User manual

LaCinema PlayHD Setting Up: Transferring Files

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3.2. STEP 2: Connect the USB cable

1. Make sure the power cable is connected as described in section

3.1. STEP 1: Connect the Power Supply.

2. Connect one end of the USB cable to your computer (Fig. 13)

and the other end to the USB port on the rear of the LaCinema

PlayHD (Fig. 14).

Windows Users

a. The drive will mount in My Computer/Computer (Fig.

15).

b. Copy multimedia ﬁles to the mounted volume.

Mac Users

a. The drive is preformatted and optimized for NTFS. For

information on how to use the drive with your Mac,

go to section 8.2. Reformatting: Mac Users. Once the

PlayHD is compatible with your Mac, proceed to step

b below.

b. The drive will mount on your Desktop.

c. Copy multimedia ﬁles to the mounted volume.

3. Unmount the drive and unplug the USB cable before connecting

the drive to your television (see 3.3. STEP 3: Unmounting Your

Drive).

3.2.1. Media File Organization on the

LaCinema PlayHD

You can copy ﬁles directly onto the root level of the LaCinema Play-

HD hard disk. For easy organization, the LaCinema PlayHD oper-

ating system places the ﬁle types in their own Spaces (i.e. Movie

Space, Music Space, and Photo Space; see 5. Playing Multimedia

Files). Of course, you may also create folders on the PlayHD hard

disk for browsing content according to your own preference. When

operating the PlayHD, you have the option to view ﬁles by Folder

from within each media space.

IMPORTANT INFO: To avoid data corruption, make sure to un-

mount your drive before disconnecting the USB cable. See 3.3. STEP

3: Unmounting Your Drive for details.

IMPORTANT INFO: The drive cannot be connected to your com-

puter via USB and to the television simultaneously.

Fig. 13

Fig. 14

Fig. 15