Escient SE-80 User Manual
P/N: M32001-02A2
SE-80 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 5
ABOUT THIS MANUAL 5
RECORD YOUR SERIAL NUMBER 5
MANUAL DISCLAIMERS 5
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS 6
TRADEMARKS & SERVICE MARKS 7
WARRANTY INFORMATION 8
ESCIENT PRIVACY POLICY 10
CONTACT INFORMATION 10
COPYRIGHT 10
TERMS AND DEFINITIONS 11
If you should need assistance please call our Customer Support Staff at
800.372.4368
The Escient Team
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SETUP 12
POWER STATES 12
FRONT AND BACK PANEL OVERVIEW 13
REMOTE OVERVIEW 14
ENTERING TEXT WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL 15
Entering Numeric Entry Mode 15
Typing Characters with the Remote 15
ADDITIONAL CONNECTION AND HOOKUP
INFORMATION 17
AUDIO OUTPUTS 17
VIDEO OUTPUTS 18
IR CONNECTIONS 18
ETHERNET CONNECTIONS 19
REGISTRATION 21
TESTING A BROADBAND CONNECTION 21
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GETTING MUSIC INTO FIREBALL 22
RECORDING FROM THE INTERNAL CD 23
IMPORTING MUSIC FILES 24
System Requirements 24
Audio File Requirements 24
Cover Art Image Requirements 24
Importing from a PC 25
Importing from a Mac 26
ERASING A CD-RW DISC 28
LISTENING TO MUSIC 29
BROWSING YOUR MUSIC LIBRARY 29
SHOW AND HIDE TRACKS 29
PLAYING THE CURRENT TITLE 30
SELECTING A DIFFERENT SONG 30
CHANGING THE GUIDE VIEW 31
View By Artist 31
View By Title 31
View By Song 31
View By Cover 31
CHANGING THE CURRENT PLAY MODE 32
VIEWING BY GENRE 33
LISTENING TO INTERNET RADIO 34
BROWSING INTERNET RADIO STATIONS 34
PLAYING THE CURRENT STATION 35
MANAGING YOUR MEDIA 36
CREATING PLAYLISTS 36
CREATING GROUPS 37
ADDING INTERNET RADIO STATIONS 38
UPDATING THE INTERNET RADIO STATIONS LIST 39
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EDITING MUSIC INFORMATION 40
Editing Track Names 41
Automatically Lookup Information for This Disc 42
Searching for the Original Cover 43
Tips for Searching for Covers 43
Selecting an Existing Cover 44
EDITING RADIO INFORMATION 45
EDITING PLAYLISTS 46
EDITING GROUPS 47
DELETING MUSIC 48
DELETING PLAYLISTS 49
DELETING GROUPS 50
CREATING CDS 51
CREATING A CUSTOM MIX CD 51
DUPLICATING A CD 53
SETTING USER PREFERENCES 54
SETTING THE SCREEN SAVER PREFERENCES 54
Activation Idle Time 54
Other Modes 54
Retail Demo Mode 55
Photo Screen Saver Mode 56
SETTING YOUR TIME ZONE 57
CUSTOMIZABLE USER INTERFACE 58
ENABLING PASSWORD PROTECTION 59
NETWORK ETHERNET SETTINGS 60
Testing the Your Connection 61
SETTING THE FIREBALL SERVER SETTINGS 62
PEER TO PEER MUSIC SHARING 63
SELECTING MP3 RECORDING QUALITY 64
SETTING THE DISC INSERT PREFERENCES 65
VIDEO OUTPUT PREFERENCES 66
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Video Format 66
Centering the FireBall Screen 67
Adjusting your TV’s Brightness 68
Adjusting your TV’s Contrast 69
Adjusting your TV’s Sharpness 70
Adjusting your TV’s Color and Tint 71
EXTERNAL CONTROL 72
IR REMOTE CONTROL 72
DIRECT ACCESS CODES 73
PLAYLIST HOT KEYS 76
BUTTON OVERLAY 77
FIREBALL UTILITIES 78
GETTING INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR FIREBALL 78
RESTARTING THE SYSTEM 79
UPDATING THE SOFTWARE 80
CONTROLLING FIREBALL FROM A WEB
BROWSER 81
SETTING UP THE FIREBALL WEB SERVER 81
USING THE WEB USER INTERFACE 81
USING THE WEB BROWSER AS A MUSIC CLIENT 82
BACKUP AND RESTORE 83
FIREBALL MUSIC BACKUP 83
FIREBALL MUSIC RESTORE 84
ID3 Tag Support 84
NETWORKED AUDIO USING FIREBALL MUSIC
CLIENTS 85
SERVERS 85
CLIENTS 85
LOCATING THE FIREBALL CLIENTS AND SERVERS 86
Central 86
Distributed 87
CONFIGURING A FIREBALL SERVER 88
CONFIGURING A FIREBALL CLIENT 88
Networking 88
Server Selection 88
ESCIENT TECHNICAL SUPPORT 89
TROUBLESHOOTING 90
NETWORK PROBLEMS 90
SOFTWARE UPDATE PROBLEMS 90
RECORDING PROBLEMS 90
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 91
SPECIFICATIONS 91
Video Specifications 91
Audio Specifications 91
Physical Specifications 91
3rd Party Certifcations 91
FCC Part 15, Subpart B 91
GRACENOTE® END-USER LICENSE
AGREEMENT 92
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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 © 2000-2005 Gracenote.
Gracenote CDDB® Client Software, copyright 2000-2005 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
products.
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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 ©2005 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.
• WMA - a digital audio format from Microsoft which stands for Windows Media Audio.
• 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 AND BACK PANEL OVERVIEW
1
2
3
2 - OPEN/CLOSE DRIVE
3 - TRANSPORT CONTROLS
1
1 - POWER
2 - IR IN
3 - DIGITAL AUDIO OPTICAL OUT
4 - ANALOG AUDIO OUT
5 - VIDEO OUT
6 - ETHERNET
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1 - POWER
2
3
6
4 5
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REMOTE OVERVIEW
CODE SET
POWER
UNIVERSAL SOURCE SELECT
MODE GUIDE SELECT
TRANSPORT CONTROLS
GUIDE
INFO
VOLUME CONTROL
KEY PAD
CONTROL
FIREBALL SELECT
ALL / NONE
NAVIGATION & SELECT
VIEW / MENU
CONTROL
CHANNEL / PAGE CONTROL
MACRO FUNCTION
DISC PLAY FUNCTIONS
MUSIC PLAY FUNCTIONS
MUSIC FAVORITES
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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
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
Alpha Mode
1stcharacter or 1st character after a
space
1. / , ? ‘ : ; &~! 1. / , ? ‘ : ; &~!
ABCabc2 abcABC2
DEFdef3 defDEF3
GHIghi4 ghiGHI4
JKLjkl5 jklJKL5
MNOmno6 mnoMNO6
PQRSpqrs7 pqrsPQRS7
TUVtuv8 tuvTUV8
WXYZwxyz9 wxyzWXYZ9
0@ _ - * # [ ] ( )+= 0@ _ - * # [ ] ( )+=
Alpha Mode 2
character or 2nd
character after a
space
nd
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ADDITIONAL CONNECTION AND HOOKUP INFORMATION
AUDIO OUTPUTS
The optical 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 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
Hard Drive Audio
YES YES
Digital Optical
Out
Digital Coax Out
Internet Radio
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VIDEO OUTPUTS
FireBall has several video output formats and connectors including:
• 1 S-Video
• 1 Composite Video
• 1 Component Video (480i interlaced standard definition)
All video outputs are active at the same time, so you can use as many as you like without causing signal degradation.
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.
IR CONNECTIONS
The direct IR input jack on the back panel of the FireBall is for controlling FireBall from a wired IR distribution system such as a Xantech system.
This connection must be an IR signal with a 36kHz carrier using an 1/8” mono or stereo connector.
The IR input jack provides 12V power. This means that you can directly connect a 12V IR receiver (like the Xantech series 291 units) to the FireBall
using a 1/8” stereo connector.
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ETHERNET CONNECTIONS
The Ethernet jack on the back panel of the FireBall accepts any standard
twisted pair CAT5 Ethernet cable. If you are connecting FireBall to a home
network, you typically connect a standard Ethernet cable from your Ethernet
router or hub to the FireBall.
There are different grades, or categories, of twisted-pair cabling. Category 5
is the most reliable and widely compatible, and is highly recommended. It runs
easily with 10Mbps networks, and is required for 100Mbps networks. You can
buy Category 5 cabling that is pre-made, or you can cut & crimp your own.
Category 5 cables can be purchased or crimped as either straight-through or
crossed. A Category 5 cable has 8 thin, color-coded wires inside that run from
one end of the cable to the other. Only wires 1, 2, 3, and 6 are used by Ethernet
networks for communication. Although only four wires are used, if the cable
has 8 wires, all the wires have to be connected in both jacks.
Straight-through cables are used for connecting computers to a hub. Crossed
cables are used for connecting a hub to another hub (there is an exception:
some hubs have a built-in uplink port that is crossed internally, which allows
you to uplink hubs together with a straight cable instead).
In a straight-through cable, wires 1, 2, 3, and 6 at one end of the cable are also
wires 1, 2, 3, and 6 at the other end. In a crossed cable, the order of the wires
change from one end to the other: wire 1 becomes 3, and 2 becomes 6.
To figure out which wire is wire number 1, hold the cable so that the end of the
plastic RJ-45 tip (the part that goes into a wall jack first) is facing away from
you. Flip the clip so that the copper side faces up (the springy clip will now be
parallel to the floor). When looking down on the coppers, wire 1 will be on the
far left.
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CAT5 cabling should not exceed 100 meters. The
following drawing depicts the typical wiring scheme for
CAT5.
For more information about wiring an Ethernet network,
please refer to the Linksys web site
(www.linksys.com).
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REGISTRATION
Registering your FireBall is accomplished automatically when you go through the Quick Start
process described in the User’s Manual. Registration includes properly configuring your FireBall
for Internet access and then connecting to the Escient servers to register your serial number and
download the latest Internet Radio stations.
If you experience difficulty completing the registration process in Quick Start, follow these
guidelines to make sure you have all of the required information and that you can make the proper
connection to your Internet Service Provider and the Escient Servers.
TESTING A BROADBAND CONNECTION
1. Check the Ethernet Network Link - The green LED next to the FireBall’s back
panel Ethernet jack should be on when properly connected to an Ethernet
network.
2. From the Ethernet Connection Quick Start screen, select the “perform test”
button. This will start the Ethernet Connection test which will test the following
network settings:
a. The ethernet link to your router or hub.
b. The DHCP addressing if you selected Dynamic IP Addressing.
c. The connection to your default Gateway (your route to the Internet).
d. The connection between your router and the Escient server.
If any of these tests fail, check your ethernet wiring with the proper test equipment, make sure your
router is properly configured as a DHCP router, and that you can access the internet using the same
network connection using a PC.
Check with your ISP or network administrator if you need assistance determining whether or not
you should use DHCP IP addressing. If you are going to use a static IP address, it must be in the
proper range assigned to your subnet. Again, check with your ISP or network administrator before
using a static IP address.
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GETTING MUSIC INTO FIREBALL
Before you can enjoy the Music features of your FireBall Media Management system, you will want to get your music collection into the FireBall.
The process of getting music into FireBall is called “Recording” or sometimes “Ripping”.
There are several ways to get your music into FireBall:
• Record CDs using the internal CD Drive
• Transfer Music files from your PC using a network
You may choose to use any or all of these methods at any time. Each is described on the following pages.
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RECORDING FROM THE INTERNAL CD
The easiest way to get music into your FireBall is to record CDs using the built-in internal CD-RW
drive. This method requires no additional equipment and is very fast, as the internal CD drive can
rip audio at several times the speed of normal playback. This is known as “fast-ripping”.
Follow these steps to record using the internal CD-RW drive:
1. Press the EJECT key on the front panel.
2. Insert an audio CD (label side up) into the CD-RW tray.
3. Press the EJECT key again to close the CD-RW tray.
4. The CD’s artist, album, and track names are automatically retrieved from the
Gracenote® Music Recognition Service and are displayed on your TV.
5. Press the RECORD key on the remote control to display the Recording Options
Menu.
6. Press the RECORD key a second time to choose the default recording option
“Record to Internal Hard Drive”.
7. The Record Select Guide will be displayed showing the current CD with
checkmarks to the right of each track name.
8. Press the RECORD key a third time to begin recording the entire CD to the
internal hard drive.
• When recording is complete, FireBall will return to the Music Guide.
• Repeat steps 1-8 for each disc in your music collection.
• Highlight and Unselect tracks you do not wish to record before pressing RECORD for the
third time.
Note: It is also possible to set the FireBall to automatically record the CD when insert.
Refer to the section “Setting User Preferences” for setting Recording Preferences and Disc
Insert Preferences.
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IMPORTING MUSIC FILES
If you have digital audio files already recorded on your PC or
Mac, you can transfer the files directly to your FireBall using an
Ethernet network. This is a fast and convenient way to load up
your FireBall with your favorite Music without having to rerecord everything.
FireBall will import each audio file, extract the song
information, and add it to your Music Library.
There are some rules to follow to make sure your files are
transferred correctly. Please make sure your audio files follow
these guidelines before importing them into your FireBall.
System Requirements
• 10/100 Ethernet network
• PC or Mac connected to the same local ethernet network as the FireBall
• Windows XP or Mac OS X
Audio File Requirements
• MP3 audio files recorded at 96k, 120k, 160k, 192k, 320k, or VBR encoding.
• WMA files (48-192k CBR and up to 215k VBR)
• WAV files (automatically converted to MP3 based on the Recording Preferences)
• ID3 tags are supported for both MP3 audio files.
Cover Art Image Requirements
• JPEG image format
• No larger than 200 pixels wide by 200 pixels high
• No larger than 30K in size
• The cover art file must be embedded in the MP3 file using ID3v2 tags.
INTERNET
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Importing from a PC
Make sure your PC is connected to the same network as your FireBall and follow these steps to
mount, transfer, and import music files from your PC to your FireBall.
On the FireBall (Note: This step only needs to be done once.)
1. Press the SETUP key on the remote control to display the Setup menu.
2. Select the NETWORK menu item.
3. Select the SERVER SETTINGS menu item.
4. Enter a name for your FireBall.
On the PC
1. Go to the START menu and select RUN.
2. Enter two backslashes “\\” and the name of your FireBall (the
name you entered into the Server Settings) and click the OK
button.
3. You should see the following in a new window on your computer:
4. Drag and drop your audio files onto the Import folder. FireBall
will automatically import, add, and catalog each file into your
Music Guide.
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Importing from a Mac
FireBall’s File Server acts like a Windows File Server on your network, therefore you will need
to connect using the MacOS X’s built-in Windows networking client. Make sure your Mac is
connected to the same network as your FireBall and follow these steps to mount, transfer, and
import music files from your PC to your FireBall.
1. Go to the Finder and select “Connect to Server…” from the Go Menu.
2. Type “smb://” and the name of your FireBall (the name you entered into the
Server Settings) and click the Connect button
3. You should see the SMB Mount dialog appear on your computer:
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4. Click on the Content pop-up menu and select the Import directory.
5. Next, an authentication dialog will appear. You can ignore this dialog and just
click the OK button.
6. You will then have a new drive mounted on your desktop called “Import”.
7. Drag and drop your audio files onto the Import folder. FireBall will
automatically import, add, and catalog each file into your Music Guide.
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ERASING A CD-RW DISC
You can use FireBall’s built-in CD burner to erase the contents of a re-writable CD.
Follow these steps to erase a re-writeable CD:
1. Press the RECORD key on the remote to display the Record menu.
2. Select the ERASE CD-RW DISC menu.
3. Confirm that you want to proceed with completely erasing the disc by selecting
the ERASE button on screen.
• You will not be able to interrupt the erase function.
• When FireBall completes erase disc function, it will be ejected. Remove the now blank CDRW disc and close the CD tray.
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