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Table of Contents 12 2 Click on the section’s title for a faster navigation. 1 User Information 3 1.1 Caution 3 2 Product Introduction 5 2.1 Product Overview 5 2.2 Package Contents 6 2.3 Connection 7 2.4 Front Panel 11 2.5 Side Panel 12 2.6 Back Panel 12 2.7 First Time Usage 13 2.8 Remote Control 16 3 Main Functions 18 3.1 Setup Menu 18 3.2 Movie Library 31 3.3 Photo Library 35 3.4 Music Library 38 3.5 File Manager 40 3.6 Playlist management 45 3.
1 User Information 1.1 Caution This player is designed and manufactured with safety in mind. In order to safely and effectively use this player, please read the following before usage. 1.1.1 Usage cautions User should not modify this player. If commercial hard disk is being used, the environmental temperature should be within +5 ~ +35. 1.1.2 Power The player’s power voltage: DC 12V. When using this player, please connect the supplied AC adapter or AC adapter cable to the player’s power jack.
1.1.6 Hard disk cautions The player uses an internal hard disk for data storage. Under normal circumstance, format or repair is not required. You should carefully read the < Frequently Asked Questions > chapter, and check our website for latest information before formatting the hard disk. - Physical impact may create bad sector in the hard disk, you can use CHKDSK to fix the problem. - All data stored in the player may be lost due to physical impact, electrical shock, power lost, HDD format etc.
2 Product Introduction 2.1 Product Overview Thank you for purchasing an AC Ryan Playon!HD 2 Media Player. Store, stream and play your entire media collection in Full HD. The ultimate in home entertainment, this player has the following functionality: Network Feature • • • • • • • A/V streaming/transmission via Ethernet(10M/100M/1000M) & Wi-Fi dongle (802.
Photo Viewing • • • You can view photos in slide show mode with background music and/or transition effects. Zoom in/out, Rotate Photo format: JPEG/HD JPEG/BMP/GIF/TIF/PNG USB 3.0 & 2.0 Support • • USB 3.0 DEVICE port (for computer connection, compatible to USB 2.0 ) 2x USB 2.0 HOST port (for USB storage devices) Card reader • SD/MMC File Copy • Supports copying & moving files from external USB drive, Internal Hard drive and Network.
2.3 Connection 2.3.1 Power connection 1. 2. Follow the picture and connect the AC adaptor to the player’s DC IN jack; Follow the picture and plug in the AC adaptor to the power outlet 2.3.2 USB Mass Storage Device (USB stick, USB HDD etc.) Connection 1. 2. 3. Make sure the player is powered on; Plug in the USB stick or USB HDD etc. to one of the USB host ports of this player. To safely remove the USB device use the EJECT button on the remote control.
2.3.3 Connecting a Memory Card Memory card can be used by inserting into the card slot 1. Follow the picture to insert the memory card into the card slot properly; 2. Insert the card by following the arrow pointer in the picture. 2.3.4 TV connection 2.3.4.1 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.
2.3.4.2 Y/Pb/Pr Component OUT 1. Follow the picture and plug in the connector of the YUV cable 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. 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. This allows you to enjoy your media content in the player, on your TV. 2.3.4.3 HDMI OUT 1.
2.3.5 Digital Audio Device connection 1. 2. 10 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; (not supplied) Follow the picture and plug in the other connector on your coaxial cable or optical fiber to the digital audio device.
2.3.6 Connecting to a LAN To connect to a LAN (Local Area Network) you require a cat5, cat5e or cat6 network cable (not supplied). 1. Connect one of the crystal plugs on the cable to the player’s RJ45 LAN socket; 2. Connect the other crystal plug on the cable to a RJ45 LAN port on your router, switch, or hub devices. 2.3.7 Connecting to a WLAN 1. 2. Make sure the player is powered on; Plug the Wireless LAN USB Adapter (i.e. Wi-Fi USB Dongle) to the USB HOST port of the player.
2.4 Side Panel 1. 2. 3. Memory Card slot 2x USB 2.0 HOST port USB 3.0 Device port 2.6 Back Panel 1. 2. 3. 4. 12 A/V OUT jack Y/Pb/Pr OUT jack HDMI jack RJ45 LAN socket | 5. 6. 7.
2.7 First Time Usage 2.7.1 Power On / Off Power On After connecting the DC IN jack, press the power button on the front panel. The indicator will gradually turn to white. And the player will enter the home screen soon. Power Off Press the power button on the front panel, the player will soon enter standby mode. The power indicator will turn to red. Then unplug the power cord to cut off the power supply. 2.7.2 Menu language The system language of this player can be set to English or other languages.
2.7.3 HDD Format For users who wish to install a new SATA HDD into the player, first you need to format the hard disk using the player built in formatting system before usage. Otherwise many functions can’t be used, such as BT download. Please refer to the following procedures to format the hard disk. • Step 1: Select OK on the Warning page, press OK to confirm. Note: This page can also be accessed via Setup->System-> Format menu.
• Step 2: Select Format, press OK, 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.
2.8 Remote Control 1. Power 2. Numeric buttons 4. Red/Select 6. VOL+ 3. Zoom 5. Green/ Confirm 7. VOL- 8. Home 9. OK /Enter 10. Navigational buttons 12. FRWD 14. Slow 16. Repeat 18. A-B 20. TV Sys. 22. Files 24. Blue 26. Prev 28. Next 30. Return 32. FFWD 34. Subtitle 36. CM skip 11. Menu 13. Play 15. Pause 17. Goto 19. Angle 21. Eject 23. Edit 25. Yellow 27. Info 29. Mute 31. Setup 33. Stop 35. Audio 37.
No. Button Function 1 Power 2 Numeric buttons Press to enter standby mode or wake up. 3 Zoom Press to zoom the image (photo or video). 4 Red/Select Press to select files in file selecting menu. 5 Green/Confirm 6 VOL+ Press to increase the volume. 7 VOL- Press to decrease the volume. 8 Home Press to enter the home screen. Press to enter channel numbers or numeric input when changing settings. Function is available in virtual keyboard. Press OK button to confirm.
3 Main Functions 3.1 Setup Menu The Setup menu allows you to personalize and configure the preferences for your player. Select the Setup icon on the home screen or press Setup button on the remote control. There are five setup options, including System, Audio, Video, Network and Misc. Use the Prev/Next (Chapter) buttons to switch categories. 3.1.1 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 and .cue playback) DVD Auto-Play • Select to turn on/off DVD auto-play. Screen Saver • Timing Select to change timing of screen saver. • Options Select to change screen saver. DLNA DMR • Digital Media Renderer, can play content received from a digital media controller (DMC), which will find content from a digital media server (DMS) Device Name • Select to name DLNA DMR.
3.1.2 Changing Audio Settings Use this menu to configure audio settings. Night Mode • Choose among Off / On / Comfort. If the option is turned on, the audio output volume will be decreased to make you more comfortable. HDMI Output • Choose among LPCM, LPCM Multi-Ch and Pass-through. SPDIF Output • Choose among LPCM, Pass-through. Note: In pass-through mode, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus , Dolby Digital and DTS sound can be bypassed to the HDMI TV or Digital amplifier.
3.1.3 Changing Video Settings Use this menu to configure video settings. Aspect Ratio • Pan Scan 4:3: Displays 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: Displays 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. • 16:10: Select when a 16:10 TV is connected.
Digital Noise Reduction • Noise reduction control for digital signal. 1080p 24Hz • Choose this option to enable or disable 1080P 24HZ support. A TV set with 1080P 24HZ (24P) mode is needed.
Deep Color • Help to perform more detailed level of color depth, make continuous color change smoother. You can get more vivid color effects. A TV set with deep color support is needed Screen Size • Adjust the video output size according to the size of TV screen. And press Zoom button to Fit the screen size you have set during video playback.
3.1.4 Network Use this menu to configure your local network settings. Wired Lan Setup • DHCP IP (AUTO) Select to obtain IP address automatically (DHCP must be enabled on your Router). • FIX IP (MANUAL) Select to manually input the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, and DNS Server IP Address. Wireless Setup There are 3 modes for you to select, Infrastructure (AP) and Peer to Peer (Ad Hoc) and WPS (AP) mode.
This player can store up to three wireless network connections. Press OK to connect, press Return to cancel, press Zoom to rescan the AP’s and press Play button to choose Peer to Peer (Ad Hoc) or WPS (AP). 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 of a wireless router or access point. Please take the following steps to configure your wireless network.
Step 2, Input WEP / WPA key Press OK to input encryption keys via the virtual keyboard. Press the navigational buttons to select, OK to input, FFWD to move cursor left, FRWD to move cursor right, Zoom to switch between uppercase and lowercase, Stop to delete a character, Play to make more symbols available, Green to change the language of the virtual keyboard, OK to confirm and to start testing the connection. The testing process will take a while, please be patient.
Step 1, Specify your SSID name Step 2, Specify your host IP WPS (AP) • WPS, Wi-Fi Protected Setup, is used to connect a wireless router directly, without searching SSID and inputting password. In this mode, you just need to configure the parameters of your router which support WPS function. There are two modes for you to select, PBC mode and PIN mode.
PBC First press the WPS button on the router or select the button mode in the configuration menu of the router, then select the PBC mode, the connection process will take a while, please be patient. PIN Input the pin code when you configure your router, then select the PIN mode, the connection process will take a while, please be patient. PPPOE Setup • Input the ADSL account and password in this menu, system will obtain IP address automatically from the server based on PPPOE protocol.
Step 2, press Right button to input your ADSL account Step 3, press Right button to input your password and start to test the connection.
BT • Select to turn BitTorrent download to On/Off. Please refer to ’BT download’ for more details on this feature. SAMBA • Select to turn NAS function to On/Off. Please refer to ’SAMBA Server’ for more details on NAS function of this product. FTP • Select to turn on / off FTP services and to configure your desired login User Name and Password. Please refer to ’FTP Server’ for more details on this feature . Host Name • Select to key in your desired host name to be seen in your network. 3.1.
USB Upgrade • Select to update the firmware via a USB stick. 1. Copy ‘install.img’ or extension files to the root directory of a FAT32 formatted USB stick, and connect it to the USB HOST port of the player. 2. Press OK to confirm. Edit Protection To prevent deleting files and formatting HDD by asking for a password. The default password is ‘0000’. Press the numerical buttons to input, and the OK button to confirm. Folder Access Protection Lock folders to prevent access to children.
3.2.1 Movie Library Options In movie library, press the Menu button to display the option menu, the following functions are available through the option menu. Quick-Search • Choose the Search option in the option menu, you can search for a media file by filter media library to locate the specific media file. Review Mode • Choose a review mode among Thumbnails, List and Preview from option menu. Sorting Mode • Choose to sort by Name, Size, Most Viewed or Recently Added from option menu.
3.2.2 Movie Playback Control You can access the following functions during playback. Button Play Pause Prev/Next FRWD/FFWD Function Start or resume the playback. Pause the current playback. View the previous or next file/chapter. Fast rewind or fast forward. Press repeatedly to select the speed. Slow Play back in slow motion. Goto Jump to a specific point on a title. Specify the point using Title, Chapter and Time. Menu Display or hide the option menu during playback. Stop Stop playback.
3.2.3 Movie Playback Options During movie playback, press Menu button to display or hide the option menu at the side of the screen. You can also access functions such as audio track, subtitle and repeat mode through the Option Menu during video playback. DVD Menu • Select to return to the navigation menu during DVD IFO or ISO playback. • Title menu, return to the main menu of entire disc during DVD playback. • Root menu, return to the root main of each title during DVD playback.
3.3 Photo Library Enter the photo interface, only supported image files will be displayed. This player supports JPEG/HD JPEG/BMP/GIF/TIF/PNG files. 3.3.1 Photo Library Options In photo library, press Menu button to display the option menu, you can access the following functions trought the option menu. Quick-Search • Choose the Search option in the option menu, you can search for a photo by filter photo library to locate the specific photo.
Sorting Mode • Choose to sort by Name, Recently Added or Recently Played from option menu. Folder Directory • Choose to show all folders. Leaf Folder View • Choose to show all folders that included photo. Date View • Choose to view photo by date. 3.3.2 Photo Playback Control You can access the following functions during photo playback. Button Function Prev / Next View the previous or next photo. Up / Down Rotate a photo in any angle. Menu View the previous or next file/chapter. Stop Stop playback.
3.3.3 Photo Playback Options During photo playback, press Menu button to display or hide the option menu at the bottom of the screen. The following functions are available through the Option menu during photo playback. Slide Timing • Select to choose the Interval and start a slideshow. Slide Transition • Select to choose the Transition effects Repeat Mode • Choose a repeat mode among Repeat off, Repeat all and Shuffle Loop from option menu.
3.4 Music Library Enter music interface, only supported audio files will be displayed. This player supports AAC/LC-AAC/HE-AAC/MP2/MP3/FLAC/WAV/MS-ADPCM/OGG/ Vorbis/PCM/LPCM/ COOK/RA-Lossless/WMA (DRM and advance Profile or lossless not supported) Standard audio files. 3.4.1 Music Library Options In music library, press Menu button to display the option menu, the following functions are available throught the option menu.
Filter options • Choose Albums to search for music files by album. • Choose Artists to search for music files by artist. • Choose Genres to search for music files by genre. • Choose Years to search for music files by year. • Choose Playlists to search for playlists. Sorting Mode • Sort your music by Name, Recently Added or Recently Played from option menu. Go to Folder • Choose to locate the file in file manager. 3.4.2 Music Playback Control You can access the following functions during music playback.
3.4.3 Music Playback Options During music playback, press Menu button to display or hide the option menu at the side of the screen. Access the following functions trought the Option menu during music playback. Repeat Mode • Choose a repeat mode among Repeat off, Repeat one, Repeat all and Shuffle Loop from option menu. 3.5 File Manager The file manager allows you to browse and play music, photo and movie files stored in the internal HDD, external USB device, memory card and network.
3.5.1 File Manager Options In file manager, press Menu button to display the option menu and access the following functions trought the option menu. Review Mode • Choose a review mode among Thumbnails, List and Preview from option menu. Filter options • Choose All Media to display all the supported media files in current directory. • Choose Movies to display all the the supported video files in current directory. • Choose Photos to display all the supported image files in the current directory.
3.5.2 A/V Streaming via Network In file manager, press Menu button to display the option menu and access the following functions trought the option menu. You can stream your media files shared on the home network. Please refer to ’3.1.4 Changing Network Settings’ for more details on network settings. There are two ways to locate media files shared on your local network in the Network menu. One is to browse through Workgroup; the other way is to browse through ‘My Shortcuts’. 3.5.2.
Review Mode • Select Add to open a popup menu where you can input Label, Net User ID, Net Password, Domain, Host Name, and Specific File Server IP. Select OK to confirm, Cancel to cancel, and Simple / Detail to switch between simple and advanced options. • Select the shortcut you added and press the OK button to confirm. Then you can select and play the shared media files on the destination computer. 3.5.
3.5.3.2 Sharing Media on your PC The Media Sharing feature of Windows Media Player lets you enjoy the contents of your Windows Media Player library from anywhere in your home. • Open Windows Media Player, click Organize -> Manage libraries to add or remove media files from the library.as an example. • Click Stream -> More streaming options, then you can allow or deny devices to access the media library. Click Allow to authorize your player. 3.5.3.
Note: • Make sure your player and your computer are on the same local area network and subnet. • Firewalls may prevent your player communicating with your computer. Please open the ports manually and add your player to the ‘trusted’ list, or disable the firewall temporarily. 3.6 Playlist management The file manager allows you to browse and play music, photo and movie files stored in the internal HDD, external USB device, memory card and network. 3.6.
Enter photo library, press Menu button and choose Albums to show your photo albums available on your external USB devices and internal HDD. 3.7 Copy Function 46 • Step 1, press Edit button to enter file selecting menu. • Step 2, press Red button to select file or folder which you want to copy to the list.
• • Step 3, press Green button to enter multi-file editing menu. Step 4, Select destination, and then follow the prompt on screen to finish the copy process. 3.7.2 Copy under File Manager Press Edit button to enter file editing menu, choose Copy and follow the prompt on screen to finish the process. If you want to select more files and folders, please choose Multiple Select to enter the file selecting menu.
3.8 Internet Media This feature is an additional function. All content and services provided through this feature are from third-party service providers, our company does not offer any content and services of this feature and therefore is not responsible for any content and services provided under this feature.
3.9 BT Download Select the Torrents icon on main menu. You can see the status of torrents download progress and configure the BT download settings in this menu. Press Left/Right button to enter into download menu and BT setup menu. Add a torrent Locate your torrent file (.torrent) in file manager menu either USB, HDD or Network then press OK button to add the torrent to start downloading. Download Menu The download progress can be displayed when you enter Torrent on the main menu.
BT setup Menu The download progress can be displayed when you enter Torrent on the main menu. The following buttons can be used under this menu. In the BT Setup menu, you can configure the following settings. Use Up/Down browser and OK button to change the 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.
• • Step 1, Go to the player Setup browse for Network and turn ON BT and Samba services Step 2, Check your player IP Address, Go to the player Setup select Misc. • Step 3, Browse for Network info then press OK, your IP Address will show.
• Step 4, Open your computer web explorer (IE, Opera, Firefox) and Key-in http:// IPaddress:1024 (ex. http://192.xxx.xx.x:1024), after keying press enter and it will display the player Web Management. 3.10.1 Knowing more about Web Management REMOTE You can control the player via the Neighbor Web Remote.
FILE TRANSMISSION Devices You can either select internal hard drive or external USB that is connected to the player. You can upload and download the file from your player’s internal disk.Press the Menu button and a pop-up menu appears. • For Uploading, please choose any media file from any destination and click Upload. The selected file will be uploaded to the player’s internal disk. • For downloading, select a file from the player’s internal disk or right click on it.
BitTorrent You can use the player Neighbor Web function to add a torrent file. • • • • Step 1, Open a web browser from your PC and browse for any torrent sites. Step 2, Select/Choose the file you wanted to download on the Torrent site and save it anywhere on your PC. The file must have (.torrent) as extension. Step 3, On Neighbor Web select Add New torrent. Step 4, Select choose and browse for the torrent file (.torrent) you previously saved. Click YES and it will add and download the torrent file.
3.11 Jukebox (YetAnother) MovieJukebox is a command line tool, written in Java, which recursively scans your video library for video files (AVI, MKV, VIDEO_TS, BluRay, etc.) and analyzes these files in order to extract information like: year, language, subtitles, container, part, fps, audio and video codecs. Other movie and television information like, director, rating, etc. are collected using various plugins for online databases such as IMDb, TheMovieDB, TheTVDB, Allocine, FilmAffinity, FilmWeb, etc.
2. Running YAMJ for AC Ryan 2.1 Select the directory of your stored movies in your product internal HDD, or on any external USB storage device or network attached storage (NAS) which you will use to run the Movie Jukebox on the player. Note: Generating the necessary information to a network device may take a longer time than doing the same via USB. 2.2 Press the Save button to save the directory information. Press OK to close the dialog box. 2.3 Press Run/Update to start generating the Jukebox.
3 Updating existing Jukebox You can update the existing Jukebox if you have add/remove movies to the previously saved directory. Launch Run or Update YAMJ by double clicking on the icon on your desktop or from the Start Menu, AC Ryan Movie Jukebox Running Movie Jukebox From the Home menu screen, select Jukebox icon to enter the Movie Jukebox menu. Go to the location of your Jukebox where it was generated with YAMJ for AC Ryan.
If you have added/removed any new contents to your current Jukebox, please generate again with Run or Update YAMJ and then select Yes to update and load with the new Jukebox information. Choosing Yes is also required for loading Jukebox for the first time. Selecting Other – All from the category page will display all cover arts in the Jukebox in a thumbnail layout. You can also use the category page to sort and display your movies according to Genres, Title, Rating, Year, etc.
Under Windows Vista and Windows 7, please type in at the search bar: \\192.168.0.9 Then press the Enter button on the keyboard. You can then manage the files stored on the internal hard disk of the product. In this way, you can also playback and copy files via network between your PC and the internal hard disk of this product. Note: • Make sure the player is connected properly to your network, please refer to ‘3.1.4 Changing Network Settings’ for more details; 3.
On your router, • Configure FTP Server within your router’s Virtual Server setting and key in the above IP address in example, 192.168.0.9 and change the public port to 21 and private port to 21 which is by default. • For your convenience, you can also choose to enable Dynamic DNS and sign up for a free DDNS domain at any of the website providing such free services. An example would be www.dyndns.
FTP Address: User ID: Password: Your DDNS host name The User Name which was set under FTP, ’3.1.4 Network’ The Password which was set under FTP, ’ 3.1.4 Network’ After login is successful, you will be able to upload/download files via FTP Server.
4 Upgrading the Firmware The firmware is the operating system (OS) installed on the device. Firmware upgrades can bring new features, improvements and bug fixes. • Step 1, download the firmware from our website www.acryan.com and extract it. • Step 2, Copy ‘install.
5 Appendixes 5.1 SPECIFICATIONS • I/O INTERFACES SUPPORTED: • Gigabit Network Adapter • 3.5’’ SATA HDD • USB 3.0 Device port (compatible to USB 2.0 ) • 2x USB 2.0 HOST port (compatible to USB 1.1) • Memory Card slot (supports SD/MMC) • Composite (CVBS) A/V jack • Component Y/Pb/Pr jack • HDMI V1.3 interface • S/PDIF Optical & Coaxial jack • DC-IN 12V 2A NETWORK FEATURE • 10/100/1000Mbps Auto-Negotiation Ethernet • 802.
5.2 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.” message, what should I do? Answer: Close any program that might be accessing data on the player, including Windows Explorer. If it does not work, close all programs and wait for another 20 seconds, then try the green arrow icon again.
screen to flash, some TV’s will treat this as no signal, and will display a blue screen or screensaver. Question6. Why couldn’t the player find the hard disc? Answer: Make sure the firmware is installed correctly, and no system partitions on the HDD were deleted. If hard disc failure occurs, please backup your data and reinstall the firmware. Question7. Why the transmission speed of my HDD can’t up to 3Gbps or higher when connected to PC? Answer: Make sure there is a USB 3.
6 Copyrights and Trademarks Copyrights All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced, or transmitted in any form or by any means, whether by electronically or mechanically, without the express written permission from the copyright holder. Copyrighted materials, such as software, music files, or movies, are protected by local law, and may not be illegally copied or used without permission from the copyright owner.
7 Warranty What your warranty does not cover: -Acts of nature, such as fire, static discharge. -Damage from unauthorized repair, alteration or accident. -Damage from misuse or neglect. -A unit that has been modified or incorporated into other products or is used for institutional or other commercial purposes. -Loss of customer’s software, firmware, information, or memory data. -Improper handling or installation.
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