Escient Fireball DVDM-552 Bedienungsanleitung

DVDM-552 USER’S MANUALP/N: M22008-01A1

PAGE 10FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s Manual• Additionally, Escient does not cover the following items under the terms or its warranty programs:• Install

PAGE 100FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualEXTERNAL CONTROLSURROUND MODE SETTINGSFireBall can connect to a supported Denon or Marantz receiver and automa

PAGE 101FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualINSTALLING THE ETP TOUCH PANELThe optional Escient Touch Panel is an external 15” flat LCD color display that

PAGE 102FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualCalibrating the Touch PanelTo obtain the maximum performance form the ETP-1500 Touch Panel, the main user shou

PAGE 103FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualChanging the Touch Panel Button OverlayThe Button Overlay feature places button controls onto the FireBall use

PAGE 104FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualIR REMOTE CONTROLFireBall is preset from the factory to operate from the FB1 source button, however, the FireB

PAGE 105FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualDIRECT ACCESS CODESDirect Access Codes are used in conjunction with the MACRO key on the remote control to pro

PAGE 106FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualThe following table is used to determine the button sequence for direct access code sequences from the Escient

PAGE 107FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualThe following table is used to determine the button sequence for direct access code sequences from the Escient

PAGE 108FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualPLAYLIST HOT KEYSPlaylist Hot Keys provides a Keyboard Macro sequence to directly access any five Playlists in

PAGE 109FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualSERIAL COM PORTSThe Serial Control COM Port setting is used to specify which RS-232 serial COM port is to be u

PAGE 11FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualESCIENT PRIVACY POLICYEscient is committed to providing you with a product that you enjoy and are confident in

PAGE 110FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualCONTROLLING FIREBALL FROM OTHER DEVICESIn addition to the Escient ETP-1500 wired touch panel, FireBall provide

PAGE 111FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualFIREBALL UTILITIESGETTING INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR FIREBALLInformation about your FireBall hardware and software

PAGE 112FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualRESTARTING THE SYSTEMThere are two ways of manually performing a full restart or reboot of the FireBall system

PAGE 113FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualUPDATING THE SOFTWAREFireBall will automatically check the Escient server once a week for any FireBall softwar

PAGE 114FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualCONTROLLING FIREBALL FROM A WEB BROWSERFireBall contains a built-in web server which means you can connect to

PAGE 115FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualUSING THE WEB BROWSER AS A MUSIC CLIENTIn addition to remotely controlling your FireBall, the built-in web ser

PAGE 116FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualBACKUP AND RESTOREFIREBALL MUSIC BACKUPIt is possible to backup and restore the music contents of a FireBall u

PAGE 117FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualFIREBALL MUSIC RESTOREYou can restore music to a FireBall using the same method used for importing audio files

PAGE 118FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualNETWORKED AUDIO USING FIREBALL MUSIC CLIENTSSERVERSA FireBall Server is a Fireball media management system tha

PAGE 119FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualLOCATING THE FIREBALL CLIENTS AND SERVERSCentralIf you locate your FireBall clients and servers in a central l

PAGE 12FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualTERMS AND DEFINITIONSFollowing are terms used throughout this manual:• Button - refers to a graphic item on th

PAGE 120FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualDistributedA distributed FireBall installation means that your FireBall Servers and Clients are physically dis

PAGE 121FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualCONFIGURING A FIREBALL SERVEREvery FireBall capable of server functions is automatically enabled to serve MP3

PAGE 122FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualESCIENT TECHNICAL SUPPORTContact your dealer or Escient’s Customer Support group. Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00a

PAGE 123FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualTROUBLESHOOTINGNETWORK PROBLEMSIf you experience problems registering a FireBall or connecting to the Internet

PAGE 124FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualADDITIONAL INFORMATIONSPECIFICATIONSSpecifications are subject to change without notice. Please check the Esci

PAGE 125FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualGRACENOTE® END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENTUSE OF THIS PRODUCT IMPLIES ACCEPTANCE OF THETERMS BELOW.This product con

PAGE 13FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualSETUPThis manual assumes that you followed the printed “Quick Setup Guide” that came with your FireBall. If you

PAGE 14FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualFRONT PANEL OVERVIEW 1 - POWER 2 - MOVIES SOURCE 3 - MUSIC SOURCE 4 - RADIO SOURCE 5 - CD-

PAGE 15FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualREAR PANEL OVERVIEW 1 - POWER 2 - DIGITAL AUDIO OPTICAL IN (1-5) 3 - DIGITAL AUDIO OPTICAL OUT (1-

PAGE 16FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualREMOTE OVERVIEW

PAGE 17FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualENTERING TEXT WITH THE REMOTE CONTROLThe remote control can be used to enter text in all text fields. This tex

PAGE 18FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s Manualdisplay a “C”. The fourth key press displays a lower case “a”, the fifth key press displays a lower case “b”,

PAGE 19FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualCONNECTING EXTERNAL DISC CHANGERSSupported External ChangersThe FireBall DVDM-552 only supports the Sony DVP-77

PAGE 2FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualTHANK YOUThe team at Escient would like to take this opportunity to thank you for purchasing an Escient FireBall

PAGE 20FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualConnecting Sony DVP-CX777ES CD/DVD ChangersFireBall requires that you connect each changer to the back panel us

PAGE 21FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualLOADING DVD MOVIE DISCS INTO CHANGERSInsert DVDs into your changers, following the changer manufacturer’s instr

PAGE 22FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualAutomatically Getting Disc InformationOnce your changers are connected to FireBall and loaded with CDs/DVDs, al

PAGE 23FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualGetting Disc Information for a Range of DiscsIf you want to lookup the disc information for a specific range of

PAGE 24FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualGetting Disc Information for All DiscsIf you want to lookup the disc information for all discs in all changers,

PAGE 25FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualADDITIONAL CONNECTION AND HOOKUP INFORMATIONAUDIO OUTPUTSThe optical, coax, and analog audio outputs are all ac

PAGE 26FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualVIDEO OUTPUTSFireBall has several video output formats and connectors including:Main Zone • Component Video

PAGE 27FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualRS-232 CONNECTIONSExternal disc changers are controlled via two-way serial protocols using RS-232 serial cables

PAGE 28FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualETHERNET CONNECTIONSThe Ethernet jack on the back panel of the FireBall accepts any standard twisted pair CAT5

PAGE 29FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualCAT5 cabling should not exceed 100 meters. The following drawing depicts the typical wiring scheme for CAT5.For

PAGE 3FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualADDITIONAL CONNECTION AND HOOKUPINFORMATION 25AUDIO OUTPUTS 25VIDEO OUTPUTS 26RS-232 CONNECTIONS 27IR CONNEC

PAGE 30FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualEXTERNAL CHANGER CONNECTIONSThere are a few general rules to follow when connecting changers to your FireBall..

PAGE 31FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualREGISTRATIONRegistering your FireBall is accomplished automatically when you go through the Quick Start process

PAGE 32FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualWATCHING DVD MOVIESBROWSING YOUR MOVIE LIBRARYNow that you have your DVD movies loaded into your changers and t

PAGE 33FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualSELECTING A DIFFERENT MOVIEWhile a movie is playing, you can press the GUIDE key on the remote control to displ

PAGE 34FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualVIEWING BY GENREIn addition to the current Guide View, the Movies Guide automatically organizes your DVDs into

PAGE 35FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualWATCHING A MOVIE FROM ANOTHER ROOMThe FireBall DVDM-552 provides the capability for watching two DVDs from your

PAGE 36FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualBROWSING YOUR MOVIE LIBRARY FROM ANOTHER ROOMThe FireBall MP-200 works just like the DVDM-552 for browsing and

PAGE 37FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualIf you select a non-grayed out title, the movie will load and play just as it does from the main room. If you s

PAGE 38FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualWATCHING THE SAME MOVIE IN TWO ROOMSIf you want to watch the same movie in both rooms, from the Movies Guide, s

PAGE 39FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualGETTING MUSIC INTO FIREBALLBefore you can enjoy the Music features of your FireBall Media Management system, yo

PAGE 4FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualLISTENING TO INTERNET RADIO 56BROWSING INTERNET RADIO STATIONS 56PLAYING THE CURRENT STATION 57MANAGING YOUR

PAGE 40FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualRECORDING FROM THE INTERNAL CDThe easiest way to get music into your FireBall is to record CDs using the built-

PAGE 41FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualRECORDING FROM EXTERNAL CHANGERSIn addition to manually loading and recording CDs one by one using the front pa

PAGE 42FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualAutomatically Recording CDsYou can easily record changer based CDs to your FireBall’s internal hard drive using

PAGE 43FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualRecording a Range of CDsIf you want to record a specific range of slots in a changer, you can use the Record Ra

PAGE 44FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualRecording All CDsIf you want to record all discs in all changers, you can use the Record All feature.Follow the

PAGE 45FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualIMPORTING MUSIC FILESIf you have digital audio files already recorded on your PC or Mac, you can transfer the f

PAGE 46FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualIMPORTING FROM A PCMake sure your PC is connected to the same network as your FireBall and follow these steps t

PAGE 47FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualIMPORTING FROM A MACFireBall’s File Server acts like a Windows File Server on your network, therefore you will

PAGE 48FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s Manual4. Click on the Content pop-up menu and select the Import directory.5. Next, an authentication dialog will ap

PAGE 49FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualRECORDING FROM OTHER EXTERNAL SOURCESIn addition to recording from external changers, FireBall allows you to re

PAGE 5FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualFIREBALL UTILITIES 111GETTING INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR FIREBALL 111RESTARTING THE SYSTEM 112UPDATING THE SOFTWA

PAGE 50FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualERASING A CD-RW DISCYou can use FireBall’s built-in CD burner to erase the contents of a re-writable CD. Follow

PAGE 51FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualLISTENING TO MUSICBROWSING YOUR MUSIC LIBRARYNow that you have gotten your music into your FireBall, it’s time

PAGE 52FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualPLAYING THE CURRENT TITLEPlaying the currently highlighted Title is the same as playing a CD in a conventional

PAGE 53FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualCHANGING THE GUIDE VIEWThe GUIDE button on the remote control is used to switch between the Music Guide and Mus

PAGE 54FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualCHANGING THE CURRENT PLAY MODEThe default Play Mode will play the current Title from Track 1 to the last track

PAGE 55FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualVIEWING BY GENREIn addition to the current Guide View, the Music Guide automatically organizes your Music into

PAGE 56FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualLISTENING TO INTERNET RADIOBROWSING INTERNET RADIO STATIONSThe Radio Guide displays a scrolling list of Interne

PAGE 57FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualPLAYING THE CURRENT STATIONPlaying the currently highlighted Radio Station is the same as selecting and playing

PAGE 58FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualMANAGING YOUR MEDIACREATING PLAYLISTSFireBall allows you to organize your favorite songs into custom “Playlists

PAGE 59FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualCREATING GROUPSIn addition to Playlists, FireBall allows you to create custom “Groups” of Movies, Music Titles

PAGE 6FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualPRODUCT INTRODUCTIONThank you for purchasing a FireBall Media Management system from Escient (a division of D&am

PAGE 60FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualADDING INTERNET RADIO STATIONSFireBall comes preloaded with several high quality streaming Internet Radio Stati

PAGE 61FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualUPDATING THE INTERNET RADIO STATIONS LISTEscient makes every attempt to insure that the preloaded Internet Radi

PAGE 62FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualEDITING MOVIE INFORMATIONFireBall has access to tens of thousands of DVD titles, but you may still encounter a

PAGE 63FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualAutomatically Lookup Information for This DiscThe “Lookup This Disc” button will initiate a disc lookup for onl

PAGE 64FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualSearching for Movie Information ManuallyOccasionally the MovieDB™ will not return the movie information and cov

PAGE 65FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualSelecting an Existing CoverIf for some reason you can not download the original cover, you can choose one of th

PAGE 66FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualEdit DescriptionIf for some reason you can not download the original description, you can edit it.Follow these

PAGE 67FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualEDITING MUSIC INFORMATIONFireBall has access to over 4 million CD titles, but you may still encounter a CD that

PAGE 68FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualEditing Track NamesYou can also manually edit the Track/Song names of the currently highlighted Title in the Mu

PAGE 69FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualAutomatically Lookup Information for This DiscThe “Lookup This Disc” button will initiate a disc lookup for onl

PAGE 7FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualWARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS• Do not use this apparatus near water.• Clean only with a dry cloth.• Do not block a

PAGE 70FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualSearching for the Original CoverOccasionally the wrong cover or the default cover will be displayed for a Music

PAGE 71FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualSelecting an Existing CoverIf for some reason you can not download the original cover, you can choose one of th

PAGE 72FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualEDITING RADIO INFORMATIONSimilar to editing Music Information, you can also Edit the Radio Information. Follow

PAGE 73FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualEDITING PLAYLISTSYou can change the name and add or remove tracks from any Playlist you created.Follow these st

PAGE 74FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualEDITING GROUPSAs with Playlists, you can also edit the name of a Group, add Music Titles or Radio Stations to t

PAGE 75FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualDELETING MUSICYou can remove any music you have recorded to the FireBall by using the Delete Music feature. You

PAGE 76FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualDELETING PLAYLISTSYou may delete entire Playlists from the Music Guide. Follow these steps to permanently delet

PAGE 77FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualDELETING GROUPSDeleting Groups from the Group Bar is very similar to deleting Playlists. The contents of the Gr

PAGE 78FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualCREATING CDSFireBall is a complete media solution for storing, managing, and listening to your music, but what

PAGE 79FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s Manual8. When FireBall has added all of your songs and finished creating the new CD image, it will eject the CD tray

PAGE 8FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualTRADEMARKS & SERVICE MARKSEscient®, the Escient logo, and FireBall® are trademarks of Digital Networks North

PAGE 80FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualDUPLICATING A CDYou can duplicate any physical disc located in the internal drive or any external changer. Thes

PAGE 81FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualRECORDING FROM AN EXTERNAL SOURCEFireBall also allows you to record from the external inputs to a blank CD. Thi

PAGE 82FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualSETTING USER PREFERENCESUser preferences are available to specify global configuration options and preferred sy

PAGE 83FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualRetail Demo ModeFireBall has a Retail Demo Mode for use in retail display environments. The Retail Demo Mode (R

PAGE 84FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualPhoto Screen Saver ModeFireBall has a Photo Screen Saver Mode for displaying your own photos whenever FireBall

PAGE 85FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualSETTING YOUR TIME ZONESpecify which US time zone your FireBall is located in. Follow these steps to set your Ti

PAGE 86FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualCUSTOMIZABLE USER INTERFACEIn addition to the Escient Classic user interface theme, the FireBall allows you to

PAGE 87FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualENABLING PASSWORD PROTECTION Optional Password Protection enables you to limit user access to the Setup Menus.

PAGE 88FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualMOVIE RATINGSMovie Ratings are used to prohibit the display of certain movies in the Movies Guide. This feature

PAGE 89FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualETHERNET SETTINGS Ethernet is the preferred networking choice which provides you with the best network performa

PAGE 9FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualWARRANTY INFORMATIONTerms of Coverage - Each Escient branded media management system sold comes with a standard

PAGE 90FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualSERVER SETTINGSYour FireBall can act as a “server” delivering audio to optional FireBall “clients” over the net

PAGE 91FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualFIREBALL MUSIC SHARINGFireBall contains a special music sharing feature that allows two FireBall Music Servers

PAGE 92FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualSELECTING THE AUDIO ENCODER TYPEYou can specify which audio encoder (MP3 or FLAC) you want to use for recording

PAGE 93FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualSETTING THE DISC INSERT PREFERENCESYou can specify what to do with new discs inserted into FireBall’s front pan

PAGE 94FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualVIDEO FORMATAllows you to select 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratios on your TV screen.Follow these steps to center the F

PAGE 95FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualCENTERING THE FIREBALL SCREENAllows you to center the FireBall user interface horizontally on your TV screen.Fo

PAGE 96FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualADJUSTING YOUR TV’S BRIGHTNESSFollow these steps to adjust the brightness on your TV:1. Press the SETUP key on

PAGE 97FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualADJUSTING YOUR TV’S CONTRASTThe Contrast or Picture Adjustment control allows you to optimize the contrast (whi

PAGE 98FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualADJUSTING YOUR TV’S SHARPNESSThe Sharpness adjustment allows you the set the Sharpness or Detail control of the

PAGE 99FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s ManualADJUSTING YOUR TV’S COLOR AND TINTColor Bars are used to test the TV monitor’s ability to reproduce the proper