Mede8er MED600X3D manual

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    User Manual Based on Firmware V1.0.3 29 September 2012 High Definition Multimedia Player TM High Definition 3D Multimedia Player 6 0 0 E M D[...]

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    Page1 INDEX page 1 page 2 page 3 page 4 page 5 page 6 page 7 page 8 page 9 page10 page1 1 page12 page13 page14 page15 page16 page17 page18 page19 page20 page21 page22 page23 page24 page25 page26 page27 page28 page29 page30 page31 page32 page33 page34 page35 page36 page37 page38 page39 page40 Index Introduction General Overview Unpacking / Contents [...]

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    Thank you for purchasing the Mede8er Multimedia Player . The MED600X3D is a very affordable 3D High Definition 3D Multimedia Player that is based on the same firmware as the Award Winning MED1000X3D. The Mede8er has some very unique features so we suggest you read this guide and visit the Mede8er forum for additional help and information. The firmw[...]

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    GENERAL OVERVIEW Page3 TV Out On/Off Status Led Y Pb Pr OUT Composite Video Out HDMI Connector RJ45 - Lan connector Optical Audio Out DC - 12V olt 2 Amp input Analogue Audio Out 2 x USB Host Ports Component Video Output SD Card Slot Lock Slot PCIe WiFi Antenna Hole[...]

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    CONNECTIONS Page4 HDMI 1.4 Cable Y Pb Pr OUT Component YUV Composite Video / Analogue Audio Component Video of fers the next best picture quality to HDMI so if your system does not have a HDMI input we suggest you use the Component Video Connection. HDMI offers the best picture quality and should be used in preference of any other connection. Use t[...]

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    CONNECTIONS CONTINUED Page5 SD Card Slot DC Power Jack 2 X USB Host Ports DC input is specified at 12 V olt 2 Amp DC. Important-- Only use the supplied AC DC Adapter . SD / SDHC / Sony Pro Due Memory Cards supported. Host up to two external ‘T ype A ’ connector USB Devices. Note - Many USB External drives require an independent power source and[...]

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    Plug the AC/DC adapter into the mains outlet and plug the DC Jack into the DC IN at the rear of the MED600X3D. DO NOT USE ANY AC/DC ADAPTER AND ONL Y USE THE ONE SUPPLIED otherwise you may cause damage to the unit. The Navigation Pad LED will light up ‘RED’. Press the On/Of f button on the MED600X3D front panel and Navigation Pad will LED will [...]

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    Page7 TV OUTPUT SETTINGS If you do not get to see the MED600X3D GUI on your TV you will need to toggle the MED600X3D TV output until you get a picture . TV SYS T oggle Procedure The MED600X3D has three video output options ie Composite Video (yellow RCA connector , Component Video (Red - Green- Blue connectors) and HDMI. Each output option of fers [...]

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    θ REMOTE SIDE BUTTON REPLACEMENT Should the remote TPE side buttons get worn or damaged you can install the spare set of button that are supplied standard with the MED600X3D. Remove the side TPE side buttons. Place the correct side solid button into position and push it firmly and the button will self lock into position. Page8 REMOTE FUNCTIONALITY[...]

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    DHCP IP Auto Fixed IP Manual Page9 WIRED NETWORK CONNECTION AND SETUP The MED600X3D can be connected to your local network by means of a RJ45 CA T5 cable. The MED600X3D is supplied standard with a UPnP facility , Samba Client and NFS that allows connection to your local area network via a router or switch. Y ou can share media files from your PC or[...]

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    Page10 SAMBA (Network Setup) If your PC or NAS has Share’s setup to specific users then you will need to setup a shortcut on the MED600X3D to each User Share and specify the IP , Username and Password Setting up Samba shortcuts on the MED600X3D Select ‘Network’ and then select the ‘My_Shortcuts’ icon. Now press the ‘Menu’ button and s[...]

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    WIRELESS USB DONGLE INST ALLA TION (After Market) The MED600X3D is only compatible with the optional (unless otherwise stated on the packaging) Mede8er Wireless Dongle MED10WFB. (Other brands will not work) Refer to User Instructions supplied with the Mede8er dongle for detailed wireless connection setup. WIRELESS NETWORK CONNECTION Plug the WiFi D[...]

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    Open Setup Menu then ‘Wireless Setup’ and you should see a list of available SSID’s with signal strength info. Press the ‘Zoom button to refresh the list. Select the SSID you want to connect to and press ‘Enter ’ WIRELESS SETUP 1 If the WiFi Router has password protection enabled then you will be required to enter the security key of yo[...]

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    Emergency Method (Resets Configuration to Default) Disconnect the power jack at the rear of the MED600X3D then plug it back in - Now press the on/off button and hold it pressed for 20 seconds and then release. After approximately 15 seconds the LED on the MED600X3D will flash blue and you will get a progress bar on your TV display (some TV's w[...]

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    HOME NETWORK SAMBA SERVER The MED600X3D has NAS (Network Attached Storage) functionality built in. And although it is limited in transfer speed compared to standalone NAS servers it performs well if speed is not your major requirement. Y ou can also use the MED600X3D as a Media Server and stream content to other Mede8er ’s on your home network. T[...]

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    HOME P AGE The MED600X3D Home Page is the central point where you can launch all the user applications. Press the Right/Left/Up/Down Navigation buttons on the remote to navigate the Home Page and press “Enter” to launch the selected page. F A VOURITES Create, manage, apply Genre cover art to local and network folder shortcuts. MEDIA LIBRAR Y Th[...]

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    1 1 10 9 8 5 6 7 4 3 2 1 Movie View Music View Picture View List View Preview View 1. Media Icons 2 . File Name 3. Focus Bar 4. Scroll Bar 5. Folder Path 6. Metadata Rating 7. Metadata Genre 8. Metadata Movie Length 9. W atched Indicator 10. Index 1 1. View Icons 12. JukeBox Icon 13. XML Info Movie View Music View Picture View List View Preview Vie[...]

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    MEDIA LIBRARY CONTINUED T o change the View of the Media Library press the “View” button on the remote and the V iew Icons will show . Press the ‘View’ button again and the focus will change to the next V iew Icon. Repeat pressing the ‘View’ button until the icon you require is selected and then after a short pause the on-screen View wi[...]

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    Y ou can view the Movie Sheet that contains the full movie details by focusing on the thumbnail cover and pressing the “Info” button on the remote control. Page18 MEDIA LIBRARY MET ADA T A DISPLA Y The Media Library will display basic Movie Metadata in all ‘Views’. This unique MED600X3D functionality will greatly enhance your Media Library [...]

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    Page19 Once you have decided on the Background or Skin we recommend that the MED600X3D be be Re-booted for reliable system operation. ADDING CUSTOM BACKDROPS AND SKINS Y ou can customise your MED600X3D by adding your own backdrop image. Prepare the jpg image to size 1280 x 720 pixels with max size 500KB. In the MED600X3D Media Library navigate to t[...]

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    Page20 MOVIE JUKEBOX - XML SEARCH FUNCTION The MED600X3D has a built in XML Search facility that will allow you to sort and arrange your Movie Collection by pre defined xml filters. The XML Search can be used with content on the internal Hard Drive, external USB Hard Drives, Samba and NFS Network shares. Library Preparation for XML Search operation[...]

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    Page21 JukeBox View In the Setup menu under ‘Misc Options’ you can select JukeBox View -- on/off JukeBox View ‘off’ - Favourite Links to a Jukebox will be presented in a normal structure and you can navigate the scanned Folders and Sub Folders folder as you normally would in the Media Library . JukeBox View ‘on’ - Favourite Links to Juk[...]

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    OFF - Repeat and Shuffle of f Repeat T rack - Repeat the current track Repeat All - Repeat all tracks in the folder . Shuffle of f Shuffle - Shuffle all tracks in the current folder Current T rack T ime T otal T rack Time or Page22 MEDIA LIBRARY - MUSIC PLA YER Select any supported music file and the Music Player Screen will launch. If the music fi[...]

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    MUSIC JUKEBOX The MED600X3D Jukebox relies on the embedded Music files 'T ag' information and correct image sizing for its functionality , so it is critical that you spend the time to correctly T ag your music collection. Music Jukebox Features Direct MP3 Scan * Supports Mp3, OGG, Monkey's Audio, Flac, AAC, wma, m4a -- when scanned w[...]

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    MUSIC JUKEBOX - Continued Root of Collection The 'Root' of the music collection is the folder that will be scanned and linked to the Favourites Page The music collection 'Root' will contain the T racklist.xml (if used), Music.db and m3u files eg Music Collection <------------------ Root Folder Music Collection/Music Folder1 M[...]

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    MUSIC JUKEBOX - Continued Arranging your collection Y our collection can be located on your local Hard Drive, USB Drive or Network Share. The advantage of using a Network share is that you can access one central collection with multiple Mede8er's thus making it ideal for a Multi-Room setup. If you have a big music collection it makes sense to [...]

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    MUSIC JUKEBOX - Continued Saved Playlists 'Saved Play List' is a easy way to make a Playlist via the GUI and save it so that it can be played at any time. Focus on a Album or Track in the order you want them saved and press the 'Green' button on the Remote Control and the QPL icon will be added to the Album or Track. T o remove [...]

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    Press the Nav Up/Down to browse by cover art Page27 COVER ART PREVIEW IN MEDIA LIBRAR Y The MED600X3D has a built in facility to preview cover art and display it in the Thumbnail or Preview V iew . T o use this functionality you need to arrange your collection with each video in its own folder and copy a jpeg image named ‘folder .jpg’ size 160 [...]

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    Play or Enter Watched Indicator Page28 PLA Y FOLDER MED600X3D allows you to play a video file within a folder without the need to open the folder . Just focus on the folder and press the ‘Play’ button. The first video file found in the folder will be played. The folder play will only work with video files. PLA Y VIDEO FROM COVER ART With the ME[...]

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    θ Page29 LOCK F ACILITY MED600X3D has a built in Lock facility designed to restrict access. Pin Protection - Hard Drive Format / File Manager . Folder Protection - User Folders Y ou can enable or disable these options in the Setup menu PIN PROTECTION Enable Pin Protection to protect access to the Hard Drive Format area and the File Manager functio[...]

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    Page30 Bootup to Favourites Y ou can set the MED600X3D to Bootup to the Favourites screen. Setup ---> ‘System’ and select ‘Favourites’ option under Default Appplication tab. Favourite Shortcut Y ou can launch the Favourite screen at any time by pressing the ‘Favourite’ or “F4” button on the remote control. Tip: The Favourite butt[...]

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    Page31 ADDING GENRE ARTWORK TO F A VOURITES Genre thumbnail artwork can be applied to a Favourite link. T o add the cover artwork, focus on the Favourite thumbnail and press the “Menu” button on the remote control. The menu dialogue screen will open and select the “Genre” option. A new screen will open with a thumbnail view of Genre cover o[...]

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    VIDEO INFO SEARCH The Info Search allows you to easily jump to any part of the video. While viewing a Video File press the Left/Right Navigation button and the Info Screen will appear on the top of the screen. Now press the Left/Right Nav and a red bar will move left or right and with the corresponding T ime position displayed in number text on the[...]

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    Zoom T o Width - This zoom function is designed for full screen viewing of older 4:3 aspect videos on a 16:9 TV . Zoom T o Height - This zoom function is designed for full screen viewing of ultra wide screen aspect videos on a 16:9 TV . Zoom XY - The Zoom XY allows you to stretch the picture horizontally and vertically independent of each other . T[...]

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    Page34 SUBTITLES MED600X3D supports various types of subtitle files. If the subtitle is embedded into the video file it will automatically be available on the Subtitle Dialogue Screen. External Subtitles must be placed into the same folder as the video file and must be named to be exactly the same name as the video file eg Cloudy .With.A.Chance.Of.[...]

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    Page35 MUSIC PLA YLISTS T o make music .M3u playlists on your MED600X3D follow the steps in FILE MANAGER - MUL TIPLE FILES section and select the playlists option. Only individual tracks can be added to a music playlist. FILE MANAGER NTFS Check/Fix - Before you perform any File Manager functions it is suggested to use the built in NTFS check/fix fu[...]

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    Page36 FILE MANAGER - MUL TIPLE FILES T o Copy , Delete, Move or Rename multiple files just press the “Edit” button on the remote control while you are in Media Library view . Select “Multiple Select” and a new dialogue screen will open. A B Navigate to the files or folders on the left screen “A”. Press the “Play/Pause” button to se[...]

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    PICTURES Press the “View” button on the remote and the Icon strip will light up. Now select the Picture Icon. The page will re-arrange into a image grid that is optimized for image thumbnail viewing. The MED600X3D supports full Slideshow functions and you must enable the ‘Slideshow’ option in the Setup Menu. Y ou can now navigate your pictu[...]

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    PLASMA MODE / VIDEO SCREEN TRANSP ARENCY The Plasma Mode has been designed for use with Plasma TV’ s that are susceptible to still image “burn in”. The Plasma control will change the transparency level of the GUI screens and will not have any effect on the screens during Video Play . The Video Screen T ransparency controls the transparency le[...]

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    NFS (Network File System) By default MED600X3D uses Samba to stream content on a local network and this should be more than sufficient for most users. NFS can be used for higher bittrate streaming from a NAS or PC. On a Windows PC you will require a NFS client to be running on the host PC. The MED600X3D has been tested and verified with HaneWin but[...]

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    Menu Language. T ext Encoding for Subtitles. Set the T ime / Time Zone and daylight saving. Option for USB DVD drive. If enabled the DVD will Auto Play when inserted. Set the Screen Saver time period and type of Screen Saver . Plays media from UPNP servers under the control of external devices. DLNA Device name. Keyboard Language. Default US Englis[...]

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    Mede8er_med600x3d_user_16Oct2012_rev0 www .mede8er .com www .mede8er .eu www .mede8erforum.com For more information or support please visit www .mede8er.eu/support/ or call +31(0)10-7142861 during business hours. Sanji Electronics (Pty) Ltd 12 Saddle Drive, Woodmead Office Park, W oodmead, Gauteng, South Africa. T el: 271 1 202816 0 Email sales@med[...]