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  • Page 1 Home Multimedia Center Movie Cube D120H/D850H User’s Manual (Version 1.0)

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents User Information Product Introduction Main Menu Web Server & BitTorrent Media Library Upgrading the Firmware Appendixes 8. Copyrights and Trademarks 9. Warranty 10. License information...

  • Page 3: User Information

    1. User Information 1.1 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. 1.1.1 Usage cautions User should not modify this player. If commercial hard disk is being used, the environmental temperature should be within +5 ~ +35 .
  • Page 4 - Physical impact may create bad sector in the hard disk, you can use CHKDSK to fix the problem. - All data stored in the player may be lost due to physical impact, electrical shock, power lost, HDD format etc. Please backup your data. - It is suggested to do defragment after a long period of usage.

  • Page 5: Product Introduction

    2. Product Introduction 2.1 Product Overview Thank you very much for purchasing our Movie Cube. In the digital era, this product is a great home entertainment partner. With the outstanding design, you can enjoy Full HD movies and music, view photos of precious moments, and record your favorite TV or movie programs and view them in your own time.
  • Page 6 View subtitle Supports major audio formats (1080p HD video decoding) Movie format: AVI/MKV/TS/TP/TRP/M2TS/MPG/MP4/M4V/MOV/VOB/ISO/IFO/DAT/ WMV/ASF/RM/RMVB/FLV Music Playback Fast forward/rewind Shuffle Repeat Music format: MP3/OGG/WMA/WAV/FLAC DVB-T TV supports Digital Video Broadcasting Terrestrial (DVB-T) TV reception supports double-tuner, allows to watch other programs while recording another one supports Electronic Program Guide (EPG), Teletext and subtitle supports the loop out of DVB-T signal received from Aerial.

  • Page 7: Package Contents

    2.2 Package Contents Part Quantity Player Scart to 6 RCA connectors cable USB cable Remote Control with batteries Power cord User Manual Quick Installation Guide CD (with User Manual) Warranty Card Note: The actual contents in the package might be different from the packing list in this manual. 2.3.
  • Page 8 Removing a USB Device In order to prevent data loss, it is highly recommended you press USB button on the remote control before remove a USB device. To remove a USB Device: 1. Press USB button on the remote control 2.
  • Page 9 2.3.3.2 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. 2.3.3.3 SCART OUT (1) Follow the picture and plug one connector on the SCART cable to the player’s SCART socket;...
  • Page 10 2.3.3.4 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 11 2.3.3.5 HDMI OUT (1) Follow the picture and plug one connector of your HDMI cable to the player’s HDMI jack; (2) Follow the picture and plug the other connector of 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. 2.3.3.6 ANT.
  • Page 12 The player can loop out the DVB-T signal to other TV receiver device. In this way, you can watch the TV programs with another TV receiver while recording 2.3.4 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 13 2.3.5 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. 2.3.6 Ethernet connection To connect to a LAN (Local Area Network) you require a cat5, cat5e or cat6 network cable (not supplied).
  • Page 14 2.3.7 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.
  • Page 15 2.3.8 HDD insertion Make sure the player is switched off. Open the door of the HDD rack. As illustrated below, insert manually the HDD until ¾ is in the rack. Use the door to close the HDD rack. Warning : do not try to insert the whole HDD manually as this may break the mechanism within.

  • Page 16: Front Panel

    You can now power on the player. 2.4 Front Panel 1. Power indicator & button 2. DVD tray 3. Eject button 4. LED display 5. Play/Pause button 6. Stop button 7. PREV button 8. NEXT button 9. USB Host port 10.

  • Page 17: Rear Panel

    2.6 Rear Panel 1. *ANT. / RF IN socket (for D850H) 2. *ANT. / RF OUT socket (for D850H) 3. Y/Pb/Pr OUT jack 4. A/V IN jack 5. A/V OUT jack 6. HDMI jack 7. S/PDIF COAXIAL jack 8. S /PDIF OPTICAL jack 9.
  • Page 18 2.8 HDD Format For users who wish to install a new SATA HDD into the player, please refer to the following procedures to format the hard disk on the player before usage. Step 1: Select OK on the Warning page, press ENTER to confirm. Note: This page can be also accessed via Setup->System->HDD Format menu.
  • Page 19 2.9 Remote Control (*D850H) 1. MUTE 2. DVD 3. SETUP 4. INFO 5. SEARCH 6. HOME 7. UP 8. LEFT 9. OK 10. DOWN 11. VOL- 12. Numeric buttons 13. HELP 14. REC* 15. PLAY/PAUSE 16. FR 17. FF 18. USB 19.
  • Page 20 appears, showing the recording quality setting and time elapsed. Press during live TV and an onscreen display appears, showing the current channel number and time. Press during time shifting to turn the time shifting bar on/off SEARCH Filter the current folder to locate the specific media file. Does not search subfolder;...
  • Page 21 the space is available. Press to activate the time shift function and wait for the play arrow to appear on the screen. Press the PAUSE button and the program will be paused. Press the PLAY button to resume viewing the program. Time shift mode remains active until you press the STOP button or the TIME SHIFT button again.

  • Page 22: Main Menu

    3. Main Menu 3.1 Setup Menu The Setup menu allows you to personalize and configure the preferences for your player. To select a Setup option: Select the Setup icon on the home screen Use the UP/DOWN navigational buttons to select an option, and then press ENTER. There are nine Setup options, including TV, Audio, Video, Photo, REC, Network, System, MISC and Media Library.
  • Page 23 Press the up / down button to select from AUTO SCAN and MANUAL SCAN, and press the enter button to confirm. AUTO SCAN In AUTO SCAN mode, the system will automatically scan for available DVB-T TV channels. MANUAL SCAN In MANUAL SCAN mode, you can select the CH name, Bandwidth, and Input Frequency.
  • Page 24 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. 3.1.2 Changing Audio Settings Use this menu to configure audio settings Night Mode Choose between Off / On / Comfort.
  • Page 25 3.1.3 Changing Video Settings Use this menu to configure video settings. Aspect Ratio 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 26 3.1.4 Changing Photo Settings Use this menu to configure photo settings Slide Show Timing Select to set the interval time for photo slide show. Transition Effect Select to set the transition effect for photo slide show. Background Music Select to set the background music options while view pictures. Ken Burns Apply PAN-Scan effects during Photo playback.
  • Page 27 3.1.6 Changing Network Settings Use this menu to configure Ethernet and WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) settings. Wired LAN Setup DHCP IP (AUTO) Select to obtain IP address automatically. FIX IP (MANUAL) Select to manually input the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, and DNS Server IP Address.
  • Page 28 Get Connection Mode Choose between Infrastructure (AP) and Peer to Peer (Ad Hoc). Press ENTER to go to next step, and press RETURN to cancel. Infrastructure (AP) Infrastructure mode is used to connect computers with wireless network adapters, also known as wireless clients, to an existing wired network with the help from wireless router or access point.
  • Page 29 Input WEP / WPA Key Encryption keys can be inputted via the virtual keyboard. Press the navigational buttons to select, ENTER to input, CAPS to switch between uppercase and lowercase, <- to delete a character, -> to insert a space, shift to make more symbols available, and OK to confirm. Test connection The testing process will take for a while, please be patient to wait.
  • Page 30 Ad-Hoc Setup Press ENTER to go to next step, press RETURN to cancel, and press PLAY to connect. WPS (AP) WPS, Wi-Fi Protected Setup, is used to connect a wireless router directly, without searching SSID and inputting password. In this mode, you just need to configure the parameters of your router which support WPS function.
  • Page 31 Login Control Select to turn on / off password protect for the Web server (Neighbor Web). Note: 1) The default user name is ‘admin’, and the default password is ‘123’; 2) When it is turned off, and then turned on again, the password will be restored to default.
  • Page 32 1) Copy ‘install.img’ or extension files to the root directory of a USB stick, and connect it to the USB HOST port of the player. 2) Press ENTER to confirm. Extension Package Upgrade Select to upgrade the extension packages (btpd, samba, unicgi, etc.) System Upgrade Select to upgrade the firmware.

  • Page 33: Music Playback

    Screen Saver Select to turn on / off screen saver. Movie Preview Select to turn on / off movie preview in the browser menu. 3.1.9 Changing Media library Settings Use this menu to set the scan folder, update media library and media library mode. Select Scan Folder Select the scan folders from HDD or external USB device.
  • Page 34 You can navigate using a filter option (Date, Folder, Recent, Playlist, All music, Artist, Genre, or Album) by selecting the Music icon and using UP and DOWN button to scroll through the options listed. 3.2.1 Music Playback Control Button Function Begin/Pause playback.

  • Page 35: Photo Playback

    3.2.3 Quick-Search You can search for a media file by filter current folder to locate the specific media file. Press SEARCH button while browsing music files in the music library. 3.3 Photo Playback Enter into photo interface, only supported image files and folder will be displayed. This player supports JPG/JPEG/BMP/files.

  • Page 36: Movie Playback

    3.3.2 Photo Playback Options During photo playback, press OPTION button. The photo toolbar opens at the bottom of the screen. The photo toolbar has several command icons to customize the way you play photo. The functions from left to right are zoom in, zoom out, rotate picture, info. 3.3.3 Quick-Search You can search for a media file by filter current folder to locate the specific media file.
  • Page 37 3.4.1 Movie Playback Control Button Function PLAY/PAUSE Begin/Pause playback. PREV / NEXT View the previous or next file/chapter. FR/FF Fast rewind or fast forward. Press repeatedly to select the speed Hide or display the Movie toolbar during playback. OPTION STOP Stop playback.
  • Page 38 3.4.3 Quick-Search You can search for a media file by filter current folder to locate the specific media file. Press SEARCH button while browsing movie files in the movie library. 3.5 All Files The “all files” allows you to browse and play music, photo and movie files stored on an internal HDD, external USB device, and Network.
  • Page 39 LEFT/RIGHT Display the time information bar, then use the left/right button to the point you want to skip to, press enter button to playback. ZOOM Press to zoom the image. AUDIO Select an audio track while watching DVD with multiple audio tracks.
  • Page 40 EMTEC does not offer any contents and services of this feature and it not responsible for any contents and services provided under this feature. EMTEC is not responsible for any operational stability of the contents and services, for example, if you...
  • Page 41 3.8 DTV Menu (* D850H) In this menu, you can watch and record Digital Terrestrial TV programs, or have the time shift function. To enter the DVB-T TV mode, select the DTV icon on the main menu. 3.8.1 Watch DVB-T The following are some functional buttons on the remote control available when watching Digital TV programs.
  • Page 42 Press the up / down button to select channels, and press the enter button to confirm. Info Bar While switching channels by the up / down button, an info bar will be displayed to show the channel information. There’re 4 strings displayed on the bar. Taking the info bar in the above photo for example: N/A –...
  • Page 43 Press the prev / next button to change channels. Press the left / right button to change date. Press the up / down button to change program. Press the Red button to add / delete scheduled recording Teletext Menu If the broadcasted stream supports Teletext, press the TTX button to enter the Teletext menu.
  • Page 44 Press the up / down button to select the subtitle, and press the enter button to confirm. 3.8.1.2 DVB-T Program Recording Press the REC button to start the recording: recorded files are automatically stored in a folder named REC by default. D850H: This product allows you to watch other programs while a recording is running.
  • Page 45 Select the A/V Input icon on the main interface to enter this menu. Name Function record Press to start recording the current TV program. time shift Press to activate the time shift function. zoom Press to zoom out the image. 3.8.3 Schedule Recording Menu The Schedule Recording menu allows you to create, edit and delete recording schedules and...
  • Page 46 Editing Schedule Press the left / right button 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 the enter button. The schedule setting screen appears. Modify the schedule as described in ‘3.8.3 Creating a New Schedule’.
  • Page 47 Select Enable the selected schedule or Pause the selected schedule. Press the enter button to confirm. Viewing Recording History Press the left / right button on the remote control to select the History tab from the menu bar. Here you can view a complete history of all recordings that were set.

  • Page 48: Web Server & Bittorrent

    4. Web Server & BitTorrent 4.1 Web Server (unicgi) A Web server called ‘Neighbor Web’ has been integrated into the player. Connect the player to your home network (LAN or WLAN). Get the IP address of the player under SETUP -> NETWORK menu. Type the IP address (e.g., 192.168.3.15) in the address bar of Internet Explore on your Then you can access the Web server on your PC.
  • Page 49 This page allows you to set a password for accessing Neighbor Web. Note: Password will become effective when Login Control is turned on. (Please refer to Login Control in chapter ‘3.1.7 Changing System Settings’ for more details) The default user name is ‘admin’, and the default password is ‘123’. When login control is turned off, and then turned on again, the password will be restored to default.
  • Page 50 4.4.1 Add new torrent Click Add new torrent on the BitTorrent Download page. Click Browse to upload a torrent file, and click Yes to confirm. 4.4.2 Managing the downloads The BitTorrent Download page also allows you to start, stop, delete torrents, and set priorities for torrents, as well as view the status of current torrents.
  • Page 51 Click Start to begin download. Click Stop to stop download. Click Delete to delete the selected torrent. Click Refresh to refresh the current status. Click Down arrow to decrease the priority for the selected torrent. Click Up arrow to increase the priority for the selected torrent. 4.4.3 Settings Click Setting on the BitTorrent Download page to enter the BitTorrent Setting page.
  • Page 52 Set the idle hours to start the next download automatically. Set the seeding hours. Set to delete the finished torrent files automatically or not. Set the maximum number of simultaneous download tasks.

  • Page 53: Media Library

    5. Media Library Thanks to a powerful search engine, the library menu allows you to search and browse multimedia files stored on an internal HDD or external USB HOST device in most easy ways. Media Library Categories Media Type Icon Category Description Music...
  • Page 54 Recent Select to search for movie files that have been played recently Playlist Select to search for movie files by playlist...

  • Page 55: Upgrading The Firmware

    6. Upgrading the Firmware The firmware is the operating system (OS) installed on the device. Firmware upgrades can bring new features, improvements and bug fixes. Please refer to System Update in chapter ‘3.1.7 Changing System Settings’ for more details. 7. Appendixes 7.1 Specifications I/O INTERFACES SUPPORTED: 3.5’’...

  • Page 56: Frequently Asked Questions

    AUDIO CODECS SUPPORTED: MP2/3, OGG Vorbis, WMA Standard (DRM, and Advanced Profile not supported), PCM, LPCM, RA VIDEO RECORDING FORMAT DTV Recording: TS AV IN Recording: MPG (MPEG2,MP2) SUBTITLE FORMATS SUPPORTED: SRT, SMI, SSA,SUB, IDX+SUB DVD LOADER: Mini BD, AVCHD, DVD, VCD, CD NETWORK FEATURES 10/100Mbps Auto-Negotiation Ethernet 802.11b/g/n WLAN, up to 300Mbps (supported by optional WLAN USB Adapter)
  • Page 57 Question 4. My files have disappeared from the player. Answer: Make sure that you browse your files via the correct browser mode which means correct filtered views such as Photos, Music, or Movies. Question 5. 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...
  • Page 58 Question 10. I configured everything correctly, but still cannot get the wireless network or UPnP function to work. Answer: Are you using a firewall such as Norton Internet Security, McAfee Personal Firewall, Zone Alarm, etc. or even the built-in firewall of Windows XP? (Don’t forget that Service Pack 2 for Windows XP automatically upgrades your firewall and turn it on by default) If you have a firewall, it may need to be configured or have exceptions created to allow you to see and communicate with the player on the network.

  • Page 59: Copyrights And Trademarks

    8. Copyrights and Trademarks Copyrights All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced, or transmitted in any form or by any means, whether by electronically or mechanically, without the express written permission from the copyright holder. Copyrighted materials, such as software, music files, or movies, are protected by local law, and may not be illegally copied or used without permission from the copyright owner.

  • Page 60: License Information

    10. License information This product contains Free Software which is licensed under the GNU General Public licence, Version 2 (GPL). You will find hereinafter a copy of the GPL licence text. We offer, valid for at least 3 years, to send you the source code of the GPL software. Please contact us at Dexxon Data Media - gplsourcecodes@dexxon.eu.
  • Page 61 parties under the terms of this License. c) If the modified program normally reads commands interactively when run, you must cause it, when started running for such interactive use in the most ordinary way, to print or display an announcement including an appropriate copyright notice and a notice that there is no warranty (or else, saying that you provide a warranty) and that users may redistribute the program under these conditions, and telling the user how to view a copy of this License.
  • Page 62 binary form) with the major components (compiler, kernel, and so on) of the operating system on which the executable runs, unless that component itself accompanies the executable. If distribution of executable or object code is made by offering access to copy from a designated place, then offering equivalent access to copy the source code from the same place counts as distribution of the source code, even though third parties are not compelled to copy the source along with the object code.
  • Page 63 claims or to contest validity of any such claims; this section has the sole purpose of protecting the integrity of the free software distribution system, which is implemented by public license practices. Many people have made generous contributions to the wide range of software distributed through that system in reliance on consistent application of that system;...
  • Page 64 12. IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY AND/OR REDISTRIBUTE THE PROGRAM AS PERMITTED ABOVE, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY...

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