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Escient FireBall AVX User's Manual

1. Press the SELECT key on the remote to highlight the SAVE button Press SELECT again to save the current desired format v 4 3 User Interface 16 9 User Interface CENTERING THE FIREBALL SCREEN Allows you to center the FireBall user interface horizontally on your TV screen Follow these steps to center the FireBall screen 1 Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu 2 Select the VIDEO menu 3 Select the SCREEN CENTERING menu 4 Using the Left and Right keys on the remote adjust the screen so that it appears horizontally centered on your TV Press the SELECT key on the remote to highlight the SAVE button Press SELECT again to save the current position ADJUSTING YOUR TV S BRIGHTNESS Follow these steps to adjust the brightness on your TV 1 Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu 2 Select the VIDEO menu 3 Select the BRIGHTNESS menu 4 Turn your TV s brightness control all the way up then lower it to the point where the vertical black bar on the left just disappears This will get your brightness control as close to the proper setting as possible without the use of special software and hardware Press SELECT to return to the previous menu PAGE 104 ADJUSTING YOUR TV S CONTRAST The Contrast or Picture Adjustment control allows you to optimize the contrast which is sometimes called Picture of their TV using the TV s Contrast or Picture controls This setting h
2. View By Artist is the default View and displays your Music Library alphabetically from A to Z using according to the Artist Name Expanding the Artist Name displays the albums by that artist Further expanding the albums displays the songs within each album View By Artist Title View By Artist Title displays your Music Library alphabetically from A to Z using according to the Artist Name then the Album Name PAGE 57 View By Title Artist View By Title will order the list of Titles alphabetically from A to Z according to the Album Name then the Artist Name View By Song Artist View By Song will order the list of Titles alphabetically from A to Z according to the Song Name View By List View By List displays a nine line hierarchical view of your music library starting by Genre then by Artist Album and finally by songs View By Cover View By Cover displays a graphical grid of album cover art sorted alphabetically from A to Z according to the Artist Name then Album Name Using the Guide Views You can select which Music Guide Views to cycle through when pressing the VIEW button on the remote This allows you to use all of the views or just the ones that you find most useful for browsing your music library Select Music Options then Guide Views to display the Guide Views options screen Highlight then select unselect each view that you want to include in the cycle CHANGING THE CURRENT PLAY MODE The defaul
3. or repetitive image on your projector television or plasma display device can cause screen burn in You are encouraged to leave the FireBall screen saver turned on and set to the lowest possible time out duration Warning This device uses the mains plug as the means to disconnect the unit this unit remains powered unless disconnected from the mains source PAGE 7 TRADEMARKS amp SERVICE MARKS ESCIENT 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 FireBa VA A Lem EBD trademarks of their respective companies Music recognition technology and related data are provided by Gracenote amp Gracenote is the industry standard in music recognition technology and related content delivery For more information visit www gracenote com PHYSITAL CD and music related data from Gracenote Inc copyright O 2000 2006 Gracenote ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCT movieDB Gracenote CDDB Client Software copyright 2000 2006 Gracenote This product and service may practice one or more of the following U S Patents 5 987 525 6 061 680 6 154 773 6 161 132 6 230 192 6 230 207 6 240 459 6 330 593 and other patents issued or pending gracenote gt lt gracenote cddb Gracenote and CDDB are registered trade
4. title cover and displays DVD menu when watching a movie MACRO FUNCTION Macro Function used to directly access various music movie and radio items and controls MUSIC PLAY FUNCTIONS Repeat Random used to cause the system to play the current group genre in repeat or random playback mode MUSIC JUKEBOX Add Jukebox Play Jukebox used to add the currently highlighted music track to the Jukebox playlist and to play the Jukebox playlist 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 displays the letters 123 indicating that only numbers can be entered Typing Characters with the Remote The remote control based text entry capability is similar to that provided on standard telephones and cell phones Each numeric key has characters associated with it that can be accessed by pressing the key one or more times You have 5 seconds after a key is pressed to enter a second character from the same key If you press the same key within 5 seconds the second character associated
5. Art screen Using the arrow and page keys on the remote control locate the name of the Title corresponding to the cover you wish to use for the current Title Notice that a preview of the selected cover appears on the right of the list as you highlight each name Press the SELECT key on the remote control when you have located the cover of your choice Select the SAVE button to save your selection and return to the previous screen PAGE 71 b om m cerni i a la orones ee ora ope eee pamm win u eg heed ee m Ba Wp ay Sy a ae a TA PP jen Hm ee fee pue bm im a rama orp Pin dace armi a gp espe ran marmor ra rovs ieee p my ELLE E Jum ee uad Pep od meni mum Sun inam miro eee jm Her mas Edit Description If for some reason you can not download the original description you can edit it Follow these steps to select an existing cover to assign to the current Title 1 Highlight the Movie Title you want to edit in the Movie Guide 2 Press the OPTIONS key on the remote control 3 Select the EDIT DISC menu item to display the Edit Disc Information screen 4 5 6 Select the EDIT DESCRIPTION button to display the Edit Description screen Using the arrow keys and alpha numeric buttons edit the description Press the SELECT key on the remote control when you have edited your movie description Select the SAVE button to save your selection and return to the previous screen PAGE 72 EDITING MUSIC INFORMA
6. Changer Types Sony DVP CX777ES DVD CD DVDs and CDs ONLY Sony 200 300 400 disc CDP Series CD changers CDs ONLY Note Sony CD and DVD CD changers can not be mixed Different models of Sony CD changers may be mixed Control Connections Changer should be connected to COM port 1 Changer 2 should be connected to COM port 2 Etc Note Do NOT connect any S Link cables from the FireBall to the Sony 777ES changers Digital Audio Connections Changer 1 should be connected to Optical Digital in 1 Changer 2 should be connected to Optical Digital in 2 Ete Analog Audio Connections Changer should be connected to Analog Audio in 1 Changer 2 should be connected to Analog Audio in 2 Ete Sony DVD CD Changer Hookup Sony DVP CX777ES 400 disc changers must be connected via individual RS 232 cables not S Link cables An RS 232 cable is standard a DB9 null modem cable not included with the changer The analog audio connection is required when recording from external changers Set each changer to address Command Mode 1 PAGE 33 Registering your FireBall is accomplished automatically when you go through the Quick Start process described in the User s Manual Registration includes properly configuring your FireBall for Internet access and then connecting to the Escient servers to register your serial number and download the latest Internet Radio stations If you have trouble completing the automatic registr
7. Photos shared volume PAGE 89 Retail Demo Mode FireBall has a Retail Demo Mode for use in retail display environments The Retail Demo Mode RDM is a special screen saver that is activated during idle time The RDM continuously displays key features and benefits of the FireBall product on the attached TV Pressing any button on the remote will temporarily disable the RDM and allow the user to demo the product After the specified idle time the RDM will reactivate as the screensaver Follow these steps to enable the Retail Demo Mode in your FireBall display model Follow the Quick Start instructions to connect and register your demo FireBall When your FireBall is configured and you see the Music Guide press the SETUP key on the remote Select the General menu Select the Screen Saver menu Select the Demo Mode option and the number of minutes to wait before displaying the Demo Mode screen saver Select the Save button The RDM will be activated whenever the FireBall is idle for the specified period of time Do not set the idle time too high as the possibility of screen burn is increased with certain types of displays particularly Plasma type displays PAGE 90 Photo Screen Saver Mode FireBall has a Photo Screen Saver Mode for displaying your own photos whenever FireBall is idle for a specified period of time You can import your own photos into the Photos shared directory using Windows Networking Photo
8. RW discs Follow these steps to create a custom Mix CD Press the MUSIC key to make sure you are in the Music source mode Press the RECORD key to display the Music Record Options menu Select the CREATE AN AUDIO MIX CD button if you want to create a standard audio CD which can be played in almost any CD player or select the CREATE A DATA MIX CD button if you want to create an data CD that can be played in any computer or CD player which supports MP3 CDs When the Music Record Select Guide appears you can select one or more songs to include on your Mix CD Navigation of the Record Select Guide is the same as the other Guide screens Note You can select up to 80 minutes or 700 MB of songs because these are the maximum limits of recordable CDs The Selected group shows you which songs you have selected for your CD To reorder tracks use the REW and FF keys to move the highlighted song up or down in the list Press the RECORD key again to continue the recording process and display the Music Record Progress CD Read screen FireBall will read each song you have selected and assemble an image of all songs on it s internal hard drive Note If you selected any songs which are from changer based CDs this process may take a while to complete as these songs must be read in real time PAGE 84 9 After all of the songs have been read FireBall will ask if you want to add any more tracks to the CD Select ADD MORE if you
9. THE GUIDE VIEW The Movies Guide provides you with two different ways to view the contents of your DVD Movie Library There are two Views that you can switch between using the MENU VIEW key on the remote control View By Title View By Title will order the list of DVD Titles alphabetically from A to Z according to the Movie Title View By Cover View By Cover displays a graphical grid of DVD cover art sorted alphabetically from A to Z according to the Movie Title VIEWING BY GENRE In addition to the current Guide View the Movies Guide automatically organizes your DVDs into default Genres also called Groups The Group Bar displays a horizontal scrolling list of Genres corresponding to the movies in your library Five Genres or Groups are visible at one time The All genre is the default which displays all Titles in your Movie Library run Billy Bo Thorsten Yel Pi X Action Y Adventure 5 Comedy Drama e L9 goed Cody Bank Species ee Bad Boye Specii Edition Singing irren he Houde Chaeprug Lanes PAGE 37 Multi Zone FireBall products with dual a v outputs provide the capability for watching two DVDs from your entire DVD collection at the same time FireBall s built in video matrix switcher makes it possible to route the same movie or two different movies to two different rooms In order to browse select and play a DVD in another room you will need the optional FireBall MP 200 Dig
10. Title or Radio Station and press the SELECT key on the remote The checkmark to the right of the Music Title Movie Title or Radio Station will be removed indicating that the Music Title or Radio Station should be removed from the Group When you have added or removed all of the Music Titles Movie Title or Radio Stations you want to include in the playlist press the RECORD button on the remote control to save the Group You can not edit the System Groups All CDs Internal or Playlists Ifyou remove all Titles or Stations from a Group the Group is automatically deleted Youcan not reorder Titles and Stations within a Group They are always sorted alphabetically PAGE 80 DELETING MUSIC You can remove any music you have recorded to the FireBall by using the Delete Music feature You may want to do this if you have filled up your FireBall and you can not record any more music or if you want to remove songs that you just don t listen to Follow these steps to delete music from your FireBall 1 Press the MUSIC key to make sure you are in the Music source mode 2 Press the OPTIONS key to display the Options Menu 3 Select the MUSIC INFO DELETE MUSIC menu item to display the Delete Music Info screen 4 For each Track you want to delete highlight the Track and press the SELECT key on the remote A checkmark appears to the right of each selected Track indicating that it will be deleted Press the SELECT key again to remove the c
11. Tracks in This Playlist use the REW and FF keys to move the highlighted song up or down in the Playlist PAGE 64 CREATING GROUPS In addition to Playlists FireBall allows you to create custom Groups of Movies Music Titles or Radio Stations User created Groups appear in the Group Bar along with the automatically created Genre Groups and System Groups All CDs Internal and Playlists Some uses for custom Group Group similar movies together Create custom groups of your favorite movies Organize music titles or radio stations into custom genres like Funk 80 s Hits etc Group all of the albums for a favorite artists together for quick access Create an easily accessible collection of your favorite albums To create a custom Group follow these steps 1 Press the MOVIES key to make sure you are in the Movies source mode MUSIC key to make sure you are in the Music source mode or press the RADIO key if you want to create a custom Radio Group Press the OPTIONS key to display the Options Menu Select the GROUPS NEW GROUP menu item Using the remote control or keyboard enter a name for your Group Select the CONTINUE button on screen to advance to the Edit Group Select Guide The Edit Group Select Guide works just like the Music or Radio Guide For each Movie Music Title or Radio Station you want to add to the Group highlight the Title or Station name and press the SELECT key on the remote A checkmark a
12. a Range of Discs Getting Disc Information for All Discs AUDIO OUTPUTS MULTI ZONE VIDEO OUTPUTS SINGLE ZONE VIDEO OUTPUTS RS 232 CONNECTIONS IR CONNECTIONS ETHERNET CONNECTIONS EXTERNAL CHANGER CONNECTIONS Changer Types Control Connections Digital Audio Connections Analog Audio Connections Sony DVD CD Changer Hookup ETHERNET CONNECTION TEST BROWSING YOUR MOVIE LIBRARY PLAYING THE CURRENT MOVIE SELECTING A DIFFERENT MOVIE Movie Info CHANGING THE GUIDE VIEW View By Cover VIEWING BY GENRE BROWSING YOUR MOVIE LIBRARY FROM ANOTHER ROOM WATCHING A DIFFERENT MOVIE IN THE OTHER ROOM 39 WATCHING THE SAME MOVIE IN TWO ROOMS 41 RECORDING FROM THE INTERNAL CD RECORDING FROM EXTERNAL CHANGERS Automatically Recording CDs Recording a Range of CDs Recording All CDs IMPORTING MUSIC FILES System Requirements Audio File Requirements Cover Art Image Requirements IMPORTING FROM A PC IMPORTING FROM A MAC RECORDING FROM OTHER EXTERNAL SOURCES ERASING A CD RW DISC BROWSING YOUR MUSIC LIBRARY SHOW AND HIDE TRACKS PLAYING THE CURRENT TITLE SELECTING A DIFFERENT SONG CHANGING THE GUIDE VIEW View By Artist View By Artist Title View By Title Artist View By Song Artist View By List View By Cover Using the Guide Views CHANGING THE CURRENT PLAY MODE Jukebox Play Modes VIEWING BY GENRE USING THE JUKEBOX QUEUE Adding Songs and Playing the Jukebox Queue Reordering the Jukebox Queue Removing a Song from th
13. are listening to something else similar to the way you would use a traditional coin operated jukebox Adding Songs and Playing the Jukebox Queue Follow these steps to select and play music using the Jukebox Mode Press the MUSIC key on the remote to make sure you are in the Music Source Mode Locate and highlight any Genre Artist Album or Song in the Music Guide that you want to play in Jukebox mode Press the ADD JUKEBOX key on the remote control to add the highlighted item to your Jukebox Queue Press the PLAY JUKEBOX key on the remote control to display the Music Player screen and play your Jukebox Queue If you want to add more music to your Jukebox Queue press the GUIDE key on the remote to return to the Music Guide and use the ADD JUKEBOX key to add more music You will notice that music you Add doesn t play right away as it is added to the end of the Jukebox Queue Note Some FireBall products will have ADD FAVORITES and PLAY FAVORITES keys on the remote control instead of Jukebox keys Use these keys to add and play your Jukebox Queue The Jukebox Queue has a limit of 1000 songs which would play non stop for almost 3 days straight so FireBall will automatically balance and adjust the contents of the queue as you select items into it For example if your Jukebox Queue already has 1000 items you can still use the ADD JUKEBOX key to add another artist which may contain several albums and dozens of songs to the queue
14. be used from your PC when connecting from your web browser Note There is no User Name when connecting from a web browser PAGE 97 FIREBALL MUSIC SHARING FireBall contains a special music sharing feature that allows the FireBall PC software and other FireBall Music Servers located on the same network to share their music library into two independent zones The Music Guide from FireBall PC or the second FireBall is merged into the Music Guide of the first FireBall to create one seamless Music Guide for browsing and playing all of your music This effectively can increase the capacity of your FireBall by using FireBall PC software on your PC or Mac OR by using one FireBall as the master and another one as a second zone or slave server You can connect any combination of two FireBall AVX MX SE E2 or DVDM Music Servers that have been upgraded to Version 4 0 or later FireBall Features Package Follow these steps to connect your FireBall to another FireBall Music Server 1 Press the SETUP key on the remote Select the Network menu Select the Remote Server Connection menu Select one of the available FireBall servers from the server list Select the Save button to save your selection When you return to the Music Guide you will have access to all your music from both FireBalls merged into one Music Guide The Location field in the Music Guide will show you where each music title is located a Repeat the above steps u
15. currently highlighted station will be located buffered and then played CFM Music com You ll notice that a new screen appears displaying information about the selected station This is the Radio Player screen The Radio Player displays the station name location genre genre cover art and status about the current Internet Radio station stream Playing Internet Radio requires a valid Internet connection Although some stations will work over a Dialup Internet Connection a broadband Internet connection is recommended Due to the dynamic nature of the Internet you n Internet Radio may experience periodic audio drop outs which could be due to many factors such as Internet access problems busy networks etc Internet Radio Stations are not hosted by Escient and may not be available at all times You can update your Internet Radio Stations list by running Tune Stations Please refer to the Managing Your Media section for more information Cover art song name and artist name are displayed only if the information is sent by the Internet Radio Station broadcaster Locating rinnet RETI CREATING PLAYLISTS FireBall allows you to organize your favorite songs into custom Playlists A Playlist is simply a group of songs that you choose from your Music Library Common uses for Playlists are Collections of your favorite songs Songs that have a similar tempo or feel mellow mix Custom albums from one or more of your favorite
16. different IR banks 4 IR zones Templates for integration into many third party wired and wireless IR distribution systems Philips and Marantz Pronto remote control templates BEDROOM 1 BEDROOM BEDROOM 3 HOME THEATER LIVING ROOM KITCHEN T Lil g d a az a e 5 o ow z Distributed DISTRIBUTED FIREBALL INSTALLATION A distributed FireBall installation means that your FireBall Servers and Clients are physically distributed or located in different rooms Distributed FireBalls communicate over a wired or wireless network to share access to your media The biggest advantage of a distributed client server system over a central system is that everything you need is built into FireBall Networking zoned IR independent high quality audio and video feeds as well as support for an unlimited number of rooms or zones using standard ethernet wiring Note only 4 clients can stream from the same server at one time 8 E S A 3 2 5 7 X 3 o lt E E me PAGE 127 CONFIGURING A FIREBALL SERVER Every FireBall capable of server functions is automatically enabled to serve MP3 AAC and FLAC audio whenever it is plugged in and properly configured for your network It is recommended that you give each of your FireBall servers a unique name that describes it s location using the SERVER SETTINGS screen which can be accessed from Setup Network Server Settings Names like LivingRoom HomeTheat
17. do want to add more tracks or select DONE to continue creating the CD When FireBall has added all of your songs and finished creating the new CD image it will eject the CD tray and ask you to insert a blank CD Insert a blank CD R or CD RW disc and close the CD tray by pressing the Eject button on the front panel Note You must use royalty paid blank CDs which are typically marked s audio or music CDs when creating and Audio CD Data CDs typically used for computers can be used for data mix CDs The Music Record Progress CD Write screen now appears as the CD image is written to the blank CD When the CD is complete the new disc you created will be ejected Remove the disc and close the CD tray PAGE 85 DUPLICATING A CD You can duplicate any physical disc located in the internal drive or any external changer These discs are for backup purposes only Follow these steps to duplicate a CD 1 Press the MUSIC key to make sure you are in the Music source mode 2 Press the RECORD key to display the Music Record Options menu 3 Select the DUPLICATE A DISC button to display the Music Record Select Guide 4 Select a CD from any external changer or the built in CD player A check mark will be placed next to the selected disc Press the RECORD key again to continue the recording process and display the Music Record Progress CD Read screen FireBall will read the selected CD and create an image of th
18. ground the voltage to protect your IR system from damage Pin outs for the Wired IR input SLEEVE Ground RING Power TIP Signal Lo ETHERNET CONNECTIONS The Ethernet jack on the back panel of the FireBall accepts any standard twisted pair CAT5 Ethernet cable If you are connecting FireBall to a home network you typically connect a standard Ethernet cable from your Ethernet router or hub to the FireBall There are different grades or categories of twisted pair cabling Category 5 is the most reliable and widely compatible and is highly recommended It runs easily with 10Mbps networks and is required for 100Mbps networks You can buy Category 5 cabling that is pre made or you can cut amp crimp your own Category 5 cables can be purchased or crimped as either straight through or crossed A Category 5 cable has 8 thin color coded wires inside that run from one end of the cable to the other Only wires 1 2 3 and 6 are used by Ethernet networks for communication Although only four wires are used if the cable has 8 wires all the wires have to be connected in both jacks FireBall Straight through cables are used for connecting computers to a hub Crossed cables are used for connecting a hub to another hub there is an exception some hubs have a built in uplink port that is crossed internally which allows you to uplink hubs together with a straight cable instead In a straight through cable wires 1 2 3 and 6
19. into your changers and the movie information has been acquired LE Bruce Wills Biip Bob Thais WIE Pa from the Escient MovieDB using the Quick Lookup more PG 13 feature it s time to see what s in your collection using j E 151 min the Movies Guide Press the MOVIES key on the remote control to access your movie collection The Movies Guide displays a scrolling list of all your fe Aboul Schmidt Movies Using the remote control you can navigate up 47 Moani Cody Banki Soral Edisa and down the list As each Title is highlighted you will notice that the Information Area and Cover Art changes to reflect the currently highlighted movie title PLAYING THE CURRENT MOVIE gt Ghangetg Lares Playing the currently highlighted Movie is the same as playing a DVD ina standalone DVD player Simply press the PLAY key on the remote control and the changer will load the movie and begin to play it Once you select the movie to play the TV screen will change to display the selected movie and hide the FireBall user interface SELECTING A DIFFERENT MOVIE While a movie is playing you can press the GUIDE key on the remote control to display the Movies Guide The current movie is paused when you switch over the to Guide Press the GUIDE key again to toggle back to the full screen movie and pickup where you left off Movie Info View detailed infromation for the currently highlighted movie by pressing the Info button on the remote CHANGING
20. not deleted They are still available in any other Groups they may be assigned to and in the All Group Follow these steps to delete Groups 1 Press the MUSIC key if you want to edit the Music Groups of press the MOVIES key if you want to edit Movies Groups or press the RADIO key if you want to edit the Radio Groups Press the OPTIONS key to display the Options Menu Select the GROUPS DELETE GROUPS menu item to display the Delete Groups screen For each Group you want to delete highlight the Group and press the SELECT key on the remote A checkmark appears to the right of each selected Groups indicating that it will be deleted Press the SELECT key again to remove the checkmark When you have selected all of the Groups you want to delete select the delete button to permanently remove and delete the checked Groups You can not delete the System Groups All CDs Internal or Playlists PAGE 83 FireBall is a complete media solution for storing managing and listening to your music but what if you want to get your music out of your FireBall and take it with you FireBall has that covered as well You can easily create custom mix CDs backups copies of any physical CD and record from the external analog inputs to a CD CREATING A CUSTOM MIX CD A Custom Mix CD is a collection of songs that you record or burn to a blank CD The new CD can then be played in your car stereo computer or any CD player which supports CD R or CD
21. shared directory using Windows Networking Images should be 720x480 and saved in either jpg gif or png formats Follow these steps to select a custom background on your FireBall 1 Press the SETUP key on the remote 2 Select the General menu 3 Select the User Interface Skins menu 4 Select one of the built in Themes or Custom if you want custom backgrounds and Select the Save button If you selected the Custom Theme you will see the Custom Backgrounds Select screen 5 1 Select the screen you want to set the background for Music Guide Music Player Music Option etc 5 2 Scroll down the list and highlight an image A preview will be displayed to the right of the list 5 3 Press the Select key on the remote to select the desired image 5 4 Repeat steps 5 1 5 3 for each screen you want to customize Select the Save button when you are done to return to the Setup menu In general backgrounds with darker colors and few small details are better ENABLING PASSWORD PROTECTION Optional Password Protection enables you to limit user access to the Setup Menus This is useful to lockout the ability to change the global user settings and preferences Setting a System Password Follow these steps to setup a new system password 1 Using the remote control enter a 4 to 8 digit code into the password field Press the SELECT key to highlight the VERIFY field Re enter the same password for verification Press the SELE
22. the Import folder FireBall will automatically import add and catalog each file into your Music Guide Mari Sem LER CDL here misem pes mani em HAHI ti RECORDING FROM OTHER EXTERNAL SOURCES In addition to recording from external changers FireBall allows you to record directly from it s analog inputs to the internal hard drive Follow these steps to record from an external source Press the RECORD key on the remote control to display the Recording Options Menu Highlight and select the recording option Record from Ext Inputs to the Internal Hard Drive External Record Options screen will be displayed showing the default information for the recording you are about to make You can use these default settings or edit them The default recording length is 30 minutes Enter a different number to increase or decrease the recording time When you are finished editing the default settings press the RECORD key again to start recording from the external analog inputs to the hard drive When recording is complete FireBall will return to the Music Guide Recording from the External Inputs creates one Title with one Track and adds the Title to the Music Guide You can edit the data later just like any other Title Please refer to the Managing Your Media section for more details ERASING A CD RW DISC You can use FireBall s built in CD burner to erase the contents of a re writable CD Follow these steps to erase a re
23. type of stream MP3 or WMA and the number of channels mono or stereo The cover art will be set according to which genre you select Select the SAVE button to save the changes PAGE 78 EDITING PLAYLISTS You can reorder tracks change the name and add or remove tracks from any Playlist you created Follow these steps to edit a Playlist Press the MUSIC key to make sure you are in the Music source mode Highlight the Playlist Name you want to edit Note The Playlist group will list all of your Playlists Press the OPTIONS key to display the Music Options Menu 4 Select the Playlists Edit Playlist menu item Using the remote control or keyboard change the name of your Playlist or select the CONTINUE button on screen to keep the current name and advance to the Edit Playlist Select Guide For each song you want to add to the Playlist highlight the song name and press the SELECT key on the remote A checkmark appears to the right of each selected song indicating that it will be added to the Playlist For each song you want to remove from the Playlist highlight the song name and press the SELECT key on the remote The checkmark to the right of the song will be removed indicating that the song should be removed from the Playlist When you have added or removed all of the songs you want to include in the playlist press the RECORD button on the remote control to save the Playlist If you remove all songs from a P
24. with that key replaces the initial character If you do not press the same key within 5 seconds the text cursor moves to the next location so that the same key can be pressed again to enter a second character The 2 3 4 5 6 and 8 keys each support three letters and one number and can be pressed from one to seven times to display upper case lower case and numeric characters The 7 and 9 keys both support four letters and one number and can be pressed from one to nine times The 1 and 0 keys support all of the special characters and will cycle through each character for every key press The text characters follow the same convention used by a standard telephone except in the case of the 1 and 0 keys which contain additional characters When entering characters at the beginning of a field or characters that follow a space FireBall assumes that upper case characters are preferred Therefore characters are entered in the following cycle uppercase lowercase and numeric For example the first key press enters an uppercase letter corresponding to the first letter associated with the key Pressing the 2 key once displays an A in the text field pressing the 2 key twice displays a B pressing it again will ay display a C The fourth key press displays a lower case a the fifth key press displays a lower case b and the six
25. writeable CD Press the RECORD key on the remote to display the Record menu Select the ERASE CD RW DISC menu Confirm that you want to proceed with completely erasing the disc by selecting the ERASE button on screen You will not be able to interrupt the erase function When FireBall completes erase disc function it will be ejected Remove the now blank CD RW disc and close the CD tray BROWSING YOUR MUSIC LIBRARY Now that you have gotten your music into your FireBall it s time to enjoy it The Music Guide allows you to browse locate and play all of your music in one easy to use on screen guide Press the MUSIC key on the remote control to access your music collection The Music Guide displays a scrolling list of all your Music Titles Using the remote control you can navigate up and down the list As each Title is highlighted you will notice that the Information Area and Cover Art changes to reflect the currently highlighted Title SHOW AND HIDE TRACKS If you press the SELECT key on the remote control you will expand the current Title to reveal a list of the Title s TRACKS Press the SELECT key again when a Title is highlighted to collapse the current Title and hide the track names mar Bod arig DTE UT Tha Curesnport Hi Tech Lowicia Fany bisp TI RD Hisi LE Tey Arepa Digia Orren Cirt iiai Bii PLAYING THE CURRENT TITLE Playing the currently highlighted Title is the same as playing a CD in a co
26. 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 REAR PANEL OVERVIEW 3 CHANGERS 1 ZONE 2 ANALOG AUDIO IN 1 3 3 IR IN S LINK IR OUT 1 3 4 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COAX OPTICAL 5 DIGITAL AUDIO IN OPTICAL 1 3 6 DIGITAL AUDIO IN COAX 1 3 7 ANALOG AUDIO OUT 8 VIDEO OUT COMPONENT COMPOSITE S VIDEO 1 2 9 VIDEO IN COMPONENT COMPOSITE S VIDEO 1 3 10 COMMUNICATION PORTS 1 4 11 ETHERNET REAR PANEL OVERVIEW 1 CHANGER 1 ZONE 1 POWER 2 IR IN S LINK IR OUT 3 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COAX OPTICAL 4 DIGITAL AUDIO IN COAX OPTICAL 5 ANALOG AUDIO IN 6 ANALOG AUDIO OUT 7 VIDEO OUT COMPONENT COMPOSITE S VIDEO 8 VIDEO IN COMPONENT COMPOSITE S VIDEO 9 COMMUNICATION PORTS 1 2 10 ETHERNET PAGE 17 REMOTE OVERVIEW CODE SET Code Set used to set the universal IR source buttons See manual for details UNIVERSAL SOURCE SELECT TV Cable Receiver DVD used to configure the remote to control other devices See manual for details on the universal remote functions KEY PAD Alpha Numeric Enter used for entering numbers and text Also used for searching in the movies music and radio guides VOLUME
27. CONTROL Volume Up Volume Down Mute Universal remote can be configured to operate volume on TVs and receivers See manual for detailed setup steps GUIDE Guide Player toggles between Guide and Player screens NAVIGATION amp SELECT Up Down Left Right Select used to navigate and select on screen menus and buttons INFO Info displays additional movie and music info TRANSPORT CONTROLS Rewind Play Forward Record Stop Pause used to control playback of movies and music Also used for text entry and for canceling certain operations DVD FUNCTIONS Subtitle Audio used to toggle subtitle and audio tracks on and off when watching a movie GUIDE SELECT Movies iRadio Music used to select Media Manager modes DISC PLAY FUNCTIONS Previous Next skip disc functions PAGE 18 POWER Power used to toggle the current source device on and off FIREBALL SELECT FireBall 1 FireBall 2 FireBall 3 FireBall 4 use FB1 to control the Media Manager Use other FB buttons if additional FireBall products are installed CHANNEL PAGE CONTROL Channel Page Up Down used to page up and down in Guide and Player screens CONTROL Mode changes music play modes normal random repeat etc Setup displays Setup menu Options displays Options menu ALL NONE Toggle All or None on Select Guides VIEW MENU View Menu toggles through various guide views artist
28. CT key to highlight the SAVE button Press SELECT again to save your password and enable Password Protection on the Setup Menus You must exit Setup and re enter setup to activate the password protection If a user password is specified you will be prompted for your password whenever you press the Setup key on the remote If the password entered matches the stored password full access is granted to the user until the next power off cycle If the password does not match the user will be asked 2 more times to enter the correct password If after the third try the password still does not match the system will not allow the user access to the Setup menus If the user does not specify a System Password access to the Setup menus will be allowed whenever you press the Setup key Removing a System Password Follow these steps to remove the system password 1 Press the SETUP key and enter your existing system password 2 Highlight the CLEAR button on screen and press the SELECT key on your remote 3 The password and verify fields will be cleared 4 Highlight the SAVE button and press SELECT You will now be able to enter Setup without entering a password PAGE 94 MOVIE RATINGS Movie Ratings are used to prohibit the display of certain movies in the Movies Guide This feature is used in conjunction with the Password Protection feature user settings and preferences for parental control You must have Password Protection enabled and
29. Cs Frequency Response Composite 2 dB 5MHz S Video 2 dB 5MHz SNR 50 dB Crosstalk 50 dB Input Impedance 750hm Output Impedance 75Ohm Audio Specifications Frequency Response 2 20 000 Hz 1 dB THD N playback lt 80 dB FS A lt 0 01 A D DSP D A Dynamic Range gt 96 dB FS A 1kHz Channel Separation 295 dB Full Scale Line Output 22 Vrms 50 k ohms S PDIF Output 0 4Vpp to 0 6Vpp 0 05Vdc 75ohm terminated Power Requirements AC 90 132 VAC 50 60 Hz Power Consumption 60 watts Physical Specifications Width 17 3 8 Height 4 5 8 w feet 4 w o feet Depth 11 7 8 Installed 14 3 8 3rd Party Certifcations FCC US Part 15 Class B NTSC Video Output NTSC RS 170A cETL Listing Conforms to UL STD 6500 2000 Certified to CAN CSA STD E60065 00 CE FCC Part 15 Subpart B Class B Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or televisi
30. ECORD DISCS menu Select the RECORD RANGE menu Enter a valid range of slots to record If you have more than 1 changer select which changer you want to use Select the CONTINUE button The Record Range screen displays the recording progress for each disc in the selected range PAGE 46 Recording All CDs If you want to record all discs in all changers you can use the Record All feature Follow these steps to record each disc in all changers 1 Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu 2 Select the CHANGER MANAGEMENT menu 3 Select the RECORD DISCS menu 4 Select the RECORD ALL menu 5 The Record All screen displays the recording progress for each disc in each changer Note Any tracks already present on the FireBall hard drive will be replaced when recording the same CD again PAGE 47 IMPORTING MUSIC FILES If you have digital audio files already recorded on your PC or Mac you can transfer the files directly to your FireBall using an Ethernet network This is a fast and convenient way to load up your FireBall with your favorite Music without having to re record everything FireBall will import each audio file extract the song information and add it to your Music Library There are some rules to follow to make sure your files are transferred correctly Please make sure your audio files follow these guidelines before importing them into your FireBall System Requirements 10 100 Ethernet ne
31. FireBall will add tracks from the selected artist into the queue while automatically removing other tracks to make room for the new ones PAGE 60 Reordering the Jukebox Queue Saving the Jukebox Queue Follow these steps to reorder tracks in the Jukebox Queue Follow these steps to save the Jukebox Queue as a Playlist 1 Make sure you are viewing the Music Player screen or press the 1 Press the MUSIC key on the remote to make sure you are in the GUIDE button to hide the Guide and display the Player screen Music Source Mode 2 Highlight the track you want to move 2 Select the Jukebox Menu Item 3 Press the LEFT arrow key on the remote to move the highlighted 3 Select the Save as Playist button track up in the Jukebox Queue or press the RIGHT arrow key to 4 Follow the same steps for creating and saving a New Playlist move it down A new playlist is created on your FireBall and your Jukebox Queue is Removing a Song from the Jukebox Queue left in tact This is a way to periodically save of the Jukebox Queue for Follow these steps to remove one song at a time in the Jukebox Queue later listening Make sure you are viewing the Music Player screen or press the GUIDE button to hide the Guide and display the Player screen Exiting Jukebox Mode Highlight the track you want to remove Follow these steps to exit the Jukebox Mode and return to play mode Press the TOGGLE key the one with the double spinning arrows 1 Press the OPTIONS key to displa
32. ITLE AND NON INFRINGEMENT GRACENOTE DOES NOT WARRANT THE RESULTS THAT WILL BE OBTAINED BY YOUR USE OF THE GRACENOTE COMPONENT OR ANY GRACENOTE SERVER IN NO CASE WILL GRACENOTE BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES OR FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR LOST REVENUES
33. P 1500 Touch Panel 1 Press the SETUP key on the remote control 2 Select the External Control Menu 3 Select the Touch Panel Menu 4 Select the Calibration Menu 5 The calibration screen is displayed 6 Follow the on screen instructions by touching the moving target with your finger When the calibration procedure is complete you can operate the FireBall by touching the buttons around the perimeter of the screen Although these buttons duplicate the functionality of the FireBall remote you can still use the wireless IR remote and Escient keyboard even when the ETP 1500 is in use Changing the Touch Panel Button Overlay The Button Overlay feature places button controls onto the FireBall user interface for use with the Escient ETP 1500 touch screen and third party touch panels The ETP 1500 is automatically detected on the FireBall serial ports and the select overlay is enabled You may choose to manually enable or disable the Third Party Overlay or Escient Touch Panel overlays There are two types of overlays the Button Frame and the Toggle Bar The Button Frame is useful for panels that are capable of displaying video in the overscan area such as the ETP 1500 The Toggle Bar is useful for panels that can not display video in the overscan area The Toggle Bar should be used for most Third Party touch panel systems Using Your Touch Panel The Touch Panel Overlay should now be displayed around the edges of your scre
34. P N M42001 02A3 ESCIENT FireBall m JE LJ M NE ME NN amp fo far o es o fter le gracenote cddb THANK YOU i The team at Escient would like to take this opportunity to thank you i for purchasing an Escient FireBall product Escient is committed to i providing our customers the most technologically advanced yet easier i than ever to use products that converge the power of the Internet with i home entertainment To maximize your enjoyment please take a few minutes to review this User s Manual It will guide you through all the features and benefits of i your new FireBall If you should need assistance please call our Customer Support Staff at i 800 372 4368 The Escient Team ABOUT THIS MANUAL i RECORD YOUR SERIAL NUMBER MANUAL DISCLAIMERS WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS i TRADEMARKS amp SERVICE MARKS i WARRANTY INFORMATION i ESCIENT PRIVACY POLICY 1 CONTACT INFORMATION i COPYRIGHT TERMS AND DEFINITIONS i POWER STATES 1 FRONT PANEL OVERVIEW REAR PANEL OVERVIEW 5 CHANGERS 2 ZONES REAR PANEL OVERVIEW 3 CHANGERS 1 ZONE REAR PANEL OVERVIEW 1 CHANGER 1 ZONE REMOTE OVERVIEW ENTERING TEXT WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL Entering Numeric Entry Mode Typing Characters with the Remote Supported External Changers Connecting Sony DVP CX777ES CD DVD Changers LOADING DISCS INTO CHANGERS Automatically Getting Disc Information Getting Disc Information for
35. P TOUCH PANEL Calibrating the Touch Panel Changing the Touch Panel Button Overlay Using Your Touch Panel IR REMOTE CONTROL DIRECT ACCESS CODES PLAYLIST HOT KEYS SERIAL COM PORTS CONTROLLING FIREBALL FROM OTHER DEVICES GETTING INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR FIREBALL RESTARTING THE SYSTEM UPDATING THE SOFTWARE SETTING UP THE FIREBALL WEB SERVER USING THE WEB USER INTERFACE USING THE WEB BROWSER AS A MUSIC CLIENT FIREBALL MUSIC BACKUP FIREBALL MUSIC RESTORE ID3 Tag Support SERVERS CLIENTS LOCATING THE FIREBALL CLIENTS AND SERVERS Central Distributed CONFIGURING A FIREBALL SERVER CONFIGURING A FIREBALL CLIENT Networking Server Selection NETWORK PROBLEMS SOFTWARE UPDATE PROBLEMS RECORDING PROBLEMS SPECIFICATIONS Video Specifications Audio Specifications Physical Specifications 3rd Party Certifcations FCC Part 15 Subpart B Thank you for purchasing a FireBall Media Management system from Escient a division of D amp 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 the device Please record the serial number in the space provided below Refer to it whenever you call Escient Tech Supp
36. TION FireBall has access to over 4 million CD titles but you may still encounter a CD that does not return a custom cover or the correct disc information You can edit the disc information for any Music Title using the Edit Disc and Edit Tracks screens Editing Disc Info Follow these steps to edit the disc information for the current Music Title 1 Highlight the Music Title you want to edit in the Music Guide 2 Press the OPTIONS key on the remote control 3 Select the EDIT DISC INFO menu item to display the Edit Disc Information screen 4 Using the remote control or wireless keyboard change the artist name album title label year of release or genre Select the SAVE button to save your changes and return to the previous screen Selecting the PREVIOUS or NEXT buttons will save any edits you have made to the current disc and display the information for the previous or next disc PAGE 73 Editing Track Names You can also manually edit the Track Song names of the currently highlighted Title in the Music Guide Follow these steps to edit the track information for the current Music Title t EUM Lo 1 Highlight the Music Title you want to edit in the Music Guide 2 Press the OPTIONS key on the remote control 3 Select the EDIT DISC INFO Info menu item to display the Edit Disc Information screen 4 5 6 7 Select the EDIT TRACKS button to display the Edit Tracks screen Using the remote control or wireless keyboard
37. a password entered for the Movie Ratings to be in effect See the section above for more information on Enabling Password Protection Select the highest movie ration you want to display in the Movies Guide without entering a password For example if you select PG 13 all movies with an MPAA rating above PG 13 R NC 17 and X will not be shown in the Movies Guide when Password Protection is enabled Follow these steps to select a Movie Rating 1 Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu 2 Select the GENERAL Menu 3 Select the MOVIE RATINGS Menu 4 Select the highest movie rating you want to display in the Movies Guide without entering a password Select the SAVE button to save your changes and return to the previous screen ETHERNET SETTINGS Ethernet is the preferred networking choice which provides you with the best network performance and allows your FireBall to act as a server to deliver your music collection throughout your home network using the optional FireBall Music Players Ethernet networks require that you configure each device on the network with a valid address These addresses are usually configured automatically by your network hardware If your PC is setup using Dynamic or DHCP addressing you should most likely use the same for your FireBall Connect your FireBall to your Ethernet network using the included Ethernet cable and then follow these steps to specify your Ethernet se
38. al drive or using more elaborate features provided by a third party backup software product such as Dantz Retrospect A free trial of this software is provided by Dantz for both Mac and Windows users Please visit the Dantz web site for more details http www dantz com en products personal dtml Only the music files are available in the Content folder Playlists are available in the Playlists folder Setup information and Internet Radio stations are NOT available for backup at this time A full 500 GB backup could take 2 5 days to complete using a standard 10 100 baseT Ethernet network It is not recommended that you use your FireBall to play music while a backup is in progress as this will cause the backup to take longer to complete Note A good place to start is the PC and MAC Integration documents that can be found on the Escient Web Site at HS sse porum un www escient com support manualsdocs He DA ew Fib Teo Helo B5 Falli rier Bone P L n Conbenk p m u Held pretend ple W eraai vectura i Ga Vestes D mcr a r TLT FIREBALL MUSIC RESTORE You can restore music to a FireBall using the same method used for importing audio files into a FireBall Restore and Import both use the CIFS Networking feature to add audio files to a FireBall Simply drag your music files to the Import directory and let FireBall import the audio files Note This may take several days for a large music collection Upon Import FireBal
39. all The Web User Interface is setup very similarly to FireBall s own TV user interface allowing access to each source Music Movies Radio as well as all major features such as Setup Guide Player Options and Edit Screens Use your keyboard and mouse to navigate the web interface instead of the IR remote control Access to all of the major functions is provided by the buttons along the left and right side of the web interface These buttons duplicate those found on the remote control EI JE s Do X ssl Lii lE UE S E LJ marira cams Tom Dumas A on mer oe Fixed 800x600 Web Interface Eric Gray Happy Nour Martini ma Ardud Digital Gre Drinking Hi Listen Bal I 4 Resizable PDA Web Lalo ih Interface USING THE WEB BROWSER AS A MUSIC CLIENT In addition to remotely controlling your FireBall the built in web server also functions as a streaming audio server providing an easy way to add multiple streaming music clients to your FireBall Note Your web browser and computer must be setup to properly handle streaming audio files The proper configuration of these settings is beyond the scope of this document Please consult with your computer manufacturer or other online support sources for more information about playing audio files on your computer Follow these steps to configure the FireBall web interface client mode to either streaming from or remote controlling your FireBall 1 Make sure your web browser is pr
40. and materials used in the repair of the system Escient reserves the right to use new or factory refurbished parts in the repair of these in warranty systems Escient will also pay for the return shipment of the repaired system via standard ground transportation At Escient s discretion the Company will repair or replace any system sent in for repair Upon repair the product will be new or like new in condition and will meet all necessary regulatory requirements What is Not Covered Escient products are sold through Escient approved dealers A number of items must remain intact in order for Escient to verify and validate this warranty Additionally there are several conditions which violate Escient s warranty program These include The product was not purchased through an approved Escient Dealer Any product on which the serial numbers has been defaced modified or removed physically or electronically will not be covered by an Escient warranty Escient will not cover under warranty damage to the product as a result of accident misuse abuse neglect fire water lightning or other acts of God or nature improper storage unauthorized modification or failure to follow instructions Any type of unauthorized repair or modifications made to the system resulting in damage to the product will not be covered under this warranty Damage caused to the product as a result of improper shipping or installation Any problems related to the use of the product wh
41. anguages for it s on screen menus and text Follow these steps to set the language of your choice Follow these steps to set your preferred language 1 Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup Menu 2 Select the GENERAL menu item 3 Select the LANGUAGE menu item 4 Select the desired language PAGE 88 SETTING THE SCREEN SAVER PREFERENCES Screen Savers are provided for each source mode Screen Savers provide two important functions to prevent a static image from being displayed on the video output device for extended periods of time and to provide useful information to the user when activated Follow these steps to set your screen saver preferences 1 Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu 2 Select the GENERAL Menu 3 Select the SCREEN SAVER Menu 4 Select your Screen Saver Preferences Activation Idle Time You can specify the amount of idle time that FireBall will wait before activating the screen saver from 1 to 60 minutes Warning Some televisions and plasma monitors are more susceptible to screen burn in than others therefore we recommend using a low activation time like 1 minute to reduce the risk of burn in Other Modes Select either the Normal Product Demo or Photo Viewer mode The Normal mode displays the current title or station information while the Product Demonstration mode is intended for retail product demos during idle time Photo Viewer displays photos located in the
42. artists Party mixes Workout mixes Follow these steps to create your own custom Playlist 1 Press the OPTIONS key to display the Music Options Menu Select the PLAYLIST NEW PLAYLIST menu item Using the remote control or keyboard enter a name for your Playlist Select the CONTINUE button on screen to advance to the Edit Playlist Select Guide Press the MUSIC key to make sure you are in the Music source mode The Edit Playlist Select Guide works just like the Music Guide Navigate up and down to highlight expand or collapse music titles For each song you want to add to the Playlist highlight the song name and press the SELECT key on the remote A checkmark appears to the right of each selected song indicating that it will be added to the Playlist Press SELECT again to remove the checkmark When you have selected all of the songs you want to include in the playlist press the RECORD button on the remote control to save the Playlist When you are finished creating your Playlist the Music Guide is displayed highlighting the newly created Playlist You can play any Playlist the same way you play a music title or CD Just press the PLAY key on the remote control Notice that a Playlist genre is added to the Group Bar The Playlist genre will always be available as long as you have at least one playlist in your Music Library This Playlist in the Group Bar displays which songs are in the current Playlist To Reorder
43. at one end of the cable are also wires 1 2 3 and 6 at the other end In a crossed cable the order of the wires change from one end to the other wire 1 becomes 3 and 2 becomes 6 To figure out which wire is wire number 1 hold the cable so that the end of the plastic RJ 45 tip the part that goes into a wall jack first is facing away from you Flip the clip so that the copper side faces up the springy clip will now be parallel to the floor When looking down on the coppers wire 1 will be on the far left CATS cabling should not exceed 100 meters The following drawing depicts the typical wiring scheme for CATS For more information about wiring an Ethernet network please refer to the Linksys web site www linksys com Pin d gt Orph Fia 2 aar Core Bia d aab ie Fin B ssr Mafii Fang gt Gan Fin T anr Mr Xie Pin B set Brow Pim d 3 7 andBE are Po weed Fim dmm crono Pin 2 sa Orange Pin J gt CpmevsWtibe Fin d aae Biro Pin S oem ue AA Bin d cm Gee Pin f eer fone ihe Pie B c Boer Pin 15 GreecsMWhils Pin 2 am redes Pin dees Grong hie Bin d mam Muo Pin 3 s Meta Bing m Orange Pin T ear Pe ree Ahn Ping e Rayat Fin 1 ee Ce or Ahn Pin sx Gennes Pin 3 gt Gegen While Pin d ax Blue Pin E esy Elus Mfhita liri d ash Giran Fin F aak iironde Pin B gt Grow EXTERNAL CHANGER CONNECTIONS There are a few general rules to follow when connecting changers to your FireBall
44. ation process check your connections access to your Internet service or select MANUAL to manually configure your nework settings During this process you may use the Ethernet Connection Test to help troubleshoot your network ETHERNET CONNECTION TEST 1 Check the Ethernet Network Link The green LED next to the FireBall s back panel Ethernet jack should be on when properly connected to an Ethernet network 2 From the Ethernet Connection Quick Start screen select the perform test button This will start the Ethernet Connection test which will test the following network settings The ethernet link to your router or hub The DHCP addressing if you selected Dynamic IP Addressing a b c The connection to your default Gateway your route to the Internet d The connection between your router and the Escient server If any of these tests fail check your ethernet wiring with the proper test equipment make sure your router is properly configured as a DHCP router and that you can access the internet using the same network connection using a PC Note Check with your ISP or network administrator if you need assistance determining whether or not you should use DHCP IP addressing If you are going to use a static IP address it must be in the proper range assigned to your subnet Again check with your ISP or network administrator before using a static IP address BROWSING YOUR MOVIE LIBRARY MOVIES If you have your DVD movies loaded
45. change the name of each track Press the SELECT button to advance to the next track Select the SAVE button to save your changes and return to the previous screen PAGE 74 Automatically Lookup Information for This Disc The Lookup This Disc button will initiate a disc lookup for only this disc FireBall will connect to the Gracenote Music Recognition Service to locate and download the disc information Follow these steps to lookup information for the current disc 1 Highlight the Music Title you want to edit in the Music Guide 2 Press the OPTIONS key on the remote control 3 Select the EDIT DISC INFO menu item to display the Edit Disc Information screen 4 Select the LOOKUP THIS DISC BUTTON The Get Music Info screen will be displayed as FireBall attempts to lookup the disc information from the Gracenote amp Music Recognition Service for you When the lookup is complete you will return to the Edit Disc Information screen where you can verify or edit the results Select the SAVE button to save your changes and return to the previous screen PAGE 75 Searching for the Original Cover Occasionally the wrong cover or the default cover will be displayed for a Music Title You can manually search for the original cover art by using the Search for Cover feature This is a powerful tool that allows you to search the Escient servers for an exact or partial match using the artist name and or album name Follow these s
46. cy appears on the zip code screen of the Quick Start automatic setup procedure In addition you can access the statement at any time by pressing the SETUP key and choosing the GENERAL menu and then selecting the PRIVACY POLICY option CONTACT INFORMATION Escient may be contacted by using the following information Once you have worked with your local Escient dealer we encourage you to contact us if you are in need of any further assistance Escient 6640 Intech Blvd Suite 250 Indianapolis Indiana 46278 Phone 800 372 4368 Press 2 for Sales or 3 for Support Fax 317 616 6790 Internet www escient com Email support escient com Hours Monday Friday 9 00am 7pm EST COPYRIGHT This manual is copyright 2006 by D amp M Holdings and Escient All rights reserved 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 displayed on the screen until the Select key is pressed Info Text Area the portion of the guide screen used to display information about the highlighted title Playlist a collection of one
47. des a Keyboard Macro sequence to directly access any five Playlists in your Music collection from any of these five keyboard combinations Control Backspace Control Insert Control Delete Control Top Control Bottom Follow these steps to assign a Playlist to one of the five available keyboard combinations 1 Press the Setup key on the remote to display the FireBall setup menu Select the External Control menu item Select the IR amp Serial menu item Select the Playlist Hot Keys menu item Select one of the five keyboard combinations from the spin control using the SELECT button on the remote Navigate down to the list and select which Playlist to assign to the current keyboard combination Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each keyboard combination Note If there is nothing in the Playlist Hot Keys list you must first create Playlists on your FireBall SERIAL COM PORTS The Serial Control COM Port setting is used to specify which RS 232 serial COM port is to be used for two way external control communications with a third party control system If there are no available COM ports you must use the Ethernet based external control for two way external control communications with a third party control system Follow these steps to select which serial port to use for external control 1 Press the Setup key on the remote to display the FireBall setup menu Select the External Control menu item Select the IR amp S
48. e You can use these default settings or edit them The default recording length is 30 minutes Enter a different number to increase or decrease the recording time When you are finished editing the default settings press the RECORD key again to start recording from the external analog inputs to the internal hard drive FireBall will record from the external analog inputs to a temporary image recorded on it s internal hard drive When the recording time elapses and the recording is complete FireBall will ask you to insert a blank CD Insert a blank CD R or CD RW disc and close the CD tray by pressing the Eject button on the front panel The Music Record Progress CD Write screen now appears as the CD image is written to the blank CD When the CD is complete the new disc you created will be ejected Remove the disc and close the CD tray If FireBall detects that no audio was actually recorded it will return to the Music Guide without asking you to insert a blank CD Check your cables and make sure you have audio connected to the analog inputs on the back of your FireBall PAGE 87 User preferences are available to specify global configuration options and preferred system settings Press the SETUP key on the remote control to display the Setup Menu Use the navigation keys on the remote control up down left and right to highlight and select any menu item SELECTING YOUR LANGUAGE FireBall supports 5 different l
49. e CD on it s internal hard drive Note If you selected any songs which are from changer based CDs this process may take a while to complete as the CD must be read in realtime After the entire CD has been read FireBall will eject the CD tray and ask you to insert a blank CD Insert a blank CD R or CD RW disc and close the CD tray by pressing the Eject button on the front panel Note If you are duplicating an audio CD you must use royalty paid blank CDs which are typically marked as audio or music CDs Data CDs typically used in computers can be used for duplicating MP3 CDs The Music Record Progress CD Write screen now appears as the CD image is written to the blank CD When the CD is complete the new disc you created will be ejected Remove the disc and close the CD tray PAGE 86 RECORDING FROM AN EXTERNAL SOURCE FireBall also allows you to record from the external inputs to a blank CD This allows you to record live performances or any other analog source to a blank CD which can then be played on almost any standard CD Player Follow these steps to record direct to CD from an external source 1 Press the MUSIC key to make sure you are in the Music source mode 2 Press the RECORD key to display the Music Record Options menu 3 Select the RECORD EXT INPUTS DIRECT TO CD menu item 4 The External Record Options screen will be displayed showing the default information for the recording you are about to mak
50. e Jukebox Queue Clearing the Entire Jukebox Queue Saving the Jukebox Queue Exiting Jukebox Mode BROWSING INTERNET RADIO STATIONS PLAYING THE CURRENT STATION CREATING PLAYLISTS CREATING GROUPS ADDING INTERNET RADIO STATIONS UPDATING THE INTERNET RADIO STATIONS LIST EDITING MOVIE INFORMATION Editing Disc Info Automatically Lookup Information for This Disc Searching for Movie Information Manually Tips for Searching for Movies Selecting an Existing Cover Edit Description EDITING MUSIC INFORMATION Editing Track Names Automatically Lookup Information for This Disc Searching for the Original Cover Tips for Searching for Covers Selecting an Existing Cover EDITING RADIO INFORMATION EDITING PLAYLISTS EDITING GROUPS DELETING MUSIC DELETING PLAYLISTS DELETING GROUPS CREATING A CUSTOM MIX CD DUPLICATING A CD RECORDING FROM AN EXTERNAL SOURCE SELECTING YOUR LANGUAGE SETTING THE SCREEN SAVER PREFERENCES Activation Idle Time Other Modes Retail Demo Mode Photo Screen Saver Mode SETTING YOUR TIME ZONE CUSTOMIZABLE USER INTERFACE ENABLING PASSWORD PROTECTION MOVIE RATINGS ETHERNET SETTINGS SERVER SETTINGS FIREBALL MUSIC SHARING SELECTING THE AUDIO ENCODER TYPE SETTING THE DISC INSERT PREFERENCES VIDEO FORMAT CENTERING THE FIREBALL SCREEN ADJUSTING YOUR TV S BRIGHTNESS ADJUSTING YOUR TV S CONTRAST ADJUSTING YOUR TV S SHARPNESS ADJUSTING YOUR TV S COLOR AND TINT SURROUND MODE SETTINGS INSTALLING THE ET
51. e amp Music Recognition Service and are displayed on your TV Press the RECORD key on the remote control to display the Recording Options Menu Press the RECORD key a second time to choose the default recording option Record to Internal Hard Drive The Record Select Guide will be displayed showing the current CD with checkmarks to the right of each track name Press the RECORD key a third time to begin recording the entire CD to the internal hard drive When recording is complete FireBall will return to the Music Guide Repeat steps 1 8 for each disc in your music collection Highlight and Unselect tracks you do not wish to record before pressing RECORD for the third time Note It is also possible to set the FireBall to automatically record the CD when insert Refer to the section Setting User Preferences for setting Recording Preferences and Disc Insert Preferences RECORDING FROM EXTERNAL CHANGERS In addition to manually loading and recording CDs one by one using the front panel CD drive you can record as many CD as you want directly from your external changers Note The FireBall does not support the recording of movies to the internal hard drive The advantage of recording multiple discs from your changers is that you don t have to sit there and unload load each disc after it s recorded however there is the disadvantage that external recording must occur in real time at 1x record speeds taking up to several weeks to co
52. each changer is looked up AUDIO OUTPUTS The optical coax and analog audio outputs are all active when playing media from the internal hard drive or Internet Radio Both digital and analog connections must be made from the changer s to the FireBall for the FireBall to output both digital and analog outputs This table shows which audio outputs are active for each type of audio source Audio Source Analog Out Digital Optical Out Digital Coax Out Hard Drive Audio Changer Analog YES YES YES YES Changer Optical YES YES Internet Radio YES YES YES Note For example connecting only the analog audio outputs of the changer to the FireBall will not provide digital audio on the digital outputs of the FireBall e er 8 amp 499 E 2 C 5 CHANGER BACK PANEL 3 CHANGER BACK PANEL 1 CHANGER BACK PANEL PAGE 27 MULTI ZONE VIDEO OUTPUTS Mulit Zone FireBalls have several video output formats and connectors including Main Zone Component Video S Video Composite Video Remote Zone connects to an MP 200 Component Video S Video Composite Video All video outputs are active at the same time So 5 CHANGER BACK PANEL you can use as many as you like without causin
53. ed to as Looking up Disc Information Loading Your Movies and Music Connect one or more arent diac changarg arx bet FireEkall manage all of yous Dimsicel insu Play cud wien Hen all TrOgTE Ont sy ho use inieriace and remo Automatically Getting Disc Information Once your changers are connected to FireBall and loaded with CDs DVDs all you have to do is close the changer door and in a few seconds FireBall will begin looking up the disc information from each disc in each changer Quick Lookup checks each previously empty slot in the changers to see if any new discs were added and then checks each previously occupied slot in the changer to see if any discs were removed One by one the Table of Contents is read from each CD DVD and compared to the local music database Escient s MovieDB service or Gracenote CDDB using your Internet connection as FireBall builds your Music and DVD Library As each disc is accessed and looked up the Quick Lookup screen is updated to display the disc s information and cover art When all of the discs are looked up the Guide screen will be displayed You can manually run Quick Lookup at any time by following these steps 1 Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu Select the CHANGER MANAGEMENT menu Select the LOOKUP DISCS menu Select the QUICK LOOKUP menu FireBall will perform a Quick Lookup for each new disc WARNING Quick Lookup checks for newly added and
54. elps reduce video blooming and create a clearer more readable user interface Follow these steps to adjust the contrast on your TV 1 Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu 2 Select the VIDEO menu 3 Select the CONTRAST menu 4 Turn your TV s Contrast or Picture control all the way up then lower it to the point where the vertical line appears straight and does not bend It may not be possible to make it completely straight on some TV sets This will get your Contrast control as close to the proper setting as possible without the use of special software and hardware Press SELECT to return to the previous menu ADJUSTING YOUR TV S SHARPNESS The Sharpness adjustment allows you the set the Sharpness or Detail control of their TV so that onscreen text is as readable as possible Proper adjustment of the Sharpness control sometimes called the Detail control on your TV allows you to see video and on screen menus more accurately Follow these steps to adjust the sharpness on your TV 1 Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu 2 Select the VIDEO menu 3 Select the SHARPNESS menu 4 Turn your TV s Sharpness or Detail control up and down until the text on the screen is as readable as possible Be sure to adjust your Brightness and Contrast before adjusting the Sharpness control This will get your Sharpness control as close to the proper setting as possible without the use of special
55. en These buttons duplicate the functions found on the remote control and allow you to interact and control FireBall by touching each button on the ETP 1500 Toggle Bar Interface IR REMOTE CONTROL FireBall is preset from the factory to operate from the FB1 source button however the FireBall can be configured to use any one of the four source buttons using the on screen Setup menus This is useful when there are multiple FireBalls installed at the same location so all FireBalls don t respond to the same IR commands Use the following steps to change which source button FB1 FB2 FB3 or FB4 each FireBall will listen for commands from Follow these steps to configure your FireBall to be controlled by any of the four IR code banks 1 Press the Setup key on the remote to display the FireBall setup menu 2 Select the External Control menu item 3 Select the IR Remote Control menu item 4 Select which source button to use to control this FireBall 5 Press the new source button on your remote to reconfigure the remote and confirm the change by selecting the OK button on screen Repeat these steps for each FireBall in your system selecting a different FB button for each DIRECT ACCESS CODES Direct Access Codes are used in conjunction with the MACRO key on the remote control to provide an IR code sequence to access just about any media in your FireBall server This is useful for programming third party external control system
56. er MyMusicServer are all good examples Note Do not use spaces in the FireBall Server Name Optionally you can assign a password for web access to the FireBall This password is independent from the Parental Controls password and is used to limit access to FireBall s web server from any standard web browser on your network If a password is entered here the user will be asked to enter it when connecting to the FireBall from their PC This password is provided to protect access to your FireBall through the standard HTTP port 80 on your subnet CONFIGURING A FIREBALL CLIENT Networking Each FireBall client must be on the same network as the server This document will assume that you have properly connected your FireBall client to the same network as your FireBall server Please refer to the HomeNetworkingPrimer support document on the Escient web site for more information about home networking Server Selection FireBall clients will automatically select the first server it sees on the network and connect to it upon startup If you have more than one server on your network you can manually select a different server using the Server Connection screen which can be accessed from Setup Internet Configuration Server Connection The Server Connection screen displays a list of FireBall Servers found on your network by their default or user defined FireBall Name Once you select a server and save your selection press MUSIC to view the Music Gu
57. er information for the new station including station name location URL the bit rate of the stream the genre the stream type MP3 or WMA and the number of channels mono or stereo The default cover art will be set according to which genre you select Select the SAVE button to save the new station When you are finished creating your new station the Radio Guide is displayed highlighting the newly created Station You can play the station just like any other Internet Radio station PAGE 66 UPDATING THE INTERNET RADIO STATIONS LIST Escient makes every attempt to insure that the preloaded Internet Radio Stations are alive and well but due to the dynamic nature of the Internet and the third parties who actually serve up these radio streams sometimes you will not be able to play a station The Tune Stations feature allows you to download a list of the most recent Internet Radio stations from Escient Note Tune Stations WILL NOT erase any custom stations you may have added from your Radio Guide It WILL replace the Escient supplied stations with a fresh new list If you want to replace the current Internet Radio Stations with a new list of stations follow these steps 1 Make sure you are in the Radio source mode by pressing the RADIO key on the remote Press the OPTIONS key to display the Options Menu Select the TUNE STATIONS menu item Read the WARNING screen and select OK to proceed FireBall will Connect to
58. erial menu Select the Serial Control COM Port menu item Select which serial port to use for external control CONTROLLING FIREBALL FROM OTHER DEVICES In addition to the Escient ETP 1500 wired touch panel FireBall provides the user and custom A V installer with many options for control and integration into any home theater or home automation system using direct IR codes two way RS 232 serial control two way Ethernet control and wireless web pad control FireBall has built in support for the following companies control products AMX Net Streams Crestron Opus Elan Via Phillips Pronto Home Theater Master RTI Lexicon Sonance Marantz Xantech Please check the Escient web site or contact your Escient dealer for more information about integrating FireBall into your existing or new home theater or home automation system PAGE 117 PAGE 118 GETTING INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR FIREBALL Information about your FireBall hardware and software is available under the Utilities menu This information is useful for troubleshooting any problems you may encounter with your network connection or verifying the current software versions Follow these steps to view the FireBall system information 1 Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu 2 Select the UTILITIES menu 3 Select the SYSTEM INFORMATION menu RESTARTING THE SYSTEM There are two ways of manually performing a full restart or reboot of
59. es The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority IANA has reserved the following three blocks of the IP address space for private networks 10 0 0 0 10 255 255 255 172 16 0 0 172 31 255 255 and 192 168 0 0 192 168 255 255 Note that the first block is nothing but a single class A network number while the second block is a set of 16 contiguous class B network numbers and the third block is a set of 255 contiguous class C network numbers The complete RFC 1918 can be found via FTP on http nic ddn mil Crestron AMX or other third party controllers capable of controlling the FireBall over Ethernet use port 251 Make sure your router has port 251 open if you plan on using two way control over Ethernet SOFTWARE UPDATE PROBLEMS Manual Software Update Checks Software Updates are automatically checked once a week starting on the day of the week your FireBall was first registered You can manually check for a software update by accessing the Software Update menu found under the Setup Utilities Menu RECORDING PROBLEMS Audio vs Data CDs FireBall requires Royalty paid blank media when recording audio CDs Blank CDs marked with Data can not be used when creating Red Book audio CDs You must purchase and use blank media marked as Audio or Music CDs SPECIFICATIONS Specifications are subject to change without notice Please check the Escient web site for any changes to the specifications Video Specifications NTSC 10 bit Video DA
60. g signal degradation However the corresponding video input from the changer must also be connected to watch a movie from the changer on that video output E s The Component Video output will provide the best possible video quality for the FireBall User Interface but will require that your video system has an available component input COMMUNICATION PORTS The S Video output is typically used for the optional Escient ETP 1500 touch panel to provide the user interface directly on the touch panel COMPONENT Y Ce CR COMPOSITE C S VIDEO S g The composite output is typically used for an a v distribution system such as the Xantech AV 61 or the Niles ZR 4630 8630 distribution systems PAGE 28 SINGLE ZONE VIDEO OUTPUTS Single Zone FireBalls have several video output formats and i SEM 3 CHANGER BACK PANEL connectors including Component Video S Video Composite Video All video outputs are active at the same time so you can use as many as you like without causing signal degradation However the corresponding video input from the changer must also be connected to watch a movie from the changer on that video output The Component Video output will provide the best possible video quality for the FireBall User Interface but will require that your video system has an available component input The S Video output is typically used for the optional Escient ETP 1500 touch panel to provide the user interface direc
61. gs and click the OK button You should see the following in a new window on your computer Drag and drop your audio files onto the Import folder FireBall will ca Cancel fries automatically import add and catalog each file into your Music Guide PAGE 49 IMPORTING FROM A MAC FireBall s File Server acts like a Windows File Server on your network therefore you will need Cu Window Help to connect using the MacOS X s built in Windows networking client Make sure your Mac is Back connected to the same network as your FireBall and follow these steps to mount transfer and import music files from your PC to your FireBall ae Enclosing Folder 36 T 1 Go to the Finder and select Connect to Server from the Go Menu 2 Type smb and the name of your FireBall the name you entered into the Server a Com puter CHC Settings and click the Connect button 3 You should see the SMB Mount dialog appear on your computer T Home THH Network EK iDisk gt A Applications THA L Utilities THU Recent Folders b Go to Folder Connect to Server K ear Connect To Server Server Address smb fireball Click on the Content pop up menu and select the Import directory Next an authentication dialog will appear You can ignore this dialog and just click the OK button You will then have a new drive mounted on your desktop called Import Drag and drop your audio files onto
62. heckmark Pressing the TOGGLE key on the remote when a Title is highlighted will toggle all or none of the Title s tracks for deletion When you have selected all of the Titles you want to delete in the group press the RECORD button on the remote control to permanently remove and delete the checked tracks You can not delete physical CDs from the Music Library You must remove the discs from your changers if you want the CDs to be removed from the Music Guide PAGE 81 DELETING PLAYLISTS You may delete entire Playlists from the Music Guide Follow these steps to permanently delete one or more Playlists from the Music Guide Press the MUSIC key to make sure you are in the Music source mode Press the OPTIONS key to display the Options Menu Select the PLAYLISTS DELETE PLAYLISTS menu item to display the Delete Playlists screen For each Playlist you want to delete highlight the Playlist and press the SELECT key on the remote A checkmark appears to the right of each selected Playlist indicating that it will be deleted Press the SELECT key again to remove the checkmark When you have selected all of the Playlists you want to delete select the DELETE button to permanently remove and delete the checked Playlists LAO IPM EL el RP PAGE 82 DELETING GROUPS Deleting Groups from the Group Bar is very similar to deleting Playlists The contents of the Group the Music Titles Movie Titles or Radio Stations are
63. iRadio access number Enter The following table is used to determine the button sequence for direct access code sequences from the Escient IR remote and IR keyboard Direct Media Access IR Remote Definitions Function Multi Key Combinations Direct Play Mode Macro M play mode number Enterr Direct Artist Title Macro A artist title access number Enter Direct Movie Title Macro V movie title access number Enter Direct iRadio Station Macro R iRadio access number Enter Direct Disc Macro C changer number D disc number Enter Direct Track Macro T track number Enter Direct Playlist Macro P playlist access number Enter Direct Group Macro G group access number Enter Example 1 Use the keyboard to play disc 14 in changer 1 Example 4 Use the remote to play playlist number 5 Press MACRO C 1 D 1 4 ENTER Press MACRO 7 5 ENTER Example 2 Use the keyboard to play playlist number 5 Example 5 Use the remote to play the movie number 123 Press MACRO P 5 ENTER Press MACRO 6 1 2 3 ENTER Example 3 Use the remote to play disc 14 in changer 1 Note If you do a lot of editing to your music and movie collection these Press MACRO 2 1 MACRO 1 4 ENTER numbers may change If you experience trouble with the Macro key feature please check that the direct IR numbers are still correct under SETUP PLAYLIST HOT KEYS Playlist Hot Keys provi
64. ich is not a direct problem with the product Damage caused to the product as a result of improper installation to third party peripherals or products or incorrect connection to peripheral or products 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 of time or data commercial loss or any other damages whether real incidental or consequential Escient shall not be liable for damage or loss of data including but not limited to music recorded to storage devices It is the customer s responsibility to maintain the original media and or appropriate backup copies within the specific rights of the media s copyright holder How to Return a Product Contact your dealer or Escient s Customer Support group at 800 372 4368 Please have the following information ready for your dealer or Escient s Customer Support technician Product Serial Number Model Number Date of Registration or Purchase Place of Purchase Upon reviewing the request for repair under warranty provisions Escient s Technical Support group will iss
65. ide on the client In a few moments the Music Guide will display the contents of the FireBall server You can then select and play anything from the Music Guide just as you would from a single FireBall PAGE 128 ESCIENT TECHNICAL SUPPORT Contact your dealer or Escient s Customer Support group Hours Monday Friday 9 00am 7pm EST Phone 800 372 4368 Press 2 for Sales or 3 for Support Fax 317 616 6790 Internet www escient com Email support escient com Please have the following information ready for the Escient Customer Support technician Product Serial Number Model Number Date of Registration or Purchase Place of Purchase 3 E E S AY 3 E n X S o Si E u NETWORK PROBLEMS If you experience problems registering a FireBall or connecting to the Internet to lookup disc information try these possible fixes before calling Escient Tech Support Make sure that your FireBall is properly connected to your home network and that all cables are in working order FireBall communicates using TCP IP and UDP over Ethernet networks using ports 80 443 and 1755 If you have a router installed on your network make sure that these ports are open for TCP and UDP If Dynamic TCP IP addressing fails check your router to make sure that it is configured to assign dynamic IP addresses via DHCP and try rebooting your router If DHCP addressing still isn t working try using static IP address
66. il ypu press stop or every track in the queue has been played PAGE 58 VIEWING BY GENRE In addition to the current Guide View the Music Guide automatically organizes your Music into default Genres also called Groups The Group Bar displays a horizontal scrolling list of Genres corresponding to the music in your library Five Genres or Groups are visible at one time The All genre is the default which displays all Titles in your Music Library Using the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys on the remote you can select a different Genre Notice that the list of Titles updates to show only Titles in the selected Genre Scroll all the way to the left to return to the All Genre Genre list will scroll to the right to reveal more Genres Refer to the section Managing Your Media for instructions on creating your own groups from favorite music titles The Teen pris HI Tech edits Barty Bay Seay OF Your Hopie Cart ey Sry UP Gur Heh Flare Cites USING THE JUKEBOX QUEUE By default FireBall plays music from a playlist or disc based song list meaning that you select an Artist Title Title or Cover and it plays the entire Album you selected according to the current Play Mode If you select something else what is currently playing is stopped and the newly selected music starts to play Alternatively the Jukebox Mode allows you to create a list of songs or a song queue if you will to play while you
67. irectly to your A V receiver using the same input source as the FireBall 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 An RS 232 serial null modem cable with female DB 9 connectors on each end is required for connecting a Sony CD DVD Changer Connect one end of the RS 232 serial cable into Communication Port number 1 on the back of your FireBall Connect the other end of the RS 232 serial cable into the RS 232C port on the back of your changer Locate the three wire A V cable that came with your changer Connect one end of the three wire red and white audio cable into the Analog In jacks number 1 on the back of your FireBall Connect the other end of the three wire red and white audio cable into the Analog Line Out jacks on the back of your changer Connect one end of the three wire yellow video cable into the Video In jacks Composite number 1 on the back of your FireBall Connect the other end of the three wire yellow video cable into the Video Line Out jacks on the back of your changer o 400 ho Nx Note You may use optional s video or component video cables and optional digital audio cables for the best picture and sound quality Contact your Escient dealer for more information If you have more than one changer repeat these
68. ital Media Player The FireBall MP 200 provides a separate on screen media guide for browsing and selecting a movie in another room without interrupting the user s movie or music in the main room The component video and digital audio connections from the FireBall s second output connected directly to the MP 200 provides high quality video and audio in the second room The use of third party component video over CAT 5 systems can further enhance the options for wiring high quality video and audio to the second room Audio amp Video pass through from connected changers yp ZONE 1 Multi Zone Fireball ZONE 2 FireBall MP 200 PAGE 38 BROWSING YOUR MOVIE LIBRARY FireBall MP 200 Zone 2 Browsing FROM ANOTHER ROOM The FireBall MP 200 works just like the Fireball MOVIES Media Manager for browsing and selecting movies in the second room There is nothing new to learn What you will notice is that some DVD titles will turn gray in the Movies Guide when a movie is being playing in the other zone The grayed out title indicates that the disc is stored in a changer that is currently playing a disc Non grayed out titles are stored in idle changers WATCHING A DIFFERENT MOVIE IN THE OTHER ROOM Watching a Different Movie in the other room requires that you have at least two Sony 777 DVD CD changers and a FireBall MP 200 connected to your multi zone output FireBall To watch a different movie in the other ro
69. l will rebuild the internal database based on the music file s ID3 tag information ID3 Tag Support All MP3 AAC and FLAC files should have the proper ID3 tags in each file in order for FireBall to properly add each music file to it s internal Library The following ID3 tag formats are supported by FireBall ID3v1 0 ID3v1 1 ID3v22 0 ID3v2 3 0 Use an ID3 Tag Editor such as iTunes to change the ID3 tags to a supported format before importing into FireBall If your audio files originated from your FireBall they already have the proper ID tags Cover art will be imported into FireBall as long as the cover image is properly embedded into the ID3 tag Again use an ID3 Tag Editor on your computer to add cover art images to each audio file prior to importing Playlists should also be imported directly to the Import directory SERVERS A FireBall Server is a Fireball media management system that is capable of serving media to other FireBalls over a network The FireBall is a considered a server product Also FireBall PC turns your PC or Mac into a FireBall Server for other FireBall clients CLIENTS A FireBall Client is a FireBall that can play media from a FireBall Server over a network Currently there are three different FireBall products that can play media from FireBall servers FireBall FP 1 FireBall ZP 1 FireBall MP 150 FireBall MP 200 FireBall DVDM 100 Client Server networking is limited to the same local subnet Y
70. layed on your TV The unit is now ON and the LED will be solid blue flashing red starting up Ce solid red standby 1 0 POWER solid blue on To change from the ON mode back to the standby or sleep mode press the Power button on the front panel or on the remote once The video output will go blank and the LED will be solid red If power is removed from FireBall for any reason including a power outage or if the unit is unplugged FireBall will automatically return to the Standby state as soon as power is restored When FireBall is turned on again FireBall will return to the same source mode that it was in when power was lost To force the FireBall to restart PRESS and HOLD the Power button on the front of the unit for 4 seconds and release it when the standby LED starts blinking When the Standby LED is RED and FireBall has completed its startup process press the Power button once to turn on the FireBall FRONT PANEL OVERVIEW p Qro Gy Qe Oo vones muaa NAA BIG Q 6j 29090902 1 POWER 2 MOVIES SOURCE 3 MUSIC SOURCE 4 RADIO SOURCE 5 CD RW DRIVE 6 TEXT DISPLAY amp IR RECEIVER 7 OPEN CLOSE DRIVE 8 NAVIGATION 9 SELECT 10 TRANSPORT CONTROLS amp GUIDE o9 o o So o 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
71. laylist the Playlist is automatically deleted There is a 1000 song maxium for Playlists This Playlist in the Group Bar displays which songs are in the current Playlist To Reorder Tracks in This Playlist use the REW and FF keys to move the highlighted song up or down in the Playlist PAGE 79 EDITING GROUPS As with Playlists you can also edit the name of a Group add Music Titles Movie Titles or Radio Stations to the Group or remove Music Titles Movie Titles or Radio Stations from the Group Follow these steps to edit a Group 1 Press the MUSIC key if you want to edit the Music Groups press the MOVIES key if you want to edit Movies Groups or press the RADIO key if you want to edit the Radio Groups Highlight the Group you want to edit within the Group Bar Press the OPTIONS key to display the Options Menu Select the Groups Edit Group menu item Using the remote control or keyboard change the name of your Group or select the CONTINUE button on screen to keep the current name and advance to the Edit Group Select Guide For each Music Title Movie Title or Radio Station you want to add to the Group highlight the Music Title or Radio Station and press the SELECT key on the remote A checkmark appears to the right of each selected Music Title or Radio Station indicating that it will be added to the Group For each Music Title Movie Title or Radio Station you want to remove from the Group highlight the Music
72. load the original cover you can choose one of the existing covers for the current Title Follow these steps to select an existing cover to assign to the current Title 1 Highlight the Music Title you want to edit in the Music Guide Press the OPTIONS key on the remote control Select the EDIT DISC INFO menu item to display the Edit Disc Information screen Select the SELECT A COVER button to display the Select Cover Art screen Using the arrow and page keys on the remote control locate the name of the Title corresponding to the cover you wish to use for the current Title Notice that a preview of the selected cover appears on the right of the list as you highlight each name Press the SELECT key on the remote control when you have located the cover of your choice Select the SAVE button to save your selection and return to the previous screen PAGE 77 EDITING RADIO INFORMATION Similar to editing Music Information you can also Edit the Radio Information Follow these steps to edit the station information for the currently highlighted Internet Radio Station 1 Make sure you are in the Radio source mode by pressing the RADIO key on the remote 2 Press the OPTIONS key to display the Options Menu 3 Select the EDIT STATION menu item to display the Edit Station screen 4 Using the remote or keyboard edit the information for the new station including station name location URL the bit rate of the stream the genre
73. marks of Gracenote The Gracenote logo and logotype and the Powered by Gracenote logo are trademarks of Gracenote PAGE 8 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 charges to the customer other than in bound shipping charges which are determined by the shipping method All return shipments will be via Standard Ground Transportation approximately 5 business days Twelve 12 months of regular hour telephone support 9AM to 7PM EST Monday through Friday 24 hour email response from the Escient Support Website Software maintenance updates provided via a broadband or dial up Internet connections Access to 24 hour music and movie databases and entertainment services providing access to thousands of CD and DVD titles and associated information What is Covered The goal of this warranty is to cover operational problems that might arise with your product during normal use This includes failure to start improper operation or intermittent failures As part of the warranty Escient will pay for all labor
74. mplete for large music collections External Changer recording uses the same recording preferences mentioned above in the Selecting the Audio Encoder Type section Note Make sure you have both the digital and analog audio connections from your changers connected to FireBall FireBall will use the digital inputs first but if there is digital copy protection on a CD FireBall will then attempt to use the analog audio inputs to record the protected CD PAGE 44 Automatically Recording CDs You can easily record changer based CDs to your FireBall s internal hard drive using the Quick Record feature Quick Record will record all tracks from newly added CDs which are NOT already record to your FireBall in one easy step Follow these steps to automatically record changer CDs to your FireBall 1 Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu 2 Select the CHANGER MANAGEMENT menu 3 4 5 Select the RECORD DISCS menu Select the QUICK RECORD menu FireBall will determine which changer discs have not been recorded to the internal hard drive and proceed with recording each disc all tracks to the internal hard drive Recording a Range of CDs If you want to record a specific range of slots in a changer you can use the Record Range feature Follow these steps to record a range of changer slots 1 Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu Select the CHANGER MANAGEMENT menu Select the R
75. nventional CD player Simply press the PLAY key on the remote control and it begins to play from track 1 Note If you press SELECT with a Track highlighted you will start playback from the selected Track You ll notice that a new screen appears with a list of the songs or tracks on the current Title this is the Music Player screen The Music Player displays the artist name album name album cover art and track list for the current Title SELECTING A DIFFERENT SONG In the Music Player you can navigate up and down the track list using the remote control Highlight a different song and press SELECT to play the song Sparkle Like Your Shoes ng For Batky Don t Let Me De Without L t Tai bresk My Heart Lipa Dgreiher As One urn Pa Hips Fegor Biy madis Hor mal N A Li dee Sac OHOIO pate E i d CHANGING THE GUIDE VIEW The GUIDE button on the remote control is used to switch between the Music Guide and Music Player screens When you are viewing the Music Player screen press the GUIDE button to return to the Music Guide The Music Guide provides you with several ways to view the contents of your Music Library One of the easiest ways to browse and sort your Music Library is by using the Music Views There are four Views that you can switch between using the MENU VIEW key on the remote control e Artist Artist Title Title Artist Song List Cover View By Artist
76. om select any movie title from the Movies Guide on the MP 200 Playing Movie The Abyss If you select a non grayed out title the movie About Shmidt Grayed Out will load and play just as it does from the main room If you select a grayed out title you will be prompted to override the current user who is watching a different movie from the same changer you selected and play your movie If you select CONTINUE your movie will load and T 3 play and the user in the main room will see a message indicating what happened you started a different movie in the other room The user who s movie was interrupted may perform the same steps to re load the movie in the first room thus providing a round robin system CHANGER ALERT for changer conflict resolution CHANGER ALERT Changer Alert Zone 1 Changer Changer Alert Zone 2 Selecting Changer Playing Movie About Shmidt 4 About Shmidt Grayed Out PAGE 40 WATCHING THE SAME MOVIE IN TWO FireBall MP 200 Zone 2 Browsing ROOMS If you want to watch the same movie in both rooms from the Movies Guide select the movie title currently playing in the other room and you will join the movie at it s current point The Movies Guide will display the name of the currently playing movie grayed out at the top of the All Group and it s icon will have a 1 or 2 indicating which room it is playing in If you select this movie title you will join the movie at it s cu
77. on reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Shielded cables must be used with this unit to ensure compliance with the Class B FCC limits e e o gracenobe e gracenote b Sdab GRACENOTE END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT USE OF THIS PRODUCT IMPLIES ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS BELOW This product contains technology and data from Gracenote of Emeryville California Gracenote The technology from Gracenote the Gracenote Embedded Software enables this product to do disc identification and obtain music related information including name artist track and title information Gracenote Data which is included on the Gracenote Database the Gracenote Database You agree that you will use Gracenote Data the Gracenote Database and Embedded Software for your own personal non commercial use only You agree that you will access Gracenote Data only by means of the standard end user functions and features of this product You agree not to assign copy transfer or transmit the Embedded Software or any Gracenote Data to any third par
78. operly configured and connected to your FireBall 2 Click the SETUP button on the left side of the screen to display the Setup Menu 3 Click the WEB CLIENT Mode menu item at the top of the page 4 Select STREAMING CLIENT Mode to set the Web Browser as the streaming music client or select SYNCHRONIZED Mode to remotely control your FireBall Click the SAVE button to save your selection and exit the Setup Menu Selecting music from the Web Browser will now cause the music to be played from the computer s own audio system rather then from the FireBall itself To set the Web Client Mode back to Remote control follow these same instructions but select Remote Control Mode instead of Streaming Client Mode FIREBALL MUSIC BACKUP It is possible to backup and restore the music contents of a FireBall using the CIFS or Windows Networking feature Backup is accomplished by mounting the FireBall onto your PC or Mac desktop and using your computer s backup software You can also backup the music files to any standard media which your PC supports such as DVD R W CD R RW or external hard drive There are several methods and tools for backup your FireBall s music content You will have to determine which method is best for you and your customers One such method involves attaching an external FireWire or USB hard drive to your PC and backing up your Content directory by using a simple drag and drop from the Content directory to the extern
79. or more music tracks or songs Title a collection of music tracks commonly referred to as a CD Album or Playlist Key refers to one of the buttons on your remote or keyboard MP3 a compressed digital audio format MP3 files are smaller than the original CD tracks and sound almost identical FLAC a lossless compressed digital audio format FLAC files are smaller than the original CD tracks and are bit for bit duplicates of the original WMA a digital audio format from Microsoft which stands for Windows Media Audio AAC is a digital audio format similar to MP3 which stands for Advanced Audio Coding Guide a grid or list of information used to browse your media library Player the screen used to display the currently playing media 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 is solid RED the FireBall is now in a standby or sleep mode There is no video output when FireBall is in standby mode Press the Power button on the front panel or on the remote once and the video output is disp
80. ort 800 372 4368 regarding this product MANUAL DISCLAIMERS At the time of printing the screen shot images in this manual matched the interface screens However since FireBall has the capability of downloading software updates and enhancements on a regular basis the resulting screen updates may no longer match the images in this manual Please check the Escient website for more information about software updates WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS CAUTION Do not use this apparatus near water Risk of Electric Shock Clean only with a dry cloth Do Not Open Nu g Do not block any ventilation openings AVIS Risque De Choc Electrique Ne Pas Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other apparatus Ouvrir including amplifiers that produce heat WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or To reduce the risk of electric shock do not remove the cover No user serviceable parts are electric shock do not expose this equipment inside Refer servicing to qualified service personnel to rain or moisture To prevent electric shock do not use a 3 wire to 2 wire adapter plug A three prong grounded outlet is required You are cautioned that any change or modification not expressly approved in this manual or approved in writing by an authorized representative of Escient could void your warranty and or your authority to operate this equipment Prolonged use of any video device which produces a static non moving non changing
81. ou can not stream over the Internet unless you have a VPN setup between the two FireBalls Only MP3 AAC and FLAC audio files can be streamed to clients You can t stream CDs from the internal drive or from external changers Playlists that contain only MP3 AAC FLAC files will be available on the clients Playlists that contain MP3 AAC FLAC files and non streamable tracks will NOT appear on the clients You may have an unlimited number of clients on the network but you can only stream to 4 clients simultaneously Movies can not be streamed Internet Radio can not be streamed but it is available on most standalone products LOCATING THE FIREBALL CLIENTS AND SERVERS Central If you locate your FireBall clients and servers in a central location such as an equipment or utility CENTRAL RACK MOUNTED FIREBALL INSTALLATION room you will need to use a third party audio video distribution system to deliver sound and picture to each room This type of installation allows great flexibility for delivering music movie and Internet radio to every room of the home or office and provides the professional installer with tools for almost any installation FireBall is built from the ground up with many features that allow you to centrally locate and remotely control your FireBall clients and servers such as Direct IR input Two way serial control over RS 232 Two way serial control over ethernet Wireless IR remote and Keyboard options Support for 4
82. ppears to the right of each selected Title or Station indicating that it will be added to the Group Press SELECT again to remove the checkmark When you have selected all of the Titles or Stations you want to include in the group press the RECORD button on the remote control to save the Group When you are finished creating your Group the Guide is displayed highlighting the newly created Group Notice that a custom Group is added to the Group Bar along with the System Groups The custom Group will always be sorted alphabetically within the Group Bar and appear to the right of the All and Playlist Groups ADDING INTERNET RADIO STATIONS FireBall comes preloaded with several high quality streaming Internet Radio Stations from around the world but that may not be enough for you so FireBall also let s you add your own Internet Radio Stations Internet Radio stations must conform to these specifications Windows Media WMA or MPEG II layer 3 streams Windows Media 9 or earlier To add your own Internet Radio Stations you will need to obtain the URL or Internet Link to the stream using your PC Assuming you have a valid URL for a station follow these steps to add your own Internet Radio Station to the Radio Guide 1 Make sure you are in the Radio source mode by pressing the RADIO key on the remote Press the OPTIONS key to display the Options Menu 2 3 Select the NEW STATION menu item 4 Using the remote or keyboard ent
83. remote control 3 Select the EDIT DISC menu item to display the Edit Disc Information screen 4 Select the LOOKUP THIS DISC BUTTON The Get Movie Info screen will be displayed as FireBall attempts to lookup the disc information from the Escient MovieDB for you When the lookup is complete you will return to the Edit Disc Information screen where you can verify or edit the results Select the SAVE button to save your changes and return to the previous screen Selecting the PREVIOUS or NEXT buttons will save any edits you have made to the current disc and display the information for the previous or next disc PAGE 69 Searching for Movie Information Manually Occasionally the MovieDB will not return the movie information and cover art This might happen if the movie is a very new or different release You can wait a few days and try to Lookup Unknown discs or you can manually search for the disc information by using the Search for Movie feature This is a powerful tool that allows you to search the Escient MovieDB servers for an exact or partial match using the movie title Follow these steps to search for a cover 1 Highlight the Movie Title you want to edit in the Movies Guide 2 Press the OPTIONS key on the remote control 3 Select the EDIT DISC menu item to display the Edit Disc Information screen 4 Select the SEARCH FOR MOVIE button to display the Search for Movie screen 5 The current Movie Title is entered as
84. removed DVD CDs each time it runs Do not remove DVD CDs and replace new DVD CDs into the same changer slots without running Quick Lookup in between or FireBall will not know that these slots have changed If you want to reuse the same slots first remove your DVD CDs let Quick Lookup run then add new DVD CDs to the same slots Getting Disc Information for a Range of Discs If you want to lookup the disc information for a specific range of slots in a changer you can use the Lookup Range feature Follow these steps to lookup a range of changer slots 1 Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu Select the CHANGER MANAGEMENT menu Select the LOOKUP DISCS menu Select the LOOKUP RANGE menu Enter a valid range of slots to lookup If you have more than 1 changer select which changer you want to use Select the CONTINUE button The Lookup Range screen displays the progress and results for each disc in the selected range rs bes DAN nee e DL ee Getting Disc Information for All Discs If you want to lookup the disc information for all discs in all changers you can use the Lookup All feature Follow these steps to lookup all discs in all changers 1 Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu Select the CHANGER MANAGEMENT menu Select the LOOKUP DISCS menu Select the LOOKUP ALL menu The Lookup All screen displays the progress and results as each disc in
85. rol Please contact Escient or your Escient dealer for more information about this feature PAGE 107 INSTALLING THE ETP TOUCH PANEL The optional Escient Touch Panel is an external 15 flat LCD color display that offers full control of a FireBall via it s integrated touch sensitive surface Follow these steps to connect the ETP 1500 to a FireBall Place the FireBall into Standby Connect the RS 232 serial cable to COM PORT 6 on the rear panel of your FireBall Connect the other end of the RS 232 serial cable to the bottom of the ETP 1500 Connect one end of an S Video cable to FireBall s S Video output Connect the other end of the S Video cable to the S Video input on bottom the ETP 1500 Connect the ETP 1500 to an AC power source Press the power button on the front panel of the ETP 1500 The LED will turn amber Power on the FireBall the LED on the touch panel will turn green ON Oa RWDND The ETP 1500 will automatically be detected on the highest numbered COM PORT and the user interface will display the touch panel buttons around the perimeter of the screen ETP 1500 2 5 o T z o 2 o 2 G 5 o o a Serial Cable S Video cable PAGE 108 PAGE 109 Calibrating the Touch Panel To obtain the maximum performance form the ETP 1500 Touch Panel the main user should calibrate the display using the Calibration tool Follow these steps to calibrate the ET
86. rrent playback location You can also join the current movie by selecting the name of the current movie from any Genre group Before you can enjoy the Music features of your FireBall Media Management system you will want to get your music collection into the FireBall The process of getting music into FireBall is called Recording or sometimes Ripping There are several ways to get your music into FireBall Record CDs using the internal CD Drive Record CDs using optional external CD DVD changers Record from an external source such as a tape LP or other real time source Transfer Music files from your PC using a network You may choose to use any or all of these methods at any time Each is described on the following pages 9 Changers PC Cc Tape Deck RECORDING FROM THE INTERNAL CD The easiest way to get music into your FireBall is to record CDs using the built in internal CD RW drive This method requires no additional equipment and is very fast as the internal CD drive can rip audio at several times the speed of normal playback This is known as fast ripping Follow these steps to record using the internal CD RW drive 1 Press the EJECT key on the front panel 2 Insert an audio CD label side up into the CD RW tray 3 Press the EJECT key again to close the CD RW tray 4 The CD s artist album and track names are automatically retrieved from the Gracenot
87. s and programmable IR remote controls such as the Marantz RC9500 The Direct Access Codes are available for all music and movie titles playlists groups and radio stations Follow these steps to view the direct IR codes for your FireBall content 1 Press the Setup key on the remote to display the FireBall setup menu 2 Select the External Control menu item 3 Select the Direct Access Codes menu item 4 Select which codes you want to view a Music Titles Music Discs Note You can make a print out of this information Music Playlists by using the FireBall Web Server Interface Connect Radio Stations Direct Access Codes b c d Music Groups to your FireBall s IP address and look under Setup e f Movie Discs g Movie Groups The following table is used to determine the button sequence for direct access code sequences from the Escient IR remote and IR keyboard Direct Media Access IR Remote Definitions Function Multi Key Combinations Direct Play Mode Macro 1 play mode number Enter Direct Disc Macro 2 changer number Macro disc number Enter Direct Artist Title Macro 3 artist title access number Enter Direct Group Macro 4 group access number Enter Direct Movie Title Macro 6 movie title access number Enter Direct Playlist Macro 7 playlist access number Enter Direct Track Macro 8 track number Enter Direct iRadio Station Macro 9
88. s should be 720x480 for 4 3 NTSC TVs and 640x360 for 16 9 widescreen TVs Follow these steps to enable the Photo Screen Saver Mode in your FireBall 1 Press the SETUP key on the remote 2 Select the General menu 3 Select the Screen Saver menu 4 Select the Photo Viewer option and the number of minutes to wait before displaying the next photo Select Random or Alphabetical ordering Select the Save button Note You can set the Photo Interval or how long each photo is displayed as well as the Photo Order or how you want to display your photos in random or alphabetical order The Photos Screen Saver will be activated whenever the FireBall is idle for the specified period of time Do not set the idle time too high as the possibility of screen burn is increased with certain types of displays particularly Plasma type displays SETTING YOUR TIME ZONE Specify which US time zone your FireBall is located in Follow these steps to set your Time Zone 1 Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu 2 Select the GENERAL Menu 3 Select the TIME ZONE Menu 4 Select your select your Time Zone E un a CUSTOMIZABLE USER INTERFACE In addition to the Escient Classic user interface theme the FireBall allows you to select a custom theme and select your own background images for each Guide Player Options Setup and Message screens You can import your own background images into the Backgrounds
89. sing the other FireBall to access the first FireBall s music from the second pem che trad eee FireBall You can also select a FireBall PC virtual FireBall if your PC is running the FireBall PC software to integrate and stream more music from your PC Mac for unlimited storage capacity PAGE 98 SELECTING THE AUDIO ENCODER TYPE You can specify which audio encoder MP3 or FLAC you want to use for recording audio in to your FireBall The MP3 format allows the most flexibility and compatibility for efficiently storing many audio files while the FLAC format uses considerably more space than MP3 files but preserves an exact bit for bit recording of the original using half the space of the original CD Follow these steps to select an audio encoder 1 Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu Select the AUDIO menu Select the RECORDING PREFERENCES menu Select MP3 or CD Quality FLAC as your preferred encoder If you selected MP3 as your preferred encoder select a bitrate The MP3 bitrate is used to determine the relative quality and compression level The higher the bitrate the better quality and more space each song will occupy on the hard drive Selecting a lower bitrate will provide lesser quality audio and will use less space for each song allowing you to store more songs on your FireBall FLAC audio will always take up approximately 5096 of the original WAV AIFF file size The FLAC compression le
90. sion with the latest release If a newer version of the FireBall software is available it will be downloaded and installed FireBall contains a built in web server which means you can connect to your FireBall and remotely control it using a standard web browser from a PC Mac or PDA over your home network SETTING UP THE FIREBALL WEB SERVER Your FireBall acts as a web server on your network allowing you to connect and control the FireBall using your PC or Mac computer This web server is automatically configured and started each time the FireBall is plugged in You connect to the server from your PC or Mac using Internet Explorer or Safari Mac OSX using TCP IP addressing over your home network You can use a wireless or wired Ethernet network as long as you have a DHCP router or if you have assigned static IP addresses Please contact your Escient dealer if you need assistance with setup a home network The FireBall Server Name entered on the Server Settings Menu in the SETUP NETWORK menus is used for the web address to access the FireBall web interface To access the FireBall web server simply open the web browser on your PC or Mac and enter the FireBall name in the address bar To access the PDA web interface enter the FireBall name followed by pda in the address bar For example MyFireBall pda USING THE WEB USER INTERFACE Using the Web User Interface displayed in your Web Browser you can control almost every aspect of your FireB
91. software and hardware Press SELECT to return to the previous menu ADJUSTING YOUR TV S COLOR AND TINT Color Bars are used to test the TV monitor s ability to reproduce the proper color values Follow these steps to adjust the Color and Tint on your TV 1 Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu 2 Select the VIDEO menu 3 Select the COLOR BARS menu 4 Turn your TV s Color and Tint controls up and down until the color bars are at the point where they are not appearing to bleed together and the colors do not appear to be too bright This will get your Color and Tint controls as close as possible without the use of special software and hardware Press SELECT to return to the previous menu PAGE 106 SURROUND MODE SETTINGS FireBall can connect to a supported Denon or Marantz receiver and automatically select different surround mode settings depending on what type of media is playing For example you might want to listen to MP3 audio using the Neo6 Music surround mode while FLAC audio would use straight STEREO mode Follow these steps to set the Surround Mode Settings Press the SETUP key on the remote control Select the External Control Menu Select the Surround Mode Settings Set the desired media to the desired receiver mode Highlight the SAVE button and press SELECT to save the settings Note Surround Mode Settings is compatible with select Denon and Marantz A V receivers with RS 232 cont
92. steps to connect the additional changers to communications ports and audio video jacks 2 through 5 respectively For the best audio quality you should also connect digital optical or coax audio cables not included between your changers and FireBall 5 CHANGER For the best video quality you should also connnect 2 ZONE component video cables not included between your BACK PANEL changers and FireBall SHOWN Note Control Cable Pin Outs and Requirements FireBall uses a standard null modem cable to connect between it s RS 232 COM ports and external changers and control systems Cables must be 25 feet or less in length LOADING DISCS INTO CHANGERS DVDs or CDs into your changers following the changer manufacturer s instructions and close the changer door Quick Lookup will automatically start in a few seconds If the Quick Lookup process does not automatically start then manually start the Lookup using the steps described below The disc information that FireBall displays on your TV screen is NOT included on the original discs loaded into your changers The artist name album name and track list are provided by the Gracenote Music Recognition Service The album cover movie title movie info and movie cover art are provided by the Escient MovieDB service This information is downloaded from the Escients servers to your FireBall using your Internet connection This process is referr
93. t Play Mode will play the current Title from Track 1 to the last track in order then stop If you want to change the order of how tracks are played there are six different Play Modes to choose from Normal play each track in order in the current Title then stop Repeat Track repeat the same track over and over until you press stop Repeat Title play each track in the current Title in order then repeat the entire disc until you press stop Repeat Group play each track in each title in the current group and then repeat them until you press stop Random Title randomly select and play a track from within the current title Continue until you press stop or every track in the current title is played Random Group randomly select and play a track from any title in the current group Continue until you press stop or every track in the current group is played To change the current Play Mode press the MODE key on the remote control Each press of the MODE key will switch to the next Play Mode Stop pressing the MODE key when you see the desired Play Mode appear on the screen You can also directly select a Play Mode using the OPTIONS key and the Play Mode menu item Jukebox Play Modes X ln If Jukebox mode is enabled the available Play Modes will be Normal play the jukebox queue in order then stop Repeat play the jukebox queue in order over and over without stopping Random randomly select and play a track from the jukebox queue unt
94. teps to search for a cover 1 Highlight the Music Title you want to edit in the Music Guide Press the OPTIONS key on the remote control Select the EDIT DISC INFO menu item to display the Edit Disc Information screen Select the SEARCH FOR COVER button to display the Search for Cover screen The current Artist Name and Album Title are entered as the default search strings You can change either one of these to modify the search Note that editing the Artist Name or Title WILL NOT change them in the Music Library These edits are ONLY used to search for a new cover Select the SEARCH button to start the search The Get Music Info screen will be displayed as FireBall attempts to search for the cover using the Artist Name and Title you entered When the search is complete you will return to the Edit Disc Information screen where you can verify or edit the results Select the SAVE button to save your changes and return to the previous screen Tips for Searching for Covers The Escient server uses a fuzzy match algorithm to locate a matching cover using the Artist Name and Title you enter There are a few tips to try when searching for covers Remove any punctuation marks from the Artist Name and Title Remove Disc Numbers from the Titles Try different spellings in the Title Try removing part of the Artist Name if it is more than 2 words PAGE 76 Selecting an Existing Cover If for some reason you can not down
95. th key press displays a lower T 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 describes the sequence of characters that appear when specific keys are pressed on the remote Alpha Mode Alpha Mode 2 character or 2 1 character or 1 character after a space character after a space 1 2 amp 4 1 2 amp 4 ABCabc2 abcABC2 DEFdef3 GHlghi4 defDEF3 ghiGHI4 JKLjkl5 jkIJKL5 MNOmno6 mnoMNO6 PQRSpqrs7 TUVtuv8 pqrsPQRS7 tuvTUV8 WXYZwxyz9 wXyzWXYZ9 0g f l 0g s amp 1 Supported External Changers The FireBall MX and AVX Media Managers only support the Sony DVP 777ES DVD CD changer for DVD and CD storage When connecting more than one changer the first changer should be connected to video in 1 digital audio 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 into a Sony DVP 777ES DVD CD changer Because the FireBall does not have 5 1 audio switching you should load all of your SACDs into the same changer and connect it s 5 1 analog audio outputs d
96. the Escient server and download the latest Internet Radio Stations When you are finished Tuning the Stations the Radio Guide is displayed showing the new Escient provided Internet Radio Stations and any user added stations PAGE 67 EDITING MOVIE INFORMATION FireBall has access to tens of thousands of DVD titles but you may still encounter a DVD that does not return the correct disc information from the Escient MovieDB You can edit the disc information for any DVD Movie Title using the Edit Disc screens Editing Disc Info Follow these steps to edit the disc information for the current Movie Title 1 Highlight the Movie Title you want to edit in the Movies Guide 2 Press the OPTIONS key on the remote control 3 Select the EDIT DISC menu item to display the Edit Disc Information screen 4 Using the remote control or wireless keyboard change the movie title cast list year of release running time rating aspect ration genre or movie description 5 Select the SAVE button to save your changes and return to the previous screen PAGE 68 Automatically Lookup Information for This Disc The Lookup This Disc button will initiate a disc lookup for only this disc FireBall will connect to the Escient MovieDB Service to locate and download the disc information Follow these steps to lookup information for the current disc Highlight the Music Title you want to edit in the Movies Guide 2 Press the OPTIONS key on the
97. the FireBall system one using the front panel power button and the other using the Restart System menu Follow these steps to restart the system using the front panel Power Button 1 2 3 4 Press and hold the power button for 4 seconds When the LED on the front panel begins to flash release the power button When the LED on the front panel glows solid RED standby mode FireBall is ready to use Press and release the Power button to turn on FireBall Follow these steps to restart the system using Utilities menu 1 Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu 2 Select the UTILITIES menu 3 Select the RESTART SYSTEM menu 4 5 6 Confirm that you want to restart the system and select the RESTART button When the LED on the front panel glows solid RED standby mode FireBall is ready to use Press and release the Power button to turn on FireBall UPDATING THE SOFTWARE FireBall will automatically check the Escient server once a week for any FireBall software updates and automatically install them You can also manually check for a software update Follow these steps to manually update the software 1 Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu 2 Select the UTILITIES menu 3 Select the UPDATE SOFTWARE menu 4 Select the Check for Update button 5 Confirm that you want to update the current software 6 FireBall will connect to Escient and compare the current software ver
98. the default search string You can change the Title to modify the search Note that editing the Title WILL NOT change it in the Movie Library These edits are ONLY used to search for a movie Select the SEARCH button to start the search The Get Movie Info screen will be displayed as FireBall attempts to search for the movie information using the Movie Title you entered When the search is complete you will return to the Edit Disc Information screen where you can verify or edit the results Select the SAVE button to save your changes and return to the previous screen Tips for Searching for Movies The Escient server uses a fuzzy match algorithm to locate a matching movie using the Movie Title you enter There are a few tips to try when searching for movies Remove any punctuation marks from the Title Remove Disc Numbers from the Titles Try different spellings in the Title Try removing part of the Title if it is more than 2 words PAGE 70 Selecting an Existing Cover If for some reason you can not download the original cover you can choose one of the existing covers for the current Title Follow these steps to select an existing cover to assign to the current Title 1 Highlight the Movie Title you want to edit in the Movie Guide Press the OPTIONS key on the remote control Select the EDIT DISC menu item to display the Edit Disc Information screen Select the SELECT COVER button to display the Select Cover
99. tly on the touch panel The composite output is typically used for an a v distribution system such as the Xantech AV 61 or the Niles ZR 4630 8630 distribution systems usn CENTIREB TO cmvesasmeoossao An Video In RS 232 CONNECTIONS External disc changers are controlled via two way serial protocols using RS 232 serial cables You should use the lower numbered COM ports for each external disc changer The highest numbered COM port is to be used for connecting an Escient ETP 1500 wired touch panel or to interface with a third party control system such as AMX or Crestron Note You should use the Ethernet control system for controlling FireBall from a third party control system whenever possible Using the Ethernet control system frees up the last COM port for other purposes allows much longer distances between FireBall and the control system and provides a much faster path for data transfer IR CONNECTIONS The direct IR input jack on the back panel of the FireBall is for controlling FireBall from a wired IR distribution system such as a Xantech system This connection must be an IR signal with a 36kHz carrier using an 1 8 mono or stereo connector The IR input jack provides 12V power This means that you can directly connect a 12V IR receiver like the Xantech series 291 units to the FireBall using a 1 8 stereo connector A mono 1 8 direct IR input can be safely used as FireBall will automatically detect the differnt cable and
100. ttings 1 Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu 2 Select the NETWORK Menu 3 Select the ETHERNET SETTINGS Menu 4 Select Dynamic for automatic address configuration or Static if you want to manually enter your TCP IP address information If you select Static TCP IP addressing you will need to obtain a valid IP address subnet mask DNS server and gateway addresses from your network administrator PAGE 96 SERVER SETTINGS Your FireBall can act as a server delivering audio to optional FireBall clients over the network FireBall s server also allows you to control it remotely using a web browser on your PC and allows Network File Sharing for backup and import features The FireBall Name allows you to easily locate and connect to your FireBall by name Follow these steps to enter a name for your FireBall 1 Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu 2 Select the NETWORK menu 3 Select the FIREBALL SERVER SETTINGS menu 4 Enter a name for your FireBall using the remote control or wireless keyboard For example Living Room or Home Theater might be a name which helps identify which FireBall you want to connect to Follow these steps to enter a password to be used when connecting to your FireBall from a web browser 1 Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu 2 select the NETWORK menu 3 Select the FIREBALL SERVER SETTINGS menu 4 Enter a password to
101. twork PC or Mac connected to the same local ethernet network as the FireBall Windows XP or Mac OS X Audio File Requirements High Bandwidth MP3 audio files recorded at 96k 120k t 160k 192k 320k or VBR encoding Connection FLAC audio files Cable Modem DSL AAC audio files non DRM up to 320k or T1 WMA files 48 192k CBR and up to 215k PC Mac VBR WAV files automatically converted to FLAC or MP3 based on the Recording Preferences ID3 tags are supported for AAC MP3 and FLAC audio files Cover Art Image Requirements JPEG image format No larger than 200 pixels wide by 200 pixels high No larger than 30K in size The cover art file must be embedded in the AAC MP3 or FLAC file using ID3v2 tags PAGE 48 IMPORTING FROM A PC Make sure your PC is connected to the same network as your FireBall and follow these steps to mount transfer and import music files from your PC to your FireBall On the FireBall Note This step only needs to be done once 1 Press the SETUP key on the remote control to display the Setup menu 2 Select the NETWORK menu item 3 Select the SERVER SETTINGS menu item 4 Enter a name for your FireBall rJ Thee he cab Gf a program Folder document or On the PC Lihat eects died Wonks eel ope it for pay Go to the START menu and select RUN Enter two backslashes and the name of your FireBall the name you Geen iirf pia entered into the Server Settin
102. ty YOU AGREE NOT TO USE OR EXPLOIT GRACENOTE DATA THE GRACENOTE DATABASE OR GRACENOTE COMPONENT EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PERMITTED HEREIN You agree that your non exclusive license to use the Gracenote Data the Gracenote Database and Embedded Software will terminate if you violate these restrictions If your license terminates you agree to cease any and all use of the Gracenote Data the Gracenote Database and Gracenote Embedded Software Gracenote reserves all rights in the Gracenote Data Gracenote Database and Gracenote Embedded Software including all ownership rights You agree that Gracenote may enforce its rights under this Agreement against you directly in its own name The Embedded Software and each item of Gracenote Data are licensed to you AS IS Gracenote makes no representations or warranties express or implied regarding the accuracy of any Gracenote Data Gracenote reserves the right to delete data or to change data categories in any Data updates and for any cause that Gracenote deems sufficient No warranty is made that the Embedded Software is error free or that functioning of the Embedded Software will be uninterrupted Gracenote is not obligated to provide you with any new enhanced or additional data types or categories that Gracenote may choose to provide in the future GRACENOTE DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE T
103. ue a Return Material Authorization RMA number This number is to be attached to the outside of the shipping carton Additional instructions will be provided by technical support Please be sure to use original packing carton and internal packing materials to assure proper shipment of the system Insurance costs are the responsibility of the customer Most shippers only provide standard coverage for 100 in cost so please protect yourself by providing additional insurance for the returned product Out of Warranty Repair Escient provides out of warranty repair service on a cost plus labor basis Minimum charges will apply Technical support will provide information on this service at the time of the call 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 notice you will understand our commitment to privacy and be confident that we will use your information responsibly By using the Escient FireBall you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy The option to read the Escient Privacy Poli
104. vel has been optimized to FireBall s processor speed and is not user adjustable Creating a mix CD from FLAC audio files creates a CD which is identical to the original thus it is referred to as CD Quality PAGE 99 SETTING THE DISC INSERT PREFERENCES You can specify what to do with new discs inserted into FireBall s front panel CD drive Display and Play will display the information for the disc and then play the disc Record and Eject assists in bulk recording allowing you to insert disc after disc automatically recording then ejecting each one Follow these steps to set the Disc Insert Preferences 1 Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu 2 Select the AUDIO menu 3 Select the DISC INSERT PREFERENCES menu 4 Select Display and Play or Record and Eject Record and Eject will use the current Recording Preferences to record each disc to your internal hard drive The Record Select Guide will not be displayed as all tracks are automatically selected and recorded to the internal hard drive Use the Delete Music feature to delete any unwanted tracks PAGE 100 VIDEO FORMAT Allows you to select 4 3 or 16 9 aspect ratios on your TV screen Follow these steps to center the FireBall screen 1 Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu 2 Select the VIDEO menu 3 Select the VIDEO FORMAT menu 4 Using the Up and Down keys on the remote select your desired aspect ratio 5 6
105. y the Music Options Menu on it to remove the highlighted track from the Jukebox Queue 2 Select the Jukebox Menu Item 3 Highlight and uncheck the Jukebox Mode checkbox Clearing the Entire Jukebox Queue 4 Select the SAVE button to save your selection FireBall will now Follow these steps to remove all songs from the Jukebox Queue play in title album mode once again Press the MUSIC key on the remote to make sure you are in the Music Source Mode Note You can also exit Jukebox Mode by highlighting anything in the Select the Jukebox Menu Item Music Guide and pressing the PLAY key on the remote instead of PLAY Select the Clear Queue button All songs are cleared from the JUKEBOX Jukebox Queue BROWSING INTERNET RADIO STATIONS The Radio Guide displays a scrolling list of Internet Radio Stations Using the remote control you can navigate up and down the list As each Station is highlighted you will notice that the Information Area and Cover Art changes to reflect the currently highlighted Station Press the iRADIO key on the remote control to display the Radio Guide Press the MUSIC key to return to the Music Guide ABC Coari FM Adull Alleruitive Beck Fade Burnieg Oian ie Ba iro H J nr PLAYING THE CURRENT STATION Playing the currently highlighted Radio Station is the same as selecting and playing an off air radio station on a typical audio receiver Simply press the SELECT key on the remote control and the

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