Netgear NeoTV 350 HD - NTV350 User manual

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NeoTV 350 HD Media
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User Manual
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NeoTV 350 HD Media Player (NTV350)
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Contents | 3
Contents
Chapter 1 Getting Started
NeoTV 350 HD Media Player (NTV350). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
NeoTV 350 Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Navigating Menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Digital Media File Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Chapter 2 Video
Video File Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Browsing or Searching for Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Watching Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Adjusting the Video You Are Watching. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Video Playback Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Chapter 3 Music
Music File Formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Browsing or Searching for Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Listening to Music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Music Playback Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Creating a Playlist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Chapter 4 Photos
Browsing or Searching for Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Viewing Photos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Adjusting the Slide Show Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Playing Music during a Slide Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Chapter 5 Internet Media
Accessing Internet Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Viewing Internet Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Viewing Weather and Stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Chapter 6 File Manager
Using File Manager to Copy Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Browsing or Searching for Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Accessing Files on a USB Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
4 | Contents
NeoTV 350 HD Media Player (NTV350)
Accessing Network Shares or a Media Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Chapter 7 Enabling Win7 File Sharing
File Sharing with Win7 Password Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
File Sharing without Win7 Password Protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Chapter 8 Setup
System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Video Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
TV System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Audio Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Chapter 9 Troubleshooting
FAQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Appendix A Supplemental Information
Factory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Technical Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Appendix B Compliance Notification
Chapter 1. Getting Started | 5
1
1. Getting Started
NeoTV 350 HD Media Player (NTV350)
USB 1
Card reader/
On/Off
Power
AV (composite)
Component
SPDIF
HDMI
Ethernet
USB 2
memory stick
and
USB 3
button
Figure 1. Front and rear panels
6 | Chapter 1. Getting Started
NeoTV 350 HD Media Player (NTV350)
NeoTV 350 Cabling
The NeoTV 350 is compatible with HDMI, component, or AV (composite) cables. You can
play media from your USB devices, and you can also connect the NeoTV 350 to your home
network.
NeoTV 350
Power adapter
Ethernet cable
Router
HDMI (not included)
Component
AV (Composite)
Figure 2. NeoTV 350 cabled to a TV and to a router
For help with installation, see the NeoTV 350 Installation Guide that shipped with your
product. In addition to the wired Ethernet connection shown here, the installation guide
shows how to use add-on products for a wireless or Powerline connection.
Chapter 1. Getting Started | 7
NeoTV 350 HD Media Player (NTV350)
Remote Control
Power
Select/Play/Info
Left/Rewind,
Down
Back
Menu
Up
Right/Fast Forward,
Options
Zoom
Eject
Volume Up
Previous/Page Up
Next/ Page Down
Play/Pause
Stop
Volume Down
Rotate photo
Rotate photo
counter clockwise
clockwise
Figure 3. Remote control buttons
Navigating Menus
Press Menu on the remote control to go to the main menu. You can use the arrow buttons on
the remote control to scroll through the icons on the main menu from left to right.
8 | Chapter 1. Getting Started
NeoTV 350 HD Media Player (NTV350)
Digital Media File Formats
The NeoTV 350 supports the media file formats shown in the following table.
Media File Format
Audio MP3, WAV, PCM, LPCM, WMA, WMA Pro, AAC, FLAC, MKA, OGG,
APE, Dolby® Digital (AC3), DTS
Photos JPEG files up to 20 megapixels, BMP, GIF, PNG, TIFF
Video Codec format + WMV 7/8/9
+ VC-1
+ H.263
+ H.264
+ MPEG 1/2/4
+ M-JPEG
Video Container
format
VI, Xvid, MOV, MP4, MPEG2-PS, MPEG2-TS, DVD VOB, DVD ISO,
FL
V, MKV, ASF, RM, RMVB
Chapter 2. Video | 9
2
2. Video
Video File Formats
The NeoTV 350 supports the following video file formats.
Video Codec format WMV 7/8/9, VC-1, H.263, H.264, MPEG 1/2/4, M-JPEG
Video Container
format
VI, Xvid, MOV, MP4, MPEG2-PS, MPEG2-TS, DVD VOB,
DVD
ISO, FLV, MKV, ASF, RM, RMVB
Subtitle format
srt, sub, sub+idx, ssa, ass, smi, txt, and BD subtitle PGS
Browsing or Searching for Videos
You can use the Video Options menu to search for videos or to browse.
1. Pre
ss Menu on the remote control and select Video from the main menu.
2. Select a location
(local, network, or media server).
3. Press Options on the remot
e control. A pop-up menu displays:
The following menu selections are available:
• Search. Se
arch for a video.
• Thum
bnails. Display files in thumbnail view.
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NeoTV 350 HD Media Player (NTV350)
• List. Display files as a list.
• Previe
w. Preview video files.
• All V
ideos. Display all video files.
• Show DVDs. V
iew DVD contents, such as DVD iso or files.
• Fla
sh Animation. Display only flash animation files.
• Go to Fol
der. Go to File Manager to view folders.
• Name. Sort files
by name.
• Size. Sort files by
size.
• Most V
iewed. Sort files so that the most viewed display first.
• Rece
ntly Added. Display recently added video files.
4. Select an option
, and press Play to watch the video.
Watching Videos
1. Press Menu and select Video from the main menu.
The screen displays these choices:
• Local storag
e. Your video files are on a USB device connected to a USB port on the
NeoTV 350.
• Network. Y
our video files are located the same Windows network as the NeoTV 350.
• Media Serve
r. Your video files are on a UPnP DMA-compliant device.
2. Select the locatio
n of the video that you want to watch.
3. Select
the video, and it starts playing.
Chapter 2. Video | 11
NeoTV 350 HD Media Player (NTV350)
Adjusting the Video You Are Watching
• To exit a video, press Stop or Back.
• The a
spect ratio is set to 16:9. If you want to change it, press Home and select Setup >
Video > Aspect Ratio.
• T
o adjust the screen size, press Zoom on the remote control. Each time you press Zoom,
the screen changes like this: 1x > 1.1x >1.2x > 2x > 0.5x > 0.8x > 0.9x.
• Press OK to
show the video content information.
• Y
ou can use >> to jump to next chapter, or << to jump to previous chapter.
• Y
ou can use video playback options, as described in the next section.
Video Playback Options
While you are watching a video, you can press Options to display this pop-up menu:
The Options pop-up menu includes the following:
• Subtitle.
Display subtitles for the video.
You can select a different subtitle format if the subtitles are not working correctly or if an
error displays. Select Setup >
System > Text encoding, and select the correct
encoding.
• Audio. Y
ou can choose a different audio output, such as Dolby 5.1 ch, 2 ch, or DTS.
• Info. Sho
w video content information.
• T
ime Seek. You can use this to go to a specific time within the video.
Chapter 3. Music | 12
3
3. Music
Music File Formats
The NeoTV 350 supports the following audio file formats:
• AAC
• APE
• Dolby® Digital (AC3)
• DTS
• FLAC
• LPCM
• MKA
• MP3
• OGG
• PCM
• WAV
• WMA
• WMA Pro
Chapter 3. Music | 13
NeoTV 350 HD Media Player (NTV350)
Browsing or Searching for Music
You can use the Music Options menu to help locate songs.
1. Pre
ss Menu and select Music from the main menu.
2. Select th
e location of your music files (local, network, or media server).
3. Press Opti
ons on the remote control.
The pop-up Options menu includes the following:
• Search. Sea
rch for a song.
• Thumb
nails. Display files in thumbnail view.
• List. Di
splay files as a list.
• Preview. Previ
ew songs files.
• All Songs.
Display all tracks.
• Albums.
Sort songs by album.
• Ar
tists. Sort songs by artist.
• Ge
nres. Sort songs by genre.
• Y
ears. Sort songs by year.
• Playlis
ts. View playlists.
• Go to
Folder. Go to File Manager to view folders.
• Name. Sort
files by name.
• Recently
Added. Display recently added songs.
• Recently
Played. Display recently played songs.
14 | Chapter 3. Music
NeoTV 350 HD Media Player (NTV350)
Listening to Music
1. Press Menu and select Music from the main menu:
The screen displays these choices:
• Loca
l storage. Your music files are on a USB device connected to a USB port on the
NeoTV 350.
• Network. Y
our music files are on the same Windows network as the NeoTV 350.
• Media Serve
r. Your music files are on a UPnP DMA-compliant device.
2. Select
the location of the music that you want to listen to.
3. Select an album or an individual track,
and it starts playing.
You can use the music playback options to repeat tracks. Y
ou can also create playlists (see
Creating a Playlist o
n page 15.
Music Playback Options
1. Press Menu and select Music from the main menu.
2. Select the locatio
n of your music files (local, network, or media server).
3. Press Op
tions on the remote control.
Chapter 3. Music | 15
NeoTV 350 HD Media Player (NTV350)
The pop-up Options menu includes the following:
• Repeat Off. Do no
t repeat tracks.
• Repeat One. Rep
eat a single track.
• Repeat All.
Repeat all selected music tracks.
• Shuffle. Sh
uffle the selected music tracks.
Creating a Playlist
The NeoTV 350 supports M3U playlists. There are two ways you can create a playlist:
• Use your PC to create
a playlist in the same folder as the music files.
• Use th
e NeoTV 350 to create a playlist.
To use the NeoTV 350 to create a playlist from files on a USB device:
In this example, the USB device is connected to
USB1.
1. Pre
ss Menu and select File Manager > USB > USB1.
2. Press Opti
ons on the remote control, and select File Copy/Del.
3. Select Multiple
Select.
4. Press t
he Play/Pause button on the remote control to add music to the list on the left
side.
5. Press
Eject on the remote control and select Save Playlist.
Chapter 4. Photos | 16
4
4. Photos
Browsing or Searching for Photos
You can use the Photo Options menu to locate photos that you want to view.
1. Pre
ss Menu and select Photo from the main menu.
2. Select the
location of your music files (local, network, or media server).
3. Press Options on the remot
e control, and a pop-up menu displays:
The Options menu includes the following:
• Search. Se
arch for photos.
• Thum
bnails. Display files in thumbnail view.
• List.
Display files as a list.
• Preview. Preview video f
iles.
• All Photos.
Display all photos files.
• Photo Directory.
Sort by directory or folde.r.
• Vi
ew Date. Sort photos by the date they were last viewed.
• Albums.
Sort by photo album.
• Name.
Sort files by name.
• Recentl
y Added. Display recently added photos.
• Recentl
y Viewed. Display recently viewed photos.
Chapter 4. Photos | 17
NeoTV 350 HD Media Player (NTV350)
Viewing Photos
1. Press Menu and select Photo on the main menu.
The screen displays these options:
• Local
storage. Your photos are on a USB device connected to a USB port on the
NeoTV 350.
• Network.
Your photos are located on the same Windows network as your NeoTV
350.
• Med
ia Server. Your photos are on a UPnP DMA-compliant device.
2. Select th
e location of the photos that you want to view. A screen similar to the following
displays:
3. Select the photos that you want to view, and they are displayed as a slide show.
You can press the Le
ft or Right arrow button on the remote control to rotate a photo.
Rotate photo
counter-clockwise
Rotate photo
clockwise
18 | Chapter 4. Photos
NeoTV 350 HD Media Player (NTV350)
Adjusting the Slide Show Settings
When you are viewing a photo, press Options.
The following selections display:
• Slide
Timing. Change the length of time that each slide is displayed.
• Slide
Transition. Select the transition that you want to use between slides.
• Info. Show inf
ormation about this photo, such as the size, dimensions, and date.
• Repe
at Off. Do not repeat the slide show.
• Repe
at All. Repeat all selected photos.
• Shuffle. Shuf
fle the selected photos.
• Sele
ct Music. Select music to listen to while viewing the slide show. The music must be
stored locally (connected to a USB port).
Playing Music during a Slide Show
1. Insert your USB device with music in MP3 format into a USB port on the NeoTV 350.
2. Press Me
nu and select Photo from the main menu.
3. Select the locatio
n of the photos that you want to view.
4. Press Op
tions, and choose Select Music.
5. Select the music
that you want to listen to while viewing photos.
Chapter 5. Internet Media | 19
5
5. Internet Media
Accessing Internet Media
Press Menu and select Internet Media. The following screen displays:
You can view photos, or weather and stocks.
Viewing Internet Photos
Press Menu and select Internet Media > Internet Photo, and the following screen displays:
Select either Flickr or Picasa to view your Internet photos.
20 | Chapter 5. Internet Media
NeoTV 350 HD Media Player (NTV350)
Viewing Weather and Stocks
1. Press Menu and select Internet Media > Weather/Stock, and the following screen
displays:
2. Select Weather or Stock.
Weather
You can view weather for specific locations, and you can set up favorites.
To set up favorites, press Options on the remote control.
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