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DANE-ELEC SO SMART User Manual

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  • Page 1 User Manual Wifi 802.11 b/g or MIMO...
  • Page 2 High Definition Multimedia Hard Disk Drive User Manual www.danedigital.com www.dane-elec.com © 2008 Dane-Elec Copyright...
  • Page 3 In a product of the highest long- term esthetic and commercial value. We hope you will find the So Smart HDMI player to be a rewarding experience and a worthy investment. We have made this manual as short as possible so that it is practical for someone to read it carefully and thoroughly.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    1.1 Do’s and Dont’s Page. 5 1.2 Limitations and Usage Precautions Page. 6 Chapter 2 Introduction 2.1 Introducing the Wireless So Smart Hi-Def Multimedia Player Page. 7 2.2 Technical Specifications Page. 8 2.3 Package Contents Page. 9 2.4 Getting Familiar with your Unit Page.

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Safety & Precautions

    • Don’t attempt disassembling or remodeling the unit. • Don’t drop the So Smart unit. This might cause irreversible damage to the unit and the Hard Disk Drive. • Do not touch the power plug with wet hands or use defective power cables & electric outlets.

  • Page 6: Limitations And Usage Precautions Page

    Please read the following Limitations and Usage Precautions before using your So Smart player. • While So Smart players support dozens of file formats and codec, they are not intended to work with every codec-variation. So Smart players provide limited support to standardized versions of codec as stated in the Technical Specifications of this manual.

  • Page 7: Chapter 2 Introduction

    Chapter 2 : Introduction 2.1 Introducing the So Smart HDMI Multimedia Player • HD Playback: The So Smart player supports a max resolution of 1920 x 1080 Progressive Scan video output providing Hi-Definition display of clear and crisp picture quality. •...

  • Page 8: Technical Specifications Page

    Chapter 2 : Introduction 2.2 Technical Specifications Product Name So Smart HDMI Wireless Hi-Definition Media Player Processor SeM8621L (by Sigma Designs) Memory 64Mb (RAM), 8Mb (Flash) Operating System ucLinux DivX® (3/4/5/6), AVI, Xvid, MPeG, MPG, VCD(DAT), (VOb, Video IFO), WMV(WMV-9), ASF(WMV-9), TP, TS, TRP Supported Files MP3, WMA, AAC, OGG, PCM, AC3, DTS™...

  • Page 9: Package Contents Page

    Chapter 2 : Introduction 2.3 Packaging Contents SO SMART HDMI WIFI Remote Control 5dbl Antenna A/V Cable Power Adaptator Power Cable USb Cable User Guide Wifi 802.11 MIMO or b/g User Manual Driver CD HDMI Cable Rubber Pad...

  • Page 10: Getting Familiar With Your Unit Page

    Chapter 2 : Introduction 2.4 Getting Familiar with your unit Front View Power LED...
  • Page 11 Chapter 2 : Introduction Rear View Wireless Antenna Jack Composite Port optical (Audio) Port Coaxial Cable Jack 10/100 Mbps (RJ45) LAN S-video Port 10 HDMI Port USb 2.0 Host A-Type 2 Video Composite Port 11 High Velocity Fan Video Component Port 12 USb 2.0 Slot 13 Power...
  • Page 12 Chapter 2 : Introduction So Smart Remote Control POWeR Toggle Unit Power (ON / OFF) SeTUP enter Setup Menu, Apply/Confirm Setup Settings TV OUT Toggle Video Output Modes FUNC Display Control Options (Vol, Contrast, Subtitle etc..) MUTe Stop Audio Output from the Player...

  • Page 13: Chapter 3 Basic Set Up

    Optical Rq : by default, your So Smart is set to detect the HDMI connection (720p PAL). If you want to use another connector press the button «TV OUT» of the remote control to get the video out you need...
  • Page 14 The default language setting on your So Smart is english. To change the language please follow those instructions : Turn on your So Smart Choose Set Up with the remote control arrow Select Language then eNTeR On the list with the arrow select the language you...
  • Page 15 The language selected appear now on the OSD Menu Select Set Up button on the remote control to registered the change Now your So Smart is in French...

  • Page 16: Transferring Files To The Hard Disk Drive Through Usb Page

    • Some 2.5” external-HDD may require additional power to the external HDD to be recognized. Use the AC-adapter included with your 2.5” external HDD to enable its use with the So Smart player. Removal Procedure : For the safety of your drive and make sure the loss of any data, thank you to always follow the following procedure for unplug your device.

  • Page 17: The Setup Menu Page

    Image should appear after some pushes (location of the right video out). Use the navigation button on the So Smart Remote to select the TV icon/option. This option allows you to configure your video-out settings.
  • Page 18 Chapter 3 : Basic Setup Use the left-arrow button on the So Smart remote to navigate back to the left-side column. From the left-side navigation column, select PLAYbACK Setup. Use the arrow keys and press eNTeR / SeLeCT on the So Smart Remote.
  • Page 19 Perform a Hardware Reboot if Admin Password is lost In order to password-protect individual folders: 1. Using navigation button on the So Smart Remote, select the folder to protect. 2. Press LOCK button on your So Smart Remote 3. enter the Admin Password 4.
  • Page 20 Chapter 3 : Basic Setup To access a password-protected folder: 1. Using the arrow-buttons on the So Smart Remote, navigate to the folder and press eNTeR / SeLeCT. 2. An enter-Password prompt will popup. enter the folder password to access the folder contents.
  • Page 21 A Hardware Reboot may be required if the player fails to perform well. Hardware Reboot may also be needed if the admin Password is forgotten, lost or misplaced. Power off the So Smart Player completely. Press the “SeTUP” button and the “1” button right after, on the remote control.

  • Page 22: Chapter 4 Connecting So Smart To A Network

    Chapter 4: Connecting So Smart to a Network 4.1 Setting Network Sharing using Windows XP on your PC In order to connect your So Smart Player to your local area network or to an individual PC, we need to configure the Internet Protocol on your PC: •...
  • Page 23 Chapter 4: Connecting So Smart to a Network Setting Up Folder / Drive Sharing on Win-XP PC: • Right-click the folder or drive that you want to share, and then click SHARING AND SeCURITY. Tip: If you want to share your entire My Documents folder, open My Documents, and then click the UP button on the toolbar.
  • Page 24 In Windows XP Pro, you may also need to define the users who can have access to these shared folders and files. In order to use folder sharing with So Smart, it is recommended to provide guest access to the shared folders.
  • Page 25 Internet Connection Firewall (ICF). ICF is automatically turned on in Win-XP (SP2). If the ICF is turned on on your PC, your So Smart player may not be able to access files residing on your PC. Follow this procedure to disable it: •...

  • Page 26: Wired (Via 10/100 Lan, Rj45 Port) Network Connections Page

    Switch / Hub / Router to share the media files residing within folders or drives on your (wired-networked) PC. Use the left -arrow button on the So Smart Remote to navigate back to the left-side column. From the left-side navigation column, use the arrow keys and select “NeTWORK”...

  • Page 27: Wireless Network Page

    WeP KeY: If using WeP-encryption on router, manually input WeP key here. (refer: next page) Select “Apply” to apply wireless network settings. SUCCeSS versus FAIL shows network connectivity status Press SeTUP button on the So Smart Remote to apply and confirm all setup options and configurations.
  • Page 28 Chapter 4: Connecting So Smart to a Network If the version of your firmware include the autoscan ESSID (you can upgrade your firmware on www.danedigital.com) then follow this process: Select Set Up on the main menu with the remote control arrow button.
  • Page 29 Chapter 4: Connecting So Smart to a Network Your Wireless option network is now select. Select wireless Apply then ENTER. Select Scan ESSID then ENTER.
  • Page 30 Chapter 4: Connecting So Smart to a Network The Automatic scan is going to find all the wireless network available close to your So Smart. Select on the list your Network (in our example : Dane-Elec) then ENTER. Normally your Wireless Network is secure by a code.
  • Page 31 Chapter 4: Connecting So Smart to a Network Select WPA PSK Select in WPA the kind of encryption (in our example TKIP) We are going now to enter your password or pass phrase Select WPA PSK Key then ENTER...
  • Page 32 Chapter 4: Connecting So Smart to a Network With the arrow button select each letter or number of your Password, validate each with ENTER To change Small to Caps letter select on the screen “>>” button When your password is written, select OK on the screen, then ENTER (in our example the password is DANE1ec).
  • Page 33 Chapter 4: Connecting So Smart to a Network Select Wireless Apply then ENTER. When SUCCESS appear instaed of Stop, your Wireless Network is configurated and ready to be used. Select SetUp on the remove control to save your configuration.
  • Page 34 Chapter 4: Connecting So Smart to a Network Using the So Smart Remote, navigate to your eSSID and press eNTeR/SeLeCT. SeTTING eNCRYPTION OPTIONS: encryption (WeP): • Using the So Smart Remote, navigate to encryption (WeP) and press eNTeR/SeLeCT. • Select, choose and apply the encryption (WeP) settings used by the network.
  • Page 35 • Once done, navigate to OK and press eNTeR / SeLeCT. Select “Apply” to apply wireless network settings and press SeTUP button on the Remote to apply your changed settings. NOTE: Under Wireless Network connection, media streaming may experience lag or jitters for some HD video files.

  • Page 36: Chapter 5 Ndas Basic Set Up

    If you use NDAS when So Smart runs files (movies or pictures), then you may experience a drop in performance. • It may take a while to recognize So Smart as a local hard disk in “My Computer” window depending on your network system. •...
  • Page 37 At this level two choices propose to you: - Using the wired network (cable) - Use WiFi (wireless) We will proceed in a first time installation So Smart wired network and then we’ll give you the procedure for the wireless network. Setting the wired network: Verify the So Smart is connected to your computer via cable network (RJ45) and the latter is switched 1 ) Place your mouse cursor on the taskbar at the bottom right corner of your screen on the icon «NDAS...
  • Page 38 (for example: So Smart). 6) enter on the first line code «NDAS Device ID» which is under your So Smart or the label pasted on the cover of the CD ROM So Util (Nb: The code to grasp is that which appears under «WIReD MAC and has 20...
  • Page 39 7) If you want to be able to write information on the hard drive of your So Smart you must also enter the code «Write Key” which includes 5 characters othe- rwise leave this line blank, click on «NeXT». 8) Click «Next»...
  • Page 40 Smart through Windows explorer Your So Smart is now set for the function NDAS mode wired network, a function which will allow you to make streaming from your PC ie read data stored in your So Smart (films, photos, videos, music, documents…).

  • Page 41: Chapter 6 Media Playback

    Chapter 6 : Media Playback 6.1 Video Playback When the So Smart player boots up, a list of all recently-played video files is displayed on the main panel. The displayed list (icons) consists of the last SIX recently-played video files.
  • Page 42 / SeLeCT to change settings. Changing Volume Modifying brightness settings Modifying Display Contrast Changing Saturation Settings So Smart REMOTE TIPS: • Press the INFO button to display video file info such as Video/Audio Format, File Size, Subtitle, Time etc. •...
  • Page 43 Changing Subtitle Display Position Choosing Subtitle Language Choosing Subtitle File INFO bUTTON: GOTO bUTTON: Display basic File Information Jump to desired time stamp.

  • Page 44: Audio Playback Page

    If you want to navigate to the previous screen, folder or device, press ReTURN on the So Smart Remote Control If you press the AUDIO button on the So Smart remote, a list of all available audio files will be displayed.
  • Page 45 Chapter 6 : Media Playback Use the RND / SeQ button on the So Smart Remote Control to toggle between Random vs Sequential playback of Audio files in JUKebOX list. This feature can also be used for IMAGe playback. Use the RePeAT button on the So Smart Remote Control to play an audio (music) file repeatedly.

  • Page 46: Internet Radio Playback Page

    Chapter 6 : Media Playback 6.3 Internet radio Playback When the So Smart player boots up, a list of all available locations where files are stored is displayed on the main panel. So Smart provides playback of video files residing on your PC, on the internet (via network streaming), external storage device (via USb-Host) or local HDD (installed inside the So Smart).

  • Page 47: Image Playback Page

    (see screen), select ReFReSH and press eNTeR / SeLeCT. If you want to navigate to the previous screen, folder or device, press the ReTURN button on the So Smart Remote Control. Once the digital image files are visible on the display screen (e.g.

  • Page 48: Mixed-Media Playback Page

    MIXeD media mode: It is a convenient and efficient to move between folders and select and play the desired media files. ReMeMbeR: Use PLAY button on So Smart remote to play all files in a folder continuously and sequentially.Use eNTeR button on So Smart remote to play the individually-selected file only.

  • Page 49: Using My List For Media Playback Page

    Select the file(s) and/or folder(s) that you will like to include in MY LIST and press the ADD button on the So Smart Remote. The file / folder will be added to MY LIST. The ADD icon will be visible on the main panel to confirm addition of an item to MY LIST.

  • Page 50: Chapter 7 How Do I

    • A movie DVD consists of a bunch of VOb and IFO files. These files can be transferred to the So Smart Player via the USb2.0 or USb-Host Port. The files can be transferred from a PC, an external storage device, a USb flash drive or even an external DVD-ROM.
  • Page 51 2) Press the SeTUP button on the Remote Control. Using the So Smart Remote, navigate (arrow buttons), scroll down and Select ‘MISC’. Then use the RIGHT ARROW button on the So Smart Remote to scroll down and select “SHOW FIRMWARe VeR”...

  • Page 52: Troubleshooting

    3. Depending on network environment, there may be a delay in searching for the network. Try networked-PC. ReFReSH. 4. ensure that WeP and eSSID settings are accurate. WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose your So Smart Media player to rain or moisture.

  • Page 53: Chapter 8 Firmware Upgrading Page

    Warranty requests cannot be processed without proof of purchase. In no event shall Dane-elec’s (or its distributors’) liability exceed the price paid for the product from direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from the use of the product, its software, or its documentation.Dane-elec does not offer refunds for any product.

  • Page 54: Limited Warrantly Page

    (Title 17, United States Code, Sections 501 and 506). So Smart players are designed to assist you in backing up, storing and reproducing material which you own the copyright for or for which you have obtained permission from the copyright owner.

  • Page 55: Copyright And Legal Attributions Page

    MP3 audio format. would allow. Dane-elec. MAKeS THIS DOCUMeNT AVAILAbLe ON AN «AS IS» bASIS AND MAKeS NO WARRANTY, eXPReSS OR IMPLIeD, AS TO THe ACCURACY, CAPAbILITY, eFFICIeNCY, MeRCHANTAbILITY, OR FUNCTIONING OF THIS DOCUMeNT. IN NO eVeNT WILL DANe-eLeC be LIAbLe FOR ANY GeNeRAL, CONSeQUeNTIAL, INDIReCT, INCIDeNTAL, eXeMPLARY, OR SPeCIAL DAMAGeS, eVeN IF DANe-eLeC HAS beeN ADVISeD OF THe POSSIbILITY OF SUCH DAMAGeS.
  • Page 56 Svenska [Swedish] : Härmed intygar Dane-Elec att denna So Smart står I överensstämmelse med de väsentliga egenskapskrav och övriga relevanta bestämmelser som framgår av direktiv 1999/5/EG. Íslenska [Icelandic] : Hér með lýsir Dane-Elec yfir því að So Smart er í samræmi við grunnkröfur og aðrar kröfur, sem gerðar eru í tilskipun 1999/5/EC.

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