Escient FireBall MP-150 Bedienungsanleitung

MP-150 USER’S MANUALP/N: M22007-01A3

PAGE 10FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualESCIENT PRIVACY POLICYEscient is committed to providing you with a product that you enjoy and are confident in us

PAGE 11FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualTERMS AND DEFINITIONSFollowing are terms used throughout this manual:• Button - refers to a graphic item on the

PAGE 12FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualSETUPThis manual assumes that you followed the printed “Quick Setup Guide” that came with your FireBall. If you h

PAGE 13FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualFRONT PANEL OVERVIEW 1 - POWER1

PAGE 14FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualREAR PANEL OVERVIEW 1 - POWER 2 - IR IN 3 - DIGITAL AUDIO COAX OUT 4 - DIGITAL AUDIO OPTICAL

PAGE 15FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualREMOTE OVERVIEW

PAGE 16FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualENTERING TEXT WITH THE REMOTE CONTROLThe remote control can be used to enter text in all text fields. This text

PAGE 17FireBall™ MP-150 User’s Manualdisplay a “C”. The fourth key press displays a lower case “a”, the fifth key press displays a lower case “b”, an

PAGE 18FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualADDITIONAL CONNECTION AND HOOKUP INFORMATIONAUDIO OUTPUTSThe optical, coax, and analog audio outputs are all acti

PAGE 19FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualVIDEO OUTPUTSFireBall has several video output formats and connectors including:• 2 S-Video• 2 Composite Video•

PAGE 2FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualTHANK YOUThe team at Escient would like to take this opportunity to thank you for purchasing an Escient FireBall p

PAGE 20FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualRS-232 CONNECTIONSCOM ports 1 or 2 may be used for connecting an Escient ETP-1500 wired touch panel, external mod

PAGE 21FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualStraight-through cables are used for connecting computers to a hub. Crossed cables are used for connecting a hub

PAGE 22FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualREGISTRATIONRegistering your FireBall is accomplished automatically when you go through the Quick Start process d

PAGE 23FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualCONNECTING TO FIREBALL SERVERFireBall MP-150 streams audio from a FireBall Server over an Ethernet network. Your

PAGE 24FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualLISTENING TO MUSICBROWSING YOUR MUSIC LIBRARYIf you have CDs loaded into your external changers or if you have a

PAGE 25FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualPLAYING THE CURRENT TITLEPlaying the currently highlighted Title is the same as playing a CD in a conventional CD

PAGE 26FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualCHANGING THE GUIDE VIEWThe GUIDE button on the remote control is used to switch between the Music Guide and Music

PAGE 27FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualCHANGING THE CURRENT PLAY MODEThe default Play Mode will play the current Title from Track 1 to the last track in

PAGE 28FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualVIEWING BY GENREIn addition to the current Guide View, the Music Guide automatically organizes your Music into de

PAGE 29FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualLISTENING TO INTERNET RADIOBROWSING INTERNET RADIO STATIONSThe Radio Guide displays a scrolling list of Internet

PAGE 3FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualCONNECTING TO FIREBALL SERVER 23 CONNECTING TO A DIFFERENT FIREBALL SERVER 23LISTENING TO MUSIC 24 BROWSING Y

PAGE 30FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualPLAYING THE CURRENT STATIONPlaying the currently highlighted Radio Station is the same as selecting and playing a

PAGE 31FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualMANAGING YOUR MEDIACREATING PLAYLISTSFireBall allows you to organize your favorite songs into custom “Playlists”.

PAGE 32FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualCREATING GROUPSIn addition to Playlists, FireBall allows you to create custom “Groups” of Movies, Music Titles or

PAGE 33FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualADDING INTERNET RADIO STATIONSFireBall comes preloaded with several high quality streaming Internet Radio Station

PAGE 34FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualUPDATING THE INTERNET RADIO STATIONS LISTEscient makes every attempt to insure that the preloaded Internet Radio

PAGE 35FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualEDITING MUSIC INFORMATIONFireBall has access to over 2.5 million CD titles, but you may still encounter a CD that

PAGE 36FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualEditing Track NamesYou can also manually edit the Track/Song names of the currently highlighted Title in the Musi

PAGE 37FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualEDITING RADIO INFORMATIONSimilar to editing Music Information, you can also Edit the Radio Information. Follow th

PAGE 38FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualEDITING PLAYLISTSYou can change the name and add or remove tracks from any Playlist you created.Follow these step

PAGE 39FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualEDITING GROUPSAs with Playlists, you can also edit the name of a Group, add Music Titles or Radio Stations to the

PAGE 4FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualFIREBALL UTILITIES 69 GETTING INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR FIREBALL 69 RESTARTING THE SYSTEM 70 UPDATING THE SOFTW

PAGE 40FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualDELETING MUSICYou can remove any music you have recorded to the FireBall by using the Delete Music feature. You m

PAGE 41FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualDELETING PLAYLISTSYou may delete entire Playlists from the Music Guide. Follow these steps to permanently delete

PAGE 42FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualDELETING GROUPSDeleting Groups from the Group Bar is very similar to deleting Playlists. The contents of the Grou

PAGE 43FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualSETTING USER PREFERENCESUser preferences are available to specify global configuration options and preferred syst

PAGE 44FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualRetail Demo ModeFireBall has a Retail Demo Mode for use in retail display environments. The Retail Demo Mode (RDM

PAGE 45FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualSETTING YOUR TIME ZONESpecify which US time zone your FireBall is located in. Follow these steps to set your Time

PAGE 46FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualCUSTOMIZABLE USER INTERFACEIn addition to the Escient Classic user interface theme, the FireBall allows you to se

PAGE 47FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualENABLING PASSWORD PROTECTION Optional Password Protection enables you to limit user access to the Setup Menus. Th

PAGE 48FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualCHOOSING YOUR NETWORK CONNECTIONFireBall supports two networking methods, Ethernet and Dialup Modem. Your FireBal

PAGE 49FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualTesting the Your ConnectionIt is a good idea to verify that your selected network connection is functioning prope

PAGE 5FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualPRODUCT INTRODUCTIONThank you for purchasing a FireBall Media Management system from Escient (a division of D&

PAGE 50FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualEthernet SettingsEthernet is the preferred networking choice which provides you with the best network performance

PAGE 51FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualDialup SettingsIf you are going to use a dialup ISP to connect your FireBall to the Internet, you must provide in

PAGE 52FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualSETTING THE FIREBALL SERVER SETTINGSFireBall’s server allows you to control it remotely using a web browser on yo

PAGE 53FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualVIDEO OUTPUT PREFERENCESVideo FormatAllows you to select 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratios on your TV screen.Follow these

PAGE 54FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualCentering the FireBall ScreenAllows you to center the FireBall user interface horizontally on your TV screen.Foll

PAGE 55FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualAdjusting your TV’s BrightnessFollow these steps to adjust the brightness on your TV:1. Press the SETUP key on th

PAGE 56FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualAdjusting your TV’s ContrastThe Contrast or Picture Adjustment control allows you to optimize the contrast (which

PAGE 57FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualAdjusting your TV’s SharpnessThe Sharpness adjustment allows you the set the Sharpness or Detail control of their

PAGE 58FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualAdjusting your TV’s Color and TintColor Bars are used to test the TV monitor’s ability to reproduce the proper co

PAGE 59FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualEXTERNAL CONTROLINSTALLING THE ETP TOUCH PANELThe optional Escient Touch Panel is an external 15” flat LCD color

PAGE 6FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualWARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS• Do not use this apparatus near water.• Clean only with a dry cloth.• Do not block any

PAGE 60FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualCalibrating the Touch PanelTo obtain the maximum performance form the ETP-1500 Touch Panel, the main user should

PAGE 61FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualChanging the Touch Panel Button OverlayThe Button Overlay feature places button controls onto the FireBall user i

PAGE 62FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualIR REMOTE CONTROLFireBall is preset from the factory to operate from the FB1 source button, however, the FireBall

PAGE 63FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualDIRECT ACCESS CODESDirect Access Codes are used in conjunction with the MACRO key on the remote control to provid

PAGE 64FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualThe following table is used to determine the button sequence for direct access code sequences from the Escient IR

PAGE 65FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualThe following table is used to determine the button sequence for direct access code sequences from the Escient IR

PAGE 66FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualPLAYLIST HOT KEYSPlaylist Hot Keys provides a Keyboard Macro sequence to directly access any five Playlists in yo

PAGE 67FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualSERIAL COM PORTSThe Serial Control COM Port setting is used to specify which RS-232 serial COM port is to be used

PAGE 68FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualCONTROLLING FIREBALL FROM OTHER DEVICESIn addition to the Escient ETP-1500 wired touch panel, FireBall provides t

PAGE 69FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualFIREBALL UTILITIESGETTING INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR FIREBALLInformation about your FireBall hardware and software is

PAGE 7FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualTRADEMARKS & SERVICE MARKSEscient®, the Escient logo, and FireBall® are trademarks of Digital Networks North A

PAGE 70FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualRESTARTING THE SYSTEMThere are two ways of manually performing a full restart or reboot of the FireBall system, o

PAGE 71FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualUPDATING THE SOFTWAREFireBall will automatically check the Escient server once a week for any FireBall software u

PAGE 72FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualCONTROLLING FIREBALL FROM A WEB BROWSERFireBall contains a built-in web server which means you can connect to you

PAGE 73FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualNETWORKED AUDIO USING FIREBALL MUSIC CLIENTSSERVERSA FireBall Server is a Fireball media management system that i

PAGE 74FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualLOCATING THE FIREBALL CLIENTS AND SERVERSCentralIf you locate your FireBall clients and servers in a central loca

PAGE 75FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualDistributedA distributed FireBall installation means that your FireBall Servers and Clients are physically distri

PAGE 76FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualCONFIGURING A FIREBALL SERVEREvery FireBall capable of server functions is automatically enabled to serve MP3 and

PAGE 77FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualESCIENT TECHNICAL SUPPORTContact your dealer or Escient’s Customer Support group. Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00am -

PAGE 78FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualTROUBLESHOOTINGNETWORK PROBLEMSIf you experience problems registering a FireBall or connecting to the Internet to

PAGE 79FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualADDITIONAL INFORMATIONSPECIFICATIONSSpecifications are subject to change without notice. Please check the Escient

PAGE 8FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualWARRANTY INFORMATIONTerms of Coverage - Each Escient branded media management system sold comes with a standard on

PAGE 80FireBall™ MP-150 User’s ManualGRACENOTE® END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENTUSE OF THIS PRODUCT IMPLIES ACCEPTANCE OF THETERMS BELOW.This product contai

PAGE 9FireBall™ MP-150 User’s Manual• Additionally, Escient does not cover the following items under the terms or its warranty programs:• Installati