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EWP-2000 USER’S MANUAL P/N: M21501-01A2[...]

P AGE 2 EWP-2000 User ’ s Manual T able of Contents EWP-2000 USER’S MANUAL 1 T ABLE OF CONTENTS 2 PRODUCT INTRODUCTION 4 ABOUT THIS MANUAL 4 RECORD YOUR SERIAL NUMBER 4 MANUAL DISCLAIMERS 4 REGULA TOR Y NOTICES 4 FCC Class B Radio Frequency Interference Statement 4 CE (EU) Declaration of Conformity 4 Modifications 4 W ARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS 5[...]

P AGE 3 EWP-2000 User ’ s Manual SELECTING THE CLIENT MODE 33 SETTING THE SCREEN SA VER PREFERENCES 34 Activation Idle Time 34 Mode 34 SETTING YOUR TIME ZONE 34 SETTING YOUR ZIP CODE 35 ENABLING P ASSWORD PROTECTION 35 Setting a System Password 35 Removing a System Password 35 CHOOSING YOUR NETWORK CONNECTION 36 Ethernet Settings 36 Dialup Settin[...]

P AGE 4 EWP-2000 User ’ s Manual PRODUCT INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the FireBall EWP-2000, the two-way wireless web tablet from Escient. The EWP-2000 is a wireless remote control touch screen that provides two way interactive control of any FireBall product that supports the FireBall Web Interface . The EWP-2000 allows the user to cont[...]

P AGE 5 EWP-2000 User ’ s Manual W ARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS CAUTION: F AILURE TO COMPL Y MA Y RESUL T IN SERIOUS INJURY Please review the following material carefully . Failure to follow the instructions, or failure to heed the warnings contained herein could lead to serious injury . Special Battery Cautions The following are special precautions y[...]

P AGE 6 EWP-2000 User ’ s Manual W ARRANTY INFORMA TION T erms 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 warra[...]

P AGE 7 EWP-2000 User ’ s Manual ESCIENT PRIV ACY 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. W e recognize and respect each individual user’s privacy and have created this Privacy Policy to demonstrate our co[...]

P AGE 8 EWP-2000 User ’ s Manual POWERING ST A TES Powering On the EWP-2000 from “Power Off” Mode The battery shipped with your EWP-2000 may be low in power – please be prepared to use the AC-DC adapter while setting up the device for the first time and to fully charge the internal battery pack. The EWP-2000 is delivered form the factory i[...]

P AGE 9 EWP-2000 User ’ s Manual WIRELESS NETWORK CARD AND ANTENNA SYSTEM The EWP-2000 has a built-in PC Card slot along the upper left edge of the device. This slot contains the wireless LAN adapter and a custom antenna in a snap-type Housing. Y ou can operate the EWP-2000 with the antenna in the snap-on position or in the open position for grea[...]

P AGE 10 EWP-2000 User ’ s Manual CONNECTING TO YOUR WIRELESS NETWORK Note: The EWP-2000 connects and controls your FireBall server by using your existing wireless network. Any standard 802.1 1b WiFi network can be used. The setup and configuration of a wireless network is beyond the scope of this document and it is assumed that your network is [...]

P AGE 1 1 EWP-2000 User ’ s Manual FIREBALL WEB INTERF ACE The FireBall W eb Interface is the graphics and control system web pages that appear in your Internet Explorer browser . From this web page, you can control almost every aspect of your FireBall, just as you would from the original IR remote and TV . The familiar FireBall Guide, Player , O[...]

P AGE 12 EWP-2000 User ’ s Manual LISTENING TO MUSIC BROWSING YOUR MUSIC LIBRAR Y The Music Guide allows you to browse, locate, and play all of your music in one easy to use on-screen guide. The Music Guide displays a list of all your Music T itles. Using the Page buttons on the right edge of the screen, you can scroll up and down the list. SHOW [...]

P AGE 13 EWP-2000 User ’ s Manual SELECTING A DIFFERENT SONG In the Music Player you can scroll up and down the track list using the page button on the right edge of the screen. Select a different song to play the song. CHANGING THE GUIDE VIEW The PLA YER button on the left edge of the screen is used to switch between the Music Guide and Music Pl[...]

P AGE 14 EWP-2000 User ’ s Manual CHANGING THE CURRENT PLA Y MODE The default Play Mode will play the current T itle from T rack 1 to the last track in order , then stop. If you want to change the order of how tracks are played, there are six different Play Modes to choose from: • Normal – play each track in order in the current T itle, then [...]

P AGE 15 EWP-2000 User ’ s Manual LISTENING TO INTERNET RADIO BROWSING INTERNET RADIO ST A TIONS The Radio Guide displays a scrolling list of Internet Radio Stations. Using the Page buttons on the right edge of the screen, you can scroll up and down the list. As each Station is highlighted, you will notice that the Information Area and Cover Art [...]

P AGE 16 EWP-2000 User ’ s Manual W A TCHING DVD MOVIES The Movies source button is only available when you are connected to an Escient DVDM Media Manger with an external DVD changer . The Movies source button will be disabled when you are connected to a FireBall Music Manager . Please refer to the FireBall DVDM User ’ s Guide for information a[...]

P AGE 17 EWP-2000 User ’ s Manual The Movies Guide provides you with several ways to view the contents of your DVD Library . One of the easiest ways to browse and sort your Movies Library is by using the Movies “V iews”. There are two V iews that you can toggle through using the “MENU/VIEW” button on the left edge of the screen: • V iew[...]

P AGE 18 EWP-2000 User ’ s Manual GETTING MUSIC INTO FIREBALL Before you can enjoy the many benefits of your FireBall Music Management system, you will want to get your music collection into the FireBall. The process of getting music into FireBall is called “Recording” or sometimes “Ripping”. There are several ways to get your music into[...]

P AGE 19 EWP-2000 User ’ s Manual RECORDING FROM AN EXTERNAL CHANGER FireBall can manage up to three - 400 disc CD changers in addition to any music recorded onto the internal hard drive. Recording from an external changer (of course) requires at least one supported external CD changer properly connected to FireBall. Recording from an external ch[...]

P AGE 20 EWP-2000 User ’ s Manual MANAGING YOUR MEDIA CREA TING PLA YLISTS FireBall allows you to organize your favorite songs into custom “Playlists”. A Playlist is simply a group of songs that you choose from your Music Library . Common uses for Playlists are: • Collections of your favorite songs • Songs that have a similar tempo or fee[...]

P AGE 21 EWP-2000 User ’ s Manual CREA TING GROUPS In addition to Playlists, FireBall allows you to create custom “Groups” of Music T itles, DVD Movies, or Radio Stations. User created Groups appear in the Group Bar along with the automatically created Genre Groups and System Groups (All, CDs, Internal, and Playlists). Some uses for custom Gr[...]

P AGE 22 EWP-2000 User ’ s Manual ADDING INTERNET RADIO ST A TIONS FireBall comes preloaded with several high quality streaming Internet Radio Stations from around the world, but that may not be enough for you, so FireBall also let’ s you add your own Internet Radio Stations. Internet Radio stations must conform to these specifications: • W [...]

P AGE 23 EWP-2000 User ’ s Manual UPDA TING THE INTERNET RADIO ST A TIONS LIST Escient makes every attempt to insure that the preloaded Internet Radio Stations are alive and well, but due to the dynamic nature of the Internet and the third parties who actually serve up these radio streams, sometimes you will not be able to play a station. The “[...]

P AGE 24 EWP-2000 User ’ s Manual EDITING MUSIC INFORMA TION FireBall has access to over 3 million CD titles, but you may still encounter a CD that does not return a custom cover or the correct disc information. Y ou can edit the disc information for any Music T itle using the Edit Disc and Edit T racks screens. Editing Disc Info Follow these ste[...]

P AGE 25 EWP-2000 User ’ s Manual Automatically Lookup Information for This Disc The “Lookup This Disc” button will initiate a disc lookup for only the current title. First, the local database is checked for a match, then if a match is not found, FireBall will connect to the Internet to download the disc information. Follow these steps to loo[...]

P AGE 26 EWP-2000 User ’ s Manual Searching for the Original Cover Occasionally the wrong cover or the default cover will be displayed for a Music T itle. Y ou can manually search for the original cover art by using the “Search for Cover” feature. This is a very powerful tool that allows you to search the Escient servers for an exact or parti[...]

P AGE 27 EWP-2000 User ’ s Manual Selecting an Existing Cover If for some reason you cannot download the original cover , you can choose one of the existing covers for the current Music T itle or DVD Movie Follow these steps to select an existing cover to assign to the current Title: 1. Select the Title you want to edit in the Guide. 2. Select th[...]

P AGE 28 EWP-2000 User ’ s Manual EDITING RADIO INFORMA TION Similar to editing Music Information, you can also Edit the Radio Information. Follow these steps to edit the station information for the currently highlighted Internet Radio Station: 1. Select the RADIO source button to make sure you are in the Radio source. 2. Select the OPTIONS butto[...]

P AGE 29 EWP-2000 User ’ s Manual EDITING PLA YLISTS Y ou can change the name and add or remove tracks from any Playlist you created. Follow these steps to edit a Playlist: 1. Select the MUSIC source button to make sure you are in the Music source. 2. Highlight the Playlist Name you want to edit. Note: The Playlist group will list all of your Pla[...]

P AGE 30 EWP-2000 User ’ s Manual EDITING GROUPS As with Playlists, you can also edit the name of a Group, add Music T itles or Radio Stations to the Group, or remove Music T itles or Radio Stations from the Group. Follow these steps to edit a Group: 1. Select the Group you want to edit within the Group Bar . 2. Select the OPTIONS button to displ[...]

P AGE 31 EWP-2000 User ’ s Manual DELETING MUSIC Y ou can remove any music you have recorded to the FireBall by using the Delete Music feature. Y ou may want to do this if you have filled up your FireBall and you cannot record any more music or if you want to remove songs that you just don’t listen to. Follow these steps to delete music from y[...]

P AGE 32 EWP-2000 User ’ s Manual DELETING PLA YLISTS Y ou may delete entire Playlists from the Music Guide. Follow these steps to permanently delete one or more Playlists from the Music Guide: Follow these steps to delete playlists from your FireBall: 1. Select the MUSIC button to make sure you are in the Music source. 2. Select the OPTIONS butt[...]

P AGE 33 EWP-2000 User ’ s Manual SETTING USER PREFERENCES User preferences are available to specify global configuration options and preferred system settings by accessing the Setup Menu. T o access any of these global user preferences, Select the SETUP button to display the Setup Menu and then select any menu item. NOTE: these User Preferences[...]

P AGE 34 EWP-2000 User ’ s Manual SETTING THE SCREEN SA VER PREFERENCES Screen Savers are provided for each source mode. Screen Savers provide two important functions, to prevent a static image from being displayed on the video output device for extended periods of time and to provide useful information to the user when activated. Follow these st[...]

P AGE 35 EWP-2000 User ’ s Manual SETTING YOUR ZIP CODE Select US Zip Code or Canadian Postal Code. Y our Zip Code or Postal Code is used to tell the automatic update manager when to connect to Escient for software updates. Follow these steps to set your Zip Cod: 1. Select the SETUP button to display the Setup menu. 2. Select the Zip Code Menu 3.[...]

P AGE 36 EWP-2000 User ’ s Manual CHOOSING YOUR NETWORK CONNECTION FireBall supports two built-in networking methods, Ethernet and Dialup Modem. Y our FireBall must be connected to the Internet in order to lookup disc information, download software updates, and access Internet Radio. If you have a broadband Internet connection such as a cable mod[...]

P AGE 37 EWP-2000 User ’ s Manual Dialup Settings If you are going to use a dialup ISP to connect your FireBall to the Internet, you must provide information for your selected ISP . This information can be obtained by contacting your ISP or from your PC, if you already use it to connect to the Internet. Connect your FireBall to your phone line us[...]

P AGE 38 EWP-2000 User ’ s Manual SELECTING THE AUDIO ENCODER TYPE Y ou can specify which audio encoder (MP3 or FLAC) you want to use for recording audio to your FireBall. The MP3 format allows the most flexibility and compatibility for efficiently storing many audio files while the FLAC format uses considerably more space than MP3 files, but[...]

P AGE 39 EWP-2000 User ’ s Manual MANAGING EXTERNAL CHANGERS The disc information that FireBall displays on your TV screen is NOT included on the original CDs that you recorded or loaded into your changers. The artist name, album name, track list, and album cover art are supplied by Escient and it’ s partners. This information is downloaded fro[...]

P AGE 40 EWP-2000 User ’ s Manual Getting Disc Information for All Discs If you want to lookup the disc information for all discs in all changers, you can use the Lookup All feature. Follow these steps to lookup all discs in all changers: 1. Select the SETUP button to display the Setup menu. 2. Select the Lookup Discs menu under Changer Managemen[...]

P AGE 41 EWP-2000 User ’ s Manual RECORDING FROM EXTERNAL CHANGERS In addition to manually loading and recording CDs one by one using the front panel CD drive, you can record as many CD as you want directly from your external changers. The advantage of recording multiple discs from your changers is that you don’t have to sit there and unload/lo[...]

P AGE 42 EWP-2000 User ’ s Manual Recording a Range of CDs If you want to record a specific range of slots in a changer , you can use the Record Range feature. Follow these steps to record a range of changer slots: 1. Select the SETUP button to display the Setup menu. 2. Select the Record Discs menu item under Changer Management. 3. Select the R[...]

P AGE 43 EWP-2000 User ’ s Manual FIREBALL UTILITIES Getting Information about Y our FireBall Information about your FireBall hardware and software is available under the Utilities menu. This information is useful for troubleshooting any problems you may encounter with your network connection or verifying the current software versions. Follow the[...]

P AGE 44 EWP-2000 User ’ s Manual ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ESCIENT SUPPORT Contact your dealer or Escient’ s Customer Support group. Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00am - 7pm EST Phone: 800-372-4368 Press “2” for Sales, or “3” for Support Fax: 317-616-6790 Internet: www .escient.com Email: support@escient.com Please have the following informat[...]