Guangzhou Shiyuan Electronics ANDROIDBOX ANDROID BOX User Manual
Guangzhou Shiyuan Electronics Co., Ltd. ANDROID BOX
User Manual
Android Box
User Manual
A31 series
Version: V1.0
Before operating the unit,
please read through this manual.
Safety Warning
Preparation 5
1.1.Introduction 5
Connection 7
2.1.How to connect 7
2.2.Terminal 7
Install Wizard 8
3.1.Welcome page 8
3.2.Setup page 8
Main launcher 11
4.1.Media player 11
4.2.Settings 11
4.3.Applications 15
4.3.1.Install from U-disk/micro SD card 15
4.3.2.Install from Browser 15
4.3.3.Install from ApkInstaller 15
4.4.Browser 16
Specifications 17
Exception handling 18
6.1.System restore 18
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Contents
Safety Warning
Before operating the unit, please read through this manual.
PLACEMENT
●Do not place the unit on an unstable cart, stand, tripod, bracket, table, or shelf.
●Do not expose the unit to direct sunlight and other sources of heat.
●Do not handle liquids near or on the unit.
●Never spill liquid of any kind into the unit
●Do not put the unit near appliances that create magnetic elds.
●Do not put heavy objects on top of the unit.
POWER SUPPLY
●Check that the unit’s operating voltage is identical with your local power supply.
●Please unplug power supply and aerial plug when the weather is thunder-storm or light-
ning.
●Please unplug power supply, when there is nobody at home or didn’t use over a long
period of time.
●Please keep power cord from physical or mechanical damage.
●Please use exclusive power cord, don’t modify or lengthen it.
●Please check and ensure AC source is connected with the ground.
TEMPERATURE
●Do not place the unit near or over a radiator or a heater register.
●If your unit is suddenly moved from a cold to a warm place, unplug the power cord for at
least two hours so that moisture that may have formed inside the unit can dry completely.
HUMIDITY
●Do not expose machine in rain, damp or place near water.
●Ensure the indoor drying, cool.
VENTILATION
●Keep the ventilation openings clear.
●Ensure that the unit has enough space for ventilation around: left, right and back >10cm,
top> 20cm.
BATTERY
●Accurate transaction and recal l scrap battery after using.
●Please don’t let kid touch battery, in case of dangerous don’t throw battery into re.
SOFTWARES
●Some softwares for smart phones or unique CPU solutions may not suit for this product.
●Some softwares need unique peripherals to support, like G-sensor, may not suit for this
product.
Front Fuction
Signal receiver
Signal LED(red--power off, green--power on)
Power button
Preparation
1.1. Introduction
1.1.1 Sketch
Back Function
USB port x 2
AV output (Best resolution experience in 480i or 576i)[Only for A31A]
micro SD slot[SD card slot for A31]
HDMI output (Best resolution experience in 720p or 1080p)
Ethernet input
Recovery button
DC in
A31
A31A
Preparation
1.1. Introduction
1.1.2 Peripheral
1.1.3 Remote
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remote AC adapter User manual
Button Function
1. Turn on/off
2. Sound/Mute
3. Number 1~9 and “*”, “#”
4. Switch input language (EN/CH)
Turn on/off Mouse Mood
Delete
5. HOME button, back to main page
6. Search
7. Up, down, left and right direction
control
Confirm
8. Menu button
9. Back
10. Volume “+,-“(Turn up/down)
Page turning ”+,-“(Up/down)
Zoom in/out
Multimedia: Play/Pause
11. Multimedia: Forward/Backward/
Preview/Next
12. Defined function button
CH/EN
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HDMI cable(Optional)
AV cable(Optional)
Connection
2.1. How to connect
Connect the Android box to a display equiment
Reminder The display equipment must have a HDMI terminal or AV terminals
2.2. Terminal
Warning! USB port allows only one mobile HDD at the same time！
●Micro SD slot (support up to 32GB)
●USB 2.0 port support keyboard, mouse, U disk, mobile HDD and etc.
●LAN allows Ethernet
Best resolution suggest:
HDMI 720p; 1080p
AV 480i; 576i
(AV output only for A31A)
Install Wizard
3.1. WELCOME PAGE
3.2. Setup page
When the Android Box is first powered up, Welcome Page will be shown. It will
help you to configure the device.
Select Language:
Select network type:
If you want to skip this wizard, press
“HOME” key.
If you have finished this wizard once, it
will not auto-open again.
If you do not want to choose your network
, you can skip this step by press “Skip”.
You will also find the network settings in
fuction “Settings”
Reminder
Reminder
Install Wizard
3.2. Setup page
Select Wireless network(Wi-Fi)
Set up the correct Time Zone
Select Ethernet network(LAN) Configure Ethernet manually
If choose‘Wi-Fi’, select a Wi-Fi Access
Point
If choose‘Ethernet’ ,the screen will
show Ethernet connection status
If network is not connected,
setup the date and time manu-
ally
Reminder
Reminder
Install Wizard
3.2. Setup page
Configuration
Setup time/data manually
Adjust screen size, using the arrow buttons on remote control
User can setup the Language, Net-
work, Time Zone, Data/Time, and
adjust screen size in this part
Reminder
Main Launcher
Press the arrow buttons to select the icon and press “enter” the sub-screen
FUNCTION DESCRIPTION
Main Laucher tab contains:
Time information(You can set time information at settings)
Function status contains:
Wi-Fi;Micro SD card;USB connection
(White for working, gray for standby)
The AppManager lets you view and launch selected application,
such as File Browser, Calendar ,Email and etc.
The Browser tab contains bookmarks and search bar. It allows
you enjoy your time on surfing Internet. You can search for
information and watch online TV etc.
Main Launcher
FUNCTION DESCRIPTION
Video player tab shows a matrix of video preview. You can click
to enjoy a movie
Music player tab lists information as: sound type/preview, file
name, time and etc. You can click to enjoy music
Pic tab shows a matrix of picture preview. You can click to view
a photo
The Settings screen contains most of the customizing and con-
figuration options, such as language, aspect ratio and network
settings
Often used Apps contains:
6 of the most used app icons in recent time
You can put at most two often used widgets on the blank space.
1.Click the “add widget”to choose from a list of widgets
2.Click on the widget icon to enter the app
3.Press and hold on a widget to delete it
(*Attention: Not all apps have widgets!)
Main Launcher
4.2. SETTINGS
Seetings Generation introduction
Wi-Fi settings Check to turn on Wi-Fi so you can connect to Wi-Fi networks
Check to receive an alert when an open Wi-Fi network becomes
available
Opens a dialog where you can add a Wi-Fi network by entering its
SSID (the name it broadcasts) and security type
Ethernet Turn on/off the Ethernet
Ethernet settings:
IP address, Subnet Mask, DNS Server, Default Gateway and etc.
Display Output mode:
HDMI --- 1080p;720p;
AV[only for A31A] --- 480i;576i(only for av output)
Set your display overscan ratio
Font size
Applications Downloaded
On SD/Micro SD card
Running
All
Factory data reset Erases all data on the device
Seetings Generation introduction
Storage Total space
Available space
Erase USB storage
Available space of internal storage
Language & input Select language
Android keyboard
Remote controller input method
System updates Update system via update.zip from USB flash drive or micro SD card
Date & time Automatic date & time(Need network)
Set date
Set time
Select time zone
Use 24-hour format
Select date format：dd/mm/yyyy 、 mm/dd/yyyy 、 yyyy/mm/dd
About device Status
Model number
Android version
Kernel version
Build number
Main Launcher
4.2. SETTINGS
Main Launcher
4.3. APPLICATIONS
Install from USB Flash Drive/Micro SD card
Download & install from Browser
Install from ApkInstaller
1. Open the“File manager”
2. Choose your USB flash drive or any other mass storage’s folder
3. Find you application, and press it
4. Press the install button
5. You can find the application in tab “Apps” after installation
1. Open the Browser.
2. Press search key and input your website address
3. Download the APK file which you like if there is a link for download (If you have problems
with downloading, please make sure there is enough room in your internal storage)
4. You will find the file in your Micro SD card folder
1. Open the ApkInstaller
2. Find the icon of the application, and enter it
3. Press the install button
4. You can find the application in tab “Apps” after installation
Remove Applications
1. Enter SETTINGS
2. Enter “Applications”
3. Find the application you want to remove in tab “All”
4. Enter the icon and press “Uninstall”
5. Press “OK” to confirm uninstall
Main Launcher
4.4. Browser
● Menu Key
Call out the menu of browser
● Back key
Back to the last page
● Search Key
Call out the search bar
You will use the buttons as follow
You will use the mouse buttons as follow
●Left click
Click to confirm entering or choosing
●Right click
Click to back
●MouseWheel
In webview: Flip over, Page up&down
Specification
OS Android 4.0
CPU ARM Cortex A9
Frequency Up to 1GHz
RAM 1GB DDR3
ROM 4GB NAND Flash
I/O USB port x 2
Ethernet input RJ45 port
Micro SD card slot[SD card slot for A31]
AV output[only for A31A]
HDMI output
Support Wireless: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Wired: Ethernet10/100 Base-T
Language English, Chinese simplified, Chinese traditional and etc.
Display Specs Aspect Ratio: 4:3(only for av output); 16:9
Resolution: (HDMI)720p; 1080p (AV)480i; 576i[only for A31A]
Media Format Video Formats: Full-format 1080P HD video decoding play
Supported Video decoding: MPEG 1, MPEG 2,MPEG4, H.264, H.263,
VC-1, RV30/40,
Supported Audio decoding: PCM, LPCM, MP3, AAC, MPEG Audio, WM
Supported subtitle formats: SRT,SSA,ASS,SUB
Feature First Time Installation
Screen keyboard or support USB keyboard, wireless keyboard and
mouse
Video, music, picture player
File manager
ApkInstaller
Email, Gmail and etc.(support POP, IMAP, Exchange)
Support kinds of thirdparty softwares
Support Adobe Flash
Exception handling
6.1. System restore
If the android box can not start successfully, Please proceed as follows:
1. Unplug your storage devices, such as: SD card, U disk, mobile HDD and etc.
2. Unplug the power supply
3. Press the RECOVERY button(as the figure pointed at in part 1.1.1), then plug in the power,
release the RECOVERY button until you see the screen as follow
4. Use to choose “wipe data/factory reset”, as:
5. Use to confirm:
6. Use to choose “Yes -- delete all user data”，Use to confirm. Then, you will go back to the
last menu
7. Useto choose“reboot system now”, use to confirm.
8. The machine will enter the system succuss
6.1. System restore
Exception handling
FCC NOTE：
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause
harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.
THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY RADIO OR TV
INTERFERENCE CAUSED BY UNAUTHORIZED MODIFICATIONS TO THIS
EQUIPMENT. SUCH MODIFICATIONS COULD VOID THE USER’S
AUTHORITY TO OPERATE THE EQUIPMENT.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference
to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not
occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to
radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
-- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
-- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
-- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
-- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
To maintain compliance with FCC’s RF exposure guidelines, this equipment should be
installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20cm between the radiator and your
body.