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1. 2011 Bad 2012 Battleground 2012 AEARBRARRARRARARAEA 1 Media Icons 2 File Name 3 Focus Bar 4 Scroll Bar 5 Folder Path 6 Metadata Rating 7 Metadata Genre 8 Metadata Movie Length 9 Watched Indicator 10 Index 11 View Icons 12 JukeBox Icon 13 XML Info Movie View Music View Picture View List View Preview View Page20 MEDIA LIBRARY CONTINUED To change the View of the Media Library press the View button on the remote and the View Icons will show Press the View button again and the focus will change to the next View Icon Repeat pressing the View button until the icon you require is selected and then after a short pause the on screen View will be updated A Thousand Words 2012 11 197 11 2011 21 Jump Street 2012 A Little BIt Of Heaven 2011 A Separation 2011 A Thousand Words 2012 Act of Valor roi Angels ana Ainaves Love 2011 Apanment 212207111 Had Ass 20987 15 Big Miracle 20112 rode Maury with each word he speaks a leal 11 11011 2011 21 JUMP Street 2012 A Little BIt Of Heaven 2011 A Separation 2011 A Thousand Words 2012 Act of ValorTi2012 Angels ang Ainaves Love 4071 Apartment 332011 Had Ass 207 sI AR Te fe a e 20421 Big Miracle t2012 MEDIA LIBRARY METADATA DISPLAY The Media Library will display basic Movie Metadata in all Views This unique X3 functi
2. If your PC or NAS has Share s setup to specific users then you will need to setup shortcut on the X3 to each User Share and specify the IP Username and Password Setting up Samba shortcuts on the X3 Select Network and then select the My Shortcuts icon Now press the Menu button and select Add New Shortcut Fill in the fields User Name Password IP Address Host Machine and select OK NOTE In order to browse your secure shares you will have to enter My_Shortcuts and then select the Shortcut s that you have setup Tip Navigate to the Share Via My Shortcuts and press the Menu button and select Add to Favourites Now you will be able to launch the share from the Favourite Desktop PUBLIC SHARES Public Shares shares that do not have a Username and Password can be browsed via the Media Library gt Network and no user name or password is required 192 1665300 LARRY K zi amp o TOD LARR EE Shortcut Add File Server IF 182 168 Page14 WIRELESS USB DONGLE INSTALLATION After Market The is only compatible with the optional unless otherwise stated on the packaging Mede8er Wireless Dongle MED10WFB Other brands will not work Refer to User Instructions supplied with the Mede8er dongle for detailed wireless connection setup WIRELESS NETWORK CONNECTION Plug the WiFi Dongle into the USB extension base that was supplied wi
3. High Definition 3D Multimedia Player User Manual Based on Firmware V1 0 3 29 September 2012 page 1 page 2 page 3 page 4 page 5 page 6 page 7 page 8 page 9 page10 page11 page12 page13 page14 page15 page16 page17 page18 page19 page20 page21 page22 page23 page24 page25 page26 page27 page28 page29 page30 page31 page32 page33 page34 page35 page36 page37 page38 page39 page40 page41 page42 page43 page44 page45 INDEX Index Introduction Unpacking Contents General Overview Installing a Hard Drive Connections Connections continued Power Up amp Standby TV Output Audio Settings Formatting the Hard Drive USB Connection to PC Remote Functionality Placement External IR Sensor USB Keyboard Wired Network My Shortcuts Password protected shares USB WiFi Dongle PCIE WiFi Wireless Setup Firmware Update Procedure Web Remote NDNLA DMR Home Network Samba Server Home Page Media Library Media Library Continued Media Library Metadata Adding Custom Backdrops Movie JukeBox XML Search Using Movie JukeBox XML Search Music Jukebox Music Jukebox Continued Music Jukebox Continued Music Jukebox Continued Music Jukebox Continued Cover Art Preview in Media Library Play Folder Play Video From Cover Art Watched Indicator Lock Facility Pin Code Folder Protection Safely Remove USB Favourites Manager Adding Genre Art to Favourites Locking Unlocking
4. x is your actual IP DLNA DMR The X3 comes with a DLNA DMR function That stands for Digital Living Network Alliance Digital Media Renderer That means another DLNA device can use the X3 to process media without you having to do anything else with the X3 other than turning it on Music can be played without having to turn on the TV or you can display photo s on your TV directly from your phone A Device which controls this process is called a DLNA DMC Digital Media Controller You can get DMC apps for many devices Android phones tabs Iphone Ipad Android Honeycomb dosn t come with a DMC installed Android Market has a lot of them but not all are able to detect both the X3 s DMR and the X3 s Upnp server successfully Bubbleupnp has been tested with X3 and we suggest that this is a good app to start playing and testing DLNA DMR functionality Remember to turn the DMR on in the Setup Menu Page17 HOME NETWORK SAMBA SERVER The X3 has NAS Network Attached Storage functionality built in And although it is limited in transfer speed compared to standalone NAS servers it performs well if speed is not your major requirement You can also use the X3 as a Media Server and stream content to other Mede8er s on your home network The Samba function is enabled or disabled in the Network menu under Samba Process You can browse your X3 in Windows Computer gt My Network Places gt View Workgroup Computers I
5. Navigate to the file or folder that you want to add to the Favourite Screen and press the Menu button on the remote control The Menu dialogue will open and you will see the option Add to Photos Favourites Select this option and the folder path will be added to the Favourites screen as a confirmation a tick icon will be shown on the top left of the screen If the Favourite cannot be added in the case that it already exists you will get a failed X indicator on the top left of the screen Movies Music Bootup to Favourites You can set the X3 to Bootup to the Favourites screen Setup gt System and select Favourites option under Default Appplication tab Favourite Shortcut You can launch the Favourite screen at any time by pressing the Favourite or F4 button on the remote control Tip The Favourite button can also be learned into the Function Button on the remote control Kids General Music Pictures Favountes Page34 ADDING GENRE ARTWORK TO FAVOURITES Genre thumbnail artwork can be applied to a Favourite link To add the cover artwork focus on the Favourite thumbnail and press the Menu button on the remote control The menu dialogue screen will open and select the Genre option A new screen will open with a thumbnail view of Genre cover options Navigate to the cover you require and press the Enter button to make your selection You can also use the Alpha Jump facility
6. the hard drive GENERAL OVERVIEW Top Navigation Buttons TV System Front View Navigation Buttons Cover Release Button IR Receiver On Off Switch Air Ventilation Slots Y YUV Component Video Pb Out Pr Rear View 9 5 d oc l 2 2 6 6 asses aa o E 5 2 O A x A S c O o oo vo S D Ni ol o 3 3 gt Es 5 S c lt E ad co a lt 2 S835 39 oo x x3 ole E Z gt x Gs 2 wE m Bg x gt Q c c Oo o X c N amp lt 2 LL O Page4 INSTALLING A HARD DRIVE HDD Most 3 5 or 2 5 SATA Hard Drive can be installed into the X3 If the unit is going to be moved around or transported we strongly suggest you use the supplied Hard Drive securing screws Use the Silver screw for 3 5 Hard Drives and the Black screw for 2 5 Hard Drives Screw them in as shown in A then turn the Hard Drive around as shown in B Press the lid opening release button as shown in C and carefully lift the lid up to its maximum position x Pcr ETE 155 Carefully slide the Hard Drive into position as shown D To secure the Hard Drive and engage the connector you need to push the Hard Drive casing with the left hard to to right side as shown E 2 5 HDD Securing Screw BLACK If you are using a 2 5 Hard Drive t
7. After a short pause of making the final selection the focus will jump to the first file or folder with the Alpha character that was selected Page36 3D MENUS The X3 supports 3D BSISO Side by Side Top amp Bottom Frame Sequential Frame Packing 3D BDISO Menus are not supported Enable 3D playback on your TV Select a 3D Video and Play it and then press the Menu button on the X3 remote for more 3D setting options a Subtitle Audio GOTO Repeat All Repeat Off r 3D Side By Side 3D Top Video Setting S E a 58 A i 1 Toggle BD Menu on off If the BD Menu is set to Off then the X3 will automatically switch to 3D mode when using BDISO source material All other 3D formats must be manually selected You can use the F3 button the switch the BD Menu on or off ZOOM The X3 is equipped with advanced zoom functionality and once your screen is calibrated you can zoom intuitively to either WIDTH or HEIGHT or XY of the video Zoom To Height This zoom function is designed for full screen viewing of ultra wide screen aspect videos on a 16 9 TV Zoom in out Zoom Height Zoom To Width This zoom function is designed for full Zoom To screen viewing of older 4 3 aspect videos on a 16 9 TV Zoom XY The Zoom XY allows you to stretch the picture horizontally and vertically independent of each other This zoom function is designed to correct videos encoded
8. Protection Hard Drive Format File Manager Folder Protection User Folders You can enable or disable these options in the Setup menu CHANGE PIN CODE The default 4 digit Pin Code is 0000 To change the Pin Code go to Setup Misc Password You will be prompted to enter the existing pin code For first time use you must enter the default factory pin 0000 and then the Pin Code change screen will open Enter the default pin again and enter your new personal 4 digit code twice by pressing the numbers on your remote Once you have entered the code press the ENTER button on the remote and the new code will be saved PIN PROTECTION Enable Pin Protection to protect access to the Hard Drive Format area and the File Manager functionality Once the Pin Protection is enabled you will be prompted to enter your personal 4 digit code when trying to gain access to these screens QocQ a 4 i 0000 o000 oo000 amp FOLDER PROTECTION e m Folder protection will allow you to protect folders on the internal Hard Drive USB Drives ocx Folder Unlock Folder SD Card or Network Shares write enabled shares To protect a folder focus on the folder and press the EDIT button on the remote Select the Lock icon and the folder will be locked To unlock a folder focus on the folder and press the EDIT button on the remote Select the Unlock icon and you will be prompted to
9. TV 24HZ Frame Rate Enable this function if your TV supports 1080p 24HZ Changes the TVSys output to match the content PAL NTSC ie 50hz 60hz 59 94 Changes the transparency to prevent screen burn in on Plasma Tv s Set the TV Screen size for accurate Video Play size and for zooming about jpg Network Setup DHCP IP Auto Fixed IP Manual Wireless Setup DHCP IP Auto Fixed IP Manual PPPoe Setup Enable or disable PCIE WiFi Enable disable Transmission BT Requires internal HDD formatted in X3 Enables X3 to be used as a server to other Network Connected Devices If enabled you can control the X3 GUI functions from a Web Browser Information about the Firmware Version Network connection Information Internal Hard Drive Information X3 firmware update from USB Flash Drive Save your settings to USB Flash Drive before doing a firmware update Restore your settings from a Flash Drive after doing a firmware update Pin Code Protect the Hard Drive Format Screen Protect Folders and content by means of a user pin code Eye indicator display for watched videos Enable or disable Subtitles Enable or disable Slideshow functionality Enable the internal Hard Drive to spin down after the selected period If enabled will the X3 will present a XML Jukebox that is launched from Favourites in a Movie Wall View even if the content is in a nested folder arrangement If enabled the X3 will remember the View of the folders
10. and network folder shortcuts Favourites MEDIA LIBRARY The Media Library allows you to browse all your media content on your Hard Drive SD Card USB Devices and Network and launch the built in File Manager to manage and transfer your content to and from your X3 Media Library YouTube XL Search and Stream online YouTube videos to your TV Youtube Al INTERNET MEDIA The Internet Media page contains the Internet Media functionality such as Web Browser Social Media Internet Radio Flicker etc SETUP The Setup page is the area where you personalize the setup options to suit your individual needs Page19 MEDIA LIBRARY The X3 Media Library has five built in standard views ie Movie Music Picture List and Preview The Media Library has been designed so that the view can be easily changed on the fly In the Media Library you have the option of changing the Views Manually or you can enable the Auto View option in the Setup Menu If the Auto View option is enabled the will automatically save the last used View of the folder The next time you enter the same folder it will automatically change to the saved View Auto View mode requires that the X3 has write permissions as it needs to save a xml file to each folder Auto View is disabled in Jukebox mode Movie View Music View Picture View List View Preview View 21 Jump Street 2012 Few Best Men 2011 Act af Valor 2012 Angels and
11. and press the Menu button and select the Set to Skin option To reset the fonts back to the default just navigate to this folder and select the Restore Skin Default option Page38 MUSIC PLAYLISTS To make music M3u playlists on your X3 follow the steps in FILE MANAGER MULTIPLE FILES section and select the playlists option Only individual tracks can be added to a music playlist FILE MANAGER NTFS Check Fix Before you perform any File Manager functions it is suggested to use the built in NTFS check fix functionality Open the Devices screen and press F1 button on the remote and select a Drive to check fix X3 will scan and fix the NTFS drive The X3 has a built in File Manager to manage and transfer files between your media sources The File Manager is launched by pressing the Edit button on the remote Control while you are Media Library To Copy Delete Move or Rename a single file focus on the file that you require to perform the action on and press the Edit button on the remote control Select the option you require and press Enter Follow on screen instructions A Little Bit Hemen 20114 I File Eniing 11 11 20111 21 Jump Steel 20121 Far Alger 15401 7 A atl 1 A Thousgnd Words i pl Wedel Angele ant Ainvaves Lavwe 201 1 Apanment 372017 nd rz 121 SLA St eee id ilr 20 A FILE MANAGER MULTIPLE FILES To Cop
12. be played at any time Focus on a Album or Track in the order you want them saved and press the Green button on the Remote Control and the QPL icon will be added to the Album or Track To remove a QPL just focus on the Album or Track and press the Green button and the QPL icon will be removed Once you are happy with your Playlist selection press the Menu button and the screen will open and you will see a option Save Playlist Select this option and a text dialogue screen will open allowing you to rename the Playlist The Playlist will be saved to the Root folder of your collection To play a saved playlist press the button and select the Playlist option and all available Playlists will be listed Making X3 compatible m3u Playlist with Playlist Creator 3 Download and install Playlist Creator 3 Correct Playlist Creator 3 Setup Options 1 Extended Information Uncheck the option Write extended information 2 Playlist Details Select Relative and Use Forward Slash instead of back slashes 3 Make your Playlist and save it to the Root folder of your Music Collection in m3u format Album Art on Music Jukebox Screensaver If you use a folder jpg image in each folder with max size of 250 x 250 pixel recommended size is 230 x 230 pixel it will be used in the Screensaver together with Album Tag information For normal image manipulation correct aspect ratio cropping and resizing of the fold
13. by Latest date you added the movie to your collection or in Alphabetic order This is a global setting and will be stored in memory After selecting this option you must then do a XML Search Watched Indicator If the Watched Indicator option is enabled in the Setup Menu then it will show on the XML Search Menu You have the option to mark the Video as Watched Unmark as Watched The Video file will be automatically marked as Watched if more than 1096 of the Video has been played Folder Lock If enabled in the Setup Menu Folder Protection You will be able to lock any Movie in the Jukebox Focus on the Movie cover and press the Menu Button and select the Lock option and the Movie will be locked To unlock the Movie just focus on the cover and press the Menu Button and select Unlock then enter your 4 digit pin code and PEEL the Movie will be unlocked Default code is 0000 Year Hide Movie Info If this option is selected the XML Movie Info will be hidden Title Search Title Select the Title option to perform a Movie Name Search Enter the sort Search Alphabetically movie name or key word into the Virtual Keyboard and the X3 will Hide Movie Info search the folder names for a match and display the results All All content will be displayed by Latest or in Alphabetic order Genre list of all the available Genres in the dBase will be displayed Year This is the
14. contact one of the Mede8er Service Centers www mede8er eu support support mede8er eu or call 31 0 10 7142861 during business hours CET In order to obtain the extended warranty service of in total 60 months after purchase you need to register your product on www mede8er eu register within 1 month after purchase On accessories 24 months applies Warranty does not cover damage by a Lightning or over voltage b Water damage or liquid spill c Misuse or abuse d User tampering e Using non Mede8er approved Firmware Sanji Electronics Pty Ltd is not responsible for any loss of data irrespective of the cause Important Safety Instructions Read these instructions for all components before using this product During electrostatic discharge and the strong electromagnetic field the product may malfunction In such a case unplug the power cable to power off your player and the player will return to normal performance next time it is powered on Do not use this apparatus near water or moisture Do not use this product near a bathtub washbowl kitchen sink laundry tub in a wet basement near a swimming pool or anywhere else that water or moisture are present Clean only with a soft dry cloth and as directed by the manufacturer Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning Do not block any ventilation openings Install in accordance with the manufacturer instructions To ensure reliable operation of the product and to prote
15. prompt you to do format on the Linux Partitions and you must not accept this and select Cancel Windows 7 PC s displays the propriety Linux partitions on 3TB hard drives so you must follow these instruction to hide these 1 Right Click on Computer Icon on desktop 2 Select Manage 3 Select Disk Management 4 All your Hard Disk drives and its partitions will be show in the right hand side 5 Locate the X3 drive a It will show a main NTFS Partition 2789 85GB This is the one you will use b 118MB RAW Partition Linux c 509MB RAW Partition Linux 6 Right Click on b Linux Partitions and select option Change Drive Letter and Path A new dialogue screen will open with the Partition showing and now select Remove 7 Repeat Step 6 for c The Linux Partitions will now be hidden when you connect the X3 to your PC Windows Checkdisk When you connect any USB Drive to a Windows PC it will prompt you to do a file system check checkdisk and you should accept this as this as it will attempt to fix any file systems errors on the Hard Drive EXTERNAL USB DEVICE DRIVER NOT REQUIRED IMPORTANT FOR USB3 0 USE THE SUPPLIED BLUE USB3 0 CABLE FOR USB2 0 USE THE SUPPLIED BLUE CABLE OR ANY USB2 0 BLACK CABLE REMOTE FUNCTIONALITY DVD Angle LED On Off Numbers Repeat Shuffle Fast Forward Rewind Volume Up Down Learn Function Button Play Pause Home Page ri Navi
16. settings if you are using NFS with a 1GB switch on your network Once a NFS share has been mounted you can press F1 to display NFS mount information that will look like this vers 3 rsize 32 68 wsize 32768 proto udp port 65535 timeo 7 retrans 3 addr 192 168 10 20 For max streaming performance rsize should be 32768 bytes am haneWIN NFS Server T ax Server Exports Mounts Language Dasman Por NFS Server Port 2049 m Regie AU Humber ol UDF HFG Serrar T 32 Mananum HFS transfer size bytes 32768 Aboa persie HFS Sener ori w iv TCF MFS Server protocol Vernon 2 if Vergan Acne for 2 lester h Alas shee soft Hard inks are supported on NTFS volumes staring vith Wink he Emulss had irks bp copy lot other volume Recommended Settings HaneWIN UDP NFS Server Threads 32 Max NFS tranfer size 32768 NFS Network File System 5 Lx s i al Additionally you can perform a manual NFS scan with Probe NFS option in the NFS menu Select this option and fill in the IP Address you require to scan and select Probe X3 will scan the IP for valid NFS mounts and then display the mounts it finds Probe NFS Add ARS client Modify NFS client Delete NFS client Page43 Transmission BT Downloader WARNING BT Downloader can us
17. to jump to covers Use the same procedure to change covers Adding Custom Genre Art To Favourites To add custom Genre Covers to flash memory Make a folder Genre and copy up to max 50 png genre covers into this folder 1 1 size is 117 x 172 pixels but 156 x 233 pixels work ok as well Copy the Genre folder to the Skin Folder Focus on the Skin folder and press Menu button and select Set to Skin option Locking and Unlocking Favourites To password protect a Favourite link press the Menu button on the remote control and the Menu dialogue screen will open Select the Lock option and the link will now be Pin Code protected To Unlock the Favourite link select the unlock option and you will be prompted to enter your 4 digit pin code and then the Link will be unlocked Scan XML Data Scan Folder Remove Genre Lock You can scan a Favourite link to build or re build a XML Data dBase for the Movie or Music Jukebox Acton Animation Biography Adventure onsi baram ENTIE Documenta General Page35 VIDEO INFO SEARCH The Info Search allows you to easily jump to any part of the video While viewing a Video File press the Left Right Navigation button and the Info Screen will appear on the top of the screen Now press the Left Right Nav and a red bar will move left or right and with the corresponding Time position displayed in number text on the left side Once you have reached the time search you req
18. will work EXTERNAL IR SENSOR e External IR Sensor Not Supplied The X3 is equipped with an external IR Jack for those users who require to place the unit in a particular location that is not in line of site of the remote A third party external IR Receiver can be used as long as the wiring termination is the same as the diagram below For those who want to make the external IR cable themselves we can recommend the Vishay part TSOP31138 or equivalent as it has been tested and works well with the X3 VCC V OUT GND External IR Receiver Wiring Page12 USB Keyboard Function Keys based on MEDX2KEY Optional Extra FA F5 F6 F8 TV lt lt 2 gt Il JKL AMNO amp PQRS TUV WXYZ 8 9 i Poles b rl Po gt P i 7 MEDX2KEY PEN Enter Return Ctrl ZOOM YouTube 2e Infos Internet Browser ILL About ESC RETURN SPACE PLAY MI Favourite E e EDIT ENTER SELECT ENTER M m MENU S s Setup 1 272 379 4 4 5 50 06 757 9 8 9 9 V v View L I AB VOL DOWN VOL UP AD SLOW C STOP P SHIFT POWER OFF Info About Back Skip R r REPEAT T t SUBTITLE 10 Forward Skip W w Launch Web Browser i INFO A a AUDIO B b Browser Devices G g H h HOME Alt FI Red button Z z ZOOM Info About F2
19. D Card USB Drive or Local HDD 1 Create a folder in the root of the drive named Autoplay Case Sensitive 2 Put either Video OR Audio files into this folder 3 If you require the files to play in order name them as following 01name 02name 03name 04name 05name 06name 07name 08name 09name 10name 11name up Autoplay Operation On power up the X3 will look for the Autoplay folder and if found it will automatically play the contents of the Autoplay folder The contents will be played with the Repeat All as default If a USB Drive is plugged into the it will auto scan for the Autoplay folder and if found it will start the Autoplay function INTERNET MEDIA Internet Media consists of Picassa Google Bing Video Podcasts Weather Shoutcast Radio Flickr Yahoo Finance Web Browser Internet Media is launched from the Home Page The Web Browser requires a USB compatible keyboard mouse for correct system operation Press the Menu button for additional options when using the Web Browser RM Yasser Arafat Palestinians call for poison inquiry P art ca nig fot an iris eee query amie Formar clas Yaar Arilla 4 LES EIL Gii creda Curb Cleared Dual fas T A CS Rm Turkey recovers bodies af downed jafs pilots army 19 mines ac Tha of hes ples ol Tork Coie Db rhni bus in EU Parliament Roject
20. Favourites Scan XML Video Info GOTO Search Alpha Jump 3D Menus Toggle BD Manu Video Zoom Subtitles Music Playlists File Manager File Manager Multiple Files Pictures Plasma Mode Autoplay Internet Media NFS Transmission BT Setup Menu Page1 Thank you for purchasing the Mede8er Multimedia Player Mede8er has achieved the ultimate balance in design and functionality with the new MED1000X3D High Definition 3D Multimedia Player It may look like an alien spaceship but we can assure you that it was designed and developed by very passionate people right here on Earth The Mede8er has some very unique features so we suggest you read this guide and visit the Mede8er forum for additional help and information The firmware is always work in progress so we suggest you regularly check the Mede8er forum for updated firmware releases and updated User Manuals Please check the Medea8er forum for the latest user guide www mede8erforum com Warranty International Mede8er products carry a 12 month from date of purchase warranty In the event of warranty service please provide proof of purchase Return your product to the store that it was purchased from or return it directly to Sanji Electronics Pty Ltd 12 Saddle Drive Woodmead Office Park Woodmead Gauteng South Africa Warranty amp Support Europe Mede8er products carry a 60 month from date of purchase limited warranty In the event of warranty service or support please
21. Green button F3 Yellow button Ctrl ZOOM YouTube Internet Browser F4 Blue button F5 TV Sys lt FRWD 25 FFWD F6 Previous Chapter F7 Next Chapter F8 Menu Internet Browser WIRED NETWORK CONNECTION AND SETUP The X3 can be connected to your local network by means of a RJ45 CAT5 cable The X3 is supplied standard with a UPnP facility Samba Client and NFS that allows connection to your local area network via a router or switch You can share media files from your PC or NAS and stream media content to the X3 and you can use the X3 as a Media Server to stream media content to other devises on your network Press the Setup button on the X3 Remote or Setup on the Home Page then select Network option in the Setup window then select Wired Lan Setup Network configuration allows for either automatic or manual IP setup DHCP IP AUTO Choose this option if you want your router to assign a dynamic IP address to the X3 This option is easy to use and recommended for normal users FIX IP MANUAL This option allows you to assign a static IP address to the X3 This option requires modifying network settings of the X3 and is recommended for advanced users To set a Static IP for your X3 enter the IP Address Subnet Mast Gateway and DNS Server Address as relevant to your router NOM mm xs dmm EN zn NH NUM EH LI Hc mom DHCP IP Auto Fixed IP Manual Page13 SAMBA Network Setup
22. Lg Bee ZUM namo mns i p mo o w E E Mmi Varie H Debes Pin top MP eraser Prom rT ne PU asco Cee Ep cre i gie ee 5 DRIED roo EE 1 noi d d RS gem te 5 mam ne So ee 1 d REIN DI deme fees eee Pehl AL D Brus Bary rra rra d ad a nm nsa Fans Ti ad raram ram T No Selection CENA mu oad J E acra draw Heie RIP Fui cM Limit 106 0 5 ku Bs AF Traction 33 Ba Treason Tip ler ERU ks Preferences 25 kis L Rar RHE Tria piesa 3D Gort Transher By CO 756 kBis You can also open the Transmisson BT page on the X3 built in Web Browser BUT THE FUNCTIONALITY WILL BE LIMITED You cannot add bittorents and certain Setup setting will not work and may cause the X3 to crash Page44 Setup Main Page Menu Language Text Encoding Time DVD Auto Play Screen Saver DLNA DMR DLNA Device name MiniKBD Language Keyboard Layout Resume Play Format BD Menu CEC Default Application Restore Default Audio Night Mode HDMI Output SPDIF Output Force Decode AAC MP3 Surround Sound Lip Sync Picture Aspect Ratio TV System 1080p 24HZ Auto Frame Rat
23. Track Keyword Large collections supported 40 000 tracks Supports the Auto View function Easy Drop List selection with Right Left Nav Alpha Jump Results filtered by Album or Title option Easy Setup for Multiple Music Jukeboxes iTunes DRM m4a WMA DRM and advanced profile not supported Basic MP3 direct Scanner Operation Navigate to the root folder of your Music Collection and press the Menu button and select the option Add to Favourites Press the F4 button on the remote to go to the Favourite page On the Favourite page select the Icon Shortcut of the Music Collection you just made and press the Menu button and select the Scan Folder Option the firmware will automatically detect the music files and then scan all the MP3 tags and build a music db music database file and save it to the root folder of your collection All non MP3 tags will be ignored Your Music Collection can be in a nested folder arrangement Approx scanning time 48 sec 1000 tracks Multi Codec Scanner Operation A free Windows PC program called Tagscanner together with a special Mede8er Script is used to scan the music collection and to export the Tag information to a file named TrackList xml Once you have installed Tagscanner then download the Mede8er Script and copy it to the Script folder in Tagscanner ie C Program Files tagscan5 1 610 scripts Remember you still need to install the Mede8er Script The script download link can be found on the Med
24. X3 Off by pressing the On Off button on the remote or by pressing the On Off button on the unit When in standby the Top Navigation LED will turn Red Multi Voltage AC DC Power Adapter On Off Button SCREEN CALIBRATION For better accuracy in Video Play and Image Zoom we suggest you calibrate your TV screen Go to System Setup then Video and select Screen Size Press Enter to save Using the left right up and down navigation buttons you can adjust the red rectangle to fit the outer frame of your TV screen Note Do not oversize the screen size as this could result in image artifacts when viewing still images on certain brands of TV s Page8 TV OUTPUT SETTINGS If you do not get to see the X3 GUI on your TV you will need to toggle the X3 TV output until you get a picture TV SYS Toggle Procedure The X3 has three video output options ie Composite Video yellow RCA connector Component Video Red Green Blue connectors and HDMI Each output option offers different screen resolution settings and these will need to be adjusted to match the type of TV used It is suggested to use the Setup Menu to change the TV Out resolution If you do not get a picture in the first place then you can try to change the TV Out Resolution via the TV Sys button To change the Video Output on the X3 press the TV SYS button on the remote and it will change the Video Output to the next available output option If after pressing the TV SYS butt
25. ct it from overheating put the product in a position and location that will not interfere with its proper ventilation For example do not place the product on a bed sofa or similar surface that may block the ventilation openings Do not put it in a built in system such as a bookcase or a cabinet that may keep air from flowing through its ventilation openings Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other apparatus that produce heat Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus Only use attachments or accessories specified by the manufacturer Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time to prevent damage to this product Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Page2 UNPACKING CONTENTS Contents X3 Remote European Region only AC DC Adapter 2 Pin Euro with slot in UK Plug International Region 2 Pin Euro AC DC Adapter USB3 0 Cable HDMI 1 4 Cable AV Cable Zip Bag with Hard Drive Securing Screws Spare X3 remote side buttons USB 3 0 Cable AV Cable ALLEL iiid X3 Remote Hard Drive Securing Screws HDMI 1 4 Cable Spare X3 Remote Side Buttons Remove 5 5mm Foam Pad Should your X3 be pre bundled with a thinner casing Hard Drive then you must remove the protective foam pad that is placed on top of
26. e Folder jpg About jpg XML File Subtitle file Once you have arranged your Video Collection into individual folders you can use Windows Y2M YAMJ To Mede8er or Thumbgen Mac DunX2MedeS8er to scan the folders to make the requires images and xml files Scanning your Library In order to provide XML Search functionality the X3 must scan your library and build a Database file To scan your library you must focus on the Root Folder of your library and press the Menu button and then select Add to Favourite option Open the Favourite screen and focus on the shortcut and press the menu button and select the Scan option The will start the scan process and Scan all folders and sub folders in order to build the dBase file The scan criteria is to only include folders that have a valid Y2M Thumbgen DunX2Mede8er XML inside The folder depth level is not limited in the firmware but the path of the string cannot be longer than 512 characters and the max number of sub folders cannot exceed 4096 The Database file Mede8er db will be save to the root of the folder that has been scanned Network shares must be Write Enabled for the scan process to complete If new content is added to the root folder then the scan operation must be repeated Scanning time is quick and it should take about 30 seconds to scan 1000 movie folders Note The Maximum amount of Movies in one Database is currently 2000 If you scan a libra
27. e Plasma Mode Screen Size Network Wired Lan Setup Wireless Setup PCI E WiFi PPPoe Setup Transmission BT Samba Process Web Remote Misc Version Info Network Info HDD Info USB Upgrade Save Config Restore Config Pin Protection Folder Protection Watched Indicator Subtitle Slideshow HDD Spin down JukeBox View Auto View Home Page Text Password Match Audio with OSD Menu Language Text Encoding for Subtitles Set the Time Time Zone and daylight saving Option for USB DVD drive If enabled the DVD will Auto Play when inserted Set the Screen Saver time period and type of Screen Saver Plays media from UPNP servers under the control of external devices DLNA Device name Keyboard Language Default US English other option for possible future update If enabled the X3 will prompt the user to continue from the last position Format internal Hard Drive Option Switch the BD Menu option on off Supported BD Profile 1 0 Switch CEC on off One Touch Play One Touch Standby Set the Default Application for X3 to launch after Boot Up Reset Network and Flash memory settings Dynamic Range Control limits the dynamics for night viewing HDMI Output Audio output settings Force AAC Mp3 tp be passed as pcm to AMP TV Optical and Co Ax Digital Audio output settings Settings for 7 1 or 5 1 Surround Sound Adjust Audio Delay settings Set the Aspect Ratio size of the TV Set the Pixel Size Resolution Size of the
28. e a lot of system resources we suggest you switch it off while using the X3 In order to use the Transmission BT downloader you will require as foll 1 Internal hard drive that have been formatted in the X3 2 Valid Internet Connection 3 PC or Mac with Wired Wireless Network connection to the X3 Navigate to the X3 Setup and select the Network tab Now Select Transmission BT and set it to Open your PC Mac web browser and enter the URL as shown on the Transmission on off setup screen ie http Xxx Xxx Xxx xxx 9091 transmission web The xxx will be the actual IP of your on your network Once you enter the above into the address bar of your Browser and Enter it will open the Transmission page on the X3 a Add Torrents Select the Open Icon and screen dialogue will open Now navigate to the torrent file on your PC and then select Upload The torrent file will be uploaded to the X3 and a progress bar will be displayed on the Transmission screen b Manage Torrent Download You can right click the download bar for available options The main setup is located on the bottom left of the Transmission web page and here you can set options such as Download and Upload speed All torrent downloads will be saved to the Transmission Download folder on your Hard Drive Note compressed downloads will have to be unzipped or unrared on or via your PC and only complete downloads can be played KEEN
29. e8er Music Online Jukebox Online User Guide Once you have completed using Tagscanner to tag and arrange your music collection you must export the tag information to a file called Tracklist xml Go to List Maker page in Tagscanner and select ALL the files in your scanned collection and then select the Mede8er script on the right hand side and then select export The Tracklist xml will be saved to the root of your Music Collection In X3 GUI Navigate to the root folder of your Music Collection and press the Menu Button and select the option Add to Favourites Press the F4 button on the remote to go to the Favourite page On the Favourite page select the Icon Shortcut of the Music Collection you just made and press the Menu button and select the Scan Folder Option the firmware will automatically detect the Tracklist xml file and then scan it and build a music db music database file and save it to the root folder of your collection Your Music Collection can be in a nested folder arrangement Approx scanning time 20 sec 1000 tracks Page27 MUSIC JUKEBOX Continued Root of Collection The Root of the music collection is the folder that will be scanned and linked to the Favourites Page The music collection Root will contain the Tracklist xml if used Music db and m3u files eg Music Collection lt Root Folder Music Collection Music Folder1 Music Collection Music Folder2 Music Collection Music Folde
30. enter your Pin Code After the correct code is entered the folder will be Unlocked RESET PIN CODE To reset the Pin Code re install the latest firmware and the Pin Code will default back to 0000 SAFELY REMOVE USB DRIVES Beta Functionality The Safely Remove Hard Drive is designed to dismount the Internal Hard Drive or USB Drives To dismount a drive navigate to the Devices page and press the F2 Button on the remote A new page will open with a drop list of available drives that can be dismounted Select the drive you want to Safely Remove Hardware dismount and press Enter and X3 will then dismount the drive You should remove the Drive without delay Note Drives that are being read from or written to in Samba NAS will be dismounted This can cause data corruption so we suggest that you do not dismount drives that are being written to via the Samba NAS FAVOURITES MANAGER The MED1000X3D is equipped with a desktop function called Favourites The Favourite screen is a list of Shortcuts created by the user The Favourite Link will work as a shortcut link to shared folders Hide Thumbnail Text on the internal Hard Drive USB Drives Samba and NFS Network Shares The X3 will show all the shortcut links on the Favourite screen You can add or remove a Favourite Link at any time Hide Movie Info Set to Skin i Scan Folder Add to Favourites Restore Skin Default Using the Favourites Restore Default Background
31. er jpg we suggest a free program called Photoscape Add to Jukebox Mp3 scan only The Jukebox has a facility that enables you to add Albums to a pre scanned collection If you are adding multiple Albums the easiest way would be to make new folder with a date eg new 4July2012 and copy your new Albums into this folder Now focus on the new folder new 4July2012 and press the Menu button and select the option Add to Jukebox The new Albums will be added to the data base Tracklist xml For Tracklist xml it is probably a lot easier to just do a re scan For those who want the facility you can follow these instructions Make a new folder eg new and copy your new Albums into this folder Open Tagscanner and browse to this folder new and scan it and then export a Tracklist xml Now in the X3 Media Library navigate to the new folder and focus on it then press the Menu button and select the option Add to Jukebox The new Albums will be added to the data base Now copy the contents of the folder new to the root folder Music Fan Art Make a Fan Art image 1280 x 720 pixels in jpg format called fanart jpg and copy it to a Album folder The image will then be automatically used as the backdrop when playing the Album Shuffle Random Play Next Previous Track function is supported in Shuffle Random Play mode in the Music Jukebox but you cannot use Shuffle Random Play and then try to select some other track to play as it is Data Base d
32. f the Hostname is not picked up by your PC then you can enter either the Host Name or the IP Address into the Explorer address bar 192 168 0 3 You type in the actual ip address of the MED1000X3D If you have changed the Host Name then type the new Host Name If you are using more than one Mede8er on your Network then you should change the Hostname in the Setup Menu Each X3 should have its own unique Hostname You must reboot the X3 after changing the Hostname By default the Samba NAS is a open Public Ou jelk Network amp MEDIODOX3D gt share and it does not require any Login Do cC oo You can enable Samba NAS Security and set Organize Network and Sharing Center View remot your own Password to limit access to the 7 content on the X3 Hard Drive iT Favorites 3 hdd BE Desktop JP Share Username admin Password your login password 23 Recent Places Ji Downloads 4 Dropbox Cat5 Cat5 Cat5 Router MED1000X3D with internal Hard Drive acting as Media Server lt gt lt gt Mededer wilnoul Mand Drive Mede8er without Hard Drive Page18 HOME PAGE The X3 Home Page is the central point where you can launch all the user applications Press the Right Left Up Down Navigation buttons on the remote to navigate the Home Page and press Enter to launch the selected page FAVOURITES Create manage apply Genre cover art to local
33. gation Left Search Bar Video File Menu Edit Audio Selection Audio Currently Playing Skip Forward Back Web Browser Toggle Scroll Bars amp Hyperlink select Safely Remove USB Remote Back Light Audio Mute Favourites Shortcut button A B Setup Media Library Devices Page Shortcut Video Slow Next Previous Active Backlight Stop Return Navigation Up Navigation Right Search Bar Video File Navigation Enter Navigation Down Info Screen Movie Sheet about jpg Zoom View Change the layout view in Media Library Video Goto Zoom Subtitle Setup Functions Browser Functions Edit Functions Favourites Shortcut button Edit Text Internet Browser Toggle BD Menu on off w v The X3 remote uses active Back Light technology The activation button is conveniently located on the right side of the remote for easy access in v D q D the dark Press the Back Light button and the remote buttons will light up The backlighting will auto switch off after 15 seconds of no activity Press the Back Light button to manually switch off the Back Lighting Remote Function Button Q You can assign any button on the remote to the Function button This is designed to be used as a shortcut yey an NI button for a function that is used a lot To assign a button press the Function Button for 3 seconds and the Remote wil
34. hen you must use the Black 2 5 Hard Drive securing screws and additionally add a black screw as indicated in F Once you have completed the Hard Drive fitment then close the lid as shown in G To remove the Hard Drive you must firstly release it on the Devices screen with F2 Button functionality or switch the X3 off and then push the Hard Drive casing with your right hand finger to the left side as indicated in H The Hard Drive will be released from the Sata connector and then it can be lifted out MEDICOR MED1000 EER PIEN CONNECTIONS HDMI 1 4 Cable HDMI offers the best picture quality and should be used in preference of any other connection Use the supplied HDMI 1 4 Cable for use with the X3 The HDMI can be connected to a AV Amplifier or directly to a TV Component YUV Component Video offers the next best picture quality to HDMI so if your system does not have a HDMI input we suggest you use the Component Video Connection Composite Video Analogue Audio Composite Video offers the most basic picture quality connection and should only be used if your TV does not have a HDMI or Component Video input Use RCA analogue audio outputs in the absence of HDMI or Digital Audio inputs on your TV or Home Theatre system RCA analogue outputs will downmix all content from mutli channel to stereo Co Axial Digital SPDIF Optical Audio For digital audio connection to your Home Theat
35. ion button to browse by Movie Sheet You can launch the movie from the movie sheet by pressing the Enter button Press the Nav Up Down to browse by cover art Page31 PLAY FOLDER X3 allows you to play a video file within a folder without the need to open the folder Just focus on the folder and press the Play button The first video file found in the folder will be played The folder play will only work with video files XP p aA E PLAY VIDEO FROM COVER ART With the X3 you can play the video directly from the cover art Zoom the about jpg by pressing the Info button and then press Play or Enter to play the video Play or Enter WATCHED INDICATOR X3 is equipped with a watched video indicator feature To enable this function go to Setup Misc Watched Indicator and switch it on The X3 will mark the Video file with a eye icon once more than 10 of a video has been watched You can also mark a video as watched or clear the watched icon manually Media Library Focus on the file or folder and press the EDIT button on the remote control and you will be able to add or remove the watched indicator Movie JukeBox Focus on the file or folder and press the Menu button on the remote control and you will be able to add or remove the watched indicator Watched Indicator Page32 LOCK FACILITY X3 has a built in Lock facility designed to restrict access Pin
36. ith max size 500KB In the X3 Media Library navigate to the image and press the Menu button Select the option Set to Background and the X3 will load your new backdrop into flash memory and use it as its default background You can at any time revert to the X3 original default by selecting the option Restore Default Background Scan Folder Hide Thumbnail Text Add to Favountes Hide Movie inte Bel bo Restore Skin Restore Delauli Background Movies Photos MILSE The skin option is community driven and you can find some unique designs available for download from the Mede8er Forum To load a skin just download it and unzip unrar it to a folder In navigate to this folder and press the Menu button and select Add to Skin Option The new Skin will be loaded into flash memory and used as the new default skin You can revert back to the original skin at any time by selecting the option Restore Default Skin MOVIE JUKEBOX XML SEARCH FUNCTION The X3 has a built in XML Search facility that will allow you to sort and arrange your Movie Collection by pre defined xml filters The XML Search can be used with content on the internal Hard Drive external USB Hard Drives Samba and NFS Network shares Library Preparation for XML Search operation The Media Library must conform to the Medea8er standard with all the relevant movie file information in it s own folder A typical folder will contain Video Fil
37. l enter Learn Mode and the LED will turn on solid Now press the button you want to assign and it will be learned and the LED will flash and then turn off You can change the function button assignment at any time by repeating this procedure REMOTE SIDE BUTTON REPLACEMENT Should the remote TPE side buttons get worn or damaged you can install the spare set of button that are supplied standard with the X3 Remove the side TPE side buttons Place the correct side solid button into position and push it firmly and the button will self lock into position e 11 PLACEMENT The X3 is designed to be placed on the top of a TV cabinet so that the IR Receiver can receive reflected IR signals from the ceiling and walls A diagram above The X3 should not be placed to close to the front edge as it uses the front surface to receive the reflected signals If the top shelf of the cabinet is glass or perspex then we suggest you place a solid material matt underneath the X3 protruding approximately 40mm to the front Should you require to place your X3 on a shelf inside the cabinet B diagram above then we suggest you place it very close to the front edge Now place a reflector made of any solid material under the X3 and protruding by approx 40mm to the front You can use any solid material as a Infra Red reflector and even a plain piece of folded photo copy paper
38. music The X3 supports Album Art Screensaver Copy a image named folder jpg to each Album folder with max size 230 x230 pixels and the currently playing Album Art will be shown on the screensaver Album Art Screensaver FAITH HILL What s In It For Album Faith Hil Breathe Music Jukebox Artist Faith Hill Pls visit the Mede8er website for the Online Guide 00 00 10 44 www mede8er com mede8er music jukebox user guide html Current Track Time Total Track Time OFF Repeat and Shuffle off Repeat Track Repeat the current track Repeat All Repeat all tracks in the folder Shuffle off Shuffle Shuffle all tracks in the current folder AA MUSIC JUKEBOX z Music Jukebox The Jukebox relies on the embedded Music files Tag information and correct image sizing for its functionality so it is critical that you spend the time to correctly Tag your music collection Music Jukebox Features Direct MP3 Scan Supports Mp3 OGG Monkey s Audio Flac AAC wma m4a when scanned with Tagscanner Works on local drives and Network shares Displays Tag information in the Music Player Screensaver with Album Artwork Supports cue files play function Album based QPL Quick Play List Function Make and Save Mede8er m3u Playlists on the GUI Supports Playlist Creator 3 Non extended information m3u Playlists Search Album Year Artist by drop list or Text input Genre
39. n in smaller bits as you can still scan the total collection with the added advantage of separate shortcut links on the Favourite Page So in this example you would have a main folder with sub folders Music Backup all Music Backup all Flac Music Backup all Hits etc Music Backup all Music You can make a Favourite shortcut link to each of these folders Favourite Links and Scanning Before you can Scan a folder you must add it to the Favourite Page Navigate to the Folder in the Media Library and focus on the folder you want to add and then press the Menu button on the remote and select the option Add to Favourites The Favourite link will be created and if successful a confirmation tick will be displayed top left of the screen If you get a x then it means the link already exists or the link cannot be made Press the Blue button on the remote to go to the Favourite Page Focus on the Favourite Shortcut and press the menu button and you see options Scan Folder Scan the folder to make a MedeSer database Music db Remove Remove the Favourite Link This option just removes the link and does not delete the source files Genre Change the default folder image into a Genre artwork image for the Favourite Link Lock Lock the Favourite Link so that it is Pin Code Protected Unlock Unlock a Locked Favourite Link If you get a warning message Set NAS to off for Scan then you must first switch off the NAS function i
40. n the Setup Menu and then scan the collection Using the Music Jukebox 1 Setup gt Misc gt Set JukeBox to on AutoView We suggest you set this to on 2 Select a Favourite Shortcut Icon and press Enter gt the Music Database will be imported and opened 3 Press the Menu button and you will see the list of Search options on the Menu screen Alpha Jump To jump to a Alpha character in the Drop List ie Genre Album Artist a Use the ABC buttons on the Remote b Use the Left Right Navigation buttons on the Remote Music Player Page Jump Use the Left Right Navigation buttons to jump to the next or previous page in the Music Player QPL Quick Play List The Quick Play List is a easy way to group and play selected Albums or Tracks The QPL is a one time play facility and will be automatically cancelled one you exit the Music Player Focus on a Album or Track and press the F2 button on the Remote Control and the QPL icon will be added to the Album or Track To remove a QPL just focus on the Album or Track and press the Green button and the QPL icon will be removed Once you are happy with your QPL selection press the Play button and the QPL list will be loaded and you can now select the first track you want to play and the press Enter Page29 MUSIC JUKEBOX Continued Saved Playlists Saved Play List is a easy way to make a Playlist via the GUI and save it so that it can
41. on with Tagscanner and select all the files and select Save and Tagscanner will resize all the embedded images The preferred method is to use a image named folder jpg in each folder The folder jpg will take priority over embedded art and will also show on the Screensaver Ideal image size is 230 x 230 pixels at 72 dpi in jpg format saved with compression setting of 85 For batch processing we suggest a free program Fastone Photo Resizer and for normal image manipulation correcting aspect ratios cropping and resizing of the folder jpg we suggest a free program called Photoscape Suggested Filename naming convention We suggest you use the following Filename naming convention This is not compulsory but suggested a Normal Albums track title b Double Albums Box Sets 1 track title 2 track title You can use Tagscanner Music Renamer function to do this Note you must firstly make sure that all the Tag Info is updated and correct before you do the Filename renaming Page28 MUSIC JUKEBOX Continued Arranging your collection Your collection can be located on your local Hard Drive USB Drive or Network Share The advantage of using a Network share is that you can access one central collection with multiple Mede8er s thus making it ideal for a Multi Room setup If you have a big music collection it makes sense to split it up into main categories This gives you the advantage of being able to better manage your collectio
42. on you still do not get a picture then press the TV SYS again until you see the X3 GUI on your TV Keep repeating this procedure until you see a picture on your TV Once you see the X3 GUI on your TV then you must enter the Video Setup mode and adjust the Video settings to match the screen size resolution of your TV AUDIO SETTINGS Surround Sound Select Don t Care if you are using 2 CH stereo If you are using SPDIF or Co Axial Digital then select AC3 If you are using HDMI Audio to amplifier then select True HD HDMI Auto HDMI Auto is the suggested setting for HDMI Audio All audio will automatically passed through to the amplifier Dolby DTS Bitstream Dolby True HD DTSMA PCM Multi Channel LPCM It is suggested to always use HDMI Auto in preference to HDMI Passthrough or LPCM Multi CH SPDIF Passthrough Use this setting to connect to an amplifier via Toslink optical cable or Co Axial Digital RCA cable The sound will be passed through as Bitstream or PCM and the amplifier Dolby True HD and DTSMA HD Audio and Multi Channel LPCM will not work on either SPDIF option SPDIF Downmix 2 channel Use this setting to connect to a Amplifier via Toslink optical cable or Co Axial Digital RCA cable The sound will be downmixed to 2 channel stereo FORCE DECODE AAC MP3 Use this setting if you do not get AAC MP3 Audio in HDMI Auto or Passthrough Page9 FORMATTING THE HARD DRIVE The has a built in Ha
43. onality will greatly enhance your Media Library browsing experience In order to take advantage of this advanced functionality you will need to scan your movie collection to make the required xml files To create the xml files with Windows use Y2M YAMJ to Mede8er or Thumbgen and for Apple Mac we suggest you use DunX2Medesa8er Pls check the Mede8er Forum for more details on these PC Programs Meta Data Information Plot Genre Star Rating Actors Runtime Visit the Mede8er Forum for downloads and instructions on using Y2M www mede8erforum com 11 11 11 2407 1 You can view the Movie Sheet that contains the full movie details by focusing on the thumbnail cover and pressing the Info button on the remote control 1351753 df ih26m LIII 4 10 The successful Armencan tier and Daren Lynn Gaussian Joseph Crome parbeipates in a support group to accept the death of his beloved wife Sarah and thei son Diogo Joe beinends Sade in Timothy Gibbs of fhe meebngs and she helps hir when Michael he has a car accident When Joe s estranged Wendy Slenn religious brother Samuel Crone Michael Benjamin Cook Landes bea him hat thes father is terminal he Loto travels to Barcelona to stay Salome lirmi naz j R Horror Thriller oo Suas ADDING CUSTOM BACKDROPS AND SKINS You can customise your X3 by adding your own backdrop image Prepare the jpg image to size 1280 x 720 pixels w
44. ons ie Copy Delete Move DVD Copy Save Playlist Save Photo Album or Edit Page40 PICTURES Press the View button on the remote and the Icon strip will light up Now select the Picture Icon The page will re arrange into a image grid that is optimized for image thumbnail viewing The X3 supports full Slideshow functions and you must enable the Slideshow option in the Setup Menu You can now navigate your pictures as normal and zoom the images to full screen by pressing the Enter button on the Remote Control Once the image is zoomed to full screen press the Menu button on the remote for more options You can select audio to play during the Slideshow Note The audio source folder must be in the same source path as the picture folder IMG EB IPG Page41 PLASMA MODE VIDEO SCREEN TRANSPARENCY The Plasma Mode has been designed for use with Plasma TV s that are susceptible to still image burn in The Plasma control will change the transparency level of the GUI screens and will not have any effect on the screens during Video Play The Video Screen Transparency controls the transparency level of all video menus during Video Play You have a choice of settings Off Low or High AUTOPLAY X3 allows for automated folder play when the X3 is switched on The autoplay facility is very useful and can turn the X3 into a very effective low cost Digital Signage Solution Autoplay Function The Autoplay files can be stored on S
45. r3 etc Music Collection TrackList xml Music Collection Music db Music Collection Playlist1 m3u T a e Music Collection Playlist2 m3u etc Music Jukebox Music Box Sets Double Albums For Music Box Sets or Double Albums you have two options a Different Album name for each CD each CD in their own folder b Same Album name for all tracks tracks for all Albums in one folder amp insert a prefix in the Filename for each CD eg 1 2 xxxxx for the sorting order Album Artist Field To avoid the database mixing up the same Album name by different Artists we suggest you use the AlbumArtist tag Another advantage of using the Albumartist tag is that the Artist will be displayed after the Album name on the All page and any Album based page Mixed Artist in a Album For mixed Artists in a Album you must add Various or whatever name you want to the AlbumArtist tag for each track If you do not then each Track will become a Album Embedded Album Art IMPORTANT If you are using embedded art it should be optimized otherwise the V2 GUI can be very slow We suggest you use Tagscanner to Batch your collection A Open Tagscanner Setup and Select the TAG s option and change the settings as foll 1 Coverart Filename gt folder 2 Custom size of covers gt 230x230 Quality 8596 B On the Tagscanner GUI select the custom image option and it will display 230x230 Custom C Scan your collecti
46. rd Drive format feature that formats the internal hard drive Once the Hard Drive is formatted in the X3 it will have a main NTFS partition and two small internal Linux partitions for propriety use The Hard Drive should be formatted in the X3 to ensure full functionality A pre formatted Hard Drive can be used but you may not be able to use all the internal features of the X3 To Format the internal Hard Drive select Setup menu and then HDD Format The Hard Drive format function can be protected by the built in Pin Code Lock function To enable Hard Drive Format protection you must enable Pin Protection option in the Setup menu WARNING FORMATTING THE HARD DRIVE WILL ERASE ALL DATA VIRGIN HARD DRIVES SHOULD BE FORMATTED TWICE BEFORE USE USB CONNECTION TO PC You can transfer files to and from the X3 via USB2 0 or fast USB3 0 transfer Use the included Blue USB3 0 cable to connect the X3 to your PC After you have connected the USB cable press the on off button on the X3 and the LED s on the navigation buttons will turn off The Computer will automatically install the correct drivers and then you will be able to navigate the X3 like any normal external USB drive Note Some Computers may take up to a few minutes to install the correct USB drivers If you cannot connect to the X3 than try another USB Port on your computer The PC will detect the X3 and it will display a connection Dialogue Screen If you are using Windows 7 it may
47. re System you can either use the TOSLINK Optical or the Co Ax Digital output The X3 supports both Passthrough and Downmix for both Dolby Digital and DTS signals If you want your Home Theatre Amplifier to decode the surround sound Bit Stream you can use either either output and set the Audio Output to SPDIF Passthrough in the Setup menu Rj45 Ethernet Network The X3 is equipped with Rj45 connector for connection to a wired network Page6 CONNECTIONS CONTINUED SEP Car sob d ul 1l ug iu ub SD SDHC Sony Pro Due Memory Cards supported M DC Power Jack DC input is specified at 12 Volt 2 Amp DC Important Only use the supplied AC DC Adapter 2 X USB Host Ports Host up to two external Type A connector USB Devices Note Many USB External drives require an independent power source and must be supplied power from there own power supplies E d External IR Jack Not Supplied The X3 is equipped with an external IR Jack for those who want to add a third party external IR Receiver to the unit Page POWER UP AND STANDBY Plug the AC DC adapter into the mains outlet and plug the DC Jack into the DC IN at the rear of the X3 DO NOT USE ANY AC DC ADAPTER AND ONLY USE THE ONE SUPPLIED otherwise you may cause damage to the unit The Navigation Pad LED will light up RED Press the On Off button on the X3 front panel and Navigation Pad will LED will turn to Blue You can switch the
48. release date of the movie A list of all the Years ie release dates in the dBase will be displayed Star Rating The star rating is the IMDB users rating for the movie Alpha Search Use the Alpha buttons on the remote An Alpha search can be conducted within a dBase XML Search Page25 MEDIA LIBRARY MUSIC PLAYER Select any supported music file and the Music Player Screen will launch If the music file has embedded information tags and images then these will be displayed on the right hand side in the preview window area If you do not want to use embedded mp3 art or you are using m4a ape or flac files you can save the Album Cover as a jpg file named folder jpg to the Music Album Folder The will use the folder jpg it if it does not find any embedded art in the music files Suggested size of the embedded art is 230 x 230pixels The also supports Music Fan Art Make a image called ffanart jpg size 1280 x 720 and save it to the Album folder The will automatically display the Fan Art background when you select any track the Album gt ome What s In It For Me mp3 v Wt My Baby mp3 a ot El A Sweet Thing mp3 rat 2 Love With Tim McGraw mp3 x 1 iil Be Me mp3 UBT Wy yi n Love mp3 Uus TS vm The Elvis mp3 LEE lt a Ja Ji he ihind mp3 Ir ELE RMoves mp3 re A Day mp3 Currently Playing Music Shortcut Press the Audio button to take you back to the Currently Playing
49. riven and the Tag Info will go out of sequence If you want to play some other track when in Shuffle Random Play mode then you must firstly select the All mode on the Repeat button and then select the Track Also if you want to change back to Shuffle Random Play mode you need to start at Track1 and then select it We suggest you visit the Mede8er Website for a more detailed User Guide Online Version http www mede8er com mede8er music jukebox user guide html Page30 COVER ART PREVIEW IN MEDIA LIBRARY The X3 has a built in facility to preview cover art and display it in the Thumbnail or Preview View To use this functionality you need to arrange your collection with each video in its own folder and copy a jpeg image named folder jpg size 160 x 237 pixels to each folder You can download Movie DVD cover art directly from the Internet or can use a free program like YAMJ to Mede8er Y2M will additionally make the movie sheet image named about jpg that contains the content information such as Synopsis Cover Rating Year Actors etc etc Y2M is available for download from the Mede8er Forum www mede8erforum com IMPORTANT We recommend that you set your screen size in the Setup Menu before viewing the Movie Sheet s in full screen d P i _ oa ET E Preview View uu BROWSE BY MOVIE SHEET Press the Info button to show the Movie Sheet in full screen Press the Up Down Navigat
50. ry with more movies than 2000 then the operation of the xml Search can become erratic and you may experience that the X3 often crashes Scan Polder Remove iene ock Unlock Favourites scan Folder Page24 JukeBox View In the Setup menu under Misc Options you can select JukeBox View on off JukeBox View off Favourite Links to a Jukebox will be presented in a normal structure and you can navigate the scanned Folders and Sub Folders folder as you normally would in the Media Library JukeBox View on Favourite Links to Jukebox will be presented in JukeBox View ie 16 Covers in a flat display The internal folder structure of the folders will be ignored You can add a scanned XML Folder to Favourites in the normal way JukeBox View Using XML Search Media Library To use the XML Search you must navigate to the root folder that was scanned and open it You will see a XML Search icon on the top right of the screen Using XML Search Favourite Link If the Jukebox was launched from a Favourite link then the contents will be displayed in Jukebox Style provided the Jukebox View in enables in the Setup Menu If the Search Icon on the top right of the screen is visible then Jukebox functionality is available Press the Menu Button and you will have a choice of XML Search options Sort Search Results by Latest Alphabetically This option will allow you to have the Search results filtered
51. s Counterfeiting Paci eee Gy ANBINDER The European Parknment Wednesday deal a blow io 2 conrowersial gites anti cpinberteisng pact making E highly usikely thet the European Union wll mpe ihe Page42 NFS Network File System By default X3 uses Samba to stream content on a local network and this should be more than sufficient for most users NFS can be used for higher bittrate streaming from a NAS or PC On a Windows PC you will require a NFS client to be running on the host PC The X3 has been tested and verified with HaneWin but other NFS Servers should work equally as well Download HaneWin at http www hanewin net nfs e htm NFS Mount Auto Scan X3 will Scan the NFS servers on the same IP segment on boot up Select the NFS tab on the Devices Page and will see all the NFS mounts that X3 located You can make a Favourite Link from a NFS shortcut ie focus on the NFS Link and press the Menu button and select option Add to Favourite Note the NFS mount path cannot be added as a shortcut so you may need to create an extra folder as the main mount with sub folders that can be linked as X3 Shortcuts To Add Modify or Delete a NFS shortcut press the Menu button and the Menu screen will open Select Add NFS Client and a ADD NFS Dialogue screen will open Fill in the IP Address of the Host PC and the Share Name Folder Path IMPORTANT NOTE You may have to enable Flow Control or disable Jumbo Frames on your Network Card
52. should see a list of available SSID s with signal strength info Press the Zoom button to refresh the list Select the SSID you want to connect to and press Enter If the WiFi Router has password protection enabled then you will be required to enter the security key of your WiFi router Enter the key int the virtual keyboard Select DHCP IP AUTO if you want your router to assign a dynamic IP address to the X3 Select FIX IP MANUAL if you want to assign a static IP address to the X3 If you selected Fix IP then you must enter the IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway DNS Server IP After inputting these settings press Enter The X3 will now test the connection If the connection was successful then the X3 will display the Net Info screen This screen shows details of the connection Press Enter and then you can you can press Return to exit the WiFi Setup Page Lower Cae AlphabH Lala ee SPSS ere rr ree Sera M ie LL A AJ eS s iiu Page16 FIRMWARE UPDATE Download the latest X3 Firmware from www mede8erforum com UnZIP or UnRAR or join with HJ Split and will find a file named install img Copy this file to the root directory of a Flash Drive Plug the USB Flash drive into one of the USB Host Ports on the X3 DO NOT REMOVE POWER DURING THE EMERGENCY RECOVERY PROCEDURE Setup Menu Upda
53. te with Auto Configuration Restore Open the Setup Menu and select the Misc tab Now select USB upgrade option After 5 sec the screen will display the current Firmware Version and the New Firmware Version You will have the option to select OK or Cancel Select OK and the X3 will reboot and after 10 seconds the update process will begin During the update process the top Navigation Buttons LED will flash and you should see an install progress bar on your TV screen After the update is complete the X3 will reboot with the new firmware installed If the X3 does not reboot within 5 seconds after pressing the Enter button then press the Home button to initiate Emergency Method Resets Configuration to Default Disconnect the power jack at the rear of the X3 then plug it back in Now press the on off button and hold it pressed for 20 seconds and then release After approximately 15 seconds the LED on the X3 will flash blue and you will get a progress bar on your TV display some TV s will not display this wait until the X3 re boots itself 60 sec Your firmware is now updated USB Host Port Press on off button for 20 Sec P REMOTE CONTROL OVER NETWORK Enable the Web Remote in the Setup Menu Remote Control the X3 from a mobile device such as a iPhone iPad or any device that has WiFi and a built in Web Browser Enter the X3 IP into your Web Browser with the correct Port number eg http xxx xxx xxx xxx 1024
54. th the MED10WFB Plug the USB cable into one of the USB host ports on the side of the X3 Extend the cable and place the base in a position that is away from any metal object that could effect the Radio Frequency signal strength The best placement for the WiFi Dongle will depend on your particular environment In order to get the best placement you may need to extend the length with an additional USB extension cable MED10WFB USB Host Port WIRELESS PCIE ANTENNA INSTALLATION Factory Fit Certain models of the X3 depending on the region may be available with a factory fitted PCIE WiFi kit Check the packaging information to confirm if your model has the pre installed WiFi Kit Screw the antenna into the SMA antenna connector on the X3 Twist the antenna gently into the vertical position as shown The operating distance or range of your wireless connection can vary significantly based on the physical placement of the Router and the WiFi Dongle or PCIE antenna For best results place your Router Near the center of the area in which your X3 will operate n an elevated location such as a high shelf Away from potential sources of interference such as PCs microwaves and cordless phones The Antenna should be screwed in tight and in the upright position Away from large metal surfaces Page15 WIRELESS SETUP Open Setup Menu then Wireless Setup and you
55. uire juts press the Enter button and the X3 will jump to the time you selected in the Video File name Title info Current time Search time Time bar Total time Search time indicator Repeat status GOTO SEARCH The GOTO Search allows you to easily jump to a specific time point or Title or Chapter in a Video file While viewing a Video File press Goto button and the Goto Screen will appear on the top of the screen Now press the Left Right Navigation button to select the function you require such as Time Title or Chapter Once the function is selected press the Up Down Navigation button to select the numeric value you require and then press the Enter button and the X3 will jump to the time you selected in the Video Time Title Chapter Current time Search time Time bar Total time Search time indicator BD PLAYLIST During BD play press the Menu button and select the Playlist option Navigate to the Playlist required and press Enter button on the remote ALPHA JUMP The X3 has a easy to use Alpha Jump facility built into the Media Library The Alpha Jump enables you to quickly jump to files and folders in your Media Library Navigate to the Media Library and press one of the Alpha buttons on the remote control ie ABC DEF GHI MNO PQRS TUV WXYZ and the Alpha letter will be displayed on the top left of the screen Press the button again and the next Alpha character will be displayed
56. with the wrong aspect ratio You can also use the Zoom XY to zoom to any zoom preference you may have Once you have selected your X and Y percentage press the ENTER button on the remote to store the settings To re adjust the Zoom XY you ENTER need to exit and then select Zoom XY again X 100 Y 100 X 100 Y 100 Page37 SUBTITLES supports various types of subtitle files If the subtitle is embedded into the video file it will automatically be available on the Subtitle Dialogue Screen External Subtitles must be placed into the same folder as the video file and must be named to be exactly the same name as the video file eg Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2009 720p BluRay HebDub x264 WiKi mkv Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2009 720p BluRay HebDub x264 WiKi srt To access the Subtitle screen press the Subtitle button on the remote during video play You can set the Subtitle to default on off in the Setup Menu What isn t Subtitle Select Subtitle Position Subtitle Size Subtitle Time Sync Subtitle Language Subtitle Colour CUSTOM FONTS You can customize the GUI and Subtitle fonts on the X3 Fonts must be smaller than 500KB in size For the GUI font select a fft font and rename it to gui fft For the Subtitle font select a ttf font and rename it Subtitle ttf Copy these to the skin folder if you are using a custom skin If not you can copy these to any folder name Navigate to this folder
57. y Delete Move or Rename multiple files just press the Edit button on the remote control while you are in Media Library view Select Multiple Select and a new dialogue screen will open A Little Heaven 201 11 x a uS LL 120111 F e Eding ump Street 2012 A Few Best Men 2011 jttla Bit OT Hearen i20 Delete Separation 2x1 Move A Thousand Viords 2012 nn Rename Ac bol valorem 2 angele and eS a EE LESER Love 20775 Apartment 0 Bad Ass Ande Battleground tegaz Big 1 rang Navigate to the files or folders the left screen Press the Play Pause button to select and add the files to the File List B 21 Jump Sheet 22 12 A Few Best Men 2070 A Little Heaven uM 21 Jurnp Street 2072 A Pew Best Men 2011 A Little Bit Of Heaven 2071 A 2017 Thousand Words 20125 Actol valor 2012 Angels and Ainvayes Love 20711 Apartment 143 2720711 Bad Ass W Clear EDIT Operalinns Ew T F MT Focus E to lel Frey Heat Last Exit 4 gt Move Focus E Clear All EDIT Operations Add to List iM M Prev Next M Remove from List Once you have completed selecting the files or folders in A then press the Right Navigation button The focus will change to B To continue to the next step you must select the Edit button and then you can select one of the available opti
58. you have navigated Enable or disable the localization text on the Home Page Change Password Auto select the correct audio track language to match the GUI language Mede8er med1000x3d user rev1 MED1000 High Definition 3D Multimedia Player www mede8erforum com www mede8er com www mede8er eu For more information or support please visit www mede8er eu support or call 31 0 10 7142861 during business hours Europe IBDL BV Fermiweg 9 11 3208KT Spijkenisse Netherlands Tel 31 10 7142861 Trade sales mede8er eu Warranty and support support medeSer eu Sanji Electronics Pty Ltd 12 Saddle Drive Woodmead Office Park Woodmead Gauteng South Africa Tel 2711 2028160 Email sales mede8er com

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