PhatNoise 1501-MAN User Manual

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PhatNoise Home Digital Media Player

User's Manual

Part# 1501-MAN

1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2 Using the Front Panel Display . . . . . . 13

3 Using the TV Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

4 Music Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

5 Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

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Contents

1 Getting Started 9

2 Using the FrontPanel Display 13

2.1 Setting up for use without a TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

2.2 Turning on the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

2.3 How the Home Player is Organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

2.4 Browsing the Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

2.5 Choosing music to play from the Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

2.6 Navigating the Playback screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

2.7 Playing music using SSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

2.8 Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

2.9 Future Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

3 Using the TV Display 29

3.1 Setting up for use with a TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

3.2 Turning on the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

3.3 Setting up the Graphical Interface Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

3.4 Setting the Video Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

3.5 How the Home Player is Organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

3.6 Browsing the Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

3.7 Choosing music to play from the Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

3.8 Navigating the Playback screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

3.9 Playing music using SSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

3.10 Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

3.11 Future commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

CONTENTS

4 Music Management 61

4.1 Installing the PhatNoise Music Manager software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

4.2 Installing the USB Cradle and DMS Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

4.3 PhatNoise CD Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

4.4 PhatNoise Music Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

4.5 Downloading cover art for your music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

4.6 Information on MP3 Files and ID3 Tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

5 Support 93

CONTENTS

FCC WARNING

This equipment may generate or use radio frequency energy. Changes or modications to this equipment may cause harmful interference unless the modications are expressly approved in the instruction manual. The user could use the authority to operate this equipment if an unauthorized change or modication is made.

NOTE

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment may cause harmful interference to radio communications, if it is not installed and used in accordance with the instructions. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, whichcan be determinedby turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouragedto try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

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Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

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Increase the separation betweenthe equipment and the receiver.

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Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that towhich the receiver is connected.

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Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician forhelp.

PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND ALL INSTRUCTIONS Installation Precautions

Precautions to ensureand observe:

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The unit is not subject to direct sunlight.

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The unit is not near heat sources (such as heaters).

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The unit is not exposed to rain or moisture.

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The unit is not exposed to excessive dust, sand or dirt.

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The unit is not subject to excessive vibration.

Digital Media Storage Cartridge Precautions

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Do not remove the DMS Cartridge from the Player unless the Playeris turned off.

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Do not remove the DMS Cartridge from the USB Cradle until downloading is complete.

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Do not leave the DMS Cartridge in locations with high temperatures and high humidity, such as on a car dashboard or in the rear window where it will be subject to direct sunlight. Do not subject the DMS Cartridge to extreme cold temperatures.

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Do not place more thatone DMS Cartridge at a time into the PhatNoise player.

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Do not drop the DMS Cartridge or subject it toa violent shock.

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Do not spill liquid on the DMS Cartridge or submerge the DMS Cartridge in liquid.

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The only effective protection for data and othermaterial storedon theDMS Cartridge is the regularbacking up of that data by you, the consumer. PhatNoise Inc. shall not be responsible for the loss of any such data or other material.

PhatNoise Player and USB Cradle Precautions

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Never spill liquid of any kind on the Player.

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Do not place the player on an unstable cart, stand or table. The product may fall, causing serious damage to the product.

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Do not useany object to probe theopening of the product and do not put any bodyparts orother foreign objects in the opening of the product- this mayresult in bodily injury and can also damage the product.

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Avoid severe impact. Do not drop the player on a solid surface or drop a heavy object on the player.

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Take care when plugging and unplugging cables.

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Do not hold the playeror the USB Cradle by the cables alone.

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Do not remove the DMS Cartridge from the USB Cradle when the green activity light ison.

Do not attempt to service any part of the product yourself. Servicing should only be done by qualied

service personnel.

Safety and Handling Precautions

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Do not place this system on the rear deck of a car where it will be subjected to direct sunlight and high temperatures.

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Do notplace thissystem whereit will be subjected tohot airfrom theheater or anyother high-temperature location.

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Do not place this systemwhere you cannot rmly secure the unit, or in high-vibration areas.

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Do not place this system in an area of high humidity or where large amounts of airborne dust/dirt are present.

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CONTENTS

Section 1

Getting Started

Congratulations onyour purchase of the PhatNoise HomeDigital Media Player! This section will guide you through the main features and components that are in the Home Player package. Please read through this section to make sure you have each of the included pieces.

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What's Included

Getting Started

Tip: The DMS cartridge is not a standard part of the Home Player package, but is required for HomePlayer to operate.

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Section 2

Using the Front Panel Display

This section presents all the things you can do with the PhatNoise Home Digital Media Player using the front panel LCD display. If you'd like to use the TV interface instead, please see the section

the TV Display

below on page 29.

2.1 Setting up for use without a TV

What you'll need:

An audio amplierorpowered speakers.

audio equipment just like a CD player. You can also use powered computer speakers as a small bedroom alternative to a large home stereo.

The home playerfeatures both analog and digital audio outputs. If your stereo equipment has a standard S/PDIF coaxial input jack, connect this to the S/PDIF output of the home player for the best audio delity.

You can connect the home player to standardhome

Using

A wall outlet.

The home player's power adapter plugs into any standard wall power outlet.

Step by step:

Position the home player.

avoiding direct sunlight or high moisture locations.

Place the home player unit wherever may be convenient for you,

2.1

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

POWER

DIGITAL COAXIAL

OUT

VIDEO COMPOSITE

S VIDEO

VIDEOAUDIO

USB

THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES. OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS: (1) THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE, AND (2) THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT INTERFERENCE RECEIVED, INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION.

PHATNOISE INC. 1950 SAWTELLE BLVD. #200 LOS ANGELES CA, 90025

SERIAL NO.

PHU-020 rev -

DC 12V 18W

PHATNOISE INC. MADE IN CHINA

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Tip: You may want to avoid placing the home player on a slippery surface  the unit may movewhen you insert or removethe DMS cartridge.

Connect the analog or digital audio jacks.

For an analog audio connection, connect the Left and Right RCA jacks to a suitable audio input of your home stereo. Common audio inputs that work well may be labelled 'CD' or 'AUX'. You can alternatively connect the analog outputs to a set of powered computer speakers by using an RCA to headphone-style adapter (not included).

If you are usingdigital audio, use a single cable fromthehome player's S/PDIF outputjack to the coaxial digital input of your home stereo.

Connect the powersupply.

Insert the small power supply plug into the powerinput jack of the

Turning on the system

home player, then plug the power cord into your wall outlet.

2.2 Turning on the system

1. The home player will initialize for a few moments as soon as it is plugged in. The controls will not operate while the system is initializing.

2.2

2. When the system is done initializing, all the lights and the LCD display will turn off.

3. Tobegin, simply insert a cartridge, and press the power button. The display will illuminate, and the power indicator will turn on.

2.3

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When the home player turns on, you will see a set of different colored lights. This is

what the colorsmean:

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Red: The home playeris doing a self check ofhardware.

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Amber: The home player isloading its system software.

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Green: The home playeris up and running.

2.3 How the Home Player is Organized

The PhatNoise Home Digital Media player is organized for fast and easy access to the most common features. Most of the navigation is done by asmallset of controls, with the remaining controls used as shortcuts.

How the Home Playeris Organized

2.3

•

From the remote control

select

button chooses an item and moves to the next screen. The-button goes to the previous

screen.

•

From the front panel

(Note: the + and selectbuttons currently perform the same function)

Theupand

down

buttons browse through the items available. The

The knob allows you to browse through the items available. The button chooses an item and moves to the next screen. The screen.

back

button goes to the previous

select

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2.4 Browsing the Main Menu

The rst screen to appear is the main menu:

The top line indicates that you are viewing the main menu, and the bottom line shows the current item. Pressing theupor change the current item. Pressingthe

This menu has the following default menu items:

•

Music Library.

system.

•

Settings.

•

Now Playing.

The settings menu is explained in detail in section

down

buttons on the remote, or turning the knob on the front panel will

select

button will choose the item displayed.

Selecting this item will show differentways of browsing the music library in your

Settings Menu

If a song is currently playing, this item will take you right to it.

below on page 25.

2.5 Choosing music to play from the Main Menu

1. From the main menu, scroll to the rst item,

Music Library

, and press select.

Choosing music to playfrom the Main Menu

2.5

2. Next, choose how you would like to browse your music library. The home player features four browse modes for your music:

Mode Meaning

Playlists

Display all the playlists available in your system. These playlists are made with the PhatNoise Music Manager.

Albums

Displayallthe albums available inyour system. The albums aresorted rst byartist, thenalphabetically by album name.

Artists

Display all the artists available in your system, sorted alphabetically.

Genres

Display all the genres available in your system, sorted alphabetically.

Turn the scroll knob or press theupand browse modes listed above.

down

buttons on the remote to display each of the

3. Make your selection by pressing the

select

button. The home player will display a list of items matching the browse mode you chose. A scroll bar is displayed on the top line, and the current item is displayed on the bottom line.

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Tip: Press and holdtheupor

4. Press

5. Press

play

to immediately begin playing, or

select

instead. The systemwill show you thetracks from thePlaylist, Album, Artist, orGenre that you selected. Press on the screen.

down

buttons to scrollquickly through the list!

select

one last time when the track you would like to play is displayed

Navigating the Playbackscreen

You may notice the messages that appear on the top line of the display. These are built in helpmessages to assist you in usingthe system. To turnthese messages on or off,please see

Settings Menu

below onpage 25

2.6 Navigating the Playback screen

The playback screen is what you see when a song is playing. Here'show it is laid out:

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Track Number.

queued.

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Current time.

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Song title.

•

Play Light.

if no song is playing.

The most common controls are placed on the front panel as well as on the remote control. These

are summarized below:

This shows you the current track number, as well as the total number of tracks

This is the current playback time position of the song.

The name of the current song playing scrolls across the bottom of the display.

This light glows when a song is playing, blinks when a song is paused, and turns off

2.6

Button Meaning

Play:

begin playing the item shown on the display

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Pause:

panel, or press pause on the remote to pause the current playback

Track forward:

Track backward:

Stop:

Seek forward:

seek forward in the current track

Seek backward:

seek backward in the current track

press the play button again on the front

Go forward one track

Go backward one track

stops the playback

Press and hold the button to

Browsing while playing

While you are playing a track you can browse the songs that may be coming up in the queue.

1. Press theupor available.

down

buttons, or turn the scroll knob. The display will show the other tracks

2. If you see a track you wish to play, press

3. If you don't want to make a selection, simply wait a few moments for the screen to go back to the song currently playing.

playorselect

to switch to that track.

Additional Song information

Press select while in the playback screen to see additional informationabout the current song. After a period of time the display will return to the playback screen, or you can press-to go back at any time.

Playing music using SSA

The

•

and

Play

buttons

button: Press this to go directly to the main menu.

Play

button: Press the play button at any time to begin playback of the current selected set of

songs. If no songs are selected, the home player will begin playing all the songs available.

Turning off the home player

2.7

Press either the the currentsettings to the DMS cartridge,then turn itself off whendone. Pressthe to turn the home player on. When you turn the home player back on, it will resume where it left off.

PowerorEject

Tip: Makesure toturn offthehome playerbefore pullingout thecartridge! Otherwise, you mayrisk corrupting the contents ofthe DMS!

buttons to turn the home player off. The home player will briey save

power

button again

2.7 Playing music using SSA

The PhatNoise Home Digital Media Player features the SSA music organization feature, that not only makes browsing and playing music easier, but also gives you many more options for nding what you want. This section describes how to browse and play music using SSA.

1. Onboth thefrontpanelandthe remotecontrolyou willnd fourbuttons, labelled

Artist

, and

Genre

Playlist,Album

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2. You can press one of these buttons at any time to display a list of content for that button. It is like a shortcut to the four browse modes mentioned above. Furthermore, when you press one of these buttons, the corresponding light will glow, indicating the selected browse style.

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3. Press

4. Press

play

to immediately begin playing, or

select

instead. The systemwill show you thetracks from thePlaylist, Album, Artist, orGenre that you selected. Press on the screen.

select

one last time when the track you would like to play is displayed

More from this Playlist, Album, Artist, or Genre

Whenever a song is shown playing on the display, you can press any of the buttons

Artist

, or

Genre

that are not lit to hear more songs that match that category. After a few moments and the player will return to the song playback screen. The current song will not be interrupted, but the songs coming up will be changed accordingly.

Example: Every song has Playlist, Album, Artist, and Genre categories(these are called music tags). For example,

"Love my way" by

1. Let's saywe arelistening to"Love myway", andthe Artist buttonis lit. This means weare listening to all of

Beth Jones

My Music The Best of Beth Jones Beth Jones Rock

Beth Jones'

has the following tag information:

Playlist Album Artist Genre

songs.

Playlist,Album

Settings Menu

2.8

2. If we press the that are from the current album "The Best of Beth Jones". Wait a few moments for the player to return to the song playback screen.

Album

button just once, the system will change the queue of songs to just those

Browsing categories within categories

Press and hold

only display the items that match both the existing selection

Example:

1. Let's say we are listening to all songs whose Genre is since the

2. Press and hold the display all artists that have lights illuminated).

3. On our DMS cartridge we have only and - buttons to choose one of these two artists, or

4. do nothing and you are back to listening to all

any of the

Genre

Currently the Home Playeris limited to two browse modes lit at the same time. Three or more maycause unpredictable behavior.

Playlist,Album,Artist

button is lit).

Artist

button. Instead of showing all the artists available, the system will

rock

, or

Genre

buttons that are not lit. The home player will

and

the button you just pressed.

rock

(we know we are browsing by

songs available (this is indicated by both the

rock

songs by the artists Blender and Beth Jones. Use the +

rock

songs.

Artist

and

Genre

2.8 Settings Menu

The settings menu currently consists of the following items:

•

Random Settings

•

Repeat Settings

•

Video Settings

•

Help Settings

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You can get to the settings menu from the main menu. Use theupor knob to browse through each of the items. Press the the-or

back

buttons to leave the menu.

Each of the settings are explained below.

select

button to choose the selected item, press

down

buttons, or turn the

Random Settings

This menu allows you to turn the random function on or off. This menu is equivalent to pressing the random button on the remote control to toggle the random mode on or off.

Setting Meaning

Random Off Turn off the random mode, and play songs in a

normal, sequential order.

Randomize List Randomize the list of songs currently playing. For

example, if one album is selected to play, the order of the songs within that album would be random- ized.

Repeat Settings

This menu allows you to congure how the repeat function operates. This menu is equivalent to pressing the repeat button ontheremote control multiple times, switching between the three modes listed below:

Setting Meaning

Repeat Off Turn off the repeat mode, and play songs in a nor-

mal, sequential order.

Repeat Track Repeat the current song. When the currently play-

ing song ends, the same song will start over.

Repeat List Repeatthe entirelist ofsongscurrently playing. For

example, if an album is selected to play, the album playback will start over when the last song of the album is nished.

Future Features

2.9

Video Settings

This menu allows you to change the video mode of the TV display. It has no affect if the home player is not connected to a TV.

Setting Meaning

Composite Video Switch the video output to the composite video

mode.

S-Video Switch the video output to the 'Super VHS' video

mode.

Help Settings

This menu allows you to turn help messages on or off.

Setting Meaning

On Display help messages on the home player. These

aredisplayed whenyou donot operatethe controls of the player for a period of time.

Off Turn off any help messages.

About

Selecting thiswill displayinformation aboutthePhatNoise HomeDigital Media Player softwareversion and acknowledgements.

2.9 Future Features

The home player remote control has commands that will be enabled in future software releases:

Numbers 0 - 9

Repeat

Enter

DMS

Favorites

Features

2.9

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These buttons currently have no function.

In addition, the USB port on the back of the home player is presently disabled. Future software updates will include support for this port.

Section 3

Using the TV Display

This section presents all the things you can do with the PhatNoise Home Digital Media Player using your TV's display and the remote control. If you'd like to use the home player without a TV, or if you would like to use the front panel buttons instead, please see the section on page 13.

3.1 Setting up for use with a TV

What you'll need:

An audio amplierorpowered speakers.

audio equipment just like a CD player. You can also use powered computer speakers as a small bedroom alternative to a large home stereo.

You can connect the home player to standardhome

Using the Front PanelDisplay

A wall outlet.

A TV.

A TV with an S-Video input will operate best, as the S-Video signal will look much better

than the composite output.

The home player's power adapter plugs into any standard wall power outlet.

Step by step:

Position the home player.

avoiding direct sunlight or high moisture locations.

Place the home player unit wherever may be convenient for you,

3.1

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

POWER

DIGITAL COAXIAL

OUT

VIDEO COMPOSITE

S VIDEO

VIDEOAUDIO

USB

PHATNOISE INC. 1950 SAWTELLE BLVD. #200 LOS ANGELES CA, 90025

SERIAL NO.

PHU-020 rev -

DC 12V 18W

PHATNOISE INC. MADE IN CHINA

PhatNoise

Tip: You may want to avoid placing the home player on a slippery surface  the unit may movewhen you insert or removethe DMS cartridge.

Connect the analog or digital audio jacks.

If you are usingdigital audio, use a single cable fromthehome player's S/PDIF outputjack to the coaxial digital input of your home stereo.

Connect the Video.

If your TV has S-Video inputs, connect the S-Video cable (included) from

Setting up for use with a TV

3.1

the S-Video output of the home player, and to the S-Video input of your TV or video system.

If your TV does not feature S-Video, connect the composite video cable (included) from the composite video output of the home player, and to the composite video input of your TV or video system.

Connect the powersupply.

Insert the small power supply plug into the powerinput jack of the

home player, then plug the power cord into your wall outlet.

3.2

5. The home player will initialize for a few moments as soon as it is plugged in. The controls will not operate while the system is initializing.

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6. When the system is done initializing, all the lights and the LCD display will turn off.

3.2 Turning on the system

1. Tobegin, insert your DMScartridge,and press the powerbutton. The displaywill illuminate, and the power indicator will turn on.

Setting up the Graphical Interface Software

When the home player turns on, you will see a set of different colored lights. This is

what the colorsmean:

•

Red: The home playeris doing a self check ofhardware.

•

Amber: The home player isloading its system software.

•

Green: The home playeris up and running.

3.3

3.3 Setting up the Graphical Interface Software

Before the PhatNoise Home Digital Media Player can display any video screens on your TV, the DMS cartridge must have the Graphical Interface software installed.

3.3

To do this, run the PhatNoise Music Manager and download a new Plug-In for your DMS cartridge

named'hugui'. This willcopy the necessarysoftware ontoyour DMS forthe graphicaldisplay toappear.

Tip: If the DMS cartridge you are using shipped with your home player, you can skip this section the Graphical Interface software isalready installed.

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Step-by-step

1. Run the PhatNoise Music Manager.

2. Insert a DMS cartridge into the USB cradle.

Setting up the Graphical Interface Software

3.3

3. Display the Device view by clicking the "Device" button.

3.3

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4. Activate the PhatNoise DMS cartridge by clicking PhatNoise DMS in the panel.

All Supported Devices

Setting up the Graphical Interface Software

3.3

5. Click on the

Hardware Options

button.

3.3

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6. Click on

Properties

Setting up the Graphical Interface Software

3.3

7. Click on

Install Plugin

Thewindowyousee maynothavetheseoptions listed. Theseoptionsarefor Kenwood- compatible systems,and may not be present forother systems. Justproceed with the rest of thesesteps.

3.3

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8. In the registration code box, type "hugui" (without quotes), and clickOk.

9. The drop down box will list each of thePhatNoiseproducts the DMS cartridge has been used in.

Setting up the Graphical Interface Software

You can select any one of these and clickOk.

3.3

10. Wait for the Graphical Interface software to download 

size, andmay take some time todownload

. Once done, clickOk.

the software is approximately 10 MB in

11. Choose the item "Home Player Graphical Interface"  you should see a display similar to the one above.

3.3

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12. Click on

If yourwindow doesnot display likethis, goahead and click still been downloadedand installed correctly.

Save Changes

Cancel

. The softwarehas

13. Click onOk.

Setting up the Graphical Interface Software

3.3

14. Finally, click on

Save/Eject

to before removing the cartridge from your cradle.

3.4

Your DMS cartridge is now ready for use in the home player. Again, this step is only needed for the

TV display to operate  the front panel and music playback work with any DMS cartridge as-is.

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3.4 Setting the Video Mode

Before using the TV display,ensure that the home player is set to the correct video mode.

1. Press the

2. Press theupand

3. Press

4. Press theupand the

5. Choose either Press

6. Press

If you don't see a video display, please check the following:

•

The Graphical Interface software takes about20 seconds to load after the unit'sfront display has turned on. You may need to wait a bit longer.

•

Ensure the video mode you chose matches the video cable connection.

button.

select

to enter the

Video Settings

CompositeorS-Video

select

to enable the mode.

to exit.

down

buttons, or turn the knob until the front panel displays

Settings

down

buttons until the front panel displays

menu.

Video Settings

modes, dependingon the connectiontypeyou made above.

Settings

. Press

select

to enter

•

Ensure your TV is set to the proper video input.

•

If the display is properly set, but you have not loaded the Graphical Interface software, you will see the following display:

How the Home Playeris Organized

3.5

Please see

Setting up theGraphical Interface Software

on page 33.

3.5 How the Home Player is Organized

•

From the remote control

select

button chooses an item and moves down to the next screen. Theupbutton goes to the

previous screen.

•

From the front panel

button chooses an item and moves to the next screen. The screen.

(Note: the down andselectbuttons currently perform the same function)

Theupand

The knob allows you to browse through the items available. The

down

buttons browse through the items available. The

back

button goes to the previous

select

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This section will focus primarily on using the remote control. If you would like to use the front

panel controls, more detailed explanations can be found in the section

Using the Front Panel Display

on page 13.

Browsing the Main Menu

3.6 Browsing the Main Menu

The rst screen to appear is the main menu:

3.6

Pressing theupor

the current item. Pressing the

This menu has the following default menu items:

•

Music Library.

system.

•

Settings.

down

buttons on the remote, or turning the knob onthefront panel will change

select

button will choose the item displayed.

Selecting this item will show differentways of browsing the music library in your

The settings menu is explained in detail in section

Settings Menu

below on page 57.

3.7

•

Now Playing.

If a song is currently playing, this item will take you right to it.

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3.7 Choosing music to play from the Main Menu

1. From the main menu, scroll to the rst item,

2. Next, choose how you would like to browse your music library. The home player features four browse modes for your music:

Mode Meaning

Playlists

Albums

Artists

Genres

Display all the playlists available in your system. These playlists are made with the PhatNoise Music Manager.

Displayallthe albums available inyour system. The albums aresorted rst byartist, thenalphabetically by album name.

Display all the artists available in your system, sorted alphabetically.

Display all the genres available in your system, sorted alphabetically.

Music Library

, and press select.

Choosing music to playfrom the Main Menu

3.7

Press theupand

down

buttons on the remoteto display each of the browse modes listedabove.

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3. Make your selection by pressing the

select

button. The home player will display a list of items matching the browse mode you chose. In the image below, for example, a list of artists is displayed alphabetically.

Tip: Press and holdtheupor

down

buttons to scrollquickly through the list!

Choosing music to playfrom the Main Menu

3.7

4. Press

5. Press

play

to immediately begin playing, or

select

instead. The systemwill show you thetracks from thePlaylist, Album, Artist, orGenre that you selected. Press on the screen.

select

one last time when the track you would like to play is displayed

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3.8 Navigating the Playback screen

The playback screen is what you see when a song is playing. Here'show it is laid out:

•

Current Song.

•

List Name.

example,"NowPlaying Blender"will be displayedwhen you areplaying all thesongs by theartist

Blender

•

Album Art.

display.

•

Song Information.

•

Play Light.

is playing, blinks when a song is paused, and turns off if no song is playing.

Here is a summary of the most common controls:

The currently playing song is shown highlighted in the list of songs.

This is on the top of the screen, and shows what type of song listing you have (for

The album cover for the song currently playing is shown on the right side of the

If information is known about the song, it is displayed below the album art.

This light is behind the play button on the front panel. This light glows when a song

Navigating the Playbackscreen

Button Meaning

Play:

begin playing the item shown on the display

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Pause:

panel, or press pause on the remote to pause the current playback

Track forward:

Track backward:

Stop:

Seek forward:

seek forward in the current track

Seek backward:

seek backward in the current track

press the play button again on the front

Go forward one track

Go backward one track

stops the playback

Press and hold the button to

Browsing while playing

While you are playing a track you can browse the songs that may be coming up in the queue.

1. Press theupor available.

down

buttons, or turn the scroll knob. The display will show the other tracks

2. If you see a track you wish to play, press

3. If you don't want to make a selection, simply wait a few moments for the screen to go back to the song currently playing.

playorselect

to switch to that track.

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Additional Song information

Press

select

while in the playback screen to see additional information about the current song. After a

period of time the display will return to the playback screen, or you can press-to go back at any time.

The

•

and

Play

buttons

button: Press this to go directly to the main menu.

Play

button: Press the play button at any time to begin playback of the current selected set of

songs. If no songs are selected, the home player will begin playing all the songs available.

Turning off the home player

Press either the the currentsettings to the DMS cartridge,then turn itself off whendone. Pressthe to turn the home player on. When you turn the home player back on, it will resume where it left off.

PowerorEject

buttons to turn the home player off. The home player will briey save

power

button again

Playing music using SSA

Tip: Makesure toturn offthehome playerbefore pullingout thecartridge! Otherwise, you mayrisk corrupting the contents ofthe DMS!

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3.9 Playing music using SSA

1. Onboth thefrontpanelandthe remotecontrolyou willnd fourbuttons, labelled

Artist

, and

Genre

Playlist,Album

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3. Press

4. Press

play

to immediately begin playing, or

select

instead. The systemwill show you thetracks from thePlaylist, Album, Artist, orGenre that you selected. Press on the screen.

select

one last time when the track you would like to play is displayed

More from this Playlist, Album, Artist, or Genre

Whenever a song is shown playing on the display, you can press any of the buttons

Artist

, or

Genre

Example: Every song has Playlist, Album, Artist, and Genre categories(these are called music tags). For example,

"Love my way" by

1. Let's saywe arelistening to"Love myway", andthe Artist buttonis lit. This means weare listening to all of

2. If we press the that are from the current album "The Best of Beth Jones". Wait a few moments for the player to return to the song playback screen.

Beth Jones

My Music The Best of Beth Jones Beth Jones Rock

Beth Jones'

Album

has the following tag information:

Playlist Album Artist Genre

songs.

button just once, the system will change the queue of songs to just those

Playlist,Album

Browsing categories within categories

Settings Menu

3.10

Press and hold

only display the items that match both the existing selection

Example:

1. Let's say we are listening to all songs whose Genre is since the

2. Press and hold the display all artists that have lights illuminated).

3. On our DMS cartridge we have only and - buttons to choose one of these two artists, or

4. do nothing and you are back to listening to all

any of the

Genre

Currently the Home Playeris limited to two browse modes lit at the same time. Three or more maycause unpredictable behavior.

Playlist,Album,Artist

button is lit).

Artist

button. Instead of showing all the artists available, the system will

rock

, or

Genre

buttons that are not lit. The home player will

songs available (this is indicated by both the

rock

songs by the artists Blender and Beth Jones. Use the +

rock

songs.

3.10 Settings Menu

and

the button you just pressed.

rock

(we know we are browsing by

Artist

and

Genre

The settings menu currently consists of the following items:

•

Random Settings

•

Repeat Settings

•

Video Settings

•

Help Settings

You can get to the settings menu from the main menu. Use theupor knob to browse through each of the items. Press the the-or

back

buttons to leave the menu.

Each of the settings are explained below.

select

button to choose the selected item, press

down

buttons, or turn the

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Random Settings

This menu allows you to turn the random function on or off. This menu is equivalent to pressing the random button on the remote control to toggle the random mode on or off.

Setting Meaning

Random Off Turn off the random mode, and play songs in a

normal, sequential order.

Randomize List Randomize the list of songs currently playing. For

example, if one album is selected to play, the order of the songs within that album would be random- ized.

Repeat Settings

Setting Meaning

Repeat Off Turn off the repeat mode, and play songs in a nor-

mal, sequential order.

Repeat Track Repeat the current song. When the currently play-

ing song ends, the same song will start over.

Repeat List Repeatthe entirelist ofsongscurrently playing. For

example, if an album is selected to play, the album playback will start over when the last song of the album is nished.

Video Settings

This menu allows you to change the video mode of the TV display.

Future commands

Setting Meaning

Composite Video Switch the video output to the composite video

mode.

S-Video Switch the video output to the 'Super VHS' video

mode.

3.11

Help Settings

This menu allows you to turn help messages on or off.

Setting Meaning

On Display help messages on the home player. These

aredisplayed whenyou donot operatethe controls of the player for a period of time.

Off Turn off any help messages.

About

Selecting thiswill displayinformation aboutthePhatNoise HomeDigital Media Player softwareversion and acknowledgements.

3.11 Future commands

The home player remote control has commands that will be enabled in future software releases:

Numbers 0 - 9

Repeat

Enter

DMS

Favorites

Features

These buttons currently have no function.

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In addition, the USB port on the back of the home player is presently disabled. Future software updates will include support for this port.

Section 4

Music Management

Ifyou alreadyhavePhatNoiseMusic Managersoftwareinstalled onyourcomputer,please installtheversion on the CDincluded with your Home Player.

4.1 Installing the PhatNoise Music Manager software

Tip: Youmust installthe PhatNoiseMusic Managersoftwareon yourcomputer before you connectthe USB cradle to yourcomputer.

Tip: The PhatNoiseMusicManager requirestheWindows OperatingSystem(Windows 98 Second Edition,Windows Millennium, Windows 2000, orWindows XP).

Tocongure the software properly, it is very important to follow these steps in order:

1. Exit all running Windows programs.

2. If the DMS Cartridge is inserted into the USB cradle, remove it now.

4.2

3. Insert the PhatNoise Music Manager software CD into your computer's CD-ROM drive. The PhatNoise Music Manager software installation program will launch automatically launch in a few moments.

4. If the PhatNoise Music Manager software installation program does not launch automatically, follow these steps to run the software manually:

(a) Click the "Start" button in the lower left corner of your screen and select "Run...". The Run

dialog box appears.

(b) Type the following text in the drop-down list box:

d:\PMM_setup.exe

where "d:" is the letter corresponding to your CD-ROM drive.

5. Followtheon-screen instructionsto installthe PhatNoiseMusicManagersoftware(the PhatNoise CD Manager software will also be installed at this time).

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6. When the installation is nished, the installation program will ask you to restart the computer. After restarting your computer you will nd two new icons on your desktop: one for PhatNoise Music Manager and one for PhatNoise CD Manager.

4.2 Installing the USB Cradle and DMS Cartridge

Tip: Youmust installthe PhatNoiseMusic Managersoftwareon yourcomputer before you connectthe USB cradle to yourcomputer.

Installing the USB Cradle and DMS Cartridge

4.2

1. Once you have installed PhatNoise Music Manager and have restarted your computer, plug the power connector into the USB cradle. Make sure the other end of the power cable is plugged into a wall outlet before connecting the USB cradle to your computer.

2. Connect the USB cradle's USB cable to a USB port on your computer.

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3. Insert the DMScartridgermlyinto the USB cradle. Avoid 'slapping'the cartridge into place. The green and redindicator lights should illuminate. The DMS cartridge willthen be detected by the operating system. (If your computer does not support USB 2.0, Windowsmay display a message indicating that you have plugged the cradle into a "non-HI-SPEED USB Hub". The cradle will still function properly. To take advantage of the faster transfer speed of USB 2.0, you will need to purchase a USB 2.0 adapter card.)

Tip: If youhave USB2.0 ports installedon your machine,but thecradle isplugged into a USB1.0port, Windows XP willdisplaythe message below. To takeadvantage of the faster transferspeed plug the cradle intoa USB 2.0 port.

Installing the USB Cradle and DMS Cartridge

4. After an initialization period, an "Autoplay" dialog box will appear.

5. Let the Autoplay feature nish.

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6. Next, dialog boxes will appear for two new drives, labelled PHTDTA and PHTSYS.

7. For each dialog box, select "Take No Action" and check "Always do the selected Action", then Click "OK".

8. Your USB Cradle has been successfully installed and your DMS cartridge is ready for use!

4.3 PhatNoise CD Manager

The quickest and easiest way to transfer your CD collection to a DMS cartridge is with the PhatNoise CD Manager. You can also usethe PhatNoise Music Manager to encode CDs and transfermusicles to a DMS cartridge.

This section introduces the core features of the PhatNoise CD Manager software.

other features ofthe software, click on the"Help" button (or press F1)while in PhatNoise CD Manager.

To transfer your CD music collection to a DMS cartridge

1. Double click on the PhatNoise CD Manager icon on your computer's desktop.

To learn about

PhatNoise CD Manager

4.3

2. Insert a DMS cartridge intotheUSB cradle. PhatNoise CD Manager will detect the DMScartridge and after reading its contents will display any music les in the right hand window pane.

3. Place an audio CD in your computer's CD-ROM drive. PhatNoise CD Manager will automatically detect and load the CD and display it's contents in the left hand window pane (If you are connected to the internet this will include Album Art, Artist Name, Album Name and a listing of the music tracks).

4. Totransfer all the music les and album art to the DMS cartridge click on the large button in the middle of the window (labelled "ADD CD TO DMS").

5. The CD will automatically eject when the transfer is complete. Insert another CD to continue transferring your music collection. You can use other applications while PhatNoise CD Manager is transferring les to a DMS cartridge.

6. When youare doneadding CDs, andyou'dlike toremove the DMScartridge, press theSave/Eject Button.

4.4

Tip: Youmust Save/Eject your DMSbeforeremoving it from thecradle.

7. Insert the DMS cartridge into your Home Player and enjoy your entire music collection!

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PhatNoise CD Manager will store about 300 to 400 CDs on one 20GB DMS cartridge at its default setting of "Good" quality. (Specically, music is encoded at 128kbps in mp3 format.) To store music at "Very Good" (256 kbps mp3) or "CD-Exact" (703 kbps FLAC format) quality level, select on of these options in the "Options" window under the "CD Options" tab.

while in PhatNoiseCD Manager, tolearn more about this andotheradvanced features.

Click on the "Help" button (or press F1)

4.4 PhatNoise Music Manager

This section introduces the core features of the PhatNoise Music Manager software:

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1. Creating MP3 les from an Audio CD

2. Organizing music les and playlists

3. TransferringMP3s and playlists to the DMS cartridge

Launching the Music Manager and Loading Music Files

1. Launch the PhatNoise Music Manager software. You can do this one of two ways:

•

Double-click the PhatNoise Music Manager icon on your desktop, or

•

Click "Start", select "Program Files", and select the PhatNoise Music Manager icon.

2. The MusicManager splashscreen will briey appear, thenthe"Load Songs to Database"window will appear. If you alreadyhave music leson your computer's harddrive you canload them now into the Music Manager's database.

4.4

3. Choose a folder on your computer (for example "C:\My Music") that contains songs you want to load into the PhatNoise Music Manager database and then click "Load Songs".

4. To load songs from additional folders click on the "Load Songs" button on the main window of Music Manager.

The Four Program Views: Library, Encode, Device and Web

The four icons on the left of the program's main window are used to access the four different parts (views) of the software.

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The Library View  Finding Music

Todisplay the library of music you have loaded into the Music Manager click on the "Library" button:

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The Library View initially displays "All Songs" in a single list. At any time you can double click on a

song title and it will start playing.

The main ways of nding music with the PhatNoise Music Manager are:

1. The Browse View

2. The Media Explorer

3. The Search Box

4.4

Browse View:

Click the "Browse View" button while in the "Library" (or "Device") View and the window will display a list of all your Artists and a list of all your Albums just above the list of all your songs. Todisplay alistof allyourGenres clickon "View Genres" (orright click on"All Songs" andchoose "Enable Genre Browsing").

•

Clicking on a specic Genre, Artist or Album will cause only those songs in that category to be displayed below. The Browse View is hierarchical:

•

Clicking on a Genre will display all the Artists, Albums and Songs for that Genre.

•

Clicking on an Artist will display all the Albums and Songs for that Artist.

•

Clicking on an Album will display all the songs on that Album.

You can select up to 15 items by using holding down the SHIFT key or the CTRL key while clicking.

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Media Explorer:

The Media Explorer lets you view the les in your database as they are laid out in

the le system. This is helpful if you who have already organized your music into Windows folders.

To access the

The

Media Explorer

, click on its icon in the left side window pane of the Library View..

looks and functions just like Windows Explorer.

Note that the rst time you click it, there is a slight delay as the software builds the tree of folders

dynamically.

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4.4

Search Box:

Type search terms into the search box and the matching songs will be automatically displayed below as you type. You may search the contents of any playlist, "All Songs", or the results of a browse view search using the search box. The search function displays all songs for which all or part of the artist, album, genre, path, or le name matches the search terms.

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The Encode View  Converting an Audio CD to computer les

The CD Encoder View allows you to create computer les from your CDs. The easiest and fastest way to transfer CDs to your DMS cartridge is with PhatNoise CD Manager. The PhatNoise Music Manager CD Encoder View provides much more control over the encoding process including a wider range of encoding formats and data rates.

1. Switchtothe CDEncoderViewbypressing the"ENCODE"button: [create asinglescreen shotwith circles/numbers indicating the subsection shown in the gures below - remove the individual gures]

2. Insert the CD into the computer. Press the "Load CD" button.

3. If the computer is connected to the Internet, the songs names will appear next to the track number as follows:

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4. If you are not connected to the Internet, the tracks will be listed "Track 01", "Track 02", etc.

5. Edit the "Artist", "Title", "Genre", and "Year" information if it is missing or incorrect.

6. Choose the tracks to encode using the checkboxes.

7. Choose the le format to encode in.

8. Choose the bitrate of the le to be created.

Tip: Forthe MP3format,128kbpswill providegoodsoundquality,256kbps willprovide very good sound quality but the music les will be twice as large, 192kbps provides a good combinationof sound quality and le size.

9. Pressthe "Start Encoding" buttonand encodingwill begin. The encoded musicles will besaved to your computer's hard drive. See the Device View section for instructions on transferring les to the DMS cartridge.

Creating Playlists

4.4

A playlist is a collection of songs. It can simply be a collection of songs you choose (static) or a playlist based on criteria (dynamic).

Creating a Dynamic Playlist

Each time you select a Dynamic Playlist in the PhatNoise Music Manager software, the list of criteria in that playlistis checked against the MP3collectionon your computer'shard drive. All songs that match the criteria are automatically added to your dynamic playlist.

1. Click theCreate playlist button. Enter aname for this playlist,choose

2. The playlist properties window will automatically appear.

3. Toadd criteriato a playlist,select the criteriato add. The criteriacategory selected willdetermine what is displayed in the criteria window.

Dynamic Playlist

, thenpress

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For example, if If

FilePath

and press Add. If

Most Recent Songs

window. Enter the number of most recent songs to add and press

Artist

is selected, then a list of all Artists is displayed.

is selected, an input box appears at the bottom of the criteria window. Enter the path

is selected, then an input box will appear at the bottom of the criteria

Add

Creating a Static Playlist and Adding Songs

1. Click the

2. Click on the

3. Find the songs you wish to include in the playlist, and then highlight the desired songs.

Create

playlist button. Enter a name for this playlist, choose

All Songs

playlist.

Empty Playlist

, then press

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4. Drag the desired songs into your playlist.

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The Device View  Managing the DMS Cartridge

1. Display the Device view by clicking the "Device" button.

The Device view is organized in two parts:

•

The PhatNoise Music Manager Playlist and Windows Explorer panels on the top

•

The All Supported Devices panels and the contents panel on the bottom

2. Insert the DMS cartridge into the USB cradle. The LED lights on the cradle will icker when the cartridge has been properly inserted.

3. Activate the PhatNoise DMS cartridge by clicking PhatNoise DMS in the All Supported Devices panel. When the DMS cartridge is connected properly, a red GO button appears, click on it to activate your DMS cartridge.

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If a blue Reconnect button appears, click on it to activate your DMS cartridge. If the DMS cartridge has not been congured properly, a conguration wizard will launch. Formore information, refer to Appendix A:Updating the Firmware.

4.4

Adding Music to the DMS Cartridge

The DMS cartridge stores all music in "Playlists", also called "Discs" or "Virtual Discs". The Home Player and PhatBox can play these playlists directly, or sort all the music by Album, Artist, or Genre.

There are different ways of placing content on your DMS cartridge, depending on how you like to

organize your music.

CD Based:

and usethe Home Playeror PhatBoxlike a largeCD playerwithbrowsing capabilities. The HomePlayer (or PhatBox) automatically organizes yourmusic by Album, Artist and Genre and each CD you encode becomes its own Playlist (a Virtual Disc).

Alternatively, you can follow these steps using PhatNoise Music Manager to load your music from

CDs to the DMS cartridge:

If most ofyour music will come fromCDs use PhatNoise CD Manager toencode your music

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1. Find the base folder where all your encoded CDs are located using the Media Explorer. In the example above, it is under 'My Music'.

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2. Drag the Folder onto the bottom left space of the window to create a "virtual" Disc 1. On the bottom right you can see the music contained in this Disc.

3. No music les are actually transferred at this time. See the section

Ejecting the DMS

on page 90

for instructions on copying your music to the DMS cartridge.

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Playlist Based:

If youliketo create custom mixesof music

, follow these steps:

1. You can directly drag a playlist you created earlier, listed under

2. Or your canquickly createa static playlist as follows: Select

AllSongs

would like to place on the DMS.

All Playlists

, onto the DMS.

, then choose thesongs you

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4.4

3. Drag the selected songs onto the bottom left space of the window to create a "virtual" (Playlist) of these songs.

Disc

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4. Give the Disc a name by selecting the disc twice - when you play this Playlist this disc name will be displayedby yourHome Player(or read aloudto youbyyour PhatBoxin thecar). These Virtual Discs (with the same names and numbering) are available via the

Playlist

mode on your Home

Player or PhatBox.

Downloading cover art for your music

4.5

4.5 Downloading cover art for your music

ThePhatNoise Music Managerfeatures autility to automaticallysearch anddownload coverart images for the songson your DMS cartridge. The album and artist names from every song willbe used for this search, and the resulting downloaded images are stored on your DMS. These images can be viewed from compatible PhatNoiseproducts, suchas the PhatNoise Home Digital Media Player. Here's how to turn this feature on:

1. In the device view mode, click on the Hardware Options button

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2. Click on the

DMS Database /Voice Prompts/Cover Art

tab

Downloading cover art for your music

4.5

3. If you would like to have the music manager download missing cover art every time you eject the cartridge, check the box titled

Enable CoverDownload during Eject

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4. If you would like the music manager to update your cartridge with cover art now, press the

CoverArt

button.

When the music manger downloads cover art, it may rst ask to regenerate the database on your DMS cartridge. This is usually a good idea, but may take a few moments to nish.

Fix

Downloading cover art for your music

4.5

5. When generating cover art, the music manager searches an Internet database for the pictures. Sometimes there can be more than one match for the album name. If this is the case, the music manager will prompt you to choose which album best describes the songs you have.

Choose one of the albumcovers and press

AcceptSelectedItem

, or press

Cancel

to skip this song.

If you would like to cancel the entire operation and not download any more cover art, press

Cancel AllCover Art

4.5

Ejecting the DMS (Save/Eject DMS)

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When you are nished preparing the contents you want to transfer to your DMS, click This step will copy all new songs, databases, and other system les to the cartridge. When done a message will be displayed (and the DMS cartridge drive letters will be removed from Windows) indicating that you can remove the DMS cartridge from the USB cradle.

Tip: Waituntil the softwaredisplays a messageindicating itis safe toremove theDMS cartridge from the USB cradle. Removing the cartridge before this message appears will corrupt the hard drive. Do not remove the DMS cartridge from the USB cradle while the greenlight is on.

Save/Eject DMS

Tip: The HomePlayerand PhatBoxcanhandle asmanyas 9999separateDisc (Playlist) numbers, with up to 9999 songs per Disc number. The total number of songs on the DMS Cartridge mustnot exceed 30,000

Downloading cover art for your music

4.6

Syncing Dynamic Playlists

ThePhatNoiseMusic Managerhas a one-clicksynchronization feature. This allowsyou toeasilyupdate the Dynamic Playlists onyour DMS cartridge with new music youmay have stored onyourcomputer's hard drive.

1. In the

2. When the

If a disc has fresh content after syncing, the yellow star will turn blue and the new les will be

highlighted. Be sure to click

Device

set to nd songs that match certain criteria. In the example above, the "My Music" Disc reects all songs that are stored in the folder "My Music":

matching content is available.

view,a

Sync DMS

yellowstar

button is pressed all of the discs with a yellow star will be updated if new

Save/Eject DMS

next to the Discicon denotes a

to save the changes.

dynamic playlist

. This playlist is

4.6

PhatNoise

4.6 Information on MP3 Files and ID3 Tags

The PhatNoise Music Manager software allows you to organize, play, and create digital music les. These music les come in many different formats, but the most popular is the MP3 format. While this manual usually refers to MP3 les, the same actions apply to any digital music le format.

An MP3 le isa compressed audio le that can belistened to on the computer. An MP3 le is made of two parts, the audio data and the ID3 tag. The audio data uses high quality music compression to make storage and movement of music easy. The ID3 tag enables the PhatNoise Music Manager to organize music les.

The ID3 tag and music data is analogous to a book jacket and the pages inside the book. Whereas the pages contain the book's story, the book's jacket contains the author's name, the book title, and a short summary. An ID3 tag contains information about the Artist, Song Title, Album Title, and Genre, and the rest of the MP3 le is the audio content. MP3 les possessing an incorrect ID3 tag will be improperly led, much like a book with the wrong book jacket would be misplaced in a library.

Section 5

Support

Need help? What goes where, compatibility, and troubleshooting?

First, check our Frequently Asked Questions:

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http://www.phatnoise.com/support/faq

If you can't nd the answer to your question there, please feel free to contact us at:

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Web/Email: http://www.phatnoise.com/support

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Phone: 310-954-3650

Our call center is available 10:00am to 6:00pm PST Monday through Friday.

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