HDI Dune BD Prime 3.0 500GB
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1. M3U PLS Media processor Sigma Designs 8642 SoC System memory RAM 512 MB System flash 128 MB expanded with a HDD partition or USB flash drive 2 GB recommended File systems EXT2 EXT3 FAT32 NTFS read only Digital video output HDMI 1 3 Analog video output Component Y Pb Pr composite Video modes e 480i 480p 60 Hz e 576i 576p 50 Hz e 720p 50 Hz 60 Hz e 1080i 50 Hz 60 Hz e 1080p 24 Hz 25 Hz 30 Hz 50 Hz 60 Hz e 1024x768 1280x1024 1280x768 1280x960 1360x768 1366x768 1400x1050 1440x900 1600x1200 1680x1050 1920x1200 60 Hz Digital audio output HDMI 1 3 S PDIF optical Toslink S PDIF coaxial Analog audio output 7 1 analog audio outputs stereo analog audio outputs USB 2 0 host ports 3 x USB 2 0 host eSATA host ports 1 x eSATA host Internal HDD 2 5 SATA HDD optional Network connectivity Dimensions Ethernet Wi Fi optional 430 mm width x 262 mm depth x 50 mm height Notes Compatibility of the player with a particular hardware A V equipment network equipment disk drives etc may depend on various factors particular hardware model specifics of hardware installation and usage configuration of the player and the hardware etc Compatibility of the player with arbitrary hardware is not guaranteed Compatibility of the player with a particular media content files discs etc may depend on2. If you want to report a general problem which is not specific to a particular unit such as in compatibility of the player with a specific kind of media content or a specific kind of thirdparty hardware directly to the manufacturer so the manufacturer could try to address the prob lem in future firmware updates or in future player models please check here http dune hd com support feedback Troubleshooting Chapter 10 Firmware Recovery Procedure In case of firmware upgrade crash e g the player is switched off during firmware upgrade firmware recovery is possible in most cases 1 Put a firmware DFF file at the top level of a USB flash drive preferably use exactly the same firmware version as was attempted to install during the failed upgrade 2 Rename the firmware DFF file on the USB flash drive into dune_firmware dff 3 Switch the player off using the power button on the player 4 Attach the USB flash drive with the dune _firmware dff file to the player 5 Switch the player on The player should detect the USB flash drive and automatically start firmware recovery procedure You should see RECOVER CHK 0 CHK 1 CHK 99 REC 0 REC 1 REC 99 OK EJECT STORAGE AND REBOOT messages on the front panel of the player On an error a message ERR is displayed on the front penal of the player Possible error codes e ERR Ann ERR Bnn ERR Cnn A problem with the dune_
3. gt gt Right Show the next file POP UP MENU Toggle showing of the browser of the current playlist Wow X Cw Q SD D K REPEAT Toggle the cyclic playback of the playlist SHUFFLE Toggle the random playback of the playlist ROTATE Rotate the picture clockwise Oe JS BE 1 2 3 4 5 Rotate mirror the picture in different ways E Ge Ce INFO Show hide information on the current file Format file type Width picture width pixels Height picture height amp ounE pixels Bit Depth number of colors Vin the Applications Photo Viewer section of the player settings menu it is possible to adjust the interval of picture switching slide show and set the type of the picture transi tion If the random transition mode is selected the effects will be used in a random or der a Home gt Setup gt Applications Photo Viewer Home gt Setup gt Applications gt Photo Viewer Slide a 5 seconds Slide sl ela 5 seconds Transi ct 3 seconds Transit fect Random 4 seconds 5 seconds 6 seconds Random Smooth appearance Small squares 7 seconds From center to edges 8 seconds From center horizontally From center vertically Dune BD Prime 3 0 user manual Chapter 7 Accessing Network Drives The player allows to connect network drives via SMB and NFS protocols It is possible to connect any number of network drives Each connected network drive is represe
4. IP address HORS Omak Network mask 1255 2550 1 Gateway 108 Olek ONS server 1 Ap CEG th A a DNS server 2 x Cancel Applications This section allows to configure various additional applications and functions of the player For more information about these additional applications and functions please see here e Internet radio http dune hd com support inet_radio e IPTV http dune hd com support iptv e Torrent client http dune hd com support torrent_client e Various information http dune hd com support Dune BD Prime 3 0 user manual Appearance This section allows to select a visual style of the player menu You may use the menu style that is most suitable for you It may be icons or text messages Home gt Setup General Network Applications Appearance A A _ Home gt Setup gt Appearance Miscellaneous Information p Pp Main screen view Icons Default folder view Extended list Setup screen view Icons Home item in title Yes Network folders at the end No Setup item in main screen No Miscellaneous This section allow to configure various additional settings of the player Home gt Setup General Appearance Information Information This section provides system information about the player System Setup Chapter 6 Playback File Browser Home gt Hard Disk auDIO copied W HDNE
5. control some other player functions 9 PLAY PAUSE STOP SLOW REW FWD PREV NEXT control the playback 10 SUBTITLE URL 2nd audio ANGLE ROTATE REPEAT SHUFFLE PIP AUDIO control the playback and some other player functions Notes e Use alkaline AAA batteries e Observe polarity when inserting batteries e Direct the remote control to the player There must be no obstacles between the RC and the player If the player is installed behind a tinted glass the manufacturer may not guar antee an undisturbed functioning of RC e If RC functions only at short distances or stops functioning make sure to replace the batteries e Some RC buttons may have several functions depending on the current player mode e Some RC buttons may be available only in certain player modes or only during playback of a certain content Remote Control RC ea Entering Text with Remote Control Generally entering text is carried out the same way as with most cell phones 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Enter a character to the position pointed by the cursor First press enter the first character from a set of characters related to this button Each subsequent press you may change the entered character to the next one from this set e O enter the space e1 enter a special character punctuation marks etc e Up Down Left Right after pressing 1 special character entering mode select the required character EN
6. Do not switch them on until the connection procedure is finished 2 Connect the component video output of the media player to the relevant TV monitor pro jector input using a 3RCA 3RCA cable 3 Optionally connect the analog stereo audio output AUDIO L R of the player to the rel evant input of a TV monitor projector using a 2RCA 2RCA cable Instead you can use optical cable to transmit digital audio to your AV receiver in this case better audio quality may be expected 4 Using RC buttons of TV monitor projector select the required input and display mode For further instructions please refer to the manual of your displaying equipment 5 Power on the devices Wait until the initial screen a DUNE logo is shown Connecting a TV Monitor Projector with Composite Video Input Since this kind of connection does not pro vide a high quality picture we recommend to use it only in case your TV monitor pro Q Q von jector does not have High Definition video interfaces such as HDMI DVI or Compo nent Y Cb Cr 1 Make sure that the player the TV monitor Ey projector are switched off Do not switch O them on until the connection procedure is a finished 2 Connect the media player to the relevant TV monitor projector input using an RCA RCA cable 3 Optionally connect the analog stereo audio output AUDIO L R of the player to the rel eva
7. audio decoding In case of connection via HDMI video and audio sig nals will be transmitted using a single HDMI cable that s why there is no need of additional analog audio connections in this case Transmission of Analog 7 1 Audio to External Amplifier Receiver Four analog 2RCA 2RCA cables OOO shall be used not included It J l is better to use four identical ca bles VA E We recommend you to turn e down the volume of your audio equipment before connection in order to protect your hearing from unexpectedly high volume and to eliminate the risk of damage to your audio system Dune BD Prime 3 0 user manual Connection to LAN and Internet A standard Cat 5 Cat 5e or Cat 6 Ethernet cable with RJ 45 connectors should be used not included ethernet hub switch Y Alternatively you can connect the player to the local network using Wi Fi To use Wi Fi con nection you need to have an optional Wi Fi module NOTE Using Wi Fi is not recommended if you want to stream high bitrate media content through network Ethernet connection en sures much better performance of network playback and much better file transfer speed Do not use Wi Fi connection if you can use Ethernet connection Y Depending on the exact way you local network is organized you may need to adjust net work settings in the player s
8. e Up Down Select previous next parameter e Left Right Decrease increase the current parameter value e CLEAR Reset to the default value e To exit the picture parameter setting mode press ENTER or wait until automatic exit occurs after a short period of time MODE Switch the deinterlacing mode used for playback of interlaced content Modes available motion adaptive default bob constant blend disabled A Red Switch to the sound synchronization adjustment mode display information on current setting e Left decrease adjustment value move the sound backwards in time relatively to the video e Right increase adjustment value move the sound forward in time relatively to video e To exit the adjustment mode press ENTER or wait until automatic exit occurs after a short period of time B Green First press display information on the current status of video frame rate adjustment e Subsequent presses turn on off video frame rate adjustment In case of activated adjustment the video frame rate increases by a factor of 25 23 976 PREV lt lt Start playback of the current file from the beginning or switch to the previous file from the playlist if the current playback position is close to the file beginning NEXT gt gt Switch to the next file from the playlist MENU Toggle showing of the browser of the current playlist e The browser displays the current playlist and the current item playe
9. from unexpectedly high volume and to eliminate the risk of damage to your audio system Transmission of Digital Audio to AV Receiver via Op tical Coaxial Cable An optical Toslink Toslink or coaxial 75 Ohm audio cable shall be used not includ ed 1 Connect digital audio output of the player to the digital audio input of the AV receiver 2 Select relevant input and sound mode on the AV receiver V we recommend you to turn down the volume of your audio equipment before connection in order to protect your hearing from unexpectedly high volume and to eliminate the risk of damage to your audio system Connections Transmission of Analog Audio to External Stereo Amplifier or TV Set An analog 2RCA 2RCA cable shall be used not included 1 Connect analog stereo audio output AU DIO L R of your player to the audio input of your stereo amplifier QA 2 Select a relevant input in your amplifier AUDIO IN L R v we recommend you to turn down o the volume of your audio equipment be fore connection in order to protect your Li i 0 o hearing from unexpectedly high volume and to eliminate the risk of damage to your audio system Y You may send the analog audio signal from your player to the TV set in case you use DVI Component video or Composite video for video signal transmission and don t use an AV receiver for digital
10. future reference 1 Read these Instructions All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated 2 Keep these Instructions The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference 3 Heed all Warnings All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be adhered to 4 Follow all Instructions All operating and use instructions should be followed 5 Do not use this apparatus near water 6 Clean only with dry cloth 7 Do not block any ventilation openings Install in accordance with the manufacturer s in structions 8 Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other apparatus including amplifiers that produce heat 9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replace ment of the obsolete outlet 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs conv nience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus 11 Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer 12 Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer
11. in all cases v NOTE Not all eSATA drives may work well with the player may depend on a particular eSATA drive model and particular usage conditions The eSATA port is provided for ex tended flexibility but without a guarantee that an arbitrary eSATA drive will work well It is recommended to test a particular eSATA drive before making a decision on its usage with the player and use only those eSATA drives which are known to work well with the player Using Internal 2 5 SATA HDD When an internal 2 5 SATA HDD is installed the player shows an item corresponding to this HDD on the main screen of the player menu v A possibility to install an internal 2 5 SATA HDD may depend on your reseller Please contact your reseller for more information Dune BD Prime 3 0 user manual Formatting HDD If you intend to write data to a HDD via the player it is recommended to format the HDD to EXT2 or EXT3 filesystem For example you may need this if you intend to copy data to the player s attached HDD from network using FTP or SMB accessr or if you intend to use the BitTorrent client built in into the player or copy data from other storage devices to this HDD using the file manager of the player To format a HDD using the player choose the item corresponding to the HDD on the main screen of the player menu press the INFO RC button and choose Format Disk or Format Partition commands The player will format the disk using EXT2 fi
12. on the Main screen Select this optical drive item and press ENTER or PLAY The player will start loading the Blu ray disc Depending on a particular Blu ray disc its loading may take some time up to several minutes While a Blu ray disc is being loaded you may see a blank screen or loading or a similar message on the screen After the Blu ray disc is loaded the player will start playback of the disc e g will show the disc menu In the Blu ray playback mode the following RC buttons are available Left Right Up Down ENTER RETURN Navigate the disc menu POP UP MENU Display an interactive menu of the disc selection of scenes switching between titles additional materials etc TOP MENU Switch to the top menu of the disc A Red B Green C Yellow D Blue Perform functions specific to a particular Blu ray disc STOP Finish the playback return to the Main screen of the file browser PAUSE First press switch to the pause mode e Subsequent presses frame by frame playback switching to the next frame e PLAY Continue the playback SEARCH Go directly to the desired time position PREV lt lt Start playing back the current chapter from the beginning or switch to playback of the previous chapter NEXT gt gt Move to playback of the next chapter on the disc FWD gt gt REW lt lt Switch to accelerated forward backward playback mode switching between acceleration modes 1x 2x 4x
13. or sold with the apparatus When the cart is used use caution when moving the cart appa ratus combination to avoid injury from tip over 13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storm or when unused for long pe riods of time 14 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have falling into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture doesnot operate nor mally or has been dropped l Dune BD Prime 3 0 user manual Getting Started v Remove the transparent protecting film from the front panel of the player to ensure good look of the player V4 Ensure the RC has batteries installed v Connect the player to your TV and to other A V equipment in an appropriate way Use HDMI connection to get the best possible quality of video and audio Make sure to switch off the player and all relevant A V equipment before connecting them Ensure your TV and other A V equipment are configured to use proper inputs v When you switch on the player for the first time the player will perform its initial loading procedure which may take some time usually up to 30 seconds During the loading proce dure DUNE logo is shown on the TV e If you do not see DUNE logo on the TV when you switch on the player it may mean some problem with the connection between the pl
14. 16x e PLAY Return to the normal playback SLOW gt Switch to the slow motion playback Switching between modes 1x 1 2x 1 4x 1 8x e PLAY Return to the normal playback INFO Show information on current status of the player e Current operation PLAY PAUSE etc e Type of optical media used currently BD ROM BD R etc e Type of sound track Stream type DD DD DTS etc e Type of content and current playback time e g HDMV 00 25 53 e Current disc title e g Title 1 11 Dune BD Prime 3 0 user manual e Current disc chapter e g Chapter 8 27 e Current bitrate e g Bitrate 34 43 Mbps AUDIO First press display information on current sound track e Subsequent presses switch to the next sound track SUBTITLE First press display information on current subtitles e Subsequent presses switch to subsequent subtitles ANGLE Choose the viewing angle if supported by the particular disc 2nd audio Turn the secondary audio track on off in case such track is present ona particular disc PIP Toggles showing the picture in picture content if such content is present ona particular disc ZOOM First press switch to the picture zooming mode display information on current zoom settings e Subsequent presses switch to subsequent zoom setting 2X 4X 8X 16X ZOOM OFF e Left Right Up Down Navigation through the frame enlarged in ZOOM mode SETUP Switch to the picture parameters setting mod
15. Ca lt DUNE Dune BD Prime 3 0 User Manual PS Blu ray Disc Table of Contents 4 About Player e Key Features e Package Contents e Copyright Notice e Important Safety Instructions e Getting Started e Exterior 9 Remote Control RC e Entering Text with Remote Control e Standby Mode 11 Connections e Connecting a TV Monitor Projector with HDMI DVI Input e Connecting a TV Monitor Projector with Component Y Cb Cr Video Input e Connecting a TV Monitor Projector with Composite Video Input e Transmission of Digital Audio to AV Re ceiver via HDMI Input e Transmission of Digital Audio to AV Re ceiver via Optical Coaxial Cable e Transmission of Analog Audio to Exter nal Stereo Amplifier or TV Set e Transmission of Analog 7 1 Audio to External Amplifier Receiver e Connection to LAN and Internet 16 Using Storage Devices e Connection of USB Drive e Connection of eSATA Drive e Using Internal 2 5 SATA HDD e Formatting HDD e Correctly Switching Off Player e Stopping Connected Drives 18 System Setup e Setup Menu e Quick Setting of Video Output Mode e Setup Menu Sections e General e Video e Audio e Network e Applications e Appearance e Miscellaneous e Information 24 Playback e File Browser e Marking Files and Folders e Copying and Moving Files and Folders e File Playback e Blu ray Playback e DVD Video Playback e Audio CD Playback e Internet Radio Playback e IPTV Playback and R
16. Copy Delete Rename W demo_content P screenshots Refresh Clear Clipboard Mark Delete Mark All Rename New Folder Mark Mark All Information New Folder Information Dune BD Prime 3 0 user manual Vin case of moving files folders within a single partition of a drive there is no physical copying of the data only the directory information is updated on the drive files folders are moved to the new location instantly In case of moving files folders between different partitions or different drives files folders will be first copied to the new location and then deleted from the old location During copying you should not unplug the player or discon nect the drive Otherwise the information loss may occur Home gt Hard Disk gt screenshots screenshoti1 bmy screenshot10 bmp screenshot11 bmp Fil 6 screenshoti2 bmp screenshot1 bmp screenshot2 bmp 829 MB screenshot3 bmp 1 January 2008 screenshot4 bmp 10 16 05 screenshot5 bmp screenshot6 bmp 10 16 05 screenshot7 bmp 43 screenshot8 bmp amp screenshot9 bmpg 1 January 2008 File Playback The player supports playback of media files video music photos in various formats You can play files from any drives attached to the player or from network drives To play a media file select the file in the file browser and press ENTER To play all media files in the current folder starting with a certain file selec
17. P URL pointing to some video content in a format supported by the player you can directly play this video content on the player w o need to download the video content in advance Besides when accessing UPnP servers media content provided by UPnP servers is also played using HTTP protocol To manually play a specific HTTP media stream given that you know HTTP URL of this HTTP media stream you can prepare a playlist file in M3U or PLS format containing the corre sponding HTTP URL and just launch this playlist file in the player in the usual way The player will start playback of the content streamed from this HTTP URL just like playback of any regu lar video audio file in file playback mode See File playback section for more information File formats supported for HTTP playback are basically the same as file formats supported for the regular file playback mode however there also may be additional specific limitations taking place only for HTTP playback Playback Photo Viewer The player supports viewing photo files as slide shows with nice transition effects See File Playback section on more details on how to select photos for showing o In the photo viewer mode the following RC buttons are available Ooo RETURN STOP Stop the slide show return to the file browser mode PAUSE Pause the slide show e To resume the slide show press PLAY PREV lt lt Left Show the previous file NEXT
18. PC or another network device TROUBLE No access to the storage device attached to the player from the network SOLUTION Several reasons and solutions of this problem are possible Incorrectly configured or disabled network connection between the player and the client PC e Make sure that the player and the client PC are correctly connected to the network check the network cable connection e Make sure that the network parameters of the player are correct see Setup menu Network section e Enter the player Setup menu Information section and make sure that the shown IP ad dress is correct and connected is shown to the right of the IP address e If you connect to a Windows PC do the following first find the IP address of the player see Setup menu System Information section Then on the PC press Start Run and enter the command line ping player_ip address e g ping 10 0 0 3 If successful transmission of packets is displayed it means that the network connection between the player and the Windows PC is correct Incorrect IP address of the player e Make sure that you enter the IP address currently assigned to the player You may find this IP address in the player Setup menu System Information section Reporting a Problem If you suspect you have a problem with the hardware of your player i e you player is bro ken please contact your reseller or an authorized service center for warranty and repair services
19. TER confirm selection finish text entering SUBTITLE enter the period for numeric mode functions like but ton 1 character mode CLEAR lt delete a character to the left of cursor SELECT cap num switch input mode abc character mode small latin letters B10 FE gt BO Q 1E 3 on c gu 2m vu Jf FI ls 59 a 5 2 N 9 o z amp amp SETUP POP UP Ricks f Po to KS a z ad s v e v 2 ANGLE ROTATE SHUFFLE URL REPEAT 2nd audio a C a EI a m ABC character mode capital latin letters 123 numeric mode digits RETURN cancel the text changes and finish text entering Left Right move the cursor one character left right Up Down move the cursor to the start end of a text line e f the cursor is already in start end position select another user interface element which is under over the current text entry area only for dialogs with several elements of user inter face text changes are confirmed automatically POP UP MENU show context menu with a list of available commands They allow you to cut copy and paste text using the clipboard much like it is done on a PC a N DUNE e a Standby Mode Pressing the POWER remote control button switches the player to the Standby mode In this mode the internal HDD if installed is turned off as well as the video output but the device does not switch
20. TWORK PHOTO screenshots AUDIO ia VIDEO 1 January 2008 07 05 48 1 January 2008 07 05 48 V The file browser allows browsing of all files and folders available Browsing starts from the Main screen also called the root folder which includes subdivisions corresponding to connected drives and network resources Up Select the previous file folder from the list Move the cursor to the area of the current path indication in case the selection is on the first element of the list Down Select the next file folder from the list Left Right Depending on the chosen menu style navigate the icon grid or perform the same function as the ENTER RETURN buttons respectively P Select a file from the top of the page move one page up P Select a file from the bottom of the page move one page down RETURN Return to the main root folder ENTER Enter the folder when selected Start playback of the selected media file Show the selected picture Start playback of a folder with video disc content Start firmware update in case a firmware file is selected PLAY Start playing of all media files in the current folder except for the files in subfolders starting from the current file you need to select a starting file using arrow buttons Dune BD Prime 3 0 user manual Start playback of a folder with video disc content Start playback of all files in the selected folder including files in subfolders in alp
21. ad speed for this file For smooth playback of the file this speed should exceed the maximum file bitrate with some reserve In some cases exceeding an average file bitrate with some reserve may be enough During playback of a file from a hard drive directly connected the player especially if the hard drive is formatted to EXT2 or EXTS filesystem the maximum possible data transmission speed can be reached So it is recommended to copy a problematic file to such a hard drive If the problem disappers during playback from such a hard drive the problem is most probably caused by the insufficient reading speed from the media source used previously Besides stuttering and other playback problems may be caused by specific properties of the media file For instance the file may be encoded such a way that the player s decoder is not Troubleshooting fully compatible with You may checkit in he following way if file playback problems take place even when playing the file from the directly connected EXT2 EXT3 formatted hard drive then the problem is most probably caused by the file itself the file is encoded with errors or the player is not compatible with such specific kind of file TROUBLE Selected file is not played back although its format seems to be supported by the player SOLUTION The problem may be due to several causes e File error To eliminate this factor you may try to play back the file with some software player inst
22. al HDMI 1080p 24Hz 16 9 Video connector Digital HDMI Video mode Digital HDMI Aspect ratio Analog Component Analog Composite Analog S Video Dune BD Prime 3 0 user manual Audio This section of the setup menu allows to set the connection type of relevant audio equipment Home gt Setup HEE Y Network Home gt Setup gt Audio x g 4 R Digital audio output mode PCM decode Miscellaneous HDMI audio Enabled A Dy E t Blu ray audio Best quality Digital audio output mode you may switch the mode of digital optical output PCM Pulse Code Modulation forced decoding a mode in which the original sound track i e Dolby Digital or DTS is converted decoded to the Pulse Code form It is sup ported by decoders of virtually any up to date audio equipment But this mode is only rec ommended in case your AV receiver does not support full decoding of multichannel sound of above formats or the audio subsystem of a TV set connected via HDMI cable is used instead of a home theater system Original Bitstream a mode in which the original sound track i e Dolby Digital or DTS is transmitted to an external decoder in its original encoded form Refer to the Transmission of Digital Audio to AV Receiver section Home gt Setup gt Audio Digital audio output mode PCM decode HDMI audio Enabled Blu ray audio Best quality Best quality PiP support HDMI audio tur
23. alled on your PC If all these players demonstrate the failure then this file may be incorrect e File encoding specifics Although the player supports the majority of most popular file formats containers and codecs it does not mean that it will normally play back any file of these formats encoded in any way Frequently these files are made with violation of certain rules and although they may be correctly played back with different software players on a PC the Dune player may not do this since the hardware decoder of the player and or player software are not designed for playback of such files If you think that a file is not played back by the player or is played back improperly and wish to draw the attention of firmware developers please see the Report a Problem section in this manual Network Problems TROUBLE After an attempt to enter the network folder there is a popup Cannot access network folder SOLUTION Several reasons and solutions of this problem are possible Incorrect type of network folder e Correct it by specifying the correct path to the folder e If you connect to a Windows PC 2000 XP or Vista and are not familiar with NFS then specify SMB Incorrect IP address of the server e Make sure that the IP address of the server is correct You may find this information on a Windows PC in network connection properties Incorrectly configured or disabled network connection between the player and
24. ayer Setup menu Sound set ting section sometimes it has a considerable effect on the situation e Try different settings of video output 480i 720p 1080i 1080p 23 976 24 30 50 59 94 60 Hz Your TV set may not support some video modes or does it improperly Change of video Dune BD Prime 3 0 user manual mode to another one compatible with your TV set may help solving the problem You should test this by consecutive examination of video modes It is suggested to start with the lowest picture resolutions e f possible try to use another HDMI cable e f possible try to change the mode of connection of the player to your HDMI equipment e g instead of connection through a receiver connect directly to a TV set e If possible try to connect the player to another TV monitor projector or AV receiver since the problem may be caused by another equipment and not the player or HDMI cable If the problem persists it is quite probable that the player is not compatible or is partially com patible with the particular HDMI equipment TROUBLE The device works improperly SOLUTION e t is possible that the temperature requirements were not observed and there is condensate on internal parts Unplug the player from the AC mains Wait until the condensate evaporates see Safety Measures section and then start using the player normally e It is possible that the device needs to be rebooted Switch the player off wait at least 60
25. ayer and the TV or that a wrong video input is chosen in the TV or A V receiver switch In such a case recheck the cables and the settings of the TV or A V receiver switch or try to use different cables or a different way of connecting the player to the TV e If you see DUNE logo on the TV when you switch on the player but then the picture disappears and no other picture appears during at least 10 seconds it may mean that a wrong video output mode is configured in the player In such a case press the MODE RC button and then press one of the RC buttons 1 2 3 4 or 5 to switch to a different video output mode see Quick Setting of Video Output Mode v To choose the language of the player menu use Setup General Interface language setting v Check here for updated versions of player firmware which may improve player function ing and extend player possibilities http dune hd com firmware v Check here for more detailed and up to date documentation and information on player usage http dune hd com manuals http dune hd com support About Player Exterior Front view ve ad 2 sees TTT 1 2 3 4 5 6 FA 8 9 1 Power switch 4 EJECT 7 PREV 2 Display 5 PLAY PAUSE 8 NEXT 8 Optical drive Rear view 6 STOP 9 USB 2 0 host 1 LAN and USB 2 0 host 2 HDMI 1 3 8 Coaxial digital audio output 4 Optical digital audio o
26. d e Up Down P P Navigate in the playlist e ENTER Switch to the selected item in the playlist e REPEAT Toggle the cyclic playback of the playlist e SHUFFLE Toggle the random playback of the playlist EDRO le DO Bo 2 a SELECT cap num o Cc gt TU a 2 N C SETUP POP UP MENU NC 1 gt CS i STOP SLOW z a v v 2 z g x 4 ANGLE SUBTITLE ROTATE PIP 2nd audio REPEAT gt DUNE SRE Playback Blu ray Playback When you play a Blu ray disc the player uses so called Blu ray playback mode In the Blu ray playback mode various Blu ray features such as Blu ray menu Blu ray subtitles BD J Bonus View BD Live are supported Note when playing a Blu ray disc a so called System Storage USB flash drive should be attached Some player models revisions may have such flash drive built in so there is no need to attach an external flash drive for this purpose You may check Setup System Information System Storage to see whether the System Storage flash drive is recognized properly For more information on the System Storage please see http dune hd com support usb_flash_drive To play a Blu ray disc navigate to the Main screen of the file browser and insert the disc into a Blu ray drive The player will recognize the inserted Blu ray disc and enable the corresponding optical drive item
27. e contrast brightness hue saturation e Subsequent presses select the next parameter e Left Right Adjust the selected parameter If after pressing an RC button the INVALID KEY indication is displayed it means that the procedure assigned to this button is currently disabled or not supported for this disc DVD Video Playback When you play a DVD Video disc the player uses a so called DVD playback mode In the DVD playback mode DVD features such as DVD menu and DVD subtitles are supported To play a DVD Video disc navigate to the Main screen of the file browser and insert the disc into a DVD drive The player will recognize the inserted DVD disc and enable the cor responding optical drive item on the Main screen Select this optical drive item and press ENTER or PLAY The player will start loading the DVD Video disc Depending on a particular DVD Video disc its loading may take some time up to several minutes While a DVD Video disc is being loaded a blank screen is shown After the DVD Video disc is loaded the player will start playback of the disc e g will show the disc menu Note when stopping the playback of a DVD Video disc the player remembers the current playback position and automatically restores it when the disc is loaded next time To start playback of a DVD Video disc from the very beginning just as if it has never been played press CLEAR two times after the disc is loaded In the DVD playback mode th
28. e following RC buttons are available Left Right Up Down ENTER RETURN in DVD menu Navigate the disc menu POP UP MENU Display an interactive menu of the disc selection of scenes switching between titles additional materials etc TOP MENU Switch to the top menu of the disc STOP Finish the playback return to the Main screen of the file browser Playback PAUSE First press switch to the pause mode e Subsequent presses frame by frame playback switching to the next frame e PLAY Continue the playback Left Right Up Down P P during playback First press switch to playback position changing mode e Subsequent presses change the playback position e Left Right Backward forward by 10 sec e Up Down Backward forward by 1 min e P P Backward forward by 10 min e To exit playback position changing mode press ENTER or wait until the automatic switching occurs after a short period of time 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Switch to a DVD Video chapter with the specified number You may select a two digit chapter number by entering both digits consecutively If it s a one digit number please wait shortly after its input All these operations should be performed during the playback Also these buttons allow to select DVD Video menu item PREV lt lt Start playing back the current chapter from the beginning or switch to play back of the previous chapter NEXT gt gt Move to playback of the next chapte
29. eSATA interface Internal HDD option use an optional 2 5 SATA HDD installed directly inside the play er HDMI 1 3 ensure the best possible quality of HD video and HD audio 7 1 audio decoders and 7 1 audio outputs get an excellent surround sound with any audio equipment Full set of standard A V connectors use S PDIF optical audio S PDIF coaxial au dio stereo audio component video composite video outputs to easily connect any A V equipment Video output flexibility output video in any resolution and format from SD to 1080p 24p PAL NTSC Upscaling high quality upscaling of DVD and any other SD video content to Full HD 1080p or other HD resolution File browser convenient file browser with powerful file management copy move de lete rename organize Extra functions Full HD photo viewer Internet radio multicast UDP RTP streams play back and recording playlists NAS SMB FTP BitTorrent client media collections with cover art and icon browsing with Full HD graphics a Dune BD Prime 3 0 user manual Package Contents Dune BD Prime 3 0 media player Remote control batteries may not be included Power supply cord AV cable HDMI cable Quick start guide oahRQAON NOTE Additional items optional may be included into the package depending on player configuration region and distributor such as CD with additional documentation and or demo content SATA SATA cable USB SATA adapt
30. ecording e HTTP Playback e Photo Viewer 35 Accessing Network Drives e Connecting via SMB Protocol e Connecting via NFS Protocol e Using Network Browser 37 Accessing Player from Network e Connecting to the Player via FTP froma Windows PC e Connecting to the Player via SMB froma Windows PC 38 Troubleshooting e General Problems e Playback Problems e Network Problems e Reporting a Problem 42 Firmware Recovery Procedure 43 Player Specifications 44 Notes Table of Contents Chapter 1 About Player Dune BD Prime 3 0 is an all in one solution for up to Full HD 1080p video playback com bining an universal high definition media player and a modern Blu ray disc player in one device Key Features The newest Sigma Designs 8642 media processor enjoy excellent playback and performance of interactive features Blu ray and DVD player play Blu rays and DVDs plus Audio CD and data discs with video music photo files HDD player connect an HDD to the player and play content directly from the HDD Network player connect the player to a local network and play content directly from PC or NAS UPnP SMB NFS MKV player play HD video in a popular MKV format and other modern video file for mats including top quality HD video with very high bitrate 3 USB ports conveniently connect HDDs USB flash drives USB card readers and oth er USB storage devices eSATA port connect an HDD via the most efficient
31. er etc Check with your reseller Copyright Notice The law prohibits copying transmitting displaying broadcasting via cable network public playback and letting on lease of copyright protected materials without the rightholder s au thorization Some video discs are encoded with copy protection and any picture recorded from such discs will be distorted This product incorporates a copyright protection technol ogy which is protected by requirements of certain U S patents and other intellectual prop erty rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home viewing uses Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited About Player Important Safety Instructions 10cm 1 Ocm BD PRIME 3 0 DUNE BLU RAY DISC AND NETWORK MEDIA PLAYER 1 Ocm lt j a lt _ gt 2 e 0 o 2 gt r a Soa SS If you install your device in a closed space it is necessary to provide enough clearance around it for proper cooling The clearance at each side should be not less than 10 cm To avoid troubles please read this manual carefully before using the device Keep the manual for future reference Read these operating instructions carefully before using the unit Follow all the safety in structions listed below Keep these operating instructions handy for
32. ettings menu V See System Setup Network section in this manual for more information Connections Q Chapter 4 N Using Storage Devices Connection of USB Drive To connect a USB drive ensure you are on the main screen of the player menu and connect the USB drive to an USB port of the player The player will recognize the USB drive and will show an item corresponding to the USB drive on the main screen v When connecting a USB drive requiring significant power such as USB HDD use an external power supply for the USB drive Power provided by the USB ports of the player may not be enough for correct functioning of the USB drive v Do not disconnect or switch off the USB drive when some write operation is in prog ress Connection of eSATA Drive To connect an eSATA drive switch off both the player and the eSATA drive connect the eSATA drive to the eSATA port of the player and connect the eSATA drive to its power sup ply switch on the eSATA drive and as the last step switch on the player The player will recognize the eSATA drive and will show an item corresponding to the eSATA drive on the main screen of the player menu v Switch off and disconnect the eSATA drive only after switching off the player v NOTE Depending on a particular eSATA drive it may also be possible to connect dis connect the eSATA drive to the player w o switching off the player This possibility is not guaranteed to work correctly
33. firmware dff the file is invalid broken the file corresponds to a wrong player model the file can not be read from the USB drive etc e ERR Dnn ERR Enn A problem during data copying e g the USB drive discon nected during data copying 6 Detach the USB flash drive from the player and delete the dune_firmware dff file from it do not attach the USB flash drive with this file to the player when you switch the player on otherwise the player will attempt to recover the firmware again 7 Switch the player off using the power button on the player 8 Switch the player on The recovered firmware should load in the usual way Dune BD Prime 3 0 user manual Chapter 11 Player Specifications Optical disc formats Blu ray DVD Video Audio CD BD DVD CD data discs with files video mu sic photos Video file formats Audio file formats MKV MPEG TS MPEG PS M2TS VOB AVI MOV MP4 QT ASF WMV video disc ISO images video disc folders MPA M4A WMA FLAC WAV DTS WAV DTS AC3 Picture file formats JPEG PNG BMP GIF Video codecs MPEG2 MPEG4 Divx XVID WMV9 VC1 H 264 Audio codecs AC3 Dolby Digital DTS MPEG LPCM WMA WMAPro EAC3 Dolby Digital Plus Dolby True HD DTS HD High Resolution Audio DTS HD Master Audio FLAC multichannel FLAC Subtitle formats SRT SUB plain text SSA AAS MKV VobSub PGS Blu ray playback only Playlist file formats
34. habetical order Start playback of all marked files in the same order as displayed MENU Show context menu with a list of available additional commands for the selected file folder and the current folder Using the context menu allows you to execute the follow ing commands e Display information on the selected file folder also allows to test file reading speed e Open a folder with video disc content browse folder content instead of starting the play back e Mark or unmark the selected file folder e Mark or unmark all files folders in the current folder e Delete marked file s folder s e Copy marked file s folder s files folders names are put to the clipboard e Cut marked file s folder s files folders names are put to the clipboard e Paste previously copied cut files folders from the clipboard to the current folder i e per form copying moving of files folders e Refresh the current folder contents e Create a folder e Create a network folder only on Main screen e Change network folder definition e Delete network folder SELECT Mark or unmark the selected file folder then move the selection to the next file folder in the list CLEAR lt Delete the selected file folder or marked files folders a confirmation is re quested INFO Display information on files folders or the selected drive also allows to test the file reading speed ANGLE ROTATE Refresh the contents of the current f
35. his type of video output configu or ration may be required in case after connecting your player to a TV monitor projector you see no picture on the screen Ga c After pressing the MODE button you will enter the quick video set ting mode In this mode pressing one of the digit buttons 1 2 3 4 5 switches to one of the following video output modes respectively 1 Composite Component PAL 2 Composite Component NTSC 3 HDMI 480i 60 Hz 4 HDMI 720p 60 Hz 5 HDMI 1080i 60 Hz To exit the quick video setting mode after successful settings press ENTER on your RC e After pressing the MODE and a digit button please wait for up to 15 ells tg N kie f f N S S SETUP CEE We o CD gt oD 7 sec before the new video mode is settled LJ 1 e The 5 listed video modes are provided only to ensure that you can aE quickly set up some usable video mode for any type of video con nection you are using regardless the previous settings of your play er e After getting a picture on the screen with one of these modes please go to Setup menu and choose the most appropriate video output and resolution Dune BD Prime 3 0 user manual e During a video playback the MODE button is deactivated To change parameters of video output stop playback by pressing the STOP button In case of any problems to make sure that the playback is stopped and you are in the file browser mode
36. lesystem v NOTE To use EXT2 EXT3 formatted disks on a Windows PC you may need to install ad ditional software on the PC such as EXT2FSD http www ext2fsd com Correctly Switching Off Player Do not switch off the player if some drive is connected to the player and some write opera tion is in progress Note that write operation may be performed not only manually e g when copying files via the file browser of the player but also in background e g if the built in Bit Torrent client is running or access to the player from network via SMB FTP is performed Ensure that all write operations are finished or stopped before switching off the player If you switch off the player using the power switch on the front panel first put the player into the standby mode using the RC to ensure all potentially buffered data is fully written to the connected drives Stopping Connected Drives When the player goes into the standby mode or when the player is switched off using the RC the player sends stop command to all connected drives This is done in order to de crease power consumption and reduce noise when the player and the connected devices are not used When the player leaves the standby mode or when it is switched on again the connected drives start working again If the player is in standby mode and it needs to access the stopped drive e g because the built in BitTorrent client is running or because access from the net
37. n does not function or function improperly picture disappears jumps etc e This kind of troubles results from bad compatibility of the player with some models of HDMI equipment Symptoms may be the following e HDMI connection is not available at all although everything is properly connected and con figured e Periodical disappearing or jumping of picture during video playback or operation of the file browser e Periodic warning on the TV monitor projector screen about video mode change during video playback or operation of the file browser e Problems with sound on a TV set during sound transmission through HDMI e Color bars or other strange effects on screen Note Reinitializing of HDMI video output of the player which is performed when switching between the file browser and video playback in the form of several second delay before play back start and return to the file browser is an expected and normal player behavior with cur rent firmware versions installed it takes place with any HDMI equipment This feature is not related to the above problems SOLUTION e First of all make sure that the problem is related to the HDMI connection try to use an analog connection to a TV monitor projector e g component If the problem persists after switching to an analog connection it shall mean that it is not related to HDMI but rather to your TV monitor projector e Try to switch on off the sound transmission through HDMI pl
38. n on and off transmition of audio signal via HDMI Blu ray audio e When set to Best quality and the Digital audio output mode set to Bitstream the pri mary audio track is sent to both S PDIF digital audio output and HDMI as a bitstream not depending on the presence of secondary audiotrack secondary audio video functions PiP are disabled e When set to PiP support secondary audio video functions are enabled and to support these functions the player is allowed to use the decode mode instead of the bitstream mode on digital audio outputs so the audio quality may suffer e g stereo PCM may be sent to the S PDIF output and multichannel PCM may be sent to the HDMI output System Setup Network This section describes main parameters of connecting the media player to a LAN or Internet Connection You may select a type of connection which will be used by default It may be Wired Ethernet or Wireless Wi Fi optional Alternatively the connection may be disabled at all To use a Wi Fi connection you need to ensure that a Wi Fi module optional is connected to the player Please see here for the information on supported Wi Fi modules http dune hd com support hw_compat Selection of networking mode Auto DHCP The media player is instructed to automatically receive an IP address and other parameters required for TCP IP network Manually All TCP IP parameters are set by the user TCP IP Settings
39. ng a list of photos a special photo viewer application is used for nice photo showing with transition effects see Photo Viewer section When starting playback of a list of media files consisting of both photos and other kinds of media files video audio the player will ask whether you want to show photos or play video and audio files In file playback mode the following RC buttons are available STOP Finish playback return to the file browser PAUSE First press switch to the pause mode e Subsequent presses frame by frame display switch to the next frame e To exit the pause mode press PLAY Left Right Up Down P P First press switch to playback position changing mode Subsequent presses change the playback position e Left Right Backward forward by 10 sec e Up Down Backward forward by 1 min e P P Backward forward by 10 min e To exit the playback position changing mode press the ENTER button or wait until automatic switching to the selected position occurs after a short period of time 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Switch playback position to 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 from the beginning of the file FWD gt gt REW lt lt Switch to the accelerated forward backward playback increase frame rate switch between acceleration modes 1x 2x 4x 8x 16x 32x e To return to the normal playback press PLAY SLOW gt Switch to the slow motion forward playback decrea
40. nt input of the TV monitor projector using a 2RCA 2RCA cable Instead you can use optical cable to transmit digital audio to your AV receiver in this case better audio quality may be expected 4 Using the RC buttons of your TV monitor projector select the required input and display mode For further instructions please refer to the manual of your displaying equipment 5 Power on the devices Wait until the initial screen a DUNE logo is shown Dune BD Prime 3 0 user manual AUDIO IN L R JOID m 000 v Ql z Transmission of Digital Audio to AV Receiver via HDMI Input D This media player is equipped with an up to date HDMI 1 3 interface allowing trans mission of digital video and audio streams via a single cable If your AV receiver has an HDMI 1 3 input and decoders for up to date audio formats you may fully enjoy an HD multichannel sound 1 Make sure that the player and the AV receiver are switched off Do not switch them on until the connection procedure is finished 2 Connect the HDMI output of the media player to the HDMI input of your AV receiver using an HDMI HDMI cable 3 Using the RC buttons of the AV receiver select an appropriate mode refer to your AV receiver manual v we recommend you to turn down the volume of your audio equipment before connection in order to protect your hearing
41. nted in the Main screen root folder of the file browser as a folder called network folder To create a new network folder i e to connect a network drive to the player 1 Enter the Main screen root folder of the file browser 2 Execute the New Network Folder action in the context menu 3 In the appearing window assign network folder parameters 4 Set the name field to any name which you like This name will be shown as a folder name in the file browser 5 Set the type field to SMB or NFS depending on which protocol does your network drive support e If you want to connect to a Windows PC and you are not familiar with the NFS protocol the easiest way would be using SMB in this case you won t need to install additional software on a PC the built in Windows software would be enough for Windows 2000 XP and Vista e If you want to connect to a NAS Network Attached Storage and your NAS supports NFS it is recommended to use the NFS protocol for better performance e Windows typically does not have a built in software which implements the NFS protocol If you want to use NFS for accessing files on a Windows PC you may need to install and configure some thirdparty NFS server software such as HaneWin NFS Server Connecting via SMB Protocol 1 Set the Server field to the server IP address E g 10 0 0 2 e When connecting to a Windows PC the required IP address can be found in the network c
42. off completely To activate the player from the Standby mode press the POWER remote control button once again The player will be switched on immediately within several seconds Note you can also configure the player to power off completely when pressing the POWER remote control button see Setup Miscellaneous Advanced POWER remote button Dune BD Prime 3 0 user manual OQ Chapter 3 Connections This chapter describes different possibilities of connecting the media player to AV equipment v Depending on the model and the design of a TV monitor projector after connecting it using one of the provided schemes and plugging in the power the player initialization may take up to 10 sec If after this time there is no picture a DUNE logo on the screen then it is a problem with the cable connection or the TV monitor projector Please check the Trou bleshooting section in such case If after the initial screen a DUNE logo disappears there is no other picture on the screen in 10 sec and more then it is most likely a problem of incorrect video mode set in the player Please address the Quick Setting of Video Output Mode section below in such case Connecting a TV Monitor Projector with HDMI DVI Input HDMI IN ne Since the player is designed first of all for playback of high definition HD video up to 1080p the best way of signal transmission from the player to a TV monitor
43. older REPEAT Return to the Main screen the root folder of the file browser SETUP Switch to the Setup menu MODE Switch to the quick setting of video output mode A Red being pressed three times sequentially Generate a debug dump in the current folder Playback Marking Files and Folders To execute operations with several files folders at the same time you may mark these files folders Use SELECT button on your RC or commands of the context menu v You may mark files folders only within the current folder In case of switching to another fold er the information on marks will be reset Home gt Hard Disk W demo_content P screenshots Refresh Cut Copy Delete Rename New Folder Copying and Moving Files and Folders e Copying and moving files folders is performed using the clipboard much like it is done onaPC e To copy files folders you need first to copy them to the clipboard then go to the target folder and perform the Paste action e To move files folders you should first cut them to the clipboard then go to the target folder and perform the Paste action e Cut Copy and Paste actions may be executed using the context menu e In case of copying or moving a folder its content will be copied moved entirely including all subfolders and their contents e To copy or move several files folders at once you should mark these files folders Refresh Home gt Hard Disk Cut
44. onnection properties on a Windows PC 2 Set the Folder field to the name of a shared folder having proper access rights on an SMB server E g VIDEO e When connecting to a Windows PC the name of the shared folder can be found in the properties of a folder on a Windows PC e The name of a shared folder which is exposed to the network so called network name may differ from its name on a hard drive you should use the network name If the SMB server requires user name and password specify those values in respective fields in most cases those are not required Accessing Network Drives Connecting via NFS Protocol 1 Set the Server field to the IP address of an NFS server E g 10 0 0 2 When connecting to a Windows PC the required IP address can be found in the network connection properties on a Windows PC 2 Set the Folder field to the full folder path on an NFS server E g data video e The folder path should begin with Path details are determined by the particular NFS server and its settings 3 Press the OK button on the screen The Main screen the root folder of the file browser will show the new network folder Open this folder to browse the contents of the network drive e If an attempt to open a network folder fails with the Cannot access network folder message please refer to the Troubleshooting section of this manual Using Network Browser To browse the list of network res
45. ources accessible via SMB or UPnP protocols use Network Browser item on the main screen of the player menu NOTE If some network resources are not shown by the player you may need to wait some minutes and then retry or press the MENU RC button and choose Refresh command Dune BD Prime 3 0 user manual ge Chapter 8 Accessing Player from Network You may use the player as a Network Attached Storage NAS and access drives connected to the player from the LAN Note For FTP access it is enough to establish an FTP connection to the player No user name and password is required e g a so called anonymous FTP access is used If a par ticular FTP client requires specifying a user name and a password enter the user name ftp and leave the password field blank Connecting to the Player via FTP from a Windows PC 1 Find out the IP address of the player it may be done in the player Setup menu System Information section 2 Open the Windows Explorer i e use any opened folder window and enter the following into the address bar ftp player_ip_ address e g ftp 10 0 0 3 e For FTP access instead of the Windows Explorer it is recommended to use specialized FTP clients like FileZilla such clients typically perform better Connecting to the Player via SMB from a Windows PC For SMB access the player offers a shared with unrestricted access folder with the name internal_hard_disk which corre
46. projector is the HDMI interface In this case video and audio streams are transmitted in digital form without loss delivering excellent picture and sound v If your TV monitor projector has no HDMI port but is equipped with the DVI one you can use an HDMI DVI adapter to be connected to HDMI HDMI cable or HDMI DVI cable no adapter needed In this case transmission of audio stream via HDMI is not supported so one of the analog or digital audio outputs has to be used 1 Make sure that the player and the TV monitor projector is switched off Do not switch them on until the connection procedure is finished 2 Connect the HDMI DVI cable and if needed the HDMI DVI adapter 3 Using RC buttons of the TV monitor projector select the required input port and for display mode For further instructions please refer to the manual of your displaying equipment 4 Power on the devices Wait until the initial screen a DUNE logo is shown Connections Connecting a TV Monitor Projector with Component Y Cb Cr Video Input For this connection you should use a COMENT 3RCA 3RCA video cable and optionally a 1000 2RCA 2RCA audio cable for sound trans AA mission to your TV set Please note that video cable shall have an impedance of 75 Ohm i e specially designed for trans mission of analog video signal 1 Make sure that the player and the display ing device are switched off
47. r on the disc INFO Display hide the information on played DVD media name of folder name optical drive type of media container format codec type resolution of video stream in the file maximum bitrate statistics for the current file playback session average bitrate statistics for the current file playback session current bitrate playback statistics duration AUDIO First press display information on current sound track e Subsequent presses switch to the next sound track SUBTITLE First press display information on the current subtitles e Subsequent presses switch between available subtitle versions ZOOM First press switch to the picture zooming mode display the current zoom status e Subsequent presses change zooming mode SETUP Display picture parameters setup menu contrast brightness hue saturation e Up Down Select previous next parameter e Left Right Decrease increase the current parameter value e CLEAR Reset to the default value e To exit the picture parameter setting mode press ENTER or wait until automatic exit oc curs after a short period of time A Red Switch to the sound synchronization adjustment mode display information on current setting SEARCH then PLAY Go directly to the main title CLEAR twice Start playback the DVD Video from the very beginning Dune BD Prime 3 0 user manual Audio CD Playback To play an Audio CD navigate to the Main screen of the file b
48. rowser and insert the disc into the optical drive The player will recognize the inserted Audio CD and enable the cor responding optical drive item on the Main screen Select this optical drive item and press ENTER or PLAY The player will start playback of the Audio CD When playing a Audio CD the player treats each Audio CD track as a kind of an audio file and performs playback of a playlist consisting of all Audio CD tracks the same way as if the corresponding list of audio files was played in the file playback mode The overall player behavior and available RC buttons are the same as in the file playback mode See File playback section for more information Internet Radio Playback The player supports playback of Internet Radio stations streamed using HTTP protocol For information on using Internet Radio please refer to http dune hd com support inet_ radio IPTV Playback and Recording The player supports playback and recording of IPTV channels streamed using multicast UDP protocol raw UDP or RTP over UDP For information on using IPTV please refer to http dune hd com support iptv HTTP Playback The player supports playback of media content from network using HTTP protocol This possibility is mostly intended for playback of Internet Radio see Internet Radio play back section but it can also be used for playback of other kinds of content streamed over HTTP protocol For example you if you have an HTT
49. se frame rate switch between 1x 1 2x 1 4x 1 8x 1 16x 1 32x e To return to normal playback press PLAY INFO Show hide information on the current file File name Container type Format codec type Resolution of the video stream in the file Maximum bitrate statistics of the current session of file playback Average bitrate statistics of the current session of file playback Current bitrate playback statistics Duration AUDIO First press display information on the current sound track e Subsequent presses switch to the next sound track SUBTITLE First press display information on the current subtitles e Subsequent presses switch to the next subtitles e Up Down Move subtitles up down ZOOM First press switch to picture zooming mode display information on current zoom setting e Subsequent presses switch to subsequent picture zooming mode e In case the Special zooming mode is selected the following RC buttons are enabled e Left Right Zoom in out proportional picture stretching e Up Down Increase decrease vertical stretching proportions adjusting e P P Increase decrease the overscan area useful to compensate for picture cropping by a TV projector e Toexit the picture zooming mode press ENTER or wait until automatic exit will be performed after a short period of time Dune BD Prime 3 0 user manual SETUP Display picture parameters setup menu contrast brightness hue saturation
50. seconds then switch it on e Some player functions can work improperly or be not available due to a particular media content a particular connected hardware or particular player settings Try to use other me dia content or connect other hardware to check if the problem is caused by a specific kind of media content of a specific kind of connected hardware Try to adjust the player settings If possible try to check if the same functions with the same media content with the same con nected hardware and with the same player settings work normally on other players of the same model If you still think that your player works improperly please contact an autorized service center Playback Problems TROUBLE Stuttering of the playback of high bitrate video files SOLUTION For playback of high bitrate video files please make sure that the player has sufficient with some reserve media data reading speed The speed depends on the data storage drive If the reading speed is insufficient there will be playback problems such as video and audio stuttering To avoid such problems it is recommended to store the file on a device ensuring best read speed and play the file from this device You may test the reading speed for a particular file in the following way select the file in the file browser press the INFO button on RC and select Read Test The player will check the file reading speed and display the information on the maximum possible re
51. sponds to the internal HDD of the player User name and password is not required 1 Find out the IP address of the player it may be done in the player Setup menu System Information section 2 Open the Windows Explorer i e use any opened folder window or press the Start button and enter the following player_ip address e g 10 0 0 3 e If you are unable to access the player from the network please refer to the Trouble shooting section of this manual Accessing Player from Network y Chapter 9 gt Troubleshooting General Problems TROUBLE The player does not switch on SOLUTION Check if the player is connected to AC mains Wait at least 60 seconds before switching on the player TROUBLE The player turns on but there is no picture SOLUTION If during 60 sec after switching on there is still no picture on the screen and the player power indicator is lighted most probably the video output parameters of your player or video input of your TV monitor projector are incorrect If you are sure that the equipment is properly connected using appropriate cable connected to appropriate sockets try to adjust video output settings using the MODE button of your RC Refer to the Quick Setting of Video Output Mode TROUBLE The remote control does not work or works improperly SOLUTION Please refer to the Remote Control section for proper operation of the remote control TROUBLE HDMI connectio
52. switch the player off and then on and wait until the player boots completely for up to 60 sec Refer to the Standby Mode section Setup Menu Sections Home gt Setup Applications Appearance te Information General This section descrbes selection of general interface language and timeout for the screen saver activation Home gt Setup gt General Interface language English Screen saver 3 minutes Disabled 10 seconds 1 minute 2 minutes 3 minutes 5 minutes System Setup Video In this section you will find settings of video output type digital HDMI or analog and adjusting of video resolution on selected output e The selected resolution will be used by default for all media files e Read carefully the manual for your TV monitor projector Some video modes may not be supported by your equipment e In case of using the HDMI connection depending on HDMI support in your TV monitor projector intermediate HDMI equipment if any and the player some video modes may not be available or may function improperly In this case use other video modes or other connection type e To have the best picture quality it is recommended to use an HDMI connection Refer to the Connection to TV Monitor Projector via HDMI Input section Home gt Setup General WEY Network Appearance gt 7 wy Miscellaneous Information Home gt Setup gt Video Current video mode Digit
53. t the file in the file browser and press PLAY The player will generate a playlist consisting of all media files in the current folder not including files in subfolders and will start playback of this playlist starting with the selected file To play all media files in a certain folder including files in subfolders select the folder and press PLAY The player will generate a playlist consisting of all media files in the folder including files in all subfolders and will start playback of this playlist To play a predefined playlist file in M3U or PLS format select the playlist file and press PLAY The player will load the playlist file and will start playback of all items in the loaded playlist To play a given set of media files and or folders and or playlist files mark all needed files and or folders and or playlist files using RC buttons SELECT and MENU and press PLAY The player will generate a playlist comprising all marked content including all marked media files all media files in the marked folders and all their subfolders and all items from the marked playlist files and will start playback of this playlist During playback of a playlist you can easily navigate through the playlist using RC buttons NEXT PREV MENU When playing video or audio files the player uses so called file playback mode Entering and leaving the file playback mode may take some time and black screen may be shown Playback When playi
54. the server e Make sure that the player and the server are properly connected to the network check connection of network cables e Make sure that the player s network parameters are set correctly Setup menu Network section e Enter the player Setup menu System Information section and make sure that the IP ad dress line displays correct IP address and that connected is shown to the right of the IP address e If you connect to a Windows PC do the following first find the IP address of the player see Setup menu System Information section Then on the PC press Start Run and enter in the command line ping player_ip_address e g ping 10 0 0 3 If successful transmis sion of packets is displayed it means that the network connection between the player and the Windows PC is correct Dune BD Prime 3 0 user manual Incorrectly specified folder name e Make sure that the correct name is entered If you connect to a Windows PC name of the shared folder may be found in the folder properties on the PC Make sure that the server is correctly setup required folder is open for access Make sure that you may have an ac cess to the shared folder from another PC or another network device Incorrect user name password in case of SMB connection e Make sure that you enter correct user name and password Make sure that you may get access to a shared folder with the specified user name and the password from another
55. utput 5 Analog stereo left right audio output Dune BD Prime 3 0 user manual 6 Composite video output 7 Component Y Pb Pr video output 8 USB 2 0 host 9 eSATA host 10 Multichannel 7 1 analog audio output 11 AC power Chapter 2 Remote Control RC 1 Command indicator flashes in response to RC button press ing 2 EJECT open close the optical drive tray if the external opti cal drive is connected MUTE turn the sound on off MODE switch the video mode control some other player functions POWER toggle the standby mode 3 A Red B Green C Yellow D Blue access Blu ray disc features control some other player functions 4 0 9 enter numbers and text control some other player func tions 5 SEARCH jump to a specified playback position ZOOM change the zoom factor for the video content being played SET UP enter leave the main Setup menu adjust playback settings during playback 6 V V volume up volume down adjust the volume 7 P P page up page down scroll up and down in various lists control some other player functions 8 Arrows LEFT RIGHT DOWN UP ENTER RETURN TOP MENU POP UP MENU INFO main buttons for controlling the player navigate across the items on the screen open use the currently selected item go back to the previous screen go to main menu show popup menu with actions show information
56. various factors spe cifics of media content encoding specifics of the configuration of the player etc Compatibility of the player with arbitrary media content is not guaranteed The information in this manual is provided as is no guarantees of any kind are given in respect to its completeness or correctness The manufacturer reserves the right to change the technical specification of the product without prior notice 43 Player Specifications Chapter 12 Notes Dune BD Prime 3 0 user manual Dune BD Prime 3 0 user manual 46 los lt DUNE HDi JUNE www Dune HD com
57. work via SMB or FTP is performed the drive will automatically resume its operation v Some connected drives may not properly cooperate with the player in respect to stop ping resuming in particular when entering exiting the standby or power off mode This may depend on a particular drive model and also on the exact way how the drive is con nected to the player and how the power is provided to the drive It is not recommended to use such drive models If proper handling of these things is important it is recommended to learn or test in advance whether a particular drive model works correctly with the player Using Storage Devices Chapter 5 A a System Setup This chapter describes a list of settings of different functions of your media player Setup Menu e The setup menu may be entered only from the file browser mode A WARNING During media files playback an access to the setup menu is dis abled In order to enter the menu you need to stop the playback first e To enter the setup menu press SETUP on your RC or enter the Setup folder in the Main screen of the player the file browser showing the root folder e To exit the setup menu press SETUP once again or press the RETURN button e To browse the setup menu use RC buttons Up Down RETURN Left ENTER Right Quick Setting of Video Output Mode The MODE button of the RC allows quick setting of video output mode without entering the setup menu T
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