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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y T abl e o f Co nte nts Us er Man ual pag e 1 T able of Contents 1. Introduction .............................................................................................................. 6 1.1. Minimum System Requirements ...................................................................................................[...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y T abl e o f Co nte nts Us er Man ual pag e 2 5.1.1. Connection ..................................................................................................................... 34 5.1.2. Compatibility ................................................................................................................... 34 5[...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y F orewo rd Us er Man ual pag e 3 Copyrights Copyright © 2009 LaCie. All rights re- served. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval sys- tem, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photo- copying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written consent of LaCie. Tr[...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y F orewo rd Us er Man ual pag e 4 Th is sy mb ol on th e pr od uc t, re mo te co nt ro l ba tt er ie s, or on it s pa ck ag in g in di ca te s th at th is pr od uct mus t not be di sp os ed of wit h you r oth er ho us eh ol d w as te . I ns te ad , i t i s yo ur re sp on - si bi li ty to dis po se of you r was te equ ip me n[...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y F orewo rd Us er Man ual pag e 5 O pe ra ti ng E nv i ro nm e nt T e mp er at ur e s ✦ Do n ot ex po se t he La Cin em a Bla ck P LA Y to te mp er at ur es o ut - si de th e r ang e o f 5 ° C to 3 0° C ( 41 ° F t o 8 6° F) . As hi gh en d au di o/ vi de o ap pl ia nc e, the La Ci ne ma Bla ck PL AY has be en de si gn [...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 6 1. Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of your new LaCinema Black PLAY! A premium media center, LaCinema Black PLAY plugs di- rectly into a wide array of audio/visual equipment for instant play- back of home movies, music, or photos. Featuring the most advanced technologies, th[...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 7 Video Codecs MPEG-1, MPEG-2 / HD, MPEG-4, DIVX, XVID, H.264 HD, WMV9 HD Video Format AVI, DIVX, MPG, MP4, MKV, WMV, MOV, ISO, VOB, IFO, ASF, TS, TP, TRP, M2TS Ma x D ec o di ng Re so l ut io n 1920 x 1080p Upscaling 1080i for standard definition movies Audio MP3, WMA, AAC, OGG, AC3, MP[...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 8 1.3. Bo x Content Your LaCinema Black PLAY package contains the system tower and an accessories box containing the items listed below. 1. LaCinema Black PLAY 2. Remote control 3. 2 x AAA batteries 4. Compo nent 3xR CA Ma le/M ale cabl e 5. Compo site /2 a udio RCA Male /Mal e ca ble 6. [...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 9 1 . 5 . V i e w s o f t h e L a C i n e m a B l a c k P L A Y 1.5.1. F ront View 1. USB expansion port – Connect a USB flash disk, hard disk or card reader to access its multimedia files directly from your TV. 2. Infrared receiver – Receives the infrared signal from the remote con[...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 10 1. Digital Optical Audio OUT connector – Use an optical digital audio cable (not included) to connect to your home theater system for digital sound 2. Composite Video (CVBS) OUT connector – Composite video provides good video quality for non-high definition TV. Connect a separate [...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y Usi ng the Rem ote Con tro l Us er Man ual pag e 11 2. Using the Remote Control Some of the buttons of the remote control have different functions or no function at all depending on the type of file you are viewing. This chapter discusses the button functions for each type of file (movies, photos and music) and battery in[...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y Usi ng the Rem ote Con tro l Us er Man ual pag e 12 2.2. R emote Control Key Inde x Th e LaC in em a Bl ac k PLA Y’ s rem ot e co nt ro l all ow s yo u to con tr ol th e La Ci ne ma Bl ac k PL AY wh il e it s co nn ec te d to you r TV or hom e th ea tr e ce nt er . Button Function 1. Infra-red emitter Sends signals to the[...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y Usi ng the Rem ote Con tro l Us er Man ual pag e 13 2.2.1. Important Button Details Mark button: This button is used to mark or unmark a file or folder for future action, such as copy/paste or to create a playlist in the different media spaces. Once the item is marked, the se- lected item’s summary is displayed with the [...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y Set tin g Up th e L aC ine ma B lac k PL A Y Us er Man ual pag e 14 Setup consists of six steps: ✦ STEP 1: Connect to TV (section 3.1 ) ✦ STEP 2: Connect the Power Supply (section 3.2 ) ✦ STEP 3: Turning on the TV (section 3.3 ) ✦ STEP 4: Complete the Installation Wizard (section 3.4 ) ✦ STEP 5: Connect to Your Ne[...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y Set tin g Up th e L aC ine ma B lac k PL A Y Us er Man ual pag e 15 3.1.1. HDMI (High-Definition) Connection IMPORTANT INFO: Before connecting the cable, power off your TV. 1. Connect one end of the HDMI cable to your television’s HDMI port ( Fig. 04 ). 2. Connect the other end to the HDMI port on the back of the LaCinem[...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y Set tin g Up th e L aC ine ma B lac k PL A Y Us er Man ual pag e 16 3.1.2. Component & Analog Stereo Audio (High Definition) Connection IMPORTANT INFO: Before connecting the cables, power off your TV. 1. Connect one end of the component (red, green, and blue) video cable to the component ports on your TV. For Audio out[...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y Set tin g Up th e L aC ine ma B lac k PL A Y Us er Man ual pag e 17 3.1.3. Composite & Analog Stereo Audio (Standard Definition) Connection IMPORTANT INFO: Before connecting the cables, power off your TV. 1. Connect the yellow connector on one end of a analogue composite/stereo cable to the CVBS port on your TV ( Fig. [...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y Set tin g Up th e L aC ine ma B lac k PL A Y Us er Man ual pag e 18 3.1.4. Optical Audio (S/PDIF) Connection IMPORTANT INFO: Before connecting the cable, power off your digital amplifier. In the Composite or HDMI connection methods, it is possible to connect the LaCinema Black PLAY to home theater systems by plugging the S[...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y Set tin g Up th e L aC ine ma B lac k PL A Y Us er Man ual pag e 19 3.2. STEP 2: Connect the P ower Supply Plug one end of the power adapter cord into the back of LaCin- ema Black PLAY and the other end into a power outlet ( Fig. 11 ). Move on to the next step, 3.3 . F ig. 11[...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y Set tin g Up th e L aC ine ma B lac k PL A Y Us er Man ual pag e 20 3.3. STEP 3: T urning on the TV Turn on the television. If you don’t see the loading screen, adjust the video input on your TV to match the type of video cable you connected above ( Fig. 12 ). Note that this will look slightly different on your TV. Move o[...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y Set tin g Up th e L aC ine ma B lac k PL A Y Us er Man ual pag e 21 1. Setup Wizard: Remote The first screen shows you the main functions of the remote con- trol ( Fig. 14 ). For details on the remote control, see 2. Using the Remote Control . F ig. 14 F ig. 15 F ig. 16 2. Setup Wizard: Select your language Use the Up and [...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y Set tin g Up th e L aC ine ma B lac k PL A Y Us er Man ual pag e 22 4. Setup Wizard: Time zone Defines the time zone applicable for your country to allow auto- matic updates for daylight savings time. Use the Up and Down keys to select and Play/OK to confirm ( Fig. 17 ). 5. Setup Wizard: Date and Time Use the Up and Down [...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y Set tin g Up th e L aC ine ma B lac k PL A Y Us er Man ual pag e 23 7. Setup Wizard: P arental Control Use the Up and Down keys to select and Play/OK to confirm ( Fig. 20 ). For more information on parental control, refer to section 4.5. Controlling Access to Files . 8. Setup Wizard: P arental Rating Use the Up and Down ke[...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y Set tin g Up th e L aC ine ma B lac k PL A Y Us er Man ual pag e 24 You have now completed the main LaCinema Black PLAY con- figuration. From the Home menu that appears when the wizard has completed, press the Options/Settings button to access the Settings menu to finish product installation and to define ad- vanced para[...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y Set tin g Up th e L aC ine ma B lac k PL A Y Us er Man ual pag e 25 3 . 5 . S T E P 5 : C o n n e c t t o Y o u r N e t w o r k Th e La Ci nem a Bl ac k PLA Y he lp s you sel ec t and con fig ur e you r ho me ne tw or k co nn ec ti on . C ho os e to co nn ect wi th a n Et he rn et o r wi re le ss ne tw or k an d fo llo w t[...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y Set tin g Up th e L aC ine ma B lac k PL A Y Us er Man ual pag e 26 3.5.2. Ethernet Network Connection When connecting to your network via Ethernet, the LaCinema Black PLAY automatically detects your network. Connect the Ethernet cable (not included) to the back of the LaCinema Black PLAY and to an Ethernet port on your rou[...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y Pla yin g Mu lti med ia F iles Us er Man ual pag e 27 4. Playing Multimedia Files Th an ks to the La Ci ne ma Bl ac k PL AY ’s ab il it y to co nn ec t to UPn P me- di a ser ve rs , hos t co mpu te rs , and ex te rn al US B dri ve s, yo u ca n a cce ss bo th file s sav ed on the LaC in em a as wel l as file s loc at ed [...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y Pla yin g Mu lti med ia F iles Us er Man ual pag e 28 4.1.1. Display format Select from these choices ( Fig. 28 ): ✦ Original ✦ Full Screen ✦ Cinema F ig. 28 F ig. 29 F ig. 30 4.1.2. Subtitle ✦ List of available subtitles ( Fig. 29 ) ✦ Off 4.1.3. Audio Languages Select from the list of available languages ( Fig. 3[...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y Pla yin g Mu lti med ia F iles Us er Man ual pag e 29 4.1.4. Play mode ✦ One > Play selected file ( Fig. 31 ) ✦ List > play all files from the directory 4.1.5. R epeat ✦ Off > play once the select file or list of files ( Fig. 32 ) ✦ On> play selected file or list of files in loop F ig. 31 F ig. 32[...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y Pla yin g Mu lti med ia F iles Us er Man ual pag e 30 4.2. Photos Menu You can scroll through the menu using the navigation buttons ( Fig. 33 ). To confirm your choice and enter a menu, press the Play/OK button. This menu will display all of the image files that you have up- loaded to your LaCinema Black PLAY. Only files[...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y Pla yin g Mu lti med ia F iles Us er Man ual pag e 31 4.3. Music Menu You can scroll through the menu using the navigation buttons ( Fig. 37 ). To confirm your choice and enter a menu, press the Play/OK button. This menu will display all of the audio files that you have up - loaded to your LaCinema Black PLAY. Only files[...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y Pla yin g Mu lti med ia F iles Us er Man ual pag e 32 4.4. Playlist Management Once the music player has started, you can create and edit playl- ists to arrange songs as you want. Press the Right key to enter the playlist management and Left key to close it and return to the player. 4.4.1. T o Create a New Playlist 1. From [...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y Pla yin g Mu lti med ia F iles Us er Man ual pag e 33 4.5. Controlling Access to Files You can control access to files by requiring a password to play files with certain ratings. The procedure consists of activating the service, defining an age threshold, then assigning ratings to files. Follow these steps to control ac[...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y Ext ern al S our ces Us er Man ual pag e 34 5.1. USB Hard Drive Si mp ly tu rn on an d plu g in ex te rn al ha rd dis ks to the La Ci ne ma B lac k PL AY ’s fro nt ( F ig. 41 ) or rea r ( Fi g. 42 ) US B por ts to be abl e to pla y mu lt im ed ia fi le s o n yo ur t el ev is io n. See b el ow f or m or e de tai ls . 5.1.[...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y Ext ern al S our ces Us er Man ual pag e 35 F ig. 44 5.1.4. Copying Files 1. Verify the source device is connected (see section 5.1.1 ) and is recognized by the LaCinema Black PLAY. 2. Files located on the external hard drive will be listed along- side the locally stored files in the various Spaces. Select the file or fol[...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y Ext ern al S our ces Us er Man ual pag e 36 5.2. Networked Media Player You can stream content to your LaCinema Black PLAY from a networked UPnP server located on a host computer (Mac or PC) or a network-attached hard disk (NAS). For details, see below. 5. 2.1 . Ne two rk - At ta ch ed H ar d D r iv e ( NA S ) 5.2.1.1. Play[...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y Ext ern al S our ces Us er Man ual pag e 37 5.2.2. Host Computer You can connect your LaCinema Black to a computer in order to stream or copy files. ✦ If you wish to connect via USB , you must use Windows Me- dia Player (see section 5.2.2.5. Copying Files via USB (Re- quires Windows Media Player 11) ). ✦ If you choose [...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y Ext ern al S our ces Us er Man ual pag e 38 5.2.2.2. Copying Files Using TwonkyMedia Server (All users) 1. Mak e su re th at bo th th e h ost co mp ut er an d the La Ci ne ma Bl ac k ar e co nn ec te d to th e ne tw or k an d th e Tw on ky Med ia ser ve r ha s be en s et u p as de sc ri be d in s ec ti on 5 .2. 2. 1 . 2. Fi[...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y Ext ern al S our ces Us er Man ual pag e 39 5.2.2.3. Playing Files via the Network Using Windows Media Player (Windows Only) Windows Media Player (WMP) 11 provides a network media serv- er, which can use your LaCinema Black PLAY as a network media player. This allows you to play back files on your TV that are located on yo[...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y Ext ern al S our ces Us er Man ual pag e 40 5.2.2.5. Copying Files via USB (Requires Windows Media Player 11) When you install Windows Media Player, drivers are also installed that allow your LaCinema Black PLAY to be connected to your computer via USB and mount similarly to an external hard drive. You will see its icon in [...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y Set tin gs M enu Us er Man ual pag e 41 6. Settings Menu From the Home menu, access LaCinema Black PLAY settings by pressing the Options/Settings button on the remote control. 6.1. Settings Menu Overview Navigate through the settings categories using the Left and Right buttons and confirming using the Play/OK button. An in[...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y Set tin gs M enu Us er Man ual pag e 42 • Parental control – Enable or Disable parental control • Set to child mode – Turns Parental control on requiring secret code to enter some menus and some hidden files • Modify secret code – Enter current code and new code • Modify answer/question – Change[...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y Set tin gs M enu Us er Man ual pag e 43 6.1.3. Settings: Connection Allows you to specify video connection parameters ( Fig. 59 ): ✦ HDMI/YUV output resolution ✦ Composite output ✦ Component output ✦ HDMI sound ✦ Automatic frame rate ✦ S/PDIF sound ✦ Aspect ratio F ig. 59 F ig. 60 F ig. 61 6.1.4. Settings: Net[...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y Set tin gs M enu Us er Man ual pag e 44 6.2. Firmware Update The LaCinema Black PLAY allows you to update its firmware by loading downloaded firmware updates located on a connected USB external hard drive. To update the firmware: 1. Go to ww w. la ci e. co m/ su pp ort an d cl ic k on the Do wn lo ads li nk . 2. Select a[...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y T roubl esh ooti ng Us er Man ual pag e 45 7. T roubleshooting If your LaCinema Black PLAY is not working correctly, please refer to the following checklist to determine the source of the problem. If you have gone through all of the points on the checklist and your LaCinema Black PLAY still does not work properly, please ch[...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y T roubl esh ooti ng Us er Man ual pag e 46 Problem Question Answer TV picture distortion. Are all of the cables connected correctly? Ensure that all of the cables are connected correctly. Make sure that only one video signal cable is attached at a time. See section 3.1. STEP 1: Connect to TV . Do your TV video settings cor-[...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y Con tac ting Cu sto mer Sup port Us er Man ual pag e 47 Before Y ou Contact T echnical Support 1. Read the manuals. 2. Try to isolate the problem. If possible, make the drive the only external device on the CPU, and make sure that all of the cables are cor- rectly and firmly attached. If you have asked yourself all of the [...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y Con tac ting Cu sto mer Sup port Us er Man ual pag e 48 8.1. LaCie T echnical Support Contacts LaCie Asia, Singapore, and Hong Kong Contact us at: http://www.lacie.com/asia/contact/ LaCie Australia Contact us at: http://www.lacie.com/au/contact/ LaCie Belgium Contact us at: http://www.lacie.com/be/contact/ (Français) LaCie[...]

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    L aC ine ma Bla ck PLA Y W arr ant y In for mat ion Us er Man ual pag e 49 LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in material and workmanship, under normal use, for the period designated on your warranty certificate. In the event this product is found to be defective within the warranty period, LaCie will, at its option, re- pair or replace [...]