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PRODUCT INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing a FireBall Media Management system from Escient (a division of D&M Holdings).

ABOUT THIS MANUAL

This FireBall User’s Manual is intended to provide the reader with an overview of the main features and benefits of the Escient FireBall Media Management Systems. For more information, please refer to the Escient web site (www.escient.com) or contact your Escient dealer.

RECORD YOUR SERIAL NUMBER

The serial number for this unit is located at the rear of the device. Please record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to it whenever you call Escient Tech Support (800.372.4368) regarding this product.

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MANUAL DISCLAIMERS

At the time of printing, the screen shot images in this manual matched the interface screens. However, since FireBall has the capability of downloading software updates and enhancements on a regular basis, the resulting screen updates may no longer match the images in this manual. Please check the Escient website for more information about software updates.

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Contents

AVX & MX SERIES USER’S MANUAL P/N: M42001-02A3PRODUCT INTRODUCTION SETUPCONNECTING EXTERNAL DISC CHANGERS Series User’s ManualADDITIONAL CONNECTION AND HOOKUP INFORMATION LISTENING TO INTERNET RADIO SETTING USER PREFERENCESCREATING CDS MANAGING YOUR MEDIAEXTERNAL CONTROL FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual FireBall Serial NumberFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual • Do not use this apparatus near waterFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual FireBall and Physital are trademarks of Escient•Twelve 12 months service, parts and labor FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual•Installation or removal charges FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualIndianapolis, Indiana FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualEscient 6640 Intech Blvd. Suite Email: support@escient.comFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual Following are terms used throughout this manualFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual Please wait. This may take several minutesManual User’sFireBall AVX & MX Series FireBall AVX & MX ManualSeries User’sSeries ManualUser’s FireBall AVX & MXUser’s POWERManual FireBall AVX & MX SeriesFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual REMOTE OVERVIEWPAGE 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 required FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualAlpha Mode FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualABOUT SACD AUDIO DISCS FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual5CHANGER 2 ZONE BACK PANEL SHOWN LOADING DISCS INTO CHANGERS PAGEFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual 3.Select the LOOKUP DISCS menu FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual2.Select the CHANGER MANAGEMENT menu 4.Select the QUICK LOOKUP menuLookup Range feature 2.Select the CHANGER MANAGEMENT menu 5 CHANGER BACK PANEL FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualAUDIO OUTPUTS 3 CHANGER BACK PANEL5 CHANGER BACK PANEL FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualMULTI-ZONEVIDEO OUTPUTS PAGEPAGE FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualSINGLE-ZONEVIDEO OUTPUTS 3 CHANGER BACK PANEL 1 CHANGER BACK PANELRS-232CONNECTIONS Pin outs for the Wired IR inputFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual IR CONNECTIONSFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual ETHERNET CONNECTIONSPAGE FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual Changer Types FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualEXTERNAL CHANGER CONNECTIONS Control ConnectionsFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual a.The ethernet link to your router or hubPLAYING THE CURRENT MOVIE FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualBROWSING YOUR MOVIE LIBRARY PAGEMovie Info FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualSELECTING A DIFFERENT MOVIE CHANGING THE GUIDE VIEWFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual ZONE 1 - Multi-ZoneFireballZONE 2 - FireBall MP-200 Audio & VideoPlaying Movie - The Abyss FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualMulit-ZoneFireBall - Zone 1: Browsing FireBall MP-200- Zone 2: BrowsingFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual If you select a non-grayedout title, the movieROOMS FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualWATCHING THE SAME MOVIE IN TWO title currently playing in the other room and•Record CDs using the internal CD Drive FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual 1.Press the EJECT key on the front panelIn 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 FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual • 10/100 Ethernet networkFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual 2.Select the NETWORK menu itemFireBall’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 FireBall FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual4.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 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 collection FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualPlaying 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 FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual • Artist • Artist - Title • Title - Artist • SongFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual View By Title will order the list of Titles alphabetically from A to Z, according to the Album Name then the Artist NameThe 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 from FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual QueueFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual 2.Highlight the track you want to movePAGE FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual •Playing Internet Radio requires a valid Internet connectionFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual •Collections of your favorite songs•Party mixes •Workout mixes FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual •Group similar movies togetherFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual •Windows Media WMA or MPEG II layer 3 streamsFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual 3.Select the TUNE STATIONS menu item2.Press the OPTIONS key on the remote control 2.Press the OPTIONS key on the remote control FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual •Remove any punctuation marks from the Title2.Press the OPTIONS key on the remote control FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual2.Press the OPTIONS key on the remote control 2.Press the OPTIONS key on the remote control FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualGuide 2.Press the OPTIONS key on the remote control FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual •Remove Disc Numbers from the Titles2.Press the OPTIONS key on the remote control FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualStation FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual •There is a 1000 song maxium for PlaylistsFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual Follow these steps to edit a GroupYou 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 to FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualYou may delete entire Playlists from the Music Guide. Follow these steps to permanently delete one or more Playlists from the Music Guide FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual Follow these steps to delete GroupsFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual Follow these steps to create a custom Mix CD9.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 FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual Follow these steps to duplicate a CDFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual FireBall 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 Player3.Select the LANGUAGE menu item Follow these steps to set your preferred language2.Select the GENERAL menu item 4.Select the desired language3.Select the SCREEN SAVER Menu FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual2.Select the GENERAL Menu 4.Select your Screen Saver PreferencesFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual 3.Select the General menu2.Select the General menu 1.Press the SETUP key on the remoteFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual 3.Select the Screen Saver menu3.Select the TIME ZONE Menu Follow these steps to set your Time Zone2.Select the GENERAL Menu 4.Select your select your Time Zone1.Press the SETUP key on the remote FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual3.Re-enterthe same password for verification FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual Follow these steps to select a Movie RatingFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual 2.Select the NETWORK MenuFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual 2.Select the NETWORK menu2.Select the Network menu 1.Press the SETUP key on the remoteFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual 3.Select the Remote Server Connection menu2.Select the AUDIO menu FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualFollow these steps to select an audio encoder 3.Select the RECORDING PREFERENCES menu3.Select the DISC INSERT PREFERENCES menu FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual2.Select the AUDIO menu 4.Select Display and Play or Record and EjectFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual Follow these steps to center the FireBall screenFollow 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 1.Press the SETUP key on the remote control FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual 1.Place the FireBall into Standby1.Press the SETUP key on the remote control FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualChanging the Touch Panel Button Overlay Using Your Touch PanelFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual 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 •Control + Backspace •Control + Insert FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualPLAYLIST HOT KEYS •Control + Delete •Control + TopSERIAL COM PORTS PAGEFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual • Net Streams2.Select the UTILITIES menu GETTING INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR FIREBALLPAGE 3.Select the SYSTEM INFORMATION menuFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual RESTARTING THE SYSTEMPAGE Follow these steps to manually update the software FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual SETTING UP THE FIREBALL WEB SERVERUSING THE WEB USER INTERFACE PAGEFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual In 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 FireBallFIREBALL MUSIC BACKUP FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualPAGE FIREBALL MUSIC RESTORE FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualPAGE NETWORKED AUDIO USING FIREBALL MUSIC CLIENTS FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual •Direct IR inputA 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 media FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualEvery 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 FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualFireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual •Product Serial Number •Model NumberManual Software Update Checks FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s ManualAudio vs. Data CDs FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual •NTSC •10 bit Video DACs •Frequency ResponseTERMS BELOW GRACENOTE END-USERLICENSE AGREEMENTUSE OF THIS PRODUCT IMPLIES ACCEPTANCE OF THE FireBall AVX & MX Series User’s Manual