Escient Fireball AVX-552 Brochure

Home Theater Multi-Zone Media Manager

FIREBALL AVX-552

The ultimate multi-zone media manager!

Escient's FireBall AVX-552 is the new standard for home
theater and multi-zone a/v systems. There is no better
way to enjoy your home theater than with the AVX-552's
ability to graphically organize and display your entire
DVD, CD and digital music collection right on your big
screen! With its massive 500GB hard drive and the ability
to manage up to 2000 DVDs and CDs in external
changers, the AVX-552 provides instant access to even the
largest music and movie collections through an easy to
use and intuitive on-screen interface. Using the optional
MP-200 Digital Media Player, you can access any movie or
song in your entire collection from a different room in
your home. The latest action thriller in the home theater
and the kids favorite in the den - all at the same time!

POWERFUL, RELIABLE, INTUITIVE.

DVD MANAGEMENT FEATURES

• Multi-Zone DVD Playback – using the optional MP-200 Digital Media Player,

you can play a second movie in different room

• Instant Movie Access – instantly access any DVD in your collection using the

intuitive on-screen guide

• Multiple Movie Views – view your movie collection by genre, title or cover art

• Detailed Movie Descriptions – get on-screen information such as cast, rating,

genre, year, run time, and detailed descriptions for every movie in your
collection

• Store and Protect – safely store your entire DVD collection in up to five 400

disc DVD changers

• Unmatched Price/Performance – it costs less to store 2000 DVDs in external

changers compared to hard drive storage or expensive entertainment center
furniture

• Automatic DVD Identification – uses Escient’s MovieDB™ for the best

possible DVD data matching in the world

• Automatic DVD Cover Art – full color cover art for every DVD is automatically

located and displayed for you

• Parental Controls – limit which DVDs can be browsed and played by your kids

• Fully Customizable – create and edit your own movie groups and add your

own movie descriptions and notes

• Built-in 5x2 Video Matrix Switcher – automatic changer selection and A/V

routing to two different zones/rooms

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MUSIC SERVER FEATURES

• Instant Music Access – instantly find and play any genre, artist, title or song in

your music collection

• Built-in CD Player – play any Audio or MP3 CD and get the cover art, artist,

title and song list on-screen

• Automatic CD Identification – uses Gracenote CDDB™ for the best possible

CD data matching in the world

• CD Burner – create the perfect mix CD to play in your car, office, or portable

CD player

• Fast CD Ripper – copy a CD to the internal hard drive in MP3 or CD Quality

(FLAC) format in less than 5 minutes

• Multi-Zone Support – Connect one FireBall to another FireBall to share the

music, access up to 1TB of digital music, and create a second music zone or
add FireBall MP-200 Digital Media Players for music in every room.

• Fully Customizable – create and edit your own Playlists, Genres, and Internet

Radio Stations

• Free WMA and Shoutcast Internet Radio – high quality Internet Radio

stations updated automatically using the Escient RadioDB Tuning Service

• 500GB hard drive – enough storage for even the largest music collection

• CD Changer Management – CD management for up to 2000 CDs stored in

external disc changers

INTERFACE AND CONTROL FEATURES

• On-screen Graphical User Interface – often imitated, but never duplicated,

simply the best interface around can now be customized with themes and
personalized backgrounds to match any décor

• PC File Sharing – transfer music files to and from your PC or Mac

• FireBall-PC – support for browsing and playing music stored on PC or Mac

• Web Server and PDA Interface – remote control and music streaming from

any standard web browser or PDA

• DLNA/UPnP Support – connect, control, and play your music from any

standard DLNA/UPnP media adapter and play music from other DLNA/UPnP
servers

• Sophisticated Control Interface – extensive two way control enables endless

integration possibilities with RTI, NetStreams, Crestron, AMX and other home
automation and third party remote control systems

AVX-552 Digital Media Manager

Seamless integration
with many different
control and playback
devices allows you to
get the most out of
your entertainment.

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KEY FEATURES:

• 500GB internal hard drive for storing digital music files

• Built-in CD-RW drive for playing, burning and ripping CDs

• Store, secure, browse and play up to 2000 DVDs or CDs stored in Sony CD/DVD changers

• Play two different movies in two different rooms using the optional MP-200 Digital Media Player (requires two
or more changers)

• Simple and intuitive on-screen user interface for browsing, selecting, and playing movies, music, Internet radio
stations and for all system configuration and setup functions

• Automatic DVD identification using Escient’s MovieDB™

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

• PC File Sharing for transferring music files to and from a PC or Mac (includes support for iPod and other
portable players)

• FireBall-PC support for browsing and playing music stored on PC or Mac

• Web interface for remote control and music streaming via any standard web browser

• PDA interface for controlling the AVX-552 from any pocket sized web enabled device

• Create custom playlists and genres

• Music playback in repeat and random modes

• Play any WMA or Shoutcast Internet radio stations

• Create and edit Internet Radio stations

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

• Connects to other FireBall Music Servers to share music libraries

• Built-in component video matrix switcher for automatic changer selection and routing to two zones

• User selectable 16x9 or 4:3 on screen TV user interface

• Gapless playback feature for classical and live recordings

• Customizable User Interface skins for an exciting new look

External Control UI

UPnP Media Adapters

Web UI

PDA UI

A/V Distribution

Handheld Remotes

PC or Mac

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BACK PANEL CONNECTIONS:

1. POWER

2. DIGITAL AUDIO IN (Optical)

3. DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (Optical)

4. DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (Coax)

5. ANALOG AUDIO OUT (Stereo)

6. ANALOG AUDIO IN (Stereo)

7. VIDEO OUT (Composite, S-Video, and Component)

8. VIDEO IN (Composite, S-Video, and Component)

9. Ethernet

10. RS-232

11. IR OUT/S-LINK and IR IN

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

• TV or other video display device

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR MULTI-ZONE
DVD PLAYBACK:

• MP-200 Digital Media Player

• One Sony DVP-CX777ES Changer

• Watching two different movies requires two or more

Sony DVP-CX777ES changers

DIMENSIONS:

• 17 3/8”W x 11 7/8”D x 4 5/8”H

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.

©2006 Escient. All rights reserved. Escient and the Escient logo are registered trademarks and FireBall and Physital are
trademarks of Escient and D&M Holdings. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. 12/05

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SUPPORTED AUDIO FORMATS:

• CD-Audio, MP3, WMA, FLAC

SUPPORTED CHANGERS:

• Sony DVP-CX777ES 400 disc DVD/CD changers

INCLUDED ACCESSORIES AND CABLES:

• IR Remote

• IR Keyboard

• A/V cables

• Ethernet cable

• Power cord

OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES:

• Other FireBall models for multi-zone support

• Escient EWP-2000 Web Pad

• Escient ETP-1500 Touch Panel

• Rack-mount kit available from Middle Atlantic. Ask for “Escient
FireBall”

OPTIONAL SERVICES:

• QuikFire CD Ripping Service for quickly getting your music
collection onto the internal hard drive

HOURS OF AUDIO STORAGE CAPACITY:

HDD
Model

500 GB

FLAC*

1416

MP3

(320)

3373

MP3

(192)

5622

MP3

(160)

6746

MP3

(128)

8432
* FLAC is a variable bit rate encoder so the actual number
of hours will vary depending on the music content

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Indianapolis, IN 46278

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