Philips Streamium WACS700 Quick start guide

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About Digital Media Manager (DMM)
Digital Media Manager contains necessary software components you need to work with your WAC700
Center.These include:
- Music file organization on PC
- Music file transfer from PC to your Center
- paths to update Gracenote®music recognition service database (also known as
Gracenote CDDB®music recognition service) for the latest disc information
- paths and supporting link for DMM software and Center’s firmware upgrades.
Music recognition technology and related data are provided by Gracenote®. Gracenote is
the industry standard in music recognition technology and related content delivery. For
more information, visit www. gracenote.com.
CD and music-related data from Gracenote, Inc., copyrightC 2000-2005 Gracenote.
Gracenote CDDB® Client Software, copyright 2000-2005 Gracenote.This product and
service may practice one or more of the following U.S. Patents: #5,987,525; #6,061,680;
#6,154,773, #6,161,132, #6,230,192, #6,230,207, #6,240,459, #6,330,593, and other patents issued or
pending. Services supplied and/or device manufactured under license for following Open Globe, Inc. United States
Patent 6,304,523.
Gracenote and CDDB are registered trademarks of Gracenote.The Gracenote logo and logotype, and the
“Powered by Gracenote” logo are trademarks of Gracenote.
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Install DMM
Insert the supplied CD into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
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Follow screen instructions to begin and complete DMM installation.
➜The icon appears on your computer desktop
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Launch DMM (Center connected)
Check your WAC700 Center is connected to your PC via the supplied Ethernet cable
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Double click on to launch DMM.
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The first time you launch DMM, specify your music folders on PC
➜Music files in the folders are imported into DMM
➜Next time you launch DMM, DMM will start lookup in the folders and automatically
update its music collection on PC
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Select DMM’s display language
Go to the pull-down menu Preferences ➜Language.Click to select
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In the pop-up screen, click to select your desired language.
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Follow screen instructions to finish.
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Organize your music files in DMM
In DMM’s MY PC and MY PLAYER windows, organize your music files on the PC and Center as desired.
Selector panel:selects categories of contents
Content panel:displays the contents of MY PC and MY PLAYER
Scroll bar
Pull-down menus
Header separator:resizes column width.
Memory indicator:shows available memory on Center’s 40GB Harddisk
Resizing buttons:minimizes, maximizes DMM view / exit DMM.
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New playlist: creates a new playlist.
Import Playlist:imports a playlist from outside DMM (not specified music
folders on your PC)
Delete selection:deletes selection.
Edit ID3 tag:edits track information of selected track(s).
Browser ::Type a search string in the text box next to it. Click to search for tracks
Click on the Selector panel to exit the search view.
TIP Deleting items from the searched results will delete them from your library!
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Tool buttons:
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Window selector: hides or unhides MY PC window (Center connected)
hides or unhides MY Player window (Center connected)
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:transfers music files from PC to Center
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Indicators
:expanded view, displays item contents in full.
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:track/playlist not on the player.
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Click to highlight an item.
Press <Delete> on your keyboard to delete the highlighted item.
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:indicates track is playing by DMM. Double click on a track to start playback.
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:collapsed view: item contains more contents to display.
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Importing music files into DMM
From your PC's music folders, import music files into DMM's MY PC window.
•Each time you launch DMM,DMM will look up your specified music folders (see Launch DMM)
➜ DMM's music files are updated automatically (new music files are imported into DMM from the music folders)
•To add or remove specified music folders,
In the pop-up window, add or remove your specified music folders.
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Go to the pull-down menu Preferences ➜ Music folders.Click to select.
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Follow screen instructions to finish.
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➜ DMM's music files are updated.
•To update DMM's music collection without re-launching DMM
Go to the pull-down menu File ➜ Refresh DMM contents.Click to select.
➜ DMM's music files are updated.
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•Create Playlists
Click on to create a new playlist
To r ename a playlist,
a. Double-click on the default Playlist name
➜ Text box becomes gray and the cursor
flashes
b. Type in another name
c. To confirm, click elsewhere on the screen.
Add tracks to a Playlist by Drag and Drop:
a. In the Selector panel,click on a category (e.g. All tracks,Artist) and select a track
b. To drag your selection,
First,press and hold <Ctrl> or <Shift>
Then,drag to a destination playlist
➜ Your selected track is now in the playlist.
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Select your music folder in the pop-up window.
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Follow screen instructions to finish.
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Click on to to import a playlist from outside
DMM (not specified music folders on your PC)
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Create playlists of your favorite music
Create playlists consisting of your favorite tracks in the desired sequence.
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TIP
- Press and hold <Ctrl> on your PC keyboard and click to select more than one item.
- To select consecutive items, click the first item, press and hold <Shift> on your keyboard,
and then click the last item.
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•Import Playlists
TIP
The file type of your playlists must be .m3u or .pls.
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•Delete Playlists or tracks
Click to highlight a playlist or track.
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Click on to delete.
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Alternatively, press <Delete> on your keyboard
to delete your selection.
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TIP
- Press and hold <Ctrl> on your PC keyboard and click to select more than one item.
To select consecutive items, click the first item, press and hold <Shift> on your keyboard,
and then click the last item.
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Edit Track Information
Click on a track to edit its information.
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Click on to call up the ID3 Tag Editor.
- or press<Ctrl> and <I> on your PC keyboard
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To edit, click on the text box of Track name,Track no.,Artist,Album,Genre and Year.
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Click on OK to save the information. Click Cancel to discard changes made.
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TIP
- Comments:This field is for your information only and cannot be modified.
- Press and hold <Ctrl> on your PC keyboard and click to select more than one item.
- To select consecutive items, click the first item, press and hold <Shift> on your keyboard,
and then click the last item.
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Make sure your Center is connected to PC when you launch DMM.
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Click and highlight an item (e.g. track, artist, album, genre, playlist).
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IMPORTANT: KEEP A COPY OF YOUR ORIGINAL FILES!
Please keep a copy of the original files transferred to your player. Philips is not
responsible for any loss of content if the player is damaged or not readable.
Transfer music files to Center
By moving files from MY PC window to MY PLAYER window, you will transfer files from your PC to Center.
To transfer selected files,
•Click and Transfer
To select your transfer options, go to the pull-down menu Preferences ➜Transfer options.
.Click to select
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Always Overwrite: transfers all the selected files and overwrites the same files
already stored in Center
(Note: When overwriting a file in your Center, you will remove it from your Center’s playlists)
Always Skip: transfers only the files not stored in Center and skips the same files
already stored in Center
Prompt: prompt box appears for you to select
TIP
- Press and hold <Ctrl> on your PC keyboard and click to select more than one item.
To select consecutive items, click the first item, press and hold <shift> on your keyboard,
and then click the last item.
- During transfer, all other functions on your PC are disabled.
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Click on to copy your selection from your
computer to your Center
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➜ Your selection is now transferred to Center.
•Drag and Drop to Transfer
Make sure your Center is connected to PC when you launch DMM.
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Click to highlight an item (e.g. track, artist, album, genre, playlist).
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To drag your selection,
a. Press and hold <Ctrl> or <Shift>
b. Drag to a category in MY PLAYER (e.g. All tracks,Artist, Playlist)
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TIP
- Press and hold <Ctrl> on your PC keyboard and click to select more than one item.
To select consecutive items, click the first item, press and hold <shift> on your keyboard,
and then click the last item.
- During transfer, all other functions on your PC are disabled.
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➜ Your selection is now transferred to Center.
To check Center’s tracks in MY PLAYER window
Go to the pull-down menu File ➜ Synchronize DMM and Wireless Music Center.
Click to select.
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Display Tracks Your Way
Sorting
You can click on the contents header (Track, Artist, Album, Genre) and the 3,4to
arrange music files in ascending or descending alphanumeric order.
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Detailed / summary view
Double click on the or 2 next to the contents header to turn on / turn off
detailed display of item contents.
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summary view
detailed view
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Make Use of the Different Views
Window selector
Click on or to hide or unhide MY PC or MY PLAYER window
(Center connected)
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Border area
Drag the border area between MY PC and MY PLAYER.When the content
panel is reduced to a certain size, the content panel will only show the section icon.
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Drop Zone
When you hide MY PLAYER window, MY PLAYER window is reduced to Drop Zone.
You can drag selected items and drop them here. Note that the Drop Zone icon turns grey
when Center’s memory is full.
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DMM provides different view options. This is to minimize content refreshing time.
There are a few ways to customize DMM views.
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Music CD Database Update
With the Gracenote® music recognition service (also known as Gracenote CDDB® music recognition
service), your set will look up audio CD information from its built-in database (e.g. album, artist, genre,
track information). It allows the ripped CD tracks to be properly categorized (for example, under Artists,
Albums, Genres or All tracks) and also merged with the existing tracks in the harddisk.
2 Click Preferences ➔ Music CD Database Update ➔ Music CD Database
Download to download the CDDB bulk image (from www.philips.com/sup-
port ) and save on
your PC.
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download CDDB bulk image from
www.philips.com/support
to your PC.
Download to PC
To update CDDB database, you will need to download the CDDB image first.
1 Check your PC is connected to Internet
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Update in your Center
1 Make sure your Center is connected to PC when you launch DMM.
2 Click Preferences ➔ Music
CD Database Update ➔
Music CD Database
Update
3 Follow screen instructions to
update CDDB database in your
Center
TIP
- During update, streaming and playback on the Center & Station are disabled.
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TIP
- Because you are updating the program of your Center, please make sure
your Center is connected to your computer before you launch DMM.
Keep it connected during the firmware upgrade process.
- During upgrade, streaming and playback on the Center & Station are disabled.
Upgrades
We know you will enjoy your product for a long time. For best performance, we recommend that you
regularly check in to www.philips.com/support for free upgrades of the latest software and firmware for
your product.
Firmware Upgrade
Your player is controlled by an internal program called firmware.You can download and install the latest
firmware to keep your player updated.
Click Preferences ➔Player Firmware ➔ Check for Wireless Music Center Firmware .
This will give you the latest information on what's available.
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Follow screen instructions to complete firmware upgrade.
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DMM Upgrade
DMM is the software that enables best interactions between your player and your computer.
Keep it updated by doing upgrades.
Click Preferences ➔ Upgrade Digital Media Manager.This will give you further
information on how to download and upgrade your DMM.
Follow screen instructions to complete DMM upgrade.
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Uninstall DMM
Close all applications, including DMM.
From the Start menu, go to Programs ➔ WMC DMM ➔ Uninstall DMM.
Click to select.
For further information on uninstalling programs, please refer to Windows’
user manual.
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Dissociate Wireless Music Center
When you run DMM for the first time, it detects and memorizes your player. As a result, if you launch
DMM again and connect a different player, it will not be recognized.To enable other players to be
recognized, click File ➔ Dissociate Player to close DMM, then launch again.
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Pop-up messages & what they mean...
Operation failed due to connectivity failure with the player
Appears when there is a connection loss between your PC and the player. Check your power and
Ethernet connections. If necessary, close and relaunch DMM.
Another session of DMM is already running
Appears when you try to run/ launch more than one DMM program on your PC.
Some of the tracks could not be loaded into the PC Library.They are either not
readable or are protected, or duplicated
While loading songs onto MY PC window, DMM scans the music files and track information. If there is a
problem reading the information from the music file or if the track is already stored on your PC, it would
not be added to MY PC.
Database out of sync due to the music contents changing on the player. Please
refresh the player when you finish operating on the player
Appears when DMM is loading the player window contents but you are also operating functions on the
Center. When this happens, the MY PLAYER window will be empty. To load the contents,
click File ➔ Synchronize DMM and Wireless Music Center.
Unable to perform operation due to insufficient space on the Wireless Music
Center
Your Hard Disk memory is insufficient, hence DMM is unable to perform operation successfully.
Check you have got a backup of your music on your PC, and then either:
- delete some tracks from Center
- consult your Philips service center to upgrade to a larger Hard Disk capacity.
Track not supported
Appears when there are characters of unsupported languages in track information. DMM supports
6 languages, English, French, German, Spanish, Dutch and Italian.
Dissociating Wireless Music Center will close Digital Media Manager. If you
want to continue to work on Digital Media Manager, you need to restart it after
dissociation completed. Do you want to dissociate the Wireless Music Center?
When you run DMM for the first time, it detects and memorizes your player. As a result, if you launch
DMM again and connect a different player, it will not be recognized.To enable other players to be recog-
nized, click File ➔ Dissociate Player to close DMM, then launch again.
For other pop-up messages and help, check out the DMM FAQ online at
www.philips.com/support
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Music transfer
Sometimes, when I select tracks on MY PC or MY PLAYER window, DMM does not
respond immediately.
This happens when you select too many tracks (e.g. more than 500 tracks). It takes time for DMM to
highlight your selection.
I transferred some playlists to my Center, but on Center I cannot find all the playlists;
sometimes, I cannot find all the tracks in a playlist
Tr ansfer stops when you try to store on Center more than 99 playlists or more than 300 tracks in a
playlist.
For other pop-up messages and help, check out the DMM FAQ online at
www.philips.com/support
Troubleshooting
Connection
My PC and Center are connected, but my DMM screen shows only the MY PC content
side with "Wireless Music Center not connected"
- Check your Center is switched on or to standby mode (see the User Manual);
- Then, close DMM and launch again. Always avoid disconnecting the cable whenever running DMM.
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