Logitech Squeezebox Boom, X-RB2 User Manual

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User Guide

Squeezebox™ Boom User Guide 1

Contents

Thank You! .................................................................................................................................................3

Getting Help......................................................................................................................................3

Package Contents ..............................................................................................................................3

System Requirements ........................................................................................................................ 4

Boom Hardware At A Glance ......................................................................................................................5

Remote Control .................................................................................................................................5

Front Panel Controls ..........................................................................................................................6

Tips And Tricks For Using The Controls ...............................................................................................7

Back Panel Connectors .......................................................................................................................8

Installing Squeezebox Boom ......................................................................................................................9

Installation Steps At A Glance .............................................................................................................9

Make A Note Of Your Network Settings ..............................................................................................9

Create An Online Account And Download Software ......................................................................... 11

Set Up Squeezebox Boom And Connect It To Your Network ............................................................. 12

Select A Music Source ...................................................................................................................... 14

Play Some Music .............................................................................................................................. 14

Optional: Connect To SqueezeCenter .............................................................................................. 15

Using Your Squeezebox Boom .................................................................................................................. 16

Now Playing .................................................................................................................................... 16

How to mute your music ................................................................................................................. 17

Preset buttons and favorites ............................................................................................................ 17

Squeezebox Boom’s Alarm .............................................................................................................. 19

Display Brightness............................................................................................................................20

Selecting and Changing Music Sources ............................................................................................21

Repeat And Shufﬂe .......................................................................................................................... 22

Podcasts And RSS News Feeds ..........................................................................................................22

Last.fm Audioscrobbler .................................................................................................................... 23

Connecting MP3 Players And Other Line-Level Devices .....................................................................23

Learn More About SqueezeNetwork and SqueezeCenter .................................................................23

Tips, Tricks And Advanced Techniques ......................................................................................................24

StereoXL™ ........................................................................................................................................24

Controlling Pandora .........................................................................................................................24

Mounting your Boom .......................................................................................................................24

Listening To Your Music Collection Without A Computer ..................................................................25

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Appendix A: Conﬁguring Your Firewall ......................................................................................................26

Appendix B: Supported File Formats ......................................................................................................... 27

Appendix C: Using Apple iTunes ...............................................................................................................28

Appendix D: Getting Help ........................................................................................................................29

Online Help .....................................................................................................................................29

Contact Us ......................................................................................................................................29

Developer Resources .......................................................................................................................29

If You Need To Return Your Squeezebox Boom... .............................................................................29

Appendix E: Troubleshooting .................................................................................................................... 30

When setting up networking, my network does not appear ............................................................. 30

If your network name appears, but the Squeezebox Boom cannot connect ..................................... 30

If Squeezebox Boom cannot locate your computer or connect to SqueezeCenter ...........................31

How do I use a static IP with Squeezebox Boom? ............................................................................. 32

My music sound choppy, distorted, or skips ......................................................................................33

If Squeezebox Boom fails to get an IP address ..................................................................................33

No music will play ............................................................................................................................33

The FORWARD and REWIND buttons do not work with some songs in my music library ....................34

SqueezeCenter can’t ﬁnd all of my music ........................................................................................34

Some of my track names are missing or incorrect ............................................................................ 35

I have installed SqueezeCenter to allow playing of music that’s kept on my computer.

However, some or all of my iTunes music library does not play .........................................................36

I cannot sign in to my new SqueezeNetwork account ......................................................................36

When I attach headphones to Squeezebox Boom, audio comes from only one channel ................... 36

Appendix F: Using Boom As Part Of A Whole-Home System ......................................................................37

Logitech® Hardware Product Limited Warranty ..........................................................................................38

Safety Information ...................................................................................................................................39

Thank You!

Thank you for purchasing Logitech’s Squeezebox Boom network music system. We hope you have as much fun using it as we had building it for you.

Squeezebox Boom combines the features and technology that our customers love in an all-in-one device. The built-in ampliﬁer and high-quality speakers allow you to place Squeezebox Boom anywhere within range of your local network, without having to deal with separate speakers. This makes it ideal for rooms in which space is tight, or environments where a bulky speaker system isn’t welcome.

This user guide includes setup and basic instructions for using your Squeezebox Boom. You can ﬁnd additional information about the latest features, as well as join our active community forums and access detailed documentation for developers on our web site at www.slimdevices.com.

Getting Help

If you run into trouble during the installation, you have a variety of options for obtaining expert assistance:

You should ﬁrst refer to the Troubleshooting section in this User Guide. 1. The most common issues are covered there.

An extensive list of frequently asked questions can be found at 2. www.logitech.com, under Support | Troubleshooting. Select Wireless Music Systems from the list of product categories.

E-mail our support team. Visit 3. www.logitech.com/support and ﬁll out our online e-mail form. You will receive a reply within one business day.

Package Contents

Included in the package you will ﬁnd:

Squeezebox Boom• Infrared remote control with battery• Protective bag• Power supply with plug adapters for your region•

3.5mm male to male audio cable• Quick Start Guide•

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System Requirements

Operating system

Windows• Mac• Linux-based OS with Perl 5.8.3 or higher installed•

Computer

733 Mhz CPU or faster• 256 MB RAM • 80 MB hard drive space •

Network

Ethernet and/or 802.11b/g compatible wireless network. Routers which • support 802.11 Draft N are also compatible, as long as they are backward compatible with 802.11g.

Internet

You’ll need a broadband internet connection for internet radio and access to • music services. Internet access also needed to download the SqueezeCenter™ software.

Vista®, Windows XP, or Windows 2000 (SP4 or later required)

OS X, version 10.3 or higher

Boom Hardware At A Glance

Remote Control

A. POWER turns the Squeezebox Boom on or off.

B. HOME returns the display to the Home Screen

(the top level menu). Pressing HOME again from the Home Screen displays the Now Playing screen.

C. LEFT, RIGHT, UP and DOWN allow you to navigate

through track lists, music services, conﬁguration menus, and more. UP and DOWN scroll through the menu, RIGHT selects the item, and LEFT returns to the previous menu.

D. Press PL AY to begin listening to the selected

track, artist, album, genre, or playlist. This action causes the current playlist to be replaced with the selected item. If you want to add the selected item to your playlist, press ADD instead of PL AY.

E. Press ADD to add the selected track, artist,

album, genre or playlist to the end of the current playlist (called Now Playing). Press and hold ADD to add the selected item to Now Playing and play it next.

F. REWIND, PAUSE, and FORWARD control the playback of your music. Press FORWARD

to skip to the next song, and REWIND to skip back. Press PAUSE to pause or resume the music. Press and hold REWIND or FORWARD to scan through the song that’s currently playing. Press and hold PAUSE to stop the current track.

G. VOLUME UP and VOLUME DOWN

H. SLEEP has two purposes. During normal use, it activates the sleep timer to turn the

power off after a period of time you specify, between 15 and 90 minutes. SLEEP also acts as a snooze button, pausing the alarm for a preselected amount of time after it has been activated. The default is nine minutes. See Tips And Tricks For Using The Controls to learn how to adjust the default delay.

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Front Panel Controls

A. POWER turns the Squeezebox Boom on or off.

B. The navigation wheel allows you to quickly scroll through menus, track lists, music

services, and more. Turn the wheel to scroll, and then press the wheel to select

an option. When the Now Playing screensaver is active, the wheel also serves as

a volume control.

C. Press PL AY to begin listening to the selected track, artist, album, genre, or playlist.

If you’re browsing your music collection or a music service, your Now Playing list

is replaced with the selected item. If you want to add the selected item to Now

Playing, press ADD instead of PLAY.

D. Press BACK to return to the previous menu. It’s the equivalent of LEFT on the

remote control.

E. REWIND, PAUSE, and FORWARD control the playback of your music. Press FORWARD

to skip to the next song, and REWIND to skip back. Press PAUSE to pause or resume

the music. Press and hold REWIND or FORWARD to scan through the song that’s

currently playing. Press and hold PAUSE to stop the current track.

F. VOLUME UP and VOLUME DOWN. After you press VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN you can

also use the navigation wheel to adjust the volume.

G. PRESET BUTTONS allow you quick access to your favorite tracks, Internet radio

stations, playlists, or albums. Tap one of the preset buttons to select a favorite, or press and hold to assign the button to the currently selected item.

H. SLEEP has two purposes. During normal use, it activates the sleep timer to turn

the power off after a period of time you specify, between 15 and 90 minutes.

SLEEP also acts as a snooze button, pausing the alarm for a preselected amount of

time after it has been activated.

Tips And Tricks For Using The Controls

The remote control uses infrared light to communicate with Squeezebox • Boom. The infrared sensor is on Boom’s front panel, so for best results, use the remote while you are in front of Boom and within line of sight. If you would like information on the multi-room Squeezebox Controller, see Using Boom as part of a whole-house system later in this guide.

Squeezebox Boom does not have a dedicated “stop” button. This is because • it works much like an MP3 or CD player, allowing you to pause your music and return to it at any time. Tapping PAUSE pauses the track; if you want to stop playing the track, press and hold PAUSE.

Selecting a track, artist, album, genre or another playlist from your music • collection or from an online music service and pressing PL AY will clear the current playlist (called Now Playing) from memory and create a new playlist from the item you’ve selected. If you would like to add the selected item to the end of Now Playing, press ADD instead. If you press and hold ADD, the selected item will be be inserted into Now Playing so that it plays next.

The Snooze button has a default waiting period of nine minutes. • See Squeezebox Boom’s Alarm, later in this guide, for instructions for changing the delay time.

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Back Panel Connectors

A. Line in. Ideal for connecting an MP3 player, portable CD player, or other audio

device with a 3.5mm line level output and enjoying Squeezebox Boom’s advance

driver design and acoustics. It’s not necessary to select Line In as a source from

the front panel; Squeezebox Boom will automatically detect the connection of

your device.

B. Headphone or subwoofer out. Connect headphones for private listening,

or a powered subwoofer to add bass reinforcement. Since this is a dual-purpose

connector, you must select Settings > Audio > Line Out from the Home Screen

to select headphone or subwoofer output. If you are using headphones and the

audio comes from only one channel, check to make sure that the subwoofer

setting is not selected.

Installing Squeezebox Boom

A Word About The Operating Environment

Squeezebox Boom is intended primarily for indoor use. It can be used outdoors temporarily when adequate protection is provided against moisture and extreme temperatures. When using outdoors, be sure to keep it out of direct sunlight, as it may cause interference with the infrared sensor. For more information, see Safety

Information later in this guide.

Installation Steps At A Glance

Make a note of

your wireless network

settings (if connecting via

a wireless network)

Set up Boom

and connect it

to your network

Create SqueezeNetwork

account and download

software

Select

a music source

C. Ethernet. If you prefer to use an ethernet connection rather than Squeezebox

Boom’s built-in wireless, you can use your own ethernet cable to connect

Squeezebox Boom to your network.

D. Power. Be sure to use only the power supply provided with Squeezebox Boom.

Make A Note Of Your Network Settings

If you can connect a computer to your wireless network, you should have little trouble setting up your Squeezebox Boom. Gathering information about your network now will make it easier to conﬁgure your Squeezebox Boom.

Network name (SSID): ___________________________________

Wireless security (circle one): WEP 64-bit WEP 128-bit WPA WPA2

Security Key: __________________________________________

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If you’re not familiar with your wireless network’s security method or your security key, this information can be obtained by connecting to your wireless router. See your router’s instructions if necessary, or contact your network provider or the party who installed your wireless router.

Your wireless network’s name can be determined by using a computer on your network that’s already connected to your wireless network.

For Windows XP and Vista

Double click on the wireless networking icon in the system tray.

For Mac OS X

Click on the wireless networking icon on the menu bar and make note of which network has a check mark next to it.

Note to Apple Airport Base Station users: Squeezebox Boom follows the 802.11

standard and expects the WEP key to be in hexadecimal format.The Airport Base

Station uses ASCII characters for the WEP key. You’ll need to ﬁnd the hexadecimal

version of your WEP key to conﬁgure your Squeezebox Duet. To do that,

please follow these steps:

Open the Airport Admin Utility. On Mac OS X this utility can be found under

Applications -> Utilities in the Finder. In Windows, it can be found in Start ->

Programs -> Airport Admin Utility.

Select your base station and click the “Conﬁgure” button.

Once the Conﬁguration window is open, click the “Password” icon at the top

of the window (the icon resembling a padlock). This will show you the key in HEX

format. Write that down as the Security Key on the previous page.

Note: 64-bit WEP keys on the Airport Base Station will have exactly 5 characters;

128-bit keys will have exactly 13 characters.

Create An Online Account And Download Software

An Important Word About Music Sources

Squeezebox Boom must be connected to a music source in order to function. There are two music sources available: SqueezeNetwork™ and SqueezeCenter™.

SqueezeNetwork

SqueezeNetwork is a free, Internet-based service provided by Logitech. It allows you to connect to a wide variety of services, including Internet radio guides and online music services, like Rhapsody®, Sirius Internet Radio, and Pandora® Radio. You can even store your own music collection in an online MP3tunes music locker so you can listen to your music when your computer is turned off.

Please note that some music services may charge a separate fee for use; we provide free trials so you may try them ﬁrst.

SqueezeCenter (Optional)

SqueezeCenter is an application you run on a computer connected to your local network to deliver your personal music collection to the Squeezebox players in your home. You can also connect to Internet radio guides and online music services via SqueezeCenter.

If you are not interested in listening to your personal music collection, or if you are planning to upload your music to an MP3tunes music locker, you do not need SqueezeCenter.

Set Up A SqueezeNetwork Account

Signing up for a free account on SqueezeNetwork is a vital part of the Squeezebox Boom setup process. To sign up, visit www.squeezenetwork.com and use the sign-up wizard.

If you already have an account, instructions for adding your new Squeezebox Boom to your account can be found later in this guide.

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