D-Link MediaLounge DSM-320RD, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...Building Networks for People D Link DSM 320RD Wireless Media Player with DVD and Card Reader v 1 0 Patent Pending Manual...

Page 2: ...Using Windows Media Connect Software 29 Configuring Windows Media Connect 29 Connecting the DSM 320RD 33 Video Connections 33 Audio Connections 34 Network Connections 35 Network Layout 36 Using the O...

Page 3: ...ry Card 67 Supported File Types 68 Online Media 69 AOL Services 69 For AOL Members 70 Radio AOL 71 Radio AOL Presets 72 AOL Services for Non members 73 Live365 76 Napster 78 Rhapsody 79 Current Rhapso...

Page 4: ...4 Wireless Installation Considerations 109 Audio and Video Cables Guide 110 Glossary 111 Networking 111 Music 113 Photo 114 Video 115 Warranty 116 Registration 119 Contacting Technical Support 120...

Page 5: ...g the appliance CAUTION THE POWER SUPPLY CORD IS USED AS THE MAIN DISCONNECT DEVICE ENSURE THAT THE SOCKET OUTLET IS LOCATED INSTALLED NEAR THE EQUIPMENT AND IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE CAUTION THIS PRODUCT...

Page 6: ...ct you if you observe the following procedures for installation use and servicing This device does not contain any user serviceable parts Carefully read and follow the Manual and Quick Installation Gu...

Page 7: ...or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or reloc...

Page 8: ...broadband Internet connection The DSM 320RD features a Progressive Scan DVD player that allows you to enjoy your favorite DVDs with superior picture quality In addition to DVDs this DVD Player will al...

Page 9: ...ces including that which may be referenced herein and shall not be responsible for any changes to or the lack of availability of such third party content or services This product incorporates copyrigh...

Page 10: ...t Through Cable Standard Composite RCA Audio Video Cable S Video Cable Remote Control with Batteries System Requirements Television with composite S Video or component video inputs and an audio device...

Page 11: ...cable at up to 100Mbps UPnP AV and INMPR compliant for maximum compatibility PlaysForSureTM Audio logo certified WMDRM content can be streamed to the unit using Windows Media Connect software Support...

Page 12: ...eader Eject Button Previous Button Next Button Stop Button Pause Play Button Composite Video Connector Antenna Connector Optical Digital Audio Connector Composite Audio Connectors Reset Button Coaxial...

Page 13: ...he DSM 320RD Wireless Media Player connected to your television and audio system The remote control is used to configure and control the DSM 320RD Information for the Setup Wizard is entered by using...

Page 14: ...Shortcut Keys 16 Step 17 Slow Motion 18 Play Pause 19 Fast Forward 20 Previous 21 Rewind 22 Next 23 Stop 24 Zoom 25 Rotate 26 Angle 27 Search 28 Menu 29 Subtitle 30 Title 31 Repeat 32 Language 33 Shu...

Page 15: ...the audio Page Up Down Press Up to scroll up a page and press Down to scroll down Arrow keys Move the onscreen cursor navigate through media file names and use for primary navigation through the inter...

Page 16: ...t the current Music Video Photo Slideshow DVD CD or VCD selection Shuffle Shuffle music tracks in a playlist or photos during a slideshow A B Select a start point A and an end point B of video to repl...

Page 17: ...esignated to run the D Link Media Server Software 2 Map network drives from the computer with the D Link Media Server software to additional computers that contain files you want to share This method...

Page 18: ...l appear Click on D Link Media Server Installer Click Next Installing the D Link Media Server Software continued If the screen on the right does not appear go to My Computer and double click on the CD...

Page 19: ...default location Installing the D Link Media Server Software continued Choose a Destination location or accept the default location This is where the D Link Media Server software will be copied to on...

Page 20: ...cifiedlocations on your computer The D Link Media Server software installation has been completed Selecttheiconsyouwantcreated Select Create a desktop icon to access the program from your desktop Sele...

Page 21: ...oyourStartMenu selecting All Programs and then clicking on D Link Media Server icon within the D Link Media Server folder The D Link Media Server software enables you to share the files from your comp...

Page 22: ...to Share continued The File Types tab is where you select the types of audio video and photo files that you want to share The Shared Folder tab is where you select the folders that contain your audio...

Page 23: ...Photo and Video Files to Share continued Select the folder containing the files you wish to share Click OK Repeat the steps until all of the folders containing audio video and photos you want to shar...

Page 24: ...ic Photo and Video Files to Share continued The D Link Media Server software configuration is complete The Media Files tab will show all your audio video and photo files as well as display important f...

Page 25: ...oftware on each PC where music video or digital photos are stored If you selected the option to Create a startup icon during the Media Server software installation See Page 20 the D Link Media Server...

Page 26: ...e D Link Media Server software scans the folders you share when you initially Add a folder If you copy additional files into these folders they will be seen by the DSM 320RD when you refresh the folde...

Page 27: ...omatic refresh interval Click Time and select a time period This is how often the server will refresh the folder contents Naming the Media Server The Media Server name is entered here This is the serv...

Page 28: ...on your PC right click on the server icon and select Exit from the server menu Note The photo video and music files stored on your computer will be available to your DSM 320RD only if the D Link Medi...

Page 29: ...o playback DRM Digital Rights Management protected files The Windows Media Connect software is available via Windows Update if you are using Windows XP with Service Pack 2 Configuring Windows Media Co...

Page 30: ...Windows Media Connect Software continued The Sharing tab is where you configure the folders that you want to share with your DSM 320RD Click Add Click Browse Select the folder that you want to share...

Page 31: ...s tab allows you to automatically start folder sharing when Windows starts You can also Stop Start sharing Click Automatically start folder sharing when Windows starts The Shared Folders will appear i...

Page 32: ...hen press ENTER Navigate to View All Servers using the down arrow and press ENTER to view a list of available servers File Type File Extension Details Audio Windows Media Audio wma Does not support WM...

Page 33: ...are used but not selected the screen will be tinted blue Composite Video Connector Plug the supplied yellow video cable into the DSM 320RD and the matching opposite end of the cable to your televisio...

Page 34: ...site end of the cable to the audio input of your audio system Note This cable is not supplied Optical Digital Audio Connect an optical audio connector into the DSM 320RD and the matching opposite end...

Page 35: ...essed at a time wired or wireless The network connection type is selected in the Setup Wizard and can be changed by going to the Setup Menu To access the Setup Menu press the SETUP button on the remot...

Page 36: ...36 Network Layout Below is a diagram displaying what your network might look like once all of the connections have been made to the D Link DSM 320RD Wireless Media Player...

Page 37: ...he arrow buttons on the remote control and press the ENTER button Text can also be entered by using numbers 2 9 on the remote just as you would on a cell phone Highlight ENTER and press ENTER when you...

Page 38: ...oceed to the next page use the down arrow button on the remote control to navigate to the Next button and press ENTER Personalize your MediaLounge Media Player The DSM 320RD Setup Wizard is navigated...

Page 39: ...e SSID select Manually Enter SSID and you will be able to enter it on the next screen Select the SSID The connection type defaults to Wireless Select Your Network Connection Wireless If using a wirele...

Page 40: ...up arrow and down arrow will toggle between the two options Press ENTER again to select Encryption WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy WPA WiFi Protected Access a wireless standard designed to improve upon...

Page 41: ...s on the remote are used to enter your address settings Be sure to enter a unique IP address within the same range as the network After entering the appropriate settings for your network use the down...

Page 42: ...ht arrows to navigate between the Next and Rescan button A Media Server is any PC running the D Link Media Server software or UPnP AV compliant device on the network that can communicate with the DSM...

Page 43: ...ndows Connect Now WCN to configure the wireless settings on your DSM 320RD Note WCN is only available on PCs running WindowsXP with Service Pack 2 installed In the menu bar go to Start All Programs Ac...

Page 44: ...vice to your existing wireless network and click Next to continue The wizard provides two methods for setting up a wireless network Using a USB flash drive is recommended Select to use a USB flash dri...

Page 45: ...er drive Click Next to save your wireless settings to the USB flash drive This may take a few seconds Next remove the USB Flash Drive from your PC and insert into the USB port on the back panel of the...

Page 46: ...ings Click OK to continue The following screen confirms that your wireless settings have been applied Click OK Next remove the USB Flash Drive from the DSM 320RD and insert it back into the USB port o...

Page 47: ...47 Wireless configuration using WCN is now complete The setup wizard will display the devices that have been setup with your wireless network Click Finish Windows Connect Now Configuration continued...

Page 48: ...may take For example a down arrow hints that more items are available if you move the highlight bar down To move to the next menu screen use the right arrow Similarly use the left arrow to move to th...

Page 49: ...Windows Media Audio file Supported by the Microsoft Windows Media player and some music jukebox programs Also supports WMDRM protected WMA files when using Windows Media Connect WAV WAV was developed...

Page 50: ...M 320RD automatically organizes your music files by genres artists albums and tracks This information is obtained from the ID3 tags in each of your music files The ID3 tag is created for you when you...

Page 51: ...g from the main home screen 1 Select the MUSIC category from the Home page or click on the MUSIC button on the remote control 2 Select a viewing category Use the down arrow and up arrow on the remote...

Page 52: ...you select the number 1 hold the number 1 key down until the preset number icon appears next to your selection after about five seconds The number of the preset you selected will remain next to the t...

Page 53: ...rack in the track list 1 Select All Tracks 2 Highlight Halo To browse by artist 1 Select Artists 2 Select Depeche Mode 3 Select Violator 4 Highlight Halo To browse by album 1 Select Albums 2 Select Vi...

Page 54: ...layed in the order they appear in the playlist Controlling Music Playback Your DSM 320RD works just like a stereo or CD player Controlling your music playback will be an easy and natural experience Us...

Page 55: ...l details When you select a music track information about the song is displayed if available as shown here Shuffle and Repeat You can turn on the repeat function to continuously play individual tracks...

Page 56: ...al photo format standard used by most digital cameras GIF Animated GIF s are not supported Older format still widely available on the internet for photos web pages and clip art PNG Non alpha channel o...

Page 57: ...names by renaming the files on the PC Most digital cameras number photos sequentially For example rename the photo IM001125 jpg to sunset jpg on your PC The photo will be displayed as sunset jpg on yo...

Page 58: ...set the slide show delay at an interval between 1 second and 2 minutes Shuffle and Repeat Photos are displayed in alphabetical order by filename During slideshow playback you can shuffle the order by...

Page 59: ...59 Viewing Photo Information To view information about a photo highlight the photo and press the DISPLAY button Photo continued...

Page 60: ...o zoom out The image can zoom 5 steps either direction Exit Use this button to exit from the effects menu or you can select the MENU button on the remote control Photo Viewing Effects When viewing a p...

Page 61: ...ort uncompressed AVI XVID with MP3 and PCM Viewing a Video Once you enter the Video menu you can view your list of videos Use the selection arrows to navigate to the video folder you wish to view High...

Page 62: ...the volume MUTE To silence the audio portion of the video FF To fast forward through the video DISPLAY To view the track time the resolution and the bit rate REPEAT To repeat the video after viewing...

Page 63: ...specified characters anywhere in the file name For example a Contains search for en would bring up the following titles This is the End The Unforgiven The Great Pretender Enjoy The Silence Enter Sand...

Page 64: ...ith DVDs EJECT The Eject button opens and closes the DVD tray located on the front panel of the DSM 320RD DISPLAY To view the DVD title chapter time and audio video options ENTER Click ENTER to make y...

Page 65: ...ggle between different camera angles REPEAT To repeat the video after viewing it A B Select a start point A and an end point AB of video to replay DVD continued Pause Play Slow Repeat Chapter Repeat T...

Page 66: ...ompatible due to laser pick up and disc design DVD R discs recorded by DVD Video method can be played Some DVD R discs may be incompatible due to laser pick up and disc design This DVD player may not...

Page 67: ...Use the selection arrows and press ENTER to select a memory card for viewing Depending on your photo display options your files will either display in a list or as thumbnails see Setup Additional Set...

Page 68: ...68 Supported File Types The DVD player and Card Reader support the following file types Music mp1 mpa mp2 mp3 wav aif aiff wma lpcm ogg Video mpg mpeg m1v dat m2v vob avi mp4 Photos jpg jpeg tif tiff...

Page 69: ...psodyTM is available for USA customers only 3 NapsterTM is available for USA Canada and England customers only Online Media Currently the DSM 320RD supports Radio AOL1 Rhapsody 2 and Live365 online se...

Page 70: ...an AOL Member or if you are not a member you can enjoy a Free Trial AOL members will sign in as follows For AOL Members Click AOL Members Sign In Click OK Enter your AOL screen name and password As an...

Page 71: ...rom this screen To program a preset hold the MENU button on the remote control until the AOL preset icon appears next to the station you ve selected Up to five stations can be programmed as presets Th...

Page 72: ...ntrol to highlight the station of your choice and press ENTER to select it AOL Presets can only be accessed via this screen AOL has a list of presets already programmed or you can define your own sele...

Page 73: ...using your DSM 320RD Click Free Trial Click OK You are now ready to begin your free trial Please see the previous pages for an explanation of your listening options Non members have access to Radio A...

Page 74: ...trol Press the down arrow on the remote control to select Live365 and press ENTER to select it Use the up and down arrows on the remote control to navigate through the options Press ENTER on the remot...

Page 75: ...add a station to your preset list Setups Click to access setup features such as Login and Learn about Sign Up information Search Allows you to enter a song or artist to search for Live365 stations tha...

Page 76: ...sten offline and use with the DSM 320RD These tracks can be enjoyed for the duration of your Napster subscription Files downloaded with Napster are in the Windows Media DRM format This is a type of co...

Page 77: ...names and evensearchothermember s collections Select a track that you want to download Click the download button to download the file to your computer The library window will display the download stat...

Page 78: ...edia Connect server as the default server in the DSM 320RD System Setup if you want to access content downloaded from Napster To do so press the SETUP button on the remote control Navigate to System b...

Page 79: ...stations Select Online Media from the Home screen or click the ONLINE MEDIA button on your remote control Press the down arrow on the remote control to select Rhapsody and press ENTER to select it Not...

Page 80: ...to Rhapsody Click Rhapsody Click Next The D Link DSM 320RD CD ROM contains a link to the latest version of the Rhapsody software Click Online Media Services Note You can also get to the link by visiti...

Page 81: ...r Users New to Rhapsody continued Click Next Click I agree The installation software will begin downloading to your computer Please read the Terms of Use If you do not agree to these terms the install...

Page 82: ...apsody continued Click Next Click Next Click Next Select a destination folder for the software installation or use the default location If you are connecting through a proxy server you can enter the s...

Page 83: ...New to Rhapsody continued Click Finish Click Register Now Click Next By default the options are configured to create shortcuts on your Desktop and on the Quick Launch toolbar Fill in the blank fields...

Page 84: ...84 Online Media continued For Users New to Rhapsody continued Click Next Click Finish Complete the registration information on this page...

Page 85: ...he software for use with the DSM 320RD Please follow the steps on the following page to configure the software Select the service plan that you would like to sign up for Enter DLINK MUSIC as the coupo...

Page 86: ...you need to enable the UPnP Server within the User Settings To do this launch the Rhapsody application and follow the steps below Go to Options and select User Settings Place a checkmark next to Start...

Page 87: ...tations that have been added to your library The library can be sorted by artist tracks albums and radio stations If you ve created playlists you can sort these as well Only items listed in the librar...

Page 88: ...rol scroll down the list to highlight your selection then press ENTER or the right arrow to select your choice Navigating the menus Use the up and down arrow buttons on the remote control to navigate...

Page 89: ...ress information by using the number keys 0 9 on the remote control Use the dot button on the remote control as you would when entering an address on a computer The CLEAR button will erase the entire...

Page 90: ...ess the ENTER button when Encrypt is highlighted The up arrow and down arrow will toggle between the six options Press ENTER again to select Key Index Select a number between 1 and 4 To toggle between...

Page 91: ...by using the down arrow on the remote control Press ENTER on the remote control to view a list of all the devices that are available to share media on your network System Restart Navigate to this but...

Page 92: ...ption allows you to toggle between multiple camera angles if it is supported on your DVD Auto Play Enabling the Auto Play option will automatically play the DVD if there is a disc in the DVD player up...

Page 93: ...not selected the screen will have a blue tint Audio Output The audio output can be modified from this screen or by pressing the AUDIO OUT button on the remote control from any screen If you are playi...

Page 94: ...each image will be shown on the screen before changing to the next image The lowest setting is 1 second The maximum amount of time between images is 2 minutes Photo Scaling Choose Keep as Original Sca...

Page 95: ...rd menu Adjust Video Composite RCA and S Video Selecting this option will allow you to adjust the Contrast Brightness and Hue of an RCA and or S Video connection to your monitor Component YPbPr Select...

Page 96: ...TURN OFF THE UNIT OR DISCONNECT THE POWER DURING THE FIRMWARE UPDATE Once the update has been completed the DSM 320RD will restart Some firmware updates may display an informational message telling y...

Page 97: ...s PC you can choose the media files to be streamed to your TV To access Rhapsody content you will need the Rhapsody software installed on your computer What operating system do I need to run the serve...

Page 98: ...a universal remote but you can use a remote with learning ability Can I connect the DSM 320RD directly to a PC without using a router or a hub Yes please make note of the following Wireless Users Set...

Page 99: ...ned off If you are having trouble displaying the correct video source refer to the instructions that came with your VCR Make sure cables are connected to the IN jacks on your TV or VCR not the OUT jac...

Page 100: ...in good condition and has cracks or scratches on its surface Please try to clean or replace the disc Another possible cause is that the DSM 320RD is located too close to an amplifier If this is the c...

Page 101: ...network switch hub or router Verify that the switch hub or router is powered on If you are using static IP addresses verify the IP address and netmask are in the same range as other addresses on your...

Page 102: ...hem Note WMA DRM files can be played by using Windows Media Connect Server software see page 29 for details The following MP3 sample rates are supported 4 8 16 22 05 24 32 44 1 48 88 2 and 96 kHz For...

Page 103: ...ng the bit and sample rates of a music file I created a playlist on my computer but it doesn t appear on my media player Make sure the playlist file is located in a folder shared by your media player...

Page 104: ...on is ok but you are still unable to play Rhapsody content please contact Rhapsody support To contact Rhapsody support go to http www listen com dlink and click on Contact Us at the bottom of the page...

Page 105: ...hat requires high CPU usage It takes a long time to share files with the D Link Media Server If you are sharing gigabytes of content with your media server software it may take several minutes dependi...

Page 106: ...e ogg extension Supported Image Formats JPEG Grayscale RGB YCbCy Does not support CMYK YCCK BMP Non compressed PNG Non alpha channel only TIFF RGB Does not support CMYK YMC YMCK KCMY JPEG2000 GIF Does...

Page 107: ...ion UPnP AV 1 0 Enabled INMPR Compliant PC System Requirements Connection to 802 11g wireless or Ethernet network Windows 2000 or XP 500MHz processor 128MB memory 20MB available hard disk space CD ROM...

Page 108: ...However your monitor can be in a low power state or turned off To change your power settings on Windows XP 1 Click on Start 2 Select Control Panel 3 Select Performance and Maintenance 4 Select Power O...

Page 109: ...0RD s range from 3 90 feet 1 30 meters Be aware of the direct line between network devices A wall that is 1 5 feet thick 5 meters at a 45 degree angle appears to be almost 3 feet 1 meter thick At a 2...

Page 110: ...110 Appendix continued Audio and Video Cables Guide...

Page 111: ...ISP server or PC running Internet Connection Sharing software If you are using a DHCP capable device in your network you will not need to assign a static IP address to your DSM 320RD However if you d...

Page 112: ...ng It looks like a phone cable connector but is slightly larger RJ 45 connectors have 8 pins 4 of which are used for transmitting and receiving data SSID Service Set Identifier The name designated for...

Page 113: ...sine Transform to implement a filter bank increasing the frequency resolution 18 times higher than that of layer 2 OGG or OGG Vorbis is an open source audio compression format The name OGG is derived...

Page 114: ...their normal size some detail is lost in the compression JP2 JP2 is the file extension for the new image format called JPEG2000 based on the latest image compression technology PNG Short for Portable...

Page 115: ...lution of 352 by 240 at 30 frames per second fps MPEG 1 is used with Video CDs VCD and results in video quality slightly below the quality of a VCR video MPEG 2 offers higher resolution with CD qualit...

Page 116: ...period of ninety 90 days Warranty Period provided that the Software is properly installed on approved hardware and operated as contemplated in its documentation D Link further warrants that during the...

Page 117: ...nventory clearance or liquidation sales or other sales in which D Link the sellers or the liquidators expressly disclaim their warranty obligation pertaining to the product Repair by anyone other than...

Page 118: ...e to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorie...

Page 119: ...119 Registration Product registration is entirely voluntary and failure to complete or return this form will not diminish your warranty rights...

Page 120: ...ink Technical Support through our website or by phone Tech Support for customers within the United States D Link Technical Support over the Telephone 877 453 5465 24 hours a day seven days a week D Li...