Xoro HRT 8400 User manual

User’s Manual
Smart TV Box mit HD DVB-T Twin-Tuner, USB,
HDMI, HD Media Player, PVR ready, Timeshift
HRT 8400

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Table of Contents
Safety information 4
Contact of the service 7
Recycling Information 8
Accessories / Features 9
Control Elements
Front Panel 10
Rear Panel 10
Remote Control
Insert battery and operation 11
Buttons 12
Connection 13
Initial Setup 14
Main Menu 15
Photo 16
Music 17
Movie 18
File Manager 19
DTV 22
Samba 24
Bit Torrent 24
DLNA 25
Set up 26
Trouble shooting 30
Specifications 31
Limited Warranty 32
GPL Statement 33

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SAFETY INFORMATION
The lightning flash with an arrowhead symbol within an
equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user of the
presence of un-insulated "dangerous voltage" within the
product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude
to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user of
the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the
literature accompanying the appliance.
THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES. OPERATION IS
SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS: (1)THIS DEVICE MAY NOT
CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE, AND (2) THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY
INTERFERENCE RECEIVED. INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE
User Manual
1. All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated.
2. Retain Instructions - The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future refer-
ence.
3. All operating and use instructions should be followed.
Power Supply
1. Never touch the plug with wet hands.
2. Do not stand vases etc. on the appliance. Water could seep into the
appliance.
3. Keep the appliance away from rain and any moisture.
4. If you want to pull the plug out of the plug socket, always pull directly
on the plug. Never pull on the cable as it could tear.
5. Make sure that the power cable is not bent, caught or run over and
that it does not come into contact with heat sources.
6. Make sure that the power cable is not wound around the device
while in operation.
7. Never place the machine on the power cable while it is being oper-
ated.
8. Only use extension cables that are designed for the power consump-
tion level of the machine.
9. Only operate the machine if the electrical voltage stated on the type
plate beneath the machine agrees with the voltage on your plug
socket. The wrong voltage can destroy the machine.
10. Do not open the appliance.
11. Pull out the mains plug if the appliance is not to be used over a longer period of time.
12. Take care that nobody can trip over the power supply cable.

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SAFETY INFORMATION
USB port
1. Due to legal requirements of CE-conformity, the customer is asked to only connect USB-
Sticks to the USB port.
Please refer to further details on USB on page 13.
Position
1. Do not connect accessories on the player which are not defined by the manufacture.
2. Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table. The product
may fall, causing serious injury to a child or adult, and serious damage to the product. Use
only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table recommended by the manufacturer, or sold
with the product. Any mounting of the product should follow the manufacturer's instructions,
and should use a mounting accessory recommended by the manufacturer.
3. A product and cart combination should be moved with care. Quick stops, excessive force,
and uneven surfaces may cause the product and cart combination to overturn.
4. The device is able to show a still image on the TV screen or monitor over an unlimited period
of time. This can cause damage to the screen. It is therefore advisable to activate the screen
saver. Or switch the player off, if the device is not in use.
5. Do not uses the device permanent in the 4:3 mode. This can cause damage to the TV
screen.
6. Do not increase the volume when the player is just playing very quiet sections. This cold
damage the speaker if very loud passages starts all of a sudden after the quiet section.
7. Switch the player off by the Off/On switch if it is not going to used for a longer period of time.
8. Disconnect the main plug during thunderstorms.
9. Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation
of the product and to protect it from overheating, and these openings must not be blocked or
covered.
10. The openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed, sofa, rug, or other
similar surface.
11. This product should not be placed in a built-in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless
proper ventilation is provided or the manufacturer's instructions have been adhered to.
12. Protect the device against weather influences, moistures and high temperature.
13. Never spill liquid of any kind on the product.
14. Do not expose the device and the remote control to direct sunlight.

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Operation
1. Access internet Portal with hundreds of Apps
2. Recording DVB-T on USB storage and play back the recorded files from USB storage.
3. Time Shift function with a connected USB storage
4. Playback of supported video, audio and picture files from USB storage.
5. Access the Ethernet, act as Samba server
Dolby
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trade-
marks of Dolby Laboratories.
Defect
1. Servicing - Do not attempt to service this product yourself as opening or removing covers
may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards. Please turn to qualified service per-
sonnel.
2. Damage Requiring Service - Unplug this product from the wall
outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the
following conditions:
a. When the power-supply cord or plug is damaged.
b. If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen into the
product.
c. If the product has been exposed to rain or water.
d. If the product does not operate normally by following the
operating instructions. Adjust only those controls that are cov-
ered by the operating instructions as an improper adjustment of
other controls may result in damage and will often require exten-
sive work by a qualified technician to restore the product to its
normal operation.
e. If the product has been dropped or damaged in any way,
and
3. When the product exhibits a distinct change in performance this
indicates a need for service.
4. When replacement parts are required, be sure the service technician has used replacement
parts specified by the manufacturer or have the same characteristics as the original part.
Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire, electric shock, or other hazards.
5. Nicotine can damage the electronic components. In case of service regarding too much nico-
tine, than the warranty/guarantee expired.
SAFETY INFORMATION

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Contacts Service
Contact of the XORO customer service:
Per Telefon: 04161 - 8002424 (Mo-Fr, 10:00 - 17.00)
Per eMail:[e-mail]
Per Fax: 04161 - 8002462
ERS GmbH Elektronik Repair Service
Weidegrund 3
21614 Buxtehude
Germany
It is our pleasure to help you in case of questions on utilisation or functional problems . Please also
take note of the trouble shooting at the end of this manual.

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Recycling Information
Recycling of electronic devices
This product is designed and manufactured with high quality materials and compo-
nents which can be recycled and reused.
This symbol means that electrical and electronic equipment, at their end-of-life, should
be disposed of separately from your household waste.
Please, dispose of this equipment at your local community waste collection/recycling
centre. In the European Union there are separate collection systems for used electrical
and electronic product. Please, help us to conserve the environment we live in!
Recycling of paper and carton
The material recycling symbol on the carton and user manual denotes that they are
recyclable. Dispose them not with the normal household waste.
Recycling of plastic parts
The material recycling symbol on the plastic parts denotes that they are recyclable.
Dispose them not with the normal household waste.
Green Dot
The “Grüne Punkt” denotes that the MAS Elektronik AG pays a duty to the ”Society
for Waste Prevention and Secondary Resource Generation”.
Batteries
Every consumer is legally obliged to dispose the used batteries at the local
collection centres or stores for an environmentally sound disposal. Please do
not dispose the used batteries in house hold waste.
Recycling Information

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Please make sure that the following accessories are included:
• HRT8400
• Remote Control
• User Manual
Notes:
• Please employ only the original accessories.
• Shall any item be damaged or missing, please contact directly the shop where you bought
this product.
Congratulations on your purchase of XORO HRT8400. We hope you will enjoy using it as much as
we did designing it. This player has following features:
• Smart TV box including portal with hundreds of Apps
• HD DVB-T Receiver for digital terrestrial TV (MPEG2 & MPEG 4 h.264)
• Twin Tuner - Record one and watch another TV channel
• Video Output up to 1080p (HDMI & YPbPr)
• Digital (S/PDIF coaxial) and analogue Audio Output
• PVR Ready & Time-Shift, records HD DVB-T broadcasts via USB
• Electronic Program Guide (EPG) and Teletext
• USB 2.0 Port
• Powerful HD Mediaplayer
• Supports FAT32 & NTFS File System
Accessories/Features
Features
Accessoires

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CONTROL ELEMENTS
1. IR receiver
1. Antenna Input
2. Loop through
3. Digital Audio Output (optical)
4. Digital Audio Output (Coaxial)
5. Analogue Audio Output left
6. Analogue Audio Output right
7. CVBS Video Output
8. HMDI Output
9. LAN
10. USB hort x 2
11. Power input
Front Panel
Rear Panel
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• Insert the battery (type AAA) into the receptacle of the remote.
• Close the battery cover
• For the best results, aim the remote towards at the player. Stay within 5 meter and angles of
60 degrees or less.
• Remove battery during storage or when you are not using the device for a long time.
Notes:
1. Remove and exchange old batteries. Leaking out battery acid can damage your health and
the remote control.
2. Clean leaking out battery acid with a cloth
3. In case of skin contact immediately wash the affected area.
4. Please contact a medic after swallowing the battery or battery acid immediately
5. Seek medical advice if battery acid has been swallowed. In case of contact with your eyes
wash out the eyes and seek medical advice.
Remote Control
Insert batteries and operation radius

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Remote Control
Buttons of the remote control
Part 1
Power (on/off)
MUTE (sound on/off)
GOTO (start play back from a certain point defined
by time)
⊳⊳ 
 
 (fast rewind/fast forward)


(start play back)
|| (Pause, start Time-Shift )
■(Stopp playback, access Media player)
Part 2
PORTAL (to access internet portal)
BACK (back to the higher directory)
Navigation cross
OK (confirming selection, to access program list)
EXIT (quit menu, to the higher menu)
INFO (to access information page)
Part 3
VOL+/VOL-(increase/decrease volume)
I⊳⊳ 

I(previous/next file)
Menu (to access the main menu)
Option (to access the option menu in media player
and DTV
Part 4
Nummeric buttons (0-9)
Part 5
Audio (display audio track information)
SUB-T (subtitle)
Colour keys
Loupe (zoom in)
TV System (adjust resolution)
Setup (to access Setup menu)
Repeat (activate the Repeat mode in media player)
Buttons
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2
2
4
5

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Connection
General information
• Assure that the device is switched off and unplugged.
• Read the manual of your TV and attend to the safety instructions.
• Connect the power cable at last with a electronic socket.
Connecting a TV
The receiver could be connected either through HDMI or AV RCA to TV. Please connect the receiver
through HDMI if possible. The TV could only display the signal in high definition quality through HDMI
out put.
Notes:
• The HRT8400 is designed for TV with 16:9 as aspect ratio. Please refer to page 27 to adjust
aspect Ratio for 4:3 TV.
• Please employ high quality cables. Low quality cables ( especially up 1,5 m length) might
cause picture failure or make an image transmission impossible. Poorly shielded cables might
result in “double image” or disturbing sound.
• By using the loop through you can connect a second receiver.
Connecting a network
Connect one end of the network cable to the RJ45 LAN socket of the player and the other to the RJ45
LAN port of your router, switch or hub devices.
Connecting a Hi-Fi System
A coaxial or a optical fiber cable is necessary for the S/PDIF signals for the digital connection to a Hi-
Fi system. This cable is not included in the delivery of this receiver. Connect the S/PDIF out put with
the S/PDIF input of your Hi– Fi system. Please refer to the manual of the Hi-Fi system to select the
audio input.
Notes:
The receiver could out put digital signals in PCM-(stereo) or AC3– Bitstream (Dolby Digital). If your
Hi-Fi system provides no sound for programs with Dolby Digital sound track, please refer to page 27
to change the out put format of the S/P DIF out put.
Connecting a USB storage
It takes the receiver under circumstances some time to recognize the USB and get ready for further
operation.
Please remove the USB storage only after all recording or playback processes are completed.
Following file systems will be supported:
• File system: FAT 16, FAT32, NTFS,EXT3
Notes:
• There are a variety of USB storages on the markt. Not all of them conform the specification of
USB storage. If your USB storage could not be read by the receiver, please try another USB
storage.
• If a USB device could not be read any more, please carry out a data storage medium analysis
with your computer or format the storage again.
• USB storages requiring higher electric current than 500mA (0,5A) do not conform the specifi-
cation of USB storage. These USB storage could possibly not work smoothly together with
this receiver.
• Please always save all data on the USB before connection to the receiver.
• A sufficient writing– and reading speed of the USB storage is necessary for recording HD
programs or using the Time-Shift function. In case of problems in recording or Time-Shift,
please try a USB storage of higher writing– and reading speed.
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Initial Setup
Initial Setup
The XORO installation menu will be displayed by initial operation of the HRT8400. This menu con-
tains five options:
1. Menu Language
2. TV Region
3. Channel Scan
4. Time
5. Wired Lan Setup
Navigate with the arrow keys ▲▼ to high light the option and open the submenu with OK.
Menu Language
Choose the menu language.
TV Region
Select the country where you use the HRT8400.
Channel Scan
You can select hereAUTO SCAN or MANUAL SCAN. We recommend AUTO SCAN.
Start the channel scan with OK. The receiver shows progress of the channel scan.
TV and Radio programs found will be saved.
Attention: In most of the regions in Germany, there is no DVBT Radio broadcast.
We recommend house antenna.
Time
You have here the possibility of setting the time.
Wired Lan Setup
You have here the alternatives DHCP IP (AUTO) and FIX IP (MANUAL). If you use a wired Ethernet
network, we recommend DHCP IP (AUTO). The receiver detects automatically your network and
make the connection. If you choose FIX IP (MANUAL), you will have to enter your IP adrfess, subnet
mask, router address and DNS address.
Notes: For detailed network configuration, please refer to page 28.
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Main Menu
The main menu contains following sub menus:
Portal
Photo
Music
Movies
File Manager
DTV
Setup
Portal
You can access here the smart TV portal with hundreds of APPs.
Scroll the page
Move the cursor to arrows on the left and the right side of the page and
press ok.
Set Region
Choose the service icon to access the region settings.
Sort the APPs
Move the cursor with arrow keys to the loupe on the upper left corner. Press OK to show the sort
criteria. Choose one criterion, and the APPs will be sorted according to the contents.
Rearrange position of an APP
Move the cursor to arrow feld (“search”) on the upper left corner. Select an APP to be moved and
press OK. This APP is highlighted with arrows. Bring the APP to the wished position and confirm with
OK. After you have brought all APPs to the wished position, go to “search” and press OK to save the
changes.
Note: Position of the APPs on the first row from top is pre defined. These icons could not be sorted.
Important buttons and their function on the portal:
OK open the highlighted APP, start playback
Back back to the previous page, stop playback or delete character at rename function
VOL+/- increase/decrease the volume
Mute mute the audio output, press again to resume
Notes: Data transfer speed of the portal depends partly on the band width and signal strength. High
definition video files might be buffering.
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Photo
HD JPEG, JPG, BMP, GIF, TIF and PNG files are supported.
Connect a USB storage and select the photo icon on the main menu.
Display options
Press the “OPTION” button on the remote control. There appears a pop-up menu
containing following options. Press the OPTION button once more to quit the menu.
Search
Move the cursor to “Search” and press ok. Enter the key word to be searched on the
visual key board appeared.
On this visual key board, you can define the input method by pressing the GREEN BUTTON on the
remote contorl or moving the cursor to the feld with a green button on the screen and pressing OK.
Alternatives are Han-Yu Simple Chinese Input Method, Han-Yu Traditional Chinese Input Method,
English (lower Case Alphabet) and Zhu-Yin Input Method. Press the RET BUTTON on the remote
control or activate the red button on the screen to input symbols. After the entry has been completed,
move the cursor to the OK field on the screen and press OK on the remote control to start the search.
Thumbnails/List/Preview: display the photos in Thumbnails, List or Preview window.
Photo Directory: display the photo directories
Leaf Folder View: display photos in folders
Date view/All photos/Albums: display the photos after date or album or display all photos
Go to folder: display folder directory
Name/Recently Added/Recently Played: sort the photos according to name or have the recently
added or played files top the list.
Playback options
Press the OPTION button during the playback of a photo. There appears a menu with following op-
tions.
Slide Timing:define the interval
Slide Transition:define the transition effect
Repeat Off/Repeat All/Shuffle Loop: define the repeat mode
background music:define the background music. Alternatives are off/default/select music.
Video Setting:define Brightness, Contrast, Saturation and Hue.
Important buttons and their functions in photo playback:
◄/►previous/next file
▲/▼rotate a photo
■stop playback
Zoom zoom in 2x-4x-8x-16x
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MP3, OGG, WMA, WAV and FLAC audio files are supported.
Display options
Select the Music icon on the main menu, the directory of audio files is now dis-
played.
Press the OPTION button on the remote control, there appears a popup menu
containing following options:
Press the OPTION button once more to quit the menu.
Search
Move the cursor to “Search” and press ok. Enter the key word to be searched on
the visual key board appeared.
On this visual key board, you can define the input method by pressing the GREEN
BUTTON on the remote contorl or moving the cursor to the feld with a green button
on the screen and pressing OK. Alternatives are Han-Yu Simple Chinese Input
Method, Han-Yu Traditional Chinese Input Method, English (lower Case Alphabet) and Zhu-Yin Input
Method. Press the RED BUTTON on the remote control or activate the red button on the screen to
input symbols. After the entry has been completed, move the cursor to the OK feld on the screen and
press OK on the remote control to start the search.
Thumbnails/List/Preview: display the audio files in Thumbnails, List or Preview window.
Go to Folder: display the folder directory
All Songs/Albums/Artists/Genres/Years: sort the audio files according to these criteria
Playlists: access the playlists
Recently Played/Recently Added/Name: sort the audio files according to name or have the recently
played or added top the list.
Play back options:
Repeat off: play back without repeating any track
Repeat One/Repeat all/Shuffle Loop: set the repeat mode
Important buttons and their functions in music playback:
◄/►previous/next file
►►/◄◄ fast forward or fast rewind
VOL+/VOL- increase or decrease the volume
■stop playback
Repeat set the repeat mode
Music
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Movie
Movie
Following video formats are supported:
AVI,MKV,TS,MPG,MP4,MOV,M4V, VOB, ISO, IFO, DAT, WMV,ASF, RM, RMVB, FLV.
Display options
Select the video icon on the main menu, and the directory of video files is now displayed
Press the “OPTION” button on the remote control. There appears a popup menu containing following
options.
Press the OPTION button once more to quit the menu.
Search
Move the cursor to “Search” and press ok. Enter the key word to be searched on
the visual key board appeared.
On this visual key board, you can define the input method by pressing the GREEN
BUTTON on the remote contorl or moving the cursor to the feld with a green but-
ton on the screen and pressing OK. Alternatives are Han-Yu Simple Chinese Input
Method, Han-Yu Traditional Chinese Input Method, English (lower Case Alphabet)
and Zhu-Yin Input Method. Press the RED BUTTON on the remote control or acti-
vate the red button on the screen to input symbols. After the entry has been com-
pleted, move the cursor to the OK feld on the screen and press OK on the remote
control to start the search.
Thumbnails/List/Preview: display the video files in Thumbnails, List or Preview window.
All Movies/Video Files/BD/DVD/Flash Animation/REC Programs: filter the video files accordingly
Name/Most Viewed/Recently Added: sort the video files according to name or have the most viewed
or recently added top the list.
Playback options
Subtitle:display subtitle, if it is available
Audio:display Audio track info
GOTO:start the play back from a certain point. Define this point with title, chapter and time.
Repeat Title/Repeat All/Repeat Off:set repeat mode
Video Setting: define Brightness, Contrast, Saturation and Hue.
Import buttons and their functions in video playback
►start playback
ǁpause playback
■stop playback
◄/►previous/next file or chapter
►►/◄◄ fast forward or fast rewind, press repeatedly to select the speed
GOTO start the play back from a certain point. Define this point with title, chapter and time
VOL+/VOL- increase or decrease the volume
AUDIO display the audio track
SUB-T display subtitle if it is available.Change the colour/size/offset of the subtitle.
Repeat set the repeat mode
Zoom zoom in the image
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File Manager
Select the File manager icon on the main menu, the directory of files is now displayed. You have here
the access to files on external storage, Network and UPNP.
Display options
Press the OPTION button on the remote control, there appears a menu containing following options.
Press the OPTION button once more to quit the menu.
Thumbnails/List/Preview: display the files in Thumbnails, List or Preview window
All media/Movies/Photos/Music: Display all media files, or only movies, photos or music files.
Streaming via Network
You can stream your media files on the home network. You can either browse through
“WORKGROUP” or “My_Shortcuts”.
To browse through “WORKGROUP”, select your workgroup, find your PC and press OK to confirm.
You have now access to the media files set free for the work group.
To browse through “My-Shortcuts”, press the RED button and a popup menu appears. Select Add to
open a popup menu. You can input here Net User ID, Net Password, Specific File Server IP. Select
OK to confirm. You have now access to the media files on the destination computer.
Note:If the network is not speedy enough, High definition video might be buffering.
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File Manager
Steaming via UPnP-server
The receiver detects automatically UPnP media servers on the network.
Please install a UPnP Media Server software on your computer and authorize your receiver to browse
the media files on your computer.
There are plenty of free and commercial software such as Windows Media Connect, Windows Media
Player 11, XBMC Media Center (Linux/Mac/Windows), MediaTomb(Linux), etc. We take Windows
Media Player 11 on Microsoft Windows XP SP2 for example.
Open Windows Media Player 11, click Library ˃Add Library ˃Advanced Options to add or remove
media files from the library.
Click Library ˃Media Sharing to allow or deny devices to access the media library
Open the UPnP menu under File manager on the receiver and press ok. You have now access to the
files shared by the UPnP Media server software.
Notes: The player will have to be on the same local network with your computer to share the files. If
firewalls prevent the receiver from communicating with your computer, please open the ports manu-
ally or disable the firewalls temporarily.
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File Manager
Create music/Album playlist
Open the USB directory under File Manager, until a green point suggesting “Operations” appears on
the lower right corner. Press the GREEN button on the remote control and select Multiple Select on
the popup menu appeared. You can now select music or photos files with the navigation cross and
add them to the “File List” on the right side with the ►button.
To save the playlist, press the GREEN button and name the playlist.
You can now access the play list/album created by entering the Music/photo liberary and pressing the
Option button.
Copy/move a file
Open the USB directory under File Manager until a green point suggesting “Operations” appears on
the lower right corner. Select the file or folder to be copied or moved and press the GREEN button on
the remote control. Select “copy”/”move” and set the copy/move destination. Press the ►button to
start copying/moving.
Delete a file/folder
Open the USB directory under File Manager until a green point suggesting “Operations” appears on
the lower right corner. Select the file or folder to be deleted and press the GREEN button on the re-
mote control. Select “delete” and confirm the safty query. The file or folder will then be deleted.
Playlist Management