Buffalo LinkTheater LT-H90 User manual

LinkTheater LT-H90 Media Player
v1.0

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Introduction 3
Product Diagram 4
Connect Your Cables 6
Remote Control 8
Getting Started 11
Install PC Software 12
Using the LinkTheater 20
Settings 24
Display Modes 28
Using Windows Media Player 30
Transcoder 34
Specications        36
Warranty 37
Contact 38

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Using LinkTheater
ThankyouforchoosingLinkTheater!ThismanualshouldhelpyoucongureanduseyournewLinkTheater.
Buffalo Technology’s LinkTheater LT-H90 Network Media Player is the
missing link between your TV, home entertainment center, and computer
network. Now, you can play the movies, music, and photos stored on your
computers from the comfort of your living room, through your TV and home
entertainment center.
The LinkTheater connects to your local network with an RJ-45 Ethernet port.
For best performance, wireless connections are not recommended.
The LinkTheater has a wide variety of AV connections on the back, including
High-Definition compatible video connectors as well as digital Dolby™5.1* and
DTS compatible audio connectors. LinkTheater also supports Universal Plug
& Play for easy installation.
LinkTheater plays back most popular video, image, and audio formats. See
the Specifications page for a list of supported file types.
Prepare to experience one of the highest quality, most versatile media players
available! Buffalo Technology’s LinkTheater will provide seamless access to
your multimedia archives.
Please check our web site (www.buffalotech.com) for updates and additional
support for this product.
*Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Colby and the double-D symbo0l are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

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Power switch
Hold 10 seconds to reset unit.
Lift door for USB port.
May be used with
USB memory sticks,
camcorders, or FAT32
USB hard drives.
120V AC
D4/Component HD
video out (720p)
USB port for use with USB
memory sticks or FAT32 USB
hard drives.
Composite Video out
RCA stereo audio out
Toslink digital audio out (5.1)
10/100 Ethernet
HDMI (720p)

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Package Contents:
• LinkTheater Media Player
• Ethernet Cable
• Remote Control with Batteries
• AC Power Cable
• LinkTheater CD-ROM
• User Manual (this guide)
• Standard A/V Cable (Red, White, and Yellow RCAs)
If any items are missing from your package, please contact
Buffalo Technology’s Technical Support or contact the place you
purchased your product from.
Preparation:
The LinkTheater connects to a TV or video monitor with
composite (RCA), HDMI, D4, or component style video
connectors.
Find an appropriate place to install the LinkTheater. We
recommend that the install place is:
• within visible site of the primary seating area. This device
uses an IR remote control and requires line of sight.
• conveniently located near your TV and Hi-Fi.
• onaatsurfaceorcabinet.WedoNOTrecommend
placing it on top of a warm-running audio/video
component, due to potential overheating concerns.

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Connect your cables:
The LinkTheater must be connected to a TV or monitor. Although
the LinkTheater plays mp3s and other popular music formats, a
TVormonitorisrequiredtonavigateandcongureoptionson
the LinkTheater.
There are many ways to connect the audio and video output of
the LinkTheater to a TV or home theater. The following directions
describe connecting your LinkTheater to your TV or monitor
with the standard yellow analog composite video connector,
which almost any TV will have. This cable is included in your
LinkTheater package and will work with most TVs.
Here’s a simple way to connect your LinkTheater directly to a TV:
1 - Hook up the included analog video cable to your TV or
monitor. Most TVs will have the connections color-coded: Yellow
for video, red for right-audio, and white for left-audio.
2 - Connect the other end of the analog video cable to the
associated ports on the LinkTheater. The ports are also color
coded: red for right audio, white for left audio, and yellow for
video.
3 - Connect the CAT-5 Ethernet cable into the Ethernet port on
the back of the LinkTheater and connect the other end to a router,
hub, or switch on your network.

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6 - Once the ‘POWER’ and ‘STANDBY’ lights on the front of the
LinkTheater are on, the device has properly powered up and is
ready for use. At this point, please turn on your TV or monitor.
Change your TV or monitor’s source setting to correspond
to the input that you plugged the LinkTheater into. Once the
LinkTheater’s menu appears, your LinkTheater’s video is
properly connected.
Note: These instructions are for a simple setup, where the
LinkTheater is connected directly to a TV with RCA connections.
Many other ways to connect are possible. For instance, if you
seek the best overall performance available, you might connect
the audio to an AV Receiver with a toslink digital connector and
the video to your monitor with a D4-to-component or HDMI cable.
If the toslink 5.1 digital audio output is used, you’ll need to enable
it in Settings before using it. Additional cables (not included with
the LinkTheater) will be necessary for any of these alternate
congurations.
4 - Plug the power cable into an AC power outlet. Buffalo
recommends connecting the AC adapter to a power-strip with
a surge protector to protect it from power surges caused by
lightning.
5 - Plug the power connector from the AC adapter into the back
of the LinkTheater. The ‘POWER’ and ‘STANDBY’ lights on the
front of the LinkTheater will blink and then turn on. You do not
need to press the power button on the front of the LinkTheater.
If the lights don’t come on within a few seconds, check that the
proper AC adapter is plugged in and seated correctly. Also,
check that your power-strip or surge protector is on.

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Remote Control
The LinkTheater's navigation and settings are all done via the included remote control.
To navigate through the menus, use the up, down, left and right
arrows. To make a selection, press the ‘Enter’ key. Also, the
left and right arrows can be used to navigate forward and back
through the menus.
Info – Theinfobuttonwillbringupinformationregardingthele
thatiscurrentlybeingplayedback.Thisincludeslenameinfo,
format info, and in the case of movies and music, how long the
lehasbeenplaying.
Setup – The setup button will instantly take you to the System
Settings area.
Refresh – The refresh button will automatically refresh what is
onthescreen.Forexample,ifrecentleshavebeenadded
to a media server, pressing the refresh button may display the
newles.SomeDLNAserversmayneedtoberefreshedatthe
server level.
Repeat – The repeat button will simply repeat a video or music
lethat’sbeingplayedback.

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Video – The video button will
cycle through the four supported
video modes. CAUTION:
Using this improperly could
result in losing video display.
In that event, continue to cycle
through the video modes by
pressing the VIDEO button until
the display returns.
Audio – Audio is used to select
different sound track options
that may be available in video
les.
Playback Controls – The
playback controls work similarly
to that of a VCR or DVD player.
>/II begins and pauses
playback, stops playback,
>> is fast forward, >Igoes to
the next song, etc.
Video, Music, Photo – The
three video, music, and photo
buttons can be used while
navigating a media source.
Pressing one of these buttons
will instantly change your
viewingtotheletypesthat
correspond with the button
pushed. For example, if you’re
browsing video and press the
music button, you’ll instantly be
browsing music instead.
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INFO SETUP REFRESH
REPEAT VIDEO AUDIO
STEP/SLOW
VIDEO
ZOOM
VOL
UP
MUSIC
DOWN
ADVANCED
PHOTO
CLEAR CAPS/NUM
ENTER
RETURN HOME
1 2 3
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STOP
MUTE TRACK
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skip
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Home – The home button will return you to the main navigation
hub.
Up and Down – The up and down buttons work like Page Up
and Page Down does on a computer. This is a quick way to
browse through folders that have a lot of media.
Volume and Mute – The LinkTheater has its own independent
volume control that can be used along with or as an alternative
to your TV or sound system’s remote control. This allows you
to quickly mute or raise/lower the volume without having to
necessarily use the TV or sound system’s remote control.
Stop – The stop key will temporarily pause a slideshow that’s in
progress.
Track – The track button will skip forward or back to the next
video,music,orpicturele.

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Getting Started
Installing software on your computer.
TheLinkTheaterisdesignedtoplaymedialesthatarelocated
on computers and NAS devices. Where do you keep your
movies, music, and pictures? If they’re on Windows PCs, then
turn to the next page and begin installing software on your PC.
IfyourmedialesarestoredonaNASdevicelikethe
TeraStation Live or the LinkStation Live, then you may not need
to install software at all. Turn to page 20 to start using your
LinkTheater immediately!

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Installing the Buffalo PC Utility:
Please follow the install steps below if you wish to use the
LinkTheatertoaccessmedialesonaWindowsPC:
1. Insert the LinkTheater CD-ROM into your PC’s CD-ROM
drive. The program will run automatically.
2. Press the ‘Start’ button.
3. Agree to the End User License.

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4. Press ‘Start’.
5.ClickReboottonishtheinstallationandrestartyourPC.

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6.Afterthereboot,pleaselaunchthe‘CongureMediaServer’
program from the start menu.
Conguring the Buffalo PC Media Server:
Now that the Buffalo PC Media Server is installed and running,
you must point it to the media on your computer.

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There are two options for adding media:
Add - BypressingtheAddbutton,youcanspecicallypicka
directory on your computer to share with the LinkTheater. If you
wish to add multiple directories, then you can add them one at a
time by repeating the process.
Auto Search – Auto search launches a wizard that will help you
automaticallyndyourmedia.
Press the Next button to continue.

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Select which drive or drives you’d like to include in the search.
Click on Next.
Additional options are available. We recommend that you keep
the options as is. Click on Next when ready.
Afterthesearchcompletes,youwillbeaskedtoconrmwhich
folders you’d like to add to the media server. Checked folders
will be shared, unchecked folders will not. Once you have
analyzed the list, click on Conrm.

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The Optionstabwillletyouturnonandofflesharing.Italso
includes other options, including the ability to control whether the
media server starts when your computer starts.
Todisablelesharing,presstheTurn OFF File Sharing button.
You may want to turn on Access Control to prevent certain
devices from accessing your media content. This is especially
important if there are multiple LinkTheaters or other DLNA
playback devices on your network.
If you’d like to prevent some devices from accessing your date
while permitting others, press the Turn ON Access Control
button. Press Add to bring up the access control wizard.

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Press Next.
And then press Next again.

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Select your preferred method for assigning access to drives.
Once complete, press Next.
You can continue to add more access grants by pressing the
Add button again. The access rules will appear in the main
application console.
Congratulations, you’ve completed the installation and
congurationoftheBuffaloPCMediaServer.

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Using the LinkTheater
Usetheremotetochooseandplayyourmediales.
WhentheLinkTheaterrstturnson,itshowstheHomescreen.
Use the up and down arrows on your remote control to highlight
your choice, and then press enter to open it.