Escient SE-D1 User Manual

SE-D1 USER’S MANUALP/N: M32002-02A2

PAGE 10FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualESCIENT PRIVACY POLICYEscient is committed to providing you with a product that you enjoy and are confident in usi

PAGE 11FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualTERMS AND DEFINITIONSFollowing are terms used throughout this manual:• Button - refers to a graphic item on the d

PAGE 12FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualSETUPThis manual assumes that you followed the printed “Quick Setup Guide” that came with your FireBall. If you ha

PAGE 13FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualFRONT PANEL OVERVIEW 1 - POWER 1 - POWER 7 - ANALOG AUDIO OUT 2 - IR IN 8 - VIDEO OUT

PAGE 14FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualREMOTE OVERVIEWCODE SETUNIVERSAL SOURCE SELECTMODE GUIDE SELECTTRANSPORT CONTROLSGUIDEINFOVOLUME CONTROLKEY PADCON

PAGE 15FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualENTERING TEXT WITH THE REMOTE CONTROLThe remote control can be used to enter text in all text fields. This text e

PAGE 16FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s Manualdisplay a “C”. The fourth key press displays a lower case “a”, the fifth key press displays a lower case “b”, and

PAGE 17FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualCONNECTING EXTERNAL DISC CHANGERThe FireBall SE-D1 supports up to 400 DVD and/or CDs located in one external Sony

PAGE 18FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualLOADING DVD MOVIE DISCS INTO CHANGERSInsert DVDs into your changers, following the changer manufacturer’s instruct

PAGE 19FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualAutomatically Getting Disc InformationOnce your changers are connected to FireBall and loaded with CDs/DVDs, all y

PAGE 2FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualTHANK YOUThe team at Escient would like to take this opportunity to thank you for purchasing an Escient FireBall pr

PAGE 20FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualGetting Disc Information for a Range of DiscsIf you want to lookup the disc information for a specific range of sl

PAGE 21FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualGetting Disc Information for All DiscsIf you want to lookup the disc information for all discs you can use the Loo

PAGE 22FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualADDITIONAL CONNECTION AND HOOKUP INFORMATIONAUDIO OUTPUTSThe optical and analog audio outputs are all active when

PAGE 23FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualVIDEO OUTPUTSFireBall has several video output formats and connectors including:• S-Video• Composite Video• Com

PAGE 24FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualRS-232 CONNECTIONSThe Sony disc changer is controlled via two-way serial protocols using an RS-232 serial cable. C

PAGE 25FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualIn a straight-through cable, wires 1, 2, 3, and 6 at one end of the cable are also wires 1, 2, 3, and 6 at the oth

PAGE 26FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualREGISTRATIONRegistering your FireBall is accomplished automatically when you go through the Quick Start process de

PAGE 27FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualWATCHING DVD MOVIESBROWSING YOUR MOVIE LIBRARYNow that you have your DVD movies loaded into your changers and the

PAGE 28FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualSELECTING A DIFFERENT MOVIEWhile a movie is playing, you can press the GUIDE key on the remote control to display

PAGE 29FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualVIEWING BY GENREIn addition to the current Guide View, the Movies Guide automatically organizes your DVDs into def

PAGE 3FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s Manual IR CONNECTIONS 24 ETHERNET CONNECTIONS 24REGISTRATION 26 TESTING A BROADBAND CONNECTION 26WATCHING DVD MOVI

PAGE 30FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualLISTENING TO MUSICBROWSING YOUR MUSIC LIBRARYIf you have CDs loaded into your external changers or if you have a F

PAGE 31FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualPLAYING THE CURRENT TITLEPlaying the currently highlighted Title is the same as playing a CD in a conventional CD

PAGE 32FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualCHANGING THE GUIDE VIEWThe GUIDE button on the remote control is used to switch between the Music Guide and Music

PAGE 33FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualCHANGING THE CURRENT PLAY MODEThe default Play Mode will play the current Title from Track 1 to the last track in

PAGE 34FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualVIEWING BY GENREIn addition to the current Guide View, the Music Guide automatically organizes your Music into def

PAGE 35FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualLISTENING TO INTERNET RADIOBROWSING INTERNET RADIO STATIONSThe Radio Guide displays a scrolling list of Internet R

PAGE 36FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualPLAYING THE CURRENT STATIONPlaying the currently highlighted Radio Station is the same as selecting and playing an

PAGE 37FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualMANAGING YOUR MEDIACREATING PLAYLISTSFireBall allows you to organize your favorite songs into custom “Playlists”.

PAGE 38FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualCREATING GROUPSIn addition to Playlists, FireBall allows you to create custom “Groups” of Movies, Music Titles or

PAGE 39FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualADDING INTERNET RADIO STATIONSFireBall comes preloaded with several high quality streaming Internet Radio Stations

PAGE 4FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s Manual MOVIE RATINGS 62 NETWORK ETHERNET SETTINGS 63 Testing the Your Connection 64 SETTING THE FIREBALL SERVER

PAGE 40FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualUPDATING THE INTERNET RADIO STATIONS LISTEscient makes every attempt to insure that the preloaded Internet Radio S

PAGE 41FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualEDITING MOVIE INFORMATIONFireBall has access to tens of thousands of DVD titles, but you may still encounter a DV

PAGE 42FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualAutomatically Lookup Information for This DiscThe “Lookup This Disc” button will initiate a disc lookup for only t

PAGE 43FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualSearching for Movie Information ManuallyOccasionally the MovieDB™ will not return the movie information and cover

PAGE 44FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualSelecting an Existing CoverIf for some reason you can not download the original cover, you can choose one of the e

PAGE 45FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualEdit DescriptionIf for some reason you can not download the original description, you can edit it.Follow these ste

PAGE 46FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualEDITING MUSIC INFORMATIONFireBall has access to over 2.5 million CD titles, but you may still encounter a CD that

PAGE 47FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualEditing Track NamesYou can also manually edit the Track/Song names of the currently highlighted Title in the Music

PAGE 48FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualAutomatically Lookup Information for This DiscThe “Lookup This Disc” button will initiate a disc lookup for only t

PAGE 49FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualSearching for the Original CoverOccasionally the wrong cover or the default cover will be displayed for a Music Ti

PAGE 5FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualPRODUCT INTRODUCTIONThank you for purchasing a FireBall Media Management system from Escient (a division of D&M

PAGE 50FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualSelecting an Existing CoverIf for some reason you can not download the original cover, you can choose one of the e

PAGE 51FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualEDITING RADIO INFORMATIONSimilar to editing Music Information, you can also Edit the Radio Information. Follow the

PAGE 52FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualEDITING PLAYLISTSYou can change the name and add or remove tracks from any Playlist you created.Follow these steps

PAGE 53FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualEDITING GROUPSAs with Playlists, you can also edit the name of a Group, add Music Titles or Radio Stations to the

PAGE 54FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualDELETING MUSICYou can remove any music you have recorded to a FireBall server by using the Delete Music feature. Y

PAGE 55FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualDELETING PLAYLISTSYou may delete entire Playlists from the Music Guide. Follow these steps to permanently delete o

PAGE 56FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualDELETING GROUPSDeleting Groups from the Group Bar is very similar to deleting Playlists. The contents of the Group

PAGE 57FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualSETTING USER PREFERENCESUser preferences are available to specify global configuration options and preferred syste

PAGE 58FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualRetail Demo ModeFireBall has a Retail Demo Mode for use in retail display environments. The Retail Demo Mode (RDM)

PAGE 59FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualSETTING YOUR TIME ZONESpecify which US time zone your FireBall is located in. Follow these steps to set your Time

PAGE 6FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualWARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS• Do not use this apparatus near water.• Clean only with a dry cloth.• Do not block any

PAGE 60FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualCUSTOMIZABLE USER INTERFACEIn addition to the Escient Classic user interface theme, the FireBall allows you to sel

PAGE 61FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualENABLING PASSWORD PROTECTION Optional Password Protection enables you to limit user access to the Setup Menus. Thi

PAGE 62FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualMOVIE RATINGSMovie Ratings are used to prohibit the display of certain movies in the Movies Guide. This feature is

PAGE 63FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualNETWORK ETHERNET SETTINGS Ethernet is the preferred networking choice which provides you with the best network per

PAGE 64FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualTesting the Your ConnectionIt is a good idea to verify that your selected network connection is functioning proper

PAGE 65FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualSETTING THE FIREBALL SERVER SETTINGSFireBall’s server allows you to control it remotely using a web browser on you

PAGE 66FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualVIDEO OUTPUT PREFERENCESVideo FormatAllows you to select 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratios on your TV screen.Follow these

PAGE 67FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualCentering the FireBall ScreenAllows you to center the FireBall user interface horizontally on your TV screen.Follo

PAGE 68FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualAdjusting your TV’s BrightnessFollow these steps to adjust the brightness on your TV:1. Press the SETUP key on the

PAGE 69FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualAdjusting your TV’s ContrastThe Contrast or Picture Adjustment control allows you to optimize the contrast (which

PAGE 7FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualTRADEMARKS & SERVICE MARKSEscient®, the Escient logo, and FireBall® are trademarks of Digital Networks North Am

PAGE 70FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualAdjusting your TV’s SharpnessThe Sharpness adjustment allows you the set the Sharpness or Detail control of their

PAGE 71FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualAdjusting your TV’s Color and TintColor Bars are used to test the TV monitor’s ability to reproduce the proper col

PAGE 72FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualEXTERNAL CONTROLSURROUND MODE SETTINGSFireBall will automatically switch the video and audio output from the DVD c

PAGE 73FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualIR REMOTE CONTROLFireBall is preset from the factory to operate from the FB1 source button, however, the FireBall

PAGE 74FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualDIRECT ACCESS CODESDirect Access Codes are used in conjunction with the MACRO key on the remote control to provide

PAGE 75FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualThe following table is used to determine the button sequence for direct access code sequences from the Escient IR

PAGE 76FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualThe following table is used to determine the button sequence for direct access code sequences from the Escient IR

PAGE 77FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualPLAYLIST HOT KEYSPlaylist Hot Keys provides a Keyboard Macro sequence to directly access any five Playlists in you

PAGE 78FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualBUTTON OVERLAYYou may choose to manually enable or disable the Third Party Overlay. The Touch Panel Overlay is use

PAGE 79FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualFIREBALL UTILITIESGETTING INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR FIREBALLInformation about your FireBall hardware and software is

PAGE 8FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualWARRANTY INFORMATIONTerms of Coverage - Each Escient branded media management system sold comes with a standard one

PAGE 80FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualRESTARTING THE SYSTEMThere are two ways of manually performing a full restart or reboot of the FireBall system, on

PAGE 81FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualUPDATING THE SOFTWAREFireBall will automatically check the Escient server once a week for any FireBall software up

PAGE 82FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualCONTROLLING FIREBALL FROM A WEB BROWSERFireBall contains a built-in web server which means you can connect to your

PAGE 83FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualNETWORKED AUDIO USING FIREBALL MUSIC CLIENTSSERVERSA FireBall Server is a Fireball media management system that is

PAGE 84FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualLOCATING THE FIREBALL CLIENTS AND SERVERSCentralIf you locate your FireBall clients and servers in a central locat

PAGE 85FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualDistributedA distributed FireBall installation means that your FireBall Servers and Clients are physically distrib

PAGE 86FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualCONFIGURING A FIREBALL SERVEREvery FireBall capable of server functions is automatically enabled to serve MP3 and

PAGE 87FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualESCIENT TECHNICAL SUPPORTContact your dealer or Escient’s Customer Support group. Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00am -

PAGE 88FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualTROUBLESHOOTINGNETWORK PROBLEMSIf you experience problems registering a FireBall or connecting to the Internet to

PAGE 89FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualADDITIONAL INFORMATIONSPECIFICATIONSSpecifications are subject to change without notice. Please check the Escient

PAGE 9FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s Manual• Additionally, Escient does not cover the following items under the terms or its warranty programs:• Installatio

PAGE 90FireBall™ SE-D1 User’s ManualGRACENOTE® END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENTUSE OF THIS PRODUCT IMPLIES ACCEPTANCE OF THETERMS BELOW.This product contain