Buffalo LinkTheater LT-H90LAN User manual

LinkTheater LT-H90 Media Player Series
LT-H90LAN
LT-H90WN
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Introduction 3
Product Diagram 4
Connect Your Cables 6
Wireless Connection 8
Remote Control 13
Getting Started 16
Using the LinkTheater with Windows 23
Using the LinkTheater with Mac OS X 28
Settings 40
Display Settings 46
Conguring Windows Media Player 48
Transcoder 52
Specications 54
Warranty 56
Europe - EU Declaration of Conformity 57
Contact 58

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Introduction
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 Series 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. The LT-H90WN model provides additional functionality, allowing you to
connect to your network wirelessly.
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.
Door swings down
for USB port. May
be used with USB
memory sticks, hard
drives, or camcorders.
120V AC
D4/Component HD
video out (720p/1080i)
USB port for use with USB
memory sticks or hard drives
(FAT32 or NTFS).
Composite Video out
RCA stereo audio out
Toslink digital audio out (5.1)
10/100 Ethernet
HDMI (720p/1080i)

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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. It should be:
• 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 - Attach 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 - For a wired connection,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.The LT-
H90WN provides added functionality allowing you to connect to
your network wirelessly. Please refer to the Wireless Connection
section for setup instructions.

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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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Wireless Connection
Wireless Settings (LT-H90WN model only)
After bootup, select the time zone you wish to use and press
enter on “Apply”. A screen will display the message “Incomplete
connection to the Network” . Select the “Recongure Network”
option by pressing “Enter” or “Right” on your remote.
In the “Modify Prole” screen, select the option you would like to
use to connect to your network - Wireless or AOSS.

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Wireless Connection
Select Wireless and press “Enter” or “Right” on your remote
control.
The Link Theater will now scan for wireless networks and display
details on the screen. Select the network which will be used and
press “Enter” or “Right” on your remote control.

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Select the authentication method that is used by the network
and then type the key into the “Key” eld. Once entered, press
“Enter” or “Right” on Continue to proceed.
Press “Enter” or “Right” on the option to “Connect Automatically
(DHCP)”. This will assign an IP address automatically to the Link
Theater.

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A Screen will appear saying “Prole Creation Successful”. Press
“Enter” or “Right” on the “Continue” option.
The IP address and Net Mask information will be displayed at
the bottom right of the screen. Press “Enter” or “Right” on the
“Continue” option to complete the connection.

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AOSS
Please note that your router must support AOSS to use this
connection method. Press “Enter” or “Right” on the AOSS option.
When instructed, press the AOSS button on your router.
When the connection is established, press “Enter” on Finish.
The Link Theater will now be connected to your network and the
IP Address and Gateway information will be displayed on the
bottom right of the screen. Press “Enter” on the “Finish” option
to complete the connection.

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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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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
Linking your LinkTheater to your media les.
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 on an Apple Mac, turn to page 20 for
instructions on conguring your Mac and LinkTheater to work
together.
If your media les are stored on a NAS device like the Buffalo
TeraStation or LinkStation, then you may not need to install
software at all. Turn to page 32 to start using your LinkTheater
immediately!

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Installing the Buffalo Media software for Windows::
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 ‘Media Server’ program
from the start menu.
Conguring the Buffalo Media Server:
Directory
To play content from your PC on the LinkTheater, you must rst
select the folders you wish to use (The default folder setting is
“Documents”). To add folders, Select the [Directories] tab, and
click [Edit].

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Select the folders you wish to share with your LinkTheater and
click [Apply].
The list of folders you have chosen will now be shown.