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FreeAgent Theater +™ User Guide

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Contents

Contents

1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Media Player Components

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Navigating the Media Player Menus

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Using the Remote with the Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Safely Disconnecting External Devices from the Media Player . . . . . . . . . . 12

2. Setting Up the Media Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Choosing a Menu Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Configuring the Media Player

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

System Setup

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Menu Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Text Encoding

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Version Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

MAC Address

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

DivX® Register

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

DivX® Deactivate

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Factory Default

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Audio Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Night Mode

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Digital Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Video Setup

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Aspect Ratio

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Brightness

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

TV System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Network Setup

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Firmware Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Online Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

USB Upgrade

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

3. Playing Media Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Supported File Types

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Section	Page
Contents	3
1. Introduction	7
Overview	7
Media Player Components	8
Navigating the Media Player Menus	11
Using the Remote with the Menus	11
Safely Disconnecting External Devices from the Media Player	12
2. Setting Up the Media Player	13
Choosing a Menu Language	13
Configuring the Media Player	13
System Setup	14
Menu Language	14
Text Encoding	14
Time	14
Version Information	14
MAC Address	14
IP Address	14
DivX® Register	14
DivX® Deactivate	14
Factory Default	14
Audio Setup	15
Night Mode	15
Digital Output	16
Video Setup	16
Aspect Ratio	16
Brightness	16
Contrast	16
TV System	16
Network Setup	17
Firmware Setup	17
Online Upgrade	17
USB Upgrade	17
3. Playing Media Files	19
Supported File Types	19
Movies	19
Movie Subtitles	19
Pictures	19
Audio	20
Opening a Media Screen	20
Searching for a Media File	20
Browsing Folders	21
Playing Movies	21
Movie Playback Options	22
Displaying Movie Album Art in DVD Thumbnail View	22
Getting Movie Info	22
Playing Movies in Slow Motion	23
Viewing Pictures	23
Playing Pictures and Movies from Compatible Digital Cameras and Camcorders	24
Playing a Slideshow	24
Selecting Pictures	24
Setting Slideshow Effects	25
Playing Music with a Slideshow	26
Playing Music	27
Music Playback Options	27
Displaying Album Cover Art in Music Thumbnail View	28
4. Using Internet Services	29
5. Managing Devices	30
6. Using the FreeAgent Theater for Windows Application	31
Installing the Software	31
Managing Your Drives	33
Using the My Drives Window	33
Managing Drive Settings	34
Getting Drive Info	36
Using the System Tray Status Icon	37
Restoring the System Tray Status Icon	38
Using Media Sync	38
Using Simple Sync	38
Using Custom Sync	38
Managing Media Sync Settings	40
Using Automatic Sync	41
Turning Off Automatic Sync	41
7. Using the FreeAgent Theater for Macintosh Application	42
Installing the Software	42
Using Default Sync	44
Using Manual Sync	44
Turning Off Automatic Sync	45
A. About DivX® Certification	47
About DivX®	47

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