USING BD-LIVE FEATURES
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Some (but certainly not all) BD discs contain additional
features that are made available to players that are
connected to the internet, and have additional memory
added.
These additional features may include things like
- the ability to download new movie trailers,
- additional
‘
commentary
’
by actors and directors,
- multperson game play and chat
In order to access BD-Live functions, the player must
be properly configured for BD-Live internet access,
and it must be equipped with additional memory.
1. Adding additional BD-Live memory to the player
In order to set the player up for BD-Live Internet
Access, perform the following steps:
1) Obtain a 1Gbyte USB Stick. Insert it into a PC
drive, and make sure that it is formatted as FAT32
2) Insert the USB memory stick into the USB slot on
the player.
2. Setting up the player for BD-Live internet access
In order to set the player up for BD-Live Internet
Access, perform the following steps:
1) In the BD Player
’
s main setup menu, go to the
“B
D-Live
”
menu choice; Then, choose
“
BD-Live
Internet Access
”
. Be sure that
“L
imit Access
”
or
“
Always Allow Access
”
or
“prohibit
Access
”
is checked.
2) Once the USB memory stick has been inserted,
if there is not at least 100Mbyte of free space on the
device, you should choose
“E
rase Blu-ray Storage
”
from the
“
BD-Live
”
setup menu item.
3) In the BD Player
’
s main setup menu, go to the
‘
Network
’
menu choice; Then, choose
“I
P mode
”
.
Set up the Network IP addresses per your router
’
s
or ISPs recommendations.
NOTE: The
‘Network
Test
’
must pass, or you are not
connected to the internet, and cannot access BD-Live
Content on the web.
3. Example BD-Live usage
1) Select the BD-Live option from the Menu.
2) In a few minutes, you will get to the BD-Live Menu.
3) You can select the content to download from the
Previews sub menu. The download could take up to
10 minutes, depending on the content size and network
speed.
4) The downloaded content is stored under My
Downloads. You can choose to either play back or
delete the downloaded content.
4.
BD-LIVE Notes
1) The Broadcom Reference system only supports
the connection of USB memory in order to fulfill the
BD 2.0 1GByte memory requirement.
Any externally connected drive will become the
default storage for BD-Live content, and the internal
storage will be ignored.
2) You must have the BD-Live disc in the player to
play any related (already downloaded) content.
3) Some BD-Live content could expire and will not play.
The user will occasionally need to manually delete the
contents in storage in order to free space. This can
be done from the BD player
’
s main setup menu, under
the
“
BD-Live
”
submenu item. (Select
“Erase
Blu-ray
storage
”
)
A clock is not used to manage the expiration of
downloaded BD-live content. Instead, time and
expiration of content is managed by the BD-Live
server on the internet.
USING BD-LIVE FEATURES
