Mede8er MED800X3D manual

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Thank you for purchasing the Mede8er Multimedia Player . 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 firmware is always “work in progress” so we suggest you regularly check the Mede8er forum for updated firmware releases and updated User Manuals[...]

Up Down Left Right Enter Return Stop On/Off TV Out Component Video Out DC - 12V olt 2 Amp input RJ45 - Lan connector Coax Digital Audio Out Optical Audio Out Cooling Fan Composite Video Out Analogue Audio Out L R SD Card USB Host USB Slave Status Led USB Host Port HDMI connector PCIe WiFi Antenna * Contents: - MED800X3D, Black X3D Remote, AC/ DC Ad[...]

Make sure that the DC cable is unplugged. Turn the Mede8er upside down and unscrew the hard drive cover screws x and y . Lift the hard drive cover and remove it, place it on a flat surface with the mounting tabs facing upright. Fit a compatible SA T A hard drive into place with the label facing upwards and the connectors facing the side with the ai[...]

CONNECTIONS Page5 Analogue Audio and Composite Video connection to TV . Composite Video of fers the most basic picture quality connection and should only be used if your TV does not have a HDMI or Component input. Use RCA analogue audio outputs in the absence of HDMI or Digital Audio inputs on your TV or Home Theatre system. RCA analogue outputs wi[...]

CONNECTIONS CONTINUED Page6 Component Video Connection to Amp or TV 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. POWER UP AND ST ANDBY Plug the AC/DC adapter into the mains outlet and plug the DC Jack into the DC IN at the rear of the ME[...]

Page7 θ TV OUTPUT SETTINGS If you do not get to see the X3D GUI on your TV you will need to toggle the X3D TV output until you get a picture . TV SYS T oggle Procedure The X3D has three video output options ie Composite Video (yellow RCA connector , Component Video (Red - Green- Blue connectors) and HDMI. Each output option offers dif ferent scree[...]

FORMA TTING THE HARD DRIVE The X3D has a built in Hard Drive format feature that formats the internal hard drive. Once the Hard Drive is formatted in the X3D it will have one main NTFS partition. (Firmware V2) The Hard Drive should be formatted in the X3D for best sector alignment. A pre formatted NTFS or MAC HFS+ Hard Drive can be used. T o Format[...]

Page9 USB CONNECTION TO PC Y ou can transfer files to and from the X3D via USB2.0 or fast USB3.0 transfer. Use the included Blue USB3.0 cable to connect the X3D to your PC. After you have connected the USB cable press the on/off button on the X3D and the LED’s on the navigation buttons will turn “of f’. The Computer will automatically install[...]

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 X3D. 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. Page10 REMOTE FUNCTIONALITY Audi[...]

DHCP IP Auto Fixed IP Manual Page11 WIRED NETWORK CONNECTION AND SETUP The X3D can be connected to your local network by means of a RJ45 CA T5 cable. The X3D 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 NAS and st[...]

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 X3D to each User Share and specify the IP , Username and Password Setting up Samba shortcuts on the X3D Select ‘Network’ and then select the ‘My_Shortcuts’ icon. Now press the ‘Menu’ button and select ‘Add New Sh[...]

Page13 WIRELESS PCIE ANTENNA INST ALLA TION (Factory Fit) Certain models of the MED800X3D (depending on the region) may be available with a factory fitted PCIE WiFi kit. Check the packaging information to confirm if your model has the pre installed WiFi Kit. For user instructions for the installation of the Mede8er MED20PCIE WiFi Kit into the MED80[...]

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 If the WiFi Router has password protection enabled then you will be required to enter the security key of your[...]

Emergency Method (Resets Configuration to Default) Disconnect the power jack at the rear of the X3D 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 X3D will flash blue and you will get a progress bar on your TV display (some TV's will not disp[...]

HOME NETWORK SAMBA SERVER The X3D 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 X3D as a Media Server and stream content to other Mede8er ’s on your home network. The Samba fun[...]

Page17 HOME P AGE The X3 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 LIBRARY The[...]

MEDIA LIBRAR Y 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 View 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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Page20 Once you have decided on the Background or Skin we recommend that the X3D be be Re-booted for reliable system operation. ADDING CUSTOM BACKDROPS AND SKINS Y ou can customise your X3D by adding your own backdrop image. Prepare the jpg image to size 1280 x 720 pixels with max size 500KB. In the X3D Media Library navigate to the image and press[...]

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Page22 MOVIE JUKEBOX - XML SEARCH FUNCTION The X3D 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 The M[...]

Page23 JukeBox View In the Setup menu under ‘Misc Options’ you can select JukeBox View -- on/of f 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 Ju[...]

OFF - Repeat and Shuffle of f Repeat T rack - Repeat the current track Repeat All - Repeat all tracks in the folder . Shuffle off Shuffle - Shuffle all tracks in the current folder Current T rack Time T otal T rack T ime or Page24 MEDIA LIBRAR Y - MUSIC PLA YER Select any supported music file and the Music Player Screen will launch. If the music fi[...]

MUSIC JUKEBOX The X3D 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 with T [...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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 T rack 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 T rack. T o remov[...]

Press the Nav Up/Down to browse by cover art Page29 COVER ART PREVIEW IN MEDIA LIBRARY The X3D 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 x 237 p[...]

Page30 PLA Y FOLDER X3D 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 X3D you can play the video directly from[...]

LOCK F ACILITY X3 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 functionality . Once the[...]

Page32 Bootup to Favourites Y ou can set the X3D 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 button can[...]

Page33 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[...]

JUKEBOX + (Aggregated JukeBox) JukeBox + allows you to Aggregate your Movie JukeBoxe’s across different sources such as internal Hard Drive, USB Drives and Network shares both Samba and NFS. There is no limitation to the amount of Movie JukeBox's that can be added to JukeBox Plus and just remember that the source shares must have the require[...]

Page35 θ 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 t[...]

Page36 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 ot[...]

Page37 SUBTITLES X3 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.Meatbal[...]

Page38 MUSIC PLA YLISTS T o make music .M3u playlists on your X3D 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 functio[...]

Page39 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[...]

Page40 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 X3D supports full Slideshow functions and you must enable the ‘Slideshow’ option in the Setup Menu. Y ou can now navigate your pict[...]

Page41 En ter Pl ay/ Pa use Ba ck Li ght Re tur n TM In fo/ Ab out ‘Ctrl’ = Zoom Internet Browser ‘F2’ = Menu Internet Browser θ ‘F3’ = Virtual KeyBoard Internet Browser[...]

Page42 NFS (Network File System) By default X3D 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 X3D has been tested and verified with HaneWin but othe[...]

Page43 T ransmission BT Downloader W ARNING: BT Downloader can use a lot of system resources we suggest you switch it off while using the X3. In order to use the T ransmission BT downloader you will require as foll 1) Internal Hard Drive or USB Drive connected to the X3. 2) V alid Internet Connection 3) PC or Mac with Wired / Wireless Network conne[...]

Menu Language. T ext Encoding for Subtitles. Set the T ime / T ime 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 . Keyboard Language. Default US English other option for possible future update. If enabled the X3 will prompt the user to c[...]

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