Welcome to myiHome! This is a step-by-step guide that will teach you on how to use myiHome in the simplest way.
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Contents Introduction Introduction .........................................................................................
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Setup myiHome Install myiHome Application ...................................................................
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Setup Additional Task ............................................................................
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Getting Started Use myiHome .......................................................................................
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Use Help ..............................................................................................
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myiHome Themes .................................................................................
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Specify Preferred Language ...................................................................
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Watch Video Introduction .........................................................................................
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Change Default Video Library ................................................................
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RealMedia Conversion ...........................................................................
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3GP Conversion ...................................................................................
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Add Video Library .................................................................................
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Play Videos in Random Order ................................................................
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Listen to Music Introduction .........................................................................................
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Change Default Music Library .................................................................
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Scan for Song Information .....................................................................
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Slide Show for Music Playback ...............................................................
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Play Music in Random Order ..................................................................
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Add Music Library .................................................................................
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Add Radio Playlist .................................................................................
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View Photo Introduction .........................................................................................
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Change Default Photo Album Library ......................................................
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Add Photo Library .................................................................................
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Photo Scaling Setting ............................................................................
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Music Playlist for Slide Show ..................................................................
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Play Slides in Random Order .................................................................
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Service Introduction .........................................................................................
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Synchronize With Internet Explorer .......................................................
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Synchronize With Mozilla Fox .................................................................
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Media Service ......................................................................................
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iTunes Introduction ........................................................................................
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Slide Show for iTunes Music Playback ....................................................
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iTunes Shared Music ............................................................................. 100 iTunes Shared Video ............................................................................. 104 iTunes Podcasts ...................................................................................
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iTunes Radio .......................................................................................
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Windows Media Connect Introduction ........................................................................................
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Play Windows Media Connect Contents ..................................................
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Rhapsody Introduction ........................................................................................
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Play RealRhapsody Contents ................................................................
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Napster Introduction .......................................................................................
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Play Napster Contents .........................................................................
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Windows Media Player Introduction ........................................................................................
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Create My Playlists in WMP 8 ................................................................
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Create My Playlists in WMP 9 ................................................................
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Create My Playlists in WMP 10 ..............................................................
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Winamp Introduction ........................................................................................
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Play Winamp Playlist ............................................................................
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Troubleshoot Troubleshooting ................................................................................... 148
Appendix Appendix 1: Changing Media Server Port ...............................................
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Appendix 2: Protect Your Media Content ................................................
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Appendix 3: Enable MAC Address Control ..............................................
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Appendix 4: Networked Multimedia Player .............................................
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Introduction
myiHome : pronounce as mai-home myiHome delivers all the media files stored in your PC through your home entertainment system. Watching your digitized movies, enjoy your mp3s, view your photos, all from the comfort of your couch. myiHome specially created for TV with its well-designed and easy-to-use interface, you can now navigate all your media and content on your TV screen, with clicks!
Figure 1.0
: myiHome player
:: Video A feature that lets you watch your collections of videos.
:: Music Features include playing and updating your favorite music collections.
:: Photo Share your digital pictures with your family on your TV screen.
:: Service An extra feature that lets you to do more with your myiHome.
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Setup myiHome myiHome Application Installation and Configuration Guide.
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Install myiHome Application
Figure 2.0 : Install myiHome application
1. Insert myiHome installation CD into CD-Rom. Double-click the myiHome folder and the folder will open as shown above. 2. To install myiHome, just double-click setup icon and follow the instructions on the setup wizard.
Important Note:
For users running on Microsoft Windows XP SP2, choose to Unblock the program, to allow myiHome to access to Internet and network, when prompted.
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Setup Additional Task
Figure 2.1 : Run myiHome server at startup
Important Note: In order to be able to play your media files through myiHome Player, myiHome Server needs to be up and running at all times
1. When selected, the Run myiHome Server at startup option will automatically runs myiHome Server at every PC startup. With this task selected, user can directly access to myiHome Player even if their myiHome application is not running.
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Getting Started To enjoy your favorite media on your TV screen, please make sure all your media files placed in My Documents or your selected path.
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Use myiHome
1. Go to your PC desktop and double click on myiHome
icon.
2. Please wait while it starts the service. The myiHome application window will then pop up.
Figure 3.0 : myiHome application - welcome screen
3. Please turn on NMP and find your computer name at myiHome login screen and click on it to enter. Note: Before starting myiHome, make sure that both NMP and myiHome have been setup and configured correctly. Please refer to NMP User Guide for NMP setup and configuration.
4. myiHome player will immediately appear on your TV screen.
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Use Help myiHome Help system included a complete information on all topics. 1. Choose Help > Contents
Figure 3.1 : Help screen
2. You will see Contents side menu on your left.
Figure 3.2 : Contents screen Syabas Technology Copyright (C) 2001-2006, All Right Reserved
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myiHome Themes You can change the appearance of myiHome on TV and PC by using Themes. You can change the appearance of myiHome on TV by using Themes. You can have a different appearance, different way to navigate and extra feature like PIP window depending on the theme you apply. There are two way to change how myiHome looks . a) Select from myihome application OR b) Select direct from TV screen.
Select from myiHome application 1. To change themes on myiHome application, select Edit and then select Preferences option at myiHome menu bar. 2. Select General category and click on Appearance tab at the preferences window. 3. Choose your preferred theme for myiHome Application and player from the drop down list. 4. Click on OK button to confirm your setting and close the preferences pop up window. 5. myiHome application will be auto refreshed and switched to your preferred theme immediately.
Figure 3.3: Specify your preferred theme from drop down box Syabas Technology Copyright (C) 2001-2006, All Right Reserved
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Select direct from TV screen 1. To change themes directly from TV screen, go to TV and select setting from myiHome player home page.(please refer to figure 3.4)
Figure 3.4: Click on setting from TV screen
2. Select your preferred theme from the drop down list and click on Submit button when done. (please refer to figure 3.5)
Figure 3.5: Select your preferred theme from the drop down list on TV screen
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Specify Preferred Language 1. To start, select Edit and then select Preferences option at myiHome menu bar. 2. Select General category and click on Appearance tab at the preferences window. 3. Choose your preferred language for myiHome Application and player from the drop down list. 4. Click on OK button to confirm your setting and close the preferences pop up window. 5. myiHome application will be auto refreshed and switched to your preferred language immediately.
Figure 3.6: Specify your preferred language from drop down box
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Hitech theme
Mystery theme
TV theme
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Metal theme
Blue theme
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Watch Video A feature that lets you watch your collections of videos on TV. By Default, myiHome will played all your video files (in MPEG, AVI, DAT format) that located in your My
Document/My Videos folder. i.e. C:\Documents and Settings\[Your User Name]\My Documents\My Videos
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Introduction 1. You could viewing your video collection by starting myiHome, then select video channel on TV screen. You can now enjoy your favorite videos! 2. For subsequent updates, just click video channel again every time, new videos are added to the Video library. myiHome automatically updates all media files. Tips: You could organize your video files in whichever way you like. Suggested method would be creating different folder to represent different videos/events, and named your folder accordingly.
Note: Video supports multiple level of subfolders for its complexity in organizing it, so you could create as many level of subfolders as you prefer! However it is always recommended that minimum level of subfolders for easy to navigate! i.e. ..\My Videos\Comedy\Jacky\2000\True Love.mpg ..\My Videos\Comedy\True Love.mpg ..\My Videos\True Love.mpg
Figure 4.0: Video screen (first level) Syabas Technology Copyright (C) 2001-2006, All Right Reserved
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3. You can click on play button to play all your video files on your screen. 4. Selecting your favorite video by using a) Arrow key and press ENTER button on your remote control or b) Direct press the number on your remote control to start the video. 5. Click into folder will lead you one level deeper. You will be able to view all the files in the selected folder. 6. To navigate back to previous screen, select back icon on the top of the screen and press ENTER button on the remote control or direct press back button on the remote control. 7. To navigate back to first screen of the video channel, click on MENU button on your remote control.
Figure 4.1: Video screen (2nd level : my favorite folder)
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Change Default Video Library 1. To change, select Edit and then select Preferences option at myiHome menu bar. 2. Select Video category and click on Video Library tab at the preferences window. 3. Click on Browse button for new Path. 4. To restore to default setting (My Documents/My Videos), simply click on Restore Default button.
Figure 4.2: Change default video library
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RealMedia Conversion
1. To able to watch the RealMedia (*.rmvb, *.rm, and etc.) format movie file, go to Edit menu and then select Preferences option at myiHome menu bar. 2. Select Video category and check Enable RealMedia conversion option at the preferences window.
Figure 4.3: Enable RealMedia conversion option
3. Select “Download mencoder” if your PC required transcoding tool. For further steps to install transcoding tools, please refer below “Install Transcoding Tools” section. 4. Select “Download DLLs” if your PC required additional RealMedia libraries. For further steps to install RealMedia libraries, please refer below “Install RealMedia Libraries” section.
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Install RealMedia Libraries (optional)
Figure 4.4: Install RealMedia Libraries option
1. If there are not DLLs found in your PC, a pop up window will prompt. You will be then required to download some 3rd party libraries. 2. Once click the “Download DLLs” button to download 3rd party libraries, it will redirect to Downloading Real(TM) Plugins web page. (Note: Internet connection is required)
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Figure 4.5: Downloading Real(TM) Plugins screen shown
3. To download the libraries, there are a few steps you need to follow: a) Download rp9codecs-win32-20050115.tar.bz2 from the link in the website
Figure 4.6: rp9codecs-win32-20050115.tar.bz2 screen shown
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Note: Internet Explorer (I.E.) might experience file extension error.
Make sure the file extension after download is in *.tar.bz2 format
b) Extract the package (using archive tool that support .tar and .bz2 archive formats, e.g. IZArc)
Figure 4.7: IZArc screen shown
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c) Next, open up the compress file. A rp9codecs-win32-20050115 folder will shown. Copy (or extract) all the DLL files (*.dll) to the following location : [Your System Drive]\WINDOWS\System 32 (e.g. C:\WINDOWS\System 32)
Figure 4.8: Placing all the DLL files (*.dll) inside C:\WINDOWS\system32 folder
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Install Transcoding Tool (optional)
Figure 4.9: Enable RealMedia conversion option
1. If there are not Transcoding Tool (mencoder.exe) found in your PC, a pop up window will prompt. You will be then required to download some 3rd party components. 2. Once click the “Download mencoder” button to download 3rd party components, it will re-direct to Downloading mencoder web page. (Note: Internet connection is required)
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Figure 4.10: Downloading MEncoder screen shown
3. To download the components, there are a few steps you need to follow: a) Download MPlayer-mingw32-1.0pre8.zip from the link in the website
Figure 4.11: MPlayer-mingw32-1.0pre8.zip screen shown
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b) Next, open up the compress file. A MPlayer-mingw32-1.0pre8.zip folder will shown. Copy (or extract) the mencoder.exe to the following location: [Your System Drive]\Program Files\myiHome\app (e.g. C:\Program Files\myiHome\app)
Figure 4.12: Placing the Transcoding Tool (mencoder.exe) inside C:\Program Files\myiHome\app folder
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3GP Conversion Install Transcoding Tool (optional)
Figure 4.13: Enable 3GP conversion option
1. To enable play video file in 3GP formats, select Enable 3GP conversion. 2. If there are not Transcoding Tool (mencoder.exe) found in your PC, a pop up window will prompt. You will be then required to download some 3rd party components. 3. Once click the “Download mencoder” button to download 3rd party components, it will re-direct to Downloading MEncoder web page. (Note: Internet connection is required)
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Figure 4.14: Downloading MEncoder screen shown
4. To download the components, there are a few steps you need to follow: a) Download MPlayer-mingw32-1.0pre8.zip from the link in the website
Figure 4.15: MPlayer-mingw32-1.0pre8.zip screen shown
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b) Next, open up the compress file. A MPlayer-mingw32-1.0pre8.zip folder will shown. Copy (or extract) the mencoder.exe to the following location: [Your System Drive]\Program Files\myiHome\app (e.g. C:\Program Files\myiHome\app)
Figure 4.16: Placing the Transcoding Tool (mencoder.exe) inside C:\Program Files\myiHome\app folder
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Add Video Library 1. Preferences in Video also allow user to further have additional paths on top of the default path. 2. To do this, select Watch Folder tab, then check the Enable watch folder box and then click on the “
” button to add the preferred video paths.
(Please refer to figure 4.17)
Note: Enable watch folder paths will only appear in myiHome player but not in the application.
Figure 4.17: Enable watch folder screen
Figure 4.18: Video watch folder paths appeared in myiHome player Syabas Technology Copyright (C) 2001-2006, All Right Reserved
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Play Videos in Random Order There are two way to set play videos in random order a) Select from myihome application OR b) Select direct from TV screen.
Select from myiHome application 1. At Video, enable Play videos in random order option to play all your video files on your screen in random sequence.
Figure 4.19: Enable Play videos in random order option
2. To change play order directly from TV screen, go to TV and select setting from myiHome player home page. 3. Check on Play video in random order checkbox if you want to play videos in random order or uncheck if you want to play videos in sequence. Click on Submit button when done. (please refer to figure 4.20)
Figure 4.20: Video Setting screen Syabas Technology Copyright (C) 2001-2006, All Right Reserved
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Listen To Music A feature that lets you play your collections of music on TV. myiHome plays MP3, AAC, OGG, WAV, WMA and etc. audio files that is store in your Default Music Library or Watch Folder. In addition, you may use myiHome together with Windows Media Player or Winamp. By Default, myiHome will played your music files that located in your My Document/My Music folder. i.e. C:\Documents and Settings\[Your User Name]\My Documents\My Music
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Introduction 1. You could viewing your music collection by starting myiHome, then select music channel on TV screen. You can now enjoy your favorite songs! 2. For subsequent updates, just click music channel again every time, new songs are added to the music library. myiHome automatically updates all media files. Tips: You could organize your music files in whichever way you like. Suggested method would be creating different folder to represent different music album, and named your folder accordingly. Note: Music supports multiple level of subfolders for its complexity in organizing it, so you could create as many level of subfolders as you prefer!
However it is always
recommended that minimum level of subfolders for easy to navigate! i.e. ..\My Music\Korean_song\Love_letter\True Love.mp3 ..\My Music\Korean_song\True Love.mp3 ..\My Music\True Love.mp3
Figure 5.0: Music screen (first level) Syabas Technology Copyright (C) 2001-2006, All Right Reserved
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1. You can click on play icon to play all your music files in current playlist. (you can also click on the play button on remote control) 2. Selecting your favorite music by using a) Arrow key and press ENTER button on your remote control or b) Direct press the number on your remote control to play music. - Photo slide show will begin while playing your music file. 3. Click into folder will lead you one level deeper. You will be able to view all the files in the selected folder. (please refer to figure 5.1) 4. To navigate back to previous screen, select back icon on the top of the screen and press ENTER button on the remote control or direct press back button on the remote control. 5. To navigate back to first screen of the music channel, click on MENU button on your remote control.
Figure 5.1: Music screen (2nd level : korean song folder)
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Change Default Music Library 1. To change, select Edit and then select Preferences option at myiHome menu bar. 2. Select Music category and click on Music Libary tab at the preferences window. 3. Click on Browse button for new Path. 4. To restore to default setting (My Documents/My Music), simply click on Restore Default button.
Figure 5.2: Change default music library for Music folder
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Scan for Song Information You can retrieve ID3 Tag for MP3 songs to show on TV screen. When this option is selected, your music library will be categorized into Artist, Genre and Album. If song title from ID3 Tag exist, it will be displayed instead of filename. 1. To start, select Edit and then select Preferences option at myiHome menu bar. 2. Select Music category at the preferences windows, then click on Scan for song information. (please refer to Figure 5.3)
Figure 5.3: Scan for song information
3. After done, your music library will be shown in Categories like Artist, Genre and Album. (please refer to Figure 5.4)
Figure 5.4: Scan for song information
4. Song title from ID3 Tag will be displayed instead of filename. Note: If Support iTunes (please refer to Figure 9.1) is selected, song information (Album/Artist/Genre) will be synchronize with song information from iTunes. Therefore, some latest changes of song information might not be up-to-date until iTunes restarted next time. Syabas Technology Copyright (C) 2001-2006, All Right Reserved
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Slide Show for Music Playback 1. You can view your favorite photo album in your TV during music playback. 2. At Music, choose Playlist that you want to assign photo album. 3. Then select your favorite photo album from the drop down list and your selected photos slideshow will be played during music playback.
Figure 5.5: Assign background photo slide for each photo album
Note: For subsequent updates, just click on icon next to My Music in playlist column 2 times (collapse and expand) to refresh the contents. Then myiHome will automatically update all media files and new songs will be shown.
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Figure 5.6: Sample assign no background photo slide for each photo album
4. There are 3 special photo slide selection: None : No photo slide assigned; photo slide assigned to parent folder will be used. Empty : Empty slide, no background photo slide will be displayed. Default : Default photo slide will be displayed.
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Play Music in Random Order There are two way to set play music in random order a) Select from myihome application OR b) Select direct from TV screen.
Select from myiHome application 1. At Music, enable Play music in random order option to play all your music files on your screen in random sequence.
Figure 5.7: Enable Play music in random order option
Select direct from TV Screen 1. Go to TV and select setting from myiHome player home page. 2. Check on Play music in random order checkbox if you want to play music in random order or uncheck if you want to play music in sequence. 3. Click on Submit button when done. (please refer to figure 5.8)
Figure 5.8: Music Setting screen Syabas Technology Copyright (C) 2001-2006, All Right Reserved
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Add Music Library 1. Preferences in Music also allow user to further have additional paths on top of the default path. 2. To do this, select Watch Folder tab, then check the Enable watch folder box and then click on the “
” button to add the preferred music paths.
Note: Enable watch folder paths will only appear in myiHome player but not in the application. And default slides will automatically be assigned to all Enable watch folder paths. myiHome not support scan for song information option in watch folder.
Figure 5.9: Enable music watch folder
Figure 5.10: Music watch folder paths appeared in myiHome player Syabas Technology Copyright (C) 2001-2006, All Right Reserved
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Add Radio Playlist 1. Beside add the internet radio playlists into iTunes , you also can stored your radio playlist files into your Music library. 2. To start, download the *.pls file from internet radio web site, i.e. shoutcast.com. 3. Click the Tune In! icon and save the *.pls file into your Music library.
Figure 5.11: Add radio playlist
4. Start myiHome Player and choose Music channel, The *.pls file will be shown on TV screen. 5. If myiHome is already up and running, refresh the Music page to automatically update the media files in Music library. 6. Radio Playlist will not appear in myiHome Application - Music.
Figure 5.12: Radio playlist shown in myiHome player
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View Photo A feature that lets you view photo slide show on your TV to display an album or a group of photos from your photo library. By Default, myiHome will displayed all your pictures files (in JPG, BMP, TIF, GIF, PCT, PNG formats) that located in your
My Document/My Pictures folder. i.e. C:\Documents and Settings\[Your User Name]\My Documents\My Pictures
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Introduction 1. You could viewing your photo collection by starting myiHome, then select photo channel on TV screen. You can now enjoy your photo album with your family! 2. For subsequent updates, just click photo channel again every time, new pictures are added to the photo library. myiHome automatically updates all media files.
Tips: You could organize your photo files in whichever way you like. Suggested method would be creating different folder to represent different photo albums, and named your folder accordingly.
Note: Photo supports multiple level of subfolders for its complexity in organizing it, so you could create as many level of subfolders as you prefer! However it is always recommended that minimum level of subfolders for easy to navigate! i.e. ..\My Pictures\Wallpaper\Korea\WtrSo1.jpg ..\My Pictures\Wallpaper\WtrSo1.jpg ..\My Pictures\WtrSo1.jpg
Figure 6.0: Photo album screen
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3. Select slideshow icon to begin photo slideshow. 4. Selecting your favorite photo by using a) Arrow key and press ENTER button on your remote control or b) Direct press the number on your remote control to view your photo in full screen. 5. Click into photo album will lead you to view all the thumbnail in the selected folder. 6. Click on specify thumbnail to view in full screen mode. 7. To navigate back to previous screen, select back icon on the top of the screen and press ENTER button on the remote control or direct press back button on the remote control. 8. To navigate back to first screen of the photo channel, click on MENU button on your remote control.
Figure 6.1: Click on specify thumbnail to view it in full screen
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Change Default Photo Album Library 1. To change, select Edit and then select Preferences option at myiHome menu bar. 2. Select Photo category and click on Photo Libary tab at the preferences window 3. Click on Browse button for new photo album Path. 4. To restore to default setting (My Document/My Pictures), simply click on Restore Default button.
Figure 6.2: Change default photo library
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Add Photo Library 1. Preferences in Photo also allow user to further have additional paths on top of the default path. 2. To do this, select Watch Folder tab, then check the Enable watch folder box and then click on the “
” button to add the preferred photo paths.
(Please refer to figure 6.3)
Note: Enable watch folder paths will only appear in myiHome player but not in the application.
Figure 6.3: Enable watch folder screen
Figure 6.4: Photo watch folder paths appeared in myiHome player Syabas Technology Copyright (C) 2001-2006, All Right Reserved
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Photo Scaling Setting There are two way to select photo scale a) Select from myihome application OR b) Select direct from TV screen.
Select from myiHome application 1. To select photo scale on myiHome application, select Edit and then select Preferences option at myiHome menu bar. (Please refer to figure 6.5) 2. Select Photo category at the preferences window and there are 3 options for photo scale 3. Select Fit To Screen if you wish to view photo in its original proportion and largest on TV screen. 4. Select Full Screen, if you wish to view photo in full screen on TV. Your photo might be stretched. 5. Select Actual Size, if you wish to view photo in its original size on TV.
Figure 6.5: Select Photo Scale
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Select direct from TV Screen 1. Go to TV and select setting from myiHome player home page.
Figure 6.6: Select photo scale screen
2. Select Fit To Screen if you wish to view photo in its original proportion and largest on TV screen. 3. Select Full Screen, if you wish to view photo in full screen on TV. Your photo might be stretched. 4. Select Actual Size, if you wish to view photo in its original size on TV.
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Music Playlist for Slide Show 1. You could further manage your photo albums by assigning your favorite music from your music playlist for every album, it will be played during the slide show playing. 2. At Photo in myiHome Application, choose the photo album you want to assign a Playlist to. 3. Then select the song album from Playlist for the background music. 4. To set interval time between slides, simply key in the desired time in seconds.
Note: Default interval time setting is 5 seconds.
5. To set no music playback for photo slideshow, select None from the drop down list.
Figure 6.7: Assign background music for photo slideshow Note: For subsequent updates, just click on icon next to My Pictures in playlist column 2 times (collapse and expand) to refresh the contents. Then myiHome will automatically update all media files and new pictures will be shown.
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Figure 6.8: Sample Assign no background music for photo slideshow
6. There are 2 special music playlist selection: None : No music playlist assigned; Playlist assigned to parent folder will be used. Mute : No background music will be play.
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Play Slides in Random Order There are two way to set play slides in random order a) Select from myihome application OR b) Select direct from TV screen.
Select from myiHome application 1. At Photo, enable Play slides in random order option to play all your photo files on your screen in random sequence.
Figure 6.9: Enable Play music in random order option
Select direct from TV Screen 1. Go to TV and select setting from myiHome player home page. 2. Check on Present slides in random order checkbox if you want to play photos in random order or uncheck if you want to play photos in sequence. Click on Submit button when done. (please refer to figure 6.10)
Figure 6.10: Photo Setting screen Syabas Technology Copyright (C) 2001-2006, All Right Reserved
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Service An extra feature that lets you to do more with you myiHome. You can surf the web on high quality display from the comfort of your living room, access to wide variety of information, or adding 3rd party media service.
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Introduction
:: Web Bookmark myiHome will synchronize Internet Explorer and Firefox bookmarks and allow Internet access to the sites on TV.
:: Media Service Adding 3rd party media service to enhance your multimedia surfing experience.
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Synchronize With Internet Explorer myiHome automatically refreshes and retrieves bookmarks & RSS link created in your Internet Explorer web browser. Many sites and blogs use RSS to publish their most recent headlines, for example: http://www.apple.com/hotnews, http://www.podcast.net and etc. RSS feed is supported in myiHome. You can bookmark the site that has an RSS Feed in your browser and view it on TV with myiHome. In addition, there are many websites provide playlist in PLS format or a URL that link to MP3 file directly, such as http://www.shoutcast.com. You may bookmark these mp3 and pls link directly.
Note: RSS is a format for syndicating news and the content of news-like sites, including major news sites like Wired, news-oriented community sites like Slashdot, and personal weblogs. Once information about each item is in RSS format, an RSS-aware program can check the feed for changes and react to the changes in an appropriate way.
1. To start, select Edit and then select Preferences option at myiHome menu bar. 2. Select Service category at the preferences window and at the Synchronize bookmark with browser section , choose Internet Explorer to be synchronized.
Figure 7.0 : Choose Internet Explorer to be synchronized.
3. Go into Service on TV, you will see a list of Internet Explorer. Click on your favorite link and you will be able to view the website on TV.
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Bookmark 1. You can save your favorite site as bookmark, select Add to favorites... from Favorites menu.
Figure 7.1 : Bookmark the page
2. Selecting Add to favorites will bring up the Add Favorite dialog. Click OK to save bookmark.
Figure 7.2 : Adding favorite
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3. Once done, you will see your added bookmark from your favorite list.
Figure 7.3 : Your added bookmark shown in favorite list
4. Go into Internet on TV, you will see a list of IE bookmarks that you have added.
Figure 7.4 : Your added bookmark shown on TV
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5. Click on your favorite link and you will be able to view the website on TV.
Figure 7.5 : Favourite link shown on TV
6. Press stop on remote control to exit.
RSS 1. You have to manually add the site that has RSS feeds. 2. When you visit a site that has a RSS Feeds , you will see the
or
icon.
Figure 7.6 : A site that has a RSS Feeds
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2. Clicking on
icon , bring you to RSS page.
Figure 7.7 : RSS Feeds ends with .xml
3. To save RSS page as favourite, select Add to Favorites... from Favorites menu.
Figure 7.8 : Favorites the RSS page
4. Selecting Add to Favorites... will bring up the Add favorite dialog. Click OK to save bookmark.
Figure 7.9 : Adding Favorite
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5. Once done, you will see your added bookmark on your favorites list.
Figure 7.10 : Your added bookmark shown in the favorites list
6. Go into Internet on TV, you will see a list of Internet Explorer bookmarks and your latest added RSS page. Click on http--rss.news.yahoo.com-rssasiatsunami will bring you to RSS content .
Figure 7.11 : Internet Explorer Bookmarks shown on TV
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7. Click on an RSS Feeds (For example: Indonesia to reinforce troops in Aceh as peace), the news content will show on the same page at the bottom.
Figure 7.12 : RSS News Content
8. Click on
icon, it will link you to external web site, which host the same stories.
Figure 7.13 : Click on the
icon will go to next external page
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Figure 7.14 : External web site shown on TV
9. Press stop on remote control to exit.
Podcast 1. You can locate many RSS news feed with audio enclosure - these sites will play audio file rather than display text. The RSS news feed with audio enclosure are often called Podcast stations. 2. You can locate many Podcast stations in www.podcast.net.
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3. You can click on
icon and add it to bookmark. If you would like to listen to
the music before you decide whether to add it to your bookmark or not, click on the
icon to play it (a window will pop up as shown).
Figure 7.16 : A Popup window will show when you play the music
4. Clicking on
icon, bring you to RSS page.
Figure 7.17: RSS Feeds ends with .xml
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5. To save RSS page as bookmark, select Add to Favorites... from Favorites menu.
Figure 7.18 : Added the RSS page
6. Selecting Add to Favorites will bring up the Add Favorite dialog. Click OK to save bookmark.
Figure 7.19 : Adding favorite
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7. Once done, you will see your added favorites from your favorite list.
Figure 7.20 : Your added bookmark shown in the favorite list
8. Go into Internet on TV, you will see a list of IE bookmarks and your latest added RSS link. Click on http://funk.co.uk/pod/cinema.xml will bring you to RSS content .
Figure 7.21 : IE Bookmarks shown on TV
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9. Click on an radio link (For example: Bobby_Digital Podcast2) to listen audio.
Figure 7.22 : RSS Radio Feeds Content
10. While playing the music, the slideshow will play on TV screen.
Figure 7.23 : Slideshow for music playback
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MP3 1. You can save your favorite mp3 link on website as bookmark.
Figure 7.24 : A site that can listen to mp3
2. To add mp3 as bookmark, right click on the mp3 link and select Add to Favorites...
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3. Selecting Add to Favorites will bring up the Add Favorite dialog. Click OK to save bookmark.
Figure 7.26 : Adding favorite
4. Once done, you will see your added favorites from your favorite list.
Figure 7.27 : Your added mp3 bookmark shown in the favorite list
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5. Go into Internet on TV, you will see a list of IE bookmarks and your latest added RSS link. Click on Tinnitus.mp3 to listen audio.
Figure 7.28 : IE Bookmarks shown on TV
6. While playing the music, the slideshow will play on TV screen.
Figure 7.29 : Slideshow for music playback
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Radio Playlist: Pls 1. You also can bookmark your favorite radio playlist files from website ( ie. www.shoutcast.com.) directly instead of download the *.pls file into your Music library.
Figure 7.30 : shoutcast.com
2. To add mp3 as bookmark, right click on Tune In! icon and select Add to Favorites...
Figure 7.31: Add radio playlist
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3. Selecting Add to Favorites will bring up the Add Favorite dialog. Click OK to save bookmark.
Figure 7.32 : Adding favorite
4. Once done, you will see your added favorites from your favorite list.
Figure 7.33 : Your added radio playlist bookmark shown in the favorite list
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5. Go into Internet on TV, you will see a list of IE bookmarks and your latest added Radio playlist link. Click on http:--www.shoutcast.com-sbin-shout will bring you to radio playlist content .
Figure 7.34: IE Bookmarks shown on TV
6. Click on radio link to listen to audio.
Figure 7.35 : Radio playlist
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7. While playing the music, the slideshow will play on TV screen.
Figure 7.36 : Slideshow for music playback
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Synchronize With Mozilla Firefox myiHome automatically refreshes and retrieves bookmarks & RSS link created in your Mozilla Firefox web browser. Many sites and blogs use RSS to publish their most recent headlines, for example: http://www.apple.com/hotnews, http://www.podcast.net and etc. RSS feed is supported in myiHome. You can bookmark the site that has an RSS Feed in your browser and view it on TV with myiHome. In addition, there are many websites provide playlist in PLS format or a URL that link to MP3 file directly, such as http://www.shoutcast.com. You may bookmark these mp3 and pls link directly. 1. To start, select Edit and then select Preferences option at myiHome menu bar. 2. Select Service category at the preferences window and at the Synchronize bookmark with browser section , choose Mozilla Firefox to be synchronized.
RSS
Figure 7.37 : Choose Mozilla Firefox to be synchronized.
3. Go into Service on TV, you will see a list of Mozilla Firefox. Click on your favorite link and you will be able to view the website on TV.
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Bookmark 1. You can save your favorite site as bookmark, select Bookmark This Page... from Favorites menu.
Figure 7.38 : Bookmark the page
2. Selecting Bookmark This Page... will bring up the Add Bookmark dialog. Click OK to save bookmark.
Figure 7.39 : Adding bookmark
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3. Once done, you will see your added bookmark from your favorite list.
Figure 7.40: Your added bookmark shown in bookmarks list
4. Go into Internet on TV, you will see a list of Firefox bookmarks that you have added.
Figure 7.41 : Your added bookmark shown on TV
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5. Click on your favorite link and you will be able to view the website on TV.
Figure 7.42 : Favourite link shown on TV
6. Press stop on remote control to exit.
Firefox Live Bookmarks 1. Firefox has a very nice feature called Live Bookmarks. Live Bookmarks are special types of bookmarks in the Firefox browser that update themselves with whatever new content is available on the bookmarked site. 2. When you visit a site that is enabled for Live Bookmarks, you will see the orange icon
in the bottom right part of the Firefox browser window (the status bar).
Figure 7.43 : Live Bookmark will automatically appear in Mozilla Firefox only.
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3. Clicking on the
icon and subscribe to the feed.
Figure 7.44 : Subscribing
to an RSS Feed
4. Selecting an RSS feed will bring up the Add Bookmark dialog. Select OK and you will see Live Bookmarks with the rest of your bookmarks.
Figure 7.45 : Adding a Live Bookmark
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5. Once you have added your site as a Live Bookmark, you will see the list of latest RSS Feeds (articles) from the site as a list of bookmarks in the folder. This will get updated as RSS feed is getting updated.
Figure 7.46 : With Live Bookmarks you can see the item titles of an RSS feed (headlines ) in your bookmarks.
Note: If a site has an RSS feed, but the icon doesn't show up, you can add the feed manually. Select New Live Bookmark... in the Bookmarks Manager and enter the URL and other information of the feed.
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7. Click on an RSS Feeds (For example: Apple Quarterly Results), the news content will show on the same page at the bottom.
Figure 7.48 : RSS News Content
8. Click on
icon,it will link you to external web site, which host the same stories.
Figure 7.49 : Click on the
icon will go to next external page
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Figure 7.50 : External web site shown on TV
9. Press stop on remote control to exit.
Podcast 1. You can locate many RSS news feed with audio enclosure - these sites will play audio file rather than display text. The RSS news feed with audio enclosure are often called Podcast stations. 2. You can locate many Podcast stations in www.podcast.net.
Figure 7.51 : A site that has a RSS Feeds
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3. You can click on
icon and add it to bookmark. If you would like to listen to
the music before you decide whether to add it to your bookmark or not, click on the
icon to play it (a window will pop up as shown).
Figure 7.52 : A Popup window will show when you play the music
4. Clicking on
icon, bring you to RSS page.
Figure 7.53 : RSS Feeds ends with .xml
5. To save RSS page as bookmark, select Bookmark This Page... from Bookmarks menu.
Figure 7.54 : Bookmark the RSS page
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6. Selecting Add Bookmark will bring up the Add Bookmark dialog. Click OK to save bookmark.
Figure 7.55 : Adding Bookmark
7. Once done, you will see your added bookmark on your bookmark bar.
Figure 7.56 : Your added bookmark shown in the bookmarks list
8. Go into Internet on TV, you will see a list of Firefox bookmarks and your latest added RSS page. Click on http://funk.co.uk/pod/cinema.xml will bring you to RSS content .
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9. Click on an radio link (For example: Bobby_Digital Podcast2) to listen audio.
Figure 7.58 : RSS Radio Feeds Content
10. While playing the music, the slideshow will play on TV screen.
Figure 7.59 : Slideshow for music playback
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MP3 1. You can save your favorite mp3 link on website as bookmark.
Figure 7.60 : A site that can listen to mp3
2. To add mp3 as bookmark, right click on the mp3 link and select Bookmark This Link...
Figure 7.61 : Added the mp3 link
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3. Selecting Bookmark This Link... will bring up the Add Bookmark dialog. Click OK to save bookmark.
Figure 7.62 : Adding bookmark
4. Once done, you will see your added bookmark from your favorite list.
Figure 7.63 : Your added mp3 bookmark shown in the bookmark list
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5. Go into Internet on TV, you will see a list of Firefox bookmarks and your latest added RSS link. Click on Tinnitus.mp3 to listen audio.
Figure 7.64 : Firefox Bookmarks shown on TV
6. While playing the music, the slideshow will play on TV screen.
Figure 7.65 : Slideshow for music playback
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Radio Playlist : Pls 1. You also can bookmark your favorite radio playlist files from website ( ie. www. shoutcast.com.) directly instead of download the *.pls file into your Music library.
Figure 7.66 : shoutcast.com
2. To add mp3 as bookmark, right click on Tune In! icon and select Bookmark This Link...
Figure 7.67: Add radio playlist
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3. Selecting Bookmark This Link... will bring up the Add Bookmark dialog. Click OK to save bookmark.
Figure 7.68 : Adding favorite
4. Once done, you will see your added favorites from your favorite list.
Figure 7.69 : Your added radio playlist bookmark shown in the bookmark list
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5. Go into Internet on TV, you will see a list of Firefox bookmarks and your latest added Radio playlist link. Click on http:--www.shoutcast.com-sbin-shout will bring you to radio playlist content .
Figure 7.70 : Firefox Bookmarks shown on TV
6. Click on radio link to listen to audio.
Figure 7.71 : Radio playlist
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7. While playing the music, the slideshow will play on TV screen.
Figure 7.72 : Slideshow for music playback
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Media Service There are many media service you can view from myiHome. For example: iTunes Music, MSNBC News, Music Radio, Podcast and etc.
MSP Plugins 1. The service channel will show up in home page on TV.
Figure 8.0 : Service channel shown on home page
2. Click on service channel and it will show up a list of media service.
Figure 8.1 : List of media service
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3. Clicking on your preferred media service will direct access to their own custom UI.
Figure 8.2 : iTunes music where the media service pulled information from Apple iTunes sites via RSS.
4. To exit from the media service, press MENU button on the remote control to navigate back to first screen of service channel.
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iTunes Besides Music folder, if you are using iTunes to manage your music, myiHome has the ability to stream from your iTunes library.
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Introduction
Figure 9.0: iTunes player.
1. To start, make sure that you have your music files (in AAC, AIFF, MP3 and WAV formats) added or imported to iTunes library. 2. Once done, you can close iTunes and start myiHome application. To start, select Edit and then select Preferences option at myiHome menu bar. 3. Select General category and click on Media Server tab at the preferences window. 4. Check on Support iTunes option to shown iTunes playlists on TV.
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Note: If myiHome could not find iTunes music library file, this problem might occur when user install a non-English version of iTunes, click on the Browse... button to specify the file.
4. Choose Music in myiHome Application and you will see the message Synchronize with iTunes indicating that myiHome player will be able to play music files from iTunes library. (please refer to figure 9.2)
Figure 9.2: A message Synchronize with iTunes shown in myiHome application - music
5. myiHome will synchronize the playlist and song information from iTunes music player.
Figure 9.3: All playlist and song information fromiTunes music player Syabas Technology Copyright (C) 2001-2006, All Right Reserved
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Slide Show for iTunes Music Playback 1. You can view your favorite photo album in your TV during iTunes music playback. 2. At Music, assign the photo album for all iTunes playlists. 3. Then select your favorite photo album from the drop down list and your selected photos slideshow will be played during music playback.
Podcast
Figure 9.4: Assign background photo slide for each photo album
Note: For subsequent updates, just click on icon next to My Music in playlist column 2 times (collapse and expand) to refresh the contents. Then myiHome will automatically update all media files and new songs will be shown.
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Figure 9.5: Sample assign no background photo slide for each photo album
4. There are 3 special photo slide selection: None : No photo slide assigned. Empty : Empty slide, no background photo slide will be displayed. Default : Default photo slide will be displayed.
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iTunes Shared Music 1. You can play music that's being shared by iTunes running on other computers and have it appear in your music list.
Figure 9.6: iTunes shared music that is available on your network
2. If you want to play music that's being shared by iTunes running on other computers and have it appear in your music list, check Look for shared music as shown in figure 9.7
Figure 9.7: Look for iTunes shared music
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3. Once done, click on ok button. Go to music channel on TV and it will show up a list of iTunes shared music as shown in figure 9.8
Figure 9.8: iTunes shared music that is available on your network
Note: If you're trying to share your iTunes music library with needs to have sharing turned on in iTunes preferences.
Sharing your iTunes Music 1. The iTunes music you are trying to share needs to have Sharing turned on in iTunes preferences.
Figure 9.9: Select iTunes preferences setting.
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2. Choose iTunes > Preferences, then click the Sharing button at the top of the window.
Figure 9.10: iTunes preferences screen.
3. Select the Share my music checkbox, then choose your library or the playlists you want to share.
Figure 9.11: Select the Share my music checkbox.
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4. Type a name for your shared items in the Shared name box.
Figure 9.12: Enter preferred Shared name.
5. Make sure Required password: field is not checked.
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iTunes Shared Video myiHome also comes with the capability of playing movie files stored in your iTunes library. myiHome support MPEG4 video in mov and mp4 format.
1. Drag your movies into your preferred album.
Figure 9.14: Drag MPEG4 video in mov and mp4 format to iTunes
2. After inserted movie file, click on Videos and iTunes will immediately show your supported video. For example: files that end in mov or mp4 in iTunes.
Figure 9.15: iTunes Videos screen
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3. Go to Video Channel and you will see a list of iTunes Playlists contain your video files.
Figure 9.16: iTunes Playlists screen
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iTunes Podcasts You can play Podcasts that is downloaded from iTunes Music Store. 1. Launch iTunes; click the Podcasts icon on the left.
Figure 9.17: Launch iTunes and select Podcasts.
2. Clicking the Podcast Directory link at the bottom of the window; this takes you to the Podcast page of the iTunes Music Store.
Figure 9.18: Clicking the Podcast Directory as shown.
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3. The Podcast Directory is like any other iTunes Music Store; there are several Podcasts link in the navigation column page.
Figure 9.19: Podcasts link in the navigation column page .
4. Please click on your favourite Podcasts link that you preferred. (For example: Weeds).
Figure 9.20: A sample Podcasts link.
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5. Your favourite Podcasts will appears and click on Subscribe button.
Figure 9.21: Subscribe button shown .
6. Click on Subscribe button as shown.
Figure 9.22: Click on Subscribe button.
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7. Once done, ESPN Radio Podcasts will appears in iTunes screen.
Figure 9.23: ESPN Radio Podcasts shown on iTunes.
8. Click on Podcasts will bring you to RSS content.
Figure 9.24: Podcasts shown on TV
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9. Click on Podcasts link (For example: ESPN Radio Daily) to playback.
Figure 9.25: ESPN Radio screen
10. While playing the music, the slideshow will play on TV screen.
Figure 9.26: Slideshow for music playback
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iTunes Radio myiHome also supports Radio Playlists files that are downloaded from internet radio web sites such as www.shoutcast.com. The playlist file formats that myiHome currently supports is .pls . 1. Launch iTunes; click the radio icon on the left and select your preferred playlists.
Figure 9.27: Launch iTunes to add radio playlists.
2. Drag and drop your radio playlists All Club 977 The ‘80s Channel from radio lists to an existing playlist (My music) or drag radio playlists from radio list to an empty on your left.
Figure 9.28: Drag and drop All Club 977 The ‘80s Channel from radio list to an empty area on left.
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3. Once done, it will create a new playlist called All Club 977 The ‘80s Channel if you drag All Club 977 The ‘80s Channel to an empty area on left.
Figure 9.29: A new playlist called All Club 977 The ‘80s Channel is created.
4. All Club 977 The ‘80s Channel will appear on TV screen.
Figure 9.30: Radio playlist All Club 977 The ‘80s Channel shown on TV
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Windows Media Connect Windows Media Connect is an exciting new technology. It can be supported on many of these devices, including digital audio receivers, digital media receivers, connected DVD players and set-top boxes.
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Introduction If you have Windows XP with SP2, and with Windows Media Connect (WMC) already installed, myiHome provide an extra option for you to view and stream protected content from WMC. In this case, you need to ensure WMC has authorized your machine. The authorization steps to detect as below.
Step 1: Turn OFF Firewall 1. Go to Control Panel and select Security Center menu. 2. Make sure Firewall is turn OFF before connect to WMC. 3. If Firewall option shown ON status, please click on Windows Firewall option at Manage security settings. It will bring a popup window.
Figure 10.1: Windows Security Center screen shown.
Note: Turn Firewall OFF
to access for WMC.
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4. To turn Firewall off, select OFF option and click on OK button.
Figure 10.2: Windows Firewall shown Off screen.
5. So now Firewall option is shown OFF status.
Figure 10.3: Firewall shown OFF screen.
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Step 2: Enable WMC option at myiHome 1. To start, launch myiHome, go to preferences window. 2. Select Edit and then select Preferences option at myiHome menu bar. 3. Select General category and click on Media Server tab at the preferences window. 4. Check the checkbox Windows Media Connect at UPnP AV Server.
Figure 10.4: Window Media Connect screen.
Note: myiHome will only detect and stream content from local WMC.
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Step 3: To Get PC Physical Address 1. To get PC Physical Address, go to Control Panel and select and click on Local Area Connection at LAN or High-Speed Internet section.
Figure 10.5: Network Connections screen shown.
2. Then, select Support tab and click on Details button at the preferences window.
Figure 10.6: Local Area Connection Status screen shown.
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3. A Network Connection Details will shown the Physical Address as below.
Figure 10.7: A Physical Address shown.
Step 4: To Get Player MAC Address 1. To get Player MAC Address, go to player Setup page, 2. Select the IP Config and MAC Address will shown as below.
Figure 10.8: Mac Address shown
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Step 5: Add myiHome & Player to WMC 1. To start, launch WMC and select Devices icon.
Figure 10.9: Select Devices for the detected device lists.
2. To authorise your machine, find your PC Physical Address (where myiHome installed) and MAC Address from the detected device lists, then click on Allow button.
Figure 10.10: WMC Devices shown and select Allow button to allow it.
Note: If you are unable to Allow any devices, please Remove some devices that are not related first. WMC only allowed up to 10 devices to be connected at one time.
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3. Once done. Allowed status will be shown next to your device.
Figure 10.11: WMC Devices shown Allowed screen.
4. To start WMC connection, go to Settings option and click on Start button.
Figure 10.12: WMC Settings shown screen.
Note: If WMC folder is not visible at myiHome, always try to click on Stop button and Start again to refresh the connection.
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Play Windows Media Connect Contents 1. To make your contents available for myiHome, you need to share the folder(s) containing the media files. To do this, go to WMC control panel: a) Click Sharing, and then click Add. b) Click Browse to choose the folder that you want to share.
Figure 10.13: Click on Add button to share your folder
2. Once done, WMC folder will be displayed at each Video, Music and Photo channel at myiHome. 3. Choose your desired content to browse into.
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4. Inside WMC, it will shown the contents such like : Actor, Album, All Video, Folders, Genre and Playlist. Click on the lists and it will bring you into.
Figure 10.15: WMC video content will be displayed
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Rhapsody Rhapsody is the celestial jukebox that gives you unlimited access to thousands of albums right from your PC. Thanks to myiHome, you will never miss the chance to enjoy the music from Rhapsody on TV.
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Introduction If your machine has RealRhapsody installed, myiHome provide an extra option for you to view and stream protected content from RealRhapsody. In this case, you need to ensure RealRhapsody has enabled the UPnP service. The detail steps are described as below.
1. To start, select Edit and then select Preferences option at myiHome menu bar. 2. Select General category and click on Media Server tab at the preferences window. 3. Check the checkbox Rhapsody at UPnP AV Server column to enable myiHome to display Rhapsody contents.
Figure 11.0: Rhapsody screen. Note: myiHome will detect and stream content from Rhapsody, only if RealRhapsody is running.
4. Once RealRhaphospy is launched, a login dialogue box will be prompted. Fill in your login information and click Sign In button.
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5. You could check the Save password checkbox to remember your login information and check the Auto sign in at startup checkbox to automatically sign in at RealRhapsody startup.
Figure 11.1: Sign In dialogue box screen.
6. RealRhapsody player will shown once logged in, go to Tools menu and select Preferences to enable UPnP Server.
Figure 11.2: RealRhapsody player
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7. Select Rhapsody Server (UPnP).
Figure 11.3: Select Rhapsody Server (UPnP) from preferences menu
8. Click Start button for the first time to startup UPnP Server.
Figure 11.4: Click Start button for the first time to startup UPnP Server.
Note: Enable Start UPnP Server once logged in option to automatically startup UPnP Server in future.
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Play RealRhapsody Contents There are 2 way to access to Rhapsody contents a) Acess through music channel OR b) Access through service channel
Access through music channel 1. Go to TV, a detected Rhaphosdy Media Server will be displayed at music channel.
Figure 11.5: A list of detected Rhapsody Media Server will be displayed
2. Choose your desired content, you could stream music from Rhapsody Media Server now.
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Figure 11.6: Rhapsody Media Server content will be displayed
Figure 11.7: New added playlist in RealRhaposdy will be shown on TV
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Access through service channel
1. Go to Service on the TV screen, click on Rhapsody plugin will direct access to Rhapsody Media Server.
Figure 11.8: Click on Rhapsody plugin.
2. Choose your desired content, you could stream music from Rhapsody Media Server now.
Figure 11.9: Rhapsody Media Server content will be displayed
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Figure 11.10: Album screen shown on TV
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Napster Napster is the celestial jukebox that gives you unlimited access to thousands of albums right from your PC.
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Introduction If your machine has Napster installed, myiHome provide an extra option for you to view and stream protected content downloaded or purchased from Napster via Windows Media Connect (WMC). The detail steps are described as below. 1. Launch Napster and you will be prompted for sign in information.
Figure 12.0: Napster sign in screen
2. After sign in, Napster home page will be displayed.
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3. Search for your preferred music to purchase. For example : search for artist Norah Jones, her album and songs title will be displayed. Click buy album or buy track to purchase songs.
Figure 12.2: Purchase songs screen
4. After chosen the track for purchase, a confirmation will be prompted. Click buy to proceed.
Figure 12.3: Confirmation screen
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5. The songs purchased will start download and appear on Napster library.
Figure 12.4: Napster library screen shown
6. Downloaded songs will be stored in My Music folder.
Figure 12.5: My music folder screen shown
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Play Napster Contents 1. Before you could play your purchased songs, you need to start up WMC.Once WMC started, it will be detected by myiHome as shown below.
Figure 12.6: WMC shown on screen
2. Click on WMC link and below screen will be showned. Then, click on All Music.
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3. Your purchased songs could be found here. Click the songs to playback.
Figure 12.8: Purchased songs screen shown
Note: Please ensure WMC has authorized your machine. The authorization steps has been described in Use Windows Media Connect section.
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Windows Media Player Windows Media Player is the celestial jukebox that gives you unlimited access to thousands of albums right from your PC and support playlist file format.
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Introduction myiHome now supports playlists that created in Windows Media Player (WMP). The playlist file formats that myiHome currently supports are .wpl, .asx and .m3u. 1. To start, select Edit and then select Preferences option at myiHome menu bar. 2. Select Music category and click on Music Library tab at the preferences window. 2. Enable the Scan Windows Media Player/Winamp playlist option, to support Window Media Player’s playlist in myiHome.
Figure 13.0: Enable the Scan Window media Player/ Winamp playlist option
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Create My Playlists in WMP 8 1. Launch Window Media Player 8 and create a new playlist by clicking the New playlist button. Type a name for playlist e.g. Test, and press Enter. 2. Drag and drop your music files into the new Test playlist. Once done, go to the WMP8 Media Library drop down box on top right corner and select the Test playlist just created. 3. To save the Test playlist, go to File, select Export Playlist to File... and save Test playlist in the .asx file format.
Note: By default, Playlists will be saved into My Playlist folder, a sub-folder in My Music folder. If a different Music Library path had been selected in Preference, browse to that path.
4. Start myiHome Player and choose Music. A My Playlists folder named Test is shown on TV screen. 5. If myiHome Player is already up and running, refresh the Music channel page.
Figure 13.1: Create playlist in window media player 8
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Create My Playlists in WMP 9 1. Launch Window Media Player 9 and create a new playlist by clicking the Playlists button. Enter name for new playlist e.g. TEST2, and press OK. TEST2 will then be created in WMP9 My Playlists folder. 2. Drag and drop your music files into the new TEST2 playlist. 3. To save the TEST2 playlist, go to File, select Save Playlist As... and save TEST2 playlist in one of the 3 Windows Media Playlists file format.
Note: By default, Playlists will be saved into My Playlist folder, a sub-folder in My Music folder. If a different Music Library path had been selected in Preference, browse to that path.
4. Start myiHome player and choose Music. A My Playlists folder is shown on TV screen. Click on the My Playlists to see the TEST2 playlist folder.
5. If myiHome is already up and running, refresh the Music channel page.
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Create My Playlists in WMP 10 1. Launch Window Media Player 10 and create a new playlist by selecting the New Now Playing List from File menu. Enter name for new playlist e.g. TEST3, and press OK. TEST3 will then be created in WMP9 My Playlists folder. 2. Drag and drop your music files into the new playlist. 3. To save the playlist, go to File, select Save Now Playing List As... . Enter name for new playlist e.g. TEST3, and press OK. TEST3 will then be created in WMP9 My Playlists folder.
Note: By default, Playlists will be saved into My Playlist folder, a sub-folder in My Music folder. If a different Music Library path had been selected in Preference, browse to that path.
4. Start myiHome player and choose Music. A My Playlists folder is shown on TV screen. Click on the My Playlists to see the TEST2 playlist folder. (please refer to figure 13.3)
5. If myiHome is already up and running, refresh the Music channel page.
Figure 13.3: Create playlist in window media player 10 Syabas Technology Copyright (C) 2001-2006, All Right Reserved
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Figure 13.4: My playlists for WMP8 or WMP9 showed in myiHome player.
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Winamp Winamp is the celestial jukebox that gives you unlimited access to thousands of albums right from your PC.
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Introduction myiHome now supports playlists that created in Winamp. The playlist file formats that myiHome currently supports are .b4s and .m3u.
1. To start, select Edit and then select Preferences option at myiHome menu bar. 2. Select Music category and click on Music Library tab at the preferences window. 3. Enable the Scan Windows Media Player/Winamp playlist option, to support Winamp’s playlist in myiHome. (please refer to figure 14.0)
Figure 14.0: Enable the Scan Window media Player/ Winamp playlist option
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Play Winamp Playlist 1. Launch Winamp and create a new playlist by clicking the Playlists button. A playlist name is automatically created. 2. To rename the new playlist, right-click the playlist and select Rename playlist. Type in a new name for playlist e.g. TEST3, and press Enter. TEST3 will then be created in the Playlist Editor. 3. You can now add music files to the new TEST3 playlist. 4. To save the TEST3 playlist, click the Playlist button again and select Save playlist as... 5. Save TEST3.b4s playlist in the My Music folder or the Music Library path set in myiHome Preferences. 6. Start myiHome Player and choose Music. The TEST3 playlists folder is shown on TV screen. 7. If myiHome is already up and running, refresh the Music channel page.
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Figure 14.2: Playlist TEST3 that created in Winamp, shown in myiHome player.
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Troubleshoot This section answers some Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). It may be the answers for most common problems encountered. If problem persists, seek for our Technical Support assistance.
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Troubleshooting Q : I don't see the Video, Music and Photo Menu A : You must firstly install myiHome to your computer. The myiHome installation comes in a form of CD ROM, packaged along with NMP. Once installed myiHome on your computer, you will be able to see an icon link to myiHome. Click on the icon and you will be directed to all the digital media content in your computer in the form of a menu. Q : What music file formats can I use? A : The myiHome is able to play audio files of the following format : • MPEG I Layer 1 (MP1) (.mp1, .mpa) • MPEG I Layer 2 (MP2) (.mp2) • MPEG I Layer 3 (MP3) (.mp3) • Ogg Vorbis (OGG) (.ogg) • AC3 5.1 (AC3) (.ac3) • Microsoft PCM Wave (WAV) (.wav) • Advanced Audio Coding (AAC, ADIF, ADTS) (.aac, m4a, .aiff) • Apple MPEG4 AAC Audio (M4A) (.m4a) • Microsoft Windows Media Audio version 1 and version 2 (WMA) (.wma)
Q : What image formats can I use? A : The myiHome is able to publish picture files of the following format : • JPEG • Bitmap • GIF • Animated GIF • PNG
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Q : What video file formats can I use? A : The myiHome is able to play video files of the following format : • 3.1.1 MPEG 1 VCD format (1150Kbps CBR) (.mpg, .mpe, .mpeg, .dat, .m1v) • 3.1.2 MPEG 2 up to 9.5Mbps (.mpg, .mpe, .mpeg, .m2v, .vob) • 3.1.3 MPEG 4 (DivX4/5, XviD, RMP4) (.avi, .divx, .xvid, .rmp4, .mov, .mp4) • AVI audio codec : MP3, AC3, PCM, WMA, Ogg • MOV : 3ivX + MP3, 3ivX + PCM, 3ivX + AAC (3ivX converted from supported MPEG 4 video codec using Dr. DivX II for MAC OS)
• MP4 : MP4 + AAC (still in progress, currently only able to playback certain MP4 files) • RealMedia : RealMedia (.rmvb, .rm, .ram) • 3GP : 3GP (.3gp, .3g2)
Q : I can't access myiHome from NMP A : 1. Check Computer Check that your computer is on and is not in sleep mode. 2. Check the path seting for media content Confirm that you have placed your media content in the correct folder you have assigned in your Preferences settings in myiHome. 3. Check computer's connection on home network Ensure that your computer is physically connected to your home network. If your home network includes a shared internet connection, check that your computer is on your home network by opening any internet browser and surf about the net. 4. Check NMP's connection on home network Ensure that your NMP is also physically connected to your home network. If your home network includes a shared internet connection, check if your NMP is able to go to the internet . 5. Check myiHome is running Check that your myiHome application is running on your computer. You can see the application either on the panel of you computer or an icon of myiHome that appears on the panel of your computer. 6. Check network security software Some network security software may block NMP from browsing to myiHome's application software running in your computer. If you are using network security software, try turning it off.
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7. Check that you are signed in If your computer is running on Windows XP, make sure you have signed in. 8. Check IP address of your computer If your computer running myiHome is not seen in NMP, you can always manually add in the IP address of that particular computer to access your digital content. You can do so in your main Login page of NMP and click on add. This will lead you to further menu to add in the computer's name and it's IP address. You can refer this in NMP User Guide page 8. Q : I can't hear any sound from NMP A : 1. Check volume, power and speakers Make sure that your television or entertainment centre are powered on, and that the volume is at an acceptable hearing range. Also certain entertainment centre allows you to choose the speakers for you to output. Please ensure that the correct speakers are selected. 2. Check connections If your NMP is connected to any home entertainment equipment, please check that the cables are connected properly and firmly.
3. Check the video and song Make sure that the content you are playing are selected correctly. Double check on your computer by double-clicking on that content you are streaming and make sure it contains sound. Q : I don't see any Video, Music or Photos on myiHome A : 1. Check for Video files Make sure that the folder you are setting to contain video. You can check this in your myiHome application installed in your computer by selecting video and the respective folder you wish to view from. If there are videos available, you should see the video/movie files listed on the right pane. You can also check this by browsing through your computer to see if that folder has already video files available. 2. Check for Music files Make sure that the folder you are setting to contain music files. You can check this in your myiHome application installed in your computer by selecting music and the respective folder you wish to play audio from. If there are music files available, you should see songs listed on the right pane. You can also check this by browsing through your computer to see if that folder has already music files available.
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3. Check for Photo files It is possible to publish folders set in your myiHome preferences that have no video, music or photos by accident. Make sure that the folder you are setting to contains photo. You can check this in your myiHome application installed in your computer by selecting photo and the respective folder you wish to publish from. If there are photos available, you should see thumbnails of the photos on the right pane. You can also check this by browsing through your computer to see if that folder has already photos available 4. Check digital content format Also make sure that the published content are supported by NMP, as listed in NMP User Guide Appendix B. Q : I changed some of the Video, Music and Photo content on myiHome but I can't see the changes on NMP A : Some changes do not appear on your NMP immediately. You can reload the content which will refresh and obtain the latest changes made in myiHome by : 1. Pressing the refresh button on your remote control or keyboard 2. Select either Video, Music or Photo on the menu while accessing myiHome Q : An error occurred while I was browsing my Video, Music and Photo content A : 1. Check that the content you are playing have not been deleted If you have moved or deleted some files while NMP is streaming, it may cause error on NMP. If this happened, please refresh or restart your NMP while browsing through myiHome. Or restart your myiHome application running in your computer, Simply click on File and Exit. Then double click on the myiHome icon on your computer to start the application again. 2. Check the number of files in your folder The group of video, music or photos that you are trying to access to may be too large. You can try to use other folders or playlist with fewer files. Or you can group the files within subfolder to minimize the amount of files stored within a folder itself. Q : NMP responds slowly when I watch movie, browse photo or listen to music A : 1. Publish multiple folders If there are a large number of files placed in a folder, navigating through these folders may be slow. Try creating more folders with fewer content in each one.
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2. Remove unusable files Move files that are not known to be digital content media files. Non-supported file format although may not be seen in myiHome will still be processed through to filter all these out which may slow down during browsing. 3. Change performance settings Try adjusting your computer that is running myiHome application to optimal level. This is to enhance the performance of your computer while serving the published content to NMP.
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Appendix
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Appendix 1: Changing Media Server Port 1. To start, select Edit and then select Preferences option at myiHome menu bar. 2. Select System category at the preferences window. 3. To view your system info, click on System tab.
Figure 15.0 : View your system info
4. myiHome will use port 8000 by default. If there is other application that conflict with myiHome at port 8000, port number can be changed here. A valid port number will be within 1024 to 49151.
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Appendix 2: Protect Your Media Content For added security, myiHome supports password control features. Each Windows user are able to add password for their myiHome session in order to protect their privacy while enjoying their content. With password set, user will be prompted for password before they could start to use myiHome.
Enable Password Setting 1. To start, select Edit and then select Preferences option at myiHome menu bar. 2. Select System category and click on Security tab at the preferences window.
Figure 15.1 : Enable password setting
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Figure 15.2 : Login is needed after password protected
7. myiHome now will be password protected and login is needed. 8. After password enabled, the login screen will appear as below (please refer to figure 15.3), every time when you are using myiHome on TV.
Figure 15.3 : Login is needed after password protected
9. Enter your password and click “
Figure 15.4 : Logout icon visible when user is logged-in
” to login to myiHome welcome screen.
10. Logout icon visible at welcome screen when user is logged-in . 11. To logout, click on Logout icon on the left. 12. Then you will be redirected to the new login page again.
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Disable Password Setting 1. Make sure the Enable password check box is unchecked at Security Preferences window. 2. Click the Save button. 3. If password is disabled, there will be no login page when you browse to myiHome on TV. 4. You will directly go into welcome screen. 5. Logout icon no longer visible at welcome screen when password disabled. (please refer to figure 15.5)
Figure 15.5 : Uncheck enable password
Figure 15.6 : Logout icon no longer visible at welcome screen when password disabled
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Appendix 3: Enable MAC Address Control MAC Address Control is another level of security feature supported by myiHome. In a multi NMP environment, users may restrict only an authorised NMP can serve their content. 1. To start, select Edit and then select Preferences option at myiHome menu bar. 2. Select System category and click on MAC Address tab at the preferences window. 3. Check the Enable MAC address control box to enable the MAC Address Control option. 4. Click on "
" button to add preferred MAC Address.
5. myiHome content is now restricted to authorised NMP.
Figure 15.7 : Click on “
” button to add preferred MAC Address.
Note: To get MAC Address of NMP, go to setup page, click on the IP Config menu. Then get the MAC Address figure from MAC Address column.
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Figure 15.8 : Get the MAC Address of NMP from setup page.
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Appendix 4: Networked Multimedia Player
NMP : Networked Multimedia Player A compact, stylish and sophisticated hardware, which served as the bridge between your personal computer and your TV. Thanks to its integrated media playing technology, you can now play all your high-quality media on your TV. Figure 15.9: NMP
:: Rear view of NMP
Figure 15.10: Silver Casing
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:: Connect NMP to your Computer and TV
Figure 15.11: Setting image illustration (silver casing)
1. Connect cables from NMP output socket to TV AV input socket. Available connector: RCA, DVI/D-Sub, Composite/S-Video, Component, Scart, D4. 2. Use LAN cables to connect both NMP and Mac/PC to your hub or switch. 3. Plug-in the POWER adapter to wall socket and the adapter supply to NMP. 4. For digital audio output: Coax or Optical cable.
Note: You can directly connect the NMP to Mac / PC with cross cable without using hub / switch.
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:: Access myiHome
Figure 15.12 : Profile screen
1. Once you turn on your NMP, NMP will automatically search for computer that are running myiHome software on your local network. 2. NMP will list out all the computer running myiHome software that found on the network at profile screen. (please refer to Figure 15.12) 3. Search for your computer name from the list and wait for the tv icon next to your computer name turn to blue, you can then access to your myiHome.
Note:
- indicates myiHome is not available (This might because of myiHome not running or PC is not turned on)
- indicates myiHome is ready for accessing - indicates default myiHome
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4. If upon startup after 30 secs, no myiHome is found on your local network, You will see the below screen. (please refer to Figure 15.13)
Figure 15.13 : Click on myiHome Server to connect to Syabas home service
5. Click on myiHome Server will bring your directly to our Syabas home services. 6. From here, you can turning into internet radio station, read up-to-date news and access to a wide variety of information. (please refer to Figure 15.14)
Figure 15.14: Syabas home service
7. You can manually add myiHome by selecting the add button.
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Note: Do you know NMP supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)? When NMP is plugged into the network, it will configure itself, acquire a TCP/IP address, and announce its presence on the network to myiHome.
:: Add myiHome
Figure 15.15: Add your myiHome manually
1. If your myiHome does not show up at profile screen, you can add it manually. 2. To add, click on add button at profile screen. myiHome Add screen will appear. (please refer to figure 15.15)
3. Enter your corresponding computer name at myiHome name column. 4. Key in your computer IP address at myiHome IP column. 5. Enable the Always connect to this myiHome option, if you want your NMP directly connected to this myiHome every time after bootup.
Note: This option only works when selected myiHome is the only myiHome on the network.
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6. Click on save button when done, it will bring you back to profile screen. 7. Your myiHome name will be shown at profile screen now. Click on it to access your myiHome.
:: Edit myiHome
Figure 15.16: click on the myiHome that you want to edit
1. If the IP address of your computer is changed, you can update your computer IP using edit feature at profile screen. 2. Click on edit button at the profile screen to lead you to myiHome Edit screen. 3. Choose and click the myiHome that you want to edit. (please refer to figure 15.16) 4. Once chosen, The selected myiHome’s Name and IP will be displayed. (please refer to figure 15.17)
5. You can only edit the IP address of your myiHome. 6. Enable the Always connect to this myiHome option, if you want your NMP directly connected to this myiHome every time after bootup.
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Note: This option only works when selected myiHome is the only myiHome on the network.
Figure 15.17: Edit IP address of your myiHome
7. Click on save button when done and you will taken to previous screen. 8. Click on cancel button to discard unsaved changes.
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1. To remove unwanted myiHome from the profile screen, click on delete at profile screen and you will taken to the Delete myiHome screen. (please refer to figure 15.18)
2. Check off the myiHome that you wish to remove. 3. Click delete when done, and the selected myiHome will be deleted.
:: Configure
Figure 15.19: Click on the wrench icon on the far right of the panel bar, you will be taken to the Setup screen
1. Press the i info button on remote control and the Panel Bar will scroll up. 2. Click on the wrench icon to go directly to Setup screen OR press Shift+Setup on keyboard to go directly to Setup screen. (please refer to figure 15.20) 3. There are 6 sections in the Setup screen : a) Options b) IP Configuration c) WIFI Setup d) Time Setup e) Update ROM f ) DVD Setup 4. You can customize NMP according to your preference. Syabas Technology Copyright (C) 2001-2006, All Right Reserved
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:: Options Setting
Figure 15.20: Customize NMP according to your preference at options screen
1. Customize NMP’s visual presentation according to your preference at options setting screen:
Screen Saver
- This option let you select the length of idle period before screen saver take over your TV screen. Default value is 10 minutes but you can choose between 1 to 60 minutes. To exit from the screen saver, press any key on the remote.
System Language
- To specify your preferred language for NMP system.
Encoding Language
- To specify your preferred language for NMP Browser.
Subtitle Language
- You can specify your preferred language for the subtitle in the movie playback. You can turn off this option by selecting Subtitle Off.
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Internet Security
- The security of the browser. Default value SSL2 should be adequate most of the time.
Video Setting
- This option let you choose your video output. You can choose Composite/S-Video , Component, or one of the three HDTV component standards – 480P, 720P or 1080i from the drop down list.
Video Zoom
- You can select the display format of your movie as Fit to Screen, Full Screen or Actual Size
Browser Option
- When compact browser mode is enable, NMP will try to fit the content of any web page into one page. When HD browser mode is enable, NMP will readjust myiHome browser size to fit in more component.
Sound Option
- You can turn Typing, Navigation and System alert sounds on or off by check or uncheck the corresponding field.
2. Click on Restore Factory Setting to change the setting to the default value. 3. Click on Save button on the screen to save your changes. 4. Click on Cancel button to discard unsaved changes.
Note: You can get the firmware version of your NMP at the bottom of options screen.
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:: IP Configuration
Figure 15.21: IP Configuration screen
1. NMP can automatically obtain its IP address from the DHCP server on your network. If your network do not have a DHCP server, NMP will assign an IP to itself. 2. To manually assign your own IP address, click on Switch to Manual button. 3. In Manual mode, fill in all the fields listed in the IP Config Setup screen.
MAC Address
- A hardware address that uniquely identifies each NMP.
IP Address
- Choose an IP address that is different from other computers, printers and various devices on your network.
Subnet Mask
- 255.255.255.0 is the most common setting for most home user networks.
Primary DNS
- The IP address of your Domain Name Server (DNS).
Secondary DNS
- The IP address of your backup DNS.
Default Gateway
- The IP address of the gateway or router on your network.
4. Click on Save button on the screen to save your changes. 5. Click on Cancel button to discard unsaved changes.
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6. Click on Switch to Automatic button to Switch back to Automatic mode which let NMP assign the IP.
Figure 15.22: Manually key in all the fields
:: WIFI Setup
Figure 15.23: WIFI Setup
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1. Upon entering to this page, an auto-scanning procedure for available AP (Access Points) will take place. Please refer to attribute details as follow: Now Using
- show the status of the connection either using Wireless mode or Wired mode.
Network
- allows you to manually choose which preferred connection. Either in Wired mode or Wireless mode.
Available
- this is a drop down list. Which shows all available AP(s). To initiate an AP scanning, just click on the icon WIFI Setup. This will re-iterate the AP scanning process, which is the similar case upon every visit to this page.
SSID
- click on the Select button, the selected SSID on the Available list will be placed in this text box. Or, if preferred, you can manually key-in the SSID in this text box also.
Connection
- this is a drop down list. There are 2 selection here, Infrastructure : connection to an AP, and Ad-hoc : a peer-to-peer connection.
WEP
- No encryption, 64-bit or 128-bit encryption on your wireless network.
WEP Key
- WEP encryption key only needed when the WEP setting above is to 64-bit or 128-bit. When 64-bit WEP is used, WEP key should be 10 hexadecimal characters. When 128-bit WEP is used, WEP key should be 26 hexadecimal characters. Valid value for a hexadecimal character is 0 to 9 and A to F.
2. Click on Save button to save your latest setting. The system will then reboot using the new setting. 3. Click on Cancel button to discard unsaved changes.
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:: Time Setup
Figure 15.24: Time Setup
You are not encourage to change the primary NTP server and Secondary NTP server, unless you know exactly what you are doing. The default value should work just fine. 1. Choose the time zone of your country. 2. Check the Daylight Saving option if your time is currently adjusted due to daylight saving. 3. Click on Save button to save your recent changes. 4. Click on Restore Factory Setting button to restore the setting to the default value. 5. Click on Cancel button to discard recent unsaved changes.
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:: Update ROM
Figure 15.25: Update ROM
1. Click this link to check for firmware updates.
:: DVD Setup
Figure 15.26: DVD Setup
You can select the DVD Setup contents as the following; 1. Select on the VCD PBC from the selection will skip the playback in the main menu. 2. You can select DVD Parental Level option either On or Off
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3. You can choose the selection of TV Type if you are watching different screenplays by choosing from the selection box. 4. Select on the Enable Auto Play to play movie directly when inserted the DVD disc. 5. Click on Cancel button to discard recent unsaved changes.
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