Roku Network Music Player User Manual

SoundBridge™ Network Music Player

User Guide | Software v2.5

Welcome

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

SoundBridge is a network music player that connects to your stereo or powered speakers to play your Mac or PC digital music library in any room of the house. You can even play thousands of free Internet radio stations on SoundBridge without the computer on. SoundBridge works with your Wi-Fi or Ethernet home network and is compatible with popular music servers such as iTunes, Windows Media Connect, Rhapsody and more. Enjoy!

Run the Latest Software!

We are always working on improving the software for our products. Your SoundBridge will let you know when a software update is available. We recommend you accept new software updates when they are offered. The update just takes two minutes, and enhances the features of your SoundBridge. All you need is an active Internet connection. See “Options for System Conﬁguration” on page 46 for easy instructions.

It’s quick, easy and ensures that you are notiﬁed of the latest software updates for SoundBridge. Of course, we won’t share your personal information with anyone else. Visit www.rokulabs.com/support.

Download the Latest User Guide!

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

Visit www.rokulabs.com/support to register your SoundBridge.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION 1: GETTING STARTED

I. Music Server Software Requirements..4

II. Enabling Music Sharing ..........................8

III. Hooking Up Your Home Network

Hardware (Wired Ethernet or Wireless)..........10

IV. Hooking Up Your Speakers

or Stereo System......................................10

V. Connecting SoundBridge

to AC Power................................................12

VI. Using Your Remote Control....................12

VII. Establishing a Network Connection.....12

VIII. Setting Display Preferences ...................15

IX. Checking for the Latest Software .........15

X. Wall or Under-Cabinet

Mounting (optional).................................15

SECTION 2: BROWSING MUSIC........................16

Choosing Your Music Library............................16

Remote Control Quick Reference....................17

The Home Menu..................................................19

Browsing Your Music by Album.......................20

Browsing by Artist or Composer.....................22

Browsing by Song...............................................23

Browsing by Genre..............................................23

SECTION 3: THE SONG QUEUE........................24

Building a Song Queue.....................................24

Reviewing a Song Queue..................................25

Erasing a Song Queue .......................................25

SECTION 4:

ADDITIONAL PLAYBACK OPTIONS

................26

Playing a Playlist..................................................26

Repeat and Shufﬂe..............................................26

Search Options.....................................................27

SECTION 5: PRESETS..........................................28

Recalling Presets.................................................28

Editing Presets Using the Web Interface.......28

SECTION 6: INTERNET RADIO.........................30

Browsing Internet Radio Stations...................31

Find Station URLs Using

Roku Radio Snooper.................................31

Playing Internet Radio from iTunes ...............31

Customizing Favorites and Presets for

Internet Radio............................................33

Saving Stations Originating in

iTunes to Presets.......................................35

Memorizing a Radio Playlist............................36

Playing Stations Saved as “My Favorites”

or “Presets”.................................................37

Playback Limitations of Internet

Radio Streams............................................37

Discovering More Internet

Radio Stations............................................37

SECTION 7:

SOUNDBRIDGE WEB INTERFACE

...................38

Launching the Roku Web Interface...............38

Now Playing ........................................................39

Presets ...................................................................39

Conﬁguration ......................................................41

Status ....................................................................41

SECTION 8: WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED

USING SOUNDBRIDGE

SECTION 9: ADVANCED FEATURES ...............43

.....................................42

Brightness, Contrast, Font,

and Text Display........................................43

Brightness & Time Format While

in Standby...................................................43

Settings..................................................................43

Music Visualizer Settings...................................43

Clock Settings.......................................................44

Language Setup .................................................46

Standby and Reboot Options..........................47

WMA Lossless Transcoding...............................47

FLAC and Ogg-Vorbis Transcoding................47

Programming a Universal

Remote Control.........................................47

SECTION 10: OPTIONS FOR

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

..............................48

Software Version & Updates............................48

Select Wi-Fi SSID & Password...........................48

Show Wired Ethernet Status............................48

Show Wi-Fi Status...............................................48

Network Control.................................................48

Reset to Factory Defaults..................................48

Restart SoundBridge..........................................48

Safe Mode.............................................................48

Roku Control Protocol (RCP)............................49

Geeks — Read This.............................................49

SECTION 11: Appendices..................................50

1A: MENUS OVERVIEW........................................50

1B: SCREEN ICONS QUICK REFERENCE...........52

2: WI-FI SETUP HELP............................................53

3: END USER SOFTWARE LICENSE

AGREEMENT...............................................66

4: LIMITED WARRANTY .....................................67

5: REGULATIONS AND SAFELY..........................69

SECTION 1: GETTING STARTED

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

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

iTunes,® Microsoft® Windows® Media Connect, Rhapsody,™ Musicmatch,® and others. [Note: If you plan only to listen to Internet radio, you can skip this step because no music server is needed.]

II. Connect SoundBridge to your Ethernet or Wi-Fi home network.

III. Connect SoundBridge to powered speakers or your home stereo system’s receiver or

ampliﬁer.

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

V. Put batteries into your SoundBridge remote control.

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

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

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

Windows Media Connect : authorize SoundBridge as a recognized device. b. iTunes: enable Music Sharing feature in Preferences menu. c. Rhapsody: enable Music Sharing from the UPnP tab in the Options menu. d. Musicmatch: enable Music Sharing feature and UPnP option in Options menu.

VIII. Select and connect to your music library.

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

play it immediately or Add [+] to add it to the Song Queue.

Play [] to

I. Music Server Software Requirements

Roku SoundBridge is designed to act as a remote client for several kinds of music libraries, including Windows Media Connect, Rhapsody, Musicmatch and iTunes. You can also play WMA and DRM WMA ﬁles purchased from popular online music stores such as Napster.™ (Apple’s policy does not allow SoundBridge to support playback of protected AAC ﬁles purchased from the iTunes Music Store.)

What Is a “Music Server”?

SoundBridge is a network music player. That is, it doesn’t store any music, but plays ﬁles that you have stored on a computer connected to your home network. (It can also play Internet radio without connecting to your computer, using a direct connection to the Internet.) To play the music ﬁles stored on your computer, SoundBridge needs to receive data from software installed on the computer that “serves” the music. This “music server” is responsible for streaming the music to SoundBridge. It is also responsible for sending the list of music you have available to SoundBridge (when asked), and performing searches of the music library at SoundBridge’s request.

You probably already have a music server but perhaps didn’t realize it. For example, iTunes acts as a music server when it shares music to another iTunes user on the network. Microsoft has released its own music server, Windows Media Connect.

The most common music servers are iTunes, Windows Media Connect, and Rhapsody. But there are others. If you want to use a Microsoft PlaysForSure music service, you must use Windows Media Connect. If you want to use the Rhapsody music service, you currently must use Rhapsody as your music server. One of the beneﬁts of SoundBridge is that it supports all the common servers out there with an easy-to-use interface.

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

SoundBridge Has Two UI Modes

Each music server has different capabilities. To experience the full SoundBridge user interface, which includes searching and robust browsing modes, you must use a server that supports these functions, such as iTunes or Windows Media Connect. Some other servers don’t have the functionality 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 SoundBridge:

Music S erver Recomm ended for User s

Win dows M edia C onnec t (UPn P Wind ows Me dia D RM 10 pr otoco ls)

iTune s (Bo njour, forme rly kn own a s Ren dezvo us, f or dis cover y; iTune s DAA P for c ommun icati on)

Rha psody (UPn P and propr ietar y Rha psody proto col)

Mus icmatc h Juke box (UPn P AV pro tocol )

Fir efly Media Serv er PC/ Mac/L inux Thi s high qualit y “ope n sou rce” me dia se rver will s erve music in man y

of . . .

Win dows X P with SP2 A f ree me dia s erver from Micro soft . Work s wit h any m usic j ukebo x,

PC/ Mac A f ree mu sic se rver and ju kebox soft ware from A pple. Plays : AAC, MP3,

Rha psody Subsc ribe rs Ser ver r equir ed to r un th e Rhap sody Music Servi ce, wh ich in clude s

Win dows 9 8 SE/M e/XP/2 000 (SP3 or abo ve)

Notes

but optim ized f or Wi ndows Media Player v.10. Supp ort s Soun dBrid ge’s ful l Brow se, Se arch a nd Dis play f eatur e set . Plays : WMA, DRM WM A*, WMA Lossle ss, M P3, WAV, play list s crea ted in jukeb ox sof twa re suc h as Win dows M edia P layer 1 0.

WAV, AIFF (no su ppor t for prote cted AAC iTun es Mu sic Sto re fi les). Al so play s play list s and S mart Playli sts c reate d in i Tunes. Built- in Int ernet rad io tun er st reams Intern et ra dio to Sound Bridg e.

acce ss to popul ar musi c and Intern et ra dio.

Popu lar ju kebox soft ware and mu sic se rvice . Has a buil t-in UP nP AV ser ver s uppor ted b y Soun dBrid ge. You can al so us e Wind ows Me dia Conn ect with M usicm atch, w hich is mor e feat ure-r ich. Plays: WMA, MP3, WAV (DRM WMA an d Musi cmatch playl ists suppo rted only i f usi ng Win dows M edia C onnec t Ser ver).

for mats (WMA, MP3, AA C, FL AC, App le Los sles s and O gg Vor bis). It inte grate s dir ectl y with iTunes and c an sha re you r iTune s musi c libr ary, or a ny mus ic lib rary. As wi th all non-a pple p roduc ts, i t doe s NOT sup port Prote cted AAC fi les. It doe s not suppo rt pr otect ed WMA file s. It doe s supp ort Sound Bridg e’s ful l Brow se, Se arch a nd Dis play f eatur e set as w ell as playli sts and Sma rt Pl aylis ts cr eated in iTun es.

For a more detailed comparison of compatible music servers and links to download them, visit www.rokulabs.com/products/SoundBridge/servernotes.php.

Installing a Compatible Music Server

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

Installing Windows Media Connect

1. If not already installed, install Windows XP Service Pack 2, a free download from Microsoft or via Windows Update Installer.

2. Download the latest version of Windows Media Player, v.10, a free download from Microsoft or via Windows Update Installer.

3. Download Windows Media Connect, a free download from Microsoft, or via Windows Update Installer.

4. Continue to “Enabling Windows Media Connect.”

Installing Fireﬂy Media Server

1. Download and install Fireﬂy Media Server from

www.rokulabs.com/ﬁreﬂy.

2. Continue to “Enabling Fireﬂy Media Server.”

Installing iTunes

1. If you don’t already have iTunes, download and install it from www.itunes.com. SoundBridge requires v. 4.0 or later.

2. Continue to “Enabling iTunes.”

Installing Rhapsody

1. If not already installed, download Real Networks’ Rhapsody client from www.rhapsody.com.

2. Continue to “Instructions for Enabling Rhapsody.”

Installing Musicmatch Jukebox

1. If not already installed, download a free version of Musicmatch Jukebox 9.0 on your PC from www.musicwatch.com.

2. Continue to “Enabling Musicmatch Jukebox.”

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II. Enabling Music Sharing

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

Enabling Sharing in Windows Media Connect

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

1. Click the Windows Media Connect tray icon or open Windows Media Connect through the Windows Control Panel. The SoundBridge device appears in the notiﬁcation area in the bottom-right corner of the window.

2. Open the Wizard window, click the SoundBridge device and then click Allow. Windows Media Connect will now authorize SoundBridge.

3. Click Close.

Enabling Sharing in Fireﬂy Media Server

You do not need to enable the Fireﬂy Media Server to share music. However, the program must be running in order to play music on your SoundBridge.

Enabling Sharing in iTunes

To turn on the Music Sharing option,

1. Select iTunes/Preferences menu (Mac) or Edit/Preferences (PC).

2. In the dialog box that appears, click the Sharing tab.

3. Verify that the Share My Music option to enable sharing on your local network is selected.

Note: iTunes must be running to play music from your library.

Enabling Sharing in Rhapsody

1. Make sure the Rhapsody application is running.

2. Select User Settings from the Options menu.

3. Navigate to the UPnP tab, and then click Start to start the server.

4. Select the Start UPnP server once logged in option so that the server starts each time you run the Rhapsody application.

Your Rhapsody server should now appear in your list of music servers on SoundBridge, and you can play all your songs and Rhapsody radio stations.

Note: Rhapsody must be running to enable automatic log in.

Enabling Sharing in Musicmatch

1. Select Options/Settings.

2. Click the CD Lookup/Connectivity tab.

3. Select Enable Music Server and then select Universal Plug and Play. You can close Musicmatch if you like — the UPnP server will keep running in the background.

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

Ethernet Connection

Plug your cable into the jack provided on the right side of the rear of the unit. Connect your Ethernet cable to a hub, switch or router on your home network. Alternatively, you can connect SoundBridge 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 Connection

No need to install any additional hardware into SoundBridge. Please note that most, but not all, wireless access points are compatible with SoundBridge. You can ﬁnd a list of supported wireless hardware at www.rokulabs.com/support.

IV. Hooking Up Your Speakers or Stereo System

Connect your choice of audio cables into the back left side of SoundBridge depending on your preferred connection option.

Audio cable connectors

Digital Audio Outputs AC Adapter Connection

Optical

Coax

Your SoundBridge has several audio connection options:

a. Connect your SoundBridge to a set of powered speakers by inserting the 1/8” cable from

your powered speakers into the Analog 1/8” Miniplug connector on SoundBridge.

Note: If your speakers have a male connector, you will need a female-to-female coupler available from Radio Shack.

Analog 1/8” Miniplug Wired Ethernet

Network Connection

b. Connect the RCA (red/white) audio cable included with your SoundBridge to your stereo

system’s Aux or other “Line Input” and connect the other end of this cable to SoundBridge’s Analog 1/8” Miniplug connector.

c. Connect to your stereo system using either coaxial SPDIF digital or optical SPDIF digital

(the SoundBridge has connectors for both) — cables sold separately.

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V. Connecting SoundBridge to AC Power

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

Hint : There is no power switch to turn on SoundBridge. As soon as you plug in the power, you should quickly see the welcome message “Roku SoundBridge.” If not, please stop and ensure that your power cable is connected properly on both ends.

VI. Using Your Remote Control

The SoundBridge remote control is an infrared remote, so it needs “line of sight” to SoundBridge in order to operate. Point the remote in the direction of your SoundBridge, and make sure that the IR receiver window is not blocked by another object..

VII. Establishing a Network Connection

Note: Do not plug in an Ethernet cable if you plan to use your wi-ﬁ network to avoid confusion

in the setup of the device. Also, if you plan to use an Ethernet connection, make sure the cable is connected before powering up the device.

Wired Ethernet Network: After you have connected SoundBridge to your computer via a switch/hub/router (or directly to your computer via crossover cable) and powered up the unit, SoundBridge will auto-conﬁgure its network settings (using DHCP or AutoIP). There is nothing you need to do. If for some reason you have trouble connecting to your network, select the “System Conﬁguration” option, then select “Show Wired Ethernet Status.”

Wireless Network: If you have an open and visible Wi-Fi network in your home (one which broadcasts its name, and which has no security 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 detects more than one Wi-Fi network (as some advanced users have in their home, or if your neighbor’s signal is leaking over), or

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

In these cases, enter the SSID using the remote control. Use the left/right  arrows to choose letters, and use the up/down   arrows to change to Uppercase and to other character sets (numbers, international characters) and to enter “Space”, “Delete” and “OK” when you’re done.

SoundBridge supports networks with WEP security. WPA is not yet supported. If you have a WEP security key, you will need to enter your WEP key manually into SoundBridge. This is the same key you have entered into your Access Point and your computer. Your screen will look something like this:

No Music Libraries Found (Why?)

System Conguration

Scroll down using your remote control’s Down  arrow until the option “System Conﬁguration” is highlighted, and press Select [4] on your remote control. You will see a screen that looks like this:

Software Version & Updates

Select Wi-Fi SSID & Password

Show Wired Ether net Status

Show Wi-Fi Status

Navigate down to “Select Wi-Fi SSID & Password” and enter your wireless network name and password.

For additional help connecting to your network, including password help, see the Wi-Fi setup section in the appendix of this guide.

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Personal Firewall

If you are using iTunes and have trouble connecting, your computer may have a ﬁrewall installed that is not set correctly. Make sure your ﬁrewall is conﬁgured to allow iTunes music sharing by doing the following:

Mac users :

1. Open System Preferences.

2. Select Sharing and click the Firewall tab.

3. Select the iTunes Music Sharing option.

4. Restart your SoundBridge by unplugging, wait 5 seconds, then plug it back in.

PC users:

1. Refer to your ﬁrewall’s documentation for opening incoming ports.

2. Conﬁgure your ﬁrewall to allow incoming connections on port TCP 3689 and UDP 5353.

WindowsXP Service Pack 2 users:

1. Open Security Center and click on “Windows Firewall” at the bottom right of the window.

2. In the window that pops up, click on the Exceptions tab.

3. Verify that iTunes appears in the list of Programs and Services. If iTunes is not listed, select the iTunes check box and then click OK.

After these changes have been made, restart your SoundBridge by unplugging it, waiting 5 seconds, and plugging it back in.

For additional help with Firewall troubleshooting, please visit the troubleshooting section of our support 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 adjusted by pressing the Bright [] button.

Text size and fonts can also be controlled for the SoundBridge M1000’s VFD display by pressing the Bright [] button.

Also, from the Home Menu, you can navigate down to the “Settings” option to change certain options, such as the style of music visualizer, whether the music visualizer appears full screen during playback, and what kind of information is displayed when a song is playing.

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

IX. Checking 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 when coming out of standby mode or after accessing your “source” menu (which lists your available music libraries and Internet radio). If for some reason you never access this menu, like you always stay connected to the same library, we recommend checking for new software manually.

See Options for System Conﬁguration section for instructions on how to check for new software manually. Roku will release a revised user guide in PDF format periodically to explain new features or functions that have been added 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.rokulabs.com/buy. This allows SoundBridge to be mounted to the wall or under a cabinet using a sleek, hidden bracket which screws into your wall. For more information, please visit the Roku web site at

www.rokulabs.com.

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SECTION 2: BROWSING MUSIC

PRESETS

VOLUME

Choosing Your Music Library

Once SoundBridge is successfully connected to your network and your server’s music sharing options are enabled, SoundBridge will automatically ﬁnd any supported music libraries on the network. You will be prompted to choose the library you would like to access from a screen that looks something like the one on the left:

“Change Library or Conﬁguration” Menu

Play Dan’s Music

Ë Play Joe’s Music

Play Internet Radio

System Conguration

Playlist Browse Search Play Preset

Show Song Queue Now Playing Settings Change Library or Conguration

Remote Control Quick Reference

Current Remote New Remote (Rendering)

Button

old remo te

Button

new remot e

Name Actio n

Navigate to your preferred library (in this example, “Joe’s Music”) and press Select [4]. You will then see the “Home Menu” (see above at right), where you can begin browsing and playing your music.

To change to a different library, or to play Internet radio, select the “Change Library or Conﬁguration” option located at the bottom of SoundBridge’s Home Menu (accessible by pressing the Home Menu [ ].

Hint : SoundBridge will automatically connect to the last library you were connected to when awakened from Standby. Use the “Change Library or Conﬁguration” option to select a different library.

Section 2: Browsing Music Section 2: Browsing Music

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Up/D own Navi gates throug h avail able s elect ions i n the list.

Lef t/Ri ght “Fas tBrow se.” Whe n brow sing fo r an ar tist alpha betic ally, yo u skip from o ne let ter of

the alphab et to a nother.

Sele ct Sele cts any ite m show n on th e Soun dBrid ge dis play. Pr essing Selec t is l ike cli cking

your mouse on a h ighlig hted i tem.

Play Beg ins pl aying c urren t sele ction .

Paus e Pau ses c urrent ly play ing so ng.

Button

old remo te

Button

new remot e

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Name Actio n

Add Add s curr ent se lect ion to y our So ng Que ue.

Hom e Takes y ou to t he Sou rce or Home M enu.

Sear ch Dis plays text based search optio ns.

Brow se B rowse throug h song s by ti tle, a rtis t, alb um, com poser or genr e.

Ex it Takes you on e step back ward an d work s like the Ba ck bu tton o n your Intern et bro wser.

Stan dby Stop s playi ng the curre nt sel ecti on and puts S oundB ridge Radio in sta ndby m ode.

Adju st Dis play Adju sts b right ness a nd size of dis play in forma tion w hen us ed wit h Up/D own an d

Volum e Adjus ts the volume .

Nex t/Pr eviou s Track

Shuf fle Pla ys Son g Queu e in ra ndom o rder.

Rep eat Co ntinu ously p lays b ack yo ur Son g Queue .

Inte rnet Rad io

Ser ver Re turns you to the las t musi c ser ver acc essed .

Pre ssing E xit r epeate dly di splays infor matio n abou t the s ong cu rrent ly play ing.

Lef t/Ri ght bu ttons .

Move s you f orwa rd or b ackwa rd in y our So ng Que ue, one song a t a tim e.

Sear ches f or Int ernet radio stati ons.

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

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

Select

[4] button to take you one level down into the highlighted item (think of it as double-

clicking a selected item).

• Use the Left and Right

 arrow buttons to “fast browse” a list of music options by

skipping to the next or previous letter of the alphabet, or if your list is not arranged alphabetically, by about 5% of your list at a time. Then use the Select [4] button to choose an item to play.

• Use the

Back [] button to go one step backward while browsing, much like the Back

button on your Internet browser. (Pressing Back repeatedly displays the “Now Playing” screen, with information about the song currently playing.) On the new remote use the

Search [] button takes you to your text-based search options (if supported by your

• The music server).

When you ﬁnd a selection you want to play, you can use the Play [] button to play it, or the

• Add [+] button to add your current selection to the end of your Song Queue.

The [ ;] button pauses playback of audio currently playing; pressing again resumes

• playback.

: 9 The Next Track and Previous Track buttons advance or retreat playback of your Song

• Queue (or Internet Radio menu) one song at a time.

• Press the

Home Menu [ ] button at any point to return to the beginning menu.

The Home Menu

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

Home Menu Overview

Ë Playlists Browse

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Only the ﬁrst 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 playlists available for the selected music

librar y from your network.

Browse [Browse the music library by ar tist, album, song, genre, and composer] Search [Enter text for song title, album, artist, composer, and keyword.] Play Preset [Select one of 18 different preset stations or playlists. ]

Show Song Queue [Shows past and upcoming songs selected for playback] Show Now Playing [Shows song now playing. Press Select to get more info about the

selection.

Settings [Set options for the music visualizer, iTunes playback, and

memorizing radio playlists.

Change Library [Exit the current music library and connect to another one, or or Congur ation change your network or system conﬁguration.]

]

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

Browsing Your Music by Album

From the Home Menu, press the Down  button until you see the “Browse” option highlighted and press Select [4]. You will see a list of options:

Ë Browse Artists

Browse Albums

If you scroll down, you will see these browsing options:

Browse Songs

Browse Genres Browse Composers

Now, if you navigate to the “Browse Albums” option and press Select [4], 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 [4] 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” ﬁles — they will simply be skipped during playback.

Use the Up/Down   arrows again to highlight the song you want to play. Press the Play [] button (or press the Select button twice) to start that song playing. When 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 abbreviated, or appear one line at a time, if the total number of characters exceeds what can be displayed at once. See the “Settings” chapter at the end of this manual for more information on display options.

Hint : If you would like to go back to the above “Now Playing” screen at any time in order to see what’s playing, press Back [] several times until you see this screen. Alternatively, press Home Menu [ ], then scroll down to the “Show Now Playing” option and press Select [4]. This screen also appears by default after a few minutes of inactivity on the remote control.

If you press Play [] on an album track, that track will play, followed by each track remaining on the album. For example, if you press Play on track #5 on an album containing 10 tracks, then

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