File Copy Screen

If you have tried the latest firmware (IPB1009C241; now labeled as “beta”), you might have noticed a dramatically changed GUI, and new features added like this one: “File Copy”. You can find it on the Home Menu.

What does it do?

It allows you to transfer files over the network, from one hard drive to another.

For example, if you have some files on your computer that you want to drag over to the hard drive attached to the CinemaTube first and then have the CinemaTube play the same file off the attached drive (CinemaTube performs best this way), what do you do?

  1. Find CinemaTube IP address by navigating to Setup –> Network; next to “Wired LAN Setup” you should see a string of numbers. That’s your CinemaTube’s IP address.
  2. Fire up your browser (Internet Explorer only). At the address bar, type in “\\<<<CinemaTube IP address here>>> (no, you don’t need to include “<<<” and “>>>”. For example: \\192.168.X.X ); press Enter.
  3. You can then see the hard drive attached to the CinemaTube from your computer. Click on it and open up that window and drag the videos you want over to desired folder/destination, and then let the network do its job.

Now you can manage the files and folders on the hard drive attached to the CinemaTube from your computer.

UPDATE: For Mac Users:

Finder –> connect to Server (command+K) –> Server Address smb://<<< CinemaTube IP address>>>

And then you can directly add files to the hard drive attached to the CinemaTube from your Mac.

(Please make sure the File Sharing feature is turned on on your computer.)

Now, from CinemaTube, you can do something similar as well.

  1. From Home Menu, please go to “File Copy”.
  2. On the left hand side, you see “Source” and on the right hand side, you see “Destination”.
  3. Simply select the desired file from the appropriate folder by clicking “A” button (the red one); press “ > ” to go over to the “Destination”. Press “ > “ again to copy it over. For example, choose a file from your computer on the same network and copy it to the hard drive attached to the CinemaTube. It works the other way, too, if the security level is set up correctly (both “Read” and “Write” must be checked).

Of course, it might take a larger file longer to be transferred.

Let us know if you have other questions about this feature. Thanks!

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