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Хорошее руководство по эксплуатации

Законодательство обязывает продавца передать покупателю, вместе с товаром, руководство по эксплуатации Escient DVDM-100. Отсутствие инструкции либо неправильная информация, переданная потребителю, составляют основание для рекламации в связи с несоответствием устройства с договором. В законодательстве допускается предоставлении руководства в другой, чем бумажная форме, что, в последнее время, часто используется, предоставляя графическую или электронную форму инструкции Escient DVDM-100 или обучающее видео для пользователей. Условием остается четкая и понятная форма.

Что такое руководство?

Слово происходит от латинского "instructio", тоесть привести в порядок. Следовательно в инструкции Escient DVDM-100 можно найти описание этапов поведения. Цель инструкции заключается в облегчении запуска, использования оборудования либо выполнения определенной деятельности. Инструкция является набором информации о предмете/услуге, подсказкой.

К сожалению немного пользователей находит время для чтения инструкций Escient DVDM-100, и хорошая инструкция позволяет не только узнать ряд дополнительных функций приобретенного устройства, но и позволяет избежать возникновения большинства поломок.

Из чего должно состоять идеальное руководство по эксплуатации?

Прежде всего в инструкции Escient DVDM-100 должна находится:
- информация относительно технических данных устройства Escient DVDM-100
- название производителя и год производства оборудования Escient DVDM-100
- правила обслуживания, настройки и ухода за оборудованием Escient DVDM-100
- знаки безопасности и сертификаты, подтверждающие соответствие стандартам

Почему мы не читаем инструкций?

Как правило из-за нехватки времени и уверенности в отдельных функциональностях приобретенных устройств. К сожалению само подсоединение и запуск Escient DVDM-100 это слишком мало. Инструкция заключает ряд отдельных указаний, касающихся функциональности, принципов безопасности, способов ухода (даже то, какие средства стоит использовать), возможных поломок Escient DVDM-100 и способов решения проблем, возникающих во время использования. И наконец то, в инструкции можно найти адресные данные сайта Escient, в случае отсутствия эффективности предлагаемых решений. Сейчас очень большой популярностью пользуются инструкции в форме интересных анимаций или видео материалов, которое лучше, чем брошюра воспринимаются пользователем. Такой вид инструкции позволяет пользователю просмотреть весь фильм, не пропуская спецификацию и сложные технические описания Escient DVDM-100, как это часто бывает в случае бумажной версии.

Почему стоит читать инструкции?

Прежде всего здесь мы найдем ответы касательно конструкции, возможностей устройства Escient DVDM-100, использования отдельных аксессуаров и ряд информации, позволяющей вполне использовать все функции и упрощения.

После удачной покупки оборудования/устройства стоит посвятить несколько минут для ознакомления с каждой частью инструкции Escient DVDM-100. Сейчас их старательно готовят или переводят, чтобы они были не только понятными для пользователя, но и чтобы выполняли свою основную информационно-поддерживающую функцию.

Содержание руководства

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    DVDM-100 USER’S MANUAL P/N: M22003-01A6[...]

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    P AGE 2 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual THANK YOU The team at Escient would like to take this opportunity to thank you for purchasing an Escient FireBall product. Escient is committed to providing our customers the most technologically advanced, yet easier- than-ever to use products that converge the power of the Internet with home entertainm[...]

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    P AGE 3 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual ADDITIONAL CONNECTION AND HOOKUP INFORMA TION 27 DIGIT AL AUDIO INPUTS 27 AUDIO OUTPUTS 27 VIDEO OUTPUTS 28 RS-232 CONNECTIONS 29 INTERNAL MODEM CONNECTIONS 29 IR CONNECTIONS 29 ETHERNET CONNECTIONS 30 EXTERNAL CHANGER CONNECTIONS 32 Changer T ypes 32 Control Connections 32 Digital Audio Connections 32 [...]

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    P AGE 4 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual Selecting an Existing Cover 60 EDITING RADIO INFORMA TION 61 EDITING PLA YLISTS 62 EDITING GROUPS 63 DELETING MUSIC 64 DELETING PLA YLISTS 65 DELETING GROUPS 66 SETTING USER PREFERENCES 67 SETTING THE SCREEN SA VER PREFERENCES 67 Activation Idle Time 67 Other Modes 67 Retail Demo Mode 68 SETTING YOUR TI[...]

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    P AGE 5 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual Networking 103 Server Selection 103 ESCIENT TECHNICAL SUPPOR T 104 TROUBLESHOOTING 105 NETWORK PROBLEMS 105 SOFTW ARE UPDA TE PROBLEMS 105 RECORDING PROBLEMS 105 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION 106 SPECIFICA TIONS 106 V ideo Specifications 106 Audio Specifications 106 Physical Specifications 106 3rd Party Certi[...]

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    P AGE 6 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual PRODUCT INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing a FireBall Media Management system from Escient (a division of D&M Holdings). ABOUT THIS MANUAL This FireBall User ’ s Manual is intended to provide the reader with an overview of the main features and benefits of the Escient FireBall Media Management [...]

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    P AGE 7 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual W ARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS • Donotusethisapparatusnearwater . • Cleanonlywithadrycloth. • Donotblockanyventilationopenings. • Donotinstallnearanyheatsourcessuchasradiators,heatregisters,stoves,or[...]

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    P AGE 8 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual TRADEMARKS & SERVICE MARKS Escient® , the Escient logo, and FireBall® aretrademarksofDigitalNetworksNorth America. FireBall and Physital are trademarks of Escient®. Other product names mentioned herein are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of thei[...]

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    P AGE 9 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual W ARRANTY INFORMA TION T erms of Coverage - Each Escient branded media management system sold comes with a standard one (1) year warranty . This warranty provides no-charge coverage under normal product usage, for a period of one year from the date of registration and/or purchase (whichever is earlier).[...]

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    P AGE 10 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual • Additionally ,Escientdoesnotcoverthefollowingitemsunderthetermsoritswarrantyprograms: • Installationorremovalcharges. • Costofinitialtechnicaladjustments(setupcosts). • Batteryreplacement. Escient’ s sole li[...]

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    P AGE 1 1 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual ESCIENT PRIV ACY POLICY Escient is committed to providing you with a product that you enjoy and are confident in using, and are committed to providing services in a private and secure environment. W e recognize and respect each individual user ’s privacy and have created this Privacy Policy to demon[...]

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    P AGE 12 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual TERMS AND DEFINITIONS Following are terms used throughout this manual: • Button - refers to a graphic item on the display screen. • Group - a collection of similar music titles. Standard genre groups are provided and custom groups can be created by the user . • Highlight - highlighting is used to[...]

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    P AGE 13 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual SETUP This manual assumes that you followed the printed “Quick Setup Guide” that came with your FireBall. If you have not properly connected your FireBall to your audio/video system, please go back and follow the “Quick Setup Guide” guide before continuing with this User Manual. POWER ST A TES [...]

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    P AGE 14 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual FRONT P ANEL OVER VIEW 1 - POWER 1[...]

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    P AGE 15 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual REAR P ANEL OVER VIEW 1 - POWER 2 - 5.1 ANALOG AUDIO IN 3 - 5.1 ANALOG AUDIO OUT 4 - IR IN AND S-LINK/IR OUT 5 - DIGIT AL AUDIO COAX OUT 6 - DIGIT AL AUDIO OPTICAL OUT 7 - DIGIT AL AUDIO OPTICAL IN 8 - DIGIT AL AUDIO COAX IN 9 - ANALOG AUDIO OUT 10 - VIDEO OUT 1 1 - VIDEO IN 12 - COMMUNICA TION PORTS 1[...]

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    P AGE 16 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual REMOTE OVERVIEW[...]

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    P AGE 17 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual ENTERING TEXT WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL The remote control can be used to enter text in all text fields. This text entry capability is provided to allow you to fill out short text fields – such as those that occur in the setup and edit screens. FireBall’ s wireless keyboard should be used when extend[...]

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    P AGE 18 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual display a “C”. The fourth key press displays a lower case “a”, the fifth key press displays a lower case “b”, and the sixth key press displays a lower case “c”. Lastly , pressing the “2” key a seventh time displays the number “2”. When entering the second character in a text fie[...]

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    P AGE 19 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual CONNECTING EXTERNAL DISC CHANGERS Supported External Changers The following changers are currently supported. This list may change from time to time as new changers are released by third party manufacturers. Please check the Escient web site for a list of any new supported changers. • SonyDVP-C[...]

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    P AGE 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 require[...]

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    P AGE 21 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual Connecting Kenwood 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 Kenwood DVD/CD changers to your FireBall: 1. Locate the RS-232 serial cable that came with your Kenwood changer . This is the black cab[...]

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    P AGE 22 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual Connecting Sony CD 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 changers to your FireBall: 1. Locate the included S-Link cable. This is the 10’ black cable with 1/8” male plugs on each end. 2. C[...]

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    P AGE 23 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual LOADING DVD MOVIE DISCS INTO CHANGERS InsertDVDsintoyourchangers,followingthechangermanufacturer ’ sinstructionsandclosethechangerdoor .QuickLookupwillautomaticallystart in a few seconds. If the Quick Lookup process does not automatically st[...]

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    P AGE 24 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual Automatically Getting Disc Information OnceyourchangersareconnectedtoFireBallandloadedwithCDs/DVDs,allyouhavetodois close the changer door and in a few seconds FireBall will begin looking up the disc information from each disc, in each changer . Quick [...]

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    P AGE 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 th[...]

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    P AGE 26 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual Getting Disc Information for All Discs If you want to lookup the disc information for all discs in all changers, you can use the Lookup All feature. Follow these steps to lookup all discs in all changers: 1. Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu. 2. Select the CHANGER MANAGEMENT m[...]

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    P AGE 27 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual ADDITIONAL CONNECTION AND HOOKUP INFORMA TION DIGIT AL AUDIO INPUTS The FireBall defaults to the optical inputs for changer audio. If you are using the coax inputs it is necessary to manually change the digital inputs from optical to coax using the Setup / Audio / Digital Input Preferences screen. AUDI[...]

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    P AGE 28 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual VIDEO OUTPUTS FireBall has several video output formats and connectors including: • 2S-V ideo • 2CompositeV ideo • 1ComponentV ideo(480iinterlacedstandarddefinition) All video outputs are active at the same time, so you can use as many as you like without causi[...]

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    P AGE 29 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual RS-232 CONNECTIONS Externaldiscchangersarecontrolledviatwo-wayserialprotocolsusingRS-232serialcables. Y oushoulduseCOMports1,2,and3foreachexternal disc changer . COM port 4 is to be used for connecting an Escient ETP-1500 wired tou[...]

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    P AGE 30 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual ETHERNET CONNECTIONS The Ethernet jack on the back panel of the FireBall accepts any standard twisted pair CA T5 Ethernet cable. If you are connecting FireBall to a home network, you typically connect a standard Ethernet cable from your Ethernet router or hub to the FireBall. There are different grades[...]

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    P AGE 31 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual CA T5 cabling should not exceed 100 meters. The following drawing depicts the typical wiring scheme for CA T5. For more information about wiring an Ethernet network, please refer to the Linksys web site (www .linksys.com) .[...]

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    P AGE 32 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual EXTERNAL CHANGER CONNECTIONS There are a few general rules to follow when connecting changers to your FireBall... Changer T ypes • ChangersfromdifferentManufacturerscannotbemixed • SonyCDandDVD/CDchangerscannotbemixed • Differentmodelsof[...]

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    P AGE 33 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual Sony DVD/CD Changer Hookup • UptothreeSonyDVP-CX777ES400discchangersmaybeconnectedviaindividualRS-232cables. • AnRS-232cableisstandardaDB9nullmodemcable(notincludedwiththechanger) • Allaudiooutputs?[...]

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    P AGE 34 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual REGISTRA TION 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 an[...]

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    P AGE 35 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual TESTING A DIALUP CONNECTION • AnexternalHayescompatibleserialmodemisrequired. • Ananalogphonelineisrequired.Multiplexeddigitalphonelinesarenotsupported. • AnexistingInternetServiceProvider(ISP)accountisalso?[...]

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    P AGE 36 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual 6. Once you have verified all of the Dialing Preferences, you should test the dialup modem connection to the Escient servers. From the Dialing Preferences Quick Start screen, select the “T est Connection” button. This will start the Dialup Modem T est which will test the following network settings:[...]

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    P AGE 37 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual W A TCHING DVD MOVIES BROWSING YOUR MOVIE LIBRAR Y 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 Guid[...]

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    P AGE 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[...]

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    P AGE 39 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual VIEWING BY GENRE InadditiontothecurrentGuideV iew ,theMoviesGuideautomaticallyorganizesyourDVDsintodefault“Genres”alsocalled“Groups”. TheGroup Bar displays a horizontal scrolling list of Genres corresponding to the movies in your[...]

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    P AGE 40 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual LISTENING TO MUSIC BROWSING YOUR MUSIC LIBRAR Y 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, loca[...]

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    P AGE 41 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual PLA YING THE CURRENT TITLE Playing the currently highlighted T itle is the same as playing a CD in a conventional CD player . Simply press the PLA Y key on the remote control and it begins to play from track 1. Note: If you press SELECT with a T rack highlighted, you will start playback from the select[...]

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    P AGE 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 yo[...]

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    P AGE 43 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual CHANGING THE CURRENT PLA Y MODE The default Play Mode will play the current T itle from T rack 1 to the last track in order , then stop. If you want to change the order of how tracks are played, there are six different Play Modes to choose from: • Normal - play each track in order in the current T[...]

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    P AGE 44 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual VIEWING BY GENRE InadditiontothecurrentGuideV iew ,theMusicGuideautomaticallyorganizesyourMusicintodefault“Genres”alsocalled“Groups”. TheGroup Bar displays a horizontal scrolling list of Genres corresponding to the music in your [...]

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    P AGE 45 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual LISTENING TO INTERNET RADIO BROWSING INTERNET RADIO ST A TIONS The Radio Guide displays a scrolling list of Internet Radio Stations. Using the remote control, you can navigate up and down the list. As each Station is highlighted, you will notice that the Information Area and Cover Art changes to reflec[...]

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    P AGE 46 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual PLA YING THE CURRENT ST A TION 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. [...]

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    P AGE 47 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual MANAGING YOUR MEDIA CREA TING PLA YLISTS FireBall allows you to organize your favorite songs into custom “Playlists”. A Playlist is simply a group of songs that you choose from your Music Library . Common uses for Playlists are: • Collectionsofyourfavoritesongs • Songsthat?[...]

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    P AGE 48 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual CREA TING GROUPS In addition to Playlists, FireBall allows you to create custom “Groups” of Movies, Music T itles or Radio Stations. User created Groups appear in the Group Bar along with the automatically created Genre Groups and System Groups (All, CDs, Internal, and Playlists). Some uses for cus[...]

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    P AGE 49 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual ADDING INTERNET RADIO ST A TIONS 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 specificatio[...]

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    P AGE 50 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual UPDA TING THE INTERNET RADIO ST A TIONS LIST Escient makes every attempt to insure that the preloaded Internet Radio Stations are alive and well, but due to the dynamic nature of the Internet and the third parties who actually serve up these radio streams, sometimes you will not be able to play a stati[...]

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    P AGE 51 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual EDITING MOVIE INFORMA TION FireBallhasaccesstotensofthousandsofDVDtitles,butyoumaystillencounteraDVDthat doesnotreturnthecorrectdiscinformationfromtheEscientMovieDB™. Y oucaneditthedisc informatio[...]

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    P AGE 52 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual Automatically Lookup Information for This Disc The “Lookup This Disc” button will initiate a disc lookup for only this disc. FireBall will connect to the Escient MovieDB™ Service to locate and download the disc information. Follow these steps to lookup information for the current disc: 1. Highlig[...]

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    P AGE 53 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual Searching for Movie Information Manually Occasionally the MovieDB™ will not return the movie information and cover art. This might happenifthemovieisaverynewordifferentrelease. Y oucanwaitafewdaysandtrytoLookup Unknown discs, or you can m[...]

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    P AGE 54 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual Selecting an Existing Cover If for some reason you can not download the original cover , you can choose one of the existing covers for the current T itle. Follow these steps to select an existing cover to assign to the current Title: 1. Highlight the Movie Title you want to edit in the Movie Guide. 2. [...]

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    P AGE 55 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual Edit Description If for some reason you can not download the original description, you can edit it. Follow these steps to select an existing cover to assign to the current Title: 1. Highlight the Movie Title you want to edit in the Movie Guide. 2. Press the OPTIONS key on the remote control. 3. Select [...]

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    P AGE 56 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual EDITING MUSIC INFORMA TION FireBall has access to over 2.5 million CD titles, but you may still encounter a CD that does not returnacustomcoverorthecorrectdiscinformation. Y oucaneditthediscinformationforany Music T itle using the Edit Disc and Edit T [...]

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    P AGE 57 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual Editing Track Names Y oucanalsomanuallyedittheT rack/SongnamesofthecurrentlyhighlightedTitleintheMusic Guide. Follow these steps to edit the track information for the current Music Title: 1. Highlight the Music Title you want to edit in the Music Guide. 2[...]

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    P AGE 58 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual Automatically Lookup Information for This Disc The “Lookup This Disc” button will initiate a disc lookup for only this disc. FireBall will connect to the Gracenote® Music Recognition Service to locate and download the disc information. Follow these steps to lookup information for the current disc:[...]

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    P AGE 59 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual Searching for the Original Cover OccasionallythewrongcoverorthedefaultcoverwillbedisplayedforaMusicT itle.Y oucan manually search for the original cover art by using the “Search for Cover” feature. This is a powerful tool that allows you to search [...]

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    P AGE 60 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual Selecting an Existing Cover If for some reason you can not download the original cover , you can choose one of the existing covers for the current T itle. Follow these steps to select an existing cover to assign to the current Title: 1. Highlight the Music Title you want to edit in the Music Guide. 2. [...]

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    P AGE 61 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual EDITING RADIO INFORMA TION Similar to editing Music Information, you can also Edit the Radio Information. Follow these steps to edit the station information for the currently highlighted Internet Radio Station: 1. Make sure you are in the Radio source mode by pressing the RADIO key on the remote. 2. Pr[...]

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    P AGE 62 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual EDITING PLA YLISTS Y ou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 Playlis[...]

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    P AGE 63 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual EDITING GROUPS As with Playlists, you can also edit the name of a Group, add Music T itles or Radio Stations to the Group, or remove Music T itles or Radio Stations from the Group. Follow these steps to edit a Group: 1. Press the MUSIC key if you want to edit the Music Groups or press the RADIO key if [...]

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    P AGE 64 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual DELETING MUSIC Y oucanremoveanymusicyouhaverecordedtotheFireBallbyusingtheDeleteMusicfeature. Y oumaywanttodothisifyouhavefilledupyourFireBallandyoucannotrecordanymoremusic or if you want t[...]

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    P AGE 65 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual DELETING PLA YLISTS Y ou may delete entire Playlists from the Music Guide. Follow these steps to permanently delete one or more Playlists from the Music Guide: 1. Press the MUSIC key to make sure you are in the Music source mode. 2. Press the OPTIONS key to display the Options Menu 3. Select the DELETE[...]

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    P AGE 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 T itles, Movie T itles, 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 del[...]

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    P AGE 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 [...]

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    P AGE 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 .[...]

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    P AGE 69 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual SETTING YOUR TIME ZONE Specify which US time zone your FireBall is located in. Follow these steps to set your Time Zone: 1. Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu. 2. Select the GENERAL Menu 3. Select the TIME ZONE Menu 4. Select your select your Time Zone.[...]

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    P AGE 70 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual CUSTOMIZABLE USER INTERF ACE In addition to the Escient Classic user interface theme, the FireBall allows you to select a custom theme and select your own background images for each Guide, Player , Options, Setup, and Message screens. Y oucanimportyourownbackgroundimagesintot[...]

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    P AGE 71 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual ENABLING P ASSWORD 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 [...]

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    P AGE 72 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual MOVIE RA TINGS 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. Y oumusthavePasswordProtection enabled and a password entered for the Movie Ratings to be in e[...]

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    P AGE 73 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual CHOOSING YOUR NETWORK CONNECTION FireBallsupportstwonetworkingmethods,EthernetandDialupModem. Y ourFireBallmustbe connected to the Internet in order to lookup disc information, download software updates, and access Internet Radio. Note: An external modem is necess[...]

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    P AGE 74 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual T esting the Y our Connection It is a good idea to verify that your selected network connection is functioning properly before exitingtheNetworkConnectionsscreen. Follow these steps to test your selected network connection: 1. Select the TEST CONNECTION button on the Network Connections scr[...]

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    P AGE 75 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual Ethernet Settings Ethernet is the preferred networking choice which provides you with the best network performance and allows your FireBall to act as a “server” to deliver your music collection throughout your home network using the optional FireBall Music Players. Ethernet networks require that yo[...]

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    P AGE 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 Haye[...]

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    P AGE 77 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual SETTING THE FIREBALL SER VER SETTINGS FireBall’ s server allows you to control it remotely using a web browser on your PC. The FireBall NameallowsyoutoeasilylocateandconnecttoyourFireBallbyname. Follow these steps to enter a name for your FireBall: 1. Press the SET[...]

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    P AGE 78 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual DIGIT AL INPUT PREFERENCES Y ou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 coaxi[...]

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    P AGE 79 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual VIDEO OUTPUT PREFERENCES V ideo 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 FORMA T menu.[...]

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    P AGE 80 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual Centering the FireBall Screen AllowsyoutocentertheFireBalluserinterfacehorizontally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 SCREEN CENTER[...]

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    P AGE 81 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual Adjusting your TV’s Brightness Follow these steps to adjust the brightness on your TV : 1. Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu. 2. Select the VIDEO menu. 3. Select the BRIGHTNESS menu. 4. T urn your TV’s brightness control all the way up then lower it to the point where the [...]

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    P AGE 82 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual Adjusting your TV’s Contrast The Contrast or Picture Adjustment control allows you to optimize the contrast (which is sometimes calledPicture)oftheirTV ,usingtheTV’ sContrastorPicturecontrols.Thissettinghelpsreduce video “blooming” and create a cl[...]

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    P AGE 83 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual Adjusting your TV’s Sharpness TheSharpnessadjustmentallowsyouthesettheSharpnessorDetailcontroloftheirTV sothat onscreen text is as readable as possible. Proper adjustment of the Sharpness control (sometimes calledtheDetailcontrol)onyou[...]

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    P AGE 84 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual Adjusting your TV’s Color and T int ColorBarsareusedtotesttheTV monitor ’ sabilitytoreproducethepropercolorvalues. Follow these steps to adjust the Color and Tint on your TV : 1. Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu. 2. Select the [...]

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    P AGE 85 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual EXTERNAL CONTROL SURROUND MODE SETTINGS FireBallwillautomaticallyswitchthepropervideoandaudiooutputfromtheappropriateDVD changerwhenyouplayamovietitle.Thisallowsyoutouseoneinputonyoura/vreceiveror TV i[...]

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    P AGE 86 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual INST ALLING THE ETP T OUCH P ANEL The optional Escient T ouch 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. Connec[...]

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    P AGE 87 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual Calibrating the T ouch Panel T o obtain the maximum performance form the ETP-1500 T ouch Panel, the main user should calibrate the display using the Calibration tool. Follow these steps to calibrate the ETP-1500 T ouch Panel: 1. Press the SETUP key on the remote control. 2. Select the External Control [...]

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    P AGE 88 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual Changing the T ouch Panel Button Overlay The Button Overlay feature places button controls onto the FireBall user interface for use with the Escient ETP-1500 touch screen and third-party touch panels. The ETP-1500 is automatically detected on the FireBall serial ports and the select overlay is enabled.[...]

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    P AGE 89 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual IR REMOTE CONTROL FireBall is preset from the factory to operate from the FB1 source button, however , the FireBall can be configured to use any one of the four source buttons using the on screen Setup menus. This is useful when there are multiple FireBalls installed at the same location, so all FireBa[...]

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    P AGE 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 a[...]

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    P AGE 91 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual The following table is used to determine the button sequence for direct access code sequences from the Escient IR remote and IR keyboard. Direct Media Access IR Remote Definitions Function Multi-Key Combinations Direct Play Mode Macro, 1, [play mode number], Enter Direct Disc Macro, 2, [changer number][...]

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    P AGE 92 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual The following table is used to determine the button sequence for direct access code sequences from the Escient IR remote and IR keyboard. Direct Media Access IR Remote Definitions Function Multi-Key Combinations Direct Play Mode Macro, M, [play mode number], Enterr Direct Artist-Title Macro, A, [artist[...]

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    P AGE 93 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual PLA YLIST HOT KEYS PlaylistHotKeysprovidesaKeyboardMacrosequencetodirectlyaccessanyfivePlaylistsinyour Music collection from any of these five keyboard combinations: • Control+Backspace • Control+Insert • Control+Delete ?[...]

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    P AGE 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 co[...]

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    P AGE 95 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual CONTROLLING FIREBALL FROM OTHER DEVICES InadditiontotheEscientETP-1500wiredtouchpanel,FireBallprovidestheuserandcustom A/Vinstallerwithmanyoptionsforcontroland integration into any home theater or home automation system using direct I[...]

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    P AGE 96 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual FIREBALL UTILITIES GETTING INFORMA TION ABOUT YOUR FIREBALL Information about your FireBall hardware and software is available under the Utilities menu. This information is useful for troubleshooting any problems you may encounter with your network connection or verifying the current software versions.[...]

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    P AGE 97 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual REST ARTING THE SYSTEM There are two ways of manually performing a full restart or reboot of the FireBall system, one using the front panel power button and the other using the Restart System menu. Follow these steps to restart the system using the front panel Power Button: 1. Press and hold the power [...]

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    P AGE 98 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual UPDA TING THE SOFTW ARE FireBall will automatically check the Escient server once a week for any FireBall software updates, andautomaticallyinstallthem. Y oucanalsomanuallycheckforasoftwareupdate. Follow these steps to manually update the software: 1. Press the SETUP[...]

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    P AGE 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 Y ourFireBallactsasawebse[...]

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    P AGE 100 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual NETWORKED AUDIO USING FIREBALL MUSIC CLIENTS SERVERS A FireBall Server is a Fireball media management system that is capable of “serving” media to other FireBalls over a network. The FireBall is a considered a “server” product. CLIENTS A FireBall Client is a FireBall that can play media from a[...]

  • Страница 101

    P AGE 101 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual LOCA TING THE FIREBALL CLIENTS AND SERVERS Central If you locate your FireBall clients and servers in a central location such as an equipment or utility room, you will need to use a third party audio/ video distribution system to deliver sound and picture to each room. This type of installation allows[...]

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    P AGE 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[...]

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    P AGE 103 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual CONFIGURING A FIREBALL SER VER Every FireBall capable of server functions is automatically enabled to serve MP3 and FLAC audio whenever it is plugged in and properly configured for your network. It is recommended that you give each of your FireBall servers a unique name that describes it’ s location[...]

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    P AGE 104 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual ESCIENT TECHNICAL SUPPOR T Contact your dealer or Escient’ s Customer Support group. Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00am - 7pm EST Phone: 800-372-4368 Press “2” for Sales, or “3” for Support Fax: 317-616-6790 Internet: www .escient.com Email: support@escient.com Please have the following informati[...]

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    P AGE 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 T ech Support: • MakesurethatyourFireBallisproperlyconnectedtoyourhomenetwo[...]

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    P AGE 106 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION SPECIFICA TIONS Specifications are subject to change without notice. Please check the Escient web site for any changes to the specifications. V ideo Specifications • NTSC • 10bitV ideoDACs • FrequencyResponse: • Composite:-2dB@5MHz ?[...]

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    P AGE 107 FireBall™ DVDM-100 User ’s Manual GRACENOTE® END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT USE OF THIS PRODUCT IMPLIES ACCEPT ANCE 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 dis[...]