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FreeAgent Theater+™User Guide

FreeAgent Theater+™ User Guide
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Contents
Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Media Player Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Navigating the Media Player Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Using the Remote with the Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Safely Disconnecting External Devices from the Media Player . . . . . . . . . . 12
2. Setting Up the Media Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Choosing a Menu Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Configuring the Media Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Menu Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Text Encoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Version Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
MAC Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
DivX® Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
DivX® Deactivate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Factory Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Audio Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Night Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Digital Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Video Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Aspect Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
TV System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Network Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Firmware Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Online Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
USB Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3. Playing Media Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Supported File Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Movie Subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Opening a Media Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Searching for a Media File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Browsing Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Playing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Movie Playback Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Displaying Movie Album Art in DVD Thumbnail View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Getting Movie Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Playing Movies in Slow Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Viewing Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Playing Pictures and Movies from Compatible Digital Cameras and
Camcorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Playing a Slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Selecting Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Setting Slideshow Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Playing Music with a Slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Playing Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Music Playback Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Displaying Album Cover Art in Music Thumbnail View . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
4. Using Internet Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
5. Managing Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
6. Using the FreeAgent Theater for Windows Application . . . . . . . . 31
Installing the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Managing Your Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Using the My Drives Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Managing Drive Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Getting Drive Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Using the System Tray Status Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Restoring the System Tray Status Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Using Media Sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Using Simple Sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Using Custom Sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Managing Media Sync Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Using Automatic Sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

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Turning Off Automatic Sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
7. Using the FreeAgent Theater for Macintosh Application . . . . . . . 42
Installing the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Using Default Sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Using Manual Sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Turning Off Automatic Sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
A. About DivX® Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
About DivX® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

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1. Introduction Overview
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1. Introduction
The FreeAgent Theater+™media player is a home theater solution that makes it simple for
you to move your multimedia files from your computer to your TV. Getting started takes only a
few minutes. Just connect the media player to your TV; drag your movies, pictures, and
music from your computer onto a portable drive; and connect the portable drive to the media
player. Use the media player menus and the remote control buttons to navigate to your media
files and select viewing options.
Overview
The media player can play digital media files from a variety of sources:
•A FreeAgent Go™portable drive or any NTFS, FAT32, or HFS/HFS+ formatted external
USB storage device
•A compatible digital camera or camcorder
•Internet media services
•Computers connected to your local network (displays only files and folders shared to the
network)
The media player indexes and creates a database of all the media files stored on external
devices connected to it. This allows you to sort and display your media in a variety of ways.
For example, you can view files as thumbnails or in a list or sort them alphabetically or
according to the date they were saved.
You can use the media player out of the box without installing any software. However, the
FreeAgent Theater computer software allows you to synchronize media folders on your drive
with those on your computer and access your external drive features. If you want to use the
FreeAgent Theater application to manage and sync your media files, see Chapter 6 “Using
the FreeAgent Theater for Windows Application” on page 31 or Chapter 7 “Using the
FreeAgent Theater for Macintosh Application” on page 42 for instructions on how to install
and use the FreeAgent Theater application.

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Media Player Components
The media player consists of these components:
•A media player that connects to both standard definition and high definition TVs.
Figure 1: FreeAgent Theater+ Media Player - Front View
Figure 2: FreeAgent Theater+ Media Player - Rear View
IR lens
FreeAgent™ | Go drive in play position
USB port
AV Out
Component video
HDMI
Power
Reset button
Optical
Pr Pb Y
USB
LAN

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•A FreeAgent Go™portable drive that connects directly to both the media player and your
computer for easy transport of media files between computer and TV. (Not available in all
packages.)
•A CD containing the FreeAgent Theater+ application software and this FreeAgent
Theater+™User Guide.
•A remote control to navigate the FreeAgent Theater+ TV menus. All media player
features are controlled using the remote control buttons and the on-screen menus.
Figure 3: FreeAgent Go™ Drive
Figure 4: Remote Control
Power
OK
Reverse
Back
Back Skip
Volume
Home
Menu
Information
Play/Pause
Fast Forward
Stop
Forward Skip
Zoom
Mute
Arrow Buttons

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Power: Turn the media player on and
off.
Home: Return to the home screen from
any other screen.
Arrow Buttons: Press to navigate left, right,
up, and down through the menus.
Menu: Display the menu that contains
options for the screen currently displayed on
your TV.
OK: Confirm a menu selection. (Information):Get information about the
content currently displayed on your TV.
(Back): Move one step back to the pre-
vious screen.
X(Play/Pause):Play or pause movies,
music, and pictures.
(Fast Reverse):Fast reverse the current
playback. Press repeatedly to select faster
reverse speeds.
(Fast Forward):Fast forward the current
playback. Press repeatedly to select faster
forward speeds.
(Back Skip):Return to the previous file
when playing music or viewing pictures or to
the previous chapter in a movie.
(Stop):Stop playback
Mute: Press to mute audio output; press
again to resume audio.
(Forward Skip):Go to the next file when
playing music or viewing pictures or to the
next chapter in a movie.
Volume + -: Increase or decrease volume. Zoom + -: Zoom in or out when playing pic-
tures or movies. Press repeatedly to select
higher zoom levels.

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Navigating the Media Player Menus
You use the buttons and directional arrows on the remote control to navigate among the
media player screens and menus.
The home screen provides links to the main media player features. From here, you can go
directly to the Movies, Pictures, Music, Internet, or Devices screens. To open the home
screen, press the Home ( ) button on the remote.
Using the menu is the best way to move among media player screens. The menu appears
across the top of any screen when you press the Menu button on the remote. It provides
access to all the media player features.
Using the Remote with the Menus
•Press Menu on the remote to display the menu on any screen.
•Use the arrow buttons on the remote to navigate the menu.
•Press OK on the remote to carry out a selected action.
•When a menu is open, press Menu on the remote again to close it.
Figure 5: Home screen
Figure 6: Menu

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Safely Disconnecting External Devices from the Media
Player
Before you disconnect a FreeAgent Go™portable drive or other external storage device from
the media player, turn off the media player using the power button on the remote. Failure to
do this may result in damage to the contents of the external device.

2. Setting Up the Media Player Choosing a Menu Language
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2. Setting Up the Media Player
The FreeAgent Theater+™media player is ready for use as soon as you plug it in. However,
you can adjust the system, audio, video, network, and firmware upgrade settings for optimal
use with your TV.
Choosing a Menu Language
The first time you connect your media player to your TV, a language selection screen asks
you to select your menu language from a list of available languages. You can change your
language selection at any time by going to System Setup > Menu Language.
Configuring the Media Player
Use the Settings menu to configure the system, audio, video, network, and firmware settings
for your media player.
1. Press the arrow buttons on the remote to select Settings in the main menu, then press OK
on the remote.
The Settings menu opens.
2. Select the feature whose settings you want to adjust and press OK on the remote.
3. To close the Settings menu, press Menu.
Once you’ve opened one of the Settings screens, you can navigate among them all in two
ways:
•Press Menu on the remote to display the Settings menu and make a selection.
Figure 7: Settings Menu
Devices Settings Help
System Setup
Audio Setup
Video Setup
Network Setup
Firmware Upgrade

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•Use the left and right arrow buttons on the remote to move among the five Settings
screens.
Note: Using the left and right arrow buttons to move between media player screens works
only for the Settings features.
System Setup
Menu Language
Select the language to be used in all media player menus.
Text Encoding
Select the language to be used for media information.
Time
Manually set the date and time.
Version Information
View complete system information for the software version currently installed on your media
player.
MAC Address
View the network ID assigned to the media player.
IP Address
Set your Network IP or Wireless IP.
DivX®Register
If you’ve set up a DivX® Video on Demand account at the Video on Demand website, your
registration code is displayed here. Go to the website on your computer and enter the code to
begin playing the selected video on your media player.
DivX®Deactivate
To deactivate your DivX® Video on Demand account, go to the Video on Demand website on
your computer and enter the deactivation code shown here.
Factory Default
Reset all Setup menu functions to the factory default and display the initial language
selection screen.

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Manually Resetting Your Media Player
The reset button is on the right end of the rear of the media player.
•Press once briefly to restore factory default settings.
•Press and hold for 10 seconds to set the device to the PAL European TV standard.
•Press hold for 10 seconds to reset the device to the NTSC American TV standard.
Audio Setup
Night Mode
Off: Default setting
On: The bass output is automatically lowered so that others are not disturbed when you use
the media player at night.
Comfort: High and low volume levels are automatically adjusted to moderate levels among
all media and TV channels so that the volume does not become too loud or too soft to be
heard when you change from one device or media format to another.
Figure 8: Reset Button
Pr Pb Y
Reset

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Digital Output
S/PDIF LPCM: Converts the multi-channel audio output into stereo.
S/PDIF RAW: Plays the digital audio without decoding.
HDMI™LPCM 2CH: Encodes multiple audio channels into only a left and a right channel;
select when only two speakers are available.
HDMI™LPCM Multi CH: Contains multiple audio channels; select for surround sound when
multiple speakers are available.
HDMI™RAW: Not decoded by the media player. You must connect the media player to a
receiver with decoding capabilities.
Video Setup
Aspect Ratio
Standard definition TVs display in a 4:3 aspect ratio; high definition TVs display in a 16:9
aspect ratio.
Pan Scan: The standard definition broadcast television format. If you watch a standard DVD
in 4:3 on a 16:9 monitor, you see a black bar on the left and right sides of the screen.
Letter Box: Transfers a wide screen film to a 16:9 video display while maintaining the film’s
original aspect ratio.
16:9: The same viewing area as a movie theater screen.
Brightness
Adjust the picture brightness to the desired level.
Contrast
Adjust the picture contrast to the desired level.
TV System
NTSC (480p, 60 HZ): Standard American television resolution
PAL (576p, 50 HZ): Standard European television resolution
Video Resolution
The media player transmits an analog video signal in both standard definition (SD) and high
definition (HD) resolutions for American NTSC- and European PAL-compatible televisions.
You have five video resolution options:
•SD Interlace (composite)
•SD Progressive (component hookup)
•720p (HD)

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•1080i (HD)
•1080p (HD)
Supported Resolutions by Connector
Network Setup
Wired LAN Setup
Cancel: No wired LAN
DHCP IP (AUTO): Automatically receive an assigned IP address from a router or server on
the local network (suggested).
STATIC IP (MANUAL): Manually configure the IP address (for advanced users only).
Wireless Setup
You can save a wireless setup configuration with three different sets of settings.
Profile Name: Identify a particular configuration
–Component 1: One set of saved wireless settings
–Component 2:A second set of saved wireless settings
–Component 2: A third set of saved wireless settings
Firmware Setup
Online Upgrade
If your media player is connected to the Internet,
1. Select Online Upgrade.
The media player checks for an upgrade and displays a prompt if an upgrade is available.
2. Follow the directions in the prompt to download the firmware upgrade.
USB Upgrade
If your media player is not connected to a network,
1. On your computer, go to the Seagate website at www.seagate.com, select your
language, and go to Support.
2. Download the firmware upgrade to your computer.
Composite Component/HDMI™
480i 576i 480i 480p
576i 576p
720i 520p
1080i 1080p

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3. Copy the upgrade onto an external USB storage device.
4. Connect the USB storage device to your media player.
The media player recognizes the upgrade file and automatically installs it.

3. Playing Media Files Supported File Types
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3. Playing Media Files
You follow the same basic steps to find and play any type of media file. After you’ve used the
remote and the menu to open the screen for a selected media type, use the media menus to
make choices about how to sort, select, and play the media files.
Supported File Types
The media player supports specific movie, picture, and music file types.
Movies
The media player supports these movie file types:
Movie Subtitles
The media player plays supported subtitle formats with a movie.The subtitle file name must
be the same as the movie file name and the subtitle file and movie file must reside in the
same folder.
The media player supports these subtitle formats: SMI/SAMI, SRT, and SUB.
Pictures
The media player supports these picture file types:
Table 1: Supported Movie File Types
ASF AVI DAT
DivX® FLV IFO
ISO M2TS MKV
MOV MP4 MPEG
MPG MTS RM
RMVB SAMI SMI
SRT SUB TP
TRP TS VOB
WMV XVID
Table 2: Supported Picture File Types
BMP GIF JPEG/JPG
PNG TIFF

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Audio
The media player supports these audio file types:
Opening a Media Screen
Each media type (Movies, Pictures, and Music) has its own screens and menu options. The
same process is used to open those menus.
1. On the home screen, use the arrow buttons on the remote to select Movies, Pictures, or
Music.
─OR ─
Press Menu on the remote to open the menu, then use the arrow buttons on the remote to
select Movies,Pictures, or Music in the menu.
2. Press OK on the remote.
The screen for the selected media type opens.
3. Press Menu again on the remote on any screen to display the menu for that screen.
Searching for a Media File
Use the Search option on the Movies,Pictures, or Music menu to find a particular movie,
picture, or music file.
From any screen,
1. Press Menu on the remote to display the menu, select Search, and press OK to open the
Search screen.
2. On the Search screen, use the on-screen keyboard and the remote to enter the name or part
of the name of a movie, picture, or music track.
3. Select Done on the keyboard.
The screen lists all files that contain that name. If the screen is blank, no files with that name
were found.
4. Select one of the files to play or start a new search if you don’t see the file you want.
Table 3: Supported Audio File Types
AAC AC3 ASF
FLAC M4A MP3
OGG RA RM
RMVB WAV WMA
M3U PLS