure will be finished within a few minutes. And then you can use the hard disk properly on the player. Note: HDD format will remove all data stored on the hard disk drive.
2. About the Player 2.1 Remote Control All procedures in this manual can be carried out using the remote control buttons. See the following for details on each button and its function: 1. shift 2. home 3. menu 4. setup (display) 5. resolution (zoom) 6. subtitle 7. * record 8. stop 9. fr 10. vol + 11. enter 12. vol - 13. mute 14. numeric buttons 15. * time shift 16. * EPG 17. red 18. * TTX 19. * blue 20. audio 21. back 22. prev 23. navigational 24. next buttons 25.
No. 1 Name shift Function shift button: Press to shift the resolution, setup, repeat, and goto buttons to be zoom, display, * timer, and browser. 2 home home button: Press to view the home screen. 3 menu menu button: Press to activate tools menus: Press in the browser menu to rename and delete files. Press in My_Shortcuts in NET of the browser menu to add shortcuts for network access. 4 setup (display) setup button: Press to enter the setup menu.
Press to mute audio output, and press again to resume. 14 numeric buttons numeric buttons: Press to enter channel numbers or numeric input when changing settings. 15 * time shift N/A 16 * EPG green button: Confirm to add files to the playlists under browser menu. 17 red red button: Select files in file copy or browser menu. 18 * TTX N/A 19 * blue N/A 20 audio audio button: Press to select an audio track.
N/A 30 goto (browser) goto button: Press to jump to a specific point on a title. Specify the point using Title, Chapter and Time. browser button: Press to browse music, photo, and movie files on USB, HDD, and NET. 31 music music button: Press to start playing music in the playlist. 32 copy copy button: Press to enter the file copy menu. 33 power / standby power / standby button: Press to enter standby mode or wake up.
2.2 Front Panel 1. Infrared receiver window 2. Working indicator 3. Power button & indicator 2.3 Rear Panel 1. Air Flow hole 2. USB DEVICE port 3. USB HOST port x 2 4. S/PDIF COAXIAL jack 5. S/PDIF OPTICAL jack 6. RJ45 LAN socket 7. HDMI jack 8. Y/Pb/Pr OUT jack 9. A/V OUT jack 10.
3. 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, or press the SETUP button on the remote control. - Use the LEFT/RIGHT navigational buttons to select an option, and then press ENTER. There are five Setup options, including Audio, Video, Network, System, and MISC. Use the UP/DOWN navigational buttons to select a menu. Press ENTER to confirm.
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. Brightness - Adjust the level of brightness. Contrast - Adjust the level of contrast.
3.3 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 SELECT 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. 3.4 Changing System Settings Use this menu to configure system settings. Menu Language - Select to choose the OSD (On-Screen Display) language. Text Encoding - Select to set the text encoding option (subtitle display). Login Control - Select to turn on / off password protect for the Web server (Neighbor Web).
- Install / Upgrade 1) Copy the .ipk files (e.g., btpd_0.0.1_mipsel.ipk, samba_3.0.23c_mipsel.ipk, and unicgi_0.0.1_mipsel.ipk) to the root directory of a USB stick, and insert it to the USB HOST port on the player. 2) Select Install / Upgrade and press ENTER to confirm. - Uninstall Select Uninstall and press ENTER to confirm. Note: When the packages are installed properly, you can click Run / Stop to control the BitTorrent, Samba (NAS function), and Web server services.
3.5 Miscellaneous Use this menu to adjust miscellaneous 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: Off / Folder / Playlist. Screen Saver - Select to turn on / off screen saver. Movie Preview - Select to turn on / off movie preview in the browser menu.
4. Browser Menu The browser menu allows you to browse and play media files stored on Removable Devices (USB, Card), HDD, Network, UPnP-server, and Playlist. To enter the menu, select the Browser icon on the home screen, or press the BROWSER button on the remote control. The following buttons can be used while navigating the browser menu. Button UP / DOWN Function Move cursor up / down to select devices, folders, or files. LEFT / RIGHT Select filter options: All, Music, Photos, and Movies.
Note: • Please refer to chapter ‘9.1 Specifications‘for more about the supported content formats. • Muisc tracks might not be able to played continously under All filter, please switch to the Music filter instead. 4.2 Browsing Music In this mode, all folders and supported audio files in current directory will be displayed. The following buttons can be used to control music playback. Button Function PLAY Begin playback. PAUSE / STEP Pause playback. FR / FF REPEAT Fast rewind or fast forward.
Button PLAY Function Begin playback. PREV / NEXT View the previous or next photo. LEFT / RIGHT Rotate a photo in any angle. ZOOM IN / OUT Zoom in / out the image. INFO Hide or display the information bar during playback. STOP Stop playback. You can view photos in slide show mode with background music. When it is enabled, the slide show starts automatically once you press PLAY button. (Please refer to Slide Show Timing, Transition Effect, and Background Music in chapter ‘3.
CM SKIP AUDIO Advance 30 seconds of the current playback. Select an audio track while watching BivX video or DVD with multiple audio tracks. SUBTITLE STOP Set subtitle options. Stop playback. 4.5 A/V Streaming via Network You can stream the media files shared on the home network (Ethernet or WLAN). Please refer to ’3.3 Changing Network Settings’ for details about network settings. There are two ways to locate media files shared on your local network in the Network menu.
Note: • While browsing high definition video files (resolution up to 720p / 1080i / 1080p) via Ethernet or WLAN, the video might be buffering. It is normal due to the limit of network speed or signal strength. • Due to different network conditions, sometimes the workgroup might not be accessed or shown in the list. And then you need to use ‘My_Shortcuts’ to browse shared files. 4.5.2 Browsing through ‘My_Shortcuts’ You can also set ‘Specific File Server IP’ and access it from ‘My_Shortcuts’ in the menu.
4.6 A/V Streaming via UPnP-server A built-in UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) client has been integrated on the system, which enables the player to auto-detect UPnP Media Servers on the network to browse and stream media files from them. 4.6.1 Installing UPnP Media Server on your PC There’re a lot of free and commercial UPnP Media Server software, such as Windows Media Connect, Windows Media Player 11, XBMC Media Center (Linux/Mac/Windows), MediaTomb (Linux), etc. Please install one of them on you computer.
- Click Library -> Media Sharing, then you can allow or deny devices to access the media library. Click Allow to authorize your player. 4.6.3 Streaming Media on your Player - Connect your player to the home network (LAN or WLAN). - Visit Browser - > UPnP menu on the player, select the UPnP-server, and press ENTER. - Then you can browse the media library shared by Windows Media Player 11. Note: • Make sure your player and your computer are on the same local area network and subnet.
4.7 Renaming / Deleting Files When navigating in the browser menu, you can press the MENU button to activate a popup menu where you can rename and delete files or folders. Press the UP / DOWN buttons to select from Return, Rename, and Delete. And press ENTER to confirm. 4.8 Managing the Playlist This player supports the playlist function, which allows you to add your favorite contents on local HDD to the playlists (All, Music, Photos, and Movies), and enjoy them at any time. 4.8.
4.8.2 Browsing the playlist Press the UP / DOWN buttons to select Play List in the browser menu. Press the LEFT / RIGHT buttons to select between All, Music, Photos, and Movies. And press the ENTER button to confirm. Then you will enter the playlist. If you wish to delete a file from the playlist, press the SELECT button to select, and then press the CONFIRM button to confirm.
5. Media Library Thanks to a powerful search engine, the library menu allows you to search and browse multimedia files stored on the internal HDD in most easy ways. To enter this menu, select the Library icon on the home screen. 5.1 Music Library Use the left / right button on the remote control to select the Music tab. Press the up / down button to select from Update, Search, All, Artist, Genre, and Album. And press the enter button to confirm.
Use the navigational buttons to select, and press the enter button to confirm. Select OK and press the enter button, and then the files you desired will be displayed on the screen. All Select to list all the music files in the library. Artist Select to search for music files by artist. Press the up / down button to select the artist, and press the enter button to confirm. Genre Select to search for music files by genre.
Press the up / down button to select the album, and press the enter button to confirm. Quick-Search You can also press the right button to turn on a Quick-Search bar while browsing music files in the library. Press the up / down button to select characters on the Quick-Search bar, and press the enter button to confirm. And then music files with name starting with the specific characters will be displayed onto the top.
Update Select to update and synchronize all the photos stored on the internal HDD to the library. Search Select to search for photos by their names. Use the navigational buttons to select, and press the enter button to confirm. Select OK and press the enter button, and then the files you desired will be displayed on the screen. All Select to list all the photos in the library. Date Select to search for photos by date.
previewing photos in the library. Press the up / down button to select characters on the Quick-Search bar, and press the enter button to confirm. And then photos with name starting with the specific characters will be displayed onto the top. Press the left button to delete characters, and press the back button to close the Quick-Search bar. 5.3 Movie Library Use the left / right button on the remote control to select the Movies tab.
Update Select to update and synchronize all the movies stored on the internal HDD to the library. Search Select to search for movies by their names. Use the navigational buttons to select, and press the enter button to confirm. Select OK and press the enter button, and then the files you desired will be displayed on the screen. All Select to list all the movies in the library. Actor Select to search for movies by actor.
Press the up / down button to select the genre, and press the enter button to confirm. Year Select to search for movies by year. Press the up / down button to select the year, and press the enter button to confirm. Quick-Search You can also press the right button to turn on a Quick-Search bar while previewing movies in the library. Press the up / down button to select characters on the Quick-Search bar, and press the enter button to confirm.
6. File Copy Menu Select the File Copy icon from the home screen to enter the File Copy menu, which allows you to copy files between Removable Devices (Card, USB), HDD, and Network. The following buttons can be used under the file copy menu. Button UP / DOWN RIGHT SELECT Function Move cursor up / down to select devices, folders Go to the next step. Select (or cancel) folders or files (The selected items will be ticked). STOP ENTER Cancel all selections. Confirm the selected options.
7. Internet Radio This player integrates the MMS Internet radio function. Select the Internet Radio icon on the main interface to enter this menu. Note: • Make sure the player is connected properly to a LAN or WLAN with Internet access, please refer to ‘3.3 Changing Network Settings’ for more details; • When you enter the Digital Radio menu at the first time, it will take several seconds to download data from the Internet, please be patient to wait. The following buttons can be used under this menu.
8. Web Server & BitTorrent 8.1 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.
- 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 ‘3.4 Changing System Settings’ for more details) • The default user name is ‘admin’, and the default password is ‘123’. 8.3 Visit Neighbor (Samba – NAS function) - Click Visit Neighbor on the home page of Neighbor Web. - Then you will be able to browse, edit, and copy files to / from the local HDD of the player. 8.
8.4.1 Add new torrent - Click Add new torrent on the BitTorrent Download page. - Click Browse to upload a torrent file, and click Yes to confirm. 8.4.2 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.
8.4.3 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 maximum download rate. - Set the maximum upload rate. - 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.
9. 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 and Extension Info in chapter ‘3.4 Changing System Settings’ for more details. 10. Appendixes 10.1 Specifications I/O INTERFACES SUPORTED: USB 2.0 HOST port x 2 (compatible to USB 1.1) Memory Card slot (supports SD/MMC/MS/MS Pro) USB 2.
NETWORK FEATURE: 10/100Mbps Auto-Negotiation Ethernet 802.11b/g/n WLAN, up to 300Mbps (supported by optional WLAN USB Adapter) Note: The specifications and design of this product are subject to change without notice. 10.2 Frequently Asked Questions Question 1. When I try to disconnect the USB device, I keep on getting “The device ‘Generic volume’ cannot be stopped right now. Try stopping the device again later.
incorrect signals or the signals will not be stable and will cause the TV screen to flash, some TV’s will treat this as no signal, and will display a blue screen or screensaver. Question 6.
Question 11. I am using the 802.11n Wi-Fi dongle with an 802.11n wireless router, why the speed is still 802.11g 54Mbps rather than 300Mbps? Answer: The IEEE 802.11n Draft standard prohibits using high throughput with WEP or TKIP as the unicast cipher. If you use these encryption methods (e.g. WEP, WPA-TKIP) your data rate will drop to 54 Mbps.
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