HybridDesk Station

HybridDesk Station is a platform where numerous home and office apps can be installed to enhance your entertainment and productivity needs.

This chapter covers the following topics:

•	Setting up HybridDesk Station

•	Using HybridDesk Station

•	Importing Media Contents to your NAS

•	Configuring HybridDesk Station

•	Remote Control

Note: The HybridDesk Station is currently supported by the following models:

•	HD Station 2.x: x69 series (x69U is not supported)

•	HD Station 3.x: x51, x51+, x53, x53A, x63, x70, x70U, x71, x71U, x79, x79U, x80, x80U, HS-251, HS-251+, IS-400

Setting up HybridDesk Station

Create your lovely media environment by following these steps:

1.	Setting up the environment of the HybridDesk Station: Connect the NAS to the HDMI TV with a HDMI cable

o	Remote controller: There are 4 different ways to control the HybridDesk Station.

▪	QNAP remote controller

▪	MCE remote controller

▪	USB keyboard or mouse

▪	Qremote: QNAP remote app, designed exclusively for the HybridDesk Station.

Note: If you want to use Chrome, you must use the Qremote mouse function or use a USB mouse that is connected to the NAS.

2.	Installing the HybridDesk Station

o	Go to "Applications" > "HybridDesk Station" and click the "Get Started Now" button. The system will automatically install the HybridDesk Station.

3.	Choosing the applications to install

o	HybridDesk Station: The HybridDesk Station portal, which allows you to use the following applications on the TV screen.

o	XBMC: An application for you to operate and enjoy your multimedia data on the TV screen.

o	Chrome: With the help of Chrome, the NAS brings endless web content to your HDTV. Just sit back, relax, and surf the Internet on your couch.

o	YouTube: Browse and click to enjoy millions of YouTube videos on your TV.

o	My NAS: Enter the local NAS administration web page to view the NAS functions and settings.

o	Surveillance Station (Local Display): An application that allows NAS devices to output high-resolution video from IP cameras.

Note:

•	Using Kodi, Chrome, or other applications may affect the hard drive hibernation of the NAS. Remember to exit the application and return to the HybridDesk Station portal.

•	To exit an application, press the power button on the remote control for 6 seconds at any time.

•	Press the one touch copy button on the NAS for 6 seconds to restart the HybridDesk Station.

•	For the best HybridDesk Station experience, we recommend using a NAS with at least 2GB memory.

•	To use the AirPlay function provided by Kodi, we recommend using a NAS with at least 2GB memory.

•	The HybridDesk Station will restart when formatting an USB external device.

•	The first time Kodi is launched, it will index the "Multimedia" shared folder and it may consume a lot of system resources if the folder contains a lot of multimedia files.

After installation, choose your preferred language on the TV screen. Then, you will see the HybridDesk Station portal as shown here.

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4.	Enjoying the HybridDesk Station: At the HybridDesk Station portal, simply choose the application you want to use to start enjoying the service.

Enjoy the comfort of your living room and play movies, photos, and music directly on your TV by XBMC or other applications.

Using HybridDesk Station

Taking Pictures with Smart Phone and Watching them on TV

The first part is done by Qfile on your phone:

1.	Use Qfile to browse your NAS.

2.	Choose the multimedia shared folder.

3.	Select the upload function.

4.	Take a picture and upload it to the NAS.

The second part is performed by the HybridDesk Station on your TV:

5.	Turn on your TV and choose Kodi.

6.	Choose "Pictures".

7.	Select the "Multimedia" folder.

8.	Double click the picture you just uploaded.

Viewing Photos on your USB Device or Camera

Steps:

1.	Connect a USB device or camera to the NAS.

2.	Choose "Pictures".

3.	Choose "USBDisk".

4.	Select the photo you want to view.

Importing Media Contents to your NAS

Use one of the several types of network protocols (Samba, AFP, FTP, and NFS) to save the media content files in the "Multimedia" or "Qmultimedia" shared folder, or copy them from an external USB or eSATA device.

To browse media contents of different folders than the default "Multimedia" shared folder, perform the following steps:

1.	Choose "Files" under "Videos".

2.	Choose "Add Videos".

3.	Click "Browse".

4.	Choose "Root filesystem".

5.	Choose "share".

6.	For example, if you want to add the "Download" shared folder, choose "Download". Otherwise, just choose the shared folder you would like to add as a video source.

7.	Click "OK" to add this source.

8.	You will see the "Download" shared folder in the list.

Note:

•	If you encounter any video playback quality issues with some video formats, you can enable the following settings on Kodi: Go to "Setting" > "Video" > "Playback", and then enable "Adjust display refresh rate to match video" and "Sync playback to display".

•	Depending on the data type, some files may not be playable.

Chrome

Select the Chrome application at the main page of HybridDesk Station. You can surf the web like using a web browser on your PC.

Note: If you want to use Chrome, you must use the Qremote mouse function or use a USB mouse that is connected to the NAS.

Surveillance Station (Local Display)

Monitor IP cameras and playback recordings stored on the NAS.

YouTube

Enjoy videos on YouTube via HybridDesk Station.

MyNAS

Enter the local NAS administration web page to view the NAS functions and settings.

Configuring HybridDesk Station

Configure the HybridDesk Station by choosing "Settings" at the HybridDesk Station portal and HybridDesk Station in QTS.

•	HybridDesk Station portal:

o	App: Applications can be enabled or disabled here.

o	Display: Change the screen resolution and set up to turn off the screen after an amount of idle time.

o	Preferences: Here you may change the language or type of remote control and audio output. The default setting is HDMI. If there is an installed USB sound card, you can choose that option in the NAS Audio Output.

•	HybridDesk Station in QTS:

o	Output resolution: Change the resolution for the HybridDesk Station portal screen. Before you change this setting, please make sure that no apps are opened in the HybridDesk Station portal.

o	Overscan: This setting can reduce the visible area of a video displayed on the HybridDesk Station portal. The higher the percentage, the more the visible area will be reduced.

Note:

•	Only the QNAP remote or MCE remote control is supported. NOT all of the TS-x69 models support the internal remote control and the TS-x70 models only support the MCE remote control.

•	HDMI Audio Passthrough is currently not supported by the TS-x69 series.

Remote Control

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RM-IR001				RM-IR002		MCE		XBMC	HD Station
Power	Power	1	N/A	Power	1	Power	1	Power menu
	Mute	2	OK	Mute	12	Mute	13	Mute
Number	0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9	3	OK			0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9	18	0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
	Vol+, Vol-	4	OK	Vol+, Vol-	9	Vol+, Vol-	12	Vol+, Vol-
	List/ Icon	5	N/A					View mode
	Search	6	N/A
	TV Out	8	N/A
	Settings	7	N/A					Settings
Shortcut	Red - (Home)	9	OK			Red - (Home)	3	Home
	Green (Video)	10	OK			Green (Video)	4	Video menu
	Yellow (Music)	11	OK			Yellow (Music)	22	Music menu
	Blue (Picture)	12	OK			Blue (Picture)	23	Photo menu
Video Menu	Bookmark	13	N/A					Favorite
	Repeater	14	N/A					Repeater
	Guide	16	N/A					Help
	Record	15	N/A
	CH-	17	Previous			Previous	32	Skip back
	CH+	18	Next			Next	33	Skip forward
	Go to	20	N/A					Video progress bar
	Info	19	OK	Info	10	Info	10	File info
Play Control	Home	21	OK	Home	7			Home menu
	Resume	22	N/A					Now playing
	Return	28	OK	Return	11	Back	7	Back
	Options	29	N/A	Menu	8	More		Playback menu
	OK	25	OK	OK	3	OK	7	OK	OK
	Up	23	OK	Up	2	Up	7	Up	Up
	Down	26	OK	Down	5	Down	7	Down	Down
	Right	27	OK	Right	6	Right	7	Right	Right
	Left	24	OK	Left	4	Left	7	Left	Left
Video Play	Move backward	30	OK			Move backward	16	Move backward
	Move forward	31	OK			Move forward	31	Move forward
	Play	32	OK			Play	15	Play
	Slow	33	N/A					Slow
	Pause	34	OK			Pause	30	Pause
	Stop	35	OK			Stop	33	Stop
Video Setting	Audio	36	Audio List					Language track
	Top/ Menu	37	Video List					Movie menu
	Subtitle	38	OK			Subtitle	2	Subtitle track
	Zoom	39	N/A					Zoom
	Pop up	40	N/A					Movie menu
	Angle	41	N/A					Angle
Input						Clear (N/A)	19	Clear
	OK					Enter	34	Confirm
						Switch 16:9 / 4:3	27

Additional Reference:

•	How to use Surveillance Station (Local Display) in HD Station.

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