Roku SoundBridge M1000, User Manual

Page 1: ...User Guide Software v2 5 SoundBridge Network Music Player ...

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Page 3: ...oducts Your SoundBridge will let you know when a software update is available We recommend you accept new software updates when they are offered The update just takes two minutes and enhances the features of your SoundBridge All you need is an active Internet connection See Options for System Configuration on page 46 for easy instructions Register Your SoundBridge It s quick easy and ensures that ...

Page 4: ...7 The Home Menu 19 Browsing Your Music by Album 20 Browsing by Artist or Composer 22 Browsing by Song 23 Browsing by Genre 23 section 3 THE SONG QUEUE 24 Building a Song Queue 24 Reviewing a Song Queue 25 Erasing a Song Queue 25 section 4 ADDITIONAL PLAYBACK OPTIONS 26 Playing a Playlist 26 Repeat and Shuffle 26 SearchOptions 27 section 5 PRESETS 28 Recalling Presets 28 Editing Presets Using the W...

Page 5: ...ttings 44 Language Setup 46 Standby and Reboot Options 47 WMA Lossless Transcoding 47 FLAC and Ogg Vorbis Transcoding 47 Programming a Universal Remote Control 47 section 10 OPTIONS FOR SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 48 Software Version Updates 48 Select Wi Fi SSID Password 48 Show Wired Ethernet Status 48 Show Wi Fi Status 48 Network Control 48 Reset to Factory Defaults 48 Restart SoundBridge 48 Safe Mode ...

Page 6: ...idge s remote control VII Enable any music sharing options required by your music server a Windows Media Connect authorize SoundBridge as a recognized device b iTunes enable Music Sharing feature in Preferences menu c Rhapsody enable Music Sharing from the UPnP tab in the Options menu d Musicmatch enable Music Sharing feature and UPnP option in Options menu VIII Select and connect to your music li...

Page 7: ... Windows Media Connect The most common music servers are iTunes Windows Media Connect and Rhapsody But there are others If you want to use a Microsoft PlaysForSure music service you must use Windows Media Connect If you want to use the Rhapsody music service you currently must use Rhapsody as your music server One of the benefits of SoundBridge is that it supports all the common servers out there ...

Page 8: ...to run the Rhapsody Music Service which includes access to popular music and Internet radio Musicmatch Jukebox UPnP AV protocol Windows 98 SE Me XP 2000 SP3 or above Popular jukebox software and music service Has a built in UPnP AV server supported by SoundBridge You can also use Windows Media Connect with Musicmatch which is more feature rich Plays WMA MP3 WAV DRM WMA and Musicmatch playlists sup...

Page 9: ... Microsoft or via Windows Update Installer 4 Continue to Enabling Windows Media Connect Installing Firefly Media Server 1 Download and install Firefly Media Server from www rokulabs com firefly 2 Continue to Enabling Firefly Media Server Installing iTunes 1 If you don t already have iTunes download and install it from www itunes com SoundBridge requires v 4 0 or later 2 Continue to Enabling iTunes...

Page 10: ...r open Windows Media Connect through the Windows Control Panel The SoundBridge device appears in the notification area in the bottom right corner of the window 2 Open the Wizard window click the SoundBridge device and then click Allow Windows Media Connect will now authorize SoundBridge 3 Click Close Enabling Sharing in Firefly Media Server You do not need to enable the Firefly Media Server to sha...

Page 11: ...e to the UPnP tab and then click Start to start the server 4 Select the Start UPnP server once logged in option so that the server starts each time you run the Rhapsody application Your Rhapsody server should now appear in your list of music servers on SoundBridge and you can play all your songs and Rhapsody radio stations Note Rhapsody must be running to enable automatic log in Enabling Sharing i...

Page 12: ... pressing on the flat part of the end cap while pressing on the two dimpled tabs in the back and pivot the cap forward If you previously inserted a Wi Fi card be sure it is removed connecting an Ethernet cable with a Wi Fi card inserted may cause your connection to fail Insert your Ethernet cable into the port Route your cable toward the back of the unit and replace the end cap Connect your Ethern...

Page 13: ...dBridge M1000 b Connect your SoundBridge to your stereo system s Aux or other Line Input using one of the RCA red white audio cables included with your SoundBridge Note If your speakers have a male connector you will need a female to female coupler available from Radio Shack c Connect to your stereo system using either coaxial SPDIF digital or optical SPDIF digital the SoundBridge has connectors f...

Page 14: ...ll in order to avoid abnormal unit operation due to static discharge VI Using Your Remote Control The SoundBridge remote control is an infrared remote so it needs line of sight to SoundBridge in order to operate Point the remote in the direction of your SoundBridge and make sure that the IR receiver window is not blocked by another object VII Establishing a Network Connection Note Do not plug in a...

Page 15: ...Delete and OK when you re done SoundBridge supports networks with WEP security WPA is not yet supported If you have a WEP security key you will need to enter your WEP key manually into SoundBridge This is the same key you have entered into your Access Point and your computer Your screen will look something like this No Music Libraries Found Why System Configuration Scroll down using your remote co...

Page 16: ... your firewall to allow incoming connections on port TCP 3689 and UDP 5353 WindowsXP Service Pack 2 users 1 Open Security Center and click on Windows Firewall at the bottom right of the window 2 In the window that pops up click on the Exceptions tab 3 Verify that iTunes appears in the list of Programs and Services If iTunes is not listed select the iTunes check box and then click OK After these ch...

Page 17: ...tion Note You will be offered the chance to upgrade when coming out of standby mode or after accessing your source menu which lists your available music libraries and Internet radio If for some reason you never access this menu like you always stay connected to the same library we recommend checking for new software manually See Options for System Configuration section for instructions on how to c...

Page 18: ...ylist Browse Search Play Preset Show Song Queue Now Playing Settings Change Library or Configuration Navigate to your preferred library in this example Joe s Music and press Select 4 You will then see the Home Menu see above at right where you can begin browsing and playing your music To change to a different library or to play Internet radio select the Change Library or Configuration option locat...

Page 19: ...hrough available selections in the list 34 fl Left Right FastBrowse When browsing for an artist alphabetically you skip from one letter of the alphabet to another 4 Select Selects any item shown on the SoundBridge display Pressing Select is like clicking your mouse on a highlighted item 4 Play Begins playing current selection Section 2 Browsing Music ...

Page 20: ...ion about the song currently playing Standby Stops playing the current selection and puts SoundBridge Radio in standby mode Adjust Display Adjusts brightness and size of display information when used with Up Down and Left Right buttons Volume Adjusts the volume 9 Next Previous Track Moves you forward or backward in your Song Queue one song at a time Shuffle Plays Song Queue in random order Repeat ...

Page 21: ... screen with information about the song currently playing On the new remote use the Note M500 users The Back button may be called Exit on your remote control The Search button takes you to your text based search options if supported by your music server When you find a selection you want to play you can use the Play button to play it or the Add button to add your current selection to the end of yo...

Page 22: ...ed for playback Show Now Playing Shows song now playing Press Select to get more info about the selection Settings Set options for the music visualizer iTunes playback and memorizing radio playlists Change Library Exit the current music library and connect to another one or or Configuration change your network or system configuration The Ë arrow to the left of a menu item denotes the current item ...

Page 23: ...ack these locked files they will simply be skipped during playback Use the Up Down arrows again to highlight the song you want to play Press the Play button or press the Select button twice to start that song playing When the song begins playback the display will switch to the Now Playing screen which looks something like this Don t Panic 0 10 2 17 4 Coldplay Parachutes 2000 Please note that the a...

Page 24: ... selection Therefore you should only press Play when you want to clear your previous music selections Use the Add button to add your new selection to the end of your Song Queue Browsing by Artist or Composer Browsing by artist or composer works similarly to browsing by Album as described above After entering your desired artist or album you will see a screen that lists the albums available by that...

Page 25: ...enre You will see a list of artists in that genre with the option to see a list of all albums in that genre Or you can navigate to an artist and press Select to view albums of the selected genre by that artist Hint Information about your music including Song Name Artist Album and Genre is usually created automatically by the software you used to save your audio CD files on your computer s hard dri...

Page 26: ...gs on all albums by Coldplay will be played in the order they appear on each album See Browse and Search for more information You have several other options for building a Song Queue After you press Select while browsing on a song a Song menu appears with the following options Play Songs Starting With selected song name and clear previous Song Queue Get Song Info Play Song and clear previous Song ...

Page 27: ...ht side of the screen to determine where in the list you are located Press the Up Down arrows to see the entire list of selections in your Song Queue The currently playing selection is indicated by a speaker X You cannot save a Song Queue that you have created it s only held in memory temporarily until you build your next Song Queue If you would like to build a Song Queue that you can save please ...

Page 28: ...e playlist Repeat and Shuffle Pressing Repeat once makes your Song Queue play continuously You will see the Repeat icon q displayed on the right side of your Now Playing screen below the Play icon Pressing Repeat again makes the current song play over and over you will see another Repeat icon a circle with just one arrow Press Repeat a third time and you will remove the repeat command altogether P...

Page 29: ...ft Right arrows on the remote control to enter characters for spelling your selection and then pressing Select When you are done spelling use the Down button to go to the OK option and press Select If you make a mistake use the Down button to go to the Delete option and press Select Hint Partial spelling is OK the Search function searches for letters anywhere in the word as opposed to just at the ...

Page 30: ...of a Song Queue that was created using the Add key or menu command The selection must be playable simply by hitting the Play key on the remote Individual tracks cannot be saved as Presets When an Internet Radio station is playing even if it was part of a larger list only the individual station is saved Recalling Presets You can access your Presets in several ways From the Home Menu of any music li...

Page 31: ...ing Internet radio streams see the Internet Radio section of this user guide When you are finished editing your Presets click on the Update Presets button at the bottom of the page Presets commands can also be programmed into a universal remote control For more information see the Programming a Universal Remote Control section in the Advanced Features chapter of this document Section 5 Presets 5 ...

Page 32: ...here you can access a large and growing number of Internet Radio stations browseable by Name Genre Language and Location To navigate to the Internet Radio Library follow these steps 1 Press Home Menu Navigate down to Change Library or Configuration and press Select 4 2 Your available music libraries will be displayed including the one named Internet Radio Select that library and you will see a lis...

Page 33: ...adio Snooper is a free Windows application that enables you to quickly and easily discover the URL for your favorite Internet radio stations and determine if the station is supported by SoundBridge and then make it one of your 18 SoundBridge presets with the click of a button Go to www rokulabs com snooper to download Roku Radio Snooper Once launched the lightweight application runs in the backgro...

Page 34: ...ample let s call it RadioFavorites 2 Find the stations that you would like to play on SoundBridge browse the iTunes Internet radio station list by clicking on the Radio button on the Source tray of iTunes or import a specific URL from its online source 3 Drag and drop the stations you like into the RadioFavorites playlist The result is an iTunes playlist that contains your favorite radio stations ...

Page 35: ...desired station Customizing Favorites and Presets for Internet Radio There are two ways to save Internet radio stations for easy playback The first way has already been discussed and that is to save the station as a Preset Whether the station was found by browsing SoundBridge s built in Internet Radio Library by playing it from iTunes or by entering it manually on the web page it can be stored in ...

Page 36: ...ns like playlists or selections that you have browsed to from SoundBridge such as all songs by a particular artist etc My Favorites include only Internet radio stations Ë When displaying My Favorites Internet radio station Presets are also included at the beginning of the list Ë Presets can be programmed and played from the preset web page see page 25 for more information Ë Presets can be programm...

Page 37: ...a preset cannot be saved to your Favorites To save an Internet radio station to your Presets Play a radio station and press Select You will see the following list of options Get info for Station name Play Preset this displays a list of your 18 presets Save Preset Station name Add Station to My Favorites Stop Select the option Save Preset Station name and press Select Scroll down to the position yo...

Page 38: ...library See page 16 for changing music libraries 2 Create a playlist in iTunes containing your favorite radio stations as described previously in this chapter Hint Your playlist can contain as many Internet radio stations as you like but only the first eighteen will be saved to your Presets You can rearrange them by dragging and dropping to their desired order inside the iTunes playlist or after s...

Page 39: ...music library not just the Internet Radio Library Choose the station you would like to play then press Select Playback Limitations of Internet Radio Streams SoundBridge currently supports MP3 and WMA Internet radio stations RealAudio and AACplus stations are not supported at this time However stay tuned for additional formats that may be supported in future software releases Unfortunately there ar...

Page 40: ...e left side of the My Network Places window If the Common Task panel is not visible a Select Tools Folder Options in the My Network Places window b Under the Tasks section choose Show Common Tasks in Folders and click OK 3 Choose OK when asked to open the UPnP firewall ports Windows XP Service Pack 1 SP1 users From the Control Panel click Add or Remove Program 1 Click Add Remove Windows Components...

Page 41: ...music selection including Pause Play Next Previous Track Stop Repeat and Shuffle You can also change the volume level Presets On this page you can Specify up to eighteen of your favorite music selections such as Internet radio streams search results or Playlists to be stored in your Presets See p 26 for more info about Presets Change the name of a preset Click and drag the Move button to change th...

Page 42: ...slots If you want to leave a slot empty ensure that the menu below the Name label reads URL and then ensure that both the name and location boxes are empty When you save changes the Preset will be marked as empty When you are finished editing your presets click on the Update Presets button at the bottom of the page Hint If for some reason you insert a URL that is too long to fit inside the text fi...

Page 43: ...apter at the end of this manual for more information Status Use this page to view the version of software currently running on your SoundBridge You can also review your network connection information including IP address and MAC addresses If you are using a Wi Fi connection this page will display your Wi Fi signal strength and the name of the network to which you are connected When you are finishe...

Page 44: ...are done using it be sure to press the Standby button first This logs you out of the music server software running on your computer Note Wait approximately 10 seconds after pressing Standby before unplugging SoundBridge this gives SoundBridge time to flush its settings for a clean reboot Hint If you unplug the SoundBridge from AC power five times without pressing Standby on your remote first iTune...

Page 45: ...ens it These settings do not affect the brightness settings of the display when playing Internet or network music libraries Use Up Down arrows to change the time format You can display large or small fonts display the time but not the date and display the time and date These settings do not apply to when you are listening to the radio or your music libraries Settings SoundBridge display and playba...

Page 46: ...ay the time and date 2 When in Standby mode use the up down arrows to cycle through modes of display For example you can display large and small fonts display the time but not the date etc Again these settings will not be applied to your display when you resume SoundBridge s regular playback mode 3 Use the SoundBridge web page to configure the format of the date and time You can also turn off the ...

Page 47: ...le if you don t want to see seconds or don t want to see AM PM select the hour and minute format then choose the Leave Blank in the remaining drop down menus Take note of the small text entry boxes to the right of the pop up menus This is where you enter the character that should appear between the sections of the time For example enter a colon for the usual 12 15 format The date selection works t...

Page 48: ...ions available Currently SoundBridge ships with the following language options English French German Spanish Swedish Japanese Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese Click the Change button to switch to the chosen language 2 If your language is not listed in the above options you can upload a Language Resource File containing the instructions to display another language To see if a third party ...

Page 49: ...o files from FLAC or Ogg Vorbis to be playable on SoundBridge For more information about the Firefly media server please see the Music Server section of the Getting Started chapter of this manual Programming a Universal Remote Control Roku has made available for download a CCF file with all of the remote control codes supported by the SoundBridge and SoundBridge Radio A CCF file is a remote contro...

Page 50: ...ion to enter your network security key See Appendix section Wi Fi Setup for more information Show Wired Ethernet Status This option displays your connectivity status IP address and MAC address among others Show Wi Fi Status Displays Wi Fi signal strength Network Control Enables or disables control of SoundBridge by a remote UPnP device Reset to Factory Defaults Reset to original factory settings I...

Page 51: ...d party applications that run on your PC Mac or PDA that allow remote Wi Fi control of your SoundBridge using RCP If you are a developer see the Community tab on our web site for more information There you can find links to third party software and discussion of controlling SoundBridge in our user Forums look for the Control Forum A link to the forums can be found in the support tab on our web sit...

Page 52: ...dio stations Select Play station Get station info Remove from My Favorites Browse browse Internet radio stations by Name Genre Location Language Play Preset List of Presets numbered A1 C6 Select Plays station Show Now Playing Now playing screen Settings see menu below Change Library or Configuration see menu below Change Library or Configuration Music Library 1 Music Library 2 Play Internet Radio ...

Page 53: ...rn to Now Playing When Idle Scroll Long info in Now Playing Display Composer for Classical Works Skip Items Un checked in iTunes Memorize Radio Playlist Select a playlist to save the first 18 Internet radio stations in that playlist as your Presets Note only works if connected to music library in which the playlist is contained Home Settings Visualizer Settings Select Visualizer Clock Frequency An...

Page 54: ...on these songs are not available for playback by SoundBridge If you see this icon on a DRM WMA song and are playing from WMC or another DRM compatible server then the SoundBridge may not have completed the authentication process with the server yet Try waiting a minute or two then hit the Back key and re load the song list X This indicates an unsupported file format On your Now Playing screen 4 Th...

Page 55: ...If you have more that one network scroll down to select from the Wi Fi networks you have and press Select 4 You can also enter the name of a Wi Fi network To enter a network name follow these steps 1 From Select Wi Fi SSID and Password select Specify a wireless network and press Select 4 2 Use Right Left to find letters number and spaces in the Wi Fi network name and then press Select 4 for each l...

Page 56: ...omputer Are your music sharing options enabled See Enabling Music Sharing on page 7 5 If you have a password did you enter it correctly including case sensitive characters 6 Is your wireless access points WAP compatible with SoundBridge For a list of compatible Wi Fi access points that Roku has tested please visit www rokulabs com support Obtaining Your Wi Fi Network Name SSID and Password WEP key...

Page 57: ...llow these steps 1 From the Utilities folder open your AirPort Admin Utility 2 Select your AirPort and choose Configure You should then see the display shown on the following page The line labeled Wireless Network Name is the name of your network SSID 11 Section 11 Appendices ...

Page 58: ...s password protected you should choose Equivalent Network Password from the Base Station menu as shown above Write down the value that appears in the dialog as shown below This is your network password Section 11 Appendices ...

Page 59: ...Port PC Users 1 From Start Programs Airport Admin Utility open the AirPort Admin utility 2 Select the network you would like to configure You should then see the configuration display below 11 Section 11 Appendices ...

Page 60: ...58 3 Make a note of the name of your Wi Fi network in the Network Name field 4 From the Base Station list select Equivalent Network Password Section 11 Appendices ...

Page 61: ...59 5 Write down the displayed password from the dialog box as illustrated below 11 Section 11 Appendices ...

Page 62: ... browser If you do not know the IP address of the access point please refer to the software or manual that came with the access point in order to determine the IP address After successfully logging in you will see a page similar to the following 2 Write down the Wi Fi network name in the MAC Address SSID field 3 Click Edit Security Settings to access the WEP setup page When WEP Security is enabled...

Page 63: ...61 4 Key 1 is the default key used by SoundBridge In this example 49774B692D is the key value This is your Wi Fi network password 5 Close your web browser 11 Section 11 Appendices ...

Page 64: ... the access point by entering the access point s IP address in the location bar of your web browser If you do not know the IP address of the access point please refer to the software or manual that came with the access point in order to determine the IP address After successfully logging in you will see a page similar to the following Section 11 Appendices ...

Page 65: ...EP is set to Enable as below you will need to obtain the hexadecimal key for your network Netgear unfortunately does not allow you to view the current WEP key However if you re enter the known passphrase and press Generate Keys then it will regenerate the keys as before and allow you to view them 11 Section 11 Appendices ...

Page 66: ... are having trouble setting up the SoundBridge please browse our online support resources at www rokulabs com support There you will find troubleshooting documents and an active forum topic dedicated to SoundBridge Set up Check to see if other users have posted information that pertains to your situation Our Forum is monitored by Roku engineers and by our customer support staff If those options fa...

Page 67: ...Bridge or subsequently provided to you by ROKU together the Software on your SoundBridge solely for your personal use of the intended features and functions of the SoundBridge The license may be transferred only with the transfer of the SoundBridge on which ROKU has installed the software any transferee will be subject to the terms and conditions of this license This license will terminate automat...

Page 68: ... labor charges incurred by any SoundBridge authorized service facility If the Warranty Period has expired the customer is responsible for the payment of all labor charges and may obtain parts from ROKU authorized service facilities or a SoundBridge service center at his or her own expense 2 Warranty Service Process To obtain warranty service you must first obtain an RMA number Return Merchandise A...

Page 69: ...n shipment in order to ensure warranty coverage In addition we may attempt to further troubleshoot the problem prior to issuing an RMA number Please be prepared to provide additional information upon request 3 Scope of and Limitation on Warranty The warranty on this product is limited to the repair or replacement of defective units as described in Section 1 above This warranty does not cover custo...

Page 70: ...TO THE DURATION OF THIS WARRANTY THE SOUNDBRIDGE INCLUDES SOFTWARE PROVIDED BY THIRD PARTIES ROKU S WARRANTY DOES NOT APPLY TO THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE AND ROKU IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS INCLUDING DISCLAIMERS OF WARRANTY FOR THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE CAN BE FOUND ELSEWHERE IN THE PRODUCT DOCUMENTATION Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of ...

Page 71: ...ment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This device ...

Page 72: ...d Moisture To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture Apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and no objects filled with liquids such as vases shall be placed on the apparatus Do not use this product near water for example near a bathtub wash bowl kitchen sink or laundry tub in a wet basement or near a swimming pool and the like 7 ...

Page 73: ... them paying particular attention to cords at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the product 11 Overloading Do not overload wall outlets extension cords or integral convenience receptacles as this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock 12 Object and Liquid Entry Never push objects of any kind into this product through openings as they may touch dangerous volta...

Page 74: ...te this FCC certified equipment could be voided if you make changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer who is responsible for compliance with Part 15 FCC rules European Community Complies with EU Directive 89 336 EEC using EN55022 1998 EN55024 1998 EN61000 3 2 2000 and EN61000 3 3 1995 CE Warning This is a class B product In a domestic environment this product may cause ra...

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