Iomega Screenplay Director manual

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    Making the Most of Your Iomega ® ScreenPlay ™ Pro Multimedia Drive March 9, 2009 Installing Your ScreenPlay Pro HD Easy connection and setup instructions to help you start enjoying ScreenPlay Pro HD! Installation Overview 2 Loading Media Files 2 Connecting to a Computer 3 Connecting to a Network 4 Wired Network Connection 4 Wireless Network Conn[...]

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    Installing Your ScreenPlay Pro HD 2 Installation Overview It’s easy to connect and use y our Iomega ScreenPlay Pro HD . Here’ s an overview of what you need to do: • Load Y our Multimedia Files to the ScreenPlay Pro HD • Connect the ScreenPlay Pro HD to Y our Home Network (OPTIONAL) • Connect the ScreenPlay Pro HD to Y our TV • Activate[...]

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    Installing Your ScreenPlay Pro HD 3 Connecting Directly to a Computer Follow the instructions in this section to load media fi les from your computer to the ScreenPlay Pro HD before you connect it to y our TV . 1. Use the included USB cable to connect the ScreenPlay Pro HD to a USB port on your computer . HINT: Use the square USB port located just[...]

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    Installing Your ScreenPlay Pro HD 4 Connecting to Your Home Network When the ScreenPlay Pro HD is connected to your home network, y ou can stream or copy media files from any computer on the network. Y ou can connect the ScreenPla y Pro HD to both your TV and your network at the same time, and it doesn’t matter whether you mak e the network conn[...]

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    Installing Your ScreenPlay Pro HD 5 Wireless Network Connection If you hav e a wireless network, you can use a supported WiFi adapter to connect the ScreenPlay Pro HD . NOTE: The package does not include a WiFi adapter . See the support area on www.iomega.com for a list of supported wireless adapters. Follow the instructions below to set up the wir[...]

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    Installing Your ScreenPlay Pro HD 6 TV Connection Options Connecting to Your TV via HDMI If you hav e a high definition TV , the easiest way to connect the ScreenPlay Pro HD is via HDMI. Simply connect the HDMI cable to back of the ScreenPlay Pro HD and to the HDMI input connection on the TV . Now you’re ready to start playing media on your TV! [...]

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    Installing Your ScreenPlay Pro HD 7 Playing Media Files on Your TV Before the ScreenPlay Pro HD will respond to commands from the remote control, it must first be activated for pla yback. Follow the instructions below . 1. Make sure the ScreenPlay Pro HD is correctly connected to video and audio input on your TV . 2. Connect the ScreenPlay Pro HD [...]

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    Installing Your ScreenPlay Pro HD 8 Copyright © 2009 Iomega Corporation. All rights reserv ed. Iomega, ScreenPlay , and the stylized “i” logo are registered trademarks of Iomega Corpor ation in the United States and/or other countries. Apple, Macintosh, and Mac are either registered trademarks or tr ademarks of Apple Inc. in the United States [...]