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Philips WACS700 Software Manual
Philips WACS700 Software Manual

Philips WACS700 Software Manual

Digital media manager guide
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About Digital Media Manager (DMM)
Digital Media Manager
Center.These include:
- Music file organization on PC
- Music file transfer from PC to your Center
- paths to update Gracenote ® music recognition service database (also known as
Gracenote CDDB ® music recognition service) for the latest disc information
- paths and supporting link for
Music recognition technology and related data are provided by Gracenote®. Gracenote is
the industry standard in music recognition technology and related content delivery. For
more information, visit www. gracenote.com.
CD and music-related data from Gracenote, Inc., copyrightC 2000-2005 Gracenote.
Gracenote CDDB® Client Software, copyright 2000-2005 Gracenote. This product and
service may practice one or more of the following U.S. Patents: #5,987,525; #6,061,680;
#6,154,773, #6,161,132, #6,230,192, #6,230,207, #6,240,459, #6,330,593, and other patents issued or
pending. Services supplied and/or device manufactured under license for following Open Globe, Inc. United States
Patent 6,304,523.
Gracenote and CDDB are registered trademarks of Gracenote. The Gracenote logo and logotype, and the
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contains necessary software components you need to work with your WAC700
DMM
software and Center's firmware upgrades.
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Summary of Contents for Philips WACS700

  • Page 1 About Digital Media Manager (DMM) Digital Media Manager contains necessary software components you need to work with your WAC700 Center.These include: - Music file organization on PC - Music file transfer from PC to your Center - paths to update Gracenote ® music recognition service database (also known as Gracenote CDDB ®...
  • Page 2 Install DMM Insert the supplied CD into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. Follow screen instructions to begin and complete ➜ The icon appears on your computer desktop Launch DMM (Center connected) Check your WAC700 Center is connected to your PC via the supplied Ethernet cable Double click on The first time you launch DMM, specify your music folders on PC ➜Music files in the folders are imported into DMM...
  • Page 3 Select DMM’s display language Go to the pull-down menu Preferences ➜ Language. Click to select In the pop-up screen, click to select your desired language. Follow screen instructions to finish.
  • Page 4 Organize your music files in DMM In DMM’s MY PC and MY PLAYER windows, organize your music files on the PC and Center as desired. Pull-down menus Selector panel: selects categories of contents Content panel: displays the contents of MY PC and MY PLAYER Scroll bar Resizing buttons: minimizes, maximizes DMM view / exit DMM.
  • Page 5 Browser ::Type a search string in the text box next to it. Click to search for tracks Click on the Selector panel to exit the search view. ✔ TIP Deleting items from the searched results will delete them from your library! Tool buttons: New playlist: creates a new playlist.
  • Page 6 Indicators Click to highlight an item. Press <Delete> on your keyboard to delete the highlighted item. : indicates track is playing by DMM. Double click on a track to start playback. : expanded view, displays item contents in full. : track/playlist not on the player. : collapsed view: item contains more contents to display.
  • Page 7 Importing music files into DMM From your PC's music folders, import music files into DMM's MY PC window. • Each time you launch DMM, DMM will look up your specified music folders (see Launch DMM) ➜ DMM's music files are updated automatically (new music files are imported into DMM from the music folders) •...
  • Page 8 Create playlists of your favorite music Create playlists consisting of your favorite tracks in the desired sequence. Create Playlists • Click on to create a new playlist To rename a playlist, a. Double-click on the default Playlist name ➜ Text box becomes gray and the cursor flashes b.
  • Page 9: Edit Track Information

    Delete Playlists or tracks • Click to highlight a playlist or track. Click on to delete. Alternatively, press <Delete> on your keyboard to delete your selection. ✔ - Press and hold <Ctrl> on your PC keyboard and click to select more than one item. To select consecutive items, click the first item, press and hold <Shift>...
  • Page 10 By moving files from MY PC window to MY PLAYER window, you will transfer files from your PC to Center. IMPORTANT: KEEP A COPY OF YOUR ORIGINAL FILES! Please keep a copy of the original files transferred to your player. Philips is not responsible for any loss of content if the player is damaged or not readable.
  • Page 11 Click on computer to your Center ➜ Your selection is now transferred to Center. Drag and Drop to Transfer • Make sure your Center is connected to PC when you launch DMM. Click to highlight an item (e.g. track, artist, album, genre, playlist). To drag your selection, a.
  • Page 12 ➜ Your selection is now transferred to Center. ✔ - Press and hold <Ctrl> on your PC keyboard and click to select more than one item. To select consecutive items, click the first item, press and hold <shift> on your keyboard, and then click the last item.
  • Page 13 Display Tracks Your Way Sorting You can click on the contents header (Track, Artist, Album, Genre) and the 3,4 to arrange music files in ascending or descending alphanumeric order. Detailed / summary view Double click on the detailed display of item contents. summary view detailed view or 2 next to the contents header to turn on / turn off...
  • Page 14 Make Use of the Different Views DMM provides different view options. This is to minimize content refreshing time. There are a few ways to customize DMM views. Window selector Click on (Center connected) Drop Zone When you hide MY PLAYER window, MY PLAYER window is reduced to Drop Zone. You can drag selected items and drop them here.
  • Page 15 Click Preferences ➔ Music CD Database Update ➔ Music CD Database Download to download the CDDB bulk image (from port ) and save on your PC. Follow screen instructions to download CDDB bulk image from www.philips.com/support to your PC. www.philips.com/sup-...
  • Page 16 Update in your Center Make sure your Center is connected to PC when you launch DMM. Click Preferences ➔ Music CD Database Update ➔ Music CD Database Update Follow screen instructions to update CDDB database in your Center ✔ - During update, streaming and playback on the Center & Station are disabled.
  • Page 17: Firmware Upgrade

    Upgrades We know you will enjoy your product for a long time. For best performance, we recommend that you regularly check in to www.philips.com/support your product. Firmware Upgrade Your player is controlled by an internal program called firmware. You can download and install the latest firmware to keep your player updated.
  • Page 18 Uninstall DMM Close all applications, including DMM. From the Start menu, go to Programs ➔ WMC DMM ➔ Uninstall DMM. Click to select. For further information on uninstalling programs, please refer to Windows’ user manual. Dissociate Wireless Music Center When you run DMM for the first time, it detects and memorizes your player. As a result, if you launch DMM again and connect a different player, it will not be recognized.To enable other players to be recognized, click File ➔...
  • Page 19 Check you have got a backup of your music on your PC, and then either: - delete some tracks from Center - consult your Philips service center to upgrade to a larger Hard Disk capacity. Track not supported Appears when there are characters of unsupported languages in track information. DMM supports 6 languages, English, French, German, Spanish, Dutch and Italian.
  • Page 20: Troubleshooting

    I cannot find all the tracks in a playlist Transfer stops when you try to store on Center more than 99 playlists or more than 300 tracks in a playlist. r other pop-up messages and help, check out the DMM FAQ online at www.philips.com/support...