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Wireless Music Center + Station

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Connect to your PC

Connect Philips Wireless Music Center to your PC if you want to do the following:

• Accessmusic files stored on your PC from Philips Music Center/ Station’s UPnPsource

• Managethe music content stored on Philips Music Center from your PC

• UpdateCenter’s Gracenote

music recognition service database for the latest disc

information

• Upgradefirmware of Philips Music Center + Station

To connect to Philips Music Center,you minimum PC requirements must be:

• Windows 2000 SP4 or above / XP (Home or Professional)

• Pentium III 500MHz processor or higher

• 256MB RAM

• CD-ROM Drive

• Ethernet Adapter (for wired connection)/ Wireless Network Adaptor 802.11 b/g

(for wireless connection)

• Free hard disk space of 500MB

• Windows Media Player

9.0 or later installed

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Quick start guide

Connect/Setup

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FAQ

Read Me First!

Connect/Setup

Setting up connection between the Center and Station

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Play Harddisk (HD)

You can centrally store up to 1500 audio CDs in the 80GB hard disk on the Center

The first time you set up a Wi-Fi connection, place the Center and Station side by side on a flat and firm surface

Center

Connect WACS7000 to a power supply – connect the Center first followed by the Station Center/Station:

• The screen lights up in a few seconds Auto installation/connection starts

• The HD screen appears if the Station is connected to the

Center (it takes about 1-2 minutes).

Relocate the Center and Station as desired:

a. Press and hold the STANDBY-ON/ECO POWER y button

for 5 seconds to switch the Center to power-saving mode.

b. Unplug the Center or Station and power them up in your

preferred rooms

• You will be able to stream* the hard disk music between the Center and Station

IMPORTANT!

• Avoid installing in between thick walls. Separating the Center and Station by 2 or more walls may cause poor streaming connection.

• For better Wi-Fi reception, you can adjust the Wi-Fi antenna, or adjust the location of the Center and Station (e.g. shorten the distance between the Center and Station).

indicates minimum reception

indicates maximum reception;

• For wall mounting, please refer to the User Manual 16. 1 How to

mount your Center and Station onto walls. You may need assistance from a qualified service personnel.

* Streaming is the process in which data (music in this case) is

transferred from one device to another device or many other devices.

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To switch on the Center, press STANDBY-ON/ECO

POWER y

Press SOURCE once or more times to select HD source (or press HARDDISK on the remote control)

Use the navigation controls 3 4 1 2 to select your playback options (Demo tracks are stored under All tracks)

PressÉÅ/OK to start playback

To change your playback option,

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

Tips:

By default, the 2-way remote control works with the Center only.

To operate the Station using the 2-way remote control,

• Press and hold REFRESH until the Select Device screen appears on the display of the remote

control for the Center

• Press the navigation controls 3 or 4 and 2 to select the Station checkbox, and then press OK

For more information, see User Manual, 4.2 Using the remote control.

* Available storage space for music is around 75GB, due to capacity reserved for system purpose

What’s in the box

Wireless Music Center WAC7000

2-way remote control

4 x AAA batteries

Connect to your PC

1-way remote control

PC Suite CD

Before using the remote control:

•Insert batteries into the remote control as shown

2-way remote control

2 x AA batteries

2 x FM wire antennas

Wireless Music Station WAS7000

1 x Ethernet cable 2 x Mounting kit

User manualQuick start guide

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1-way remote control

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Building a music library on the Center

Build your music library on the hard disk in the Center by Recording from CDs, Importing MP3/WMA files from PC or Recording from Radio or external source.

Recording from CDs

Insert a CD into the CD loader on the Center, with the graphic printed side of the CD facing you

• Display shows Reading CD

• List of CD tracks appears

(For CD recorded with MP3/WMA music files:

To enter a track list, press 2 on a highlighted file folder)

In the track list screen, press RECORD

• List of tracks with checkboxes appears

To start recording the whole CD, press RECORD. (To rip part of the CD, press

the tracks to be recorded, and then press RECORD. To select/deselect all tracks, press and hold MARK•UNMARK)

• CD-Rec appears. Display shows the album name of the track being recorded

• Center will return to CD mode when recording is complete

To r ecord from another CD, repeat Steps 1 to 3 above

IMPORTANT!

•It takes some time to convert the recorded CD music to MP3 files.

• Always press and hold STANDBY-ON

before removing its power plug.

•To record from Radio or external source, see User Manual 6.5 Building music library on

Center.

• You can edit the track information and import MP3/WMA files from PC using the supplied Wireless

Audio Device Manager(WADM). For details, see the manual Connect to your PC.

• WAC7000 Center allows you to check if the current CD information can be found in the latest

Gracenote

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music recognition service database via the Internet. For details, see User Manual

2 or MARK•UNMARK to select/deselect

y to switch the set to ECO POWER (power-saving mode)

Search for your desired tracks/albums

Search by keywords

The keyword should be the first letter or first word of the title of the track you wish to search for. By inputting a keyword, you can quickly find all the items containing the word.

Use the navigation controls 3 4 1 2 to enter the desired option list under tracks, albums, artists or playlists

Press SEARCH on the remote control

• A text box appears

a. Press the alphanumeric keys repeatedly to input the

keywords (maximum 8 characters)

b. To delete the entry before cursor, press 4 c. Press 1 or 2 to move the cursor backward / forward

Press OK to start searching

• Display shows: Searching .... Searching starts from the

beginning of the current option list

• The matched items appear at the front of the list

Stream music between the Center and Station

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Stream music between the Center and Station

Play or record to USB mass storage devices

MUSIC FOLLOWS ME

As you move around at home, let music move with you, either from the

Center to Station or from Station to Center.

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

a. On HD source, select and play the album or playlist you wish to

play on the destination unit

b. Press MUSIC FOLLOWS ME to activate

•The icon appears

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

a. Check that the destination unit is switched on or is already in standby

mode

b. Press MUSIC FOLLOWS ME

• Selected music continues on the destination unit

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

c. To stop MUSIC FOLLOWS ME, press STOPÇ

Tips:

• 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

• After MUSIC FOLLOWS ME is activated on the destination unit, you can select other tracks or source for playback on the source unit.

MUSIC BROADCAST

MUSIC BROADCAST allows you to broadcast music from the Center to the Stations.

On the Center a. On HD source, select and play the album or playlist

you wish to broadcast to the Stations

b. Press MUSIC BROADCAST to activate

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On the Center and all Stations

• Selected music starts to play simultaneously

Tips:

•Check that the Stations are switched on or are already in 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 the Center or Station’s display, press STOP9 on the Center. Then, follow Steps 1 to 2 mentioned above.

• Other functions are unavailable during MUSIC BROADCAST.

• To exit MUSIC BROADCAST on a Station, press MUSIC BROADCAST MODE mode, the navigation controls,

• In MUSIC FOLLOW ME or MUSIC BROADCAST mode, the navigation controls, SAME ARTIST, SAME GENRE and VIEW buttons do not function. The LCD will display the following message:

iicon appears on the Center and Station. a

5-second countdown starts

Play music from USB devices

You can use USB flash memory (USB 2.0 or USB1.1) and USB flash players (USB 2.0 or USB1.1) with the Center or Station.

Insert the USB plug of the USB device into the socket on the Center or Station

Press SOURCE once or more times to select USB

• The icon appears

• List of music tracks appears

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

PressÉÅ/OK to start playback

Transfer music to USB devices

Check that the USB device is properly connected to the Center. Press SOURCE to enter HD mode

Press the navigation controls 3 or4 and 2 to select your option and enter its corresponding list of tracks (if necessary)

Press RECORD, then press MARK•UNMARK to select or deselect the tracks to be recorded. (To select/deselect all tracks, press and hold MARK•UNMARK)

Listen to FM Radio

Connect the supplied FM wire antenna to the Center and Station (see User manual 3.Installation)

Press SOURCE once or more times to select Radio

a. press MENU b. Press 3 or 4 and 2 to select Autostore radio

• The display shows: Autostore Please wait... After all available stations are stored, the first autostored preset station will play automatically

• You can store up to 60 preset radio stations in the memory (including a maximum of 10 RDS stations).

a. press 1 to enter the list of preset stations b. Use the navigation controls 3 or 4 followed by 2 to select

To find out more about product’s features and how to activate them, please read the supplied manual:

• User manual: for further details and troubleshooting

• Connect to your PC: to connect to your PC, transfer and manage your music

the desired station

collection using the Philips Wireless Audio Device Manager (supplied), set up networks, and playback music between the Center/Station and UPnP-enabled device

Station

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FAQ

Most Frequently Asked Questions

About the Environment

Is there a maximum dis-

tance of transmission between Philips Wireless Music Center and Stations for effective streaming?

Q: Do I need a computer or

home network to use Philips Wireless Music Center and Station?

Would my neighbours be

able to access the music I stored on Philips Wireless Music Center if they also have Philips Wireless Music Station?

About Recording from CDs/ Track Information

What does “Recording

from CDs” mean and what functions can I use while the recording is in progress?

Q: Do I need to immediately

update the Gracenote music recognition database stored in Philips Wireless Music Center straight after bringing it home?

Does Philips provide

Gracenote music recognition database updates?

Yes. The maximum distance of Wi-Fi transmission is 250m measured in open

spaces. However, in a home environment, there solid obstacles such as walls and doors are present, the effective transmission distance is significantly reduced to approximately 50 -100m. Try to re-position the sets if you experience transmission problems.

A: No. Philips Wireless Music Center and Station are designed to work

independent of the computer. You can record music from CDs to the music library of the Center’s (hard disk), and stream music to the Stations without any computer or home networking structure.

A: No. Every Philips Wireless Music Station has a unique encryption code that

will only be recognized by the Philips Wireless Music Center during the installation process.

“Recording from CDs” is the process by which a CD track is converted into the

much smaller MP3 format, and is then added to the Wireless Music Center’s music library (hard disk). On the Wireless Music Center, “Recording from CDs” requires two steps: first, it reads the CD content and store it temporarily on the hard disk; Then, it converts this temporary CD content into MP3 format - a process called “background-encoding”. It takes 1 hour to convert 1 hour of CD music. During this stage you cannot stream or broadcast music on the Center, though you can still stream music from the Stations. Always switch the set to ECO POWER

(power-saving mode) before removing its power plug.

A: No. There is already a massive CD-tracks database pre-stored in Philips

Wireless Music Center, which should match most of the CDs released within the last six months.

A: Yes. We provide quarterly updates of the Gracenote music recognition database

through the website http://www.club.philips.com. Download the file to your PC and update the built-in Gracenote music recognition database from the PC using WADM in the supplied PC suite. Or you can burn the downloaded file on a CD and insert the CD into the CD loader on the Center for update.

Press RECORD to start recording.

•The display shows transferring .... The number of tracks

transferred/ to be transferred appears

•Transferred tracks are saved under MUSIC in the USB device

FAQ

Most Frequently Asked Questions

About Music Management

What is Philips Wireless

Audio Device Manager (WADM)?

How do I transfer the

MP3/WMA files of my PC’s music library to Philips Wireless Music Center

Q: Is Philips Wireless Music

Center and Station upgradeable?

A: WADM mainly serves to transfer your PC’s music library to the Wireless Music

Center. In addition, it provides a one-stop solution to help you manage the music library on the Center music library, such as edit track information, create/rename playlists, backup/restore music library in the Center, as well as network setting, Gracenote music recognition update, Firmware upgrade. For details, see the manual Connect to your PC and WADM help file.

Once you have installed Philips Wireless Audio Device Manager (WADM) and

connected your PC to the Philips Wireless Music Center with the supplied Ethernet cable, you can use this software to drag and drop music files from your PC to the “device window” of WADM. Transfer of track will start automatically and the average time it takes to transfer one track is 4-15 seconds. Always press and hold STANDBY-ON (power-saving mode) before removing its power plug.

A: Yes, Philips Wireless Music Center and Station are software upgradeable, which

means that they are ready for future functional upgrades if available. Check our website regularly for the latest news on new features and improvements at http://www.philips.com/support

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