SE-80 DIGITAL MUSIC MANAGER START UP GUIDE P/N: M32001-01A1
THANK YOU The team at Escient would like to take this opportunity to thank you for purchasing an Escient FireBall product. Escient is committed to providing our customers the most technologically advanced, yet easier-than-ever to use products that converge the power of the Internet with home entertainment. To maximize your enjoyment, please take a few minutes to review this Start Up Guide. It will guide you through all the features and benefits of your new FireBall.
INSTALLATION 1)Unpack the FireBall, cables, and accessories. Install the included batteries into the remote.
2)Connect FireBall to your A/V Receiver and TV A)Locate the included Analog Audio/Composite Video Cable. B)Connect FireBall to any available A/V input on your receiver or TV Note: You may use optional s-video or component video cables and optional digital audio cables for the best picture and sound quality. Contact your Escient dealer for more information VIDEO IN AUDIO IN 3)Connect FireBall to your network using the included Ethernet cable.
4)Connect FireBall to an AC outlet using the included power cord. Note: The power LED on the front of the FireBall will begin to flash. The power LED will turn solid RED once the FireBalll has completed its initialization process indicating the unit is in standby. 5)Press the POWER button on the front panel or on the remote control. The LED will turn solid BLUE and video will be displayed on the TV when the unit is on. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the setup procedure.
REMOTE CONTROL CODE SET Code Set - used to set the universal IR source buttons. See manual for details. UNIVERSAL SOURCE SELECT TV / Cable / Receiver / DVD - used to configure the remote to control other devices. See manual for details on the universal remote functions. MODE GUIDE SELECT Movies / iRadio / Music - used to select FireBall modes. TRANSPORT CONTROLS Rewind / Play / Forward / Record / Stop / Pause - used to control playback of movies and music.
MUSIC MANAGEMENT Recording Using the Internal CD Drive Insert a CD into the internal CD drive, press the RECORD button, and follow the instructions on screen. Importing Music Files Transfer music files from a Windows XP PC or Mac OS X computer into your FireBall over the network. Make sure the music files are MP3 format with ID3v2.3 tags or WMA format with ASF tags. Replace MyFireBall with the name of your FireBall or it’s IP address. Name your FireBall using the SETUP/Network/Server Settings Menu.
Browsing the Music Library Use the Music Guide to browse your Music Library. Press the LEFT or RIGHT arrow buttons on the remote control to change Genres or view All of your Music in one list. Press UP or DOWN buttons to highlight any Album or Song in the list. Use the PAGE UP or DOWN buttons to advance through all your music. Press SELECT to expand the highlighted Album or press PLAY to play the Album or Song.
Playing Music The currently playing Album, Artist, Song, and Cover Art appear in the Music Player screen. Use the Up and Down buttons to highlight a different song. Press SELECT to play the highlighted song. Press the GUIDE button to return to the Music Guide. Music Options Press the OPTIONS button to edit and manage your music collection. The Options menu allows you to create, edit, and delete Groups, Playlists, and Music files.
INTERNET RADIO Browsing Internet Radio Stations Use the Radio Guide to browse your Internet Radio Stations. Press the RADIO button to access the Internet Radio Guide (press the MUSIC button to return to the Music Guide). Press the LEFT or RIGHT arrow buttons on the remote control to change Genres or view All of your Stations in one list. Press the UP or DOWN buttons to highlight any station in the list. Press PLAY to connect to and start playing the station.
SELECT GUIDES Select Guides are the special Guide screens used when creating and editing custom Groups and Playlists, when making selections for Recording, and when deleting music. They are used to browse library content just like the regular Guide screens, however, instead of playing the selected item, the item is marked to indicate that it is “selected”.
SETTING USER PREFERENCES User preferences are available to specify global configuration options and preferred system settings. Press the SETUP key on the remote control to display the Setup Menu. Use the navigation keys on the remote control (up, down, left, and right) to highlight and select any menu item to display a Setup screen. Additional information is available on each Setup screen by selecting the HELP button.
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.
• Additionally, Escient does not cover the following items under the terms or its warranty programs: - Installation or removal charges. - Cost of initial technical adjustments (setup costs). - Battery replacement Escient’s sole liability for any defective product is limited to the repair or replacement of the product at our discretion.
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FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 FIREBALL SE ADVANCED USER’S GUIDE An Advanced Guide to the Escient FireBall SE Series Music Server 6640 Intech Blvd. Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.
FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 Table of Contents About This Manual .................................................................................................................. 4 What This Manual Covers...................................................................................................... 4 Manual Updates .....................................................................................................................
FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 Optional Accessories ............................................................................................................ 43 Escient EWP-1000 Wireless Web Pad................................................................................. 43 FireBall IR Keyboard ............................................................................................................ 43 Technical Support ........................................................
FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 About This Manual This manual describes the advanced features of Escient’s SE FireBall Music Server. The FireBall SE installation steps and basic operations are described in the “FireBall SE Startup Guide” which is included in the box and is available on line at www.escient.com/support.
FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 Additional Connection and Hookup Information Audio Outputs The digital optical and analog audio outputs are active when playing media from the internal hard drive or Internet Radio. Audio Source This table shows which audio outputs are active for each type of audio source.
FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 IR Connections The direct IR input jack on the back panel of the FireBall is for controlling FireBall from a wired IR distribution system such as a Xantech system. This connection must be an IR signal with a 36kHz carrier using an 1/8” mono or stereo connector. The IR input jack provides 12V power. This means that you can directly connect a 12V IR receiver (like the Xantech series 291 units) to the FireBall using a 1/8” stereo connector.
FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 Straight-through cables are used for connecting computers to a hub. Crossed cables are used for connecting a hub to another hub (there is an exception: some hubs have a built-in uplink port that is crossed internally, which allows you to uplink hubs together with a straight cable instead). In a straight-through cable, wires 1, 2, 3, and 6 at one end of the cable are also wires 1, 2, 3, and 6 at the other end.
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FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 FireBall Networking: Beyond Ethernet FireBall contains built-in Ethernet networking and optional external dialup modem support. In addition to these types of network connections, you may want to integrate FireBall into other networks such as 802.11 Wireless (WiFi), Powerline, or HomePNA (HPNA).
FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 Powerline Networking Powerline networking has existed in a few forms in the past, the lastest specification is called HomePlug and runs at 14Mbps. HomePlug uses your existing home electrical wiring to transfer data. HomePlug does not interfere with existing electrical equipment or home automation devices like X-10, CEBus, and LONworks.
FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 HPNA Networking HPNA, sometimes called HomePNA or PhoneLine networking, uses existing phone lines to connect your computers. It does not interfere with voice operations or DSL on existing live telephone lines. HPNA networks, DSL and voice communications can happen on the SAME phone lines simultaneously. HPNA 1.0 was met in the industry with excitement but limited success. 2.
FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 Registration Registering your FireBall is accomplished automatically when you go through the Quick Start process described in the User’s Manual. Registration includes properly configuring your FireBall for Internet access and then connecting to the Escient servers to register your serial number and download the latest Internet Radio stations.
FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 Retail Demo Mode FireBall has a Retail Demo Mode for use in retail display environments. The Retail Demo Mode (RDM) is a special screen saver that is activated during idle time. The RDM continuously displays key features and benefits of the FireBall product on the attached TV. Pressing any button on the remote will temporarily disable the RTD and allow the user to demo the product.
FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 Photo Screen Saver FireBall has a Photo Screen Saver Mode for displaying your own photos whenever FireBall is idle for a specified period of time. You can import your own photos into the Photos shared directory using Windows Networking. Photos should be 720x480 for 4:3 NTSC TVs and 640x360 for 16:9 widescreen TVs. Follow these steps to enable the Photo Screen Saver Mode in your FireBall: 1. Press the SETUP key on the remote. 2. Select the General menu.
FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 Custom Backgrounds In addition to the Escient Classic user interface theme, the FireBall allows you to select a custom theme and select your own background images for each Guide, Player, Options, Setup, and Message screens. You can import your own background images into the Backgrounds shared directory using Windows Networking. Images should be 720x480 and saved in either jpg, gif, or png formats.
FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 Peer to Peer Music Sharing FireBall contains a special music sharing feature that allows two FireBall Music Servers located on the same network to share their music library into two independent zones. The Music Guide from the second FireBall is merged into the Music Guide of the first FireBall to create one seamless Music Guide for browsing and playing all of your music.
FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 Networked Audio using FireBall Music Clients Servers A FireBall Server is a Fireball media management system that is capable of “serving” media to other FireBalls over a network. The FireBall is a considered a “server” product. Clients A FireBall Client is a FireBall that can play media from a FireBall Server over a network.
FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 FireBall is built from the ground up with many features that allow you to centrally locate and remotely control your FireBall clients and servers, such as: Direct IR input Wireless IR remote and Keyboard options Support for 4 different IR banks (4 IR zones) Templates for integration into many third party wired and wireless IR distribution systems Philips and Marantz Pronto remote control templates Distributed A distributed FireBall installati
FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 The biggest advantage of a distributed client-server system over a central system is that everything you need is built into FireBall. Networking, zoned IR, independent high-quality audio and video feeds, as well as support for an unlimited number of rooms or zones using standard ethernet wiring. (Note: only 4 clients can stream from the same server at one time). Page 19 of 46 6640 Intech Blvd. Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.
FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 Configuring a FireBall Server Every FireBall capable of server functions is automatically enabled to serve MP3 and FLAC audio whenever it is plugged in and properly configured for your network. It is recommended that you give each of your FireBall servers a unique name that describes it’s location using the SERVER SETTINGS screen which can be accessed from Setup/Network /Server Settings.
FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 Please refer to the HomeNetworkingPrimer support document on the Escient web site for more information about home networking. Server Selection FireBall clients will automatically select the first server it sees on the network and connect to it upon startup.
FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 Backup and Restore FireBall Music Backup It is possible to backup and restore the music contents of a FireBall using the CIFS or “Windows” Networking feature. Backup is accomplished by mounting the FireBall onto your PC or Mac desktop and using your computer’s backup software. You can also backup the music files to any standard media which your PC supports, such as: DVD+/-R/W, CD-R/RW, or external hard drive.
FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 FireBall Music Restore You can restore music to a FireBall using the same method used for importing audio files into a FireBall. Restore and Import both use the CIFS Networking feature to add audio files to a FireBall. Simply drag your music files to the Import directory and let FireBall import the audio files.
FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 Advanced Utilities FireBall has several Advanced Utilities which are intended for use by experienced installers or when instructed by Escient Tech Support engineers. The Advanced Utilities include: x Restore Factory Defaults x Rebuild Databases x Hardware Re-registration x Lookup All Covers To reduce the possibility that these tools are inadvertently accessed by inexperienced users, the Advanced Utilities menu is hidden from the user.
FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 Restore Factory Defaults The Restore Factory Defaults feature is used to restore the FireBall system to its original factory settings. This allows you to completely erase all user preferences and settings and reconfigure the unit for the first time. Since this is a destructive feature, two levels of confirmation dialogs are used to confirm that you really wants to do this.
FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 Library Index Rebuild The Library Index utility is used to rebuild the database index files in the unlikely event that your database becomes corrupt by a power failure or other unknown cause. FireBall will go through each database entry for movies, music, and radio and reconstruct the correct indices. x x You should only run this utility when instructed to do so by Escient technical support personnel.
FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 Lookup All Covers The Lookup All Covers feature is to be used by customer service in the unlikely event that a system failure causes the cover art links to become corrupt. You will be asked to confirm the execution of this feature because it performs a permanently destructive action by replacing every custom cover, then attempts to download new covers over the Internet connection. Lookup All Covers Screen Page 27 of 46 6640 Intech Blvd.
FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 Remote Control Programming The FireBall remote is a “Universal Remote” which can control up to eight different components including four FireBall products. The FB1, FB2, FB3, and FB4 keys are used to control FireBall products while the TV, CBL, RCV, and DVD keys can be setup to control other devices.
FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 Controlling Other Components Code Select Mode Follow these steps to control a device on the TV, CBL, RCV, and DVD keys: (For this example, we’ll program the TV key) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Turn on the TV using the TV’s front panel. Press the TV key on the FireBall remote. Press and hold the CODE SET key until the LED blinks twice, then release.
FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 To check for the codes of your other components, repeat steps 1 through 5, but substitute the appropriate key (TV, CBL, RCV, DVD) for the component you are checking. To exit Code Check Mode, press the CODE SET key once. Re-Assigning Device Keys The Remote can be set up to control a second TV, receiver or any combination of eight home entertainment components.
FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 3. Now, whenever you press VOL +, VOL –, or MUTE on the Remote, volume will be controlled by your TV. Programming the Source Buttons to Control a Legacy FireBall Product The FireBall remote can also be programmed to control a single FireBall H, E-40, E-120, MP100 or TuneBase 200. Any of the eight source buttons can be programmed to control one of these FireBall products. Follow these steps to control a legacy FireBall Product: 1.
FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 Direct Artist-Title Macro, A, [artist-title access number], Enter Direct Movie Title Macro, V, [movie title access number], Enter Direct iRadio Station Macro, R, [iRadio access number], Enter Direct Disc Macro, C, [changer number], D, [disc number], Enter Direct Track Macro, T, [track number], Enter Direct Playlist Macro, P, [playlist access number], Enter Direct Group Macro, G, [group access number], Enter Direct Media Access IR Remote Defi
FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 Press: MACRO, 2, 1, MACRO, 1, 4, ENTER Example 4: Use the remote to play playlist number 5. Press: MACRO, 7, 5, ENTER Example 5: Use the remote to play the movie number 123. Press: MACRO, 6, 1, 2, 3, ENTER Page 33 of 46 6640 Intech Blvd. Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.
FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 Manufacturer IR Codes AMPLIFIER CODES GE 0078 Harman/Kardon 0892 JVC 0331 Marantz 0892 Optimus 0395 Philips 0892 Polk Audio 0892 Realistic 0395 Sony 0689 Soundesign 0078 Victor 0331 Wards 0078 Yamaha 0354 CABLE BOX CODES ABC 0003, 0017 Americast 0899 Bell South 0899 General Instrument 0276, 0476, 0810 GoldStar 0144 Hamlin 0009, 0273 Jerrold 0003, 0276, 0476, 0810 Memorex 0000 Motorola 1106 Pace 0237 Panasonic 0107, 0000 Paragon 0000 Philips 0305, 0317 Pi
FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 Broksonic 0236, 0463 CXC 0180 Candle 0030, 0056 Carnivale 0030 Carver 0054 Celebrity 0000 Cineral 0451, 0092 Citizen 0056, 0030, 0060, 0092 Concerto 0056 Contec 0180 Craig 0180 Crosley 0054 Crown 0180 Curtis Mathes 0060, 0030, 0016, 0047, 0051, 0054, 0056, 0093, 0145, 0154, 0166, 0451, 1147, 1347 Daewoo 0092, 0623, 0019, 0624, 0451 Daytron 0019 Denon 0145 Dumont 0017, 0019 Electroband 0000 Emerson 0236, 0180, 0178, 0179, 0463, 0624, 0623, 0019, 0154 Envis
FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 Kodak 0035, 0037 LXI 0037 Lloyd’s 0000 Logik 0072 MEI 0035 MGA 0043, 0240 MGN Technology 0240 MTC 0000, 0240 Magnasonic 0278 Magnavox 0035, 0081, 0563, 0000, 0039, 0149 Magnin 0240 Marantz 0081, 0035 Marta 0037 Matsushita 0035, 0162 Memorex 0104, 0047, 0479, 0000, 0037, 0048, 0035, 0240, 1037, 0039, 0162, 0209, 1162, 1262 Minolta 0042 Mitsubishi 0043, 0048, 0067 Motorola 0035, 0048 Multitech 0000, 0072 NEC 0038, 0067, 0104 Nikko 0037 Noblex 0240 Olympus 0
FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 Keyboard Programming A wireless keyboard is available as on optional accessory for use with the FireBall SE. The keyboard can be programmed to operate one FireBall product and three other devices. can be programmed to operate Only the FireBall source button (the one with the swoop) the FireBall. The three source buttons on the remote labeled TV, RCV, and DVD can be programmed to operate other devices.
FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 5. Press the Fireball (swoop) source button. 6. Press & Hold the “Set” button on the keyboard until the LED flashes twice. 7. Slowly enter: o 1119 for the FB1 button o 1120 for the FB2 button o 1121 for the FB3 button o 1122 for the FB4 button 8. The LED will again flash twice indicating the programming was successful.
FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 Programming the Universal Source Buttons Use the following steps to program the AUX, DVD, TV, and RCV source buttons to control other devices. The following table indicates which device types can be programmed on which source buttons: Source Button TV CBL RCV DVD Device Assignment TV NOT AVAILABLE Amplifier, Tuner, Phono, Misc.
FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 Other Discrete IR Commands Discrete IR commands are available by pressing a combination or series of keys. The following table defines which direct IR codes are available and the corresponding key combination.
FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 Escient IR Key Codes The FireBall remote uses the Philips RC6 Mode 6A IR protocol. The following table lists the RC6 Mode 6A key codes used by the FireBall that can be used in the ProntoEdit PC application to generate the IR codes for the Philips Pronto remote products and can also be used to generate the CCF files that can be imported into other 3rd party applications and control systems.
FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 DOWN LEFT RIGHT SELECT INFO (ALL) VIEW (MENU) REW (BACKSPACE) PLAY FF (SPACE) PAUSE STOP RECORD MOVIES SUBTITLE AUDIO MACRO IRADIO NEXT PREV REPEAT MUSIC ADD PLAY RANDOM Primary Primary Primary Primary Primary Primary Primary Primary Primary Primary Primary Primary Primary Primary Primary Primary Primary Primary Primary Primary Primary Primary Primary Primary 17h 18h 19h 1Ah 1Bh 1Ch 20h 21h 22h 25h 24h 23h 26h 27h 30h 31h 2Ah 2Bh 32h 33h 2Ch 2Dh 2Eh 2Fh
FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 Optional Accessories Please contact your Escient Rep for more information on any of these accessories. Escient EWP-1000 Wireless Web Pad Features: x Full FireBall remote control over wireless 802.11b networks x Customized Internet Explorer Web Browser x Touchscreen for finger or stylus input x 8.
FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 Technical Support Escient Technical Support engineers are available from 9am to 7pm (GMT-05:00) Indiana time, Monday through Friday (US holidays excluded). Dial 1-800-ESCIENT (800.372.4368) then select #3 for support. 24 Hour Technical Support is available from the Escient Web site http://www.escient.com/support or via email mailto:support@escient.com. Page 44 of 46 6640 Intech Blvd. Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.
FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 Troubleshooting Network Problems If you experience problems registering a FireBall or connecting to the Internet to lookup disc information, try these possible fixes before calling Escient Tech Support: x x x x x Make sure that your FireBall is properly connected to your home network and that all cables are in working order. FireBall communicates using TCP/IP and UDP over Ethernet networks using ports 80, 443, and 1755.
FireBall SE Advanced Users Guide WD049-1-1 9/23/2005 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Reboot the FireBall if needed. Press SETUP to display the Setup Menu. Select the Utilities Menu Select the System Information Menu Note the IP address of the FireBall. Log onto a PC on the same network as the FireBall. Launch your web browser (Netscape or Internet Explorer) and enter http://my_address/7.0.2/Eureka.000.log Where my_address is the IP address of your FireBall. (e.g. http://192.168.0.100/7.0.2/Eureka.000.log) 8.
ADDING YOUR OWN COVER ART WD012-1-2 12/22/2003 ADDING YOUR OWN COVER ART How to Add Your Own Music and Movie Covers to Your FireBall 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.
ADDING YOUR OWN COVER ART WD012-1-2 12/22/2003 Adding Cover Art Images Sometimes there are DVDs that are not automatically recognized by the Escient MovieDB™ or CDs that are not automatically recognized by the Gracenote CDDB™ service. Although FireBall provides default genre cover art for these discs, you may want to display your own cover art images for these discs.
ADDING YOUR OWN COVER ART WD012-1-2 12/22/2003 Image Resolution These images are only going to be viewed on a relatively low-resolution output device (your TV set) so a resolution of 72dpi is sufficient. Anything higher will just be wasted space. Color Depth If you are using JPEG images, your color depth will automatically be 24 bits. GIF images typically are only 8 bit images. If you are using GIF images, save them with 256 colors and turn “dithering” on. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.
ADDING YOUR OWN COVER ART WD012-1-2 12/22/2003 Transferring Images to Your FireBall Provided that you have met the above requirements, you are ready to transfer your images to your FireBall. Determine your FireBall’s IP Address Every device on your network must have an IP Address so that the devices know how to locate and connect to each other. Follow these steps to determine the IP Address of your FireBall. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
ADDING YOUR OWN COVER ART WD012-1-2 12/22/2003 New Connection Dialog in WS_FTP LE on the PC New Connection Dialog in Fetch on the Mac WARNING: Do not place DVD covers in the Music directory or CD covers in the Movies directory on FireBall. Place DVD covers in the Movies directory only. Place CD covers in the Music directory only. You must log out and then log in again to switch directories. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.
ADDING YOUR OWN COVER ART WD012-1-2 12/22/2003 Uploading Images to The FireBall Once you have made the FTP connection to your FireBall, you can just drag and drop the images you want to upload into your FireBall into the “Music” or “Movies” panel in the FTP window. Note: Your FTP client transfer mode should be set to automatic or binary. Transferring a Movies Cover with WS_FTP on the PC Transferring a Music Cover with Fetch on the Mac 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.
ADDING YOUR OWN COVER ART WD012-1-2 12/22/2003 Only your new cover art images will appear in the Music or Movies directories. You will not see the covers that FireBall already provides for your music and movie titles. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.
ADDING YOUR OWN COVER ART WD012-1-2 12/22/2003 Selecting Cover Art on FireBall You can select and assign any of the new or existing cover art images to any title in your Music or Movie library. Select Music Covers Follow these steps to select and assign a cover to one of your Music titles: 1. Press the Music key on the remote to enter Music Mode. 2. Highlight the Music Title you want to assign a cover to. 3. Press the Options key to display the Music Options menu. 4.
ADDING INTERNET RADIO STATIONS WD010-1-2 12/22/2003 ADDING INTERNET RADIO STATIONS How to add your own Internet radio stations to FireBall’s Radio Guide 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.
ADDING INTERNET RADIO STATIONS WD010-1-2 12/22/2003 Adding New Internet Radio Stations Your FireBall is able to deliver a variety of Internet radio station programming through its connection to the Internet. Escient’s OpenGlobe Internet radio service provides a large variety of stations including Radio Free Virgin and various other stations from across the country. These stations can be selected for playback in the Radio Guide view.
ADDING INTERNET RADIO STATIONS WD010-1-2 12/22/2003 Listen to the New Stations Select the station to playback while in the Radio Guide by either pressing the Select button, or the Play button while the station is highlighted. The station will begin playback by first locating the station, connecting to the server, buffering the data, then playing. If the station is not available, a message will be displayed on the screen indicating that the “Station Is Not Available”.
ADDING INTERNET RADIO STATIONS WD010-1-2 12/22/2003 44.1KHz 44.1KHz 44.1KHz 44.1KHz 48KHz 44.1KHz 48KHz 44.1KHz Mono Stereo Stereo Stereo Stereo Stereo Stereo Stereo Stereo Stereo Stereo 48KHz Stereo 44.1KHz 32 Khz 64Kbps 80Kbps 96Kbps 128Kbps 160Kbps 192Kbps 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.
ADDING DISC INFORMATION FOR UNKNOWN DISCS WD032-1-1 12/22/2003 ADDING DISC INFORMATION FOR UNKNOWN DISCS A Guide to Editing Disc Information for DVDs and CDs 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.
ADDING DISC INFORMATION FOR UNKNOWN DISCS WD032-1-1 12/22/2003 Why do I have Unknown Discs? No, you didn’t buy 5 copies of the new action movie “Unknown DVD”. There are several reasons why you may have discs listed as “Unknown” in your Movies and/or Music Guide. Before we explain why, we must understand how discs are automatically looked up. First Things First The most important FireBall requirement for the automatic disc lookup feature is the presence of a working Internet connection.
ADDING DISC INFORMATION FOR UNKNOWN DISCS WD032-1-1 12/22/2003 Auto-Build is sometimes called “Quick Lookup”. As you add or remove discs from your changer, FireBall is smart enough to notice which discs were removed or added, then quickly looks-up only those discs – instead of your entire disc collection.
ADDING DISC INFORMATION FOR UNKNOWN DISCS WD032-1-1 12/22/2003 2) Dirty or Damaged Discs Discs can get dirty and you can damage them. Usually the changer won’t even read a dirty or damaged disc. If it can read it, the key data may not be correct and the disc can not be identified correctly. 3) Discs Inserted Incorrectly If you insert your discs facing the wrong way in your changer, they will not be read and will appear as Unknown or missing.
ADDING DISC INFORMATION FOR UNKNOWN DISCS WD032-1-1 12/22/2003 Automatically Adding Disc Information Automatic Disc Information Summary There are 5 methods for automatically looking up disc information. These methods are described in detail below.
ADDING DISC INFORMATION FOR UNKNOWN DISCS WD032-1-1 12/22/2003 NOTE Do not remove discs from a changer then place different discs back into the same slots in one step. If the slots are still occupied, but with different discs, FireBall will not know that you changed them. If you want to add and remove discs without closing the changer door and performing a Quick Lookup, use previously empty slots for the new discs and leave the slots empty for discs you are removing.
ADDING DISC INFORMATION FOR UNKNOWN DISCS WD032-1-1 12/22/2003 Lookup All Performs a complete lookup of all discs in all changers, completely replacing your media library with the original data from the Gracenote CDDB™ and Escient MovieDB™ servers. All manually entered data is replaced. Get Movie/Music Info The Get Movie Info and Get Music Info features are available via the Options Menu when in the Movies Guide or Player and the Music Guide or Player. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.
ADDING DISC INFORMATION FOR UNKNOWN DISCS WD032-1-1 12/22/2003 Get Music Info will perform an automatic lookup of each Unknown disc in the Music library. This is useful if you have previously added new releases which weren’t recognized, or did not have an Internet connection when you recorded tracks to FireBall. Get Movie Info provides two features: Unknown Info and Unknown Covers. Unknown Info will lookup all information for the Unknown movie discs in your changer.
ADDING DISC INFORMATION FOR UNKNOWN DISCS WD032-1-1 12/22/2003 Lookup This Disc Lookup this Disc is available when editing a single disc and you want to lookup information for only this one disc. Lookup This Disc uses the unique Key from the disc to identify the disc. The Lookup This Disc feature is available from the Options/Edit Disc dialog screen and uses the Get Movie Info screen. When disc information is returned for the disc, the Edit Disc Information screen displays the new data (if available).
ADDING DISC INFORMATION FOR UNKNOWN DISCS WD032-1-1 12/22/2003 Manually Adding Disc Information There are several methods for manually adding your own disc information should the Gracenote CDDB™ or Escient MovieDB™ return incorrect or no information at all for discs in your collection. We will describe the tools available within FireBall to help you identify, add, and edit disc information for your Unknown Movie and Music titles.
ADDING DISC INFORMATION FOR UNKNOWN DISCS WD032-1-1 12/22/2003 If 1 match is found, the information will be displayed in the Edit Disc Info screen. If no matches are found, the previous information is displayed in the Edit Disc Info screen. If there is more than 1 match the Multiple Match dialog screen is displayed where you can highlight each title to view it’s cover art.
ADDING DISC INFORMATION FOR UNKNOWN DISCS WD032-1-1 12/22/2003 Press the RECORD key on the remote or keyboard to save the information displayed in the Edit Disc Info screen or press STOP to cancel and discard the current information. Tips for Using Search for Movie If you don’t get an exact match for the movie you are searching, try entering different parts of the title. For example, if you have the movie “The Lion King”, try searching for “Lion King,” (notice the comma) or “Lion King”.
ADDING DISC INFORMATION FOR UNKNOWN DISCS WD032-1-1 12/22/2003 Press the RECORD key on the remote or keyboard to save the selected cover with the current movie or press STOP to cancel and discard the current selection. NOTE Please refer to the Adding Your Own Cover Art Images support document available on the Escient web site for more information about how to transfer cover art images to your FireBall.
ADDING DISC INFORMATION FOR UNKNOWN DISCS WD032-1-1 12/22/2003 Music Search For Cover Sometimes a disc is identified by the Gracenote CDDB™ but the original album art cover is not available. This is because the Gracenote CDDB™ does not contain any album covers and the Escient album art cover server may have the cover listed under a slightly different artist/title combination. The Search for Cover tool allows you to search for the original album cover art by entering an Artist Name and Album Title.
ADDING DISC INFORMATION FOR UNKNOWN DISCS WD032-1-1 12/22/2003 If a match is found, the new cover will be displayed in the Edit Disc Info screen. If no matches are found, the previous cover is displayed in the Edit Disc Info screen. Press the RECORD key on the remote or keyboard to save the information displayed in the Edit Disc Info screen or press STOP to cancel and discard the current information.
ADDING DISC INFORMATION FOR UNKNOWN DISCS WD032-1-1 12/22/2003 All titles are listed alphabetically in the Select Cover dialog screen, including the Escient MovieDB™ default genre covers, custom covers already downloaded from the Escient MovieDB™ and any user covers you transferred to your FireBall. Press the RECORD key on the remote or keyboard to save the selected cover with the current movie or press STOP to cancel and discard the current selection.
ADDING DISC INFORMATION FOR UNKNOWN DISCS WD032-1-1 12/22/2003 Press the RECORD key on the remote or keyboard to save the information displayed in the Edit Disc Info screen or press STOP to cancel and discard the current information. Edit Tracks Edit Tracks allows you to enter track names for every track found on the current Music title. Highlight any Music title in the Music Guide. Press OPTION, then navigate down and SELECT the Edit Tracks menu item.
ADDING DISC INFORMATION FOR UNKNOWN DISCS WD032-1-1 12/22/2003 Enter the name of each track using the IR remote or keyboard. Press SELECT to save the current track name and advance to the next track name. Press the RECORD key on the remote or keyboard to save the information displayed in the Edit Disc Info screen or press STOP to cancel and discard the current information. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.
FIREBALL ACCESSORIES WD015-1-1 12/22/2003 FIREBALL ACCESSORIES Accessories for Escient FireBall Products 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.
FIREBALL ACCESSORIES WD015-1-1 12/22/2003 Escient FireBall Product Accessories Please contact your Escient dealer for more information and pricing. Escient 15” LCD Touch Panel Features: LCD Display 15" TFT Active Matrix Panel Display Size 304.1x228.1 mm Pixel Pitch 0.297x0.297 mm Display Mode VGA 640x350(70Hz) VGA 640x480 (60/72/75Hz) Contrast Ratio 300 Brightness 230 cd/m2 Display Colors 16M(dithering) Viewing Angle +60°~-60°(L/R), +40°~-60°(U/D)(Max.
FIREBALL ACCESSORIES WD015-1-1 12/22/2003 Optical Digital Audio Cable (3’) FireBall IR Keyboard FireBall IR Remote FireBall DVDM IR Keyboard 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.
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INSTALLER CHECKLIST WD003-1-1 12/22/2003 INSTALLER CHECKLIST Installation Checklist for Escient FireBall Products 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.
INSTALLER CHECKLIST WD003-1-1 12/22/2003 Escient FireBall Installation Checklist The follow are recommendations for installing Escient FireBall music and movie management systems. Feel free to add your own information to this list depending on what other equipment will be installed with the FireBall systems. Note: Escient FireBall products require a dialup or broadband Internet connection to operate fully. Please pay special attention to the Network Information section.
INSTALLER CHECKLIST WD003-1-1 12/22/2003 ISP Information Service Provider: __________________________________________________ Support Number: __________________________________________________ Connection Type Dialup LAN ISDN Cable Modem DSL Other Dialup Info Access Numbers: _______________________ ______________________ User Name: _______________________________________________________ Password: _______________________________________________________ IP Info Addressing: Dynamic (DHCP) Stati
INSTALLER CHECKLIST WD003-1-1 12/22/2003 Audio Connections Analog Stereo Optical Digital Coax Digital 5.1 Analog Video Connections Composite S-Video Component Optional Accessory Checklist Escient Touch Panels _____ Extra IR remotes _____ Extra IR keyboards _____ S-Link Cables _____ RS-232 Cables _____ Ethernet Hub _____ Extra Ethernet Cables _____ 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.
HOME NETWORKING PRIMER WD005-1-2 12/22/2003 HOME NETWORKING PRIMER An overview of the different types of home networks 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.
HOME NETWORKING PRIMER WD005-1-2 12/22/2003 Home Networking F.A.Q. (Frequently Asked Questions) Q: What is Home Networking? A: Home networking refers to technology that connects computers and other electronic devices for the purpose of sharing audio, video, peripherals, or a broadband Internet connection. Q: How much does it cost? A: Basic networking (linking PCs to share a printer) costs about $50 for Ethernet cards and cables. More elaborate setups to split a broadband connection cost more.
HOME NETWORKING PRIMER WD005-1-2 12/22/2003 Types of Networks Ethernet: 10/100Mbps The most popular network method because of the low price of the network cards, reliability and speed; but it can be a pain to run the wires through your home. Ethernet networking is built into most modern computers and the current Escient FireBall product line. There are many companies who provide ethernet networking products and they are available at any computer or electronics retailer.
HOME NETWORKING PRIMER WD005-1-2 12/22/2003 Gigafast Ethernet IOGear Linksys Netgear Phonex Broadband Siemens ST&T Corporation Telkonet Here is a sample Powerline Network with a cable or dsl modem connection to the Internet. Again, a “Router” is used to connect multiple Powerline Devices to share a single broadband Internet connection. Ethernet cables are used to connect the network devices to the Powerline adapters.
HOME NETWORKING PRIMER WD005-1-2 12/22/2003 able to access the shared broadband Internet connection because the router/access point provides the “bridge” between the wireless and wired networks. Sample 802.11 Wireless Network HomePNA 2.0 (Phone Line): 10Mbps HPNA, PhoneLine or HomePNA networking works over the existing copper telephone wires in your home without interfering with voice or DSL communications. HomePNA 3.0 will push the speed up to 100Mbps when it comes out.
HOME NETWORKING PRIMER WD005-1-2 12/22/2003 Alternative Networking Technologies Alternative networking technologies are often used to supplement a primary network. They are not as popular as the aforementioned networks, but are still available. The can be 'bridged' to other networks to create a single integrated network. You can buy different network adapters to ‘bridge’ or connect one type of network to another.
HOME NETWORKING PRIMER WD005-1-2 12/22/2003 Ethernet Networking Ethernet is the most popular and considered the networking topology standard for most computer connections. There have been many kinds of Ethernet, but the most popular is 10/100Mbps running over copper twisted pair wires. 100Mbps Ethernet is also called 100baseT and Fast Ethernet. All current Escient products support built-in Ethernet networking.
HOME NETWORKING PRIMER WD005-1-2 12/22/2003 be placed on each end making the maximum distance something like 40Km. Another use for fiber is electrical insulation. Some people like to run cables underground between homes. If you run CAT5 cable, the homes have different 'ground potentials' and you will burn out network card during any electrical storm. The solution is fiber! Run fiber between the homes or run a pair of fiber converters on one end of the cable with a short fiber run.
HOME NETWORKING PRIMER WD005-1-2 12/22/2003 Wireless Networking with 802.11b In 2000, 802.11b became the standard wireless networking technology for both business and home. The WiFI organization was created to ensure interoperability between 802.11b products. With a realistic throughput of 2.5-4Mbps, it is fast enough for most network applications and tolerable for file transfers.
HOME NETWORKING PRIMER WD005-1-2 12/22/2003 Form Factors 802.11b adapters come in two major form factors. PC Cards for laptops and USB for desktops. In addition, there are PCI adapters that let you plug a PC Card into a PCI Slot. Speed A full strength 802.11b signal will get you about 3.5-4.5 Mbps without WEP enabled. With WEP enabled, expect 2.5-3.5 Mbps. As you put walls and distance between your wireless adapter and your access point, your speed will drop.
HOME NETWORKING PRIMER WD005-1-2 12/22/2003 Powerline Networking Powerline networking has existed in a few forms in the past, the latest specification is called HomePlug and runs at 14Mbps. HomePlug uses your existing home electrical wiring to transfer data. HomePlug does not interfere with your existing electrical equipment or home automation devices like X-10, CEBus, and LONworks.
PRODUCT WARRANTY WD014-1-2 12/22/2003 FireBall Client-Server Installation Guide A Guide to Installing Multiple FireBall Products 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.
PRODUCT WARRANTY WD014-1-2 12/22/2003 FireBall Client Server Products Servers A FireBall Server is a Fireball media management system that is capable of “serving” media to other FireBalls over a network. Currently there are three FireBall products which can serve media to other FireBalls. FireBall (40GB with HPNA networking) FireBall E-40 FireBall E-120 Clients A FireBall Client is a FireBall that can play media from a FireBall Server over a network.
PRODUCT WARRANTY WD014-1-2 12/22/2003 Only MP3 audio files can be streamed to clients.You can not stream WAV files, CDs from the internal drive, or from CDs located in external changers. Playlists that contain only MP3s will be available on the clients. Playlists that contain MP3s and non-streamable tracks will NOT appear on the clients. You may have an unlimited number of clients on the network, but you can only stream to 4 clients simultaneously. Movies can not be streamed.
PRODUCT WARRANTY WD014-1-2 12/22/2003 Direct IR input Two way serial control over RS-232 Two way serial control over ethernet Wireless IR remote and Keyboard options Support for 4 different IR banks (4 IR zones) Templates for integration into many third party wired and wireless IR distribution systems Philips and Marantz Pronto remote control templates Distributed A distributed FireBall installation means that your FireBall Servers and Clients are physically distributed or located in differ
PRODUCT WARRANTY WD014-1-2 12/22/2003 Configuring a FireBall Server Every FireBall capable of server functions is automatically enabled to server MP3 audio streams whenever it is plugged in and properly configured for your network. It is recommended that you give each of your FireBall servers a unique name that describes it’s location using the FireBall Name screen which can be accessed from Setup/Internet Configuration/FireBall Name.
PRODUCT WARRANTY WD014-1-2 12/22/2003 The Server Connection screen displays a list of FireBall Servers found on your network by their default or user defined “FireBall Name”. Once you select a server and save your selection, press MUSIC to view the Music Guide on the client. In a few moments, the Music Guide will display the contents of the FireBall server. You can then select and play anything from the Music Guide just as you would from a single FireBall. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.
PC Integration WD044-1-1 2/24/2005 PC Integration A Guide to Using FireBall with Windows XP 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.
PC Integration WD044-1-1 2/24/2005 Table of Contents FireBall to PC Networking Basics .......................................................................................... 3 Overview ................................................................................................................................ 3 Requirements......................................................................................................................... 3 Connecting to Your FireBall ............................
PC Integration WD044-1-1 2/24/2005 FireBall to PC Networking Basics Overview With the new Network File Sharing feature built into FireBall, you can now access your FireBall from your PC using your home network.
PC Integration WD044-1-1 2/24/2005 Connecting to Your FireBall FireBall uses a type of file server commonly called “Windows Networking” or “CIFS/SMB”. CIFS/SMB networking is found in most Microsoft operating systems and allows PCs to connect and share files over a network. Setting up the FireBall Server Before you can connect to your FireBall you must configure FireBall’s server settings. Follow these steps to configure your FireBall server: 1.
PC Integration WD044-1-1 2/24/2005 Mount Your FireBall on your PC To mount your FireBall’s CONTENT volume which contains all of your music files, right click on “My Computer” and select “Map Network Drive” from your PC. Choose an available drive letter, then type in the name of your FireBall. Example: suppose you named your FireBall “MyFireBall” in the Server Settings screen, you would then enter \\MyFireBall\Content in the Folder name, and click Finish.
PC Integration WD044-1-1 2/24/2005 Backing Up Your FireBall Once you have successfully mounted your FireBall’s Content volume on your PC, you now have access to the music content contain on the FireBall’s internal hard drive. Having this access affords you the opportunity to backup your FireBall’s music collection. There are many ways to backup the music files including copying files to another drive mounted on your PC or using third party backup software to perform automated backups each night.
PC Integration WD044-1-1 2/24/2005 3. While all the items on the Content volume are highlighted, select COPY from the Edit Menu. 4. Go to your Backup drive and choose PASTE from the Edit Menu. 5. All of the items in the current selection will now be copied to the backup drive. Depending on the size of your music collection, this may take a while to complete. The FireBall will transfer about 5GB of data per hour (120GB a day).
PC Integration WD044-1-1 2/24/2005 Automated Backups If you are going to add new music or edit the contents of your FireBall frequently, it is recommended to setup an automated backup system. This type of backup requires the FireBall Backup Kit (available from your Escient dealer) and a computer that can access your FireBall over the network. Each night the contents of your FireBall that have been added, deleted, or edited will be copied to the backup folder on your computer.
PC Integration WD044-1-1 2/24/2005 5. Follow the on screen instructions to install the Retrospect software. Backing Up Your FireBall Every Night with Retrospect 1. Follow the instructions above for installing the Retrospect 6.0 software and connecting the external hard drive. 2. Mount your FireBall’s CONTENT volume (see above for instructions) 3. Launch Retrospect 6.0 4. Select the Duplicate button. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.
PC Integration WD044-1-1 2/24/2005 5. Select Source, then CONTENT as the Source volume, then the OK button 6. Select Destination, then select the external Maxtor hard drive as the Destination. Make sure that “Replace Entire Volume” is selected. Select the OK button 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.
PC Integration WD044-1-1 2/24/2005 7. The following dialog is displayed. Note: If you want to turn off Verification, select Options and turn it off. Verification will verify that all files were backed up correctly, but will increase the overall backup time. 8. You can run the backup immediately by selecting the Duplicate button, or to schedule the backup to run every day, select the Schedule icon at the top of the toolbar (or just type Ctrl+S). 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.
PC Integration WD044-1-1 2/24/2005 9. Name the new Schedule “Daily FireBall Backup” and select the New button. 10. When the following dialog is displayed, select the Schedule button. 11. Select Add button to add a new schedule. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.
PC Integration WD044-1-1 2/24/2005 12. When the following dialog is displayed, select “Day of the week” then the OK button 13. Select the start date (usually today), the start time (usually overnight when you are sleeping) and on which days to run the backup (usually every day). Select 1 week to have the schedule run every week. Select OK when you are done. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.
PC Integration WD044-1-1 2/24/2005 14. You should see the following dialog with your scheduled options. If this is correct, select the OK button. 15. You should now have a Duplicate dialog screen that looks like this, with a series of scheduled execution dates listed next to “Schedule”. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.
PC Integration WD044-1-1 2/24/2005 16. Close all windows and Save if asked to do so. To verify that the Schedule is set, select Manage Scripts from the Retrospect sidebar. You should see one script listed called “Daily FireBall Backup (Duplicate)”. You backup is now scheduled to run. IMPORTANT!!! Remember that your PC must be on and your CONTENT directory must be mapped on your PC in order for Retrospect to run automatically. Retrospect will launch automatically, you do not have to keep it running.
PC Integration WD044-1-1 2/24/2005 Integrating with iTunes and iPod FireBall supports iTunes and iPod integration through the FireBall Network File Sharing feature described above. Once your PC is connected to your FireBall over the network, you can access FireBall’s music and use it from iTunes and sync it with your iPod. Note: Other PC music player applications and portable MP3 players are also supported, however the following instructions are specific to Apple iTunes and the iPod.
PC Integration WD044-1-1 2/24/2005 Follow these steps to import your FireBall music content into iTunes: 1. After mounting your FireBall’s CONTENT volume (see above), open iTunes on your PC. 2. Select Preferences… from the iTunes menu 3. Click the Advanced icon in the toolbar to display the Advanced Preferences panel. 4. Make sure that Copy files to iTunes Music folder when adding to library is NOT checked.
PC Integration WD044-1-1 2/24/2005 5. Drag and drop the CONTENT volume from your PC Desktop to the iTunes browser window. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.
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PC Integration WD044-1-1 2/24/2005 6. Wait while iTunes scans the CONTENT volume for valid MP3 files and adds them to the iTunes Library. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.
PC Integration WD044-1-1 2/24/2005 7. When all your MP3 files have been imported, the iTunes browser window will display the music content from your FireBall, including cover art! You can now access your FireBall music from iTunes just as if it were located on your PC. Creating iTunes Playlists Now that your FireBall music has been added to the iTunes Library, you can create iTunes Playlists.
PC Integration WD044-1-1 2/24/2005 Burn CDs from iTunes Again, since your FireBall music has been added to the iTunes Library, you can burn CDs directly from iTunes Playlists on your PC. Playlists can contain any combination of music available in the iTunes browser, no matter where it actually resides.
PC Integration WD044-1-1 2/24/2005 ID3 Tags and the PC What is an ID3 Tag? When MP3s became popular in late 1996, people started wondering if there would be a solution for the lack of information in audio tracks stored in MP3 format. Basically the problem was that even most advanced rippers who distributed audio tracks in MP3 format, included the information about album, track name, etc inside the filename.
PC Integration WD044-1-1 2/24/2005 FireBall’s ID3 tag Requirements FireBall supports version1.0, 1.1, 2.2, and 2.3 ID3 tags. Before you can properly import music files into FireBall, you should first convert all of your MP3 and FLAC files to use ID3 version 2.2 or 2.3 tags. There are several programs available to do this including iTunes, however since iTunes does not support FLAC files you cannot use it for editing ID3 tags embedded into FLAC files.
PC Integration WD044-1-1 2/24/2005 4. When the Convert ID3 Tags dialog is displayed, select v2.3 from the drop down menu, then select OK. 5. The ID3 tags within all of the selected songs will be converted to v2.3 and thus compatible with the FireBall. Note: Because the CONTENT volume is a read-only volume, you cannot edit anything. You must first copy any files you want to edit onto your PC and then import them back into your FireBall, replacing the originals.
PC Integration WD044-1-1 2/24/2005 Importing Music Into FireBall FireBall’s CONTENT volume is read-only, which means you can’t write to it or use it for importing music files from your PC to your FireBall. There is a way! FireBall actually provides two server volumes, one for reading your music collection and one for importing your music collection. The difference is that the IMPORT volume is a writeable volume while the CONTENT volume is read only.
PC Integration WD044-1-1 2/24/2005 Importing your Music Files Once the IMPORT volume is mapped as a new drive, simply drag and drop any MP3 or FLAC audio file into the IMPORT volume and the files will be copied to FireBall and added to the FireBall Music Library. You can drag and drop whole collections, a folder of songs, or just a single song.
PC Integration WD044-1-1 2/24/2005 Note: The IMPORT directory may contain special “cache files” in it if you have previously imported music into your FireBall. These files are just temporary cache files that appear to be the original music files, however they are not. They are just temporary “stub” files that indicate what you previously imported into your FireBall. You can delete these files without actually deleting the originals which physically reside on the CONTENT volume.
PC Integration WD044-1-1 2/24/2005 Controlling FireBall from Internet Explorer The FireBall contains a built-in web server capable of serving web pages specifically designed to control almost every aspect of the FireBall from a standard web browser such as Microsoft’s Internet Explorer.
PC Integration WD044-1-1 2/24/2005 Controlling Your FireBall The FireBall Web Client 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. 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.
Mac OS X Integration WD029-1-1 2/24/2005 Mac OS X Integration A Guide to Using FireBall with Mac OS X Panther 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.
Mac OS X Integration WD029-1-1 2/24/2005 Table of Contents FireBall to Mac Networking Basics ........................................................................................ 3 Overview ................................................................................................................................ 3 Requirements......................................................................................................................... 3 Connecting to Your FireBall .......................
Mac OS X Integration WD029-1-1 2/24/2005 FireBall to Mac Networking Basics Overview With the new Network File Sharing feature built into FireBall, you can now access your FireBall from your Mac using your home network. Having access to your FireBall allows you to do things like backup your music files, import music files from your Mac to your FireBall, remotely control your FireBall from your Mac, and share your FireBall based music with iTunes and the Apple iPod.
Mac OS X Integration WD029-1-1 2/24/2005 Connecting to Your FireBall FireBall uses a type of file server commonly called “Windows Networking” or “CIFS/SMB”. CIFS/SMB networking is found in most Microsoft operating systems and allows PCs to connect and then share files over a network. Mac OS X has a built-in Windows Networking client for CIFS/SMB and thus allows the Mac to connect to any CIFS/SMB server on the local network.
Mac OS X Integration WD029-1-1 2/24/2005 2. Enter “smb://” (without the quotes) and the name of your FireBall server into the Server Address field in the Connect to Server dialog. Example: smb://MyFireBall 3. Select the Connect button and wait for the Mac to locate your FireBall on the Network. When your FireBall is located, the SMB Mount dialog will appear. 4. Select OK to select the default volume called “Content”. 5.
Mac OS X Integration WD029-1-1 2/24/2005 6. The Content volume, which contains all of your FireBall’s music content, will be mounted on your Mac’s Desktop. The Content volume is mounted as a Read-Only volume in order to minimize the chances of accidentally deleting music from your FireBall. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.
Mac OS X Integration WD029-1-1 2/24/2005 Backing Up Your FireBall Once you have successfully mounted your FireBall’s Content volume on your Mac, you now have access to the music content contain on the FireBall’s internal hard drive. Having this access affords you the opportunity to backup your FireBall’s music collection. There are many ways to backup the music files including copying files to another drive mounted on your Mac or using third party backup software to perform automated backups each night.
Mac OS X Integration WD029-1-1 2/24/2005 5. All of the items in the current selection will now be copied to the backup drive. Depending on the size of your music collection, this may take a while to complete. It will take approximately 3 days to backup an entire 300 GB drive over an Ethernet connection. Automated Backups If you are going to add new music or edit the contents of your FireBall frequently, it is recommended to setup an automated backup system.
Mac OS X Integration WD029-1-1 2/24/2005 Using the FireBall Backup Kit to Backup your FireBall Every Night 1. Install the Retrospect Express backup software from the CD-Rom disc included with the 300 GB Maxtor FireWire drive. 2. Connect the Maxtor drive to your Mac using the included FireWire cable. The Maxtor drive should appear on your Mac desktop. 3. Mount your FireBall’s CONTENT volume (see above for instructions) 4. Launch Retrospect Express 5. Select Immediate at the top of the Retrospect window. 6.
Mac OS X Integration WD029-1-1 2/24/2005 8. Select the external Maxtor FireWire hard drive as the Destination and make sure that “Replace Entire Disk” is selected. Select the OK button 9. The following dialog is displayed. Note: If you want to turn off Verification, select Options and turn it off. Verification will verify that all files were backed up correctly, but will increase the overall backup time. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.
Mac OS X Integration WD029-1-1 2/24/2005 10. You can run the backup immediately by selecting the Duplicate button, or to schedule the backup to run every day, select Schedule from the Script menu. 11. Name the new Schedule “Daily FireBall Backup” and select the New button. 12. When the following dialog is displayed, select the Schedule button. 13. Select Add button to add a new schedule. 14.
Mac OS X Integration WD029-1-1 2/24/2005 15. Select the start date (usually today), the start time (usually overnight when you are sleeping) and on which days to run the backup (usually every day). Select 1 week to have the schedule run every week. Select OK when you are done. 16. You should see the following dialog with your scheduled options. If this is correct, select the OK button. 17.
Mac OS X Integration WD029-1-1 2/24/2005 18. Close all windows and Save if asked to do so. To verify that the Schedule is set, select Automate and Scripts from the Main Retrospect Express screen. You should see one script listed called “Daily FireBall Backup (Duplicate)”. You backup is now scheduled to run. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.
Mac OS X Integration WD029-1-1 2/24/2005 IMPORTANT!!! Remember that your Mac must be on and your CONTENT directory must be mounted on your Mac Desktop in order for Retrospect to run automatically. Retrospect will launch automatically, you do not have to keep it running. For more detailed information on Retrospect Express, read the full documentation included on the Maxtor CD-Rom or visit the Retrospect web site at http://www.dantz.com. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.
Mac OS X Integration WD029-1-1 2/24/2005 Integrating with iTunes and iPod FireBall supports iTunes and iPod integration through the FireBall Network File Sharing feature described above. Once your Mac is connected to your FireBall over the network, you can access FireBall’s music and use it from iTunes and sync it with your iPod. Please read the section Connecting to your FireBall before proceeding to make sure that you can mount FireBall’s CONTENT volume on your Mac Desktop.
Mac OS X Integration WD029-1-1 2/24/2005 3. Click the Advanced icon in the toolbar to display the Advanced Preferences panel. 4. Make sure that Copy files to iTunes Music folder when adding to library is NOT checked. If it is checked, all music files imported into iTunes will be copied into your hard drive as they are imported. We don’t want to do this, because we simply want to access the music from FireBall, not duplicate it on the Mac. 5.
Mac OS X Integration WD029-1-1 2/24/2005 6. Wait while iTunes scans the CONTENT volume for valid MP3 files and adds them to the iTunes Library. 7. When all your MP3 files have been imported, the iTunes browser window will display the music content from your FireBall, including cover art! 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.
Mac OS X Integration WD029-1-1 2/24/2005 You can now access your FireBall music from iTunes just as if it were located on your Mac. Creating iTunes Playlists Now that your FireBall music has been added to the iTunes Library, you can create iTunes Playlists. Playlists can contain any combination of music available in the iTunes browser, no matter where it actually resides.
Mac OS X Integration WD029-1-1 2/24/2005 remember is that FireBall’s CONTENT directory must be mounted on your Mac in order for iTunes to locate and burn CDs that contain music which is physically located on your FireBall music server. In iTunes, you burn a CD from a Playlist. Create a Playlist in iTunes with the songs you want on your CD, then click the Burn icon in the upper right corner of the screen.
Mac OS X Integration WD029-1-1 2/24/2005 ID3 Tags and the Mac What is an ID3 Tag? When MP3s became popular in late 1996, people started wondering if there would be a solution for the lack of information in audio tracks stored in MP3 format. Basically the problem was that even most advanced rippers who distributed audio tracks in MP3 format, included the information about album, track name, etc inside the filename.
Mac OS X Integration WD029-1-1 2/24/2005 Media Rage ID3 Editor Note: Because the CONTENT volume is a read-only volume, you cannot edit anything. You must first copy any files you want to edit onto your Mac and then import them back into your FireBall, replacing the originals. Please see the section Importing Music Into FireBall for instructions on how to get your music files into your FireBall using the IMPORT volume. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.
Mac OS X Integration WD029-1-1 2/24/2005 Importing Music Into FireBall FireBall’s CONTENT volume is read-only, which means you can’t write to it or use it for importing music files from your Mac to your FireBall. There is a way! FireBall actually provides two server volumes, one for reading your music collection and one for importing your music collection. The difference is that the IMPORT volume is a writeable volume while the CONTENT volume is read only.
Mac OS X Integration WD029-1-1 2/24/2005 4. Select IMPORT from the share popup menu and click OK. 5. Depending on your network configuration, the SMB/CIFS Filesystem Authentication dialog might be displayed. If it is, just click the OK button. There are no usernames or passwords to enter for connecting to your FireBall server. 6. The IMPORT volume will be mounted on your Mac’s Desktop. 6325 Digital Way Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.
Mac OS X Integration WD029-1-1 2/24/2005 Importing your Music Files Once the IMPORT volume is mounted on your Mac’s desktop, simply drag and drop any MP3 or FLAC audio file into the IMPORT volume and the files will be copied to FireBall and added to the FireBall Music Library. You can drag and drop whole collections, a folder of songs, or just a single song.
Mac OS X Integration WD029-1-1 2/24/2005 Controlling FireBall from Safari The FireBall contains a built-in web server capable of serving web pages specifically designed to control almost every aspect of the FireBall from a standard web browser, including Apple’s Safari browser. Safari is the default browser included in Mac OS X 10.3. Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 5.2.3 is also included with Mac OS X, but is not officially supported.
Mac OS X Integration WD029-1-1 2/24/2005 Controlling Your FireBall The FireBall Web Client Interface is the graphics and control system web pages that appear in your Safari browser. From this web pages, you can control almost every aspect of your FireBall, just as you would from the original IR remote and TV. 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.
iPod Integration-PC WD048-1-1 7/18/2005 iPod Integration for PC A Guide to Using FireBall with iTunes and iPod for PC Users 6640 Intech Blvd. / Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.
iPod Integration-PC WD048-1-1 7/18/2005 Table of Contents FireBall to PC Networking Basics .......................................................................................... 3 Overview ................................................................................................................................ 3 Requirements......................................................................................................................... 3 Connecting to Your FireBall .......................
iPod Integration-PC WD048-1-1 7/18/2005 FireBall to PC Networking Basics Overview With the new Network File Sharing feature built into FireBall, you can now access your FireBall from your PC using your home network. Having access to your FireBall allows you to do things like backup your music files, import music files from your Mac to your FireBall, remotely control your FireBall from your Mac, and share your FireBall based music with iTunes and the Apple iPod.
iPod Integration-PC WD048-1-1 7/18/2005 Connecting to Your FireBall FireBall uses a type of file server commonly called “Windows Networking” or “CIFS/SMB”. CIFS/SMB networking is found in most Microsoft operating systems and allows PCs to connect and share files over a network. Setting up the FireBall Server Before you can connect to your FireBall you must configure FireBall’s server settings. Follow these steps to configure your FireBall server: 1.
iPod Integration-PC WD048-1-1 7/18/2005 Mount Your FireBall on your PC To mount your FireBall’s CONTENT volume which contains all of your music files, right click on “My Computer” and select “Map Network Drive” from your PC. Choose an available drive letter, then type in the name of your FireBall. Example: suppose you named your FireBall “MyFireBall” in the Server Settings screen, you would then enter \\MyFireBall\Content in the Folder name, and click Finish.
iPod Integration-PC WD048-1-1 7/18/2005 Integrating with iTunes and iPod FireBall supports iTunes and iPod integration through the FireBall Network File Sharing feature described above. Once your PC is connected to your FireBall over the network, you can access FireBall’s music and use it from iTunes and sync it with your iPod. Please read the section Connecting to your FireBall before proceeding to make sure that you can mount FireBall’s CONTENT volume on your PC Desktop.
iPod Integration-PC WD048-1-1 7/18/2005 Follow these steps to import your FireBall music content into iTunes: 1. After mounting your FireBall’s CONTENT volume (see above), open iTunes on your PC. 2. Select Preferences… from the iTunes menu 3. Click the Advanced icon in the toolbar to display the Advanced Preferences panel. 4. Make sure that Copy files to iTunes Music folder when adding to library is NOT checked.
iPod Integration-PC WD048-1-1 7/18/2005 5. Drag and drop the CONTENT volume from your PC Desktop to the iTunes browser window. 6640 Intech Blvd. / Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.
iPod Integration-PC WD048-1-1 7/18/2005 6. Wait while iTunes scans the CONTENT volume for valid MP3 files and adds them to the iTunes Library. 6640 Intech Blvd. / Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.
iPod Integration-PC WD048-1-1 7/18/2005 7. When all your MP3 files have been imported, the iTunes browser window will display the music content from your FireBall, including cover art! You can now access your FireBall music from iTunes just as if it were located on your PC. Creating iTunes Playlists Now that your FireBall music has been added to the iTunes Library, you can create iTunes Playlists.
iPod Integration-PC WD048-1-1 7/18/2005 Burn CDs from iTunes Again, since your FireBall music has been added to the iTunes Library, you can burn CDs directly from iTunes Playlists on your PC. Playlists can contain any combination of music available in the iTunes browser, no matter where it actually resides.
iPod Integration-PC WD048-1-1 7/18/2005 ID3 Tags and the PC What is an ID3 Tag? When MP3s became popular in late 1996, people started wondering if there would be a solution for the lack of information in audio tracks stored in MP3 format. Basically the problem was that even most advanced rippers who distributed audio tracks in MP3 format, included the information about album, track name, etc inside the filename.
iPod Integration-PC WD048-1-1 7/18/2005 FireBall’s ID3 tag Requirements FireBall supports version1.0, 1.1, 2.2, and 2.3 ID3 tags. Before you can properly import music files into FireBall, you should first convert all of your MP3 and FLAC files to use ID3 version 2.2 or 2.3 tags. There are several programs available to do this including iTunes, however since iTunes does not support FLAC files you cannot use it for editing ID3 tags embedded into FLAC files.
iPod Integration-PC WD048-1-1 7/18/2005 4. When the Convert ID3 Tags dialog is displayed, select v2.3 from the drop down menu, then select OK. 5. The ID3 tags within all of the selected songs will be converted to v2.3 and thus compatible with the FireBall. Note: Because the CONTENT volume is a read-only volume, you cannot edit anything. You must first copy any files you want to edit onto your PC and then import them back into your FireBall, replacing the originals.
iPod Integration-PC WD048-1-1 7/18/2005 Importing Music Into FireBall FireBall’s CONTENT volume is read-only, which means you can’t write to it or use it for importing music files from your PC to your FireBall. There is a way! FireBall actually provides two server volumes, one for reading your music collection and one for importing your music collection. The difference is that the IMPORT volume is a writeable volume while the CONTENT volume is read only.
iPod Integration-PC WD048-1-1 7/18/2005 Importing your Music Files Once the IMPORT volume is mapped as a new drive, simply drag and drop any MP3 or FLAC audio file into the IMPORT volume and the files will be copied to FireBall and added to the FireBall Music Library. You can drag and drop whole collections, a folder of songs, or just a single song.
iPod Integration-PC WD048-1-1 7/18/2005 Note: The IMPORT directory may contain special “cache files” in it if you have previously imported music into your FireBall. These files are just temporary cache files that appear to be the original music files, however they are not. They are just temporary “stub” files that indicate what you previously imported into your FireBall. You can delete these files without actually deleting the originals which physically reside on the CONTENT volume.
iPod Integration-PC WD048-1-1 7/18/2005 Importing iTunes Music Store Files Music files that you purchase from the iTunes Music Store are AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) files protected with DRM or Digital Rights Management software. This means that you can not freely copy these songs from one place to another like you can copy songs that you rip yourself. FireBall can not play AAC files (.m4a files) nor protected AAC files (.
iPod Integration-PC WD048-1-1 7/18/2005 4. Specify the Disc Format as Audio CD with 2 second gaps and select the OK button. 5. Select the Playlist name in the Source panel and press the Burn Disc button. 6. Remove the new CD from your Mac and insert it into your FireBall. 7. You can now use the new CD just as if you purchased it from a store. Look it up using the Gracenote CDDB and rip it into your FireBall. 6640 Intech Blvd. / Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.
iPod Integration-PC WD048-1-1 7/18/2005 Importing Single iTunes Music Store Songs Individual songs purchased from the iTunes Music Store can be imported using the same method described above, however no cover art or metadata about the track will be imported. This is due to the fact that metadata is not burned onto an Audio CD, there are no ID3 tags per-se. Because the Audio CD is a compellation of songs, FireBall and the Gracenote CDDB have no idea what the original artist-album-song data really is.
iPod Integration - Mac WD047-1-1 7/18/2005 iPod Integration for Mac A Guide to Using FireBall with iTunes and iPod for Mac Users 6640 Intech Blvd. / Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.
iPod Integration - Mac WD047-1-1 7/18/2005 Table of Contents FireBall to Mac Networking Basics ........................................................................................ 3 Overview ................................................................................................................................ 3 Requirements......................................................................................................................... 3 Connecting to Your FireBall .....................
iPod Integration - Mac WD047-1-1 7/18/2005 FireBall to Mac Networking Basics Overview With the new Network File Sharing feature built into FireBall, you can now access your FireBall from your Mac using your home network. Having access to your FireBall allows you to do things like backup your music files, import music files from your Mac to your FireBall, remotely control your FireBall from your Mac, and share your FireBall based music with iTunes and the Apple iPod.
iPod Integration - Mac WD047-1-1 7/18/2005 Connecting to Your FireBall FireBall uses a type of file server commonly called “Windows Networking” or “CIFS/SMB”. CIFS/SMB networking is found in most Microsoft operating systems and allows PCs to connect and then share files over a network. Mac OS X has a built-in Windows Networking client for CIFS/SMB and thus allows the Mac to connect to any CIFS/SMB server on the local network.
iPod Integration - Mac WD047-1-1 7/18/2005 2. Enter “smb://” (without the quotes) and the name of your FireBall server into the Server Address field in the Connect to Server dialog. Example: smb://MyFireBall 3. Select the Connect button and wait for the Mac to locate your FireBall on the Network. When your FireBall is located, the SMB Mount dialog will appear. 4. Select OK to select the default volume called “Content”. 5.
iPod Integration - Mac WD047-1-1 7/18/2005 6. The Content volume, which contains all of your FireBall’s music content, will be mounted on your Mac’s Desktop. The Content volume is mounted as a Read-Only volume in order to minimize the chances of accidentally deleting music from your FireBall. 6640 Intech Blvd. / Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.
iPod Integration - Mac WD047-1-1 7/18/2005 Integrating with iTunes and iPod FireBall supports iTunes and iPod integration through the FireBall Network File Sharing feature described above. Once your Mac is connected to your FireBall over the network, you can access FireBall’s music and use it from iTunes and sync it with your iPod. Please read the section Connecting to your FireBall before proceeding to make sure that you can mount FireBall’s CONTENT volume on your Mac Desktop.
iPod Integration - Mac WD047-1-1 7/18/2005 3. Click the Advanced icon in the toolbar to display the Advanced Preferences panel. 4. Make sure that Copy files to iTunes Music folder when adding to library is NOT checked. If it is checked, all music files imported into iTunes will be copied into your hard drive as they are imported. We don’t want to do this, because we simply want to access the music from FireBall, not duplicate it on the Mac. 5.
iPod Integration - Mac WD047-1-1 7/18/2005 6. Wait while iTunes scans the CONTENT volume for valid MP3 files and adds them to the iTunes Library. 7. When all your MP3 files have been imported, the iTunes browser window will display the music content from your FireBall, including cover art! 6640 Intech Blvd. / Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.
iPod Integration - Mac WD047-1-1 7/18/2005 You can now access your FireBall music from iTunes just as if it were located on your Mac. Creating iTunes Playlists Now that your FireBall music has been added to the iTunes Library, you can create iTunes Playlists. Playlists can contain any combination of music available in the iTunes browser, no matter where it actually resides.
iPod Integration - Mac WD047-1-1 7/18/2005 remember is that FireBall’s CONTENT directory must be mounted on your Mac in order for iTunes to locate and burn CDs that contain music which is physically located on your FireBall music server. In iTunes, you burn a CD from a Playlist. Create a Playlist in iTunes with the songs you want on your CD, then click the Burn icon in the upper right corner of the screen.
iPod Integration - Mac WD047-1-1 7/18/2005 ID3 Tags and the Mac What is an ID3 Tag? When MP3s became popular in late 1996, people started wondering if there would be a solution for the lack of information in audio tracks stored in MP3 format. Basically the problem was that even most advanced rippers who distributed audio tracks in MP3 format, included the information about album, track name, etc inside the filename.
iPod Integration - Mac WD047-1-1 7/18/2005 Media Rage ID3 Editor Note: Because the CONTENT volume is a read-only volume, you cannot edit anything. You must first copy any files you want to edit onto your Mac and then import them back into your FireBall, replacing the originals. Please see the section Importing Music Into FireBall for instructions on how to get your music files into your FireBall using the IMPORT volume. 6640 Intech Blvd. / Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.
iPod Integration - Mac WD047-1-1 7/18/2005 Importing Music Into FireBall FireBall’s CONTENT volume is read-only, which means you can’t write to it or use it for importing music files from your Mac to your FireBall. There is a way! FireBall actually provides two server volumes, one for reading your music collection and one for importing your music collection. The difference is that the IMPORT volume is a writeable volume while the CONTENT volume is read only.
iPod Integration - Mac WD047-1-1 7/18/2005 4. Select IMPORT from the share popup menu and click OK. 5. Depending on your network configuration, the SMB/CIFS Filesystem Authentication dialog might be displayed. If it is, just click the OK button. There are no usernames or passwords to enter for connecting to your FireBall server. 6. The IMPORT volume will be mounted on your Mac’s Desktop. 6640 Intech Blvd. / Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.
iPod Integration - Mac WD047-1-1 7/18/2005 Importing your Music Files Once the IMPORT volume is mounted on your Mac’s desktop, simply drag and drop any MP3 or FLAC audio file into the IMPORT volume and the files will be copied to FireBall and added to the FireBall Music Library. You can drag and drop whole collections, a folder of songs, or just a single song.
iPod Integration - Mac WD047-1-1 7/18/2005 Importing iTunes Music Store Files Music files that you purchase from the iTunes Music Store are AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) files protected with DRM or Digital Rights Management software. This means that you can not freely copy these songs from one place to another like you can copy songs that you rip yourself. FireBall can not play AAC files (.m4a files) nor protected AAC files (.
iPod Integration - Mac WD047-1-1 7/18/2005 4. Specify the Disc Format as Audio CD with 2 second gaps and select the OK button. 5. Select the Playlist name in the Source panel and press the Burn Disc button. 6. Remove the new CD from your Mac and insert it into your FireBall. 7. You can now use the new CD just as if you purchased it from a store. Look it up using the Gracenote CDDB and rip it into your FireBall. 6640 Intech Blvd. / Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.
iPod Integration - Mac WD047-1-1 7/18/2005 Importing Single iTunes Music Store Songs Individual songs purchased from the iTunes Music Store can be imported using the same method described above, however no cover art or metadata about the track will be imported. This is due to the fact that metadata is not burned onto an Audio CD, there are no ID3 tags per-se. Because the Audio CD is a compellation of songs, FireBall and the Gracenote CDDB have no idea what the original artist-album-song data really is.
