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HP EN5000 User Manual

HP EN5000 User Manual

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  • Page 1 guide...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ....11 receiver options ..... . 11 changing the receiver name .
  • Page 4 ....33 hp digital media receiver printing photos ..... . . 34 rotating photos .

  • Page 5: Welcome

    It includes information to help you get acquainted with your receiver, and plenty of detailed usage and troubleshooting information. To begin setting up your hp digital media receiver, see “unpacking the box” on page 3. finding information Setup Sheet. Follow the instructions to quickly and easily set up your receiver.
  • Page 6 A copy of this User’s Guide is available on your computer when you install the media receiver software To view the onscreen User’s Guide: 1. Click on the Start menu button 2. Select All Programs 3. Select hp digital media 4. Select View User’s Guide ® ® ®...

  • Page 7: Getting Started

    2 getting started This section will help you set up your hp digital media receiver. Your connection locations and system components may vary. unpacking the box Make sure you have the following items: remote control batteries audio cable video cable...

  • Page 8: Installing Software

    Install the hp digital media software on the PC where you store your music and digital photos. It is best to install the software before setting up the receiver, so the receiver has content to display. To install the software, insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive of your computer.

  • Page 9: Video

    TV, connect the media receiver to your VCR. For home theater systems, connect the video to your home theater receiver. s-video The hp digital media receiver supports s-video. If your television supports s-video, use an s-video cable (not included) for a better television picture. Note: You should connect either the video cable or the s-video cable...not both.

  • Page 10: Audio

    For the best music quality, connect the media receiver audio output to your home stereo system. Alternately, connect the audio cable to your television. hp digital media receiver remote control Place the included batteries in the remote control. Match the battery direction shown above for proper...

  • Page 11: Network Connection

    For the best possible reception, rotate the antenna so it extends perpendicular to the receiver, as shown above. The hp digital media receiver can communicate with wireless access points (infrastructure mode) or directly to computers with wireless network cards (ad hoc mode).

  • Page 12: Connecting Power

    When power is applied for the first time, the setup wizard will appear. Use the remote control to set up your hp digital media receiver. The setup wizard allows you to assign a name and quickly configure your network settings.

  • Page 13: Controlling Your Receiver

    3 controlling your receiver menu basics The hp digital media receiver uses a menu interface. As you move through the menus, you will use the selection arrows to move up, down, right and left. The highlight bar moves from item to item as you press the selection arrows.

  • Page 14: Remote Buttons

    The power button turns the receiver on, or places the receiver in a low-power standby state. play, pause, stop. Play, pause, or stop music tracks and photo slideshows. hp digital media receiver selection arrows, select. Navigate the onscreen menus with the selection arrows, and press select to choose the highlighted item.

  • Page 15: Onscreen Keyboard

    From the main options menu, you can change your receiver preferences, configure your network settings, control other hp digital media receivers, or run the setup wizard. Within the music jukebox, the options button will display options for the highlighted genre, artist, album, or track.

  • Page 16: Changing The Receiver Name

    Consult your TV manual for recommended settings. running the setup wizard The setup wizard runs the very first time you setup your hp digital media receiver. If you relocate the receiver or wish to make changes to your settings, you can run the setup wizard again.

  • Page 17: Sharing Content

    PC), click on the server icon and select Shutdown from the server menu. Note: If the media server is not running, your photos and music will not be available on your hp digital media receiver. user’s guide...

  • Page 18: Server Menu

    Add folders where your music and photos are stored, or remove folders you no longer wish to share. Depending on the number of files in your folders, it may take some time for the receiver to fully list the new folder contents. Note: You cannot share folders that reside on a network or on removable drives or CDs.

  • Page 19: Synchronizing Content

    Your music and photos must be synchronized between the server software on your PC, and the hp digital media receiver. This can take several minutes or more the first time, depending on the number of files you are sharing.

  • Page 20: Music Quality

    If you run the media server software on more than one PC on your network, the media receiver will collect all of the content and display it as one unified list. This list is called Mediaspace. Mediaspace means all your music and photos are available on any of your media receivers at any time.

  • Page 21: Recording Digital Music

    Some music files are copy protected and can only be played on your computer. Copy protected files cannot be played on your hp digital media receiver. If a file is copy protected, it will not appear in the media receiver music jukebox.

  • Page 22: Organizing Music Files

    Tag feature. For more information on how to edit tags or how to use Super Tagging see MUSICMATCH Help. hp digital media receiver creating music playlists Use your favorite music software on your PC to create music playlists. A playlist allows you to specify exactly what tracks to play and in what order to play them.

  • Page 23: Supported Photo Formats

    My Pictures directory called My Birthday and copy all your birthday photos into it. Your receiver will show the folder as a photo album named My Birthday. To play a slideshow of the album, highlight it and press the play button.

  • Page 24: Server Printers

    This is the preferred setting for most users. If you have multiple media receivers, advanced users may wish to restrict the sharing of content. A receiver in the living room may not need access to all the songs on the computer upstairs, or a receiver located in a bedroom may not require content from the office PC.

  • Page 25: Power Settings

    Do not allow your computer to enter a standby power state, or you will have to “wake up” your PC to view music or photos on your media receiver. However, your monitor can be in a low power state or turned off.
  • Page 26 receiver...

  • Page 27: Playing Music

    5 playing music music jukebox Playing music on the hp digital media receiver is easy with the music jukebox. The jukebox combines all of the shared music on all of the PCs on your network, organizes the tracks, and displays them in one easy to use menu interface.

  • Page 28: Browsing For Music

    Artist: Creed Album: Human Clay To browse for this track in the track list: 1. Select Tracks 2. Highlight With Arms Wide Open hp digital media receiver To browse by artist: 1. Select Artists 2. Select Creed 3. Select Human Clay 4.

  • Page 29: Music Icon Hints

    music icon hints As you browse your music library, the following icon hints will help you identify music content: Playlists Genres Artists Albums Tracks These icons appear to the left of the name when the name is highlighted. searching for music Some music track lists can be very long and therefore tedious to scroll through...especially if the song you are looking for is at the bottom of the list.

  • Page 30: Playing An Artist Or Album

    The hp digital media receiver will play tracks from playlists you create on your computer. The media receiver supports playlists in several standard formats: hp digital media receiver •...

  • Page 31: Playing A Playlist

    You now have a playlist that you can use on your PC or on your hp digital media receiver. Your playlists will appear under Playlists in the music jukebox menu. Note: MUSICMATCH Jukebox stores playlists in the following directory: Program Files\MusicMatch\MusicMatch Jukebox\...

  • Page 32: Controlling Music Playback

    Your media receiver jukebox works just like a stereo or CD player. Controlling your music playback will be an easy and natural experience. Use the remote to play, pause, or stop music. Press the previous and next buttons to skip to the previous or next track, or rewind and fast forward through a song.

  • Page 33: Viewing Track Information

    MUSICMATCH Jukebox or the music program on your PC. See “organizing music files” on page 18. viewing photos with music Your hp digital media receiver is capable of viewing photos and playing music simultaneously. Once you have started playing your selected music, return to the home screen (press the home button on the remote).

  • Page 34: Controlling Other Receivers

    If you have more than one hp digital media receiver on your home network, you can use a single media receiver to control music playback on all of them. For example, there is a media receiver in the living room and one the bedroom.

  • Page 35: Viewing Photos

    6 viewing photos photo albums Viewing photo albums on the hp digital media receiver is easy. The media receiver photo album combines all of the shared photos on all of the PCs on your network, organizes them by album, and displays them in one easy to use menu interface.

  • Page 36: Photo And Album Icon Hints

    These icon hints will appear just after the thumbnail image, and before the photo or album name. photo icon album icon hp digital media receiver playing a photo slideshow To start playing a photo slideshow, highlight a photo or album and press the play button. Your selected photo will display, and after a brief delay, it will be followed by the next photo in the album.

  • Page 37: Viewing Photo Information

    To display the photo name during a slideshow, press the display button. playing music with slideshows Your hp digital media receiver is capable of viewing photos and playing music simultaneously. First, select the music you wish to play. For help with selecting and playing music, see “music jukebox”...

  • Page 38: Printing Photos

    To print a photo, highlight it on your receiver and press the print button on the remote. You can also print a photo by pressing the options button and selecting print photo from the photo options menu. Photos will be printed 4x6” on your computer’s default printer.

  • Page 39: Network Setup

    Running the setup wizard is the easiest way to configure your network settings. The setup wizard runs the first time you power up your hp digital media receiver. You can run the setup wizard again at any time if your network settings need to be changed.
  • Page 40 PCs can access the internet through a cable or DSL modem, then you do have a network. However, you will need to determine how your server PC (the PC running the hp media software) is assigned a network address. hubs, routers and switches When PCs are networked together, each PC is attached to a central “box”...

  • Page 41: Wired Home Network

    Note: If you cannot tell how your network addresses are assigned, then try dynamic address (DHCP) first. The media receiver will display an error message if it is unable to dynamically configure its address. wired home network hub or router In a wired home network, all computers are connected to a network hub or router.

  • Page 42: Wired With Static Address

    If a DHCP server is not available, you must assign the media receiver a static address that is valid for your network. The address must be very similar to the address used by your PC, and it cannot be in use by another network PC or device.

  • Page 43: Wired With Cross-Over Cable

    PC. Connect a network crossover cable (not included) from the media receiver to the network connection on your PC. If your PC does not have a network connection, you will need to purchase a network card.

  • Page 44: Preparing For Wireless Setup

    The hp digital media receiver model ew5000 supports wireless networking. If your model does not have an antenna, it does not support wireless networking. For the best results, you should set up and test your wireless network before attempting to use the media receiver wirelessly.

  • Page 45: Wireless Infrastructure

    1. Press options 2. Select Network Setup 3. Set Connection to Wireless (Infrastructure) 4. The receiver will scan for wireless local area networks (WLan). Select WLan to choose your wireless network if it is not already chosen. 5. Select Address 6.

  • Page 46: Wireless Encryption

    Note: If you have other wireless PCs or devices, determine all of the addresses before assigning one to your receiver. Do not assign the same address to more than one device. For example, you can use 192.168.0.1 for your PC, and 192.168.0.2 for your media receiver.
  • Page 47 WEP key. After you enter the passphrase on that device, view the encryption keys that were generated. Write down the keys and enter them into the Key fields on the media receiver. Note: If you have trouble connecting to the media server after enabling WEP, verify you have entered the keys correctly.

  • Page 48: Wireless Signal Strength

    For good reception, adjust the antenna so it is pointing up. Use the signal strength meter to adjust the position of your media receiver or antenna. The higher the signal strength, the better. on this screen, the signal strength is 73%...

  • Page 49: Troubleshooting

    TV. • If you did not connect the receiver directly to your TV but are instead passing the signal through your VCR, make sure your VCR is displaying the appropriate video source.
  • Page 50 Select the audio test option to play a brief audio test on your speakers. Some of my music files don’t appear • The hp digital media receiver supports the most common music file formats. However, there are almost an infinite variety of bit rates and sample rates.
  • Page 51 Use the above procedure to check the file settings for supported rates. When I push the Print button, nothing prints •...
  • Page 52 An antenna is only required for wireless network support. If you need support for a wireless network, purchase a media receiver with wireless capability, such as the hp digital media receiver ew5000. What version of software do I have? •...

  • Page 53: Glossary

    9 glossary 10BaseT. The first Ethernet standard, which operated at 10Mbps (megabits per second). Also known as simply Ethernet. 802.11. Standard specifying the characteristics for wireless local area networks. access point. An internetworking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks together.
  • Page 54 Computers and devices communicate through a common access point. Access points transmit data to PCs equipped with wireless hp digital media receiver network adapters, which can roam within a certain range of the access point. address. Internet Protocol address, sometimes referred to as a network address.
  • Page 55 Portable Network Graphics. A popular graphics file format for storing images. receiver. In this document, refers to the hp digital media receiver. ripping. A slang term for converting a music CD into compressed music files. Music tracks are ripped from the CD, compressed, and stored digitally on a hard disk.
  • Page 56 Windows Media Audio file. A popular format for storing digital audio files, created by Microsoft and used by Windows Media Player. hp digital media receiver...

  • Page 57: Warranty And License

    10 warranty and license ATTENTION: USE OF THE HP DIGITAL MEDIA RECEIVER OPERATING SYSTEM (the "SOFTWARE") IS SUBJECT TO BOTH THE HP LICENSE AND WARRANTY TERMS SET FORTH BELOW AS WELL AS ANY LICENSE TERMS IN THE PHYSICAL MEDIA. USING THE SOFTWARE INDICATES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF ALL OF THESE LICENSE TERMS.
  • Page 58 HP Warranty and License Information HP Customer Care Easy to reach. Easy to use. HP Customer Care is our promise to help you get the most from owning your HP Digital Media Receiver. By Web, phone, or through your local retailer, you'll find what you need. And you'll find it fast.
  • Page 59 And, if Necessary: Get Repair Consumer Replaceable Parts You can easily replace some of the HP Digital Media Receiver parts yourself, (i.e. remote control or cables). This is the fastest method of repair, as many times we can send the part directly to your home or business in a few days.
  • Page 60 Replacement components may be either new or like new. Replacement product will be refurbished. HP warrants to you that HP software will not fail to execute its programming instructions after the date of purchase, for 30 (thirty) days, due to defects in material and workmanship when properly installed and used.
  • Page 61 HP has marketed this product. The level of warranty service you receive may vary according to local standards. HP will not alter form, fit, or function of the product to make it operate in a country/region for which it was never intended to function for legal or regulatory reasons.
  • Page 62 Bundled Products. License GRANT - HP grants you a license to use one copy of the Software. "Use" means storing, loading, installing, executing, or displaying the Software. You may not modify the Software or disable any licensing or control features of the Software.
  • Page 63 52.227-19 (Jun 1987) (or any equivalent agency regulation or contract clause), whichever is applicable. You have only those rights provided for such Software and any accompanying documentation by the applicable FAR or DFARS clause or the HP standard software agreement for the product involved. user’s guide...

  • Page 64: Declaration Of Conformity

    According to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014 Manufacturer's Name: Hewlett-Packard Company Manufacturer's Address:10500 Ridgeview Ct. Cupertino, CA 95015-4010 declares that the product Product Name: HP Digital Media Receiver Model Number(s): 5000 series Product Options: conforms to the following Product Specifications: Safety:...
  • Page 65 • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. • Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver. user’s guide...
  • Page 66 Hewlett-Packard's system RFI and Radiated Immunity tests were conducted with HP supported peripheral devices and HP shielded cables, such as those you receive with your system. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Hewlett-Packard could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

  • Page 67: Copyrights And Trademarks

    Adobe, Acrobat, and Reader are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems, Inc. HP and the HP logo are property of Hewlett-Packard Company. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
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