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

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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
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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.

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Networking Diagram
A connection example with network and peripheral devices is like the diagram below.
NETWORK DIAGRAM
Using Remote Control
Use the remote control to navigate menus, and to select and watch videos, listen to music, or view
photos on your television. To use button function for web browser, please refer to the chapter named
‘Web Browser’.

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The table below describes the function of the remote control unit.
REMOTE CONTROL KEY FUNCTION TABLE
No. KEYPAD FUNCTION DESCRIPTION
1 POWER Turn On/Off “PowerZest”.
2 HOME Hotkey to return to Main Menu.
3 OUTPUT Switch the video output type with CompositeHDMI sequence.
4 HELP (Reserved)
5 SETUP Hotkey to the Setup main page for settings.
6 SORT/EPG Sorting all the files in one folder and re-arrange in alphabetical
order.
7 FUNC (Reserved)
8 BGM Add/Remove a music file or iMedia station as or background
music.
9 RECORD Record streaming video being played into HDD.
10 COPY Copy files or folders between USB storage and SATA HDD, or
delete
11 MUTE Mute audio output.
12 NUMBERS 1. Input numbers when required.
2. Go to 00%-99% progress of current video or music file.
13 PREV 1. Skip to the previous page when browsing media files.
2. Skip to the previous file when playing media files.
14 NEXT 1. Skip to the next page when browsing media files.
2. Skip to the next file when playing media files.
15 BACK 1. Return to previous page. Save/cancel setting in setup pages.
2. Escape from Web Browser.
16 INFO Display media info. Pressing twice will show more information
about video.
17 VOLUME ─
──
─ Decrease the volume.
18 VOLUME ┼
┼┼
┼ Increase the volume.
19, 20
22, 23 DIRECTIONS To move cursor for item selection.
21 OK/Play
Pause
1. Play or pause media files
2. Enter the highlighted item.
24 VIDEO Press to jump to VIDEO mode
25 MUSIC Press to jump to MUSIC mode
26 PICTURES Press to jump to PHOTO mode
27 iMedia Press to jump to Internet Media mode
28 SUBTITLE Select different subtitles
29 STOP Stop the media playing.
30 REPEAT
1. Video & Music: Repeat current file or Repeat all files in this
folder or cancel repeat function.
2. Photo: Repeat Background music.
31 LANG Select different languages/audio tracks
32 ZOOM Zoom video or photo.
33 ROTATE Rotate the picture being viewed.
34 MENU 1. Go to the Menu of DVD films.
2. Choose file path when navigating.
35 A-B Set/Cancel A-B repeat mode.
36 SLOW/SLIDE
1. Slow forward / backward the media with speed 1/2x,
1/4x,1/8x…
2. Eject the selected USB storage device.

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37 :/ Go to the specified time of current file.
Setup for TV Mode
Please set the video sources selector of your TV to match the connection from your PowerZest. For
example, if you use HDMI, set the TV to use the correspondent HDMI input port.
1. Turn on PowerZest. The LED on the front panel of the PowerZest will turn orange during system
loading and then green when it’s finished.
START-UP PAGE
2. Check the TV display by going to ‘Setup’ → ‘System Setup’ → ‘TV Mode Setup‘ → ‘Video Output’.
The default display of PowerZest is Composite (CVBS). If you use HDMI, use the remote control and
push “Output” Key. You can cycle through the TV modes to get the correct display mode.
Wired Network Setup
1) Press “Setup” hotkey on the remote control or select “SETUP” from the Main Menu.

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2) Select “Network Setup” → “IP Setup”, and Enable DHCP or set your static IP address
according to your local configuration.
Wireless Network Setup
PowerZest supports wireless Ethernet with an USB Wi-Fi dongle supplied by Honeywld. To enable
wireless function, please make sure you plug the Wi-Fi dongle into the USB port before Powering
on PowerZest. And please be noted that an USB Wi-Fi dongle not authorized by Honeywld is
NOT supported.
For video of very high-definition, streaming with a wired connection between PowerZest and home
router is recommended. It is ok for playing music and photo with wireless connection.
1) Press “Setup” hotkey on the remote control or select “SETUP” from the Main Menu.
2) Select “Network Wizard” from set up main menu to start setup wizard and choose “Wireless”
3) PowerZest scan and displays all available networks, choose the right one for

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you.
4) If the network you choose is locked by password, a “Lock” icon will be shown. And the signal
strength is indicated by the red(poor quality), yellow(fair quality) or green(good quality) light.
5) Select “Key Value”, and have your password ready to enter.
The key length of each Key Format is described in the table below. For WPA and WPA2 format,
PowerZest will detect and switch automatically.
Key Format Key Length
WEP64(ASCII) 5 digits
WEP64(HEX) 10 digits
WEP128(ASCII) 13 digits
WEP128(HEX) 26 digits
WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK 8 digits or more

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6) Input password and choose “Enter” to save.
9) Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the setting. It is recommended to play
high-bit-rate video only from access point with ‘green’ signal strength.
When Wireless Network is hidden
If you can’t find the ESSID (Network Name) on the “ESSID Device List”, follow these steps to configure
wireless network manually.
1. Select Wireless Setup.
2. Select Network type as “Infrastructure” mode.
3. Press “Back” to accept the setting or press “OK” to change the setting.
Enter a value of up to 32 characters for the SSID by on-screen keyboard.
4. Input other related information such like “Authentication”, “Key Format”, and proper “Key Value” of
this hidden wireless network.
5. Press “Back” or “Left” buttons to leave the wireless setup page and save the configurations.
Wireless Setup for PC
When using wireless network, after PowerZest is set up, you have to ensure your PC is also linked
with the same AP. See below to ensure the correct settings.
Windows XP Mode
1. Click right button of the mouse on wireless icon, and choose “View Available Wireless Networks”

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2. Choose a Wireless Network you want to use and click “Connect”.
3. Input network key if necessary.

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4. Network is successfully connected.
Windows Vista Mode
1. Select “Control Panel” .
2. Click on “Network and Internet”

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3. Select “Network and Sharing Center” and click on “Connect to a network”
4. Select the right Access Point and click on “Connect”.