User manual
Table Of Contents
- WD TV™ HD Media Player
- Table of Contents
- Important User Information
- Important Safety Instructions
- WD Technical Support
- Important: Should you encounter any problem, please do not return this product to the store before carefully reading the user manual. You can also find answers to your technical support questions through our knowledge base or e-mail support service a...
- Accessing Online Support
- Contacting WD Technical Support
- Recording your WD Product Information
- Registering your WD Product
- Accessories
- Product Overview
- Features and Functions
- Features
- Audio/Video Interface
- Multiformat Content Playback
- Multiformat is a file type that groups other files of the same digital content but may be encoded in different digital formats. For example, a single video file may actually include a few components such as video, audio, and photo grouped together. W...
- Plug-n-Play USB 2.0 Support*
- USB Storage File System Support
- Connections
- LED Indicators
- Remote Control
- Features
- Getting Started
- Operating the HD Media Player
- Watching Video
- Playing Music
- Viewing Photos
- Settings and Advanced Features
- Settings Navigation Buttons
- Audio/Video
- Music
- Movie
- Photo
- System
- Media Library
- A note about metadata
- Editing metadata
- Enabling/Disabling the Media Library
- Media Library Categories
- You can manually search for a media file by navigating to the specific media section and browsing through the available file folders. This method is recommended if there are only a limited number of files to search through. Otherwise, it is better to...
- Locating Media Content
- System Maintenance
- Appendix
- Index
WD TV HD Media Player
User Manual
FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS – 6
Features and Functions
Features
Audio/Video Interface
• HDMI interface for digital audio and high-definition video
• Composite interface (RCA, yellow/white/red) for analog AV connection
• Toslink (optical) audio for high-fidelity digital audio
• Autosource function enables the HD media player to detect and switch to a new
interface connection. For example, the HD media player automatically switches to
HD mode when it is connected through an HDMI cable.
• Video output resolution includes 480i (using the composite interface), or 480p,
576p, 720i, 720p, 1080i, and 1080p (available when using the HDMI interface)
• Stereo or multi-channel digital surround audio output
Multiformat Content Playback
Multiformat is a file type that groups other files of the same digital content but may be
encoded in different digital formats. For example, a single video file may actually
include a few components such as video, audio, and photo grouped together.
WD HD TV Media Player is capable of playing several different types of multiformat
files. For a detailed list of supported formats, refer to “Supported formats” on page
67.
*2-channel only. 2+channel signal is sent via digital pass through to a receiver. Manufactured under license from
Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
**Single layer only.
Plug-n-Play USB 2.0 Support*
• USB storage device with a USB connector
• Portable media players with USB connector
• Digital cameras with USB connector
*For a list of tested, compatible USB devices, see Article #2581 in our knowledge base at support.wdc.com.
Audio Audio
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Video Video
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Photo Subtitle Playlist
MP3 AIFF MPEG 1 AVI GIF SRT PLS
MP2 Ogg Vorbis MPEG 2 VOB BMP WPL
WAV/
PCM/
LPCM
MKA MPEG 4
(ASP, AVC
HD/H.264)
Xvid JPEG M3U
Dolby
Digital*
WMV9 DVR-MS TIF/
TIFF**
FLAC MKV PNG
WMA
AAC*
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