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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge T abl e o f Co nte nts Us er Man ual pag e 1 T able of Contents 1. Introduction................................................................................................................. 7 1.1. Minimum System Requirements ...........................................................................................[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge T abl e o f Co nte nts Us er Man ual pag e 2 7. Sharing Files Throughout Your Home Network ......................................................... 47 7.1. Manage Files from a Networked Computer .................................................................................... 47 7.1.1. STEP 1: Verify Physical Conn[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge T abl e o f Co nte nts Us er Man ual pag e 3 10. Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................ 75 10.1. Television/Stereo Connection ...................................................................................................... 76 10.2.[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge F orew ord Us er Man ual pag e 4 Copyrights Copyright © 2010 LaCie. All rights re- served. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, re- cording or otherwise, without the prior writ- ten consent of LaC[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge F orew ord Us er Man ual pag e 5 This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product must not be disposed of with your other household waste. Instead, it is your responsibility to dispose of your waste equipment by handing it over to a designed collection point for the recycling of waste electri[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge F orew ord Us er Man ual pag e 6 Operating Environment T emperatures ■ Do not expose the LaCinema Mini HD Bridge to temperatures outside the range of 5° C to 30° C (41° F to 86° F). As high end audio/video appliance, the LaCinema Mini HD Bridge has been designed with an efficient ventilation system. Allow 5 cm [...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 7 1. Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of your new LaCinema Mini HD Bridge! The LaCinema Mini HD Bridge plugs directly into a wide array of audio/visual equipment for instant playback of stored home movies, music or photos. And with high-quality video and quality audio, t[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 8 1.1. Minimum System R equirements ■ Latest version of Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 / Mac OS X 10.5 or 10.6 ■ Computer with available USB port ■ Router with available Ethernet port[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 9 Video Codecs ■ MPEG-1 ■ MPEG-2 / HD ■ MPEG4 ■ DivX / HD ■ Xvid ■ H.264 HD ■ WMV9 HD ■ VC-1 Video File T ypes (Containers) ■ AVI ■ MP4 ■ MKV ■ WMV ■ DivX ■ DAT ■ MOV ■ MPEG ■ VOB ■ ASF ■ TS ■ TP ■ TRP ■ M2TS ■ DVR-MS ■ ISO* ■ Video_[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 10 1.3. Bo x Content Your LaCinema Mini HD Bridge package contains the system tower and an accessories box containing the items listed below. 1. LaCinema Mini HD Bridge 2. Remote control 3. 2 x AAA batteries 4. Video composite + stereo cable 5. HDMI cable 6. USB cable 7. Ethernet ca[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 11 1.5. Views of the LaCinema Mini HD Bridge 1.5.1. Front View 1. Infrared receiver – Receives the infrared signal from the remote control. Make sure the receiver is not obstructed. Stand-by button – By default, pushing this button puts the drive into stand-by mode or wakes it f[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 12 1.6. Cables and Connectors 1.6.1. A/V (Audio/Video) Cables These cables provide the audio and video signals to your stereo and TV. The LaCinema Mini HD Bridge supports the following standards: 1. Composite video + stereo audio – This is the most standard video connection (yello[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 13 1.7. P ower Management This product features a low power mode which conserves electricity when the drive is not in use, and an instant on mode which optimizes the drive for responsiveness (not applicable for USB-to-computer connection). P ower modes By default, the LaCinema Mini [...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Usi ng the Rem ote Con tro l Us er Man ual pag e 14 2. Using the R emote Control Some of the buttons of the remote control have different functions or no function at all depending on the type of file you are viewing. This chapter discusses the button functions for each type of file (movies, photos and music) and bat[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Usi ng the Rem ote Con tro l Us er Man ual pag e 15 2.2. R emote Control Key Inde x Th e LaC in em a Min i HD Br id ge’ s re mo te co nt ro l all ow s you to co nt ro l th e L aC in em a Mi ni HD Br id ge wh ile it s c on ne ct ed to you r T V o r h om e th ea tr e ce nt er . Button 1. Infrared emitter 2. Stand-by 3[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Usi ng the Rem ote Con tro l Us er Man ual pag e 16 2.2.1. Important Button Details 1. OK: This button allows you to confirm a selection. 2. Return: Press this button to return to the previous menu. 3. Settings button: This button is used to display the available set- tings or actions in the different media spaces. D[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Set tin g Up : T ran sfe rrin g F iles Us er Man ual pag e 17 3. Setting Up: Hard Drive Installation and T ransferring Files In order to play files on your TV using the LaCinema Mini HD Bridge, you must connect some kind of storage to the casing. You can install an internal hard disk (see 3.1.2. Option B: Install Int[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Set tin g Up : T ran sfe rrin g F iles Us er Man ual pag e 18 3.1. Connect Storage (External Hard Drive or Internal Hard Disk) 3.1.1. Option A: Connect External Hard Drive This chapter explains how to load files onto your external hard drive, then how to connect the drive to your LaCinema Mini HD Bridge. If you don?[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Set tin g Up : T ran sfe rrin g F iles Us er Man ual pag e 19 3.1.2. Option B: Install Internal Hard Disk When installing an internal hard drive, select a 2.5” SATA hard disk that turns at 5400 RPM. Check www.lacie.com for a list of compat- ible drives. LaCie cannot guarantee that all drives will be compatible with [...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Set tin g Up : T ran sfe rrin g F iles Us er Man ual pag e 20 5. Secure the disk drive in the casing by inserting the two included screws into the slots as indicated ( Fig. 21 ). 6. Replace the top of the casing by first aligning the ports on the bottom plate with the cutouts on the top shell and then gently press do[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Set tin g Up : T ran sfe rrin g F iles Us er Man ual pag e 21 St ep 2 : C on ne ct L aCi ne ma M in i H D Br id ge t o Co mpu te r 1. C on nec t on e end of th e USB cab le to yo ur co mp ut er an d the ot he r en d to th e sma ll US B po rt on the re ar of the La Ci ne ma Mini HD Br id ge ( Fi g. 2 3 ). 2. W he n the[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Set tin g Up : T ran sfe rrin g F iles Us er Man ual pag e 22 3.2. Unmounting Y our Drive In order to avoid file corruption on your external hard drive or inter- nal hard disk installed in the LaCinema Mini HD Bridge, you should unmount its volume before unplugging the USB cable. Windows XP Users From the System Tray[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Set tin g Up : C onn ecti ng to T V Us er Man ual pag e 23 4. Setting Up: Connecting to TV and Network This chapter explains how to connect your LaCinema Mini HD Bridge to your television in order to browser and play files. Once the connection is established, move on to section 5. Playing Multimedia Files for informa[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Set tin g Up : C onn ecti ng to T V Us er Man ual pag e 24 4.1.1. HDMI (High-Definition) Connection 1. Connect the HDMI cable to your television’s HDMI port and to the corresponding port on the LaCinema Mini HD Bridge ( Fig. 30 ). 2. Move on to the next step, 4.2. STEP 2: Connect the Ethernet Cable . 4.1.2. Composi[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Set tin g Up : C onn ecti ng to T V Us er Man ual pag e 25 4.1.3. Optical Audio (S/PDIF) Connection In each of the above connection methods, it is possible to connect the LaCinema Mini HD Bridge to home theater systems by plugging the S/PDIF cable (not included) into your digital amplifier via the LaCinema Mini HD Br[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Set tin g Up : C onn ecti ng to T V Us er Man ual pag e 26 4.2. STEP 2: Connect the Ethernet Cable NOTE: If you prefer to connect to the network wirelessly, skip this step. You will set up wireless in 4.4. STEP 4: Complete the Installa- tion Wizard . 1. Connect the Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port on the back of th[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Set tin g Up : C onn ecti ng to T V Us er Man ual pag e 27 4.3. STEP 3: Connect the P ower Supply IMPORTANT INFO: If your power supply cable is already con- nected, turn on your TV and then skip to 4.4. STEP 4: Complete the Installation Wizard . 1. Plug one end of the power adapter cord into the back of LaCin - ema Mi[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Set tin g Up : C onn ecti ng to T V Us er Man ual pag e 28 4.4. STEP 4: Complete the Installation Wizard The first time you turn on the LaCinema Mini HD Bridge, a wizard appears to help you configure your settings. The wizard appears only the first time you turn on the LaCinema Mini HD Bridge unless you have reset [...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Set tin g Up : C onn ecti ng to T V Us er Man ual pag e 29 6. Select the type of network connection (Wireless or Ethernet) and click Next , or click Skip ( Fig. 41 ). IMPORTANT INFO: If you choose the Ethernet (wired) connec- tion, make sure you have connected the Ethernet cable as described in section 4.2. STEP 2: Co[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Pla yin g Mu lti med ia F iles Us er Man ual pag e 30 5. Playing Multimedia Files This chapter explains how to use the interface and to play files lo- cated either on the internal hard disk, an attached USB hard drive, or network source. To access your files, use the remote control to browse through the different me[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Pla yin g Mu lti med ia F iles Us er Man ual pag e 31 5.1. Movie Space Navigate to the Movies Space using the Left and Right but- tons. Then use the Up and Down buttons to browse within the Movie Space ( Fig. 47 ). The Movie Space will display all of the supported video files that are accessible to the LaCinema Mini [...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Pla yin g Mu lti med ia F iles Us er Man ual pag e 32 5.1.1. Movie Space Options While a movie is playing, you can adjust several playback pa- rameters. Press the Setup button to display or exit the on-screen menu, and use the Left and Right buttons to navigate to a setting and to enter the setting menu (see Fig. 48 f[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Pla yin g Mu lti med ia F iles Us er Man ual pag e 33 6. Change play mode: By pressing the Setup button you can adjust the play mode as follows: a. Normal ( Fig. 52 ) b. Repeat one: The currently playing file will repeat continuously ( Fig. 53 ) c. Repeat all: All files in the current folder will play in succession [...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Pla yin g Mu lti med ia F iles Us er Man ual pag e 34 5.2. Photos Space Navigate to the Photo Space using the Left and Right buttons. Then use the Up and Down buttons to browse within the Photo Space ( Fig. 55 ). The Photo Space will display all of the supported video files that are accessible to the LaCinema Mini HD[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Pla yin g Mu lti med ia F iles Us er Man ual pag e 35 5.2.1. Photo Space Options While a photo is being displayed, you can adjust several playback pa rameters. Press the Setup button to display or exit the on- screen menu, and use the Left and Right buttons to navigate to a setting and to adjust (see Fig. 56 for refer[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Pla yin g Mu lti med ia F iles Us er Man ual pag e 36 5.3. Music Space Navigate to the Music Space using the Left and Right buttons. Then use the Up and Down buttons to browse within the Music Space ( Fig. 59 ). The Music Space will display all of the supported video files that are accessible to the LaCinema Mini HD [...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Pla yin g Mu lti med ia F iles Us er Man ual pag e 37 ■ Now playing: If a music file is playing, this icon will be present ( Fig. 60 ). Clicking the button will take you to the Now Play- ing window. Click the button to stop music playback. To load a music file, select the file you wish to display and press the bu[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Pla yin g Mu lti med ia F iles Us er Man ual pag e 38 5.3.1. Music Space Options During playback, you can adjust several pa rameters ( Fig. 62 ). Press the Setup button to display or exit the on-screen menu and con- figure the following settings. Once you’ve selected the option you want, click the button. 1. Normal[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Pla yin g Mu lti med ia F iles Us er Man ual pag e 39 4. Random: Files in the current folder or playlist will play in random order ( Fig. 66 ). 5. Random repeat all: Files in the current folder or playlist will play in random order and in succession repeatedly ( Fig. 67 ). F ig. 66 F ig. 67[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Pla yin g Mu lti med ia F iles Us er Man ual pag e 40 5.4. Network Space Navigate to the Network Space using the Left and Right but- tons. Then use the Up and Down buttons to browse within the Network Space ( Fig. 68 ). From this menu, you can access files located on media servers and computer shared folders located [...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Pla yin g F iles Fr om a N etwo rke d Me dia Ser ver Us er Man ual pag e 41 You can stream content to your LaCinema Mini HD Bridge via the network connection from a networked UPnP or DLNA server located on a host computer (Mac or PC) or a network-attached hard disk (NAS). In addition, the LaCinema Mini HD Bridge can r[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Pla yin g F iles Fr om a N etwo rke d Me dia Ser ver Us er Man ual pag e 42 6 . 2 . F r o m W i n d o w s o r M a c C o m p u t e r s You can install software on your computer which will enable it to act as a UPnP media server and stream files to the LaCinema Mini HD Bridge via your Ethernet or wireless network. Once[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Pla yin g F iles Fr om a N etwo rke d Me dia Ser ver Us er Man ual pag e 43 6.2.2. Windows Media Player (WMP) IMPORTANT INFO: This software is compatible with Windows only. Install Windows Media Player (WMP) 11 to allow you to stream con- tent to the LaCinema Mini HD Bridge via your Ethernet or wireless network. Follo[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Pla yin g F iles Fr om a N etwo rke d Me dia Ser ver Us er Man ual pag e 44 6.2.3. Shared folders on your Computer After you modify some settings in your operating system, you can make files located in certain folders on your computer available for playback on your LaCinema Mini HD Bridge in Network > Shared Folde[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Pla yin g F iles Fr om a N etwo rke d Me dia Ser ver Us er Man ual pag e 45 Windows Vista & Windows 7 1. Locate the folder with the files you want to share. 2. Right-click the folder that you want to share, and then click Share ( Fig. 80 ). 3. In the File Sharing dialog box, click the arrow to the right of the te[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Pla yin g F iles Fr om a N etwo rke d Me dia Ser ver Us er Man ual pag e 46 Mac OS X 10.5.x & 10.6.x 1. Open your System Preferences and select Sharing . 2. Click File Sharing in the left-hand column and check the box ( Fig. 82 , 1). 3. Click the + sign under the column Shared Folders ( Fig. 82 , 2), and add the f[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Sha rin g F iles Thr ough out Y our Hom e Ne two rk Us er Man ual pag e 47 7. Sharing Files Throughout Y our Home Network Thanks to its support for network protocols, your LaCinema Mini HD Bridge can share files located on an external USB connected to one of its USB ports or its internal hard disk to computers and di[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Sha rin g F iles Thr ough out Y our Hom e Ne two rk Us er Man ual pag e 48 7.1.1. STEP 1: V erify Physical Connection 1. First, make sure the LaCinema Mini HD Bridge has been con- nected to the TV and network as described in section ( 4. Setting Up: Connecting to TV and Network ). 2. Next, makes sure the storage has b[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Sha rin g F iles Thr ough out Y our Hom e Ne two rk Us er Man ual pag e 49 7.1.3. STEP 3: LaCie Network Assistant: Manage Files Windows Users: a. Select LaCie Network Assistant in Start/Programs. A Network Assistant icon will appear in the system tray ( Fig. 85 ) and Network Assistant will automatically detect your La[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Sha rin g F iles Thr ough out Y our Hom e Ne two rk Us er Man ual pag e 50 IMPORTANT INFO: Make sure that IPConf support is activated in the LaCie Network Assistant preferences ( Fig. 88 , PC users, and Fig. 89 , Mac users). IMPORTANT INFO: If you want to delete files from the external hard drive connected to the LaC[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Sha rin g F iles Thr ough out Y our Hom e Ne two rk Us er Man ual pag e 51 7.1.4. Alternative Network Connection Methods If your LaCinema Mini HD Bridge is connected to your home net- work, it is possible to access its volume without using the LaCie Network Assistant. Windows Users To access the volume in Windows, loo[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Sha rin g F iles Thr ough out Y our Hom e Ne two rk Us er Man ual pag e 52 7.2. Play Files on Networked Media Players The LaCinema Mini HD Bridge is both a network media player and server. Note that this functionality is only available if you have in- stalled an internal hard disk. It can play content located on a loc[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Sha rin g F iles Thr ough out Y our Hom e Ne two rk Us er Man ual pag e 53 7.2.2. UPnP Usage Example: XBO X Here is a typical example using an XBOX: 1. Connect storage, either an external hard drive or internal hard disk, loaded with multimedia files to the LaCinema Mini HD Bridge (see 3.1. Connect Storage (External [...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Ref orm atti ng the L aCi nema Mi ni H D B ridg e Us er Man ual pag e 54 8. R eformatting the LaCinema Mini HD Bridge Please read the following information on file system formats for Win- dows and Mac operating systems to determine if you need to refor- mat either the internal hard disk you installed in the LaCinema [...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Ref orm atti ng the L aCi nema Mi ni H D B ridg e Us er Man ual pag e 55 8.1. Windows XP Users The steps listed below will help you format and partition your disk drive using Windows XP. For more information on choosing the op- timal file format, refer to 8. Reformatting the LaCinema Mini HD Bridge . CAUTION: Followi[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Ref orm atti ng the L aCi nema Mi ni H D B ridg e Us er Man ual pag e 56 9. Specify the partition size. Please note that FAT32 partitions must be 32GB (32000MB) or smaller. By default, the partition oc- cupies the entire volume ( Fig. 98 ) but you may change the size based upon the working environment. Click Next . 10[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Ref orm atti ng the L aCi nema Mi ni H D B ridg e Us er Man ual pag e 57 12. A window appears listing your choices. If all seems well, click Finish to begin the format process ( Fig. 101 ). To make a change, select Back . 13. Your drive’s partition(s) should have a “Healthy” status in the list of drives in Disk [...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Ref orm atti ng the L aCi nema Mi ni H D B ridg e Us er Man ual pag e 58 8.2. Windows Vista & Windows 7 Users The following steps explain how to format your LaCie hard disk using Windows Vista or Windows 7. 1. Right-click Computer and choose Manage . From the Manage window select Disk Management . 2. From the list[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Ref orm atti ng the L aCi nema Mi ni H D B ridg e Us er Man ual pag e 59 5. Assign a drive letter or accept the default ( Fig. 106 ). Select Next> . 6. Choose the file system format for the partition. If the partition size is 32GB or less, the choices will include NTFS and FAT32. Select the format and check Perfor[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Ref orm atti ng the L aCi nema Mi ni H D B ridg e Us er Man ual pag e 60 7. The last window is a summary of the format options you have just selected. If all looks to be correct, click Finish for the format to begin ( Fig. 109 ). F ig. 109[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Ref orm atti ng the L aCi nema Mi ni H D B ridg e Us er Man ual pag e 61 8.3. Mac OS X Users CAUTION: Following these steps will erase everything from the hard drive. If you have information that you want to protect or con- tinue to use, back up this information before performing these steps. 1. Connect the drive to t[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Set tin gs M enu Us er Man ual pag e 62 The LaCinema Mini HD Bridge Setup Space will help you to prop- erly configure and customize your device. Access it at any time by clicking the Setup button. When the setup menu is shown, the playback will be automatically paused. Scroll through the Setup menu using the Up and D[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Set tin gs M enu Us er Man ual pag e 63 F ig. 115 F ig. 116 9.1.2. Display Resolution Choose a display resolution to match your television (default is Auto ). 9.1.3. Aspect Ratio Depending on your television’s setup, choose either ( Fig. 115 ) (note that Widescreen is the default setting): ■ Normal ■ Widescreen [...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Set tin gs M enu Us er Man ual pag e 64 9.1.5. NTSC/P AL Depending on your television’s configuration, choose either PAL or NTSC ( Fig. 117 ) (note that PAL is the default setting). Alternatively, you can change this setting by pressing and holding the Setup button until the standard changes. ■ NTSC ■ PAL 9.2. [...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Set tin gs M enu Us er Man ual pag e 65 9.2.2. Subtitle Font Size Choose from a range of 24pt to 40pt ( Fig. 120 ): F ig. 120[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Set tin gs M enu Us er Man ual pag e 66 9.3. Settings: Music 9.3.1. Music Sequence Choose from the following ( Fig. 121 ): ■ Repeat one : The currently playing file will repeat continuously. ■ Repeat all: All files in the current folder will play in succession repeatedly. ■ Random: Files in the current folder [...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Set tin gs M enu Us er Man ual pag e 67 F ig. 124 9.4. Settings: Photo 9.4.1. Slideshow This parameter allows you to change the way pictures are played back (default is Normal ) ( Fig. 124 ): ■ Normal ■ Shuffle ■ Repeat All ■ Repeat All and Shuffle 9.4.2. Picture Scaling This parameter affects how the pictur[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Set tin gs M enu Us er Man ual pag e 68 9.4.3. T ransition Effect This parameter allows you to modify the transition effects between photos (default is Normal ) ( Fig. 126 ): ■ Normal ■ Fade ■ Random 9.4.4. Interval Time This settings allows you to set the amount of time a photo is dis- played (default is 3 Seco[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Set tin gs M enu Us er Man ual pag e 69 9.5. Settings: System 9.5.1. Language Choose your language. 9.5.2. Content Aggregation This setting activates or deactivates the file database, which allows you to browse files within each media type according to certain pa- rameters (file type, date, recent, etc.). Since thi[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Set tin gs M enu Us er Man ual pag e 70 9.5.5. Additional Encoding Support Change this setting if you encounter incorrect text characters in file names in the drive operating system (default is Western Europe ) ( Fig. 131 ). 9.5.6. System Reset This feature allows you to reset the product to its factory defaults, era[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Set tin gs M enu Us er Man ual pag e 71 9.5.7. About Clicking this feature will provide you with the firmware version of your LaCinema Mini HD Bridge ( Fig. 133 ). 9.5.8. Update Device This feature allows you to update your LaCinema Mini HD Bridge’s operating system. Update using USB Key If the drive does not have [...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Set tin gs M enu Us er Man ual pag e 72 9.6. Settings: Network 9.6.1. Network Setup: Wired / Wireless This page will display your LaCinema Mini HD Bridge’s network val- ues, such as IP address ( Fig. 137 ). To modify these values, click the Configure button. 1. Wired/Wireless: Choose whether your network connection[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Set tin gs M enu Us er Man ual pag e 73 9.6.2. Device Name This page allows you to change the device name of your LaCinema Mini HD Bridge. This is the name that will appear on your network. ( Fig. 139 ). Use the arrow keys and the button to use the on- screen keyboard to type a new name. 9.6.3. Media Server Use this p[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Set tin gs M enu Us er Man ual pag e 74 9.6.5. Auto Login This feature allows your LaCinema Mini HD Bridge to connect auto- matically to your wireless network (default is ON ) ( Fig. 142 ). If auto login is turned off, you will need to type your network password each time your drive is turned on. 9.6.6. Clear Account [...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge T roubl esh ooti ng Us er Man ual pag e 75 If your LaCinema Mini HD Bridge is not working correctly, please re- fer to the following checklist to determine the source of the problem. If you have gone through all of the points on the checklist and your LaCinema Mini HD Bridge still does not work properly, please check [...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge T roubl esh ooti ng Us er Man ual pag e 76 10.1. T elevision/Stereo Connection Problem Question Answer The product is con- nected, but the TV doesn’t recognize it. Have you properly set the video out parameters in the Settings menu? Using the remote control, click the Info button to change from HDMI (de- fault) to C[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge T roubl esh ooti ng Us er Man ual pag e 77 10.2. USB Connection (Mac Users) Problem Question Answer The drive is not recognized by the computer. Does an icon for the drive appear on the desktop? There should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop (unless you’ve set the Finder preference not to show External d[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge T roubl esh ooti ng Us er Man ual pag e 78 Problem Question Answer The drive is not run- ning noticeably faster when connected via Hi-Speed USB 2.0. Is the drive connected to a Hi- Speed USB 2.0 port on your computer? Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 2.0 drivers for both your host bus adapter and device have been in[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge T roubl esh ooti ng Us er Man ual pag e 79 10.3. USB Connection (Windows Users) Problem Question Answer The drive is not recognized by the computer. Has the drive been formatted? Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly. Please see section 8. Reformatting the LaCinema Mini HD Bridge. Does your computer’s[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge T roubl esh ooti ng Us er Man ual pag e 80 Problem Question Answer The drive is not run- ning noticeably faster when connected via Hi-Speed USB 2.0. Is the drive connected to a stan- dard USB port on your computer? If your drive is connected to a standard USB port, this is normal. A Hi- Speed USB 2.0 device can only o[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge T roubl esh ooti ng Us er Man ual pag e 81 10.4. USB Hard Drive Connection Problem Question Answer I’m not sure if my external USB hard drive is recognized by the LaCinema Mini HD Bridge. Using the remote control, navigate to one of these spaces: Music, Photo, or Movie, and see if USB1 is listed. If it is, your hard[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Con tac ting Cu sto mer Sup port Us er Man ual pag e 82 Before Y ou Contact T echnical Support 1. Read the manuals and review section 10. Troubleshooting . 2. Try to isolate the problem. If possible, make the drive the only external device on the CPU, and make sure that all of the cables are correctly and firmly atta[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge Con tac ting Cu sto mer Sup port Us er Man ual pag e 83 11.1. LaCie T echnical Support Contacts LaCie Asia http://www.lacie.com/cn/contact/ LaCie Australia http://www.lacie.com/au/contact/ LaCie Belgium http://www.lacie.com/be/contact/ (Dutch) http://www.lacie.com/befr/contact/ (French) LaCie Brazil http://www.lacie.c[...]

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    L aC ine ma Min i H D B rid ge W ar rant y I nfor mat ion Us er Man ual pag e 84 This Limited Warranty applies only to hardware products manufac - tured by or for LaCie that can be identified by the “LaCie” trademark, trade name, or logo affixed to them. The Limited Warranty does not apply to any non-LaCie hardware products or any software, e[...]