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DVDM-552 USER’S MANUAL
P/N: M22008-01A1
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PRODUCT INTRODUCTION 6 ABOUT THIS MANUAL 6 THANK YOU RECORD YOUR SERIAL NUMBER 6 MANUAL DISCLAIMERS 6 The team at Escient would like to take this opportunity to thank you WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS 7 for purchasing an Escient FireBall product. Escient is committed to providing our customers the most technologically advanced, yet easier- TRADEMARKS & SERVICE MARKS 8 than-ever to use products that converge the power of the Internet with WARRANTY INFORMATION 9 home entertainment. ESCIENT PRIVACY P
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WATCHING A DIFFERENT MOVIE IN THE OTHER ROOM 36 ADDITIONAL CONNECTION AND HOOKUP WATCHING THE SAME MOVIE IN TWO ROOMS 38 INFORMATION 25 AUDIO OUTPUTS 25 VIDEO OUTPUTS 26 GETTING MUSIC INTO FIREBALL 39 RS-232 CONNECTIONS 27 RECORDING FROM THE INTERNAL CD 40 IR CONNECTIONS 27 RECORDING FROM EXTERNAL CHANGERS 41 ETHERNET CONNECTIONS 28 Automatically Recording CDs 42 EXTERNAL CHANGER CONNECTIONS 30 Recording a Range of CDs 43 Changer Types 30 Recording All CDs 44 Control Connections 30 IMPORTING MUS
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LISTENING TO INTERNET RADIO 56 SETTING USER PREFERENCES 82 BROWSING INTERNET RADIO STATIONS 56 SETTING THE SCREEN SAVER PREFERENCES 82 PLAYING THE CURRENT STATION 57 Activation Idle Time 82 Other Modes 82 Retail Demo Mode 83 MANAGING YOUR MEDIA 58 Photo Screen Saver Mode 84 CREATING PLAYLISTS 58 SETTING YOUR TIME ZONE 85 CREATING GROUPS 59 CUSTOMIZABLE USER INTERFACE 86 ADDING INTERNET RADIO STATIONS 60 ENABLING PASSWORD PROTECTION 87 UPDATING THE INTERNET RADIO STATIONS LIST 61 MOVIE RATINGS 8
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FIREBALL UTILITIES 111 TROUBLESHOOTING 123 GETTING INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR FIREBALL 111 NETWORK PROBLEMS 123 RESTARTING THE SYSTEM 112 SOFTWARE UPDATE PROBLEMS 123 UPDATING THE SOFTWARE 113 RECORDING PROBLEMS 123 CONTROLLING FIREBALL FROM A WEB ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 124 SPECIFICATIONS 124 BROWSER 114 Video Specifications 124 SETTING UP THE FIREBALL WEB SERVER 114 Audio Specifications 124 USING THE WEB USER INTERFACE 114 Physical Specifications 124 USING THE WEB BROWSER AS A MUSIC CLIENT 115 3rd
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PRODUCT INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing a FireBall Media Management system from Escient (a division of D&M Holdings). ABOUT THIS MANUAL This FireBall User’s Manual is intended to provide the reader with an overview of the main features and benefits of the Escient FireBall Media Management Systems. For more information, please refer to the Escient web site (www.escient.com) or contact your Escient dealer. RECORD YOUR SERIAL NUMBER The serial number for this unit is located at the rear of t
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WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS • Do not use this apparatus near water. • Clean only with a dry cloth. • Do not block any ventilation openings. • Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. • To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove the cover. No user serviceable parts are inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. • To prevent electric shock, do not use a 3 wire to 2 wire adapter
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TRADEMARKS & SERVICE MARKS Escient®, the Escient logo, and FireBall® are trademarks of Digital Networks North America. FireBall and Physital are trademarks of Escient®. Other product names mentioned herein are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective companies. Music recognition technology and related data are provided by Gracenote®. Gracenote is the industry standard in music recognition technology and related content delivery. For more information vis
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WARRANTY INFORMATION Terms of Coverage - Each Escient branded media management system sold comes with a standard one (1) year warranty. This warranty provides no-charge coverage under normal product usage, for a period of one year from the date of registration and/or purchase (whichever is earlier). This warranty program provides the following key features and benefits: • Twelve (12) months service, parts and labor. • Five (5) day turn around time on all standard in-warranty repairs. No charge
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• Additionally, Escient does not cover the following items under the terms or its warranty programs: • Installation or removal charges. • Cost of initial technical adjustments (setup costs). • Battery replacement. Escient’s sole liability for any defective product is limited to the repair or replacement of the product at our discretion. Escient shall not be liable for damages to other property caused by defects in this product, damages based upon inconvenience, loss of use of the product, loss
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ESCIENT PRIVACY POLICY Escient is committed to providing you with a product that you enjoy and are confident in using, and are committed to providing services in a private and secure environment. We recognize and respect each individual user’s privacy and have created this Privacy Policy to demonstrate our commitment to your privacy. We want you to be fully informed about the information that we collect, why we collect it, and with whom we share it. It is our hope that, after reading this no
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TERMS AND DEFINITIONS Following are terms used throughout this manual: • Button - refers to a graphic item on the display screen. • Group - a collection of similar music titles. Standard genre groups are provided and custom groups can be created by the user. • Highlight - highlighting is used to indicate the user’s selection on screen. When the selection moves up, down, left, or right, the highlight moves to the next nearest item. No action is taken (except that more information may be displa
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SETUP This manual assumes that you followed the printed “Quick Setup Guide” that came with your FireBall. If you have not properly connected your FireBall to your audio/video system, please go back and follow the “Quick Setup Guide” guide before continuing with this User Manual. POWER STATES After the FireBall unit is plugged in, the Standby LED located next to the power button will flash red until the startup process is complete. Please wait. This may take several minutes. When the Standby LED
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FRONT PANEL OVERVIEW 8 9 7 5 2 3 4 10 1 6 1 - POWER 2 - MOVIES SOURCE 3 - MUSIC SOURCE 4 - RADIO SOURCE 5 - CD-RW DRIVE 6 - TEXT DISPLAY & IR RECEIVER 7 - OPEN/CLOSE DRIVE 8 - NAVIGATION 9 - SELECT 10 - TRANSPORT CONTROLS & GUIDE PAGE 14 FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s Manual
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REAR PANEL OVERVIEW 7 8 9 3 2 4 1 5 6 10 11 12 1 - POWER 2 - DIGITAL AUDIO OPTICAL IN (1-5) 3 - DIGITAL AUDIO OPTICAL OUT (1-2) 4 - DIGITAL AUDIO COAX OUT (1-2) 5 - ANALOG AUDIO OUT (1-2) 6 - ANALOG AUDIO IN (1-5) 7 - VIDEO OUT: COMPONENT, COMPOSITE, S-VIDEO (1-2) 8 - VIDEO IN: COMPONENT, COMPOSITE, S-VIDEO (1-5) 9 - COMMUNICATION PORTS (1-6) 10 - ETHERNET 11 - S-LINK / IR OUT (1-5) 12 - IR IN PAGE 15 FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s Manual
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REMOTE OVERVIEW PAGE 16 FireBall™ DVDM-552 User’s Manual
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ENTERING TEXT WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL The remote control can be used to enter text in all text fields. This text entry capability is provided to allow you to fill out short text fields – such as those that occur in the setup and edit screens. FireBall’s wireless keyboard should be used when extended typing is required. Entering Numeric Entry Mode In fields where FireBall expects only numeric characters to be entered (such as phone number fields), an indicator will appear on the screen that d
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display a “C”. The fourth key press displays a lower case “a”, the fifth key press displays a lower case “b”, and the sixth key press displays a lower case “c”. Lastly, pressing the “2” key a seventh time displays the number “2”. When entering the second character in a text field or the second character following a space, FireBall assumes that lower case is preferred and the character entry cycles in the following pattern – lowercase, uppercase, and numeric. The following text entry table
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CONNECTING EXTERNAL DISC CHANGERS Supported External Changers The FireBall DVDM-552 only supports the Sony DVP-777ES DVD/CD changer. The DVDM-552 will not recognize any other changer. Note: FireBall will support up to five connected changers. When connecting the changers, the first changer should be connected to video in 1, digital audio in 1, 5.1 analog in 1, and RS232 1. The second changer to all #2 connectors, and so on... ABOUT SACD AUDIO DISCS FireBall can also manage SACD audio discs loaded
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Connecting Sony DVP-CX777ES CD/DVD Changers FireBall requires that you connect each changer to the back panel using audio, video, and control cables. Follow these steps to connect your Sony CD/DVD changers to your FireBall: 1. An RS-232 serial null modem cable with female DB-9 connectors on each end is required for connecting a Sony CD/DVD Changer 2. Connect one end of the RS-232 serial cable into Communication Port number 1, on the back of your FireBall 3. Connect the other end of the RS-232 se
