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SE-80 DIGITAL MUSIC MANAGER
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  • Page 1 SE-80 DIGITAL MUSIC MANAGER START UP GUIDE P/N: M32001-01A1...

  • Page 2: Thank You

    THANK YOU The team at Escient would like to take this opportunity to thank you for purchasing an Escient FireBall product. Escient is committed to providing our customers the most technologically advanced, yet easier-than-ever to use products that converge the power of the Internet with home entertainment.
  • Page 3 INSTALLATION 1) Unpack the FireBall, cables, and accessories. Install the included batteries into the remote. Write down the FireBall se- rial number (located on the back) here: SERIAL NUMBER: _________________________________ CONTENTS FireBall IR Remote Control (batteries included) Analog Audio/Composite Video Cable (red, white, and yellow) Ethernet Cable Power Cable Start Up Guide...
  • Page 4 B)Connect FireBall to any available A/V input on your receiver or TV Note: You may use optional s-video or component video cables and optional digital audio cables for the best picture and sound quality. Contact your Escient dealer for more information VIDEO IN AUDIO IN 3) Connect FireBall to your network using the included Ethernet cable.
  • Page 5 4)Connect FireBall to an AC outlet using the included power cord. Note: The power LED on the front of the FireBall will begin to flash. The power LED will turn solid RED once the FireBalll has completed its initialization process indicating the unit is in standby. 5) Press the POWER button on the front panel or on the remote control.

  • Page 6: Remote Control

    REMOTE CONTROL CODE SET POWER Code Set - used to set the Power - used to toggle the cur- universal IR source buttons. See rent source device on and off. manual for details. FIREBALL SELECT UNIVERSAL SOURCE SELECT FireBall 1 / FireBall 2 / FireBall TV / Cable / Receiver / DVD 3 / FireBall 4 - use FB1 to - used to configure the remote...
  • Page 7 MUSIC MANAGEMENT Recording Using the Internal CD Drive Insert a CD into the internal CD drive, press the RECORD button, and follow the instructions on screen. Importing Music Files Transfer music files from a Windows XP PC or Mac OS X computer into your FireBall over the network.
  • Page 8 Browsing the Music Library Use the Music Guide to browse your Music Library. Press the LEFT or RIGHT arrow buttons on the remote control to change Genres or view All of your Music in one list. Press UP or DOWN buttons to highlight any Album or Song in the list.

  • Page 9: Playing Music

    Playing Music The currently playing Album, Artist, Song, and Cover Art appear in the Music Player screen. Use the Up and Down buttons to highlight a different song. Press SELECT to play the highlighted song. Press the GUIDE button to return to the Music Guide. Music Options Press the OPTIONS button to edit and manage your music collection.

  • Page 10: Internet Radio

    INTERNET RADIO Browsing Internet Radio Stations Use the Radio Guide to browse your Internet Radio Stations. Press the RADIO button to access the Internet Radio Guide (press the MUSIC button to return to the Music Guide). Press the LEFT or RIGHT arrow buttons on the remote control to change Genres or view All of your Stations in one list.
  • Page 11 SELECT GUIDES Select Guides are the special Guide screens used when creating and editing custom Groups and Playlists, when making selections for Recording, and when deleting music. They are used to browse library content just like the regular Guide screens, however, instead of play- ing the selected item, the item is marked to indicate that it is “selected”.
  • Page 12 TRADEMARKS AND SERVICE MARKS • Escient, the Escient logo, and FireBall are trademarks of D&M Holdings. • FireBall and Physital are trademarks of Escient®. • Other product names mentioned herein are used for identification purposes only and may be trade- marks of their respective companies.

  • Page 13: Warranty Information

    This includes failure to start, improper operation, or intermittent failures. As part of the warranty, Escient will pay for all labor and materials used in the repair of the system. Escient reserves the right to use new or factory refurbished parts in the repair of these in-warranty systems.
  • Page 14 Escient shall not be liable for damage or loss of data including but not limited to music recorded to storage devices. It is the customer’s responsibility to maintain the original media and/or appropriate backup copies within the specific rights of the media’s copyright holder.
  • Page 98 FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 FIREBALL SE ADVANCED USER’S GUIDE An Advanced Guide to the Escient FireBall SE Series Music Server 6640 Intech Blvd. Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 99: Table Of Contents

    Other Discrete IR Commands....................40 Escient IR Key Codes......................41 IR Remote RC6 Mode 6A Key Codes: ................. 41 Discrete RC6 Mode 6A Key Codes: ..................42 Page 2 of 46 6640 Intech Blvd. Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 100 Technical Support ......................... 44 Troubleshooting ........................45 Network Problems........................ 45 Software Update Problems ....................45 Recording Problems......................45 Repeated Lockup or Crash Problems .................. 45 Page 3 of 46 6640 Intech Blvd. Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 101: About This Manual

    FireBall SE installation steps and basic operations are described in the “FireBall SE Startup Guide” which is included in the box and is available on line at www.escient.com/support. There is also a “FireBall SE User’s Manual” that describes the operation and features in...

  • Page 102: Additional Connection And Hookup Information

    Video Format to 16x9 under Setup/Video/. If your display has the option to select different resolutions for each input, you can select another viewing resolution which eliminates the horizontal distortion. Page 5 of 46 6640 Intech Blvd. Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 103: Ir Connections

    Only wires 1, 2, 3, and 6 are used by Ethernet networks for communication. Although only four wires are used, if the cable has 8 wires, all the wires have to be connected in both jacks. Page 6 of 46 6640 Intech Blvd. Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 104 CAT5 cabling should not exceed 100 meters. The following drawing depicts the typical wiring scheme for CAT5. For more information about wiring an Ethernet network, please refer to the Linksys web site. Page 7 of 46 6640 Intech Blvd. Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 105 FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 Page 8 of 46 6640 Intech Blvd. Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 106: Fireball Networking: Beyond Ethernet

    FireBall into other networks such as 802.11 Wireless (WiFi), Powerline, or HomePNA (HPNA). Although there are dozens of brands on the market, Escient recommends and supports D-Link Linksys home networking products because of their wide availability and installed base within our market.

  • Page 107: Powerline Networking

    FireBall’s wired Ethernet signals to travel over the home’s Powerline network, then onto the Internet. FireBall Connected to a Powerline Network Page 10 of 46 6640 Intech Blvd. Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 108: Hpna Networking

    FireBall’s wired Ethernet signals to travel over the home’s phone line network, then onto the Internet. FireBall Connected to an HPNA Network Page 11 of 46 6640 Intech Blvd. Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 109: Registration

    Registering your FireBall is accomplished automatically when you go through the Quick Start process described in the User’s Manual. Registration includes properly configuring your FireBall for Internet access and then connecting to the Escient servers to register your serial number and download the latest Internet Radio stations.

  • Page 110: Retail Demo Mode

    Do not set the idle time too high as the possibility of screen burn is increased with certain types of displays, particularly “Plasma” type displays. Page 13 of 46 6640 Intech Blvd. Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 111: Photo Screen Saver

    Do not set the idle time too high as the possibility of screen burn is increased with certain types of displays, particularly “Plasma” type displays. Page 14 of 46 6640 Intech Blvd. Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 112: Custom Backgrounds

    9/23/2005 Custom Backgrounds In addition to the Escient Classic user interface theme, the FireBall allows you to select a custom theme and select your own background images for each Guide, Player, Options, Setup, and Message screens. You can import your own background images into the Backgrounds shared directory using Windows Networking.

  • Page 113: Peer To Peer Music Sharing

    Repeat the above steps using the other FireBall to access the first FireBall’s music from the second FireBall. Page 16 of 46 6640 Intech Blvd. Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 114: Networked Audio Using Fireball Music Clients

    Internet radio to every room of the home or office and provides the professional installer with tools for almost any installation. Page 17 of 46 6640 Intech Blvd. Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 115 A distributed FireBall installation means that your FireBall Servers and Clients are physically distributed or located in different rooms. Distributed FireBalls communicate over a wired or wireless network to share access to your media. Page 18 of 46 6640 Intech Blvd. Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 116 (Note: only 4 clients can stream from the same server at one time). Page 19 of 46 6640 Intech Blvd. Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 117: Configuring A Fireball Client

    Each FireBall client must be on the same network as the server. This document will assume that you have properly connected your FireBall client to the same network as your FireBall server. Page 20 of 46 6640 Intech Blvd. Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 118 FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 Please refer to the HomeNetworkingPrimer support document on the Escient web site for more information about home networking. Server Selection FireBall clients will automatically select the first server it sees on the network and connect to it upon startup.

  • Page 119: Backup And Restore

    It is not recommended that you use your FireBall to play music while a backup is in progress as this will cause the backup to take longer to complete. Page 22 of 46 6640 Intech Blvd. Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 120: Fireball Music Restore

    ID3 tag. Again, use an MP3 Tag Editor on your computer to add cover art images to each MP3 file prior to importing. Page 23 of 46 6640 Intech Blvd. Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 121: Advanced Utilities

    1. Go to the Main Setup Menu 2. Enter “8020” on the FireBall remote control. 3. The Advanced Utilities Menu is displayed. Advanced Utilities Menu Page 24 of 46 6640 Intech Blvd. Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 122: Restore Factory Defaults

    Upon power up, you must complete the Quick Start registration process again, which will in turn cause the unit to re-register with the Escient Internet servers, at the end of the process. An internet connection is required to complete the re-registration process.

  • Page 123: Library Index Rebuild

    FireBall will go through each database entry for movies, music, and radio and reconstruct the correct indices. You should only run this utility when instructed to do so by Escient technical support personnel.

  • Page 124: Lookup All Covers

    Internet connection. Lookup All Covers Screen Page 27 of 46 6640 Intech Blvd. Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 125: Remote Control Programming

    You have set the FireBall to listen to the FB2 code bank. Repeat these steps to tell the FireBall to respond and listen to any of the four code banks. Page 28 of 46 6640 Intech Blvd. Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 126: Controlling Other Components

    5. Repeat step 4 three more times for remaining digits. Use 2 for the second digit, 3 for the third digit, and 4 for the fourth digit. Page 29 of 46 6640 Intech Blvd. Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 127: Changing The Volume Lock

    1. Press and hold CODE SET until the LED blinks twice, then release CODE SET. 2. Enter 9 - 9 - 3 and then press TV. The LED will blink twice. Page 30 of 46 6640 Intech Blvd. Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 128: Programming The Source Buttons To Control A Legacy Fireball Product

    IR control system. Direct Media Access IR Keyboard Definitions Function Multi-Key Combinations Direct Play Mode Macro, M, [play mode number], Enter Page 31 of 46 6640 Intech Blvd. Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 129 Example 2: Use the keyboard to play playlist number 5 Press: MACRO, P, 5, ENTER Example 3: Use the remote to play disc 14 in changer 1. Page 32 of 46 6640 Intech Blvd. Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 130 Press: MACRO, 7, 5, ENTER Example 5: Use the remote to play the movie number 123. Press: MACRO, 6, 1, 2, 3, ENTER Page 33 of 46 6640 Intech Blvd. Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 131: Manufacturer Ir Codes

    MCS 0029 1570 Bell & Howell 0016, 0154 MTC 0420 MCS 0039 Bradford 0180 Magnavox 0157, 0305 Magnavox 1089, 0531, 1189 Brockwood 0019 Page 34 of 46 6640 Intech Blvd. Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 132 Memorex 0179, 0463, 0178, 0016, Technol Ace 0179 KEC 0037, 0278 0056, 0150, 0154, 0250 Techwood 0051, 0056 KLH 0072 Midland 0017, 0047, 0051 Kenwood 0067, 0038 Page 35 of 46 6640 Intech Blvd. Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 133 Vector 0045 Yamaha 0490, 0545 Polk Audio 0081 Vector Research 0038 Zenith 0591, 0503 Profitronic 0240 Video Concepts 0045 Proscan 0060 Videosonic 0240 Page 36 of 46 6640 Intech Blvd. Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 134: Keyboard Programming

    3. Slowly enter “997” using the number buttons on the keyboard. The LED will flash twice again. 4. Press the “CH-” button on the left side of the keyboard. The LED will flash four times. Page 37 of 46 6640 Intech Blvd. Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 135 “1370” for FB1 o “1371” for FB2 o “1372” for FB3 o “1373” for FB4 The LED will flash twice indicating the code was accepted. Page 38 of 46 6640 Intech Blvd. Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 136: Programming The Universal Source Buttons

    Note: If the LED does a single long flash then the entered code was not valid for that source button. Page 39 of 46 6640 Intech Blvd. Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 137: Other Discrete Ir Commands

    See Appendix B for details and instructions for accessing the other various functions available on the remote control: Page 40 of 46 6640 Intech Blvd. Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 138: Escient Ir Key Codes

    - (VOLUME) Primary MODE (LAST) Primary SETUP (SLEEP) Primary OPTION (INPUT) Primary + (CH/PAGE) Primary - (CH/PAGE) Primary GUIDE Primary OPENGLOBE Primary Primary Page 41 of 46 6640 Intech Blvd. Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 139: Discrete Rc6 Mode 6A Key Codes

    Repeat Title Play Mode Repeat Group Play Mode Random Title Play Mode Random Group Mode View Artist View Title View Song View Cover Player Guide Page 42 of 46 6640 Intech Blvd. Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 140: Optional Accessories

    FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 Optional Accessories Please contact your Escient Rep for more information on any of these accessories. Escient EWP-1000 Wireless Web Pad Features: Full FireBall remote control over wireless 802.11b networks Customized Internet Explorer Web Browser Touchscreen for finger or stylus input 8.4”...

  • Page 141: Technical Support

    Dial 1-800-ESCIENT (800.372.4368) then select #3 for support. 24 Hour Technical Support is available from the Escient Web site http://www.escient.com/support or via email mailto:support@escient.com. Page 44 of 46 6640 Intech Blvd. Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 142: Troubleshooting

    If you are experiencing difficulties with your FireBall, you may be instructed by a Technical Support engineer to retrieve and email the FireBall “Core” and “Log” files to Escient. Follow these steps to retrieve the core and log files from your FireBall: Page 45 of 46 6640 Intech Blvd.
  • Page 143 We will evaluate and respond as quickly as they can be fully analyzed by an Escient engineer. Page 46 of 46 6640 Intech Blvd. Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 144 ADDING YOUR OWN COVER ART WD012-1-2 12/22/2003 ADDING YOUR OWN COVER ART How to Add Your Own Music and Movie Covers to Your FireBall 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 145 12/22/2003 Adding Cover Art Images Sometimes there are DVDs that are not automatically recognized by the Escient MovieDB™ or CDs that are not automatically recognized by the Gracenote CDDB™ service. Although FireBall provides default genre cover art for these discs, you may want to display your own cover art images for these discs.
  • Page 146 If you are using JPEG images, your color depth will automatically be 24 bits. GIF images typically are only 8 bit images. If you are using GIF images, save them with 256 colors and turn “dithering” on. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 147 If you are transferring DVD cover art, use “movies” for the user name and password. If you are transferring CD cover art, use “music” for the user name and password. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 148 FireBall. Place DVD covers in the Movies directory only. Place CD covers in the Music directory only. You must log out and then log in again to switch directories. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 149 Note: Your FTP client transfer mode should be set to automatic or binary. Transferring a Movies Cover with WS_FTP on the PC Transferring a Music Cover with Fetch on the Mac 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 150 Only your new cover art images will appear in the Music or Movies directories. You will not see the covers that FireBall already provides for your music and movie titles. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 151 6. Press Select to assign the highlighted cover to the current disc. Note: Your own covers will be listed alphabetically with the existing covers. Movies - Select Cover Art dialog 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 152 ADDING INTERNET RADIO STATIONS WD010-1-2 12/22/2003 ADDING INTERNET RADIO STATIONS How to add your own Internet radio stations to FireBall’s Radio Guide 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 153 Your FireBall is able to deliver a variety of Internet radio station programming through its connection to the Internet. Escient’s OpenGlobe Internet radio service provides a large variety of stations including Radio Free Virgin and various other stations from across the country.
  • Page 154 FireBall. Escient will work hard to guarantee the quality of the stations that are provided in the Radio Guide, however, there can be no guarantee to those station created by the users.
  • Page 155 44.1KHz Stereo 32 Khz Stereo 64Kbps 44.1KHz Stereo 80Kbps 44.1KHz Stereo 96Kbps 44.1KHz Stereo 44.1KHz Stereo 128Kbps 48KHz Stereo 44.1KHz Stereo 160Kbps 48KHz Stereo 44.1KHz Stereo 192Kbps 48KHz Stereo 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 156 ADDING DISC INFORMATION FOR UNKNOWN DISCS WD032-1-1 12/22/2003 ADDING DISC INFORMATION FOR UNKNOWN DISCS A Guide to Editing Disc Information for DVDs and CDs 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 157 The most important FireBall requirement for the automatic disc lookup feature is the presence of a working Internet connection. Without an active Internet connection, FireBall can’t contact the online Gracenote CDDB™ database or the Escient MovieDB™ database, where information is stored for millions of music and movie titles.
  • Page 158 Gracenote CDDB™ (for Music discs) or to the Escient MovieDB™ (for DVDs) using your Internet connection. The CDDB and MovieDB return information about the disc to your FireBall. FireBall adds this information to your local media library and displays it on your TV.
  • Page 159 Unknown or missing. 4) Recent Releases Gracenote CDDB™ and Escient’s MovieDB™ are updated regularly, however you may find that a new release is not yet in the database and will not be correctly identified. 5) Different Version, Release, Edition, or Pressing The record labels and movie studios often release more than 1 version of a CD or DVD.
  • Page 160 FireBall keeps a map of each slot in each changer and will lookup each disc based on which slots have changed status from occupied to empty or empty to occupied. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 161 FireBall will read each disc in the selected range and perform an automatic lookup for each. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 162 12/22/2003 Lookup All Performs a complete lookup of all discs in all changers, completely replacing your media library with the original data from the Gracenote CDDB™ and Escient MovieDB™ servers. All manually entered data is replaced. Get Movie/Music Info The Get Movie Info and Get Music Info features are available via the Options Menu when in the Movies Guide or Player and the Music Guide or Player.
  • Page 163 Unknown Info will lookup all information for the Unknown movie discs in your changer. Unknown Covers will lookup the cover art images for all movies that don’t have original cover art. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 164 When disc information is returned for the disc, the Edit Disc Information screen displays the new data (if available). This gives you the opportunity to CANCEL or SAVE the new information with the Disc. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 165 Manually Adding Disc Information There are several methods for manually adding your own disc information should the Gracenote CDDB™ or Escient MovieDB™ return incorrect or no information at all for discs in your collection. We will describe the tools available within FireBall to help you identify, add, and edit disc information for your Unknown Movie and Music titles.
  • Page 166 When you decide which title is the correct title, press the SELECT key and the Edit Disc Info screen will display the information for the selected disc. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 167 Press OPTION, then navigate and SELECT the Select Cover menu item. You should see the following dialog: All titles are listed alphabetically in the Select Cover dialog screen, including the Escient MovieDB™ default genre covers (listed at the bottom), custom covers already downloaded from the Escient MovieDB™...
  • Page 168 FireBall. Edit Disc If you have an Unknown disc that just isn’t in the Escient MovieDB™, you can manually type information into the Edit Disc dialog. The Edit Disc Info dialog screen allows you to manually enter information for your Unknown discs and assign generic or custom cover art. Use your IR remote or keyboard to enter data into each field on the screen.
  • Page 169 Sometimes a disc is identified by the Gracenote CDDB™ but the original album art cover is not available. This is because the Gracenote CDDB™ does not contain any album covers and the Escient album art cover server may have the cover listed under a slightly different artist/title combination.
  • Page 170 Highlight any Music title in the Music Guide. Press OPTION, then navigate and SELECT the Edit Disc menu item. Navigate to the Select Cover button and press SELECT. You should see the following dialog: 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 171 ADDING DISC INFORMATION FOR UNKNOWN DISCS WD032-1-1 12/22/2003 All titles are listed alphabetically in the Select Cover dialog screen, including the Escient MovieDB™ default genre covers, custom covers already downloaded from the Escient MovieDB™ and any user covers you transferred to your FireBall.
  • Page 172 Edit Tracks allows you to enter track names for every track found on the current Music title. Highlight any Music title in the Music Guide. Press OPTION, then navigate down and SELECT the Edit Tracks menu item. You should see the following dialog: 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 173 Press the RECORD key on the remote or keyboard to save the information displayed in the Edit Disc Info screen or press STOP to cancel and discard the current information. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 174 FIREBALL ACCESSORIES WD015-1-1 12/22/2003 FIREBALL ACCESSORIES Accessories for Escient FireBall Products 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 175 Video in: PAL/NTSC & S-video Wide Viewing Angel Power Universal 90-240V, 12V/35W Dimensions 355.5x379x162 mm Weight(Net) 7.5Kg FireBall to Pioneer DVD Changer Serial Cable FireBall to Sony DVD Changer Serial Cable 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 176 FIREBALL ACCESSORIES WD015-1-1 12/22/2003 Optical Digital Audio Cable (3’) FireBall IR Keyboard FireBall IR Remote FireBall DVDM IR Keyboard 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 177 FIREBALL ACCESSORIES WD015-1-1 12/22/2003 FireBall DVDM IR Remote USB to Ethernet Adapter (Smart Nic2) QuickTime™ and a TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see this picture. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 178 INSTALLER CHECKLIST WD003-1-1 12/22/2003 INSTALLER CHECKLIST Installation Checklist for Escient FireBall Products 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 179 Feel free to add your own information to this list depending on what other equipment will be installed with the FireBall systems. Note: Escient FireBall products require a dialup or broadband Internet connection to operate fully. Please pay special attention to the Network Information section.
  • Page 180 FireBall 5 IP Address: ________________________________________________ Disc Changers Up to 3 of the same brand are supported per FireBall. #1: Brand:___________Model:________________ Serial Number:_____________ #2: Brand:___________Model:________________ Serial Number:_____________ #3: Brand:___________Model:________________ Serial Number:_____________ 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 181: Video Connections

    Component Optional Accessory Checklist Escient Touch Panels _____ Extra IR remotes _____ Extra IR keyboards _____ S-Link Cables _____ RS-232 Cables _____ Ethernet Hub _____ Extra Ethernet Cables _____ 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 182 HOME NETWORKING PRIMER WD005-1-2 12/22/2003 HOME NETWORKING PRIMER An overview of the different types of home networks 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 183 Q: Who makes networking products? Several companies make wired and wireless network products for the home. Some of the most prominent are: Linksys 3Com Intel D-Link NetGear Apple Computer Cisco Belkin 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 184 Ethernet networking is built into most modern computers and the current Escient FireBall product line. There are many companies who provide ethernet networking products and they are available at any computer or electronics retailer.
  • Page 185 Here is a sample wireless network where the FireBall=E Music Server and FireBall DVDM-100 are each connected to an Ethernet to Wireless adapter. The computer has built-in wireless connectivity and the router is a hybrid router/wireless access point. The wireless devices are 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 186 HPNA, PhoneLine or HomePNA networking works over the existing copper telephone wires in your home without interfering with voice or DSL communications. HomePNA 3.0 will push the speed up to 100Mbps when it comes out. Escient FireBall-H products use HomePNA networking. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 187 (1.5Mbps) it is not appropriate as a replacement for other networks but IS valuable for connecting peripherals. Wireless HomeRF 2.0: 10Mbps Developed to compete with 802.11b, HomeRF made a brief appearance and died off. Siemens and Proxim were the main supporters. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 188 Ethernet to Fiber media converters are starting to come down in price - they can be found for under $150. When 100Meters is not enough distance, an Ethernet to fiber media converter can 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 189 The solution is fiber! Run fiber between the homes or run a pair of fiber converters on one end of the cable with a short fiber run. This will electrically separate the two homes. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 190 40bit and 64bit encryption is the same. it’s just a matter of how the manufacturer decided to label the product. Often 128bit cards can often be placed in 40/64bit mode. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 191 When a 802.11g product communicates with an 11Mbps 802.11b product, it drops down to 11Mbps or less depending on signal strength. In other words, if you purchase an 802.11g product for use with an 802.11b access point, expect only 11Mbps. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 192 Powerline network adapters come in PCI and USB versions but are fairly expensive right now - about $50 to $100 per computer. There are also Powerline to Ethernet bridges and Powerline broadband routers with ethernet bridges built-in, in the same price range. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 193 PRODUCT WARRANTY WD014-1-2 12/22/2003 FireBall Client-Server Installation Guide A Guide to Installing Multiple FireBall Products 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 194 The following table indicates which servers are compatible with which clients. Server FireBall FireBall-E 40/120 Client FireBall FireBall-E 40/120 FireBall-MP FireBall DVDM-100 Limitations Client-Server networking is limited to the same local subnet. You can not stream over the Internet. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 195 FireBall is built from the ground up with many features that allow you to centrally locate and remotely control your FireBall clients and servers, such as: 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 196 (Note: only 4 clients can stream from the same server at one time). 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 197 Each FireBall client must be on the same network as the server. This document will assume that you have properly connected your FireBall client to the same network as your FireBall server. Please refer to the HomeNetworkingPrimer support document on the Escient web site for more information about home networking. Server Selection FireBall clients will automatically select the first server it sees on the network and connect to it upon startup.
  • Page 198 In a few moments, the Music Guide will display the contents of the FireBall server. You can then select and play anything from the Music Guide just as you would from a single FireBall. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 199 PC Integration WD044-1-1 2/24/2005 PC Integration A Guide to Using FireBall with Windows XP 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 200 Mounting the IMPORT Volume .................... 26 Importing your Music Files ....................27 Controlling FireBall from Internet Explorer................. 29 Requirements........................29 Connecting to Your FireBall ....................29 Controlling Your FireBall ...................... 30 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 201: Fireball To Pc Networking Basics

    This document assumes that you already have a home network correctly setup and configured. If you need help setting up your network, please review the “Home Network Primer” available on the Escient web site, or contact your Escient dealer. The following items are required for connecting your PC to your FireBall:...

  • Page 202: Connecting To Your Fireball

    4. Enter a name for your FireBall using the remote or keyboard. Do not use spaces in the name. 5. Select the SAVE button to save your settings. 6. Press SETUP again to exit the Setup menus. Server Settings screen 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 203: Mount Your Fireball On Your Pc

    \\MyFireBall\Content in the Folder name, and click Finish. Your FireBall’s CONTENT volume will now be accessible to any application on your PC and will appear as another mounted volume in the Windows Explorer. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 204: Backing Up Your Fireball

    FireBall for safety reasons. Escient recommends that a 300 GB external USB drive be used for each full FireBall backup and stored in a different physical location from the FireBall to reduce the possibility of loosing both the FireBall and the Backup Drive in a single catastrophic event.
  • Page 205 FireBall will transfer about 5GB of data per hour (120GB a day). At this rate, it will take approximately 2 and a half days to backup an entire 300 GB drive over an Ethernet connection. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 206: Automated Backups

    This type of backup requires the FireBall Backup Kit (available from your Escient dealer) and a computer that can access your FireBall over the network. Each night the contents of your FireBall that have been added, deleted, or edited will be copied to the backup folder on your computer.

  • Page 207: Backing Up Your Fireball Every Night With Retrospect

    1. Follow the instructions above for installing the Retrospect 6.0 software and connecting the external hard drive. 2. Mount your FireBall’s CONTENT volume (see above for instructions) 3. Launch Retrospect 6.0 4. Select the Duplicate button. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 208 5. Select Source, then CONTENT as the Source volume, then the OK button 6. Select Destination, then select the external Maxtor hard drive as the Destination. Make sure that “Replace Entire Volume” is selected. Select the OK button 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 209 8. You can run the backup immediately by selecting the Duplicate button, or to schedule the backup to run every day, select the Schedule icon at the top of the toolbar (or just type Ctrl+S). 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 210 9. Name the new Schedule “Daily FireBall Backup” and select the New button. 10. When the following dialog is displayed, select the Schedule button. 11. Select Add button to add a new schedule. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 211 13. Select the start date (usually today), the start time (usually overnight when you are sleeping) and on which days to run the backup (usually every day). Select 1 week to have the schedule run every week. Select OK when you are done. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 212 14. You should see the following dialog with your scheduled options. If this is correct, select the OK button. 15. You should now have a Duplicate dialog screen that looks like this, with a series of scheduled execution dates listed next to “Schedule”. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 213 For more detailed information on Retrospect, read the full documentation included on the Maxtor CD-Rom or visit the Retrospect web site at http://www.dantz.com. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 214: Integrating With Itunes And Ipod

    FireBall CONTENT volume. Note: Since iTunes does not currently support FLAC files, only MP3 files from FireBall can be used with iTunes. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 215 If it is checked, all music files imported into iTunes will be copied into your hard drive as they are imported. We don’t want to do this, because we simply want to access the music from FireBall, not duplicate it on the PC. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 216 PC Integration WD044-1-1 2/24/2005 5. Drag and drop the CONTENT volume from your PC Desktop to the iTunes browser window. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 217 PC Integration WD044-1-1 2/24/2005 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 218 PC Integration WD044-1-1 2/24/2005 6. Wait while iTunes scans the CONTENT volume for valid MP3 files and adds them to the iTunes Library. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 219: Creating Itunes Playlists

    Note: iTunes actually streams each MP3 from FireBall in real-time over your network. This may limit the number of simultaneous client streams that your FireBall server can play at once. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 220: Burn Cds From Itunes

    Please refer to the iTunes Help screens for more detailed information about syncing music to an iPod using iTunes. Note: Remember that iTunes does not support FLAC files, so only FireBall MP3 files can be synced to an iPod. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 221: Id3 Tags And The Pc

    FireBall uses ID3 tags to store information about MP3 and FLAC files which are recorded or ripped into FireBall. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 222: Fireball's Id3 Tag Requirements

    1. Select the Library in the iTunes Source list. 2. Type Ctrl+A to select all of the Songs in your Library. 3. Select Convert ID3 Tags… from the Advanced menu. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 223 PC and then import them back into your FireBall, replacing the originals. Please see the section Importing Music Into FireBall for instructions on how to get your music files into your FireBall using the IMPORT volume. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 224: Importing Music Into Fireball

    Network Drive”. Choose an available drive letter, then type in the name of your FireBall. Example: suppose you named your FireBall “MyFireBall” in the Server Settings screen, you would then enter \\MyFireBall\Import in the Folder name, and click Finish. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 225: Importing Your Music Files

    When the music files are copied to the FireBall, you will see the new songs appear on your FireBall’s Music Guide, under the” artist – album name” as defined in the file’s ID3 tag. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 226 FireBall. You can delete these files without actually deleting the originals which physically reside on the CONTENT volume. The IMPORT volume displaying the temporary cache files for an imported artist folder 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 227: Controlling Fireball From Internet Explorer

    On your PC, open Internet Explorer and enter the IP address of your FireBall into the Address Bar and press the Return key on your keyboard. You should now see the familiar FireBall user interface on your PC. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 228: Controlling Your Fireball

    You will notice that unlike the TV user interface, there are buttons along the left and right edges of the web browser. These buttons duplicate the features found on your remote control. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 229 Mac OS X Integration WD029-1-1 2/24/2005 Mac OS X Integration A Guide to Using FireBall with Mac OS X Panther 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 230 Connecting to the FireBall Server ..................22 Importing your Music Files ....................24 Controlling FireBall from Safari ................... 25 Requirements........................25 Connecting to Your FireBall ....................25 Controlling Your FireBall ...................... 26 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 231: Fireball To Mac Networking Basics

    This document assumes that you already have a home network correctly setup and configured. If you need help setting up your network, please review the “Home Network Primer” available on the Escient web site, or contact your Escient dealer. The following items are required for connecting your Mac to your FireBall:...

  • Page 232: Connecting To Your Fireball

    Once you have setup the FireBall server, you can now connect to it from your Mac. Follow these steps to connect to your FireBall from your Mac OS X computer: 1. Go to the Finder and select Connect to Server… from the Go Menu. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 233 5. Depending on your network configuration, the SMB/CIFS Filesystem Authentication dialog might be displayed. If it is, just click the OK button. There are no usernames or passwords to enter for connecting to your FireBall server. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 234 6. The Content volume, which contains all of your FireBall’s music content, will be mounted on your Mac’s Desktop. The Content volume is mounted as a Read-Only volume in order to minimize the chances of accidentally deleting music from your FireBall. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 235: Backing Up Your Fireball

    FireBall for safety reasons. Escient recommends that a 300 GB external FireWire drive be used for each full FireBall backup and stored in a different physical location from the FireBall to reduce the possibility of loosing both the FireBall and the Backup Drive in a single catastrophic event.

  • Page 236: Automated Backups

    FireBall’s CONTENT volume in sync with a duplicate volume. Escient offers the “FireBall Backup Kit” (FBK-1) to help make FireBall backup easy. The kit is comprised of an external hard drive that connects to your Mac (or PC along with Retrospect backup software.

  • Page 237: Using The Fireball Backup Kit To Backup Your Fireball Every Night

    4. Launch Retrospect Express 5. Select Immediate at the top of the Retrospect window. 6. Select the Duplicate button. 7. Select CONTENT as the Source volume, then the OK button 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 238 Note: If you want to turn off Verification, select Options and turn it off. Verification will verify that all files were backed up correctly, but will increase the overall backup time. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 239 12. When the following dialog is displayed, select the Schedule button. 13. Select Add button to add a new schedule. 14. When the following dialog is displayed, select “Day of the week” then the OK button 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 240 16. You should see the following dialog with your scheduled options. If this is correct, select the OK button. 17. You should now have a Duplicate dialog screen that looks like this, with a series of scheduled execution dates listed next to “Schedule”. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 241 18. Close all windows and Save if asked to do so. To verify that the Schedule is set, select Automate and Scripts from the Main Retrospect Express screen. You should see one script listed called “Daily FireBall Backup (Duplicate)”. You backup is now scheduled to run. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 242 For more detailed information on Retrospect Express, read the full documentation included on the Maxtor CD-Rom or visit the Retrospect web site at http://www.dantz.com. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 243: Integrating With Itunes And Ipod

    Follow these steps to import your FireBall music content into iTunes: 1. After mounting your FireBall’s CONTENT volume (see above), open iTunes on your Mac. 2. Select Preferences… from the iTunes menu 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 244 We don’t want to do this, because we simply want to access the music from FireBall, not duplicate it on the Mac. 5. Drag and drop the CONTENT volume from your Mac Desktop to the iTunes browser window. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 245 6. Wait while iTunes scans the CONTENT volume for valid MP3 files and adds them to the iTunes Library. 7. When all your MP3 files have been imported, the iTunes browser window will display the music content from your FireBall, including cover art! 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 246: Creating Itunes Playlists

    Playlists on your Mac. Playlists can contain any combination of music available in the iTunes browser, no matter where it actually resides. The only thing to 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 247: Sync Playlists And Music To Your Ipod

    Please refer to the iTunes Help screens for more detailed information about syncing music to an iPod using iTunes. Note: Remember that iTunes does not support FLAC files, so only FireBall MP3 files can be synced to an iPod. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 248: Id3 Tags And The Mac

    Media Rage is a Mac OSX program that can edit ID3 tags embedded into MP3 and FLAC files. Escient recommends that you use this software for editing ID3 tags in your FLAC files. Please visit the Chaotic Software web site to download a trial copy of this great software.
  • Page 249 Mac and then import them back into your FireBall, replacing the originals. Please see the section Importing Music Into FireBall for instructions on how to get your music files into your FireBall using the IMPORT volume. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 250: Importing Music Into Fireball

    Address field in the Connect to Server dialog. Example: smb://MyFireBall 3. Select the Connect button and wait for the Mac to locate your FireBall on the Network. When your FireBall is located, the SMB Mount dialog will appear. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 251 If it is, just click the OK button. There are no usernames or passwords to enter for connecting to your FireBall server. 6. The IMPORT volume will be mounted on your Mac’s Desktop. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 252: Importing Your Music Files

    FireBall. You can delete these files without actually deleting the originals which physically reside on the CONTENT volume. The IMPORT volume displaying the temporary cache files for an imported artist folder 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 253: Controlling Fireball From Safari

    On your Mac, open Safari and enter the IP address of your FireBall into the Address Bar and press the Return key on your keyboard. You should now see the familiar FireBall user interface on your Mac. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 254: Controlling Your Fireball

    You will notice that unlike the TV user interface, there are buttons along the left and right edges of the web browser. These buttons duplicate the features found on your remote control. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 255 Integration-PC WD048-1-1 7/18/2005 iPod Integration for PC A Guide to Using FireBall with iTunes and iPod for PC Users 6640 Intech Blvd. / Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 256 Importing your Music Files ....................16 Importing iTunes Music Store Files ..................18 Importing Whole iTunes Music Store Albums..............18 Importing Single iTunes Music Store Songs..............20 6640 Intech Blvd. / Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 257: Fireball To Pc Networking Basics

    This document assumes that you already have a home network correctly setup and configured. If you need help setting up your network, please review the “Home Network Primer” available on the Escient web site, or contact your Escient dealer. The following items are required for connecting your PC to your FireBall:...

  • Page 258: Connecting To Your Fireball

    4. Enter a name for your FireBall using the remote or keyboard. Do not use spaces in the name. 5. Select the SAVE button to save your settings. 6. Press SETUP again to exit the Setup menus. Server Settings screen 6640 Intech Blvd. / Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 259: Mount Your Fireball On Your Pc

    \\MyFireBall\Content in the Folder name, and click Finish. Your FireBall’s CONTENT volume will now be accessible to any application on your PC and will appear as another mounted volume in the Windows Explorer. 6640 Intech Blvd. / Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 260: Integrating With Itunes And Ipod

    FireBall CONTENT volume. Note: Since iTunes does not currently support FLAC files, only MP3 files from FireBall can be used with iTunes. 6640 Intech Blvd. / Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 261 We don’t want to do this, because we simply want to access the music from FireBall, not duplicate it on the PC. 6640 Intech Blvd. / Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 262 Integration-PC WD048-1-1 7/18/2005 5. Drag and drop the CONTENT volume from your PC Desktop to the iTunes browser window. 6640 Intech Blvd. / Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 263 Integration-PC WD048-1-1 7/18/2005 6. Wait while iTunes scans the CONTENT volume for valid MP3 files and adds them to the iTunes Library. 6640 Intech Blvd. / Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 264: Creating Itunes Playlists

    Note: iTunes actually streams each MP3 from FireBall in real-time over your network. This may limit the number of simultaneous client streams that your FireBall server can play at once. 6640 Intech Blvd. / Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 265: Burn Cds From Itunes

    Please refer to the iTunes Help screens for more detailed information about syncing music to an iPod using iTunes. Note: Remember that iTunes does not support FLAC files, so only FireBall MP3 files can be synced to an iPod. 6640 Intech Blvd. / Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 266: Id3 Tags And The Pc

    FireBall uses ID3 tags to store information about MP3 and FLAC files which are recorded or ripped into FireBall. 6640 Intech Blvd. / Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 267: Fireball's Id3 Tag Requirements

    1. Select the Library in the iTunes Source list. 2. Type Ctrl+A to select all of the Songs in your Library. 3. Select Convert ID3 Tags… from the Advanced menu. 6640 Intech Blvd. / Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 268 FireBall, replacing the originals. Please see the section Importing Music Into FireBall for instructions on how to get your music files into your FireBall using the IMPORT volume. 6640 Intech Blvd. / Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 269: Importing Music Into Fireball

    Network Drive”. Choose an available drive letter, then type in the name of your FireBall. Example: suppose you named your FireBall “MyFireBall” in the Server Settings screen, you would then enter \\MyFireBall\Import in the Folder name, and click Finish. 6640 Intech Blvd. / Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 270: Importing Your Music Files

    When the music files are copied to the FireBall, you will see the new songs appear on your FireBall’s Music Guide, under the” artist – album name” as defined in the file’s ID3 tag. 6640 Intech Blvd. / Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 271 FireBall. You can delete these files without actually deleting the originals which physically reside on the CONTENT volume. The IMPORT volume displaying the temporary cache files for an imported artist folder. 6640 Intech Blvd. / Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 272: Importing Itunes Music Store Files

    2. Create a New Playlist in iTunes and add the purchased songs to the Playlist in the correct order. 3. Select Preferences… from the iTunes Menu and select the Burning preferences panel. 6640 Intech Blvd. / Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 273 7. You can now use the new CD just as if you purchased it from a store. Look it up using the Gracenote CDDB and rip it into your FireBall. 6640 Intech Blvd. / Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 274: Importing Single Itunes Music Store Songs

    Because the Audio CD is a compellation of songs, FireBall and the Gracenote CDDB have no idea what the original artist-album-song data really is. After importing individual songs, you will have to manually edit the data for each song. 6640 Intech Blvd. / Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 275 Integration - Mac WD047-1-1 7/18/2005 iPod Integration for Mac A Guide to Using FireBall with iTunes and iPod for Mac Users 6640 Intech Blvd. / Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 276 Importing your Music Files ....................16 Importing iTunes Music Store Files ..................17 Importing Whole iTunes Music Store Albums..............17 Importing Single iTunes Music Store Songs..............19 6640 Intech Blvd. / Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 277: Fireball To Mac Networking Basics

    This document assumes that you already have a home network correctly setup and configured. If you need help setting up your network, please review the “Home Network Primer” available on the Escient web site, or contact your Escient dealer. The following items are required for connecting your Mac to your FireBall:...

  • Page 278: Connecting To Your Fireball

    FireBall from your Mac OS X computer: 1. Go to the Finder and select Connect to Server… from the Go Menu. 6640 Intech Blvd. / Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 279 If it is, just click the OK button. There are no usernames or passwords to enter for connecting to your FireBall server. 6640 Intech Blvd. / Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 280 Mac’s Desktop. The Content volume is mounted as a Read-Only volume in order to minimize the chances of accidentally deleting music from your FireBall. 6640 Intech Blvd. / Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 281: Integrating With Itunes And Ipod

    Follow these steps to import your FireBall music content into iTunes: 1. After mounting your FireBall’s CONTENT volume (see above), open iTunes on your Mac. 2. Select Preferences… from the iTunes menu 6640 Intech Blvd. / Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 282 FireBall, not duplicate it on the Mac. 5. Drag and drop the CONTENT volume from your Mac Desktop to the iTunes browser window. 6640 Intech Blvd. / Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 283 Library. 7. When all your MP3 files have been imported, the iTunes browser window will display the music content from your FireBall, including cover art! 6640 Intech Blvd. / Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 284: Creating Itunes Playlists

    Playlists on your Mac. Playlists can contain any combination of music available in the iTunes browser, no matter where it actually resides. The only thing to 6640 Intech Blvd. / Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 285: Sync Playlists And Music To Your Ipod

    Please refer to the iTunes Help screens for more detailed information about syncing music to an iPod using iTunes. Note: Remember that iTunes does not support FLAC files, so only FireBall MP3 files can be synced to an iPod. 6640 Intech Blvd. / Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 286: Id3 Tags And The Mac

    Media Rage is a Mac OSX program that can edit ID3 tags embedded into MP3 and FLAC files. Escient recommends that you use this software for editing ID3 tags in your FLAC files. Please visit the Chaotic Software web site to download a trial copy of this great software.
  • Page 287 FireBall, replacing the originals. Please see the section Importing Music Into FireBall for instructions on how to get your music files into your FireBall using the IMPORT volume. 6640 Intech Blvd. / Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 288: Importing Music Into Fireball

    3. Select the Connect button and wait for the Mac to locate your FireBall on the Network. When your FireBall is located, the SMB Mount dialog will appear. 6640 Intech Blvd. / Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 289 If it is, just click the OK button. There are no usernames or passwords to enter for connecting to your FireBall server. 6. The IMPORT volume will be mounted on your Mac’s Desktop. 6640 Intech Blvd. / Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 290: Importing Your Music Files

    FireBall. You can delete these files without actually deleting the originals which physically reside on the CONTENT volume. The IMPORT volume displaying the temporary cache files for an imported artist folder 6640 Intech Blvd. / Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 291: Importing Itunes Music Store Files

    2. Create a New Playlist in iTunes and add the purchased songs to the Playlist in the correct order. 3. Select Preferences… from the iTunes Menu and select the Burning preferences panel. 6640 Intech Blvd. / Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...
  • Page 292 7. You can now use the new CD just as if you purchased it from a store. Look it up using the Gracenote CDDB and rip it into your FireBall. 6640 Intech Blvd. / Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

  • Page 293: Importing Single Itunes Music Store Songs

    Because the Audio CD is a compellation of songs, FireBall and the Gracenote CDDB have no idea what the original artist-album-song data really is. After importing individual songs, you will have to manually edit the data for each song. 6640 Intech Blvd. / Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com...

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