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  • Page 1 M400 MEDIA PLAYER USER MANUAL www.uebo.net...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1. Introduction ......................3 1.1 Product Overview ..................3 1.2 Package Contents ..................4 1.3 Radio Interference ..................4 1.4 Repair ......................5 1.5 Disposing of the Player ................. 5 1.6 Cautions ....................... 5 1.7 Technical Support ..................6 1.8 Connection ....................

  • Page 3: Introduction

    1. Introduction 1.1 Product Overview Congratulations on the purchase of your brand new UEBO M400 Media Player. We hope you will enjoy using it as much as we did designing it. With this Player you can enjoy HD movies, music, and photos of all your memorable moments.

  • Page 4: Package Contents

    However, as our engineers are always updating and improving the product, your device’s software may have a slightly different appearance or modified functionality than presented in this manual. 1.2 Package Contents Part Quantity M400 Media Player USB 3.0 cable A/V cable Remote Control Remote Control Battery AC/DC adaptor...

  • Page 5: Repair

    1.4 Repair If you experience problems in operating the Player, or need the Player repaired, please call UEBO Technical Support. Contact information for Technical Support can be found in the or in Section 1.7 below. Service section of our website, http://www.uebo.net 1.5 Disposing of the Player UEBO strongly encourages recycling of this Player if and when you decide to dispose of it.

  • Page 6: Technical Support

    failure, HDD format and other causes, so please backup your data regularly. It is recommended that in order to maintain consistent hard disk performance, you should routinely perform defragmentation (by connecting it to your PC and run Disk Defragmentation utility) of the hard disk after long periods of usage. 1.7 Technical Support For all troubleshooting and technical issues you can contact UEBO Technical Support by doing the following:...
  • Page 7 Plug the USB stick, USB HDD, USB Camera, USB Camcorder, or any USB storage devices into the USB HOST port of this Player. You can then browse the contents of the connected USB devices. 1.8.3 Connecting a Memory Card Note: The Player will recognize the device as soon as it’s plugged in and all files can be accessed through the appropriate home menus or the file manager.
  • Page 8 1.8.4.2 Y/Pb/Pr Component OUT Plug the component cable (3 colors – Yellow, Blue and Red) into the Player’s Y/Pb/Pr jack. Plug the other end of the component cable into your TV’s Y/Pb/Pr jack. The component cable does not carry audio; to facilitate audio connection, please do one of the following: Use the audio output from the A/V OUT jack;...
  • Page 9 1.8.5 Digital Audio Device connection To enjoy special sound processing by Dolby Digital or DTS (Please refer to “3.1 Changing Audio Settings” for configuration), do the following: 1. Plug the coaxial RCA connector into the Player’s S/PDIF coaxial jack. 2. Connect the other end of the coaxial RCA cable to your amplifier or your home stereo system.

  • Page 10: Front Panel

    1.8.7 Connecting to a WLAN This Player has built in Wi-Fi and doesn’t require additional accessories in order to connect to your network. For configuration information, please refer to section ‘2.1.4 Changing Network Settings’. 1.9 Front Panel 1. VFD display screen 2.

  • Page 11: Side Panel

    1.10 Side Panel 2. Memory Card slot 2. USB 2.0 HOST port 3. USB 3.0 Device port 4. Antenna 1.11 Back Panel 1. U button (Upgrade Button) 2. A/V OUT jack 3. Y/Pb/Pr OUT jack 4. HDMI jack 5. RJ45 LAN socket 6.
  • Page 12 1.12.1 Power On / Off Power On After connecting the DC IN jack, press the power button on the remote; the Player will boot up and enter the home screen, then the power indicator will turn blue. Power Off Press the power button on the remote; the Player will enter standby mode and the power indicator will turn red.
  • Page 13 Note: This page can be also accessed via Setup->System-> Format menu. Step 2: Select Format, press OK and then the hard disk formatting process will begin. IMPORTANT: Please make sure that the hard disk does not contain any important data as all files will be erased.

  • Page 14: Remote Control

    proceed with caution. 1.13 Remote Control 1. Power 2. Numeric buttons 3. Shuffle 4. VOL- 5. Mute 6. Menu 7. Home 8. Navigational buttons 9. OK 10. Stop 11. Play/Pause 12. FR 13. FF 14. Red 15. Green 16. Setup 17.

  • Page 15: Main Functions

    Press to fast rewind the current playback. Press repeatedly to select speeds Press to fast forward the current playback. Press repeatedly to select speeds. Function is available in virtual keyboard. Green Function is available in virtual keyboard. Setup Press to enter the setup menu. TV SYS.
  • Page 16 There are five Setup options, including System, Audio, Video, Network and Misc. Use the UP/DOWN navigational buttons to select a menu. Press OK to confirm. Press RETURN to cancel and display the previous menu screen. 2.1.1 Changing System Settings Use this menu to configure system settings. Menu Language •...
  • Page 17 Change system font • Setting the system font.（Create a folder named “Resource” in the root directory of your USB or HDD, rename your font as ‘font.ttf ‘and then copy it to the folder.） Change desktop • Setting the skin of the desktop.（Create a folder named “Resource” in the root directory of your USB or HDD, rename your photo as ‘desktop.png ‘and then copy it to the folder.）...
  • Page 18 Scan storage • Select to set the scan mode of media library. If it is ON, the Player will scan your storage device for media files. Resume Play • Select to turn on / off resume playback (auto-bookmarking) feature for movies. Format •...
  • Page 19 Night Mode • Choose among Off / On / Comfort. If the option is turned on, the audio output volume will be decreased to make you more comfortable. HDMI Output / SPDIF Output • Choose between HDMI LPCM / HDMI LPCM Multi-ch / HDMI RAW / SPDIF LPCM / SPDIF RAW mode.
  • Page 20 TV SYSTEM • Select to adjust the video output resolution, which include: HDMI Auto, 480P, 720P 60Hz, 1080i 60Hz, and 1080P 60Hz. 1080p 24Hz • Choose this option to enable or disable 1080P 24HZ support. A TV set with 1080P 24HZ (24P) mode is needed.
  • Page 21 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. Wireless Setup There are 3 modes for you to select, Infrastructure (AP), Peer to Peer (Ad Hoc) and WPS (AP) mode.
  • Page 22 Step 2: Input WEP / WPA key. Press OK to input encryption keys via the virtual keyboard. Press the navigational buttons to select, OK to input, ZOOM to switch between uppercase and lowercase, STOP to delete a character, -> to insert a space, PLAY/PAUSE to make more symbols available, EDIT to change the language of the virtual keyboard, and OK to confirm and to start testing the connection.
  • Page 23 WPS (AP) WPS, Wi-Fi Protected Setup, is used to connect a wireless router directly, without searching for a SSID and inputting password. In this mode, you just need to configure the parameters of your router which support WPS function. There are two modes for you to select, PBC mode and PIN mode.
  • Page 24 • Select to turn BTTorrent download On/Off. Please refer to ’2.8.2 BT Download’ for more details on this unique feature. Transmission • Select to turn Transmission function On/Off. The Transmission feature is another way to download your torrents. Please refer to ‘2.8.3 Transmission Download’ to learn more details on how to use this feature.
  • Page 25 Version Info • This tab gives you information about the software installed and about the material components of your Player. Network Info • This tab shows you information about your network, MAC Address, IP address Gateway, Subnet. USB Upgrade • This setting is used to update the firmware or extension package via a USB stick.

  • Page 26: Movie Library

    Pin Protection • Prevents the deletion of files and formatting of the HDD by asking for a password. The default password is ‘0000’, when asked for a password press the Numerical buttons to input, and the OK button to confirm. Folder Protection •...
  • Page 27 functions Search • Search through your movie files. Review Mode • Choose a review mode among Thumbnails, List, and Preview from the option menu. DVD Mode • Choose to show All Movies or DVD files (.VOB, .ISO, etc.). Sorting Mode •...
  • Page 28 Go to Folder • Choose to locate a specific file in the file manager. 2.2.2 Movie Playback Control You can access the following functions during playback. Button Function Pause or resume the current playback. Play/Pause Prev/Next View the previous or next file/chapter. FR/FF Fast rewind or fast forward.

  • Page 29: Photo Library

    DVD Menu • Select to return to the navigation menu during DVD VOB, IFO or ISO playback. GOTO • Select to jump to a specific point in a title. Specify the point using Title, Chapter and/or Time. Video Setting • Select to adjust the value of Brightness, Contrast, Saturation and Hue.
  • Page 30 2.3.1 Photo Library Options In the photo library, press the MENU button to display the option menu and its capable functions. Search • Search through your photo files. Review Mode • Choose a review mode among Thumbnails, List, and Preview from the option menu.
  • Page 31 Album Mode • Choose to show All Photos or Photo Albums. Sorting Mode • Choose to sort by Name, Recently Added, or Recently Played from the option menu. Date View • Choose to view photo by date taken. 2.3.2 Photo Playback Control You can access the following functions during photo playback.

  • Page 32: Music Library

    Slideshow Control • Select to choose the Timing and Transition effect of the slideshow. Repeat Mode • Choose a repeat mode between Repeat off, Repeat all and Shuffle Loop from the option menu. Select Music • Select to turn On/Off background music during slideshow playback. •...
  • Page 33 Search • Search through your music files. Review Mode • Choose a review mode among Thumbnails, List, and Preview from the option menu. Filter options • Choose All Songs to show all songs. • Choose Albums to search for music files by album. •...

  • Page 34: File Manager

    VOL+/- Increase/Decrease the volume. Repeat Set the repeat option. Shuffle Select the shuffle mode. 2.4.3 Music Playback Options During music playback, press the MENU button to display or hide the option menu at the bottom of the screen. You can get the following functions through the option menu during music playback.
  • Page 35 2.5.1 File Manager Options In the file manager, press the MENU button to display the option menu and its capable functions Review Mode • Choose a review mode among Thumbnails, List, and Preview from the option menu. Filter options • Choose Movies to display all the supported video files in the current directory.
  • Page 36 • Choose Music to display all the supported audio files in the current directory. 2.5.2 A/V Streaming via Network You can stream your media files shared on the home network. Please refer to ’2.1.4 Changing Network Settings’ for more details on network settings. There are two ways to locate media files shared on your local network in the Network menu.
  • Page 37 2.5.2.1 Browsing though workgroup You can choose the Workgroup on which your PC belongs to from the Workgroup list. Find your PC name and press the OK button to confirm. (If you set up file access protection on your PC, you may have to enter the user name and password to gain access) Then you can select and play the shared media files that you want to browse.
  • Page 38 UPnP/DLNA. 2.5.3.1 Installing UPnP Media Server on your PC There is a wide variety of free and commercial UPnP Media Server software, such as Windows Media Connect, Windows Media Player 11, XBMC Media Center (Linux/Mac/Windows), MediaTomb (Linux), PlayOn.TV and more. Please install one of them on your networked computer to enable viewing of streaming contents.
  • Page 39 2.5.3.3 Streaming Media on your Player • Connect your Player to the home network (LAN or WLAN). • Visit Files Manager - > UPnP menu on the Player, select the UPnP-server, and press OK. • You can then browse the media library shared by Windows Media Player 11. Note: •...
  • Page 40 PlayOn is simple to install and easy to get running and start using. 1) Download and install PlayOn on your Windows PC from www.playon.tv. 2) Turn on your M400 Media Player, find the PlayOn server under Media Browser, UPnP, and watch online content directly on your television.
  • Page 41 M400 Player is connected to the same LAN segment as your PlayOn.TV server and that the network function is working properly. PlayOn Settings A number of options can be configured in PlayOn Settings. Also, PlayOn Settings is a good place to start looking for help when you are experiencing technical problems.
  • Page 42 more. It is recommended that you use the “Auto” setting, as this allows PlayOn to determine which quality setting works best for your setup. If the automatic setting still doesn’t work, try “Low” or “Medium” to see if this helps. You can also use this setting to force PlayOn to always use a “High”...
  • Page 43 In order to stream real-time videos from the Internet, your broadband connection speed must be consistently fast enough to maintain a stable download rate. The general rule of thumb is that if you can’t watch videos from sites like YouTube, Hulu, and Netflix directly in your PC browser without seeing a lot of buffering, then it definitely won’t work in PlayOn either.
  • Page 44 Hulu Account Queue You can access your Hulu account “Queue” videos from your PlayOn device. To do so, provide your Hulu login credentials in the provided fields, and then press the “Test” button to confirm you have entered the information correctly. Note that you will need to add videos to your Hulu Queue at http://www.hulu.com/profile/queue from your PC web browser for the videos to then...

  • Page 45: Playlist Management

    2. Press the Menu button and a popup menu will appear. You can then Add/Modify/Delete a NFS server’s shortcut. Select Add to open a popup menu where you can input the NFS Server’s IP and the desired folder destination. 2.6 Playlist management IMPORTANT: To access the file select menu, go to File Manager select the appropriate folder and press the COPY button and select whichever option that is best fit for the task at hand;...

  • Page 46: Copy Function

    3.6.2 Photo Album Select the photos you want in the file select menu, and then save them to a photo album of your choice. Open your photo library, press the MENU button and choose Albums to show your photo albums. 2.7 Copy Function 2.7.1 Copy under Media Library 1.
  • Page 47 2. Press the PLAY/PAUSE button to select a file or folder that you want to copy to the file list. 3. Press the EDIT button to enter multi-file editing menu. 4. Select destination, and then follow the prompt on screen to finish the copy process. 2.7.2 Copy under File Manager Press the EDIT button to enter the file editing menu.

  • Page 48: Internet Media

    2.8 Internet Media 2.8.1 SHOUTcast Radio Select the SHOUTcast Radio icon to access all the free internet radio stations. Press OK to select and play a radio station, press RETURN to get to the previous screen, and press MENU to add a radio station to your favorites. Note: •...
  • Page 49 Genre • You can search for stations by genre (pop, rock, jazz, etc.) under this menu. Favorite • Your favorite stations can be viewed under this menu. Search • You can search for stations with the on-screen virtual keyboard under this menu. 2.8.2 BT Download Select the BitTorrent icon in the Internet Media menu.
  • Page 50 Button Function Up/ Down Move cursor up / down. press to adjust the priority of the download task Play/Pause Press to start/pause download. Stop Press to stop the download. Back Return to the previous menu. BT setup Menu In the BT Setup menu, you can configure the following settings. Use the Up/Down key and OK to change the settings.

  • Page 51: Web Browser

    2.9 Web Browser The following buttons can be used during web page browsing. Button Function Press to enter navigation mode or normal mode. In normal mode, only the mouse can be used to move the cursor. In Navigation mode, the remote control can be used to move the cursor.

  • Page 52: Ftp Server

    Under Windows Vista and Windows 7, please type in: \\192.168.0.9 at the search bar in the Startup menu and then presses the Enter button on the keyboard. Note: • Make sure the Player is connected properly to the WLAN or LAN with Internet access. Please refer to ‘2.1.4 Changing Network Settings’...
  • Page 53 2.11.2 Accessing from a FTP program You may also use a FTP program that may be on your PC. For example ALFTP, which can be downloaded from http://www.altools.com/ALTools/ALFTP.aspx At the FTP program connection page, you can either connect using your router’s WAN IP address or via your DDNS host name.

  • Page 54: Remote Management

    After the login is successful you will be able to upload/download files via the FTP Server. 2.12 Remote Management This product comes with a unique remote management feature that allows user to remotely operate the following functions on the product via a built-in HTTP server. •...

  • Page 55: Upgrading The Firmware

    HTTP Server configuration To access the above web functions, launch a web browser such as Internet Explorer, Firefox or Safari, and at the address bar, key in http://192.168.0.9:1024 where 192.168.0.9 is the IP address of your Player. Note: You can check your Fixed IP Address by checking your Network Information, please refer to ‘2.1.5 Miscellaneous’...

  • Page 56: Appendixes

    1. Download the firmware from the UEBO support site on http://www.uebo.net. 2. Make sure the firmware version you are downloading is newer than the version currently installed on the Player. You can check the version number by going to Setup->Misc->Version Info on the Player. 3.

  • Page 57: Frequently Asked Questions

    VIDEO CODECS SUPPORTED:  MPEG-1  HD MPEG-2  HD MPEG-4 SP/ASP/AVC (H.264)  WMV9 (VC-1)  RealNetworks (RMVB) 8/9/10, up to 720p AUDIO CODECS SUPPORTED:  MP2/3, OGG Vorbis, WMA Standard (DRM, and Advanced Profile not supported), PCM, LPCM, RA, DTS, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD) SUBTITLE FORMATS SUPPORTED: ...

  • Page 58: Copyrights And Trademarks

    Question 5: Why does the TV have a scrolling blue screen or UEBO splash screen when I turn on my Player? 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 initialization, 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 59: Warranty

    Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. 6. Warranty product warranty information, please refer warranty agreement http://www.uebo.net/warranty 7. GPL Statement This product contains free software licensed under the GNU General Public License. After you purchase this product, you may procure, modify or distribute the source code of the GPL/LGPL software that is used in this product.

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