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Rev. 530 MANUAL Freecom MediaPlayer 2.5" Drive-In Kit.
2 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive-In GB Dear customer, Thank you for buying the Freecom MediaPlayer-25 Drive-In Kit, a brand-new digital multimedia player that supports data access mode via 2.5" HDD inside (not supplied). With this player you can easily enjoy Digital Movies, Digital Music, Digital Photos from a 2.
3 GB Table of Contents Users manual General Information .......................................................................... page 4 Warnings and Safety Instructions ..................................................... page 6 Chapter 1: Explanation of the exterior Appearance .
4 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive-In GB * USB 2.0 is downwards compatible to USB 1.1. To achieve optimal performance from the Freecom MediaPlayer-25 Drive-In Kit your PC should be equipped with an USB 2.0 port. USB 2.0 PCI Host Controllers are separately available at www.
5 GB General Information Software Requirements • Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows 98 Second Edition • Mac OS X or higher • Linux 2.4 or higher • For use under Mac OS and Linux, the drive needs to be FAT-32 formatted.
6 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive-In GB Warnings and Safety Instructions Please read and follow the below mentioned instructions. They should be observed in order to prevent injury to the user, damage to the device and damage to property, as well as to ensure safe use of the product.
7 GB Warnings and Safety Instructions • In a car, we recommend you to use the supplied cigarette lighter jack (option) and we are not responsible for the damage or loss of data in a HDD by using another cigarette lighter jack. • Grip the side of the Freecom MediaPlayer-25 Drive-In Kit.
8 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive-In GB Furthermore, warranty does not apply to: • Damages or problems resulting from misuse, abuse, accident, alteration or incorrect electrical current or voltage. • Any product tampered-with or damaged serial number label.
9 GB 1 Chapter 1: Explanation of the exterior Appearance FRONT VIEW REAR VIEW Power LED: Lights up when drive is powered HDD LED: Lights up when data is transmitted IR LED: Blinks when a signal is received from the remote control IR Receiver: Reception area of the remote control.
10 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive-In GB 2 Chapter 2: Assembling a Hard Drive into the MediaPlayer This chapter describes how to assemble or disassemble a hard drive to/from the player. Note: The HDD should be jumpered as "Master". Pull a hasp to the arrow direction.
11 GB 3 Chapter 3: Connecting the player to a PC Connect the player to the PC using the supplied USB Cable. Note: Windows 98SE users have to install the Installation Driver first. Refer to the below instructions. 3.1. Instructions for Windows Users When the player is connected to the PC, a new volume will appear on [My Computer].
12 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive-In GB 3 When you install [Win98_Freecom MediaPlayer-25.exe], the installation wiz- ard will appear. Press [Next] button and complete the installation. Check the Driver Installation You can check whether the driver is installed correctly or not at [Appendix.
13 GB 3 3.1.2 Windows ME/2000/XP Users There is no need to install any Installation Driver. Connect the player to the PC using the supplied USB Cable. The PC will automatically detect the player as USB Mass Storage Device in [My Computer].
14 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive-In GB 4 Chapter 4: Connecting the player to external AV Devices The player supports Composite, S-Video, and Component for Video and Stereo & 5.1Ch sound by Digital Output (Coaxial). Please refer to the below examples. 4.
15 GB 4 4.2 Connect by Composite for Video & 5.1Ch for Audio Connection for Video through Composite and for Audio through 5.1Ch (Coaxial) After cable connection, set the Audio as 5.
16 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive-In GB 4 4.4 Connect by S-Video for Video & 5.1Ch for Audio Connection for Video through S-Video and for Audio through 5.1Ch (Coaxial) After cable connection, set the Audio as 5.1Ch at Setup page of the player. Connect AV 2 Cable (Yellow, SVideo) to SV/5.
17 GB 4 4.5 Connect by Component for Video & Stereo for Audio Connection for Video through Component and for Audio through Stereo When the main screen does not appear after connecting the proper c.
18 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive-In GB 4 4.6 Connect by Component for Video & 5.1Ch for Audio Connection for Video through Component and for Audio through 5.1Ch (Coaxial) After cable connection, set the Audio as 5.1Ch at Setup page of the player. In case, the main screen does not appear.
19 GB 5 Chapter 5: Basic Setup of the player 5.1 Video Setup The default Video Setup is Composite Connection for general TV. If a general cable (Yellow) is connected, there is no need to change the settings.
20 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive-In GB 5 5.1.2 Setup of HD Component (Progressive) NTSC, PAL: Standard of TV Output. Select the proper one for using in your country.
21 GB 5 If you see an abnormal/distorted screen, your TV does not support [Progressive]. In this case, press [Video] button on a remote controller until you have a normal screen. Some TVs may not support [720P]. 5.2 Audio Setup Select [Setup] button on the remote control.
22 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive-In GB 5 5.3 Other Setup functions Select [Setup] button on the remote control. Select [Other Setup] by using [ or ] button. Select the menu you want to change and press [Enter] button. Set other configurations by using arrow buttons or go to other setup pages by pressing [Setup] button.
23 GB 6 Chapter 6: Play Video, Audio and Photo files 6.1 Play Video Files Select [Video] -> Press [Enter] button then you will see a list of video files that you saved onto the player. Select the file you want to play, press [Enter] or [Play] button to start playback.
24 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive-In GB 6 Various functions of the buttons on the remote control You can use the following buttons when you are playing a video file: • [Audio] button: You can select Audio 01, Audio 02 if the audio format is multi-audio. • [Caption] button: Supports the following three functions.
25 GB 6 6.2 Play Audio Files Select [Audio] -> Press [Enter] button; you will see the list of audio files that you saved onto the Player. Select the file you would like to play and press [Enter] or [Play] button; playback will start. Menu Description • Play All: All audio files will be played in order.
26 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive-In GB 6 6.3 Play Photos Select [Photo] -> Press [Enter] button; you will see a list of all photo files you saved onto the Player. Select the file you want to view and press [Enter] or [Play] button to start playback. Menu Description • Play All: All photo files will be played in order.
27 GB 6 Available Buttons when display photos • Volume +: Enlarge photos (Zoom In) • Volume -: Reduce photos (Zoom Out) • F2 Button: Rotate photos (Rotation) • / / / buttons: Move photos to up, down, left and right (Panning) Slide Show by using [Play All] Select [Display] -> press [Enter]; all photos will be displayed in order.
28 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive-In GB 6 Menu Description • Display: shows all files added to the Play List. • Media Select: Move to [Video], [Audio], [Photo] without returning first to the main page. • Play all: Play all files in order. • Random Play: Play the files in random order.
29 GB 6 6.5 Remote Control – description of all buttons and functions Power: Power On/Off TV Type: Select 4:3 letterbox, panscan, 16::9 wide Audio: Select Audio files or dual-audio Caption: Setup of location / size / multi-title Scr.
30 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive-In GB 6 6.6 DVD Manager The player has DVD manager function which supports playing ripped DVD Files, in the same way as playing an original DVD. Create a folder (when player is connected to the PC), then save all ripped files into this folder.
31 GB 6 Available buttons when playing ripped DVD files rippés • Audio button: Audio type will be changed when button is pressed. • Caption button: Caption type will be changed when button is pressed. • Scr. Size button: Screen size will be changed when button is pressed.
32 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive-In GB 7 File system Operating system File system Operating system *1 : A patch for Windows 98SE is required for hard disk larger than 60 GB. Further information and an update to fix this problem can be found in article 263044 of the "Microsoft Knowledge Base"on the Microsoft Website under http://support.
33 GB 7 File system Total size of the Drive Example for different partitions with different file systems on one MediaPlayer-25 Drive-In Kit NTFS FAT32 120 GB 90GB 30 GB The example above is a good solution for Windows 2000/XP users who sometimes exchange data with Windows 98SE/ME PCs.
34 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive-In GB 7 3. Enter "fdisk" and confirm with "OK". 4. Answer the question "Do you wish to enable large disk support?" by pressing the 'Return' key.
35 GB 7 6. Select the hard disk by its number where the "Usage" contains no value but only a percent symbol. Select the number of the corresponding hard disk and confirm by pressing the "Return" key. Now your hard disk is activated and ready to be partitioned.
36 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive-In GB 7 9. If only one partition is required then answer "Y" to the question: "Do you wish to use the maximumavailable size for a Primary DOS partition?&quo.
37 GB 7 12. Stop your hard disk by using the hot unplug icon in the lower right corner of your screen and remove the USB cable from your hard disk. Afterwards connect your hard disk again with your computer. The hard disk will now be recognized by Windows.
38 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive-In GB 7 Deleting a partition on the MediaPlayer-25 Drive-In Kit under Windows 98SE / ME The following steps will explain how to delete a partition on your MediaPlayer- 25 Drive-In Kit. 1. Click on the "Start" button.
39 GB 7 7.2 Partitioning your MediaPlayer-25 Drive-In Kit under Windows XP / 2000 Creating a partition on the MediaPlayer-25 Drive-In Kit under Windows XP / 2000 The following steps will guide you through the process of creating partitions on your MediaPlayer-25 Drive-In Kit.
40 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive-In GB 7 5. Click with the right mouse button on the "unallocated" area and select the option "New Partition" (Windows 2000: "Create Partition Wizard"). The "New Partition Wizard" opens.
41 GB 7 7. Now you can adjust the size of your partition. Click on "Next" if only one partition is to be created. See next chapter (Creating two or more partitions on the MediaPlayer-25 Drive-In Kit under Windows XP/2000) how to create more than one partition.
42 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive-In GB 7 Creating two or more partitions on the MediaPlayer-25 Drive-In Kit under Windows XP / 2000 1. Repeat the steps from the previous chapter (Creating a partition on the MediaPlayer-25 Drive-In Kit under Windows XP/2000) for creating the first partition.
43 GB 7 7. Now you can adjust the size of your partition. Enter the size and click on "Next". 8. Click on "Finish" to create the "Extended partition".
44 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive-In GB 7 10. "Logical drive" is already selected. Click on "Next". 11. Specify the partition size and click on "Next". 12. Assign a drive letter and click on "Next". 13. Select the formatting option.
45 GB Appendix Check the Driver Installation for the player in Windows Windows 98SE Check at [Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Device Manager > Hard disk controllers > Hi-.
46 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive-In GB Windows 2000/XP Check at [Start > Settings > Control panel > (switch to classic View on Windows XP) > system > Hardware > Device manager > Unive.
47 GB Product Specifications Product Name Freecom MediaPlayer-25 Drive-In Kit Power DC 5V/2A Weight 130g (without HDD) Dimension 80 x 148 x 24 mm Working Temperature 0° C ~ 5° C Working Humidity 10% ~ 75% Available OS Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP, Mac OS X higher, Linux 2.
WARRANTY (valid in Europe/Turkey only): We thank you for purchasing this Freecom product and hope you will enjoy using it. In order to avoid unnecessary inconvenience on your part, we suggest reading the quick install guide, instruction manual and any additional electronic and or printed manuals.
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