A.C.Ryan ACR-PV73900 Playon HD 3D Owner's manual

PLAYON!HD 3D

PLAYON!HD 3DPLAYON!HD 3D

PLAYON!HD 3D

(ACR-PV73900)

USER MANUAL

Rev 1.0

August 2012

Table of Contents

1 User Information ..................................................................................................................... 2

1.1 Caution ......................................................................................................................... 2

2 Product Introduction ............................................................................................................... 3

2.1 Product Overview ......................................................................................................... 3

2.2 Package Contents ........................................................................................................ 4

2.3 Connection ................................................................................................................... 5

2.4 Front Panel ................................................................................................................... 8

2.5 Side Panel .................................................................................................................... 8

2.6 Back Panel ................................................................................................................... 9

2.7 First Time Usage .......................................................................................................... 9

2.8 Remote Control .......................................................................................................... 10

3 Main Functions ................................................................................................................. 12

3.1 Setup Menu ................................................................................................................ 12

3.2 Movies Menu .............................................................................................................. 19

3.3 Photo Menu ................................................................................................................ 22

3.4 Music Menu ................................................................................................................ 25

3.5 Files Manager ............................................................................................................ 27

3.6 Favorites Menu .......................................................................................................... 34

3.7 Playlist management .................................................................................................. 35

3.8 Copy Function ............................................................................................................ 37

3.9 Internet Media ............................................................................................................ 40

3.10 SAMBA Server and Client ........................................................................................ 43

3.11 Transmission ............................................................................................................ 44

4 Upgrading the Firmware .................................................................................................. 46

5 Appendixes ...................................................................................................................... 47

5.1 Specifications ............................................................................................................. 47

5.2 Frequently Asked Questions ...................................................................................... 48

6 Copyrights and Trademarks ............................................................................................. 50

7 Warranty ........................................................................................................................... 51

8 GPL Statement ................................................................................................................. 51

1 User Information

1.1 Caution

This player’s design and manufacture has your safety in mind. In order to safely and effectively

use this player, please read the following before usage.

1.1.1 Usage cautions

User should not modify this player. If commercial hard disk is being used, the environmental

temperature should be within +5℃ ~ +35℃.

1.1.2 Power

The player’s power voltage: DC 12V.

When using this player, please connect the supplied AC adapter cable to the player’s power

jack. When placing the adapter cable, make sure it will not get damaged or be subjected to

pressure. To reduce the risk of electric shock, unplug the adapter first before cleaning it. Never

connect the adapter to the player in a humid or dusty area. Do not attempt to replace the

adapter, cable or connector by yourself.

1.1.3 Radio interference/compatibility

- If not properly shielded, most electronic devices will receive radio interference. Under certain

conditions, your player might receive some interference.

- The design of this player has followed the CE standard, and has followed the following rules:

(1) This player may not cause harmful interference;

(2) This player could accept some interference received including interference that may

cause undesired operation.

1.1.4 Repair

If the player has a problem, you should take it to an authorized repair center and let the

specialists do the repair, never repair the player yourself or you may damage the player,

endanger yourself or even losing your data.

1.1.5 Disposing of the player

When you dispose of the player, be sure to dispose it appropriately. Some countries may

regulate disposal of electrical device, please consult with your local authority on proper

disposal.

1.1.6 Hard disk cautions

The player uses an internal 3.5” hard disk for data storage, in normal cases reformatting or

repair is not required. You should carefully read the < Frequently Asked Questions > chapter,

and check our website for any latest information before formatting the hard disk.

- Hard physical impact may cause bad sector in the hard disk, however you can use CHKDSK

to try fixing the problem.

- All data stored in the player may be lost due to physical impact, electrical shock, power lost,

HDD format etc. Please remember to backup your data regularly.

- It is recommended to do a HDD defragment after a long period of usage.

- Regulary backup the data in the hard disk so that it can be recovered in the event of data

corruption or loss. Our company takes no responsibility for loss of data stored on the hard disk.

1.1.7 Others

When using this player, please do not let the player come into contact with water or other liquid,

if water is accidentally spilled on the player, please use a dry cloth to absorb the spillage.

Electronic products are vulnerable, when using please avoid shaking or hitting the player, and

do not press the buttons too hard.

 Do not let the player come into contact with water or other liquid.

 Do not disassemble the player, repair or alter its design, any damage due to such actions

will not be covered within the repair policy.

 Do not press the buttons of the player too hard.

 Avoid hitting the player with hard objects, shaking the player, and stay away from

magnetic fields.

The player may malfunction during electrostatic discharge and under strong electromagnetic

field. When this happens, unplug the power cable first and then reconnect. The product will

function back to normal the next time it is powered on.

2 Product Introduction

2.1 Product Overview

Thank you very much for purchasing this product. In the digital era, this product is a great

home entertainment partner. With its outstanding design, you can enjoy Full HD 3D movies

and music, view photos of precious moments. This player has the following functionality.

Network Feature

• A/V streaming/transmission via Ethernet(10M/100M/1000M) & Built-in Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n

• A/V streaming via UPnP Media Server

• File sharing via SAMBA server

• Torrent function with Transmission client

• Various internet media feature

Movie Playback

• 2D to 3D simulation, 3D SBS (Side by Side), 3D TAB (Top and Bottom) support

• Fast forward/rewind and other trick play functions

• Subtitle and audio switching

• Supports major audio formats

• Subtitle control: color/offset/size

• Movie format: ASF / AVI / DAT / FLV / IFO / ISO / M2TS / M4V / MKV / MP4 / MPG / MOV /

RM / RMVB / TP / TRP / TS / VOB / WMV

Music Playback

• Fast forward/rewind and other trick play functions

• Shuffle

• Repeat functions

• Music format: APE / FLAC / MP3 / OGG / WAV / WMA

Photo Viewing

• View photos in slideshow mode with background music

• Zoom in/out, Rotate

• Photo format: BMP / GIF / HD JPEG / PNG / TIF

USB 3.0 & 2.0 Support

• USB 3.0 DEVICE port (for computer connection, compatible to USB 2.0)

• USB 2.0 HOST port (for USB storage devices)

File Copy

• Supports copying & moving files among USB and HDD

Note: All information mentioned in this manual is correct at the time of publication. However,

as our engineers are always updating and improving the product, your device’s software may

have a slightly different appearance or modified functionality than presented in this manual.

2.2 Package Contents

Part Quantity

Playon!HD 3D 1

USB 3.0 cable 1

Remote Control 1

Remote Control Batteries 2

AC adaptor 1

Quick Installation Guide 1

Note:

The actual contents in the package might be different from the packing list in this manual.

2.3 Connection

2.3.1 Power connection

(1) Follow the image and connect the AC adaptor to the player’s DC IN jack;

(2) Follow the image and plug in the AC adaptor to the power outlet.

2.3.2 USB Mass Storage Device (like USB stick, USB HDD etc.) connection

(1) Make sure the player is powered on;

(2) Plug in the USB stick or USB HDD etc. to one of the USB host ports of this player.

2.3.3 TV connection

2.3.3.1 A/V out

(1) Follow the image and plug in the 3 color connector to the player’s A/V out jack;

(2) Follow the image and plug in the 3 color connector to the TV’s A/V in jack.

In this way, you can view the content of the player on TV or other display devices.

2.3.3.2 Y/Pb/Pr Component out

(1) Follow the image and plug in the connector of the YUV cable to the player’s Y/Pb/Pr jack;

(2) Follow the image and plug in the 3 color connector to the TV’s Y/Pb/Pr jack.

Audio Connection while using Y/Pb/Pr Video out:

First method: use the audio output from the A/V out jack;

Second method: use the audio output from the S/PDIF Coaxial or Optical jack.

In this way, you can also enjoy videos, music, and photos from the player on your display.

2.3.3.3 HDMI out

(1) Follow the image and plug one end of the HDMI cable to the player’s HDMI jack;

(2) Follow the image and plug the other end of the HDMI cable to the TV’s HDMI jack.

In this way, you can have the best quality video and audio via a single cable.

2.3.4 Digital Audio Device connection

(1) Follow the image and plug one end of the RCA connector of your coaxial cable to the

player’s S/PDIF Coaxial jack. Or if you use optical cable, please plug in one end of the Toslink

connector of your optical cable to the player’s S/PDIF Optical jack; (not supplied)

(2) Follow the image and plug in the other end of the coaxial or optical cable to the digital audio

device. (not supplied)

2.3.5 Connecting to a LAN

To connect to a LAN (Local Area Network) you require a CAT5, CAT5e or CAT6 network cable

(not supplied).

(1) Connect one end of the cable to the player’s RJ45 LAN socket;

(2) Connect the other end of the cable to a RJ45 LAN port on your router, switch, or hub

devices.

2.3.6 Connecting to a WLAN

(1) Make sure the player is powered on;

(2) The built-in Wi-Fi adapter will be active when the player is powered on.

Note: Please refer to ‘3.1.4 Changing Network Settings’ for more details about wireless

setup

2.4 Front Panel

1. POWER button & indicator

2.5 Side Panel

1. USB 2.0 host ports

2.6 Back Panel

2. USB 3.0 slave port 3. RJ45 LAN socket

4. HDMI port 5. S/PDIF optical port

6. S/PDIF coaxial port

8. Component video

7. Composite video

9. DC-In jack

2.7 First Time Usage

2.7.1 Power On / Off

Power On

After connecting the DC-In jack and power on, the power indicator on the front panel will turn

green, and the player will enter the home screen soon.

Power Off

Press the power button on the front panel, the player will soon enter standby mode and at the

same time the power indicator will turn red. Then unplug the power cord to cut off the power

supply.

2.7.2 Menu language

The system language of this player can be set to English or other languages. Change the

language you desired in the setup menu, and the selected language will take effect

immediately.

2.7.3 HDD Format

For users who wish to install a new SATA HDD in the player, it is required to format the hard

disk first on the player before usage. Otherwise certain functions cannot be used, such as BT

download, video podcast download. Please refer to the following procedures to format the

hard disk.

- Step 1: Select OK on the Warning page, press OK to confirm.

Note: This page can be also accessed via Setup > System > Format menu.

- Step 2: Select Format, press OK, and then hard disk format will start.

The formatting will be completed within a few minutes. After which you will be able to use the

hard disk correctly on the player.

Note: HDD format will erase all data stored on the hard disk drive. Please ensure to backup

your data in advance!

2.8 Remote Control

1. Power 2. Numeric buttons

3. Internet Media 4. Red

5. Green 6. VoL+

7. VoL- 8. Home

9. OK /Enter 10. Navigational buttons

11. Menu 12. FR

13. Play 14. Zoom

15. Pause 16. Repeat

17.Goto 18. A-B

19. Angle 20. TV Sys.

21. Eject 22. Favorites

23. IM Return 24. Blue

25. Yellow 26. Prev

27. Info 28. Next

29. Mute 30. Return

31. Setup 32. FF

33. Stop 34. Subtitle

35. Audio

37. Replay

36. CM skip

No. Button Function

1 Power Press to enter standby mode or power on

2 Numeric buttons Press to enter numeric input or alphanumeric input in MMH

Portal (Function available only in certain regions)

3 Internet Media Press to enter Internet Media menu or MMH Portal

(Function

available only in certain regions)

4 Red Functions in various menu

5 Green Functions in various menu

6 VOL+ Press to increase the volume

7 VOL- Press to decrease the volume

8 Home Press to enter the home screen

9 OK/Enter Press OK button to confirm

10 Navigational

buttons

Press the arrow buttons to select menu options, and the OK

button to confirm

11 Menu Press to display

the option menu, where you can change the

view modes of file manager, filters, etc

Press to display or hide the option menu during playback

12 FR Press to fast rewind playback, repeatedly to select speeds

13 Play Press to start playback

14 Zoom Press to zoom (photo or video)

15 Pause Press to pause playback

16 Repeat Press to set repeat options

17 Goto Press to jump to a specific point during playback. Skips by

Time,

Title or Chapter selection

18 A-B Press to set the starting and end points of a section to loop

19 Angle Press to change the view angle during DVD (with multi-

angle)

playback

20 TV SYS. Press to switch between NTSC, PAL, 480

P, 576P, 720P, 1080I,

and 1080P

21 Eject Press to safely remove USB device

22 Favorites Press to enter Favorites menu

23 IM Return

Press to return while in MMH Portal (Function available only in

certain regions)

24 Blue Functions in various menu

25 Yellow Functions in various menu

26 Prev Press to play the previous media / page up

27 Info Press to display current info

Press during playback, an onscreen display will appear

showing

track number and time elapsed/remaining

28 Next Press to play the next media / page down

29 Mute Press to mute audio, press again to unmute

30 Return Press to return to the previou

s screen while navigating menus or

during playback

31 Setup Press to enter the setup menu

32 FF Press to fast forward playback, repeatedly to select speeds

33 Stop Press to stop playback

34 Subtitle Press to display subtitle menu during playback

35 Audio Press to select audio track of the video playback

36 CM Skip Press to advance 30 seconds of the current playback

37 Replay Press to jump back 10 seconds of the current playback

3 Main Functions

3.1 Setup Menu

The Setup menu allows you to personalize and configure preferences for your player.

Select the Setup icon on the home screen, or press the Setup button on the remote control.

There are five setup options, including System, Audio, Video, Network and Misc. Use the

navigation buttons to switch between categories and selecting options.

3.1.1 Changing System Settings

Use this menu to configure system settings.

Menu Language

- Select to choose the OSD (On-Screen Display) language.

Text Encoding

- Select to choose the default text encoding for subtitle display during playback.

DVD Auto-Play

- Select to turn on/off DVD auto-play.

BDMV Folder Auto-Play

- Select to enable direct playback when entering into a BDMV folder. Disable this option if

you want to navigate in such folder structure.

Screen Saver

- Timing

Select to choose the timing of screen saver to activate.

- Options

Select to display the default screen saver upon activation or choose your own Photo

Album as screen saver.

DLNA DMS

- Digital Media Server, making your internal storage available to networked digital media

players (DMP) and digital media renderers (DMR).

DLNA DMR

- Digital Media Renderer, plays content received from a digital media controller (DMC),

which will find content from a digital media server (DMS).

Host Name

- Default network name of your player is PLAYONHD3D, select this option to rename to

your desired network name.

Keyboard input method

- Select to change the language of the on-screen keyboard.

Rescan storage

- Select to set the scan mode of your media files.

Resume Play

- Select to turn on / off resume playback (auto-bookmarking) feature for movies.

Format

- Select to format your HDD.

BD-Lite Menu

- Select on to enable support for BD Profile 1.0 navigation menu.

CEC

Consumer Electronics Control, turning this on allows you to command and control up to ten

CEC enabled devices that are connected through HDMI, by using just one of the device’s

remote control. This player supports the following modes

- One Touch Play, allows devices to switch the TV to use it as the active source when

playback starts.

- One Touch Standby, allows you to switch the player to standby mode with the press of

the power button.

- Auto Power On from TV, allows you to power on the Player when the TV is powered on.

Auto standby

- Select between 30 minutes, 1 hour or 2 hours to put the player to power standby when it is

left idling after the selected time.

Restore Default

- Select to reset the player back to factory defaults.

3.1.2 Changing Audio Settings

Use this menu to configure audio settings

Night Mode

- Choose among Off / On / Comfort. If the option is turned on, the audio volume will be

dynamically adjusted to make vocal more audible and loud scenes to soften for night

comfort.

HDMI Output

- Choose among HDMI LPCM, HDMI RAW, HDMI Auto to suit your setup. It is

recommended to choose HDMI Auto setting when you are connecting to an amplifier via

HDMI cable.

SPDIF Output

- Choose among SPDIF LPCM or SPDIF RAW to suit your setup.

Surround Sound

- Select to support only 5.1 channels audio or High Definition (HD) audio.

Lip Sync

- Select auto mode to correct lip sync problems automatically with supported

devices/displays via HDMI cable, or choose manual to set your own values.

Note: In RAW mode, all audio formats will be passed to the HDMI TV or digital amplifier for

decoding. Due to the bandwidth requirement, Dolby TrueHD and Dolby Digital Plus audio can

only be passed-though via HDMI cable, also the TV system must support up to 720p or above.

3.1.3 Changing Video Settings

Use this menu to configure video settings.

Aspect Ratio

- Pan Scan 4:3: Display a wide image on the entire screen and cuts off the redundant

portions. Select this when a standard 4:3 TV is connected.

- Letter Box 4:3: Display a wide image with two black borders on the top and bottom of 4:3

screen. Select this when a standard 4:3 TV is connected.

- 16:9: Compress the image and then converting it. Select when a 16:9 TV is connected.

- 16:10: Select when a 16:10 display device is connected.

TV SYSTEM

- Select to adjust TV types and video output resolution. This includes:

HDMI Auto – Choose this for automatic connection using the HDMI cable

480P – Progressive scanning mode at 640x480 resolution

576P – Progressive scanning mode at 720x576 resolution

720P 50/60Hz – Progressive scanning mode at 1280x720 resolution

1080i 50/60Hz – Interlace scanning mode at 1920x1080 resolution

1080P 50/60Hz – Progressive scanning mode at 1920x1080 resolution

Video Zoom

- Select this to keep video zoom on / off by default

1080P 24Hz

- Choose this option to enable or disable 1080P 24Hz support. A display set with 1080P

24Hz (24p) mode is required for this function to work correctly.

Deep Color

- If your display supports deep color, you can select Auto, 12 bit or 10 bit to obtain more

detailed level of color depth, making continuous color change smoother. You will also

observe more vivid color effects.

Plasma Mode

- Turn this on if you are connecting to a plasma TV display by reducing the level of

brightness.

Screen Size

- Adjust the video display screen size according to your desired area within the red borders,

keeping within the maximum area inside the blue borders. When pressing the Zoom button

during video playback, the “Fit” selection will then bring the display to that set area.

3.1.4 Changing Network Settings

Use this menu to configure your Wireless Local Area Network.

Connection Type

- Choose between Wireless or Wired, depending on your desired connection to your router.

Wired Lan Setup

- DHCP IP (Auto)

Select to obtain IP address automatically.

- FIX IP (Manual)

Select to manually input the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, and DNS Server

IP Address.

Wireless Setup

- The player will list out all available wireless AP (access point) that it can scan, and will

display the security type and signal strength next to the AP name.

- Select your desired AP to connect to and the virtual keyboard will pop up asking for your

security key input.

- The network connection testing will then begin after the security key is entered. If the

connection is accepted, its network information (Profile Name, IP address, Subnet Mask,

Gateway, etc.) will then be displayed on the screen.

PPPoE Setup

- Choose between Wired Interface or Wireless Interface, then key in your ADSL account ID

and password, the player will then obtain the IP address automatically from the server

based on PPPoE protocol.

Transmission

- Transmission is a popular BitTorrent client. Select this to turn the client on and operate it

via a PC/network connected within the same network. Please refer to ‘Transmission’

page for more details.

SAMBA Process

- Select to turn NAS function On/Off. Please refer to ‘SAMBA Server and Client’ page for

more details on the NAS function.

3.1.5 Miscellaneous

Use this menu to adjust miscellaneous settings.

Version Info

- This menu displays your current system firmware version, as well as its compiled date and

bootloader version.

Network Info

- This menu displays information on both Wired and Wireless interface.

Online upgrade

- Select to check for any new updates that may be available. An active internet connection

is required to complete this task.

- You can choose to perform the upgrade is a new version is found and this may take more

than 10 minutes to complete. Power should not be interrupted during the updating process

or you may risk corrupting the firmware and malfunction to occur.

USB upgrade

- Select to update the firmware via a USB flash drive. You can occasionally check our

website for any new updates for this player and download the compressed zip package.

1) Unzip the package and then copy the file, ‘install.img’ to the root directory of a USB

flash drive, and then connect it to any USB host ports of the player.

2) Press OK to start reading the USB flash drive and proceed on with confirming the

firmware update.

Key Tone Volume

- Select the volume level of Key Tone to hear an audible click sound.

3.2 Movies Menu

After your HDD is scanned (Setup > System > Rescan Storage > Auto scan on), the smart

content management system will index your media files accordingly by Movies, Music and

Photos. Enter into the movie menu on the home screen and only supported files will be

displayed. Please refer to Appendixes in chapter ‘5.1 Specifications’ for more details on the

supported file formats.

3.2.1 Movie Library Options

In the movie menu, press the MENU button on the remote control to display the options menu,

various options will be available such as view layout, sorting by name, size, etc.

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