Macpower & Tytech Box Office BOX-LNU2UXS User manual

Box Office User Guide
Date: May 23, 2007 - v1.0
Firmware: v2.0.16.60
Model: BOX-LNU2UXS
The diagrams and images contained in this manual may not fully represent the product that you are using
and are there for illustration purposes only.

Box Office User Guide
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION ..........................1
PACKAGE CONTENTS ..........................................1
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.....................................1
Supported Operating Systems:....................1
Supported File Systems:..............................1
Supported Languages:.................................1
SUPPORTED FILE FORMATS ................................2
Video File Formats:......................................2
Video Outputs: .............................................2
Audio File Formats:......................................2
Audio Outputs: .............................................2
Picture Formats:...........................................2
DETAILED VIEW ..................................................3
Front View....................................................3
Rear View.....................................................3
BOX OFFICE FEATURES ......................................4
Media Player................................................4
USB Drive ....................................................4
Network Attached Storage...........................4
QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE................................5
CHAPTER 2 - SYSTEM SETUP..........................6
HDD INSTALLATION ............................................6
HDD SETUP.......................................................8
Formatting on a PC......................................8
Formatting on Mac OS X .............................8
CREATING THE DIRECTORIES ..............................9
Font Support ................................................9
TV CONNECTION ..............................................10
Analogue Audio Setup...............................11
Digital Audio Setup ....................................11
USB CONNECTION ...........................................12
Safe Removal.............................................13
NDAS SETUP...................................................14
Driver installation on a PC .........................14
Driver installation on a Mac........................14
The Device ID ............................................14
Registering a new device on a PC.............14
Registering a new device on a Mac...........15
CHAPTER 3 - UPLOADING FILES...................16
USB Connection ........................................16
Ethernet Connection..................................16
CHAPTER 4 - TV PLAYBACK.......................... 17
THE REMOTE CONTROL ................................... 17
UNIQUE CONTROL KEYS .................................. 20
MENU FUNCTIONS ........................................... 21
Main Menu................................................. 21
Movies....................................................... 21
Music......................................................... 22
Settings ..................................................... 24
Background Images.................................. 26
CHAPTER 5 - NDAS NETWORK DRIVE ......... 27
MOUNTING AND USING YOUR NDAS DISK .......... 27
Mounting the NDAS disk on a PC............. 27
Mounting the NDAS disk on a Mac........... 27
Using and sharing it on the network.......... 28
NDAS DEVICE MANAGEMENT ON A PC............. 29
Device Status Modes................................ 30
NDAS UTILITY ON A MAC ................................. 30
DRIVER UPGRADE............................................ 32
PC COMMAND LINE UTILITY ............................. 32
CHAPTER 6 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS33
FILE FORMATS................................................. 33
.ISO........................................................... 33
XviD........................................................... 34
SPECIFICATIONS .............................................. 35
PACKAGE CONTENTS ....................................... 36
SAFETY INFORMATION...................................... 37
Power on/off precautions .......................... 37
Location and placing precautions ............. 37
Electricity and power plug......................... 37
Cables....................................................... 37
CHAPTER 7 - APPENDIX.............................- 38 -
FAQ ........................................................... - 38 -
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS ............................... - 39 -
ABOUT THIS MANUAL ................................... - 39 -

Box Office User Guide
Chapter 1 - Introduction
The Box Office is a digital multimedia player as well as data storage solution that you can
connect to any PC or Mac. Transfer your favourite content such as movies, music and
pictures via USB 2.0 High Speed or via the local network to the media player. Once the
files have been stored on the Box Office, convenient playback of the digital media on any
standard TV is guaranteed! Enjoy your favourite films on the big screen!
Product Dimensions: 16.5cm x 16.5cm x 5cm
6.5in x 6.5in x 2in
Package Contents
•Box Office Media Player (no HDD included)
•Power Adapter;
Input 100-240V, Output +12V/2A
•Infrared remote control
•USB 2.0 cable, Ethernet cable
•SCART adapter and AV cables (Composite RCA/S-Video and SPDIF digital audio cable)
•Manual, utility CD
Note: Package contents may vary depending on vendor & product version.
System Requirements
•Computer with internet browser, network access and USB connection for setup
•Switch or Router with one free Ethernet port for the Box Office
•One 3.5” IDE hard drive to be installed into the Box Office media player
Supported Operating Systems:
•PC running Win2000, WinXP or Windows Vista
•Mac running Mac OS 10.2 or above
Supported File Systems:
•FAT32 for both Mac and Windows
•NTFS for Windows only
•HFS+ for Mac only
Supported Languages:
•English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Swedish, Hungarian, Czech, Polish,
Greek, Turkish
•Requires external font: Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Thai,
Korean
Note: For external text subtitles it supports any language as long as the required font is
installed on the hard drive.
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Supported File Formats
Video File Formats:
•MPEG-1 (AVI, MPG)
•MPEG-2 (AVI, VOB, ISO)
•MPEG-4 (AVI, XviD)
Note: Does not support high definition media files (HD) such as WMV9 and does not
support GMC or Qpel.
Video Outputs:
•Composite Video (NTSC/PAL, Composite RCA, S-Video Mini-Din)
•Component Video (Analogue YPbPr, progressive or interlaced, scalable up to
1280x720p or 1920x1080i)
•SCART RGB
•VGA (1024x768)
Audio File Formats:
•WAV, MP3, MPEG-4 (AAC), WMA, AC3, OGG
Note: Does not support AAC files from Apple’s media player iTunes.
Audio Outputs:
•Dual stereo analogue audio
•Optical SPDIF digital audio (supports compressed Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS pass
through)
Picture Formats:
•JPG baseline and progressive up to 8 mega pixel
The Box Office is not designed or intended to, and may not be used to violate any
copyrights or other IP (Intellectual Property) rights. Each user of the Box Office may
only use it in connection with materials legally owned by or licensed to the user and
only extend such ownership or license rights that will permit such use.
MS-DOS, Microsoft, Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Apple
Macintosh and Mac are trademarks of Apple Computer. Dolby® and Dolby® Digital are registered
trademarks of Dolby Laboratories, Inc. All other third party brands and names are the property of their
respective owners.
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Detailed View
For a detailed description on how each of these ports and buttons work, please refer to the
following chapters.
Front View
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1. IR receiver
Infrared receiver for remote control signal
2. LAN LED (yellow)
ON/Blinking = LINK/LAN connected
3. System LED (green)
ON = Standby (media player), Blinking = IR command received
4. Power LED (blue)
ON = Power ON, Blinking = Data Access
Rear View
^
XYZ[\]
1. ON/OFF switch 5. USB 2.0 High Speed connection
2. Power receptacle 6. Ethernet port (RJ-45 100Base-TX Auto)
3. Analogue audio/video output 7. TV/PC switch for player/storage mode
4. Digital audio output
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Box Office Features
Media Player
Connected to the TV or any other display with the corresponding video inputs, it can
playback media files such as videos, music and photos directly from its hard drive.
USB Drive
With its USB 2.0 High Speed connection, the Box Office can be used as standard mass
storage class device. Transfer files between different computers and platforms, expand
your storage capacity or use it to backup your data in case of data loss.
Network Attached Storage
Easily transfer media files from any computer on the local network to the Box Office
through the Ethernet connection. The network connection offers convenient data
management for the media files and file sharing with other users on the home network.
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Quick Installation Guide
Following is a quick installation guide to get you up and running. In a few steps, we will
show you how to set up the hard drive, fill it with some media files and hook it up to your
TV system for immediate playback.
1. Open the enclosure, install and connect your hard drive but be careful not to
damage any pins or components! Jumper settings of your hard drive should be set
to Master. Mount the hard drive with the supplied screws and finish the assembly.
2. Set the switch on the Box Office to PC, connect the USB cable to your computer,
connect the power supply to the wall socket and turn on the power.
3. Create a single primary partition and format the drive using the FAT32, NTFS or
HFS+ file system, depending on your Operating System and personal preferences.
4. Create four (4) empty folders in the root directory, named exactly as follows:
Firmware, Movies, Music and Pictures.
5. Copy your media files to the hard drive. Store videos inside the Movies folder,
music clips inside the Music folder and images inside the Pictures folder.
6. Remove the device from your computer and disconnect the USB cable.
7. Connect the AV cable to your TV, set the switch on the Box Office to TV and turn on
the power.
8. Use the remote control to access your files and start playback.
Note: If you do not see anything on your TV screen, make sure you have selected the
correct TV channel but if you still only see a black screen, press the “TV out” button on
your Box Office remote control to toggle between the different TV formats until you see the
main screen. Once you have found the right video output, go to Settings, select the proper
output and press the HOME key on your remote control to save the new settings.
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Chapter 2 - System Setup
HDD Installation
If your device already comes with a hard drive installed, there is no need to open the case.
Please skip this step.
1. Lift the top cover off the body.
2. Remove the aluminium shielding.
3. Loosen the screws for the base.
4. Lift the aluminium base out of the
enclosure.
5. Install the hard drive upside down in
the aluminium base, so that the mounting
holes line up.
6. Place the shielding on top of the drive.
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9. Fasten the screws to mount the base
to the heat sink.
7. Fasten the screws from the side to
mount the hard drive to the base.
10. Align the top cover with the body and
push lightly into place.
8. Place the assembled drive back into
the enclosure and connect the cables.
Note: Set the jumper of the hard drive to master or factory default.
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HDD Setup
For brand new hard drives, a partition has to be created first and it has to be formatted. Be
aware that formatting the drive will erase all existing data on it! Connect the USB drive to
your computer, set the switch to PC and turn it on.
Formatting on a PC
(Win2000/XP/Vista)
Use Disk Management:
•Right click on “My
Computer” and choose
“Manage”
•Select “Disk Management”
•Choose the drive you want
to format and right click on
the disk or drive field for
further commands
•Create a primary NTFS
partition (basic disk) and
format it by following the
instructions
Note: For Win2000, WinXP and Vista, we recommend formatting the drive using the NTFS
file system.
If you are using the FAT32 file system to format the drive on Win2000, WinXP or Vista, the
biggest single partition you can create will be 32GB. To create larger partitions, you need
to use a 3rd party application. The file size for a single file on FAT32 is limited to 4GB!
Formatting on Mac OS X
(Mac OS 10.2 or above)
Use the Disk Utility:
•Select “Disk Utility” in the
utilities folder
•Choose your external drive
and format it according to
your requirement
•We recommend creating
one single partition and
formatting it using “Mac OS
Extended”
Note: For Mac OS X, we recommend formatting the drive using its native file system HFS+
(Mac OS Extended).
If you are using the FAT32 file system (MS-DOS), it will also be compatible with the PC but
the file size for a single file on FAT32 is limited to 4GB!
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