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- Page 1 P7-3500 Digital Media Player for 3.5” SATA Hard Drives User Manual Firmware: 20080515_MPT_35_00 Date: May 22, 2008 Version: v1.1 The diagrams and images contained in this manual may not fully represent the product that you are using and are there for illustration purposes only.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
1.3.6 Picture Formats..........................2 1.3.7 Media Cards..........................2 ..........................3 ETAILED 1.4.1 Front View ............................ 3 1.4.2 Rear View............................. 3 P7-3500 F ........................... 4 EATURES 1.5.1 Media Player ..........................4 1.5.2 USB Drive ............................ 4 ........................ 5 UICK NSTALLATION UIDE SYSTEM SETUP ............................ -
Page 3: Introduction
User Guide 1 Introduction The P7-3500 is the perfect all-in-one media adapter for your home theatre system. With an internal 3.5” SATA hard drive, you can store loads of media files from your computer via high speed USB 2.0. Plus, with an additional front USB port and 4-in-1 card reader, you... -
Page 4: Supported Formats
• MS • MS Pro The P7-3500 is not designed or intended to, and may not be used to violate any copyrights or other IP (Intellectual Property) rights. Each user of the P7-3500 may only use it in connection with materials legally owned by or licensed to the user and only extend such ownership or license rights that will permit such use. -
Page 5: Detailed View
P7-3500 User Guide 1.4 Detailed View For a detailed description on how each of these ports and buttons work, please refer to the following chapters. 1.4.1 Front View 1. USB host (upstream) connector for external USB drives. 2. Card reader slot for SD/MMC/MS/MS Pro cards. -
Page 6: P7-3500 Features
1.5 P7-3500 Features 1.5.1 Media Player Connected to the TV or any other display with the corresponding video inputs, the P7-3500 can playback media files such as videos, music and photos directly from its hard drive, attached USB drives or even from media cards. -
Page 7: Quick Installation Guide
TV channel but if after one minute you still only see a black screen, press the “OUTPUT” button on your P7-3500 remote control to toggle between the different video outputs until you see the main screen. Once you have a signal, go to the setup menu, select the correct TV Type and exit the setup menu to save the new settings. -
Page 8: System Setup
TV set. From best to worst in regards to the video quality and connection, the order is Component YPbPr, S-Video, Composite video. 1. Connect the P7-3500 to your TV set (NTSC or PAL) using the included AV cable. 2. Make sure the USB cable has been disconnected. -
Page 9: Usb Connection
User Guide 2.2 USB Connection The P7-3500 operates as a standard USB 2.0 mass storage device when connected to a computer via USB. Use the included cable to connect your device to the computer system. Note: Always connect the USB cable to your computer first, before you turn on the device. -
Page 10: Formatting
User Guide 2.2.1 Formatting The P7-3500 media player supports the FAT32 and NTFS file system with up to 3 partitions. If you format the drive using NTFS, certain functions such as ISO playback and File Editing will not be available. For other file systems, the drive can only be accessed via USB connection but your media player will not be able to display the files on the TV. -
Page 11: Safe Removal
P7-3500 User Guide 2.2.2 Safe Removal In order to safely remove the P7-3500 from your system, please follow the same procedures as for any external Plug & Play device. Windows Double click on the taskbar icon to “Unplug or Eject hardware”. The adjacent dialogue box will appear, displaying the external Plug &... -
Page 12: Tv Playback
Fast Forward 3.2 Buttons on Media Player The P7-3500 media player has five buttons on the front, allowing the user to access and play the files without the remote control. To make use of all the functions this media player offers, the remote control with a full set of keys is required. -
Page 13: Key Functions
P7-3500 User Guide 3.3 Key Functions Button Functionality Browser Mode Playback Mode Mute Turns mute On/Off Turns mute On/Off Stops playback and returns to main screen or Home Returns to main screen returns to title menu of DVD (ISO or IFO only) -
Page 14: Menu Functions
P7-3500 User Guide 3.4 Menu Functions This section explains the various menus and their functions when operating the P7-3500 media player. 3.4.1 Main Screen This is the main page that appears when you turn on the media player. You have four different options to... -
Page 15: Photo Browser
P7-3500 User Guide 3.4.3 Photo Browser When using the photo mode, it will list all available photos and display them showing a 3x4 thumbnail preview. Use the arrow keys to navigate and the Play/Enter key to start playback. On top of the screen, the file name, date and size of the selected image are displayed. -
Page 16: Photo Playback
P7-3500 User Guide 3.4.4 Photo Playback During playback, pressing the UP key on the remote control will bring up the context menu. Select the functions with the left/right arrow keys and confirm by pressing the Enter key. The context menu will automatically disappear after 5 seconds if no button is pressed. -
Page 17: Music Browser
P7-3500 User Guide 3.4.5 Music Browser When using the music mode, it will list all available songs in the file library. Use the arrow keys to navigate and the Play/Enter key to start playback. On top of the screen, the file type, repeat mode, equalizer setting and the progress time are displayed. -
Page 18: Music Playback
P7-3500 User Guide 3.4.6 Music Playback To select the action buttons during playback, press the LEFT arrow key on the remote control. When the equalizer has been turned on, you can use the RIGHT arrow key to select different presets. -
Page 19: Video Browser
P7-3500 User Guide 3.4.7 Video Browser When using the video mode, it will list all available movies in the file library. Use the arrow keys to navigate and the Play/Enter key to start playback. On top of the screen, the file name, date and type are displayed. -
Page 20: Video Playback
P7-3500 User Guide 3.4.8 Video Playback During playback, pressing the UP key on the remote control will bring up the context menu. Select the functions with the left/right arrow keys and confirm by pressing the Enter key. The context menu will automatically disappear after 5 seconds if no button is pressed. -
Page 21: File Browser
P7-3500 User Guide 3.4.9 File Browser When using the file mode, it will list all available files in the file library. Use the arrow keys to navigate and the Play/Enter key to start playback. On top of the screen, the directory, file type and the device are displayed. -
Page 22: Dvd Playback
P7-3500 User Guide 3.4.10 DVD Playback To play DVD movies, store the IFO and VOB files in the original VIDEO_TS folder, access the folder and then press the DVD action button to start playback. 1. Make sure the IFO and VOB files are stored in the VIDEO_TS folder. -
Page 23: File Editing
P7-3500 User Guide 3.4.11 File Editing It is possible to copy and delete files directly on the TV screen when the drive is formatted using the FAT32 file system. To do so, go to the setup menu and turn on file editing under preferences. - Page 24 P7-3500 User Guide 3. Initially, the on-screen message will show “Copy to <empty>” but at this step, it should now show your selected destination instead of just empty. As an example: “Copy to <ROOT>”. 4. Select the file you want to copy.
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Page 25: Setup Menu
P7-3500 User Guide 3.5 Setup Menu The P7-3500 setup menu is extremely important in order to correctly configure your device and benefit from its advanced features. Use the arrow keys to navigate and the Enter key to select and confirm. - Page 26 P7-3500 User Guide Slideshow Mode • Manual (displays selected image and waits for user input, images can be seen at a slower pace and selected using the left/right arrow keys) • Auto (displays the selected image and then automatically continues playback...
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Page 27: Video Setup
P7-3500 User Guide 3.5.2 Video Setup The settings found in the video setup section will affect the playback and display of videos and the general video output of the media player. TV Type • 480i/NTSC (S-Video or Composite connection on NTSC) •... -
Page 28: Preferences
P7-3500 User Guide Subtitle Languages Select the language in which your subtitles are encoded in. The available languages are: • English • Traditional Chinese 3.5.3 Preferences The settings found in the Preferences section include all the remaining options for the P7- 3500 media player. - Page 29 P7-3500 User Guide Help Row • On (turns on hints that are displayed at the bottom of the screen in the browser mode) • Off (disables the on-screen hints) File Editing • On (when turned on, three additional action buttons will be available in the file mode, allowing files to be copied or deleted) •...
- Page 30 P7-3500 User Guide Auto Start • Off (default, auto start is disabled) • Photo & Music (automatically starts a photo slideshow with background music when the media player is turned on) • Photo & Video (automatically starts to playback all images and video clips when...
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Page 31: Appendix
P7-3500 User Guide 4 Appendix 4.1 Specifications Supported Audio Files Formats WAV, MP3, MPEG-4 (AAC), OGG Supported Audio Outputs Formats Dual stereo analogue audio Supported Video Files Formats MPEG-1, MPEG-2 (AVI, VOB, IFO, ISO), MPEG-4 (AVI, XviD) Supported Subtitles SRT (SubRIP format) -
Page 32: Safety Information
TV. It is highly recommended to switch the unit off when not in use. To re-locate the P7-3500 media player and connect it to the computer and when not in use for a longer period of time, we strongly recommend removing the power supply from the wall socket. -
Page 33: Faq
TV set. Keep in mind that it takes about 20 seconds for the P7-3500 media player to show up on your TV set after the power has been turned on. -
Page 34: Technical Questions
To protect your files and help prevent the loss of your data, we strongly recommend that you keep two copies of your data, one copy on your P7-3500 and a second copy either on your internal drive or another storage media such as a CD, DVD, Tape or an additional external drive.