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ShowStar User Guide
S e p t e m b e r 2 6 t h , 2 0 1 1
S h o w S t a r E n t e r t a i n m e n t S e r v e r

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  • Page 1 ShowStar User Guide S e p t e m b e r 2 6 t h , 2 0 1 1 S h o w S t a r E n t e r t a i n m e n t S e r v e r...

  • Page 2: Read Me First

    If you decide to use 3rd party software to to load movies on to the ShowStar‘s hard drive and do not agree to the terms and disclaimers stated in this Guide including the Hold Harmless Agreement, then you should contact your reseller or Mozaex to request the return of the ShowStar for a refund.
  • Page 3 Notice – ShowStar may not be able to load or play some or all movie discs. If you decide to use the ShowStar to load movies using 3rd party software and do not agree to the terms and disclaimers stated in this Guide including the Hold Harmless Agreement, then you should return of the ShowStar for a refund.

  • Page 4: Technical Support

    Contact Either Mozaex or the Dealer you purchased the ShowStar Do not hesitate to contact your Dealer where you purchased the ShowStar or if your Dealer is not available please contact the Mozaex Support Department if you have any questions or are experiencing any problems with your ShowStar.

  • Page 5: Return Merchandize Authorization (Rma) Information

    Purchased from Dealer - Contact your Authorized Mozaex Dealer. Contact the Authorized Mozaex Dealer that you purchased the product from to request a refund or for servicing. If you are unable to contact your Mozaex Dealer then contact: Mozaex‟s Customer Service at the numbers above.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Parental Rating Control - Hide/Unhide Movies ........29 Movie Information Screen ..............29 Deleting a Movie ................30 Playing a Movie ................30 Setting Movie Playback Options ............30 Resuming a Movie ................30 Playing or Loading a Movie Disc on the ShowStar Drive ......31...
  • Page 7 Browsing/ Playing Music by Album Cover Art ........34 Browsing/ Playing Music by Artist, Genre or Playlist ......35 Playing or Loading a Music Disc on the ShowStar Drive ......36 Loading and Deleting Music Over the Network ........37 Videos .....................

  • Page 8: Typical Setup And Operation Issues

    1. I Can‟t Hear any Audio when Playing a Movie This is a common issue where the ShowStar‘s audio interface has not been setup to match up with the attached analog stereo or digital surround sound system. Refer to the ShowStar Audio Setup section on how to correct this problem.

  • Page 9: Safety Instructions

    Keep the power cable away from heaters and radiators. Do not put heavy objects on the power cable. If you drop the ShowStar or damage it in any fashion, turn it off and disconnect the power plug. If the ShowStar produces smoke, strange smells or noises, turn it off and disconnect the power plug.
  • Page 10 Feel free to contact us if you have any questions or problems. Who is Mozaex? Over the past 28 years the people who founded Mozaex have shipped over 50,000 media sharing appliances to companies including Gateway, NEC and Dell plus...
  • Page 11 The ShowStar‟s hand held remote control that provides single click instant access to your entire collection of media. A keyboard and mouse is included with some ShowStar models to assist in setting up a few custom features such as iPlay which allows you to play iTunes movies and music.
  • Page 12 Return the ShowStar if you do not agree with any Terms and Conditions If you decide to use the ShowStar to load movies using 3rd party software and do not agree to terms stated below including but not limited to holding Mozaex harmless...

  • Page 13: Showstar Models

    ShowStar D1 The ShowStar Front Panel As shown in Figure 1, the ShowStar is enclosed in a stylish, compact enclosure that is designed to operate with minimal power requirements, heat and noise. The front panel includes 2 USB ports, headphone jack, Blu-ray or DVD drive and Power button.
  • Page 14 Power On is the active operating mode indicated by a solid power indicator light on the front panel. Power may be turned on by pressing the front panel power switch when the ShowStar has been turned off and there is no power indicator lit on the front panel.

  • Page 15: Ac Power Requirements

    The Power Off state is indicated when the power indicator on the front panel is not lit. The front panel power switch either turns the ShowStar on or off. There are two ways to turn off the ShowStar- Normal and Quick Power Down.

  • Page 16: Setting Up The Showstar

    Mozaex™ ShowStar User Guide Setting Up The ShowStar Quick System Setup Checklist The following is a list of steps to quickly setup and test your Mozaex ShowStar. Step Action Reference Attach ShowStar to Power. ShowStar See Power. operates on 120VAC – 240VAC 50/60HZ auto-sensing and switching.
  • Page 17 Mozaex™ ShowStar User Guide ShowStar Network Setup In order for the ShowStar to communicate with the Internet to retrieve cover art and ® play online media channels such as NetFlix , the ShowStar must be attached to your home network and be assigned an IP address by your Internet router‘s automatic IP addressing service called ―DHCP―.
  • Page 18 Mozaex™ ShowStar User Guide ShowStar Audio Setup Factory Setting - is set to play 2 channel stereo through the HDMI interface. To change the Audio settings it is necessary to configure two utilities namely: The Audio Utility – In the System Settings Page The Movie Player –...
  • Page 19 Sets HDMI or Analog & Speaker Quantity -Select the number of Speakers (Channels) you have connected. Next you need to select how many speakers you are connecting to the ShowStar. After selecting either HDMI or Speakers as the default device then: 1.
  • Page 20 Mozaex™ ShowStar User Guide Step #2 - Audio Setup – Setting the Movie Player Audio Settings After selecting either HDMI (Digital) or Speakers (Analog) and the number of speakers it is necessary to confirm that the Movie Player is properly set.
  • Page 21 PCM, Dolby etc. 3. LPCM offers the same quality as “Bit-Stream” Audio. The ShowStar plays HD Audio using LPCM not HD Bit-stream, where these terms are used: LPCM = Linear Pulse Code Modulated uncompressed -- HD Audio HD bit-stream = Dolby TrueHD or DTS HD Master –...

  • Page 22: Installing Software And Loading Media With The Flashloader Utility

    USB Flash memory device and then run the software installer. Follow these steps to install software onto the ShowStar: 1. Connect a USB memory device to a USB connector on the front or rear panel.
  • Page 23 Mozaex™ ShowStar User Guide How to Quickly Test the ShowStar Prior to testing the ShowStar it is assumed that you have attached and configured the ShowStar‗s audio/video equipment and the network. Follow these steps to quickly test the ShowStar: 1. Turn off the ShowStar and attached audio/video equipment.

  • Page 24: Controlling The Showstar

    Interface - ―GUI―) using a device such as the ShowStar IR hand held remote control or a keyboard/mouse which may be included with your model. In addition to the ShowStar IR remote control you may also use a 3rd party hand ®...

  • Page 25: Showstar Ir Remote Control

    Mozaex™ ShowStar User Guide ShowStar IR Remote Control General Photos Toggle Power On/ Power Standby Mute Analog Music Only Rotate Photo Page Up/Down Left/Right Volume Up/Down Analog Music Only Navigate Up/Down Zoom In/Out Previous/Next Navigate left/right photo OK/ Enter Start Slide Show...

  • Page 26: Optional - Rf Wireless 1 Way Control Keyboard

    While not required an RF Wireless Keyboard is optionally available to setup and control the ShowStar. It includes an USB RF module that plugs into the ShowStars USB port. To operate, you must first insert batteries, attach the USB RF Module and then press both the USB RF Module‘s Connect Reset and then the Keyboard‘s Reset...

  • Page 27: Main Menu

    Navigation accomplished by using the remote control and/or optional wireless keyboard. may optionally use a 3 party Remote Controller to control your ShowStar. Main Menu To access the Main Menu press the Home button on the remote control. Alternatively, you can use the Back/Exit key to back out from any currently displayed menu to the Main Menu.

  • Page 28: Movies

    Mozaex™ ShowStar User Guide Movies The Movies Menu Cursor indicator Movies Menu The Movies Menu is selected from the Main Menu or by pressing the Movies button on the remote control. Scrolling to the left side of the displayed Movies Menu you can select the following functions: -Play Disc: play a Blu-ray, DVD or CD physical disc via the built-in disc drive.

  • Page 29: Browsing The Movie Library

    Browsing the Movie Library Browse the Movie Library using the Cursor Control Arrows or the Page Up and Down keys on your remote control. The current cursor position is indicated by a Mozaex spherical icon – like this (not the DVD disc shown in the photo above) overlaying the cover art thumbnail image.

  • Page 30: Deleting A Movie

    Mozaex™ ShowStar User Guide Deleting a Movie While viewing the selected Movie Information Screen (see above) press the remote Options key and select Delete Movie from Disk. Select Cancel or use the Back/Exit key to return to the Movie Information Screen without deleting the movie.

  • Page 31: Playing Or Loading A Movie Disc On The Showstar Drive

    Select either Play or Load from the Play/Load Menu. If a non DVD disc (such as a data CD disc), a badly damaged disc or no disc is found in the ShowStar drive, the message “No DVD Volume was found” will be displayed.
  • Page 32 ―encrypted―. Most if not all pysical discs and unencrypted discs that are loaded on to the ShowStar should normally play. Refer to the earlier sections on this topic for more info.

  • Page 33: Music

    Browse and Play Music by a user defined Playlist Play CD disc from the ShowStars disc drive Manage Music Create a Now Playing list of songs Save the Now Playing list of songs Play previously saved Playlist Load Music Load and store a CD disc onto the ShowStar...

  • Page 34: Browsing/ Playing Music By Album Cover Art

    Mozaex™ ShowStar User Guide Browsing/ Playing Music by Album Cover Art Album Screen To Browse and Play Music by album cover art select Album from the Music Menu. Using your remote‘s cursor controls, move the highlighted cursor over the selected album cover and press Enter or OK to View the Albums songs.

  • Page 35: Browsing/ Playing Music By Artist, Genre Or Playlist

    Mozaex™ ShowStar User Guide Music Song Options – Opening up an album‘s list of Songs and pressing the Options button on the remote allows you to: Play All Songs overwrites the current Now Playing playlist and begins playing all songs listed.

  • Page 36: Playing Or Loading A Music Disc On The Showstar Drive

    Toggle Full Screen Visuals – Toggles On/Off the visuals shown in the top left corner to a free screen. Rescan All Media – This causes the ShowStar to in effect restart and rescan all Music and Movie cover art and metadata.

  • Page 37: Loading And Deleting Music Over The Network

    To load or delete Music on the ShowStar, you can log into the ShowStar from another networked PC by browsing and locating it in Windows or other OS. How To Locate ShowStar on Network – Enter the name of the ShowStar in Windows Run or Search box. Example: \\D123 , where the name is: D123 located on the rear panel serial label.

  • Page 38: Photos

    To load or delete photos on the ShowStar, you can log into the ShowStar from another networked PC by browsing and locating it in Windows or other OS. How To Locate ShowStar on Network – Enter the name of the ShowStar in Windows Run or Search box. Example: \\D123 , where the name is: D123 located on the rear panel serial label.

  • Page 39: The Photos Library - Continued

    Mozaex™ ShowStar User Guide The Photos Library – continued View/ Search Library of Photos The Photos Library displays alphabetically arranged thumbnail images of photos. Photos may be grouped in folders to facilitate organization and slideshows. The user can scroll through the list of photos using the cursor control arrows on the remote control or optional wireless keyboard (up/down/left/right).

  • Page 40: Managing Media From A Networked Pc

    Steps to Load or Delete Music, Photos and Videos over the network 1. Create a mapped drive on a PC to the ShowStar„s Drive X:/media From a networked Windows PC (or Mac etc.), browse to the ShowStar and map a drive letter to a ShowStar Media drive. Example: In Windows –...

  • Page 41: Weather

    Mozaex™ ShowStar User Guide Weather The Weather Menu The Weather Menu is selected from the Main Menu. The Weather Menu displays current weather conditions updated from the internet. To change location and/or units (C/F) click on change locations located in the lower left of the display and use the onscreen keyboard to enter zip code or city name.

  • Page 42: Netplay - Online Media Channels

    NetFlix. Mozaex Compatibility, Performance Warranty Disclaimer Since Mozaex is unable to control the functionality of the 3rd party online services in NetPlay, Mozaex is unable to warrant or guarantee the availability, compatibility or quality of the media channels that are provided in Netplay.

  • Page 43: Easyup - Software Update Utility

    How to Unhide the Admin Panel and Select Channels Note: You will need to attach a keyboard/mouse and restart the ShowStar to complete this setup. First unhide the Admin Panel (located in the left side in NetPlay) by press CNTRL ALT N before opening up NetPlay.

  • Page 44: Iplay - Itunes Movie/Music Player

    Solo that can play iTunes HD movies. With iPlay, Mozaex offers for the first time the ability to play all three forms of movies and music…namely ones that are Blu-ray/DVD/CD disc-loaded, online streamed, and online downloaded.
  • Page 45 Mozaex or a Dealer to intially setup. **VERY IMPORTANT** -- DO NOT UPDATE iTunes on the ShowStar! If you do update iTunes, the iPlay application will not work properly and the ShowStar may need to be returned to the factory to be repaired.
  • Page 46 5 PCs, Macs and/or ShowStars to play Digital Rights Managed (DRM) protected media including HD Movies. Since the ShowStar does not play HD Movies and HD Movies are typically the only DRM protected media it may not be required to Authorize the ShowStar to play DRM protected media.
  • Page 47 Continued - How to Browse and Play your iTunes Library Using your iDevice 2. Select an album, a movie to play on the ShowStar and click on Play. Use the buttons on the Remote App to stop, skip tracks and to control the playback of the selcted song or movie.

  • Page 48: Settings

    The Settings Menu may be accessed using the remote control Options button from the Main Menu or using the optional wireless keyboard F11 key. The Main Settings Menu allows the user to control key ShowStar operating parameters in the following categories:...

  • Page 49: General Settings

    Select General Settings from the Setting Menu to control the following parameters- Play UI Sounds toggles on/off a notification sound when input is received from the remote control or wireless keyboard to the ShowStar such as menu selection and option selection.

  • Page 50: Movie Settings

    Mozaex™ ShowStar User Guide Movie Settings The Movie Settings Menu Select Movie Settings from the Settings Menu to control various Movies Library Browsing Options including: Scan for New Cover Art -- immediately searches for any newly loaded movie Cover Art.
  • Page 51 Mozaex™ ShowStar User Guide Change Restricted Movie PIN allows you to enter an alphanumeric PIN required to unhide Movies. Number of Columns to be used when viewing Movie Cover Art from the Movies Menu. Ranges from 1 to 12. This parameter is useful in controlling the number and size of each Cover Art displayed while browsing.

  • Page 52: Music Settings

    Mozaex™ ShowStar User Guide Music Settings The Music Settings Menu Select Music Settings from the Settings Menu to control the following parameters- Show Auto Playlists toggles On/Off the display of automatic playlists (music added the last week, music listened to the last month…) when browsing Playlists from the Music Menu.

  • Page 53: Photo Settings

    Photo Detail Level sets the level of detail to show in the photo viewer. Selections are Low, Medium or High. Note: Medium Photo Resolution is recommended - It is recommended that this setting be set to medium since some very high resolution photos may cause a ShowStar photo slide show to slow down.

  • Page 54: Main Menu Settings

    Mozaex™ ShowStar User Guide Main Menu Settings The Main Menu Settings Menu The Setting Menu allows you to select what media libraries or services are displayed on the Main Menu. EasyUp Player toggles Show/Don‘t Show EasyUp on the Main Menu.

  • Page 55: Adjust Display

    The Adjust Display Settings Screen Selecting Adjust Display from the Settings Menu allows you control the centering of the ShowStar GUI on the display screen as follows: 1. On entry a box representing the screen perimeters is displayed. You will first be prompted to position the top left corner of the box with the perimeter of the display using the arrow keys (left/right up/ down).

  • Page 56: System Volume

    System Volume sets maximum default output volume from the ShowStar. This setting can be overridden by the remote control. How to Configure the ShowStars Audio Refer to the section entitled ―ShowStar Audio Setup― above for details on how to configure the ShowStars audio settings.

  • Page 57: Troubleshooting

    User using the Mozaex EasyUp or by the Dealer or Mozaex using the EasyUp, FlashLoader or the SurePlay remote login utility. Contact Mozaex if you need assistance.
  • Page 58 Refer to the following Basic Troubleshooting section below for more information on issues that might arise and troubleshooting hints on how to address them. Don‘t hesitate to contact Mozaex if you are unable to correct any issues or you need assistance on how to use or setup the ShowStar.

  • Page 59: Basic System Troubleshooting

    Power-Reset Check that you are properly See Power / Power connected to VAC power. Switches and ShowStar will not turn on. Indicators Make sure back panel power switch in the on position. Make sure front panel power switch is in on position.
  • Page 60 Mozaex™ ShowStar User Guide Problem Action Reference/more info Audio Check that the correct See Audio Setup and audio was set in the Movie Connections. Cannot hear audio Player and the Audio Chanels Utility. Note: Incorrect Audio setup is one of the most frequent issues.
  • Page 61 Mozaex™ ShowStar User Guide Problem Action Reference Movie Cover Art Reduce the number of columns and rows of cover Movie Cover Art does not Refer to the Movie Loader, art displayed. appear immediately on a Player, Library and Cover Art.

  • Page 62: Fcc Certification

    Mozaex™ ShowStar User Guide Thank you! We hope that this User Guide was helpful in setting up and using your ShowStar and that it provides you and others many years of enjoyment. Thank you again for choosing Mozaex. The Mozaex Support Team ShowStar User Guide ©...

  • Page 63: Terms And Conditions Of Sale

    All defective products and parts covered by this warranty will be repaired or replaced on a mail-in basis to a Mozaex authorized repair facility. All products and parts replaced by Mozaex under warranty service become the property of Mozaex.

  • Page 64: Limitation Of Liability

    Mozaex. Mozaex shall not be liable for damage to painted surfaces due to physical abuse, or excessive use, or liquids, or chemicals spilled upon or inside the products. Mozaex shall not be liable for any costs incurred due to a change in product specifications, installation or other product related documentation.

  • Page 65: License Information

    In particular but not limited to, it is agreed that you will not load any content onto the ShowStar that you do not rightfully own and possess whether that content be movies, music, photos or any other media.
  • Page 66 Software that does not meet the warranty set forth herein and that is returned to Mozaex. This limited warranty shall be void if failure of the Software has resulted from any accident, abuse, misuse or misapplication by you. Any replacement Software will be warranted for the remainder of the original warranty period or 30 days, whichever is longer.

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