EP950 Network Digital Media Player Owner’s Manual

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1.0 Quick Guide

1.1 Connection to HDTV

1. Connect the HDMI cable from media player’s HDMI output to HDTV’s HDMI input. 2. On the media player, select Setup → Audio → HDMI Output → Auto.

If there is no audio output for certain videos, change this setting to LPCM.

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1.2 Connection to 5.1CH Amplifier (Digital) and HDTV

1. Connect the HDMI cable from media player’s HDMI output to HDTV’s HDMI input. 2. Connect the optical fiber cable from media player’s OPTICAL output to 5.1CH amplifier’s

OPTICAL input. 3. On the media player, select Setup → Audio → SPDIF Output → RAW.

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1.3 Connection to 7.1CH Amplifier and HDTV

1. Connect the HDMI cable from media player’s HDMI output to 7.1CH amplifier’s HDMI input.

2. Connect the other HDMI cable from 7.1CH amplifier’s HDMI output to HDTV’s HDMI input. 3. On the media player, select Setup → Audio → HDMI Output → Auto.

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2.0 Remote Control 2.1 Picture

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2.2 Remote Control Overview

Seq. Button Description 1 POWER Turns the media player ON or OFF.

2 COLOR Buttons

These are reserved buttons that provide different functions in different menus. For example, the Green button brings up the operation submenu in the media library menu.

3 EJECT

Ejects the disc of a CD/DVD/BD-ROM drive attached to the media player.

4 VFD

Turns ON or OFF the VFD light on the front panel of the media player (EP650 only).

5 TIMER Sets the time period for auto power off. 6 SETUP Switches to the Setup Menu directly for changing system settings. 7

TV MODE Switches among NTSC, PAL, 480p, 576p, 720p50/60Hz, 1080i50/60Hz, and 1080p50/60Hz video output modes.

8 16:9

Switches among 16:9, 4:3 Letter Box, and 4:3 Pan Scan aspect ratios.

9 BOOKMARK

Brings up Bookmark list to play the video from the position where the playback was stopped last time.

10 ZOOM

Zoom in/out the playing photo or video. Available photo zoom scales: 2x, 4x, 8x and 16x. Available video zoom scales: 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x and 8x.

11 REPEAT Switches repeat option among Chapter, Title, or Offset. 12 MOVIE Enter MOVIE library. 13 MUSIC Enter MUSIC library. 14 PHOTO Enter PHOTO library. 15 AUDIO Switches among audio tracks. 16 SUBTITLE Switches among subtitle tracks. 17 MUTE Press to mute audio output, and press again to unmute.

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MENU

It is a multifunction button with different functions in different menus.

• In Movies, Music, Photo or File Manager mode, press “MENU” to show options.

• When playing movies, music or photo, press “MENU” to show the playback menu.

• When playing DVD/BD media files, press “MENU” to show DVD/BDMV navigation menu, subtitle setup menu, TV output resolution menu etc.

19 VOL+/VOL- Increases or decreases the volume. 20 HOME Switches to Main Menu. 21

RETURN Returns to the previous menu. Exists from the subtitle, audio track, or time seek menus when playing movie.

22 Directional Keypad

Navigates and highlights menu items or media files.

23 OK Confirms the selection or start playback. 24

INFO Displays the media file information such as the title and encoding format.

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SEARCH

During video playback, shows the search operation menu. In the media library mode, shows the file searching menu. In the WIFI setup menu, re-scan the wireless network.

26 PAGE UP/PAGE DOWN

Changes page in file browser. Jumps to the previous/next chapter during BD/DVD playback. Plays the previous/next file during file playback. Jumps to the previous/next picture in photo slide show.

27 Internet Media Service (IMS)

Enter Internet media service menu.

28 RWD

Fast rewinds the current playback. Presses repeatedly to switch among different fast rewind speeds.

29 PLAY

Plays the selected item. Pause or resume the current playback.

30 STOP Stop the current playback. 31

FWD Fast forwards the current playback. Presses repeatedly to switch among different fast forward speeds.

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3.0 Setup The Setup menu allows you to change System, Audio, Video, Network, Intelligent and MISC settings. Within the setup menu, use the “Directional Keypad” to navigate and highlight setting items, and then press “OK” to enter the submenu to change the setting.

3.1 System Settings

Menu Language Changes the system language. Text Encoding Changes the subtitle text encoding language. Time Sets system time. R/RW Auto-Play Auto-Plays DVDs found in a DVD/BD-ROM drive attached to the media

player. Screen Saver Timing: Sets the minimum idle time before showing screen saver.

Source: Changes the source of the screen saver. DLNA DMR Pushes movie, music or photo from a DMC (DMC should be in conformity

with the DLNA protocol.) to the media player. Known compatible DMC includes Windows7, Android, and iPhone (phones should install software such as imediashare or eyecon to enable sharing).

Device Name Sets the network device name of the media player. MiniKBD Language Sets the default language of the on-screen keyboard. Resume Play When it’s on, you can watch a movie from the last stop position. Safety Power Off On: Terminates all tasks before powering off the player.

Off: Powers off immediately. This is faster, but not recommended. View Mode Sets whether the Movie, Music, and Photo icons show in media library (DB

Mode) or regular file mode. Format Formats the HDD on internal SATA interface. Clear All Media Library

Clears the database for the media library. The storage drives must be rescanned to populate the database.

Run Android at Bootup

Sets whether the Android module loads each time the player is started. If turned on, an Android icon will be available from the main menu.

Factory Default Erases the current settings and applies the default settings.

3.2 Audio Settings

Night Mode Sets Night Mode to On, Off, or Comfort. This function changes the maximum dynamic audio range.

HDMI Output Auto: Automatically detect the output mode of HDMI. LPCM: Outputs down-mixed 2.0 decoded audio over HDMI. Use this setting when connecting to a HDTV directly. LPCM Multi-CH: Multi-Chanel LPCM RAW: Passes-through the original bit-stream audio over HDMI. Use this setting when connecting to an amplifier with HDMI input and decoding capability.

SPDIF Output LPCM: Outputs down-mixed 2.0 decoded audio over SPDIF.

RAW: Passes-through the original bit-stream audio over SPDIF. Use this

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setting when connecting to a digital amplifier with SPDIF input and decoding capability.

HD Audio Core Output

5.1 CORE ONLY: Passes-through 5.1 core only for DTS-HDMA and TRUEHD. HD AUDIO 7.1: Passes-through 7.1 bit-stream for DTS-HDMA, TRUEHD and LPCM.

DOLBY(AC3),DTS, AAC, WMA Pro Output

LPCM: Always outputs down-mixed 2.0 decoded audio for the specified audio format and overrides HDMI Output and SPDIF Output settings. RAW(Bitstream): Always passes-through the original bit-stream for the specified audio format, so the bit-stream setup on HDMI Output and SPDIF Output is available.

3.3 Video Settings

Aspect Ratio Pan Scan 4:3: Displays a wide picture on the entire screen of 4:3 TV and cuts off exceed parts on two sides.

Letter Box 4:3: Displays a wide picture with two black borders on the top and bottom of 4:3 TV without cutting off any picture.

16:9: Display the whole picture on 16:9 TV.

16:10: Display the whole picture on 16:10 monitor. TV System Switches TV output mode among HDMI Auto, NTSC, PAL, 480P, 576P,

720P 50Hz, 720P 60Hz, 1080i 50Hz, 1080i 60Hz, 1080P 50Hz, and 1080P 60Hz.

Video Zoom CRT (Over Scan): Shrinks the video to compensate the over scan for CRT TV. Full Pixel (Just Scan): Plays videos in the original size.

Digital Noise Reduction

Enables or disables DNR.

1080P 24Hz On: If the video content is 24fps, the media player will play it in 1080P/24Hz mode automatically. Off: Always plays videos in the selected video output mode.

Deep Color Changes HDMI Color Depth.

3.4 Network Settings

Wired Lan Setup Before using the network function, connect the media player to the network first. You can select DHCP(AUTO) or FIX IP(MANUAL). Enable the DHCP service on your router before using DHCP(AUTO) setting. If FIX IP(MANUAL) is selected, fill in IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway and DNS server IP address.

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Wireless Setup Make sure there is a wireless router or an AP (Access Point) in the network and your media player is within the effective range. Setup steps: 1. Once you choose wireless setup, your media player will automatically

search and display available wireless networks. 2. Select your desired wireless network. 3. Input the password/key for the wireless network. If the media player hasn’t detected any wireless network, please check your wireless router and the effective range of the WLAN. You can press “SEARCH” button to re-scan the available wireless network.

Wireless ON/OFF Turns wireless capability on or off. PPPoE Setup Sets PPPoE ID and Password. Network Info Displays the current network information. BT Process Turns on/off the built-in BT client. Samba Process Turns on/off the built-in Samba server. BT&Samba Security On: Users will need an ID and Password to access the player’s web

interface. User ID: admin Password: 123 Only the password can be changed. Off: Users do not need ID and Password.

3.5 Intelligent Settings

Function of navigation key

Set the navigation keys to one of the following functionality: subtitle adjustment, playback search, or playback skip.

TS Seamless Playback

On: The group of files in the same directory such as xx_yy_zz_01.ts, xx_yy_zz_02.ts and, xx_yy_zz_03.ts will be playback seamlessly. Note: It’s only valid for TS/PS file and not for AVI, MKV files. Off: Plays files one by one with 2 seconds interval between files.

BDMV Navigation Direct Play: start playing the main movie immediately. BD Lite: use BD-Lite menu system. BD 1.0: Use BD Profile 1.0 menu system. Ask When Play: Ask the user when a BD video is started.

BDMV Folder Auto-Play

On: When browsing file, pressing “OK” on the BDMV folder will play BDMV folder and pressing “Play” button will play BDMV file.

BDMV default subtitle Sets the default subtitle language track for playing BDMV.

BDMV default audio Sets the default audio language track for playing BDMV.

Subtitle Automation Recognition

Automatically recognizes subtitle encoding type, such as UTF8, BIG5, GB2312, and etc.

Subtitle Font Directory

Sets the font path for external subtitles.

Subtitle Space Sets thes pace between subtitles when using the dual-subtitle feature.

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Internal HDD Power Off Threshold

Sets the time of inactivity after which the internal HDD will be powered off.

Key Tone Volume Sets the volume of key press confirmation tone.

3.6 MISC Settings

Version Info Shows current firmware version info. USB Upgrade Please see “Chapter 9.0 Upgrade Firmware”.

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4.0 Main Menu

Movies - Go to movie media library. Music - Go to music media library. Photo - Go to photo media library. File Manager - Go to file manager to browse media files in USB, CARD, HDD, Network (SAMBA/UPNP), etc. HiTV Online - Go to HiTV online media for Chinese media content over the Internet. Premium Apps - If the wired or wireless network is connected, various Internet services such as YouTube and Video Podcast are available. Web Browser - Connect a mouse and keyboard to use the web browser to browse Internet. Setup - Go to setup menu to change settings for System, Audio, Video, Network, and MISC.

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5.0 Media Library

The Movies, Music, and Photo icons from the main menu are used to access the Media Library. If the Media Library is empty, the user will be guided by a setup wizard to create it by selecting the type of media files to be included from the Media Library.

In the media library, the following buttons are available for navigation and control: Directional Keypad: Navigates and highlights media files. Press “OK” to play the selected file. Green Button: Shows the operation menu to add files to or delete the files in the media library. (‘Delete’ only removes the file from the media library. It does not delete the file from the storage device). MENU Button: Shows the menu for changing the view mode (thumbnail, list, or preview mode), file filtering mode (All Movies or Only BD/DVD), and file sorting mode for displaying the media library. SEARCH Button: Shows the file searching menu for search specific files in the media library.

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6.0 File Manager The File Manager can be accessed through the File Manager icon on the main menu.

In the file manager, the following buttons are available for navigation and control: Directional Keypad: Navigates and highlights folders and media files. Press “OK” to enter the selected folder or to play the selected file. Green Button: Shows the operation menu to copy, delete, move, rename files on the storage device, or add the selected file/folder to the media library. MENU Button: Shows the menu for changing the view mode (thumbnail, list, or preview mode) and file filtering mode (All Media Files, Only Movies, Only Music, or Only Photo). RETURN Button: Returns to the previous directory or exits from the sub menu.

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7.0 Internet Media Service and Web Browser

7.1 HiTV Online HiTV Online is an application for viewing Chinese media content, providing access to all of the most popular Chinese TV and movie programming available. With no up-front or monthly subscription fees, HiTV 2.0 streams all content smoothly over a broadband Internet connection.

Use the Red, Green, Yellow, and Blue navigation buttons to navigate and find media content: Red Button – Selects the content website, such as QiYi, CNTV, PPTV, and etc. Green Button – Selects the content type, such as movies, TV series, and etc. Yellow Button – Access the My Favorite section, where users can add content for viewing in the future. Blue Button – Adds the current highlighted media content to the My Favorite Section. Search – It is possible to search for a specific movie or TV show by entering Chinese characters.

7.2 Premium Apps A wide variety of Internet media services are available. Use the navigation buttons to browse and view available media services.

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7.2 Web Browser The Web Browser can be accessed through the main menu. To use the browser, USB mouse and keyboard must be connected to the media player (can be wireless but with a USB dongle). To exit the web browser, press the RETURN button on the remote control.

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8.0 Using Your Media Player

8.1 Create Media Library Media Library is a media database that makes the media player easy to use. It is important to create the media library in order for the player to be used fully. Once the Media Library has been created, users will be able to use shortcut keys and icons to access Movies, Music, and Photos. Note: While browsing the media library, all operations are applied to the media library database only. These operations will not affect the physical files in the storage devices. If a media file is removed from the Media Library, the media file in the storage device is not deleted. The Media Library can be managed using one of the following ways: Auto Scan: From the Main Menu, the Media Library Guide will automatically appear to help you to create the media library step by step if a storage device is present and the media library is empty. Manual Add: Enter File Manager, highlight a drive, file folder, or file, the then press the “Green” button to add the selected item to the Media Library. Manual Remove: While browsing the Movies, Photos, or Music Media Library, press the “Green” button to delete a file, all movies, all music, all photos or all files in the Media Library. (The files are only removed from the Media Library database. The physical files are not deleted from the storage devices. You can re-scan the storage devices from the Media Library Guide menu.

8.2 Play Movies To find a movie to play, browse the Movies Media Library by selecting the Movies icon from the main menu or pressing the “MOVIE” button on the remote control. Highlight a movie and press “OK” to play it. You can also find a movie by going through the File Manager, selecting a storage device, and browsing through the folders. While watching a movie, the following operations are available. 1. Press the “ZOOM” button to enlarge the picture by 2X, 3X, 4X or 8X. 2. Press the “SEARCH” button to enter a time point to jump to in the movie. 3. Press the “AUDIO” button to switch available audio tracks, or to select Left/Right audio

channel if only one audio track is available. 4. Press the “SUBTITLE” button to switch between available subtitles. 5. Press the “INFO” button to show information about the playing movie. 6. Press the “RWD”, “FWD” or “PLAY” buttons to rewind, fast-forward or play the movie normally. 7. Press the “MENU” button to bring up a menu for changing subtitle, audio, repeat, and image

parameters. 8. Press the “UP/DOWN” buttons to adjust the vertical position of the subtitle. 9. Press the “LEFT/RIGHT” buttons to jump back or forward 10 seconds. 10. When playing a BDMV folder, press the “MENU” button to show BD Lite Navigation menu.

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8.3 Play Music

To find music to play, browse the Music Media Library by selecting the Music icon from the main menu or pressing the “MUSIC” button on the remote control. Highlight a music file and press “OK” to play it. You can also find music by going through the File Manager, selecting a storage device, and browsing through the folders. While listening to music, the following operations are available. 1. Press the “MENU” button to select different repeat modes for playing such as play once,

repeat single song, play one by one, or random playback. 2. Press the “INFO” button to show information about the current file.

8.4 View Photos To find photos to view, browse the Photos Media Library by selecting the Photos icon from the main menu or pressing the “PHOTOS” button on the remote control. Highlight a photo and press “OK” to view it. You can also find photos by going through the File Manager, selecting a storage device, and browsing through the folders. While viewing photos, the following operations are available. 1. Press the “LEFT/RIGHT” buttons to go to the previous/next photo. 2. Press the “UP/DOWN” buttons to rotate the photo. 3. Press the “ZOOM” button to enlarge photo and Directional Keypad buttons to pan the photo. 4. Press the “MENU” button to set photo transition effect, slide show timing, and background

music.

8.5 Cover File While browsing the Media Library or file manager, the corresponding cover pictures stored in the file folders will be displayed when the Media Cover Mode is selected. To ensure that media cover files are properly displayed, please follow these rules: 1. For folders, the player will display the first .bmp or .jpg file in each folder as its cover. It is

recommended that the cover file be named “cover.jpg” or “folder.jpg”. 2. For movies, the player will display the .bmp or .jpg file with the same filename as the movie in

the same folder. 3. For photos, the player will simply display the photo. 4. For music, the player will display the .bmp or .jpg files with the same filename as the music in

the same folder.

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8.6 Music Playlist While browsing the music Media Library or file manager, you can use the “Green” button to show “Operation Menu”, and then select “Multi-File Manage” to enter “Playlist Manage Menu”.

1. Use the “UP/DOWN” buttons to highlight a music file, and press the “PLAY” button to add the

selected music to the file list on the right. 2. Press the “Green” button and select “Save Playlist” when done. In file manager, you can select a playlist file and then press the “Green” button to modify the contents of the selected playlist.

8.7 Photo Album While browsing the photos Media Library or file manager, you can use the “Green” button to show “Operation Menu”, and then select “Multi-File Manage” to enter “Playlist Manage Menu”. 1. Use the “UP/DOWN” buttons to highlight a photo, and press “PLAY” button to add the photo to

the file list on the right. 2. Press the “Green” button and select “Save Photo Album” when done. In file manager, you can select a Photo Album file and then press the “Green” button to modify the contents of the selected photo album.

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8.8 File Copy and Delete In file manager, highlight a file or folder and press the “Green” button to show the “Operation Menu”; select “Multi-File Manage” to enter “Playlist Manage Menu”. 1. Use the “UP/DOWN” buttons to highlight a file, and then press “PLAY” button to add the file to

the file list on the right. 2. Press the “Green” button and select “Copy” or “Delete”.

8.9 Play Media Files Through Local Network

Network Settings The player can playback media files shared on the local area network (Ethernet or WLAN). Before this is possible, please make sure that the network setup and settings in “Network Settings on Chapter 3.0” has been completed.

Play from Windows PC Folder Shares (SMB)

Perform file/folder sharing settings on your windows PC. Note the following: 1. Configure the IP address and make sure that the player and the PC are in the same sub

network. 2. Configure the shared folder. For Windows 7, make sure that the share is not through

“Homegroup”, but a standard folder share. There are a variety of tutorials on the internet on how to configure folder sharing on Windows PCs.

3. Configure the firewall settings, especially if there are any third party firewalls installed. There are two methods for using the media player to browse shared folders: Method 1: Through Workgroup and Network Login Make sure that the meida player is connected to the network. Enter File Manager from the main menu and select network. Select Workgroup to see a list of available PCs or servers on the network. Highlight the name of the PC containing the shared folder and press ”OK”. If there is a login required to access the PC, a pop-up login prompt will be shown. After sucessful login, you can browse and play shared files like local files. Method 2: Through My Shortcuts Login Make sure that the meida player is connected to the network. Enter File Manager from the main menu and select network. Select My-Shortcuts and press the ”Red” button to display the Tool Menu. From the Tool Menu you can add, modify or delete network short cuts. To add a short cut to your PC, use the on screen keyboard to input the PC’s IP address, network User ID, and Password. Press ”OK” to add shortcut. If the input ID and Password is correct, it will dispaly ”Login Succeed.” After sucessful login, you can browse and play shared files like local files.

Note:

1. While playing high definition video files (resolution up to 720p / 1080i / 1080p) via WLAN, the video might stutter due to slow network speed or poor signal strength.

2. Due to different network conditions, sometimes the Workgroup might not be accessible or

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shown in the list. Use ‘My Shortcuts’ method instead. 3. Some 1080P videos may not play smoothly when streamed via network due to the way

they are encoded.

Play from UPNP Servers UPNP servers may be available as part of a network appliance such as a Network Attached Storage device. UPNP server software may also be installed on a PC computer. Please refer to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UPnP_AV_MediaServers for detailed information and UPNP setup. Make sure that the meida player is connected to network and the UPNP server is turned on. Enter File Manager from the main menu and select network. Select UPNP and the media player will automatically search for any available UPNP servers on the network. After search completes, the media player will automatically show the title of all available UPNP servers. Select the desired UPNP server to browse and play media files. Note:

1. Different UPNP servers have different rules for file filtering. Some UPNP servers do not support certain file types like MKV, RMVB files.

2. External subtitle files will not be streamed together with video from the UPNP server.

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8.10 DLNA DMR for Windows 7 and Smartphones

DLNA DMR capability allows a Windows 7 PC or certain Smartphones to push digital media content to the media player through the local netowrk. To enable DLNA DMR, perform the following settings changes:

1. Enter Setup→System→DLNA DMR and Select “On”. 2. Next enter Setup→System→Device name and input a name for the media player, such

as ”EP950”.

Push media files on Windows 7 From Windows 7 select a media file (movie, music or photo), right click on the file to show the context menu, click play in the context menu, and then select your media player in the sub menu.

The selected video will begin playing on the media player after a short pause. A playback control window will be shown on the Windws 7 PC that can be used to control playback.

Push media files on Smartphone Please install the iMediaShare or EyeconTroller application on your Android Smartphone or iPhone. Follow the directions for these applications to push media files to the media player.

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Note: The WIFI of your smartphone and the network of your media player must be in the same network. Note: If the media player does not appear on the Windows 7 or smartphone, turn off and then turn on the DLNA service again in the Setup menu. Doing so re-broadcasts the DLNA device to the network.

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9.0 Firmware Update When new firmware is available, they can be downloaded at http://content.miccastore.com. It is recommended to update to the latest firmware whenever they are available. New firmware often adds new features and addresses previously discovered issues.

9.1 Normal Update

1. Unpack the firmware update package and find the file named install.img. 2. Copy the “install.img” file to the root directory of a USB drive. Attach the USB drive to the

media player. 3. Turn on the player. 4. After boot up, enter the “Setup” menu. 5. Use the directional keypad to enter “MISC” menu. 6. Use the directional keypad to select “USB upgrade”. 7. Press “OK” to start the upgrade process.

The following screen will be displayed while the firmware is being updated. It will take about 3 minutes to complete. (Note: Please keep POWER ON during the whole updating process.)

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9.2 Recovery Mode Update If a normal firmware upgrade fails due to power lost during update process, you can use the following method to recover. 1. Unpack the firmware update package and find the file named install.img. 2. Copy the “install.img” file to the root directory of a USB drive. Attach the USB drive to the

media player. 3. Press and hold “UPGRADE” button in the small hole on the back panel of the media player. 4. Power on the media player and do not release the “UPGRADE” button until the “UPGRADING

START PAGE” appears. 5. It will take about 3 minutes to complete. (Note: Please keep POWER ON during the whole

updating process.)

9.3 Tips for Updating Firmware

1. The firmware update file must be named install.img. 2. The update file must be copied to the root directory of a USB drive. 3. If the USB drive is not detected after a few tries, please reformat the drive or change to a new

USB drive. 4. Please make sure there is only one “install.img” file if there are several USB drives connected

to the media player. 5. Different models of media players may require different firmware. Please use the correct

firmware to update file.

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Information in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable but Micca Ltd assumes no responsibility for its use

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Micca, EP950, and the Micca logo are trademarks of Micca Ltd. Other trademarks referenced in this manual are the

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