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  • Page 1 User Information...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Click on the section’s title for a faster navigation. 1 User Information 1.1 Caution 2 Product Introduction 2.1 Product Overview 2.2 Package Contents 2.3 Connection 2.4 Front Panel 2.5 Back Panel 2.6 First Time Usage 2.7 Remote Control 3 Main Functions 3.1 Setup Menu 3.2 Movie Library...

  • Page 3: User Information

    User Information 1.1 Caution This player is designed and manufactured with safety in mind. In order to safely and effectively use this player, please read the following before usage. 1.1.1 Usage cautions User should not modify this player. If commercial hard disk is being used, the envi- ronmental temperature should be within +5 ~ +35.
  • Page 4 1.1.6 Others When using this player, please do not let the player come into contact with water or other liquid, if water is accidentally spilled on the player, please use a dry cloth to absorb the spillage. Electronic products are vulnerable, when using please avoid the following: •...

  • Page 5: Product Introduction

    Product Introduction 2.1 Product Overview Thank you for purchasing an AC Ryan Playon!HD Mini 3 Media Player. Store, stream and play your entire media collection in 3D Full HD. The ultimate in home entertain- ment, this player has the following functionality: Network Feature •...

  • Page 6: Package Contents

    Photo Viewing • You can view photos in slide show mode with background music and/or transi- tion effects. • Zoom in/out, Rotate • Photo format: JPEG/HD JPEG/BMP/GIF/TIF/PNG USB 3.0 & 2.0 Support • 1x USB 3.0 HOST port (for Super-Speed USB storage devices) •...

  • Page 7: Connection

    2.3 Connection 2.3.1 Power connection Follow the picture and connect the AC adaptor to the player’s DC IN jack; Follow the picture and plug in the AC adaptor to the power outlet 2.3.2 USB Mass Storage Device (USB stick, USB HDD etc.) Connection Make sure the player is powered on;...
  • Page 8 2.3.3 TV connection 2.3.3.1 A/V OUT Follow the picture and plug in the 3 color connector to the player’s A/V OUT jack; Follow the picture and plug in the 3 color connector to the TV’s A/V IN jack. This allows you to connect the content in the player to your TV or other display devices.
  • Page 9 2.3.3.3 HDMI OUT Follow the picture and plug one connector on your HDMI cable to the player’s HDMI jack; Follow the picture and plug the other connector on your HDMI cable to the TV’s HDMI jack. This allows you to enjoy your media content in the player, on your TV. Product Introduction...
  • Page 10 2.3.4 Digital Audio Device connection Follow the picture and plug in the RCA connector on your coaxial cable to the player’s S/PDIF Coaxial jack. Or if you use optical fiber, please plug in the Toslink connector on your optical fiber to the player’s S/PDIF Optical jack; (not supplied) Follow the picture and plug in the other connector on your coaxial cable or opti- cal fiber to the digital audio device.

  • Page 11: Front Panel

    2.3.5 Connecting to a LAN To connect to a LAN (Local Area Network) you require a cat5, cat5e or cat6 network cable (not supplied). Connect one of the crystal plugs on the cable to the player’s RJ45 LAN socket; Connect the other crystal plug on the cable to a RJ45 LAN port on your router, switch, or hub devices.

  • Page 12: Back Panel

    2.5 Back Panel DC-IN jack RJ45 LAN socket Y/Pb/Pr OUT jack USB 3.0/2.0 HOST port A/V OUT jack S/PDIF Optical jack HDMI jack 2.6 First Time Usage 2.6.1 Power On / Off Power On After connecting the DC IN jack, press the power button on the front panel. The indi- cator will gradually turn to white.
  • Page 13 2.6.2 Menu language The system language of this player can be set to English or other languages. Change the language you wish in the setup menu, the selected language will take effect im- mediately. Product Introduction...

  • Page 14: Remote Control

    2.7 Remote Control 1. Power 2. Numeric but- tons 3. Zoom 4. Red/Select 5. Green/ 6. VOL+ Confirm 7. VOL- 8. Home 9. OK /Enter 10. Navigational buttons 11. Menu 12. FRWD 13. Play 14. Slow 15. Pause 16. Repeat 17.Goto 18.
  • Page 15 Button Function Power Press to enter standby mode or wake up. Numeric buttons Press to enter channel numbers or numeric input when changing settings. Zoom Press to zoom the image (photo or video). Red/Select Press to select files in file selecting menu. Green/Confirm Function is available in virtual keyboard.

  • Page 16: Main Functions

    Main Functions 3.1 Setup Menu The Setup menu allows you to personalize and configure the preferences for your player. Select the Setup icon on the home screen or press Setup button on the re- mote control. There are five setup options, including System, Audio, Video, Network and Misc.
  • Page 17 • Create a folder named “Resource” in the root directory of your USB or HDD, rename your photo as ‘desktop.png ‘and then copy it to the folder. DVD Auto-Play • Select to turn on/off DVD auto-play. Show all files • Select to display all hidden files (non-media files).
  • Page 18 3.1.2 Changing Audio Settings Use this menu to configure audio settings. Night Mode • Choose among Off / On / Auto. If the option is turned on, the audio output vol- ume will be decreased or choose auto to auto-adjust dialogues and background audio at a normalised level.
  • Page 19 3.1.3 Changing Video Settings Use this menu to configure video settings. Aspect Ratio • Pan Scan 4:3: Displays a wide picture on the entire screen and cuts off the re- dundant portions. Select when a standard 4:3 TV is connected. •...
  • Page 20 1080p 24Hz • Choose this option to enable or disable 1080P 24Hz support. A TV display that supports 1080P 24Hz (24P) mode is required for this to function correctly. Plasma Mode • Help to protect your plasma TV by reducing the level of brightness. Choose between Dark / Dim / Light for the best results.
  • Page 21 Deep Color • Provides more detailed level of color depth, and makes continuous color change smoother. You can get more vivid color effects with this setting. A TV display with deep color support is required for the best results. Screen Size •...
  • Page 22 3.1.4 Network Use this menu to configure your local network settings. Wired Lan Setup • DHCP IP (AUTO) Select to obtain IP address automatically (DHCP must be enabled on your Router). • FIX IP (MANUAL) Select to manually input the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, and DNS Server IP Address.
  • Page 23 This player can store up to three wireless network connections. Press OK to con- nect, press Return to cancel, press Zoom to rescan the AP’s and press Play button to choose Peer to Peer (Ad Hoc) or WPS (AP). Infrastructure (AP) •...
  • Page 24 Step 2, Input WEP / WPA key Press OK to input encryption keys via the virtual keyboard. Press the navi- gational buttons to select, OK to input, FFWD to move cursor left, FRWD to move cursor right, Zoom to switch between uppercase and lowercase, Stop to delete a character, Play to make more symbols available, Green to change the language of the virtual keyboard, OK to confirm and to start test- ing the connection.
  • Page 25 Step 1, Specify your SSID name Step 2, Specify your host IP WPS (AP) • WPS, Wi-Fi Protected Setup, is used to connect a wireless router directly, without searching SSID and inputting password. In this mode, you just need to config- ure the parameters of your router which support WPS function.
  • Page 26 First press the WPS button on the router or select the button mode in the configuration menu of the router, then select the PBC mode, the connec- tion process will take a while, please be patient. Input the pin code when you configure your router, then select the PIN mode, the connection process will take a while, please be patient.
  • Page 27 Step 2, press Right button to input your ADSL account Step 3, press Right button to input your password and start to test the connection. Main Functions...
  • Page 28 SAMBA Process • Select to turn NAS function to On/Off. Please refer to ’SAMBA Server’ for more details on NAS function of this product. Transmission • Select to turn Transmission Torrent Client On/Off. Please refer to ‘Transmission Download’ for more details on this feature. •...

  • Page 29: Movie Library

    Network Info • This tab shows you information about your network, MAC Address, IP address Gateway, Subnet. USB Upgrade • Select to update the firmware via a USB stick. Copy ‘install.img’ or extension files to the root directory of a FAT32 format- ted USB stick, and connect it to the USB HOST port of the player.
  • Page 30 3.2.1 Movie Library Options In movie library, press the Menu button to display the option menu, the following functions are available through the option menu. Quick-Search • Choose the Search option in the option menu, you can search for a media file by filter media library to locate the specific media file.
  • Page 31 3.2.2 Movie Playback Control You can access the following functions during playback. Button Function Play Start or resume the playback. Pause Pause the current playback. Prev/Next View the previous or next file/chapter. FRWD/FFWD Fast rewind or fast forward. Press repeatedly to select the speed. Slow Play back in slow motion.
  • Page 32 3.2.3 Movie Playback Options During movie playback, press Menu button to display or hide the option menu at the side of the screen. You can also access functions such as audio track, subtitle and repeat mode through the Option Menu during video playback. DVD Menu •...

  • Page 33: Photo Library

    3.3 Photo Library Enter the photo interface, only supported image files will be displayed. This player supports JPEG/HD JPEG/BMP/GIF/TIF/PNG files. 3.3.1 Photo Library Options In photo library, press Menu button to display the option menu, you can access the following functions trought the option menu. Quick-Search •...
  • Page 34 Sorting Mode • Choose to sort by Name, Recently Added or Recently Played from option menu. Folder Directory • Choose to show all folders. Leaf Folder View • Choose to show all folders that included photo. Date View • Choose to view photo by date. 3.3.2 Photo Playback Control You can access the following functions during photo playback.
  • Page 35 3.3.3 Photo Playback Options During photo playback, press Menu button to display or hide the option menu at the bottom of the screen. The following functions are available through the Option menu during photo playback. Slide Timing • Select to choose the Interval and start a slideshow. Slide Transition Select to choose the Transition effects •...

  • Page 36: Music Library

    3.4 Music Library Enter music interface, only supported audio files will be displayed. This player supports AAC/LC-AAC/HE-AAC/MP2/MP3/FLAC/WAV/MS-ADPCM/OGG/Vorbis/PCM/LPCM/ COOK/RA-Lossless/WMA Standard audio files.Vorbis/PCM/LPCM/ COOK/RA-Lossless/ WMA Standard audio files. 3.4.1 Music Library Options In music library, press Menu button to display the option menu, the following func- tions are available throught the option menu.
  • Page 37 Layout Mode Choose a layout mode by Thumbnails, List and Preview from option menu. • Filter options Choose Albums to search for music files by album. • • Choose Artists to search for music files by artist. Choose Genres to search for music files by genre. •...

  • Page 38: File Manager

    3.4.3 Music Playback Options During music playback, press Menu button to display or hide the option menu at the side of the screen. Access the following functions trought the Option menu during music playback. Repeat Mode • Choose a repeat mode among Repeat off, Repeat one, Repeat all and Shuffle Loop from option menu.
  • Page 39 3.5.1 File Manager Options In file manager, press Menu button to display the option menu and access the fol- lowing functions trought the option menu. Layout Mode Choose a layout mode by Thumbnails, List and Preview from option menu. • Filter options Choose All Media to display all the supported media files in current directory.
  • Page 40 3.5.2 A/V Streaming via Network In file manager, go to the Network selection to start searching for available network host names in your local network setup. You can stream your media files shared on the home network. Please refer to ’3.1.4 Changing Network Settings’...
  • Page 41 • Select Add to open a popup menu where you can input Label, Net User ID, Net Password, Domain, Host Name, and Specific File Server IP. Select OK to confirm, Cancel to cancel, and Simple / Detail to switch between simple and advanced options.
  • Page 42 3.5.3.2 Sharing Media on your PC The Media Sharing feature of Windows Media Player lets you enjoy the contents of your Windows Media Player library from anywhere in your home. • Open Windows Media Player, click Organize -> Manage libraries to add or re- move media files from the library.as an example.

  • Page 43: Playlist Management

    Note: • Make sure your player and your computer are on the same local area network and subnet. • Firewalls may prevent your player communicating with your computer. Please open the ports manually and add your player to the ‘trusted’ list, or disable the firewall temporarily.

  • Page 44: Files Operation

    Enter photo library, press Menu button and choose Albums to show your photo albums available on your external USB devices. 3.7 Files operation • On a file or folder, press the Edit button and select Multiple Select. • Press Red button to select file or folder which you want to copy to the list. Main Functions...
  • Page 45 • When you are done selecting, press Green button to confirm. • Select mode of operation, and then follow the prompt on screen to finish the process. 3.7.1 Single file operation On a file or folder, press the Edit button to display the file editing menu, choose Copy and follow the prompt on screen to finish the process.

  • Page 46: Internet Media

    3.8 Internet Media This feature is an additional function. All content and services provided through this feature are from third-party service providers, our company does not offer any con- tent and services of this feature and therefore is not responsible for any content and services provided under this feature.

  • Page 47: Torrent Function

    3.9 Torrent function (using Transmission client) Once Transmission is enabled in SETUP -> NETWORK -> Transmission ‘On’ you are able to access the Transmission web control via your favorite browser on port 9091. For example: 192.168.1.20:9091 (where 192.168.1.20 is the IP address of your player connected to your router) Here you can add / remove / pause / start your torrent downloads.

  • Page 48: Jukebox

    IMDb, TheMovieDB, TheTVDB, Allocine, FilmAffinity, FilmWeb, etc. MovieJukebox then generates the indexes that are compatible for displaying in the AC Ryan Playon! series media boxes. Getting Started Launch YAMJ for AC Ryan Please download the latest version from our support page at (http://www.
  • Page 49 Running YAMJ for AC Ryan Select the directory of your stored movies on any external USB storage device or network attached storage (NAS) which you will use to run the Movie Jukebox on the player. Note: Generating the necessary infor-...
  • Page 50 From the Home menu screen, select Jukebox icon to enter the Movie Jukebox menu. Go to the location of your Jukebox where it was generated with YAMJ for AC Ryan. Upon entering the location, the system will search and display all generated Jukebox...

  • Page 51: Samba Server And Client

    Selecting any movie from the thumbnail will display the movie details as well as the movie synopsis, star rating, etc as generated by YAMJ for AC Ryan Press the OK button on your remote control to start playing the movie. Enjoy.

  • Page 52: Ftp Server

    Under Windows Vista and Win- dows 7, please type in at the search bar: \\192.168.0.9 Then press the Enter button on the keyboard. You can then manage the files stored on the internal hard disk of the product. In this way, you can also playback and copy files via network between your PC and the internal hard disk of this product.
  • Page 53 On your router, • Configure FTP Server within your router’s Virtual Server setting and key in the above IP address in example, 192.168.0.9 and change the public port to 21 and private port to 21 which is by default. • For your convenience, you can also choose to enable Dynamic DNS and sign up for a free DDNS domain at any of the website providing such free services.
  • Page 54 FTP Address: Your DDNS host name The User Name which was set under FTP, ’3.1.4 Network’ User ID: Password: The Password which was set under FTP, ’ 3.1.4 Network’ After login is successful, you will be able to upload/download files via FTP Server. Main Functions...

  • Page 55: Upgrading The Firmware

    Upgrading the Firmware The firmware is the operating system (OS) installed on the device. Firmware upgrades can bring new features, improvements and bug fixes. • Step 1, download the firmware from our website www.acryan.com and extract it. • Step 2, Copy ‘install.img’ to the root directory of a FAT32 formatted USB stick, and connect it to one of the USB HOST ports of the player (the player must be turned off!) •...

  • Page 56: Appendixes

    Appendixes 5.1 SPECIFICATIONS • I/O INTERFACES SUPPORTED: • Gigabit Network Adapter • 2x USB HOST port (1x USB 2.0 / 1x USB 3.0) • Composite (CVBS) A/V jack • Component Y/Pb/Pr jack • HDMI V1.4 interface • S/PDIF Optical jack •...

  • Page 57: Frequently Asked Questions

    5.2 Frequently Asked Questions Question 1. Why is the Torrent Option in the Player not working? Answer: The torrent client (Transmission) requires available storage space on an attached USB storage device such as a flash drive or an external HDD device. Question 2.
  • Page 58 Question 6. Why is my subtitle that is auto searched by the player not in sync with my video? Answer: The player queries a third party subtitle hosting website and provides you with results that are available for your video title. Please make sure that you have selected the correct subtitles that matches the same frame rates as your video file.

  • Page 59: Copyrights And Trademarks

    Copyrights and Trademarks Copyrights All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced, or transmitted in any form or by any means, whether by electronically or mechanically, without the express written permission from the copyright holder. Copyrighted materials, such as software, music files, or movies, are protected by lo- cal law, and may not be illegally copied or used without permission from the copy- right owner.

  • Page 60: Warranty

    Disclaimer All images and text included in this manual are for guidance purposes only. AC Ryan releases updated firmware for our media players on a regular basis, so cannot be held responsible for inaccuracies in the manual. If you require additional support, please visit www.acryan.com/support.
  • Page 61 www.acryan.com Rev. Mar 2013 Main Functions...

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