Integra NAS-2.3, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...AudioNetworkServer 14 TheAudioNetworkServerMainMenu 16 Recording Music 17 Playing Music 22 Organizing your Music Collection 26 Advanced Settings 30 Using your Audio Network Server with a Portable Player 32 Using your Audio Network Server with Net Tune Network Clients 34 Using your Audio Network Server in a Multiroom System 36 Appendix Getting Help 38 Specifications 38 Index 39 ...

Page 2: ...ords should be protected from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the product OUTDOORANTENNAGROUNDING If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to the product be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built up static charges Article 810 of the National ...

Page 3: ...diation exposure The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard Information to User Alteration or modifications carried out without appropriate authorization may invalidate the user s right to operate the equipment For Canadian models NOTE This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil numérique de la Classe B est conforme à la norme NMB 003 ...

Page 4: ... Standby indicator is lit the apparatusisnotdisconnectedfromtheACmainssupplyinthismode Precautions Copyright notice NET TUNE is a trademark of the Onkyo Corporation The NAS2 3 2 6 Audio Network Server software and this documentation are copyright materials No part of theAudio Network Server software or this documentation may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or tra...

Page 5: ...T LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE TITLE AND NON INFRINGEMENT GRACENOTE DOES NOT WARRANT THE RESULTS THAT WILL BE OBTAINED BY YOUR USE OF THE GRACENOTE COMPONENT OR ANY GRACENOTE SERVER IN NO CASE WILL GRACENOTE BE LIABLE FORANY CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTALDAMAGES OR FORANYLOST PROFITS OR LOST REVENUES Welcome to the NAS 2 3 2 6 Audio Network Server ...

Page 6: ...s the Press the 2 6 Remote control action keys Press the key to display the main menu at any time Press the 2 key whenever this symbol is displayed on the TV screen or on the front panel to cancel exit or delete the current operation according to the information on screen Press the 3 key whenever this symbol is displayed on the TV screen or on the front panel to edit text information or confirm a ...

Page 7: ... your Audio Network Server remote control or the Menu action key on the front panel on the front panel The Main Menu will be displayed Press the 9 and 8 keys to highlight Library Press the 5Select action key The Library your music collection Y genre or playlist Press the 9 and 8 keys to step between categories For example if you select Albums list of your album titles The Main Menu will be display...

Page 8: ... on the display R E button When the button is pressed briefly during playback play restarts at the beginning of the current track Asecond brief press moves to the beginning of the previous track When the button is held for a longer period of time the music will rewind at high speed Rec button The Rec button is an action key on some menu screens you can use this button to begin a recording from a C...

Page 9: ... A shielded Ethernet cable should be used in conjunction with this connection Rear View NAS 2 3 VIDEO OUT VGA The VGA connector may be used to connect a VGA monitor or a suitable Plasma screen for displaying the TV User interface VIDEO OUT VIDEO ConnectthecompositeVideooutputoftheAudioNetworkServertothe compositeinputofasuitablePAL NTSCTV dependingonthesupplied configuration to display the TV User...

Page 10: ...making a digital copy of your media DIGITAL COAXIAL IN High Quality recordings can be made onto the hard disk of theAudio Network Server using a coaxial connection from a suitable device such as Minidisc or DAT DIGITAL COAXIAL OUT By connecting this jack to a digital audio component D A convertor A V amplifier etc digital signals from the Audio Network Server canbetransmitteddirectlyfromthesystemw...

Page 11: ... button can be used to display the playlists in your music library Controls and Connections Artist button The artistbutton can be used to jump to the artist list in the music library Genre button The genre button can be used to jump to the genre list in the music library Numeric 0 to 9 buttons The numeric keys can be used as follows When browsing the track list these buttons allow you specify the ...

Page 12: ...witch on your television Select the appropriate video channel to view the Audio Network Server TV User Interface display Basic connections required forAudio Network Server operation Note Digital Outputs cannot be used for making a digital copy of your media Controls and Connections Switching on and off There are two power saving modes available from the L Standby button on theAudio Network Server ...

Page 13: ... example above the functions Menu Open Info and Play are available next to each option is a symbol indicating where a key on the Audio Network Server remote control may be used instead of pressing the action key By default 3 corresponds to an information action 2 corresponds to a cancel action 5 corresponds to a select action The TV screen also displays these actions as well as other actions avail...

Page 14: ... for other users to access A green circle indicates that infrared is being received from the controlling remote A red circle indicates that infrared is being received from a remote with a different default output and will be rejected until the interface is available again A yellow circle indicates that infrared is being received and no update is required on the TV user interface 2 Shows which outp...

Page 15: ...on you have chosen If you have selected Use Ethernet follow the on screen instructions to specify how your Audio Network Server obtains an Ethernet IP address If you select the Manual option a series of screens will allow you to enter an IPaddress IPmask Gateway IP DNS1 and IP DNS2 If you have selected Use Modem the built in Account read the terms and conditions and press the Accept action key on ...

Page 16: ...using the cable supplied Press the Regstr action key on the front panel or the button on the remote control The following screen confirms that registration was successful and your Internet account is operating successfully Press the Cont action key on the front panel or the button on the remote control to continue Registration is now complete and the Main Menu will be displayed If theAudio Network...

Page 17: ...in the tray select the CD option from the Main Menu to display the contents of the disc press the KRec CD to begin the recording process The following display then allows you to choose whether to do an auto one touch recording of the entire CD or a custom recording which allows you to select the tracks you want to record and the recording quality To make an automatic one touch CD recording Press t...

Page 18: ...o you will not be able to record as many CDs Ineachcasethedisplayshowsthetotalremainingrecordingtimeavailable at the specified recording quality Press the 5Select key to confirm your selection CD information The CD information screen allows you to choose how to enter the album name artist name genre and tracks If you select Enter Information Later you can download the CD Information for all the CD...

Page 19: ...e library or wish to change the music you are listening to press the 1 key on the Audio Network Server remote control and select music as normal For more information on selecting music for playback see Playing Music on page 22 At any time you can return to see the progress of your recording by selecting CD from the Main Menu Note During the recording process the update of the TV display may be sli...

Page 20: ...ct action key to confirm your settings and return to the Line In Record screen Note If you have selected either the coaxial or optical digital input as your line in source the gain setting may not be altered The signal indicator in this case will show whether a valid digital connection has been made If the signal indicator shows protected the current digital sourcehasbeencopyprotectedandmaynotbere...

Page 21: ...dditional tracks Use the 9 or 8 keys if necessary to highlight the track name option and press the 5New action key Anew track named SessionTrack 2 will begin recording The 5New option will be unavailable for approximately 5 seconds after creating a new track Note If your line in recording is currently paused you will need to press the KStart action key to commence recording To end a line in record...

Page 22: ...the list beginning with that letter This chapter explains how to play music on your Audio Network Server It also explains how to search for a track in a number of alternative ways Playing music from the library Display the Main Menu by pressing the 1 action key on yourAudio Network Server remote control If necessary use the 9 or 8 keys to highlight Library Press the 5Select key The Library menu wi...

Page 23: ...browsing by genre To browse the library by playlist Playlists allow you to create your own selections of tracks and save them with a name of your choice such as Party Music For more information about creating a playlist see Creating a new Playlist on page 26 Either Use the 9 or 8 keys if necessary to highlight the Playlists option in the Library menu Press the 5Select action key to confirm your se...

Page 24: ...of its title using the alphanumeric keypad on your Audio Network Server remote control To select an album artist genre or playlist by name Display the appropriate library menu for the item you want to find e g Select Artist menu Press the alphanumeric keypad key corresponding to the first letter of the item you want to select For example to find the artist Santessa press the artist key to display ...

Page 25: ... at any time To pause play Press the C key on the front panel or yourAudio Network Server remote control To stop play Press the B key on the front panel or yourAudio Network Server remote control To resume play Press the A key on the front panel or yourAudio Network Server remote control To skip to the next or previous track Press the Gor F key on the front panel or your Audio Network Server remot...

Page 26: ...o help you organize the music in your music library including informationaboutcreatingplaylistsofyourfavouritetracks programming preset stations deleting albums or tracks you no longer want to store and naming albums tracks and artists Playlists YourAudio Network Server allows you to create your own selections of tracks calledplaylists andidentifythemwithanameofyourchoice For example you could sel...

Page 27: ...en the playlist as previously described Press the 9 or 8 keys to highlight the track you want to change Press the 3Move action key to move the track Press the 9 or 8 keys to move the track up or down as required Press the 5Store key to confirm the new track position Presets Presets are simple playlists that can be used in the same way as a preset station on your radio tuner for example you may hav...

Page 28: ...light the Set option and press the 5Select action key You will be prompted to select an item from the library to store as your preset This may be a single track an album all the tracks by an artist all the tracks in a genre a playlist or all the tracks stored on your Audio Network Server For more information on browsing the music library refer to Playing Music from the Library on page 22 When you ...

Page 29: ...ear action key to confirm your choice Youwillreceiveconfirmationoncetheoperationiscomplete Press the 5OK action key to continue Entering and editing names You can enter a new name or edit an existing name on your Audio Network Server using either of the following methods To enter text using the alphanumeric keypad Press the 7 or 6 keys to move the cursor to the required position Use the keys on th...

Page 30: ...the opportunity to re transmit your updated registration information InternetAccess Displays your Internet account details and allows you to edit them If you chose the Use Built in Internet Account option when registering your Audio Network Server the Internet account details were set up automatically for you Terms and Conditions Displays the sequence of terms and conditions screens that were disp...

Page 31: ... Balance option is also available from the Volume Settings menu which allows you to adjust the left right balance Upgrade Unit Select this option when supplied with a XiVAsoftware upgrade disk for yourAudio Network Server Advanced Settings Option Description Modem Settings Allows you to specify the following settings when connecting to the internet via the built in modem number of connection retri...

Page 32: ...r If you are using a Macintosh computer you can create a new network connection as follows Select Go from the Finder menu and click Connect to Server Click on the Browse button in the Connect to Server window Navigate to your Audio Network Server on the network and double click the appropriate icon IfyourAudioNetworkServerdoesnotappearinthebrowsewindow return to the Connect to Server window and en...

Page 33: ...the last track Press the Delete key to remove these tracks from the iTunes Library Click Yes to confirm your choice Repeat the import process described above to add back the Audio Network Server information Transferring Music to your Portable Player using Windows Media Player The XiVAMedia Import plugin for Windows Media Player enables you to update the Media Library with the music collection on y...

Page 34: ...nkyo s proprietary NTSPprotocol which is an extension to TCP IP thereby providing high response times Connecting a Network Client to the Audio Network Server In order to take full advantage of a NetworkAudio Client such as the NAC 2 3 with anAudio Network Server you will need the following items Modem a device that provides Internet connections via leased lines e g a cable modem xDSL modem termina...

Page 35: ...yourAudio Network Server obtains an IP address To configure your unit with a manual IP address Press the 9 or 8 key to highlight the Manual Ethernet Settings option on the Ethernet Settings menu Press the 5 Select action key to display the Ethernet Settings menu The following table summarizes the Ethernet settings available Option Description IP Address Enter the number using the alphanumeric keys...

Page 36: ...onpressindicatestothesystem whichoutputistobecontrolled This means that whenever infrared is received by the Audio Network Server the TV display will automatically switch to controlling the appropriateoutput To configure the remote with a default output Press the HDDAudio and buttons simultaneously hold them down for 1 second The HDDAudiobuttonwillremainlitfor20seconds theconfiguration process mus...

Page 37: ...e 1 selecting an album by the number assigned to it when it was recorded onto the unit Album 5 will play album number five Example 2 selecting an artist by its location in an alphabetical list Artist 7 7 will play all the tracks by artist number seventy seven Example 3 selecting a genre by its location in an alphabetical list Genre 2 2 will select the 22nd genre Rock for playback Example 4 selecti...

Page 38: ...ards They are special discs and may not play on the Audio Network Server Some tracks of the CD cannot be recorded Is the disc damaged dirty scratched or warped Are the failed tracks valid audio tracks The disc tray does not come out though you have pressed the Open Close button The CD tray may not open by pressing the open close button on the front panel if an error occurs with the CD inside it In...

Page 39: ... 11 PLAYING MUSIC BrowseAlbums 22 BrowseArtists 22 Browse Genres 23 Browse Playlists 23 Browse Presets 23 From a CD 24 From the library 22 Select a track by number 24 Select a track from an album 22 Select album by number 24 Select by letter 24 PLAYLIST BUTTON 23 PLAYLISTS Adding items 26 27 Changing item positions 27 Creating 26 Editing 27 Removing items 27 PLAYLISTS PLAYING 23 PORTABLE PLAYERS 3...

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