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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..........................12   1.6 Menu Language ......................13   1.7 HDD Format ....................... 13  ...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    1. Introduction 1.1 Preface Thank you very much for purchasing FANTEC P3700 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 P3700 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 internal 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 a PC (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 SCART OUT (1) Follow the picture and plug one connector on the SCART cable to the player’s SCART socket; (2) Follow the picture and plug the other connector on the SCART cable to the TV’s SCART socket. 1.4.5.3 Y/Pb/Pr Component OUT (1) Follow the picture and plug in the 3 color connector to the player’s Y/Pb/Pr jack;...
  • Page 10 1.4.5.4 HDMI OUT (1) Follow the picture and plug one connector on your HDMI cable to the player’s HDMI jack; (2) Follow the picture and plug the other connector on your HDMI cable to the TV’s HDMI jack. Note: The HDMI cable is an optional accessory sold separately. In this way, you can have the highest quality video and audio via a single cable.
  • Page 11 1.4.7 Connecting to a network To connect to a LAN (Local Area Network) you require a cat5, cat5e or cat6 network cable (not supplied). (1) Connect one of the crystal plugs on the cable to the player’s RJ45 LAN socket; (2) Connect the other crystal plug on the cable to a RJ45 LAN port on your router, switch, or hub devices.

  • Page 12: View

    1.5 View Front Panel 1. VFD display screen 2. POWER button & indicator Side Panel 1. USB 3.0 Device port 2. USB 2.0 HOST port 3. Memory Card slot Rear Panel 1. Y/Pb/Pr OUT jack USB HOST port 2. SCART - TV socket 3.

  • Page 13: 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 SATA HDD into the player, at first you have to format the hard disk.

  • Page 14: 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 15 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 16: 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 17 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 18 Format Select to format your 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 19 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 20 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 21 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 22 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 23 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 24 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 25 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 26: 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 27 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 28: 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 29 Button Function Prev / Next View the previous or next photo. Rotate a photo in any angle. Up / Down 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 30: 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 31 Button Function Play/Pause Begin/Pause playback. 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 Increase/Decrease the volume. VOL+/- Repeat Set the repeat option.

  • Page 32: File Manager

    3.5 File Manager The file manager allows you to browse and play music, photo and movie files stored on an internal 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 33 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 34 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 35 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 36: 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 HDD via File Manger.

  • Page 37: 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 38 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 39: 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 40 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 41 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. Use Up/Down and OK to change the settings. Set the maximum download rate. Set the maximum upload rate. Set the idle hours to start the next download automatically.
  • Page 42 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. To playback a podcast please enter your preferred podcast by the use Up/Down/Left/Right and OK button. To stop playback, please press the Stop button.

  • Page 43: Samba Server And Client

    3.9 SAMBA Server and Client This player can be used either as a SAMBA Server or as a client. 3.9.1 SAMBA Client You can stream media files shared on the home network. Please refer to ’3.5.2 A/V Streaming via Network’ for more details. 3.9.2 SAMBA Server This product works as a NAS (Network Attached Storage) device when it is attached to the home network.

  • 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 3.11.3 BitTorrent management View and manage your BitTorrent tasks remotely over the network/ internet. 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)..

  • 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: 3.5’’ SATA HDD USB 3.0 DEVICE port (connecting to PC) Gigabit Ethernet port 10/100/1000 Mbps (RJ45) HDMI V1.3 interface USB 2.0 HOST port x 5 (compatible to USB 1.1) Card Reader (supports SD/SDHC/MMC/MS/MS Pro) Composite (CVBS) A/V jack Component Y/Pb/Pr jack EURO Scart S/PDIF optical jack...
  • Page 50 MENU LANGUAGE SUPPORTED: German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Korean, Dutch, Russian, Polish, Chinese, Czech, Slovenian, Romanian, Portuguese, Hebrew, Magyar, Slovakian, Greek, Japanese 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...

  • Page 51: Frequently Asked Questions

    6. 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® Explorer. If it does not work, close all programs and wait for another 20 seconds, then try the green arrow icon again.
  • Page 52 Question 6. Why when I switch to Y/Pb/Pr 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080i, and 1080p, does the TV screen display an unwatchable picture? Answer: Please check if your TV supports Y/Pb/Pr 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080i, and 1080p output, if your TV does not support, please use the A/V signal display instead, press the TV SYSYEM button on the remote control, then switch the TV’s video input to NTSC or PAL.

  • Page 53: Copyrights And Trademarks

    Question 11. I am using the 802.11n Wi-Fi dongle with an 802.11n wireless router, why the speed is still 802.11g 54Mbps rather than 300Mbps? Answer: The IEEE 802.11n Draft standard prohibits using high throughput with WEP or TKIP as the unicast cipher.

  • 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 3. You may copy and distribute the Program (or a work based on it, under Section 2) in object code or executable form under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above provided that you also do one of the following: 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;...
  • Page 58 Program subject to these terms and conditions. You may not impose any further restrictions on the recipients' exercise of the rights granted herein. You are not responsible for enforcing compliance by third parties to this License. 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 10. If you wish to incorporate parts of the Program into other free programs whose distribution conditions are different, write to the author to ask for permission. For software which is copyrighted by the Free Software Foundation, write to the Free Software Foundation; we sometimes make exceptions for this.

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