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    DMA-2500 Full HD Digital Media Streamer Firmware Version 1.00 Edition 1, 3/2009 www.zyxel.com www.zyxel.com Copyright © 2009 ZyXEL Communications Corporation
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    Supporting Disc Refer to the included CD for software and support documents. • ZyXEL Web Site Please refer to www.zyxel.com for additional support documentation and product certifications. User Guide . • Brief description of the problem and the steps you took to solve it. DMA-2500 User's Guide 3
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    helpful tips) or recommendations. Syntax Conventions • The DMA may be referred to as the "DMA", the "device", the "system" or the "product" in this User's Guide. • Product labels, screen names, field labels "1024", "M" for mega may denote "1000000" or "1048576" and so on. 4 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    User's Guide may use the following generic icons. The DMA icon is not an exact representation of your device. DMA Computer Notebook computer Server Television (TV) USB Hard Drive ZyXEL Wireless .11n USB Adapter Firewall Router Switch NSA-220 Plus Wireless Access Point (AP) DMA-2500 User
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    will step on them or stumble over them. • Always disconnect all cables from this device before servicing or disassembling. • Use ONLY an appropriate power adaptor or cord for your device. Connect it to Used electrical and electronic equipment should be treated separately. 6 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    Control...13 Chapter 3 DMA Menus ...15 3.1 Overview ...15 3.2 Menu Description ...16 3.3 Playing Video File Examples 17 3.3.1 Playing a Video File from the Media Server 17 3.3.2 Pictures Menu ...31 5.1 Overview ...31 5.2 Viewing Pictures Example 31 5.3 Slideshow ...34 DMA-2500 User's Guide 7
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    System ...65 8.4.1 DMA List ...67 8.4.2 DMA Configuration ...67 8.4.3 DMA Folder Add or Edit 68 8.4.4 DMA Internet Station Add or Edit 69 8.5 Options ...70 Chapter 9 Troubleshooting...71 9.1 Overview ...71 9.2 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs 71 9.3 DMA Usage ...72 8 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    File Formats Supported 90 10.2.3 Photo File Formats Supported 91 10.3 Cable Pin Assignments ...92 10.4 Power Adaptor Specifications 92 Appendix A Windows Vista Media Server 93 Appendix B Legal Information 103 Appendix C Open Software Announcements 107 Index...111 DMA-2500 User's Guide 9
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    Table of Contents 10 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    DMA play streaming Web content such as YouTube videos and Internet TV and radio. Figure 1 DMA with Wired Ethernet Connection NSA-220 Plus USB DMA See the Quick Start Guide for how to connect the DMA and install the included media server software on your Windows computers. DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    mode (on). The DMA is off. The DMA is not receiving power. The DMA is receiving media traffic through the Ethernet connection. The network activity LED is also known as the network media traffic LED. The DMA is not receiving media traffic through the Ethernet connection. 12 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    to the previous menu. PICTURES opens a menu of picture files to view. IMEDIA opens a menu of Internet media to play. Use the OK and arrow buttons to go through the menus and play your files. SUB LANG rearranges the order of the files. BGM select and play background music. DMA-2500 User's Guide 13
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    Chapter 2 The Remote Control 14 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    this chapter, Chapter 4 on page 25, and Chapter 5 on page 31) to select and play files from a media server or connected USB stick. • Use My iMedia (see Chapter 6 on page 35) to play files located on the Internet. • Use Setup (see Chapter 7 on page 45) to configure the DMA. DMA-2500 User's Guide 15
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    selected item is white. The arrows show that you can move up or down in the menu. The DMA categorizes files into genre and actor folders according to the information stored in your files. Files may not appear In this example menu, the first of four items is selected. 16 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    Start Guide for an example of playing a video file from an attached USB device. 3.3.1 Playing a Video File from the Media Server 1 Press the VIDEO button on the remote control or use the arrow and OK buttons to select the My Media icon in the HOME menu and then the Video menu. DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    the menu. Navigation instructions for the menu. In this example, use the arrow and OK buttons to select a folder to see the video files sorted by that criteria. Or use the BACK button to go up in the menu structure. 3 Press the remote control's OK button to select Video. 18 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    Chapter 3 DMA Menus 4 Select the folder containing the media you want to play (Video in this example). You may need to go through multiple layers of folder. 5 Use the remote select and play a video file Use the REW or FF button to go to the previous or next page of entries. DMA-2500 User's Guide 19
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    Video Install and enable the included media server software on a Windows computer to let the DMA play YouTube videos. 1 Press the VIDEO button on the remote control or use the arrow and OK buttons to select the My Media icon in the HOME menu and then the Video menu. 20 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    the BACK button to go up in the menu structure. 3 Select Video and press the remote control's OK button. 4 Select the folder containing the media you want to play. This example uses Internet Videos. Use the included media server software to be able to play Internet files. DMA-2500 User's Guide 21
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    following example uses the A-B function to set the DMA to keep repeating a section of the video starting at ten seconds into the video and ending at 30 seconds into the video. 1 Play a video file. 2 Press A-B at 0:10. The "A-" part of the A-B icon on the screen lights up. 22 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    playback is interrupted, the next time you use the DMA it offers to continue playing the file from where it stopped. See Section 7.7 on page 58 for how to enable or disable video resume. Video playback resume does not apply if you turn off the DMA or it loses power. DMA-2500 User's Guide 23
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    Chapter 3 DMA Menus 24 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    CHAPTER 4 Music Menu 4.1 Overview Use the Music menu to play audio files. 4.2 Playing Audio Files Example 1 Press the MUSIC button on the remote control or use the arrow and OK buttons to select the My Media icon in the HOME menu and then the Music menu. DMA-2500 User's Guide 25
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    the menu. Navigation instructions for the menu. In this example, use the arrow and OK buttons to select a folder to see the video files sorted by that criteria. Or use the BACK button to go up in the menu structure. 3 Press the remote control's OK button to select Music. 26 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    OK buttons to select and play an audio file. Use the REW or FF button to go to the previous or next page of entries. DMA-2500 User's Guide 27
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    video files. One key difference is that you can play music files as background music while you use the DMA's menus or play photo files or slideshows. When playing a file as background music, use the remote control's music list display a green folder behind the file's icon. 28 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    go to the next background music file. Stop Select this to stop playing the background music files or go to the next background music file. DMA-2500 User's Guide 29
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    Chapter 4 Music Menu 30 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    CHAPTER 5 Pictures Menu 5.1 Overview Use the Pictures menu to view image files. 5.2 Viewing Pictures Example 1 Press the PICTURES button on the remote control or use the arrow and OK buttons to select the My Media icon in the HOME menu and then the Pictures menu. DMA-2500 User's Guide 31
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    the menu. Navigation instructions for the menu. In this example, use the arrow and OK buttons to select a folder to see the video files sorted by that criteria. Or use the BACK button to go up in the menu structure. 3 Press the remote control's OK button to select Photo. 32 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    OK buttons to select and play an audio file. Use the REW or FF button to go to the previous or next page of entries. DMA-2500 User's Guide 33
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    the ZOOM button and use the left arrow button to zoom out. If a slideshow is interrupted, when you return to the Pictures menu the DMA takes you to the menu and filename where the slideshow stopped. This does not apply if you turn off the DMA or it loses power. 34 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    files. Like music files, you can play an Internet audio channel as background music while you use the DMA's menus or play photo files or slideshows (see Section 4.3 on page 28 for more on background music). Here is how to play Internet radio channels from LIVE365.COM. DMA-2500 User's Guide 35
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    Chapter 6 My iMedia Menu 1 Press the IMEDIA button on the remote control or use the arrow and OK buttons to select the My iMedia icon in the HOME menu. 2 Select Live365 for Internet radio. 36 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    's arrow and OK buttons to select and play a channel. Use the REW or FF button to go to the previous or next page of entries. DMA-2500 User's Guide 37
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    open a key-input screen. Use the arrow and OK buttons to select the characters you need. Select Enter when you are done. 6 During playback, the DMA displays information about the file and the current play time. 38 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    Another My iMedia Internet Channel Here is an example of playing an Internet video channel from the DMA's My iMedia list. 1 Press the IMEDIA button on the remote control or use the arrow and OK buttons to select the My iMedia icon in the HOME menu. 2 Select My iMedia. DMA-2500 User's Guide 39
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    for fast forward, reverse and pause. • Press the remote control's INFO button to display information on the screen as shown in the following figure 40 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    iMedia Menu 6.4 Adding a My iMedia Internet Channel Here is how to add an Internet video channel to the DMA's My iMedia list. 1 Press the IMEDIA button on the remote control or use the arrow and OK buttons to select the iMedia icon in the HOME menu. 2 Select My iMedia. DMA-2500 User's Guide 41
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    Chapter 6 My iMedia Menu 3 Select Add New Entry. 4 You can add a new station or a folder. In this case you select Add New Station. 42 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    Chapter 6 My iMedia Menu 5 Press the OK button to open a key-input screen. Use the arrow and OK buttons to select the characters you need. Select Enter when you are done. DMA-2500 User's Guide 43
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    Chapter 6 My iMedia Menu 44 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    your DMA's network settings. • Use Network Setup (see Section 7.2.2 on page 51) to configure your DMA's network settings. • Use Wireless Setup DMA to its default settings and upgrade the firmware. You can also see the DMA's firmware version, MAC address, and serial number. DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    802.11n wireless USB adapter to the DMA's USB port. You can set the network type to Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc mode. In Infrastructure mode the DMA connects to the wired network through an Access Point (AP). Figure 7 Infrastructure Mode NSA-220 Plus ZyXEL .11n USB AP 46 DMA DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    to open the Network Wizard. • Select Wired to configure your DMA to connect to your wired Ethernet network. The next screen shows that your setup is complete (go to step 6 on page 50). • Select Wireless to configure your DMA to connect to your wireless Ethernet network. DMA-2500 User's Guide 47
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    a fair signal. • Green (the third dot) indicates a strong signal. Select the wireless network to which you want to connect and press OK. Use Refresh if you want to scan again, Back to return to the previous screen, or Cancel to quit the wizard without saving your changes. 48 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    Chapter 7 Setup 3 The DMA lists the selected wireless network's key settings. If the wireless network uses security, select Key Value and input the password. 4 Use the screen and the remote control's number keys to input the password and then select Enter. DMA-2500 User's Guide 49
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    Chapter 7 Setup 5 If needed, select other fields and configure their settings. Then select Next. 6 The DMA applies your settings and your DMA's network setup is complete. Select Done to return to the Network menu. 50 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    field is available when a compatible ZyXEL IEEE 802.11n wireless USB adapter is connected to the DMA's USB port. DHCP • Select Wired to configure your DMA to connect to a wired Ethernet network. • Select Wireless to configure your DMA to connect to a wireless Ethernet network. Use the arrow and
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    Select Ad-Hoc to connect to another wireless client (and configure the rest of the wireless settings to match the other wireless client's). Select Open System if the wireless network does not use encryption. Select Shared Key if the wireless network uses encryption. 52 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    Settings 7.4 TV Mode Setup Letterbox (LB) and Pan and Scan (PS) in the DMA Letterbox (LB) and pan and scan (PS) control how the DMA has a 4:3 aspect ratio television (standard-definition video format) display wider aspect video such as 16:9 (high-definition video format). DMA-2500 User's Guide 53
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    . This fills the whole screen with a larger picture, although the sides are missing. Here is an example: Figure 13 Pan and Scan Video Display 54 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    the video output that the DMA sends to your television. Figure DMA get information about the TV's video capabilities from the TV itself. If you use this but it does not work, your TV may not be able to provide this information to the DMA. In this case disable this feature. DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    Audio Output See Section 7.5.1 on page 56 for details on S/PDIF. Select Stereo to have the DMA send two channel (left and right) audio output through the LEFT and RIGHT audio connectors. Select Mono carrying digital audio signals between devices and stereo equipment. 56 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    see the details. • If whites appear gray or the picture looks dim, increase contrast. • If you cannot see any details in whites, decrease the contrast. DMA-2500 User's Guide 57
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    can also turn the screen saver off. Photo Display Set how lists of photo files display in the DMA's menus. Set them to Setup display as a list of file names (List) or thumbnail images (Thumbnail). Slide Show Time Set how long individual files display in a slideshow. 58 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    finishes and use the DMA again later, the DMA can continue from where you left off. You can have the DMA display a window asking if you want menu to turn the network activity LED (also known as the network media traffic LED) off or on. Figure 18 Setup > System Setup > . DMA-2500 User's Guide 59
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    the factory default settings. See Section 7.10 on page 60 for details. Firmware Upgrade Use this menu to upload new firmware to the DMA. See Section 7.11 on page 61 for details. Version This is the version of the firmware currently on the DMA. LAN MAC This field displays the MAC address of the
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    Upgrade Select Setup > Version > Firmware Upgrade to open the Firmware Upgrade menu. Use this menu to upload new firmware to the DMA. Only use firmware for your device's specific model. Refer to the label on the bottom of your DMA. Figure 21 Setup > Version > Firmware Upgrade DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    . Select this option and follow the on-screen instructions to have the DMA download new firmware from a USB drive. You must first download the firmware file, unzip it, and put it on a USB drive. Download firmware from www.zyxel.com and unzip it. Copy the "upgrade.bin" file to the USB device's root
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    with the DMA. See the Quick Start Guide for how to install the media server software and the requirement details. 8.2 Media Server Use the media server to let the DMA play files stored on your computer or the Internet. 1 Click Start > All Programs > ZyXEL > HD Media Server. > DigitalMediaServer
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    configuration screens. 8.3 Media List Use the Media List screen to turn the media server service off and on and select the folders and files that your computer shares with the DMA. You must stop the service to be able to edit the shared media list. Figure 22 Media List 64 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    the media server program. About Click About to display the version of the (digital) media server. 8.4 System Click System to open the System screen. Use this screen to configure the server name or manage an individual DMA's list of Internet video or radio channels. For DMA-2500 User's Guide 65
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    . IP This is the IP address of the DMA that accessed the file. Progress This is the percent of a file on the media server that a DMA has played. Exit Click Exit to close the media server program. About Click About to display the version of the digital media server. 66 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    Internet media channels. Cancel Click Cancel to close the screen. 8.4.2 DMA Configuration Click System > DMA Setup and select a DMA and click OK to open the following screen. Use this screen to edit the DMA's list of Internet media channels. Figure 25 DMA Configuration DMA-2500 User's Guide 67
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    Refresh to update the DMA Folder Add LABEL DESCRIPTION Folder Enter a name for the folder. OK Click this to save your settings. Reset Click this to return the screen to its previously saved settings. Back Click this to exit the screen without saving changes. 68 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    Media Server 8.4.4 DMA Internet Station Add or Edit Use this screen to add or edit an Internet channel in the DMA setup screen. See Section 6.4 on page 41 for how to add an Internet channel using the remote control. Figure 27 DMA to exit the screen without saving changes. DMA-2500 User's Guide 69
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    server's icon displays in the system tray but the configuration screens do not display. English Select the display language for the DMA screens. Exit Click Exit to close the media server program. About Click About to display the version of the digital media server. 70 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    the power switch on the rear panel (instead of the Power button on the remote control). 5 If the problem continues, contact the vendor. One of the LEDs does not behave as expected. 1 Make sure you understand the normal behavior of the LED (see Section 1.2 on page 12). DMA-2500 User's Guide 71
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    at a time. Even though it is possible to connect the DMA to more than one television at a time, the DMA can only output one TV mode at a time. Use the remote control's OUTPUT button or the TV Mode Setup menu (see Section 7.4 on page 53) to change the DMA's output. 72 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    the USB device or try another USB device. The DMA's wireless connection is not working. Use the Network configuration menus to set the DMA to use the wireless connection instead of the wired connection (see Section 7.2 on page 46). The DMA cannot access the media server. DMA-2500 User's Guide 73
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    have Windows Media Center (WMC) and the media server software on the same computer and be sharing out the same folder. Either uninstall one of the media servers or set them to share out different folders. Some of the files in my media server folder do not display in the DMA's menus. 74 DMA-2500
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    10.2 on page 87 for details on the supported file formats and codecs. 3 Turn the DMA off and on using the power switch on the rear panel (instead of the Power button on the remote control) 4 Try using a different USB device. There are no subtitles when playing mpeg2 files. DMA-2500 User's Guide 75
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    DMA's video output settings (see Section 7.4 on page 53). 2 The content may be a different format from your television. For example, a 4:3 format video file will not fill the width of a 16:9 (widescreen) format television. The DMA does not respond to input from the remote. 76 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    " programs that the ZyXEL media server uses to the list of the Windows Vista firewall's exceptions. You do not need to do this if you already used a pop-up firewall window to stop blocking the "lighttpd" and "ZyXEL Media Server" programs. 1 Click start > Control Panel. DMA-2500 User's Guide 77
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    Chapter 9 Troubleshooting 2 Click > Security > Allow a program through Windows Firewall. 3 In the Exceptions tab, click Add program.... 78 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    4 Click Browse.... Chapter 9 Troubleshooting 5 Click Computer > Program Files. DMA-2500 User's Guide 79
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    Chapter 9 Troubleshooting 6 Click ZyXEL. 7 Click ZyXEL Digital Media Server. 80 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    8 Select DigitalMediaServer and click Open. Chapter 9 Troubleshooting 9 The Programs list now includes DigitalMediaServer. Click OK. DMA-2500 User's Guide 81
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    Chapter 9 Troubleshooting 10 The exceptions list now includes the DigitalMediaServer. You also need to allow the lighttpd program, so click Add program.... 82 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    11 Select lighttpd and click Open. Chapter 9 Troubleshooting 12 The Programs list includes lighttpd. Click OK. DMA-2500 User's Guide 83
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    Chapter 9 Troubleshooting 13 The list of exceptions includes both digitalmediaserver.exe and lighttpd.exe. Click OK. 14 The DMA should now be able to access the media server. 84 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    90% RH non-condensing 5% ~ 90% RH non-condensing Table 23 Firmware Specifications FEATURE DESCRIPTION Default IP Address DHCP client. If no DHCP server is found, the DMA uses Auto-IP to choose an IP address in the 169.254.X.X ) screen using the remote control DMA-2500 User's Guide 85
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    Firmware Upgrade Upload new firmware (when available) from the ZyXEL web site. Or download the new firmware (when available) from the ZyXEL web site and use a USB stick to put it on the DMA. Configuration Reset DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) Client Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Media
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    describes the details about the files that the DMA can play. Files with specifications lower or higher than the listed ranges may not play or may not play properly. 10.2.1 Video File Formats Supported Table 25 MPEG PS Video File Specifications Extensions mpg mpeg DMA-2500 User's Guide 87
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    6 Channels Bit rate: Maximum 640 kbps Table 26 MPEG-2 TS Video File Specifications Extensions The DMA supports the playback of mpeg, mpg, and mpe MPEG2 TS video files. Video Stream MPEG-2 Audio kHz Channels: Maximum 6 Channels Bit rate: VBR/CBR, Maximum 384 kbps 88 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    some WMV HD contents, noise may be generated in the audio signal when starting playback or during the seek operation. Contents with a Complex decoder complexity are not supported. Table 28 Frequency: Maximum 48 kHz Channels: Maximum 6 Channels Bit rate: Maximum 640 kbps DMA-2500 User's Guide 89
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    The USB browse screens can retrieve and display ID3 tag information. The DMA can play LPCM files from a USB device or a media server that supports them. Audio Stream: LPCM WAV wav Sample Frequency: Min. 8 kHz Bits per sample: Maximum 16 bit Channels: Maximum 2 Channels 90 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    5.1 Channels Bit rate: CBR/VBR, Maximum 640 kbps 10.2.3 Photo File Formats Supported Table 32 Photo File Specifications TYPE EXTENSIONS DETAILS JPEG jpg jpeg Maximum Resolution: When PNG files can be played, they will be displayed as non-transparent images. DMA-2500 User's Guide 91
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    CCITT Fax 4 Maximum Resolution: 2097152 pixels (2048 × 1024) Animation GIF formats are not supported. 10.3 Cable Pin Assignments Table 33 Ethernet Cable Pin Assignments LAN ETHERNET CABLE PIN LAYOUT Volts/ 2.5 A 12.5 W Power Consumption 5 V DC 1.3 A, 12.5 watt maximum 92 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    to install media server software. In the following figure, the DMA and your Windows Vista computer (A) are both connected to your home network. Figure 29 DMA with Windows Vista Computer A DMA This appendix walks you through the following tasks: • Starting the Windows Media Player • Setting Your
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    Appendix A Windows Vista Media Server Starting the Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service If you are using Windows Vista, do the following to turn on the Windows Media Player. 1 Follow the Quick Start Guide Instructions to connect the DMA to your computer. 2 Right-click the Computer icon and
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    section. 1 Click the Windows Media Player icon in the system tray. Figure 31 Start WIndows Media Player 2 Right-click in the menu bar and click Tools > Options. Figure 32 WIndows Media Player Tools> Options 3 In the Library tab, click Configure Sharing. Figure 33 Library DMA-2500 User's Guide 95
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    Appendix A Windows Vista Media Server 4 Click Networking. Figure 34 Media Sharing 5 Windows searches for your network connections and displays them in the following window. Click Customize. Figure 35 Network and Sharing Center 96 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    network settings Setting Your Computer to Share Files With the DMA This section covers how to set Windows Media Player to allow the DMA to play media files. 1 Click View computers and devices on the network. Figure 37 Set Network Location: Successfully set network settings DMA-2500 User's Guide 97
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    Appendix A Windows Vista Media Server 2 Right-click the DMA icon and click Open Media Sharing. Figure 38 Network 3 Select Share my media and click OK. Figure 39 Media Sharing 98 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    A Windows Vista Media Server 4 Identify the device that the computer should share media files with. Select the DMA icon and click Allow > OK. Figure 40 Media Sharing: Select DMA Selecting Files to Share This section covers how to select the media files that the DMA is allowed to play. DMA-2500 User
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    Appendix A Windows Vista Media Server 1 In the Library tab, click Monitor Folders. Figure 41 Library 2 Click Advanced Options. Figure 42 Add To Library 100 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    Appendix A Windows Vista Media Server 3 Select the folders to share and click OK when you are done. Figure 43 Add To Library > Advanced 4 Click OK after the computer finds the files to share. Figure 44 Add To Library Search DMA-2500 User's Guide 101
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    Appendix A Windows Vista Media Server 102 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    Statement The device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference. DMA-2500 User's Guide 103
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    This device has been tested and found to comply with the instructions, may cause ZyXEL Limited Warranty ZyXEL warrants to the original end user (purchaser) that this product is free from any defects in materials or workmanship for a period of up to two years from the 104 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    any kind to the purchaser. To obtain the services of this warranty, contact ZyXEL's Service Center for your Return Material Authorization number (RMA). software upgrades and information at www.zyxel.com for global products, or at www.us.zyxel.com for North American products. DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    Appendix B Legal Information 106 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    this License Agreement. 3.Copyright The Software and Documentation contain material that is protected by United States Copyright Law and trade secret law, and by international treaty provisions. All rights not granted to you herein are expressly reserved by ZyXEL. You may DMA-2500 User's Guide 107
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    communicate the terms and conditions of this License Agreement to those persons employed by you who come into contact with the Software, and to use reasonable best efforts to ensure their compliance with such terms and conditions, including, without limitation, not 108 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    NOT EXPORT THE SOFTWARE, DOCUMENTATION OR INFORMATION ABOUT THE SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION WITHOUT COMPLYING WITH SUCH LAWS, REGULATIONS, ORDERS, OR OTHER RESTRICTIONS. YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY ZyXEL AGAINST ALL CLAIMS, LOSSES, DAMAGES, LIABILITIES, COSTS AND EXPENSES, DMA-2500 User's Guide 109
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    termination, you agree to destroy or return to ZyXEL all copies of the Software and Documentation and to certify in writing that regard to conflicts of laws provisions thereof. The exclusive forum for any disputes arising out of or relating to .zyxel.com to get it. 110 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    60, 61, 62 version 60 firmware update 60, 61 formats supported 87 function A-B 22 H HDMI 55, 87 High Definition Multimedia Interface, See HDMI 55, 87 HOME menu 17, 20, 31, 45 home networks 87 humidity 85 I icon A-B 22 OPTION 45 PHOTO 31 Video 17, 20 IEC 958 type II 56 DMA-2500 User's Guide 111
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    troubleshooting 71 lights 12 M MAC address 46, 60 Media Access Control. See MAC address. media server 87 access 73 software adaptor specifications 92 power specification 85 problems 71 product registration 105 R registration supported codecs 87 formats 87 syntax conventions 4 DMA-2500 User's Guide
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    72 U updating firmware 60, 61 uploading firmware 60, 61 USB for firmware upload 62 troubleshooting 75 V version 60 firmware 60 VIDEO button 17, 20 Video icon 17, 20 video playback 17 video output 55 W warranty 104 note 105 weight 85 widescreen format 55 DMA-2500 User's Guide Windows Media Center 74
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www.zyxel.com
www.zyxel.com
DMA-2500
Full HD Digital Media Streamer
Copyright © 2009
ZyXEL Communications Corporation
Firmware Version 1.00
Edition 1, 3/2009