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LinkTheater – Wireless A&G Media Player
P4LWAG
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Introduction 3 Product Diagram 4 Getting Started 5 Remote Control 8 Initial Power-On 10 Wired Setup 10 Wireless Setup 11 Viiv Setup 12 AOSS Setup 20 Manual Wireless Configuration 21 Settings 24 System Preferences 26 Network Settings 28 Display Settings 36 Reset System Settings 37 Choosing your Media Sources 38 Installing and Configuring Buf falo PC Utility 40 Inst
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Using LinkTheater Thank you for choosing LinkTheater! This manual should help y ou configure and use your new LinkTheater . Buf falo T echnology’ s LinkTheater P4LWAG Wireless-A&G Network Media Player is the missing link between your TV, home entertainment center, and computer network. Now, you can play the movies, music, and photos stored on your computers from the comfort of your living room, through your TV and home entertainment center. The LinkTheater can connect to wired or wir
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TM RESET TM RESET USB 2.0 port for use with memory keys and FAT32 USB hard drives Power/Standby switch Reset button; hold in with a straightened paper clip for 5 seconds to reset. RP-SMA for wireless antennas (attach antennas before use) + - 5 V dc (110-240V 50- 60Hz AC power to AC D4/Component HD video power adapter) out (720p) S-Video port S-Video port RCA stereo audio out Toslink digital audio out (5.1) 10/100 Ethernet and one of it oriented to point straight up. 4 and one of it orien
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Package Contents: • LinkTheater Media Player • (2) Wireless Antennas • Remote Control with Batteries • AC Power Adapter • LinkTheater CD-ROM • User Manual (this guide) • Standard A/V Cable (Red, White, and Yellow RCAs) • D4/Component Video Cable If any items are missing from your package, please contact Buf falo T echnology’ s T echnical Support or contact the place you purchased your product from. Prepare for Hookup: The LinkTheater connects to a TV or video moniter with composite (
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Hookup: The LinkTheater must be connected to a TV or monitor. Although the LinkTheater plays mp3s and other popular music formats, a TV or monitor is required to navigate and configure options on the LinkTheater. By default, the LinkTheater uses the standard 4:3 video mode over the yellow analog video connector, or an S-Video connector. Component video is supported for higher resolutions (480p and 720p); however , to initially access the configuration menu, the LinkTheater must be hoo
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4 - Plug the Buf falo AC adapter into an AC power outlet. Buf falo recommends connecting the AC adapter to a power-strip with a surge protector to protect it from power surges caused by lightning. 5 - Plug the power connector from the AC adapter into the back of the LinkTheater. The ‘POWER/ST ANDBY’ light on the front of the LinkTheater will turn orange, then green. Y ou do not need to press the power button on the front of the LinkTheater. If it does not light up, then please check
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Remote Control The LinkTheater's navigation and settings are all done via the included remote control. To navigate through the menus, use the up, down, left and right arrows. To make a selection, press the ‘Enter ’ key . Also, the left and right arrows can be used to navigate forward and back through the menus. Info – The info button will bring up information regarding the file that is currently being played back. This includes file name info, format info, and in the case of movies a
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convenience, allowing you to quickly mute or raise/lower the volume without having to necessarily use the TV or TM sound system’ s remote control. INFO SETUP REFRESH Stop – The stop key will temporarily pause a slideshow that’ s in progress. REPEAT VIDEO AUDIO Track – The track button will skip forward or back to the STEP/SLOW next video, music, or picture file. >/II II> I< << >> >I 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CLEAR CAPS/NUM 0 VIDEO MUSIC PHOTO RETURN HOME ENTER UP DOWN VOL TRACK MUTE + < STOP - > A
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When the LinkTheater turns on for the first time, it will attempt to connect you to a wired or wireless network automatically . Which screens you see will depend on whether you’re connecting your LinkTheater with a wired or wireless internet connection. Wired Setup: If you are using a wired network and have plugged in an Ethernet cable, then the LinkTheater will automatically connect to the wired network. You should receive a message like this. Highlight Continue and press the right co
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Wireless Setup: If you are using a wireless network, then the LinkTheater will give you three options to initially connect your device. Intel® Viiv™ Setup – If you have a Viiv™ PC on your network, it can instruct this device on how to set up. Turn to page 12 for wireless setup with a Viiv computer. AOSS – If your access point supports AOSS, then you can connect your LinkTheater to it wirelessly by just pushing a couple of buttons. Turn to page 20 for more information. Regular Setup – Reg
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Intel® Viiv™ It's easy to install and use the LinkTheater with an Intel® Viiv™ PC. Y our V iiv PC can configure your LinkTheater ’ s wireless settings for you. Begin by making sure that your PC has the latest patches and updates from Microsoft and Intel. Open the Viiv settings window by clicking the V iiv logo on your PC’ s desktop or system tray . If your LinkTheater is connected to the network with a wired Ethernet connection and you’re using a Viiv PC, then turn to page 17. Installation w
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Select Wirelessly, then next. When you see this screen, go to your LinkTheater. 13
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Power on the LinkTheater and select Yes to have V iiv configure your wireless connection for you. Your LinkTheater will give you a passcode. Write this down. You have ten minutes to type this into your Viiv PC. If time runs out on the timer, go back to the previous screen and select Yes again to get a new passcode. 14
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Back at the PC, click next. Enter the passcode that you got from the LinkTheater. Click next. 15
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Select media device and then next. Your LinkTheater is now connected to the network. Click next to begin building your media library. Turn to page 21. 16
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If you’ve connected your LinkTheater to your network with a wired Ethernet connection, you can still add the LinkTheater to a V iiv PC’ s list of devices. Installation with a wired Ethernet connection: On the Viiv PC, select add a device, then click start. Select connecting it to the router with an Ethernet network cable, then click next. 17
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Select next. Select media device. When you see this screen, your device has been sucessfully added to the network. Select next to begin building your media library. 18
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Building your Media Library: Select next. Read conditions. Select agree to continue. Select Standard Setup and then choose finish. Congratulations! Y our LinkTheater is configured to work with your Viiv PC! 19
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AOSS Wireless Configuration: T o let AOSS configure your wireless network settings, select No, Use AOSS Instead. Now, press the AOSS button on your access point or wireless router. When you see this screen about 40 seconds later, your LinkTheater is connected to your wireless network. 20
