Philips Streamium SL400i, Instructions For Use Manual

Page 1: ...Instructions for use English 4 Wifi Wireless Multimedia Link SL400i ...

Page 2: ...2 3 4 5 7 6 1 8 9 10 16 13 14 11 12 15 A Front view B Rear view ...

Page 3: ... Helpline USA 800 441 0613 Canada 1 800 441 0613 www philips com streamium ...

Page 4: ...ough our website www philips com streamium Packaging contents Please check whether the following items are present in the box of the WiFi Wireless Multimedia Link They are provided to help you set up and use your SL400i SL400i Remote control Wireless USB Adapter including batteries User Manual Audio Composite Video cable USB cable red white yellow Philips Media Manager Stereo audio cable Wireless ...

Page 5: ...8 Playback control buttons Play Pause Previous Next and Stop Playback control functions for multimedia content B Rear view 9 AC Mains For connecting the SL400i to the mains The indicator in the Power button lights up red when the SL400i is connected to the mains 10 Digital audio output Optional digital audio connection coaxial to connect the SL400i to the input of your TV set or Audio system If PC...

Page 6: ...ecifications 54 Index Introduction 4 7 WiFi Wireless Multimedia Link 4 Legend of illustration 5 Index 6 Important information 7 Chapter 1 Installing the software 8 Chapter 2 Connecting the SL400i 9 17 2 1 If you do not have a wireless computer network 10 11 2 2 If you already have a wireless computer network 12 14 2 3 If you want to make a wired connection 15 17 Chapter 3 Enabling broadband Intern...

Page 7: ...ndicated on the nameplate or the voltage indication beside the voltage selector of your system is identical with the voltage of your local power supply If not please consult your dealer Radio equipment for wireless applications is not protected against disturbance from other radio services The product should not be exposed to dripping or splashing No object filled with liquids such as vases should...

Page 8: ...with music photos or movies in it For example the My Documents folder if you have stored media files there You can always add more files and folders at a later time 3 Adding files to the Media Manager Only the files that you see in the Media Manager will be accessible from the SL400i A Click one of the media categories Music Photos or Movies In this example click Music B First click the Add Music ...

Page 9: ...dy have a wireless computer network and a TV You will check the settings of your existing wireless computer network You will connect the SL400i to the TV and adapt its settings to match your network Go to chapter 2 2 on page 12 14 or Option C If you want to connect a network cable between the SL400i and your PC or wired network In this configuration you already have a TV and a computer with a free...

Page 10: ...to be sure it is active 3 Put the batteries into the remote control See Remote Control Placing batteries on page 28 in the extended User Manual on CD ROM if you need more information on how to do this 4 Connect the Audio Composite video cable to the audio and video outputs of the SL400i and to your TV Use the yellow connectors of the Audio Composite Video cable to connect the CBVS Video output of ...

Page 11: ...ing section on page 24 26 8 Explore the PC Link menu on the TV screen Use the navigation buttons 3 4 1 2 and the OK button on the remote control to explore the multimedia content you made available on your PC For example press the 2 button on the remote control several times until you have selected a music track a photo or a movie and press OK to play it on your television Have fun 9 How to enable...

Page 12: ...the program that came with your network adapter Encryption key The wireless encryption key is a 64 or 128 bit WEP code that secures your wireless network communications 64 bit 5 characters ASCII or 10 characters HEX or 128 bit 13 characters ASCII or 26 characters HEX Note The encryption key is case sensitive meaning that ABC is not the same as aBc Always input characters in the correct case to avo...

Page 13: ...g message appears on the television screen If you do not see any messages on the TV screen make sure the Video connectors are firmly connected and that you have selected the correct external input on your TV 7 Select your wireless network name and input the encryption key you found in step 1 A If asked select the wireless network name from the list of wireless network names SSID presented to you o...

Page 14: ...ision Have fun 9 How to enable INTERNET for the SL400i For playing Internet Radio Movie Trailers etc on your TV See the section on Enabling broadband Internet entertainment on page 18 20 for information on how to make your broadband Internet connection provided you have one available to the SL400i If you encounter problems during installation or should you need additional help then a see Problem s...

Page 15: ...rnet cable STP OR 1a Use a crossover Ethernet cable if you want to connect the SL400i directly to your computer In a crossover Ethernet cable the arrangement of the colored wires changes between the two ends Push one end of the Ethernet cable into the connector marked Ethernet on the back of the SL400i Push the other end into the Ethernet connector of your computer Note Your computer needs to have...

Page 16: ...he white and red connectors of the Audio Composite Video cable to connect the Left Right Audio output of the SL400i to the Audio inputs of your TV white for left red for right Option connect the SL400i to an audio set using the second audio outputs or the digital audio output 0 5 Connect the mains cable between the AC Mains input 9 of the SL400i and a mains socket The indicator in the Power button...

Page 17: ...levision Have fun 8 How to enable INTERNET for the SL400i For playing Internet Radio Movie Trailers etc on your TV See the section on Enabling broadband Internet entertainment on page 18 20 for information on how to make your broadband Internet connection if you have one available to the SL400i If you encounter problems during installation or should you need additional help then a see Problem solv...

Page 18: ...extended User Manual on the Philips Media Manager CD on how to enable Internet Connection Sharing from your Microsoft Windows operating system For Microsoft and other operating systems third party router gateway software is readily available on the market For more information on sharing an Internet connection read the documentation that came with the software or with your operating system After br...

Page 19: ...gister an email address 1 Use the 3 4 and 2 keys on your remote control to enter your email address If you mistyped press 1 to delete the character you have entered Next press OK to send your email address to My Philips See also Chapter 8 Entering or editing information in the extended user manual on the CD ROM Alternatively use SMS TEXT style keys for inputting your email address SMS TEXT style e...

Page 20: ...t my philips com by opening this website in your Internet browser program or by clicking the My Philips button in Philips Media Manager Please make note of your password as you will need it if you want to re register after resetting the SL400i 5 After creating a My Philips account press the INTERNET button again The SL400i will now have access to the Internet services of your My Philips account Ha...

Page 21: ...nabling broadband Internet entertainment on pages 18 20 Press the PC LINK button on the remote control to open the Navigation View on your TV screen Use the navigation buttons 3 4 1 2 and the OK button on the remote control to explore the available Internet services For example press the 2 button on the remote control several times until you have selected a music track a photo or a movie and press...

Page 22: ...on If menu choices are displayed in the lower left and lower right corner of the LCD use the buttons on the SL400i on either side of the LCD to enter your choice The left button corresponds to the red button on the remote control the right button corresponds to the green button You may also use the remote control color buttons instead of the buttons on either side of the SL400i LCD display To go b...

Page 23: ... DivX is a registered trademark of DivXNetworks Inc All other brands and product names are registered trademarks of their respective owners Statements This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installatio...

Page 24: ...video quality by pressing the green for the requested video quality button on the remote control one or more times Lower video quality requires less bandwidth and should play without interruptions No photo music or video play or in poor Incompatible codec media format Comply with the supported codecs Go to quality only www philips com streamium to see which codecs are currently supported Correct c...

Page 25: ... may also interfere with wireless transmission Pressing the PC LINK button produces an empty PC is switched off Switch on your PC content screen on your television The Media Manager software is not Start the Media Manager software running No wireless network adapter Connect the wireless network adapter to your PC or connected or range too long reposition your Wireless USB adapter You may check wea...

Page 26: ...hilips com streamium for the latest version of the Media Manager software Internet radio video services are slow or do Your Internet bandwidth might be Check for Internet congestion Do not download not respond temporarily too low large files while listening to Internet radio or viewing movies Firewall software and Anti Virus software may diminish the bandwidth effectively available to your PC You ...

Page 27: ...mation on content 6 PC LINK source button Selects PC Link as your source of multimedia content 7 REPEAT PC Link only Selects the repeat mode 8 SHUFFLE PC Link only Selects the shuffle mode 9 Colored menu buttons For selecting or activating the color coded option from the on screen menu 10 MENU Accesses the SL400i settings 11 RETURN For switching from Play view to Navigation view and vice versa 12 ...

Page 28: ...as shown inside battery compartment 3 Close battery cover 7 3 Using the remote control Be sure to place fresh batteries in the remote control before use Always point the remote control directly at the infrared receiver eye on the front of the player making sure there are no obstructions in the path of the infrared beam The distance between the remote control and the infrared receiver eye should be...

Page 29: ...nput from the remote control Just press the number keys for the number you need SMS TEXT style keys SMS TEXT style entry can be used to enter alphanumeric information In this mode text is entered by a method similar to that used for entering text messages on a cellular telephone For example pressing the 2 key several times will cycle through the following characters a b c A B C 2 etc RC Key SMS st...

Page 30: ... item If the list is sorted alphabetically you do this by pressing the number buttons on the remote control in SMS TEXT style For example pressing the 2 key several times will cycle through the following characters A B C 2 etc If the list is sorted numerically items can be selected by entering a numbers directly not in SMS TEXT style Press OK to confirm your selection 9 1 2 Smart Navigation Smart ...

Page 31: ...he view displayed on the TV screen while playing a movie picture or music is called the Play View It gives different information and user actions for each type of media 9 2 1 For movies It works as follows Track info This shows you information on the track currently playing Color buttons bar The color button bar shows you the user actions available for each screen Pressing a color button on the re...

Page 32: ...ons on the remote control will bring it back Next press the color button for the action you want 9 2 3 For music It works as follows Track info This shows you information on the track currently playing Color buttons bar The color button bar shows you the user actions available for each screen Pressing a color button on the remote control will perform the corresponding action as mentioned on the sc...

Page 33: ...ht click a music track photo or movie to open a context menu In this menu edit media information which will help you organise and sort your media files or add the media file to an existing or new playlist 3 Managing your Streamium account After installing the SL400i and connecting it to the Internet you may click My Philips to open your personal Streamium account or open the website my philips com...

Page 34: ... on the back of the SL400i to OFF Using Component Video Pr Cr Pb Cb Y or YUV Use a component video cable not supplied to connect the SL400i s Component Video outputs to the Component Video input or labelled as Pr Cr Pb Cb Y or YUV on the TV If you are using a Progressive Scan TV TV must indicate Progressive Scan or ProScan capability set the P SCAN switch at the rear of the SL400i to ON Otherwise ...

Page 35: ...r the primary user must enter his or her password Picture see 12 2 for details For changing Color Settings TV Settings and Advanced TV Settings Network see 12 3 for details For information on and changing Network Wireless Encryption and Proxy Settings Preferences see 12 4 for details For setting and changing Access Control Bandwidth preference Dim Level Smart Power off Screen Saver Smart Navigatio...

Page 36: ...idescreen see below for an explanation Video Output If your TV has a Component Video input connect and choose Component Video for highest picture quality Else choose Video CVBS S Video Advanced TV Settings For adjusting advanced settings like Horizontal and Vertical position Gamma Chroma Delay and Black Level See the Glossary on page 53 for an explanation Leave these settings at their default valu...

Page 37: ... PHILIPS or Philips Channel Number Choose one of the available WiFi channels in your region Select 0 for automatic channel assignment Encryption Config First select whether or not to use wireless network encryption WEP Encryption Off On Then you may enter up to 4 WEP Keys to choose from Enter 5 ASCII or 10 HEX characters to use a 64 bit WEP key enter 13 ASCII or 26 HEX characters to use a 128 bit ...

Page 38: ...192 168 xxx xxx Netmask Enter the same netmask throughout your network E g 255 255 255 000 Gateway Enter the IP Address of your Internet gateway router Wireless Base Station or network host computer E g 192 168 0 1 for the host computer that provides Internet Connection Sharing DNS 1 Usually this would be the same address as the Gateway Address above However some Internet Service Providers ISP pro...

Page 39: ...Animations will minimise the on screen animations Buffer Size For choosing the Buffer Size you want to use for Internet content streaming A larger buffer size takes longer to fill before starting streaming display but minimises interruptions during content streaming Menu Language For choosing the on screen language of the menus Currently only English is available Parental Level Disclaimer The SL40...

Page 40: ...ch computer you will need a network adapter or Network Interface Card NIC to be able to connect the computer to the network cable Examples are Already built in PCI expansion card USB Ethernet cable Ethernet notebook adapter WIRELESS At each computer you will need to install a WiFi wireless network adapter to be able to connect to another wireless network device Examples are Already built in Wirele...

Page 41: ... TWO PCs The wireless medium forms a hub in and of itself No hardware hub is needed Note For very small networks only BRIDGING WIRELESS NETWORKS TO THE INTERNET e g the Internet also known as WAN also known as infrastructure access point Use a wireless access point or base station Central devices like a hub switch router or wireless base station may be stand alone devices or built into a computer ...

Page 42: ...ertain areas such as directly below the antenna get relatively poor reception Moving the antenna slightly may improve your reception Note Pointing the antenna toward another wireless component will not improve reception Securing your wireless network Since wireless computer networks use radio signals it is possible for other wireless network devices outside your immediate area to pick up the wirel...

Page 43: ...control Then select Network Wireless Info Just use common sense Install an anti virus program on each computer on your network and use it regularly to check your computers for viruses Remember to update the anti virus program on a regular basis DON T Do not rely on radio transmission range limitations to secure your network Enable wireless security WEP to protect your network from unwanted access ...

Page 44: ... If the key type is ASCII the security keys are four 5 digit keys for the 64 bit WEP setting and four 13 digit keys for the 128 bit WEP setting Consult the ASCII HEX conversion table if you need to translate a case sensitive ASCII key into HEX notation Example MNode ASCII 4D 4E 6F 64 65 HEX Note Some wireless network devices allow you to type in a passphrase instead of an encryption key Do not use...

Page 45: ...ter will be re established Example for the Philips Wireless USB Adapter 1 Double click the CPWUA Monitor icon in the lower right corner of your computer monitor 2 Click the Configuration tab 3 Adapt the Encryption settings in the lower part of this window to match the encryption settings of the SL400i 4 Click Apply and Save to finish The connection will be re established Note If you have forgotten...

Page 46: ...kes the PC share its existing broadband Internet connection with the SL400i ICS configuration and usage issues ICS is intended for use in small networks in which the network configuration and the Internet connection are managed by the Windows based computer on which the shared connection resides the host computer It is assumed that on its network this computer is the only Internet connection it is...

Page 47: ...onnect to broadband Internet This will open the context menu of that network connection Note Do not right click the wireless network connection that connects to your Streamium product e g the Philips Wireless USB adapter 11g Right click the network connection that provides you with broadband Internet access 4 Click Properties at the bottom of the context menu This will open the connection properti...

Page 48: ...pter that provides you with Internet access to the PC Choose the network adapter that connects your PC to the SL400i You may click Cancel when asked if you want to make a Client Configuration disk This concludes the wizard 6 Next check your Network properties as follows a Click Start Settings Control Panel and then double click Network b On the Configuration tab browse the The following network co...

Page 49: ...ter and select A direct connection to my ISP using the following device and choose the network adapter you use to make contact with the Internet from the list 4 In the next screen select Yes when asked if you want other computers on your home network to use the Internet connection on this computer Choose the network adapter that connects your PC to the SL400i 5 Follow the instructions on the scree...

Page 50: ...Check the Internet connection by opening a web page with your browser 2 Click Start Settings and Control Panel Then double click Network and Dial Up Connections and then double click Home Networking Wizard 3 Right click the connection you want to share Then click Properties The Properties window for this network connection will appear 4 Click the Sharing tab and then select Enable Internet Connect...

Page 51: ... whether you have activated the same wireless encryption key throughout your wireless network If you have forgotten your Encryption key switch off encryption or set a new encryption key for your entire wireless network and for the SL400i If you are using a firewall check whether you have opened the ports 42951 TCP and 42591 UDP Some ports need to be opened check at www philips com streamium for th...

Page 52: ...o the window on the left If your network uses static IP addressing that you have set manually then you will also need to choose a unique IP address for the SL400i in the same range as the network s IP addresses e g 192 168 2 xxx Use the same subnet mask as your network e g 255 255 255 000 and write down the IP address of the network device that connects you to the Internet the Gateway IP address S...

Page 53: ... screen Infrastructure Network See Access Point MAC Address The unique 12 character hardware address of the wireless network adapter Sometimes used for identifying network hardware NAT Network Address Translation A security feature implemented in most Internet gateway routers and Wireless Base Stations to keep your home network safe from intrusions from the Internet Peer to peer See Ad Hoc Network...

Page 54: ...ption standby power Approx 10 watts less than 2 watts Weight Approx 6 lbs Supported codecs Audio MP3 MP3pro PCM Video MPEG1 MPEG2 MPEG4 playback DivX XviD Picture JPEG BMP GIF Upgradeability for new codecs Output connectors Video Composite Video CVBS S Video or Component Video Pr Cr Pb Cb Y with Progressive Scan option Audio 2 x L R stereo cinch 1 x digital audio cinch Wireless 802 11g Networking ...

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