User manual HELIOS X5000

[. . . ] User Manual HELIOS X5000 HD Upscaling Multimedia & DVD Player General Introduction Thank you for purchasing your new HELIOS X5000 Network Media player. The Helios X5000 is built with professional-grade components and state-of-the-art features. Unlike your standard DVD player, the X5000 is somewhat of a mini-computer. And like all other computers, you will notice that it takes some time for this player to start up as it loads different software. It takes about 10 seconds for the player to fully turn itself on. [. . . ] To play content from a computer on the network, simply use the cursor on the remote control to select the server on the list and press <enter>. Then use the NeoLink browser to select the content you wish to play. Note: Through NeoLink's Online Media option you can also access all online content that is bookmarked on your media server (web pages, Web Radio & TV, RSS feeds, podcasts etc. . . ) For more information on NeoLink Server software installation and setup see the NeoLink user guide. 9) Operating the HELIOS X5000 Setting your system browser The System browser is used to display and navigate around the player's system menus and settings. You have the option of enabling HD (high definition) mode on your Browser Option. When the browser is in HD mode, more information can be displayed on the screen but text and icons will be smaller. To change the Browser mode, Press <Setup> on the remote control to open the System Setup. Use the cursor keys to go to the "Browser Option". And then press <Enter> to check or uncheck the box which enables the HD Mode, then select <Save> to reboot and validate changes. DVD / VCD / CD setup and playback a) Inserting discs To open the tray, press the EJECT button on the remote control or on the front panel of the player. It will take a few seconds for the tray to open after the EJECT button has been pressed. NB: Press the eject button more than once may result in the disc tray closing again. b) Close the tray Press the EJECT button on the remote controller or on the front panel of the player, the player will automatically detect the disc and play its content. c) Disable automatic playback If you want to disable automatic playback feature, just press "setup" button to enter the player's setup, choose "DVD Setup" "Enable Auto Play" to "off". To play media files stored on a disc or USB device. The HELIOS X5000 can play video, audio, and photo media files stored in DVD/ CD recordable discs, memory cards (via USB card reader), and external USB hard disks (including compatible MP3 players). After inserting your DVD, CD recordable disc or USB device into the player, an icon will appear on the home page. Click on the icon to access its content, and all files will be displayed on the screen. Select a file and click <enter> to play it. If you want to play all the files in a folder, go to the first file in the folder and click <Play>. The HELIOS X5000 offers you a unique way of fast forwarding a video file in quick selection mode. To fast forward 10% of the video file content, you simply have to press button number <1> on your remote control. To fast forward 20% of the video file content, press button number <2> on the remote control, and so on. This feature is in addition to the standard forward/rewind buttons on the remote control. To play contents stored in your computer via NeoLink All computers running NeoLink server software will be listed on the player's home page. To play content from a computer on the network, simply use the cursor on the remote control to select the server on the list and press <enter>. Then use the NeoLink browser to select the content you wish to play. The default media that NeoLink makes available to your X5000 is the contents of the My documents folder (My Music, My Videos, My Pictures). You can change the default folder or configure what content is available via the NeoLink server by opening NeoLink on your computer and changing the preferences. For each media type (Music, Video and Photos) you can share more folders by adding them to the watch folder. Watch folders can also be on another computer / storage device, so long as the computer running NeoLink has a connection to that location. To play Online Media ( Web Radio, TV, Podcasts, RSS feeds. . . ) You can play a wide variety of internet content on your TV using your X5000. [. . . ] The Video output settings of the player are not matched with the input settings of the TV / Display. Double check both player and DVD settings. No Disc / Invalid Disc displayed This can happen with a dirty disc on damaged disc. Can not display picture as full Wrong TV Type selected. [. . . ]