Linn Sneaky Music manual

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    OWNER’S MANUAL NETWORK MUSIC PLA YER SNEAKY MUSIC DS[...]

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    www .linn.co.uk SNEAKY MUSIC DS OWNER’S MANUAL COPYRIGHT AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Copyright © 2008 Linn Products Ltd. First edition Mar ch 2008. Linn Products Limited, Glasgow Road, W aterfoot, Eaglesham, Glasgow , G76 OEQ, Scotland, United Kingdom All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be r eproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or [...]

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    www .linn.co.uk SNEAKY MUSIC DS OWNER’S MANUAL INTRODUCTION 1 INST ALLA TION 2 Unpacking 2 Positioning 2 Cleaning 2 Connecting to the mains supply 2 Amplifier protection 2 OPERA TION 3 Playing music 3 Controlling playback 5 Current Playlist 5 V olume 5 Standby 6 Using a handset 6 Adding music to the library 6 GUARANTEE AND SERVICE 7 THIRD P ARTY[...]

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    Linn Products have been known for over 35 years as a manufactur er of class- leading hi-fi equipment. Over the years we have always been keen to push the boundaries of new technology , whether developed from advancements in the audio industry , such as improvements in digital-to-analogue conversion, or from the electr onics industry , such as our [...]

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    Unpacking The Sneaky Music DS is supplied with the following: • 2 x red, 2 x black BAF loudspeaker connectors • mains lead • 4 rubber feet • CD-ROM (contains system software, installation manual and owner’ s manual) We r ecommend that you retain all packaging in case you need to transport the Sneaky Music DS at a later date. Positioning Y[...]

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    OPERA TION Playing music Ensure the network is on and the NAS has finished booting. T urn the Sneaky Music DS on. The Linn badge on the front panel will flash on and of f. Wait until the flashing stops, then follow the instructions below . 3. From the Sour ce window select ‘Sneaky Music DS’. 4. Fr om the Library window select the storage dev[...]

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    5. T ap ‘Music’ twice. Note: When using the Linn GUI tap in the top of the left-hand window to return to the previous scr een. 6. Select the category you want to br owse by tapping it twice. 8. The folder symbol indicates that an item contains sub items (e.g. a folder will be shown next to the name of an album to indicate that the album’ s tr[...]

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    10. Continue to add selections to the Current Playlist by highlighting artists/ albums/tracks and tapping the symbol. Y ou can add new selections to the bottom of the playlist, or place them after the currently playing track (if playback has not started they will be added to the top of the playlist). The icon shown at the bottom-right of the left-h[...]

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    Standby T o put the Sneaky Music DS into standby using the Linn GUI, tap the source/r oom key at the top-right of the GUI, then tap the icon for the appropriate r oom, in the left-hand window (the Linn badge on the front panel will dim). Note: The tracks in the Current Playlist will r emain there if the Sneaky Music DS is put into then brought out [...]

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    This product is guaranteed under the conditions which apply in the country of purchase and your statutory rights ar e not limited. In addition to any statutory rights you may have, Linn undertake to replace any parts which have failed due to faulty manufacture. T o help us, please ask your Linn retailer about the Linn warranty scheme in operation i[...]

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    The Sneaky Music DS uses software fr om rtems.com, the Xiph.org foundation, and FreeBSD. Rtems.com: LICENSE INFORMA TION RTEMS is free softwar e; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Softwar e Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later version. RTEMS is dist[...]

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    FreeBSD: The RTEMS TCP/IP stack is a port of the FreeBSD TCP/IP stack. The following copyright and licensing information applies to this code. Copyright © 1980, 1983, 1988, 1993 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted pr ovided[...]