Escient FireBall DVDM-100 Operation & User’s Manual

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• Escient FireBall DVDM-100, PAGE 94 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User’s Manual SERIAL COM PORTS The Serial Control COM Port setting is used to specify which RS-232 serial COM port is to be used for two-way external control communications with a third party control system. If there are no available COM ports, you must use the Ethernet based external control for two-way external control communications with a third party control system. Follow these steps to select which serial port to use for external control: 1. Press the Setup key on the remote to display the FireBall setup menu. 2. Select th

• Escient FireBall DVDM-100, PAGE 20 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User’s Manual Connecting Sony DVP-CX777ES CD/DVD Changers FireBall requires that you connect each changer to the back panel using audio and control cables. Follow these steps to connect your Sony CD/DVD changers to your FireBall: 1. An RS-232 serial null modem cable with female DB-9 connectors on each end is required for connecting a Sony CD/DVD Changer. 2. Connect one end of the RS-232 serial cable into Communication Port number 1, on the back of your FireBall. 3. Connect the other end of the RS-232 serial cable into the “RS-232C” port on

• Escient FireBall DVDM-100, PAGE 78 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User’s Manual DIGITAL INPUT PREFERENCES You must specify which of the digital audio inputs you are using to connect the digital audio outputs from your external changers. The optical connectors are the small square connectors with a red light shining from the center. The coaxial connectors are the round connectors which look like analog audio connectors or “RCA” jacks. Follow these steps to select a your Digital Audio Input Preferences: 1. Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu. 2. Select the AUDIO/VIDEO Menu. 3. Select the

• Escient FireBall DVDM-100, PAGE 66 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User’s Manual DELETING GROUPS Deleting Groups from the Group Bar is very similar to deleting Playlists. The contents of the Group (the Music Titles, Movie Titles, or Radio Stations) are not deleted. They are still available in any other Groups they may be assigned to and in the All Group. Follow these steps to delete Groups. 1. Press the MUSIC key if you want to edit the Music Groups or press the RADIO key if you want to edit the Radio Groups. 2. Press the OPTIONS key to display the Options Menu 3. Select the DELETE GROUPS menu item to display the Delete Playlists screen. 4. For each Playlist you want to delete, highl

• PAGE 42 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User’s Manual CHANGING THE GUIDE VIEW The GUIDE button on the remote control is used to switch between the Music Guide and Music Player screens. When you are viewing the Music Player screen, press the GUIDE button to return to the Music Guide. The Music Guide provides you with several ways to view the contents of your Music Libra

• Escient FireBall DVDM-100, PAGE 34 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User’s Manual REGISTRATION Registering your FireBall is accomplished automatically when you go through the Quick Start process described in the User’s Manual. Registration includes properly configuring your FireBall for Internet access and then connecting to the Escient servers to register your serial number and download the latest Internet Radio stations. If you experience difficulty completing the registration process in Quick Start, follow these guidelines to make sure you have al

• Escient FireBall DVDM-100, PAGE 46 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User’s Manual PLAYING THE CURRENT STATION Playing the currently highlighted Radio Station is the same as selecting and playing an off air radio station on a typical audio receiver. Simply press the SELECT key on the remote control and the currently highlighted station will be located, buffered, and then played. You’ll notice that a new screen appears displaying information about the selected station. This is the Radio Player screen. The Radio Player displays the station name, location, genre, genre cover art, and status about the current Internet Radio

• Escient FireBall DVDM-100, PAGE 68 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User’s Manual Retail Demo Mode FireBall has a Retail Demo Mode for use in retail display environments. The Retail Demo Mode (RDM) is a special screen saver that is activated during idle time. The RDM continuously displays key features and benefits of the FireBall product on the attached TV. Pressing any button on the remote will temporarily disable the RDM and allow the user to demo the product. After the specified idle time, the RDM will reactivate as the screensaver. Follow these steps to enable the Retail Demo Mode in your FireBall display model: 1. Follow the Quick Start instructions to connect and register your demo FireBall. 2. When your Fir

• PAGE 98 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User’s Manual UPDATING THE SOFTWARE FireBall will automatically check the Escient server once a week for any FireBall software updates, and automatically install them. You can also manually check for a software update. Follow these steps to manually update the software: 1. Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup m

• Escient FireBall DVDM-100, PAGE 38 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User’s Manual SELECTING A DIFFERENT MOVIE While a movie is playing, you can press the GUIDE key on the remote control to display the Movies Guide. The current movie is paused when you switch over the to Guide. Press the GUIDE key again to toggle back to the full screen movie and pickup where you left off. Movie Info View detailed infromation for the currently highlighted movie by pressing the Info button on the remote. CHANGING THE GUIDE VIEW The Movies Guide provides you with two different ways to view the contents of your DVD Movie Library. There are two Views that you can switch between using the MENU/V

• Escient FireBall DVDM-100, PAGE 40 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User’s Manual LISTENING TO MUSIC BROWSING YOUR MUSIC LIBRARY If you have CDs loaded into your external changers or if you have a FireBall Music server on the same network as your DVDM, the Music Guide is used to access your entire music collection. The Music Guide allows you to browse, locate, and play all of your music in one easy to use on-screen guide. The Music Guide displays a scrolling list of all your Music Titles. Using the remote control, you can navigate up and down the list. As each Title is highlighted,

• Escient FireBall DVDM-100, PAGE 76 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User’s Manual Dialup Settings If you are going to use a dialup ISP to connect your FireBall to the Internet, you must provide information for your selected ISP. This information can be obtained by contacting your ISP or from your PC, if you already use it to connect to the Internet. Connect you phone line to a Hayes compatible modem and connect the modem to COM PORT 4 on the back of your FireBall, then follow these steps to specify your Dialup Modem settings: 1. Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu. 2. Select the NETWORK Menu 3. Select the DIALUP S

• Escient FireBall DVDM-100, PAGE 25 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User’s Manual Getting Disc Information for a Range of Discs If you want to lookup the disc information for a specific range of slots in a changer, you can use the Lookup Range feature. Follow these steps to lookup a range of changer slots: 1. Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu. 2. Select the CHANGER MANAGEMENT menu. 3. Select the LOOKUP RANGE menu. 4. Enter a valid range of slots to lookup. If you have more than 1 changer, select which changer you want to use. 5. Select the CONTINUE button. 6. The Lookup Range screen displays the progress and results for each disc in

• Escient FireBall DVDM-100, PAGE 41 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User’s Manual PLAYING THE CURRENT TITLE Playing the currently highlighted Title is the same as playing a CD in a conventional CD player. Simply press the PLAY key on the remote control and it begins to play from track 1. Note: If you press SELECT with a Track highlighted, you will start playback from the selected Track. You’ll notice that a new screen appears with a list of the songs (or tracks) on the current Title, this is the Music Player screen. The Mu

• Escient FireBall DVDM-100, PAGE 107 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User’s Manual GRACENOTE® END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT USE OF THIS PRODUCT IMPLIES ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS BELOW. This product contains technology and data from Gracenote of Emeryville, California (“Gracenote”). The technology from Gracenote (the “Gracenote Embedded Software”) enables this product to do disc identification and obtain music-related information, including name, artist, track, and title information (“Gracenote Data”), which is included on the Gracenote Database (the “Gracenote Database”). You agree that you will use Gracenote Data, the Gracenote Da

• Escient FireBall DVDM-100, PAGE 99 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User’s Manual CONTROLLING FIREBALL FROM A WEB BROWSER FireBall contains a built-in web server which means you can connect to your FireBall and remotely control it using a standard web browser from a PC, Mac, or PDA over your home network. SETTING UP THE FIREBALL WEB SERVER Your FireBall acts as a web server on your network allowing you to connect and control the FireBall using your PC or Mac computer. This web server is automatically configured and started each time the FireBall is plugged in. You connect t

• Escient FireBall DVDM-100, PAGE 71 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User’s Manual ENABLING PASSWORD PROTECTION Optional Password Protection enables you to limit user access to the Setup Menus. This is useful to lockout the ability to change the global user settings and preferences. Setting a System Password – Follow these steps to setup a new system password: 1. Using the remote control, enter a 4 to 8 digit code into the password field. 2. Press the SELECT key to highlight the VERIFY field. 3. Re-enter the same password for verification. 4. Press the SELECT key to highlight the SAVE button. 5. Press SELECT again to save your password

• Escient FireBall DVDM-100, PAGE 72 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User’s Manual MOVIE RATINGS Movie Ratings are used to prohibit the display of certain movies in the Movies Guide. This feature is used in conjunction with the Password Protection feature. You must have Password Protection enabled and a password entered for the Movie Ratings to be in effect. See the section above for more information on Enabling Password Protection. Select the highest movie ration you want to display in the Movies Guide without entering a password. For

• Escient FireBall DVDM-100, PAGE 102 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User’s Manual Distributed A distributed FireBall installation means that your FireBall Servers and Clients are physically distributed or located in different rooms. Distributed FireBalls communicate over a wired or wireless network to share access to your media. The biggest advantage of a distributed client- server system over a central system is that everything you need is built into FireBall. Networking, zoned IR, independent high-quality audio and video feeds, as well as support for an unlimited number of rooms or

• PAGE 105 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User’s Manual TROUBLESHOOTING NETWORK PROBLEMS If you experience problems registering a FireBall or connecting to the Internet to lookup disc information, try these possible fixes before calling Escient Tech Support: • Make sure that your FireBall is properly connected to your home network and that all cables are in working order. • Fir

• Escient FireBall DVDM-100, PAGE 62 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User’s Manual EDITING PLAYLISTS You can change the name and add or remove tracks from any Playlist you created. Follow these steps to edit a Playlist: 1. Press the MUSIC key to make sure you are in the Music source mode. 2. Highlight the Playlist Name you want to edit. Note: The Playlist group will list all of your Playlists. 3. Press the OPTIONS key to display the Music Options Menu 4. Select the Edit Playlist menu item. 5. Using the remote control or keyboard, change the name of your Playlist or select the CONTINUE button on screen to keep the current name and adv

• Escient FireBall DVDM-100, PAGE 31 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User’s Manual CAT5 cabling should not exceed 100 meters. The following drawing depicts the typical wiring scheme for CAT5. For more information about wiring an Ethernet network, please refer to the Linksys web site (www.linksys.com).

• Escient FireBall DVDM-100, PAGE 49 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User’s Manual ADDING INTERNET RADIO STATIONS FireBall comes preloaded with several high quality streaming Internet Radio Stations from around the world, but that may not be enough for you, so FireBall also let’s you add your own Internet Radio Stations. Internet Radio stations must conform to these specifications: • Windows Media WMA or MPEG II layer 3 streams. • Windows Media 9 or earlier. To add your own Internet Radio Stations, you will need to obtain the URL or Internet Link to the stream using your P

• Escient FireBall DVDM-100, PAGE 37 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User’s Manual WATCHING DVD MOVIES BROWSING YOUR MOVIE LIBRARY Now that you have your DVD movies loaded into your changers and the movie information has been acquired from the Escient MovieDB using the Quick Lookup feature, it’s time to see what’s in your collection using the Movies Guide. The Movies Guide displays a scrolling list of all your Movies. Using the remote control, you can navigate up and down the list. As each Title is highlighted, you will notice that the Information Area and Cover Art changes to reflect the

• Escient FireBall DVDM-100, PAGE 90 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User’s Manual DIRECT ACCESS CODES Direct Access Codes are used in conjunction with the MACRO key on the remote control to provide an IR code sequence to access just about any media in your FireBall server. This is useful for programming third-party external control systems and programmable IR remote controls such as the Marantz RC9500. The Direct Access Codes are available for all music and movie titles, playlists, groups, and radio stations. Follow these steps to view the direct IR codes for your FireBa

• Escient FireBall DVDM-100, PAGE 79 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User’s Manual VIDEO OUTPUT PREFERENCES Video Format Allows you to select 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratios on your TV screen. Follow these steps to center the FireBall screen: 1. Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu. 2. Select the VIDEO menu. 3. Select the VIDEO FORMAT menu. 4. Using the Up and Down keys on the remote, select your desired aspect ratio. 5. Press the SELECT key on the remote to highlight the SAVE button. 6. Press SELECT again to save the current desired format. 4

• PAGE 67 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User’s Manual SETTING USER PREFERENCES User preferences are available to specify global configuration options and preferred system settings. Press the SETUP key on the remote control to display the Setup Menu. Use the navigation keys on the remote control (up, down, left, and right) to highlight and select any menu item. SETTING THE SCREEN SAVER PRE

• PAGE 86 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User’s Manual INSTALLING THE ETP TOUCH PANEL The optional Escient Touch Panel is an external 15” flat LCD color display that offers full control of a FireBall via it’s integrated touch sensitive surface. Follow these steps to connect the ETP-1500 to a FireBall: 1. Place the FireBall into Standby. 2. Connect the RS-232 serial cable

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