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Emtec movie cube q100: user guide
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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1. Introduction ------------------------------------------------------------ 1.1 Preface ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 1.2 Packing List ------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 1.3 Caution ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 1.4 Connection ------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 1.5 First Time Usage ------------------------------------------------------------ 8 2. About the Player ---------------------------------------------------- 2.1 Remote Control -------------------------------------------------------------- 10 2.2 Front Panel ------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 2.3 Rear Panel ------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 2.4 Side Panel -------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 3.
  • Page 3 6. File Copy Menu ----------------------------------------------------- 7. Playlist Menu --------------------------------------------------------- 8. Firmware Installation and Upgrade --------------------- 8.1 Firmware Installation -------------------------------------------------------- 35 8.2 Firmware Upgrade ---------------------------------------------------------- 36 9. Appendixes ------------------------------------------------------------ 9.1 Specifications ---------------------------------------------------------------- 38 9.2 Frequently Asked Questions ----------------------------------------------- 39 9.3 Copyrights and Trademarks ------------------------------------------------ 43 9.4 Warranty ----------------------------------------------------------------------43...

  • Page 4: 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 product. * Notice: WMA Pro & Advanced Profile and WMA with DRM are not supported...

  • Page 5: Packing List

    1.2 Packing List Part Quantity A/V cable USB cable Remote Control Remote Control Battery AC/DC adaptor AC/DC adaptor Power Cord User Manual Quick Installation Guide Driver CD (with User Manual) Warranty card SCART in adapter 1 (no need for USA) Wireless LAN USB adapter 1 (optional) Note:...
  • Page 6 1.3.3 Radio interference/compatibility - If not properly shielded, almost all electronic devices will get radio interference. Under some conditions, your player might get interference. - The design of this player has followed the FCC/CE standard, and has followed the following rules: (1) This player may not cause harmful interference;...

  • Page 7: Connection

    absorb the spillage. Electronic products are vulnerable, when using please avoid shaking or hitting the player, and do not press the buttons too hard. * Do not let the player come into contact with water or other liquid. * Do not disassemble the player, repair the player or change the design of the player, any damage done will not be included in the repair policy.
  • Page 8 1.4.3 TV connection 1. A/V OUT (1) Follow the picture and plug in the 3 color connector to the player’s A/V OUT jack; (2) Follow the picture and plug in the 3 color connector to the TV’s A/V IN jack. In this way, you can enjoy the content in the player on TV or other display devices.

  • Page 9: First Time Usage

    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. Or if you use optical fiber, please plug in the Toslink connector on your optical fiber to the player’s S/PDIF Optical jack; (not supplied) (2) Follow the picture and plug in the other connector on your coaxial cable or optical fiber to the digital audio device.
  • Page 10 picture shows: 1.5.3 Power on/off, language control 1. Power on After connecting the DC IN jack and turn on the POWER switch on the rear panel, the player will soon enter standby mode, and the POWER indicator on the front panel will turn red.

  • Page 11: About The Player

    2. About the Player 2.1 Remote Control All procedures in this manual can be carried out using the remote control buttons. See the following for details on each button and its function: 1. STANDBY 2. DISPLAY 3. MENU 4. MUSIC 5.
  • Page 12 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 during content preview or movie playback, and an onscreen tools menu appears, which enables to edit the content, add music to playlists, or set movie bookmarks.
  • Page 13 PLAY button: Press to begin playback. FAST REWIND button: Press to fast rewind the current playback. PAUSE / STEP button: Press to pause current playback. Press again to step to the next frame. Press to resume playback. FAST FORWARD button: Press to fast forward the current playback.

  • Page 14: Front Panel

    Navigational buttons: Press the arrow buttons to select menu options. RETURN button: Press to return to the previous screen when navigating menus. VOL+ button: Press to increase the volume. 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.

  • Page 15: Rear Panel

    2.3 Rear Panel 1. Air Flow hole 2. A/V OUT jack 3. Y/Pb/Pr OUT jack 4. S/PDIF OPTICAL/COAXIAL jack 5. DC IN jack 6. POWER switch 2.4 Side Panel 1. USB HOST port (A-Type) 2. USB DEVICE port (B-Type)

  • Page 16: Getting Started

    3. Getting Started Power on the system, and after a few seconds, the system will enter a guide menu. To enter this menu, press on the remote control too. 3.1 Selecting Browser – Playback Multimedia Files You can browse all the multimedia (Videos/ Music/Photos) files stored on the internal HDD, USB devices, or Network and playback them on TV.

  • Page 17: Selecting Setup

    3.4 Selecting Setup To enter the setup menu, select on the remote control or select the SETUP icon on the guide menu page.

  • Page 18: Setup Menu

    4. Setup Menu The Setup Menu allows you to configure language, audio, video, network and system settings. To enter the menu, select Setup from the Guide menu or select on the remote control. 4.1 Changing Language Settings Press on the remote control to select the Language tab from the menu bar.

  • Page 19: Changing Audio Settings

    Select to set text encoding. Text Encoding Press to select the encoding language. Press to confirm. 4.2 Changing Audio Settings Press on the remote control to select the Audio tab from the menu bar.
  • Page 20 Select to set type of speaker. Speaker Press to select from 2CH, 5.1CH. Press to confirm. Select to set night mode. Night Mode Press to select from Off, On, and Comfort. Press to confirm.

  • Page 21: Changing Video Settings

    4.3 Changing Video Settings Press on the remote control to select the Video tab from the menu bar. Select to set aspect ratio. Aspect Ratio Press to select from Pan Scan 4:3, Letter 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 22 Select to set brightness levels. Brightness Press to adjust brightness. The new setting is previewed onscreen. Press to confirm. Select to set contrast levels. Contrast Press to adjust contrast. The new setting is previewed onscreen. Press to confirm.

  • Page 23: Changing Network Settings

    Select to adjust video output type. Video Output Press to set the video output t ype, depending on your viewing preferences. Press to confirm. 4.4 Changing Network Settings Press on the remote control to select the Network tab from the menu bar.

  • Page 24: Changing System Settings

    Please refer to the user’s guide to wireless function in the package of Wireless LAN USB Adapter for more details about this setting. Wireless Setup 4.5 Changing System Settings Press on the remote control to select the System tab from the menu.

  • Page 25: Miscellaneous

    Select to restore factory defaults. Restore Default A confirmation message appears. Select OK and press Enter to restore all settings to defaults. 4.6 Miscellaneous Press on the remote control to select the MISC tab from the menu.

  • Page 26: Browser Menu

    5. 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. To enter the menu, select Browser from the Guide menu. Press to select the device on which the media is stored. Choose from HDD, USB, NET, and press When data on HDD, USB device is connected or connect the system to Network, you can also browse photos, listen to music, and watch movies.

  • Page 27: Browsing Music

    All directories and supported contents will be displayed. Press to select the directory or file you wish to browse, and press to confirm. 5.2 Browsing Music on the remote control to select the Music tab. All directories and supported audio files in current directory will be displayed. 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...

  • Page 28: Browsing Movies

    All directories and supported image files in current directory will be displayed. Press to select the photo you want to view and press . The photo will be displayed full screen. Note: 1. When the photo is displayed in full screen mode, the slide show star ts automatically.

  • Page 29: Browsing Via Wlan

    All directories and supported video files in current directory will be displayed. Press to select the movie you want to view and press . The movie will be played in full screen mode. This browsing movies function supports DAT, VOB, IFO, MPG, AVI, and TS file formats.
  • Page 30 Then select the shared multimedia file that you want to browse. 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. 5.5.2 Browsing through ‘My Shortcuts’...
  • Page 31 Select to set Net User ID, Net Password, and Specific File Server IP, which enables to browse files on NET through ‘My Short Cut’. Network Browser Select Net User ID and the entry screen will appear. Use the navigation arrows to select letters and numbers. Select CAPS to toggle between uppercase and lowercase letters.
  • Page 32 Select Net Password and the entry screen will appear. See above. Select Specific File Server IP, and use Navigational and Numeric buttons to enter IP address. Press to confirm. Select your IP address and press to confirm. Then select the shared multimedia file that you want to browse.

  • Page 33: File Copy Menu

    6. File Copy Menu Select Copy from the Guide menu to enter the File Copy menu, which allows you to copy files between HDD and USB devices, and network. Step 1: Select the source device and destination device. Press to select device. Press to cancel, and for next step.
  • Page 34 Press to select files, to cancel, and to next step. Step 3: Select the destination folder to store the above files. Press to select folder. Press to cancel, and for next step. Step 4: Proceed to copy selected files.

  • Page 35: Playlist Menu

    Press to select OK, press to confirm. And the copy will start. 7. 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, or press on the remote control.

  • Page 36: Firmware Installation And Upgrade

    8. Firmware Installation and Upgrade The firmware is the operating system (OS) installed on the device. 8.1 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 37: Firmware Upgrade

    Step 6: Connect the power cable Plug the power cable into the DC IN jack, turn on the POWER switch on the real panel, and wait for about 3 seconds or more, and then loosen your finger on the STANDBY button. Firmware installation will start in about 30 seconds.
  • Page 38 Download the latest firmware from our official website. Step 1: Prepare the USB Pen Drive Copy the 6 files into the root directory of your USB Pen Drive. Step 2: Modify ‘part.txt’ Open ‘part.txt’ file in the USB Pen Drive with WordPad, and make sure to modify ‘option:install’...

  • Page 39: Appendixes

    Note: Please do not modify the other sentences in ‘part.txt’, which might cause install error. Step 3: Repeat step 4, step 5, and step 6 in 8.1 Firmware Installation. Note: When installation or upgrade is completed, several system partitions would be created.

  • Page 40: Frequently Asked Questions

    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 AUDIO PERFORMANCE DA Converte 24-bit/192kHZ AD Converter 24-bit/96kHZ Signal-Noise (1kHZ) ≥ 95dB Dynamic Range ≥90dB (1kHZ) Channel ≥95dB Separation Total Harmonic...
  • Page 41 Answer: (1) Make sure the player is powered on. If it is off, the computer will not be able to find the player; (2) Make sure the player is connected to computer. (Refer to 1.4.1 for connecting player to computer); (3) When using Windows 98SE, install the USB driver first.
  • Page 42 files to and from the player. It is never harmful to use the defragment on the player. Make sure no other programs are running while using the Windows® defragment utility. Make sure you have connected the player with the external power adapter during this procedure.
  • Page 43 (4) Click the “OK” icon. 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 44: 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 Q100 warranty and customer support please visit our website : www.emtec-international.com...

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