Escient VISION M51003-02A7, User Manual

Page 1: ...Escient Vision VS server player VC player User s Guide Version M51003 02A7...

Page 2: ...able 16 Step 3 Connect the power cord 16 Step 4 Turn on your TV and select the input 16 Configuring Vision 17 Language Settings 17 Escient EULA 17 Display Settings 17 Network Settings 17 Importing You...

Page 3: ...eir slots 27 To enable parental controls 27 To set the movie rating level for parental controls 27 To configure the USB to serial port adapters 27 To configure the remote control 28 To view informatio...

Page 4: ...t Care and Cleaning Information 34 Using Connectors and Ports 34 Keeping Vision Within Acceptable Temperatures 34 Keeping the Outside of Vision Clean 34 Specifications 35 Video Specifications 35 Analo...

Page 5: ...Escient Vision VS VC User s Guide Version M51003 02A7 5...

Page 6: ...Music never looked so good Rhapsody delivers millions of songs to your Escient Vision...

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Page 8: ...se of the Vision VS and VC Series products At the time of printing the screen shot images in this user s guide matched the product s user interface screens However since Vision has the capability of d...

Page 9: ...y video device that produces a static non moving non changing or repetitive image on your projector television or plasma display device can cause screen burn in You are encouraged to leave the screen...

Page 10: ...and Status LED 4 USB Port 2 Disc Eject Button 5 DVD CD Drive 3 IR Receiver 6 Redundant 500GB or 1TB internal hard drives 1 Power Connector 6 S Video Out 2 Digital Audio Out Coax and Optical 7 Gigabit...

Page 11: ...Receiver 3 Power Button 2 DVD CD Combo Drive 4 Status LED behind metal flip down door 1 Digital Audio Out Coax and Optical 6 Analog Audio Out 2 S Video Out 7 IR In 3 Gigabit Ethernet Port 8 HDMI Out...

Page 12: ...sing a high quality HDMI cable HDMI Output port Connect Vision to a widescreen high definition TV that has an HDMI port using a high quality HDMI cable or a DVI port using an HDMI to DVI cable Compone...

Page 13: ...er a DVI connector so you have to connect audio separately Note Vision s startup screens are displayed on the compo nent video output only It may take up to two minutes for the video to be available o...

Page 14: ...eo cable to the Y Pb and Pr ports on your TV and the connectors on the other end to Vision 2 Connect an analog audio cable with red and white connectors between Vision and your TV To connect a widescr...

Page 15: ...and an A V receiver 1 Connect an HDMI or component video cable between your Vision and A V Receiver 2 If using a component video cable connect a digital or analog audio cable between Vision and A V R...

Page 16: ...g one end of the power cord into the back of Vision and the other end into a power outlet Note Escient recommends the use of a UPS uninter ruptible power supply with surge suppression for all Vision p...

Page 17: ...on screen user interface using the blue keys up down and OK on the remote Escient EULA Press the down arrow key on the remote as you read through the Escient End User License Agree ment Once you have...

Page 18: ...cover art Importing Movies and Videos Most commercial DVD discs can be imported to the Vision system using the front panel drive Movies and videos that you have created yourself can be imported from...

Page 19: ...Drag your digital music files from your PC to the IMPORT folder 4 When the import is complete the movie will be added to the Music library on your Vision If Vision is unable to determine the artist al...

Page 20: ...er to access your Vision media you will need to interact with the on screen user interface The included wireless infrared remote control allows you to control every feature of Vision with only a few b...

Page 21: ...s Tracks Press 9 or Go directly to DVD menu Press MENU Go directly to the DVD top menu Press MENU twice Additional Features The following keys on the remote control allow direct access to Vision featu...

Page 22: ...to navigate the DVD Menu and start watching Watching a Movie or Video Watching a movie or video off of the Vision system couldn t be easier Use the remote to browse your movie collection by Cover Titl...

Page 23: ...Listening to Music Listening to music on the Vision system is also very easy Use the remote to browse your music collection by Cover Artist Album Track or Genre To listen to Music 1 Choose Music from...

Page 24: ...ision will appear under the name of the enclosing folder that you imported from your PC To view photos on Vision 1 Choose Photos from the main menu 2 Choose Slideshows 3 Choose a Slideshow by name 4 T...

Page 25: ...Album or Track immediately Note You can play three different streams at a time using one Rhap sody account This means that you can enter the same Rhapsody user name and password into all of your Visi...

Page 26: ...the MP3 Encoder select the bitrate or quality for MP3 format ted files The higher the bitrate the better the quality and the more space required for each track Use the Setup menu to manage Vision s g...

Page 27: ...ent devices to connect to To configure network storage locations 1 Select Network 2 Select Network Storage 3 Select up to 4 Escient storage devices VS or VX Vision servers to store all of your importe...

Page 28: ...nd locate the media you want to delete from your Vision system 5 Press the OPTIONS button on the remote 6 Select DELETE to confirm the permanent removal of the selected media To delete photos from you...

Page 29: ...n CD is queried against the Gracenote media recogni tion service for the correct information about the disc To automatically lookup information about a DVD text and cover 1 Select Movies from the main...

Page 30: ...r To manually select an imported DVD cover 1 Select Movies from the main menu 2 Select Options 3 Select Edit Movies 4 Select the title for the Movie you want to get information about 5 Select More Opt...

Page 31: ...ut on ports c 80 HTTP c 443 HTTPS c 8080 CDDB c Make sure there is enough ventilation at the location of each Vision device c The use of an uninterruptible power supply UPS is recommended at the loca...

Page 32: ...n user interface that is displayed on your TV can be ac cessed from any computer on your local network provided that it is capable of running the Adobe Flash 9 multimedia player available for free fro...

Page 33: ...at monitors the condition of Vision s internal hard drives In the unlikely event of a problem with one of its drives your Vision will notify Escient Tech Support and your Escient dealer using its Inte...

Page 34: ...mber printed on the front of the unit Date and Place of Purchase Important Care and Cleaning Information Using Connectors and Ports Never force a connector into a port Check for obstructions on the po...

Page 35: ...s D VC Series 39 cm H x 6 8 cm H x 34 8 cm D Power Consumption VS Series 60W max VC Series 35W max 3rd Party Certifications FCC US Part 15 Class B NTSC Video Output NTSC RS 170A cETL Listing Conforms...

Page 36: ...00 movies and the VX 600 stores up to 600 movies based on an estimated average of 5GB per movie and no stored music The actual total number of movies stored on the Vision models will vary depending on...

Page 37: ...ows Vision Media Management and the ability to access multiple Vision servers to share media over the network 5 Why does the CONTENT directory on my VX not show my imported movies a Vision is a closed...

Page 38: ...TO SATISFACTO RY QUALITY PERFORMANCE ACCURACY AND EFFORT INCLUDING LACK OF NEGLIGENCE IS WITH YOU ALSO THERE IS NO WARRANTY AGAINST INTERFERENCE WITH YOUR ENJOYMENT OF THE SOFTWARE OR AGAINST INFRING...

Page 39: ...the applicability of the fair use doctrine or other theories discussed here it is providing a tool for the user and is pointing out that it is the user s responsibility to determine when it can use c...

Page 40: ...new versions or further updates of the Software ESCIENT MAY BE REQUIRED TO OR MAY IN ITS DISCRETION DECIDE TO ADD DELETE MODIFY OR OTHERWISE CHANGE CERTAIN FEATURES OR FUNCTIONALITY OF THE VISION SYST...

Page 41: ...m of Gracenote Data are licensed to you AS IS Gracenote makes no representations or warranties express or implied regarding the accuracy of any Gracenote Data Gracenote reserves the right to delete da...

Page 42: ...ected by U S patents and other intellectual property rights Use of this copyright protec tion technology must be authorized by Macrovision and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only...