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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.......................................................................................................... 74
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

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displays. Avoid leaving static images (such as photos or paused videos) onscreen for long periods of
time.
WARNING: This device should be used only indoors in well-ventilated areas. Do not operate
this device outside the temperature range of 5 ℃ ~35 ℃ . To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or
interference, do not expose this appliance to rain, liquid, moisture, excessive hear, or naked flame. For
technical support, please go to www.honeywld.com
CAUTION: About Laser and LED
Use of controls or adjustments, or performance of procedures other than those specified herein my
result in hazardous radiation exposure. This device complies with International Standard IEC
60825-1:2001-08 for a Class 1 and Class 2 laser product. This device also complies with 21CFR
1040.10 and 1040.11 except for deviations pursuant to Laser Notice No. 50, dated July 26, 2001.
Class 1 Laser Devices
Beam description: Collimated (parallel) beam of infrared light (invisible to user)
Laser power output: ＜ 716 microwatts (at 832 nanometers) to 834 microwatts (at 865 nanometers)
Emitted laser wavelength: nominal: 850 nanometers, range: (832 – 865 nanometers)
A Class 1 laser product is safe under reasonable foreseeable conditions of operation as described by
IEC 60825-1 and 21 CFR 1040.10. However, it is recommended that you not direct the laser beam
(which is emitted from the bottom of the device) at anyone’s eyes.
About This Manual
This User Manual gives you a step-by-step explanation of how to install PowerZest Media Player. Use
this information to set up and configure PowerZest.
For a quick help, press “ ” on the remote control unit to see available instructions. (This key
function will be supported later through firmware upgrade.)

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Chapter 1 Basic Setup
Package Contents
The product package should contain the following items:
PowerZest unit (Weight: 0.75Kg; Dimension: 130mm x 100mm x 25mm)
Remote control unit
2 AAA batteries for remote control unit (1.65 ~ 1.725 Volt). The batteries are NOT rechargeable.
CAUTION: There’s danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the
same or equivalent type.
Power adapter
WARNING: Be sure to use the power adapter shipped with PowerZest unit. Other power
adapters such as the one with 12V output generally for laptop PC will damage or even burn the unit.
Category 5 (CAT5) Ethernet cable
Quick Start Guide
Phone Jack to Composite (CVBS) A/V cable
System Requirements
One Display (projector or TV set) with HDMI or Composite video (CVBS) port and analogue audio or
optical digital audio ports
HDMI or Composite cable and analog or optical digital audio cables
An Ethernet or Wireless network and a broadband Internet connection (DSL/Cable/LAN)
PowerZest supports several ways to share and play files from its original destination in a PC or NAS
machine over the network. Windows based PC would be a de facto platform to share content by
Samba or by running UPnP media server software. The following items would be needed:
Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Vista system software
500MHz Processor or better.
512 MB RAM
50MB available HDD space

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Hardware Overview
HD-500D FRONT VIEW
HD-500D REAR VIEW
Power light
Ethernet
HDMIS/PDIF
On/Off
Button
Composite
USB Host Power
e
SATA /USB Host

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Standby Mode: When you press the Power key of the remote control unit or on/off button, the
system will enter standby mode.
Power Off: If you want to power off the system, please press the power key of the remote control
unit for more than 2 seconds in operating state or on/off button more than 5 seconds in standby
mode.
Please don't press on/off button for more than 5 seconds in operating state, because this is to force
power-off and some data may be lost in this case (For example, BT downloaded data)
Front Panel LED indicator:
Red ● - Power Off Orange ● - Standby Mode/Booting-up Green ● - Operating
Peripheral Connections
Video & Audio
HDMI is for high-definition video and audio quality.
Optical S/PDIF is for high-quality audio connected to an external decoder or amplifier.
Please press hotkey on the remote control unit and go to ‘System Setup’ → ‘Audio Setup’
to select a right way for Analog or Digital Audio Output.
A/V is for general RCA connector; please see the adapter cable below which is included in the
product package.

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Storage Device
The USB host is for HDD enclosure or flash drive. The eSATA/USB combo port can be plugged by
either a SATA or USB Disk.
Please be noted that plugging an USB disk into the eSATA/USB combo port is not smoothly due to
mechanical constraint. Watch out not to damage with connector when you plug and unplug an USB
device with this port.
Network Connection
The ETHERNET port is to connect to your home router for local area network connection or Internet
connection. Contact a Honeywld representative for an USB Wi-Fi dongle to connect your PowerZest
to the network wirelessly.