Slim Devices Squeezebox2 User Manual

Squeezebox2 Owner’s Guide

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About Squeezebox2

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System Requirements

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Troubleshooting

Table of Contents

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Thank you for purchasing a Squeezebox2 network music player. Squeezebox2

This user guide includes setup and basic operating instructions for your new

About Squeezebox2

slimdevices.com/

System Requirements

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http://www.

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You can put all the fi les in a single directory, or create a series of

Before You Begin

http ://www.slimdevices.com/download

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The SlimServer Setup Wizard starts.

Next

to accept the default value at each panel. If you want to

When you have fi nished confi guring your installation, the Setup

Install

The SlimServer is installed and the “Completing the SlimServer

The SlimServer control panel opens.

Installing the SlimServer Software

Installing on Windows:

Hint: You may see an ‘Open File - Security Warning’, if so, click Run.

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Installing on Mac OS X:

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Installing on Linux or Other Operating System:

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You can also connect a digital optical cable to the square connector

You can leave Squeezebox2 plugged in at all times. When not in

different power supply; this may damage the player.

Connecting Squeezebox2

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The

menu option is displayed.

and

arrows on the remote.

arrow.

If you have a wired-only Squeezebox2, skip to step 5.

If you have a wireless Squeezebox2:

arrow on the remote until you fi nd the local

arrow on the remote to select your

If your router is not broadcasting your network name (also

arrow.

You can choose from

WEP

WPA Personal

arrow.

arrow.

Confi guring Squeezebox2

Set Up Networking

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Hint: Failure to select the appropriate region may violate local laws.

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Squeezebox2 connects to your wireless network. If

arrow.

Use leading zeroes to specify numbers with fewer than 3 digits,

arrow on the remote to move to each one.

Squeezebox2 will scan your local network to fi nd the computer

arrow to scroll to the one you want to use.

arrow on the remote.

Hint: WEP keys consist of a string of ten or twenty-six digits or letters A
through F. WPA passwords are a string of letters, numbers or punctuation.

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Connecting to SlimServer

Hint: If you want to go back to setup later press the LEFT arrow on the

remote down and hold it for fi ve seconds. Squeezebox2 will return to the
Set Up Networking menu.

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to put Squeezebox2 into

VOLUME

buttons to adjust the

to immediately begin the current

to scan

to pause the current song. Press

again to continue. Press and hold

to stop playback.

to skip to the next song. Press and

to scan forward through the current

arrows to

displays

the next

to go out of the current list.

to go into the item or to display

to play the songs contained within

while

Using the Remote

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ADD

to append the displayed selection to the end of the current playlist. If

• Genre, artist or album—Squeezebox2 adds all the songs for the

to search for Albums, Artists, or Songs. When Squeezebox2

arrow to enter your search text.

button once for “A,” twice for “B,” three times for “C,”

to cycle through punctuation.

to see the results of your search.

to cycle between the following settings:

Hint: To save a playlist, press NOW PLAYING then press and hold PLAY.
You will be prompted to save the current playlist for use later.

Hint: You can press and hold ADD to insert the item on the screen to be
played immediately after the currently playing song.

Hint: When in the Now Playing list: Press ADD to remove the visible song
from the playlist. Press and hold

ADD to move the song from the current

playlist and to the end of the Zapped Songs playlist.

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Hint: In sorted lists such as lists of artists, albums or genres, press

the number buttons to jump to the fi rst item that starts with the
corresponding letter.

Hint: In unsorted lists such as playlists, press a number button to jump
proportionally through the list.

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to cycle between the following settings:

to tell Squeezebox2 to turn itself off in 15 minutes. Add 15 minute

repeatedly. If you

until the player displays

to display the song you are listening to. Press

again to cycle through different display formats for the now playing

to cycle between different display font sizes. You can do this while

to cycle through Squeezebox2 display brightness levels. You

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arrow more than once to get there.

and

arrows to fi nd the

option.

option is displayed.

You can scroll down to browse by artist or genre, new music,

arrow to

and

arrows to scroll through the list.

to play all the songs associated with the displayed item.

to jump to the list of songs that you have

and

arrow to return to the main

menu.

If you are using the computer where you installed SlimServer, go

If you are using a different computer on the same local network

Playing Your Music

Using the Remote to Play Music

Hint: If you want to play the selected songs after the songs that

you are already listening to, press
end of the list.

ADD and they will be added to the

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Using the Web Interface to Play Music

http://localhost:9000

“http://<IPaddress>:9000

Hint: Windows users can use the SlimServer application to bring up the
web interface automatically on their SlimServer computer. Mac users

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You can enter the name of the song, artist or album you are looking for in two

arrow to move on.

arrows to enter letters or numbers:

or

arrows until the character you want is

arrow once to advance one space to the right.

arrow.

arrow twice to run the search.

) one, two, three or four times

(zero) button for a space.

button repeatedly to cycle through punctuation.

arrow to erase letters. Press and hold to erase more

arrow when you are fi nished entering text to run

can use the SlimServer pane in System Preferences to bring up the web
interface.

Searching for Music with the Remote

Hint: You don’t have to enter the entire album name, artist name, or

song title to search successfully; just enter the fi rst few letters and press

RIGHT, then scroll down through the results using the DOWN arrow.

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You can use the remote control or the web interface to create playlists and

To specify a playlists folder:

Server Settings

link.

To create a playlist using the web interface:

Now

playlist.

button on the right side of the

To create a playlist using the remote control:

ADD

Now Playing

playlist.

and then press and hold

on the remote. Using the remote keypad, enter the name you

arrow.

Creating and Saving a Playlist

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You can listen to hundreds of internet radio stations with Squeezebox2. To

to go back to

more than once.)

to scroll to

to scroll through a list of internet radio providers.

is a frequently updated list of stations

to enter a provider’s area. Use the arrow buttons to

to tune into the station. It may take a few seconds to

To play an internet radio station that’s not shown in the Internet Radio area:

Listening to Internet Radio

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To choose a graphic visualizer to display all the time:

several times to cycle through the visualizer choices.

To choose a graphic visualizer to display as a screensaver:

arrow on the remote for fi ve seconds to

to scroll to the

selection and press

Special Features

Graphic Visualizers

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Using Squeezebox2 as a Wireless Bridge

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and then press

Squeezebox2 will now crossfade between tracks as you specifi ed.

To view an existing RSS feed:

to go back to

to scroll to

Crossfading Between Tracks

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RSS News Ticker

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to scroll to the

option. Press

to scroll through the list of available news feeds.

to view the list of items in that feed, press again to

To change the list of RSS feeds available on Squeezebox2:

You can replace the existing subscriptions, add one to the end, or delete them

To view RSS feeds as a screensaver:

Any number of Squeezebox2, Squeezebox or SLIMP3 on your network can

To synchronize multiple players with the web interface:

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Controlling Multiple Squeezeboxes with One SlimServer

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The followingt tips and answers to frequently asked questions will help resolve

arrow for fi ve seconds to bring Squeezebox2 back to

on the remote

prompt.

You can connect Squeezebox2 directly to your computer (without a local

The confi guration software for your wireless device can show the key in

Try using the following URL:

Troubleshooting

How do I get back to the Squeezebox2 setup menu?

How do I reset Squeezebox2 to factory default settings?

The player doesn’t obtain an IP address.

Can I connect Squeezebox2 directly to my computer?

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I can’t enter my wireless password.

The web interface won’t come up, even though Squeezebox2 is working.

http://127.0.0.1:9000/

http://

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and hit enter. In the DOS window,

and hit enter.

and hit enter.

This could be due to a fi rewall being active on the computer.

Add an exception for the following three ports by clicking ‘Add Port...’:

• Port number: 3483 (TCP) - Name: SlimServer Control

• Port number: 3483 (UDP) - Name: SlimDiscovery

• Port Number: 9000 (TCP) - Name: SlimServer Web

Third-party Firewalls: Examples of third party software fi rewalls include:

How do I fi nd the IP address of the computer where I have installed
SlimServer?

Squeezebox2 can’t connect to my computer running SlimServer.

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You can create links or shortcuts to other folders and place them in your

My computer is displaying an error that says that another device on my
network is using the same IP address.

I’m trying to use a mapped network drive like Y:\ for my Music Folder on my
Windows computer and it does not work.

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Hint: The user account for the service must be protected by a password
for this to work.

How do I use multiple folders or disks with my music library?

I added some music to my library but it’s not showing up.

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The new music will not appear in your music library on the SlimServer until the

Some of the songs in my iTunes library don’t show up on Squeezebox2 or
say STOPPED when I try to play them. What’s up with that?

Getting More Information

Where can I fi nd more documentation?

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http://www.slimdevices.com/faq.html

Whom can I contact for help?

[email protected]

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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,

The user may fi nd the following publication prepared by the Federal Communications Commission

Available exclusively from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Offi ce, Washington,

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B or Class 2 digital

The user may fi nd the following publication prepared by the Federal Communications Commission

Available exclusively from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Offi ce, Washington,

This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment

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