Uraku S100 User manual

URAKU S100 Full HD 1080P
Media Player
User Manual

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction.......................................................................................................................... 3
1.1 Preface........................................................................................................................ 3
1.2 Packing List................................................................................................................. 4
1.3 Cautions ...................................................................................................................... 4
1.4 Connection.................................................................................................................. 6
1.5 Power On / Off .......................................................................................................... 10
1.6 Menu Language .........................................................................................................11
1.7 HDD Format...............................................................................................................11
2. About the Player ................................................................................................................ 13
2.1 Remote Control......................................................................................................... 13
2.2 Front Panel ............................................................................................................... 15
2.3 Rear Panel ................................................................................................................ 16
3. Setup Menu ........................................................................................................................ 16
3.1 Changing Audio Settings........................................................................................... 17
3.2 Changing Video Settings .......................................................................................... 17
3.3 Changing Network Settings ...................................................................................... 18
3.4 Changing System Settings........................................................................................ 21
3.5 Miscellaneous ........................................................................................................... 22
4. Browser Menu .................................................................................................................... 23
4.1 Browsing All .............................................................................................................. 24
4.2 Browsing Music......................................................................................................... 24
4.3 Browsing Photos ....................................................................................................... 24
4.4 Browsing Movies....................................................................................................... 25
4.5 A/V Streaming via Network ....................................................................................... 26
4.6 A/V Streaming via UPnP-server................................................................................ 28
4.7 Renaming / Deleting Files......................................................................................... 30
4.8 Managing the Playlist................................................................................................ 31
5. File Copy Menu .................................................................................................................. 32
6. Web Server & BitTorrent ................................................................................................... 33
6.1 Web Server (unicgi) .................................................................................................. 33
6.2 Account Management ............................................................................................... 33
6.3 Visit Neighbor (samba) ............................................................................................. 34
6.4 BitTorrent Download (btpd) ....................................................................................... 34
7. Upgrading the Firmware ................................................................................................... 37
8. Appendixes......................................................................................................................... 38
8.1 Specifications ............................................................................................................ 38
8.2 Frequently Asked Questions ..................................................................................... 39
8.3 Copyrights and Trademarks...................................................................................... 41
8.4 Warranty.................................................................................................................... 41

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1. Introduction
1.1 Preface
Thank you very much for purchasing the product. We hope you will enjoy using it as a great
home entertainment partner. This player has the following functionality.
A/V Output
•HDMI V1.3 for high-definition video and digital audio
•Composite & component video and stereo audio for analog audio-visual connection
•S/PDIF coaxial & optical interface for high-fidelity digital audio
•Adjustable video output resolution (NTSC, PAL, 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p)
Multimedia Playback
•Supports major audio, video and image file formats (1080p HD video decoding)
•Movie format: AVI/MKV/TS/TP/TRP/M2TS/MPG/MP4/M4V/MOV/VOB/ISO/IFO/DAT/
WMV/ASF/RM/RMVB/FLV
•Music format: MP3/OGG/WMA/WAV/AAC/FLAC
•Photo format: HD JPEG/BMP/GIF/TIF/PNG
•Photo slide show with background music
Network Feature
•A/V streaming/transmission via Ethernet (10M/100M) & Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n, optional)
•File sharing via Samba server
•A/V streaming via UPnP Media Server
•BitTorrent download (controlled and managed via web server)
File Copy
•Supports copying & moving files among Card, USB, HDD, and Network
USB 2.0 Support
•USB DEVICE port (for computer connection)
•USB HOST port x 2 (for USB storage devices)
Note: All the information contained in this manual was correct at the time of publication.
However, as our engineers are always updating and improving the product, your device’s
software may have a slightly different appearance or modified functionality than presented in
this manual.

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1.2 Packing List
Part Quantity
Player 1
A/V cable 1
USB cable 1
Remote Control 1
Remote Control Battery 2
AC/DC adaptor 1
AC/DC adaptor Power Cord 1
User Manual (printed) 1
Driver CD (with User Manual) 1 (optional)
YPbPr cable 1 (optional)
HDMI cable 1 (optional)
802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN USB adapter 1 (optional)
Note:
The actual contents in the package might be different from the packing list in this manual.
1.3 Cautions
This player’s design and manufacture has your safety in mind. In order to safely and effectively
use this player, please read the following before usage.
1.3.1 Usage Cautions
User should not modify this player. If commercial hard disk is being used, the environmental
temperature should be within +5
℃
~ +35
℃
.
1.3.2 Power
The player’s power voltage: DC 12V 3A.
When using this player, please connect the supplied AC adapter or AC adapter cable to the
player’s power jack. When placing the adapter cable, make sure it can not get damaged or be
subject to pressure. To reduce the risk of electric shock, unplug the adapter first before
cleaning it. Never connect the adapter to the player in a humid or dusty area. Do not replace
the adapter or cable’s wire or connector.
1.3.3 Radio Interference
- If not properly shielded, almost all electronic devices will get radio interference. Under some
conditions, your player might get interference.
- The design of this player has followed the FCC/CE standard, and has followed the following
rules:
(1) This player may not cause harmful interference;

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(2) This player could accept some interference received including interference that may
cause undesired operation.
1.3.4 Repair
If the player has a problem, you should take it to an appointed repair center and let the
specialists do the repair, never repair the player yourself, you might damage the player or
endanger yourself or your data.
1.3.5 Disposing of the Player
When you dispose of the player, be sure to dispose it appropriately. Some countries may
regulate disposal of electrical device, please consult with your local authority.
1.3.6 Hard Disk Cautions
The player uses an internal hard disk for data storage, in normal case, format or repair is not
required.
You should carefully read the < Frequently Asked Questions > chapter, and check our website
for latest information before formatting the hard disk.
- Physical impact may create bad sector in the hard disk, you can use CHKDSK to fix the
problem.
- All data stored in the player may be lost due to physical impact, electrical shock, power lost,
HDD format etc. Please backup your data.
- It is suggested to do defragment after a long period of usage.
- Regularly backup the data in the hard disk so that it can be recovered in the event of data
corruption or loss. Our company takes no responsibility for loss of data stored on the hard disk.
1.3.7 Others
When using this player, please do not let the player come into contact with water or other liquid,
if water is accidentally spilled on the player, please use a dry cloth to absorb the spillage.
Electronic products are vulnerable, when using please avoid shaking or hitting the player, and
do not press the buttons too hard.
Do not let the player come into contact with water or other liquid.
Do not disassemble the player, repair the player or change the design of the player, any
damage done will not be included in the repair policy.
Do not press the buttons of the player too hard.
Avoid hitting the player with hard object, avoid shaking the player, and stay away from
magnetic fields.
During electrostatic discharge and the strong electromagnetic field, the product will
malfunction, then unplug the power cable and the product will return to normal
performance next time it is powered on.

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1.4 Connection
1.4.1 Connecting the Power Supply
(1) Follow the picture and connect the AC adaptor to the player’s DC IN jack;
(2) Follow the picture and plug in the AC adaptor to the power outlet.
1.4.2 Connecting to a PC
(1) Plug in the squarish connector of the USB cable to this player’s USB DEVICE port;
(2) Plug in the rectangular connector of the USB cable to computer.
(3) After connecting well all cables,Power on this player(Power on by “power”button of the
player or “power” key of remote control.)
In this way, you can manage content on the built-in HDD of the player on your local PC.

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1.4.3 Connecting a USB Device
(1) Make sure the player is powered on;
(2) Plug in the USB stick or USB HDD etc. to the USB HOST port of this player.
In this way, you can browse contents on the USB device.
1.4.4 Connecting a Memory Card
Memory card can be used by inserting to the card slot
(1) Follow the picture to insert the memory card to the card slot properly;
(2) Insert the card by following the arrow pointer in the picture.
In this way, you can browse contents on the memory card.
1.4.5 Connecting to a TV
1.4.5.1 A/V OUT
(1) Follow the picture and plug in the 3 color connector to the player’s A/V OUT jack;
(2) Follow the picture and plug in the 3 color connector to the TV’s A/V IN jack.

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In this way, you can enjoy the content in the player on TV or other display devices.
1.4.5.2 Y/Pb/Pr Component OUT
(1) Follow the picture and plug in the 3 color connector to the player’s Y/Pb/Pr jack;
(2) Follow the picture and plug in the 3 color connector to the TV’s Y/Pb/Pr jack.
Audio Connection while using Y/Pb/Pr Video out:
First method: use the audio output from the A/V OUT jack;
Second method: use the audio output from the S/PDIF Coaxial or Optical jack.
In this way, you can also enjoy videos, music, and photos in the player on TV.
1.4.5.3 HDMI OUT
(1) Follow the picture and plug one connector on your HDMI cable to the player’s HDMI jack;
(2) Follow the picture and plug the other connector on your HDMI cable to the TV’s HDMI jack.
Note: The HDMI cable is an optional accessory sold separately.

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In this way, you can have the highest quality video and audio via a single cable.
1.4.6 Connecting to an Digital Amplifier
(1) Follow the picture and plug in the RCA connector on your coaxial cable to the player’s
S/PDIF Coaxial jack. Or if you use optical fiber, please plug in the Toslink connector on your
optical fiber to the player’s S/PDIF Optical jack;
(2) Follow the picture and plug in the other connector on your coaxial cable or optical fiber to
the digital audio device (digital amplifier or decoder).
Note: Optical fiber and coaxial cable are not supplied.
In this way, you can enjoy powerful Dolby Digital, DTS, or MPEG sound. (Please refer to ‘3.1
Changing Audio Settings’ for configuration)
1.4.7 Connecting to a LAN
To connect to a LAN (Local Area Network) you require a cat5, cat5e or cat6 network cable (not
supplied).
(1) Connect one of the crystal plugs on the cable to the player’s RJ45 LAN socket;

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(2) Connect the other crystal plug on the cable to a RJ45 LAN port on your router, switch, or
hub devices.
1.4.8 Connecting to a WLAN
(1) Make sure the player is powered on;
(2) Plug the Wireless LAN USB Adapter (i.e. Wi-Fi USB Dongle) to the USB HOST port of the
player.
Note: The Wi-Fi Dongle is an optional accessory sold separately. (Please refer to ‘3.3
Changing Network Settings’ for more details about wireless setup)
1.5 Power On / Off
Power On
After connecting the DC IN jack and press the power button on the front panel, the player will
soon enter the home screen, and the power indicator will turn blue.

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Power Off
Press the power button on the front panel, the player will soon enter standby mode, and the
power indicator will turn blue, Then unplug the power cord to cut off the power supply.
1.6 Menu Language
The system language of this player can be set to English or other languages. Change the
language you wish in the setup menu, the selected language will take effect immediately.
1.7 HDD Format
For users who wish to install a new SATA HDD into the player, please refer to the following
procedures to format the hard disk on the player before usage.
- Step 1: Select OK on the Warning page, press ENTER to confirm.
Note: This page can be also accessed via Setup->System->HDD Format menu.
- Step 2: Select Format, press ENTER, and then hard disk format will start.

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The formatting procedure will be finished within a few minutes. And then you can use the hard
disk properly on the player.
Note: HDD format will remove all data stored on the hard disk drive. Please take care and
backup your data in advance!

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2. About the Player
2.1 Remote Control
All procedures in this manual can be carried out using the remote control buttons.
See the following for details on each button and its function:
1. MUTE 2. ZOOM
3. MENU 4. TITLE
5. TV SYSTEM 6. REPEAT
7. Numeric buttons 8. COPY
9. 4
:
3 10. SELECT
11. 16
:
9 12. CONFIRM
13.SETUP 14. GUIDE
15. BROWSER 16.
Navigational buttons
17. ENTER 18. SUBTITLE
19. SLOW 20. PAUSE/STEP
21. PLAY 22. PREV
23. NEXT 24. POWER
25. ANGLE 26. EJECT
27. AUDIO 28. OPTION
29.GOTO 30. VOL+
31.VOL- 32. RETURN
33. DISPLAY 34.STOP
35. FF 36.FR
No. Button Function
1 MUTE Press to mute audio output, and press again to resume.
2 ZOOM
Press to zoom in/out when playing back photos or Video programs.
Photo zoom levels:2X,4X,8X,16X;
Video zoom levels:2X,3X,4X,8X.

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3 MENU
Press to return to the main menu in DVD playback.
4 TITLE
Press to show HDD or DVD Title List.
5 TV SYSTEM Press to switch between NTSC, PAL, 480P, 576P, 720P, 1080I,
and 1080P.
6 REPEAT Press to set repeat option: One, All, (and Shuffle).
7 Numeric buttons Press to enter numeric input when changing settings
8 COPY Press to enter the file copy menu.
9 4
:
::
:
3 Osd screen
proportion
10 SELECT Press to select files in browser and file copy menu.
11 16
:
::
:
9 Osd screen
proportion
12 CONFIRM Press to confirm and add the selects to the playlist.
13 SETUP Press to enter the setup menu.
14 GUIDE
Press to view the Guide menu.
15 BROWSER Press to enter the browser menu.
16 Navigational
buttons
Press the arrow buttons to select menu options
17 ENTER Press the ENTER button to confirm.
18 SUBTITLE Press to set subtitle options.
19 SLOW Press to play back in slow motion. Press the PLAY button to
resume regular playback.
20 PAUSE/STEP Press to pause the current playback. Press again to step to the
next frame. Press the PLAY button to resume playback.
21 PLAY Press to begin playback.
22 PREV
Press to go the prev. on a HDD or USB file when playing music.
Press to page up the file list at Browser.
When play photo ,the button is enable; play Movie and Mp3 file, the
button is disable.
23 NEXT
Press to go the next on a HDD or USB file when playing music.
Press to page down the file list at Browser.
When play photo ,the button is enable; play Movie and Mp3 file, the
button is disable.
24 POWER
Press to POWER on or off
25 ANGLE Press to change the view angle during DVD (with multi-angle)

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playback.
26 EJECT
Press to eject a DVD from the DVD-ROM drive.
27 AUDIO Press to select an audio track.
28 OPTION
Press to select option bar.
29 GOTO Press to jump to a specific point on a title. Specify the point
using Title, Chapter and Time.
30 VOL+ Press to increase the volume.
31 VOL- Press to decrease the volume.
32 RETURN Press to return to the previous screen while navigating menus.
33 DISPLAY
Press to display current status.
Press during playback and an onscreen display
appears, showing track
number and time elapsed/remaining.
Press during recording and an onscreen display appears, showing the
recording quality setting and time elapsed.
34 STOP Press to stop playback.
35 FF Press to fast forward the current playback. Press repeatedly to
select speeds.
36 FR Press to fast rewind the current playback. Press repeatedly to
select speeds.
2.2 Front Panel
1. POWER LED 2. STANDBY LED
3.DATA LED 4.IR INDICATOR LED
5.SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO SLOT 6.POWER ON/OFF
7.UP 8.DOWN
9.LEFT 10.RIGHT
11.OK

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2.3 Rear Panel
1. FAN 2. DC IN JACK
3. USB DEVICE PORT (mini 5p-Type) 4.USB HOST*2
5. HDMI JACK 6. S/PDIF OPTICAL JACK
7. A/V OUT JACK 8.Y/Pb/Pr OUT JACK
9. COAXIAL JACK 10.POWER SW
11.RJ45 LAN PORT
3. Setup Menu
The Setup menu allows you to personalize and configure the preferences for your player.
To select a Setup option:
- Select the Setup icon on the home screen, or press the SETUP button on the remote
control.
- Use the LEFT/RIGHT navigational buttons to select an option, and then press ENTER.

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There are five Setup options, including Audio, Video, Network, System, and MISC. Use the
UP/DOWN navigational buttons to select a menu. Press ENTER to confirm. Press RETURN to
cancel and display the previous menu screen.
3.1 Changing Audio Settings
Use this menu to configure audio settings.
Night Mode
- Choose between Off / On / Comfort. If the option is turned on, the audio output volume
will be decreased to make you more comfortable.
Digital Output
- Choose between HDMI LPCM / HDMI RAW / SPDIF LPCM / SPDIF RAW. In raw mode,
Dolby Digital, DTS, or MPEG sound can be bypassed to the HDMI TV or Digital amplifier.
3.2 Changing Video Settings
Use this menu to configure video settings.

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Aspect Ratio
- Pan Scan 4:3: Display a wide picture on the entire screen and cuts off the redundant
portions. Select when a standard 4:3 TV is connected.
- Letter Box 4:3: Display a wide picture with two black borders on the top and bottom of 4:3
screen. Select when a standard 4:3 TV is connected.
- 16:9: Compress the image to convert the whole image. Select when a 16:9 TV is
connected.
Brightness
- Adjust the level of brightness.
Contrast
- Adjust the level of contrast.
TV SYSTEM
- Select to adjust video output resolution: NTSC / PAL / 480P / 576P / 720P 50HZ / 720P
60HZ / 1080I 50HZ / 1080I 60HZ / 1080P 50HZ / 1080P 60HZ.
3.3 Changing Network Settings
Use this menu to configure Ethernet and WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) settings.
Wired LAN Setup
- DHCP IP (AUTO)
Select to obtain IP address automatically.
- FIX IP (MANUAL)
Select to manually input the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, and DNS Server
IP Address.

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Wireless Setup
- Selecting a connection profile
This player can store up to three wireless network connections. Press ENTER to go to
next step, press RETURN to cancel, and press PLAY to connect.
- Get Connection Mode
Choose between Infrastructure (AP) and Peer to Peer (Ad Hoc). Press ENTER to go to
next step, and press RETURN to cancel.
- Infrastructure (AP)
Infrastructure mode is used to connect computers with wireless network adapters, also
known as wireless clients, to an existing wired network with the help from wireless router
or access point.
Get SSID Name

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Press ENTER to go to next step, press RETURN to cancel, and press SELECT to refresh
the SSID list.
Note: In the Security list, WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) and WPA (Wi-Fi Protected
Access) means the network is encrypted, i.e. an encryption key is needed to access the
network. NONE means it is an open system network.
Input WEP / WPA Key
Encryption keys can be inputted via the virtual keyboard. Press the navigational buttons to
select, ENTER to input, CAPS to switch between uppercase and lowercase, <- to delete a
character, -> to insert a space, shift to make more symbols available, and OK to confirm.
Test connection
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