Philips WACS7500 manual

W A CS7500 W AS7500 Congratulations on your pur chase and welcome to Philips! T o fully benefit fr om the support that Philips offers, register y our product at www .philips.com/welcome For support call 0906 1010 017 Wireless Music Center + Station[...]

Philips Consumer Electronics HK- 0738-WACS7500 (report No.) EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY We, Philips Consumer Electronics (manufacturer’s name) Philips, Glaslaan 2, 5616 JB Eindhoven, The Netherlands (manufacturer’s address) declare under our responsibility that the electrical product: Philips WACS7500/12, /05 (name) (type or model) Wireless Mu[...]

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Important notes for users in the U.K. Mains plug This apparatus is fitted with an approved 13- Amp plug. T o change a fuse in this type of plug, proceed as follows: 1 Remov e fuse cover and fuse. 2 Fix the new fuse which should be a BS1362 5- Amp, A.S.T .A. or BSI approv ed type . 3 Refit the fuse cov er . If the fitted plug is not suitable for [...]

T able of contents 1 ENGLISH T able of contents 1 Important 3 1.1 Safety 3 1.2 GPL Package written offer 4 1.3 LGPL Librar y written offer 4 1.4 Envir onmental information 4 1.5 Disposal of your old product 5 1.6 Maintenance 5 1.7 Hearing Safety 6 1.8 Register your pr oduct 7 2 Y our Wireless Music Center & Station 8 2.1 What’ s in the box 8 [...]

7 CD (Center only) 48 7.1 Supported discs 48 7.2 Pla y discs 49 7.2.1 Search by keyw ords 50 7.2.2 Find track in cur rent album (during playback) 51 7.2.3 Find passage in current tr ack (dur ing playback) 51 7.3 Pla y modes REPEA T , SHUFFLE 51 8 FM radio 52 8.1 T une radio stations 52 8.2 Store pr eset radio stations 52 8.2.1 Autostore: Automatic [...]

Impor tant 3 ENGLISH 1 Impor tant 1.1 Safety • Do not open the product or r emov e the cover . The interior does not contain any user - ser viceable parts. • Do not place objects filled with liquid, such as vases, on the product. • Do not stick objects into the openings of the product. • Do not drop objects such as pa perclips into the ope[...]

1.2 GPL P ackage written offer This product contains Lin ux 2.4.27-vrsl that is made available under the GNU GPL license v ersion 2 (hereafter called ‘the Program’). Philips Electronics Hong K ong Ltd. hereb y offers to deliver or mak e a vailable, upon request, for a charge no more than the cost of ph ysically perf orming source distribution, [...]

1.5 Disposal of your old pr oduct Y our product is designed and manufactur ed with high quality materials and components, which can be recycled and r eused. In order to pr eser ve, pr otect and improv e the quality of the envir onment, pr otect human health, and utilize natural r esources prudently and rationall y , you should r eturn the unser vic[...]

1.7 Hearing Safety Listen at a moderate volume. • Using headphones at a high volume can impair y our hearing. This product can pr oduce sounds in decibel ranges that ma y cause hearing loss for a normal person, even for exposure less than a min ute . The higher decibel ranges are off ered for those that ma y ha ve already experienced some hearing[...]

1.8 Register your pr oduct T o fully benefit from the support that Philips offers, register your pr oduct at www.philips.com/welcome . As it is possible for y ou to upgrade your pr oduct, we r ecommend that you also r egister your product on www.club.philips.com so that w e can inform y ou as soon as new and free upgrades are a vailable. Products [...]

Y our wireless music centre and station 8 2 Y our Wireless Music Center & Station Congratulations on your pur chase and welcome to Philips! With the Wireless Music Center & Station y ou can: • Stream m usic from y our PC • Dock your iP od • Plug & pla y from USB de vices • Enjoy HD pla yback Y ou can store up to 15000 songs in t[...]

Y our wireless music centre and station 9 ENGLISH Remote control, 2-wa y , incl. 4x AAA batteries Remote control, 1-wa y , incl. 2x AAA batteries Po wer cable, 2x FM wire antenna, 2x Ethernet cable, 1x PC Suite CD , 1x Mounting kit, 1x (for Station) Supplied accessories[...]

Y our wireless music centre and station 10 2.2.1 Controls on Center and Station 1 Antenna 2 USB jack 3 Disc slot (loader) (only ) Insert discs with graphics facing you 4 / (only ) Ejects a disk from the CD slot 5 LCD Displa y shows the status of the set 6 MUSIC FOLLO WS ME HD: mov es music pla yback between Center and Station 7 DBB ( D ynamic B ass[...]

Y our wireless music centre and station 11 ENGLISH 14 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 Na vigation controls (left, right up, down) allow y ou to scroll thr ough the option lists 1 HD/CD/USB/UPnP : r eturns to previous option lists 3 / 4 HD/CD/USB/UPnP : skips/searches tracks/passage back/forward (in pla yback screen) Fast scroll thr ough options/alphanumeric lists Ra[...]

2.3 Overview remote contr ols 2.3.1 2-wa y remote contr ol 1 y Press briefl y to switch the set to ON or Standby Press & hold to s witch the set to Eco Standby (pow er -saving mode) 2 HOME Selects HD Music , 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 13 15 17 10 14 16 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 18 19 20 12 Important! The following f eatures requir e the use o[...]

5 OK , 2 / ; Confirms selection starts playing 6 V OL + , - Adjusts the volume le vel up or down 7 MENU Enters or exits the setup menu 8 MUTE Deactivates the sound temporarily 9 9 Stops pla yback or recor ding 10 )K Press to skip to pr evious track / pr ess & hold to fast forward 11 SHUFFLE ( 3 def ) Selects random pla yback 12 REPEA T ( 2 abc[...]

Y our wireless music centre and station 14 2.3.2 1-wa y remote contr ol 1 y Press briefl y to switch the set to ON or Standby Press & hold to s witch the set to Eco Standby (pow er -saving mode) 2 FM TUNER Selects FM radio 3 HOME Selects HD Music , CD , Radio , UPnP (Universal Plug & Pla y) , P or table (USB Univ ersal Serial Bus) , or AUX[...]

Y our wireless music centre and station 15 ENGLISH 12 MUTE Deactivates the sound temporarily 13 SHUFFLE ( 3 def ) Selects random pla yback 14 REPEA T ( 2 abc ) Selects continuous pla yback 15 INCR.SURR . ( 6 mno ) Selects Incredible Sur round sound effect 16 DBB ( D ynamic B ass B oost) ( 5 jkl ) T oggles the bass enhancement between on (DBB1, DBB2[...]

Y our wireless music centre and station 16 2.4 Overview displa y Icons of the LCD: Icon Description Icon Description Client connected Repeat all Client not connected Repeat 1 Music Shuffle Radio Alarm UPnP Music broadcast Aux mode Music follows me CD mode Mute HD mode RDS Radio mode Sleep Record (rip) mode Smart EQ T ransfer mode Wi-Fi connected US[...]

Installation 17 ENGLISH 3 Installation 3.1 Install Center ( ) and Station ( ) Note Befor e you decide where and ho w to install the set, test the Wi-Fi connection and rear cable connections to find a suitable location. Y ou can install in two wa ys, free standing (using the supplied stands) or wall mounted (without the stands). Use the free standi[...]

Installation 18 3.2 Connect A C power Ensure that all r ear connections are established befor e you po wer up the set. Connect the AC pow er cord to the mains outlet. The set is now power ed up (switched on). When in Standby or Eco Standby mode, and still consume some pow er . T o disconnect the system from the pow er supply completely , remov e th[...]

Installation 19 ENGLISH 3.4.1 Connect antennas 1 Extend wire antenna. 2 Connect wire antenna to FM antenna jack: 3 Optional: T o improv e FM reception y ou can install an extension line (sold separately) between the wire antenna and the antenna jack. 4 Unwind the antenna extension line completely . 5 Mov e it in different dir ections to find the o[...]

Installation 20 T o play back m usic from the portable device: 1 Press HOME . 2 Select POR T ABLE . 3 Select USB . > Y our por table device is displayed. 4 Use 3 or 4 and 2 to select your music. For mor e details and instructions on how to recor d music to the portable device: See 10 External sources . Tip • and only suppor t portable (USB) de[...]

Installation 21 ENGLISH 2 Use 3 or 4 and 2 on the remote contr ol (or use the navigation contr ol of y our iPod) to select the music in y our iPod menu system. (See also 10 External sources ). 3.4.4 Connect additional appliances It is possible to pla y audio output from an external sour ce, e.g. TV , VCR, Laser Disc pla yer , D VD pla yer on or . Y[...]

Prepare 22 4 Prepare 4.1 Set the clock The time can be displa yed in 24-hour or 12-hour format. Y ou can set up your clock on or . There ar e two methods to set the clock, RDS automatic time synchronization and manual time set- up . RDS auto time sync: If you ha v e preset RDS radio stations, you can synchronize the clock with one of the RDS statio[...]

Prepare 23 ENGLISH 4 Use 3 or 4 and 2 to select the RDS radio station you wish to synchr onize the clock with. > The screen shows a confirmation scr een: Manual time set: 1 Press MENU to enter the menu screen. 2 Use 3 or 4 and 2 to select Settings follow ed by Time . 3 Use 3 , 4 , or the numeric k eypad (0-9), and 2 to select Set Time . > Th[...]

Prepare 24 4 Use 3 , 4 , or the numeric k eypad (0-9) r epeatedly to set the hours follow ed by the minutes. 5 Confirm with OK . Tip • Change to 12-hour or 24-hour format: 1 In the Time menu, select Time Format . 2 Use 3 or 4 and 2 to select your option. • If you disconnect the po wer supply (pull the mains plug), the clock will be reset (sett[...]

Prepare 25 ENGLISH 4.2 Remote control The set is supplied with a 2-wa y remote contr ol and a 1-wa y remote contr ol. Y ou can use these to control functions on or . Note Use the 1-wa y remote contr ol for Station management, Network configuration, and to Edit track information. The 2-wa y remote contr ol cannot be used for these tasks. 4.2.1 Remo[...]

Prepare 26 Installing batteries: Open batter y compartment. Install into • 2-wa y remote contr ol: 4 batteries type LR03 or AAA. • 1-wa y remote contr ol: 2 batteries type LR03 or AAA. Obser v e correct polarity (r efer to ‘ + ’ / ‘ - ’ symbols inside the batter y compartment). Close batter y compartment. IMPOR T ANT BA TTER Y INFORMA T[...]

Prepare 27 ENGLISH 4.2.2 Remote control, 2-wa y Y ou can choose to use the 2-way r emote control to operate either or . Depending on the lev el of interference, y ou can also select your pref erred operational mode: Enhanced Mode or Normal Mode. Center (default): to operate Station : to operate Enhanced Mode (default): This mode offers a better ran[...]

4.3 Na vigation controls 1 Use the na vigation controls 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 when na vigating through options. 2 Highlight options with 3 / 4 . 3 Enter submenus with 2 . 4 Confirm selections with OK or 2 . 4.4 Alphanumeric k eys 1 Use the alphanumeric k eys to enter letters or numbers. 2 When the text box appears, press the alphanumeric k eys r epeatedly[...]

Basic functions 29 ENGLISH 5 Basic functions 5.1 P ow er modes and functions When you plug the pr oduct into your mains suppl y , it powers up and is in po wer mode ON . The y button allows y ou to change the power mode. A color ed light in the button indicates the current pow er mode: Center ( ) / Station ( ): ON 1 When the set is ON (green button[...]

Basic functions 30 During Standby the displa y shows the time (or displa y shows —:— if y ou ha ve not set the clock). T o switch the / back ON again, a press y . / switches ON and remembers the last sour ce selected: The button light changes from r ed to green. OR b press one of the sour ce buttons on the remote contr ol, CD/MP3-CD (only ), HD[...]

Basic functions 31 ENGLISH 5.2 Eco Standby (po w er -saving mode) In the pow er -saving mode Eco Standby , the displa y and Wi-Fi connections of the product ar e turned off. The HD (Hard Disk) of also becomes inactive. When is switched to Eco Standby , you cannot stream m usic between and or impor t music fr om the PC to . During Eco Standby the r [...]

Basic functions 32 5.5 MUTE During pla yback, you can deactivate the sound without s witching off the set. 1 T o deactivate the sound, press MUTE . > appears . Playback continues without sound. 2 T o reactivate the sound, press MUTE again or adjust the volume with V OL + . > The icon disappears . 5.6 Sound control 5.6.1 Smart equalizer This f[...]

Basic functions 33 ENGLISH 5.6.3 DBB (Dynamic Bass Boost) Press DBB (Dynamic Bass Boost) once or more times to change the bass settings. Select your option: DBB OFF (default), DBB 1 , DBB 2 , or DBB 3 . Tip Some discs might be recor ded in high modulation, which causes a distortion at high volume. If this occurs, switch off DBB or r educe the volum[...]

Basic functions 34 5.8 Selecting languag es 1 Press MENU to enter the menu screen. 2 Use 3 or 4 and 2 to select Settings , follow ed by Languag e . 3 Use 3 or 4 and 2 to choose English , Français , Español , Nederlands , Italiano or Deutsch . 5.9 Sleep Y ou can preset a certain period of time after which or will switch to Standby mode. 1 On the r[...]

5.10 Alarm 5.10.1 Set alarm / alarm time / repeat mode 1 Press MENU to enter the menu screen. 2 Use 3 or 4 and 2 to select Settings . 3 Use 3 or 4 and 2 to select Alarm , follow ed by Alarm On or Off . > The Alarm Time screen appears . 4 In the Alarm Time screen, use 3 or 4 and 2 to enter the hours and minutes. 5 Confirm the alarm time with OK [...]

6 HD (Hard Disk) 6.1 Pla y HD Music Music is centrally stor ed in the 80GB HD (Hard Disk) on the . All the stored m usic can be streamed and pla y ed on via Wi-Fi. 1 Check that or is switched ON or in Standby mode (see 5 Basic functions ). 2 Press HOME and select HD Music (or press HD on r emote control). > Display shows HD Music and the categor[...]

3 Use alphanumeric k eys to enter k eyw ord (maximum 8 characters) (see 4.4 Pr epare: Alphanumeric keys ) 4 Press OK to start searching > Display: Searching… Searching star ts from the beginning of current option list. The matched items appear at the top of the list. The option list automatically shows the closest match in the alphabet if no m[...]

6.2.4 Find track in current album (during pla yback) In pla yback screen, navigate with 3 / 4 to select track in current album during pla yback. 6.2.5 Find passage in cur rent track (during pla yback) 1 In pla yback screen, press & hold 3 / 4 or J( / )K > T rack gets scanned at high speed. 2 When you f ound the passage you want, release 3 / [...]

6.4 Build music library on Center ( ) Y ou can build a music librar y in the HD of by ripping from CDs, importing from PC and recor ding from external sour ces. 6.4.1 Rip music fr om CDs With the , you can rip audio CD tracks fr om your CDs and stor e them as MP3 files in the HD of . The Gracenote MusicID® enables your set to look up CD informati[...]

Rip from a CD at high speed: (Audio CD , MP3/WMA CD) 1 Insert CD with printed side facing you: For MP3/WMA CD , pr ess 2 on a highlighted file folder to enter the track list. Hard Disk 40 Music recognition technology and related data ar e pro vided by Gracenote®. Gracenote is the industr y standard in m usic recognition technology and related con[...]

Hard Disk 41 ENGLISH 2 In the track list screen, press RECORD 0 (remote contr ol REC ). > List of tracks with c heck box es appears: 3 Press MARK/UNMARK to select/deselect tracks (hold MARK/UNMARK to select/deselect all tracks). 4 Press RECORD 0 ( REC ) to start ripping. > Display shows CD-Rip and the current tr ack name . (A default album na[...]

Hard Disk 42 6.4.3 Record fr om radio or external source A maximum r ecording time of 3-hours can be made from the radio or an external sour ce. 1 a In Radio mode, tune the desired radio station (see 8.1 FM radio: Tuning radio stations ). or b In AUX mode, star t pla yback from the external sour ce. 2 Press RECORD > The recoding star ts . 3 Pres[...]

6.6 Delete a pla ylist, album or track This featur e works only on . 1 Na vigate with 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 to enter a categor y (Pla ylist, Artists, Albums, Genres, All tracks). 2 If necessar y , pr ess 3 or 4 and 2 once or more times to highlight the pla ylist album or track you wish to delete. 3 Press MENU to enter the menu screen. 4 Use 3 or 4 and 2 to[...]

T o view more track inf ormation: 1 In HD pla yback screen, press 2 to displa y the full view album art screen. 2 In full view album art screen, press 1 to return to the HD pla yback screen 6.8 Backup to PC The Wir eless Audio De vice Manager (W ADM) in the supplied PC Suite CD allows y ou to backup contents on the HD to your PC. The backup files [...]

Hard Disk 45 ENGLISH 3 T o stop MUSIC FOLLO WS ME , pr ess ST OP 9 on the destination unit. Tip • MUSIC FOLLO WS ME will be automatically deactivated if you do not activate MUSIC FOLLO WS ME on the destination unit within 5 minutes • T o deactivate MUSIC FOLLOWS ME, press MUSIC FOLLO WS ME again. • After activating MUSIC FOLLO WS ME on the de[...]

Hard Disk 46 6.10 View system information 1 Press MENU to enter the menu screen. 2 Use 3 or 4 and 2 to enter Information menu. The displa y shows: System , Wireless and Wired . a Use 3 or 4 and 2 to select System . > Name of or and firmware version (on also: free har d disk space) is shown on the display: b Use 3 or 4 and 2 to select Wireless .[...]

6.11 Edit track information Note Use the 1-wa y remote contr ol to Edit track information . The 2-wa y remote contr ol cannot be used for this task. Y ou can edit track title , album name, etc. on : 1 Press HOME to select HD . 2 Use 3 or 4 and 2 to select the track to be edited. 3 Press MENU . > ‘Edit’ is shown on the LCD display 4 Use 3 or [...]

CD 48 7 CD (Center only) 7.1 Supported discs Y ou can play the follo wing discs on the system: • Pre-r ecorded audio CDs (CDD A) • Finalized audio CD-Rs and CD-R Ws (12cm CD / 8cm CD , 185 MB / 200 MB) • MP3WMA-CDs (CD-R/CD-R Ws with MP3/WMA files) • AA C-CDs (MPEG4 AA C LC ra w format, .m4a/.m4b files) About MP3/ WMA The music compr essi[...]

7.2 Pla y discs 1 Insert CD into CD loader slot on with printed (label) side facing you. > Display shows: Reading CD. Audio CD : list of tracks appears (T rack information ma y not appear , if it is not found in the HD database and if there is no Internet connection to update the missing inf ormation from the Gracenote® ser vice site.) MP3/WMA [...]

7.2.1 Search b y k eywor ds The k eywor d should be the first letter or word of the album title, ar tist name, track title , genr e name, or pla ylist name you wish to sear ch for : By entering a k eywor d, you can quickl y find the item that most closely matches to y our search criteria. The sear ch cursor will stop at the closest alphabetical m[...]

7.2.2 Find track in current album (during pla yback) In pla yback screen, press 3 / 4 (or J( / )K ) to select pre vious or next track in current album during pla yback. 7.2.3 Find passage in cur rent track (during pla yback) 1 In pla yback screen, press & hold 3 / 4 (or J( / )K ) to scan currentl y pla ying track at high speed. 2 When you f oun[...]

8 FM r adio 8.1 T une radio stations 1 Connect the supplied FM wire antenna to and (see 3 Installation ). 2 Ensure that the set is s witched on or in Standby mode (see 5 Basic functions ). 3 Press HOME once or more times to select Radio . > Playbac k screen appears . Display: Radio, radio station frequency and preset number (if progr ammed). 4 P[...]

8.2.1 Autostore: Automatic preset pro gram Autostore automaticall y star ts pr ogramming radio stations into the preset memory , beginning with Preset 1. Available stations ar e programmed in the or der of their radio frequency , RDS stations ar e follow ed by FM stations. A maximum of 10 RDS stations will be stored (Preset 01 to Pr eset 10). 1 Pre[...]

8.3 RDS RDS ( R adio D ata S ystem) is a ser vice that allows FM stations to send additional information along with the FM radio signal. T une to RDS radio station (see 8.2.1 Autostore: Automatic preset program ) Displa y shows (if a vailable): • Name of radio station • Radio frequency • Program type (e.g. News, Pop , Music) • RDS radio tex[...]

8.5 Internet radio* Y ou can also listen to all the most popular Internet Radio stations by connecting through the Philips web service , where automated links to active stations ar e maintained and updated at regular intervals. The Internet Radio featur e requires r egistration with Philips . The registration pr ocess only has to be completed once,[...]

On your PC: 1 Check the inbox of the email addr ess you enter ed and look for a message fr om ‘ ConsumerCare@Philips.com ‘ with the subject: Y our Streamium Registration…. 2 Read and follow the instructions giv en in the email to complete your r egistration process on the Philips w ebsite . On or Displa y returns to Radio menu. Note • Press[...]

8.5.3 Add internet radio stations and bookmark y our fav orites On or In Internet radio mode press 2 to bookmark the cur rent radio station as a fa vorite. OR On your PC 1 Log in with your r egistered email addr ess at www.philips.com/welcome . 2 Select Str eamium Management on the left hand side of the window . 3 Choose radio stations from the lis[...]

9 UPnP Note Ensure y ou are connected to y our home network when y ou use the UPnP feature. See 11 Network Settings for information on ho w to get your system connected to the home network and the Internet. 9.1 UPnP (Universal Plug and Pla y) UPnP is a standard which connects multiple de vices (wirelessly or wir ed) with each other and enables them[...]

9.2 Connect to the UPnP de vice When connecting to the network of the UPnP de vice , you ha ve the following options: • Connect wirelessly or thr ough an Ethernet cable. • Connect or , only , or only . For mor e information on the connection, see 11.2 Netw ork settings: Connect to Wi-Fi enabled or wir ed home network . Tip Connecting other UPnP[...]

or : 4 Press HOME on remote contr ol to select UPnP mode. > The display on the set shows a list of connected UPnP devices (up to 4 UPnP de vices). (Ser ver not found appears if there is no UPnP de vice found in the network.) 5 Use 3 or 4 and 2 to select your desir ed UPnP device. > The music library of the UPnP device appears on or as well as[...]

10 External sources 10.1 Pla y or record to USB mass stora ge de vice Y ou can playback music fr om a USB device on or . Y ou can also transfer the music library of to a USB mass storage device, so that you can car r y your fa v orite music with you wher ever you g o. 10.1.1 About USB de vice Note • In some USB flash (or memor y) devices, the st[...]

Ho w to organize y our MP3/WMA files on a USB mass storage de vice or browses MP3/WMA files in the same wa y as reads the HD . Organize your MP3/WMA files in diff erent folders or sub-folders as needed. Tip • Mak e sure that MP3 files end on extension .mp3 and WMA files end on extension .wma. • For DRM pr otected WMA files, use Windows Me[...]

10.1.3 T ransfer music to USB de vice 1 Check that the USB device is pr operly connected to . 2 On , pr ess HOME and use 3 or 4 and 2 as necessar y to select HD . > If it is in HD playing mode , press ST OP to stop playing. 3 Use 3 or 4 and 2 to select an option (Pla ylists, Ar tists, etc…) and enter the corresponding list of tracks. 4 In the [...]

6 Press RECORD to start recording. > Display shows: T ransferring... The number of tracks transfer red / to be transferr ed appears. Selected tracks are transf erred to the USB de vice . Tip • Press 1 to stop selecting tracks and return to the list of tracks. T o continue, repeat steps 3 to 5. • Recording will also stop when: - the USB devic[...]

10.2 Pla y your iP od music Y ou can enjoy the music library on your iPod pla yer through the speak er system of the W A CS7500. This featur e requires a Dock. The designated Philips Docking Cradle , Model DC1050 is sold separately . 1 Check that or is switched on or in standby mode. 2 Connect your Dock to or : a Connect the 9-pin docking cable to [...]

11 Netw or k settings Note Use the 1-wa y remote contr ol for Station management and Network configuration. The 2-way remote contr ol cannot be used for these tasks. Y ou can add and/or to your existing home netw ork. Set your netw ork according to y our needs as follows: 11.1 Add Stations to Wi-Fi network of Center ( ) Y ou can connect up to fiv[...]

• On a Station that was already paired with another Center: a Press MENU b Select Installation mode > Station enter s automatic installation mode. 2 Disconnect the pow er plug of and then connect it to the pow er supply again. > Display: Connecting to Center 3 On remote contr ol, pr ess MENU to enter Installation Mode . > The following m[...]

11.2 Connect to Wi-Fi (wireless) enabled home netw ork The Wi-Fi enable network is a Wi-Fi infrastructure network or a Wi-Fi enable home network with a router . 1 T o connect or to a Wi-Fi enabled home network, star t the Add Netw ork procedur e on or respectiv ely . 2 For music pla yback within the home network, see 9.3 UPnP Playback . 11.2.1 Netw[...]

7 As prompted, select Ye s to apply the settings. is connected to the Wi-Fi home network. might be disconnected from the Wi-Fi network of . Tip • T o add to the network of , follow the steps under user manual section 3.1 Installation: Install Center and Station . • If you change the WEP/WP A key after y ou ha ve added the W A CS7500 into y our [...]

Network settings 70 6 7 Select Automatic . 8 As prompted, select YES to apply the settings. is connected to the Wi-Fi home network. will be disconnected from the Wi-Fi network of . 11.3 Connect to wired home netw ork The wired home netw ork can be a single PC , a PC network, another or . and can both access the wired and wireless home netw ork at t[...]

Network settings 71 ENGLISH 6 In Set IP Mode scr een: If you ar e using a DHCP* enabled network device, select Automatic . * DHCP stands for D ynamic H ost C onfiguration P rotocol. It is a protocol for assigning dynamic IP addresses to devices on a network. 11.3.2 Set network on Station ( ) If there is no DHCP: 1 Select Static and assign an IP ad[...]

11.4 Connect to two differ ent home networks W A CS7500 can be added into two diff erent home networks via wir ed and wireless netw ork ports. Note that the IP addr esses of the two differ ent network ports cannot be in one subnet: W ACS7500 has no router function and cannot determine which port to use. Note Once is added to the Wi-Fi network, all [...]

11.5.2 Viewing the connection with home netw ork 1 Check that or is in HD source. 2 Press MENU to enter the menu screen. 3 Use 3 or 4 and 2 to enter Information menu. > The display shows: System , Wireless and Wired . 4 Use 3 or 4 and 2 to select Wireless or Wired . • Wi-Fi: information about the Wi-Fi settings. • Ethernet: information about[...]

The follo wing steps sho w how to g et DNS and Gatewa y settings of the curr ent network fr om the PC connected to the same network: 1 On your PC, click Start > Run 2 T ype cmd and click OK 3 T ype ipconfig/all 4 Write down the DNS and Gatewa y of the current connection. On 1 Press MENU to enter the menu screen. 2 Use 3 or 4 and 2 to enter Sett[...]

12 Connect to y our PC Minimum PC r equirements: • Windows 2000 SP4 (or abov e) / XP SP2 / Vista • Pentium III 500MHz pr ocessor or higher • 256MB RAM • CD-R OM driv e • Ethernet adapter , enabled (for wired connection) - or • Wireless netw ork adapter 802.11 b/g (for wir eless connection) • 500MB free har d disk space Install W ADM ([...]

Connect to your PC 76 Launch W ADM 1 Double click W ADM . 2 If your Center a ppears, continue with step 6. 3 If your Center is not f ound, select Connection Wizard . 4 In Connection Wizard screen, select Express Mode . 5 Click Next and f ollow the instructions. 6 Select your Center fr om the list and click Connect no w . Connect Center to PC (Wirel[...]

Launch for Windo ws XP or Vista: 1 Double click W ADM . 2 A list of discov ered Centers appears. 3 If your Center a ppears, continue with step 6. 4 If your Center is not f ound, select Connection Wizard . 5 In Connection Wizard screen, select Express Mode . 6 Click Next and f ollow the instructions. 7 Select your Center fr om the list and click Con[...]

13 Gracenote® CD Infor mation The Gracenote® music r ecognition ser vice pro vides the set with CD track information (including album, artist, genre, track information) fr om its built-in database. It allows the recor ded CD tracks to be properl y categorized (for example, under Ar tists, Albums, Genres or All tracks) and be merged with the exist[...]

13.2.1 Look up CD track information When an internet connection present (see 11.6 Connect to Internet ), inser t the CD of which you r equire the information (insert disc into loader slot of with graphics facing y ou). Searching start immediately . The system will search the local Gracenote® CD database first. If the CD track information cannot b[...]

14 Firmware Upgr ade 14.1 Upgrade firmware The supplied PC Installer CD Wireless Audio Device Manager (W ADM) helps you get the upgrades for W A CS7500 Center and Station. 1 Register your Philips Wireless Music Center with www .club.philips.com. 2 Download the firmwar e upgrade files and store them on your PC. 3 Place and side by side on a level[...]

14.2 Restore pr evious firmwar e After the firmware of is upgraded, you can restor e it to its pre vious version as desir ed. On 1 Press MENU to enter the menu screen. 2 Use 3 or 4 and 2 to enter Settings follow ed by Firmware , then Restore firmwar e . 3 Press 2 to select Ye s . After upgrading or restoring the firmwar e of , you need to reest[...]

15 Reset Y ou can restore or to the default settings (including network settings). When to reset or : • Reset or to reestablish Wi-Fi connection between and . • Reset or to change the way or connects to a Wi-Fi enabled / wired home network. 1 Check that the set is switched on (see 5 Basic functions ). 2 Press MENU to enter the menu screen. 3 Us[...]

16 T echnical data 16.1 Center T echnical data 83 ENGLISH Specifications and external appearance ar e subject to change without notice. General A C Po wer 230V ±10% Dimensions (w x h x d) 616x272x172mm W eight (Net) appr ox. 8.8kg P ow er consumption Active <45W Standby < 22W Eco Po wer Standby < 1W Amplifier Output pow er 2x20+40W(RMS)[...]

General A C Po wer 230V ±10% Dimensions (w x h x d) 387x272x128mm W eight (Net) appr ox. 3.6kg P ow er consumption Active <25W Standby < 20W Eco Po wer Standby < 1W Amplifier Output pow er 2x7.5+15W(RMS) Frequency r esponse 60-20,000Hz, - 3dB Signal-to-noise ratio 72 dBA (IEC) Speak ers Full range Po wer 10W RMS / 15W music Frequency r e[...]

17 Frequentl y asked questions Attention! • Nev er tr y to repair the system y ourself as this will invalidate the warranty . Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock. • If a fault occurs, first check the points listed below bef ore taking the system for r epair . If y ou are unable to r esolve a pr oblem by following these [...]

Frequently asked questions 86 Prob lem Solution I get interfer ence on m y wireless (Wi-Fi) link between and . The W A CS7500 operates in the 2.4GHz radio frequency spectrum. Many other household/IT devices also operate in this frequency spectrum, for example: micro wav e ov ens, Dect phones, bluetooth devices lik e bluetooth headphones, computer m[...]

Frequently asked questions 87 ENGLISH Prob lem Solution Nothing appears on the synchr onous displa y of the 2-wa y remote contr ol of ev en after the set is switched on. Y ou hav e switched on the set with the y button on the set and not the y button on the 2-wa y remote control. Press REFRESH on center’ s 2-way r emote control to synchr onize it[...]

Frequently asked questions 88 Prob lem Solution Some files on the USB de vice are not displa y ed. • Check if the number of folders exceeds 99 or the number of titles exceeds 999. • Only completely r ecorded MP3/WMA files can be found and pla yed b y W ACS7500. Check if the file has been recor ded completely . • DRM-protected WMA files ca[...]

Frequently asked questions 89 ENGLISH Prob lem Solution I ha ve pr oblems installing W ADM or launching W ADM after installation. • Please mak e sure your Operating System is either Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4 and above, or Windows XP . • Please check if your PC has a virus. • Please mak e sure your PC has the Micr osoft Windows Media Pl[...]

Frequently asked questions 90 Prob lem Solution I ha ve done all the steps described in Connect to PC guide to connect m y W A CS7500 to my home wir eless network, but and are still not connected to each other . • On , go to Menu > Information > Wireless > Status . Check that has been changed from ad-hoc to infrastructure mode. Also chec[...]

18 Appendix 18.1 How to mount Station ( ) to a wall Mount and use free standing. 18.1.1 What’ s in the supplied mounting kit 1 x mounting brack et for 2 x scre ws 18.1.2 What else you’ll need • Suitable scre ws and wall anchors for each of the holes in the pro vided mounting bracket. • Electric drill • Scre wdriver Appendix 91 ENGLISH Imp[...]

18.1.3 Preparation T r y the necessary rear connections and the Wi-Fi connections between AND in order to find a suitable location for installation/mounting (see 3 Installation ). 18.1.4 Mounting Station Y ou can mount Station to the wall using the provided brack et. 1 Align the brack et in the chosen location on a wall. Use a pencil to mark the d[...]

End-User License Agreement USE OF THIS PRODUCT IMPLIES A CCEPT ANCE OF THE TERMS BELO W Gracenote® MusicID® T erms of Use This device contains softwar e from Gracenote, Inc . of Emeryville , California (‘Gracenote’). The software fr om Gracenote (the ‘Gracenote Software’) enables this application to carry out online disc identification a[...]

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