POPCORN HOUR a500 User Manual

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Page 2: Table Of Contents
3. Safety Notes ........................... 6 4. Technical Specifications ....................... 8 5. Getting Started........................9 5.1 Popcorn Hour A-500 Overview ..................9 5.2 Connecting to TV via HDMI ..................10 5.3 Connecting to TV via Composite ................12 5.4 Connecting to TV via Component ................14 6.
Page 3 9.6. Network Share ......................49 9.6.1. Add Share ......................50 9.6.2. Browse Share ....................... 51 9.6.3. Edit Share ......................52 9.7 Parental Control ......................52 9.8 BD /Audio CD ........................ 54 9.9 Maintenance ........................ 55 9.9.1. Firmware Update ....................56 10.
Page 4 14.1. Installing the NMT Applications ................87 14.2. Using the FTP Server ....................90 14.3. Using the Samba Server .................... 91 14.4. Using the Torrent Client ..................... 92 14.5. Using the Usenet Client ..................... 93 14.5.1. Setting up NZBGET ..................94 14.5.2.
Page 5: Introduction
1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing Popcorn Hour A-500 Award Winning Jukebox. Powered by Sigma Designs SoC, Popcorn Hour A-500 is a state of the art digital entertainment center with a TV apps market to enhance your home entertainment. 2. Package Content...
Page 6: Safety Notes
3. Safety Notes Read these operating instructions carefully before using the unit. Follow the safety instructions on the unit and the applicable safety instructions listed below. Keep these operating instructions handy for future reference. 1. Keep these instructions. 2. Heed all warnings. 3.
Page 7 WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE: 1. DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO MOISTURE OF ANY TYPE AND ENSURE THAT NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS, SUCH AS CUPS OR VASES ARE PLACED ON THE APPARATUS. 2.
Page 10: Connecting To Tv Via Hdmi
5.2 Connecting to TV via HDMI What do you need:- Power Supply HDMI Cable Popcorn Hour A-500 TV with HDMI Terminal Step 1 Connect the HDMI cable to your TV HDMI terminal and the other end to your Popcorn Hour A-500.
Page 11 Connect the AC power cord to AC power adapter. Then plug the power cord into your wall socket and connect the power lead to Popcorn Hour A-500. Your Popcorn Hour A- 500 is booting up now, check your TV for further instructions.
Page 12: Connecting To Tv Via Composite
5.3 Connecting TV via Composite What do you need:- Power Supply Composite Cables Popcorn Hour A-500 TV with Composite Terminal (Not Included) Step 1 Connect the composite cables to both te composite terminals on the A-500 and your TV by matching the yellow, red and white plugs to their coordinating terminals.
Page 13 Connect the AC power cord to AC power adapter. Then plug the power cord into your wall socket and connect the power lead to Popcorn Hour A-500. Your Popcorn Hour A- 500 is booting up now, check your TV for further instructions.
Page 14: Connecting To Tv Via Component
5.4 Connecting TV via Component What do you need:- Component Cables Popcorn Hour A-500 TV with Component Terminal Power Supply (Not Included) Step 1 Connect the component cables to both the component terminals on the A-500 and your TV by matching the green, blue and red video plugs and the red and white audio plugs to their coordinating terminals.
Page 15 Connect the AC power cord to AC power adapter. Then, plug the power cord into your wall socket and connect the power lead to Popcorn Hour A-500. Your Popcorn Hour A-500 is booting up now, check you TV for further instructions.
Page 19: Introduction To Home Menu
7. Introduction to Home Menu The HOME screen is the main hub for accessing content from a local source (USB or internal hard drive), a network share or from the apps market. You can also view the current time and weather. Weather Forecast Know the weather without leaving the comfort of your couch Time and Date...
Page 20: Switching Home User Interface
7.1 Switching Home User Interface Adding a whole new dimension to home interface, you can now choose your preferred home menu to either Music Home or Media Home: Media Home Music Home By using your remote control, navigate to: Setup > Preferences > Home Launcher > Media Home / Music Home For navigation in Music Home, please refer to page 98.
Page 21: Quick Setup Wizard
8. Quick Setup Wizard 8.1 Setup via Wired Connection Setting up your Popcorn Hour A-500 using the setup wizard is vital for proper operation of the media player. For advance users, you may skip to Chapter 9. Using your remote control, navigate the Setup Wizard icon and press ENTER.
Page 22 Choose your network connection type according to your setup and press the NEXT button to continue. 1. Wired (Ethernet Cable) 2. Wireless (Optional wireless dongle needed) DHCP connection only: Confirm the IP information and click NEXT to proceed. © 2001 – 2016 Cloud Media. All Rights Reserved.
Page 23 Internet connection established: Click on NEXT to proceed. IMPORTANT: Please choose your time zone correctly according to where you live. This affects online application. Click on NEXT to proceed. © 2001 – 2016 Cloud Media. All Rights Reserved.
Page 24 Weather Forecast Widget: Display weather forecast information on the main user interface. Type your location correctly for an accurate weather information forecast. © 2001 – 2016 Cloud Media. All Rights Reserved.
Page 26: Setup Via Wireless Connection
8.2 Setup via Wireless Connection Using your remote control, navigate to the Setup Wizard icon and press ENTER. Choose your desired language for the user interface. Proceed to next step by pressing the GREEN button. Note: This does not affect subtitle language. ©...
Page 27 Choose your network connection type according to your setup and press the GREEN button to continue. 1. Wired (Ethernet cable). 2. Wireless (optional wireless dongle needed). For wireless connection only: Select your SSID listed and proceed. © 2001 – 2016 Cloud Media. All Rights Reserved.
Page 28 For wireless connection only: Enter your Wi-Fi password for your router. For wireless connection only: If your password is wrong, an error message will be displayed. Please check your password and re-enter it. © 2001 – 2016 Cloud Media. All Rights Reserved.
Page 29 Review your IP settings and press the GREEN button to continue. Optional: If you do not have a proxy server on your network, you may proceed to next step. © 2001 – 2016 Cloud Media. All Rights Reserved.
Page 30 Verify your Internet and network connection. If you received the congratulations prompt, your network setup is complete. Otherwise, please press the RETURN button to go back and check your settings again. Choose your time-zone and daylight savings setting. This will affect system timing and the time is reflected on your home screen.
Page 31: Setup
Your setup is complete. Press the GREEN button to finish and return to the HOME menu. 9. Setup Advanced settings such as video/audio output, color-space, subtitle languages, and parental controls can be setup here. Note: If you have completed the setup wizard steps, the corresponding settings can be found and update here.
Page 32: Preferences
9.1 Preferences Language Choose display language for the user interface and subtitle language Photo Slide Show Transition setting for photo slideshows and determines how long each photo will remain on screen during a slideshow Screensaver Time Set the amount of idle time required before the screensaver turns on Time Adjust system time and date...
Page 33: Audio Codec
9.2 Audio Codec HDMI Audio Enable audio signal output from HDMI cable connection Disable audio signal output from HDMI cable connection Audio Codec Adjust how the media player handles each audio codec to match your entertainment system’s capabilities. Only select Passthrough if your external decoder is capable of decoding the audio signal.
Page 34 PCM S/PDIF ON (HDMI 20-bit) Output PCM to S/PPDIF and HDMI simultaneously. Due to S/PDIF has limitation and only can process up to 20-bit PCM, turn on this will also cause HDMI to output PCM as 20-bit OFF (HDMI 24-bit) Turn off S/PDIF PCM output.
Page 35 DSD Sample Rate 44100 or 176400 DSD Gain This option is for advance users and normal user should keep the value to 0 dB. Setting this values to > 0 dB might cause clipping when playback some of the DSD files. When doing DSD to PCM conversion, the PCM output will be 6dB lower than original source and this setting will try to compensate that...
Page 36: Video
9.3 Video Video Output It’s highly recommended that you set the video output according to the specification of your TV. Please check your TV specifications before setting the video resolution. AUTO System automatically selects the most suitable video resolution for your display (Should only be used for initial setup) High Definition Mode 720p/50Hz, 720p/60Hz, 1080i/50Hz, 1080i/60Hz, 1080p/50Hz,...
Page 37 1080p/24Hz Mode 1080p displayed at 24 frames per second; only applicable on 78Hz, 120Hz, and 240Hz TVs Ultra-High Definition Mode 4K/24Hz, 4K/25Hz, 4K/30Hz (Only applicable for UHD capable TV) Tip: A list of some common output resolutions and their quick-access with remote control buttons see below Quick-Access Button Video Resolution...
Page 38 Full Screen Video fills as much of the screen as possible by stretching the image. Nothing is cropped but the aspect ratio is not maintained TV Type Setup your TV or display aspect ratio Typically for older TV sets using CRT technology and 4:3 computer displays 16:9 Most High Definition TVs such as LCD and plasma as well as HD...
Page 39 External Video Scaler Turn on this will let the external video scaler or TV to do the video scaling. For example, playback 720P video will output to HDMI 720P Turn off this will let the A-500 PRO-U scale up the video to users’ HDMI output setting.
Page 40 VXP Features Demo This option allows you to test drive the enhancement by splitting the screen into half. Left : Enhance Right : Original Right : Enhance Left : Original Shadows Tune the levels of shadows in your video Highlight Tune the levels of highlight in your video Adaptive Deinterlacing &...
Page 41: Customizing Home Page
9.4 Customizing Home Page The A-500 now comes pre-loaded with the advance active user interface. You can now do the following: Create your own shortcuts on the home screen for fast access to your favorite folder, apps or jukebox. Disabling unwanted icons at home screen Shortcut to recently played videos Customize wall-paper on file browser or home page 9.4.1 Appearance...
Page 42: Home Menu Display
Enable or disable default icons on home page Shortcut Edit list of shortcut created Home Screen Default Default Popcorn Hour Active Interface (rotates according to time or weather of the day) Customized Select a wallpaper of your choice and replace the default wallpaper * Image dimension must be 1280x720.
Page 43: Creating Shortcuts
9.4.2 Home Menu Display Enable or disable default icons on the home page. 9.4.3 Creating Shortcuts The A-500 now supports quick shortcuts to your favorite folders, jukebox and apps. Shortcut is available for: 1. Apps from apps market 2. Share folder in NETWORK 3.
Page 44 APPS Shortcut In apps market, navigate to yyour favorite app. Press the “I” button to bring up this menu. 1. Click OK on Create Shortcut 2. Choose where you want the shortcut to appear Home Add-On Appear as an individual icon on your home page. Shortcut Folder Add to the shorcut folder on home page.
Page 45 Share Folder Shortcut In file-browser mode, press RIGHT arrow on the remote to bring up the shortcut menu. 1. Navigate to the shortcut icon and Click OK. 2. Choose where you want the shortcut to be and you can now set username and password to access to your file.
Page 46 Local Drive Shortcut In file-browser mode, press RIGHT arrow on the remote to bring up the shortcut menu. 1. Navigate to the shortcut icon and Click OK. 2. Choose where you want the shortcut to appear. Home Add-on Appear as an individual icon on your home page. Shortcut Folder Add to the shortcut folder on home page.
Page 47 Jukebox Shortcut In jukebox mode, press LEFT arrow on the main menu to bring up the shortcut menu. 1. Navigate to the shortcut icon and Click OK. 2. Choose where you want the shortcut to appear. Home Add-on Appear as an individual icon on your home page. Shortcut Folder Add to the shortcut folder on home page.
Page 48: Network (Configure Ip)
9.5 Network (Configure IP) MAC Address Your unique NIC MAC address. This is needed when engaging support services or trouble shooting. Mode Wired Select this if your media player is connected to the router via an Ethernet cable Wireless Select this if a wireless dongle is inserted and you have a wireless network you want to connect to Note: Wireless is not available when the media player does not detect a compatible wireless dongle.
Page 49: Network Share
IP Address and DNS No input or modification is required if you have set your DHCP to Auto, your router will provide all the information. If your DHCP setting is set to manual, you will need to provide the static internal IP address of your router, the subnet mask, the static internal IP address you want your device to have, and the DNS servers.
Page 50 Share Folder The name of the network share that you are trying to access Share Name The display name for this network share in the Popcorn Hour’s Network devices list Username If your network share requires a username and password please supply it...
Page 51: Browse Share
9.6.2 Browse Share Under Network Browser, select the workgroup and the device you want to access. Select the folder you would like to add. © 2001 – 2016 Cloud Media. All Rights Reserved.
Page 52: Edit Share
The protocol, IP/host name and shared folder information is automatically added for you. If required, you can add a username and password at this stage and then save this share. 9.6.3 Edit Share Choose the shared folder that you want to edit or remove. 9.7 Parental Control Setup Lock Setup Lock...
Page 53 File Lock Default Prevents users from editing or deleting files. Useful in NMJ as deleting removes the file as well as any images or other files. Child Lock This only applies to DVD and Blu-ray movies. For more information, please refer to your local ratings system.
Page 54: Bd /Audio Cd
9.8 BD / Audio CD Auto Play Default Automatically playback when external optical disc Note: Popcorn Hour A-500 does not support commercial Blu-ray disc. Audio Language Pre-select the default subtitle track for Blu-ray videos. BD Navigation File view When you select a BD IFO you can browse the folder contents.
Page 55: Maintenance
9.9 Maintenance Firmware Update This section allows you to check the current installed firmware version. You can also manually check for a firmware update and reset the device to factory settings from this menu. NMT Setup Wizard Please refer to page 84. Open Source License In accordance with GPL, a list of open source licenses that the device uses are listed here.
Page 56: Firmware Update
WARNING: DO NOT DISCONNECT THE POWER TO THE DEVICE DURING THE FIRMWARE UPDATE PROCESS. Doing so may cause the device to become inoperable. Tip: The Popcorn Hour A-500 supports offline firmware updating. Please visit our support website for more information.
Page 57: Apps Market
Reset to Factory Setting If you ever need to reset all your device settings, you may do so here. You should do this after each firmware update. 10. Apps Market Get access to the Apps Market where you can get free and premium apps for your TV. Access instant video on demand services, online radio, social networking, games and more.
Page 58 Choose your desired app and press ENTER on your remote. Install by pressing ENTER on your remote or exit by press the INFO button. The installed apps will appear in the My Apps category. Tip: To uninstall any app, press the INFO button on your remote. ©...
Page 59: Login To Apps Market
10.1 Login to Apps Market Login to the Apps Market to purchase premium apps or access a private store provided by your content provider. 1. On the left navigation pane, choose LOGIN. 2. If you already have an account, please enter your email address and password. 3.
Page 60: Settings
Local Media Browse your media files stored on your external connected USB device, such as portable HDD, USB Thumbdrive, and optical device. 11.1 Settings Login to the Apps Market to purchase premium apps or access a private store provided by your content provider. In the file browser, press the LEFT arrow on your D-pad to bring up the menu options.
Page 61: View Mode
11.2 View Mode View Mode This will allow you to switch between list view and thumbnail view. Listing A traditional file list with filename, date and size © 2001 – 2016 Cloud Media. All Rights Reserved.
Page 62: File Manager
Thumbnail This view displays the thumbnail (if available) and information for the currently selected file File Listing Info None Disable date and size information display in the file browser Auto Automatically display date or size when using the sort options Size Only Display the file size only Date Only...
Page 63: Movie Meta Data
Tip: Make sure that the destination folder or drive is not copy-protected. 12. Movie Meta Data One of the main features of the Popcorn Hour A-500 is the ability to download and manage movie meta data without the use of a PC. This feature differs from NMJ as this is only visible in the file browser mode.
Page 64: Movie Info Page Walk-Through
Movie Synopsis Movie Thumbnail Tip: Enable thumbnail view by going to file browser settings. See page 58. 12.1 Movie Info Page Walk-Through Press the INFO button on your remote to bring up the movie info page. 1. Movie Fanart 2. Movie Poster or Thumbnail 3.
Page 65: Download Movie Thumbnail And Meta Data
wish to change the fanart or thumbnail, you may edit the selection. Download After you have confirmed the meta data and fanart, use the download option to save it on your storage device 12.2 Download Movie Thumbnail and Meta Data On file browser, highlight the movie that you want to download data for and press the INFO button on your remote.
Page 66: Edit Or Update Movie Information
Navigate to the Download option on the bottom right and press ENTER on your remote. The poster, fanart and NFO files are downloaded and saved on the same storage device that your video file is located on. Tip: If you encounter an error, make sure you are able to write files to your storage device. For local storage it must be formatted either in the NTFS, FAT32, EXT2 or EXT3 file system.
Page 67 Navigate to the Edit option on the bottom right and press ENTER on your remote. You can either use the numerical pad or the onscreen keyboard to enter in the movie or TV show title. Then select the items you would like to download. When you’re ready to search highlight the search icon and press ENTER on your remote.
Page 68 Under the Change Info section, select the correct title for your video. You can press INFO on your remote to see the synopsis before selecting that particular entry. Change Fanart Under the Change fanart section you can select from a number of photos that can be used as the background display when viewing the video information.
Page 69: Download Subtitles
Afterwards, remember to download the data that way the changes you selected will always be used when you press the INFO button on your video. Tip: In order to download meta data, you must ensure that your Popcorn Hour A-500 is connected to the Internet.
Page 70 On the movie info page, navigate to the Fetch online subtitle option and press ENTER on your remote. A list of results will come up. Choose the subtitle that best matches your movie. © 2001 – 2016 Cloud Media. All Rights Reserved.
Page 71 If you need to get subtitles in a different language than your default, press the GREEN button on your remote to change your language filter. The downloaded SRT subtitle file will be saved on the same storage device as your video file.
Page 72: Networked Media Jukebox
Network Media Jukebox you can! Without the need of additional PC software, the Popcorn Hour A-500 will scan your movie and TV show library and download the poster, fanart and meta-data for you. When you want to watch a movie, you can sort through and view your collection using the posters, just like if you were at a movie store.
Page 73: Configuring Nmj
13.1 Configuring NMJ The Networked Media Jukebox, or NMJ, software works by creating a database for your storage device. This database contains all the info, posters and fanart for your entire movie and TV show library as well as any other media you scan in. To create the NMJ database, use the file browser to navigate to your media storage device.
Page 74 Tip: Building the NMJ database can take several hours depending on the size of your library. It’s recommended to start this procedure before you go to bed or during a time where you don’t expect to use the device. NMJ Scanning Configuration Scan Entire Folder NMJ will automatically scan the entire folder for supported media and add it to the NMJ database...
Page 75 Select the type of media you would like added to the database. Any file types that aren’t selected here will be ignored. Select the folders that you would like the NMJ software to scan. Tip: You may add additional folder at any time via the NMJ Manager. You may add “no_xxx.nmj”...
Page 76 On the confirmation page you may review the folders you have selects, remove them from the list or add additional ones if necessary. Once you are finished, press the BLUE button on your remote to complete the setup. Congratulations! Your first NMJ database setup is completed. The system is now scanning your files, downloading relevant data and creating a database.
Page 77 While your database is being created, you can view the onscreen NMJ help guide and learn valuable information for organizing your media library, navigating inside the NMJ software and playing back your media. © 2001 – 2016 Cloud Media. All Rights Reserved.
Page 78: Navigating In Nmj
13.2 Navigating in NMJ Press the MENU button on your remote to bring up the NMJ menu. This will help you navigate and sort your content in the NMJ software MOVIES Recent Scanned This will display all your recent movies and TV shows recently scanned Movie This will display all of your movies TV Series...
Page 79 MUSIC Recent Scanned Recent Scanned - This will display all of your songs recently scanned By Album This will display all your music by album By Playlist Displays a list of playlists in your NMJ database By Song Displays music tracks alphabetically in a list By Genre Displays albums based on Genre By Artist...
Page 80 PHOTO Recent Scanned This will display all of your photos recently scanned By Date Displays a list of years, once selected all photos taken in that year are displayed By Album Displays a list of albums, once selected all photos in that album are displayed (photo albums are folders) Help Bring up the on screen help to view more information about...
Page 81 Add Shortcut Create shortcut on home menu Tip: The Popcorn Hour A-500 remembers your preferences for different storage devices. If you were using the NMJ view the last time, it will automatically launch NMJ the next time you select that device. If you want to exit back to the file browser, use the Jukebox Manager or the Switch to File Browser option.
Page 82: Updating Nmj Information
13.3 Updating NMJ Information Sometimes the scanner might download the wrong information for your video file. To fix this, you can manually edit the file in the NMJ library right from the device. In the NMJ library, select the item that’s incorrect and open up the media control panel. Navigate to the Edit option and press ENTER on the remote.
Page 83 In this example we removed the subtitle and tried to simplify the search more. Once you are done typing in the title of the video, navigate down to the search icon and press ENTER on your remote. © 2001 – 2016 Cloud Media. All Rights Reserved.
Page 84 Depending on the movie title, multiple results may be shown. Choose the correct result and press ENTER on remote. The new poster, fanart and meta data will be downloaded and your database will be updated. Tip: The NMT forum has tools/guides to help you manipulate your NMJ data in many ways.
Page 85: Networked Media Jukebox Manager
13.4 Networked Media Jukebox Manager Add folder(s) Add additional directories for the NMJ to monitor and add to the NMJ database Scan All Will scan and add any new files added to the monitored folders Rescan All This option will rescan all media and download everything again Delete All This option will delete the NMJ database Scan Option...
Page 86 Scan Option Auto Download Fanart Enable or disable automatic download of fanart for video Scan Language Specify which language to download meta data in (if not available, will default to English) Additional Information A new folder named “NMJ_Database” will be created on your storage device. Please do not remove or edit this folder as it contains the NMJ database for your media.
Page 87: Nmt Apps
14. NMT Apps NMT Apps turn your Popcorn Hour A-500 into a network attached storage device, Torrent Client, and UseNet Client. An external storage device is required to install the NMT apps. In order to enable file transfer from your PC to the A-500, you will need to enable SAMBA Server.
Page 88: Installing The Nmt Applications
14.1 Installing the NMT Applications In the Setup menu, select the Maintenance and then NMT Setup Wizard Note: The option is only visible if you have a storage device installed Select the Fresh Setup option and press the GREEN button the remote to proceed. ©...
Page 89 WARNING: Please note that this will format the storage device you are setting up; all files on the storage device will be erased and will become unrecoverable. Choose which USB disk you want to store your media files © 2001 – 2016 Cloud Media. All Rights Reserved.
Page 90 The formatting and installation process then begins. Depending on the size of your storage devices, it may take several minutes to complete. Once the NMT applications are installed, the Popcorn Hour A-500 will restart. © 2001 – 2016 Cloud Media. All Rights Reserved.
Page 91: Using The Ftp Server
Please note that the service will remain on, even after a power cycle, until you go back and stop it. To connect to the Popcorn Hour A-500 via FTP, you will need to use an FTP client. Some free clients are FileZilla and Winscp.
Page 92: Using The Samba Server
Please note that the service will remain on, even after a power cycle, until you go back and stop it. To access your Popcorn Hour A-500 over samba, type the IP address or hostname of the device into the address bar on your computer’s file browser: Example : \\PCH-A500\ \\192.168.1.101\...
Page 93: Using The Torrent Client
14.4 Using Torrent Client The Popcorn Hour A-500 has a built in torrent client, called Transmission. You can use this torrent client to download files rather than leave your computer on. To use the torrent client go into the NMT Applications section of the Setup menu and start the service.
Page 94: Using The Usenet Client
Other settings are available through the web GUI such as the Scheduler which can be used to schedule torrent downloads and set their upload/download limits. IMPORTANT: The Popcorn Hour A-500 has to be switched ON and properly connected to the internet during the scheduled download time in order for the BitTorrent client to download the required files.
Page 95: Setting Up Nzbget
14.5.1 Setting up NZBGET In the root of your hard disk you will find a folder called .nzbget. Inside this folder you will find two files: nzbget.conf and unpak.sh. IMPORTANT: Some FTP clients may hide this folder because it begins with a dot. On UNIX systems, files or folders that begin with a dot are hidden from normal directory listings.
Page 96: Accessing The Nzbget Client
To access the NZBget client, type the following into the address bar of your computer’s web browser: http://NMT-IP:8066/ Where NMT-IP is the IP address or host name of your Popcorn Hour A-500. For example: 192.168.1.101 or PCH-A500. To log in, use the following access username and password (unless you changed the...
Page 97 After the download is finished and the NZB file set contains par2 files, your download will be checked and repaired if necessary. The unpack script in .nzbget will be called and your download will be unpacked. The unpack script of the Popcorn Hour A-500 is able to unpack .RAR packed files.
Page 98 GUI, and restart it again with the resume button. All downloads will be downloaded and unpacked to the folder Download on your Popcorn Hour A-500’s storage device. A subdirectory with the same name as the NZB file will be created.
Page 99: Updating Firmware
15. Updating Firmware During the lifespan of the Popcorn Hour A-500, we will continue to develop and improve on the firmware. To receive the latest update, you just have to update the firmware online or via a downloaded firmware package.
Page 100 Manual Update You may also manually check for firmware updates via the Maintenance section in Setup. Navigate to Setup -> Maintenance -> Firmware Update and press ENTER on the remote. Choose the Check For Firmware Update option and press ENTER on remote. You can update the firmware in two ways;...
Page 101 If you have manually downloaded the firmware from our support site and have the USB drive with it inserted, the system will prompt you to continue with the update. If you are updating via the web, you will see the release notes as well as the terms and conditions for the firmware.
Page 102: Introduction To Music Home
16. Introduction to Music Home The MUSIC HOME can also be the main hub for accessing content from a LOCAL MEDIA (USB or internal hard drive) or from a NETWORKED MEDIA or from the APPS MARKET. File Browser Using the file browser, you can copy, move, delete and rename files. You can view information and download poster art.
Page 104: Networked Media
16.2 Networked Media Access to your content through a list of available network shares using UPnP, SAMBA or NFS. 16.2.1 Navigation to content via UPnP By using your remote control, choose Networked Media on the Music home. Under Networked Media, select the UPnP servers you would like to access. ©...
Page 106: Navigation To Content Via Samba
16.2.2 Navigation to content via SAMBA By using your remote control, choose Networked Media on the Music home. Under Networked Media, choose Network Browser. Then, select the workgroup and the file you want to access. © 2001 – 2016 Cloud Media. All Rights Reserved.
Page 110 To access to the Now Playing playlist, press the source button on your remote control and click on the Music icon. To go back to the Playlist, just press the source button on your remote control and followed by the HOME icon. ©...
Page 111: Navigation To Content Via Nfs
16.2.3 Navigation to content via NFS By using your remote control, choose Networked Media on the Music home. Under Networked Media, choose Network Browser then NFS_Servers. Then, select the IP address through the list of device that you would like to connect to. ©...
Page 115: Apps Market
16.3 Apps Market Access Apps Market to install apps. 16.4 Creating Shortcut Shortcut allows quick access and navigation to your files. To create shortcut, point on the file you would like to create its shortcut. On your remote control, click on the right directional key on your DPad Select the last icon to create shortcut.
Page 117: Content Navigation Via Mobile Nmj App
16.5 Content Navigation via Mobile NMJ App The A-500 audio content can now be controlled through mobile NMJ app. To navigate to the NMJ mobile companion app, you have to first scan IP to select source > > © 2001 – 2016 Cloud Media. All Rights Reserved.
Page 118 To view music list either by album, playlist, song, genre, artist, year or rating, tap on the 三 icon on the left upper corner of your Home Screen. You can always Play/Pause your music by clicking the Play/Pause icon at the right bottom. >...
Page 121: Troubleshooting
17. Troubleshooting My Popcorn Hour A-500 doesn’t start - no red LED on the player. Please check that the power cord is plugged in and the power-lead is inserted fully into the power terminal. Popcorn Hour A-500 stuck on the splash screen.
Page 122 Remove all Apps from My Apps quickly. To remove all apps installed on your Popcorn Hour A-500. You may want to consider resetting the player to factory default. This will flash the memory on the device and you have a fresh Apps market.
Page 123: Nmj Navigator
18. NMJ Navigator The NMJ Navigator is an iPad ® app that transform your iPad ® or Android ® tablets into companion screen for your NMJ database. In order to enjoy this app, you are required to set up at least one NMJ database. 18.1 NMJ Navigator Walk-through Scan this QR code to...
Page 124 Main Screen Your movies collection cover-art displaying in the main screen Browse Tab Browse by Genre More.. Tab Source - Bring back to home screen for source selection Now Playing - Show what media is currently playing in your NMJ device (2 fingers gesture swipe from right to left) Remote Control - Bring up the soft remote for your NMJ device (2 fingers gesture swipe from left to right) Search Field...

POPCORN HOUR a500 User Manual

1 Introduction

2 Package Contents

3 Safety Notes

4 Technical Specifications

5 Getting Started

6 Remote Control

7 Introduction to Home Menu

8 Quick Setup Wizard

9 Setup

10 Apps Market

11 File Browser

12 Movie Meta Data

13 Networked Media Jukebox

14 NMT Apps

15 Updating Firmware

16 Introduction to Music Home

17 Troubleshooting

18 NMJ Navigator

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