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Eminent EM7385 User Manual

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  • Page 1 EM7385 & EM7380 hdMEDIA 3D – Full HD Media Player with 3D & Android...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    7.3.1 If connected directly to your television: ............14 7.3.2 If connected to a HDMI DTS receiver: ............14 7.3.3 If connected to a DTS receiver using the coaxial (EM7385 only) or optical connection: ......................14 7.4 Setting up the network ..................15 7.4.1 Wired connection - Automatically using DHCP...........15...
  • Page 3 14.4 Buddy Link ..................... 49 15.0 Using third Party Apps ..................50 15.1 Explanation of the Third Party Apps and other useful information ....50 15.1.2 Eminent Open Source Forum ..............50 15.1.3 Support ....................50 15.1.4 Developer account ...................50 15.2 Using the Third Party Apps ................51...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Register your product now on www.eminent-online.com and receive product updates! 1.1 Functions and features The Eminent EM7385 & EM7380 3D Full HD Media Player plays all your movies in full HD on your television, and in 3D Full HD on your 3D television. The brand new Realtek RT1186 chipset supports almost all file formats in Full HD 1080P.
  • Page 5 PGS subtitle streams as well. Full HD sound and video experience. The Eminent 3D Media Player EM7385 & EM7380 do not only support amazing Full HD 1080P video, but also feature a crystal clear sound experience by supporting HD sound formats like Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD master audio over its High Speed HDMI 1.4 port.
  • Page 6 Easy hard disk mounting system for your comfort. The Eminent EM7385 hdMEDIA 3D is equipped with an easy-mount slot on the right side, that allows easy access to a 3.5" SATA hard drive bay. This is definitely the most convenient way to connect and remove your hard disk! Built-in 300N Wireless networking for the EM7385.

  • Page 7: Packing Contents

    TV and VOD/RSS service by the integrated third-party-apps. The availability of other web services is subject to change. The Eminent EM7385 & EM7380 have a dual boot system to start the Android operating system. Unlimited Apps and games are available for android. The best apps for EM7385 &...

  • Page 8: Explanation Of The Remote Control

    ENGLISH 2.0 Explanation of the remote control On/off: button to turn on or turn off the media player. Numeric buttons: Mainly used to jump to the corresponding chapter number. Menu: Mainly used to select views and to select a 3D view while playing a 3D video file.

  • Page 9: Explanation Of The Connections

    ENGLISH 3.0 Explanation of the connections 3.1 Connections of the EM7385 Image 2 – Connections EM7385 On/Off switch: Used to switch the media player on and off. WIFI connection(s): Connect the antenna’s to the two WIFI connectors. Restore: Can be used while performing a firmware update.

  • Page 10: Connections Of The Em7380

    10 | ENGLISH 10. USB 2.0 host: Used to connect USB devices such as a USB hard disk, USB memory sticks etc. 11. SATA connection: Used to connect an external SATA disk. 12. USB 3.0 slave: Used to connect to your computer using the supplied USB 3.0 cable.

  • Page 11: Mounting A Sata Hard Disk (Em7385)

    4.0 Mounting a SATA hard disk (EM7385) The following steps describe how to connect a SATA hard disk into the media player. The EM7385 uses a hard disk locking mechanism which makes it very easy to mount a hard disk.

  • Page 12: Connecting The Media Player

    EM7380. Connect the other side of the network cable to your router or switch. Set the television to the corresponding HDMI channel. Connect the cable of the power supply to the ‘DC 12V’ of the EM7385, or connect the cable of the power supply to the ‘DV 5V’ of the EM7380.

  • Page 13: Manual Settings

    After using the wizard, the initial settings have been set. Now, you can completely set the media player to your own preferences. 7.1 Formatting the hard disk (EM7385 only) Use the navigation buttons to go to ‘Setup’ and press the ‘OK’ button after which the ‘System menu’...

  • Page 14: Setting Up Sound

    ‘Lip Sync’ option. It is advisable to use the lip sync option on the receiver, since most receivers are able to delay and speed up the sound. 7.3.3 If connected to a DTS receiver using the coaxial (EM7385 only) or optical connection: Use the navigation buttons to go to ‘Setup’...

  • Page 15: Setting Up The Network

    During the wizard, the initial network setup was available. The network settings can be changed afterwards if necessary. The EM7385 also has a built-in WIFI module, which allows you to easily setup the wireless connection. The EM7380 can also connect to your wireless network by connecting an EM4576/4579 wireless USB stick.

  • Page 16: Wireless Connection

    Use the following steps to connect to your wireless network using the built-in WIFI module. When using the EM7385: Place the antenna’s on the antenna connections and make sure the antenna’s are properly connected. When using the EM7380, you need to connect the EM4576/4579 to a free USB port of the EM7380. If correct, a notification appears telling ‘WIFI’...

  • Page 17: Checking The Samba Server And Assign A Dlna Dmr Name

    USB 3.0 connection, a USB 2.0 connection can still be used since USB 3.0 is also compatible with USB 2.0. Note: The EM7385 has two USB 3.0 connections. If you want to connect the media player to your computer, you need to use the USB 3.0 slave connection on the back of...

  • Page 18: Using The Network Connection (Samba)

    Open the Windows Explorer and type: \\IP-Address or type the device name, in this case: \\EM7385 and press the ‘Enter’ key on your keyboard. Double-click ‘HDD’ after which the hard disk content of the media player is shown. You are now able to copy data from your computer to the hard disk of the media...

  • Page 19: Saving A Samba Share In 'Favorites

    USB devices, your network and SD cards (only EM7385) to the internal hard disk of the media player (Only EM7385). Also, it is possible to copy from the internal hard disk or network to USB devices, your network and SD cards. The big...

  • Page 20: Copying Files Using Ftp

    The EM7385 and EM7380 both have a FTP server. The FTP server is available if a internal hard disk is present in the EM7385, or f a USB stick or USB hard disk is connected to one of the USB ports (EM7385 & EM7380). We recommend to use a FTP program such as ‘FileZilla’.

  • Page 21: Setting Up The Media Player For Media Playback

    (USB) hard disk. 9.2 3D/2D video auto detect The EM7385 & EM7380 have the possibility to switch to a 3D mode if the media player detects a 3D stream. To be able to switch to a 3D mode, the media player needs to be connected to a 3D television using a HDMI High Speed (HDMI 1.4) cable.

  • Page 22: Default Subtitle Language

    Go to ‘Default Audio’. This option is set to ‘Dutch’ by default. 10.0 Playing Media When you are finished setting up the media player, and you have filled the hard disk of the EM7385 with media files, you can start to play these media files. You can also play...
  • Page 23 ‘Regular’ video files like DVD ISO and VIDEO_TS files are supported. Also, .MOV, .MKV, .AVI and Blu-Ray video files are supported. The EM7380 & EM7380 are also able to play 3D video files. The EM7380 and EM7385 both support Full 3D, Side- by-Side 3D and Top-Bottom 3D.
  • Page 24 However, If the ‘Media Library is set to ‘On’, the marks will only be available if a USB hard disk or memory is detected (EM7385 & EM7380), or if the internal hard disk is detected (EM7385). If the ‘Media Library’ is set to ‘On’, but no devices are detected, a cross will be placed at the different categories.
  • Page 25 25 | ENGLISH Image 9 - Music category not available (cross is present). Image 10 - Photo category not available (cross is present).

  • Page 26: Playing 3D Blu-Ray Iso

    26 | ENGLISH Hint: Press the ‘Menu’ button while playing a video file to acquire the options as described in the following enumeration: Image 11 – Menu explanation Subtitle: Shows the available subtitles. Audio: Shows the available audio languages and other audio options. GOTO: Used to select a specific time frame in the movie.

  • Page 27: Playing Other 3D Video Formats

    10.2 Playing other 3D video formats The EM7380 and EM7385 are also able to play other 3D video formats such as 3D MKV files and 3D M2TS files. Use the navigation keys to select ‘Movies’ and press the ‘OK’ button.

  • Page 28: Playing Dvd

    Browse to the ISO file you want to play and press the ‘Play’ or ‘OK’ button after which the ISO file starts to play. The EM7385 & EM7380 can display the original Blu-Ray menu if the Blu-Ray has a 1.0 BR profile menu structure. The media player will automatically detect which profile is present.

  • Page 29: Playing Music And Other Audio Files

    29 | ENGLISH always put the SRT file into the MKV container using programs like ‘MKVMERGE’ which you can download from the internet. However, Eminent can not support these programs. 10.8 Playing music and other audio files Use the navigation keys to select ‘Music’ and press the ‘OK’ button.

  • Page 30: Using Movie Info, Cover Art And A Video Wall

    11.0 Using Movie info, Cover art and a video wall The EM7385 & EM7380 have the possibility to use movie info and cover art. Using the movie info function, cover art with detailed information (Duration, genre, key players, length of the movie etc) about the current movie can be shown before you start video...

  • Page 31: Using The Thumbgen Program

    11.1 Using the ThumbGen program Note: The ThumbGen version we have been using is version 1.2.10.0 When using the EM7385 and you have movies on the hard disk of the media player, you need to connect the EM7385 to your computer using the supplied USB cable.
  • Page 32 32 | ENGLISH Image 14 – ThumbGen In this case, we have selected a dutch database for retrieving the (detailed) information and cover art. Click ‘Option’ after which the Option page appears. On this option page you need to select which information needs to be shown. We only want the thumbnail and the main movie sheet to be added, as shown in the following image: Image 15 –...
  • Page 33 33 | ENGLISH Image 16 – ThumbGen 11. Click ‘OK’ at the bottom of the page after which the main page appears. 12. Now click the plus sign at ‘Current Profile’ after which the following image appears: Image 17 – ThumbGen...
  • Page 34 34 | ENGLISH 13. Save the current profile. For example: You can save this profile as ‘Eminent’ as shown in the following image: Image 18 – ThumbGen 14. Click ‘Save’ after which the main page appears. 15. At ‘Current Profile’, the saved profile is present, as shown in the following image:...

  • Page 35: Showing Movie Info

    35 | ENGLISH Image 19 – ThumbGen 16. Now click ‘Process Files/folders’ after which a screen appears with the current drives. 17. Select the correct drive and then the folder (with the subfolders) where the movies are stored. Click the name of the folder. If correct, the subfolders are selected automatically.

  • Page 36: Showing Cover Art

    36 | ENGLISH Browse to the folder where the movies are stored in and press the ‘OK’ button. If correct, the available subfolders of the movies are shown. Press the ‘Blue’ button on the remote control after which the movie info of the first movie in the list will be shown.

  • Page 37: Playing Media Through The Network

    37 | ENGLISH Hint : The video wall is also available when using the ‘Movie’ icon instead of using the ‘File Manager’ icon. 12.0 Playing media through the network The media player is equipped with a UPnP and Samba client. This way, the media player will be able to stream media from a UPnP server or Samba server through your network.

  • Page 38: Setting Up Windows Media Player 12 As Upnp Server (Windows 7)

    38 | ENGLISH Image 21 – Media Player 11 A list with detected devices will appear within a few seconds. Click the name of your media player. 10. Click ‘Allow’. 11. Click ‘Ok’. 12. Click ‘Ok’. 13. All files in the media library of Windows Media Player will be shared with your media player from now on.

  • Page 39: Playing Media Through Your Network (Samba)

    39 | ENGLISH Press the ‘Menu’ button and select the category. If you want to play a video file using UPnP, select ‘Movies’ and press the ‘OK’ button. Select ‘UPNP’ and press the ‘OK’ button after which the available UPnP server(s) will be shown.

  • Page 40: Play Media Through Your Network Using Imediashare

    You can also play media through your network by using the iMediaShare software. Using this software, it will become possible to stream video’s from applications such as YouTube to your EM7385 or EM7380 using your smartphone or tablet (iOS and Android systems).

  • Page 41: Using Android

    41 | ENGLISH For optimum performance and stability with the Android feature, it is advisable to use an internal hard disk in the EM7385 or connect a USB stick or USB hard disk to the EM7380. 13.1 Using Android The EM7385 & EM7380 can also make use of an Android function. Using this function, you will be able to install and use Android Apps.

  • Page 42: Using The Default Android Items

    Select the address bar at the top of the menu and press the ‘OK’ button or click the left touchpad button after which a virtual keyboard appears. Enter the name of the website you want to visit, for example: www.eminent- online.com and then select the onscreen ‘Enter’ button and press the ‘OK’ button on the remote control or click the left touchpad button after which the web page will be loaded.

  • Page 43: Search

    The ‘Settings’ app allows you to view the more advanced options such as ‘(un)known sources’, ‘Manage applications’, ‘Running services’ and ‘Development’. 14.0 Stream online media using the (web)apps The EM7385 & EM7380 have a fully functional web browser with HTML 5 support and fully functional video and audio tags.

  • Page 44: Using The Web Browser

    44 | ENGLISH Also, the EM7385 & EM7380 both support YouTube XL. During the following steps we will explain how to use the web browser, how YouTube XL can be used and we will use one example of the web apps which is available at this moment: ‘Buddy Link’.

  • Page 45: Youtube Leanback

    45 | ENGLISH When the title has been filled out, select the ‘OK’ button on the screen and then press the ‘OK’ button on the remote control. Select the ‘Search’ button and press the ‘OK’ button on the remote control. The searched video will be shown.

  • Page 46: Using The 'Sign In' Option

    46 | ENGLISH 14.3.2.1 Using the ‘Sign in’ option Note: The following steps were done using a Windows computer. Select ‘App’ in the main menu and press the ‘OK’ button. Select ‘YouTube leanback’ and press the ‘OK’ button. Select ‘Sign in’ and press the ‘OK’ button. If correct, a screen will be shown telling you to login to a specific website.
  • Page 47 47 | ENGLISH Image 23 – YouTube Leanback sign in 10. If you have already created a playlist in your YouTube account, you should automatically see a ‘My Playlist’ icon on your television, as shown in the following image: Image 23 – YouTube Leanback sign in 11.

  • Page 48: Using The 'Pair' Option

    48 | ENGLISH ** The exact steps for creating a playlist can be found using your YouTube account. The steps shown are schematic steps which can differ from your own situation. 14.3.2.2 Using the ‘Pair’ option The following steps were done using an Android smartphone. Select ‘App’...

  • Page 49: Buddy Link

    Note: The amount of available apps can vary. The available apps are offered by third parties. Eminent can not guarantee the working of an app if a third party decides to make changes to an app or decides to stop supporting this app.

  • Page 50: Using Third Party Apps

    When experiencing issues which cannot be solved using the Eminent Open Source Forum, you can contact the Eminent Helpdesk by e-mail: You can fill out the contact form on the Eminent website. This form can be found at: www.eminent-online.com/contact 15.1.4 Developer account If you wish to develop Apps for the Eminent Third Party Apps, Eminent can change your user account into a Developer account which has more privileges.

  • Page 51: Using The Third Party Apps

    ENGLISH 15.2 Using the Third Party Apps Before you can use the Eminent Third Party Apps, your Media Player needs to have internet access. The Media Player needs to be able to use the on-board Apps without problems. For example: The YouTube XL function needs to function without any problem.

  • Page 52: Adding A Media Player To Your Account

    Open your computer’s web browser: For Example: Internet Explorer, Firefox or Safari. Type ‘http://thirdparty.eminent-online.com’ in the address bar of the web browser and press the ‘Enter’ key on your keyboard. Enter your login details (username and password) and click the ‘Sign In’ button.

  • Page 53: Adding An App To Your Account

    15.8 Advanced functions 15.8.1 Sorting Apps Apps can be sorted to your liking. You will need to be logged into the Eminent Third Party Apps using your computer. Use the following steps to sort your Apps: Click ‘My Apps’ in the top right corner of the web page.

  • Page 54: Rating Apps

    If an App is owned & created by yourself (developer privileges), the fifth icon will remove it completely from the Eminent Third Party Apps and from your list. Deleting Apps which have been created by yourself are also not visible anymore for other Eminent Third Party Apps users.

  • Page 55: Adding Custom Streams

    15.8.4 Adding custom streams The Eminent Third Party Apps has an ‘Add a Stream’ option which allows you to quickly add suited Video/Audio streams or URLS, and turn them into ‘Apps’ which can easily be added to your App List.

  • Page 56: Adding A Video Stream

    10. You will see a text summary with at least one web address. For example: You will see: http://80.237.210.91:80 (write down this address or copy this address). 11. Login to the Eminent Third Party Apps using your web browser. 12. Click ‘My Apps’ at top right corner of the web page.

  • Page 57: Downloading Using The Media Player

    16.0 Downloading using the media player The EM7385 & EM7380 are equipped with a Usenet (NZBget) and a Torrent module. The Torrent module is called Transmission. Using one of these modules, you are able to download files from the internet.

  • Page 58: Setting Up The Nzbget Module

    Hint: The NZBget module will only start if an internal hard disk is available in the EM7385 and a USB hard disk is connected to the EM7380. Also, the hard disk needs to be formatted using the menu of the media player.

  • Page 59: Using The Transmission Module

    Hint: The Transmission module will only start if an internal hard disk is available in the EM7385 and a USB hard disk is connected to the EM7380. Also, the hard disk needs to be formatted using the menu of the media player.

  • Page 60: Using The Smart Remote App (Android) & Smart Control App (Ios) To Control The Media Player

    Smart Control app (iOS) to control the media player It is possible to control the EM7385 & EM7380 by using your Android and iOS devices (smartphones and tablets). During the following steps we will describe how to use the specific app.

  • Page 61: Explanation Of The Remaining Menu Items

    61 | ENGLISH Download and install the app. Open the Smart Control app. Select ‘Input Address’. Fill out the IP-Address of the media player at the ‘Set remote IP’ field. Press the ‘Connect’ button. If correct, a remote control display will be shown. At the top of the remote control display you should see the connected IP-Address.

  • Page 62: Other Items Of The Misc Menu

    The latest Frequently asked questions for your product can be found on the support page of your product. Eminent will update these pages frequently to assure you have the most recent information. Visit www.eminent-online.com for more information about...

  • Page 63: Service And Support

    63 | ENGLISH 20.0 Service and support This users manual has been carefully written by Eminent’s technical experts. If you have problems installing or using the product, please fill out the support form at the website www.eminent-online.com/support. You can also contact us by phone. Below you will find a list with phone numbers for each supported country.
  • Page 64 64 | ENGLISH Repairing of the device should be done by qualified Eminent staff. The warranty immediately voids when products have undergone self repair and/or by misuse. For extended warranty conditions, please visit our website at www.eminent- online.com/warranty. *Tip: Eminent manuals are written with great care. However, due to new technological developments it can happen a printed manual does not longer contain the most recent information.

  • Page 65: Warranty Conditions

    When having bought a second- hand Eminent product the remaining period of warranty is measured from the moment of purchase by the product’s first owner. The Eminent warranty applies to all Eminent products and parts inextricably connected to and/or mounted on the main product.

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