Philips Wireless Music Center&Station WACS4500 manual

WA CS4500 Wir eless Music Center + Station User manual Manuel d'utilisation Manual del usuario pg001-pg053_WACS4500_Eng 2007.4.3 2:29 PM Page 1[...]

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 cov er and fuse. 2 Fix the new fuse which should be a BS1362 5- Amp, A.S.T .A. or BSI approved type. 3 Refit the fuse cov er . If the fitted plug is not suitable for [...]

LGPL Library written offer This product contains Linux 2.4.27-vrsl, that is made availab le under the GNU LGPL license ver sion 2.1 (hereafter called “the Librar y”). Philips Electronics Hong Kong Ltd. hereby offers to deliver or make a vailable, upon request, for a charge no more than the cost of physically performing source distr ibution, a c[...]

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5 English Contents 1. General information 1.1 About W A CS4500 ______________ 7 1.2 Supplied accessories _____________ 7 1.3 Philips on-line suppor t ____________ 8 1.4 Environmental information ________ 9 1.5 Maintenance ___________________ 9 1.6 Safety information ______________ 10 2. Controls 2.1 Controls on Center and Station ____12 2.2 Remote [...]

7.4 Different pla y modes: REPEA T , SHUFFLE _________________37 7.5 Viewing tr ack information ________ 37 8. UPnP 8.1 UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) ____ 38 8.1.1 About UPnP* 8.1.2 About the UPnP-enabled device 8.2 Connecting to the UPnP device __ 38 8.3 UPnP playback ______________ 38-39 8.3.1 Playing m usic from the UPnP device 8.3.2 Playing m [...]

7 English 1.1 About W A CS4500 WA CS4500 compr ises of a W AC4500 Center and a W AS4500 Station. Up to 5 W AS4500 Stations can be connected to a WA C4500 Center . Y ou can centr ally store up to 1500 audio CDs* in the 80GB hard disk on W A C4500. All stored music will then be wirelessly streamed from the Center to the connected Stations via Wi-Fi**[...]

8 English 1. General information 1.3 Philips on-line support Products from Philips hav e been designed and manufactured to the highest quality standards. If y our Philips “Connected Planet” product is not working cor rectly , we recommend that you check the User Man ual to verify that your product has been proper ly connected and configured. T[...]

9 English 1. General information 1.4 En vir onmental information All redundant packaging material has been omitted. W e hav e done our utmost to make the packaging easily separable into three mono materials: cardboard (bo x), polystyrene foam (b uffer) and poly ethylene (bags, protective foam sheet). The set consists of materials which can be recyc[...]

10 English 1.6 Safety information ● Place the set on a flat, firm and stable surface . ● Keep the system, batteries or discs away from excessive moisture, r ain, sand or any heat sources, such as heating equipment or direct sunlight. ● Place the set in a location with adequate ventilation to prevent internal heat build-up in your system. Al[...]

11 English 2. Contr ols # @ 5 4 3 2 1 0 9 8 7 6 ! 5000 5000 3 @ ! 9 6 1 4 Wireless Music Center WAC4500 Wireless Music Station WAS4500 2 pg001-pg053_WACS4500_Eng 2007.4.3 2:29 PM Page 11[...]

12 English 2. Contr ols 2.1 Controls on The Center and The Station (T op and front panels) 1 ST ANDBY -ON/ ECO PO WER – press briefly to switch on the set or put it on standby mode; – press and hold to switch the set to power - saving mode or on – Green indicator : lights up in green when the set is switched on – Red indicator : lights up [...]

13 English 2.2 Remote control 1 y – press briefly to switch on the set or to put it on standby mode; – press and hold to switch the set to power - saving mode 2 SEARCH – searches by keyw ords 3 4 / ¢ – skips/searches tracks/passage backward/forward (in playback screen) 4 – T ext entry: deletes the input before cur sor É / Å – star t[...]

14 English 2. Contr ols 8 MUSIC FOLLO WS ME – HD: mov es music playback betw een Center and Station 9 MUSIC BRO ADCAST (Center only) – HD: broadcasts music from Center to Station 0 DIM – changes the display brightness ! SLEEP – adjusts, displays or switches off the sleep timer @ SAME GENRE – HD: plays all the tracks of cur rent Genre SAME[...]

15 English 2. Contr ols Icon Description Icon Client connected Client not connected Music UPnP CD mode HD mode Recording mode Tr ansferr ing mode Repeat all Repeat 1 Shuffle Music Broardcast Music follow me Mute Sleep WiFi connected Both WiFi and Ethernet connected Description 2.3 Icons on LCD displa y pg001-pg053_WACS4500_Eng 2007.4.3 2:29 PM Page[...]

16 English 3. Installation Center Station pg001-pg053_WACS4500_Eng 2007.4.3 2:29 PM Page 16[...]

17 English 3. Installation IMPOR T ANT! – Before y ou decide where and ho w to place both the Center and Station, tr y the Wi-Fi connection and rear connections to find a suitable location. 3.1 Setting up Wi-Fi connection between Center and Station Wi-Fi connection star ts automatically when you power up both the W A C4500 Center and W AS4500 St[...]

18 English 3. Installation 3.4 Connecting Center to an audio system Y ou can easily connect W A C4500 Center to your existing home audio systems, such as the audio/video receiver , home cinema system, mini/micro system, multimedia speaker bo xes (with built-in amplifier) and audio amplifiers. WA C4500 Center is provided with two sets of output te[...]

19 English 3.5 Using A C po w er 1 Make sure that all connections ha ve been made before switching on the pow er supply 2 Connect the A C power cord to the wall socket. This switches on the power suppl y When the Center or Station is switched to standby mode, they will still be consuming some p ower . To disconnect the system fr om the power supply[...]

20 English 4. Preparation 4.1 Using the remote contr ol With the supplied remote control, you can operate either the Center or Station. IMPOR T ANT! – Alw ays point the remote control dir ectly tow ards the IR sensor on the Center or Station you wish to operate. – First, select the source you wish to control by pressing one of the source select[...]

21 English 4. Preparation 2 Press 1 / 2 to mov e the cur sor backward / forward Helpful hint: –Y ou will enter the previous/next option list if the cursor reaches the beginning or end of the text box. 3 Press 4 to delete the entr y before the cur sor . 4 Press OK to close the text box and move to the next option list. pg001-pg053_WACS4500_Eng 200[...]

22 English 5.1 Switching to standby/on and selecting functions 1 When the set is switched on, press ST ANDBY - ON/ ECO PO WER to switch it to standby mode (or press y on the remote control) ➜ The Red indicator lights up ➜ Center : The screen dims. Display shows the connected or previously connected Stations ➜ Station: Display shows the connec[...]

23 English 5.3 Auto-standby When the set has reached the end of playback/ recording and remains in the stop position for more than 20 minutes, the set will switch to standby mode automatically to sa ve po wer . 5.4 V olume control 1 Check that playback has star ted 2 Adjust the volume with V OL +/- buttons on the remote control. ➜ Display shows t[...]

5.8 SLEEP Y ou can set a cer tain period of time after which the Center or Station will switch to standby mode. 1 On the remote control, press SLEEP repeatedly to select the desired time period options (in minutes): ➜ The display shows in sequence: Sleep 15 , 30 , 45 , 60 , 90 , 120 , Off . ➜ Display shows the selected option briefly and retur[...]

25 English 6.1 Pla ying Har d Disk (HD) Music is centrally stored in the 80GB hard disk on the W AC4500 Center . All the stored music can be streamed and play ed on the Station via Wi-Fi. 1 Check that the set is switched on Station: also check that the Center is switched on or in standby mode (See 5.Basic functions ) 2 Press SOURCE once or more tim[...]

26 English 6.2 Selecting and searching 6.2.1 Selecting a different option 1 If necessar y , press 1 repeatedly to enter previous option lists 2 Press the navigation controls 3 or 4 repeatedly and 2 to select the option 3 Press VIEW to retur n to the playback screen, if necessar y 6.2.2 Searching b y k eyw ords The keyword should be the first lette[...]

27 English 6.2.3 Selecting tracks of a particular artist 1 Dur ing playback, press SAME ARTIST ➜ Playback of tracks by the current ar tist continues after current tr ack. 6.2.4 Selecting tracks of a particular genr e 1 Dur ing playback, press SAME GENRE ➜ Playback of tracks with the same genre as the current tr ack continues after the current t[...]

28 English 6.4 Building music library on the Center Y ou can build a music librar y in the hard disk of the Center by recording from CDs, impor ting from PC and recording from external sources. IMPOR T ANT! – Recording is permitted only if ther e is no infringement of cop yrights or an y other rights of third parties. – For CDs encoded with cop[...]

29 English 3 In the tr ack list screen, press RECORD (or press REC on the remote control) ➜ List of tracks with checkboxes appears 4 Press MARK•UNMARK to select or deselect the tracks to be recorded ● To select/deselect all tr acks, press and hold MARK• UNMARK 5 Press RECORD 0 to star t recording ➜ Display shows CD-Rec and the current alb[...]

30 English To find your r ecorded tracks Y ou can find and playback the recorded tr acks in Albums 1 Select HD source 2 In Alb ums, use the navigation controls 3 or 4 and 2 to enter the album of recorded tr acks – Only completely recorded tracks can be found in the Center’ s hard disk. Helpful hint: – By default, the recorded tracks are con[...]

31 English 6.6 Deleting a pla ylist, album or track 1 Use the navigation controls 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 to enter a categor y (Playlist, Ar tists, Albums, Genres, All tr acks) 2 If necessar y , press 3 or 4 and 2 once or more times to enter the album/track list 3 Select Delete Playlist, Delete Album or Delete Tr ack: a. Press MENU b. Use the navigation cont[...]

32 English Helpful hints: –P r ess É Å to interrupt playback if you want the playback to continue from where it has paused on the destination unit. – The selected play modes (e .g. , ) will be retained on the destination unit (see 6.3 Different play modes: REPEA T , SHUFFLE). 2 Press MUSIC FOLLOWS ME to activate ➜ The icon appear s Helpful [...]

33 English – MUSIC BROADC AST will also stop when: – the Center is put to standby mode or power-saving mode; – the selected album or playlist has reac hed the end. 6.10 Viewing system information 1 Select Information on the Center or Station a. Press MENU to enter the menu screen b. Press the navigation controls 3 or 4 and 2 to enter Informat[...]

34 English bro wsing album/playlists list: a. Press SOURCE to select HD b. Press 3 or 4 and 2 to select the Album or Playlists c. Follow steps 3-6 above to change the album/playlists name After applied the new name, all tr acks within this album/playlist will ha ve the new album/playlists name –Y ou may also use the 3 or 4 on Center or remote con[...]

35 English 7.1 Discs pla yback Y ou will be able to play the following on this system: – all pre-recorded audio CDs (CDD A) – all finalized audio CD-Rs and CD-R Ws (12cm CD and 8cm 185 or 200 MB CD) – MP3WMA-CDs (CD-Rs/CD-R Ws with MP3/WMA files) IMPOR T ANT! – This system is designed for regular discs.Therefore, do not use any accessorie[...]

36 English Helpful hints: – “Other s” is displayed if you have not organiz ed your MP3/WMA files into any albums on your disc . – “CDDA” is displayed if the disc contains both Audio CD tracks and MP3/WMA files. – “All tracks” is displayed f or a MP3/WMA CD 4 Press the navigation controls 3 or 4 and 2 to select your option 5 Pres[...]

7.3.4 Finding a passage within the cur rent track during pla yback 1 In the playback screen, press and hold the navigation controls 3 or 4 (or 4 or ¢ on the remote control) ➜ The CD plays at a high speed 2 When you recognize the passage you want, release 3 or 4 (or 4 or ¢ on the remote control) ➜ Normal playback resumes. 7.4 Differ ent pla y [...]

38 English 8.1 UPnP (Universal Plug and Pla y) UPnP is a standard which connects multiple devices with each other and enables them to wo rk seamlessl y . For those user s who are familiar with UPnP- enabled devices, W A CS4500 brings additional benefits to enrich wireless music streaming experience . For those who are not so familiar with UPnP-ena[...]

39 English ➜ The display on the set shows a list of connected UPnP devices (up to 4 UPnP devices). ➜ Ser ver not found appears if there is no UPnP device found in the network Impor tant: – If you cannot find your desired UPnP server on the network, please refresh Center’ s UPnP mode by going to other mode (press SOURCE k ey). 4 Use the nav[...]

40 English 9. Network setting 9.1 Adding Additional Station to the Center Up to 5 Stations can be connected to the WA C4500 Center . When adding a Station to the Center’ s Wi-Fi network, you can play the Center’ s music librar y on the Station or move music playback between the Center and Stations (see 6. HD ). T o add a Station to the Center?[...]

41 English 9.1.1 Deleting a Station 1 Check that the W A C4500 Center is in HD source 2 Select Delete Station. a. Press MENU to enter the menu screen. b. Press the navigation controls 3 or 4 and 2 to enter Station Mgnt menu. c. Press 3 or 4 and 2 to select Delete Station ➜ The list of connected Stations will be display ed on the Center 3 Press 3 [...]

42 English 42 9. Network setting 5 As prompted, select Ye s to apply the settings ➜ The Center is connected to the external Wi- Fi network ➜ The Stations might be disconnected from the Center’ s Wi-Fi netw or k Helpful hint: –T o add Stations to the Center’ s Wi-Fi network, follo w the steps under Adding Additional Station to Center’ s [...]

43 English *DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. It is a protocol for assigning dynamic IP addresses to devices on a network. If there is no DHCP Select Static and assign an IP address and subnet mask as prompted using the alphanumeric keys (see 4.3 Preparation: Using Alphanumeric Keys). 5 As prompted, select Ye s to apply the sett[...]

44 English IMPOR T ANT! – Once the W AC4500 Center is ad ded into the Wi-Fi network, all Wi-Fi Ad- Hoc connections with the W AC4500 will be shut do wn. Once a W AS4500 Station is added into the Wi-Fi wireless network, the Wi-Fi wireless connection of this W AS4500 to the W AC4500 will be shut do wn. Ho we v er W AC4500 ma y still maintain its Wi[...]

45 English 10. Gracenote CD Information The Gracenote music recognition ser vice enables the set to look up CD track infor mation (including album, ar tist, genre , track information) from its built-in database. It allows the recorded CD tracks to be proper ly categorized (for example, under Ar tists, Albums, Genres or All tracks) and also be mer g[...]

46 English On the Center a. Press MENU to enter the menu screen b. Press 3 or 4 and 2 to enter Settings ➛ Network ➛ Wir ed c. Press 2 to continue d. Set DNS 1) Enter the DNS ser ver you wrote do wn in Step 3 2) Press OK to confirm 3) Press OK to skip Set DNS2 Helpful hint: – If necessar y , follow Steps 1) to 2) abo ve to set a secondar y DN[...]

47 English 11.1 Upgrading firmware The supplied PC Installer CD Wireless Audio Device Manager (W ADM) helps you get the upgrades for W A CS4500 Center and Station. 1 Register your Philips Wireless Music Center with www .club .philips.com 2 Download the fir mware upgrade files and store them on your PC 3 Place Center and Station (s) side by side [...]

48 English 12.1 Reset If desired, you can restore the Center or Station to their default settings (including the network settings). Helpful hint: – Restoring to default settings does not delete any stored music tr acks When to reset the Center or Station: – Resetting the Center or Station helps to re- establish the Wi-Fi connection between the [...]

49 English WARNING Never try to repair the system yourself as this will invalidate the w arr anty. Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs , first check the points listed below before taking the system for repair . If you are unable to resolve a pr oblem b y follo wing these hints, consult your dealer or Phil[...]

50 English Prob lem Solution The remote contr ol does not function properl y The W AC4500 Center’ s screen is stuck in a menu or sho ws no response f or a long period of time (2-5 minutes). “No Disc”/ “Cannot read CD” is displa y ed Sound cannot be heard or is of poor quality . 13. T r oubleshooting ✔ Reduce the distance between the rem[...]

51 English Prob lem Solution The disc skips tracks Sound skips during MP3/WMA pla yback Some W ADM functions cannot be used I edited ID3 tags in W ADM, but the screen does not sho w the updated ID3 tags. What shall I do? Upgrading Station wirelessly failed. Backup function cannot work an ymore. I ha ve pr oblem installing W ADM or after installatio[...]

52 English I ha ve done all the steps described in Connect to PC guide to connect m y WA CS4500 to m y home wir eless network, but the Center and Station are still not connected to each other . I see the message “Check the internet setup for CD Database on-line” eve n though I am sure that the W A CS4500 is connected to m y home wireless netw o[...]

53 English 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 software from Gracenote , Inc. of Emer yville , Califor nia (“Gracenote”). The software from Gracenote (the “Gr acenote Software”) enables this application to do online disc identific[...]