File browser allows to browse the hierarchy of available folders and files. At the top level, you start working with the root folder named "Media Sources", which contains subfolders corresponding to all storages attached to the player and all configured network storages.
In the file browser, the following remote control buttons are available:
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ENTER Right |
Open a folder (when a folder is chosen). Playback a file (when a file of type video/audio/image is chosen). Playback a DVD-video disk (when DVD-drive with an inserted DVD-video disk is chosen, or ".iso"-file with the image of a DVD-video disk is chosen). Launch the firmware update function (when a file with a firmware image is chosen). |
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RETURN Left | Return to the parent folder. |
| Up |
Choose the previous file/folder in the list. Move the cursor to the current folder path area. |
| Down |
Choose the next file/folder in the list. |
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Choose the file in the beginning of the currently shown page / go page
up. |
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| Choose the file in the end of the currently shown page / go page down. |
| SELECT | Mark/unmark the chosen file/folder, then choose the next file/folde in the list. |
| PLAY |
Playback the chosen file (when a file of type video/audio/image is
chosen). Playback a DVD-video disk (when a folder containing a copy of a DVD-video disk is chosen (the folder should contain "video_ts" subfolder)). Playback all files in a folder (recursively, in loop mode, in some random order) (when a folder is chosen). Playback all marked files (no-loop mode (play all files once), in some random order) (when some files are marked). |
| MENU |
Show context menu listing available additional commands for the chosen
file/folder and for the current folder. The following commands can be
performed using the context menu:
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| SETUP | Switch to the setup menu. |
| MODE | Switch to the safe video mode menu. |
| EJECT | Open/close the door of the internal DVD drive. |
To perform operations on multiple files/folders, you can "mark" these files/folders. Marking can be performed using either the remote button "SELECT", or using context menu commands.
It is possible to mark files/folders belonging only to a single parent folder. On entering a different folder, the information about marks is reset.
Copying and moving files/folders can be done using so called "clipboard", which works in the same way as clipboard in Windows:
Commands "copy", "cut", "paste" can be performed using the context menu.
When copying or moving a folder, its entire content is copied, including all nested subfolders and their content.
To copy or move multiple files/folders, you can mark these files/folders.
When moving files/folders in the scope of a single partition of a single storage, no actual data copying takes place, files/folders are moved to the new location practically immediately. When copying files/folders between different partitions or different storages, files/folders are first copied into the new location, and then removed from the old location.
You can enter the setup menu only from the file browser; during playback of files/DVD-disks, you can not enter it.
The remote button "MODE" allows to perform a quick configuration of the video output w/o the use of the setup menu (necessary when the video output is configured incorrectly and there is no picture shown).
The button "MODE" works only in the file browser mode; during playback of files/DVD-disks, the button does not work. To be sure that you are in the file browser mode: switch off the player, switch on the player, wait until the player startup finishes ("READY" message should be displayed on the front panel indicator).
After pressing the "MODE" button, you get into so called "safe video mode" mode. In that mode, you can use the remote buttons "1", "2", "3", "4", "5" to switch between the following video output configurations:
| 1 | Composite/S-Video/Component, PAL |
| 2 | Composite/S-Video/Component, NTSC |
| 3 | HDMI, 480i 60Hz |
| 4 | HDMI, 720p 60Hz |
| 5 | HDMI, 1080i 60Hz |
To exit the "safe video mode" mode after succesful video output configuration, press the remote button "ENTER". If needed, you can perform a more precise video output configuration using the setup menu.
You can connect network storages to the player using SMB and NFS protocols. You can connect an arbitrary number of network storages. Each connected network storage is represented in the root folder of the file browser ("Media sources") as a special folder, called "network folder".
To create a new network folder (i.e. to connect a network storage):
To change the settings of a network folder:
To delete a network folder:
When launching the playback of a single or multiple files, you get into "file player". NOTE: This does not include the playback of DVD disks.
In the file player, the following remote control buttons are available:
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Left Right Up Down Page-Up Page-Down |
On the first press, switch into the playback position change mode. On next presses, change the desired playback position.
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0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 | Go to playback position 0%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%. |
| INFO |
Show/hide information about the current file:
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| AUDIO |
On the first press: show the information about the current audio track. On next presses: switch to the next audio track. |
| SUBTITLE |
On the first press: show the information about the current subtitles. On next presses: switch to the next subtitles. |
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Volume-Up Volume-Down |
On the first press: show the information about the current volume level. On next presses: increase/decrease volume level. |
| MUTE | Mute/unmute. |
| ZOOM |
On the first press: switch into the ZOOM setup mode, show the information
about the current ZOOM setting. On the next presses: switch to the next ZOOM setting. When "special" ZOOM setting is chosen, the following remote buttons can be used:
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| SHUFFLE |
On the first press: switch into the audio/video synchronization correction
mode, show the information about the current correction. In the correction mode, the following remote buttons can be used:
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| PAUSE/STEP |
On the first step: pause the playback. On the next presses: show the next frame. To resume the playback, press the button "PLAY". |
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FWD (>>) REW (<<) |
Switch into the fast forward/rewind mode, increase the playback speed
(toggle between the modes 1x, 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x). To return to the normal playback, press the button "PLAY". |
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| Switch into the slow forward mode, decrease the playback speed (toggle between the modes 1x, 1/2x, 1/4x, 1/8x, 1/16x, 1/32x). To return to the normal playback, press the button "PLAY". |
| PLAY |
Exit the pause mode (continue the playback). Exit the fast/slow playback mode (return to the normal playback). |
| STOP | Stop the playback, return to the file browser. |
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| Start playback of the next file in the playlist (only if the file player has been launched to play multiple files). |
| EJECT | Open/close the door of the internal DVD drive. When opening the door, if a file located on the DVD disk inserted into the internal DVD drive is currently being played, the playback will be stopped. |
When launching the playback of a DVD disk (disk in the internal DVD drive, disk in an external DVD drive, a copy of a DVD disk stored as an ".iso"-image, or a copy of a DVD disk stored as a folder), you get into "dvd player". NOTE: This includes playback of "DVD video" disks only.
In DVD player, the following remote control buttons are available:
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0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 | Go to DVD chapter with the given number. It is possible to enter the number consisting of a single or two digits (to enter the number consisting of a single digit, wait a bit after pressing a button). |
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Left Right Up Down Page-Up Page-Down |
Change playback position:
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| INFO | Show/hide information about the currently played DVD disk (video resolution and bitrate). |
| AUDIO |
Switch to the next audio track. NOTE: switching is effectively performed with a few-second delay. |
| SUBTITLE |
Switch to the next subtitles. NOTE: switching is effectively performed with a few-second delay. |
| PAUSE/STEP |
On the first step: pause the playback. On the next presses: show the next frame. To resume the playback, press the button "PLAY". |
| PLAY |
Exit the pause mode (continue the playback). Exit the fast/slow playback mode (return to the normal playback). |
| STOP | Stop the playback, return to the file browser. |
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| Go to previous/next DVD chapter. |
| EJECT |
Open/close the door of the internal DVD drive. When opening the door, if a DVD disk inserted into the the internal DVD drive is being currently played, the playback will be stopped. |
In many cases (e.g. when creating a new folder or renaming a file), it is necessary to enter or edit some text using the remote control.
In the text entering mode, the following remote control buttons can be used:
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Enter a character in the cursor position. On the first press: enter the first character from the character set associated with the remote button, switch into the character choosing mode. On the next presses: switch to the next character from the character set. NOTE: the remote button "0" allows to enter whitespace. NOTE: the remote button "1" allows to enter various special characters (punctuation etc). In the mode of choosing a character associated with the remote button "1":
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| CLEAR (<-) | Delete the character to the left of the cursor. |
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Choose another text entering mode. Supported modes:
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| ENTER | Confirm the changes, exit the text entering mode. |
| RETURN | Cancel the changes, exit the text entering mode. |
| Left/Right | Move cursor one character left/right. |
| Up/Down |
Move cursor to the beginning/end of the text string. If the cursor is already at the beginning/end of the text string: choose user interface element located above/below the current text field (only in dialogs containing multiple user interface elements; text changes are automatically applied). |
The "POWER" remote control button switches the player into the "STANDBY" mode. In this mode:
To exit the "STANDBY" mode, press the remote button "POWER" once again. When exiting the "STANDBY" mode, a quick player startup takes places (tooks a few seconds). After exiting the "STANDBY" mode, you get into the initial screen ("Media Sources" folder) of the file browser, just like when on the initial player startup.