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LaCinema PlayHD 

Table of Contents

User Manual 

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Table of Contents

1.  Introduction................................................................................................................. 6

1.1.  Computer Minimum System Requirements  ...................................................................................... 7
1.2.  Supported Formats ........................................................................................................................ 8
1.3.  Box Content ................................................................................................................................. 9
1.4.  Languages ................................................................................................................................... 9
1.5.  Supported Subtitles ..................................................................................................................... 10
1.6.  Views of the LaCinema PlayHD .................................................................................................... 10

1.6.1.  Front View ..................................................................................................................... 10
1.6.2.  Rear View ...................................................................................................................... 10

1.7.  Cables and Connectors ............................................................................................................... 11

1.7.1.  A/V (Audio/Video) Cables ............................................................................................... 11
1.7.2.  USB Cable ..................................................................................................................... 11

2.  Using the Remote Control ......................................................................................... 12

2.1.  Battery Installation ....................................................................................................................... 12
2.2.  Remote Control Key Index ........................................................................................................... 13

2.2.1.  Important Button Details .................................................................................................. 14

3.  Setting Up: Transferring Files .................................................................................... 15

3.1.  STEP 1: Connect the Power Supply ............................................................................................... 16
3.2.  STEP 2: Connect the USB cable ................................................................................................... 17

3.2.1.  Media File Organization on the LaCinema PlayHD ............................................................ 17

3.3.  STEP 3: Unmounting Your Drive ................................................................................................... 18

4.  Setting Up: TV Connection ........................................................................................ 19

4.1.  STEP 1: Connect HDMI or Composite Video/Stereo Audio Cables .................................................. 19

4.1.1.  HDMI (High Definition) Connection .................................................................................. 20
4.1.2.  Composite Video & Stereo Audio Cable ........................................................................... 20
4.1.3.  Coaxial Audio Connection .............................................................................................. 21

4.2.  STEP 3: Connect the Power Supply ............................................................................................... 22

4.2.1.  USB and TV Simultaneous Connection Warning ................................................................ 22

4.3.  STEP 4: Complete the Installation Wizard ...................................................................................... 23

5.  Playing Multimedia Files............................................................................................ 24

5.1.  Movie Space .............................................................................................................................. 24

5.1.1.  Movie Space Options ..................................................................................................... 25

5.2.  Photos Space .............................................................................................................................. 27

5.2.1.  Music During Your Slide Shows ........................................................................................ 27
5.2.2.  Photo Space Options ...................................................................................................... 27

5.3.  Music Space ............................................................................................................................... 30

5.3.1.  Music Space Options ...................................................................................................... 30

6.  Playing Files Located on a USB Hard Drive ................................................................ 31

6.1.  USB Disk Connection .................................................................................................................. 31
6.2.  Compatibility .............................................................................................................................. 32
6.3.  Safe USB Disk Removal ............................................................................................................... 32

7.  Settings Menu ........................................................................................................... 33

7.1.  Settings: General ........................................................................................................................ 33

7.1.1.  Menu Language   ........................................................................................................... 33
7.1.2.  Subtitle Format ............................................................................................................... 34
7.1.3.  Screen Saver .................................................................................................................. 34

Summary of Contents for LaCinema PlayHD

Page 1: ...PlayHD 17 3 3 STEP 3 Unmounting Your Drive 18 4 Setting Up TV Connection 19 4 1 STEP 1 Connect HDMI or Composite Video Stereo Audio Cables 19 4 1 1 HDMI High Definition Connection 20 4 1 2 Composite...

Page 2: ...ng the LaCinema PlayHD Hard Disk 39 8 1 Reformatting Windows 40 8 1 1 Formatting for Windows XP 40 8 1 2 Formatting for Windows Vista 7 43 8 2 Reformatting Mac Users 47 8 3 Reformatting The LaCinema P...

Page 3: ...notice While reasonable efforts have been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy LaCie assumes no liability resulting from errors or omissions in this document or from the us...

Page 4: ...er or in damp or wet conditions Never place objects containing liquids on the LaCinema PlayHD as they may spill into its openings Doing so increases the risk of electrical shock short circuiting fire...

Page 5: ...ny loss corruption or destruction of data while using a LaCie drive is the sole responsibility of the user and under no circumstances will LaCie be held liable for the recovery or restoration of this...

Page 6: ...navigation The intuitive PlayHD menus are called Spaces and they give you easy access to watch high definition movies view photos or listen to music The LaCinema PlayHD allows you to choose from MPG...

Page 7: ...User Manual page 7 1 1 Computer Minimum System Requirements Latest version of Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 or Mac OS X 10 5 or 10 6 USB interface port Internet connection for downloading LaCi...

Page 8: ...plifier DVD Video function is supported via VOB IFO Video_TS folder If the drive is formatted in FAT32 DVD ISO file size cannot exceed 4GB due to file system format limitation Supports iTunes encoded...

Page 9: ...layHD has adequate airflow to prevent overheating See the related section in the User Manual for details Step 3 Connect the power Step 4 Turn on the TV Step 5 Follow the Installation Wizard Step 6 Pla...

Page 10: ...sure the receiver is not obstructed 2 Disk status LED A flickering light indicates disk activity 3 USB expansion port host Connect a USB flash disk key hard disk or card reader to access its multimed...

Page 11: ...ogy for connecting peripheral devices to a computer or to each other Hi Speed USB 2 0 is the provides the necessary bandwidth and data transfer rates to support high speed devices such as hard drives...

Page 12: ...bols on the batteries face the same direction as the symbols on the battery compartment 3 Slide the battery compartment cover back into the remote IMPORTANT INFO If you will not use the remote control...

Page 13: ...ntrol allows you to set up and use the LaCinema PlayHD while it is connected to your TV Button 1 Power 2 Previous 3 Stop 4 Play Pause 5 Back previous screen 6 Up 7 Left Rewind 8 Info 9 Volume 10 Eject...

Page 14: ...Important Button Details 1 Return Go back to the previous menu 2 OK Confirm a selection 3 Settings button Display the available settings or actions in the different media spaces During playback this...

Page 15: ...how to play files stored on a USB disk drive or flash drive in section 6 Playing Files Located on a USB Hard Drive The USB connection consists of the following steps 3 1 STEP 1 Connect the Power Suppl...

Page 16: ...evice or another manufacturer for the LaCinema PlayHD Please note that the AC adapter provided with your LaCie device in cludes connectors for electrical outlets in multiple regions Thanks to its 100...

Page 17: ...volume 3 Unmount the drive and unplug the USB cable before connecting the drive to your television see 3 3 STEP 3 Unmounting Your Drive 3 2 1 Media File Organization on the LaCinema PlayHD You can co...

Page 18: ...safe to remove hardware It is now safe to disconnect the device Windows Vista 7 From the system tray located in the lower right hand side of your screen right click on the plug icon note the white ch...

Page 19: ...g see 3 3 STEP 3 Unmounting Your Drive The LaCinema PlayHD may be connected to your television via HDMI section 4 1 1 HDMI High Definition Connection Composite section 4 1 2 Composite Video Stereo Aud...

Page 20: ...e video and stereo audio cables not included to the proper ports on your televi sion Fig 21 2 Connect the other ends of the composite video and stereo ca bles not included to the corresponding ports o...

Page 21: ...audio cable to your digital re ceiver pre amplifier Fig 22 Coaxial connection 2 Connect the other end of the cable to the back of the LaCinema PlayHD Fig 22 Coaxial connection 3 Move on to the next st...

Page 22: ...eo cable used to connect the LaCinema PlayHD to the television HDMI or composite Fig 27 3 Move on to the next step 4 3 STEP 4 Complete the Installation Wizard 4 2 1 USB and TV Simultaneous Connection...

Page 23: ...efault 7 3 4 Factory Default 1 Make certain that The LaCinema PlayHD is connected to the TV The power supply has been connected The TV is turned on 2 A startup screen will appear during product initia...

Page 24: ...5 3 Music Space 5 1 Movie Space Navigate to the Movies Space using the Left and Right but tons Then use the Up and Down buttons to select the Movie Space Fig 32 The Movie Space will display all suppor...

Page 25: ...ng and click to enter the setting menu To confirm a setting click the button Movie Space Menu Fig 33 1 Audio 2 Subtitles 3 Play Mode 4 Video Settings 5 Go To 6 Zoom In Zoom Out Audio Languages Fig 34...

Page 26: ...er Video Settings Fig 36 Modify the display Brightness Contrast Saturation Hue Go To Fig 37 Select the playback position by Hour Minutes Seconds Chapter Zoom In Zoom Out Select this option than the Up...

Page 27: ...our Slide Shows There are two ways to play music while watching a photo slideshow Fig 39 1 Choose the Select Music option in the Photo Space 2 Manually navigate between the Music and Photo Spaces Star...

Page 28: ...w Fig 41 Transition Choose the transition effect between photos during a slideshow Fig 42 Repeat Select the playback mode Fig 43 Normal Shuffle Repeat one the current photo will repeat continuously Re...

Page 29: ...with your slideshow Photo Settings Fig 45 Modify the display Brightness Contrast Saturation Hue Rotate a photo right Rotate the photo 90 clockwise by pushing the Up button Rotate a photo left Rotate...

Page 30: ...show 1 Choose the Select Music option in the Photo Space 2 Manually navigate between the Music and Photo Spaces Start the music track in the Music Space While the music track is playing press the Home...

Page 31: ...igate to the files using the LaCinema PlayHD menu 6 1 USB Disk Connection 1 Connect the external USB hard drive to your computer to trans fer multimedia files Unmount the drive safely from your com pu...

Page 32: ...d drives with the following file system formats are supported NTFS optimal FAT32 HFS Mac OS Extended non journaled Linux file systems IMPORTANT INFO External USB hard drives formatted in HFS journaled...

Page 33: ...eral Audio Video or System To display the options for a setup category press the button All changes are automatically saved To select another option press the Return button to return to a previous men...

Page 34: ...an external USB storage devices attached to the front USB 2 0 port However there may be times when the media is not classified by genre or artist The LaCinema PlayHD can scan its internal hard disk an...

Page 35: ...Change the HDMI and coaxial audio output settings View movies at their native rate 7 2 1 Resolution Choose a display resolution to match your television Fig 60 the default is HDMI Auto 7 2 2 Aspect Ra...

Page 36: ...he Decode option for HDMI Audio 7 2 4 S PDIF Audio Select the audio signal output via the coaxial cable Fig 63 Decode Surround formats will be mixed down for stereo out put Pass through Best suited wh...

Page 37: ...ma PlayHD website is more recent please download it to your computer 6 Unzip the file before copying the firmware update to the root of a USB flash drive or USB key The PlayHD will not find the up dat...

Page 38: ...n reformat the LaCinema PlayHD in NTFS See 8 3 Refor matting The LaCinema PlayHD TV Menu for further details CAUTION Formatting will erase all media files from the LaCinema PlayHD Back up all media th...

Page 39: ...atible with Windows and Mac A maximum single file size restriction of 4GB Not suited for larger high definition media content Mac The Mac OS can read and copy files from NTFS disks The Mac OS requires...

Page 40: ...or continue to use before you format the disk drive Please note that your PlayHD settings will be preserved i e language 1 Connect the drive to the computer via the interface port 2 Right click My Com...

Page 41: ...k Next 11 Select the file format for the disk FAT32 will only appear as an option if the partition is 32GB or less Once FAT32 or NTFS has been selected Fig 74 you have the option to Perform a quick fo...

Page 42: ...make a change select Back 13 Windows Disk Management will format and partition the disk according to your settings Fig 76 and your drive will appear in My Computer ready to use IMPORTANT INFO MS DOS F...

Page 43: ...ore making the change since adjusting the partition table format is destructive Right click on Computer and choose Manage From the Man age window select Disk Management and find your LaCie disk drive...

Page 44: ...ig 80 4 This wizard allows you to create volumes also known as parti tions You can choose to create a single partition or many Type the size of the partition you want to create in megabytes MB For exa...

Page 45: ...the partition If the partition size is 32GB or less the choices will include NTFS and FAT32 Once the format is selected you may check Perform a quick format which allows for a much faster format While...

Page 46: ...ta SP1 and Windows 7 the exFAT file system can work on Windows XP SP2 with a special driver Mac OS support is questionable which limits sharing your LaCie drive between Windows and Apple operat ing sy...

Page 47: ...a 7 for instructions on format ting using alternative operating systems For more information on the optimal file format go to 8 Reformatting the LaCinema PlayHD Hard Disk CAUTION Following these steps...

Page 48: ...ect one of the following Mac formats Mac OS Extended Journaled Mac OS Extended Mac OS Extend ed Case sensitive Journaled Mac OS Extended Case sensitive or Free Space To format a partition FAT32 you mu...

Page 49: ...Settings Setup HDD Format A series of prompts will guide you through the disk format Make certain to read each window carefully before responding 2 The Format window asks if you wish to format your La...

Page 50: ...not unplug the power to your LaCinema PlayHD dur ing the format Fig 94 6 You will receive a window prompt announcing that the format is finished Fig 95 Click Restart to reinitialize the LaCinema Play...

Page 51: ...rage or between storage devices With exter nal drives such as the LaCinema PlayHD the data is transferred from the computer to the drive via the USB interface USB For Hi Speed USB 2 0 performance your...

Page 52: ...om If you need further assistance please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support see section 11 Contacting Customer Support for details Manual Updates LaCie strives to offer comprehensiv...

Page 53: ...cable are are in place and not loosely connected to the ports on the television or the LaCinema PlayHD If the video is present but discolored press the Info button on the remote control until the corr...

Page 54: ...tion 8 Reformatting the LaCinema PlayHD Hard Disk for more information Error messages under Mac OS 10 x Is there an Error 50 message while copying to a FAT 32 MS DOS volume When copying files or folde...

Page 55: ...ted in their respective ports Try disconnecting the cables waiting 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart your computer and try again Is there a conflict wi...

Page 56: ...d Information Location LaCie hard drive serial num ber Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the origi nal packaging LaCinema PlayHD firmware version See 7 3 1 Version Macintosh PC model Mac...

Page 57: ...m ie contact LaCie Italy http www lacie com it contact Japan Elecom CO LTD http www lacie jp LaCie Korea http www lacie com kr contact LaCie Latin America http www lacie com la contact LaCie Netherlan...

Page 58: ...or any loss of data during the use of this device or for any of the problems caused as a result LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable for direct special or consequential damages such as but...

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