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    350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA April 2012 202-1 1028-01 v1.0 Neo T V S tr eamin g P la y er (NT V200S) User M anua l[...]

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    2 NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200S) © 2012 NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, tran scribed, stored in a retrie val system, or translated into any langu age in any form or by any means without the written permission of NETGEAR, Inc. T echni cal Support Thank you for choosing NETGEAR. T o reg[...]

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    3 Contents Chapter 1 Getting Started Streaming Media Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Hardware Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 What Is Included in the Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 [...]

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    4 NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200S) Appendix A Supplemental Information Factory Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Appendix B Notification of Compliance[...]

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    5 1 1. Gettin g S tarted This chapter covers the following topics: • S treaming Media Basics • Hardware Features • What Y ou Need to Use Y our NeoTV Player • Installat ion • Onscreen Quick Setup • Remote Control • Wa tch NeoTV Channels • Intel Wirel ess Display (WiDi) For more information about th e topics covered in this manual, vi[...]

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    Getting St arted 6 NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200S) Streaming Media Basics For the optimal med ia streaming experience with the NeoTV S treaming Player, NETGEAR recommends the following: • Broad band Internet service . Y ou nee d at least a 1.2 Mb ps connection to watch movies instantly on the N eoT V S tr ea mi ng Pl ay er. The faster your conne[...]

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    Getting St arted 7 NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200S) Hardware Features What Is Included in the Box NeoTV Str eaming Play er NTV200S Installation Gui de Ne o T o V S t r e r r aming P l a y e r N T V200S In s t allat i on G u i d e Power adapter Remote NeoTV Streaming Player control Inst allation guide with batteries F ront and R ear Views What Y ou [...]

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    Getting St arted 8 NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200S) Installation T o install your NeoTV S treaming Player, you connec t it to the TV and to your home network. When you turn on the TV , the NeoTV Quick Setup screen displays. Connect to the TV 1. Make sure that your TV is on and set to display the correct video input. 2. Connect an HDMI cable (sold s[...]

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    Getting St arted 9 NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200S) Connect to Y our Home Network T o use your player , you need to connect it to your home network with either a wireless o r a wired connection. After you get your network rea dy , the onscreen guided setup helps yo u connect your player to your network. IMPORT ANT : Do not place anything on top of [...]

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    Getting St arted 10 NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200S) Wireless Connection If you are using a wireless connection, pla ce your player within range of your wireless network. For best wireless reception, av oid enclosing your player in a cabinet. T o connect wirelessly , you can use Wi-Fi Protected Set up (WPS), or you can select your network and ent e[...]

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    Getting St arted 11 NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200S) R emote Control The remote control buttons are described in the following figure: Power Select Left Up Right Down St o p Fast forward Rewind Next Home Return Menu Play/Pause Previous Figure 4. Remote control T able 1. Remote control buttons Button Description Power W ake up the NTV200, or make th[...]

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    Getting St arted 12 NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200S) OK Select. Return Return to the previous menu. So me services do not use thi s button. Menu Additional options. Some channels migh t not use this button. Play/Pause Play or pause media. St o p S t op playing media. Fast Forward Fast forward. Rewind Rewind. Next Skip to next. Some services do not [...]

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    Getting St arted 13 NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200S) Onscreen Quick Setup Onscreen Quick Setup makes it easy to get start ed with the NeoTV S treaming Player.  T o use Quick Setup: 1. Af ter you connect your NeoTV S treaming Player, press Power on the NeoTV remote control to turn it on. 2. Y ou might need to use your TV remote control to select [...]

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    Getting St arted 14 NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200S) 4. If an update is available press the yellow , button on the lower part of the remote control: The NeoTV S treaming Player might restart a fter upgrading. Then the Home screen displays: Figure 5. NeoTV Streaming Playe r Home screen[...]

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    Getting St arted 15 NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200S) W atch NeoTV Channels The Home screen displays yo ur channel selections: If you want to play HD movies and TV shows, note that Net flix, HuluPlus, CinemaNow , and VUDU offer high-definition (HD) content. VUDU also provides 1080p full HD and 5.1 surround sound content.  T o manage My Channels: [...]

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    Getting St arted 16 NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200S) Fling Queue Flingo is a free app that let s you select Internet content and send it to your TV .  T o set up your computer with Flingo: 1. Laun ch a web browser . 2. Go to the Fling o website at www .flingo.org . 3. Check t o make sure that your browser is supported. 4. Drag the Fling button f[...]

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    Getting St arted 17 NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200S) 7. On your TV , on the Fling Que ue screen, select the item that you want . Intel Wireless Display (WiDi) Intel WiDi channel wirelessly project s your WiDi -cap able laptop display to a TV . Visit the Intel web site at intel.com for more information about the Intel WiDi Wireless Display .  T o[...]

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    Getting St arted 18 NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200S) 2. On your laptop, launch the Intel WiDi application. It scans and finds the NeoTV adapter . Then click the selected adapter to st art the connection to display your lap top screen on your T V. 3. If you are connecting the laptop to the NeoTV adapter for the first time, the NeoTV adapt er display[...]

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    19 2 2. Settin g s This chapter covers the following topics: • Settings Menu • General Settings • Audio & Vide o Settings • Network Settings • About • Registration[...]

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    Settings 20 NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200S) Settings Menu Y ou can customize the settings for your NeoTV S treaming Player.  T o view or change the settings: 1. Select Settings o n the Home screen. 2. Press OK to display the following screen: Each setting menu is described in the fo llowing sections in this chapter .[...]

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    Settings 21 NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200S) General Settings The General Settings menu includes the f ollowing: • Sof tware Up date . Check to see if newer versions o f software are availa ble. Download them and inst all them on your NeoTV S treaming Player. • Screen Save r T iming . S pecify how long the NeoTV S treaming Player should wait to[...]

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    Settings 22 NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200S) R estore Factory Settings Y ou can use the restore factory settings feature to return the NeoTV S treaming Player to its factory settings, or to deactivate streamin g services. Selecting Restore Factory Settings restores the unit to d efault settings, but it does not remove t he channel account informati[...]

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    Settings 23 NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200S) Audio & Video Settings Select Settings > Audio & V ideo to display the following screen: Digital Output Select the digit al output setting for the audio. If you connect the NTV2 00S TV directly through HDMI cable, select PCM stereo. If you connect the NTV200S to an A/V receiver cable, see the [...]

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    Settings 24 NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200S) TV Aspect Select the aspect ratio. If your TV has a very rectangula r (widescreen, or 16:9) aspect ratio, you can select either full screen or pillarboxed). The following t able describes these settings. Media 16:9 Full 16:9 Pillarboxed Movie in widescreen format • 4:3 video sources are stretched ho ri[...]

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    Settings 25 NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200S) Network Settings Y ou can view or change the network settings for the NeoTV S treaming Player. The options displayed in the Network Settings scre en depend on whether or not a n Ethernet cable is connected to the NeoTV S treaming Player. Select Settings > Network to display the Network Settings screen[...]

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    Settings 26 NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200S) • Connect by selecting your W iFi network . The NeoTV S treaming Player scans for wireless networks in your area and displays a list. Select y our network, and enter its password to conne ct wirelessly . • Connect to WiFi ne twork using WPS . Wi-Fi Protected Se tup (WPS) lets you join a wireless netw[...]

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    Settings 27 NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200S) R egistrat ion Y ou can enter http://support.netgear .com or scan the QR code on your screen. Select Settings > Registration to display the following screen:[...]

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    28 3 3. M ai nten anc e This chapter covers the following topics: • Update Notification • Replace the Remote Control Batteries • Error 101 on Flingo Channels[...]

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    Maintenance 29 NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200S) Update Notification When there is new firmware, the NeoTV S t reaming Player notifies you when the unit powers up, or wakes up from st andby . Follow the onscreen in struction to press the red remote con trol button, and then press OK to update the firmware. R eplace the R emote Control Batteries The [...]

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    Maintenance 30 NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200S) Error 101 on Flingo Channels Due to Internet bandwidth and quality of the Internet connectio n, Flingo channels sometimes display error 101 at the bottom of the display . T o correct this, increase the Internet bandwid th or improve the quality of Internet connection.[...]

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    31 4 4. Neo T V M ob ile Ap ps NeoTV mobile app s are sold sepa rately . They allow you to use your phone as a remote control for the NeoTV S treaming Player. NeoTV mobile apps are free to download from Android market and the Apple app s store. This chapter covers the following topics: • NeoTV Remote Control App • Using the App with the NeoTV S[...]

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    NeoTV Mobile App s 32 NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200S) NeoTV R emote Control App The NeoTV remote control app turn s your iPhone, iPod touch, or Android phone into a NeoTV S treaming Player remote control. Y ou can use it to mana ge devices and you can specify the feedback settings. Figure 6. The app is like a virtual NeoTV remote co ntrol  T o [...]

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    NeoTV Mobile App s 33 NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200S) Using the App with the NeoTV Streaming Player When you select the NeoTV App on your phone, the Remote screen displays:  T o use the NeoTV app to control the TV : 1. Make sure that your TV and the NeoTV S treaming Player are turned on. 2. Use your phone in place of t he remote co ntrol to mak[...]

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    NeoTV Mobile App s 34 NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200S) Channels Y ou can use your phone to view the channels that are available on your NeoTV S treaming Player and select the one that you want to watch on TV . iPhone App Android App T ouch the channel that you want to watch on your TV : Y ou can use the star symbol to create a list of favorites.[...]

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    NeoTV Mobile App s 35 NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200S) Favorites T ouch the st ar icon to go to your list of favorites. Y ou can edit your favorites. Settings The Hosts setting let s you specify your network connections. Sounds & V ibrate lets you turn sound and vibration on and of f. The Host screen shows the device yo u are currently connecte[...]

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    NeoTV Mobile App s 36 NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200S) • Auto Pair . This feature automatically finds NeoTV S treaming Player and connects to it through your WiFi network. • Add a new device . Manually type in your network information.[...]

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    37 A A. Supplemental Inf ormati on This appendix covers th e following topics: • Factory Default Sett ings • T echnical Specifications[...]

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    Supplement al Informat ion 38 NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200S) Factory Default Settings Y ou can use the onscreen menus to restore factory settings. Select Settings > Restore Factory Settings . The following t able shows the factory settings. Feature Setting Language English Video mode HDMI auto Digital output PCM 5.1 TV aspect 16:9 Pillarbox CE[...]

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    39 B B. No tif i ca ti on o f Co m pli ance NET GEAR Neo T V S tr eaming P la y er Regulatory Compliance Information This section includes user requ irement s for operating this pro duct in accordance with National laws for usag e of radio spectrum and operation of radio devices. Failure of the end-user to comply with the appli cable requirements m[...]