it should read, no setting required.

what app do u use to read the hdd? media player, file manager, es file explorer, etc?

i think some files when sent via email or copied using certain apps can change the characters to boxes or gibberish alphanumeric. can a pc read them?

i dunno nfc...

but using es file explorer, it shud read. i just tried it, chinese comes out.

try this - plug the hdd into usb port and read with file manager, the native app. if it still doesn't show, then something is wrong.

again this chinese name file can't read, can yr pc read it?

Something not right with yr firmware.
Likely need to reinstall last frmware and google patch.
Q5ii still good for many things.
But not 4k, hdr, hdr.

Consider current q5pro or q10pro.
Read last 10 pages...

Ni macam proton driver coming to BMW thread asking how to operate his stereo

yes, try it. very nice! get all the extras too.
if playing 4k hdr bdmv, u probably need to set the backlight of of tv to max as hdr is inherently darker than normal.
the blacks and whites, colors come out... ooo...!
it's alright..  ... some apps are universal, works on all boxes.
i actually do not know if there is any free app can give u online streams in HD and digital 5.1, except one - kodi-quasar.
kodi quasar can give u even 4k in 5.1.
read/ask in kodi thread if u need.
other apps... typically 2.0.
terrarium used to have aac5.1 for some links.
but i dun see them anymore.

this is something i hv been telling my frens and those interested who have a good collection of old stuff.
with a 4k tv, all of them look different - colors, clarity, smoothness.
with old tv+q10pro or new 4k tv+old box, u surely wun get that.
i just watched a 2013 12gb 1080p movie... hmm... so many new colors, deeper colors, new details.
what box is this? your old himedia or something else?

kodi 17.5 (not earlier 17.x) allows ac3/eac3 audio pass thru, so 5.1 is not surprising.
those streams from megabox, showbox are typically poor ones; good if there are some aac 5.1 there now.
and if megabox app player can't do it, it means it is indeed poor!
try terrarium 1.8.1 - their new "evo" player is quite good, can do aac 5.1 if the streams are such.
or u can use kodi player or himedia video player for 5.1, same result.

now, if u use kodi player for such a purpose, u r better off using kodi quasar addon direct.
i do not know which boxes can or cannot do with 17.5 at this time, but q10pro can do all dd/dd+5.1 streams.
can even do uhd 4k streams but audio will be just dd/dd+5.1/7.1.
if original audio is dts/dtshdma/ddtruehd/ddatmos, it will be transcoded to just dd5.1/7.1.

the day will come the better android boxes will be able to stream online uhd4k+dtshdma/ddtruehd.
will need pretty high speed like >100mbps, of course.