Uebo M400 User Manual Download

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1. Introduction

1.1 Product Overview

Congratulations on the purchase of your brand new UEBO M400 Media Player. We hope you

will enjoy using it as much as we did designing it. With this Player you can enjoy HD movies,

music, and photos of all your memorable moments.

Network Feature

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A/V streaming via Ethernet(10M/100M/1000M)

WLAN (802.11b/g/n)

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A/V streaming via UPnP Media Server

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File sharing via SAMBA server

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FTP Server

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UPnP Server

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Internet Radio (SHOUTcast)

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BT/Transmission download

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Video podcast

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Web browser

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Remote management

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USB 3.0 Support

Media Library

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Equipped with a powerful search engine that allows you to browse and search multimedia

files with ease.

Movie Playback

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Fast forward/rewind

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View subtitle

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Supports major video formats (1080p HD video decoding)

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Subtitle control: color/offset/size

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Movie format: AVI/MKV/TS/TP/TRP/M2TS/MPG/MP4/M4V/MOV/VOB/ISO/IFO/DAT/

WMV/ASF/RM/RMVB/FLV

Music Playback

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Fast forward/rewind

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Shuffle

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Repeat

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Music format: MP3/OGG/WMA/WAV/FLAC/APE

Summary of Contents for M400

Page 1: ...www uebo net M400 MEDIA PLAYER USER MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...sage 11 1 13 Remote Control 14 2 Main Functions 15 2 1 Setup Menu 15 2 2 Movie Library 26 2 3 Photo Library 29 2 4 Music Library 32 2 5 File Manager 34 2 6 Playlist management 45 2 7 Copy Function 46 2 8 Internet Media 48 2 9 Web Browser 51 2 10 SAMBA Server and Client 51 2 11 FTP Server 52 2 12 Remote Management 54 3 Upgrading the Firmware 55 4 Appendixes 56 4 1 Specifications 56 5 2 Frequently A...

Page 3: ...ng via SAMBA server FTP Server UPnP Server Internet Radio SHOUTcast BT Transmission download Video podcast Web browser Remote management USB 3 0 Support Media Library Equipped with a powerful search engine that allows you to browse and search multimedia files with ease Movie Playback Fast forward rewind View subtitle Supports major video formats 1080p HD video decoding Subtitle control color offse...

Page 4: ...he product your device s software may have a slightly different appearance or modified functionality than presented in this manual 1 2 Package Contents Part Quantity M400 Media Player 1 USB 3 0 cable 1 A V cable 1 Remote Control 1 Remote Control Battery 2 AC DC adaptor 1 Quick Installation Guide 1 User Manual 1 Note The actual contents in the package might be different from the packing list in thi...

Page 5: ...cement part 4 Do not disassemble the Player doing so will void your Player Hardware Warranty 5 Do not operate the Player near water or in a wet or highly humid environment so as to avoid electrical shock 6 Do not use the Player during a thunderstorm as there may be a remote risk of electric shock from lightning 7 Do not hit the Player with a hard object 8 Do not shake the Player as this could caus...

Page 6: ... Our representatives are ready to assist you Monday through Friday from 9am 6pm PST Also find Frequently Asked Questions as well a Knowledge Base with many articles on known issues of our products at www uebo net help asp 1 8 Connection 1 8 1 Connecting the Power Supply 1 Follow the instructions below and connect the AC adaptor to the Player s DC IN jack 2 Follow the instructions below and plug th...

Page 7: ... memory card To do this please follow these instructions 1 Insert the memory card into the memory card slot on the Player s front panel 2 Make sure to properly orient the memory card before insertion And remember that the memory card can only be inserted from one direction please don t try to force it in as that may damage the memory card or the memory card reader in the Player 1 8 4 TV connection...

Page 8: ... not carry audio to facilitate audio connection please do one of the following a Use the audio output from the A V OUT jack b Use the audio output from the S PDIF Coaxial or Optical jack 1 8 4 3 HDMI OUT 1 Plug one connector from your HDMI cable to the Player s HDMI jack 2 Plug the other connector from your HDMI cable into the TV s HDMI jack IMPORTANT The HDMI cable is an optional accessory and is...

Page 9: ...eo system 3 Using your optical TOSLink cable is another option Connect the TOSLink cable to the optical jack 4 Connect the other end of the TOSLink cable to your Amplifier or home stereo system NOTE We do not supply TOSLink Optical fibers or Coaxial RCA cables 1 8 6 Connecting to a LAN To connect to a LAN Local Area Network you need a CAT5 CAT5e or CAT6 network cable not supplied 1 Connect one end...

Page 10: ... has built in Wi Fi and doesn t require additional accessories in order to connect to your network For configuration information please refer to section 2 1 4 Changing Network Settings 1 9 Front Panel 1 VFD display screen 2 POWER indicator ...

Page 11: ...2 USB 2 0 HOST port 3 USB 3 0 Device port 4 Antenna 1 11 Back Panel 1 U button Upgrade Button 2 A V OUT jack 3 Y Pb Pr OUT jack 4 HDMI jack 5 RJ45 LAN socket 7 S PDIF Coaxial jack 6 S PDIF Optical jack 8 DC IN jack 1 12 First Time Usage ...

Page 12: ...ou can select the language you want in the Setup menu which will take effect immediately 1 12 3 HDD Format For users who wish to install a new SATA hard disk drive HDD into the Player please refer to Quick Installation Guide for HDD hardware installation After the HDD installation please follow the steps below in order to format the hard disk on the Player Note A password is needed when you try to...

Page 13: ...ll begin IMPORTANT Please make sure that the hard disk does not contain any important data as all files will be erased The formatting process should be finished within a few minutes Once completed the hard disk provides the Player with media file storage IMPORTANT HDD formatting will remove all data stored on the hard disk drive so please ...

Page 14: ...uttons Press to enter channel numbers or numeric input when changing settings 3 Shuffle Press to select shuffle mode during music playback 4 VOL Press to decrease the volume 5 Mute Press to mute audio output and press again to resume 6 Menu Press to enable the option menu where you can change the review mode of file manager and media library Press to display or hide the option menu during playback...

Page 15: ...ew angle during DVD with multi angle playback 25 Zoom Press to zoom the image photo or video 26 Audio Press to select an audio track 27 Subtitle Press to set subtitle options You can change the color size offset text encoding of subtitle 28 Yellow Reserved button No function has been assigned to it yet 29 Blue Press to open close USB DVD rom 30 Prev Press to view the previous file page up 31 Next ...

Page 16: ...c Use the UP DOWN navigational buttons to select a menu Press OK to confirm Press RETURN to cancel and display the previous menu screen 2 1 1 Changing System Settings Use this menu to configure system settings Menu Language Select to choose the OSD On Screen Display language ...

Page 17: ...ext encoding option subtitle display DVD Auto Play Select to turn on off DVD auto play Screen Saver Select to turn on off screen saver DLNA DMR Digital Media Renderer This is referring to the Player itself The options are On Off If it is On you can play content received from a digital media controller DMC which will find content from a digital media server DMS For more information on DLNA and its ...

Page 18: ...ayback auto bookmarking feature for movies Format Select to format your HDD Note HDD format will remove all data stored on the hard disk drive Make sure to backup all data before proceeding BD Menu Select to turn on off the Blu ray Disc menu option Restore Default Select to restore factory defaults 2 1 2 Changing Audio Settings Use this menu to configure audio settings ...

Page 19: ...if HDMI RAW or SPDIF RAW is selected Usually this option is selected if the HDMI cable is connected to the home stereo system that is capable of decoding DTS or Dolby signal 2 1 3 Changing Video Settings Use this menu to configure video settings Aspect Ratio Pan Scan 4 3 Display a wide format picture onscreen while cutting off the left and right portions select when a standard 4 3 TV is connected ...

Page 20: ...4HZ 24P mode is needed Plasma Mode Helps protect your plasma TV by reducing the level of brightness Deep Color Helps show more detailed level of color depth making continuous color changes smoother A TV set with deep color support is needed Screen Size Adjust the video output size according to the size of the TV screen 2 1 4 Changing Network Settings Use this menu to configure your Wireless Local ...

Page 21: ... to connect and press RETURN to cancel You can also press ZOOM to modify the parameters of the connection and press EDIT button to choose Peer to Peer Ad Hoc or WPS AP Infrastructure AP Infrastructure mode is used to connect computers with wireless network adapters also known as wireless clients to an existing wired network with the help from wireless router or access point Please follow these ste...

Page 22: ...e language of the virtual keyboard and OK to confirm and to start testing the connection The testing process can take a couple minutes to establish a connection If the test is ok the network information Profile Name IP address Subnet Mask Gateway etc will be displayed on the screen Peer to Peer Ad Hoc Peer to Peer mode which is also called Ad Hoc mode or computer to computer mode is used to connec...

Page 23: ...utton on the router or select the button mode in the configuration menu of the router then select the PBC mode The testing process can take a couple minutes to establish a connection PIN Input the pin code when configuring your router and then select PIN mode The testing process can take a couple minutes to establish a connection PPPoE Setup Input your ADSL account username and password from your ...

Page 24: ...On Off Please refer to 2 10 SAMBA Server for more details on the NAS function of this product FTP Select to turn On Off FTP services and configure your desired login User Name and Password to access your Player through an FTP Client Please refer to 2 11 FTP Server for more details on this unique feature UPnP Server This Player can work as an UPnP Server all media files stored on your HDD can be fo...

Page 25: ...er to upgrade the device to the new firmware please follow the instructions below 1 Download the latest firmware from http www uebo net 2 Copy install img to the root directory of a USB stick and then connect it to the USB HOST port of the Player 3 Navigate to the Setup menu 4 Select USB Upgrade 5 Press the OK button and the upgrade process will start HDD spin down Select to turn the HDD spin down...

Page 26: ... Numerical buttons to input and the OK button to confirm Password Change the default password The default password is 0000 when asked for a password press the Numerical buttons to input and the OK button to confirm 2 2 Movie Library Select the Movies tab off the home menu to view your video files Only files that are supported by this device will be displayed Please refer to Appendixes in chapter 4...

Page 27: ...ize Most Viewed or Recently Added from the option menu IMPORTANT In order to facilitate faster searches we encourage you to use the following criteria when naming the movies stored on the internal HDD USB Drive External HDD or SD Card Syntax Name Actor Genre Year Extension Examples Enchanted CD1 Amy Adams Love 2007 avi The Dark Knight CD1 Christian Bale Action 2008 avi Flash Animation Choose to di...

Page 28: ...back in slow motion Goto Jump to a specific point on a title Specify the point using Title Chapter and Time Menu Display or hide the option menu during playback Stop Stop playback VOL Increase decrease the volume Audio Select an audio track Subtitle Select a subtitle and change the color size offset text encoding of subtitle Repeat Set the repeat option Zoom Zoom in the image Info View the media i...

Page 29: ...using Title Chapter and or Time Video Setting Select to adjust the value of Brightness Contrast Saturation and Hue 2 3 Photo Library Select the Photos tab off the home menu to view your images Only files that are supported by this device will be displayed Please refer to Appendixes in chapter 4 1 Specifications for more details about the supported files ...

Page 30: ...ons In the photo library press the MENU button to display the option menu and its capable functions Search Search through your photo files Review Mode Choose a review mode among Thumbnails List and Preview from the option menu ...

Page 31: ...wing functions during photo playback Button Function Prev Next View the previous or next photo Up Down Rotate a photo in any angle Menu Display or hide the option menu during playback Stop Stop playback Zoom Zoom in the image 2 3 3 Photo Playback Options During photo playback press the MENU button to display or hide the option menu at the bottom of the screen You can get following the functions th...

Page 32: ... as the background music during photo playback Video Setting Select to adjust the value of Brightness Contrast Saturation and Hue 2 4 Music Library Select the Music tab off the home menu to view your audio files Only files that are supported by this device will be displayed Please refer to Appendixes in chapter 4 1 Specifications for more details about the supported files 2 4 1 Music Library Optio...

Page 33: ...es by genre Choose Years to search for music files by modified year Choose Playlists to search through saved playlists Sorting Mode Choose to sort by Recently Played Recently Added or by Name from the option menu 2 4 2 Music Playback Control You can access the following functions during music playback Button Function Play Pause Begin Pause playback FR FF Fast rewind or fast forward Press repeatedl...

Page 34: ... option menu at the bottom of the screen You can get the following functions through the option menu during music playback Repeat Mode Choose a repeat mode among Repeat off Repeat one Repeat all and Shuffle Loop from option menu 2 5 File Manager The file manager allows you to browse and play music photo and movie files stored on an internal HDD external USB device memory card and network ...

Page 35: ...menu and its capable functions Review Mode Choose a review mode among Thumbnails List and Preview from the option menu Filter options Choose Movies to display all the supported video files in the current directory Choose Photos to display all the supported image files in the current directory ...

Page 36: ...eam your media files shared on the home network Please refer to 2 1 4 Changing Network Settings for more details on network settings There are two ways to locate media files shared on your local network in the Network menu 1 Go to File Manager and browse through Workgroup 2 Go to File Manager and browse through My_Shortcuts ...

Page 37: ...cific File Server IP and access it from My_Shortcuts When in My Shortcuts 1 Press the Red button and a popup menu appears 2 Select Add to open a popup menu where you can input Label Net User ID Net Password Domain Host Name and Specific File Server IP Select OK to confirm Cancel to cancel and Simple Detail to switch between simple and advanced options 3 Select the shortcut you added and press the ...

Page 38: ...e following sections we will use Windows Media Player 11 DLNA Server on Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and PlayOn TV as examples 2 5 3 2 Sharing Media on your PC The Media Sharing feature of Windows Media Player 11 lets you enjoy the contents of your Windows Media Player library from anywhere in your home Open Windows Media Player 11 and then click Library Add Library Advanced Options to add or remove m...

Page 39: ...er and press OK You can then browse the media library shared by Windows Media Player 11 Note Make sure your Player and your computer are on the same local area network and subnet Firewalls may prevent your Player from communicating with your computer Please open the ports manually and add your Player to the trusted list or disable the firewall temporarily ...

Page 40: ...r the PC or device should be on a wired connection Both the PlayOn PC and device should be connected directly to the same router putting them on the same subnet Advanced networking setups using additional network interfaces such as virtual adapters VPNs or Internet Connection Sharing ICS may work but are not officially supported Third party security software must be configured to allow full local ...

Page 41: ...u can enable this service in Control Panel Administrative Tools Services No SSDP The SSDP Discovery Service on this PC is disabled Without it PlayOn Settings cannot detect the PlayOn server You can enable this service in Control Panel Administrative Tools Services Error An error occurred when trying to detect the server status Contact support for assistance You can manually start and stop the serv...

Page 42: ... television programming as well as decide to block unrated content It is important to note that some content providers may not comply with these settings User discretion is advised Software Updates You can manually check for new updates to PlayOn by pressing the Check Now button in the Software Updates section If the Check automatically checkbox is enabled then the PlayOn installation will regular...

Page 43: ...peed and RAM The faster your PC processor CPU and the more memory your PC has RAM the better it will be able to convert online videos and stream them to your device If your CPU or RAM specifications are too low you may experience choppy playback for videos or the device may even show an oftentimes cryptic error message before the video can even start to play Netflix Watch Instantly You can access ...

Page 44: ...ww playonplugins com Any plugin that you have installed and enabled through PlayOn Settings will appear as an additional video service available through your PlayOn device Please note that this feature is still in development and some changes may occur that require the plugins be upgraded to remain compatible You can install plugins by dragging any plugin file that you ve downloaded to the Plugins...

Page 45: ...ement IMPORTANT To access the file select menu go to File Manager select the appropriate folder and press the COPY button and select whichever option that is best fit for the task at hand Choose Multiple Select for all playlists 2 6 1 Music playlist Select music files you want in the file select menu and then save them to playlist Open your music library press the MENU button and choose Playlists ...

Page 46: ...e select menu and then save them to a photo album of your choice Open your photo library press the MENU button and choose Albums to show your photo albums 2 7 Copy Function 2 7 1 Copy under Media Library 1 Press the COPY button to enter the file select menu ...

Page 47: ... menu 4 Select destination and then follow the prompt on screen to finish the copy process 2 7 2 Copy under File Manager Press the EDIT button to enter the file editing menu Choose Copy and follow the prompt on the screen to finish the process If you want to select more files and folders please choose Multiple Select to enter the file select menu ...

Page 48: ...ation press RETURN to get to the previous screen and press MENU to add a radio station to your favorites Note When you enter the SHOUTcast menu for the first time it will take several seconds to download data from the Internet For more about SHOUTcast please refer to the website www shoutcast com Station All downloaded stations will be listed under this menu ...

Page 49: ...tatus of torrents downloads and configure the BT download settings in this menu Press Left Right button to enter into the download menu and BT setup menu Add a torrent 1 Load your torrent files on a USB SD Card External HDD and or the Internal HDD 2 Locate your torrent file in the file manager menu 3 Press OK to add the torrent to start downloading Download Menu After adding the BT torrent files t...

Page 50: ...previous menu BT setup Menu In the BT Setup menu you can configure the following settings Use the Up Down key and OK to change the settings Set the maximum download rate Set the maximum upload rate Set the idle hours to start the next download automatically Set the seeding hours Set to delete the finished torrent files automatically or not Set the maximum number of simultaneous downloads ...

Page 51: ...s a SAMBA Server or as a client 2 10 1 SAMBA Client You can share media files shared on the home network Please refer to 2 5 2 A V Streaming via Network for more details 2 10 2 SAMBA Server This product functions as a NAS Network Attached Storage device when it is attached to the home network via WLAN or LAN This feature allows users to store and retrieve large amounts of data on their own local n...

Page 52: ...erver 1 When accessing the FTP Menu through Setup Network FTP you will see the username and password tab 2 Select both menus one at a time and set your Username and Password 3 You will use this on your FTP Client running on your PC On your Player 1 Assign a manual Fixed IP address for the product for example 192 168 0 9 is an IP that may be assigned to the Player when you connect to your router ei...

Page 53: ...ing your router s WAN IP address or via your DDNS host name Be sure to start the FTP service with your User Name and Password as discussed at earlier FTP Address Your router s WAN IP address User ID The User Name which was set under 2 11 FTP Password The Password which was set under Section 2 11 FTP Address Your DDNS host name User ID The User Name which was set under Section 2 11 Password The Pas...

Page 54: ...at allows user to remotely operate the following functions on the product via a built in HTTP server Remote Control Use the on screen virtual remote control as you would use the Player s remote control To access the virtual remote please type in the Player s IP Address in your Web Explorer BitTorrent management View and manage your BitTorrent tasks remotely over the internet ...

Page 55: ... fixes To upgrade the firmware please follow these steps 1 Download the firmware from the UEBO support site on http www uebo net 2 Make sure the firmware version you are downloading is newer than the version currently installed on the Player You can check the version number by going to Setup Misc Version Info on the Player 3 Copy install img to the root directory of a USB stick and connect it to t...

Page 56: ... the OK button and the upgrade process will start 4 Appendixes 4 1 Specifications I O INTERFACES SUPPORTED Gigabit Network Adapter Built in Wi Fi module 802 11b g n 3 5 SATA HDD USB 3 0 Device port compatible to USB 2 0 USB 2 0 HOST port compatible to USB 1 1 Memory Card slot supports SD MMC Composite CVBS A V jack Component Y Pb Pr jack HDMI V1 3 interface S PDIF Optical Coaxial jack DC IN 12V 2A...

Page 57: ...er again using your computer operating system If it still does not work you should shut down the Player and disconnect the USB cable Question 2 I find new file names and folder names that I never created before or they have strange gibberish names Answer Windows and Macintosh often write extra files to the hard disk such as finder def or System volume info These are normal and will not do any harm...

Page 58: ...needed Question 7 Why is the transmission speed of my HDD not reaching up to 3Gbps or higher when connected to PC Answer Make sure there is a USB 3 0 host controller installed on your PC to achieve maximum transfer speed Due to the design certain hard drives may perform at the lower speed The transmission speed is also dependent on the configuration of the PC 5 Copyrights and Trademarks Copyrights...

Page 59: ...the GNU General Public License After you purchase this product you may procure modify or distribute the source code of the GPL LGPL software that is used in this product To obtain a copy of our open source software please contact our support center and we will provide you with a CD ROM of the source code that is used charging only the actual expense involved However please note that we cannot prov...

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