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WD ELEMENTS PLAY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE

USER MANUAL

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Summary of Contents for WD Elements Play

Page 1: ...WD Elements Play Multimedia Drive User Manual...

Page 2: ...fers Warranty RMA Services Get Warranty Product Replacement RMA RMA Status and Data Recovery Information Knowledge Base Search by keyword phrase or answer ID Installation Get online installation help...

Page 3: ...ctions 6 LED Indicator 7 Remote Control 8 4 Getting Started 9 Package Contents 9 Installation Requirements 9 Operating System Compatibility 9 Installation Procedure 10 5 Operating the Multimedia Drive...

Page 4: ...ures 41 Setup 41 Setup Navigation Buttons 42 System Setup 42 Audio Setup 45 Video Setup 46 Others Setup 47 Locating Media Content 48 11 System Maintenance 51 System Firmware Upgrade 51 Troubleshooting...

Page 5: ...a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet...

Page 6: ...technical support Registering Your WD Product Your WD product includes 30 days of free technical support during the applicable warranty period for your product The 30 day period commences on the date...

Page 7: ...content from your camera to the drive Intuitive user interface Simple intuitive and beautiful the user interface provides the following navigation options DVD navigation with complete menu navigation...

Page 8: ...hotos or album covers Search search by filename and partial filename Content Playback The multimedia drive is capable of playing several different types of multiformat files For a detailed list of sup...

Page 9: ...or composite video outputs S PDIF optical audio output Plug n Play USB 2 0 Support USB storage device with a USB connector Portable multimedia drives with USB connector Digital cameras with USB connec...

Page 10: ...r content transfer 4 HDMI port Connects to your TV s HDMI port HDMI cable sold separately 5 Composite jacks Connect to your TV s analog video and audio jacks composite cable sold separately Note When...

Page 11: ...d the infrared receiver and ensure that the path between the two is unobstructed 2 Power activity LED On steady blue The power cable is connected and the power is on Off The multimedia drive is in sta...

Page 12: ...s installed to excessive heat direct sunlight fire etc 1 Infrared transmitter 2 HOME 3 POWER 4 Navigation buttons 5 ENTER 6 STOP 7 BACK 8 REV rewind 9 PREV previous track 10 SEARCH 11 OPTION 12 PAUSE...

Page 13: ...ith the following operating systems Note Compatibility may vary depending on user s hardware configuration and operating system Important For highest performance and reliability it is recommended that...

Page 14: ...n the multimedia drive be sure to back them up before reformatting it You may not be able to reformat a 3 TB drive and access the full capacity due to a 2 19 TB capacity barrier encountered with some...

Page 15: ...n your location Some locations do not require a power plug clip Units sold in those locations will have a fixed power plug Refer to the illustration below 2 Connect the power cable to the multimedia d...

Page 16: ...rag and drop your media files from your computer to the multimedia drive or from the multimedia drive to your computer 6 When finished right click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in your system tray a...

Page 17: ...and S PDIF optical cables are sold separately Choosing the Best Connection The quality of the picture produced by your TV depends on the quality of your TV and its connection to the multimedia drive...

Page 18: ...on your TV yellow to yellow red to red and white to white 3 Select the appropriate TV input source Wait a few seconds for your TV to detect the multimedia drive If the multimedia drive is not detected...

Page 19: ...I connector on the multimedia drive 2 Plug the opposite end into the HDMI port on your TV or audio video system if available Wait a few seconds for your TV to detect the multimedia drive If the multim...

Page 20: ...ete the composite or HDMI video connection as described in Composite AV Connection Standard Definition on page 14 or HDMI Video and Audio High Definition on page 15 2 Plug a S PDIF cable sold separate...

Page 21: ...le the multimedia drive scans the USB device for media files Scanning is enabled by default This may take several minutes depending on the storage capacity of the USB device and the number of availabl...

Page 22: ...raries and toolbars skip ahead during video and music playback ENTER Displays the media directories and Setup screens Begins playback of the selected media file Enables the currently selected setting...

Page 23: ...tents are displayed as files file folders Music files may contain metadata information that gets picked up and compiled by auto scan see Auto Scan Storage on page 44 For example media compilation by a...

Page 24: ...photos or music 1 Connect a USB storage device to the USB port on the multimedia drive The multimedia drive begins scanning the attached storage for media files 2 In the Home menu browse to locate the...

Page 25: ...select Copy press ENTER and proceed to step 7 To select multiple files and folders select Select Multiple then press ENTER 6 Select multiple files using the buttons on the remote as shown on screen Wh...

Page 26: ...or music To delete a file follow steps 1 7 above then select Yes to confirm file deletion Press OK Rename You can rename files and folders using the Operations user interface Follow steps 1 4 above se...

Page 27: ...shed select OK then press ENTER 3 To edit an existing playlist select Edit Playlist with a playlist selected m3u file 4 Select files to add to the playlist using the buttons on the remote as shown on...

Page 28: ...menu View Options Set your preferred view option by selecting Thumbnails List or Preview Sort Filter Options You can sort and filter files in File Manager Select Sort by name or Sort by date to show...

Page 29: ...formats and codecs AVI Xvid AVC MPEG1 2 4 VC 1 MPG MPEG VOB ISO DAT MPEG 1 MPEG 2 MP4 MOV Xvid MPEG4 h 264 MKV h 264 x 264 AVC MPEG1 2 4 TS TP TRP M2TS MPEG 1 2 4 AVC VC 1 FLV H 263 H 264 WMV ASF Xvid...

Page 30: ...back If you try to open a video file that has been partially played before the following screen appears prompting you to choose whether to play the file from the beginning or resume playback from the...

Page 31: ...file size and repeat option Off All Title or Chapter Button Function STOP Discontinues video playback PAUSE PLAY Pauses or resumes video playback on the selected position Press FF fast forward or REV...

Page 32: ...o select an option To hide options press BACK or OPTION again Select Search to input search criteria using the on screen keyboard See Locating Media Content on page 48 Select a view mode Thumbnails Li...

Page 33: ...by the video file type Subtitle Use this option to set subtitle preferences during video playback Make sure the subtitle file is located in the same folder as the current video and that it has the sa...

Page 34: ...re located in the same folder as the current video Go To Use the navigation buttons to jump to a specific time chapter or title in the video Video Main Menu Use these options to view the video menu or...

Page 35: ...htness contrast saturation and hue of the currently playing video Press ENTER to confirm your settings Video Zoom Use these options to change the viewing scale of the video playback screen Press ENTER...

Page 36: ...only Music Playback 1 Browse to the Music category then press ENTER 2 Use the navigation buttons on the remote control to scroll through the list of audio files Press OPTION and select Preview to see...

Page 37: ...the selected position Press FF fast forward or REV rewind to scan the audio file press repeatedly to select the scan speed Scan the audio playback forward or backward The multimedia drive supports the...

Page 38: ...NTER to select an option To hide options press BACK or OPTION again Select Search to input search criteria using the on screen keyboard See Locating Media Content on page 48 Select a view mode Thumbna...

Page 39: ...a proprietary naming scheme and because of this the multimedia drive is unable to display the original names for the folders and files as they are in your iPod The multimedia drive instead reassigns n...

Page 40: ...TIFF RGB PNG Non alpha channel only Photo Display 1 Select the Photos icon then press ENTER 2 Use the navigation buttons on the remote control to scroll through the list of photos The screen displays...

Page 41: ...view modes sort and filter your music files Press OPTION in a directory containing photos Press ENTER to select an option To hide options press BACK or OPTION again Select a view mode Thumbnails List...

Page 42: ...the image files you want in the slideshow See Photo Display on page 36 2 Select the photo folder then press PAUSE PLAY 3 Press OPTION to select Slide Timing then press ENTER 4 Slide timing is set to...

Page 43: ...navigation buttons left right up down to pan the display Rotating the Photo Select Rotate Left or Rotate Right to rotate the image clockwise or counter clockwise These settings do not affect the origi...

Page 44: ...AY MULTIMEDIA DRIVE USER MANUAL VIEWING PHOTOS 40 Photo Info Panel Press ENTER while displaying a photo or slideshow to bring up the photo info panel Info about the photo slideshow and photo equipment...

Page 45: ...and set preferences for media playback To select a Setup category 1 Press HOME then select the Setup icon 2 Press ENTER The Setup menu opens 3 Use the left and right navigation buttons to select a Set...

Page 46: ...ional Chinese Western European Turkish Central European Greek Cyrillic Hebrew SE European Japanese Korean Arabic and Thai Button Function Navigation Select a menu Select a menu setting in an option sc...

Page 47: ...the USB port After it is set and the multimedia drive restarted Autoplay starts each time the multimedia drive is powered on Save the media files at the root directory of the attached USB storage devi...

Page 48: ...k them up before formatting it You may not be able to reformat a 3 TB drive and access the full capacity due to a 2 19 TB capacity barrier encountered with some operating systems Go to http support wd...

Page 49: ...negotiates with the connected TV to set up the HDMI connection automatically S PDIF Output Set the audio output for the S PDIF connection to Downmix to Stereo stereo composite connection or Uncompres...

Page 50: ...in the Appendix for further details TV System Use this menu to select a video signal Default setting is HDMI Auto auto negotiate with your TV Highest resolution setting is 1080P 60Hz in this menu Afte...

Page 51: ...Zoom on page 31 1080P 24Hz 1080P 24Hz improves video content playback on the TVs that support it When set to On the option is applied only when the video content is 24Hz and the TV supports 24Hz Other...

Page 52: ...d To erase the last character in the search field highlight DELETE then press ENTER or press STOP Highlight Aa then press ENTER or press SEARCH to input characters in a different case Highlight then p...

Page 53: ...search field are listed in the search results For example searching for un provides could result in these matches Land of the Rising Sun jpg shunt_1a jpg Unite jpg If no media files match the search p...

Page 54: ...ubtitles Chapters number and a list of chapters MediaInfo supports the following formats Video MKV OGM AVI WMV QuickTime Real MPEG 1 MPEG 2 MPEG 4 DVD VOB Codecs XviD MSMPEG4 ASP H 264 AVC Audio OGG M...

Page 55: ...to operate what the interactive screens look like and how to do what you tell it to do Upgrading the firmware is important because WD is always developing newer faster and more efficient ways of doin...

Page 56: ...the zip file contents to the root directory of a USB device connected to your computer 5 Safely remove the USB device from the computer 6 Connect the USB device to the multimedia drive s USB port 7 A...

Page 57: ...the multimedia drive Make sure that the resolution setting is correct Press and hold the reset button for 10 seconds to switch between PAL and NTSC modes The TV screen is blinking and fuzzy Make sure...

Page 58: ...it directly to the multimedia drive Files on the attached camera or other USB device cannot be accessed via the Video Music or Photo menus The device storage is set to read only mode Reset the device...

Page 59: ...ftware to recreate the file in a compatible format Unable to play audio of this corrupted file The file is corrupt You may need to use media editing software to recreate the file in a compatible forma...

Page 60: ...computer such as iTunes or Windows Media Player 3 Press the Import button using iTunes OR Press the Rip button using Windows Media Player 4 Click the music you want to copy Windows Media Player and n...

Page 61: ...shared and may affect performance Q Why does the multimedia drive not power up A Be sure the drive is plugged in to a power source A special cable may be needed for computers with limited bus power F...

Page 62: ...ifications Dolby Digital Plus Dolby Digital TrueHD DTS 2 0 USB 2 0 HDMI OS Supports Win XP SP2 or higher Win Vista Win 7 Mac OS X System Storage 1 TB 2 TB or 3 TB Unit Dimension 225 mm x 149 mm x 41 m...

Page 63: ...nel No for 2 channel and only pass through Dolby Digital Yes ac3 Yes for 2 channel No for 2 channel and only pass through Dolby Digital Plus Yes ac3 Yes for 2 channel No for 2 channel and only pass th...

Page 64: ...N A M3U Yes m3u N A WPL Yes wpl N A Format Supported Supported file extensions Supported in video container GIF Yes gif giff N A BMP Yes bmp N A JPEG Yes jpg jpeg jpe jif jfif jfi N A TIF TIFF Yes ti...

Page 65: ...s required Yes mkv N A DivX 3 11 and above Yes divx avi N A ASF Yes wmv asf N A MOV Yes mov qt N A Real Video Yes rm rmvb N A DAT VCD SVCD Yes dat N A Ogg Vorbis Video Yes ogm N A Nero Digital Yes mp4...

Page 66: ...eo output Aspect Ratio Source format Display On 16 9 TV Display On 4 3 TV 16 9 4 3 16 9 4 3 16 9 4 3 16 9 4 3 16 9 SD output Lettor Box 4 3 Pan Scan 4 3 Lettor Box 4 3 16 9 16 9 Fixed 16 9 Wide 4 3 16...

Page 67: ...ct the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the retailer or an experienced radio television technician for help ICES 003 NMB 003 Stateme...

Page 68: ...istema con las corre spondientes directivas del Consejo de la Uni n Europea que incluye la Directiva CEM 2004 108 CE y la Directiva de bajo voltaje 2006 95 CE Se ha realizado una Declaraci n de confor...

Page 69: ...term of your limited warranty period shall commence on the purchase date appearing on your purchase receipt WD may at its discretion make extended warranties available for purchase WD shall have no l...

Page 70: ...Rights Reserved Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Confidential unpublished work 1995 2005 Dolby Laboratories All ri...

Page 71: ...5 F features 4 AV interfaces 4 supported file formats 4 supported file systems 5 USB support 5 File Manager 20 copying files 20 deleting files 22 moving files 22 options 24 rename 22 save edit photo a...

Page 72: ...wer button 18 turn on 14 15 preferences 41 product accessories 2 obtaining service 65 overview 3 recording information 2 registration 2 regulatory compliance 63 safety information 1 warranty 65 produc...

Page 73: ...xt encoding 42 Toslink connectors 6 troubleshooting 53 audio 54 content playback 55 display 53 error messages 55 firmware upgrade 54 remote control 54 USB device 54 U unlock external HDD 43 USB device...

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