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DivX Connected User Guide 

 

DivX Connected User Guide 

 

Configuring the DivX Connected Server 

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Copyright © 2007, DivX, Inc., Confidential 

Changing the Privacy Settings 

1.

 

Select the

 Video Settings

Music Settings

, or

 Pictures Settings

 tab in the DivX Connected 

Server. 

2.

 

Select the desired folder and click ‘

Set Folder Privacy

’. The following screen appears: 

 

3.

 

Check the ‘

Make this content available only when logged in

’ box if you want the media 

available only when a device is logged in. 

4.

 

Assign PIN protection (optional): 

1.

 

Click ‘

PIN Management

’ 

2.

 

Check ‘

Enable PIN Protection

’ 

3.

 

Enter a 4 or 5 digit number in the PIN code field. 

By default, the media in the folder is available to all devices that log in using the PIN, except for 
devices that are restricted by privacy settings. 

5.

 

Select ‘

Make this content available only to the selected devices below

’ to restrict specific 

devices from using the media in the folder. 

By default, the media in the folder is available to all devices that log in, and some folders require a 
PIN.  

6.

 

Check the box for each DivX Connected device that requires access to the media in the folder. 

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Страница 1: ...at is protected by copyright No part of this document may be photocopied reproduced or translated without the prior written consent of DivX Inc The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice Copyright 2007 DivX Inc Confidential DivX Inc 4780 Eastgate Mall San Diego CA 92121 ...

Страница 2: ...sociated logos are trademarks of DivX Inc all rights reserved All other marks product names and company names are the property of their respective owners Software and Help Manual copyright 2007 DivX Inc all rights reserved Any translation copying distribution or sale is forbidden without the express written consent of DivX Inc Please send comments or questions to ConnectedFeedback divx com ...

Страница 3: ...n 6 Composite Standard Definition TV Connection 6 S Video Standard Definition TV Connection 6 SCART Component TV Connection 7 SCART to SCART TV Connection 7 HDMI TV Connection 7 Additional Audio Connections 8 Advanced DivX Connected Device Setup 8 Setting a Static IP Address 8 Switching Between Wired and Wireless Connections 8 Supported Encryption Modes 9 Key Formats 9 Key Authentication 10 Key Le...

Страница 4: ... Protection 19 Working with Folders 19 Configuring Server Settings 19 Changing the DivX Connected Server Name 20 Changing General Server Settings 20 Using PIN Protection 20 Setting Up PIN Protection 20 Modifying Additional Settings 21 Access Control via Privacy Settings 21 Changing the Privacy Settings 22 Managing Devices on the Server 23 Allowing or Denying Connected Device Access 23 Removing a N...

Страница 5: ...ver provides the user experience and media to the DivX Connected device s on your network The DivX Connected Server Performs PC based media and device management and Provides the user interface menus and media to the device The DivX Connected Server can run simultaneously on any number of computers in your network DivX Connected devices can access any of these servers for media When a DivX Connect...

Страница 6: ...ition or Vista 512 MB system RAM 50 MB available hard disk space Hardware accelerated OpenGL graphics card with up to date driver 10 100 Ethernet or 802 11g or 802 11b network adapter with one or more enabled An active network connection Types of Formats You Can Use Video file formats All DivX videos resolution is device dependent Most Xvid resolution is device dependent All divx files avi files u...

Страница 7: ...disc drive 2 Installation should automatically start If not click Start Run enter DivXConnectedInstaller exe and click OK Proceed with the instructions in Installing DivX Connected below Installing DivX Connected 1 When the DivX Connected setup installer starts read and then accept the license agreement to install the application and click Next 2 Install the default components as shown below or ch...

Страница 8: ...nd the media is added to the database Starting DivX Connected To start DivX Connected Double click the DivX Connected icon on your PC desktop or Browse to Start All Programs DivX DivX Connected DivX Connected The DivX Connected Setup Wizard begins when you start DivX Connected for the first time Follow the wizard instructions to set up your media server Software Updates The DivX Connected Server s...

Страница 9: ...nna to the back of the DivX Connected device as shown even if you are not using wireless 4 If you want to connect to the device using Ethernet connect the device to your network router using a Cat 5 Ethernet cable via the LAN ports omit this step for wireless connections 5 Make sure that any PCs running the DivX Connected Server are attached to your router LAN ports or connected wirelessly 6 If yo...

Страница 10: ...X Connected Server on the network For further configuration press the remote control Setup key and follow the configuration instructions in Advanced DivX Connected Device Setup Connecting the Device to Your Television Choose one of the following setups to connect the device to your television all cable types may not be supplied Note Not all connection methods can be used with all devices Use the c...

Страница 11: ... to connect the audio on the device to the audio on your television Device Television SCART to SCART TV Connection Using a SCART cable connect the device to your television If your television does not support audio over SCART use audio connection cables to connect the audio on the device to the audio on your television Device Television HDMI TV Connection Using the HDMI cable connect the device to...

Страница 12: ...ss Switching between wired and wireless connections Supported encryption modes Setting a Static IP Address To setup and configure a static IP address Make sure you are viewing the device setup screen press Setup Select Network to view the network status screen Select Disable DHCP when disabled the button will toggle to say Enable DHCP Update the IP Address Subnet Mask and Default Gateway using the...

Страница 13: ...lect Network 3 From the Wired Network Status page select Configure Wireless 4 Select Disable to disable wireless capability from the device The device will now reconnect using your wired connection Supported Encryption Modes The device will automatically detect and configure the proper wireless encryption mode as long as the router is set to use one of the following types This Setting Enables This...

Страница 14: ...ional bits Advanced Network Setup This section discusses advanced network topics including ad hoc networking static IP addressing and power line networking Joining a Network That Is Not Broadcasting Its SSID In the event your network does not broadcast an SSID you may still join with DivX Connected by following these steps Choose Setup on the remote control Then go to Network Configure Wireless Be...

Страница 15: ...abetically through your list of files Watching Video The Number Keys let you leap through the timeline of your video 1 10th at a time On Any Screen The Back button takes you to previous screens Watching Video The Back button will stop the video and take you to the previous menu Thumbnail View The directional Arrows are used for highlighting items List View Up and Down let you highlight items while...

Страница 16: ...to Play from FF or REV Press Play Pause Skip to next or previous song Press Next or Prev Stop the song Press Stop Note Music controls are also available during slideshows and file selection screens To Do This Do This with the Remote Control Play a video Highlight the item and press Play Pause Display the playback menu Highlight the item and press Enter Stop the video Press Back or Stop Change the ...

Страница 17: ...e services area of the DivX Connected home screen Viewing Videos on Stage6 To select a video Choose a Featured video Featured videos appear when you first access Stage6 Choose Videos and a category to view featured videos or Choose Channels to view currently available Stage6 channels A channel is a collection of videos of a given genre or description To view your selected video To Do This Select T...

Страница 18: ...de enable the DivX Connected device to only download the requested portions of the file This reduces the bandwidth required during playback When a file is completely downloaded you see only Play Video when you next select this file for viewing Video files are cached or saved during playback and download If the connection between the DivX Connected Server and the Internet is lost during a download ...

Страница 19: ...plication go to the Device Settings tab and right click on the device you wish to activate Your device must be connected for you to see the option to activate Upon selecting Activate you will be presented with the online activation steps 1 The Activation URL 2 Your Device s Manufacturer Info 3 Your Device s Location Name 4 Your Activation Code Follow the instructions at the Activation URL and you ...

Страница 20: ...can be achieved using a wired network configuration Wired connection from the DivX Connected device to the DivX Connected Server PC through a network router or a direct connection Wired Ethernet connections from the network router to the DivX Connected Server PC Other Possible Setups If your connections cannot be set up as described above in Recommended Network Configuration the next best setup is...

Страница 21: ...ormance if using network attached storage NAS devices Important To connect to a wireless network you need to know Your wireless network name SSID Your encryption key if security is enabled If you have MAC filtering enabled on your router Add the wireless MAC address to the list of allowed devices for your network You can set up your system in this way but this configuration is more susceptible to ...

Страница 22: ...f the following tabs Video Settings Music Settings Picture Settings Then follow these instructions to configure the media Adding a Media Folder To add a media folder for your videos music or pictures 1 Click Add Folder and select the folder from the browse list 2 Check the Include subfolders box to include the media in any subfolders The folder appears in the Shared Folders list 3 Click the folder...

Страница 23: ...PIN protected See Using PIN Protection for more information Removing PIN Protection Right click the folder and click PIN Protect again to remove PIN protection Working with Folders Select this To do this Re Scan Re scan the folder for any added media Typically this action is not necessary as the system monitors for new media added to folders automatically However if there is media in a folder that...

Страница 24: ...Click Run Setup Wizard Using PIN Protection PIN protection secures folders containing media on the server with a PIN number To view media that is PIN protected enter the PIN number on the device A PIN consists of numeric digits not spaces letters or other characters A strong PIN Has no repeating digits as in 5555 Does not consist of an obvious series of digits as in 12345 Consists of unique digits...

Страница 25: ...tected folders only to the devices that you select Device privacy settings allow controlled access to the media in a folder on the DivX Connected Server This control differs from PIN protection Privacy settings enable only specific DivX Connected devices to access the media in a folder regardless of whether it is PIN protected If a device is restricted the folder with privacy settings does not app...

Страница 26: ...ged in 4 Assign PIN protection optional 1 Click PIN Management 2 Check Enable PIN Protection 3 Enter a 4 or 5 digit number in the PIN code field By default the media in the folder is available to all devices that log in using the PIN except for devices that are restricted by privacy settings 5 Select Make this content available only to the selected devices below to restrict specific devices from u...

Страница 27: ...eleted device in the future the device re appears in the list To view details about an online device 1 Right click the device in the list 2 Click Details from the pop up menu 3 Click Close to exit Information about the device displays in the Device and Connection Details screen This information is useful to determine what kind of media the device can effectively display For example a device config...

Страница 28: ...eristics of the file such as file size and type Add metadata or change how existing metadata is displayed for any file in your DivX Connected Server database to accurately describe file contents Music files may already contain sufficient descriptive metadata home video files may or may not contain descriptive metadata Metadata for a video file is displayed in the device when you select a video fil...

Страница 29: ...de Title Released Director Genre and Description Editing the Genre field can affect how videos are grouped together and listed on the client device allowing you to see a list of videos that fall under one genre For example you can list all the Comedy videos When you edit multiple files a check appears in the check box next to each field ...

Страница 30: ...from every file associated with that genre Resetting Video Metadata Resetting the metadata discards all custom attributes or artwork assigned to the selected file s If the file originally contained no metadata except for the file name then all information is removed except for the file name To set the metadata back to its original state in the DivX Connected Server 1 Click the Video Settings tab 2...

Страница 31: ...work box and then click Select New Artwork to browse for an image file The recommended image size for the best display quality is approximately 400 x 600 pixels To remove artwork 1 Click the down arrow in the Artwork box 2 Click Remove Artwork To export the artwork to your drive 1 Click the down arrow in the Artwork box 2 Click Export Artwork 3 Browse to the location and click Save Editing Music M...

Страница 32: ...information into the Genre field the Metadata Editor stores it for later use When you click the arrow to display the drop down list all genres associated with the files in your collection appear in the list To remove a genre from the list you must change or remove the genre from every file associated with that genre Resetting Music Metadata Resetting the metadata discards all custom attributes or ...

Страница 33: ...ct New Artwork to browse for an image file The recommended image size for the best display quality is approximately 400 x 600 pixels To remove artwork 1 Click the down arrow in the Artwork box 2 Click Remove Artwork To export the artwork to your drive 1 Click the down arrow in the Artwork box 2 Click Export Artwork 3 Browse to the location and click Save The Genre field is a drop down field The Di...

Страница 34: ...a for each picture The metadata consists of A thumbnail of the picture The type of file e g image jpg The date the picture was taken The size of the picture Use these details to work with your picture files The thumbnail from the Artwork box displays when you browse folder contents The picture displays when you view the picture or run a slideshow ...

Страница 35: ...er button on the front of the media player Connections to TV may not be in place check TV manual for more information Check the connections to the TV and ensure the plugs are firmly in place Consult your TV manual to determine how to get the video input you have connected to the media player to display on the TV No pictures on TV Incorrect input signal selected on the TV Make sure that the TV is s...

Страница 36: ...xplanations How to Correct Volume incorrectly set Adjust the volume on the TV or device No sound or distorted volume Audio input source issue Check that the audio connections are going to the correct input source on the TV or the stereo system TVs with more than one video input will usually have a separate audio input as well ...

Страница 37: ... the firmware version number against the currently available firmware version If a more recent firmware version is available then an update is requested When an update is available the DivX Firmware Update screen is displayed with the question Update Firmware Now To update the firmware select Yes The update process will begin immediately The entire process takes approximately five minutes Importan...

Страница 38: ...onnected User Guide S 34 Copyright 2007 DivX Inc Confidential Sending Feedback to DivX We look forward to receiving feedback from our DivX Connected Users Please send any and all feedback on this product to ConnectedFeedback divx com ...

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