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Table of Contents 4 About Player ● Audio ● Key Features ● Network ● Package Contents ● Applications ● Copyright Notice ● Appearance ● Important Safety Instructions ● Miscellaneous ● Getting Started ● Information ● Exterior 9 Remote Control (RC) 24 Playback ● File Browser ● Entering Text with Remote Control ● Marking Files and Folders ● Standby Mode ● Copying and Moving Files and Folders 11 Connections ● Connecting a TV/Monitor/Projector with HDMI/DVI Input ● Connecting a TV/Monitor/Projec
Chapter 1 About Player Dune BD Prime 3.0 is an all-in-one solution for up to Full HD (1080p) video playback, combining an universal high definition media player and a modern Blu-ray disc player in one device. Key Features • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 4 The newest Sigma Designs 8642 media processor: enjoy excellent playback and performance of interactive features. Blu-ray and DVD player: play Blu-rays and DVDs (plus Audio CD and data discs with video/music/photo files).
Package Contents 1 4 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 2 5 3 6 Dune BD Prime 3.0 media player Remote control (batteries may not be included) Power supply cord AV cable HDMI cable Quick start guide NOTE: Additional items (optional) may be included into the package, depending on player configuration, region, and distributor, such as CD with additional documentation and/or demo content, SATA-SATA cable, USB-SATA adapter, etc. Check with your reseller.
Important Safety Instructions 10cm 10cm 10cm If you install your device in a closed space, it is necessary to provide enough clearance around it for proper cooling. The clearance at each side should be not less than 10 cm. To avoid troubles, please read this manual carefully before using the device. Keep the manual for future reference. Read these operating instructions carefully before using the unit. Follow all the safety instructions listed below.
Getting Started Remove the transparent protecting film from the front panel of the player to ensure good look of the player. Ensure the RC has batteries installed. Connect the player to your TV and to other A/V equipment in an appropriate way. Use HDMI connection to get the best possible quality of video and audio. Make sure to switch off the player and all relevant A/V equipment before connecting them. Ensure your TV and other A/V equipment are configured to use proper inputs.
Exterior Front view 1 2 3 1. Power switch 2. Display 3. Optical drive 4 4. EJECT 5. PLAY/PAUSE 6. STOP 5 6 7 8 9 7. PREV 8. NEXT 9. USB 2.0 host Rear view 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1. LAN and USB 2.0 host 2. HDMI 1.3 3. Coaxial digital audio output 4. Optical digital audio output 5. Analog stereo (left/right) audio output 8 Dune BD Prime 3.0 user manual 10 11 6. Composite video output 7. Component (Y/Pb/Pr) video output 8. USB 2.0 host 9. eSATA host 10. Multichannel (7.
Chapter 2 Remote Control (RC) 1. Command indicator — flashes in response to RC button pressing. 2. EJECT — open/close the optical drive tray (if the external optical drive is connected). MUTE — turn the sound on/off. MODE — switch the video mode; control some other player functions. POWER — toggle the standby mode. 3. A (Red), B (Green), C (Yellow), D (Blue) — access Blu-ray disc features; control some other player functions. 4. 0–9 — enter numbers and text; control some other player functions. 5.
Entering Text with Remote Control Generally, entering text is carried out the same way as with most cell phones. 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9: Enter a character to the position pointed by the cursor. First press: enter the first character from a set of characters related to this button. Each subsequent press: you may change the entered character to the next one from this set. ● 0: enter the space. ●1: enter a special character (punctuation marks, etc).
Chapter 3 Connections This chapter describes different possibilities of connecting the media player to AV equipment. Depending on the model and the design of a TV/monitor/projector, after connecting it using one of the provided schemes and plugging in the power, the player initialization may take up to 10 sec. If after this time there is no picture (a "DUNE" logo) on the screen, then it is a problem with the cable connection or the TV/monitor/projector.
Connecting a TV/Monitor/Projector with Component (Y/Cb/Cr) Video Input COMPONENT For this connection you should use a VIDEO IN AUDIO IN 3RCA-3RCA video cable and (optionally) a R L 2RCA-2RCA audio cable for sound transmission to your TV set. Please note that video cable shall have an impedance of 75 Ohm, i.e. specially designed for transmission of analog video signal. 1. Make sure that the player and the displaying device are switched off. Do not switch them on until the connection procedure is finished. 2.
Transmission of Digital Audio to AV Receiver via HDMI Input HD MI I N This media player is equipped with an up-to-date HDMI 1.3 interface, allowing transmission of digital video and audio streams via a single cable. If your AV receiver has an HDMI 1.3 input and decoders for up-to-date audio formats, you may fully enjoy an HD multichannel sound. 1. Make sure that the player and the AV receiver are switched off. Do not switch them on until the connection procedure is finished. 2.
Transmission of Analog Audio to External Stereo Amplifier (or TV Set) An analog 2RCA-2RCA cable shall be used (not included). 1. Connect analog stereo audio output (AUDIO L/R) of your player to the audio input of your stereo amplifier. 2. Select a relevant input in your amplifier. AUDIO IN L R We recommend you to turn down the volume of your audio equipment before connection, in order to protect your hearing from unexpectedly high volume, and to eliminate the risk of damage to your audio system.
Connection to LAN and Internet A standard Cat.5, Cat.5e or Cat.6 Ethernet cable with RJ-45 connectors should be used (not included). Alternatively, you can connect the player to the local network using Wi-Fi. To use Wi-Fi connection, you need to have an optional Wi-Fi module. NOTE: Using Wi-Fi is not recommended if you want to stream high-bitrate media content through network. Ethernet connection ensures much better performance of network playback and much better file transfer speed.
Chapter 4 Using Storage Devices Connection of USB Drive To connect a USB drive, ensure you are on the main screen of the player menu and connect the USB drive to an USB port of the player. The player will recognize the USB drive, and will show an item corresponding to the USB drive on the main screen. When connecting a USB drive requiring significant power (such as USB HDD), use an external power supply for the USB drive.
Formatting HDD If you intend to write data to a HDD via the player, it is recommended to format the HDD to EXT2 or EXT3 filesystem. For example, you may need this if you intend to copy data to the player's attached HDD from network using FTP or SMB accessr, or if you intend to use the BitTorrent client built-in into the player, or copy data from other storage devices to this HDD using the file manager of the player.
Chapter 5 System Setup This chapter describes a list of settings of different functions of your media player. Setup Menu ● The setup menu may be entered only from the file browser mode. WARNING: During media files playback, an access to the setup menu is disabled. In order to enter the menu you need to stop the playback first. ● To enter the setup menu, press SETUP on your RC or enter the Setup folder in the Main screen of the player (the file browser showing the root folder).
● During a video playback, the MODE button is deactivated. To change parameters of video output, stop playback by pressing the STOP button. In case of any problems, to make sure that the playback is stopped and you are in the file browser mode, switch the player off and then on, and wait until the player boots completely for up to 60 sec. Refer to the "Standby Mode" section.
Video In this section you will find settings of video output type (digital HDMI or analog) and adjusting of video resolution on selected output. ● The selected resolution will be used by default for all media files. ● Read carefully the manual for your TV/monitor/projector. Some video modes may not be supported by your equipment.
Audio This section of the setup menu allows to set the connection type of relevant audio equipment. Digital audio output mode: you may switch the mode of digital optical output. PCM (Pulse Code Modulation, forced decoding): a mode in which the original sound track, i.e. Dolby Digital or DTS, is converted (decoded) to the Pulse Code form. It is supported by decoders of virtually any up-to-date audio equipment.
Network This section describes main parameters of connecting the media player to a LAN or Internet. Connection. You may select a type of connection which will be used by default. It may be Wired (Ethernet) or Wireless (Wi-Fi) (optional). Alternatively, the connection may be disabled at all. To use a Wi-Fi connection, you need to ensure that a Wi-Fi module (optional) is connected to the player. Please see here for the information on supported Wi-Fi modules: http://dune-hd. com/support/hw_compat/.
Appearance This section allows to select a visual style of the player menu. You may use the menu style that is most suitable for you. It may be icons, or text messages. Miscellaneous This section allow to configure various additional settings of the player. Information This section provides system information about the player.
Chapter 6 Playback File Browser The file browser allows browsing of all files and folders available. Browsing starts from the Main screen (also called the root folder), which includes subdivisions corresponding to connected drives and network resources. Up: Select the previous file/folder from the list. Move the cursor to the area of the current path indication (in case the selection is on the first element of the list). Down: Select the next file/folder from the list.
Start playback of a folder with video disc content. Start playback of all files in the selected folder, including files in subfolders, in alphabetical order. Start playback of all marked files (in the same order as displayed). MENU: Show context menu with a list of available additional commands for the selected file/folder and the current folder. Using the context menu allows you to execute the following commands: ● Display information on the selected file/folder (also allows to test file reading speed).
Marking Files and Folders To execute operations with several files/folders at the same time, you may mark these files/folders. Use SELECT button on your RC or commands of the context menu. You may mark files/folders only within the current folder. In case of switching to another folder, the information on marks will be reset. Copying and Moving Files and Folders ● Copying and moving files/folders is performed using the clipboard, much like it is done on a PC.
In case of moving files/folders within a single partition of a drive, there is no physical copying of the data (only the directory information is updated on the drive), files/folders are moved to the new location instantly. In case of moving files/folders between different partitions or different drives, files/folders will be first copied to the new location, and then deleted from the old location. During copying you should not unplug the player or disconnect the drive.
When playing a list of photos, a special photo viewer application is used for nice photo showing with transition effects (see "Photo Viewer" section). When starting playback of a list of media files consisting of both photos and other kinds of media files (video, audio), the player will ask whether you want to show photos or play video and audio files. In file playback mode, the following RC buttons are available: STOP: Finish playback, return to the file browser.
SETUP: Display picture parameters setup menu (contrast, brightness, hue, saturation). ● Up/Down: Select previous/next parameter. ● Left/Right: Decrease/increase the current parameter value. ● CLEAR: Reset to the default value. ● To exit the picture parameter setting mode, press ENTER (or wait until automatic exit occurs after a short period of time). MODE: Switch the deinterlacing mode used for playback of interlaced content. Modes available: motion adaptive (default), bob, constant blend, disabled.
Blu-ray Playback When you play a Blu-ray disc, the player uses so called "Blu-ray playback mode". In the Bluray playback mode, various Blu-ray features such as Blu-ray menu, Blu-ray subtitles, BD-J, Bonus View, BD Live are supported. Note: when playing a Blu-ray disc, a so-called System Storage USB flash drive should be attached. Some player models / revisions may have such flash drive built-in, so there is no need to attach an external flash drive for this purpose.
● Current disc chapter, e.g. "Chapter 8/27". ● Current bitrate, e.g. "Bitrate 34.43 Mbps". AUDIO: First press: display information on current sound track. ● Subsequent presses: switch to the next sound track. SUBTITLE: First press: display information on current subtitles. ● Subsequent presses: switch to subsequent subtitles. ANGLE: Choose the viewing angle (if supported by the particular disc). 2nd audio: Turn the secondary audio track on/off, in case such track is present on a particular disc.
PAUSE: First press: switch to the pause mode. ● Subsequent presses: frame-by-frame playback (switching to the next frame). ● PLAY: Continue the playback. Left/Right/Up/Down/P+/P– (during playback): First press: switch to playback position changing mode. ● Subsequent presses: change the playback position: ● Left/Right: Backward/forward by 10 sec. ● Up/Down: Backward/forward by 1 min. ● P+/P–: Backward/forward by 10 min.
Audio CD Playback To play an Audio CD, navigate to the Main screen of the file browser, and insert the disc into the optical drive. The player will recognize the inserted Audio CD and enable the corresponding optical drive item on the Main screen. Select this optical drive item and press ENTER or PLAY. The player will start playback of the Audio CD.
Photo Viewer The player supports viewing photo files as slide shows with nice transition effects. See "File Playback" section on more details on how to select photos for showing. In the photo viewer mode, the following RC buttons are available: RETURN, STOP: Stop the slide show, return to the file browser mode. PAUSE: Pause the slide show. • To resume the slide show, press PLAY. PREV (|<<), Left: Show the previous file. NEXT (>>|), Right: Show the next file.
Chapter 7 Accessing Network Drives The player allows to connect network drives via SMB and NFS protocols. It is possible to connect any number of network drives. Each connected network drive is represented in the Main screen (root folder of the file browser) as a folder, called "network folder". To create a new network folder (i.e. to connect a network drive to the player): 1. Enter the Main screen (root folder of the file browser). 2. Execute the "New Network Folder" action in the context menu. 3.
Connecting via NFS Protocol 1. Set the "Server" field to the IP address of an NFS server. E.g. "10.0.0.2".When connecting to a Windows PC, the required IP address can be found in the network connection properties on a Windows PC. 2. Set the "Folder" field to the full folder path on an NFS server. E.g. "/data/video". ● The folder path should begin with “/”. Path details are determined by the particular NFS server and its settings. 3. Press the "OK" button on the screen.
Chapter 8 Accessing Player from Network You may use the player as a Network-Attached Storage (NAS), and access drives connected to the player from the LAN. Note: For FTP access, it is enough to establish an FTP connection to the player. No user name and password is required (e.g. a so-called anonymous FTP access is used). If a particular FTP client requires specifying a user name and a password, enter the user name "ftp" and leave the password field blank.
Chapter 9 Troubleshooting General Problems TROUBLE: The player does not switch on. SOLUTION: Check if the player is connected to AC mains. Wait at least 60 seconds before switching on the player. TROUBLE: The player turns on, but there is no picture. SOLUTION: If during 60 sec after switching on there is still no picture on the screen, and the player power indicator is lighted, most probably the video output parameters of your player or video input of your TV/monitor/projector are incorrect.
mode to another one compatible with your TV set may help solving the problem. You should test this by consecutive examination of video modes. It is suggested to start with the lowest picture resolutions. ● If possible, try to use another HDMI cable. ● If possible, try to change the mode of connection of the player to your HDMI equipment: e.g., instead of connection through a receiver, connect directly to a TV set.
fully compatible with. You may check it in he following way: if file playback problems take place even when playing the file from the directly connected EXT2/EXT3-formatted hard drive, then the problem is most probably caused by the file itself (the file is encoded with errors, or the player is not compatible with such specific kind of file). TROUBLE: Selected file is not played back, although its format seems to be supported by the player. SOLUTION: The problem may be due to several causes: ● File error.
Incorrectly specified folder name. ● Make sure that the correct name is entered. If you connect to a Windows PC, name of the shared folder may be found in the folder properties on the PC. Make sure that the server is correctly setup (required folder is open for access). Make sure that you may have an access to the shared folder from another PC or another network device. Incorrect user name/password (in case of SMB connection). ● Make sure that you enter correct user name and password.
Chapter 10 Firmware Recovery Procedure In case of firmware upgrade crash (e.g. the player is switched off during firmware upgrade), firmware recovery is possible in most cases. 1. Put a firmware DFF file at the top level of a USB flash drive (preferably use exactly the same firmware version as was attempted to install during the failed upgrade). 2. Rename the firmware DFF file on the USB flash drive into "dune_firmware.dff". 3. Switch the player off (using the power button on the player). 4.
Chapter 11 Player Specifications Optical disc formats Video file formats Blu-ray, DVD-Video, Audio CD, BD/DVD/CD data discs with files (video/music/photos) MKV, MPEG-TS, MPEG-PS, M2TS, VOB, AVI, MOV, MP4, QT, ASF, WMV, video disc ISO images, video disc folders Audio file formats MPA, M4A, WMA, FLAC, WAV, DTS-WAV, DTS, AC3 Picture file formats JPEG, PNG, BMP, GIF Video codecs MPEG2, MPEG4, DivX, XVID, WMV9, VC1, H.
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