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3.1.2 Changing Audio Settings

Use this menu to configure audio settings.

Night Mode 

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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.

HDMI Output

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Choose among RAW, LPCM and Auto.

SPDIF Output

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Choose among LPCM, RAW.

Note: 

In RAW mode, the audio package will not be decoded by the player and will be 

bypassed to the HDMI TV or Digital amplifier.

Due to bandwidth requirement, High-Definition audio formats can only be bypassed 
through HDMI cable, also the TV system must be 720p or above.

Summary of Contents for Playon!HD3

Page 1: ...1 User Information ...

Page 2: ...Functions 18 3 1 Setup Menu 18 3 2 Movie Library 32 3 3 Photo Library 35 3 4 Music Library 38 3 5 File Manager 40 3 6 Playlist Management 45 3 7 Files Operation 46 3 8 Internet Media 48 3 9 Torrent Function 49 3 10 Jukebox 50 3 11 SAMBA Server and Client 53 3 12 FTP Server 54 4 Upgrading the Firmware 57 5 Appendixes 58 5 1 Specifications 58 5 2 Frequently Asked Questions 59 6 Copyrights and Tradem...

Page 3: ...shock unplug the adapter first before cleaning it Never connect the adapter to the player in a humid or dusty area Do not replace the adapter or cable s wire or connector If not properly shielded almost all electronic devices will get radio interference Under some conditions your player might get interference The design of this player complies with CE standards and adheres to the following rules 1...

Page 4: ... no responsibility for loss of data stored on the hard disk 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 Do not let the player come into contact with water or other liquid Do not dis...

Page 5: ...ransmission Video podcast Media Library Quick Search search files by keywords A powerful search engine allows you to browse multimedia files with ease Movie Jukebox A great feature that allows you to view your Movie files by using Movie Photo thumbnails Movie Playback Fast forward rewind View subtitle Supports major audio formats 1080p HD video decoding Subtitle control color offset size Movie for...

Page 6: ...ernal USB drive Internal Hard drive and Network Note All the information contained in this manual was correct at the time of publica tion However as our engineers are always updating and improving the product your device s software may have a slightly different appearance or modified functionality than presented in this manual Note The actual contents in the package might be different from the pac...

Page 7: ...jack 2 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 1 Make sure the player is powered on 2 Plug in the USB stick or USB HDD etc to one of the USB host ports of this player 3 To safely remove the USB device use the EJECT button on the remote control ...

Page 8: ...ard slot properly 2 Insert the card by following the arrow pointer in the picture 2 3 4 TV connection 2 3 4 1 A V OUT 1 Follow the picture and plug in the 3 color connector to the player s A V OUT jack 2 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: ... out First method use the audio output from the A V OUT jack Second method use the audio output from the S PDIF Coaxial or Optical jack 2 3 4 3 HDMI OUT 1 Follow the picture and plug one connector on your HDMI cable to the player s HDMI jack 2 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 T...

Page 10: ...r 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 2 Follow the picture and plug in the other connector on your coaxial cable or opti cal fiber to the digital audio device not supplied ...

Page 11: ...ayer s RJ45 LAN socket 2 Connect the other crystal plug on the cable to a RJ45 LAN port on your router switch or hub devices 2 3 7 Connecting to a WLAN 1 Make sure the player is powered on 2 Search for your router s SSID and then key in the correct security key if neces sary Note Please refer to 3 1 4 Changing Network Settings for more details about wire less setup 1 POWER button indicator 2 4 Fro...

Page 12: ...Memory Card slot 2 2x USB 2 0 HOST port 3 USB 3 0 Device port 1 A V OUT jack 2 Y Pb Pr OUT jack 3 HDMI jack 4 RJ45 LAN socket 5 S PDIF Optical jack 6 S PDIF Coaxial jack 7 DC IN jack 8 Wi Fi Antenna 2 5 Side Panel 2 6 Back Panel ...

Page 13: ...ill enter the home screen soon Power Off Press the power button on the front panel the player will soon enter standby mode The power indicator will turn to red Then unplug the power cord to cut off the power supply 2 7 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 ...

Page 14: ...ard disk using the player built in formatting system before usage Otherwise certain functions may not function correctly such as torrent downloading Please refer to the following procedures to format the hard disk Step 1 Select OK on the Warning page press OK to confirm Note This page can also be accessed via Setup System Format menu ...

Page 15: ...ndows based machine Otherwise choose EXT3 if you are using a Linux based machine The formatting procedure will be completed within a few minutes and the player will power off after you press OK You can then use the hard disk properly on the player on the next power on Note HDD format will remove all data stored on the hard disk drive Please be sure to backup your important data in advance ...

Page 16: ... Confirm 6 VOL 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 A B 19 Angle 20 TV Sys 21 Eject 22 Files 23 Edit 24 Blue 25 Yellow 26 Prev 27 Info 28 Next 29 Mute 30 Return 31 Setup 32 FFWD 33 Stop 34 Subtitle 35 Audio 36 CM skip 37 Replay ...

Page 17: ... Press to set the beginning and end points of a section to repeat 19 Angle Press to change the view angle during DVD with multi angle playback 20 TV SYS Press to switch between NTSC PAL 480P 576P 720P 1080I and 1080P 21 Eject Press to safely remove the USB device or internal HDD 22 Files Press to enter file manager 23 Edit Press to enter file editing menu in file manager Press to enter file select...

Page 18: ...rev Next Chapter buttons to switch categories 3 1 1 Changing System Settings Use this menu to configure system settings Menu Language Select to choose the OSD On Screen Display language Text Encoding Select to set the text encoding option subtitle display during playback Change system font Select to change system font Create a folder named Resource in the root directory of your USB or HDD rename y...

Page 19: ...a controller DMC which will find content from a digital media server DMS Host Name Select to name DLNA DMR default is PLAYONHD3 Keyboard input method Select to change the desired virtual keyboard input language Clear History Select to clear the database of indexed movies music photos Keyboard Language Select to change the language of the virtual keyboard Scan storage Select to set the scan mode of...

Page 20: ... to auto adjust dialogues and background audio at a normalised level HDMI Output Choose among RAW LPCM and Auto SPDIF Output Choose among LPCM RAW Note In RAW mode the audio package will not be decoded by the player and will be bypassed to the HDMI TV or Digital amplifier Due to bandwidth requirement High Definition audio formats can only be bypassed through HDMI cable also the TV system must be 7...

Page 21: ...descreen aspect ratio Select when a 16 9 TV is connected 16 10 Select when a 16 10 computer display is connected TV SYSTEM Select to adjust video output resolution This setting depends on your display type and its compatible modes 480P 576P Choose this if your player is connected via composite A V cables to a conventional CRT TV 720P 1080i Choose this if your player is connected via component cabl...

Page 22: ...lasma TV by reducing the level of brightness Choose between Dark Dim Light for the best results 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 ...

Page 23: ...ange 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 Adjust the video output size according to the size of your display screen And press Zoom button to Fit the screen size you have set during video playback ...

Page 24: ...HCP 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 Wireless Setup There are 3 modes for you to select Infrastructure AP and Peer to Peer Ad Hoc and WPS AP mode Follow the prompting message on the screen and press Play button to choose Peer to Peer Ad Hoc or WPS AP mode ...

Page 25: ...ed to connect computers with wireless network adapt ers Also known as wireless clients to an existing wired network with the help of a wireless router or access point Please take the following steps to configure your wireless network Step 1 Scanning AP Access Point in your network Follow the prompting message on the screen and press the Zoom button to select Infrastructure AP mode and update the a...

Page 26: ...bols available Green to change the language of the virtual keyboard OK to confirm and to start test ing the connection The testing process will take a while please be patient If the test is ok the network information Profile Name IP address Subnet Mask Gateway etc will be displayed on the screen Peer to Peer Ad Hoc Peer to Peer mode which is also called Ad Hoc mode or computer to computer mode is ...

Page 27: ...S 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 There are two modes for you to select PBC mode and PIN mode ...

Page 28: ...ss will take a while please be patient PIN Input the pin code when you configure your router then select the PIN mode the connection process will take a while please be patient PPPOE Setup Input the ADSL account and password in this menu system will obtain IP address automatically from the server based on PPPOE protocol Step 1 Select the connection interface wired or wireless ...

Page 29: ...Main Functions 29 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 ...

Page 30: ...of this product FTP Select to turn on off FTP services and to configure your desired login User Name and Password Please refer to FTP Server for more details on this feature UPnP Server Select to turn On Off the built in UPnP Server NOTE the UPnP Server will be default Off after reboot 3 1 5 Miscellaneous Use this menu to adjust miscellaneous settings Version Info This tab shows you the system fir...

Page 31: ... The default password is 0000 Press the numerical buttons to input and the OK button to confirm Network Info This tab shows you information about your network MAC Address IP address Gateway Subnet HDD spin down Select the time out duration to spin down your HDD after the desired idle time is up Please be patient when you access the HDD again due to its spin up Folder Access Protection Lock folders...

Page 32: ...In movie library press the Menu button to display the option menu the following functions are available through the option menu 3 2 Movie Library Enter into movie interface only supported files will be displayed Please refer to Ap pendixes in chapter 5 1 Specifications for more details about the supported files Layout Mode Choose a layout mode by Thumbnails List and Preview from option menu ...

Page 33: ...epeatedly to select the speed Slow Play back in slow motion Goto Jump to a specific point on a title Specify the point using Title Chapter and Time Menu Display or hide the option menu during playback Stop Stop playback VOL Increase decrease the volume Audio Select an audio track Subtitle Select a subtitle browse or search for one via the internet results varies Repeat Set the repeat option Zoom Z...

Page 34: ...D Menu Select to return to the navigation menu during DVD IFO or ISO playback Title Menu Root Menu return to the main menu of entire disc during DVD playback 2D 3D 3D display required Select 3D simulation to convert your 2D video into 3D Select 3D if you are playing a 3D file such as a bluray 3D title Select 3D Side by Side or 3D Top Bottom if your video file is already encoded in one of these for...

Page 35: ... 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 Choose the Search option in the option menu you can search for a photo by entering keywords to locate the specific photo Layout Mode Choose a layout mode by Thumbnails List and Preview from option menu ...

Page 36: ... Choose to show all folders Leaf Folder View Choose to show all folders that includes images Date View Choose to view photo by date Prev Next View the previous or next photo Up Down Rotate a photo in any angle Menu Display or hide the option menu during playback Stop Stop playback Zoom Zoom in on the image Info Display picture information Play Play pause a slideshow Pause Play pause a slideshow Bu...

Page 37: ...oose the Transition effects Repeat Mode Choose a repeat mode among Repeat off Repeat all and Shuffle Loop from option menu Select Music Select to turn on off background music during slideshow playback Select a special music as the background music during photo playback Video Setting Select to adjust the value of Brightness Contrast Saturation and Hue 2D 3D 3D display required Select 3D Auto to con...

Page 38: ...menu 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 DRM and advance Profile or lossless not supported 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 thro...

Page 39: ... or Recently Played from option menu Go to Folder Choose to locate the file in file manager 3 4 2 Music Playback Control You can access the following functions during music playback Play Pause Begin Pause playback FRWD FFWD Fast rewind or fast forward Press repeatedly to select the speed Prev Next Plays the previous or next music Menu Display or hide the option menu during playback VOL Increase De...

Page 40: ...file manager allows you to browse and play music photo and movie files stored in the internal HDD external USB device memory card and network 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 through the Option menu during music playback ...

Page 41: ...d access the fol lowing functions trought the option menu Filter options Choose All Media to display all the supported media files in current directory Choose Movies to display all the the supported video files in current directory Choose Photos to display all the supported image files in the current directory Choose Music to display all the supported audio files in the current directory ...

Page 42: ...ent network conditions sometimes the workgroup might not be accessed or shown in the list In this case you need to use My Shortcuts to browse shared files You can stream your media files shared on the home network Please refer to 3 1 4 Changing Network Settings for more details on network settings There are two ways to locate media files shared on your local network in the Network menu One is to b...

Page 43: ...ter 3 5 3 A V Streaming via UPnP server A built in UPnP Universal Plug and Play client has been integrated in the system which enables the player to auto detect UPnP Media Servers on the network to browse and stream media files from them 3 5 3 1 Installing UPnP Media Server on your PC There are a lot of free and commercial UPnP Media Server software such as Win dows Media Connect Windows Media Pla...

Page 44: ...ibraries to add or re move media files from the library as an example 3 5 3 3 Streaming Media on your Player Connect your player to the home network LAN or WLAN Visit File Manager UPnP menu on the player select the UPnP server and press OK Click Stream More streaming options then you can allow or deny devices to access the media library Click Allow to authorize your player Then you can browse the ...

Page 45: ...e a playlist you can browse to your music files via the Music shortcut in main menu or via the file manager Press the Edit Button on one of your music files and select Multiple Select Add the files you wish press the Edit Button and choose Save Playlist Enter music library press Menu button and choose Playlists to show your music play lists available on your external USB devices and internal HDD 3...

Page 46: ...ress the Edit button and select Multiple Select Press Red button to select file or folder which you want to copy to the list Enter photo library press Menu button and choose Albums to show your photo albums available on your external USB devices and internal HDD ...

Page 47: ...een 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 for example and follow the prompt on screen to finish the process If you want to select more files and folders please choose Multiple Select to enter the file selecting menu as explained earlier ...

Page 48: ...cannot operate properly please contact our customer service or visit our company website to obtain the relevant information Please find following the instructions for SHOUTcast radio 3 8 1 SHOUTcast Radio Select SHOUTcast Radio icon to get all free internet radio stations press OK to select and play radio station press Return to go back to the previous level Note When you enter the Digital Radio m...

Page 49: ...ission 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 You are also able to edit your settings for the current session by clicking on the smaller symbol on the bottom left corner off the screen ...

Page 50: ...tAnother MovieJukebox is a command line tool written in Java which recursively scans your video library for video files AVI MKV VIDEO_TS BluRay etc and analyz es these files in order to extract information like year language subtitles container part fps audio and video codecs Other movie and television information like direc tor rating etc are collected using various plugins for online databases s...

Page 51: ...rating the necessary infor mation to a network device may take a longer time than doing the same via USB 2 2 Press the Save button to save the directory information Press OK to close the dialog box 2 3 Press Run Update to start gen erating the Jukebox An active internet connection is required to obtain the movie information 2 4 Press any key to close the com mand window after the generation is com...

Page 52: ...or AC Ryan Upon entering the location the system will search and display all generated Jukebox information for loading if you have more than one A message box will ask if you want to update the selected Jukebox Choose OK if you are loading it for the first time or made any changes Choose Cancel to continue loading for the second time or if you did not do any changes Updating the Jukebox for the fi...

Page 53: ...ver and Client This player can be used either as a SAMBA Server or as a client 3 11 1 SAMBA Client You can stream media files shared on the home network Please refer to 3 5 2 A V Streaming via Network for more details 3 11 2 SAMBA Server This product functions as a NAS Network Attached Storage device when it is at tached to the home network via WLAN This feature allows users to store and retrieve ...

Page 54: ... can also function as a FTP Server when it is attached to your home network via wired or wireless connection 3 12 1 FTP Server Configuration You can configure the username and password of the FTP Server Please refer to 3 1 4 Network setup on doing so On your product Assign a manual Fixed IP address for the product for example 192 168 0 9 when you connect to your router either via wired or wireless...

Page 55: ... any of the website providing such free services An example would be www dyndns com At your router s DDNS page key in your host name and enter the same user name and password when you create a DDNS account Please refer to your router documentation on getting this information from your router 3 12 2 Accessing from a FTP program Using your favorite FTP application on your PC an example would be ALFT...

Page 56: ...ress Your DDNS host name User ID The User Name which was set under FTP 3 1 4 Network 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 ...

Page 57: ... must be turned off Step 3 Press and hold the power standby button on the front panel and do not loosen Step 4 wait for about 15 seconds and then loosen your finger on the power standby button Firmware installation will start Step 5 DO NOT remove the power cord during the firmware process This might damage your player and result in an incorrect firmware flash Firmware installation will start There...

Page 58: ...S TRP WMV VOB RM RMVB resolution up to 720p 1080i 1080p AAC APE LC AAC HE AAC MP2 MP3 FLAC WAV MS ADPCM OGG Vorbis PCM LPCM COOK RA Lossless WMA Standard DRM and Advanced Profile not supported JPEG HD JPEG BMP GIF TIF PNG VIDEO CODECS SUPPORTED MPEG 1 MPEG 2 MPEG 4 SP ASP AVC H 264 x264 XviD WMV9 VC 1 RealNetworks RM RMVB 8 9 10 up to 720p AUDIO OUTPUT SUPPORTED Pass through down mix to stereo Dol...

Page 59: ...lume info These are normal and will not do any harm to the player Question 3 I used my player to transfer files back and forth between different computers Will defragmenting the player hard disk do any harm to it Answer Defragmenting the player hard disk may be useful after having transferred many files to and from the player It is never harmful to use the defragment on the player Make sure no oth...

Page 60: ...peed of my HDD can t up to 3Gbps or higher when connected to PC Answer Make sure there is a USB 3 0 host controller installed on your PC the transmission speed is related with HDD itself and also the configuration of PC Question8 Why can t I find my USB drive in file manager Answer Try to replace a short USB cable or plug in the power cable to your USB drive You are suggested to plug in one USB dr...

Page 61: ...rks Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks are property of their respective holders Manufactured under license under U S Patent s 5 451 942 5 956 674 5 974 380 5 978 762 6 487 535 other U S and worldwide patents issued pending DTS and DTS 2 0 Digital Out are registered trademarks and the DTS logos and Sym bol are trademarks of DTS Inc 1996 200...

Page 62: ... this product you may procure modify or distribute the source code of the GPL LGPL software that is used in this product To obtain a copy of our open source software please contact our support center and we will provide you with a CD ROM of the source code that is used charging only the actual expense involved However please be noted that we cannot provide guarantee with the source code and there ...

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