Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product MED400XS2 Mede8er
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High Definition Multimedia Player MED400X2 TM User Manual Based on Firmware V2.0.0 21 November 201 1.
Page1 INDEX page 1 page 2 page 3 page 4 page 5 page 6 page 7 page 8 page 9 page10 page1 1 page12 page13 page14 page15 page16 page17 page18 page19 page20 page21 page22 page23 page24 page25 page26 page2.
Thank you for purchasing the Mede8er Multimedia Player . W arranty International Mede8er products carry a 24 month from date of purchase warranty . In the event of warranty service please provide proof of purchase.
Y Pb Pr OUT GENERAL OVERVIEW Page3 Composite Video Out HDMI Connector RJ45 - Lan connector Optical Audio Out TV Out On/Off Status Led DC - 5V olt 2.4 Amp input Analogue Audio Out USB Host Port USB Hos.
Y Pb Pr OUT Page4 CONNECTIONS Analogue Audio and Composite Video connection to TV . Composite Video of fers the most basic picture quality connection and should only be used if your TV does not have a HDMI input. Use RCA analogue audio outputs in the absence of HDMI or Digital Audio inputs on your TV or Home Theatre system.
Page5 Power up and Standby Plug the AC/DC adapter into the mains outlet and plug the DC Jack into the DC IN at the rear of the MED400X2. DO NOT USE ANY AC/DC ADAPTER AND ONL Y USE THE ONE SUPPLIED otherwise you may cause damage to the unit. Press the On/Off button on the Mede8er’s front panel and front facia LED will turn on Blue.
TV OUTPUT SETTINGS Connect the Mede8er to your TV by one of the connection options as shown on page 4 & 5 and change the input option on your TV to match the option you selected. If you do not get to see the Mede8er GUI on your TV you will need to toggle the Mede8er TV output until you get a picture .
Page7 REMOTE FUNCTIONALITY Audio Selection / Audio Currently Playing Subtitle Setup Return Goto Numbers Info Screen / Movie Sheet (about.jpg) Zoom Audio Mute On / Off TV System Fast Forward / Rewind H.
SAMBA (Network Setup) If your PC or NAS has shares setup to specific users then you will need to setup a shortcut on the X2 to each machine and specify the IP , Username and Password Setting up Samba shortcuts on the Mede8er Select ‘Network’ and then select the ‘My_Shortcuts’ icon.
HOME NETWORK SAMBA SER VER The Mede8er has NAS (Network Attached Storage) functionality built in. And although it is limited in transfer speed compared to standalone NAS servers it performs very well if speed is not your major requirement.
Page10 WIRED NETWORK CONNECTION AND SETUP The Mede8er MED400X2 can be connected to your local network by means of a RJ45 CA T5 cable. The Mede8er is supplied standard with a UPnP facility , Samba Client and NFS that allows connection to your local area network via a router or switch.
Emergency Method (Resets Configuration to Default) Disconnect the power jack at the rear of the Mede8er then plug it back in - Now press the on/off button and hold it pressed for 10 seconds and then release.
Page12 HOME P AGE The Mede8er Home is the central point where you can launch all the user applications. Press the Right/Left Navigation buttons on the remote to navigate the Home Page and press “Enter” to launch the selected page. F A VOURITES Create, manage, apply Genre cover art to local and network folder shortcuts.
Page13 HOME P AGE STRIP The Home Page can be accessed at any time by pressing the “Home Page” button on the remote. The Home Page Strip will appear at the bottom of the page and allow you to make your selection using the Left / Right Navigation buttons on the remote.
Page14 MEDIA LIBRAR Y The Mede8er Media Library has five built in standard views ie Movie View , Music View , Picture View , List View , List View and Preview View . The Media Library has been designed so that the view can be easily changed on the fly .
Page15 MEDIA LIBRAR Y CONTINUED T o change the View of the Media Library press the “View” button on the remote and the Media Library strip will light up.
Page16 MEDIA LIBRAR Y MET ADA T A DISPLA Y The Media Library will display basic Movie Metadata in all ‘Views’. This unique Mede8er functionality will greatly enhance your Media Library browsing experience and make it real easy for the whole family to enjoy .
ADDING CUSTOM BACKDROPS AND SKINS Y ou can easily customise your X2 by adding your own backdrop image. Prepare the jpg image to size 1280 x 720 pixels with max size 500KB. In the X2 Media Library navigate to the image you require and press the ‘Menu’ button.
XML SEARCH (JUKEBOX FUNCTION) The X2 has a built in XML Search facility that will allow you to sort and arrange your Video Files by pre defined xml filters. The XML Search can be used with content on External USB Hard Drive, Samba Network and NFS Network.
JukeBox View In Setup under ‘Misc Options’ you can select JukeBox View -- on/off JukeBox View ‘off’ - Favourite Links to a Jukebox will be presented in a normal structure and you can navigate the scanned Folders and Sub Folders folder as you normally would in the Media Library .
Page20 MEDIA LIBRAR Y - MUSIC PLA YER Select any supported music file and the Music Player Screen will launch. If the music file has embedded information tags and images then these will be displayed on the right hand side in the preview window area. If you do not want to use embedded mp3 art or you are using .
Page21 COVER ART PREVIEW IN MEDIA LIBRAR Y The Mede8er has a built in facility to preview cover art and it will automatically read the folder .jpg and the about.jpg inside the movie folders. All you need to do in order to use this very useful feature is to arrange your collection with each video, in its own folder .
Page22 PLA Y FOLDER Mede8er allows you to play a video file within a folder without the need to open the folder . Just focus on the required folder and press the ‘Play’ or ‘FF’ button. The first video file found in the folder will be played. The folder play will only work with video files.
Page23 MEDIA SCANNER The Mede8er has a built in Media Scanner that will scan your Media Files on your USB drive and allow user functionality such as Search, Genre, Last Played etc.
Page24 LOCK F ACILITY Mede8er has a built in Lock facility designed to restrict access to certain folders. Lock facility functions a. System access areas such as Hard Drive Format screen and File Manager .
Page25 F A VOURITES MANAGER The MED400X2 is equipped with a powerful function that we call Favourites. Basically it is a list of Shortcuts that you the user easily create yourself. The Favourite Link will work as a shortcut link to shared folder on your hosted USB Drive, Samba and NFS Network Share.
Page26 ADDING GENRE ARTWORK T O F A VOURITES Y ou can easily add Genre artwork to each Favourite link. T o add the cover artwork just focus on the Favourite thumbnail and press the “Menu” button on the remote control. The menu dialogue screen will open and now you can select the “Genre” option.
Page27 VIDEO INFO SEARCH The Info Search allows you to easily jump to any part of the video. While viewing a Video File press the Left/Right Navigation button and the Info Screen will appear on the top of the screen.
Page28 SCREEN CALIBRA TION For more accurate Zoom functionality we suggest you calibrate your TV screen. Go to System Setup then Video and select Screen Size. Using the left, right, up and down navigation buttons you can adjust the red rectangle to fit the outer frame of your TV screen.
Page29 SUBTITLES Mede8er supports various types of subtitle files. If the subtitle is embedded into the video file it will automatically be available on the Subtitle Dialogue Screen. External Subtitles must be placed into the same folder as the video file and must be named to be exactly the same name as the video file eg Cloudy .
Page30 FILE MANAGER The Mede8er has a built in File Manager to manage and transfer files between your media sources. The File Manager is launched by pressing the “Edit” button on the remote Control while you are Media Library .
FILE MANAGER - MUL TIPLE FILES T o Copy , Delete, Move or Rename multiple files just press the “Edit” button on the remote control while you are in Media Library view .
Page32 PICTURES Press the “View” button on the remote and the Icon strip will light up. Now select the Picture Icon. The page will re-arrange into a image grid that is optimized for image thumbnail viewing. The X2 supports full Slideshow functions and you must enable the ‘Slideshow’ option in the Setup Menu.
Page33 PLASMA MODE / VIDEO SCREEN TRANSP ARENCY The Plasma Mode has been designed for use with Plasma TV’ s that are susceptible to still image “burn in”. The Plasma control will change the transparency level of the GUI screens and will not have any effect on the screens during Video Play .
Page34 NFS (Network File System) Mede8er by default uses Samba to stream content on a local network and this should be more than sufficient for all users. NFS can be used when streaming on a local network but you may need take care of ‘Flow Control problems by using a managed switch.
Setup Main Page Menu Language T ext Encoding T ime DVD Auto-Play Screen Saver DLNA-DMR DLNA Device name MiniKBD Language Keyboard Layout Scan Storage Resume Play Format BD Menu Restore Default Auto De.
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