Using LinkTheater

Thank you for choosing LinkTheater! This manual should help you configure and use your new LinkTheater.

Supported file formats

The following file formats can be played back using LinkTheater.

Media Server trans code compatible

AVI (*2), WMV, WMA, GIF

 

format (*1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Audio files encoded in either MP3 or WAV (uncompressed)

Compatible formats

 

 

• Image files saved/compressed in JPEG, BMP or PNG formats

 

 

 

• Video files encoded in MPEG-2 format

 

Image section

MPEG-2 standard resolution (*.MPG file, m2p file)

 

digital compres-

• Maximum resolution 720 x 480 Maximum 8Mbps (*3)

 

sion format

• Maximum frame rate 30fps

 

 

 

Compatible video

Audio

section

MPEG-1 Audio Layer 2

2 channel

formats

d i g i t a l c o m -

MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3

2 channel

 

pressed

 

 

 

 

 

Audio

section

Linear PCM

 

2 channel

 

digital

uncom-

(S/P DIF)

16 bit, 48kHz

 

pressed

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compatible audio formats

 

• Linear PCM (*.WAV)

 

 

MPEG-1 Audio Layer -3 (*.MP3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compatible image formats

 

• JPEG (*4), BMP, PNG

 

*1: LinkTheater plays MPEG-2 and MP3 files. Other formats are transformed into MPEG-2 and MP3 for playback.

For format transformation, your PC should meet the following requirements.

■ Minimum system requirements

[CPU] Pentium4 1.4GHz or higher, or equivalent performance CPU [Memory] 256 MB or higher

■ Recommended system requirements

[CPU] Pentium4 1.8GHz or higher/ Celeron 1.8GHz or higher/ Pentium M 900MHz or higher Celeron M 1.0GHz or higher, or equivalent performance CPU recommended.

[Memory] 512 MB or higher recommended.

*Low bit rates may allow some files to play from PCs that do not meet the above requirements.

*Not all files can be played.

*2: The AVI codec must be installed in your computer to convert and play AVI files.

*3: If LinkTheater is connected to an 11Mbps wireless LAN, or if playback is performed from an USB1.1 device, demanding video files (3Mbps or more) may skip or drop frames.

*4: Only baseline JPEGs can be viewed.

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Buffalo Technology PC-P1LAN user manual Using LinkTheater, Supported file formats