Gateway DVD Player User Manual
Your Gateway Connected DVD Player
user'sguide
Installing
Configuring
Contents
1 Checking Out Your Gateway D VD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Compatible discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Player overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Front controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2 Setting Up Your Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
About your home network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Installing Gateway D5 Streaming Media Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Computer requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Connecting the player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Connecting to your audio/video system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Installing the network card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Installing batteries into the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Turning on your player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Navigating the player’s setup menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Setting up the network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Wired Ethernet setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Wireless access point setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Wireless peer-to-peer setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Setting the IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Changing the player name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Playing computer media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Entering Network mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Exiting Network mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Playing music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Playing movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Viewing pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Maintaining your player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
3Customizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Setup menu overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Using the remote control in Setup menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Setting up languages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Setting up video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Setting up digital audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Configuring Dolby Digital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Configuring MP3 audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Configuring CD audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Configuring LPCM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Configuring for other formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Adjusting the speaker balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Setting up analog audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Configuring Pro Logic virtual surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
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Adjusting center delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Adjusting surround delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Defining the speaker set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Setting up parental controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
4 Using Gateway D5 Stre aming Media Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Starting the program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Importing media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Importing media directly from your hard drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Importing media using plugins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Scheduling automatic scans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Working with media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Listing media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Editing media file attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Deleting media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Working with playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Creating a new playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Editing a playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Renaming a playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Deleting a playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Importing a playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Working with slideshows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Creating a new slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Editing a slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Renaming a slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Deleting a slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Viewing and changing network settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Changing the computer name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Selecting the network card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Changing the language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
5 Playing Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Playing discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Accessing advanced features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Playing photo CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
6 Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Network troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
DVD troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Getting help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
A Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
B Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
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Checking Out
Your Gateway
DVD Player
Features
With your Gateway Connec ted DVD P layer, you can play
DVDs, CDs, and digital media files on your home network.
■ Fully compatible with DVD, CD, VCD/SVCD, Kodak
Picture CD, and MP3 files on CD-R/CD-RW discs.
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■ PC Card slot for wired or wireless access to a Microsoft
Windows
■ Capable of streaming digital content from your
computer to your TV, including MPEG1/MPEG2 video,
JPG photos, and MP3/WMA audio files
■ Dolby Digital decoding and o utput
■ Composite video, S-Video, and componen t video
outputs (including progressive scan)
■ Optical and coax ial digital audio jac ks
■ 5.1-channel audio jacks
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-based home network
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Compatible discs
This DVD player can play discs of the following formats:
■ DVD (Region 1, North America)
■ Dolby D igital 5.1
■ Audio CD (CDDA)
■ Video CD (VCD and SVCD)
■ MP3 files on CD-R and CD-RW
■ Kodak Picture CD
Play er overview
Front controls
ower button Sound controls DVD playback
MIC jacks
Menu control s
controls
Menu
button
POWER butt on
Press to turn the player on and off.
When this button is on, the yellow Power LED turns on and the play er enters
On (fully operational) mode. Press the
to switch between On and Standby (low power) modes. When the player enters
Standby mode, the red Power LED turns on. When the pla yer is off, the Power
LED turns off.
POWER button on the re mote control
MIC jacks
Insert ¼-inch microphone plugs here for karaoke.
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Sound controls
VOL Rotate to adjust the microphone input volume.
ECHO Rotate to adjust the echo ef fe ct f or the mi crophone input.
Menu controls
Player overview
Up button
(Left,
Right, Up, and
Down buttons)
ENTER
CONNECT
Connect button
Down button
Press to navigate the on-screen menus. You can use
these butto ns as an alte rnat ive to the remo te contro l’s
arrow buttons.
Press to make on-screen selections. You can use this
button as an alternative to the remote control’s ENTER
button.
Press to connect the player to the network. You can use
this button as an alter native to the remote control’s
CONNECT button.
Enter button
Right buttonLeft button
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DVD pla yback controls
pen/close button Menu button
Prev bu tto n Play bu tton
Next button Stop button
OPEN/CLOSE
PREV
NEXT
STOP
PLAY
PAUSE
MENU
Press to open and close the disc tray.
Press to skip to the pre viou s chapter or trac k w hile
in playback mode.
Press to skip to the next chapter or track while in
playback mode.
Press to stop playback, and press again to retur n
to the menu on the DVD. Press PLAY to resume
playback.
Press to star t playback.
Press to pause playback and view the current
frame. Press PLAY to resume playback.
Press to view the DVD menu.
Pause button
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Back
Audi o ja cks
Player overview
Network card slot
Network card slot
Insert a network PC Card into this slot.
Audio jac ks
5.1 channel (surround sound) 2 channel (stereo)
5.1 channel (surround
sound)
Connect to the analo g audio in puts of a 5 .1-chan nel ampli fier.
Video jacks
Coaxial (digital
audio)
Optical digital
audio
2 channel (stereo)
Coaxial (digital audio)
Optical digital audio
Connect to the left/r ight analog audio inputs of a TV, stereo, or
2-channel amplifier.
Connect to the coaxial digi tal audio input of a 5.1-cha nnel amplifie r .
Connect to the optical di gital au dio inp ut of a 5.1-c hannel ampli fier.
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Video jacks
Cb/Pb (component/
progressive blue)
Y (component black
and white)
Video out (composite)
Cr/Pr (component/
progressive red)
Cb/Pb
Cr/Pr
Connect to the Pb/Cb video inputs of your TV.
Connect to the Y video input of your TV.
Connect to the Composite Video input of your TV.
Connect to the Pr/Cr video inputs of your TV.
Video out (composite
S-Video out
S-Video out
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Connect to the S-Video input of your TV.
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Remote control
Player overview
Main controls
Networking
controls
POWER
TITLE SETUP
MY
MUSIC
PHOTOS
VIDEOS
MENU
ZOOM VIDEO OUT REPEAT A-B
SLOW AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE
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MY
4
GHI JKL MNO
MY
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PQRS TUV WXYZ
CONNECT
ENTER
REV FWD PREV NEXT
OPEN/CLOSE
23
ABC
DEF
5
89
CLEAR
0
DISPLAYSEARCH
RETURN
PAG E
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Numeric keypad
Menu controls
PAG E
Media playback
controls
PAUSE/STEP STOP PLAY
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Main controls
POWER
TITLE
SETUP
OPEN/CLOSE
Networking controls
MY MUSIC
MY PHOTOS
Press to swit ch the pla ye r between Standby (low power)
and On (fully operational) modes.
The blue LED behind the front arrow buttons on the
player lights when the unit is On.
This button works only when the POWER button on the
front of the player is pressed.
Press to display DVD title menus for discs with multiple
titles. If a disc has a single title, TITLE functions like
MENU.
While disc playback is stopp ed, press t o open the
Welcome to Setup screen for adjusting DVD and
Network settings.
Press to open and clos e the disc tray.
Press to display the player’s My Music folder on the TV,
which lists the music media files available on your
networked computers. If a computer has not been
detected, only the Connect menu appears.
Press to display the play er’ s My Photos folder on the TV,
which lists the JPG image files available on your
networked computers. If a computer has not been
detected, only the Connect menu appears.
MY VIDEOS
CONNECT
Press to displa y the pla y er’ s My Videos folder on the TV,
which lists the MPEG movie files available on your
networked computers. If a computer has not been
detected, only the Connect menu appears.
Press to search the network for shared media. A menu
will show you the My Music, My Photos, and My Videos
folders.
Numeric keypad
Press these buttons to input numbers (such as the chapter, track, or time) in
on-screen menus.
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Menu controls
Player overview
Arrow buttons
ENTER
SEARCH
DISPLAY
MENU
RETURN
Press to navigate on-screen menus.
Press to confirm menu settings.
Press to jump to a specific time, title, chapter, or track
during di sc playback.
Press to display c urrent disc time and sta tus inf ormation.
Press to view the DVD’s main menu.
Press to return to the Welcome to Setup screen.
Media playbac k controls
REV
FWD
PREV
NEXT
ZOOM
VIDEO OUT
Press repeatedly to scan backward at variable speeds.
Press repeatedly to scan forward at variable speeds.
Press to skip to the previous chapter or track.
Press to skip to the next chapter or track.
Press to zoom in or out at v arious lev els of ma gnification.
While playback i s stopped , press re peatedly until the
setting matches your video cable connection. For more
information, see “Turning on your player” on page 19.
REPEAT
A-B
SLOW
AUDIO
SUBTITLE
Press to set special playback functions, including
Repeat.
Press to repeat an audio or v ideo s egmen t betwe en tw o
points (A and B). For more information, see “Repeating
a scene or segment” on page 74.
Press repeatedly for slow motion playback at variable
speeds.
Press to select among available audio
tracks/for mats/channels during DVD/SVCD/VCD
playback.
Press to select among available subtitle languages
during DVD/SVCD playback.
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ANGLE
PAUSE/STEP
STOP
PLAY
Press to view alternate angles during DVD playback (if
available).
Press once to pause playback, and press again to step
forward one frame at a time.
Press once to stop playback (press PLAY to resume).
Press twice to stop playback and reset to the beginning
of the disc.
Press to start playback.
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Setting Up Your
Player
This chapter describes how to connect your Gateway
Connected DVD Player to your TV , audio system, and home
network. Y ou need to complete these steps in the following
order:
1 Set up your network and make sure that your home
network is working correctly.
2 Install the Gateway D5 Streaming Media Server
program and start it for the first time.
3 Connect the player to your TV, audio sy stem, and
network.
Important Write your player’s order number
inside the front cover of your user’s
guide. You will need the order n umber
as proof of purchase if you contact
Technic al Suppor t.
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About your home netw ork
Before you begin, you must have a Microsoft Windows-based home network
set up. If you do not already have a network installed, you need to purchase
the network components and follow the installation instructions provided by
the manufacturer . The Gateway Connected DVD Player supports all major types
of home networks, including:
■ Wired Ethernet
A wired Ethernet network consists of two or more devices conn ected
through an Ethernet cable.
■ Wireless access point
A Wireless access point network uses radio waves to link devices using a
wireless network card, an access point, and a wired Ethernet network.
■ Wireless peer-to-peer
A wireless peer-to-peer network consists of two or more wireless Ethernet
computers that communicate with each other without a wireless access
point.
If your Gateway Connected DVD Player came with a network card , the card is
one of the following types:
■ PC Card to Ethernet adapter ca rd
■ Wireless 802.11b network PC Card
Important If you are using a wireless network with an access point,
be sure to configure the access point according to the
manufacturer's i nstruct ions before co ntinuing.
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Installing Gateway D5 Str eaming Media Serv er
Installing Gatewa y D5 Streaming
Media Server
After you make sure that your home network is working correctly, install the
Media Server program onto each computer that has media files you want to
access.
Important Do not install Media Server until you make sure that your
home network is working correctly.
Computer requirements
■ Computer with Pentium processor, 700 MHz or faster
■ Network connection (wire d or wireless)
■ Hard drive with at least 20 MB of free space
■ 128 MB of memory
■ CD drive
■ Network PC Card (also known as PCMCIA). A wired Ethernet adapter card
or wireless network card may already be included with your player.
■ Microsoft Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000, or Windows XP
To install Media Server:
1 Turn on the computer, then close all ope n programs.
2 Insert the Gateway Connected DVD Player Installation CD into the CD drive
on your computer. The install wizard starts.
3 Follow the on-screen instructions to finish the installation.
If you are prompted to select your computer’s netwo rk card, click the
network card you want to use, then click
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Media Server opens after the install program is finished, and opens
automatically whenever your computer is started. The Media Server
icon in the Windows taskbar shows that the program is running.
You are pro mpted to import media.
4 If you do not have any music, movies, or pict ures on your comp uter, click
No. Your first-time setup of Media Server is complete.
- OR If you have media on your computer , click
plugins.
Yes. You are prompted to select
5 Click the plugin you want to use, then click Scan. Your files are imported
into Media Server. Your first-time setup of Media Server is complete.
Tips & Tricks Select only one plugin f or each type o f media. F or example ,
to import MP3 files on a computer where you have both
MusicMatch J ukebo x and Windo ws Media Pl ay er installed,
select only one of the two plugins.
You can select only on e pl ug in a t a ti me. If you have more
than one media type, select one plugin and import the
media for that plugin. Then select another plugin and
import the media for that plugin.
6 Repeat Steps 1-5 on each computer you want to access from the player.
For more information on using Media Server, see “Using Gateway D5
Streaming Media Se rver” on page 53.
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Connecting the play er
Y (component/ progressive
Connecting to your audio/video system
To connect your player to your audio/video system:
Connecting the player
Cb/Pb (component/
progressive blue)
Cr/Pr (component/
progressive red)
black and white)
Video out (composite)
S-Video out
1 Make sure that all video components are turned off.
2 Connect the player to your TV in one of three ways:
■ Composite video
Connect one en d of t h e supp lie d ye llo w vi de o c ab le to t he
jack on the back of the player, then connect the other end to the jack
on your TV.
VIDEO OUT
■ S-Video
Connect one end of an S-Video cable (not included) to the
S-VIDEO OUT jack on the back of the player, then connect the other
end to the S-Video jack on your TV.
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5.1 channel front(R)
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■ Progressive/component video (best video quality)
Connect one end of each c omponent video cable (not includ ed) to
the
PROGRESSIVE/COMPONENT Cb/Pb, Y, and Cr/Pr jacks on the back
of the player, then connect the other ends to the corresponding
color-coded jacks on you r TV.
3 Connect your player to your audio system in one of four ways:
5.1 channel sur.(R) (surround
5.1 channel center
surround sound center)
5.1 channel sub w.
(surround sound subwoofer)
5.1 chan nel sur.(L) (sur round
sound left)
■ 2-channel audio (stereo)
sound right)
5.1 channel front(L)
(surround sound front left)
Connect one end of the included red and white audio/video cables
to the
2 CH. AUDIO R and L jacks on the back of the player, then connect
(surround sound front right)
2 Ch. R (right stereo)
Optical di gital audi o
Coaxial (digital audio)
2 Ch. L (left stereo)
the other ends to the right/left audio jacks on your TV, stereo, or
2-channel anal og amplifier.
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■ 5.1-channel surround analog audio
Connect one end of the six a udio cables (not included) to the
5.1 CHANNEL CENTER, SUR.(R), FRONT(R), SUB W ., SUR(L), and FRONT(L)
jacks on the back of the player, then connect the other ends to the
corresponding analog audio jacks of your 5.1-channel amplifier.
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■ Digital audio (coaxial)
Connect one end of a digital coaxial cable (not included) to the
COAXIAL jack on the back of the player, then connect the other end
to the coaxial digital audio jack of your amplifier.
■ Digital audio (optical)
Connect one end of an optical cable (not included) to the
DIGITAL AUDIO
end to the optical digital audio jack of your a mplifier.
Tips & Tricks If you are using a digital audio connection (COAXIAL or
jack on the back of the player, then connect the other
OPTICAL DIGIT AL AUDIO ), you must set th e audio output
format to match the digital decoding capabilities of your
amplifier. For more information, see “Setting up digital
audio” on page 39.
Installing the network car d
Do not plug in the player’ s power cord or press the P OWER button on the front
until you have installed the network car d.
To install the network card:
1 Make sure that the player is turned off.
2 Insert your network PC Card (one may have been provided with your
player) into the
that the network card is pressed all the way in.
NETWORK CARD slot in the back of the player. Make sure
OPTICAL
Network card slot
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Important Do not remove the card while the player is tur ned on. If
you remove the card while the player is on, all playback
of networked media will stop.
3 If the player’s network card is a wired Ethernet card , connect one end o f
an Ethernet cable to the network card, then connect the other end to an
Ethernet jack on your existing network.
4 After you connect video and audio cables and install t he network card,
configure your video by following the instructions in “Turning on your
player” on page 19.
Installing batteries into the remote control
To install the batteries:
1 Turn the rem ote control over, then remove the battery cover.
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2 Insert two AAA batteries into the battery bay. Make sure that the batteries
are oriented according to the diagram inside the battery bay.
3 Replace the battery cover.
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T urning on your player
To turn on your player:
1 Make sure that your computer is on and running Media Server, your home
network is set up, and all audio and video devices ar e turned on.
2 Connect the player’s power cord to a wall outlet, then press the POWER
button on the front of the player. The Power LED turns yellow.
3 Turn on your TV, then use its controls to set it to the audio/video input
type connected to the player.
4 Use your audio system’s controls to set th e audio system to the input type
connected to the player.
Connecting the player
5 Press VIDEO OUT repeatedly until the setting matches your video
connection. See the table below for combinations of video settings and
connections that also work. The rows on the left name the type of cable
connection your player and TV use, and the columns across the top na me
the video setting you can select by pressing the VIDEO OUT button.
Audio jacks Composite
setting
Composit e jack
S-Video jack
Interlaced
component jacks
Progressive
component jacks
Best Works
Works Best
Works Best
S-Video
setting
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Interlaced
Component
setting
Progressive
Component
setting
Best
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6 Go to “Setting up the network” on page 20 to complete the initial setup
of your player.
Navigating the pla yer’ s setup menus
To navigate the player’s setup menus, press the following buttons on your
remote control:
Remote Button Function
STOP Press before press ing SETUP.
SETUP Press to open and close the Welcome to Setup screen.
(up and
down arrows)
(left and
right arrows)
ENTER Press to activate the current selection.
RETURN Press to close the Welcome to Setup screen.
Tips & Tricks Unless specified otherwise, all buttons mentioned in the
Press to highlight options within menus.
Press to change option settings within menus.
following procedures are buttons on the remote control.
Setting up the network
Setting the Network Setup options lets your player connect to your home
network. Choose one of the three setup options depe nding on your network
configuration:
■ For wired Ethernet setup, see “Wired Ethernet setup” on page 21.
■ For wireless access point setup, see “Wireless access point setup” on
page 22.
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Setting up the network
■ For wireless peer-to-peer setup, see “Wireless peer-to-peer setup” on
page 25.
Important
■
Always have Media Server running on your computer
before turning on the player.
■
For help during net work setup , highlight Help, then press
ENTER.
Wired Ethernet setup
To configure the player for a wired Ethernet network:
1 Make sure that your computer is on an d Media Server is running.
The Media Server icon in the Windows taskbar shows that the program
is running.
If the Media Server icon has a red “x” on it, Media Server is running but
cannot conne ct to the network. See “Network troubleshooting” on
page 79.
2 On the player’ s remote co ntrol, press STOP, then press SETUP. The Welcome
to Setup screen opens.
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3 Use your remote control’s arrow buttons to highlight Network, then press
ENTER. The message “Loading network settings” appears, and the player
automatically connects to the wired Ethernet network. If multiple
networks are available, highlight the
again to select the co rrect network from the network list.
The IP address appears in the lower-right corner of the screen. To change
the way the IP address is selected, see “Setting the IP address” on page 28 .
To change the player name (as it appears to other players), see “Changing
the player name” on page 2 9.
Network setting, then press ENTER
4 Highlight OK, then press ENTER. Network setup is complete.
5 Press SETUP or RETURN to close the We lc o m e t o S et u p screen.
6 Go to “Customizing” on page 35 for instructions on customizing your
player’s other settings.
Wireless access point setup
To configure the player for a wireless acces s point network:
1 Make sure that your compute r is on and Media Serv er is running.
The Media Server icon in the Windows taskbar shows that the program
is running.
If the Media Server icon has a red “x” on it, Media Server is running but
cannot connect to the network. See “Network troubleshooting” on
page 79.
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Setting up the network
2 On the player’ s remote co ntrol, press STOP, then press SETUP. The Welcome
to Setup screen opens.
3 Use your remote control’s arrow buttons to highlight Network, then press
ENTER.
4 Highlight Network, then press ENTER to search for an available network.
A list of available networks opens. Names of networks using wireless access
points end with “ACC PT.”
5 Highlight one of the detected networks, then press ENTER. The message
“Joining new network please wait” appe ars, then the message “Successfully
joined [network name]” appears.
6 Press ENTER to continue. The main Network menu opens.
The IP address appears in the lower-right corner of the screen. To change
the way the IP a ddress is selected, see “Setting the IP address” on page 28.
To change the player name (as it appears to other players), see “Changing
the player name” on page 2 9.
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7 Highlight Security: WEP Settings, then press ENTER.
8 Highlight Key Format, then press the buttons to select either Hex digits,
ASCII characters, o r Disabled.
9 Highlight Key Size, then press the buttons to select one of the
following:
If you selected
■ 64/40 bits (10 digits)
■ 128/104 bits (26 digits)
Hex digits in Step 8:
If you selected ASCII characters in Step 8:
■ 64/40 bits (5 characters)
■ 128/104 bits (13 charac ters)
10 Highlight Key Index, then press the buttons to select the key index that
matches your network’s.
11 Highlight Ke y Data , then repeatedly press the number buttons on your
remote control to enter your network’ s encryption key. Press the button
to set the next character, and press
If you selected
Hex digits in Step 8, enter the key according to the table
below:
Press: For:
11, A, B, C
22, D, E, F
33
44
55
66
77
88
99
00
CLEAR to erase a character.
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- OR -
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Setting up the network
If you selected ASCII characters in Step 8, enter the key according to the
table below:
Press: For:
1 1 . @ / : ‘ , ? ! - _ # * \ " $ % & + ; = ( ) < > [ ] ‘ ~ ^ { } |
2 2, A, B, C, a, b, c
3 3, D, E, F, d, e, f
4 4, G, H, I, g, h, i
5 5, J, K, L, j, k, l
6 6, M, N, O, m, n, o
7 7, P, Q, R, S, p, q, r, s
8 8, T, U, V, t, u, v
9 9, W, X, Y, Z, w, x, y, z
00
12 Highlight OK, then press ENTER.
13 Highlight OK again, then press ENTER. Network setup is complete.
14 Press SETUP or RETURN to close the We lc o m e t o Se t u p screen.
15 Go to “Customizing” on page 35 for instructions on customizing your
player’s other settings.
Wireless peer-to-peer setup
Important Wireless network cards used in a peer-to-peer network
must be set to ad hoc mode instea d of infrastructure m ode.
For more information, see your network card’s
documentation.
To configure the player for a wireless peer-to-peer network:
1 Make sure that your comp uter is on and Media Ser ver is running.
The Media Server icon in the Windows taskbar shows that the program
is running.
If the Media Server icon has a red “x” on it, Media Server is running but
cannot conne ct to the network. See “Network troubleshooting” on
page 79.
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