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Introduction  

 

Thank  you  for  purchasing  Popcorn  Hour  A-500  PRO,  the  Networked  Media  Jukebox 
specifically designed for music and movie lovers. Powered by Sigma Designs SoC and 
best in class ESS SABRE³² Audio DAC, ES9018K2M, Popcorn Hour A-500 PRO is a versatile 
Networked Media Jukebox that could deliver astounding sound for music-listening and 
superior video quality for movie. 

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Summary of Contents for Popcorn Hour A-500 PRO

Page 1: ...A Networked Media Jukebox for Music Movie Lovers EN User Manual...

Page 2: ...5 3 Connecting to TV via Component 12 6 Remote Control 14 7 Introduction to Home Menu 17 7 1 Switching Home User Interface 18 8 Quick Setup Wizard 19 8 1 Setup via Wired Connection 19 8 2 Setup via W...

Page 3: ...rowser 59 11 1 Settings 60 11 2 View Mode 61 11 3 File Manager 62 12 Movie Meta Data 63 12 1 Movie Info Page Walk through 64 12 2 Download Movie Thumbnail and Meta Data 66 12 3 Edit or Update Movie In...

Page 4: ...g the NZBGET Client 97 15 Updating firmware 100 16 Introduction to Music Home 103 16 1 Local Media 103 16 2 Networked Media 105 16 2 1 Navigation to Content via UPnP 105 16 2 2 Navigation to Content v...

Page 5: ...ked Media Jukebox specifically designed for music and movie lovers Powered by Sigma Designs SoC and best in class ESS SABRE Audio DAC ES9018K2M Popcorn Hour A 500 PRO is a versatile Networked Media Ju...

Page 6: ...has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong is provided for your safety If the provided plug does n...

Page 7: ...PPARATUS 2 ONLY USE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES 3 DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER OR BACK THERE ARE NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL CAUTION DO NOT INSTALL OR PLACE...

Page 8: ...MP2 MP3 MPA WAV AIFF WMA FLAC OGG TTA APE AAC DTS DSD DSF DFF SACD ISO ALAC HD Audio Passthrough up to DSD512 Digital Audio Optical Coaxial S PDIF HDMI up to 192kHz Sampling Rate Analog Audio Stereo...

Page 9: ...9 2001 2016 Cloud Media All Rights Reserved 5 Getting Started 5 1 Popcorn Hour A 500 PRO Overview Front Rear Back Rear...

Page 10: ...Connect the HDMI cable to your TV HDMI terminal and the other end to your Popcorn Hour A 500 PRO Note Some HDMI TVs have input and output HDMI terminals Please make sure the HDMI terminal is connecte...

Page 11: ...ved Step 2 Connect the AC power cord to AC power adapter Then plug the power cord into your wall socket and connect the power lead to Popcorn Hour A 500 PRO Your Popcorn Hour A 500 PRO is booting up n...

Page 12: ...g the green blue and red video plugs and the red and white audio plugs to their coordinating terminals Note If your component cables only include the green blue and red plugs you will need to use a se...

Page 13: ...ved Step 2 Connect the AC power cord to AC power adapter Then plug the power cord into your wall socket and connect the power lead to Popcorn Hour A 500 PRO Your Popcorn Hour A 500 PRO is booting up n...

Page 14: ...anumeric values During media playback pressing a number on the keypad will skip to a certain percentage of the total playback time of the media file For example pressing 3 will skip to 30 of the media...

Page 15: ...UP VOL Moves up a page on a list of media files Increases the volume during media playback PAGE DOWN VOL Moves down a page on a list of media files Increases the volume during media playback PLAY Crea...

Page 16: ...set Press twice to display the language used Use the LEFT RIGHT D Pad buttons to toggle between languages or turn subtitle OFF Press three times to change the color of the subtitles Use the LEFT RIGHT...

Page 17: ...nt Time and Date Menu Bar Apps Market Free and premium on demand video social networking and game apps Local Media Access your internal hard drive and connected USB storage devices Setup Wizard Launch...

Page 18: ...mote control navigate to Setup Preferences Home Launcher Media Home Music Home For navigation in Music Home please refer to page 103 7 2 Switching to Android OS You can also choose your preferred Oper...

Page 19: ...using the setup wizard is vital for proper operation of the media player For advance users you may skip to Chapter 9 Using your remote control navigate the Setup Wizard icon and press ENTER Choose yo...

Page 20: ...ved Choose your network connection type according to your setup and press the NEXT button to continue 1 Wired Ethernet Cable 2 Wireless Optional wireless dongle needed DHCP connection only Confirm the...

Page 21: ...Media All Rights Reserved Internet connection established Click on NEXT to proceed IMPORTANT Please choose your time zone correctly according to where you live This affects online application Click o...

Page 22: ...2001 2016 Cloud Media All Rights Reserved Weather Forecast Widget Display weather forecast information on the main user interface Type your location correctly for an accurate weather information forec...

Page 23: ...23 2001 2016 Cloud Media All Rights Reserved Your setup is complete Press the DONE button to finish and return to the HOME menu...

Page 24: ...etup via Wireless Connection Using your remote control navigate to the Setup Wizard icon and press ENTER Choose your desired language for the user interface Proceed to next step by pressing the GREEN...

Page 25: ...eserved Choose your network connection type according to your setup and press the GREEN button to continue 1 Wired Ethernet cable 2 Wireless optional wireless dongle needed For wireless connection onl...

Page 26: ...All Rights Reserved For wireless connection only Enter your Wi Fi password for your router For wireless connection only If your password is wrong an error message will be displayed Please check your...

Page 27: ...27 2001 2016 Cloud Media All Rights Reserved Review your IP settings and press the GREEN button to continue Optional If you do not have a proxy server on your network you may proceed to next step...

Page 28: ...on If you received the congratulations prompt your network setup is complete Otherwise please press the RETURN button to go back and check your settings again Choose your time zone and daylight saving...

Page 29: ...REEN button to finish and return to the HOME menu 9 Setup Advanced settings such as video audio output color space subtitle languages and parental controls can be setup here Note If you have completed...

Page 30: ...long each photo will remain on screen during a slideshow Screensaver Time Set the amount of idle time required before the screensaver turns on Time Adjust system time and date Play Mode Configure repe...

Page 31: ...capabilities Only select Passthrough if your external decoder is capable of decoding the audio signal Audio Codec Options PCM Downmix or Passthrough AAC Downmix Passthrough or decoded multi channel WM...

Page 32: ...20 bit Output PCM to S PPDIF and HDMI simultaneously Due to S PDIF has limitation and only can process up to 20 bit PCM turn on this will also cause HDMI to output PCM as 20 bit OFF HDMI 24 bit Turn...

Page 33: ...s option is for advance users and normal user should keep the value to 0 dB Setting this values to 0 dB might cause clipping when playback some of the DSD files When doing DSD to PCM conversion the PC...

Page 34: ...34 2001 2016 Cloud Media All Rights Reserved Volume Control...

Page 35: ...ume control to system volume which when adjusted during playback will affect HDMI Coaxial Optical S PDIF Audio XLR RCA Headphone output ES9018K2M This option will map the volume control to ES9018K2M D...

Page 36: ...e used for initial setup High Definition Mode 720p 50Hz 720p 60Hz 1080i 50Hz 1080i 60Hz 1080p 50Hz 1080p 60Hz 1080p 24Hz Mode 1080p displayed at 24 frames per second only applicable on 78Hz 120Hz and...

Page 37: ...nd it can display at 24p Video Zoom Setup how you like the media player to handle your video zoom level Actual Size Disable Video Zooming Fit to screen Video fills as much of the screen as possible wi...

Page 38: ...ogy and 4 3 computer displays 16 9 Most High Definition TVs such as LCD and plasma as well as HD projectors use 16 9 Color Space Define color space adjustment according to your TV specification Select...

Page 39: ...ut to HDMI 720P Off Turn off this will let the A 500 PRO scale up the video to users HDMI output setting For example playback 720P video will output to HDMI 1080P if user set their HDMI output to 1080...

Page 40: ...nce Detection ON or OFF 9 4 Customizing Home Page The A 500 PRO now comes pre loaded with the advance active user interface You can now do the following Create your own shortcuts on the home screen fo...

Page 41: ...e Menu Display Enable or disable default icons on home page Shortcut Edit list of shortcut created Home Screen Default Default Popcorn Hour Active Interface rotates according to time or weather of the...

Page 42: ...ce the default wallpaper Image dimension must be 1280x720 Max file size 1MB 9 4 2 Home Menu Display Enable or disable default icons on the home page 9 4 3 Creating Shortcuts The A 500 PRO now supports...

Page 43: ...arket navigate to your favorite app Press the I button to bring up this menu 1 Click OK on Create Shortcut 2 Choose where you want the shortcut to appear Home Add On Appear as an individual icon on yo...

Page 44: ...Folder Shortcut In file browser mode press RIGHT arrow on the remote to bring up the shortcut menu 1 Navigate to the shortcut icon and Click OK 2 Choose where you want the shortcut to be and you can n...

Page 45: ...ual icon on your home page Shortcut Folder Add to the shorcut folder on home page Local Drive Shortcut In file browser mode press RIGHT arrow on the remote to bring up the shortcut menu 1 Navigate to...

Page 46: ...vidual icon on your home page Shortcut Folder Add to the shortcut folder on home page Jukebox Shortcut In jukebox mode press LEFT arrow on the main menu to bring up the shortcut menu 1 Navigate to the...

Page 47: ...47 2001 2016 Cloud Media All Rights Reserved Home Add on Appear as an individual icon on your home page Shortcut Folder Add to the shortcut folder on home page 9 5 Network Configure IP...

Page 48: ...edia player does not detect a compatible wireless dongle DHCP Auto Automatically resolve an IP address from your router DHCP must be enabled on your router for this to work Manual Manually specify a s...

Page 49: ...requently access a network share it s recommended that you add it so it will always appear at the top of your network devices list Browse Share Browse through a list of available network shares using...

Page 50: ...network share settings NFS TCP NFS over TCP IP transport Network Share Information IP Host Name Enter the IP address or host name of the device that you are connecting Share Folder The name of the ne...

Page 51: ...Browser select the workgroup and the device you want to access Select the folder you would like to add The protocol IP host name and shared folder information is automatically added for you If requir...

Page 52: ...hoose the shared folder that you want to edit or remove 9 7 Parental Control Setup Lock Setup Lock OFF ON Lock the setup page to prevent unauthorized changes to your settings The Default password is 4...

Page 53: ...itted PG TV PG Parental Guidance Suggested Some Material May Not Be Suitable For Children PG 13 TV 14 Parents Strongly Caution Some Material May Be Inappropriate For Children Under 13 PG 15 Parents St...

Page 54: ...cial Blu ray disc Audio Language Pre select the default subtitle track for Blu ray videos BD Navigation File view When you select a BD IFO you can browse the folder contents BD ISO files will prompt y...

Page 55: ...alled firmware version You can also manually check for a firmware update and reset the device to factory settings from this menu NMT Setup Wizard Please refer to page 89 Open Source License In accorda...

Page 56: ...ure that you are connected to the Internet before proceeding Use this option to check if a new firmware is available for your device If it is you will be presented with a disclaimer Please read it car...

Page 57: ...apps for your TV Access instant video on demand services online radio social networking games and more The apps market is updated frequently and geospecific so check back to expand your multimedia li...

Page 58: ...Media All Rights Reserved Install by pressing ENTER on your remote or exit by press the INFO button The installed apps will appear in the My Apps category Tip To uninstall any app press the INFO butt...

Page 59: ...o your files Using the file browser you can copy move delete and rename files You can also view information and download poster art and subtitles for individual files here The file browser displays al...

Page 60: ...nterface NMJ Manager Launch the Jukebox Manager to configure all your NMJ sources Search Let you search a file by entering the name here Storage Info Show current storage usage Return Closes the menu...

Page 61: ...View Mode View Mode This will allow you to switch between list view and thumbnail view Listing A traditional file list with filename date and size Thumbnail This view displays the thumbnail if availab...

Page 62: ...ze Display both date and size information Show Tooltips On Displays tips for tools when you highlight them Off Disables tip information 11 3 File Manager You can use the file manager to copy move dele...

Page 63: ...itle Download subtitles for the marked file s Only applicable to video Tip Make sure that the destination folder or drive is not copy protected 12 Movie Meta Data One of the main features of the Popco...

Page 64: ...line Subtitle Download subtitles for your movie from the Internet straight on your player without using a PC Supports multiple languages Edit If the automatically selected meta data is incorrect or yo...

Page 65: ...and NFO files are downloaded and saved on the same storage device that your video file is located on Tip If you encounter an error make sure you are able to write files to your storage device For loca...

Page 66: ...ting the movie meta data Navigate to the Edit option on the bottom right and press ENTER on your remote You can either use the numerical pad or the onscreen keyboard to enter in the movie or TV show t...

Page 67: ...ct the correct title for your video You can press INFO on your remote to see the synopsis before selecting that particular entry Change Fanart Under the Change fanart section you can select from a num...

Page 68: ...hoose the movie poster you would like to use Afterwards remember to download the data that way the changes you selected will always be used when you press the INFO button on your video Tip In order to...

Page 69: ...All Rights Reserved 12 4 Download Subtitles On the movie info page navigate to the Fetch online subtitle option and press ENTER on your remote A list of results will come up Choose the subtitle that...

Page 70: ...nt language than your default press the GREEN button on your remote to change your language filter The downloaded SRT subtitle file will be saved on the same storage device as your video file In order...

Page 71: ...can Without the need of additional PC software the Popcorn Hour A 500 PRO will scan your movie and TV show library and download the poster fanart and meta data for you When you want to watch a movie...

Page 72: ...his database contains all the info posters and fanart for your entire movie and TV show library as well as any other media you scan in To create the NMJ database use the file browser to navigate to yo...

Page 73: ...Entire Folder NMJ will automatically scan the entire folder for supported media and add it to the NMJ database Specify Scan Target s Allows you to specify which folders the NMJ software will scan and...

Page 74: ...s that aren t selected here will be ignored Select the folders that you would like the NMJ software to scan Tip You may add additional folder at any time via the NMJ Manager You may add no_xxx nmj fil...

Page 75: ...dditional ones if necessary Once you are finished press the BLUE button on your remote to complete the setup Congratulations Your first NMJ database setup is completed The system is now scanning your...

Page 76: ...All Rights Reserved While your database is being created you can view the onscreen NMJ help guide and learn valuable information for organizing your media library navigating inside the NMJ software an...

Page 77: ...ll of your movies TV Series This will display all of your movies By Genre This will display all your videos grouped into different genres By Year Displays a list of years select one to view all videos...

Page 78: ...cks alphabetically in a list By Genre Displays albums based on Genre By Artist Displays a list of artists once selected their albums are displayed By Year Displays a list of years once selected the al...

Page 79: ...recently scanned By Date Displays a list of years once selected all photos taken in that year are displayed By Album Displays a list of albums once selected all photos in that album are displayed pho...

Page 80: ...erences Jukebox Manager Launch the Networked Media Jukebox Manager File Browser Exit the NMJ and return to the file browser Add Shortcut Create shortcut on home menu Tip The Popcorn Hour A 500 PRO rem...

Page 81: ...video file To fix this you can manually edit the file in the NMJ library right from the device In the NMJ library select the item that s incorrect and open up the media control panel Navigate to the E...

Page 82: ...Media All Rights Reserved In this example we removed the subtitle and tried to simplify the search more Once you are done typing in the title of the video navigate down to the search icon and press EN...

Page 83: ...ie title multiple results may be shown Choose the correct result and press ENTER on remote The new poster fanart and meta data will be downloaded and your database will be updated Tip The NMT forum ha...

Page 84: ...he NMJ database Scan All Will scan and add any new files added to the monitored folders Rescan All This option will rescan all media and download everything again Delete All This option will delete th...

Page 85: ...load of fanart for video Scan Language Specify which language to download meta data in if not available will default to English Additional Information A new folder named NMJ_Database will be created o...

Page 86: ...rver Samba Workgroup Specify the samba workgroup you d like the Popcorn Hour A 500 PRO device to be on Change Password Change the password used to access the local storage via samba or FTP FTP Server...

Page 87: ...Installing the NMT Applications In the Setup menu select the Maintenance and then NMT Setup Wizard Note The option is only visible if you have a storage device installed Select the Fresh Setup option...

Page 88: ...Rights Reserved WARNING Please note that this will format the storage device you are setting up all files on the storage device will be erased and will become unrecoverable Choose which USB disk you w...

Page 89: ...ead this information before proceeding Proceeding any further indicates that you agree to the terms and conditions Once you re ready to proceed go ahead and press the GREEN button on your remote The f...

Page 90: ...se note that the service will remain on even after a power cycle until you go back and stop it To connect to the Popcorn Hour A 500 PRO via FTP you will need to use an FTP client Some free clients are...

Page 91: ...and starts the service Please note that the service will remain on even after a power cycle until you go back and stop it To access your Popcorn Hour A 500 PRO over samba type the IP address or hostn...

Page 92: ...uses the local storage to save your downloaded files Please make sure you have enough space for the download to complete Once the torrent service has been enabled on the Popcorn Hour A 500 PRO you ca...

Page 93: ...t servers based on information given in NZB files NZBGet can be installed on the Popcorn Hour A 500 PRO as part of NMT Apps and the files can be downloaded directly to the local storage To use the NZB...

Page 94: ...a UNIX format capable text editor In the text editor fill in the information you got from your Usenet provider Host name of news server server1 host news yourserver com Put the server name behind the...

Page 95: ...e following into the address bar of your computer s web browser http NMT IP 8066 Where NMT IP is the IP address or host name of your Popcorn Hour A 500 PRO For example 192 168 1 101 or PCH A500PRO To...

Page 96: ...the program commences the download There is a safety interval of 1 minute while NZBGet ensures that the NZB file is completely on the HDD before commencing the download You may adjust the safety inte...

Page 97: ...e top of the queue with the buttons in front of the file set If you want to pause all downloads you can do that via the pause button on the bottom left of the web GUI and restart it again with the res...

Page 98: ...atic Update If you have enabled the Check for firmware update option in the Preferences section of the Setup menu the system will automatic prompt you whenever there is a new firmware update available...

Page 99: ...section in Setup Navigate to Setup Maintenance Firmware Update and press ENTER on the remote Choose the Check For Firmware Update option and press ENTER on remote You can update the firmware in two wa...

Page 100: ...irmware Press the GREEN button on your remote to agree and begin the update IMPORTANT We strongly advise you to read this information before proceeding Proceeding any further indicates that you agree...

Page 101: ...d filter options Networked Media Access and browse your network shares from the network option Network shares that you have added are listed at the top and any other auto discovered network devices ar...

Page 102: ...102 2001 2016 Cloud Media All Rights Reserved To access to the Now Playing playlist press the source button on your remote control and click on the Music icon...

Page 103: ...ccess to your content through a list of available network shares using UPnP SAMBA or NFS 16 2 1 Navigation to content via UPnP By using your remote control choose Networked Media on the Music home Und...

Page 104: ...104 2001 2016 Cloud Media All Rights Reserved Click on the song you would like to play...

Page 105: ...Rights Reserved 16 2 2 Navigation to content via SAMBA By using your remote control choose Networked Media on the Music home Under Networked Media choose Network Browser Then select the workgroup and...

Page 106: ...106 2001 2016 Cloud Media All Rights Reserved Select the shared folder and file you would like to play your content...

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Page 109: ...ts Reserved To access to the Now Playing playlist press the source button on your remote control and click on the Music icon To go back to the Playlist just press the source button on your remote cont...

Page 110: ...3 Navigation to content via NFS By using your remote control choose Networked Media on the Music home Under Networked Media choose Network Browser then NFS_Servers Then select the IP address through t...

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Page 112: ...112 2001 2016 Cloud Media All Rights Reserved Then select the shared folder and file you would like to play your content...

Page 113: ...113 2001 2016 Cloud Media All Rights Reserved To access to the Now Playing playlist press the source button on your remote control and click on the Music icon...

Page 114: ...Access Apps Market to install apps 16 4 Creating Shortcut Shortcut allows quick access and navigation to your files To create shortcut point on the file you would like to create its shortcut On your...

Page 115: ...115 2001 2016 Cloud Media All Rights Reserved Click Save after you have renamed your file Now you can find your shortcut files that you have created in the shortcut folder...

Page 116: ...a All Rights Reserved 16 5 Content Navigation via Mobile NMJ App The A 500 PRO audio content can now be controlled through mobile NMJ app To navigate to the NMJ mobile companion app you have to first...

Page 117: ...ist song genre artist year or rating tap on the icon on the left upper corner of your Home Screen You can always Play Pause your music by clicking the Play Pause icon at the right bottom Select your d...

Page 118: ...ll Rights Reserved For more information on the album played click on the top right upper corner of your mobile display Album Info Add Album to Queue Current Add Album to Queue Next Add Album to Queue...

Page 119: ...ts Reserved For more options on the songs played click on the icon on the song and you may choose on the list of options as below Song info Add Song to Queue Current Add Song to Queue Next Add Song to...

Page 120: ...powered and connected on the remote press TV Mode Red to recover the TV mode setting to Auto Can t upgrade the firmware System prompt error Please recycle the power on your Popcorn Hour A 500 PRO and...

Page 121: ...254 What happen Your device cannot obtain an ip from your local network Check your cables router and try an internal static ip Do you have a hardware compatible list Yes we do Please visit http www n...

Page 122: ...o enjoy this app you are required to set up at least one NMJ database 18 1 NMJ Navigator Walk through Scan this QR code to Download the iOS NMJ Navigator Select Device Select Device If you have more t...

Page 123: ...Genre More Tab Source Bring back to home screen for source selection Now Playing Show what media is currently playing in your NMJ device 2 fingers gesture swipe from right to left Remote Control Bring...

Page 124: ...124 2001 2016 Cloud Media All Rights Reserved Soft remote Full function remote for your NMJ Twitter Share with your friends on twitter what you are watching now Play Play selected movie...

Page 125: ...125 2001 2016 Cloud Media All Rights Reserved 19 Android OS Preload with Android 6 0 1 Beta Note Kindly switch your device off before switching your OS to either NMJ or Android...

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