ActionTec Wireless Digital Media Player DMP011000-01 User Manual Download

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Chapter 1

Introduction

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Summary of Contents for Wireless Digital Media Player DMP011000-01

Page 1: ...User Manual Wireless Digital Media Player...

Page 2: ...dy 18 Redirecting the Media Buddy 20 3 Using the Media Buddy 23 Home 23 Menu 26 4 Playing Digital Media 33 Remote Control 33 Login Screen 37 Accessing Media Files 41 Actiontec Link 49 Options Bar 49 5...

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Page 4: ...want to organize and instantly access your digital movies photos and music the Actiontec Digital Media Player is the right product for you Package Contents s Actiontec Digital Media Player s Power Cor...

Page 5: ...ere are 3 LEDs light emitting diodes on the front panel of the Player as shown in the figure below Power 10 100 Link Act WIRELESS LIN K LIN K Power The Power LED illuminates when power is supplied to...

Page 6: ...HDTV Y Pb Pr Ports These three ports are used to connect the Player to monitors or televisions requirring component video input S Video Port The S Video port is used to connect the Player to a televis...

Page 7: ...rt is used to connect the Player to a computer or hub router using a crossover Ethernet cable A crossover Ethernet cable must be used to connect the Player to a computer A standard straight through Et...

Page 8: ...ts If you need assistance the Actiontec Technical Support Department is available all day every day to provide professional support Actiontec Electronics Inc 760 N Mary Avenue Sunnyvale CA 94085 Techn...

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Page 10: ...be connected to a television and or stereo the wireless connection must be set up the Actiontec Media Buddy must be installed and the computer must be set up to find the media files Connecting the Pl...

Page 11: ...Plug the smaller end of the Power Cord into the Power Cord into the Power Cord Power Port on the back of the Power Port on the back of the Power Port Player The Power Port is on the far right side of...

Page 12: ...e yellow and one red RCA plug on both ends of the cable from the package 7 Plug one White RCA Plug into the one White RCA Plug into the one White RCA Plug White Left L Audio Out Port on the rear panel...

Page 13: ...d Right R Audio Out Port on the rear panel of the Player 10 Plug the other end of the Red RCA Plug into the Red RCA Plug into the Red RCA Plug Red Audio In Port on the television or stereo 11 Plug one...

Page 14: ...e other Yellow RCA Plug Yellow Video In Port on the televi sion or stereo 13 Remove the 11 Mbps Wireless Card from the package 14 Remove the cover from the wireless card slot on the side of the Player...

Page 15: ...es on the com puter all from one easy interface To install 1 Get the Installation CD from the Player s package and insert it in the CD ROM drive of the computer 2 When the window shown below appears c...

Page 16: ...ter 2 Setting Up the Player 5 In the next window read the License Agreement Click in the circle next to I accept the agreement then click Next 6 In the next window click Next 7 In the next window clic...

Page 17: ...ess Digital Media Player User Manual 8 In the next window click Next 9 In the next window click Install 11 Wait until the next window appears then click Finish The Media Buddy is installed 12 Turn the...

Page 18: ...ust be set up to share the digital media between the computer and the Player There are two ways to do this depending on whether or not there is a wireless net work already in use If a wireless network...

Page 19: ...ake sure the box next to Direct to a computer ad hoc is NOT active no x is visible in the box 6 Enter any WEP information type of encryption and encryption key the net work may require in the rest of...

Page 20: ...ed directly to a wireless enabled computer to play media files To do this 1 Turn on the television and the Player The following screen should appear 2 After a few moments the Login screen appears Pres...

Page 21: ...e Enter button on the remote 7 In the System Reboot window that appears click OK by pressing the Enter button on the remote 8 The Player reboots Next go to Setting Up the Media Buddy below Note To set...

Page 22: ...age 20 3 Click Music and make sure the Media Buddy locates the music files the default folder is My Music inside the My Documents directory If the m usic files are in a different folder see Redirectin...

Page 23: ...m a watch folder can be created for video and music files See Video on page 28 or Music on page 29 for more information To redirect the Buddy to another folder 1 Make sure the Player computer and tele...

Page 24: ...Setting Up the Player 3 The Preferences window appears Select the type of media Music Video or Photos the alternate folder contains from the list on the right side of the window 4 In the next screen...

Page 25: ...he Media Buddy displays the media files in the selected folder on the Player Note To view all videos music files or photos through the Media Buddy without redirecting to different folders all media fi...

Page 26: ...files stored on computers After installing the Media Buddy on the com puter the Media Buddy places an Actiontec Media Buddy icon in the system tray of the desktop next to the clock Home Right click o...

Page 27: ...all the media files currently associated with the Media Buddy these files are either set up using the Installation Buddy or by redirecting the Media Buddy to an alternate folder Click a media type Vi...

Page 28: ...or example Displaying Photos While Playing Music To display photos while music is playing 1 From the Home window select Music 2 The Music window appears At the bottom of the window click the down arro...

Page 29: ...me Menu The Media Buddy window contains a menu bar with the following items File Edit and Help File The File menu contains one item Exit which closes the Media Buddy Click Yes in the window that appea...

Page 30: ...eme Security Security Security Selecting Security in the Preference window allows the user to cre ate a password so that only individuals who know the password can access the Media Player To create or...

Page 31: ...the folder selected in step 1 Additionally watch folders can be set up to play videos from the CD drive without having to redirect the video folder Note DVD movies cannot be shown on the Player To set...

Page 32: ...annot be played on the Player The Player only plays files in the following formats mp3 Ogg Vorbis AAC WMA and wav Also any files encrypted with Digital Rights Management DRM software will not play on...

Page 33: ...o redirect the Buddy to a new photo folder 1 Click Browse navigate to the folder and click Open 2 Click OK The Buddy will now search for photo files in the folder selected in step 1 Language Selecting...

Page 34: ...the Media Buddy Theme Selecting Theme in the Preferences window generates the Theme pane From here the user selects the theme or skin the Player s television interface will use Currently only the Blue...

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Page 36: ...r through the television or stereo to which it is connected After the Player has been properly connected and set up the Login screen appears From this screen the user can access all digital media file...

Page 37: ...xt character BKSP Backspace Button The BKSP button deletes entries in the active text box one character at a time Cap Num Capitals Numerals Button The CAP NUM button enters capitalized letters in an a...

Page 38: ...ess the appro priate direction button to move the highlight to a different option Enter Button The ENTER button activates the highlighted item on the television screen Frame Button The FRAME button ac...

Page 39: ...or the next song on the list to begin playing The Stop but ton causes the song or slide show playing to stop URL Button The URL Button causes the URL section of the Internet pane to appear In the URL...

Page 40: ...er is connected Selecting a Computer To select one of the computers use the direction buttons on the remote to high light a computer then press the Enter button on the remote Another Login screen appe...

Page 41: ...her Login screen appears Enter the name of the computer as it will appear in the initial Login screen in the Name text box 3 Enter the IP address of the computer in the IP text box Note Enter the IP a...

Page 42: ...t Edit then click the Enter button 2 An Edit screen appears Highlight the computer profile to be edited then press the Enter button on the remote 3 Another Edit screen appears Change the computer s IP...

Page 43: ...st 1 In the Login screen use the direction keys on the remote to highlight Delete then click the Enter button 2 Another Login screen appears with a list of computers Highlight the box next to the comp...

Page 44: ...on page 37 the Home screen appears Playing Videos To play a video 1 From the Selection screen press 1 or Video on the remote 2 The Video screen appears Select a video from the available list by press...

Page 45: ...ic keypad While the video is playing the controls on the bottom of the remote behave simi larly to the controls on a DVD player see Action Buttons on page 36 Search for Videos To search for a particul...

Page 46: ...te to select another list of music files Select a music file from the next list that appears by pressing the appropriate number on the remote s numeric keypad While playing a single song i e selecting...

Page 47: ...a particular song file 1 Use the direction buttons on the remote to highlight Search at the top of the Video screen then press Enter on the remote 2 A Search screen appears Use the direction keys to h...

Page 48: ...ted photo collection appears 4 To view a photo press the appropriate number button on the remote or high light the photo and press Enter on the remote 5 To view additional lists page down by pressing...

Page 49: ...the direction buttons navigate to Play Slides at the top of the Photo screen 3 Press Enter on the remote The first photo on the list is displayed After a few seconds the next photo is displayed Play E...

Page 50: ...e from the available list by pressing appropriate number on the numeric keypad on the remote For instance to listen to Internet radio press 4 Web Bookmarks Pressing 1 on the remote when in the Interne...

Page 51: ...opping and tech gear Web sites Simply use the numeric keypad on the remote to navigate Radio Pressing 3 on the numeric keypad of the remote when in the Internet screen generates the Internet Radio scr...

Page 52: ...ws Web site of choice Actiontec Link Pressing the MISC button or choosing Actiontec in the Home screen causes the Actiontec Internet link page to open Options Bar Pressing the Options button on the re...

Page 53: ...stop loading Reload Button Pressing the Reload button reloads the current screen Home Button Pressing the Home button causes the Home screen to appear Language Button Pressing the Language button all...

Page 54: ...ave and press Enter on the remote to implement and save the changes made Screen Saver To change the time period until the Player s screen saver activates highlight the Screen Saver list box then press...

Page 55: ...For most standard televisions the default setting Composite S Video NTSC should be left unchanged Video Zoom To change the Player s video zoom To change the Player s video zoom highlight the Video Zo...

Page 56: ...on the Player Save Cancel To cause the changes made in the Options screen To cause the changes made in the Options screen to activate on the Player highlight the Save button and press Enter on the re...

Page 57: ...anumeric key pad on the remote Connection To create an ad hoc computer To create an ad hoc computer to computer wireless network highlight the box next to Direct to a computer ad hoc and press Enter o...

Page 58: ...press Enter on the remote No changes will be made Check Signal Strength To check the signal strength of the To check the signal strength of the wireless network highlight the Check signal strength but...

Page 59: ...s Digital Media Player Manual Update ROM Selecting Update Rom generates the Update ROM screen By clicking on the link in the screen and following the subsequent instructions the user can update the fi...

Page 60: ...glass etc the wireless signal must go through I m getting skips and stops while watching movies from my computer using the Digital Media Player What should I do Movies contain a very large amount of...

Page 61: ...al environment can have varying effects on signal strength and quality The denser an object a concrete wall compared to a plaster wall for example the greater the interference will be Concrete or meta...

Page 62: ...hz DSSS IEEE802 3 10 BASE T Ethernet IEEE 802 3u 100 BASE T Fast Ethernet Certifications FCC CE UL WiFi LAN 10 100 Mbps auto sensing and auto crossover Ethernet RJ 45 port Audio S P DIF Port RCA and O...

Page 63: ...Wireless PC Card slot Visual Indicators Power LED Ethernet 10 100 LED Link Activity LED Wireless Operating Range Up to 100 meters indoors Up to 400 meters outdoors Data Rates 11 5 5 2 and 1 Mbps Envi...

Page 64: ...nnected to the wired network 3 Reboot the Player 4 When the Player has rebooted all computers on the wired network with a Media Buddy properly intstalled and configured will display on the Login page...

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Page 66: ...by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by implementing one or more of the following measures s Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna s Incr...

Page 67: ...quire ments the antenna used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any...

Page 68: ...ronics warrants the media con taining software against failure during the warranty period The only updates that will be provided are at the sole discretion of Actiontec Electronics and will only be av...

Page 69: ...age The repaired or replaced item will be shipped to Customer at Actiontec Electronics expense not later than thirty 30 days after Actiontec Electronics receives the defective product Return the produ...

Page 70: ...TIONTEC ELECTRONICS OR ITS AUTHORIZED RESELLER ACTION HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND LIMITS ITS LIABILITY TO REPAIR REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF THE PURCHASE PRICE PAID AT ACTIONT...

Page 71: ...anual Governing Law This Limited Warranty shall be governed by the laws of the State of California U S A excluding its conflicts of laws and principles and excluding the United Nations Convention on C...

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