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Summary of Contents for Loewe Network Mediaplayer
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Page 1: Operating Instructions
Operating instructions Mode d‘emploi Instrucciones de manejo Accessories TV Accessoires TV Accesorios TV – Network Mediaplayer... -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents Remote control – Network Mediaplayer functions ......... 3 Troubleshooting ..................14 Notes on high definition films ................15 About the Network Mediaplayer .................4 Other ...................... 16 Help for problems with home network ................4 Technical specifications ..................... 16 Access to the MediaNetwork ..................4 File formats supported ................... -
Page 3: Remote Control - Network Mediaplayer Functions
Remote control – Network Mediaplayer functions Enter a static IP address / s ubnet mask .......(page 7) (page 4)............. Go to Assist + menu Media overview: Back to media selection ....(page 4) (page 7)..Enter separation points for IP address / s ubnet mask Media selection: Exit Network Mediaplayer ....(page 8) PHOTO: Show / h ide screen information ....(page 10) VIDEO: Show status bar ...........(page 11) (page 9)........Go to MediaNetwork menu Show device information ...........(page 9) Information on multimedia file ....(page 10, 11, 1) P+/P- Change page up/down . -
Page 4: About The Network Mediaplayer
Welcome About the Network Mediaplayer Access to the MediaNetwork Start the MediaNetwork using the Assist + menu. Your Loewe TV set is equipped with the Network Mediaplayer. This allows you to play back multimedia contents (photos, music files, videos) that are Go to Assist + menu. saved on a data medium on your home network and are made available via 5 6 M ark MediaNetwork, a media server (also see page 16). The Network Mediaplayer can access OK confirm. various types of storage media on the network for this purpose (e.g. PCs, Network Attached Storages (NAS)). Assist You can connect your TV set either wired (Ethernet, PowerLine) or also via a wireless radio connection (WLAN) to your home network. The TV set has Radio digital wireless connections via an internal WLAN antenna. To operate it when there Teletext is bad reception there is an additional antenna included (not with Connect ). DR archive PhotoViewer You will find connection examples on page 5 on the right. -
Page 5: Initial Installation
Initial installation Connecting TV set and home network Example of wired connection Network socket on Loewe TV set W ired connection between TV set and home network with a network cable (available from specialist retailers) LAN switch / router WLAN antenna inside device Example of wireless connection Additional antenna (optional, see below) WLAN router Connectivity display (see page 7) Connecting up the additional antenna (not with Connect ) If your TV set should not recognise a wireless router despite it being set up correctly, then it may help to mount the additional antenna supplied on to the set. Screw the antenna on to the thread available for it (connection is under a flap on the back of the TV set on the right looking at the set from behind). Align the antenna to optimise the reception. -
Page 6: Initial Installation
Initial installation Initial installation If your router is not found the first time, then you can press the red button to Rescan for routers. If there are The first time MediaNetwork is called up, initial installation is started. any problems making a wireless connection, it can help to install the additional antenna on the TV set (see page 5). Select Network Interface Please also refer to the information on wireless connec- Here you enter whether you want to connect your TV tions on page 15. set Wired via cable or Wireless (with wireless router) to your home network. You will find connection examples Enter WLAN password on page 5. If your network has an encryption then it is necessary to 56 S elect Network Interface. enter the password that allows access to the network. OK Activate. A screen keyboard will appear to enter the password. Please enter password 12378_ky& 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 a b c Select Network Interface l m n o p q r... -
Page 7: Select Ip Address Assignment Method
Initial installation Select IP address assignment method Network Setting 56 S elect IP address and subnet mask Assignment Afterwards you will see a summary of the settings. method. OK Adopt settings. OK Activate. Backwards step by step for changes. Select IP Address Assignment Method Automatic (DHCP) Network Setting Input Static IP Address Adopt the following settings? Activate Network mode : Wireless... -
Page 8: Operating Convenience
Change view Slide show OK confirm and go to the respective overview. MENU INFO P– Photo operation: see page 10. Example: Photo operation, preview Video operation: see page 11. Music operation: see page 1. MediaNetwork Back Exit Network Mediaplayer LOEWE_1_highres LOEWE_2_highres LOEWE_3_highres END: Exit Network Mediaplayer for last previously active LOEWE_4_highres mode (TV, Radio). LOEWE_5_highres LOEWE_6_highres LOEWE_7_highres LOEWE_8_highres LOEWE_9_highres LOEWE_A_highres LOEWE_B_highres Photo\LOEWE_2_highres 47 Title(s) View picture Order by... -
Page 9: Medianetwork Menu
Operating convenience MediaNetwork menu Device information Device information Open MediaNetwork menu. Network mode Wireless SSID WLAN-Router 1 IP address 192.168.1.123 Subnet mask 255.255.255.0 WLAN signal level max. WLAN transfer rate 17 Mbit/sec active WLAN channel MediaNetwork menu WLAN MAC address 00:0F:65:02:81:19 Server Name Background play Media-Server... -
Page 10: Media Overview - Photo Operation
Operating convenience Media overview – photo operation Full screen mode ➠ A picture has been selected in the photo overview. ➠ Media selection is shown (page 8). OK G o to / close full screen mode. 3 4 S elect folder with photos, OK open folder. Show previous / next picture. INFO: S how / hide context information (e.g. recording MediaNetwork date, camera model used, picture format etc.). END: T emporarily show / hide file names and number of Photo Music Video files in the folder. -
Page 11: Media Overview - Video Operation
Operating convenience Media overview – video operation Play back video files PLAY button or ➠ Media selection is shown (page 8). 3 4 S elect folder with videos, OK Play marked file. OK open folder. Green button: S et playback mode: MediaNetwork Repeat title / Repeat all / Repeat off. A message on the corresponding playback mode is shown briefly at the bottom edge of the picture. Photo Music Video INFO: Display information on video played. END: Show video status bar. -
Page 12: Media Overview - Music Operation
Operating convenience Media overview – music operation Playback of music files PLAY button or ➠ Media selection is shown (page 8). 3 4 S elect folder with music files, OK P lay marked file. OK open folder. Press again to jump to the start of the file. MediaNetwork PAUSE button: Pause current playback. PLAY button: Continue playback. STOP button: S top current playback and return to Photo Music Video... -
Page 13: Status Bar
Operating convenience MediaNetwork 001. (I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be) Free... 002. (You Can Keep On) Fallin’ Forever And Ever 003. (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman 004. 01 Elton John - The Emperors New Clothes 005. -
Page 14: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Problem Possible cause Remedy The TV set is not getting any connection to a) No connection to the media server. a) C heck whether the media server is switched the server. On the main screen Connect is shown and the Connectivity display does not P ress OK to make a new attempt at light up. connecting. C heck the connection using the PING command. To do this, in the entry request on your PC, enter the command ping.exe, followed by the IP address of your TV set. You will find the current IP address in the Device information (see page 9). Example: ping.exe 192.168.1.123 I f the data packages are not transferred, then there is a problem with the network. With a wired connection: Check the arrangement of the cables. With a wireless connection: C heck your wireless router. Attach the additional antenna to the TV set (page 5). b) O n your PC with Windows XP several media b) I f there are several media servers, they can servers run at the same time, e.g. Windows impede each other. For example, when Media Player (WMP) 11 and TwonkyMedia... -
Page 15: Notes On High Definition Films
Troubleshooting Problem Possible cause Remedy Although the file is visible on the media server, The file is not being made available by your Change your media server. Read up about this it is not shown in the Network Mediaplayer. media server. in the section "Media server software" on page 16. A media file that is displayed can not be The format of the file is not supported (see No remedy. played back. also limitations in section File formats supported on page 16). Characters contained in the WLAN key are not The device only supports the characters shown Change the WLAN key of the router. shown on the input screen (page 6). (ASCII standard). The code for your wireless network contains The device only supports WLAN codes with up Change the WLAN key of the router. more characters than can be entered in the to characters. Please enter password dialog box (page 6). When searching for wireless routers, no device The router is not ready for wireless Check your wireless router. is found. communication. Try to make the connection again a few minutes later. If with wireless operation there should be any interference such as disruptions during playback or slow reactions by devices to commands, you could try the following: - K eep at least three metres distance from microwave ovens, bluetooth devices, mobile telephones and Wi-Fi compatible devices such as printers... -
Page 16: Other
➠ P icture files may generally not exceed a size of 6MB. software used. ➠ P hotos in Bitmap format (BMP) are supported if not On our homepage at www.loewe-int.de you can download a test version of compressed in 8 bit and 4 bit (not RLE) and only in Windows the TwonkyMedia Media server. With your TV set you have simultaneously format. acquired the option if obtaining a free license for this media server. -
Page 17: Glossary
DRM capable device but also the possession of a license issued by the provider (to be paid for). NAS: Abbreviation for Network Attached Storage. The term describes a hard disk which is independently linked to the network (i.e. without a PC). Ethernet: Cable linked data net technology for local networks (LANs). Also Network Mediaplayer: The technology in your Loewe TV set which covers standards for e.g. plug connectors and transfer speeds. presents multimedia contents on the screen for you. Host: Computer that the server services are provided from, i.e. that makes data available. Refer also to media server. 17 -... - Page 18 Glossary PNG: Abbreviation for Portable Network Graphics, a freely available grid graphics format for loss-free compression. Port: A port is part of a network address (or also IP address). It allows assignment of data packages to various services which are running on one device under the same network address. PSK: Stands in connection with WLAN encoding for Pre-Shared Key. Clients, who want to connect up to a wireless network secured with PSK have to know this key. Router: Device for connecting up several networks, e.g. home network and Internet. Switch: Device for connecting several computers to a network. UPnP AV: Abbreviation for Universal Plug and Play Audio / Video. Is used to control network devices from all manufacturers. Has become a wide spread standard for home networking. WEP: Abbreviation for Wired Equivalent Privacy. Former standard process in the WLAN encryption, now outdated. Wired network: see LAN. Wireless network: see WLAN. WLAN: Abbreviation for Wireless Local Area Network. Also abbreviated as wireless network. WMA: Abbreviation for Windows Media Audio, Microsoft own audio data format. As with MP files, the content is compressed here as well. WMV: Abbreviation for Windows Media Video, Microsoft own video data format.
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Page 19: Index
Index Additional antenna 4, 5 NAS 4 Network connection Wired 4, 5 Coloured buttons 8 Wireless 4, 5 Network Setting 7 Device information 9 Active WLAN channel 9 PC 4 IP address 9 Photo operation 10 Max. WLAN transfer rate 9 Full screen mode 10 Network mode 9 Slide show 10 Server Name 9 SSID 9 Subnet mask 9 Remote control 3 WLAN MAC address 9 WLAN signal level 9 Select IP address assignment method 7 Select Network Interface 6 Enter WLAN key 6 Select server 7 Select wireless router 6 Subnet mask 7 Initial installation 5 Internal WLAN antenna 4, 5 IP address 7 UPnP 4 MediaNetwork 4 Video operation 11 Access 4 Exit 4 Selection of menu items 4 MediaNetwork menu 9 Background play 9 Change network 9 MediaNetwork LED 9 Photo Info 9... - Page 20 - 0...
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