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Rev. 510

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  • Page 1 FREECOM MediaPlayer-3 MANUAL Rev. 510...

  • Page 2: Dear Customer

    It may not be used near or with any life-sustaining systems. Freecom Technologies is not liable for any damages that may occur from the use of a Freecom system. All rights reserved. We reserve the right to upgrade our products in keeping with technological advances.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Users manual General Information ... page 4 Warnings and Safety Instructions ... page 6 Chapter 1: Getting Started ... page 8 Chapter 2: Connecting the MediaPlayer-3 to the PC ... page 10 Chapter 3: Connection to Television ... page 12 Chapter 4: Playing Multimedia files on TV/HiFi ...

  • Page 4: System Requirements

    Freecom MediaPlayer-3 Package Content and Accessories Please check to see that the following items are included in the box. Package Content Standard: • MediaPlayer-3 device • Remote Control • 2x AA Battery • AV cable, Audio Cable • USB 2.0 cable •...

  • Page 5: General Information

    General Information Main Features Movie Store movies, TV shows, music videos and more from your PC onto the player and view them directly on your TV or projector anytime, anywhere. The player is able to play MPEG-4 (DivX) video files in DVD quality. Multi-codec Music Player The player features a newly designed music player that plays MP3, WMA, OGG and ASF music files anytime, anywhere.
  • Page 6 Freecom MediaPlayer-3 Warnings and Safety Instructions Please read and follow the below mentioned instructions. They should be observed in order to prevent injury to the user, damage to the device and damage to property, as well as to ensure safe use of the product. Not following these instructions may cause the unit to malfunction.

  • Page 7: Warnings And Safety Instructions

    Furthermore, warranty does not apply to: • Damages or problems resulting from misuse, abuse, accident, alteration or incorrect electrical current or voltage. • Any product tampered-with or damaged warranty seal or serial number label. • Any product without a warranty or serial number label. •...

  • Page 8: Rear View

    Freecom MediaPlayer-3 Chapter 1: Getting Started Please familiarize yourself with the device before using it. Make sure you connect the device to your PC or TV or HiFi according to the below mentioned instructions. 1. 1 FRONT VIEW All basic operation functions can be done with the buttons on the device, without use of the remote control.

  • Page 9: Getting Started

    1.3 MediaPlayer-3: How it works The principle of using the Freecom MediaPlayer-3 is as follows: 1) Download* multimedia- files from the Internet or convert movies/music into compressed format (for instance DivX, MP-3) 2) Connect the MediaPlayer-3 to your PC and store the multimedia-files on the Freecom MediaPlayer-3 3) Take the MediaPlayer-3 to your livingroom and connect it to your TV and/or HiFi set...

  • Page 10: Connecting The Mediaplayer-3 To The Pc

    Freecom MediaPlayer-3 Chapter 2: Connecting the MediaPlayer-3 to the PC 2.1 Connecting the player to the PC Connect the USB cable to the player and connect the power adapter to the DC jack on the player. Connect the adapter into an AC outlet. Connect the player to the PC’s USB port.
  • Page 11 2.2 Hard drive format Your Freecom MediaPlayer-3 is already formatted (FAT-32) when it comes from the factory. If, when you turn on the player, the initial screen appears but after that the Video Audio Photo select screen does not appear, this means that the harddrive inside is not formatted.

  • Page 12: Connection To Television

    Freecom MediaPlayer-3 2.4 To disconnect the player from the PC To safely remove the MediaPlayer-3 from your PC, click the ‘Safely Remove Hardware’ icon in the System Tray, select the MediaPlayer-3 device and click on <stop>. Wait until Windows has finished removing the hardware, and discon- nect the USB cable from the USB port.
  • Page 13 3.2 Connecting the audio cables to TV/ Amplifier Connect only one audio cable type directly to your AV system. Connection depends on the connectors available on your AV set. AUDIO OUT (L/ R) jacks: To hear the sound of this Player through your TV or HiFi set, connect the audio cables (white/red) to the AUDIO IN jacks on the TV or AUX IN on your amplifier (cable supplied).

  • Page 14: Playing Multimedia Files On Tv/Hifi

    Freecom MediaPlayer-3 Chapter 4: Playing Multimedia files on TV/HiFi 4.1 Powering on player Connect AC power adapter to the player. Plug the AC power cord into the power outlet. Turn on your TV, turn on the MediaPlayer-3 and select your video input on the TV(AV Mode).
  • Page 15 4.2 Player Setup Press the [BOOKMARK] button during file playback, the playing time will be stored into the memory. The player will automatically start playing from the position you stored when the [PROGRAM] button is pressed again on the main OSD menu. Press the SETUP button on your remote control, a menu will appear with the available options.
  • Page 16 Freecom MediaPlayer-3 Initial DVD, VCD PBC Setting DVD Parental Level TV Type Change Password Default Setup Save On / Off Used for DVD or VCD2.0 discs playing. The menu image displays on the screen. Off 1~8 Used for parental control ratings. 4:3 Letter Box / Set to normal TV or Wide screen types.

  • Page 17: Remote Control

    Chapter 5: Remote Control To switch power on/off TV out mode (NTSC / PAL) Audio mode select (Analog / Digital) Navigate up/down/left and right To go to specific position To select play file To show content information being played Play a single file repeatedly, Play all files in the folder repeatedly.
  • Page 18 Freecom MediaPlayer-3 5.3 Functionality of the buttons on remote button functionality POWER To power on or power off It’s used to change the video output mode. (NTSC<-> PAL) Video output which is changed by remote is not saved, so you need to change the vidoe output in Setup mode to save it.
  • Page 19 I< PREVIOUS >I NEXT II> To playback and/or pause << fast rewinder - 8X (8 times)=>16X=>32X=>8X (looping) - 1min(1 minute)=>5min=>10min=>15min=>20min=>cancel=>1min(looping) >> fast forwarder - 8X (8 times)=>16X=>32X=>8X (looping) - 1min(1 minute)=>5min=>10min=>15min=>20min=>cancel=>1min(looping) STOP 1) To stop files when playback 2) In stop mode, to move upper level folder. BOOKMARK To save the position of currently playback movie or audio file.

  • Page 20: Basic Operation

    Freecom MediaPlayer-3 Chapter 6: Basic Operation 6.1 Playback of Video/ Audio/ Photo files when connected to TV or HiFi 6.1.1 MUSIC Background Skin While listening to music, you can use any digital photo image taken by yourself as a Music background. Just copy any jpg photo file into Root(../) directory like below;...

  • Page 21: Partitioning Your Freecom Mediaplayer-3 (Pc Only)

    Partitioning your Freecom MediaPlayer-3 (PC only) Chapter 7: Partitioning your Freecom MediaPlayer-3 (PC only) 7.1 General information Your MediaPlayer-3 was partitioned and formatted to provide you with the maximum available capacity and compatibility. FAT32 was chosen as file system to assure that you will be able to read your files on any PC. It is recommended not to change the current configuration of your MediaPlayer-3.
  • Page 22 Freecom MediaPlayer-3 Example for different partitions with different file systems on one MediaPlayer-3 Total size of MediaPlayer-3 120 GB The example above is a good solution for Windows 2000/XP users who some- times exchange data with Windows 98SE/ME PCs. For storing the data under Windows 2000/XP both partitions can be used. As the NTFS file system is not recognized by Windows 98SE/ME data to be used on these operating systems must be stored on the FAT32 partition.
  • Page 23 7.3.1 Deleting a partition on the MediaPlayer-3 under Windows 98SE / ME The following steps will explain how to delete a partition on your MediaPlayer- 1. Click on the "Start" button. 2. Select "Run". 3. Enter "fdisk" and confirm with "OK". 4.
  • Page 24 Freecom MediaPlayer-3 7.3.2 Creating a partition on the MediaPlayer-3 under Windows 98 SE / ME The following steps will guide you the process of creating partitions on your MediaPlayer-3 under Windows 98SE/ME. After this procedure your Freecom MediaPlayer-3 will be ready for use and it will be allocated a drive letter. 1.
  • Page 25 Note: Partition size of large hard disks will not be displayed correctly! However partitioning results will be OK. 7. Select Option 1 "(Create DOS partition or Logical DOS drive)" by pressing '1' and confirm with 'Return'. 8. Select Option 1 "(Create primary DOS partition)" by pressing '1' and confirm with 'Return'.
  • Page 26 Freecom MediaPlayer-3 12. Stop your hard disk by using the hot unplug icon in the lower right corner of your screen and remove the USB cable from your hard disk. Afterwards connect your hard disk again with your computer. The hard disk will now be recognized by Windows.
  • Page 27 7.3.4 Formatting partitions on the MediaPlayer-3 under Windows 98SE / ME 1. Double-click on the "My Computer" icon on your desktop. 2. Click with the right mouse button on the drive symbol of your MediaPlayer- 3. Now a menu will appear where you can choose the option "Format". 3.
  • Page 28 Freecom MediaPlayer-3 7.4 Partitioning your MediaPlayer-3 under Windows XP / 2000 7.4.1 Deleting a partition on the MediaPlayer-3 under Windows XP / 2000 1. Click with the right mouse button on the "My Computer" icon on your desktop. 2. Select the option "Manage". 3.
  • Page 29 5. Click with the right mouse button on the "unallocated" area and select the option "New Partition" (Windows 2000: "Create Partition Wizard"). The "New Partition Wizard" opens. Click on "Next". 6. Select "Primary partition" and click on "Next". 7. Now you can adjust the size of your partition. Click on "Next" if only one partition is to be created.
  • Page 30 Freecom MediaPlayer-3 8. Assign a drive letter to your hard disk. Normally you can use the default options. Click on "Next". 9. Select the formatting option. Choose either "FAT32" or "NTFS", the "Allo- cation Unit Size" should remain on "Default". Finally select "Perform Quick Format"...
  • Page 31 7.4.3 Creating two or more partitions on the MediaPlayer-3 under Windows XP / 2000 1. Repeat the steps from the previous chapter (Creating a partition on the MediaPlayer-3 under Windows XP/2000) for creating the first partition. 2. Click with the right mouse button on the "My Computer" icon on your desktop.
  • Page 32 Freecom MediaPlayer-3 7. Now you can adjust the size of your partition. Enter the size and click on "Next". 8. Click on "Finish" to create the "Extended partition". The unallocated space now changed to "Free space".
  • Page 33 Partitioning your MediaPlayer-3 9. Right-click on "Free Space" and select "New Logical Drive" (Windows 2000: "Create Logical Drive"). The "New Partition Wizard" (Windows 2000: "Cre- ate Partition Wizard") opens. Click on "Next".
  • Page 34 Freecom MediaPlayer-3 10. "Logical drive" is already selected. Click on "Next". 11. Specify the partition size and click on "Next". 12. Assign a drive letter and click on "Next". 13. Select the formatting option. Choose either "FAT32" or "NTFS", the "Allo- cation Unit Size"...

  • Page 35: Troubleshooting / Frequently Asked Questions (Faq)

    Troubleshooting / Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Chapter 8: Troubleshooting / Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) 8.1 USB CONNECTION • Why can’t I see the drive in the file manager after I reboot my computer? 1> Make sure the assembled HDD is installed correctly, and that the USB cable is connected to your computer.
  • Page 36 Freecom MediaPlayer-3 • My picture is in black and white Enter the setup menu and go to the video menu and change the settings here to fit your TV screen, this usually happens if the player is set to use s- video instead of Component.

  • Page 37: Firmware Upgrade

    Firmware Upgrade We provide you with the latest and best features through Firmware Upgrade. Firmware Upgrade Instructions Connect the AC adapter to the player. (Caution: Only upgrade the firmware on the player with the AC adapter connected.) Connect the device to a PC with the USB Cable. Please see Page xxx for how to connect the product to a PC.

  • Page 38: Technical Specifications

    Freecom MediaPlayer-3 Technical Specifications Interface Video Connections: Audio Connections: Output Connectors: Display (Main Set): USB Interface: Output Performance Video: Audio: Composite x 1 S-Video x 1 Component 1080i/ 720p?480p?480i (Progressive Scan) Cable not supplied. Stereo Audio (L/R) x1 Optical Digital Audio 1 (Dolby Digital &...

  • Page 39: Technical Specifications

    Support Format Video: File Type Video Codec Audio Codec Remarks MPEG-1 MPEG-2 MPG, MPA MPEG-2 M1V, M2V DivX® Video, MP3, AC3, XviD MS MPEG4 It is normal to experience occasional pixilation and “skip” during playback due to clarity of digital content during internet downloading. Audio: File Type MP1, MP2, MP3...
  • Page 40 Freecom MediaPlayer-3 Environmental Specifications Rating Power Voltage: AC output current (converted power): Power consumption: Operation Temperatures: Operating Conditions Humidity (%) Dimensions: Weight: AC 100~240V±10% ; 50/60Hz / External AC/DC Adapter 5V, 1.5A / 12V, 1.5A Max. 7W 5 to 35 deg C 20 to 80% Non-condensation 129(W)x205mm(D)x45(H) Approx.

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