Philips Streamium WACS4500 User manual

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Quick start guide
Read Me First!
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Wireless Music
Center + Station
WACS4500

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Setting up connection between the Center and
Station
The first time you set up a Wi-Fi connection, place the
Center and Station side by side on a flat and firm
surface.
Center/Station:
• The screen lights up in a few seconds.
Auto installation/connection starts.
• Both the Center and Station are switched on.
The HD screen appears if the Station is connected to the
Center (it takes about 1-2 minutes).
Connect/Setup
Connect WACS4500 to power supply - connect the
Center first followed by the Station.
Relocate the Center and Station as desired: plug and stream*
a. Press and hold the STANDBY-ON/ECO POWER y button
for 5 seconds to switch the Center to power-saving mode.
b. Unplug the Center or Station and power them up in your
preferred rooms
• You will be able to stream* the hard disk music between the
Center and Station.
IMPORTANT!
• Avoid installing in between thick walls. Separating the Center and
Station by 2 or more walls may cause poor streaming connection.
• For better Wi-Fi reception, you can adjust the Wi-Fi antenna, or
adjust the location of the Center and Station (e.g. shorten the dis-
tance between the Center and Station).
:indicates maximum reception; :indicates minimum recep-
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*Streaming is the process in which data (music in this case) is trans-
ferred from one device to another device or many other devices.
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On Center:
Insert the red plug of the red/white audio cable (supplied) to the
red socket LINE OUT R and the white plug to the white sock-
et LINE OUT L.
As shown, insert the L-shaped antenna into the socket WiFi
ANTENNA.
Press and screw the antenna clockwise till it is secured in place.
Mounting the stand onto Station
Align the stand's slots as shown.
Push down the stand till it is locks into place.
On the home audio system:
a. Connect the other end of the audio cable to the AUX IN (or
AUDIO IN) terminals, red plug to the red socket AUX IN R
and white plug to the white socket AUX IN L.
b. To listen to music playback, select AUX mode.
for illustration only
Connect/Setup
Mounting the Wi-Fi antenna onto Center
Connect Center to an existing audio system
You can easily connect Center to your existing home audio systems, such as
audio/video receivers, home theatre systems, mini/micro systems, multi-media
speaker boxes (with built-in amplifier) and audio amplifiers.

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What’s in the box
Wireless Music Station WAS4500
User manual
Quick start guide
1 x Ethernet cable
Remote control and
2 x AA batteries
PC Suite CD
Connect to your PC
Wi-Fi antenna
Audio cable (for Center)
Station’s stand
Power cord
AC/DC adaptor

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Play Hard Disk (HD)
You can centrally store up to 1500 audio CDs in the 80GB* hard disk on the
Center.
Enjoy
* Available storage space for music is around 75GB, due to capacity reserved for system purpose
PressÉÅ/OK to start playback
To change your playback options,
a. Press 1once or more times to enter previous option lists
b. Use the navigation controls 3 4 1 2 to select
c. Press OK or 2to confirm
To stop playback, press STOP / 9
Press SOURCE once or more times to select HD
source (or press HD on the remote control)
Use the navigation controls 3 4 1 2 to select your playback
options (Demo tracks are stored under All tracks)
To switch on the Center, press STANDBY-ON y
Tips:
By default, the remote control works with the Center only. To oper-
ate the Station using the remote control,
•Press and hold REFRESH until the Select Device screen appears
on the display of the Center's remote control
•Press the navigation controls 3or 4and 2tto select the Station,
and then press OK
For more information, see User Manual, 4.1 Preparation: Using
the remote control.

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Play CDs (on Center only)
Use the navigation controls 3 4 1 2 to select a track or album
PressÉÅ/OK to start playback
To stop playback, press STOP /9
To remove the CD, press OPEN • CLOSEç
For playback on the Center, you can use:
• All pre-recorded audio CDs
• All finalized audio CDR and CDRW discs
• MP3 & WMA-CDs (CD-R/CD-RW with MP3/WMA files)
Note: Discs with “Digital Rights Management” cannot be played
a. Press OPEN • CLOSEçon the set to open the CD
compartment
b. Insert a disc with the printed side facing up
c. Press OPEN • CLOSEçagain to close the compartment
• Display shows Reading CD
• List of CD tracks appears
(For CD recorded with MP3/WMA music files:
To enter a track list, press 2 on a highlighted file folder)
To find out more about product features and how to activate them
please read the supplied manual:
•User manual: for further details and troubleshooting
•Connect to your PC: to connect to your PC, transfer and manage
your music collection using the Philips Wireless Audio Device
Manager (supplied), set up networks, and playback music between
Center/Station and UPnP-enabled device

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Search for your desired tracks/albums
Search by keywords
The keyword should be the first letter or word of the title of the track you
wish to search for. By inputting a keyword, you can quickly find all the items
containing the word (note that it is case sensitive)
Use the navigation controls 3 4 1 2 to enter the desired
option list under tracks, albums, artists or playlists
Press SEARCH on the remote control
• A text box appears
a. Press the alphanumeric keys repeatedly to input the
keywords (maximum 8 characters)
b. To delete an entry before the cursor, press 4
c. Press 1or 2 to move the cursor backward / forward
Press OK to start searching
• Display shows: Searching .... Searching starts from the
beginning of the current option list
• The matched items appear at the top of the list

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Stream music between the Center and Station
MUSIC FOLLOWS ME
As you move around at home, let music move with you, either from the
Center to Station or from Station to Center.
On the source unit (Center or Station) where the music is
playing
a. On HD source, select and play the album or playlist you wish to
play on the destination unit
b. Press MUSIC FOLLOWS ME to activate
• The icon appears
On the destination unit (Center or Station) where the music will
continue
a. Check that the destination unit is switched on or is already in standby
mode
b. Press MUSIC FOLLOWS ME
• Selected music continues on the destination unit
• On the source unit, the music stops. The icon disappears
c. To stop MUSIC FOLLOWS ME, press STOPÇ

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Stream music between the Center and Station
Tips:
• Always press MUSIC FOLLOWS ME on the source unit before pressing
MUSIC FOLLOWS ME on the destination unit.
•MUSIC FOLLOWS ME will be automatically deactivated if you do not press
MUSIC FOLLOWS ME on the destination unit within 5 minutes
• After MUSIC FOLLOWS ME is activated on the destination unit, you can
select other tracks or source for playback on the source unit.
MUSIC BROADCAST
MUSIC BROADCAST allows you to broadcast music from the Center to
the Stations.
On the Center
a. On HD source, select and play the album or playlist you wish to
broadcast to the Stations
b. Press MUSIC BROADCAST to activate
• The icon appears on the Center and Station, a 5-second countdown
starts
On the Center and Stations
• Selected music starts to play simultaneously
Tips:
• Check that the Stations are switched on or are already in standby mode.
•To broadcast again
Before you press MUSIC BROADCAST, check if you need to deactivate any earlier
broadcasting. If the icon is still active in the Center or Station's display, press STOP/9
on Center. Then, follow Steps 1to 2mentioned above.
• Other functions are unavailable during MUSIC BROADCAST
• To exit MUSIC BROADCAST on a Station, press STOP /9on the Station.
•InMUSIC FOLLOW ME or MUSIC BROADCAST mode, the navigation controls,
SAME ARTIST,SAME GENRE and VIEW buttons do not function. The LCD will dis-
play the following message:

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Build your music library on the hard disk in the Center by Recording from CDs
or Importing MP3/WMA files from PC.
Recording from CDs
a. Press OPEN•CLOSE/on the set to open the CD compart-
ment
b. Insert a disc with the printed side facing up
c. Press OPEN•CLOSE/again to close the compartment
• Display shows Reading CD
• List of CD tracks appears
(For CD recorded with MP3/WMA music files: To enter a track list, press
2 on a highlighted file folder)
In the track list screen, press RECORD
• List of tracks with checkboxes appears
To start recording the whole CD, press RECORD. (To rip
part of the CD, press 2or MARK•UNMARK to select/
deselect the tracks to be recorded, and then press RECORD.To
select/deselect all tracks, press and hold MARK•UNMARK)
•CD-Rec appears. Display shows the album name of the track
being recorded
• Center will return to CD mode when recording is complete
To record from another CD, repeat Steps 1 to 3 above.
IMPORTANT!
• It takes some time to convert the recorded CD music to MP3 files.
• Always press and hold STANDBY-ON y to switch the set to ECO POWER (power-saving mode)
before removing its power plug.
• To record a CD during playback (for audio CD only), see User Manual,6.5 HD: Building music
library on Center.
• To record from external source, see User Manual,6.5 HD: Building music library on Center.
• You can edit the track information and import MP3/WMA files from PC using the supplied Wireless
Audio Device Manager (WADM). For details, see the manual Connect to your PC.
• WAC4500 Center allows you to check if the current CD information can be found in the latest
Gracenote®music recognition service database via the Internet. For details, see User Manual
10 Gracenote CD Information
Build a music library on the Center