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  • Page 1 Home Multimedia Center Movie Cube Q700/800 User’s Manual (Version 1.0.0)

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1. Introduction ......................... 4 1.1 Preface ....................... 4 1.2 Packing List ....................... 5 1.3 Caution ......................5 1.4 Connection ......................7 1.5 First Time Usage ..................... 12 2. About the Player ......................13 2.1 Remote Control ....................13 2.2 Front Panel ......................
  • Page 3 7.6 Changing Network Settings ................42 7.7 Changing System Settings ................45 7.8 Miscellaneous ....................49 8. Browser Menu ........................51 8.1 Browsing All ....................51 8.2 Browsing Music ....................52 8.3 Browsing Photos ....................52 8.4 Browsing Movies .................... 53 8.5 Browsing via Network ..................

  • Page 4: Introduction

    1.1 Preface Dear Customer, Thank you very much for purchasing the Movie Cube Q700/800. In the digital era, this product is a great home entertainment partner. With the outstanding design, you can enjoy movies and music, view photos of precious moments, and record your favorite TV or movie programs and view them in your own time.

  • Page 5: Packing List

    1.2 Packing List Part Quantity Player A/V cable SCART in adapter 1 (no need for USA) USB cable Remote Control Remote Control Battery AC/DC adaptor AC/DC adaptor Power Cord English User Manual (printed) Quick Installation Guide Warranty card Driver CD (with User Manual) Wireless LAN USB Adapter 1 (optional) * DVB-T Antenna...
  • Page 6 1.3.4 Repair If the player has a problem, you should take it to an appointed repair center and let the specialists do the repair, never repair the player yourself, you might damage the player or endanger yourself or your data. 1.3.5 Disposing of the player When you dispose of the player, be sure to dispose it appropriately.

  • Page 7: Connection

    1.4 Connection 1.4.1 Connect to Computer (1) Make sure the player is powered on; (2) Plug in the squarish connector of the USB cable to this player’s USB DEVICE port; (3) Plug in the rectangular connector of the USB cable to computer. 1.4.2 USB Mass Storage Device (like USB stick, 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 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; (2) Follow the picture and plug in the 3 color connector to the TV’s Y/Pb/Pr jack. Audio Connection while using Y/Pb/Pr Video out: First method: use the audio output from the A/V OUT jack;...
  • Page 10 5. * TV IN/OUT (1) Follow the picture and plug a TV Aerial or analog TV cable to the TV IN socket; (2) You can also use a TV cable to connect the TV OUT socket, and then to your TV set, which will bypass the RF signals.
  • Page 11 1.4.5 Power connection (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. 1.4.6 Ethernet connection To connect to a LAN (Local Area Network) you require a cat5, cat5e or cat6 network cable (not supplied).

  • Page 12: First Time Usage

    1.4.7 WLAN connection (1) Make sure the player is powered on; (2) Plug the Wireless LAN USB Adapter (i.e. Wi-Fi USB Dongle) to the USB HOST port of the player. 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 ‘HDD Format’...

  • Page 13: About The Player

    soon enter the main interface, and the POWER indicator on the front panel will turn blue. 2. Power off When the system is running, press the power / standby button on the front panel or remote control, the player will enter standby mode. 3.
  • Page 14 Name Function button: shift shift Press to shift the resolution, setup, repeat, and goto buttons to be zoom, display, timer, and browser. home button: home Press to view the main interface. menu button: menu Press to activate tools menus: Press in the browser menu to rename and delete files. ...
  • Page 15 Press to enter channel numbers or numeric input when changing settings. time shift button: time shift While in the DVB-T / Analog TV or A/V IN mode, press to activate the time shift function, which allows you to pause live TV and resume the program from the point you left it.

  • Page 16: Front Panel

    schedules. See ’6.1 Creating a New Schedule’ for more details. goto (browser) goto button: Press to jump to a specific point on a title. Specify the point using Title, Chapter and Time. button: browser Press to browse music, photo, and movie files on USB, HDD, and NET.

  • Page 17: Side Panel

    7. RJ45 LAN socket 8. DC IN jack 9. POWER switch 10. * TV / RF IN socket 11. * TV / RF OUT (LOOP THROUGH) socket Note: The TV IN / OUT sockets are for Q800 only. 2.4 Side Panel 1.

  • Page 18: Selecting Dvb-T Tv (For Q800 Only)

    3.1 * Selecting DVB-T TV (For Q800 only) In this menu, you can watch and record Digital Terrestrial TV programs, or have the time shift function. Select the DVB-T icon on the main interface to enter this menu. 3.2 * Selecting Analog TV (For Q800 only) In this menu, you can watch and record Analog TV programs, or have the time shift function.

  • Page 19: Selecting Browser - Playback Multimedia Files

    3.5 Selecting Browser – Playback Multimedia Files You can browse all the multimedia (Videos/Music/Photos) files on the internal HDD, USB or Network, and playback them on TV. Press the browser button on the remote control or select the Browser icon on the main interface to browse movie, photo, and music files stored either on a HDD, USB device, or Network.
  • Page 20 Press to view the program list menu. enter up / down (ch+ / Press to switch channels. (Channels cannot be switched in the ch-) recording mode.) Press to view the current channel number and time. display Press to start recording the current TV program. record Press to activate the time shift function.
  • Page 21 11+ – Stands for TV rating; N/A – Stands for the voice language; SS – Stands for subtitle; TT – Stands for Teletext; SD – Stands for resolution (SD - Standard Definition). When the icon looks concave, the option will be available. 4.2.3 Electronic Programming Guide Press the EPG button when watching DVB-T TV programs, the Electronic Programming Guide will be displayed.

  • Page 22: The Title List Menu For Recorded Videos

    Press the subtitle button when watching DVB-T TV programs, the Subtitle List menu will be displayed. Press the left / right button to switch between Subtitle List and TTX Subtitle List Press the up / down button to select the subtitle, and press the enter button to confirm. 5.

  • Page 23: Playing Back Titles

    Here you can Play / Delete / Rename / Sort / Edit a recorded title. Title Lists Here lists all recorded titles. Here you can see thumbnail / length / quality / recorded channel / recorded date & time of a title.

  • Page 24: Renaming Titles

    4. A confirmation message appears. Press the up / down button and select OK. 5. Press the enter button to delete the selected file. To cancel delete, select Return. 5.4 Renaming Titles To rename a title, do the following: 1. Press the left / right button on the remote control to select the Rename tab from the menu bar.

  • Page 25: Title Edit Menu

    Select to return to the main screen. Return Select to sort all files according to title numbers. Title Number Recording Time Select to sort all files according to the length of the recordings Select to sort all files alphabetically, according to title Title Name name.
  • Page 26 Select to return to the main screen. Return Select to change a thumbnail of the selected video. Set Thumbnail Press the up / down button on the remote control to select Set Thumbnail, an editing screen appears. You can press the ff / fr button to fast forward or fast rewind when searching a proper point.
  • Page 27 Select SET A and press the enter button to mark the start for the section to be deleted. Select SET B and press the enter button to mark the end of the section to be deleted. Select CONFIRM and press the enter button to delete the section.

  • Page 28: Tools

    Remove a chapter mark that you have inserted. An Remove editing screen appears. Use the left and right navigation arrows to select the mark you wish to Chapter Mark remove and press the enter button to delete. Copy function. Copy to FAT32 partition In the Title List Menu, press the up / down button on the remote control to select which title you want to...

  • Page 29: Saving Your Recorded Titles

    Select to return to the main screen. Return Select to delete all titles. Delete All Title 5.8 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. If you want to share the recorded titles on your computer, please copy the titles from the recording disc to the multimedia disc which is in FAT32 format first.

  • Page 30: Editing Schedule

    Use the left / right button on the remote control to move between fields and press the up / down button to adjust each setting. Select the video source or TV channels for the recording. Source Enter the date and time of the recording. Start Time Enter the length of the recording Length...

  • Page 31: Deleting Schedules

    Select the schedule you want to edit from the list and press the enter button. The schedule setting screen appears. Modify the schedule as described in ‘6.1 Creating a New Schedule’. 6.3 Deleting Schedules Press the left / right button on the remote control to select the Delete tab from the menu bar.

  • Page 32: Viewing Recording History

    Select Enable the timer by VPS, Enable the timer by user’s setting or Pause the selected schedule. Press the enter button to confirm. 6.5 Viewing Recording History Press the left / right button on the remote control to select the History tab from the menu bar.
  • Page 33 <Error Photo> Select to set the region for Digital Terrestrial TV. DVB-T Region <Error Photo> Press the up / down button to select, and the enter button to confirm. 33 / 72...
  • Page 34 Select to scan for available Digital Terrestrial TV channels. Channel Scan <Error Photo> Press the up / down button to select from AUTO SCAN and MANUAL SCAN, and press the enter button to confirm. AUTO SCAN <Error Photo> In AUTO SCAN mode, the system will automatically scan for available DVB-T TV channels.

  • Page 35: Changing Analog Tv Settings (For Q800 Only)

    Select to edit channel information. Channel Set <Error Photo> Press the up / down button to select DVB-T, and press the enter button to confirm. In this menu, you can edit the Name, and sequence for the DVB-T TV channels. Use the navigational buttons to select and modify the settings, and press the enter button to confirm.
  • Page 36 <Error Photo> Press the up / down button to select, and the enter button to confirm. Select to scan for available Analog TV channels. Channel Scan <Error Photo> Press the up / down button to select from AUTO SCAN, and press the enter button to confirm.

  • Page 37: Changing Video Settings

    Select to edit channel information. Channel Set <Error Photo> Press the up / down button to select Analog TV. In this menu, you can edit the Status, Name, Fine Tune, TV System, and sequence for the Analog TV channels. Use the navigational buttons to select and modify the settings, and press the enter button to confirm.
  • Page 38 Press the up / down button to select from Pan Scan 4:3, Letter Box 4:3, or 16:9. Press the enter button to confirm. 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 39: Changing Audio Settings

    Press the up / down button to adjust brightness. The new setting is previewed on screen. Press the enter button to confirm. Select to set contrast levels. Contrast Press the up / down button to adjust contrast. The new setting is previewed on screen.

  • Page 40: Changing Record Settings

    Select to set night mode. Night Mode Press the up / down button to select from Off, On, and Comfort. Press the enter button to confirm. Select to set Digital Output (S/PDIF) mode. Digital Output Press the up / down button to select from RAW, and LPCM. Press the enter button to confirm.
  • Page 41 Press the left / right button on the remote control to select the Record tab from the menu bar. Select to set the default recording quality setting. Quality Press the up / down button to select the quality setting you require. The highest quality setting is HQ which requires the most storage space.

  • Page 42: Changing Network Settings

    confirm. Permanent Timeshift Select to set Time Shift mode. Press the up / down button to select from On and Off. Press the enter button to confirm. If On, the time shift will start automatically while in Video In mode. Select to set device to restore the recorded files.
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  • Page 44 Select to set the Ethernet settings. Wired LAN Setup Before using the network functions, please check following items: Connect the player to network first; 2) Please enable NetBIOS of TCP/IP on computer; Please turn off your PC’s firewall; 4) Please enable your PC’s ‘Guest’ account; Please share the folders which you wish to browse on your PC, and make sure that ‘Everyone’...

  • Page 45: Changing System Settings

    Please refer to the user’s guide to wireless function in the package of Wireless Setup EMTEC Wi200 USB adapter for more details about these settings. 7.7 Changing System Settings Press the left / right button on the remote control to select the System tab from the menu.
  • Page 46 Press the up / down button to select from Unicode, Chinese GBK, BIG5, and etc. Press the enter button to confirm. Time Select to set the system time. Press the up / down button to select from Manual and Auto (via TV). Press the enter button to confirm.
  • Page 47 Select to set the TV parental control options. Parental Control Lock System Press the up / down button to turn on or off the parental system. Press the enter button to confirm. A password will be needed for the modification. The default one is Region Press the up / down button to select the region.
  • Page 48 Select to format the HDD. HDD Format Press the up / down button to select HDD Format. Press the enter button to confirm. Press the left / right button to select OK. Press the enter button to confirm. Press the up / down button to adjust the capacity of time shift buffer. Press the left / right button to select Next, and the enter button to confirm.

  • Page 49: Miscellaneous

    Restore Default Select to restore factory defaults. A confirmation message appears. Select OK and press the enter button to restore all settings to defaults. 7.8 Miscellaneous Press the left / right button on the remote control to select the MISC tab from the menu. Select to set the interval time for photo slide show.
  • Page 50 Press the up / down button to select. Press the enter button to confirm. Select to set the transition effect for photo slide show. Transition Effect Press the up / down button to select. Press the enter button to confirm. Select to set the background music options while view pictures.

  • Page 51: Browser Menu

    The version of the firmware, BIOS, and the MAC Address, etc. are listed here. Press the enter button to confirm. 8. Browser Menu The Browser menu allows you to browse and play music, photo and movie files stored on a HDD, an external USB device, and Network.

  • Page 52: Browsing Music

    All directories and supported contents will be displayed. Press the up / down button to select the directory or file you wish to browse, and press the enter button to confirm. 8.2 Browsing Music Use the left / right button on the remote control to select the Music tab. All directories and supported audio files in current directory will be displayed.

  • Page 53: Browsing Movies

    All directories and supported image files in current directory will be displayed. Press the up / down button to select the photo you want to view and press the enter button. The photo will be displayed full screen. Note: 1. When the photo is displayed in full screen mode, the slide show starts automatically. 2.

  • Page 54: Browsing Via Network

    8.5 Browsing via Network You can streaming playback the multimedia files shared on the local area network (Ethernet or WLAN). Before viewing the following, please make sure that you have read 7.6 Changing Network Settings and made the right settings. When selecting NET in the Browser menu, there are two ways to locate the multimedia files shared on your local network.
  • Page 55 Note: 1. While browsing high definition video files (resolution up to 720p / 1080i / 1080p) via Ethernet or WLAN, the video might be buffering. It is normal due to the limit of network speed or signal strength. 2. Due to different network conditions, sometimes the workgroup might not be accessed or shown in the list.
  • Page 56 Select to set Net User ID, Net Password, and Specific File Server IP, Network Browser which enables to browse files on NET through ‘My_Shortcuts’. Select Net User ID and the entry screen will appear. Press the navigation buttons to select letters and numbers. Select CAPS to toggle between uppercase and lowercase letters.

  • Page 57: Renaming / Deleting Files

    You can also select Detail to set the Label, Domain, and Host Name of the shortcut. Then select OK and press the enter button to confirm. Select the shortcut you added and press the enter button to confirm. Then select the shared multimedia file that you want to browse. 8.6 Renaming / Deleting Files When navigating in the browser menu, you can press the menu button to activate a popup menu where you can rename and delete files or folders.

  • Page 58: Managing The Playlist

    8.6.1 Renaming Files Press the navigation buttons to select letters and numbers. Select CAPS to toggle between uppercase and lowercase letters. Press <- to delete a letter. Press -> to insert a space. Press the enter button to input each letter or number. Select OK and press the enter button to confirm all changes.
  • Page 59 Select the favorite file you wish to add, press the button on the bottom of the remote control, and the file will be ticked. Press the button on the bottom of the remote control green to confirm, and then an on-screen message ‘Add selects to list’ will be shown. Multiple selections are allowed.

  • Page 60: File Copy Menu

    9. File Copy Menu Press the copy button on the remote control to enter the File Copy menu, which allows you to copy files between HDD, USB devices and Network. Step 1: Select the source device and destination device. Press the up / down button to select device. Press the left button to cancel, and the right button for next step.
  • Page 61 Press the play button to select files, the left button to cancel, and the right button to next step. Step 3: Select the destination folder to store the above files. Press the up / down button to select folder. Press the left button to cancel, and the right button for next step.

  • Page 62: 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. \\IP When the network connection is done correctly and ready for use, type: \\NAS or Address in the Run window (click Run in the start menu) or the address bar of Internet...

  • Page 63: Station List Menu

    Note: Make sure the player is connected properly to a LAN or WLAN with Internet access, please refer to ‘7.6 Changing Network Settings’ for more details; 2. When you enter the Internet Radio menu at the first time, it will take several seconds to download data from the Internet, please be patient to wait;...

  • Page 64: Genre List Menu

    11.2 Genre List Menu Press the up / down button to select GENRE, and press the enter button to confirm. Press the up / down button to select the genre you wish to visit from the list. Press the enter button to confirm.

  • Page 65: Upgrading The Firmware

    All the favorite stations you added from the station list menu can be found and managed here. When a station is highlighted, you can press the menu button to delete it from the favorite. Note: You can have a maximum of 20 favorite stations in the list. 12.
  • Page 66 Download the latest firmware from our official website. Step 1: Prepare the USB Pen Drive You will need a USB Pen Drive for firmware upgrade. Copy the 5 files for upgrade to the root directory of your USB Pen Drive. Step 2: Connect the USB Pen Drive Plug the USB Pen Drive into one of the USB HOST ports of the player.

  • Page 67: Appendixes

    13. Appendixes 13.1 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: MPEG-1/MPEG-2 ...
  • Page 68 HQ/SP/LP/EP/SLP mode: MP2 2-chanel  VIDEO OUTPUT SPECIFICATION Composite Output 1 Vpp 75 Ohm Components Output Y:1 Vpp 75 Ohm Cb:0.7 Vpp 75 Ohm Cr:0.7 Vpp 75 Ohm HDMI Output HDMI (Version 1.1) AUDIO PERFORMANCE DA Converter 24-bit/192kHZ AD Converter 24-bit/96kHZ Signal-Noise (1kHZ) ≥...

  • Page 69: Frequently Asked Questions

    GENERAL Power Supply AC 100~240V 50~60Hz Power Approx. 35 W Consumption Operating +5°C to +35°C (+36°F to +95°F) Temperature Operating Humidity 5% to 80% RH Hard Disk 3.5’’ SATA HDD 211.5x57x152mm Dimensions (W/H/D) Net Weight Approx 1.2 kg Note: The specifications and design of this product are subject to change without notice. 13.2 Frequently Asked Questions Question 1.
  • Page 70 Answer: Most likely, the player’s file allocation table (FAT) has been corrupted. This might be due to the player shutting down (due to low battery power) while reading or writing to your computer by the USB connection. Windows and Macintosh often write extra files to the hard disk such as finder.def or System volume info.
  • Page 71 Question 7. During power on, why does the TV will have a short flashing, blue screen or screensaver? Answer: This is normal, when the system initializes, it will setup the corresponding parameters so it can output the correct video signal to the TV, during the initializing time, the TV will receive incorrect signals or the signals will not be stable and will cause the TV screen to flash, some TV’s will treat this as no signal, and will display a blue screen or screensaver.

  • Page 72: 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 warranty and customer support www.emtec-international.com please visit our website: V1.0...

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