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HornetTek ShowCase User Manual

2.5” / 3.5” hard drive media player
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  • Page 1 2.5” / 3.5” Hard Drive Media Player - USER MANUAL -...
  • Page 2 H i g h D e f i n i t i o n M e d i a P l a y e r U s e r M a n u a l Table of Contents Before you get started _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3 Easy Installation Guide ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7 Using Media Player ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 13 Transcoding Software ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 29...

  • Page 3: Before You Get Started

    H i g h D e f i n i t i o n M e d i a P l a y e r U s e r M a n u a l 1. Before You Get Started 1.1 Safety Instruction 1.

  • Page 4: Specification

    H i g h D e f i n i t i o n M e d i a P l a y e r U s e r M a n u a l Specification ■ Hardware Spec. Composite Out HDMI 1.3 Out Video Output YPbPr Out...
  • Page 5 H i g h D e f i n i t i o n M e d i a P l a y e r U s e r M a n u a l ■ Software Spec. Multi-Media Support MPEG-1 MPG/MPEG/DAT support up to 1080p MPEG-2...

  • Page 6: Package Contents

    H i g h D e f i n i t i o n M e d i a P l a y e r U s e r M a n u a l 1.3 Package Contents Media Player x 1 Remote Control x 1 AAA Battery x 2 DC Adaptor (12V3A) x 1...

  • Page 7: Front / Back Panel

    H i g h D e f i n i t i o n M e d i a P l a y e r U s e r M a n u a l 2 Installation Guide 2.1 Front / Back Panel USB 2 Host Port Power Switch YPbPr Output...
  • Page 8 H i g h D e f i n i t i o n M e d i a P l a y e r U s e r M a n u a l 2.2 Hard Drive Installation Introduce NOTE: Installing a 2.5/3.5 Inch Hard Drive is not necessary if you only want to playback via an external USB device.
  • Page 9 H i g h D e f i n i t i o n M e d i a P l a y e r U s e r M a n u a l Step 3: Insert the Hard Drive Screws and tighten. Step 4: Slide the tray back into the aluminum case and tighten both screws on the back panel.
  • Page 10 H i g h D e f i n i t i o n M e d i a P l a y e r U s e r M a n u a l 2.5” Hard Disk Drive Step by Step Installation Step 1: Please loosen the two screws completely from the back panel and slide the tray outward.
  • Page 11 H i g h D e f i n i t i o n M e d i a P l a y e r U s e r M a n u a l Step 3: Install the 2.5” SATA Hard Drive into the SATA connector. Step 4: Insert the Hard Drive Screw to the metal clip and tighten.
  • Page 12 H i g h D e f i n i t i o n M e d i a P l a y e r U s e r M a n u a l Step 5: Slide the tray back into the aluminum case and tighten both screws from the back panel.

  • Page 13: Using The Media Player

    H i g h D e f i n i t i o n M e d i a P l a y e r U s e r M a n u a l 3 Using The Media Player 3.1 Remote Control Introduction 1.

  • Page 14: Getting Started

    H i g h D e f i n i t i o n M e d i a P l a y e r U s e r M a n u a l 3.2 Getting Started Please make sure that you’ve installed the AAA battery into the remote control. 3.2.1 Connect the Media Player to your TV Connect either the HDMI or Composite Cable from Media Player to your TV.
  • Page 15 H i g h D e f i n i t i o n M e d i a P l a y e r U s e r M a n u a l 3.2.3 Setup On the main menu screen, you will be able to enter the “Setup” menu for the Audio, Video, Network, System, and MISC.
  • Page 16 H i g h D e f i n i t i o n M e d i a P l a y e r U s e r M a n u a l 3.2.3.1 Audio This setting is focused on the Audio outputs. There are 4 digital outputs (HDMI LPCM, HDMI RAW, SPDIF LPCM and SPDIF RAW).
  • Page 17 H i g h D e f i n i t i o n M e d i a P l a y e r U s e r M a n u a l 3.2.3.2 Video Aspect Ratio: Choose one that is suitable for your TV system. Pan Scan 4:3, Letter Box 4:3, or 16:9. Pan Scan 4:3 : Keeps the height of wide screen and cuts off the right/left screen to fit the 4:3 TV system.
  • Page 18 Wireless Setup (Optional): Select the wireless network setting. When a USB WI-FI dongle is installed, the Media Player will detect the dongle automatically. Note 1: Please do not to buy any wireless USB dongle besides HornetTek’s wireless dongles due to incompatibility issues.
  • Page 19 H i g h D e f i n i t i o n M e d i a P l a y e r U s e r M a n u a l 3.2.3.4 System Menu Language: The languages available for selection includes English, Traditional Chinese, Spanish, French, Germany, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Czech and Simplified Chinese.
  • Page 20 H i g h D e f i n i t i o n M e d i a P l a y e r U s e r M a n u a l 3.2.3.5 MISC Resume Play: Select ON or OFF to resume the video’s last scene once you have STOPPED the movie. Slide Show Timing: This function is to set the timing of slide shows on the TV.

  • Page 21: Browser & Play

    H i g h D e f i n i t i o n M e d i a P l a y e r U s e r M a n u a l 3.2.4 Browser & Play The Media Player can play Music, Photos, and Movies by plugging-in an external USB device. Enter the Browser menu to view all media files stored on the 2.5”/3.5”...
  • Page 22 H i g h D e f i n i t i o n M e d i a P l a y e r U s e r M a n u a l 3.2.4.1 Play Movies Select the “Movies tab” or “All tab” to browse movie files. Use the Up/Down (Key 25) buttons to select a file or folder and press Enter (Key 7) to play the file or open the folder.
  • Page 23 H i g h D e f i n i t i o n M e d i a P l a y e r U s e r M a n u a l be displayed. 2. Time Sync: Adjust the time of the subtitle. 3.
  • Page 24 H i g h D e f i n i t i o n M e d i a P l a y e r U s e r M a n u a l 3.2.4.2 Play Music Select the “Music tab” or “All tab” to browse music files. Use the Up/Down (Key 25) buttons to select a file or a folder and press Enter (Key 7) to play the file or open the folder.
  • Page 25 H i g h D e f i n i t i o n M e d i a P l a y e r U s e r M a n u a l 3.2.4.3 Show Photo Select the “Photo tab” or “All tab” to browse photo files. Use the Up/Down (Key 25) buttons to select a file or a folder and press Enter (Key 7) to play the file or open the folder.
  • Page 26 H i g h D e f i n i t i o n M e d i a P l a y e r U s e r M a n u a l 3.2.4.4 Adding contents to the PLAYLIST A playlist creates a shortcut to allow you to quickly access media files.
  • Page 27 H i g h D e f i n i t i o n M e d i a P l a y e r U s e r M a n u a l 3.2.4.5 Slide Show Go to Setup MISC Slide Show Timing and set the timing for the slide show.

  • Page 28: File Copy

    H i g h D e f i n i t i o n M e d i a P l a y e r U s e r M a n u a l File Copy 3.2.4.6 This function allows you to copy files between an external USB device and NET. You can also delete files by moving them into the Trash Can.
  • Page 29 H i g h D e f i n i t i o n M e d i a P l a y e r U s e r M a n u a l 4. Transcode Software After installing the Transcode Server you will be able to run the BitTorrent download and File Sharing manager on media player.
  • Page 30 H i g h D e f i n i t i o n M e d i a P l a y e r U s e r M a n u a l Adding Share Folders on a PC Adding shared folders to the NetShare Dialog will help your Media Player recognize the folders over the intranet.
  • Page 31 H i g h D e f i n i t i o n M e d i a P l a y e r U s e r M a n u a l 4.3. Ways to connect to the File Sharing folders and BitTorrent download Management Make sure your Media Player is connected to your home network and assigned an IP Address (Either assign from DHCP server or fixed IP).
  • Page 32 H i g h D e f i n i t i o n M e d i a P l a y e r U s e r M a n u a l 4.3.1 Setting up the Media Player Before you access the File Sharing folder or BitTorrent download management.
  • Page 33 H i g h D e f i n i t i o n M e d i a P l a y e r U s e r M a n u a l 4.3.3.1 Setting You will need to set up the settings before you use P2P download. Please click on BitTorrent Download on the top of the page and then click the “Setting”...
  • Page 34 H i g h D e f i n i t i o n M e d i a P l a y e r U s e r M a n u a l Delete the torrent file: When finished, the system will delete the torrent task automatically. Default setting is NO. Max simultaneous download task number: Setting of how many tasks you would like to run at the same time.
  • Page 35 H i g h D e f i n i t i o n M e d i a P l a y e r U s e r M a n u a l 4.3.3.3 Deleting a Task 1. Click on “Check box” to select the task in which you would like to delete. 2.
  • Page 36 H i g h D e f i n i t i o n M e d i a P l a y e r U s e r M a n u a l 4.3.4 Account Management Please enable “Login Control” under the “System” tab of the Media Player before you click on Account Management. After the Login Control is set the system will require you to login.

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