Lacinema black record table of contents user manual page 1 table of contents 1. Introduction .............................................................................................................. 6 1.1. Minimum system requirements ................................................................
Lacinema black record table of contents user manual page 2 5. Playing & copying files from external sources ....................................................... 36 5.1. Usb hard drive ....................................................................................................................
Lacinema black record foreword user manual page 3 copyrights copyright © 2009 lacie. All rights re- served. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval sys- tem, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photo- copying, recording or otherwise, witho...
Lacinema black record foreword user manual page 4 this symbol on the product, remote control batteries, or on its packaging indicates that this product must not be disposed of with your other household waste. Instead, it is your responsibility to dispose of your waste equipment by handing it over to...
Lacinema black record foreword user manual page 5 operating environment temperatures ✦ do not expose the lacinema black record to temperatures outside the range of 5° c to 30° c (41° f to 86° f). As high end audio/video appliance, the lacinema black record has been designed with an efficient ventila...
Lacinema black record introduction user manual page 6 1. Introduction congratulations on the purchase of your new lacinema black record! A premium media center, lacinema black record plugs directly into a wide array of audio/visual equipment for in- stant playback of digital tv, home movies, music o...
Lacinema black record introduction user manual page 7 video codecs mpeg-1, mpeg-2 / hd, mpeg-4, divx, xvid, h.264 hd, wmv9 hd video format avi, divx, mpg, mp4, mkv, wmv, mov, iso, vob, ifo, asf, ts, tp, trp, m2ts max decoding resolution 1920 x 1080p mac display resolution 1080i upscaling 1080i for s...
Lacinema black record introduction user manual page 8 1.3. Box content your lacinema black record package contains the system tower and an accessories box containing the items listed below. 1. Lacinema black record 2. Remote control 3. 2 x aaa batteries 4. Component 3xrca male/male cable 5. Composit...
Lacinema black record introduction user manual page 9 1.5. Views of the lacinema black record 1.5.1. Front view 1. Usb expansion port – connect a usb flash disk, hard disk or card reader to access its multimedia files directly from your tv. 2. Status light (red) – indicates recording and product de-...
Lacinema black record introduction user manual page 10 1. Digital optical audio out connector – use an optical digital audio cable (not included) to connect to your home theater system for digital sound 2. Composite video (cvbs) out connector – composite video provides good video quality for non-hig...
Lacinema black record using the remote control user manual page 11 2. Using the remote control some of the buttons of the remote control have different functions or no function at all depending on the type of file you are viewing. This chapter discusses the button functions for each type of file (mo...
Lacinema black record using the remote control user manual page 12 2.2. Remote control key index the lacinema black record’s remote control allows you to con- trol the lacinema black record while its connected to your tv or home theatre center. Button function 1. Infra-red emitter sends signals to t...
Lacinema black record using the remote control user manual page 13 2.2.1. Important button details mark button: this button is used to mark or unmark a file or folder for future action, such as copy/paste or to create a playlist in the different media spaces. Once the item is marked, the se- lected ...
Lacinema black record setting up the lacinema black record user manual page 14 setup consists of six steps: ✦ step 1: connect to tv (section 3.1 ) ✦ step 2: connect to set-top box or digital camcorder (op- tional) (section 3.2 ) ✦ step 3: connect the power supply (section 3.3 ) ✦ step 4: turning on ...
Lacinema black record setting up the lacinema black record user manual page 15 3.1.1. Hdmi (high-definition) connection important info: before connecting the cable, power off your tv. 1. Connect one end of the hdmi cable to your television’s hdmi port ( fig. 04 ). 2. Connect the other end to the hdm...
Lacinema black record setting up the lacinema black record user manual page 16 3.1.2. Component & analog stereo audio (high definition) connection important info: before connecting the cables, power off your tv. 1. Connect one end of the component (red, green, and blue) video cable to the component ...
Lacinema black record setting up the lacinema black record user manual page 17 3.1.3. Composite & analog stereo audio (standard definition) connection important info: before connecting the cables, power off your tv. 1. Connect the yellow connector on one end of a analogue composite/stereo cable to t...
Lacinema black record setting up the lacinema black record user manual page 18 3.1.4. Optical audio (s/pdif) connection important info: before connecting the cable, power off your digital amplifier. In each of the above connection methods, it is possible to connect the lacinema black record to home ...
Lacinema black record setting up the lacinema black record user manual page 19 3.2. Step 2: connect to set-top box or digital camcorder (optional) you can connect the lacinema black record to a set-top box or digital camcorder in order to watch and record video using the lacinema black remote contro...
Lacinema black record setting up the lacinema black record user manual page 20 3.3. Step 3: connect the power supply plug one end of the power adapter cord into the back of lacin- ema black record and the other end into a power outlet ( fig. 14 ). Move on to the next step, 3.4 . Fig. 14.
Lacinema black record setting up the lacinema black record user manual page 21 3.4. Step 4: turning on the tv turn on the television. If you don’t see the loading screen, adjust the video input on your tv to match the type of video cable you connected above ( fig. 15 ). Move on to the next step, 3.5...
Lacinema black record setting up the lacinema black record user manual page 22 1. Setup wizard: remote the first screen shows you the main functions of the remote con- trol ( fig. 17 ). For details on the remote control, see 2. Using the remote control . Fig. 17 fig. 18 fig. 19 2. Setup wizard: sele...
Lacinema black record setting up the lacinema black record user manual page 23 4. Setup wizard: time zone defines the time zone applicable for your country to allow auto- matic updates for daylight savings time. Use the up and down keys to select and play/pause/ok to confirm ( fig. 20 ). 5. Setup wi...
Lacinema black record setting up the lacinema black record user manual page 24 7. Setup wizard: parental control use the up and down keys to select and play/pause/ok to confirm ( fig. 23 ). For more information on controlling ac- cess to files, refer to section 4.6. Controlling access to files . 8. ...
Lacinema black record setting up the lacinema black record user manual page 25 you have now completed the main lacinema black record configuration. From the home menu that appears when the wiz- ard has completed, press the options/settings button to ac- cess the settings menu to finish product insta...
Lacinema black record setting up the lacinema black record user manual page 26 3.6. Step 6: connect to your network the lacinema black record helps you select and configure your home network connection. Choose to connect with an ethernet or wireless network and follow the steps below depending on yo...
Lacinema black record setting up the lacinema black record user manual page 27 3.6.2. Ethernet network connection when connecting to your network via ethernet, the lacinema black record automatically detects your network. Connect the ethernet cable (not included) to the back of the lacinema black re...
Lacinema black record playing multimedia files user manual page 28 4. Playing multimedia files thanks to the lacinema black record’s ability to connect to upnp media servers, host computers, and external usb drives, you can access both files saved on the lacinema as well as files located on these ex...
Lacinema black record playing multimedia files user manual page 29 4.1.1. Display format select from these choices ( fig. 31 ): ✦ original ✦ full screen ✦ cinema fig. 31 fig. 32 fig. 33 4.1.2. Subtitle ✦ list of available subtitles ( fig. 32 ) ✦ off 4.1.3. Audio languages select from the list of ava...
Lacinema black record playing multimedia files user manual page 30 4.1.4. Play mode ✦ one > play selected file ( fig. 34 ) ✦ list > play all files from the directory 4.1.5. Repeat ✦ off > play once the select file or list of files ( fig. 35 ) ✦ on> play selected file or list of files in loop fig. 34...
Lacinema black record playing multimedia files user manual page 31 4.2. Photos space you can scroll through the menu using the navigation buttons ( fig. 36 ). To confirm your choice and enter a menu, press the play/pause/ok button. This menu will display all of the image files that you have up- load...
Lacinema black record playing multimedia files user manual page 32 4.3. Music space you can scroll through the menu using the navigation buttons ( fig. 40 ). To confirm your choice and enter a menu, press the play/pause/ok button. This menu will display all of the audio files that you have up- loade...
Lacinema black record playing multimedia files user manual page 33 4.4. Playlist management once the music player has started, you can create and edit playl- ists to arrange songs as you want. Press the right key to enter the playlist management and left key to close it and return to the player. 4.4...
Lacinema black record playing multimedia files user manual page 34 4.5. Record space you can scroll through the menu using the navigation buttons ( fig. 44 ). To confirm your choice and enter a menu, press the play/pause/ok button. If you have connected your lacinema black to a set top box, when you...
Lacinema black record playing multimedia files user manual page 35 4.6. Controlling access to files you can control access to files by requiring a password to play files with certain ratings. The procedure consists of activating the service, defining an age threshold, then assigning ratings to files...
Lacinema black record external sources user manual page 36 5.1. Usb hard drive simply turn on and plug in external hard disks to the lacinema black record’s front ( fig. 45 ) or rear ( fig. 46 ) usb ports to be able to play multimedia files on your television. See below for more details. 5.1.1. Conn...
Lacinema black record external sources user manual page 37 5.1.4. Copying files 1. Verify the external hard drive is connected (see section 5.1.1 ) and is recognized by the lacinema black record. 2. Files located on the external hard drive will be listed along- side the locally stored files in the v...
Lacinema black record external sources user manual page 38 5.2. Transferring files via usb (requires windows media player 11) when you install windows media player, drivers are also installed that allow your lacinema black record to be connected to your computer via usb and mount similarly to an ext...
Lacinema black record external sources user manual page 39 5.3. Networked media server you can stream content to your lacinema black record from a networked upnp server located on a host computer (mac or pc) or a network-attached hard disk (nas). For details, see below. 5.3.1. Network-attached hard ...
Lacinema black record external sources user manual page 40 5.3.2. Host computer you can connect your lacinema black to a computer in order to stream or copy files. ✦ if you wish to connect via usb , you must use windows me- dia player (see section 5.3.1. Network-attached hard disk (nas) ). ✦ if you ...
Lacinema black record external sources user manual page 41 5.3.2.2. Copying files using twonkymedia server (all users) 1. Make sure that both the host computer and the lacinema black are connected to the network and the twonkymedia server has been set up as described in section 5.3.2.1 . 2. Files lo...
Lacinema black record external sources user manual page 42 5.3.2.3. Playing files via the network using windows media player (windows only) windows media player (wmp) 11 provides a network media serv- er, which can use your lacinema black record as a network media player. This allows you to play bac...
Lacinema black record external sources user manual page 43 the lacinema black record can capture video from external devices such as a camcorder or set-top box. 6.1. Connect the external video source refer to section 3.2. Step 2: connect to set-top box or digital camcorder (optional) for the procedu...
Lacinema black record external sources user manual page 44 3. You can then stop the recording when you wish to create the video file. 6.2.2. Scheduled recording scheduled recording is very useful for recording repeating pro- grams, such as a daily or weekly show. To record a program, open the task w...
Lacinema black record external sources user manual page 45 6.2.3. Timeshifting: taking control of live tv one of the lacinema black record’s key benefits is the ability to pause and rewind live tv. The lacinema black record auto- matically records tv as you are watching it, keeping the last three ho...
Lacinema black record external sources user manual page 46 6.3. Accessing recorded video recorded shows are saved in a predefined location that can be accessed from the movie space or browser space . Go to the home menu, select the movie space or browser space , and open the my recordings folder ( f...
Lacinema black record settings menu user manual page 47 7. Settings menu from the home menu, access lacinema black record settings by pressing the options/settings button on the remote con- trol. 7.1. Settings menu overview navigate through the settings categories using the left and right buttons an...
Lacinema black record settings menu user manual page 48 ✦ access and protections – • parental control – enable or disable parental control • set to child mode – turns parental control on requiring secret code to enter some menus and some hidden files • modify secret code – enter current code and new...
Lacinema black record settings menu user manual page 49 7.1.3. Settings: connection allows you to specify video connection parameters ( fig. 67 ): ✦ hdmi/yuv output resolution ✦ composite output ✦ component output ✦ hdmi sound ✦ automatic frame rate ✦ s/pdif sound ✦ aspect ratio fig. 67 fig. 68 fig....
Lacinema black record settings menu user manual page 50 7.2. Firmware update the lacinema black record allows you to update its firmware by loading downloaded firmware updates located on a connected usb external hard drive. To update the firmware: 1. Go to www.Lacie.Com/support and click on the down...
Lacinema black record troubleshooting user manual page 51 8. Troubleshooting if your lacinema black is not working correctly, please refer to the following checklist to determine the source of the problem. If you have gone through all of the points on the checklist and your lacinema black still does...
Lacinema black record troubleshooting user manual page 52 problem question answer tv picture distortion. Are all of the cables connected correctly? Ensure that all of the cables are connected correctly. Make sure that only one video signal cable is attached at a time. See section 3.1. Step 1: connec...
Lacinema black record contacting customer support user manual page 53 before you contact technical support 1. Read the manuals. 2. Try to isolate the problem. If possible, make the drive the only external device on the cpu, and make sure that all of the cables are cor- rectly and firmly attached. If...
Lacinema black record contacting customer support user manual page 54 9.1. Lacie technical support contacts lacie asia, singapore, and hong kong contact us at: http://www.Lacie.Com/asia/contact/ lacie australia contact us at: http://www.Lacie.Com/au/contact/ lacie belgium contact us at: http://www.L...
Lacinema black record warranty information user manual page 55 lacie warrants your drive against any defect in material and workmanship, under normal use, for the period designated on your warranty certificate. In the event this product is found to be defective within the warranty period, lacie will...
