Congratulations! Congratulations on your purchase of the D2740 Wireless Media Receiver + DVD Player. Now you can enjoy premium DVD playback, plus all your favorite digital media files, including music, movies, and pictures—all in the comfort of your living room. Please take a moment to write down your serial number located on the rear panel of the DVD Player: _______________________________________ ��������...
Important Safety Instructions Read Instructions - All the safety and oper- ating instructions should be read before the product is operated. Retain Instructions - The safety and operat- ing instructions should be retained for future reference. Heed Warnings - All warnings on the prod- uct and in the operating instructions should be adhered to.
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mast and supporting structure, grounding of the lead-in wire to an antenna discharge unit, size of grounding conductors, location of antenna-discharge unit, connection to grounding electrodes, and requirements for the grounding electrode. 16 Lightning - For added protection for this product during a lightning storm or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet...
Welcome This Chapter provides a basic introduction to the DVD Player, including an overview of the front panel, rear panel, and remote control. DVD Player User’s Guide...
Unpacking Check to make sure the following items are included with your DVD Player: ������ ������� ��� ��������� ������������ �� ������ ����� Compatible Media The DVD Player will play the following discs: • DVD Video • Audio CD • Video CD/Super Video CD •...
Front Panel Display Front panel display overview: � � � P B C M P 3 � � � ��� 1 DVD Indicator 2 Play Status Indicator 3 PBC Indicator* 4 Track Indicator 5 Time Indicator 6 VCD/SVCD Indicator NOTE: •...
Rear Panel Rear panel overview: � 1 WIRELESS ANTENNA jacks 2 ETHERNET (RJ-45) port 3 5.1 CHANNEL ANALOG AUDIO OUT jacks 4 STEREO AUDIO OUT jacks 5 PROGRESSIVE/COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks NOTE: • The DVD Player is equipped out of the box to work with a wired (802.3) or wireless (802.11b/g) network.
Remote Control Remote control overview: POWER � MUSIC MOVIES NETWORK � TITLE PLAY MODE ENHANCE � � DISC MENU � � ENTER DISPLAY � STOP PLAY � � PREV �� �� PQRS WXYZ �� ANGLE ZOOM SEARCH �� AUDIO SUBTITLE ��...
Getting Connected This Chapter shows you how to connect the DVD Player to your network, TV, and other home the- ater components. • For basic connections, see pages 13-16. • For advanced connections, see pages 17-19. DVD Player User’s Guide...
The Big Picture The D2740 streams digital content, including music, movies, and pictures from your PC to your television over a wired or wireless network.The network can be: • Any standard Microsoft“ Windows“-based home network (see page 14), or •...
BlackICE, Norton Personal Firewall, Windows XP firewall, and ZoneAlarm Pro. Also refer to the user’s guide that came with your firewall software. DVD Player User’s Guide WIRELESS MEDIA RECEIVER + DVD PLAYER • D2740 PHONES VOLUME POWER...
Network Connections To connect the DVD Player to your home network: Connect the supplied wireless antennas to the rear panel antenna jacks. Connect an Ethernet cable from the RJ-45 port on the DVD Player to any available router or hub port in your network. ��������...
Press POWER to turn on the DVD Player. Turn on your TV and select the Video input to view the DVD Player. • The GoVideo splash screen appears. Continue with Chapters 3 to install the Media Server software and scan your hard drive for media files.
Optional Video Connections If your TV has S-Video or Component Video inputs, you can enjoy superior picture quality. Connect an S-Video cable OR set of Component Video cables from the DVD Player to your TV as shown. Select the S-Video or Component Video input on your TV to view the DVD Player.
Optional Analog Audio Connections To connect the DVD Player to a stereo system or 5.1 channel analog amplifier: Connect stereo audio cables from the DVD Player to your stereo system as shown. Connect 6 RCA cables from the DVD Player to your 5.1 channel analog amplifier as shown.
Optional Digital Audio Connections To connect the DVD Player to a 5.1 channel digital amplifier: Connect a digital coaxial cable from the DVD Player to your digital audio receiver as shown. Connect a digital optical cable from the DVD Player to your digital audio receiver as shown.
Managing Media Files on Your PC This Chapter shows you how to install the Media Server software and manage the media files on your PC. DVD Player User’s Guide...
Software Installation Installing the Media Server Software Install the Media Server software to maintain a library of all the music, movies, and pictures stored on your PC. Turn on your PC and close all open programs. Insert the installation CD into the CD- ROM drive.
Initial Scan For Media Files The first time you launch the Media Server software you will be prompted to import media: Click Yes to continue. • To scan for media files at any other time, select the Media Import tab and click Scan;...
Open Server or Restart Media Server . • If there is no Media Server icon system tray, select Start>Programs>GoVideo Media Server > GoVideo Media Server to add the icon. 2 The application launches and the Media Server interface is displayed.
Media Files Tab Use the Media Files tab to manage the media files you have scanned from your hard drive or media file applications. Browsing Media Files Use the following buttons to browse your files by media type: All Media - Displays all audio, video and image files.
Creating Playlists To create a new playlist: Click the Media Files tab. Click the New Playlist/Show button. Select the desired Playlist Type (Music List, Video Shows, Slideshow). • For Smart Playlists, see page 26. • Click the Randomize Playlist option if you would like the media to be played in a random order.
Changing the Playlist Order To change the playback order of files in a playlist: Click the Media Files tab. Select the desired playlist. Click the desired media file. Click the track up button to move it up one level, or the track down button to move it down one level.
Deleting Media Files You can delete media files from the Media Library or from your hard drive: Click the Media Files tab. Select the desired media type. Select the desired media file(s). • Use Ctrl-click or Shift-click to select multiple files. Right click and select one of the fol- lowing options: Delete from Library - Removes...
Media Import Tab The Media Import tab provides a variety of methods to scan media files—audio, video, pictures, and playlists—into your Media Library.You can import your files manually or schedule them to be imported automatically. • A statistical snapshot of the contents of your Media Library is displayed under Database Contents.
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Importing Media from Media File Applications The Media Server allows you to manually import media files from Windows Media Player 7.0 and above, and MUSICMATCH 6.0 and above: Click the Media Import tab. Click the Plugin Import button. Click the row containing the desired plugin to select it.
Change button to edit the Server Name. Media Server Status Number of Nodes - Shows the num- ber of DVD players connected. Connected Nodes - Shows the IP Ad- dress, Name, Type, Status, OEM, Model, Version, and Device UID for each con- nected DVD Player.
Options Tab The Options tab lets you customize Media Server settings. You can update your preferences in the following areas: System, Database, File Types to Scan, Media Display, and Media Files. You can also backup and restore your Media Library. System Options The following system options can be updated:...
Select the line(s) listing the server(s) for which you want to grant access to your media. Click the Authorize button. To remove server(s) from the DB Sync list: • Select the line(s) listing the server(s) you would like to delete. •...
Media Display Options The following options affect how media files are displayed in the Media Files tab: Album sort order on device - You can sort your albums by the Title or Track No. The default option is Track Global Media View - Select either List View or Thumbnail View.
Streaming Media Files to Your TV This Chapter shows you how to enjoy the media files on your PC in the comfort of your living room. DVD Player User’s Guide...
Make sure your PC is on and the Me- dia Server software is running before turning on the DVD Player. Turn on your TV and DVD Player. • The GoVideo splash screen is dis- played. Press NETWORK to enter Network mode.
Playing Music To play music files: Press MUSIC on the remote control. Highlight the desired category and press ENTER: All - Displays all music tracks in your Media Library in one master list. Albums - Displays all albums, as de- fined by ID3 tags.The next level down is individual music tracks from the selected album.
Playing Movies To play movies: Press MOVIES on the remote control. Highlight the desired category and press ENTER: All - Displays all movies in your Media Library in one master list. Albums - Displays all movie albums, defined as any group of movies saved in the same file folder on your PC.The next level down is individual movie files from the selected album.
Viewing Pictures To view image files: Press PICTURES on the remote control. Highlight the desired category and press ENTER: All - Displays all pictures in your Me- dia Library in one master list. Albums - Displays all picture albums, defined as any group of images saved in the same file folder on your PC.The next level down is individual image files from the selected album.
When prompted, enter the coupon code GOVIDEO-MUSIC that came with your D2740. Remember, you can only stream music files through your D2740 that have been added to your Rhapsody music library. Enabling UPnP (Required!) Before you can stream Rhapsody files to...
DVD Playback Playing a DVD Follow these steps to play a DVD. Turn on the DVD Player using the front panel POWER button. • If the unit is in Standby mode, press POWER on the remote control to power on the unit.The blue LED will light behind the front panel arrow keys.
Special Playback Options STOP STOP PLAY PAUSE/STEP Press once to stop and hold playback. Press twice to PREV NEXT stop and restart the disc. PAUSE/STEP PLAY PAUSE/STEP Pauses playback. While in PREV NEXT Pause mode, press repeat- edly to step forward one STOP PLAY PAUSE/STEP...
Program/Repeat Playback Program Playback Program Playback allows you to play DVD Chapters in a custom order. Press PLAY MODE. Select Mode and press ENTER repeat- edly until Program is selected. Select OK and press ENTER. • The Program menu is displayed with the first Title placeholder high- lighted.
Other Disc Playback Audio CD/MP3 CD Playback To play an Audio CD or MP3 files on CD- R/RW: Load the Audio CD in the disc tray. • The disc will begin playback auto- matically. To select tracks: • Press PREV/ NEXT to browse the tracks.
DVD Setup Menu Overview The Setup menu allows you to customize your DVD Player. Choose from six categories: • Network Settings – see page 47 • Display Settings – see page 49 • Video Settings – see page 50 • Digital Audio Settings –...
For context sensitive help in the Network setup menus, select Help and press ENTER. Getting an IP Address The D2740 automatically obtains an IP (Internet Protocol) address when connected to a network by using DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol). Do not change this setting unless you are an experienced network user.To change...
Network Settings Wireless Network Settings To configure the DVD Player for a wireless network: From Stop mode, press SETUP. Select Network and press ENTER to search for a network. • “Searching for wireless networks” is displayed followed by a list of avail- able networks.
Display Settings The Display menu allows you to set your preferences for on-screen display languages, subtitle languages, closed captions, slideshow intervals and screen savers. From Stop mode, press SETUP. Select Display and press ENTER. Use the keys to select each of the following: OSD Menu Language Sets your preferred language for the...
Video Settings The Video menu allows you to set your preferred aspect ratio for DVD movies and specify your video connection method. From Stop mode, press SETUP. Select Video and press ENTER. Use the keys to select each of the following: TV Aspect Ratio Sets your preferred format for DVD...
Digital Audio Settings The Digital menu allows you to set the format of the audio signal from the coaxial and optical digital audio outputs. From Stop mode, press SETUP. Select Digital and press ENTER. Use the keys to select each of the following: Dolby Digital Sets the digital audio format of outgoing...
Analog Audio Settings The Analog menu allows you to adjust analog audio settings, including Pro Logic, speaker delays, and speaker sizes/ configurations. From Stop mode, press SETUP. Select Analog and press ENTER. Use the keys to select each of the following: Pro Logic The DVD Player has a built-in Dolby...
Analog Audio Settings Speaker Setup Use to identify the type and size of speakers in your audio setup: From Stop mode, press SETUP. Select Analog and press ENTER. Use the keys to select Speaker Set and press ENTER. Note: •...
Parental Settings The Parental menu allows you to block playback of DVDs based on their ratings. Setting the Password & Rating Level The DVD Player allows you to block playback of inappropriate content with a password-protected Parental Control system (not all discs are rated). 1 From Stop mode, press SETUP on the remote control.
DVD Player. If you don’t find the answers you need here, you can contact our Customer Service Department as follows: Phone (800) 736-7679 E-Mail customerservice@govideo.com www.govideo.com Network Troubleshooting SYMPTOM DVD Player unable to connect to the PC.
DVD Troubleshooting SYMPTOM No power. No picture. Picture noise. DVD picture does not fill screen on standard television. No sound. No surround effect during playback of Dolby Digital soundtrack. Severe hum or noise. Remote does not function. Disc does not play. Disc does not start playing from the beginning.
Technical Specifications Video Video Out 1.0Vp-p 75Ω, sync, negative polarity, RCA pin jack x 1 S-Video Out Y: 1.0Vp-p 75Ω, sync, negative polarity C: 0.286Vp-p 75Ω Component Out Progressive/Interlace Scan modes Y: 1.0Vp-p 75Ω Cb: 0.7Vp-p 75Ω Cr: 0.7Vp-p 75Ω Audio Analog Out 1.85V(rms)/10kΩ,...
(e.g., 192.168.0.2). Local area network. Network A network is the mechanism by which devices communicate with each other. With GoVideo D5 Streaming Media, these devices include your DVD Player and your computer(s). Peer-to-peer network A peer-to-peer network within the realm of GoVideo D5 Streaming Media is defined as two or more...
Please note that the letters are case-sensitive. What Format does the D2740 require? The D2740 can accept WEP encryption keys in either hexadecimal or ASCII format. Use the chart on page 61 to convert the WEP key between the various formats (decimal, hexadecimal, or ASCII).
What is Covered and How Long This warranty covers internal operating parts and service/labor to repair or replace covered parts in this GoVideo product for 90 days labor, 1 year parts, from the date of purchase, defined as follows: (1) Original Consumer Retail Purchase;...
Index ASCII/Hex Conversion Table 61 Aspect Ratio 50 Audio Settings Analog 52 Digital 51 Auto Run, Enabling 31 Backup Database 32 Closed Captions 49 Compatible Media 7 Connections Analog Audio 18 Basic TV 16 Digital Audio 19 Network 15 Optional Video 17 Overview 13 Customer Support 56 Database Options 31...