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  • Page 1 FANTEC ALUPLAY HD User Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1. Introduction ..................2 1.1 Preface ..................2 1.2 Packing List ................3 1.3 Cautions ..................4 1.4 About the Player................ 7 2. Remote control ................9 3. Install HDD ..................12 3.1 HDD Mounting ................ 12 3.2 HDD Format ................12 4.

  • Page 3: Introduction

    1. Introduction 1.1 Preface Thank you very much for purchasing FANTEC AluPlay HD. We hope you will enjoy using it as a great home entertainment partner. This player has the following functionality. A/V Output • HDMI V1.3 for high-definition video and digital audio •...

  • Page 4: Packing List

    Photo format: HD JPEG, JPG, BMP, GIF, TIF, PNG, Photo slide show with background music File Copy • Supports copying & moving files among USB devices, Local HDD, and SD/MMC Card USB 2.0 Support • USB DEVICE port (for computer connection) •...

  • Page 5: Cautions

    Note: The actual contents in the package might be different from the packing list in this manual. 1.3 Cautions The FANTEC AluPlay HD design and manufacture has your safety in mind. In order to safely and effectively use this player, please read the following before usage.
  • Page 6 1.3.4 Repair If the player has a problem, you should take it to an appointed repair center and let the specialists do the repair, never repair the player yourself, you might damage the player or endanger yourself or your data. 1.3.5 Disposing of the Player When you dispose of the player, be sure to dispose it appropriately.
  • Page 7 1.3.7 Others When using this player, please do not let the player come into contact with water or other liquid, if water is accidentally spilled on the player, please use a dry cloth to absorb the spillage. Electronic products are vulnerable, when using please avoid shaking or hitting the player, and do not press the buttons too hard.

  • Page 8: About The Player

    1.4 About the Player 1.4.1 Front Side Name On / Off switch LED for HDD access Card Reader slot IR receiver USB Host port EN -7-...
  • Page 9 1.4.2 Back Side Name Screw hole USB device Optical connector AV OUT or headphones (CVBS connector) HDMI connector Power connector (DC in :12V) EN -8-...

  • Page 10: Remote Control

    2. Remote control All procedures in this manual can be carried out using the remote control buttons. See the following for details on each button and its function: EN -9-...
  • Page 11 Button Definition Power Power on/off SETUP Press to enter setting menu TV SYSTEM Press to switch between NTSC, PAL, 480P, 576P, 720P, 1080I, and 1080P. AUDIO Press to change audio track SUB-T Press to show subtitle interface for setting GOTO Press to select time to play Press to add favourite music to a playlist EDIT...
  • Page 12 MUTE Press to mute the audio output VOL + Press to increase the volume VOL - Press to decrease the volume Numeric buttons Press 1~9 to jump to 10%, 20%...90% of the movie file. Press 0 to get back to the beginning.

  • Page 13: Install Hdd

    3. Install HDD 3.1 HDD Mounting Remove the screws from the back slide. Slide the inner frame out of the enclosure. Mount the HDD and fix it by the provided screws. 3.2 HDD Format For users who wish to install a new SATA HDD into the player, please refer to the following procedures to format the hard disk on the player before usage.

  • Page 14: Setup

    4. Setup In the Main Menu use the LEFT and RIGHT buttons to select Setup item and press OK button to enter the menu. The Setup Menu is divided into four sections: EN -13-...

  • Page 15: System

    System: Associated with the entire system environment settings, such as menu language, text encoding, screen saver, MiniKBD language, scan storage, resume play, format and factory default. Audio: night mode, HDMI output, SPDIF output Video: aspect ratio, TV system, video zoom, digital noise reduction, 1080P 24HZ MISC: version info, USB upgrade.

  • Page 16: Audio

    4.1.5 Scan storage This item is to set the scan mode of the storage detection. 4.1.6 Resume Play Select to turn on7off resume playback (auto-bookmarking) feature for movies. 4.1.7 Format Select to format the built-in HDD. Note: All data will be lost after hard disk has been formatted. 4.1.8 Factory Default Select to restore factory defaults.

  • Page 17: Video

    4.2.1 Night Mode Choose between Off / On / Comfort. If the option is turned on, the audio output volume will be decreased to make you more comfortable. 4.2.2 HDMI Output This setting is optional HDMI Audio on the output mode, including: LCPM: Linear pulse code modulation two channel LCPM Multi-Channel: Linear pulse code modulation Multi-Channel...
  • Page 18 4.3.1 Aspect Ratio Pan Scan 4:3: Display 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: Display a wide picture with two black borders on the top and bottom of 4:3 screens.

  • Page 19: Misc

    4.4 MISC Other miscellaneous settings. 4.4.1 Version Info List of various version information including firmware information. 4.4.2 USB Upgrade Select USB upgrade to update the firmware via a USB stick. 1) Copy ‘install.img’ to the root directory of a USB stick, and connect it to the USB HOST port of the player.
  • Page 20 In the Movies menu all supported video files are displayed. You can browse all video files and can play the video file that you have selected. In the Movies menu you can you following buttons of the remote control: Navigational buttons, PLAY, NEXT + PREVOIUS for page up and down, and OPTION.

  • Page 21: Photo

    5.2 Photo In the Photo menu all supported picture files are displayed. You can browse all files and can play the picture file that you have selected. In the Photo menu you can you following buttons of the remote control: Navigational buttons, PLAY, NEXT + PREVOIUS for page up and down, and OPTION.

  • Page 22: Music

    5.3 Music In the Music menu all supported music files are displayed. You can browse all files and can play the music file that you have selected. In the Music menu you can you following buttons of the remote control: Navigational buttons, PLAY, NEXT + PREVOIUS for page up and down, FAV, and OPTION.

  • Page 23: File Manager

    To create a new playlist enter the Music menu, then press the FAV button. Select the songs you want to add to the playlist and press the PLAY/PAUSE button. To remove songs from the playlist, press the RIGHT button and then use the PLAY/PAUSE button to delete songs from the playlist.
  • Page 24 Thumbnail, List, Preview, All Media, Movie, Photos, Music The yellow marked option displays the currently selected function. 5.4.1.1 Thumbnails This item is to set the browser to thumbnail mode. 5.4.1.2 List This item is to set the browser to list mode. 5.4.1.3 Preview This item is to set the browser to preview mode.

  • Page 25: Upgrading The Firmware

    5.4.1.5 Movies Only Movies files will be displayed. 5.4.1.6 Photos Only Photo files will be displayed. 5.4.1.7 Music Only Music files will be displayed. 5.4.2 File Editing With the EDIT button, you can you copy, delete, move or rename files/folder or use the multiple select option to handle more than a single file/folder.

  • Page 26: Appendixes

    7. Appendixes 7.1 Specifications I/O INTERFACES SUPORTED:  3.5’’ SATA HDD  USB 2.0 HOST port (compatible to USB 1.1)  Card Reader for SD, SDHC, MMC card  USB 2.0 DEVICE port (connecting to PC)  Composite (CVBS) A/V jack ...
  • Page 27 VIDEO CODECS SURPORTED:  MPEG-1  HD MPEG-2  HD MPEG-4 SP/ASP/AVC (H.264)  WMV9 (VC-1)  RealNetworks (RM/RMVB) 8/9/10, up to 720p AUDIO CODECS SURPORTED:  MP2/3, OGG Vorbis, WMA (DRM, and Advanced Profile not supported), PCM, LPCM, MS-ADPCM, LC-AAC, HE-AAC, COOK, RA-Lossless SUBTITLE FORMATS SURPORTED: ...

  • Page 28: Frequently Asked Questions

    7.2 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®...
  • Page 29 Question 4. My files have disappeared from the player. Answer: Make sure that you browse your files via the correct browser mode which means correct filtered views such as Photos, Music, or Movies. Question 5. During power on, why does the TV will have a short flashing, blue screen or screensaver? Answer: This is normal, when the system initializes, it will setup the corresponding parameters so it can output the correct video signal to...

  • Page 30: Copyrights And Trademarks

    7.3 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.

  • Page 31: Warranty

    7.4 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.
  • Page 32 procure, modify or distribute the source code of the GPL/LGPL software that is used in this product. If you contact our Support Center, we will provide you with a CD-ROM of the source code that is used, charging only the actual expensed involved.
  • Page 33 When we speak of free software, we are referring to freedom, not price. Our General Public Licenses are designed to make sure that you have the freedom to distribute copies of free software (and charge for this service if you wish), that you receive source code or can get it if you want it, that you can change the software or use pieces of it in new free programs;...
  • Page 34 Finally, any free program is threatened constantly by software patents. We wish to avoid the danger that redistributors of a free program will individually obtain patent licenses, in effect making the program proprietary. To prevent this, we have made it clear that any patent must be licensed for everyone's free use or not licensed at all.
  • Page 35 conspicuously and appropriately publish on each copy an appropriate copyright notice and disclaimer of warranty; keep intact all the notices that refer to this License and to the absence of any warranty; and give any other recipients of the Program a copy of this License along with the Program.
  • Page 36 These requirements apply to the modified work as a whole. If identifiable sections of that work are not derived from the Program, and can be reasonably considered independent and separate works in themselves, then this License, and its terms, do not apply to those sections when you distribute them as separate works.
  • Page 37 performing source distribution, a complete machine-readable copy of the corresponding source code, to be distributed under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for software interchange; or, c) Accompany it with the information you received as to the offer to distribute corresponding source code.
  • Page 38 otherwise to copy, modify, sublicense or distribute the Program is void, and will automatically terminate your rights under this License. However, parties who have received copies, or rights, from you under this License will not have their licenses terminated so long as such parties remain in full compliance.
  • Page 39 license would not permit royalty-free redistribution of the Program by all those who receive copies directly or indirectly through you, then the only way you could satisfy both it and this License would be to refrain entirely from distribution of the Program. If any portion of this section is held invalid or unenforceable under any particular circumstance, the balance of the section is intended to apply and the section as a whole is intended to apply in other...
  • Page 40 9. The Free Software Foundation may publish revised and/or new versions of the General Public License from time to time. Such new versions will be similar in spirit to the present version, but may differ in detail to address new problems or concerns. Each version is given a distinguishing version number.
  • Page 41 NO WARRANTY 11. BECAUSE THE PROGRAM IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE PROGRAM, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THE PROGRAM "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR...

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