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• Hardware Features • What You Need to Use Your NeoTV Player • Installation • Onscreen Quick Setup • Remote Control • Watch Channels For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the support website at http://support.netgear.com.
NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) Streaming Media Basics For the optimal media streaming experience with the NeoTV Streaming Player, NETGEAR recommends the following: • Broadband Internet service. You need at least a 1.2 Mbps connection to watch movies instantly on the NeoTV Streaming Player. The faster your connection, the better the quality.
NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) Hardware Features What Is Included in the Box NeoTV Streaming Player Remote control with Power adapter Installation guide batteries Front and Rear Views What You Need to Use Your NeoTV Player • TV with HDMI port •...
NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) Installation To install your NeoTV Streaming Player, you connect it to the TV and to your home network. When you turn on the TV, the NeoTV Quick Setup screen displays. Connect to the TV Make sure that your TV is on and set to display the correct video input. Connect an HDMI cable (sold separately) to the HDMI port on your player and to the HDMI IN port on your TV.
NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) Connect to Your Home Network To use your player, you need to connect it to your home network with either a wireless or a wired connection. After you get your network ready, the onscreen guided setup helps you connect your player to your network.
NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) Wireless Connection If you are using a wireless connection, place your player within range of your wireless network. For best wireless reception, avoid enclosing your player in a cabinet. To connect wirelessly, you can use Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), or you can select your network and enter its password using the onscreen setup guide.
NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) Onscreen Quick Setup Quick Setup makes it easy to get started with the NeoTV Streaming Player. To use Quick Setup: After you connect your NeoTV Streaming Player, press Power on the NeoTV remote control to turn it on. You might need to use your TV remote control to select the HDMI input where you connected the NeoTV Streaming Player.
NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) The NeoTV Streaming Player might restart after upgrading. Then the Home screen displays: Figure 4. NeoTV Streaming Player Home screen Remote Control The remote control buttons are described in the following figure: Home Power Select Right Left Play/Pause Down...
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NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) Table 1. Remote control buttons Button Description Power Wake up the NTV200, or make the NTV200 go to standby. Home Exit the current streaming channel to go to the Home screen. Navigate up. Down Navigate down. Left Navigage left.
NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) Table 1. Remote control buttons (continued) Button Description Rewind Rewind. Next Skip to next. Some services do not use this button. Previous Previous movie chapter. Some services do not use this button. These color-coded buttons are used only in certain screens. Those screens display instructions for their use.
NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) Flingo Flingo is a free app that lets you select Internet content and send it to your TV. To set up your computer with Flingo: Launch a web browser. Go to the Flingo website at www.flingo.org. Check to make sure that your browser is supported.
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NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) On your TV, play the content in your Flingo queue. Getting Started...
NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) Settings Menu You can customize the settings for your NeoTV Streaming Player. To view or change the settings: Select Settings on the Home screen. Press OK to display the following screen: Each setting menu is described in the following sections in this chapter. Settings...
NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) General Settings Select Settings > General to display this screen: The General Settings menu includes the following: • Software Update. Check to see if newer versions of software are available. Download them and install them on your NeoTV Streaming Player. •...
NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) Restore Factory Settings You can use the restore factory settings feature to return the NeoTV Streaming Player to its factory settings, or to deactivate streaming services. Selecting Restore Factory Settings restores the unit to default settings, but it does not remove the channel account information.
NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) Audio & Video Settings Select Settings > Audio & Video to display the following screen: Digital Output Select the digital output setting for the audio. If you connect the NTV200 TV directly through HDMI cable, select PCM stereo. If you connect the NTV200 to an A/V receiver cable, see the following table.
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NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) TV Aspect Select the aspect ratio. If your TV has a very rectangular (widescreen, or 16:9) aspect ratio, you can select either full screen or pillarboxed). The following table describes these settings. Media 16:9 Full 16:9 Pillarboxed Movie in widescreen format •...
NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) Network Settings You can view or change the network settings for the NeoTV Streaming Player. The options displayed in the Network Settings screen depend on whether or not an Ethernet cable is connected to the NeoTV Streaming Player. Select Settings >...
NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) • Connect manually to your network. Type in the wireless network name (SSID) and network password for your network. • IP Settings. View the IP settings for the NeoTV Streaming Player. • Test Network Connection. Verify that basic network communication is working. About View details about the software and hardware version of your NeoTV Streaming Player.
NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) Update Notification When there is new firmware, the NeoTV Streaming Player notifies you when the unit powers up, or wakes up from standby. Follow the onscreen instruction to press the red remote control button, and then press OK to update the firmware.
NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) Error 101 on Flingo Channels Due to Internet bandwidth and quality of the Internet connection, Flingo channels sometimes display error 101 at the bottom of the display. To correct this, increase the Internet bandwidth or improve the quality of Internet connection. Maintenance...
NeoTV Mobile Apps NeoTV mobile apps are sold separately. They allow you to use your phone as a remote control for the NeoTV Streaming Player. NeoTV mobile apps are free to download from Android market and the Apple apps store. This chapter covers the following topics: •...
NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) NeoTV Remote Control App The NeoTV remote control app turns your iPhone, iPod touch, or Android phone into a NeoTV Streaming Player remote control. You can use it to manage devices and you can specify the feedback settings. Figure 6.
NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) Using the App with the NeoTV Streaming Player When you select the NeoTV App on your phone, the Remote screen displays: To use the NeoTV app to control the TV: Make sure that your TV and the NeoTV Streaming Player are turned on.
NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) Channels You can use your phone to view the channels that are available on your NeoTV Streaming Player and select the one that you want to watch on TV. iPhone Android Touch the channel that you want to watch on your TV: You can use the star symbol to create a list of favorites.
NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) Settings The Hosts setting lets you specify your network connections. Sounds & Vibrate lets you turn sound and vibration on and off. The Host screen shows the device you are currently connected to, and lets you change your connection.
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Supplemental Information This appendix covers the following topics: • Factory Default Settings • Technical Specifications...
NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) Factory Default Settings You can use the onscreen menus to restore factory settings. Select Settings > Restore Factory Settings. The following table shows the factory settings. Feature Setting Language English Video mode HDMI auto Digital output PCM 5.1 TV aspect 16:9 Pillarbox...
20cm between the radiator & your body. FCC Declaration of Conformity We, NETGEAR, Inc., 350 East Plumeria Drive, San Jose, CA 95134, declare under our sole responsibility that the NETGEAR NeoTV Streaming Player NTV200 complies with Part 15 Subpart B of FCC CFR47 Rules.