Escient Fireball AVXMX Owners manual
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AVX & MX SERIES USER’S MANUAL
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 easierthan-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.
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION 6
ABOUT THIS MANUAL 6
RECORD YOUR SERIAL NUMBER
MANUAL DISCLAIMERS
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
TRADEMARKS & SERVICE MARKS 8
WARRANTY INFORMATION
ESCIENT PRIVACY POLICY 1
CONTACT INFORMATION 1
COPYRIGHT 1
TERMS AND DEFINITIONS 12
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If you should need assistance please call our Customer Support Staff at
800.372.4368
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SETUP 13
POWER STATES 13
FRONT PANEL OVERVIEW 1
REAR PANEL OVERVIEW - 5 CHANGERS / 2 ZONES 1
REAR PANEL OVERVIEW - 3 CHANGERS / 1 ZONE 1
REAR PANEL OVERVIEW - 1 CHANGER / 1 ZONE 17
REMOTE OVERVIEW 1
ENTERING TEXT WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL 1
Entering Numeric Entry Mode 1
Typing Characters with the Remote 1
CONNECTING EXTERNAL DISC CHANGERS 21
Supported External Changers 21
Connecting Sony DVP-CX777ES CD/DVD Changers 2
Connecting Sony CD Changers 2
LOADING DISCS INTO CHANGERS 2
Automatically Getting Disc Information 2
Getting Disc Information for a Range of Discs 26
Getting Disc Information for All Discs 2
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ADDITIONAL CONNECTION AND
HOOKUP INFORMATION 28
AUDIO OUTPUTS 28
MULTI-ZONE VIDEO OUTPUTS 2
SINGLE-ZONE VIDEO OUTPUTS 3
RS-232 CONNECTIONS 3
IR CONNECTIONS 31
ETHERNET CONNECTIONS 3
EXTERNAL CHANGER CONNECTIONS 3
Changer Types 3
Control Connections 3
Digital Audio Connections 34
Analog Audio Connections 3
Sony DVD/CD Changer Hookup 3
REGISTRATION 35
ETHERNET CONNECTION TEST 35
WATCHING A DIFFERENT MOVIE IN THE OTHER ROOM 40
WATCHING THE SAME MOVIE IN TWO ROOMS 42
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GETTING MUSIC INTO FIREBALL 43
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RECORDING FROM THE INTERNAL CD 44
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RECORDING FROM EXTERNAL CHANGERS 45
Automatically Recording CDs 4
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Recording a Range of CDs 4
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Recording All CDs 48
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IMPORTING MUSIC FILES 49
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System Requirements 49
Audio File Requirements 4
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Cover Art Image Requirements 4
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IMPORTING FROM A PC 50
IMPORTING FROM A MAC 51
RECORDING FROM OTHER EXTERNAL SOURCES 53
ERASING A CD-RW DISC 5
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WATCHING DVD MOVIES 36
BROWSING YOUR MOVIE LIBRARY 36
PLAYING THE CURRENT MOVIE 36
SELECTING A DIFFERENT MOVIE 3
Movie Info 3
CHANGING THE GUIDE VIEW 3
View By Cover 3
VIEWING BY GENRE 38
WATCHING A MOVIE FROM
ANOTHER ROOM 39
BROWSING YOUR MOVIE LIBRARY FROM
ANOTHER ROOM 4
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LISTENING TO MUSIC 55
BROWSING YOUR MUSIC LIBRARY 55
SHOW AND HIDE TRACKS 55
PLAYING THE CURRENT TITLE 56
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SELECTING A DIFFERENT SONG 56
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CHANGING THE GUIDE VIEW 5
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View By Artist 5
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View By Artist-Title 57
View By Title-Artist 58
View By Song-Artist 58
View By List 5
View By Cover 5
Using the Guide Views 58
CHANGING THE CURRENT PLAY MODE 59
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VIEWING BY GENRE 60
USING THE JUKEBOX QUEUE 61
Adding Songs and Playing the Jukebox Queue 61
Reordering the Jukebox Queue 62
Removing a Song from the Jukebox Queue 6
Clearing the Entire Jukebox Queue 6
Shuffling the Jukebox Queue 62
Un-Shuffling the Jukebox Queue 62
Saving the Jukebox Queue 62
Exiting Jukebox Mode 6
LISTENING TO INTERNET RADIO 63
BROWSING INTERNET RADIO STATIONS 63
PLAYING THE CURRENT STATION 64
MANAGING YOUR MEDIA 65
CREATING PLAYLISTS 65
CREATING GROUPS 66
ADDING INTERNET RADIO STATIONS 6
UPDATING THE INTERNET RADIO STATIONS LIST 6
EDITING MOVIE INFORMATION 69
Editing Disc Info 69
Automatically Lookup Information for This Disc 70
Searching for Movie Information Manually 7
Tips for Searching for Movies 7
Selecting an Existing Cover 72
Edit Description 73
EDITING MUSIC INFORMATION 74
Editing Track Names 7
Automatically Lookup Information for This Disc 7
Searching for the Original Cover 77
Tips for Searching for Covers 77
Selecting an Existing Cover 78
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EDITING RADIO INFORMATION 79
EDITING PLAYLISTS 80
EDITING GROUPS 81
DELETING MUSIC 82
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DELETING PLAYLISTS 8
DELETING GROUPS 8
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CREATING CDS 85
CREATING A CUSTOM MIX CD 85
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DUPLICATING A CD 87
RECORDING FROM AN EXTERNAL SOURCE 88
SETTING USER PREFERENCES 89
SELECTING YOUR LANGUAGE 89
SETTING THE SCREEN SAVER PREFERENCES 9
Activation Idle Time 90
Other Modes 90
Retail Demo Mode 91
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Photo Screen Saver Mode 9
SETTING YOUR TIME ZONE 9
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CUSTOMIZABLE USER INTERFACE 94
ENABLING PASSWORD PROTECTION 95
MOVIE RATINGS 96
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ETHERNET SETTINGS 97
SERVER SETTINGS 9
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FIREBALL MUSIC SHARING 99
SELECTING THE AUDIO ENCODER TYPE 100
SETTING THE DISC INSERT PREFERENCES 101
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VIDEO FORMAT 102
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CENTERING THE FIREBALL SCREEN 103
ADJUSTING YOUR TV’S BRIGHTNESS 104
ADJUSTING YOUR TV’S CONTRAST 105
ADJUSTING YOUR TV’S SHARPNESS 106
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ADJUSTING YOUR TV’S COLOR AND TINT 107
EXTERNAL CONTROL 108
SURROUND MODE SETTINGS 108
INSTALLING THE ETP TOUCH PANEL 109
Calibrating the Touch Panel 110
Changing the Touch Panel Button Overlay 11
Using Your Touch Panel 11
IR REMOTE CONTROL 112
DIRECT ACCESS CODES 113
PLAYLIST HOT KEYS 116
SERIAL COM PORTS 11
CONTROLLING FIREBALL FROM OTHER DEVICES 11
NETWORKED AUDIO USING
FIREBALL MUSIC CLIENTS 126
SERVERS 126
CLIENTS 12
LOCATING THE FIREBALL CLIENTS AND SERVERS 12
Central 12
Distributed 128
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CONFIGURING A FIREBALL SERVER 12
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CONFIGURING A FIREBALL CLIENT 12
Networking 12
Server Selection 12
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FIREBALL UTILITIES 119
GETTING INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR FIREBALL 119
RESTARTING THE SYSTEM 120
UPDATING THE SOFTWARE 121
CONTROLLING FIREBALL FROM A
WEB BROWSER 122
SETTING UP THE FIREBALL WEB SERVER 122
USING THE WEB USER INTERFACE 12
USING THE WEB BROWSER AS A MUSIC CLIENT 123
BACKUP AND RESTORE 124
FIREBALL MUSIC BACKUP 124
FIREBALL MUSIC RESTORE 125
ID3 Tag Support 12
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TROUBLESHOOTING 131
NETWORK PROBLEMS 131
SOFTWARE UPDATE PROBLEMS 13
RECORDING PROBLEMS 13
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 132
SPECIFICATIONS 132
Video Specifications 13
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Physical Specifications 132
3rd Party Certifcations 13
FCC Part 15, Subpart B 13
GRACENOTE® END-USER
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LICENSE AGREEMENT 133
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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 2000-2006 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
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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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ESCIENT PRIVACY POLICY
Escient is committed to providing you with a product that you enjoy and are confident in using, and are committed to providing services in a private
and secure environment.
We recognize and respect each individual user’s privacy and have created this Privacy Policy to demonstrate our commitment to your privacy.
We want you to be fully informed about the information that we collect, why we collect it, and with whom we share it.
It is our hope that, after reading this notice, you will understand our commitment to privacy and be confident that we will use your information
responsibly. By using the Escient FireBall, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
The option to read the Escient Privacy Policy appears on the zip code screen of the Quick Start automatic setup procedure. In addition, you can
access the statement at any time by pressing the SETUP key and choosing the GENERAL menu, and then selecting the PRIVACY POLICY option..
CONTACT INFORMATION
Escient may be contacted by using the following information. Once you have worked with your local Escient dealer, we encourage you to contact us
if you are in need of any further assistance.
Escient
6640 Intech Blvd. Suite 250
Indianapolis, Indiana 46278
Phone: 800-372-4368 Press “2” for Sales, or “3” for Support
Fax: 317-616-6790
Internet: www.escient.com
Email: support@escient.com
Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00am - 7pm EST
COPYRIGHT
This manual is copyright ©2006 by D&M Holdings and Escient. All rights reserved.
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TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
Following are terms used throughout this manual:
• Button - refers to a graphic item on the display screen.
• Group - a collection of similar music titles. Standard genre groups are provided and custom groups can be created by the user.
• Highlight - highlighting is used to indicate the user’s selection on screen. When the selection moves up, down, left, or right, the highlight
moves to the next nearest item. No action is taken (except that more information may be displayed on the screen) until the Select key is
pressed.
• Info Text Area - the portion of the guide screen used to display information about the highlighted title.
• Playlist - a collection of one or more music tracks or songs.
• Title - a collection of music tracks commonly referred to as a CD, Album or Playlist.
• Key - refers to one of the buttons on your remote or keyboard.
• MP3 - a compressed digital audio format. MP3 files are smaller than the original CD tracks and sound almost identical.
• FLAC - a lossless compressed digital audio format. FLAC files are smaller than the original CD tracks and are bit for bit duplicates of the
original.
• WMA - a digital audio format from Microsoft which stands for Windows Media Audio.
• AAC - is a digital audio format similar to MP3 which stands for Advanced Audio Coding
• Guide - a grid or list of information, used to browse your media library.
• Player - the screen used to display the currently playing media.
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SETUP
This manual assumes that you followed the printed “Quick Setup Guide” that came with your FireBall. If you have not properly connected your
FireBall to your audio/video system, please go back and follow the “Quick Setup Guide” guide before continuing with this User Manual.
POWER STATES
After the FireBall unit is plugged in, the Standby LED located next to the power button will flash red until the startup process is complete.
Please wait. This may take several minutes.
When the Standby LED is solid RED, the FireBall is now in a standby or “sleep” mode. There is no video output when FireBall is in standby mode.
Press the Power button (on the front panel or on the remote) once and the video output is displayed on your TV. The unit is now ON and the LED will
be solid blue.
To change from the ON mode back to the standby or “sleep” mode, press the Power button on the front panel or on the remote once. The video output
will go blank and the LED will be solid red.
If power is removed from FireBall for any reason, including a power outage or if the unit is unplugged, FireBall will automatically return to the
Standby state as soon as power is restored. When FireBall is turned on again, FireBall will return to the same source mode that it was in when power
was lost.
To force the FireBall to restart, PRESS and HOLD the Power button on the front of the unit for 4 seconds, and release it when the standby LED
starts blinking.
When the Standby LED is RED and FireBall has completed its startup process, press the Power button once to turn on the FireBall.
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FRONT PANEL OVERVIEW
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2 - MOVIES SOURCE
3 - MUSIC SOURCE
4 - RADIO SOURCE
5 - CD-RW DRIVE
6 - TEXT DISPLAY & IR RECEIVER
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8 - NAVIGATION
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REAR PANEL OVERVIEW - 5 CHANGERS / 2 ZONES
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2 - DIGITAL AUDIO OPTICAL IN (1-5)
3 - DIGITAL AUDIO OPTICAL OUT (1-2)
4 - DIGITAL AUDIO COAX OUT (1-2)
5 - ANALOG AUDIO OUT (1-2)
6 - ANALOG AUDIO IN (1-5)
7 - VIDEO OUT: COMPONENT, COMPOSITE, S-VIDEO (1-2)
8 - VIDEO IN: COMPONENT, COMPOSITE, S-VIDEO (1-5)
9 - COMMUNICATION PORTS (1-6)
10 - ETHERNET
11 - S-LINK / IR OUT (1-5)
12 - IR IN
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REAR PANEL OVERVIEW - 3 CHANGERS / 1 ZONE
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2 - ANALOG AUDIO IN (1-3)
3 - IR IN / S-LINK | IR OUT (1-3)
4 - DIGITAL AUDIO OUT: COAX, OPTICAL
5 - DIGITAL AUDIO IN: OPTICAL (1-3)
6 - DIGITAL AUDIO IN: COAX (1-3)
7 - ANALOG AUDIO OUT
8 - VIDEO OUT: COMPONENT, COMPOSITE, S-VIDEO (1-2)
9 - VIDEO IN: COMPONENT, COMPOSITE, S-VIDEO (1-3)
10 - COMMUNICATION PORTS (1-4)
11 - ETHERNET
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REAR PANEL OVERVIEW - 1 CHANGER / 1 ZONE
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3 - DIGITAL AUDIO OUT: COAX, OPTICAL
4 - DIGITAL AUDIO IN: COAX, OPTICAL
5 - ANALOG AUDIO IN
6 - ANALOG AUDIO OUT
7 - VIDEO OUT: COMPONENT, COMPOSITE, S-VIDEO
8 - VIDEO IN: COMPONENT, COMPOSITE, S-VIDEO
9 - COMMUNICATION PORTS (1-2)
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REMOTE OVERVIEW
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ENTERING TEXT WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL
The remote control can be used to enter text in all text fields. This text entry capability is provided
to allow you to fill out short text fields – such as those that occur in the setup and edit screens.
FireBall’s wireless keyboard should be used when extended typing is required.
Entering Numeric Entry Mode
In fields where FireBall expects only numeric characters to be entered (such as phone number
fields), an indicator will appear on the screen that displays the letters “123” indicating that only
numbers can be entered.
Typing Characters with the Remote
The remote control based text entry capability is similar to that provided on standard telephones and
cell phones. Each numeric key has characters associated with it that can be accessed by pressing
the key one or more times. You have .5 seconds after a key is pressed to enter a second character
from the same key. If you press the same key within .5 seconds, the second character associated
with that key replaces the initial character. If you do not press the same key within .5 seconds, the
text cursor moves to the next location so that the same key can be pressed again to enter a second
character.
The “2”, “3”, “4”, “5”, “6”, and “8” keys each support three letters and one number and can be
pressed from one to seven times to display upper case, lower case, and numeric characters. The “7”
and “9” keys both support four letters and one number and can be pressed from one to nine times.
The “1” and “0” keys support all of the special characters and will cycle through each character for
every key press.
The text characters follow the same convention used by a standard telephone – except in the case of
the “1” and “0” keys which contain additional characters.
When entering characters at the beginning of a field or characters that follow a space, FireBall
assumes that upper case characters are preferred. Therefore, characters are entered in the following
cycle – uppercase, lowercase, and numeric. For example, the first key press enters an uppercase
letter corresponding to the first letter associated with the key. Pressing the “2” key once displays an
“A” in the text field, pressing the “2” key twice displays a “B”, pressing it again will
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display a “C”. The fourth key press displays a lower case “a”, the fifth key press displays a lower case “b”, and the sixth key press displays a lower
case “c”. Lastly, pressing the “2” key a seventh time displays the number “2”.
When entering the second character in a text field or the second character following a space, FireBall assumes that lower case is preferred and the
character entry cycles in the following pattern – lowercase, uppercase, and numeric.
The following text entry table describes the sequence of characters that appear when specific keys are pressed on the remote:
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Key
1 1. / , ? ‘ : ; &~! 1. / , ? ‘ : ; &~!
2 ABCabc2 abcABC2
3 DEFdef3 defDEF3
4 GHIghi4 ghiGHI4
5 JKLjkl5 jklJKL5
6 MNOmno6 mnoMNO6
7 PQRSpqrs7 pqrsPQRS7
8 TUVtuv8 tuvTUV8
9 WXYZwxyz9 wxyzWXYZ9
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Alpha Mode
1stcharacter or 1st character after a space
Alpha Mode 2
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CONNECTING EXTERNAL DISC CHANGERS
Supported External Changers
The FireBall Media Manager only supports the Sony DVP-777ES DVD/CD changer for DVD and CD storage and Sony CD Mega Changers with SLink for CD only storage. You can not use Sony DVD/CD and CD Only changers at the same time. All changers connected must be either DVD/CD
or CD Only.
When connecting more than one changer, the first changer should be connected to video in 1, digital audio in 1, and RS232 1.
The second changer to all #2 connectors, and so on...
ABOUT SACD AUDIO DISCS
FireBall can also manage SACD audio discs loaded into a Sony DVP-777ES DVD/CD changer. Because the FireBall does not have 5.1 audio
switching, you should load all of your SACDs into the same changer and connect it’s 5.1 analog audio outputs directly to your A/V receiver, using the
same input source as the FireBall.
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Connecting Sony DVP-CX777ES CD/DVD Changers
FireBall requires that you connect each changer to the back panel using audio, video, and control cables.
Follow these steps to connect your Sony CD/DVD changers to your FireBall:
1. An RS-232 serial null modem cable with female DB-9 connectors on each end is required for connecting a Sony CD/DVD Changer
2. Connect one end of the RS-232 serial cable into Communication Port number 1, on the back of your FireBall
3. Connect the other end of the RS-232 serial cable into the “RS-232C” port on the back of your changer
4. Locate the three wire A/V cable that came with your changer
5. Connect one end of the three wire (red and white) audio cable into the Analog In jacks number 1 on the back of your FireBall
6. Connect the other end of the three wire (red and white) audio cable into the Analog Line Out jacks on the back of your changer
7. Connect one end of the three wire (yellow) video cable into the Video In jacks Composite number 1 on the back of your FireBall
8. Connect the other end of the three wire (yellow) video cable into the Video Line Out jacks on the back of your changer
Note: You may use optional s-video or component video cables
and optional digital audio cables for the best picture and sound
quality. Contact your Escient dealer for more information.
• If you have more than one changer, repeat these steps
to connect the additional changers to communications
ports and audio/video jacks 2 through 5 respectively.
• For the best audio quality, you should also connect
digital optical or coax audio cables (not included)
between your changers and FireBall.
• For the best video quality, you should also connnect
component video cables (not included) between your
changers and FireBall.
Note: Control Cable Pin-Outs and Requirements. FireBall uses
a standard null modem cable to connect between it’s RS-232
COM ports and external changers and control systems. Cables
must be 25 feet or less in length.
5 CHANGER
2 ZONE
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Connecting Sony CD Changers
FireBall requires that you connect each changer to the back panel using audio and control cables.
Follow these steps to connect your Sony CD changers to your FireBall:
1. Locate the included S-Link cable. This is the 10’ black cable with 1/8” male plugs on each end.
2. Connect one end of the S-Link cable into the S-Link/IR Out jack number 1 on the back of your FireBall.
3. Connect the other end of the S-Link cable into the Control A1 jack on the back of your changer.
4. Locate the stereo RCA audio patch cable that came with your changer.
5. Connect one end of the RCA audio cable into the Analog In jacks number 1 on the back of your FireBall
6. Connect the other end of the RCA audio cable into the Analog Line Out jacks on the back of your changer.
7. If your changers has a “Command Mode” switch on the rear panel, make sure the is set to 1 (on all changers). If there is no switch on the
rear panel, use the changer’s menu to set it to CD1.
• If you have more than one changer, repeat these steps to connect the additional changers to S-Link and audio jacks 2 and 3 respectively.
• For the best audio quality, you should also connect digital optical or coax audio cables (not included) between your changers and FireBall.
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LOADING DISCS INTO CHANGERS
DVDs or CDs into your changers, following the changer manufacturer’s instructions and close the changer door. Quick Lookup will automatically
start in a few seconds. If the Quick Lookup process does not automatically start, then manually start the Lookup using the steps described below.
The disc information that FireBall displays on your TV screen is NOT included on the original discs loaded into your changers. The artist name,
album name, and track list are provided by the Gracenote® Music Recognition Service. The album cover, movie title, movie info, and movie cover
art are provided by the Escient MovieDB service. This information is downloaded from the Escients servers to your FireBall using your Internet
connection. This process is referred to as “Looking up Disc Information”.
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Automatically Getting Disc Information
Once your changers are connected to FireBall and loaded with CDs/DVDs, all you have to do is
close the changer door and in a few seconds FireBall will begin looking up the disc information
from each disc, in each changer.
Quick Lookup checks each previously empty slot in the changers to see if any new discs were
added, and then checks each previously occupied slot in the changer to see if any discs were
removed.
One by one, the Table of Contents is read from each CD/DVD and compared to the local music
database, Escient’s MovieDB™ service, or Gracenote CDDB® using your Internet connection, as
FireBall builds your Music and DVD Library. As each disc is accessed and looked up, the Quick
Lookup screen is updated to display the disc’s information and cover art. When all of the discs are
looked up, the Guide screen will be displayed.
You can manually run Quick Lookup at any time by following these steps:
1. Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu.
2. Select the
3. Select the LOOKUP DISCS
4. Select the
5. FireBall will perform a Quick Lookup for each new disc.
CHANGER MANAGEMENT menu.
menu.
QUICK LOOKUP menu.
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WARNING
added and removed DVD/CDs each time it
runs. Do not remove DVD/CDs and replace new
DVD/CDs into the same changer slots without
running Quick Lookup in-between, or FireBall
will not know that these slots have changed.
If you want to reuse the same slots, first remove
your DVD/CDs, let Quick Lookup run, then add
new DVD/CDs to the same slots.
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Getting Disc Information for a Range of Discs
If you want to lookup the disc information for a specific range of slots in a changer, you can use the
Lookup Range feature.
Follow these steps to lookup a range of changer slots:
1. Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu.
2. Select the
3. Select the LOOKUP DISCS
4. Select the LOOKUP RANGE
5. Enter a valid range of slots to lookup. If you have more than 1 changer, select which
changer you want to use.
6. Select the CONTINUE button.
7. The Lookup Range screen displays the progress and results for each disc in the selected
range.
CHANGER MANAGEMENT menu.
menu.
menu.
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Getting Disc Information for All Discs
If you want to lookup the disc information for all discs in all changers, you can use the Lookup All
feature.
Follow these steps to lookup all discs in all changers:
1. Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu.
2. Select the
3. Select the LOOKUP DISCS
4. Select the LOOKUP ALL
5. The Lookup All screen displays the progress and results as each disc in each changer is
looked up.
CHANGER MANAGEMENT menu.
menu.
menu.
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ADDITIONAL CONNECTION AND HOOKUP INFORMATION
AUDIO OUTPUTS
The optical, coax, and analog audio outputs are all active when playing media from the internal hard drive or Internet Radio. Both digital and analog
connections must be made from the changer(s) to the FireBall for the FireBall to output both digital and analog outputs.
This table shows which audio outputs are active for each type of audio source.
Audio Source Analog Out Digital Optical Out Digital Coax Out
Hard Drive Audio
Changer Analog
Changer Optical YES YES
Internet Radio YES YES YES
Note: For example, connecting only the analog audio outputs of the changer to the FireBall will not provide digital audio on the digital outputs of the
FireBall.
YES YES YES
YES
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MULTI-ZONE VIDEO OUTPUTS
Mulit-Zone FireBalls have several video output formats and connectors including:
Main Zone
• Component Video
• S-Video
• Composite Video
Remote Zone (connects to an MP-200)
• Component Video
• S-Video
• Composite Video
All video outputs are active at the same time, so
you can use as many as you like without causing
signal degradation. However, the corresponding
video input from the changer must also be
connected to watch a movie from the changer on
that video output.
The Component Video output will provide the
best possible video quality for the FireBall User
Interface, but will require that your video system
has an available component input.
The S-Video output is typically used for the
optional Escient ETP-1500 touch panel to provide
the user interface directly on the touch panel.
The composite output is typically used for an a/v
distribution system, such as the Xantech AV-61 or
the Niles ZR-4630/8630 distribution systems.
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SINGLE-ZONE VIDEO OUTPUTS
Single-Zone FireBalls have several video output formats and
connectors including:
• Component Video
• S-Video
• Composite Video
All video outputs are active at the same time, so you can
use as many as you like without causing signal degradation.
However, the corresponding video input from the changer must
also be connected to watch a movie from the changer on that
video output.
The Component Video output will provide the best possible
video quality for the FireBall User Interface, but will require
that your video system has an available component input.
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The S-Video output is typically used for the optional Escient
ETP-1500 touch panel to provide the user interface directly on
the touch panel.
The composite output is typically used for an a/v distribution
system, such as the Xantech AV-61 or the Niles ZR-4630/8630
distribution systems.
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