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    ii User Guide Copyright Information furnished by SMC Networks, Inc. (SMC) is believed to be accurate and reliable . Ho wever , no responsibility is assumed by SMC for its use, nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third p arties which may result from its use . No license is granted by impli cation or otherwise unde r any patent or[...]

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    iii SMCW AA-G EZ-S tream™ 802.1 1g Wireless Audio Adapter Table of Contents About the SMCWAA-G EZ-Stream™ 802.1 1 g Wireless Audio Adapter ..................... 1 Before You Start .................................... ..................................... ........................... 1 PC Requirem ents .... ................. ................. ...[...]

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    iv User Guide Advanced Configuration Management ............................................. ....... .............. 14 Method 1: Us ing the Remote Control ........ ................ ................. ................... ................. .. 14 Select Langu age ....... ................. ................. ................. ............... ...........[...]

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    1 SMCW AA-G EZ-S tream™ 802.1 1g Wireless Audio Adapter About the SMCWAA-G EZ-Stream™ 802.11g Wireless Audio Adapter With the SMCW AA-G EZ-S tream™ 802. 1 1g Wireless Audio Adapter (SMCW AA-G) you are able to break away from your computer and enjoy digi tal music anywhere in your ho me. The SMCWAA-G plugs into an audio system an d connects, u[...]

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    2 User Guide Network Requirements The SMCWAA-G can communicate with your home network using TCP-IP over eithe r an IEEE802.1 1b/g wireless link or a hard-wired Ethernet link. The network must provide : • Internet access (used to listen to Internet radio stations and online music tracks) and • Communication between the SMC WAA-G and at least one[...]

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    3 SMCW AA-G EZ-S tream™ 802.1 1g Wireless Audio Adapter Contents of the Box Check that the box co ntains all the following items: • 1 SMCW AA-G wireless audio adapter • 1 SMCW AA-G EZ-S tream™ 802.1 1g Wirele ss Audio Ad apter Qu ick Install Guide • 1 audio connector cable (twin RCA connectors at both ends) • 1 Ethernet cable • 1 powe[...]

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    4 User Guide Using the Remote Control The table below describes the functions of all the keys on the remote control in all three operating modes:- The SMCW AA-G Remot e Control Key Select and Play Modes Configuration & Edit Modes S tandby on/off (short press). Restart SMCW AA-G (press and hold) Information button (see Note 1): switch between Pl[...]

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    5 SMCW AA-G EZ-S tream™ 802.1 1g Wireless Audio Adapter Understanding the Operating Modes and Screen Displays Y our SMCWAA-G has three operating modes and four main LCD screen layouts, as follows: Operating Modes Browse Mode (Home Men u) Browse Mode is the normal startup mode of the SMCWAA-G. Here, you can browse your locally stored tracks, as we[...]

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    6 User Guide The name of the selected folder (in this case, Internet Radio ) becomes the Screen Title of the next screen, which may look like this: Th is i s a lm os t th e s am e a s th e Home Menu , but now th e icon appears on the left, which means you can use the key to go back to the previous (in this case, Home ) menu screen. From this screen[...]

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    7 SMCW AA-G EZ-S tream™ 802.1 1g Wireless Audio Adapter Here is a typical Play Screen display: The icons to left and right of the display provide info rmat ion about the network con nection and the audio buffer level respectively . The lef t-hand icon shows the signal strength as a verti cal bar, when usin g a wireless LAN connection, or is just [...]

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    8 User Guide In Configuration Mode , Ty p e I c o n s are only used after an item to show whether it is enabled ( [*] ) or disabled ( [ ] ). If you select such an item (by pressing o r ), you will be able to change its status and make any other settings requ ired by the new status. Sometimes you will have to select Ye s or No from another menu scre[...]

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    9 SMCW AA-G EZ-S tream™ 802.1 1g Wireless Audio Adapter • If your AP has MAC filtering enabled, add the SMCWAA-G's MAC Address to the AP's Access Cont rol List (ACL). This unique 12-character identifier can be found on a labe l unde rneath the SMCW AA-G unit. It is also one of the items in the Device S tatus display (see page 15). Ple[...]

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    10 User Guide Notes: 1. Before you can use Musicmatch , you must put some files in the Library . See Setting up a Musicmatch Library on yo ur PC on page 12 or click H elp in the Musicmatch Jukebox menu b ar . 2. Y our music library will be availab le using the SMCW AA-G, even when the Musicmatch Jukebox is not running. Installing Rhapsody Rhapsody [...]

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    11 SMCW AA-G EZ-S tream™ 802.1 1g Wireless Audio Adapter Using the Configuration Wi zard (basic setup only) The Configuration Wizard will pro mpt you to edit the essential settings. S ETTING UP A WIRELESS C ONNECTION If the SMCW AA-G detects an active wired Ethernet connection, it will only operate in the Wired Ethernet mode (see below). If you w[...]

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    12 User Guide In the Home Menu , scroll up/down to find the source you want, then browse to the album, track or station that you want. If you cannot find all your sources, see Troubleshooting on page 20. Note: The menu trees for the user m odes are on pages 22, 26 and 27. Listenin g to Music Selecting and Playing Music If you select a music server [...]

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    13 SMCW AA-G EZ-S tream™ 802.1 1g Wireless Audio Adapter The available categories will depend on the leve l of service you have installed, but will include items like: My Favorites , Genres , Countries , New Stations , Popular Stations and Help . T o store station names in My Favorites , log on to the website shown in the first item of the Help M[...]

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    14 User Guide Advanced Configuration Management There are two ways to change the setup of th e SMCW AA-G. Y ou can use the Remote Control and th e LCD display or you can use the SMCW AA-G PC Utility running on any PC that can communicat e with the SMCWAA-G. Note: The menu tree structures for the Remote Contro l me thod are shown on pages 23 and 24.[...]

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    15 SMCW AA-G EZ-S tream™ 802.1 1g Wireless Audio Adapter Configure Date/Tim e The date and time formats can be set by selecting this menu . First the Select T ime Zone menu offers a choice of 32 standard zones, then Daylight Saving can be enabled or di sabled and, finally , the Select Time Format menu offers 5 display formats for the date and ti [...]

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    16 User Guide 2. Scroll up/down until Confi g uration Wizard is highlighted, and sel ect it. When the in troductory message appears (see page 10), press to go to the next screen and begin the setup process. Notes: 1. This process requi res you to know some technical details of how your network is set up. If you are unsure of any of the settings, co[...]

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    17 SMCW AA-G EZ-S tream™ 802.1 1g Wireless Audio Adapter E NABLING A P ROXY S ERVER 1. If you see the Enable Proxy Server menu select No or Yes , depe nding on whether or not your network use s a proxy server . 2. If you choose Ye s , you will be prompted to edit/confirm the Proxy H ostname (example: pro xy .m ycompany.com ) and then the Proxy Po[...]

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    18 User Guide Click on the other tabs to view settings for the other three profiles. The active profile has the Make Active button grayed out (disabled) and an “Active Profile” icon in the top right corner of the screen . A CTIVATIN G A D IFFERENT N ETWORK P ROFILE T o activate a different profil e for a SMCW AA-G, se lect the SMCW AA-G (as abo[...]

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    19 SMCW AA-G EZ-S tream™ 802.1 1g Wireless Audio Adapter 3. T he wizard displays details of the currently installed software for th e SMCW AA-G and a warning notice. Click the Cancel button to cancel the upload or the Next button to proceed. 4. Sel ect a vali d software file (.bcd file) and click the Open button. If the file selected is invalid, [...]

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    20 User Guide Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Chart Problem Possible Cause Solution Nothing appears on the display when the SMCW AA-G is switched on. Power unavailable. Check that the SMCWAA-G power cable is properly connected and that the power is switched on. SMCW AA-G is not known to t he network. Check that the MAC address for the SMCWAA-G has [...]

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    21 SMCW AA-G EZ-S tream™ 802.1 1g Wireless Audio Adapter Error Codes The SMCW AA-G LCD screen may disp lay the following error codes in the event of a problem: Unable to browse music fil es. No music files in the Musicmatch Music Li brary . Build a library , following the instructions in Setting up a Musicmatch Library on your PC on page 12. UPnP[...]

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    22 User Guide Menu Tree Diagrams Top Level Menus Rhapsody [PC Nam e] Fav ori t es Int ernet Radio M usicmatch [PC N am e] <Device Nam e> See Internet R a dio Men u for more detail s Select Language Key <te xt> M enu Title: M enu Item : Playable I tem : <te xt> <te xt> See C o n f igu ratio n M enu for more detail s See M u s[...]

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    23 SMCW AA-G EZ-S tream™ 802.1 1g Wireless Audio Adapter Configuration Mode Menus <Date> Yes [*] or No [ ] The active language is deno ted by [*] Highl ight & sele ct a lang uage to a ctiva te it See Configuratio n Wizard menus for details (Enabled or Disabled) Enabled or Disabled Wire d E therne t Infras truc ture Wire d E therne t or [...]

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    24 User Guide Configuration Wizard Menus Wireless LAN Configuration Wizard 4 3 Select Security Suite Selec t Network Type Ad - hoc Infrastr uctur e Enter N etwo rk SSI D: ^ Subnet Mask <nnn. nnn.n nn.nnn > Change Gateway IP <nnn. nnn.n nn.nnn > Change DNS Server Pre ferred <nnn. nnn.n nn.nnn > Change DNS Server Alternate <nnn. [...]

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    25 SMCW AA-G EZ-S tream™ 802.1 1g Wireless Audio Adapter Wired Ethernet Configuration Wizard Wired Ethernet Select Network Highlight and select the Profile to be edited Profile 1 Profile 2 Profile 3 Load P rofile Is Profile Management on? Yes No Subnet Mask <nnn.nnn.nnn .nnn> Change Gateway IP <nnn.nnn.nnn .nnn> Change DNS Server Pref[...]

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    26 User Guide Music Track Menu s Artists All Tracks Artist/Albums Genres <Genre 1> Albums Genre/A rtists Playlists <Playl ist 1> <Track 1> Albums All Tracks Artists MusicMatch <PC1> Artist/Alb ums Genres Genre/Arti sts Playlists <Etc.> <Track 2> <Artist 1 > <Etc.> <Artist 2 > <Etc.> <Ge[...]

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    27 SMCW AA-G EZ-S tream™ 802.1 1g Wireless Audio Adapter Internet Radio Menus < Etc. > < Etc. > < Etc. > < Etc. > Press t he Home button on the remot e control at any ti me Key <text> Menu Titl e: Menu Item : Playable It em : <text> <text> MusicM at ch < PC2> Inter net R adio Playlist MusicM at ch &[...]

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    28 User Guide Technical Specifications Standards • IEEE 802.1 1b • IEEE 802.1 1g • Universal Plug-and-Pla y (UPnP) Wireless Data Rates with Automatic Fall-back • 802.1 1b - 1/2/5.5/1 1Mbps • 802.1 1g - 6/9/12/18/24/36/48/54Mbps Data Modulation Techn iques • 802.1 1b/g (DSSS) = BPSK, QPSK , CCK Radio Signal Type • Direct Sequence S pre[...]

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    29 SMCW AA-G EZ-S tream™ 802.1 1g Wireless Audio Adapter Interfaces • Network : 802.1 1b/g • Audio: SNR (A-weighted): > 100db • Dual RCA audio L/R • Ethernet (RJ-45) • LCD Matrix: 2.88 x 1.44 in/ 74 x 37mm File Formats • MP3 (MPEG- I Layer 3) •W M A 9 •W A V • ID3 v1 or v2 • Internet Radio - vT uner • Internet Radio - Rha[...]

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    30 User Guide Standards Compliance The SMCW AA-G EZ-Stream™ 80 2.1 1g Wireless Audio Adapter is designed to comply with the followi ng standards. FCC - Class B This equipment has been teste d and found to comply with the li mits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reason abl e p[...]

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    31 SMCW AA-G EZ-S tream™ 802.1 1g Wireless Audio Adapter Industry Canada – Class B This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the interference-causing equipment standard entitled "Digital Apparatus", ICES-003 of Industry Canada. Cet appareil numerique respec[...]

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    32 User Guide 13. Öffnen sie niemals das Gerät. Das Gerät darf aus Gründ en de r elektrischen Siche rh eit nur von autho risiertem Servicepersonal geöffnet werden. 14. Wenn folgende Situationen auftreten ist das Gerät vom S tromnetz zu trennen und von einer qualifizierten Services telle zu überprüfen: a Netzkabel ode r Netzstecker sind besc[...]

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    33 SMCW AA-G EZ-S tream™ 802.1 1g Wireless Audio Adapter Glossary of Terms Te r m o r Abbrevia tion Meaning AP Access Point. A device used to provide co mmon wireless access to the Internet. CD-ROM Compact Disk - Read Only Memory . An optical disk used to store computer data. DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. Used b y a server to assign I[...]

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    F O R TE C H N I C AL S U P P O RT , C A L L : F r o m U . S . A . a n d C a n a d a ( 2 4 h o u r s a d a y , 7 d a y s a w e e k ) ( 8 0 0 ) S M C - 4 - Y O U ; P h n : ( 9 4 9 ) 6 7 9 - 8 0 0 0 ; F a x : ( 9 4 9 ) 6 7 9 - 1 4 8 1 F r o m E u r o p e : C o n t a c t d e t a i l s c a n b e f o u n d o n ww w. smc -e ur ope .c om or ww w.s mc .c o[...]