About Wireless Audio Device Manager (WADM)

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1 About Wireless Audio Device Manager (WADM) With Wireless Audio Device Manager (WADM),you can: Connect Philips Wireless Music Center/Station and your PC through the supplied Ethernet cable (see the manual Connect to your PC) Manage the contents of Philips Wireless Music Center on your PC, including: Transfer music files from your PC to Philips Wireless Music Center; Edit track information; Create and rename playlists; Backup Philips Wireless Music Center s music files on your PC; Restore the backup files to Philips Wireless Music Center Manage the settings of Philips Wireless Music Center/ Station on your PC, including: Manage the network settings of Philips Wireless Music Center/Station; Update Center s built-in Gracenote music recognition service database to obtain the latest disc information; Upgrade the firmware of Philips Wireless Music Center/Station Music recognition technology and related data are provided by Gracenote.Gracenote is the industry standard in music recognition technology and related content delivery. For more information, visit www. gracenote.com. CD and music-related data from Gracenote, Inc., copyright Gracenote. Gracenote Software, copyright Gracenote.This product and service may practice one or more of the following U.S. Patents: #5,987,55; #6,06,680; #6,54,773, #6,6,3, #6,30,9, #6,30,07, #6,40,459, #6,330,593, and other patents issued or pending. Some services supplied under license from Open Globe, Inc. for U.S. Patent: #6,304,53. Gracenote and Gracenote music recognition database are registered trademarks of Gracenote.The Gracenote logo and logotype, and the Powered by Gracenote logo are trademarks of Gracenote.

2 Using Wireless Audio Device Manager (WADM) Launch the Wireless Audio Device Manager (WADM) after you have setup the connection between the center and your PC and installed the WADM (see Connect to your PC) There are 4 functional buttons: Content management, Device configuration, Backup content, Restore content. Click one of the buttons to access your desired function In Content management, you can Playback the music files; Transfer music files from your PC to Center; Edit track information for Center s music files; Create and rename playlists for Center s music files In Device configuration,you can In the sub-menu System, display the name of Center/Station In the sub-menu Wired Network, Wireless Network and Internet Setting, manage the network settings of Center/Station In the sub-menu Firmware upgrade, upgrade the firmware of Center/Station In the sub-menu CD Database update, update Center s built-in Gracenote music recognition service database to obtain the latest disc information In the sub-menu Status, view the connection status of Center/Station In Backup content, you can Backup Center s music files on your PC In Restore content, you can Restore the backup files to Center

3 Content management Click the Content management button to enter the content management screen. The screen consists of two windows.the upper My Computer window is to display your PC s contents; the lower window is the device window, showing the contents of connected Philips Wireless Music Center Pull-down menus Selector panel: selects the content categories 3 expanded view: displays item contents in full 4 collapsed view: item contains more contents to display 5 Content panel: displays the contents of your PC and Philips Wireless Music Center/Station 6 creates a new playlist 7 Scroll bar: scroll the option list upward or downward 3

4 8 Status bar: appears when transferring music is in progress. Click it to show the dialog box of file transfer 9 Resizing buttons: minimizes, maximizes WADM view or exit WADM 0 Browser :Type in a keyword of your desired track in the text box next to it. Click the button to start keyword search Memory indicator: shows the available memory on Philips Wireless Music Center s hard disk Header separator: resizes column width 3 Click to highlight an item 4 Transfer Track(s) to Device:Transfers music files from PC to the center 5 Get Track Info: shows detailed information of the selected music file 4

5 Transferring music files from your PC to Philips Wireless Music Center Check your PC s music files On the selector panel of My Computer window, click the folder/sub-folder where your music files are stored You will find the stored music files on the content panel - You can only find the music files in supported formats - AAC files cannot be transferred or Open your music management software if you are using it for music management Transfer music files from PC There are 3 file-transfer-options: Always Overwrite, Always Skip and Prompt. Go to the pull-down menu Preference Transfer/Sync Options. Click to select Always Overwrite: transfers all the selected files and overwrites the same files already stored in Center (Note: When overwriting a file in Center, you will remove it from your Center s playlists) Always Skip: transfers only the files not stored in Center and skips the same files already stored in Center Prompt: prompt box appears for you to select 5

6 To import music files form PC Go to the pull-down menu File Transfer Tracks. Click to select A file explorer window appears Click in the Look in pull-down box, and then click once or more to select a file folder 3 In the file list, click to select your desired music files - Press and hold <Ctrl> on your PC keyboard and click to select more than one file - You can only find the music files in supported formats 4 Click the Open button to start file transfer The file transfer dialog box appears All the transferred files will be sorted by their track information (e.g. Artist, Album, Genre) 6

7 - Click the Hide button to hide the dialog box.you will go back to the content management screen. A status bar will appear under the device window if transferring music is still in progress. To drag and drop music files from My Computer window or other music management software On the content panel of My Computer window or other music management software click to highlight the desired file - Press and hold <Ctrl> on your PC keyboard and click to select more than one file Drag the selection to the device window (to its content panel or a category in its selector panel) 7

8 Re-organize your music files in the device window Edit track information By editing the track information of your music files, you will have those files re-organized under the device s categories of Artists, Albums and Genres. On the selector panel of the device window, click to select an album or a playlist. On the content panel, a track list appears On the track list, click to highlight the desired track - Press and hold <Ctrl> on your PC keyboard and click to select more than one file 3 Go to the pull-down menu File Track Info. Click to select ` or Right click on your mouse. Click Track Info. An ID3 tag edit box appears 4 To edit, click on the text box of Track name, Track No., Artist, Album, Genre and Year 5 Click OK to save the information. Click Cancel to discard changes made 8

9 Create playlists of your favorite music You can create up to 99 playlists consisting of your favorite tracks in the desired sequence. To create a playlist ` Click the button on the device window or Go to the pull-down menu File New Playlist. Click to select A playlist is created A default playlist name (e.g. Playlist _xxx) is assigned To rename the playlist, a. Right click on your mouse. Click Rename Text box becomes blue and the cursor flashes b. Input the desired playlist name using the PC keyboard c. To confirm, click outside the text box To cancel the changes, press <Esc> - You are unable to rename the DemoPlaylist or AlarmPlaylist 3 a. On the selector panel of the device window, click once or more to select an album, artist or a genre b. Click once or more on the content panel to select one or more tracks - Press and hold <Ctrl> on your PC keyboard and click to select more than one file - You are unable to edit the track information in a playlist 4 Drag the selection to the desired playlist 5 To adjust the playback sequence, drag and drop tracks to the desired locations on the content panel 9

10 To create a playlist of selected tracks On the selector panel of the device window, click once or more to select an album, artist or a genre If necessary, click once or more on the content panel to select one or more tracks Go to the pull-down menu File New Playlist from Selection. Click to select You will create a playlist consisting of your selection at a time Delete Playlists or tracks Click once or more to select a playlist or track Right click on your selection to delete or Press <Delete> on the PC keyboard to delete 3 As prompted, press Yes to confirm, or press No to cancel - Press and hold <Ctrl> on your PC keyboard and click to select more than one item. Check the device s music library Go to the pull-down menu File Refresh Content Click to select 0

11 Make Use of Different Views In the Content management windows, you can select your view options as needed. Adjust the window area Drag the border area between My Computer window and the device window Adjust the panel area Drag the border area between the selector panel and the content panel Adjust the column area Click on the separator between columns. Drag the separator to adjust the column area

12 Start up Content management when launching WADM On the Wireless Audio Device Manager main menu, go to the pull-down menu Settings Start up WADM automatically. Click to select You will enter the Content management windows when launching WADM

13 Backup content This feature allows you to make a copy of Philips Wireless Music Center s music library on PC. Click the Backup content button to start The IE browser is launched As prompted, specify the location where you wish to store the backup files on your PC Backup starts Backup files are saved to the specified location and named after current date If you did backup previously, only the newly added music will be saved to PC. Do not delete the backup file by using Windows explorer. If you want to delete the previously backed up file, please use WADM to manage. 3

14 Restore content This feature restores the backup on your PC to Philips Wireless Music Center Click the Restore content button to start Click to select the desired files 3 Click the Open button to start restoring files The backup files will be restored to Philips Wireless Music Center - Press and hold <Ctrl> on your PC keyboard and click to select more than one item. 4

15 Device configuration Click the Device configuration button to start The IE browser is launched On the selector panel of Device configuration screen, click your desired sub-menu, System, Wired Network, Wireless Network, Internet Setting, Firmware Upgrade, CD database Update or Status 5

16 Display the name of Philips Wireless Music Center/Station Click to enter the System sub-menu The name of the connected device appears Manage the network settings of your Philips Wireless Music Center/Station On your PC, you can do network setting for Philips Wireless Music Center/Station in a more straight-forward way. With your PC, you can easily connect the device with external wired/wireless network or Internet (for CD information update). Click to enter the Wired Network, Wireless Network or Internet Setting sub-menu Follow the screen instructions to adjust the network setting (wired/wireless) or Internet setting (for CD information update) 6

17 3 Click Apply to confirm View the device s connection status with external network Click to enter the Status sub-menu The device s connection status appears on the screen 7

18 Firmware upgrade On Philips Wireless Music Center/Station: Place Center and Station(s) side by side on a flat and firm surface Connect Center and Station(s) to power supply HD screen appears on Center HD screen appears on Station(s) when the Station is connected to Center On your PC: O 3 Register your Philips Wireless Music Center with 4 Download the firmware upgrade files and store them on your PC 5 Click to enter the Firmware upgrade sub-menu 6 As prompted, click Browse and indicate the location where you kept the firmware upgrade files on PC 7 Click Apply to start upgrading firmware On Philips Wireless Music Center: The display shows Updating firmware, please wait... Center will reboot itself during the installation process When Center returns to HD screen, the installation is completed Then, on Philips Wireless Music Station: Installation starts automatically When Station returns to HD screen, the installation is completed IMPORTANT! On Philips Wireless Music Center/Station: - Never interrupt the firmware upgrading before its completion. - Before finishing the installation, never operate other functions. 8

19 CD Database update With the Gracenote music recognition service (also known as Gracenote CD Database music recognition service), your set will look up audio CD information from its built-in database (e.g. album, artist, genre, track information). It allows the recorded CD tracks to be properly categorized (for example, under Artists, Albums, Genres or All tracks) and also merged with the existing tracks in the harddisk. Register your Philips wireless audio product with Download the CD Database update files and store them on your PC Click to enter the CD Database update sub-menu As prompted, specify the location where you kept the CD Database update files on PC 5 Click Apply to start updating CD Database - CD Database provides a large database containing the latest disc information. It will take some time to update CD Database. 9

20 Switch device Without re-launching WADM, you can switch the PC connection from one device to another one. On the Wireless Audio Device Manager main menu, go to the pull-down menu File Switch Device. Click to select Your PC starts to search for connected Philips Wireless Music Center/Station The list of found devices in your PC s network appears when the searching is completed On the device list, select the device you wish to connect, and then click Connect now The device and your PC will be connected to the same network You will enter the Wireless Audio Device Manager main menu when the connection is established - If there is no desired device in the list above, see the manual Connect to your PC to build a new connection. 0

21 Select WADM s display language On the Wireless Audio Device Manager main menu, go to the pull-down menu Settings Language. Click to select In the pop-up screen, click to select your desired language