HP EN 5000, EW 5000 User Manual
hp digital media receiver
user's guide
Contents
welcome ...............................1
getting started.......................3
unpacking the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
installing software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
network connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
connecting power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
setup wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
controlling your receiver........9
menu basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
remote buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
onscreen keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
receiver options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
changing the receiver name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
controlling another receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
screen saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
running the setup wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
sharing content ...................13
server software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
server menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
sharing content. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
synchronizing content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
forcing resynchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
music quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
supported music formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
recording digital music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
copy protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
organizing music files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
creating music playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
supported photo formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
organizing photo albums. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
server printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
connection list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
power settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
playing music ......................23
music jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
supported music files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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playing a track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
browsing for music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
music icon hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
searching for music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
playing an artist or album . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
creating a playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
playing a playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
controlling music playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
displaying music status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
shuffle and repeat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
viewing track information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
viewing photos with music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
changing the view order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
controlling other receivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
viewing photos ...................31
photo albums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
supported photo files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
viewing a photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
photo and album icon hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
playing a photo slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
controlling photo playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
viewing photo information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
playing music with slideshows . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
setting music for an album . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
printing photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
rotating photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
changing the view order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
organizing your photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
network setup .....................35
running the setup wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
preparing for wired setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
wired home network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
wired with dynamic address . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
wired with static address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
wired with cross-over cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
preparing for wireless setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
wireless infrastructure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
wireless ad hoc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
wireless encryption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
wireless signal strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
troubleshooting ...................45
glossary ..............................49
warranty and license...........53
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1welcome
Thank you for purchasing an hp digital media receiver!
With your new, easy-to-use media receiver you can:
• Browse and listen to your digital music on any TV
and stereo in your home
• View your favorite digital pictures right on your TV
and print them to any PC-connected printer
• Combine music and pictures into entertaining
multimedia slideshows
• Automatically gather all digital music and pictures
from multiple PCs to a central location
• Control music on multiple hp digital media
receivers
setting up your receiver
This guide describes how to use your new media
receiver. It includes information to help you get
acquainted with your receiver, and plenty of detailed
usage and troubleshooting information.
To begin setting up your hp digital media receiver, see
“unpacking the box” on page 3.
finding information
Setup Sheet. Follow the instructions to quickly and
easily set up your receiver.
User’s Guide. You are here! Use this guide to learn
about using your receiver.
Onscreen User’s Guide. This is the electronic
version of this guide. View it directly off of the CD or
from the Start Menu program group after you install the
receiver software on the PC.
World Wide Web. Visit Hewlett-Packard’s internet
website at
support.
http://www.hp.com for information and
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viewing the onscreen guide
A copy of this User’s Guide is available on your
computer when you install the media receiver software
CD.
To view the onscreen User’s Guide:
1. Click on the Start menu button
2. Select All Programs
3. Select hp digital media
4. Select View User’s Guide
If Adobe
not installed on your computer, it will be installed for
you automatically when you first view the guide.
®
Acrobat® Reader® version 4.0 or later is
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2 getting started
This section will help you set up your hp digital media
receiver. Your connection locations and system
components may vary.
unpacking the box
Make sure you have the following items:
hp digital media receiver
batteries
video cable
remote control
audio cable
network cable
power adapter
installation cd
user’s guide
front of receiver
power button
back of receiver
wireless antenna (model ew5000 only)
ethernet network
s-video
video
audio left
audio right
dc power in
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installing software
Install the hp digital
media software on the
PC where you store your
music and digital
photos.
It is best to install the
software before setting
up the receiver, so the
receiver has content to
display.
To install the software, insert the CD into the CD-ROM
drive of your computer. The installation program starts
automatically, and you can follow the on-screen
instructions.
Note: If the software does not start automatically, you
can access it from the Start menu on the Windows
taskbar. On the Start menu, click Run. In the Run
dialog box, type x:/setup.exe, where x is the drive
letter of your CD-ROM drive.
The software will share the music and photos in your
My Music and My Pictures folders. To change
these folders or add additional shared folders, see
“sharing content” on page 14.
You can install the software on multiple computers if
you wish to share additional music and photos.
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video
Connect the video cable from the video connector on
the media receiver and attach it to the video input on
your television. Some televisions have video inputs on
the back of the TV and some have them on the front.
Note: If you have run out of video connections on
your TV, connect the media receiver to your VCR.
For home theater systems, connect the video to your
home theater receiver.
s-video
The hp digital media receiver supports s-video. If your
television supports s-video, use an s-video cable (not
included) for a better television picture.
Note: You should connect either the video cable or
the s-video cable...not both.
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audio
remote control
For the best music quality, connect the media receiver
audio output to your home stereo system.
Alternately, connect the audio cable to your television.
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Place the included batteries in the remote control.
Match the battery direction shown above for proper
operation.
network connection
In a wired home network, connect the media receiver
to your home network hub or router.
If your computer is connected directly to a cable or DSL
modem, and there is only one network port on the
back of the modem, you do not have a home network.
To set up your network, purchase a modem or router
with additional network ports.
A router will allow you to share your internet
connection with other PCs, and allows the media
receiver access to your music and photos stored on
your PC.
Note: For alternate network connections, see
page 39.
In a wireless home network, no network cable
connection is required (model ew5000 only).
For the best possible reception, rotate the antenna so it
extends perpendicular to the receiver, as shown
above.
The hp digital media receiver can communicate with
wireless access points (infrastructure mode) or directly
to computers with wireless network cards (ad hoc
mode).
Like all wireless devices, some experimentation may be
necessary to find the best location for your media
receiver. Signal strength and quality will depend on
distance, walls, and building structure.
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connecting power
Turn your television on. If you hooked up the audio to
your stereo system, turn your stereo system on as well.
Tune them both to the proper mode to match the audio
and video connectors attached to the receiver.
Insert the small end of the power adapter cable into the
power connection on the back of the media receiver.
Make sure it is connected firmly.
Plug the power adapter into a working electrical outlet.
setup wizard
When power is applied for the first time, the setup
wizard will appear.
Use the remote control to set up your hp digital media
receiver. The setup wizard allows you to assign a
name and quickly configure your network settings.
Once you have successfully completed the wizard,
your media receiver will be ready to use!
Note: You can run the setup wizard again if you wish
to change any of your settings. On the main screen,
press the options button, highlight Run Setup
Wizard, and press select.
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3 controlling your receiver
menu basics
The hp digital media receiver uses a menu interface.
As you move through the menus, you will use the
selection arrows to move up, down, right and left.
The highlight bar moves from item to item as you press
the selection arrows.
The highlight bar contains arrow “hints” to help you
with menu navigation. These hints show you the
possible paths you may take. For example, a down
arrow hints that more items are available if you move
the highlight bar down.
To move to the next menu screen, use the right arrow.
Similarly, use the left arrow to move to the previous
screen.
There are two additional hint icons: select and play.
The select hint indicates the highlighted option
can be selected by the select button.
The play hint indicates the highlighted option can
be played with the play button.
menu help
A menu help line appears at the bottom of the screen.
This line provides additional help as you navigate
through the media receiver menus and options.
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remote buttons
power
play
selection arrows
select
previous
page up/down
rewind
home
control
display
print
power. The power button turns the receiver on, or places
the receiver in a low-power standby state.
play, pause, stop. Play, pause, or stop music tracks and
photo slideshows.
pause
stop
next
fast forward
search
options
shuffle/repeat
selection arrows, select. Navigate the onscreen menus
with the selection arrows, and press select to choose the
highlighted item.
previous, next. Skip to the previous or next track, or skip
photos in a slideshow.
page up/down. Page up and down quickly through long
menu lists.
rewind, fast forward. Rewind or fast forward through a
music track.
home. Jump directly to the home menu screen.
search. Search for a particular music track.
display. Display status information at the top of the screen.
Multiple presses will cycle through any additional
information.
control. Control a different receiver on your network.
options. Display or change options for the current music
file, photo, or album. Also displays the main receiver options
when pressed while on the main menu.
print. If a photo file is highlighted, the photo will be printed
on your computer’s default printer.
shuffle/repeat. Cycle between shuffle, repeat, shuffle and
repeat, and original order. Useful when playing music
albums or photo slideshows.
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menu home
receiver options
The menu home screen is the top level menu. From the
home screen, you can access the music jukebox and
the photo album. To jump directly to the home screen,
press the home button on the remote.
onscreen keyboard
The onscreen keyboard will appear whenever any text
entry is required. The keyboard appears when naming
your media receiver, entering network addresses, and
performing searches.
To use the keyboard, highlight a character with the
arrow buttons and press select. Highlight and select
Done when you are finished entering text.
The options button is context sensitive. This means it
displays options for the currently highlighted menu.
While on the menu home page, press the options
button to view or change main receiver options. From
the main options menu, you can change your receiver
preferences, configure your network settings, control
other hp digital media receivers, or run the setup
wizard.
Within the music jukebox, the options button will
display options for the highlighted genre, artist, album,
or track. For example, highlight a track and press
options. From the music options menu, select Track
Information to view the artist and album name, track
title, date, and duration.
Similarly, highlight a photo and press the options
button to print or rotate the photo, view photo
information, or adjust the slideshow delay.
See “playing music” on page 23 and “viewing
photos” on page 31 for more information on using the
options button.
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changing the receiver name
screen saver
During setup, the receiver name defaults to “My
Receiver”. You can either leave this name or change it
to something more meaningful, such as “Living Room”
or “Bedroom”. The name is used when allowing access
to your servers, or when you are controlling more than
one media receiver on your network.
From the home screen, press the options button,
select Preferences and then Receiver Name. Use
the onscreen keyboard to edit the name.
controlling another receiver
You can control music playback on another receiver if
you have more than one media receiver on your
network. See “controlling music playback” on
page 28.
The screen saver will appear after two minutes of
inactivity. Press any button on the remote to exit the
screen saver.
The screen saver time-out can be changed. From the
home screen, press the options button, select
Preferences and then Screen Saver Delay.
Choose a delay from a minimum of15 seconds to a
maximum of 10 minutes.
Note: If your TV is sensitive to screen burn-in, you
should reduce the screen saver delay to a minimum.
Consult your TV manual for recommended settings.
running the setup wizard
The setup wizard runs the very first time you setup your
hp digital media receiver. If you relocate the receiver
or wish to make changes to your settings, you can run
the setup wizard again.
From the home screen, press the options button, then
highlight and select Run Setup Wizard.
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4 sharing content on your pc
server software
The first step toward sharing content is installing the
digital media software on your PC. Simply install the
included software on each PC where you store your
music or digital photos. For installation instructions, see
“installing software” on page 4.
Once the software is
installed, the media server
icon will appear in your
system tray. To configure the
server, click on the icon.
The server shares the music
and photos on your PC with all media receivers on
your network. When you view a photo or music file on
your TV, the server sends (serves) the file to your media
receiver.
server start and stop
The media server software will start whenever you
power on your PC. If the server software is not running,
you can access it from the Start menu on the Windows
taskbar. On the Start menu, click All Programs,
then hp digital media, and select hp digital
media server. The server icon will appear in your
system tray.
To stop the server (and stop sharing your photos and
music on your PC), click on the server icon and select
Shutdown from the server menu.
Note: If the media server is not running, your photos
and music will not be available on your hp digital
media receiver.
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server menu
To open the server menu,
click the server icon with
your left or right mouse
button. The server menu will
then display.
sharing content
The media server will share content in the following
default directory folders:
•My Music
•My Pictures
Add folders where your music and photos are stored,
or remove folders you no longer wish to share.
Depending on the number of files in your folders, it
may take some time for the receiver to fully list the new
folder contents.
• MUSICMATCH playlists (if MUSICMATCH
Jukebox is installed)
You can share up to five folders per computer. All
subfolders within a shared folder are shared as well.
To add or change the shared folders, click on the
media server icon and select Settings. A dialog will
appear with a list of shared folders.
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Note: You cannot share folders that reside on a
network or on removable drives or CDs. Shared folders
must be local (physically attached) to your PC.
synchronizing content
Your music and photos must be synchronized between
the server software on your PC, and the hp digital
media receiver. This can take several minutes or more
the first time, depending on the number of files you are
sharing.
Synchronization will also occur any time you add or
remove files to your shared folders. This occurs very
quickly when adding a small number of files or when
ripping a CD. If you add or remove shared folders, or
drag-and-drop a large subfolder into your shared
folder directories, synchronization will take longer.
While the server software is
synchronizing your files, a
dialog box will be displayed
on your PC. During
synchronization, your music
and photo files will be unavailable on the media
receiver. If all servers are synchronizing, the media
receiver will display a help message to let you know
that “All servers synchronizing”. Your music and
photos will be available once synchronization is
complete.
Note: The synchronization status message can be
hidden. Click on the server icon and uncheck Show
Synch Status. Check the option to turn the status
message on again. During synchronization, the server
icon will display an hourglass.
forcing resynchronization
If you have changed a large number of files, or
renamed or restructured your folders, your media
receiver may become out of sync with your server.
If some files are not appearing on your media receiver,
or they are appearing incorrectly, try resynchronizing
the server. Click on the server icon, select Settings
from the menu, choose the Maintenance tab, and
click the Resynchronize button. This will force a
resynchronization of all your shared folders.
Note: When photos are resynchronized, the photo
rotation setting will be lost. Photos will again appear in
their original orientation. To permanently rotate your
photos, use your photo editing software to rotate and
save them.
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about mediaspace
supported music formats
If you run the media server software on more than one
PC on your network, the media receiver will collect all
of the content and display it as one unified list. This list
is called Mediaspace.
Mediaspace means all your music and photos are
available on any of your media receivers at any time. It
does not matter where the files are stored.
music quality
Your music listening experience on the receiver
depends upon the quality of your digital music files on
your PC. Avoid quality settings below 48kbps as they
are unsupported. For CD quality music, rip your CDs at
128kbps. In recorders such as MUSICMATCH
Jukebox, 128kbps is the default setting.
The following music file formats are supported:
• mp3
MPEG Audio file. The standard internet music file
format, and the most common.
• wma
Windows Media Audio file. Supported by the
Microsoft Windows Media player and some
music jukebox programs.
• m3u, pls, and rmp
A playlist file. This is a text file supported by
nearly all music software. A playlist is used for
creating and storing lists of music tracks.
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recording digital music
It is easy to digitally record your music onto your PC.
This process is commonly called ripping. To rip a file
with MUSICMATCH Jukebox:
1. Start the MUSICMATCH Jukebox program by
selecting it from your Start menu, or by doubleclicking the MMJB icon on your desktop.
2. Insert a music CD into your CD-ROM drive
3. Click the red recorder button on the player
4. MUSICMATCH will auto-configure your CD-ROM
(this only happens once)
shared (which is the default), the tracks will appear on
your hp digital media receiver as well.
MUSICMATCH Jukebox is automatically set to record
(rip) music files into the MP3 format at 128kbps, which
is widely accepted as CD quality. If you want to
change the quality settings:
1. Select Options/Settings from the main
dropdown menu
2. Click on the Recorder tab
3. Adjust the quality and format as desired (48kbps
minimum).
5. If you are connected to the Internet, the CD
lookup service will auto-enter tag information
(album, artist, and song name) into the Recorder
screen.
6. Click the box next to the tracks you want to
record
7. Click Record
The recorded tracks will be placed into your Music
Library when completed. If you have that directory
copy protection
Some music files are copy protected and can only be
played on your computer. Copy protected files cannot
be played on your hp digital media receiver. If a file is
copy protected, it will not appear in the media receiver
music jukebox.
If you plan on sharing and playing music files on your
media receiver, turn copy protection off when ripping
your own CDs to your PC.
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