Escient DVDM-300 User Manual

Introducing the FireBall™ DVDM-300 DVD and Music Manager.

Building on the Movie Management features of Escient’s award winning DVDM-100 Movie Manager, the DVDM-300
allows you to manage your DVD, CD, and digital music collections from one integrated product! With the addition of a
super quiet internal 300GB hard drive, the FireBall DVDM-300 can store thousands of hours of MP3 music or
hundreds of hours of CD quality audio for instant access. In addition to Movies and Music, the DVDM-300 supports
Internet Radio, Changer Management, Networked Digital Music streaming, and all of the other great features you
would expect from an Escient Media Management product.

The Ultimate DVD - CD - Digital Music Manager. Simply enjoy your entertainment.

Bring all your entertainment together in one powerful, intuitive on-screen guide.

• Integrated Movie, Music, and Internet Radio Media Manger

• Supports up to 1209 DVDs and/or CDs in external disc changers

• Internal 300 GB hard drive for digital music storage

• Escient’s on-screenuser interface

• Built-in PC-compatible file sharing services let you easily move your music to and from your PC or Mac

• An internal Web Server enables remote control of your FireBall from your networked PC or Mac

Movies:

• Control, manage, and catalog DVD movies located in external DVD changers.

• Automatic movie data lookups from Escient’s own MovieDB™

• Automatic DVD cover art lookups

• Integrated video switcher for seamless hookup and integration

• Integrated Movie Guide displays movie name, cast, synopsis, rating, release year, cover art, genre and physical location for all
DVDs in external changers

• Sort your DVD collection by movie title or genre.

• Supports the Escient’s popular “Cover View” for viewing your DVD collection by Cover

• Integrated parental control system

Music:

• Control, manage, and catalog CDs located in external disc changers and digital music stored on the internal 300GB hard drive

• Automatic CD data and cover art lookup

• Choose between the industry standard MP3 or FLAC (CD quality) audio encoders

• Sort and select your music by artist, cover art, genre, album title, song, playlist and favorites

• Record over 800 hours of CD quality music using the new FLAC encoder or over 5,000 hours of MP3 music
(depending on compression rate)

• Create and access custom playlists and music groups

• Supports SACD discs in Sony changers and DVD-Audio in Kenwood changers

• Optional FBK-300 backup kit lets you maintain manual or automatic backups of your digital music collection

• Add FireBall MP-150 Digital Music Players for a whole house distributed audio system

Powerful Integration Features

The FireBall DVDM-300 integrates with a variety of changers, home
control systems, remotes and touch panels.

• Compatible with Sony and Kenwood disc changers

• RS-232 serial port for connecting the optional Escient ETP-1500
touch panel

• Nothing new to learn – supports the same control protocols as the
FireBall DVDM-100.

• Free third party support modules available for AMX, Crestron, Niles,
Philips Pronto, Sonance, Xantech and others (IR, TCP/IP and
RS-232)

• Optional wireless network via standard WiFi 802.11 network
adapters

• Optional dial-up internet support via external modem connected to
an available RS-232 port

Key Features:

• On-screen user interface for browsing, selecting and playing DVDs, CDs, MP3s, FLAC files,
and Internet Radio stations

• Front panel CD-RW drive for playing, ripping, recording, and duplicating CDs

• Automatic DVD Identification using Escient MovieDB database and cover art

• Automatic CD Identification using Gracenote CDDB with cover art provided by AMG

• 300GB internal hard drive for storing music files, metadata, and playlists

• DVD and CD Changer management – up to three 400 disc changers with built in video and
audio matrix switch

• Record audio to hard drive from controlled external changers or from any legacy analog or
digital audio device (LPs, Cassettes, DAT, MD, etc.)

• Create custom playlists and genres

• Multi-zone and multi-user support via optional Fireball DVDM-100 and MP-150 products

• Web interface for FireBall control and music streaming to a PC or Mac

• PC File sharing for transfering music files to and from a PC or Mac

Connections:

• Digital optical, coax, and analog audio inputs and outputs

• Component, S-Video, and composite video inputs and outputs

• RS-232, Slink, and wired IR ports for two-way and one way control

• Ethernet port for Internet connection and two-way control

Supported Audio Formats

• CD audio, CD-RW data, MP3 (128-320 encode, all bit rate playback), FLAC and WAV

Supported Connection Methods:

Built in 10/100BaseT Ethernet, or external modem with a wide variety of service providers

802.11 wireless, powerline, and HPNA phoneline networking supported with external adapters
(broadband is preferred connection method)

The most intuitive interface on the

planet is standard on the DVDM-300

FireBall DVDM-300 Music Guide

FireBall DVDM-300 Movies Guide

Supported CD Changers:

Up to 3 Sony DVP-CX777ES DVD changers
Up to 3 Kenwood DV-5900M or DV-5050M DVD changers (3 daisy-chained off one port, no
more than 3 changers supported on one DVDM-100)
Up to 3 Sony CDP Series CD only changers

Supported Control Products:

AMX / Crestron / Elan / Niles / Philips Pronto / Xantech / and more
TCP/IP with external control systems, and more (constantly updated online at escient.com)

Included Accessories and Cables:

IR remote
Wireless IR keyboard
Composite / Component / S-Video / Ethernet / Phone / RCA Audio cables

Optional Accessories:

FireBall DVDM-100 or MP-150s (4 may be linked to 1 DVDM-300)
Escient ETP-1500 Touch Panel
Escient EWP-2000 Web Pad
Escient FireBall Backup Kit
Escient Broadband Kit
Rack mounts available from Middle Atlantic. Ask for "Escient FireBall."
DVD/CD changer-specific RS-232 control cables

FireBall DVDM-300 Web Interface

w/Feet w/o Feet Installed

Height

Depth

Width

Weight

4 5/8"

11 7/8"

17 3/8”

14 lbs.

4”

14 3/8"

DIMENSIONS

HDD
Model

300

* FLAC is a variable bit rate encoder so the actual number of hours will
vary depending on the music content -

Hours In
FLAC*

849

Hours In
MP3 (320)

2023

Hours In
MP3 (192)

3372

Hours In
MP3 (160)

4046

1 GB equals 1,000,000,000 bytes

Hours In
MP3 (128)

5057

STORAGE CAPACITY

FireBall is compliant with legal guidelines for music recording. CD media that can be used for recording is either CD-Ra or CD-RWa. CD-R
and CD-RWs cannot be used. Broadband is recommended for connection. ISP may be used. Please note: some free ISPs don't use
standard, consistent methods of Internet connectivity and don't open networks to outside users. Call for recommendations.

Escient reserves the right to change product hardware, features and software without notice. Upon any change, materials are
updated as quickly as possible, but may not be reflected in documents already distributed. Supported hardware is updated
continually. If you wish to interface with hardware that is not listed on this data sheet, please call Escient at 800.372.4368.

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