Buffalo Media Player LT-H90 manual

LinkTheater L T -H90 Media Player v1.0[...]

2 Introduction 3 Product Diagram 4 Connect Y our Cables 6 Remote Control 8 Getting Started 1 1 Install PC Software 12 Using the LinkTheater 20 Settings 24 Display Modes 28 Using Windows Media Player 30 T ranscoder 34 Specications        36 W arranty 37 Contact 38[...]

3 Using LinkTheater ThankyouforchoosingLinkTheater!ThismanualshouldhelpyoucongureanduseyournewLinkTheater . Buffalo T echnology’ s LinkTheater L T -H90 Network Media Player is the missing link between your TV , home entertainment center , and computer network. Now , you can play the movies, mu[...]

4 Power switch Hold 10 seconds to reset unit. Lift door for USB port. May be used with USB memory sticks, camcorders, or F A T32 USB hard drives. 120V AC D4/Component HD video out (720p) USB port for use with USB memory sticks or F A T32 USB hard drives. Composite Video out RCA stereo audio out T oslink digital audio out (5.1) 10/100 Ethernet HDMI [...]

5 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 Y ellow RCAs) If any items are missing from your package, please contact Buf falo T echnology’ s T echnical Suppor[...]

6 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 the[...]

7 6 - Once the ‘POWER’ and ‘ST ANDBY’ 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 appea[...]

8 Remote Control The LinkTheater's navigation and settings are all done via the included remote control. T o navigate through the menus, use the up, down, left and right arrows. T o 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bu[...]

9 V ideo – 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 dif ferent sound track options that may be available[...]

10 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. V olume and Mute – The LinkTheater has its own independent volume control that can be used along with or as an [...]

1 1 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?[...]

12 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.[...]

13 4. Press ‘Start’. 5.ClickReboottonishtheinstallationandrestartyourPC.[...]

14 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 Buf falo PC Media Server is installed and running, you must point it to the media on your computer .[...]

15 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[...]

16 Select which drive or drives you’d like to include in the search. Click on Next . Additional options are available. W e 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 wi[...]

17 The Options tabwillletyouturnonandof flesharing.Italso includes other options, including the ability to control whether the media server starts when your computer starts. T odisablelesharing,pressthe T urn OFF File Sharing button. Y ou may want to turn on Access Control to prevent[...]

18 Press Next . And then press Next again.[...]

19 Select your preferred method for assigning access to drives. Once complete, press Next . Y ou 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Buf faloPCMediaServer .?[...]

20 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.[...]

21 Browse Media will access any of the following media devices: • DLNA Media Servers • The PC Utility that came with your LinkTheater • Buf falo’s DLNA Home Server NAS products (LinkStation Home Server and T eraStation Home Server) • 3 rd party DLNA servers like T wonkyV ision ( www .twonkyvision. co[...]

22 T oplayamediale,justhighlightitandpress Enter on the remote. As it plays, you can use the fast-forward and rewind buttonsontheremotetonavigatethroughthele. Browse USB shows F A T32 formatted USB storage devices connected directly to the LinkTheater . Highlight one and click the ri[...]

23 Camcorder Backup will back up your camcorder or camera to a USB hard drive automatically . Connect your F A T32 USB hard drive to the rear panel of the LinkTheater and your camcorder or digital camera to the front-panel USB port. When you see the Complete screen, your lesarebackedupto the hard drive! The LinkTheater will back u[...]

24 Settings Optimise the LinkTheater for your home theater . Rightoutofthebox,yourLinkTheater ’ sbasicconguration works well for many users. However , you have the option to modify many of its settings to give the best match with your other equipment. T o access settings, choose Settings from the Home menu, or press [...]

25 System Preferences include such settings as the delay times for the screensaver and slideshow , LED brightness, and whether or not to enable the digital audio output. System settings are divided into four categories.[...]

26 Network Settings contains settings that af fect your LinkTheater ’s network connection. By default, the LinkTheater uses DHCP tocongureallnetworksettingsforyouautomatically ,butifyou prefer ,youmaycreatenewproleswithmanualsettings.[...]

27 Display Settings lets you toggle between various video output modes. Thisiswhereyouadjustthepicturetodisplayproperly on your 16x9 HD monitor . Press the Enter button on your remote to toggle through the available modes.[...]

28 Display Settings: The LinkTheater supports four display modes. Changing the display modes could result in your LinkTheater not operating properly so please make sure you know which modes your TV or monitor supports: Composite 480i 4x3 – This is the standard mode. It utilized the standard RCA (yellow) video cable or to transmit video data. 480i[...]

29 Reset System Settings will return all settings to their factory defaults. Any changes you’ve made will be lost.[...]

30 Conguring Windows Media Player: WithWindowsMediaPlayer1 1,aPCcanstreammedialesto the LinkTheater . If you’ve already installed the Buffalo PC Media Server utility , then using Windows Media Player 1 1 may not be necessary . Windows Media Player 1 1 replaces the Windows Media Connect 2.0 software that w[...]

31 In Windows Media Player , click T ools and choose Options . From the Library tab, choose Congure Sharing .[...]

32 Make sure that you have a check next to “ Share my media to:”. If your LinkStation is powered on and connected to the network, it will appear in the window as an “Unknown Device” with a yellow triangle and an explanation point. Highlight the new “Unknown Device” and click Allow . Note: If more then one device is listed then multiple [...]

33 Change settings as desired. Click OK when done.[...]

34 T ranscoder T ranscodersoftwareletsyouplayevenmoretypesofles. T oplaylescreatedbyolderutilitiessuchasWindowsMedia player 7 or 8, you’ll need to use transcoder software to convert thelestoplayableformats. T odothis,click Start - Programs - BUFF AL[...]

35 For best results, Windows computers streaming media to your LinkTheater should be running DirectX9.0c. Y ou may install DirectX9.0c from the Buf falo software disk. An electronic copy of the LinkStation user manual (this guide) is available on the disk. The electronic copy of the manual is in PDF format. T o read it, you will need a PDF reader l[...]

36 Supported Multimedia Formats* Video Formats MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, XviD**, wmv 9, H.264 Audio Formats MP3, W A V , WMA, M4A (AAC) Image Formats JPG, BMP , PNG, GIF Video Modes 480i, 480p, 720p, and 1080i Wired LAN Interface Interface IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T), IEEE 802.3u (100BASE-TX) T ransmission Speed 10 / 100 Mbps Connector T ype RJ-45 Access Meth[...]

37 Multimedia Product W arranty Buffalo T echnology (Buffalo Inc.) products come with a one-year limited warranty from the date of purchase. If the Buffalo product malfunctions during the warranty period, Buf falo T echnology willreplacetheunit,providedtheunithasnotbeensubjectedtomisuse,abuse,ornon-Buffa[...]

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