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USER GUIDE DIGIT AL MUSIC SER VER[...]

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

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

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

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5 Fig. A - Front panel display Fig. B - Remote Control Fig. C - TV User Interface QUICK ST AR T GUIDE CONTROLS 1. Output button: Press this button to display information on the music currently playing. Press this button again to switch to the next output on the Digital Music Server . 2. Front panel action keys: These four keys correspond to the dif[...]

6 T o select letters from a grid Alternatively , the Grid selecting letters: • Press the 8 area. Alternatively , the Grid provides a convenient way of selecting letters: • Press the 8 key to move the cursor into the grid area. The currently selected letter is highlighted: • Use the 7 , 6 , 9 or 8 keys to move the cursor and press the 5 Select[...]

7 Fig. A - Ecran du panneau frontal Fig. B - La Télécommande de Digital Music Server Fig. C – Interface utilisateur TV LES COMMANDES 1. Bouton Sortie : Appuyez sur ce bouton pour afficher des informations sur la musique que vous entendez. Appuyez une nouvelle fois sur ce bouton pour passer sur la sortie suivante de Digital Music Server . vous e[...]

8 Pour sélectionner des lettres à partir de la grille L ’option Grille représente l’autre façon de sélectionner des lettres: • Appuyez sur la touche 8 pour placer le curseur dans la grille. La lettre séléctionnée s’affiche en surbrillance: • A l’aide des touches 7 , 6 , 9 ou 8 déplacez le curseur et appuyez sur la touche d’ac[...]

9 Abb. A - Anzeige auf der V orderseite Abb. B - Der Fernbedienung Abb. C - TV-Benutzeroberfläche KURZREFERENZ DIE BEDIENELEMENTE 1. Output-T aste: Drücken Sie diese T aste, um Informationen zur derzeit wiedergegebenen Musik anzuzeigen. Drücken Sie diese T aste erneut, um zur nächsten Ausgabe auf dem Digital Music Server zu wechseln. 2. Aktions[...]

10 So wählen Sie die Buchstaben aus dem Raster aus Sie können die Buchstaben auch über die Option Raster eingeben: • Drücken Sie die 8 -T aste, um den Cursor in das Raster zu bewegen. Der aktuelle Buchstabe wird markiert: • Mit den T asten 7 , 6 , 9 und 8 bewegen Sie den Cursor . Drücken Sie die Aktionstaste 5 Wählen , um den gewünschten[...]

11 Fig. A - Pantalla del panel frontal Fig. B - Mando al distancia del Digital Music Server Fig. C - Interfaz de usuario de TV FICHA DE INICIO RÁPIDO LOS CONTROLES 1. Botón Output: pulse este botón para mostrar la información sobre la música que se está reproduciendo. Vuelva a pulsar este botón para conmutar a la salida siguiente de Digital [...]

12 Para seleccionar letras en una malla La opción Malla también permite seleccionar letras: • Pulse el botón 8 para colocar el cursor sobre la malla. La letra seleccionada actuelmente aparecerá resaltada: • Use los botones 7 , 6 , 9 o 8 para colocar el cursor y pulse el botón de accion 5 Selecc. para introducir cada letra. • Pulse el bot[...]

13 Fig. A – Display del pannello anteriore Fig. B - T elecomando del Digital Music Server Fig. C – Interfaccia utente TV I COMANDI 1. Pulsante Output: Premere questo pulsante per visualizzare le informazioni sulla musica attualmente in riproduzione. Premere nuovamente questo pulsante per passare all’output successivo sul Digital Music Server [...]

14 Per selezionare le letter e da una griglia In alternativa, l’opzione Grid offre un modo comodo di selezionare le lettere da una griglia: • Premere il tasto 8 per spostare il cursore nell’area della griglia. Si evidenzia la lettera selezionata attualmente: • Usare i tasti 7 , 6 , 9 oppure 8 per spostare il cursore e premere il tasto d’a[...]

15 INTRODUCTION Congratulations on purchasing your XMusic Digital Music Server from Xantech. The Digital Music Server is a revolutionary way of filling your home with music. Y our Digital Music Server stores and catalogues your music collection, allowing you to select any album or track at the press of a key . Y ou can browse through your albums an[...]

16 This section provides information on the controls and connections available on your Digital Music Server . DISC TRA Y Insert a disc with the label side up. OPEN/CLOSE button Pressing the open/close button opens the disc tray . Place a compact disc on the tray with the label side facing up. Press the button again to close the tray . OUTPUT button[...]

17 IR RECEIVER The IR receiver connection allows remote control information to be carried from other devices directly into the Digital Music Server . See the chapter called Using your Digital Music Server in a multiroom system p.40. CONTROLLER The Controller port provides serial communication with supported devices. For instance a multiroom control[...]

18 REMOTE CONTROL The remote control supplied with the Digital Music Server is a “Universal” remote control. This means that other devices, such as a television or amplifier , may be controlled using this remote control. When you have selected to control the television the TV device button will light up each time you press a button - similarly [...]

19 CONFIGURING YOUR REMOTE TO CONTROL OTHER DEVICES The TV and Amp buttons on the Digital Music Server remote control may be individually configured to control a range of televisions and amplifiers from well known manufacturers. T o configure the remote to control your television • Press the TV and  buttons simultaneously; hold them down for 1[...]

20 CONNECTING YOUR DIGIT AL MUSIC SERVER The diagram below illustrates the basic connections required to use your Digital Music Server . Note: Do not make any connections to the Digital Music Server while the power supply is connected and switched on. • Connect the supplied telephone lead to a standard analogue telephone socket. Connect the other[...]

21 SWITCHING ON AND OFF There are two power saving modes available from the Standby button on the Digital Music Server front panel and the L button on the remote control. If you are not using your Digital Music Server it is strongly recommended that you place the unit into one of the two power saving modes. Standby mode Standby mode should be used [...]

22 REGISTERING YOUR DIGIT AL MUSIC SER VER Before using your Digital Music Server you should spend some time registering your purchase. This enables you to receive technical support as well as software upgrades. T o register your Digital Music Server • When the welcome screen is first displayed, press the key on the remote control or the Regstr a[...]

23 T o connect your Digital Music Server to the Interne t The next sequence of screens helps you connect your Digital Music Server to the Internet. • Press the Cont. action key on the front panel or the key on the remote to begin. The following screen then allows you to select from a range of options to set up your internet connection: • Press [...]

24 THE DIGIT AL MUSIC SERVER MAIN MENU T o display the Main Menu at any time during normal operation: • Press the 1 action key . The Main Menu will be displayed on the TV screen and on the front panel display . T o select an option from the main menu • Press the 9 or 8 key on the front panel or Digital Music Server remote control to step bet[...]

25 RECORDING MUSIC Y our Digital Music Server can make new recordings onto the hard disk either by recording music directly from an audio CD placed in the CD tray , or by recording from another piece of equipment (such as a vinyl record player) using the line-in connectors on the back on the unit. If you are recording directly from the CD tray your[...]

26 T o make a custom CD recording The custom recording option lets you choose which tracks to record, the sound quality of the recording, and allows you to enter album information. T o make a custom recording: • Choose 3 Custom from the “ Please select Auto or Custom recor d ” screen. A series of screens allow you to specify each of the recor[...]

27 information from both the Gracenote CDDB Service and the XiVA on-line service. Y ou will receive confirmation if this search has been successful once the connection is complete. For information about setting up the Internet connection see Registering your Digital Music Server p.22. If you do not have an Internet connection, or the CD is not list[...]

28 • Select an output using the 9 or 8 keys. • Press the 5 Select key to confirm your selection. Note: Any music currently playing on this output will continue to play but will no longer be audible while the Line-In Record screen is visible. The None option allows you to make a line-in recording without interrupting playback on any output. Soun[...]

29 T o begin recording a new track • Press the K Start action key . At any time whilst the Line-In Record screen is visible press the C Pause action key to pause the recording. Y ou can resume the recording again by pressing the K Start action key . Recording will begin immediately; the track will automatically be named “Session T rack 1”. Ea[...]

30 The front panel display and TV screen both display the albums available in your library: • Press the 9 or 8 keys to step between albums, or press the appropriate letter on your Digital Music Server remote control to jump directly to that position in the list. T o play the entire album: • Press the 5 Play action key to begin playback. T o sel[...]

31 T o play all albums by the selected artist • Press the 5 Play action key to begin playback. T o play a particular album by the selected artist • Press the 7 Open key to display all the available albums by the selected artist. • Use the 9 or 8 keys to step between albums. Either: • Press the 5 Play action key to begin playback. or: • Pr[...]

32 The front panel displays: • Press the 3 OK action key to finish entering the album number . • Press the 5 Play action key once again to begin playing the album. PLA YING MUSIC FROM A CD Y our Digital Music Server allows you to play a CD directly without recording it to the hard disk first. T o play a disc: • Press the OPEN/CLOSE key on the[...]

33 PLA YBACK INFORMA TION The output screen Whenever you select an item for playback the following screen is displayed: The front panel displays: 1 . Indicates the title of the album. 2 . Indicates the title of the artist. 3 . Indicates the name of the track currently playing. 4 . Displays either track time or time remaining for the current track. [...]

34 For more information about entering names see the section called Entering and editing names , p.37. • Press the 3 OK action key to confirm the name you have entered. T o select items for a playlist • Press the 9 or 8 key to highlight the Edit T racks option and press the 5 Select action key . Y ou will then be prompted to select the items th[...]

35 The tracks you have added will be shown in the playlist: Editing a Playlist Y ou can change a playlist at any stage by adding items, deleting tracks, or changing position of tracks in the playlist. T o add items to a playlist Either: • Select the playlist you want to change from the Select Playlist menu in the library . • Press the 3 Info ac[...]

36 ALBUMS Y our Digital Music Server labels the albums, artists and tracks in your music library with names which identify the track you are listening to, and these help you locate items when you are browsing through the library . If you have an Internet connection, your Digital Music Server reads the CD information automatically from the Gracenote[...]

37 DELETING ALBUMS, TRACKS OR PLA YLISTS Y ou can delete albums, tracks or playlists you no longer want from your Digital Music Server library . • Display the Main Menu by pressing the 1 key on your Digital Music Server remote control. • Press the 9 or 8 key to highlight the Library option and press the 5 Select action key . • Press the 9 [...]

38 ADV ANCED SETTINGS This chapter describes the advanced settings that you can access from your Digital Music Server’ s Settings Menu . Many of these settings were configured automatically for you when you registered your Digital Music Server . Th e settings should not need to be altered unless you want to change the configuration of your system[...]

39 CD Recording Allows you to configure options for recording from a CD: The Recording Speed setting allows you to reduce the speed at which audio is extracted from the CD during the recording process. When the Reject Damaged T racks option is set to of f the maximum recording speed will be increased, however damaged compact discs may produce error[...]

40 USING YOUR DIGIT AL MUSIC SERVER IN A MUL TIROOM SYSTEM Y our XMusic Digital Music Server is capable of playing different music in several rooms simultaneously . This chapter explains how the remote control and front panel can be used to control different outputs of the Digital Music Server . Multiroom Remote Contr ol Use Y our Digital Music Ser[...]

41 Setting the output controlled from the fr ont panel Y ou can set which output is controlled by the front panel controls as follows: • Press the - Output button on the Digital Music Server front panel. The following screen is displayed: The output screen indicates what is playing on the currently selected output. • Press the - Output button a[...]

42 USING YOUR DIGIT AL MUSIC SERVER WITH A POR T ABLE PLA YER The recordings on your XMusic Digital Music Server can be transferred to a portable player (for example, an Apple ® iPod ® ) to allow you to listen to your music collection while you are away from home. This chapter describes how to transfer music from your Digital Music Server to the [...]

43 • Double-click on either the Macintosh_Index.xml or Windows_Index.xml file, depending on the type of computer you are using. Note: the import process may take some time depending on the number of albums and the speed of your computer . If you have recently added new music or updated the details of any of the albums on your Digital Music Server[...]

44 APPENDIX A ANNEXE A APÉNDICE A ANHANG A HDD AUDIO RC5 control 0 0 0 Output 1 0 0 1 Output 2 0 0 2 Output 3 0 0 3 Output 4 0 0 4 Direct Media - o/p 1 10 1 Direct Media - o/p 2 1 0 2 Direct Media - o/p 3 10 3 Direct Media - o/p 4 10 4 TV ADMIRAL 157, 146, 010, 125 ADYSON 1 1 1 AIWA 0 59 AKAI 001, 002, 003, 004, 005, 006, 007, 008, 151, 016, 009, [...]

45 FENNER 0 1 8 FERGUSON 035, 106, 107, 136, 022, 044, 033 FIDELITY 0 31 FINLANDIA 061, 106, 132 FINLUX 157, 149, 021, 020, 022, 023, 043, 081, 010, 095, 032, 025, 026, 048, 158, 132 FIRST LINE 1 5 8 FISHER 055, 108, 146, 028, 081, 012, 058, 097, 127, 086 FORMENTI 001, 002, 003, 004, 005, 031, 006, 007, 021, 081, 009, 119, 013, 014, 015, 016 F RA B[...]

46 MEMOREX 008, 018 METZ 085, 036, 087, 091, 146, 096, 131 MINERVA 085, 087, 022, 073, 096 MITSUBISHI 001, 002, 003, 005, 055, 020, 004, 006, 087, 007, 146, 045, 009, 057, 013, 014, 015, 016 M IV AR 031, 030, 075, 032, 006 M T C 005, 081, 086 MUL TITECH 031, 010, 097, 018 MURPHY 1 25 NAONIS 0 88 , 0 89 , 109, 010, 125 NA TIONAL 080, 137, 144, 150, [...]

47 SCHNEIDER 001, 002, 003, 004, 088, 089, 005, 031, 006, 007, 146, 028, 109, 092, 081, 009, 154, 010, 017, 011, 012, 013, 014, 015, 016, 122, 158, 099, 151 SCHNEIDER(F) 1 5 4 S EG 058, 002, 003, 004, 005, 006, 108, 007, 111, 008, 009, 017, 013, 014, 015, 016, 158, 018 SEI 098 SEI SINUDYNE 146, 010, 012 SELECO 055, 088, 089, 041, 109, 092, 081, 010[...]

48 AMP ADC 020 ADCOM 001, 002, 003 A IW A 014, 015, 018, 019, 087, 086 AKAI 0 33 A M C 016, 080, 081, 083 ANGSTROM 0 66 ARCAM 0 58 AUDIO ALCHEMY 0 2 7 AUDIO TECHNICA 0 2 6 AUDIOFILE 0 38 B & K 045 , 046 C AR V ER 053, 011, 037, 038, 052, 031, 032, 010, 054 CINEMA SOUND 084, 026 CLARION 0 9 0 DENON 083, 084, 085, 095, 096, 091, 092, 097, 089 FIS[...]

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

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52 V erfügung zu stellen, die Gracenote unter Umständen zukünftig zur Bereitstellung herausgeben könnte. GRACENOTE SCHLIESST HIERMIT ALLE AUSGEDRÜCKTEN ODER IMPLIZITEN GARANTIEN AUS, EINSCHLIESSLICH – ABER NICHT HIERAUF BESCHRÄNKT – IMPLIZITE GARANTIEN IN BEZUG AUF HANDELSÜBLICHE QUALITÄT , EIGNUNG FÜR EINEN BESTIMMTEN ZWECK, EIGENTUMS[...]

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54 compliance by third parties to this License. 7. If, as a consequence of a court judgment or allegation of patent infringement or for any other reason (not limited to patent issues), conditions are imposed on you (whether by court order , agreement or otherwise) that contradict the conditions of this License, they do not excuse you from the condi[...]

55 6. Security 6.1 Y ou are fully responsible for all activities which occur under your Calling Line Identification (CLID). Other users of your CLID shall be bound by these terms and conditions as if they were you. Y ou agree to immediately notify us of any unauthorised use of your CLID or any other breach of security of which you become aware. 7. [...]

56 8.2 Aucune renonciation de notre part ne sera interprétée comme une renonciation à revendiquer une quelconque infraction à une disposition précédente ou suivante. 8.3 Ces conditions générales constituent l’accord plein et entier entre les parties eu égard à son objet et excluent toutes déclarations et garanties préalablement faites[...]

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58 INDEX A ACCESSORIES 15 ACTION BUTTONS 16, 22 Cancel 18 Home 18 Info 18 Menu 18 Navigation 18 Rec 16 Select 18 ALBUM BUTTON 19, 30 ALBUMS, PLA YING 30 ALPHANUMERIC KEYPAD 10, 14, 37 ANALOGUE INPUT CONNECTION 17 ANALOGUE OUTPUT CONNECTION 17, 20 ARTIST BUTTON 19, 30 ARTISTS, PLA YING 30 AUTO RECORDING 25 B BROWSING Albums 30 Artists 30 Genres 31 P[...]

59 R RANDOM 19, 33 REAR PANEL 17 Connections 17, 19 REC BUTTON 19 RECORDING FORMA TS 38 RECORDING MUSIC 25 Auto record 25 Checking progress 27 Custom record 26 Line-in 27 REGISTERING 22, 38 REMOTE CONTROL Album 19 Amp 18 Artist 19 Cancel 18 Configuring 19 Default o/p 18, 40 Disc/Ch. 18 Genre 19 HDD audio 18 Home 18 Info 18 Menu 18 Multiroom 22, 40 [...]

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