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FP-1 USER’S MANUAL P/N: M51001-01A1

PAGE 10FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualESCIENT PRIVACY POLICYEscient is committed to providing you with a product that you enjoy and are confident in usin

PAGE 11FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualTERMS AND DEFINITIONSFollowing are terms used throughout this manual:• Button-referstoagraphicitemonthedi

PAGE 12FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualSETUPThis manual assumes that you followed the printed “Quick Setup Guide” that came with your FireBall. If you hav

PAGE 13FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualFRONT AND BACK PANEL OVERVIEW 1 - LED - POWER STATES 2 - POWER ON/OFF 3 - IR WINDOW 1 - ETHERNET 2 - DIG

PAGE 14FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualREMOTE OVERVIEWCODE SETCode Set - used to set the universal IR source buttons.UNIVERSAL SOURCE SELECTTV / Cable / R

PAGE 15FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualENTERING TEXT WITH THE REMOTE CONTROLThe remote control can be used to enter text in all text fields. This text en

PAGE 16FireBall™ FP-1 User’s Manualdisplay a “C”. The fourth key press displays a lower case “a”, the fifth key press displays a lower case “b”, and

PAGE 17FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualAUDIO / VIDEO OUTPUTSFireBall has two audio and video output formats and connectors including:AUDIO•AnalogAudi

PAGE 18FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualRS-232 CONNECTIONSTheCOMportistobeusedforconnectingawiredtouchpanelortointerfacewithathirdparty

PAGE 19FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualETHERNET CONNECTIONSThe Ethernet jack on the back panel of the FireBall accepts any standard twisted pair CAT5 Ethe

PAGE 2FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualTHANK YOUThe team at Escient would like to take this opportunity to thank you for purchasing an Escient FireBall pro

PAGE 20FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualCAT5 cabling should not exceed 100 meters. The following drawing depicts the typical wiring scheme for CAT5.For mor

PAGE 21FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualREGISTRATIONRegistering your FireBall is accomplished automatically when you go through the Quick Startprocess desc

PAGE 22FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualCONNECTING YOUR IPODFollow these steps to connect your iPod to the FP-1:1. Insert the appropriate universal iPod ad

PAGE 23FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualLISTENING TO MUSICBROWSING YOUR MUSIC LIBRARYNowthatyouhavegottenyourmusicintoyourFireBall,it’stimetoe

PAGE 24FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualPLAYING THE CURRENT TITLEPlaying the currently highlighted Title is the same as playing a CD in a conventional CD p

PAGE 25FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualCHANGING THE GUIDE VIEWThe GUIDE button on the remote control is used to switch between the Music Guide and Music P

PAGE 26FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualView By ListViewByListdisplaysaninelinehierarchicalviewof your music library starting by Genre, then by Ar

PAGE 27FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualCHANGING THE CURRENT PLAY MODEThe default Play Mode will play the current Title from Track 1 to the last track in o

PAGE 28FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualVIEWING BY GENREInadditiontothecurrentGuideView,theMusicGuideautomaticallyorganizesyourMusicintodefa

PAGE 29FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualUSING THE JUKEBOX QUEUEBy default, FireBall plays music from a “playlist” or “disc” based song list, meaning that y

PAGE 3FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualLISTENING TO MUSIC 23BROWSING YOUR MUSIC LIBRARY 23SHOW AND HIDE TRACKS 23PLAYING THE CURRENT TITLE 24SELECTING A D

PAGE 30FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualReordering the Jukebox QueueFollow these steps to reorder tracks in the Jukebox Queue:1. Make sure you are viewing

PAGE 31FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualLISTENING TO INTERNET RADIOBROWSING INTERNET RADIO STATIONSThe Radio Guide displays a scrolling list of Internet Ra

PAGE 32FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualPLAYING THE CURRENT STATIONPlaying the currently highlighted Radio Station is the same as selecting and playing an

PAGE 33FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualMANAGING YOUR MEDIACREATING PLAYLISTSFireBall allows you to organize your favorite songs into custom “Playlists”. A

PAGE 34FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualADDING INTERNET RADIO STATIONSFireBall comes preloaded with several high quality streaming Internet Radio Stations

PAGE 35FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualUPDATING THE INTERNET RADIO STATIONS LISTEscient makes every attempt to insure that the preloaded Internet Radio St

PAGE 36FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualEDITING MUSIC INFORMATIONFireBall has access to over 4 million CD titles, but you may still encounter a CD that doe

PAGE 37FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualEditing Track NamesYoucanalsomanuallyedittheTrack/SongnamesforFireBallhardwareserverbasedmusictitles.

PAGE 38FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualSearching for the Original CoverOccasionallythewrongcoverorthedefaultcoverwillbedisplayedforaMusicTit

PAGE 39FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualEDITING RADIO INFORMATIONSimilar to editing Music Information, you can also Edit the Radio Information. Follow thes

PAGE 4FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualEXTERNAL CONTROL 60IR REMOTE CONTROL 60DIRECT ACCESS CODES 61BUTTON OVERLAY 64SERIAL COM PORT 65CONTROLLING FIREBAL

PAGE 40FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualEDITING PLAYLISTSYoucanreordertracks,changethename,andaddorremovetracksfromanyPlaylistyoucreated.Fo

PAGE 41FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualDELETING PLAYLISTSYou may delete entire Playlists from the Music Guide. Follow these steps to permanently delete on

PAGE 42FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualSETTING USER PREFERENCESUser preferences are available to specify global configuration options and preferred system

PAGE 43FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualGET COVER ARTThe FP-1 automatically downloads and stores cover art for the music titles on the iPod. If for any re

PAGE 44FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualSTATUSThe iPod Status screen provides information for the currently docked iPod including how many genres, artists,

PAGE 45FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualSELECTING YOUR LANGUAGEFireBall supports 5 different languages for its on screen menus and text. Follow these steps

PAGE 46FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualSETTING THE SCREEN SAVER PREFERENCESScreen Savers are provided for each source mode. Screen Savers provide two impo

PAGE 47FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualRetail Demo ModeFireBall has a Retail Demo Mode for use in retail display environments. The Retail Demo Mode (RDM)

PAGE 48FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualSETTING YOUR TIME ZONESpecify which US time zone your FireBall is located in. Follow these steps to set your Time Z

PAGE 49FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualCUSTOMIZABLE USER INTERFACEIn addition to the Escient Classic user interface theme, the FireBall allows you to sele

PAGE 5FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualPRODUCT INTRODUCTIONThank you for purchasing a FireBall Media Management system from Escient (a division of D&M

PAGE 50FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualENABLING PASSWORD PROTECTION Optional Password Protection enables you to limit user access to the Setup Menus. This

PAGE 51FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualETHERNET SETTINGS Ethernet is the preferred networking choice which provides you with the best network performance

PAGE 52FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualSERVER SETTINGSYourFireBallcanactasa“server”deliveringaudiotooptionalFireBall“clients”overthenetwork

PAGE 53FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualFIREBALL MUSIC SHARINGFireBall contains a special music sharing feature that allows the FireBall-PC software and ot

PAGE 54FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualVIDEO FORMATAllowsyoutoselect4:3or16:9aspectratiosonyourTVscreen.Follow these steps to center the FireB

PAGE 55FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualCENTERING THE FIREBALL SCREENAllowsyoutocentertheFireBalluserinterfacehorizontallyonyourTVscreen.Follow

PAGE 56FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualADJUSTING YOUR TV’S BRIGHTNESSFollow these steps to adjust the brightness on your TV:1. Press the SETUP key on the

PAGE 57FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualADJUSTING YOUR TV’S CONTRASTThe Contrast or Picture Adjustment control allows you to optimize the contrast (which i

PAGE 58FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualADJUSTING YOUR TV’S SHARPNESSTheSharpnessadjustmentallowsyoutosettheSharpnessorDetailcontroloftheTVs

PAGE 59FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualADJUSTING YOUR TV’S COLOR AND TINTColorBarsareusedtotesttheTVmonitor’sabilitytoreproducethepropercolo

PAGE 6FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualWARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS• Donotusethisapparatusnearwater.• Cleanonlywithadrycloth.• Donotblockanyv

PAGE 60FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualEXTERNAL CONTROLIR REMOTE CONTROLFireBall is preset from the factory to operate from the FB1 source button, however

PAGE 61FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualDIRECT ACCESS CODESDirect Access Codes are used in conjunction with the MACRO key on the remote control to provide

PAGE 62FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualThe following table is used to determine the button sequence for direct access code sequences from the Escient IR r

PAGE 63FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualThe following table is used to determine the button sequence for direct access code sequences from the Escient IR r

PAGE 64FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualBUTTON OVERLAYThe Button Overlay feature places button controls onto the FireBall user interface for use with third

PAGE 65FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualSERIAL COM PORTThe Serial Control COM Port setting is used for two-way external control communications with a third

PAGE 66FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualCONTROLLING FIREBALL FROM OTHER DEVICESFireBallprovidestheuserandcustomA/Vinstallerwithmanyoptionsforco

PAGE 67FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualFIREBALL UTILITIESGETTING INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR FIREBALLInformation about your FireBall hardware and software is a

PAGE 68FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualRESTARTING THE SYSTEMThere are two ways of manually performing a full restart or reboot of the FireBall system, one

PAGE 69FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualUPDATING THE SOFTWAREFireBall will automatically check the Escient server once a week for any FireBall software upd

PAGE 7FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualTRADEMARKS & SERVICE MARKSEscient®, the Escient logo, and FireBall®aretrademarksofDigitalNetworksNorthAme

PAGE 70FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualCONTROLLING FIREBALL FROM A WEB BROWSERFireBall contains a built-in web server which means you can connect to your

PAGE 71FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualID3 TAG SUPPORTAll MP3, AAC, and FLAC files should have the proper ID3 tags in each file in order for FireBall to

PAGE 72FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualNETWORKED AUDIO USING FIREBALL MUSIC CLIENTSSERVERSA FireBall Server is a Fireball media management system that is

PAGE 73FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualCONFIGURING A FIREBALL SERVEREvery FireBall capable of server functions is automatically enabled to serve MP3, AAC,

PAGE 74FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualESCIENT TECHNICAL SUPPORTContact your dealer or Escient’s Customer Support group. Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00am - 7

PAGE 75FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualTROUBLESHOOTINGNETWORK PROBLEMSIf you experience problems registering a FireBall or connecting to the Internet to l

PAGE 76FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualADDITIONAL INFORMATIONSPECIFICATIONSSpecifications are subject to change without notice. Please check the Escient w

PAGE 77FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualGRACENOTE®END-USERLICENSEAGREEMENTUSEOFTHISPRODUCTIMPLIESACCEPTANCEOFTHETERMS BELOW.This product contains

PAGE 8FireBall™ FP-1 User’s ManualWARRANTY INFORMATIONTerms of Coverage - Each Escient branded media management system sold comes with a standard one

PAGE 9FireBall™ FP-1 User’s Manual• Additionally,Escientdoesnotcoverthefollowingitemsunderthetermsofitswarrantyprograms:• Installation