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VIA!DJ_Install_REVD_FINAL.QXD 11/1/04 12:52 PM Page 2 ELAN INSTALLATION MANUAL HOME SYSTEMS TABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 I. THE VIA!DJ AUDIO & VIDEO OUTPUTS The VIA!dj Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 The VIA!dj Output Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 II.
VIA!DJ_Install_REVD_FINAL.QXD ELAN HOME 11/1/04 12:52 PM Page 3 SYSTEMS INSTALLATION MANUAL IMPORTANT The VIA!dj Installation Manual details the audio, video, IR, telephone and Ethernet connections required for installing the VIA!dj.
VIA!DJ_Install_REVD_FINAL.QXD 11/1/04 12:52 PM Page 4 ELAN INSTALLATION MANUAL HOME SYSTEMS THE VIA!dj OUTPUT SCREEN (4 OUTPUT MODEL SHOWN) Page 3 1 Indicates the Output currently selected 10 Next track 2 Re-syncs the video display to the audi output selected in your zone 11 Stop 12 Pause 3 Used to select VIA!dj analog outputs 1, 2 and 3. The highlighted output coincides with the album details currently being displayed.
VIA!DJ_Install_REVD_FINAL.QXD ELAN HOME 11/1/04 12:52 PM Page 5 SYSTEMS INSTALLATION MANUAL II. AUDIO, VIDEO AND IR CONNECTIONS (4 OUTPUT MODEL SHOWN) 1. AUDIO CONNECTIONS a. Wholehouse Audio Distribution—Connect the VIA!dj’s ANALOG audio outputs 1, 2 and 3 to any three source inputs on the System6, System12, Z•630 PreAmp Controller or HD Source Input Card. b.
VIA!DJ_Install_REVD_FINAL.QXD 11/1/04 12:52 PM INSTALLATION MANUAL NOTE: If the Z•880 Video Controller is being serially controlled, there is no need to make the IR connections to it. Only the VIA!dj would need to respond to IR commands from the ELAN controller. Page 6 ELAN HOME SYSTEMS specific IR output port that corresponds to the audio input the dj-S is connected to on any ELAN multi-room controller.
VIA!DJ_Install_REVD_FINAL.QXD ELAN HOME 11/1/04 12:52 PM Page 7 SYSTEMS INSTALLATION MANUAL BUILT-IN DIAL-UP MODEM CONNECTIONS (RJ11 TELEPHONE LINE JACK) The VIA!dj is equipped with a built-in dial modem which can be connected directly to a standard telephone line using the RJ11 Telephone Line jack.
VIA!DJ_Install_REVD_FINAL.QXD 11/1/04 12:52 PM Page 8 ELAN INSTALLATION MANUAL • HOME SYSTEMS You will be asked to connect your telephone line to the modem connection and press ✔Register to continue • The VIA!dj will now attempt to dial out to the built-in Internet account • After you register (or agree to register later), the VIA!dj will fill in the account information and you simply need to select update.
VIA!DJ_Install_REVD_FINAL.QXD ELAN HOME 11/1/04 12:52 PM Page 9 SYSTEMS INSTALLATION MANUAL 1. From the Main Menu select Settings 2. From the Settings menu select Internet Access 3. From the Internet Access menu confirm that the Access Mode is set to Ethernet. If it is not, press Edit and select Ethernet. 4. Press < Back to return to the System Settings menu. 5. From the System Settings menu select Ethernet Settings 6.
VIA!DJ_Install_REVD_FINAL.QXD 11/1/04 12:52 PM Page 10 ELAN INSTALLATION MANUAL HOME SYSTEMS Alternately, you can use the DOS shell command "ipconfig /all" to determine the computer’s network settings. Either of these methods will allow you to see the computer’s IP address, subnet mask, router address (gateway), and DNS servers. All of this data, except for the last digit in the IP address, can be manually entered into the VIA!dj’s Ethernet settings.
VIA!DJ_Install_REVD_FINAL.QXD ELAN HOME 11/1/04 12:52 PM Page 11 SYSTEMS INSTALLATION MANUAL If the PC is 192.168.1.100, then the VIA!dj will be 192.168.1.XXX, where X can be any number not already in use on the home network. 9. Press OK when done. Note: If there is a DHCP server in the network but you are required to set the VIA!dj’s Ethernet settings manually for some reason, it is important that the last number of the VIA!dj’s IP address is not within the range of the DHCP server.
VIA!DJ_Install_REVD_FINAL.QXD 11/1/04 12:52 PM Page 12 ELAN INSTALLATION MANUAL HOME SYSTEMS Note that there were 4 attempts to contact the VIA!dj at IP Address 192.168.1.105 and at each attempt the VIA!dj sent back a “Reply”. The statistics at the bottom of the screen indicate that there were 4 “packets” sent, that all 4 were received, and none were lost. The following is an example of a PING command issued to a VIA!dj that the network could not detect: Unsuccessful PING to IP Address 192.168.1.
VIA!DJ_Install_REVD_FINAL.QXD ELAN HOME 11/1/04 12:52 PM Page 13 SYSTEMS INSTALLATION MANUAL CDs, they do their recording in the evening and let the VIA!dj compress the data overnight while the VIA!dj is not playing. This only applies to CDs loaded into the VIA!dj’s CD tray. This does not apply to bulk-loading methods. See Section VI, pg. 14-15, Bulk-Loading CDs Into the VIA!dj. DTS 5.1 ENCODED CDs The VIA!dj can record DTS 5.1 encoded audio CDs.
VIA!DJ_Install_REVD_FINAL.QXD 11/1/04 12:52 PM Page 14 ELAN INSTALLATION MANUAL HOME SYSTEMS REMOTE DIAGNOSTICS Remote Diagnostics allows Imerge Technical Support to dial-up a VIA!dj and check its configuration and settings. • This trouble-shooting procedure can only take place after ELAN Technical Support has been contacted and has been unable to diagnose and rectify the problem with the VIA!dj. • This procedure requires that the VIA!dj’s built-in modem be connected to a phone line.
VIA!DJ_Install_REVD_FINAL.QXD ELAN HOME 11/1/04 12:52 PM Page 15 SYSTEMS INSTALLATION MANUAL Requirements: • PC running Windows® XP and a minimum of 1Gb free hard disk space • Compatible IEEE 1394 FireWire card* The MediaLoader package is a collaborative product developed and manufactured by Imerge Ltd. and PowerFile Inc. and is not sold by ELAN Home Systems. It can only be purchased by going to www.powerfile.com/xiva. MediaLoader is available to authorized ELAN or registered XiVA dealers only.
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