Pinnacle SoundBridge Wireless Network Music Player, SoundBridge M1000 User Manual

User Guide | Software v2.5

SoundBridge

Wireless Network Music Player

Welcome

Thanks for purchasing SoundBri dge! We hope you enjoy using it as much as we’ve enjoyed creating it.

SoundBridge is a networ k music player that connects to your stereo or powered speakers to play your Mac or PC digital music librar y in any room of the house. You can even play thousands of free Internet rad io stations on SoundBridge without the computer on. SoundBridge works wi th your Wi-Fi or Ethernet home network and is compatible with popular music servers su ch as Windows Media Connect Musicmatch and more. Enjoy!

Run the Latest Soft ware!

We are always working on improving the soft ware for our products. Your SoundBridge will let you know when a sof tware update is available. We recommend you accept new software updates when they are offered. T he update just takes two minutes, and enhances the features of your SoundBridge. All you need is an a ctive Internet connection. See “Options for System Conﬁ guration” on page 45 for easy ins tructions.

It’s quick, easy and ensures that you are notiﬁ ed of the latest software updates for SoundBridge. Of course, we won’t share yo ur personal information with anyone else. Visit www.pinnaclesys.com/suppor t.

Download the Latest User Gu ide!

When our software chan ges, so does our user guide. Visit www.rokulabs .com/pinnacle to download the latest version as a PDF document and learn about the latest features.

Visit www.pinnaclesys.com/suppor t to register your SoundB ridge.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION 1: GE TTING STARTED

I. Music Server Software Requirements..4

II. Enabling Music Sharing ..........................7

III. Hooking Up Your Home Network

Hardware

(Wired Ethernet or Wireless)...........9

IV. Connect Your Speakers

or Stereo System.......................................9

V. Connecting SoundBridge

to AC Power................................................10

VI. Using Your Remote Control....................11

VII. Establishing a Network Connection.....11

VIII. Setting Display Preferences ...................12

IX. Checking for the Latest Software .........13

X. Wall or Under-Cabinet

Mounting (optional).................................13

SECTION 2: BROWSING MUSIC........................14

Choosing Your Music Library............................14

Remote Control Quick Reference....................15

The Home Menu..................................................15

Browsing Your Music by Album.......................16

Browsing by Artist or Composer.....................18

Browsing by Song...............................................19

Browsing by Genre..............................................19

SECTION 3 : THE SONG QUEUE........................20

Building a Song Queue......................................20

Reviewing a Song Queue..................................21

Erasing a Song Queue .......................................21

SECTION 4:

ADDITIONAL PLAYBACK OPTIONS

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Playing a Playlist..................................................22

Repeat and Shufﬂ e.............................................22

Search Options....................................................22

SECTION 5: PRESETS..........................................24

Recalling Presets.................................................24

Editing Presets Using the Web Interface.......24

SECTION 6: INTERNET RADIO..........................26

Browsing Internet Radio Stations...................26

Customizing Favorites and Presets for

Internet Radio............................................27

Playing Stations Saved as “My Favorites”

or “Presets”.................................................29

Playback Limitations of Internet

Radio Streams............................................30

Discovering More Internet

Radio Stations............................................30

SECTION 7:

SOUNDBRI DGE WEB INTERFACE

...................31

Launching the Roku Web Interface...............31

Now Playing ........................................................34

Presets ...................................................................35

Conﬁ guration ......................................................37

Status ....................................................................38

SECTION 8 : WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED

USING SOUND BRIDGE

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SECTION 9 : ADVANCED FEATURES ...............40

Brightness, Contrast, Font,

and Text Display........................................40

Brightness & Time Format While

in Standby...................................................40

Settings..................................................................40

Music Visualizer Settings...................................40

Clock Settings.......................................................41

Language Setup .................................................43

Standby and Reboot Options..........................44

WMA Lossless Transcoding...............................44

FLAC and Ogg-Vorbis Transcoding................44

Programming a Universal

Remote Control.........................................44

SECTION 10: OPTIONS FOR

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

..............................45

Software Version & Updates............................45

Select Wi-Fi SSID & Password...........................45

Show Wired Ethernet Status............................45

Show Wi-Fi Status...............................................45

Network Control.................................................45

Reset to Factory Defaults.................................45

Restart SoundBridge..........................................45

Safe Mode.............................................................45

Roku Control Protocol (RCP)............................46

Geeks — Read This.............................................46

SECTION 11: Appendices..................................47

1A: MENUS OVERVIEW........................................47

1B: SCREEN ICONS QUICK REFERENCE...........49

2: WI-FI SETUP HELP............................................50

3: END USER SOFTWARE LICENSE

AGREEMENT................................................62

4: REGULATIONS AND SAFELY..........................63

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SECTION 1: GET TING STAR TED

To use SoundBridge you will need to do the following ( detailed explanations follow):

I. Make sure you have a compatible music ser ver installed. Compatible music servers include

Microsoft® Windows® Me dia Connect, Fireﬂ y Media Server,™ Rhapsody,™ Musicmatch,® and others. (Note : If you plan only to listen to Internet radio, you can sk ip this step because no music server is neede d.)

II. Connect Sound Bridge to your Ethernet or Wi-Fi home netwo rk.

III. Connect Soun dBridge to powered speakers or your home stereo syste m’s receiver or

ampliﬁ er.

IV. Plug in SoundBridge to AC power (the re is no “on/off ” switch).

V. Put batteries into your SoundB ridge remote control.

VI. Establish a network connection. If yo u are using Wi-Fi and have WEP security enabled, you

will need to enter your securit y key with SoundBridge’s remote control.

VII. Enable any music sharing options required by your music server:

a. Windows Media Connect: authorize SoundBr idge as a recognized device. b. Fireﬂ y Media Server: always enable d. c. Musicmatch: enable Music Sharing feature and UPnP option in Options menu.

VIII. Sel ect and connect to your music library.

IX. Play music: Using your remote control, ﬁ nd a song you want to play, then press Play to play

it immediately or Add [+] to add it to the So ng Queue.

I. Music Server Software Requirements

SoundBridge is designed to ac t as a remote client for several kinds of music libraries, including Windows Media Connect, Fireﬂ y Media Server, Rhapsody, Musicmatch and TwonkyVision MusicServer. You can also play WMA and DRM WMA ﬁ le s purchased from popular online music stores such as Napster.™ (Apple’s policy does not allow Soun dBridge to support playback of protected AAC ﬁ les purchased from the iTunes Music Store.)

What Is a “Music Se rver”?

SoundBridge is a networ k music player. That is, it doesn’t store any music, but pl ays ﬁ les that you have stored on a computer connecte d to your home network. (It can also play Inter net radio without connecting to yo ur computer, using a direct connectio n to the Internet.) To play the music ﬁ les stored on your comp uter, SoundBridge needs to receive dat a from software installed on the computer that “serves” the music . This “music server” is responsible for streaming the music to SoundBridge. It is also respo nsible for sending the list of music you have available to SoundBridge (when aske d), and performing searches of the music librar y at SoundBridge’s request.

The most common music servers are W indows Media Connect and Musicmatch. Roku also offers a customized ser ver (Fireﬂ y Media Server) availabl e as a free download from www.ﬁ reﬂ ymediaser ver.com. If you want to use a Microsoft PlaysForSure™ music service, you must use Windows Media Conne ct. If you want to listen to the music you have in your iTunes library, you must use Fireﬂ y Media Ser ver.

Note: For playing back Internet rad io using SoundBridge’s “Radio Favorites” library, you don’t need a music server, because Soun dBridge receives the radio stream directly from the Interne t.

SoundBridge H as Two UI Modes

Each music server has dif ferent capabilities. To experience the full SoundBridge user inter face, which includes searching and robust browsing modes , you must use a server that supports these functions, such as the Fireﬂ y Media Server or Windows Media Connec t. Some other servers don’t have the func tionality required to deliver the full SoundBridge feature set. For example, you won’t be able to search , and the browse modes will vary by server.

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You have several options for connecting your music library to SoundB ridge:

Music Server Recommended for Users

of . . .

Notes

Windows Media Connect (UPnP Windows Media DR M 10 protoc ols)

Windows XP with SP2 A free media ser ver from Microsof t. Works with any musi c

jukebox, but optimi zed for Windows Media Player v.10. Support s SoundBridge’s fu ll Browse, Search and Display fe ature set. Plays: WMA, DRM WMA*, WMA Lossless, MP3, WAV, playlists created in jukebox soft ware such as Windows Med ia Player 10.

Firefly Me dia Server (suppor t for Roku Server Protocol)

PC/Mac This high quality “ope n source” media server will s erve music

in many formats (WM A, MP3, AAC, FLAC, Apple Lossles s). It integrates dire ctly with iTunes and can s hare your iTunes music library, or any music libr ary. As with all non-apple p roducts, it does NOT suppor t Protected AAC f iles. It does not suppo rt protected WMA f iles. It does suppo rt SoundBridge’s fu ll Browse, Search and Display feat ure set as well as playlists an d Smart Playlists created i n iTunes.

Musicmatch Jukebox (UPnP AV protocol)

Windows 98 SE/Me/XP/2000 (SP3 or above)

Popular jukebox sof tware and music ser vice. Has a built-in UPnP AV server suppor ted by SoundBridge. You can als o use Windows Media Connect w ith Musicmatch, which is mo re feature-rich. Plays: WMA, MP3, WAV (DRM WMA and Musicmatch p laylists supported on ly if using Windows Media Co nnect Server).

SlimServer (SlimSer ver protocol)

PC/Mac Compatible with S oundBridge, but not supp orted by Roku.

Requires downloa d of SlimServer soft ware. Uses its own (very different) user interface.

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Installing a Co mpatible Music Serve r

To access network music sharing, make sure you have a compatible music server installe d. Compatible music servers are listed o n the previous page. To install one of these, follow the instructions below.

Installing W indows Media Connect

1. If no t already installed, install Windows XP Service Pack 2, a free d ownload from Microsoft or via Windows Update Installer.

2. Down load the latest version of Windows Media Player, v.10, a free download from Microsof t or via Windows Update Installer.

3. Dow nload Windows Media Connect, a free downloa d from Microsoft, or via Windows Update Installer.

4. Continue to “Enab ling Windows Media Connect.”

Installing Fireﬂ y Media Server

1. Downl oad and install Fireﬂ y Media Server from www.ﬁ reﬂ ymediaserver.com.

2. Continue to “Enab ling Fireﬂ y Me dia Server.”

Installing M usicmatch Jukebox

1. If no t already installed, download a free version of Musicmatch Jukebox 9.0 on your PC fro m www.musicmatch.com.

2. Continue to “ Enabling Musicmatch Jukebox.”

II. Enabling Music Sharing

After installing a music ser ver, you need to enable your music ser ver to share data with your SoundBridge.

Enabling Shari ng in Windows Media Connect

To authorize SoundBridge as a permitted clie nt for Windows Media Connect, follow these steps:

1. Click the W indows Media Connect tray icon or open Windows Media Connec t through the

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Enabling Sharing in Musicmatch

1. Select Options/Settings.

2. Click the CD Lo okup/Connectivity tab.

3. Se lect Enable Music Server and then select Univer sal Plug and Play. You can close Musicmatch if you like — the UPnP server will keep ru nning in the background.

III. Hooking Up Your Home Network Hardware ( Wired Ethernet or Wireless)

Ethernet Con nection: Plug your cable into the ja ck provided on the right side of the rear

of the unit. Connect your Etherne t cable to a hub, switch or router on your home network. Alternatively, you can connect SoundB ridge directly to your computer (and bypass a hub/ switch/router) , but only with a “crossover” cable (sold separately ). Connect the other end of the cable to your network . Wireless Con nection: No need to inst all any additional hardware into SoundBridge

Please note that most, but not all, wireless access points are compatible with SoundBridge. You can ﬁ nd a list of supported wireless hardware at www.rokulabs.com/support.

IV. Connect Your Speakers or Stereo System

Connect your audio cable into the l eft side of the rear of the SoundBridge unit. Your SoundBridge has several audio connec tion options:

a. Connect your SoundBridg e to a set of powered speakers, using the RCA-to-mini (1/8” ) Y-

audio cable included with your So undBridge (M500), or by plu gging your powered speaker 1/8” cable directly into the S oundBridge (M1000).

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Windows Control Panel. The SoundBrid ge device appears in the notiﬁ cation area in the bottom-right cor ner of the window.

2. Op en the Wizard window, click the SoundBridge device and then click Allow. Windows Media Connect will now authorize So undBridge.

3. Click Cl ose.

Enabling Sharing in Fireﬂ y Media Server

You do not need to enable the Fireﬂ y Med ia Server to share music. However, the program must be running in order to play music on your SoundBr idge.

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Speaker Base

PC or Mac with

music ﬁles

Power Cable

Wireless Router/Switch (or wired Ethernet)

Connecting to powered speakers (M1000)

b. Connect your Soun dBridge to your stereo system’s Aux or other “Line Input,” using one of

the RCA (red/whi te) audio cables included with your SoundBridge.

Note: If your speakers have a male connector, you will need a female -to-female coupler available from your local ele ctronics accessory store.

PC or Mac with

music ﬁles

Connect 1 of the following: (1) Optical “Toslink” SPDIF from

SoundBridge to receiver

(2) Black SPDIF Coax (RCA) to “Coax Digital

In” on your receiver

(3) Analog RCA cable (white/red) to AUX

on your receiver

Power Cable

Connecting to a stereo

Wireless Router/Switch (or wired Ethernet)

c. Connect to your stereo system using either coaxial SPDIF digi tal or optical SPDIF digital (the

SoundBridge has connecto rs for both) — cables sold separately.

V. Connecting SoundBridge to AC Power

If you plan to use an Ethernet connec tion, be sure the cable is plugged in to the unit. Plug the power cord into the SoundBridge unit, and p lug the other end into to a wall outlet.

There is no power switch to turn on Sound Bridge. As soon as you plug in the power, you should quickly see the welcome messag e “Roku SoundBridge.” If not, please stop and ensure that your power cable is connecte d properly on both ends.

VI. Using Your Remote Control

The SoundBridge remote control is an inf rared remote, so it needs “line of sight” to SoundBridge in order to ope rate. Point the remote in the direction of your SoundBridge, and make sure that the IR receiver window is not blocke d by another object.

VII. Establishing a Network Connection

Wired Ethern et Network: After you have connec ted SoundBridge to your computer via a

switch/hub/ router (or directly to your computer via crossover cable) and p owered up the unit, SoundBridge will auto- conﬁ gure its network settings (using DHCP or AutoIP). T here is nothing you need to do. If for some reason you have troub le connecting to your network, selec t the “System Conﬁ guration” option, then se lect “Show Wired Ethernet Status.”

Note: Do not plug in an Ethernet c able if you plan to use your Wi-Fi network to avoid confusi on in the setup of the device. Also, if you plan to use an Ethern et connection, make sure the cable is connected before power ing up the device.

Wireless Network: If you have an open and visible Wi- Fi network in your home (one which broadcasts its name, and which has no s ecurity keys set) then SoundBridge will auto- connect to your wireless network . However, you will be asked to enter your network’s name (SSID) if :

- SoundBridge detec ts more than one Wi-Fi network (as some adv anced users have in their home, or if your neighbor ’s signal is leaking over), or

- Your Wi-Fi network does not broadc ast its name (for security reasons)

In these cases, enter the SSID using the remote control. Use th e Left/Right [◁ ▷] arrows to choose letters, and use the Up /Down [△ ▽] arrows to change to Upp ercase and to other character sets (numb ers, international characters) and to enter “Space”, “Delete” and “OK” when you’re done.

SoundBridge suppor ts networks with WEP security. WPA is not yet supported . If you have a WEP security key, you will need to enter your WEP key manuall y into SoundBridge. This is the

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same key you have entered into your Access Point and your computer. Your screen will look something like this:

No Music L ibrar ies Found (Why?) System Conﬁ guration

Scroll down using your remote control’s Down arrow until the option “ System Conﬁ guration” is highlighted, and press Select on your remote control . You w ill see a screen that looks like this:

Software Version & Updates

Select Wi-Fi SSID & Password

Show Wired Ethernet Status

Show Wi-Fi Status

Navigate down to “Selec t Wi-Fi SSID & Password” and enter your wireless network nam e and password.

For additional help connecting to your n etwork, including password help, see the Wi- Fi setup section in the appendix o f this guide.

Personal Fir ewall

If you are having trouble connecting, yo ur computer may have a ﬁ rewall installe d that is not set correctly. Make sure your ﬁ rewall is conﬁ gured to allow music sharing from your music server:

For help with ﬁ rewall troublesho oting, please visit the troubleshooting section of our suppor t area at www.rokulabs.com/support or visit our user forums at www.rokulabs.com/forums.

VIII. Setting Display Preferences

The brightness of your display can be ad justed by pressing the Bright [] button.

Text size and fonts can also be controlled for the SoundB ridge M1000’s VFD display by pressing the Bright button.

Also, from the Home Menu, you can navigate dow n to the “Settings” option to change certain options, such as the style of music v isualizer, whether the music visualizer appears f ull screen during playback, and what kin d of information is displayed when a song is playing.

For a complete list of SoundBridge set tings, please see the “Advanced Features” section of this user guide.

IX. Checki ng for the Latest Software

When a software update is available, your SoundBridge will automatically offer you the choice to upgrade. Please take a minute to do so. You’ll just need SoundBridge connected to a network with a high-speed Internet connection.

Note: You will be offered the chance to upgrade af ter accessing your “source” menu (which lists your available music libraries and Inte rnet radio). If for some reason you never access this menu, like you always stay connected to the s ame library, we recommend checking for new software manually.

See Options for System Conﬁ guratio n section for instructions on how to check for new software manually. Roku will releas e a revised user guide in PDF format periodically to explain new features or functions that have been adde d to the SoundBridge software. Please visit www.rokulabs.com /support to download the latest manual.

X. Wall or Under-Cabinet Mounting (optional)

SoundBridge ships with a portable black rubber table stand which looks great on your shelf or nightstand. An optional wall mounting kit is available for sale at www.soundbridge.co.uk. This allows SoundBridge to be mounted to the wall or under a cabinet using a sleek, hidden bracket which screws into your wall.

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SECTION 2: BROWSING MUSIC

Choosing Your Music Library

Once SoundBridge is successfully connec ted to your network and your server’s music sharing options are enabled, SoundBridg e will automatically ﬁ nd any supported music libraries on the network. You will be prompted to choos e the library you would like to access from a screen that looks something like the on e on the left:

“Change Library or Conﬁ guration” Menu

Play Dan’s Music

Ë Play Joe ’s Music

Play AM Radio Play FM Radio Play Internet Radio System Conﬁ guration

Playlist Browse Search Show Song Queue Play Preset Now Playing Settings Change Library or Conﬁ guration

Navigate to your preferred librar y (in this example, “Joe’s Music”) and press Select. You will then see the “Home Menu” ( see above at right), where you can begin browsing and p laying your music.

To change to a different library, or to play Internet radio, s elect the “Change Library or Conﬁ guration” op tion located at the bottom of SoundBridge’s Home Menu (a ccessible by pressing the Home Menu [

Hint: SoundBridge will automatic ally connect to the last library you were connected to when awakened from Standby. Use the “Change Library o r Conﬁ guration” option to select a differe nt library.

Remote Control Quick Reference

Use these commands on your remote control to selec t and play music:

• Use the Up and Down [△ ▽] arrow buttons to take you through a list item by item. Use

the Select [] button to take you one level down into the highlighted i tem (think of it as double-clicking a s elected item).

• Use the Left and Rig ht [◁ ▷] arrow buttons to “fast brows e” a list of music options

by skipping to the next or p revious letter of the alphabet, or if your list is not arranged alphabetically, by about 5% of your list at a time. The n use the Select [] button to choose an item to play.

• Use the Back [] button to go one step back ward while browsing, much like the Back

button on your Internet browser. (Pressing B ack repeatedly displays the “Now Playing” screen, with information about the son g currently playing.)

• The Search [] button takes you to your text-bas ed search options (if supported by your

music server).

• When you ﬁ nd a sel ection you want to play, you can use the Play [] button to play it, or the

Add [+] button to add your current se lection to the end of your Song Queue.

• The Pause[ ;] button pauses playb ack of audio currently playing; pressing again resumes playback.

• The Next Track and Previous Track [ : 9 ] buttons advance or retreat p layback of your Song Queue (or Intern et Radio menu) one song at a time.

• Press the Home Menu [

] button at any point to return to the beginning m enu.

The Home Menu

To begin navigating through your music, start on your “ Home” menu, by pressing the Home Menu [ ] button. The display on SoundBridge shou ld look something like this:

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Home Menu Overview

Ë Playlists Browse

Only the ﬁ rst two lines of the Home Menu are displayed at once (or one line if you are using an M1000 with the largest font size), but you can use the Down ▽ arrow on your remote control to scroll through all these options:

Playlists [Displays all the p laylists availabl e for the selected

music librar y from your networ k.

]

Browse [Browse the mus ic library by arti st, album, song,

genre, and compo ser]

Search [Enter text for s ong title, album, ar tist, composer, and

keyword.

]

Play Preset [ Select one of 18 diff erent preset statio ns or

playlists.

] Show Song Queue [Shows past and upcom ing songs selecte d playback] Show Now P laying [Shows song now playing. Pre ss Select to get more

info about the s election.

] Settings [Set options f or the music visualizer a nd memorizing rad io playlists. ] Change Library [Exit the cur rent music library a nd connect to another o ne, or

or Conﬁ guration change your network or sy stem conﬁ guration.]

The Ë arrow to the left of a menu item denotes the current item . You c an also refer to the scroll bar (at the right of your display) to s ee your position in the list.

Browsing Your Music by Album

From the Home Menu, press the Down button until yo u see the “Browse” option highlighted and press Select. You will see a list of options :

Ë Browse Artists

Browse Albums

If you scroll down, you will see these b rowsing options:

Browse Songs Browse Genres

Browse Composers

Now, if you navigate to the “Browse Albums” option and press Select, you will see an alphabetical listing of Albums found in your music library. The screen will look something like this:

Ë Parachutes

Paul’s Boutique

Navigate to the album that you want to hear using the Up/Down [△ ▽] arrow buttons — in our example, “Parachutes.” Or, for faster browsing, press the right arrow to skip ahead in the album list to the next letter of the alphabet. When the album you want is selected, press the Select button for a listing of songs found on this album.

Ë  Don’t Panic

 Shiver

The music note  next to each song name indicates the selection is an individual track (and not a playlist, album or other collection of songs). Note: Songs purchased from the Apple Music Store will be displayed with a padlock œicon. SoundBridge is not able to play back these “locked” ﬁ les — they will simply be skipped during playback.

Use the Up/Down arrows again to high light the song you want to play. Press the Play button (or press the Select b utton twice) to start that song playing. W hen the song begins playback, the display will switch to the “Now Playing” screen , which looks something like this:

Don’t Panic 0:10/2:17 4 Coldplay - Parachutes (2000) (|||------)

Please note that the artist and album information may be ab breviated, or appear one line at a time, if the total number of character s exceeds what can be displayed at once. See the “Settings” chapter at the end of this manual for more info rmation on display options.

Hint: If you would like to go back to the above “N ow Playing” screen at any time in order to see what’s playing, press Back several times until you see this scree n. Alternatively, press Home

Menu [

], then scroll down to the “ Show Now Playing” option and press Select. This screen

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also appears by default afte r a few minutes of inactivity on the remote control.

If you press Play on an album track, that track will p lay, followed by each track remaining on the album. For example, if you press Play on track #5 o n an album containing 10 tracks, then track s #5– #10 w ill play. (For continuous playback of the entire album , press Repeat [

] on your

remote control — the album will play until the end, then star t again at the beginning.)

You can also browse to an album, artist or genre selec tion and press Play to start playing the entire contents of the selec ted category.

If you are not sure what you have selected to pl ay, simply press the Down arrow from your “Now Playing” screen (the scre en that displays the currently playing song). This is a shortcut to the Song Queue, which shows your upcoming songs ( see upcoming section, “Building a Song Queue”).

Hint: If you navigate to a new song and press Play while yo ur original selection is playing, you will overwrite the ol d selection (called the “Song Queue ”) and begin playing your new selection. T herefore you should only press Play when you want to clear your previous music selecti ons. Use the Add [+] button to add your new selectio n to the end of your Song Queue.

Browsing by Artist or Composer

Browsing by artist or composer work s similarly to browsing by Album, as described above. After entering your desired ar tist or album, you will see a screen that lists the albums available by that artist:

Ë <Show all matching songs> Medusa

You can add all songs by this artist to your existing Son g Queue by pressing Add [+] while the ﬁ rst menu item <Show all matching so ngs> is active. Or, press Play to play all songs by this artist and replace your existin g Song Queue. (Songs will play in the order they appear on each album, with each album played in alphabetical order) .

Hint: Artist names star ting with “the,” such as The Beatles, will be found under the ﬁ rst letter of the word following “the ” — in this case, “B” for “Beatles”.

You can choose speciﬁ c albums or son gs to play by navigating down to your desired album and pressing Add [+] to add to an existing Song Queue, or Play to repl ace an existing Song Queue.

Hint: if your selected albu m contains songs by different artists, such as compilation albums or movie soundtracks , only the song(s) by your selec ted artist will be played. Browse by Album instead to play all the tracks. )

Browsing by Song

Browsing by song displays a list of all the songs in your music librar y, listed in alphabetical order. Use the Left/Right [◁ ▷] arrows to “fast browse” through the list, or Up/ Down [△ ▽] to move through the list one item at a time.

Browsing by Genre

Browsing by genre displays an alphabetical listing of genres that des cribe the artists in your music library. To add all songs within a genre to your Song Queue, highlight that genre and press Add.

To browse within a genre, such as Hip Hop/Rap, p ress Select on your desired genre. You will see a list of artists in that genre, w ith the option to see a list of all albums in that genre. Or you can navigate to an artist and press Select to view alb ums of the selected genre by that artist.

Hint: Information about your music, includ ing Song Name, Artist, Album, and Genre is usually created automatically by the sof tware you used to save your audio CD ﬁ les on your computer’s hard drive (aka “ripping” ). This process creates data called “ID3 tags” to describe each track. If this data is missin g from your audio ﬁ les, they will not appear when you browse by that data categor y. If you need to edit your ID3 tags, or if you are not satisﬁ ed with the description of genres (or other data ) assigned to your music ﬁ le, it is possible to edit that data in Windows Me dia Player or other supported music jukebox programs.

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SECTION 3: TH E SONG QUEUE

SoundBridge automatically buil ds a song queue every time you select a song or albu m to play. This section will tell you h ow to build a Song Queue, review a Song Queue and erase a Son g Queue.

Building a Song Queue

Let’s say you would now like to choose several di fferent songs or selections to play in a row. This is called building a “Son g Queue.” SoundBridge automatically builds a new Song Queue every time you selec t a song or album to play. You can add to that list by navigating to your preferred music and pressing Add [+] . The selection will be added to the end o f the current Song Queue.

You may add a single song, an entire album, all songs by an artist, all songs in a g enre, or any search result — just browse to the select ion you prefer and press Add [+]. For example, if you would like to play all songs by Coldplay, select H ome menu > Browse > Browse artists. Navigate to Coldplay in your artist list and pr ess Add [+]. All songs on all albums by Coldplay will be played in the order they appear on each album . See “Browse” and “Search” for more information.

You have several other options for building a Song Queue. Af ter you press Select while browsing on a song, a “Song” menu app ears with the following options:

Play Songs, Starting With selected song name (and clear previous Song Queue)

Get Song Info Play Song (and clear previous Song Queue) Add Song t o Song Queue ( same as pressing the Add [+] button)

The ﬁ rst, “Play Son gs” option is described in the section above — it star ts playing your album (or other browsed list) , beginning with the current track.

If you choose “Play Song” on any track in your s election, the entire list is added to the Song Queue, but playback star ts on the chosen track. If you have the Repeat [

] option selected, the earlier tracks in the queue will p lay after the last song. If you have the Shufﬂ e [ ] option selected, then the chose n track will play ﬁ r st, followed by all the other tracks in the list in random order.

The “Add song to Song Queue” option behaves similarl y to the Add [+] button it places the

current song at the end of your playlist.

You can add an almost unlimited number of songs to your Song Queue. Ea ch selection will be played in the order it was entered (unl ess you have chosen to Shufﬂ e your Song Queue).

Hint: After you have selec ted multiple songs to be played in turn, you can use the Nex t Tra ck [9 ] and Previ ous Track [ : ] but tons to skip from song to song in your Song Queue.

Reviewing a Song Queue

At any point, you can review what’s in your Song Queu e by pressing the Down [▽] arrow from the Now Playing screen, which is the default scree n that appears while SoundBridge is playing. The Now Playing screen looks s omething like this:

Don’t Pa nic 0:10/2:17 4 Coldplay Parachutes (2000) (|||------)

Alternatively, you can press Home Menu [ ], then sele ct the “Show Song Queue” option. You will see the entire list of songs in your song que ue; refer to the scroll bar on the right side of the screen to determine where in the lis t you are located. Press the Up/Down arrows to see the entire list of selections in your S ong Queue. The currently playing selection is indi cated by a speaker X )).

You cannot save a Song Queue that you have created — it’s only held in memo ry temporarily until you build your next Song Q ueue. If you would like to build a Song Queue that you can save, please build a Playlist in your music jukebox sof tware (see “Playing a Saved Playlist” below).

When the Song Queue has played all the way through , it will stop (unless repeat has been selected) . You will see the Stop icon < on the right side of your display. To start playing your Song Queue again at the beginning, p ress the Play button.

Erasing a Song Queue

If you decide you don’t want to p lay the Song Queue you’ve just created, simply select something else to play. Navigate to another selec tion (song, playlist, etc.) and press Select or

Play (not Add [+]). This selectio n immediately replaces your old Song Queue.

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