D-Link DSM-320RD - Manual

8 Introduction D-Link ® introduces the latest addition to its multimedia family of products: the D-Link ® MediaLounge TM DSM-320RD Wireless Media Player with DVD and Card Reader . The DSM-320RD integrates home computer systems and home entertainment centers. Movies, music, and photos can be enjoyed ...

10 Package Contents „ „ „ „ „ D-Link DSM-320RD Wireless Media Player with DVD and Card Reader „ „ „ „ „ Printed Quick Installation Guide „ „ „ „ „ CD-ROM with Manual (Contains D-Link Media Server Software, Quick Installation Guide, and Manual) „ „ „ „ „ 2dBi Wireless Antenna „ „ „ „ „ Ethernet (CAT5...

12 Hardware Overview Front Panel Rear Panel PowerButton Wireless LED - Blinks to indicate wireless activity. LAN LED - Blinks to indicate activity on the network. Compact FlashReader SD, Memory Stick,MultiMediaCard Reader Eject Button PreviousButton NextButton Stop Button Pause/Play Button Composite...

13 Getting Started To begin using the DSM-320RD Wireless Media Player, you will need: Using the Remote Control „ An existing home network (including a wireless 802.11b or802.11g router or a router/hub with an available Ethernet port). „ The DSM-320RD Media Server software installed on the PCyou will...

18 The D-Link Media Server SetupWizard will appear. Click on D-Link Media Server Installer Click Next Installing the D-Link ® Media Server Software (continued) If the screen on the right does notappear, go to My Computer and double-click on the CD-ROM drive . The screen at right will appear.

20 Installing the D-Link ® Media Server Software (continued) C h e c k L a u n c h D - L i n k Media Server Click Finish The necessary software will becopied to the specified locationson your computer. The D-Link ® Media Server software installation has been completed! Select the icons you want crea...

24 Choosing Music, Photo, and Video Files toShare (continued) The D-Link ® Media Server software configuration is complete! The Media Files tab will show all your audio, video,and photo files as well asd i s p l a y i m p o r ta n t f i l einformation.

25 Using the D-Link ® Media Server Software Accessing the Media on your PCs DSM-320RD System Tray Icon Before you can access the media from a PC, you must install the D-Link ® Media Server software (See Page 17). Simply install the included software oneach PC where music, video, or digital photos ar...

27 Using the D-Link Media Server Software(continued) Click Scheduler if you want to setup an automatic refresh interval. C l i c k Ti m e a n d s e l e c t a t i m e period. This is how often the serverwill refresh the folder contents. Naming the Media Server The Media Server name is entered here.Th...

28 D-Link Media Server Menu To open the D-Link MediaServer menu, right click on the system tray icon.The server menu will thenbe displayed. Stopping the D-Link Media Server To stop the D-Link ® Media Server (and stop sharing your photos, video and music on your PC), right-click on the server icon an...

29 Using Windows ® Media Connect Software Windows XP users with Service Pack 2 can utilize the Windows ® Media Connect software in addition to or instead of using the D-Link Media Server software.The Windows ® Media Connect software allows the DSM-320RD to playback DRM (Digital Rights Management) pr...

33 Connecting the DSM-320RD All audio, video, and networking connections are located on the rear panel of theDSM-320RD. Video Connections Select one of three ways to connect video to your DSM-320RD: The VIDEO OUT button on the remote control toggles between the composite/S-Video output and the compo...

34 Connecting the DSM-320RD (continued) Audio Connections The AUDIO OUT button on the remote control toggles between the composite audio output and the digital audio output (optical/coaxial). • Coaxial Digital Audio Connect a coaxial audio connectori n t o t h e D S M - 3 2 0 R D a n d t h ematching...

35 Connecting the DSM-320RD (continued) Network Connections Select one of two ways to connect a network to your DSM-320RD: Note: You may have an Ethernet cable plugged into the unit and have thewireless antenna connected. Neither will interfere with the other, but onlyone network can be accessed at ...

36 Network Layout Below is a diagram displaying what your network might look like once all of theconnections have been made to the D-Link ® DSM-320RD Wireless Media Player.

37 Using the On-Screen Keyboard Whenever the cursor is in a text field and you need to enter text, press ENTER on the remote control and the on-screen keyboard will appear. The keyboard is used for a variety of functions such as naming yourDSM-320RD and performing searches for music, photos or video...

38 The DSM-320RD Setup Wizard During the initial startup, theDSM-320RD displays the SetupWizard Welcome screen. Press ENTER on the remote control to proceed to the next screen. Welcome Screen If you would like to change thename of the Media Player, press ENTER on the Remote Control t o d i s p l a y...

39 The DSM-320RD Setup Wizard (continued) S e l e c t t h e S S I D ( n e t w o r kidentifier) that is being used byyour wireless network. To selectan SSID, press ENTER on the remote control while the SSIDwindow is highlighted. Use the u p a r r o w a n d d o w n a r r o w buttons on the remote cont...

40 Your current wireless settingsare displayed based on theS S I D y o u s e l e c t e d i n t h eprevious step. If you chose theenter the SSID manually, thenthe default settings are entered. Current Wireless Settings SSID The SSID name selected on theprevious screen appears here.You can change the ...

41 The DSM-320RD Setup Wizard (continued) Please see the Glossary for an explanation of DHCP and static IP addresses. Current Network Settings Your current network settingsa r e d i s p l a y e d a n d c a n b emodified at this point. DHCP isthe default setting. The DHCPo p t i o n a l l o w s y o u...

49 Music Quality Your music listening experience on the media player depends upon the qualityof your digital music files on your PC. Avoid quality settings below 48kbps asthey are unsupported. For CD quality music, rip your MP3s at 128kbps orhigher, with a sample rate of 44.1kHz. Supported Music For...

50 Music (continued) Organizing Music Files Music files are located on your PC and can be contained in one directory folder,or organized in several subfolders. The DSM-320RD automatically organizes your music files by genres, artists,albums, and tracks. This information is obtained from the ID3 tags...

51 Music (continued) Playing a Track Once you enter the music menu, there are several ways that you can viewtracks. You can view all tracks, playlists, tracks by genre, artist, album, orfolder name. Use the selection arrows to navigate to the track you wish to play. Once you have located the appropr...

53 Browsing for Music There are many ways to browse for a music track. For example, let’s use thefollowing music file located in the following shared location: c:\Documents and Settings\Rob\My Documents\My Music\Violator\Halo.mp3 Halo.mp3Artist: Depeche ModeAlbum: ViolatorGenre: Alternative To brows...

54 Music (continued) Creating Music Playlists Use your favorite music software on your PC to create music playlists. A playlistallows you to specify exactly what tracks to play and in what order to playthem. For example, create a “favorites” playlist and just listen to your favoritetracks. Save the ...

56 Photo Supported Photo Formats The following photo file formats are supported: „ „ „ „ „ BMP (non-compressed) Windows bitmap file. Widely used in MicrosoftWindows for pictures and backgrounds. „ „ „ „ „ JPEG (grayscale, RGB, YCbCy) (Does not support CMYK, YCCK.) The JPEG format is the Internet and...

57 Photo (continued) Organizing Photo Albums Unlike music files, photos contain little information about their content. Therefore,photos are organized by their filename and by the folder they are in. Manydigital cameras will organize your photos into folders when you connect andunload them to your P...

59 Viewing Photo Information To view information about aphoto, highlight the photoa n d p r e s s t h e D I S P L AY button. Photo (continued)

60 Photo (continued) Rotate clockwise 90 degrees: Selecting this option will rotate the image clockwise 90 degrees every time it isselected. Rotate counter-clockwise 90 degrees: Selecting this option will rotate the image counter-clockwise 90 degreesevery time it is selected. Rotate 180 degrees: Sel...

61 Video Supported Video Formats The following video file formats are supported: „ „ „ „ „ MPEG-1 (up to 8Mbps) „ „ „ „ „ MPEG-2 (up to 8Mbps) „ „ „ „ „ MPEG-4 (ASP - Advanced Simple Profile) „ „ „ „ „ AVI (MPEG4 layer only, does not support uncompressed AVI) „ „ „ „ „ XVID (with MP3 and PCM) Viewin...

62 Video (continued) Using the Remote Control with Videos ENTER - Click ENTER to play your highlighted video. PLAY/PAUSE - To pause the video and to resume playing the video. + (VOLUME) - To increase the volume. - (VOLUME) - To decrease the volume. MUTE - To silence the audio portion of the video. F...

63 Search Use the up and down arrows o n t h e r e m o t e c o n t r o l t onavigate through the options.Press ENTER on the remote control to make a selection. Usethe down arrow to navigate to the next field. Media Type: You can select All types of media or specify music,photo, or video. Search Type...

64 DVD Viewing a DVD Once you enter the DVD menu, if there is a disc in the DVD tray and the Auto Play setting is enabled (see Setup-DVD on page 92), the DVD will automatically play. Otherwise, press the Play button to launch the DVD menu. Use the selection arrows and ENTER button to navigate the DV...

66 DVD (continued) „ CD-R/CD-RW discs recorded by CDDA method can be played.Some CD-R/CD-RW discs may be incompatible due to laser pick-up and disc design. „ DVD-R discs recorded by DVD-Video method can be played.Some DVD-R discs may be incompatible due to laser pick up anddisc design. „ This DVD pl...

67 Memory Card Viewing a Memory Card In the Memory Card menu, the DSM-320RD will display if there are any memory cards plugged in to the device. The two memory card slots will display “Empty”if there are no available cards. When you plug in a memory card, the memorycard type will display in Slot 1 o...

68 Supported File Types The DVD player and Card Reader support the following file types: Music: .mp1.mpa.mp2.mp3.wav.aif.aiff.wma.lpcm.ogg Video: .mpg.mpeg.m1v.dat.m2v.vob.avi.mp4 Photos: .jpg.jpeg.tif.tiff

70 Online Media (continued) After selecting AOL ® Services (as shown on the previous page), you will be given the option to sign in as an AOL ® Member , or, if you are not a member, you can enjoy a Free Trial . AOL ® members will sign in as follows: For AOL ® Members: Click AOL Members - Sign In . C...

76 Online Media (continued) N a p s t e r ™ i s a l e g a l m u s i c service that gives subscriberso n - d e m a n d a c c e s s t o o v e r700,000 music tracks. Napster ™ subscribers can listen to andcollect full-length, high-qualityt r a c k s o n l i n e a n d o ff l i n e .Subscribers can also ...

79 Online Media (continued) Rhapsody ™ Rhapsody ™ is a subscription music service that provides unlimited on-demand access to over 725,000 music tracks. The CD quality audio is streamed directlyover the Internet. Rhapsody ™ also offers access to Internet radio stations and allows you to create your ...

80 Online Media (continued) For Users New to Rhapsody ™ Click Rhapsody Click Next T h e D - L i n k D S M - 3 2 0 R DCD-ROM contains a link to thelatest version of the Rhapsody ™ software. Click Online Media Services Note: You can also get to thelink by visiting our website at http://support.dlink.c...

88 Setup Network Connection: Select Wired or Wireless . Use the up arrow or down arrow to toggle between selections. Press ENTER to select the option. Press the down arrow to proceed to the next option. If you want to change the configuration of your setup you can press the SETUP button on the remot...

91 System Device Name: You can change the name of your DSM-320RDhere. To do so, press ENTER on the remote control with theDevice Name field highlighted.The on-screen keyboard willappear. Default Server: The default server is listed here. This fieldis not editable. To change the default server, you m...

93 Audio/Video Aspect ratio: The aspect ratio can be adjusted to match the capture settings of your video clips. Video Output: You can select the video output from this screenor by pressing the VIDEO OUT button on the remote controlfrom any screen. The Composite setting shouldbe selected for composi...

95 Setup (continued) Memory Card Auto Playback: Enabling the A u t o P l a y b a c k f u n c t i o n w i l lautomatically play the slideshowo f f i l e s w h e n y o u e n t e r t h eMemory Card menu. Adjust Video Composite (RCA and S-Video): Selecting this option will allow youto adjust the Contras...

96 Version Automatically check for firmwareupdate: Firmware updates are system software updates thatcorrect known issues and add newfeatures to your DSM-320RD. IfYes is selected, your DSM-320RDwill check the Internet periodicallyt o l o c a t e a v a i l a b l e f i r m w a r eupdates. If a firmware...

97 Frequently Asked Questions What kind of files are supported by the DSM-320RD? „ Audio - MP3, WMA, WAV, AIFF, OGG Video - MPEG 1, 2, and 4, AVI, XVID Images - JPEG, PNG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, JPEG2000 What do I need to set up the D-Link’s DSM-320RD? „ You must have a Microsoft Windows-based home network...

99 I cannot see the Setup Wizard when I turn on myDSM-320RD player for the first time. „ Make sure your TV is displaying the appropriate video source. Youmay need to use the AV Input , Source , Select , or TV/Video button on your TV or TV remote to change video sources. If you are having troublechan...

100 Troubleshooting (continued) I inserted the a DVD into the DSM-320RD, but thereis no on screen display. „ A possible cause for this problem may be that the disc was insertedupside down or the disc may be dirty, scratched, or cracked. Pleasemake sure the disc is inserted right side up, and the dis...

101 I can’t find any of my music, photos, or video. „ Make sure your computer is powered on and that it has not enteredstandby mode. You may need to change your computer’s power settingsif you want your content to be available all the time. „ Make sure the Media Server software is running on your co...

102 Troubleshooting (continued) Some of my MP3 and WMA files don’t appear. „ The DSM-320RD supports the most common music file formats.However, there are almost an infinite variety of bit rates and samplerates. If a file does not appear on the receiver, it most likely uses anunsupported rate. „ The ...

103 Troubleshooting (continued) „ To check the bit and samplerates of a music file: 1. Right-click on the file andselect Properties . 2. Select the Summary tab and click the Advanced button. Scroll to the bottom of the list. The file to the right has a bitrate of 128 kbps and a samplerate of 44 kHz....

105 Troubleshooting (continued) When sharing files with the D-Link Media Server,my PC is very slow. „ If you are sharing gigabytes of content, especially videos, please makesure that you are not running any other software that requires highCPU usage. It takes a long time to share files with the D-Li...

106 Technical Specifications Network • TCP/IP (DHCP or Static IP Address) • 802.11g Wireless (Supports up to 54Mbps transfer rate) • 802.11b Wireless (Supports up to 11Mbps transfer rate) • Wired LAN: 10/100Mbps Media Streaming Protocol • HTTP Supported Audio Formats*: • MP3 (up to 192 kbps) • WAV &...

108 Setting Microsoft Windows Power Options If you want access to your music and photos all the time, make sure to configureyour PC’s power settings. Do not allow your computer to enter a standby powerstate, or you will have to “wake up” your PC to view music or photos on yourDSM-320RD. However, you...

109 Appendix (continued) Wireless Installation Considerations The D-Link ® DSM-320RD can be integrated into a wireless network from virtually anywhere within its operating range. However, the range can be limited by thenumber of walls, thickness of walls, and location of the walls that the wirelesss...

110 Appendix (continued) Audio and Video Cables Guide

111 Networking 802.11b : A wireless networking standard that supports data encryption and up to 11Mbps bandwidth. 802.11g : A wireless networking standard that supports data encryption and up to 54Mbps bandwidth. A d - H o c : T h i s w i r e l e s s n e t w o r k i n g m o d e m e a n s t h a t t w...

116 Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, D-Link Systems, Inc. (“D-Link”) provides this Limitedwarranty for its product only to the person or entity that originally purchased the product from: • D-Link or its authorized reseller or distributor and • Products purchased and delivered w...

117 • After an RMA number is issued, the defective product must be packaged securely in the original orother suitable shipping package to ensure that it will not be damaged in transit, and the RMA numbermust be prominently marked on the outside of the package. Do not include any manuals or accessori...

119 Registration Product registration is entirely voluntary and failure to complete or return thisform will not diminish your warranty rights.

120 Contacting Technical Support Technical Support You can find software updates and user documentation on the D-Link website. D-Link provides free technical support for customers within the United States andwithin Canada for the duration of the warranty period on this product. U.S. and Canadian cus...