Netgear NTV300S NeoTV PRO manual

350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA November 2012 202-1 1083-01 v1.0 Neo T V P R O S tr eaming P la y er NT V300S User M anua l[...]

2 NeoTV PRO Streaming Player Support Thank you for choosing NETGEAR. After installing your device, locate the serial number on the labe l of your product and use it to register your product at https://my .n etgear .com . Y ou must register your product befor e you can use NETGEAR telephone support. NETGEAR recommends registering your product throug[...]

3 Contents Chapter 1 Getting Started Streaming Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Hardware Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 What Is Included in the Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

4 NeoTV PRO Streaming Player Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

5 1 1. Gettin g S tart ed This chapter covers the following topics: • S treaming Basics • Hardware Features • What Y ou Need to Use Y our Streaming Player • Installat ion • Reset Button • Remote Control • Onscreen Quick Setup • NeoTV Channels • Intel Wireless Disp lay (WiDi) For more information about th e topics covered in this m[...]

Getting St arted 6 NeoTV PRO Streaming Player Streaming Basics For the optimal media streaming experienc e with the st reaming player, NETGEAR recommends the following: • Broadba nd Internet s ervice . T o wa tc h m ov ies in sta nt ly on th e streaming player, you need a connection with a speed of 2 to 3 Mbp s or faster . The faster your connect[...]

Getting St arted 7 NeoTV PRO Streaming Player Hardware Features What Is Included in the Box F ront and R ear Views Power ad apter NeoTV PRO Strea ming Player Inst allation guide AV c a b l e Remote cont rol with AAA batteries Power connector Ethernet port HDMI port Reset button AV o u t p u t connector[...]

Getting St arted 8 NeoTV PRO Streaming Player What Y ou Need to Use Y our Streaming Player • TV with HDMI port or A V port • HDMI cable • Broadband Internet connection • A wireless or wired network Installation T o install your streaming player, you con nect it to the TV and to your home network. W hen you turn on the TV , the NeoTV Quick S[...]

Getting St arted 9 NeoTV PRO Streaming Player R emote Control Batteries T o use the remote control, remove the battery cover , and insert the two AAA batteries that are included in the b ox. Connect to Y our Home Network T o use your player , you need to connect it to y our home network with either a wireless or a wired connection. After you get yo[...]

Getting St arted 10 NeoTV PRO Streaming Player Wireless Connection If you are using a wireless connection, place y our playe r within range of your wireless network. For best wireless reception, av oid enclosing your playe r in a cabinet. Figure 2. Wi reless network c onnection If you do not receive a strong signal during the onscreen setup, rotat [...]

Getting St arted 11 NeoTV PRO Streaming Player R emote Control Figure 3. Remote control T able 1. Remote control buttons Button Description Power T urns power to the streaming player on and off. Home/Exit Channel Go to the home screen or exit the channel. Up Navigate up. Down Navigate d own. Left Navigate left. Right Navigate right OK Confirm or en[...]

Getting St arted 12 NeoTV PRO Streaming Player Note: The functions of the color buttons (red, g reen, blue, and yellow) at the corners of the directional p ad depend on the screen that is displayed. Menu Additional options. Some channel s do not use this button. Play/Pause Play or pause media. Fast Forward Fast forward. Rewind Rewind. Next Skip to [...]

Getting St arted 13 NeoTV PRO Streaming Player Onscreen Quick Setup Onscreen Quick Setup makes it easy to get start ed with the streaming player.  T o use Quick Setup: 1. After you connect your streaming p layer, press Power on the remote control to turn the streaming player on. 2. Y ou might need to use your TV remote co ntrol to select the HDM[...]

Getting St arted 14 NeoTV PRO Streaming Player • Registration . V isit http s://my .netgear .com or http://support.netgear .com or scan the QR code on your screen. • Learn about y our remote control . Learn more about the remote control, its buttons, and t heir usage. Then the home screen displays: Figure 4. Str eaming player home screen[...]

Getting St arted 15 NeoTV PRO Streaming Player NeoTV Channels The home screen displays your channel selections in the My Cha nnels category:  T o customize My Channels: • T o move a channel to another position, select it and press the blue bu tton on the remote control. Use the arrow button on the remote control to go to the new position, and [...]

Getting St arted 16 NeoTV PRO Streaming Player Fling Queue Fling Queue is a free app that let s you select Internet content and send it to your TV .  T o set up your computer with Fling Queue: 1. Launch a web browser . 2. Visit the Flingo website at www .flingo.org . 3. Check to make sure t hat your browser is supported. 4. Drag the Fl ing butto[...]

Getting St arted 17 NeoTV PRO Streaming Player 7. On your TV , on th e Queue screen, select the item that you want to watch.[...]

Getting St arted 18 NeoTV PRO Streaming Player Intel Wireless Display (WiDi) The Intel WiDi channel wirelessly project s your WiDi-capable la ptop display to a TV . For more information about the Intel WiDi Wireless Disp lay , visit the Intel website at http://www .intel.com/content/www/us/e n/architecture-and-technology/intel-wireless-display .htm[...]

Getting St arted 19 NeoTV PRO Streaming Player 3. If you are connecting the laptop to the NeoTV adapter for the first time, the streaming player displays a 4-digit security code on the TV screen. Enter this code into the Intel WiDi application. Within a few seconds, the TV screen displays your laptop screen. 4. T o terminate the NeoTV WiDi se ction[...]

20 2 2. Settin g s This chapter covers the following topics: • Settings Menu • General Settings • Audio & Vide o Settings • Network Settings • Registration • About[...]

Settings 21 NeoTV PRO Streaming Player Settings Menu Y ou can customize the settings for your streaming player.  T o view or change the settin gs: 1. Select Settings on the home screen. 2. Press OK to display the following scree n: The setting menus are described in the following sections in this chapter .[...]

Settings 22 NeoTV PRO Streaming Player General Settings The General Settings menu includes the following : • Sof tware Update . Check if a newer version of the software is ava ilable. Download the sof tware and install it on the streaming player. • Screen Sa ver Timing . S pecify how long the streaming player should wait to display a screen sav[...]

Settings 23 NeoTV PRO Streaming Player  T o restore factory settings without rem oving channel information or erasing sof tware up dates: 1. Select Settings > General > Restore Factory Settings to display the following screen: 2. Select Fact ory Reset : 3. Press OK to confirm. • The streaming player erases the settings that you specified[...]

Settings 24 NeoTV PRO Streaming Player Audio & Video Settings Select Settings > Audio & Vid eo to display the following screen: Audio Output Select the digital outp ut setting for the audio. The default setting is PCM S tereo. If you connect to an A V media center with 5.1 plus aud io channels, select Bit stream HD for surround sound. TV[...]

Settings 25 NeoTV PRO Streaming Player TV Aspect Ratio Select the aspect ratio. If your TV has a very rectangular (widescreen, or 16:9 ) aspect ratio, you can select either full screen or pillarboxed ). The following table des cribes these settings. CEC Support The CEC (Consumer Electron ics Control) option allows the TV remote control to control c[...]

Settings 26 NeoTV PRO Streaming Player Network Settings Y ou can view or change the network settings for the streaming player. The options displa yed in the Network Settings screen depend on whe ther an Ethernet cable is connected to the streaming player. Select Settings > Network to display the Network Se ttings screen. If no Ethernet cable is [...]

Settings 27 NeoTV PRO Streaming Player The Network Settings menu includes the following options: • Select your W iFi network . The streaming player scans for wireless networks in your area and displays a list. Select your n etwork, and enter its p assword to connect wirelessly . • Connect u sing WPS . WiFi Prote cted Setup (WPS) lets you join a[...]

Settings 28 NeoTV PRO Streaming Player About View d etails about the sof tware and hardware version of your streaming player. Select Settings > About to display the following screen: • Sof tware V ersion . The version of software currently running on your streaming player. • Sof tware Date . The date your current sof tware was released. • [...]

29 3 3. Mai n t e na n ce This chapter covers the following topics: • Update Notification • Error 101 on Flingo Channels[...]

Maintenance 30 NeoTV PRO Streaming Player Update Notification When there is new firmware, the streaming player notifies you when it powers up or wakes up from standby . Follow the onscreen instruction to press the yellow remote control butto n, and then press OK to update the firmware. Error 101 on Flingo Channels Due to Internet bandwidth and qual[...]

31 4 4. Neo T V Mob ile A pp s NeoTV mobile app s are available sep arately . They allow you to use your phone as a remote control for the streaming player. NeoTV mobile app s are free to download from Android market and the Apple App S tore. This chapter covers the following topics: • NeoTV Remote Control App • Use the App with the S treaming [...]

NeoTV Mobile App s 32 NeoTV PRO Streaming Player NeoTV R emote Control App The NeoTV remote control app turn s your iPhone, iPod touch, or Android phone into a NeoTV S treaming Player remote control. Y ou can use it to manage devices, a nd you can specify the feedback settings. Figure 5. The app is like a virtual NeoTV remote co ntrol  T o use t[...]

NeoTV Mobile Apps 33 NeoTV PRO Streaming Player Use the App with the Streaming Player When you select the NeoTV app on yo ur phone, the remote screen displays.  T o use the NeoTV app to control the TV : 1. Make sure that your TV and the stre aming p layer are turned on and connected to the same WiFi network. 2. Use your phone instead of the remo[...]

NeoTV Mobile App s 34 NeoTV PRO Streaming Player Channels Y ou can use your phone to view the channels that are available on your streaming player and select the one that you want to watch on your T V . T ap the channel that you want to watch on your TV . Y ou can use the star symbol to create a list of favorites. Favorites T ap the star icon to go[...]

NeoTV Mobile Apps 35 NeoTV PRO Streaming Player Settings The Hosts setting let s you specify your network connections. Sounds & V ibrate lets you turn sound and vibration on and of f. The Host screen shows the device that you a r e currently connected to and let s you change your connection. • Auto Pair . This option automatically finds the s[...]

36 A A. Supplemental Inf ormati on This appendix covers th e following topics: • Factory Default Sett ings • T echnical Specifications[...]

Supplement al Information 37 NeoTV PRO Streaming Player Factory Default Settings Y ou can use the onscreen menus to restore factory settings. Sele ct Settings > Restore Factory Settings . The following t able shows the factory settings. T echnical Specifications The following ta ble includes technical s pecifications for the streaming player. Fe[...]

Supplement al Information 38 NeoTV PRO Streaming Player Audio output • Analog ster eo (mini-jack to left/right/composite video RCA) • Digital over HDMI (5.1 surrou nd sound pass-through and stereo) Remote con trol Ergonomic NeoTV PRO infrared remote control Feature Description[...]

39 B B. No tif i cati on of C om pli ance NET GEAR Neo T V P RO S tr eaming P lay er NT V300S Regulatory Compliance Information This section includes user requ irement s for operati ng this product in accordance with National l aws for usage of radio spectrum and operation of radio devices. Failure of the end-user to comply with the applica ble req[...]

Notification of Compliance 40 NeoTV PRO Streaming Player Canadian Department of Communicatio ns Radi o Interference Regulati ons This digit al apparat us (NeoTV PRO S treaming Player NTV3 00S) does not exceed the Class B limits for radio-noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of th e Canadian Departm[...]