Philips STREAMIUM WAC7500, User Manual

Page 1: ...Register your product and get support at www philips com welcome WAC7500 EN User manual 1 Contact information 45 wac7500_um_cover indd 1 9 30 2009 12 46 39 PM ...

Page 2: ...ty with the following standards EN55013 2001 A1 2003 A2 2006 EN 300 328 2004 EN55020 2002 A1 2003 A2 2005 EN 301 489 1 2005 EN 55022 2006 EN 301 489 17 2002 EN 55024 1998 A1 2001 A2 2003 EN 50371 2002 EN 60065 2002 A1 2006 title and or number and date of issue of the standards following the provisions of R TTE Directive 1999 5 EC incl 73 23 EEC 93 68 EEC directives and is produced by a manufacturi...

Page 3: ...6 Set Dynamic Bass Boost DBB 26 Activate Incredible Surround sound 26 Time settings 27 Synchronize with RDS radio station 27 Set the time manually 27 Set the time format 27 Set standby timer 27 Alarm 27 Contents 1 Important 4 Safety 4 Notice 5 Recycling 5 2 Your Wireless Music Center 7 Overview 7 Front view 7 Top view 7 Side view 8 Remote control 8 3 Prepare 10 Position the WAC7500 10 Connect to A...

Page 4: ... Philips Wireless Music Station to the WAC7500 30 Broadcast music to Philips Wireless Music Stations 30 Music Follows Me 31 Delete a Philips Wireless Music Station from the WAC7500 31 Relocate a connected WAC7500 or Philips Wireless Music Station 31 13 Technical data 32 Supplied accessories 33 PC connection requirements 33 14 Troubleshooting 34 15 Glossary 36 wac7500_um_01eng indd 3 14 08 08 16 29...

Page 5: ...pecified by the manufacturer l Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over 1 Important Safety Know these safety symbols This bolt of lightning indicates uninsulated material within your unit may cause an electrical shock For the ...

Page 6: ...required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped o Battery usage CAUTION To prevent battery leakage which may result in bodily injury property damage or damage to the unit Install all b...

Page 7: ...ur product contains batteries covered by the European Directive 2006 66 EC which cannot be disposed of with normal household waste Please inform yourself about the local rules on separate collection of batteries The correct disposal of batteries helps prevent potentially negative consequences on the environment and human health Your Wireless Music Center Englis h EN wac7500_um_01eng indd 6 14 08 0...

Page 8: ...Wireless Music Center Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to Philips To fully benefit from the support that Philips offers register your product at www philips com welcome Overview Front view a LCD display b MUSIC FOLLOWS ME c DBB Dynamic Bass Boost d SMART EQ Smart Equalizer e VOLUME increase volume f VOLUME decrease volume g stop h skip forward i navigate left right up down j OK confirm...

Page 9: ...u g navigate h OK confirm play pause i skip forward j VOL volume up down Side view a LINE OUT L R line out jacks b AUX L R external device connections c ETHERNET Ethernet jack d DOCK IN docking jack e DIGITAL OUT digital out jack f headphone jack g 75 FM ANTENNA FM antenna jack Top view Englis h EN wac7500_um_01eng indd 8 14 08 08 16 29 40 ...

Page 10: ...IST q DBB Dynamic Bass Boost r SMART EQ smart equalizer s SLEEP sleep timer t REPEAT u MUSIC BROADCAST v Alphanumeric keys w MUTE turn off sound output x SCROLL y z CLEAR clear entry skip back REC record MARK UNMARK AUX select external device HD harddisk music MP3 CD CD EN wac7500_um_01eng indd 9 14 08 08 16 29 41 ...

Page 11: ...nd hold the button on the top panel Note When the WAC7500 is in eco standby mode the remote control is inactive 3 Prepare 1 Open the battery compartment 2 Insert 2 AAA batteries with correct polarity as indicated 3 Close the battery compartment Position the WAC7500 Caution Risk of product damage Place the WAC7500 on a surface that is level flat and strong enough to support the WAC7500 Connect to A...

Page 12: ...To cycle through the alphanumeric characters that are available press a button repeatedly 4 Connect to a home network Before you connect the WAC7500 to a router Ensure that the PC meets the minimum requirements You can choose one of these modes of connection Wireless connection with automatic IP address see Create wireless connection with automatic IP address on page 11 Wireless connection with st...

Page 13: ...hat are available press a button repeatedly To delete the last character entry from the display press CLEAR To delete the last character entry from the display press CLEAR This chapter shows you how to create a wireless connection to a home network with static IP address 1 Ensure that your encryption key if required is available 2 Turn on your wireless access point or wireless router with broadban...

Page 14: ...h broadband Internet access 2 Turn on your wireless access point or wireless router with broadband Internet 3 Turn on the WAC7500 4 On the item press MENU 5 Select Settings Network Wired Static and confirm 6 Enter the static IP address with the remote control and confirm with OK 7 Select Apply settings Yes and confirm The WAC7500 displays a confirmation screen that the settings are saved EN wac750...

Page 15: ...data are provided by Gracenote Gracenote is the industry standard in music recognition technology and related content delivery For more information please visit www gracenote com CD and music related data from Gracenote Inc copyright 2000 2007 Gracenote Gracenote Software copyright 2000 2007 Gracenote This product and service may practice one or more of the following U S Patents 5 987 525 6 061 68...

Page 16: ...TUNER to record from FM radio 2 Press REC 3 To stop recording press 3 Drag and drop selected file s to WAC7500 bottom window Rip music from CDs on the WAC7500 Rip from a CD to the harddisk of the WAC7500 at high speed Audio CD MP3 WMA CD Note While the WAC7500 is ripping only the stop function is available Tip You can rip while you listen if you press REC during play 1 On the WAC7500 insert CD wit...

Page 17: ...e instructions in the email to complete your registration process on the Philips website To return to the Home menu press HOME Listen to Internet radio 1 Follow the steps to register the WAC7500 with Philips only required once for first set up 2 Turn on the WAC7500 6 Play Adjust volume 1 During play press VOL to adjust the volume Mute the sound You can turn off the sound of your audio 1 During pla...

Page 18: ...Internet radio station in the first column 6 Enter a nickname in the second column 3 Turn on your wireless access point or wireless router with broadband Internet 4 Press HOME 5 Press or then to select Radio Internet Radio Press or then to select the Internet radio service To return to the Home menu press HOME Note Internet radio features require broadband Internet access Mark Internet radio stati...

Page 19: ...tation is available and broadcast in a compatible format you can listen to it on the WAC7500 You can find the manually added Internet radio stations in the My Media list on the WAC7500 Internet radio features require broadband Internet access Listen to My Media This is how to navigate and select with the remote control Press or to select a menu option Press to confirm a selection Press to go back ...

Page 20: ... frequency is stored under the selected preset number Press HOME to go to the Home menu 2 Press HOME 3 Press FM TUNER The current frequency is displayed 4 Press to adjust the frequency Press HOME to go to the Home menu Tip You can store channel frequencies under a preset channel number Automatic channel search The WAC7500 can automatically search available channels 1 Turn on the WAC7500 2 Press HO...

Page 21: ...om a PC You can wirelessly stream music to the WAC7500 from a connected PC if you install Windows Media Player 11 on the PC see Install Windows Media Player 11 on page 20 and configure the PC to share your music If Windows Media Player 11 is already installed on the PC you can skip the installation section and continue with the configuration For any other media players refer to the instructions su...

Page 22: ...ual of the external appliance to connect the supplied audio cable to the audio output jack of the external appliance 2 Connect the other end of the audio cable to the AUX IN jack of the WAC7500 3 On the remote control of the WAC7500 press HOME 4 Press or then to select AUX 5 Operate the controls of the external appliance to play music EN wac7500_um_01eng indd 21 14 08 08 16 29 52 ...

Page 23: ...previous screen Press HOME to go to the Home menu 7 Play options You can choose between various play options Repeat play see Repeat play on page 22 Shuffle play see Shuffle play on page 22 Play by artist see Play by artist on page 22 Play by genre see Play by genre on page 22 Play from a playlist see Play from a playlist on page 23 Repeat play You can repeat one or all audio files of the current s...

Page 24: ...ME to go to the Home menu Play from a playlist This is how to navigate and select with the remote control Press or to select a menu option Press to confirm a selection Press to go back to the previous screen Press HOME to go to the Home menu 1 Turn on the WAC7500 2 On the remote control press HD 3 Press MENU to enter the HD menu 4 Select Playlists 5 Select the playlist 6 Press OK to play To stop p...

Page 25: ... the remote control of the WAC7500 for the following steps 2 Press HD 3 Press REC 4 Press MARK UNMARK to select deselect tracks By default the WAC7500 records all tracks of the HD when no tracks are marked Press MARK UNMARK for 2 seconds to select deselect all tracks 5 Press RECto start recording 6 To stop recording press Alphanumeric search Englis h EN wac7500_um_01eng indd 24 14 08 08 16 29 53 ...

Page 26: ...e your PC to register your product on www club philips com and go to Show Upgrades Support page to download Gracenote Media Database update Note that the updates are posted quarterly and new updates are independent from old updates i e a new update can be installed even without the previous update 9 Alphanumeric search You can search for specific audio files on the HD harddisk of the WAC7500 1 Tur...

Page 27: ...ress the button again 11 Settings Change Equalizer EQ settings This is how to navigate and select with the remote control Press or to select a menu option Press to confirm a selection Press to go back to the previous screen Press HOME to go to the Home menu You can adjust the audio sound with the following equalizer settings Rock Pop default Jazz Neutral Techno Classical Treble Bass 1 Turn on the ...

Page 28: ...Press HOME to go to the Home menu 1 Press MENU to enter the menu screen 2 Select Settings Alarm Time settings This chapter shows you how to change the time settings Synchronize with RDS radio station RDS Radio Data System is a service that allows FM stations to send additional information along with the FM radio signal Automatic time synchronization is one of the RDS features 1 Ensure that the rad...

Page 29: ...upgrade and click OK 10 Click Browse to locate the software image file that you saved on the harddisk of the PC 11 Click OK to start the update The software update progress is shown When the software installation is complete the WAC7500 restarts 3 Select On to activate the alarm and enter the alarm settings Select Off default to deactivate the alarm 4 Press or to adjust the setting then press to c...

Page 30: ...500 1 Turn on the WAC7500 2 Press HOME to go to the Home menu 3 Press MENU to enter the menu display 4 Press or then to select Settings Restore settings 5 Press 6 Press to select Yes The WAC7500 restarts when the factory settings are restored The language selection display is shown Tip You can restore the default settings without losing the audio files on the harddisk of a connected PC or Center E...

Page 31: ...lips Wireless Music Station press 12 Add a Philips Wireless Music Station sold separately You can add up to 5 Philips Wireless Music Stations sold separately and expand your wireless music to other locations in your home Add a Philips Wireless Music Station to the WAC7500 This connection creates a wireless of the Philips Wireless Music Station to the home network that the WAC7500 connects to 1 Pla...

Page 32: ... you between the WAC7500 and one or more connected Philips Wireless Music Stations The unit where the music is playing is the source unit The unit to which you want to move the music is the destination unit 1 Ensure that source unit and the destination unit are turned on 2 On the source unit press MUSIC FOLLOWS ME The displays of the source unit and the destination unit show an icon to indicate th...

Page 33: ...quencies 32 44 1 48 kHz 13 Technical data General AC Power Voltage information is printed on the back or the underside of the WAC7500 Dimensions w x h x d 387 x 272 x 128 mm Weight net Main unit 3 6 kg Power consumption On 25 W Standby active 20 W ECO passive standby 1 W Amplifier Output power 2 x 7 5 15 W RMS Frequency response 60 20 000 Hz 3 dB Signal to noise ratio 72 dBA IEC Speakers tweeter P...

Page 34: ...torage cpacity 80 GB actual formatted capacity will be less USB player USB 12 Mbps V1 1 supports MP3 WMA and M4A files USB class MSC MTP Number of tracks titles maximum 9999 Specifications and external appearance are subject to change without notice Supplied accessories Remote control 2 AAA batteries AC power cable FM radio antenna Software CD Rom PC connection requirements The minimum requirement...

Page 35: ...sing a WPA key instead of a WEP key When you use a WEP as your encryption key set all 4 keys to be the same 14 Troubleshooting Caution Never try to repair the system yourself as this will invalidate the warranty Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock If a fault occurs first check the FAQ points then consult your dealer or Philips for help The WAC7500 is connected to a home net...

Page 36: ... on the USB device are not displayed what do I do Check if the number of folders exceeds 99 or the number of titles exceeds 999 Only completely recorded MP3 WMA files can be found and played Check if the file has been recorded completely DRM protected WMA files cannot be played The remote control does not function properly what do I do Reduce the distance between the remote control and the WAC7500...

Page 37: ... Denmark Operates at 2 4 GHz For more information see bluetooth com 15 Glossary A A Amp Ampere The Ampere abbreviations Amp or A is the unit of electric current or amount of electric charge per second AAC Advanced Audio Coding An audio compression scheme defined as part of the MPEG 2 standard also known as MPEG 2 AAC or MPEG 2 NBC or Not Backwards Compatible It offers better sound and a compressio...

Page 38: ...ecording or a file on a DVD R the space that it takes up can never be C CBR constant bit rate With CBR the encoder spends the same amount of bits on each frame regardless of how much it may really need Disadvantage of CBR Bits are wasted in case of absolute blackness of a picture or complete silence in an audio frame And pictures or audio frames with a lot of elements may need those bits CD Compac...

Page 39: ...g it to provide a full sound experience without any distortion used again You can erase the recording or file but you cannot store anything over that space Once the disc is full you cannot store items on the disc DVD RW Each time you store a recording or a file on a DVD RW the space can be re used when you delete it You can re use the same disc repeatedly DVI A digital interface standard created b...

Page 40: ...al Content Protection This is a specification that provides a secure transmission of digital contents between different devices to prevent unauthorized copyright HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface is a high speed digital interface that can transmit uncompressed high definition video and digital multichannel audio It delivers high quality picture and sound quality completely free from noise ...

Page 41: ...ingSound is a sound processing algorithm provided by Philips that offers spatial enhancements and the listener perceives the sound as though the loudspeakers were located a greater than actual distance apart from one another Lossless compression A system for reducing the number of data bits density in a musical signal without corrupting the original M M4A The audio file format used by Apple in the...

Page 42: ... on a sub carrier signal within their normal broadcast signal Some RDS equipped tuners can even override with traffic alerts or emergency broadcasts during playback of other media CD MD or cassette There are other useful features too many of which are offered by the growing number of RDS stations Region code A system that allows discs to be played only in the region designated This unit only plays...

Page 43: ...uman is sensitive Theoretically 0 dB SPL is the threshold of human hearing while approximately 120 dB is the threshold of pain Stereo Literally means solid Usually taken to refer to two channel stereo though developments in digital audio facilitate multichannel stereo Streaming A technique for transferring data such that it can be processed as a steady and continuous stream Streaming technologies ...

Page 44: ... of power In speakers wattage is a term that indicates power handling characteristics in dealing with electrical voltage inputs from the amplifier WAP Wireless Application Protocol Global protocol used in some wireless devices that allows the user to view and interact with data services Generally used as a means to view Internet web pages using the limited transmission capacity and small display s...

Page 45: ...is Agreement against you directly in its own name The Gracenote service uses a unique identifier to track queries for statistical purposes The purpose of a randomly assigned numeric identifier is to allow the Gracenote service to count queries without knowing anything about who you are For more information see the web page for the Gracenote Privacy Policy for the Gracenote service The Gracenote So...

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