Philips WACS5 Quick start guide

Connect/Setup

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FAQ

Wireless Music Center + Station
WACS5

Quick start guide

Read Me First!

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Wireless Music Center WAC5

What’s in the box

Wireless Music

Station WAS5

User manual

Quick start guide

Station’s remote control

1xCR2025 battery

Center’s remote control

4xAAA batteries

PC installer

Connect to your PC

1 x Ethernet cable

• Remove the protective plastic tab from the Station’s remote control

• Insert 4 AAA batteries into Center’s remote control as shown

Audio cables

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Center

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Station

Station’s AC adaptor

Station’s stand

Center’s remote control

Station’s remote control

Before using the remote control:

Audio cables

Set up Wi-Fi connection between Center and Station

Connect/Setup

Center

Station

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The first time you set up the Wi-Fi connection, place

WAC 5

Center and WAS5 Station side by side on a flat

and firm surface

Connect WACS5 to power supply, first the Center and then the
Station
Center/Station: • The screen lights up.Auto installation/connection

starts

•You will enter HD (Harddisk) mode when the
installation/connection is finished

Relocate Center and Station as desired: plug and stream*

• Simply unplug your Center or Station and power them up in different
rooms.

•You will be able to stream the harddisk music between Center and
Station

IMPORTANT!

•Turn off the wireless router nearby if there is difficulty in connecting
your Center and Station.

•Avoid thick walls. Separating your Center and Station by 2 or more walls

may cause poor streaming connection.

•For better Wi-Fi reception, you can turn the Wi-Fi antenna, or adjust the

location of your Center and Station.

: indicates maximum reception; : indicates minimum reception

•To connect more Stations to your WAC5 Center, see User Manual,

HD: Station management.

* Streaming is the process describing data is pulled between places, which

can be multiple places.

Before starting the Wi-Fi connection, check your Center and Station are away

from the source of interference, for example: plasma TVs, microwave ovens,

DECT phones, bluetooth devices, cordless phones and other Wi-Fi products.

Antenna

Antenna

(HD stands for
Harddisk mode)

LINE OUT

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LINE OUT

IMPORTANT!

•Never make or change connections with the power supply switched on.

Tips:

•WAC5 Center also provides the sound output DIGITAL OUT and
OPTICAL OUT, see the Installation chapter in User Manual.

•WAS5 Station is equipped with a stand. To mount the stand onto your
Station,
a. Align the supplied stand to the slot at Station’s bottom
b. Insert the stand into the slot firmly (once inserted, the stand is

undetachable)

Yo u can easily connect WACS5 to your existing home audio systems, such as
audio/video receivers, home theatre systems, mini/micro systems, multi-media
speaker boxes (with built-in amplifier) and audio amplifiers.

Connect to audio systems

To listen to music playback, select AUX mode in the connected audio
systems

Center

Station

(for illustration only)

(for illustration only)

Connect Center to an audio system:

a. Insert the red plug of the red/white audio cables (supplied)

to the red socket LINE OUT R and the white plug to the
white socket LINE OUT L

b. Connect the other end of the audio cables to the AUX IN

(or AUDIO IN) terminals of the additional appliance, red
plug to the red socket AUX IN R and white plug to the
white socket AUX IN L

Connect Station to another audio system:

a. Insert the one-plug end of the audio cable (supplied) to

LINE OUT

b. Connect the two-plug end of the audio cables to the AUX IN

(or AUDIO IN) terminals of the additional appliance, red plug to
the red socket AUX IN R and white plug to the white
socket AUX IN L

Connect/Setup

Press OK (or 2) to start playback

To change your playback options,
a. Press 1 once or more to enter previous option lists
b. Use the navigation controls 3 4 1 2 to select
c. Press OK or 2 to confirm

To stop playback, press STOP / 9

Play HD

On WAC5 Center's 80GB* hard disk, you can centrally store up to 1,500
audio CDs. On a connected WAS5 Station, you can play all the music stored
on the Center.

Press STANDBY ON to switch on the Center or Station

On the Center,press SOURCE to select HD source (or press
HARDDISK on the remote control)

Enjoy

Use the navigation controls 3 4 1 2 to select your playback options

(Demo tracks are stored under All tracks)

* Actual free space is 69GB or less, due to the buffer partition for MP3 compression, firmware, music CD database and
demo tracks stored.

Tips:

• Center’s remote control can be also used for some other Philips’
wireless music systems, which provide sound and tuner features
unavailable in WACS5. Such sound/tuner keys will not work with

WACS5.

• Avoid placing your Center or Station close to the plasma TV. It may
result in improper display on your Center’s remote control.

(HD is the only
source on Station)

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Build music library on Center

You can store up to 1,500 audio CDs on Center’s 80GB harddisk by

ripping audio CDs, Importing MP3/WMA tracks from PC or
Recording from external source

Ripping audio CDs

Insert an audio CD into Center’s CD loader, CD graphic printed side
facing up

• Reading CD appears

• List of CD tracks appears

In the screen of track list, press RECORD

• List of track checkboxes appears

To start recording the whole CD, press RECORD

(To rip part of the CD, press OK to select/deselect the tracks to be recorded)

• CD-Rec appears. Display shows the album name of the track being
recorded (write down the album name for your convenience)

• Center will return to CD mode when ripping is finished

(All the functions are available to you at this time)

To rip another CD, repeat the Step 1-3 above

(Up to 8 CDs can be ripped consecutively)

Importing MP3/WMA from your PC

See the manual Connect to your PC

Recording from External source

A maximum of 3-hour recording can be made from the external source (recorded tracks
under the album AUX). See User manual, HD: Build music library on Center

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IMPORTANT!

• It takes some time to convert the ripped tracks to MP3 files.

• If power failure occurs during the conversion, you will lose all the ripped tracks.

•To learn more about CD ripping, see User Manual.

•You can edit the track information using Philips Digital Media Manager (DMM).For
details, see the manual Connect to your PC.

To find your ripped tracks

After MP3 conversion is completed, you can find and playback all the
ripped tracks in Albums.

Select HD source

In Albums, use the navigation controls 3 4 1 2 to find the album of
recorded tracks

Play CDs (on Center only)

For playback on the Center you can use:

• All pre-recorded audio CDs

• All finalized audio CDR and CDRW discs

• MP3 & WMA-CDs (CD-R/CD-RW with MP3/WMA files)

Insert a CD into Center’s CD loader, CD graphic printed side facing up

Use the navigation controls 3 4 1 2 to select a track or album.

To start playback, press OK

To stop playback, press STOP / 9

To remove the CD, press EJECT

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Stream between Center and Station

With WACS5 Center and Station, you will have the freedom to enjoy
or share your favorite music around your home.

MUSIC FOLLOWS ME

While playing music in HD(Harddisk) mode, move the music playback with you,
from Center to Station or from Station to Center.

On the source unit (Center or Station), where the music is
playing

Press MUSIC FOLLOWS ME to activate

• The icon appears

MUSIC BROADCAST

While playing music in HD(Harddisk) mode, broadcast music from Center to Station(s).

On Center

Press MUSIC BROADCAST to activate

• The icon appears on Center and Station. 5-second countdown starts

On Center and Station(s)

• Selected music starts to play simultaneously

Tips:

• Check you have switched the Station(s) on or to standby mode.

• To broadcast again
Before you press MUSIC BROADCAST, check if you need to deactivate any earlier

broadcasting. If the icon is still active in Center or Station’s display. Press STOP/9 on
Center.Then, follow the above steps 1-2.

• During MUSIC BROADCAST, other functions are unavailable

•For a station to exit MUSIC BROADCAST,press STOP / 9 on Station.

Tips:

• Check you have switched the destination unit on or to Standby mode.

•Always press MUSIC FOLLOWS ME on the source unit before pressing MUSIC FOLLOWS
ME on the destination unit.

• MUSIC FOLLOWS ME will be automatically deactivated if you do not press

MUSIC FOLLOWS ME on the destination unit within 5 minutes

On the destination unit (Center or Station), where the music will
continue

Press MUSIC FOLLOWS ME

• Selected music continues on the destination unit

• On the source unit,the music stops.The icon disappears

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About the Environment

FAQ

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Is there a maximum
distance of transmission
between the Music Center
and the Music Stations for
effective streaming?

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Do I need a computer and
home network to use the
WACS5?

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Would my neighbours be
able to access the music
stored on my Music Center if
they also have the Philips
Music Station?

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Yes.The maximum distance of Wi-Fi transmission for the system is 250m
measured in open space. However in a home environment there are inevitable
solid obstacles such as walls and doors, which may reduce the effective transmis­sion distance significantly to approximately 50-100m.Try re-positioning the sets if
you experience transmission problems.

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No.Your WACS5 is designed to work independently of the computer.You can
convert your CDs into MP3s on the Music Center, and stream the music to your
Music Stations without any computer or home networking structure.

A

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No. Every Music Station has a unique encryption code that has to be
recognized by the Music Center during the installation process.

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What does "ripping" mean
and what functions can I use
while ripping is in progress?

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Do I need to immediately
update the CDDB database
stored in the Music Center
straight after bringing it home?

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Does Philips provide
CDDB database updates?

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Ripping is the process by which a CD track is converted into the compressed
MP3 format which is then stored on the Music Center's internal hard disk for
playback and music streaming. In the Music Center "ripping" takes two steps: first,
it reads the CD content and store it temporarily on the hard disk; second, it
converts this temporary CD content into the MP3 format - a process called
"background encoding". It takes 1 hour to convert 1 hour of CD music. Make sure
you do not choose the "Eco Standby" mode or unplug your Music Center from
the electrical socket during the conversion.

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No.There is already a massive CD-tracks database pre-stored in the Music
Center, which should match most of the CDs released within the last six months.

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Yes.We provide quarterly updates of the CDDB database through our website
at http://www.philips.com/support. Simply download the file, burn it on a CD-ROM
and follow the step by step procedure to complete the update.

About Ripping/Track Information

Most Frequently Asked Questions

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About Music Management

Q: What is Philips Digital

Media Manager (DMM)?

Q: How do I transfer the MP3

songs that I already have on
my PC to my new Music
Centre?

Q: Is the Music Centre

upgradeable?

A: The main function of the Philips Digital Media Manager is to collect MP3 tracks

you have on your PC and transfer them to the Music Center. In addition it
provides a one-stop solution to help you manage and organize your MP3 digital
music contents such as create playlists, rename tracks and playlist contents as well
as CDDB update.

A: Once you have installed the Philips Digital Media Manager (DMM) and

connected your PC to the Music Center with the supplied Ethernet cable, you can
use this software to locate all the MP3 tracks on your PC and then just drag and
drop them into the "device window" of DMM.Transfer of track will start
automatically and the average time it takes to transfer one track is 4-6 seconds.
Refer to the manual Connect to your PC.

A: Yes, both the Music Center and the Music Station are software upgradeable

which means they are prepared for future function upgrades available. Check our
website regularly for latest news on new features and improvements at
http://www.philips.com/support

Need help?

www.philips.com/support

or

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