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ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Setting Playbac k Infor mation T roubleshooting G raphical U ser I nterface English GUI Menu Operations ( v pag e 9) GUI Menu Map ( v page 9) Deutsch GUI-Menübedienung ( v Seite 9) GUI-Menüplan ( v Seite 9) Fr ançais Fonctionnement du menu de l’interf ace graphique GUI ( v pag e 9) Plan du men[...]
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I ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANCAIS IT ALIANO ESP AÑOL NEDERLANDS SVENSKA IMPOR TANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the man[...]
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I I SVENSKA NEDERLANDS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO FRANCAIS DEUTSCH ENGLISH This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-0 03 du Canada. FCC INFORMA TION (For US cust omers) 1 . COMPLIANCE INFORMA TION Product Name: Control Doc k for iP od Model Number: ASD-51N This prod[...]
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ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANCAIS IT ALIANO ESP AÑOL NEDERLANDS SVENSKA I I I • DECLARACIÓN DE CONFORMID AD Declaramos bajo nuestra exclusiv a responsabilidad que este producto al que hace ref erencia est a declaración, est á conforme con los siguientes estándares: EN60950, EN55022, EN55024, EN61 00 0-3-2 y EN61 00 0-3-3. Siguiendo las provisiones de[...]
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ENGLISH SVENSKA NEDERLANDS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO FRANCAIS DEUTSCH ENGLISH I V CA UTION: • The ventilation should not be impeded b y cov ering the ventilation openings with items, suc h as newspapers, tablecloths, curt ains, etc. • No naked flame sources, suc h as lighted candles, should be placed on the unit. • Obser ve and follo w local regul[...]
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ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANCAIS IT ALIANO ESP AÑOL NEDERLANDS SVENSKA V NO TE ON USE • Avoid high temperat ures. Allow for suf ficient heat dispersion when installed in a rack. • Handle the power cord carefully . Hold the plug when unplugging the cord. • Keep the unit free from moisture, water , and dust. • Unplug the power cord when not using t[...]
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SVENSKA NEDERLANDS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO FRANCAIS DEUTSCH ENGLISH V I A NO TE ABOUT REC Y CLING: This product’ s pac kaging materials are recyclable and can be reused. Please dispose of any materials in accordance with the local recycling regulations. When discarding the unit, comply with local r ules or regulations. Bat teries should nev er be thr[...]
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ENGLISH Getting Started Accessories ········································································································ 2 Cautions on Handling ·······································[...]
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ENGLISH Connections Setting Playbac k Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifications Chec k that the follo wing parts are supplied with the product. q Owner’ s manual ............................................... 1 w War ranty (for North America model only) ........ 1 e Ser vice station list ........................................... 1 r A [...]
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ENGLISH Connections Setting Playbac k Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifications 30° 30° Approx. 7 m P oint the remote control unit at the remote sensor when operating it. NO TE The set ma y function improperly or the remote control unit may not operate if the remote control sensor is exposed to direct sunlight, strong artificial light fr[...]
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ENGLISH Connections Setting Playbac k Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifications F or but tons not explained here, see the page indicated in parentheses ( ). Part Names and Functions Top Panel / Front Panel / Side Panel Rear Panel q w e r t y q w e r y t u q Remote contr ol unit stor age slot w Dock connect or e Universal adapt er slot ··?[...]
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ENGLISH Setting Playbac k Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifications Remote Control Unit q Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 w e r t y u i o Q0 t Cursor butt ons ( uio p ) y P ART Y mode butt on ·············· (27) When pressed, “Enter Party Mode?” is display ed. u RANDOM butt on i MEMOR Y butt on o MUTE butt on T urning off the soun[...]
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ENGLISH Getting Star ted Setting Playbac k Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifications Connection to devices equipped with Dock Control 47*%&0 "6%*0 7*%&0 */ "6%*0 %0$, $0/530- - 3 */ R L R L 47*%&0 7*%&0 */ 3&.05& $0/530- "6%*0 $0"9*"- */ Monitor Device equipped with DOCK CONTROL jack b [...]
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ENGLISH Getting Star ted Setting Playbac k Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifications Internet Router Computer LAN port/ Ethernet connector Modem T o LAN port T o LAN port T o WAN side Connecting to a Home Network (LAN) When you connect the ASD-51N to a home network, you can enjoy listening to music files stored on your PC, internet radio a[...]
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ENGLISH Getting Star ted Setting Playbac k Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifications n Computer A computer with the f ollowing specifications is required to use a music ser v er: • OS Windows ® XP Ser vice P ac k2 or later , W indo ws Vista • Software (P repare one of the following.) · Windows Media Pla yer v er .1 1 · DLNA-compatib[...]
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ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Playbac k Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifications With the ASD-51N, set tings and operations f or most functions can be performed by operating while looking at the GUI menus displa yed on the monitor screen. Settings GUI Menu Map iP od ( v page 1 7) n Music n Video Networ k ( v page 1 8) n F avor ites [...]
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ENGLISH 0 Getting Star ted Connections Playbac k Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifications n Icon n List DENON:[ASD-51N] [1/5] Favorites Internet Radio Media Server Napster Rhapsody Switc h the selected item Selected it em Switc h the selected it em Selected it em b Switc h the selected item using ui . b By using the P AGE ui but ton, the li[...]
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ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Playbac k Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifications Making Detailed Settings (Setup) For details on how to select, set and cancel settings for each menu, see “GUI Menu Operation” ( v page 9, 10). Setting items Setting contents Network Setup (Continued) If you are using a broadband router (DHCP fun[...]
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ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Playbac k Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifications Setting items Setting contents Network Setup (Continued) Pr imary DNS / Secondary DNS : If there is only one DNS address indicated in the document ation supplied by y our provider , input it at “Primary DNS” . If there are two or more DNS address[...]
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ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Playbac k Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifications Making Detailed Settings (Setup) Setting items Setting contents Network Setup (Continued) y Use uio p to input the pro xy server port number and press ENTER . u Use i to select “Exit” and press ENTER . Setup is complete. Network Info Display netw[...]
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ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Playbac k Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifications Making Detailed Settings (Setup) Setting items Setting contents Slide Show Make slidesho w set tings. OFF : Display only the selected still picture image. ON : Display still picture images in a slide show. Interval Set the playback time per image. 5s[...]
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ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Playbac k Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifications Making Detailed Settings (Setup) Setting items Setting contents Firmware Update (Continued) 4 . While watc hing the GUI screen, use uio p to select “Setup” – “ Other” – “Fir mware Updat e ” . When the language setting is “English”[...]
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ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Playbac k Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifications Making Detailed Settings (Setup) Setting items Setting contents Update Notification Displays a notification message on the ASD-51N’s GUI screen when the latest firmware is released with “Firmware Update”. The notification message is display[...]
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ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Setting Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifications “Made for iPod” means that an electronic accessor y has been designed to connect specifically to iP od and has been certified by the de veloper to meet Apple performance standards. Apple is not responsible for the operation of this device or its [...]
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ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Setting Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifications “TV Out” at the iPod’ s “Slideshow Set tings” or “Video Set tings” must be set to “ ON” in order to display the iP od’ s photo data or videos on the monitor . F or details, see the iPod’ s operating instructions. 1 Press and h[...]
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ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Setting Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifications Album art function When a WMA (Windows Media Audio), MP3 or MPEG- 4 AA C file includes album art dat a, the album art can be display ed while the music files are playing. F or music files in WMA (Windows Media A udio) format, the album art is only p[...]
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ENGLISH 0 Getting Star ted Connections Setting Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifications T o stop During the play or pause mode, press and hold ENTER . Searc hing pages Press P AGE u (up) or PAGE i (do wn). There are many Internet radio stations on the Internet, and the qualit y of the programs they broadcast as well as the bit rate of the t[...]
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ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Setting Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifications Playing Network Audio Connections to the required system and specific set tings must be made in order to play music files ( v page 7). Bef ore starting , y ou must launc h the computer’ s ser v er sof t ware and set the files as ser v er contents.[...]
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ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Setting Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifications 5 After inputting the “User name” and “Password”, select “OK”, then press ENTER . If the “Username ” and “P assword” match, the top menu for Napster is displa yed. Username : Password : [Input char acters] G Lower case character[...]
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ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Setting Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifications Playing Network Audio 1 Press p while the track you wish to register is playing . 2 Select “Add to My Napster Library”, then press ENTER or p . The trac k is entered in the Librar y . 1 Use u i to select “My Napster Library”, then p[...]
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ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Setting Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifications Playing Network Audio 1 Use ui to select “Rhapsody Music Guide”, then press ENTER or p . 2 Use u i to select the inf ormation f or track selection, then press ENTER or p . After selecting, the information is displa yed. 3 Use ui to sele[...]
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ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Setting Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifications Convenient Functions Computer (Media server) ASD-51N q Select a content. Wireless LAN- compatible router Mobile device Streaming Streaming Operating a Wireless LAN-Compatible Mobile Terminal to Play Music P erform this procedure using a wireless LAN-co[...]
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ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Setting Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifications Convenient Functions Playing Cont ents on a Mobile device ASD-51N q Select a content. Wireless LAN- compatible router Mobile device w Select a player. e Playback starts. r Operation. 1 Select the contents you want to play from among the mobile de v[...]
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ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Setting Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifications Convenient Functions Playing the Same Network Audio on Different Devices Connected in a Network (Party Mode Function) The same net work audio (Internet Radio, Media Ser v er or iP od music file) can be played on multiple DENON products equipped with t[...]
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ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Setting Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifications Convenient Functions Operating the ASD-51N with a Browser (Web Control Function) G iPod touch only H Y ou can operate the ASD-51N using a bro wser . 1 Check the ASD-51N’s IP address with “Network Info” ( v page 11 ). Network Info DHCP Friendl[...]
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ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Setting Playbac k T roubleshooting Specifications This is a free online contents ser ver for Internet radio. F or inquiries about this ser vice, visit the vT uner site below . vT uner website: http://www .radiodenon.com This product is protected by certain intellect ual property rights of Nothing Else Ma[...]
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ENGLISH 0 Getting Star ted Connections Setting Playbac k Infor mation Specifications If a problem should ar ise, first chec k the following: 1 . Are the connections cor rect? 2. Is the set being operated as descr ibed in the owner’ s manual? 3. Are the other components operating pr operly? If this unit does not operate properly , chec k the [...]
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ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Setting Playbac k Infor mation Specifications G NET H Sympt om Cause Counter measure P age Internet radio cannot be play ed. • Ethernet cable is not properly connected or network is disconnected. • Program is being broadcast in non-compatible format. • The computer ’ s or router ’ s firew all [...]
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ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Setting Playbac k Infor mation Specifications Sympt om Cause Counter measure P age F or some radio stations, “Ser v er F ull” or “Connection Down ” is display ed and station cannot be connected to. • St ation is congested or not currently broadcasting. • W ait a while before tr ying again. ?[...]
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ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Setting Playbac k Infor mation Specifications If a fault occurs during use of the ASD-51N, for example, if y ou cannot connect to a network although the net w ork set tings are cor rect, or the iPod cannot be detected or the remote control unit does not work, you ma y be able to resolv e the problem by t[...]
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ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Setting Playbac k Infor mation T roubleshooting n Control Doc k for iP od P ower supply: DC IN 6V Maximum ext er nal dimensions: 1 40 (W) x 40 (H) x 1 1 0 (D) mm (5-33/64” x 1 -37/64” x 4-21/64”) W eight: 320 g (1 1 .3 oz) T er minal: Analog audio output connectors x 1, Digital audio output connecto[...]
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