Philips Streamium WACS4500, User Manual

Page 1: ...WACS4500 Wireless Music Center Station User manual Manuel d utilisation Manual del usuario ...

Page 2: ...d a possible shock hazard due to it being inserted into another 13 Amp socket How to connect a plug The wires in the mains lead are coloured using the following codes blue neutral N brown live L As these colours may not correspond with the colour markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows Connect the blue wire to the terminal marked N or coloured black Connect the brown wir...

Page 3: ... Hong Kong This offer is valid for a period of three years after the date of purchase of this product GPL Package written offer This product contains Linux 2 4 27 vrsl that is made available under the GNU GPL license version 2 hereafter called the Program Philips Electronics Hong Kong Ltd hereby offers to deliver or make available upon request for a charge no more than the cost of physically perfo...

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Page 5: ...splay adjustment______________ 23 5 8 Selecting languages______________ 25 5 9 Seep ________________________ 25 6 HD 6 1 Playing Harddisk HD __________ 25 6 2 Selecting and searching ________26 27 6 2 1 Selecting a different option 6 2 2 Searching by key words 6 2 3 Selecting tracks of a particular artist 6 2 4 Selecting tracks of a particular genre 6 2 5 Selecting a track in current album during ...

Page 6: ...rk _____________________________ 42 43 9 3 1 Network setting on Center 9 3 2 Network setting on Station 9 4Viewing connection status ________ 44 9 4 1Viewing Station status in Center s Wi Fi network 9 4 2Viewing the connection with external network 10 Reset _______________________ 45 11 Gracenote CD Information 11 1 Gracenote music recognition database ________________________________46 11 1 1To u...

Page 7: ...the pre installed firmware audio CD database and demo tracks Wi Fi or IEEE802 11 b g is the international leading industry standard for wireless broadband networking Digital data will be transferred with wider range and bandwidth 1 2 Supplied accessories Center s accessories 1 x antenna 1 x 1 way remote control with 2 x AA batteries 1 x Audio cables 1 x Ethernet cable 1 x PC Suite CD Station s acc...

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Page 9: ...t potential negative consequences for the environment and human health 1 5 Maintenance Cleaning the Set Use a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution Do not use any solutions that contain alcohol spirits ammonia or abrasives Cleaning of Discs When a disc becomes dirty clean it with a cleaning cloth Wipe the disc from the center out Do not use solvents such as benzene thinner c...

Page 10: ... expose the set to water dripping or splashing Never place objects filled with liquids such as vases on the set Never place sources of naked flame such as lighted candles on the set The mechanical parts of the set contain self lubricating bearings and must not be oiled or lubricated CAUTION Visible and invisible laser radiation If the cover is open do not look at the laser beam High voltage Do not...

Page 11: ...11 English 2 Controls 5 4 3 2 1 0 9 8 7 6 5000 5000 3 9 6 1 4 Wireless Music Center WAC4500 Wireless Music Station WAS4500 2 ...

Page 12: ...d selects sound source HD CD or UPnP 6 IR sensor for the infrared remote control Helpful hint Always point the remote control towards this sensor 7 CD door Center only 8 OPEN CLOSE Center only opens closes the cd door 9 MUSIC FOLLOWS ME HD moves music playback from Center to Station or from Station to Center 0 MUSIC BROADCAST Center only HD broadcasts music from the Center to the Station 1 2 3 4 n...

Page 13: ...g through the option lists 1 Returns to previous option lists Text input moves the cursor backward 3 4 Skips searches tracks passage backward forward in playback screen fast scrolling in option lists 2 confirms selection Text entry confirms input and moves the cursor forward OK Confirm selection Starts playing 6 VOL adjusts the volume level 7 REPEAT selects continuous playback SHUFFLE selects rand...

Page 14: ...efer to Extender s manual for details Alphanumeric keys for text entry SCROLL 3 4 scrolls the display screen upward or downward MENU enters or exits setup menu REC Center only CD starts to record onto the hard disk MARK UNMARK Center only Selects or deselects tracks to be recorded CD MP3 CD selects CD source In standby mode switches on the set and selects the CD source HARDDISK HD selects HD hard ...

Page 15: ...nt connected Client not connected Music UPnP CD mode HD mode Recording mode Transferring mode Repeat all Repeat 1 Shuffle Music Broardcast Music follow me Mute Sleep WiFi connected Both WiFi and Ethernet connected Description 2 3 Icons on LCD display ...

Page 16: ...16 English 3 Installation Center Station ...

Page 17: ...ve already powered up the Center before powering up the Station Avoid installing between thick walls The Center and Station should never be blocked by 2 or more walls Avoid placing the system near to large metal objects For better Wi Fi reception turn the Wi Fi antenna or adjust the location of the Center and Station Always press and hold STANDBY ON2 to switch the set to ECO POWER power saving mod...

Page 18: ... red white audio cables supplied to the red socket LINE OUT R and the white plug to the white socket LINE OUT L On home audio system 2 Connect the other end of the audio cables to the AUX IN or AUDIO IN terminals of the audio system red plug to the red socket AUX IN R and white plug to the white socket AUX IN L 3 Select AUX mode DIGITAL OUT On Center 1 Insert the plug of digital audio cables not s...

Page 19: ...ched to standby mode they will still be consuming some power To disconnect the system from the power supply completely remove the power plug from the wall socket Helpful hint Always press and hold STANDBY ON to switch the set to power saving mode before removing its power plug The rating label of WAC4500 and WAS4500 is located on the bottom of the sets For users in the U K please follow the instru...

Page 20: ...ove the batteries when they are exhausted or when the remote control will not be used for a long time Do not use old and new or different types of batteries together Batteries contain chemical substances hence they should be disposed of properly 4 2 Using navigation controls When selecting options on the set you often need to use the navigation controls 1 2 3 4 1 Press 3 4 to highlight an option 2...

Page 21: ...rward Helpful hint You will enter the previous next option list if the cursor reaches the beginning or end of the text box 3 Press 4 to delete the entry before the cursor 4 Press OK to close the text box and move to the next option list REC MENU VIEW OK MARK UNMARK DBB ...

Page 22: ...available on the Center 5 2 Switching to power saving mode In power saving mode the set s display and Wi Fi connection are turned off The Center s hard disk also stops working When the Center is switched to power saving mode you cannot stream music between the Center and Station or import music from the PC to Center 1 When the set is on press and hold STANDBY ON ECO POWER to switch it to power sav...

Page 23: ...ating MUSIC BROADCAST on the Center The icon disappears 5 6 Display adjustment You can adjust the backlight and contrast settings of the display 1 Press MENU to enter the menu screen 2 Use the navigation controls 3 or 4 and 2 to select Settings 3 Press 3 or 4 and 2 to select Display 4 Press 1 2 3 4 to select your option Backlight Press 3 or 4 and 2 to select On or Off Contrast Press 3 or 4 to incr...

Page 24: ... 15 30 45 60 90 120 Off Display shows the selected option briefly and returns to its previous status The icon ZZ appears 2 To view the countdown time to the standby mode press SLEEP again To deactivate the sleep timer press SLEEP repeatedly until Sleep Off is displayed or Press STANDBY ON ECO POWER to switch the set to standby or y on the remote control SLEEP MUSIC BROADCAST SMART EQ MUSIC FOLLOWS...

Page 25: ...ic order Artists collection of albums sorted by artist name in alphanumeric order Albums collection of albums sorted by album name in alphanumeric order Genres collection of albums sorted according to music style All tracks tracks sorted by track name in alphanumeric order 3 Press the navigation controls 3 or 4 and 2 to select your option 4 PressÉ Åto start playback Press É Å on a highlighted arti...

Page 26: ...of tracks albums artists or playlists 2 On the remote control press SEARCH A text box appears on the display 3 Use the alphanumeric keys to input the key words maximum 8 characters see Preparation Using Alphanumeric Keys 4 Press OK to start searching Display shows Searching Searching starts from the beginning of current option list The matched items appear at the top of the list The option list re...

Page 27: ...k plays at a high speed 2 When you recognize the passage you want release 3 or 4 or 4 or on the remote control Normal playback resumes 6 3 Different play modes REPEAT SHUFFLE plays the current track continuously repeats all the tracks under current Artist Genre or Album repeats all the tracks under current artist genre or album in random order tracks under current artist genre or album are played ...

Page 28: ...the hard disk To update your Gracenote music recognition service database see the manual Connect to your PC 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 copyright 2000 2006 Gracenote Grac...

Page 29: ...database if you are unable to find it in the built in Gracenote music recognition service database See Gracenote CD Information To update Gracenote music recognition database To record from CD during playback for audio CDs only 1 During playback press RECORD Recording and playback start from the current track Display shows CD Rec and the current album name or 1 Follow Steps 1 4 underTo record from...

Page 30: ...r PC 6 4 2 Importing from PC The Wireless Audio Device Manager WADM in the by packed PC installer helps you organize music files on your PC and import them into the WAC4500 Center For details see the manual Connect to your PC 6 5 Creating Playlist custom collection of your favorite music You can create up to 99 playlists consisting of your favorite tracks in the Center s hard disk 1 Press MENU to ...

Page 31: ... Content OnYour PC The Wireless Audio Device Manager WADM in the by packed PC Suite CD allows you to backup contents on the HD to your PC The backup files on your PC can be subsequently restored to the Center if the files on the HD are lost or corrupted For details see the manual Connect to your PC 6 9 Moving music playback between Center and Stations You can connect up to 5 Stations to the Center...

Page 32: ... MUSIC FOLLOWS ME press STOPÇon the destination unit Helpful hints After activating MUSIC FOLLOWS ME on the destination unit make sure that the source unit is switched on or is already in standby mode you can select other tracks or source for playback 6 9 2 MUSIC BROADCAST MUSIC BROADCAST allows you to broadcast music from Center to Stations On the Stations 1 Check that the Station is switched on ...

Page 33: ... sequence below Edit track title Edit Artist name Edit Album name Edit Genre name 5 Press the following keys on remote control to edit track information 6 After completed editing Genre name the LCD will shows Updating first and then Update success if succeed or System busy please edit later if failed Helpful hints If no any key is pressed for 60 seconds the edit screen will disappear without savin...

Page 34: ... tracks within this album playlist will have the new album playlists name You may also use the 3 or 4 on Center or remote control to enter text 34 English 6 HD Press it briefly to jump to previous character press and hold it to fast scroll through the character list 3 4 Press it briefly to jump to next character press and hold it to fast scroll through the character list ...

Page 35: ...t play or support the following Empty albums an empty album is an album that does not contain any MP3 WMA files and hence will not be shown on the display Non supported file formats are skipped This means that e g Word documents or MP3 files with doc and dlf extension are ignored and will not be played DRM protected WMA files WMA files in Lossless orVBR format Helpful hints Make sure that MP3 file...

Page 36: ...the navigation controls 3 or 4 and 2 repeatedly to select the option 3 Press VIEW to return to the playback screen if necessary 7 3 2 Searching by keywords The keyword should be the first letter or word of the title of the track you wish to search for By inputting a keyword you can quickly find all the items containing the word note that it is case sensitive 1 Use the navigation controls 1 2 3 4 t...

Page 37: ...r on the remote control Normal playback resumes 7 4 Different play modes REPEAT SHUFFLE plays the current track continuously repeats all the tracks under current Album repeats all the tracks under current album in random order all tracks under current album are played in random order 1 During playback press REPEAT or and SHUFFLE once or more times to select play modes 2 To return to normal playbac...

Page 38: ...by packed PC Suite CD Musicmatch Window Media Connect 3 To play the Center s music library on the UPnP device check that the UPnP device is able to receive music from other UPnP enabled devices 8 2 Connecting to the UPnP device When connecting to the UPnP device s network you have the following options 1 Connect wirelessly or through an Ethernet cable 2 Connect both the Center and Station Center o...

Page 39: ... 5 On the Center or Station play UPnP device s music library in the same way as you play Hard Disk HD see HD 8 3 2 Playing music from Center 1 Check that the Center is switched on or already in standby mode 2 Check that the UPnP device is connected to the Center see Network setting Viewing connection status The Center s music library appears on the UPnP enabled device as it does on the Center 3 Us...

Page 40: ...there are 5 stations connected Add New Station option will not present In this case please delete a station first and then to add new stations On Stations 3 Enter Installation Mode a Remove the power plug of the Stations and then connect them to the power supply again Connecting to Center appears b On the remote control press MENU to enter Installation Mode HD screen appears if the Station is conn...

Page 41: ... Wireless c Press 2 to continue The display shows Searching for Networks The list of networks appears The display shows Network Not Found if no network is found 3 a Select the network where your desired UPnP device is located b Press 2 to continue 4 If you have already set a WEP WPA key for the UPnP device network a Enter the WEP or WPA key by using the alphanumeric keys see Preparation Using Alph...

Page 42: ...necting to external wired network The external wired network can be a single PC a PC network the Center or a Station Both the Center and Station can access the wired and wireless network at the same time Using the supplied Ethernet cable you can connect the Center or a Station separately to a wired network while maintaining its Wi Fi connection e g the Wi Fi connection between the Center and Stati...

Page 43: ... 4 Follow Steps 4 to 5 in the above Network setting On Center 5 As prompted selectYes to apply the settings The Station is connected to the external wired network On the display the icon is changed to Helpful hint You can connect the Center or Station directly to your PC using the supplied Ethernet cable and the Wireless Audio Device Manager WADM in the by packed PC Suite CD For details see the ma...

Page 44: ... Stations is displayed on the Center 3 Press 2 to view the connection information 9 4 2Viewing the connection with external network 1 Check that the Center or Station is in HD source 2 Select Information on the Center or Station a Press MENU to enter the menu screen b Press the navigation controls 3 or 4 and 2 to enter Information menu The display shows System WiFi and Ethernet 3 Press the navigat...

Page 45: ...on Mode The search for Center or Stations starts The Wi Fi connection is being re established If the Center is reset and Stations are not reset 6 On the Stations enter Installation Mode a Remove the power plug of the Stations and connect them to the power supply again Connecting to Center appears b On the remote control press MENU to enter Installation Mode c Press the navigation controls 3 or 4 a...

Page 46: ...note update option if you have connected your PC to WACS4500 Center 11 2 Gracenote Internet Query If the CD track information of your new CD disc cannot be displayed on the WACS4500 the quickest and surest solution is to look it up from the internet by following steps below 11 2 1 Connecting to the Internet 1 Check that you have connected the Center to an Access Point or Router with Internet acces...

Page 47: ...ting as prompted then press OK to confirm Otherwise press OK to skip 3 Choose to apply the settings as prompted Settings will change Connection to station could be lost appears When the internet connection is made insert the CD disc that you want to look for its information into the CD loader on the Center Searching start immediately It will search from local Gracenote CD database firstly If can t...

Page 48: ... On Philips Wireless Music Center Station Never interrupt the firmware upgrading before its completion Before finishing the installation never operate other functions 12 1 2 Restoring previous firmware After the Center s firmware is upgraded you can restore it to its previous version as desired 1 On Center select HD mode and then select Restore firmware a Press MENU to enter the MENU screen b Pres...

Page 49: ...e by side on a flat and firm surface Check that you have connected the Center to the power supply When adding a new station check that the center is in Installation mode see Network setting Adding Additional Station to the Wi Fi network on the Center Turn off the wireless Access Point nearby if you encounter difficulty connecting the Center and Station If you are playing the set stop playback and ...

Page 50: ...ou Wait for the moisture condensation on the lens to clear Replace or clean the disc see Maintenance Use a finalized CD RW or CD R Adjust the volume Disconnect the headphones Switch off MUTE Replace or clean disc Switch off SHUFFLE The MP3 WMA file may be made at a compression level exceeding 320kbps Use a lower compression level to rip audio CD tracks Replace or clean disc Your anti virus softwar...

Page 51: ...ked up file was deleted in Windows explorer Never delete the file this way If you want to delete the back up file please use WADM to manage If the backup file is accidently deleted please find out the file named YOURMAC inx by using your Explorer s search tool and then delete it Only after that you can do backup again ...

Page 52: ... you provide You agree that Gracenote Inc may enforce its rights under this Agreement against you directly in its own name The Gracenote MusicID Service uses a unique identifier to track queries for statistical purposes The purpose of a randomly assigned numeric identifier is to allow the Gracenote MusicID service to count queries without knowing anything about who you are For more information see...

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Page 55: ... PDCC Jason 0649 C Royal Philips Electronics N V 2006 All rights reserved Need help Online Go to www philips com support CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT Meet Philips at the Internet http www philips com WACS 4500 3141 075 21471 ...