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Making the Most of Your Iomega

ScreenPlay

™

Pro Multimedia Drive

March 9, 2009

Installing Your

ScreenPlay Pro HD

Easy connection and setup

instructions to help you start

enjoying ScreenPlay Pro HD!

Installation Overview 2

Loading Media Files 2

Connecting to a Computer 3

Connecting to a Network 4

Wired Network Connection 4

Wireless Network Connection 5

TV Connection Options 6

Playing Media Files 7

Copying Files from USB 8

Summary of content (8 pages)

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® ™ Making the Most of Your Iomega ScreenPlay Pro Multimedia Drive Installing Your ScreenPlay Pro HD March 9, 2009 Easy connection and setup instructions to help you start enjoying ScreenPlay Pro HD! Installation Overview 2 Loading Media Files 2 Connecting to a Computer 3 Connecting to a Network 4 Wired Network Connection 4 Wireless Network Connection 5 TV Connection Options 6 Playing Media Files 7 Copying Files from USB 8
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Installation Overview It’s easy to connect and use your Iomega ScreenPlay Pro HD. Here’s an overview of what you need to do: • Load Your Multimedia Files to the ScreenPlay Pro HD • Connect the ScreenPlay Pro HD to Your Home Network (OPTIONAL) • Connect the ScreenPlay Pro HD to Your TV • Activate the ScreenPlay Pro HD and Play Your Media Files Loading Media Files to the ScreenPlay Pro HD Before connecting the ScreenPlay to your TV, decide how you want to load media ﬁles to the ScreenPlay Pro HD.
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Connecting Directly to a Computer Follow the instructions in this section to load media ﬁles from your computer to the ScreenPlay Pro HD before you connect it to your TV. 1. Use the included USB cable to connect the ScreenPlay Pro HD to a USB port on your computer. HINT: Use the square USB port located just above the power jack towards the base of the ScreenPlay Pro HD. 2. Connect the power supply to the ScreenPlay Pro HD and an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) or power outlet. 3.
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Connecting to Your Home Network When the ScreenPlay Pro HD is connected to your home network, you can stream or copy media ﬁles from any computer on the network. You can connect the ScreenPlay Pro HD to both your TV and your network at the same time, and it doesn’t matter whether you make the network connection ﬁrst or install on the TV ﬁrst. Wired Network Connection Follow the instructions below for a wired network connection. Use the instructions on page 5 for a wireless network connection. 1.
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Wireless Network Connection If you have a wireless network, you can use a supported WiFi adapter to connect the ScreenPlay Pro HD. NOTE: The package does not include a WiFi adapter. See the support area on www.iomega.com for a list of supported wireless adapters. Follow the instructions below to set up the wireless connection for your ScreenPlay Pro HD. 1. Connect the WiFi adapter to the USB host port on the back of the ScreenPlay Pro HD drive. 2.
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TV Connection Options Connecting to Your TV via HDMI If you have a high deﬁnition TV, the easiest way to connect the ScreenPlay Pro HD is via HDMI. Simply connect the HDMI cable to back of the ScreenPlay Pro HD and to the HDMI input connection on the TV. Now you’re ready to start playing media on your TV! See the instructions on page 7. Connecting to Your TV via Composite Video Composite video is compatible with most TV sets, so you can use it if your TV doesn’t have HDMI.
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Playing Media Files on Your TV Before the ScreenPlay Pro HD will respond to commands from the remote control, it must ﬁrst be activated for playback. Follow the instructions below. 1. Make sure the ScreenPlay Pro HD is correctly connected to video and audio input on your TV. 2. Connect the ScreenPlay Pro HD to power. 3. Turn on your TV and change the input setting as needed to receive input from the ScreenPlay Pro HD. Refer to the manual that came with the TV if you are uncertain how to do this. 4.
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Copying Files from a USB Device You can play ﬁles directly from an external USB 2.0 device connected to the host USB port on the ScreenPlay Pro HD, or you can copy ﬁles from the device to the ScreenPlay hard drive. Here’s how: 1. Connect the USB device to the host USB port on the back of the ScreenPlay Pro HD. NOTE: The USB device must be formatted NTFS or FAT32 to support playback on the TV. If the USB device is partitioned, the ScreenPlay Pro HD will read only the ﬁrst partition. 2.