MediaEdge-STB3 Operation Guide MediaEdge-STB3 Operation Guide November 30, 2006 Copyright © 2006 Canopus Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Engineered by Canopus Co., Ltd.
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Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Using MediaEdge-STB3 1 Introduction.................................................................................... 2 1-1 Notes regarding usage .............................................................................2 2 MediaEdge-STB3 .......................................................................... 3 2-1 Overview ..................................................................................................3 2-2 Users and Administrators ..................
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MediaEdge 1 Introduction 1-1 Notes regarding usage IN NO EVENT SHALL CANOPUS BE LIABLE TO USER OR ANY OTHER PARTY FOR INCIDENTIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES ARISING UNDER THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT WHETHER UNDER THEORY OF CONTRACT, TORT, INDEMNITY, PRODUCT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE.
2 MediaEdge-STB3 2-1 Overview MediaEdge is an IP-based video distribution/playing system that consists of a server that stores and distributes MPEG video and terminals, which receive/play video streams. MediaEdge-STB3 is a set-top box that converts the distributed MPEG stream into video signal so as to display on TV monitors.
MediaEdge 2-3 MediaEdge-STB3 Operating Modes MediaEdge-STB3 has two operating modes to choose. Menu mode In this mode, users select and play content they want from a menu screen. The menu screen reappears after content finishes playing. Channel mode Instead of using menu screen, this mode allows the selection of content using numeric buttons on the remote controller, much like changing channels on a TV. Channel numbers 1 through 99 are available.
3 MediaEdge-STB3 Parts Names 3-1 Front Panel (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) -5- MediaEdge (1) POWER LED Lights while MediaEdge-STB3 operates. Unlit: Power is not on. Lit orange: Stand-by. Flashing orange: Wake On LAN Stand-by. Lit green: Operating. Flashing green: Starting up/shutting down. (2) LINK LED Lights when MediaEdge-STB3 is connected to a network (via a hub or other such device). (3) TX LED Lights when MediaEdge-STB3 is sending data to the network.
MediaEdge 3-2 Rear Panel (2) (4) (1) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (3) (5) (8) (6) (7) (10) (11) (12)(13) (9) DVI-D DVI-D signal output. AUDIO OUT-LEFT Audio output (left). AUDIO OUT-RIGHT Audio output (right). S/PDIF Coaxial digital audio output. VIDEO OUT Composite video signal output. S VIDEO OUT S-video signal output. COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Component video (Y/Pb/Pr) output. LAN Port for connecting to Ethernet. REMOTE Remote terminal.
3-3 Remote Controller (1) (1) POWER button Turns power on/off. (2) MENU button Displays the "home menu" screen. (3) Numeric buttons Use to access content and enter numbers. (4) Navigation buttons Use to play content and select menus. (5) Function button Displays the system information. Only the button is used. (6) Play mode button Not used. (7) Display button Use to show/hide the OSD during playback. (8) Volume button Use to adjust volume.
MediaEdge 4 Startup and shutdown 4-1 Startup Here is how to start up MediaEdge-STB3. ■ In menu mode 1 Several seconds after the power to the MediaEdge-STB3 is turned on, the menu screen appears. * Menu screens differ in accordance with administrator settings. ■ In channel mode 1 Several seconds after the power to the MediaEdge-STB3 is turned on, the “default content” starts playing. * Default content differs in accordance with administrator settings.
4-2 Shutdown Here is how to close down MediaEdge-STB3. Operations are the same in either menu mode or channel mode. 1 Press the button on the remote controller while POWER LED is lit green. The STB3 POWER LED will be orange, and the MediaEdge-STB3 will shut down. Note: When the MediaEdge-STB3 POWER LED is flashing just after the unit starts up, the button will not work even if it is pressed. -9- MediaEdge Note: If the POWER LED is flashing, the MediaEdge-STB3 is shutting down.
MediaEdge 5 Menu mode 5-1 Menu screen (1) (1) Title/data area Displays titles and menus. on the remote controller to select items. - Press - Press on the remote controller to confirm the selection. - Press on the remote controller to display the home menu. - Press on the remote controller to display the next (history) page. - Press on the remote controller to display the previous (history) page. - Press on the remote controller to reload the current page.
5-2 Playing back contents 1 Check to make sure the menu screen is being displayed, select the content you want to play, and then press the button the remote controller. Here, we select [Street scene] from [Sample Contents (HD)]. 2 Selected content plays. 3 Press button on the remote controller to stop playing content. Content will stop playing. Info: Home menu will be displayed by pressing button on the remote controller.
MediaEdge 6 Channel mode The channel mode is a mode that does not use menus, so menus are not displayed. Playback content is selected using numeric buttons on the remote controller. Along with default content, 100 units of content can be handled. * The menu items available to operate differ in accordance with administrator settings. 6-1 Default content The content displayed at the start of the channel mode is called default content. A moving picture, still picture, or black screen is displayed.
6-2 Playing content - Specifying numbers - 1 Press a numeric button on the remote controller. That switches content. Info: Enter two-digit numbers to specify the number of the content to play. - To specify [01], enter [0][1] - To specify [11], enter [1][1] You can enter the content number, by entering a 1-digit number and then pressing button, if it’s 1-digit. Also, after a few seconds have passed since you enter a 1-digit number, the content of that number will automatically start playing.
MediaEdge 7 Playback screen 7-1 OSD menu Dialogs and other items that are overlay-displayed while content is playing back are called OSD (on-screen displays). (1) (2) (3) (1) Play info Displays the information and state of content now being played. (2) Dialog Displays such items as pause dialogs and jump dialogs. (3) Volume indicator Displays the audio output level (0 to 50).
■ Play info Play information is displayed while content is being played. The display includes shortcut numbers, title, amount of time elapsed, and play state. * The items displayed differ in accordance with administrator settings. Elapsed time Title Shortcut button number (Content number) Play state Info: Play information is displayed for a few seconds when content starts playing, is paused, or is skipped, and then the display goes off automatically.
MediaEdge ■ Jump dialog Pressing the or button on the remote controller while content is being played will rewind or fast forward (forward or backward jump) the files and display the dialog shown below. When the jump is finished, the Jump dialog will disappear. * The items displayed differ in accordance with administrator settings. Also, by holding the / button, the unit of the jump will change in [15sec] -> [30sec] -> [1min] -> [2min] -> [4min] -> [8min] -> [15min] -> [30min] -> [60min] -> [120min].
8 System information 8-1 System information Displays the system information of the MediaEdge-STB3. * The menu items available to operate differ in accordance with administrator settings. 1 Press the button on the remote controller. * The system information can be displayed when content is being played.
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