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Media Player User Guide For FreeAgent ® Theater+ ™ and FreeAgent GoFlex ™ TV[...]

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Media Player User Guide 3 Content s 1. About Your Media Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 This is Your Media Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 What You Can Do With Your Media Pla y er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Your Media Playe[...]

Media Player User Guide 4 5. Listening to Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Playing Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Se[...]

Media Player User Guide 5 Changing the Menu Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Changing the Media Player Screen saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Turning Off a FreeAgent Drive LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Adjusting the Date and Time . . . .[...]

1. About Y our Media Player This is Y our Media Player Media Player User Guide 6 1. About Y our Media Player This User Guide is for Seagate FreeAgent ® Theater+™ and FreeAgent GoFlex™ TV m edia players. Unless otherw ise noted, all the in format ion in this g uide applies to both media players. This chapter provides an overview of your m edia [...]

1. About Y our Media Player What Y ou Can Do With Y our Media Player Media Player User Guide 7 FreeAgent GoFlex TV Media Player What Y ou Can Do With Y our Media Player Y our media pla yer is an easy-to-use home theat er solution that lets you enjoy your digital movies, pictures, and music on you r TV . With your media player , you can: Figure 3: F[...]

1. About Y our Med ia Player Y our Media Player Components Media Player User Guide 8 • Move your digital movies, pictures, and mu sic files from your computer to your TV using a Seagate FreeAgent drive or othe r external USB drive. • Enjoy your photographs and personal videos wh ile they’re still stored on your digital camera or camcorder . ?[...]

1. About Y our Media Player What Else Y ou Need Media Player User Guide 9 • (Optional) Home network, such as a Local Area Network (LAN) or Wireless LAN (WLAN), for sharing media files and accessing the W eb-based services supported by the media player (see pa ge 32) • (Optional) Digit al camera or camcorder cont aining pictures or videos • (O[...]

2. Getting S tarted Powering On For the First Time Media Player User Guide 10 2. Getting S t arted This chapter explains how to set up your media player after yo u’ve completed the steps in the printed Quick S tart Guide , and describes ho w the screens, menus, and remote control work. Follow the instructions in this chapter to: • Power on your[...]

2. Getting S tarted Connecting a FreeAgent Drive or External USB Drive Media Player User Guide 11 Connecting a FreeAgent Drive or External USB Drive If you haven’t done so alrea dy , insert a FreeA gent drive containing your movie, picture, and music files into your media pl ayer , as shown in the printed Quick St art Guide . Alternatively , you [...]

2. Getting S tarted Navigating the Media Player Screens and Menus Media Player User Guide 12 The Home Screen T o go to the Home screen from any other screen, press Home on the remote. The Home screen is divided in to three parts: • Links to the main screens (Movies, Pictures, Music, Internet, and Browse) • Shortcuts to popular Internet services[...]

2. Getting S tarted Navigating the Media Player Screens and Menus Media Player User Guide 13 The Main Menu Shortcuts to the main screens are also av ailable on the Main Menu (shown in Figure 6), which opens across the top of the screen when you press Menu on the remote. Y ou can open the Main Menu from any screen. The Screen Menus Depending on what[...]

2. Getting S tarted Navigating the Media Player Screens and Menus Media Player User Guide 14 Following Many Paths to the Same Screen The media player UI includes many ways of getting to the same screen. As you use the UI, you will find the pat hs that work best for you. For instance, you can op en the Browse screen three ways: • On the Home scree[...]

2. Getting S tarted Adding a WiFi Adapter Media Player User Guide 15 Quick Navigatio n Tip s In general, navigate your me dia player ’s scree ns and menus by: • Using the arrow buttons on the remote to move through the menus and screens. • Pressing OK on the remote to complete a selected action or open a selected screen. • Pressing Menu on [...]

2. Getting S tarted Checking the Network Setti ngs Media Player User Guide 16 Checking the Network Settings If you have connected your media player to a wired LAN, the network settings on your media player don’t need to be adjusted. The def ault network setting (dynamic IP address) is highly recommended . If you want to manually set a st atic IP [...]

2. Getting S tarted Finding More Help Media Player User Guide 17 Finding More Help Seagate Support provides a broad ra nge of resources (including F A Qs, a knowledge base and a community forum) to help you solve any problem you might have while using your media player . Go to www .seagate.com/support, then click Suppo rt and Downloads .[...]

3. W atching Movies Before Y ou Begin Media Player User Guide 18 3. W atching Movies Y ou can use your media player to watch pe rsonal videos and digitized DVDs stored on: • A FreeAgent drive installed in the media player • An external USB drive connected to the media player’s USB port • A digital camera or camcorde r connected to the media[...]

3. W atching Movies Playing a Movie Media Player User Guide 19 Playing a Movie T o select and play a movie: 1. On the Home screen, select Movies , then press OK . OR On any screen, press Menu , select Movies , th en press OK . The Movies screen opens. The Movie screen list s all the movies discovered on all the devices connected to your media playe[...]

3. W atchin g Movies Finding a Movi e to W atch Media Player User Guide 20 Finding a Movie to W atch T o find a movie to watch, you can search your media files t h ree ways: • By browsing through the full list of movies (see page 19). • By browsing through your movie files as they are store d on the drives and devices connected to your media pl[...]

3. W atching Movi es Contro lling a Mo vie’s DVD Features Media Player User Guide 21 5. Select Done , then press OK . Y our media player list s all movies with matchi ng titles. If no movies appear in the list, no title matched the word(s) you entered. 6. Select the movie you want, then press Play/Pause (   ) or OK to st art the movie. Or ,[...]

3. W atchin g Movies Playing Movies in Slow Motion Media Player User Guide 22 The camcorder appears as a device in the shortcuts list on the Home screen, an d the media player indexes it s contents. (If your camcorder doesn’t appear in the list of devices, it’ s incompatible for use wit h the media player .) 3. On the Home screen, select you r [...]

4. Viewing Photos and Pictures Before Y ou Begin Media Player User Guide 23 4. V iewing Photos and Pictures Y ou can use your media player to view digital photo s and pictures stored on: • A FreeAgent drive installed in the media player • An external USB drive connected to the media player’s USB port • A digital camera connected to the medi[...]

4. Viewing Photos and Pictures Viewing Pictures in a Slideshow Media Player User Guide 24 3. Select a folder , then press OK to view the pictures it conta ins. Press Menu , then select View List or V iew Thumbnails , then press OK to change your view of the pictures, if required. 4. Use the arrow buttons to scro ll through the list. Press Menu to s[...]

4. Viewing Photos and Pictures Finding Pictures Media Player User Guide 25 3. T o customize the slideshow , press Menu . • T o adjust the timing between pictures, select Sl ide Timing... , then press OK . Select the interval you want (from 2 seconds to 2 minutes), then press OK to resume the slideshow . • T o adjust the style of transition betw[...]

4. Viewing Photos and Pictures Finding Pictures Media Player User Guide 26 Browsing for Pictures by Device Y ou can find the pictures you’re looking for by browsing throu gh each device connected to your media player . (T o search all your picture files simult aneously , see “Searching for a S pecific Picture” on pa ge 26.) T o browse for pic[...]

4. Viewing Photos and Pictures View ing Pictures from a Digital Camera Media Player User Guide 27 V iewing Pictures from a Digit al Camera If you have a digit al camera, you may be able to view your pictures by connecting yo ur camera to the media player . T o view pictures from a camera: 1. Connect your camera to your media player using a USB cabl[...]

5. Listening to Music Before Y ou Begin Media Player User Guide 28 5. Listening to Music Y ou can use your media player to listen to music stored on: • A FreeAgent drive installed in the media player • An external USB drive connected to the media player’s USB port • A shared folder or media server on your ne twork Y our media pla yer automa[...]

5. Listening to Music Setting Up Continuous Play and Shuffling Media Player User Guide 29 2. Use the arrow buttons to scro ll through the list, or press Menu to quickly sort the music files to suit your needs. Select Sort A–Z , Sort Z–A , Sort by Newest , or Sort by Oldest , then press OK to reorganize the music list. Select Show Albums , Show [...]

5. Listening to Music Finding Music Media Player User Guide 30 Browsing for Music by Device Y ou can find music to listen to by browsing through each device connected to your media player . (T o sea rch all your mu sic files simultaneously , see “Sea rching for a S pecific Song” on page 30.) T o browse for music: 1. On the Home screen, select B[...]

5. Listening to Music Checking Which Song is Currently Playing Media Player User Guide 31 Displaying Album Cover Art Y our media player will use album cover art in thumbnail view on the Mu sic screen if the image is in the proper place. T o ensure display album cover art in thumbnail vie w: 1. On your computer , find the album art. 2. Drag the imag[...]

6. Accessing Online Media C ontent Accessing an Internet Service Media Player User Guide 32 6. Accessing Online Media Content Y ou can use your media player to access onl ine media content such as video s, photos, and news services. Only supported Internet services are ava ilable on your media player; however , Seagate adds to its list o f supporte[...]

6. Accessing Online Media C ontent Acti vating a Paramo unt® Account (US Only) Media Player User Guide 33 Activating a Paramount ® Account (US Only) Y ou can view movies fro m Paramount Pictures using your med ia player . However , you must create and activate a Paramount account first. (Y ou need a computer with Internet access to create and act[...]

7. Syncing Y our Media Files Installing Seagate Media Media Player User Guide 34 7. Syncing Y our Media Files The CD that came with your media player in clu des the Seagate Media application, which you can use to synchronize media files between your computer a nd the drives you connect to your media player . TIP: On computers running Windows, you c[...]

7. Syncing Y our Media Files Installing Seagate Media Media Player User Guide 35 6. Click Finish to complete the installation. A Seagate Media icon appears o n your desktop and Seagate Media opens automatically . Inst alling on Macintosh T o install Seagate Media on a computer running Macintosh: 1. Insert the Installation CD into you r computer . A[...]

7. Syncing Y our Media Files Understanding How Media Sync Works Media Player User Guide 36 3. In the Applications folder , double-click Seagate Media to install and o pen the application. The Seagate Media window open s. A registration window also opens. 4. Follow the online instructions regist er your media player , or click Cancel to post pone th[...]

7. Syncing Y our Media Files Synchronizing Y our Media Files (Windows) Media Player User Guide 37 How Do I Get St arted? First, set up Media Sync using either the d efault or custom settings. Then, connect your drive to your computer; M edia Sync auto matically finds your movie, picture, and music folders and files, organizes them, and copies them [...]

7. Syncing Y our Media Files Synchronizing Y our Media Files (Windows) Media Player User Guide 38 Setting Up Simple Sync T o set up a simple sync: 1. Connect a FreeAgent drive or other exte rnal USB drive to your computer . 2. Open Seagate Media, then click Media Sync . The Media Sync window opens. 3. Click Simple Sync . The Simple Sync Confirmatio[...]

7. Syncing Y our Media Files Synchronizing Y our Media Files (Windows) Media Player User Guide 39 S tarting a Sync Manually T o start a sync manually: 1. Connect a FreeAgent drive or other exte rnal USB drive to your computer . 2. Open Seagate Media, then click Media Sync . The Media Sync window opens. 3. Click Sync Now . The sync job start s. The [...]

7. Syncing Y our Media Files Synchronizing Y our Media Files (Windows) Media Player User Guide 40 Checking the Media Sync St atus of Y our Computers If you have a LAN or WLAN, you can check which of your computers are set up to sync files, when their last sync was completed, and whethe r or not they are set to sync automatically . T o check the Med[...]

7. Syncing Y our Media Files Synchr onizing Y our Med ia Files (Macintosh) Media Player User Guide 41 2. Click Delete . The original Media Sync window open s (see Figure 9 on page 35). 3. T o set up Media Sync again, follow the instru ctions in “Selecting Y our Sync Settings” on page 37. Synchronizing Y our Media Files (Macintosh) Follow the in[...]

7. Syncing Y our Media Files Synchr onizing Y our Med ia Files (Macintosh) Media Player User Guide 42 4. In the Sync Only These Files list, select the m edia types you want to synchronize, then click Sync Now to begin the initial sync job . The initial sync job may take so me time depending on how many media files you have. Disabling Automatic Sync[...]

8. Managing Y our Media Player and Connected Devices Understanding the Media Player ’s LEDs Media Player User Guide 43 8. Managing Y our Media Player and Connected Devices This chapter explains how to ma nage and maintain your media player and it s included software. It also explains how to use Seagate Media to manage the drives you connect to it[...]

8. Managing Y our Media Player and Connect ed Device s Updating the Media Player Firmware Media Player User Guide 44 Up dating the Media Player Firmware Follow the instructions in this section to upd ate the firmware on your media player . For the best experience with your m edia player , update its firmware whenever a new ve rsion becomes availabl[...]

8. Managing Y our Media Player and Connect ed Device s Updating the Seagate Media Software Media Player User Guide 45 Up dating the Firmware When th e Media Player i s Not Online Follow these instructions to update the firmware if your media player is not connected to the Internet. Y ou will need an external USB driv e and a computer that is connec[...]

8. Managing Y our Media Player and Connect ed Device s Creating Shortcuts to Shared Folders Media Player User Guide 46 Creating Shortcut s to Shared Folders If your media player is connected to a networ k, you can set up shared folders on your computers that the media playe r can connect to over the network (see “Sharing Media Files Over Y ou r N[...]

8. Managing Y our Media Player and Connect ed Device s Creating Shortcuts to Shared Folders Media Player User Guide 47 3. Press Information . 4. Select Add , then press OK . The Add Shortcut screen opens. TIP: Use the left and right arrows to navigate this screen. 5. Select Net User ID , then press OK . Use the on-screen keyb oard to enter your use[...]

8. Managing Y our Media Player and Connected Devi ces Managin g FreeAgent Drives with Seagate Media Media Player User Guide 48 Managing FreeAgent Dri ves with Seagate Media The CD that came with your me dia player includes the Seagate Media software. On computers running Windows, you can use Seaga te Media to manage your FreeAgent drives. (The task[...]

8. Managing Y our Media Player and Connected Devi ces Managin g FreeAgent Drives with Seagate Media Media Player User Guide 49 Follow the instructions in the rest of this section to: • Manage drive settings (see p age 48) • T est a drive (see page 5 0) • Check drive st atus (see page 51) • Find drive information (see p age 51) • Register [...]

8. Managing Y our Media Player and Connected Devi ces Managin g FreeAgent Drives with Seagate Media Media Player User Guide 50 Disabling Drive LEDs If the LED on your FreeAgent drive is distracting, you can use Seagate Media to turn it off. T o disable the LED on a drive: 1. Open the My Drives window (see p age 48), select the drive you want, then [...]

8. Managing Y our Media Player and Connected Devi ces Managin g FreeAgent Drives with Seagate Media Media Player User Guide 51 Checking Drive St atus When you inst all Seagate Media, a status icon appears in yo ur system tray and becomes active whenever you connect a FreeAgent drive or external USB d rive to your computer . Roll your cursor over th[...]

8. Managing Y our Media Player a nd Con nected Device s Removing a FreeAgent Drive Media Player User Guide 52 Registering a Drive If your computer is connected to the Inter net, you can use Seagate Media to register FreeAgent drives. T o register a drive: 1. Open the My Drives window (see p age 48), select the drive you want, then click Settings . [...]

8. Managing Y our Media Player and Connected Devi ces Disconnecting a USB Drive, Camera, or Camcorder Media Player User Guide 53 Disconnecting a USB Drive, Camera, or Camcorder T o disconnect an external USB device from your media player: 1. S top and close all active movie, p hoto, or music files on the media player . 2. T urn off your camera or c[...]

8. Managing Y our Media Player a nd Connected Device s Resetting the Media Player to Its Original Settings Media Player User Guide 54 5. Select the menu language yo u want, then press OK . 6. Press Back to return to the Home scree n. Resetting the Media Player Manually T o reset the media player to its fa ctory default settings: 1. Find the reset b[...]

9. Customizing Y our Media Player Se ttings Customizing the Video Settings Media Player User Guide 55 9. Customizing Y our Media Player Settings Y our media player is ready for use as soon as you plug it in. However , you can customize its settings for your specific TV . For example, you can change the lang uage of the on-screen menus, change the a[...]

9. Customizing Y our Media Player Settings Sett ing the Media Player for TVs in Other Countries Media Player User Guide 56 Adjusting the Aspect Ratio T o adjust the aspect ratio: 1. On the V ideo screen, select Aspect Ratio , then press OK . 2. Select one of these options: • Pan Scan —Displays in standard definition broadcast television format [...]

9. Customizing Y our Media Player Se ttings Customizing the Audio Settings Media Player User Guide 57 This table shows which resolu tions are supported by which connectors: Note: NTSC (480p, 60 Hz) —S tandard North American tele vision resolution P AL (576p, 50 Hz) —S tandard Europe an television r esolution 3. Press OK to change the setting. C[...]

9. Customizing Y our Media Player Settings Changing the Menu Lan guage Media Player User Guide 58 Adjusting the Digit al Output Settings T o adjust the digital output settings to meet the needs of your audio equipment: 1. On the Audio screen, select Digit al Output , then press OK . 2. Select the setting you wa nt: • S/PDIF LPCM —Converts multi[...]

9. Customizing Y our Media Player Settings T urning Off a FreeAgent Drive LED Media Player User Guide 59 2. Press Menu , select System Setup , then press OK . OR Use the left and rig ht arrows on the remote to scroll through the Settings screens until you find the System screen. 3. On the System screen, select Scre ensaver , then press OK . 4. Sele[...]

9. Customizing Y our Media Player Settings Changing the Media Player ’s Network Settings Media Player User Guide 60 Changing the Media Player ’ s Network Settings Y ou may need to adjust your me dia player ’s netwo rk settings if you change from a wired LAN to a WLAN, or if you change the configuratio n of your WLAN. This section explains how[...]

9. Customizing Y our Media Player Settings Changing the Media Player ’s Network Settings Media Player User Guide 61 OR Use the left and rig ht arrows on the remote to scroll through the Settings screens until you find the Network screen. 3. Select Wired Setup , then press OK . 4. Select Dynamic IP (AUTO) , then press OK . 5. Press OK , then press[...]

9. Customizing Y our Media Player Settings Setting a Language for Info rmation Screens Media Player User Guide 62 Finding the Media Player ’ s MAC Address an d IP Address T o view the MAC address and IP addre ss assigned to your media pla y er: 1. On the Home screen, press Menu , sele ct Settings , then press OK . 2. Press Menu , select System Se[...]

9. Customizing Y our Media Player Sett ings Viewing DivX® Account Information Media Player User Guide 63 Finding the Registration Code T o find the DivX registration code: 1. On the Home screen, press Menu , sele ct Settings , then press OK . 2. Press Menu , select System Setup , then press OK . OR Use the left and rig ht arrows on the remote to s[...]

10. Solving Problems General Troubleshooting T ips Media Player User Guide 64 10. Solving Problems This chapter provides solutions to the mo st common problems you may encounter while setting up and using your media player . General T roubleshooting T ip s If you have problems setting up or using your media pla y er , check these things first: • [...]

10. Solving Problems Common Problems and Solutions Media Player User Guide 65 The subtitles on my movie are too small/in the wrong place. If you are playing an .MKV file with subtitles, press Pause , then use the arrow buttons to adjust the size and placement of the sub titles. The media player doesn’t rec ognize my external USB drive. Y our USB [...]

10. Solving Problems Common Problems and Solutions Media Player User Guide 66 If the subtitles still don’t appear , the file format of the subtitles may not be supported by your media player . Y our media player s upports su btitles in these formats: The information screens on my movi es are in the wrong language. If the wrong language appears wh[...]

10. Solving Problems Updating the Me dia Player Firmware Media Player User Guide 67 Up dating the Media Player Firmware For complete instructions, see p age 44. Recovering Af ter a Firm ware Up date Failure If a power failure or power surge happe ns while you’re updating the firmware on your media player , the update fails. T o recover after an u[...]

Media Player User Guide 68 Index Index A activating a Paramount account 33 album cover ar t 31 , 66 Arrow buttons 14 , 15 aspect ratio setting 56 audio settings 57 adjusting digital output settings 58 Comfort setting 57 Night Mode setting 57 automatic sync, disabling Macintosh 42 Windows 40 B Back button 14 , 15 Backward Skip button 14 brightness s[...]

Media Player User Guide 69 Index supported FreeAgent drives 8 supported USB drives 8 testing a drive 50 volume name 51 dynamic IP address 60 E enlarging p ictures 24 F Fast Forward button 14 , 15 fast forwarding a movie 19 firmware finding the current version 44 firmware version on FreeAgent drives 51 looking for updates 44 recovering after an upgr[...]

Media Player User Guide 70 Index media files browsing movie files 20 browsing music files 30 browsing picture files 26 indexing 11 movie formats 18 movie subtitle formats 18 movie thumbnails 66 music file formats 28 music thumbnails 66 picture formats 23 playlist formats 28 preparing to sync media files 36 searching for a movie 20 searching for a p[...]

Media Player User Guide 71 Index changing sync settings 40 checking Media Sync status 40 Custom Sync setting (Windo ws) 37 Customized Sync setting (Macintosh) 41 customizing sync settings 38 Default Sync setting (Macintosh) 41 deleting custom settings 40 disabling automatic sync (Macintosh) 42 disabling automatic sync (Windows) 40 for Macintosh 41 [...]

Media Player User Guide 72 Index browsing for a p icture 26 enlarging 24 finding a picture 25 listening to music while viewing 24 rotating 24 searching for a pictur e 26 shortcut 13 sorting the picture folders 23 sorting the picture list 24 supported file forma ts 23 viewing 23 viewing as a list 24 viewing as thumbnails 23 , 24 viewing folders 24 v[...]

Media Player User Guide 73 Index searching for a movie 20 searching for a pictur e 26 searching for a song 30 serial numbers on Free Agent drives 51 services from the Internet 32 setting up the media player 10 settings shortcut 13 shared fold ers 16 creating shortcuts 46 sharing files and folders o n the netw ork 16 shortcuts 12 Internet services 3[...]

Media Player User Guide 74 Index connecting 43 V video settings 55 adjusting brightness and contrast 56 adjusting the aspect ratio 56 videos. See movies Volume buttons 14 , 15 W watching movies. See movies Web-based se rvices 32 shortcuts 12 WiFi adapter 15 Windows installing Seagate Media 34 syncing media files 37 – 41 wired LAN. See LAN wireles[...]