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Fantec smart tv english 2 / 54 table of contents 1. Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 3 1.1 preface .....................................................................................................
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Fantec smart tv english 3 / 54 1. Introduction 1.1 preface thank you very much for purchasing fantec disk box full hd mediaplayer. We hope you will enjoy using it as a great home entertainment partner. This player has the following functionality. A/v output hdmi v1.3 for high-definition video and di...
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Fantec smart tv english 4 / 54 zoom in/out, rotate network feature a/v streaming/transmission via ethernet (10m/100m/1000m) & wi-fi (802.11b/g/n, optional) file sharing via samba server a/v streaming via upnp media server internet radio media library quick-search, search files by keywords. A powerfu...
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Fantec smart tv english 5 / 54 1.2 packing list part quantity player 1 usb cable 1 remote control 1 remote control battery 2 ac/dc adaptor 1 quick start guide 1 warranty card 1 note: the actual contents in the package might be different from the packing list in the manual. 1.3 cautions the fantec di...
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Fantec smart tv english 6 / 54 1.3.5 disposing of the player when you dispose of the player, be sure to dispose it appropriately. Some countries may regulate disposal of electrical device, please consult with your local authority. 1.3.6 hard disk cautions the player uses an internal hard disk for da...
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Fantec smart tv english 7 / 54 1.4 connection 1.4.1 connecting the power supply (1) follow the picture and connect the ac adaptor to the player’s dc in jack; (2) follow the picture and plug in the ac adaptor to the power outlet. 1.4.2 connecting to a pc (1) make sure the player is powered on; (2) pl...
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Fantec smart tv english 8 / 54 1.4.3 connecting a usb device (1) make sure the player is powered on; (2) plug in the usb stick, usb dvd or usb hdd etc. To the usb host port of this player. In this way, you can browse contents on the usb device. 1.4.4 connecting a memory card memory card can be used ...
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Fantec smart tv english 9 / 54 1.4.5.2 hdmi out (1) follow the picture and plug one connector on your hdmi cable to the player’s hdmi jack; (2) follow the picture and plug the other connector on your hdmi cable to the tv’s hdmi jack. Note: the hdmi cable is an optional accessory sold separately. In ...
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Fantec smart tv english 10 / 54 1.4.7 connecting to a network to connect to a lan (local area network) you require a cat5, cat5e or cat6 network cable (not supplied). (1) connect one of the crystal plugs on the cable to the player’s rj45 lan socket; (2) connect the other crystal plug on the cable to...
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Fantec smart tv english 11 / 54 1.5 view front & side panel 1. Power led 2. Card reader 3. Usb 2.0 host port rear panel 1. Dc-in jack 2. Usb 2.0 host port 3. Usb 3.0 device port 4. Hdmi jack 5. Rj45 lan socket 7. A/v out jack 9. 40 mm cooling fan 6. S/pdif coaxial audio jack 8. S/pdif optical audio ...
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Fantec smart tv english 12 / 54 1.6 menu language the system language of this player can be set to english or other languages. Change the language you wish in the setup menu, the selected language will take effect immediately. 1.7 hdd format for users who wish to install a new sata hdd into the play...
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Fantec smart tv english 13 / 54 2. About the player 2.1 remote control all procedures in this manual can be carried out using the remote control buttons. See the following for details on each button and its function: 1. Power 2. Goto 3. Fr 4. Play 5. Pause 6. Portal 7. Navigational buttons 8. Ok 9. ...
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Fantec smart tv english 14 / 54 no. Button function 1 power press to enter standby mode or wake up. 2 goto press to jump to a specific point on a title. Specify the point using title, chapter and time. 3 fr press to fast rewind the current playback. Press repeatedly to select speeds. 4 play press to...
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Fantec smart tv english 15 / 54 2.2 setup menu the setup menu allows you to personalize and configure the preferences for your player. To select a setup option: - select the setup icon on the home screen, or press setup menu on the remote control. - use the up/down navigational buttons to select an ...
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Fantec smart tv english 16 / 54 dvd auto-play - select to turn on/off usb dvd auto-play. If you connect the usb dvd drive, an usb y-cable is recommended. Screen saver - select to turn on / off screen saver. Dlna dmr - digital media renderer, can play content received from a digital media controller ...
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Fantec smart tv english 17 / 54 2.1.2 changing audio settings use this menu to configure audio settings hdmi output - choose among lpcm, raw and auto. Spdif output - choose among lpcm and raw. Note: in raw mode, dolby digital plus, dolby digital and dts sound can be by passed to the digital amplifie...
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Fantec smart tv english 18 / 54 tv system - select to adjust tv type and video output resolution. This setting depends on your regional location. Include: ntsc / pal / 480p / 576p / 720p 50hz / 720p 60hz / 1080i 50hz / 1080i 60hz / 1080p 50hz / 1080p 60hz. Ntsc: united states, canada, japan, mexico,...
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Fantec smart tv english 19 / 54 wireless setup - there are 3 mode for you to select, infrastructure (ap) and peer to peer (ad hoc) and wps (ap) mode. Follow the prompting message on the screen and press red button to choose peer to peer (ad hoc) or wps (ap) mode. This player can store up to three wi...
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Fantec smart tv english 20 / 54 step 2: enter wep / wpa key. Press ok to input encryption keys via the virtual keyboard. Press the navigational buttons to select, ok to input, ff to move cursor left, fr to move cursor right, zoom to switch between uppercase and lowercase, stop to delete a character,...
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Fantec smart tv english 21 / 54 step 2: specify your host ip wps (ap) - wps, wi-fi protected setup, is used to connect a wireless router directly, without searching ssid and inputting password. In this mode, you just need to configure the parameters of your router which support wps function. There a...
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Fantec smart tv english 22 / 54 step 2: press right button to input your adsl accountant step 3: press right button to input your password and start to test the connection. Bt process - select to turn bittorrent function on/off. Please refer to ’3.9 bittorrent download’ for more details on bittorren...
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Fantec smart tv english 23 / 54 2.1.5 miscellaneous use this menu to adjust miscellaneous settings. Version info - this tab shows you information about the firmware installed and about the material components of your player. Network info - this tab shows you information about your network, mac addre...
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Fantec smart tv english 24 / 54 3. Main functions 3.1 smart tv portal note: while browsing through smart tv portal an internet connection is required. High definition video files might be buffering. It is normal due to the limit of internet traffic, network speed or signal strength (wi-fi). Button f...
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Fantec smart tv english 25 / 54 search option by topic - press the search icon to sort all available apps by news, service, vod (video on demand), entertainment, music or games. Sorting by favorites - press the arrange icon to sort all available apps manually in the sort order you like to access the...
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Fantec smart tv english 26 / 54 3.2.1 movie library options in movie library, press option button to display the option menu, you can get following functions though the option menu. Quick-search - choose the search option in the option menu and you can search for a media file by filter to locate the...
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Fantec smart tv english 27 / 54 3.2.2 movie playback control you can access the following functions during playback. Button function play/pause pause or resume the current playback. Prev/next view the previous or next file/chapter. Fr/ff fast rewind or fast forward. Press repeatedly to select the sp...
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Fantec smart tv english 28 / 54 3.3 photo library select the photo icon on the main menu to enter into photo library interface. Only supported files will be displayed. This player supports hd jpeg, jpg, bmp, gif, tif and png files. 3.3.1 photo library options in photo library, press option button to...
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Fantec smart tv english 29 / 54 3.3.2 photo playback control you can access the following functions during photo playback. Button function prev / next view the previous or next photo. Up / down rotate a photo in any angle. Option display or hide the option menu during playback. Stop stop playback. Z...
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Fantec smart tv english 30 / 54 3.4 music library select the music icon on the main menu to enter into music library interface. Only supported files will be displayed. This player supports mp3, ogg, wma, wav and flac audio files. 3.4.1 music library options in music library, press option button to d...
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Fantec smart tv english 31 / 54 3.4.2 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 repeatedly to select the speed. Prev / next view the previous or next movie. Option d...
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Fantec smart tv english 32 / 54 3.5 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. 3.5.1 file manager options in file manager, press option button to display the option menu, you can ge...
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Fantec smart tv english 33 / 54 3.5.2 a/v streaming via network you can stream your media files shared on the home network. Please refer to ’3.1.4 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 me...
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Fantec smart tv english 34 / 54 3.5.2.2 browsing though ‘my_shortcuts’ you can also set ‘specific file server ip’ and access it from ‘my_shortcuts’ in the menu. - press the red button and a popup menu appears. - select add to open a popup menu where you can input label, net user id, net password, do...
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Fantec smart tv english 35 / 54 3.5.3.1 installing upnp media server on your pc there’re a lot of free and commercial upnp media server software, such as windows media connect, windows media player 11, xbmc media center (linux/mac/windows), mediatomb (linux), etc. Please install one of them on your ...
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Fantec smart tv english 36 / 54 3.5.3.3 streaming media on your player - connect your player to the home network (lan or wlan). - visit file manager - > upnp menu on the player, select the upnp-server, and press ok. - then you can browse the media library shared by windows media player 11. Note: mak...
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Fantec smart tv english 37 / 54 3.6.2 playback music playlist enter the music library, press option button and choose playlists to show your music playlists. 3.6.3 create album playlist to create an album playlist, please enter the hdd via file manger. The press green button on the remote control an...
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Fantec smart tv english 38 / 54 3.7 copy und delete function 3.7.1 copy under file manager to start the copy function, please enter the hdd via file manger. The press green button on the remote control and select multiple select option. In the file explorer you can navigate by up/down/left/right/nex...
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Fantec smart tv english 39 / 54 3.7.2 delete under file manager to start the delete function, please enter the hdd via file manger. The press green button on the remote control and select multiple select option. In the file explorer you can navigate by up/down/left/right/next/prev button and add or ...
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Fantec smart tv english 40 / 54 3.8 samba server and client this player can be used either as a samba server or as a client. 3.8.1 samba client - you can stream media files shared on the home network. Please refer to ’3.5.2 a/v streaming via network ’ for more details. 3.8.2 samba server - this prod...
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Fantec smart tv english 41 / 54 3.9 bittorrent download bittorrent is a peer-to-peer file sharing protocol used for distributing large amounts of data on the internet. A bittorrent utility (btpd – bittorrent protocol daemon) has been integrated into the player (please refer to bt process in chapter ...
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Fantec smart tv english 42 / 54 3.9.2 managing the downloads the bittorrent download page also allows you to start, stop, delete torrents, and set priorities for torrents, as well as view the status of current torrents. - click start to begin download. - click stop to stop download. - click delete t...
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Fantec smart tv english 43 / 54 4. Upgrading the firmware the firmware is the operating system (os) installed on the device. Firmware upgrades can bring new features, improvements and bug fixes. Please refer to usb upgrade in chapter ‘2.1.5 miscellaneous’ for more details. You can also use the follo...
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Fantec smart tv english 44 / 54 5. Appendixes i/o interfaces suported: 3.5’’ sata hdd usb 3.0 device port (connecting to pc) gigabit ethernet port 10/100/1000 mbps (rj45) hdmi v1.3 interface usb 2.0 host port x 2 (compatible to usb 1.1) card reader (supports sd/sdhc/mmc) composite (cvbs)...
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Fantec smart tv english 45 / 54 subtitle formats surported: srt, smi, ssa, ass, idx/sub, sub subtitle control: color/offset/size unicode (utf8), big5 (traditional chinese), western, turkish, central european, greek, cyrillic, se european, russian, hebrew, arabic, japanese, thai network feature...
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Fantec smart tv english 46 / 54 6. Frequently asked questions question 1. When i try to disconnect the usb device , i keep on getting “the device ‘generic volume’ cannot be stopped right now. Try stopping the device again later.” message, what should i do? Answer: close any program that might be acc...
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Fantec smart tv english 47 / 54 question 6. Why when i switch to y/pb/pr 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080i, and 1080p, does the tv screen display an unwatchable picture? Answer: please check if your tv supports y/pb/pr 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080i, and 1080p output, if your tv does not support, please use the a/v ...
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Fantec smart tv english 48 / 54 7. Copyrights and trademarks copyrights all rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced, or transmitted in any form or by any means, whether by electronically or mechanically, without the express written permission from the copyright holder. Copyrighted ...
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Fantec smart tv english 49 / 54 9. Gpl statement this product contains free software which is licensed under 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 ...
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Fantec smart tv english 50 / 54 when we speak of free software, we are referring to freedom, not price. Our general public licenses are designed to make sure that you have the freedom to distribute copies of free software (and charge for this service if you wish), that you receive source code or can...
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Fantec smart tv english 51 / 54 1. You may copy and distribute verbatim copies of the program's source code as you receive it, in any medium, provided that you conspicuously and appropriately publish on each copy an appropriate copyright notice and disclaimer of warranty; keep intact all the notices...
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Fantec smart tv english 52 / 54 3. You may copy and distribute the program (or a work based on it, under section 2) in object code or executable form under the terms of sections 1 and 2 above provided that you also do one of the following: a) accompany it with the complete corresponding machine-read...
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Fantec smart tv english 53 / 54 7. If, as a consequence of a court judgment or allegation of patent infringement or for any other reason (not limited to patent issues), conditions are imposed on you (whether by court order, agreement or otherwise) that contradict the conditions of this license, they...
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Fantec smart tv english 54 / 54 no warranty 11. Because the program is licensed free of charge, there is no warranty for the program, to the extent permitted by applicable law. Except when otherwise stated in writing the copyright holders and/or other parties provide the program "as is" without warr...