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USER MANUAL CM3H CONCEPTRONIC

Conceptronic Multi Media Player

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Conceptronic CM3H User Manual

Congratulations on the purchase of your

Conceptronic Multi Media Player.

This User Manual gives you a step-by-step explanation how to install and use the Conceptronic Multi Media

When problems occur, we advise you to go to our support-site (go to www.conceptronic.net

‘Support’). Here you will find the Frequently Asked Questions Database.

When you have other questions about your product and you cannot find it at our website, contact us by e-

mail: support@conceptronic.net

For more information about Conceptronic products, please visit the Conceptronic Web Site:

www.conceptronic.net

The Conceptronic CM3H is firmware upgradable. To upgrade your unit with the latest firmware

version, you can visit the Conceptronic Web Site.

Tip : Please check www.conceptronic.net for the latest codec list of supported files.

The following items should be present in the package of the Conceptronic Multi Media Player:

• Conceptronic CM3H Multi Media Player (described as ‘unit’ in the manual).

• Product Stand for CM3H.

• Power Supply (12V, 2.5A) with power cord.

• 2 batteries (AAA) for the remote control.

• Multi-language user interface: English, Dutch, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Portuguese

• Supports multiple hard disk partitions.

• Support for FAT32 and NTFS file system.

• HDMI Video output up to 1080i.

• Various Codecs supported. Check our website for a full list of supported Codecs.

• Outputs: HDMI / Composite video / Component video / RCA stereo audio / Optical audio.

• Compliant with PAL/NTSC.

• Slide show (slide photo playback) with background music.

• Changeable display interval.

• Zoom and rotation functions.

• Auto switch between PC-USB and Media Player Mode:

• When connected to the PC, the unit acts as an USB Storage Device.

• When not connected to the PC, the unit acts as a Media Player.

The CM3H is not capable in playing HD movies (720p, 1080i, 1080p).

• Do not attempt to disassemble the included power adapter. This may cause high-voltage injuries. If the

adapter needs to be fixed, please contact your dealer or the helpdesk of Conceptronic.

• Keep the unit away from excessive moisture.

• Do not immerse or expose the unit to liquids.

• Disconnect the power adapter if you do not intend to use the unit for an extended period of time.

• Avoid using the unit in a location near combustibles.

• Change the battery of the remote control with the same kind when it is weak or dead. Recycle old

batteries where possible. To avoid corrosion, remove the battery when the remote will not be used for a

• Keep the remote away from excessive moisture; do not drop it.

• Do not operate the remote under intense sunlight.

• NEVER drop, shake or bump the unit.

• To prevent overheating, do not cover the unit.

The data on the internal hard disk can be fragmented. This can affect the playback of movies. It is

recommended that you defragment the hard disk on your computer once in a while.ENGLISH

Front View Rear view

Description of the numbers:

1. Infrared Receiver 8. Component ‘Pb’ Output

2. Power / Standby LED 9. Component ‘Pr’ Output

3. Operation Buttons

(see below) 10. Component ‘Y’ Output

4. hard disk Activity LED 11. Composite Video Output

12. Audio ‘R’(right) Output

5. Main Power Switch 13. Audio ‘L’(left) Output

6. Mini-USB Jack (To PC) 14. Digital Optical Output

Navigate through the menus of the unit.

, , , ) During playback: , Increase / decrease volume.

Play/stop button ( / ) Short press: Start or stop the playback of a file, or to open a folder.

Turn the CM3H on or set the CM3H to standby mode.

5. Remote Control Explanation

The remote control is used to control the unit. On the inside cover of this manual you will find a picture of

the remote control. The numbers of the buttons correspond with the table below, to explain each function

of the remote control.

Nr Button Description

1 POWER ( ) Switch between Media Player Mode or Standby Mode

2 R / L Change the audio output (Stereo, Mono-L, Mono-R).

3 TOP Go to the top of the current file list.

4 MUSIC Direct access button to the ‘MUSIC’ folder.

5 FILE Show the ‘File Library’.

7 AUDIO Select or change the audio stream (DVD Playback).

8 SLIDE Start a Music-slide-show mode or start video step-play.

9 SLOW Play back slowly.

10 A – B Play a selected interval repeatedly.

11 REPEAT Select a repeat / shuffle mode.

12 VOLUME Increase the volume.

14 BACK Back to the previous folder.

, , , Move the selection in the main menu or DVD menu.

) Switch to previous file or chapter.

17 PLAY/PAUSE Start the playback of a file or DVD-Folder or pause a playback.

) Fast Rewind during playback.

20 SETUP Open the Setup menu.

) Fast forward during playback.

) Switch to next file or chapter.

) Confirm selection or start playback.

25 DISPLAY Show playback information during playback.

26 PAGE Show the next page with files.

27 PAGE Show the previous page with files.

28 MUTE Mute or cancel mute.

29 ROTATE Rotate photos.

30 DELAY Select the slide show (include music-slide-show) interval time.

31 ZOOM Zoom in or out (Photos & DVD Playback).

32 TRANS Select a mode of transition during a slideshow or a type of music

equalizer during music playback.

33 SUB-T Select or change movie Subtitle (MPEG4 & DVD Playback).

34 VIDEO Direct access button to the ‘VIDEO’ folder.

35 PHOTO Direct access button to the ‘PHOTO’ folder.

36 FUNC Jump to a specific playback time during movie playback.

37 P / N Select a video system. (PAL / NTSC)

38 MENU A. Show the ‘Partition List’ or ‘File List’

B. Return to the DVD Menu (DVD Playback).

39 Power LED The Power LED will blink when a button is pressed.ENGLISH

6. Connecting your CM3H Connection example, showing a HDMI, Composite and S/PDIF connection.

Connecting the Video Cable(s)

You can connect the unit in 4 different ways to your TV:

- SCART (by using the Composite cable & Scart adapter)

** When using Component, only the video signal is send to your TV or monitor.

For the audio signal, use the Audio RCA Jacks on the Composite cable (Red, White).

• Connect the HDMI cable to the HDMI output [7] on the unit.

• Connect the other side of the HDMI cable to the HDMI input on your TV.

• Connect the Composite cable (Yellow, Red, and White) to the corresponding Composite jacks [11 , 12 ,

• Connect the other side of the Composite cable (Yellow, Red, and White) to the Composite input jacks on

• Connect the Composite cable (Yellow, Red, and White) to the corresponding Composite jacks [11 , 12 ,

• Connect the other side of the Composite cable (Yellow, Red, and White) to the jacks on the SCART Adapter.

• Connect the SCART Adapter to the SCART input on your TV.

• Connect the Component Cable (Red, Green, and Blue) to the Component jacks [8, 9, 10] of the unit.

• Connect the other end of the Component cable to the Component input jacks on your TV.

Connecting the Audio Cable(s)

You can connect the unit to your TV and/or your home cinema system in 2 different ways:

- Analog, through the RCA Audio Jacks of the unit.

- Digital, Through the Optical Digital S/PDIF output of the unit.

• Connect the Audio jacks (Red, White) of the Composite cable to the RCA audio jacks [12 , 13] of the

• Connect the other end of the Composite cable to the RCA audio jacks of your TV or amplifier.

• Connect the Digital optical cable to the S/PDIF output [14] of the unit.

• Connect the other end of the Digital optical cable to the Digital optical input of your amplifier.

Connecting the Power Supply

When the unit is connected to your Audio/Video equipment, you can connect the power supply to the unit.

• Connect the included power supply to the DC input [15] of the unit and to a free wall socket.

• Set the main power switch on the back of the unit to ‘I’ to power on the unit.

The unit will now turn on.

Preparing the Remote Control

The remote control is using 2x AAA batteries (provided with the package).

You need to use the remote control to turn on/off the unit.

- The best operational range of the remote control is about 5 meters.

- Point the remote control to the IR receiver which is embedded in the front panel of the unit.

- The receiving angle of the IR receiver is ±30 degrees.

- Change the batteries (2x AAA) when they are weak or empty.ENGLISH

7. Basic CM3H operation

• Select the correct input channel on your TV where the unit is connected to. (HDMI, Composite, SCART or

From this point, the manual is based on the fact that your TV is set to the input channel of the

unit. All steps described are related to the operation of the unit.

• Check if the main power switch on the back of the unit is set to ‘I’.

• Turn on the unit with the Play/Stop button on the front of the unit, or with the ‘Power’ button (1

The unit will turn on and display the menu on your screen.

The default output signal of the unit is Composite Video. If the unit is turned on and nothing is

shown on your screen, you can press the ‘Output’ button (19

) on the remote control to switch

between the various outputs of the CM3H (HDMI, Composite, Component).

Note: The unit needs to initialize the hard disk when it is turned on. This can take a little while. During

initializing, the message ‘LOADING...’ is shown on your screen.

When the hard disk is formatted with 1 partition, it will show the ‘File List’ on your screen, displaying the

contents of your hard disk.

When the hard disk is formatted with multiple partitions, the unit will show the ‘Partition List’ on your

screen with all the present partitions. Use

/ buttons (15) to move the selection, and press the

/Enter’ (24) button to go to the ‘File List’, showing the contents of the selected partition.

[ Parition List ] [ File List ]

Change the partition:

When the hard disk is formatted with multiple partitions, you can press the ‘Menu’ (38) button on the

remote control to go to back to the ‘Partition List’ and select a different partition.ENGLISH

8. Media Playback options

8.1 Playback of your movies

The CM3H is supporting various video formats, like MPEG1/2, MPEG 4 (including XVID), VOB, IFO (DVD) and

ISO playback, including support for playing MP3, AC3, AAC and MPEG1/2 audio tracks within video and DTS

passthrough via the SPDIF output.

• Select the file you would like to play with the navigation buttons on the remote control.

• Press the ‘Enter’ (24

) button or the ‘Play/Pause’ (17) button on the remote control to start the

playback of the selected file.

During playback, you can use the following playback options on the remote control:

- Play/Pause (17) Play the selected file or pause the playback.

- Stop (22) Stop the playback.

- Rewind (18) Rewind the playback.

- Fast Forward (21) Fast Forward the playback.

- Previous (16) Play the previous file in the current folder.

- Next (23) Play the next file in the current folder.

- Repeat (11) Change the repeat / shuffle option of the current file/folder.

- Display (25) Display the playback details.

- Func (36) Jump to a specific time in your movie.

- A-B (10) Repeat a selected part of the movie.

- Slow (9) Slowmotion playback.

- Slide (8) Step-play playback.

Most Video Codecs are supported on the CM3H (Like XviD, AVI, MPEG2, etc.) but it is possible that

you have files that require a Codec, which is not included with the CM3H.

If you try to playback a file with an unsupported Codec, you will see the message “CODEC NOT SUPPORTED”. When this happens, we suggest you to use a different codec for your movie.

Playback resume functionality

The CM3H has a playback resume functionality. If you turn off the CM3H during the playback of your

movies, music or photo slideshow, the CM3H will continue the playback when it is turned on again.

This feature is enabled by default and can be turned off in the Setup Menu.

The resume function of ISO and IFO (DVD) files is not supported.

Subtitle Playback functionality

The Conceptronic CM3H can support .SMI, .SRT, .SUB or .SSA subtitle files.

If the subtitle file has the same name as the selected video file (only extension is different) the subtitle

file will be loaded automatically when the MPEG4 file is played, for example:

Movie name: My_Movie_With_Sub.AVI Subtitle name: My_Movie_With_Sub.SRT When the subtitle file has a different name then you need to select the subtitle file manually. Select the

subtitle file and press the ‘Sub-t’ (33

) button on the remote control to select the subtitle. Select the

movie and press the ‘

/Enter’ (24) button to play the movie.

If there is a subtitle file available with the same name as the movie, and you try to select another

subtitle file, the CM3H will force the use of the subtitle file with the same name, instead of the

The CM3H plays DVD’s from the hard disk as if they are a normal DVD. You can navigate through the DVD Menu, choose subtitles or change audio languages.

The CM3H only supports the playback of unprotected DVD copies. CSS protection is not supported

The CM3H only supports Region 2 or Region free DVD copies.

• Connect the CM3H to your computer. See chapter ‘10. Computer USB Connectivity’.

• Create a folder on the CM3H hard disk with the name of your DVD movie (for example: 'Movie1').

• Copy the 'AUDIO_TS' and 'VIDEO_TS' (including content) from your DVD to the created folder (for

example: ‘Movie1’) on the CM3H.

After copying, the structure should be:

|-> AUDIO_TS (optional, not available for every DVD)

|-> VIDEO_TS (with all the DVD files inside)

• Disconnect the CM3H from your computer and connect it to your TV. Turn on the CM3H.

• Select the DVD you want to play with the ‘

, , , ’ buttons (15) on the remote control.

• Press the ‘Play/Pause’ (17

) button on the remote control to start the playback of the selected DVD.

Do not use the ‘Enter’ (24) button to start. This will only show the files/subfolders and does not

During DVD playback, you can use the following playback options on the remote control:

- Play/Pause (17) Play the selected DVD folder or pause the playback.

- Stop (22) Stop the playback of the DVD and return to the Movie browser.

- Navigation keys (15) Navigate through the DVD Menu.

- Enter (24) Confirm DVD Menu selection(s).

- Rewind (18) Fast Rewind.

- Fast Forward (21) Fast Forward.

- Previous (16) Previous Chapter.

- Next (23) Next Chapter.

- Sub-t (33) Change or turn off the subtitle of the DVD.

- Audio (7) Change the audio track of the DVD (when the DVD contains multiple

- Zoom (31) Zoom on the played movie.

- Repeat (11) Change the Repeat option of the current chapter.

- A-B (10) Repeat a selected part of the movie.

- Display (25) Display the playback details.

- Func (36) Jump to a specific time in your movie.

- Menu (38) Return to the DVD Menu.

You can also play DVD movies which are in ISO format. The playback features for DVD’s in ISO format

are the same as above DVD playback features.ENGLISH

Direct access button to your video folder

You can create 1 video folder, which can be directly accessed by pressing the ‘Video’ (34) button on the

remote control. Create a folder called ‘VIDEO xx’ (Where ‘xx’ can be changed to whatever you want) on

the root of the hard disk and place your video files in this folder. When the media player is started and you

press the ‘Video’ (34

) button, the media player will automatically open the folder.

If you create more than 1 folder beginning with ‘VIDEO’, the unit will only open the first folder.

Some MPEG2/VOB files contain two or more audio streams. By pressing the ‘Audio’ (7

remote control, you can cycle between the audio streams. You can use the ‘Audio’ (7

video file you are playing does not have sound, so you can locate the proper audio stream.

If you switch from MPEG2/VOB file, you can loose the audio if it is not on the default stream. To prevent

this, press the ‘Setup’ (20

) button during playback to “lock” the current audio stream. This option will

keep the selected audio stream for all files.

8.2 Playback of your Music

The Conceptronic CM3H has various modes in which you can play music (WAV, MP3 and WMA are supported).

• Select the file you would like to play with the navigation buttons on the remote control.

• Press the ‘Enter’ (24

) button or the ‘Play/Pause’ (17) button on the remote control to start the

playback of the selected file.

During playback, you can use the following playback options on the remote control:

- Play/Pause (17) Play the selected file or pause the playback.

- Stop (22) Stop the playback.

- Rewind (18) Rewind the playback.

- Fast Forward (21) Fast Forward the playback.

- Previous (16) Play the previous file in the current folder.

- Next (23) Play the next file in the current folder.

- Repeat (11) Change the repeat / shuffle option of the current file/folder.

- Trans (32) Select a type of Equalizer.

Playback resume functionality

The CM3H has a playback resume functionality. If you turn off the CM3H during the playback of your

movies, music or photo slideshow, the CM3H will continue the playback when it is turned on again.

This feature is enabled by default and can be turned off in the Setup Menu.

Direct access button to your music folder

You can create 1 music folder, which can be directly accessed by pressing the ‘Music’ (4) button on the

remote control. Create a folder called ‘MUSIC xx’ (Where ‘xx’ can be changed to whatever you want) on

the root of the hard disk and place your music files in this folder. When the media player is started and you

press the ‘Music’ (4

) button, the media player will automatically open the folder.

If you create more than 1 folder beginning with ‘MUSIC’, the unit will only open the first folder.ENGLISH

8.3 Playback of your Photos & Picture

With the CM3H, you can view your photos and pictures, which can be stored on the hard disk of the unit.

• Select the file you would like to play with the navigation buttons on the remote control.

• Press the ‘Enter’ (24

) button or the ‘Play/Pause’ (17) button on the remote control to start the

playback of the selected file.

During playback, you can use the following playback options on the remote control:

- Play/Pause (17) Start a slideshow starting with the selected file, or pause the

- Stop (22) Stop the slideshow.

- Navigation keys (11) , : Flip the shown photo.

, : Rotate the shown photo.

- Previous (16) Play the previous file in the current folder.

- Next (23) Play the next file in the current folder.

- Repeat (11) Change the repeat /shuffle option of the current file/folder.

- Delay (30) Change the slideshow interval time.

- Trans (32) Change the transition between 2 photos.

- Rotate (29) Rotate the current photo.

- Zoom (31) Zoom on the current photo.

Playback resume functionality

The CM3H has a playback resume functionality. If you turn off the CM3H during the playback of your

movies, music or photo slideshow, the CM3H will continue the playback when it is turned on again.

This feature is enabled by default and can be turned off in the Setup Menu.

Music slideshow (viewing photos with background music)

Select a photo and press the ‘Slide’ (8) button to start the music slideshow.

When you do not press the ‘Slide’ (8

) button, the music is not played and the images will be displayed in a

non-music slideshow. When there is no music in the folder available the music slideshow functionality does

not work. You need to press the ‘

/Enter’ (24) button to have a slideshow of images without sound.

In this mode, the Rotate and Zoom function are not accessible.

You can pause viewing the slideshow by pressing the ‘Play/Pause’ (17

) button once (the music will continue

playing). Press the ‘Play/Pause’ (17

) button again to stop the music too. Press the ‘Play/ Pause’ (17)

button again time to resume the music slideshow.

Direct access button to your Photo folder

You can create 1 photo folder, which can be directly accessed by pressing the ‘Photo’ (35) button on the

remote control. Create a folder called ‘PHOTO xx’ (Where ‘xx’ can be changed to whatever you want) on

the root of the hard disk and place your photo files in this folder. When the media player is started and you

press the ‘Photo’ (35

) button, the media player will automatically open the folder.

If you create more than 1 folder beginning with ‘PHOTO’, the unit will only open the first folder.ENGLISH

9. System Configuration

You can press the ‘Setup’ (20) button on your remote control to open the Setup Menu of the unit.

/ / / buttons to move the selection in the Setup Menu, and press the / ENTER button to

confirm the selection. When you are finished with configuring your unit, press the Setup button again to

close the Setup Menu, or select the option ‘Exit Setup’ in the Setup Menu.

The Setup Menu contains the following pages:

Play Resume : Enable or disable the Play Resume functionality.

Defaults : Reset the unit to the factory default settings.

Auto Start : Automatically play all media files on the CM3H when the unit is turned on.

TV Display : Change the TV Display setting.

TV System : Select a video system for your TV.

Video Output : Select the video output you are using.

Slideshow Setup Page:

Interval time : Select the interval time between two photos.

Transition : Select the default transition used between 2 photos.ENGLISH

10. Computer USB Connectivity

The unit can be connected to your computer to copy data (movies, music, pictures, records, etc.) from and

to the internal hard disk.

In our example below, we are using a computer running Windows XP, but the unit can be used on

all computers with USB support and the capability of reading & writing FAT32 file systems.

Connect the unit to your computer

• Connect the delivered USB to Mini-USB cable to the backside of the unit and to a free USB port on your

• Turn the unit on with the main power switch on the backside of the unit. The unit will be recognized and

installed automatically and will be shown as an extra drive on your computer.

By default, the internal hard disk of the unit will be initialized as an USB storage device.

Disconnect the unit from your computer

• Single-click the ‘Safe Removal’ icon on the system tray.

• Select ‘Stop USB Mass Storage Device’ when prompted.

11. Tips & Troubleshooting

Use the tips below for troubleshooting when your CM3H is not working properly:

The Power LED does not light up:

• The power supply is not connected to the CM3H. Reconnect the power supply to the CM3H.

There is no activity on the display:

• The CM3H is in standby state. Press the ‘

’ (1) button on the remote control to activate it.

• The Wrong input source on your TV is selected. Change the input source.

• The Wrong video system is selected. Press the ‘Output’ (19

) button on your remote control to switch to

the correct output signal.

• The Video cable is not connected properly. Check if the Video Cable is connected correctly.

When the unit is turned on, only a ‘bling’ sound can be heard, but no menu is shown:

• The Wrong video system is selected. Press the ‘Output’ (19

) button on your remote o switch to the

correct output signal.

• The Video cable is not connected properly. Check if the Video Cable is connected correctly.

• The audio output of the CM3H is connected to the amplifier, but the wrong input is selected on the TV.

Select the correct input on your TV.

• The Audio cable is not connected properly. Make sure the cable is connected correctly to your TV or

• The CM3H is connected with an amplifier, but the amplifier is turned off. Turn on the amplifier.

• The audio stream of the MPEG2 or VOB file is invalid. Press the ‘Audio’ (7

) button on the remote control

to adjust to the proper audio stream.

• The Mute function is on. Press the ‘Mute’ (28

) button on the remote control again to cancel mute.

• The CM3H is functioning in Fast Forward or Fast Rewind mode. Press the ‘Enter’ (24

remote control to return to normal playback.

The image on the display is distorted:

• The CM3H is functioning in Fast Forward or Fast Rewind mode. Press the ‘Enter’ (24

remote control to return to normal playback.

• A PAL movie is played at NTSC mode or vice versa. Press the ‘P/N’ (37

) button on the remote to change

the display settings.

When pressing the ‘Slide’ button, the system freezes:

• There are too many photos or music in the current folder. It will take a long time to start Music-Slide-

Show. Please wait for playback.

The Remote control does not work:

• Point the remote control to the CM3H receiver in ±30 degrees and directly.

• Use the remote control in the range of 5 meters.

• The remote control batteries (AAA) are empty and should be replaced.

The subtitles of the played movie are not displayed:

• An AVI file is played, but the subtitle file contains a different filename. See chapter 8.1 how to display

• The subtitle file is not supported by the CM3H.

When trying to play video, the message “CODEC NOT SUPPORTED” is displayed;

• The movie file is created with a non-supported codec for the CM3H.

Refer to the website www.conceptronic.net

for a list of supported codecs for the CM3H.ENGLISH

The CM3H does not display all hard disk partitions / content:

• The partition on the hard disk is not primary. Re-partition the hard disk again and make sure all

partitions are set to primary.

• The hard disk is formatted in a filesystem which is not supported by the CM3H. Reformat your harddisk

with the FAT32 or NTFS filesystem.

• There are no media files on the selected partition.

The DVD/ISO playback does not start when the Play/Pause button is pressed:

• Make sure you use the correct folder structure. The folder structure is described in chapter 8.1.

The DVD Files are incomplete, corrupt or damaged. When this happens, the CM3H does not start DVD

During the intro-movies of the DVD, the screen goes blank:

• The current chapter ends with a blank screen or is too short to playback. Press the ‘Next’ (23

switch to the next chapter.

My TV shows a black/white picture instead of color:

• Your TV cannot handle the "Multi" TV-System of the CM3H. Use the Setup menu to change the TV System

to PAL. (See chapter 9). After changing the TV System, turn off and on the CM3H.ESPAÑOL

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