Philips WAC7505 User Manual

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WAC7500/05

EN User manual 1

Contact information 44

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Philips Consumer Electronics

HK- 0738-WAC7500

(report No.)

EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

We,

Philips Consumer Electronics

(manufacturer’s name)

Philips, Glaslaan 2, 5616 JB Eindhoven, The Netherlands

(manufacturer’s address)

declare under our responsibility that the electrical product:

Philips WAC7500/12, /05

(name) (type or model)

Wireless Music Center

(product description)

to which this declaration relates is in conformity with the following standards:

EN55013 : 2001 +A1:2003 + A2:2006 EN 300 328 : 2004 EN55020 : 2002 + A1:2003 +A2:2005 EN 301 489-1 : 2005

EN 55022: 2006 EN 301 489-17: 2002

EN 55024: 1998 +A1:2001 +A2:2003 EN 50371 : 2002 EN 60065: 2002 +A1:2006

(title and/or number and date of issue of the standards)

following the provisions of R &TTE Directive 1999/5/EC ( incl. 73/23/EEC & 93/68/EEC directives and is produced by a manufacturing organization on ISO 9000 level.

Eindhoven, September 18, 2007

(place, date)

Eric Tijssen Program Manager PCE I-Lab Entertainment Solutions

(signature, name and function)

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1 Important 4

Safety 4 Notice 5

Recycling 5

2 Your Wireless Music Center 6

Overview 6

Front view Top view Side view Remote control

3 Prepare 9

Position the WAC7500 Connect to AC power Turn on / switch to standby

4 Connect to a home network 10

Create wireless connection with automatic

IP address

Create wireless connection with static IP

address 10

Create wired connection with automatic IP

address 11

Create wired connection with static IP

address 11

Mark Internet radio stations as Favorites

16 Listen to Favorite Stations Manually add Internet radio stations Listen to My Media

FM radio

Listen to FM radio Change frequency Automatic channel search Automatic channel search & autostore Select preset channels

6 6 7 7

9 9 9

Manual search & store

Wirelessly stream music from a PC

Install Windows Media Player 11

Congure a PC to share music

Play from a ash memory USB device Connect audio devices (AUX)

7 Play options 21

Repeat play

Shufe play

Play by artist Play by genre Create a playlist

Add audio les to a playlist

Play from a playlist

16 16 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 20

21 21 21 21 21 21 22

8 Record from HD to USB 23

9 Alphanumeric search 24

5 Build a music library on the harddisk 13

Import music from a PC Install WADM software on the PC Rip music from CDs on the WAC7500 Record music

13 13 14 14

6 Play 15

Adjust volume

Mute the sound Play CD Play HD music Internet radio

Listen to Internet radio

15 15 15 15 15 15 15

10 Gracenote® CD information 25

11 Settings 26

Change Equalizer (EQ) settings

Activate Smart EQ

Adjust treble / bass

Set Dynamic Bass Boost (DBB)

Activate Incredible Surround sound Time settings

Synchronize with RDS radio station Set the time manually Set the time format Set standby timer

Alarm 27

26 26 26 26 26 27 27 27 27 27

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Change language 28 Maintenance 28

Cleaning 28

Update

Update through PC connection

Restore the default settings

28 28 29

12 Add a Philips Wireless Music Station

(sold separately) 30

Add a Philips Wireless Music Station to the

WAC7500 30

Broadcast music to Philips Wireless

Music Stations

Music Follows Me

30 31

Delete a Philips Wireless Music Station

from the WAC7500

Relocate a connected WAC7500 or

Philips Wireless Music Station

13 Technical data 32

Supplied accessories PC connection requirements

33 33

14 Troubleshooting 34

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Contents

15 Glossary 36

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1 Important

Safety

Know these safety symbols

This ‘bolt of lightning’ indicates uninsulated material within your unit may cause an electrical shock. For the safety of everyone in your household, please do not remove product covering. The ‘exclamation point’ calls attention to features for which you should read the enclosed literature closely to prevent operating and maintenance problems.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of re or electric

shock, this apparatus should not be exposed to

rain or moisture and objects lled with liquids,

such as vases, should not be placed on this apparatus.

CAUTION: To prevent electric shock, match

wide blade of plug to wide slot, fully insert.

a Read these instructions. b Keep these instructions. c Heed all warnings. d Follow all instructions. e Do not use this apparatus near water. f Clean only with dry cloth.

g Do not block any ventilation openings.

Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

h Do not install near any heat sources such

as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or

other apparatus (including ampliers) that

produce heat.

i For countries with a polarized mains,

do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety.

If the provided plug does not t into

your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet. Caution: To prevent electric shock, match the wide blade of the plug to the wide slot, fully insert.

j Protect the power cord from being

walked on or pinched, particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus.

k Only use attachments/accessories

specied by the manufacturer.

l Use only with the cart, stand, tripod,

bracket, or table specied by the

manufacturer or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over.

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m Unplug this apparatus during lightning

storms or when unused for long periods of time.

n Refer all servicing to qualied service

personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.

o Battery usage CAUTION – To prevent

battery leakage which may result in bodily injury, property damage, or damage to the unit:

Install all batteries correctly, + and - as

• marked on the unit. Do not mix batteries (old and new or

•

carbon and alkaline, etc.).

Remove batteries when the unit is not

• used for a long time.

p Apparatus shall not be exposed to

dripping or splashing.

q Do not place any sources of danger on

the apparatus (e.g. liquid lled objects,

lighted candles).

r This product may contain lead and

mercury. Disposal of these materials may be regulated due to environmental considerations. For disposal or recycling information, please contact your local authorities or the Electronic Industries Alliance: www.eiae.org.

Warning

Never remove the casing of this WAC7500.

•

Never lubricate any part of this WAC7500.

•

Place this WAC7500 on a at, hard and stable surface.

•

Never place this WAC7500 on other electrical

•

equipment. Only use this WAC7500 indoors. Keep this WAC7500

•

away from water, moisture and liquid-lled objects.

Keep this WAC7500 away from direct sunlight, naked

•

ames or heat.

Notice

Class II equipment symbol

This symbol indicates that the unit has a double insulation system.

Recycling

Your product is designed and manufactured with high quality materials and components, which can be recycled and reused. When you see the crossed-out wheel bin symbol attached to a product, it means the product is covered by the European Directive 2002/96/EC:

Never dispose of your product with other household waste. Please inform yourself about the local rules on the separate collection of electrical and electronic products. The correct disposal of your old product helps prevent potentially negative consequences on the environment and human health. Your product contains batteries covered by the European Directive 2006/66/EC, which cannot be disposed of with normal household waste. Please inform yourself about the local rules on separate collection of batteries. The correct disposal of batteries helps prevent potentially negative consequences on the environment and human health.

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Important

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2 Your Wireless

Music Center

Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to Philips!

To fully benet from the suppor t that Philips

offers, register your product at

com/welcome.

Overview

Front view

www.philips.

n On / Standby / Eco Standby

Press briey to toggle between modes

• Standby and On. Press and hold to toggle between

• modes On and Eco Standby (power-

saving mode).

o RECORD record p INCREDIBLE SURROUND SOUND q MUSIC BROADCAST

Note

The illumination of one corner of the casing is a design

•

element.

Top view

a LCD (display) b MUSIC FOLLOWS ME c DBB Dynamic Bass Boost d SMART EQ Smart Equalizer e VOLUME increase volume f VOLUME decrease volume g stop h skip forward i navigate left/right/up/down j OK/ conrm / play/pause k skip back l MENU m HOME

a Wi-Fi antenna b USB jack c CD slot (insert CD facing you) d eject CD

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Side view

a LINE OUT L / R line out jacks b AUX L / R external device connections c ETHERNET Ethernet jack d DOCK IN docking jack e DIGITAL OUT digital out jack f headphone jack g 75 FM ANTENNA FM antenna jack

Remote control

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Your Wireless Music Center

a On / Standby b HOME c FM TUNER FM radio tuner d SEARCH e VIEW view screen / previous options list f MENU enter / exit setup menu. g navigate h OK/ conrm / play/pause i skip forward j VOL volume up / down

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k MUSIC FOLLOWS ME l SHUFFLE random play m INCR.SURR. Incredible Surround sound n RDS/NEWS o SAME GENRE p SAME ARTIST q DBB Dynamic Bass Boost r SMART EQ smart equalizer s SLEEP sleep timer t REPEAT u MUSIC BROADCAST v Alphanumeric keys w MUTE turn off sound output x SCROLL y z CLEAR clear entry / skip back { REC record | MARK/UNMARK } AUX select external device ~ HD harddisk music

 MP3-CD/CD

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3 Prepare

1 Open the battery compartment. 2 Insert 2 AAA batteries with correct

polarity (+/-) as indicated.

3 Close the battery compartment.

Position the WAC7500

Caution

Risk of product damage! Place the WAC7500 on a

•

surface that is level, at, and strong enough to support

the WAC7500.

Note

The type plate information is located at the back or at

•

the underside of the WAC7500.

Turn on / switch to standby

You can select from the following status options:

• Standby

•

Eco standby

•

Active standby. The the remote control can turn on the WAC7500.

Passive standby. Only the on the top panel can turn on the WAC7500.

button on

button

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Top view

Connect to AC power

Warning

Risk of product damage! Ensure that the power supply

•

voltage corresponds to the voltage printed on the back or the underside of the WAC7500.

1 Connect the WAC7500 to the power

supply

Your WAC7500 turns on and is ready

to be set up for use.

Note

If no buttons are pressed for 20 minutes, the WAC7500

•

switches to standby.

1 To turn on the WAC7500, press . 2 To switch the WAC7500 to standby, press

3 To switch the WAC7500 to eco standby,

press and hold the panel.

Note

When the WAC7500 is in eco standby mode, the

•

remote control is inactive.

button on the top

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4 Connect to a

home network

Before you connect the WAC7500 to a router:

Ensure that the PC meets the minimum

• requirements. You can choose one of these modes of connection: Wireless connection with automatic IP

• address (see ‘Create wireless connection with automatic IP address’ on page Wireless connection with static IP addres

• (see ‘Create wireless connection with static IP address’ on page Wired connection with automatic IP

• address (see ‘Create wired connection with automatic IP address’ on page Wired connection with static IP addres

• (see ‘Create wired connection with static IP address’ on page

10)

11)

Create wireless connection with automatic IP address

This is how to navigate and select with the remote control:

Press

•

or to select a menu option.

Press

to conrm a selection.

Press

•

Press The alphanumeric buttons of the remote control are multi-function buttons: To select a number or an alphanumeric character, press a button once or more until you see the number or alphabetic character in the display of the WAC7500. To cycle through the alphanumeric characters that are available, press a button repeatedly. To delete the last character entry from the display, press

to go back to the previous

screen.

HOME to go to the Home menu.

CLEAR .

10)

11) s

This chapter shows you how to create a wireless connection to a home network with automatic IP address.

1 Ensure that your network name and

network password or encryption key are available.

Some Internet service providers (ISP)

• require the use of a proxy server.

2 Turn on your wireless access point or

wireless router with broadband Internet.

3 Turn on the WAC7500. 4 On the WAC7500, press MENU .

5 Select [Settings] > [Network] >

[Wireless] and conrm.

6 Select the network from the list in the

display.

Enter encryption key (if required)

• with the remote control, then press

OK to continue.

7 Select [Automatic] > (Apply settings?)

[Yes] and conrm.

The WAC7500 displays a conrmation

screen that the settings are saved.

Create wireless connection with static IP address

This is how to navigate and select with the remote control:

Press

•

or to select a menu option.

Press

to conrm a selection.

Press

•

to go back to the previous

screen.

HOME to go to the Home menu.

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To delete the last character entry from the

• display, press This chapter shows you how to create a wireless connection to a home network with static IP address.

CLEAR .

1 Ensure that your encryption key (if

required) is available.

2 Turn on your wireless access point or

wireless router with broadband Internet.

3 Turn on the WAC7500. 4 On the WAC7500, press MENU . 5 Select [Settings] < [Network] >

[Wireless] and conrm.

6 Select the network from the list in the

display.

Enter encryption key (if required)

•

with the remote control, then press

OK to continue.

7 Select [Static] and conrm. 8 Enter the static IP address with the remote

control and conrm with OK .

9 Select (Apply settings?) [Yes] and conrm.

The WAC7500 displays a conrmation

screen that the settings are saved.

To cycle through the alphanumeric

• characters that are available, press a button repeatedly. To delete the last character entry from the

• display, press This chapter shows you how to create a wired connection to a home network with automatic IP address.

CLEAR .

1 Use an Ethernet cable (sold separately) to

connect the WAC7500 to the access point or router that connects to your home network with broadband Internet access.

2 Turn on your wireless access point or

wireless router with broadband Internet.

3 Turn on the WAC7500. 4 On the WAC7500, press MENU . 5 Select [Settings] > [Network] > [Wired]

[Automatic] > (Apply settings?) [Yes]

and conrm.

The WAC7500 displays a conrmation

screen that the settings are saved.

Create wired connection with static IP address

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Connect to a home network

Create wired connection with automatic IP address

This is how to navigate and select with the remote control:

Press

•

or to select a menu option.

Press

to conrm a selection.

Press

•

to go back to the previous

screen.

HOME to go to the Home menu.

This is how to navigate and select with the remote control:

Press

•

or to select a menu option.

Press

to conrm a selection.

Press

•

to go back to the previous

screen.

HOME to go to the Home menu.

CLEAR .

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This chapter shows you how to create a wired connection to a home network with automatic IP address.

1 Use an Ethernet cable (sold separately) to

connect the WAC7500 to the access point or router that connects to your home network with broadband Internet access.

2 Turn on your wireless access point or

wireless router with broadband Internet.

3 Turn on the WAC7500. 4 On the item, press MENU . 5 Select [Settings] > [Network] > [Wired]

[Static] and conrm.

6 Enter the static IP address with the remote

control and conrm with OK .

7 Select (Apply settings?) [Yes] and conrm.

The WAC7500 displays a conrmation

screen that the settings are saved.

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5 Build a music

Import music from a PC

library on the harddisk

You have the following options to build a music library on the harddisk:

rip music from CDs

• import music from a PC

• record music from FM radio

• record music from an external device

•

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The import of music into the WAC7500 requires the WADM (Wireless Audio Device

Manager) in the supplied PC installer. Before you can import music from a PC that

is connected to a home network, you need to connect the WAC7500 to the PC.

Install WADM software on the PC

Install the WADM software on the PC and open the application.

1 In the WADM main menu, click Content

Management.

2 In My Computer (top window), click to

select le(s).

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3 Drag and drop selected le(s) to

WAC7500 (bottom window).

all tracks of the CD when no tracks are

marked.)

Long press

• select/deselect all tracks.

MARK/UNMARK to

4 Press REC to start ripping. 5 To rip another CD, repeat above steps 1 to

6 To stop ripping, press .

Tip

For information about how to change the rip quality,

•

see chapter Settings.

Rip music from CDs on the WAC7500

Rip from a CD to the harddisk of the WAC7500 at high speed:

(Audio CD, MP3/WMA CD)

Note

While the WAC7500 is ripping, only the stop

•

function is available.

Tip

You can rip while you listen, if you press REC during

•

play.

•

1 On the WAC7500, inser t CD with printed

side facing you.

2 In the track list screen, press REC . 3 Press MARK/UNMARK to select/deselect

tracks. (By default, the WAC7500 rips

Record music

You can record from 2 different sources.

1 Press

AUX to record from an external

• device. FM TUNER to record from FM radio.

•

2 Press REC . 3 To stop recording, press .

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6 Play

Internet radio

Adjust volume

1 During play, press VOL to adjust the

volume.

Mute the sound

You can turn off the sound of your audio.

1 During play, press MUTE .

To turn the sound back on, press

•

MUTE again.

Play CD

1 Insert CD into the CD slot with printed

side facing you.

2 Press OK / to play.

To eject the CD, ensure the CD is in

• stop mode and press

Play HD music

This is how to navigate and select with the remote control:

Press

•

or to select a menu option.

Press

to conrm a selection.

Press

•

Press

to go back to the previous

screen.

HOME to go to the Home menu.

1 Press HD to enter the HD music menu.

The display guides you through the

menu.

2 Press OK/ to play.

To stop play, press

•

Note

Internet radio features require broadband Internet

•

access. Internet radio features require registration.

•

1 The following steps show you how to

2 Turn on the WAC7500. 3 Turn on your wireless access point or

wireless router with broadband Internet.

4 Ensure you have a valid email address. 5 Press HOME. 6 Press or , then to select[Radio] >

[Internet Radio].

The display shows the Internet radio

registration screen.

7 Press alphanumeric buttons on the remote

control to enter the valid email address.

8 Press OK/ .

The display conrms the automated

email dispatch to your mailbox.

9 Check your email inbox for a message

from

ConsumerCare@Philips.com with

the subject

Your Streamium Registration....

10 Follow the instructions in the email to

complete your registration process on the Philips website. To return to the Home menu, press

•

HOME.

Listen to Internet radio

1 Follow the steps to register the WAC7500

with Philips (only required once for rst set-up).

2 Turn on the WAC7500.

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3 Turn on your wireless access point or

wireless router with broadband Internet.

4 Press HOME. 5 Press or , then to select[Radio] >

[Internet Radio].

Press

•

Internet radio features require broadband Internet

•

access.

or , then to select the Internet radio service. To return to the Home menu, press

HOME.

Note

1 Follow the steps to register the WAC7500

with Philips.

2 Follow the steps to mark Internet radio

stations as Favorites.

3 Turn on the WAC7500. 4 Turn on your access point / cable modem

or router with broadband Internet.

5 Press HOME . 6 Press or , then to select[Radio]

[Internet Radio] > [User ID] (user

identication name that was used for the registration) > [Favorite Stations].

Press

•

HOME to go to the Home

menu.

Mark Internet radio stations as Favorites

You can mark Internet radio stations as your Favourites so next time you want to listen to a

station, it is easy to nd.

1 Follow the steps to register the WAC7500

with Philips.

2 Turn on the WAC7500. 3 Turn on your access point / cable modem

or router with broadband Internet.

4 When you listen to Internet radio, press

to mark the station.

To return to the Home menu, press

•

HOME. The next time you connect to the

•

Internet radio, the radio station is shown in the Favorite Stations menu.

Note

Internet radio features require broadband Internet

•

access.

Listen to Favorite Stations

You must store Internet radio stations as Favorites, before you can use this feature.

Note

Internet radio features require broadband Internet

•

access.

Tip

You can also organize your Favorites under Steamium

•

Management on the Philips website.

Manually add Internet radio stations

This chapter explains how to add individual

URL addresses for Internet radio stations on

the PC.

1 Follow the steps to register the WAC7500

with Philips, if you have not done so already.

2 On the registered product site, click the

link

Streamium Management.

3 Select My Media. 4 Click on the tab Music. 5 Enter the URL address of Internet radio

station in the rst column.

6 Enter a nickname in the second column.

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The nickname is the Internet radio

stations identication that is displayed

the WAC7500.

7 Enter a description in the third column. 8 Click on Save to conrm your entries.

Note

Internet radio features require broadband Internet

•

access.

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Note

If the manually added Internet radio station is available

•

and broadcast in a compatible format, you can listen to it on the WAC7500.

You can nd the manually added Internet radio stations

•

in the My Media list on the WAC7500. Internet radio features require broadband Internet

•

access.

Listen to My Media

This is how to navigate and select with the remote control:

Press

•

or to select a menu option. Press

to conrm a selection.

Press

•

Press My Media allows you to access Internet radio stations that are not part of the standard service.

to go back to the previous

screen.

HOME to go to the Home menu.

1 Follow the steps to register the WAC7500

with Philips.

2 Follow the steps to manually add Internet

radio stations.

3 Turn on the WAC7500. 4 Turn on your access point / cable modem

or router with broadband Internet.

5 Press HOME . 6 Select [Radio] > [Internet Radio] > [User

ID] (user identication name that was used

for the registration) and conrm.

7 Select [My Media] and conrm.

To return to the Home menu, press

•

HOME.

FM radio

You can listen to FM radio with the WAC7500, if you connect the supplied antenna:

Listen to FM radio

1 Turn on the WAC7500. 2 Fully extended the connected FM antenna. 3 Press HOME . 4 Press FM TUNER .

The current frequency is displayed.

Press

You can optimize the reception when you rotate the

•

FM antenna. You can use the automatic search & store function to

•

store channels under presets.

Change frequency

To ne tune the reception of a channel, you can

adjust the channel frequency.

1 Turn on the WAC7500.

HOME to go to the Home

menu.

Tip

Play

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2 Press HOME . 3 Press FM TUNER .

The current frequency is displayed.

4 Press to adjust the frequency.

Press

•

Tip

You can store channel frequencies under a preset

•

channel number.

HOME to go to the Home

menu.

Automatic channel search

The WAC7500 can automatically search available channels.

1 Turn on the WAC7500. 2 Press HOME . 3 Press FM TUNER .

The current frequency is displayed.

4 Press and hold or to star t automatic

search function.

When a channel is found, the search

stops.

5 Press MENU . 6 Select [Save to Preset]. 7 Press or , then to select.

The frequency is stored under the

selected preset number.

Press

HOME to go to the Home

menu.

Automatic channel search & autostore

The WAC7500 can automatically search and store up to 60 channels under the preset numbers.

1 Turn on the WAC7500. 2 Press HOME . 3 Press FM TUNER .

The current frequency is displayed.

Press

MENU .

4 Select [Autostore radio].

The WAC7500 searches and stores

channels.

When all available channels are stored,

the search stops.

Press

HOME to go to the Home

menu.

Select preset channels

You can nd your preset channels in the preset

channel list.

1 Turn on the WAC7500. 2 Press HOME . 3 Press FM TUNER .

The current frequency is displayed.

4 Press to display preset channel numbers. 5 Press or , then to select.

Press

•

HOME to go to the Home

menu.

Manual search & store

You can manually search and store channels.

1 Turn on the WAC7500. 2 Press HOME . 3 Press FM TUNER .

The current frequency is displayed.

4 Press to change the frequency. 5 Press MENU . 6 Select [Save to Preset]. 7 Press or , then to select.

The frequency is stored under the

selected preset number.

Press

HOME to go to the Home

menu.

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Tip

You can overwrite preset channel numbers with new

•

frequencies.

Wirelessly stream music from a PC

You can wirelessly stream music to the WAC7500 from a connected PC, if you install Windows Media Player 11 on the P ‘Install Windows Media Player 11’ on page

and congure the PC to share your music. (If

Windows Media Player 11 is already installed on the PC, you can skip the installation section

and continue with the conguration. For any

other media players, refer to the instructions

supplied with the player.)

Install Windows Media Player 11

C (see

19)

1 On the PC, insert the supplied software

CD.

Installation starts.

If installation does not start, click on

the

icon in your Explorer program.

2 Follow the instructions on the PC to install

Windows Media Player 11.

4 In the Media sharing... pop-up window,

select

Share my media, then conrm with

OK.

When the WAC7500 is connected to

your home network, the display shows the WAC7500 with an alert icon:

5 Click on the WAC7500. 6 Select Allow, then conrm with OK. 7 On the WAC7500, press HOME . 8 Press or , then to select[UPnP].

The WAC7500 searches for the

source, then displays the list of media servers.

9 Press or , then to select the PC

name (the Windows Media Player adds an

identier after the PC name) and conrm.

Play from a ash memory

USB device

You can play music from a USB device. You can

also transfer the music library of the WAC7500

to a USB mass storage device.

1 Insert the USB plug of the USB device into

the USB socket of the WAC7500.

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Play

Congure a PC to share music

You can share music from a PC with the WAC7500. This chapter shows you how to

congure the PC to share music.

1 Follow the instructions to install Windows

Media Player 1 Media Player 11’ on page

1 (see ‘Install Windows

19).

2 On the PC, click Start > Programs >

Windows Media Player.

3 In the Windows Media Player interface,

right click on the at the top of the screen and select

sharing....

Library pull-down menu

Media

2 On the WAC7500, press HOME . 3 Press or , then to select[Portable] >

[USB].

The display shows the USB device.

4 Press or , then to select the USB

content,

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Press HOME to go to the Home

•

menu.

Connect audio devices (AUX)

You can play music from an external appliance

that is connected to the AUX input of the

WAC7500.

1 Consult the user manual of the external

appliance to connect the supplied audio cable to the audio output jack of the external appliance.

2 Connect the other end of the audio cable

to the

AUX IN jack of the WAC7500.

3 On the remote control of the WAC7500,

press

HOME .

4 Press or , then to select[AUX]. 5 Operate the controls of the external

appliance to play music.

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7 Play options

Play by artist

You can choose between various play options:

Repeat pla

• Shufe play (see ‘Shufe play’ on page 21)

• Play by artis

•

21) Play by genr

•

21) Play from a playlis

• on page

y (see ‘Repeat play’ on page 21)

t (see ‘Play by artist’ on page

e (see ‘Play by genre’ on page

t (see ‘Play from a playlist’

22)

Repeat play

You can repeat one or all audio les of the

current selection.

1 In play mode, press REPEAT to toggle the

repeat function as follows:

Repeat 1

•

The current audio le is continuously

•

repeated until another mode or setting is selected.

Repeat all

•

All audio les of the current selection

•

are continuously repeated until another mode or setting is selected.

Off (default)

•

Shufe play

You can play all audio les of the same ar tist

from the HD of the Philips Wireless Music Center.

1 When you play HD audio, press SAME

ARTIST .

Play by genre

You can play all audio les of the same genre

from the HD of the Philips Wireless Music Center.

1 When you play HD audio, press SAME

GENRE .

Create a playlist

You can create up to 99 playlists on the hard disk of the connected Philips Wireless Music Center.

1 Press HD to enter HD mode. 2 Press MENU to enter the HD menu. 3 Press or , then to select[Create

Playlist].

A new playlist with a default album

name, such as Playlist_001, is created.

Press

HOME to go to the Home

menu.

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Play

You can play the audio les of the current selection in random order (shufed).

1 During play, press SHUFFLE to toggle

shufe on and off.

When you turn shufe on, the current

selection of audio les is played in

random order.

Add audio les to a playlist

This is how to navigate and select with the remote control:

Press

•

or to select a menu option.

Press

to conrm a selection.

Press

•

Press

to go back to the previous

screen.

HOME to go to the Home menu.

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You can add up to 300 audio les to a

playlist.

1 Turn on the WAC7500. 2 On the remote control, press HD . 3 Select an audio le. 4 Press MENU to enter the HD menu. 5 Select [Add To Playlist] and conrm. 6 Select playlist and conrm.

The audio le is added to the selected

playlist.

Press

HOME to go to the Home

menu.

Play from a playlist

This is how to navigate and select with the remote control:

Press

•

or to select a menu option.

Press

to conrm a selection.

Press

•

Press

to go back to the previous

screen.

HOME to go to the Home menu.

1 Turn on the WAC7500. 2 On the remote control, press HD . 3 Press MENU to enter the HD menu. 4 Select [Playlists]. 5 Select the playlist. 6 Press OK/ to play.

To stop play, press

•

Press

•

menu.

HOME to go to the Home

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8 Record from

HD to USB

You can record music les from the HD (harddisk) of the WAC7500 to a ash memory USB device.

1 Insert the USB plug of the USB device into

the USB socket of the WAC7500:

Use the remote control of the WAC7500

for the following steps:

2 Press HD . 3 Press REC. 4 Press MARK/UNMARK to select/deselect

tracks. (By default the WAC7500 records

all tracks of the HD when no tracks are

marked.)

Press

•

5 Press RECto start recording. 6 To stop recording, press .

MARK/UNMARK for 2 seconds

to select/deselect all tracks.

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9 Alphanumeric

You can search for specic audio les on the HD (harddisk) of the WAC7500.

1 Turn on the WAC7500. 2 Press HD .

The display shows the available lists.

3 Press or , then to select the list. 4 Press SEARCH .

The display shows a text box.

5 Press the alphanumeric buttons on the

remote control to enter the search word.

6 Press OK/ to start the search.

The WAC7500 shows the closest

alphabetical match.

7 To stop the search, press .

Press

•

HOME to go to the Home

menu.

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10 Gracenote® CD

information

Gracenote® CD Information Gracenote MusicID track information (including album, artist, genre,

track information) from its built-in database. It

allows the recorded CD tracks to be properly categorized (for example, under Artists, Albums,

Genres or All tracks) and be merged with the

existing tracks in the hard disk. Gracenote® Media Database A CD database is embedded in every WAC7500 for quick look-up on track

information. An update le that contains newly

released CDs is available quarterly on www. club.philips.com for download.

Update Gracenote® Media Database Use your PC to register your product on www. club.philips.com and go to “Show Upgrades

& Support” page to download Gracenote Media Database update. Note that the updates are posted quarterly and new updates are independent from old updates, i.e. a new update can be installed, even without the previous update.

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11 Settings

Change Equalizer (EQ) settings

This is how to navigate and select with the remote control:

Press

•

1 Turn on the WAC7500. 2 Press MENU . 3 Select [Equalizer] and conrm. 4 Select a menu option and conrm.

Activate Smart EQ

1 Turn on the WAC7500. 2 Press SMART EQUALIZER to toggle

or to select a menu option.

Press

to conrm a selection.

Press

•

Press

You can adjust the audio sound with the following equalizer settings:

[Rock] [Pop] (default) [Jazz] [Neutral] [Techno] [Classical] [Treble/Bass]

•

between the options:

•

to go back to the previous

screen.

HOME to go to the Home menu.

Press

HOME to go to the Home

menu.

activate Smart EQ deactivate Smart EQ The Smart EQ function automatically selects equalizer settings according to the genre that is associated with the

audio le.

If no genre is associated with the

audio le, the default setting is Pop.

Adjust treble / bass

This is how to navigate and select with the remote control:

Press

•

or to select a menu option.

Press

to conrm a selection.

Press

•

Press

to go back to the previous

screen.

HOME to go to the Home menu.

1 Turn on the WAC7500. 2 Press MENU . 3 Select [Settings] and conrm. 4 Select [Treble/Bass]and conrm. 5 Select [Treble] or [Bass] and conrm. 6 Press or to adjust the setting and

conrm.

To return to the Home menu, press

•

HOME.

Set Dynamic Bass Boost (DBB)

You can choose from the following DBB

settings:

[DBB1]

•

[DBB2]

•

[DBB3]

•

[DBB OFF] (default)

•

1 To toggle between the settings, press DBB .

Activate Incredible Surround sound

1 To activate the Incredible Surround sound

feature, press

To deactivate the feature, press the

• button again.

INCR.SURR. .

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Time settings

This chapter shows you how to change the time settings.

Synchronize with RDS radio station

RDS (Radio Data System) is a service

that allows FM stations to send additional information along with the FM radio signal. Automatic time synchronization is one of the RDS features.

1 Ensure that the radio station you select for

synchronization has RDS.

2 Turn on the WAC7500. 3 Press MENU . 4 Press or , then to select[Settings] >

[Time] > [Auto Time Sync].

5 Press or , then to select the RDS

station.

6 Press HOME to go to the Home menu.

Set the time manually

1 Ensure that the WAC7500 is turned on. 2 Press MENU . 3 Press or , then to select[Settings] >

[Time] > [Set Time].

4 Press or to adjust the setting and

conrm with OK .

5 Press to go back to the previous screen.

Press

•

Tip

You can also press the numeric buttons (0-9) and enter

•

the time directly.

HOME to go to the Home

menu.

3 Press or , then to select[Settings] >

[Time] > [Time Format].

4 Press or , then to select format. 5 Press to go back to the previous screen.

Press

•

HOME to go to the Home

menu.

Set standby timer

You can select a set time period after which the WAC7500 automatically switches to standby. The timer offers the following options in minutes:

[Sleep 15]

•

[Sleep 30]

•

[Sleep 45]

•

[Sleep 60]

•

[Sleep 90]

•

[Sleep 120]

•

[Sleep off]

•

1 Turn on the WAC7500. 2 Press SNOOZE one or more times to

select a time period.

When you set the timer, the display

shows the sleep icon:

To view the remaining countdown time

to standby, press

SNOOZE anytime.

Alarm

You can set the alarm feature of the WAC7500 and choose from different repeat modes. This is how to navigate and select with the remote control:

Press

•

or to select a menu option.

Press

to conrm a selection.

Press

•

Press

to go back to the previous

screen.

HOME to go to the Home menu.

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Settings

Set the time format

1 Turn on the WAC7500. 2 Press MENU .

1 Press MENU to enter the menu screen. 2 Select [Settings] > [Alarm].

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3 Select [On] to activate the alarm and enter

the alarm settings.

Select

•

[Off] (default) to deactivate

the alarm.

4 Press or to adjust the setting, then

press

to conrm the adjustment.

5 Press OK to conrm the alarm time

settings.

6 Press or , then to select the repeat

mode

[Once] or [Daily].

The display briey shows [Alarm on]

and the alarm icon remains visible while the alarm feature is activated.

Change language

You can change the language that you have set

during the rst-time installation.

1 Turn on the WAC7500. 2 Press MENU . 3 Select [Settings] > [Language]. 4 Press or , then to select the language. 5 Press HOME to go to the Home menu.

Maintenance

This chapter tells you how to care for your WAC7500.

Cleaning

Note

Avoid moisture and abrasion.•

1 Clean the WAC7500 only with a soft dry

cloth.

Update

When the WAC7500 is connected to

•

a PC, you can download new rmware

updates.

Update through PC connection

This chapter shows you how to install the WADM (Philips Wireless Audio Device

Manager) software. The WADM is necessary to

search and download software updates for the WAC7500.

1 On the PC, visit the www.philips.com/

welcome.

2 Download the latest software for the

WAC7500 to the harddisk of the PC.

3 Turn on the WAC7500. 4 Ensure that the WAC7500 is connected to

the network of the PC.

5 Insert the supplied software CD into the

PC.

6 Follow the instructions on the PC to install

WADM.

7 When the security alert message

(Microsoft Windows Firewall) pops up, press ‘Unblock’ to allow the WADM

application to run on the PC.

The rewall is still effective and only

allows the WADM to run.

8 On the WADM screen, select Device

Conguration.

9 In the Device Conguration screen, select

Firmware upgrade and click OK.

10 Click Browse to locate the software image

le that you saved on the harddisk of the

PC.

11 Click OK to star t the update.

The software update progress is

shown.

When the software installation is

complete, the WAC7500 restarts.

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Tip

You can also consult the user manual of the PC and

•

manually add the WADM application to your list of programs that are safe to run.

Restore the default settings

You can restore the default settings (including

network settings) of the WAC7500.

1 Turn on the WAC7500. 2 Press HOME to go to the Home menu. 3 Press MENU to enter the menu display. 4 Press or , then to select[Settings] >

[Restore settings].

5 Press . 6 Press to select [Yes].

The WAC7500 restarts when the

factory settings are restored.

The language selection display is

shown.

Tip

You can restore the default settings without losing

•

the audio les on the harddisk of a connected PC or

Center.

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12 Add a Philips

Wireless Music Station (sold separately)

You can add up to 5 Philips Wireless Music

Stations (sold separately) and expand your

wireless music to other locations in your home.

Add a Philips Wireless Music Station to the WAC7500

This connection creates a wireless of the Philips Wireless Music Station to the home network that the WAC7500 connects to:

1 Place the WAC7500 and the Philips

Wireless Music Station next to each other.

2 Follow the instructions of the Philips

Wireless Music Station to connect the Station to the power supply.

3 Turn on the WAC7500. 4 Turn on the Philips Wireless Music Station.

If you turn on the Philips Wireless

•

Music Station for the rst time, follow

the instructions of the Philips Wireless Music Station to select the language. The devices are ready for the

• connection setup.

Connection setup:

1 On the remote control of the WAC7500,

press

HD.

2 Press MENU to enter the menu screen. 3 Press or , then to select[Station

Mgnt].

4 Press or , then to select[Add New

Station].

The WAC7500 searches for Philips

Wireless Music Stations.

5 Follow the instructions of the Philips

Wireless Music Station to enter the ‘Installation Mode’ on the Station. (The Philips Wireless Music Station must be in ‘Installation Mode’ so that the WAC7500

can nd it.)

6 When the display of the WAC7500 shows

that the Philips Wireless Music Station is found, press

The WAC7500 stops to search.

You can relocate the devices.

Note

Thick walls and metal obstacles between the devices

•

can impair the wireless connection.

Broadcast music to Philips Wireless Music Stations

Note

This feature requires that you rst connect the

•

WAC7500 to a Philips Wireless Music Station (sold separately) (see ‘Add a Philips Wireless Music Station (sold separately)’ on page 30).

1 Turn on the Philips Wireless Music Station. 2 Turn on the WAC7500. 3 While playing music, press MUSIC

BROADCAST .

After a short delay, all connected

Philips Wireless Music Stations play the music you broadcast from the WAC7500.

To stop the broadcast on the

WAC7500, press

To stop the broadcast on the

connected Philips Wireless Music Station, press

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Music Follows Me

Note

This feature requires that you rst connect the

•

WAC7500 to a Philips Wireless Music Station (sold separately) (see ‘Add a Philips Wireless Music Station (sold separately)’ on page 30).

5 Press or , then to select the Philips

Wireless Music Station you want to delete.

6 Press or , then to select[Yes].

The Philips Wireless Music Station

is deleted from the network of the WAC7500.

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As you move around at home, let the music move with you between the WAC7500 and one or more connected Philips Wireless Music Stations. The unit where the music is playing is the source unit. The unit to which you want to move the music is the destination unit.

1 Ensure that source unit and the destination

unit are turned on.

2 On the source unit, press MUSIC

FOLLOWS ME .

The displays of the source unit and

the destination unit show an icon to indicate that the feature is activated.

3 On the destination unit, press MUSIC

FOLLOWS ME .

The icon disappears from the displays.

The music play simultaneously stops

on the source unit and starts on the destination unit.

To stop the music play, press

unit where the music plays.

on the

Delete a Philips Wireless Music Station from the WAC7500

1 On the remote control of the WAC7500,

press

HD .

2 Press MENU . 3 Press or , then to select[Station

Mgnt].

4 Press or , then to select[Delete

Station].

The display shows all the Philips

Wireless Music Stations that are connected to the network of the WAC7500.

Relocate a connected WAC7500 or Philips Wireless Music Station

1 Turn off (or switch to Eco Standby) the

device you want to relocate.

2 Disconnect the device from the power

supply.

3 Reconnect the device to the power supply

in the new location.

The Wi-Fi connection recovers

automatically.

Note

Thick walls and metal obstacles between the devices

•

can impair the wireless connection.

Add a Philips Wireless Music Station (sold separately)

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13 Technical data

General

AC Power Voltage information is

printed on the back or the underside of the WAC7500.

Dimensions (w x

h x d) Weight (net) Main unit: ~ 3.6 kg

Power consumption

On < 25 W

Standby (active) < 20 W ECO (passive) standby < 1 W

Amplier

Output power 2 x 7.5 + 15 W (RMS) Frequency response Signal to noise ratio

Speakers - tweeter

Power 20 W (RMS) / 30 W

Frequency response 1 kHz - 20 kHz Sensitivity 76 dB / m / W Impedance 6 Ω Dimensions (w x h) 72 x 42 mm

Speakers - mid range

Power 20 W (RMS) / 30 W

Frequency response 130 Hz - 5 kHz Sensitivity 76 dB / m / W Impedance 6 Ω Dimensions (w x h) 75 x 75 mm

387 x 272 x 128 mm

60 - 20,000 Hz (-3 dB) 72 dBA (IEC)

(MPO)

Power 50 W (RMS) / 75 W

(MPO)

Frequency response 75 Hz - 500 Hz Sensitivity 83 dB / m / W Impedance 12 Ω Dimensions (Ø) 125 mm

Headphone

Impedance 16 - 150 Ω

Input sensitivity

AUX IN 500 mV

Wired (LAN / Ethernet)

Wired standard 802.3 / 802.3 u Speed 10 / 100 MBit/s Mode half / full duplex Crossover detection

(Auto MDIX)

CD player

Frequency range 60 - 20,000 Hz (-3 dB) Signal to noise

ratio

M4A (AAC) bit

rate MP3 bit rate WMA bit rate Sampling

frequencies

HD player

Yes (Auto MDIX)

75 dBA (IEC)

16 - 320 kbps, CBR / VBR

32 - 320 kbps, CBR / VBR up to 192 kbps, CBR / VBR

32, 44.1, 48 kHz

Speakers - sub-woofer

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Frequency range 60 - 20,000 Hz (-3 dB) Signal to noise

ratio MPEG 1 Layer 3

(MP3-CD)

MP3-CD bit rate WMA bit rate

Sampling frequencies

HD storage cpacity

USB player

USB 12 Mbps, V1.1 (supports

USB class MSC, MTP

Number of tracks / titles

Specications and external appearance are

subject to change without notice.

72 dBA (IEC)

MPEG AUDIO

32 - 320 kbps, CBR / VBR up to 160 kbps, CBR /

VBR

32, 44.1, 48 kHz

80 GB (actual formatted capacity will be less)

MP3, WMA and M4A

les)

maximum 9999

Ethernet enabled, plus Ethernet cable

•

(for wired connection)

Wireless network 802.11 b/g (for

•

wireless connection)

500 MB free hard disk space

•

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Technical data

Supplied accessories

Remote control

• 2 AAA batteries

• AC power cable

• FM radio antenna

• Software CD-Rom

•

PC connection requirements

The minimum requirements for PC connections are:

Windows 2000 SP4 (or above) / XP SP2

• / Vista Pentium III 500 MHz processor or higher

•

256 MB RAM

• CD-ROM drive

• Adapter

•

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14 Troubleshooting

Caution

Never try to repair the system yourself as this will

•

invalidate the warranty. Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric

•

shock.

If a fault occurs, rst check the FAQ points, then consult

•

your dealer or Philips for help.

The WAC7500 is connected to a home network and music skips during play (from any source including HD), what do I do?

Ensure that the network router is turned

•

on. Ensure that the network settings are

•

correct for the selected network (see

section ‘Connect to a home network’).

I cannot hear any sound or the sound is poor, what do I do?

Press

•

The radio reception is poor, what do I do?

•

Is there a maximum distance of transmission between a Philips Wireless Music / Micro Center and the WAC7500 for effective streaming?

Yes. The maximum distance of Wi-Fi transmission is 250m measured in open spaces. However, in a home environment, where solid obstacles such as walls and doors are present, the effective transmission distance is reduced to 50-100m. Reposition the devices if you experience transmission problems.

How do I avoid Wi-Fi interferences from other devices that operate in the same (2.4GHz) frequency spectrum, such as Dect phones or bluetooth devices?

•

VOL to increase the volume.

Press the the sound output.

Adjust the antenna for better reception. Increase the distance between the WAC7500 and TV or VCR devices.

Move the WAC7500 at least 3m away from such devices.

MUTE button again to reactivate

Use a WEP/WPA encryption key when

•

you create the wireless connection your PC / home network. Change the operating channel on the

•

interfering devices. Turn the devices in different directions to

•

minimize interference.

The wireless rmware update failed, what do

I do?

1 Ensure that the PC is connected to the

Internet.

2 Use an Ethernet cable (sold separately) to

connect the WAC7500 to the PC.

3 On the PC, launch the WADM to update

the rmware.

I have done all the steps described to connect the WAC7500 to my wireless home network, but the WAC7500 is still not connected.

On the WAC7500, press

• [Information] > [Wireless] > [Wireless Mode]. Check that the WAC7500 has

been changed from Infrastructure mode. Also check that the SSID, IP address, WEP key, or WPA key matches the setup of your wireless home network. Try to change the SSID on your router

•

to a more unique name to ensure that it is different from the SSID that your neighbors use for their router. The WAC7500 supports wireless and

•

wired connection at the same time. There is a chance that your wireless IP address and your wired IP address are on the same subnet. This will confuse the device. Consider changing the DHCP range of your wireless router so that the wireless IP received by the device is on a different subnet from its wired IP address. Try to change the channel of your home

•

network settings on the router. On your router, consider using a WPA key

•

instead of a WEP key. When you use a WEP as your encryption key, set all 4 keys to be the same.

MENU . Select

Ad hoc mode to

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•

Ensure that the turbo mode of your wireless router is switched off, if your router has this function.

The wireless rmware update failed, what do

I do?

1 Ensure that the PC is connected to the

Internet.

2 Use an Ethernet cable (sold separately) to

connect the WAC7500 to the PC.

3 On the PC, launch the WADM on the PC

to update the rmware.

I have problems installing WADM or launching WADM after installation, what do I do?

Ensure that the operating system of the PC

•

meets the requirements. Ensure that the PC is virus-free.

•

Some les on the USB device are not

displayed, what do I do?

Check if the number of folders exceeds 99

•

or the number of titles exceeds 999.

Only completely recorded MP3/WMA les

•

can be found and played. Check if the le

has been recorded completely.

DRM-protected WMA les cannot be

•

played.

The remote control does not function properly, what do I do?

Reduce the distance between the remote

•

control and the WAC7500. Insert the batteries with correct polarity

•

(+/- as indicated inside the battery

compartment).

Replace the batteries.

•

Point the remote control directly at the

•

infrared sensor.

The screen of the WAC7500 is stuck in a menu or shows no response for a long period of time (2-5 minutes), what do I do?

Press

•

‘No Disc’ / ‘Cannot read CD’ is displayed, what do I do?

•

. If the problem persists, restart the power (disconnect and reconnect the power

plug) to reset the WAC7500.

Insert a suitable disc.

Check if the disc is inserted with the

•

graphics side (label) facing up.

Wait for the condensation moisture on the

•

lens to clear. Replace or clean the disc.

•

Use a nalized CD-RW or CD-R.

•

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15 Glossary

AAC (Advanced Audio Coding)

An audio compression scheme dened as part

of the MPEG-2 standard (also known as MPEG-

2 AAC or MPEG-2 NBC, or Not Backwards Compatible). It offers better sound and a

compression ratio that is superior by roughly 30 percent compared to the MPEG-1 MP3 format.

AC (alternating current)

An alternating current is an electrical current whose magnitude and direction vary cyclically,

as opposed to DC (direct current), whose

direction remains constant. The usual waveform of an AC power circuit is a sine wave, as this

results in the most efcient transmission of

energy. However certain applications use different waveforms, such as triangular or square waves.

Amplier

A device, either a single stage or a large scale circuit with multiple stages for creating gain, i.e. it makes small signals larger.

Antenna

A device, such as a rod or wire, which picks up a received radio frequency signal or radiates a transmitted RF signal.

Audio output

High-level (speaker) or line-level (RCA) signals

sent from one system component to another;

or the high-level signal from an amplier to the

system speakers.

AUX

Auxiliary input that allows you to connect portable audio devices.

Bass

The lowest three octaves of the audio band.

Low bass is the bottom octave (20-40Hz), midbass is the middle octave (40-80Hz), and upper

bass is the 80-160Hz octave.

Bit / bits

A bit is a binary digit, taking a value of either 0 or 1. For example, the number 10010111 is 8 bits long.

Bit rate

Bit rate is the number of bits that are conveyed

or processed per unit of time. The bit rate is usually measured in some multiple of bits per

second (kilobits per second: kbps). The term

bit rate is a synonym for data transfer rate (or

simply data rate).

Bluetooth

A short-range wireless protocol that is meant to allow mobile devices to share information and applications without the worry of cables or interface incompatibilities. The name refers to a

Viking King who unied Denmark. Operates at

2.4 GHz. For more information, see bluetooth. com.

CBR (constant bit rate)

With CBR the encoder spends the same

amount of bits on each frame, regardless of how much it may really need. Disadvantage

of CBR: Bits are wasted in case of absolute

blackness of a picture or complete silence in an audio frame. And pictures or audio frames with a lot of elements may need those bits.

CD (Compact Disc)

Format developed by Phillips, Sony, and Pioneer for conveying music and data. CDs record information by deforming the inner metal foil on the disc with tiny micro pits burned in by a laser.

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CDDB

A centralized database of CDs, CD tracks, and artists on the Web, now known as Gracenote. The audio player or burner program can log on

to CDDB. It uploads the ID of the CD being

played, and then downloads the title, artist, and track list.

Coaxial

A single copper conductor, surrounded with a layer of insulation, covered by a surrounding

copper shield and nally, an insulating jacket.

An unbalanced transmission line with constant impedance. In audio, this type is commonly used for low level, line signals terminated in RCA connectors.

Compression

In audio terms, this is a process of temporarily or permanently reducing audio data for more

efcient storage or transmission. A temporary reduction in le size is called ‘non-lossy’

compression, and no information is lost. A

permanent reduction in le size (such as with MP3 les) is called ‘lossy’ compression, and

involves discarding unnecessary information which is irretrievably lost.

dB (Decibel)

A unit of measure used to express relative difference in power or intensity of sound.

DC (direct current)

Direct current or continuous current is the

constant ow of electric charge. This is typically

in a conductor such as a wire. In direct current,

the electric charges ow in the same direction, distinguishing it from AC (alternating current).

DHCP

DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Conguration

Protocol. It is a protocol for assigning dynamic IP addresses to devices on a network.

Digital

A method to encode information using a binary code of 0s and 1s. Many wireless phones and networks use digital technology.

Digital Audio

Digital Audio is a sound signal that has been converted into numerical values. Digital sound can be transmitted through multiple channels. Analog sound can only be transmitted through two channels.

Duplex (half/full)

Full duplex is the ability to send and

• receive data simultaneously. Duplex is synonymous with full duplex. Example: when a modem operates in full-duplex mode, it can transmit data in two directions simultaneously. In half-duplex mode it can transmit data in two directions, but not simultaneously.

Eco (Eco Standby)

Eco Standby is the most ‘economic’ mode of the WAC7500 and consumes less than 1W. It is ‘economic’ and environmentally friendly to use this mode during longer times of non-usage of the WAC7500.

EQ (Equalizer)

A class of electronic lter circuits designed

to augment or adjust electronic or acoustic

systems. Equalizers can be xed or adjustable,

active or passive. Many equalizers divide the spectrum into 3 to 12 bands. This allows each section to be either increased or decreased in amplitude without changing the response of the rest.

Fidelity

A term used to describe the accuracy of recording, reproduction, or general quality of

audio processing. “High Fidelity” (Hi-Fi) is the

goal of every designer.

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FM (Frequency Modulation)

In radio broadcasting: a method of modulation in which the frequency of the carrier voltage is varied with the frequency of the modulation voltage.

Frequency

The property or condition of occurring at frequent intervals. In sound, this simply refers to the regular occurrence of compression and

rarication of air that we experience as sound.

Frequency Response

Is the range of frequencies that a speaker reproduces, lowest frequency to the highest. While the optimal normal is 20-20,000 Hz

(Hertz), the range of human hearing for

individuals is often much more restricted. A good full-range speaker system however, reproduces as much of this range as possible to cover all variations. Individual drivers are limited to reproduce only that part of the spectrum for which they were made, so their response is limited, but still a necessary point to consider when designing a complete sound system.

Hi-Fi (High Fidelity)

A method of sound reproduction that emphasizes the highest possible adherence to the exact character of the original sound. This is a principal that must be paramount in every stage of the recording, transpor tation, and recreation of the signal to be fully operational. It is usually the listener’s equipment wherein this objective is most seriously compromised.

Hz (Hertz)

Cycles per second, named after Heinrich Her tz.

Impedance

The resistance to the ow of an electric current

in a circuit. This is effectively the electrical load

that a loudspeaker presents to the amplier

which drives it and is measured in ohms.

Incredible Surround Sound (Incr.Surr.)

An improved system that creates realistic, three-

dimensional sound elds. These sound elds are

usually achieved with multiple speakers that are arranged around the listener.

Input sensitivity

SPL (sound pressure level) a speaker produces,

given one watt of power, measured from a one-meter distance at a typical input frequency (usually 1kHz unless otherwise noted on the

speaker).

Interface

A device or protocol which facilitates the linking of any two devices or systems; or when used as

a verb (‘to interface’), the process of linking.

IP address

An IP (Internet Protocol) address is a unique

computer address that enables electronic devices to communicate with and identify each other.

Kbps

Kilobits per second. A digital-data-rate measurement system which is often used with

highly compressed formats such as AAC, DAB,

MP3 etc. The higher the amount, the better the quality generally is.

kHz (kilo Hertz)

1000Hz or 1000 cycles per second.

LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)

Probably the most common way to show visual information on non-computer electronic equipment.

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Lossless compression

A system for reducing the number of data bits

(density) in a musical signal without corrupting

the original.

M4A

The audio le format used by Apple in their

iTunes Music Store often appears on your

system with the ‘.m4a’ lename extension. M4A

can produce better audio quality than MP3

using less physical space for the les.

MHz (Mega Hertz)

One million cycles per second.

Midrange

The middle three octaves (more or less) of the

audio band, where the ear is most sensitive, usually between 160Hz-3kHz.

Mono (monaural)

The operation of an amplier in one channel

for both input and output. Can refer to an

amplier with only one channel of amplication

or operating in bridged mode. For low-

frequency amplication applications, it provides

better phase coherence and less distortion than stereo operation.

MP3

A le format with a sound data compression

system. MP3 is the abbreviation of Motion

Picture Experts Group 1 (or MPEG-1) Audio

Layer 3. With the MP3 format, one CD-R or CD-RW can contain about 10 times more data than a regular CD.

Mute

A control found on receivers, and some mixers

or signal processing units that silences (mutes) a

signal path, or output.

Ohm

Measure of resistance to current (impedance).

The lower the impedance of a speaker, the harder it is to drive.

PCM (Pulse Code Modulation)

Pioneering form of digital recording.

RDS (Radio Data System)

RDS tuners can automatically tune in stations

according to the types of music (or talk) they

broadcast. RDS also enables a receiver to display text messages and even graphics (usually

call letters and format information) that many

FM stations include on a sub-carrier signal within their normal broadcast signal. Some RDS

equipped tuners can even override with trafc

alerts or emergency broadcasts, during playback of other media - CD MD, or cassette. There are other useful features too, many of which are offered by the growing number of RDS stations.

RF (radio frequency)

An alternating current or voltage with a

frequency (or carrier wave) above about

100kHz. It is called radio frequency because these frequencies have a capacity to be radiated as electromagnetic waves by radio (and

television) stations.

Rip (ripping)

Using a software program that “grabs” digital

audio from a compact disc and transfers it to a computer hard drive. The integrity of the data is preserved, because the signal does not pass through the computer sound card, and need not be converted to an analog format. The

digital-to-digital transfer creates a WAV le that can then be converted into an MP3 le.

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RMS (Root Mean Square)

A formula that provides a reasonably accurate means to measure and compare continuous AC power. The use of this measure is preferred when matching system components, like

ampliers and receivers.

S/PDIF (SPDIF) (Sony/Philips Digital Interface)

A standard audio-le transfer-format that was

developed jointly by Sony and Philips. S/PDIF allows the transfer of digital audio signals from one device to another, without the need to

convert rst to analog. This prevents the quality

of the digital signal degrading during transfer to analog.

Sampling rate

The precision with which a digital le describes the analog sound it represents. Basically, a lower rate produces les that sound worse and take

up less drive space than those with a higher rate. CDs have a sampling rate of 44.1kHz, and DAT machines have a sampling rate of 48kHz. MiniDisc player/recorders with a built-in sampling rate converter can handle both rates.

Sensitivity

Volume that a speaker offers for a specic

voltage input, expressed in decibels per watt

(dB/W).

Shufe

A feature that plays audio les (tracks) in

random order.

Signal to noise ratio

Represents the difference between the level of the audio signal, and any interference. The larger

the gure, the purer the sound.

SPL (sound pressure level)

An acoustic measurement of sound energy.

1 dB SPL is the smallest increment in sound

level to which the average human is sensitive.

Theoretically, 0 dB SPL is the threshold of human hearing while approximately 120 dB is

the threshold of pain.

Stereo

Literally means solid. Usually taken to refer to

two channel stereo, though developments in digital audio facilitate multichannel stereo.

Streaming

A technique for transferring data such that it can be processed as a steady and continuous stream. Streaming technologies are often used on the Internet because many users do not have fast enough access to download large

multimedia les quickly, so the client browser or

plug-in can start displaying the data before the

entire le has been transmitted.

Subwoofer

The extra-low frequency drive-unit

(loudspeaker) that can be used to augment

both stereo and surround system.

Treble

High frequencies at the top end of the audio band i.e. above 3kHz.

Tweeter

The drive unit (loudspeaker) that reproduces

high frequency sounds.

UPnP (Universal Plug and Play)

Universal Plug and Play is a networking

architecture developed by a consortium of companies to ensure easy connectivity between

products from different vendors. UPnP devices

should be able to connect to a network

automatically, handling identication and other processes on the y. The standards developed by the UPnP Forum are media-, platform-, and

device-independent.

USB (universal serial bus)

A hardware interface used to connect devices such as computer audio players, digital cameras,

and more. USB is UPnP enabled (also called hot-swappable), meaning that a computer does

not need to be turned off when new devices

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are plugged in and the devices do not need to

be congured. USB supports data transfer rates of up to 60MB per second (in USB 2.0).

VBR (variable bit rate)

With VBR, the encoder takes as much bits as

it needs. So black pictures get few bits and complex pictures get as much as they need.

While this provides the best quality the nal

size cannot be predicted at all.

Volume

Volume is the most common word used to specify the control of relative loudness of sounds. It also pertains to the function on many electronic devices that is used to control the loudness.

W (wattage)

A measurement of power. In speakers, wattage is a term that indicates power-handling characteristics in dealing with electrical voltage

inputs from the amplier.

WAP (Wireless Application Protocol)

Global protocol used in some wireless devices that allows the user to view and interact with data services. Generally used as a means to view Internet web pages using the limited transmission capacity and small display screens of portable wireless devices.

WAV

A format for sound les developed jointly by Microsoft and IBM. Built into Windows 95 to XP,

which made it the de facto standard for sound

on PCs. WAV sound les end with a ‘.wav’

extension and works with nearly all Windows applications that support sound.

WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)

All 802.11b (Wi-Fi / wireless) networks use

WEP as their basic security protocol. WEP secures data transmissions using 64-bit or 128-bit encryption; however, it does not

offer complete security and is usually used in conjunction with other security measures such as EAP.

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) is a wireless

technology brand owned by the Wi-Fi Alliance intended to improve the interoperability of wireless local area network products based on the IEEE 802.11 standards. Common applications for Wi-Fi include Internet and VoIP phone access, gaming, and network connectivity for consumer electronics such as televisions, DVD players, and digital cameras.

Wireless

Telecommunications using electromagnetic waves rather than wires or cable to transmit information. Wireless communication can be used for free-ranging mobile systems such as cell phones and global positioning systems

(GPS), which use satellite technology. Wireless systems can also be xed, such as LANs that

provide wireless communications within a

limited area (such as an ofce), or wireless

peripherals such as mice and keyboards.

WMA (Windows Media Audio)

An audio format owned by Microsoft, is a part of Microsoft Windows Media technology. Includes Microsoft Digital Rights Management tools, Windows Media Video encoding technology, and Windows Media Audio encoding technology.

Woofer

The drive unit (loudspeaker) that reproduces the bass (low) frequencies.

WPA / WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access)

A Wi-Fi standard that was designed to improve upon the security features of WEP. The technology is designed to work with existing Wi-Fi products that have been enabled with WEP (i.e. as a software upgrade to existing

hardware), but the technology includes two

improvements over WEP.

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Philips WAC7505 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

1 Important

Safety

Notice

Recycling

Your Wireless Music Center

Connect to a home network

Rip music from CDs on the WAC7500

Alphanumeric search

Settings

Add a Philips Wireless Music Station (sold separately)

Technical data

Troubleshooting

CDDB

Glossary

FM (Frequency Modulation)

Lossless compression

RMS (Root Mean Square)

S/PDIF (SPDIF) (Sony/Philips Digital Interface)

VBR (variable bit rate)

Volume