[. . . ] LaCinema PlayHD User Manual
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ComputerMinimumSystemRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SupportedFormats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] TECHNICAL NOTE:PleasenotethattheHDMIcablealsocarries digital surround sound formats along with the picture signal. See theusermanualforyourdigitalreceiver/pre-amplifiertodetermine theoptimalconnection. ThisUserManualwillassumeaconnection directlytoyourtelevision.
Television
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Connection High Definition Standard Definition HDMI(Digital) Composite(Analog)
Maximum Resolution 1080p 576i
PicturequalityforHDMIandcompositevideo.
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4. 1. 1.
HDMI (High Definition) Connection
1. ConnecttheotherendoftheHDMIcabletothecorresponding portontheLaCinemaPlayHD(Fig. ConnectthethreeRCA-typeendsofcompositevideoandstereo audiocables(notincluded)totheproperportsonyourtelevision(Fig. Connecttheotherendsofthecompositevideoandstereocables(notincluded)tothecorrespondingportsontheLaCinema PlayHD(Fig. IMPORTANT INFO: Before connecting the cables, make sure yourTVisturnedoff.
Fig. 20-HDMIconnection
TECHNICAL NOTE:TheconnectorsontherearofyourTVmay notappearexactlythesameastheillustrationsinthisUserManual. Pleasereadthelabelsnexttotheconnectorstoensurecorrectconnections.
Fig. 21-Compositeconnection
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4. 1. 3.
Coaxial Audio Connection
Youmayusethecoaxialaudioconnection(cablenotincluded)to pass surround sound formats to a digital receiver/pre-amplifier. PleasenotethatyouwillrequireanRCAtypeconnectorforthecoaxialconnection(notincluded). IMPORTANT INFO:Beforeconnectingthecable, poweroffyour digitalreceiver/pre-amplifier. Connectone endofacoaxial audio cabletoyourdigitalreceiver/pre-amplifier(Fig. STEP 3: Connect the Power Supply.
Coaxial Digital Audio Cable
Digital Audio Amplifier
Fig. 22-Coaxialconnection
4. 1. 3. 1. Enabling Surround Sound Pass-through Coaxial Connection
After completing the LaCinema PlayHD on-screen setup, you can enablecoaxialPassthroughforsurroundsignals: 1. UsingthePlayHDremotecontrol, gotoHome Menu > Setup > Audio/Video > S/PDIF Audio (Fig.
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4. 2. STEP 3: Connect the Power Supply
IMPORTANT INFO: If your power supply cable is already connected, turnonyourTVandskipto4. 3. PlugoneendofthepoweradaptercordintothebackofLaCinemaPlayHDandtheotherendintoapoweroutlet(Fig. TECHNICAL NOTE:IfyoudonotseethePlayHDloadingscreen, you may have to adjust the video input on your TV. Consult the usermanualforyourtelevisiontodeterminehowtoselectthevideo inputsignal. Thevideosignalmustmatchthevideocableusedto connecttheLaCinemaPlayHDtothetelevision:HDMIorcomposite (Fig.
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4. 2. 1.
USB and TV Simultaneous Connection Warning
YourLaCinemaPlayHDshouldbeattachedtoacomputertoreceive media files (3. 2. Once the files have been copied to the PlayHD disk drive, please disconnect it safelyfromyourcomputerinordertowatchandlistentoyourcontentonatelevision(3. 3. PleasedonotconnecttheLaCinemaPlayHDtoacomputeranda televisionatthesametime. Thedevicewillwarnyoutodisconnect oneofthecablesifitsensescomputerandaudio/videosignalsat thesametime(Fig. 28).
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Fig. 28
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4. 3. [. . . ] Checkthewebsitesupportpageforupdatedinformationonpotentialconflicts(www. lacie. com). ContactLaCieTechnicalSupportforhelp. PerformancewillbeaffectedifyourdriveisconnectedtoastandardUSB port. AHi-SpeedUSB2. 0devicecanonlyoperateatHi-SpeedUSB2. 0 performancelevelswhenitisconnecteddirectlytoaHi-SpeedUSB2. 0 port. Otherwise, theHi-SpeedUSB2. 0devicewilloperateattheslower USBtransferrates. Formoreinformation, pleaseseesections9. 2. ChecktoseethattheHi-SpeedUSB2. 0driversforbothyourhostbus adapteranddevicehavebeeninstalledcorrectly. Ifindoubt, un-installthe driversandre-installthem. Also, makesurethatyouareconnecteddirectly toaHi-SpeedUSB2. 0portonyourcomputer. PerformancefortheLaCinemaPlayHDisnotguaranteedwhenconnectedtoahub.
Isthereaconflictwithotherdevice driversorextensions?IsthedriveconnectedtoastandardUSBportonyourcomputer?
Isthedriveconnectedtoa Hi-SpeedUSB2. 0portonyour computer?
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