User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player $IGITAL -USIC 0LAYER -0 NETGEAR, Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Version 1.
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Contents Chapter 1 Setting Up the MP101 Welcome .........................................................................................................................1-1 Scope of the User Manual ..............................................................................................1-1 Remote Control ..............................................................................................................1-2 Front Panel ..........................................................................
Chapter 3 Configuration and Maintenance Accessing the Setup Menu .............................................................................................3-1 Displaying the IP Address ..............................................................................................3-1 Setting the IP Address Mode (Dynamic or Static) ..........................................................3-2 Displaying Wireless Link Information ..............................................................................
Chapter 1 Setting Up the MP101 Welcome The NETGEAR MP101 Digital Music Player brings the media capabilities of your personal computer to the comfortable confines of your living room. Now, all the music stored in your computer as well as streaming Internet radio content can be accessed right from your audio player. You can opt for the convenience of current wireless networking standards or the security and reliability of good old-fashioned wires.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player Remote Control Use the remote control to navigate menus in the MP101 Digital Music Player and to select and play music on your audio system. Button Description Power Icon 0-9 VOL+ VOLPage Page M Power Numeric entry, presets and search Increase headphone volume Decrease headphone volume Scroll up three lines at a time Scroll down three lines at a time Memory (used in conjunction with numbered keypad) Scroll up. For Fast Scroll hold for three seconds.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player Front Panel The front of the MP101 Digital Music Player has a four-line display. If information is too long to fit horizontally, it scrolls to the left marquee style. $IGITAL -USIC 0LAYER -0 Figure 1-1: MP101 Front Panel Rear Panel The rear panel of the MP101 contains the connectors.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player • • • Fixed-level Audio Out Left and Right RCA ports for connecting the media player to stereo system Volume controlled Audio Out mini-jack for connecting the media player to headphones or powered speakers Antenna for wireless network. Installing the MP101 Digital Music Player Verify That Basic Requirements Are Met Assure that you have the following: • • • Network: A wireless (802.11b or 802.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player – Install the MP101 Server Software to play music stored on your computers. – Install RHAPSODY Digital Music Service to take advantage of a 30-day free trial to play music from their vast collection of recordings. Note: RHAPSODY Digital Music Service is only available in the United States. – View Documentation Resources allows you to view a soft copy of the Installation Guide and this manual. 3.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player – For wireless networks, no physical connection is needed. Connecting to Your Network (Wired Network) Always have the NETGEAR Media Server software running on your PC before turning on the MP101 Digital Music Player. To start the MP101 Digital Music Player on a wired Ethernet network: 1. Plug in or turn on your player. The display will show start-up messages as it connects to the wired network, requests an IP address, and searches for servers.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player Note: Detailed background on wireless networking can be found in Appendix B, Wireless Networking Basics. To start the MP101 Digital Music Player on a wireless network: 1. Plug in your player. The display will show start-up messages as it scans for wireless networks. Up to 30 networks that are detected will be displayed.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player • • c. Passphrase method. You can automatically generate WEP keys with a passphrase. Enter a word or group of printable characters using the numbered keypad on your remote control. Pressing each button will cycle through the letters and number printed on the button. For example, pressing 5 will cycle through j-k-l-J-K-L-5. Use the [ ] or [ ] button to backspace. Push the [OK] button to save the passphrase. These characters are case sensitive.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player Scroll and select the desired server. You will receive a message confirming the connection and the Home Directory for that server will open. All the music from the connected server is now accessible from the MP101 Digital Music Player. You can access this music by album, artist, genre, and music playlist. Home Menu and Browse Music Directory The Home Menu lets you go to the Browse Music directory or Setup. To access the Browse Music Directory: 1.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player 1-10 Setting Up the MP101
Chapter 2 Playing Music Note: The following instructions assume that you are already connected to the desired server. If not, see Chapter 1, Setting Up the MP101 and then continue with the instructions below. From the Home menu, select Browse Music and the Browse Music Directory opens: Br XA G P o r e l w t n a s i r y e Music sts e lists Note: The exact contents of the Browse Music menu may be slightly different depending on the server selected.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player Scroll to the desired album name b. Press [ ]. All songs in the album will be played automatically. The order of the songs on the album is determined by the NETGEAR Media Server settings. a. To play a specific song by the artist: Use the Right arrow to list the songs for that artist. b. Scroll to the desired song and press [ ]. a.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player 1. Push the [Playlist] button on the remote control or select Playlist from the Browse Music directory. Music Playlist XP a r t y M u s i c Romantic Songs 2. Scroll to the desired playlist and press [ ] to play the songs within that playlist. Playing an Album To play an album: 1. Select Albums from the Browse Music directory. Br P XA T 2. w a b a s y u c e Music lists ms ks Scroll to the desired album.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player Playing a Track To play a track: Push the [Track] button on the remote control or select Tracks from the Browse Music directory. 1. Tr B B B a e l l c w a o ks ildered ckbird w 2. The tracks are listed in alphabetical order. Scroll through the available tracks. To fast scroll, hold down the Up or Down arrows for three seconds. The Left or Right arrows also fast scroll at a faster rate.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player 4. Press [OK] to execute the search. The window will scroll to the first item that matches the search criteria. Tr L L L a a i o c u s v k g t i s hter en To Me n‘ You Displaying Information about a Song This option is only available when a song is listed or playing: To display information about a song: 1. When a song is playing, the display will show the song name, artist, album, genre and time elapsed. L XB G R 2.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player Press the [Shuffle] button on the remote control to toggle Shuffle mode on and off. Mode NORMAL Mode SHUFFLE NORMAL To use Repeat: Press the [Repeat] button on the remote control to cycle through Repeat modes and normal. Mode NORMAL Mode REPEAT ALL Mode REPEAT TRACK Playing Music from the Internet Playing Internet Radio using vTuner Note: The following instructions assume that you are already connected to the desired server.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player vTuner lists thousands of Internet Radio stations from over 100 countries around the globe. You can use the MP101 Digital Music Player to play Internet Radio from vTuner. vTuner Basic Internet Radio Guide includes a limited number of stations and is included at no charge with your MP101. vTuner Super Guide includes a much larger list of stations and is available for an additional charge. You can sign up for vTuner Super Guide at http://www.radio1234.com.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player Note: Be sure that UPnP Server is enabled in the RHAPSODY application. This setting can be found in the Options -> User Settings menu item, under the UPnP tab. The UPnP Server will be enabled by default if RHAPSODY is installed from the MP101 Resource CD. 2. Press the [Home] button on the remote control. MP101 Browse XS e t u p 3. Select Setup and the Setup menu opens: Se N M XA 4.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player Presets You can program up to 10 Presets to remember locations in the Browse Music menu hierarchy that can be easily accessed at a later time. The MP101 will allow you to program different presets on three different servers. To Program a Preset 1. Navigate through the Browse Music directory to the location where you would like to place the preset. 2. Press the [M] button, then hold one of the number buttons [0.9] until the following screen is displayed.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player 2-10 Playing Music
Chapter 3 Configuration and Maintenance This chapter describes how to use the configuration and maintenance features of your MP101 Digital Music Player. Accessing the Setup Menu To access the Setup menu: 1. Press the [Home] button on the remote control. MP101 Browse XS e t u p 2. Music Select Setup and the Setup menu opens: Se XN M A t e a v u t i a p work Setup ntenance ilable Servers Displaying the IP Address To display the current IP Address: 1. From the Setup menu, select Network Setup.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player From the Network Setup menu, select IP Address. 2. IP Address XC u r r e n t Mode Select Current to display the IP Address. 3. IP 192. Subn 255. A 1 e 2 ddres 68.0. t Mas 55.25 s 12 k 5.0 Setting the IP Address Mode (Dynamic or Static) To set the IP Address mode: From the Setup menu, select Network Setup. 1. Network Setup XI P A d d r e s s Wireless From the Network Setup menu, select IP Address. 2.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player 4. Select Static IP Address. Enter IP [ 0]. 0. 5. 0. 0 Use the number buttons on the remote control to enter the IP Address. Use the [OK] button to save each number and move to the next field. After the IP address is set, enter the subnet mask. Enter Mask [ 0]. 0. 0. 0 Displaying Wireless Link Information The Wireless menu can be used to see the current link status and to manually configure the wireless network.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player In order to configure the MP101 to work in a network where the SSID broadcast is disabled, it is necessary to manually configure the wireless settings. Also, it may be necessary to manually configure an Ad Hoc network. To configure wireless settings manually: 1. From the Setup menu, select Network Setup. Network Setup IP Address XW i r e l e s s 2. From the Network Setup menu, select Wireless. Wi L A XN 3.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player 6. The WEP Security screen will now be displayed. Detailed instructions for configuring WEP can be found on page 1-7 in Step 3. 7. The system reboots and connects to the selected wireless network. Upgrading the MP101 Digital Music Player Do not play music on the MP101 Digital Music Player during the upgrade. To upgrade the MP101 Digital Music Player: 1. On your PC, download new firmware from the http://www.NETGEAR.com support site. 2.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player From the Setup menu, select Maintenance. 1. Ma XU R S i p e c n g s r t r e e enance ade t Factory Default en Brightness Scroll and select Reset Factory Default. The following messages are displayed: 2. User Settings Reset to Factory Defaults Rebooting P l e a s e W ai t The player is rebooted with the factory settings in place Controlling the Display The brightness of the LCD display can be adjusted.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player 1. From the Setup menu, select Maintenance. Ma U R S i p e c n g s r t r e e enance ade t Factory Default en Brightness 2. Scroll and select Screen Saver. 3. Select On to enable the screen saver. Select Off to disable it. Viewing Information About the MP101 To view information about the MP101 Digital Music Player: 1. From the Setup menu, select Maintenance. Ma U R XA 2.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player 2. Select the desired server. You will receive a message confirming the connection. The Home menu for the selected server opens. MP101 XB r o w s e Setup 3. 3-8 Music Select Browse Music to open the Browse Music Directory for that server.
Appendix A Troubleshooting This chapter gives information about troubleshooting your MP101 Digital Music Player. After each problem description, instructions are provided to help you diagnose and solve the problem. Hardware Installation The MP101 is a client that can only play music served from another source such as the NETGEAR Media Server or from an Internet music service such as RHAPSODY. After you plug in the MP101, the following sequence of events should occur: 1.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player 4. The message Searching for Servers should be displayed. You will then be able to choose which server to use from the list of servers found. If only one server is found, the MP101 will automatically connect to it. If you get the message No Servers Found, or if the MP101 cannot find the correct server, see Connecting to the Server on page A-3. If the MP101 cannot find your RHAPSODY server, see Connecting to the RHAPSODY Server on page A-4. 5.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player IP Address If the MP101 is unable to receive a valid IP address, try the following: • Verify that a working DHCP server is on your network. PCs on the network should get IP addresses in the correct range. • If you are using a wireless network, verify that the MP101 is associated with the correct SSID. The SSID that is being used can be displayed by following instructions in Displaying Wireless Link Information on page 3-3.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player Request timed out 4. If you cannot ping the MP101 your network may not be working correctly. • The Status Bar of the NETGEAR Media Server, which can be found at the bottom of the window, should show “Media Player is on the network.” If the Status Bar shows “Media Server is not on network!”, verify that your PC has a valid IP address and that the correct adapter is chosen. The adapter is chosen using the Change Adapter button under the System tab.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player Firewalls If you are using a firewall, it is best if all of your devices are behind the firewall. If this is not possible, then the next best alternative is to open the ports required for NETGEAR Streaming Media to work. Please note that the latter alternative will reduce some of the protection afforded by the firewall, but is necessary for streaming media devices to work. The ports that must be opened include: UDP Ports: 1360, 1900.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player A-6 Troubleshooting
Appendix B Wireless Networking Basics The MP101 player conforms to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 standard for wireless LANs (WLANs). On an 802.11 wireless link, data is encoded using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and is transmitted in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4 GHz. The maximum data rate for the 802.11b wireless link is 11 Mbps, but it will automatically back down from 11 Mbps when the radio signal is weak or when interference is detected.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player Ad Hoc Mode (Peer-to-Peer Workgroup) In an ad hoc network, computers are brought together as needed; thus, there is no structure or fixed points in the network -- each node can generally communicate with any other node. There is no access point involved in this configuration.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player The radio frequency channels used are listed in Table B-1: Table B-1. 802.11b Radio Frequency Channels Channel Center Frequency Frequency Spread 1 2412 MHz 2399.5 MHz - 2424.5 MHz 2 2417 MHz 2404.5 MHz - 2429.5 MHz 3 2422 MHz 2409.5 MHz - 2434.5 MHz 4 2427 MHz 2414.5 MHz - 2439.5 MHz 5 2432 MHz 2419.5 MHz - 2444.5 MHz 6 2437 MHz 2424.5 MHz - 2449.5 MHz 7 2442 MHz 2429.5 MHz - 2454.5 MHz 8 2447 MHz 2434.5 MHz - 2459.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player WEP Authentication The 802.11 standard defines several services that govern how two 802.11 devices communicate. The following events must occur before an 802.11 station such as the one built in to the MP101 can communicate with an Ethernet network through an access point: 1. Turn on the wireless station. 2. The station listens for messages from any access points that are in range. 3.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player The 128-bit WEP data encryption method consists of 104 user-configurable bits. Similar to the 40-bit WEP data encryption method, the remaining 24 bits are factory set and not user configurable. Some vendors allow passphrases to be entered instead of the cryptic hexadecimal characters to ease encryption key entry. 128-bit encryption is stronger than 40-bit encryption, but 128-bit encryption may not be available outside of the United States due to U.S.
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