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Summary of Contents for Mede8er MED400X2S
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Page 1: User Manual
User Manual Based on Firmware V2.1.0 θ MED400X2S High Definition Multimedia Player... - Page 2 INDEX page 1 Index page 2 Introduction page 3 General Overview page 4 Connections page 5 Connections continued page 6 TV Output / Audio Settings page 7 Remote Functionality page 8 USB Keyboard / Firmware Update Procedure page 9 Samba Network Setup page10 Home Network Samba Server page11...
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Page 3: Important Safety Instructions
Warranty International Mede8er products carry a 12 month from date of purchase warranty. In the event of warranty service please provide proof of purchase. Return your product to the store that it was purchased from or return it directly to Sanji Electronics (Pty) Ltd 12, Saddle Drive Woodmead Office Park, Woodmead, Gauteng, South Africa. -
Page 4: General Overview
GENERAL OVERVIEW Component Video Output Page3... - Page 5 CONNECTIONS Analogue Audio and Composite Video connection to TV. Composite Video offers the most basic picture quality connection and should only be used if your TV does not have a HDMI or Component Video input. Use RCA analogue audio outputs in the absence of HDMI or Digital Audio inputs on your TV or Home Theatre system.
- Page 6 MED400X2S. DO NOT USE ANY AC/DC ADAPTER AND ONLY USE THE ONE SUPPLIED otherwise you may cause damage to the unit. Press the On/Off button on the Mede8er’s front panel and front facia LED will turn on Blue. You can put your Mede8er into standby by pressing the On/Off button on the remote. When in standby the front facia LED will turn Red.
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Page 7: Tv Output Settings
Connect the Mede8er to your TV by one of the connection options as shown on page 4 & 5 and change the input option on your TV to match the option you selected. If you do not get to see the Mede8er GUI on your... -
Page 8: Remote Functionality
Toggle Address Bar Start dBase Scan Safely Remove USB θ Remote Back Light Back The MED400X2S Remote uses active back light technology. The activation Function Light button is conveniently located on the right side of the remote for easy access Button Button in the dark. -
Page 9: Firmware Update
After approximately 15 seconds the LED on the Mede8er with flash blue and you will get a progress bar on your TV display (some TV's will not display this) wait until the Mede8er re boots itself +- 60 sec. Your Mede8er is now updated. -
Page 10: Samba (Network Setup)
If your PC or NAS has shares setup to specific users then you will need to setup a shortcut on the X2 to each machine and specify the IP, Username and Password Setting up Samba shortcuts on the Mede8er Select ‘Network’ and then select the ‘My_Shortcuts’ icon. Now press the ‘Menu’ button and select ‘Add New Shortcut’... -
Page 11: Home Network Samba Server
The Samba function is enabled or disabled in the System menu under Network. Should the Samba stop working for any reason we suggest you re-boot the Mede8er ie Disconnect the DC Jack at the rear and re connect and press the on/off button on the front panel. -
Page 12: Wired Network Connection And Setup
Alternately you may have to enter your IP address, subnet mask, router, and DNS addresses manually. DHCP IP (AUTO) Choose this option if you want your router to assign a dynamic IP address to Mede8er. This option is easy to use and recommended for normal users. - Page 13 * With the Antenna screwed in tight and in the upright position, * Away from large metal surfaces. MED20PCIE PCIE WIRELESS KIT For user instructions for the installation of the Mede8er MED20PCIE WiFi Kit into the MED400X2S -- Pls check for the latest online user Guide on the Mede8er Website. http://www.mede8er.com/mede8er_support.html...
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Page 14: Home Page
HOME PAGE The Mede8er Home is the central point where you can launch all the user applications. Press the Right/Left Navigation buttons on the remote to navigate the Home Page and press “Enter” to launch the selected page. FAVOURITES Create, manage, apply Genre cover art to local and network folder shortcuts. -
Page 15: Home Page Strip
HOME PAGE STRIP The Home Page can be accessed at any time by pressing the “Home Page” button on the remote. The Home Page Strip will appear at the bottom of the page and allow you to make your selection using the Left / Right Navigation buttons on the remote. -
Page 16: Media Library
MEDIA LIBRARY The Mede8er Media Library has five built in standard views ie Movie View, Music View, Picture View, List View, List View and Preview View. The Media Library has been designed so that the view can be easily changed on the fly. In the Media Library you have the option of changing the Views Manually or you can enable the ‘Auto View’... -
Page 17: Media Library Continued
MEDIA LIBRARY CONTINUED To change the View of the Media Library press the “View” button on the remote and the Media Library strip will show. Press the ‘View’ button again and the focus will change to the next icon. Repeat pressing the ‘View’... -
Page 18: Media Library Metadata Display
In order to take advantage of the advanced functionality you will need to scan your movie collection in order to make the required xml files. To create the xml with Windows use Y2M (YAMJ to Mede8er) or Thumbgen and for Apple Mac we suggest you use DunX2Mede8er. Pls check the Mede8er Forum for more details on these PC Programs. -
Page 19: Adding Custom Backdrops And Skins
The skin option is community driven and you can find some unique designs available for download from the Mede8er Forum. To load a skin -- just download it and unzip /unrar it to a folder. In X2 navigate to this folder and press the ‘Menu’... - Page 20 512 characters and the max number of sub folders cannot exceed 4096. The Database file ‘Mede8er.db’ will be save to the root of the folder that has been scanned. Network shares must be ‘Write Enabled’ for the scan process to complete. If new content is added to the root folder then the scan operation must be repeated.
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Page 21: Jukebox View
JukeBox View In Setup under ‘Misc Options’ you can select JukeBox View -- on/off JukeBox View ‘off’ - Favourite Links to a Jukebox will be presented in a normal structure and you can navigate the scanned Folders and Sub Folders folder as you normally would in the Media Library. JukeBox View ‘on’... -
Page 22: Media Library - Music Player
Currently Playing - Music Shortcut Press the ‘Audio’ button to take you back to the Currently Playing music. Music Jukebox Pls visit the Mede8er website for the Online Guide Current Track Time Total Track Time Music Jukebox Online User Guide. -
Page 23: Cover Art Preview In Media Library
COVER ART PREVIEW IN MEDIA LIBRARY The Mede8er has a built in facility to preview cover art and display it in the Thumbnail or Preview View. To use this functionality you need to arrange your collection with each video in its own folder and copy a jpeg image named ‘folder.jpg’... -
Page 24: Play Folder
PLAY FOLDER Mede8er allows you to play a video file within a folder without the need to open the folder. Just focus on the required folder and press the ‘Play’ button. The first video file found in the folder will be played. The folder play will only work with video files. -
Page 25: Media Scanner
You can select “Auto Scan” options in the Setup menu. The Media Scanner will automatically update the database when the Mede8er is powered “on” or when an external USB Hard Drive is connected. It is important to let the scanner complete the scan if you intend to use this function. Progressive scans take less time than the original scan as only new information is added to the database. -
Page 26: Lock Facility
LOCK FACILITY Mede8er has a built in Lock facility designed to restrict access. Pin Protection - Hard Drive Format / File Manager. Folder Protection - User Folders You can enable or disable these options in the Setup menu CHANGE PIN CODE -... -
Page 27: Favourites Manager
FAVOURITES MANAGER The MED400X2S is equipped with a desktop function called Favourites. The Favourite screen is a list of ‘Shortcuts’ created by the users. The Favourite Link will work as a shortcut link to shared folder on your hosted USB Drive, Samba and NFS Network Share. The Mede8er Favourites screen is designed to show multiple links presented on one easy to read and manage screen. - Page 28 ADDING GENRE ARTWORK TO FAVOURITES You can easily add Genre artwork to each Favourite link. To add the cover artwork just focus on the Favourite thumbnail and press the “Menu” button on the remote control. The menu dialogue screen will open and now select the “Genre”...
- Page 29 Left/Right Nav and a red bar will move left or right and show the corresponding Time Position. Once you have reached the time search you require, press the “Enter” button and the Mede8er will jump to the time you selected in the Video.
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Page 30: Screen Calibration
TV screen. You can then do a fine adjustment to move the red rectangle so that it is just not visible. ZOOM The Mede8er is equipped with advanced zoom functionality and once your screen is calibrated you can zoom intuitively to either WIDTH or HEIGHT or XY of the video. -
Page 31: Custom Fonts
SUBTITLES Mede8er supports various types of subtitle files. If the subtitle is embedded into the video file it will automatically be available on the Subtitle Dialogue Screen. External Subtitles must be placed into the same folder as the video file and must be named to be exactly the same name as the video file eg Cloudy.With.A.Chance.Of.Meatballs.2009.720p.BluRay.HebDub.x264-WiKi.mkv... -
Page 32: Music Playlists
Drive to check/fix. X2 will scan and fix the NTFS drive. The Mede8er has a built in File Manager to manage and transfer files between your media sources. The File Manager is launched by pressing the “Edit” button on the remote Control while you are Media Library. -
Page 33: File Manager - Multiple Files
FILE MANAGER - MULTIPLE FILES To Copy, Delete, Move or Rename multiple files just press the “Edit” button on the remote control while you are in Media Library view. Select “Multiple Select” and a new dialogue screen will open. Navigate to the files or folders on the left screen “A” that you want to perform the action on and press the “Play/Pause”... - Page 34 PICTURES Press the “View” button on the remote and the View Icons will show. Press the ‘View’ button again to select the Picture Icon. The page will re-arrange into a image grid that is optimized for image thumbnail viewing. The X2 supports full Slideshow functions and you must enable the ‘Slideshow’...
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Page 35: Plasma Mode / Video Screen Transparency
“autoplay” folder. The contents will be played with the “Repeat All” as default. If a USB Drive is plugged into the Mede8er it will auto scan for the “Autoplay” folder and if found it will start the Autoplay function. -
Page 36: Important Note
NFS (Network File System) By default X3 uses Samba to stream content on a local network and this should be more than sufficient for most users. NFS can be used for higher bittrate streaming from a NAS or PC. On a Windows PC you will require a NFS client to be running on the host PC. - Page 37 Wireless Setup -- DHCP IP (Auto) / Fixed IP (Manual). PPPoe Setup PPPoe Setup. Transmission BT Unsupported function on the MED400X2S NAS Mode Enables X2 to be used as a server to other Network Connected Devices. UPnP Server If enabled other UPnP enabled devices will be able to stream content from the X2.
- Page 38 +31(0)10-7142861 during business hours. Sanji Electronics (Pty) Ltd 12 Saddle Drive, Woodmead Office Park, Woodmead, Gauteng, South Africa. Tel: 27-11-202 8160 Email sales@mede8er.com Europe: IBDL BV. Fermiweg 9-11, 3208KT Spijkenisse, Netherlands. Tel: +31(10)7142861. Trade: sales@mede8er.eu Warranty and support: support@mede8er.eu...