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Olevia ZP-500 User Manual

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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Index Introduction ................................4 Package Contents ..............................4 Product Overview..............................5 Panel Front side .............................. 5 Panel Back side............................... 5 Remote Control .............................. 6 Connect................................... 7 Setup ..................................8 Initial setup ..............................8 Setup Menu..............................9 Multimedia Jukebox ............................. 15 Playback the media files in the external DVD-ROM or USB storage ............
  • Page 3 Can’t see subtitle through UPnP playback ....................42 Can’t playback the video ..........................42 Connect DVI to HDMI converter......................... 42 Smooth playback through Ethernet/Wireless LAN ..................42 TV Overscan issue............................42 Video/Audio codec support for ZP-500 ....................... 43 Specification ..............................44 Important Safety Instruction..........................46...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    ZP-500 is a powerful media player which truly decodes, playback and outputs High Definition 1080p in the market. Through the USB 2.0 port and the HDMI interface, ZP-500 playbacks the HD MPEG2, HD VC-1, HD AVC/H.264 movie or transport stream from the USB flash drive or hard disk drive to HDTV screen.

  • Page 5: Product Overview

    Product Overview Panel Front side 3. 4. LED/button/connector: (1) USB port: These two USB 2.0 type A sockets are for the external USB Flash Disk, USB Mass Storage, USB DVD-ROM or USB Wi-Fi Dongle. (2) IR sensor: It receives the command from remote control unit. Do not block the port. (3) Power indicator: It lights on when the power is plugged in.

  • Page 6: Remote Control

    Remote Control MUTE: Mute POWER: Power on/Suspend MUSIC: Hotkey to view the music file PHOTO: Hotkey to view the photo file MOVIE: Hotkey to view the movie file RED / GREEN / YELLOW / BLUE: Special function Function Video playback File browser Network DVD Menu...

  • Page 7: Connect

    LPCM 2CH. Please refer to the section of Audio setting. *HDMI output to HDMI receiver: Connect HDMI input to the HDMI receiver, and then connects another HDMI cable from the receiver to TV set like ZP-500 - HDMI receiver ---- HDMI TV set. In this configuration, the multichannel audio can be enabled and decoded by the HDMI receiver.

  • Page 8: Setup

    Setup Please check the battery of Remote Control first, and then start the initial setup. Initial setup When plugged in the power at the first time, after the booting logo, the setup page should display to start the initial setting. The first item is the menu language. Please setup the menu language for OSD.

  • Page 9: Setup Menu

    The final item is to setup the aspect ratio for your TV set. If your TV set is 4:3 then you can choose Pan Scan 4:3 or Letter Box 4:3. If you have wide-screen TV then you can choose 16:9. Use ▲▼ button to select one and press “ENTER”...
  • Page 10 Restore Default: Select this option to reset the setting to factory default. Firmware Update: Select this option to apply the new firmware. For latest firmware, please contact OLEVIA service department. Please check the “System Info” for current firmware vision to see if the device needs to upgrade.
  • Page 11 System Info: It displays the firmware version including system version, audio-firmware version video-firmware version and the TV system of this device. 2.Video Select this option to open the detail setting for video display. Aspect Ratio: Select one among these options “Pan Scan 4:3, Letter Box 4:3, 16:9”. Pan Scan 4:3: Select for a full-height picture with both sides cut.
  • Page 12 3.Photo Select this option to open the detail setting for the photo display. Slide Show Timing: Choose from these options “Off, 2 Seconds, 5 Seconds, 10 Seconds, 30 Seconds, 1 Minutes and 2 Minutes”. It decides the waiting time before changing to the next photo while viewing photos.
  • Page 13 Wireless LAN setup: Before configuring the WLAN network, insert the USB 802.11n Wi-Fi Dongle. To setup the WLAN connection, you will go through the steps below. In each step, setup and press “ENTER” to continue or press “RETURN” to previous step. Profile WLAN mode WLAN Setup...
  • Page 14 Security setup: If the key is required for accessing AP, use the virtual keyboard on the monitor to input the key. The key must be the same as the setting on your AP. IP Setup: Choose to use DHCP IP or FIX IP. Generally, you select DHCP IP. If FIX IP is required, use the virtual keyboard to input the IP Address.

  • Page 15: Multimedia Jukebox

    Multimedia Jukebox Playback the media files in the external DVD-ROM or USB storage You can playback the movies, music and photos in the connected USB storage via this device. Plug in the USB storage, and then press the three buttons “MUSIC, PHOTO, MOVIE” to enter the interface and playback the media files.

  • Page 16: Movie

    Movie Press “MOVIE” button to enter the interface. In the interface, you can use ▲▼ arrow keys to move and highlight the file titles. Press “ENTER” to open the folder or file title, or press “RETURN” key to return to the previous folder. After entering this page, you can select the USB icon, folder, or files to browse.
  • Page 17 ZOOM +, -: Press “+” to enlarge the video to 2X, 3X, 4X, 8X. Press “-” to recover the video to 8X, 4X, 3X, 2X, 1X and Zoom-out. When zoom the video, you can use the direction key to change the visible picture of the whole video. Note: if the edge of the video is cut in the TV screen, press the Zoom “-”...

  • Page 18: Music

    Please change the file name of subtitle file as the same as the video file and put them in the same folder. This device detects and applies the subtitle file automatically. If you have multiple formats of subtitle file with the same file name in the same folder, this device will show the menu for you to select one to play.

  • Page 19: Photo

    ◄◄, ►►: Press to play fast forward or fast reverse. Press it again to switch the rate among “2X, 4X, 8X, 16X, and 32X”. When switching to FF 2X, the playback still comes with audio. VOLUME +, -: Press volume keys to control the volume. RETURN: Press it to go up one folder in the browse window.

  • Page 20: Thumbnail Preview

    Yellow key: In the photo browser, press this key to switch to thumbnail preview. Blue key: In the browser, press it to go to the root directory. : Ban sign. When pressing the irrelevant button, it will be blocked and shows this sign on screen.

  • Page 21: Rotating The Photo

    Rotating the photo When viewing the photos, press ◄► arrow keys to rotate from 90 to 180 or 270 degree. However, if you zoom in the photo then you cannot rotate the photo. If the browse interface is already opened, press ◄► keys to navigate to “All” category to browse all files including Movies, Music and Photo.

  • Page 22: Edit The Media Files

    Edit the media files In the browser window, press the “EDIT” key to open the edit window. You can rename or delete the files in the browser. If you don’t want to continue, select “Return” or press “Return” key on the remote control.

  • Page 23: Dvd-Rom

    DVD-ROM The external USB DVD-ROM is supported. Plug in the USB external DVD-ROM into the USB port in front of the player. If the DVD disc is loaded in the DVD-ROM, the “Disc detected” window pops up for selection. DVD-VIDEO: if the DVD-VIDEO is loaded in the DVD-ROM, the available options would be “Play”, “Browse”...

  • Page 24: Network Player

    The network topology is like below. For the Wireless LAN connection, plug in the optional USB Wi-Fi dongle to apply the network function. Refer to the setup chapter for setup WLAN. Desktop PC Internet WLAN/LAN ZP-500 Residential Gateway...

  • Page 25: Setup The Ip Address

    Setup the IP Address Before using this function, you have to connect the Ethernet port to your network. For the network with a DHCP server such as a residential gateway, you can select “DHCP IP (AUTO)”. If you connect this device to your PC directly, you can select the “FIX IP (MANUAL)” to setup an IP Address in the same IP domain of PC.
  • Page 26 Choose the “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” and then click “Properties” button to continue. Click “Use the following IP address” and input the IP Address. The Static IP Address for the PC should be in the same domain as the one of the player. For example, setup 192.168.2.3 for PC and then setup 192.168.2.2 for the device.

  • Page 27: Check The Computer Name And The Workgroup For Pc

    Check the computer name and the workgroup for PC In the beginning, you need to check the computer name and the workgroup of your PC. The computer name and the workgroup are exposed in the LAN for being browsed and accessed. Right click on the “My Computer”...
  • Page 28 Select the tab “Computer Name” in the pop up window, and then check the Full computer name and the Workgroup. The computer name and the workgroup can be found by the other PC to browse and access. For the simplest network environment, we recommend choosing “WORKGROUP” as your workgroup.
  • Page 29 When applying the new computer name and the new workgroup, the system will remind you to restart the system to take effect. Confirm it in the next two windows. The PC will restart.

  • Page 30: Setup The Share Folder On Pc

    Setup the share folder on PC Now you can choose the folder to be shared. The shared folder can be accessed by the player or other PC in the LAN. In order to browse the media files on your PC from the player, you have to put the files in the folder and then make it to be a shared folder.

  • Page 31: Browse And Play The Media On Your Pc

    In the next window, select “Sharing” tab and check the option “Share this folder on the network” and then click “OK” to apply. You can select multiple folders to share. Browse and play the media on your PC Now you can browse the folder on your player. Select “NET” in the first page. The scanned workgroup will be showed in the list.
  • Page 32 Generally you have an account name and password for login your PC. In the pop up window, enter the User ID (Account name) and password for login. Press “ENTER” key and the keyboard screen pops up. Green Key: When you want to re-enter the User ID and the Password, press the key to pop up the window again to input them.
  • Page 33 When the User ID and password are inputted, select “OK” to login and browse the file. For the frequent PC for sharing, select “OK & Save to My Shortcuts” to login and also add this account in the shortcut. When entering the folder, select the file to browse. The Network Speed will be showed in the right panel.

  • Page 34: My Shortcuts

    My Shortcuts If you add the shortcut in the previous step, you can select the shortcut to login the PC. Select /My Shortcuts/ and then you can see the shortcut you have set. Choose it to enter without re-entering the User ID and Password.
  • Page 35 Detail window: When adding a new shortcut or modifying a shortcut, select “Detail” block to open more fields to input. There are extra fields including Label, Domain and Host Name for enter or modify. Enter it if it is required in your network environment. Multiple accounts for login: For the advanced user, he may hope to login the PC with more than one account with different priorities.

  • Page 36: Upnp Player

    UPnP player Besides the network player function in the previous section, this player also supports the UPnP player function for easier usage. The device can read the media library on the UPnP media server. The Music, Pictures and Video files on the server will be classified automatically so you can find the right kind of media files easily.
  • Page 37 After the installation of UPnP User Interface, you need to check if the related services running in the background. Open the “Control Panel”, and “Administrative Tools”, and then the “Services”. Find the items below in the “Services” and change their “Startup Type” to “Automatic” to make sure they run in the system background.

  • Page 38: Windows Media Player 11 Setup (On Windows Xp/Vista)

    Windows Media Player 11 Setup (on Windows XP/Vista) Before configuring Media Player, make sure the network is setup and passing through Ethernet or WLAN to this computer. Open the Media Player 11, and click the button “Library, Media Sharing”. In the pop-up window, check the item “Share my media” and click “OK”. Now look at the TV screen to operate the player, go to the first page and enter “UPNP”.
  • Page 39 The player should appear in the below window. Click “OK” to finish. If not, please operate the player to enter “UPNP” again and it should display. If the player is still missing in the window, click “Settings” and check the option “Allow new devices and computers automatically (not recommended)”, and then operate the player to browse the UPNP.

  • Page 40: Import The Media Files On Windows Media Player 11

    Import the media files on Windows Media Player 11 Click the button “Library, Add to library” on Windows Media Player 11 to add the media information into its database. The media files on the PC will be sorted by the Media Player 11. Please refer to Windows help for more setting.

  • Page 41: Maintenance

    Maintenance Reset the device You can press “MENU” to open the setup menu. To Reset the device, navigate to Setup menu and select “Restore Default” and press “ENTER”. Please refer to setup section for the details. Power on/Standby time The device needs sometime to power on. The time costs are listed below. Plug in the power ->...

  • Page 42: Can't Use Thumbnail Function

    Can’t use Thumbnail function Check the tab in the top. The thumbnail function can only be toggled under “Photo” tab. The second point is to make sure to enter the folder and browse the photo files, and then press the yellow key for thumbnail view.

  • Page 43: Video/Audio Codec Support For Zp-500

    Video/Audio codec support for ZP-500 Codec Feature Others File container DAT, MPEG-1 MPEG MPEG-2 Up to MP@HL 1080p MPEG DivX 3/4/5/6 DIVX Divx Divx HD Divx HD Plus MPEG-4 Visual Movie MPEG-4 MPEG-4 SP/ASP Video Xvid Real Video Real Video 8, 9, 10...

  • Page 44: Specification

    FLAC Up to 40 M-pixel with JPEG Baseline JPEG unlimited resolution JPEG Photo BMP, PNG, GIF, TIF, TIFF Specification ZP-500 Specification Model name FAT16/FAT32/NTFS/UDF/EXT3 Disc format Chinese Traditional/Chinese Simplified/UTF8 Subtitle 1080p Resolution Pan Scan 4:3 / Letterbox 4:3 /16:9 Aspect ratio CVBS, YPbPr, HDMI 1.3...
  • Page 45 MPEG-4 (MP4 / AVI / MOV) DivX 3/4/5/6, Xvid (AVI / MKV) H.264 AVC (TS / AVI / MKV / MOV) VC-1 (TS / AVI / MKV / WMV) WMV 9 (WMV) Real Video 8/9/10 (RM / RMVB), up to 720@30p FLV (FLV) Dolby Digital AC3, DTS pass-through, MPEG-I Layer 1/2/3, MOVIE Audio...

  • Page 46: Important Safety Instruction

    Please review the following safety precautions. If this is the first time to use ZP-320, then read this manual before installing or using this product. If the product is not functioning properly, please contact Olevia Service Dept. WARNING! RISK OF ELECTRICAL...
  • Page 47 around the product. Ensure that there is adequate ventilation if the product is placed in a stand. Put the product in a properly ventilated area, away from direct sunlight or any source of heat. Overheating: Avoid stacking the product on top of a hot component such as a power amplifier. Risk of Fire: Do not place the product on top of any easily combustible material, such as carpet or fabric.

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