Videos are not displayed correctly

Cause (7)

Files are copy protected

Solution (7):

DRM and copy protected files cannot be played back on the LinkTheater. Play only files that do not have DRM or copy protection.

Cause (1):

Videos are recorded in a television format other than NTSC

Solution (1):

LinkTheater plays NTSC video. Record all videos in NTSC format for playback on the LinkTheater.

Cause (2):

LinkTheater is connected to your television through a VCR

Solution (2):

LinkTheater is equipped with copy protection, so playing back videos through a VCR may cause the video to roll or become distorted. Connect LinkTheater directly to an input on your TV.

Sound skips/frames dropping occur during playback

Cause (1):

Traffic on the network is not leaving enough bandwidth for the LinkTheater to operate

Solution (1):

If another device is communicating on the network while LinkTheater is playing back, the network may become congested and skipping or dropped frames may occur. If skipping or dropped frames occur, finish other network tasks, then play your video files.

Cause (2):

LinkTheater is connected to an 11Mbps wireless network

Solution (2):

If LinkTheater is connected to an 11Mbps wireless network, playing back files above 3Mbps may lead to skipping or dropped frames.

Cause (3):

The type of file, definition, or encoding conditions for playback are not suited to LinkTheater

Solution (3):

skipping or dropped frames may occur with some files. Play files that are supported by LinkTheater (page 2).

Cause (4):

The bitrate exceeds 8Mbps

Solution (4):

Using the procedure on page 3 to convert video files to MPEG-2 format with a bitrate less than 8Mbps.

When watching on a television, the edges (perimiter) of the video are cut and the video appears distorted

Generally, televisions display with overscan, which cuts a small amount of the video signal periphery when displaying the video on the screen. The amount of periphery cut differs depending on the television, so the edges (perimeter section) of the video may appear ragged, or the video may appear either vertically or horizontally distorted. Adjust this in your TV's image settings.

Provided software is being blocked, and LinkTheater cannot recognize the computer (Windows XP)

After installing the provided software, the [Continue to block this software?] message may be displayed after restarting the computer.

If this occurs, click [Remove block].

If you clicked [Check later]

Restart the provided software. [Continue to block this program?] is displayed again. Click [Remove block].

Using LinkTheater Detailed Configuration

Appendix

Mini LinkTheater User’s Manual 19