Philips MCW770 User Manual

MCW770

Wireless PC Link Micro

Custom Installation

MCW770

Contents

Manual installation of the driver for the wireless USB adapter, the Philips Media Manager software and the network setup ___________ 2 Installation of an additional audio system or recovery if audio system PC link settings are lost ________ 3–4 Installation of an additional PC server or recovery of PC link settings on your PC __________________ 4–5 Integration of MC W770 into an existing (home) network _______ 6–9

Network utilities _______________ 10–13

Check connection ______________10 Change of USB port using the MC W770 _________________ 10–11

Change of the wireless channel Using a different wireless network adapter ______________________ 14–19

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Custom installation

Beside the Quick installation there are also Custom installation menus for setting up more complex conﬁgurations.

Please use this kind of installation only if you are experienced in setting up networks with additional options:

– Integration of MC

W770 into an existing network

– Add an additional

audio system

– Add an additional PC server

Manual installation of the driver for the wireless USB adapter,the Philips Media Manager software and the network setup

These 3 installation steps perform the same functionality and have the same behaviour as the quick installation (see “Quick installation”) in a single piece, except for the following additional window, which will appear during the network setup:

● Do not select Do not

perform automatic setup for this type of

installation as this is necessary only to integrate the MC W770 into an existing network as described later. Just click on Next to proceed.

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Installation of an additional audio system or recovery if audio system PC link settings are lost

If you want to add an additional MC W770 or an equivalent audio system into your existing MC W770 network, you can connect them to the same PC server without changing the settings of the current PC link installation.This procedure can also be used when the PC link settings have been lost on the audio set.

1 Select Add additional Audio System in the Custom Installation menu and click on Install. 2 ➜ The PC checks the

PC link conﬁguration and the following window appears:

Click on Next to continue.

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3 ➜ After some time the

following window will appear:

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4 Press PC LINK A on the additional audio system for at least 5 seconds until INSTALLING is

scrolled on the set.

➜ The set searches for a connection to the PC.This can require up to about a minute. When

the connection is established, Next is activated.

Note: If the additional audio system is not an MC W770, please look at the user manual of the device on how to enter the installation mode.

Click on Next.

5 ➜ The installation steps

will be executed automatically by the PC. Afterwards PC

LINK and COMPLETED are

displayed on the set and the following window will appear:

Click on Exit and the installation is ﬁnished.

Installation of an additional PC server or recovery of PC link settings on your PC

If you want to use your MC W770(s) together with more than one PC, you have to install the Philips Media Manager Software and the PC link setting on your PC. A wireless USB adapter is required. If you want to use a different network adapter as bypacked with the MC W770 proceed according to chapter “Using a different wireless network adapter” (Please note that a proper function cannot be guaranteed by using a different network adapter).This procedure can also be used when your PC link settings on your PC are lost or destroyed.

If you use the bypacked wireless USB adapter proceed as follows:

1 Enter the Custom installation menu on PC side, select Add New PC server and click on

Install.

➜ You will be asked if you want to install the driver for the wireless USB adapter.

2 If the driver is not installed and you want to use it: Click on Ye s .

➜ The drivers will be installed and the PC has to be rebooted.

If the wireless USB adapter is already installed: Click on No.

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3 If you have clicked on

No or the driver

installation is ﬁnished, the Philips Media Manager Software will be installed.Then the PC is rebooted and PC conﬁgurations are checked. Finally the following window will appear:

4 Press PC LINK A on the audio system for at least 5 seconds until INSTALLING is scrolled on

the set.

➜ The set searches for a connection to the PC.This can require up to about a minute. When

the connection is established, Next is activated. Click on

Next.

5 ➜ The following

window will appear:

Click on Exit and the installation is ﬁnished.

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Integration of MC W770 into an existing (home) network

You can also install the MC W770 in any other, perhaps existing network, which is compliant to the Wi-Fi or IEEE802.11b,g rules. Please use this kind of installation only if you are

experienced in handling wireless networks and experienced in setting up these networks! In general there are 2 types of network modes: ad-hoc mode (used for direct

connections to PC’s) and infrastructure mode (used when you have accesspoint(s) in your network). Both modes are supported.

Before starting this installation process:

– There should be a PC in the network having the dedicated Philips Media Manager Software

installed.Therefore install the Philips Media Manager software from the installation CD only.

– The wireless USB adapter has to be already installed and connected on the PC you use for

installation.

–You should have the

wireless settings for your network like SSID and WEP keys available.

1 Insert the installation

disc.The installation guide will appear automatically. If it does not, start the installation manually by running setup_.exe from the installation CD. Follow the installation process until the following window appears:

Select Custom

Installation and click on Install.

2 ➜ The following window

appears.

Select Setup Network and click again on Install.

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3 ➜ The PC checks the

PC link conﬁguration and, depending on the PC conﬁguration, the following window will appear:

Following the procedure will not change your PC link settings. Click on Next.

4 ➜ The following

window appears:

Tick the option Do not

perform automatic setup and then click on Next.

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5 ➜ The installation

procedure conﬁgures your network settings. Afterwards the following window appears:

6 Press PC LINK A on your MC W770 for at least 5 seconds until INSTALLING is scrolled on

the set.

➜ The set searches for a connection to the PC.This can require up to about a minute. When

the connection is established, Next is activated.Click on Next.

7 ➜ The PC will read out

the network conﬁgurations.The following window will appear.

Select a network conﬁguration, in the best case an empty one (“”). You should not select STANDARD. Up to 5 network conﬁgurations are possible. In case all network conﬁgurations are used already, select one that you don’t use anymore. Click on edit.

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8 ➜ If you have selected

edit, the following

window appears.

Enter your wireless settings and click on OK.Then click on Save in the previous window.

It is recommended to use WEP keys encryption for network security reasons.

Note:The active network you have to select from the MCW770 (refer to the chapter ‘How to select another network’)

9 ➜ The new network

conﬁgurations are stored in the MC W770 and the wireless settings on your PC are reconﬁgured. Afterwards the following window appears:

The installation is ﬁnished, click on Exit to leave the installation programme.

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10 Your MC W770 is now able to connect to your network. Please note that music can only be

played from PCs in the same network having the dedicated Philips Media Manager Software installed.

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Network utilities

Check connection

Perform a quick check of your wireless PC link connection.

Change of USB port using the MC W770

The installation of the MC W770 is optimised for the USB port used during installation. Therefore the supplied wireless USB adapter should be connected only to this speciﬁc USB port.

Changing the USB port can have the following disadvantages (Windows XP, 2000 and newer): – Connecting MC W770 to your PC can require up to 2 minutes – In some cases a new installation of wireless USB adapter driver can be necessary

If you nevertheless want to change the USB port (e.g. because you are using a USB hub), proceed as described below.

1 Connect the wireless USB adapter to the new USB port.

➜ Windows will recognise it and will load the appropriate drivers. Windows may display a

warning that the driver is not approved by Microsoft (message differs with Windows version). Ignore the message and continue with the installation.

If the correct driver is not found, cancel and use Installation of the wireless USB adapter in Custom installation ﬁrst.

2 Enter Network

Utilities, select Install different USB port and click on Start.

➜ The conﬁguration on

PC side is checked and, depending on the PC conﬁguration, the following window will appear:

Click on Next to continue.

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3 ➜ The network settings

are reconﬁgured and the following window will appear:

4 Press PC LINK A on your MC W770 for at least 5 seconds until INSTALLING is scrolled on

the set.

➜ The set searches for a connection to the PC.This can require up to about a minute. When

the connection is established, Next is activated.Click on Next.

5 ➜ The PC will connect

to your MC W770 and read out the presets and update your installation.The following window will appear:

Click on Exit and the installation is ﬁnished.

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Change of the wireless channel

The wireless PC link uses the worldwide standardised so-called 2.4GHz ISM band.The wireless PC link can use different transmission channels and it might be necessary to change to another channel in order to optimise link quality.

1 Enter Network Utilities, select Change transmission channel and click on Start. 2 ➜ The conﬁguration on

PC side is checked and the following window will appear:

Click on Next to conﬁrm.

3 ➜ The settings are

reconﬁgured and the following window will appear:

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4 Press PC LINK A on your MC W770 for at least 5 seconds until INSTALLING is scrolled on

the set.

➜ The set searches for a connection to the PC.This can require up to about a minute. When

the connection is established, Next is activated. Click on Next.

5 ➜ The following

window for selecting a channel will appear:

Select a random channel.We recommend using channel 1, 6, or 11. In any case the new selected channel should be different from the current setting.

Click on Save to conﬁrm.

6 ➜ The network settings

are changed and the following window will appear:

Click on Exit and the installation is ﬁnished.

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Using a different wireless network adapter

The following steps describe how you can use a wireless network adapter different to the one bypacked with the MC W770 to set up the MC W770 with that adapter.Your network adapter should be installed already, connected to the PC and ready for wireless function. Nevertheless please note that a proper function cannot be guaranteed by using a different network adapter.

1 Insert the installation disc into the CD-ROM drive of your PC.

➜ The installation guide

will appear automatically. If it does not, start the installation manually by running setup_.exe from the installation CD. Follow the installation process until the following window appears:

Select Custom Installation and click on Install.

2 ➜ The following window

appears.

Select Setup Network and click on Install again.

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3 ➜ The network setup

programme starts. This will ﬁrst look for the installed wireless USB adapter which was delivered with the set. If this adapter is not found, the following window appears:

4 You have to set up the installation network for the MC W770 with your network adapter.The

installation network has the following parameter: SSID:W770-INST-PHAS Channel: 5 WEP: off AD-HOC mode Use the utility of your network adapter to set up these settings.

Note: Before setting up your network adapter to the MC W770 installation network, you might write down the current network settings used by your adapter, which you will probably want to use for MC W770 as network settings in normal operation.

5 Further settings have to be made in Windows Network conﬁguration setup. Select Windows

Start/Settings/Network Connections.

6 ➜ The overview of your network adapter appears.

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7 ➜ Set in the

Properties window

of your network adapter the option

Obtain an IP address automatically.

Click on OK.

➜ In Windows XP:

under Properties select the Wireless

Networks tab and deselect the option Use Windows to conﬁgure my wireless network settings.

Click on OK.

8 Your wireless network adapter is now ready for installation with the MC W770.With the utility

software of your wireless adapter you might check once more if the correct installation network with the correct network parameter is set up and activated.

9 Now you have to activate the Expert Install mode on your MC W770. Press PC LINK A on

your MC W770 to select the PC as source.

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10 Press PC LINK A on your MC W770 for at least 5 seconds until INSTALLING is scrolled on

the set.

11 Press HOME on your MC W770 for at least 2 seconds until EXPERT INSTALL is scrolled on

the set.

12 Click on Next in the

network setup programme on your PC.

13 ➜ The network setup

programme now searches for the MC W770 and reads out the current network conﬁgurations from your set.The following window will appear.

Select a network conﬁguration you want to change, in the best case an empty one (“”). You should not change

STANDARD. Click on edit.

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14 ➜ The following

window appears.

Enter the network parameter of your network and click on OK.Then click on Save in the previous window.

It is recommended to use WEP keys encryption for network security reasons.

15 ➜ The following

window appears:

The network parameter will be transferred now to the MC W770 and stored as one network conﬁguration in the set.

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