Escient FireBall FP-1 Quick Setup Manual

FP-1 Music Manager

With Universal Dock for iPod

Quick Setup

Escient

6640 Intech Blvd., Indianapolis, Indiana 46278
Phone: [phone] Press "3” For Support
Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00am - 7pm EST
Fax: [phone]
www.escient.com
Email: [e-mail]
Document Number: M51002-01A2
November 2006

GETTING STARTED

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

A) Broadband Internet access for product updates,
cover art lookup, and product registration.
B) One of the following iPod models or other iPod that
supports Apple's Universal Dock Connector:

- iPod nano 1st generation

- iPod nano 2nd generation (aluminum)

- iPod mini

- iPod with color display

- iPod with video

C) Appropriate Universal Dock iPod Adapter
(not included with the FP-1)
D) TV or A/V receiver with video display

1 Unpack Your New FireBall FP-1

• FireBall FP-1

• Handheld Remote

• Two AAA batteries

• Ethernet Cable

• 3 Wire Audio/Video Cable

• Power Adapter

• Escient Software and User’s Manual CD-Rom

• This Quick Setup Guide

2 Connect the FireBall FP-1 to your TV or A/V Receiver

A) Locate the included three wire composite video (yellow) and analog
audio (white and red) cable.

B) Connect the LEFT and RIGHT audio connectors (white and red) to the
ANALOG AUDIO OUT jacks on the back of the FP-1. Connect the
video connector (yellow) to the Composite VIDEO OUT jack on the
back of the FP-1.

C) Connect the other end of the cable to an available set of ANALOG

AUDIO IN

or A/V Receiver.

Note: You may use optional s-video cables and optical digital audio cables
for the best picture and sound quality. Contact your Escient dealer for more
information.

and COMPOSITE VIDEO IN jacks on the back of your TV

3 Connect the FireBall FP-1 to Your Home Network

Note: The FP-1 requires a home network and Internet connection to
download and display cover art, browse and play music from a
FireBall server, play Internet radio stations, and for general
maintenanace.

A) Connect the included ethernet cable from FireBall's
ethernet jack to an open port on your Ethernet router.

Note: If you want to connect your FireBall FP-1 to a wireless network
you will need to purchase an optional Ethernet to Wireless Bridge.
Please contact your Escient dealer for more information.

AUDIO VIDEO INPUTS on A/V RECEIVER OR TV

HOME NETWORK (LAN)

POWER ADAPTER

4 Power Up the FP-1

A) Connect the included Power Adapter to the FP-1.
B) Connect the Power Adapter to an AC outlet.

Action: The Standby LED on the front of the FireBall will begin to
flash RED during the power on cycle. When the LED turns solid RED,
the FireBall is ready for use. Press the power button on the front panel
or on the remote control. The LED will turn solid GREEN and video
will be displayed on the TV when the unit is on.

Note: You may have to press the "FB1" button on the remote to
configure it to control FireBall. Also be sure the TV or A/V receiver are
turned on and set to the correct input.

A) Install the two AAA batteries into the remote
B) Make note of the serial number

(located on the back)

SERIAL NUMBER:______________________________

5 QuickStart and Product Registration

A) Use the remote control and follow the on-screen instructions.

MORE SETUP 

FP-1 Music Manager

With Universal Dock for iPod

6 Dock your iPod

A) Insert the appropriate universal
iPod adapter into the iPod
docking well on the top of
the FP-1

B) Insert your iPod into the
dock.

C) The FP-1 will begin to load your iPod's Music and lookup
the cover art using your Internet connection.

Note: Please be patient as the initial lookup may take several
minutes, depending on the amount of content loaded on your
iPod. The FP-1 will remember this data so future docking will not
take as long.

7 Listen to Music

• Press the MUSIC key on the remote

• Highlight the Music Title you want to listen to

• Press PLAY

• Enjoy!

8 Listen to Internet Radio

• Press the RADIO key on the remote

• Highlight the radio station you want to listen to

• Press PLAY

• FireBall will connect and begin to stream (play) the station

(A)

(B)

Time for Fun

Music Guide: Browse and manage your Music

collection

Music Player: display and control the currently

playing music title

Music Options:

access other music features

allows you to create playlists and

OPTIONAL FIREBALL-PC SOFTWARE

The included CD contains a FREE copy of the Escient
FireBall-PC software for your Mac or PC. FireBall-PC
allows the FP-1 to play music stored on your computer.
Insert the CD into your computer for installation
instructions.

Radio Guide:

stations

Radio Player:

station, location, channels and speed (if available)

Radio Options: allows you to create custom

groups, tune new stations and access other iRadio
features

ETHERNET
NETWORK

browse and manage Internet Radio

displays the currently playing iRadio

Escient

6640 Intech Blvd., Indianapolis, Indiana 46278
Phone: [phone] Press "3” For Support
Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00am - 7pm EST
Fax: [phone]
www.escient.com
Email: [e-mail]
Document Number: M51002-01A2
November 2006

Code Set - used to set the universal IR source

TV / Cable / Receiver / DVD - used to configure

Guide / Player - toggles between Guide and

Volume Up / Volume Down / Mute - Universal

remote can be configured to operate volume on

Repeat / Random - used to cause the system to

©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. 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. iPod is a trademark of Apple Computer,
Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Includes iPod Universal Dock. Compatible with any iPod with dock connector.

UNIVERSAL SOURCE SELECT

the remote to control other devices

FP-1 SOURCE MODES

Used to select the media source

NAVIGATION & SELECT

Up / Down / Left / Right / Select - used to

navigate and select on-screen menus and

Info - displays additional music info.

DISC PLAY FUNCTIONS

Previous / Next - skip disc functions

Setup - displays Setup menu

MUSIC PLAY FUNCTIONS

play the current group/genre in repeat or

random playback mode

CODE SET

buttons

GUIDE

Player screens

buttons

INFO

VOLUME CONTROL

TVs and receivers

SETUP

POWER

Power - used to toggle the current source device
on and off

FIREBALL SELECT

FireBall1 / FireBall2 / FireBall3 / FireBall4 - use
FB1 to control the FP-1. Use other FB buttons if
additional FireBall products are installed

TRANSPORT CONTROLS

Rewind / Play / Forward / Record / Stop /
Pause - used to control playback of music. Also
used for text entry and for canceling certain
operations

ALL / NONE

Toggle All or None on Select Guides

VIEW / MENU

View / Menu - toggles through various guide
views (artist, title, cover)

CHANNEL / PAGE CONTROL

Channel/Page Up/Down - used to page up and
down in Guide and Player screens

OPTS

Options - displays Options menu

KEY PAD

Alpha / Numeric / Enter - used for entering
numbers and text. Also used for searching in the
music and radio guides

CONTROL

Mode - changes music play modes: normal,
random, repeat etc
Previous / Next - skip disc functions
Macro Function - used to directly access various
music and radio items and control

MUSIC JUKEBOX

Add-Jukebox / Play-Jukebox - used to add the
currently highlighted music track to the Jukebox
playlist and to play the Jukebox playlist