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• Product model and serial number. • Warranty Information. • Date that you received your device. • Brief description of the problem and the steps you took to solve it. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
Log Setting tab to get to that screen. • Units of measurement may denote the “metric” value or the “scientific” value. For example, “k” for kilo may denote “1000” or “1024”, “M” for mega may denote “1000000” or “1048576” and so on. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
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Figures in this User’s Guide may use the following generic icons. The DMA icon is not an exact representation of your device. Computer Notebook computer Server Television (TV) USB Hard Drive ZyXEL Wireless N USB Firewall Router Adapter Switch NSA Storage Wireless Access Point (AP) DMA2501 User’s Guide...
Your product is marked with this symbol, which is known as the WEEE mark. WEEE stands for Waste Electronics and Electrical Equipment. It means that used electrical and electronic products should not be mixed with general waste. Used electrical and electronic equipment should be treated separately. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
Introducing the DMA 1.1 Overview The DMA2501 plays digital audio, video, and photo files on your TV (instead of your computer). The DMA has HDMI for high quality digital video and audio output. The remote control lets you use your TV screen to browse and play your digital content files and configure the DMA.
The DMA is initializing. The DMA is off. The DMA is not receiving power. Remote Control Blinking The DMA is receiving command signals from the Activity remote control. The DMA is not receiving any command signals from the remote control. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
STOP function during file playback. or display pictures automatically. ZOOM zooms in on a photo or video. A-B lets you select start and stop times to repeat an interval for a playing music or video. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
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35) to select and play files from connected USB sticks, network shared folders or media servers. • Use iMedia (see Chapter 7 on page 39) to play files located on the Internet. • Use Setup (see Chapter 8 on page 43) to configure the DMA. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
This displays the number of the selected items followed by the total number of items. In this example menu, the first of fifteen items is selected. Click this to change how items are displayed. Options are: large icons, small icons or list view. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
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Play/Next - starts playing the background music files or go to the next background music file. Stop - stops playing the background music files. You can also press the remote control’s BGM button to open the Background Music screen. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
See the Quick Start Guide for an example of playing a video file from an attached USB device. Press the VIDEO button on the remote control or use the arrow and OK buttons to select the the Video menu. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
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Select the device or computer which stores the files you want to display. Select the folder containing the media you want to play (All Video in this example). You may need to go through multiple layers of folder. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
Select Enter to complete a setting. Finally, select the OK button on the screen. 4.2 Controlling the Video Playback During playback, use the remote control’s buttons for fast forward, reverse and pause. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
The following example uses the A-B function to set the DMA to keep repeating a section of the video starting at ten seconds into the video and ending at 30 seconds into the video. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
(1/2x). You can also slower the speed to 4 times (1/ 4x), 8 times (1/8x), 16 times (1/16x) by continuously pressing the button until the speed rate displays on the screen. Use the remote control’s OK button to resume the original playback speed. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
Use the remote control’s LANGUAGE or SUBTITLE button to display the settings about subtitle. Use the remote control’s up or down arrow button to go to the setting you want to change and right and left arrow buttons to configure the value. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
Select this to exit the setting menu. 4.2.8 Resume If the video playback is interrupted, the next time you use the DMA it offers to continue playing the file from where it stopped. See Section 8.8 on page 53 DMA2501 User’s Guide...
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Chapter 4 Video Menu how to enable or disable video resume. Video playback resume does not apply if you turn off the DMA or it loses power. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
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Music Menu 5.1 Overview Use the Music menu to play audio files. 5.2 Playing Audio Files Example Press the MUSIC button on the remote control or use the arrow and OK buttons to select the Music menu. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
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You may need to go through multiple folders. Use the remote control’s arrow and OK buttons to select and play an audio file. Use the PREV or NEXT button to go to the previous or next page of entries. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
When you are playing a music file, you can press the remote control’s BGM button to add it to the background music list. The icon indicates the music is in the background music list. Press the BGM button again to remove it from the list. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
See Section 4.2.2 on page Section 4.2.3 on page 25, and Section 4.2.6 on page The REPEAT function has an additional option that is to re-play the music file by randomly choosing a part of the file. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
H A P T E R Photo Menu 6.1 Overview Use the Photo menu to view image files. 6.2 Viewing Pictures Example Press the PICTURE button on the remote control or use the arrow and OK buttons to select the Photo menu. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
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Use the remote control’s arrow and OK buttons to select and play a file. Use the PREV or NEXT button to go to the previous or next page of entries. Use the remote control’s SLOW/SLIDE button to display the photos as a slideshow. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
Section 4.2.4 on page Use the REPEAT button when you are viewing a picture to continue displaying the next pictures as a slideshow. Use the BGM button and play music files in the background music list during a slideshow playback. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
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Both Live365.com and SHOUTcast.com provide Internet radio services. The operations are similiar in the DMA. The following section shows you an example of using Live365 menus. 7.1 Live365.com Example Here is how to play Internet radio channels from LIVE365.COM. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
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Chapter 7 iMedia Menu Press the IMEDIA button on the remote control or use the arrow and OK buttons to select the iMedia icon. Use the arrow and OK buttons to select Live365 for Internet radio. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
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If it is a subscription channel, you’ll need to enter your username and password. Press the button to open a key-input screen. Use the arrow and OK buttons to select the characters you need. Select Enter when you are done. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
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Chapter 7 iMedia Menu During playback, the DMA displays information about the file and the current play time. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
SETUP button on the remote control or use the arrow and OK buttons to select the Setup icon. Figure 6 Setup Menu Figure 7 Setup Main Menu Use the remote control’s arrow and OK buttons to select a sub-menu to configure. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
This lets you use domain names to access web sites without having to know their IP addresses. The DMA can receive the IP address of a DNS server automatically (along with the DMA’s own IP address). You can also manually enter a DNS server IP address in the DMA. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
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DMA connects to the wired network through an Access Point (AP). Figure 8 Infrastructure Mode NSA Storage ZyXEL 11n USB In Ad-Hoc mode the DMA connects to a computer that is a wireless client without using an AP. Figure 9 Ad-Hoc Mode ZyXEL 11n USB DMA2501 User’s Guide...
Letterbox (LB) and Pan and Scan (PS) in the DMA Letterbox (LB) and pan and scan (PS) control how the DMA has a 4:3 aspect ratio television (standard-definition video format) display wider aspect video such as 16:9 (high-definition video format). DMA2501 User’s Guide...
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Pan and scan cuts off the sides of wider aspect video and just shows the center portion. This fills the whole screen with a larger picture, although the sides are missing. Here is an example: Figure 12 Pan and Scan Video Display DMA2501 User’s Guide...
• CVBS - select either NTSC or PAL, depending on your region. • HDMI - select either 480p, 576p, 720p50, 720p60, 1080i50, 1080i60, 1080p24, 1080p50, or 1080p60, depending on the resolution supported by your high definition TV. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
Use this menu to configure the DMA’s audio output for music playback. You can turn the DMA’s digital output (for the HDMI interface or OPTICAL connector) on or off. The analog output is always on. Figure 14 Setup > System Setup > Audio Setup DMA2501 User’s Guide...
S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface Format) is also IEC 958 type II, part of IEC- 60958. S/PDIF is a collection of low-level protocol and hardware specifications for carrying digital audio signals between devices and stereo equipment. The DMA’s OPTICAL port uses S/PDIF to carry the digital audio signal. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
You want the picture as bright as possible while still being able to see the details. • If whites appear gray or the picture looks dim, increase contrast. • If you cannot see any details in whites, decrease the contrast. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
Share Setup to open the Hard Disk Share Setup menu. Use this menu to configure the sharing settings that allow computers in the same network to access data in the hard disk. Figure 16 Setup > System Setup > Hard Disk Share Setup DMA2501 User’s Guide...
8.8 Other Settings Select Setup > System Setup > Other Settings to open the Other Settings menu. Use this menu to configure the screen saver setting. Figure 17 Setup > System Setup > Other Settings DMA2501 User’s Guide...
The DMA scans and lists the wireless networks in the area. A lock icon appears next to a wireless network that uses security. The illuminated dot to the right indicates the signal strength. • Red (the first dot) indicates a weak signal. • Yellow (the second dot) indicates a fair signal. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
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The DMA lists the selected wireless network’s key settings. If the wireless network uses security, select Key Value and input the password. Use the screen and the remote control’s number keys to input the password and then select Enter. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
The Network Type option is available when you connect a compatible ZyXEL IEEE 802.11n wireless USB adapter to the DMA’s USB port. Select Setup > Network Setup to open the Network Setup menu. Use the remote control’s arrow and OK DMA2501 User’s Guide...
IEEE 802.11n wireless USB adapter to the DMA’s USB port. Select Setup > Network Setup > Wireless Setup to open the Wireless Setup menu. Use this menu to configure your DMA’s settings for connecting to a wireless network. Figure 19 Setup > Network Setup > Wireless Setup DMA2501 User’s Guide...
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A 128-bit WEP key can be 13 ASCII characters or 26 hexadecimal characters ("0-9", "A-F"). Note: An ASCII WEP key is case sensitive. A WPA-PSK or WPA2/PSK key can be 8 to 63 case-sensitive ASCII characters (including spaces and symbols) or 64 hexadecimal characters. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
Enter the default gateway IP address in this field if you selected Disable in the DHCP field. Enter the DNS server IP address (if your ISP gave you one) in this field if you selected Disable in the DHCP field. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
At the time of writing, this menu is reserved for future use. 8.14 Media Setup Select Setup > Media Setup to open the Media Setup menu. Use this menu to configure photo display, and music, video and DVD file format playing settings. Figure 21 Setup > Media Setup DMA2501 User’s Guide...
Select Enable to have the DMA automatically display the picture in Correction portrait orientation if it is in landscape orientation. Select Disable to turn this feature off. Transition Select Enable to have the DMA display pictures as a slideshow. Select Effect Disable to turn this feature off. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
(Repeat One), keep repeating all of the files in the folder (Repeat All), only play the file for which you pressed play (Off), or play a certain file in the folder once (Random). DMA2501 User’s Guide...
Table 15 Setup > Media Setup > DVD Settings LABEL DESCRIPTION Preferred Select the subtitle language that you preferred when playing a DVD Subtitle related file. Preferred Audio Select the audio language that you preferred when playing a DVD related file. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
This field displays the MAC address of the DMA’s wired Ethernet interface. ZyXEL wireless N USB Wireless LAN This field is available when you insert a adapter to the ’s USB port . This field displays the MAC address of the wireless USB adapter. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
No to keep the current settings and exit the screen. 8.16 Firmware Upgrade Select Setup > Version > Firmware Upgrade to open the Firmware Upgrade menu. Use this menu to upload new firmware to the DMA. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
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The upload process may take up to two minutes. After a successful upload, the system will reboot. See Section 8.15 on page 65 for how to check the firmware version to know if the new firmware upload was successful. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
Power button on the remote control). If the problem continues, contact the vendor. One of the LEDs does not behave as expected. Make sure you understand the normal behavior of the LED (see Section 1.2 on page 14). DMA2501 User’s Guide...
TV modes until you get the correct one. Wait a few seconds during each mode. When you get to the correct mode, use the remote control’s arrow and OK buttons to select OK. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
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DMA to access the media server. See the The DMA cannot access the media server. If you have to change any firewall settings, turn the DMA off and on again afterwards. The DMA cannot access the files on a connected USB device. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
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Configure or disable any software firewalls on the media server. Your software firewall may automatically prompt you to allow or deny access when it detects the DMA’s access attempts. Restart the DMA and try to access the media server again. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
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Some of the files in my DMA’s list do not play or do not play properly. Files with unsupported formats or codecs may not play or may not play properly. Chapter 10 on page 77 for details on the supported file formats and codecs. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
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Table 20 on page 78 for the number of music files you can have in the background music list. The A-B function does not work on some files. Some files do not have time tags and cannot support the A-B function. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
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Check the remote control’s batteries. The navigation jumps from menu to menu faster than expected. The remote control is very sensitive to input. Pressing a button on the remote control for too long may be registered as multiple pushes. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
45 degrees. USB Port USB version 2.0, type A Operation Temperature 0º C ~ 40º C Storage Temperature -30º C ~ 70º C Operation Humidity 20% ~ 90% RH non-condensing Storage Humidity 20% ~ 95% RH non-condensing DMA2501 User’s Guide...
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TIF/TIFF, PNG, GIF, BMP, and JPEG Supported Video Output Formats Digital, analog NTSC, PAL 4:3, 16:9 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080i, and 1080p Audio Output Formats Digital audio output: SPDIF&HDMI-PCM/SPDIF-RAW/ SPDIF&HDMI-RAW Analog audio output: Stereo, Mono, Mix mono DMA2501 User’s Guide...
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HDMI 1.3a HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) is an interface that allows high quality, all-digital video and audio streams. USB 2.0 USB (Universal Serial Bus) version 2.0 allows for interfacing devices. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
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Open Software Announcements End-User License Agreement for “DMA2501” WARNING: ZyXEL Communications Corp. IS WILLING TO LICENSE THE SOFTWARE TO YOU ONLY UPON THE CONDITION THAT YOU ACCEPT ALL OF THE TERMS CONTAINED IN THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT. PLEASE READ THE TERMS CAREFULLY BEFORE COMPLETING THE INSTALLATION PROCESS AS INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE WILL INDICATE YOUR ASSENT TO THEM.
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For all projects which use the GPL also or which need a license compatible to the GPL. ?The FreeType License is the most commonly used one. It is a BSD-style license with a credit clause (and thus not compatible with the GPL). The FreeType Project LICENSE ---------------------------- 2006-Jan-27 DMA2501 User’s Guide...
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As a consequence, its main points are that: o We don't promise that this software works. However, we will be interested in any kind of bug reports. (`as is' distribution) DMA2501 User’s Guide...
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We thus encourage you to use the following text: """ Portions of this software are copyright ?<year> The FreeType Project (www.freetype.org). All rights reserved. """ Please replace <year> with the value from the FreeType version you actually use. DMA2501 User’s Guide...
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DNS server address assignment background music list Dolby Digital edit Domain Name System. See DNS. BGM button buttion SLOW/SLIDE button Fast Forward editing the background music list INFO LANGUAGE PHOTO REPEAT ROTATE SORT/EPG factory defaults DMA2501 User’s Guide...
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HOME menu software 21, 35, 43 home networks menu item number humidity navigation OPTION PHOTO Microsoft Windows Media Digital Rights Management for Network Devices, see WMDRM-ND icon music OPTION play PHOTO repeat Video IEC 958 type II DMA2501 User’s Guide...
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Index version firmware VIDEO button Video icon video subtitle color video output warranty note weight widescreen format Windows Media Audio Professional, see WMA Windows Media Center wireless network type Ad-Hoc Infrastructure WMA PRO WMDRM-ND ZOOM button DMA2501 User’s Guide...