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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1. Introduction .......................... 3 1.1 Preface ......................... 3 1.2 Packing List ........................5 1.3 Cautions ........................5 1.4 Connection ........................7 1.5 View ..........................11 1.6 Menu Language ......................12 1.7 HDD Format ....................... 12 2. About the Player ........................ 13 2.1 Remote Control ......................

  • Page 3: Introduction

    1. Introduction 1.1 Preface Thank you very much for purchasing FANTEC S3600 Web. 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 Network Feature • A/V streaming/transmission via Ethernet (10M/100M/1000M) & Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n, optional) • File sharing via Samba server • FTP server • A/V streaming via UPnP Media Server • BitTorrent download • Internet Radio (Please visit www.shoutcast.com for available stations) •...

  • Page 5: Packing List

    Note: The actual contents in the package might be different from the packing list in the manual. 1.3 Cautions The FANTEC S3600 Web 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 1.3.5 Disposing of the Player When you dispose of the player, be sure to dispose it appropriately. Some countries may regulate disposal of electrical device, please consult with your local authority. 1.3.6 Hard Disk Cautions The player uses an eSATA hard disk for data storage, in normal case, format or repair is not required.

  • Page 7: Connection

    1.4 Connection 1.4.1 Connecting the Power Supply (1) Follow the picture and connect the AC adaptor to the player’s DC IN jack; (2) Follow the picture and plug in the AC adaptor to the power outlet. 1.4.2 Connecting to an eSATA (External Serial ATA) HDD (1) Make sure the player is powered on;...
  • Page 8 1.4.3 Connecting a USB Device (1) Make sure the player is powered on; (2) Plug in the USB stick, USB DVD or USB HDD etc. to the USB HOST port of this player. In this way, you can browse contents on the USB device. 1.4.4 Connecting a Memory Card Memory card can be used by inserting to the card slot (1) Follow the picture to insert the memory card to the card slot properly;...
  • Page 9 1.4.5.2 Y/Pb/Pr Component OUT (1) Follow the picture and plug in the connector of the YUV cable into the player’s Y/Pb/Pr jack; (2) Follow the picture and plug in the 3 color connector to the TV’s Y/Pb/Pr jack. Audio Connection while using Y/Pb/Pr Video out: First method: use the audio output from the A/V OUT jack;...
  • Page 10 1.4.6 Connecting to an Digital Amplifier (1) Follow the picture and plug in the Toslink connector of your optical fiber to the player’s S/PDIF optical jack; (2) Follow the picture and plug in the other connector on your optical fiber to the digital audio device (digital amplifier or decoder).

  • Page 11: View

    1.5 View Front Panel 1. POWER button & indicator Side Panel 2. USB 2.0 HOST port 2. Memory Card slot Rear Panel 1. USB 2.0 HOST port 2. e-SATA port 3. Y/Pb/Pr OUT jack 4. DC-IN jack 5. A/V OUT jack 6.

  • Page 12: Menu Language

    1.6 Menu Language The system language of this player can be set to English or other languages. Change the language you wish in the setup menu, the selected language will take effect immediately. 1.7 HDD Format For users who wish to install a new eSATA HDD into the player, at first you have to format the hard disk.

  • Page 13: About The Player

    2. About the Player 2.1 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: 1. Power 2. Numeric buttons 3. Shuffle 4. VOL- 5.
  • Page 14 Button Function Power Press to enter standby mode or wake up. Numeric buttons Press to enter channel numbers or numeric input when changing settings. Shuffle Press to select shuffle mode during music playback. VOL- Press to decrease the volume. Mute Press to mute audio output, and press again to resume.

  • Page 15: Main Functions

    3. Main Functions The Setup menu allows you to personalize and configure the preferences for your player. 3.1 Setup Menu To select a Setup option: Select the Setup icon on the home screen, or press SETUP menu on the remote control. Use the UP/DOWN navigational buttons to select an option, and then press OK.
  • Page 16 Change Desktop Select to change the photo of main menu. Create a folder named “Resource” in the root directory of your USB or HDD, rename your photo as ‘desktop.png ‘and then copy it to the folder. (Resolution of the picture: 1280x720) Text Encoding Select to set the text encoding option (subtitle display) Time...
  • Page 17 Format Select to format your eSATA HDD. Restore Default Select to restore factory defaults. 3.1.2 Changing Audio Settings Use this menu to configure audio settings Night Mode Choose among Off / On / Comfort. If the option comfort is turned on, the audio output volume will be decreased to make you more comfortable.
  • Page 18 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 screen.
  • Page 19 Deep Color Help to perform more detailed level of color depth, make continuous color change smoother. You can get more vivid color effects. A TV set with deep color support is needed. Screen Size Adjust the video output size according to the size of TV screen. And press Zoom button to fit the screen size you have set during video playback.
  • Page 20 Wireless Setup There are 3 mode for you to select, Infrastructure (AP) and Peer to Peer (Ad Hoc) and WPS (AP) mode. Follow the prompting message on the screen and press Red button to choose Peer to Peer (Ad Hoc) or WPS (AP) mode. This player can store up to three wireless network connections.
  • Page 21 uppercase and lowercase, Stop to delete a character, Red to make more symbols available, Green to change the language of the virtual keyboard, OK to confirm and to start testing the connection. The testing process will take for a while, please be patient to wait. If the test is ok, the network information (Profile Name, IP address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, etc.) will be displayed on the screen.
  • Page 22 Step 2: Specify your host IP WPS (AP) WPS, Wi-Fi Protected Setup, is used to connect a wireless router directly, without searching SSID and inputting password. In this mode, you just need to configure the parameters of your router which support WPS function. There are two modes for you to select, PBC mode and PIN mode.
  • Page 23 Step 2: Press Right button to input your ADSL accountant Step 3: Press Right button to input your password and start to test the connection. Select to turn BitTorrent download on On/Off. Please refer to ’BT download ’ for more details on this unique feature of this product.
  • Page 24 3.1.5 Miscellaneous Use this menu to adjust miscellaneous settings. Version Info This tab shows you information about the firmware installed and about the material components of your player. Network Info This tab shows you information about your network, MAC Address, IP address Gateway, Subnet.

  • Page 25: Movie Library

    3.2 Movie Library Select the Movies icon on the main menu to enter into movie library interface. Only supported files will be displayed. Please refer to chapter ‘5. Appendixes’ for more details about the supported file formats. 3.2.1 Movie Library Options In movie library, press MENU button to display the option menu, you can get following functions though the option menu.
  • Page 26 3.2.2 Movie Playback Control You can access the following functions during playback. Button Function Play/Pause Pause or resume the current playback. Prev/Next View the previous or next file/chapter. FR/FF Fast rewind or fast forward. Press repeatedly to select the speed. Slow Play back in slow motion.

  • Page 27: Photo Library

    3.3 Photo Library Select the Photo icon on the main menu to enter into photo library interface. Only supported files will be displayed. This player supports HD JPEG, JPG, BMP, GIF, TIF and PNG files. 3.3.1 Photo Library Options In photo library, press Menu button to display the option menu, you can get following functions though the option menu.
  • Page 28 Button Function View the previous or next photo. Prev / Next Up / Down Rotate a photo in any angle. Display or hide the option menu during playback. Menu Stop playback. Stop Zoom Zoom in the image. 3.3.3 Photo Playback Options During photo playback, press Menu button to display or hide the option menu at the bottom of the screen.

  • Page 29: Music Library

    3.4 Music Library Select the Music icon on the main menu to enter into music library interface. Only supported files will be displayed. This player supports MP3, OGG, WMA, WAV, AAC and FLAC audio files. 3.4.1 Music Library Options In music library, press Menu button to display the option menu, you can get following functions though the option menu.
  • Page 30 Button Function Begin/Pause playback. Play/Pause FR / FF Fast rewind or fast forward. Press repeatedly to select the speed. View the previous or next movie. Prev / Next Display or hide the option menu during playback. Menu VOL+/- Increase/Decrease the volume. Repeat Set the repeat option.

  • Page 31: File Manager

    3.5 File Manager The file manager allows you to browse and play music, photo and movie files stored on an eSATA HDD, external USB device, memory card and network. 3.5.1 File Manager Options In file manager, press Menu button to display the option menu, you can get following functions though the option menu.
  • Page 32 You can stream your media files shared on the home network. Please refer to ’3.1.4 Changing Network Settings’ for more details on network settings. There are two ways to locate media files shared on your local network in the Network menu. One is to browse through workgroup;...
  • Page 33 Select Add to open a popup menu where you can input Label, Net User ID, Net Password, Domain, Host Name, and Specific File Server IP. Select OK to confirm, Cancel to cancel, and Simple / Detail to switch between simple and advanced options. Select the shortcut you added and press the OK button to confirm.
  • Page 34 Click Library -> Media Sharing, then you can allow or deny devices to access the media library. Click Allow to authorize your player. 3.5.3.3 Streaming Media on your Player Connect your player to the home network (LAN or WLAN). Visit Browser - > UPnP menu on the player, select the UPnP-server, and press OK. Then you can browse the media library shared by Windows Media Player 11.

  • Page 35: Playlist Management

    Note: Make sure your player and your computer are on the same local area network and subnet. Firewalls may prevent your player to communicate with your computer. Please open the ports manually and add your player to the ‘trusted’ list, or disable the firewall temporarily. 3.6 Playlist Management 3.6.1 Create music playlist To create a playlist, please enter the eSATA HDD via File Manger.

  • Page 36: Copy Und Delete Function

    To save the album playlist, please press the Edit button and name the playlist. 3.6.4 Playback Album playlist Enter the photo library, press Menu button and choose Albums to show your album playlists. 3.7 Copy und Delete Function 3.7.1 Copy under File Manager To start the copy function, please enter the HDD via File Manger.
  • Page 37 Select the destination or create a new folder and then press Play/Pause button to finish the copy process. Note: If you want to copy a single file, just press Edit and then Copy to start the copy procedure. 3.7.2 Delete under File Manager To start the Delete function, please enter the HDD via File Manger.

  • Page 38: Internet Media

    3.8 Internet Media This feature is additional function. All contents and services under this feature are provided by third-party service providers, our company does not offer any contents and services of this feature and it not responsible for any contents and services provided under this feature. Our company is not responsible for any operational stability of the contents and services, for example, if you cannot access certain web site for video streaming or news broadcast, or the content of a web site has been changed etc, are all responsible and control by the third-party...
  • Page 39 Favourite Your favourite stations can be kept under this menu. Search You can search for radio stations by Keyword. (Please visit www.shoutcast.com for available stations) 3.8.2 BT Download Select the BitTorrent icon on internet media menu. You can see the status of torrents download progress and configure the BT download settings in this menu.
  • Page 40 The following buttons can be used under this menu. Button Function Move cursor up / down. Up/ Down press to adjust the priority of the download task Play/Pause Press to start/pause download. Stop Press to stop the download. Return Return to the previous menu. BT setup Menu In the BT Setup menu, you can configure the following settings.
  • Page 41 3.8.3 Video Podcast Select Video podcast on internet media menu, here are world, news, fun, technology, sports, downloading manager, subscribe manager. And here you can start view, subscribe and download video podcast. Video podcast catalog This product shows you five catalogs, there are world, fun, news, sport and technology. You can directly watch podcast files, subscribe or download it.

  • Page 42: Samba Server And Client

    Downloading manager You can see the status of video download progress. For additional option, please press the Menu button. To start playback of downloaded files, please press the Right button and select one of the podcast files. For additional option, please press the Menu button. 3.9 SAMBA Server and Client This player can be used either as a SAMBA Server or as a client.
  • Page 43 Under Windows Vista and Windows 7, please type in: \\192.168.0.9 at the search bar, then press the Enter button on the keyboard. You can manage the files stored on the internal hard disk of the product. In this way, you can also playback and copy files via network between your PC and the internal hard disk of this product.

  • Page 44: Ftp Server

    3.10 FTP Server This product can also be used as a FTP Server as far as it is attached to your home network. 3.10.1 FTP Server Configuration to access via the Internet Configure the username and password of the FTP Server. Setting up your device: Assign a manual Fixed IP address for the product, for example 192.168.0.9 Assign the same subnet mask as your router (usually 255.255.255.0)
  • Page 45 FTP Address: Your router’s WAN IP address User ID: The User Name which was set under FTP, ’ Network setup’ Password: The Password which was set under FTP, ’ Network setup’ FTP Address: Your DDNS host name User ID: The User Name which was set under FTP, ’ Network setup’ Password: The Password which was set under FTP, ’...

  • Page 46: Virtual Remote Control

    3.11 Virtual Remote Control This product is equipped with a virtual network remote control. This feature allows you to remote your player from wherever you are. To access the unit you can use your smartphone or computer as far as they are in the same local network. 3.11.1 Network Remote Control To open the network remote control, please enter the IP address of the unit into your Microsoft®...
  • Page 47 3.11.4 HTTP Server Configuration to access via the Internet Setting up your device: Assign a manual Fixed IP address for the product, for example 192.168.0.9 Assign the same subnet mask as your router (usually 255.255.255.0) Assign the gateway of your router (router’s local IP address, usually 192.168.xxx.xxx).. Assign the DNS address of your router (router’s local IP address, usually 192.168.xxx.xxx).

  • Page 48: Upgrading The Firmware

    4. Upgrading the Firmware The firmware is the operating system (OS) installed on the device. Firmware upgrades can bring new features, improvements and bug fixes. Please refer to USB Upgrade in chapter ‘3.1.5 Miscellaneous’ for more details. You can also use the following method to upgrade the firmware: Copy ‘install.img’...

  • Page 49: Appendixes

    5. Appendixes I/O INTERFACES SUPORTED:  eSATA HDD  Gigabit Ethernet port 10/100/1000 Mbps (RJ45)  HDMI V1.3 interface  USB 2.0 HOST port x 2 (compatible to USB 1.1)  Card Reader (supports SD/SDHC/MMC/MS/MS Pro)  Composite (CVBS) A/V jack ...
  • Page 50 SUBTITLE FORMATS SURPORTED:  SRT, SMI, SSA, ASS, IDX/SUB, SUB  Subtitle control: color/offset/size  Unicode (UTF8), BIG5 (Traditional Chinese), Western, Turkish, Central European, Greek, Cyrillic, SE European, Russian, Hebrew, Arabic, Japanese, Thai NETWORK FEATURE  10/100/1000Mbps Auto-Negotiation Ethernet  802.11b/g/n WiFI, up to 300Mbps (supported by optional WiFi USB Adapter) Note: The specifications and design of this product are subject to change without notice.

  • Page 51: Frequently Asked Questions

    6. Frequently Asked Questions Question 1. Where can I find .torrent files for BitTorrent download? Answer: A lot of torrent sites can be found on the Internet, such as The Pirate Bay, Isohunt.com, TorrentPortal.com, Mininova.org, etc. Please take care of the contents you’re downloading and their usage, which might cause copyright infringements and violate the local laws Question 2.
  • Page 52 Question 7. Why is there no sound on movie or music playback when using Y/Pb/Pr component output? Answer: Y/Pb/Pr output is a video output only, and does not include sound signals. When using Y/Pb/Pr output, please plug the A/V OUT or the S/PDIF jack to output sound. Question 8.

  • Page 53: Copyrights And Trademarks

    7. 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 54: Gpl Statement

    9. GPL Statement This product contains free software which is licensed under the GNU General Public License. After you purchase this product, you may procure, modify or distribute the source code of the GPL/LGPL software that is used in this product. To obtain a copy of our open source software, please contact our support center and we will provide you with a CD-ROM of the source code that is used, charging only the actual expense involved.
  • Page 55 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 56 1. You may copy and distribute verbatim copies of the Program's source code as you receive it, in any medium, provided that you 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;...
  • Page 57 a) Accompany it with the complete corresponding machine-readable source code, which must be distributed under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for software interchange; or, b) Accompany it with a written offer, valid for at least three years, to give any third party, for a charge no more than your cost of physically 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;...
  • Page 58 7. If, as a consequence of a court judgment or allegation of patent infringement or for any other reason (not limited to patent issues), conditions are imposed on you (whether by court order, agreement or otherwise) that contradict the conditions of this License, they do not excuse you from the conditions of this License.
  • Page 59 software generally. 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 PURPOSE.

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