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Summary of Contents for MediaLounge DSM-520

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Page 2: ...520 32 Video Connections 32 Audio Connections 34 Network Connections 35 Using the On Screen Keyboard 36 The DSM 520 Setup Wizard 37 Windows Connect Now Con guration 42 DSM 520 Menu 46 Menu Basics 46...

Page 3: ...guring Rhapsody for use with the DSM 520 88 TotalVid 90 Setup 91 Network 91 Wireless 92 System 94 General 95 Audio Video 95 Additional Settings 96 My Presets 96 Version 98 Frequently Asked Questions...

Page 4: ...tric shock to persons The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature...

Page 5: ...ted in this unit will protect you if you observe the following procedures for installation use and servicing This device does not contain any user serviceable parts Carefully read and follow the Manua...

Page 6: ...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 meas...

Page 7: ...ible for damage to USB drives or loss and or damage to les on the USB drives due to improper installation or usage This device supports the codec le formats listed herein however D Link cannot guarant...

Page 8: ...s Connect Now you can run the Wireless Network Setup Wizard from Windows XP and transfer the wireless settings to the DSM 520 using a USB thumbdrive USB Direct playback is also available through the D...

Page 9: ...Standard Composite RCA Audio Video Cable S Video Cable Remote Control with Batteries Television with composite S Video component or HDMI video inputs and an audio device with composite coaxial digita...

Page 10: ...r maximum compatibility PlaysForSureTM Video logo certi ed WMDRM content can be streamed to the unit using Windows Media Connect software Support for most popular digital media formats Remote controll...

Page 11: ...t stored in USB storage devices Power Button To manually start the DSM 520 without the remote control simply press this power button Remote Sensor To operate the DSM 520 point the supplied remote cont...

Page 12: ...installed on the PC you will be sharing les from This computer will collect music photo and video content from local sources a digital camera for example and from the Internet downloaded MP3 music di...

Page 13: ...d at no more than 45 degrees 1 Power 2 Alphanumeric Keys 3 HOME 4 period or dot 5 DELETE 6 MUTE 7 PAGE UP DOWN 8 VOLUME 9 BACK 10 ENTER 11 Navigation Buttons 12 SETUP 13 MENU 14 Color Coded Shortcut K...

Page 14: ...en cursor navigate through media le names and use for primary navigation through the interface Right is forward left is back SETUP Access the Setup Menu MENU Access the current menu MUSIC Access the M...

Page 15: ...ted to run the D Link Media Server Software 2 Map network drives from the computer with the D Link Media Server software to additional computers that contain les you want to share This method also all...

Page 16: ...ll D Link Media Server If the screen on the right does not appear go to My Computer and double click on the CD ROM drive The screen at the right will appear Insert the DSM 520 CD ROM into the CD ROM d...

Page 17: ...tware Click Next Click Next Choose a Start Menu folder or accept the default location Choose a Destination location or accept the default location This is where the D Link Media Server software will b...

Page 18: ...o the speci ed locations on your computer The D Link Media Server software installation has been completed Select the icons you want created Select Create a desktop icon to access the program from you...

Page 19: ...tware The Windows Security Alert screen may open when the D Link Media Server is started Click Unblock when this message appears Click Unblock If your computer is using rewalls set by security softwar...

Page 20: ...oing to your Start Menu selecting All Programs and then clicking on D Link Media Server icon within the D Link Media Server folder The D Link Media Server software enables you to share the les from yo...

Page 21: ...hoosing Music Files to Share The FileTypes tab is where you select the types of audio video and photo les that you want to share The Shared Folder tab is where you select the folders that contain your...

Page 22: ...D Link Systems Inc Choosing Music Files to Share Select the folder containing the les you wish to share Click OK Repeat the steps until all of the folders containing audio video and photos you want t...

Page 23: ...al D Link Systems Inc Choosing Music Files to Share The D Link Media Server software con guration is complete The Media Files tab will show all your audio video and photo files as well as display impo...

Page 24: ...software on each PC where music video or digital photos are stored If you selected the option to Create a startup icon during the Media Server software installation See Page 18 the D Link Media Server...

Page 25: ...older Contents The D Link Media Server software scans the folders you share when you initially Add a folder If you copy additional les into these folders they will be seen by the DSM 520 when you refr...

Page 26: ...select a time period This is how often the server will refresh the folder contents Naming the Media Server The Media Server name is entered here This is the server name that is displayed when searchin...

Page 27: ...he D Link Media Server and stop sharing your photos video and music on your PC right click on the server icon and select Exit from the server menu Note The photo video and music files stored on your c...

Page 28: ...0 to playback DRM Digital Rights Management protected les The Windows Media Connect software is available via Windows Update if you are using Windows XP with Service Pack 2 Con guring Windows Media Co...

Page 29: ...al D Link Systems Inc Using Windows Media Connect Software The Sharing tab is where you con gure the folders that you want to share with your DSM 520 Click Add Click Browse Select the folder that you...

Page 30: ...can also Stop Start sharing Click Automatically start folder sharing when Windows starts The Shared Folders will appear in the window Repeat the steps until you ve shared all of the folders that you w...

Page 31: ...y does not support uncompressed AVI Resolution up to 1080i MPEG 1 mp1 mpeg or mpg Up to 8Mbps Resolution up to 480p MPEG 2 mp1 mpeg or mpg Up to 8Mbps Resolution up to 1080i WMV9 wmv Resolution up to...

Page 32: ...ctor on your television ComponentVideoConnectors Match the color coded cables to the matching COMPONENT connectors on the DSM 520 and the opposite end into the component video input of your television...

Page 33: ...atching HDMI connector on your television or audio video system High De nition Multimedia Interface HDMI supports standard enhanced or high de nition video plus digital audio on a single cable Note Th...

Page 34: ...ble to the audio input of your audio system Composite Audio Plug the supplied red and white connectors into the AUDIO color coded matching jacks on the DSM 520 Plug the opposite ends to the matching j...

Page 35: ...u To access the Setup Menu press the SETUP button on the remote control RJ 45 Ethernet Connector Connect the supplied Ethernet cable to the network cable connector and attach the other end to a router...

Page 36: ...tons on the remote control and press the ENTER button Text can also be entered by using numbers 2 9 on the remote just as you would on a cell phone Highlight ENTER and press ENTER when you re nished e...

Page 37: ...keyboard To proceed to the next page use the down arrow button on the remote control to navigate to the Next button and press ENTER Personalize your Media Player The DSM 520 Setup Wizard is navigated...

Page 38: ...r it on the next screen Select the SSID The connection type defaults to Wireless Select Your Network Connection Wireless If using a wireless network press the down arrow on the remote control to navig...

Page 39: ...o press the ENTER button when Mode is highlighted The up arrow and down arrow will toggle between the two options Press ENTER again to select Encryption WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy WPA WiFi Protected...

Page 40: ...emote are used to enter your address settings Be sure to enter a unique IP address within the same range as the network After entering the appropriate settings for your network use the down arrow to n...

Page 41: ...the left and right arrows to navigate between the Next and Rescan button A Media Server is any PC running the D Link Media Server software or UPnP AV compliant device on the network that can communica...

Page 42: ...tings on your DSM 520 Note Windows Connect Now is only available on PCs running Windows XP with Service Pack 2 installed In the menu bar go to Start All Programs Accessories Communications and click W...

Page 43: ...e to save your wireless network settings and click Next to continue Plug your ash drive into a USB port on this computer The drive letter will appear in the pull down menu You can choose to use this d...

Page 44: ...SB Flash Drive from your PC and insert it into the USB port on the DSM 520 which is located on the front panel The following screen will appear prompting you to apply your wireless settings Click OK t...

Page 45: ...remove the USB Flash Drive from the DSM 520 and insert it back into the USB port on your PC Click Next to continue Wireless con guration using Windows Connect Now is now complete The setup wizard will...

Page 46: ...u will then see an arrow within the highlighted bar These arrow hints help you with menu navigation and show you the possible paths you may take For example a down arrow hints that more items are avai...

Page 47: ...port WMA lossless WMA Pro Windows Media Audio le Supported by the Microsoft Windows Media player and some music jukebox programs Also supports WMDRM protected WMA les when using Windows Media Connect...

Page 48: ...subfolders The DSM 520 automatically organizes your music les by genres artists albums and tracks This information is obtained from the ID3 tags in each of your music les The ID3 tag is created for y...

Page 49: ...a track starting from the main home screen 1 Select the MUSIC category from the Home page or click on the MUSIC button on the remote control 2 Select a viewing category Use the down arrow and up arro...

Page 50: ...ween 1 9 on your remote control If you select the number 1 hold the number 1 key down until the preset number icon appears next to your selection after about ve seconds The number of the preset you se...

Page 51: ...To browse for this track in the track list 1 Select All Tracks 2 Highlight Ode to joy To browse by artist 1 Select Artists 2 Select Ludwig van Beethoven 3 Select Beethoven 4 Highlight Ode to joy To b...

Page 52: ...LAY button All tracks will be played in the order they appear in the playlist Controlling Music Playback Your DSM 520 works just like a stereo or CD player Controlling your music playback will be an e...

Page 53: ...server 1 Select the MUSIC category from the Home page or click on the MUSIC button on the remote control 2 Select Playlists 3 Select Editable Playlists 4 When the Editable Playlist screen appears clic...

Page 54: ...your selection from the following options All Tracks Playlists Genres Artists Albums or Folders All Tracks is selected here Click ENTER to select 7 Scroll up or down the list of songs and click ENTER...

Page 55: ...continued 9 You have completed the creation of an Editable Playlist You can now enjoy your selections Now Playing The Now Playing feature allows you to display information about which song le is curre...

Page 56: ...for additional details When you select a music track information about the song is displayed if available as shown here Shuf e and Repeat You can turn on the repeat function to continuously play indi...

Page 57: ...Internet and digital photo format standard used by most digital cameras GIF Animated GIF s are not supported Older format still widely available on the internet for photos web pages and clip art PNG N...

Page 58: ...ur photos meaningful names by renaming the les on the PC Most digital cameras number photos sequentially For example rename the photo IM001125 jpg to sunset jpg on your PC The photo will be displayed...

Page 59: ...l settings You can set the slide show delay at an interval between 1 second and 2 minutes Shuf e and Repeat Photos are displayed in alphabetical order by lename During slideshow playback you can shuf...

Page 60: ...60 DSM 520 User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Photo Viewing Photo Information To view information about a photo highlight the photo and press the INFO button...

Page 61: ...or right arrow to zoom in on an image Use the up or left arrow to zoom out The image can zoom 5 steps either direction Exit Use this button to exit from the effects menu or you can select the MENU but...

Page 62: ...does not support uncompressed AVI Resolution up to 1080i XVID with MP3 and PCM WMV9 Resolution up to 720p Viewing a Video Once you enter the Video menu you can view your list of videos Use the select...

Page 63: ...d press ENTER to select Audio Video 3 Scroll down and press ENTER to select Video Seek Mode There are two options FF Rev and Jump FF Rev is the standard option With Jump you can jump to the time you s...

Page 64: ...n Video Seek Mode click OK The pop up screen shown here will display Click OK 2 To use the new Jump setting with your video viewing select VIDEO on your remote Make your selection in theVideo category...

Page 65: ...p window Enter the hour minute and second that you want the video to jump to If you choose not to use this feature press SEARCH or BACK 2 If you choose to jump to a scene in time e g 14 minutes and 23...

Page 66: ...fter it begins to play hit the BACK left arrow or PIP button on your remote control You should notice that the video le still plays but is now located in a small section on the lower right side of the...

Page 67: ...s the display of the SRT subtitle le format To use it make sure that it is in the same folder as your movie le and that they are both named exactly the same Simply start the video le and the subtitles...

Page 68: ...e the volume MUTE To silence the audio portion of the video FF To fast forward through the video REV To rewind through the video INFO To view the track time the resolution and the bit rate REPEAT To r...

Page 69: ...peci ed characters anywhere in the le name For example a Contains search for en would bring up the following titles This is the Beginning of the End The Brave and Unforgiven Elephant The Small Pretend...

Page 70: ...A customers only 2 RhapsodyTM is available for USA customers only 3 NapsterTM is available for USA Canada and England customers only Currently the DSM 520 supports Radio AOL1 Rhapsody 2 and Live365 on...

Page 71: ...to sign in as an AOL Member or if you are not a member you can enjoy a Free Trial AOL members will sign in as follows For AOL Members Click AOL Members Sign In Click OK Enter your AOL screen name and...

Page 72: ...n be programmed from this screen To program a preset hold the MENU button on the remote control until the AOL preset icon appears next to the station you ve selected Up to ve stations can be programme...

Page 73: ...buttons on your remote control to highlight the station of your choice and press ENTER to select it AOL Presets can only be accessed via this screen AOL has a list of presets already programmed or you...

Page 74: ...trial of Radio AOL using your DSM 520 Click Free Trial Click OK You are now ready to begin your free trial Please see the previous pages for an explanation of your listening options Non members have a...

Page 75: ...your remote control Press the down arrow on the remote control to select Live365 and press ENTER to select it Use the up and down arrows on the remote control to navigate through the options Press ENT...

Page 76: ...MENU button to add a station to your preset list Setups Click to access setup features such as Login and Learn about Sign Up Information Search Allows you to enter a song or artist to search for Live...

Page 77: ...s for download from their website www MyKidsTunes com To collect music stories and audio les from My Kid s Tunes you must order though their online service Once you ve ordered from My Kid s Tunes you...

Page 78: ...PC computers to listen of ine and use with the DSM 520 These tracks can be enjoyed for the duration of your Napster subscription Files downloaded with Napster are in the Windows Media DRM format This...

Page 79: ...isplay the download status By default downloaded music is stored in the My Music folder on your hard drive You can search by artist tracknames albumnames and even search other member s collections Sel...

Page 80: ...etails Be sure to select the Windows Media Connect server as the default server in the DSM 520 System Setup if you want to access content downloaded from Napster To do so press the SETUP button on the...

Page 81: ...your own custom stations Select Online Zone from the Home screen or click the ONLINE MEDIA button on your remote control Press the down arrow on the remote control to select Rhapsody and press ENTER...

Page 82: ...ne For New Rhapsody Users Click Rhapsody Click Next The D Link DSM 520 CD ROM contains a link to the latest version of the Rhapsody software Click Online Media Services Note You can also get to the li...

Page 83: ...nc Online Zone For New Rhapsody Users continued Click Next Click I agree The installation software will begin downloading to your computer Please read the Terms of Use If you do not agree to these ter...

Page 84: ...New Rhapsody Users continued Click Next Click Next Click Next Select a destination folder for the software installation or use the default location If you are connecting through a proxy server you ca...

Page 85: ...ine Zone For New Rhapsody Users continued Click Finish Click Register Now Click Next By default the options are con gured to create shortcuts on your Desktop and on the Quick Launch toolbar Fill in th...

Page 86: ...86 DSM 520 User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Online Zone For New Rhapsody Users continued Click Next Click Finish Complete the registration information on this page...

Page 87: ...reated an account you need to con gure the software for use with the DSM 520 Please follow the steps on the following page to con gure the software Select the service plan that you would like to sign...

Page 88: ...your DSM 520 you need to enable the UPnP Server within the User Settings To do this launch the Rhapsody application and follow the steps below Go to Options and select User Settings Place a checkmark...

Page 89: ...music and radio stations that have been added to your library The library can be sorted by artist tracks albums and radio stations If you ve created playlists you can sort these as well Only items lis...

Page 90: ...videos No need to wait for shipping With downloads starting at just 1 99 TotalVid offers you a great way to check out titles before you buy the DVD When you download from TotalVid there is nothing to...

Page 91: ...the terminology used in the Setup functions please see the Glossary Press SETUP on your remote control to access the setup features Using the up arrow and down arrow buttons on your remote control scr...

Page 92: ...er The CLEAR button will erase the entire eld Use the left arrow to erase one character Wireless SSID Enter the SSID Service Set Identi er or the name of the wireless network by pressing ENTER on the...

Page 93: ...up arrow and down arrow will toggle between the six options Press ENTER again to select Key Index Select a number between 1 and 4 To toggle between the options press the ENTER button when Key Index i...

Page 94: ...button by using the down arrow on the remote control Press ENTER on the remote control to view a list of all the devices that are available to share media on your network System Restart Navigate to th...

Page 95: ...available 480 Interlaced 480 Progressive 720 Progressive 1080 Interlaced and Auto Detection If Composite is selected from Video Output then the only option made available will be 480 Interlaced Video...

Page 96: ...ed here is the amount of time that each image will be shown on the screen before changing to the next image The lowest setting is 1 second The maximum amount of time between images is 2 minutes Photo...

Page 97: ...rnet Connection Check Internet Connection Select this option to check the validity of your Internet connection Press OK to proceed with the test The phrase Connection test succeeded will appear at the...

Page 98: ...pted to update IMPORTANT DO NOT TURN OFF THE UNIT OR DISCONNECT THE POWER DURING THE FIRMWARE UPDATE Once the update has been completed the DSM 520 will restart Some rmware updates may display an info...

Page 99: ...need to run the server software Windows XP 2000 How does the D Link DSM 520 get its les from my computer As soon as you have installed the D Link Media Server software on your PC the server software...

Page 100: ...onnect the DSM 520 directly to a PC without using a router or a hub Yes please make note of the following Wireless Users Set the Mode to Ad Hoc in the wireless settings Wired Users Connect an Ethernet...

Page 101: ...re using to connect your receiver to your TV or other equipment may be damaged or defective Try exchanging the cables connected to the receiver with other cables that you know are working properly Mak...

Page 102: ...properly attached to your DSM 520 and to a network switch hub or router Verify that the switch hub or router is powered on If you are using static IP addresses verify the IP address and netmask are in...

Page 103: ...96 kHz For best results rip your MP3 les at 128 kbps or higher with a sample rate of 44 1 kHz I am not able to play certain media les The DSM 520 supports most industry standard le formats but even s...

Page 104: ...n The rmware version will be listed I am unable to access Rhapsody content Make sure Rhapsody is running on a computer connected to the network and check your network connections Verify that the UPnP...

Page 105: ...lve this issue When sharing les with the D Link Media Server my PC is very slow If you are sharing gigabytes of content especially videos please make sure that you are not running any other software t...

Page 106: ...not support animated GIF s Supported Video Formats WMV9 Resolution up to 720p MPEG 1 up to 8Mbps Resolution up to 480p MPEG 2 up to 8Mbps Resolution up to 1080i MPEG 4 ASP Advanced Simple Pro le XVID...

Page 107: ...PR Compliant PC System Requirements Connection to 802 11g wireless or Ethernet network Windows 2000 or XP 500MHz processor 128MB memory 20MB available hard disk space CD ROM drive Broadband Internet S...

Page 108: ...photos on your DSM 520 However your monitor can be in a low power state or turned off To change your power settings on Windows XP 1 Click on Start 2 Select Control Panel 3 Select Performance and Main...

Page 109: ...ce your DSM 520 s range from 3 90 feet 1 30 meters Be aware of the direct line between network devices A wall that is 1 5 feet thick 5 meters at a 45 degree angle appears to be almost 3 feet 1 meter t...

Page 110: ...media les This tool can be downloaded from http www microsoft com windows windowsmedia format ASFViewer aspx Here is a sample screenshot of the Windows Media ASF Viewer examining a WMV le For AVI WMV...

Page 111: ...E your Windows comes with a tool from Microsoft called Movie Maker With this tool you can create and edit video les into Windows Media Video 9 WMV9 format Here is an example of converting a WMV8 le in...

Page 112: ...112 DSM 520 User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Appendix Convert a WMV File into WMV9 continued Step 3 Select the video le Step 4 Movie Maker will start importing the le...

Page 113: ...520 User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Appendix Convert a WMV File into WMV9 continued Step 5 The video le you selected will show up in display Step 6 Drag and drop the video into the bottom panel for...

Page 114: ...20 User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Appendix Convert a WMV File into WMV9 continued Step 7 Select Save to my computer on the left panel Step 8 Give the new le a name and select the desired location to...

Page 115: ...M 520 User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Appendix Convert a WMV File into WMV9 continued Step 9 Select the quality of your new video le Step 10 Once selected Movie Maker will start creating your new vid...

Page 116: ...Systems Inc Appendix Convert a WMV File into WMV9 continued Step 11 Once completed this screen will show up You can verify the new video le is created in WMV9 format This screenshot shows you both the...

Page 117: ...117 DSM 520 User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Appendix Audio and Video Cables Guide...

Page 118: ...rmat Some video les are encoded with 16 9 aspect ratio while others are encoded with the standard 4 3 aspect ratio This is based on your video setting At the Setup menu select General and then Audio V...

Page 119: ...y used wired network technology Standard Ethernet supports up to 10Mbps Fast Ethernet supports up to 100Mbps Gateway This is the IP address of the device that connects you to another network such as a...

Page 120: ...r Macintosh computers AIFF use a AIF or IEF extension M3U is a playlist format and is the default playlist format of WinAMP and most other media player software It allows multiple les to be queued in...

Page 121: ...widely supported le formats for storing bit mapped images on personal computers TIFF graphics can be any resolution and they can be black and white gray scaled or color Files in TIFF format often end...

Page 122: ...major TV standards including NTSC and even HDTV MPEG 2 is used by DVDs MPEG 2 compresses a 2 hour video into a few gigabytes of data on a single disc MPEG 4 is a video compression standard based on M...

Page 123: ...ontact D Link Technical Support through our website or by phone Tech Support for customers within the United States D Link Technical Support over the Telephone 877 453 5465 24 hours a day seven days a...

Page 124: ...tantially conform to D Link s then current functional speci cations for the Software as set forth in the applicable documentation from the date of original retail purchase of the Software for a period...

Page 125: ...he foregoing requirements or for which an RMA number is not visible from the outside of the package The product owner agrees to pay D Link s reasonable handling and return shipping charges for any pro...

Page 126: ...Inc Other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners Copyright Statement No part of this publication or documentation accompanying this product may be reproduced...

Page 127: ...DSM 520 User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Registration Product registration is entirely voluntary and failure to complete or return this form will not diminish your warranty rights Registration 09 28...

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