HDMI Media Player Hard Disk User Manual PC/MAC
CONTENTS 2 1. Warnings 4 2. INTRODUCTION 4 3. Device Performance 5 4. Accessories 7 5. Using the device 10 6. INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SOFTWARE SYSTEM 13 7. PLAY FUNCTION 18 8. DIGITAL COMPANION FUNCTION 22 9. HOST OUTPUT 23 10.
Thank you for choosing the So Speaky HDMI + multimedia player. For better use of this product, please carefully read this user’s manual. A national patent has been filed for the So Speaky HDMI +. Any imitation will be considered as counterfeit, and the person responsible will have to assume the legal consequences.
1. WARNINGS 1. Thanks for using So Speaky HDMI + ! Please read this manual carefully before you start to use it. In addition, please keep this manual well. 2. The actual operations, controls and menu items might be different from this manual. The manufacturer is not responsible for updating this manual immediately after a product change. Please consider the product as standard. 3. Please do not personally repair or uninstall the unit.
3. DEVICE PERFORMANCE 3.1 Characteristics : 1. The So Speaky HDMI + can store large quantities of video, music and photo data. 2. The So Speaky HDMI + can be connected to a Home Theatre. The So Speaky HDMI + can be used as a peripheral storage device. 3. The So Speaky HDMI + is equipped with multiple ports for connection to a television or an amplifier. 4. The So Speaky HDMI + supports DVD navigation functions (it can read IFO format files) 5.
3.2 Technical Specifications : Specification Storage devices Interface Hard disk 3.5" hard disk FAT32 Read-write FAT32 Memory Card Compatible with SD/MS/MMC card reader Host Compatible reader. Power adaptor AC power adapter USB interface USB 2.0 high speed. Compatible for USB1.
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audio Change r / L audio Channels Title Show Playlist for iSO files or video_TS files Subtitle menu a. When playing music and movie files, press “Display” to show “Previous chapter”, “Next chapter”. Press once more for “Off” b. Press “Display” to show copy, paste, delete, rename, new folder, properties, cancel functions.
COPY Slideshow Set up movie music Picture file One-key copy the external memory files to the first faT32 format partition 1. Press the button to directly play the pictures and music in the hard disk’s music and picture root directory menu. 2. a) Press the “slideshow” and “OK” or “Play/ Pause” button to play pictures and background music in the root directory file menu b) Press the “slideshow” button to select the background music, then press “OK” to play the pictures from the file menu.
5. USiNg ThE DEviCE The default language setting on your So Speaky hDmi + is English. To change the language, please follow the instructions below: 1) Turn on the So Speaky hDmi + 2) access the main menu 3) Press the SETUP button on the remote control 4) go to “OSD language”. 5) Select your language. 6) Press SETUP 10 to finish and exit the menu.
5.1 Connecting the device Connect the unit to an aC power supply using the power adaptor. When the blue led turns on, the device is ready to operate.
av Output mode To use the av output mode: select av as the output mode for the television. Press the viDEO key on the So Speaky hDmi + remote to select av (CvBS) OUT mode. The menu will appear on the television screen. YPbPr OUTPUT mODE (Progressive scan video component) To use the YPbPr output mode: select YPbPr as the output mode for the television. Press the viDEO key on the So Speaky hDmi + remote to select YPbPr OUT mode. The menu will appear on the television screen.
hDmi Output mode To connect to a television and use the hDmi output: select hDmi mode, then press the viDEO key on the remote to switch to hDmi mode. The menu will appear on the television screen. You must also connect the av cable (white and red) for sound since the YPbPr cable only transmits the image. To connect to a hDmi monitor and use the hDmi output: press the viDEO key on the remote to switch to hDmi mode. The menu will appear on the television screen. 6.
2. Press «set up» button on the remote controller, setup menu appears on screen as below: press directional keys (up,down,left,right) to select item, then press «enter» key to confirm highlighted selection. Press «exit or setup» key to exit setup menu display. 6. 3. Tv type: the Tv mode is originally set to “multi system”. in the event that video images are fuzzy or skip intermittently, please change the Tv mode setup. for European countries, please select PaL. 6. 4.
6. 6. resolution: NTSC (480i, 480p), PaL (576i, 576p), 720p,1080i are available for your video outputs. 6. 7. Subtitle: select your preferred subtitle language. 6. 8.
6. 9. auto Play mode: auto Play ON and Off to play files in the file menu directly when the unit is powered up. 6. 10. Screen Saver: Screen Saver ON and Off options. 6. 11.1 System information: to view firmware version. 6. 11. 2. Software upgrade The unit’s software can be upgraded. We will provide you with the newest software on our website or through other channels. To obtain the most up-to-date software, please follow these steps: a. Copy the software rom.
b. Connect the USB flash Drive to the unit via USB hOST. Enter the Setup menu. Select “System information”, press the “right” directional button on the remote control, and Press “OK” to start upgrading. c. Once the upgrade is complete, the unit will restart automatically. Please note: when upgrading, please do not cut off the power supply, as this could damage the unit. Warnings:when updating, please don’t cut off power,otherwise the unit would both be damaged. 6. 12.
7. PLaY fUNCTiON Select the hard disk or external memory in the first screen menu to enter a second screen menu as in the picture below. Select the movie, music, photo or file you wish to start playing. 7. 1. movie menu By selecting movie, the movie list appears with a preview of the selected film in the right-hand window. When the film is playing, you can choose the previous and next film by pressing “PrEW” and “NEXT” keys on the remote control.
7. 2. music menu By choosing music, the music list appears and starts to play. if you select one song and press the “S-mode” key on the remote control, the Equalizer menu will appear. The subtitle file with the same name as the song will play automatically. When the music is playing, press the “Display” button to choose “Previous Chapter”, “Next Chapter” and “Off”. By pressing the “S-mode” button on the remote control, you can choose “Equalizer on”, “Equalizer off” and “Off”.
7. 4. file menu Select fiLE in the menu. Enter the target hard disk’s file list and select the file you wish to play. You can press Display on the remote control to complete “copy”, “paste”, “delete”, “rename”, “create new folder”, “show properties”, and “cancel” operations, by pressing the “up” and “down” directional keys on the remote control. in the file menu, you can select the movie, music, Picture and Slideshow functions. Display function 7 .4. 1.Copy: copy files to destination. 7. 4. 2.
7. 4.3.Delete :delete files 7. 4. 4.rename: rename file’s name. 7. 4. 5.
7. 4. 6.Properties : show properties 7. 4. 7.
8. DigiTaL COmPaNiON fUNCTiON Copy function 8. 1. One Button Copy function The unit supports SD/mmC/mS card with optional capacity. it is able to reciprocally one-key copy between SD/mmC/mS and hard disk. if it is to copy the whole memory card content to hard disk, there are two ways as below: a. Press “menu” key and go back to homepage. Then choose the target memory card to copy, after that press “copy” key in the remote controller. Then it starts to copy right away.
10. FAQs Q1: The unit gets hot when in operation. Is this normal? A: It is quite normal for the unit to release heat. Please make sure nothing is covering the unit, preventing it from releasing heat normally. Q2: I have connected my device to a power supply but the indicator light remains off and the unit is not working. A: Check the power cable to see if it is damaged. Also check whether you have connected the unit properly to the power supply.
degrees in the Remote Control section]. iv. The remote control will not operate correctly unless it is being pointed at the unit. v. There is an obstacle between the controller and unit. Please remove the obstacle and operate again. Q8. My computer can’t read the hard disk A: i. If this is the first time you are using the unit, please format it first. [NOTE – the WARNINGS section specifically say NOT to format the unit]. ii.
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