Russound SMS3, User Manual

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Page 2: ...ures of this product You agree not to assign copy transfer or transmit the Embedded Software or any Gracenote Data to any third party YOU AGREE NOT TO USE OR EXPLOIT GRACENOTE DATA THE GRACENOTE DATABASE OR GRACENOTE COMPONENT EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PERMITTED HEREIN You agree that your non exclusive license to use the Gracenote Data the Gracenote Database and Embedded Software will terminate if you v...

Page 3: ...ers that produce heat 10 Power Sources The appliance should be connected to a power supply only of the type described in the operating instructions or as marked on the appliance 11 Grounding or Polarization Precaution should be taken so that the grounding or polarization means of an appliance is not defeat ed 12 Power Cord Protection Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely ...

Page 4: ...MS3 15 Music Information and Cover Art 15 What s Playing 16 How Themes Work Themes 17 Default Themes 18 Creating a New Theme How to Add a Theme 19 Sample Theme Recipes 19 21 Configure a Theme Theme Icon 21 Name 21 Is a Playlist 21 PMA Prefers 21 PMA Effect 22 What to Play 22 Add Music 22 Add or Exclude 23 Exploring Your New Theme Skip 24 Play Again 24 Rate Song 24 More Detail 25 Edit 26 Edit Album...

Page 5: ...g 31 Song Order 32 Remove Theme 32 Add Theme Icons Add My Own Theme Icons 32 Photo Albums Adding My Photo Albums 33 Viewing My Photo Albums 34 Add Digital Music Files Loading My Music Files 35 Internet Radio Internet Radio Handler 35 37 Internet Radio for Macintosh Users 38 Internet Radio Themes 39 Options and Status Schedules 39 40 System Time 40 Review Music 41 Network Information 42 Backing Up ...

Page 6: ...a server for you and your family By watching your listening habits the Dean automatically remembers your favorites and offers them up at a single touch Don t like a song Just skip over it the Dean remembers and won t play it as often How he provides the background music for your life Imagine if you will enjoying just the right music for just the right times in your daily life rock and roll for Fri...

Page 7: ...e viewed on a TV a PC or on a computer monitor connected to the SMS3 rear panel You can see what choices you are making through the graphical interface as you use remote controls or keypads to scroll up down and across the pages to view music lists and make listening choices Internet Radio When connected to the web the SMS3 plays internet radio stations which are streams of radio delivered over th...

Page 8: ... CAV6 6 the SMS3 can be controlled through the UNO keypad and UNO LRC1 remote control For other applications it can be controlled with the SMS3 RC remote control The SMS3 can also be controlled by a keyboard connected to the rear panel or through a network connected PC Controlling the Media Server Search Theme Genre Artist 19 1 2 18 3 4 17 15 14 13 16 7 5 6 12 11 10 9 8 SMS3 Remote Control ...

Page 9: ...ious song MENU DOWN Navigates down within a menu INFO Advances to the More Details screen under What s Playing OK Selects highlighted item on page MENU LEFT Navigates to the left within a menu HELP Advances to the Help page MENU UP Navigates up within a menu GENRE Advances to the Genre list when selecting music THEME Advances to the Theme list when selecting music ARTIST Advances to the Artist lis...

Page 10: ...om NEXT SONG Advances to the next song in the theme PREVIOUS SONG One press restarts the current song Two presses returns to the previous song in the theme SEARCH THEMES Scrolls through list of themes STOP Exits any menu PAUSE Pause unpause audio of active stream DISPLAY Shows name of song theme stream etc 1 2 3 5 7 8 1 2 4 5 7 6 8 UNO S2 Keypad 4 6 3 9 9 ...

Page 11: ...OURCE SELECT Select stream to control VOLUME Adjust volume up down in room NEXT SONG Advances to the next song in the theme press NEXT THEME Advances to the next theme in the Themes list press and hold PREVIOUS SONG Returns to the previous song in the theme press PREVIOUS THEME Advances to the previous theme in the Themes list press and hold DISPLAY Shows name of song theme stream etc 3 4 5 4 1 2 ...

Page 12: ...eam of media server INPUT Directly select streams by source number PREVIOUS SONG One press restarts the current song Two presses returns to the previous song in the theme INFO Shows More Details song information SELECT Select highlighted option LEFT BACK Navigate to the left or back UP Navigate up a list GUIDE Accesses page appropriate Help files INPUT Toggles through 3 streams and other config ur...

Page 13: ...ices in sub menus under a selection a green arrow to the right of the choice field will appear Selecting the arrow will bring up the additional choices Remember to return to a previous page use the Back button within the media server interface and NOT the web browser s Back button You can easily choose which stream to control from the web browser interface by clicking on the Show Streams link on t...

Page 14: ...splay shows the main functions used to navigate the SMS3 What s Playing What s Next Themes Music Images and Options Status The page also displays the current Theme in the upper left corner and the stream name on the top of the right hand window This large window also displays information when making selections ...

Page 15: ...stop spinning and the drawer will open If errors occur during the cataloging process the prob lems are queued for later retrieval and repair from the Review Music page S M S 3 S M A R T M E D I A S E R V E R Amber LED CD Drawer Open Close Drawer How Does the SMS3 Know the Name of What I ve Cataloged Russound has teamed with Gracenote music recognition service and Muze enter tainment information se...

Page 16: ...lbum cover art if available the artist name the album name and the song title There are also four function options listed Skip Play Again Rate Song and More Detail What s Next Lists the names of upcoming songs in a theme From this screen you can see what songs are lined up to play in your selected theme If you want to change the song order select the song and from the pop up window choose to Play ...

Page 17: ... Theme window Themes Lists the default Themes All Songs New Songs and Requests Only plus the option to Add New Theme This is also where your created Themes will be listed To pick an existing theme to play scroll through the list choose a name and click on Play Theme from the pop up window The media server will return to the What s Playing screen and the Theme name will show in the upper left box o...

Page 18: ...loged music will sit until it is moved into another theme Requests Only You create a play only this theme with Requests Only Select this theme then at Music pick the songs or albums you want and add to the theme These songs play through once then the Requests Only theme goes quiet This is useful if you want to listen to some songs but not add them to an existing theme Creating a New Theme Time to ...

Page 19: ...ing here s a mythical family of media server users to show how their music preferences dictate how the theme is built Let s meet the Millers Dad Mom and Sis Dad Dad is busy He wants to be entertained and spend as little time as possible fussing with the media server He likes to hear a variety of music in the evening and is keen on listening to news sports and weather Here s how he ll set up his af...

Page 20: ...Name Golden Days Is a Playlist No plays songs in varying order PMA Prefers Longest Since Heard rotates songs based on when last played PMA Effect Mostly PMA allows PMA to control song order What to Play 3 in a Row plays 3 in a row of same artist Add Music Manual user decides what music is added to theme Mom also has a high energy theme for cleaning and chores When she has house work to do she need...

Page 21: ...age and build your newly named Theme Theme Icon You can choose a photo or graphic from the default theme icon collection to suit your theme This graphic will appear next to your Theme s name on the Home page Click on the icon to bring up the collection of available icons Click on your choice the media server returns to the Configure Theme page with the new icon in place Name This field shows the n...

Page 22: ...t albums only so you can get the full effect of Pink Floyd s The Wall Maybe you re in the mood for a change so you want to hear a variety of single songs You can change this setting at any time in case your pref erences change and they will Add Music This is another place where you can have it your way Choose Manual if you want control over what songs are added to your theme and Automatic if you w...

Page 23: ...n add items to your theme s recipe here to build up its contents as you add more music Add or Exclude songs by Genre Artist Album Song Title Longest Since Played Recently Played and more You can also choose Add All Songs to your theme which adds all the SMS3 s songs to the theme Do you want to block a genre jazz or an artist Johnny Cash from becoming part of your theme Here s where you choose your...

Page 24: ...uch as skip or repeat a song as the Dean of Media I pay attention to the changes you ve made and will follow your wishes when the song cycles within the theme That is if you have given me permission to act on your behalf You decide within the Theme Editor how much power I can use when choosing music for you Exploring Your New Theme Let s check your progress to this point Now you have cataloged CDs...

Page 25: ...oice tells the PMA to delete this song from this theme More Detail This choice lets you see more information on the current song the album it is from the artist or the song s genre On This Song This choice brings up more information about the currently playing song It also has a link to edit this information A compilation CD featuring several artists will display artists names as Various Artists J...

Page 26: ...eason a song is cataloged with incorrect or miss ing information This selection brings up more choices to edit Song Title Artist Album name and Genre When each option is selected for edit a name field appears in which to enter characters You can also listen to the current song from this screen Play Song if you are unsure of the song s identification The Edit Album selection allows for additional a...

Page 27: ...s option lets you place or change album cover art for this album The art file JPEG GIF TIFF etc to be uploaded should be located on your networked computer The art can be any size but it will be scaled down or up to 170 x 170 pixels Smaller art files will be pixelated and larger files will be compressed To add album art click on Upload Art A new window opens from which to browse for the new file Y...

Page 28: ...ria by which you can choose music Genre Artist Name Album Name Song Title Year Internet Radio and Text Search Also choose from Newest Additions Longest Since Played and Recently Played songs for the selected theme and overall Genre Looking for a particular type of music Choose music by its genre rock jazz new age etc Genres are pre assigned to songs and arrive attached to the song s information or...

Page 29: ...nce the desired album name is highlighted a window opens with more choices View Tracks Play Now Play Soon Edit Album or Delete View Tracks Take a look at the artist and song tracks contained in the selected album or you can choose to play the album now or soon Once you select a track you can Play Now Play Soon Delete or see More Detail Album Name You can also choose music by album name As with the...

Page 30: ... are listed also to narrow your search down to a time frame if desired You can choose to play a song now or soon delete it or see more song details The Newest Additions In selected Theme shows new additions for that theme only Longest Since Played Overall You may want to hear songs you haven t heard in a while Just browse through Longest Since Played and have a look at how long it s been since you...

Page 31: ...n In the Selections window you can see the recipe you ve created for your theme songs artists genres and albums This represents the contents of the theme from the media server s point of view This list grows as the PMA adds your music choices to the theme You can also remove any of these selections from here Song Rating Option when theme is NOT a playlist You can see your theme s songs here and se...

Page 32: ...ngs will remain in the media server database Add My Own Theme Icons Looking for something different for a theme icon You can add your own digital pictures or line art for a theme icon from your computer Digital pictures and images are moved to the media server by accessing its hard drive through your computer via a home network The media server supports JPEG GIF TIFF and PNG format digital images ...

Page 33: ... entering IP address of media server in the browser address window You should see a series of folders on the media server Images Icons IncomingMusic Music and Software Open the Images folder and create a new folder and name it according to its content e g Trip to Colorado Jed s Birthday Party etc When you move your photos onto the media server each set of images must be nested in a named folder wi...

Page 34: ...reen slideshow Select an image to view Name of selected image folder If you plan to import images AND music files I suggest you import the music files first The image importing process always takes precedence over importing music files Sooo importing a large number of image files makes your music files take a back seat when traveling to the media server hard drive Returns to Photo Albums page to s...

Page 35: ...nute the files will disappear from the IncomingMusic folder as the media server moves the files into the Music folder The music files will then show up in the New Songs Theme on the media server The minimum required metadata on imported music is title and artist If these are not present the new music file will be logged as rejected txt and sent to a Rejected folder within the IncomingMusic folder ...

Page 36: ...er to the program s help files for specific information Using the Media Forwarding Agent for the first time with SP2 will result in a Windows Security Alert window asking if you want Windows Firewall to keep blocking this program Select Unblock to add the program to the firewall Exception list This allows the Forwarding Agent to communicate with the SMS3 A restart of the computer may be needed for...

Page 37: ... in the list select Add Program and add the program When the program is added manually it will show up as SMS3 Internet Radio Application Make sure the box is checked and hit OK A restart of the computer may be necessary for these changes to take affect Internet Radio When you choose to forward the station to the media server you will be asked to give the radio station a name Type in the name you ...

Page 38: ...net radio stream site e g www shoutcast com and click on a stream The stream should show up on the desktop as a pls file On the desktop go to the Connect to Server option under Finder Under Server Address enter smb media server IP address Under Select a Share choose IncomingMusic and click OK Once the IncomingMusic folder is visible drag the pls file from the desktop and drop it into the IncomingM...

Page 39: ... automatically select themes to play at specific times of specific days Schedule choices are based on days of the week Monday Tuesday etc and hours of the day a m and p m but not based on calendar dates 23rd 31st For example the media server can be scheduled to select and play a certain theme every Monday at 8 00 p m but not for the 25th of each month Schedules are a great way to automatically mix...

Page 40: ...e time can also be adjusted by selecting None for the Internet Time and entering the desired Date and Time in the appropriate windows Be sure to follow the date and time formats as shown Make sure the media server s system time is correct for your location Many of the SMS3 s behind the scenes functions such as importing Internet streams are based on this setting If the time is incorrect the timing...

Page 41: ...ual track names using the name entry field pop up for each selection You can also upload new album art if desired Review Errors Under Review Errors you can correct lookup errors that occur when cataloging a CD There are two types of errors Either the Gracenote database lookup yielded more than one name or was unable to find the name These errors are corrected in the same manner as under Review All...

Page 42: ...files We HIGHLY recommend the use of an external hard drive FireWire IEEE 1394 or USB 2 0 1 1 interface to back up the music and directory files from the media server The SMS3 requires a 160GB or higher capacity hard drive and the SMS3 250 will require a 250GB or higher hard drive The external hard drive must be dedicated to the SMS3 as backups reformat the drive The drive should be left connected...

Page 43: ...d drive to the USB or FireWire port on the back of the SMS3 Select Options Status from the home page and choose Backup Restore Select Backup The media server will display Backup Restore in progress on the screen Once the backup procedure is complete the SMS3 will display Backup procedure is complete when finished If Auto Backup is selected choose Enable or Disable If enabled the media server will ...

Page 44: ...b If you have more questions about using your media server make sure you call your authorized Russound dealer for assistance Name ___________________________________________ Phone ___________________________________________ Happy Listening ...

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