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3.  Browser 

Preview

You can turn the preview
function on or off, when
browsing multimedia files.

4.  HDD Format

Format the HDD in the ME3.
Please refer to the "

Getting

Started"

 chapter in the manual

and follow the

Initialize the

HDD

 procedures.

Warning:

  HDD Format operation

will destroy all the data
in the HDD.

5.  Restore Default

ME3

 will restore all the default

settings.
Please follow the display to
select menu language, set time,
and set network parameters.

Summary of Contents for Multimedia Enclosure ME3

Page 1: ...Enhance Your Digital Lifestyle Enhance Your Digital Lifestyle User s Manual Multimedia Enclosure English GB ...

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Page 3: ... the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can emit radio frequency energy and if not installed or used in accordance with the instructions may cause interference to radio communications However television recepti...

Page 4: ...of electrical and electronic equipment By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product The recycling of materials will help to conserve natural resources For more detailed information about recycling of this product please cont...

Page 5: ...ializing the HDD 12 Basic operation 14 I Watching the input video 14 One Touch Recording 14 Time Shifting 14 II Browsing the multimedia files 16 III Playback the recorded video 20 Play Play the recorded video 20 Delete Delete the video selected 21 Rename Rename the video 21 Sorting Change the sequence of video list 21 Title Edit Edit the select video 21 IV Copying files 23 ...

Page 6: ... operation 25 I Play photo with background music 25 II Repeat playing 25 III HD video output 26 IV Zoom in 26 V Exchange files with PC 26 VI Playing DVD files 26 VII Setup 28 FAQ 31 Technical Specifications 32 ...

Page 7: ... 1 pc B Accessory Remote Control 1pc With Battery Composite AV cable 1pc Composite AV extension Cable 1 pcs White Red Yellow Power adaptor AC power cord 1set Component video extension Cable 1pc Green Red Blue USB Cable 1pc Manual 1pc QIG 1 pc Screw driver 1pc Screw pack 1 pc ...

Page 8: ... How to replace battery of remote control When the remote control runs out of battery you may follow the instructions to replace the battery 1 Open the battery cover 2 Put in CR2025 battery Positive pole face up 3 Put on the battery cover Note The model of the battery is CR2025 Please confirm the polarity before you insert the battery ...

Page 9: ...3 II Name and function A Front Panel 1 LED cover 2 IR receiver For remote control 3 Power button 4 Stand ...

Page 10: ... PC to USB port USB Device To connect with PC 2 USB port USB Host To connect with USB storage device or USB card reader 3 Composite AV IN Jack 4 Component YPbPr OUT Jack 5 Composite AV OUT Jack 6 LAN Jack 7 DC IN Jack ...

Page 11: ... 10 PAUSE TIMESHIFT 11 PLAY 12 STOP LIVE 13 SLOW PLAY 14 DISPLAY 15 ZOOM Change zoom factor 16 REC Record 17 HDD HDD hot key 18 SETUP Go to setup menu 19 RESOLUTION NTSC PAL switch 20 MEDIA TYPE Select media type 21 VOL Volume up down 22 RETURN 23 BOOKMARK SET GOTO Set bookmark go to bookmark 24 ANGLE Change viewing angle 25 FF Fast forward 26 REW Fast rewind 27 NEXT Next 28 PREV Previous 29 A B A...

Page 12: ...HDD into ME3 1 Remove remote control 4 Connect the data cable and power cable to HDD 2 Unscrew the HDD frame from the bottom 2 screws 5 Put HDD in the frame 3 Pull out front panel with HDD frame 6 Screw HDD with the frame 4 screws ...

Page 13: ...7 7 Slide the HDD frame in 9 Screw HDD frame from the Bottom 8 Frame with holes should be on the bottom side ...

Page 14: ...nnection Use the supplied composite AV cable to connect the AV OUT jack and AV input port on your TV or monitor Be sure to match the color of the plug with color of the jack on TV or monitor ME3 supports NTSC and PAL video signal from the AV OUT jack Figure Composite AV OUT connection ...

Page 15: ...with color of the jack on TV or monitor ME3 supports NTSC and PAL progressive scan 720p and 1080i component video output Use the supplied composite AV cable to connect the AV extension cable and audio input jack of the component input port on your TV or monitor Be sure to match the color of the plug with color of the jack on TV or monitor Note Standard component video cable is NOT included In orde...

Page 16: ...AL input video signal from AV IN jack Plug the black mini plug of the supplied composite AV extension cable into the AV IN jack on ME3 Use a standard composite AV cable not supplied to connect the AV extension cable and audio video output port on other device Be sure to match the color of the plug with color of the jack yellow white and red on the device Figure Composite AV IN connection ...

Page 17: ...11 Plugging the AC power Insert DC plug of the adaptor to DC IN jack on ME3 Connect one end of AC power cord to power adaptor and plug the AC plug to a power outlet Figure Power connection ...

Page 18: ...er size for time shifting function The buffer is used to temporarily store the input video for time shifting function You can choose from 1 hr to 4 hrs Press key to adjust Select NEXT to proceed to the next step Step 2 Adjust the size for video recording Once you specify the size rest of the HDD can be used for storing music photo and video files Press key to adjust Select NEXT to proceed to the n...

Page 19: ... change the setting to match your TV or monitor specification You can press key to select a setting and press ENTER to change setting Figure Video setup menu Enter System setup to select the Menu Language and set Time Figure System setup menu Note Please refer to Advanced Operation chapter in the manual on Setup procedure The Time setting can only last for some time after the AC power cord is unpl...

Page 20: ...the recording time ME3 will stop the recording when recording time is up Recording time will be changed sequentially 30 min 60 min 90 min 120min 180 min and 240 min each time REC key is pressed When 240 min is selected press REC key again will cancel the recording time setting You can play edit and manipulate the recorded video in Playback mode Note You can play video browse photo or play music wh...

Page 21: ...will be shown on the bottom of the screen Figure Time shifting buffer indication bar When the Live Pause Preparing message disappear you can use the PLAY CONTROL keys to operate time shifting function Key Function PLAY Play PAUSE TIME SHIFT Pause FF Fast forward play REW Fast backward play PREV Jump to previous chapter mark NEXT Jump to next chapter mark STOP LIVE Cancel the Time Shifting function...

Page 22: ... Note ME3 does not support progressive JPEG format Select Browser icon and press ENTER key to enter the browser mode The media type bar is shown on the top The selected media type is highlighted on the leftmost of the bar File source selection box is shown on the left and preview window is shown on the right of the screen Press key to select media type and press key to select the file source Press...

Page 23: ...ew ME3 supports 1 5x 2x 4x 8x 16x 32x fast play and 3 4x 1 2x 1 4x 1 8x 1 16x slow play A preview window shown on the right shows the information of the selected file Press ENTER key to play the selected file You can use PLAY CONTROL keys to pause fast forward and fast backward play the video photo and music Key Function PLAY Start to play PAUSE Pause FF Fast forward play REW Fast backward play PR...

Page 24: ...rage device or USB card reader to USB Host port on the back panel Figure USB Host connection Note If your multimedia files are stored in memory card you need to have a USB card reader which can read the type of memory card Some USB hard disk drive may consume more current than ME3 USB Host port can supply In this case ME3 may not detect the USB hard disk drive Please check the instruction of your ...

Page 25: ...s key to select the folder and press ENTER key to open the folder Note You have to set the connect network parameters on Network setup menu before you can browse from the NET When the devices list is shown there will be a My shortcuts item listed My shortcuts can store IP address of the frequently used network device Select My shortcuts and press ENTER key to list all the IP addresses defined in M...

Page 26: ...quivalent recording time are shown at the bottom of the preview window Figure Playback menu You can play delete rename edit the recorded title on Playback menu Use keys to select an operation The operation will be highlighted on the top of the screen Use keys to select a recorded video Press ENTER key to apply the operation to the selected video Note A red sign on the recorded video list indicates...

Page 27: ...Note Delete operation will be rejected when ME3 is under recording Rename Rename the video A keypad will be shown on screen Use to select the character and press ENTER key to input characters Select OK icon on keypad and press ENTER key to complete the input Figure Screen keypad Sorting Change the sequence of video list An Automatically sorting by message box will be shown Use keys to select and p...

Page 28: ... icon on the toolbox and press ENTER key to set the point A a green indication will be shown Repeat the same procedure to set the point B Select CANCEL icon to cancel the operation Select the CONFIRM icon to delete a Confirm to delete message box will be shown Select CONFIRM to confirm AB Erase operation and select CANCEL to Cancel Figure AB Erase toolbox 3 Split Title Select a point in the video ...

Page 29: ...Note The copy process may take some time depending on the length of the video The converted file will be stored in rec folder of HDD You can enter browser mode to play the file Tools Select Delete All Title to delete all the recorded videos A Confirm to Delete message box will be shown Select Confirm to confirm the delete and select Cancel to Cancel IV Copying files You can copy files from an USB ...

Page 30: ...ove to destination device box If you select Delete in step2 then a Confirm to delete dialog will be popped up 4 Select the folder to be copied to Use ENTER key to open a folder Select Create New Folder you can create a sub folder in the folder Press to move to confirmation dialog box 5 Select Confirm to proceed or select Cancel to abort When copy is started a Proceeding indication is shown on the ...

Page 31: ...o and press STOP key again to stop the background music Media type Press REPEAT key Press A B key Music Repeat 1 Repeat ALL Repeat Off N A Video Repeat Title Repeat Off N A Recorded video playback Repeat Title Repeat Chapter Repeat Off Repeat from A to B II Repeat playing ME3 supports two kind of repeat modes REPEAT and A B repeat Press REPEAT key to select the repeat type of the playing For recor...

Page 32: ...be changed from 2x 3x 4x 8x and 1x sequentially V Exchange files with PC ME3 can serve as an external HDD of PC When ME3 is powered on use supplied USB cable to connect USB Host port of PC and USB Device port of ME3 Windows of PC will detect HDD of ME3 automatically You can use file explorer to manipulate the files in HDD of ME3 Note The OS of PC needs to be compatible with Windows XP and above Us...

Page 33: ...earch dialog box will be popped up Use arrow key to select Title Chapter or Time setting Press ENTER to start Title Chapter Time input You can use arrow key or digits key to change the value Press ENTER again the display will jump to the specified Title Chapter Time Press GOTO key again the dialog box will be closed H Play control keys Key Function PLAY Play PAUSE Pause FF Fast forward play REW Fa...

Page 34: ...TV or monitor is 4 3 screen you can select either Pan Scan 4 3 or Letter Box 4 3 setting With Pan Scan 4 3 setting ME3 crops both side of wired screen video to fit the 4 3 screen b Letter Box 4 3 ME3 places black bars at the top and bottom of the screen Wide screen video will fit the width of the 4 3 display c 16 9 Select 16 9 if your TV or monitor is 16 9 wide screen 2 Brightness Adjust the brigh...

Page 35: ...ey to jump to position of previous or next chapter mark C Network setup 1 Wired LAN Setup Select AUTO DHCP or MANUAL according to your LAN configuration If your LAN supports DHCP function you can select AUTO DHCP setting ME3 will get the IP address automatically Otherwise you have to select MANUAL and set the IP Address Subnet Mask and Default Gateway parameters manually D System setup 1 Menu Lang...

Page 36: ...in the ME3 Please refer to the Getting Started chapter in the manual and follow the Initialize the HDD procedures Warning HDD Format operation will destroy all the data in the HDD 5 Restore Default ME3 will restore all the default settings Please follow the display to select menu language set time and set network parameters ...

Page 37: ...extension cable to AV input on your TV or monitor Q3 No display when playing photo or video files You may select a HD resolution in Setup Video setup menu Please check whether your display support the resolution or not If you use AV OUT connection ME3 only support NTSC and PAL system Q4 ME3 can not detect an USB device ME3 may not detect an USB device which consume too much current Please refer to...

Page 38: ...ontrol IR remote controller Audio Out 2 channels stereo output Video Out Component Y Pb Pr support NTSC PAL NTSC progressive PAL Progressive 720p 1080i Composite video out NTSC PAL Audio In 2 channels stereo input Composite video in NTSC PAL Auto converting Extensibility USB 2 0 Device port USB 2 0 Host port Ethernet 10 100 Mbps port HDD supported Size 3 5 inch SATA type HDD FAT32 Not included Pow...

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