Philips MC-I250/22, MC-I250/37B, MC-I250/37, MC-I250/21M, Streamium MC-i250 Quick Use Manual

MC-i250

This Quick Use Guide gives

a rough overview and helps to

quickly start with basic steps.

Please read the supplied

instruction manual for detailed

information.

General Requirements

For online music services (INTERNET):

– Ethernet-based broadband Internet access (cable/DSL)
– Working email address

For PC Link:

– PC within the same network as MC-i250 (IP addresses of PC and

set have to be in same subnet)

– PC Link software installed (can be downloaded from

“http://My.Philips.com”)

1 Basic audio connection

A FM wire antenna
B AM loop antenna
C Speakers
D Power cord
E Insert batteries into remote control.

You can now already listen to music from the sources TUNER and
CD!

2 Home network connection

Connect your PC, (wireless) gateway router and broadband
modem (cable/DSL) according to the router’s setup
instructions.

INTERNET

DSL or
cable modem

data
port

wireless
access point
router

PC with wireless
network adaptor

3 Configure your home network

Follow the directions specified in your router’s manual and make
sure that the PC’s Internet connection is installed properly and
working. If you have problems with the setup of the Internet
connection, contact your networking equipment manufacturer or
Internet Service Provider.

Prerequisites For Setup

IMPORTANT!

Do not connect the Streamium MC-i250 to the home network before the internet connection of a connected PC

through the router is working.

AM

FM

D

A

B

C

E

speaker

(right)

speaker

(left)

Registration

To activate the online features of MC-i250,
you have to register your set after completing the
“Prerequisites for Setup” and “Connecting
Streamium MC-i250”.

1 Enter your email address (using the remote control) on the set

and press OK/PLAY (É).

2 After a short moment you will receive an e-mail at the entered

address. Create your account with “http://My.Philips.com” and
activate music services by following the instructions received in
that e-mail.

12NC : 3139 115 22221

Visit our website “http://My.Philips.com” for online help.

Connecting Streamium MC-i250

õ For wireless operation (Wi-Fi, 802.11b):

INTERNET

DSL or
cable modem

Data port

Power outlet

wireless
access point

router
PC with wireless
network adaptor

1 If there is no networking cable plugged into the set at the first

setup, you will be asked whether you want to use wired
(Ethernet) or wireless (WiFi) operation. Choose Wireless.
For any further connection, the set will start up in the operation
mode last used. This setting can be changed at any later point in
time in the ‘SET OPTIONS’ menu under ‘SELECT NETWORK’.

2 You will be asked to choose between ‘Infrastructure’ or ‘Ad-hoc’

operation mode. If you want to use a wireless access point
(Infrastructure mode - recommended), select accordingly. If you
select “NO”, MC-i250 will try to establish a direct connection to a
wireless network adapter (Ad-hoc mode).

3 You will be asked to enter the network name (ESSID). Enter this

case-sensitive name, using the remote control.

4 You will be asked to select the network channel number. If you

use an access point (infrastructure mode), choose the used
channel or type in “0” for automatic detection. This process will
take a short while. If you do not use a wireless access point
(Ad-hoc mode), use the soft keys to select the used channel.

5 You can choose to use WEP encryption. If you choose ‘YES’,

you will be asked to enter up to four encryption keys. The first key
will be used as the outgoing key. The outgoing key can be defined
at any later point in time in the ‘SET OPTIONS’ menu under
‘ENCR YPT CONFIG’.

Notes:
– You can use ASCII or HEX encryption keys, but all hav e to be

the same length.

– When the wireless connection is established, you still might

have to configure the network settings (please see network
settings of wired operation).

õ For wired operation (Ethernet):

INTERNET

DSL or
cable modem

gateway
router

Data port

Power outlet

from
RJ45

After the Internet connection of a PC in the home network has
proven to be working, connect the MC-i250 to the gateway
router with the supplied cable. Press INTERNET.

The Streamium MC-i250’s network settings are by default set to
‘DHCP’ (dynamic IP addressing) and ‘NO PROXY’. When your
router is configured as a DHCP server and your ISP does not
use a proxy, the set should automatically establish a connection
to the Internet.

As soon as you are asked to enter your email address on the
screen, your set has successfully established a connection to the
Internet. To activate the online features of MC-i250, you

still have to complete the registration (see first page).

For Static IP addressing, enter the following information:
IP address _ _ _._ _ _._ _ _._ _ _

default gateway _ _ _._ _ _._ _ _._ _ _
subnet mask _ _ _._ _ _._ _ _._ _ _
DNS 1 _ _ _._ _ _._ _ _._ _ _
DNS 2 _ _ _._ _ _._ _ _._ _ _

Example: to enter the IP address 164.23.5.114, use the
remote control to key in :

164.023.005.114

If your ISP uses a proxy server, you will have to enter the
proxy name and proxy port.

Proxy name ___________________
Proxy port ___________________

Playing music from online music services

1 Press INTERNET.
2 Browse through music services with

Navigation Jog.

3 Press OK/PLAY (É) to select

and start choices.

Playing MP3-music-files from the computer’s hard
drive

1 Press PC LINK.
2 Browse and select PC’s, folders and

tracks with Navigation Jog.

3 Press OK/PLAY (É).

Note: Before y ou can use this music source,

1) You have to switch on your PC and connect it to the network.

2) You have to download and install the PC LINK PC application from
“http://My.Philips.com”.

CD AUX

TUNER

PC LINK

CANCELRESUME

OK

ENTERBACK

iR

• •

OPTIONS

OK

INTERNET

2

3

1

CD AUX

TUNER

PC LINK

VIEW

CANCELRESUME

OK

ENTER

BACK

iR

•

•

•

•

OPTIONS

OK

INTERNET

2

1, 3

Playing a CD/MP3-CD in the CD drive

1 Press CD.
2 Press OPEN/CLOSE and insert

a CD or MP3-CD into the tray .
Close the drawer by pressing

OPEN/CLOSE again.

3 Select track with Navigation Jog.
4 Press OK/PLAY (É) to start

playback.

Playing FM/MW/LW radio stations

1 In standby mode, press and hold

OK/PLAY (É) on the system

until “

PRESS PLAY TO INSTALLPRESS PLAY TO INSTALL

PRESS PLAY TO INSTALLPRESS PLAY TO INSTALL

PRESS PLAY TO INSTALL

TUNERTUNER

TUNERTUNER

TUNER” is displayed.

Press OK/PLAY (É) again to
install all available radio stations.

2 Use the Navigation Jog to scroll

through the list of radio stations.

3 Press OK/PLAY (É) to select the radio station.

Visit our website “http://My.Philips.com” for online help.