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Copyright © 2009

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2014 Micca. All rights reserved.

 

 

 
 
 

MPLAY

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HD WLAN Digital Media Player

 

Owner’s Manual

 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Got a Question or Need Help? 

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assistance with the setup and use of this product. Please visit our product 
information website 

www.miccatron.com

  for the following: 

        - Firmware Updates 
        - User’s Manuals 
        - Troubleshooting Wizard 
        - Technical Support Request 

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product model, and serial number from the bottom of the player. 

 

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Summary of Contents for MPLAY-HD

Page 1: ...se visit our product information website www miccatron com for the following Firmware Updates User s Manuals Troubleshooting Wizard Technical Support Request When contacting technical support be sure to include your order information product model and serial number from the bottom of the player Copyright 2009 2014 Micca All rights reserved This manual may not be reproduced in whole or in part with...

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Page 3: ...ormat MP3 OGG WMA WAV FLAC APE Photo format JPG GIF BMP PNG TIF 1 1 3 Network Feature 10 100Mbps Ethernet LAN 300mbps 802 11n WLAN Actual transfer speed may vary due to interference router distance environment network conditions and other factors Stream media from network shares and UPnP media servers Cast screen function for A V mirroring using compatible smartphones and tablets DLNA digital medi...

Page 4: ...ncluding interference that may cause undesired operation 2 Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection...

Page 5: ...h water or other liquid If water is accidentally spilled on the player please use a dry cloth to absorb the spillage Electronic products are fragile Please be gentle during use avoid shaking or hitting the player and do not press the buttons too hard Do not let the player come into contact with water or other liquids Do not disassemble repair or change the design of the player any damage done will...

Page 6: ...nput 4 AV Composite video and analog Left Right audio output to a TV or home theater with analog A V input 5 HDMI Provides digital audio video to a TV or home theater with HDMI input 6 LAN 10 100Mbps Ethernet for local area network access 7 USB1 USB 2 0 host jack for connecting USB storage drives 8 WLAN WLAN antenna for local network access Up to 300Mbps Actual transfer speed may vary due to inter...

Page 7: ...STEM 25 SLOW 26 MUTE 27 VOLUME 28 VOLUME Button Description POWER Power on off the player HOME Return to the main menu RED GREEN Context buttons Function will be noted on screen when available CAST Start cast screen feature EJECT Detach a storage device for safe removal GOTO Jump to a specific time in a video during playback REPEAT Set repeat option for the current playback INFO Display informatio...

Page 8: ...fast forward the current playback Press repeatedly to change rewind or fast forward speed PLAY PAUSE Begin or pause playback STOP Stop playback PREVIOUS and NEXT Press to go to previous next page in file browser Press to go to previous next chapter during BD DVD playback Press to go to previous next file during video playback SETUP Enter the setup menu to change player settings TV SYSTEM Switch be...

Page 9: ... decode audio over HDMI Better HDMI Digital optical TV with HDMI input and home theater receiver with optical input Good Composite Video Digital optical TV with composite input and home theater receiver with optical input Okay Composite Video Analog L R TV with composite video and analog audio inputs 3 2 1 HDMI Connection HDMI provides the best possible video and audio connection Use this connecti...

Page 10: ...f a Cat5 5e 6 Ethernet network cable to the player s LAN jack 2 Plug the other end of the Cat5 5e 6 Ethernet network cable to an available port on a LAN switch router or networked wall plate The player auto detects LAN network settings in most cases without requiring any additional configuration Advanced users can refer to 8 4 Network Settings for more details on manual network configuration 3 3 2...

Page 11: ...ime Setting the time of the player is optional as the player will automatically set its own time when an Internet connection is available To set the time first select Time Zone relative to GMT Next the user is prompted to enter the date and time If you skip this step please refer to 8 1 3 Time for instructions on how to set the player s time through the Settings menu 4 2 3 Wired LAN This step of t...

Page 12: ...utput 4 2 5 Main Menu When the initial setup is complete the player will display the main menu The main menu contains icons that represents player functions available for use The main menu items have the following functionality Menu Item Description Videos Browse and play video files Photos Browse and view photos Music Browse and play music files All Browse and play all supported media types Cast ...

Page 13: ...iles on LAN folder shares UPnP Browse media files on UPnP servers Card Browse media files on a SD SDHC memory card After selecting a storage device media files will be displayed in the same folder structure as they are stored Use the directional LEFT RIGHT and UP DOWN buttons on the remote control to select folders or files and press OK ENTER to enter a folder When there is a large number of files...

Page 14: ...ew To change the display mode press the MENU button on the remote to bring up the options menu and select the desired display mode 5 1 1 Thumbnail View Thumbnail view displays folders and media files as thumbnails on the screen with a partial file name underneath This is useful for browsing photos and movies with associated cover art The player will use the first JPG image file found in each folde...

Page 15: ...table for navigating large collections of folders and files 5 1 3 Preview In preview mode folders and media files are displayed as a list on the right side of the screen and a preview window on the left side When a folder or media file is highlighted in the list the preview window displays a thumbnail or video preview The player will use the first JPG image file found in each folder as its thumbna...

Page 16: ...f the host requires a username and password for accessing a folder share a login box will be displayed Once the shared folder has been opened browsing for media files works the same as browsing on storage devices attached to the player The same view modes of Thumbnail List and Preview are available 5 3 Using Network Shortcuts Some computers or devices do not have a host name or is not a part of th...

Page 17: ... select UPnP Media Server and a list of available UPnP servers will be shown Select one of the server names and all available media categories from the server will be displayed Use the directional LEFT RIGHT and UP DOWN buttons on the remote control to select folders or files and press OK ENTER to enter a folder To exit from a folder press the RETURN button To play a media file highlight it and pr...

Page 18: ...e remote control The file editing menu have the following options Item Description Copy Copy the highlighted file or folder the user will be prompted to select the destination location Delete Delete the highlighted file or folder Move Move the highlighted file or folder the user will be prompted to select the destination location Rename Rename the highlighted file or folder Edit Playlist If the hi...

Page 19: ...ions menu the following remote control commands are available Button Description RETURN Exit from the multi file operations menu UP DOWN Move the cursor to highlight files or folders LEFT RIGHT Switch between the left or right boxes of the menu OK ENTER Enter the highlighted folder to exit from the current folder highlight the folder at the top DO NOT press the RETURN button PREV NEXT Go to previo...

Page 20: ... prompted to select the destination location Save Playlist If the list of files or folders contains music files they can be added together into a new playlist The user will be prompted to enter a name for the playlist Save Photo Album If the list of files or folders contains photos they can be added together into a new photo album The user will be prompted to enter a name for the album After the c...

Page 21: ...32x Some video types may be limited to 2x Fast forward speeds beyond 2x are performed by a combination of forward skips and playback at 2x Rewinds are performed as skips and may not occur smoothly PREV NEXT Go to the previous next chapter Double press to go to the previous next video SLOW Playback at slow speeds Press repeatedly to change speed Available speeds are 3 4x 1 2x 1 4x 1 8x 1 16x Some v...

Page 22: ... a DVD ISO or DVD Folder video Root Menu Access the DVD root menu This setting is only available when playing a DVD ISO or DVD Folder video Repeat Select to set repeat option when viewing videos Repeat All Repeat Title Repeat Off Not all repeat selections are available when viewing BD DVD ISO or BD DVD Folder videos Video Settings Display and change the player settings for Brightness Contrast Hue ...

Page 23: ...gs Setting Description Subtitle Track Displays a list of available subtitles for the current video The current subtitle is highlighted in yellow Select Off to turn subtitle off Position Changes how far the subtitle is from the bottom of the screen Size Changes the size of the subtitle text Time Sync Some subtitles are not perfectly in sync with the video which happens mostly with external subtitle...

Page 24: ...tedly to change fast forward speed FAST REWIND Press to fast rewind the current playback Press repeatedly to change fast rewind speed PREV Press to go to the previous song NEXT Press to go to the next song Press the MENU button while playing a song to access repeat shuffle playback options The music settings menu offers the following settings Setting Description Repeat Off Select to turn repeat of...

Page 25: ...nformation about the current photo The photo settings menu provides on screen access to additional photo viewing options To use the photo settings menu press the MENU button while viewing a photo full screen The photo settings menu offers the following settings Setting Description Slide Timing Sets the time delay between photos in a slideshow Slide Transition Sets the transition effect between pho...

Page 26: ...BlackBerry 10 2 1 or higher To see if your device supports screen mirroring check with your device manufacturer This manual describes how to perform screen mirroring using an Android device Refer to your device s user manual for instructions specific to your device s operating system 7 1 2 Cast Screen Connection To prepare the player for screen mirroring press the CAST button on the remote control...

Page 27: ...e as normal to view web pages images play videos and music The sample cast screen below shows a web page that has been mirrored to the player using an Android smartphone To stop screen mirroring press the STOP button on the remote control The player will return to its Cast Screen Ready screen and wait for new connection requests To return to the player s main menu press the RETURN button on the re...

Page 28: ...0 ft of the player Any obstruction such as walls and furniture will reduce the screen mirroring quality 7 1 3 3 Streaming Videos Most mobile devices are not able to maintain a reliable screen mirroring connection while also streaming videos over its WiFi connection For example playing a YouTube video on the mobile device while screen mirroring will likely cause stuttering unless the video is set t...

Page 29: ... Controller the player first has to be recognized by the computer as a DLNA DMR device using the following directions 1 Ensure that the player is turned on and is on the same LAN or WLAN network as the Windows 7 computer On the Windows 7 computer open File Explorer and click on the Network item in the left column A list of detected network devices will be listed on the right 2 Find MICCA HD right ...

Page 30: ...spective app store markets Follow the directions below to push media files to the player using iMediaShare 1 Install iMediaShare on the smartphone or tablet device 2 Make sure that the smartphone or tablet is connected via WLAN to the same network as the player 3 Run iMediaShare and browse for media files The source can be Internet sites or local UPnP servers 4 After selecting a media file to play...

Page 31: ...aved 8 1 System Settings 8 1 1 Menu Language The player s user interface and menu system can be presented in a variety of different language settings Note that this setting does not affect the language of audio tracks or subtitles Available settings English Spanish Simplified Traditional Chinese French German Korean Russian Italian 8 1 2 Text Encoding The player s user interface text display suppo...

Page 32: ...Auto Play The player can automatically begin playing media files from attached USB drives or SD cards when they are placed into specifically named folders This feature is useful for playing media files without having to manually browse and start playback Setting Description Off The auto play feature is off Movies The player will automatically playback any compatible video files found in the folder...

Page 33: ...theater receiver must be able to decode the audio 8 2 3 Surround Sound This setting specifies what surround sound audio output format will be used by the player when playing a video file with 7 1 HD Audio formats Setting Description Auto The player will output 5 1 core audio or 7 1 HD Audio based on the capabilities of the TV or home theater receiver it is connected to 5 1 Digital Audio The player...

Page 34: ...ack bars on the top and bottom of the image 16 9 Choose this setting if the TV has a 16 9 aspect ratio 16 10 Choose this setting if the TV has a 16 10 aspect ratio such as certain computer monitors 8 3 2 TV System The player is able to output video in a wide range of video systems over HDMI or component video Consult the TV HDTV s manual for which video system it supports For best results configur...

Page 35: ...ance over WLAN is highly dependent on location distance to router the number of floors and walls in the signal path other 2 4GHz devices in the area and other such variables that differ on a case by case basis It may be difficult to reliably stream HD quality 1080p videos over a WLAN connection even if the signal strength appears to be strong Always use a wired Ethernet connection when available T...

Page 36: ...t is used as the player s DLNA DMR and Cast Screen host name The default value is MICCA HD Change this to a unique name if desired 8 5 MISC Settings The MISC settings menu contains items for player information and firmware update 8 5 1 Version Info This setting displays the current firmware version 8 5 2 Network Info This setting displays the current wire and wireless network status of the player ...

Page 37: ...ck to press and hold the small pinhole firmware update button on the back of the player 4 While pressing the recovery button connect the power cable to the player Continue to hold the firmware update button for 5 more seconds and then release it 5 The recovery mode will begin upgrading the firmware from the USB drive 6 Wait for the player to complete the firmware update Please be patient as it may...

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Page 40: ...fringement of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from the use of this manual or the product Micca reserves the right to change product specifications at any time without notice Micca MPLAY HD and the Micca logo are trademarks of Micca Other trademarks referenced in this manual are the properties of their respective owners 2014 Micca All rights reserved ...

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