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CodexNovus , a single room, multi-room or whole house digital media library to easily store, organize, and playback your family’s entire multimedia collection (movies, music & photos) in riveting, full-blooded High-Definition video and audio. Our Library/Players are adept at delivering high-data rate formats included in owner’s growing libraries of Internet, Over-the-Air, Satellite, Cable, PVR and other recorded HD sources.
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You Put All Your Stuff On It!
Welcome to the next generation of CodexNovus!
Models
There’s an HDcodex solution for every application. Click the “more” button to learn more about each CodexNovus product.
| Model | Description | Key Features | More | | DMS-6000 | 6TB Digital Media Library | Each Gigabit port delivers up to 120MBps |  | | Stadium | Digital Media Library/Player | Our largest storage solution | | | Concert | Digital Media Library/Player | Mid-size storage solution | | | Theater | Digital Media Library/Player | Most affordable storage solution | | | Studio | Digital Media Player only | Combine with DMS-6000 Library | | | Reader | Digital Media Reader | Import multimedia files into your library | |
The HDcodex Difference
All CodexNovus Digital Media Library/Players & the Digital Media Player are built around the powerful, proprietary HDcodex software architecture, available exclusively from CodexNovus. HDcodex empowers users by giving them the ability to consolidate, catalog and organize their video, music, and picture libraries using an interface that is so elegant and simple that everyone in the family will feel comfortable using it. Our player/servers are adept at delivering high-data rate formats included in owner’s growing libraries of Internet, Over-the-Air, Satellite, Cable, PVR and other recorded HD sources.
- Store all your digital media, including Standard Definition (SD) and High Definition (HD) digital video, home video, high resolution multi-channel and stereo digital audio, photo/imagery (digital images) and interactive media content
- View or listen to any stored file with the touch of a button, no device changes, no file conversions, no glitches, and no hassle!
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Create scripted single media or mixed media playlists for Home Theater system demonstration, entertaining, music supported digital image viewing, background music or trade show presentations without fumbling with a variety of media and sources.
- The CodexNovus Digital Media Library/Player line-up can hold virtually any home multimedia collection. Storage quantity is based on raw storage of the singular listed file type and is approximate based on stated file average size.
| File type |
Av. Size |
Theater model |
Concert model |
Stadium model |
| BD or HD DVD |
25 GB |
60 |
90 |
120 |
| Standard DVD |
5GB |
300 |
450 |
600 |
| Home Recording DVD |
4.7GB |
315 |
475 |
630 |
| Music CDs |
600 MB |
2,500 |
3,750 |
5,000 |
| MP3s |
3.25 MB |
450,000 |
675,000 |
900,000 |
| Jpegs Max size |
10 MB |
150,000 |
225,000 |
300,000 |
| Jpegs Min size |
50 KB |
30,000,000 |
45,000,000 |
60,000,000 |
- HDcodex supports all common and popular file formats of your movies, home movies, recorded TV, downloaded movies and music, digital music and photos.
- Video: AVI, EVO, MKV, MP2, MPA, MPV, MPV2, MPE, MPG, MPEG, OGM, M2TS, M4A, M4V, TS, TP & VOB
- Audio: MP3, AAC, M4A, SPX, OGG, FLAC & WAV
- Images: PNG, JPE, JPEG, JPG, BMP, TIF, TIFF & GIF
 Industry Leading Performance
Pristine, lossless 5.1 & 7.1 high-resolution digital audio plus superb color fidelity and artifact-free High Definition video performance via resolutions of up to 1920 x 1080 and beyond. Attesting to their no-compromise approach to performance, all CodexNovus HDcodex devices have received full Imaging Science Foundation (ISF) Certification, ensuring that they meet the criteria and specifications that define the very best video performance available to consumers.
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DVI video output for ultimate speed, compatibility, data accuracy and reliability
- Includes DVI to VGA adaptor, active HDMI and passive Component adaptors are optional to suit your installation needs
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Audio outputs include Optical Toslink and Coax S/PDIF outputs for digital audio and RCA analog audio outputs.
Whole House Expandability & Access
To allow for growing multimedia collections while also eliminating the need for multiple online copies of media, all HDcodex devices feature the ability to deliver their digital media libraries to additional HDcodex devices in a networked whole house entertainment system. Utilizing CodexNovus’ proprietary peer-to-peer architecture, the fully-expandable CodexNovus Peer-to-Peer Network allows unlimited combinations of CodexNovus’ Digital Media Libraries, award-winning Digital Media Library/Players and Digital Media Players configured into an extensive, robust network for a completely flexible, upgradeable whole house accessible multimedia library.
As your library grows, the system can expand, thanks to the wide variety of CodexNovus Libraries & Library/Players. Begin with a single Theater model Digital Media Library/Player and adding a second Theater model in another room for double the storage with full and complete access to all media from both Library/Players!
All digital media stored on HDcodex devices in your whole house network is displayed on each of the proprietary HDcodex user interface screens. Media stored on the local device are listed in white, while media stored in networked devices is listed in blue, with selection for viewing or listening with the touch of a button, no device changes, no file conversions, no glitches, and no hassle! Now, all the children’s favorite movies, cartoons, TV programs, and songs can be stored in their room with access throughout the entire house! Mom and dad can confidently store content suited for mature audiences in their bedroom, yet still view it throughout the home as user-defined preferences can be set to restrict certain content from being accessed by any number of units—meaning parents can manage what is viewed by their children.
- Fully expandable solution: single-room, multi-room and whole-house options
- The Digital Media Library offers dual Gigabit Ethernet ports and Digital Media Library/Players & the Digital Media Player offer a single Gigabit Ethernet port for LAN networking
- All CodexNovus products are field-upgradeable by means of easily downloadable software updates and future technology enhancements
Robust Metadata & Cover Art
CodexNovus’ HDcodex Digital Media Library/Players & the Digital Media Player enhance the experience of browsing through your stored media collection by providing detailed metadata – such as title, genre, year, rating for movies and artist, album, genre, and style information for music – for thousands of movies and albums. The HDcodex proprietary user interface provides instant access to all stored media, with a friendly, easy, uniform menu view of each of the different formats, whether music, movies or images.
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AMG’s LASSO media recognition system and extensive database provide CodexNovus’ Digital Media Library/Player users the most in-depth music and movie information available...effortlessly!
Unmatched Import Flexibility
CodexNovus products support all major media formats and protocols in use today – so families can quickly and easily store and play back their entire digital media collections, no matter the device. No file conversions and re-conversions, no glitches, no hassle. Media is easily imported via USB, eSATA or with the CodexNovus Digital Media Reader,
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USB ports on front and back panels.
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eSATA port for direct external drive connection delivers rapid access of stored digital content (not included on Digital Media Player)
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Adding the USB connected CodexNovus DVD/CD/8-in-1 Digital Media Reader provides support for unencrypted DVDs and CDs and a wide variety of data storage/transfer technologies, including Type I/II Compact Flash, IBM Microdrive, 3.3V SmartMedia, Secure Digital/Multimedia Card (SD), Memory Stick and Memory Stick PRO.
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Convenient power connection is included for CodexNovus Digital Media Reader. (not included on Digital Media Player)
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Media from Networked Attached Storage connected to the Peer-to-Peer Network via the Ethernet switch can be imported as long as it is recognized on the Import Menu
Control Integration
All CodexNovus products are designed to integrate smoothly and seamlessly into a larger home theater and whole-house AV control systems. Families will enjoy the simplicity and transparency of the HDcodex system, while integrators appreciate the trouble-free integration with today’s most popular external control systems and home entertainment devices.
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CodexNovus HDcodex Digital Media Library/Players & the HDcodex Digital Media Player include an easy to use hand held IR remote control
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CodexNovus HDcodex Digital Media Library/Players can be IR remote-control driven and are compatible with most popular home control systems. IR receptors are on both front and rear panels. (front IR only on Digital Media Player)
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RS-232 port allows for two-way communication with popular control systems
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Additional RS-232 for future Mosaic synchronization of multiple Digital Media Library/Players for resolutions beyond 1080p. (Not included on Digital Media Player)
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Main Menu
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Navigate between Movies, Music, Photos & Playlists
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Welcome to the Main Menu, the headquarters for most HDcodex functions, such as finding and playing movies
or clips, playing music or other audio, viewing images or photos, or making and playing your playlists.
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Folder items contain one or more media items, which may be played singly, together or sequenced automatically.
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Use the right and left Arrow keys to highlight the folder of your choice (Movies, Music, Photos, or Playlists). Press
Select to open the folder, navigate to the item you wish to play using the up/down Arrow keys, and press Play.
Movies Menu
- Movies can be browsed and selected in the following screen views:
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Artwork view with movies displayed by cover art or image selected from content with metadata
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Table view with line listing of movie metadata and artwork view of selected title
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Movie titles displayed in white are stored on this HDcodex, movie titles displayed in blue are stored
on another HDcodex on the local peer-to-peer network (p2pT)
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The Movies folder shows the title, genre, year, and CARA (MPAA) rating of each movie in your collection in the
table on the larger left portion of the screen. The right portion of the screen contains artwork, if available,
associated with the highlighted movie. Under the artwork, the title of the highlighted movie appears again,
along with its running time and its rating. Page DN advances one page toward the end of the file list, and Page UP
goes back up toward the beginning of the file list one page at a time. Hold down Page UP or Page DN to go quickly to
the beginning or end of the file list. Cancel to exit back to the file list, and from the file list to the Main Menu.
Music Menu
- Music can be browsed and selected in the following screen views:
- View with line listing by artist with album and song titles plus artwork view and metadata of selected album
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Artwork view transitions to song metadata as songs are selected
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Music titles displayed in white are stored on this HDcodex, music titles displayed in blue are stored on another HDcodex on the local peer-to-peer network (p2pT)
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The Music folder shows the artists listed in your collection in the table on the larger left
portion of the screen. The right portion of the screen contains artwork, if available, associated with
the highlighted artist. Select the artist to see the CD(s) and the titles on each CD in your collection. Right
Arrow also drops down the sub-list(s). As you scroll up and down with the Arrow keys, the text under the artwork
will display the name of the song, its source CD, and the running time of the song. If an artist has more than
one CD in your collection for which artwork is available, up to four pieces of that associated artwork will be
displayed on the right side of the screen when the artist is highlighted. Play to begin the music of your choice.
Pause and Stop as desired. Left Arrow rolls up the drop-down sub-list(s). Page DN advances one page toward the end of the file list,
and Page Up goes back up toward the beginning of the file list one page at a time. Hold down Page Up or Page DN to go quickly to
the beginning or end of the file list. Press Stop to stop the music and exit back to the file list, and press Cancel from the file list
to return to the Main Menu. NOTE: If you want to continue listening to the music you have chosen while you do other things, press Cancel
to return to the Main Menu, and then look at your photos or perform other HDcodex functions. If you start a movie while the music is playing,
the music will stop immediately.
Photo Menu
- Photos are browsed in image matrix with selected photo displayed individually with associated metadata
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Photo titles displayed in white are stored on this HDcodex, photo titles in blue are stored on another HDcodex on the local peer-to-peer network (p2pT)
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The Photos folder displays smaller versions of the photos in your collection, with the highlighted item displayed on the
right of the screen with any attached information. Proportions are correct, and not distorted, so some photos will
appear taller or wider than others. Navigate with the Arrow keys to highlight, Select or Play to view full-screen. Use
the Arrow keys to continue viewing photos before and/or after your initial selection at full-screen sizes. STOP goes back to
the file list, as does Cancel. Page DN and Page Up advance and regress one screenful within the Photos file list. Press
Cancel again to return to the Main Menu.
Playlist Menu
- Playlists can be configured for many purposes, such as displaying photos with music background, photo slideshows,
showing several movies without interruption or listening to your favorite music.
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The Playlists folder comes with a sample playlist. You can make as many combinations of your different media as you wish,
and play music or movie clips, view photos, or play music while photos are displayed. Use Arrow keys to navigate to a playlist,
Right Arrow or Select to drop down its contents, and Play to start the list. If you want to start part of the way through the
playlist, scroll down with the Arrow keys to the desired item, and Play. The playlist will stop when the last item is finished,
unless you have enabled the Loop (F3) before you selected – in which case it will start over from the beginning and continue until
you Stop.
Import Menu
- Digital movie, music and image files are displayed and easily Imported via USB, eSATA, IEEE-1394 devices or
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