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LaCie LaCinema HD Connect Health and Safety Precautions, General Use Precautions

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LaCinema HD Connect Foreword

User Manual page 5

This symbol on the product

or on its packaging indicates

that this product must not be

disposed of with your other

household waste. Instead,

it is your responsibility to dispose of your

waste equipment by handing it over to a

designed collection point for the recycling

of waste electrical and electronic equip-

ment. The separate collection and recy-

cling of your waste equipment at the time

of disposal will help to conserve natural

resources and ensure that it is recycled in a

manner that protects human health and the

environment. For more information about

where you can drop off your waste equip-

ment for recycling, please contact your

local city ofﬁce, your household waste dis-

posal service, or the shop where you pur-

chased the product.

CAUTION: The LaCinema HD Connect’s

warranty may be void as a result of the fail-

ure to respect the precautions listed above.

Health and Safety Precautions

■Only qualiﬁed persons are authorized

to carry out maintenance on this device.

■Read this User Manual carefully and

follow the correct procedure when set-

ting up the device.

■Do not open a disk drive or attempt to

disassemble or modify it. Never insert

any metallic object into the drive to avoid

any risk of electrical shock, ﬁre, short-

circuiting or dangerous emissions. The

disk drives shipped with your LaCinema

HD Connect contain no user-service-

able parts. If it appears to be malfunc-

tioning, have it inspected by a qualiﬁed

LaCie Technical Support representative.

■Never expose your device to rain, or use

it near water, or in damp or wet condi-

tions. Never place objects containing

liquids on the LaCinema HD Connect,

as they may spill into its openings. Do-

ing so increases the risk of electrical

shock, short-circuiting, ﬁre or personal

injury.

■Make sure that the computer and

LaCinema HD Connect are electri-

cally grounded. If the devices are not

grounded, there is an increased risk of

electrical shock. Power requirements

100-240 V~, 1.5 A, 60-50 Hz, (Sup-

ply voltage ﬂuctuations not exceeding

± 10% of the nominal, transient over-

voltages according to over-voltage cat-

egory II).

General Use Precautions

■Do not expose the LaCinema HD Con-

nect to temperatures outside the range

of 5° C to 30° C (41° F to 86° F); or

to operational humidity beyond 5-80%,

non-condensing, or non-operating hu-

midity beyond 10-90%, non-condens-

ing. Doing so may damage the LaCin-

ema HD Connect or disﬁgure its casing.

Avoid placing your LaCinema HD Con-

nect near a source of heat or exposing

it to sunlight (even through a window).

Inversely, placing your LaCinema HD

Connect in an environment that is too

cold or humid may damage the unit.

■Always unplug the LaCinema HD Con-

nect from the electrical outlet if there is

a risk of lightning or if it will be unused

for an extended period of time. Other-

wise, there is an increased risk of elec-

trical shock, short-circuiting or ﬁre.

■Use only the power supply shipped with

the device.

■Do not place objects on top of the

LaCinema HD Connect or use exces-

sive force on it.

■Never use excessive force on your

LaCinema HD Connect. If you detect a

problem, see the Troubleshooting sec-

tion in this manual.

CAUTION: A shielded-type power cord

is required in order to meet FCC emission

limits and also to prevent interference to the

nearby radio and television reception. It is

essential that only the supplied power cord

be used.

Contents

Main LaCinema HD Connect User Manual Table of Contents LaCinema HD Connect User Manual Page Copyrights Trademarks Changes FCC Statement Canada Compliance Statement Health and Safety Precautions General Use Precautions Operating Environment Temperatures Fig. 01 Fig. 03 Fig. 02 1. Introduction Quick Links Click a topic: 1.1. Minimum System Requirements 1.1.1. Windows Users 1.1.2. Mac Users 1.2. Supported Formats Video Codecs Video File Types (Containers) External Hard Drive File Systems Subtitles 1.3. Box Content 1.4. Languages Supported Languages 1.5. Views of the LaCinema HD Connect 1.5.1. Front View Fig. 06 1.5.2. Rear View Fig. 04 1.6. Cables and Connectors 1.6.1. A/V (Audio/Video) Cables Fig. 07 1.7. Power Management Power modes Fig. 09 Disconnecting the power supply Fig. 08 2. Using the Remote Control 2.1. Battery Installation To install the batteries: Fig. 10 Fig. 11 2.2. Remote Control Key Index Button Fig. 12 2.2.1. Important Button Details Fig. 13 3. Setting Up: Connecting to TV & Network 3.1. STEP 1: Connect HDMI or Composite Cables Fig. 14 3.1.1. HDMI (High-Denition) Connection 3.1.2. Composite Video & Stereo Audio Connection Fig. 16 - Composite connection Fig. 15 - HDMI connection 3.1.3. Optical Audio (S/PDIF) Connection Fig. 17 - S/PDIF connection Fig. 19 Fig. 18 3.2. STEP 2: Connect to the Network Ethernet Connection Fig. 21 WiFi Connection Fig. 20 3.3. STEP 3: Connect the Power Supply Fig. 22 Fig. 23 * 3.4. STEP 4: Complete the Installation Wizard Fig. 27 Fig. 28 Fig. 29 4. Setting Up: Connecting USB Hard Drive 4.1. About External USB Hard Drives Fig. 30 4.1.1. Compatibility 4.2. STEP 1: Connect Hard Drive to Computer 4.3. STEP 2: Load Files Fig. 33 - Windows users Fig. 31 Fig. 32 - Mac users 4.4. STEP 3: Safely Disconnect Hard Drive from Computer Windows Users Fig. 35 - Mac users Mac Users Fig. 34 - Windows users 4.5. STEP 4: Connect Hard Drive to LaCinema HD Connect 4.6. Safely Disconnect Hard Drive from LaCinema HD Connect Fig. 38 Fig. 36 Fig. 37 5. Playing Multimedia Files File Type Section Fig. 41 File Location Section Fig. 39 5.1. Movie Space Fig. 42 5.1.1. Movie Space Options Fig. 43 Fig. 45 Fig. 44 Page 5.2. Photos Space Fig. 50 5.2.1. Photo Space Options Fig. 51 Fig. 53 Fig. 52 5.3. Music Space Fig. 54 Fig. 55 Fig. 56 5.3.1. Music Space Options Page 5.4. Network Space 5.4.1. Media Servers Fig. 64 5.4.2. Shared folders Fig. 63 6. Playing Files From a Networked Media Server Fig. 65 6.2. From Windows or Mac Computers Software Compatibility Fig. 67 6.2.1. Packet Video TwonkyVision Fig. 66 6.2.2. Windows Media Player (WMP) Fig. 68 Fig. 69 Fig. 70 6.2.3. Shared folders on your Computer Windows XP Fig. 74 Fig. 71 Fig. 72 Windows Vista Fig. 75 Fig. 76 Mac OS X 10.5.x & 10.6.x Mac OS X 10.4.x Fig. 78 Fig. 77 7. Sharing Files Throughout Your Home Network 7.1. Manage Files from a Networked Computer 7.1.1. STEP 1: Verify Physical Connection 7.1.2. STEP 2: LaCie Network Assistant: Install Fig. 79 Install LaCie Network Assistant: 7.1.3. STEP 3: LaCie Network Assistant: Manage Files Fig. 80 Fig. 82 Fig. 81 Page 7.1.4. Alternative Network Connection Methods Windows Users Fig. 85 Mac Users Fig. 86 7.2. Play Files on Networked Media Players 7.2.1. Enable the Media Server Function Fig. 89 Fig. 88 7.2.2. UPnP Usage Example: XBOX 8. Formatting External USB Hard Drives Windows File System Formats NTFS MS-DOS (FAT32) Mac File System Formats 8.1. Formatting: Windows Users continued on next page Fig. 91 Fig. 90 Fig. 92 Fig. 93 8.2. Formatting: Mac Users Fig. 94 Fig. 95 9. Settings Menu 9.1. Settings: Audio/Video 9.1.1. Video Output Fig. 96 Fig. 97 9.1.2. Display Resolution 9.1.3. Aspect Ratio 9.1.4. Audio Output 9.1.5. NTSC/PAL 9.2. Settings: Video Fig. 103 9.2.1. Video Sequence Fig. 101 Fig. 102 Page 9.3. Settings: Music 9.3.1. Music Sequence Fig. 105 9.3.2. Audio Track Display Fig. 106 9.4. Settings: Photo Fig. 109 9.4.1. Slideshow 9.4.2. Picture Scaling Fig. 107 9.4.3. Transition Effect 9.4.4. Interval Time Fig. 111 Fig. 110 9.5. Settings: System 9.5.1. Language Fig. 114 9.5.2. Content Aggregation 9.5.3. Screensaver Delay Page 9.5.7. About 9.5.8. Update Device 9.6. Settings: Network 9.6.1. Network Setup: Wired / Wireless Fig. 122 Fig. 120 Fig. 121 9.6.2. Device Name 9.6.3. Media Server Fig. 125 Fig. 124 9.6.4. Shared Folders 9.7. Settings: Shutdown 9.7.1. Shutdown 9.7.2. Restart Fig. 126 10. Troubleshooting Manual Updates 10.1. Troubleshooting the Television/Stereo Connection Problem Question Answer 10.2. USB Hard Drive Connection Problem Question Answer LaCinema HD Connect User Manual 11. Contacting Customer Support Before You Contact Technical Support Information Location LaCinema HD Connect User Manual 11.1. LaCie Technical Support Contacts LaCinema HD Connect User Manual 12. Warranty Information