Makook The Home Center User manual

Makook Smart Living
Set-Up Guide
ROS 8.5 (as of 17 Feb 2015)
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Important Safety Instructions and Declarations
Welcome to the connected life. We’ll get you set up as quickly as possible so you can start
enjoying your new Home Center. Please keep these instructions handy.
1. Location
•Place the device in a dry place, far from water, smoke, dust, and heat (including
amplifiers).
•Keep the ventilation openings free and clear: Never put anything on the Home
Center, and don’t install it in a bookcase or cabinet that lacks airflow.
•If you move the Home Center from a cold spot to a warm one, condensation may
form inside, so let it rest before you turn it on.
•Always use a dry cloth when cleaning it.
2. Power
•Your Home Center needs a power socket that is nearby and easily accessible.
•The plug is polarized (UK Plug) so if it doesn’t fit in your wall socket, or if you are
using a multi-plug strip, make sure only a three prong UK standard is used. Hire a
qualified electrician if you have any doubts. Please do not use an adapter.
•Unplug the Home Center during lightning storms, and also when cleaning it or if it
won’t be used for a while.
•Protect the power cord from damage by feet, wheels, crimping, and other stresses.
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3. Service
•If your Home Center is damaged (spills, falls, cord/plug issues, etc.), or if it smokes
or smells strange, unplug it and contact Makook Smart Living customer service.
•Don’t try any repairs yourself. Opening the back cover may expose you to high
voltage, electric shock, and other hazards.
4. Remote
•Your remote control requires alkaline batteries. Using other types may cause an
explosion.
•Don’t expose batteries to excessive heat, such as hot sun, fire, heaters, etc.
•Please dispose of used batteries according to their instructions.
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Table of Contents
Important safety instructions and declarations 2
The Home Center 7
What’s in the packing box 8
Know your Home Center 10
Plug in, Turn on, Tune in 12
How to access your Home Center 23
Get a grip on your remote 24
Going mobile with your Home Center 26
Services Set Up 30
My Home Monitoring 31
My Library 34
Uploading Media and other files to My Drive 38
Synchronization 44
Home Automation 45
Setup My Home-Automation 46
Setting up Z-Wave Devices
- Method Using Controller 46
-Preferred Method Using Makook TV or web access Apps 47
Scenes - Cameras, Z-Wave Devices, Apps and Smart Living 50
Approved Home Automation Devices and Cameras 54
Other features and helpful information 55
Parental Control 56
View or play media files on your TV from any USB source 58
Use your Smart phone or tablet as a TV screen remote 62
Connect a second TV to another Home Center 64
How to set up a favorite hot link 66
Troubleshooting 67
Regulatory, Specifications and Safety Information 71
Regulatory Information 72
Specifications 73
Safety First 74
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What is in the packaging:
You should have these things in the box: You’ll also need:
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Home Center
Power Cord w/AC adapter
Remote Control w/batteries
HDMI Cable
Analog A/V cable adapter
Network Cable
A Broadband Internet
connection with an
Ethernet port
A Cable or IPTV box
connection with an
HDMI out port
A TV screen with either
an HDMI in port or RCA
In ports

Know Your Home Center
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1. USB Port
2. Infrared (IR) port
3. Status indicator lights (green, amber, red)
4. Ethernet to home network devices (LAN)
5. Ethernet to Internet connection (WAN)
6. S/PDIF Optical output digital audio
7. HDMI output to TV
8. HDMI input from Cable /IPTV Set top or Satellite box
9. 2 USB ports
10. Button to reset to factory settings
11. Analog audio/video output
12. +12V DC Input power
13. Wi-Fi Protected Setup button (WPS)
Looking for an on/off switch? You won’t find it. Your Home Center is always on, managing
your network and using very little power. To keep it working right, always leave it plugged in. A
surge protector is a great way to guard against harmful power fluctuations. When in stand-by
mode, (green status light off),your Home Center is still routing your TV’s HDMI image and is
accessible remotely.

Plug in, turn on, tune
Pw Your Home Ce
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1. FIND THE RIGHT SPOT
Find a well-ventilated area near your TV.
Always keep the top of the Home Center
clear for best heat dissipation and Wi-Fi
2. GET ONLINE
With no power to your Home Center, the TV
or satellite/cable TV box, connect the network
cable from your Internet source to the WAN
port of the Home Center.
3. CONNECT TO THE TV
Connect the Home Center’s HDMI port to
your TV’s HDMI port, and the TV service
box’s HDMI port to the Home Center’s
HDMI in port.
4. POWER IT UP
Plug the power adapter into the Home Center
and then into the wall. The front panel light bar
will come on. Now, turn on your TV and satellite
or cable box.
5. HOME SCREEN
With everything connected and powered, you will see the Home Center’s front light
glowing solid amber and later turn green when your Internet connection is active.
The home screen will then appear.

Plug in, turn on, tune in
1. You will need to go to Settings and configure Internet connection options if your Home
Center light did not eventually turn solid green. This means the Home Center did not did not
get an automatic IP address in its default DHCP setting.
Typically du broadband connections automatically get an IP address using the “DHCP” setting.
Home Center is set for DHCP by default so you should not need to do anything.
If you need to use PPPoE or a Static IP to connect to the Internet, select either and please go
to the next step.
2. Etisalat’s eLife broadband service requires you to use the “PPoE” setting with a user name
and password entry required. Entering the name “eLife” is not required but an option you can
use if you wish.
When the Home Center is connected to the Internet, the front panel light will turn solid green.
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Plug in, turn on, tune in (cont.)
1. SET YOUR MAKOOK ACCOUNT PASSWORD
On first usage, start by setting a password to your Makook account through the TV screen
menu shown below. To access, here is how:
A. Launch the Makook menu and click on > Settings
B. Go to > System > Account Password
Click on Set and create your Account Password using one that is good for security
and is also easy for you to remember.
2. ENABLE Wi-Fi WITH A SHARED KEY
A. Go to Settings > Router > Wireless.
B. On the Wi-Fi line, verify that Wi-Fi is on. If not: Press OK on your remote & select On.
C. On the Wi-Fi Network Name (SSID) line, you can name the Wi-Fi network whatever
you choose so you can recognize it easily on connected devices in the home.
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Plug in, turn on, tune in (cont.)
D. On the Shared Key line enter your own choice of code word or phrase between 9 & 32
characters - something you’ll easily remember to best secure your Wi-Fi,
All done? Press the remote’s green diamond button to save your changes.
If required, you can modify the other advanced settings, QoS, Firewall, etc. by pressing the
yellow triangle button on the Remote control.
3. REMOTE ACCESS
To access Home Center remotely from Mobile and other devices, you will
have to enable remote access. Here is how:
From settings, launch the System application: Go to Menu > Settings/ Remote Access
Click to enable “On
If your Home Center is replacing an existing router, make sure you use the
same SSID and password settings as the old router to assure existing
devices connect. In some cases however, you may have to reset the Wi-Fi
settings on PCs or devices even though the name and password is the same
as before. To be sure, check every device
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Plug in, turn on, tune in (cont.)
Wirelessly connect other devices
The quickest way to connect a Wi-Fi device to the Home Center wirelessly is to use WPS:
•With the Home Center and new device to be connected on and fully booted up, press
and release the rear panel WPS button.
•When the front panel light turns amber, you’ll have two minutes to press the WPS
button of any device that you want connected to the Home Center’s Wi-Fi.
•The WPS process takes about 1-2 minutes to complete.
•A notification on your TV will announce when a device has been connected.
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Windows PC Wi-Fi Set Up
Mac Wi-Fi Set Up

Plug in, turn on, tune in (cont.)
How to Soft Re-set your Home Center
Sometimes you may be required to re-set your Home Center to update or restart its features.
1. Press the power button on the remote control for 20 seconds.
2. The Home Center’s LED indicator light will blink red and go off.
3. Once the LED light is off, remove the power cable for at least 10 seconds.
4. Connect again and wait for the Home Center to reinitiate. This may take a few minutes
and show a green LED when ready.
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It is not recommended to unplug the Home Center without doing a
soft-reset first.

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Get A Grip On Your Remote
We’re pretty sure you know how to use one of these. But here are a few
notes:
Your Home Center is always on.
Use the Menu button to enter applications and settings.
The Exit button lets you quit Home Center applications & go back to
watching TV.
The colored shape buttons are used for different functions depending on the
application being used
1. Stand-by
2. Mute
3. Favorites
4. More (shows additional options if available)
5. Up, Down, Left, Right (moves the highlight)
6. Back (back to previous screen)
7. Menu (press to show menu)
8. Volume up
9. Volume down
10. Play / Pause
11. OK (selects a highlighted option)
12. Exit (Exit Makook & return to TV )
13. Color Shortcuts
(these perform as onscreen)
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Going Mobile with your Home Center
iOS
You can remotely access your Home Center using the Companion Apps for Apple iOS
devices.
Download and Log-in from iPhone or iPad
On your iPhone or iPad, go to the App Store look for an app named “Makook” and install it
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On your Mac, go to the App Store, look for an
app named “Makook” and install it After the app
guides you through set-up, you’ll need to enter
your Home Center ID and password. (eg: name
of account). It is convenient to add the log-in
page as a favorite.
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Going Mobile with your Home Center (cont.)
Android
You can remotely access your Home Center using the Companion Apps for Android devices.
Download and Log-in from Android devices
On your Smartphone or tablet go to Google Play, look for an app named “Makook” and install
it. After the app guides you through set-up, you’ll need to enter your Home Center ID and
password. Use the convenient “Keep me logged in” feature to close and come back without
having to log in again.
Go to Google play on your web browser to look
for an app named “Makook” and install it. When
the app guides you through set-up, you’ll need
to enter your Home Center ID and password.
(eg: name of account).
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Set-up My Home –Monitoring
Before You Begin
DO NOT follow the instructions provided with your IP Cam, because they may interfere with
your My Home Monitoring service.
DO use the IP Cam’s documentation for hardware installation and description, and as a
guide to the IP Cam’s LEDs.
Set Up Your IP Cam
1. Connect your IP Cam to its power supply, and plug that into a power outlet.
2. Connect your IP Cam to the Home Center wirelessly by pressing the WPS button once
on the Home Center and hold at least 5 seconds on the camera or until the indicator
amber light starts to blink.
3. Wait to see the “Device Configured” notification on your TV. This could take up to a few
minutes.
4. On your TV, go to My Home and choose “Now” to check the IP Cam video feeds.
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If necessary, your Home Center will automatically update the IP Cam’s
software to its latest version. This may take up to 10 minutes if your
connection is slow. Follow the instructions shown on your TV for this
process. DO NOT disconnect or unplug the Netcam until the update is
complete. Doing so may make it unusable.

Set-up My Home –Monitoring
The small and full screen image of a live camera feeds
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Press both WPS buttons

Set-up My Library
The My Library application stores, organizes, and displays all types of personal media
including pictures, music, and video. It needs a dedicated USB stick or hard drive that will
attach to one of the Home Center’s USB ports.
Here’s how to connect and associate a USB drive to make it a My Library Drive:
1. Make sure the TV and Home Center are on.
2. Connect a blank USB drive to the Home Center and wait for the onscreen notification.
3. After it appears, press the arrow and ok buttons on your Remote to navigate.
4. Select the connected drive and click on “Format Drive”.
5. Click Yes on the confirmation window to format the drive.
All data on that drive will be erased when it is associated, so make sure you use a
new drive or one you can permanently commit to the Home Center. This is done so that
data that you import on this drive remains securely formatted and to be read only by your
Home Center.
Formatting could take up to a few minutes, depending on how big the drive is. Wait until
formatting is done. You can exit the screen to another menu item at this point, or access other
services. Want to see how far along the formatting or a file transfer is? Go to the My Library
menu tab and look at its status.
To browse or perform other actions on the Library Drive:
Go to > My Library/My USB > Home and select one of the action tabs available.
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Set-up My Library (continued)
Once the My Library drive is formatted, you can sync your music, photos, videos and
files using special syncing application known as “PC/Mac Companion App”. Here’s
how to install it
On your PC or Mac browser, to login to the Home Center web portal:
http:// Jameshome.makooksl.net/
Hover on the My Library logo and click to download the PC/Mac Companion software:
(Note: You need to have a My Library drive created before you can see this button)
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Uploading media or other files to the My Library Drive:
Using the PC Companion:
While connected to the Makook Home Center’s LAN (home) network, find the PC
Companion App. located in the lower right bottom taskbar. It is a small red/green Makook
Icon. Click on the settings icon and select “Reconnect”. From the menu, click on the “ROS
Cloud drive”(your My Library drive). Your PC’s file manager will open displaying the
folders created for all media files that are found in the My Library drive.
You will see the following folders that were created automatically:
1. .DAV- This folder contains special files created for managing your Library Drive. Do
not attempt accessing it as it may cause faulty operation.
2. Documents- Stores non-media files such as pdf, xls, doc, txt, and so on.
3. Mobile_Uploads- Files that you send to the Library drive originating from your mobile
devices get stored here.
4. Music: All music files are stored in this folder
5. Photos- All photo files are stored in this folder
6. Video- All videos files are stored in this folder
7. Syncronized Content: All media files uploaded from syncing devices
8. USB_Uploads- All media files uploaded directly through the Home Center USB port
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