Media Player User Guide For FreeAgent® Theater+™ and FreeAgent GoFlex™ TV
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Contents 1. About Your Media Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 This is Your Media Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 What You Can Do With Your Media Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Your Media Player Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 What Else You Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5. Listening to Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Playing Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Setting Up Continuous Play and Shuffling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Finding Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Changing the Menu Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Changing the Media Player Screensaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Turning Off a FreeAgent Drive LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Adjusting the Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Changing the Media Player’s Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1. About Your Media Player This is Your Media Player 1. About Your Media Player This User Guide is for Seagate FreeAgent® Theater+™ and FreeAgent GoFlex™ TV media players. Unless otherwise noted, all the information in this guide applies to both media players. This chapter provides an overview of your media player, describes its main features and components, and lists the other things you need to set up a simple home theater system.
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1. About Your Media Player Your Media Player Components • Move your digital movies, pictures, and music files from your computer to your TV using a Seagate FreeAgent drive or other external USB drive. • Enjoy your photographs and personal videos while they’re still stored on your digital camera or camcorder. • Access photos, movies, and news media online through supported Web-based media service sites.
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2. Getting Started Powering On For the First Time 2. Getting Started This chapter explains how to set up your media player after you’ve completed the steps in the printed Quick Start Guide, and describes how the screens, menus, and remote control work. Follow the instructions in this chapter to: • Power on your media player for the first time (see next section). • Connect a FreeAgent drive or external USB drive (see page 11). • Learn to navigate the media player screens and menus (see page 11).
2. Getting Started Connecting a FreeAgent Drive or External USB Drive Connecting a FreeAgent Drive or External USB Drive If you haven’t done so already, insert a FreeAgent drive containing your movie, picture, and music files into your media player, as shown in the printed Quick Start Guide. Alternatively, you can connect an external USB drive (such as a flash drive or thumb drive) containing your media files to the USB connector on the media player.
2. Getting Started Navigating the Media Player Screens and Menus The Home Screen To go to the Home screen from any other screen, press Home on the remote.
2. Getting Started Navigating the Media Player Screens and Menus The Main Menu Shortcuts to the main screens are also available on the Main Menu (shown in Figure 6), which opens across the top of the screen when you press Menu on the remote. You can open the Main Menu from any screen. Movies Music Pictures Figure 6: Browse Internet Help Settings Main Menu The Screen Menus Depending on what screen is open when you press Menu, special menu options may also appear below the Main Menu.
2. Getting Started Navigating the Media Player Screens and Menus Following Many Paths to the Same Screen The media player UI includes many ways of getting to the same screen. As you use the UI, you will find the paths that work best for you. For instance, you can open the Browse screen three ways: • On the Home screen, select Browse, then press OK. • On the Home screen, select the device you want to browse from the shortcut icons, then press OK.
2. Getting Started Adding a WiFi Adapter Quick Navigation Tips In general, navigate your media player’s screens and menus by: • Using the arrow buttons on the remote to move through the menus and screens. • Pressing OK on the remote to complete a selected action or open a selected screen. • Pressing Menu on the remote to display the Main Menu on any screen, and pressing Menu again to close it. Remote Control Buttons This section describes the basic function of each button on the remote.
2. Getting Started Checking the Network Settings Checking the Network Settings If you have connected your media player to a wired LAN, the network settings on your media player don’t need to be adjusted. The default network setting (dynamic IP address) is highly recommended. If you want to manually set a static IP address for the media player, follow the instructions in “Setting a Static IP Address” on page 60.
2. Getting Started Finding More Help Finding More Help Seagate Support provides a broad range of resources (including FAQs, a knowledge base and a community forum) to help you solve any problem you might have while using your media player. Go to www.seagate.com/support, then click Support and Downloads.
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3. Watching Movies Playing a Movie Playing a Movie To select and play a movie: 1. On the Home screen, select Movies, then press OK. OR On any screen, press Menu, select Movies, then press OK. The Movies screen opens. The Movie screen lists all the movies discovered on all the devices connected to your media player, sorted from A to Z. 2. Use the arrow buttons to scroll through the list, or press Menu to quickly sort the movie files to suit your needs.
3. Watching Movies Finding a Movie to Watch Finding a Movie to Watch To find a movie to watch, you can search your media files three ways: • By browsing through the full list of movies (see page 19). • By browsing through your movie files as they are stored on the drives and devices connected to your media player (see page 20). • By searching the index compiled by your media player (see page 20).
3. Watching Movies Controlling a Movie’s DVD Features 5. Select Done, then press OK. Your media player lists all movies with matching titles. If no movies appear in the list, no title matched the word(s) you entered. 6. Select the movie you want, then press Play/Pause () or OK to start the movie. Or, start a new search.
3. Watching Movies Playing Movies in Slow Motion The camcorder appears as a device in the shortcuts list on the Home screen, and the media player indexes its contents. (If your camcorder doesn’t appear in the list of devices, it’s incompatible for use with the media player.) 3. On the Home screen, select your camcorder, then press OK. 4. Navigate to the video you want to watch, then press Play/Pause () or OK to start the video. (If a file on your camcorder won’t open, it’s in an incompatible format.
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4. Viewing Photos and Pictures Viewing Pictures in a Slideshow 3. Select a folder, then press OK to view the pictures it contains. Press Menu, then select View List or View Thumbnails, then press OK to change your view of the pictures, if required. 4. Use the arrow buttons to scroll through the list. Press Menu to sort the pictures, if required. Select Sort A–Z, Sort Z–A, Sort by Newest, or Sort by Oldest, then press OK to reorganize the picture list. 5. Select a photo, then press OK to view it.
4. Viewing Photos and Pictures Finding Pictures 3. To customize the slideshow, press Menu. • To adjust the timing between pictures, select Slide Timing..., then press OK. Select the interval you want (from 2 seconds to 2 minutes), then press OK to resume the slideshow. • To adjust the style of transition between pictures, select Slide Transition..., then press OK. Select the transition style you want, then press OK to resume the slideshow.
4. Viewing Photos and Pictures Finding Pictures Browsing for Pictures by Device You can find the pictures you’re looking for by browsing through each device connected to your media player. (To search all your picture files simultaneously, see “Searching for a Specific Picture” on page 26.) To browse for pictures: 1. On the Home screen, select Browse, then press OK. The Browse screen opens. 2. Press Menu, select Show Pictures, then press OK. 3. Select the device you want to browse, then press OK. 4.
4. Viewing Photos and Pictures Viewing Pictures from a Digital Camera Viewing Pictures from a Digital Camera If you have a digital camera, you may be able to view your pictures by connecting your camera to the media player. To view pictures from a camera: 1. Connect your camera to your media player using a USB cable. 2. Power on your camera. The camera appears as a device in the shortcuts list on the Home screen, and the media player indexes its contents.
5. Listening to Music Before You Begin 5. Listening to Music You can use your media player to listen to music stored on: • A FreeAgent drive installed in the media player • An external USB drive connected to the media player’s USB port • A shared folder or media server on your network Your media player automatically searches the drives and devices connected to your media player and creates an index of all the video, picture, and music files it finds.
5. Listening to Music Setting Up Continuous Play and Shuffling 2. Use the arrow buttons to scroll through the list, or press Menu to quickly sort the music files to suit your needs. Select Sort A–Z, Sort Z–A, Sort by Newest, or Sort by Oldest, then press OK to reorganize the music list. Select Show Albums, Show Artists, Show Genres, Show Years, or Show Playlists, then press OK to list your music by a category other than song title.
5. Listening to Music Finding Music Browsing for Music by Device You can find music to listen to by browsing through each device connected to your media player. (To search all your music files simultaneously, see “Searching for a Specific Song” on page 30.) To browse for music: 1. On the Home screen, select Browse, then press OK. The Browse screen opens. 2. Press Menu, select Show Music, then press OK. 3. Select the device you want to browse, then press OK. 4.
5. Listening to Music Checking Which Song is Currently Playing Displaying Album Cover Art Your media player will use album cover art in thumbnail view on the Music screen if the image is in the proper place. To ensure display album cover art in thumbnail view: 1. On your computer, find the album art. 2. Drag the image into the music album folder. 3. Drag the music folder onto an external device and carry it to the media player. The album cover appears in thumbnail view on the Music screen.
6. Accessing Online Media Content Accessing an Internet Service 6. Accessing Online Media Content You can use your media player to access online media content such as videos, photos, and news services. Only supported Internet services are available on your media player; however, Seagate adds to its list of supported services regularly. Check the Internet screen often to see what’s new. Accessing an Internet Service Your media player must have Internet access to connect to any of the Web-based services.
6. Accessing Online Media Content Activating a Paramount® Account (US Only) Activating a Paramount® Account (US Only) You can view movies from Paramount Pictures using your media player. However, you must create and activate a Paramount account first. (You need a computer with Internet access to create and activate the account.) To create and activate a Paramount account: 1. On the Home screen, press Menu, select Settings, then press OK. 2. Press Menu, select System Setup, then press OK.
7. Syncing Your Media Files Installing Seagate Media 7. Syncing Your Media Files The CD that came with your media player includes the Seagate Media application, which you can use to synchronize media files between your computer and the drives you connect to your media player. TIP: On computers running Windows, you can also use Seagate Media to manage the drives connected to your media player. See “Managing FreeAgent Drives with Seagate Media” on page 48 to learn how.
7. Syncing Your Media Files Installing Seagate Media 6. Click Finish to complete the installation. A Seagate Media icon appears on your desktop and Seagate Media opens automatically. Figure 9: Seagate Media for Windows: Initial Media Sync Screen Installing on Macintosh To install Seagate Media on a computer running Macintosh: 1. Insert the Installation CD into your computer. A Seagate Media folder containing the installer opens. 2. Drag the installer to the Applications folder on your hard disk.
7. Syncing Your Media Files Understanding How Media Sync Works 3. In the Applications folder, double-click Seagate Media to install and open the application. The Seagate Media window opens. Figure 10: Seagate Media for Macintosh A registration window also opens. 4. Follow the online instructions register your media player, or click Cancel to postpone the registration. Note: To register your media player later, in the Seagate Media Help menu, select Product Registration.
7. Syncing Your Media Files Synchronizing Your Media Files (Windows) How Do I Get Started? First, set up Media Sync using either the default or custom settings. Then, connect your drive to your computer; Media Sync automatically finds your movie, picture, and music folders and files, organizes them, and copies them to your drive. Every time you connect the drive to your computer, your media files are automatically synchronized so that you always have your most recent files on your media player.
7. Syncing Your Media Files Synchronizing Your Media Files (Windows) Setting Up Simple Sync To set up a simple sync: 1. Connect a FreeAgent drive or other external USB drive to your computer. 2. Open Seagate Media, then click Media Sync. The Media Sync window opens. 3. Click Simple Sync. The Simple Sync Confirmation window opens and the initial sync job begins automatically. The initial sync job may take some time depending on how many media files you have.
7. Syncing Your Media Files Synchronizing Your Media Files (Windows) Starting a Sync Manually To start a sync manually: 1. Connect a FreeAgent drive or other external USB drive to your computer. 2. Open Seagate Media, then click Media Sync. The Media Sync window opens. Figure 11: Seagate Media for Windows: Media Sync Screen 3. Click Sync Now. The sync job starts. The job may take some time depending on how many files need to be updated.
7. Syncing Your Media Files Synchronizing Your Media Files (Windows) Checking the Media Sync Status of Your Computers If you have a LAN or WLAN, you can check which of your computers are set up to sync files, when their last sync was completed, and whether or not they are set to sync automatically. To check the Media Sync status of your computers: 1. In Seagate Media, click Media Sync. The Media Sync window opens. 2. Click Check Sync Status.
7. Syncing Your Media Files Synchronizing Your Media Files (Macintosh) 2. Click Delete. The original Media Sync window opens (see Figure 9 on page 35). 3. To set up Media Sync again, follow the instructions in “Selecting Your Sync Settings” on page 37. Synchronizing Your Media Files (Macintosh) Follow the instructions in this section to synchronize files on computers running Macintosh. Selecting Your Sync Settings You can set up Media Sync using either the default settings or custom settings.
7. Syncing Your Media Files Synchronizing Your Media Files (Macintosh) 4. In the Sync Only These Files list, select the media types you want to synchronize, then click Sync Now to begin the initial sync job. The initial sync job may take some time depending on how many media files you have. Disabling Automatic Sync To switch from automatic to manual syncs: 1. Open Seagate Media. 2. Deselect Automatic Sync. Automatic Sync is disabled.
8. Managing Your Media Player and Connected Devices Understanding the Media Player’s LEDs 8. Managing Your Media Player and Connected Devices This chapter explains how to manage and maintain your media player and its included software. It also explains how to use Seagate Media to manage the drives you connect to it. Follow the instructions in this chapter to: • Understand the status LEDs on your media player (see next section).
8. Managing Your Media Player and Connected Devices Updating the Media Player Firmware Updating the Media Player Firmware Follow the instructions in this section to update the firmware on your media player. For the best experience with your media player, update its firmware whenever a new version becomes available. Go to Seagate Support at www.seagate.com/support to check for firmware updates. Checking the Current Firmware Version To see what firmware is currently running on the media player: 1.
8. Managing Your Media Player and Connected Devices Updating the Seagate Media Software Updating the Firmware When the Media Player is Not Online Follow these instructions to update the firmware if your media player is not connected to the Internet. You will need an external USB drive and a computer that is connected to the Internet. To update the firmware: 1. On your computer, go to Seagate Support at www.seagate.com/support. 2.
8. Managing Your Media Player and Connected Devices Creating Shortcuts to Shared Folders Creating Shortcuts to Shared Folders If your media player is connected to a network, you can set up shared folders on your computers that the media player can connect to over the network (see “Sharing Media Files Over Your Network” on page 16). You can create a shortcut to a shared folder if you want quick access to its contents.
8. Managing Your Media Player and Connected Devices Creating Shortcuts to Shared Folders 3. Press Information . 4. Select Add, then press OK. The Add Shortcut screen opens. TIP: Use the left and right arrows to navigate this screen. 5. Select Net User ID, then press OK. Use the on-screen keyboard to enter your user name, select Done, then press OK. TIP: Connect a USB keyboard to your media player to type faster. See page 43 for more information. 6. Select Net Password, then press OK.
8. Managing Your Media Player and Connected Devices Managing FreeAgent Drives with Seagate Media Managing FreeAgent Drives with Seagate Media The CD that came with your media player includes the Seagate Media software. On computers running Windows, you can use Seagate Media to manage your FreeAgent drives. (The tasks in this section don’t apply to computers running Mac operating systems.
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8. Managing Your Media Player and Connected Devices Managing FreeAgent Drives with Seagate Media Disabling Drive LEDs If the LED on your FreeAgent drive is distracting, you can use Seagate Media to turn it off. To disable the LED on a drive: 1. Open the My Drives window (see page 48), select the drive you want, then click Settings. The Settings window opens. 2. Click Adjust Drive Lights. The Drive Lights window opens. 3. Click Turn lights off, then click Apply. The LED is disabled.
8. Managing Your Media Player and Connected Devices Managing FreeAgent Drives with Seagate Media Checking Drive Status When you install Seagate Media, a status icon appears in your system tray and becomes active whenever you connect a FreeAgent drive or external USB drive to your computer. Figure 14: Seagate Media: Status Icon Roll your cursor over the icon to quickly check the status of your drive.
8. Managing Your Media Player and Connected Devices Removing a FreeAgent Drive Registering a Drive If your computer is connected to the Internet, you can use Seagate Media to register FreeAgent drives. To register a drive: 1. Open the My Drives window (see page 48), select the drive you want, then click Settings. The Settings window opens. 2. In the Settings window, click Register My Drive. The Seagate Product Registration page opens. 3. Follow the online instructions to complete the registration.
8. Managing Your Media Player and Connected Devices Disconnecting a USB Drive, Camera, or Camcorder Disconnecting a USB Drive, Camera, or Camcorder To disconnect an external USB device from your media player: 1. Stop and close all active movie, photo, or music files on the media player. 2. Turn off your camera or camcorder (if applicable). 3. Carefully unplug the device from the media player’s USB port. Disconnecting the Media Player To disconnect the media player from your TV and/or network: 1.
8. Managing Your Media Player and Connected Devices Resetting the Media Player to Its Original Settings 5. Select the menu language you want, then press OK. 6. Press Back to return to the Home screen. Resetting the Media Player Manually To reset the media player to its factory default settings: 1. Find the reset button on the media player. • FreeAgent Theater+—The reset button is on the right end of the rear of the media player, as shown in Figure 2.
9. Customizing Your Media Player Settings Customizing the Video Settings 9. Customizing Your Media Player Settings Your media player is ready for use as soon as you plug it in. However, you can customize its settings for your specific TV. For example, you can change the language of the on-screen menus, change the aspect ratio of the picture to wide screen, or set up a night mode for the sound.
9. Customizing Your Media Player Settings Setting the Media Player for TVs in Other Countries Adjusting the Aspect Ratio To adjust the aspect ratio: 1. On the Video screen, select Aspect Ratio, then press OK. 2. Select one of these options: • Pan Scan—Displays in standard definition broadcast television format (4:3 aspect ratio). A standard DVD in 4:3 appears on a 16:9 screen with a black bar on the left and right sides of the screen.
9. Customizing Your Media Player Settings Customizing the Audio Settings This table shows which resolutions are supported by which connectors: Composite Connector 480i (NTSC) 576i (PAL) Note: Component/HDMI Connector 480i 576i 720i 1080i 480p (NTSC) 576p (PAL) 720p 1080p NTSC (480p, 60 Hz)—Standard North American television resolution PAL (576p, 50 Hz)—Standard European television resolution 3. Press OK to change the setting.
9. Customizing Your Media Player Settings Changing the Menu Language Adjusting the Digital Output Settings To adjust the digital output settings to meet the needs of your audio equipment: 1. On the Audio screen, select Digital Output, then press OK. 2. Select the setting you want: • S/PDIF LPCM—Converts multi-channel audio into stereo. • S/PDIF RAW—Plays digital audio without decoding. • HDMI LPCM 2CH—Converts multiple audio channels into only a left and a right channel.
9. Customizing Your Media Player Settings Turning Off a FreeAgent Drive LED 2. Press Menu, select System Setup, then press OK. OR Use the left and right arrows on the remote to scroll through the Settings screens until you find the System screen. 3. On the System screen, select Screensaver, then press OK. 4. Select Slideshow, then press OK. Turning Off a FreeAgent Drive LED If you have a FreeAgent drive in your media player and find the flashing of its LED distracting, you can disable the LED.
9. Customizing Your Media Player Settings Changing the Media Player’s Network Settings Changing the Media Player’s Network Settings You may need to adjust your media player’s network settings if you change from a wired LAN to a WLAN, or if you change the configuration of your WLAN. This section explains how to: • Set a static IP address for your media player (see page 60). • Change from a static IP address to dynamic IP address (see page 60). • Add the media player to your WLAN (see page 61).
9. Customizing Your Media Player Settings Changing the Media Player’s Network Settings OR Use the left and right arrows on the remote to scroll through the Settings screens until you find the Network screen. 3. Select Wired Setup, then press OK. 4. Select Dynamic IP (AUTO), then press OK. 5. Press OK, then press OK again to save the new network settings. The new IP address appears on the Network screen.
9. Customizing Your Media Player Settings Setting a Language for Information Screens Finding the Media Player’s MAC Address and IP Address To view the MAC address and IP address assigned to your media player: 1. On the Home screen, press Menu, select Settings, then press OK. 2. Press Menu, select System Setup, then press OK. OR Use the left and right arrows on the remote to scroll through the Settings screens until you find the System screen. 3. On the System screen, select MAC Address, then press OK.
9. Customizing Your Media Player Settings Viewing DivX® Account Information Finding the Registration Code To find the DivX registration code: 1. On the Home screen, press Menu, select Settings, then press OK. 2. Press Menu, select System Setup, then press OK. OR Use the left and right arrows on the remote to scroll through the Settings screens until you find the System screen. 3. On the System screen, select DivX Register, then press OK. Follow the on-screen instructions to register your DivX account.
10. Solving Problems General Troubleshooting Tips 10. Solving Problems This chapter provides solutions to the most common problems you may encounter while setting up and using your media player.
10. Solving Problems Common Problems and Solutions The subtitles on my movie are too small/in the wrong place. If you are playing an .MKV file with subtitles, press Pause, then use the arrow buttons to adjust the size and placement of the subtitles. The media player doesn’t recognize my external USB drive. Your USB drive may not be formatted correctly. Only FAT, FAT32, NTFS and Mac HFS+ formatted external USB storage devices are supported by the media player.
10. Solving Problems Common Problems and Solutions If the subtitles still don’t appear, the file format of the subtitles may not be supported by your media player. Your media player supports subtitles in these formats: .SMI/SAMI .SRT .SUB The information screens on my movies are in the wrong language. If the wrong language appears when you press Information to see more details about a movie or song, ensure that the text encoding language is set to the language you want.
10. Solving Problems Updating the Media Player Firmware Updating the Media Player Firmware For complete instructions, see page 44. Recovering After a Firmware Update Failure If a power failure or power surge happens while you’re updating the firmware on your media player, the update fails. To recover after an update failure, you need an external USB drive (also known as a flash drive or thumb drive) and a computer that is connected to the Internet.
Index Index contrast setting 56 currently playing music 31 Custom Sync setting (Windows) 37, 38 A Customized Sync setting (Macintosh) 41 activating a Paramount account 33 customizing sync settings 38 album cover art 31, 66 customizing the media player 55–63 Arrow buttons 14, 15 D aspect ratio setting 56 Date setting 10, 59 audio settings 57 deactivating a DivX account 62 adjusting digital output settings 58 Comfort setting 57 Night Mode setting 57 automatic sync, disabling Macintosh 42 Windo
Index supported FreeAgent drives 8 supported USB drives 8 testing a drive 50 volume name 51 dynamic IP address 60 E shortcuts 12, 32 I indexing media files 11 Information button 14, 15, 19, 46, 47, 62 installing Seagate Media on Macintosh 35 on Windows 34 enlarging pictures 24 F Fast Forward button 14, 15 Internet services 32 activating a Paramount account 33 deactivating a Netflix account 33 shortcut 13 shortcuts 12 troubleshooting YouTube 66 fast forwarding a movie 19 firmware finding the current v
Index media files browsing movie files 20 browsing music files 30 browsing picture files 26 indexing 11 movie formats 18 movie subtitle formats 18 movie thumbnails 66 music file formats 28 music thumbnails 66 picture formats 23 playlist formats 28 preparing to sync media files 36 searching for a movie 20 searching for a picture 26 searching for a song 30 supported file types 65 syncing 34–42 syncing on Macintosh 41–42 syncing on Windows 37–41 media player accessing shared folders 16 adjusting network sett
Index changing sync settings 40 checking Media Sync status 40 Custom Sync setting (Windows) 37 Customized Sync setting (Macintosh) 41 customizing sync settings 38 Default Sync setting (Macintosh) 41 deleting custom settings 40 disabling automatic sync (Macintosh) 42 disabling automatic sync (Windows) 40 for Macintosh 41–42 for Windows 37–41 introduction 36 manually starting a sync 39 setting up Simple Sync 38 simple sync setting (Windows) 37 listening while viewing pictures 24 playing music 28 playing mus
Index browsing for a picture 26 enlarging 24 finding a picture 25 listening to music while viewing 24 rotating 24 searching for a picture 26 shortcut 13 sorting the picture folders 23 sorting the picture list 24 supported file formats 23 viewing 23 viewing as a list 24 viewing as thumbnails 23, 24 viewing folders 24 viewing from your camera 27 viewing in a slideshow 24 zooming 24 Pictures menu 13 Play/Pause button 14, 15 pop-up messages in Seagate Media 52 Power button 14, 15 power settings on your drives
Index searching for a movie 20 searching for a picture 26 searching for a song 30 syncing media files 34–42 changing sync settings 40 checking Media Sync status 40 Custom Sync setting 37 Customized Sync setting (Macintosh) 41 customizing sync settings 38 Default Sync setting (Macintosh) 41 deleting custom Media Sync settings 40 disabling automatic sync (Macintosh) 42 disabling automatic sync (Windows) 40 getting started 36 manually starting a sync 39 setting up Simple Sync 38 simple sync setting (Windows)
Index syncing media files 37–41 connecting 43 V wired LAN. See LAN video settings 55 wireless keyboards, connecting 43 adjusting brightness and contrast 56 adjusting the aspect ratio 56 wireless LAN. See WLAN WLAN videos. See movies connecting the media player 61 connecting your media player 16 switching from a LAN to a WLAN 60 WiFi adapter 15 Volume buttons 14, 15 W watching movies.
