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THE FTA MEDIA TANKS THE FTA MEDIA TANK R4B QUESTIONS & ANSWERS about the FTA Media Tank Q：I was playing around with the resolution and pressed on 1080p at 30hz where my tv does not recognize this signal. Thus, do you know how i can get back the old settings as I get no signal now when I connect HDMI ? Is there a reset button somewhere？ A：To confirm your video out is HDMI. 1. Press set up; Q: When I use the player without a internal hard disk, the player is only connected on internal LAN. With this configuration is possible turn off the (not connect) the inner fan in order to eliminate the produced noise. A: You can plug out the FAN from the board,there is a little white connector between the fan and main board, unit will work well but just temperature will raise, please note! Q：The product can't connect with VISTA PC, but XP system is ok A：I presume they are trying to connect via Samba. Q：The problem is that always when I want to play my videos I can't see any video output from box. I can hear the sound, but no video. I'm using HDMI output and I tried Composite as well, but effect is the same. GUI is working fine, also pictures are working, but video don't. I upgraded firmware from 0818 to the last one 081023, but it didn't help. Also I upgraded the FTA Media Tank software. As I'm able to hear sound when the movie plays, I think all is working, but standard video output from player (I think it's called mono) is redirected somewhere, So I'm not able to see it. A：1. Maybe the video stream is too large for the chipset, but audio is little, so the main chip can decode it. 2. If other files is same,you can reset to factory setting for checking. 3. Maybe you have started some commands via telnet and that caused that brightness, contrast, saturation and hue were set to 0. 1 Q: Why do I need an FTA Media Tank? A: There are several reasons why you need an FTA Media Tank. If you have a large media collection and would like to view it on your plasma/projector/home theater system. This is one of the most cost-effective ways to avoid investing in a HTPC. You can stream music, pictures and most importantly videos. The FTA Media Tank supports H.264 video which is a compliant 1080p HiDef codec used by Bluray and HD-DVD. The second generation of FTA Media Tank players with HDMIv1.3 support HD audio codec pass through. Q: What do I need in order to play back from an FTA Media Tank? A: There are several streaming options available for play back. 1) Install Myihome provided by manufacturer (inside CD-R) 2) Install Llink provided by Lundman - http://www.lundman.net/wiki/index.php/Llink 3) Connect to your PC via NFS / SMB network connection. 4) Connect to your NAS via NFS / SMB / UPNP AV. 5) Install an internal HDD/external HDD. 6) Hook up an external DVD ROM (for non-css encrypted DVD only) Q: How do I connect my FTA Media Tank to my home theater system? A: 1) You need to have a optical cable and plug it into any of the optical inputs of your AVR (Audio Video Receiver). For example, AC3 needs to be setup to Digital PCM for your AVR to detect as AC3 signal. 2) The FTA Media Tank supports an HDMI connection as well, if your AVR supports HDMI, you can connect to it directly. 3) There is a 2 channel RCA stereo output available for your 2 channel amp or simply hook it up to your TV. Q: Do I need to install an internal hard disk in order to use my FTA Media Tank? A: 1) No, you can stream movies/music/pictures from your PC or NAS (network attached storage). 2) You can attach an external USB storage device which contains the media. Q: How should I configure the network for my FTA Media Tank? A: Under current firmware releases you really should only use "Manual IP" mode and not "Automatic". There is a bug where the FTA Media Tank doesn't correctly store your network's supplied DNS (domain name server) IP addresses and so the Internet services (Media service portal, youtube, etc.) will probably NOT work correctly if you don't enter your own "Manual IP" settings. From main screen choose setup -> network -> mode...change to "Manual IP"...click on [save]. Next choose [configure IP] button and check the IP numbers in each field. For the two DNS fields you should use either the DNS IPs supplied by your ISP (Internet service provider) or the Internal IP address of your home router. Q: What type of network sharing does the FTA Media Tank built-in NAS support? A: SMB, FTP, NFS Q: What streaming speeds should I expect from the various network connection methods? A: SMB: ~38Mbps - NFS: ~33Mbps - HTTP: ~42Mbps (same clip peaks at 47Mbps) Q: What is the best network connection for playing back high bitrate content? A: Looking at the above chart, HTTP will be the preferred method for streaming. However, HTTP protocol does not support .iso/.ifo format at the moment. The next best choice is SMB/NFS. Q: Why can't I view my DVD .iso file using MyiHome? Myihome does not support DVD playback. Please use SMB/NFS for playback instead. A: 1) Try using an SMB/HTTP connection. They are the streaming protocols that offer the highest streaming speed. 2) Make sure that you do not have a problem with your network connection. If you are using WIFI, try switching to a wired connection as WiFi is not sufficient for high bitrate HD files. Q: How do I add SMB/NFS shares? A: 1) Setup SMB share: Goto Setup->Media Server->Network Share, you can browse your SMB network and add the path to the list, or manually enter the path to your SMB share, e.g. 2) Setup NFS share: Goto Setup->Media Server->Network Share, type in the full path to your NFS share, e.g. nfs://<hostname or ipaddr>:/foldername (note the colon after hostname With firmware 0330 or newer you can select the protocol (TCP or UDP) used for the NFS connection: * "nfs://" = udp Some firewalls, including the WinXP firewall, will block critical parts of udp NFS server connections, even if correctly configured. If you experience a "No content found" error when using UDP, try switching to TCP. Q: How do I get NFS/SMB/UPNP AV Server functions from the FTA Media Tank? A: You need to install an internal HDD and the FTA Media Tank apps in order to get the following servers: 1. SMB server 2. NFS server 3. UPnP AV server 4. myiHome server 5. FTP server 6. Torrent Downloader 7. Usenet Downloader The default username/password for remote access and FTP is: username:ftpuser password:1234. Q: How do I use the Transmission client? A: Transmission is the alternative BitTorrent client on your FTA Media Tank. It listens on port 8077. The port used for incoming connections is by default: 51413. You can change this in your FTA Media Tank's settings, or in the preferences in the web interface (Clutch). This client is accepted by most private trackers. To enter the Transmission / clutch interface, go to : http://IP-OF-YOUR-FTA Media Tank:8077 The client will by default download to "/share/Download". This can be changed in the clients web interface. At the bottom of your web interface, there is a picture of a cog wheel. Click this and a screen with Preferences will pop up. To download to external drives, simply replace "/share/Download" with your preferred external drive. Problems known at the moment: 1. Slow download/upload compared to for example uTorrent 2. Can't use some private trackers 3. No DHT 4. Many features not editable; numbers of connections, individual download/upload speed etc. The easiest way to control Clutch is by the Firefox Add-on that you can find here: Picture: http://bayimg.com/baldMaaBi Q: How do I use the BPTD client ? A: BPTD is the elder BitTorrent client available on your FTA Media Tank. It listens on port 8883. The port used for incoming connections is by default: 8881. You can change this in your FTA Media Tank's settings. (This client is banned on many private trackers because of incorrect transfer statistics.) To enter the BPTD interface, go to: http://IP-OF-YOUR-FTA Media Tank:8883/torrent/bt.cgi Example: http://192.168.1.150:8883/torrent/bt.cgi Problems known at the moment: 1. No distinguishing between files being downloaded and finished downloads ( maybe a Clutch problem, not moving the files from the download directory? ) 2. No possibility to change the update time to less than once every hour Q: Can I connect my USB keyboard to the FTA Media Tank? A: Yes, you can. These are the command keys: In Browser Mode - ESC (Open/Close) During video playback Q = Prev VOD/DVD mode - ESC (Open/Close) Q: How do I test my remote control? A: First, make sure the batteries are functional, then point the remote control towards a digital camera or a mobile phone camera. When you watch the remote control through the camera you should see a white flash when pressing a button. Q: Can I use a universal remote control for the FTA Media Tank? A: Yes, you can. You need to obtain the remote control codes from the manufacturer. Q: Help, my FTA Media Tank will not start after resetting to factory default! A: The FTA Media Tank has reset to a default video resolution that may not be compatible with you display. Use the following shortcut keys to get back display. !!!PLEASE WAIT TWO SECONDS BETWEEN PRESSING THE KEYS!!! - TV Mode + 0 = Auto TV mode (Please use it only for FAILSAFE) Q: How do I reset to factory default? A: Setup -> Maintenance -> reset factory default ***Note this is the only way to revert back to defaults. The reset pin introduced in The FTA Media Tank only reboots (power cycles) your FTA Media Tank. Also Power, wait 2 sec, then press eject, will do the same as pressing the reset button in front of the FTA Media Tank Q: How do I fully shutdown the player when there is no power-off button? A: Press 'Power' once and release it, then wait 2 secs and press 'Delete' Q: How do I reset the player? A: You can use your remote to perform a reset instead of unplugging and re-plugging the power cord. Press 'Power' and release it, wait 2 secs, then press and release 'Eject' Q: Can I plug in an external DVD Rom ? A: Yes you can, the USB port can support an external DVD Rom. However, the sigma 8635 chip does not support CSS encryption. Your DVD must not be CSS protected. Q: Can I eject the External DVD Rom by using the remote? A: Yes, there is an Eject Button on the remote. Q: Can an external USB HDD function like an internal HDD? A: A USB HDD will not have same functionality as an internal drive. An internal drive is considered a non-removable drive that allows FTA Media Tank apps to mount, but a USB HDD is considered a removable drive so the FTA Media Tank is not able to dynamically mount and unmount the FTA Media Tank apps. Q: What are the TV-mode shortcut keys command? A: !!!PRESS&RELEASE 'TVMode', WAIT TWO SECONDS, PRESS THE NUMBER KEY!!! - 'TVMode' wait '0' = Auto TV mode (Please use it only for FAILSAFE) Q: After getting out of standby, there is no video signal. A: This is caused by the Video output mode being changed using the TV mode key and then not being saved to flash. - Workaround: Goto Setup->Audio / Video, and do a save. |
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