Buffalo LinkTheater LT-H90LAN User Manual Download

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Introduction

Product Diagram

Connect Your Cables

Wireless Connection

Remote Control

Getting Started

Using the LinkTheater with Windows

Using the LinkTheater with Mac OS X

Settings

Display Settings

Configuring Windows Media Player

Transcoder

Specifications

Warranty

Europe - EU Declaration of Conformity

Contact

Summary of Contents for LinkTheater LT-H90LAN

Page 1: ...LinkTheater LT H90 Media Player Series LT H90LAN LT H90WN EN ...

Page 2: ...n 8 Remote Control 13 Getting Started 16 Using the LinkTheater with Windows 23 Using the LinkTheater with Mac OS X 28 Settings 40 Display Settings 46 Configuring Windows Media Player 48 Transcoder 52 Specifications 54 Warranty 56 Europe EU Declaration of Conformity 57 Contact 58 ...

Page 3: ...ork wirelessly The LinkTheater has a wide variety of AV connections on the back including High Definition compatible video connectors as well as digital Dolby 5 1 and DTS compatible audio connectors LinkTheater also supports Universal Plug Play for easy installation LinkTheater plays back most popular video image and audio formats See the Specifications page for a list of supported file types Prep...

Page 4: ... May be used with USB memory sticks hard drives or camcorders 120V AC D4 Component HD video out 720p 1080i USB port for use with USB memory sticks or hard drives FAT32 or NTFS Composite Video out RCA stereo audio out Toslink digital audio out 5 1 10 100 Ethernet HDMI 720p 1080i ...

Page 5: ...urchased your product from Preparation The LinkTheater connects to a TV or video monitor with composite RCA HDMI D4 or component style video connectors Find an appropriate place to install the LinkTheater It should be within visible site of the primary seating area This device uses an IR remote control and requires line of sight conveniently located near your TV and Hi Fi on a flat surface or cabi...

Page 6: ...st TVs Here s a simple way to connect your LinkTheater directly to a TV 1 Attach the included analog video cable to your TV or monitor Most TVs will have the connections color coded Yellow for video red for right audio and white for left audio 2 Connect the other end of the analog video cable to the associated ports on the LinkTheater The ports are also color coded red for right audio white for le...

Page 7: ...nd the video to your monitor with a D4 to component or HDMI cable If the toslink 5 1 digital audio output is used you ll need to enable it in Settings before using it Additional cables not included with the LinkTheater will be necessary for any of these alternate configurations 4 Plug the power cable into an AC power outlet Buffalo recommends connecting the AC adapter to a power strip with a surge...

Page 8: ... wish to use and press enter on Apply A screen will display the message Incomplete connection to the Network Select the Reconfigure Network option by pressing Enter or Right on your remote In the Modify Profile screen select the option you would like to use to connect to your network Wireless or AOSS ...

Page 9: ...t Wireless and press Enter or Right on your remote control The Link Theater will now scan for wireless networks and display details on the screen Select the network which will be used and press Enter or Right on your remote control ...

Page 10: ... used by the network and then type the key into the Key field Once entered press Enter or Right on Continue to proceed Press Enter or Right on the option to Connect Automatically DHCP This will assign an IP address automatically to the Link Theater ...

Page 11: ... Profile Creation Successful Press Enter or Right on the Continue option The IP address and Net Mask information will be displayed at the bottom right of the screen Press Enter or Right on the Continue option to complete the connection ...

Page 12: ...tion When instructed press the AOSS button on your router When the connection is established press Enter on Finish The Link Theater will now be connected to your network and the IP Address and Gateway information will be displayed on the bottom right of the screen Press Enter on the Finish option to complete the connection ...

Page 13: ...le that is currently being played back This includes file name info format info and in the case of movies and music how long the file has been playing Setup The setup button will instantly take you to the System Settings area Refresh The refresh button will automatically refresh what is on the screen For example if recent files have been added to a media server pressing the refresh button may disp...

Page 14: ...r II begins and pauses playback stops playback is fast forward I goes to the next song etc Video Music Photo The three video music and photo buttons can be used while navigating a media source Pressing one of these buttons will instantly change your viewing to the file types that correspond with the button pushed For example if you re browsing video and press the music button you ll instantly be b...

Page 15: ...te The LinkTheater has its own independent volume control that can be used along with or as an alternative to your TV or sound system s remote control This allows you to quickly mute or raise lower the volume without having to necessarily use the TV or sound system s remote control Stop The stop key will temporarily pause a slideshow that s in progress Track The track button will skip forward or b...

Page 16: ...y re on Windows PCs then turn to the next page and begin installing software on your PC If your media files are on an Apple Mac turn to page 20 for instructions on configuring your Mac and LinkTheater to work together If your media files are stored on a NAS device like the Buffalo TeraStation or LinkStation then you may not need to install software at all Turn to page 32 to start using your LinkTh...

Page 17: ...ease follow the install steps below if you wish to use the LinkTheater to access media files on a Windows PC 1 Insert the LinkTheater CD ROM into your PC s CD ROM drive The program will run automatically 2 Press the Start button 3 Agree to the End User License ...

Page 18: ...18 EN 4 Press Start 5 Click Reboot to finish the installation and restart your PC ...

Page 19: ...m from the start menu Configuring the Buffalo Media Server Directory To play content from your PC on the LinkTheater you must first select the folders you wish to use The default folder setting is Documents To add folders Select the Directories tab and click Edit ...

Page 20: ...20 EN Select the folders you wish to share with your LinkTheater and click Apply The list of folders you have chosen will now be shown ...

Page 21: ...accessing your media content This is particularly important if there are multiple LinkTheaters or other DLNA playback devices on your network Select the Permissions tab and choose Deny Access in the Media Set column When the option is set to Everything full access is automatically given ...

Page 22: ...ontrol option If you d like to share media content with DLNA clients choose Yes for the Media Server is opened to the DLNA client option To save your changes click on Apply For more detailed information please refer to the MediaServer2 Help file installed with the software ...

Page 23: ...e and play your media files When the LinkTheater first turns on it shows the Home screen Use the up and down arrows on your remote control to highlight your choice and then press enter to open it Using the LinkTheater with Windows ...

Page 24: ...nkStation Home Server and TeraStation Home Server 3rd party DLNA servers like TwonkyVision www twonkyvision com Microsoft Windows Media Connect Microsoft Windows Media Player 11 3rd party UPnP A V Servers Highlight one and click the right arrow to browse content Network Shared Folder shows NAS devices on the local network Highlight one and click the right arrow to browse content ...

Page 25: ... My Folder shows favorites and recently accessed content My Favorites is a list of files that you ve added to the favorites list Most recent contents is a list of media files that you have accessed recently ...

Page 26: ... Enter on the remote As it plays you can use the fast forward and rewind buttons on the remote to navigate through the file Browse USB shows USB storage devices connected directly to the LinkTheater Highlight one and click the right arrow to browse content ...

Page 27: ...camera to the front panel USB port When the backup is complete the Complete screen will appear You can now access the files on the USB drive from Browse USB Confirm that the files have been copied successfully before deleting the original files The LinkTheater will back up your media files automatically Not all camcorders and cameras are supported Camera camcorder must be in mass storage mode for ...

Page 28: ...28 EN Using the LinkTheater with OS X The procedure is slightly different for each version of OS X Open System Preferences and click on Sharing OS X 10 5 x ...

Page 29: ...29 EN Put a check next to File Sharing and click on Options at the bottom right ...

Page 30: ...s next to Share files and folders using SMB and your user account Enter the password for your user account if required Click on Done at the bottom right Turn to page 28 to set up your LinkTheater to work with the Mac ...

Page 31: ...31 EN OS X 10 4 x In System Preferences select Sharing ...

Page 32: ...32 EN Check Windows Sharing and click on Enable Accounts ...

Page 33: ...33 EN Check the box to the left of your account enter your password and then click Done Turn to page 28 to set up your LinkTheater to work with the Mac ...

Page 34: ...34 EN OS X 10 3 9 In System Preferences select Sharing ...

Page 35: ...35 EN Check Windows Sharing Turn to page 28 to configure your LinkTheater to work with the Mac ...

Page 36: ...h OS X From the Home screen select Network shared folder After configuring your Mac for sharing pages 20 27 you can add it to the server list on your LinkStation Then you ll be able to access the media files on the Mac from your LinkTheater ...

Page 37: ...37 EN Select New shared folder Press the Setup button on the LinkTheater s remote control ...

Page 38: ...ces For Folder name enter the name of your share folder on the Mac This will be the same as the name you entered for your User Name during the initial Mac setup For User name enter your name from the list under Users in the Sharing page in System Preferences For Password enter the password that you use to log in to your Mac Select Register when done and press the Enter button on your LinkTheater s...

Page 39: ...r Mac at the top of the list with the name Manual registration computer_name user_name To browse the media files on your Mac highlight this line and press the right arrow button on your remote That s it your LinkTheater is configured to work with your Mac ...

Page 40: ...well for many users However you have the option to modify many of its settings to give the best match with your other equipment The Setup button on the remote gives access to different settings depending on where you are in the LinkTheater s menu To access system settings press the Settings button from the Home page of the menu ...

Page 41: ...stem Preferences include such settings as the delay times for the screensaver and slideshow LED brightness and whether or not to enable the digital audio output System settings are divided into four categories ...

Page 42: ... sound Adjust click sound loud medium quiet off of remote control operation Continuous play Shared Folder Enable or disable continuous play of music and video on network shared folder Continuous play USB Enable or disable continuous play of music and video on USB drive S PDIF Passthrough Dolby Digital and or AC3 files may be transmitted to the S PDIF outputs without transcoding to PCM ...

Page 43: ...ork Settings contains settings that affect your LinkTheater s network connection For LT H90LAN all settings relate to your wired connection For LT H90WN you also have the option to connect wirelessly or via AOSS ...

Page 44: ...work to which LinkTheater is connected Network connection Configure network connection setting DHCP may be used to automatically assign an IP address or you may manually enter an IP address and subnet mask Proxy Settings Enter proxy server s IP address and port ...

Page 45: ...Settings lets you toggle between various video output modes This is where you adjust the picture to display properly on your 16x9 HD monitor Press the Enter button on your remote to toggle through the available modes ...

Page 46: ...common HDTVs It s broadcast over the HDMI and D4 component video connectors Most widescreen HDTVs should support this mode It uses 1280x720 progressive resolution If your TV or monitor doesn t support 720p then this mode will NOT work Component 1080i 16x9 This is the best highest resolution mode available from the LinkTheater If your TV or monitor can display 1080i images then this is the mode to ...

Page 47: ...47 EN Reset System Settings will return all settings to their factory defaults Any changes you ve made will be lost ...

Page 48: ... Windows Media Player 11 replaces the Windows Media Connect 2 0 software that was available within previous versions of Windows XP If you still have Windows Media Connect 2 0 software on your computer it will continue to work with your LinkTheater but upgrading to Windows Media Player 11 or later is recommended You can get the latest version of Windows Media Player from Microsoft s Window s Update...

Page 49: ...49 EN In Windows Media Player click Tools and choose Options From the Library tab choose Configure Sharing ...

Page 50: ...triangle and an explanation point Highlight the new Unknown Device and click Allow Note If more than one device is listed then multiple media players are available on your network in this case either add all of them or determine which one is your LinkTheater by turning it on and off and seeing how the list is affected Click Settings to specify what media files to share with your LinkTheater ...

Page 51: ...51 EN Change settings as desired Click OK when done ...

Page 52: ...iles created by older utilities such as Windows Media player 7 or 8 you ll need to use transcoder software to convert the files to playable formats To do this click Start Programs BUFFALO MediaServer Transcoder Click Add to add files to the transcode list and then Start to convert them ...

Page 53: ...X9 0c You may install DirectX9 0c from the Buffalo software disk An electronic copy of the LinkStation user manual this guide is available on the disk The electronic copy of the manual is in PDF format To read it you will need a PDF reader like Adobe s Acrobat included on the disk for your convenience ...

Page 54: ... Wireless LAN Interface LT H90WN model only Standard Compliance IEEE802 11a IEEE802 11bIEEE802 11n Draft 2 0 IEEE802 11g Frequency Range 2 412 2 462 MHz 5 180 5 320 MHz Wireless Security 128 64 bit WEP AOSSWPA2 PSK AES TKIP WPA PSK AES TKIP Antenna 2 external USB Interface Interface USB2 0 1 1 Data Transfer Speed 480 Mbps Other Supported OS Windows 2000 with SP4 XP Vista OS X 10 3 9 Product Voltag...

Page 55: ...hase receipt to get warranty support All defective products shall be returned with a copy of proof of purchase In no event shall Buffalo Technology s liability exceed the price paid for the product from direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages resulting from the use of the product its accompanying software or its documentation Buffalo Technology does not offer refunds for any pr...

Page 56: ... standard for radio equipment and services Part 17 Specific conditions for 2 4 GHz wideband transmission systems and 5 GHz high performance RLAN equipment This device is a 2 4 GHz wideband transmission system transceiver intended for use in all EU member states and EFTA countries except in France Italy and Belgium where restrictive use applies France This device may not be used for setting up outd...

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Page 58: ...quiries Email sales buffalo technology com Technical Support European technical support is provided in English French German Italian and Spanish For opening hours and relevant phone numbers go to www buffalo technology com contact Contact Information Speciﬁcations and appearance are given as guidelines and may change without notice ...

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