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USER GUIDE

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H A R D D I S K M E D I A S Y S T E M

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Summary of Contents for MediaServer MS5000

Page 1: ...USER GUIDE M E D I A S E R V E R HARD DISK MEDIA SYSTEM For detailed installation instructions visit the Support section of the imerge website at www imerge co uk ...

Page 2: ... product and service may practice one or more of the following U S Patents 5 987 525 6 061 680 6 154 773 6 161 132 6 230 192 6 230 207 6 240 459 6 330 593 and other patents issued or pending Some services supplied under license from Open Globe Inc for U S Patent 6 304 523 Gracenote and CDDB are registered trademarks of Gracenote The Gracenote logo and logotype and the Powered by Gracenote logo are...

Page 3: ... 23 Searching the Audio Library 24 Marking Items in the Audio Library 24 The Now Playing Screen Audio 26 Switching Audio Outputs 27 Selecting an Output 27 Controlling Audio Playback 27 Shuffle and Repeat Playback 27 Now Playing Screen Options 27 Editing the Audio Library 28 Editing Album Information in the Audio Library 28 Editing Track Information in the Audio Library 28 Editing Genre Year and Er...

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Page 5: ...t performance when recording from a CD or DVD try to maintain a temperature of 35 C or less in the room where the MediaServer is located DTS Encoded Discs CAUTION when playing DTS encoded CDs excessive noise will be heard on the analog outputs jacks of the MediaServer To avoid possible damage to the audio system you should ensure that the correct connections are made to your amplification system f...

Page 6: ...in wire to an antenna discharge unit connection to grounding electrodes and requirements for the grounding electrode See Figure A LIGHTNING For added protection for this product during a lightning storm or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system This will prevent damage to the product due to lightning ...

Page 7: ...osure The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard Information to User Alteration or modifications carried out without appropriate authorization may invalidate the user s right to operate the equipment canadian model Note This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil numérique de la Classe A est conforme à la norme NMB 003 du Canada CAUTIO...

Page 8: ...serted with the label side facing up OPEN CLOSE BUTTON Pressing the OPEN CLOSE button opens the disc tray Insert a CD or DVD and press the button again to close the tray IR RECEIVE The IR Receive connection allows remote control information to be carried from other devices directly into the MediaServer AV2 S VIDEO OUT Connect the S VIDEO output of the MediaServer to the S VIDEO input of a suitable...

Page 9: ...EE1394 FIREWIRE Allows the MediaServer to communicate with supported Firewire devices USB Allows the MediaServer to communicate with supported USB devices AV1 VIDEO DVI Use the DVI connector to connect your MediaServer to a digital flat panel television or projector AV1 is usually connected to the main television in your home used for viewing movies AV1 VIDEO VGA The VGA connector is inactive The ...

Page 10: ...t to variable this button will increase decrease the volume of the current output If the TV or Amp device is selected these keys control the volume of the TV Amp See the section called Volume Control on page 8 for more information ALPHABETIC SCROLL key Press this key to access the Initial Letter screen This screen is only available if the list currently displayed is in alphabetical order P CANCEL ...

Page 11: ...her devices The TV and Amp keys on the remote control may be individually configured to control a range of televisions and amplifiers from well known manufacturers Configuring the Remote to Control your Television Press the TV and OSelect keys simultaneously hold them down for 1 second The TV key will remain lit for 20 seconds the configuration process must be completed during this time Enter the ...

Page 12: ...control Your MediaServer remote control is capable of controlling the volume of the music your are listening to either by controlling the output of the MediaServer itself or by reassigning the volume control keys to control the output of your amplifier Controlling the Volume of the MediaServer Each output must be configured individually to allow it s volume to be controlled by the remote control T...

Page 13: ...ther Press the Standby key on your MediaServer remote control Or Press the JMenu key to display the Main Menu Use the U and V keys to select the Set Up option Press the OSelect key to display the Set Up menu Use the U and V keys again to select Shutdown Restart Press the OSelect key The TV will display the following screen To Shutdown Press the OShutdown key on the MediaServer remote control to sw...

Page 14: ...e Video Screens As your MediaServer has two video outputs labelled AV1 and AV2 on the rear of the unit it can effectively display two identical yet independent television user interfaces AV1 is an independent user interface connected to the main television in your home used for viewing movies usually located in the lounge or cinema room AV2 is a shared user interface displayed on the other televis...

Page 15: ...ith the remote control by pressing the buttons on the touch panel screen The illustration below shows the structure of the touch panel user interface screens Although each screen is slightly different the fundamental layout of information and controls is the same The screen shown in the below example is the Menu screen To display the Menu screen touch the JMenu button on the display Touch the U an...

Page 16: ...rm actions normally executed with the MediaServer remote control using a standard computer mouse When you first connect to the Remote User Interface you will recognize the Main Menu screen The screens of the Remote User Interface are identical to those of the television user interface but for the following differences The U and V buttons now appear wherever there is a list that can scrolled You ca...

Page 17: ...ges remember to use the MSave key to commit them Alternatively to create your own colour for the user interface Press the MEdit Custom key The Edit Custom Colour screen is displayed Use the U and V keys to highlight the option you wish to edit Use the S and T keys to increase or decrease the highlighted value Alternatively press the OEdit key to enter a value using the alphanumeric keypad After ma...

Page 18: ...ut You can also view this screen by pressing the Now Playing key on the remote control Play Queue Select the Play Queue option to view the library items queued to play on the currently selected output Output Select this function to choose which of the available outputs you would like to control Set Up Select this option to display the Set Up screen From here you can access the Settings screen the ...

Page 19: ... 320kb VBR WMA 96kb and WMA 128kb as the default recording quality for CDs Confirm Format This option allows you to specify if your MediaServer displays the Recording Quality options each time a CD is recorded By default this option is disabled Auto Record Enable Auto Record so that each time you insert a disc into the tray it will begin recording automatically Auto Record Eject Enable the Auto Re...

Page 20: ...nto the drive and no movie information is returned the 9Look Up button becomes available allowing you to manually search for the correct movie information When look up of a DVD fails from the CD Tray screen press the 9Look Up key The Manual Look Up screen is displayed Use the alphanumeric keypad to enter the title of the movie Press the OOk key The Manual Look Up screen displays up to 20 movies wh...

Page 21: ...e information about the Now Playing screen and playback controls see the section beginning on page 26 Playing a DVD From the DIsc Tray Press the OPEN CLOSE button on the front panel to open the disc tray Place a DVD in the disc tray Press the OPEN CLOSE button on the front panel again to close the disc tray Selecting an Output Press the wOutput key on your MediaServer remote control As before the ...

Page 22: ...ber of different ways Each screen in the Audio Library is carefully constructed to provide the most important information about the items you are viewing The illustration below shows how the Audio Library screens are structured and describes each part of the screen the information displayed and the functions available The example shows the Tracks screen for the album Cold Water Songs however all n...

Page 23: ...n to the Audio Library Browsing the Audio Library by Album Use the U or V keys to highlight the Albums option in the Audio Library Menu Press the T key to display the Albums screen The TV screen will display the albums in your Audio Library Press the U or V keys to step between albums or press the appropriate letter on your MediaServer remote control to jump directly to that position in the list A...

Page 24: ...e MAdd button to add all albums by the selected artist to a playlist or the play queue To select a particular album by the selected artist Press the T key to display all available albums by the selected artist Use the U or V keys to step between albums Either Press the OPlay key to begin playback immediately or press the MAdd button to add this album to a playlist Or Press the T key again to selec...

Page 25: ...hanumeric keypad to jump directly to that position in the list To play all albums in the selected era Press the OPlay key on your MediaServer remote control to begin playback immediately or press the MAdd button to add all albums in the selected era to a playlist To select a particular album in the selected era Press the T key to display all albums within the selected era Use the U or V keys to st...

Page 26: ... shuffle and repeat The Play Queue Any item in your Audio Library can be selected for playback in one of two ways Press the OPlay key to begin playback immediately ending playback of any current music selection Press the MAdd key and select the Play Queue option Press the äAdd key to add the selected item to the end of the play queue For example if you are currently playing an album the item you h...

Page 27: ...t the playlist to which you would like to add the selected album Alternatively use the MNew key to create a new playlist as described in the previous section Press the äAdd key to add the album to the playlist Alternatively Press the OAdd Show key to add the album to the playlist and display the playlist s contents You can also use the pMark key to mark multiple items in the Library and then add t...

Page 28: ...et you would like to clear Press the PClear key Press the OYes key to confirm Searching The Audio Library The search function can be used from any Audio Library screen to reduce the items in the current list to only those that contain a particular word or collection of characters From any Audio Library screen press the 9Search key on your MediaServer remote control The below screen is displayed Pr...

Page 29: ...äOptions key and choose Mark all Press the OSelect key Press the äOptions key again and choose Delete marked albums Press the OSelect key The mark function can also be used when adding multiple Audio Library items to a Playlist For example To add multiple albums to a playlist Press the JMenu key on your MediaServer remote control and choose to display the Audio Library Press the U or V keys to hig...

Page 30: ...trol If the last item selected for playback on the current output is a movie from the Video Library the Now Playing key will display a different Now Playing screen from the below example see the section titled The Now Playing Screen Video on page 34 for more information When you make this selection your MediaServer will display the Now Playing screen for the currently selected audio output Your Me...

Page 31: ... Shuffle and repeat playback Your MediaServer lets you play selections from the Audio Library in a shuffled order to add variety to your music You can also play selections repeatedly To shuffle the playback order Press the Q key on your MediaServer remote control to randomise the order of the selections in the play queue Press the Q key a second time to shuffle all of the tracks in the play queue ...

Page 32: ... Information in the Audio Library Press the JMenu key on your MediaServer remote and choose to display the Audio Library Press the U or V keys to select Tracks and press the T key Use the U or V keys again to highlight the track you wish to edit Press the äOptions key and choose Edit Track Details The following screen is displayed Use the U or V keys to highlight either Name Artists Genres Year Er...

Page 33: ...ems in the Audio Libraries Deleting items is similar to editing items and again requires you to select the item you wish to delete and then use the äOptions key For example to delete a track in the Audio Library Press the JMenu key on your MediaServer remote and choose to display the Audio Library Use the U and V keys to choose Tracks and then press the T key Use the U and V keys again to select t...

Page 34: ...ection in a number of different ways Each screen in the Video Library is carefully constructed to provide the most important information about the items you are viewing The illustration below shows how the Video Library screens are structured and describes each part of the screen the information displayed and the functions available The example shows the Movies screen however all navigation screen...

Page 35: ...letters With an artist name highlighted press the OPlay key on your MediaServer remote control to begin playback of the movie displayed at the bottom of the screen playing movies from the Video Library The following sections contains a detailed explanation about selecting items in the Video Library for playback Displaying the Video Library Press the JMenu key on your MediaServer remote control fro...

Page 36: ...ss the MSynopsis key to view a synopsis of the movie or press the OPlay key to begin playback Alternatively press the S key to return to browsing Directors Browsing the Video Library by Rating Use the U or V keys to highlight the Ratings option in the Video Library Menu Press the T key to display the Ratings screen The TV screen will display the ratings in your Video Library Press the U or V keys ...

Page 37: ...key on your MediaServer remote control The below screen is displayed Press the U or V keys to choose to search either Movies Artists Directors or Genres Press the OSelect key The below screen is displayed Use the alphanumeric keypad to enter text Press the OOK key A list of items containing your search criteria will then be displayed Marking Items In The VIDEO Library The mark function can be used...

Page 38: ...s playing and the wNow Playing key is pressed on the MediaServer remote control When the button is pressed the movie is minimized from full screen mode and is displayed in the movie window in the middle of the screen The movie continues to play in the movie window until you choose to stop or pause it For more information about controlling the playback of movies see the section titled Controlling M...

Page 39: ...stop play Press the g key on your MediaServer remote control The MediaServer will switch from full screen mode to display the Now Playing screen with the movie minimized to the movie window To resume play Press the a key on your MediaServer remote control If the movie is stopped pressing the a key will resume playback from the same position If the Now Playing screen is displayed the movie will res...

Page 40: ...ils screen you can also choose to look up the movie details online Press the 9Look Up key on your MediaServer remote control The following screen is displayed Press the OAuto key to perform an automatic search for the movie details online Or Press the MManual key to perform a manual search for the movie details online For more information about manually searching for movie details see the section ...

Page 41: ...ovies in the Video Library Deleting items is similar to editing items and again requires you to select the item you wish to delete and then use the äOptions key For example to delete a movie in the Video Library Press the JMenu key on your MediaServer remote and choose to display the Video Library Use the U and V keys to choose Movies and then press the T key Use the U and V keys again to select t...

Page 42: ...MediaServer It is recommended that this setting is enabled if you wish to transfer music files to or from your MediaServer P O Output Configuration Configure the behaviour of individual outputs P O XiVALink Settings The settings used to communicate with third party control devices P O Remote Diagnostics Enable or disable the ability to send important diagnostic information to Imerge It is recommen...

Page 43: ...The above username and password are case sensitive Accessing Media Transfer Using a Macintosh If you are using a Macintosh computer you can create a new network connection as follows Select Go from the Finder menu and click Connect to Server Click on the Browse button in the Connect to Server window Navigate to your MediaServer on the network and double click the appropriate icon A window showing ...

Page 44: ...y files to iTunes Music folder when adding to library is unchecked Click the OK button to confirm any changes Making sure you have Library displayed in iTunes navigate to your MediaServer on the network Select the music you wish to transfer you can transfer entire albums or all the music by a particular artist by dragging the relevant folder into the iTunes Library and releasing the mouse button T...

Page 45: ...tart Sync button in the bottom right hand corner of the screen The transfer process will begin shortly afterwards Software UPDATES As part of a policy of ongoing development Imerge is constantly improving the MediaServer s XiVA operating software To allow you to take advantage of these improvements the MediaServer is equipped with the ability to download and install software updates via the Intern...

Page 46: ...odes If the user interface is not displayed on the television connected to AV1 it may be due to the wrong DVI mode being selected for your particular television Press the 7 key on your MediaServer remote control to cycle through DVI Modes The MediaServer will cycle through all of the DVI Modes and the television connected to AV1 will flicker and then display the new mode Repeatedly press the 7 key...

Page 47: ...sible Hard Disk Failure Should a fault develop with one of the hard disk drives in the MediaServer the following message will be displayed on the user interface If the above message is displayed you should contact your dealer or installer as soon as possible to organise a replacement hard disk drive Look Up Failure If the MediaServer fails to return movie or album information from the Internet upo...

Page 48: ...CIE 098 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 009 013 014 015 016 079 CIHAN 009 CLARIVOX 108 033 047 CLATRNIC 017 CLATRONIC 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 119 013 014 015 016 158 097 018 151 CONDOR 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 031 009 119 013 014 015 016 097 018 CONIC 111 CONTEC 055 102 018 CONTINENTAL EDISON 135 107 139 042 COSMOS 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 009 013 014 015 016 CROSLEY 138 146 024 081 ...

Page 49: ... HIFI VOX 112 135 107 139 042 059 HINARI 098 055 111 008 017 018 HIT 146 HITACHI 062 055 157 063 031 111 042 065 081 118 010 066 120 158 125 070 040 072 HYPER 031 151 ICE 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 017 013 014 015 016 018 151 IMPERIAL 001 002 003 004 034 138 143 005 006 007 146 008 024 081 009 154 119 010 013 014 015 016 121 048 158 125 097 018 077 086 114 INGELEN 153 073 081 011 012 121 ...

Page 50: ...10 012 036 OKANO 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 009 013 014 015 016 097 ONCEAS 031 ONWA 008 017 151 ORAVA 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 009 013 014 015 016 ORBITER 086 ORION 098 001 002 003 004 005 036 006 007 111 008 009 010 017 012 013 014 015 016 018 OSAKI 043 OSIO 027 OSUME 102 OTTO VERSAND 153 166 053 001 002 003 004 054 035 106 055 085 063 056 137 005 006 087 091 007 145 081 118 009 119 010 096 0...

Page 51: ...006 007 146 081 009 013 014 015 016 077 SINUDYNE 098 003 146 081 SMARAGD 130 SOLAVOX 010 SONOLOR 166 010 SONOKO 007 018 SONTEC 001 002 003 004 005 007 009 013 014 015 016 SONY 052 053 054 055 056 057 058 SPECTRA 079 STARLITE 018 STERN 088 089 041 109 010 125 SUNSTAR 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 009 013 014 015 016 SUPERTECH 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 09 010 013 014 015 016 125 018 TANDBERG 131 TAN...

Page 52: ...IO TECHNICA 026 AUDIOFILE 038 B K 045 046 CARVER 053 011 037 038 052 031 032 010 054 CINEMA SOUND 084 026 CLARION 090 DENON 083 084 085 095 096 091 092 097 089 FISHER 022 031 FOSGATE 005 GE 036 GOLDSTAR 035 HAFLER 039 HARMAN KAR 005 125 127 103 104 098 HITACHI 021 INKEL 123 JVC 119 120 KENWOOD 090 099 128 105 094 121 123 122 129 106 124 031 KRELL 067 063 KYOCERA 020 LEXICON 006 LINN 057 LUXMAN 042...

Page 53: ...l output connector Toslink Coaxial output level 500mVp p 75W Coaxial output connector RCA jack Audio Inputs Analog Inputs Maximum input level 2V RMS Input impedance 10kW Connector RCA Jack Digital Inputs SRC supported frequency 32kHz 44 1kHz 48kHz Maximum input level 500mVp p 75W Coaxial input connector RCA Jack Optical input connector Toslink Analog Audio Characteristics typical Frequency respons...

Page 54: ...omission interruption defect delay in operation or transmission computer virus or line or system failure even if Imerge or its employees or agents are advised of the possibility of such damages losses or expenses Limitations of Imerge s Liability In no event will Imerge or its suppliers be liable to you or any third party for any loss of profits loss of data loss of revenue loss of or loss of use ...

Page 55: ...teresting or functionality changes and enhancements to the Service i e feature upgrades or changes to our terms and conditions of use Will Imerge share any of your personal information Personal data will be collected processed by Imerge and forwarded to the relevant Imerge Business Partner for the purpose of providing related services as described earlier However Imerge will not trade sell or rent...

Page 56: ... only to the extent that such activity is expressly permitted by applicable law notwithstanding this limitation SOFTWARE as a Component of the DEVICE Transfer This license may not be shared transferred to or used concurrently on different computers The SOFTWARE is licensed with the DEVICE as a single integrated product and may only be used with the DEVICE If the SOFTWARE is not accompanied by a DE...

Page 57: ... obtain music related information including name artist track and title information Gracenote Data from online servers Gracenote Servers and to perform other functions You may use Gracenote Data only by means of the intended End User functions of this device You agree that you will use Gracenote Data the Gracenote Software and Gracenote Servers for your own personal non commercial use only You agr...

Page 58: ...of the SOFTWARE solely for backup or archive purposes 5 APPLICABLE LAW This LICENSE shall be deemed to have been made in and shall be construed pursuant to the laws of the State of California 6 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITATION ON LIABILITY EXPORTS 6 1 No Warranties TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS AND NVIDIA AND ITS SUPPLIERS DISCLAIM ALL COND...

Page 59: ...his License and a copy of the Sonic Software to a party who agrees to accept the terms of this License and destroy any other copies of the Sonic Software in your possession Your rights under this License will terminate automatically without notice from Sonic if you fail to comply with any term s of this License 3 Limited Warranty on Media Sonic warrants the media on which the Sonic Software is del...

Page 60: ...OURCE SOFTWARE LICENCE AGREEMENT Certain components of the software for the XiVA powered MediaServers are subject to the GNU General Public License or other so called open source licenses Open Source Software Open Source Software is not subject to the restrictions in Section 6 Title to Software and Intellectual Property and is subject to the GNU General Public License GPL or other license terms as...

Page 61: ...ement These requirements apply to the modified work as a whole If identifiable sections of that work are not derived from the Program and can be reasonably considered independent and separate works in themselves then this License and its terms do not apply to those sections when you distribute them as separate works But when you distribute the same sections as part of a whole which is a work based...

Page 62: ...sequence of the rest of this License 8 If the distribution and or use of the Program is restricted in certain countries either by patents or by copyrighted interfaces the original copyright holder who places the Program under this License may add an explicit geographical distribution limitation excluding those countries so that distribution is permitted only in or among countries not thus excluded...

Page 63: ...y of AMG and nothing herein will be deemed to grant you any ownership rights in the AMG Services You agree that AMG may enforce its rights under this Agreement against you directly in its own name AMG reserves the right to delete data from the AMG Databases or to change data categories for any cause that AMG deems sufficient No warranty is made that the AMG Technology or AMG Servers are error free...

Page 64: ...e dealer or Imerge Service Centre These statements do not affect your statutory rights as a consumer under applicable national legislation in force nor your consumer s rights against the dealer from whom you purchased the product Please do not return your product directly to Imerge as this will result in unnecessary delays in the repair process In order to avoid unnecessary inconvenience we advise...

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