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PowerZest HD-500D User Manual HoneyWld Technology Corp. Version v1.3 Honeywld Technology Corp Content Index CHAPTER 1 BASIC SETUP.................................................................................................................................. 7 PACKAGE CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................................. 7 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ....................................................................................................................................... 7 HARDWARE OVERVIEW.......................................................................................................................................... 8 PERIPHERAL CONNECTIONS ................................................................................................................................... 9 Video & Audio .................................................................................................................................................. 9 Storage Device ............................................................................................................................................... 10 Network Connection....................................................................................................................................... 10 NETWORKING DIAGRAM...................................................................................................................................... 11 USING REMOTE CONTROL ................................................................................................................................... 11 SETUP FOR TV MODE .......................................................................................................................................... 14 WIRED NETWORK SETUP ..................................................................................................................................... 14 WIRELESS NETWORK SETUP ................................................................................................................................ 15 When Wireless Network is hidden .................................................................................................................. 17 WIRELESS SETUP FOR PC .................................................................................................................................... 17 Windows XP Mode ......................................................................................................................................... 17 Windows Vista Mode ...................................................................................................................................... 19 CHAPTER 2 ADVANCED NETWORK SETUP................................................................................................ 21 CONNECT POWERZEST TO PC DIRECTLY BY LAN CABLE..................................................................................... 21 WIRELESS CONNECTION WITHOUT AN ACCESS POINT.......................................................................................... 21 WIRELESS CONFIGURATION UNDER WINDOWS XP.............................................................................................. 21 Wireless Network Configuration .................................................................................................................... 21 Ad-hoc Mode Settings .................................................................................................................................... 23 WIRELESS CONFIGURATION UNDER WINDOWS VISTA ......................................................................................... 24 Wireless Network Configuration .................................................................................................................... 24 CHAPTER 3 PLAY MEDIA FROM LOCAL NETWORK............................................................................... 27 UPNP (DLNA) .................................................................................................................................................... 27 USING THE HONEYWLD DIGITAL MEDIA SERVER (DMS)..................................................................................... 27 Disable Firewall under Windows Vista .......................................................................................................... 31 NFS (NETWORK FILE SYSTEM) ........................................................................................................................... 37 MY NETWORK PLACES(SAMBA CLIENT) ............................................................................................................. 37 CHAPTER 4 : STORAGE CONFIGURATION & FILE MANAGEMENT. .................................................. 39 COPY FILES FROM USB TO SATA HDD ............................................................................................................... 39 Honeywld Technology Corp. 2 COPY/DELETE LOCAL FILES FROM PC.................................................................................................................. 40 Samba Server - My Network Place ................................................................................................................ 40 Through Honeywld Media Server Software ................................................................................................... 43 CHAPTER 5 PLAY MUSIC, PHOTO AND VIDEO FILES ............................................................................. 47 MUSIC ................................................................................................................................................................. 47 Supported Music Format................................................................................................................................ 47 To Play Music................................................................................................................................................. 47 Supported Playlist .......................................................................................................................................... 51 PHOTOS ............................................................................................................................................................... 53 Supported Photo Format................................................................................................................................ 53 To Play Photos ............................................................................................................................................... 54 VIDEO .................................................................................................................................................................. 57 Supported Video Format ................................................................................................................................ 57 Supported Audio Track format ....................................................................................................................... 58 To Play Video................................................................................................................................................. 58 Search Video .................................................................................................................................................. 63 DVD Menu Navigation................................................................................................................................... 64 CHAPTER 6 WEB BROWSER & RSS............................................................................................................... 65 TO START THE WEB BROWSER ............................................................................................................................. 65 USING THE REMOTE CONTROL FOR NAVIGATING ................................................................................................. 65 TOOL BAR OF THE BROWSER ................................................................................................................................ 68 Go to a web page ........................................................................................................................................... 69 Tab function.................................................................................................................................................... 69 Previous, Next and Home Pages .................................................................................................................... 70 View of the pages............................................................................................................................................ 71 Bookmark function ......................................................................................................................................... 71 Exit ................................................................................................................................................................. 72 RSS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 72 CHAPTER 7 INTERNET MEDIA ...................................................................................................................... 74 PLAY INTERNET VIDEO - ZESTCHANNELTM .......................................................................................................... 74 PLAY INTERNET RADIO- LIVE 365™ ................................................................................................................... 74 MY IMEDIA - MY VIDEO ...................................................................................................................................... 75 ADD/DELETE THE INTERNET RADIO/TV STATION LISTS ...................................................................................... 77 Through PowerZest Onscreen Menu.............................................................................................................. 77 Through Honeywld DMS Software................................................................................................................. 78 Honeywld Technology Corp. 3 NFS (NETWORK FILE SYSTEM) ........................................................................................................................... 80 Through PowerZest Onscreen Menu.............................................................................................................. 80 Through Honeywld DMS software ................................................................................................................. 81 VIEWING YOUTUBE CONTENT ............................................................................................................................. 82 SHOUTCAST......................................................................................................................................................... 84 CHAPTER 8 BITTORRENT DOWNLOAD ...................................................................................................... 85 Enable BitTorrent Feature.............................................................................................................................. 85 Add New Torrent Seed and Start Downloader................................................................................................ 86 BitTorrent Management ................................................................................................................................. 87 CHAPTER 9 FIRMWARE UPGRADE AND RESET TO DEFAULT ............................................................. 90 UPGRADE BY DIRECT INTERNET ACCESS ............................................................................................................. 90 UPGRADE BY USING AN USB DISK ...................................................................................................................... 91 RESET TO DEFAULT .............................................................................................................................................. 92 CHAPTER 10 MISCELLANEOUS SETTINGS ................................................................................................ 93 SYSTEM SETUP .................................................................................................................................................... 93 Language........................................................................................................................................................ 94 TV Mode Setup ............................................................................................................................................... 94 Audio Setup .................................................................................................................................................... 95 Video Setup .................................................................................................................................................... 96 Hard Disk Share Setup................................................................................................................................... 96 Other Settings................................................................................................................................................. 97 MEDIA SETUP ...................................................................................................................................................... 97 Auto Sync ....................................................................................................................................................... 98 BIT TORRENT SETUP ............................................................................................................................................ 98 CHAPTER 11 TROUBLE SHOOTINGS.......................................................................................................... 100           NO TELEVISION DISPLAY OR POOR DISPLAY. ....................................................................................... 100 UNSTABLE DISPLAY WITH 1080P24 FILMS ........................................................................................... 100 NO AUDIO OUTPUT WITH FILMS WITH DTS ENCODED. ........................................................................ 100 POWERZEST DOES NOT FIND MY NETWORK. ........................................................................................ 101 POWERZEST DOES NOT FIND THE HONEYWLD DMS SERVER............................................................... 101 DIGITAL MEDIA SERVER CAN ONLY BE SEEN FOR A SHORT TIME........................................................... 101 POWERZEST DOES NOT RECEIVE A VALID IP ADDRESS ......................................................................... 101 NO SUBTITLE WHEN PLAYING “MPEG2” FILES ..................................................................................... 101 NO SUBTITLE WHEN PLAYING “MPEG2” FILES AFTER PRESSING “SUBTITLE” BUTTON .......................... 102 NO SUBTITLE WHEN PLAYING “MPEG2” FILES ..................................................................................... 102 Honeywld Technology Corp. 4    FAST FORWARD OR SLOW FORWARD IS NOT WORKING .......................................................................... 102 CAN NOT ADD MUSIC FILES TO BGM LIST?.......................................................................................... 102 CAN NOT FIND FIRMWARE UPGRADE FILE IN THE USB DEVICE ........................................................... 102 CHAPTER 12 FAQ.............................................................................................................................................. 103 Q: WHY CAN’T I SEE ANYTHING ON TV SCREEN?............................................................................................... 103 Q: WHY CAN’T I CONNECT THE PLAYER TO MY HOME NETWORK?...................................................................... 103 Q: USB HDD EXTERNAL ENCLOSURE IS NOT SUPPORTED? ............................................................................... 103 Q: WHY IS THE VIDEO STREAMING OF IMEDIA ALWAYS LAGGED? ...................................................................... 103 Table/Diagram Index HD-500D FRONT VIEW ........................................................................................................................................ 8 HD-500D REAR VIEW ........................................................................................................................................... 8 NETWORK DIAGRAM ......................................................................................................................................... 11 REMOTE CONTROL KEY FUNCTION TABLE................................................................................................ 13 START-UP PAGE .................................................................................................................................................. 14 REMOTE CONTROL UNIT FOR WEB BROWSER ........................................................................................ 67 WEB BROWSER REMOTE CONTROL KEY TABLE...................................................................................... 67 SYSTEM SETUP TABLE ..................................................................................................................................... 94 TABEL OF OTHER SETTINGS .......................................................................................................................... 98 Safety Information WARNING: Failure to follow these safety instructions could result in fire, electric shock, or other injury or damage. Read these instructions; Keep these instructions; Heed all Warnings; Follow all instructions Do not use this apparatus near water. Clean only with dry cloth Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time. WARNING: To reduce the risk of electronic shock, do not remove the cover. WARNING: The device can display static images, which can cause “burn in” of certain Honeywld Technology Corp. 5 displays. Avoid leaving static images (such as photos or paused videos) onscreen for long periods of time. WARNING: This device should be used only indoors in well-ventilated areas. Do not operate this device outside the temperature range of 5 ~35 . To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or ℃ ℃ interference, do not expose this appliance to rain, liquid, moisture, excessive hear, or naked flame. For technical support, please go to www.honeywld.com CAUTION: About Laser and LED Use of controls or adjustments, or performance of procedures other than those specified herein my result in hazardous radiation exposure. This device complies with International Standard IEC 60825-1:2001-08 for a Class 1 and Class 2 laser product. This device also complies with 21CFR 1040.10 and 1040.11 except for deviations pursuant to Laser Notice No. 50, dated July 26, 2001. Class 1 Laser Devices Beam description: Collimated (parallel) beam of infrared light (invisible to user) Laser power output: ＜716 microwatts (at 832 nanometers) to 834 microwatts (at 865 nanometers) Emitted laser wavelength: nominal: 850 nanometers, range: (832 – 865 nanometers) A Class 1 laser product is safe under reasonable foreseeable conditions of operation as described by IEC 60825-1 and 21 CFR 1040.10. However, it is recommended that you not direct the laser beam (which is emitted from the bottom of the device) at anyone’s eyes. About This Manual This User Manual gives you a step-by-step explanation of how to install PowerZest Media Player. Use this information to set up and configure PowerZest. For a quick help, press “ ” on the remote control unit to see available instructions. (This key function will be supported later through firmware upgrade.) Honeywld Technology Corp. 6 Chapter 1 Basic Setup Package Contents The product package should contain the following items: PowerZest unit (Weight: 0.75Kg; Dimension: 130mm x 100mm x 25mm) Remote control unit 2 AAA batteries for remote control unit (1.65 ~ 1.725 Volt). The batteries are NOT rechargeable. CAUTION: There’s danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type. Power adapter WARNING: Be sure to use the power adapter shipped with PowerZest unit. Other power adapters such as the one with 12V output generally for laptop PC will damage or even burn the unit. Category 5 (CAT5) Ethernet cable Quick Start Guide Phone Jack to Composite (CVBS) A/V cable System Requirements One Display (projector or TV set) with HDMI or Composite video (CVBS) port and analogue audio or optical digital audio ports HDMI or Composite cable and analog or optical digital audio cables An Ethernet or Wireless network and a broadband Internet connection (DSL/Cable/LAN) PowerZest supports several ways to share and play files from its original destination in a PC or NAS machine over the network. Windows based PC would be a de facto platform to share content by Samba or by running UPnP media server software. The following items would be needed: Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Vista system software 500MHz Processor or better. 512 MB RAM 50MB available HDD space Honeywld Technology Corp. 7 Hardware Overview Power light HD-500D FRONT VIEW On/Off Button S/PDIF HDMI USB Host Ethernet Power eSATA /USB Host Composite HD-500D REAR VIEW Honeywld Technology Corp. 8 Standby Mode: When you press the Power key of the remote control unit or on/off button, the system will enter standby mode. Power Off: If you want to power off the system, please press the power key of the remote control unit for more than 2 seconds in operating state or on/off button more than 5 seconds in standby mode. Please don't press on/off button for more than 5 seconds in operating state, because this is to force power-off and some data may be lost in this case (For example, BT downloaded data) Front Panel LED indicator: ● Red - Power Off ● Orange - Standby Mode/Booting-up ● Green - Operating Peripheral Connections Video & Audio HDMI is for high-definition video and audio quality. Optical S/PDIF is for high-quality audio connected to an external decoder or amplifier. Please press hotkey on the remote control unit and go to ‘System Setup’ → ‘Audio Setup’ to select a right way for Analog or Digital Audio Output. A/V is for general RCA connector; please see the adapter cable below which is included in the product package. Honeywld Technology Corp. 9 Storage Device The USB host is for HDD enclosure or flash drive. The eSATA/USB combo port can be plugged by either a SATA or USB Disk. Please be noted that plugging an USB disk into the eSATA/USB combo port is not smoothly due to mechanical constraint. Watch out not to damage with connector when you plug and unplug an USB device with this port. Network Connection The ETHERNET port is to connect to your home router for local area network connection or Internet connection. Contact a Honeywld representative for an USB Wi-Fi dongle to connect your PowerZest to the network wirelessly. Honeywld Technology Corp. 10 Networking Diagram A connection example with network and peripheral devices is like the diagram below. NETWORK DIAGRAM Using Remote Control Use the remote control to navigate menus, and to select and watch videos, listen to music, or view photos on your television. To use button function for web browser, please refer to the chapter named ‘Web Browser’. Honeywld Technology Corp. 11 1 3 2 5 4 6 8 9 11 7 10 12 13 14 37 16 17 15 18 19 20 22 21 23 24 27 25 26 28 30 31 33 29 32 34 36 35 Honeywld Technology Corp. 12 The table below describes the function of the remote control unit. REMOTE CONTROL KEY FUNCTION TABLE No. 1 2 3 4 5 KEYPAD POWER HOME OUTPUT HELP SETUP 6 SORT/EPG 7 FUNC 8 BGM 9 RECORD 10 COPY 11 MUTE 12 NUMBERS 13 PREV 14 NEXT 15 BACK 16 INFO 17 18 19, 20 22, 23 VOLUME VOLUME ─ ┼ DIRECTIONS 24 25 26 27 28 29 OK/Play Pause VIDEO MUSIC PICTURES iMedia SUBTITLE STOP 30 REPEAT 31 32 33 LANG ZOOM ROTATE 34 MENU 35 A-B 36 SLOW/SLIDE 21 Honeywld Technology Corp. FUNCTION DESCRIPTION Turn On/Off “PowerZest”. Hotkey to return to Main Menu. Switch the video output type with CompositeHDMI sequence. (Reserved) Hotkey to the Setup main page for settings. Sorting all the files in one folder and re-arrange in alphabetical order. (Reserved) Add/Remove a music file or iMedia station as or background music. Record streaming video being played into HDD. Copy files or folders between USB storage and SATA HDD, or delete Mute audio output. 1. Input numbers when required. 2. Go to 00%-99% progress of current video or music file. 1. Skip to the previous page when browsing media files. 2. Skip to the previous file when playing media files. 1. Skip to the next page when browsing media files. 2. Skip to the next file when playing media files. 1. Return to previous page. Save/cancel setting in setup pages. 2. Escape from Web Browser. Display media info. Pressing twice will show more information about video. Decrease the volume. Increase the volume. To move cursor for item selection. 1. Play or pause media files 2. Enter the highlighted item. Press to jump to VIDEO mode Press to jump to MUSIC mode Press to jump to PHOTO mode Press to jump to Internet Media mode Select different subtitles Stop the media playing. 1. Video & Music: Repeat current file or Repeat all files in this folder or cancel repeat function. 2. Photo: Repeat Background music. Select different languages/audio tracks Zoom video or photo. Rotate the picture being viewed. 1. Go to the Menu of DVD films. 2. Choose file path when navigating. Set/Cancel A-B repeat mode. 1. Slow forward / backward the media with speed 1/2x, 1/4x,1/8x… 2. Eject the selected USB storage device. 13 37 :/ Go to the specified time of current file. Setup for TV Mode Please set the video sources selector of your TV to match the connection from your PowerZest. For example, if you use HDMI, set the TV to use the correspondent HDMI input port. 1. Turn on PowerZest. The LED on the front panel of the PowerZest will turn orange during system loading and then green when it’s finished. START-UP PAGE 2. Check the TV display by going to ‘Setup’ → ‘System Setup’ → ‘TV Mode Setup‘ → ‘Video Output’. The default display of PowerZest is Composite (CVBS). If you use HDMI, use the remote control and push “Output” Key. You can cycle through the TV modes to get the correct display mode. Wired Network Setup 1) Press “Setup” hotkey on the remote control or select “SETUP” from the Main Menu. Honeywld Technology Corp. 14 2) Select “Network Setup” → “IP Setup”, and Enable DHCP or set your static IP address according to your local configuration. Wireless Network Setup PowerZest supports wireless Ethernet with an USB Wi-Fi dongle supplied by Honeywld. To enable wireless function, please make sure you plug the Wi-Fi dongle into the USB port before Powering on PowerZest. And please be noted that an USB Wi-Fi dongle not authorized by Honeywld is NOT supported. For video of very high-definition, streaming with a wired connection between PowerZest and home router is recommended. It is ok for playing music and photo with wireless connection. 1) Press “Setup” hotkey on the remote control or select “SETUP” from the Main Menu. 2) Select “Network Wizard” from set up main menu to start setup wizard and choose “Wireless” 3) PowerZest scan Honeywld Technology Corp. and displays all available networks, choose the right one for 15 you. 4) If the network you choose is locked by password, a “Lock” icon will be shown. And the signal strength is indicated by the red(poor quality), yellow(fair quality) or green(good quality) light. 5) Select “Key Value”, and have your password ready to enter. The key length of each Key Format is described in the table below. For WPA and WPA2 format, PowerZest will detect and switch automatically. Key Format Key Length WEP64(ASCII) 5 digits WEP64(HEX) 10 digits WEP128(ASCII) 13 digits WEP128(HEX) 26 digits WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK 8 digits or more Honeywld Technology Corp. 16 6) Input password and choose “Enter” to save. 9) Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the setting. It is recommended to play high-bit-rate video only from access point with ‘green’ signal strength. When Wireless Network is hidden If you can’t find the ESSID (Network Name) on the “ESSID Device List”, follow these steps to configure wireless network manually. 1. Select Wireless Setup. 2. Select Network type as “Infrastructure” mode. 3. Press “Back” to accept the setting or press “OK” to change the setting. Enter a value of up to 32 characters for the SSID by on-screen keyboard. 4. Input other related information such like “Authentication”, “Key Format”, and proper “Key Value” of this hidden wireless network. 5. Press “Back” or “Left” buttons to leave the wireless setup page and save the configurations. Wireless Setup for PC When using wireless network, after PowerZest is set up, you have to ensure your PC is also linked with the same AP. See below to ensure the correct settings. Windows XP Mode 1. Click right button of the mouse on wireless icon, and choose “View Available Wireless Networks” Honeywld Technology Corp. 17 2. Choose a Wireless Network you want to use and click “Connect”. 3. Input network key if necessary. Honeywld Technology Corp. 18 4. Network is successfully connected. Windows Vista Mode 1. Select “Control Panel”. 2. Click on “Network and Internet” Honeywld Technology Corp. 19 3. Select “Network and Sharing Center” and click on “Connect to a network” 4. Select the right Access Point and click on “Connect”. Honeywld Technology Corp. 20 Chapter 2 Advanced Network Setup Connect PowerZest to PC directly by LAN cable 1. Use a crossover LAN cable to connect the LAN port of both PowerZest and the PC. 2. On PowerZest, press Setup hotkey or select “Setup Main Menu”. 3. Follow on-screen instructions to complete Wired Network settings. Wireless Connection without an Access Point PowerZest supports wireless Ethernet with an USB Wi-Fi dongle. To enable wireless function, please make sure you PLUG THE Wi-Fi Dongle into USB Host Port before Powering on This Device. And please be noted that not all USB Wi-Fi dongle are supported. This device supports USB Wi-Fi with Ralink RT2870 or RT3070 chipset. 1. Press Setup hotkey or select “Setup Main Menu”. 2. Select “Wireless Network Setup”, and set ‘Network Type” as “Ad-hoc” mode. 3. Configure an ESSID with software as you wish. 4. You may choose to configure security settings for this connection or not. 5. Press “BACK” button on remote control to save the settings. 6. Go to your PC to configure your PC to wireless network. Wireless Configuration Under Windows XP Wireless Network Configuration 1. Click right button of mouse on wireless icon and select “View Available Wireless Networks” Honeywld Technology Corp. 21 2. Choose the wireless network you want and click “Connect”. 3. Peer-To- Peer network is successfully connected. Honeywld Technology Corp. 22 Ad-hoc Mode Settings If it still doesn’t work after above settings are configured, follow these steps to solve the problem. 1. Click right button of mouse on wireless icon and select “Open Network Connections” 2. Choose your wireless network and click “Properties” 3. Choose the “Wireless Networks” Tab, and click “Advanced” Honeywld Technology Corp 23 4. Select “Computer-to-compute (ad-hoc) mode” networks only and click on “Close” Wireless Configuration Under Windows Vista Wireless Network Configuration 1. Select “Control Panel” Honeywld Technology Corp 24 1. Select “Network & Internet” 2. Choose “Network and Sharing Center” and click on “Connect to a network” 4 Select the network you want and click “Connect” 5 Computer to Computer network is done. Honeywld Technology Corp 25 Honeywld Technology Corp 26 Chapter 3 Play Media from Local Network The PowerZest supports several network protocols for media streaming. Some popular usages are described in the following sections. UPnP (DLNA) The PowerZest will automatically detect all available UPnP AV compliant content severs on boot-up and list them on UPnP column of the main menu. No additional setup is necessary on the PowerZest itself. TM TVersity is popular and free UPnP server software, please refer to http://tversity.com for reference and downloading. Using the Honeywld Digital Media Server (DMS) DMS is the de facto UPnP media server for PowerZest to share music, photo and video files from your computer in local area network. The PowerZest can connect to more than one Media Server at a time and scan all the files you want to share in the same local network. Follow these steps to install the software: 1. Download the software from http://www.honeywld.com 2. Double click “Setup.exe” and the Install Shield Wizard will start. Follow Install Shield Wizard steps to install the software. 3. Choose language from pop icon. 4. Upon the completion of the Install Shield Wizard, select Honeywld DMS Server from All Program of Windows OS to begin service Honeywld Technology Corp 27 5. Please be noted that some firewall and anti-Virus tools will forbid “UPnP” or “Samba” file sharing. This will affect the connection between “Honeywld DMS” and PowerZest. Please refer to the section named “Disable firewall under Windows Vista” below to solve it. Media List Tab The Media list tab is where you select the types of files you want to share. Follow these steps to import media: 1. Press “Add” button to invoke the Explore to choose folder. 2. Select the folder you want to share and press “OK” to start the files scanning. 3. The DMS will ignore those non-supported files automatically and you can see which folders had been shared from “Shared Directory” column. 4. Press “Play” button to start the file sharing service, then you can choose this server from “My Media” of PowerZest. Honeywld Technology Corp 28 Service Started 5. If you want to add or remove any shared folder, press “Stop Service” first, then repeat step 1-4. 6. If there is any change in the folders that you shared, please also press “Stop Service” button first, and then press “Refresh” button to refresh the file list. Files refreshed 7. When all folders you shared are refreshed, Digital Media Server will restart automatically. System Tab Honeywld Technology Corp 29 The System Tab is where you can change the name of your Honeywld Server Software, delete/add iMedia list or browse/delete/add the local HDD content 2. Press “OK” 1. Enter new name for your Digital Media Server. DMA Setup The DMA Setup has two major functions. One is to help you to add/delete your favorite internet radio/video channel lists on iMedia. The other is to browse for each local HDD contents on the network and to copy/delete its files by using the Honeywld DMS Software installed on your PC. Note: For information on how to manage iMedia lists, please see the Chapter named Internet Media. For information on how to copy/delete files of each local HDD, please see the Chapter named Honeywld Technology Corp 30 Storage Configuration & File Management. Options Tab Click here to enable Language will autorun. appear in the pull down menu Click here to minimized server at startup. Internet Media Tab Please refer to the chapter named Internet Media. Disable Firewall under Windows Vista Some firewall and anti-Virus tools will forbid “UPnP” protocol. That will affect the connection between “Honeywld DMS” and PowerZest. It is suggested to allow “Honeywld DMS” pass through your firewall or temporarily turn off your firewall when you are using PowerZest. Follow these steps to disable firewall: 1. Select ‘Control Panel” Honeywld Technology Corp 31 2. Select “Security” and click “Allow a program through Windows firewall”. 3. Choose “Exceptions” Tab, and click “Add program…” 4. Click “Browse…” to browse for Honeywld DMS program Honeywld Technology Corp 32 Note: The default Honeywld DMS program files path is at: Computer Local Disk (C) Program Files Honeywld. Follow below steps 5~8 to search for Honeywld program files. 5. Click “Computer”. Honeywld Technology Corp 33 6. Click “Program files” 7. Click Folders “Honeywld” 8. Click “DMS Server vX.XX.XX” Honeywld Technology Corp 34 9. Select “DigitalMediaServer” 10. Honeywld DMS Server is successfully included to the exceptions. Click “OK” to finish. Honeywld Technology Corp 35 11. Click “Allow” to add this program. Honeywld Technology Corp 36 NFS (Network File System) Please refer the correspondent section in the chapter named Internet Media. My Network Places(Samba Client) The Samba Client protocol allows the PowerZest to access media files from samba shares on PCs with Windows platform on the network. As long as the network is linked and no firewall is blocking the shares from remote sites, there is no additional set-up to enable this feature. Following steps show how to access media through the Samba Client Protocol. 1. Select “My Network Places” in the main menu and all available sources will be detected and shown automatically. 2. Press “down” button to choose the one target machine and navigate to the destination files you like to play. Honeywld Technology Corp 37 3. Press “MENU” button to go to the ‘directory’ bar on the top of the screen. By pressing the numerical buttons on the remote control unit during navigation will sort the file names by the first letter of the key pressed. This will help you find the targeted file among many. Note: If you would like to use some functions (like iMEDIA or audio settings etc) while you’re navigating directories and files, always press hot keys such as ‘HOME’, ‘SETUP’…on the remote control unit instead of just pressing ‘BACK’ button numerous time. Then it will be easy to go back to where you were in a long directory path by pressing ‘VIDEO’, ‘MUSIC’ or ‘PICTURE’ hot keys. Honeywld Technology Corp 38 Chapter 4 : Storage Configuration & File Management. The number of USB ports can be extended by an USB hub, please take care of the extra power consumption for more devices. PowerZest itself supplies limited power for the USB port. Please press to eject the USB storage device before removing it. Copy files from USB to SATA HDD You can copy files from USB storage device to the SATA drive, but deleting files is NOT supported yet. 1. Go to “Removable Device” at the Main Page. 2. Select the name of your USB Storage device from the list and press “COPY”. 3. Select “OK” to proceed or “No” to go back. Honeywld Technology Corp 39 *** Location Directory Navigation: Press “MENU” button to go to the ‘directory’ bar on the top of the screen. Keeping pressing the numneral buttons on the remote control unit during navigation will sort the file names by the fist alphabet. This will help you find the target file among many ones. *** If you would like to use some functions (like iMEDIA or audio settings etc) while you’re navigating directories and files, always press hot keys such as ‘HOME’, ‘SETUP’…on the remote control unit instead of just pressing ‘BACK’ button numerous time. Then it will be easy to go back to where you were in a long directory path by pressing ‘VIDEO’, ‘MUSIC’ or ‘PICTURE’ hot keys. Copy/Delete local files from PC PowerZest supports Samba server function which shares your local storage space with client PC over the network. For PC with Windows OS, it’s well known as My Network Places. You can manage the files on each PowerZest available in your local network by using your PC. Please note that when both eSATA HDD and USB disk exist, the eSATA one will be the sole storage device for this function. Samba Server - My Network Place Just check the IP address of your PowerZest by checking ‘Setup’ and key in \\192.168.2.xxx for example on the address bar of the file manager on a remote PC, the default user name and password to log in are both “admin”. Or see the following example based on Microsoft Windows XP Honeywld Technology Corp 40 platform. 1. Click “My Network Place” icon on your PC. My Network Place 2. Click “Entire Network” → “Workgroup” 3. The default PowerZest Local HDD location is “Workgroup”, double click it and you will see the PowerZest (ShareHDD) icon. Honeywld Technology Corp 41 4. Double click the PowerZest(Sharehdd) icon, a login menu pops up. Input the default user name and password “admin” 5. Log in is successful. Now you can copy/delete media files between your PC to PowerZest local HDD by using PC mouse. Honeywld Technology Corp 42 Through Honeywld Media Server Software This is an alternative approach; you have to install Honeywld Media software to your PC first. Please make reference to Chapter 3 on how to install the Honeywld Media software. After installation is completed, follow the steps below to manage files from your PC to local storage device. 1. Select “System” Tab of Honeywld DMS Server. The System Tab Honeywld Technology Corp 43 2. Double click “DMA Setup” icon . 3. The “DMA List” menu pops up, and shows the all available PowerZest on the local network. The following screenshot is an example with 2 PowerZest in local Network. 4. Choose the one you want and double click “File Browser” icon. 5. A log-in icon pops up. The default user name and password are both “admin”. 6. Browser connects to local storage device successfully. Honeywld Technology Corp 44 7. By opening second browser, you can manage files between your PC and the local storage device via PC. →System Setup 8. Please be noted that some related settings can be changed by going to “Setup →Hard Disk Share Setup” on PowerZest using remote control. Honeywld Technology Corp 45 Honeywld Technology Corp 46 Chapter 5 Play Music, Photo and Video files Music Supported Music Format The following music formats are supported: Format File Extension AAC+ AAC, MP4, M4A AAC-LC AAC, MP4, M4A AC3 / Dolby Digital 5.1 Downmixing AC3 AC3 Pass through AC3 DTS Pass through DTS LPCM WAV, PCM MP3 MP3 OGG Vorbis OGG WMA WMA, ASF WMA Voice WMA, ASF WMA Pro WMA, ASF FLAC FLAC (ID3 tag supported) Note: WMA Lossless is not supported. To Play Music 1. Navigate the media source from any location such as UPnP, Samba, USB, SATA, and select the file you like to play. 2. All available file sources will be listed, just press “OK” button on remote control. Honeywld Technology Corp 47 3. If you go through UPnP, the music files will be organized by “Album”, “Artist”, or “Genre” automatically due to UPnP protocol. You can select “All Music” to see all music files. You may also select “My Folder” to view the music files that organized in several subfolders as on your PC. 4. On the screen, you can see related information about ID3 data of the music such as “Artist”, “Album”, “Title”, and “Genre”. If it contains the photo of the Album, it will also be shown. 5. The layout of the files can be changed by pressing the icon at the right side. 6. Press “MENU” button to go to the ‘directory’ bar on the top of the screen. By pressing the numerical buttons on the remote control unit during navigation will sort the file names by the first letter of the key pressed. This will help you find the targeted file among many. 5. If you would like to use some functions (like iMEDIA or audio settings etc) while you’re navigating directories and files, always press hot keys such as ‘HOME’, ‘SETUP’…on the remote control unit instead of just pressing ‘BACK’ button numerous time. Then it will be easy to go back to where you were in a long directory path by pressing ‘VIDEO’, ‘MUSIC’ or ‘PICTURE’ hot keys. Honeywld Technology Corp 48 Controlling Music Playback While the music is playing the valid function buttons on the remote control unit includes: - PAUSE, PLAY, STOP, Volume, Mute, Previous, Next, Fast Forward, Rewind, Repeat A B and NUMBER buttons. And the icon will show like the screen below when you press the function button. Viewing Photos While Music is Playing (Back Ground Music) The PowerZest is capable of displaying photos and playing background music simultaneously. . Follow below steps to add music to “BGM” (Back Ground Music) list. 1. Enter music files list, choose one file and press the “BGM” hokey on the remote control to invoke BGM tool bar. 2. Please use “Right” and “Left” buttons to select options on “BGM” tool bar, and press “OK” button on “ ” icon to add current music files to “BGM” list. Honeywld Technology Corp 49 3. You can also select “ ” icon to add all music files in current folder. The music files that been added to “BGM” list will display with “ 4. To play BGM files, please select “ select “ ” icon. ”button on “BGM” tool bar; to stop playing BGM, please ” button. 5. To remove music files from BGM list, please select “ select “ ” icon on the file you want to remove; or ” to remove all files from BGM list. 6. To check the “BGM” list, please select “ Honeywld Technology Corp ” icon to view all music files in the list. 50 Supported Playlist The PowerZest is capable of supporting playlist files of .m3u and .pls file extension, in which you collect your favorite songs. Please see the following example and description. Prepare the songs and playlist below In current example, the songs are under folder “songs” And the playlist are under folder “Playlist” Honeywld Technology Corp 51 The content of M3U file format example is like: #EXTM3U #EXTINF:0,All RISE ../songs/01.ALL RISE.mp3 #EXTINF:0,Can't Fight The Moonlight ../songs/01.Can't Fight The Moonlight (Latino Mix).mp3 Note: please use related path to describe the file location. Ex. ../songs/xxxx The content of PLS file format example is like: [playlist] File1=../songs/01.ALL RISE.mp3 Title1=All RISE Length1=50 File2=../songs/01.Can't Fight The Moonlight (Latino Mix).mp3 Title2=Can't Fight The Moonlight Length2=50 NumberOfEntries=2 Version=2 Note: please use related path to describe the file location. Ex. ../songs/xxxx Honeywld Technology Corp 52 Select the playlist file and press OK button. Then all songs in playlist will be shown as below: Select the song to play as below: Photos Supported Photo Format The following photo formats are supported: Honeywld Technology Corp 53 Format File Extension BMP BMP EXIF SUPPORT JPEG, JPEG, JPE, TIFF, TIF GIF GIF JPEG JPEG, JPG JPEG2000 JPG, JPEG, JPE PNG PNG TIFF TIFF, TIFF Windows Media Photo WDP, HDP To Play Photos 1. Navigate the media source from any location such as UPnP, Samba, USB, SATA.. and select the file you like to view. 2. All available file sources will be listed on the list. Please select one media server/source you want to use and press “OK” button on remote control. 3. If the file source is from an UPnP media server, you need to choose the right category select “All Images” to see all shared image files. Please use “Up” and “Down” buttons on the remote control to navigate those folders, and select the option by press “OK” or “Right” button on the remote control. Honeywld Technology Corp 54 4 Select the folder that contains the image files or the subfolders you want, and press “OK”, or “Left” button on the remote control to play it. Playing a Photo Slideshow To start playing a photo slideshow (all photos in one folder), you need to press “PLAY” button “twice” on the remote to enable this function. (1) Navigate to the first photo of each folder and press ‘Play” button to view this photo. (2) Press again the “Play” button if you want to enable Photo Slide Show feature. The mark will display when the Photo Slide Show is enabled. Press “Stop” to stop the function. The mark will be displayed when the Photo Slide Show is stopped. Controlling Photo Playback Play, Pause and Stop Press “PLAY” button on the image files list to enable slideshow playing. Press “STOP” button to stop it. Skip to Next or Previous File: Press “Next” or “Down” buttons to skip to next video file. Honeywld Technology Corp 55 Press “PREV” or “UP” buttons to skip to previous music file. Viewing Photo Information Press “Info” button to get image information. Photo Viewing Effect Zoom in and Zoom Out Press “ZOOM” button while viewing the photo that you want to manipulate 1. Press “Zoom” button and press “Left” button to enlarge the image. 2. When the image screen is larger than TV screen, press “Zoom” again and press “directions” buttons to move the image. Honeywld Technology Corp 56 Rotate: Keep pressing ‘Zoom’ button while viewing the photo to enable rotate function. Video Supported Video Format The following movie format are supported Format File Extensions DivX 3 AVI, DivX DivX 4 AVI, DivX DivX 5 HD AVI, DivX DiVX 5 SD AVI, DivX DivX 6 HD AVI, DivX DivX 6 SD AVI, DivX H. 264 AVC MPEG4 part 10 (HD) MPG, MP4, MOV, AVI H. 264 AVC MPEG4 part 10 (SD) MPG, MP4, MOV, AVI Matroska MKV MJPEG AVI MPEG-1 MPG, MPEG, DAT MPEG-2 HD MPG, MPEG MPEG-2 SD MPG, MPEG MPEG-2 VOB MPG, MPEG, VOB MPEG-4 part 2 ASP MP4, AVI, M4V Honeywld Technology Corp 57 VC-1 HD 1080i WMV VC-1 HD 720p WMV WMV 9 WMV, ASF WMV HD 1080i WMV, ASF WMV HD 720p WMV, ASF WMVPro WMV, ASF XviD AVI, MP4 HD 1080i/p AVI, MP4, MOV DVD ISO, IFO Supported Audio Track format The following audio format are supported Format Description Dolby AC3 downmix or pass through DTS Downmix or pass through The following audio format are supported To Play Video 1. Navigate the media source from any location such as UPnP, Samba, USB, SATA, and select the file you like to view 2. All available file sources will be listed on the list. Please select one media server/source you want to use and press “OK” button on remote control. 3. If the file source is from an UPnP media server, you need to choose video category or select “All Videos” to see all shared video files. Please use “Up” and “Down” buttons on the remote control to navigate those folders, and select the option by press “OK” or Honeywld Technology Corp 58 “Right” button on the remote control. Control Video Playback Volume Control: Press “Volume+” or “Volume-” buttons to control the volume Mute: Press “Mute” button to mute or un-mute the video. Pause and Play: Press “PLAY” button while video is playing you can pause the music by pressing “PLAY” button again can resume the music Skip to Next or Previous File Press “Next” or “Down” buttons to skip to next video file. Press “PREV” or “UP” buttons to skip to previous music file. Fast Forward: Press “>>(FF)” button to fast forward the video file. Press several times to switch the speed. Honeywld Technology Corp 59 Rewind: Press “<<(REW)” button to fast backward the video file. Press several times to switch the speed. Slow Forward Press “Slow” button to slow forward the video file. Press several times to switch the speed. Slow backward Press “Slow” button and press “Left” button to slow backward the video file. Press “Left” button several times to switch the speed. Viewing Video Information Press “Info” button to get video information; press again to see more info. Honeywld Technology Corp 60 Video Viewing Effect Zoom in and Zoom Out: While video is playing, press “ZOOM” button to enable zoom in/ zoom out function. 1. Press “Zoom” button and press “Left” button to enlarge the video screen. 2. When the video screen is larger than TV screen, press “Zoom” again and press “directions” buttons to move the video screen. Repeat and Repeat All You can turn on the repeat function to continuously play individual video or video within a folder. Repeat Once Honeywld Technology Corp 61 Press “Repeat” button once to repeat playing current video file. Repeat All Press “Repeat” button twice to repeat all video files in current folder. Repeat Off: Press “Repeat” button for three times to disable the repeat mode. Subtitles and Languages If you are playing files with several subtitles and audio tracks, “SUBTITLE” button and “LANGGUAGE” button are available for the subtitle and audio track switching. Note: To use it, make sure that it is in the same folder as your video file and that they are both named exactly the same. Video Resume Playing PowerZest supports resume video playing to the previous point where the video is interrupted. The device needs to be kept powered on to enable this function. The default setting is that you’ll be “Always” asked for resume. If you want to change the setting, please follow the steps below: Go to “Setup Main Menu “ →“Media Setup” → “Video Playing Option” Play Next Video Automatically The default setting is the all the video files in one folder will be played continuously until the last file and then return to the main menu. If you want to play only the selected file and then return to the main menu, please go to Honeywld Technology Corp 62 “Setup Main Menu “ →“Media Setup” → “Video Playing Option” to disable the function. Search Video The PowerZest provides two options to seek the video frame. One is to seek by percentage of total file length; and the other is to seek by time. Seek by Percentage While video is playing, you can press the numeric keys on the remote control to Jump to your destination. For example, when you press “7” + “0”, you will jump to 70% of the total file length. Numeric keys on the remote control Start playing from 70% of the file length Seek by Time Firstly, press “0(GOTO)” of the numeric keys on the remote control to enter into time seek mode. Then you can input the time frame you want to search. Honeywld Technology Corp 63 Input the time by numeric key The total time length of the file DVD Menu Navigation The PowerZest support viewing DVD files as you are playing a DVD menu. Follow below steps to enable DVD menu navigation feature. 1. When you select a DVD file, choose the item with 2. The Menu will appear. Use the navigation button and press “Play” on the remote control to select the item you want. Honeywld Technology Corp 64 Chapter 6 Web Browser & RSS To start the Web Browser Wherever you stay in the user interface, press ‘Home’ button on the remote control to return to the main menu as shown below. Select the icon which shows ‘Web Browser’ and press ‘ok’. The homepage of the web browser will be displayed, then you can surf the web using the remote control or keyboard and mouse. Using the Remote Control for navigating An USB keyboard and mouse can be plugged to facilitate the web surfing. While using the remote control, the key definition is as follows: Honeywld Technology Corp 65 1 2 3 5 4 6 8 9 11 7 10 12 13 14 37 16 17 15 18 19 20 22 21 23 24 27 25 26 28 30 31 33 29 32 34 36 35 Honeywld Technology Corp 66 REMOTE CONTROL UNIT FOR WEB BROWSER WEB BROWSER REMOTE CONTROL KEY TABLE No. 2 3 6 7 9 10 11 KEYPAD HOME * MUTE MENU A-B * ZOOM REPEAT * STOP 13 BACK 14 15 16 PREV NEXT VIDEO 17 MUSIC 19 20,21, 22,24 iMedia DIRECTIONS 23 OK/Play Pause 27 SUB 28 LANG 29 30 * VOLUME+/BGM 31 NUMBERS FUNCTION DESCRIPTION Back to Home Page Mute current Video/Music Invoke Bookmark List or cancel Stop loading web page Toggle current video on web to full screen/normal Reload current page Stop playing current Video/Music 1. Escape from the browser and return to the main menu 2. In text field, it’s Back Space 3. Under bookmark window, it’s for cancel. Previous history page Next history page Left-click of the mouse Press to enter keyboard mode and press again to be back to mouse mode Right-click the mouse To move the cursor Left-click or Enter 1. Increase font size 2. Enter bookmark entry 1. Decrease font size 2. Delete bookmark entry Increase/Decrease the volume of current Video/Music Caps Lock when on-screen keyboard invoked. Caps Lock Mode: 1: 1@._# 2: 2ABC 3: 3DEF 4: 4GHI 5: 5JKL 6: 6MNO 7: 7PQRS 8: 8TUV 9: 9WXYZ 0: 0:/ Small: 1: 1@.?& 5: 5jkl 9: 9wxyz 32 RECORD 34 SORT Honeywld Technology Corp 2: 2abc 6: 6mno 3: 3def 7: 7pqrs 4: 4ghi 8: 8tuv 0: 0:/ Save current page to bookmark, press again to add. Invoke on-screen keyboard or cancel input. 67 The homepage of the web browser will be displayed, then you can surf the web using the remote control or keyboard and mouse. An USB keyboard and mouse can be plugged to facilitate the web surfing. Make sure you plug it before you enter the Web Browser. If you like to use the remote control unit for web browsing, press to have the URL bar like below. A virtual keyboard is also available there by pressing to ease ‘key in’. Press the yellow button for help; you’ll get instructions of all function hot keys like below. Tool bar of the browser Honeywld Technology Corp 68 Go to a web page ‘File’ → ’Move page’ → Enter the web address you like to go. Tab function Tabs can be opened and switched when you like to look at different web pages more efficiently. ‘File’ → ’Switch tab’ → Select a tab which has been opened. Honeywld Technology Corp 69 Previous, Next and Home Pages ‘History’ → ’ Back’ or ‘Forward’ or ‘Home’. Honeywld Technology Corp 70 View of the pages The web page being loaded can be stopped or reloaded by choosing the icon from ‘View’. Text size can be changed, and the whole page can be zoom in or out for more convenient view by the users. Bookmark function Bookmarks can be added, loaded and deleted by using ‘Bookmark’. Honeywld Technology Corp 71 Exit Exit from the web browser by selecting ‘Exit’ or pressing ‘Back’ button on the remote control. RSS When there’s an RSS(Really Simple Syndication) icon like on a webpage, that means the page can be viewed with RSS format used to publish frequently updated works—such as blog entries, news headlines, audio, and video. An RSS document (which is called a "feed", "web feed" or "channel") includes full or summarized text, plus metadata such as publishing dates and authorship. Web feeds benefit publishers by letting them syndicate content automatically. To add the feed into the RSS list of PowerZest, please click on the icon on the page. Press “ok” to confirm or “Cancel” to skip. Honeywld Technology Corp 72 Go into the RSS page from the main page, and select the one you like to view. There’re already some built-in feeds. Honeywld Technology Corp 73 Chapter 7 Internet Media Play Internet Video - ZestChannelTM TM ZestChannel is an Internet video service that provides free TV channels. The video is streamed directly over the Internet. Follow below steps to access the video channels: 1. Make sure your network setting is correct and be able to access the Internet. 2. Select “iMedia” from main menu or press “iMedia” button on the remote control. 3. Select “ZestChannel” and press “OK” button on remote control and select a category. Play Internet Radio- Live 365™ Honeywld Technology Corp 74 Live365™ is an Internet radio service that provides unlimited on-demand access to thousands of radio stations. The audio is streamed directly over the Internet. Follow below steps to access the radio stations: 1. Make sure your network setting is correct and be able to access internet. 2. Select “iMedia” from main menu or press “iMedia” button on the remote control. 3. Select “Live 365” and press “OK” button on remote control. 4. Select a catalog you prefer from the list, or select “All Broadcasts” to browse all radio stations. 5. Select a radio station from list, and press “OK”, “Play”, or “Left” button to play it. Note: stands for a radio station. Note: Press “BGM” hotkey on the remote control to add the station into background music list. My iMedia - My Video 1. Make sure your network setting is correct and be able to access internet. Honeywld Technology Corp 75 2. Select “iMedia” from main menu or press “iMedia” button on the remote control. 3. Select “My iMedia” and press “OK” button on remote control. 4. Select “My Video”, and press “OK” to enter. 5. There’re some video stations listed as default; you can select one of the stations from list and play it. 6. You can also add your favorite radio station manually by select “Add New Entry”. Note: stands for a video station. 7. Select “Add New Station” or “Add New Folder” to configure a new radio station or Folder; then enter related information of this new radio station or Folder. Adjust the Screen Size You can press the Zoom Honeywld Technology Corp key on the remote, and zoon in/out icon will show up. 76 . Press “right” or “left” on the navigation button to enlarge or reduce the screen Screen enlarged Screen reduced Add/Delete the Internet Radio/TV Station Lists You can manager the iMedia list at the PowerZest onscreen menu or through your computer by operating Honeywld DMS software. Through PowerZest Onscreen Menu 1) Go into “My Video”. 2) Press the MENU key on the remote control, the Menu list will pop up. You can now add, modify, delete or backup your iMedia list. Honeywld Technology Corp 77 Through Honeywld DMS Software You have to install Honeywld DMS software on your PC first. After installation is completed, follow below steps to add or delete your favorite internet station lists. You can manage not only one PowerZest but all available PowerZest available in the network. 1. Select “System” tab from Honeywld Media Server. The System tab 2. Double click “DMA Setup” icon. 3. The “DMA List” menu pops up, and shows all available PowerZest on the local network. Following is the example with 2 PowerZest connected to the same local network. Honeywld Technology Corp 78 4. Choose the one you want and double click “OK” icon. 5. The browser links automatically to the IP of PowerZest you select. This may takes few seconds based on your computer’s performance. Honeywld Technology Corp 79 6. You can edit/delete list from the browser via your PC now. Go to step 3~5 if you want to manage other PowerZest iMedia lists on the network. NFS (Network File System) PowerZest supports the NFS protocol to access media files on NAS (Network Attached Storage) machine or any other machine over the network. Firstly, have the IP address and the subfolder name of your target source ready (for example, your NAS’ IP and the sub folder of the NAS), below are two options of approaching your target source by NFS protocol. Through PowerZest Onscreen Menu (1) Select and enter “iMedia” from the Main Page. (2) Select “My Favourite” and enter “Add New Entry”. (3) Key in the nickname (for example “nfs”) and the URL of your target source. Honeywld Technology Corp 80 The url link must be in following arrangement: nfs://ip/export_directory (for example, nfs://192.168.2.112/mnt/hd_a2) The 192.168.2.112 is the IP address of the target machine you want to approach, and the mnt/hd_a2 is the sub folder name of your target source. (4) After the URL is saved, go back to the menu of “My iMedia”, and you will find the entry at “My iMedia” list. (5) Enter into the entry, and select the files you want to play. In this case, you don’t need to put in any username or password. Through Honeywld DMS software Through the Honeywld DMS software, you can manage not only one PowerZest, but all the available PowerZest in the network. Just like the procedure to add Internet Video station, follow the steps below: (1) Start up the Honeywld DMS server installed at your PC. Choose “System Tab” and click on “DMA Setup”. (2) Choose one URL of the PowerZest unit in the network which you want to get into, and click “OK”. Honeywld Technology Corp 81 (3) The browser will start after you get into the PowerZest, click on “New Station” (4) Key in the IP address of your target machine. The URL link will appear, key in the IP address and sub-folder name which you have prepared, and click on “OK” after finish. The URL link must be in following arrangement: nfs://ip/export_directory (for example, nfs//192.168.2.112/mnt/HD_a2) The 192.168.2.112 is the IP address of the source machine you want to approach, and the mnt/HD_a2 is the sub folder name of your target source. (5) Now you can go back to PowerZest to watch your media files on TV. Viewing Youtube Content You can use the PowerZest to view Youtube content without the need for a PC. To view YouTube content, follow these steps: 1. Select “iMedia” from main menu or choose “YouTube”. Honeywld Technology Corp 82 2. Navigate to choose one to play. Because the content is directly streaming from the Internet, please be patient while the content is being loaded. The waiting time depends on your local network bandwidth, the wide area network situation and the situation of correspondent YouTube server. 3. Video Search Please select the search icon on the right side, a virtual keyboard will be there for a keyword you like. Honeywld Technology Corp 83 ShoutCast You can use the PowerZest to listen to ShoutCast station without the need for a PC. Follow these steps: 1. Select “iMedia” from main menu or choose “ShoutCast”. 2. Navigate to choose one to play. Because the content is directly streaming from the Internet, please be patient while the content is being loaded. Honeywld Technology Corp 84 Chapter 8 BitTorrent Download 1. BitTorrent downloader is supported by PowerZest HD-500D when either an external eSATA HDD or USB storage device is connected before power-on. To enable and use this function, please note that: This function is only enabled when an external storage device is attached before power-on. If you attach the HDD after power on, this function won't be enabled. 2. The eSATA HDD is the default storage space for files downloaded. USB disk will be the alternative when eSATA HDD is absent. 3. Storage device with FAT16 and FAT32 file system are not supported because the limitation of file size. Please use an HDD with either NTFS or EXT3 file system. 4. Before removing the SATA HDD, please make sure BT (BitTorrent) function is disabled or system is powered off properly. If you remove the external HDD when BT function is enable or power off improperly, all BT download status will be cleared next time when you use it. Enable BitTorrent Feature After the HDD is installed, follow below steps to start the download. 1. Go to the “Setup Main Menu”, and choose “BitTorrent Setup” 2. Select “Enable BitTorrent”. 3. The option, Max Upload Connection, is to prevent the traffic of your outgoing network from being too heavy, and keep a high CPU efficiency of the device. 4. The option, Max Upload Rate and Max Download Rate, is for users to utilize available bandwidth according to individual network management. 5. The option, Listen Port and DHT Port, is for users to configure the maximum network efficiency, which are correspondent to the configuration of local NAT and Routers. Honeywld Technology Corp 85 Add New Torrent Seed and Start Downloader 1. Go to the main page and select BT. 2. Have your .torrent seed file ready at USB storage, SATA HDD or Local Network. Select “Add New Torrent” and press “OK” 3. Enter into the location where the .torrent file to be selected is stored. 4. Select the torrent files and press “OK”. Honeywld Technology Corp 86 5. New downloading activity will appear on the menu. Make sure that PowerZest is connected to Internet to keep Bit Torrent active. The downloaded files will be stored in directory named “bt”. BitTorrent Management The BitTorrent Control Menu offers you the ability to start, stop, set priority and remove the files. You can press “MENU” key on the remote control to enter the control menu. (1) Use Navigation key to select the torrent files you want to manage. (2) Press “MENU” key in the remote control, the “BT Control” Menu will appear. (3) Use Navigation key on the remote to select the function you want to perform. Remove Torrent files On the “BT Control” Menu, you can highlight the torrent files and select “Remove Torrent” to remove the torrent files which are downloading. Honeywld Technology Corp 87 Remove Download Completed Files If the files have been downloaded complete, there may be some other data along with the main torrent files. You can highlight the files and press “OK” to view all the data contents. Highlight the download completed files Press “OK” to view all the data contents. Honeywld Technology Corp 88 If you want to remove all the data, you can highlight the files and select “Remove BT” and remove all the data which have been stored at local HDD. . Display Files Info You can press “Info” key on the remote to view the files info. Files info Honeywld Technology Corp 89 Chapter 9 Firmware Upgrade and Reset to Default Upgrade by Direct Internet Access There’re two ways to upgrade the firmware. Go to ‘Setup’ in the main menu and select ‘Version’. The current firmware version is show there (Ex. 01.00.02.14). The first way to upgrade the firmware is by ‘Internet Upgrade’, which in convenient without the necessity of a PC. Make sure PowerZest is connected to the Internet beforehand. Follow the steps below: 1. Go to “Setup Main Menu”, Select “Version”, and choose ‘Firmware upgrade”. 2. Choose “Internet Upgrade”, the system will automatically search available firmware code from the Internet. 3. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the upgrade. Honeywld Technology Corp 90 4. When the process is successfully finished, PowerZest will reboot automatically. Upgrade by Using an USB Disk An alternative way is to choose “USB Upgrade”. Follow the steps below: 1. The latest firmware binary file is compressed and located on http://www.honeywld.com. An example of the file name is v01.00.02.14.00_HD500.zip or upgrade.zip. Download the firmware file and store it in your USB flash disk. 2. Uncompress the firmware file to get ‘upgrade.bin’ and put it in the root directory of an USB disk. Insert the USB disk to the USB port of PowerZest. 3. Go to “Set Up Main Menu”, Select “Version”, and choose ‘Firmware upgrade”. 4. Choose “USB Upgrade”, the system will automatically search available ‘upgrade.bin’. 5. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the upgrade. Please be cautious that the power MUST NOT be turned off during the process. Honeywld Technology Corp 91 6. When the upgrade is successfully finished, PowerZest will reboot automatically. WARNING: Do not power off the system or remove the USB flash while the upgrade process is running. Reset to Default You can restore all configurations to factory default settings by following below steps: 1. Go to “Set Up Main Menu”, Select “Version”, and choose “Reset to Default”. 2. Make sure you want to do so, then press “OK” button to restore system to default settings. WARNING: Restoring PowerZest to its default settings will erase the network set up and media sever configuration. You will need to set up PowerZest again to run on your network and to access media files. Honeywld Technology Corp 92 Chapter 10 Miscellaneous Settings System Language and other settings apply on system are configured in the “System Setup” of the Setup Main Menu”. Please select the item that you want to configure and press “OK” button or “Right” button on remote control to enter sub page. After configuration, please press “Back” button or “Left” button to leave the setup menu and save the configurations that you’ve changed. System Setup If you want to change the configuration of your setup, you can select the “Setup” from Main Page, and select “System Setup” from Setup Main Menu. You can select, configure or adjust Language, TV mode, Audio, Video, HDD sharing and other settings here. Honeywld Technology Corp 93 System Setup main page Below table is a brief description for the System Setup selection. Item Name Language TV Mode Setup Audio Setup Video Setup Other Setting Value Use Language Selecct TV System/ Video Output/ Video Scale Digital Audio Output/Analog Audio Output Configure Configure Brightness/ Contrast/ HUE/ Adjust Saturation Music, Photo & Video Display Option /Advance Setting Configure SYSTEM SETUP TABLE Language Language Table Item Name Value Use Language English/German/French/Italian/Spanish/Portugese/ Turkish/Netherlandish/Serbian/Hebrew/Traditonal Chinese/Russian/Swedish/Polish/Czech/Simplified Chinese/Japanese Select TV Mode Setup You can go to the “System Setup” menu to change the TV mode setting, including the Video output, Honeywld Technology Corp 94 TV system and aspect ratio. TV Mode Setup Table Item Name Value Use Video Output P-SCAN Composite/ HDMI Select TV System NTSC/480p/720p60/1080i60/1080p24/1080p60 Select Aspect Ratio 4:3 PS/ 16:9/ 4:3 LB Select HDMI EDID Enable/Disable Switch Audio Setup For DTS (Digital Theater System) audio tracks, the device passes it through digital audio output port (Optical or Coaxial cable) to an external decoder. Please make sure the Digital Audio Output mode (SPDIF-PCM / SPDIF-RAW) is turned on, if you are connecting the Optical/Coaxial cable. Audio Setup Table Item Name Honeywld Technology Corp Value Use 95 Digital Audio Output On/Off Switch Analog Audio Output MONO R/ MONO L/ MIX MONO/ STEREO Select DTS SPDIF/RAW PCM Select AAC SPDIF/RAW PCM Select AC3 SPDIF/RAW PCM Select WMA PRO SPDIF/RAW PCM Select Video Setup Video Setup Table Item Name Value Use Brightness 0 ~ 32 Adjust Contrast 0 ~ 32 Adjust HUE 0 ~ 32 Adjust Saturation 0 ~ 32 Adjust Hard Disk Share Setup If you have installed a Hard Disk Drive into your PowerZest, you can see the “Hard Disk Share Setup” here to configure your HDD Settings. Honeywld Technology Corp 96 You can rename the default Share Name, Group Name, User Name and Password by onscreen keyboard. Other Settings This section contains Screen Saver and Time Adjustment. Media Setup This section contains the following items, description in detail is below the table. Honeywld Technology Corp 97 TABEL OF OTHER SETTINGS Category Item Name Value Use Photo Display Opton Slide Show Time 1 sec ~ 3 min Select Orientation Correction Enable/Disable Switch Music Playing Option Music Auto Play One Time/Repeat Switch Video Playing Option Video Resume Playing Ask/Always/Off Switch Play Next Video Enable/Disable Switch Video Subtitle Enable/Disable Switch Auto Sync Enable/Disable Switch Preferred Subtitle English/… Switch Preferred Audio English/… Switch DVD Settings Auto Sync For some video film with 24 frames per second, you may see poor quality on the display due to frame rate conversion. Please turn on Auto Sync, then the TV output will be adjusted automatically to the correct mode. Make sure the HDMI EDID is turned on at the same time. Bit Torrent Setup Please refer to the chapter named “Internet Media & Bit Torrent” for the detail. Honeywld Technology Corp 98 Honeywld Technology Corp 99 Chapter 11 Trouble Shootings No Television display or Poor Display. 1. Make sure your TV is turned on and switched to the correct input. 2. Make sure PowerZest is turned on and switched to the correct TV mode. If the TV Mode that you are using is not the right one for your television, you may not be able to see the display on television. To fix this problem, push “Output” key on the remote control. You can cycle through each of the possible TV modes to find and select the correct one. 3. Make sure you are using the correct video cables and that they are connected firmly to PowerZest and to your TV. 4. The Power cords for PowerZest and your TV are securely connected to a working power source. Unstable Display with 1080p24 films For some video film which is with 24 frames per second, you may see poor quality on the display. Please select 1080p24 as the TV output mode, or turn on “Auto Sync” function. No Audio Output with films with DTS encoded. PowerZest does not decode audio with DTS format, but pass through to S/PDIF for external AV amplifier. For the films with DTS sound tracks, pls enable ‘Digital Audio Output’ and use an external decoder. Honeywld Technology Corp 100 PowerZest does not find my network. If you use wireless networks, make sure that the Wireless Network Name (SSID) and the security settings of PowerZest and media server match exactly. If you use wired network, make sure the cable hooked correctly. PowerZest does not find the Honeywld DMS Server. 1. Verify that the Honeywld DMS Server software was installed on your PC. 2. Verify that PowerZest and the PC running the software are on the same subnet and that they can communicate with each other. In most cases, this means that the first three fields of the two IP address should be the same. 3. Make sure you have pressed the “Start Service” button on Honeywld DMS Server after importing media files. Digital Media Server can only be seen for a short time Some firewall or antivirus software may cause failures of the UPnP communications between PowerZest and Digital Media Server. Please configure your firewall setting to allow the access of “UPnP” and Digital Media Server. Or you may disable the firewall or antivirus applications while using Digital Media Server! PowerZest does not receive a valid IP Address 1. Verify that a working DHCP server is on your network. PCs on the network should get IP addresses in the correct range. 2. You can use a Static IP Address of there is a problem connecting to the server. 3. If you are using a wireless network, verify that PowerZest is associated with the correct SSID, and that the WEP settings on PowerZest match the setting on your access point. No Subtitle when playing “mpeg2” files Please make sure to enable the “subtitle” function by press “subtitle button” every time when you are watching mpeg2 video files; also please enable this function with each mpeg2 video file that has subtitle file with it. Honeywld Technology Corp 101 No Subtitle when playing “mpeg2” files after pressing “subtitle” button Please make sure the conversation of the mpeg2 video file has begun before pressing “subtitle” button. No Subtitle when playing “mpeg2” files Please note if you have enabled the “Transcoding” function, the subtitle function might not work for some video files. Fast forward or slow forward is not working Please note if you have enabled the “Transcoding” function, the “fast forward”, “fast backward”, “slow forward”, and “slow backward” functions will not work due to limitation. Can not add music files to BGM list? Please make sure you did not add more than 500 music files to BGM list since the capacity of BGM list is 500 files. Can not find Firmware Upgrade file in the USB device Please check if you put the latest firmware file under root directory of USB device, or PowerZest system can not find it. Honeywld Technology Corp 102 Chapter 12 FAQ Q: Why can’t I see anything on TV screen? Answer: Please select the correct signal input on your TV set. If you connect the player to TV via HDMI, please select the right HDMI port no. on your TV set; If you connect the player to TV via A/V port, please select the right A/V port no. on your TV set. Q: Why can’t I connect the player to my home network? Answer: If you use wireless connection, please make sure the right encryption way is selected and right password is entered. Check network setup from ‘Setup’ icon on the main menu, you’ll see if an IP address is assigned. Q: USB HDD External Enclosure is not supported? Answer: Please use external power supply for USB HDD External Enclosure. Q: Why is the video streaming of iMedia always lagged? Answer: The recommended bandwidth of your home network for downloading from Internet is at least 2Mb/s. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Licensing Information This HONEYWLD product PowerZest includes copyrighted third-party software licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License. Please see The GNU General Public License for the exact terms and conditions of this license. This product is manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Honeywld Technology Corp 103 This product is manufactured under license under U.S. Patent #’s: 5,451,942; 5,956,674; 5,974,380; 5,978,762; 6,487,535 & other U.S. and worldwide patents issued & pending. DTS and the Symbol are registered trademarks, & DTS 2.0+ Digital Out and the DTS logos are trademarks of DTS, Inc. Honeywld Technology Corp 104

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