Honeywld PowerZest HD-500D User manual

Honeywld Technology Corp
PowerZest
HD-500D
User Manual
HoneyWld Technology Corp.
Version v1.3

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Content Index
CHAPTER 1 BASIC SETUP.................................................................................................................................. 7
P ACKAGE C ONTENTS ............................................................................................................................................. 7
S YSTEM R EQUIREMENTS ....................................................................................................................................... 7
H ARDWARE O VERVIEW .......................................................................................................................................... 8
P ERIPHERAL C ONNECTIONS ................................................................................................................................... 9
Video & Audio .................................................................................................................................................. 9
Storage Device ............................................................................................................................................... 10
Network Connection....................................................................................................................................... 10
N ETWORKING D IAGRAM ...................................................................................................................................... 11
U SING R EMOTE C ONTROL ................................................................................................................................... 11
S ETUP FOR TV M ODE .......................................................................................................................................... 14
W IRED N ETWORK S ETUP ..................................................................................................................................... 14
W IRELESS N ETWORK S ETUP ................................................................................................................................ 15
When Wireless Network is hidden .................................................................................................................. 17
W IRELESS S ETUP FOR PC .................................................................................................................................... 17
Windows XP Mode ......................................................................................................................................... 17
Windows Vista Mode ...................................................................................................................................... 19
CHAPTER 2 ADVANCED NETWORK SETUP................................................................................................ 21
C ONNECT P OWER Z EST TO PC DIRECTLY BY LAN CABLE ..................................................................................... 21
W IRELESS C ONNECTION WITHOUT AN A CCESS P OINT .......................................................................................... 21
W IRELESS C ONFIGURATION U NDER W INDOWS XP.............................................................................................. 21
Wireless Network Configuration .................................................................................................................... 21
Ad-hoc Mode Settings .................................................................................................................................... 23
W IRELESS C ONFIGURATION U NDER W INDOWS V ISTA ......................................................................................... 24
Wireless Network Configuration .................................................................................................................... 24
CHAPTER 3 PLAY MEDIA FROM LOCAL NETWORK............................................................................... 27
UP N P (DLNA) .................................................................................................................................................... 27
U SING THE H ONEYWLD D IGITAL M EDIA S ERVER (DMS)..................................................................................... 27
Disable Firewall under Windows Vista .......................................................................................................... 31
NFS (N ETWORK F ILE S YSTEM ) ........................................................................................................................... 37
M Y N ETWORK P LACES (S AMBA C LIENT ) ............................................................................................................. 37
CHAPTER 4 : STORAGE CONFIGURATION & FILE MANAGEMENT. .................................................. 39
C OPY FILES FROM USB TO SATA HDD ............................................................................................................... 39

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C OPY /D ELETE LOCAL FILES FROM PC.................................................................................................................. 40
Samba Server - My Network Place ................................................................................................................ 40
Through Honeywld Media Server Software ................................................................................................... 43
CHAPTER 5 PLAY MUSIC, PHOTO AND VIDEO FILES ............................................................................. 47
M USIC ................................................................................................................................................................. 47
Supported Music Format................................................................................................................................ 47
To Play Music................................................................................................................................................. 47
Supported Playlist .......................................................................................................................................... 51
P HOTOS ............................................................................................................................................................... 53
Supported Photo Format................................................................................................................................ 53
To Play Photos............................................................................................................................................... 54
V IDEO .................................................................................................................................................................. 57
Supported Video Format ................................................................................................................................ 57
Supported Audio Track format ....................................................................................................................... 58
To Play Video................................................................................................................................................. 58
Search Video .................................................................................................................................................. 63
DVD Menu Navigation................................................................................................................................... 64
CHAPTER 6 WEB BROWSER & RSS............................................................................................................... 65
T O START THE W EB B ROWSER ............................................................................................................................. 65
U SING THE R EMOTE C ONTROL FOR NAVIGATING ................................................................................................. 65
T OOL BAR OF THE BROWSER ................................................................................................................................ 68
Go to a web page ........................................................................................................................................... 69
Tab function.................................................................................................................................................... 69
Previous, Next and Home Pages .................................................................................................................... 70
View of the pages............................................................................................................................................ 71
Bookmark function ......................................................................................................................................... 71
Exit ................................................................................................................................................................. 72
RSS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 72
CHAPTER 7 INTERNET MEDIA ...................................................................................................................... 74
P LAY I NTERNET V IDEO - Z EST C HANNEL
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P LAY I NTERNET R ADIO - L IVE 365™ ................................................................................................................... 74
M Y I M EDIA - M Y V IDEO ...................................................................................................................................... 75
A DD /D ELETE THE I NTERNET R ADIO /TV S TATION L ISTS ...................................................................................... 77
Through PowerZest Onscreen Menu.............................................................................................................. 77
Through Honeywld DMS Software................................................................................................................. 78

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NFS (N ETWORK F ILE S YSTEM ) ........................................................................................................................... 80
Through PowerZest Onscreen Menu.............................................................................................................. 80
Through Honeywld DMS software ................................................................................................................. 81
V IEWING Y OUTUBE C ONTENT ............................................................................................................................. 82
S HOUT C AST ......................................................................................................................................................... 84
CHAPTER 8 BITTORRENT DOWNLOAD ...................................................................................................... 85
Enable BitTorrent Feature.............................................................................................................................. 85
Add New Torrent Seed and Start Downloader................................................................................................ 86
BitTorrent Management ................................................................................................................................. 87
CHAPTER 9 FIRMWARE UPGRADE AND RESET TO DEFAULT ............................................................. 90
U PGRADE BY D IRECT I NTERNET A CCESS ............................................................................................................. 90
U PGRADE BY U SING AN USB D ISK ...................................................................................................................... 91
R ESET TO D EFAULT .............................................................................................................................................. 92
CHAPTER 10 MISCELLANEOUS SETTINGS................................................................................................ 93
S YSTEM S ETUP .................................................................................................................................................... 93
Language........................................................................................................................................................ 94
TV Mode Setup............................................................................................................................................... 94
Audio Setup .................................................................................................................................................... 95
Video Setup .................................................................................................................................................... 96
Hard Disk Share Setup................................................................................................................................... 96
Other Settings................................................................................................................................................. 97
M EDIA S ETUP ...................................................................................................................................................... 97
Auto Sync ....................................................................................................................................................... 98
B IT T ORRENT S ETUP ............................................................................................................................................ 98
CHAPTER 11 TROUBLE SHOOTINGS.......................................................................................................... 100
 N O T ELEVISION DISPLAY OR P OOR D ISPLAY . ....................................................................................... 100
 U NSTABLE D ISPLAY WITH 1080 P 24 FILMS ........................................................................................... 100
 N O A UDIO O UTPUT WITH FILMS WITH DTS ENCODED . ........................................................................ 100
 P OWER Z EST DOES NOT FIND MY NETWORK . ........................................................................................ 101
 P OWER Z EST DOES NOT FIND THE H ONEYWLD DMS S ERVER ............................................................... 101
 D IGITAL M EDIA S ERVER CAN ONLY BE SEEN FOR A SHORT TIME ........................................................... 101
 P OWER Z EST DOES NOT RECEIVE A VALID IP A DDRESS ......................................................................... 101
 N O S UBTITLE WHEN PLAYING “ MPEG 2” FILES ..................................................................................... 101
 N O S UBTITLE WHEN PLAYING “ MPEG 2” FILES AFTER PRESSING “ SUBTITLE ” BUTTON .......................... 102
 N O S UBTITLE WHEN PLAYING “ MPEG 2” FILES ..................................................................................... 102

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 F AST FORWARD OR SLOW FORWARD IS NOT WORKING .......................................................................... 102
 C AN NOT ADD MUSIC FILES TO BGM LIST ?.......................................................................................... 102
 C AN NOT FIND F IRMWARE U PGRADE FILE IN THE USB DEVICE ........................................................... 102
CHAPTER 12 FAQ.............................................................................................................................................. 103
Q: W HY CAN ’ T I SEE ANYTHING ON TV SCREEN ?............................................................................................... 103
Q: W HY CAN ’ T I CONNECT THE PLAYER TO MY HOME NETWORK ?...................................................................... 103
Q: USB HDD E XTERNAL E NCLOSURE IS NOT SUPPORTED ? ............................................................................... 103
Q: W HY IS THE VIDEO STREAMING OF I M EDIA ALWAYS LAGGED ? ...................................................................... 103
Table/Diagram Index
HD-500D FRONT VIEW ........................................................................................................................................ 8
HD-500D REAR VIEW ........................................................................................................................................... 8
NETWORK DIAGRAM ......................................................................................................................................... 11
REMOTE CONTROL KEY FUNCTION TABLE................................................................................................ 13
START-UP PAGE.................................................................................................................................................. 14
REMOTE CONTROL UNIT FOR WEB BROWSER ........................................................................................ 67
WEB BROWSER REMOTE CONTROL KEY TABLE...................................................................................... 67
SYSTEM SETUP TABLE ..................................................................................................................................... 94
TABEL OF OTHER SETTINGS .......................................................................................................................... 98
Safety Information
WARNING: Failure to follow these safety instructions could result in fire, electric shock, or
other injury or damage.
Read these instructions; Keep these instructions; Heed all Warnings; Follow all instructions
Do not use this apparatus near water.
Clean only with dry cloth
Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, stoves, or other apparatus (including
amplifiers) that produce heat.
Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of electronic shock, do not remove the cover.
WARNING: The device can display static images, which can cause “burn in” of certain