User manual

Using Storage Devices

Formatting HDD

If you intend to write data to a HDD via the player, it is recommended to format the HDD to

EXT2 or EXT3 filesystem. For example, you may need this if you intend to copy data to the

player's attached HDD from network using FTP or SMB accessr, or if you intend to use the

BitTorrent client built-in into the player, or copy data from other storage devices to this HDD

using the file manager of the player.

To format a HDD using the player: choose the item corresponding to the HDD on the main

screen of the player menu, press the INFO RC button, and choose "Format Disk" or "Format

Partition" commands. The player will format the disk using "EXT2" filesystem.

 NOTE: To use EXT2/EXT3 formatted disks on a Windows PC, you may need to install ad-

ditional software on the PC, such as "EXT2FSD" (http://www.ext2fsd.com/).

When the player goes into the standby mode (or when the player is switched off using the

RC), the player sends "stop" command to all connected drives. This is done in order to de-

crease power consumption and reduce noise when the player and the connected devices

are not used. When the player leaves the standby mode or when it is switched on again, the

connected drives start working again.

If the player is in standby mode, and it needs to access the stopped drive (e.g. because the

built-in BitTorrent client is running, or because access from the network via SMB or FTP is

performed), the drive will automatically resume its operation.

 Some connected drives may not properly cooperate with the player in respect to stop-

ping/resuming, in particular, when entering/exiting the standby or power-off mode. This

may depend on a particular drive model and also on the exact way how the drive is con-

nected to the player and how the power is provided to the drive. It is not recommended to

use such drive models. If proper handling of these things is important, it is recommended to

learn or test in advance whether a particular drive model works correctly with the player.

Do not switch off the player if some drive is connected to the player and some write opera-

tion is in progress. Note that write operation may be performed not only manually (e.g. when

copying files via the file browser of the player), but also in background, e.g. if the built-in Bit-

Torrent client is running, or access to the player from network via SMB/FTP is performed.

Ensure that all write operations are finished or stopped before switching off the player.

If you switch off the player using the power switch on the front panel, first put the player into

the standby mode using the RC to ensure all potentially buffered data is fully written to the

connected drives.

Stopping Connected Drives

Correctly Switching Off Player