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Technical support guidelines
« on: December 06, 2010, 11:17:07 AM »
Here are some basic guidelines for requesting technical assistance.

Kindly include setup and configuration details that may be relevant to your issue
(or in your signature or profile so they don't need to be repeated for each report).

  • Always include your media player model and firmware version ('latest version' isn't good enough when someone looks back at the post a few versions later);
  • Detail the steps that one would take to duplicate your issue wherever possible;
  • Provide screenshots (or video clips) of the problem where your words are not descriptive enough;

  • Describe your A/V hardware set-up with respect to what is plugged into what, including model numbers thereof (i.e. TV model, A/V Receiver / Amp, etc.):
    • Video cable configuration - HDMI / Composite;
    • Audio cable configuration - HDMI / Optical / Stereo RCA;

  • A/V setting:
    • - Aspect Ratio (16:9 / Pan Scan 4:3 / Letter Box 4:3);
    • - TV Out (480P / 576P / NTSC / PAL / etc);
    • - Digital Audio (HDMI 2-Ch Downmix / HDMI Passthrough / SPDIF 2-Ch Downmix / SPDIF Passthrough);

  • Describe media source:
    • - Internal HDD - provide make, model & size - including whether it was formatted using the Mede8er setup or using PC software;
    • - USB - indicate whether flash drive / HDD - provide make, model & size, including file system (FAT / FAT32 / NTFS / other);
    • - Network - describe network type & devices en route to source (e.g. routers / repeaters / etc.);
    • - OS & spec of source share;

  • Provide MediaInfo details of the problematic file you were trying to play, or a slice / sample of it for further testing;

Example:
Product & firmware version: Mede8er MED500X f/w v3.0.4
Audio: Optical output > Yamaha RXV365 A/V Receiver
Audio setting: SPDIF Passthrough / Night mode OFF
Video: HDMI output > LG 50" Plasma LG50PS3000
Video setting: 1080p 50Hz,24Hz ON,16:9
Media Source: Wired Network > Windows XP SP3 SMB shares
Hard Drive: Seagate ST3100052BAS 1TB, formatted using Mede8er setup
Read the  Mede8er 400X/500X Beginners Guide
or Mede8er 500X2/400X2/450X2 Beginners Guide

Also check the Couto X3D Newbies Guide first.

Please don't PM me but post on the forum.