LaCie Ethernet Disk mini
Home Edition
User Manual
page 36
The Ethernet Disk mini’s Digital Media Server (DMS) component allows you to access and play your digital media – photos, vid-
eos and music – on a broad range of digital media players (DMPs) at home and on the road. At home, you could listen to digi-
tal music stored on the Ethernet Disk mini over your high end audio system in the den while simultaneously streaming video to
your IP-enabled TV in the living room. Access home camcorder video, recorded TV or internet downloaded video podcasts stored
on your Ethernet Disk mini on your Digital Video Recorder (DVR) or PC or DMP anywhere in the house. Your LaCie Ethernet Disk
mini Home Edition is Digital Meida Player- (UPnP Audio Video) compatible. For the latest compatibility information please visit
http://www.homelacie.com/digitalmedia/
.
Digital Media Server (DMS)
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Ethernet Disk mini includes DMS support for several protocols, making digital media available to the broadest range of DMPs support-
ing a variety of industry standards.
To enable a folder for sharing with DMPs:
Locate the folder you want to share in FamilyLibrary or
1.
MyLibrary and select its check box.
In the Media column, click on the TV icon to enable
2.
sharing. The icon appears in full color when sharing is
activated. See Fig. 6.
Any digital media players connected to network will de-
3.
tect playable media on the Ethernet Disk mini.
NOTE:
Please refer to you DMPs documentation for in-
formation on playback of shared content.
DMS support varies by device, and the specific protocols
supported are determined by the device manufacturer. Visit
http://www.hipserv.com/support/digitalmedia/
for
the latest on the protocols available and any optional up-
grades that could be added to support your specific de-
vices.
Digital Media Players (DMP)
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Digital Media Players provide the ability to play back your
media. Sometimes called a client/server model, all your
media can be stored on your Ethernet Disk mini and that content can be enjoyed on any digital media player in the home. There are
several examples of digital media players, and each type of player may provide different functions. Some DMPs are dedicated to music,
others full audio/video. Several of the leading gamestations now offer DMP functionality. Some of the newest IP enabled TVs also
provide integrated DMP capability.
For interoperation, DMPs need to be compatible with the DMS in several areas: Networking Protocol, Device and Service Discovery and
Controls, Media Format and Transport, Media Management, and any applicable Digital Rights Management (DRM) / content protection
that the content creator may have applied.
6. Digital Media Sharing and Home Entertainment
Figure 6
