Introduction; Overview - Seagate ST905004CEA2E1-RK - FreeAgent Theater+ - Digital Multimedia Receiver User Manual

1. Introduction

1. Introduction
The FreeAgent Theater+ ™ media player is a home theater solution that makes it simple for
you to move your multimedia files from your computer to your TV. Getting started takes only a
few minutes. Just connect the media player to your TV; drag your movies, pictures, and
music from your computer onto a portable drive; and connect the portable drive to the media
player. Use the media player menus and the remote control buttons to navigate to your media
files and select viewing options.

Overview

The media player can play digital media files from a variety of sources:
• A FreeAgent Go ™ portable drive or any NTFS, FAT32, or HFS/HFS+ formatted external
USB storage device
• A compatible digital camera or camcorder
• Internet media services
• Computers connected to your local network (displays only files and folders shared to the
network)
The media player indexes and creates a database of all the media files stored on external
devices connected to it. This allows you to sort and display your media in a variety of ways.
For example, you can view files as thumbnails or in a list or sort them alphabetically or
according to the date they were saved.
You can use the media player out of the box without installing any software. However, the
FreeAgent Theater computer software allows you to synchronize media folders on your drive
with those on your computer and access your external drive features. If you want to use the
FreeAgent Theater application to manage and sync your media files, see Chapter 6 "Using
the FreeAgent Theater for Windows Application" on page 31 or Chapter 7 "Using the
FreeAgent Theater for Macintosh Application" on page 42 for instructions on how to install
and use the FreeAgent Theater application.
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