Emtec Movie Cube R700 500GB User Manual

Emtec Movie Cube R700 500GB User Manual

Emtec movie cube r700 500gb: user guide

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction..................................................................3
1.1 Preface............................................................................................3
1.2 Packing List....................................................................................4
1.3 Caution...........................................................................................5
1.4 Connection.....................................................................................7
1.5 First Time Usage...........................................................................11
2. About the Player..........................................................12
2.1 Remote Control..............................................................................12
2.2 Front Panel.....................................................................................15
2.3 Rear Panel......................................................................................16
3. Getting Started............................................................16
3.4 Selecting Setup...............................................................................17
3.5 Selecting Playlist - Music Playlist..................................................17
4.1 Title List Menu.................................................................................18
4.2 Playing Back Titles..........................................................................19
4.3 Deleting Titles..................................................................................19
4.4 Renaming Titles...............................................................................20
4.5 Sorting Files.....................................................................................20
4.6 Title Edit Menu.................................................................................21
4.7 Tools.................................................................................................25
4.8 Saving Your Recorded Titles...........................................................25
5. Timer Record Menu...................................................25
5.1 Create a New Schedule....................................................................25
5.2 Editing Schedule...............................................................................27
5.3 Deleting Schedules...........................................................................27
5.4 Viewing Schedule Status..................................................................28
5.5 Viewing Recording History................................................................28


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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1. Introduction...3 1.1 Preface...3 1.2 Packing List...4 1.3 Caution...5 1.4 Connection...7 1.5 First Time Usage...11 2. About the Player...12 2.1 Remote Control...12 2.2 Front Panel...15 2.3 Rear Panel...16 3. Getting Started...16 3.1 Selecting Video In – Live TV, Recording and Time Shift...17 3.2 Selecting Playback –...
  • Page 2 6. Setup Menu...29 6.1 Changing Language Settings...29 6.2 Changing Audio Settings...30 6.3 Changing Video Settings...31 6.4 Changing Record Settings...33 6.5 Changing Network Settings...34 6.6 Changing System Settings...35 6.7 Miscellaneous...36 7. Browser Menu...36 7.1 Browsing All...37 7.2 Browsing Music...37 7.3 Browsing Photos...38 7.4 Browsing Movies...39 7.5 Browsing via Network...40 8.
  • Page 3: Introduction

    We hope that this product will bring you a lot of enjoyment. We are committed to apply multimedia technology in your work, entertainment, family, daily life, car and everywhere! Welcome to EMTEC. Thank you again for choosing our Movie Cube-R700.
  • Page 4: Packing List

    1.2 Packing List For Worldwide (except USA): Part Player Cradle A/V IN cable A/V OUT cable Y/Pb/Pr OUT cable SCART cable USB cable Remote Control Remote Control Battery AC/DC adaptor AC/DC adaptor Power Cord User Manual Quick Installation Guide CD (with manuals) Technical support card Wireless LAN USB Adapter Note:...
  • Page 5: Caution

    AC/DC adaptor Power Cord User Manual Quick Installation Guide CD (with manuals) Technical support card Wireless LAN USB Adapter Note: The actual contents in the package might be different from the packing list in this manual. 1.3 Caution This player’s 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 1.3.6 Hard disk cautions The player uses an internal hard disk for data storage, in normal case, format or repair is not required. You should carefully read the < Frequently Asked Questions > chapter, and check our website for latest information before formatting the hard disk.
  • Page 7: Connection

    (2) Plug in the mini connector of the USB cable to this player’s USB DEVICE port; (3) Plug in the big connector of the USB cable to Computer. 1.4.2 USB Mass Storage Device (like U disk, MP3, USB HDD etc.) Connection (1) Make sure the player is powered on;...
  • Page 8 1.4.3 TV connection 1. A/V IN (1) Follow the picture and plug in the 3 color connector to the player’s A/V IN jack; (2) Follow the picture and plug in the 3 color connector to the A/V OUT jack of the TV/IPTV Set-Top Box (STB).
  • Page 9: Power Connection

    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. In this way, you can have the highest quality video and audio via a single cable. 1.4.4 Digital Audio Device connection (1) Follow the picture and plug in the RCA connector on your coaxial cable to the player’s S/PDIF Coaxial jack.
  • Page 10: Ethernet Connection

    (2) Follow the picture and plug in the AC adaptor to the power outlet. 1.4.6 Ethernet connection 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 11: First Time Usage

    1.5 First Time Usage 1.5.1 Firmware Installation For users who bought the player without a HDD inside, and want to install a SATA HDD, please see 11.1 Firmware Installation for details. 1.5.2 Remote Control First time usage of Remote control Install the batteries before using the remote control, installation steps are as the picture shows: 1.5.3 Power on/off, language control...
  • Page 12: 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. Certain functions can also be carried out using the front panel. See the following for details on each button and its function: 1.
  • Page 13 Button Function STANDBY button: Press to enter standby mode or wake up. DISPLAY button: Press during playback and an onscreen display appears, showing track number and time elapsed/remaining. MENU button: Press to activate tools menu. • Press during video playback to set bookmark in the popup menu.
  • Page 14 which suitable for sport program. available. using Title, Chapter and Time. menus. FAST REWIND button: Press to fast rewind the current playback. Press repeatedly to select speeds. PAUSE / STEP button: Press to pause current playback. Press again to step to the next frame. Press to resume playback.
  • Page 15: Front Panel

    VOL- button: Press to decrease the volume. ZOOM button: Press to zoom in/out the image (photo or video). REPEAT 1/ALL button: Press to set repeat options. MUTE button: Press to mute audio output, and press again to resume. SETUP button: Press to access the Setup menu directly 2.2 Front Panel Name...
  • Page 16: Rear Panel

    2.3 Rear Panel 1. Air Flow hole 2. V1: Video IN jack 3. L1: Audio IN jack (Left Channel) 4. V2: Video OUT jack 5. L2: Audio OUT jack (Left Channel) 6. Y/Pb/Pr OUT jack (Components Video) 7. HDMI jack 8.
  • Page 17: Selecting Video In - Live Tv, Recording And Time Shift

    3.1 Selecting Video In – Live TV, Recording and Time Shift To pre-view the video to be recorded, or have time shift function (See TIME SHIFT button in 2.1 Remote Control for more details). To select an input source, press button on the guide menu page.
  • Page 18: The Title List Menu For Recorded Videos

    4 . T i t l e L i s t M e n u f o r Recorded Videos The Title List menu allows you to play and edit all saved titles. To enter the menu, press to enter Title List. To select Playback from the Guide menu will enter the Title List also.
  • Page 19: Playing Back Titles

    Preview 4.2 Playing Back Titles To play a recorded title, do the following: 1. Press on the remote control to select the Play tab from the menu bar. 2. Press 3. Press on the remote control or the ENTER (Play) button on the front panel to play the file.
  • Page 20: Renaming Titles

    4.4 Renaming Titles To rename a title, do the following: 1. Press on the remote control to select the Rename tab from the menu bar. 2. Press rename. 3. Press on the remote control. The name entry screen appears. 4. Use the navigation arrows to select letters and numbers. Select CAPS to toggle between uppercase and lowercase letters.
  • Page 21: Title Edit Menu

    Return Title Number Recording Time Title Name Fresh Titles 4.6 Title Edit Menu Press on the remote control to select the Title Edit tab from the menu bar. Press , and the menu appears. Select to return to the main screen. Select to sort all files according to title numbers.
  • Page 22 Return Thumbnail Select to return to the main screen. Select to change a thumbnail of the selected video. Press Thumbnail, an editing screen appears. You can press to fast forward or fast rewind when searching a proper point. When you reach the point at which you wish to insert a thumbnail, press on the remote control to select Set to select CONFIRM and press .
  • Page 23 Delete a specified clip in a title. AB Erase Select SET A and press section to be deleted. Select SET B and press the end of the section to be deleted. Select CONFIRM and press Select a title and divide them into sections. When you reach the point at which you wish to split the track, press to confirm.
  • Page 24 Chapter Mark Remove Chapter Mark Copy to FAT32 partition Add a chapter mark to the selected file. A chapter mark is a marker inserted into the title. You can jump between marked sections by pressing the remote control. An editing screen appears. When you reach the point at which you wish to add the mark, press Remove a chapter mark that you have inserted.
  • Page 25: Tools

    4.7 Tools Press on the remote control to select the Title Edit tab from the menu bar. Press and the menu appears. Return Delete All Title 4.8 Saving Your Recorded Titles All the recorded titles are stored temporarily in a recording disc partition (UDF format) which cannot be identified by personal computers.
  • Page 26 Select Add a New Schedule and press appears. on the remote control to move between fields and Press to adjust each setting. Start Time Length Repeat Quality Enter the date and time of the recording. Enter the length of the recording Select how often you want the schedule to record.
  • Page 27: Editing Schedule

    Preview 5.2 Editing Schedule Press on the remote control to select the Edit tab from the menu bar. Select the schedule you want to edit from the list and press setting screen appears. Modify the schedule as described in 5.1 Creating a New Schedule.
  • Page 28: Viewing Schedule Status

    5.4 Viewing Schedule Status Press and on the remote control to select the Status tab from the menu bar. The schedule list is displayed. Select a schedule and press . Select Enable VPS, Disable VPS or Pause the selected schedule. Press confirm.
  • Page 29: Setup Menu

    6. Setup Menu The Setup Menu allows you to configure language, audio, video, record, network and system settings. To enter the menu, select Setup from the Guide menu or select on the remote control. 6.1 Changing Language Settings Press on the remote control to select the Language tab from the menu bar.
  • Page 30: Changing Audio Settings

    6.2 Changing Audio Settings Press on the remote control to select the Audio tab from the menu bar. Night Mode S/PDIF Select to set night mode. Press from Off, On, and Comfort. Press to confirm. Select to set S/PDIF mode. Press from Raw, and LPCM.
  • Page 31: Changing Video Settings

    6.3 Changing Video Settings Press on the remote control to select the Video tab from the menu bar. Aspect Ratio Select to set aspect ratio. Press from Pan Scan 4:3, Letter Box 4:3, or 16:9. Press to confirm. Pan Scan 4:3: Display a wide picture on the entire screen and cuts off the redundant portions.
  • Page 32 Brightness Contrast Video Output Video System Select to set brightness levels. Press brightness. The new setting is previewed onscreen. Press to confirm. Select to set contrast levels. Press c o n t r a s t . T h e n e w s e t t i n g i s previewed onscreen.
  • Page 33: Changing Record Settings

    Select to set the default recording quality setting. Press the quality setting you require. The highest quality setting is HQ which requires the most storage space. The other settings reduce recording quality sequentially but also require less storage space. Press to confirm.
  • Page 34: Changing Network Settings

    Permanent Timeshift Record Device Timeshift Device 6.5 Changing Network Settings Press on the remote control to select the Network tab from the menu bar. Select to set Time Shift mode. P r e s s a n d select from On and O f f. Press to confirm.
  • Page 35: Changing System Settings

    Please refer to the user’s guide to wireless function in the package of EMTEC Wi200 USB adapter for more details about these settings. 6.6 Changing System Settings Press on the remote control to select the System tab from the menu.
  • Page 36: Miscellaneous

    Restore Default 6.7 Miscellaneous Press on the remote control to select the MISC tab from the menu. 7. Browser Menu The Browser menu allows you to browse and play music, photo and movie files stored on a HDD, an external USB device, Memory Card, and Network. To enter the menu, select Browser from the Guide menu.
  • Page 37: Browsing All

    Press from HDD, USB, CARD, NET and press When data on HDD, USB device and Memory Card is connected or connect the system to Network, you can also browse photos, listen to music, and watch movies. 7.1 Browsing All on the remote control to select the All tab. All directories and supported contents will be displayed.
  • Page 38: Browsing Music

    7.2 Browsing Music on the remote control to select the Music tab. Press A thumbnail strip appears at the bottom of the screen, along with song information. Press to select the file you want to play and press . Press and a tools menu appears which enables you to add the current music to the playlists.
  • Page 39: Browsing Movies

    Press strip appears at the bottom of the screen, along with a preview of the selected photo. Press photo will be displayed full screen. Note: 1. When the photo is displayed in full screen mode, the slide show starts automatically. 2.
  • Page 40: Browsing Via Network

    Press thumbnail strip appears at the bottom of the screen, and a preview of the selected movie will be played. Press to select the movie you want to view and press will be played in full screen mode. This browsing movies function supports DAT, VOB, IFO, MPG, AVI, and TS file formats.
  • Page 41 7.5.1 Browsing through Workgroup You can choose the workgroup which your PC belongs to from the workgroup list, find your PC name, and press to confirm. Then select the shared multimedia file that you want to browse.
  • Page 42 Note: Due to different network conditions, sometimes the workgroup might not be accessed or shown in the list. And then you need to use ‘My Shortcuts’ to browse shared files. 7.5.2 Browsing through ‘My Shortcuts’ You can also set ‘Specific File Server IP’ and access it from ‘My Shortcuts’ in the menu.
  • Page 43 Network Browser Select the shortcut you added and press Then select the shared multimedia file that you want to browse. Select Net Password and the e nt r y s c r e e n w ill ap p e a r. S e e above.
  • Page 44: Playlist Menu

    8. Playlist Menu The Playlist menu allows you to browse and play your favorite music in the playlists. To enter the menu, select Playlist from the Guide menu. There are up to 5 playlists. 9. File Copy Menu Press on the remote control to enter the File Copy menu, which allows you to copy files between HDD and USB devices.
  • Page 45 Step 1: Select the source device and destination device. Press to select device. Press to cancel, and for next step. Step 2: Select the source files you want to copy. Press to select files, to cancel, and to next step. Step 3: Select the destination folder to store the above files.
  • Page 46 Press Step 4: Proceed to copy selected files. Press start. to select folder. Press to select OK, press to cancel, and for next step. to confirm. And the copy will...
  • Page 47: Nas Function

    10. NAS Function This player can be used as a NAS (Network-Attached Storage) device. It can be attached to the home network via either Ethernet or WLAN. This feature allows homes to store and retrieve large amounts of data more affordably than ever before.
  • Page 48: Firmware Installation And Upgrade

    11. Firmware Installation and Update The firmware is the operating system (OS) installed on the device. 11.1 Firmware Installation If it is the first time that you are installing a SATA HDD (no matter it is a new one or an old one) into the player, please make sure you have read the following steps in advance.
  • Page 49: Firmware Upgrade

    Step 6: Connect the power cable Plug the power cable into the DC IN jack, wait for about 3 seconds or more, and then loosen your finger on the STANDBY button; Firmware installation will start in about 30 seconds. The LED indicators on the front panel will be enlightened and flashing during installation.
  • Page 50 To check whether you have the latest version of firmware: Select MISC in the Setup menu; The firmware version number is displayed behind SW Version; Compare it with the latest firmware version released. Note: Firmware upgrade will delete all of the recorded titles in the UDF recording partition.
  • Page 51 Item Description Option:install This option will perform firmware installation, which will format the whole HDD (All data on the HDD will be removed). option:upgrade This option will perform firmware upgrade (Recording partition will be removed, but multimedia partitions will be kept). Note: Please do not modify the other sentences in ‘part.txt’, which might cause install error.
  • Page 52: Appendixes

    12. Appendixes 12.1 Specifications USB SUPPORTED: * USB HDD * Other USB Mass Storage Devices * USB 2.0 Interface CONTENT FORMATS SUPPORTED: * DAT/VOB/IFO/MPG/AVI/MPEG-2 TS * MP3/OGG/WMA * Compression rate: between 32 kbps and 320 kbps * JPEG/BMP VIDEO CODECS SURPORTED:...
  • Page 53 VIDEO RECORDING MODE Mode 80 GB HDD 16hrs 32hrs 48hrs 64hrs 96hrs VIDEO RECORDING FORMAT * HQ/SP/LP/EP/S-LP mode: MPEG-2 MP@ML AUDIO RECORDING FORMAT * HQ/SP/LP/EP/SLP mode: MP2 2-chanel VIDEO OUTPUT SPECIFICATION Composite Output Components Output HDMI Output NETWORK FEATURE Ethernet WLAN AUDIO PERFORMANCE DA Converter...
  • Page 54: Frequently Asked Questions

    GENERAL Power Supply Power Consumption Operating Temperature Operating Humidity Hard Disk Dimensions (W/H/D) Net Weight Note: The specifications and design of this product are subject to change without notice. 12.2 Frequently Asked Questions Question 1. My computer does not recognize my player. Answer: (1) Make sure the player is powered on.
  • Page 55 use the USB ports in the rear, because the USB ports in the front are often from non-powered hubs. Question 2. 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."...
  • Page 56 Question 6. Why do some supported photo formats, cannot be shown in the photo function? Answer: In the JPEG format there are different modes. The player doesn’t support all the modes. So you have to change your photo format first as follow: (1) Use Photoshop to open the photo;...
  • Page 57 does the TV screen display an unwatchable picture? Answer: Please check if your TV supports Y/Pb/Pr 480P, 576P, 720P, 1080I 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 58: Copyrights And Trademarks

    -A unit that has been modified or incorporated into other products or is used for institutional or other commercial purposes. -Loss of customer’s software, firmware, information, or memory data. -Improper handling or installation. For complete information regarding EMTEC Movie Cube-R warranty and customer support please visit our website : www.emtec-international.com V1.0...

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