Escient FireBall DVDM-300 User Manual
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- Table of contents
- TROUBLESHOOTING
- BOOKMARKS
- DVDM-300 USER’S MANUAL 1
- PRODUCT INTRODUCTION 6 2
- SETUP 13 2
- MANAGING YOUR MEDIA 59 4
- CREATING CDS 79 4
- SETTING USER PREFERENCES 83 4
- EXTERNAL CONTROL 105 4
- PRODUCT INTRODUCTION 6
- REMOTE OVERVIEW 16
- YES YES YES 27
- REGISTRATION 34
- WATCHING DVD MOVIES 37
- GETTING MUSIC INTO FIREBALL 40
- LISTENING TO MUSIC 52
- LISTENING TO INTERNET RADIO 57
- MANAGING YOUR MEDIA 59
- CREATING CDS 79
- SETTING USER PREFERENCES 83
- EXTERNAL CONTROL 105
- FIREBALL UTILITIES 116
- BACKUP AND RESTORE 121
- ESCIENT TECHNICAL SUPPORT 127
- TROUBLESHOOTING 128
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 129
- TERMS BELOW 130
Summary of Contents
DVDM-300 USER’S MANUALP/N: M22006-01A6
PAGE 10FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s Manual• Additionally, Escient does not cover the following items under the terms or its warranty programs:• Install
PAGE 100FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualCentering the FireBall ScreenAllows you to center the FireBall user interface horizontally on your TV screen.F
PAGE 101FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualAdjusting your TV’s BrightnessFollow these steps to adjust the brightness on your TV:1. Press the SETUP key on
PAGE 102FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualAdjusting your TV’s ContrastThe Contrast or Picture Adjustment control allows you to optimize the contrast (wh
PAGE 103FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualAdjusting your TV’s SharpnessThe Sharpness adjustment allows you the set the Sharpness or Detail control of th
PAGE 104FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualAdjusting your TV’s Color and TintColor Bars are used to test the TV monitor’s ability to reproduce the proper
PAGE 105FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualEXTERNAL CONTROLSURROUND MODE SETTINGSFireBall will automatically switch the proper video and audio output fro
PAGE 106FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualINSTALLING THE ETP TOUCH PANELThe optional Escient Touch Panel is an external 15” flat LCD color display that
PAGE 107FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualCalibrating the Touch PanelTo obtain the maximum performance form the ETP-1500 Touch Panel, the main user shou
PAGE 108FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualChanging the Touch Panel Button OverlayThe Button Overlay feature places button controls onto the FireBall use
PAGE 109FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualIR REMOTE CONTROLFireBall is preset from the factory to operate from the FB1 source button, however, the FireB
PAGE 11FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualESCIENT PRIVACY POLICYEscient is committed to providing you with a product that you enjoy and are confident in
PAGE 110FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualDIRECT ACCESS CODESDirect Access Codes are used in conjunction with the MACRO key on the remote control to pro
PAGE 111FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualThe following table is used to determine the button sequence for direct access code sequences from the Escient
PAGE 112FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualThe following table is used to determine the button sequence for direct access code sequences from the Escient
PAGE 113FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualPLAYLIST HOT KEYSPlaylist Hot Keys provides a Keyboard Macro sequence to directly access any five Playlists in
PAGE 114FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualSERIAL COM PORTSThe Serial Control COM Port setting is used to specify which RS-232 serial COM port is to be u
PAGE 115FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualCONTROLLING FIREBALL FROM OTHER DEVICESIn addition to the Escient ETP-1500 wired touch panel, FireBall provide
PAGE 116FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualFIREBALL UTILITIESGETTING INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR FIREBALLInformation about your FireBall hardware and software
PAGE 117FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualRESTARTING THE SYSTEMThere are two ways of manually performing a full restart or reboot of the FireBall system
PAGE 118FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualUPDATING THE SOFTWAREFireBall will automatically check the Escient server once a week for any FireBall softwar
PAGE 119FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualCONTROLLING FIREBALL FROM A WEB BROWSERFireBall contains a built-in web server which means you can connect to
PAGE 12FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualTERMS AND DEFINITIONSFollowing are terms used throughout this manual:• Button - refers to a graphic item on th
PAGE 120FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualUSING THE WEB BROWSER AS A MUSIC CLIENTIn addition to remotely controlling your FireBall, the built-in web ser
PAGE 121FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualBACKUP AND RESTOREFIREBALL MUSIC BACKUPIt is possible to backup and restore the music contents of a FireBall u
PAGE 122FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualFIREBALL MUSIC RESTOREYou can restore music to a FireBall using the same method used for importing audio files
PAGE 123FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualNETWORKED AUDIO USING FIREBALL MUSIC CLIENTSSERVERSA FireBall Server is a Fireball media management system tha
PAGE 124FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualLOCATING THE FIREBALL CLIENTS AND SERVERSCentralIf you locate your FireBall clients and servers in a central l
PAGE 125FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualDistributedA distributed FireBall installation means that your FireBall Servers and Clients are physically dis
PAGE 126FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualCONFIGURING A FIREBALL SERVEREvery FireBall capable of server functions is automatically enabled to serve MP3
PAGE 127FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualESCIENT TECHNICAL SUPPORTContact your dealer or Escient’s Customer Support group. Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00a
PAGE 128FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualTROUBLESHOOTINGNETWORK PROBLEMSIf you experience problems registering a FireBall or connecting to the Internet
PAGE 129FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualADDITIONAL INFORMATIONSPECIFICATIONSSpecifications are subject to change without notice. Please check the Esci
PAGE 13FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualSETUPThis manual assumes that you followed the printed “Quick Setup Guide” that came with your FireBall. If you
PAGE 130FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualGRACENOTE® END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENTUSE OF THIS PRODUCT IMPLIES ACCEPTANCE OF THETERMS BELOW.This product con
PAGE 14FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualFRONT PANEL OVERVIEW 1 - POWER 2 - MOVIES SOURCE 3 - MUSIC SOURCE 4 - RADIO SOURCE 5 -
PAGE 15FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s Manual12345691011127813REAR PANEL OVERVIEW 1 - POWER 2 - 5.1 ANALOG AUDIO OUT 3 - IR IN AND S-LINK/IR
PAGE 16FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualREMOTE OVERVIEW
PAGE 17FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualENTERING TEXT WITH THE REMOTE CONTROLThe remote control can be used to enter text in all text fields. This tex
PAGE 18FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s Manualdisplay a “C”. The fourth key press displays a lower case “a”, the fifth key press displays a lower case “b”,
PAGE 19FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualCONNECTING EXTERNAL DISC CHANGERSSupported External ChangersThe following changers are currently supported. Thi
PAGE 2FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualTHANK YOUThe team at Escient would like to take this opportunity to thank you for purchasing an Escient FireBall
PAGE 20FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualConnecting Sony DVP-CX777ES CD/DVD ChangersFireBall requires that you connect each changer to the back panel us
PAGE 21FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualConnecting Kenwood CD/DVD ChangersFireBall requires that you connect each changer to the back panel using audio
PAGE 22FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualConnecting Sony CD ChangersFireBall requires that you connect each changer to the back panel using audio and co
PAGE 23FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualLOADING DVD MOVIE DISCS INTO CHANGERSInsert DVDs into your changers, following the changer manufacturer’s instr
PAGE 24FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualAutomatically Getting Disc InformationOnce your changers are connected to FireBall and loaded with CDs/DVDs, al
PAGE 25FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualGetting Disc Information for a Range of DiscsIf you want to lookup the disc information for a specific range of
PAGE 26FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualGetting Disc Information for All DiscsIf you want to lookup the disc information for all discs in all changers,
PAGE 27FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualADDITIONAL CONNECTION AND HOOKUP INFORMATIONDIGITAL AUDIO INPUTSThe FireBall defaults to the optical inputs for
PAGE 28FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualVIDEO OUTPUTSFireBall has several video output formats and connectors including:• 2 S-Video• 2 Composite Vide
PAGE 29FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualRS-232 CONNECTIONSExternal disc changers are controlled via two-way serial protocols using RS-232 serial cables
PAGE 3FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualADDITIONAL CONNECTION AND HOOKUPINFORMATION 27 DIGITAL AUDIO INPUTS 27 AUDIO OUTPUTS 27 VIDEO OUTPUTS 28
PAGE 30FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualETHERNET CONNECTIONSThe Ethernet jack on the back panel of the FireBall accepts any standard twisted pair CAT5
PAGE 31FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualCAT5 cabling should not exceed 100 meters. The following drawing depicts the typical wiring scheme for CAT5.For
PAGE 32FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualEXTERNAL CHANGER CONNECTIONSThere are a few general rules to follow when connecting changers to your FireBall..
PAGE 33FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualSony DVD/CD Changer Hookup• Up to three Sony DVP-CX777ES 400 disc changers may be connected via individual RS-
PAGE 34FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualREGISTRATIONRegistering your FireBall is accomplished automatically when you go through the Quick Start process
PAGE 35FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualTESTING A DIALUP CONNECTION• An external Hayes compatible serial modem is required.• An analog phone line is
PAGE 36FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s Manual6. Once you have verified all of the Dialing Preferences, you should test the dialup modem connection to the Es
PAGE 37FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualWATCHING DVD MOVIESBROWSING YOUR MOVIE LIBRARYNow that you have your DVD movies loaded into your changers and t
PAGE 38FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualSELECTING A DIFFERENT MOVIEWhile a movie is playing, you can press the GUIDE key on the remote control to displ
PAGE 39FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualVIEWING BY GENREIn addition to the current Guide View, the Movies Guide automatically organizes your DVDs into
PAGE 4FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualMANAGING YOUR MEDIA 59 CREATING PLAYLISTS 59 CREATING GROUPS 60 ADDING INTERNET RADIO STATIONS 61 UPDATI
PAGE 40FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualGETTING MUSIC INTO FIREBALLBefore you can enjoy the Music features of your FireBall Media Management system, yo
PAGE 41FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualRECORDING FROM THE INTERNAL CDThe easiest way to get music into your FireBall is to record CDs using the built-
PAGE 42FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualRECORDING FROM EXTERNAL CHANGERSIn addition to manually loading and recording CDs one by one using the front pa
PAGE 43FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualAutomatically Recording CDsYou can easily record changer based CDs to your FireBall’s internal hard drive using
PAGE 44FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualRecording a Range of CDsIf you want to record a specific range of slots in a changer, you can use the Record Ra
PAGE 45FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualRecording All CDsIf you want to record all discs in all changers, you can use the Record All feature.Follow the
PAGE 46FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualIMPORTING MUSIC FILESIf you have digital audio files already recorded on your PC or Mac, you can transfer the f
PAGE 47FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualImporting from a PCMake sure your PC is connected to the same network as your FireBall and follow these steps t
PAGE 48FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualImporting from a MacFireBall’s File Server acts like a Windows File Server on your network, therefore you will
PAGE 49FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s Manual4. Click on the Content pop-up menu and select the Import directory.5. Next, an authentication dialog will appe
PAGE 5FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s Manual IR REMOTE CONTROL 109 DIRECT ACCESS CODES 110 PLAYLIST HOT KEYS 113 SERIAL COM PORTS 114 CONTROLLING F
PAGE 50FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualRECORDING FROM OTHER EXTERNAL SOURCESIn addition to recording from external changers, FireBall allows you to re
PAGE 51FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualERASING A CD-RW DISCYou can use FireBall’s built-in CD burner to erase the contents of a re-writable CD. Follow
PAGE 52FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualLISTENING TO MUSICBROWSING YOUR MUSIC LIBRARYNow that you have gotten your music into your FireBall, it’s time
PAGE 53FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualPLAYING THE CURRENT TITLEPlaying the currently highlighted Title is the same as playing a CD in a conventional
PAGE 54FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualCHANGING THE GUIDE VIEWThe GUIDE button on the remote control is used to switch between the Music Guide and Mus
PAGE 55FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualCHANGING THE CURRENT PLAY MODEThe default Play Mode will play the current Title from Track 1 to the last track
PAGE 56FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualVIEWING BY GENREIn addition to the current Guide View, the Music Guide automatically organizes your Music into
PAGE 57FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualLISTENING TO INTERNET RADIOBROWSING INTERNET RADIO STATIONSThe Radio Guide displays a scrolling list of Interne
PAGE 58FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualPLAYING THE CURRENT STATIONPlaying the currently highlighted Radio Station is the same as selecting and playing
PAGE 59FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualMANAGING YOUR MEDIACREATING PLAYLISTSFireBall allows you to organize your favorite songs into custom “Playlists
PAGE 6FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualPRODUCT INTRODUCTIONThank you for purchasing a FireBall Media Management system from Escient (a division of D&am
PAGE 60FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualCREATING GROUPSIn addition to Playlists, FireBall allows you to create custom “Groups” of Movies, Music Titles
PAGE 61FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualADDING INTERNET RADIO STATIONSFireBall comes preloaded with several high quality streaming Internet Radio Stati
PAGE 62FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualUPDATING THE INTERNET RADIO STATIONS LISTEscient makes every attempt to insure that the preloaded Internet Radi
PAGE 63FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualEDITING MOVIE INFORMATIONFireBall has access to tens of thousands of DVD titles, but you may still encounter a
PAGE 64FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualAutomatically Lookup Information for This DiscThe “Lookup This Disc” button will initiate a disc lookup for onl
PAGE 65FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualSearching for Movie Information ManuallyOccasionally the MovieDB™ will not return the movie information and cov
PAGE 66FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualSelecting an Existing CoverIf for some reason you can not download the original cover, you can choose one of th
PAGE 67FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualEdit DescriptionIf for some reason you can not download the original description, you can edit it.Follow these
PAGE 68FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualEDITING MUSIC INFORMATIONFireBall has access to over 2.5 million CD titles, but you may still encounter a CD th
PAGE 69FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualEditing Track NamesYou can also manually edit the Track/Song names of the currently highlighted Title in the Mu
PAGE 7FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualWARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS• Do not use this apparatus near water.• Clean only with a dry cloth.• Do not block a
PAGE 70FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualAutomatically Lookup Information for This DiscThe “Lookup This Disc” button will initiate a disc lookup for onl
PAGE 71FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualSearching for the Original CoverOccasionally the wrong cover or the default cover will be displayed for a Music
PAGE 72FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualSelecting an Existing CoverIf for some reason you can not download the original cover, you can choose one of th
PAGE 73FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualEDITING RADIO INFORMATIONSimilar to editing Music Information, you can also Edit the Radio Information. Follow
PAGE 74FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualEDITING PLAYLISTSYou can change the name and add or remove tracks from any Playlist you created.Follow these st
PAGE 75FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualEDITING GROUPSAs with Playlists, you can also edit the name of a Group, add Music Titles or Radio Stations to t
PAGE 76FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualDELETING MUSICYou can remove any music you have recorded to the FireBall by using the Delete Music feature. You
PAGE 77FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualDELETING PLAYLISTSYou may delete entire Playlists from the Music Guide. Follow these steps to permanently delet
PAGE 78FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualDELETING GROUPSDeleting Groups from the Group Bar is very similar to deleting Playlists. The contents of the Gr
PAGE 79FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualCREATING CDSFireBall is a complete media solution for storing, managing, and listening to your music, but what
PAGE 8FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualTRADEMARKS & SERVICE MARKSEscient®, the Escient logo, and FireBall® are trademarks of Digital Networks North
PAGE 80FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s Manual8. When FireBall has added all of your songs and finished creating the new CD image, it will eject the CD tray
PAGE 81FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualDUPLICATING A CDYou can duplicate any physical disc located in the internal drive or any external changer. Thes
PAGE 82FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualRECORDING FROM AN EXTERNAL SOURCEFireBall also allows you to record from the external inputs to a blank CD. Thi
PAGE 83FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualSETTING USER PREFERENCESUser preferences are available to specify global configuration options and preferred sy
PAGE 84FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualRetail Demo ModeFireBall has a Retail Demo Mode for use in retail display environments. The Retail Demo Mode (R
PAGE 85FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualPhoto Screen Saver ModeFireBall has a Photo Screen Saver Mode for displaying your own photos whenever FireBall
PAGE 86FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualSETTING YOUR TIME ZONESpecify which US time zone your FireBall is located in. Follow these steps to set your Ti
PAGE 87FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualCUSTOMIZABLE USER INTERFACEIn addition to the Escient Classic user interface theme, the FireBall allows you to
PAGE 88FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualENABLING PASSWORD PROTECTION Optional Password Protection enables you to limit user access to the Setup Menus.
PAGE 89FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualMOVIE RATINGSMovie Ratings are used to prohibit the display of certain movies in the Movies Guide. This feature
PAGE 9FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualWARRANTY INFORMATIONTerms of Coverage - Each Escient branded media management system sold comes with a standard
PAGE 90FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualCHOOSING YOUR NETWORK CONNECTIONFireBall supports two networking methods, Ethernet and Dialup Modem. Your FireB
PAGE 91FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualTesting the Your ConnectionIt is a good idea to verify that your selected network connection is functioning pro
PAGE 92FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualEthernet Settings Ethernet is the preferred networking choice which provides you with the best network performa
PAGE 93FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualDialup SettingsIf you are going to use a dialup ISP to connect your FireBall to the Internet, you must provide
PAGE 94FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualSETTING THE FIREBALL SERVER SETTINGSYour FireBall can act as a “server” delivering audio to optional FireBall “
PAGE 95FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualPEER TO PEER MUSIC SHARINGFireBall contains a special music sharing feature that allows two FireBall Music Serv
PAGE 96FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualSELECTING THE AUDIO ENCODER TYPEYou can specify which audio encoder (MP3 or FLAC) you want to use for recording
PAGE 97FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualSETTING THE DISC INSERT PREFERENCESYou can specify what to do with new discs inserted into FireBall’s front pan
PAGE 98FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualDIGITAL INPUT PREFERENCESYou must specify which of the digital audio inputs you are using to connect the digita
PAGE 99FireBall™ DVDM-300 User’s ManualVIDEO OUTPUT PREFERENCESVideo FormatAllows you to select 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratios on your TV screen.Follow the
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