Escient Home Theater Server MX 111 User Manual

FireBall MX-111  
Digital Media Manager  
the ONE with movies, music, & iRadio  
Escient's FireBall MX-111 is the new standard for home theater components. There is no  
better way to enjoy your home theater than with the MX-111’s ability to graphically  
organize and display your entire DVD and digital music collection right on your big  
screen! With its large 160GB hard drive and the ability to manage up to 400 DVDs and  
CDs in an external changer, the MX-111 provides instant access to even the largest  
music and movie collections through an easy to use and intuitive on-screen interface.  
No more fumbling through movie jackets, getting up from your favorite theater seat, or  
worrying about scratched or lost discs - just sit back, relax, and enjoy the power and  
thrill of the ultimate home theater media manager.  
DVD MANAGEMENT FEATURES  
MUSIC SERVER FEATURES  
Instant Music Access – instantly find and play any genre, artist, title or song in  
your music collection  
Instant Movie Access – instantly access any DVD in your collection using the  
intuitive on-screen guide  
Multiple Movie Views – view your movie collection by genre, title or cover art Built-in CD Player – play any standard CD and get the cover art, artist, title  
Detailed Movie Descriptions – get on-screen information such as cast, rating,  
genre, year, run time, and detailed descriptions for every movie in your  
collection  
and song list on-screen  
Automatic CD Identification – uses Gracenote CDDB™ for the best possible  
CD data matching in the world  
Store and Protect – safely store your entire DVD collection in one 400 disc  
DVD changer  
CD Burner – create the perfect mix CD to play in your car, office, or portable  
CD player  
Value Minded – it costs less to store 400 DVDs in external an changer  
compared to hard drive storage or expensive entertainment center furniture  
Automatic DVD Identification – uses Escient’s MovieDB™ for the best  
possible DVD data matching in the world  
Automatic DVD Cover Art – full color cover art for every DVD is automatically  
located and displayed for you  
Parental Controls – limit which DVDs can be browsed and played by your kids  
Fully Customizable – create and edit your own movie groups and add your  
own movie descriptions and notes  
Built-in Video Switcher – automatic changer selection and A/V routing to  
your receiver or TV using only one input  
Fast CD Ripper – copy a CD to the internal hard drive in MP3 or CD Quality  
(FLAC) format in less than 5 minutes  
Multi-Zone Support – Connect one FireBall to another FireBall to share the  
music, double the storage capacity, and create a second music zone. Add  
FireBall ZP-1 players for music in every room.  
Fully Customizable – create and edit your own Playlists, Genres, and Internet  
Radio Stations  
Free WMA and Shoutcast Internet Radio – high quality Internet Radio  
stations updated automatically using the Escient RadioDB Tuning Service  
160GB hard drive – enough storage for even the largest music collection  
CD Changer Management – CD management for up to 400 additional CDs  
stored in an external disc changer  
INTERFACE AND CONTROL FEATURES  
On-screen Graphical User Interface – often imitated, but never duplicated,  
simply the best interface around can now be customized with themes and  
personalized backgrounds to match any décor  
PC File Sharing – transfer music files to and from your PC or Mac  
FireBall-PC – support for browsing and playing music stored on PC or Mac  
Web Server and PDA Interface – remote control and music streaming from  
any standard web browser or PDA  
DLNA/UPnP Support – connect, control, and play your music from any  
standard DLNA/UPnP media adapter  
Sophisticated Control Interface – extensive two way control enables endless  
integration possibilities with RTI, NetStreams, Crestron, AMX and other home  
automation and third party remote control systems  
MX-111 Digit al Media Manager  
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KEY FEATURES:  
• 160GB internal hard drive for storing digital music files  
• Built-in CD-RW drive for playing, burning and ripping CDs  
• Store, secure, browse and play up to 400 DVDs or CDs stored in a Sony  
CD/DVD changer  
• PDA interface for controlling the MX-111 from any pocket sized web  
enabled device  
• Create custom playlists and genres  
• Music playback in repeat and random modes  
• Simple and intuitive on-screen user interface for browsing, selecting, and  
playing movies, music, Internet radio stations and for all system  
configuration and setup functions  
• Automatic DVD identification using Escient’s MovieDB™  
• Automatic CD identification using Gracenote CDDB™ with cover art  
provided by AMG  
• PC File Sharing for transferring music files to and from a PC or Mac  
(includes support for iPod and other portable players)  
• FireBall-PC support for browsing and playing music stored on PC or Mac  
• Web interface for remote control and music streaming via any standard  
web browser  
• Play any WMA or Shoutcast Internet radio stations  
• Create and edit Internet Radio stations  
• Record audio to hard drive from external changers or from any legacy  
analog or digital audio device (LPs, Cassettes, DAT, MD, etc.)  
• Connects to other FireBall Music Servers to share music libraries  
• Built-in component video matrix switcher for automatic changer selection  
and routing to two zones  
• User selectable 16x9 or 4:3 on screen TV user interface  
• Gapless playback feature for classical and live recordings  
• Customizable User Interface skins for an exciting new look  
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BACK PANEL CONNECTIONS:  
1. POWER  
2. IR IN and S-LINK  
3. DIGITAL AUDIO IN and OUT (Optical and Coax)  
4. ANALOG AUDIO OUT (Stereo)  
5. ANALOG AUDIO IN (Stereo)  
6. VIDEO OUT (Composite, S-Video, and Component)  
7. VIDEO IN (Composite, S-Video, and Component)  
8. RS-232  
INCLUDED ACCESSORIES AND CABLES:  
• IR Remote  
• A/V cables  
• Ethernet cable  
• Power cord  
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES:  
• Other FireBall models for multi-zone support  
• Escient EWP-2000 Web Pad  
• Escient ETP-1500 Touch Panel  
• Rack-mount kit available from Middle Atlantic. Ask for  
“Escient FireBall”  
9. Ethernet  
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:  
• TV or other video display device  
HOURS OF AUDIO STORAGE CAPACITY:  
DIMENSIONS:  
• 17 3/8”W x 11 7/8”D x 4 5/8”H  
HDD  
Model  
160 GB  
MP3  
FLAC* (320) (192) (160) (128)  
453 1078 1797 2156 2695  
MP3  
MP3  
MP3  
SUPPORTED AUDIO FORMATS:  
• ENCODE: MP3, FLAC  
• DECODE: PCM, MP3, FLAC, WMA, AAC  
* FLAC is a variable bit rate encoder so the actual number  
of hours will vary depending on the music content  
SUPPORTED CHANGERS:  
• Sony DVP-CX777ES 400 disc DVD/CD changers  
©2006 Escient. All rights reserved.  
Escient and the Escient logo are  
registered trademarks and FireBall  
and Physital are trademarks of  
Escient and D&M Holdings. All  
other trademarks are property of  
their respective owners. FireBall is  
compliant with legal guidelines for  
music recording. CD media that  
can be used for recording is either  
CD-Ra or CD-RWa. CD-R and  
CD-RWs cannot be used.  
OPTIONAL SERVICES:  
• QuikFire CD Ripping Service for quickly getting your music  
collection onto the internal hard drive  
Broadband is recommended for  
connection. ISP may be used.  
Please note: some free ISPs don't  
use standard, consistent methods  
of Internet connectivity and don't  
open networks to outside users.  
Call for recommendations. Escient  
reserves the right to change  
product hardware, features and  
software without notice. Upon any  
change, materials are updated as  
quickly as possible, but may not  
be reflected in documents already  
distributed. Supported hardware is  
updated continually. If you wish to  
interface with hardware that is not  
listed on this data sheet, please  
call Escient at 800.372.4368.  
10/06  
6640 Intech Blvd. Suite 250  
Indianapolis, IN 46278  
800.372.4368 toll free 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com  
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