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Freecom Technologies MediaPlayer Drive-In Kit User's Manual

1. Freecom MediaPlayer Drive In 10 Chapter 1 Use as External USB HDD 1 1 Insert Hard Disk e Only use a 3 5 IDE Hard Disk for Desktop e Hard Disk should be jumpered as Master However if the Hard Disk supports Single mode you need to try to set Single mode 1 Unscrew the 4 screws and open the cover by sliding it in the direction of the arrow 2 Connect Power and IDE 40 pin connector to Hard Disk 3 Close the cover by sliding it in the direction of the arrow Use as External USB HDD 4 Put the 4 screws back 1 2 Connecting the player to the PC Connect the USB cable to the player and connect the power adapter to the DC jack on the player 2 Connect the adapter into an AC outlet 3 Connect the player to the PC s USB port 4 Switch the power on by pressing the power on off button on the player 5 Windows 2000 and Windows XP will recognize the player as a USB drive automatically you can use the player without installing a driver Note for use under Windows98SE you have to install the USB2 0 driver from the manual CD 6 Iftheplayerisnotrecognized or detected please check if the USB connector is properly connected to the device and the PC 1 3 Format the Built in HDD via USB If the assembled HDD is not formatted a PC will not detect the hard disk drive If your harddisk is not formatted follow the below mentioned instructions If the hard disk drive is already formatt
2. Delete Input In time search box this button deletes all numbers Numbers to 0 Brt CONT Control luminos When pressing this button you can switch to 3 modes ity color depth After selecting a mode change settings with AY brightness arrow buttons Use as Multimedia Player Playback Play a previous file before a current playback file If Previous File you used ENTER for playback you can not use this function This is available only when playing all files as using PLAY PAUSE button or ALLPLAY icon Playback Play a next file after a current playback file If you Next File used ENTER for playback you can not use this function This is available only when playing all files as using PLAY PAUSE button or ALLPLAY icon Go to 10 Sec in Go to 10 sec forward and play when a file is being Forward played Go to 10 Sec in Goto 10 sec backward and play when a file is being Backward played Playback a File Play a file After finishing playback return to file selections screen PLAY PAUSE After the file that you select play next I files auto Fil Next All Files matically Function is the same as PLAY PAUSE but ton PLAY PAUSE Pause Pause playback when pressing this button during file Fil playback Toresume playback press this button again voume Volume Down Voume down MUTE Sound Off Mute the sound In order to hear sound press this button again SUBTITLE Hide MP3 Sub You can show the MP3 sub
3. Numbers to 0 Brt CONT Control luminos When this button is pressed you can switch to 3 ity color depth modes After selecting a mode change settings with brightness Y arrow buttons Playback Play a previous chapter Previous Chap ter Playback Play a next chapter Next Chapter Fast Forward When this button is pressed play speed is changed to 8x 16x 32x 48x forward Rewind When thisi button is pressed play speed is changed to 8x 16x 32x 48x backwards Playback Play Video ts ifo file PLAY PAUSE Pause Pause playback when pressing this button when a Fil file is being played To resume playback press this button again Sound Off Mute the sound To hear sound press this button again 67 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive In 3 6 Play Music Files You can play music files like MP3 OGG WAV WMA Select Music icon in Media Type Selection screen The Music file list will be displayed Just move to a file and press ENTER or PLAY PAUSE button Select Music icon in Media Type Selection screen MOVIE MUSIC PHOTO pa P lay Musici m PLAYLIST tag SETUP gt Move to a file and press ENTER or PLAY PAUSE button Function and Button Descriptions Show File Infor Show the file information of the file that is currently mation being played To hide the information press this button again TIME SEARCH Jump to Prefer Move to a selected time of a file able Playback Time
4. Return or accept the default value by pressing Return Press ESC to return to the fdisk options Now press the ESC key to close the fdisk window Your hard disk is now partitioned 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 As Windows tries to access your hard disk an error message will appear This happens because your hard disk is not yet formatted Formatting partitions on the Network MediaPlayer 35 drive in kit under Windows 98SE ME 1 2 Double click on the My Computer icon on your desktop Click with the right mouse button on the drive symbol of your Network MediaPlayer 35 drive in kit Now a menu will appear where you can choose the option Format Please perform a complete formatting of your drive You can also assign a name to your drive here After you have completed your selection click on Start Attention Selecting the wrong drive will lead to a loss of your data Please ensure that the correct drive is selected Confirm the next message with OK After formatting is finished you can perform a disk scan To doso follow the instructions of the Windows Help system If you don t want to scan your disk just close the message window Repeat these steps for each partition if more than on
5. Show the file information of the file that is being mation played To hide the information press this button again m Playback Play a previous file before the current playback file Previous File If you used ENTER for playback you can not use this function This is available only when playing all files as using PLAY PAUSE button or ALLPLAY icon NEXT Playback Play a next file after the current playback file If you kb Next File used ENTER for playback you can not use this function This is available only when playing all files as using PLAY PAUSE button or ALLPLAY icon ENTER Playback a File Play a file After finishing playback return to file selections screen 72 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive In PLAY PAUSE Playback After the file that you select play all next files Fil Next All Files automatically It isthe same function as PLAY PAUSE button PLAY PAUSE Pause Pause playback when this button is pressed during Fil file playback To play again press this button again Rotate a photo Move the position of photo ENTER Return to Origi Return to original photo nal Photo Brt CONT Controlluminos When pressing this button you can swtich to 3 modes ity color depth After selecting a mode change settings with brightness arrow buttons Photo Slide Show If you play all files with PLAYALL icon or PLAY PAUSE photo slide show will be started Music Slide Show Make a music f
6. might be delayed so it s not possible in all cases to play DVD files on networks We recommend to use this feature in combination with a built in HDD and play your ripped DVD files from this built in HDD Select Movie icon in Media Type Selection screen MOVIE l MUSIC PHOTO ft gt ta e PLAYLIST Move to the folder including DVD ripped files select video ts ifo file and press ENTER button VIDEO 18 80 VIDEO TS vos WIG 01 090 VITS 01 0 V R VIS 01 1 V08 VIS 01 2 v08 VIG 01 3 vO8 VIS 01 4 VOS 6 01 5 voe8 Use as Multimedia Player Function and Button Descriptions Select Audio Audio type will be changed when this button is Type pressed SUBTITLE Select Subtitle Subtitle type will be changed when this button is Type pressed Screen Size Screen size will be changed when this button is pressed Move to main menu while playing DVD Playback Slow Play slowly 1 2x 1 4x and 1 8x whenever this button is pressed REPEAT Chapter Title Set chapter title repeat Repeat A B REPEAT A B repeat Set A B repeat TITLE Go to Title Move to title menu while playing DVD Menu Apply angle function Show File Infor Show the file information of the file currently being mation played To hide the information press this button again TIME SEARCH Jump to Prefer Move to a selected time of a file able Playback Time Delete Input In time search box this button deletes all numbers
7. that you want to use on your computer 4 Local Area Connection Properties General Authentication Advanced Connect using mg ADMtek AN983 10 100 PCI Adapter This connection uses the following items vi El Client for Microsoft Networks File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks l QoS Packet Scheduler Internet Protocol TCP IP Uninstal Description Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks C Show icon in notification area when connected Access PC via Network 8 Check Use the following IP address and write IP address amp Subnet mask that you want to use For example IP address 192 168 1 3 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties fou can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Obtain an IP address automatically Use the following IP address IP address 192 168 1 3 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Default gateway Obtain DNS server address automatically Use the following DNS server addresses Preferred DNS server Alternate DNS server Ifyou have already been provided dynamic IP address from DHCP Server or IP Rout
8. 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 As Windows tries to access your hard disk an error message will appear This happens because your hard disk is not yet formatted Creating two or more partitions on the Network MediaPlayer 35 drive in kit under Windows 98SE ME 1 Repeat steps 1 to 7 from the previous chapter Create one partition on the Network MediaPlayer 35 drive in kit under Windows 98SE Windows ME 2 Answer the question Do you wish to use the maximum available size for a primary DOS partition with N 3 Enter either the size or a percentage value for the partition size Press Return and wait until the drive integrity check is completed 15 16 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive In 10 11 12 Press the ESC key to return to the fdisk options Select Option 1 Create DOS partition or Logical DOS drive by pressing 1 and confirm with Return Select Option 2 Create Extended DOS Partition by pressing 2 and confirm with Return Wait until the drive integrity check is completed Enter either the size or a percentage value for the partition size or press Return to accept the default value Press ESC to return and wait until the drive integrity check is completed A logical drive needs to be defined now Enter the size of the logical drive and press
9. icon in taskbar when connected 39 40 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive In 9 Check Use the following IP address and write IP address amp Subnet mask that you want to use For example IP address 192 168 1 3 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties E x General You can get IP settings assigned automatically if pour network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Obtain an IP address automatically Use the following IP address IP address 192 168 oe 3 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Default gateway i Obtain DNS server address automatically Use the following DNS server addresses Preferred DNS server Alternate DNS server Advanced If you have already been provided a dynamic IP address from DHCP Server or IP Router on your local area network you don t need to enter a static IP address Use Obtain an IP address automatically or enter the IP address amp Subnet mask that DHCP Server or IP Router provides 10 Set the network configurations of the player You have to connect the player to a TV set for this setup See 3 1 1 Connect Video Cable Press SETUP on remote control for moving to setup screen Select DHCP off and write IP address amp Subnet mask For example IP Address 192 168 1 2 Subnet mask 255
10. in Media Type Selection screen MOVIE veie PHOTO 2 es PLAYLIST gi e Move to a file and press ENTER or PLAY PAUSE button Function and Button Descriptions Remote Control Function Descriptions o Dual Audio It is possible to switch each audio language when the audio format is dual audio for example including a local language and English SUBTITLE Subtitle It is possible to change subtitle size and location Move amp Size lt gt arrow button changes size and arrow button changes location After selecting press ENTER Subtitle The subtitle name same as video file is displayed on Select or Hide screen automatically However it is possible to open or hide the other available subtitle files Subtitle It is possible to switch each subtitle language when Language Select the subtitle is dual language format for example including a local language and English When selecting Discriminating subtitle language first subtitle language will be displayed Freecom MediaPlayer Drive In Subtitle It is possible to set the subtitle sync with one Sync second Al 60 second when motion and subtitle sync do not match 4 5 6 Subtitle Subtitle color is changed when pressing number 4 6 Number Button button Color Change In order to return default color white press number 5 Zoom Vertical Zoom screen vertically Zoom Full Enlarge the overall screen Custom Enlarge or re
11. to the Network MediaPlayer 35 drive in kit directly Connect LAN cable to LAN port between player and PC In this case you have to use a Cross wired LAN cable TIP If your computer s LAN card is already used for connection to Internet line you can install an additional LAN card to your PC and connect that additional LAN card to the player When connecting with IP Router or Hub Connect LAN cable to LAN port between IP Router or Hub In this case you have to use a standard LAN Cable 31 32 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive In 2 2 Set Network Configurations After connecting the LAN cable you have to set network configurations of Computer and Player You need to share a folder on Windows computer and use same IP Address range and same Subnet Mask between Windows computer and Player For example Computer Network MediaPlayer 35 drive in kit IP Address 192 168 1 2 192 168 1 3 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 It is possible to assign IP address and Subnet Mask of the player as Dynamic or Static 2 2 1 Windows 98SE ME 1 Select a folder you want to share Right click the folder and click sharing in pop up menu N Exploring My Documents Iof xi Fie Edt View Go Favorites Tools Help oe Fa i Back Forvard Up Cut Copy Paste Address E C My Documents v Folders x Z Desktop a Explore 3 M
12. 1 Partitioning your Network MediaPlayer 35 drive in kit under Windows 98SE Windows ME Windows 98SE only The fdisk version which is installed together with your operating system does not recognize the correct size of hard disks larger than 64 GB Windows 98SE ME For large partitions fdisk will not display the partion size correctly Please ignore this as the partitioning results will still be OK 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 microsoft com Creating a partition on the Network MediaPlayer 35 drive in kit under Windows 98 SE ME The following steps will guide you the process of creating partitions on your Network MediaPlayer 35 drive in kit under Windows 98SE ME After this procedure your Freecom Network MediaPlayer 35 drive in kit will be ready for use and it will be allocated a drive letter Click on the Start button Select Run Enter fdisk and confirm with OK Answer the question Do you wish to enable large disk support by pressing the Return key FAT32 is now activated A W N gt 5 fdisk led avo ee as al Your computer has a disk larger than 512 MB This version of Windows includes improved support for large disks resulting in more efficient use of disk space on large drives and allowing disks over 2 GB to be formatted as a single drive IMPORTANT If you enab
13. 2000 XP Mac OS X 10 1 or higher Linux 2 4 or higher 480Mbps USB 2 0 USB 1 1 Compatible Slave 10 100 Mbps LAN RJ 45 3 5 IDE HDD NTFS FAT32 PAL NTSC MPEG 1 2 4 MPG MPEG AVI M2V DAT VOB IFO etc DivX XviD except GMC Qpel option applied Movie Music MP3 OGG Vorbis WAV WMA except WMA9 pro lossless Photo JPG JPEG COMPOSITE S VIDEO COMPONENT Y Pb Pr 480p 720p 1080i Progressive Scan STEREO L R DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL DTS Pass Through Only 0 C 60 C 11 II FREECOM 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 When problems occur we have a database with Frequently Asked Questions FAQ on our Freecom website www freecom com please check this site before you contact the helpdesk Your Guarantee All Freecom products come with unlimited technical phone and web support By this Guarantee Freecom warrants their products to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period listed below from the date of its original purchase If during this period of guarantee the product proves defective due to improper materials or workmanship Freecom will without charge for labour or parts at its sole discretion repair or replace t
14. 255 255 0 Access PC via Network After entering the numbers press SETUP again to save the configuration Input IP Address Input Subnet Mask Ifyou have already been provided dynamic IP address from DHCP Server or IP Router on your local area network you don t need to enter a static IP address Use DHCP on or write IP address amp Subnet mask that DHCP Server or IP Router provids Check IP address obtained automatically When you use DHCP On you can see the IP address in MENU screen after selecting PC Network icon in Mode Selection screen The MediaPlayer IP Address 2 2 3 Windows XP 1 Select a folder which you want to share Right click the folder and click Sharing and Security in pop menu 2 Check Share this folder on the network and write Share name For example My Movie Share Name maximum length is 12 characters 41 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive In im My Documents Fie Edit View Favorites Tools Help r Q Beck 3 P Search roter fl Address B My Documents A File and Folder Tasks 1 mi Rename this folder Open f y Move this folder Explore P Copy this folder f Searchny Publish this folder to Sharing and Security the Web kez Share this folder Fi nde G E mail this folder s files Cut X Delete this folder Copy Create Shortcut Delete Other Places Lg Rennie Desktop Properties
15. Any product tampered with or damaged warranty seal or serial number label Any product without a warranty or serial number label Batteries and any consumable items delivered with or in the equipment Freecom MediaPlayer Drive In Product Overview 1 FRONT VIEW All basic operation functions can be done with the buttons on the device without use of the remote control a Enter D Ave gt Stop Init Play Pause IR 2 PWR NET HDD ENTER Select or play a file AVAL Navigation Key Up Down Left Right POWER Power On Off PLAY PAUSE Play all files from selected file Pause STOP INIT Stop Return to Mode Selection Screen IR IR receiving area for remote signals PWR Power LED NET Network LED HDD HDD LED Getting Started 2 BACK VIEW IR EXT USB OPTICAL S VIDEO COAXIAL Y PB PR LAN PWR CVBS STEREO L R 0080Q00GMVOB CVBS f Stereo L R T IR EXT USB 3 Optical Al S Video Coaxial El Y PB PR LAN PWR Connect external remote control IR receiver Connect USB cable Connect Optical cable for 5 1 ch digital audio output Connect s video for video output Connect coaxial cable for 5 1 ch digital audio output Connect component Y Pb Pr cable for video output Connect lan cable for networking Connect power cable Connect composite cable for video output Connect stereo cable for audio output
16. FREECOM Network MediaPlayer Drive In Kit I dir ar Freecom MediaPlayer Drive In Dear customer Thank you for buying the Freecom Network MediaPlayer 35 drive in kit a brand new digital multimedia player that supports dual data access mode via 3 5 HDD inside not supplied and 10 100Mbps Network With this player you can easily enjoy Digital Movies Digital Music Digital Photos from a 3 5 HDD when assembled in the device and from all PC s in your network directly on your TV or HiFi set Freecom Technologies Germany www freecom com Warning All rights reserved The products named in this manual are only used for identification purposes and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies This device was designed for home or office use Warning This device is equipment complying with EN55022 class A This equip ment can cause radio disturbances in a residential area If this is the case the user has to take appropriate measures and assume all responsibility and costs for It may not be used near or with any life sustaining systems Freecom Technologies is not liable for any damages that may occur from the use of a Freecom system All rights reserved We reserve the right to upgrade our products in keeping with technological advances Table of Contents Users manual General Information anannnnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnornnvnnnnnnnnnnnnnnsssssnnnnnnnnnnnn page Warnings an
17. HDD 1 Mode Selection Move to MediaPlayer 35 icon and press ENTER for playing files from the built in HDD 2 Media Type Selection Select a media type which you want to play and press ENTER e Video Select for playing Video files e Music Select for playing Music files e Photo Select for playing Photo files e List Select for making a playlist including video music photo files e Setup Select for moving to setup screen MOVIE l wusic PHOTO Fe Play Movid 6 5 p PLAYLIST Fag serue 9 Use as Multimedia Player Use Networking Computer 1 Mode Selection Move to PC Network icon and press ENTER for playing files from computer s within your network 2 Media Type Selection Select a media type which you want to play and press ENTER e Video Select for playing Video files e Music Select for playing Music files e Photo Select for playing Photo files e List Select for making a play list including video music photo files e Setup Select for moving to setup screen MOVIE MUSIC PHOTO pP base setup 3 Computer list on network Computer list on network will be displayed Move to a computer and press ENTER PLAYLIST 61 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive In 62 3 3 2 File Selection After selecting a Media type File Selection screen will be displayed Move to the file that you want to play and press ENTER or PLAY
18. If you have USB 1 1 Host Adapter the device will be working at USB1 1 speed When using a hard drive with less than 6GB storage capacity you may experience data damage or data loss We recommend you to use a harddrive of more than 6GB Note Be sure to format the Hard Drive before using the device When you use an unformatted HDD a PC will not detect the device 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 Not following these instructions may cause the unit to malfunction To ensure that your Freecom Network MediaPlayer 35 drive in kit functions properly please take note of the following precautions If these are not followed you may void your warranty and damage the Freecom Network MediaPlayer 35 drive in kit Safely remove the Freecom Network MediaPlayer 35 drive in kit via your operating system the unplug or eject hardware option in the Windows taskbar before disconnecting the USB cable or power cable and before switching off the device Failing to do so may result in data loss Do not disconnect the Freecom Network MediaPlayer 35 drive in kit from the PC during file transfer This may result in data loss and an error on the player If this occurs please run the ScanDisk utility Warnings and Safety Instructions Do n
19. PAUSE me AD tT amp E MOVIE Back AN Menu Exit _ movieO avi 1 movie02 avi Moser gt Icon Menu Tray 700 000 KB 02 12 05 10 20 AM e ENTER button Play one file that you select After finishing playback return to file selection screen e PLAY PAUSE button After playing the file that you select the next files are automatically played e AV button Move to files by pressing AV arrow buttons e 4 button Return to previous directory by pressing 4 arrow button e button Go to Icon Menu Tray located at the top of the screen by pressing button In order to return to file selection screen press W arrow button or select Exit icon Icon Menu Tray Descriptions Go to Icon Menu Tray located at the top of the screen with pressing button In order to return to file selection press W arrow button or select Exit icon Back Return to previous directory Allplay After playing the file that you select play all files automatic ally This is the same function as PLAY PAUSE button Menu Return to Media Type screen Exit Exit Icon Menu Tray and return to file selection screen Use as Multimedia Player 3 4 Play Video Files You can play video files like AVI MPG MPEG DAT M2V and VOB Select Movie icon in Media Type Selection screen Video file list will be displayed Move to a file and press ENTER or PLAY PAUSE button Select Movie icon
20. Repeat the steps from the previous chapter Creating a partition on the Network MediaPlayer 35 drive in kit under Windows XP 2000 for creating the first partition Click with the right mouse button on the My Computer icon on your desktop Select the option Manage Select the option Storage gt Disk Management Right click on the unallocated space of your Network MediaPlayer 35 drive in kit and select the option New partition Windows 2000 Create partition The New Partition Wizard Windows 2000 Create Partition Wizard opens Click on Next Select Extended partition and click on Next New Partition Wizard Select Partition Type There are three types of partitions primary extended and logical Select the partition you want to create Primary partition Logical drive Description An extended partition is portion of a Master Boot Record MBA basic disk that can contain logical drives Use an extended partition if you want to have more than four volumes on your MBR basic disk 21 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive in 7 Now you can adjust the size of your partition Enter the size and click on Next New Partition Wizard Specify Partition Size Choose a partition size that is between the maximum and minimum sizes Maxium disk space in megabytes MB Minimum disk space in MB Partition size in MB 8 Click on Finish to create the Extended partition The
21. SB Requirements e Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP MAC OS X 10 1 or higher Linux 2 4 x or higher e Available USB 2 0 1 1 Port USB 2 0 recommended Network Requirements e Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP e Available 10 100 Ethernet LAN Port RJ 45 100Mbps recommended e LAN Cable cross wired or standard see Page 28 2 1 Hardware Requirements e Pentium Ill S00MHz or faster e At least 128 MB RAM e USB interface USB 1 1 or USB 2 0 e A CD ROM drive or internet connection for driver installation e For playback on TV a TV with PAL or NTSC system is required e Support HDD Compatible with standard 3 5 IDE Hard Drive USB 2 0 is downwards compatible to USB 1 1 To achieve optimal performance from the Freecom Network MediaPlayer 35 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 freecom com 5 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive In Precautions We strongly recommend you to regularly back up the data from the hard drive that you have built in to another safe media Freecom can never be held responsible for data damage or data loss of the built in HDD Unplug the power adaptor when you don t use the device for a longer period time The device does not support DivX XviD codec of video files that has GMC Qpel option Do not turn off the power when a file is playing We recommend when connected to PC that you use a USB cable not longer than 3 meters
22. Shared Documents ig My Computer My Movie Properties General Local sharing and security a To share this folder with other users of this computer only drag it to the Shared Documents folder To make this folder and its subfolders private so that only pou have access select the following check box Make this folder private Network sharing and security k To share this folder with both network users and other 39 users of this computer select the first check box below and type share name Share name My Movie C Allow network users to change my files Learn more about sharing and security 3 After that the shared folder will be displayed as following picture 4 Move to Settings gt Control Panel gt Administrative Tools gt Computer management gt Local Users and Groups gt Users and double click Guest Access PC via Network This is for Windows XP Professional Windows XP Home users can t see this figure Go to next number 6 If you can t find Administrative Tools at Control Panel click Switch to classic view in left up corner on screen g Computer Management a File Action View Window Help e am x 2 m Computer Management Local El i System Tools Built in account for ad Event Viewer Built in account for gu i Shared Folders i Remote Desktop Account for Providing Local Users and Groups Users C Groups Performance Logs and Alerts g Device Manager torage Remo
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24. ay Pause button play in order of selected file EE CA Biayai ARSA Le move t av MmuscOl mes FF photott jog In order to move up to Menu Icon Tray press P button By selecting the delete X icon will all the added files In order to delete an added file move to the file on Play List screen and press ENTER twice In order to change location among added files move to the file you want to move press ENTER move to the file where you want to add it below and press ENTER Use as Multimedia Player 3 9 Remote Control This chapter shows the basic use of the remote control For more details 3 3 Basic Screen Menu 3 4 Play Video Files 3 5 Play DVD Files 3 6 Play Music Files 3 7 Play Photo Files 3 8 Make a Play List POWER Turn On Off SETUP Go to Setup Screen MENU Go to DVD Main Menu Display Menu Icon When Playing Video File TITLE Go to DVD Title Menu ANGLE DVD Angle Photo Rotation REPEAT Set DVD Chapter Title Repeat A B REPEAT Set DVD A B Repeat SLOW Play DVD Slowly ENTER Play a File AF Ap Arrow Key 4 Return to Up Directory FILE INFO Show File Info TIME SEARCH Jump to Specific play time Brt CONT Set Luminosity Color Depth Brightness MEDIA TYPE Go to Media Type Selection Screen MAIN PAGE Go to Mode Selection Screen PLAY PAUSE Play next all files Pause STOP Stop Play REW Play Faster in Backward FF Play Faster in Forward PREV G
25. ber lt 1 2 gt Press Esc to return to FDISK Options Note Partition size of large hard disks will not be displayed correctly However partitioning results will be OK 7 Select Option 1 Create DOS partition or Logical DOS drive by pressing 1 and confirm with Return Use as External USB HDD 8 Select Option 1 Create primary DOS partition by pressing 1 and confirm with Return Wait until drive integrity is completely checked l10 x avo ee Ea sf al Create DOS Partition or Logical DOS Drive Current fixed disk drive 2 Choose one of the following 1 Create Primary DOS Partition 2 Create Extended DOS Partition 3 Create Logical DOS Drive lt s gt in the Extended DOS Partition Enter choice 1 Press Esc to return to FDISK Options 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 If more than on partition is required go to the next section Create two or more partitions on the Network MediaPlayer 35 drive in kit under Windows 98 Windows ME Now the whole disk will be partitioned as one primary partition Wait until the drive integrity check is completed 10 Press the ESC key to return to the fdisk options 11 Now press the ESC key to close the fdisk window Your hard disk is now partitioned 12 Stop your hard disk by using the hot unplug icon in the lower right
26. d Safety Instructions ccccccccccccecceeceeeeeeeeeeeeseaeenaeaneneees page Product Overview siiisicsissssesciccnensenensisevavnccseweetebistecusseacsachesneactebaseeaustecie page Chapter 1 Use as External USB HDD rrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnvnnnnvnnnrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnennnnnn page Chapter 2 Access PC via Network rnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnsnnsnevnnnvnnnnnennnnne page Chapter 3 Use as Multimedia Player rrrrnnnnnnnonnnnvonnnvvvrvvvnvnvvvnvvernvvvvrsnnnrnnnnnnnnnnn page Technical Specifications rrrrrnnnnnnnnnnnrvnnnrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnvnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnsnnnnne page O 2005 Freecom Technologies 31 49 77 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive In Introduction Dual Data Access Mode via 10 100Mbps LAN and 3 5 HDD when assem bled in the device Digital Multimedia Player via Home TV or Car TV USB 2 0 External Storage via PC NTFS FAT32 Audio Stereo Digital Coaxial amp Optical 5 1ch Sound Video Composite S Video HD Component 480p 720p 1080 DVD Manager Playback of DVD File same as Original DVD Title Firmware upgradeable Package Content Please check the contents of the box The following should be supplied Freecom Network MediaPlayer 35 drive in kit footstand Remote Control amp Battery Composite Stereo L R Cable USB Cable LAN Cable Power Adapter CD with manual and USB 2 0 Driver for WIN98SE General Information Minimum System Requirements U
27. d the following e dev sda mnt mediatest vfat noauto user 00 in case of FAT32 HDD e dev sda mnt mediatest ntfs noauto user 00 in case of NTFS HDD Do Log in again Above example sda is assumed that the Network MediaPlayer 35 drive in kit will be detected as sda on your system If not you have to write the drive name which is detected as USB Mass Storage not sda Manual Mount Connect the Network MediaPlayer 35 drive in kit gt Power On the Network MediaPlayer 35 drive in kit gt Check the detection with fdisk gt make Mount Pointer ex mediatest at Folder Mount mnt gt Edit etc fstab gt add the following e mount t vfat dev sda mnt mediatest in case of FAT32 HDD e mount t ntfs dev sda mnt mediatest in case of FAT32 HDD Above example sda is assumed that the Network MediaPlayer 35 drive in kit will be detected as sda on your system If not you have to write the drive name which is detected as USB Mass Storage not sda How to stop using Do unmount at Device Control 1 4 5 Mac There is no need to install a MAC installation driver the player will be detected automatically If the player is detected correctly an icon will appear on your desktop When removing the player drag the icon to the trash can on your desktop and unplug the device Use as External USB HDD Chapter 2 Access PC via Network 2 1 Connect LAN Cable When connecting Computer
28. duce the screen by pressing Y lt gt arrow buttons Default Return to original screen size and position Screen Position Move the screen to the direction with AY AP arrow buttons Press Brt Cont key for returning to the original screen position when applying Screen posi tion TIME SEARCH Jump to Prefer Move to a selected time of a file able Playback Time Delete Input In time search box this button deletes all numbers to 0 Numbers Brt CONT Control luminos When pressing this button you can switch to 3 modes ity color depth After selecting a mode change settings with AY brightness arrow buttons Show File Infor Show the file information which is being played To mation hide this information press this button again FF gt Fast Forward When this button is pressed play speed is changed to arrow button 8x 16x 32x forward REW 44 Rewind When this button is pressed play speed is changed to 4 arrow button 8x 16x 32x backward VOLUME Volume Up Volume up arrow button VOLUME Volume Down Volume down Y arrow button MUTE Sound Off Mute the sound To hear sound press this button again ENTER Playback a File Play a file After finishing playback return to file selections screen PLAY PAUSE Playback After the file that you select play the next files Fil Next All Files automatically This function is the same as PLAY PAUSE button PLAY PAUSE Pause Pause playback if pressing this button w
29. e Type Input Mode Output Mode of TV Player Normal Video Component 480i Component 480p Component 720p Component 1080i TV Out NTSC C S Video HD Component OFF TV Out PAL C S Video HD Component OFF TV Out NTSC C S Video HD Component OFF TV Out PAL C S Video HD Component OFF TV Out NTSC C YPbPr HD Component OFF TV Out PAL C YPbPr HD Component OFF HD Component Out On 480p HD Component Out On 720p HD Component Out On 1080i CVBS or Composite Jack Generally Yellow Jack S Video Jack Component 3 Jack Y Green Pb Blue Pr Red Yellow RCA Cable Supplied S Video Cable Black rounded Component Cable Y Green Pb Blue Pr Red NTSC PAL Standard of TV Output Select the corret one for use in your country Freecom MediaPlayer Drive In 52 Setup Procedure 1 Turn on the player and press SETUP on Mode Selection screen 2 Move to TV Out icon and press ENTER Setup box will be displayed under icon menu 3 Move to Video Output Mode that you want and press ENTER 4 Press SETUP again to save the configurations 3 2 2 Audio Setup This chapter shows you how to set up the audio output of the player You can use Stereo or Digital 5 1 ch Analogue DCPM Select when you connect the supplied audio cables Red White to TV or Audio set directly Encoded Digital Select when you want to listen through 5 1Ch I DTS Dolby by connect
30. e as Multimedia Player Chapter 3 Use as Multimedia Player 3 1 Connect to External AV Device 3 1 1 Connect Video Cable The player supports 3 types of video output Composite S video and Compo nent Use the video connection that your TV supports Normally TV supports composite video connection a composite video cable is supplied with the player 1 Composite Yellow RCA cable Supplied Yellow _ Connect to Composite CVBS CVBS Jack of TV e S VIDEO pH gt Connect S Video Jack of TV R ea B Connect Pr Jack of TV Pr Blue Pb ik Connect Pb Jack of TV Green B Connect Y Jack of TV Y When you do not see a normal screen after connecting the video cable check the following 1 TV Switch to Video Input Mode Turn on TV and switch to video input mode same as video connection See TV user manual 2 player Switch to Video Output Mode Press VIDEO button repeatedly Whenever press VIDEO video output signal is changed Freecom MediaPlayer Drive In 3 After you see normal screen you have to save video configu ration of the player See 3 2 1 Video Setup 3 1 2 Connect Audio Cable The player supports 3 type of audio output Stereo Coaxial and Optical Use audio connection that your TV or Audio set supports Normally TV supports standard stereo audio connection the cable for this is supplied with the player 1 Stereo Red amp White RCA Cable suppli
31. e hard disk will now be recognized by Windows 17 18 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive In 1 3 2 Partitioning your Network MediaPlayer 35 drive in kit under Windows XP 2000 Creating a partition on the Network MediaPlayer 35 drive in kit under Windows XP 2000 The following steps will guide you through the process of creating partitions on your Network MediaPlayer 35 drive in kit After this procedure your Freecom Network MediaPlayer 35 drive in kit will be ready for use and it will be allocated a drive letter 1 Click with the right mouse button on the My Computer icon on your desktop 2 Select the option Manage 3 Select the option Storage gt Disk Management Choose the hard disk which is Unallocated Ensure that the entire drive is unallocated WB Ble don Ves binde Hap l r 2 DEI I hes Faiten Basic HIPS Hinakty Syabera am m I H D r a Pawtition Ee FATI Hasit LL VEE a Ha os fgg Shared Folden EEOAE Partition Basis PATIZ Haaie ULE HE AL Ma 13 i Local Luani and Groups HERE Fi Partition Eser FAT Hasti iaig 77 5 Hi Oe g E S Partition Bai FATIS Hanktry Uren Pariin WIG VE SRE 55 Ma P rer Era Partition Bas HIPS Hash Minen Pain 40 198 69 OM ir WIN 98 WIN SO 1000 MA PAT 4 BO GERTPES Healthy Unkrsan Partis Hest Minknoeen Parken Use as External USB HDD 5 Click with the right mouse button on the unallocated area and select the option New Partition Windo
32. e in MB 8 Assign a drive letter to your hard disk Normally you can use the default 9 options Click on Next Select the formatting option Choose either FAT32 or NTFS the Allocation Unit Size should remain on Default Finally select Perform Quick Format and click on Next New Partition Wizard Format Partition To store data on this partition you must format it first Choose whether you want to format this partition and if so what settings you want to use Do not format this partition File system vi Allocation unit size Default vi Volume label MediaPlayer Perform quick format Enable file and folder compression 10 Click on Finish to complete the partitioning of your Network MediaPlayer 20 35 drive in kit Your Network MediaPlayer 35 drive in kit will be formatted now and is ready to use afterwards Use as External USB HDD New Partition Wizard Completing the New Partition Wizard You have successfully completed the New Partition Wizard You selected the following settings lt lt Disk selected Disk 2 Partition size 19540 MB Drive letter or path File system FAT 32 Allocation unit size Default Volume label MediaPlayer Quek format Yes To close this wizard click Finish Creating two or more partitions on the Network MediaPlayer 35 drive in kit under Windows XP 2000 1
33. e partition was created Now your Network MediaPlayer 35 drive in kit is ready for use You can use it like an internal hard disk for storing your data Use as External USB HDD Deleting a partition on the Network MediaPlayer 35 drive in kit under Windows 98SE ME The following steps will explain how to delete a partition on your Network MediaPlayer 35 drive in kit 1 2 3 4 10 11 12 Click on the Start button Select Run Enter fdisk and confirm with OK fdisk will be started Answer the question Do you wish to enable large disk support by pressing the Return key FAT32 is now activated Choose Option 5 Change current fixed disk drive by pressing 5 and Return Select the hard disk to be deleted by its number ATTENTION Please make sure that the correct drive is selected Selecting the wrong drive will lead to a loss of your data Choose Option 3 Delete partition or Logical DOS Drive by pressing 3 and Return Select the partition to be deleted by pressing its number and Return Enter the drive label and press Return Confirm with Y and Return to delete the partition Press the ESC key to return to the fdisk options Press ESC to exit fdisk 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 Th
34. ed de Red i ie Red 8 4 Connect Stereo R STEREO R STEREO R Jack of TV s STEREO L af T STEREO L me Connect Stereo L White White Jack of TV kz 2 Optical Optical Cable for Digital 5 1 ch not supplied _ ss i OPTICAL o po Kode Optical Jack of mplifier or Receiver 3 Coaxial Coaxial cable for Digital 5 1 ch not supplied harefesserrlll COAXIAL Cima _ Connect Coaxial jack of Amplifier or Receiver Don t connect optical and coaxial cable together at the same time When you do not hear sound after connecting Optical or Coaxial Cable you have to change audio setup of the player as Encoded Digital See 3 2 2 Audio Setup 50 Use as Multimedia Player 3 2 Basic Setup 3 2 1 Video Setup This chapter shows you how to setup the video output of the player You have to setup the player s video output mode to correspond to the video input mode of your TV When you do not see a normal screen after connecting video cable check the following 1 TV Switch to Video Input Mode Turn on TV and switch to video input mode same as video connection See TV user manual 2 Player Switch to Video Output Mode Press VIDEO button repeatedly Whenever VIDEO is pressed the video output signal is changed 3 After you see normal screen you have to save video configu rations of the player TTV Video Player Video Connection Jack Video Cabl
35. ed you can discard below steps and go to 1 4 Copy Data via USB 11 12 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive in File System features Please refer to the tables below for an overview File systems supported by different operating systems FAT32 NTFS Operating system Windows ME ee not supported een Sen ef Maximum size of a partition Operating system Windows 985E 60GB na Windows ME 268 27867 na gt re ce aes mene a er Example for different partitions with different file systems on one Network MediaPlayer 35 drive in kit 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 For storing the data under Windows 2000 XP both partitions can be used As the NTFS file system is not recognized by Windows 98SE ME data to be used on these operating systems must be stored on the FAT32 partition Please follow the steps below to adapt the Network MediaPlayer 35 drive in kit for your needs 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 microsoft com 2 Hard disk capacity will not be displayed correctly by fdisk 3 FAT partitions larger than 2 GB can only be administrated by Windows 2000 XP Use as External USB HDD 1 3
36. er on your local area network you don t need to enter a static IP address Use Obtain an IP address automati cally on or enter the IP address amp Subnet mask that DHCP Server or IP Router provides 45 46 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive in 9 At above number 7 figure click Advanced Tab Disable Internet Connec tion Firewall Local Area Connection Properties General Authentication Advanced Internet Connection Firewall Learn more about Internet Connection Firewall If you re not sure how to set these properties use the Network Setup Wizard instead Settings If you use service pack 2 refer to the following figures Click Settings at Windows Firewall Local Area Connection Properties General Authentication Advanced Windows Firewall Protect my computer and network by limiting or preventing access to this computer from the Internet If you re not sure how to set these properties use the Network Setup Wizard instead Access PC via Network Check Off and click OK Windows Firewall General Exceptions Advanced Windows Firewall is helping to protect pour PC Windows Firewall helps protect your computer by preventing unauthorized users from gaining access to your computer through the Internet or network G O On recommended This setting blocks all outside sources from connecting to this computer with the exception of those selected on the Excepti
37. er using remove icon from the Windows taskbar Not following this procedure may cause data loss and damage to the harddrive gt Safely Remove Hardware USB Mass Storage Device eC 25N040ATMRO4 0 USB Device 26 Use as External USB HDD 1 4 2 Windows ME 1 After connecting the player and plugging the power cable Windows will automatically install the driver After this please check the driver installa tion at Windows Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt view all Control Panel options gt System gt Device Manager gt Universal Serial Bus controllers gt USB Mass Storage Device System Properties EIET General Device Manager Hardware Profiles Performance View devices by type View devices by connection HF Disk drives 9 FUJITSU MHT20304T 9 GENERIC IDE DISK TYPE47 Display adapters aS Floppy disk controllers 4 42 Hard disk controllers H Keyboard Eg Monitors HS Mouse Network adapters H E Other devices fF Ports COM amp LPT 4 48 Storage device H System devices 18 Universal Serial Bus controllers 2 Check My Computer or Explorer there should be a new volume You can copy any data to this volume 1E x S EC 83 Dia Eih pe FELG i Local Desk D 1 Locs D 27 iP Capai 27 0 68 E used 16 058 DD Free 11 5 0E i Fres Space 11 968 Capackyi 27 08 I IE Hy Computer 2 If a new volume does not appear check if
38. he product or its defective parts upon the terms and conditions set out below Conditions This guarantee will be granted only when the original invoice or sales receipt indicating the date of purchase product and serial number is presented together with the defective product and a Freecom RMA number received from the Freecom Website or given by a Freecom Service Center Freecom reserves the right to refuse the free of charge guarantee services when the date of purchase of the product cannot be proven This guarantee will not apply if the RMA number is missing the serial number on the product has been altered removed or made illegible This guarantee covers only the hardware components packaged with the product This guarantee covers none of the following a any consumable supplied with the product such as media or batter ies b damage to or loss of any software programs data or removable storage media c any damage resulting from adaptations changes or adjustments which may have been made to the product without the prior written consent of Freecom d attempted repair by any party other than autho rized by Freecom and e accidents lightning water fire or any other such cause beyond the reason able control of Freecom With respect to all services provided Freecom is not responsible for any damage to or loss of any programs data or other information stored on any media or any part of any product serviced Freecom is not liable f
39. hen a file is Fil being played To play again press this button again Playback Play a previous file before a current playback file If Previous File you used ENTER for playback you can not use this function This function is available when playing all files using PLAY PAUSE button or ALLPLAY icon Playback Play a next file after a current playback file If you Next File used ENTER for playback you can not use this function This function is available when playing all files using PLAY PAUSE button or ALLPLAY icon Use as Multimedia Player 0 Number button Screen Reset Menu Icon Popup If a frame of a video file is broken green color will be shown on the overall screen Press number 0 Zero for screen reset Popup menu will be appear including File Info Time Search Subtitle Scr Size functions To hide the popup press this button again 65 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive In 66 3 5 Play DVD Files The DVD manager function supports playing ripped DVD Files in same way as an original DVD Make a separate folder for each ripped DVD then save all ripped files into the folder After connecting TV select VIDEO_TS IFO file in the folder Make sure that all the ripped files include the VIDEO TS IFO file If you can not find VIDEO TS IFO file among all the ripped files from an original DVD title the DVD manager function will not work When you play DVD file in networking computer playback time
40. igurations Input IP Address Input Subnet Mask If you have already been provided a dynamic IP address from DHCP Server or IP Router on your local area network you don t need to enter a static IP address Use DHCP on or enter the IP address amp Subnet mask that DHCP Server or IP Router provides Check IP address obtained automatically When you use DHCP On you can see the IP address in MENU screen after selecting PC Network icon in Mode Selection screen 35 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive In MOVIE jt wusic PHOTO Fe Play mov a PLAYLIST fag 4 serue J The MediaPlayer IP Address 2 2 2 Windows 2000 1 Select a folder which you want to share Right click the folder and click Sharing in pop menu ox File Edt View Favorites Tools Help S Back gt GE QSearch Gyrolders lt AHistory AF OS gt Ll My Documents My Movie File Folder Modified 2 28 2005 11 31 4M Attributes normal 36 Access PC via Network 2 Check Share this folder and write share name For example My Movie My Movie Properties i E 21 gt General Sharing fou can share this folder among other users on your ee To enable sharing for this folder click Share this older Do not share this folder Share this folder Share name My Movie Comment User limit Maximum allowed C Allow Users To set permissions for ho
41. ile and Print Sharing Description TCP IP is the protocol you use to connect to the Internet and wide area networks Cancel 5 Check Specify an IP address and write IP address amp Subnet mask that you want to use For example IP address 192 168 1 3 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 TCP IP Properties x Bindings Advanced NetBIOS l DNS Configuration Gateway WINS Configuration IP Address An IP address can be automatically assigned to this computer If pour network does not automatically assign IP addresses ask your network administrator for an address and then type it in the space below Obtain an IP address automatically Specify an IP address IP Address 192 168 0 3 Access PC via Network If you have already been obtained an IP address automatically from DHCP Server or IP Router on your local area network you don t need to enter a specific IP address Use Obtain an IP address automatically or write IP address amp Subnet mask that DHCP Server or IP Router provides 6 Set the network configurations of the player You have to connect the player to a TV set for this setup See 3 1 1 Connect Video Cable Press SETUP of remote control for moving to setup screen Select DHCP Off and write IP address amp Subnet mask For example IP Address 192 168 1 2 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 After entering the numbers press SETUP again for saving conf
42. ing receiver or amplifier with Optical or Coaxial cable Use as Multimedia Player Setup Procedure 1 Turn on the player and press SETUP in Mode Selection screen 2 Move to Audio icon and press ENTER Setup box will be displayed under icon menu 3 Move to Audio Output Mode that you want and press ENTER 4 Press SETUP again to save the configurations 3 2 3 Network Setup You can obtain an IP address automatically from DHCP Server or IP Router or set the specific IP address Check your network environments DHCP On You can use this option when it is possible to obtain IP address automatically from DHCP Server or IP Router DHCP Off When it is not possible to obtain IP address automati cally or you connect to your PC directly without DHCP Server or IP Router you have to use this option Just enter the IP address and Subnet mask 53 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive In DHCP On Setup Procedure Turn on the player and press SETUP in Mode Selection screen Move to Network icon and press ENTER Setup box will be displayed under icon menu Move to DHCP On and press ENTER Press SETUP again for saving configurations MENU MOVIE wusic PHOTO Fm Play movi w a setup f a PLAYLIST Check IP address obtained automatically When you use DHCP On you can see the IP address in MENU screen after selecting PC Network icon in Mode Selection
43. le large disk support and create any new drives on this disk you will not be able to access the new drive s gt using other operating systems including some versions of Windows 95 and Windows NI as well as earlier versions of Windows and MS DOS In addition disk utilities that were not designed explicitly for the FAT32 file system will not be able to work with this disk If you need to access this disk with other operating systens or older disk utilities do not enable large drive support Do you wish to enable large disk support CY ND 7 13 5 Choose Option 5 Change current fixed disk drive by pressing 5 and z Return Microsoft Windows Millennium Fixed Disk Setup Program lt C gt CGopyright Microsoft Corp 1983 2000 FDISK Options Current fixed disk drive 1 Choose one of the following Create DOS partition or Logical DOS Drive Set active partition Delete partition or Logical DOS Drive Display partition information Change current fixed disk drive Enter choice 1 Press Esc to exit FDISK 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 l10 x Change Current Fixed Disk Drive Mbytes Free Usage 38931 1007 5 19532 lt i MByte 1648576 bytes Enter Fixed Disk Drive Num
44. ly after rebooting the Network MediaPlayer 35 drive in kit the last played file will continue to play However if you use the device with a networking computer not built in HDD you cannot listen to MP3 In this function the player only detects MP3 files at built in HDD s music folder 3 10 3 Change Background Image It is possible to change a background image on the player Select a picture file and save it as mybg jpg in the root directory of built in HDD Background image will be changed as mybg jpg We Recommend to use 720x480 pixels image 3 10 4 Firmware Upgrade The firmware of this device can be upgraded You can find the latest firmware upgrade files at www freecom com support We recommend you to save the firmware file in a specially created folder for instance Firmware After connecting the device to a TV set move to the upgrade file and press ENTER Upgrade is progressed automatically After finishing upgrade you can check firmware version on Setup screen Press SETUP button Do not turn off the power during firmware upgrade Technical Specifications Technical Specifications Product Name Power Weight Dimension Available OS USB Interface Network Interface HDD Type HDD File System TV Type Supported Format Video Output Audio Output Operating Temperature Freecom Network MediaPlayer 35 Drive In kit 5V 1 5A 12V 1 5A 4509 without HDD 57 x 150 x 185 mm Windows 98 SE ME
45. ntis locked out Cancel Apply 38 Access PC via Network 7 Move to Control Panel gt Network and Dial up Connections and select Properties Local Area Connections by right click of mouse If you see two or more Local area connections select one that you will use for connecting to the player Network and Dial up Connections oxi File Edit View Favorites Tools Advanced Help Back v gt search CFolders AHistory lA DI X A Er Address ay Network and Dial up Connections CG wo z L adhe Make New FL Network and Dial Connection up Connections Disable Status Local Area Connection Create Shortcut Type LAN Connecti butt CH connection 1e Rename Status Enabled i Properties ADMtek AN983 10 100Mbps Fast Ethernet Adapter ADMtek AN983 10 100Mbps Fast Ethernet Adapter 7 8 Double click Internet Protocol TCP IP that you want to use on your computer Local Area Connection Properties 3 x General Connect using BY ADMtek 4N983 10 100Mbps Fast Ethernet Adapter Configure Components checked are used by this connection Client for Microsoft Networks File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks Internet Protocol TCP IP Install Uninstall Description Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks I Show
46. o to Previous Page Play Previous File in Play All NEXT Go to Next Page Play Next File in Play All VIDEO Change Video Output Mode SUBTITLE Subtitle Settings hun Scr SIZE Screen Size Settings How to Insert Change Battery 1 Pull out the battery tray of remote controller s body completely 2 Put the enclosed battery on the tray 3 Insert the tray into remote controller s body completely 75 76 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive In 3 10 Others 3 10 1 Music Slide Show Make a music folder in a small letter not a capital letter in the root directory of built in HDD and save MP3 files in this folder If the HDD is divided into two or more partitions make a music folder at first partition When you play one or all photo files you can listen to mp3 and see photo slide show together However if you use the device with a networking computer not built in HDD you cannot listen to MP3 In this function the player only detects MP3 files at built in HDD s music folder 3 10 2 MP3 Quick Play This is for listening to MP3 files without the use of a TV set Make a music folder in asmall letter not a capital letter in the root directory of built in HDD and save MP3 files in this folder If the HDD is divided into two or more partitions make a music folder in the first partition Turn on the player and just press PLAY PAUSE button The MP3 files at music folder will be played automatically Additional
47. older in a small letter not a capital letter at root directory of built in HDD and save MP3 files in this folder If the HDD is divided into two or more partitions make a music folder in the first partition When you play one or all photo files you can listen to MP3 and see photo slide show together However if there is just networking computer not built in HDD you cannot listen MP3 In this function the player only detects MP3 files of the built in HDD s music folder Photo Preview On Off It is possible to enable or disable preview of the photo file as a thumbnail image before playing in the SETUP screen Use as Multimedia Player 3 8 Make a Play List Your can create a playlist of all media files like video music and photo It is not possible to play every registered file independently Use Random PLAY all icon or PLAY PAUSE button Also the regis tered play list will be deleted after rebooting 1 Select Play List icon in Media Type Selection screen MOVIE i MUSIC PHOTO pa oo LNF a hage serue J PLAYLIST 2 Move to a file and press ENTER for adding to Play List After adding press for moving to Menu Icon tray Move to List icon and press ENTER 73 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive In 74 Play List screen appears You can see just added files Play as follows e Random icon play random e Allplay icon play in order of selected file e Pl
48. onfigurations SETUP 51 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive In 3 2 5 Preview Setup You can enable or disable preview the photo file as a thumbnail image before playing Setup Procedure 1 Turn on the player and press SETUP in Mode Selection screen 2 Move to LED icon and press ENTER Setup box will be displayed under icon menu 3 Move to LED on or off select the setting you want and press ENTER 4 Press SETUP again to save the configurations SETUP 58 Use as Multimedia Player 3 2 6 LED Setup You can turn on or off the backlight LED of the arrow buttons on the front side of the player For instance should the LED disturb you at night you can turn off the LED Setup Procedure 1 Turn on the player and press SETUP in Mode Selection screen 2 Move to LED icon and press ENTER Setup box will be displayed under icon menu 3 Move to LED on or off select the setting you want and press ENTER 4 Press SETUP again to save the configurations SETUP 59 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive In 60 3 3 Basic Screen Menu 3 3 1 Mode Selection Media Type Selection After turning on the player you will see the Mode Selection screen In this screen you can select Built in HDD or Networking Computers Just press ENTER after moving to the desired icon with the arrow buttons If there is no HDD or networking PC these icons are not acti vated Use Built in
49. ons tab Don t allow exceptions Select this when you connect to public networks in less secure locations such as airports You will not be notified when Windows Firewall blocks programs Selections on the Exceptions tab will be ignored Avoid using this setting Turning off Windows Firewall may make this computer more vulnerable to viruses and intruders What else should know about Windows Firewall B 10 Set the network configurations of the player You have to connect the player to a TV set for this setup See 3 1 1 Connect Video Cable Press SETUP on the remote control for moving to setup screen Select DHCP off and write IP address amp Subnet mask For example IP Address 192 168 1 2 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 After entering the numbers press SETUP again to save the configurations Input IP Address Input Subnet Mask 47 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive In e If you have already been provided dynamic IP address from DHCP Server or IP Router on your local area network you don t need to enter a static IP address Use DHCP on or enter the IP address amp Subnet mask that DHCP Server or IP Router provides Check IP address obtained automatically When you use DHCP On you can see the IP address in MENU screen after selecting PC Network icon in Mode Selection screen MOVIE i MUSIC PHOTO FR w PLAYLIST fag SETUP gt MediaPlayer IP Addres Us
50. or the consequence of business loss in case of system failure Be sure to exclude all parts not covered by this guarantee prior to returning the product to Freecom Freecom is not liable for any loss or damage to these items If during the repair of the product the contents of the hard drive are altered deleted or in any way modified Freecom is not liable whatsoever Repair parts and replacement products will be provided on an exchange basis and will be either new equivalent to new or reconditioned All replaced parts and products become the property of Freecom The period of guarantee for any product or part repaired or replaced in warranty shall be the balance of the original guarantee Repairs or replacements on product or parts out of warranty carry 6 six months guarantee All Freecom products come with unlimited free technical phone and web support Freecom Product Warranty period Traveller amp Portable 1 year Two years in Europe Classic amp Internal Series 1 year Two years in Europe FC FS amp FX Series 1 year Two years in Europe FHD Series amp FireWire Harddrive 1 year Two years in Europe MediaPlayer XXX 1 year Two years in Europe DVB T USB Stick 1 year Two years in Europe USB Floppy Disk Drive 1 year Two years in Europe USBCard Pro 1 year Two years in Europe USB 2 0 CardReader 1 year Two years in Europe DAT amp LTO Drives retail 3 years DAT S Kits 2 years ThinServer 1 year Two years in Europe Beatm
51. ot drop the Freecom Network MediaPlayer 35 drive in kit or expose it to other kinds of sudden mechanical shocks as this may result in data loss and damage to the hard drive Do not use the Freecom Network MediaPlayer 35 drive in kit when the ambient temperature is below 10 C or above 45 C If the Freecom Network MediaPlayer 35 drive in kit is moved from a cool environment to a warmer environment please allow the drive to acclima tize to the ambient temperature before operating the device Failing to do so may lead to condensation within the drive enclosure which in turn may cause the drive to malfunction Do not place liquids or drinks on the Freecom Network MediaPlayer 35 drive in kit When liquids are spilled and get in contact with the electronics within the drive enclosure it will damage the drive and will cause the drive to malfunction Do not use the Freecom Network MediaPlayer 35 drive in kit in a dusty environment Dust inside the enclosure may damage the internal electron ics and result in drive malfunction Do not use the Freecom Network MediaPlayer 35 drive in kit near magnetic fields Opening the Freecom Network MediaPlayer 35 drive in kit will void the warranty The Network MediaPlayer 35 drive in kit may generate heat when used for a longer period of time Furthermore warranty does not apply to Damages or problems resulting from misuse abuse accident alteration or incorrect electrical current or voltage
52. screen Use as Multimedia Player DHCP Off Setup Procedure 1 Turn on the playerand and press SETUP in Mode Selection screen 2 Move to Network icon and press ENTER Setup box will be displayed under icon menu 3 Move to DHCP Off and press ENTER 4 Move to IP Addr and press ENTER IP address Input box will be displayed Enter IP address using arrow and number buttons of remote control After this press ENTER again Inout IP Address 55 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive In 56 Move to Subnet and press ENTER Subnet mask Input box will be displayed Enter Subnet mask using arrow and number buttons of remote control After this press ENTER again Press SETUP again tor save configurations Input Subnet Mask MENU MOVIE MUSIC PHOTO P PLAYLIST fa e Check The specific IP address you wrote When you use DHCP off you can see the IP address in MENU screen after selecting PC Network icon in Mode Selection screen Use as Multimedia Player 3 2 4 Screen Setup This chapter shows you how to set the TV Type You can select 4 3 Letter Box 4 3 Pan Scan and 16 9 Setup Procedure 1 Turn on the player and press SETUP in Mode Selection Screen 2 Move to Screen icon and press ENTER Setup box will be displayed under icon menu 3 Move to 4 3 Letter box 4 3 Pan scan or 16 9 that you want and press ENTER 4 Press SETUP again to save c
53. sk E Cue My Computer Local Disk k T ry r h ren Biel Ede Compact Disc fee i Capac 27 9 68 gt oe E Used 16 08 fl C Free 119 ce Control Pare Frees Spare 11 9 68 Capacity 27 0 08 L By Computer If new volume is not be appeared check if HDD is formatted Windows 2000 XP can detect both FAT32 and NTFS file system 3 After copying data remove the player using remove icon from the Windows taskbar Not following this procedure may cause data loss or damage to the player amp Unplug or Eject Hardware 2 x Select the device you want to unplug or eject and then click Stop When Windows notifies you that it is safe to do so unplug the device from your computer Hardware devices p USB hi ass S torage Device USB Mass Storage Device at Mass Storage Device Properties Stop I Display device components IV Show Unplug Eject icon on the taskbar Close When you see Non High Speed USB Hub Message This message will be displayed in Windows XP when you plug the player into a USB 1 1 spec Host adapter port 30 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive In 1 4 4 Linux Automatic Mount After booting do log in Connect the Network MediaPlayer 35 drive in kit gt Power On the Network MediaPlayer 35 drive in kit gt Check the detection with fdisk gt make Mount Pointer ex mediatest at Folder Mount mnt gt Edit etc fstab gt ad
54. ssign a drive letter and click on Next 13 Select the formatting option Choose either FAT32 or NTFS the Allocation Unit Size should remain on Default Finally select Perform Quick Format and click on Next 14 Click on Finish to complete partitioning Your partition will be formatted now and is ready to use Deleting a partition on the Network MediaPlayer 35 drive in kit under Windows XP 2000 1 Click with the right mouse button on the My Computer icon on your desktop Select the option Manage Select the option Storage gt Disk Management Choose your external hard drive and right click on the partition wk oe ee iN Select Delete Partition and confirm by clicking on Yes The partition will be deleted now Use as External USB HDD 1 4 Copy Data via USB You can use the device as an external USB hard drive when you have assembled a hard disk into it You can copy data from your PC to the built in HDD of the player via USB These files when they are audio video or photos you can play back directly from the device on a TV or HiFi set When connecting to PC you have to connect the power cable to a power outlet 1 4 1 Windows 98SE First you have to install Windows 98 Driver before connecting PC e Insert the Manual amp Application CD into your CD drive The Freecom start menu opens In case the software does not open automatically please click on Start in the main direc
55. the HDD is formatted or not and check the HDD file system Windows Me can only detect FAT32 file system 27 28 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive In 3 After copying data remove the player using the remove icon EA from the Windows taskbar Not following this procedure may cause data loss and damage to the device Unplug or Eject Hardware 2 x Select the device you want to unplug or eject and then click Stop When Windows notifies you that it is safe to do so unplug the device from your computer Hardware devices gt USB Mass Storage Device USB Mass Storage Device at Mass Storage Device Properties Stop I Display device components IV Show Unplug E ject icon on the taskbar Close 1 4 3 Windows 2000 XP 1 After connecting the player and plug power cable Windows will automati cally install the driver After this please check the driver installation at Windows Start gt Settings gt Control panel gt switch to classic View on Windows XP gt system gt Hardware gt Device manager gt Universal Serial Bus controllers gt USB Mass Storage Device E Other devices RE Ports COM LPT Use as External USB HDD 2 Check My Computer or Explorer there should be anew volume You can copy any data to this volume Emy Camputer l Ba Eit Wam Fyvories Tock Hag a pad Ge ser aes 000 Er 3 S CCS Local Desk 0 1 Local De
56. title when the MP3 file title supports this feature In that case this button will hide the subtitle MP3 subtitle supported file must be made by iriver caption editior program It does not support LDB program 69 70 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive In How to Play MP3 without TV set MP3 Quick Play Make a music folder in a small letter not a capital letter at root directory of built in HDD and save MP3 files at the folder If the HDD is divided into two or more partitions make a music folder at first partition Turn on the player and just press PLAY PAUSE button MP3 files at music folder will be played automatically Additionally after rebooting the player the last played file will be continue to play How to See MP3 Subtitle It is possible to show MP3 subtitle when the MP3 file supports this feature MP3 subtitle supported file must be made by iriver caption editior program it does not support the LDB program Use as Multimedia Player 3 7 Play Photo Files You can play photo files like JPG JPEG Select the Photo icon in Media Type Selection screen Photo file list will be displayed Just move to a file and press ENTER or PLAY PAUSE button Select the Photo icon in Media Type Selection screen MOVIE MUSIC Show Phan PHOTO pP TO gt PLAYLIST Fag serue Move to a file and press ENTER or PLAY PAUSE button Function and Button Descriptions Show File Infor
57. tory of the CD e Click on Driver Win 98 After finishing installation connect the player to the PC via USB cable and plug power cable to a power outlet 1 After installing the driver connect the player and plug power cable And then check the driver installation at Windows Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt System gt Device Manager gt Hard disk controllers gt Hi Speed USB IDE Bridge Controller System Properties 21x General Device Manager Hardware Profiles Performance View devices by type C View devices by connection m Computer 2 CDROM 9 Disk drives amp FUJITSU MHT20304T SD GENERIC IDE DISK TYPE46 9 GENERIC IDE DISK TYPE46 SD GENERIC NEC FLOPPY DISK a Display adapters 53 Floppy disk controllers S Hard enc a pai Ss inte gn PCI Bus NDE Controller 53 Primary IDE controller dual fifo 53 Secondary IDE controller dual fifo Keyboard 1 Mo Monitors v Properties ea Refresh Remove Print Cancel 25 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive In 2 Check My Computer or Explorer there should be a new volume You can copy any data to this volume If anew volume does not appear check if the HDD is formatted and check the HDD file system Windows 98SE can only detect FAT32 file system bi Local Desk 0c Loos Desk Es CUP pie Ei Compatte EEE 3 After copying data remove the play
58. unallocated space now changed to Free space New Partition Wizard Completing the New Partition Wizard You have successfully completed the New Partition Wizard You selected the following settings Disk selected Disk 2 Partition size 9539 MB To close this wizard click Finish 22 Use as External USB HDD aiaiai Foul ce Gverheed Ha is Hi Oe Ha m Wi Oe Ha io Pattin Basar FAT Hash ireen Parton iin ME 68 ME ar Ha ii Pattin Baie HTS Hasty Ukren Parin 44909 LAD dv a w gt i EX SSS EE win a WIN So toa 10 M PATI pE GENTE Lm GA ATS 3 22 GE beate Unknow Parti Hankey inoan Partin Hester dyster Unskarated latm ik E 11 72 6BFATSE 11 72 GB FAT Hasti Health e SS Ve sn 9 Right click on Free Space and select New Logical Drive Windows 2000 Create Logical Drive The New Partition Wizard Windows 2000 Create Partition Wizard opens Click on Next FETE ETG EEE EFEFEF Faraz Healthy ireen Parton iia ME 48 ME AIFS Hasty Ukren Pariin 4 2 94 G8 DATEMI ik 11 72 SBFATE 23 24 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive In 10 Logical drive is already selected Click on Next 11 Specify the partition size and click on Next 12 A
59. vable Storage Disk Defragmenter Disk Management fe Services and Applications aa CN Microsoft Co This is a vendor s accc 5 Check User cannot change password and Password never expires Guest Properties General Member Of Profile Guest Full name Description Built in account for quest access to the computer de User must change password at next logon User cannot change password Password never expires Account is disabled Account is locked out Apply 6 Move to Control Panel gt Network connections and select Local area connections properties by right click of mouse 43 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive In If you can t find Administrative Tools at Control Panel click Switch to classic view in left up corner on screen If you see two or more Local area connections select one that you will use for connecting to the player Hetwork Connections TER Fle Em vew Favorites Tools Advanced Help vr Q O a oe address A nntvoek Connections a fg oo Meteinark Tasks fl Create new connection E Setup s home or small office natvsork WE Disable this network device a Depar ihis came j Ranan Hig cuion Wer status of this tonnad meg ton Connect Diher Planes DF Control Pans a bby Eeeteterk Placing By Documents My Computer 7 Double click Internet Protocol TCP IP
60. w users access this folder over the network click Permissions To configure settings for Offline access to this shared folder click Caching Caching Share Name maximum length is 12 characters Click Permissions and check whether Everyone account is present or not If not add Everyone account We Recommend only to use Read gt Allow at Permissions Permissions for My Movie 2 x Share Permissions Name 1 Add r Everyone Remove Permissions Allow Deny Full Control Change Read Cancel Apply 37 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive In 4 After that the shared folder will be displayed as following picture i My Movie 5 Move to Settings gt Control Panel gt Administrative Tools gt Computer management gt Local Users and Groups gt Users and double click Guest Computer Management Local System Tools Bg Event Viewer Z System Information gi Performance Logs and Alerts E Shared Folders gee Device Manager j Local Users and Groups 43 Users Storage Disk Management i e Removable Storage fe Services and Applications 6 Check User cannot change password and Password never expires ax General Member Of Profile ME cue Full name Description Buin account for quest access to the computer de IT User must change password at next logon IV User cannot change password IV Password never expires I Account is disabled IT Accou
61. ws 2000 Create Partition Wizard The New Partition Wizard opens Click on Next New Partition Wizard Welcome to the New Partition Wizard This wizard helps you create partition on a basic disk basic disk is physical disk that contains primary partitions extended partitions and logical drives You can use any version of Windows or MS DOS to gain access to partitions on basic disks To continue click Next 6 Select Primary partition and click on Next New Partition Wizard Select Partition Type There are three types of partitions primary extended and logical Select the partition you want to create Logical drive Description primary partition is volume you create using free space on basic disk Windows and other operating systems can start from a primary partition You can create up to four primary partitions or three primary partitions and an extended partition 19 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive In 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 Network MediaPlayer 35 drive in kit under Windows XP 2000 how to create more than one partition New Partition Wizard Specify Partition Size Choose a partition size that is between the maximum and minimum sizes Maxium disk space in megabytes MB Minimum disk space in MB Partition siz
62. y Computer Open fal 3 Floppy 4 Find ae C B A My Documents Sharing CJ My Movie Send To C Nvidia Program Files Cut H E WinS8se Copy H E Create Shortcut H IE H Wings F A 3 Printers ename Control Panel Properties 29 Dial Up Networking Displays the properties for sharing the selected folder or printer VA 2 Check Shared as and write Share Name For example My Movie e Share Name maximum length is 12 characters e We recommend to check Read Only at Access Type e Do not use the password option Access PC via Network My Movie Properties EON EGGESS RESSTIET 3 After that the shared folder will be displayed like in following picture i My Movie 4 Move to Control panel gt Network and double click TCP IP gt LAN card that you want to use on your computer In order to see LAN Card name move to Control Panel gt System gt Device Manager gt Network adaptors 33 34 Freecom MediaPlayer Drive In Network Ed ES Configuration Identification Access Control The following network components are installed 3 Dial Up Adapter y IPX SPX compatible Protocol gt ADMtek AN983 10 100 4 IPX SPX compatible Protocol gt Dial Up Adapter YY TCP IP gt ADMtek AN983 10 100Mbps Fast Ethernet Ad TCP IP gt Dial Up Adapter v b Add Remove Properties Primary Network Logon Client for Microsoft Networks v F

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