Freecom Technologies MusicPal manual

Rev. 80 4 M U S I C P A L WIR E LESS DI GIT AL INTER N ET R ADIO / M P3 S TRE AMER / (W) LAN USER MANU AL[...]

2 Fr eecom MusicP al EN © 200 8 Free com T echn olo gies Dea r User, Congratu lations on the purchas e of your Fre eco m Mu sic Pal . T he M usicPal en ables you to receive Internet Radi o or play s tored music f ile s fro m a connec ted media ser ver (UPnP) . If you are a novice in netwo rk s and routing basics, please check out Appen dix "N[...]

3 EN User manual Gen eral Info rmation ........................................................................................................... Page 5 System requi rement s .................................................................................................. Page 6 Compatibi lit y ....................................................[...]

4 Fr eecom MusicP al EN Chapter 4: The Free com Net work Storag e Assist ant (PC/Mac) ................................................ Page 63 Features of the Free com Net work Storag e Assist ant (PC) ............................ Pag e 63 Features of the Free com Net work Storag e Assist ant (Mac) ......................... Pag e 66 Chapter 5: Conf[...]

5 EN Gene ral Information T e chn ic al Su ppo rt For any techn ical quest ions, please visit our web site at ww w.free com.com. This we bsite of fer s a compre hensive ra nge of i nformatio n, answe rs to fr equentl y as ked ques tions, f irmware and pro duc t guid es (available fo r down load). You can also use our fo rum to exchang e exp erience[...]

6 Fr eecom MusicP al EN System re qui rem ent s Y our sys tem ne eds to meet the f ollowin g hardw are and sof t ware require ments for t he device to fu ncti on prop erly. Ne two rk re qui rem en ts • Y our PC shoul d be e quipp ed with a n Eth ernet net work inter fa ce. I f t his is not the case, f ir st of all a ne twor k has to be inst alle [...]

7 EN General Info rmation Compat ib ili ty The fo llowing p lay-l ist, f ile an d streamin g format s can be p layed with your Free com MusicPal. Comp ati bl e play -l is t form ats • m 3u • pls • asx Comp ati bl e fil e for mat s • W MA • MP3 • W A V • LPCM Comp ati bl e st rea min g form ats • U PnP • DLNA 1 .5[...]

8 Fr eecom MusicP al EN Safe ty p rec aut ions T o guarantee a f aultless fun ctio ning of you r Freecom MusicPal, plea se ob ser ve the fol - lowing s afet y prec autions . I f you do not o bser ve th em, you might lose you r war rant y claim and d amage the Musi cPal. • M ind you don‘ t dro p the Free com MusicPal and do n‘t expos e it to o[...]

9 EN General Info rmation Sof twa re fea tur es • Me dia s er ver (U PnP) Conn ect to your local media ser ve r (UP nP ) and acce ss a categorised displa y of all mus ic files sa ved there . • Int er net R adi o With the provid ed Internet connection (broadband connection is recommended) , you can receiv e Inter net Rad io pr ogrammes from all [...]

1 0 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 1 Chapter 1 : Connect ing / Install ing the Freecom Music Pal 1 . 1 Har dware (L AN) Inst allation of th e Freecom MusicPal pr oceeds a ccording to the fol lowing ste ps: 1 . Connec t the p ower p ack to you r Free com Musi cPal an d plug into a p ower socket . 2. T ake th e encl osed Ethern et ca ble a nd use it to conne [...]

11 EN 1 Connecting / Ins talling the F reecom MusicPal 1 . 2 Hard ware ( WLAN) 1 . Connec t th e p ower p ack to your Freecom MusicPal and plug into a power so cket. 2. Sel ec t Set tings in th e main menu af ter you have switche d on the MusicPal . 3. Sel ec t WLAN Access Point. 4. S ele ct the desire d WLAN Access Point from the list. In case you[...]

1 2 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 1 1 . 3 Insta lla tion of the F ree com Netw ork Stor age A ssi sta nt Softw are (PC ) The Freecom Net work Storage A ssist ant quick ly detec ts and per for ms the basic set up of your MusicPal. Wh en you s tar t i t, it disp lays all Musi cPals avail able in your net work and he lps you conf igure the M usicPal. 1 . Inst[...]

13 EN 1 Connecting / Ins talling the F reecom MusicPal 4. For a d etaile d func tio nal descr iption on t he Freecom Ne two rk Storage A ssistant , pleas e refer to chapte r 4. 1 .4 In st all ati o n of t h e F ree com N etw or k S t or ag e Ass i st a nt S oft w ar e (M ac ) The Freecom Ne two rk Storage Assis tant qui ckly detec ts and pe r forms[...]

1 4 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 2 1 2 3 4 Chapter 2: Get ting to k now the Fr eecom Mu sicPal 2. 1 Connec t ions , LED s and co ntr ol el eme nts o f the Fre eco m Musi cPal 2.1 . 1 Free com M usi cPa l Front S ide : 1 "Navigate" rota ry k nob The N avigate r otar y kn ob enab les you to navigate wi thin the Freecom M usicPal menu. - T urnin g [...]

15 EN 2 Get ting to know the Freecom MusicP al 2.1 . 2 Fre eco m Mus ic Pal Re ar S ide: 1 Po wer Only us e the cabl e include d in deli ver y to connec t up. 2 Loudspeake r output Here you can conne ct to headp hones or ex tern al b ox s ystems , fo r i nstance fro m your PC . 3 LAN (R J45) Th e L A N co nn ec t io n cr eat es the con ne c tio n b[...]

1 6 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 3 Chapter 3: F reecom Mus icPal F unct ions In fo r ma ti on on op er at ing the de v i ce : T ur n th e r ig ht -h an d kno b to mo ve thr oug h the me nus . C onf irm y our s electio n b y pres sing the ri ght-ha nd knob . 3. 1 Over vi ew Media Server Favorites Off Once Weekdays Daily Set Date & Time Show Clock Idle [...]

17 EN 3 Freecom MusicP al F unc tions 3. 1. 1 Ove rv iew o f Int ern et R adi o 3. 1. 2 Over vi ew of E x tra s Media Server Favorites Internet Radio Extras Settings Now Playing (if enabled) New Stations Most Popular Stations Web Added Stations e.g. Germany Genres Countries Web-Favorites Shoutcas t Search Station s Media Server Favorites Internet R[...]

1 8 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 3 3. 1. 3 Over vi ew of Se tt in gs Settings Extras Off Once Weekdays Daily Set Date & Time Show Clock Idle Time RSS Feed Show Clock Use ‘Now Playing ’ Wake-Up Timer Clock Sleep Timer Select your region USA/other Canada Europe France Spain Japan WLAN disabled your WLAN Poin t Select Access Poin t RSS Feeds Weather [...]

19 EN 3 Freecom MusicP al F unc tions 3. 2 Now Playi ng Not e: Th is m enu it em is onl y avai lab le w hil e you ar e pl ayin g In ter net Rad io o r loc al mu sic f il es. This feature e nables you to na vigate direct ly to what is currently playing without having to navigate throu gh the subme nus of Interne t Radio an d Media Player. 1 . Sel ec[...]

2 0 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 3 • Del ete F avorite Del etes the curre ntly sel ec ted favorite fr om the favorites list . • Show Clock Displ ays the time in the Musi cPal display . Not e: If th ere are no en tri es in the favori tes li st , the me nu opt ion s “Nex t Favorite “ and “ De le te Favorit e“ ar e not avai la ble . 3. 3 Fa vorit[...]

21 EN 3 Freecom MusicP al F unc tions 3. 4 Inte rnet R adi o This feature enable s you to recei ve and listen to radio pro grammes fro m all over the world . 1 . Sel ec t Int erne t Ra dio in your main menu a f ter you have switche d on the Free com MusicPal. 2. Selec t the cate gor y you want . 3. Selec t the Inter net Radi o progr amme you want .[...]

2 2 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 3 3. 5 Med ia se rve r (UPnP) This feature gi ves you th e optio n of accessing music f iles o n a conn ec ted me dia se rve r (UPnP) , and playi ng them. 1 . Sel ec t Med ia se rve r (UPnP) in your m ain menu af ter you have s witched o n the Freecom MusicPal . 2. After b eing ab le to view your son gs or albu ms, sel ec [...]

23 EN 3 Freecom MusicP al F unc tions 3.6 E x tras This fun cti on provide s the f acilit y of get ting fas ter access to the opti ons RSS Feeds, H TML Browse r , Weather, S tock Quotes , World Clock an d Calen dar . Fur the r i nfo rmat io n o n t his is avai la ble und er E x tra s Se tt ing s in this man ual . 1 . Sel ec t E x tra s in yo ur mai[...]

2 4 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 3 3.7 Set t ings 3.7 . 1 S le ep Ti mer This f eature en ables you to e nd playi ng Intern et Rad io pro gramme s and l ocal music f il es automatic ally af ter a se lec ted pe riod o f time. 1 . Se lec t Set ti ng s in y our m ain m enu af ter y ou have switc hed on th e Free com MusicPal. 2. Selec t the Sl eep T ime r me[...]

25 EN 3 Freecom MusicP al F unc tions 3.7 . 2 Wake - Up Ti me r Use this fe ature to ac tivate au tomatic time d control of the Free com MusicPal. After time - controll ed ac tivati on, th e device plays the Internet Radi o prog rammes or musi c f iles fro m your Fa vorites fo lder. 1 . Se lec t Set ti ng s in y our m ain m enu af ter y ou have s w[...]

2 6 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 3 Sno oze Tim er (sno oze fun ct ion) When the al arm of the Mus icPal sou nds at th e time that has b een set, you c an eith er stop the alar m or pause it f or 1 0 m inutes (snooze fun ctio n ). Stopping th e alarm Press one of the t wo small b uttons of the MusicPal. (MENU or F AV) Pausing the so unding of the alar m fo[...]

27 EN 3 Freecom MusicP al F unc tions 6. Sel ec t which time zo ne you are in. 7 . Sel ec t whethe r you want a utomatic summ er- and winter-time s ynchr onisatio n and conf irm your sel ec tion by p ressing the right-han d ro tar y knob. If all inp ut w as su c - cessfu l, you then move back to th e Cloc k menu. Manu al conf igur ation of da te an[...]

2 8 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 3 4. Selec t Use NT P-Ser ver? No . 5. Y o u c an now chang e th e date by us ing th e Navi gate rot ar y k nob. T ur n the k nob to sele ct a di git. Press the k nob to conf irm the digit you w ant and move automaticall y to the nex t . Af ter conf irming all di gits you automati cally move to the nex t wind ow , where yo[...]

29 EN 3 Freecom MusicP al F unc tions 2. S how Clo ck Id le Tim e This feature enabl es you to se t the peri od w hich is to e lapse u ntil the time is disp layed in full -scr een mo de, if no contro l eleme nts are b eing use d. 1 . Sel ec t Set tin gs af ter you have swi tched on the Free com MusicPal. 2. Sel ec t the Cloc k menu item . 3. Sel ec[...]

3 0 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 3 3. RSS Fe ed This feature enabl es you to ac tivate a news ticker in yo ur Freecom MusicPal. Besi des this , you have the optio n of entering th e URL add ress of a news ticker yo u want. 1 . Sel ec t Set tin gs af ter you have swi tched on the Free com MusicPal. 2. Sel ec t the Cloc k menu item . 3. Selec t the RSS Fe e[...]

31 EN 3 Freecom MusicP al F unc tions 4. Us e ´Now Pl aying´ This fu ncti on gives you the faci lit y to have the title curr ently bei ng p layed in the MusicPal display show n below th e time. 1 . Sel ec t Set tin gs af ter you have swi tched on the Free com MusicPal. 2. Sel ec t the Cloc k menu item . 3. Selec t the Use ‘ Now Pl aying ’ men[...]

3 2 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 3 5. Show Cl ock This feature enables you to display your sys tem clock time and date in full -scree n mode . 1 . Sel ec t Set tin gs af ter you have swi tched on the Free com MusicPal. 2. Selec t the Clo ck me nu item. 3. Selec t the Sh ow Cloc k menu item . 4. Y o u can now s ee the cu rrent sy stem time and sys tem date[...]

33 EN 3 Freecom MusicP al F unc tions 3.7 . 4 Edi t Favorite s The fe ature enabl es you to edit yo ur F avorites list or d elete entr ies in the Fav orites lis t. 1 . Se lec t S et t ing s in your m ain m enu af ter yo u have s witc hed on th e Free com MusicPal. 2. Selec t the Ed it Favorites me nu item. A lis t of yo ur current f avorites is set[...]

3 4 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 3 3.7 . 5 WL AN Acce ss Poi nt 1 . Se lec t Set ti ng s in y our m ain m enu af ter yo u have s witc hed on th e Free com MusicPal. 2. Selec t the WL AN Acce ss Point m enu item. 3. After se lec ting the WLA N Ac cess Poi nt menu i tem, the accessibl e a ccess p oints now appe ar in your enviro nment. 4. Selec t the W LAN [...]

35 EN 3 Freecom MusicP al F unc tions Conne ct ing w ith hi dde n WL AN Access Po ints Many WL AN -router s sup por t the f uncti on o f supp ressing the d isplay of the net work name (ESSID) . T o conne ct to a hi dden ne two rk, f ollow the p rocedure o utlined b elow : 1 . In the me nu Sele ct Acc ess Poi nt , s elec t Hi dde n Acces s Point . 2[...]

3 6 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 3 3.7 .6 W LAN R eg ion 1 . Sel ec t Set tin gs in the mai n menu af ter you have swi tched on the Free com Mu sicPal. 2. Sel ec t WLAN R egi on . 3. Sel ec t the continent or cou ntry yo u are in. MusicPal Internet Radio Media Server Settings Extras Settings Clock Edit Favorites WLAN Access Point WLAN IP WLAN Region Selec[...]

37 EN 3 Freecom MusicP al F unc tions 3.7 .7 L AN IP/W LAN I P This f eature ena bles yo u to assign an IP a ddress to the Freecom MusicPal, s o as to b e abl e to use the In tern et Rad io and M edi a ser ver (UP nP) features. 1 . Using D HCP 1 . Se lec t Set t ing s in y our m ain m enu af ter y ou have s wi tched on th e Free com MusicPal. 2. Se[...]

3 8 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 3 3.7 . 8 Ex t ras Se tt in gs 1 . RSS Fee ds This f unc tion gives yo u th e f acilit y to have another menu opti on call ed E x tras in th e main men u. Y ou c an have individu al news stor ies displaye d under this ne w menu optio n. 1 . Sel ec t Set tin gs in the main m enu af ter you have swi tched on the Free com Mu [...]

39 EN 3 Freecom MusicP al F unc tions Call ing an R SS Feed : 1 . Sel ec t Ex tr as in your main m enu. 2. Sel ec t RSS Fee ds . 3. Selec t the desi red provi der that you have inser ted . 4. Selec t the desi red head line to have the comple te stor y displaye d. MusicPal Internet Radio Media Server Settings Extras Extras Stock Quotes Weather RSS F[...]

4 0 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 3 2. H TML Br owse r This f unct ion provi des the faci lit y to have HTML pages disp layed. 1 . Sel ec t Set tin gs in the main m enu af ter you have swi tched on the Free com Mu sicPal. 2. Sel ec t Ex tr as Set ti ngs . 3 . S el ec t HTML B rowser to a dd a new fee d. 4. Selec t S how HTM L Br owser in Ex tr as me nu? Y [...]

41 EN 3 Freecom MusicP al F unc tions Call ing an H TML Br owser: 1 . Sel ec t Ex tr as in your main m enu. 2. Sel ec t HTML Br owser . 3. Selec t the desi red provi der that you have inser ted . 4. Selec t the desi red head line to have the comple te stor y displaye d. MusicPal Internet Radio Media Server Settings Extras Extras Stock Quotes Weathe[...]

4 2 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 3 3. Weat he r This func tio n provi des the fa cilit y to have a weathe r fore cast displ ayed for dif fe rent countries o r cities. Not e: Thi s fun ct io n can o nly b e set v ia t he Web in ter fac e. 1 . Sel ec t Set tin gs in the main m enu af ter you have swi tched on the Free com Mu sicPal. 2. Sel ec t Ex tr as Set[...]

43 EN 3 Freecom MusicP al F unc tions Call ing t he Weath er: 1 . Sel ec t Ex tr as in your main m enu. 2. Sel ec t Weathe r . Extras Stock Quotes Weather RSS Feeds HTML Browser World Clock MusicPal Internet Radio Media Server Settings Extras Berlin www .weather.com Sat 7°/1°C T onight 2°C Mon 5°/-1°C Sun 4°/-1°C[...]

4 4 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 3 4. S toc k Qu ote s This f unct ion provi des the faci lit y to have the desired s tock quotes disp layed. Not e: Thi s fun ct io n can o nly b e set v ia t he Web in ter fac e. 1 . Sel ec t Set tin gs in the main m enu af ter you have swi tched on the Free com Mu sicPal. 2. Sel ec t Ex tr as Set ti ngs . 3 . S el ec t S[...]

45 EN 3 Freecom MusicP al F unc tions Call ing fo r Stoc k Quo tes: 1 . Sel ec t Ex tr as in your main m enu. 2. Sel ec t Stock Q uot es . Extras Stock Quotes Weather RSS Feeds HTML Browser World Clock MusicPal Internet Radio Media Server Settings Extras Quotes provided by ... DAX 6919.37 +78.73 (+1.13 % )[...]

4 6 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 3 5. Worl d Cloc k This func tion makes it possibl e to have the time i n dif fe rent countr ies or cities dis- played. 1 . Sel ec t Set tin gs in the main m enu af ter you have swi tched on the Free com Mu sicPal. 2. Sel ec t Ex tr as Set ti ngs . 3 . S el ec t World Clo ck to add a n ew feed . 4. Selec t S how Worl d Cl [...]

47 EN 3 Freecom MusicP al F unc tions Call ing t he World Cl ock : 1 . Sel ec t Ex tr as in your main m enu. 2. Sel ec t World Cloc k . Extras Stock Quotes Weather RSS Feeds HTML Browser World Clock MusicPal Internet Radio Media Server Settings Extras World Clock 6:15 1 1.1.2008 North America + San Francisco 17:15 1 1.1.2008 Local T ime[...]

4 8 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 3 6. Ca le nda r This f unct ion provi des the faci lit y to have the calenda r displayed. 1 . Sel ec t Set tin gs in the main m enu af ter you have swi tched on the Free com Mu sicPal. 2. Sel ec t Ex tr as Set ti ngs . 3 . S el ec t Cale ndar to a dd a new fee d. 4. Selec t S how Cal end ar in Ex t ras m enu? Y e s , to h[...]

49 EN 3 Freecom MusicP al F unc tions Call ing t he Cal enda r: 1 . Sel ec t Ex tr as in your main m enu. 2. Sel ec t Cale ndar. Extras Stock Quotes Weather HTML Browser Calendar World Clock MusicPal Internet Radio Media Server Settings Extras January 2008 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31[...]

5 0 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 3 Manu al conf igur ation of th e IP add ress (L AN IP / WLAN I P) 1 . Se lec t S et t ing s in your m ain m enu af ter yo u have s witc hed on th e Free com MusicPal. 2. Selec t the L AN IP or W LAN I P menu item . 3. Selec t Use D HCP? No . 4. Y o u can now change the digit s by turning the Navigate rot ar y knob. Press [...]

51 EN 3 Freecom MusicP al F unc tions 3.7 .9 S oun d 1 . Play Mod e This f unct ion makes it p ossible fo r you to make set tings for th e Play mode. 1 . Se lec t Set ti ng s in y our m ain m enu af ter yo u have s witc hed on th e Free com MusicPal. 2. Selec t the So und me nu item. 3. Selec t the Play Mo de men u item. 4. Y o u can now make se tt[...]

5 2 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 3 2. B ass Bo ost Use this fun ctio n to boos t the bass sou nd of your Freecom M usicPal. 1 . Sel ec t Set tin gs af ter you have swi tched on the Free com MusicPal. 2. Selec t Sou nd . 3. Selec t the Ba ss Bo ost menu i tem. 4. Selec t Us e ba ss bo ost? Y e s to ac tiv ate the b ass bo ost. If you d on‘t want to bo os[...]

53 EN 3 Freecom MusicP al F unc tions 3. Ou tpu t This featu re enabl es you to act ivate or deac tivate th e loudsp eaker outp ut. 1 . Sel ec t Set tin gs af ter you have swi tched on the Free com MusicPal. 2. Selec t Sou nd . 3. Selec t the O utp ut menu i tem. 4. Selec t Us e line - ou t? Y es to a ctiv ate Line - Out and to deac tivate th e int[...]

5 4 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 3 4. Li ne - ou t Bo ost This f unct ion makes it p ossible to bo ost the l oudness at th e Line Out o utput. 1 . Se lec t S et t ing s in your m ain m enu af ter yo u have s witc hed on th e Free com MusicPal. 2. Selec t the So und me nu item. 3. Selec t the Li ne -o ut Bo ost men u item. 4. Selec t Use l ine - out Boos t[...]

55 EN 3 Freecom MusicP al F unc tions 5. Sta rt up Sou nd This featu re enabl es you to play a mel ody whe n you sta rt th e F ree com MusicPal. 1 . Se lec t Set ti ng s in y our m ain m enu af ter yo u have s witc hed on th e Free com MusicPal. 2. Selec t the So und me nu item. 3. Selec t the St art up So und me nu item. 4. Selec t Pl ay st ar tup[...]

5 6 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 3 3.7 . 10 Di spl ay 1 . Bri ghtn ess Ac tive This fu ncti on gives you the f acilit y to regulate the b rightness of th e display when th ere is ac tivit y. 1 . Se lec t S et t ing s in your m ain m enu af ter yo u have s witc hed on th e Free com MusicPal. 2. Selec t the D ispl ay menu item. 3. Sel ec t the menu opt ion [...]

57 EN 3 Freecom MusicP al F unc tions 2. B righ tne ss Sle ep Ti mer This f unc tion pr ovides you t he optio n to regulate th e brig htness of the display af ter a cer tain tim e. 1 . Se lec t Set ti ng s in y our m ain m enu af ter yo u have s witc hed on th e Free com MusicPal. 2. Selec t the D ispl ay menu item. 3. Selec t Bri ght ness S lee p [...]

5 8 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 3 3. Bri ghtn ess S lee ping This f unct ion can b e used to re gulate the bri ghtness of the disp lay while sl eepin g. 1 . Se lec t Set ti ng s in y our m ain m enu af ter yo u have s witc hed on th e Free com MusicPal. 2. Selec t the D ispl ay menu item. 3. Selec t Bri ght ness S lee ping to re gulate the br ightness in[...]

59 EN 3 Freecom MusicP al F unc tions 3.7 . 1 1 L ang uag e This featu re enabl es you to change the s ystem la nguage. 1 . Se lec t Set ti ng s in y our m ain m enu af ter yo u have s witc hed on th e Free com MusicPal. 2. Selec t the L angu age men u item. 3. Sel ec t the s ystem lang uage you want. Af ter sel ec ting the sys tem languag e you wa[...]

6 0 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 3 3.7 . 12 Name This featu re enabl es you to change the d evice name of th e Freecom MusicPal. 1 . Se lec t S et t ing s in your m ain m enu af ter yo u have s witc hed on th e Free com MusicPal. 2. Selec t the " Nam e" menu item . 3. Y o u c an n ow chan ge the device name by us ing the N avigate rotar y kno b.[...]

61 EN 3 Freecom MusicP al F unc tions 3.7 . 13 Chec k for U pda tes This func tion can be used for addi ng updates and patches related to your MusicPal free of cost to the lates t sof t ware versi on. Not e: To be a bl e to c arr y o ut th is fun ct io n, th e Fre eco m M usi cPa l m ust be co nne ct ed t o the I nte rn et . 1 . Se lec t S et tin g[...]

6 2 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 3 3.7 . 14 Info rmat io n This feature g ives you an over view of th e f irmware currentl y bei ng use d and also n et work infor mation, such as th e L AN IP ad dress be ing used , th e su bnet mask , and s o o n. Procee d by sele cti ng the In form atio n menu item in th e Set ti ngs subm enu. 1 . Se lec t S et t ing s i[...]

63 EN 4 The Freecom Net work St orage Assist ant (PC/Mac) Ch ap ter 4: T he F reeco m N etw or k S tor age A ssi stan t ( PC /Ma c) The Freecom Net work Storage A ssistant helps you to locate each MusicP al in your net work. When star te d, it d isplays all MusicPals avail able i n your n etwo rk and helps you conf igu re the MusicPal. Y ou can als[...]

6 4 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 4 4. 1.2 Acce ssi ng you r Mu sic Pal we b int er fac e When you click this menu item, the web inter f ace of y our MusicPal op ens i n your default browse r . 4. 1 .3 Sta rt r ecove ry p roc edu re This procedure can reset and repair an Mu sicPal to f acto r y d efault set tings if you cannot access your MusicPal anym ore[...]

65 EN 4 The Freecom Net work St orage Assist ant (PC/Mac) 4. 1.4 Re pea t sea rch f or avai lab le Fre eco m Mu sic Pal Click here to re peat the sea rch for your Musi cPal i f it was not dete cte d during the f ir st search. Please make sur e that your net wor k is conf igure d as descri bed ab ove in this manual an d that all cabl es are pro perl[...]

6 6 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 4 4. 2 Featur es of t he Free com Ne twor k Storag e Ass ist ant (Mac) The Freecom Net work Storage A ssistant helps you to locate each MusicP al in your net work. When star te d, it d isplays all MusicPals avail able i n your n etwo rk and helps you conf igu re the MusicPal. Y ou can also conf igur e the basic se ttin gs [...]

67 EN 4 The Freecom Net work St orage Assist ant (PC/Mac) 4. 2 . 1 Co nfi gur e bas ic se tt in gs of yo ur Fre eco m Mus ic Pal In this scre en, you can s et an IP addr ess, subne t ma sk, dev ice name and wor kgroup name for your Mu sicPal. With this in formatio n, it is easy to lo cate your MusicPal in the net work witho ut th e wiz ard. T o cha[...]

6 8 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 5 Chapter 5: C onfiguring t he Freecom MusicPal t hrough the W eb Inter face 5. 1 Over vi ew[...]

69 EN 5 Configurin g the F reecom MusicPal through the W e b interface 5. 2 How do I ac cess t he co nfi gurat ion me nu? 1 . First o f all, create the conn ec tion be twe en your Freecom Mus icPal and the PC . 2. U sually you can access the web conf igu ration of the MusicPal by op ening your E x- plo rer and enter ing the fol lowing in the a ddre[...]

7 0 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 5 5. 3 Now Playi ng Use t his feat ure to rece ive a displ ay of what the Freecom MusicPal is cu rrently playin g. It disti nguishes b et ween Intern et Radi o or a loc al music f ile. 1 . Log into the web con fi guration o f your Freecom Musi cPal. 2. Mouse - click Now Pl aying in the l ef t-hand me nu bar . 3. When you p[...]

71 EN 5 Configurin g the F reecom MusicPal through the W e b interface 5.4 S et tin gs 5. 4. 1 Sle ep Ti me r This f eature en ables you to e nd playin g Intern et Rad io pro gramme s and l ocal music f ile s automatic ally af ter a cer tai n peri od of time. 1 . Log into the web con fi guration o f your Freecom Musi cPal. 2. Mouse - click Sle ep T[...]

7 2 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 5 5. 4. 3 Cl ock Use this feature to conf ig ure time and d ate setti ngs of the Freecom M usicPal. 1 . Set D ate & Ti me Using a n NTP se rver 1 . Log into the web con fi guration o f your Freecom Musi cPal. 2. Mouse - click Se t Date & Ti me in the le f t -ha nd menu ba r . 3. Click Automat ica lly s ync hron ise[...]

73 EN 5 Configurin g the F reecom MusicPal through the W e b interface Manu al conf igur ation of ti me and date 1 . Log into the web con fi guration o f your Freecom Musi cPal. 2. Mouse - click Se t Date & Ti me in the le f t -ha nd menu ba r . 3. Selec t the tim e z one you are in and whether you w ant automatic synchro nisatio n o f summer- [...]

7 4 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 5 3. Sel ec t h ow many minutes s hould elapse until the time is shown in fu ll-s creen mode. Y ou c an choose f rom the fo llowing o ptions: • 2 minutes • 5 minutes • 1 5 minutes • 30 m inutes • 6 0 minutes • 1 20 minutes • Never 4. Mouse - click App ly . 3. RSS Fe ed This feature enabl es you to ac tivate a[...]

75 EN 5 Configurin g the F reecom MusicPal through the W e b interface 4. Us e ´Now Pl aying´ This fu ncti on gives you the faci lit y to have the title curr ently bei ng p layed in the MusicPal display show n below th e time. 1 . Log into the web con fi guration o f your Freecom Musi cPal. 2. Mouse - click Se tt ings in th e lef t-hand m enu bar[...]

7 6 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 5 5. 4. 4 Ed it Favorit es This feature enables you to add Intern et R adio statio ns as well as l ocal music f iles to your boo kmar ks o r to downloa d the F avorites list . 1 . Log into the web con fi guration o f your Freecom Musi cPal. 2. Mouse - click Edi t Fa vorit es in the le f t -ha nd menu ba r . 3. Y o u can d [...]

77 EN 5 Configurin g the F reecom MusicPal through the W e b interface 5. 4. 5 WL AN Acce ss Poi nt Use this fe ature to sea rch fo r avai lable WL AN access p oints in your environme nt an d i f nee d be to conne ct up w ith them. 1 . Log into the web con fi guration o f your Freecom Musi cPal. 2. Mouse - click WL AN Acces s Point in the l ef t-ha[...]

7 8 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 5 5. 4.7 L AN IP/ WLA N IP This feature e nables you to assi gn an I P addre ss to the Freecom Musi cPal, to b e able to use the I ntern et Ra dio and M edi a ser ver (U PnP) features. 1 . Using D HCP 1 . Log into the web con fi guration o f your Freecom Musi cPal. 2. Mouse - click L AN IP or WL AN I P in the lef t-han d m[...]

79 EN 5 Configurin g the F reecom MusicPal through the W e b interface 2. M anual co nfi gurati on of the I P addre ss (LAN I P / WL AN IP) 1 . Log into the web con fi guration o f your Freecom Musi cPal. 2. Mouse - click L AN IP or WL AN I P in the lef t-han d menu bar. 3. Click Fixed IP a ddre ss . 4. En ter the I P-add ress , the Sub net M ask ,[...]

8 0 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 5 4 b. Copy an RSS fee d fro m the desir ed Website and inser t the l ink in Se lec te d R SS Fe eds . Now click on t he icon Save ( ). 5. Mouse - click App ly . Call ing an R SS Feed : 1 . Sel ec t Ex tr as in your main m enu. 2. Sel ec t RSS Fee ds . 3. Selec t the desi red provi der that you have inser ted . 4. Selec t [...]

81 EN 5 Configurin g the F reecom MusicPal through the W e b interface 2. H TML Br owser This f unc tion gives yo u th e f acilit y to have another menu opti on call ed E x tras in th e main men u. Y ou c an have individu al news stor ies displaye d under this ne w menu optio n. 1 . Log into the web con fi guration o f your Freecom Musi cPal. 2. Mo[...]

8 2 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 5 Call ing an H TML Br owser: 1 . Sel ec t Ex tr as in your main m enu. 2. Sel ec t HTML Br owser . 3. Selec t the desi red provi der that you have inser ted . 4. Selec t the desi red head line to have the comple te stor y displaye d. MusicPal Internet Radio Media Server Settings Extras Extras Stock Quotes Weather RSS Feed[...]

83 EN 5 Configurin g the F reecom MusicPal through the W e b interface 3. Weat he r This fun ctio n p rovides the facili ty to have a weather fore cast displayed fo r di f ferent countries o r cities. 1 . Log into the web con fi guration o f your Freecom Musi cPal. 2. Mouse - click Weath er in the le f t-hand men u bar . 3. Selec t a provi der and [...]

8 4 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 5 Call ing t he Weath er: 1 . Sel ec t Ex tr as in your main m enu. 2. Sel ec t Weathe r . 4. S t oc k Qu ote s This f unct ion provi des the faci lit y to have the desired s tock quotes disp layed. 1 . Log into the web con fi guration o f your Freecom Musi cPal. 2. Mouse - click Stoc k Qu otes in th e lef t-hand m enu bar[...]

85 EN 5 Configurin g the F reecom MusicPal through the W e b interface 3. Selec t a Website a nd enter an abbrev iated code for the des ired stock ab out which you wish to be i nforme d. 4. Mouse - click App ly . Not e: Y o u can h ave t hi s opt io n dis pl ayed in t he m ain m en u und er E x- tra s. Call ing fo r Stoc k Quo tes: 1 . Sel ec t Ex [...]

8 6 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 5 5. Worl d Cloc k This func tion makes it possibl e to have the time i n dif fe rent countr ies or cities dis- played. 1 . Log into the web con fi guration o f your Freecom Musi cPal. 2. Mouse - click World Cl ock in th e lef t-hand m enu bar. 3. Mouse - click App ly . Not e: Y o u can h ave t hi s opt io n dis pl ayed in[...]

87 EN 5 Configurin g the F reecom MusicPal through the W e b interface 6. Ca le nda r This f unct ion provi des the faci lit y to have the calenda r displayed. 1 . Log into the web con fi guration o f your Freecom Musi cPal. 2. Mouse - click Cal enda r in the lef t-ha nd menu ba r . 3. Mouse - click App ly . Not e: Y o u can h ave t hi s opt io n d[...]

8 8 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 5 5. 4. 9 Sou nd 1 . Play Mod e This f unct ion makes it p ossible fo r you to make set tings for th e Play mode. 1 . Log into the web con fi guration o f your Freecom Musi cPal. 2. Selec t the So und me nu item. 3. Mouse - click Play Mo de in the le f t -ha nd menu ba r . 4. Y o u can now make se ttin gs for the Play mode[...]

89 EN 5 Configurin g the F reecom MusicPal through the W e b interface 3. Ou tpu t This featu re enabl es you to act ivate or deac tivate th e loudsp eaker outp ut. 1 . Log into the web con fi guration o f your Freecom Musi cPal. 2. Mouse - click Ou tpu t in the lef t-h and menu ba r . 3. If you wish to ac tivate Ou tput and to d eac tivate the int[...]

9 0 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 5 5. Sta rt up Sou nd This featu re enabl es you to play a mel ody whe n you sta rt th e F ree com MusicPal. 1 . Log into the web con fi guration o f your Freecom Musi cPal. 2. Mouse - click Sta rt up Sou nd in the le f t-hand menu b ar . 3. If yo u wish to a ctiv ate O utput , place a check in fro nt o f Play St ar tup So[...]

91 EN 5 Configurin g the F reecom MusicPal through the W e b interface 5. 4. 1 0 Di spl ay 1 . Bri ghtn ess Ac tive This fu ncti on gives you the f acilit y to regulate the b rightness of th e display when th ere is ac tivit y. 1 . Log into the web con fi guration o f your Freecom Musi cPal. 2. Mouse - click Se tt ings in th e lef t-hand m enu bar.[...]

9 2 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 5 3. Bri ghtn ess S lee ping This f unct ion can b e used to re gulate the bri ghtness of the disp lay while sl eepin g. 1 . Log into the web con fi guration o f your Freecom Musi cPal. 2. Mouse - click Se tt ings in th e lef t-hand m enu bar. 3. Selec t the D ispl ay menu item. 4. Selec t Bri ght ness S lee ping to re gul[...]

93 EN 5 Configurin g the F reecom MusicPal through the W e b interface 5. 4. 1 1 L ang uag e This featu re enabl es you to change the s ystem la nguage of th e MusicPal. 1 . Log into the web con fi guration o f your Freecom Musi cPal. 2. Mouse - click La ngua ge in the le f t -ha nd menu ba r . 3. Selec t the lang uage you want . 4. Mouse - click A[...]

9 4 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 5 5. 4. 1 3 Ch ec k for U pda tes This func tion can be used for addi ng updates and patches related to your MusicPal free of cost to the lates t sof t ware versi on. Not e: To be a bl e to c arr y o ut th is fun ct io n, th e Fre eco m M usi cPa l m ust be co nne ct ed t o the I nte rn et . 1 . Lo g into the web con fi gu[...]

95 EN 5 Configurin g the F reecom MusicPal through the W e b interface 5. 5 Admin ist rati on 5. 5. 1 Ch ang e pas swor d Use this feature to chan ge the pass word for access to the web co nfi guration . 1 . Log into the web con fi guration o f your Freecom Musi cPal. 2. Mouse - click Chan ge pas sword in t he lef t-hand m enu bar. 3. F irs t e nte[...]

9 6 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 6 Chapter 6: Freecom Music Pal in pra ct ical usage 6. 1 Wh at do I ne ed wh at for? online o e fflin MusicPal Music (MP3 etc.) Music UPnP Server (hardware) UPnP er Serv (software) UPnP MP3 Streamer Router MusicPal Radio Internet Radio List What can my Freecom MusicPal do, and what do I have to do to be able to play Intern[...]

97 EN 6 Freecom MusicP al in prac tical usage 6. 2 Me di a ser ver (UPnP) in co nnec t ion wi th t he Free com M usic Pal The followi ng tutor ial ex plains h ow you c an to es tablis h a L AN or WLAN connec tio n to your me dia ser ver (UPnP). 6. 2 . 1 L AN Use a net work ca ble (R J45) to create a connec tion be twe en your me dia s er ver (UPn P[...]

9 8 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 6 6. 2 . 2 WL AN Star t the Me dia ser ver (UPnP) and your Freecom M usicPal. Conf ig ure the WL AN I P in the Set ti ngs subm enu. If conf igur ed in your media s er ver (UPnP), se lec t Use D HCP? Y es . Oth er wise se lec t Us e D HCP? N o and s pecif y your IP a ddress yo ursel f. Af ter you have con - f igured th e WL[...]

99 EN 6 Freecom MusicP al in prac tical usage 6. 3 Us ing your P C as me dia se rve r (UPnP) (playi ng MP3s fro m your loc al PC) T o use you r PC as me dia s er ver (UPnP) yo u ne ed W indows Media Player 1 1. Y ou can do this through the " W indows Update" feature, or downlo ad directl y from w ww.micros of t. com. The foll owing e xpla[...]

1 0 0 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 6 6. 3. 2 Co nfi gur ing t he Fre eco m Mu sic Pal 1 . Se lec t Set ti ng s in y our m ain m enu af ter yo u have s witc hed on th e Free com MusicPal. 2. Selec t the L AN IP or W LAN I P menu item . 3. In the menu item se lec t Us e D HCP? N o . Sel ec t Us e DH CP? Y e s w hen con nec ting throug h a router . Att ent i[...]

101 EN 6 Freecom MusicP al in prac tical usage 6. 3. 3 Con fi guri ng t he co mpu te r 1 . Mouse - click yo ur task bar o n: For Wind ows XP / VIS T A: Star t - > System Contro l For Wind ows 200 0: Star t - > Set tings - > S ystem Contr ol 2. Mouse - click net work conn ec tions in the su bseque nt windows . 3. Now you have an overvi ew o[...]

1 0 2 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 6 5. In the subsequ ent window do uble - click " Internet p rotocol ( TCP / IP)" . 6. Selec t " Use f ollowin g IP address". I t is imper ative he re to note that the fi rst three digit s of the IP add ress are the sa me as the f irs t thr ee digit s of the spe cif ied IP a ddress in yo ur Free com Mu[...]

103 EN 6 Freecom MusicP al in prac tical usage 7 . Mouse - click OK to co nfi rm your input. Now clos e a ll t he windows you o pene d in the previ ous steps . 8. Open the W indows Me dia Player 1 1 and pro ceed as fo llows: Ex tr as - > Plug- Ins - > Op tions… 9. Mouse - click the reg istratio n card me dia libra ry i n the newly o pene d [...]

1 0 4 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 6 1 1 . Place a check i n front of “ Share my media to: ” in the subse quent wind ow . 1 2. Selec t the m edia to be re lease d by markin g it and then cli ck Allow. 1 3. Now click OK and cl ose all the wi ndows you op ened in t he previo us steps. 1 4. Now you can selec t the media ser ver (UPnP) o n your F re ecom [...]

105 EN 6 Freecom MusicP al in prac tical usage 6. 4 Usi ng your M ac as me dia se r ver (UPnP) If you wish to us e your Ma c as me dia s er ver (UPnP ) in o rder to p lay M P3 data stor ed in your Mac on your Free com Mus icPal, you r Mac has to be set up as UPnP ser ver. T o do this you nee d ex ternal s of tw are, since Mac OS X do es not it self[...]

1 0 6 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 6 3. Now mouse - click the top right corner on Ch ange Set tin gs an d lo g in w ith a dmin as use r name and pass word. (You can cha nge th e passwo rd any t ime thro ugh th e web conf igur ation!) 4. Y o u are now lo gged into the we b conf iguratio n of the Freecom Musi cPal. 5. Mouse - click Upd ate Firmw are in the [...]

107 EN 6 Freecom MusicP al in prac tical usage 6.7 Th e v T une r Prem ium I ntern et Ra dio Se rv ice The Freecom MusicPal in cludes the v T une r Premium Ser vi ce of Internet Radi o st ations. The v T uner Premi um Ser vice provi des the stati on guide fo r your F ree com MusicPal and includ es a per sonal website w here you can organize and man[...]

1 0 8 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 6 Y ou ca n find the WL AN -MAC address ei ther on the unde rside of your MusicPal or in the menu op tion "S etti ngs" under " Informati on" . Now click on t he but ton „Create Account Login“ , to gen erate an account.[...]

109 EN 6 Freecom MusicP al in prac tical usage Now enter your e - mail ad dress and se lec t a passwo rd.[...]

1 1 0 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 6 2. Ad mini stra tio n of th e F avorite s Y ou can now ei ther s elec t a genr e, or s or t the s tations accordin g to lang uage o r loc a- tion.[...]

111 EN 6 Freecom MusicP al in prac tical usage Now select a ra dio sta tion and clic k on the blue ic on .[...]

1 1 2 Fr eecom MusicP al EN 6 In this window, y ou can either assign an exis ting group to the station , or you can gener- ate a new group. Y ou w ill f ind this grou p in your MusicPal in th e menu optio n " Web favorites" .[...]

113 EN Appendix Appendix: Net work Basics Ne two rk s and R out in g Bas ics This chapter provides an overview of IP net works , routing, and firewalls. This is by no means a complete over view! If you are loo king for more infor mation, you can use your fav orite search en gine to f ind info rmation on t he internet . Suf f ice to say , there is p[...]

1 1 4 Fr eecom MusicP al EN Dom ain N am e Ser ver The com puter ad dress is dif f icu lt to read, w hich is why a se cond sy stem is use d in the Interne t by th e name of DNS (Do main N ame S er ver). T his tr anslates hum an- readab le names such as w w w.share mydisk.com into comp uter reada ble name s li ke 82. 1 6 1 . 1 1 . 206 . Each Interne[...]

115 EN Appendix Ne tma sk The par titi on s cheme that s eparates the dif fe rent a ddress classes is used to i dentif y a netmask at tach ed to the IP addre ss. A netmask is a 32 -b it quantit y that, in logi cal com - binatio n (using an AND op erator) with an IP a ddress, f orms the net wor k ad dress. T he netmask s fo r Class A, B an d C are f[...]

1 1 6 Fr eecom MusicP al EN Althou gh the preced ing e xample uses the entir e third oc tet for a sub net a ddress, note that you are n ot restri cted to oc tet bou ndaries i n subnet ting . T o create mor e net work numbe rs, yo u only n eed to sh if t some bits from th e host a ddress to the net work ad dress. For i nstance, t o p ar tition a Cl [...]

117 EN Appendix The I P add re ss sh ort ag e The Intern et has grow n lar ger t han anyone ever imagin ed it cou ld b e. Al though the exa ct size is u nknown , the current estimate is that there are about 1 0 0 millio n host s and more than 35 0 million user s activel y on the Int erne t. In fac t, the rate of grow th has been such that the Inter[...]

1 1 8 Fr eecom MusicP al EN Mu lt ipl e int er nal b ut on ly on e ex te rnal I P ad dre ss A se cond w ay to overcome this is to have a si ngle device ac t on b ehalf of s everal oth er devices . R outers ar e t yp ical ex amples . Y ou have several PCs conn ec t to the ro uter , but only th e router to the Inter net. From an inter net per spe cti[...]

119 EN Appendix MAC Add res ses a nd Add res s Res olu t ion Pr otoc ol An IP addre ss alo ne can not b e use d to de liver d ata f rom o ne L AN dev ice to an other . T o se nd data bet ween L AN dev ices, you m ust conver t the IP address o f the des tination device to its m edia access control (MAC) address . Each devi ce on an Eth ernet ne two [...]

W ARR ANTY (valid in E urope/T urk ey only) W e thank you f or purchasing this F reecom product and hope you will enjoy using it. In order to avoid unnecessary inconv enience on your par t, we suggest reading the quick ins tall gu ide , inst ru ctio n man ua l and any addi tio na l ele ctr on ic an d or prin ted man ua ls . Wh en pro blems occu r w[...]