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NETWORK MEDIAPLAYER

EXTERNAL

MULTIMEDIA

HARD DRIVE

3.5"

USB 2.0

LAN

WIN & MAC

Rev. 750

USER MANUAL

Summary of Contents for NETWORK MEDIAPLAYER 45

Page 1: ...NETWORK MEDIAPLAYER 45 EXTERNAL MULTIMEDIA HARD DRIVE 3 5 USB 2 0 LAN AV WIN MAC Rev 750 USER MANUAL...

Page 2: ...rights reserved The products named in this manual are only used for identification purposes and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies This device was designed for hom...

Page 3: ...hapter 2 Access PC via Network page 22 Connect LAN Cable page 22 Set Network Configurations page 23 Chapter 3 Use as Network Storage NDAS page 40 Chapter 4 Freecom Network MediaPlayer for Mac page 45...

Page 4: ...External AV Device page 58 Basic Setup page 60 Basic Screen Menu page 70 Play Video Files page 73 Play DVD Files page 76 Play Music Files page 78 Play Photo Files page 81 Make a Play List page 83 Rem...

Page 5: ...D Component 480p 720p 1080i DVD Manager Playback of DVD File same as Original DVD Title NDAS Network Direct Attached Storage supporting file copy delete with wired LAN Firmware upgradeable Package Con...

Page 6: ...required Support HDD Compatible with a standard 3 5 SATA Hard Drive Internet connection for online warranty registration software updates and down loads Operating system Windows 2000 Windows XP Windo...

Page 7: ...does not support DivX XviD codec of video files that has GMC Qpel op tion Do not turn off the power when a file is playing We recommend when connected to PC that you use a USB cable not longer than 3...

Page 8: ...nd damage to the hard drive Do not use the Freecom Network MediaPlayer when the ambient temperature is below 10 C or above 35 C If the Freecom Network MediaPlayer is moved from a cool environment to a...

Page 9: ...Power 4 Play Pause 5 Stop Init 6 IR 8 NET 2 7 PWR 9 HDD 1 ENTER Select or play a file 2 Navigation Key Up Down Left Right 3 POWER Power On Off 4 PLAY PAUSE Play all files from selected file Pause 5 ST...

Page 10: ...able for 5 1 ch digital audio output 3 S VIDEO Connect s video for video output 4 COAXIAL Connect coaxial cable for 5 1 ch digital audio output 5 Y PB PR Connect component Y Pb Pr cable for video outp...

Page 11: ...DD 1 1 Insert Hard Disk Only use a 3 5 SATA Hard Disk for Desktop 1 Unscrew the 4 screws and open the cover by slid ing it in the direction of the arrow 2 Connect Power and SATA connector to Hard Disk...

Page 12: ...layer as a USB drive you can use the Freecom MediaPlayer without installing a driver If the Freecom MediaPlayer is not recognized or detected please check that the USB connector is properly connected...

Page 13: ...is not recognized by Windows 98SE ME data to be used on these oper ating systems must be stored on the FAT32 partition Please follow the steps below to adapt the Freecom MediaPlayer for your needs If...

Page 14: ...ive Tools Computer Manage ment Disk Management in Windows 3 If the Disk Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard is started click Next to progress for finishingthewizard Ifthiswizarddoesnotstart rightclickth...

Page 15: ...15 EN 1 Use as External USB HDD 5 Click Next at the Windows Create Partition Wizard 6 Check Primary Partition and click Next 7 Type the size that you want to use and click Next...

Page 16: ...available on Windows 2000 XP Vista only If you choose FAT32 system on Windows 2000 XP Vista one drive letter s maximum size will be limited to 32GB If you want to use one drive letter of 32GB more you...

Page 17: ...ve Tools at Control Panel click switch to classic view in the upper left corner on the screen 3 If the Disk Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard starts click Next to progress for finishing the wizard If...

Page 18: ...18 Freecom MediaPlayer EN 1 6 Check Primary partition and click Next 7 Type number size you want to use and click Next 8 Assign a drive letter and click Next...

Page 19: ...tter of 32GB more you have to format on Windows 98SE ME If you want to create two or more partitions with one disk drive it will be recommended Primary Partition 10 After finishing Wizard setup format...

Page 20: ...rdware Device manager Universal Serial Bus controllers USB Mass Storage Device 2 Check My Computer or Explorer there should be a new volume You can copy any data to this volume If new volume does not...

Page 21: ...st adapter 1 4 2 Mac It can be available on Mac OS X v10 3 or higher There is no need to install the installation driver at Mac OS X 10 3 version The Freecom MediaPlayer will be detected automatically...

Page 22: ...a Cross wired LAN cable If your computer s LAN card is already used for connection to Internet line youcaninstallan additionalLANcardtoyourPCandconnectthatadditional LAN card to the Freecom MediaPlay...

Page 23: ...randusesame IPAddressrange and same Subnet Mask between Windows computer and Player For example Computer MediaPlayer IP Address 192 168 1 2 192 168 1 3 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 Itisposs...

Page 24: ...s folder and write share name For example My Movie Share Name maximum length is 12 characters 3 Click Permissions and check whether Everyone account is present or not If not add Everyone account We Re...

Page 25: ...the shared folder will be displayed as following picture 5 Moveto Settings ControlPanel AdministrativeTools Computermanagement Local Users and Groups Users and double click Guest 6 Check User cannot...

Page 26: ...l up Connections and select Properties Local Area Connections by right click of mouse If you see two or more Local area connections select one that you will use for connecting to the player 8 Double c...

Page 27: ...cal area network you don t need to enter a static IP address Use Obtain an IP address automatically or enter the IP address Subnet mask that DHCP Server or IP Router provides 10 Set the network config...

Page 28: ...address from DHCP Server or IP Router on your local area network you don t need to enter a static IP address Use DHCPon orwriteIPaddress SubnetmaskthatDHCPServer or IP Router provids Check IP address...

Page 29: ...ows XP 1 Select a folder which you want to share Right click the folder and click Sharing and Security in pop menu 2 Check Share this folder on the network and write Share name For example My Movie Sh...

Page 30: ...ols Computer management Local Users and Groups Users and double click Guest This is for Windows XP Professional Windows XP Home users can t see this figure Go to next number 6 If you can t find Admini...

Page 31: ...ick of mouse If you can t find Administrative Tools at Control Panel click Switch to classic view in upper left corner on screen If you see two or more Local Area Connections select one that you will...

Page 32: ...55 255 255 0 If you have already been provided dynamic IP address from DHCP Server or IP Router on your local area network you don t need to write static IP address absolutely Use Obtain an IP address...

Page 33: ...ce Pack 2 refer to the following figures Click Settings at Windows Firewall Check OFF and click OK 10 Set the network configurations of the Freecom MediaPlayer YouhavetoconnecttheFreecomMediaPlayertoa...

Page 34: ...again for saving configurations If you have already been provided dynamic IP address from DHCP Server or IP Router on your local area network you don t need to write static IP address absolutely Use...

Page 35: ...indows Vista Before you do folder sharing you need to set up 3 things for Network sharing 1 Setup of User Accounts and Family safety a Click Start Settings Control Panel Users Accounts and Family Safe...

Page 36: ...6 Freecom MediaPlayer EN c If the Guest account is off then switch it to On 2 Disable Firewall a Click Start Setting Control Panel Security Windows Firewall on off b Click at Off not recommended...

Page 37: ...a Network 3 Setup of Network and Sharing Center a Click Start Setting Control Panel Network and Internet Network and Shar ing Center b Select Password protected sharing and select Turn off password pr...

Page 38: ...Freecom MediaPlayer EN c Make a folder you want to share d You will get a popup Choose people to share with then select Everyone All users in this list and press Add button...

Page 39: ...EN Access PC via Network e After you register the user account then click Share button...

Page 40: ...AS function Please open My Computer and check if Hard Disk in Freecom MediaPlayer isrecognizedasaHardDiskDriveoflocalnetwork HDDinFreecomMedia Player looks like external Hard Disk Drive C D E or F If...

Page 41: ...reecomMediaPlayerSoftware Manual CD into your CD drive The Freecom start menu opens In case the software does not open automatically please double click Start exe in the root directory of the CD 3 Now...

Page 42: ...click the icon and select Register a New Device 5 Write NDAS Device ID and Write Key They are located on the bottom of Player Write your preferable name at NDAS Device Name Finish device registration...

Page 43: ...e check My Computer if the Hard Disk in the Freecom MediaPlayer is recog nized as a Hard Disk Drive of local network HDD in Player looks like external Hard Disk Drive C D E or F If you cannot see Hard...

Page 44: ...44 Freecom MediaPlayer EN 3 9 To remove NDAS function safely please double click the icon in right bottom tray just like removing external Hard Disk Drive...

Page 45: ...t Switch Each user on the network can use Freecom MediaPlayer as if it was a local disk drive Freecom MediaPlayer via Router Switch 1 ConnectyourLocalAreaNetwork LAN cableto FreecomMediaPlayerEthernet...

Page 46: ...asy 1 Insert the Freecom MediaPlayer Software Manual CD into your CD drive The Free com start menu opens In case the software does not open automatically please double click Start in the root director...

Page 47: ...iaPlayer for Mac 3 Read Me Carefully read the installation notes then click Continue 4 License Carefully read the Software License Agreement and click Continue when finished 5 Click on Agree to accept...

Page 48: ...iaPlayer EN 4 6 Select a Destination Select the source where you would like to install the NDAS software 7 Install Click Install to begin installing the NDAS Software 8 Please wait while the NDAS Soft...

Page 49: ...n in the upper left hand corner of the win dow 3 NDAS Device Registration will appear 4 Enter a name for the NDAS device then add your NDAS device ID and Write Key The Write Key is needed to write to...

Page 50: ...software that allows you to control your Freecom MediaPlayer andalsoprovidesdetailedinformationabouttheFreecomMediaPlayerthatisregistered on your system TogettotheNDASUtilityopenyourMacHardDrive then...

Page 51: ...ive on your system Drag and Drop files Copy and paste data to Freecom MediaPlayer Make and delete files folder Share file and folder Backup files directly to the Freecom MediaPlayer 4 5 1 Read Only an...

Page 52: ...status will now show Mounted with Read Only Mount with Read Write Mode Select the NDAS Device you want to mount Click on Unit Device Under Configuration select Mount Read Write The Status will now sho...

Page 53: ...yer must be connected via Ethernet to a Router Switch TosharetheFreecomMediaPlayereachcomputermusthavecorrespondingFreecom MediaPlayer software driver installed The Freecom MediaPlayer must be registe...

Page 54: ...Rom Drive and go to NDAS Software LAN Uninstall Software There you will find the NDAS Uninstaller Step 1 Start the Uninstaller by double clicking the Freecom MediaPlayer Uninstaller Step 2 Click Unins...

Page 55: ...rmation how to use the Disk Utility can be found in the help 4 9 FAQ Mac 1 How do I Disconnect Freecom MediaPlayer To disconnect Freecom MediaPlayer we always recommend using the Eject option If you C...

Page 56: ...en you must format it to FAT32 for it to be recognized on both computers You may use the MS DOS File System option to format the disk in FAT32 Mac OS 10 3 only A 3rd party partitioning utility to form...

Page 57: ...s well Please also make sure that there are 20 characters for the Freecom MediaPlayer ID not including the Write Key 8 I cannot enable read write access on more than one machine WithourcurrentMacdrive...

Page 58: ...eo Input Mode Turn on TV and switch to video input mode same as video connection See TV user manual 2 player SwitchtoVideoOutputMode Press VIDEO buttonrepeatedly Whenever press VIDEO video output sign...

Page 59: ...r at the same time When you do not hear sound after connecting Optical or Coaxial Cable youhavetochangeaudiosetupoftheplayerasEncodedDigital See 5 2 2 Audio Setup OPTICAL Connect Optical Jack of Ampli...

Page 60: ...e to save video configurations of the player TTV Video Input Mode Normal Video S Video Component 480i Component 480p Component 720p Component 1080i Player Video Output Mode TV Out NTSC C S Video HD Co...

Page 61: ...want and press ENTER 4 Press SETUP again to save the configurations 5 2 2 Audio Setup This chapter shows you how to set up the audio output of the player You can use Stereo or Digital 5 1 ch Analog D...

Page 62: ...ations 5 2 3 Network Setup You can obtain an IP address automatically from DHCP Server or IP Router or set the specific IP address Check your network environments DHCP On You can use this option when...

Page 63: ...Move to Network icon and press ENTER Setup box will be displayed under icon menu 3 Move to DHCP On and press ENTER 4 Press SETUP again for saving configurations Check IP address obtained automatically...

Page 64: ...election screen 2 Move to Network icon and press ENTER Setup box will be displayed under icon menu 3 Move to DHCP Off and press ENTER 4 Move to IP Addr and press ENTER IP address Input box will be dis...

Page 65: ...ed EnterSubnetmaskusingarrowandnumber buttons of remote control After this press ENTER again 6 Press SETUP again tor save configurations Check The specific IP address you wrote When you use DHCP off y...

Page 66: ...Letter Box 4 3 Pan Scan and 16 9 Setup Procedure 1 Turn on the player and press SETUP in Mode Selection Screen 2 Move to Screen icon and press ENTER Setup box will be displayed under icon menu 3 Move...

Page 67: ...a thumbnail image before playing Setup Procedure 1 Turn on the player and press SETUP in Mode Selection screen 2 Move to LED icon and press ENTER Setup box will be displayed under icon menu 3 Move to...

Page 68: ...instance should the LED disturb you at night you can turn off the LED Setup Procedure 1 Turn on the player and press SETUP in Mode Selection screen 2 Move to LED icon and press ENTER Setup box will be...

Page 69: ...at icon and press ENTER Setup box will be displayed under icon menu 3 Select the setting you want and press ENTER 4 Press SETUP again to save the configurations 5 2 9 Screen Saver function In the Scre...

Page 70: ...row buttons If there is no HDD or networking PC these icons are not activated Use Built in HDD 1 ModeSelection Moveto MediaPlayer iconandpress ENTER forplayingfilesfrom the built in HDD 2 Media Type S...

Page 71: ...on Select a media type which you want to play and press EN TER Video Select for playing Video files Music Select for playing Music files Photo Select for playing Photo files List Select for making a p...

Page 72: ...evious directory by pressing arrow button button Go to Icon Menu Tray located at the top of the screen by pressing button In order to return to file selection screen press arrow button or select Exit...

Page 73: ...title Language Select Descriptions It is possible to switch each audio language when the audio format is dual audio for example including a local language and English It is possible to change subtitle...

Page 74: ...originalscreen position when applying Screen position Move to a selected time of a file In time search box this button deletes all numbers to 0 When pressing this button you can switch to 3 modes Afte...

Page 75: ...set Menu Icon Popup If a frame of a video file is broken green color will be shown on the overall screen Press number 0 Zero for screen reset Popupmenuwillbeappearincluding FileInfo TimeSearch Subtitl...

Page 76: ...you can not find VIDEO_TS IFO file among all the ripped files from an original DVD title the DVD manager function will not work When you play DVD file in networking computer playback time might be del...

Page 77: ...size will be changed when this button is pressed Move to main menu while playing DVD Play slowly 1 2x 1 4x and 1 8x whenever this button is pressed Set chapter title repeat Set A B repeat Move to tit...

Page 78: ...nction and Button Descriptions Remote Control FILE INFO TIME SEARCH CANCEL Brt CONT Function Show File Infor mation Jump to Prefer able Playback Time Delete Input Numbers Control luminos ity color dep...

Page 79: ...tion This is available only when playing all files as using PLAY PAUSE button or ALLPLAY icon Go to 10 sec forward and play when a file is being played Go to 10 sec backward and play when a file is be...

Page 80: ...ons make a music folder at first partition Turn on the player and just press PLAY PAUSE button MP3 files at music folder will be played automatically Additionally after rebooting the player the last p...

Page 81: ...mation Playback Previous File Playback Next File Playback a File Descriptions Show the file information of the file that is being played To hide the information press this button again Play a previou...

Page 82: ...a mode change settings with arrow buttons Photo Slide Show If you play all files with PLAYALL icon or PLAY PAUSE photo slide show will be started Music Slide Show Make a music folder in a small letter...

Page 83: ...to play every registered file independently Use Random PLAY all icon or PLAY PAUSE button Also the registered play list will be deleted after rebooting 1 Select Play List icon in Media Type Selection...

Page 84: ...lay in order of selected file In order to move up to Menu Icon Tray press button By selecting the delete X icon will all the added files In order to delete an added file move to the file on Play List...

Page 85: ...e Repeat A B REPEAT Set DVD A B Repeat SLOW Play DVD Slowly ENTER Play a File Arrow Key Return to Up Direc tory FILE INFO Show File Info TIME SEARCH Jump to Specific play time Brt CONT Set Luminosity...

Page 86: ...86 Freecom MediaPlayer EN 5 Insert Change Battery 1 Open the battery cover of the remote control 2 Put the enclosed pilas on the tray 3 Insert the cover into the remote control...

Page 87: ...PLAY PAUSE button The MP3 files at music folder will be played automatically Additionally after rebooting the Network MediaPlayer the last played file will continue to play However if you use the devi...

Page 88: ...X USB Device Device Port 480Mbps USB 2 0 USB 1 1 compatible Network Interface 10 100 Mbps LAN RJ 45 HDD Type 3 5 SATA HDD HDD File System NTFS FAT32 TV Type NTSC PAL Video Format MPEG 1 2 4 MPG MPEG A...

Page 89: ...ing the serial number on the product has been altered removed or made illegible This guarantee covers only the hardware components packaged with the product This guaranteecoversnoneofthefollowing a an...

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