Philips SLA5500NS-17 User Manual

SLA5500

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4 Contents 5 Important information

5 Safety precautions

6 What’s in the box 7 System requirements

8 Functional overview 10 Navigating the menu 12 Preparing Your PC

12 Installing Philips Media Manager 13 Installing the Philips Wireless Music Receiver PC Utility

17 Installing your SLA5500

18 Configuration 19 Configuration Wizard Menu 20 Changing network settings

22 Operation

22 Listening to Music Files 24 Saving Music Items

26 Advanced Configuration

26 Configuration Menu Structure 28 Managing Network Profiles Using the Remote Control 29 Managing Multiple Key Indexes 31 Advanced Configuration Using Philips Wireless Music Receiver PC Utility 32 Default Profile Settings 34 Uploading New Software to the SLA5500

35 Troubleshooting 36 Glossary 37 Extra information 38 Guarantee

Contents

•A wireless network adapter or a wireless base station is required when integrating your SLA5500 in a wireless computer network.

• Please install and connect the product in the order described in this manual only. This assures best installation results with the least technical hassles.

• Please read this guide carefully before using your SLA5500 and keep it for future reference.

• The most recent downloads and information on this product will be available through our website www.philips.com/support

• Please check whether your Internet service provider charges extra fees for exceeding a certain limit of transferred data. When using Internet media services on a daily basis, you may exceed such a limit.

• During set-up and installation, it may be helpful to have the instructions for your audio system, wireless base station or other wireless network components at hand.

Safety Precautions

• NEVER MAKE OR CHANGE CONNECTIONS WITH THE POWER OF YOUR AUDIO SYSTEM SWITCHED ON OR YOUR SLA5500 CONNECTED TO THE MAINS.

• Before operating the SLA5500, check that the operating voltage indicated on the nameplate of your SLA5500 is identical with the voltage of your local power supply. If not, please consult your dealer.

• Radio equipment for wireless applications is not protected against disturbance from other radio services.

• The SLA5500 should not be exposed to dripping or splashing. No object filled with liquids, such as vases, should be placed on the product.

• Do not expose the SLA5500 to excessive moisture, rain, sand or heat sources caused by heating equipment or direct sunlight.

• Allow a sufficient amount of free space all around your SLA5500 for adequate ventilation.

• Do not open this product. Contact your Philips retailer if you experience technical difficulties.

•Place the SLA5500 on a flat, hard and stable surface. When the SLA5500 is switched to standby mode, it is still consuming some power. To disconnect the SLA5500 from the power supply completely, remove the AC power plug from the wall socket.

• Make sure the air around your SLA5500 can circulate to prevent your SLA5500 from overheating internally. Also, avoid putting any heat sources (e.g. a power amplifier) underneath.

• To prevent your SLA5500 from overheating internally, never place anything on top of it.

Important information

Please check whether the following items are present in the box of the Wireless Music Receiver. They are provided to help you set up and use your SLA5500.

SLA5500 Wireless Music Receiver

Remote control including batteries (2x AAA)

Power adapter (110V or 200-240V) including cable adapter and power cable

Stereo RCA to 1/8” connector cable

CD-ROM containing:

• This User manual

• Philips Media Manager software

• Wireless Music Receiver PC Utility

Quick start guide

What’s in the box

System requirements

Audio

Audio system (e.g. amplifier, VCR, DVD etc) with auxiliary (AUX) inputs (RCA connection) or an active speaker system

Personal Computer (PC)

• Pentium Class 300MHz processor or better

• 128 MB RAM

• 150 MB free hard drive space

• CD-ROM drive

• Windows® XP Service Pack (SP) 1

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later

• Wireless or Ethernet network interface card, installed and configured with TCP/IP

Network

• Wireless connection (WiFi 802.11b/g compatible) from the Wireless Music

Receiver to a PC, base station or both.

Network Environments Supported

Network Environment Description

Infrastructure • Wireless Base station (BS)

• PC with connection to base station

• SLA5500 connects wirelessly to BS

Peer-to-peer (Ad Hoc) • No Wireless Base station (BS)

• PC with wireless card

• Wireless Music Receiver connects wirelessly to PC

Functional overview

Wireless Music Receiver

1 Infrared sensor

Receives the signals from the remote control

2 LCD screen

Displays menu status for easy navigation through music library and system settings

3 Stereo 1/8” connector cable socket 4 Power adapter cable socket 5 Reset hole

Remote Control

1 HOME

Displays the top level menu. Turns on the SLA5500 when the SLA5500 is switched in Standby mode.

2 0-9 digit buttons

Play the item stored on the preset number selected (0 to 9). In Edit mode: Key 0-9 is used to enter numbers and/or characters (ex: 2abcABC).

Key 1 is also used for special symbols (1 . , ? ! - & * # _ ~)

3 PRESET

Press this button followed by one of the number buttons (0-9) to store the currently selected item against the preset number selected.

4 (UN)MARK

Press this button once to add the song currently playing to the Dynamic Playlist. When playing Dynamic Playlist: press to remove from Dynamic Playlist.

5 3 (UP)

Scrolls up through the current menu list (hold the button down to scroll faster) In Edit mode: enter or change characters by scrolling up through the ASCII character

table.

4 (DOWN)

Scrolls down through the current menu list (hold the button down to scroll faster) In Edit mode: enter or change characters by scrolling down through the ASCII

character table.

1 (LEFT)

Moves up one level up in the menu hierarchy on the LCD display. Example: if artist is displayed, pressing Left returns you to the PC Files menu. In Edit mode: Moves the cursor to the left, one character at the time.

2 (RIGHT)

Selects the current highlighted menu item Example: If the currently displayed item is an album, pressing Right will display a list of all songs of that album In Edit mode: Moves the cursor to the right, one character at the time and confirms

inputs.

6 SYSTEM

Displays the top level of the Configuration menu.

7 SHUFFLE

Toggles between random and ordered playback modes in the current folder.

Note: The selected mode is stored permanently until you press the Shuffle button again or

until the products will be switched off (StandBy mode).

8 REPEAT

Press this button once to repeat only the song that is currently playing (only applies to PC music files). The Repeat icon is displayed on the LCD screen.

Press again to repeat all songs of the currently selected item. The Repeat All icon is displayed on the LCD screen.

Pressing again will return to Normal Play.

9 9 (STOP)

Stops playing the current item.

10 ∞ (previous/rewind)

Press this button once to jump to the previous song in the playlist, album or artist. If it reaches the beginning of a list, it wraps around to the end of the list. In Edit Mode: Press this button to delete one character at a time (backspace).

11 ;/2 (pause/play)

Press this button once to play the currently selected item (playlist, album, artist, genre or song file). Information about the current item is displayed on the screen

Press again while the song is playing to pause the song. To continue playing an item that has been paused, press ;/2 again.

12 § (next/fast forward)

Press this button once to jump to the next song in the playlist, album or artist. If it reaches the end of a list, it wraps around to the beginning of the list.

Press and hold the button for more than 1 second to fast forward the current song. Play recommences when the button is release.

13 – E + (Volume Up/down)

Increases (+) and decreases (–) the volume.

14 INFO

Displays additional information on the currently selected music file. Pressing the button again enables a return to the default item display.

15 s (Mute)

Mutes the sound.

16 OK

Selects the current highlighted menu item Example: If the currently displayed item is an album, pressing OK will start playing that album.

17 PLAY LIST

Displays the Dynamic Playlist that is stored on the SLA5500. The list may contain up to 20 items

18 JUMP TO

Activates Jump To function (character based keys (0-9) will be activated).

(On/Standby)

Turns on the Wireless Music Receiver. Pressing the button again turns the device off (the device is then in ‘standby’ mode).

Home Favourites Server 1 [MM] Server 2 [MM]

Playlist Nick Ferry Best of ABBA Leila

....

Configuration Device Status Configuration Wizard Select Language

Advanced Settings Configure Date/Time Select Profile

Navigating the menu

The SLA5500 has a built-in LCD screen. Together with the remote control device,

it enables easy operation.

LCD Menu Structure

The menu displayed on the Wireless Music Receiver LCD screen is organized as a hierarchy, enabling you to access the:

• Home menu

•A Dynamic Playlist of music files (if available)

• Music files stored in your Philips Media Manager Library (multiple servers may be visible)

• Configuration menu

The exact menu structure will depend on your network environment and how your music library is organised on your personal computer.

A top level LCD menu structure could look like this:

Home

Press the HOME button (1) at any time

See Music Files Menu for more details

Configuration

Press the SYSTEM button (6) at any time

See Configuration Menu for more details

Navigating in the LCD screen menus

Press 2 to select a menu item (move right)

Press 3 to move up the menu

Press 4 to move down the menu

Press 1 to cancel a menu item (move left)

Press HOME (1) to activate the Home menu

Press SYSTEM (6) to go to the Configuration menu

Press PLAY LIST (17) to go to the Dynamic Playlist

Wireless Music Receiver LCD Screen Icons

The following table describes the icons that may be displayed on the Wireless Music Receiver LCD screen.

Description

Move down the menu hierarchy.

Move up the menu hierarchy.

Processing (please wait).

Item may be played.

Now playing.

Now paused.

Now playing all items.

Shuffle mode enabled.

Repeat mode enabled.

Repeat All mode enabled.

Storing current item.

Lower case (edit mode).

Upper case (edit mode).

Buffer fill status.

Wireless signal strength.

Wireless network disconnected.

Peer-to-peer wireless network mode available.

Preparing Your PC

With the SLA5500 you are able to enjoy digital music anywhere in the home. Your SLA5500 plugs into any audio system and connects wirelessly to a PC. The remote control and the built-in LCD display provide easy control and quick selection of music.

Key Features

• Browse music file content on your computer

• Browse and search content by Song, All Tracks, Albums, Artist, Genres or Playlists

• Set up SLA5500 on your network simply by using the remote control

• Manage profiles and upgrade software using the Wireless Music Receiver PC Utility

• View device status information using the built-in Web-based presentation page

• Listen to music files (for example WMA, MP3, WAV) over your audio system

The instructions in this User Manual assume that you already have a wireless network up and running. The installation of your wireless network is device-dependent and thus outside the scope of this document. Please refer to your wireless network device documentation for more details.

To be fully functional your SLA5500 requires the installation of:

•the Philips Media Manager software on your PC

Philips Media Manager allows you to create a library of music files on your PC. Music files include MP3 and WMA formats. It also provides a UPnP Media Server which enables your SLA5500 to browse these files on the PC.

• the Wireless Music Receiver PC Utility on your PC

This software allows you to configure your Wireless Music Receiver network profiles. Normally, you will only need to use this utility if:

• you want to configure a network profile from a PC instead of from the SLA5500 itself, or

• you want to upload new software for your Wireless Music Receiver

Installing Philips Media Manager

Place the Philips Media Manager CD in your CD or DVD drive and install the Philips Media Manager software. The CD starts automatically. If it does not, double-click ‘My Computer’, then the CD-ROM drive icon and finally ‘Setup.exe’ to start the CD.

In the menu that appears on your computer screen, click ‘Install Philips Media Manager’, and follow the on-screen instructions. When opening the Philips Media Manager for the first time, you will be asked if you want to add a folder and scan for audio files. Open a drive or a folder with audio files in it. (For example: the My Documents folder, if you have stored audio files there.) – You can always add more files and folders later.

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