Squeezebox Owner’s Guide Owner’s Guide SLIM DEVICES
Squeezebox Owner’s Guide Table of Contents About Squeezebox...................................................................................2 System Requirements..........................................................................2 Before You Begin......................................................................................3 Installing the SlimServer Software.........................................................4 Installing on Windows......................................................
Squeezebox Owner’s Guide About Squeezebox Thank you for purchasing a Squeezebox network music player. Squeezebox lets you play your digitized music collection through your stereo system using your wireless or ethernet network. With Squeezebox, you can also listen to internet radio stations, set alarms, display RSS feeds, and more! This user guide includes setup and basic operating instructions for your new player.
Squeezebox Owner’s Guide Before You Begin If you already have a wireless or ethernet network and a computer to use as a server, setting up Squeezebox and SlimServer takes just a few minutes—all you need to get your music playing through Squeezebox is in this owner’s guide. 1. First, collect your digitized music into one place on your computer. You can put all the files in a single directory, or create a series of subdirectories.
Squeezebox Owner’s Guide Installing the SlimServer Software Installing on Windows 1. Download the SlimServer installer program to a location you can find again on your computer. Your Desktop is a good choice. 2. When the file has finished downloading, double-click on the SlimServer installer icon. The SlimServer Setup Wizard starts. Tip: You may see an ‘Open File - Security Warning’, if so, click Run. 3.
Squeezebox Owner’s Guide Installing on Mac OS X 1. Save the .dmg file to your Desktop. 2. When the file has finished downloading, double-click on the disk image file (.dmg) to make it appear on your desktop. Your web browser may do this for you automatically. 3. Double-click on the SlimServer Installer icon. The SlimServer Installer will start. 4. You can choose whether you want to install SlimServer for all users or just for the current user.
Squeezebox Owner’s Guide Connecting Squeezebox Headphone Mini Jack Analog Audio (RCA) Digital Optical Output Digital Ethernet Power Coax Output 1. Connect Squeezebox to your stereo amplifier or receiver using the included RCA cable with the red and white connectors. You can also connect a digital optical cable to the square connector or digital coaxial cable to the orange connector. (These cables are not included.
Squeezebox Owner’s Guide Configuring Squeezebox When you plug in Squeezebox, the Slim Devices logo is displayed briefly, followed by a welcome message. Set Up Networking 1. Press the RIGHT arrow on the remote control. The Set Up Networking menu option is displayed. 2. Press the RIGHT arrow to enter networking setup. 3. If you have a wired-only Squeezebox, skip to step 7.
Squeezebox Owner’s Guide Tip: WEP keys consist of a string of ten or twenty-six digits or letters A through F. WPA passwords are a string of letters, numbers or punctuation. Squeezebox connects to your wireless network. If Squeezebox does not connect to your wireless access point, you can press the LEFT arrow to go back and fix your settings. If you are still having trouble, check the Troubleshooting section at the end of this guide. 7.
Squeezebox Owner’s Guide Using the Remote Press POWER to put Squeezebox into standby mode. This will dim the display, stop the music and show a clock. Press POWER again to wake Squeezebox. Use the VOLUME buttons to adjust the loudness of the audio Squeezebox is producing. Press REW to immediately begin the current song again. Press REW twice to skip to the previous song. Press and hold REW to scan backwards through the current song. Press PAUSE to pause the current song. Press PAUSE again to continue.
10 Squeezebox Owner’s Guide • Folder—Squeezebox plays all songs in that folder and subfolders. Tip: To save a playlist, press NOW PLAYING then press and hold PLAY. You will be prompted to save the current playlist for use later. Press ADD to append the displayed selection to the end of the current playlist.
Squeezebox Owner’s Guide Press SHUFFLE to cycle between the following settings: • Shuffle All Songs • Shuffle By Album • No Shuffle Press REPEAT to cycle between the following settings: • Repeat Off (stop playing at the end of the current playlist) • Repeat Current Song • Repeat All Songs Press SLEEP to tell Squeezebox to turn itself off in 15 minutes. Add 15 minute increments (up to a total of 90 minutes) by pressing SLEEP repeatedly.
Squeezebox Owner’s Guide 12 Playing Your Music Squeezebox plays music that you select with the remote control or the web interface. Using the Remote to Play Music 1. Use the LEFT arrow to go to Squeezebox Home. You may have to press the left arrow more than once to get there. 2. Use the UP and DOWN arrows to find the Browse Music option. 3. Press the RIGHT arrow. The Browse Albums option is displayed.
Squeezebox Owner’s Guide Mac users can use the SlimServer pane in System Preferences to bring up the web interface. 2. From the left pane of the web interface, you can browse by a variety of categories, including album, artist, genre, album cover art (if available), new music, by year, and more. 3. When you find an album, artist, track, or playlist you want to listen to, click on the play icon to the right of it to hear it immediately.
Squeezebox Owner’s Guide 14 3. Press the 1 button repeatedly to cycle through punctuation. 4. Press the LEFT arrow to erase letters. Press and hold to erase more than one character. 5. Press the RIGHT arrow when you are finished entering text to run the search. Creating and Saving a Playlist You can use the remote control or the web interface to create playlists and save them for later.
Squeezebox Owner’s Guide the playlist, press ADD. It is added to the Now Playing playlist. 3. To save the playlist, press NOW PLAYING and then press and hold PLAY on the remote. Using the remote keypad, enter the name you want to give this playlist and press the right arrow. 4. The playlist is saved. To find it again, use Browse Playlists.
Squeezebox Owner’s Guide 16 Listening to Internet Radio You can listen to thousands of internet radio stations with Squeezebox. To access internet radio stations using the remote: 1. Press LEFT to go back to Squeezebox Home. (You may have to press LEFT more than once.) 2. Press DOWN to scroll to Internet Radio, then press RIGHT. 3. Press DOWN to scroll through a list of internet radio providers. Slim Devices Picks is a frequently updated list of stations recommended by Slim Devices.
Squeezebox Owner’s Guide SqueezeNetwork SqueezeNetwork is an always-on service that provides access to Internet Radio, alarm clock, natural sounds, news feeds and more, even when your computer is off. Your Squeezebox connects to SqueezeNetwork using your broadband Internet connection. When your Squeezebox is connected to SqueezeNetwork, it’s not connected to your SlimServer computer. To connect to SqueezeNetwork, press the left button until Squeezebox Setup or Squeezebox Home are displayed on the screen.
Squeezebox Owner’s Guide 18 Special Features Squeezebox has a beautiful high-resolution vacuum fluorescent display. In addition to displaying the name of the track or internet radio station you’re currently listening to, you can tell Squeezebox to show you dynamic content via RSS feeds, gorgeous graphic music visualizers, as well as a variety of screensavers, games and more. There are wide range of settings to let you customize your Squeezebox to your liking. Explore! You won’t be sorry.
Squeezebox Owner’s Guide want to change and press right. Press right when displaying Set Alarm Time to enter the alarm time. Use the arrow keys to move and set the time. Press left when you’ve set the time. Press Down to see Alarm Playlist, then press right. Choose from this list the playlist that you’d like to hear when the alarm goes off. Press left once you’ve chosen your playlist. Press DOWN to see Alarm Volume, then press right. Use the up and down buttons to adjust the volume for the alarm.
Squeezebox Owner’s Guide 20 Using Squeezebox as a Wireless Bridge Squeezebox Wireless has both 802.11g and ethernet connections. You can easily connect non-wireless devices (such as a TiVo, PlayStation, XBox, or a home theatre PC) to your wireless network. To set up Squeezebox as a wireless bridge: 1. Plug the device that you want to connect to your wireless network into the ethernet port on the back of Squeezebox using an ethernet crossover cable.
Squeezebox Owner’s Guide 4. In the Transition Duration section, enter the number of seconds you want the transition between tracks to last and click Change. Squeezebox will now crossfade between tracks as you specified. RSS News Ticker Squeezebox can display RSS news feeds on its display. SlimServer is preconfigured with subscriptions to several RSS news feeds. To view an existing RSS feed: 1. Press LEFT to go back to Squeezebox Home. (You may have to press LEFT more than once.) 2.
Squeezebox Owner’s Guide 22 Controlling Multiple Squeezeboxes with one SlimServer Any number of Squeezeboxes on your local network can connect to a single SlimServer. Each player operates independently of the others, so you can play different music on each one. You can also synchronize them to play the same music in every room of your house simultaneously.
Squeezebox Owner’s Guide Troubleshooting The following tips and answers to frequently asked questions will help resolve problems you may encounter. You can find answers to additional questions on our web site at http://faq.slimdevices.com/. How do I get back to the Squeezebox Setup menu? Press and hold the LEFT arrow for five seconds to bring Squeezebox back to the setup menu.
Squeezebox Owner’s Guide 24 How do I find the IP address of the computer where I have installed SlimServer? On Windows: Click Start > Run, type in cmd and hit enter. In the DOS window, type ipconfig and hit enter. On Mac OS X: Go to System Preferences > Network. Under the ‘Show:’ drop-down, pick the network interface you are using, then click TCP/IP. Your IP address will be displayed. On Linux or UNIX: Open up a shell and type ifconfig and hit enter.
Squeezebox Owner’s Guide • Port Number: 9000 (TCP) - Name: SlimServer Web Third-party Firewalls: Examples of third party software firewalls include: Brickhouse, Norton Personal Firewall, Norton Security Center, PC-Cillin, BlackIce, McAfee Security Center, ZoneAlarm. You will need to configure your firewall software or hardware to allow connections to ports 3483 and 9000 for both UDP and TCP connections. Refer to the instructions that came with your firewall for details.
Squeezebox Owner’s Guide 26 I added some music to my library but it’s not showing up. If you add music to your music library, you may need to tell SlimServer to rescan your music library. From the web interface, click Server Settings, and click Rescan. SlimServer begins to examine your music folder, looking for new music. Depending on how much music you have, this could take several minutes. The new music will not appear in your music library on the SlimServer until the rescan is complete.
Squeezebox Owner’s Guide FCC Notice INFORMATION FOR THE USER 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 when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
Squeezebox Owner’s Guide 28 Limited Warranty Slim Devices warrants its products to be free from defects in material and workmanship during the warranty period. If a product proves to be defective in material or workmanship during the warranty period, Slim Devices will, at its sole option, repair or replace the product with a like product. Replacement product or parts may include remanufactured or refurbished parts or components.
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