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INTRODUCING ON3

 

FIA On3 and On3-xr User’s Guide 

 

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Audio Outputs 

Optical Digital Audio

 – Utilizes a fiber optic cable to reduce interference 

and signal degradation common when using traditional cables. This option 
provides the best audio quality. 

Coaxial (Digital Audio) Out

  – High-quality video output for digital audio 

devices. Use this option if Optical Digital is unavailable. 

Audio (Analog) Out (Primary)

 – Stereo output for older audio devices 

incapable of utilizing either Optical Digital or Coaxial.  

Audio (Analog) Out (Auxiliary)

 – Secondary set of stereo outputs for 

another audio device. 

Summary of Contents for ON3

Page 1: ...y Introduction The On3 unit contains advanced video and audio processing technology as well as an internal 80 or 120 GB hard drive The unit is simple to setup and once your digital data has been installed it can be easily viewed at any time since the unit is always on and ready No PC is required to view or listen to your entertainment media With the FIA On3 the entire family can enjoy high quality...

Page 2: ...wireless or Ethernet LAN Media is always available the unit is always on always ready A PC is not required to view and listen to your digital media Installs in less than 5 minutes and with only 2 mouse clicks Packs loads of digital medial content onto a standard 80 or 120 GB library Supports Microsoft and Apple operating systems Supports analog and digital 5 1 audio connections Enjoy your media in...

Page 3: ... are the following components Power Button Manually powers up the On3 unit or shuts it down Power Indicator This light is illuminated whenever power is applied to the On3 unit This LED flashes whenever the On3 is initially powered up Once it s on steady the On3 is ready to use IR Receiver Receives signals from the On3 Remote Control Make sure this opening is never obstructed or else the Remote Con...

Page 4: ...l media is transferred onto the unit USB Port Industry standard USB port that supports an external hard drive for additional storage If attaching an external drive be sure it has its own power supply Video Outputs Video Component Out For optimum video performance use this video output if available S video Out This high performance video output is superior to composite video and should be used if a...

Page 5: ...onal cables This option provides the best audio quality Coaxial Digital Audio Out High quality video output for digital audio devices Use this option if Optical Digital is unavailable Audio Analog Out Primary Stereo output for older audio devices incapable of utilizing either Optical Digital or Coaxial Audio Analog Out Auxiliary Secondary set of stereo outputs for another audio device ...

Page 6: ...d On3 xr User s Guide 6 Remote Control The On3 s Remote Control should be intuitive and familiar to most people Some of the Remote Control s buttons serve multiple functions and others are disabled depending what mode you re in ...

Page 7: ...e 1 key CAPS NUM Toggles between all numbers only upper and lower case letters on the number text keypad Go Back Return to Previous screen or delete entered data TV Mode Switches to alternate video output modes Default setting is NTSC Audio Mode Scrolls through the audio output options Mono Left Mono Right and Stereo default Page Up On multipage menu screens moves to the previous page When media i...

Page 8: ...rowsing which has frame on the web page THIS FEATURE IS NOT CURRENTLY SUPPORTED Tab Scrolls the screen cursor through the selections on the page NavigationArrows Moves the cursor around the screen in the direction of the arrows Pressing Enter chooses the highlighted selection Home Immediately returns the user to the home page When media is playing you must first press the Stop button before this w...

Page 9: ... speed If media is already playing at normal speed pressing this button will pause it This button also pauses photo slideshows during play Stop Stops the currently playing media file or slideshow and displays the applicable menu screen Previous When playing all music and videos skips to the previous media file Next When playing all music and video skips ahead to the next media file Login Return to...

Page 10: ...the user to enter an Internet URL through the remote keypad THIS FEATURE IS NOT CURRENTLY SUPPORTED Repeat Once pressed will automatically repeat the currently playing video or music file Zoom Video When a video is playing toggles display between Actual Size Full Screen and Fit to Screen maintaining aspect ratio Slow When a video is playing pressing this button slows the playback to 2x 4x 8x 16x o...

Page 11: ...a is currently playing you must press Stop before this button will work Music Goes directly to the main Music screen If media is currently playing you must press Stop before this button Photo Goes directly to the main Photo screen If media is currently playing you must press Stop before this button Auxiliary Currently not used ...

Page 12: ...Guide For most people this sheet contains all the information necessary to setup troubleshoot and use the On3 Digital Media Player and Library Setup CD Contains software utilities and an electronic version of the On3 User Guide User Guide This electronic document contains complete and comprehensive information regarding all aspects of the On3 Digital Media Player and Library ...

Page 13: ...uirements Quality video and or audio output device such as a television monitor or home stereo system PC system or home network with a functioning Ethernet port or a wireless network if purchased wireless On3 option Digital media in AVI MPEG MP3 and JPEG formats Hardware Setup Follow the instructions below to set up the On3 hardware Placement When deciding where to place your new On3 system consid...

Page 14: ...eds Video Connections Component Video Out This connection produces the highest quality video display and should normally be the first choice OR S Video Produces good results If Component video isn t available this is a good second choice OR Composite Video Out Intended solely for older video devices that don t have S Video or Component Video inputs This option is also the most common and is compat...

Page 15: ...option when connecting the On3 to high end audio equipment OR Coaxial Digital Audio Out High quality digital audio with AC 3 support If Optical Audio isn t available this is the second choice OR Stereo Audio Out Redundant pairs of Stereo Audio Out suitable for most audio equipment This is by far the most common audio configuration and should be used whenever Optical or Coaxial aren t available ...

Page 16: ...h a red crossover cable or if equipped with the optional wireless feature over a wireless network Standard network connection Peer to peer connection Depending on your particular network configuration plug the appropriate cable into the Ethernet port on the back of the unit Connecting Power Last but not least be sure to connect the included power cord and transformer between the On3 unit and a gro...

Page 17: ...s Using the On3 Remote Control press the red power button to activate the internal video processor While the On3 unit is powering up the blue LED will flash Once the LED is on steady the unit is ready to use Depending on how you connected the On3 to your video display device it may be necessary to switch the video input setting on your display Usually this is a button on either the television s re...

Page 18: ... or through a home network 2 The POPassist utility should automatically run and search for the device POPassist helps your home computer identify the On3 Digital Media Player and Library and automatically configures it for you 3 Once the On3 unit has been found click on the Map Drive button to assign it a network drive letter After the On3 Media Server has been assigned a drive letter it can be ac...

Page 19: ...pped media files can be dragged and dropped onto it like any other device on the network Place video files AVI MPEG into the Video folder music files MP3 WMA and WAV into the Music folder and photos JPEG PNG GIF into the Photos folder Additional folders can be added under the default folders to further organize and categorize your media files ...

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