Fantec Full HD Media player User Manual

Summary of Full HD Media player

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    English.

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    Table of contents 1. Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 3 1.1 preface ........................................................................................................................ 3 1.2 pa...

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    1. Introduction 1.1 preface thank you very much for purchasing fantec full hd media player. 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 digital audio • composite & component v...

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    1.2 packing list part quantity player 1 a/v cable 1 usb cable 1 remote control 1 remote control battery 2 ac/dc adaptor 1 ac/dc adaptor power cord 1 user manual (printed) 1 driver cd (with user manual) 1 warranty card 1 note: the actual contents in the package might be different from the packing lis...

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    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 data storage, in normal case, for...

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    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) plug in the squarish connector of...

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    1.4.3 connecting a usb device (1) make sure the player is powered on; (2) plug in the usb stick 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 by inserting to the card slot (1) follow...

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    1.4.5 connecting to a tv 1.4.5.1 a/v out (1) follow the picture and plug in the 3 color connector to the player’s a/v out jack; (2) follow the picture and plug in the 3 color connector to the tv’s a/v in jack. In this way, you can enjoy the content in the player on tv or other display devices. 1.4.5...

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    1.4.5.3 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 this way, you can have the high...

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    1.4.7 connecting to a lan 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 a rj45 lan port on your router, swi...

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    1.5 power on / off power on after connecting the dc in jack and press the power button on the front panel, the player will soon enter the home screen, and the power indicator will turn blue. Power off press the power button on the front panel, the player will soon enter standby mode, and the power i...

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    1.7 hdd format for users who wish to install a new sata hdd into the player, please refer to the following procedures to format the hard disk on the player before usage. Note: this page can be also accessed via setup->system->hdd format menu. - step 1: select ok on the warning page, press enter to c...

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    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. Standby 2. Mute 3. Tv system 4. Browser 5. Numeric buttons 6. Repeat 7. Fr 8. Vol- 9. Ff 10. Play 11. Home 12. N...

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    8 vol- press to decrease the volume. 9 ff press to fast forward the current playback. Press repeatedly to select speeds. 10 play press to begin playback. 11 home press to enter the home screen. 12 navigational buttons press the arrow buttons to select menu options, and the enter button to confirm. 1...

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    34 music press to start playing music in the music playlist. 35 info press to hide or display the information bar during playback. 2.2 front panel 1. Infrared receiver 2. Usb/card indicator 3. Power indicator 2.3 rear panel 1. Update button (see chapter 11.) 2. Dc in jack 3. Y/pb/pr out jack 4. A/v ...

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    2.4 side panel 1. Usb device port (b-type) 2. Usb host port (a-type) 3. Memory card slot 3. 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 the setup button on the remote...

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    3.1 changing audio settings use this menu to configure audio settings. Night mode - choose between off / on / comfort. If the option is turned on, the audio output volume will be decreased to make you more comfortable. Digital output - choose between hdmi lpcm / hdmi raw / spdif lpcm / spdif raw. In...

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    Zoom out - turned on, the player will auto zoom out the video resolution to fix the tv screen. Brightness - adjust the level of brightness. Contrast - adjust the level of contrast. Hue - adjust the level of hue. Saturation - adjust the level of saturation. Video system - select to adjust video outpu...

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    3.3 changing network settings use this menu to configure ethernet and wlan (wireless local area network) settings. Wired lan setup - dhcp ip (auto) select to obtain ip address automatically. - fix ip (manual) select to manually input the ip address, subnet mask, default gateway, and dns server ip ad...

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    - get connection mode choose between infrastructure (ap) and peer to peer (ad hoc). Press enter to go to next step, and press return to cancel. - infrastructure (ap) infrastructure mode is used to connect computers with wireless network adapters, also known as wireless clients, to an existing wired ...

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    Input wep / wpa key encryption keys can be inputted via the virtual keyboard. Press the navigational buttons to select, enter to input, caps to switch between uppercase and lowercase, to delete a character, -> to insert a space, shift to make more symbols available, and ok to confirm. Test connectio...

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    Ad-hoc setup press enter to go to next step, press return to cancel, and press play to connect. Host name - choose t he network name of the player. Bittorrent and samba - turn on/off bittorrent and samba 3.4 changing system settings use this menu to configure system settings. Menu language - select ...

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    System update - select extension package upgrade to update extension files for bt download, nas, and web server. - select system upgrade to update the firmware via a usb stick. 1) copy ‘install.Img’ to the root directory of a usb stick, and connect it to the usb host port of the player. 2) press ent...

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    3.5 miscellaneous use this menu to adjust miscellaneous settings. Resume play - select to turn on / off resume playback (auto-bookmarking) feature for movies. Slide show timing - select to set the interval time for photo slide show. Transition effect - select to set the transition effect for photo s...

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    4. Browser menu the browser menu allows you to browse and play media files stored on usb devices, local hdd, network, upnp-server, and playlist. To enter the menu, select the browser icon on the home screen, or press the browser button on the remote control. The following buttons can be used while n...

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    4.2 browsing music in this mode, all folders and supported audio files in current directory will be displayed. The following buttons can be used to control music playback. Button function play begin playback. Pause / step pause playback. Fr / ff fast rewind or fast forward. Press repeatedly to selec...

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    4.4 browsing movies in this mode, all folders and supported video files in current directory will be displayed. The following buttons can be used to control video playback. Button function play begin playback. Pause / step pause playback; press again to step to next frame. Slow play video in slow mo...

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    4.5 a/v streaming via network you can stream the media files shared on the home network (ethernet or wlan). Please refer to ’3.3 changing network settings’ for details about network settings. There are two ways to locate media files shared on your local network in the network menu. One is to browse ...

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    4.5.2 browsing through ‘my_shortcuts’ you can also set ‘specific file server ip’ and access it from ‘my_shortcuts’ in the menu. - press the menu button and a popup menu appears. - select add to open a popup menu where you can input net user id (username), net password, domain, host name, and specifi...

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    4.6 a/v streaming via upnp-server a built-in upnp (universal plug and play) client has been integrated on the system, which enables the player to auto-detect upnp media servers on the network to browse and stream media files from them. 4.6.1 installing upnp media server on your pc there’re a lot of ...

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    4.6.3 streaming media on your player - connect your player to the home network (lan or wlan). - visit browser - > upnp menu on the player, select the upnp-server, and press enter. - then you can browse the media library shared by windows media player 11. Note: • make sure your player and your comput...

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    4.7 renaming / deleting files when navigating in the browser menu, you can press the menu button to activate a popup menu where you can rename and delete files or folders. Press the up / down buttons to select from return, rename, and delete. And press enter to confirm. 4.8 managing the playlist thi...

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    4.8.2 browsing the playlist press the up / down buttons to select play list in the browser menu. Press the left / right buttons to select between all, music, photos, and movies. And press the enter button to confirm. Then you will enter the playlist. If you wish to delete a file from the playlist, p...

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    Please refer to the following operations to copy / move folders / files between devices. - step 1: select the source device and destination device. - step 2: select the source files you want to copy. - step 3: select the destination folder to store the above files. - step 4: select copy or move to p...

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    Press the up / down button to select from update, search, all, artist, genre, and album. And press the enter button to confirm. Update select to update and synchronize all the music stored on the internal hdd to the library. Search select to search for music files by their names. Use the navigationa...

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    All select to list all the music files in the library. Artist select to list all the music files by artist. Press the up / down button to select the artist, and press the enter button to confirm. Genre select to list all the music files by genre. Press the up / down button to select the genre, and p...

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    Album select to list all the music files by album. Press the up / down button to select the album, and press the enter button to confirm. Quick-search you can also press the right button to turn on a quick-search bar while browsing music files in the library. Press the up / down button to select cha...

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    Press the up / down button to select from update, search, all, and date. And press the enter button to confirm. Update select to update and synchronize all the photos stored on the internal hdd to the library. Search select to search for photos by their names. Use the navigational buttons to select,...

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    All select to list all the photos in the library. Date select to list all the photos by date. Press the up / down button to select the date, and press the enter button to confirm. Quick-search you can also press the right button to turn on a quick-search bar while previewing photos in the library. P...

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    6.3 movie library use the left / right button on the remote control to select the movies tab. Press the up / down button to select from update, search, all, actor, genre, and year. And press the enter button to confirm. Update select to update and synchronize all the movies stored on the internal hd...

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    All select to list all the movies in the library. Actor select to list all the movies by actor. Press the up / down button to select the actor, and press the enter button to confirm. Genre select to list all the movies by genre. Press the up / down button to select the genre, and press the enter but...

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    Year select to list all the movies by year. Press the up / down button to select the year, and press the enter button to confirm. Quick-search you can also press the right button to turn on a quick-search bar while previewing movies in the library. Press the up / down button to select characters on ...

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    7. Internet radio this player integrates the shoutcast free internet radio function. Select the internet radio icon on the main interface to enter this menu. Note: • make sure the player is connected properly to a lan or wlan with internet access, please refer to ‘3.3 changing network settings’ for ...

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    8. Downloads select the p2p share icon on the main menu. You can see the status of torrents download progress and configure the bt download settings in this menu. Press left/right button to enter into download menu and bt setup menu. Add a new torrent locate your torrent file in browser menu,then pr...

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    Menu press to adjust the priority of the download task pause press to pause the download. Play press to start download. Stop press to stop the download. Return return to the previous menu. Bt setup menu in the bt setup menu, you can configure the following settings. Use up/down and enter to change t...

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    9. Nas function (samba) this player can be used as a nas (network-attached storage) device. It can be attached to the home network via either ethernet or wlan. This feature allows storing and retrieving large amounts of data more affordably than ever before. When the network connection is done corre...

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    10. Ims (internet multimedia service) menu this feature is additional function. All contents and services under this feature are provided by third-party service providers, our company does not offer any contents and services of this feature and is not responsible for any contents and services provid...

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    12. Appendixes 12.1 specifications i/o interfaces suported: z 3.5’’ sata hdd z usb 2.0 host port x 2 (compatible to usb 1.1) z card reader (supports sd/sdhc/mmc/ms/ms pro) z usb 2.0 device port (connecting to pc) z composite (cvbs) a/v jack z component y/pb/pr jack z hdmi v1.3 interface z s/pdif opt...

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    12.2 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 accessing data on the player, incl...

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    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 signal display instead, press the tv sysyem button on the remote control, then switch the tv’s video input to ntsc or pal. Question 7. Why is there no sound on movie or...

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    Latest firmware, or try other encryption methods (wpa2-aes or wpa2-tkip), or choose to configure an unsecured profile, but this option is not recommended. 12.3 copyrights and trademarks copyrights all rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced, or transmitted in any form or by any mea...

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    Is used, charging only the actual expensed involved. However, please be noted that we can not provide guarantee with the source code, and there is also no technical support for the source code from us. Gnu general public license version 2, june 1991 copyright (c) 1989, 1991 free software foundation,...

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    Reputations. Finally, any free program is threatened constantly by software patents. We wish to avoid the danger that redistributors of a free program will individually obtain patent licenses, in effect making the program proprietary. To prevent this, we have made it clear that any patent must be li...

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    Place counts as distribution of the source code, even though third parties are not compelled to copy the source along with the object code. 4. You may not copy, modify, sublicense, or distribute the program except as expressly provided under this license. Any attempt otherwise to copy, modify, subli...

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    English 56 / 56 8. If the distribution and/or use of the program is restricted in certain countries either by patents or by copyrighted interfaces, the original copyright holder who places the program under this license may add an explicit geographical distribution limitation excluding those countri...