Freecom MEDIAPLAYER II - User manual

Freecom MediaPlayer II
All you need for Multimedia Entertainment in your livingroom
• Movie Player: store and play back movies
• Music Player: store and play back music files
• Digital Photo viewer: store and view pictures
• Portable hard drive: can also be used as a fast USB 2.0 external hard drive
• Play back movies, music and pictures directly from the internal hard drive or from any
computer in your network.
• Lets you share movies, music, photos and large documents
• Works directly on your TV/HiFi, without the use of a PC!
• Connects to your network via Ethernet connection (100/10 Mbps)
• Can also be used as USB 2.0 external hard drive
• Stream AV fi les from any PC within your network directly on your TV/HiFi (uses SMB
protocol)
• Audio - Stereo, Coaxial
• Video – HDMI (up to 1080i), Component (up to 1080i), Composite
• Supports mkv fi les (H.264 codec not supported)
• Firmware upgradeable to ensure you have the latest updates
• High quality aluminium design, no cooling fan, provides noise free operation
• Including BitTorrent client for managing your downloads
• Measures only 203 x 160 x 46 mm in size making it ideal for portable use
• Including remote control for easy operation
• Comes with all appropriate connection cables
• Optionally available: WLAN adapter for MediaPlayer II, connects to USB Host port
• One year manufacturers warranty and unlimited free helpdesk support
How it works:
• Store your (downloaded) movies and music on the MediaPlayer II, connect the player
to the TV and you’re ready to watch the movies in the comfort of your own livingroom
or
• Connect the MediaPlayer II to your network router or switch on one end, and to the
TV on the other end. Enable fi le and folder sharing, and stream movies and music
from any computer in your network via the MediaPlayer II to your TV.
Breaking new ground
Experience a new level of computing and home
entertainment with the Freecom Mediaplayer II the player
that covers all common AV-fi le formats. The Freecom
MediaPlayer II is a cost-eff ective, dedicated hard drive
based mobile multimedia player that seamlessly delivers
digital media (video, audio) from your PC to the television,
projector or Hi-fi set. Enjoy digital media and information
in the comfort of your living room. Freecom has now
developed a fast hard drive, a JPEG viewer, a video player
and a music player, all in one unit! This portable system is
built for easy data sharing with friends and family. Enjoy
your movies, songs and holiday pictures anywhere you
go. Watching movies on a PC Monitor and listening to
MP3 fi les on a small PC speaker system are now a thing
of the past, as are diffi cult burning sessions creating CDs
and DVDs. Simply drag and drop your audio and video
fi les from your PC to the MediaPlayer II, take the portable
MediaPlayer II to your living room, connect it to your TV
of HiFi and you’re ready to go!
MEDIA PLAYER II
EXTERNAL MULTIMEDIA HARD DRIVE / 3.5” / USB 2.0 / LAN / AV
ENJOY MULTIMEDIA!
The Freecom MediaPlayer II brings
you unlimited multimedia entertainment
directly in your livingroom. Watch movies,
photos or listen to music directly from the
MediaPlayer or from a computer in your
network on your TV or HiFi, without the use
of a PC – all at a very affordable price.
The sky is the limit!
PC TV HIFI
MEDIA PLAYER
ONLY WITH OPTIONAL WLAN ADAPTER
LAN

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS FREECOM MEDIAPLAYER II:
CAPACITY: 500GB, 1 TB also available as„Drive In Kit“, without HDD
INTERFACE:
USB2.0, can also be connected to USB 1.1 port
LAN 100/10Mbps*
HARD DRIVE TYPE:
3.5“ SATA, In case of „Drive In Kit“: please use hard drives with maximum 3 platters.
Refer to the internal hdd manufacturer’s website for details.
HARD DRIVE FILE SYSTEM: NTFS, FAT-32
TV TYPE: PAL / NTSC
SUPPORTED FORMATS:
Video: MPEG1,2,4 (MPG, AVI, DAT, VOB, IFO, TS), MKV (H.264 codec not supported),
DivX, Xvid
Audio: MP3, WMA, Ogg Vorbis, WAV
Photo: JPG/JPEG
WEIGHT:
1600 gr. / 56 Ounce (without hard drive) 2250 gr. / 78.8 Ounce (with hard drive)
DIMENSIONS: 203 mm x 160 mm x 46 mm (8 x 6.3 x 1.8 inch)
MTBF: 50000 P.O.H.
VIDEO OUTPUT:
HDMI (480p,720p, 1080i)
COMPOSITE
COMPONENT Y, Pb, Pr (480p, 720p, 1080i)
AUDIO OUTPUT:
Stereo L-R, Digital Coaxial
ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS:
Operating Temperature: 10˚C ~ 35˚C
Operating Humidity: 10% ~ 50%
POWER REQUIREMENTS: 12V 2A
OPTIONALLY AVAILABLE:
WLAN adapter for MediaPlayer II, connects to USB Host port. See www.freecom.com
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
PC: Intel Pentium-III/AMD Duron 900MHz or higher; 256MB RAM (Vista: 512MB
RAM) or higher, available USB 2.0 port, available Ethernet port (RJ45, 100Mbit
recommended), Windows XP/Vista.
Mac: PowerPC G3/G4/G5, PowerBook G3/G4 or Intel Mac, 256MB RAM or higher,
available USB 2.0 port, available Ethernet port (RJ45, 100Mbit recommended), MAC
OS X v. 10.3 or higher.
For playback on TV a TV with PAL or NTSC system is required
PACKAGE INCLUDES:
• Freecom MediaPlayer II
• Remote Control
• Power Adapter (EU, UK)
• USB Cable
• Network Cable
• Audio/Video Cable
• Manual CD
• Quick Install Guide
• One year manufacturers warranty
• Unlimited free helpdesk support and storage advice
Drive In Kit 500GB 1TB WLAN Adapter (USB)
Art. No. EU 31989 31990 31991 31992
EAN Code EU 4021801319890 4021801319906 4021801319913 4021801319920
Colour Silver Silver Silver Black
MEDIAPLAYER II
Tested to comply with
FCC standards for
home and offi ce use
Rev912 17032009 PW/CN
PC TV HIFI
MEDIA PLAYER
ONLY WITH OPTIONAL WLAN ADAPTER
LAN