Alienware Hangar18 Manuel utilisateur
ALIENWARE HANGAR 18: HD ENTERTAINMENT CENTER MANUAL
The contents herein are subject to change without notice. ©1996-2007 Alienware
Corporation. All rights reserved.
Reproduction of this manual in any manner without the prior written
permission of Alienware Corporation is strictly prohibited.
Trademarks used in this manual: Alienware, Alienlce, the AlienHead logo, and
AlienAutopsy are trademarks or registered trademarks of Alienware Corporation.
Microsoft and Windows are registered trade-marks of Microsoft Corporation. Other
trademarks and trade names may be used in this manual to refer to either the entities
claiming the marks and names or their products. Alienware Corporation disclaims any
proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own.
Rev 5.1 DECEMBER 2007
Alienware HD Entertainment Center Manual
2
CONTENTS
Introduction, 5
Chapter 1 System Preparation and Setup, 7
Overview, 8
When your HD Entertainment Center First Arrives, 9
Items Included in your Hangar18 Packaging, 10
Some Precautions for Initial Setup, 12
Location and Positioning of Your HD Entertainment Center, 12
Connecting Your Hangar18 to Your TV, 13
Connecting Your Hangar18 1080p or Blu-ray System to Your HDTV or SDTV, 14
HDMI or DVI-to-HDMI Connection, 14
S-Video and VGA Connections, 14
Connecting Your Hangar18 720p System To Your HDTV, 15
Connecting Your Hangar18 720p System To Your Standard Definition or
Analog TV, 16
Connecting Speakers, 17
Connecting Your Hangar18 to Your 5.1 Surround Speakers or Amplifier, 17
Powering Up Your Hangar18 and Using Your TV Remote and Keyboard for the
First Time, 18
Setting Up Your TV Remote Control, 19
Connecting Your Hangar18 to Your Cable or Satellite Box, 20
Connecting One Cable or Satellite Box to Your Hangar18, 21
Connecting Two Cable or Two Satellite Boxes to Your Hangar18, 22
Connecting Your Hangar18 to a Digital Over-the-Air Antenna, 23
Getting to Know Your HD Entertainment Center, 24
Front I/O Ports and Features, 24
Rear Panel I/O Ports and Features, 26
Chapter 2 Vista Media Center Features, 29
Overview, 30
Start Using Vista Media Center for the First Time, 30
Setting Up Your Wireless Internet Connection, 33
Setting Up Your TV Signal, 33
Setting Up Your TV Guide Data, 35
Setting Up Your TV Resolution and Speakers, 36
Playing Back and Burning Regular DVDs, 37
Playing Back and Burning Blu-ray DVDs, 38
Putting Your Hangar18 Into Away Mode, 39
Setting Up Your Hangar18 and Gyration TV Remote to Control Your Cable or
Satellite Box, 40
Alienware HD Entertainment Center Manual
3
WebGuide Application, 45
What It Does, 45
How It Works, 45
How to Set It Up, 46
What It Works With, 47
Log In from Any Internet Connected Device, 48
WebGuide on Your Mobile Device, 50
Chapter 3 System Recovery, 52
AlienRespawn 2.0, 53
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting, 55
Before Troubleshooting, 56
Things to Check Before Troubleshooting, 56
Software Diagnostics Tools, 57
Backup and general Maintenance, 57
Answers to Common Problems, 58
CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD±RW or Blu-ray Drive, 58
Website connection is slow, 59
Keyboard, 60
The keyboard is not responding, 60
A keyboard character is repeating, 60
Spills on the Keyboard, 60
Monitor, 60
There is no display on the screen, 60
The color is not uniform, 61
Displayed text is dim, blurry, or otherwise difficult to read, 61
Mouse, 61
The mouse is not working, 61
Power, 62
When the HD Entertainment Center is turned on, nothing happens, 62
Speakers, 62
There is no sound from the speakers (external), 62
Game Controllers, 62
The HD Entertainment Center does not recognize the game controller, 62
WebGuide FAQ, 63
Appendix A General And Electrical Safety Precautions, 66
HD Entertainment Center Setup, 66
HD Entertainment Center Use, 66
When You Should Contact Alienware, 67
Replacement Components or Accessories, 67
Alienware HD Entertainment Center Manual
4
Appendix B Terms And Conditions Agreement, 69
Appendix C Limited Product Warranty; Disclaimer Of Warranties;
And Limitation Of Liability, 71
Limited Product Warranty, 71
Obtaining Warranty Service, 71
Systems Returned to Alienware for Repair, 72
Replacing a Defective Component, 73
Return First, 73
Replace First, 73
Keep in mind, 74
30-day Money Back Guarantee, 75
Appendix D Contacting Alienware, 77
Sales, 77
Customer Service, 77
Technical Support, 78
Corporate Headquarters, 78
Appendix E Important Information, 80
Alienware HD Entertainment Center Manual
5
INTRODUCTION
Dear Valued Alienware Customer,
Welcome to the Alienware family. We are thrilled to include you among the growing
number of savvy HD Entertainment Center users.
The Alienware technicians who have crafted your machine have made certain that
your Hangar18: HD Entertainment Center is properly optimized and performs to its
fullest potential. We build machines with one single unwavering purpose: Build It
As If It Were Your Own. The technicians will not rest until your new machine meets
or exceeds our very demanding criteria!
We have tested your machine extensively in order to ensure that you enjoy the
highest levels of performance. In addition to a standard burn-in period, your
system has been evaluated using real-world tools such as synthetic performance
benchmarks.
We invite you to share your experience with your new HD Entertainment Center
with us, so please do not hesitate to either e-mail or call Alienware with any
questions or concerns. The entire staff shares your enthusiasm for new technology
and we hope that you enjoy using your new HD Entertainment Center as much as
Alienware enjoyed building it for you.
Sincerely,
Alienware Staff
Alienware HD Entertainment Center Manual
6
Alienware HD Entertainment Center Manual
7
CHAPTER 1: SYSTEM PREPARATION AND SETUP
Alienware HD Entertainment Center Manual
8
CHAPTER 1: SYSTEM PREPARATION AND SETUP
Overview
Congratulations on the purchase of your Alienware Hangar18: HD Entertainment
Center! The Alienware HD Entertainment Center is the best Media Center solution
available for the living room environment.
From the comfort of your couch you can enjoy all your digital content (TV recordings,
movies, pictures and music) on your main living room HDTV. The HD Entertainment
Center enhances your digital entertainment in your living room by combining all of the
following components into one box:
• High-Definition Digital Video Recorder (DVR) for recording and playing back your
HD content
• Up to 4 TV tuners (two analog and two HD/digital TV tuners):
1. Base platform – (1 analog and 1 digital tuner) allows you to record 1 analog
and 1 digital/High Definition Over-the-Air (OTA) channel at the same time.
2. Optional platform – (2 analog and 2 digital tuners) allows you to record 2
analog and 2 digital/High Definition Over-the-Air (OTA) channels at the same
time.
• Digital amplifier for 5.1 speakers and subwoofer (5 channels- each delivering
200W at peak power)
• Wireless 802.11 b/g
• Gigabit Ethernet connection for downloading movies and other content
from the internet
• AMD Live!TM software applications running with Microsoft Vista OS
• Slim slot loading DVD/CD player/burner
• Bluetooth receiver for use with Bluetooth devices such as keyboards, TV remotes
and headphones
• Accessing your Hangar18 content from any internet connected device.
Chapter 1 explains how to connect your Hangar18 to your:
• TV
• speakers
• amplifier/ receiver
• digital antenna
• cable/satellite box
• TV remote control and wireless keyboard that was included with your
Hangar18
Alienware HD Entertainment Center Manual
9
Chapter 2 guides you through the features of Windows Vista Media Center and how to
setup the following:
• Wireless Internet connection
• TV signal (Over-the-Air, cable, satellite, digital and analog)
• Speakers
• Optimizing your TV or monitor display for the maximum resolution supported
by both your Hangar18 and TV (720p or 1080p)
• Setting up your WebGuide application to access and control your Hangar18
from any internet connection.
Chapter 3 explains system recovery.
Chapter 4 explains system troubleshooting.
When Your HD Entertainment Center First Arrives
Before setting up your HD Entertainment Center or components, please inspect all
items for any physical damage that may have occurred during shipment. Report any
damaged items to customer service within 5 days of receiving the shipment. Shipping
damage reported after the first 5 days of receiving the shipment will not be honored.
Alienware HD Entertainment Center Manual
10
Items Included with your Hangar18 Packaging
The standard components that should be included in your packaging are:
• Gyration RF Wireless Keyboard
• Gyration RF Universal TV remote
• Gyration RF transceiver dongle
• Cables:
S/PDIF Coaxial for connecting your Hangar18 to your amplifier.
S/PDIF Optical (Toslink) for connecting your Hangar18 to your amplifier.
Component (YPrPb) – Red, Green, Blue cables
for supporting SDTVs and HDTVs.
HDMI - cable that sends both HD video and digital audio
to your HDTV, supporting up to 1080p.
S-Video cable that sends analog video.
Composite – red, white, and yellow cables for sending analog
audio and video into your Hangar18.
Autres manuels pour Hangar18
2
Table des matières
Autres manuels Alienware Système stéréo
