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Dune HD Base 3.0 User Manual.
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3 T able of Contents T able of Contents 4 About Player ● Key Features ● Package Contents ● Copyright Notice ● Important Safety Instructions ● Getting Started ● Exterior 9 Remote Control (R.
Dune HD Base 3.0 user manual 4 About Player • The newest Sigma Designs 8642 media processor : enjoy excellent playback and per- formance of interactive features.
5 About Player Package Contents 1. Dune HD Base 3.0 media player 2. Remote control (batteries may not be included) 3. Power supply cord 4. A V cable 5.
Dune HD Base 3.0 user manual 6 T o avoid troubles, please read this manual carefully before using the device. Keep the manual for future reference. Read these operating instructions carefully before using the unit. Follow all the safety instruc- tions listed below .
7 About Player Getting Started Remove the transparent protecting fi lm from the front panel of the player to ensure good look of the player . Ensure the RC has batteries installed. Connect the player to your TV and to other A/V equipment in an appropriate way .
Dune HD Base 3.0 user manual 8 HD BASE 3.0 Exterior Front view Rear view 12 3 1. Power switch 2. Display 3. HDD rack 4. EJECT 5. PLA Y/P AUSE 6. STOP 7. PREV 8. NEXT 9. USB 2.0 host 1. LAN and USB 2.0 host 2. HDMI 1.3 3. Coaxial digital audio output 4.
9 Remote Control (RC) 1. Command indicator — flashes in response to RC button pressing. 2. EJECT — open/close the optical drive tray (if the external opti- cal drive is connected). MUTE — turn the sound on/off. MODE — switch the video mode; control some other player functions.
Dune HD Base 3.0 user manual 10 Entering T ext with Remote Control Generally , entering text is carried out the same way as with most cell phones. 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9: Enter a character to the position pointed by the cursor . First press: enter the first character from a set of characters related to this button.
11 HD M I I N Connections This chapter describes different possibilities of connecting the media player to A V equipment. Depending on the model and the design of a TV/monitor/projector , after connecting it using one of the provided schemes and plugging in the power , the player initialization may take up to 10 sec.
Dune HD Base 3.0 user manual 12 Connecting a TV/Monitor/Projector with Component (Y/Cb/Cr) V ideo Input For this connection you should use a 3RCA-3RCA video cable and (optionally) a 2RCA-2RCA audio cable for sound trans- mission to your TV set. Please note that video cable shall have an impedance of 75 Ohm, i.
13 An optical T oslink–T oslink or coaxial (75 Ohm) audio cable shall be used (not included). 1. Connect digital audio output of the player to the digital audio input of the A V receiver . 2. Select relevant input and sound mode on the A V receiver .
Dune HD Base 3.0 user manual 14 T ransmission of Analog 7.1 Audio to External Amplifier (Receiver) Four analog 2RCA-2RCA cables shall be used (not included).
15 Connection to LAN and Internet A standard Cat.5, Cat.5e or Cat.6 Ethernet cable with RJ-45 connectors should be used (not included). Connections Alternatively , you can connect the player to the local network using Wi-Fi. T o use Wi-Fi con- nection, you need to have an optional Wi-Fi module.
Dune HD Base 3.0 user manual 16 Using Storage Devices Chapter 4 T o connect a USB drive, ensure you are on the main screen of the player menu and connect the USB drive to an USB port of the player . The player will recognize the USB drive, and will show an item corresponding to the USB drive on the main screen.
Using Storage Devices 17 Formatting HDD If you intend to write data to a HDD via the player , it is recommended to format the HDD to EXT2 or EXT3 filesystem.
Dune HD Base 3.0 user manual 18 This chapter describes a list of settings of different functions of your media player . Setup Menu ● The setup menu may be entered only from the file browser mode. W ARNING: During media files playback, an access to the setup menu is dis- abled.
19 System Setup Setup Menu Sections General This section descrbes selection of general interface language and timeout for the screen saver activation. In case of any problems, to make sure that the pl.
Dune HD Base 3.0 user manual 20 V ideo In this section you will find settings of video output type (digital HDMI or analog) and adjusting of video resolution on selected output. ● The selected resolution will be used by default for all media files. ● Read carefully the manual for your TV/monitor/projector .
21 Audio This section of the setup menu allows to set the connection type of relevant audio equipment. Digital audio output mode: you may switch the mode of digital optical output. PCM (Pulse Code Modulation, forced decoding): a mode in which the original sound track, i.
Dune HD Base 3.0 user manual 22 Network This section describes main parameters of connecting the media player to a LAN or Internet. Connection. Y ou may select a type of connection which will be used by default. It may be Wired (Ethernet) or Wireless (Wi-Fi) (optional).
23 Information This section provides system information about the player . Miscellaneous This section allow to configure various additional settings of the play- er . Appearance This section allows to select a visual style of the player menu. Y ou may use the menu style that is most suitable for you.
Dune HD Base 3.0 user manual 24 The file browser allows browsing of all files and folders available. Browsing starts from the Main screen (also called the root folder), which includes subdivisions corresponding to con- nected drives and network resources.
25 Playback Start playback of a folder with video disc content. Start playback of all files in the selected folder , including files in subfolders, in alphabetical order .
Dune HD Base 3.0 user manual 26 Marking Files and Folders T o execute operations with several files/folders at the same time, you may mark these files/ folders. Use SELECT button on your RC or commands of the context menu. Y ou may mark files/folders only within the current folder .
27 File Playback In case of moving files/folders within a single partition of a drive, there is no physical copy- ing of the data (only the directory information is updated on the drive), files/folders are moved to the new location instantly .
Dune HD Base 3.0 user manual 28 with transition effects (see "Photo V iewer" section). When starting playback of a list of media files consisting of both photos and other kinds of media files (video, audio), the player will ask whether you want to show photos or play video and audio files.
29 ● Up/Down: Select previous/next parameter . ● Left/Right: Decrease/increase the current parameter value. ● CLEAR: Reset to the default value. ● T o exit the picture parameter setting mode, press ENTER (or wait until automatic exit occurs after a short period of time).
Dune HD Base 3.0 user manual 30 Blu-ray Playback Note: to play optical discs, an appropriate external optical disc drive should be connected to the player . Note: playback of AACS-encrypted retail Blu-ray discs is not supported, only non-protected Blu-ray discs are supported, such as A VCHD discs or BDA V discs.
31 ● T ype of content and current playback time, e.g. "HDMV 00:25:53". ● Current disc title, e.g. "T itle 1/1 1". ● Current disc chapter , e.g. "Chapter 8/27". ● Current bitrate, e.g. "Bitrate 34.43 Mbps".
Dune HD Base 3.0 user manual 32 tween titles, additional materials, etc). TOP MENU : Switch to the top menu of the disc. STOP: Finish the playback, return to the Main screen of the file browser . P AUSE: First press: switch to the pause mode. ● Subsequent presses: frame-by-frame playback (switching to the next frame).
33 Audio CD Playback Note: to play optical discs, an appropriate external optical disc drive should be connected to the player . T o play an Audio CD, navigate to the Main screen of the file browser , and insert the disc into the optical drive.
Dune HD Base 3.0 user manual 34 Photo V iewer The player supports viewing photo files as slide shows with nice transition effects. See "File Playback" section on more details on how to select photos for showing.
35 Accessing Network Drives The player allows to connect network drives via SMB and NFS protocols. It is possible to connect any number of network drives. Each connected network drive is rep- resented in the Main screen (root folder of the file browser) as a folder , called "network folder".
Dune HD Base 3.0 user manual 36 Connecting via NFS Protocol 1. Set the "Server" field to the IP address of an NFS server . E.g. "10.0.0.2".When connecting to a Windows PC, the required IP address can be found in the network connection properties on a Windows PC.
37 Y ou may use the player as a Network-Attached Storage (NAS), and access drives connected to the player from the LAN. Note: For FTP access, it is enough to establish an FTP connection to the player . No user name and password is required (e.g. a so-called anonymous FTP access is used).
Dune HD Base 3.0 user manual 38 General Problems TROUBLE: The player does not switch on. SOLUTION: Check if the player is connected to AC mains. Wait at least 60 seconds before switching on the player . TROUBLE: The player turns on, but there is no picture.
39 T roubleshooting to another one compatible with your TV set may help solving the problem. Y ou should test this by consecutive examination of video modes. It is suggested to start with the lowest picture resolutions. ● If possible, try to use another HDMI cable.
Dune HD Base 3.0 user manual 40 even when playing the file from the directly connected EXT2/EXT3-formatted hard drive, then the problem is most probably caused by the file itself (the file is encoded with errors, or the player is not compatible with such specific kind of file).
41 shared folder may be found in the folder properties on the PC. Make sure that the server is correctly setup (required folder is open for access). Make sure that you may have an access to the shared folder from another PC or another network device. Incorrect user name/password (in case of SMB connection).
Dune HD Base 3.0 user manual 42 In case of firmware upgrade crash (e.g. the player is switched off during firmware up- grade), firmware recovery is possible in most cases. 1. Put a firmware DFF file at the top level of a USB flash drive (preferably use exactly the same firmware version as was attempted to install during the failed upgrade).
43 Player Specifi cations Notes: Compatibility of the player with a particular hardware (A/V equipment, network equipment, disk drives, etc) may de- pend on various factors (particular hardware model, specifics of hardware installation and usage, configuration of the player and the hardware, etc).
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