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Operation  -  The  Display  Inter face

 TV System:

 Selects 

PAL

 or 

NTSC

 TV video modes for the 

external display.

Scroll Drag Mode:

 Enables selection of 

Page

 and 

Initial 

letter

 modes for the display scroll function. With 

Initial 

Letter

 selected, screen scrolling is indicated by initial 

letters displayed at the top of the screen. With 

Page

 

selected, screen scrolling is indicated by page numbers 
displayed at the top of the screen.

Screen Lock:

 Enables UnitiServe’s display settings menu 

to be locked and password protected.

Calibrate Screen:

 Enables calibration of any USB 

connected external touch screen. Touch 

Calibrate Screen

 

and follow the on-screen instructions.

Note:

 If the touch screen in use is so far out of calibration 

that it is unusable, a USB or PS2 mouse can be connected 
temporarily in order for the calibration routine to be carried 
out.

Date and Time:

 Enables UnitiServe’s internal clock and 

calendar to be set.

Clean Display:

 Disables any external touch screen for 30 

seconds so that it can be cleaned.

4.8.6 Manage Music

Selecting 

Manage Music

 opens the Manage Music menu 

to provide options to 

Edit Genres

Assign Genres

Rename 

Music

Delete Music

Move Music

, and to view the 

Recycle 

Bin

.

Edit Genres:

 Enables the music genres listed by UnitiServe 

to be deleted, added to or renamed.

Assign Genres:

 Initiates a routine enabling music to be 

assigned to genres. Music can be listed by 

Album

, by 

Artists

 or by 

Recently Ripped,

 individually or collectively 

selected, and a genre assigned. Existing genre assignments 
can also be listed and changed, by selecting 

View 

Genres

.

Rename Music: 

Enables 

Albums

Artists

 and 

Tracks

 to be 

renamed. Selecting 

Albums

 displays a list of items and 

provides options to rename the selected album, its tracks 
or its artist. Selecting 

Artists

 displays albums listed by artist.

Delete Music: 

Enables 

Albums

 to deleted. Selecting 

Albums

 displays a list of items and provides the option 

to delete the selected album. Selecting 

Artists

 displays 

albums listed by artist.

Note:

 Deleting items moves them to the Recycle Bin from 

where they can be permanently deleted or restored.

Move Music:

 Provides access to a routine that enables 

music files to be moved between Music Stores. Select 

Move Monitor

 to display ongoing file movements and 

select 

Move History

 to display previous file movements.

Note:

 Moving a large number of files can take a 

considerable time.

Note:

 Music files should never be added to or deleted from 

Music Stores via an alternative computer operating system.

Recycle Bin:

 Displays a list of deleted items and enables 

either their restoration or permanent erasure.

4.8.7 UPnP™ Settings

UnitiServe operates as a UPnP™ music server providing 
music files to any network attached UPnP™ compatible 
playback device. Selecting 

UPnP™ Settings

 from the 

System Setup menu opens the UPnP™ Settings Menu 
to enable UnitiServe’s UPnP™ settings to be configured 
appropriately.

Server Name:

 Select 

Server Name 

to specify the name 

of the UnitiServe UPnP™ server that will be seen by 
UPnP™ playback devices. The name can be changed 
by selecting the name field to open a text entry screen. 
Connected UPnP™ playback devices will have to be 
restarted if UnitiServe’s name is changed.

Device Views:

 Select 

Device Views 

to specify how the 

UPnP™ playback device views and browses the music 
files available on UnitiServe and any connected Network 
Share or USB device. Select 

All Music

 to view and browse 

all the files available to UnitiServe. Select 

CD Collection

 

to view and browse just the ripped CDs held by UnitiServe 
Music Stores. Select 

Browse by Device

 to view and browse 

the files held individually on each device connected to 
UnitiServe.

Note:

 Deselecting all Device View options will make all 

music unavailable for UPnP™ playback.

Music Views: 

Select 

Music Views 

to specify the information 

displayed by the UPnP™ playback device for each music 

Summary of Contents for UNITISERVE -

Page 1: ...R E F E R E N C e M A N U A L U N I T I S E R V E H A R D D I S K P L A Y E R E N G L I S H...

Page 2: ...nt Playlist Screen 9 4 6 Playlists 10 4 7 The Quick Play Menu 11 4 8 The System Setup Menu 11 4 9 Naim Server Remote Handset Functions 15 5 Playback 16 5 1 Local Playback 16 5 2 NaimNet Network Playba...

Page 3: ...stem with which it is integrated These different user interfaces are introduced in Section 1 1 If UnitiServe is your first experience of a network connected product you may find it worthwhile to read...

Page 4: ...al Display Remote handset TV or monitor with VGA Controls UnitiServe local output only Keyboard mouse S video or composite input USB VGA touch screen USB VGA touch screen Web Browser Flash enabled web...

Page 5: ...r stand alone use To restore the default DHCP setup switch UnitiServe off connect the network and switch it on again 2 1 1 Network Hardware Conventional ethernet network connection is strongly recomme...

Page 6: ...d carefully Never switch off UnitiServe from the rear panel power switch or unplug it from the mains supply while a software upgrade process is underway 2 8 Switching Off Switching off UnitiServe from...

Page 7: ...e Note A differential backup only records changes that have occurred since the last backup Note If a separate NAS drive is used for rip storage in addition to the UnitiServe internal storage this must...

Page 8: ...l audio for connection to an audio system digital input 3 2 7 S video and Composite Video Sockets Connect an S video or composite video screen television here for display of the UnitiServe External Di...

Page 9: ...nus Selecting each of the options on the Home menu provides the following pages and functions Now Playing Displays the track currently playing its associated information and any associated artwork Sel...

Page 10: ...Location Opens a menu illustrated below showing the music storage locations available to UnitiServe Selecting one of the locations restricts browsing or searching to that location Note If no external...

Page 11: ...e selected Album to a playlist Tracks and Info buttons Last Played Displays a list of last played albums together with Play Add Tracks and Info buttons Newest Displays a list of newest most recently r...

Page 12: ...t Edit change track order or remove tracks and Delete the entire playlist 4 6 Playlists A playlist is a list of tracks collected together and saved with a specific name favourites perhaps or party tra...

Page 13: ...evices can be removed from the list 4 8 3 Network Shares Network hardware containing music files a network attached hard disk or a shared folder on a computer is known as a Network Share Selecting Net...

Page 14: ...e created from existing empty Network Shares Note Individual Music Stores may be locked to prevent ripped data being stored If the primary Music Store is locked the next in line will automatically be...

Page 15: ...lbums to deleted Selecting Albums displays a list of items and provides the option to delete the selected album Selecting Artists displays albums listed by artist Note Deleting items moves them to the...

Page 16: ...tream Format that UnitiServe will stream to the UPnP playback device and to switch CD artwork transmission to the playback device on or off The Stream Format options available are Native CD 44 1kHz 16...

Page 17: ...6 for preamplifier or AV processor These keys function regardless of the handset mode Mute Mutes the preamplifier or AV processor audio output These keys function regardless of the the handset mode I...

Page 18: ...not compatible Note Other playback file formats may be added as firmware updates in the future Contact your Naim retailer or distributor for more information 5 2 NaimNet Network Playback UnitiServe is...

Page 19: ...iServe has ripped the CD and downloaded its associated data it will eject the CD automatically As soon as a CD has been ejected UnitiServe is ready to rip the next one The Ripping Monitor menu provide...

Page 20: ...g is carried out at up to several hundred files per minute although this figure depends on the speed of the file storage device The music files found by UnitiServe on network shares will be incorporat...

Page 21: ...nfigured to be shared It may also be useful to give the device an appropriate name In the illustrations following the Network Share is called Network Music It is important that the Network Share to be...

Page 22: ...ore will then take lowest priority position in the list of Music Stores but be available for promotion to a higher priority if desired via the Manage Music Stores menu To lower the priority of a Music...

Page 23: ...eteMusic MoveMusic RecycleBin SystemSettings Language DisplaySettings CalibrateScreen DateandTime CleanDisplay PlayRandom RandomPlaylist PlayNewest PlayRecent PlayPopular Trackinformationdisplayedwith...

Page 24: ...dentified by all the other items on the network DHCP is a set of rules that enable the automatic allocation of addresses as items are connected or switched on while connected to the network UnitiServe...

Page 25: ...ng and storing the audio data from a CD UnitiServe is unusual in ripping the audio data repeatedly to minimise errors There are some copyright and legal issues to consider when ripping CDs Router A ro...

Page 26: ...e Name can be found via the System Status page of the Display Interface eg 123456 on rear panel eg 1A 2B 3C 4D 5E 6F on rear panel eg NSSRV5E6F NSSRVxxxx where xxxx is last 4 digits of MAC Address 10...

Page 27: ...atabase and DigiFi Embedded Software DigiFi LIMITED reserves all rights in the DigiFi Embedded Software including all ownership rights You agree that DigiFi may enforce its rights under this Agreement...

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