Wifi Wireless Multimedia Link Instructions for use English 4 SL300i
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ENGLISH Introduction SL300i Your SL300i gives you wireless access to multimedia content stored on PCs and brings live streaming Internet entertainment to your existing TV set and/or audio system. This is what this manual will help you to do: • • • Install the Philips Media Manager software. Connect your SL300i and prepare it for use. Learn how to use the basic functions of your SL300i. The most recent information on this product will be available through our website www.philips.
ENGLISH Legend of illustration (inside flap) A) Front view 1 Power/standby button Switches the SL300i off (to standby) and on. – The indicator in the Power button lights up blue if the SL300i is on standby. B) Rear view 2 Audio out 1 To connect the SL300i to the left and right audio inputs of your Audio system. 3 CVBS out To connect the SL300i to the Composite video input of your TV. 4 S-video out To connect the SL300i to the S-Video input of your TV.
ENGLISH Index Introduction .........................................................................................................4-7 WiFi Wireless Multimedia Link....................................................................................................................................4 Legend of illustration.........................................................................................................................................................5 Index...........................
ENGLISH 7 Important information • • • • • • Please install and connect the product in the order as described in this manual only. This assures best installation results with the least technical hassles. Please read this guide carefully before using the SL300i; and keep it for future reference. The most recent downloads and information on this product will be available through our website www.philips.com/streamium. Broadband Internet access (min.
ENGLISH Chapter 1 - Installing the software Start by installing Philips Media Manager This software makes the music, photo, and movie files on your computer available for transfer from your computer to your television. 1 Place the Philips Media Manager CD in your CD or DVD’s drive and install the Philips Media Manager software. The CD starts automatically. If it does not, double-click ‘My Computer’, then the CD-ROM drive icon and finally ‘Setup.exe’ to start the CD.
ENGLISH 9 Chapter 2 – Connecting the SL300i Choose the scenario that best fits your situation for installing the SL300i. Option A: If you do not have a wireless computer network: In this configuration you only have a computer and a TV. • You will install a Wireless Network Adapter on your computer. • You will connect the SL300i to the TV. ➜ Go to chapter 2.1 on page 10-11.
ENGLISH Installing 2.1 If you do not have a wireless computer network Option A • • o wt Ho use ... 1 In this configuration you only have a computer and a TV. You will install a Wireless Network Adapter on your computer. You will connect the SL300i to the TV. At the end, you will be able to send music, movies, and pictures from your computer to your TV or stereo. Install a Wireless Network Adapter (not included, you will have to buy one separately. E.g. the Philips CPWUA054.
ENGLISH 6 11 Switch on the SL300i by pressing the PC LINK button on the remote control. Do not press the INTERNET button at this time, only the PC LINK button. > After about five seconds, a ‘Streamium’ welcoming message appears on the television screen. If you do not see any messages on the TV screen: – make sure the Video connectors are firmly connected, and – that you have selected the correct external input on your TV.
ENGLISH Installing 2.2 If you already have a wireless computer network Option B In this configuration you already have a wireless computer network, and a TV. • You will check the settings of your existing wireless computer network. • You will connect the SL300i to the TV and adapt its settings to match your network. At the end, you will be able to send music, photos, and movies from your computer to your TV. Check the: NETWORK NAME (SSID) ............... and ENCRYPTION KEY ...............
ENGLISH 4 13 Connect the Audio + Composite video cable to the audio and video outputs of the SL300i and to your TV. Use the yellow connectors of the Audio + Composite Video cable to connect the CBVS Video output of the SL300i to the Composite Video (CBVS) input of your TV. > This will enable you to view the user menus and multimedia content on the television screen.
ENGLISH 8 Explore the PC Link menu on the TV screen. Use the navigation buttons (3 4 1 2) and the OK button on the remote control to explore the multimedia content you made available on your PC. For example: press the 2 button on the remote control several times until you have selected a music track, a photo or a movie, and press OK to play it on your television... Have fun! 9 INTERNET How to enable INTERNET for the SL300i. (For playing Internet Radio, Movie Trailers, etc., on your TV.
ENGLISH 15 Installing 2.3 If you want to make a wired connection Option C In this configuration you already have a TV, and a computer with a free ethernet connector (or a wired network with a free ethernet connector). • You will be connecting an Ethernet network cable between the SL300i and your computer or network. • You will connect the SL300i to the TV. At the end, you will be able to send music, photos, and movies from your computer to your TV.
ENGLISH 2 Make sure the Philips Media Manager you installed in chapter 1 is active. Double-click the Media Manager icon in the lower right corner of your screen. Or click Start / Programs / Philips Media Manager. Leave the Media Manager window open to be sure it is active. 3 Put the batteries into the remote control. See ‘Remote Control - Placing batteries’ on page 28 in the extended User Manual on CD-ROM if you need more information on how to do this.
ENGLISH INTERNET 17 7 Explore the PC Link menu on the TV screen. Use the navigation buttons (1 2 3 4) and the OK button on the remote control to explore the multimedia content you made available on your PC. For example: press the 2 button on the remote control several times until you have selected a music track, a photo or a movie, and press OK to play it on your television... Have fun! 8 How to enable INTERNET for the SL300i. (For playing Internet Radio, Movie Trailers, etc., on your TV.
ENGLISH Chapter 3 - Enabling broadband Internet entertainment If you have a broadband Internet connection (min. 256 kbps), you can stream Internet radio stations and movie trailers live from the Internet to the SL300i for free. Broadband internet also provides the on-line upgrades for the SL300i. The Internet entertainment offering is constantly being improved and new functions are added.Visit www.philips.com/streamium for the latest possibilities. 3.
ENGLISH 19 3.2 Pressing the INTERNET button for the first time 1 2 3 First, check whether PC LINK functions correctly. Start the Philips Media Manager program on your computer, and press the PC LINK button on the remote control. See if the text ‘Philips Media Manager’ appears on your television screen. Then, check whether the PC on which you are running Philips Media Manager has Internet access by opening a website on the Internet with your Internet browser program (e.g. www.philips.com).
ENGLISH 2 3 4 Double-click the website address that is in the email. Fill in the requested data to create an account. After registration you can access the INTERNET service of the SL300i, and you can manage your user account at ‘my.philips.com’ by opening this website in your Internet browser program or by clicking the My.Philips button in Philips Media Manager. Please make note of your password, as you will need it if you want to re-register after resetting the SL300i. 5 After creating a My.
ENGLISH 21 Chapter 4 - Using the SL300i This SL300i either connects to your wireless home network (PC LINK) and plays music, photos, and movies stored on your PC(s), or to the Internet (INTERNET) for accessing various Internet Entertainment services (e.g. internet radio, movie trailers…). Note: Install the Philips Media Manager software, the Wireless Network Adapter (or wired connection), and the SL300i before you attempt to use the SL300i.
ENGLISH Chapter 5 - Basic navigation > This is the basic way of navigating through all the menus. 2 3 The little yellow arrows around the highlighted bar indicate which arrow buttons you can press to navigate through the menus on the television screen. 1 Press INTERNET or PC LINK on the remote control. 4 Press 3 or 4 to make a selection. Next, press 2 or OK to confirm. 5 If colour coded user options appear on the TV screen, press the matching colour button to use that option.
ENGLISH 23 Additional information Environmental information All redundant packing material has been omitted. We have done our utmost to make the packaging easily separable into three mono materials: cardboard (box), polystyrene foam (buffer) and polyethylene (bags, protective foam sheet). Your set consists of materials that can be recycled if disassembled by a specialised company. Please observe the local regulations regarding the disposal of packing materials, exhausted batteries and old equipment.
ENGLISH Chapter 6 - Problem solving 6.1 Audio/video problems Check the Support section on www.philips.com/streamium for the latest information on problem solving. Problem Possible cause Solution Power light does not light up and/or the SL300i cannot be switched on. No connection to mains power. Connect the power adapter to the SL300i and to a mains outlet that provides electrical power. No display on the TV screen. TV is switched off. Switch on your TV. Wrong cable connections.
ENGLISH 25 Problem Possible cause Solution The SL300i does not respond to any of the buttons including the standby button. Internal error. Unplug the mains and wait at least 10 seconds before reconnecting it. The Sl300i switches to standby with the Power-LED flashing on and off. The SL300i has a thermal shutdown that shuts down the set when the internal temperature exceeds a certain threshold. Disconnect the mains, let the set cool down, improve ventilation, and reconnect the set to the mains.
ENGLISH Problem Possible cause Solution Pressing the INTERNET button produces an empty content screen on your television. Check whether the SL300i can connect to your PC. First, please check whether the SL300i can connect to a PC by pressing the PC LINK button. If not, see above. No broadband Internet connection available. Broadband Internet means at least a 256 kbps always-on Internet connection. Dial-up ISDN/ telephone connections will not work.
ENGLISH Chapter 7 - Remote Control 7.1 Remote control buttons 1 Power/standby button Switches SL300i off (to standby). – Switch on the SL300i with the INTERNET or PC LINK source button 2 INTERNET source button Selects the Internet as your source of multimedia content. – Requires a broadband Internet access of min. 256 kbps, higher recommended 3 FAVORITES (Internet only) Buttons for (un)marking and viewing your favourites. 9 4 RECENT (Internet only) Overview of recently played content.
ENGLISH 7.2 Placing batteries • • • Use 2 x 1.5 V batteries, type R03, UM4 or AA. Do not mix old and new batteries. Never mix different types of battery (standard, alkaline, etc.).This may reduce the life of the batteries. 1 Remove battery cover. Lift tag on back of remote control upwards. 2 Position batteries Place batteries as shown inside battery compartment. 3 Close battery cover. 7.3 Using the remote control • • • Be sure to place fresh batteries in the remote control before use.
ENGLISH 29 Chapter 8 - Entering or editing numeric and text information You can enter numbers and text into the SL300i in several ways: Navigation keys On the TV screen, arrows are displayed above and below the character being entered or edited and that character is shown in a different colour. 1 2 3 Press 4 or 3 to browse through the characters available. Note that there are two sets of characters to browse through, uppercase and lowercase characters.
ENGLISH Chapter 9 - Advanced navigation and advanced SL300i functions 9.1 Navigation view The view displayed on the TV screen while navigating the media menus, is called the 'Navigation View'. It works as follows: 1 Path This shows you the menu choices you have made in getting to the current screen. A useful tool for Smart Navigation (see below). 2 Favourites check mark (√) Shows you whether or not the item is marked as a Favourite (see below).
ENGLISH 31 9.1.3 FAVORITES, RETURN, INFO!, RECENT FAVORITES (for INTERNET only) 3 Press the FAVORITES VIEW button to open an overview of the items you marked as your favourites. Use the FAVORITES (UN)MARK button to mark and unmark an item as a favourite 3 5 RETURN button ! Press the RETURN button to toggle between Play view and Navigation view.
ENGLISH 9.2.2 For photos It works as follows: Picture info. This shows you information on the image currently being displayed. Colour buttons bar. The colour button bar shows you the user actions available for each screen. Pressing a colour button on the remote control will perform the corresponding action as mentioned on the screen. 0 Press the red button once or several times to determine the amount of information you see on the TV screen. 0 Not used.
ENGLISH 33 Chapter 10 - Advanced Philips Media Manager uses 1 Running the Philips Media Manager program on more than one computer at the same time. – If more than one computer has access to the wireless network, you can also run Media Manager on more than one computer at the same time to make the media files on that computer available to the SL300i. A) Install the Philips Media Manager in the same way as you did for the first computer (see on page 8, steps 1 - 4).
ENGLISH Chapter 11 - Overview of SL300i connections Connect the SL300i directly to the TV. • You only need one video connection between the TV and the SL300i (Composite Video or S-Video). • S-Video provides better picture quality than Composite Video.To use this connection, the option must be available on your TV. (For the availability of the necessary connectors on your TV, please read the user´s manual of your TV.
ENGLISH 35 Chapter 12 - Options menu In the Options menu you can view and edit the settings of the SL300i. On the remote control, press the MENU button to enter the Options menu. Select a menu item by pressing 1, 2, 3, or 4, and select by pressing OK or 2. Close the Options menu by pressing the MENU button again on the remote control. 12.1 Main Menu (System Menu) The System Menu is the top-level menu via which all settings are accessible.
ENGLISH 12.2 Picture Menu The Picture Menu gives you access to display settings. See below for an overview. Color Settings Select a colour setting from the list (Personal, Soft, Animation, Rich, Natural). Brightness Adjusts the Brightness for the ‘Personal’ colour setting. Contrast Adjusts the Contrast for the ‘Personal’ colour setting. Saturation Adjusts the Saturation for the ‘Personal’ colour setting.
ENGLISH 37 12.3 Network menu The Network menu gives you access to network and wireless settings. See below for an overview. Note: If you just want to see what the settings are, open the Network/Wireless Info items and not the Config items. Network Type Select whether you want to connect to a Wireless network or to a Wired network. Network Config. Network Mode Wireless Config. Wireless Mode Encryption Config. First, select whether or not to use wireless network encryption: WEP Encryption Off/On.
ENGLISH 12.3.1 Static IP settings If you select Static IP as your Network Mode in Network > Network Config > Network Mode, you will need to provide the SL300i with the following manual settings for its wireless network: IP Address This is the fixed IP Address you want the SL300i to have in your network. Preferably, choose one from the range 192.168.xxx.xxx. Netmask Enter the same netmask throughout your network. E.g.: 255.255.255.
ENGLISH 39 12.4 Preferences menu The Preferences menu gives you access to preferred settings. See below for an overview. Access Control Parental Level Change PIN Set a Parental Level up to which playback will be allowed for all content. If you try to play content that has a parental level above the selected one, you will be asked to enter a PIN code before playback. Please, see below for the disclaimer. Set the code needed for playback of parental level protected content.
ENGLISH Chapter 13 - What you need to know about networks Important note:The SL300i has a built-in wireless network adapter and is a wireless network device exactly like the PCs with a wireless network adapter in the illustrations below. A network provides a means of communication between two or more computers (and other devices) that are connected to each other through wired or wireless means.
ENGLISH 41 In a network, the computers need to be able to connect to each other physically.Therefore, another important network property is how the computers connect to each other, either directly or through a central device. ONE-ON-ONE WIRED NETWORK also known as: Direct connection network (max. two PCs) Note: Use a crossover Ethernet cable to connect two computers directly to each other. WIRED NETWORK WITH MORE THAN TWO PCs Use a hub or switch to connect more than two PCs to each other.
ENGLISH Chapter 14 - Advanced wireless network information What are wireless network connections? Your wireless network adapter uses a wireless protocol (called IEEE 802.11b/g or WiFi) to communicate with the SL300i by means of radio transmissions. WiFi radio waves travel outwards from the antenna in all directions, and can transmit through walls and floors.
ENGLISH 43 The DOs and DON'Ts of securing your wireless network DO Enable the highest WEP key level that your hardware provides for. Upgrade your hardware, if possible. If you do not protect your wireless network, all data from your PC might be accessible by, for example, your neighbours or passers-by. Use a wireless base station or router with Network Address Translation (NAT) and firewall enabled for sharing your Internet connection. Change the default passwords for your network devices.
ENGLISH Chapter 15 - Entering an encryption key A WEP encryption key protects your wireless network against intrusion by encrypting the data sent through your network. Its setting must be the same for all PCs and devices in your wireless network. (Default: Disabled.
ENGLISH 45 b) Setting the encryption key for your Wireless Network Adapter: Enter the same encryption key for the Wireless Network Adapter. See the User Manual of the Wireless Network Adapter on how to do this. > Once you have activated the same encryption key for the Wireless Network Adapter, the connection between the SL300i and your computer will be re-established. Example, for the Philips Wireless USB Adapter: 1 Double-click the CPWUA Monitor icon in the lower right corner of your computer monitor.
ENGLISH Chapter 16 - Internet Connection Sharing Before you press the INTERNET button for the first time, you need to make sure that the SL300i has Internet access. Either directly through a wireless base station, or indirectly through a PC with Internet access and router/gateway software (e.g. ICS from the Windows OS) installed and running.
ENGLISH 47 Enabling Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) Though ICS works similarly for all operating systems, each version of Microsoft®Windows® activates Internet Connection Sharing in its own way. Please see below for the operating system you are using. In case of trouble, check Windows Help and the Microsoft website for information on Internet Connection Sharing. Enabling Internet Connection Sharing for Windows XP You must have administrative rights to enable ICS in Windows XP.
ENGLISH Enabling Internet Connection Sharing for Windows 98SE While installing, you may be asked for the Windows Installation CD. Please, keep it at hand. 1 • Before you begin, check if you have a working Internet connection and if your home network is working properly (if you have one). Check the Internet connection by opening a web page with your browser. 2 Click Start, Settings, and Control Panel. Then double-click Add/Remove Programs and click the Windows Setup tab.
ENGLISH 49 Enabling Internet Connection Sharing for Windows Me 1 • Before you begin, check if you have a working Internet connection and if your home network is working properly (if you have one) Check the Internet connection by opening a web page with your browser. 2 On the desktop, double-click 'My Network Places' and then double-click 'Home Networking Wizard'. > The Home Networking wizard will appear. 3 In each screen, click Next to continue the wizard until it is finished.
ENGLISH Enabling Internet Connection Sharing for Windows 2000 You must have administrative rights to enable ICS in Windows 2000. 1 • Before you begin, check if you have a working Internet connection and if your home network is working properly (if you have one) Check the Internet connection by opening a web page with your browser. 2 Click Start, Settings, and Control Panel.Then double-click 'Network and Dial-Up Connections' and then double-click 'Home Networking Wizard'.
ENGLISH 51 Chapter 17 - Advanced (Network) Problem solving Go to www.philips.com/streamium for the latest information on problem solving. Movies will not play: The bit rate might be too high. Convert the movie to a lower bit rate. Check your broadband Internet speed At www.2wire.com/meter/bm.html you can check your broadband Internet speed. This should be more than 240 kbps for the SL300i's Internet function to work.
ENGLISH Chapter 18 - Glossary Ad-Hoc Network A direct network connection between two devices (two computers, or a PC and the SL300i). Access Point (Infrastructure network) A network connection between two or more devices (computers, or PCs and the SL300i) with a central network host (router, base station or PC). Black Level Black level shift improves the reproduction of the dark (black) portions of the picture and the colour contrast for NTSC (US). Black level shift has no effect for PAL (EU).
ENGLISH Chapter 19 - Technical specifications Check for the product specifications of the latest upgrade on www.philips.com/streamium. Dimensions (h x w x d): • 7.80 x 1.77 x 7.08 inches (incl. foot) Power supply: • 110-240V, 50-60 Hz Power consumption / standby power: • Approx. 10 watts / less than 2 watts Weight: • Approx. 1.
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