USER GUIDE OLIVE 4 & 4HD | OLIVE 2
WELCOME And thank you for your purchase. You’re about to experience digital music in true high fidelity. With easy, intuitive access to your complete music collection and no compromise in sound quality, now you can experience all of it. (Yes, Olive it.
The Olive 4/4HD and Olive 2 were designed to work together so you can enjoy your music library throughout your home. Using either a wired or wireless home network, your Olive 4/4HD can be part of your stereo system in the living room while the Olive 2 provides access to your music in up to 10 other rooms. Let’s set up your new system and fill your home with music. Olive 4HD in the living room. Olive 2 in the master bedroom. Olive 2 in the office. Olive 2 in the family room.
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Setup 06 07 08 09 10 11 Olive 4/4HD Components Olive 2 Components Connect Olive 4 Connect Olive 4HD Olive 4HD HDMI Connect Olive 2 Navigate 13 15 17 19 20 21 22 23 Buttons Navigation Bar Remote Control Music Library Create Playlists Music Sources Internet Radio Settings Network Setup 23 Wired & Wireless Olive 4 & 4HD Features 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Importing Import From PC Import From MAC Burn CDs Maestro: Overview Maestro: Connection Maestro: Playlists Maestro: Edit Genre Maestro: Edit Metadata
SETUP Olive 4 & 4HD Components Unpack your box and you find the following items: 6 Olive 4 Olive 4HD User Guide User Guide Power Cable Power Cable Wireless Antenna Wireless Antenna Remote + Batteries Remote + Batteries OLIVE 4 & 4HD | OLIVE 2 USER GUIDE
SETUP Olive 2 Components Unpack your box and you find the following items: Olive 2 User Guide Power Cable Wireless Antenna Remote + Batteries OLIVE 4 & OLIVE 4HD | OLIVE 2 USER GUIDE 7
SETUP Connect Olive 4 Follow these easy steps and you’ll set up your Olive 4 in no time. 1. Audio Output Connect cables from your amp/receiver or speakers to the appropriate audio output jacks. 2a. Wireless Antenna Screw the wireless antenna onto the WiFi port for a wireless connection. 2b. Ethernet Outlet If you’re using a wired network, connect your ethernet cable. 3. Power Cable Attach the Power Cable to the power port and then to a wall socket. 4.
SETUP Connect Olive 4HD Follow these easy steps and you’ll set up your Olive 4HD in no time. 1. Audio Output Connect cables from your amp/receiver or speakers to the appropriate audio output jacks. The analog connectors (for RCA cables) are most commonly used. 2. Outboard DAC By connecting to Digital IN, use the Olive 4HD as an outboard DAC for any digital music source. From the SOURCES menu, select DIGITAL INPUT. 3a.
SETUP Olive 4HD HDMI Connect HDMI The Olive 4HD includes an HDMI interface so you can view a full color display of all your music details on the big screen! Simply connect an HDMI cable from the HDMI port on your TV to the HDMI port on the back of your Olive 4HD. To switch to the HDMI output, simply press the LEFT and RIGHT arrow button simultaneously (or go to SETTINGS > GENERAL SETTINGS).
SETUP Connect Olive 2 There are just a few steps to get your Olive 2 ready for some melodies. 1. Audio Output Connect cables from your amp/receiver or speakers to the appropriate audio output jacks. 2a. Wireless Antenna Screw the wireless antenna onto the WiFi port for a wireless connection. 2b. Ethernet Outlet If you’re using a wired network, connect your ethernet cable. 3. Power Cable Attach the Power Cable to the power port and then to a wall socket.
SETUP Audio Option 1: Connect your Olive to an amplifier or receiver. You may use either analog or digital cables by connecting to the corresponding analog or digital (optical or coax) outputs. Connect your speakers to your amplifier or receiver. Passive Speakers > Amplifier/Receiver > Olive Option 2: Connect powered speakers directly to your Olive using the analog audio outputs.
N AV I G AT E Buttons Player Buttons The Player Buttons are used like a CD player. When you push once, Play/Pause, Forward and Back buttons allow you to navigate tracks within an album or playlist while playing music. When you push and hold, Play/Pause stops your music, Forward moves Fast Forward and Back moves Fast Back.
N AV I G AT E Buttons Play/Pause Button Press the Play/Pause Button from the menus below for a various functions: Play/Pause Button STOP PLAYBACK Press down for 3 sceonds from any screen. PLAY ALL ALBUMS Press when the album menu is highlighted. PLAY ONE ARTIST Press to playback all tracks by the highlighted artist. PLAY FULL ALBUM Press to playback each track from the highlighted album. PLAY ALBUM BY TRACK Press to playback the full album of the highlighted track.
N AV I G AT E Navigation Bar Touchscreen The Touchscreen icons in the Navigation Bar also function as buttons. Tap the icon to access the settings. Adjustments may also be made under General or Network Settings. Active or set icons will be displayed in orange. See page 23 for important notes on wired and wireless indications. See page 17 for remote control functions. 10:25PM -03:29 BACK Navigate to the previous screen. 10:25PM CLOCK Set time and date. Tap icon or access from Settings menu.
N AV I G AT E Remote Control Olive 4 & Olive 2 Remote The buttons on the Remote Control duplicate those on your Olive device. The Remote Controls vary slightly between the Olive 4 & Olive 2 vs. the Olive 4HD. Wake/Sleep Button Player Buttons Navigation Buttons Shortcut Buttons RATING Shortcut to the pop-up to adjust your personal rating of the song playing. SLEEP Shortcut to the Sleep Timer (page 15). HOME Shortcut to the main menu of the Olive 4 & Olive 2.
N AV I G AT E Remote Control Olive 4HD Remote The buttons on the Olive 4HD Remote Control replicate those on the the Olive 4 & Olive 2 Remote Control (see opposite page), with a few execptions: Wake/Sleep Button Player Buttons Navigation Buttons Shortcut Buttons PLAYLIST Shortcut to your Olive 4HD playlists. SEARCH Shortcut to the pop-up to adjust your personal rating of the song playing LIBRARY Shortcut to the main menu. Same as HOME button for Olive 4 & Olive 2.
N AV I G AT E Music Library Search, find and play your music easily with the intuitive categorization. MUSIC LIBRARY GENRES MUSIC SOURCES ALBUM ARTWORK INTERNET RADIO ALBUM NAME SETTINGS ARTISTS TRACKS PLAYLISTS 10:43 10:25 0:25PM PM GENRES Browse your music collection alphabetically in preset genres. ALBUM ARTWORK Flip through album covers to select music. ALBUM NAME Search music alphabetically by album name. ARTISTS Browse music alphabetically by artists first name.
Create Playlists N AV I G AT E 1. Under Playlist in your Music Library, select Add Playlist. 2. Enter a name for your playlist and press Save. NEW PLAYLIST Q W A E S Z R D X 12 3,?! T F C Y G V U H B I J N O K P L M SAVE CANCEL 10:43 10:25 0:25PM PM 3. Go back to Music Library and browse your collection. 4. Play the tracks you wish to add one at a time. 5. Press Select from the Navigation Buttons for a pop-up screen. Music Library > Playlists > Add Playlist 6.
N AV I G AT E Music Sources MUSIC LIBRARY OLIVE 4HD LIBRARY MUSIC SOURCES UPNP DEVICE INTERNET RADIO SETTINGS 10:43 10:25 0:25PM PM Olive 4 Music Sources Screen OLIVE 4 LIBRARY From your Olive 2, you can access your Olive 4/4HD Music Library. You can aslo access another Olive 4/4HD Music Library. UPnP Device Access music on your PC or other music libraries: 1. Be sure your computer has the appropriate UPnP software (page 36). 2. Establish a network connection. 3.
Internet Radio N AV I G AT E MUSIC LIBRARY FAVORITES MUSIC SOURCES GENRES INTERNET RADIO REGIONS SETTINGS PUBLIC & INFO ADD NEW STATION 10:43 10:25 0:25PM PM Internet Radio Screen FAVORITES Save your favorite stations when you press Select while listening. GENRES Stations are filed by preset genres, e.g. 50s, 60s, Classical, Disco, Rock. REGIONS Radio stations are available all over the world by country or continent. PUBLIC & INFO College, Community, Public Radio, Sports and Talk Radio stations.
N AV I G AT E Settings MUSIC LIBRARY GENERAL SETTINGS MUSIC SOURCES CD SETTINGS INTERNET RADIO NETWORK SETTINGS SETTINGS SYSTEM SERVICES ABOUT YOUR LIBRARY ABOUT YOUR OLIVE 10:43 10:25 0:25PM PM Olive 4/4HD Settings Screen GENERAL SETTINGS Date/time, alarm, sleep timer, language, HDMI interface and power save. CD SETTINGS CD Import/export quality (see page 25). NETWORK SETTINGS Network connection setup and network information.
NETWORK SETUP Wired & Wireless By connecting to the internet through your home network you can: Download album artwork automatically when you import new music; Listen to internet radio; Import music stored on a computer to your Olive 4/4HD; Manage your music using Maestro. Settings > Network Settings > Network Setup WIRED You can choose to connect to your home network router directly through an ethernet cable; Successful connection is indicated by the Wired icon.
NETWORK SETUP Wired & Wireless Both Wired and Wireless options require you to select a Manual or Automatic connection. Automatic enables your router to dynamically assign an IP address to connect. Manual requires that you enter the IP address of your Olive. Settings > Network Settings > Network Setup If you are connecting automatically, entering the security code will be your last step. If connecting manually, you will need to establish your IP settings. Enter your IP Address and press Save.
O L I V E 4 & 4 H D F E AT U R E S Importing Settings > CD Settings > CD Import Quality 1. Select the CD Import Quality you desire. 2. Insert your CD into the Olive 4/4HD disk drive. Select Import when prompted. For the different import qualities we recommend FLAC to retain CD audio quality but to reduce file size to “lossless” compression. To leave the music in it’s original CD format, choose WAV. Formats vary depending on compression.
O L I V E 4 & 4 H D F E AT U R E S Import From PC NETWORK SETUP NETWORK SETUP IP ADDRESS WIRELESS xx.x.x.xx INTERNET AVAILABLE REFRESH CLOSE 10:43 10:25 0:25PM PM Settings > Network Settings > Network Information 1. If possible, connect your Olive 4/4HD to your network using an ethernet cable. This will result in faster music transfer from your PC to your Olive 4/4HD. 2. Go to Network Information on your Olive 4/4HD and note the IP address. 3.
O L I V E 4 & 4 H D F E AT U R E S Import from Mac NETWORK SETUP NETWORK SETUP IP ADDRESS WIRELESS xx.x.x.xx INTERNET AVAILABLE REFRESH CLOSE 10:43 10:25 0:25PM PM Settings > Network Settings > Network Information 1. If possible, connect your Olive 4/4HD to your network using an ethernet cable. This will result in faster music transfer from your Mac to your Olive 4/4HD. 2. Go to Network Information on your Olive 4/4HD and note the IP address. 3.
O L I V E 4 & 4 H D F E AT U R E S Burn CDs Burn a playlist or an album from the Olive 4/4HD to a CD for music to go. ADD PLAYLIST OVERLAND DINNER PARTY GYPSY LADY MORNING RUSH MOONLIGHT SONATA OLIVE MUSIC LIST REVOLUTION OPERA MIX SOMEWHERE OVER THE R... ROCK HITS YELLOW 10:43 10:25 0:25PM PM Music Library > Playlist > Select Playlist 1. Locate the playlist or album that you wish to burn from your Olive collection. 2. IMPORTANT: Be sure to have the playlist or album highlighted for step 3.
O L I V E 4 & 4 H D F E AT U R E S Maestro Overview Maestro is a music management software program which allows you to further organize and edit your music collection. Manage the music on your Olive 4/4HD (not Olive 2) from your computer using the features below. Please note that Maestro may appear to run slowly. As you edit music infrormation, you are also changing it in your Olive Music Library. With large music collections and/or network bandwidth limitations, these processes may be time consuming.
O L I V E 4 & 4 H D F E AT U R E S Maestro Connection Before launching the Maestro application, your Olive 4/4HD must be connected to the network and you must obtain your Olive 4/4HD IP address. Your Olive 4/4HD must be powered on but can also be in standby mode. You can not play music while editing with Maestro. Follow the steps below to launch Maestro. NETWORK SETUP NETWORK SETUP IP ADDRESS WIRELESS xx.x.x.
O L I V E 4 & 4 H D F E AT U R E S Maestro Playlists 1. Create new playlists from the top function bar by pressing + New. 2. Search your music library to drag and drop songs into your new playlist. 3. Drag and drop the selection into the playlist. 4. A confirmation screen will pop up once a track has been added to the playlist. Maestro Genre Editing 1. Select Genre to expand contents and continue expanding until editing icons appear. 2.
O L I V E 4 & 4 H D F E AT U R E S Maestro Metadata Editing Before starting you should decide whether you want to edit tag information for a single track or for a whole album (changing the tag information of a whole album has the advantage of applying your changes to all tracks at once). 1. Highlight the track or album you wish to edit. 2. Choose Edit from the action bar in the upper right. 3. Once the editing screen appears (above) begin editing attributes. 4.
M A I N TA I N Backup We highly recommend backing up your music as your collections grows. This process can take up to 10 hours so we suggest doing it overnight. USB Port Connect the external drive to your USB port. WARNING: The backup process will erase all data stored on your external hard drive, and replace it with the backup files. Please make sure you are using a dedicated hard drive for this process. 1. Use an external USB hard drive with at least the minimum capacity as your Olive 4/4HD. 2.
M A I N TA I N Update Software Olive engineers regularly update our software to offer you more features. We recommend that you check for updates every two months. To be notified about software updates, please register your products at www.olive.us or contact us with your email address. Follow these steps to update your Olive software: Settings > System Services > Software Update 1. You must be connected to the internet. 2. Go to Settings > System Services > Software Updates 3.
M A I N TA I N Safety & Care PLACE YOUR OLIVE on a secure, level surface. Do not put heavy objects on top. DO NOT use force on switches, the Touchscreen, controls or connection wires. TURN OFF OTHER STEREO COMPONENTS before switching off the Master Power Swtich on your Olive 4/4HD or unplugging your Olive 2. Turn down amplifier/receiver volume before pressing the Wake/Sleep Button to ensure there is no volume surge that could impact other components.
RESOURCES Q&A IS YOUR OLIVE NOT RESPONDING? Press and hold the Wake/Sleep Button on the front for about 5 seconds. The system will restart. Allow 40-60 seconds for the main menu to reappear and for network connections to re-establish. STILL CAN’T CONNECT? If you are using a wired connection please make sure that your Olive is set to wired mode in the networking settings and that your wires are plugged in correctly on the Olive and the router.
RESOURCES Regulation Information USA This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
RESOURCES Legal Notices Data Loss The manufacturer of this device shall not be liable for damage or loss of data including but not limited to music recorded to storage devices. It is the customer’s responsibility to maintain the original media and/or appropriate backup copies within the specific rights of the media’s copyright holder. Manual Disclaimer At the time of printing, the screen shot images in this manual matched the interface screens.
RESOURCES Legal Notices LPGL Library + GPL Package Written Offer This product contains Linux 2.6.12, which is made available under the GNU GPL license version 2 (hereafter called “The Program”). Olive Media, Inc. hereby offers to deliver or make available, upon request, for a charge no more than the cost of physically performing source distribution, a complete machine-readable copy of the corresponding source code of “The Program” on a medium customarily used for software interchange.
RESOURCES Warranty FOR CONSUMERS, WHO ARE COVERED BY CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS OR REGULATIONS IN THEIR COUNTRY OF PURCHASE OR, IF DIFFERENT, THEIR COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE, THE BENEFITS CONFERRED BY THIS WARRANTY ARE IN ADDITION TO ALL RIGHTS AND REMEDIES CONVEYED BY SUCH CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS AND REGULATIONS. THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT EXCLUDE, LIMIT OR SUSPEND ANY RIGHTS OF CONSUMERS ARISING OUT OF NON-CONFORMITY WITH A SALES CONTRACT.
RESOURCES Copyright Both the product described in this user guide and this documentation are protected by copyright law. Copyright remains with the author. Software and documentation may not be copied, reproduced, translated or distributed in any form, not even in part, without prior written consent by the copyright owner. The authors decline any liability with regard to the software described herein.
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