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Page 2: ...cting to TV via Composite 12 5 4 Connecting to TV via Component 14 6 Remote Control 16 7 Introduction to Home Menu 19 7 1 Switching Home User Interface 20 8 Quick Setup Wizard 21 8 1 Setup via Wired Connection 21 8 2 Setup via Wireless Connection 26 9 Setup 31 9 1 Preferences 32 9 2 Audio Codec 33 9 3 Video 34 9 4 Customizing Home Page 38 9 4 1 Appearance 38 9 4 2 Home Menu Display 40 9 4 3 Creati...

Page 3: ...ogin to Apps Market 59 11 File Browser 59 11 1 Settings 60 11 2 View Mode 61 11 3 File Manager 62 12 Movie Meta Data 63 12 1 Movie Info Page Walk through 64 12 2 Download Movie Thumbnail and Meta Data 64 12 3 Edit or Update Movie Information 66 12 4 Download Subtitles 69 13 Networked Media Jukebox 71 13 1 Configuring NMJ 72 13 2 Navigating in NMJ 77 13 3 Updating NMJ Information 81 13 4 Networked ...

Page 4: ...ng up NZBGET 94 14 5 2 Accessing the NZBGET Client 95 15 Updating firmware 98 16 Introduction to Music Home 101 16 1 Local Media 101 16 2 Networked Media 103 16 2 1 Navigation to Content via UPnP 103 16 2 2 Navigation to Content via Samba 105 16 2 3 Navigation to Content via NFS 110 16 3 Apps Market 114 16 4 Creating Shortcuts 114 16 5 Content Navigation via Mobile NMJ App 116 17 Troubleshooting 1...

Page 5: ...troduction Thank you for purchasing Popcorn Hour A 500 Award Winning Jukebox Powered by Sigma Designs SoC Popcorn Hour A 500 is a state of the art digital entertainment center with a TV apps market to enhance your home entertainment 2 Package Content ...

Page 6: ...g has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong is provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 8 Protect the power cord from being stepped on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the p...

Page 7: ...APPARATUS 2 ONLY USE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES 3 DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER OR BACK THERE ARE NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL CAUTION DO NOT INSTALL OR PLACE THIS UNIT IN A BOOKCASE BUILT IN CABINET OR IN ANOTHER CONFINED SPACE ENSURE THE UNIT IS WELL VENTILATED TO PREVENT RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK OR FIRE HAZARD DUE TO OVERHEATING ENSURE THAT CURTAINS AND A...

Page 10: ...tep 1 Connect the HDMI cable to your TV HDMI terminal and the other end to your Popcorn Hour A 500 Note Some HDMI TVs have input and output HDMI terminals Please make sure the HDMI terminal is connected to input rather than output TV with HDMI Terminal Popcorn Hour A 500 Power Supply HDMI Cable ...

Page 11: ...Reserved Step 2 Connect the AC power cord to AC power adapter Then plug the power cord into your wall socket and connect the power lead to Popcorn Hour A 500 Your Popcorn Hour A 500 is booting up now check your TV for further instructions ...

Page 12: ...te composite terminals on the A 500 and your TV by matching the yellow red and white plugs to their coordinating terminals Note Some TVs have input and output terminals for composite connection Please ensure that it is connected to the input terminal TV with Composite Terminal Popcorn Hour A 500 Power Supply Composite Cables Not Included ...

Page 13: ...Reserved Step 2 Connect the AC power cord to AC power adapter Then plug the power cord into your wall socket and connect the power lead to Popcorn Hour A 500 Your Popcorn Hour A 500 is booting up now check your TV for further instructions ...

Page 14: ...ng the green blue and red video plugs and the red and white audio plugs to their coordinating terminals Note If your component cables only include the green blue and red plugs you will need to use a set of composite cables to connect to the TV for audio If doing so you do not need to connect the yellow plug TV with Component Terminal Popcorn Hour A 500 Power Supply Component Cables Not Included ...

Page 15: ...Reserved Step 2 Connect the AC power cord to AC power adapter Then plug the power cord into your wall socket and connect the power lead to Popcorn Hour A 500 Your Popcorn Hour A 500 is booting up now check you TV for further instructions ...

Page 19: ...ent Time and Date Menu Bar Apps Market Free and premium on demand video social networking and game apps Local Media Access your internal hard drive and connected USB storage devices Setup Wizard Launch the setup wizard to go through initial setup Setup Access advanced settings such as audio video outputs subtitle languages parental control and more Network Browse your local area network for your s...

Page 20: ...a whole new dimension to home interface you can now choose your preferred home menu to either Music Home or Media Home By using your remote control navigate to Setup Preferences Home Launcher Media Home Music Home For navigation in Music Home please refer to page 98 Media Home Music Home ...

Page 21: ...using the setup wizard is vital for proper operation of the media player For advance users you may skip to Chapter 9 Using your remote control navigate the Setup Wizard icon and press ENTER Choose your desired language for the user interface Proceed to the next step by pressing NEXT button Note This does not affect subtitle language ...

Page 22: ...rved Choose your network connection type according to your setup and press the NEXT button to continue 1 Wired Ethernet Cable 2 Wireless Optional wireless dongle needed DHCP connection only Confirm the IP information and click NEXT to proceed ...

Page 23: ...d Media All Rights Reserved Internet connection established Click on NEXT to proceed IMPORTANT Please choose your time zone correctly according to where you live This affects online application Click on NEXT to proceed ...

Page 24: ... 2001 2016 Cloud Media All Rights Reserved Weather Forecast Widget Display weather forecast information on the main user interface Type your location correctly for an accurate weather information forecast ...

Page 26: ...Setup via Wireless Connection Using your remote control navigate to the Setup Wizard icon and press ENTER Choose your desired language for the user interface Proceed to next step by pressing the GREEN button Note This does not affect subtitle language ...

Page 27: ...Reserved Choose your network connection type according to your setup and press the GREEN button to continue 1 Wired Ethernet cable 2 Wireless optional wireless dongle needed For wireless connection only Select your SSID listed and proceed ...

Page 28: ...a All Rights Reserved For wireless connection only Enter your Wi Fi password for your router For wireless connection only If your password is wrong an error message will be displayed Please check your password and re enter it ...

Page 29: ...29 2001 2016 Cloud Media All Rights Reserved Review your IP settings and press the GREEN button to continue Optional If you do not have a proxy server on your network you may proceed to next step ...

Page 30: ...ion If you received the congratulations prompt your network setup is complete Otherwise please press the RETURN button to go back and check your settings again Choose your time zone and daylight savings setting This will affect system timing and the time is reflected on your home screen ...

Page 31: ...GREEN button to finish and return to the HOME menu 9 Setup Advanced settings such as video audio output color space subtitle languages and parental controls can be setup here Note If you have completed the setup wizard steps the corresponding settings can be found and update here ...

Page 32: ... long each photo will remain on screen during a slideshow Screensaver Time Set the amount of idle time required before the screensaver turns on Time Adjust system time and date Play Mode Configure repeat option to none repeat or repeat all for media playback Widgets Configure your location and other settings for the weather widget Prompt for firmware update System automatically checks for firmware...

Page 33: ... capabilities Only select Passthrough if your external decoder is capable of decoding the audio signal Audio Codec Options PCM Downmix or Passthrough AAC Downmix Passthrough or decoded multi channel WMA Pro Downmix or Passthrough DTS Downmix or Passthrough AC3 Downmix only applicable for non US version or Passthrough Note If you are connecting directly to your TV without going through an external ...

Page 34: ...I 20 bit Output PCM to S PPDIF and HDMI simultaneously Due to S PDIF has limitation and only can process up to 20 bit PCM turn on this will also cause HDMI to output PCM as 20 bit OFF HDMI 24 bit Turn off S PDIF PCM output This will allow HDMI to output 24 bit PCM ...

Page 35: ...is option is for advance users and normal user should keep the value to 0 dB Setting this values to 0 dB might cause clipping when playback some of the DSD files When doing DSD to PCM conversion the PCM output will be 6dB lower than original source and this setting will try to compensate that ...

Page 36: ... according to the specification of your TV Please check your TV specifications before setting the video resolution AUTO System automatically selects the most suitable video resolution for your display Should only be used for initial setup High Definition Mode 720p 50Hz 720p 60Hz 1080i 50Hz 1080i 60Hz 1080p 50Hz 1080p 60Hz ...

Page 37: ...0p 60Hz TV Mode YELLOW 1080p 50Hz TV Mode BLUE 4K 30Hz Framerate Sync Reduce video jitter by selecting the correct framerate sync according to your TV specification If your TV is a NTSC TV then do not set PAL in framerate sync Only set 24p if you have checked your TV specification and it can display at 24p Video Zoom Setup how you like the media player to handle your video zoom level Actual Size D...

Page 38: ... your TV or display aspect ratio 4 3 Typically for older TV sets using CRT technology and 4 3 computer displays 16 9 Most High Definition TVs such as LCD and plasma as well as HD projectors use 16 9 Color Space Define color space adjustment according to your TV specification Select Auto if your TV can display both SD and HD 3D Output If you do not have a 3D enabled TV you may turn this option off ...

Page 39: ... external video scaler or TV to do the video scaling For example playback 720P video will output to HDMI 720P Off Turn off this will let the A 500 PRO U scale up the video to users HDMI output setting For example playback 720P video will output to HDMI 1080P if user set their HDMI output to 1080P ...

Page 40: ... you to test drive the enhancement by splitting the screen into half Off Left Enhance Right Original Right Enhance Left Original Shadows Tune the levels of shadows in your video Highlight Tune the levels of highlight in your video Adaptive Deinterlacing Film Cadence Detection On Off ...

Page 41: ...h the advance active user interface You can now do the following Create your own shortcuts on the home screen for fast access to your favorite folder apps or jukebox Disabling unwanted icons at home screen Shortcut to recently played videos Customize wall paper on file browser or home page 9 4 1 Appearance ...

Page 42: ... Default Default Popcorn Hour Active Interface rotates according to time or weather of the day Customized Select a wallpaper of your choice and replace the default wallpaper Image dimension must be 1280x720 Max file size 1MB File Broswer Screen Default Default PopcornHour black file list background Customized Select a wallpaper of your choice and replace the default wallpaper Image dimension must ...

Page 43: ...Enable or disable default icons on the home page 9 4 3 Creating Shortcuts The A 500 now supports quick shortcuts to your favorite folders jukebox and apps Shortcut is available for 1 Apps from apps market 2 Share folder in NETWORK 3 Local drives in local media 4 Jukebox ...

Page 44: ...market navigate to yyour favorite app Press the I button to bring up this menu 1 Click OK on Create Shortcut 2 Choose where you want the shortcut to appear Home Add On Appear as an individual icon on your home page Shortcut Folder Add to the shorcut folder on home page ...

Page 45: ...n the remote to bring up the shortcut menu 1 Navigate to the shortcut icon and Click OK 2 Choose where you want the shortcut to be and you can now set username and password to access to your file Home Add On Appear as an individual icon on your home page Shortcut Folder Add to the shorcut folder on home page ...

Page 46: ...wser mode press RIGHT arrow on the remote to bring up the shortcut menu 1 Navigate to the shortcut icon and Click OK 2 Choose where you want the shortcut to appear Home Add on Appear as an individual icon on your home page Shortcut Folder Add to the shortcut folder on home page ...

Page 47: ...mode press LEFT arrow on the main menu to bring up the shortcut menu 1 Navigate to the shortcut icon and Click OK 2 Choose where you want the shortcut to appear Home Add on Appear as an individual icon on your home page Shortcut Folder Add to the shortcut folder on home page ...

Page 48: ...s connected to the router via an Ethernet cable Wireless Select this if a wireless dongle is inserted and you have a wireless network you want to connect to Note Wireless is not available when the media player does not detect a compatible wireless dongle DHCP Auto Automatically resolve an IP address from your router DHCP must be enabled on your router for this to work Manual Manually specify a sta...

Page 49: ...ernal IP address you want your device to have and the DNS servers See the NMT WIKI for Guides 9 6 Network Share Add Share Manually add a network share on your PC MAC or network attached storage NAS If you frequently access a network share it s recommended that you add it so it will always appear at the top of your network devices list Browse Share Browse through a list of available network shares ...

Page 50: ...refer to your devices network share settings NFS TCP NFS over TCP IP transport Network Share Information IP Host Name Enter the IP address or host name of the device that you are connecting Share Folder The name of the network share that you are trying to access Share Name The display name for this network share in the Popcorn Hour s Network devices list Username If your network share requires a u...

Page 52: ...an add a username and password at this stage and then save this share 9 6 3 Edit Share Choose the shared folder that you want to edit or remove 9 7 Parental Control Setup Lock Setup Lock OFF ON Lock the setup page to prevent unauthorized changes to your settings The Default password is 4896 Tip Press SETUP PLAY to disable the Setup Page Lock option ...

Page 53: ...Ages Admitted G TV Y TV Y7 TV G General Audiences All Ages Admitted PG TV PG Parental Guidance Suggested Some Material May Not Be Suitable For Children PG 13 TV 14 Parents Strongly Caution Some Material May Be Inappropriate For Children Under 13 PG 15 Parents Strongly Caution Some Material May Be Inappropriate For Children Under 15 R Restricted Children Under 17 Require Accompanying Parent or Adul...

Page 54: ...ptical disc Note Popcorn Hour A 500 does not support commercial Blu ray disc Audio Language Pre select the default subtitle track for Blu ray videos BD Navigation File view When you select a BD IFO you can browse the folder contents BD ISO files will prompt you for the navigation method Simple BD only Launches video playback The Blu ray menu is replaced by the BD Lite menu Prompt When you select a...

Page 55: ...talled firmware version You can also manually check for a firmware update and reset the device to factory settings from this menu NMT Setup Wizard Please refer to page 84 Open Source License In accordance with GPL a list of open source licenses that the device uses are listed here Credit Info Credits to source code providers ...

Page 56: ...irmware Kernel Version System kernel version Check for Firmware Update Ensure that you are connected to the Internet before proceeding Use this option to check if a new firmware is available for your device If it is you will be presented with a disclaimer Please read it carefully before proceeding with the firmware update WARNING DO NOT DISCONNECT THE POWER TO THE DEVICE DURING THE FIRMWARE UPDATE...

Page 57: ...ach firmware update 10 Apps Market Get access to the Apps Market where you can get free and premium apps for your TV Access instant video on demand services online radio social networking games and more The apps market is updated frequently and geospecific so check back to expand your multimedia lineup Navigate to the Apps Market Icon and press ENTER on your remote ...

Page 58: ... Choose your desired app and press ENTER on your remote Install by pressing ENTER on your remote or exit by press the INFO button The installed apps will appear in the My Apps category Tip To uninstall any app press the INFO button on your remote ...

Page 59: ...1 File Browser The file browser allows quick access and navigatioon to your files Using the file browser you can copy move delete and rename files You can also view information and download poster art and subtitles for individual files here The file browser displays all your folders and files in list format and allows for different sort and filter options You can play your media directly from this...

Page 60: ...to bring up the menu options Networked Media Jukebox Launch the NMJ interface NMJ Manager Launch the Jukebox Manager to configure all your NMJ sources Search Let you search a file by entering the name here Storage Info Show current storage usage Return Closes the menu options Eject Safely remove USB connected devices such as USB thumbdrives Filter Filter media type movie music photo or all Sort So...

Page 61: ...61 2001 2016 Cloud Media All Rights Reserved 11 2 View Mode View Mode This will allow you to switch between list view and thumbnail view Listing A traditional file list with filename date and size ...

Page 62: ...Auto Automatically display date or size when using the sort options Size Only Display the file size only Date Only Display the file s modified date only Date and Size Display both date and size information Show Tooltips On Displays tips for tools when you highlight them Off Disables tip information 11 3 File Manager You can use the file manager to copy move delete and rename files as well as creat...

Page 63: ...e marked file s to a different folder Create a new folder Create a new folder Delete Delete marked file s or folder s Rename Rename the marked file Fetch Online Subtitle Download subtitles for the marked file s Only applicable to video Tip Make sure that the destination folder or drive is not copy protected 12 Movie Meta Data One of the main features of the Popcorn Hour A 500 is the ability to dow...

Page 64: ... bring up the movie info page 1 Movie Fanart 2 Movie Poster or Thumbnail 3 4 Options are available here Synopsis Movie synopsis gives you an overview of the movie Including parental ratings casts director plot etc Fetch Online Subtitle Download subtitles for your movie from the Internet straight on your player without using a PC Supports multiple languages Edit If the automatically selected meta d...

Page 65: ...he meta data and fanart use the download option to save it on your storage device 12 2 Download Movie Thumbnail and Meta Data On file browser highlight the movie that you want to download data for and press the INFO button on your remote The fanart movie poster and meta data are automatically pulled from the Internet and displayed on your screen ...

Page 66: ... write files to your storage device For local storage it must be formatted either in the NTFS FAT32 EXT2 or EXT3 file system For network storage devices make sure you are logged in with a user account that has write read edit permissions enabled Repeat the process for any of your movies and TV shows 12 3 Edit or Update Movie Information If the scanner pulls the incorrect information for the file o...

Page 67: ... can either use the numerical pad or the onscreen keyboard to enter in the movie or TV show title Then select the items you would like to download When you re ready to search highlight the search icon and press ENTER on your remote Tip By default the filename will be in the search field and all items will be checked Change Info ...

Page 68: ...ct title for your video You can press INFO on your remote to see the synopsis before selecting that particular entry Change Fanart Under the Change fanart section you can select from a number of photos that can be used as the background display when viewing the video information Change Poster ...

Page 69: ...poster you would like to use Afterwards remember to download the data that way the changes you selected will always be used when you press the INFO button on your video Tip In order to download meta data you must ensure that your Popcorn Hour A 500 is connected to the Internet 12 4 Download Subtitles ...

Page 70: ...6 Cloud Media All Rights Reserved On the movie info page navigate to the Fetch online subtitle option and press ENTER on your remote A list of results will come up Choose the subtitle that best matches your movie ...

Page 71: ...ent language than your default press the GREEN button on your remote to change your language filter The downloaded SRT subtitle file will be saved on the same storage device as your video file In order to enable it start playback of your movie and press the SUBTITLE button on the remote ...

Page 72: ...you can Without the need of additional PC software the Popcorn Hour A 500 will scan your movie and TV show library and download the poster fanart and meta data for you When you want to watch a movie you can sort through and view your collection using the posters just like if you were at a movie store The Networked Media Jukebox software will also organize your photo and music library so you can vi...

Page 73: ...This database contains all the info posters and fanart for your entire movie and TV show library as well as any other media you scan in To create the NMJ database use the file browser to navigate to your media storage device Then press LEFT on D PAD and choose Networked Media Jukebox You ll be prompted to create an NMJ database for your device Select YES to begin ...

Page 74: ...n Entire Folder NMJ will automatically scan the entire folder for supported media and add it to the NMJ database Specify Scan Target s Allows you to specify which folders the NMJ software will scan and add media from Recommended In this example we will select the Specify Scan Target s Select the desired language you would like the NMJ software to use when downloading video information NMJ will try...

Page 75: ...es that aren t selected here will be ignored Select the folders that you would like the NMJ software to scan Tip You may add additional folder at any time via the NMJ Manager You may add no_xxx nmj files to stop certain folders or images being included in the NMJ output See the NMT forum NMJ section for more information ...

Page 76: ...additional ones if necessary Once you are finished press the BLUE button on your remote to complete the setup Congratulations Your first NMJ database setup is completed The system is now scanning your files downloading relevant data and creating a database Depending on how large your library is it can take several minutes or even hours to complete ...

Page 77: ... All Rights Reserved While your database is being created you can view the onscreen NMJ help guide and learn valuable information for organizing your media library navigating inside the NMJ software and playing back your media ...

Page 78: ...all of your movies TV Series This will display all of your movies By Genre This will display all your videos grouped into different genres By Year Displays a list of years select one to view all videos released in that year By User Rating Displays a list of ratings select one to view all videos with that rating ratings are pulled from the web at first and can be set by users later Search You can s...

Page 79: ...acks alphabetically in a list By Genre Displays albums based on Genre By Artist Displays a list of artists once selected their albums are displayed By Year Displays a list of years once selected the albums released that year are displayed By User Rating Groups all audio tracks based on rating rating must be added to audio track by user in the NMJ Search Search audio track by name or artist Help Br...

Page 80: ...s recently scanned By Date Displays a list of years once selected all photos taken in that year are displayed By Album Displays a list of albums once selected all photos in that album are displayed photo albums are folders Help Bring up the on screen help to view more information about the NMJ software ...

Page 81: ...references Jukebox Manager Launch the Networked Media Jukebox Manager File Browser Exit the NMJ and return to the file browser Add Shortcut Create shortcut on home menu Tip The Popcorn Hour A 500 remembers your preferences for different storage devices If you were using the NMJ view the last time it will automatically launch NMJ the next time you select that device If you want to exit back to the ...

Page 82: ... video file To fix this you can manually edit the file in the NMJ library right from the device In the NMJ library select the item that s incorrect and open up the media control panel Navigate to the Edit option and press ENTER on the remote You can use the on screen keyboard on the numerical pad to enter in the title of the movie or TV show ...

Page 83: ... Media All Rights Reserved In this example we removed the subtitle and tried to simplify the search more Once you are done typing in the title of the video navigate down to the search icon and press ENTER on your remote ...

Page 84: ...vie title multiple results may be shown Choose the correct result and press ENTER on remote The new poster fanart and meta data will be downloaded and your database will be updated Tip The NMT forum has tools guides to help you manipulate your NMJ data in many ways ...

Page 85: ...the NMJ database Scan All Will scan and add any new files added to the monitored folders Rescan All This option will rescan all media and download everything again Delete All This option will delete the NMJ database Scan Option Configure additional scan settings more information below To Jukebox Launches the NMJ software To Source Launches the file browser ...

Page 86: ...nload of fanart for video Scan Language Specify which language to download meta data in if not available will default to English Additional Information A new folder named NMJ_Database will be created on your storage device Please do not remove or edit this folder as it contains the NMJ database for your media ...

Page 87: ...ver Samba Workgroup Specify the samba workgroup you d like the Popcorn Hour A 500 device to be on Change Password Change the password used to access the local storage via samba or FTP FTP Server Start or stop the FTP server NFS Server Start or stop the NFS server Samba Server Start or stop the Samba server Torrent Start or stop the torrent client UpnP Server Start or stop the UPnP server Usenet Cl...

Page 88: ...1 Installing the NMT Applications In the Setup menu select the Maintenance and then NMT Setup Wizard Note The option is only visible if you have a storage device installed Select the Fresh Setup option and press the GREEN button the remote to proceed ...

Page 89: ... Rights Reserved WARNING Please note that this will format the storage device you are setting up all files on the storage device will be erased and will become unrecoverable Choose which USB disk you want to store your media files ...

Page 90: ...u read this information before proceeding Proceeding any further indicates that you agree to the terms and conditions Once you re ready to proceed go ahead and press the GREEN button on your remote The formatting and installation process then begins Depending on the size of your storage devices it may take several minutes to complete Once the NMT applications are installed the Popcorn Hour A 500 w...

Page 91: ...Please note that the service will remain on even after a power cycle until you go back and stop it To connect to the Popcorn Hour A 500 via FTP you will need to use an FTP client Some free clients are FileZilla and Winscp If you are using a Windows computer you can use Windows Explorer as an FTP client by typing the following into the address bar http NMT IP Where NMT IP is the IP address or host ...

Page 92: ...p menu and starts the service Please note that the service will remain on even after a power cycle until you go back and stop it To access your Popcorn Hour A 500 over samba type the IP address or hostname of the device into the address bar on your computer s file browser Example PCH A500 192 168 1 101 10 0 0 57 Note The device name by default is A 500 but can be changed in the Preference section ...

Page 93: ...nough space for the download to complete Once the torrent service has been enabled on the Popcorn hour A 500 you can use your computer web browser to access the Torrent client interface Type the following address in the address bar of your web browser http NMT IP 8077 Where NMT IP is the IP address or host name of your Popcorn Hour A 500 For example 192 168 1 101 or A 500 IMPORTANT The computer or...

Page 94: ... Hour A 500 as part of NMT Apps and the files can be downloaded directly to the local storage To use the NZBGet client go into the NMT Applications section of the Setup menu and start the Usenet service Please note that the service will remain on even after a power cycle until you go back and stop it To run the NZBGet application you need access to a Usenet provider Your internet service provider ...

Page 95: ... a UNIX format capable text editor In the text editor fill in the information you got from your Usenet provider Host name of news server server1 host news yourserver com Put the server name behind the Port to connect to default should be set to 119 if not specified server1 port 119 Username to use for authentication change USERNAME to the name supplied by your Usenet provider server1 username USER...

Page 96: ...e the following into the address bar of your computer s web browser http NMT IP 8066 Where NMT IP is the IP address or host name of your Popcorn Hour A 500 For example 192 168 1 101 or PCH A500 To log in use the following access username and password unless you changed the password User ID nmt Password 1234 ...

Page 97: ...re the program commences the download There is a safety interval of 1 minute while NZBGet ensures that the NZB file is completely on the HDD before commencing the download You may adjust the safety interval in nzbget conf option NzbDirFileAge The progress of the download is displayed on the web GUI for your convenience After the download is finished and the NZB file set contains par2 files your do...

Page 98: ... the top of the queue with the buttons in front of the file set If you want to pause all downloads you can do that via the pause button on the bottom left of the web GUI and restart it again with the resume button All downloads will be downloaded and unpacked to the folder Download on your Popcorn Hour A 500 s storage device A subdirectory with the same name as the NZB file will be created ...

Page 99: ...tic Update If you have enabled the Check for firmware update option in the Preferences section of the Setup menu the system will automatic prompt you whenever there is a new firmware update available The system will automatically download the latest firmware from our server and update your device accordingly IMPORTANT It is recommended that before the firmware update you do a complete power cycle ...

Page 100: ...e section in Setup Navigate to Setup Maintenance Firmware Update and press ENTER on the remote Choose the Check For Firmware Update option and press ENTER on remote You can update the firmware in two ways either directly off the web or you can manually download the update from http support popcornhour com and update it over USB ...

Page 101: ...firmware Press the GREEN button on your remote to agree and begin the update IMPORTANT We strongly advise you to read this information before proceeding Proceeding any further indicates that you agree to the terms and conditions When the firmware is updating you will see a blue screen with the status WARNING DO NOT DISCONNECT THE POWER TO THE DEVICE DURING THE FIRMWARE UPDATE PROCESS Doing so may ...

Page 102: ...nd filter options Networked Media Access and browse your network shares from the network option Network shares that you have added are listed at the top and any other auto discovered network devices are listed below If a username and password is required to access the share you will be prompted Local Media Browse your media files stored on your external connected USB device such as portable HDD US...

Page 104: ...Access to your content through a list of available network shares using UPnP SAMBA or NFS 16 2 1 Navigation to content via UPnP By using your remote control choose Networked Media on the Music home Under Networked Media select the UPnP servers you would like to access ...

Page 106: ...l Rights Reserved 16 2 2 Navigation to content via SAMBA By using your remote control choose Networked Media on the Music home Under Networked Media choose Network Browser Then select the workgroup and the file you want to access ...

Page 110: ...hts Reserved To access to the Now Playing playlist press the source button on your remote control and click on the Music icon To go back to the Playlist just press the source button on your remote control and followed by the HOME icon ...

Page 111: ... 3 Navigation to content via NFS By using your remote control choose Networked Media on the Music home Under Networked Media choose Network Browser then NFS_Servers Then select the IP address through the list of device that you would like to connect to ...

Page 115: ...reating Shortcut Shortcut allows quick access and navigation to your files To create shortcut point on the file you would like to create its shortcut On your remote control click on the right directional key on your DPad Select the last icon to create shortcut In the Pop out window choose Shortcut Folder ...

Page 117: ...edia All Rights Reserved 16 5 Content Navigation via Mobile NMJ App The A 500 audio content can now be controlled through mobile NMJ app To navigate to the NMJ mobile companion app you have to first scan IP to select source ...

Page 118: ...ist song genre artist year or rating tap on the 三 icon on the left upper corner of your Home Screen You can always Play Pause your music by clicking the Play Pause icon at the right bottom Select your desired music to play The content that is played will be then shown on your TV display ...

Page 121: ...owered and connected on the remote press TV Mode Red to recover the TV mode setting to Auto Can t upgrade the firmware System prompt error Please recycle the power on your Popcorn Hour A 500 and try again Check the error code on the WIKI and disconnect the HDD if user apps are causing shutdown issues I have poor performance from wireless streaming Wireless connection has lower bandwidth compared t...

Page 122: ...9 254 What happen Your device cannot obtain an ip from your local network Check your cables router and try an internal static ip Do you have a hardware compatible list Yes we do Please visit http www networkedmediatank com wiki for the most current list Why is my WD Green HDD not working well in the player You need to adapt the HDD spindown time using wdidle3 Where can i find more resources to lea...

Page 123: ...to enjoy this app you are required to set up at least one NMJ database 18 1 NMJ Navigator Walk through Scan this QR code to Download the iOS NMJ Navigator Select Device Select Device If you have more than one NMJ device proceed here Local Media Display your local media NMJ database Network Media Display your network shared folder NMJ database Scan this QR code to download the Android NMJ Navigator...

Page 124: ... Genre More Tab Source Bring back to home screen for source selection Now Playing Show what media is currently playing in your NMJ device 2 fingers gesture swipe from right to left Remote Control Bring up the soft remote for your NMJ device 2 fingers gesture swipe from left to right Search Field Search your NMJ database with movie names etc ...

Page 125: ...125 2001 2016 Cloud Media All Rights Reserved Soft remote Full function remote for your NMJ Twitter Share with your friends on twitter what you are watching now Play Play selected movie ...

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