Escient Fireball E-2 User manual

E2 USER’S MANUAL
P/N: M22004-01A2

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FIREBALL E2 USER MANUAL 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS 2
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION 7
ABOUT THIS MANUAL 7
RECORD YOUR SERIAL NUMBER 7
MANUAL DISCLAIMERS 7
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS 8
TRADEMARKS & SERVICE MARKS 9
WARRANTY INFORMATION 10
ESCIENT PRIVACY POLICY 12
CONTACT INFORMATION 12
COPYRIGHT 13
TERMS AND DEFINITIONS 13
SETUP 14
POWER STATES 15
FRONT PANEL OVERVIEW 16
REAR PANEL OVERVIEW 17
REMOTE CONTROL OVERVIEW 18
ENTERING TEXT WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL 19
Entering Numeric Entry Mode 19
Typing Characters with the Remote 19
GETTING MUSIC INTO FIREBALL 21
RECORDING FROM THE INTERNAL CD 22
RECORDING FROM AN EXTERNAL CHANGER 23
Supported External CD Changers 23
Connecting Sony DVP-CX777ES CD/DVD Changers 24
THANK YOU
The team at Escient
would like to take this
opportunity to thank
you for purchasing an
Escient FireBall product.
Escient is committed to
providing our customers
the most technologically
advanced, yet easier-
than-ever to use products
that converge the power
of the Internet with
home entertainment.
To maximize your
enjoyment, please take
a few minutes to review
this User’s Manual. It
will guide you through
all the features and
benefits of your new
FireBall.
If you should need
assistance please call our
Customer Support Staff
at 800.372.4968
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Connecting Sony Changers 25
Connecting Kenwood CD/DVD Changers 26
Connecting Pioneer CD/DVD Changers 27
Loading Discs Into Changers 28
Quick Lookup 28
Automatic Bulk Recording 29
Select Tracks to Record 29
IMPORTING MUSIC FILES 30
System Requirements 31
Audio File Requirements 31
Cover Art Image Requirements 31
Importing from a PC 32
Importing from a Mac 33
RECORDING FROM OTHER EXTERNAL SOURCES 35
ERASING CD-RW DISC 36
LISTENING TO MUSIC 37
BROWSING YOUR MUSIC LIBRARY 37
SHOW AND HIDE TRACKS 37
PLAYING THE CURRENT TITLE 38
SELECTING A DIFFERENT SONG 38
CHANGING THE GUIDE VIEW 39
View By Artist 39
View By Title 39
View By Song 40
View By Cover 40
CHANGING THE CURRENT PLAY MODE 40
VIEWING BY GENRE 41
LISTENING TO INTERNET RADIO 42
BROWSING INTERNET RADIO STATIONS 42
PLAYING THE CURRENT STATION 43
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MANAGING YOUR MEDIA 44
CREATING PLAYLISTS 44
CREATING GROUPS 46
ADDING INTERNET RADIO STATIONS 48
UPDATING THE INTERNET RADIO STATIONS LIST 49
EDITING MUSIC INFORMATION 50
Editing Disc Info 50
Automatically Lookup Information for This Disc 51
Searching for the Original Cover 52
Tips for Searching for Covers 53
Selecting an Existing Cover 53
Editing Track Names 54
EDITING RADIO INFORMATION 55
EDITING PLAYLISTS 56
EDITING GROUPS 57
DELETING MUSIC 59
DELETING PLAYLISTS 60
DELETING GROUPS 61
CREATING CDS 62
CREATING A CUSTOM MIX CD 62
DUPLICATING A CD 64
RECORDING FROM AN EXTERNAL SOURCE 65
SETTING USER PREFERENCES 67
SETTING THE SCREEN SAVER PREFERENCES 67
Activation Idle Time 67
Mode 68
SETTING YOUR TIME ZONE 68
SETTING YOUR ZIP CODE 69
ENABLING PASSWORD PROTECTION 70
CHOOSING YOUR NETWORK CONNECTION 71
Testing the Your Connection 72
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Ethernet Settings 73
Dialup Settings 74
SETTING THE FIREBALL SERVER NAME 75
SELECTING THE AUDIO ENCODER TYPE 76
SETTING THE DISC INSERT PREFERENCES 77
VIDEO OUTPUT PREFERENCES 78
Centering the FireBall Screen 78
Adjusting your TV’s Brightness 79
Adjusting your TV’s Contrast 80
Adjusting your TV’s Sharpness 81
Adjusting your TV’s Color and Tint 82
LOOKING UP DISC INFORMATION 83
Automatically Getting Disc Information 83
Getting Disc Information for a Range of Discs 85
Getting Disc Information for All Discs 86
RECORDING FROM EXTERNAL CHANGERS 87
Automatically Recording CDs 88
Recording a Range of CDs 89
Recording All CDs 90
CONTROLLING FIREBALL FROM AN ESCIENT TOUCH PANEL 91
Connecting Your Touch Panel 92
Calibrating Your Touch Panel 93
Using Your Touch Panel 94
CONTROLLING FIREBALL FROM OTHER DEVICES 94
FIREBALL UTILITIES 95
Getting Information about Your FireBall 95
Restarting the System 96
Updating the Software 97
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CONTROLLING FIREBALL FROM A WEB BROWSER 98
SETTING UP THE FIREBALL WEB SERVER 98
CONNECTING TO YOUR FIREBALL USING A WEB BROWSER 99
USING THE WEB USER INTERFACE 100
USING THE WEB BROWSER AS A MUSIC CLIENT 101
BACKUP AND RESTORE 102
FIREBALL BACKUP 102
FIREBALL RESTORE 102
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 103
ESCIENT PRODUCT SUPPORT 103
SPECIFICATIONS 104
Video Specifications 104
Audio Specifications 104
Physical Specifications 104
Power Supply Specifications 105
3rd Party Certifications 105
FCC Part 15, Subpart B 105
GRACENOTE® END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT 106
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PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing the FireBall E2, the next generation media management system from Escient (A division of
Digital Networks North America).
ABOUT THIS MANUAL
This FireBall E2 User Manual is intended to provide the reader with an overview of the main features and benefits of
the Escient FireBall E2 Music Management System. For more technical information, please refer to the FireBall E2
Advanced User’s Guide available on the Escient web site (www.escient.com) or from your Escient dealer.
RECORD YOUR SERIAL NUMBER
The serial number for this unit is located at the rear of the device. Please record the serial number in the space
provided below. Refer to it whenever you call Escient Tech Support regarding this product.
FireBall Serial Number: _______________________________________
MANUAL DISCLAIMERS
At the time of printing, the FireBall E2 screen shot images in this manual matched the FireBall E2 interface screens.
However, since FireBall E2 has the capability of downloading software updates and enhancements on a regular basis,
the resulting screen updates may no longer match the images in this manual. Check the Escient website for more
information on software updates.
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WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
• Do not use this apparatus near water.
• Clean only with a dry cloth.
• Do not block any ventilation openings.
• Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat
registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that
produce heat.
• To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove the cover.
No user serviceable parts are inside. Refer servicing to qualified
service personnel.
• To prevent electric shock, do not use a 3 wire to 2 wire adapter
plug.
• A three prong grounded outlet is required.
• You are cautioned that any change or modification not expressly
approved in this manual or approved in writing by an authorized
representative of Escient could void your warranty and/or your
authority to operate this equipment.
• Prolonged use of any video device which produces a static (non-moving, non-changing) or repetitive image on
your projector, television or plasma display device can cause “screen burn-in”. You are encouraged to leave the
FireBall E2 screen-saver turned on and set to the lowest possible “time-out” duration. Warning: This device
uses the mains plug as the means to disconnect the unit, this unit remains powered unless disconnected from the
mains source.
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TRADEMARKS & SERVICE MARKS
Escient®, the Escient logo, and FireBall® are trademarks of Digital Networks North America.
FireBall E2 and Physital are trademarks of Escient®.
Other product names mentioned herein are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their
respective companies.
Music recognition technology and related data are provided by Gracenote®. Gracenote is the industry standard in
music recognition technology and related content delivery. For more information visit www. gracenote.com.
CD and music-related data from Gracenote, Inc., copyright © 2000-2004 Gracenote.
Gracenote CDDB® Client Software, copyright 2000-2004 Gracenote. This product and service may practice one
or more of the following U.S. Patents: #5,987,525; #6,061,680; #6,154,773, #6,161,132, #6,230,192, #6,230,207,
#6,240,459, #6,330,593, and other patents issued or pending. Services supplied and/or device manufactured under
license for following Open Globe, Inc. United States Patent #6,304,523.
Gracenote and CDDB are registered trademarks of Gracenote. The Gracenote logo and
logotype, and the “Powered by Gracenote” logo are trademarks of Gracenote.
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WARRANTY INFORMATION
Terms of Coverage - Each Escient branded media management system sold comes with a standard one (1) year
warranty. This warranty provides no-charge coverage under normal product usage, for a period of one year from the
date of registration and/or purchase (whichever is earlier). This warranty program provides the following key features
and benefits:
• Twelve (12) months service, parts and labor.
• Five (5) day turn around time on all standard in-warranty repairs. No charges to the customer other than in-
bound shipping charges which are determined by the shipping method. All return shipments will be via Standard
Ground Transportation (approximately 5 business days).
• Twelve (12) months of regular hour telephone support (9AM to 7PM EST), Monday through Friday.
• 24-hour email response from the Escient Support Website.
• Software maintenance updates provided via a broadband or dial-up Internet connections.
• Access to 24-hour music and movie databases and entertainment services providing access to thousands of CD
and DVD titles and associated information.
What is Covered - The goal of this warranty is to cover operational problems that might arise with your product
during normal use. This includes failure to start, improper operation, or intermittent failures. As part of the warranty,
Escient will pay for all labor and materials used in the repair of the system. Escient reserves the right to use new or
factory refurbished parts in the repair of these in-warranty systems. Escient will also pay for the return shipment of the
repaired system via standard ground transportation. At Escient’s discretion, the Company will repair or replace any
system sent in for repair. Upon repair, the product will be new or like-new in condition and will meet all necessary
regulatory requirements.
What is Not Covered - Escient products are sold through Escient approved dealers. A number of items must remain
intact in order for Escient to verify and validate this warranty. Additionally, there are several conditions which violate
Escient’s warranty program. These include:
• The product was not purchased through an approved Escient Dealer.
• Any product, on which the serial numbers has been defaced, modified or removed physically or electronically
will not be covered by an Escient warranty.
• Escient will not cover under warranty damage to the product as a result of accident, misuse, abuse, neglect, fire,
water, lightning, or other acts of God or nature, improper storage, unauthorized modification, or failure to follow
instructions.
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• Any type of unauthorized repair or modifications made to the system resulting in damage to the product will not
be covered under this warranty.
• Damage caused to the product as a result of improper shipping or installation.
• Any problems related to the use of the product which is not a direct problem with the product.
• Damage caused to the product as a result of improper installation to third party peripherals or products, or
incorrect connection to peripheral or products.
• Additionally, Escient does not cover the following items under the terms or its warranty programs:
• Installation or removal charges.
• Cost of initial technical adjustments (setup costs).
• Battery replacement.
Escient’s sole liability for any defective product is limited to the repair or replacement of the product at our discretion.
Escient shall not be liable for damages to other property caused by defects in this product, damages based upon
inconvenience, loss of use of the product, loss of time or data, commercial loss or any other damages, whether real,
incidental or consequential.
Escient shall not be liable for damage or loss of data including but not limited to music recorded to storage devices.
It is the customer’s responsibility to maintain the original media and/or appropriate backup copies within the specific
rights of the media’s copyright holder.
How to Return a Product - Contact your dealer or Escient’s Customer Support group at 800-372-4368.
Please have the following information ready for your dealer or Escient’s Customer Support technician:
• Product Serial Number
• Model Number
• Date of Registration or Purchase
• Place of Purchase
Upon reviewing the request for repair under warranty provisions, Escient’s Technical Support group will issue a
Return Material Authorization (RMA) number. This number is to be attached to the outside of the shipping carton.
Additional instructions will be provided by technical support. Please be sure to use original packing carton and
internal packing materials to assure proper shipment of the system. Insurance costs are the responsibility of the
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customer. Most shippers only provide standard coverage for $100 in cost so please protect yourself by providing
additional insurance for the returned product.
Out of Warranty Repair - Escient provides out of warranty repair service on a cost plus labor basis. Minimum
charges will apply. Technical support will provide information on this service at the time of the call.
ESCIENT PRIVACY POLICY
Escient is committed to providing you with a product that you enjoy and are confident in using, and are committed to
providing services in a private and secure environment.
We recognize and respect each individual user’s privacy and have created this Privacy Policy to demonstrate our
commitment to your privacy.
We want you to be fully informed about the information that we collect, why we collect it, and with whom we share it.
It is our hope that, after reading this notice, you will understand our commitment to privacy and be confident that we
will use your information responsibly. By using the Escient FireBall E2, you are accepting the practices described in
this Privacy Policy.
The option to read the Escient Privacy Policy appears on the zip code screen of the Quick Start automatic setup
procedure. In addition, you can access the statement at any time by pressing the SETUP key and choosing the option:
user information, privacy policy.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Escient may be contacted by using the following information. Once you have worked with your local Escient dealer,
we encourage you to contact us if you are in need of any further assistance.
Escient
6325 Digital Way
Indianapolis, Indiana 46278
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Phone: [phone] Press “2” for Sales, or “3” for Support
Fax: [phone]
Internet: www.escient.com
Email: [email protected]
Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00am - 7pm EST
COPYRIGHT
This manual is copyright ©2004 by Digital Networks North America and Escient. All rights reserved.
TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
Following are terms used throughout this manual:
• Button - refers to a graphic item on the display screen.
• Group - a collection of similar music titles. Standard genre groups are provided and custom groups can be
created by the user.
• Highlight - highlighting is used to indicate the user’s selection on screen. When the selection moves up, down,
left, or right, the highlight moves to the next nearest item. No action is taken (except that more information may
be displayed on the screen) until the Select key is pressed.
• Info Text Area - the portion of the guide screen used to display information about the highlighted title.
• Playlist - a collection of one or more music tracks or songs.
• Title - a collection of music tracks commonly referred to as a CD, Album or Playlist.
• Key - refers to one of the buttons on your remote or keyboard.
• MP3 - a compressed digital audio format. MP3 files are smaller than the original CD tracks and sound almost
identical.
• FLAC - a lossless compressed digital audio format. FLAC files are smaller than the original CD tracks and are
bit for bit duplicates of the original.
• Guide - a grid or list of information, used to browse your media library.
• Player - the screen used to display the currently playing media.
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SETUP
This manual assumes that you followed the printed “Quick Setup” guide that came with your FireBall. If you have
not properly connected your FireBall to your audio/video system, please go back and follow the “Quick Setup” guide
before continuing with this User Manual.
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POWER STATES
After the FireBall E2 unit is plugged in, the Standby LED located next to the power button will flash red until the
startup process is complete. Please wait. This may take several minutes.
When the Standby LED is solid RED, the FireBall is now in a standby or “sleep” mode. There is no video output
when FireBall is in standby mode. Press the Power button (on the front panel or on the remote) once and the video
output is displayed on your TV. The unit is now ON and the LED will be solid blue.
To change from the ON mode back to the standby or “sleep” mode, press the Power button on the front panel or on the
remote once. The video output will go blank and the LED will be solid red.
If power is removed from FireBall for any reason, including a power outage or if the unit is unplugged, FireBall will
automatically return to the Standby state as soon as power is restored. When FireBall is turned on again, FireBall will
return to the same source mode that it was in when power was lost.
To force the FireBall to restart, PRESS and HOLD the Power button for 4 seconds, and release it
when the standby LED starts blinking. When the Standby LED is RED and FireBall E2 has completed its
startup process, press the Power button once to turn on the FireBall E2.
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FRONT PANEL OVERVIEW
1 - POWER 6 - TEXT DISPLAY & IR RECEIVER
2 - GUIDE 7 - OPEN/CLOSE DRIVE
3 - MUSIC SOURCE 8 - NAVIGATION
4 - RADIO SOURCE 9 - SELECT
5 - CD-RW DRIVE 10 - TRANSPORT CONTROLS
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REAR PANEL OVERVIEW
1 - POWER 6 - DIGITAL AUDIO OPTICAL IN
2 - ANALOG AUDIO IN 7 - DIGITAL AUDIO COAX IN
3 - IR IN / S-LINK/IR OUT 8 - ANALOG AUDIO OUT
4 - DIGITAL AUDIO COAX OUT 9 - VIDEO OUT
5 - DIGITAL AUDIO OPTICAL OUT 10 - COMMUNICATION PORTS
11 - ETHERNET
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REMOTE CONTROL OVERVIEW
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ENTERING TEXT WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL
The remote control can be used to enter text in all text fields. This text entry capability is provided to allow you to fill
out short text fields – such as those that occur in the setup and edit screens. FireBall E2’s wireless keyboard should be
used when extended typing is required.
Entering Numeric Entry Mode
In fields where FireBall E2 expects only numeric characters to be
entered (such as phone number fields), an indicator will appear on the
screen that displays the letters “123” indicating that only numbers can
be entered.
Typing Characters with the Remote
The remote control based text entry capability is similar to that
provided on standard telephones and cell phones. Each numeric key
has characters associated with it that can be accessed by pressing the
key one or more times. You have .5 seconds after a key is pressed to
enter a second character from the same key. If you press the same
key within .5 seconds, the second character associated with that key
replaces the initial character. If you do not press the same key within
.5 seconds, the text cursor moves to the next location so that the same
key can be pressed again to enter a second character.
The “2”, “3”, “4”, “5”, “6”, and “8” keys each support three letters
and one number and can be pressed from one to seven times to display
upper case, lower case, and numeric characters. The “7” and “9” keys
both support four letters and one number and can be pressed from
one to nine times. The “1” and “0” keys support all of the special
characters and will cycle through each character for every key press.
The text characters follow the same convention used by a standard
telephone – except in the case of the “1” and “0” keys which contain
additional characters.
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When entering characters at the beginning of a field or characters that follow a space, FireBall E2 assumes that upper
case characters are preferred. Therefore, characters are entered in the following cycle – uppercase, lowercase, and
numeric. For example, the first key press enters an uppercase letter corresponding to the first letter associated with the
key. Pressing the “2” key once displays an “A” in the text field, pressing the “2” key twice displays a “B”, pressing it
again will display a “C”. The fourth key press displays a lower case “a”, the fifth key press displays a lower case “b”,
and the sixth key press displays a lower case “c”. Lastly, pressing the “2” key a seventh time displays the number “2”.
When entering the second character in a text field or the second character following a space, FireBall E2 assumes that
lower case is preferred and the character entry cycles in the following pattern – lowercase, uppercase, and numeric.
The following text entry table describes the sequence of characters that appear when specific keys
are pressed on the remote:
Key
Alpha Mode
1stcharacter or 1st character after a
space
Alpha Mode 2nd
character or 2nd
character after a
space
11. / , ? ‘ : ; &~! 1. / , ? ‘ : ; &~!
2ABCabc2 abcABC2
3DEFdef3 defDEF3
4GHIghi4 ghiGHI4
5JKLjkl5 jklJKL5
6MNOmno6 mnoMNO6
7PQRSpqrs7 pqrsPQRS7
8TUVtuv8 tuvTUV8
9WXYZwxyz9 wxyzWXYZ9
00@ _ - * # [ ] ( )+= 0@ _ - * # [ ] ( )+=
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