Logitech Network Music System manual

User Guide Logitec h ® Network Music Syst em english (north america)[...]

Squeezebox™ Duet User Guide 1 Contents About Squeezebox Duet ............................................................................................................... 2 Getting Help ............................................................................................................................ 2 Packag e Contents ...............[...]

2 Logitec h® About Squeezebo x Duet Thank you f or purchasing Logit ech’s Squeezebox Duet netw ork music system. We hope y ou have as muc h fun using it as we had building it for y ou. The Squeezebox Duet pac kage includes Squeezebox Contr oller , a multi-room wireless controller that lets y ou browse, select and pla y your personal music collec[...]

Squeezebox™ Duet User Guide 3 Pack age Contents Included in the pack age you will find: Squeezebox Controller • Rec hargeable Li-ion batt er y • Charging cradle with po wer supply • Squeezebox R eceiver • Power suppl y for the R eceiver • Gold-plated st ereo RCA cable • Plug adapters f or your region • Quick S [...]

4 Logitec h® Befor e Y ou Begin If you already ha ve a wireless or ethernet netw ork and a computer to use as a server , setting up y our Squeezebox Duet should tak e about 30 minutes. T o make t he set up as simple as possible, there are a f ew things y ou should do. Choose Y our Network Setup Installing your new Sq ueezebox Duet is easier if you[...]

Squeezebox™ Duet User Guide 5 WEP ke ys are entered as hex adecimal numbers (the numbers 0 to 9 • and the lett ers A to F). 64-bit WEP k eys are exactly 1 0 digits in length; 1 28-bit ke ys are exactly 26 digits. WP A and WP A2 key s are between 8 and 63 charact ers long, and • can use any lett er (both upper - and lower -case) number o[...]

6 Logitec h® Squeezebo x Controller Interface A. The scroll wheel allow s you to easily mov e up and down through lists and menus. B. Press the center butt on to open a menu item, song, album, artist, or genre. C. Pr ess pla y to pla y a song, album, ar tist, or genre. This will replace your current selection. D. Press back t o move bac k one menu[...]

Squeezebox™ Duet User Guide 7 Set Up the Hardw are Charge the Battery For t his step you’ll need: Squeezebox Controller • Charging cradle with A C adapter • Plug adapter f or your region • Battery • Y ou’ll star t the installation process by c harging the batt er y so it will be ready when you configure Sq ueezebox Contro[...]

8 Logitec h® Connect Squeezebo x Receiv er For t his step, you’ll need: Squeezebox R eceiver • AC adapt er for Squeezebo x Receiv er • Plug adapter f or your region • RCA stereo cables or y our own optical or coaxial S/PDIF cable • Y our own ethernet cable (f or • “h ybrid” and “bridged” installations) Next, you [...]

Squeezebox™ Duet User Guide 9 Set Up A SqueezeNetw ork™ Account For t his step you’ll need: A computer wit h a web browser • A broadband Inter net connection • A valid email account • SqueezeNetwork is an Int ernet-based service that connects you t o thousands of Internet radio stations, as w ell as online music services like P[...]

10 Logitec h® Install SqueezeCenter (Optional) SqueezeCenter is t he music server that runs on y our computer and connects your Squeezebo x players and contr ollers to your local music files, as well as allowing you t o use third-party plug-ins (applications that extend the features and functions of y our Squeezebox). If y ou’re planning to use[...]

Squeezebox™ Duet User Guide 1 1 Connect Squeezebo x Duet This step will connect Squeezebo x Controller and Receiv er to your local network and allow y ou to select your music source. Ther e are three sections, each detailing the st eps for t he dif ferent netw ork configurations described in the section titled “Choose Y our Network Setup” ea[...]

12 Logitec h® If your wireless netw ork is secured, Squeezebox Controller will try to 6. determine t he type of security used. If the Controller can’t deter mine the type of encryption used, you will be asked t o select it from a list. Once the encryption is determined, you’ll be ask ed to enter y our security ke y using the scroll wheel t o h[...]

Squeezebox™ Duet User Guide 1 3 Note: If y ou’ve installed SqueezeCent er and confirmed it is running, but your com puter name doesn’t appear on the Controller’s screen, you ma y hav e a firewall t hat’s preventing it fr om being found. See “ Appendix A: Configuring Y our Firewall” in this User Guide f or details on configuring yo[...]

14 Logitech® Next you’ll see t he Wireless Connection screen, where you can 5. choose t o “Connect using Squeezebox” or “Connect using other wireless network”. Since y ou will be using the hybrid installation, you should select “Connect using other wir eless network.” Y ou’ll see the Wireless Networks screen, listing the a vailable[...]

Squeezebox™ Duet User Guide 1 5 Note: Y ou can verify the MA C address b y looking at the label on the bottom of Squeezebo x Receiv er . Note: If y our play er does not appear in the list, verify t hat the button on the front of the R eceiver is flashing red. If it isn’t, press and hold the button on the R eceiver for fiv e seconds to reset t[...]

16 Logitech® Bridged Network Configur ation This configuration should only be used if you do not ha ve a wireless network in your home. Y our Squeezebox R eceiver will be connect ed to your wired ethernet network, and Sq ueezebox Controller will use an ad-hoc connection to the R eceiver f or it’s network connection. Note: Ad-hoc connections on[...]

Squeezebox™ Duet User Guide 1 7 Select your Squeezebo x Receiv er from the list. It will appear on the 7 . display as “Squeezebo x XXXXXX” where XXXXXX is the last six digits of the pla yer’s MAC address (its uniq ue network identifier). Note: Y ou can verify the MA C address b y looking at the label on the bottom of Squeezebo x Receiv er [...]

18 Logitec h® The Squeezebo x Controller Displa y Title Bar The title bar at the top of t he screen displays t he name of the current menu. It ma y also contain a thumbnail of cover art when you’re viewing information about an album. Tip: When you ar e at the Home menu, the menu title bar will display t he name of the currentl y selected pla yer[...]

Squeezebox™ Duet User Guide 1 9 Shuffle – A shuffle icon is display ed when the connected play er is set to shuffle song or albums. T o enable shuffle mode, go to Home > Settings > Shuffle . Wireless – this icon displa ys the quality of t he wireless connection. The signal strength will be indicat ed by a number of bars display ed.[...]

20 Logitec h® Pla ying The Music If you’v e made it this far and hav en’t played an y music, it’s time to chang e that. This section cov ers the different wa ys you can browse y our music collection to find the perfect mix f or your mood. Random Mix Do you just want t o “Shuffle and Play All” your trac ks? Simply select Home > Music[...]

Squeezebox™ Duet User Guide 2 1 you can see details about that song including t he ar tist, genre, file for mat, and bitrate. Want t o quickl y build a playlist? Press the add butt on and the selected it em will be added to the end of y our current playlist. If t he selected item is a genre, artist, year , folder , or even another playlist, all [...]

22 Logitec h® F rom the Now Pla ying menu, press the 1 . center button t o see more options Scroll down t o 2. Add to F av orites and press t he center button Clearing “Now Pla ying” T o clear the current pla ylist, press home to get to t he Now Playing scr een and press center to g et the list of songs in the current pla ylist. Scroll down to[...]

Squeezebox™ Duet User Guide 23 center button, and t hen scroll down through t he results using the scr oll wheel . F rom the results displa yed scroll to y our choice and press center t o select that item or pla y to immediatel y play it. T agging Y our Music Files SqueezeCenter or ganizes your music b y Album, Ar tist, Genre, and Y ear . It does[...]

24 Logitec h® The Home > Internet R adio menu also of fers a selection of Inter net radio services, including RadioIO, RadioTime, Live365, and SHOUT Cast. These services help you find radio stations. Some of t hem of fer the ability t o create an account so you can manage lists of stations and tak e advantage of other personalization options. [...]

Squeezebox™ Duet User Guide 25 MP3tunes MP3tunes allows you t o listen to y our entire digital music collection on your Squeezebox wit hout the need for a com puter . W e of fer a 60-da y free trial Premium Music Lock er through MP3tunes, whic h includes unlimited space to upload your music collection online. Live Music Ar chive The Live Music Ar[...]

26 Logitec h® Appendix A: Configuring Y our Fir ew all Firewalls on y our computer often cause connection problems f or Squeezebox Duet and other network de vices. While it is not necessar y to disable your firewall in or der to allow Squeezebo x to communicate with y our computer , temporaril y disabling it can be a quick wa y of diagnosing the[...]

Squeezebox™ Duet User Guide 27 Appendix B: Button Color Codes The follo wing information cov ers the colors display ed by the butt on on Squeezebox R eceiver . It is useful f or troubleshooting. No light: Squeezebox R eceiver is OFF . Low white: Squeezebox R eceiver is ON but no music is pla ying. Bright white: Squeezebox R eceiver is ON and musi[...]

28 Logitec h® remains blue, chec k to mak e sure that your Int ernet connection is working correctl y. Blinking Purple: This indicates an unreco verable hardware er ror . Please contact Logitec h T echnical Suppor t for an RMA. Even if cy cling Squeezebox R eceiver’s power alleviates t he problem, the pla yer should still be returned f or a repl[...]

Squeezebox™ Duet User Guide 29 Appendix C: Updating the Softwar e The software that powers y our Squeezebox Duet is periodically updat ed to impro ve reliability and add new f eatures. Updating Squeezebo x Controller Y ou’ll see a message on your Controller when a software update is a vailable. T o manually reinstall the software on your Contro[...]

30 Logitec h® Appendix D: Supported File F ormats Music File F ormats The Squeezebox Duet and Sq ueezeCenter support a variety of music file formats. Some f ormats are supported in Squeezebox R eceiver’s hardw are, meaning that the pla yer itself does the f ormat decoding. Other f ormats that cannot be pla yed in hardware are conv er ted into a[...]

Squeezebox™ Duet User Guide 3 1 Appendix E: Using Apple iT unes Apple’s iT unes is a music manager that helps you or ganize your collection, rip your CDs, creat e and manage playlists, et c. It also connects to the iT unes Music St ore, where Apple offers music, videos and podcasts for purc hase. SqueezeCenter can use t he iT unes music librar [...]

32 Logitec h® Appendix F: T roubleshooting When setting up the Controller , my netw ork does not appear . The most common cause is lack of signal strengt h. Either the Controller is t oo far awa y from the wireless r outer , or there is somet hing interfering with the signal. Another possibility is that t he wireless network has been configured t[...]

Squeezebox™ Duet User Guide 33 When setting up the Controller , no music sources appear . Normally , you will see an option f or SqueezeNetwork, as w ell as one or more computers running Sq ueezeCenter . The comput ers running SqueezeCenter will appear as they do t o the network; often the name will be somet hing similar to JOHN-SMITH-COMPUTER . [...]

34 Logitec h® If MAC filt ering is enabled on the wireless rout er , the play er’s MAC 3. address should be added to t he wireless router’s list of allow ed addresses. The Squeezebox R eceiver’s MA C address can be found on the bottom of t he unit. If you are connecting t o the router using an et hernet cable, tr y the 4. follo wing: T r y [...]

Squeezebox™ Duet User Guide 35 Check t he router’s network name (also known as SSID) y ou’re • connecting to. If it’s a default name, lik e NET GEAR or LINKSYS, consider changing y our network’s name to something uniq ue to be sure you’re not inadv er tently connecting t o a nearby wireless network with t he same name. Check y our [...]

36 Logitec h® Please note that b y default W A V and AIFF files are converted to FL AC (a compressed, lossless f ormat) in order to sa ve network bandwidth, and theref ore cannot be fast-f or warded. In order to seek t hrough WA V or AIFF files, you need to disable t he WA V to FL AC decoder rule in SqueezeCenter b y going to Serv er > File T[...]

Squeezebox™ Duet User Guide 37 On Windows, right-clic k on the SqueezeCenter icon and clic k • “ Stop Sq ueezeCenter ” On Mac OS X, open • Syst em Preferences > SqueezeCenter and click on “ S top Server ” Remo ve the Cac he folder used b y SqueezeCenter 2. On Windows XP , the default location for t he cache folder is: • [...]

38 Logitec h® Appendix G: R estoring Def ault Settings If you would lik e to repeat t he setup process (choosing y our wireless network, entering y our network security password, and selecting your music sour ce), you can rest ore Squeezebox Controller t o its default settings by going t o Home > Settings > Adv anced > Factory R eset . Al[...]

Squeezebox™ Duet User Guide 39 Additional Inf ormation Online Help Squeezebox w ebsite: slimdevices.com Online F A Q: faq.slimdevices.com Customer F orums: forums.slimde vices.com Squeezebox Wiki: wiki.slimdevices.com Contacting Support Suppor t E-mail: suppor t@slimdevices.com Suppor t Phone: +1 (877) 887-8889 (T oll-free in North America) +1 (6[...]

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Squeezebox™ Duet User Guide 4 1 Logitech ® Hardw are Product Limited W arranty Logitech ® war rants that your Logitec h hardware product shall be free from defects in mat erial and workman- ship for two (2) y ears, beginning from the date of purc hase. Except where prohibited b y applicable law, this warranty is nontransferable and is limit ed [...]

Safety Inf or mation AC PO WERED PRODUCTS: IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INFORMA TION CAUTION ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZARD Do not use this apparatus near wat er. • Do not block an y ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manuf acturer’s instruc- • tions. Do not push objects into apparatus vents or slots because fire or electric shoc k haza[...]

FCC THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH P ART 1 5 OF THE FCC RULES. OPER A TION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLL OW- ING TWO CONDITIONS: (1) THIS DEVICE MA Y NOT CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE, AND (2) THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE RECEIVED, IN CLUDING INTERFERENCE THA T MA Y CAUSE UNDESIRED OPER A TION. NOTE: THE MANUF A CTURER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY RADIO[...]

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