Complete Guide to Your New Kenwood Axcess Remote Portal Congratulations on your purchase of the Kenwood Axcess. With Axcess, you’ll open a door to the media stored on your Entré, allowing you to enjoy music and Internet Radio anywhere you place the Portal. You’ll quickly find the music or radio stations you’re looking for, since you can browse your library on Axcess as you do using Entré. Axcess is easy to set up, and easy to use.
Table of Contents Complete Guide to Your New Kenwood Axcess Remote Portal................................................................... ii Chapter 1: Setting Up and Configuring Your Axcess ....... 1 What’s Included with Axcess? .............................................1 How Do I Use Axcess Safely? ..............................................1 Resetting Axcess............................................................................ 2 How Do I Connect Axcess to Entré and the Internet? ........
What if I Have More Than One Entré (Manual Media Server Selection)?..............................................................14 How Do I Switch Modes? .................................................14 How Do I Navigate Axcess? ..............................................15 How Do I Control Music Play? ..........................................15 Chapter 3: Enjoying Your Music Collection ................... 17 How Do I Browse and Play My Music Collection? .............17 Playing Music...............
How Do I Solve Sound Problems?.....................................30 There’s No Sound ....................................................................... The Volume Suddenly Decreases ................................................ Internet Radio Stops Playing ........................................................ I Can’t Hear Anything from My TV or Other Connected Device .. 30 30 30 31 How Do I Solve a Problem with Axcess? ...........................
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Chapter 1: Setting Up and Configuring Your Axcess Welcome to the Complete Guide to your new Kenwood Axcess. With Axcess, you can enjoy Internet Radio and the music stored in your Entré library anywhere in your home. Axcess doesn’t require extensive setup—with a few simple connections, you’ll be able to access your media remotely. OpenGlobe, the OpenGlobe logo, CE-Commerce and entertain simplicity are trademarks of OpenGlobe, Inc. CDDB is a registered trademark of GraceNote.
Setting Up and Configuring Your Axcess Resetting Axcess If Axcess fails to respond to front panel or remote commands, or if it responds erroneously, reset it: 1. Hold the POWER ON button down on the remote control until the Standby, MUSIC, NET RADIO, AUX and OG lights flash momentarily. Then release the POWER ON button. 2. When the Standby light stays lit, press the POWER ON button on the remote or the POWER button on the front panel to turn Axcess on.
How Do I Connect Axcess to Entré and the Internet? Establishing a Connection via Broadband If you use a broadband Internet connection and you connect Entré to the Internet via a Home Phone Network Alliance (HPNA)/Ethernet bridge, you will be able to use all of Axcess’ functions including Internet Radio.
Setting Up and Configuring Your Axcess The following HPNA/Ethernet bridge models are verified by Kenwood to work with Axcess and Entré: • D-Link DHN-100 • LinkSys HPB200 • LinkSys HPR0200 • NetGear PE102 You can purchase an Ethernet adaptor (the CATC NetMate) directly from Kenwood USA. Visit our website at www.kenwoodusa.com. You can also make a broadband connection from Entré to the Internet via its USB connector and an Ethernet adaptor without using an HPNA/Ethernet bridge for Axcess.
How Do I Connect Axcess to My Phone Line? How Do I Connect Axcess to My Phone Line? No matter how your home network is configured, you will connect Axcess to it in the same way. 1. Connect one end of the included telephone cord to the telephone connector labeled WALL on the back of Axcess. 2. Connect the other end of the telephone cord to the telephone jack on the wall or directly to Entré.
Setting Up and Configuring Your Axcess How Do I Connect Axcess to an Auxiliary Audio Source? This is an optional connection. You don’t have to complete it to use Axcess. You can use the speakers connected to Axcess to listen to sound from another device (such as your TV's audio output). Connect stereo audio cables from the device's audio outputs to Axcess' AUX inputs. Once you’ve made this connection, press AUX on your remote or on the front panel of Axcess to listen to this device.
How Do I Power Up Axcess for the Very First Time? 4. Under SECONDARY NETWORK CONNECTION (LAN), select HOMEPNA. 5. Select SAVE. 6. Select NETWORK NAME. 7. Enter a name for this Entré. (If you have more than one Entré, repeat the process, entering a different name for each.) 8. Select SAVE. After changing the network setting and naming the network, you’ll need to reset Entré. See “Resetting Axcess” on page 2 for more information.
Setting Up and Configuring Your Axcess 3. Select PRIMARY TCP/IP SETTINGS. 4. Write the settings down or leave Entré set to this screen while you configure Axcess. Once Axcess enters the manual configuration mode, the IP address appears: 1. Use the left/right arrow buttons to select the number you want to enter (the selected number will blink). 2. Use the up/down arrow buttons to change the number. 3. Repeat steps 1–2 until the correct IP address shows on the display. 4.
Chapter 2: Getting to Know Your Axcess Welcome to the Complete Guide to your new Kenwood Axcess Remote Portal. This chapter helps you learn how to take advantage of all Axcess’ features. Axcess is a portal—a doorway to your stored media collection, providing a convenient way to enjoy your MP3 and Internet Radio collections. Enjoy the MP3s stored in your Entré music library through Axcess—without downloading music to a new device or computer each time you change locations.
Getting to Know Your Axcess What’s On the Front Panel of My Axcess? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Radio Input 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 1. Power/Standby button 11. Headphone jack 2. Standby light 12. Stop button 3. Infrared receiver (for use with included IR remote) 13. Pause button 4. Skip/Scan backward 15. Left navigation button 5. Skip/Scan forward 16. Up navigation button 6. Display 17. Down navigation button 7. Music mode button 8. Internet Radio mode button 9.
What’s On the Axcess Remote? What’s On the Axcess Remote? 11 1 12 2 3 4 13 5 14 6 15 7 16 8 17 18 19 20 9 10 1. Music mode button 12. Power Off button 2. Internet Radio mode button 13. Play button 3. Auxiliary mode button 14. Volume up button 4. Stop button 15. Volume down button 5. Pause button 16. Mute button 6. Skip/Scan backward 17. OpenGlobe Web services button 7. Skip/Scan forward 8. Audio settings button 9. Left navigation button 10. Down navigation button 11.
Getting to Know Your Axcess How Do I Turn On Axcess? Press the POWER button on front panel or POWER ON on the remote to turn Axcess on. Axcess is always in one of four power states: State: Meaning: Action: Power Off: The standby light is off and no text appears on Axcess’ display panel. Axcess is unplugged. 1. Plug Axcess in. 2. Press POWER ON on the remote, or POWER on Axcess’ front panel.
How Do I Turn On Axcess? information from your Internet Service Provider (ISP). If your network uses a static IP address, you can also get the information directly from your Entré. For more information, see “Network Configuration” on page 7 of How to Connect and Set Up Your Axcess Remote Portal. Once Axcess enters the manual configuration mode, the IP address appears: 1. Use the left/right arrow buttons to select the number you want to enter (the selected number will blink). 2.
Getting to Know Your Axcess What if I Have More Than One Entré (Manual Media Server Selection)? Axcess can connect “on the fly” to any Entré connected to your HomePNA network. If you have more than one Entré on your network, you will need to select which one Axcess should use. You can perform this step at any time to setup or change which Entré Axcess uses. Skip this step if you have only one Entré on your network. 1. Hold the SELECT button on Axcess’ front panel down for at least 4 seconds.
How Do I Navigate Axcess? How Do I Navigate Axcess? You can quickly browse available music titles or radio stations using Axcess’ navigation buttons. Press this button: To: Move to the left. Move up. • Move to the right. • View Track information. Move down. Select an item. How Do I Control Music Play? Press the buttons on your remote or Axcess’ front panel to control music play. These buttons work just like the play control buttons on Entré. Press this button: To: • Play music.
Getting to Know Your Axcess Press this button: 16 To: • Skip to the next Track. • Press and hold to fast forward through the current Track. • (In Internet Radio mode) Not used.
Chapter 3: Enjoying Your Music Collection Using Axcess’ Music mode, you can play your music collection, find a Track in your favorite Group on Entré, or control the order your music plays in. This chapter helps you understand how to play music, and find exactly the song you’re looking for. How Do I Browse and Play My Music Collection? You can play music as soon as you select the Music mode. Press MUSIC on Axcess or the remote.
Enjoying Your Music Collection For more information about using Entré to organize your music, see “Chapter 4: Managing Your Music” in How to Use and Enjoy Your Entré Entertainment Hub. You can browse Groups, Channels and Tracks on Axcess much as you do with Entré. You can browse your collection both when music is playing and when it’s stopped. 1. To browse the Groups on your Entré, press the left navigation button.
How Do I Browse and Play My Music Collection? 3. Browse a selected Channel: • Press the up and down navigation buttons to browse Tracks in a Channel. • Press the left or right navigation button to return to browsing Groups. 4. Press SELECT to play the currently displayed Track. Hold down the up or down navigation buttons on the remote to scroll 10 lines at a time (similar to the function of the PAGE buttons on the Entré remote).
Enjoying Your Music Collection To select a play order: 1. Press MUSIC while you’re in Music mode. The current play order appears on the first line of the display: 2. Press MUSIC again to move to the next available play order. Continue pressing MUSIC until you find the play order you want. 3. Once you stop pressing MUSIC, Axcess saves the selected play order, and returns to the regular screen after a few seconds.
Chapter 4: Enjoying Internet Radio Axcess allows you to enjoy Internet Radio the way you’ve listened to traditional broadcast stations. With Axcess, you don’t have to turn on your computer to listen to Internet Radio—now you can enjoy it anywhere in your home that you have an Axcess Remote Portal. This chapter explains how to use Axcess to listen to Internet Radio and find the station you want. Axcess allows you to listen to Internet Radio stations. Use Entré to listen to FM/AM broadcast stations.
Enjoying Internet Radio Browsing Groups and Channels When you added Internet Radio stations to Entré, it automatically organized the stations for you, or you may have customized it yourself. When you use Axcess to listen to Internet Radio remotely, the stations are organized exactly how they are on Entré. Your Internet Radio stations are organized into: • Groups: categories of Internet Radio, such as News, Rock, or All. • Channels: individual radio stations.
How Do I Purchase the Music I Hear on Internet Radio? How Do I Purchase the Music I Hear on Internet Radio? If you hear a song you like while listening to Internet Radio, you can “tag” it for purchase later on the OpenGlobe web site: • While the song is playing, press .
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Chapter 5: Controlling Audio Settings You can adjust the volume and quality of the sound using the volume, mute and audio buttons. You can also fine-tune the sound by adjusting the balance, bass, or treble settings. How Do I Adjust the Volume? • Use the volume buttons on the front panel or the remote to adjust the sound level. • To mute sound, press the MUTE button on the remote, or press both volume buttons on the front panel simultaneously.
Controlling Audio Settings How Do I Adjust the Bass Setting? Change how Axcess emphasizes low sounds by adjusting the bass setting. The Bass and Treble controls do not affect the headphone output. 1. Select the bass setting: • Press the up and down navigation buttons simultaneously, then press SELECT. • Or, press AUDIO on the remote, then press SELECT. The bass setting screen appears: 2. Adjust the bass setting: • Increase the bass by pressing the right navigation button repeatedly.
How Do I Adjust the Treble Setting? The treble setting screen appears: 2. Adjust the treble setting: • Increase the treble by pressing the right navigation button repeatedly. • Decrease the treble by pressing the left navigation button repeatedly. • Return the setting to the center by pressing the left and right navigation buttons simultaneously. 3. Exit the treble setting screen: • Don’t press any buttons for a few seconds. Axcess exits the screen automatically.
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Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Troubleshooting is how you determine what part of a complex system (like a home entertainment system) is at fault when the system isn’t working how you think it should. When you troubleshoot a system, you diagnose a problem by examining and eliminating possible causes until there’s only one left. Troubleshooting is easiest when you start with the most obvious, most common, and most likely cause, and work from there.
Troubleshooting working. Then, if the device works, it was the cable. You can generally purchase new cables at most home electronics stores, or via the Internet. 5. User error is more likely than device failure. You probably don’t want to hear this, but it’s true. Use this manual to go over the steps to operate Axcess. Refer to the manuals for the other devices in your entertainment system as well. 6. Instruction manuals are your friends.
How Do I Solve a Problem with Axcess? I Can’t Hear Anything from My TV or Other Connected Device • Check that the Axcess display reads: If it doesn’t, press AUX on Axcess’ front panel or the remote. • Check that you’ve correctly connected Axcess to your auxiliary source. The red and white stereo audio cables should go from Axcess’ AUX jacks to the audio output jacks on the connected device.
Troubleshooting Axcess Doesn’t Respond When I Press a Button on the Remote or Front Panel Reset Axcess. For more information, see “Resetting Axcess” on page 1. My Music Repeats or Plays Out of Order Select a different music play order. For more information about how to change the music order, see “Controlling Music Play Order” on page 19. I Can’t Control Internet Radio Verify how you connected Entré and Axcess to the Internet.
Glossary This glossary explains the terminology used in this Guide. Since your Axcess uses such new technology, many of the terms used in this Guide have very specific meanings. Defining them here helps make the instructions and information more understandable. Channel: One piece of entertainment media within a Group. For example, in Music mode, one of your Mozart albums would be a Channel in the “Classical” Group.
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Index A E accessories ...................................... 1 adjusting bass ...................................... 26 speaker balance .................... 25 treble .................................... 26 audio settings .................................. 25 automatic configuration ............. 7, 12 auxiliary input selecting ................................ 14 troubleshooting ..................... 31 Axcess powering up first time ....................... 12 troubleshooting .....................
Index music ............................................ 17 browsing ......................... 17, 19 controlling order ................... 19 playing .................................. 17 purchasing ............................ 23 troubleshooting order ............................ 32 quality .......................... 30 N network configuration automatic ................................ 7 no sound ....................................... 30 TV .........................................
Specifications Stereo Power Output 20 watts per Channel, 0.11% THD, 1 kHz, 8 ohms 15 watts per Channel, 0.7%, 70Hz - 20 kHz, 8 ohms (FTC) Signal-to-Noise Ratio 86dB (A-WTD) Residual noise 100dB (A-WTD) Channel separation 56dB (1kHz, AUX input) Input impedance 7.74kOhm (1kHz, AUX Input) Dimensions 9" W x 4-11/16" D x 8" D Weight 4 lb.
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