Cinelink™ - User Guide - Chapter 1 - Getting Started

Chapter 1 - Getting Started
Welcome!
Congratulations on choosing Cinelink™! Cinelink™ provides access to the best Hollywood movies, including early-window and new-release content. Entertain your patrons with movies available in high-definition, 1080p resolution and 5.1 digital surround sound.

Movie purchases are automatically downloaded with Cinelink™ up to two weeks before your show date - No more shipping discs back and forth!

The Cinelink™ player is small and compact, requiring little space to operate and enables easy transport to and from your movie event/venue.

Please take a moment to read through this guide to ensure proper
setup. Let’s get started!

**Please Note: in order for your Cinelink to acquire content, your Network Administrator must ensure the following ports are open for this network connections:

TCP/UDP Port Settings
Your network administrator will need to ensure that the following ports are open on your network in order for proper communication between Cinelink™ and Swank’s servers.

 

PORTS	IP ADDRESS / URL
TCP: 443	cinelink-apt.swankmp.net
TCP: 443	cinelinkrestapi.swankmp.com
TCP: 33001 UDP: 33001	cdntransfer.swankmp.com

What’s Included?
Please be sure to check for the following items in the box:

• HDMI Cable
• Remote Control
• Power Adapter
  • Make: Chicony
  • Model: CPA09-002B
  • Input: 100-240 V 1A 50-60Hz
  • Output: 12V – 3A, 36W
  • Uses a barrel connector with an outer diameter of 5.5 mm and an inner diameter of 2.5 mm.
  • Alternative plug options can be found here: https://swankmp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/43942064786196-Cinelink-Alternative-Power-Plug-Options
• Cinelink™ Player
• 2X AAA Batteries
• User Guide
• USB Receiver (ships inside remote)
• Network Cable

Connect Your Cinelink™ Player
The basic method of connecting the Cinelink™ player is described below. Your particular installation environment may require extra equipment and/or adapters.*

*Adapters not included. Please note, 1080p output is only possible if HDCP is maintained between the Cinelink™ player and the display device - otherwise, video quality will be reduced to SD.

IMPORTANT! Do not connect the Cinelink™ player's power cord until all other connections have been made and your display/projector is powered on.

• Step 1 - Connect an HDMI cable from HDMI 1 on the Cinelink™ player to your display. Power on your display.
• Step 2 - Connect a network cable from the Cinelink™ player’s LAN port to your internet router or switch.
• Step 3 - Remove the USB receiver from within the remote control’s battery compartment and insert it into one of the two front USB ports on the Cinelink™ player. Install the 2 AAA batteries into the remote and replace the battery cover.
• Step 4 - Connect the power adapter to the Cinelink™ player and plug the opposite end into an electrical socket (preferably one that is surge-protected).
• Optional - Connect a 2nd monitor to HDMI 2 on the Cinelink™ player for dual-display mode.

Cinelink™ Player Connection Diagram

Cinelink™ Remote Control
Remote control functions are listed below. For best reliability, operate the remote within a 10 foot radius of the Cinelink™ player.