LinkTheater LT-H90 Media Player v1.
Introduction 3 Product Diagram 4 Connect Your Cables 6 Remote Control 8 Getting Started 11 Install PC Software 12 Using the LinkTheater 20 Settings 24 Display Modes 28 Using Windows Media Player 30 Transcoder 34 Specifications 36 Warranty 37 Contact 38
Using LinkTheater Thank you for choosing LinkTheater! This manual should help you configure and use your new LinkTheater. Buffalo Technology’s LinkTheater LT-H90 Network Media Player is the missing link between your TV, home entertainment center, and computer network. Now, you can play the movies, music, and photos stored on your computers from the comfort of your living room, through your TV and home entertainment center. The LinkTheater connects to your local network with an RJ-45 Ethernet port.
Power switch Hold 10 seconds to reset unit. Lift door for USB port. May be used with USB memory sticks, camcorders, or FAT32 USB hard drives. 120V AC HDMI (720p) 10/100 Ethernet Toslink digital audio out (5.1) Composite Video out RCA stereo audio out D4/Component HD video out (720p) USB port for use with USB memory sticks or FAT32 USB hard drives.
Package Contents: • • • • • • • LinkTheater Media Player Ethernet Cable Remote Control with Batteries AC Power Cable LinkTheater CD-ROM User Manual (this guide) Standard A/V Cable (Red, White, and Yellow RCAs) If any items are missing from your package, please contact Buffalo Technology’s Technical Support or contact the place you purchased your product from. Preparation: The LinkTheater connects to a TV or video monitor with composite (RCA), HDMI, D4, or component style video connectors.
Connect your cables: The LinkTheater must be connected to a TV or monitor. Although the LinkTheater plays mp3s and other popular music formats, a TV or monitor is required to navigate and configure options on the LinkTheater. There are many ways to connect the audio and video output of the LinkTheater to a TV or home theater. The following directions describe connecting your LinkTheater to your TV or monitor with the standard yellow analog composite video connector, which almost any TV will have.
4 - Plug the power cable into an AC power outlet. Buffalo recommends connecting the AC adapter to a power-strip with a surge protector to protect it from power surges caused by lightning. 5 - Plug the power connector from the AC adapter into the back of the LinkTheater. The ‘POWER’ and ‘STANDBY’ lights on the front of the LinkTheater will blink and then turn on. You do not need to press the power button on the front of the LinkTheater.
Remote Control The LinkTheater's navigation and settings are all done via the included remote control. To navigate through the menus, use the up, down, left and right arrows. To make a selection, press the ‘Enter’ key. Also, the left and right arrows can be used to navigate forward and back through the menus. Info – The info button will bring up information regarding the file that is currently being played back.
TM INFO SETUP REFRESH REPEAT VIDEO AUDIO STEP/SLOW >/II II> << I< >> >I .:/ abc 1 2 3 ghi jkl mno 4 5 6 pqrs tuv wxyz 7 8 9 CLEAR skip VIDEO def CAPS/NUM 0 MUSIC RETURN skip ENTER VOL DOWN MUTE TRACK < + Audio – Audio is used to select different sound track options that may be available in video files. Playback Controls – The playback controls work similarly to that of a VCR or DVD player.
Home – The home button will return you to the main navigation hub. Up and Down – The up and down buttons work like Page Up and Page Down does on a computer. This is a quick way to browse through folders that have a lot of media. Volume and Mute – The LinkTheater has its own independent volume control that can be used along with or as an alternative to your TV or sound system’s remote control.
Getting Started Installing software on your computer. The LinkTheater is designed to play media files that are located on computers and NAS devices. Where do you keep your movies, music, and pictures? If they’re on Windows PCs, then turn to the next page and begin installing software on your PC. If your media files are stored on a NAS device like the TeraStation Live or the LinkStation Live, then you may not need to install software at all.
Installing the Buffalo PC Utility: Please follow the install steps below if you wish to use the LinkTheater to access media files on a Windows PC: 1. Insert the LinkTheater CD-ROM into your PC’s CD-ROM drive. The program will run automatically. 2. Press the ‘Start’ button. 3. Agree to the End User License.
4. Press ‘Start’. 5. Click Reboot to finish the installation and restart your PC.
6. After the reboot, please launch the ‘Configure MediaServer’ program from the start menu. Configuring the Buffalo PC Media Server: Now that the Buffalo PC Media Server is installed and running, you must point it to the media on your computer.
There are two options for adding media: Add - By pressing the Add button, you can specifically pick a directory on your computer to share with the LinkTheater. If you wish to add multiple directories, then you can add them one at a time by repeating the process. Auto Search – Auto search launches a wizard that will help you automatically find your media. Press the Next button to continue.
Select which drive or drives you’d like to include in the search. Click on Next. Additional options are available. We recommend that you keep the options as is. Click on Next when ready. After the search completes, you will be asked to confirm which folders you’d like to add to the media server. Checked folders will be shared, unchecked folders will not. Once you have analyzed the list, click on Confirm.
The Options tab will let you turn on and off file sharing. It also includes other options, including the ability to control whether the media server starts when your computer starts. To disable file sharing, press the Turn OFF File Sharing button. You may want to turn on Access Control to prevent certain devices from accessing your media content. This is especially important if there are multiple LinkTheaters or other DLNA playback devices on your network.
Press Next. And then press Next again.
Select your preferred method for assigning access to drives. Once complete, press Next. You can continue to add more access grants by pressing the Add button again. The access rules will appear in the main application console. Congratulations, you’ve completed the installation and configuration of the Buffalo PC Media Server.
Using the LinkTheater Use the remote to choose and play your media files. When the LinkTheater first turns on, it shows the Home screen. Use the up and down arrows on your remote control to highlight your choice, and then press enter to open it.
Browse Media will access any of the following media devices: • DLNA Media Servers • The PC Utility that came with your LinkTheater • Buffalo’s DLNA Home Server NAS products (LinkStation Home Server and TeraStation Home Server) • 3rd party DLNA servers like TwonkyVision (www.twonkyvision. com) • Microsoft® Windows® Media Connect • Microsoft® Windows® Media Player 11 • 3rd party UPnP A/V Servers Highlight one and click the right arrow to browse content.
Browse USB shows FAT32 formatted USB storage devices connected directly to the LinkTheater. Highlight one and click the right arrow to browse content. To play a media file, just highlight it and press Enter on the remote. As it plays, you can use the fast-forward and rewind buttons on the remote to navigate through the file.
Camcorder Backup will back up your camcorder or camera to a USB hard drive automatically. Connect your FAT32 USB hard drive to the rear panel of the LinkTheater and your camcorder or digital camera to the front-panel USB port. The LinkTheater will back up your media files automatically. Your camcorder must be in mass storage mode for this to work properly.
Settings Optimise the LinkTheater for your home theater. Right out of the box, your LinkTheater’s basic configuration works well for many users. However, you have the option to modify many of its settings to give the best match with your other equipment. To access settings, choose Settings from the Home menu, or press the Settings button on your remote.
System settings are divided into four categories. System Preferences include such settings as the delay times for the screensaver and slideshow, LED brightness, and whether or not to enable the digital audio output.
Network Settings contains settings that affect your LinkTheater’s network connection. By default, the LinkTheater uses DHCP to configure all network settings for you automatically, but if you prefer, you may create new profiles with manual settings.
Display Settings lets you toggle between various video output modes. This is where you adjust the picture to display properly on your 16x9 HD monitor. Press the Enter button on your remote to toggle through the available modes.
Display Settings: The LinkTheater supports four display modes. Changing the display modes could result in your LinkTheater not operating properly so please make sure you know which modes your TV or monitor supports: Composite 480i 4x3 – This is the standard mode. It utilized the standard RCA (yellow) video cable or to transmit video data. 480i means the picture is displayed at the resolution 640x480 interlaced.
Reset System Settings will return all settings to their factory defaults. Any changes you’ve made will be lost.
Configuring Windows Media Player: With Windows Media Player 11, a PC can stream media files to the LinkTheater. If you’ve already installed the Buffalo PC Media Server utility, then using Windows Media Player 11 may not be necessary. Windows Media Player 11 replaces the Windows Media Connect 2.0 software that was available within previous versions of Windows XP. If you still have Windows Media Connect 2.
In Windows Media Player, click Tools and choose Options. From the Library tab, choose Configure Sharing.
Make sure that you have a check next to “Share my media to:”. If your LinkStation is powered on and connected to the network, it will appear in the window as an “Unknown Device” with a yellow triangle and an explanation point. Highlight the new “Unknown Device” and click Allow.
Change settings as desired. Click OK when done.
Transcoder Transcoder software lets you play even more types of files. To play files created by older utilities such as Windows Media player 7 or 8, you’ll need to use transcoder software to convert the files to playable formats. To do this, click Start - Programs BUFFALO - MediaServer - Transcoder. Click Add to add files to the transcode list, and then Start to convert them.
For best results, Windows computers streaming media to your LinkTheater should be running DirectX9.0c. You may install DirectX9.0c from the Buffalo software disk. An electronic copy of the LinkStation user manual (this guide) is available on the disk. The electronic copy of the manual is in PDF format. To read it, you will need a PDF reader like Adobe’s Acrobat, included on the disk for your convenience.
Specifications LT-H90 LinkTheater Supported Multimedia Formats* Video Formats Audio Formats Image Formats Video Modes MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, XviD**, wmv 9, H.264 MP3, WAV, WMA, M4A (AAC) JPG, BMP, PNG, GIF 480i, 480p, 720p, and 1080i Wired LAN Interface Interface Transmission Speed Connector Type Access Method IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T), IEEE 802.3u (100BASE-TX) 10 / 100 Mbps RJ-45 CSMA/CD USB Interface Interface Data Transfer Speed USB2.0/1.
Multimedia Product Warranty Buffalo Technology (Buffalo Inc.) products come with a one-year limited warranty from the date of purchase. If the Buffalo product malfunctions during the warranty period, Buffalo Technology will replace the unit, provided the unit has not been subjected to misuse, abuse, or non-Buffalo technology authorized alteration, modifications or repair.
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