Escient EWP-2000 user manual Getting Information about Your FireBall, Restarting the System

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FIREBALL UTILITIES

Getting Information about Your FireBall

Information about your FireBall hardware and software is available under the Utilities menu. This information is useful for troubleshooting any problems you may encounter with your network connection or verifying the current software versions.

Follow these steps to view the FireBall system information:

1.Select the SETUP button to display the Setup menu.

2.Select the System Information menu item under Utilities.

Restarting the System

There are two ways of manually performing a full restart or reboot of the FireBall system, one using the front panel power button and the other using the Restart System menu.

Follow these steps to restart the system using the front panel Power Button:

1.Select and hold the power button for 4 seconds.

2.When the blue LED on the front panel begins to flash, release the power button.

3.When the blue LED on the front panel glows solid blue (standby mode), FireBall is ready to use.

4.Select and release the Power button to turn on FireBall.

Follow these steps to restart the system using Utilities menu:

1.Select the SETUP button to display the Setup menu.

2.Select the Restart System menu item under Utilities.

3.Confirm that you want to restart the system and select the RESTART button.

4.When the blue LED on the front panel glows solid blue (standby mode), FireBall is ready to use.

5.Select and release the Power button to turn on FireBall.

Updating the Software

FireBall will automatically check the Escient server once a week for any FireBall software updates, and automatically install them. You can also manually check for a software update.

Follow these steps to manually update the software:

1.Select the SETUP button to display the Setup menu.

2.Select the Update Software menu item under Utilities.

3.Confirm that you want to update the current software.

4.FireBall will connect to Escient and compare the current software version with the latest release. If a newer version of the FireBall software is available, it will be downloaded and installed.

Setting User Preferences

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Contents EWP-2000 Table of Contents Ethernet Settings Dialup Settings Setting a System Password Removing a System PasswordAbout this Manual Record Your Serial Number Product IntroductionFCC Class B Radio Frequency Interference Statement Guidelines for Travel Trademarks & Service MarksWarranty Information Requirements Setting Up The Web PadFront Panel Overview Powering On the EWP-2000 from Power Off Mode10 11 Wireless Network Card and Antenna System Selecting Your Fireball Server Connecting To Your FireBallMusic Guide Screen Music Player Screen Music Options Screen FireBall Web InterfaceMusic Guide Showing Tracks Music Player Screen Browsing Your Music LibraryView By Artist Listening To MusicChanging the Current Play Mode Browsing Internet Radio Stations Listening To Internet RadioBrowsing Your Movie Library Watching DVD MoviesMovies Guide Screen View By Title View By Cover Recording from the Internal CD Getting Music Into FireBallRecording from AN External Changer Creating Playlists Managing Your MediaCreating Groups Adding Internet Radio Stations Updating the Internet Radio Stations List Edit Movie Info Editing Disc InfoAutomatically Lookup Information for This Disc Searching for the Original Cover Selecting an Existing Cover Editing Radio Information Editing Playlists Editing Groups Deleting Music Deleting Playlists Back to EWP-2000 Control Fireball and Stream Play Setting User PreferencesSetting Your Time Zone Setting the Screen Saver PreferencesActivation Idle Time Setting a System Password Ethernet Settings Setting the Fireball Server Name Selecting the Audio Encoder Type Setting the Disc Insert PreferencesAutomatically Getting Disc Information Managing External ChangersGetting Disc Information for All Discs Getting Disc Information for a Range of DiscsAutomatically Recording CDs Recording a Range of CDs Restarting the System Getting Information about Your FireBallSystem Additional Information