NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) User Manual 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA November 2011 202-10841-02 v1.
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Contents Chapter 1 Getting Started Streaming Media Basics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Hardware Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 What Is Included in the Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Front and Rear Views. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 What You Need to Use Your NeoTV Player. . . . . . . . . . . .
NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) Appendix A Supplemental Information Factory Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Technical Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1. Getting Started 1 This chapter covers the following topics: • Streaming Media Basics • Hardware Features • What You Need to Use Your NeoTV Player • Installation • Onscreen Quick Setup • Remote Control • Watch Channels For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the support website at http://support.netgear.com.
NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) Streaming Media Basics For the optimal media streaming experience with the NeoTV Streaming Player, NETGEAR recommends the following: • Broadband Internet service. You need at least a 1.2 Mbps connection to watch movies instantly on the NeoTV Streaming Player. The faster your connection, the better the quality. For high-quality video and audio, a connection of least 2.5 Mbps is required, and for HD 1080p movies 4.5 Mbps is recommended.
NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) Hardware Features What Is Included in the Box NeoTV Streaming Player Ne Insta oTV S llati tream ing Power adapter Play er N T V20 0 Remote control with batteries Installation guide Front and Rear Views What You Need to Use Your NeoTV Player • TV with HDMI port • HDMI cable • Broadband Internet connection • A wireless or wired network Getting Started 7
NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) Installation To install your NeoTV Streaming Player, you connect it to the TV and to your home network. When you turn on the TV, the NeoTV Quick Setup screen displays. Connect to the TV 1. Make sure that your TV is on and set to display the correct video input. 2. Connect an HDMI cable (sold separately) to the HDMI port on your player and to the HDMI IN port on your TV. HDMI supports 5.1 surround sound (if available). You do not need a separate audio cable.
NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) Connect to Your Home Network To use your player, you need to connect it to your home network with either a wireless or a wired connection. After you get your network ready, the onscreen guided setup helps you connect your player to your network. IMPORTANT: Do not place anything on top of your NeoTV player. Placing objects on top of your player can interfere with the wireless signal or cause the player to overheat.
NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) Wireless Connection If you are using a wireless connection, place your player within range of your wireless network. For best wireless reception, avoid enclosing your player in a cabinet. To connect wirelessly, you can use Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), or you can select your network and enter its password using the onscreen setup guide. NeoTV200 Wireless router Figure 3.
NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) Onscreen Quick Setup Quick Setup makes it easy to get started with the NeoTV Streaming Player. To use Quick Setup: 1. After you connect your NeoTV Streaming Player, press Power on the NeoTV remote control to turn it on. 2. You might need to use your TV remote control to select the HDMI input where you connected the NeoTV Streaming Player. The NeoTV Quick Setup Welcome screen displays. 3. Follow the onscreen setup instructions to select the following: • TV resolution.
NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) The NeoTV Streaming Player might restart after upgrading. Then the Home screen displays: Figure 4. NeoTV Streaming Player Home screen Remote Control The remote control buttons are described in the following figure: Home Power Select Up Left Right Play/Pause Down Return Menu Rewind Fast forward Next Previous Stop Figure 5.
NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) Table 1. Remote control buttons Button Description Power Wake up the NTV200, or make the NTV200 go to standby. Home Exit the current streaming channel to go to the Home screen. Up Navigate up. Down Navigate down. Left Navigage left. Right Navigate right OK Select. Return Return to the previous menu. Some services do not use this button. Menu Additional options. Some channels might not use this button. Play/Pause Play or pause media.
NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) Table 1. Remote control buttons (continued) Button Description Rewind Rewind. Next Skip to next. Some services do not use this button. Previous Previous movie chapter. Some services do not use this button. These color-coded buttons are used only in certain screens. Those screens display instructions for their use.
NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) Flingo Flingo is a free app that lets you select Internet content and send it to your TV. To set up your computer with Flingo: 1. Launch a web browser. 2. Go to the Flingo website at www.flingo.org. 3. Check to make sure that your browser is supported. 4. Drag the Fling button from the Flingo website onto your browser. To fling a video from your computer to your TV: 1. Turn on the NTV200. 2. Select Featured > Flingo. 3.
NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) 7. On your TV, play the content in your Flingo queue.
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NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) Settings Menu You can customize the settings for your NeoTV Streaming Player. To view or change the settings: 1. Select Settings on the Home screen. 2. Press OK to display the following screen: Each setting menu is described in the following sections in this chapter.
NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) General Settings Select Settings > General to display this screen: The General Settings menu includes the following: • Software Update. Check to see if newer versions of software are available. Download them and install them on your NeoTV Streaming Player. • Screen Saver Timing. Specify how long the NeoTV Streaming Player should wait to display a screen saver when no channel is playing. • Standby Timing.
NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) Restore Factory Settings You can use the restore factory settings feature to return the NeoTV Streaming Player to its factory settings, or to deactivate streaming services. Selecting Restore Factory Settings restores the unit to default settings, but it does not remove the channel account information. To remove the channel account information, select Deactive All Connected Application or deactivate specific channel account information. To restore factory settings: 1.
NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) Audio & Video Settings Select Settings > Audio & Video to display the following screen: Digital Output Select the digital output setting for the audio. If you connect the NTV200 TV directly through HDMI cable, select PCM stereo. If you connect the NTV200 to an A/V receiver cable, see the following table. Table 2.
NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) TV Aspect Select the aspect ratio. If your TV has a very rectangular (widescreen, or 16:9) aspect ratio, you can select either full screen or pillarboxed). The following table describes these settings. Media 16:9 Full 16:9 Pillarboxed Movie in widescreen format • 4:3 video sources are stretched horizontally to fit the entire screen. • Selecting a 4:3 aspect ratio setting when resolution is set to 720p or 1080i/p has no effect.
NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) Network Settings You can view or change the network settings for the NeoTV Streaming Player. The options displayed in the Network Settings screen depend on whether or not an Ethernet cable is connected to the NeoTV Streaming Player. Select Settings > Network to display the Network Settings screen. If no Ethernet cable is connected, the NeoTV Streaming Player displays options for a wireless network connection.
NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) • Connect manually to your network. Type in the wireless network name (SSID) and network password for your network. • IP Settings. View the IP settings for the NeoTV Streaming Player. • Test Network Connection. Verify that basic network communication is working. About View details about the software and hardware version of your NeoTV Streaming Player. Select Settings > About to display the following screen: • Software Version.
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NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) Update Notification When there is new firmware, the NeoTV Streaming Player notifies you when the unit powers up, or wakes up from standby. Follow the onscreen instruction to press the red remote control button, and then press OK to update the firmware. Replace the Remote Control Batteries The remote control uses two CR2032 coin batteries.To replace the batteries, slide open the battery compartment and put in the new batteries as shown.
NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) Error 101 on Flingo Channels Due to Internet bandwidth and quality of the Internet connection, Flingo channels sometimes display error 101 at the bottom of the display. To correct this, increase the Internet bandwidth or improve the quality of Internet connection.
4. NeoTV Mobile Apps 4 NeoTV mobile apps are sold separately. They allow you to use your phone as a remote control for the NeoTV Streaming Player. NeoTV mobile apps are free to download from Android market and the Apple apps store.
NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) NeoTV Remote Control App The NeoTV remote control app turns your iPhone, iPod touch, or Android phone into a NeoTV Streaming Player remote control. You can use it to manage devices and you can specify the feedback settings. Figure 6. The app is like a virtual NeoTV remote control To use the NeoTV remote control app: 1. Using your iPhone or Android smartphone, navigate to the Apple AppStore or Android Market, and search for NeoTV.
NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) Using the App with the NeoTV Streaming Player When you select the NeoTV App on your phone, the Remote screen displays: To use the NeoTV app to control the TV: 1. Make sure that your TV and the NeoTV Streaming Player are turned on. 2. Use your phone in place of the remote control to make NTV200 selections on the TV screen. The NeoTV app automaticly pairs with the unit in the same LAN.
NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) Channels You can use your phone to view the channels that are available on your NeoTV Streaming Player and select the one that you want to watch on TV. Android App iPhone App Touch the channel that you want to watch on your TV: You can use the star symbol to create a list of favorites. Favorites Touch the star icon to go to your list of favorites. You can edit your favorites.
NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) Settings The Hosts setting lets you specify your network connections. Sounds & Vibrate lets you turn sound and vibration on and off. The Host screen shows the device you are currently connected to, and lets you change your connection. • Auto Pair. This feature automatically finds NeoTV Streaming Player and connect to it through your WiFi network. • Add a new device. Manually type in the your network information.
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NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200) Factory Default Settings You can use the onscreen menus to restore factory settings. Select Settings > Restore Factory Settings. The following table shows the factory settings. Feature Setting Language English Video mode HDMI auto Digital output PCM 5.1 TV aspect 16:9 Pillarbox CEC On Standby timing 30 minutes Technical Specifications The following table includes technical specifications for the NeoTV Streaming Player.
B. Notification of Compliance NETGEAR NeoTV Streaming Player B Regulatory Compliance Information This section includes user requirements for operating this product in accordance with National laws for usage of radio spectrum and operation of radio devices. Failure of the end-user to comply with the applicable requirements may result in unlawful operation and adverse action against the end-user by the applicable National regulatory authority.
