Awind CouchTube DHP-4030A User Manual

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CouchTube User's Manual

(Model: DHP-4030A)

Version: 1.1

Date: June 30, 2008

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Page 1 CouchTube User’s Manual (Model: DHP-4030A) Version: 1.1 Date: June 30, 2008...
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Overview ..........................3 Physical Details ........................4 Install CouchTube.........................4 Using CouchTube........................6 Client Utility ........................12 Web Management........................16 Appendix: CouchTube Remote Control ................23 Awind User’s Manual...
Page 3: Overview
Root directory can be configured to any disk/folder MyVideo A high-performance HD video decoder that smoothly plays 720p videos through WiFi, 1080p videos through Ethernet for Mpeg1, Mpeg2, WMV9, Xvid, and DivX formats Fast switching to different PCs Support video thumbnails Awind User’s Manual...
Page 4: Physical Details
Connect the HDMI output or VGA output on the CouchTube to your TV or projector, and turn on your projector or TV. Plug your LAN cable into CouchTube if you want to use it as a wireless access point (AP). Awind User’s Manual...
Page 5 If there are more than one CouchTube servers, you can select specific server to connect which as shown below. Please use the CouchTube Remote to control the functions in CouchTube. For more information, please refer to the appendix. Awind User’s Manual...
Page 6: Using Couchtube
The videos are updated daily if your computer stays online, and you will see number of videos you have not watched in the brackets for each channel. To watch the videos, click on the channel to start playing. Awind User’s Manual...
Page 7 You may subscribe to more channels and watch on TV with a CouchTube.TV account. MyTheatre Select MyTheatre to playback your multimedia files which are stored in your PC (Media Library) or attached USB storage (USB). Awind User’s Manual...
Page 8 The default folders are as follows: Video: My Documents\My Videos Photo: My Documents\ My Pictures Music: My Documents\My Music Please right-click on the CouchTube icon on System Tray and select MyTheatre Settings to change settings for MyTheatre. Awind User’s Manual...
Page 9 ♦ My Photo: ♦ My Video: ♦ My Music: Awind User’s Manual...
Page 10 PC. Plug your USB storage into any of the USB ports on CouchTube, select which media type to use (photo/video/music), and use the remote control to browse the storage for files matching the media type your selected. ♦ My Photo ♦ My Video Awind User’s Manual...
Page 11 Video quality will vary and highly depend on the original video quality. ♦ The size of active video region will vary depending on your computing power, P4-1.0G CPU and above is required for QCIF (320x240) size of video clips. Awind User’s Manual...
Page 12: Client Utility
If you do not have an account, default channels will be used for My Tube. If you want to automatically synchronize your subscriptions periodically, please provide your user account and password for your computer. A scheduled task will be created on your computer. Awind User’s Manual...
Page 13 ♦ Click <MyTheatre Settings> to change your default folders and play policy for music and videos. Awind User’s Manual...
Page 14 ♦ Click <Plug4WiFi Wizard> and follow on-screen instructions to save a wireless profile (Please note that to USB disk and let PPbox join the selected wireless network. networking performance may reduce in this mode, especially for video streaming.) Select the wireless network you want to join and click Next. Awind User’s Manual...
Page 15 Select which drive to save the wireless profile. When Plug4WiFi Wizard is finished, plug the USB disk to any USB port on your iShow and reboot the device. It will read the wireless network settings from the USB disk and join the wireless network. Awind User’s Manual...
Page 16: Web Management
Open your browser and enter the IP address of the box. ♦ The default IP is 192.168.100.10 if not connected to LAN. 6.2. Login Web Admin ♦ Click [Admin] and then enter password to login web page. ♦ The password default value is “admin”. Awind User’s Manual...
Page 17: System Status
♦ Wire MAC address：wire MAC address Connection Status: ♦ Projecting status: which is “Waiting for projecting” or “Projecting” ♦ Total Users: It shows how many users login into CouchTube box. 6.4. Network Setup There are many kinds of operating configurations as below. Awind User’s Manual...
Page 18: Dhcp Server Setup
♦ End IP: The end IP address of DHCP Server. < Wireless Setup> ♦ Wireless LAN: you can select “Enable” or “Disable” ♦ Region: default value is “Worldwide”. ♦ SSID: SSID string, max. Length is 32 bytes. Awind User’s Manual...
Page 19 <Color Depth>: Provide CouchTube output with 16bit or 32 bit color depth. It depends on your PC settings. <Screen Refresh Rate>: This is VGA output refresh rate, provides 60 Hz and 75Hz to suit for different kinds of projectors. <Apply>：Confirmation and Save modifications <Cancel>: Cancel all the modifications Awind User’s Manual...
Page 20: Change Passwords
Power off CouchTube. ♦ On the rear panel, press [Reset] button and Hold. ♦ Turn on CouchTube box. ♦ Wait for over 10 seconds and relief [Reset] button. ♦ It will take effect to restore factory default settings. Awind User’s Manual...
Page 21: Firmware Upgrade
If the device did not reboot in 15 minutes, please manually restart CouchTube box. Warning: Don’t power off CouchTube while firmware upgrade in progress, otherwise will cause your Box doesn’t work and have to return device to your vendor for fixing. Awind User’s Manual...
Page 22: Reboot System
6.9. Reboot System *** Click [Reboot System] button, to restart system <Reboot>: reboot system automatically. 6.10. Logout *** Click [Logout] button, to back Web home page. Awind User’s Manual...
Page 23: Appendix: Couchtube Remote Control
Right Mouse Button Space / Rotate Photo Move Cursor Move Cursor Move Cursor Go to Favorites Dig / Move Cursor Left Mouse Button Move Cursor Add to Favorites Bury / Remove from Move Cursor Move Cursor Move Cursor Favorites Awind User’s Manual...