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COPYRIGHT NOTICE Copyright 2007 Imerge Ltd. All rights reserved. The AudioServer XiV A™ software and this documentation are copyright materials. No part of the AudioServer software or this documentation may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language, or computer language, in any form or [...]

CONTENTS Safety Instructions.................................................................................................................................................................................1 General Precautions............................................................................................................................[...]

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1 PRECAUTIONS GENERAL PRECAUTIONS When installing the equipment ensure that: the ventilation holes are not covered. air is allowed to circulate freely around the equipment. it is placed on a vibration free surface. it will not be exposed to excessive heat, cold, moisture or dust. it will not be exposed to direct sunlight. it will not be exposed to [...]

2 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS READ INSTRUCTIONS - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. KEEP INSTRUCTIONS - The safety and operating instructions should be kept for future reference. HEED WARNINGS - All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be followed. FOLLOW INSTRUC[...]

3 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY NOTICES The serial number for this equipment is located on the rear panel. Please write this serial number on your enclosed product registration form and keep it in a secure area. This is for your security . U.S. MODEL CAUTION: This product satises FCC regulations when shielded cables and connectors are used to connect the u[...]

4 QUICK ST AR T GUIDE FRONT P ANEL The following controls are available on the front panel of your Audio Server . MENU button : Press this button to display the main front panel functions screen on the LCD display of your Audio Server . Front panel action buttons : These four buttons have assignable functions as indicated by the labels at the botto[...]

5 PLA YING MUSIC Display the Audio Library by pressing the à Browse key on the remote control. The Audio Library menu allows you to choose how you want to browse your music collection. Y ou can browse by track, album, artist, genre, year , era or playlist. Press the U and V keys to step between categories. For example, if you select Albums you wil[...]

6 P ANNEAU A V ANT Une sélection de contrôles est disponible sur le panneau avant du serveur audio. Bouton MENU: appuyez sur ce bouton pour afcher les principales fonctions de l’écran du panneau avant sur l’afchage LCD de votre serveur audio. T ouches d’action du panneau avant: ces quatre touches ont des fonctions assignables, comme [...]

7 LECTURE DE MUSIQUE Afchez la médiathèque en appuyant sur la touche de à délement de la télécommande. Le menu de la médiathèque vous permet de parcourir votre collection musicale en utilisant différents critères. V ous pouvez la parcourir par titre, album, artiste, genre, année, époque ou liste. Appuyez sur les touches U et V pou[...]

8 SC HN ELLS T A R THA ND BUCH GERÄTEVORDERSEITE Auf der Ger ätev ord erse ite des Aud io-S erve rs sind ei ne R eihe vo n Be dien elem ent en vorh and en. MENU -T aste: Drücken Sie diese T aste, um die LCD-Hauptfunktionsanzeige auf der V orderseite des Audio-Servers anzuzeigen. Ak ti onst ast en a uf der Ge rä te vo rde rse it e: Di es en v ie[...]

9 Hi nw eis : Au ße rd em kön nen S ie ü ber die G er ätev ord er se it e au ch ein e C D au fn ehme n ( si eh e Seit e 3 5) . WIEDERGEBEN VON MUSIK Drüc ken Sie die T aste à B ro wse à a uf d er Fern bed ienu ng, um die Audi o-Bi bli othe k au fzu rufe n. Im Menü der Audio-Bibliothek können Sie angeben, wie die Musiksammlung durchsucht we[...]

10 GUÍA DE INICIO RÁPIDO P ANEL FRONT AL El panel frontal de Audio Server incluye una serie de controles. Botón MENU : Pulse este botón para mostrar la pantalla de funciones principal del panel frontal en la pantalla LCD de Audio Server . T eclas de acción del panel frontal: Estas cuatro teclas tienen funciones asignables, como indican las eti[...]

11 REPRODUCIR MÚSICA Abra la Biblioteca de audio pulsando la tecla à Browse del control remoto. El menú Biblioteca de audio permite elegir el modo de navegar por la colección de música. Puede navegar por pista, álbum, artista, género, año, época o lista de reproducción. Pulse las teclas U y V para pasar de una categoría a otra. Por ejemp[...]

12 GUIDA RAPIDA P ANNELLO FRONT ALE Nel pannello frontale sono disponibili i controlli di comando di Audio Server . T asto MENU: premere questo tasto per visualizzare la schermata principale delle funzioni del pannello frontale all’interno del display LCD di Audio Server . T asti del pan nel lo f ro ntal e: a qu esti qu attr o tast i s ono asse g[...]

13 RIPRODUZIONE DI MUSICA Premere il tasto à Browse à del telecomando per visualizzare la Libreria audio. Nel menu della Libreria audio è possibile specicare come sfogliare il repertorio di musica: per brano, per album, per artista, per genere, per anno, per periodo o per sequenza di brani. Premere i tasti U e V per passare da una categoria a[...]

14 INTRODUCTION Congratulations on purchasing your Audio Server from Crestron. The Audio Server is a revolutionary way of lling your home with music. Y our Audio Server stores and catalogs your music collection, allowing you to select any album or track at the press of a key . Y ou can browse through your albums and tracks using convenient on-sc[...]

15 CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS FRONT VIEW 6 1 5 1 0 7 2 1 4 3 5 9 8 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 6 This section provides information about the controls and connections available on your Audio Server . DISC TRA Y Discs should be inserted with the label side up. OPEN/CLOSE button Pressing the OPEN/CLOSE button opens the disc tray . Place a compact disc on the tray[...]

16 REAR VIEW 6 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 0 9 8 7 5 4 3 1 2 11 IR IN The IR IN connection allows remote control information to be carried from other devices directly into the Audio Server . COMPUTER The Computer port provides serial communication with supported devices. USB Allows the Audio Server to communicate with supported USB devices. LAN The LAN port [...]

17 REMOTE CONTROL The following diagram explains the function of the keys on your Audio Server remote control: 1 3 2 0 5 jkl 6 mno 9 wxyz 4 ghi 7 pqrs 8 tuv RETURN + _ + _ Mute Select Menu Mark Search Default Out. Adagio Server Standby Page * abc def 1 4 5 6 9 11 12 15 17 19 20 21 24 26 27 28 25 23 22 18 16 14 13 10 8 7 3 2 Options Browse DELETE Ou[...]

18 R REPEA T (RETURN) key The Repeat key has the following functions: During playback this key toggles the repeat play setting on the Audio Server . In text entry mode this key can be used to perform a carriage return. Q SHUFFLE (DELETE) key The Shufe key has the following functions: During playback this key toggles the random play setting on th[...]

19 RECORDING MUSIC Y our Audio Server can make new recordings onto the hard disk by recording music directly from an audio CD placed in the CD tray . Y our Audio Server can access the Internet, using either a broadband connection (via the Ethernet port) or using the built-in modem, to automatically retrieve information about the CD. This informatio[...]

20 PLA YING MUSIC This chapter explains how to play music on your Audio Server . It also explains how to search for a track in a number of alternative ways. PLA YING MUSIC FROM THE AUDIO LIBRAR Y Press the à Browse key on your Audio Server remote control from any screen and the Audio Library screen will be displayed. This screen lets you choose ho[...]

21 THE AUDIO LIBRAR Y The television user interface has been designed to allow easy navigation through the Audio Library and therefore give quick and easy access to your complete music collection in a number of different ways. Each screen in the Audio Library is carefully constructed to provide the most important information about the items you are[...]

22 High street High street Electric Avenue Electric Avenue High street LIBRAR Y NAVIGA TION OVERVIEW Navigate to the Audio Library screen described on the previous page. Y ou can use your remote control to select a track directly , or follow the instructions below and navigate through the library interface to select a track.[...]

23 AUDIO LIBRAR Y NAVIGA TION The following sections contains a detailed explanation about selecting items in the Audio Library for playback. T o browse the Audio Library by track Use the U or V keys to highlight the T racks option in the Audio Library Menu. Press the T key to display the T racks screen. The TV scre en w ill dis play the tr acks in[...]

24 T o browse the Audio Library by genr e Use the U or V keys to highlight the Genres option in the Audio Library Menu. Press the T key to display the Genres screen. Th e TV s cre en w il l di spl ay t he gen res i n your Au di o Li brar y : Use the U or V keys to step between genres. Alternatively , press the 9 Search button to list just those gen[...]

25 T o browse Playlists in the Audio Library 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 refer to Creating a new Playlist on page 29. Use the U or V keys to highlight the Playlists option in the Audio Library Menu. Press the[...]

26 THE SEARCH FUNCTION The sea rch func tio n ca n be use d f rom any Aud io L ibra ry scre en t o r educ e th e it ems in the cur rent lis t t o on ly t hose th at c onta in a pa rti cula r wo rd or c olle ctio n o f ch arac ter s. T o use the search function, navigate to the list in the library you wish to search and press the 9 Search key on you[...]

27 PLA YBACK INFORMA TION The illustration below shows the Now Playing screen. Whenever you select an item in the Audio Library for playback, this screen is displayed. Y ou can also choose to display this screen at any time by pressing the â Now Playing key on your Audio Server remote control. When you make this selection, your Audio Server will d[...]

28 SWITCHING AUDIO OUTPUTS Y our Audio Server is capable of playing different music in several rooms simultaneously . If you wish to play music in a particular room, you must rst choose the correct audio output. T o select an Audio Output Press the N Output key on your Audio Server remote control. The following screen is displayed: Use the U or [...]

29 ORGANIZING YOUR MUSIC COLLECTION This chapter describes the features built into your Audio Server to help you organize the music in your music library , including information about creating playlists of your favorite tracks, deleting albums or tracks you no longer want to store, and naming albums, tracks, and artists. PLA YLISTS Y our Audio Serv[...]

30 The following screen is displayed: Use the U or V keys to select the playlist to which you would like to add your chosen album. Alternatively , use the M New key to create a new playlist as described in the previous section. Press the O Select key to add the album to the playlist. Y ou can also use the p Mark key to mark multiple items in the Au[...]

31 The following screen is displayed: Use the U or V keys to highlight either Name , Artists , Genres , Y ear , Era or Artwork . Press the O Edit key . Use the alphanumeric keypad to edit the title and press the O OK key . When you have nished making changes to a track’ s details make sure you press the M Save key . Editing Genre, Y ear and Er[...]

32 SYSTEM SET UP This chapter describes the advanced settings that you can access from your Audio Server’ s Set Up menu. T o access the Set Up menu: Press the J Menu key on your remote control to display the Function Menu . Use the U and V keys to highlight the Set Up option. Press the O Select key . The following screen is displayed: The followi[...]

33 TV Settings This section is used to specify if your Audio Server is congured for P AL or NTSC use. Y ou may need to edit this setting if the television user interface is either not displayed on your televsion screen, or is displayed incorrectly . User Interface Settings The options on this menu allow you to change the language of the televisi[...]

34 Remote back Up Settings This screen allows you to specify Username , Password and Location for performing a Back Up operation. For more information about the use of these settings, refer to the section titled Remote Back Up And Restore , on page 40. CD Record Settings In this screen you have the option to change the speed at which the CD drive r[...]

35 THE FRONT P ANEL INTERF ACE In addition to the user interface displayed on your television screen, the Audio Server also has a user interface accessible via the LCD display and buttons on the front panel of the unit. This is an abridged version of the television user interface and provides access to a limited number of controls and functions. Pr[...]

36 Use the U and V buttons on the front panel to scroll through the following Set Up options: Network Settings Current Ethernet Settings Static Ethernet Settings Modem Settings TV Settings User Interface Settings System Information Software Update Settings Remote Back Up Settings CD Record Settings Media T ransfer Settings Crestron Network Settings[...]

37 USING YOUR AUDIO SERVER WITH A HOME COMPUTER Y our Audio Server has a number of advanced features which can be accessed via a computer attached to your home network. THE REMOTE USER INTERF ACE Y our Audio Server’s television user interface is accessible via a PC running on your home network. This gives you complete control of your Audio Server[...]

38 MEDIA TRANSFER In addition to recording directly from the CD tray , it is also possible to transfer music and cover art images to and from your Audio Server , using a computer on your home network. This feature allows you to transfer music les from your Audio Server to a portable device (for example, an Apple® iPod®) to allow you to listen [...]

39 Importing Files to your Audio Server Double click on the folder entitled Import . An empty folder window will be displayed. T o Import Music Files Navigate to the location of the music les on your computer . Use your mouse to select the les you wish to import and drag them into the Import window . The les will appear briey in the Imp[...]

40 Once your Media Library has been updated with the music from your Audio Server you can update your portable player as follows: Click the Copy to CD or Device option from the Media Player toolbar . Select the Album , Artist , Genre or Playlist you wish to copy from the Items to Copy list. Under Items on Device select your portable player . Click [...]

41 THE CRESTRON TOUCHP ANEL INTERF ACE A friendly onscreen menu can be displayed on any Crestron touchpanel within your home. The screens discussed in this section are a typical example of an interface provided by Crestron to its dealers. Since your dealer may have customized screens for you, your screens may differ with respect to presentation, bu[...]

42 MUSIC BROWSER There are a number of ways to browse and access the music of your choice. T ouching an item on the music browser allows you to view another level and displays another page on the touchpanel. The process of making a series of selections from the music browser creates a browse path . As the browse path lengthens, the items listed wit[...]

43 NOW PLA YING Want more information about what is currently playing? Simply select the Now Playing summary located at the bottom of the Music Library page (or select the Now Playing ‘jump to’ button) to open the Now Playing page, shown below . Options include: Current song details – lists the song title, album title, and artist of the song [...]

44 PLA YLIST MANAGER NOTE : The Playlist Manager is only available from large touchpanels, 10 inches or more. Want to create, edit and remove playlists? Simply select the Playlist Manager ‘jump to’ button on the Music Library page to open the Playlist Manager page, shown below . Notice that the music browser is identical to the Music Library pa[...]

45 SELECTION MODE Compilation albums offer an interesting ‘twist’ when browsing through your library of music, because the artists can vary from track to track on a given album. So once again you can create a browse path by selecting an artist (i.e., Nat King Cole) and compilation album (i.e., Pottery Barn Dinner at Eight), as shown below . Sel[...]

46 TERMS & CONDITIONS XiV A™ SOFTWARE CUSTOMER SERVICE AGREEMENT Y our next-generation XiV A™ home media appliance (your Audio Server) is powered by XiV A™ Software brought to you by Imerge Limited (“Imerge”). This agreement explains the terms and conditions that will apply to your use of XiV A™ Software. Denitions in this Agreem[...]

47 Notices Any and all notices to be given by either Imerge or you to the other under these terms and conditions shall be deemed sufciently given when sent by email or facsimile transmission in each case addressed to you at the email address or facsimile number you have given us or to Imerge at the email address or facsimile number displayed at [...]

48 M IC R OS O FT E N D- U SE R L I CE N SE AG R E E ME N T Y ou have acquired a device (“DEVICE”) that includes software licensed by Imerge Ltd. from an afliate of Microsoft Corporation (“MS”). Those installed software products of MS origin, as well as associated media, printed materials, and “online” or electronic documentation (?[...]

49 AND SPECIAL PROVISIONS PROVIDED BELOW AND/OR OTHERWISE WITH THE SOFTWARE SHALL APPL Y TO SUCH SUPPLEMENT AL COMPONENTS. MS, Microsoft Corporation or their subsidiaries reserve the right to discontinue any Internet-based services provided to you or made available to you through the use of the SOFTWARE. End User Proof of License. If you acquired t[...]

50 RETURN AND WARRANTY POLICIES Merchandise Returns / Repair Service For returns or repairs, please contact your CRESTRON dealer . CRESTRON Limited W arranty CRESTRON ELECTRONICS, INC. warrants its products to be free from manufacturing defects in materials and workmanship under normal use for a period of (3) three years from the date of purchase f[...]

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