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Escient Vision VS & VC User’s Guide

Version: M51003-02A3

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Connecting to Vision’s Network Shares

You can access your Vision’s network shares using it’s IP address or its Server 
Name from any computer on your local network provided that it is capable of 
mounting CIFS/SMB shares.

To connect to your Vision’s network shares from your PC/Mac

1. Select Start->Run and enter the IP address or Server Name of your Vision. 

Example: \\192.168.0.100 or \\vision, or if you have a Mac, select Connect to 

Server… from the Finder and enter the IP address of your Vision. Example: 

cifs:\\192.168.0.100

2. Select the appropriate Vision share for your task:

  •  CONTENT - Access Vision’s music files (read only) 

  •  COVERS - Used to import your own DVD and CD cover art for use on the

     Vision (read/write) 

  •  IMPORT - Used to import your music, movies, and videos into your Vision

     (write only) 

  •  PHOTOS - Used to import your photos onto and delete photos from your

     Vision (read/write) 

  •  PLAYLISTS - Access Vision’s music playlists for backup purposes (read only)

Sharing Vision’s Music with FireBall Media Servers

Vision’s music library can be accessed from most FireBall Media Servers on 
your network using the same technique that allows you to share music between 
two FireBall media servers. Follow the steps that came with your FireBall 
product for connecting to another FireBall server and select the name of your 
Vision from the list of available servers. 

Supported FireBall Media Servers include: E2 Series, DVDM Series, MP-200 
Series, MX Series, AVX Series, ZP Series and FP Series.

Note: 

 Vision’s movies, photos, and Rhapsody are not available to con-

nected FireBalls.

Supported File Types

Vision supports the following audio and video file formats:

Audio File Format

Import

Encode

MP3

Yes

Yes

FLAC

Yes

Yes

AAC (non Apple DRM)

Yes

No

WAV

Yes

No

Apple Lossless

Yes

No

WMA

Yes

No

Video File Format

Import

ISO (encrypted MPEG2 DVD)

Yes

ISO (Unencrypted MPEG2 DVD)

Yes

VOB (Unencrypted MPEG2 DVD)

No

TS (raw transport stream)

No

MP4 (MPEG4 part 2/h.263)

Yes*

MP4 (MPEG4 part 10/h.264)

No

*may be included in a future software release

Sharing FireBall Music with your Vision Media Server

Vision can access music stored on a FireBall Media server over your network 
and merge it into its local music library. 

To connect to a FireBall Music Server

1. Select Network

2. Select Connect to Server

3. Select the name of the FireBall Music Server that you want to connect to

4. Your FireBall music will now be merged into your local Vision music library

Summary of Contents for Vision VC-1

Page 1: ...Escient Vision VS server player VC player User s Guide Version M51003 02A3...

Page 2: ...nt IR Code Banks 18 Direct Access to Main Source Menus 18 Transport Controls for Movies and Music 19 Watching a DVD 20 Watching a Movie or Video 20 Listening to a CD 21 Listening to Music 21 Viewing P...

Page 3: ...a Movie text and cover 27 To manually search for a CD cover 28 To manually select an imported DVD cover 28 To manually select an imported CD cover 28 Tips and Troubleshooting 29 Pre Installation 29 Re...

Page 4: ...Music never looked so good Rhapsody delivers millions of songs to your Escient Vision...

Page 5: ...days of Rhapsody absolutely free The free trial is available to new customers of Rhapsody only and cannot be used with a current Rhapsody account or with any other special offers Users must accept st...

Page 6: ...e of the Vision VS and VC Series products At the time of printing the screen shot im ages in this user s guide matched the product s user interface screens However since Vision has the capability of d...

Page 7: ...y video device that produces a static non moving non changing or repetitive image on your projector television or plasma display device can cause screen burn in You are encouraged to leave the screen...

Page 8: ...and Status LED 4 USB Port 2 Disc Eject Button 5 DVD CD Drive 3 IR Receiver 6 Redundant 500GB or 1TB internal hard drives 1 Power Connector 6 S Video Out 2 Digital Audio Out Coax and Optical 7 Gigabit...

Page 9: ...Receiver 3 Power Button 2 DVD CD Combo Drive 4 Status LED behind metal flip down door 1 Digital Audio Out Coax and Optical 6 Analog Audio Out 2 S Video Out 7 IR In 3 Gigabit Ethernet Port 8 HDMI Out...

Page 10: ...sing a high quality HDMI cable HDMI Output port Connect Vision to a widescreen high definition TV that has an HDMI port using a high quality HDMI cable or a DVI port using an HDMI to DVI cable Compone...

Page 11: ...er a DVI connector so you have to connect audio separately Note Vision s startup screens are displayed on the compo nent video output only It may take up to two minutes for the video to be available o...

Page 12: ...eo cable to the Y Pb and Pr ports on your TV and the connectors on the other end to Vision 2 Connect an analog audio cable with red and white connectors between Vision and your TV To connect a widescr...

Page 13: ...and an A V receiver 1 Connect an HDMI or component video cable between your Vision and A V Receiver 2 If using a component video cable connect a digital or analog audio cable between Vision and A V R...

Page 14: ...g one end of the power cord into the back of Vision and the other end into a power outlet Note Escient recommends the use of a UPS uninter ruptible power supply with surge suppression for all Vision p...

Page 15: ...on screen user interface using the blue keys up down and OK on the remote Escient EULA Press the down arrow key on the remote as you read through the Escient End User License Agree ment Once you have...

Page 16: ...on screen user interface and wireless remote Importing Movies and Videos Most commercial DVD discs can be imported to the Vision system using the front panel drive Movies and videos that you have crea...

Page 17: ...m your PC to the IMPORT folder 4 When the import is complete the movie will be added to the Music library on your Vision If Vision is unable to determine the artist album or track information for the...

Page 18: ...er to access your Vision media you will need to interact with the on screen user interface The included wireless infrared remote control allows you to control every feature of Vision with only a few b...

Page 19: ...vies and Music To Do this Play Press Pause Press Stop Press g Scan Forward Press 8 Press again to increase speed Scan Backward Press 7 Press again to increase speed Change Chapters Tracks Press 9 or G...

Page 20: ...to navigate the DVD Menu and start watching Watching a Movie or Video Watching a movie or video off of the Vision system couldn t be easier Use the remote to browse your movie collection by Cover Titl...

Page 21: ...Listening to Music Listening to music on the Vision system is also very easy Use the remote to browse your music collection by Cover Artist Album Track or Genre To listen to Music 1 Choose Music from...

Page 22: ...ion will appear under the name of the enclosing folder that you imported from your PC Mac To view photos on Vision 1 Choose Photos from the main menu 2 Choose Slideshows 3 Choose a Slideshow by name 4...

Page 23: ...nt Album or Track immediately Note You can play three different streams at a time using one Rhap sody account This means that you can enter the same Rhapsody user name and password into all of your Vi...

Page 24: ...format ted files The higher the bitrate the better the quality and the more space required for each track Use the Setup menu to manage Vision s global settings For all of the fol lowing tasks select...

Page 25: ...ent devices to connect to To configure network storage locations 1 Select Network 2 Select Network Storage 3 Select up to 4 Escient storage devices VS or VX Vision servers to store all of your importe...

Page 26: ...3 Select Movies or Music 4 Navigate the list and locate the media you want to delete from your Vision system 5 Press the OPTIONS button on the remote 6 Select DELETE to confirm the permanent removal o...

Page 27: ...own CD is queried against the Gracenote servers for the correct information about the disc To automatically lookup information about a DVD text and cover 1 Select Movies from the main menu 2 Select Op...

Page 28: ...ver To manually select an imported DVD cover 1 Select Movies from the main menu 2 Select Options 3 Select Edit Movies 4 Select the title for the Movie you want to get information about 5 Select More O...

Page 29: ...ca tion of all VS products to prevent possible data loss in the event of an unex pected power loss Region Coding Most DVDs are set for use in a specific region code for different parts of the world Th...

Page 30: ...network using the same technique that allows you to share music between two FireBall media servers Follow the steps that came with your FireBall product for connecting to another FireBall server and...

Page 31: ...problem with both drives all of your data could be lost Always follow the on screen instructions if the EDMS detects a potential prob lem with your Vision Media Server Service and Support Finding your...

Page 32: ...ries 39 cm H x 6 8 cm H x 34 8 cm D Power Consumption VS Series 60W max VC Series 35W max VX Series 68W max 3rd Party Certifications FCC US Part 15 Class B NTSC Video Output NTSC RS 170A cETL Listing...

Page 33: ...TO SATISFACTO RY QUALITY PERFORMANCE ACCURACY AND EFFORT INCLUDING LACK OF NEGLIGENCE IS WITH YOU ALSO THERE IS NO WARRANTY AGAINST INTERFERENCE WITH YOUR ENJOYMENT OF THE SOFTWARE OR AGAINST INFRING...

Page 34: ...the applicability of the fair use doctrine or other theories discussed here it is providing a tool for the user and is pointing out that it is the user s responsibility to determine when it can use c...

Page 35: ...t In such an event Escient and or its suppliers shall use reasonable efforts to post notices on Escient s web site explaining the security update and providing instructions to end users for obtaining...

Page 36: ...s If your license terminates 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 Graceno...

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