User manual LACIE LACINEMA PLAYHD

[. . . ] LaCinema PlayHD User Manual Table of Contents page 1 Table of Contents 1. Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ComputerMinimumSystemRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SupportedFormats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] TECHNICAL NOTE:PleasenotethattheHDMIcablealsocarries digital surround sound formats along with the picture signal. See theusermanualforyourdigitalreceiver/pre-amplifiertodetermine theoptimalconnection. ThisUserManualwillassumeaconnection directlytoyourtelevision. Television Fig. 19 Connection High Definition Standard Definition HDMI(Digital) Composite(Analog) Maximum Resolution 1080p 576i PicturequalityforHDMIandcompositevideo. continued on the next page >> LaCinema PlayHD User Manual Setting Up: Connecting to TV page 20 4. 1. 1. HDMI (High Definition) Connection 1. ConnecttheotherendoftheHDMIcabletothecorresponding portontheLaCinemaPlayHD(Fig. ConnectthethreeRCA-typeendsofcompositevideoandstereo audiocables(notincluded)totheproperportsonyourtelevision(Fig. Connecttheotherendsofthecompositevideoandstereocables(notincluded)tothecorrespondingportsontheLaCinema PlayHD(Fig. IMPORTANT INFO: Before connecting the cables, make sure yourTVisturnedoff. Fig. 20-HDMIconnection TECHNICAL NOTE:TheconnectorsontherearofyourTVmay notappearexactlythesameastheillustrationsinthisUserManual. Pleasereadthelabelsnexttotheconnectorstoensurecorrectconnections. Fig. 21-Compositeconnection LaCinema PlayHD User Manual Setting Up: Connecting to TV page 21 4. 1. 3. Coaxial Audio Connection Youmayusethecoaxialaudioconnection(cablenotincluded)to pass surround sound formats to a digital receiver/pre-amplifier. PleasenotethatyouwillrequireanRCAtypeconnectorforthecoaxialconnection(notincluded). IMPORTANT INFO:Beforeconnectingthecable, poweroffyour digitalreceiver/pre-amplifier. Connectone endofacoaxial audio cabletoyourdigitalreceiver/pre-amplifier(Fig. STEP 3: Connect the Power Supply. Coaxial Digital Audio Cable Digital Audio Amplifier Fig. 22-Coaxialconnection 4. 1. 3. 1. Enabling Surround Sound Pass-through Coaxial Connection After completing the LaCinema PlayHD on-screen setup, you can enablecoaxialPassthroughforsurroundsignals: 1. UsingthePlayHDremotecontrol, gotoHome Menu > Setup > Audio/Video > S/PDIF Audio (Fig. Fig. 23 Fig. 24 Fig. 25 LaCinema PlayHD User Manual Setting Up: Connecting to TV page 22 4. 2. STEP 3: Connect the Power Supply IMPORTANT INFO: If your power supply cable is already connected, turnonyourTVandskipto4. 3. PlugoneendofthepoweradaptercordintothebackofLaCinemaPlayHDandtheotherendintoapoweroutlet(Fig. TECHNICAL NOTE:IfyoudonotseethePlayHDloadingscreen, you may have to adjust the video input on your TV. Consult the usermanualforyourtelevisiontodeterminehowtoselectthevideo inputsignal. Thevideosignalmustmatchthevideocableusedto connecttheLaCinemaPlayHDtothetelevision:HDMIorcomposite (Fig. Fig. 26 4. 2. 1. USB and TV Simultaneous Connection Warning YourLaCinemaPlayHDshouldbeattachedtoacomputertoreceive media files (3. 2. Once the files have been copied to the PlayHD disk drive, please disconnect it safelyfromyourcomputerinordertowatchandlistentoyourcontentonatelevision(3. 3. PleasedonotconnecttheLaCinemaPlayHDtoacomputeranda televisionatthesametime. Thedevicewillwarnyoutodisconnect oneofthecablesifitsensescomputerandaudio/videosignalsat thesametime(Fig. 28). Fig. 27 Fig. 28 LaCinema PlayHD User Manual Setting Up: Connecting to TV page 23 4. 3. [. . . ] Checkthewebsitesupportpageforupdatedinformationonpotentialconflicts(www. lacie. com). ContactLaCieTechnicalSupportforhelp. PerformancewillbeaffectedifyourdriveisconnectedtoastandardUSB port. AHi-SpeedUSB2. 0devicecanonlyoperateatHi-SpeedUSB2. 0 performancelevelswhenitisconnecteddirectlytoaHi-SpeedUSB2. 0 port. Otherwise, theHi-SpeedUSB2. 0devicewilloperateattheslower USBtransferrates. Formoreinformation, pleaseseesections9. 2. ChecktoseethattheHi-SpeedUSB2. 0driversforbothyourhostbus adapteranddevicehavebeeninstalledcorrectly. Ifindoubt, un-installthe driversandre-installthem. Also, makesurethatyouareconnecteddirectly toaHi-SpeedUSB2. 0portonyourcomputer. PerformancefortheLaCinemaPlayHDisnotguaranteedwhenconnectedtoahub. Isthereaconflictwithotherdevice driversorextensions?IsthedriveconnectedtoastandardUSBportonyourcomputer? Isthedriveconnectedtoa Hi-SpeedUSB2. 0portonyour computer? LaCinema PlayHD User Manual Contacting Customer Support page 56 11. [. . . ]