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LinkTheater LT-H90 Media Player
v1.0
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Introduction 3 Product Diagram 4 Connect Your Cables 6 Remote Control 8 Getting Started 11 Install PC Software 1 Using the LinkTheater 0 Settings 4 Display Modes 8 Using Windows Media Player 30 Transcoder 34 Specifications 36 Warranty 37 Contact 38
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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 E
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Lift door for USB port. Power switch May be used with Hold 10 seconds to reset unit. USB memory sticks, camcorders, or FAT3 USB hard drives. 10V AC HDMI (70p) 10/100 Ethernet Toslink digital audio out (5.1) Composite Video out RCA stereo audio out D4/Component HD video out (70p) USB port for use with USB memory sticks or FAT3 USB hard drives. 4
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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 connect
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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
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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. If the lights don’t come on within a few seconds
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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. This includes file name info, format info, and in the case of movies and m
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Video – The video button will TM cycle through the four supported video modes. CAUTION: INFO SETUP REFRESH Using this improperly could REPEAT VIDEO AUDIO result in losing video display. In that event, continue to cycle STEP/SLOW through the video modes by II> >/II pressing the VIDEO button until the display returns. I< << >> >I Audio – Audio is used to select . : / def abc different sound track options 1 2 3 that may be available in video ghi jkl mno files. 4 5 6 pqrs tuv wxyz Pl
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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. This allows you to quickly mute or raise/lower the volume without having to necessarily use the
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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. Turn to page 0 to start using your LinkThe
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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. . Press the ‘Start’ button. 3. Agree to the End User License. 1
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4. Press ‘Start’. 5. Click Reboot to finish the installation and restart your PC. 13
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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. 14
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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. 15
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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. 16
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The Options tab will let you turn on and of f file sharing. It also includes other options, including the ability to control whether the media server starts when your computer starts. T o 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. If you’d like to prevent som
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Press Next. And then press Next again. 18
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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 Buf falo PC Media Server . 1
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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. 0
