Multimedia Enclosure

User's Manual

Copyright Statement

It is a criminal offence, under applicable copyright laws, to make unauthorized copies of copyright-protected material, including computer programs, films, broadcasts and sound recordings. This equipment should not be used for such purposes.

FCC Compliance Statement

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 undesired operation.

FCC Warning Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class

B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can emit radio frequency energy and, if not installed or used in accordance with the instructions, may cause interference to radio communications. However, television reception interference can be determined by turning the equipment off and on. The user is encouraged to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna

Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver

Connect the equipment into an outlet different from that to which the receiver is connected

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

CAUTION

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

FOR EUROPE

“The drive is in conformity with the EMC directive and low-voltage directive.”

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Disposal of Old Electrical & Electronic Equipment (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems)

This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product shall not be treated as household waste. Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment. By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health, which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product. The recycling of materials will help to conserve natural resources. For more detailed information about recycling of this product, please contact your local city office, your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product.

Table of Contents

Before Using ................................................................. 1

Preparation.................................................................... 6

Installing the HDD into ME3 ............................................................. 6

Connection.................................................................... 8

Connecting ME3 with TV or monitor ................................................ 8

Plugging the AC power.................................................................... 11

Getting started ............................................................ 12

Initializing the HDD ........................................................................ 12

Basic operation ........................................................... 14

I.

Watching the input video ......................................................... 14

One Touch Recording .............................................................. 14

Time Shifting ........................................................................... 14

II.

Browsing the multimedia files ................................................. 16

III. Playback the recorded video .................................................... 20

Play : Play the recorded video .................................................. 20

Delete : Delete the video selected............................................. 21

Rename : Rename the video ..................................................... 21

Sorting : Change the sequence of video list .............................. 21

Title Edit : Edit the select video ............................................... 21

IV. Copying files ........................................................................... 23

Advanced operation .................................................... 25

I.

Play photo with background music .......................................... 25

II.

Repeat playing ......................................................................... 25

III. HD video output ...................................................................... 26

IV. Zoom in ................................................................................... 26

V.

Exchange files with PC ............................................................ 26

VI. Playing DVD files ................................................................... 26

VII. Setup ....................................................................................... 28

FAQ ............................................................................ 31

Technical Specifications ............................................. 32

Before Using

I. Checking the package contents

A. ME3 Multimedia Enclosure 1 pc

B. Accessory

Remote Control

1pc

(With Battery)

Composite AV extension Cable

1 pcs

Red

White

Yellow

Component video extension

Cable 1pc

Red

Green

Blue

Composite AV cable

1pc

Power adaptor &

AC power cord

1set

USB Cable 1pc

Manual 1pc

Screw driver

1pc

QIG 1 pc

Screw pack

1 pc

1

C. Preparing the remote control

D. How to replace battery of remote control

When the remote control runs out of battery, you may follow the instructions to replace the battery

.

1. Pull out the isolator

1. Open the battery cover

2. Ready to use

Pull out a piece of isolator, then remote control can be used.

2. Put in CR2025 battery

( Positive pole "+" face up)

3. Put on the battery cover

Note:

The model of the battery is

CR2025

.

Please confirm the polarity before you insert the battery.

2

II. Name and function

A. Front Panel

1. LED cover

2. IR receiver

(For remote control)

3. Power button

4. Stand

3

B. Back Panel

4

1. PC to USB port (USB Device)

To connect with PC

2. USB port (USB Host)

To connect with USB storage device, or USB card reader

3. (Composite) AV IN Jack

4. (Component) YPbPr OUT Jack

5. (Composite) AV OUT Jack

6. LAN Jack

7. DC IN Jack

C. Remote Control

5

1. POWER

Power on/off

3.

4.

0 ~9

:

Numeric keys

Title

: Go to DVD title menu

6. ENTER

7. GOTO

Playback search

8. AUDIO

Audio selection

9. SUBTITLE

Subtitle selection

10. PAUSE/TIMESHIFT

11. PLAY

12. STOP/LIVE

14. DISPLAY

15. ZOOM

Change zoom factor

16. REC

Record

17. HDD

HDD hot key

18. SETUP

Go to setup menu

NTSC/PAL switch

20. MEDIA TYPE :

Select media type

21. VOL +/- :

Volume up/down

22. RETURN

23. BOOKMARK SET/GOTO :

Set bookmark/ go to bookmark

24. ANGLE

Change viewing angle

25. FF

Fast forward

26. REW

Fast rewind

27. NEXT

Next

28. PREV

Previous

29. A-B

A-B repeat

30. REPEAT

Preparation

Installing the HDD into ME3

1. Remove remote control 4. Connect the data cable and power cable to HDD

2. Unscrew the HDD frame from the bottom

(2 screws)

5. Put HDD in the frame

3. Pull out front panel with HDD frame

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6. Screw HDD with the frame

(4 screws)

7. Slide the HDD frame in 9. Screw HDD frame from the Bottom

8. Frame with holes should be on the bottom side

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Connection

Connecting ME3 with TV or monitor

A. Composite audio and video output connection

Use the supplied composite AV cable to connect the

AV OUT

jack and AV input port on your TV or monitor.

Be sure to match the color of the plug with color of the jack on TV or monitor.

ME3

supports NTSC and PAL video signal from the

AV OUT

jack

Figure

Composite AV OUT connection

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B. Component (YPbPr) video and audio output connection (To have better video quality)

Plug the black mini plug of the supplied

Component video extension cable into the

YPbPr

jack on the

ME3

. Use a component (YPbPr) video cable (NOT supplied) to connect the component video extension cable and component

(YPbPr) video input port on your TV or monitor. Be sure to match the color of the plug with color of the jack on TV or monitor.

ME3

supports NTSC and

PAL progressive scan, 720p, and 1080i component video output.

Use the supplied composite AV cable to connect the AV extension cable and audio input jack of the component input port on your TV or monitor. Be sure to match the color of the plug with color of the jack on TV or monitor.

Note:

Standard component video cable is NOT included. In order to have good video quality, to use a standard

YPbPr component video cable is suggested.

Only one of the two connections described above is required.

Figure

Component (YPbPr) connection

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C. Connecting with other video source

ME3

can play, time-shift and record the input video from other device, such as VCR, Set top box, DVD player, and Camcorder.

ME3

can support both NTSC and PAL input video signal from

AV IN

jack.

Plug the black mini plug of the supplied composite AV extension cable into the

AV IN

jack on

ME3

.

Use a standard composite AV cable

(not supplied) to connect the AV extension cable and audio/video output port on other device. Be sure to match the color of the plug with color of the jack (yellow, white, and red) on the device.

Figure

Composite AV IN connection

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Plugging the AC power

Insert DC plug of the adaptor to

DC IN

jack on

ME3

. Connect one end of AC power cord to power adaptor and plug the AC plug to a power outlet.

Figure

Power connection

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Getting started

Turn on your TV or monitor and

ME3

.

If your TV or monitor can not display correctly, press

RESOLUTION

key to change the video output resolution.

Initializing the HDD

In the first time using

ME3

, you should initialize the HDD of

ME3

after a new HDD is installed

Please follow the on-screen procedure to initialize the HDD.

Step 2: Adjust the size for video recording.

Once you specify the size, rest of the HDD can be used for storing music, photo, and video files. Press

,

key to adjust.

Select [

NEXT

] to proceed to the next step.

Select [

OK

] to confirm the process.

Step 1: To set the buffer size for time shifting function.

The buffer is used to temporarily store the input video for time shifting function. You can choose from 1 hr to 4 hrs.

Press

,

key to adjust.

Select [

NEXT

] to proceed to the next step.

Step 3: Start the format process.

Once you confirm all the previous adjustment, select [

Format

] to start the process.

Warning:

Once

ME3

start formatting, all the data in HDD will be destroyed.

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Initial setup

Once the HDD is initialized, you can start the

ME3

initial setup process.

Enter

System

setup to select the

Menu

Language

, and set

Time.

Note:

ME3

can operate without HDD installed.

Enter

Setup

menu from the

Top Menu.

Figure: Top Menu

Enter

Video

setup to change the setting to match your TV or monitor specification.

You can press

, , ,

key to select a setting, and press

ENTER

to change setting.

Note:

Figure: System

setup menu

Please refer to "

Advanced

Operation"

chapter in the manual on

Setup

procedure.

The

Time

setting can only last for some time after the

AC power cord is unplugged.

Figure:

Video setup menu

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Basic operation

When you turn on the power of

ME3

, the top

MENU

will be shown. Whenever the

MENU

key is pressed, the top

MENU

will be shown on top of the previous screen.

I. Watching the input video

Make sure the

AV IN

connection is correct, then turn on the power of the connected video device, like VCR, Set top box,

Camcorder, or DVD player.

Select [

Video In

] icon from the top

MENU

and press

ENTER

key to display the input video from

AV IN

jack.

With input video playing, you can record and Time-shift the video.

Figure

Video In

icon

One Touch Recording

When input video is playing, you can press

REC

key to record the on-screen video into HDD. You may change the recording quality in

Record

setup menu. You may press

STOP

key to stop recording. You can press

REC

key again to select the recording time.

ME3

will stop the recording when recording time is up.

Recording time will be changed

14 sequentially, 30 min, 60 min, 90 min,

120min, 180 min, and 240 min, each time

REC

key is pressed. When 240 min is selected, press

REC

key again will cancel the recording time setting.

You can play, edit, and manipulate the recorded video in

Playback

mode.

Note:

You can play video, browse photo, or play music when

ME3

is in recording. HD video can not be played when

ME3

is in recording.

Some functions can not be operated when

ME3

is in recording.

When recording is stopped, a

red

will be displayed on the screen.

Please refer to the "

Advanced

Operation

" chapter to change the recording quality.

Time Shifting

Time shifting is a powerful function for you to enjoy the long video. Once the time shifting is started,

ME3

will buffer the input video in the background. You can use

PLAY CONTROL

keys to pause, fast forward, and fast backward play the video just like you are playing a recorded video.

When input video is played, in

Video In

mode, press

(PAUSE/TIME SHIFT)

key to start the

Time Shifting

function.

" Live Pause: Preparing …"

message will be shown on the top of the screen.

Time shifting

buffer indication bar will be shown on the bottom of the screen.

Figure Time shifting

buffer indication bar

When the

" Live Pause:

Preparing …"

message disappear, you can use the

PLAY

CONTROL

keys to operate time shifting function.

Key

PLAY

PAUSE/TIME SHIFT

FF

REW

PREV

NEXT

STOP/LIVE

Slow

Function

Play

Pause

Fast forward play

Fast backward play

Jump to previous chapter mark

Jump to next chapter mark

Cancel the

Time Shifting

function

Slow play

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Note:

The buffer length of time shifting is selected in HDD initialization.

When

REC

key is pressed,

ME3

will start the recording and the time shifting function will stop automatically.

ME3

supports 1.5x, 2x, 4x, 8x,

16x, 32x fast play.

ME3

supports 3/4x, 1/2x, 1/4x,

1/8x, 1/16x slow play.

Auto Chapter

function can be set in

Record Setup

menu.

II. Browsing the multimedia files

ME3

can play music, high resolution photo, and HD quality of video files. The multimedia files can be copied from PC to

HDD of

ME3

. (Please refer to "

Exchange files with PC

" section in "

Advanced operation

" chapter in the manual).

ME3

supports various multimedia file formats.

Playback

Formats :

Audio:

MP3, WMA

Video:

MPEG 1/2, DivX HD,

DivX 3.11, 4.12, 5, 6;

AVI, VOB, MPG ,

DAT, Xvid

Picture:

JPG , BMP

Subtitle:

SRT, SUB, SSA, SMI

Table

Supported file formats

Note:

ME3

does not support progressive JPEG format.

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Select [

Browser

] icon and press

ENTER

key to enter the browser mode. The media type bar is shown on the top.

The selected media type is highlighted on the leftmost of the bar. File source selection box is shown on the left, and preview window is shown on the right of the screen. Press , key to select media type, and press , key to select the file source. Press

ENTER

key to browse the multimedia files in the select file source.

There are three file source can be browsed, including

HDD

,

USB

port

,

and

NET

.

A. HDD

Select [

HDD

] icon and press

ENTER

key to browse the HDD.

Press , key to select media type, press , key to select the folder, and press

ENTER

key to open the folder.

Figure Browser

screen

Only selected file type is highlighted on the left of the media type bar.

The folder name and its sub-folder are listed on the left window. The thumbnail picture of the files, with the selected file type, are listed on the bottom. Only the files, with selected file type, are listed. Press

MEDIA TYPE

key to change file type. Press , key to select a file to preview.

A preview window, shown on the right, shows the information of the selected file. Press

ENTER

key to play the selected file.

You can use

PLAY CONTROL

keys to pause, fast forward, and fast backward play the video, photo, and music.

Key

PLAY

PAUSE

FF

REW

PREV

NEXT

STOP

SLOW

Function

Start to play

Pause

Fast forward play

Fast backward play

Jump to previous photo, or music file

Jump to next photo, or music file

Stop the playing, a

green

indication displayed

Slow playing video file

ME3

supports 1.5x, 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x,

32x fast play and 3/4x, 1/2x, 1/4x,

1/8x, 1/16x slow play.

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B. USB

port

You may store your multimedia files in USB flash drive, USB hard disk drive, or memory card.

ME3

can browse the files from USB flash drive, USB hard disk drive, and

USB card reader directly. You need to have a USB card reader

(Not supplied) to read the files in memory card.

Plug USB storage device or USB card reader to

USB Host port

on the back panel.

Figure USB Host

connection

Note:

If your multimedia files are stored in memory card, you need to have a USB card reader which can read the type of memory card.

Some USB hard disk drive may consume more current than

ME3 USB Host

port can supply. In this case,

ME3

may not detect the USB

18 hard disk drive.

Please check the instruction of your USB hard drive to use an external power source to supply enough current to the hard disk drive.

Select [

USB

] icon and press

ENTER

key to browse the device connected to

USB Host

port.

Press , key to select media type, press , key to select the folder, and press

ENTER

key to open the folder.

C. NET

Select [

NET

] icon and press

ENTER

key to browse the shared folder of other PC in the LAN.

Press , key to select media type. Press , key to select a

PC in the LAN, and press

ENTER

key to connect. Then press , key to select the folder and press

ENTER

key to open the folder.

Note:

You have to set the connect network parameters on

Network

setup menu before you can browse from the

NET

.

When the devices list is shown, there will be a

/My shortcuts/

item listed.

/My shortcuts/

can store IP address of the frequently used network device.

Select /

My shortcuts

/ and press

ENTER

key to list all the IP addresses defined in

/My shortcuts/.

Press

SET

key, a dialog box will be shown. You can

Add

,

Rename

, and

Delete

an IP address.

Note:

You need to check the IP address of the networked device, which you would like to browse.

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Select

Add

to add an IP address.

A dialog box will be shown as follow.

After input all the data, press

ENTER

key to confirm and save the shortcut.

You can play, delete, rename, edit the recorded title on

Playbac

k menu. Use ,

keys to select an operation. The operation will be highlighted on the top of the screen. Use , keys to select a recorded video. Press

ENTER

key to apply the operation to the selected video.

Note:

A red sign, on the recorded video list, indicates the video is in recording. A yellow sign indicates the recorded video is not played yet.

III. Playback the recorded video

Select [

Playback

] icon to enter recorded video playback menu. All the recorded video titles are listed by the sorting method.

A preview window is shown with selected video playing. The free HDD space for recording and equivalent recording time are shown at the bottom of the preview window.

Play : Play the recorded video

You can use

PLAY CONTROL

keys to play, pause, fast play, and slow play the video.

Figure Playback

menu

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Key

PLAY

PAUSE

FF

REW

PREV

NEXT

STOP/LIVE

Slow

Function

Start to play

Pause

Fast forward play

Fast backward play

Jump to previous chapter mark

Jump to next chapter mark

Stop the playing, a green indication displayed

Slow play

When playback started, the video selected will display in full screen.

ME3

supports 1.5x, 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x,

32x fast play and 3/4x, 1/2x, 1/4x,

1/8x, 1/16x slow play.

Delete : Delete the video selected

A

"Confirm to delete"

message box will be shown. Select [

Confirm

] to confirm, and select [

Cancel

] to

Cancel.

Note:

Delete

operation will be rejected when

ME3

is under recording.

Rename : Rename the video

A keypad will be shown on screen.

Use , , , to select the character and press

ENTER

key to input characters. Select [

OK

] icon on keypad and press

ENTER

key to complete the input.

Sorting : Change the sequence of video

An

list

"Automatically sorting by:"

message box will be shown. Use

keys to select and press

ENTER

, key to change the sorting method.

Video listing sequence can be sorted by

Title Number, Recording Time,

Title Name, or Fresh Titles.

Figure "Automatically sorting by:"

message box

Title Edit : Edit the select video

A

Title Edit

toolbox will be shown.

Press , keys to select and press

ENTER

key to apply the editing tool.

Figure

Screen keypad

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video should be set first.

The selected video is shown and ready to play. Use

PLAY CONTROL

keys to browse the video. Select the

[SET A]

icon on the toolbox and press

ENTER

key to set the point A, a green indication will be shown.

Repeat the same procedure to set the point B. Select

[CANCEL]

icon to cancel the operation.

Select the

[CONFIRM]

icon to delete, a

"Confirm to delete"

message box will be shown.

Select

[CONFIRM]

to confirm

AB

Erase

operation, and select

[CANCEL]

to Cancel.

Figure Title Edit

toolbox

1. Set Thumbnail : Change the thumbnail picture of the video title

You can capture a video frame and use the picture as the thumbnail of the video title. The selected video is shown and ready to play. Use

PLAY CONTROL

keys to select the video frame. Use , keys to select

[CONFIRM]

icon on the tool bar and press

ENTER

key to capture the video frame.

Figure AB Erase

toolbox

3. Split Title

Select a point in the video and split the video into two video titles.

Use

PLAY CONTROL

keys to browse video. Select

[CONFIRM]

icon and press

ENTER

key to split the video from the point displayed.

4. Merge Title

Merge the select video and the following video into a new video title.

Figure Thumbnail Capture

2. AB Erase

Delete from point A to point B in the video. Point A and point B in the

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5. Add Chapter Mark

You may add more

Chapter Mark

in the select video.

Use

PLAY

CONTROL

keys to browse video.

Select

[ADD]

icon and press

ENTER

key to add the mark.

A red mark will be added in the tool bar.

Figure Add chapter Mark

tool bar

Tools

Select

[Delete All Title]

to delete all the recorded videos. A "

Confirm to

Delete

" message box will be shown.

Select

[Confirm]

to confirm the delete, and select

[Cancel]

to

Cancel.

6. Remove Chapter Mark

You can delete

Chapter Mark

of the select video. Play the video, passing to a

Chapter Mark

, the mark will be shown in

bright red

.

Select the

[DELETE]

icon in the tool bar and press

ENTER

key to delete the mark.

7. Copy to FAT32 partition

Note:

ME3

stores the recorded video clips in a special partition of the HDD which can not be read directly by

PC. If you select the [

Copy to

FAT32 partition

] operation,

ME3

will convert the video into MPEG format and make a copy to FAT32 partition of the HDD. Then you can read the file, using an USB

Device connection with

ME3

, from

PC.

The copy process may take some time depending on the length of the video.

The converted file will be stored in

\rec

folder of HDD.

You can enter browser mode to play the file.

IV. Copying files

You can copy files from an

USB

storage device or a networked device to HDD of

ME3

or copy files in HDD to an USB device.

You can also delete folders and files in

HDD or USB device.

Please follow the steps described.

1. Select a source device, either

USB

device,

HDD,

or

NET

device.

Press key to move to destination device selection box.

2. Select a destination device.

The device can be

USB, HDD

, or

Delete

. If you select

[Delete]

, you will delete the selected file and folder.

Press to move to next page.

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3. Press , keys to choose a folder or file in the source device.

Use

ENTER

key to open a folder.

Use

SET

key to select all the files and folders to be copied. Press

SET

key again to cancel the selection. If there is a file or folder with same name in the destination device, an

"

Overwrite ?

" dialog box will be popped up. Select

[Confirm]

to overwrite. Up to 8 items can be selected at a time.

Press to move to destination device box. If you select [

Delete

] in step2, then a "Confirm to delete ?" dialog will be popped up.

4. Select the folder to be copied to.

Use

ENTER

key to open a folder.

Select

<Create New Folder>

, you can create a sub folder in the folder.

Press to move to confirmation dialog box.

5. Select

[Confirm]

to proceed, or select [

Cancel

] to abort. When copy is started, a "

Proceeding

" indication is shown on the top of the screen.

Note:

ME3

can only write to a

USB storage device with

FAT32

format.

The limit of the file size for

FAT32

is 4G.

To backup important files in another storage device is suggested.

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Advanced operation

I. Play photo with background music

Enter

Browser

mode, select a music file in a folder to play. All the music files in the same folder will play sequentially. The music will keep playing in the background.

Change to

Photo

media type, select a photo file folder, and select a photo file to start playing.

ME3

will play all the photo files in the same folder.

The music will keep playing in the background.

If you want to stop the music playing, press

STOP

key to stop photo and press

STOP

key again to stop the background music.

Media type

Music

Video

Recorded video playback

Press

REPEAT

key

Repeat 1, Repeat ALL, Repeat Off

Press

A-B

key

(N.A.)

Repeat Title, Repeat Off

(N.A.)

Repeat Title, Repeat Chapter, Repeat Off

Repeat from A to B

ME3

supports two kind of repeat modes,

REPEAT and A-B

repeat

.

Press

REPEAT

key to select the repeat type of the playing .

For recorded video, you can use

A-B

key to repeat portion of video. Press

A-B

key to set the point A, which is the start point of the repeating. Press

A-B

key again to set point B, which is the end of the repeating.

ME3

starts playing from point A to point B repeatedly, until

A-B

key is pressed again.

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III. HD video output

ME3

supports HD video output, 720p or

1080i, when playing Photo, and Video.

From

Setup/Video

menu, you can change the

HD outpu

t. If you select 720p or

1080I,

ME3

will play Photo and Video file with the selected video resolution.

Note:

Only component (

YPbPr

) video output can support 720p, and 1080i resolutions.

Composite (

AV OUT

) video output can only support NTSC, and PAL resolution. If you select

HD output

, using

Composite (

AV OUT

) video connection, there will be no display on TV or monitor when playing photo and video files.

You can press

SETUP

key to turn off

HD Output

from

Video

setup menu.

The selected resolution needs to be supported by your TV or

Monitor, otherwise there will be no display.

USB cable to connect USB Host port of PC and

USB Device

port of

ME3

. Windows of PC will detect HDD of

ME3

automatically.

You can use file explorer to manipulate the files in HDD of

ME3

.

Note:

The OS of PC needs to be compatible with Windows XP and above.

Use safely removal function in

Windows to stop the HDD before removing the USB connection.

DO NOT break the USB connection when HDD is writing or reading.

VI. Playing DVD files

Back up a DVD video Disc into a folder in

HDD, USB or NET storage device.

Note:

Some DVD Discs can not be copied because of copy protection. The backup operation must obey your local raw of copyright.

Please do not copy or distribute media copyright.

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IV. Zoom in

You can

ZOOM

in the display when

ME3

is playing photo, video, or recorded video.

Press

ZOOM

key to zoom in the display, and zoom factor will be changed from 2x,

3x, 4x, 8x, and 1x sequentially.

V. Exchange files with PC

ME3

can serve as an external HDD of PC.

When

ME3

is powered on, use supplied

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Browse the folder and Open the

video_ts

subfolder.Play the

video_ts.ifo

file. Usually, the

video_ts.ifo

is the first file in the subfolder. The menu of the DVD video will be shown, you can use the remote control to navigate the DVD video.

Navigation functions

A.

AUDIO

selection

Select different audio or language setting.

B.

SUBTITLE

selection

Select a subtitle.

C.

ANGLE

selection

Select a viewing angle

D.

BOOKMARK SET

Set a bookmark.

E.

BOOKMARK GOTO

Go to the bookmark.

F.

TITLE

Go to Menu of the DVD video

G.

GOTO

Press the

GOTO

key, a

Playback

Search

dialog box will be popped up. Use

,

arrow key to select

Title, Chapter, or Time

setting.

Press

ENTER

to start

Title/Chapter/Time

input. You can use

,

arrow key or digits key to change the value. Press

ENTER

again, the display will jump to the specified

Title/Chapter/Time

.

Press

GOTO

key again, the dialog box will be closed.

H.

Play contro

l keys

Key

PLAY

PAUSE

FF

REW

PREV

NEXT

STOP

Slow

Function

Play

Pause

Fast forward play

Fast backward play

Jump to previous chapter

Jump to next chapter

Stop playing

Slow play

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VII. Setup

Select [

Setup

] icon on the top

MENU

to enter

Setup

menu..

Press , key to select setup type.

Press , key to select an item and press

ENTER

key to setup.

When setting up an item, the choice of the item display on the right side of the menu.

Press , key to select a choice, and press

ENTER

key to confirm the change.

Press

RETURN

key to cancel the setup.

A. Video setup

b. Letter Box 4:3

ME3 places black bars at the top and bottom of the screen.

Wide screen video will fit the width of the 4:3 display.

c. 16:9

Select 16:9, if your TV or monitor is 16:9 wide screen.

2. Brightness

Adjust the brightness of the output video. Press , key to adjust and press

ENTER

key to confirm.

Figure Video

setup menu

1. Aspect Ratio

Select an aspect ratio setting to match the connected TV or monitor.

a. Pan Scan 4:3

If your TV or monitor is 4:3 screen, you can select either

Pan Scan 4:3

or

Letter Box 4:3

setting.

With Pan Scan 4:3 setting, ME3 crops both side of wired screen video to fit the 4:3 screen.

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Figure Brightness

adjusting

3. Contrast

Adjust the contrast of the output video. Press , key to adjust and press

ENTER

key to confirm.

4. HD Output

Select a HD resolution for video output when playing Photo and

Video files.

B. Record setup

LAN configuration. If your LAN supports

DHCP

function, you can select

AUTO (DHCP)

setting.

ME3

will get the IP address automatically.

Otherwise, you have to select

MANUAL

and set the

IP

Address, Subnet Mask,

and

Default Gateway

parameters manually.

D. System setup

1. Quality

Change the recording quality.

There are 5 different types of recording quality to be chosen.

Different quality affects the file size of the recorded video.

2. Auto Chapter

Change the period of chapter mark or turn off the auto chapter function. You can press

PREV

or

NEXT

key to jump to position of previous or next chapter mark.

C. Network setup

Change the menu language.

2. Time

Set the Date and Time.

1. Wired LAN Setup

Select

AUTO (DHCP)

, or

MANUAL

according to your

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Press

ENTER

key to complete the setting.

You can turn the preview function on or off, when browsing multimedia files.

4. HDD Format

Format the HDD in the ME3.

Please refer to the "

Getting

Started"

chapter in the manual and follow the

Initialize the

HDD

procedures.

Warning:

HDD Format operation will destroy all the data in the HDD.

5. Restore Default

ME3

will restore all the default settings.

Please follow the display to select menu language, set time, and set network parameters.

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FAQ

Q1: When a video is played on screen, but can not be recorded.

Some DVD video disc, with copy protection, can not be recorded.

Q2: No sound in component video connection

Component video only deliver video signal. You still need to connect the red and white plug of composite AV extension cable to AV input on your

TV or monitor.

Q3: No display when playing photo or video files

You may select a HD resolution in

Setup/Video

setup menu. Please check whether your display support the resolution or not. If you use

AV

OUT

connection,

ME3

only support

NTSC

and

PAL

system.

Q4: ME3 can not detect an USB device

ME3

may not detect an USB device which consume too much current.

Please refer to the manual of your

USB device to use external power to support the USB device.

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Technical Specifications

Physical Dimension

Weight

Operation Temperature

Playback Format

Remote Control

Audio Out

Video Out

Audio In

Extensibility

HDD supported

(Not included)

Power Adapter

Height: 136.6 mm x Depth: 207.5 mm x Width: 44.3mm

0.65 Kg (without Hard disk drive)

0 - 40

Audio: MP3, WMA

Video: MPEG 1/2, DivX HD, DivX 3.11, 4.12, 5, 6; AVI, VOB,

MPG , DAT, Xvid, TP, TS

Picture: JPG , BMP

Subtitle: SRT, SUB, SMI, SSA

IR remote controller

2 channels stereo output

Component: Y, Pb, Pr ( support NTSC, PAL, NTSC progressive,

PAL Progressive, 720p, 1080i )

Composite video out (NTSC / PAL)

2 channels stereo input

Composite video in (NTSC / PAL Auto converting)

USB 2.0 Device port

USB 2.0 Host port

Ethernet (10/100 Mbps) port

Size: 3.5 inch SATA type HDD (FAT32)

Language

Input:AC 100V~240V

Output: DC +12V 4A

English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Nederland, Russian

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Version 1.0

May 2008