NETGEAR EVA8000 Home Theater Server User Manual


 
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PC Access. To use this feature you must have a Windows-based PC
running the Digital Entertainer for Windows software. PC Access lets
you use the remote control and television to view and access features
on your PC such as browsing the Internet or checking e-mail.
Now playing. Display the audio and video media that is currently
playing.
Follow me. To use this feature you must have more than one Digital
Entertainer HD installed. Selecting Follow me lets you direct the
media that is playing to another Digital Entertainer HD in a different
room. See also “Using Multiple Digital Entertainer HDs” on
page 3-7.
Send message. You can select a message to send to another Digital
Entertainer HD in a different room. To use this feature you must have
more than one Digital Entertainer HD installed.
Hot key binding. You can set up the number keys on the remote
control as hot keys to perform specific tasks. For example, you could
press a number button when the TV is off to play music without using
the onscreen menus. See “Supervisor Functions Menu Screen” on
page 6-2.
Supervisor functions. See “Supervisor Functions Menu Screen” on
page 6-2.
System Information
System information is useful for troubleshooting network problems or
technical support.
To go to the System Information screen, press Home, and select More
> Supervisor Functions > System Information. The System Information
screen displays: free memory, version information (kernel and firmware),
dynamic RAM information, network information (LAN), IP address,
MAC, broadcast information, and gateway.
Setting Up Hot Keys
You can set up the number keys on the remote control as hot keys to
perform specific tasks. For example, you could press a number button
when the TV is off to play music without using the onscreen menus.