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DVDM-552 USER’S MANUAL

P/N: M22008-01A1

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Page 1: ...DVDM 552 USER S MANUAL P N M22008 01A1...

Page 2: ...800 372 4368 The Escient Team PRODUCT INTRODUCTION 6 ABOUT THIS MANUAL 6 RECORD YOUR SERIAL NUMBER 6 MANUAL DISCLAIMERS 6 WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS 7 TRADEMARKS SERVICE MARKS 8 WARRANTY INFORMATION 9 E...

Page 3: ...R ROOM 35 BROWSING YOUR MOVIE LIBRARY FROM ANOTHE ROOM 36 WATCHING A DIFFERENT MOVIE IN THE OTHER ROOM 36 WATCHING THE SAME MOVIE IN TWO ROOMS 38 GETTING MUSIC INTO FIREBALL 39 RECORDING FROM THE INTE...

Page 4: ...TING GROUPS 77 CREATING CDS 78 CREATING A CUSTOM MIX CD 78 DUPLICATING A CD 80 RECORDING FROM AN EXTERNAL SOURCE 81 SETTING USER PREFERENCES 82 SETTING THE SCREEN SAVER PREFERENCES 82 Activation Idle...

Page 5: ...upport 117 NETWORKED AUDIO USING FIREBALL MUSIC CLIENTS 118 SERVERS 118 CLIENTS 118 LOCATING THE FIREBALL CLIENTS AND SERVERS 119 Central 119 Distributed 120 CONFIGURING A FIREBALL SERVER 121 CONFIGUR...

Page 6: ...ler RECORD YOUR SERIAL NUMBER The serial number for this unit is located at the rear of the device Please record the serial number in the space provided below Refer to it whenever you call Escient Tec...

Page 7: ...plug A three prong grounded outlet is required You are cautioned that any change or modification not expressly approved in this manual or approved in writing by an authorized representative of Escient...

Page 8: ...s the industry standard in music recognition technology and related content delivery For more information visit www gracenote com CD and music related data from Gracenote Inc copyright 2000 2006 Grace...

Page 9: ...t reserves the right to use new or factory refurbished parts in the repair of these in warranty systems Escient will also pay for the return shipment of the repaired system via standard ground transpo...

Page 10: ...How to Return a Product Contact your dealer or Escient s Customer Support group at 800 372 4368 Please have the following information ready for your dealer or Escient s Customer Support technician Pro...

Page 11: ...FireBall you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy The option to read the Escient Privacy Policy appears on the zip code screen of the Quick Start automatic setup procedure In a...

Page 12: ...ext Area the portion of the guide screen used to display information about the highlighted title Playlist a collection of one or more music tracks or songs Title a collection of music tracks commonly...

Page 13: ...l or on the remote once and the video output is displayed on your TV The unit is now ON and the LED will be solid blue To change from the ON mode back to the standby or sleep mode press the Power butt...

Page 14: ...52 User s Manual FRONT PANEL OVERVIEW 1 POWER 2 MOVIES SOURCE 3 MUSIC SOURCE 4 RADIO SOURCE 5 CD RW DRIVE 6 TEXT DISPLAY IR RECEIVER 7 OPEN CLOSE DRIVE 8 NAVIGATION 9 SELECT 10 TRANSPORT CONTROLS GUID...

Page 15: ...N 1 5 3 DIGITAL AUDIO OPTICAL OUT 1 2 4 DIGITAL AUDIO COAX OUT 1 2 5 ANALOG AUDIO OUT 1 2 6 ANALOG AUDIO IN 1 5 7 VIDEO OUT COMPONENT COMPOSITE S VIDEO 1 2 8 VIDEO IN COMPONENT COMPOSITE S VIDEO 1 5 9...

Page 16: ...PAGE 16 FireBall DVDM 552 User s Manual REMOTE OVERVIEW...

Page 17: ...iated with that key replaces the initial character If you do not press the same key within 5 seconds the text cursor moves to the next location so that the same key can be pressed again to enter a sec...

Page 18: ...FireBall assumes that lower case is preferred and the character entry cycles in the following pattern lowercase uppercase and numeric The following text entry table describes the sequence of characte...

Page 19: ...the changers the rst changer should be connected to video in 1 digital audio in 1 5 1 analog in 1 and RS232 1 The second changer to all 2 connectors and so on ABOUT SACD AUDIO DISCS FireBall can also...

Page 20: ...the back of your changer 7 Connect one end of the three wire yellow video cable into the Video In jacks Composite number 1 on the back of your FireBall 8 Connect the other end of the three wire yellow...

Page 21: ...Lookup using the steps described below The disc information that FireBall displays on your TV screen is NOT included on the original discs loaded into your changers The artist name album name and trac...

Page 22: ...all builds your Music Movies Library As each disc is accessed and looked up the Quick Lookup screen is updated to display the disc s information and cover art When all of the discs are looked up the G...

Page 23: ...o lookup a range of changer slots 1 Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu 2 Select the CHANGER MANAGEMENT menu 3 Select the LOOKUP DISCS menu 4 Select the LOOKUP RANGE menu 5 Ent...

Page 24: ...s you can use the Lookup All feature Follow these steps to lookup all discs in all changers 1 Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu 2 Select the CHANGER MANAGEMENT menu 3 Select...

Page 25: ...changer to the FireBall for the FireBall to output both digital and analog outputs This table shows which audio outputs are active for each type of audio source Audio Source Analog Out Digital Optical...

Page 26: ...esponding video input from the changer must also be connected to watch a movie from the changer on that video output The Component Video output will provide the best possible video quality for the Fir...

Page 27: ...the Ethernet control system frees up COM port 6 for other purposes allows much longer distances between FireBall and the control system and provides a much faster path for data transfer IR CONNECTIONS...

Page 28: ...es 1 2 3 and 6 are used by Ethernet networks for communication Although only four wires are used if the cable has 8 wires all the wires have to be connected in both jacks Straight through cables are u...

Page 29: ...ser s Manual CAT5 cabling should not exceed 100 meters The following drawing depicts the typical wiring scheme for CAT5 For more information about wiring an Ethernet network please refer to the Linksy...

Page 30: ...in 1 Changer 2 should be connected to Optical Digital in 2 Changer 3 should be connected to Optical Digital in 3 Changer 4 should be connected to Optical Digital in 4 Changer 5 should be connected to...

Page 31: ...properly connected to an Ethernet network 2 From the Ethernet Connection Quick Start screen select the perform test button This will start the Ethernet Connection test which will test the following n...

Page 32: ...r Movies Using the remote control you can navigate up and down the list As each Title is highlighted you will notice that the Information Area and Cover Art changes to reflect the currently highlighte...

Page 33: ...currently highlighted movie by pressing the Info button on the remote CHANGING THE GUIDE VIEW The Movies Guide provides you with two different ways to view the contents of your DVD Movie Library Ther...

Page 34: ...Guide automatically organizes your DVDs into default Genres also called Groups The Group Bar displays a horizontal scrolling list of Genres corresponding to the movies in your library Five Genres or G...

Page 35: ...MP 200 Digital Media Player The FireBall MP 200 provides a separate on screen media guide for browsing and selecting a movie in another room without interrupting the user s movie or music in the main...

Page 36: ...out title indicates that the disc is stored in a changer that is currently playing a disc Non grayed out titles are stored in idle changers WATCHING A DIFFERENT MOVIE IN THE OTHER ROOM Watching a Diff...

Page 37: ...If you select CONTINUE your movie will load and play and the user in the main room will see a message indicating what happened you started a different movie in the other room The user who s movie was...

Page 38: ...ovies Guide will display the name of the currently playing movie grayed out at the top of the All Group and it s icon will have a 1 or 2 indicating which room it is playing in If you select this movie...

Page 39: ...music into FireBall is called Recording or sometimes Ripping There are several ways to get your music into FireBall Record CDs using the internal CD Drive Record CDs using optional external CD DVD cha...

Page 40: ...ition Service and are displayed on your TV 5 Press the RECORD key on the remote control to display the Recording Options Menu 6 Press the RECORD key a second time to choose the default recording optio...

Page 41: ...e and unload load each disc after it s recorded however there is the disadvantage that external recording must occur in real time at 1x record speeds taking up to several weeks to complete for large m...

Page 42: ...ready record to your FireBall in one easy step Follow these steps to automatically record changer CDs to your FireBall 1 Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu 2 Select the CHANGE...

Page 43: ...anger slots 1 Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu 2 Select the CHANGER MANAGEMENT menu 3 Select the RECORD DISCS menu 4 Select the RECORD RANGE menu 5 Enter a valid range of sl...

Page 44: ...disc in all changers 1 Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu 2 Select the CHANGER MANAGEMENT menu 3 Select the RECORD DISCS menu 4 Select the RECORD ALL menu 5 The Record All scr...

Page 45: ...ke sure your audio files follow these guidelines before importing them into your FireBall System Requirements 10 100 Ethernet network PC or Mac connected to the same local ethernet network as the Fire...

Page 46: ...e control to display the Setup menu 2 Select the NETWORK menu item 3 Select the SERVER SETTINGS menu item 4 Enter a name for your FireBall On the PC 1 Go to the START menu and select RUN 2 Enter two b...

Page 47: ...client Make sure your Mac is connected to the same network as your FireBall and follow these steps to mount transfer and import music files from your PC to your FireBall 1 Go to the Finder and select...

Page 48: ...Next an authentication dialog will appear You can ignore this dialog and just click the OK button 6 You will then have a new drive mounted on your desktop called Import 7 Drag and drop your audio fil...

Page 49: ...be displayed showing the default information for the recording you are about to make You can use these default settings or edit them The default recording length is 30 minutes Enter a different number...

Page 50: ...ble CD 1 Press the RECORD key on the remote to display the Record menu 2 Select the ERASE CD RW DISC menu 3 Confirm that you want to proceed with completely erasing the disc by selecting the ERASE but...

Page 51: ...a scrolling list of all your Music Titles Using the remote control you can navigate up and down the list As each Title is highlighted you will notice that the Information Area and Cover Art changes to...

Page 52: ...Track highlighted you will start playback from the selected Track You ll notice that a new screen appears with a list of the songs or tracks on the current Title this is the Music Player screen The Mu...

Page 53: ...switch between using the MENU VIEW key on the remote control View By Artist View By Title View By Song View By Cover View By Artist View By Artist is the default View and displays your Music Library a...

Page 54: ...peat Group play each track in each title in the current group and then repeat them until you press stop Random Title randomly select and play a track from within the current title Continue until you p...

Page 55: ...r Groups are visible at one time The All genre is the default which displays all Titles in your Music Library Using the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys on the remote you can select a different Genre Notice...

Page 56: ...Internet Radio Stations Using the remote control you can navigate up and down the list As each Station is highlighted you will notice that the Information Area and Cover Art changes to reflect the cur...

Page 57: ...ut the current Internet Radio station stream Playing Internet Radio requires a valid Internet connection Although some stations will work over a Dialup Internet Connection a broadband Internet connect...

Page 58: ...nce to the Edit Playlist Select Guide The Edit Playlist Select Guide works just like the Music Guide Navigate up and down to highlight expand or collapse music titles 6 For each song you want to add t...

Page 59: ...2 Press the OPTIONS key to display the Options Menu 3 Select the NEW GROUP menu item 4 Using the remote control or keyboard enter a name for your Group 5 Select the CONTINUE button on screen to advan...

Page 60: ...ion follow these steps to add your own Internet Radio Station to the Radio Guide 1 Make sure you are in the Radio source mode by pressing the RADIO key on the remote 2 Press the OPTIONS key to display...

Page 61: ...stations you may have added from your Radio Guide It WILL replace the Escient supplied stations with a fresh new list If you want to replace the current Internet Radio Stations with a new list of stat...

Page 62: ...iting Disc Info Follow these steps to edit the disc information for the current Movie Title 1 Highlight the Movie Title you want to edit in the Movies Guide 2 Press the OPTIONS key on the remote contr...

Page 63: ...he remote control 3 Select the EDIT DISC menu item to display the Edit Disc Information screen 4 Select the LOOKUP THIS DISC BUTTON The Get Movie Info screen will be displayed as FireBall attempts to...

Page 64: ...ovie screen 5 The current Movie Title is entered as the default search string You can change the Title to modify the search Note that editing the Title WILL NOT change it in the Movie Library These ed...

Page 65: ...l 3 Select the EDIT DISC menu item to display the Edit Disc Information screen 4 Select the SELECT COVER button to display the Select Cover Art screen 5 Using the arrow and page keys on the remote con...

Page 66: ...in the Movie Guide 2 Press the OPTIONS key on the remote control 3 Select the EDIT DISC menu item to display the Edit Disc Information screen 4 Select the EDIT DESCRIPTION button to display the Edit...

Page 67: ...mation for the current Music Title 1 Highlight the Music Title you want to edit in the Music Guide 2 Press the OPTIONS key on the remote control 3 Select the EDIT DISC INFO menu item to display the Ed...

Page 68: ...sic Title you want to edit in the Music Guide 2 Press the OPTIONS key on the remote control 3 Select the EDIT DISC INFO Info menu item to display the Edit Disc Information screen 4 Select the EDIT TRA...

Page 69: ...tle you want to edit in the Music Guide 2 Press the OPTIONS key on the remote control 3 Select the EDIT DISC INFO menu item to display the Edit Disc Information screen 4 Select the LOOKUP THIS DISC BU...

Page 70: ...gs You can change either one of these to modify the search Note that editing the Artist Name or Title WILL NOT change them in the Music Library These edits are ONLY used to search for a new cover 6 Se...

Page 71: ...Select the EDIT DISC INFO menu item to display the Edit Disc Information screen 4 Select the SELECT A COVER button to display the Select Cover Art screen 5 Using the arrow and page keys on the remote...

Page 72: ...mode by pressing the RADIO key on the remote 2 Press the OPTIONS key to display the Options Menu 3 Select the EDIT STATION menu item to display the Edit Station screen 4 Using the remote or keyboard e...

Page 73: ...and advance to the Edit Playlist Select Guide 6 For each song you want to add to the Playlist highlight the song name and press the SELECT key on the remote A checkmark appears to the right of each s...

Page 74: ...to the Group highlight the Music Title or Radio Station and press the SELECT key on the remote A checkmark appears to the right of each selected Music Title or Radio Station indicating that it will be...

Page 75: ...4 Press the CONTINUE button to proceed to the Delete Music Guide 5 For each Track you want to delete highlight the Track and press the SELECT key on the remote A checkmark appears to the right of eac...

Page 76: ...splay the Options Menu 3 Select the DELETE PLAYLISTS menu item to display the Delete Playlists screen 4 For each Playlist you want to delete highlight the Playlist and press the SELECT key on the remo...

Page 77: ...if you want to edit the Radio Groups 2 Press the OPTIONS key to display the Options Menu 3 Select the DELETE GROUPS menu item to display the Delete Playlists screen 4 For each Playlist you want to de...

Page 78: ...which can be played in almost any CD player or select the CREATE A DATA MIX CD button if you want to create an data CD that can be played in any computer or CD player which supports MP3 CDs 4 When the...

Page 79: ...by pressing the Eject button on the front panel Note You must use royalty paid blank CDs which are typically marked as audio or music CDs when creating and Audio CD Data CDs typically used for comput...

Page 80: ...Read screen 6 FireBall will read the selected CD and create an image of the CD on it s internal hard drive Note If you selected any songs which are from changer based CDs this process may take a whil...

Page 81: ...t number to increase or decrease the recording time 5 When you are finished editing the default settings press the RECORD key again to start recording from the external analog inputs to the internal h...

Page 82: ...ollow these steps to set your screen saver preferences 1 Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu 2 Select the GENERAL Menu 3 Select the SCREEN SAVER Menu 4 Select your Screen Saver...

Page 83: ...ver Follow these steps to enable the Retail Demo Mode in your FireBall display model 1 Follow the Quick Start instructions to connect and register your demo FireBall 2 When your FireBall is configured...

Page 84: ...the remote 2 Select the General menu 3 Select the Screen Saver menu 4 Select the Photo Viewer option and the number of minutes to wait before displaying the next photo 5 Select Random or Alphabetical...

Page 85: ...ME ZONE Specify which US time zone your FireBall is located in Follow these steps to set your Time Zone 1 Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu 2 Select the GENERAL Menu 3 Select...

Page 86: ...n the remote 2 Select the General menu 3 Select the User Interface Skins menu 4 Select the Custom Theme and Select the Save button 5 After the Custom Theme is installed you will see the Custom Backgro...

Page 87: ...is specified you will be prompted for your password whenever you press the Setup key on the remote If the password entered matches the stored password full access is granted to the user until the nex...

Page 88: ...word Protection Select the highest movie ration you want to display in the Movies Guide without entering a password For example if you select PG 13 all movies with an MPAA rating above PG 13 R NC 17 a...

Page 89: ...ardware If your PC is setup using Dynamic or DHCP addressing you should most likely use the same for your FireBall Connect your FireBall to your Ethernet network using the included Ethernet cable and...

Page 90: ...emote to display the Setup menu 2 Select the NETWORK menu 3 Select the FIREBALL SERVER SETTINGS menu 4 Enter a name for your FireBall using the remote control or wireless keyboard For example Living R...

Page 91: ...Version 4 0 or later FireBall Features Package Follow these steps to connect your FireBall to another FireBall Music Server 1 Press the SETUP key on the remote 2 Select the Network menu 3 Select the R...

Page 92: ...he RECORDING PREFERENCES menu 4 Select MP3 or CD Quality FLAC as your preferred encoder 5 If you selected MP3 as your preferred encoder select a bitrate The MP3 bitrate is used to determine the relati...

Page 93: ...ing then ejecting each one Follow these steps to set the Disc Insert Preferences 1 Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu 2 Select the AUDIO menu 3 Select the DISC INSERT PREFEREN...

Page 94: ...screen 1 Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu 2 Select the VIDEO menu 3 Select the VIDEO FORMAT menu 4 Using the Up and Down keys on the remote select your desired aspect ratio...

Page 95: ...er the FireBall screen 1 Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu 2 Select the VIDEO menu 3 Select the SCREEN CENTERING menu 4 Using the Left and Right keys on the remote adjust the...

Page 96: ...Setup menu 2 Select the VIDEO menu 3 Select the BRIGHTNESS menu 4 Turn your TV s brightness control all the way up then lower it to the point where the vertical black bar on the left just disappears...

Page 97: ...steps to adjust the contrast on your TV 1 Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu 2 Select the VIDEO menu 3 Select the CONTRAST menu 4 Turn your TV s Contrast or Picture control al...

Page 98: ...urately Follow these steps to adjust the sharpness on your TV 1 Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu 2 Select the VIDEO menu 3 Select the SHARPNESS menu 4 Turn your TV s Sharpne...

Page 99: ...key on the remote to display the Setup menu 2 Select the VIDEO menu 3 Select the COLOR BARS menu 4 Turn your TV s Color and Tint controls up and down until the color bars are at the point where they...

Page 100: ...while FLAC audio would use straight STEREO mode Follow these steps to set the Surround Mode Settings 1 Press the SETUP key on the remote control 2 Select the External Control Menu 3 Select the Surrou...

Page 101: ...FireBall 3 Connect the other end of the RS 232 serial cable to the bottom of the ETP 1500 4 Connect one end of an S Video cable to FireBall s S Video output 5 Connect the other end of the S Video cabl...

Page 102: ...ct the External Control Menu 3 Select the Touch Panel Menu 4 Select the Calibration Menu 5 The calibration screen is displayed 6 Follow the on screen instructions by touching the moving target with yo...

Page 103: ...s There are two types of overlays the Button Frame and the Toggle Bar The Button Frame is useful for panels that are capable of displaying video in the overscan area such as the ETP 1500 The Toggle Ba...

Page 104: ...which source button FB1 FB2 FB3 or FB4 each FireBall will listen for commands from Follow these steps to configure your FireBall to be controlled by any of the four IR code banks 1 Press the Setup key...

Page 105: ...ll music and movie titles playlists groups and radio stations Follow these steps to view the direct IR codes for your FireBall content 1 Press the Setup key on the remote to display the FireBall setup...

Page 106: ...Combinations Direct Play Mode Macro 1 play mode number Enter Direct Disc Macro 2 changer number Macro disc number Enter Direct Artist Title Macro 3 artist title access number Enter Direct Group Macro...

Page 107: ...ck Macro T track number Enter Direct Playlist Macro P playlist access number Enter Direct Group Macro G group access number Enter Example 1 Use the keyboard to play disc 14 in changer 1 Press MACRO C...

Page 108: ...board combinations 1 Press the Setup key on the remote to display the FireBall setup menu 2 Select the External Control menu item 3 Select the IR Serial menu item 4 Select the Playlist Hot Keys menu i...

Page 109: ...ble COM ports you must use the Ethernet based external control for two way external control communications with a third party control system Follow these steps to select which serial port to use for e...

Page 110: ...ystem using direct IR codes two way RS 232 serial control two way Ethernet control and wireless web pad control FireBall has built in support for the following companies control products AMX Net Strea...

Page 111: ...le under the Utilities menu This information is useful for troubleshooting any problems you may encounter with your network connection or verifying the current software versions Follow these steps to...

Page 112: ...begins to flash release the power button 3 When the LED on the front panel glows solid RED standby mode FireBall is ready to use 4 Press and release the Power button to turn on FireBall Follow these...

Page 113: ...hese steps to manually update the software 1 Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu 2 Select the UTILITIES menu 3 Select the UPDATE SOFTWARE menu 4 Select the Check for Update but...

Page 114: ...FireBall Server Name entered on the Server Settings Menu in the SETUP NETWORK menus is used for the web address to access the FireBall web interface To access the FireBall web server simply open the...

Page 115: ...ure the FireBall web interface client mode to either streaming from or remote controlling your FireBall 1 Make sure your web browser is properly configured and connected to your FireBall 2 Click the S...

Page 116: ...rag and drop from the Content directory to the external drive or using more elaborate features provided by a third party backup software product such as Dantz Retrospect A free trial of this software...

Page 117: ...Support All MP3 and FLAC files should have the proper ID3 tags in each file in order for FireBall to properly add each music file to it s internal Library The following ID3 tag formats are supported b...

Page 118: ...ireBall DVDM 100 Client Server networking is limited to the same local subnet You can not stream over the Internet unless you have a VPN setup between the two FireBalls Only MP3 and FLAC audio files c...

Page 119: ...net radio to every room of the home or office and provides the professional installer with tools for almost any installation FireBall is built from the ground up with many features that allow you to c...

Page 120: ...te over a wired or wireless network to share access to your media The biggest advantage of a distributed client server system over a central system is that everything you need is built into FireBall N...

Page 121: ...ll through the standard HTTP port 80 on your subnet CONFIGURING A FIREBALL CLIENT Networking Each FireBall client must be on the same network as the server This document will assume that you have prop...

Page 122: ...s Monday Friday 9 00am 7pm EST Phone 800 372 4368 Press 2 for Sales or 3 for Support Fax 317 616 6790 Internet www escient com Email support escient com Please have the following information ready for...

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Page 124: ...Subpart B Class B 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 reasona...

Page 125: ...you agree to cease any and all use of the Gracenote Data the Gracenote Database and Gracenote Embedded Software Gracenote reserves all rights in the Gracenote Data Gracenote Database and Gracenote Emb...

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