LaCinema Classic Bridge Table of Contents
User Manual page 1
Table of Contents
1. Introduction .............................................................................................................. 6
1.1. Minimum System Requirements ..................................................................................................... 7
1.1.1. Windows Users .................................................................................................................. 7
1.1.2. Mac Users......................................................................................................................... 7
1.2. Supported Formats ....................................................................................................................... 7
1.3. Box Content ................................................................................................................................ 8
1.4. Languages................................................................................................................................... 8
1.5. Views of the LaCinema Classic Bridge ............................................................................................ 9
1.5.1. Front View ......................................................................................................................... 9
1.5.2. Rear View .......................................................................................................................... 9
1.6. Cables and Connectors .............................................................................................................. 10
1.6.1. A/V (Audio/Video) Cables ................................................................................................ 10
1.6.2. USB Cable ...................................................................................................................... 10
2. Using the Remote Control ....................................................................................... 11
2.1. Battery Installation ...................................................................................................................... 11
2.2. Remote Control Key Index ........................................................................................................... 12
3. Setting Up the LaCinema Classic Bridge ................................................................. 13
3.1. Step 1: Installing a Hard Drive .................................................................................................... 13
3.1.1. Option A: Install an Internal Hard Drive ............................................................................. 14
3.1.2. Option B: Connect an External USB Hard Drive ................................................................. 15
3.2. Step 2: Transfer Files to the Hard Drive ........................................................................................ 16
3.3. Step 3: Connect to the TV ........................................................................................................... 17
3.3.1. HDMI (High-Definition) Connection ................................................................................... 18
3.3.2. Composite & Analog Stereo Audio (Standard Definition) Connection ................................... 19
3.3.3. Optical Audio (S/PDIF) Connection ................................................................................... 20
4. Playing Multimedia Files ......................................................................................... 21
4.1. Movies Menu ............................................................................................................................. 22
4.1.1. File information ............................................................................................................... 23
4.1.2. Audio ............................................................................................................................. 23
4.1.3. Subtitles .......................................................................................................................... 23
4.1.4. Repeat ........................................................................................................................... 24
4.1.5. Play mode ....................................................................................................................... 24
4.1.6. Auto Bookmark ............................................................................................................... 24
4.2. Music Menu .............................................................................................................................. 25
4.2.1. Play mode ...................................................................................................................... 26
4.2.2. Repeat ............................................................................................................................ 26
4.2.3. Music Screensaver ........................................................................................................... 26
4.3. Photos Menu ............................................................................................................................. 27
4.3.1. Browser Mode ................................................................................................................. 28
4.3.2. Play mode ...................................................................................................................... 28
4.3.3. Repeat ........................................................................................................................... 29
4.3.4. JPEG Duration ................................................................................................................ 29
4.3.5. Transition ........................................................................................................................ 29
4.4. File Browser Mode ..................................................................................................................... 30
4.5. Playback from External Hard Drive ............................................................................................... 30
4.6. Setup Menu ............................................................................................................................... 31
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4.6.1. Language ....................................................................................................................... 31
4.6.2. Video.............................................................................................................................. 32
4.6.3. Information ..................................................................................................................... 32
4.7. Firmware Update ....................................................................................................................... 33
5. Reformatting the LaCinema Classic Bridge ............................................................. 34
5.1. Windows Users .......................................................................................................................... 34
5.2. Mac Users ................................................................................................................................. 36
6. Technical Information ............................................................................................. 37
6.1. XviD Compatibility ...................................................................................................................... 37
6.2. Optimizing Data Transfers .......................................................................................................... 37
7. Troubleshooting ..................................................................................................... 38
7.1. Troubleshooting: Mac Users........................................................................................................ 38
7.2. Troubleshooting: Windows Users ................................................................................................. 40
7.3. Troubleshooting: TV/Stereo Connection ....................................................................................... 41
8. Contacting Customer Support ................................................................................. 43
8.1. LaCie Technical Support Contacts ............................................................................................... 44
9. Warranty Information ............................................................................................. 45
10. Glossary ............................................................................................................... 46
LaCinema Classic Bridge Foreword
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Copyrights
Copyright © 2009 LaCie. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may
be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any
means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without
the prior written consent of LaCie.
Trademarks
Apple, Mac, and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. Microsoft,
Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows
2000, Windows Millennium Edition,
Windows XP and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other trademarks mentioned in this
manual are the property of their respective owners.
Manufactured under license from Dolby
Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D
symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
Changes
The material in this document is for information only and subject to change
without notice. While reasonable efforts
have been made in the preparation of this
document to assure its accuracy, LaCie
assumes no liability resulting from errors
or omissions in this document, or from the
use of the information contained herein.
LaCie reserves the right to make changes
or revisions in the product design or the
product manual without reservation and
without obligation to notify any person of
such revisions and changes.
Canada Compliance Statement
This Class B digital apparatus meets all
requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.
FCC Statement
This device complies with Part 15 of the
FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following conditions:
1. The devices may not cause harmful
interference
2. The devices must accept any interference received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation.
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and
found to comply with the limits for a Class
B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the
FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses and can radiate
radio frequency energy and, if not installed
and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to
radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does
cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the user
is encouraged to try and correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
✦ Reorient or relocate the receiving
antenna.
✦ Increase the separation between
the equipment and receiver.
✦ Connect the equipment into an out-
let on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
✦ Consult the dealer or an experi-
enced radio/TV technician for help.
Modifications to this product not authorized by LaCie could void the FCC & Industry Canada regulations and negate
your authority to operate the product.
Manufacturer’s Declaration
for CE Certification
We, LaCie, solemnly declare that this
product conforms to the following European standards: Class B EN60950,
EN55022, EN55024, EN61000-3-2:
2000, EN61000-3-3: 2001
With reference to the following conditions: 73/23/EEC Low Voltage Directive;
89/336/EEC EMC Directive
CAUTION: Modifications not authorized
by the manufacturer may void the user’s
authority to operate this device.
CAUTION: The LaCinema Classic
Bridge’s warranty may be void as a result
of the failure to respect the precautions
listed above.
Tested to comply with FCC
standards for home or office
use
LaCinema Classic Bridge
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This symbol on the product
or on its packaging indicates that this product must
not be disposed of with your
other household waste. Instead, it is your responsibility to dispose
of your waste equipment by handing it
over to a designed collection point for
the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment. The separate collection
and recycling of your waste equipment at
the time of disposal will help to conserve
natural resources and ensure that it is recycled in a manner that protects human
health and the environment. For more
information about where you can drop
off your waste equipment for recycling,
please contact your local city office, your
household waste disposal service, or the
shop where you purchased the product.
Health and Safety
Precautions
✦ Only qualified persons are autho-
rized to carry out maintenance on
this device.
✦ Read this User Manual carefully
and follow the correct procedure
when setting up the device.
✦ Never insert any metallic object
into the drive to avoid any risk of
electrical shock, fire, short-circuiting or dangerous emissions. If it
appears to be malfunctioning,
have it inspected by a qualified
LaCie Technical Support representative.
✦ Never expose your device to rain,
or use it near water, or in damp or
wet conditions. Never place objects
containing liquids on the LaCinema
Classic Bridge, as they may spill into
its openings. Doing so increases the
risk of electrical shock, short-circuiting, fire or personal injury.
✦ Make sure that the computer and
LaCinema Classic Bridge are electrically grounded. If the devices are not
grounded, there is an increased risk
of electrical shock. Power requirements 100-240 V~, 4A, 60-50
Hz, (Supply voltage fluctuations not
exceeding ± 10% of the nominal,
transient over-voltages according to
over-voltage category II).
General Use Precautions
✦ Do not expose the LaCinema Clas-
sic Bridge to temperatures outside
the range of 5° C to 30° C (41° F
to 86° F); or to operational humidity beyond 5-80%, non-condensing,
or non-operating humidity beyond
10-90%, non-condensing. Doing so
may damage the LaCinema Classic Bridge or disfigure its casing.
Avoid placing your LaCinema Classic Bridge near a source of heat or
exposing it to sunlight (even through
a window). Inversely, placing your
LaCinema Classic Bridge in an environment that is too cold or humid
may damage the unit.
✦ Always unplug the LaCinema Clas-
sic Bridge from the electrical outlet
if there is a risk of lightning or if it
will be unused for an extended period of time. Otherwise, there is an
increased risk of electrical shock,
short-circuiting or fire.
✦ Use only the power supply shipped
with the device.
✦ Do not place objects on top of the
LaCinema Classic Bridge or use excessive force on it.
✦ Never use excessive force on your
LaCinema Classic Bridge. If you
detect a problem, see the Troubleshooting section in this manual.
CAUTION: A shielded-type power cord
is required in order to meet FCC emission
limits and also to prevent interference to
the nearby radio and television reception.
It is essential that only the supplied power
cord be used.
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Operating Environment Temperatures
✦ Do not expose the LaCinema Classic Bridge to temperatures
outside the range of 5° C to 30° C (41° F to 86° F). As high
end audio/video appliance, the LaCinema Classic Bridge has
been designed with an efficient ventilation system. Allow 5 cm
of clearance for airflow on all sides of the LaCinema Classic
Bridge to prevent overheating. See Fig. 01.
✦ Do not stack objects on top of the LaCinema Classic Bridge,
as they may interfere with the built-in WiFi antenna. See Fig.
02.
IMPORTANT INFO: Any loss, corruption or destruction of data
while using a LaCie drive is the sole responsibility of the user, and
under no circumstances will LaCie be held liable for the recovery or restoration of this data. To help prevent the loss of your
data, LaCie highly recommends that you keep TWO copies of
your data; one copy on your external hard disk, for instance, and
a second copy either on your internal hard disk, another external
hard disk or some other form of removable storage media. LaCie
offers a complete line of CD and DVD drives. If you would like
more information on backup, please refer to our website.
IMPORTANT INFO: 1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. 1TB =
1,000,000,000,000 bytes. Once formatted, the actual available
storage capacity varies depending on operating environment
(typically 5-10% less).
5 cm
5 cm5 cm
Fig. 01
Fig. 02
LaCinema Classic Bridge Introduction
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1. Introduction
Congratulations on the purchase of your new LaCinema Classic
Bridge! The LaCinema Classic Bridge plugs directly into a wide
array of audio/visual equipment for instant playback of stored
home movies, music or photos.
To get started, install either an internal hard drive or plug in an
external USB hard drive. Then use your Mac or PC to transfer your
movies, music and photos to the LaCinema Classic Bridge. Next,
simply connect the LaCinema Classic Bridge to your TV and use
the included remote to easily navigate through the menus to listen
to music, view photos or watch movies.
Click a topic:
✦ Setting Up the LaCinema Classic Bridge
✦ Using the Remote Control
✦ Playing Multimedia Files
Quick Links
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1.1. Minimum System Requirements
1.1.1. Windows Users
✦ Windows XP or Windows Vista
✦ 500MHz processor or greater
✦ 256MB RAM minimum
✦ Internet connection (for firmware updates)
✦ 3.5” SATA hard drive or external USB hard drive
✦ TV systems: PAL, NTSC
1.1.2. Mac Users
✦ Mac OS X 10.3 or higher
✦ 500MHz processor or greater
✦ 256MB RAM minimum
✦ Internet connection (for firmware updates)
✦ 3.5” SATA hard drive or external USB hard drive
✦ TV systems: PAL, NTSC
1.2. Supported Formats
Video MPEG-4 (DivX, AVI, XviD)
Photo JPEG
Audio MP3, WMA, Dolby Digital*
External Subtitles SUB, SRT, SMI, SSA
Video Outputs
✦ Composite Video (CVBS)
✦ HDMI (up to 1080p)
Audio Outputs
✦ Stereo Analogue audio (Left and
Right)
✦ S/PDIF Coaxial audio
*2 channels only. For audio with more than 2 channels, connect the product to a digital home receiver. The audio is passed
through the coaxial connection (see section 3.3.3. Optical Audio
(S/PDIF) Connection).
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1.3. Box Content
The package contains the LaCinema Classic Bridge and an accessories box containing the items listed below.
1. LaCinema Classic Bridge
2. Remote control
3. 2 x AAA batteries
4. Video composite + stereo cable
5. HDMI cable
6. USB cable
7. External Power supply
8. Utilities CD-ROM (including LaCie Formatter Utility)
9. Quick Install Guide
10. Case opening tool
11. Screws (x4)
IMPORTANT INFO: Please save your packaging. In the event
that the drive should need to be repaired or serviced, it must be
returned in its original packaging.
1.4. Languages
TECHNICAL NOTE: Check the LaCie website for additional lan-
guages, which would be made available through a firmware update. www.lacie.com/support
Supported Languages
❖ English ❖ French
❖ Italian ❖ German
❖ Spanish ❖ Portuguese
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LaCie ‘1-Click’ Backup Software
for Mac & Windows
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1.5. Views of the Drive
1.5.1. Front View
1. USB expansion port – Connect a USB flash disk, hard disk
or card reader to access its multimedia files directly from
your TV.
2. Infrared receiver – Receives the infrared signal from the
remote control. Make sure the receiver is not obstructed.
1.5.2. Rear View
1. Power supply connector
2. USB port (to connect to a PC)
3. HDMI connector
4. Video composite + stereo connector
5. Coaxial digital audio connector
Fig. 03
Fig. 04
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1.6. Cables and Connectors
1.6.1. A/V (Audio/Video) Cables
The A/V cables provide the audio and video signals to your stereo
and TV. The LaCinema Classic Bridge supports the A/V standards
shown below:
1. Composite video/stereo audio (Fig. 05) – This is the most
standard video connection (yellow) as well as left (white)
and right (red) stereo audio inputs. If your TV only has a
SCART connector, you can purchase an adapter from your
local retailer that will allow you to connect the composite
video/stereo audio plugs to the SCART connection.
2. HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) (Fig. 06) – This
is the best audio/video method for connecting the LaCinema Classic Bridge to HDTVs.
1.6.2. USB Cable
USB is a serial input/output technology for connecting peripheral
devices to a computer or to each other. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 is the
latest implementation of this standard, and it provides the necessary bandwidth and data transfer rates to support high speed
devices such as hard drives, CD/DVD drives and digital cameras.
Included USB Cable
Your LaCinema Classic Bridge is shipped with a Hi-Speed USB
2.0 cable (Fig. 07), to ensure maximum data transfer performance
when connected to a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port. The cable will also
work when connected to a USB port, but drive performance will
be limited to USB 1.1 transfer rates.
Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Benefits
✦ Backwards compatibility: Hi-Speed USB 2.0 works with the
original USB specifications.
✦ Hot-pluggable: no need to shut down or restart your com-
puter when adding or removing devices.
TECHNICAL NOTE: To achieve Hi-Speed USB 2.0 data transfer
rates you need to be connected to a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 host interface. Otherwise, transfer rates will be limited to USB 1.1 speeds.
Fig. 05
Fig. 07
Fig. 06
LaCinema Classic Bridge Using the Remote Control
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2. Using the Remote Control
Some of the buttons of the remote control have different functions
or no function at all depending on the type of file you are viewing.
This chapter discusses the button functions for each type of file
(movies, photos and music) and battery installation.
2.1. Battery Installation
The remote control uses two AAA batteries. The batteries are not
pre-installed, so you will need to install them before you can use
the remote control.
To install the batteries:
1. Remove the battery compartment cover.
2. Load the batteries onto the battery compartment. Position the
batteries so that the “+” symbols on the batteries face the
same direction as the “+” symbols on the battery compartment.
3. Slide the battery compartment cover back into the remote.
IMPORTANT INFO: If you will not be using the remote control
for an extended period of time, LaCie recommends that you remove the batteries.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Make sure there is a clear path between
the remote control and the LaCinema Classic Bridge.
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2.2. Remote Control Key Index
The LaCinema Classic Bridge’s remote control allows you to control
the LaCinema Classic Bridge while its connected to your TV or home
theatre center.
Button Function
1. Power Power on/off
2. Next Skip to next track
3. Previous Back to previous track
4. Volume down Adjust volume down
5. Volume up Adjust volume up
6. Stop Stop the current file playback
7. Play / Select Play selected file / confirm selection
8. Direction ✦ Right and left buttons: navigate in
the menu
✦ Up and down buttons: scroll in the list
9. Home / Now
playing
Back to main menu / go to “now playing” music track
10. Info / contex-
tual menu
Display info and on screen menu
11. Pause Pause playback
12. Mute Turn off sound output
13. Setup Enter main set up menu
LaCinema Classic Bridge Setting Up the LaCinema Classic Bridge
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Setup consists of four steps:
✦ Step 1: Installing a Hard Drive
✦ Step 2: Transfer Files to the Hard Drive
✦ Step 3: Connect to the TV
Once setup is complete and the drive is connected to your TV,
proceed to section 4. Playing Multimedia Files.
3.1. Step 1: Installing a Hard Drive
You must install a hard drive, where you will store your files. You
have two choices:
✦ 3.1.1. Option A: Connect an External USB Hard Drive
OR
✦ 3.1.2. Option B: Install an Internal Hard Drive
3. Setting Up the LaCinema Classic Bridge
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3.1.1. Option A: Connect an External USB
Hard Drive
IMPORTANT NOTE: The LaCinema Classic Bridge is compat-
ible only with disks formatted in FAT32. If you attempt to install a
disk formatted in NTFS or HFS+, files will not be available when
the drive is connected to the television. Refer to section 5. Refor-
matting the LaCinema Classic Bridge for formatting information.
The FAT32 file system is compatible with almost all computers but
file size is limited to 4GB and partition size of more than 32GB is
not properly supported. Windows users should use the Formatter
Utility included on the CD-ROM, which will allow them to format
their drive in one large FAT32 partition.
1. Connect your USB hard drive’s power cord (if applicable) and
turn it on (if applicable).
2. Connect the USB cable from the USB hard drive to the USB
port on the front of the LaCinema Classic Bridge (Fig. 08).
Proceed to section 3.2. Step 2: Transfer Files to the Hard Drive.
Fig. 08
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