Linksys DMC250 User Manual

Wireless Home Audio

Director

Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplier

DMC250 User Guide

Wireless Home Audio

About This Guide

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Important Safety Instructions

Read these instructions.1. Keep these instructions.2. Heed all warnings.3. Follow all instructions.4. Do not use this apparatus near water.5. Clean only with dry cloth.6. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in 7.

accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, 8.

heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized 9. or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.

Protect the power cord from being walked on 10. or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus.

Only use attachments/accessories specified by the 11. manufacturer.

Use only with the cart, stand, 12. tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/ apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over.

Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or 13. when unused for long periods of time.

Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. 14. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.

The socket-outlet shall be installed near the 15. equipment and shall be easily accessible.

Important Safety Instructions

WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric

shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture.

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About This Guide i

Important Safety Instructions ii

Wireless Home Audio Product Family 1

Fill Your Home With Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Conductor (DMC350) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Director (DMC250) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Player (DMP100) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Controller (DMRW1000). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Docking Station for iPod® (MCCI40) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Speakers (DMSPK50). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Other Great Linksys Products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Media Hub Home Entertainment Storage (NMH 300 and 400 Series) . . . . . . . . . . 3

Wireless-N Gigabit Router (WRT310N) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Simultaneous Dual-N Band Wireless Router (WRT610N) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Sample Home Conguration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Product Overview - Director 5

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Back Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Connecting Accessories 7

Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

USB Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Docking Station for iPod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Existing Stereo Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

IR Remote Control Functions 9

Setting Up Your Director 10

Setup with EasyLink Advisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Common Uses 11

Playing Your Music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

How do I Play Music from My iPod? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

How Do I Play Music From My PC or iTunes Library? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

How Do I Access Music on My USB Drive? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

How Do I Connect External Audio Devices? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Internet Music and Radio Stations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

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Rhapsody

RadioTime

Managing Music Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Creating and Using Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Playing a Favorite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Creating Playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Using the Queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

General Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Playing to Multiple Rooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Volume Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

The Now Playing Screensaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Power On/O and Standby Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Using the Cisco Media Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Starting the Cisco Media Server Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Adding Music Folders to the Cisco Media Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Using the Cisco Media Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Using Your Director 27

Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Carousel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Action Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Rhapsody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Browsing and Content Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

My Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Music Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Playlist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

My Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Artists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Albums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Genres. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Browse Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

USB Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Devices (Accessing Your iPod). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

All Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

RadioTime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Now Playing Queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

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Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Play To. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

About . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Troubleshooting 42

Disconnecting USB Drives 43

Changing Your Network Connection 44

Changing Network Settings for a Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Changing Network Settings for a Wired Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Specications 48

Warranty Information 49

Limited Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Exclusions and Limitations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Obtaining Warranty Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Regulatory Information 51

Safety Warning Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

California Lead Warning Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

FCC RF Exposure Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Canadian RF Exposure Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Avis d’Industrie Canada concernant l’exposition aux radiofréquences . . . . . . . .51

Australian RF Exposure Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Approved Antenna Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

FCC Part15 Class B Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

FCC Caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

IC Class B Statement (Canada) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Règlement de la classe B d’Industrie Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Industry Canada Interference Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

CE – Marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

EU Declaration of conformity (DOC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

R&TTE Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Alert sign! Follows CE marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

NB-Identication number (if there is any) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

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National Restrictions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Third-Party Software or Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Technical Documents on www.linksysbycisco.com/international . . . . . . . . . . . .54

User Information for Consumer Products Covered by EU Directive 2002/96/EC on

Waste Electric and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Software License Agreement 60

Software in Linksys Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Software Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Schedule 1 - Linksys Software License Agreement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Schedule 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Schedule 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

OpenSSL License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Original SSLeay License. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

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Fill Your Home With Music

Let your music play all around your home. Enjoy different songs in different rooms at the same time – or the same one everywhere in Party Mode. This is designed to let you stream, play and control your digital music via your home wireless network. The Wireless Home Audio family of devices is designed to work with your existing system to make it easy to customize complete home-filling music experiences. However you listen, you can configure a Wireless Home Audio setup perfectly suited to your space, tastes, and existing equipment. Set up in minutes – no drilling, no stringing wires.

Cisco, the world’s leader in networking technology, applied its years of knowledge and expertise to develop an amazing lossless digital audio delivery solution that preserves the full depth and richness of the recording, as originally intended by the artist. Through distributed decoding technology, each Wireless Home Audio player receives the unmodified audio source material without any trans-coding or compression. The audio is then reproduced by one or more players, synchronized to within microseconds in case of multiple players, without any of the compression and echo artifacts so often evident in other wireless audio systems. All of this means crystal clear music, exactly as recorded, anywhere in your home.

Conductor

(DMC350)

Player

(DMP100)

Director

(DMC250)

Remote Control

(DMRIR500)

Wireless Home Audio Product Family

Docking Station

for iPod (MCCI40)

Speakers

(DMSPK50)

Controller

(DMRW1000)

Conductor (DMC350)

The Conductor – Wireless-N Digital Music Center is designed to let you play and command your digital music wherever you want in your home. And, as part of the Linksys by Cisco Wireless Home Audio family, it can become part of your complete, customized full-home music experience.

The stylish Conductor is an all-in-one Wireless-N music center that is designed to receive and play digital music streams over your wireless network through its builtin speakers and amplifier. It includes a CD-player if you want to simply pop in a disc. Light and easily portable, it is designed to go anywhere, so you can move it wherever you want your music to play: good in the garage, perfect for the patio, cool for the kitchen.

The intuitive 7" color touchscreen interface is designed to give you full and simple fingertip control over your listening experience. Search your music, create playlists, set up and play music in different rooms. Accesses your musical libraries on your networked PCs or storage devices, or millions of songs online through Rhapsody (30-day free trial included). Accommodates optional Docking Station for iPod, so you can access your playlists and tunes.

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Director (DMC250)

The Director – Wireless-N Music Player is designed to enable any sound system or speakers to play your digital music. The Director has a 3.5" display and can be used as a standalone or connect to other components.

Connect the Director to your existing audio system and enjoy digital music in excellent quality. It’s a great way to give your Home Theater or high-end sound systems the ability to access and play your digital music library without wires. Or build a wireless system from scratch. With its built-in 50-watt per channel amplifier, the Director can power any stand-alone speakers. Pair it with your high-end speaker towers, or the Linksys by Cisco Stereo Speaker Kit (optional). With its compact design and elegant styling, the Director fits and looks great in any room.

Player (DMP100)

The Player – Wireless-N Music Extender is designed to enable any sound system or powered speakers to play your digital sound.

This convenient, compact extender is designed to fit with your systems wherever they live and connect them to your wireless home network. A great way to enhance your home theater setup, premium audio configuration, office bookshelf unit, or any other way you’re currently enjoying music. Connect a player to each one and enjoy a multiroom music experience. Includes Infrared remote control.

Controller (DMRW1000)

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The crowning touch of your Wireless Home Audio experience, the Controller - Wireless-N Touchscreen Remote is designed to give you complete, colorful at-atouch command of your entire Linksys by Cisco Wireless Home system, from any room in your house. Wireless Home Audio: the fun, easy way to let your music play, all around your home.

Large, color touchscreen, thumbwheel, and engaging interface is designed to let you easily control any one or every one of your Wireless Home Audio devices, from anywhere in your home, even when they’re out of sight. Select listening sources, create and control listening zones and cue lists, browse and find playlists or individual songs, and more. Wireless Home Audio frees your music; the Controller frees you.

Wireless Home Audio

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Docking Station for iPod® (MCCI40)

Add your iPod to your wireless music experience and enjoy your music, podcasts, audiobooks, and all of your iTunes purchased content all around your home. The Docking Station for iPod is designed to let you integrate and control your iPod with your Linksys by Cisco Wireless Home Audio system.

Your iPod is a key part of how you enjoy your music. Now it can be a part of your Wireless Home Audio listening experience. This wired accessory makes it a snap to connect your iPod to a Linksys by Cisco Director or Conductor. Control the iPod from the Director, the Conductor, or with either the IR Remote or Wi-Fi Controller. Share your favorite tunes and playlists, advance tracks, adjust volume on each Wireless Home Audio device in your home. It even recharges docked iPods. Perfect for when friends drop by and want to include their iPods in the wireless fun. Includes adapters for most common iPod types. If you think this sounds like a great idea for a party, you’re right!

Speakers (DMSPK50)

Sample Home Configuration

Click on the image below to launch an interactive Flash version of a Wireless Home Audio configuration. Place the cursor over a device to zoom in and obtain details.

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Wireless Home Audio

My Library

Artists

Albums Tracks My Playlists My Channels

Product Overview - Director

Before You Begin

This User Guide is intended to provide details on the product hardware, user interface, and use of the product. For initial installation instructions, please refer to the Quick Installation Guide included with your product.

Features

Amplifier, 50W Per Channel •

3.5 inch LCD Color Screen •

Tos-Link, S/PDIF, RCA and 3.5mm Audio Outputs •

Sub-woofer Output •

Draft-N Wireless with Internal Antennas •

Wired Speaker Spring Loaded Posts •

Optional Speakers •

Audio Formats: May be streamed in PCM or MP3, • Uncompressed Formats: WAV or PCM, Compressed Formats: MP3, AAC, MP2, WMA

DLNA 1.5 and UPnP Compliant •

Controlled by either the IR Remote (DMRIR500) or • the Controller – Wireless-N Touchscreen Remote (DMWR1000)

Docking Station for iPod interface (Docking Station for • iPod, MCCI40 is an optional accessory)

Front Panel

Power (Blue/Orange) Pressing the Power

button toggles between Power on and standby mode. Standby mode minimizes the power consumed by your Director when not in use. Standby mode allows you to power on your unit using the remote control or power button on the front panel.

To completely power off the Director, toggle the Power Switch on the Back Panel.

The LED flashes blue while powering up and connecting to the network. It will remain solid blue once the device is connected to the network. When the device is in standby mode, the LED will appear orange.

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WARNING: If the LED is red, there

is an issue with the device.

NOTE: Holding the Power button

for 15 seconds will restore factory default settings.

WARNING: Restoring factory

default settings may revert to an older version of the firmware. After restoring the defaults, the firmware can be updated manually or it will be automatically updated if autoupdates is selected.

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Volume The volume slider rotates clockwise

to increase the volume and counter clockwise to lower the volume.

Navigation Buttons The navigation

buttons can be used as a backup to the IR Remote to navigate through the graphical user interface and make selections. The top two buttons are used to scroll left and right or up and down. The bottom left button is used to return to a previous screen. The bottom right button is used to select OK.

Back Panel

Headphone A standard stereo mini

headphone jack.

iPod Dock Port This connector attaches

an iPod to the Director using the optional Docking Station for iPod (MCC-140).

USB Port The USB port can be used to attach

an external USB drive to the Director.

Speaker Out This is where the speakers

connect to the Director.

Audio In Standard analog RCA left and

right jacks used to deliver audio to the Director from external sources. This input functions as a standard auxiliary input and is controlled on the external device.

Power Switch The Power Switch must be in

the ON position before the device will power on.

Power Connector The Power connector is

where you will connect the power cord.

S/PDIF Jack The S/PDIF jack provides an

output connector for a digital optical cable to deliver digital audio.

Audio Out Standard analog RCA left

and right jacks used to deliver audio from the Director to an external device. This connection can be used to connect the Director to an external receiver.

Subwoofer Out Standard analog RCA

output for connection to a subwoofer.

Ethernet The Ethernet port connects the

Director to your router or switch.

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Connecting Accessories

Speakers

Power off your Director.1. Locate the two-wire speaker cables provided. Each 2.

two-wire cable is color coded with a red line on one of the wires, so it is easy to identify at both ends.

Press down on the red coded input terminal on the 3. back of the speaker and insert the speaker wire with the red line.

Connecting Accessories

Press down on the black coded input terminal on 4. the back of the speaker and insert the speaker wire without a marking.

Connect the other end of the speaker wire with the red 5. line to the appropriate L (left) or R (right) red coded output terminal on the Director.

Connect the other end of the speaker wire without any 6. marking to the L (left) or R (right) black coded output that pairs up with the terminal used in the previous step.

Repeat steps 3-6 to connect the other speaker.7.

USB Devices

USB flash drives or external drives can be connected directly to the Director.

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Docking Station for iPod

The optional Docking Station for iPod® (MCCI40) lets you connect your iPod to the Director or Conductor and play your iTunes music throughout your home. To connect your Docking Station for iPod, perform the following steps:

Press and hold the gray tabs of the docking station 1. connector.

Insert the connector into the port labeled iPod Connector 2. on the back panel of the Director or Conductor.

Once the connector has been completely inserted, release the gray tabs.

Connect your iPod to the docking station. 4.

The iPod will display the Linksys by Cisco logo on the screen.

The docking station should be placed next to your 5. Director or Conductor to complete the installation.

For details on accessing your iPod within the Director, please refer to USB Media, page 32.

Existing Stereo Equipment

Your Director is equipped with several output options. You can connect the RCA outputs from the Director to your existing stereo system or to powered speakers. You can also connect the RCA outputs from your stereo system to the RCA inputs of the Director.

Insert the appropriate dock adapter into the dock 3. base.

NOTE: The Docking Station comes with two

dock adapters. If your iPod came with a dock adapter, it is recommended that you use the one that came with your iPod.

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You can connect external sources such as turntables, stereo systems, and MP3 players by connecting them using the RCA cables. Connect the RCA outputs (red and white) from the external source to RCA inputs on the back of your Director. This will allow you to play the sound from the external source to all the Wireless Home Audio devices in your house.

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IR Remote Control Functions

Infrared Lens/LED This is the area that transmits

the remote functions to the device. For optimal use, point the remote directly at the device.

Power/ Standby Toggles between Power On

and Standby for your Conductor, Director, or Player.

Up Moves up in a list menu.

Down Moves down in a list

menu.

Left Moves left in the carousel

menu.

Right/Options Moves right

in the carousel menu. It is also used to access additional options in the user interface on your Conductor or Director.

OK Selects and opens items that are highlighted

in the user interface. In the Song menu, clicking OK will play that song.

Back Returns to the previous screen.

Volume Down Decreases the volume level of

the music that is currently playing.

Stop Stops the current music selection (playing

or paused music) and moves the first item played to the top of the queue which is then highlighted. The user is then brought to the Now Playing screen. The Stop button does not clear the queue.

Volume Up Increases the volume level of the

music that is currently playing.

Alpha-Numeric Keypad/ Presets Numeric Keypad

is the default mode. In Search and Setup modes, the keypad can be used for text entry similar to cell phones without a full keyboard, including numbers, letters and symbols. To begin playing a preset, press the Favorites button and then press the number that you selected for the preset.

Home Press this button once from the Home

menu or twice from any other menu to go to the Now Playing screensaver.

Add to Now Playing Queue When music is

highlighted (Genre, Playlists, Artist, Album, or Song), the selected item will be added to the queue on the Now Playing screen. The queued item will be added to the bottom of the queue and will not begin playing even if it is the only item in the queue.

Previous Press this to play the previous track in

the queue.

Play/Pause This button toggles between

playback and a paused state. If nothing is playing, pressing this button when music is selected starts playback of the selected music.

NOTE: You can not pause streaming

Internet music.

Next Plays the next song in the queue.

Favorites This button is a shortcut to favorites.

Play a favorite track by pressing this button and the preset number.

Zero/Space This button functions as 0 in the

preset list and as a space button when used in a text input field.

Search This button will open the Search field in

the on-screen menu.

Click on this page to launch an interactive overview of the remote control functions.

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Setting Up Your Director

Setup with EasyLink Advisor

The Wireless Home Audio Installer will guide you through the setup of your Linksys by Cisco Wireless Home Audio devices.

NOTE: The initial setup of the Director requires

you to use the CD-ROM to setup your Internet services.

Below is an overview of the steps required to get up and running.

Install EasyLink Advisor •

Install Cisco Media Center software for your computer •

Configure your Wireless Home Audio Devices •

Create your Cisco account and register for music • services

Setting Up Your Director

To begin, insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. 1.

Click the 2. Start Setup button and follow the on-screen prompts to configure your Wireless Home Audio devices.

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Common Uses

The Common Uses section contains details on some of the most commonly used features of your Director. Below is an overview of the contents of this section:

Common Uses

Playing Your Music

• How do I Play Music from My iPod?, page 12

• How Do I Play Music From My PC or iTunes Library?,

page 12

• How Do I Connect External Audio Devices?, page

• How Do I Access Music on My USB Drive?, page 13

Internet Music and Radio Stations

• Rhapsody , page 14

• RadioTime , page 14

Managing Music Libraries

• Creating and Using Favorites, page 15

• Playing a Favorite, page 16

• Creating Playlists, page 17

• Using the Queue, page 18

• Adding Music to the Queue, page 18

• Removing Music from the Queue, page 18

• Shuffle, page 19

• Repeat, page 19

General Functions

• Playing to Multiple Rooms, page 19

• Volume Control, page 20

• Controlling the Volume on a Single Device,

page 20

• Controlling the Volume on Multiple Devices ,

page 20

• The Now Playing Screensaver, page 21

• Power On/Off and Standby Modes, page 21

Using the Cisco Media Software

• Starting the Cisco Media Server Manually, page 22

• Adding Music Folders to the Cisco Media Server,

page 22

• Using the Cisco Media Player, page 23

• Zones, page 23

• Favorites, page 25

• Menu, page 26

• Media Sources, page 26

• Menu Options, page 26

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Playing Your Music

The Linksys by Cisco Wireless Home Audio system provides you with an extensive assortment of source options for playing audio throughout your home.

How do I Play Music from My iPod?

The optional Docking Station for iPod® (MCCI40) lets you connect your iPod to the Director and play your iTunes music throughout your home. Play any song that is available on your iPod, even songs that were purchased from the iTunes store with Digital Rights Management (DRM). Music is played directly from your iPod and available to all of your Wireless Home Audio devices.

Navigate to the Devices icon on the Controller, Director, 1. or Conductor on-screen menu and select it on your remote by clicking OK.

For details on connecting your Docking Station for iPod, please refer to Docking Station for iPod, page 8.For additional details on browsing content on your iPod, please refer to Devices (Accessing Your iPod), page 32.

How Do I Play Music From My PC or iTunes Library?

Installing the Cisco Media Server software on your computer allows you to play music from your computer on your Director, Conductor, or Player. The Cisco Media Player software allows you to control playback of your Wireless Home Audio devices from your computer.

During installation of the Cisco Media software, the application allows you to include your My Music and iTunes libraries. This will share the content located in those folders with your Wireless Home Audio system when the Cisco Media Server is launched.

NOTE: Some iTunes files may not be available.

Songs purchased from iTunes† may be protected with Digital Rights Management (DRM); DRM files cannot be played to your Wireless Home Audio devices directly from your PC. The optional Linksys by Cisco Docking Station for iPod (MCCI40) will allow you to connect your iPod to your Director or Conductor and play back all of the songs from your iPod.

A list of options will appear. You can now navigate 2. through the music and audio on your iPod from the Controller, Director, or Conductor. Use the up and down buttons on the IR remote to navigate the list and press OK to select.

Audio is sorted by Playlist, Artist, Album, Genre, Track, Podcast, Composer, and AudioBook.

iTunes Plus files are not protected †

For additional details, refer to Using the Cisco Media Software, page 22.

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Common Uses

How Do I Access Music on My USB Drive?

When you connect a USB drive to the Director or Conductor, a USB drive icon will appear on the carousel.

Once you select this option, you will be able to sort through the songs on the drive by Artist, Album, or Genre. You can also Browse through the folders or Search by Artist, Album, or Song title.

To play external analog audio, ensure that the RCA outputs are connected from your external device to the RCA inputs of the Director and perform the following steps:

Select 1. Settings from the main menu.

Select 2. Source from the Settings menu.

For details on searching through the content on your USB drive, refer to Artists, page 30, Albums, page 31, Genres,

page 31, Search, page 31, and Browse Folders, page

32.

How Do I Connect External Audio Devices?

You can connect any external analog audio source to your Wireless Home Audio network using the RCA input jacks on the back of your Director or Player and play the music to all the devices in your home.

This allows you to stream music from sources such as turntables, stereo systems, and MP3 players.

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Analog Line In3. will appear on the screen. Press the OK or Play

button.

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Internet Music and Radio Stations

Rhapsody

Rhapsody is the critically-acclaimed digital music service that provides its members unlimited access to millions of full-length tracks. With Rhapsody and your new Linksys by Cisco Wireless Home Audio product you will have instant access to all of your favorite music. Listen whenever you want, play continuous music with Rhapsody Channels and discover new music and old favorites.

You can access Rhapsody Online from your Computer and bookmark your favorite artists, tracks, and albums. You can also create playlists of your favorite tracks. These bookmarks and playlists can be accessed from your Director via the My Library option in the Rhapsody menu.

NOTE: In order for your Rhapsody service to

work properly with the Director, you must have used the Linksys by Cisco EasyLink Advisor CD-ROM to setup your Director.

The initial Rhapsody menu is a carousel menu.

Navigate through list menus by using the down and up

buttons. Press OK to view tracks in an album, playlist, or associated with an artist and press the Back button to return to the title.

Press the Play button to start playing a selection.

For additional details on the Rhapsody menus, refer to Rhapsody, page 28.

RadioTime

Radiotime provides streaming access to over 100,000 radio stations and shows. You can locate shows based on location, topic, or music genre.

Use the left and right buttons to move through the menu items. Press OK to select an item.

When you select RadioTime, a list menu will appear with options that allow you to browse local radio stations, talk shows, sports shows, music genres, and stations in locations across the world.

Navigate through list menus by using the down and up

buttons. Press OK to make a selection.

For additional details on RadioTime, refer to RadioTime, page 34.

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Managing Music Libraries

The way you interact with your music content is highlighted in this section. You will find out how useful Favorites are and how to use the queue functionality.

• Creating and Using Favorites, page 15

• Playing a Favorite, page 16

• Creating Playlists, page 17

• Using the Queue, page 18

• Adding Music to the Queue, page 18

• Removing Music from the Queue, page 18

• Shuffle, page 19

• Repeat, page 19

Creating and Using Favorites

Favorites allow you to quickly and easily access music and channels that are meaningful to you.

Some examples of how favorites can be used:

One favorite can be assigned to your favorite album on Rhapsody, another can be assigned to your favorite radio station on RadioTime, and another can be assigned to your favorite playlist on your iPod (with the MCCI40 Docking Station for iPod). You can even add all of the songs in your Now Playing Queue as a Favorite. You can then access your favorites at any time by pressing the Favorites button and the assigned favorite number.

There are 10 favorite positions that can be set. You can assign favorite tracks, albums, playlists, genres, artists or channels. When you select an album, playlist, genre, or artist, a playlist of available tracks is created at the time you add the favorite. If you add or remove tracks from the album, playlist, genre, or artist you will need to add it as a favorite again to update it.

If you select an artist from your iPod, a playlist will be created containing all of the tracks from the selected artist located on your iPod at the time that the favorite is created. Playing the favorite will add these tracks to the Now Playing Queue. If you add additional songs from the artist to your iPod and want to add them to the existing favorite, simply overwrite the existing favorite by adding this artist as a favorite again.

Playlist • Playlists can be assigned to a favorite for easy

selection. When the favorite is created it generates a new playlist for the favorite based upon the selected playlist.

If a song is added or deleted from the selected playlist after it has been added as a favorite, the changes aren’t reflected in the favorite unless you overwrite the existing favorite by adding the playlist as a favorite again.

Genre • Adding a genre creates a playlist of every track

available from the selected genre on the selected media at the time the favorite is created.

For example, if you have a USB drive attached and select the Alternative genre on the USB drive, a playlist will be created that contains all of the music on the USB drive that is tagged as alternative.

Channel • A channel can be designated as a favorite

for quick and easy selection of a favorite Rhapsody or RadioTime channel. You can not add music to the Now Playing Queue when a channel is playing since the channel is continuously playing music.

Track • Individual tracks can be assigned to favorites

so that the desired track plays when the associated favorite is selected.

Album • Entire albums can be added by selecting the

album as a favorite. When the favorite is played, the entire album will be added to the Now Playing Queue.

Artist • Adding an artist creates a playlist of every

track available from the selected artist on the selected media at the time the favorite is created.

For example, if you select an artist in Rhapsody, a playlist containing their entire catalog at the time of the selection will be created. Any time that you select this Favorite, this playlist will be added to the Now Playing Queue. If the artist releases a new song or album and you want to add it to the existing favorite, simply overwrite the existing favorite by adding this artist as a favorite again.

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