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CONTROLLING FIREBALL FROM OTHER DEVICES

In addition to the Escient ETP-1500 wired touch panel, FireBall provides the user and custom A/V installer with many options for control and integration into any home theater or home automation system using direct IR codes, two-way RS-232 serial control, two-way Ethernet control, and wireless web pad control.

FireBall has built-in support for the following companies’ control products:

•	AMX	• Net Streams
•	Crestron	• Opus
•	Elan Via	• Phillips Pronto
•	Home Theater Master	• RTI
•	Lexicon	• Sonance
•	Marantz	• Xantech

Please check the Escient web site or contact your Escient dealer for more information about integrating FireBall into your existing or new home theater or home automation system.

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P/N: M42001-02A3 AVX & MX SERIES USER’S MANUALCONNECTING EXTERNAL DISC CHANGERS SETUPPRODUCT INTRODUCTION Series User’s ManualADDITIONAL CONNECTION AND HOOKUP INFORMATION CREATING CDS SETTING USER PREFERENCESLISTENING TO INTERNET RADIO MANAGING YOUR MEDIAEXTERNAL CONTROL FireBall Serial Number FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual• Do not use this apparatus near water FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualFireBall and Physital are trademarks of Escient FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual •Twelve 12 months service, parts and laborFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual •Installation or removal chargesEscient 6640 Intech Blvd. Suite FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualIndianapolis, Indiana Email: support@escient.comFollowing are terms used throughout this manual FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualPlease wait. This may take several minutes FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualManual User’sFireBall AVX & MX Series Series ManualFireBall AVX & MX User’sUser’s ManualSeries FireBall AVX & MXManual POWERUser’s FireBall AVX & MX SeriesFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual REMOTE OVERVIEWPAGE FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual The remote control can be used to enter text in all text fields. This text entry capability is provided to allow you to fill out short text fields – such as those that occur in the setup and edit screens. FireBall’s wireless keyboard should be used when extended typing is requiredFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual Alpha ModeFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual ABOUT SACD AUDIO DISCS5CHANGER 2 ZONE BACK PANEL SHOWN LOADING DISCS INTO CHANGERS PAGEFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual 2.Select the CHANGER MANAGEMENT menu FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual3.Select the LOOKUP DISCS menu 4.Select the QUICK LOOKUP menuLookup Range feature 2.Select the CHANGER MANAGEMENT menu AUDIO OUTPUTS FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual5 CHANGER BACK PANEL 3 CHANGER BACK PANELMULTI-ZONEVIDEO OUTPUTS FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual5 CHANGER BACK PANEL PAGESINGLE-ZONEVIDEO OUTPUTS FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualPAGE 3 CHANGER BACK PANEL 1 CHANGER BACK PANELFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual Pin outs for the Wired IR inputRS-232CONNECTIONS IR CONNECTIONSFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual ETHERNET CONNECTIONSPAGE FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual EXTERNAL CHANGER CONNECTIONS FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualChanger Types Control Connectionsa.The ethernet link to your router or hub FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualBROWSING YOUR MOVIE LIBRARY FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualPLAYING THE CURRENT MOVIE PAGESELECTING A DIFFERENT MOVIE FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualMovie Info CHANGING THE GUIDE VIEWFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual ZONE 2 - FireBall MP-200 ZONE 1 - Multi-ZoneFireballFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual Audio & VideoMulit-ZoneFireBall - Zone 1: Browsing FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualPlaying Movie - The Abyss FireBall MP-200- Zone 2: BrowsingIf you select a non-grayedout title, the movie FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualWATCHING THE SAME MOVIE IN TWO FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualROOMS title currently playing in the other room and•Record CDs using the internal CD Drive 1.Press the EJECT key on the front panel FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualIn addition to manually loading and recording CDs one by one using the front panel CD drive, you can record as many CD as you want directly from your external changers 2.Select the CHANGER MANAGEMENT menu 2.Select the CHANGER MANAGEMENT menu 2.Select the CHANGER MANAGEMENT menu • 10/100 Ethernet network FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual2.Select the NETWORK menu item FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual FireBall’s File Server acts like a Windows File Server on your network, therefore you will need to connect using the MacOS X’s built-inWindows networking client. Make sure your Mac is connected to the same network as your FireBall and follow these steps to mount, transfer, and import music files from your PC to your FireBall4.Click on the Content pop-upmenu and select the Import directory FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual Follow these steps to erase a re-writeableCD FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual Now that you have gotten your music into your FireBall, it’s time to enjoy it! The Music Guide allows you to browse, locate, and play all of your music in one easy to use on-screenguide. Press the MUSIC key on the remote control to access your music collectionFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual Playing the currently highlighted Title is the same as playing a CD in a conventional CD player. Simply press the PLAY key on the remote control and it begins to play from track• Artist • Artist - Title • Title - Artist • Song FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualView By Title will order the list of Titles alphabetically from A to Z, according to the Album Name then the Artist Name FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual The default Play Mode will play the current Title from Track 1 to the last track in order, then stop. If you want to change the order of how tracks are played, there are six different Play Modes to choose fromFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual Queue FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual2.Highlight the track you want to move FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualPAGE •Playing Internet Radio requires a valid Internet connection FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual •Collections of your favorite songs•Party mixes •Workout mixes •Group similar movies together FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual•Windows Media WMA or MPEG II layer 3 streams FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual3.Select the TUNE STATIONS menu item FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual2.Press the OPTIONS key on the remote control FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual 2.Press the OPTIONS key on the remote control•Remove any punctuation marks from the Title FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual 2.Press the OPTIONS key on the remote control2.Press the OPTIONS key on the remote control FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual 2.Press the OPTIONS key on the remote controlGuide 2.Press the OPTIONS key on the remote control •Remove Disc Numbers from the Titles FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual 2.Press the OPTIONS key on the remote controlStation •There is a 1000 song maxium for Playlists FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualFollow these steps to edit a Group FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual You can remove any music you have recorded to the FireBall by using the Delete Music feature. You may want to do this if you have filled up your FireBall and you can not record any more music or if you want to remove songs that you just don’t listen toYou may delete entire Playlists from the Music Guide. Follow these steps to permanently delete one or more Playlists from the Music Guide Follow these steps to delete Groups FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualFollow these steps to create a custom Mix CD FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual9.After all of the songs have been read, FireBall will ask if you want to add any more tracks to the CD. Select ADD MORE if you do want to add more tracks or select DONE to continue creating the CD Follow these steps to duplicate a CD FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualFireBall also allows you to record from the external inputs to a blank CD. This allows you to record live performances or any other analog source to a blank CD which can then be played on almost any standard CD Player FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual2.Select the GENERAL menu item Follow these steps to set your preferred language3.Select the LANGUAGE menu item 4.Select the desired language2.Select the GENERAL Menu FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual3.Select the SCREEN SAVER Menu 4.Select your Screen Saver Preferences3.Select the General menu FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual 1.Press the SETUP key on the remote2.Select the General menu 3.Select the Screen Saver menu2.Select the GENERAL Menu Follow these steps to set your Time Zone3.Select the TIME ZONE Menu 4.Select your select your Time ZoneFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual 1.Press the SETUP key on the remoteFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual 3.Re-enterthe same password for verificationFollow these steps to select a Movie Rating FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual2.Select the NETWORK Menu FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual2.Select the NETWORK menu FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual 1.Press the SETUP key on the remote2.Select the Network menu 3.Select the Remote Server Connection menuFollow these steps to select an audio encoder FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual2.Select the AUDIO menu 3.Select the RECORDING PREFERENCES menu2.Select the AUDIO menu FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual3.Select the DISC INSERT PREFERENCES menu 4.Select Display and Play or Record and EjectFollow these steps to center the FireBall screen FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualFollow these steps to center the FireBall screen 2.Select the VIDEO menu 2.Select the VIDEO menu 3.Select the CONTRAST menu5.Press SELECT to return to the previous menu 2.Select the VIDEO menu 2.Select the VIDEO menu FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual 1.Press the SETUP key on the remote control1.Place the FireBall into Standby FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual 1.Press the SETUP key on the remote controlFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual Using Your Touch PanelChanging the Touch Panel Button Overlay Button Frame Interface Toggle Bar InterfaceIR REMOTE CONTROL FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualPAGE DIRECT ACCESS CODES FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualPAGE Function Multi-KeyCombinationsFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual Function Multi-KeyCombinationsUser’s Manual PLAYLIST HOT KEYS FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual•Control + Backspace •Control + Insert •Control + Delete •Control + TopPAGE SERIAL COM PORTS• Net Streams FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualPAGE GETTING INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR FIREBALL2.Select the UTILITIES menu 3.Select the SYSTEM INFORMATION menuFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual RESTARTING THE SYSTEMPAGE Follow these steps to manually update the software USING THE WEB USER INTERFACE SETTING UP THE FIREBALL WEB SERVERFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual PAGEIn addition to remotely controlling your FireBall, the built-inweb server also functions as a streaming audio server, providing an easy way to add multiple streaming music clients to your FireBall FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualFIREBALL MUSIC BACKUP FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualPAGE FIREBALL MUSIC RESTORE FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualPAGE FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual NETWORKED AUDIO USING FIREBALL MUSIC CLIENTS•Direct IR input FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual A distributed FireBall installation means that your FireBall Servers and Clients are physically distributed or located in different rooms. Distributed FireBalls communicate over a wired or wireless network to share access to your mediaFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual Every FireBall capable of server functions is automatically enabled to serve MP3, AAC, and FLAC audio whenever it is plugged in and properly configured for your network•Product Serial Number •Model Number FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualManual Software Update Checks FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualAudio vs. Data CDs •NTSC •10 bit Video DACs •Frequency Response FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualUSE OF THIS PRODUCT IMPLIES ACCEPTANCE OF THE GRACENOTE END-USERLICENSE AGREEMENTTERMS BELOW FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual