Emtec K220H Movie Cube User manual

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Movie Cube K220H
User’s Manual
(Version 1.0.0)

Table of Contents
1. User Information.........................................................................................................................3
1.1 Caution................................................................................................................................3
2. Product Introduction..................................................................................................................4
2.1 Package Contents ................................................................................................................4
2.2 Connection..........................................................................................................................5
2.3 Front Panel ..........................................................................................................................8
2.4 Side Panel ............................................................................................................................8
2.5 Back Panel ...........................................................................................................................9
2.6 Remote Control ...................................................................................................................9
3. Main Menu................................................................................................................................11
3.1 Setu Menu.......................................................................................................................11
3.2 Movie Playback .................................................................................................................12
3.3 Photo Playback ..................................................................................................................14
3.4 Music Playback..................................................................................................................16
3.5 File Manager .....................................................................................................................18
3.6 Co y Function ...................................................................................................................19
4. Upgrading the Firmware.........................................................................................................22
5. Appendixes ...............................................................................................................................22
5.1 S ecifications ....................................................................................................................22
5.2 Frequently Asked Questions..............................................................................................23
6. Copyrights and Trademarks...................................................................................................24
7. Warranty....................................................................................................................................24
8. License information..................................................................................................................25

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 or AC adapter cable to the
player’s power jack. When placing the adapter cable, make sure it can not get damaged or be
subject 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 replace
the adapter or cable’s wire or connector.
1.1.3 Radio interference/compatibility
- If not properly shielded, almost all electronic devices will get radio interference. Under some
conditions, your player might get 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 appointed repair center and let the
specialists do the repair, never repair the player yourself, you might damage the player or
endanger yourself or 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.
1.1.6 Hard disk cautions
The player uses an internal hard disk for data storage, in normal case, format or repair is not
required.
You should carefully read the < Frequently Asked Questions > chapter, and check our website
for latest information before formatting the hard disk.

- Physical impact may create bad sector in the hard disk, you can use CHKDSK to fix the
problem.
- All data stored in the player may be lost due to physical impact, electrical shock, power lost,
HDD format etc. Please backup your data.
- It is suggested to do defragment after a long period of usage.
- Regularly 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 the player or change the design of the player, any
damage done will not be included in the repair policy.
Do not press the buttons of the player too hard.
Avoid hitting the player with hard object, avoid shaking the player, and stay away from
magnetic fields.
During electrostatic discharge and the strong electromagnetic field, the product will
malfunction, then unplug the power cable and the product will return to normal performance
next time it is powered on.
2. Product Introduction
2.1 Package Contents
Part Quantity
Player 1
A/V cable 1
USB cable 1
Remote Control 1
AC/DC adaptor 1
Quick Installation Guide 1
CD (with User Manual) 1(with User Manual)
Warranty Card 1
Note:
The actual contents in the package might be different from the packing list in this manual.

2.2 Connection
2.3.1 Connect to Computer
(1) Make sure the player is powered on;
(2) Plug in the squarish connector of the USB cable to this player’s USB DEVICE port;
(3) Plug in the rectangular connector of the USB cable to computer.
2.2.2 USB Mass Storage Device (like USB stick, MP3, 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.
2.2.3 TV connection
2.2.3.1 A/V OUT
(1) Follow the picture and plug in the 3 color connector to the player’s A/V OUT jack;
(2) Follow the picture and plug in the 3 color connector to the TV’sA/V IN jack.

In this way, you can enjoy the content in the player on TV or other display devices.
2.2.3.2 HDMI OUT
(1) Follow the picture and plug one connector on your HDMI cable to the player’s HDMI jack;
(2) Follow the picture and plug the other connector on your HDMI cable to the TV’s HDMI jack.
In this way, you can have the highest quality video and audio via a single cable.
2.2.4 Digital Audio Device connection
(1) Follow the picture and plug in the RCA connector on your coaxial cable to the player’s
S/PDIF Coaxial jack. Or if you use optical fiber, please plug in the Toslink connector on your
optical fiber to the player’s S/PDIF Optical jack;(not supplied)
(2) Follow the picture and plug in the other connector on your coaxial cable or optical fiber to
the digital audio device.

2.2.5 Power connection
(1) Follow the picture and connect the AC adaptor to the player’s DC IN jack;
(2) Follow the picture and plug in the AC adaptor to the power outlet.
2.3 Front Panel
1. POWER / STANDBY/ RC indicator 2. Infrared receiver window
2.4 Side Panel
1. USB DEVICE port 2. USB HOST port

2.5 Back Panel
1.DC-IN jack 2. S/PDIF COAXIAL jack
3. A/V OUT jack 4. HDMI jack
5. S/PDIF OPTICAL jack
2.6 Remote Control
1. POWER 2. SETUP
3. TV SYS. 4. OPTION
5. INFO 6. SUBTITLE
7. SELECT 8. SEARCH
9. Zoom IN 10. Zoom OUT
11. HOME 12.PLAY/PAUSE
13. UP 14. LEFT
15.OK 16. VOL+
17. VOL- 18. Numeric buttons
19. MUSIC 20. ZERO
21. REPEAT 22. SLOW
23. FR 24. FF
25. PREV 26. NEXT
27. DOWN 28. RIGHT
29. RETURN 30. STOP
31. 32. COPY
33. AUDIO 34. EDIT
35. MUTE
No. Button Function
1 POWER Press to enter standby mode or wake up.
2 SETUP Press to enter the setup menu.
3 TV SYS.
Press to switch between NTSC, PAL, 480P, 576P, 720P, 1080I,
and 1080P.

4 OPTION Press to enable the option me
nu, where you can change the
setting of file manager view mode, media library;
Press to display or hide the option menu during playback.
5 INFO Press to display current status.
 Press during playback and an onscreen display appears
showing track number and time elapsed/remaining.
6 SUBTITLE
Press to set subtitle options. You can change the
color/size/offset/text encoding of subtitle.
7 SELECT Press to select files and folders in file copy menu.
8 SEARCH Press to jump to a specific point on a title. Speci
fy the point
using Title, Chapter and Time.
9 ZOOM IN Press to zoom in the image (photo or video).
10 ZOOM OUT Press to zoom out the image (photo or video).
11 HOME Press to enter the home screen.
13 UP Navigational button. Press the arrow buttons to s
elect menu
options.
14 LEFT Navigational button.
Press the arrow buttons to select menu
options.
15 OK Press OK button to confirm.
16 VOL+ Press to increase the volume.
17 VOL- Press to decrease the volume.
18.20 Numeric buttons Press to enter channel
numbers or numeric input when
changing settings.
19 MUSIC Press to enter music library
12 PLAY/ PAUSE Press to begin/pause playback.
21 REPEAT Press to set repeat option.
22 SLOW Press to play back in slow motion. Press the PLAY button
to
resume regular playback.
23 FR
Press to fast rewind the current playback. Press repeatedly to
select speeds
24 FF
Press to fast forward the current playback. Press repeatedly to
select speeds.
25 PREV Press to view the previous file / page up.
26 NEXT Press to view the next file / page down.
27 DOWN Navigational button.
Press the arrow buttons to select menu
options.
28 RIGHT Navigational button.
Press the arrow buttons to select menu
options.
29 RETURN Press to return to the previous screen while navigating menus.
30 STOP Press to stop playback;
Press to stop the download.
31 Press to go to movie/music/photo playlist
32 COPY Press to enter the file copy menu.
33 AUDIO Press to select an audio track.
34 EDIT Press to activate tools menu.
35 MUTE Press to mute audio output, and press again to resume.

3. Main Menu
3.1 Setup Menu
The Setup menu allows you to personalize and configure the preferences for your player.
To select a Setup option:
- Select the Setup icon on the home screen, or press SETUP menu on the remote control.
- Use the UP/DOWN navigational buttons to select an option, and then press ENTER.
-
There are four Setup options, including System, Audio, Video, and MISC. Use the UP/DOWN
navigational buttons to select a menu. Press ENTER to confirm. Press RETURN to cancel and
display the previous menu screen.

3.2 Movie Playback
Enter into movie interface, only supported files will be displayed. Please refer to Appendixes
in chapter ‘5.1 Specifications’ for more details about the supported files.
3.2.1 Movie Library Options
In movie library, press OPTION button to display the option menu, you can get following
functions though the option menu.
Quick-Search
- Choose the Search option in the option menu, you can search for a media file by filter
media library to locate the specific media file.
Review Mode
- Choose a review mode among Thumbnails, List, Preview from option menu.
Sorting Mode
- Choose to sorting by Name,Size, Most Viewed or Recently Added from option menu.
Show DVDs
- Choose to display DVD IFO and ISO files directly in media library.

3.2.2 Movie Playback Control
You can access the following functions during playback.
Button Function
PLAY/PAUSE Pause or resume the current playback.
PREV / NEXT View the previous or next file/chapter.
FR/FF Fast rewind or fast forward. Press repeatedly to select the speed.
SLOW Play back in slow motion.
SEARCH Jump to a specific point on a title. Specify the point using Title,
Chapter and Time.
OPTION Display or hide the option menu during playback.
STOP Stop playback.
VOL+/- Increase/decrease the volume.
AUDIO Select an audio track.
SUBTITLE Select a subtitle and change the color/size/offset/text encoding of
subtitle.
REPEAT Set the repeat option.
ZOOM IN/OUT Zoom in/out the image.
INFO View the media information.
3.2.3 Movie Playback Options
During movie playback, press OPTION button to display or hide the option menu at the bottom
of the screen.
Except select audio track, subtitle, repeat mode, you also can get following functions though
the Option menu during video playback.
DVD Menu
- Select to return to the navigation menu during DVD IFO or ISO playback.
GOTO
- Select to jump to a specific point on a title. Specify the point using Title, Chapter and Time.

Video Setting
- Select to adjust the value of Brightness, Contrast, Saturation and Hue.
3.3 Photo Playback
Enter into photo interface, only supported image files will be displayed. This player supports
JPG/JPEG/BMP/files.
3.3.1 Photo Library Options
In photo library, press OPTION button to display the option menu, you can get following
functions though the option menu.
Quick-Search
- Choose the Search option in the option menu, you can search for a photo by filter photo
library to locate the specific photo.
Review Mode
- Choose a review mode among Thumbnails, List, Preview from option menu.

Sorting Mode
- Choose to sorting by Name,Recently Added or Recently Played from option menu.
Go to Folder
- Select to locate the file directory in file manager.
3.3.2 Photo Playback Control
You can access the following functions during photo playback.
Button Function
PREV / NEXT View the previous or next photo.
UP /DOWN Rotate a photo in any angle.
OPTION Display or hide the option menu during playback.
STOP Stop playback.
ZOOM IN/OUT Zoom in/out the image.
3.3.3 Photo Playback Options
During photo playback, press OPTION button to display or hide the option menu at the bottom
of the screen. You can get following functions though the Option menu during photo playback.
Slideshow Control
- Select to choose the Interval and Transition effect of the slideshow.
Repeat Mode
- Choose a repeat mode among Repeat off, Repeat all and Shuffle Loop from option
menu.

Select Music
- Select to turn on/off background music during slideshow playback.
- Select a special music as the background music during photo playback.
Video Setting
- Select to adjust the value of Brightness, Contrast, Saturation and Hue.
3.4 Music Playback
Enter music interface, only supported audio files will be displayed. This player supports MP3,
WMA, and OGG audio files.
3.4.1 Music Library Options
In music library, press OPTION button to display the option menu, you can get following
functions though the option menu.
Quick-Search
- Choose the Search option in the option menu, you can search for a photo by filter music
library to locate the specific music.
Review Mode
- Choose a review mode among Thumbnails, List, Preview from option menu.

Go to Folder
- Select to locate the file directory in file manager.
Filter options
- Choose Albums to search for music files by album.
- Choose Artists to search for music files by artist.
- Choose Genres to search for music files by genre.
- Choose Years to search for music files by modified year.
Sorting Mode
- Choose to sorting by Name,Recently Added or Recently Played from option menu.
3.4.2 Music Playback Control
You can access the following functions during music playback.
Button Function
PLAY/PAUSE Begin/Pause playback.
FR / FF Fast rewind or fast forward. Press repeatedly to select the speed.
PREV / NEXT View the previous or next movie.
OPTION Display or hide the option menu during playback.
VOL+/- Increase/Decrease the volume.
REPEAT Set the repeat option.
3.4.3 Music Playback Options
During music playback, press OPTION button to display or hide the option menu at the bottom
of the screen. You can get following functions though the Option menu during music playback.
Repeat Mode
- Choose a repeat mode among Repeat off, Repeat one, Repeat all and Shuffle Loop

from option menu.
3.5 File Manager
The file manager allows you to browse and play music, photo and movie files stored on an
internal HDD, external USB device.
3.5.1 File Manager Options
In file manager, press OPTION button to display the option menu, you can get following
functions though the option menu.
Review Mode
- Choose a review mode among Thumbnails, List, Preview from option menu.
Filter options
- Choose Movies to display all the the supported video files in current directory.
- Choose Photos to display all the supported image files in the current directory.
- Choose Music to display all the supported audio files in the current directory.

3.6 Copy Function
Copy function can only operate under Media Library and File Manager.
3.6.1 Copy under Media Library
In media library, press COPY button to enter copy menu,
Select the file, you can select folder or single file,
Press EDIT button, then select Copy to enter into copy destination.

3.6.2 Copy under File Manager
1) In file manager, enter into device and folder
Stop the cursor on the file which you want to copy, then press EDIT button
Press Copy, then select Copy Destination.
Note: This method can only copy one file or one folder.
2) In file manager, enter into device and folder.