Buffalo Technology P4LWAG manual

LinkTheater – Wireless A&G Media Player P4L W AG v .98[...]

Introduction 3 Product Diagram 4 Getting Started 5 Remote Control 8 Initial Power-On 10 Wired Setup 10 Wireless Setup 1 1 Viiv Setup 12 AOSS Setup 20   ManualWirelessConguration    21 Settings 24 System Preferences 26 Network Settings 28 Display Settings 36 Reset System Settings 37 Choosing your Media Sources 38  Insta[...]

3 Buffalo T echnology’s LinkTheater P4L W AG W ireless-A&G Network Media Player is the missing link between your TV , home entertainment center , and computer network. Now , you can play the movies, music, and photos stored on your computers from the comfort of your living room, through your TV and home entertainment center . The LinkTh[...]

4 TM RESET and one of it oriented to point straight up. Please also make us drawings of an Ethernet cable, the power plug, and a set of A/V rca plugs. TM RESET and one of it oriented to point straight up. Please also make us drawings of an Ethernet cable, the power plug, and a set of A/V rca plugs. Reset button; hold in with a straightened paper cl[...]

5 Package Contents: • LinkTheater Media Player • (2) Wireless Antennas • RemoteControlwithBatteries • AC Power Adapter • LinkTheater CD-ROM • UserManual(thisguide) • Standard A/V Cable (Red, White, and Y ellow RCAs) • D4/Component Video Cable Ifanyitemsaremissingfromyour[...]

6 Hookup: 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 . Bydefault,theLinkTheaterusesthestandard4:3videomodeovertheyel[...]

7 4-PlugtheBuffalo ACadapterintoan ACpoweroutlet.Buffalorecommendsconnectingthe AC adapter to a power-strip with a surge protector to protect it from power surges caused by lightning. 5 - Plug the power connector from the AC adapter into the back of the LinkTheater . The‘POWER/ST ANDBY’ ?[...]

8 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buttonwillbringupinformationregardingthele[...]

9 TM convenience, allowing you to quickly mute or raise/lower the volume without having to necessarily use the TV or soundsystem’sremotecontrol. Stop – The stop key will temporarily pause a slideshow that’sinprogress. T rack – The track button will skip forward or back to the nextvideo,music,orpicturele. INF[...]

10 WhentheLinkTheaterturnsonforthersttime,itwillattempttoconnectyoutoawiredorwireless networkautomatically .Whichscreensyouseewilldependonwhetheryou’reconnectingyour LinkTheater with a wired or wireless internet connection. Wired Setup: If you[...]

1 1 Wireless Setup: If you are using a wireless network, then the LinkTheater will give you three options to initially connect your device. Intel® Viiv™ Setup – If you have a V iiv™ PC on your network, it can instruct this device on how to set up. T urn to page 12 for wireless setup with a Viiv computer . AOSS – If your access point suppor[...]

12 Y ourViivPCcancongureyourLinkTheater ’swirelesssettingsforyou.Beginbymakingsurethat your PC has the latest patches and updates from Microsoft and Intel. Open the Viiv settings window byclickingtheViivlogoonyourPC’ sdesktoporsystemtray . IfyourLinkThe[...]

13 When you see this screen, go to your LinkTheater . Select Wirelessly , then next .[...]

14 Y our LinkTheater will give you a passcode. Write this down. Y ou have ten minutes to type this into your Viiv PC. If time runs out on the timer , go back to the previous screen and select Y es again to get a new passcode. Power on the LinkTheater and select Y es tohaveViivcongureyourwirelessconnectionforyou.?[...]

15 BackatthePC,click next. Click next. Enter the passcode that you got from the LinkTheater .[...]

16 Select media device and then next . Y our LinkTheater is now connected to the network. Click next to begin building your media library . T urn to page 21.[...]

17 On the Viiv PC, select add a device , then click start . Ifyou’veconnectedyourLinkTheatertoyournetworkwithawiredEthernetconnection,youcanstill addtheLinkTheatertoaViivPC’ slistofdevices. Select connecting it to the router with an Ethernet network cable , then cl[...]

18 Select next . Select media device . When you see this screen, your device has been sucessfully added to the network. Select next to begin building your media library .[...]

19 Select next . Read conditions. Select agree to continue. Building your Media Library: Select Standard Setup and then choose nish .Congratulations!Y ourLinkTheaterisconguredto work with your Viiv PC![...]

20 T olet AOSScongureyourwireless network settings, select No, Use AOSS Instead . Now , press the AOSS button on your access point or wireless router . When you see this screen about 40 seconds later , your LinkTheater is connected to your wireless network. AOSS Wireless Conguration:[...]

21 Manual Conguration: Highlight the wireless network you would like to connect to and then press the right control button on the remote control. If you chose the regular setup method, the LinkTheater will automatically detect all available wireless networks.[...]

22 Unlessthechosennetworkisopen,youwillneedtoentertheencryptionkey(password)forthe wireless network. PresstherightarrowtohaveDHCPautomaticlycongureyournetworksettings(recommended).If youselect‘EntertheSettings(Static Address)’ ?[...]

23 If all goes well, you should see this screen. Y ou have connected the LinkTheater to your network![...]

24 Settings: TheLinkTheaterhasvariouscongurablesettingsthatchangehowthedevicecommunicateswith yournetwork,whenthescreensaverturnson,whatdisplaymodeyou’rerunning,etc.Thissection will explain each feature in detail. T o navigate to the Settings area, please[...]

25 System Options: The System Options area allows you to change key settings of your LinkTheater . At a minimum, we recommendyoucongureyourSystemPreferencesandNetworkSettings.Specicinstructionsare included on the following pages. System Preferences – This area allows you to set the Screen Saver Delay ,[...]

26 System Preferences: Usingtheremote’scontrolarrows,changetheScreenSaverDelayandSlideshowDelaytoyour desiredsettings.T ochangeasetting,pleasehighlightthespecicitemandpresstheENTERkeyon your remote control. Y ou can then increase or decrease the [...]

27 Mediaplayer - The Mediaplayer setup page tells you the name of the device and the version number ofthermware.ItisnotnecessarytochangethenameunlessyouhavemultipleLinkTheatersand plan on using access control to prevent certain servers from working with certain LinkTheaters. Software - The[...]

28 Network Settings: The Network Settings area is used to connect your LinkTheater to the network, manage how it connects,andchangeproxyserversettings.Usetheremotecontroltonavigatetotheappropriate areas: Current Network Status – ShowstheLinkTheater ’scurrentnetworkinformationincl[...]

29 Current Network Status: The Current Network Status will give you a quick snapshot regarding your network connection. It will inform you which IP address has been assigned to your LinkTheater and in the case of a wireless network connection, information regarding the wireless network. This is more of a diagnostic/information status screen. It is [...]

30 Wired Prole: Select whether you wish to use DHCP (recommended) to automatically determine your network information from your router or whether you want to enter the settings manually . Ifyouselected‘EntertheSettings(Static Address)’ thenthenextsetuppagewillaskyourfornetwork information[...]

31 Wireless Prole: When connecting to a wireless network, the LinkTheater will scan for visible wireless networks. The LinkTheater supports connections on three different wireless technologies: 802.1 1a, 802.1 1b, and 802.1 1g.Itwilllistalltypesofwirelessnetworkstogether .Itwillalsolistifthey’[...]

32 Select whether you wish to use DHCP (recommended) to automatically determine your network information from your router or whether you want to enter the settings manually . Ifyouselected‘EntertheSettings(Static Address)’ thenthenextsetuppagewillaskyourfornetwork information.Please[...]

33 Modify Prole: Modifyingprolesallowsyoutoeditspecicportionsofexistingproleswithouttheneedfor recreatingthementirely .Thismaybeusedifawirelessnetwork’ sencryptionkeyhaschanged,orif IP addressing has changed. T omodifyaprole,[...]

34 Remove Prole: Y oumaywanttoremoveolderprolesthatyouarenolongerusing.T odothis,selecttheprole you’dliketoremoveusingtheremote’sdirectionalkeys.Onceselected,presstherightarrow . NOTE:Y oucannotremovetheprole[...]

35 Prole Startup Order: TheProleStartupOrderinstructstheLinkTheateronhowtoconnecttoyournetworkproles.The networkproleatthetopofthescreenistherstpriority .ThismeansthatwhentheLinkTheater turnson,itwillrstattemp[...]

36 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 S-Video to transmit video da[...]

37 Reset System Settings: Resetting the system settings will return the product to default settings. This is the same congurationthattheproductwassetinwhenitwasbrandnew . Allsettingswillbeerasedandyou willneedtoreconguretheproduct.Videomodeswillgoback[...]

38 Choosing and Installing your Media Sources: Congratulations,atthispointyourLinkTheateriscompletelyconguredforyourTVormonitorand your wired or wireless network. The default menu screen for the LinkTheater will be your hub for accessing multimedia content. The LinkTheater is one of the most versatile[...]

39 Browse Media: TheBrowseMediaareaallowsyoutoaccessavarietyofsourcesdiscussedearlierinthissection. ThisguidewillgiveinstructionsonhowtosetupamediaserverusingtheincludedBuffaloutilityas wellasMicrosoft’sWindowsMediaConnect. I[...]

40 Installing the Buffalo PC Utility: PleasefollowtheinstallstepsbelowifyouwishtousetheBuffaloPCUtility(recommended): 1.InserttheLinkTheaterCD-ROMintoyourPC’sCD-ROMdrive. Theprogramshouldautomatically launch, if it does not, browse for the CD and run Setu[...]

41 4.Press‘Start’. 5. The installation will complete. Y ou will need to reboot your machine.[...]

42 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BuffaloPCMediaServerisinstalledandrunning,youmustpointittothemediaonyour computer .[...]

43 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w[...]

44 Selectwhichdriveordrivesyou’dliketoincludeinthesearch.PresstheNextbutton. Additional options are available. We recommend that you keep the options as is. Press the Next button when ready . Afterthesearchcompletes,youwillbeaskedtoconrmwhichfoldersyou’dli[...]

45 TheOptionstabatthetopoftheprogramwillletyouturnoffandonlesharing.Italsohasimportant options, including the ability to control whether the media server starts when your computer starts, etc. Ifyouwanttoimmediatelyturnofflesharing,thebutton [...]

46 Press the Next button: Additional options are available. We recommend that you keep the options as is. Press the Next button when ready . Selecthowyouwishtoprohibitaccess.Selectthespecicmethodinwhichyouwishtograntaccess to devices. Once complete, press Next and continue using the wizard[...]

47 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installandcongurationoftheBuffaloPCMediaServer .[...]

48 Installing and Conguring Windows Media Connect: PleasefollowtheinstallstepsbelowifyouwishtouseWindowsMediaConnect.Ifyou’vealready installedtheBuffaloPCMediaServerutility ,thenusingWindowsMediaConnectmaynotbe necessary . WindowsMediaConne[...]

49 Windows Media Connect software will appear on your display . Windows Media Connect operates out of your system tray; double click on its icon at any time to display the program. OnceWindowsMediaConnectisrunninganddisplayedonyourscreen,the‘Devices’ pagewillbe displayed.Therststep?[...]

50 TheWindowsMediaConnectWizardwillopen.Select‘Device1’ fromthelistandpressthe ‘OK’ button. If more then one device was listed then multiple media players are available on your network; inthiscasewerecommendaddingallofthemordeterminingwhichoneisthe?[...]

51 Pressonthe‘Sharing’ tabtotheleft. Press the ‘Add’ button to specify a folder to share to LinkTheater . BrowsetoafolderthatcontainsdatayouwouldliketosharewithLinkTheaterbypressingthe ‘Browse’ button. Give it a name that you would recognize and select the privacy s[...]

52 Add as many folders as you would like to share with your LinkTheater . Repeat the previous step as many times as necessary . Select‘Settings’ ontheleft. If you will use Windows Media Connect often, check ‘Automatically start folder sharing when Windows starts.’ ThenWindowsMediaConnectwillalwaysberun[...]

53 Connecting to a Media Server using Browse Media: Browsingmediafromdifferentmediaserversisvirtuallyidentical. Thefollowingstepswillshowyou howtonavigateandchooselesforplayback.Dependingonwhichserveryouuse,thestepsmay be ever so slightly differ[...]

54 Media is broken down into three categories: Music, Pictures, and Video. This guide will break down navigation based on these three categories. T urn to page 47 for more on navigating music, page 49 for more on navigating pictures, and 51 for more on navigating video.[...]

55 Browsing Music: Media Servers will be default sort your music based on data found inside of the musicles.Itwillattempttosortitbasedonseveralpiecesofinformationincludeartist,title,genre, album name, etc. Pleaseselectamethodtosortyourmusicby .Ifyouwish?[...]

56 Depending on how you sorted your music in the previous step, your navigation will differ . Selectthefolder ,artist,genre,etcthatyou’reinterestedinhearing. NOTE: Thisscreenshotshows‘Artist’ basedsorting. Dependingonwhichnavigationyouuse,youwillultimatelyndsongs[...]

57 Browsing Pictures: MediaServerswillbedefaultsortyourpicturesbasedonwhatfolderthey’rein or what date they were created. NOTE: Some media servers may have other sort options. Pleaseselectamethodtosortyourpicturesby .Ifyouwishtoseeallthelesinthei[...]

58 Browsing Videos: MediaServerswillbedefaultsortyourvideosbasedonwhatfolderthey’reinor what date they were created. NOTE: Some media servers may have other sort options. Pleaseselectamethodtosortyourvideosby .Ifyouwishtoseeallthelesintheir[...]

59 Connecting to a USB Device: BrowsingmediafromUSBDevicesissimple.StartbypluggingtheUSBdeviceintothe LinkTheater ’sUSBport. Highlight‘BrowseUSB’ andpresstherightcontrolbuttonontheremotecontrol. NOTE: T ouseaUSBdeviceontheLinkTheater[...]

60 PresstherightcontrolarrowoncetheUSBdevicehasbeenhighlighted. MultimedialesontheUSBdevicesarenotsortedliketheyareonDLNA MediaServersandIntel Viivzoneservers.Instead,theyarejustnavigatedusingthefolderstructurethatis?[...]

61 Digital Audio / Surround Sound: The LinkTheater supports surround sound (AC3, Dolby Digital, etc.) by utilizing the T OSLINK/Optical audio connector on the back of the LinkTheater . The LinkTheater does not ship with a T OSLINK cable,buttheyarereadilyavailablefromalmostanyelectronic’sstore. The LinkTheater can nat[...]

62 For best results, Windows computers streaming media to your LinkTheater should be running DirectX9.0c. Y ou may install DirectX9.0cfromtheBuffalosoftwarediskaswell. An electronic copy of the LinkStation user manual (this guide) is available from the disk as well. The electronic copy of the maual is in PDF format. T o read[...]

63 Supported Multimedia Formats Video Formats MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, XviD, WMV , H.264 (MPEG4 A VC) Audio Formats MP3, W A V , WMA, M4A (AAC), LPCM, AC3 ImageFormats  JPG,BMP ,PNG Video Modes 480i, 480p, and 720p Wired LAN Interface Interface   IEEE802.3(10BASE-T),IEEE802.3u(100BASE-TX) T ransmission Speed[...]

64 North America: Buffa lo T echnologyUSA Inc. 4030WestBrakerLane,Suite120 Austin, TX 78759-5319 General Inquiries: Monday through Friday 8:30am-5:30pm CST Direct: 512-794-8533 | T oll-free: 800-456-9799 | Fax: 512-794-8520 | Email: sales@buffalotech.com T ecnical Support: North AmericanT echnicalSupportbyphon[...]

65 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?[...]

66 Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rule s. These limits are desi gned to pro vide reas onable protecti on again st harmfu l interfe rence in a reside ntial installa tion. This equipment generates, u[...]

67 Potential restrictive use This device is a 2.4 and 5 GHz wireless LAN transceiver, intended for indoor home and ofce use in all EU and EFTA member states, except in France, Belgium and Italy where restrictive use applies. In Italy the end-user should apply for a license at the national spectrum authorities in order to obtain an authorization [...]