Warnings and safety instructions This section describes precautions that should be observed in order to prevent injury to the user and damage to property, and to ensure the safe use of the product. Be sure to observe the following points when using the product to avoid any kind of malfunction.
Any product without a warranty or serial number barcode or serial number label EH-25MP is not designed or intended to, and may not be used to violate any copyrights or other IP (intellectual property) rights. Each user of EH-25MP may only use it in connection...
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PC, you don't always want to burn them to a blank disc to be able to play them, the EH-25MP is able to playback the files directly on your TV set. It saves many blank discs and unnecessary time waiting for a medium to be burnt.
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JPG, JPEG, motion JPG (15fps/30fps) or BMP** format. Data storage box Backup all files on EH-25MP and use it as a portable external disk drive and storage device. This could be done through the USB 2.0 interface at high speed up to 480MBit/s and transfer all data from your PC or Mac.
Please check back at www.lc-power.com regularlyfor the latest firmware. Powerful media processor The heart of the EH-25MP device is a powerful media processor supporting the demanding MPEG-4, MPEG-2, MPEG-1, DivX and XviD decoding. Comprehensive graphic user interface (GUI) menu...
XviD is an ISO MPEG-4 compliant video codec. It is not a commercial product; it is an open source project which is developed and maintained by groups of people all over the world. EH-25MP is fully compatible with the XviD format and can play any movie encoded with this compression format.
Compact design The weight of EH-25MP is only approx. 300g (including a 2,5” HDD). Its dimension is as compact as depicted in the adjacent figure. This guarantees that the EH-25MP offers easy...
Names and functions of components You will find the following LEDs and interfaces on the front and on the rear panel of EH-25MP. Power LED IR LED Front panel view: (1) PWR LED -- Power LED; Power LED is green ON when power-on and red ON at standby mode.
DC Input Input Audio ideo connector Multi video connector Rear panel view (5) DC 5V -- DC input; connect to provide 5V power adapter for TV mode or PC mode. (6) USB -- USB port; connect to PC or Mac, the USB 2.0/USB 1.1 port provides power (max.
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Top and side view: 88. 0 m m Brushed high-quality aluminum top cover Enclosure dimension: 86 x 145 x 24,5 mm (W x L x H)
The remote control POWER Power on/off SETUP Access setup menu directly TV-OUT Select TV video output (Composite, S-Video, Component-YPbPr, YCbCr, VGA) SUBTITLE Select and configure the multiple subtitle function MOVIE Access the “movie menu” and playback video files MUSIC Access the “music menu” and playback music files PHOTO Access the “photo menu”...
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ZOOM Zoom in selected photo file SLIDESHOW Execute music slideshow** directly S-TIME Toggle slideshow interval time S-Mode Toggle slideshow transition mode VOLUME +/- Adjust volume Number Keys 0~9 Number keys MUTE Volume mute on/off CANCEL Reset key for number key input ...
ATA (IDE) hard disk drive (notebook requirements sized HDD up to 9,5 mm) TV System: Multi-standard (NTSC or PAL) Specifications Product EH-25MP name High quality brushed aluminium cover with Housing material plastic body Any 2,5” parallel ATA (IDE) hard disk drive...
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Playback media formats: Video File Video codec Audio format codec MPEG-1 MPEG-1 MPEG-2 MPEG-2 MPG, MPEG-1 MPEG-2 MPEG-1 MPEG, MPEG-2 M-JPG DivX, XviD MP3, AVI, MPEG-4 MP3, MPEG- MPEG- 4 ASP, It is normal to experience an occasional pixilation and “skip effect” during video playback due to possibly missing clarity of digital contents...
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JPG, JPEG Slide- show Embedded multiple subtitle languages Multiple subtitle (based on viewed material) languages SUB (MicroDVD format), SRT (SubRIP Multiple subtitle format), SMI (SAMI fomat), embedded multiple subtitle support file formats HDD File FAT32 and NTFS ** (single partition or up to max.
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Main unit Dimension (WxLxH): 88 x 142 x 20 mm Weight: 200 gr (without a hard disk drive) Weight: 300 gr (including a hard disk drive) EH-25MP (no hard disk drive included) Package Infrared remote control, A/V cable, contents multi video cables USB 2.0 high speed cables, USB driver...
It is a must to connect the supplied AC power adapter to EH-25MP, even even EH-25MP is connected to a PC or Mac via the USB cable. Although the PC or Mac can provide certain power to EH-25MP through the USB cable, it cannot...
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2,5” HDD is well formatted before installation. If the USB cable is too long, EH-25MP may not be well connected to the PC or Mac. Please use the supplied USB cable when connecting EH-25MP to a PC or Mac.
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2. Take out the PCB board, one hand presses the PCB board, anther hand holds the HDD. Then connect the IDE pin of the HDD towards the female IDE pin of the PCB board. 3. Push the HDD to the female connector until it fastens. 4.
HDD The HDD must be set to “master” mode when inserted to EH-25MP. If the HDD is set to “slave” mode, the HDD will not work with EH-25MP properly. Normally the HDDs factory default setting is “master”.
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Connect EH-25MP to a PC Formatting the HDD with a PC If the HDD is not formatted and installed to EH-25MP, a PC cannot detect the HDD until it is formatted. It is suggested to format the HDD first. Follow the procedure to use the Disk Management Utility to format your 2,5”...
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32.768 MB (32GB), the hard drive will be formatted to the NTFS** system which EH-25MP currently cannot support yet. Go to “My Computer” and the new hard drive should appear. For a detailed HDD format procedure, please refer to the HDD manufacturer’s information or the Windows help files.
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There is no need to install any driver before connecting EH-25MP to a PC. Use the supplied USB cable to connect EH-25MP to the USB port of the PC. Although PCs can provide a certain amount of power to...
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HDD of EH-25MP. Remove safely from a PC (all Windows versions) In order to safely remove EH-25MP from a PC, double click the remove icon on right bottom corner of Windows taskbar. Follow the instruction to remove EH-25MP from a PC connection. The data and EH-25MP may be damaged if EH-25MP is removed directly and not according to the above mentioned procedure.
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Format the HDD on a Mac If the HDD is not formatted and installed to EH-25MP, your Mac cannot detect the HDD until it is formatted. Follow the procedure to use the Disk Utility to format the 2,5” HDD first. Mac OS 9.2 and earlier do not support creating partitions in an external drive.
Connect to TV set EH-25MP supports several video output cables to meet your requirements. The TV connection is straight forward. Refer to the following procedure and connect proper video & audio cables to your TV set. Connect to a TV set through video composite (RCA) and audio stereo (RCA).
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Connect to a TV set through video component - YPbPr and audio stereo (RCA) This is another connection for a TV set with video Component-YPbPr output and audio stereo 2 channel L/R (RCA) output. The Y (green), Pb (blue), Pr (red) RCA cable is for a progressive scan output for a TV set or certain HD components.
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Connect to a TV set through video component - YCbCr and Audio Stereo (RCA) This is another connection for TV set with video Component- YCbCr output and audio stereo 2 channel L/R (RCA) output. The Y (green), Cb (blue), Cr (red) RCA cable is for progressive scan output for a TV set or certain HD components.
TV output : Getting started After connecting the video & audio cables properly to your TV set and EH-25MP, you can start to operate EH-25MP step by step. Quick installation guide Power on your TV set (no matter if the TV set is NTSC...
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EH-25MP to the TV set. Power on EH-25MP by plugging the AC power adapter (DC input) into the EH-25MP, and then plug the AC power cord to the electrical outlet. Press the TV-OUT button on the top side of the remote control to toggle proper video output to current TV set connection.
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Before going to the setup menu of EH-25MP to adjust the video output properly, pressing the TV-OUT button is the best way to search for available video outputs. Once the main menu screen is properly shown on the TV set, press the SETUP button to adjust the right...
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NTSC TV Type Video Setup S-Video Video Output Composite/YCBCR YPBPR Subtitle Subtitle ON/OFF setup Subtitle size Small Standard Subtitle color Orange Blue Grey White Subtitle background (color) Semi-transparent White Black Blue...
OSD language English language Francais setup Deutsch Italiano Swedish Danish Portuguese Spanish Factory Firmware version Default default setup Firmware Firmware upgrade D5.09.NP.EC.C1 upgrade setup MAIN MENU This is the menu that appears when you turn on EH- 25MP. There are five main selections: MOVIE, MUSIC, PHOTO, FILE and SETUP...
You can access the main menu by pressing the navigation buttons, PLAY or ENTER buttons to enter each submenu Or you can access the main menu directly by pressing the hotkeys MOVIE, MUSIC, PHOTO, FILE, SETUP on the remote control MOVIE MENU The movie menu displays all available video files (movies) in file directory style...
MUSIC MENU The music menu displays all available music files (MP3 or WAV) in file directory style You can access the music menu by pressing the navigation buttons to playback music directly without pressing PLAY or ENTER buttons On the left hand side is a menu for switching to another partition of the hard drive (up to 4 partitions) or return back to the main menu On the left hand side, pressing the PLAY ALL button will...
navigation buttons, PLAY or ENTER buttons On the left hand side is a menu for switching to another partition of the hard drive or return back to the main menu On the left hand side, pressing the PLAY ALL button will execute a photo slideshow directly FILE MENU The file menu displays all available files (videos, music,...
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The setup menu is to properly configure EH-25MP for media playback and system operation On the video setup page of the setup menu, you can adjust the right TV type (NTSC or PAL) or video output (composite/YCBCR S-Video, YPBPR, VGA) to the TV set On the subtitle page, you can setup the subtitle...
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