MED400X2S V3 User Manual Based on Firmware V3 High Definition Multimedia Player TM
INDEX page 1 Index page 2 Introduction page 3 General Overview page 4 Connections page 5 Connections continued page 6 TV Output / Audio Settings page 7 Remote Functionality page 8 USB Keyboard / Firmware Update Procedure page 9 Samba Network Setup page10 Home Network Samba Server page11 Wired Network Connection and Setup page12 Wireless USB Dongle / PCIE Setup page13 Wireless Network Setup Basic page14 Home Page page15 Media Library page16 Media Library Continued page17 Med
Thank you for purchasing the Mede8er Multimedia Player. The MED400X2S is the latest generation multimedia player specially developed by Sanji for today’s demanding media enthusiast. 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.
SD Card Slot 2 x USB Host Ports PCIe WiFi Antenna Hole Lock Slot Pb Composite Video Out Y Analogue Audio Out OUT HDMI Connector RJ45 - Lan connector Optical Audio Out DC - 12Volt 2 Amp input Status Led On/Off TV Out GENERAL OVERVIEW Component Video Output Pr Page3
CONNECTIONS Analogue Audio and Composite Video connection to TV. Composite Video offers the most basic picture quality connection and should only be used if your TV does not have a HDMI or Component Video 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 will downmix and audio output signal to 2 ch stereo.
HDMI - RJ45 Network - Toslink Connection to a TV or Amplifier For digital audio connection to your Home Theatre System use the HDMI connector. If your amplifier does not have HDMI connector than you can use the TOSLINK Optical Digital output. The MED400X2S supports both Passthrough and Downmix for both Dolby Digital and DTS signals.
TV OUTPUT SETTINGS Connect the Mede8er to your TV by one of the connection options as shown on page 4 & 5 and change the input option on your TV to match the option you selected. If you do not get to see the Mede8er GUI on your TV you will need to toggle the Mede8er TV output until you get a picture. TV SYS Toggle Procedure θ The Mede8er has three video output options ie Composite Video (yellow RCA connectors, Component Video (Red - Green- Blue connectors) and HDMI.
REMOTE FUNCTIONALITY Audio Mute Favourites Shortcut button A-B Setup DVD Angle LED TV System θ Media Library ‘Devices Page’ Shortcut Numbers Repeat Shuffle Fast Forward / Rewind Video Slow Volume Up/Down Learn Function Button Play / Pause Home Page Active Backlight Stop - Exit Internet Browser Return Navigation Up Navigation Right - Search Bar - Video File Navigation Enter Navigation Down Info Screen / Movie Sheet (about.
USB Keyboard Function Keys (based on MEDX2KEY) Optional Extra ESC: RETURN SPACE: PLAY ENTER: SELECT(ENTER) '0': 0 '1': 1 '2': 2 '3': 3 '4': 4 '5': 5 '6': 6 '7': 7 '8': 8 '9': 9 '-': VOL_DOWN '+': VOL_UP 'P' + 'SHIFT' : POWER OFF 'R(r)': REPEAT 'T(t)': SUBTITLE 'I(i)': INFO 'A(a)': AUDIO 'G(g)': GOTO 'H(h)': HOME 'Z(z)': ZOOM '/(?)': Info / About ‘’Ctrl’ (z) : ZOOM YouTube, Internet Browser ‘’Ctrl’ (i) : ZOOM VIDEO FULL SCREEN Internet Browser ‘’Ctrl’ (quotation marks) : EXIT BROWSER - Stop Icon ',(<)': FRW
SAMBA (Network Setup) If your PC or NAS has shares setup to specific users then you will need to setup a shortcut on the X2 to each machine and specify the IP, Username and Password Setting up Samba shortcuts on the Mede8er Select ‘Network’ and then select the ‘My_Shortcuts’ icon. Now press the ‘Menu’ button and select ‘Add New Shortcut’ option.
HOME NETWORK SAMBA SERVER The Mede8er has NAS (Network Attached Storage) functionality built in. And although it is limited in transfer speed compared to standalone NAS servers it performs very well if speed is not your major requirement. You can also use the MED400X2S as a Media Server and stream content to other Mede8er’s on your home network. The Samba function is enabled or disabled in the System menu under Network.
WIRED NETWORK CONNECTION AND SETUP The Mede8er MED400X2S can be connected to your local network by means of a RJ45 CAT5 cable. The Mede8er is supplied standard with a UPnP facility, Samba Client and NFS that allows connection to your local area network via a router or switch. You can share media files from your PC and stream media content to the Mede8er and you can use the Mede8er as a Media Server to stream media content to other Mede8er’s on your network.
WIRELESS USB DONGLE INSTALLATION (After Market) The MED400X2S is only compatible with the optional (unless otherwise stated on the packaging) Mede8er Wireless Dongle MED10WFB. (Other brands will not work) Refer to User Instructions supplied with the Mede8er dongle for detailed wireless connection setup. WIRELESS NETWORK CONNECTION Plug the WiFi Dongle into the USB extension base that was supplied with the MED10WFB. Plug the USB cable into one of the USB host ports on the side of the MED400X2S.
WIRELESS SETUP 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’ 1 If the WiFi Router has password protection enabled then you will be required to enter the security key of your WiFi router. Enter the key int the virtual keyboard. 2 Select DHCP IP (AUTO) if you want your router to assign a dynamic IP address to the X2.
HOME PAGE The Mede8er Home is the central point where you can launch all the user applications. Press the Right/Left Navigation buttons on the remote to navigate the Home Page and press “Enter” to launch the selected page. FAVOURITES Create, manage, apply Genre cover art to local and network folder shortcuts. MEDIA LIBRARY In Media Library you can browse all your media content on the SD Card, USB Devices and Network and launch the built in File Manager to manage and transfer your content.
MEDIA LIBRARY The Mede8er Media Library has five built in standard views ie Movie View, Music View, Picture View, List View, List View and Preview View. The Media Library has been designed so that the view can be easily changed on the fly. In the Media Library you have the option of changing the Views Manually or you can enable the ‘Auto View’ option in the Setup Menu. If the ‘Auto View’ option is enabled the X2 will automatically save the last used ‘View’ of the folder.
MEDIA LIBRARY CONTINUED To change the View of the Media Library press the “View” button on the remote and the Media Library strip will show. Press the ‘View’ button again and the focus will change to the next icon. Repeat pressing the ‘View’ button until the icon you require is selected and then wait and the X2 will automatically change the Media Library view to the icon you have selected.
MEDIA LIBRARY METADATA DISPLAY The Media Library will display basic Movie Metadata in all ‘Views’. This unique Mede8er functionality will greatly enhance your Media Library browsing experience and make it real easy for the whole family to enjoy. In order to take advantage of the advanced functionality you will need to scan your movie collection in order to make the required xml files. To create the xml with Windows use Y2M (YAMJ to Mede8er) or Thumbgen and for Apple Mac we suggest you use DunX2Mede8er.
ADDING CUSTOM BACKDROPS AND SKINS You can easily customise your X2 by adding your own backdrop image. Prepare the jpg image to size 1280 x 720 pixels with max size 500KB. In the X2 Media Library navigate to the image you require and press the ‘Menu’ button. Select the option ‘Set to Background’ and the x2 will load your new backdrop into flash memory and use it as its default.
XML SEARCH (JUKEBOX FUNCTION) The X2 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 External USB Hard Drive, Samba Network and NFS Network. Library Preparation for XML Search operation The Media Library must conform to the Mede8er standard with all the relevant movie file information in its own folder. A typical folder will contain - Video File - Folder.jpg - About.
MOVIE SCRAPER The V3 firmware supports Movie scraping of Images and Metadata via a downloadable App. The Scraper App uses the tmdb api and as such we suggest you join the tmdb and contribute in to keep all Languages and Images as up to date as possible. Settings By default the Scraper will scrape in the Language as set in the X2 GUI.
Edit Scraped Movies You can edit a movie in both the Media Library and in the Movie JukeBox. To edit a movie from the thumbnail cover - focus on the Movie Thumbnail and press ‘Menu’ and then select ‘Edit’. To Edit a Movie from the movie sheet ‘about.jpg’ - press the ‘Edit’ button on the remote control.
TV SERIES SCRAPER The V3 firmware supports TV Series scraping of Images and Metadata via a downlaodable App. The Scraper App uses the thetvdb api and as such we suggest you join the tvdb and contribute in order to keep all Languages and images as up to date as possible. Settings By default the Scraper will scrape in the Language as set in the X2 GUI.
TV Series Scanning For first time use you must Scan the root of the TV series as X2 will add some required files to the structure during the scan. Scanning in Media Library Focus on the root folder ‘TV Series’ and press the ‘Menu’ button and the X2 will start the TV Series scan and display a busy icon while the scan progresses.
JukeBox View In Setup under ‘Misc Options’ you can select JukeBox View -- on/off 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 Jukebox will be presented in JukeBox View ie 16 Covers in a flat display. The internal folder structure of the folders will be ignored.
MEDIA LIBRARY - MUSIC PLAYER Select any supported music file and the Music Player Screen will launch. If the music file has embedded information tags and images then these will be displayed on the right hand side in the preview window area. If you do not want to use embedded mp3 art or you are using .m4a, ape or flac files you can save the Album Cover as a jpg file named ‘folder.jpg’ to the Music Album Folder and the X2 will use it if it does not find any embedded art in the music files.
MUSIC JUKEBOX The X2 Jukebox relies on the embedded Music files 'Tag' information and correct image sizing for its functionality, so it is critical that you spend the time to correctly Tag your music collection. Music Jukebox Features Direct MP3 Scan * Supports Mp3, OGG, Monkey's Audio, Flac, AAC, wma, m4a -- when scanned with Tagscanner * Works on local drives and Network shares * Displays Tag information in the Music Player Screensaver with Album Artwork * Supports .
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 Tracklist.xml (if used), Music.db and m3u files eg Music Collection <------------------ Root Folder Music Collection/Music Folder1 Music Collection/Music Folder2 Music Collection/Music Folder3 etc Music Collection/TrackList.xml Music Collection/Music.db Music Collection/Playlist1.m3u Music Collection/Playlist2.
MUSIC JUKEBOX - Continued Arranging your collection Your 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 split it up into main categories.
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 Track 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 Track. To remove a QPL just focus on the Album or Track and press the 'Green' button and the QPL icon will be removed.
COVER ART PREVIEW IN MEDIA LIBRARY The Mede8er has a built in facility to preview cover art and display it in the Thumbnail or Preview View. To 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 pixels to each folder. You can download Movie / DVD cover art directly from the Internet or can use a free program like YAMJ to Mede8er. Y2M will additionally make the movie sheet image named ‘about.
PLAY FOLDER Mede8er allows you to play a video file within a folder without the need to open the folder. Just focus on the required 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. PLAY VIDEO FROM COVER ART With Mede8er you can play the video directly from the cover art. Zoom the about.jpg by pressing the ‘Info’ button and then press ‘Play’ or ‘Enter’ to play the video.
MEDIA SCANNER The Mede8er has a built in Media Scanner that will scan your Media Files on your USB drive and allow user functionality such as Search, Genre, Last Played etc. You can select “Auto Scan” options in the Setup menu. The Media Scanner will automatically update the database when the Mede8er is powered “on” or when an external USB Hard Drive is connected. It is important to let the scanner complete the scan if you intend to use this function.
LOCK FACILITY Mede8er has a built in Lock facility designed to restrict access. Pin Protection - Hard Drive Format / File Manager. Folder Protection - User Folders You can enable or disable these options in the Setup menu CHANGE PIN CODE - The default 4 digit Pin Code is 0000 To change the Pin Code go to Setup -- Misc -- Password -- You will be prompted to enter the existing pin code. For the first time you must enter the default factory pin ‘0000' and then the Pin Code change screen will open.
FAVOURITES MANAGER The MED400X2S is equipped with a desktop function called Favourites. The Favourite screen is a list of ‘Shortcuts’ created by the users. The Favourite Link will work as a shortcut link to shared folder on your hosted USB Drive, Samba and NFS Network Share. The Mede8er Favourites screen is designed to show multiple links presented on one easy to read and manage screen. You can add or remove a Favourite Link at any time should you wish to do so.
ADDING GENRE ARTWORK TO FAVOURITES You can easily add Genre artwork to each Favourite link. To add the cover artwork just focus on the Favourite thumbnail and press the “Menu” button on the remote control. The menu dialogue screen will open and now select the “Genre” option. A new screen will open with a list of cover options. Navigate to the cover you require and press the “Enter” button to make your selection. You can also use the Alpha Jump facility to jump to covers down the list.
JUKEBOX + (Aggregated JukeBox) JukeBox + allows you to Aggregate your Movie JukeBoxe’s across different sources such as internal 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 required Mede8er folder structure with the correct images and xml files. JukeBox Plus is actually a dummy JukeBox and can be deleted at any stage without effecting the source files.
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 open on the top of the screen. Now press the Left/Right Nav and a red bar will move left or right and show the corresponding Time Position. Once you have reached the time search you require, press the “Enter” button and the Mede8er will jump to the time you selected in the Video.
SCREEN CALIBRATION For more accurate Zoom functionality we suggest you calibrate your TV screen. Go to System Setup then Video and select Screen Size. Press Enter to save Using the left, right, up and down navigation buttons you can adjust the red rectangle to fit the outer frame of your TV screen. You can then do a fine adjustment to move the red rectangle so that it is just not visible.
SUBTITLES Mede8er 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.Meatballs.2009.720p.BluRay.HebDub.x264-WiKi.mkv Cloudy.With.A.Chance.Of.Meatballs.2009.720p.BluRay.HebDub.x264-WiKi.
MUSIC PLAYLISTS To make music .M3u playlists on your mede8er follow the steps in FILE MANAGER - MULTIPLE FILES section and select the playlists option. FILE MANAGER NTFS Check/Fix - Before you perform any File Manager functions it is suggested to use the built in NTFS check/ fix functionality. Open the ‘Devices’ screen and press ‘F1' button on the remote and select a Drive to check/fix. X2 will scan and fix the NTFS drive.
FILE MANAGER - MULTIPLE FILES To 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. Navigate to the files or folders on the left screen “A” that you want to perform the action on and press the “Play/Pause” button to select and add the files to the File List “B”. A A B B Once you have selected all the files you require then press the “Right Navigation” button.
PICTURES Press the “View” button on the remote and the View Icons will show. Press the ‘View’ button again to select the Picture Icon. The page will re-arrange into a image grid that is optimized for image thumbnail viewing. The X2 supports full Slideshow functions and you must enable the ‘Slideshow’ option in the Setup Menu. You can now navigate your pictures as normal and zoom the images to full screen by pressing the “Enter” button on the Remote Control.
PLASMA MODE / VIDEO SCREEN TRANSPARENCY The Plasma Mode has been designed for use with Plasma TV’s that are susceptible to still image “burn in”. The Plasma control will change the transparency level of the GUI screens and will not have any effect on the screens during Video Play. The Video Screen Transparency controls the transparency level of all video menus during Video Play. You have a choice of settings Off, Low or High.
NFS (Network File System) By default X2 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 X2 has been tested and verified with HaneWin but other NFS Servers should work equally as well. Download HaneWin at http://www.hanewin.net/nfs-e.
DLNA DMR The X2 Series comes with a DLNA DMR function. That stands for Digital Living Network Alliance Digital Media Renderer. That means another DLNA device can use the X2 to process media without you having to do anything else with the X2 other than turning it on. Music can be played without having to turn on the TV, or you can display photo's on your TV directly from your phone. A Device which controls this process is called a DLNA DMC - Digital Media Controller.
Setup Setup Main Page Menu Language Text Encoding Time DVD Auto-Play Screen Saver DLNA-DMR DLNA Device name MiniKBD Language Keyboard Layout Scan Storage Resume Play Format BD Menu Restore Default Auto Detect Encoding ---------------- Audio A Night Mode HDMI Output SPDIF Output Force decode aac/mp3 Surround Sound ------ Picture P Aspect Ratio TV System 1080p 24HZ Plasma Mode Deep Color Screen Size ------- Network N Wired Lan Setup Wireless Setup PPPoe Setup Transmission BT NAS Mode UPnP Server
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