INSTALLATION
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Connecting to the Internet The OPPO BDP-83 Blu-Ray Disc Player supports the BD-Live feature offered on some Blu-ray Disc titles.
BD-Live offers extra downloadable content and additional online interactive programs. The available BD-Live
contents vary by discs and studios, and may include additional subtitles, commentaries, movie trailers, games,
and/or online chat.
Connecting the player to the Internet will also allow the player to obtain firmware updates via the Internet.
(See pages 4 and 67 for more information regarding firmware updates.)
In order to utilize the BD-Live feature or update firmware via the Internet, the player needs to be connected to
a broadband Internet connection. You must have access to a working broadband Internet service connection.
It is not necessary to connect to the Internet if you do not intend to use the BD-Live and online firmware
updating functionality.
Broadband Internet
Connection
Rear Panel
WAN 1 2 LAN 3 4
Internet
Network Cable
(Ethernet)
Broadband Router/Modem
• Plug one end of a network cable (Category 5/5E straight Ethernet cable) into the LAN port on
the back of the OPPO Blu-ray Disc player.
• Plug the other end of the network cable into a LAN port on the broadband router or modem.
• After physically connecting the player to a broadband Internet connection, some network
configuration may be required. Please refer to the Network Setup section on page 68 of the
manual for details.
• If you would like to connect the player to a broadband Internet connection via a wireless LAN
router, please use an Ethernet/wireless LAN media converter (also called a wireless bridge or a
gaming adapter). Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the media converter for
details on how to configure it.
• Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the broadband router or modem, or contact the
Internet service provider for questions related to setting up the router or modem.
NOTE
• Only connect the LAN port of the player to an Ethernet port that supports 10BASE-T or
100BASE-TX. Connecting to any other ports or jacks, such as a phone jack, can
damage the player.