Escient Fireball-PC User's Manual

FIREBALL-PC USER GUIDE WD054-1-1

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FIREBALL-PC USER
GUIDE

A Guide to Using the FireBall-PC Software Package on
Macintosh and Windows Computers

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FIREBALL-PC USER GUIDE WD054-1-1

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Overview

FireBall-PC is a free software application for Mac OSX and Windows XP computers that
provides expanded music storage features for FireBall Music Server products. Running
FireBall-PC on your computer allows you to share your PC’s music files with your FireBall
using your existing home network. FireBall-PC does not require you to move your music files
to your FireBall, it simply “shares” them across the network.

FireBall-PC supports sharing MP3 and FLAC formatted files over any standard wireless or
wired home computer network to one or more FireBall Music Servers. Fore more information
on home networks, please visit your Escient dealer or the Escient Support Web site at

http://www.escient.com.

System Requirements

1. Escient FireBall E2, DVDM, SE, MX, AVX model Media Manager or FireBall E with E2
software update (http://www.escient.com/eupdate/)

2. Windows XP or Mac OS X Computer

3. Your FireBall and computer must be on the same local network.

Windows System Requirements:

• Pentium III, 500mHz equivalent processor or higher

• Windows® XP Home and Professional Editions

• 128MB RAM or more as required by operating system

Macintosh System Requirements:

• Mac OS X (10.3 or later)

• 128MB of RAM or more as required by operation system

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FIREBALL-PC USER GUIDE WD054-1-1

Installing FireBall-PC

Windows XP Installation

Follow these instructions to install the FireBall-PC application on your Windows PC.

1. Download the FireBall-PC Windows Installer from the Escient Web site at

http://www.escient.com/products/fireball-pc/

2. Double click the FireBall-PC installer and follow the on-screen instructions to install the

PC version on your Windows computer.

3. When installation is complete, you will see a Shortcut to the FireBall-PC application on

your Desktop.

4. Double Click the FireBall-PC Shortcut to run FireBall-PC application.

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To Uninstall the FireBall-PC application from your PC, run the Uninstall program located at
C:\Program Files\Escient.

Windows Vista/7 Installation (not supported)

Though Fireball-PC is not yet supported under Windows Vista/7, most users don’t encounter
too much trouble running it. When attempting to install Fireball-PC under Vista/7 the
installation must be run with administrator privileges otherwise you may encounter the
following error. Simply right-click on the downloaded Fireball-PC installer and select “Run as
administrator”.

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