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Digital Entertainment PC

(AB-V100)

DiGiMatrix

User Handbook

Summary of Contents for DiGiMatrix AB-V100

Page 1: ...Digital Entertainment PC AB V100 DiGiMatrix User Handbook ...

Page 2: ...A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT SPECI...

Page 3: ...1 Preparation 20 2 2 Connecting cables 20 2 2 1 Power adapter and cable 20 2 2 2 Radio antenna 21 2 2 3 Audio Video cable 21 2 2 4 Video out cable 21 2 2 5 HDTV cable 22 2 2 6 Audio out cable 22 2 3 Connecting external devices 23 Chapter 3 Using DiGiMatrix 3 1 Installing an operating system 26 3 2 Powering up 26 3 3 Optical drive operation 26 3 3 1 Loading a disc 26 3 3 2 Ejecting a disc from the ...

Page 4: ... 4 3 2 Playing MP3 files from the hard disk drive 49 4 3 3 Playing an audio CD DVD 49 4 3 4 Tuning into an FM radio station 50 4 3 5 Presetting a station 51 4 3 6 Adjusting the volume 51 4 4 ASUS Home Theater 51 4 4 1 Installing ASUS Home Theater 51 4 4 2 Using ASUS Home Theater 53 4 4 3 Entertainment modes 55 4 5 ASUS Wireless LAN adapter 64 4 5 1 Installing the WLAN Card utilities and driver 65 ...

Page 5: ...talling a hard disk drive 3 A 1 4 Connecting the Subsystem to DiGiMatrix 4 A 2 DiGiMatrix remote controller 5 A 2 1 Specifications 5 A 2 2 Remote control layout 5 A 2 3 Remote control functions in Audio DJ 6 A 2 4 Remote control functions in Home Theater 7 A 3 Optical drive technical specifications 9 A 4 Wireless LAN adapter channels 10 ...

Page 6: ...ause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the...

Page 7: ...damage contact your dealer immediately To avoid short circuits keep paper clips screws and staples away from connectors slots sockets and circuitry Avoid dust humidity and temperature extremes Do not place the product in any area where it may become wet Place the product on a stable surface If you encounter technical problems with the product contact a qualified service technician or your retailer...

Page 8: ...the front and rear panel and internal components 2 Chapter 2 Connections This chapter provides step by step instructions on how to connect devices and accessories to the DiGiMatrix system 3 Chapter 3 Using DiGiMatrix This chapter provides information on powering up the DiGiMatrix system and using the optical drive and storage card reader 4 Chapter 4 Software support This chapter helps you install ...

Page 9: ...ormation to aid in completing a task Where to find more information Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates 1 ASUS Websites The ASUS websites worldwide provide updated information on ASUS hardware and software products Refer to the ASUS contact information 2 Optional Documentation Your product package may include optional documentation such as...

Page 10: ...herboard Intel Pentium 4 2 4GHz or Celeron 2 0GHz processor 80GB or 160 GB 7200RPM IDE hard disk drive 256MB PC2700 DDR DIMM DVD ROM CD RW Combo or DVD ROM drive 7 in 1 storage card reader 2 Cables Universal power adapter and cable 100V 240V HDTV cable Audio video cable Video out cable Audio out cable 3 Accessories Radio antenna Remote controller 4 DiGiMatrix support CD 5 User Handbook Component s...

Page 11: ...inment PC Chapter 1 System introduction This chapter gives a general description of the ASUS DiGiMatrix The chapter lists the system features including introduction on the front and rear panel and internal components ...

Page 12: ...ing and multimedia entertainment needs DiGiMatrix comes with an Intel Pentium 4 2 4GHz Celeron 2 0GHz processor 256MB PC2700 system memory and 80GB 160GB IDE hard disk drive to give you a dependable PC platform The DiGiMatrix also comes with a slim optical drive 4 slot storage card reader and 6 channel digital audio in a compact and stylish casing Providing the best connectivity for external devic...

Page 13: ...this button to turn on the DiGiMatrix Audio DJ The Audio DJ feature allows you to play CD DVD audio tracks and MP3 files on your hard disk drive or tune into an FM radio station without entering the DiGiMatrix operating system See page 48 for details The following front panel buttons are activated only when DiGiMatrix is in Audio DJ mode 9 PLAY PAUSE button Press this button to perform various fun...

Page 14: ...if a flash memory card is inserted into any of the card slots 11 PREVIOUS button Press this button to perform various functions in different modes In CD HD mode selects the previous audio track file In Radio mode selects the previous preset station In Playlist mode selects the previous available audio source 12 NEXT button Press this button to perform various functions in different modes In CD HD ...

Page 15: ...rgency eject pin or a paper clip into this hole to manually eject the tray and the disc 19 SmartMedia card slot This slot is for a SmartMedia storage card 20 Secure Digital MultimediaCard slot This slot is for a Secure Digital MultimediaCard storage card 21 Optical S PDIF port This port connects your audio system for 5 1 channel surround sound and enhanced 3D audio 22 4 pin IEEE 1394 port This por...

Page 16: ...tion of this port becomes Front Speaker Out 4 Microphone port This Microphone pink port connects a microphone In 4 6 channel mode the function of this port becomes Surround Speaker 5 Cable TV connector This connects a cable TV twist on connector 6 Video In port This port connects a television or a video casette recorder 7 Ethernet LAN port This port allows connection to a Local Area Network LAN th...

Page 17: ...nnects a DVI enabled flat screen or LCD monitor using a DVI cable 15 HDTV TV port This port connects a high definition television HDTV or a regular TV set using the supplied HDTV audio video or video out cable 16 USB 2 0 ports These Universal Serial Bus 2 0 USB 2 0 ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices such as a mouse printer scanner camera PDA and others 17 PS 2 keyboard port This pu...

Page 18: ...FM HD CD FM HD CD FM Refer to page 50 on how to preset a radio station 00 HD CD FM 47 0 C Audio DJ The LED panel displays the playlist number when Audio DJ is set to HD mode In play status the LED panel displays the play icon track number and track duration In DVD CD mode the LED panel displays the audio mode In play status the LED panel displays the play icon track number and track duration The L...

Page 19: ...19 ASUS DiGiMatrix digital entertainment PC Chapter 2 Connections This chapter provides step by step instructions on how to connect devices and accessories to the DiGiMatrix system ...

Page 20: ... devices such as television video recorder and audio system The following sections describe how to connect these cables 2 2 1 Power adapter and cable The power adapter and cable lets you to use your DiGiMatrix anywhere you are regardless of the power voltage in your area To connect the power adapter and power cable 1 Connect the power cable female plug to the power adapter 2 Connect the other end ...

Page 21: ...deo cable S Video output plug to the S Video port of your video casette recorder Connect the Audio Video audio output plugs to the audio input ports of your video cassette recorder 2 1 2 2 4 Video out cable The video out cable connects a television set with an S Video feature Insert one end of the video out cable to the HDTV port Connect the other end to the S Video port on your TV Place the radio...

Page 22: ...2 6 Audio out cable The audio out cable connects a 6 channel audio system To connect a 6 channel audio system 1 Insert the Line In Line Out and Mic plugs of the audio out cable to the audio I O ports 2 Insert the input output jacks of the audio out cable to the sound system input ports Refer to the table below for the functions of the audio I O ports in 2 4 and 6 channel configurations Audio ports...

Page 23: ...ions 2 3 Connecting external devices To the front panel To the rear panel PS 2 KB PS 2 Mouse Line Out Line In Mic RJ 45 VGA USB Mouse DVI DiGiMatrix subsystem Cable TV Mic Headphone HDD Scanner Camera Audio Devices VOLUME ...

Page 24: ...24 ASUS DiGiMatrix User Handbook ...

Page 25: ...digital entertainment PC Chapter 3 Using DiGiMatrix This chapter provides information on powering up the DiGiMatrix system and using the optical drive and storage card reader ...

Page 26: ... the features of your hardware VOLUME System power button Audio DJ power button 3 2 Powering up DiGiMatrix has two power buttons located in the front panel Press the system power button to enter the DiGiMatrix operating system OS Press the Audio DJ power button AUDIO to turn on the DiGiMatrix Audio DJ feature 3 3 Optical drive operation 3 3 1 Loading a disc To load a disc 1 Press the EJECT button ...

Page 27: ...ouching the optical drive lens This may damage the drive Hold a CD DVD by the edges Avoid touching the disc surface 4 With one hand supporting the loading tray push the CD DVD hole into the drive spindle The spindle clips snap into the hole indicating that the disc is in place 5 Push the drive tray until it clicks in place ...

Page 28: ...y 2 With your thumb on the drive spindle lift one side of the disc with your fingers until it is disengaged from the drive spindle 3 Remove the disc from the drive tray 4 Push the drive tray until it clicks in place 3 3 3 Using the emergency eject pinhole The emergency eject pinhole on the front panel of the drive allows you to manually eject the drive tray and remove a disc from the drive in case...

Page 29: ...er Tool from the support CD Refer to page 33 for details 2 Select the appropriate slot for your storage card Insert the storage card firmly into the slot 3 Open My Computer or Windows Explorer A green arrow anchored on a Removable Disk icon indicates that the slot is in use An idle slot is indicated by a red square 4 Double click on a Removable Disk icon 5 Access files or images from your storage ...

Page 30: ...the storage card reader The storage card reader drivers are not included in the Recovery CD If you recover your DiGiMatrix system using the Recovery CD you must re install the USB Card Reader Tool from the support CD before using the storage card reader ...

Page 31: ...31 ASUS DiGiMatrix digital entertainment PC Chapter 4 Software support This chapter helps you install the drivers and utilities from the support CD ...

Page 32: ...ly displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support CD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the CD Screen display and driver options may not be the same for other operating system versions The contents of the support CD are subject to change at any time wi...

Page 33: ...stalls the AD1980 audio driver and the SoundMax application See page 42 for details SiS PCI LAN Driver This item installs the SiS PCI LAN driver 3Com Gigabit LAN 3C940 Driver This item installs the 3Com Gigabit LAN driver SiS Mini IDE Driver This item installs the SiS Mini IDE driver USB 2 0 Driver Click this item to install the USB 2 0 driver ITE Remote Controller driver This item installs the dr...

Page 34: ...lity helps you keep your computer in a healthy operating condition See page 38 for details ASUS Update This item installs the ASUS Update that allows you to update the motherboard BIOS in Windows environment This utility requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider ISP See page 36 for details PC CILLIN 2002 This item installs the PC cillin 2002 anti viru...

Page 35: ...ve additional information on the motherboard and the contents of the support CD Audio DJ This item installs the Audio DJ feature and Music Wizard utility The Music Wizard utility allows you to save MP3 playlists to your HDD and play them using the Audio DJ feature See page 45 for details on Music Wizard and page 48 for details on Audio DJ ASUS Screensaver This item installs the ASUS screensaver ...

Page 36: ...o update the motherboard BIOS and drivers This utility requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider ISP Follow these steps to use the ASUS Update 2 Select your desired update method then click Next 1 Launch the utility from your Windows Start menu Programs AsusUpdate Vx xx xx AsusUpdate The ASUS Update initial screen appears 3 If you selected updating do...

Page 37: ...download Click Next If you selected the option to update the BIOS from a file a window pops up prompting you to locate the file Select the file click Save then follow the screen instructions to complete the update process 5 The BIOS ROM information is displayed Click Flash to update the BIOS ...

Page 38: ...l external frequencies through the DMI Explorer Starting ASUS PC Probe When ASUS PC Probe starts a splash screen appears allowing you to select whether to show the screen again when you open PC Probe or not To bypass this startup screen clear the Show up in next execution check box To launch ASUS PC Probe click the Windows Start button point to Programs and then ASUS Utility and then click Probe V...

Page 39: ...e for supported processors only Temperature Warning threshold adjustment Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease the threshold level Fan Monitor Shows the system s fan rotations Voltage Monitor Shows the system voltages Fan Warning threshold adjustment Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease the threshold level ...

Page 40: ... and polling intervals or refresh times of the DiGiMatrix temperature fan rotation and voltages History Lets you record the monitoring activity of a certain component of your DiGiMatrix for future reference Information tab Hard Drive Shows the used and free space of the DiGiMatrix hard disk drive and the file allocation table or file system used ...

Page 41: ...of the ASUS Probe modules To run a program click Execute Program NOTE This feature is currently unavailable ASUS PC Probe Task Bar Icon Right clicking the PC Probe icon brings up a menu to open or exit ASUS PC Probe and pause or resume all system monitoring When the ASUS PC Probe senses a problem with your PC portions of the ASUS PC Probe icon change to red the PC speaker beeps and the ASUS PC Pro...

Page 42: ...ick on the SoundMAX Digital Integrated Audio icon to display the SoundMAX Control Panel 2 The Listening Environment tab allows you to set to multi channel speakers enable or disable the Virtual Theater Surround and select Acoustic Environments and Virtual Ear 3 The default setting is Stereo Speakers 2 channel To set to a 6 channel speaker system click the arrow under Speaker Setup to display a lis...

Page 43: ...he Play Test Noise button becomes Stop Playing button Click this button at any time to stop playing 9 Click the Close button when done 10 The MIDI Music Synthesizer tab allows you to select a setting for the MIDI 11 Click the Synthesizer Default Set drop down menu to display a list of options Choose the desired setting 12 Click Apply then click OK when finished 13 Reboot the computer Audio path in...

Page 44: ...hieve 6 channel audio capability when playing DVDs check the boxes opposite AC3 SPDIF and PCM SPDIF Click Close Adjusting the microphone settings 1 Click on the Microphone Advanced button to display the Advanced Controls for Microphone window 2 Check the box opposite Mic2 Select to enable the front panel microphone 3 Click Close for the new settings to take effect The rear panel Mic port is automa...

Page 45: ... support CD that came with the DiGiMatrix package Refer page 35 to install Music Wizard Launching Music Wizard Launch the Music Wizard utility from the Windows desktop by clicking Start All Programs O2Micro Music Wizard Music Wizard The Music Wizard window displays the playlists or folders P1 to P9 and command buttons located at the bottom of the window Creating a Playlist or Folder Click Add to c...

Page 46: ... Locate the folder with the MP3 files 2 Select the folder then click Select Click Unselect to remove the folder 3 Click OK when done Saving your playlist or folder When prompted save the playlist or the folder Type a file name then click Save You may also drag and drop MP3 files to the Selected Files window to add more files to the playlist The Music Wizard window displays the created playlist and...

Page 47: ...r To add remove a file to from a playlist 1 Select a playlist then click Edit A confirmation window appears Click OK to remove the file from the playlist 2 Select the file you wish to add from the Existing Files window then click Select Click OK when done To remove a file select the file from the Selected Files window then click Unselect ...

Page 48: ...D Device 1 Radio FM Device play media hdd mp3 Track 0001 Player Status Playing See page A 6 for the remote controller functions in Audio DJ mode The Audio DJ window appears You must install Audio DJ from the support CD to use this feature See page 35 To turn on the Audio DJ feature press the Audio DJ power button AUDIO located on the front panel or press the button of the remote controller The Aud...

Page 49: ...displays the playlists you created using the Music Wizard utility see page 45 If you selected Hard Disk as audio source the first playlist is automatically selected To play an MP3 playlist 1 Press the STOP button or the button on the remote controller to select a playlist 2 Press the PLAY PAUSE button to start playing the first MP3 file on the playlist 4 3 3 Playing an audio CD DVD To play an udio...

Page 50: ...firm the preset station 4 3 6 Adjusting the volume You may adjust the volume by turning the Volume Dial clockwise volume up or counterclockwise volume down You may also press the or on the remote controller Press the volume dial to MUTE sound CD DVD Device 1 Radio FM Device play media radio FM Player Status Playlist Mode 4 3 4 Tuning into an FM radio station To tune into an FM station 1 Select Rad...

Page 51: ... ASUS Home Theater allows you to maximize the DiGiMatrix multimedia features The following sections provide information on installing and using the ASUS Home Theater 4 4 1 Installing ASUS Home Theater Place the ASUS Home Theater CD into the optical drive to start installation The initial installation window appears Click Next Read the License Agreement then click Yes ...

Page 52: ...in Windows To configure Home Theater settings in Windows 1 From the Windows desktop click Start All Programs Home Theater Home Theater Config A Configuration window appears 2 Change the Home Theater General Pictures Television and DVD settings by clicking their respective tabbed property sheets 3 Click OK when done You may also change the Home Theater settings using the Setup button in the Home Th...

Page 53: ...ys the current or last entertainment mode used Entertainment mode buttons Click on a button to launch an entertainment mode Setup Click this button to display the setup window WWW Click this button to open the ASUS website Window control buttons Controls the Home Theater window Click to return to the previous window Click to minimize the window Click to maximize the window Click to exit Home Theat...

Page 54: ...rol panel to control the entertainment modes The control panel buttons and functions are illustrated below Some control panel buttons change from one entertainment system to another Channel up Volume up Record Snapshot Previous Play Pause Stop Rewind Replay Forward Next Channel down Volume down Mute ...

Page 55: ...l buttons on the control panel or the or on the remote controller TV features The ASUS Home Theater comes with several features that support playing recording and replaying TV programs Simultaneous playing and recording Home Theater allows you to watch a recorded TV program while in the middle of a recording For example you recorded a TV program that runs from 1 00 p m to 2 00 p m There is no need...

Page 56: ... watch the program where you left it Click PLAY to return to real time TV Instant Replay The Home Theater TV has an instant replay capability that lets you replay a portion of a recorded program Click the REWIND REPLAY button to activate the instant replay feature You may only use this feature when watching a recorded program or while recording a TV program Recorded TV The Recorded TV option lets ...

Page 57: ... TV program To add a recording schedule click Home Theater automatically saves a recorded program in the Windows My Videos folder Home Theater records TV programs in MPEG file format The TV recording feature requires a higher capacity HDD if you save a recorded program in high quality Click the View button to preview a recorded program A window displays a snapshot of each recorded program Click th...

Page 58: ... list then click To delete a recording schedule select the schedule from the list then click Delete a schedule Edit a schedule Add a schedule Settings To change the TV settings 1 Click the Settings button 2 Select the TV source Cable Antenna input source TV S Video Composite and record quality Good Better Best Click the side arrows to view available options 3 Click the to return to the TV main win...

Page 59: ...top button to stop recording Home Theater automatically saves your radio recording in the Windows My Music folder Use the Home Theater Music window to view and or listen to your recordings Music Home Theater lets you play audio CD DVD tracks MP3 files and radio recordings using the Music window The Music window lists the title album artist and genre of available audio tracks Select My Music to vie...

Page 60: ...s by clicking the Sort By Name Date buttons Click Print Picture to print a selected picture You may also zoom or rotate the pictures using the control panel buttons Click the PLAY button to start a slideshow Customizing slideshows To customize your picture slideshow 1 Click the Settings button 2 Adjust the slideshow properties from this window 3 Click to return to the Pictures window then click th...

Page 61: ... Auto Resume Allows you to resume watching a movie from the beginning or from where you stopped Source Displays the video input source Audio output Allows you to set your audio output to analog or digital S PDIF Speaker configuration Home Theater automatically detects your speaker configuration Change the speaker configuration using the SoundMAX application Refer to page 42 for details Click View ...

Page 62: ...ry This item allows you to select the country Home Theater automatically fills in the correct Video Standard for the selected country Video Capture Device This item allows you to select the video capture device for TV recording Home Theater automatically detects the installed video capture device Input Source This item lets you set your video input source to TV Composite or S Video Video Standard ...

Page 63: ... Close Click this button to exit Home Theater and return to the Windows desktop Stand By Click this option to put the DiGiMatrix in a stand by mode Shutdown Click this button to shut down the DiGiMatrix system Cancel Click this button to return to the Home Theater main window Picture settings Allows you to customize your picture viewing and to setup a slideshow Click Next to display the DVD settin...

Page 64: ...apter is capable of transmitting and receiving signals through radio waves on the 2 4 GHz band Below are other wireless LAN adapter features Reliable data transfer rates of up to 11Mbps with automatic fallback to 5 5 2 and 1Mbps Secure data transmission via Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP encryption Operating distance of up to 100 ft 30 m indoors Easy installation and full software support Soft acces...

Page 65: ...lick this option to install the WiFi HOME screen savers in your DiGiMatrix system Explore this CD Click this option to explore the support CD contents Browse our Web Site Click this option to visit the ASUS website Installation Language This option allows you to change the installation language Click the arrow to display available installation languages Click EXIT to close the installation window ...

Page 66: ...best signal The wizard also allows you to connect to any of the available APs If you want to set your wireless LAN adapter in soft access point mode or in Ad hoc network setting check My Configuration then click Next See My Configuration section on page 68 for details Station Mode Follow these instructions to set your wireless LAN adapter in station STA mode Select a wireless network from the tabl...

Page 67: ...tion the setup wizard prompts you to enter the WEP keys Refer to Config Encryption Tab on page 83 for WEP encryption settings Click Next when done Obtain the WEP keys from the network administrator The WEP keys of the wireless LAN adapter and the selected AP must be identical to establish connection The wizard prompts you to return to the previous window and select another wireless network if the ...

Page 68: ...is complete Click Finish to close the setup wizard My Configuration The setup wizard allows you to set the wireless LAN adapter in various operating modes when you selected My Configuration Select an operation mode then click Next The TCP IP configuration window appears when you run the setup wizard on Windows 98SE ME 2000 The window also appears in Windows XP OS if the wireless LAN adapter is not...

Page 69: ...ted assign an SSID Network Name to the soft access point AP or wireless LAN network Ad hoc you wish to create then select a radio channel that you wish to use in communicating with other wireless devices Click Next to continue Assign WEP encryption keys to your soft AP or wireless LAN network Refer to Config Encryption Tab on page 83 for WEP encryption settings Click Next Keep a record of the WEP ...

Page 70: ...on on page 73 When the wireless LAN adapter is set to Ad hoc mode click Next to configure the TCP IP settings Refer to the Station Mode section on page 66 for TCP IP configuration Connecting to a hidden wireless LAN Some access points disable their SSID broadcasting to prevent a wireless device from finding and accessing their networks Obtain the SSID of the hidden wireless LAN from the network ad...

Page 71: ...encryption the setup wizard prompts you to enable data encyption Check the Data encryption box the click next Obtain the WEP keys from the network administrator The wireless LAN adapter and the hidden wireless LAN WEP keys must be identical to establish connection Enter the WEP encryption keys that you obtained from the network administrator Refer to Config Encryption Tab section on page 83 for WE...

Page 72: ...ciated Click Next to set the TCP IP settings Select automatic IP settings if your network supports automatic assignment of IP address If not obtain the IP settings from your network administrator then enter the IP address manually Click Next when done The wireless LAN adapter setup is complete Click Finish to close the setup wizard ...

Page 73: ... Internet Connection Sharing ICS ICS is a networking feature that allows several computers in a wired or wireless network to share a single Internet connection To setup ICS 1 Select the broadband network connection from the drop down list Click Next 1 Select whether your computer connects to the Internet or not Click Next The wizard will require you to create a home network connection if your comp...

Page 74: ... you are using to connect to the host computer or residential gateway Click Next 2 Select the network adapters that connect to other computers in your home network if any The wizard will bridge these networks with the wireless LAN adapter Click Next Internet connection via another computer or residential gateway If your computer connects to the Internet through another computer or residential gate...

Page 75: ...less network connections to be added in a network bridge based on your configuration Write down these network connections in a piece of paper Click OK 3 The wizard creates a network bridge between your wired LAN and wireless wireless LAN adapter network connections Click Next Network bridge is a process of connecting several wired or wireless LAN segments See page 99 for details ...

Page 76: ...tup wizard Refer to Windows XP Help and Support Center for articles and help files on the Network Bridge function 7 The Network Connections window appears Select the network connections to be bridged Press the Ctrl key while clicking the network connections icons to select multiple connections Right click on any selected network icon to open a drop down menu Select Bridge Connections ...

Page 77: ...ays on To enable ICS if you have an existing broadband network that is always on DSL cable modem or LAN 1 Select whether your computer directly connects to the Internet or through another computer or residential gateway Click Next Direct internet connection To enable ICS if your computer connects directly to the Internet 1 Select the number of IP address assigned to you by your Internet Service Pr...

Page 78: ... the dial up connection from the drop down list Click Next If you do not have a dial up connection the wizard will instruct you to create one using the Windows interface or the support CD from your Internet Service Provider ISP 2 Select whether your computer directly connects to the Internet or through another computer or residential gateway Click Next 3 If your computer connects to the internet v...

Page 79: ...the access point and connection to the Internet Refer to the table below for icon indications Station Mode Infrastructure Network Mode wireless LAN adapter to an access point Excellent link quality and Excellent link quality but not connected to the Internet connected to the Internet Good link quality and Good link quality but not connected to the Internet connected to the Internet Fair link quali...

Page 80: ...work where the system is connected Service Set Identifier SSID This field displays the SSID of the network to which the card is associated or is intending to join The SSID is a group name shared by every member of a wireless network Only client PCs with the same SSID are allowed to establish a connection The MAC Address field displays the hardware address of a device connected to a network The Cur...

Page 81: ...ss Rescan button Click to allow wireless LAN adapter to scan available wireless networks and to connect to the network with the best signal quality Change SSID button Click to change the SSID Clicking this button opens the Config Basic window See Config Basic Tab on the next page Search and Connect button Click to view all wireless networks within the range of your system Clicking this button open...

Page 82: ... Stop anytime to cancel the ping session The session field displays information on the verified connection including the roundtrip time minimum maximum and average and packets sent received and lost after a ping session Click the Clear button to clear the session field Config Basic Tab The Basic tab provides general information on network types and other configurations Network Type Select the type...

Page 83: ...rk SSID is a string use to identify a wireless LAN Assign different SSIDs to segment the wireless LAN and increase network security Set the SSID to a null string to allow your station to connect to any available access point Null string may not be used in Ad hoc mode Channel In Infrastructure mode wireless LAN adapter automatically tunes in to the access point channel In Ad hoc mode select a chann...

Page 84: ... 64 bit and 40 bit WEP keys use the same encryption method and can interoperate on wireless networks This lower level of WEP encryption uses a 40 bit 10 hexadecimal digits assigned by the user secret key and a 24 bit Initialization Vector assigned by the wireless LAN adapter 104 bit and 128 bit WEP keys use the same encryption method After assigning the WEP keys click APPLY to save and activate th...

Page 85: ...r an available network connection is placed in the Internet field Check this option if you want to share a single Internet connection with other computers in a wireless network See page 95 for details When disabled the available Internet connection is bridged with the wireless LAN adapter Refer to page 99 to setup a network bridge Enable Firewall This option is active when ICS is enabled Check thi...

Page 86: ...r a network has an enabled On or disabled Off WEP encryption Select an available network and click Connect to establish connection Click Search to rescan available networks About Click the About icon to view the software version driver version and copyright information Link State Displays the current connection status of the wireless LAN adapter to the AP or to other Wi Fi devices An icon represen...

Page 87: ... Mode The Change Mode menu allows you to set the wireless LAN adapter in a Station STA or soft Access Point AP mode See Soft Access Point Soft AP Mode on page 92 for details on the wireless LAN adapter soft AP function Command icons Apply Click to apply the changes made on wireless LAN adapter configuration and settings OK Click to close the Wireless Settings utility window Cancel Click to cancel ...

Page 88: ...less Radio Off Turns the wireless LAN adapter radio OFF Search Connect View available wireless networks within range Wireless Option Sets your Windows XP wireless networking environment See page 65 for details About Control Center The About Control Center menu displays the the software copyright and version information The Control Center left click menu is available only when wireless LAN adapter ...

Page 89: ...Soft AP mode your wireless LAN adapter transmits and receives signals to and from other Wi Fi devices in a wireless network The Soft AP feature is available only on systems running on Windows XP Station Mode STA Follow these instructions to set your wireless LAN adapter in Station STA mode Windows 98SE ME 2000 OS 1 Launch the Wireless Settings utility by double clicking the Control Center icon in ...

Page 90: ...lick the Encryption tab to set the wireless LAN adapter encryption if the selected AP has an enabled WEP encryption 7 To check if wireless LAN adapter is associated with the selected AP click the Status icon in the property window then select the Status tab Look for the Associated State field to confirm Refer to the Site Survey window to determine whether the selected AP has an enabled ON or disab...

Page 91: ... the previous section to set the wireless LAN adapter in STA mode Windows XP OS Do any of the following to set your wireless LAN adapter in station mode Enter the Wireless Settings utility 1 Double click the Control Center icon in the Windows taskbar to open the Wireless Settings utility 2 Click the Config icon in the property window then select the Soft AP tab Select Station Mode Use the Change M...

Page 92: ...ss clients in home or small office network must have An installed IEEE 802 11b compliant network interface card Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP operating system Setting your wireless LAN adapter in Soft AP mode Do any of the following to set your wireless LAN adapter in soft AP mode Enter the Wireless Settings utility 1 Double click the Control Center icon in the Windows taskbar to open the Wireless Setti...

Page 93: ...ight click the Control Center icon in the Windows taskbar to display the right click menus Select Change Mode 3 The Soft AP icon replaces the Control Center utility icon in the Windows taskbar 2 Select Soft AP Mode when the Change Mode window appears Click OK ...

Page 94: ... displays the MAC address of a wireless device connected to the soft AP AID shows the Association ID of a wireless device connected to the soft AP Power Saving Mode displays the Power Saving Mode used by the wireless device connected to the soft AP Event Log The Event Log tab displays detected system events including the date and time of the event and event type Click Clear Log to clear the event ...

Page 95: ... that is always on 1 Open the Wireless Settings utility Select Config from the property window then select the Soft AP tab 2 Select the built in 3Com Gigabit LAN connection from the Available Network Connections field then drag it to the Internet field 3 Check Enable ICS and Enable Firewall then click Apply 4 Click OK when this dialog box appears 5 An Internet Sharing Configuration dialog box appe...

Page 96: ...an account If the host computer with the wireless LAN adapter connects to the Internet using a broadband or dial up connection that requires an account create a broadband PPPoE or dial up network connection using the Windows XP interface before enabling ICS To create a broadband connection 1 Open the Network Connections window by clicking Start Connect To Show all connections from the Windows desk...

Page 97: ...work setup select Connect using a broadband connection that requires a user name and password or Connect using a dial up modem then click Next 7 Enter the ISP name then click Next 8 Enter the user name and password assigned by your ISP then check all settings below the user name and password fields Click Next ...

Page 98: ...reating the connection 10 The Network Connections window displays the created connection Return to the Wireless Settings utility Select the created connection from the Available Network Connections then drag it to the Internet field Refer to the steps on page 95 to enable ICS ...

Page 99: ...among wireless clients in a home network To bridge a wired network connection to the wireless LAN adapter 1 Open the Wireless Settings utility Select Config from the property window then select the Soft AP tab 2 Select a network connection from the Available Network Connections box then drag the connection to the Internet field Click Apply You must have Administrator privileges before you can crea...

Page 100: ...k icon to open a drop down menu Select Bridge Connections 7 The Network Connections window displays the bridged network connections 6 Wait while the selected network connections are bridged Only LAN connections may be bridged with the wireless LAN adapter The Wireless Settings utility will instruct you to change your settings if you bridge a non LAN connection with the wireless LAN adapter ...

Page 101: ...Appendix The appendix includes information on the DiGiMatrix remote controller and the optional Subsystem This part also includes the DVD RW DVD ROM CD RW technical specifications and the available wireless LAN adapter channels ...

Page 102: ...em package includes the following CD RW drive IDE cable DC power cable The following sections describe the Subsystem features installation and connection to the DiGiMatrix system The Subsystem is purchased separately Rear panel A 1 1 Front and rear panel features Front panel CD RW drive inside the panel door CD RW drive eject button IDE connector DC IN socket ...

Page 103: ...chassis 4 Hold the center edge of the top cover then lift it up from the chassis Set the top cover aside A 1 3 Installing a hard disk drive 1 Connect the 40 pin IDE cable to the IDE connector on the drive 2 Connect the 4 pin power plug to the HDD power connector Set your hard disk drive as Slave device before connecting the IDE cable and power plug Refer to the HDD documentation on how to set the ...

Page 104: ...en one top cover screw on the DiGiMatrix then insert the IDE cable ground terminal into the screw Tighten the screw 4 Connect the other end of the IDE cable to the Subsystem IDE connector 5 Loosen one top cover screw on the Subsystem then insert the IDE cable ground terminal into the screw Tighten the screw 6 Connect one end of the DC power cable to the DiGiMatrix DC OUT socket 7 Connect the other...

Page 105: ...h the Audio DJ and ASUS Home Theater windows A 2 1 Specifications Operating range 5 meters max Power Source 2 x AA batteries Receiver Built in infrared receiver A 2 2 Remote control layout Navigation buttons Control buttons Numeric buttons DVD control buttons Audio control buttons OS start button Record button Multimedia buttons Screen control buttons Mode Memory buttons ...

Page 106: ...n the frequency up Skip to previous track Skip to previous MP3 file Scan the frequency down Volume up Volume up Volume up Volume down Volume down Volume down Mute Mute Mute Switch mode Switch mode Switch mode Select radio preset 0 9 Select track number Select track number Confirm selected track Confirm selected track Turns the DiGiMatrix operating system on You may turn on the operating system usi...

Page 107: ...rd TV Pause Pause slideshow Pause Pause Stop recording Stop Stop slideshow Stop Stop Play recorded TV Play Start slideshow Stop Stop Fine tuning Change ambience Rewind Rewind Fine tuning Change ambience Fast forward Fast forward Scan frequency down Previous track Previous pic Previous chap Scan frequency up Next track Next pic Next chap Volume up Volume up Volume up Volume up Volume up Volume up V...

Page 108: ...ght Move right Move right Move right Move left Move left Move left Move left Move left Move left Move up Move up Move up Move up Move up Move up Move down Move down Move down Move down Move down Move down Enter Enter Enter Enter Enter Enter 0 9 Select channel Select track Select chapter Open Home Theater Return to the Home Theater main window Return to the entertainment mode main window You may us...

Page 109: ...Read Speed DVD ROM 8X CAV 8X CAV DVD ROM Dual Layer 5X CAV CD R 24X CAV 24X CAV CD RW 24X CAV Random Access Time DVD ROM 120ms 100 ms CD ROM 100ms 90ms Burst PIO Mode 16 6MB s 16 6MB s MultiWord DMA 16 6MB s 16 6MB s Ultra DMA 33 3MB s 33 3MB s Interface ATAPI EIDE IDE ATAPI MTBF 60 000 POH 60 000 POH Buffer Memory Size 2MB 512KB Disk Size 12cm 8cm 12cm 8cm ...

Page 110: ...the number of channels available in your location Country Region Regulating Body Available Channels Australia ACA Channels 1 to 13 Belgium RTT E EMC LVD Channels 1 to 13 Bulgaria RTT E EMC LVD Channels 1 to 13 Canada CSA cUL 950 3rd Edition Channels 1 to 11 China MII Channels 1 to 11 Cyprus RTT E EMC LVD Channels 1 to 13 Czech Republic RTT E EMC LVD Channels 1 to 13 Denmark RTT E EMC LVD Channels ...

Page 111: ...therlands Antilles RTT E EMC LVD Channels 1 to 13 Netherlands Holland RTT E EMC LVD Channels 1 to 13 New Zealand PTC Channels 1 to 13 Norway RTT E EMC LVD Channels 1 to 13 Portugal RTT E EMC LVD Channels 1 to 13 Saudi Arabia Channels 1 to 13 Singapore Channels 1 to 13 South Korea KS Channels 1 to 13 Spain RTT E EMC LVD Channels 1 to 13 Sweden RTT E EMC LVD Channels 1 to 13 Switzerland RTT E EMC LV...

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