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- Page 1 Escient® Vision™ VS server/player & VC player User’s Guide Version: M51003-02A7...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Step 4: Turn on your TV and select the input Configuring Vision Language Settings Escient EULA Display Settings Network Settings Escient Vision VS & VC User’s Guide Version: M51003-02A7 Importing Your Media Importing Movies and Videos Importing Music Importing Photos... - Page 3 To restart your Vision To shutdown or power off your Vision To manually check for software updates using your Internet connection Escient Vision VS & VC User’s Guide Version: M51003-02A7 Editing Vision’s Media Information To Edit Information for a Movie...
- Page 4 Keeping the Outside of Vision Clean Specifications Video Specifications Analog Video Digital Video Audio Specifications Physical Specifications Power Consumption Escient Vision VS & VC User’s Guide Version: M51003-02A7 3rd Party Certifications FCC Part 15, Subpart B Vision FAQ Movies Q&A Music Q&A Photo Related Q&A Networking Q&A...
- Page 5 Escient Vision VS & VC User’s Guide Version: M51003-02A7...
- Page 6 Music never looked so good Rhapsody delivers millions of songs to your Escient Vision...
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Page 8: Welcome
Vision has the capability of downloading software updates and enhancements, the resulting screen updates may no longer match the images in this user’s guide. Please check the Escient web site for more information about software updates. Escient Vision VS & VC User’s Guide... -
Page 9: Vs-100 / Vs-200 & Vc-1
Note: The VC Series products must be installed with at least one Vision VS Series or VX Series product to be able to access stored music, movies, videos, and photos as the VC does not contain any hard drives for internal storage of media. Escient Vision VS & VC User’s Guide Version: M51003-02A7... -
Page 10: Vision At A Glance
Vision at a Glance VS Series Server/Players 1. Power Button and Status LED 2. Disc Eject Button 3. IR Receiver 1. Power Connector 2. Digital Audio Out (Coax and Optical) 3. IR In 4. HDMI Out 5. HDMI In (x4) Escient Vision VS & VC User’s Guide Version: M51003-02A7 4. USB Port 5. DVD/CD Drive 6. Redundant 500GB or 1TB internal hard drives 6. S-Video Out 7. Gigabit Ethernet Port 8. Component and Composite Video Out 9. USB Port (x2) 10. Analog Audio Out... -
Page 11: Vc Series Players
VC Series Players 1. IR Receiver 2. DVD/CD Combo Drive (behind metal flip down door) 1. Digital Audio Out (Coax and Optical) 2. S-Video Out 3. Gigabit Ethernet Port 4. USB Port (x2) 5. Component and Composite Video Out Escient Vision VS & VC User’s Guide Version: M51003-02A7 3. Power Button 4. Status LED 6. Analog Audio Out 7. IR In 8. HDMI Out 9. HDMI In 10. Power Connector... -
Page 12: Vs & Vc Series Components
USB ports (back panel) - Use to connect one or more USB to RS-232 DB-9 Serial adapters to control external changers or to control Vision from external control systems using the Escient RS-232 control protocol. IR port - Connect Vision to an external wired IR control system using a stereo 1/8” cable where the sleeve is ground, ring is power, and tip is signal. HDMI input ports - Connect Vision to an external disc changer that has an HDMI port or to an Escient CH-1 adapter kit to pass component video + digital audio from a Sony 777ES Mega changer, using a high quality HDMI cable HDMI Output port - Connect Vision to a widescreen high definition TV that has an HDMI port using a high quality HDMI cable, or a DVI port using an HDMI to DVI cable. Component Video ports - Connect Vision to a widescreen high definition TV that has component video (Y, Pb, and Pr) ports using a high quality component video cable with green, blue, and red connectors. Escient Vision VS & VC User’s Guide Version: M51003-02A7 S-Video port - Connect Vision to a standard definition TV that has an S-Video port using a high quality S-Video cable. Composite Video port - Connect Vision to a standard definition TV that has a composite video port using a high quality video cable. Coax digital audio port - Connect Vision to a home theater A/V receiver that has a coax digital audio port, using a high quality coax digital cable. Optical digital audio port - Connect Vision to a home theater A/V receiver that has an optical digital audio port, using a high quality optical digital audio (also called a S/PDIF or TOSLINK) cable. Analog audio ports - Connect Vision to a widescreen high definition TV or home theater A/V receiver with analog audio port (red and white), using an analog audio cable. VX Series Servers... -
Page 13: Getting Started
Step 1: Connecting the audio and video cables Choose the setup that matches the ports on your TV or A/V receiver. To connect a widescreen TV with an HDMI port: 1. Connect one end of an HDMI cable to the back of your TV. 2. Connect the other end to the Vision’s HDMI out port. Escient Vision VS & VC User’s Guide Version: M51003-02A7... - Page 14 To connect a widescreen TV with a component video and analog audio ports: 1. Connect the green, blue, and red connectors on one end of a component video cable to the Y, Pb, and Pr ports on your TV and the connectors on the other end to Vision. 2. Connect an analog audio cable with red and white connectors between Vision and your TV. To connect a widescreen TV with a DVI port: 1. Connect an HDMI-to-DVI cable to the DVI port on your TV and the HDMI port on your Vision. 2. Connect an analog audio cable with red and white connectors between Vision and your TV. Escient Vision VS & VC User’s Guide Version: M51003-02A7...
- Page 15 To connect a widescreen TV and an A/V receiver: 1. Connect an HDMI or component video cable between your Vision and A/V Receiver. 2. If using a component video cable, connect a digital or analog audio cable between Vision and A/V Receiver. 3. Connect an HDMI or component video cable between the A/V receiver and TV. Escient Vision VS & VC User’s Guide Version: M51003-02A7...
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Page 16: Step 2: Connect An Ethernet Cable
Step 3: Connect the power cord Plug one end of the power cord into the back of Vision and the other end into a power outlet. Note: Escient recommends the use of a UPS (uninter- ruptible power supply) with surge suppression for all Vision products. -
Page 17: Version: M51003-02A7
(up, down, and OK) on the remote. Escient EULA Press the down arrow key on the remote as you read through the Escient End User License Agree- ment. Once you have read the entire agreement, the Accept and Decline buttons are enabled. You must accept the terms of the EULA by highlighting the Accept button and pressing OK on the remote in order to continue using Vision. -
Page 18: Importing Your Media
If Vision is unable to determine the name of the movie (such as the case if you import a home movie) it will appear as “Unknown”. You can edit the metadata for your movie/video to change how it appears in the Movies library. Escient Vision VS & VC User’s Guide Version: M51003-02A7... -
Page 19: Importing Music
Vision inside. After you copy this folder to your Vision, you will have a slideshow called “Summer Vacation” under the Photo library on your Vision. Escient Vision VS & VC User’s Guide Version: M51003-02A7... -
Page 20: Using Vision
Advanced Features of the Remote Control Universal Remote Control Capabilities The Escient remote has the ability to control four non-Escient products such as a TV, Cable/Satellite box, Receiver, or DVD player. Please refer to the Escient “Remote Control Guide (Vision)” (available on the Escient web site: www.escient.com/support/manualsdocs.html) -
Page 21: Transport Controls For Movies And Music
Go directly to DVD menu Press MENU Go directly to the DVD top menu Press MENU twice Additional Features The following keys on the remote control allow direct access to Vision features: • MENU/VIEW = Displays Now Playing screen. • RECORD x2 = Imports the CD/DVD present in the +1 drive. • PLAY = Clears field. • OK at Now Playing screen = Displays current queue. • ADD = Adds the highlighted artist, album, track, or genre to the play queue. • PLAY = Initiates play from queue.) Escient Vision VS & VC User’s Guide Version: M51003-02A7... -
Page 22: Watching A Dvd
Cover, Title, Genre, MPAA Rating, Actor/Cast, or Director. To watch a Movie or Video: 1. Choose Movies from the main menu. 2. Locate the movie or video you want to watch. 3. Press PLAY on the remote to play the movie or press OK for more options. 4. The movie or video will begin playing from the start of the first chapter, bypassing the previews. Play a movie from where you last stopped playing it Play a movie from the beginning of chapter 1, bypassing the previews. Play the DVD from the beginning including a trailers and warnings Access a DVD’s original menu Play the current movie Escient Vision VS & VC User’s Guide Version: M51003-02A7 Do this Choose Resume Choose Play Movie Choose Play Disc Choose DVD Menu Press or OK... -
Page 23: Listening To A Cd
1. Choose Music from the main menu. 2. Locate the artist, album, or track you want to listen to. 3. Press PLAY on the remote. 4. The selected music will be added to the play queue and begin playing. Play the current track Play the current album (all tracks) Play something now Play something next Add something to the end of the play queue See what is currently playing Play all albums for the current artist Play music from several genres Skip to the next song Escient Vision VS & VC User’s Guide Version: M51003-02A7 Do this Press or OK Press or OPTIONS Press OPTIONS, Play Now Press OPTIONS, Play Next Press OPTIONS, Add to Queue Select Music from the main menu, Now Playing Press OPTIONS, Play Now Highlight a Genre, Press OPTIONS, Add to Queue Press :... -
Page 24: Viewing Photos
2. Choose Slideshows. 3. Choose a Slideshow by name. 4. The photos in the selected slideshow will be displayed according to your Photo Options. Pause a slideshow Resume a slideshow Skip to the next photo Skip back to the previous photo Change how long each photo is displayed Display photos in order or randomly Turn the transition fade effect on or off Scale each image to fit your display horizontally or verti- cally Select a different playlist to play while viewing photos Escient Vision VS & VC User’s Guide Version: M51003-02A7 Do this Press OK from the Now Playing screen Press OPTIONS, Clear Queue Press 3or to move the highlighted track up or down Press OPTIONS, Remove Track Press OPTIONS, Add to Existing Playlist Press OPTIONS, Add to New Playlist Do this Press ; Press ;or Press :... -
Page 25: Listening To Rhapsody Music
This means that you can enter the same Rhapsody user name and password into all of your Vision devices and listen to Rhap- sody on any three at one time. Escient Vision VS & VC User’s Guide Version: M51003-02A7 Do this Play the current track Press or OK... -
Page 26: To Specify The Format For Storing Music Imported Using The Front Panel Drive
8. If you selected the MP3 Encoder, select the bitrate or quality for MP3 format- ted files. The higher the bitrate, the better the quality and the more space required for each track. Escient Vision VS & VC User’s Guide Version: M51003-02A7 Use the Setup menu to manage Vision’s global settings. For all of the fol- lowing tasks, select SETUP from the main menu and then proceed with the steps listed…... -
Page 27: To Get Information About External Disc Changers And Their Slots
4. Enter your Rhapsody user name and password To connect to another Escient server 1. Select Network 2. Select Connect to Server 3. Select up to 4 Escient devices to connect to Escient Vision VS & VC User’s Guide Version: M51003-02A7 To configure network storage locations 1. Select Network 2. Select Network Storage 3. Select up to 4 Escient storage devices (VS or VX Vision servers) to store all of your imported media. Servers will be filled in order from top to bottom. -
Page 28: Version: M51003-02A7
2. Select the PHOTOS volume 3. Delete the folders or individual photos that you want removed from your Vi- sion by dragging them from the PHOTOS volume to the trash on your PC. To restart your Vision 1. Select Utilities 2. Select Restart System 3. Select Restart Escient Vision VS & VC User’s Guide Version: M51003-02A7 To shutdown or power off your Vision 1. Select Utilities 2. Select Restart System 3. Select Shutdown or Press and hold the front panel power button for about 10 seconds until the LED turns off. To manually check for software updates using your Internet connection 1. Select Utilities... -
Page 29: To Automatically Identify Information About All Unknown Dvds
To automatically identify information about all unknown CDs (text and cover) 1. Select Music from the main menu 2. Select Options. 3. Select Identify Unknown Music 4. Wait as each unknown CD is queried against the Gracenote® media recogni- tion service for the correct information about the disc. Escient Vision VS & VC User’s Guide Version: M51003-02A7 To automatically lookup information about a DVD (text and cover) 1. Select Movies from the main menu 2. Select Options. 3. Select Edit Movies 4. Select the title for the Movie you want to get information about 5. Select Lookup this Movie…... -
Page 30: To Manually Select An Imported Dvd Cover
7. Wait as the Artist and Album names are used to search for a correct CD cover. To manually select an imported DVD cover 1. Select Movies from the main menu 2. Select Options. 3. Select Edit Movies 4. Select the title for the Movie you want to get information about 5. Select More Options… 6. Select Select Local Cover… 7. Select a cover that you previously imported from your PC to the COVERS share on Vision. To manually select an imported CD cover 1. Select Music from the main menu 2. Select Options. 3. Select Edit Music 4. Select the album that you want to edit by navigating the list by Genre, Artist, or Album 5. Select Select Local Cover… 6. Select a cover that you previously imported from your PC to the COVERS share on Vision. Escient Vision VS & VC User’s Guide Version: M51003-02A7... -
Page 31: Tips And Troubleshooting
The 5th time it changes, it is locked on that region . Playing imported DVDs from Vision servers or hard drives DOES NOT increment the region setting count. Escient Vision VS & VC User’s Guide Version: M51003-02A7 Video Outputs... -
Page 32: Concurrent Operations
2. Open your web browser on your computer and enter the address of your Vi- sion. Example: 192.168.0.100 3. The Vision user interface will be displayed in a few seconds, then you can con- trol every aspect of Vision using your keyboard and mouse. Escient Vision VS & VC User’s Guide Version: M51003-02A7 Connecting to Vision’s Network Shares You can access your Vision’s network shares using it’s IP address or its Server Name from any computer on your local network provided that it is capable of mounting CIFS/SMB shares. -
Page 33: Supported File Types
Escient Vision VS & VC User’s Guide Version: M51003-02A7 Escient Early Detection Monitoring System (EDMS) The VS Series Vision Media Server includes a feature called Escient Early De- tection Monitoring that monitors the condition of Vision’s internal hard drives. Encode In the unlikely event of a problem with one of its drives, your Vision will notify Escient Tech Support and your Escient dealer, using its Internet connection. -
Page 34: Service And Support
The serial number for your Vision product can be found on the back panel of the device. Contacting Escient Technical Support Escient’s award winning support staff is available to assist you should you have any questions or problems with your Vision. Phones are staffed Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 6pm Eastern Standard Time. -
Page 35: Specifications
• 8-Channels of DAC Support 16/20/24-bit PCM Format for 7.1 Audio Solution • 16/20/24 bit S/PDIF TX Supports 24-bit, 44.1K/48K/96KHz Samples • 16/20/24 bit S/PDIF RX Supports 24-bit, 44.1K/48K/96KHz Samples Physical Specifications • VS Series = 17.375 inches (W) x 4.625 inches (H) x 11.875 inches (D) • VS Series = 43.8 cm (W) x 12.2 cm (H) x 28.6 cm (D) • VC Series = 15.313 inches (W) x 2.25 inches (H) x 13.25 inches (D) • VC Series = 39 cm (H) x 6.8 cm (H) x 34.8 cm (D) Escient Vision VS & VC User’s Guide Version: M51003-02A7 Power Consumption • VS Series: 60W max • VC Series: 35W max 3rd Party Certifications • FCC: US Part 15, Class B • NTSC Video Output: NTSC RS-170A • cETL Listing • Conforms to: UL STD 6500-2000... -
Page 36: Vision Faq
9. How many movies does each Vision product store? a. T he VS-100 stores up to 100 movies, the VS-200 stores up to 200 movies, and the VX-600 stores up to 600 movies based on an estimated average of 5GB per movie (and no stored music). The actual total number of movies stored on the Vision models will vary depending on average movie size. Escient Vision VS & VC User’s Guide Version: M51003-02A7 10. Will it support a Blu-Ray/HD-DVD changer when one is avail- able? a. Y es. When a Blu-Ray/HD-DVD changer that supports HDMI a/v and control connections becomes available, the Vision will support it. -
Page 37: Photo Related Q&A
5. Why does the CONTENT directory on my VX not show my imported movies? a. V ision is a closed system when it comes to storing your personal DVD movies. Once they are on the Vision system, you can not copy them off the Vision. For this reason, imported ISO movies will not appear in the CONTENT directory. Only imported Music will appear. Escient Vision VS & VC User’s Guide Version: M51003-02A7 Technical Q&A 1. What is the video bandwidth of Vision? a. U sing standard DVD/MPEG-2 specifications, it is 5Mb/s and bursts to 8-9Mb/s. 2. Are there rack mount options for Vision products? a. Y es, Middle Atlantic will supply a rack adapter kits for the VS and VC series... -
Page 38: Escient End User License Agreement
EULA, it will terminate immediately, your right to use the Vision System will end and you must return the Vision System to the Seller or destroy it. This EULA grants you the following rights to the Software and all other rights are reserved by Escient and its software suppliers. You may use the Software only on the Vision System. - Page 39 Vision System to store content from a DVD (or other media) on the hard drive, then do not use the Vision System to do so. In this End User License Agreement Escient is not advocating a position on the applicability of the fair use doctrine or other theories discussed here; it is providing a tool for the user and is pointing out that it is the user’s responsibility to determine when it can use certain features on the Vision System that involve...
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Page 40: Gpl/Lgpl
(and any other software on your Vision System which specifically depends on the software) including disabling your ability to copy and/or play “secure” or other designated content, i.e. content protected by digital rights management. In such an event, Escient and/or its suppliers shall use reasonable efforts to post notices on Escient’s web site explaining the security update and providing instructions to end-users for obtaining new versions or further... -
Page 41: Third Party End User License Agreements
Data updates and for any cause that Gracenote deems sufficient. No war- ranty is made that the Embedded Software is error-free or that functioning of Escient Vision VS & VC User’s Guide Version: M51003-02A7 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. -
Page 42: Macrovision U.s. Patent Information
Macrovision, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovi- sion. Revers engineering of disassebmbly is probibited. U.S. Patent Nos. 6,836,549; 6,381,747; 7,050,698; 6,516,132; and 5,583,936. Escient Vision VS & VC User’s Guide Version: M51003-02A7...
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