LaCinema HD Connect

User Manual

Troubleshooting

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10.2. USB Hard Drive Connection

Problem

Question

Answer

I’m not sure if my

Using the remote control, navigate to one of these spaces: Music, Photo, or Movie, and see if USB1 is listed. If it

external USB hard

is, your hard drive is recognized.

 

drive is recognized by

 

 

the LaCinema Con-

 

 

nect HD.

 

 

The external USB

Is the drive formatted in a compat-

Check section 4.1.1. Compatibility to see if your drive’s file system is com-

hard drive isn’t recog-

ible file system?

patible with the LaCinema HD Connect. Note that drives formatted in HFS+

nized by the LaCin-

 

(Mac OS extended) Journaled are incompatible. To reformat the drive, see

ema Connect HD.

 

8. Formatting External USB Hard Drives.

 

Is the drive receiving enough pow-

Make sure the drive’s power supply is connected and the drive is turned on.

 

er?

If your drive has an optional power supply, connect it.

 

Did you follow the setup steps in the

See 4. Setting Up: Connecting USB Hard Drive.

 

prescribed order?

 

 

Try physical troubleshooting.

1. Change the USB cable. A failure in the cable can prevent a proper

 

 

connection.

 

 

2. Change the drive’s external power supply or cable.

 

 

3. Try a different USB hard drive.

A file doesn’t appear

Is the file compatible with the

See 1.2. Supported Formats to verify that the file is compatible.

on my TV or doesn’t

LaCinema HD Connect?

 

play correctly.

 

 

 

 

 

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