Squeezebox2 Owner’s Guide Owner’s Guide SLIM DEVICES 1
Squeezebox2 Owner’s Guide Table of Contents About Squeezebox2 ..................................................................................3 System Requirements ...........................................................................3 Before You Begin .......................................................................................4 Installing the SlimServer Software ............................................................5 Installing on Windows: ..........................................
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Squeezebox2 Owner’s Guide About Squeezebox2 Thank you for purchasing a Squeezebox2 network music player. Squeezebox2 lets you play your digitized music collection through your stereo system using your wireless or ethernet network. With Squeezebox2, 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.
Squeezebox2 Owner’s Guide 4 Before You Begin If you already have a wireless or ethernet network and a computer to use as a server, setting up Squeezebox2 and SlimServer takes just a few minutes—all you need to get your music playing through Squeezebox2 is 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.
Squeezebox2 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. Hint: You may see an ‘Open File - Security Warning’, if so, click Run. The SlimServer Setup Wizard starts. 3. Follow the instructions to set up SlimServer, and specify: • where to install the SlimServer software.
6 Squeezebox2 Owner’s Guide 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. If you want to install SlimServer for all users, you must provide an administrator password. 5. Click Install.
Squeezebox2 Owner’s Guide Connecting Squeezebox2 1. Connect Squeezebox2 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.) If you are using headphones or powered speakers, you can connect them to the 1/8” mini-jack on the side of Squeezebox2. 2a.
Squeezebox2 Owner’s Guide 8 Configuring Squeezebox2 When you plug in Squeezebox2, 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. Choose whether you want to connect Squeezebox2 to a wireless or wired network by pressing the UP and DOWN arrows on the remote. 4.
Squeezebox2 Owner’s Guide Hint: 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. Squeezebox2 connects to your wireless network. If Squeezebox2 does not connect to your wireless access point, check the Troubleshooting section at the end of this guide. 5. Choose whether you want the Squeezebox2 to obtain an IP address automatically using DHCP, or whether you want to assign it a static IP address.
Squeezebox2 Owner’s Guide 10 Using the Remote Press POWER to put Squeezebox2 into standby mode. This will dim the display, stop the music and show a clock. Press POWER again to wake Squeezebox2. Use the VOLUME buttons to adjust the loudness of the audio Squeezebox2 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.
Squeezebox2 Owner’s Guide • Folder—Squeezebox2 plays all songs in that folder and sub-folders. Hint: 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.
Squeezebox2 Owner’s Guide 12 • 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 Squeezebox2 to turn itself off in 15 minutes. Add 15 minute increments (up to a total of 90 minutes) by pressing SLEEP repeatedly. If you wish to cancel the Sleep function, press SLEEP until the player displays Sleep Cancelled. Press NOW PLAYING to display the song you are listening to.
Squeezebox2 Owner’s Guide Playing Your Music Squeezebox2 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.
Squeezebox2 Owner’s Guide 14 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. 3. When you find an album, artist, track, or playlist you want to listen to, press the arrow to the right of it to hear it immediately. Searching for Music with the Remote You can enter the name of the song, artist or album you are looking for in two ways.
Squeezebox2 Owner’s Guide Creating and Saving a Playlist You can use the remote control or the web interface to create playlists and save them for later. Before you create and save a playlist, make sure you have specified a folder for Squeezebox2 to use for saving playlists. To specify a playlists folder: 1. From the web interface, click the Server Settings link. 2.
Squeezebox2 Owner’s Guide 16 Listening to Internet Radio You can listen to hundreds of internet radio stations with Squeezebox2. 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.
Squeezebox2 Owner’s Guide Special Features Squeezebox2 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 Squeezebox2 to show you dynamic content via RSS feeds, gorgeous graphic music visualizers, as well as a variety of screensavers, games and more. Explore! You won’t be sorry.
Squeezebox2 Owner’s Guide 18 4. Go through the network setup screens, choosing to connect to a wireless network and then select your region. 5. You should be presented with the option to turn on wireless bridging. Select Yes and then press RIGHT. 6. Continue pressing RIGHT to finish setting up your wireless connection. At the end, your Squeezebox2 will be acting as a wireless bridge. Crossfading Between Tracks Squeezebox2 can crossfade between songs.
Squeezebox2 Owner’s Guide 3. Press DOWN to scroll to the RSS News Ticker option. Press RIGHT. 4. Press DOWN to scroll through the list of available news feeds. 5. Press RIGHT to view the list of items in that feed, press again to view the details of a specific feed. To change the list of RSS feeds available on Squeezebox2: 1. From the web interface, click Server Settings, then Plugins. 2. Scroll down to the RSS News Ticker section and enter the URL for an RSS feed into one of the fields.
Squeezebox2 Owner’s Guide 20 Troubleshooting The followingt tips and answers to frequently asked questions will help resolve problems you may encounter. How do I get back to the Squeezebox2 setup menu? Press and hold the LEFT arrow for five seconds to bring Squeezebox2 back to the setup menu. How do I reset Squeezebox2 to factory default settings? Plug the power connector into Squeezebox2 and hold down ADD on the remote until you see the Set Up Networking prompt. The player doesn’t obtain an IP address.
Squeezebox2 Owner’s Guide 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:’ dropdown, 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. Squeezebox2 can’t connect to my computer running SlimServer.
22 Squeezebox2 Owner’s Guide BlackIce, McAfee Security Center, ZoneAlarm, and eTrust. 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 documentation that came with your firewall for details. My computer is displaying an error that says that another device on my network is using the same IP address.
Squeezebox2 Owner’s Guide 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. Some of the songs in my iTunes library don’t show up on Squeezebox2 or say STOPPED when I try to play them. What’s up with that? If you’ve moved your iTunes music files around, iTunes may export incorrect information about the songs in its library.
Squeezebox2 Owner’s Guide 24 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.
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