Visonos Music V User manual
USER’S MANUAL
musicV/mediaV
Copyright –VISONOS 2013
Table of contents
1Overview ......................................................................................................... 4
2Installation ....................................................................................................... 5
3Starting with MediaV........................................................................................... 7
4Playlists......................................................................................................... 16
5Settings......................................................................................................... 21
6Control MediaV using i-Pad/i-Phone..................................................................... 23
7Control MediaV from Android ............................................................................. 26
8Playing Contents from your Tablet or Smartphone (Airplay by Apple) ......................... 27
9Technical specifications.................................................................................... 28
10 Important safety information .............................................................................. 29
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1 Overview
The Visonos System
Visonos is the new media center that can play digital contents in HD while allowing access to
Internet content (radio, music, videos, news, etc…).
In addition, Visonos can be used as a control centre for the house, allowing full control of
lights, blinds, air conditioning, alarms and surveillance cameras. It needs only some intelligent
system installed in the house.
Visonos is a fully IP-based system and allows easy control from a simple remote control or
from any computer connected to the network, tablet or mobile devices as well Apple’s i-Pad, i-
Pod or i-Phone. You only need a wired or wireless network to start using Visonos.
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2 Installation
1. Speakers
2. Line Out
3. Microphone
4. Power
5. HDMI
6. VGA
7. SPDIF
8. USB
9. Ethernet 10/100/1000
First steps:
1. Connect MediaV to your TV or AV receiver using HDMI/VGA cable.
2. If you want, you can connect the audio output to your HiFi system using ANALOG/OPTICAL
cable.
3. If you want to connect speakers directly to MediaV, you can use audio cable to spring binding
posts L+R stereo.
4. Connect to the router or switch using a CaT5e/Cat6 cable.
5. Connect to the power.
6. Push ON/OFF button placed in the front of your MediaV.
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Network setting:
(Note: A USB keyboard and mouse are mandatory)
MediaV gets its network address via DHCP by default. You can configure it with a static IP address.
When MediaV has started you will see following screen:
Move to the programs menu and select Launcher. The Network Settings screen appears. Select the
network that you have installed (wired, wireless) and configure the IP parameters.
If you configure a static IP you must be sure that IP is in the router’s range. An example of this
configuration it would be:
Static IP: 192.168.1.50
Mask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 192.168.1.1
DNS: 192.168.1.1 (Usually your router will automatically assign DNS)
If you have purchased our WiFi accessory for MediaV then you must configure your wireless
connection in the settings. You must enter the password for your router or wireless access point.
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3 Starting with MediaV
To continue you must use a keyboard or "Remote Control" app on your Tablet/Smartphone. To see
how to select the "Remote Control" see sections 5 and 6 of this manual.
The first time you turn on your MusicV or MediaV that is connected to your TV you will see a menu that
shows the different options the system offers. You can move around the menu using the left/right
buttons. The menu has the following options: (see fig.1):
-Weather
Shows online weather information of the destinations the user has configured.
-Images
Display images that are stored in your network.
-Video
You can playback all the video media files, like TV series, films or homemade videos.
-Films Shows the commercial films you have stored.
-Music In this option you can playback the music you have stored in the network.
-Software
This option lets you execute specific programs like a web browser, network settings, games,
RSS news feeds and others.
-System
This option lets you configure all the options of your device. Go to the Settings section for more
information.
Inside these options you can access more options with the down arrow key in the keyboard or on the
remote control app. All these options let you access your stored files, music or videos, directly, or
access the configuration settings.
You can also access the latest films you have added, your most used software and other options if you
have set the options accordingly to have a direct access from the main menu.
(NOTE: You always move around the options using the direction keys on the keyboard or the Remote
Control app.)
Move around the options to get to know your way around.
Fig.1
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How to add sources
One of the first operations you should do when you first connect your Visonos is to add the
sources from which you will access your files (photographs, music, films or TV series). You
need to understand how the system works to correctly configure it. This is possibly, the most
difficult part for beginners.
Visonos can share and access files on your home network (IP). Our player MusicV or MediaV can
access and playback any file that is stored and shared in any device that is connected to your network.
You can listen to music that is stored in any desktop or laptop connected to the network, you can also
access media that is on the internet (YouTube, Spotify...) Visonos also offers network storage devices
that allow you to copy and store your CD, DVD and Blu-ray collection very easily –insert the disc in the
device and the Visonos ripper, MusicVr or MediaVr, will create a copy –which will let you enjoy the
content using tablet.
In Visonos each device which stores multimedia is called a source. A source can be a folder in your
laptop or the music and video folders in your storage devices MusicVr or MediaVr.
To add these sources to your device you must select the option Files in the music or video menus. To
add music sources you have to select the “Add Source” option, to add videos you have to select the
“Add videos” option. (Fig.2)
Fig. 2
A window will open where you will be able to browse through your network to find the sources (Fig.3).
You can write the route directly if you know where the files are stored in the text box.
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Fig. 3
If you do not know the route you can select the browse button to find your sources. When you select
browse a list of options will be shown. Visonos lets you search in different ways and using different
network protocols. You will usually be able to find your sources if you select Windows network (SMB).
Your Windows Workgroup will show, usually called WORKGROUP, unless it has been modified by the
network administrator. If you select the workgroup, the list of shared devices will appear. Select the
device that has the content you want to access. Select OK to continue. To select OK you must press
the left arrow button. (Fig.4)
Fig. 4
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If you are adding video files, you will be shown a new window where you can select the type of media
you are adding –music videos, films, or TV series- (Fig.5). On the right hand side you will see the
active servers where you can search for content. Select the automatic search option and the recursive
scan option so that the search can begin in the root folder and subfolders. Select OK and Visonos will
add the found content to your library.
Fig. 5
When you first add new video content to the system a new menu will show called “Movies”. This a
Visonos feature that lets the users distinguish between commercial films and homemade videos (there
are no Internet servers with homemade videos metadata). Anyhow, the user can choose to maintain
both menu options or to hide one of them. This can be done in the configuration menu, which can be
consulted in another chapter.
When you are adding music to your library, you do not need to go in the server selection window. Press
OK in the bottom of the window and the source will be added automatically and you can continue on to
the next step.
You now have Access to your source of files. Highlight the source and press the “Menu” button on your
remote control app or the C button in your keyboard or right click with your mouse. You will see a new
contextual menu with different options. (See Fig.6)
In movies the options are:
Play
Add to favourites
Edit source
Remove source
Choose thumbnail
Add source
Set Content
Take note that this menu appears when you add a new source. If you selected the automatic scan in
the previous step, you will not need to use this menu as Visonos will be searching for new content when
you add a new source.
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If the content is music the options are slightly different:
Edit source
Make default
Remove source
Choose thumbnail
Add source
Add to favourites
Scan item to library
Settings
Select “Scan item to library” to browse new content in the source.
Fig. 6
Once you have added the sources and browsed the content, you will add new content (each time you
add a new video or CD in the MusicVr or MediaVr). You will have to update your library to include the
new metadata. You can do this highlighting the source with the new content and pressing the “Menu”
button on your remote control app, or pressing “C” on your keyboard or right clicking with your mouse.
A new contextual menu will show, where you can select “Scan Item to library” if you are adding music
or “Scan for new content” if you are adding videos (See Fig.6).
Visonos server Directory structure
IMPORTANT NOTE: if you have a Visonos MediaVr in your network, this server will store the
films in the MediaVr/movies/MoviesOK folder. This is the folder you have to scan to add new
content and update your library.
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Change the on-screen view with the context menu
Pressing the left arrow when you are in a content submenu, the view and search menu will show (See
Fig.7).
In this menu you can choose how to view the file lists. For example, you can choose the thumbnail view
and your films will appear as a grid of cover images and you will be able to browse through them and
select anyone.
You can also set in which order the content will be shown (by name, year, in ascending or descending
order…). You will also be able to filter the contents to make a finer search
This menu has a search option. This option is very interesting with large libraries. If you know the title
or any detail of the CD or film that you want to play, you can write it with the on-screen keyboard and
the system will show the content that matches.
Fig. 7
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Controls during playback
You can do fast forward, rewind, pause or resume any content that is playing. To do this press the M
key on your keyboard or the menu icon of the wireless remote control (see sections 5 and 6)
Fig.8
Fig. 8
Other options of this menu are audio, subtitles and video settings
Video settings pop menu:
Fig.9
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Audio and subtitles pop menu screen:
Fig.10
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How to display the weather
Another feature of your MediaV is to display weather in your country. The system collects online
information on the Internet about the weather. You can select one or more locations to display.
Select Weather option on the main menu. The following screen appears:
Fig. 11
Display locations can be configured into the main menu item SYSTEM. These details are explained in
section 4 of this document.
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4 Playlists
Visonos allows creating playlists in a simple way. You can select a specific playlist or you can create
smart playlists divided by year, genre, artist or any other criteria.
In order to create playlists select music/library on the main menu. Then select playlists option.
Fig. 12
A new screen appears containing all playlists. At the end of the list you will find two options: New
Playlist… and New Smart Playlist… The first option allows creating customized playlists and the second
allows creating Smart playlists using filter and other options.
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In order to create a customized playlist select “New Playlist…”. Next screen will appear:
Fig. 15
This screen has three different areas. On the left you can select the music that you want to add to the
playlist. In the center you can see information of the selected music and also select options to open /
save / close playlists. On the right are different songs or albums that you have selected to be part of the
playlist.
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Select some content on the left part of the screen. To add them to the playlist, press C. The following
window appears:
Fig. 16
Choose ADD to add selected song to the current playlist. This selection will appear on the left of the
screen.
Fig. 17
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After creating playlist, select Save Playlist on the center of the screen. Enter the name you wish to give
your playlist and press OK. You will find your new playlist saved.
If you want to create an Smart playlist, select New Smart Playlist… option.
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A pop-up window of options will appear.
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First option allows you to select the type of content which you wish to be added to the new playlist. You
can choose from three options “songs/mixed/albums”.
After selecting the type of content, enter a name for your playlist.
Enter now the rules and filters in order to make your playlist. If you click on the New Rule, next pop-up
window will appear.
Fig. 20
In the first filter level you can choose from title/genre/playlist/comment/rating/last played/play
count/path/File/Track/duration/year. In the second you can choose from Starts with/is/ends with/Does
not contain/contains/is not. Now you can write below your selection criteria. Then press OK.
Note that you can delete and edit your filters in order to change content of the playlist.
You can limit the size of your playlist by selecting Limit option. Also you can also order playlist by
several options, ascending or descending mode.
When you finish with entering options press OK.
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