NETGEAR NTV300S User Manual

NETGEAR NTV300S User Manual

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350 East Plumeria Drive
San Jose, CA 95134
USA
November 2012
202-11083-01
v1.0
NeoTV PRO Streaming Player
NTV300S
User M anua l

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  • Page 1 NeoTV PRO Streaming Player NTV300S User M anua l 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 November 2012 202-11083-01 v1.0...
  • Page 2: Revision History

    Trademarks NETGEAR, the NETGEAR logo, and Connect with Innovation are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries. Information is subject to change without notice. © NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Chapter 1 Getting Started Streaming Basics ..........6 Hardware Features.
  • Page 4 NeoTV PRO Streaming Player Channels ..........34 Favorites.
  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Getting Started

    What You Need to Use Your Streaming Player • Installation • Reset Button • Remote Control • Onscreen Quick Setup • NeoTV Channels • Intel Wireless Display (WiDi) For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the support website at http://support.netgear.com or http://downloadcenter.netgear.com.
  • Page 6: Streaming Basics

    NeoTV PRO Streaming Player Streaming Basics For the optimal media streaming experience with the streaming player, NETGEAR recommends the following: • Broadband Internet service. To watch movies instantly on the streaming player, you need a connection with a speed of 2 to 3 Mbps or faster. The faster your connection, the better the quality.
  • Page 7: Hardware Features

    NeoTV PRO Streaming Player Hardware Features What Is Included in the Box Remote control with AAA batteries NeoTV PRO Streaming Player Power adapter Installation guide AV cable Front and Rear Views Reset button Power connector Ethernet port HDMI port AV output connector Getting Started...
  • Page 8: What You Need To Use Your Streaming Player

    NeoTV PRO Streaming Player What You Need to Use Your Streaming Player • TV with HDMI port or AV port • HDMI cable • Broadband Internet connection • A wireless or wired network Installation To install your 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.
  • Page 9: Remote Control Batteries

    NeoTV PRO Streaming Player Remote Control Batteries To use the remote control, remove the battery cover, and insert the two AAA batteries that are included in the box. 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.
  • Page 10: Reset Button

    NeoTV PRO Streaming Player 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. (optional) Streaming player Wireless router Figure 2. Wireless network connection If you do not receive a strong signal during the onscreen setup, rotate your player or move it closer to your router.
  • Page 11: Remote Control

    NeoTV PRO Streaming Player Remote Control Home/ Red button Green button Power Exit Channel Confirm/ Enter Right Left Down Play/Pause Menu Back Yellow button Blue button Fast Forward Rewind Previous Next Stop Channel Quick Start Figure 3. Remote control Table 1. Remote control buttons Button Description Power...
  • Page 12 NeoTV PRO Streaming Player Table 1. Remote control buttons (continued) Button Description Menu Additional options. Some channels do not use this button. Play/Pause Play or pause media. Fast Forward Fast forward. Rewind Rewind. Next Skip to next. Some services do not use this button. Previous Previous movie chapter.
  • Page 13: Onscreen Quick Setup

    NeoTV PRO Streaming Player Onscreen Quick Setup Onscreen Quick Setup makes it easy to get started with the streaming player.  To use Quick Setup: After you connect your streaming player, press Power on the remote control to turn the streaming player on.
  • Page 14 NeoTV PRO Streaming Player • Registration. Visit https://my.netgear.com http://support.netgear.com or scan the QR code on your screen. • Learn about your remote control. Learn more about the remote control, its buttons, and their usage. Then the home screen displays: Figure 4. Streaming player home screen...
  • Page 15: Neotv Channels

    NeoTV PRO Streaming Player NeoTV Channels The home screen displays your channel selections in the My Channels category:  To customize My Channels: • To move a channel to another position, select it and press the blue button on the remote control.
  • Page 16: Fling Queue

    NeoTV PRO Streaming Player Fling Queue Fling Queue is a free app that lets you select Internet content and send it to your TV.  To set up your computer with Fling Queue: Launch a web browser. Visit the Flingo website at www.flingo.org. Check to make sure that your browser is supported.
  • Page 17 NeoTV PRO Streaming Player On your TV, on the Queue screen, select the item that you want to watch. Getting Started...
  • Page 18: Intel Wireless Display (Widi)

    NeoTV PRO Streaming Player Intel Wireless Display (WiDi) The Intel WiDi channel wirelessly projects your WiDi-capable laptop display to a TV. For more information about the Intel WiDi Wireless Display, visit the Intel website at http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/intel-wireless-display.html  To project your laptop display to your TV wirelessly: Enter the Intel WiDi channel.
  • Page 19 NeoTV PRO Streaming Player If you are connecting the laptop to the NeoTV adapter for the first time, the streaming player displays a 4-digit security code on the TV screen. Enter this code into the Intel WiDi application. Within a few seconds, the TV screen displays your laptop screen. To terminate the NeoTV WiDi section or to go back to the NeoTV home screen, disconnect the WiDi connection.
  • Page 20: Chapter 2 Settings

    Settings This chapter covers the following topics: • Settings Menu • General Settings • Audio & Video Settings • Network Settings • Registration • About...
  • Page 21: Settings Menu

    NeoTV PRO Streaming Player Settings Menu You can customize the settings for your streaming player.  To view or change the settings: Select Settings on the home screen. Press OK to display the following screen: The setting menus are described in the following sections in this chapter. Settings...
  • Page 22: General Settings

    NeoTV PRO Streaming Player General Settings The General Settings menu includes the following: • Software Update. Check if a newer version of the software is available. Download the software and install it on the streaming player. • Screen Saver Timing. Specify how long the streaming player should wait to display a screen saver when no channel is playing.
  • Page 23 NeoTV PRO Streaming Player  To restore factory settings without removing channel information or erasing software updates: Select Settings > General > Restore Factory Settings to display the following screen: Select Factory Reset: Press OK to confirm. • The streaming player erases the settings that you specified during setup and restarts. •...
  • Page 24: Audio & Video Settings

    NeoTV PRO Streaming Player Audio & Video Settings Select Settings > Audio & Video to display the following screen: Audio Output Select the digital output setting for the audio. The default setting is PCM Stereo. If you connect to an AV media center with 5.1 plus audio channels, select Bitstream HD for surround sound.
  • Page 25: Tv Aspect Ratio

    NeoTV PRO Streaming Player TV Aspect Ratio 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 •...
  • Page 26: Network Settings

    NeoTV PRO Streaming Player Network Settings You can view or change the network settings for the streaming player. The options displayed in the Network Settings screen depend on whether an Ethernet cable is connected to the streaming player. Select Settings > Network to display the Network Settings screen. If no Ethernet cable is connected, the streaming player displays options for a wireless network connection.
  • Page 27: Registration

    IP settings. View the IP settings for the streaming player. • Test Connection Status. Verify that basic network communication is working. Registration To register the streaming player, visit https://my.netgear.com http://support.netgear.com scan the QR code on your screen. Select Settings > Registration to display the following screen: Settings...
  • Page 28: About

    NeoTV PRO Streaming Player About View details about the software and hardware version of your streaming player. Select Settings > About to display the following screen: • Software Version. The version of software currently running on your streaming player. • Software Date.
  • Page 29: Chapter 3 Maintenance

    Maintenance This chapter covers the following topics: • Update Notification • Error 101 on Flingo Channels...
  • Page 30: Update Notification

    NeoTV PRO Streaming Player Update Notification When there is new firmware, the streaming player notifies you when it powers up or wakes up from standby. Follow the onscreen instruction to press the yellow remote control button, and then press OK to update the firmware. 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.
  • Page 31: Chapter 4 Neotv Mobile Apps

    NeoTV Mobile Apps NeoTV mobile apps are available separately. They allow you to use your phone as a remote control for the streaming player. NeoTV mobile apps are free to download from Android market and the Apple App Store. This chapter covers the following topics: •...
  • Page 32: Neotv Remote Control App

    NeoTV PRO Streaming Player 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 5.
  • Page 33: Use The App With The Streaming Player

    NeoTV PRO Streaming Player Use the App with the 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 streaming player are turned on and connected to the same WiFi network.
  • Page 34: Channels

    NeoTV PRO Streaming Player Channels You can use your phone to view the channels that are available on your streaming player and select the one that you want to watch on your TV. Android iPhone Channels Channels Tap the channel that you want to watch on your TV. You can use the star symbol to create a list of favorites.
  • Page 35: Settings

    NeoTV PRO Streaming Player 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 that you are currently connected to and lets you change your connection.
  • Page 36: Appendix A Supplemental Information

    Supplemental Information This appendix covers the following topics: • Factory Default Settings • Technical Specifications...
  • Page 37: Factory Default Settings

    NeoTV PRO Streaming Player 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 Audio output PCM Stereo TV aspect 16:9 Pillarbox...
  • Page 38 NeoTV PRO Streaming Player Feature Description Audio output • Analog stereo (mini-jack to left/right/composite video RCA) • Digital over HDMI (5.1 surround sound pass-through and stereo) Remote control Ergonomic NeoTV PRO infrared remote control Supplemental Information...
  • Page 39: Appendix B Notification Of Compliance

    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 PRO Streaming Player NTV300S complies with Part 15 Subpart B of FCC CFR47 Rules.
  • Page 40 Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Regulations This digital apparatus (NeoTV PRO Streaming Player NTV300S) does not exceed the Class B limits for radio-noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.

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