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Music Server Overview
1 NaimNet Music Server Overview
A NaimNet music server will completely change the way you access and listen to your
music collection. While NaimNet music servers may look like CD players, they operate in
fundamentally different ways.
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Rather than simply reproducing the audio on a CD inserted in the drawer, a music
server automatically reads and stores the CD data for replay at any later time.
Furthermore, the hard-disk storage capability of a music server enables the data
from approximately 550 CDs to be stored.
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A music server can provide up to four different analogue or digital audio signals
simultaneously (depending on the music server model), and up to six additional
NaimNet/DigiLinX network streams for playback in multiple remote areas.
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When a music server first reads the data from a CD it automatically accesses an
internet music database and downloads the data held for that CD. The data can
include title, tracks, artist, composer, genre and numerous additional details. This
data can then be used by the music server or network user interface to select or
search for material and to build custom playlists. The CD cover artwork can be
downloaded when available and displayed by the user interface.
The mode of control and operation of your music server will depend upon the type of
system with which it is integrated. These different “user interfaces” are introduced in
Section 1.1 while the most commonly used, Local Interface, is described in detail in
Section 4.
If the NaimNet music server is your first experience of a network connected product you
may find it worthwhile to read the glossary in Section 8 before moving on to installation
and operation.
1.1 Music Server User Interfaces
Unlike a conventional item of hi-fi equipment, a NaimNet
music server can be operated in a number of different
ways using a variety of user interfaces. The user interface
you use to control your music server will depend on the
type of system in which it is installed and the ancillary
equipment available. The following table and paragraphs
carry short descriptions of each user interface.
1.2 Music Server Interface Options
Interface
Control
Display
Notes
Local
Remote handset.
VGA Monitor. Composite
Internet connection only required for CD
Keyboard/mouse.
or S-video input TV.
data lookup and download.
USB touch-screen.
NaimNet/DigiLinX
StreamNet compliant network touch screen.
Controls NetStreams streams only.
Does not control local audio outputs.
Network connection required.
Browser
Flash enabled web browser.
Duplicates functionality of Local Interface.
Network connection required.
Desktop Client
PC running Windows XP.
Provides music database management and
advanced music server setup functions.
Network connection required.
Note:
An internet connection is always required for CD data lookup and download.
