Escient DVDN-552 Manual de usuario
DVDM-552 USER’S MANUAL
P/N: M22008-01A1
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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 entertainment.
To maximize your enjoyment, please take a few minutes to review this
User’s Manual. It will guide you through all the features and benefits of
your new FireBall.
If you should need assistance please call our Customer Support Staff at
800.372.4368
The Escient Team
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION 6
ABOUT THIS MANUAL 6
RECORD YOUR SERIAL NUMBER 6
MANUAL DISCLAIMERS 6
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS 7
TRADEMARKS & SERVICE MARKS 8
WARRANTY INFORMATION 9
ESCIENT PRIVACY POLICY 11
CONTACT INFORMATION 11
COPYRIGHT 11
TERMS AND DEFINITIONS 12
SETUP 13
POWER STATES 13
FRONT PANEL OVERVIEW 14
REAR PANEL OVERVIEW 15
REMOTE OVERVIEW 16
ENTERING TEXT WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL 17
Entering Numeric Entry Mode 17
Typing Characters with the Remote 17
CONNECTING EXTERNAL DISC CHANGERS 19
Supported External Changers 19
Connecting Sony DVP-CX777ES CD/DVD Changers 20
LOADING DVD MOVIE DISCS INTO CHANGERS 21
Automatically Getting Disc Information 22
Getting Disc Information for a Range of Discs 23
Getting Disc Information for All Discs 24
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ADDITIONAL CONNECTION AND HOOKUP
INFORMATION 25
AUDIO OUTPUTS 25
VIDEO OUTPUTS 26
RS-232 CONNECTIONS 27
IR CONNECTIONS 27
ETHERNET CONNECTIONS 28
EXTERNAL CHANGER CONNECTIONS 30
Changer Types 30
Control Connections 30
Digital Audio Connections 30
Analog Audio Connections 30
Sony DVD/CD Changer Hookup 30
REGISTRATION 31
TESTING A BROADBAND CONNECTION 31
WATCHING DVD MOVIES 32
BROWSING YOUR MOVIE LIBRARY 32
PLAYING THE CURRENT MOVIE 32
SELECTING A DIFFERENT MOVIE 33
Movie Info 33
CHANGING THE GUIDE VIEW 33
View By Title 33
View By Cover 33
VIEWING BY GENRE 34
WATCHING A MOVIE FROM ANOTHER
ROOM 35
BROWSING YOUR MOVIE LIBRARY FROM ANOTHE
ROOM 36
WATCHING A DIFFERENT MOVIE IN THE OTHER ROOM 36
WATCHING THE SAME MOVIE IN TWO ROOMS 38
GETTING MUSIC INTO FIREBALL 39
RECORDING FROM THE INTERNAL CD 40
RECORDING FROM EXTERNAL CHANGERS 41
Automatically Recording CDs 42
Recording a Range of CDs 43
Recording All CDs 44
IMPORTING MUSIC FILES 45
System Requirements 45
Audio File Requirements 45
Cover Art Image Requirements 45
IMPORTING FROM A PC 46
IMPORTING FROM A MAC 47
RECORDING FROM OTHER EXTERNAL SOURCES 49
ERASING A CD-RW DISC 50
LISTENING TO MUSIC 51
BROWSING YOUR MUSIC LIBRARY 51
SHOW AND HIDE TRACKS 51
PLAYING THE CURRENT TITLE 52
SELECTING A DIFFERENT SONG 52
CHANGING THE GUIDE VIEW 53
View By Artist 53
View By Title 53
View By Song 53
View By Cover 53
CHANGING THE CURRENT PLAY MODE 54
VIEWING BY GENRE 55
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LISTENING TO INTERNET RADIO 56
BROWSING INTERNET RADIO STATIONS 56
PLAYING THE CURRENT STATION 57
MANAGING YOUR MEDIA 58
CREATING PLAYLISTS 58
CREATING GROUPS 59
ADDING INTERNET RADIO STATIONS 60
UPDATING THE INTERNET RADIO STATIONS LIST 61
EDITING MOVIE INFORMATION 62
Editing Disc Info 62
Automatically Lookup Information for This Disc 63
Searching for Movie Information Manually 64
Tips for Searching for Movies 64
Selecting an Existing Cover 65
Edit Description 66
EDITING MUSIC INFORMATION 67
Editing Track Names 68
Automatically Lookup Information for This Disc 69
Searching for the Original Cover 70
Tips for Searching for Covers 70
Selecting an Existing Cover 71
EDITING RADIO INFORMATION 72
EDITING PLAYLISTS 73
EDITING GROUPS 74
DELETING MUSIC 75
DELETING PLAYLISTS 76
DELETING GROUPS 77
CREATING CDS 78
CREATING A CUSTOM MIX CD 78
DUPLICATING A CD 80
RECORDING FROM AN EXTERNAL SOURCE 81
SETTING USER PREFERENCES 82
SETTING THE SCREEN SAVER PREFERENCES 82
Activation Idle Time 82
Other Modes 82
Retail Demo Mode 83
Photo Screen Saver Mode 84
SETTING YOUR TIME ZONE 85
CUSTOMIZABLE USER INTERFACE 86
ENABLING PASSWORD PROTECTION 87
MOVIE RATINGS 88
ETHERNET SETTINGS 89
SERVER SETTINGS 90
FIREBALL MUSIC SHARING 91
SELECTING THE AUDIO ENCODER TYPE 92
SETTING THE DISC INSERT PREFERENCES 93
VIDEO FORMAT 94
CENTERING THE FIREBALL SCREEN 95
ADJUSTING YOUR TV’S BRIGHTNESS 96
ADJUSTING YOUR TV’S CONTRAST 97
ADJUSTING YOUR TV’S SHARPNESS 98
ADJUSTING YOUR TV’S COLOR AND TINT 99
EXTERNAL CONTROL 100
SURROUND MODE SETTINGS 100
INSTALLING THE ETP TOUCH PANEL 101
Calibrating the Touch Panel 102
Changing the Touch Panel Button Overlay 103
Using Your Touch Panel 103
IR REMOTE CONTROL 104
DIRECT ACCESS CODES 105
PLAYLIST HOT KEYS 108
SERIAL COM PORTS 109
CONTROLLING FIREBALL FROM OTHER DEVICES 110
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FIREBALL UTILITIES 111
GETTING INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR FIREBALL 111
RESTARTING THE SYSTEM 112
UPDATING THE SOFTWARE 113
CONTROLLING FIREBALL FROM A WEB
BROWSER 114
SETTING UP THE FIREBALL WEB SERVER 114
USING THE WEB USER INTERFACE 114
USING THE WEB BROWSER AS A MUSIC CLIENT 115
BACKUP AND RESTORE 116
FIREBALL MUSIC BACKUP 116
FIREBALL MUSIC RESTORE 117
ID3 Tag Support 117
NETWORKED AUDIO USING FIREBALL MUSIC
CLIENTS 118
SERVERS 118
CLIENTS 118
LOCATING THE FIREBALL CLIENTS AND SERVERS 119
Central 119
Distributed 120
CONFIGURING A FIREBALL SERVER 121
CONFIGURING A FIREBALL CLIENT 121
Networking 121
Server Selection 121
ESCIENT TECHNICAL SUPPORT 122
TROUBLESHOOTING 123
NETWORK PROBLEMS 123
SOFTWARE UPDATE PROBLEMS 123
RECORDING PROBLEMS 123
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 124
SPECIFICATIONS 124
Video Specifications 124
Audio Specifications 124
Physical Specifications 124
3rd Party Certifcations 124
FCC Part 15, Subpart B 124
GRACENOTE® END-USER LICENSE
AGREEMENT 125
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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 Systems. For more information, please refer to the Escient web site (www.escient.com) or contact your Escient dealer.
RECORD YOUR SERIAL NUMBER
The serial number for this unit is located at the rear of the device. Please record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to it whenever
you call Escient Tech Support (800.372.4368) regarding this product.
FireBall Serial Number:
MANUAL DISCLAIMERS
At the time of printing, the screen shot images in this manual matched the interface screens. However, since FireBall has the capability of
downloading software updates and enhancements on a regular basis, the resulting screen updates may no longer match the images in this manual.
Please check the Escient website for more information about software updates.
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WARNINGS 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 other apparatus
(including amplifiers) that produce heat.
• To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove the cover. No user serviceable parts are
inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel.
• To prevent electric shock, do not use a 3 wire to 2 wire adapter plug.
• A three prong grounded outlet is required.
• You are cautioned that any change or modification not expressly approved in this manual or
approved in writing by an authorized representative of Escient could void your warranty and/
or your authority to operate this equipment.
• Prolonged use of any video device which produces a static (non-moving, non-changing) or
repetitive image on your projector, television or plasma display device can cause “screen
burn-in”. You are encouraged to leave the FireBall screen-saver turned on and set to the
lowest possible “time-out” duration. Warning: This device uses the mains plug as the means to
disconnect the unit, this unit remains powered unless disconnected from the mains source.
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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 their respective companies.
Music recognition technology and related data are provided by Gracenote®. Gracenote is
the industry standard in music recognition technology and related content delivery. For more
information visit www.gracenote.com.
CD and music-related data from Gracenote, Inc., copyright © 2000-2006 Gracenote.
Gracenote CDDB® Client Software, copyright 2000-2005 Gracenote. This product and service
may practice one or more of the following U.S. Patents: #5,987,525; #6,061,680; #6,154,773,
#6,161,132, #6,230,192, #6,230,207, #6,240,459, #6,330,593, and other patents issued or pending.
Gracenote and CDDB are registered trademarks of Gracenote. The Gracenote logo and
logotype, and the “Powered by Gracenote” logo are trademarks of Gracenote.
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WARRANTY INFORMATION
Terms 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). This
warranty program provides the following key features and benefits:
• Twelve (12) months service, parts and labor.
• Five (5) day turn around time on all standard in-warranty repairs. No charges to the customer other than in-bound shipping charges which are
determined by the shipping method. All return shipments will be via Standard Ground Transportation (approximately 5 business days).
• Twelve (12) months of regular hour telephone support (9AM to 7PM EST), Monday through Friday.
• 24-hour email response from the Escient Support Website.
• Software maintenance updates provided via a broadband or dial-up Internet connections.
• Access to 24-hour music and movie databases and entertainment services providing access to thousands of CD and DVD titles and associated
information.
What is Covered - The goal of this warranty is to cover operational problems that might arise with your product during normal use. This includes
failure to start, improper operation, or intermittent failures. As part of the warranty, Escient will pay for all labor and materials used in the repair of
the system. Escient reserves the right to use new or factory refurbished parts in the repair of these in-warranty systems. Escient will also pay for the
return shipment of the repaired system via standard ground transportation. At Escient’s discretion, the Company will repair or replace any system sent
in for repair. Upon repair, the product will be new or like-new in condition and will meet all necessary regulatory requirements.
What is Not Covered - Escient products are sold through Escient approved dealers. A number of items must remain intact in order for Escient to
verify and validate this warranty. Additionally, there are several conditions which violate Escient’s warranty program. These include:
• The product was not purchased through an approved Escient Dealer.
• Any product, on which the serial numbers has been defaced, modified or removed physically or electronically will not be covered by an Escient
warranty.
• Escient will not cover under warranty damage to the product as a result of accident, misuse, abuse, neglect, fire, water, lightning, or other acts
of God or nature, improper storage, unauthorized modification, or failure to follow instructions.
• Any type of unauthorized repair or modifications made to the system resulting in damage to the product will not be covered under this warranty.
• Damage caused to the product as a result of improper shipping or installation.
• Any problems related to the use of the product which is not a direct problem with the product.
• Damage caused to the product as a result of improper installation to third party peripherals or products, or incorrect connection to peripheral or
products.
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• 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 liability for any defective product is limited to the repair or replacement of the product at our discretion. Escient shall not be liable
for damages to other property caused by defects in this product, damages based upon inconvenience, loss of use of the product, loss of time or data,
commercial loss or any other damages, whether real, incidental or consequential.
Escient shall not be liable for damage or loss of data including but not limited to music recorded to storage devices. It is the customer’s responsibility
to maintain the original media and/or appropriate backup copies within the specific rights of the media’s copyright holder.
How to Return a Product - Contact your dealer or Escient’s Customer Support group at 800-372-4368.
Please have the following information ready for your dealer or Escient’s Customer Support technician:
• Product Serial Number
• Model Number
• Date of Registration or Purchase
• Place of Purchase
Upon reviewing the request for repair under warranty provisions, Escient’s Technical Support group will issue a Return Material Authorization
(RMA) number. This number is to be attached to the outside of the shipping carton. Additional instructions will be provided by technical support.
Please be sure to use original packing carton and internal packing materials to assure proper shipment of the system. Insurance costs are the
responsibility of the customer. Most shippers only provide standard coverage for $100 in cost so please protect yourself by providing additional
insurance for the returned product.
Out of Warranty Repair - Escient provides out of warranty repair service on a cost plus labor basis. Minimum charges will apply. Technical support
will provide information on this service at the time of the call.
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