LaCie 301487U - LaCinema PLAY - Digital AV Player User Manual

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    Lacinema black play table of contents user manual page 1 table of contents 1. Introduction .............................................................................................................. 6 1.1. Minimum system requirements ..................................................................

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    Lacinema black play table of contents user manual page 2 5.1.1. Connection ..................................................................................................................... 34 5.1.2. Compatibility ......................................................................................

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    Lacinema black play 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, without...

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    Lacinema black play 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 respon- sibility to dispose of your waste equipment by handing it over to...

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    Lacinema black play foreword user manual page 5 operating environment temperatures ✦ do not expose the lacinema black play to temperatures out- side the range of 5° c to 30° c (41° f to 86° f). As high end audio/video appliance, the lacinema black play has been designed with an efficient ventilation...

  • Page 6: 1. Introduction

    Lacinema black play introduction user manual page 6 1. Introduction congratulations on the purchase of your new lacinema black play! A premium media center, lacinema black play plugs di- rectly into a wide array of audio/visual equipment for instant play- back of home movies, music, or photos. Featu...

  • Page 7: 1.2.  Supported Formats

    Lacinema black play 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 upscaling 1080i for standard definition movies audio...

  • Page 8: 1.3.  Box Content

    Lacinema black play introduction user manual page 8 1.3. Box content your lacinema black play package contains the system tower and an accessories box containing the items listed below. 1. Lacinema black play 2. Remote control 3. 2 x aaa batteries 4. Component 3xrca male/male cable 5. Composite/2 au...

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    Lacinema black play introduction user manual page 9 1.5. Views of the lacinema black play 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. Infrared receiver – receives the infrared signal from the re...

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    Lacinema black play 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-high ...

  • Page 11: 2. Using The Remote Control

    Lacinema black play 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 (movi...

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    Lacinema black play using the remote control user manual page 12 2.2. Remote control key index the lacinema black play’s remote control allows you to control the lacinema black play while its connected to your tv or home theatre center. Button function 1. Infra-red emitter sends signals to the lacin...

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    Lacinema black play 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 it...

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    Lacinema black play setting up the lacinema black play user manual page 14 setup consists of six steps: ✦ step 1: connect to tv (section 3.1 ) ✦ step 2: connect the power supply (section 3.2 ) ✦ step 3: turning on the tv (section 3.3 ) ✦ step 4: complete the installation wizard (section 3.4 ) ✦ step...

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    Lacinema black play setting up the lacinema black play 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 hdmi po...

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    Lacinema black play setting up the lacinema black play 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 port...

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    Lacinema black play setting up the lacinema black play 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 the c...

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    Lacinema black play setting up the lacinema black play user manual page 18 3.1.4. Optical audio (s/pdif) connection important info: before connecting the cable, power off your digital amplifier. In the composite or hdmi connection methods, it is possible to connect the lacinema black play to home th...

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    Lacinema black play setting up the lacinema black play user manual page 19 3.2. Step 2: connect the power supply plug one end of the power adapter cord into the back of lacin- ema black play and the other end into a power outlet ( fig. 11 ). Move on to the next step, 3.3 . Fig. 11.

  • Page 20: 3.4.  Step 4: Complete The

    Lacinema black play setting up the lacinema black play user manual page 20 3.3. Step 3: 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. 12 ). Note that this will look slightly...

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    Lacinema black play setting up the lacinema black play user manual page 21 1. Setup wizard: remote the first screen shows you the main functions of the remote con- trol ( fig. 14 ). For details on the remote control, see 2. Using the remote control . Fig. 14 fig. 15 fig. 16 2. Setup wizard: select y...

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    Lacinema black play setting up the lacinema black play user manual page 22 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/ok to confirm ( fig. 17 ). 5. Setup wizard: date...

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    Lacinema black play setting up the lacinema black play user manual page 23 7. Setup wizard: parental control use the up and down keys to select and play/ok to confirm ( fig. 20 ). For more information on parental control, refer to section 4.5. Controlling access to files . 8. Setup wizard: parental ...

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    Lacinema black play setting up the lacinema black play user manual page 24 you have now completed the main lacinema black play con- figuration. From the home menu that appears when the wizard has completed, press the options/settings button to access the settings menu to finish product installation ...

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    Lacinema black play setting up the lacinema black play user manual page 25 3.5. Step 5: connect to your network the lacinema black play 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 your cho...

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    Lacinema black play setting up the lacinema black play user manual page 26 3.5.2. Ethernet network connection when connecting to your network via ethernet, the lacinema black play automatically detects your network. Connect the ethernet cable (not included) to the back of the lacinema black play and...

  • Page 27: 4. Playing Multimedia Files

    Lacinema black play playing multimedia files user manual page 27 4. Playing multimedia files thanks to the lacinema black play’s ability to connect to upnp me- dia servers, host computers, and external usb drives, you can access both files saved on the lacinema as well as files located on these exte...

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    Lacinema black play playing multimedia files user manual page 28 4.1.1. Display format select from these choices ( fig. 28 ): ✦ original ✦ full screen ✦ cinema fig. 28 fig. 29 fig. 30 4.1.2. Subtitle ✦ list of available subtitles ( fig. 29 ) ✦ off 4.1.3. Audio languages select from the list of avail...

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    Lacinema black play playing multimedia files user manual page 29 4.1.4. Play mode ✦ one > play selected file ( fig. 31 ) ✦ list > play all files from the directory 4.1.5. Repeat ✦ off > play once the select file or list of files ( fig. 32 ) ✦ on> play selected file or list of files in loop fig. 31 f...

  • Page 30: 4.2.  Photos Menu

    Lacinema black play playing multimedia files user manual page 30 4.2. Photos menu you can scroll through the menu using the navigation buttons ( fig. 33 ). To confirm your choice and enter a menu, press the play/ok button. This menu will display all of the image files that you have up- loaded to you...

  • Page 31: 4.3.  Music Menu

    Lacinema black play playing multimedia files user manual page 31 4.3. Music menu you can scroll through the menu using the navigation buttons ( fig. 37 ). To confirm your choice and enter a menu, press the play/ok button. This menu will display all of the audio files that you have up- loaded to your...

  • Page 32: 4.4.  Playlist Management

    Lacinema black play playing multimedia files user manual page 32 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. 4.4.1...

  • Page 33: 4.6.  Deleting Files

    Lacinema black play playing multimedia files user manual page 33 4.5. 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. ...

  • Page 34: 5.1.  Usb Hard Drive

    Lacinema black play external sources user manual page 34 5.1. Usb hard drive simply turn on and plug in external hard disks to the lacinema black play’s front ( fig. 41 ) or rear ( fig. 42 ) usb ports to be able to play multimedia files on your television. See below for more details. 5.1.1. Connecti...

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    Lacinema black play external sources user manual page 35 fig. 44 5.1.4. Copying files 1. Verify the source device is connected (see section 5.1.1 ) and is recognized by the lacinema black play. 2. Files located on the external hard drive will be listed along- side the locally stored files in the var...

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    Lacinema black play external sources user manual page 36 5.2. Networked media player you can stream content to your lacinema black play from a networked upnp server located on a host computer (mac or pc) or a network-attached hard disk (nas). For details, see below. 5.2.1. Network-attached hard driv...

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    Lacinema black play external sources user manual page 37 5.2.2. 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 5.2.2.5. Copying files via usb (re- quires windows med...

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    Lacinema black play external sources user manual page 38 5.2.2.2. 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 5.2.2.1 . 2. Files loca...

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    Lacinema black play external sources user manual page 39 5.2.2.3. 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 play as a network media player. This allows you to play back fi...

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    Lacinema black play external sources user manual page 40 5.2.2.5. Copying files via usb (requires windows media player 11) when you install windows media player, drivers are also installed that allow your lacinema black play to be connected to your computer via usb and mount similarly to an external...

  • Page 41: 6. Settings Menu

    Lacinema black play settings menu user manual page 41 6. Settings menu from the home menu, access lacinema black play settings by pressing the options/settings button on the remote control. 6.1. Settings menu overview navigate through the settings categories using the left and right buttons and conf...

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    Lacinema black play settings menu user manual page 42 • 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 code • modify answer/questio...

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    Lacinema black play settings menu user manual page 43 6.1.3. Settings: connection allows you to specify video connection parameters ( fig. 59 ): ✦ hdmi/yuv output resolution ✦ composite output ✦ component output ✦ hdmi sound ✦ automatic frame rate ✦ s/pdif sound ✦ aspect ratio fig. 59 fig. 60 fig. 6...

  • Page 44: 6.2.  Firmware Update

    Lacinema black play settings menu user manual page 44 6.2. Firmware update the lacinema black play 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 download...

  • Page 45: 7. Troubleshooting

    Lacinema black play troubleshooting user manual page 45 7. Troubleshooting if your lacinema black play 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 play st...

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    Lacinema black play troubleshooting user manual page 46 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: connect ...

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    Lacinema black play contacting customer support user manual page 47 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 y...

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    Lacinema black play contacting customer support user manual page 48 8.1. 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.Lac...

  • Page 49: 9. Warranty Information

    Lacinema black play warranty information user manual page 49 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, ...