Escient FireBall AVX User manual

AVX & MX SERIES USER’S MANUAL
P/N: M42001-02A3

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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
800.372.4368
The Escient Team
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION 6
ABOUT THIS MANUAL 6
RECORD YOUR SERIAL NUMBER 6
MANUAL DISCLAIMERS 6
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS 7
TRADEMARKS & SERVICE MARKS 8
WARRANTY INFORMATION 9
ESCIENT PRIVACY POLICY 11
CONTACT INFORMATION 11
COPYRIGHT 11
TERMS AND DEFINITIONS 12
SETUP 13
POWER STATES 13
FRONT PANEL OVERVIEW 14
REAR PANEL OVERVIEW - 5 CHANGERS / 2 ZONES 15
REAR PANEL OVERVIEW - 3 CHANGERS / 1 ZONE 16
REAR PANEL OVERVIEW - 1 CHANGER / 1 ZONE 17
REMOTE OVERVIEW 18
ENTERING TEXT WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL 19
Entering Numeric Entry Mode 19
Typing Characters with the Remote 19
CONNECTING EXTERNAL DISC CHANGERS 21
Supported External Changers 21
Connecting Sony DVP-CX777ES CD/DVD Changers 22
LOADING DISCS INTO CHANGERS 23
Automatically Getting Disc Information 24
Getting Disc Information for a Range of Discs 25
Getting Disc Information for All Discs 26

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ADDITIONAL CONNECTION AND
HOOKUP INFORMATION 27
AUDIO OUTPUTS 27
MULTI-ZONE VIDEO OUTPUTS 28
SINGLE-ZONE VIDEO OUTPUTS 29
RS-232 CONNECTIONS 30
IR CONNECTIONS 30
ETHERNET CONNECTIONS 31
EXTERNAL CHANGER CONNECTIONS 33
Changer Types 33
Control Connections 33
Digital Audio Connections 33
Analog Audio Connections 33
Sony DVD/CD Changer Hookup 33
REGISTRATION 34
ETHERNET CONNECTION TEST 34
WATCHING DVD MOVIES 35
BROWSING YOUR MOVIE LIBRARY 35
PLAYING THE CURRENT MOVIE 35
SELECTING A DIFFERENT MOVIE 36
Movie Info 36
CHANGING THE GUIDE VIEW 36
View By Cover 36
VIEWING BY GENRE 37
WATCHING A MOVIE FROM
ANOTHER ROOM 38
BROWSING YOUR MOVIE LIBRARY FROM
ANOTHER ROOM 39
WATCHING A DIFFERENT MOVIE IN THE OTHER ROOM 39
WATCHING THE SAME MOVIE IN TWO ROOMS 41
GETTING MUSIC INTO FIREBALL 42
RECORDING FROM THE INTERNAL CD 43
RECORDING FROM EXTERNAL CHANGERS 44
Automatically Recording CDs 45
Recording a Range of CDs 46
Recording All CDs 47
IMPORTING MUSIC FILES 48
System Requirements 48
Audio File Requirements 48
Cover Art Image Requirements 48
IMPORTING FROM A PC 49
IMPORTING FROM A MAC 50
RECORDING FROM OTHER EXTERNAL SOURCES 52
ERASING A CD-RW DISC 53
LISTENING TO MUSIC 54
BROWSING YOUR MUSIC LIBRARY 54
SHOW AND HIDE TRACKS 54
PLAYING THE CURRENT TITLE 55
SELECTING A DIFFERENT SONG 55
CHANGING THE GUIDE VIEW 56
View By Artist 56
View By Artist-Title 56
View By Title-Artist 57
View By Song-Artist 57
View By List 57
View By Cover 57
Using the Guide Views 57
CHANGING THE CURRENT PLAY MODE 58
Jukebox Play Modes 58

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VIEWING BY GENRE 59
USING THE JUKEBOX QUEUE 60
Adding Songs and Playing the Jukebox Queue 60
Reordering the Jukebox Queue 61
Removing a Song from the Jukebox Queue 61
Clearing the Entire Jukebox Queue 61
Saving the Jukebox Queue 61
Exiting Jukebox Mode 61
LISTENING TO INTERNET RADIO 62
BROWSING INTERNET RADIO STATIONS 62
PLAYING THE CURRENT STATION 63
MANAGING YOUR MEDIA 64
CREATING PLAYLISTS 64
CREATING GROUPS 65
ADDING INTERNET RADIO STATIONS 66
UPDATING THE INTERNET RADIO STATIONS LIST 67
EDITING MOVIE INFORMATION 68
Editing Disc Info 68
Automatically Lookup Information for This Disc 69
Searching for Movie Information Manually 70
Tips for Searching for Movies 70
Selecting an Existing Cover 71
Edit Description 72
EDITING MUSIC INFORMATION 73
Editing Track Names 74
Automatically Lookup Information for This Disc 75
Searching for the Original Cover 76
Tips for Searching for Covers 76
Selecting an Existing Cover 77
EDITING RADIO INFORMATION 78
EDITING PLAYLISTS 79
EDITING GROUPS 80
DELETING MUSIC 81
DELETING PLAYLISTS 82
DELETING GROUPS 83
CREATING CDS 84
CREATING A CUSTOM MIX CD 84
DUPLICATING A CD 86
RECORDING FROM AN EXTERNAL SOURCE 87
SETTING USER PREFERENCES 88
SELECTING YOUR LANGUAGE 88
SETTING THE SCREEN SAVER PREFERENCES 89
Activation Idle Time 89
Other Modes 89
Retail Demo Mode 90
Photo Screen Saver Mode 91
SETTING YOUR TIME ZONE 92
CUSTOMIZABLE USER INTERFACE 93
ENABLING PASSWORD PROTECTION 94
MOVIE RATINGS 95
ETHERNET SETTINGS 96
SERVER SETTINGS 97
FIREBALL MUSIC SHARING 98
SELECTING THE AUDIO ENCODER TYPE 99
SETTING THE DISC INSERT PREFERENCES 100
VIDEO FORMAT 101
CENTERING THE FIREBALL SCREEN 102
ADJUSTING YOUR TV’S BRIGHTNESS 103
ADJUSTING YOUR TV’S CONTRAST 104
ADJUSTING YOUR TV’S SHARPNESS 105
ADJUSTING YOUR TV’S COLOR AND TINT 106

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EXTERNAL CONTROL 107
SURROUND MODE SETTINGS 107
INSTALLING THE ETP TOUCH PANEL 108
Calibrating the Touch Panel 109
Changing the Touch Panel Button Overlay 110
Using Your Touch Panel 110
IR REMOTE CONTROL 111
DIRECT ACCESS CODES 112
PLAYLIST HOT KEYS 115
SERIAL COM PORTS 116
CONTROLLING FIREBALL FROM OTHER DEVICES 117
FIREBALL UTILITIES 118
GETTING INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR FIREBALL 118
RESTARTING THE SYSTEM 119
UPDATING THE SOFTWARE 120
CONTROLLING FIREBALL FROM
A WEB BROWSER 121
SETTING UP THE FIREBALL WEB SERVER 121
USING THE WEB USER INTERFACE 121
USING THE WEB BROWSER AS A MUSIC CLIENT 122
BACKUP AND RESTORE 123
FIREBALL MUSIC BACKUP 123
FIREBALL MUSIC RESTORE 124
ID3 Tag Support 124
NETWORKED AUDIO USING
FIREBALL MUSIC CLIENTS 125
SERVERS 125
CLIENTS 125
LOCATING THE FIREBALL CLIENTS AND SERVERS 126
Central 126
Distributed 127
CONFIGURING A FIREBALL SERVER 128
CONFIGURING A FIREBALL CLIENT 128
Networking 128
Server Selection 128
ESCIENT TECHNICAL SUPPORT 129
TROUBLESHOOTING 130
NETWORK PROBLEMS 130
SOFTWARE UPDATE PROBLEMS 130
RECORDING PROBLEMS 130
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 131
SPECIFICATIONS 131
Video Specifications 131
Audio Specifications 131
Physical Specifications 131
3rd Party Certifcations 131
FCC Part 15, Subpart B 131
GRACENOTE® END-USER
LICENSE AGREEMENT 132

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PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing a FireBall Media Management system from Escient (a division of D&M Holdings).
ABOUT THIS MANUAL
This FireBall User’s Manual is intended to provide the reader with an overview of the main features and benefits of the Escient FireBall Media
Management Systems. For more information, please refer to the Escient web site (www.escient.com) or contact 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 (800.372.4368) regarding this product.
FireBall Serial Number:
MANUAL DISCLAIMERS
At the time of printing, the screen shot images in this manual matched the interface screens. However, since FireBall 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.
Please check the Escient website for more information about 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 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 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 © 2000-2006 Gracenote.
Gracenote CDDB® Client Software, copyright 2000-2006 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.
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.
• 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
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• 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 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.

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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, 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 GENERAL menu, and then selecting the PRIVACY POLICY option..
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
6640 Intech Blvd. Suite 250
Indianapolis, Indiana 46278
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 ©2006 by D&M Holdings and Escient. All rights reserved.

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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.
• WMA - a digital audio format from Microsoft which stands for Windows Media Audio.
• AAC - is a digital audio format similar to MP3 which stands for Advanced Audio Coding
• 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” guide before continuing with this User Manual.
POWER STATES
After the FireBall 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 on the front of the unit for 4 seconds, and release it when the standby LED
starts blinking.
When the Standby LED is RED and FireBall has completed its startup process, press the Power button once to turn on the FireBall.

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FRONT PANEL OVERVIEW
1 - POWER
2 - MOVIES SOURCE
3 - MUSIC SOURCE
4 - RADIO SOURCE
5 - CD-RW DRIVE
6 - TEXT DISPLAY & IR RECEIVER
7 - OPEN/CLOSE DRIVE
8 - NAVIGATION
9 - SELECT
10 - TRANSPORT CONTROLS & GUIDE
1
2 3 4
5
6
9
10
7
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REAR PANEL OVERVIEW - 5 CHANGERS / 2 ZONES
1 - POWER
2 - DIGITAL AUDIO OPTICAL IN (1-5)
3 - DIGITAL AUDIO OPTICAL OUT (1-2)
4 - DIGITAL AUDIO COAX OUT (1-2)
5 - ANALOG AUDIO OUT (1-2)
6 - ANALOG AUDIO IN (1-5)
7 - VIDEO OUT: COMPONENT, COMPOSITE, S-VIDEO (1-2)
8 - VIDEO IN: COMPONENT, COMPOSITE, S-VIDEO (1-5)
9 - COMMUNICATION PORTS (1-6)
10 - ETHERNET
11 - S-LINK / IR OUT (1-5)
12 - IR IN
1
2
3
4
5 6
9
10 11 12
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REAR PANEL OVERVIEW - 3 CHANGERS / 1 ZONE
1 - POWER
2 - ANALOG AUDIO IN (1-3)
3 - IR IN / S-LINK | IR OUT (1-3)
4 - DIGITAL AUDIO OUT: COAX, OPTICAL
5 - DIGITAL AUDIO IN: OPTICAL (1-3)
6 - DIGITAL AUDIO IN: COAX (1-3)
7 - ANALOG AUDIO OUT
8 - VIDEO OUT: COMPONENT, COMPOSITE, S-VIDEO (1-2)
9 - VIDEO IN: COMPONENT, COMPOSITE, S-VIDEO (1-3)
10 - COMMUNICATION PORTS (1-4)
11 - ETHERNET
12
3
4
5 6 9
10
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REAR PANEL OVERVIEW - 1 CHANGER / 1 ZONE
1 - POWER
2 - IR IN / S-LINK | IR OUT
3 - DIGITAL AUDIO OUT: COAX, OPTICAL
4 - DIGITAL AUDIO IN: COAX, OPTICAL
5 - ANALOG AUDIO IN
6 - ANALOG AUDIO OUT
7 - VIDEO OUT: COMPONENT, COMPOSITE, S-VIDEO
8 - VIDEO IN: COMPONENT, COMPOSITE, S-VIDEO
9 - COMMUNICATION PORTS (1-2)
10 - ETHERNET
1
2
3
4
5 6
9
10
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REMOTE 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’s wireless keyboard should be used when extended typing is required.
Entering Numeric Entry Mode
In fields where FireBall 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.
When entering characters at the beginning of a field or characters that follow a space, FireBall
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

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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 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
1 1. / , ? ‘ : ; &~! 1. / , ? ‘ : ; &~!
2 ABCabc2 abcABC2
3 DEFdef3 defDEF3
4 GHIghi4 ghiGHI4
5 JKLjkl5 jklJKL5
6 MNOmno6 mnoMNO6
7 PQRSpqrs7 pqrsPQRS7
8 TUVtuv8 tuvTUV8
9 WXYZwxyz9 wxyzWXYZ9
0 0@ _ - * # [ ] ( )+= 0@ _ - * # [ ] ( )+=