1) What is UD Link?
“UD Link” includes basic functions such as browsing, copying and playing files in storage devices (including Cloud, CD/DVD) connected to Android and Fire OS-based devices, audio playback, audio CD extraction, data backup, audio CD creation, etc. This is an application that lets you use these kinds of extended functions.
To use the CD/DVD function of the UD Link app, you need to connect a
supported DVD drive to your Android device. However, the basic functions are available without a DVD drive.
Name by function
EXPLORER
It provides an Explorer function that lets you play and copy files from smart devices and files of storage devices connected to the device.
Internal storage, SD Card, USB Memory, Cloud, CD/DVD (CD- ROM, CD-R, DVD-ROM (SL/DL), DVD-R (SL/DL), DVD+R (SL/DL))
AUDIO PLAY
It provides various functions to create and manage audio albums by playing audio CDs and extracting audio to internal/external storage and the cloud.
Local Audio Album Cloud Audio Album Audio File Player Audio CD Player Audio CD Ripper Audio CD Creator
DATA BACKUP
It provides a function with which to back up the user's data files or personal content such as photos, SNS to CD/DVD or Cloud.
Select File to CD/DVD to
Cloud and to Local Storage.
Cloud to CD/DVD and to Local
Storage.
Cloud or to Local Storage.
SNS Data to CD/DVD, to
Cloud or to Local Storage.
Google Cloud
It provides various album services by using the cloud function.
Cloud Audio Album Cloud Photo Album Cloud Video Album
2) Install the app
The “UD Link app” can be installed for free from the Google Play Store.
Go to the home screen of your Android device.
Launch ‘Google Play Store’ from the app list.
Search for “UD Link” in the Google Play Store and install it.
To use Fire OS, customers can search for and install it via the Amazon App Store.
3) Using the function
Launching the app
Select and run “UD Link” installed from the app list on the home screen of the Android device.
Most of the features of the UD Link app do not require a unique environment.
However, it is recommended to use it with a CD/DVD drive that supports Google Cloud and UD Link to smoothly use the entire function.
Google Cloud support makes it easier to connect to your device account.
Connect the CD/DVD drive and Android device with the included USB cable.
In the dialog for selecting Execute, select “UD Link” or select “UD Link” installed from the app list on the Android device home screen to run it.
The UD Link start screen appears.
If you run it for the first time, a screen that shows a brief introduction to the UD Link app will appear.
After, the app's permission settings are requested and must be allowed.
The first screen to run App is “Disc Explorer”.
Google Cloud Login (Android)
Select (Cloud) from the left function menu or log in to Google Cloud using the Cloud Login function at the bottom of Explorer.
If you use an Android device without the additional sign-up process, you will be logged in to the Google Cloud of the device and use the cloud storage.
- Login button location
- Login process:
If you do not have a history of cloud usage, the consent process will proceed. Select the account of the smart device that appears as shown on the next screen.
- When login is completed successfully, all cloud functions of UD Link are activated.
- The login is executed only once for the first time, and the login process does not appear upon re-run.
- For Fire OS users, we will support another cloud.
Disc recognition
When you insert a CD/DVD into the connected DVD drive, once the “recognition process” is complete, it automatically execute the main functions required for the disc.
- Data disc : Disc Explorer - DVD-Video : DVD Player (True DVD+) - Audio CD : Audio CD playback - Blank disc : Data backup (blank CD-R, DVD± R)
DVD Video playback
Insert a video DVD into the DVD drive while UD Link is running.
If it is identified as a DVD-Video disc and the DVD-Video Player (True DVD) will automatically launch. If it is not installed, it will guide you to the True DVD installation process.
End DVD Video playback
When you have finished watching a video DVD, click on the “Back” button on the Android device twice in a row to finish.
DVD-Video Player (True DVD) will quit and return to UD Link.
Disc Explorer
You can play files in the storage device of the Android device or the storage device connected to the device and use Explorer functions such as copying or deleting to the target device.
- Device storage : Internal storage - External storage : USB memory, external HDD, etc. - Optical Disc Drive : CD/DVD storage - Google Drive : Google Cloud storage
1. Disc Explorer function
It represents the data recorded in each device, and you can use unique Explorer functions such as sorting, running (opening), copying and deleting.
The sharing function works with the share function app installed on the device.
2. Cloud function
Disc Explorer provides a cloud function using Google Drive. UD Link can use the entire Google Drive. For main functions, a “UDLink” folder is automatically created and the folder is used.
[ Main Functions ]
3. Remote-access function (planned in the second half of 2021)
Disc Explorer provides access to shared drives in the local network. If accessed via a local network, it is auto-matically shared by installing UD Link on the device without entering a special address.. The subjects to share only works for “Internal Shared Storage” and “Optical Disc Drive.”
Audio playback
You can play audio albums, files, and CDs through smart devices and use the albums on multiple devices through the Shared Album function using the cloud. It also provides various playback screens and convenience functions for enhanced enjoyment.
[ Main functions ]
AUDIO ALBUM : Audio album FILE PLAYER : Playing audio files CD PLAYER : Audio CD playback AUDIO CD RIPPER : Audio CD Ripper AUDIO CD CREATER : Create an audio CD
1. gracenote
Audio CD playback of UD Link supports album covers, Title & Track information display through gracenote. (A network connection is required.)
Immediately after recognizing an audio CD, audio album information is imported through gracenote (approximately 5-20 seconds). When the information is imported, the information will be displayed along with the playback screen.
2. AUDIO ALBUM
UD Link supports audio album service. The Basic audio album is created by ripping an audio CD (See “5. Audio CD Ripper”).
The basic audio album screen is structured as follows:
When an audio CD is extracted to the unit's storage device, the album appears with thumbnails for the albums you can play
The Google Drive album will appear in the Album category when the audio CD is extracted to the Google Cloud.
Google Drive album items appear identically on smartphones, tablets, set-top boxes and TV boxes that are set to the same account.
If you click on the album, “File Player” will start and playback will begin.
3. FILE PLAYER
UD Link supports the audio file playback service.
Support Audio: M4A, AAC, FLAC, MP3, OGG, WAV
Audio file playback performs in the following way:
1) Run the audio file in Explorer. 2) Select and run an audio album in the Audio Playback tab. 3) Execute audio album selection in the Cloud tab.
As shown in the following images, only one song will be played if you select one song file. If you select multiple files, it will be played sequentially.
4. CD PLAYER
Supported audio CD discs: CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW
Most official audio albums will be provided on CD-ROM.
Audio CD playback is performed in the following way:
1) Connect the CD/DVD drive to the device. 2) Insert the audio CD into the CD/DVD drive and close the tray. 3) Once the audio CD is loaded, the screen will switch to
"CD Play" and playback will begin.
Gracenote runs once for the first time when playing audio CD. When it plays the CD again, it will use the gracenote information which is previously acquired.
In some cases, the acquired information may be incorrect. If you need to reconfirm, click the Reload button at the top to reset through the server.
Playback function is to play from the first track, and you can control with the control buttons.
5. AUDIO CD RIPPER
UD Link supports audio CD ripping.
Supported audio CDs: CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW
Extraction creates a file by combining the audio CD sound source, the grace note image, and album information.
Audio CD extraction is for extracting files to the storage that you want. You can choose between the internal storage of the device and the cloud.
Each extracted audio album will appear on the Audio Album screen.
Audio CD extraction can be saved in the following formats:
FLAC (lossless) M4A WAV MP3
24-bit 320 kbps Default 320 kbps
16-bit 192 kbps 192 kbps
128 kbps 128 kbps
6. AUDIO CD CREATER
UD Link supports the audio CD creation service.
Supported audio CD : CD-R Supported audio formats : FLAC, MP3, M4A, WAV, OGG, AAC Support audio file location : Internal storage capacity, USB memory
You can play CD which Audio CD Creator create in a home or car audio CD players.
If you select and add a supported audio file using "Add File” the file will appear in the list and the current recordable capacity will be displayed.
If you add an album name, it will be displayed as the audio album title.
When adding an image Album, the image for the disc will be displayed only within the UD LINK of the device that created it. (In the Audio CD standard, it cannot save images on an audio CD.)
Personal album: Sound source + cover photo → Audio CD → MP3 (with photo)
Data backup
It provides a function with which to easily back up (store) data from smart devices and peripheral storage devices with UD Link installed to the storage desired by the user.
[ Main function ] (Not supporting SNS backup on TV)
UD Link's backup function supports user-convenience backup, from selective file type backup with high user freedom to photo folders automatically determined by UD Link.
The basic screen composition of Backup is as follows:
UD Link automatically shows the File Backup screen when it detects a blank disc in the CD/DVD drive.
Backup
Source
Backup
Location
1. FILE BACKUP
UD Link provides a function with which to backup (save) the files selected by the user.
You can specify files and folders that require user backup among internal storage space, USB storage space, cloud storage space, and data on CD/DVD and save them to internal storage space, cloud storage space, and CD/DVD.
If you use the “Add File” button to check and add data which requires backup, the selected folder and file will appears on the right.
If you select a device to backup (save) after adding files, the available space and the total remaining space of the device will be displayed as a graph.
If you select the Data backup button, the backup operation begins.
2. CLOUD BACKUP
UD Link can easily backup (save) the Google Cloud space of a user account with a single click.
If you select Cloud backup, the entire “UDLink” will appear in the Google Cloud folder of the user account as the backup destination on the right.
You can also back up the entire folder by moving it to the top of the “UDLink” folder through the add File button.
When backing up to CD/DVD, you can separate and record the Google Cloud data by the capacity of the inserted disc. (Two DVD DLs and four SLs are required to back up 15 GB of total space.)
If you back up to internal storage space, by default, the UDLink folder in Google Cloud is fullly backed up the UDLink folder in internal storage
space.
3. PHOTO BACKUP
UD Link provides a function to easily back up (save) a large amount of photo data stored in the user's device with a single click.
If you select Photo backup, the DCIM folder which is the default photo folder of the user device, is the backup destination and performs the backup to the desired location.
The DCIM folder is set as the default backup destination, but you can also change the default setting by using the Add Files button.
When backing up to CD/DVD, you can record photos divided by the appropriate size for the discs, and the amount of discs you need is displayaedin advance (2 DVD DLs and 3 SLs are required to back up 10 GB of photos.)
When backing up to the Cloud space, backup is performed to UDLink/ UDLink_Photo/ DCIM of Google Cloud by default.
When Internal storage is selected, DCIM backup is performed to the UDLink_Photo folder in the UDLink folder on the selected USB memory.
4. SNS BACKUP
UD Link provides a function to easily backup (save) the SNS backup data stored in the user's device with a single click.
When using SNS, posts (photos, videos) registered by the person are stored in a designated folder in the Android device by default, and the function to back them up periodically is provided.
If the user has not uploaded and saved the SNS, it is marked as No user data, and a guide is provided to request the backup data they have previously registered by the SNS service provider.
When backing up to a CD/DVD, the pictures are divided by appropairate sizes for the disc, and the amount of of discs you need is displayed in advance. (1 DVD DL and 2 SLs are needed in order to backup 5 GB of data.)
When backing up to the Cloud space, backup is performed to UDLink/ UDLink_Photo/ SNS of Google Cloud by default.
If you select Internal storage space, perform a backup to UDLink/ UDLink_Photo/ SNS to the selected internal storage space and USB memory.
Cloud
UD Link provides various functions that can conveniently use the cloud.
Basic functions such as Disc Explorer, audio playback, data backup also includes the ability to leverage the cloud service.
We provides more special function the Cloud tab.
[ Main function ]
CLOUD MUSIC : CLOUD MUSIC : UDLink_Music CLOUD PHOTO : CLOUD ALBUM : UDLink_Photo CLOUD VIDEO :CLOUD VIDEO :UDLink_Video
The area used in the Cloud tab is expressed only in the folder for each function in the UDLink folder of Google Cloud.
This function provides efficient management of data through UD Link.
The basic screen composition of Backup is as follows:
1. CLOUD MUSIC
UD Link offers a function with which to manage cloud audio albums registered in audio albums separately.
At a glance, you can check the audio album registered in the cloud and you can run the album.
It provides a function to change the sorting order of extracted albums or delete the corresponding albums.
2. CLOUD PHOTO
UD Link provides separate management of photo albums that you saved by copying or backing up to the cloud.
Various albums such as photos from personal smartphones and SNS backup data are registered, providing a function to manage them at a glance.
You can check and delete photos stored in the cloud photo album.
Additionally, Cloud Photo provides the following functions.
- Cloud Digital Photo Frame
3. CLOUD VIDEO
UD Link provides separate management of video albums that you saved by copying or backing up to the cloud.
Video files are saved in UDLink Video when backing up the DCIM of a personal smartphone, and the product offers a function with which to manage registered videos at a glance.
You can play and delete videos saved in the cloud's video album.
Setting
You can check user information and set functions through the Setting function.
1. System information/drive information check 2. UD Link function description 3. UD Link Privacy Policy 4. Background setting function 5. Remote access function setting (server setting)
- Background setting function
UD Link does not have a background by default and only uses the background for audio playback.
This function allows you set the saved cover image as the app’s default wallpaper through the audio CD album.
- Remote-access function setting
The server for remote access is used after activating the function for server use.
Connect the configured server through the search window.
2. Troubleshooting
Recommended latest software updates
Please update your Android device (Smart devices) OS and app to the latest version to use this product without effort.
Depending on the installation environment and hardware performance of your Android device, functionality of this product cannot work well.
If your DVD doesn’t play
When the video doesn’t play, try ejecting and inserting the disc again.
Turn off the app and restart.
If the app is not responding
If the app is not responding, turn off the app manually and restart. (At Home screen – Go to “Setting”(Gear icon) – “App” – Select “UD Link” – Select “Force stop”)
To check the app version
At Home screen,
- Select “UD Link
- You can check the app version
How to prevent app from starting automatically when connecting the DVD drive
At Home screen - Go to “Setting” (Gear icon) - “App”
- Select “UD Link”
- Select “Clear defaults”
If video files in data disc can’t be playable
If you record and play a UHD (4K) level movie on a CD disc, exceeding Bit rate can cause playback delays or stops.
In this case, it is recommended that you use it only for data backup purposes.
If video transition is delayed while playing DVD video
During chapter or menu transition in DVD video disc playback,
please understand that it can be delayed a little bit due to the search operation.
If DVD is not recognized
If this product is not recognized by the Android device (Smart device), please check if the OTG function is turned on.
If screen size of DVD Video playback is small
Depending on the DVD video disc, the image may be output differently from the screen ratio of the smart device.
What codec does UD Link support?
UD Link uses external Player / Codec for playback compatibility.
1) DVD video, Audio CD: Playback using Player / Codec embedded in UD Link
2) General Video/Music files: Playback using external apps such as VLC player and MX player
In case of an issue that does not support the codec, select another player to play
What is DVD video region code?
This is the code specified by each region of the world where DVD video is sold and used.
When playing DVD video, change the region code via UD Link / True DVD for Android TV. If the screen related on the region code does not appear, there is no need to change it.
Region code Region
1 U.S.A, Canada
3 Southeast Asia, South Korea
4 South America, Oceania
6 China
3. Support
E-mail: udlink@hldsgw.com
For faster support, please include the following information.
- DVD drive product name, Android device or Fire OS product name and version
- Detailed fault description (Exact contents of the error message)
- Situation in which the problem has arisen