EWP-2000 USER’S MANUAL P/N: M21501-01A2
Table of Contents LISTENING TO MUSIC EWP-2000 USER’S MANUAL 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 PRODUCT INTRODUCTION 4 ABOUT THIS MANUAL RECORD YOUR SERIAL NUMBER MANUAL DISCLAIMERS REGULATORY NOTICES FCC Class B Radio Frequency Interference Statement CE (EU) Declaration of Conformity Modifications WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS Special Battery Cautions Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.
SELECTING THE CLIENT MODE SETTING THE SCREEN SAVER PREFERENCES Activation Idle Time Mode SETTING YOUR TIME ZONE SETTING YOUR ZIP CODE ENABLING PASSWORD PROTECTION Setting a System Password Removing a System Password CHOOSING YOUR NETWORK CONNECTION Ethernet Settings Dialup Settings SETTING THE FIREBALL SERVER NAME SELECTING THE AUDIO ENCODER TYPE SETTING THE DISC INSERT PREFERENCES MANAGING EXTERNAL CHANGERS Automatically Getting Disc Information Getting Disc Information for a Range of Discs Getting Disc In
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the FireBall EWP-2000, the two-way wireless web tablet from Escient. The EWP-2000 is a wireless remote control touch screen that provides two way interactive control of any FireBall product that supports the FireBall Web Interface. The EWP-2000 allows the user to control a FireBall without using the handheld remote control or TV display. Almost all of FireBall’s features are accessible directly from the EWP-2000’s high resolution touch screen interface.
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS CAUTION: FAILURE TO COMPLY MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY Please review the following material carefully. Failure to follow the instructions, or failure to heed the warnings contained herein could lead to serious injury. Special Battery Cautions The following are special precautions you should take when using and handling batteries.
WARRANTY INFORMATION Terms of Coverage - Each Escient branded media management system sold comes with a standard one (1) year warranty. This warranty provides no-charge coverage under normal product usage, for a period of one year from the date of registration and/or purchase (whichever is earlier). This warranty program provides the following key features and benefits: • Twelve (12) months service, parts and labor. • Five (5) day turn around time on all standard in-warranty repairs.
Product Introduction ESCIENT PRIVACY POLICY Escient is committed to providing you with a product that you enjoy and are confident in using, and are committed to providing services in a private and secure environment. We recognize and respect each individual user’s privacy and have created this Privacy Policy to demonstrate our commitment to your privacy. We want you to be fully informed about the information that we collect, why we collect it, and with whom we share it.
POWERING STATES Powering On the EWP-2000 from “Power Off” Mode The battery shipped with your EWP-2000 may be low in power – please be prepared to use the AC-DC adapter while setting up the device for the first time and to fully charge the internal battery pack. The EWP-2000 is delivered form the factory in a “Power Off” or “Reset State”. To start the EWP-2000 for the first time, push and release the Power button located on the left side of the device with the AC-DC adapter connected.
WIRELESS NETWORK CARD AND ANTENNA SYSTEM The EWP-2000 has a built-in PC Card slot along the upper left edge of the device. This slot contains the wireless LAN adapter and a custom antenna in a snap-type Housing. You can operate the EWP-2000 with the antenna in the snap-on position or in the open position for greater signal strength.
Setting Up The Web Pad CONNECTING TO YOUR WIRELESS NETWORK Note: The EWP-2000 connects and controls your FireBall server by using your existing wireless network. Any standard 802.11b WiFi network can be used. The setup and configuration of a wireless network is beyond the scope of this document and it is assumed that your network is properly configured. If you require assistance in configuring and setting up a wireless network, please contact your Escient dealer.
FireBall Web Interface MUSIC PLAYER SCREEN You will notice that unlike the TV user interface, there are buttons along the left and right edges of the web browser. These buttons duplicate the features found on your remote control. MUSIC OPTIONS SCREEN The FireBall Web Interface is the graphics and control system web pages that appear in your Internet Explorer browser. From this web page, you can control almost every aspect of your FireBall, just as you would from the original IR remote and TV.
Listening To Music LISTENING TO MUSIC The Music Guide displays a list of all your Music Titles. Using the Page buttons on the right edge of the screen, you can scroll up and down the list. SHOW AND HIDE TRACKS If you select a Title in the list, you will expand the current Title to reveal a list of the Title’s Tracks. Select the Title again to collapse the current Title and hide the track names.
SELECTING A DIFFERENT SONG In the Music Player you can scroll up and down the track list using the page button on the right edge of the screen. Select a different song to play the song. Listening To Music The Music Guide provides you with several ways to view the contents of your Music Library. One of the easiest ways to browse and sort your Music Library is by using the Music “Views”.
CHANGING THE CURRENT PLAY MODE The default Play Mode will play the current Title from Track 1 to the last track in order, then stop. If you want to change the order of how tracks are played, there are six different Play Modes to choose from: Listening To Music • Normal – play each track in order in the current Title, then stop. • Repeat Track – repeat the same track over and over until you select stop.
LISTENING TO INTERNET RADIO Listening To Internet Radio BROWSING INTERNET RADIO STATIONS The Radio Guide displays a scrolling list of Internet Radio Stations. Using the Page buttons on the right edge of the screen, you can scroll up and down the list. As each Station is highlighted, you will notice that the Information Area and Cover Art changes to reflect the currently highlighted Station.
WATCHING DVD MOVIES Watching DVD Movies The Movies source button is only available when you are connected to an Escient DVDM Media Manger with an external DVD changer. The Movies source button will be disabled when you are connected to a FireBall Music Manager. Please refer to the FireBall DVDM User’s Guide for information about setting up external DVD changers and loading your DVD movies.
The Movies Guide provides you with several ways to view the contents of your DVD Library. One of the easiest ways to browse and sort your Movies Library is by using the Movies “Views”. There are two Views that you can toggle through using the “MENU/VIEW” button on the left edge of the screen: Watching DVD Movies View By Cover View By Cover displays a graphical 3x3 grid of movie cover art, sorted alphabetically from A to Z, according to the movie’s title.
GETTING MUSIC INTO FIREBALL Getting Music Into FireBall Before you can enjoy the many benefits of your FireBall Music Management system, you will want to get your music collection into the FireBall. The process of getting music into FireBall is called “Recording” or sometimes “Ripping”.
RECORDING FROM AN EXTERNAL CHANGER FireBall can manage up to three - 400 disc CD changers in addition to any music recorded onto the internal hard drive. Getting Music Into FireBall Recording from an external changer (of course) requires at least one supported external CD changer properly connected to FireBall.
MANAGING YOUR MEDIA Managing Your Media CREATING PLAYLISTS FireBall allows you to organize your favorite songs into custom “Playlists”. A Playlist is simply a group of songs that you choose from your Music Library. Common uses for Playlists are: • • • • • Collections of your favorite songs Songs that have a similar tempo or feel Custom albums from one or more of your favorite artists Party mixes Workout mixes Playlists are available only in the Music Source.
CREATING GROUPS In addition to Playlists, FireBall allows you to create custom “Groups” of Music Titles, DVD Movies, or Radio Stations. User created Groups appear in the Group Bar along with the automatically created Genre Groups and System Groups (All, CDs, Internal, and Playlists). Some uses for custom Group are: Managing Your Media • Organize music titles or radio stations into custom genres, like “Funk”, 80’s, “Hits’, etc… • Group all of the albums for a favorite artists together for quick access.
ADDING INTERNET RADIO STATIONS FireBall comes preloaded with several high quality streaming Internet Radio Stations from around the world, but that may not be enough for you, so FireBall also let’s you add your own Internet Radio Stations. Managing Your Media Internet Radio stations must conform to these specifications: • Windows Media WMA streams only. (MPEG, RealAudio, and other’s won’t work) • Windows Media 8 or earlier. Windows Media 9 is not supported.
UPDATING THE INTERNET RADIO STATIONS LIST Escient makes every attempt to insure that the preloaded Internet Radio Stations are alive and well, but due to the dynamic nature of the Internet and the third parties who actually serve up these radio streams, sometimes you will not be able to play a station. The “Tune Stations” feature allows you to download a list of the most recent Internet Radio stations from Escient.
EDITING MUSIC INFORMATION FireBall has access to over 3 million CD titles, but you may still encounter a CD that does not return a custom cover or the correct disc information. You can edit the disc information for any Music Title using the Edit Disc and Edit Tracks screens. Managing Your Media Editing Disc Info Follow these steps to edit the disc information for the current Music Title: 1. Select the Music Title you want to edit in the Music Guide. 2.
Automatically Lookup Information for This Disc The “Lookup This Disc” button will initiate a disc lookup for only the current title. First, the local database is checked for a match, then if a match is not found, FireBall will connect to the Internet to download the disc information. Managing Your Media Follow these steps to lookup information for the current disc: 1. Select the Music or Movie Title you want to edit in the Music or Movies Guide. 2. Select the OPTIONS button to display the Options Menu. 3.
Searching for the Original Cover Occasionally the wrong cover or the default cover will be displayed for a Music Title. You can manually search for the original cover art by using the “Search for Cover” feature. This is a very powerful tool that allows you to search the Escient servers for an exact or partial match using the artist name and/or album name. Managing Your Media Follow these steps to search for a cover: 1. Select the Music Title you want to edit in the Music Guide. 2.
Managing Your Media Selecting an Existing Cover If for some reason you cannot download the original cover, you can choose one of the existing covers for the current Music Title or DVD Movie Editing Track Names You can also manually edit the Track/Song names of the current Title in the Music Guide. Follow these steps to select an existing cover to assign to the current Title: 1. Select the Title you want to edit in the Guide. 2. Select the OPTIONS button to display the Options Menu. 3.
EDITING RADIO INFORMATION Similar to editing Music Information, you can also Edit the Radio Information. Managing Your Media Follow these steps to edit the station information for the currently highlighted Internet Radio Station: 1. Select the RADIO source button to make sure you are in the Radio source. 2. Select the OPTIONS button to display the Options Menu. 3. Select the Edit Station menu item to display the Edit Station screen. 4.
EDITING PLAYLISTS You can change the name and add or remove tracks from any Playlist you created. Managing Your Media Follow these steps to edit a Playlist: 1. Select the MUSIC source button to make sure you are in the Music source. 2. Highlight the Playlist Name you want to edit. Note: The Playlist group will list all of your Playlists. 3. Select the OPTIONS key to display the Options Menu. 4. Select the Edit Playlist menu item. 5.
EDITING GROUPS As with Playlists, you can also edit the name of a Group, add Music Titles or Radio Stations to the Group, or remove Music Titles or Radio Stations from the Group. Managing Your Media Follow these steps to edit a Group: 1. Select the Group you want to edit within the Group Bar. 2. Select the OPTIONS button to display the Options Menu 3. Select the Edit Group menu item. 4. Using the popup keyboard, change the name for your Group. 5.
DELETING MUSIC You can remove any music you have recorded to the FireBall by using the Delete Music feature. You may want to do this if you have filled up your FireBall and you cannot record any more music or if you want to remove songs that you just don’t listen to. Managing Your Media Follow these steps to delete music from your FireBall: 1. Select the MUSIC key to make sure you are in the Music source mode. 2. Select the OPTIONS key to display the Options Menu 3.
DELETING PLAYLISTS You may delete entire Playlists from the Music Guide. Follow these steps to permanently delete one or more Playlists from the Music Guide: Follow these steps to delete playlists from your FireBall: 1. Select the MUSIC button to make sure you are in the Music source. 2. Select the OPTIONS button to display the Options Menu 3. Select the Delete Playlists menu item to display the Delete Playlists screen. 4.
Setting User Preferences SETTING USER PREFERENCES User preferences are available to specify global configuration options and preferred system settings by accessing the Setup Menu. To access any of these global user preferences, Select the SETUP button to display the Setup Menu and then select any menu item.
SETTING THE SCREEN SAVER PREFERENCES Screen Savers are provided for each source mode. Screen Savers provide two important functions, to prevent a static image from being displayed on the video output device for extended periods of time and to provide useful information to the user when activated. Follow these steps to set your screen saver preferences: 1. Select the SETUP button to display the Setup menu. 2. Select the Screen Saver Menu item. 3.
Setting User Preferences SETTING YOUR ZIP CODE Select US Zip Code or Canadian Postal Code. Your Zip Code or Postal Code is used to tell the automatic update manager when to connect to Escient for software updates. ENABLING PASSWORD PROTECTION Optional Password Protection enables you to limit user access to the Setup Menus. This is useful to lockout the ability to change the global user settings and preferences. Follow these steps to set your Zip Cod: 1. Select the SETUP button to display the Setup menu.
CHOOSING YOUR NETWORK CONNECTION FireBall supports two built-in networking methods, Ethernet and Dialup Modem. Your FireBall must be connected to the Internet in order to lookup disc information, download software updates, and access Internet Radio. If you have a broadband Internet connection such as a cable modem, DSL, or ISDN line, select Ethernet and connect FireBall to your Ethernet network. You may need additional networking hardware(like an Ethernet hub) to join your FireBall to your Ethernet network.
Dialup Settings If you are going to use a dialup ISP to connect your FireBall to the Internet, you must provide information for your selected ISP. This information can be obtained by contacting your ISP or from your PC, if you already use it to connect to the Internet. Connect your FireBall to your phone line using the included phone cable and then follow these steps to specify your Dialup Modem settings: 1. Select the SETUP button to display the Setup menu. 2.
SELECTING THE AUDIO ENCODER TYPE You can specify which audio encoder (MP3 or FLAC) you want to use for recording audio to your FireBall. The MP3 format allows the most flexibility and compatibility for efficiently storing many audio files while the FLAC format uses considerably more space than MP3 files, but preserves an exact bit-for-bit recording of the original, using half the space when compared to the full 44.1k CD audio format.. NOTE: YOU CANNOT STREAM FLAC TO THE WEB PAD. ONLY MP3 FILES CAN BE STREAMED.
MANAGING EXTERNAL CHANGERS The disc information that FireBall displays on your TV screen is NOT included on the original CDs that you recorded or loaded into your changers. The artist name, album name, track list, and album cover art are supplied by Escient and it’s partners. This information is downloaded from the Escient’s servers to your FireBall, using your Internet connection. This process is referred to as “Looking up Disc Information”.
Setting User Preferences Getting Disc Information for a Range of Discs If you want to lookup the disc information for a specific range of slots in a changer, you can use the Lookup Range feature. Getting Disc Information for All Discs If you want to lookup the disc information for all discs in all changers, you can use the Lookup All feature. Follow these steps to lookup a range of changer slots: 1. Select the SETUP button to display the Setup menu. 2.
RECORDING FROM EXTERNAL CHANGERS In addition to manually loading and recording CDs one by one using the front panel CD drive, you can record as many CD as you want directly from your external changers.
Recording a Range of CDs If you want to record a specific range of slots in a changer, you can use the Record Range feature. Setting User Preferences Follow these steps to record a range of changer slots: 1. Select the SETUP button to display the Setup menu. 2. Select the Record Discs menu item under Changer Management. 3. Select the Record Range menu item. 4. Enter a valid range of slots to record. If you have more than 1 changer, select which changer you want to use. 5. Select the RECORD RANGE button. 6.
FIREBALL UTILITIES Getting Information about Your FireBall Information about your FireBall hardware and software is available under the Utilities menu. This information is useful for troubleshooting any problems you may encounter with your network connection or verifying the current software versions. Setting User Preferences Follow these steps to view the FireBall system information: 1. Select the SETUP button to display the Setup menu. 2. Select the System Information menu item under Utilities.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ESCIENT SUPPORT Contact your dealer or Escient’s Customer Support group. Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00am - 7pm EST Phone: 800-372-4368 Press “2” for Sales, or “3” for Support Fax: 317-616-6790 Internet: www.escient.com Email: support@escient.
