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1. Eum Setup Utility directory search results Page 47 Turtle AudioTron Reference Manual lt Beach Troubleshooting Tips For an up to date list of troubleshooting questions and answers please visit http www turtle beach com wb audiotron faq htm Song Playback Issues Song skips while playing Under conditions of extremely heavy use your network might be unable to provide an adequately sustained rate of digital audio data to AudioTron while playing music For instance if the music server PC is being used for high overhead tasks e g playing a PC game accessing the Internet transferring files etc it could interfere with the task of sending music over the network If this happens for a period of time that causes AudioTron s internal music buffer to become empty it is possible for the music to skip due to data loss To reduce the possibility of this try the following Y Minimize usage of the music server PC while AudioTron is accessing music files stored there v De fragment the hard drive of the host PC to minimize file transfer time V Use a dedicated PC for music storage so it will not be used for other tasks while playing music v Try a larger buffer threshold to allow more buffer to be filled before the music starts playing See the Options Menu and web server sections to set the Prebuffer Threshold S WAV files use uncompressed data and therefore require as much as 10 times more data to travel
2. Turtle AudioTron Reference Manual Beach To play songs by a particular Artist 1 Turn the knob until the Artist menu item flashes Press the knob then turn to select the Artist Name Pressing the lt lt gt gt buttons on the front panel or the JUMP and JUMP buttons on the remote control will skip to the first song in the next letter of the alphabet which provides a quick way to scroll through a large library When the desired artist is displayed press the Play button or push the knob to start playback The number of songs for the selected artist will be loaded into the Play Queue and the first song will begin to play To load the artist songs into the Group list press the Add button when the artist name is displayed before pressing Play To play songs from a particular Album 1 Turn the knob until the Album menu item flashes Press the knob then turn to select the Album name Pressing the lt lt gt gt buttons on the front panel or the JUMP and JUMP buttons on the remote control will skip to the first song in the next letter of the alphabet which provides a quick way to scroll through a large library When the desired album is displayed press the Play button or push the knob to start playback The number of songs for the selected Album will be displayed and the entire list of songs from the Album will be loaded into the Play Queue To load the Album songs into the Group list press the Add button when
3. 3 as compared to the time obtainable from a Help on the Web e true time server as explained below SetTime from Time Sever e Enable Clock using Manual Setting If your AudioTron is not connected to the E dE enm Internet or if you d like to set your clock ahead or behind several minutes you can Web server Clock Settings screen use this setting to manually set the time per the settings in the Manual Time Setting below e Enable Clock using Time Server Setting This option uses the Internet Time Server Setting below to set the time using an Internet Time Server This option requires an Internet connection and provides the most accurate time possible A list of time servers is available at the Turtle Beach web site click on the menu item Help on the Web for more information Set Time Zone This pull down selection lets you set your time zone so the AudioTron clock can properly display the time in your area Note that if you use the manual time settings this step is not necessary Display Seconds When enabled pressing the Set Clock Config button will set the clock to display Hrs Mins seconds When disabled the display will indicate Hrs Mins Display Time During Playback When enabled pressing the Set Clock Config button will cause the time to be displayed during music playback except when changing songs or selecting a new item When unchecked the clock display will appear only when the unit is not playing digit
4. ay Bluegrass 176 songs Show me Title Album Artist Net By Station Name Lists Play 7 14 59 13 songs ay 7 Blues 46 songs Show me Title Album Artist Favorites Title Play 7 24 Greatest Hits Of All Time 5 songs Clock ay 7 Classic rock 59 songs Show me Title Album Artist Settings Play 461 Ocean Boulevard 10 songs ow me Title Artist Genre Alarms ay Classical 75 songs Show me Title Album Artist Play 7 5150 6 songs ow me Title Artist Genre ay 7 Comedy 5 songs Show me Title Album Artist Album Artist Play Ace 8 songs how me Title Artist Genre references ay Concert 32 songs Show me Play Acoustic Disc Vol 1 1 song Album Artist e Title u Play Achtung Baby 4 songs how me Title Artist Genre meae ay Country BB songs Show me Title Album Artist e Title eck all Play Country rock 10 songs Show m Help on the Web Help on the Web Check all on this page ncheck all on this page Check all on this page Uncheck radio Showing 1 10 of 203 Album Showing 1 10 of 37 Genre Next gt gt Next gt gt Al ctio he de Note All selecti ed when exiting this page Note All selections are hecked when exiting this page Play Now Stop on this page ns are unche unche Add to Queue Add to Group Play Now Stop Add to Queue Add to Group 10 results per page Change to 10 20 30 40 50 10 results per page Change to 10 20 30 40 50 Web server Albu
5. Play C Not Configured Configure Play D Not Configured Configure Check all on this page Uncheck all on this page NOTE All selections are unchecked when exiting this page Play Now Stop Add to Queue Add to Group ed vana Turtle Beach com Web server Favorites screen Page 24 AudioTron Reference Manual gt Turtle lt Beach Group List The Group List is a special play list to which you can add songs from the AudioTron front panel and remote control Add buttons or from the web server selection screens To play the songs in the Group List select it from the Lists item on the main menu display or the Lists button on the remote control The following example describes how to assign songs to the Group List from the web server To assign songs to the Group List 1 For this example assume we d like to add several songs to the Group List Click Title under the Music Selection menu to activate the Title screen Select the check box next to the name of the desired songs Scroll to the bottom of each page with a checked song title and press Add to Group When you re done click on the Group List menu item to activate the Group screen All of the selected songs should be listed in the screen To play the songs press the Play Group button You can also play the Group List by clicking on the Lists menu item and selecting Group List from the Playlist screen To remove specific songs ch
6. To select all songs in the music library Method 1 Title Artist Album Genre Net Lists Turn knob to highlight Title in the display menu or press Title on remote control Then Select by Title press Play or push knob to select Title mode Select by Title STOP to exit lt All Songs is highlighted as the first entry in the list lt All Songs Press Play or push knob to select all songs Selected 2 572 Songs All songs in the music library are added to the Play Queue To select all songs in the music library Method 2 Title Artist Album Genre Net Lists Turn knob to highlight Lists in the display menu or press Lists on remote control Select by Lists Press Play or push knob to select Title mode Select by List STOP to exit lt All Songs is highlighted as the first entry in the list lt All Songs Press Play or push knob to select all songs Selected 2 572 Songs All songs in the music library are added to the Play Queue To select a song by Title Title Artist Album Genre Net Lists Turn knob to highlight Title in the menu or press Title on remote control Select by Title Press Play or push knob to select songs by title Select by Title STOP to exit To scroll songs turn knob or press lt gt on remote control Press lt lt gt gt or Jump Anytime at All Jump on remote control to jump by letter Press Play or push knob to play Selected 1 item Selected song is added to the Play Queue Selecting Songs by
7. f0EnO o LLL mL L 22 mAAAAA 2 2 2 AA A AA A A A A A 2A AAA A A A A AAAAA A A 2 A2 M M 2 S PDIF optical digital audio output Connect to powered speakers or stereo receiver with an optical digital input Connect with an optical TOSlink cable not included 2 RCA Analog Line Outputs L R Connect to powered speakers or stereo receiver with RCA line input jacks i Receptacle for a 250mA Slo Blo 250V mini fuse To Replace the fuse i Remove the electrical cord from the rear panel receptacle Take a small flat blade screwdriver and insert into notch Gently pry out the fuse holder cover with _ the screwdriver Take note of how the plastic was aligned in the holder Take out the old fuse and replace with a new mini fuse of the exact same type and rating 5 x 20 mm 250mA or 1 4 Amp 250V Slo Blo UL CSA cartridge type i Put the fuse in the plastic holder and press the holder back into place on the AudioTron rear panel Be sure to re insert the holder in the same way it was originally installed AAA AAA vox 200s eves EEETE doves EUTE TE FEX Y TEX PITE AAA A AAA AAA AAA AAA AAA o Use this switch to power up AudioTron
8. ooooococccoocccccococconconnononcnnnoconnnononnnnnnnnnrnnnonnnrcnnnnonnannnnnnnos 56 FECES WIN CUNO Sd o da id 56 HPNAVS Ememettor FUNC TON A E 57 NetWork Tenning Yelle A a 57 TCP IP NEIWOK POCO COn i a x vaa aas coe A AA AA 57 To check if your network is running TCP IP in Windows 98 esses nnne nnne nnns nna innen annees nna nd 57 IP Internet Protocol Addresses and Sub net Mask occcooncnncccconcnccccoconnnnnnnconnononncnnnononnnnonnnnrnnnnnnnncnnnnnnnnnnnnnss 57 Selling up Audio Tron SAP AOUFess su e el ud ete e ae tear et an t e i uita asd etd LUE Qu d EUM 58 DHCP Dynamic Host Client Protocol Server ssssssssssssssesseseeeen nennen nennen nnn nen nennen nnn nnn nnns 58 Gateway and DNS Servel ccccccccsseseecececsceeccueueceecseeuseeecseaceeeceeaceesceeeesecsaseeeessaeeeesssaseeseessecgeeeessassesesseaaes 58 Routers and Internet Connection Sharing cccccocncnnccccocnnncnnnoncnnnnoncnnnnnnnncnnnonnnnnnnnnnnrrnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnrnnnrnnnrrnnnnnnnrinnnnnos 58 gite cL Em RR 58 FASS WV ORS eme T Dx PE 59 Checking Network settings with Winipcfg exe ccccccssseeccececeecceeseceeceeseeecseusceeeceuaeeeesseuseeesseusseeeseseuseseessanseneeeas 59 setting AudioTroms JP JAddFesS udo id rl lore Pose de 60 To assign an IP address with a DHCP Server on HPNA or Ethernet sees seen nnns 60 Lo restoreAudioTroms delaull SetUngs ri EO erede t e teet fa i erede ee S vo Lo
9. the AudioTron is using to determine the contents of a network share Enable For connecting AudioTron to a network with a DHCP server so that AudioTron will automatically accept a valid IP address from the DHCP server PC i Disable For configuring AudioTron with a static IP address as described in the Set IP Address option see below NOTE If DHCP is Enabled the settings in Select Network Interface Set IP Address Configure Subnet Mask and Configure IP Gateway will be configured automatically Any manually added settings in these menus will be ignored Ethernet For connecting AudioTron to a 10BaseT compatible Ethernet network i Phone Line For connecting AudioTron to an HPNA 2 0 network If DHCP is disabled lets you assign an IP address to AudioTron A typical IP address is 192 168 0 xxx where the xxx setting ranges from 1 254 as determined by the Subnet mask a Class C network IP address If DHCP is disabled lets you enter an IP Subnet Mask that should match the one on your network A typical subnet mask setting for a Class C network is 255 255 255 xxx where the xxx setting ranges from 0 252 and sets the valid starting point for an IP address in the network e g O signifies a valid IP address range of 1 254 i If DHCP is Disabled sets the IP address of the network gateway your host PC This must match the setting on your host PC Resets AudioTron to its
10. If radio stations of similar bitrates play fine it is most likely a problem with the station broadcasting If stations of similar bitrate are also skipping change your preferences at www turtle radio com to only allow lower quality streams If the stream is only occasionally skipping try pausing the stream for several seconds then continuing A station plays on the analog outputs but not on the S PDIF digital output Stations will only play through the optical S PDIF output if the digital audio stream uses one of the standard S PDIF sample rates of 32 kHz or 44 1 kHz The TurtleRadio web site lets you restrict station lists to those which support the S PDIF sample rates Page 50 Turtle AudioTron Reference Manual Beach Network Issues General Network Troubleshooting Tips V Regardless of whether you re using HPNA or Ethernet AudioTron requires a network that is running the TCP IP protocol If your Audio Tron isn t working yet your network is running fine it may be that the network is not set to use the TCP IP protocol Y If yout network has a DHCP Dynamic Host Control Protocol Server An IP address can either be assigned to AudioTron automatically by one of the devices in the network called a DHCP Server or you can hard code an address into AudioTron called Static IP addressing If your network has a DHCP server AudioTron defaults to a setting whereby it will automatically accept an assigned IP
11. WAV files require the transfer of more data into the buffer before playback can begin and therefore will exhibit a longer delay than WMA and MP3 files If the PC on which the song resides is in energy saving mode and has been idle long enough for the hard drive to shut down there will be an extra delay after pressing Play while the hard drive starts up and begins to access the song file This will only occur on the first song Music Library Issues AudioTron doesn t list some songs in the music library Y S Use the Setup Utility to see which directories can be accessed by AudioTron If you have music in directories that are listed as inaccessible either move them to accessible directories or use the Fix it feature in the Setup Utility to place an index file into the directory so AudioTron will recognize it Check the password setting on the shared directories If you have a password set then it must also be set on AudioTron Check that file and printer sharing is enabled in the network control panel AudioTron will list but won t play WMA music files with the security option set Use AudioStation to see if the songs have been recorded in secure mode Page 49 Turtle AudioTron Reference Manual lt Beach Y Ifthe songs are stored on a Host PC running firewall software it must be set to pass AudioTron s IP address or it will be treated as an unauthorized user and be blocked fr
12. and a source of music while travelling With a typical 640MB CD backing up 25GB of music would require approximately 40 CDs Adding Songs or PC Hosts to your Music Library Whenever you add songs or playlists to your music library each AudioTron connected to the network must rescan the library so the internal database tables can be updated with the new data Also if you add PCs hosts to the network each AudioTron must rescan the network in order to recognize the new hosts The network scan can be initiated either from the AudioTron front panel or from the web server as follows From the Front Panel Press the Options button to display Check for new music files Press the control knob to select Yes to search the network for hosts music files and playlists not already in AudioTron s local database If new music files or hosts are found they will be added to the database From the web server Go to the web server File Access page and click on the Press to Check button next to Check for New Files Page 38 Turtle AudioTron Reference Manual Beach If there are multiple songs with the same name in the music library Audio Tron differentiates between them by adding a number in parentheses after the name of the song e g Song and Song 1 Note that the Search for new music function does not remove songs or playlists that have been deleted from the music library nor does it capture new tag inform
13. each page by changing the Results per Page setting on the Web Server Preferences screen or by clicking on the results per page setting at the bottom of each screen t cepi RA DEM In the above example the filtering functions of Advanced PTA Geen 1 song nen Menu Mode are not used because the Title menu path a ail does not require filtering criteria However some of the Ree sonnet sun ua other categories provide additional steps as described in the DONT Show me Album Sans following example for selecting songs by Artist F ee Prteences Play 7 Bob Weir 8 songs Show me Title Album Gente To select songs by Artist MIT Pa I Bobby Vee song che un Gan Help on the Web act A SaS 1 Click on the Artist menu item to activate the Artist Sika i a Selection screen which lists the Artists in the music iio ed database sorted by alphabetical order To find a PlayNow Stop Adio Queue Adio croup particular Artist click on the alphabet letters at the top Sencar pasar IS of the screen If there are many artists beginning with conan the selected letter the results will be listed in multiple pages which can be accessed by using the numbers at the top of the page or by using the lt lt Previous and Next gt gt links at the bottom of the page foyetra Turtle Beach Inc VTB van Turtle Beach com Web server Artist Selection Page Page 22 Turtle lt Beach Aud
14. 0 network Web server Network Settings screen The settings for the following categories may be obtained from the AudioTron Setup Utility View Test Results screen IP Address AudioTron s IP address Subnet Mask IP Subnet Mask assigned to network Gateway The IP address assigned to the network gateway The gateway device provides Internet access to the network devices DNS Server The IP address assigned to your network Domain Name Server DNS The DNS server finds Internet web sites by the name assigned to its IP address number Proxy Settings Press the Save Proxy Settings button to activate the settings below Enable Proxy If your network is using a proxy server check this box then enter the proxy address and port Note that AudioTron will not support proxy server authentication Proxy address The IP address of your proxy server Proxy port The port of your proxy server Ping Host This setting is useful for gateway try to ping an IP and DNS try to ping a domain name tests Enter the IP address and press the Ping Host button to ping the device at that address Front Panel Disable network config from front panel lets you disable the editing of network configuration settings from the AudioTron front panel To activate check the box and press the Submit button This option is useful in situations where the AudioTron is in an area where the network settings may be inadvertently altered by a curious user which in tur
15. RESULTS PER PAGE 10 Music Selection itle Artist Album Genre WEB SERVER PASSWORD Het By Genre Net By Station Name Lists Favorites PASSWORD PROTECT r SETTINGS PAGES Enabled AUDIOTRON LOCATION Den eg Living Room Bedroom etc CONFIRM PASSWORD Clock Setti 1 Ale Save Web Server Settings Settings Network File Access Preferences Web Server Firmware History TurtleRadio Help on the Web radio Copvrri ght 200 ed wun Turtle Beach com Web server Settings screen password in this box The password can be reset to the default admin by using the Restore Factory Defaults as described above or from the AudioTron front panel Options Confirm Password Retype the password into this box to make sure it s correct Password Protect Music Selection Pages To also restrict access to the Music Selection pages check this box and press the Save Web Server Settings button This will effectively require a password to use any of the web server features If you disable the Front Panel Network settings from the Network Settings screen and forget your web server password the unit must be returned to the factory for reprogramming as there will be no way to retrieve the password from the web server or front panel options Page 33 Turtle AudioTron Reference Manual lt Beach Settings Firmware The Firmware Settings screen lets you update AudioTron s firmware whic
16. Select Genre for Sting 63 songs Select Genre for Sting Rock All Title Album STOP to exit Select Album for Rock Sting 63 songs Select Album for Rock Sting Brand New Day All Title STOP to exit Select Title for Rock Sting Brand 10 songs Select Title for Rock Sting Brand New Da Big Lie Small World Selected 1 item Turn knob to highlight Artist in menu or press Artist on remote control Press Play or push knob to select songs by Artist To scroll artists turn knob or press lt gt on remote control Press lt lt gt gt or Jump Jump on remote control to jump by letter Press Play or push knob to select Turn knob to highlight Genre or press Genre on remote control Press Play or push knob to select songs by Genre for this artist To scroll genres by this artist turn knob or press lt gt on remote control Press lt lt gt gt or Jump Jump on remote control to jump by letter Press Play or push knob to select genre Turn knob to highlight Album mode or press Album on remote control Press Play or push knob to select an Album To scroll albums in this genre by this artist turn knob or press lt gt on remote control Press lt lt gt gt or Jump Jump on remote control to jump by letter Press Play or push knob to select album Turn knob to highlight Title or press Title on remote control Press Play or push Knob to select a song T
17. Ts 2 Press the menu item you d like to select e g Genre Press the lt and gt buttons to move through the selections just like turning the knob Press Jump and Jump to scroll to the next letter in the list Page 13 Turtle Beach AudioTron Reference Manual Advanced Menu Mode Press PLAY to activate menu while a song is playing Press STOP to return to top of menu TURN to HIGHLIGHT PLAY or PUSH to SELECT Artist 1 Album 1 Genre 1 TURN to SCROLL PLAY or PUSH to SELECT Album n Genre n Artist n TURN to HIGHLIGHT PLAY or PUSH to SELECT Album 1 Genre 1 Album 1 TURN to SCROLL PLAY or PUSH to SELECT Album n Genre n Album n TURN to HIGHLIGHT PLAY or PUSH to SELECT Album 1 TURN to SCROLL PLAY or PUSH to SELECT Album n TURN to HIGHLIGHT Artist 1 Artist n Album 1 Album n Category 1 Category n ALL PLAY or PUSH to SELECT an ALL GROUP Ed Title 1 Title 1 Title 1 Title 1 Title 1 Title 1 Title 1 Tile 1 Tile Station t List 1 Title n Titlen Titlen Tilen Titlen Title n Titlen Titlen Tilen Tilen Stationn Listn TURN to SCROLL Lo ITI 4142 1 403 i J PLAY or PUSH to play son
18. address from a DHCP server Y If yov re using a DSL or cable modem with a router hub Many router hubs e g the Etherfast Cable DSL Router from Linksys also act as DHCP servers Check with the manufacturer of the device to see if this is the case for your router hub device You should also check with the manufacturer to see 1f there s an update for the device s firmware Y File sharing AudioTron has special requirements for the directories in which your digital music files are stored These directories must be called Music Audio My Music or My Documents My Music and must be located under a shared directory Simply sharing these directories will not allow AudioTron to find the music files The Setup Utility can help you properly configure the directories on your PC For a description of AudioTron s directory restrictions see the section AudioTron and Shared Directories AudioTron doesn t work with a specific Router or Hub Some router hubs need a firmware update to operate properly with AudioTron SMC Hub Version 1 8x firmware works with AudioTron using Static IP addressing It works intermittently as a DHCP server sometimes AudioTron finds a host but no host name and it often cannot find files on shared PCs The firmware update to 1 90 seems to correct the DHCP setver and file share problems and can be found on the SMC web site www smc com Linksys 4 Port Router Hub Version 1 35 firmware works with AudioTron using Static IP a
19. an Artist To select all songs by an Artist Title Artist Album Genre Net Lists Turn knob to highlight Artist in menu or press Artist on remote control Select by Artist Press Play or push knob to select songs by Artist Select by Artist STOP to exit To scroll artists turn knob or press lt gt on remote control Press lt lt gt gt or Jump Sting Jump on remote control to jump by letter Press Play or push knob to select All Title Album Genre STOP to exit The number of songs by this artist is shown at the bottom right Play All for Sting 63 songs Press Play or push knob to select all songs by this artist Selected 63 items All songs by this artist are added to the Play Queue To select a single song by an Artist Title Artist Album Genre Net Lists Turn knob to highlight Artist in menu or press Artist on remote control Select by Artist Press Play or push knob to select songs by Artist Page 15 Turtle AudioTron Reference Manual Beach Select by Artist STOP to exit To scroll artists turn knob or press lt gt on remote control Press lt lt gt gt or Jump Jump Sting on remote control to jump by letter Press Play or push knob to select All Title Album Genre STOP to exit Turn knob to highlight Title or press Title on remote control Select Title for Sting 63 songs Press Play or push knob to select a song by this artist Select Title for Sting To scroll songs turn knob or pre
20. and certain internal functions with power maintained to the memory and processor The red light under the Standby button indicates that the rear panel AC Power switch is on and the unit is in Standby Mode The red light flashes when the remote control is used indicating that the IR signal was received To reset AudioTron Turn the back panel AC power switch off then on Wait a few seconds and press the Standby button to turn on the unit This will initiate a complete start up sequence where the unit searches for network hosts songs etc i To soft reset AudioTron Press the Standby button off then on to reset the audio outputs if 2 there is no sound on the analog line and headphone outputs Play Starts playback of the currently selected Song or Playlist i Stop Stops playback of the current Song or Playlist Pause Pauses playback if a Song is playing and resumes playback if a song is Paused Next gt gt Previous lt lt When a song is playing these buttons select the next previous song in the Play Queue If clicked within the first 5 seconds of the currently playing song AudioTron will skip back to the next or previous song If the Previous lt lt button is clicked after the first 5 seconds of the currently playing song AudioTron will return to the beginning of that same song When these buttons are clicked in the Select menu the display selection will skip to the begin
21. from a CD to the hard drive When an entry from these categories is selected AudioTron searches the music library for a song that matches the tag If a song was entered without tag data its file name rather than song title will be displayed when the Title category is selected and the file name will not appear when Artist Album or Genre are selected For more information on Song Tags see the section called Managing your Music Library with AudioStation To select a category 1 Turn the knob until the desired category flashes Press the knob to select the category 2 While making a selection pressing STOP at any point will return to the main menu 3 Pressing the Play button while a song is playing will activate the main menu so you can add more songs to the Play Queue If no selections are made within a fixed timeout period the song status display will return Song Playback Display D 2 Monkey and the Hitman D 33 3 33 Kitsch In Sync Bang Bang Pop 1 5 a Pressing the Play button starts song playback and displays the following information O Song Title 2 The song title appears in this field If there is no Title embedded in the music file s tags the song s file name will be displayed Play time status 2 Displays how long the song has been playing and the total time of the song If the song is not playing the current status Is displayed i PAUSED Indicates that the Pause button has been pushed and the s
22. in AudioTron s web server File Access page gt Passwords are case sensitive The password MYPASS is a different password than MyPass or mypass Checking Network settings with Winipcfg exe Windows 98 includes a network diagnostic program called Winipcfg exe which may be run from the Windows ir IP Configuration Start menu Start gt Run Winipcfg This program may be used to find the IP Address Subnet Mask and other relevant TCP IP settings for each PC on your network When the dialog box appears click on the pull down menu to select your network interface card in this case an Intel 82557 based Ethernet PCI card Then note the IP Address Subnet Mask and Default Gateway settings The IP address setting for AudioTron should not conflict with Winipcfg screen the IP addresses for any of the PCs on your network The Subnet Mask and Default Gateway settings on Audio Tron should match the settings on your network PCs If your network is running a DHCP server the IP addresses will be assigned by the DHCP server You can reassign the IP address by pressing the Release All button followed by Renew All Typically this would be done on each PC when you add a new PC to the network More information on this procedure can be found in the Windows Help file or in a Windows reference manual In Windows NT XP and 2000 the utility IPCONFIG EXE may be run from the DOS prompt to obtain the IP configuration s
23. item just as you would select any other playlist Page 20 Turtle AudioTron Reference Manual Beach Music Selection Menu Items The menu items under the heading Music Selection correspond to the main menu display options on the AudioTron front panel Title Artist Album Genre Net and Lists These menu items let you select songs from your music library just as you would from the front panel but with much more control over song selection For example click on Title to see all of the songs in your library listed by title or click Artist to select songs by Artist name etc You can even assign songs to the Favorites button on the remote control by clicking on the Favorites menu item Clock Alarm AudioTron can be set to display the time and date as well as act as an alarm clock complete with a snooze feature Click on the Clock Settings menu item to set the clock options and click on the Alarm menu item to set the alarm functions AudioTron Front Panel Clock Display p When the clock display is active pressing the Stop button will display the main menu for song selection and pressing the Play button will display the last category selected in the menu Settings The menu items under the Settings heading let you configure the way AudioTron operates search for songs in your music library update AudioTron s firmware search for Internet radio stations and more Click on each menu item to see the availab
24. on the front panel whenever AudioTron is powered on from the rear panel AC power switch e The firmware version is displayed on the front panel when the Options button is pressed e The firmware version is displayed in the web server Firmware Settings screen CAUTION Do not turn off AudioTron s AC power or disconnect its network connection before the firmware download is completed Removing the power while the firmware is being transferred to AudioTron from the PC could cause the AudioTron boot loader to be inadvertently deleted and will render the unit inoperable If this occurs AudioTron will no longer start up and will require factory service to reload the firmware To update the firmware from the web server 1 Launch the AudioTron web server per the instructions in the Web Server section of this manual Click on the Settings Firmware menu option to activate the Firmware screen Home AudioTron Firmware Play Queue 2 Note the Current Installed version which eau tiet CHECK FOR new FIRMWARE Search i F CURRENT FOUND No newer version detected indicates the version number of the firmware Music Selection nenes rama installed in the AudioT ron RESTORE FACTORY Restore Defaults 3 Check for firmware updates at the Turtle Beach Mans web site If the version number posted at the e dove e a Turtle Beach web site is higher than the version Aem onc runs NER number displayed in the Current Install
25. remote control Home This is the web server s main screen which emulates the controls on the front panel From here you gt p be can set volume song position mute random and repeat You can also see what song is currently playing and what song is coming up next in the Play Queue The Sleep Timer setting on this screen lets you automatically stop the music after a preset time such as when you re listening to music before falling asleep Play Queue Click on this menu item to see the list of songs selected for playback From here you can jump to any song in the queue Note that the song currently playing will be noted by a Now Playing symbol next to the song which corresponds to the Playing song shown on the Home screen The next song in the list corresponds to the Next song on the Home screen Group List Click on the Group List menu item to see the songs you ve entered into the Group List Songs are added to the Group List by pressing the Add to Group button at the bottom of the song selection pages or by pressing the Add button on the front panel The Group List wotks just like a playlist created with AudioStation or other music management program except you can create the Group List from the AudioTron front panel or the web server You can play the songs in the Group List either by pressing the Play Group button at the bottom of the screen or by selecting the Group List from the Lists menu
26. still on but the unit is in a partial shutdown mode that retains its temporary settings To Power on AudioTron 1 Insert the AC cable into AudioTron s rear panel AC receptacle Plug the other end of the cable into an AC outlet Turn on the rear panel AC switch Wait a few seconds then press the front panel Standby button If AudioTron is properly connected to the network it will search the network for PC hosts with song files After finding the PC hosts it scans for songs and catalogs the song names in its internal memory so they can be quickly accessed Once AudioTron is powered on the unit should be turned on and off with the Standby button This bypasses the network search process initiated by turning on the power with the rear panel switch p If you will not be using AudioTron for an extended period of time the AC power switch on the rear panel should be turned off If AudioTron won t power on V Check that the rear panel power switch is on V Be sure to press and hold the Standby button for a few seconds Y Check that the power cord is seated properly in AudioTron s rear panel receptacle and in the AC wall outlet Page 1 Turtle AudioTron Reference Manual lt Beach Y Check for power in the AC outlet power by installing another known working electrical appliance e g a lamp into the same outlet to see if it operates V Check AudioTron s fuse see the section Rear Panel Reference Power
27. this page Showing 1 9 of 8 of Play Queue Note All selections are unchecked when exiting this page Delete From Queue 40 results per page Change to 10 20 30 40 50 it 2002 Voyetra Turtle Beach Inc VTB All rights reserved vani Turtle Beach com Web server Play Queue Screen Turtle Beach CONNECTED AUDIO Home Play Queue Group List Music Selection Title Artist Album Genre Net By Category Net By Station Name Lists Favorites Clock Settings Alarms Settings Network File Access Preferences Web Server Firmware History TurtleRadio Help on the Web AudioTron Web Server Den Favorites Play 7 1 Title Kashmir Configure Play 2 Genre Bluegrass Configure Play 3 Album 24 Greatest Hits Of All Time Configure Play 7 4 Artist Bob Marley Configure Play 5 Genre Classical Configure Play 7 6 Not Configured Configure Play 7 Not Configured Configure Play 8 Not Configured Configure Play 9 Not Configured Configure Play 10 Not Configured Configure Play 7 11 Not Configured Configure Play 7 12 Not Configured Configure Play 7 13 Not Configured Configure Play 14 Not Configured Configure Play 7 15 Not Configured Configure Configure Play 7 16 Not Configured Presets Play A Title i Will Configure Play 7 B Not Configured Configure
28. truncate characters that do not fit in the display Bottom Line Scroll Same as the Top Line Scroll option except it applies to the bottom line of the display Message Timeout Controls how long the temporary messages on the front panel will be displayed Page 32 Turtle lt Beach AudioTron Reference Manual Settings Web Server The Web Server Settings screen lets you configure the way certain functions on the web server operate This screen is accessed by clicking on the Web Server menu item under the Settings section at the left of the screen Refresh Time Sets the data refresh time of certain web interface functions Results Per Page Sets the default number of items to display on Music Selection Play Queue and Group List screens AudioTron Location Lets you assign a name to identify the AudioTron being controlled by the web server making it easier to identify when multiple AudioTrons are on your network The name will appear at the top right of each web server screen e g in the illustration the name Den has been assigned and appears at the top right Web Server Password Lets you restrict access to the web server Settings pages by allowing access only with the proper password The default password admin can be changed by entering a new Play Transport Turtle Beach CONNECTED AUDIO AudioTron Web Server Den Web Server Settings Play Queue REFRESH TIME 30 secs Group List P
29. you would on a standard PC Audio Tron will automatically 3 UE c detect the browser type and activate the thin client page style to format the web server screens for the smaller PocketPC screen E Compaq iPaq PocketPC You can also access the thin client page by typing in the AudioTron s IP address For example if AudioTron is assigned to the IP address 192 168 1 100 you d enter the following into the browset http 192 168 1 100 index_thin asp Using a PocketPC as a Wireless Remote Control The most useful application for running the web server from a PocketPC is to control AudioTron from a witeless Ethernet connection via an 802 11 Wireless Access Point WAP and a wireless network adapter for the PocketPC This configuration turns the PocketPC into a remote control for every AudioTron on your network R F Signal Bickel PC 802 11 Wireless Ethernet ES w 802 11 Access Point WAP Network Hub Wireless Option Ethernet Cat 5 cable Ethernet Cat 5 cable Controlling an Audio Tron with a PocketPC RF remote In this illustration the wireless iPaq handheld device includes an 802 11 adapter allowing it to communicate with the Wireless Access Point WAP The WAP is configured as a node on the network via a hub This enables you to control AudioTron from the iPaq s browser from anywhere in your home For more information on creating a wireless access point to your netwotk visit www linksys com and www com
30. C is powered on If you re using DHCP make sure that only one computer is configured as a DHCP server If you are using a smart hub that acts as a DHCP server make sure that none of the host computers are configured as DHCP servers Try re setting your cable DSL router so it re scans the network for new nodes If you re using Static IP use the AudioTron Setup Utility to check that AudioTron s IP address settings don t conflict with another PC or another AudioTron on the network If your PC is running firewall software it should be configured to pass AudioTron s IP address Check the software manufacturer s instructions on how to set this If you re using a 4 port LinkSys Etherfast Cable DSL router check that the firmware is version 1 37 or higher Firmware versions lower than 1 37 may have a problem providing DHCP and IP address access to AudioTron if the Linksys is used as a hub for your network If you re using an HPNA network Y Make sure Audio ron is connected to the same phone line as your HPNA network Try hooking up two phones to the jacks you re using for Audio Tron and an HPNA connected PC If you can t talk on the two phones using the same jacks and cables then the HPNA network won t be able to communicate between the PC and AudioTron If you have DSL service make sure the DSL line filter is not between AudioTron or your PC s HPNA interface or it could affect the HPNA network signals and cause performance proble
31. IF output if the digital audio file was stored using one of the standard S PDIF sample rates of 32 kHz or 44 1 kHz AudioTron does not support playback of uncompressed WAV files recorded with a sampling rate of 48 kHz See the Product Specifications section in the Setup Guide for details on supported sample rates When converting your CD collection to the PC hard drive in WAV format set the recording rate to 44 1 kHz which matches the sampling rate used on the CD Re sampling to a different rate usually results in decreased sound quality and may be incompatible with the S PDIF output Songs downloaded from the Internet from an unknown source may not have compatible S PDIF sample rates and might only play out of the analog outputs Delay between the time the Play button is pressed and the time the music starts playing Y When you press the Play button AudioTron first downloads a portion of the song file from the PC before it can start the music Therefore there will be a short delay caused by the digital file stream being transferred from the PC to the AudioTron This is indicated by the message Buffering on the Display Panel when the track is first selected Try changing the Pre buffer threshold as described in the Options Menu and web server sections A shorter threshold will cause the song to start playing sooner but could result in audio dropouts in heavy network traffic situations Because they are not compressed
32. On Messages One or more of the following messages may appear while Audio Tron is powering on Version x x Enet DHCP Indicates the firmware version number and the type of network connection detected For details on how to upgrade the firmware version see the Reference Manual section called Updating AudioTron s Firmware i If you connected an Ethernet cable and AudioTron s display indicates HPNA check the network cable connection to AudioTron and check the network for proper operation Connecting to Indicates that AudioTron is searching for an Internet connection to download radio TurtleRadio station URL locations from the TurtleRadio web site The internet radio feature is disabled by default and may be enabled from the AudioTron web server TurtleRadio page Searching for Hosts Indicates that AudioTron has found the network connection and is searching for PCs xx Complete on the network Searching for Music 2 Indicates the number of songs found on the PCs in the network After the song search is completed the main menu is displayed and AudioTron is ready to play music OU Sn _ Internet Radio Stations are displayed after the number of local songs found XXX Stations Waiting for network i DHCP Mode Only Indicates that AudioTron is trying to connect to the network If a XX Secs network connection can t be established after 120 seconds AudioTron stops searching and displays No Hosts Found f
33. Reference Manual Turtle each CONNECTED AUDIO t A jy Turtle Beach o HE 7 Tie Q La Ll Any song Any Time x Any Place Aes val ada pia rn mo tower t E PC pm alize al Y of your meda MEI HPEY J0u4 Ugp PUE UsMy EHI E Ew 7 EE E oes ie N TURTLE BEACH AUDIOTRON u p e o o oc Ol 2 Turtle Beach Diron b Connected Audio lal M Digital Music Player for Home Networks Notices AudioTron Reference Manual Version 3 0 May 2002 Copyright O 2002 Voyetra Turtle Beach Inc All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted by any means or in any form without prior written consent from Voyetra Turtle Beach Inc VTB In no event will VTB be liable for direct indirect special exemplary incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect or omission in this manual even if advised of the possibility of such damages In the interest of continued product development VTB reserves the right to make improvements to this manual and the products it describes at any time without notices or obligation TurtleRadio Turtle Beach the Turtle Beach Logo Connected Audio and AudioTron are trademarks of Voyetra Turtle Beach Inc AudioStation dua A the Voyetra logo and Voyetra are registered trademarks of Voyetra Turtle Beach Inc CDDB Enabled CDDB and the CDDB logo are trademarks of Gracenote Microsoft Windows and W
34. Settings assigned by a DHCP server 5 Setthe IP Address Press the Options button on the AudioTron front panel and turn the knob to display Configure IP Address Press the knob to select then turn and press the knob to enter the IP address subnet mask gateway and DNS server settings obtained from the Setup Utility 6 Set the Sharing Password Optional If you have password protected your Shared directories go to the web server File Access page and enter the password in the Windows 98 Millenium Share Password setting Then press Save Share Password This will enable AudioTron to access the shared directories Note that passwords are case sensitive 7 Set the NT 2000 XP User Name and Password NT XP and Win2K only If you re running an NT 4 XP or Win 2000 network the NT User Name and Password should match those set in AudioTron In the web server File Access page enter the password for NT XP 2K and click on the Save NT 2000 XP Settings button Note that passwords and user names are case sensitive Page 61 Turtle AudioTron Reference Manual c Beach Regulatory Compliance Information For United States users FCC Part 15 This device 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 rad
35. TY You assume responsibility for the selection of the Software to achieve your intended results and for the installation use and results obtained from the Software VTB MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THE PRODUCT SOFTWARE OR DOCUMENTATION INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE VTB shall not be liable for errors or omissions contained in the Software or manuals any interruption of service loss of business or anticipatory profits and or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of these materials The Software and documentation are sold AS IS This Limited Warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights that may vary from state to state Some states do not allow the limitation or exclusion of implied warranties or of consequential damages so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you You agree that this is the complete and exclusive statement of the Agreement between you and VTB which supersedes any proposal or prior agreement oral or written and any other communications between us regarding the subject matter of this Agreement This Agreement shall be construed interpreted and governed by the laws of the State of New York except the federal laws governing copyrights and registered trademarks If any provision of this Agreement is found unenforceable it will not aff
36. The customer should be aware that compliance with the above conditions may not prevent degradation of service in some situations Repairs to certified equipment should be made by an authorized Canadian maintenance facility designated by the supplier Any repairs or alterations made by the user to this equipment or equipment malfunctions may give the telecommunications company cause to request the user to disconnect the equipment Users should make sure for their own protection that the electrical ground connections of the power utility telephone lines and internal metallic water pie system if present are connected together This precaution may be particularly important in rural areas The Ringer Equivalence Number REN assigned to each terminal device provides an indication of the maximum number of terminals allowed to be connected to a telephone interface The termination on an interface may consist of any combination of devices subject only to the requirement that the sum of the Ringer Equivalence Numbers of all the devices does not exceed five 5 Warning To avoid electrical shock or equipment malfunction do not attempt to make electrical ground connections by yourself Contact the appropriate inspection authority or an electrician as appropriate Toreduce the risk of fire use only No 26 AWG or larger telecommunications line cord Page 62
37. ailable in your geographic area Turtle Radio gives you the ability to find organize and listen to Internet Radio For more information on creating a Turtle Radio account please visit waw Turtle Radio com or check the Internet Music Tab from the main screen of AudioStation Turtle Radio Player ID l My Favorites Remote l Turtle Radio Formats Recording CDDB Network Turtle Radio Player ID EREE x eee am you ve configured in the custom station list at the TurtleRadio web site Clicking on a category shows the stations in the Playlist window along with their source URL as shown below Country amp Folk Internet Music Number of Tracks 5 BEE Sh AudioStation File Options view Help a Library Playlist QSend To QNew Playlist ATA E Tk TrackName artist Album Gene Length Tempo Mood Prefer Format 3y E m Celtic Grove Country Folk 00 00 Record y Music 5 es Library outcast 299 a x P 1 000 00 File Name http 205 188 234 38 8040 listen pls AudioStation TurtleRadio list When you ve found a station URL from a broadcasting web site that you d like to add to a category click on File gt Open URL and enter the URL into the Open URL dialog box To play the station on AudioTron update your TurtleRadio list by clicking on Send To at the top of the playlist window then select TurtleRadio from the
38. al music 24 Hour Clock When enabled pressing the Set Clock Config button will set the clock to display in 24 hour format Daylight Saving Time When enabled pressing the Set Clock Config button will move the time forward one hour from the time it receives from a Time Server Note that enabling this will not cause the AudioTron to automatically move the time forward or backward twice a year Page 27 AudioTron Reference Manual Clock Alarms The Alarm Settings screen displays the settings relevant to configuring the clock alarms This screen is accessed by clicking on the Alarms menu item under the Clock section at the left of the screen AudioTron can sound two traditional alarms Alarm 1 and Alarm 2 and one Nap Alarm For example you can use Alarm 1 and Alarm 2 to wake youtself up in the morning remind yourself about an appointment or have AudioTron start playing Auld Lang Syne on New Year s Eve while the nap alarm can be used 1f you d like to have the AudioTron start playing music after a certain number of minutes or hours from the time you enable it Stopping the Alarm and Snoozing When the alarm is sounding pressing the knob on the front panel or any of the 16 Favorites buttons on the remote control will cause the unit to snooze Pressing the stop button will cause the alarm to stop playback p If an Alarm has been sounding for more than 30 minutes after the last time you hit Snooze the AudioTro
39. at connect to your network and the Internet However Windows 98 S E and higher provides a feature called Internet Connection Sharing ICS which lets a PC connected to the Internet act as a simple router and DHCP server On the Internet side of a router all of the TCP IP data seems to be going to a single IP address while on the network side the router distributes the data to each node on the network each with a distinct IP address Using ICS on a PC can be a daunting task because if something goes wrong there is little user interface to help you troubleshoot Also if the ICS PC host crashes every PC and AudioTron on the network will lose its Internet connection Sharing a cable or DSL modem on an ICS host PC will also require two Ethernet adapters in the PC and figuring out which one is connected can be complicated For this reason its much easier to set up a separate hardware router on your network Firewalls A Firewall is security software that keeps outsiders from breaking into your network Firewalls are primarily used to prevent hackers from accessing your PC hard drive while you re on the Internet The greatest risk of this is when the IP address for your Internet connection is static such as when using a DSL or cable modem Since these devices typically maintain the same IP address to the outside world and are always on they make it easier for hackers to return to the same address until they ve figured
40. ation for previously logged songs Refreshing the AudioTron database for these changes requires that you reboot AudioTron from the tear panel power switch so it re scans for music and completely rebuilds its internal database If AudioTron fails to find music that you are certain is on one of the PCs in your network run the AudioTron Setup Utility as described in the Setup Guide to determine if the files are accessible to Audio Tron For example if the files are in directories that are not shared AudioTron will not be able to access them The web server provides several different options for setting up your music directories and the AudioTron Setup Utility Fix It feature lets you easily configure a directory for Audio ron access as described in the Setup Guide Page 39 Turtle AudioTron Reference Manual lt Beach Managing Your Music Library with AudioStation gt See the AudioStation reference manual on the AudioTron CD for a detailed description of features AudioStation is a valuable tool that lets you play audio CDs transfer CD tracks to your digital music library play songs from your music library listen to Internet radio and manage your TurtleRadio stations AudioStation s file management architecture closely resembles that of AudioTron making it easier to manage your library than using other PC jukebox programs AudioStation can be used to build and manage your music library A and Internet Radio station lis
41. b to select Lists and press either the knob or the Play button to select 2 Turn the knob to display Group then press either the knob or Play button to load all of the Group List songs into the Play Queue The Group List can also be edited with the web server Turning off the AC power to AudioTron will delete the Group contents Placing AudioTron in Standby mode will not delete the Group Songs vs Items An important concept to remember when using AudioTron is the difference between songs and items when selecting what to play AudioTron lets you select songs by searching for titles artists albums genres and playlists When you search for and add a title to the Play Queue you effectively select one item that adds one song to the queue However if for example you select an album with 12 songs you would have selected an item that added 12 songs to the queue Or if you select a genre with 300 songs you would have selected an item that adds 300 songs to the queue The point to remember is that functions which accept songs for playback e g Play Queue Group List and Favorites buttons can accept single songs or items with multiple songs For example to create a Favorites button that would play all of your classical music you d add the Classical genre item to the Favorites button rather than each song individually Page 11 Turtle AudioTron Reference Manual lt Beach Simpl
42. ce notice in order for you to make necessary modifications to maintain uninterrupted service Connection of the phone line interface to a party line service is subject to state tariffs Contact the appropriate state public utility commission public service commission or corporation commission for information For Canadian users ICES 003 This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the radio interference regulations of Industry Canada Le pr sent appareil num rique n met pas de bruits radio lectriques d passant les limites applicables aux appareils num riques de Classe B prescrites dans le r glement sur le brouillage radio lectrique dict par Industrie Canada DOC notice for products fitted with an IC compliant modem The Industry Canada label identifies certified equipment This certification means that the equipment meets certain telecommunications network protective operation and safety requirements The Department does not guarantee the equipment will operate to the users satisfaction Before installing this equipment users should make sure that it is permissible to be connected to the facilities of the local telecommunications company The equipment must also be installed using an acceptable method of connection In some cases the inside wiring associated with a single line individual service may be extended by means of a certified connector assembly
43. cnnnnnononnncnronnnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnrnnrennnnnnnns 7 Buttons NOE avallaDle on the front panel usce ar sadenareasad a scia obtu ta Dee a ubica d red uia ba Citat oar E E a evans tapa au 7 Assigning Favorites to the Remote Control cccooooncnccccoccnnocoonnncnonanonnnnnoncnnnonnnnnnnnonrnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnnnnnncnnnanrnnnnnnnnens 8 To assign the Favorites and Presets buttons on the Remote CON FOl ocooonccccccccnccnccoocnonncooonononoonnnncnnononnnnnnononnnnannnnnnnons 8 using the More songs like this Feature oiii pres boe eei ooo a Lose dos Ra Roc du toca Vera oos dub aora Quad Keds ssa gb bo suus Bas unda Eu d uud 8 Playing your Music Library from the AudioTron Panel 11eeeeeee eese eene nennen nnn 9 METRI BEI Rc 9 EA ARA i o 10 S NER Pn A T MRUKMREHENET 9 song Playback Dis Olay uie ias 9 SONG PesitioniDISplIay oi oen testeebr i ada uu v cotation ento ke dee c ita cam es 10 Rlaypack Vome ISDIAY ecc RR 10 Play CWC US T A ae 10 E es ne re ee ee rE eae eee 11 TO Clear tie Group LIST mE A N 11 10 20 0 SONOS TOMO Group EIST A data enna 11 TOA o caca 11 PP A 1 11 Simple Menu Mode ac A A 12 Navigating the Menu TCC aiii A A ik steal eae ene 12 Topa va Sng e SONG AA ANA Ro EE 12 TO Dlay SongsS DY aparicular ATIS ti AAA A EA A A Ad A AAA 13 TO play songs MOM A part
44. cribed above Note that the new version number will not be displayed until AudioTron is reset Page 54 Turtle AudioTron Reference Manual Beach To update AudioTron s firmware from the front panel 1 Press the Options button to display the version number of the firmware The display will look similar to the following illustration with the firmware version number shown on the top row 2 Check for firmware updates at the Turtle Beach web site If the version number posted at the Turtle Beach web site is higher than the version number displayed in step 1 download the firmware file from the web site Unzip the file to a subdirectory that contains your shared music files e g My Music Audio Music so that AudioTron can find the file AudioTron firmware files have a NbO extension and are typically formatted with a name such as atron20122 nb0 which represents firmware version 2 01 22 3 If the Options LED is not lit press the Options button Turn and press the knob Select Option Version c 0 0 to select the Update Firmware option Update Flash Turn and press the knob to select Yes 4 Once AudioTron finds the firmware file it will transfer the file from your PC to the internal FLASH RAM as noted on the display A successful transfer will display the messages ERASING PROGRAMMING and VERIFYING The new version number will not be displayed until AudioTron is reset as described below 5 I
45. cuss how they use their AudioTrons request feature updates and help each other with configurations Web based technical support The Turtle Beach web site provides AudioTron firmware updates Frequently Asked Questions FAQ and a comprehensive Knowledge Base that includes the latest product information and troubleshooting tips AudioTron FAQ and Knowledge Base The Knowledge Base is in the Support area of our web site Go to the Turtle Beach web site www turtle beach com and click on Support then Knowledge Base Under the A section click on AudioTron This will bring up the list of articles AudioTron Firmware amp Software Updates Go to the Turtle Beach web site www turtle beach com and click on Support then FTP Files Under the A section click on AudioTron This will bring up the list of files available for download including firmware updates and other support files Note that there is an icon at the top of the product page that lets you switch between the Knowledge Base which is where you find the articles and the FTP site which is where you can download files Other Technical Support Please include your Product ID firmware version number and AudioTron Serial number in all correspondence with Technical Support Note that all Technical Support correspondence is conducted in English If you can t solve the problem by visiting our web site contact Turtle Beach Technical Support as follows E mail Tech S
46. d discard all user customized changes When using this option turn the rear panel power switch off and back on to reset AudioTron Update Firmware If Current Found is a newer version than Current Installed then press the Update Firmware button to load the newer version into AudioTron After the update is complete turn AudioTron off and back on with the rear panel power switch Page 34 gt Turtle Beach AudioTron Reference Manual Settings Network History The History screen displays the events that occurred when AudioTron logged on to the network which is useful for troubleshooting Turtle Beach CONNECTED AUDIO AudioTron Web Server Den network issues This screen is accessed by clicking on the History menu item under the Settings section at the left of the screen Some of the information displayed includes Local IP Address x x x x The IP address that AudioTron is currently using AudioTron Name Atronxxxx A unique name assigned to AudioTron that can be used in the web browser to access the Web Server Local MAC address z x x x x x x The local MAC Ethernet address for AudioTron Local Net Mask x x x x The net mask AudioTron is using Local Gateway xxx xxx xxx xxx The IP address of the node that connects AudioTron to the Internet for using Internet radio Local DNS Server xxx xxx xxx xxx The address of the Domain Name Server that translates URLs to IP addresses Initia
47. ddressing and intermittently as a DHCP server Sometimes it finds a host but no host name and it rarely can find files on shared PCs The firmware update to v1 37 corrects this and is available on the Linksys web site www Linksys com If AudioTron is connected directly to your computer using an Ethernet or HPNA interface Win98 and Win ME only v Make sure TCP IP is installed for your adapter Double click on the Network icon in the Windows control panel In the installed network component list box search for TCP IP gt your adapter name If TCP IP is not installed click on the Add button select Protocol then click on Add again Select Microsoft from the list box on the left and select TCP IP from the list on the right Click the OK button Restart your computer if you were prompted to do so v Make sure Client for Microsoft Networks is installed Double click on the Network icon in the Windows control panel In the installed network component list box search for Client for Microsoft Netwotks If Client for Microsoft Networks is not installed then click on the Add button select Client then click on Add again Select Microsoft from the list box on the left and select Client for Microsoft Networks from the list box on the right Click the OK button Restart your computer if you were prompted to do so V Setup your adapter to use static IP add
48. dentification Access Control The AudioTron Setup Utility can be used to check if your network is running TCP IP See the Setup Utility section in this manual for details The following network components are installed 5 319 Intel 8255x based PCI Ethernet Adapter 10 100 TCP IP gt Dial Up Adapter Y TCP IP gt Intel 8255x based PCI Ethernet Adapter 10 100 File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks Client for Microsoft Networks To check if your network is running TCP IP in Wi n dows 98 Remove Properties Primary Network Logon 1 Launch the Control Panel by clicking Start gt Settings gt Client for Microsoft Networks sl Control Panel Double click on the Network icon to launch Ele and Pint Sharing the Windows Network screen ERU TCP IP is the protocol you use to connect to the Internet and wide area networks 2 n the Network Dialog click on the listing for your Ethernet or HPNA network interface card NIC Then click on Properties and in the Bindings Tab check that TCP IP and ok Cancel_ File Sharing are enabled 3 If TCP IP is not installed refer to the Windows Help for instructions on how to set up the network with TCP IP Windows Network screen IP Internet Protocol Addresses and Sub net Mask Each device connected to the network PCs Audio rons etc is referred to as a node and each node is identified by a unique IP Address The IP address is dete
49. drop down menu This activates the Add Station dialog which lets you enter station name description and genre along with the URL Open URL Ea Type the address of the URL and click on OK fhttp 205 1 88 234 37 901 O listen pls Cancel Open URL dialog box Enter the station characteristics Station URL Station name Station description Category Cancel Add Station dialog box Page 44 AudioTron Reference Manual AudioTron and Shared Directories Shared Directories XTurtle Beach File directories or folders can either be shared or not shared The files in a shared directory are available to other users on the network while the files in an un shared directory are only accessible on the PC where it resides By limiting the extent to which other users can access your networked PC s file system 1 e directories and files the sharing setting lets you keep your files safe from unauthorized access and accidental modifications by other users AudioTron can only access music files from shared directories The AudioTron Setup Utility lets you check how directory Shares are set up on any PC accessible on the network File sharing operates only when Windows is set to enable File and Printer sharing To set File and Printer sharing in Windows 98 1 4 Launch the Windows Control Panel Start gt Settings gt Control Panel Double click on
50. e Menu Mode TURN to HIGHLIGHT Press PLAY to activate menu while a song is playing Press STOP to return to top of menu All Songs Artist 1 Album 1 Genre 1 Category 1 Title 1 E u m u lt All Songs TURN to SCROLL e Artist n Album n Genre n Category n Group List Title n i List 1 ALL List n Station 1 PLAY or PUSH Station h to play song s Play selected title s Simple Menu Tree The AudioTron defaults to Simple Menu Mode which lets you select songs by category and then a group within that category For example selecting Album would let you find an album by name and play all of the songs on the album Or selecting Artist would let you play all of the songs by an artist Only the Title menu item lets you find and play individual songs from the music library The flow chart shows the tree structure of Simple Menu Mode The top of the tree shows the main menu selections Title Artist Album Genre Net and Lists while the boxes below each menu item show the corresponding categories Navigating the Menu Tree To navigate in the menu tree begin at the top by turning and pressing the knob to select the items below the menu Then turn the knob to scroll the items in the sub menu and press to select the displayed item Turn knob to highlight menu item Title Artist Album Genre Net Lists Press Play to select Select by Play List Pu
51. e Web Save NT 2000 XP Settings TurtleRadio Settings screen if you want to use radio AudioTron only as an Internet radio device 4 Click to configure Share Search Options ed van Turtle Beach com If the File Playback option is disabled Audio Tron will not be able to play music from dod Web server File Access Settings screen your music library Additional Pre buffering AudioTron plays music files by transferring data from the PC hard drive to AudioTron s internal memory called a buffer via the network The music file is transferred to AudioTron as individual packets of data interleaved with other network data AudioTron s buffer is designed to hold enough data packets to assure that any temporary loss of data from the stream will not cause the audio playback to stop or drop out The Additional Pre buffering option determines the size of the buffer With a lower setting the time between pressing the Play button and the start of the song will be shorter because the song will begin to play after a smaller percentage of the buffer is filled With a higher setting there will be more of a delay because the song will not play until a greater percentage of the buffer is filled If the buffer is too small it may cause dropouts if increased network traffic causes the buffer to empty before new data arrives If the buffer is too large it may cause a noticeable delay between the time the Play button is pressed and the time t
52. e and Print Sharing Description TCP IP is the protocol you use to connect to the Internet and wide area networks Windows Network screen My Documents Properties MY DOCUMENTS Windows Share Properties screen By default AudioTron searches for music files MP3 WMA and WAV and playlists M3U and PLS in directories named My Music Music Audio and My Documents My Music that reside under a shared directory This restriction is imposed in order to accelerate the search for music files on large hard drives and multiple PCs p A Nested Share condition occurs when the directories under a shared root directory are also shared This case should be avoided since AudioTron will list the same songs multiple times if they re located in nested shares Note that the AudioTron Setup Utility can check for and correct nested shares Page 45 AudioTron Reference Manual gt Turtle Beach As an example of why Audio ron provides this directory restriction consider the case where drive C is shared and the conditions were not imposed If AudioTron were to look in the root share in this case C as well as in every directory below the root share it would search the entire hard disk for music files A large hard disk full of non music files such as programs and data would take a vety long time to search from one end to the other For this reason AudioTron ignores all directories other than those with sp
53. e list into the boxes below or type the names directly into the boxes Clicking the Save Manual Search Settings button will cause AudioTron to search only the listed folders when you press the Check for New Files button in the File Access Settings screen or activate the Check for new music files option on the front panel Page 31 Turtle AudioTron Reference Manual lt Beach Settings Preferences The Preferences Settings screen lets you configure the way some of AudioTron s display and other functions operate This Turtle Beach AudioTron Web Server screen is accessed by clicking on the om Preferences menu item under the Settings Home pert section at the left of the screen play buku CE A KNOB DEFAULT FUNCTION volume Position Functional Preferences Group List SELECT ALBUM BY ARTIST ALBUM 7 Enabled Music Selection SELECT TITLE BY TITLE ARTIST V Enabled Knob Default Function Checking Be ADVANCED MENU MODE Y Enabled Volume will cause the knob to act as a as MORE SONGS LIKE THIS 7 Enabled volume control when turned while a song A IE is playing When the knob is pressed it ros So acts as song position letting you jump to D s E a specific point in the song by turning the Settings knob as the song is playing iin E os A SANIE BOTTOM LINE SCROLL Continuous C Once C Never Checking Position will reverse these Fie aoe gent Pal functions so the knob pow
54. e network and your phones are using the same wires HPNA is incompatible with digital phone lines that are sometimes used with multi line phone systems To find out more about HPNA visit http www homepna otg Ethernet Networks Ethernet is a well established networking standard so it has a wide variety of components that are relatively inexpensive Like HPNA there are two types of Ethernet Regular Ethernet referred to as 10BaseT runs at 10Mb s Fast Ethernet referred to as 100BaseTX runs at 100Mb s AudioTron is compatible with 10BaseT Ethernet and is incompatible with networks that can run only 100BaseTX Ethernet Ethernet networks that automatically switch between these two speeds referred to as 10 100BaseT are also compatible with AudioTron since they support both data rates Ethernet requires special cable called CAT 5 or CAT 5e used exclusively for transmitting the Ethernet signals between devices When connecting Ethernet devices together you ll need an Ethernet Hub which distributes the Ethernet signal between multiple devices and controls the network traffic There are many types of hubs available and some have enhanced features such as built in switches that intelligently route data in the network to optimize transfer speeds Many computer stores have inexpensive hubs and CAT 5 cables in fixed lengths with connectors already mounted on each side making it relatively easy to wire an Ethernet n
55. easier to remember such as AudioTron in Living Room Web Server Menu Selections The gray area on the left side of the screen lists all of the web server screens To access a screen click the name in the menu list The list is divided into three key sections e The Music Selection Section lets you play and access music files or Internet radio stations e The Clock Section lets you activate and set the clock alarm features e The Settings Section lets you configure web server and AudioTron operation options You can also access Internet based information by clicking on these key areas in the screen e Clicking on the Turtle Beach logo at the top of the screen will access the Turtle Beach web site e Clicking on the TurtleRadio logo at the bottom of the left menu will access the TurtleRadio web site e Clicking on the Help on the Web menu item will access the relevant help information from the Turtle Beach web site gt The Music Selection pages may be password protected by setting the check box in the Settings gt File Access screen Music Selection The Home Play Queue and Group List screens work together with the Music Selection screens to let you select and play music Because the web server runs on a PC screen rather than being limited by the characters on the front panel display selecting and playing songs is more intuitive It s also easier to perform such tasks as assigning songs to the Favorites buttons on the
56. ecific names under the root thereby significantly reducing the search time for logging all of the files in a large music library Once the search is completed AudioTron keeps a local database of the file names in its internal memory so it does not have to search the drives each time a song list is requested If more songs are added later on the Search for New Music menu in the Options display and web server can be used to add only the new file names to Audio Tron s local directory which saves the time of logging all of the music files it already knows about If songs are deleted from the network drives AudioTron must be re booted in order to remove the files from its internal database In the following examples Audio ron would find music stored in the shaded directories Shared Directory Example 1 AudioTron will not find music in C because it is not under a shared directory AudioTron will not find music in C AudioTron because it is the root share AudioTron will not find music in C My Documents because it does not follow the naming convention AudioTron will find music in C AudioTron My Music C AudioTron Audio C AudioTron Music and C AudioTron My Documents My Music because they follow the naming convention and reside under the shared directory AudioTron Shared Directory Example 2 AudioTron will not find music in C because it is not under a shared directory AudioTron will not find music in C AudioTron becau
57. eck the box next to the songs then press Delete from Group To remove all songs press Clear Group Turtle Beach CONNECTED AUDIO AudioTron Web Server Den Currently showing Group List Home Play Queue Along Comes A Woman Group List Dont Wanna Live Without Your Love Music Selection If She Would Have Been Faithful Title Artist Album Genre Net By Category Net By Station Name Lists Favorites Showing 1 4 of 4 in Group Love Me Tomorrow Check all on this page Uncheck all on this page Clock Note All selections are unchecked when exiting this page Settings Alarms Play Group Delete From Group Clear Group Settings Network File Access 40 results per page Change to 10 20 30 40 50 Preferences Web Server Firmware History TurtleRadio Help on the Web ed vara Turtle Beach com Web server Group List screen Page 25 Turtle AudioTron Reference Manual c Beach Clock Alarm AudioTron is not only an amazing digital media playback device but it can be one of the most accurate and configurable alarm clocks in your home Imagine waking up to your favorite MP3 playlist or Internet Radio from an alarm that gets the exact time from an Internet time server When the clock feature is enabled the AudioTron front panel displays the time and date along with any alarm settings you have configured AudioTron clock display When the Clock
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59. ed Version download the firmware file from the web site Unzip the file to any subdirectory that contains shared music files e g My Music Audio Music so that AudioTron can find the firmware file AudioTron firmware files have a NbO extension and are typically formatted with a name such as Web server Firmware screen atron20122 nb0 which represents firmware version 2 01 22 4 On the Firmware screen click on the Search button to begin a search for the firmware file After the search is completed check if Current Found indicates that the version number found during the network search matches the version number downloaded from the Turtle Beach web site If not then make sure the file was copied to a directory accessible to AudioTron e g a directory used for storing music library files then try the search again 5 Ifthe Current Found version is newer than the Current Installed version i e a higher number then click the Update Firmware button and wait for the updating process to complete AudioTron s display should indicate that the firmware is being updated 6 After the firmware update is completed the AudioTron display reads Please power cycle to activate Turn the back panel power switch off then back on to reset AudioTron 7 Check if the firmware version number has been updated from the original setting either by noting the version number displayed on start up or by checking the web server home screen as des
60. ed in VBR Variable Bitrate format The web server Settings gt Preferences screen lets you set the knob to default in the Song Position mode on power up rather than default to the Volume function See the Web Server section for details Playback Volume Display Gain 0 dB Turning the knob while a song is playing or pressing the remote control volume buttons will momentarily display the volume setting The volume control will only affect the rear panel analog outputs and headphones output The S PDIF digital output volume will not be affected by the volume control The volume setting indicates the attenuation of the maximum signal level A setting of OdB zero decibels indicates that there is no attenuation i e full volume Turning the knob counterclockwise will attenuate the signal by 1dB steps The volume setting is saved when the Standby button is turned off When turned back on the volume will return to the saved setting The Volume Control should be left at the OdB maximum setting unless AudioTron is used with headphones or powered speakers that do not have a volume control For best fidelity the volume control on your stereo system or powered speakers should be used to control the playback level Play Queue Songs selected from the menu display are added to the Play Queue which is a list of songs to be played By navigating through the song selection menu you can add songs to the Play Queue while li
61. ers up as a sb Saver song position control and when pushed Hi E controls volume Siria a O Save Preferences Select Album by Artist Album When enabled the display will place the artist radio name prior to an album name Select Title by Title Artist When ee enabled the display will place the artist sew Juge Beach com name after the song title Web server Preferences screen Advanced Menu Mode When enabled turn on Advanced Menu Mode on the AudioTron front panel display Un checking will enable Simple Menu Mode See the separate section in this manual explaining how these modes operate More Songs Like This When enabled the remote control Artist Album and Genre buttons will no longer operate as menu navigation buttons Instead pressing ARTIST ALBUM or GENRE on the remote control will clear the existing play queue and play only songs of the corresponding category Note that this will not stop the currently playing song See the separate section in this manual for more details on this feature Display Preferences Display During Playback Checking any of the four options will display the option during song playback For instance if Bitrate is enabled the bitrate of the song will be displayed along with it s title Top Line Scroll Continuous scrolls the top line of the front panel display continuously if the message is longer than the number of characters Once will scroll the line once and stop Never will
62. ess the knob to select Not all of the options ate accessible from the front panel display and instead are accessed via the web server See the web server Settings section for details The AudioTron Web Server can be used to lock the display options menu so that options cannot be changed from the front panel This is useful for example if AudioTron is being used in a public place where you do not want anyone to change the options from the front panel NOTE Any change made to an option listed with an R will not take effect until AudioTron is re booted Check for New Music 2 Checks for any new music files stored on PC music server Host PC Does not search Files for new host PCs Check for New Internet Checks for any new radio stations added to the TurtleRadio site See TurtleRadio Stations section for details Bass Boost default 0 2 Treble Boost 2 default 0 Set LED intensity 2 Activates the Bass Boost control Turn the knob to set the level in 1dB increments Bass boost does not affect the S PDIF digital output i Activates the Treble Boost control Turn the knob to set the level in 1dB increments 2 Treble boost does not affect the S PDIF digital output Dims the LED intensity from 10 lowest intensity to 100 maximum intensity in default 100 i increments of 10 Note that this does not affect the LCD back light intensity Display Network History Displays a series of charac
63. ettings Note that the AudioTron Setup Utility can also provide most of the information for your network settings Page 59 Turtle AudioTron Reference Manual lt Beach Setting AudioTron s IP Address To assign an IP address with a DHCP Server on HPNA or Ethernet 1 Plug AudioTron into the HPNA or Ethernet network connection and make sure the PCs and network hubs are all turned on Turn on AudioTron from the rear panel power switch wait a few seconds then press the front panel Standby button When powering on AudioTron will automatically detect if it is connected to the network through an HPNA or Ethernet interface and choose the appropriate interface When the display indicates the type of network connection detected Ethernet or HPNA make sure it corresponds to the type of network you re using For instance if you connected an Ethernet cable and AudioTron s display indicates it has detected HPNA the cable is either not connected properly or the Ethernet network may not be operating properly Once AudioTron detects the network connection it will begin searching the network for a DHCP server and may display Waiting for Network This could take up to 120 seconds so wait until it s done If AudioTron finds the DHCP server and it assigns AudioTron an IP address it will display Searching for Hosts and search for all of the host PCs on the network If AudioTron finds music files on any of the PC hosts it will disp
64. ettings NE WO A A AA A A A lid 29 AA bte m ns mtm ELM LR md M LES ASA 29 reperisse rr o was Moe miss We ae a A a a 29 O O 29 FROIN Gel aNG A A M M E M ua M 29 SENOS RIE ACCES Std tad 30 Share Search OPINA A A lite 31 e A A CE Ene 31 Conlqure ares Man Mt d ben t tone 31 Settings PrelerenCES eeen e oM eI aieiai 32 A o E a 32 DIR A Se m 32 SeN SEWED O ONE han d aci aid exui LLL sa 33 Sewo SFIN I O succus As Rc iMt LUDUM HI n La I D MC S LM 34 Seltinds lt NetWork HISTON ideis 2c ass se route Eo oma ot tues used euam aor Sauer due tto E ic E ceni c a6 mua m Bs prn Md qe 35 Settings TurtleRadio T T 36 vi Web Server ThinsGhlent mode ii add 37 Using a PocketPC as a Wireless Remote Control ccoonnnccnnccccooooncnnccnonnnccnnnnnnonnnccnnnnnnonncrnnnnnnnnnnrrrnnnnnonnnnrnnnnnnoranrrnnnnnnnns 37 Maintaining your Music Library tn 38 Backing up the Songs in your Music Library occcccoocnconcccnocnnccnnoccnnnononcnnonnancnnnonnnnrnnonnnnrnnnonnnrnnnnnrnnnrnnnonnnrnnnrnnnaninns 38 Adding Songs or PC Hosts to your Music LIDFaEFy lt a A A A A AA aata 38 Managing Your Music Library with AudioStatiON ccoonnccconnciconnnccocccoconanocnnnnronnnnnnnnnncrnannrrnnnnronannrenanarenas 40 Benents Of USING leoi eenst e a a N a a Ee N 40 Digital MUSIC File Formas eaen AA E a 41 Song Tags Title Artist Album Genre CC dt 42 Securit
65. etwork in your home Page 56 Turtle AudioTron Reference Manual Beach HPNA vs Ethernet for AudioTron Although increased speed of an Ethernet network is not necessary for operating your AudioTron except in the case of WAV file playback it does improve file transfer speed between PCs in your network If you don t mind wiring your home with CAT 5 cable you can enjoy the benefits of faster data transfer offered by Ethernet networking If you cannot wire your home with CAT 5 cables HPNA 2 0 provides an easy way to set up an adequate network that is compatible with AudioTron The only drawback over an Ethernet network is HPNA s inability to handle WAV file playback on AudioTron Playback of MP3 and Windows Media WMA compressed formats will not be restricted Setting up either type of network will require a Network Interface Card NIC which is available from several manufacturers as cards that install inside your PC or external network adapters that connect to a USB Universal Serial Bus port Network Terminology TCP IP Network Protocol The language used to transfer data between devices in a network is called the network protocol and includes acronyms such as TCP IP IPX SPX and NetBEUI AudioTron uses TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol to communicate over a network therefore your network must be set up to use TCP IP for compatibility with AudioTron Network i 2 x Configuration I
66. ew music occurred Share sharename has xx new songs Indicates the number of new songs found on the indicated share Sharename Share Access Denied Indicates that access to this share was denied because the share password was wrong Sharename Error accessing share Indicates that there was a non password related error accessing this share Page 35 Turtle AudioTron Reference Manual lt Beach Settings TurtleRadio The TurtleRadio screen displays the settings relevant to configuring the TurtleRadio feature This screen is accessed by clicking Turtle Beach AudioTron Web Server on the Turtle Radio menu item under the Settings section at the left of the screen Den Home TurtleRadio Settings Total number of stations found This Play Queue shows the number of Internet radio TE n TOTAL NUMBER OF STATIONS FOUND 190 stations found at the TurtleRadio web site cHeck ron new srarions WENN which represents the number of stations Mae Te listed in the Net by Station Name Albir A A screen Net By Categor TURTLERADIO PLAYER ID ID_NOT_CONFIGURED Net By Station Name Check for New Stations If the as E Lr AudioTron has access to the Internet via Gu ee the network pressing this button will Settings ESA connect with TurtleRadio com and search sala for new Internet radio stations The matings number of stations found will be indicated ne omes above the button Web Serer Firmware History T
67. f these messages are not displayed it indicates that AudioTron did not find the firmware file and the update did not occur In this case check that the firmware file is located in a shared directory that is accessible to AudioTron such as a directory with music files that have been known to operate with AudioTron Once the file location is confirmed try re setting AudioTron from the rear panel power switch to initiate a full network rescan and repeat the update procedure from step 4 above 6 After the firmware update is completed the AudioTron display reads Please power cycle to activate Reset AudioTron with the rear panel power switch 7 Check if the firmware version number has been updated from the original setting either by noting the version number displayed on start up or by checking the web server home screen as described above Note that the new version number will not be displayed until AudioTron is reset Page 55 Turtle AudioTron Reference Manual lt Beach Network Basics Many books have been written about the subject of networking Therefore this section is only intended to provide a brief overview of how AudioTron works in a home network environment and covers only those issues essential to setting up a proper network for using AudioTron Overview of Home Networks A Home Network lets you transfer files between PCs as well as share hardware e g printers scanners etc and Internet connections among several
68. feature is activated the Audio Tron LCD display will look like the illustration above If the alarms are set they will be indicated above the date display Pressing the Stop button on the front panel will activate the main menu display for a brief interval While the main menu is displayed you can select and play music just as if the clock display were disabled This section describes how to use the web server Clock Settings and Alarms screens to set the clock and alarms Here s a quick overview of how they work 1 To turn on the clock display click on the Clock gt Settings menu item to activate the Clock Settings screen From there select the Display Mode from the drop down menu at the top 2 Next select where the clock gets its time and date and how they re displayed 3 To set the alarms click on the Clock gt Alarms menu item to enter the Alarm Settings screen 4 The Snooze function determines how long it will take the alarm to turn back after you ve pressed any button or the knob on the front panel except the Stop button 5 The Nap alarm puts Audio Tron into an instant alarm mode where it plays music once the Nap time setting is reached 6 Alarm 1 and Alarm 2 work just like the alarm on a clock where you can set the time and day for each one 7 To change the alarm sounds click on the Change Alarm Sound button under each alarm This lets you navigate through your music library to find a specific song to p
69. for the first time or to turn off all power to AudioTron this should only be necessary when you want to completely disconnect the unit or you need to perform a complete reset Once AudioTron is powered on the rear panel power switch should be left on and the unit should be turned on and off with the Standby button Turning AudioTron on and off with the Standby button avoids the network search process initiated by the power on sequence and retains AudioTron s temporary settings so it s ready to play music with your custom configuration settings 2 If AudioTron is acting erratically or if you want to rescan the network reset the unit by turning the rear panel power switch off and on wait a few seconds then pressing the Standby button Page 6 AudioTron Reference Manual Remote Control Turtle lt Beach As with the buttons on the AudioTron front panel most of the remote control s buttons activate a single function while some serve multiple purposes depending on the active display The remote control functions may be checked by using the Options Button Test Diagnostic See the Options Menu section for details Buttons that function similarly to the front panel controls GROUP ADD CLEAR Group Mode controls VOL volume up VOL volume down RANDOM REPEAT Equivalent to the front panel Group Add and Clear buttons Equivalent to the front panel Standby button Equivalent
70. g s Play selected title s Advanced Menu Tree Advanced Menu Mode provides a search mechanism significantly more advanced and versatile than Simple Mode providing detailed control over selection of songs from the music library For example you could find an album by name and play a single song on that album Or you could find an artist by name then all albums by that artist then a song on one of those albums Advanced Menu Mode is enabled from the AudioTron web server Preferences screen Filtering Selections in the Menu Tree The flow chart above shows the tree structure in Advanced Mode The top shows the main menu selections Title Artist Album Genre Net and Lists while the boxes below each menu item show the categories and paths for navigating the tree For example selecting Artist presents a list of all artists as in Simple Mode However once the artist is selected a sub menu allows the selection of All all songs by the artist Title single titles by the artist Album album titles by the artist and Genre genres by the artist Once one of these items has been selected another sub menu appears and so on until the bottom of the tree 1s reached This effectively filters the music library by the criteria chosen in each part of the menu tree so that only songs matching the selected criteria will be listed in the display The menu tree shows how Advanced Mode lets you find song
71. h as a PC or router so you don t have to do it manually If you re using a cable modem or DSL the cable DSL routers typically act as DHCP servers You can also configure a PC as a DHCP server as described in any good home networking manual If you have a Cable DSL router installed on your network use the Cable DSL router box as the DHCP server not a PC A network cannot have more than one DHCP server Gateway and DNS Server In order to provide the Internet radio function AudioTron must be able to access the Internet on your network If your network is configured for Internet Connection Sharing the device that provides a connection between the network and the Internet connection i e dial up DSL or cable modem is called a gateway The gateway is connected to another device called a DNS Server that determines the connection between a URL Universal Resource Locator such as www TurtleRadio com and the IP address for that URL Thus when AudioTron plays Internet radio stations the gateway provides AudioTron a link to the Internet from the network and the DNS Server finds the location of the stations based in AudioTron s station list The Setup Utility can find IP addresses for the gateway and DNS devices on your network Routers and Internet Connection Sharing A router is a network device that forwards or routes TCP IP data between your network and the Internet Routers are typically separate boxes th
72. h you can download from the Turtle Beach web Turtle Beach AudioTron Web Server CONNECTED AUDIO site This screen is accessed by clicking on the Firmware menu item under the Den Home i AudioTron Firmware Settings section at the left of the screen Play Queue J CHECK FOR NEW FIRMWARE Search See the section entitled Updating a CURRENT FOUND No newer version detected AudioTron s Firmware for more Music Selection CURRENT INSTALLED 2 5 1 Title details on the firmware update Artist Album process Genre RESTORE raus Restore Defaults Lists Check for new Firmware Press the ees Warning Do not disconnect your network connection or shut Search button to initiate a search for the hile Fo ul pire Coa Alder to Bi ratore d da a tact gt Settings AudioTron firmware file on all of the Alarms NS directories accessible to AudioTron as ua UPDATE Firmware Update Firmware s gs determined by the Shares Access Haet Settings screen arana Firmware Current Found This will display the latest Histo firmware version found in any of the directories accessible to AudioTron Help on the Web Current Installed This displays the firmware version currently installed in the ak eee A a AudioTron Restore Factory Defaults Clicking the Web server Firmware Settings screen Restore Defaults button will reset AudioTron to its original factory default settings an
73. he song begins to play Since MP3 and WMA music files are compressed they require a smaller buffer than WAV files which can be up to 10 times larger Therefore WAV files will exhibit a longer delay between the time Play is pressed and when the song begins playing Windows 98 Millenium Share Password If you password protected shared directories that contain song files enter the password here so AudioTron can access the songs Press Save Share Password to load the password into AudioTron Windows NT 2000 XP User Name Sets a User Name used when the host PC is running Windows NT 4 0 2000 XP or Linux Note that the user name is case sensitive Default is atron Press Save to load the entry into AudioTron NT 2000 XP Password Sets a User Password used when host PC is running Windows NT 4 0 2000 XP or Linux Note that the password is case sensitive Default is atronpass Press Save to load the entry into AudioTron Click to configure share search options Click on this option to activate the Shares Configuration screen described in the next section Page 30 Turtle AudioTron Reference Manual Beach Share Search Options The Share Search Options screen lets you configure the directories where AudioTron will search for music files To access this screen Turtle Beach AudioTron Web Server CONN AUDIO D click on Click to configure share search cl options at the bot
74. iate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio or television reception However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause interference to radio and television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Re orient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Declaration of conformity Responsible party Voyetra Turtle Beach Inc 5 Odell Plaza Yonkers NY 10701 914 966 0600 Fax 914 966 1102 www turtle beach com Product AudioTron Digital Music Player This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation of this product is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Caution Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Voyetra Turtle Beach could void the FCC compliance and negate your authority to operate the product For United States users FCC part 68 The A
75. icker access Use these buttons for assigning favorites you intend to use often Equivalent to the categories in the main menu for selecting lists Activates Internet radio menu GROUP ADD CLEAR FAVORITES A d TITLE ARTIST ALBUM GENRE NET LISTS Merle o a 4 Beachu Se AudioTron Remote Control Page 7 Turtle AudioTron Reference Manual lt Beach Assigning Favorites to the Remote Control The Favorites feature lets you assign a song album artist genre Internet radio station or playlist to the Favorites Buttons on the remote control so you can instantly play them with a push of a button The remote control includes a set of 20 user programmable buttons grouped as 16 FAVORITES buttons labeled 1 16 and 4 PRESETS buttons labeled A B C and D When one of these buttons is pressed the current playing song if any is stopped and the songs associated with the button will be loaded into the Play Queue To assign the Favorites and Presets buttons on the Remote Control 1 Turn the knob to highlight Title Artist Album Genre Net or Title Artist Album Genre Net Lists Lists in the display menu or press Select by Album the corresponding button on remote control For example to assign an album select Album Select by Album 2 Press the knob or Play and turn Sting Brand Neu Day the knob to scroll album names 3 When the desired album is s displayed p
76. icular AMD ia 13 TO play songs Of a Daricular CONS A A occi d ood ue ond umo dece nad 13 TO DIAV SOMOS A O S 13 FO Select With ihe REMOTO COBITOl E EIA ISS 13 Advanced MentrModesionadaaiaal aaa cti 14 Filtering Selections inthe Ment Tree A A ew dese ARS 14 Selecting SONGS 4f AAM 15 To select all songs in the music library Method 1 irissen iranta A A a a aian EREE S AA T A 15 To select all songs in the music library Method 2 ooooooonicicicococonnconnccnnonononncnnnonnncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnos 15 TO SGICCE A SONG DY TM 15 Selecting SONGS DY AMAT iS 15 Toselecl All SONG SDV an AMS E A A A AT EE E Sas EA A AA AEE SAA 15 Toselectasmgle s ng oy an Arist stad d a a a o etas pere A dm ud cM C LI HM M M EIE 15 To select all songs on an Album by an Ad esa edes e tope Medea UNES aH NE ded Id oM dee 16 To play asong on an Album Dy ansAFUISL ueneno otov dat a ata 16 TO play all songs ina Genre by an Artist o i ot y bn educ d bu deese iab bas De b in op Au ER ees oe 16 TOwelect a Song In a Genre DY GI AIUS id ntt Ibit etu A A A II 17 To select all songs in a Genre on an Album by an Artist sessi eene nnn nnne nna nennen nennen aan 17 To select a song in a Genre on an Album by an Artist ccccccccssccsesecccccneseeecessnnsuueecessansaueeseessaaadauseeessanaaaunsscessasaauesssessaaanaes 18 Controlling AudioTron wi
77. ide enough data to finish buffering the next song before the current song is over Note that if you re listening to two songs that have zero silence between them on the original CD you may heat a slight pop as the AudioTron MP3 codec shuts down and then opens again for the next track This pop does not occur with WAV files because no codec is used to decompress the audio stream It will not occur in most songs as they have a small buffer of silence at the beginning and or end of the song Page 48 Turtle AudioTron Reference Manual Beach Certain songs won t play at all or display the message CLOSED The CLOSED message indicates that the PC host has denied access to the music file making it impossible for AudioTron to play the file Some of the possible causes include Y If the PC on which the file is stored is in power save mode AudioTron will display closed until the PC is ready to transfer the file This should only happen when the PC wakes up from the sleep state Some MP3 and WMA files have odd sample rates that are incompatible with AudioTron If the song was obtained from the Internet it is possible that it was created in one of these non standard rates and is not recognized by AudioTron This is usually not a problem with songs created from a CD with AudioStation A song plays on the analog outputs but not on the S PDIF digital output Y Y Songs will only play through the optical S PD
78. ike to hear more Jazz songs pressing the Genre button on the remote control will clear the Play Queue and load every Jazz song in yout library Or if you re listening to a song by a particular artist and want to hear only songs by that artist pressing Artist will clear all of the songs in the Play Queue and load all songs by that artist Or while listening to a song from a particular album pressing Album will clear the Play Queue and load all songs from that album Page 8 Turtle AudioTron Reference Manual Beach Playing your Music Library from the AudioTron Panel Main Menu Display AudioTron s Main Menu display shown below lets you find songs by Title individual song titles Artist creator of the song Album the name of the CD the song came from Genre type of music and Lists User defined Playlists The Net menu item lets you select Internet radio stations if AudioTron is configured for Internet radio via the web server Settings gt TurtleRadio page The stations in the Net category are configured at the TurtleRadio web site as described in the Setup Guide section entitled Configuring AudioTron to play Internet Radio Turn knob to highlight menu item Q3 Title Artist Album Genre Net Lists Press Play to select Select by Play List Push knob to select The categories Title Artist Album and Genre are part of the song tag created by AudioStation or other PC jukebox program used to transfer the song
79. ill start playing the Current Nap Alarm sound For instance if set to 1 minute the unit will start playing the selected music one minute after the Set Nap Alarm button has been pressed Soft Wake When enabled the alarm will turn on gradually and increase in volume until reaching the specified volume level Soft Wake will have no effect when using the digital audio output Change Alarm Sound Pressing this button lets you select the song group of songs or Internet radio station that will play when the Alarm is triggered To preview the alarm press the Audition button next to the Alarm To stop the preview press the Stop button Alarm 1 and Alarm 2 The features of Alarm 1 and Alarm 2 are identical The alarms operate independently No settings will take effect until the Set Alarm button is pressed Enable When checked the Alarm is enabled as indicated on the front panel display Soft Wake When checked the alarm will turn on gradually and increase in volume until reaching the specified volume level Alarm Time Selects the Alarm time don t forget to specify AM or PM Alarm Days Specifies what days of the week you would like the alarm to sound By default Monday through Friday are selected Alarm Volume Changing this value will specify a new volume setting for the alarm Page 28 Turtle AudioTron Reference Manual Beach Settings Settings Network The web server Network Settings screen lets
80. indows Media are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders and are hereby acknowledged gracenote MPEG Layer 3 audio coding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and THOMSON Multimedia Supply of the MP3 functionality in this product only conveys a license for private non commercial use and does not convey a license nor imply any right to use this product in real time broadcasting terrestrial satellite cable and or any other media or broadcasting via Internet and or other networks including but not limited to intranets or in pay audio or audio on demand applications An independent license for such use is required For details please visit http www mp3licensing com Important Safety Information Your Turtle Beach AudioTron is designed and tested to meet the latest standards for safety of digital music technology equipment However to ensure safe use of this product it is important that the safety instructions marked on the product and in the documentation are followed Always follow these instructions to help guard against personal injury and damage to your product Read and follow all instructions marked on the product and in the documentation before you operate your system Retain all safety and operating instructions for future use Do not use this product near water or a heat source such as a radiator Set up the system on a stable work su
81. ioTron Reference Manual 2 Toimmediately begin playing all songs by an Artist in place of the currently playing song click Play to the left of the check box 3 To add all songs by an artist to the Play Queue select the checkbox next to artist name then click the Add to Queue button These songs will play after the songs already in the queue are done playing 4 To find songs from a particular Album Genre or Title by an Artist click on the links to the right of the artist s name 5 When selecting the Artist by Album Genre etc the current selection will appear at the top of the screen To clear the criteria and start over click on the menu item on the left side of the screen to start over 6 Follow this procedure for the Album and Genre categories that utilize the filter function Turtle Beach AudioTron Web Server Turtle Beach AudioTron Web Server CONNECTED AUDIO CONNEC AUDIO Den Home Currently showing Album Home urrently showing Genre Play Queue lt AAABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUYWX YZ gt Z ALCL ABCDEFGHIIJKLMNOPQRSTUY WX Z 3Z Group List Group List Play St Morning Glory 1 i 7 m Music Selection o Cones eae T Music Selection Title Title Play 100 Fun 1 song i ay 7 Acoustic 3 songs Show me Title Album Artist ay Ambient 2 songs Show me Title Album Artist Album Genre Play 1000 Miles Away 1 song Net By Category Net By Station Name Lists Genre Net By Category
82. ioTron to access its files To activate the Index File feature run the Setup Utility main menu option called Check Local Computer for Music Files or Check Remote Computer for Music Files On the Search Results screen that lists the directories for the PC searched press the Fix it button to place index files in the directories where music files were found Directories with music accessible to AudioTron will be Ea identified with the Play triangle To remove the index files from all directories run the Setup Utility Advanced Options and check Remove index files from local computer Turtle lt Beach Overriding AudioTron s Default Directory Settings Turtle Beach AudioTron Web Server CONNECTED AUDIO Den Home File Access Settings Play Queue CURRENT NUMBER OF FILES FOUND 6570 Group List CHECK FOR NEW FILES Press to Check Music Selection Title V FILE PLAYBACK di ADDITIONAL PRE BUFFERING None BUFFERS nre Net By Category Net By Station Name Save File Playback Settings Lists avorites Warning Unchecking the File Playback option prevents files such as MP3s or WMAs from playing on your AudioTron Windows 98 Millennium SHARE PASSWORD SAHNE Save Share Password etwork File Access Preferences Windows NT 2000 XP vu USER NAME stron TurtleRadio PASSWORD Help on the Web Save NT 2000 XP Settings radio Click to configure Share Search O
83. ists Turn knob to highlight Artist in menu or press Artist on remote control Press Play or Select by Artist push knob to select songs by Artist Page 16 Turtle AudioTron Reference Manual Beach Select by Artist STOP to exit To scroll artist names turn knob or press lt gt on remote control Press lt lt gt gt or Jump Sting Jump on remote control to jump by letter Press Play or push knob to select All Title Album Genre STOP to exit Turn knob to highlight Genre or press Genre on remote control Press Play or push knob Select Genre for Sting 63 songs to select songs by Genre for this artist Select Genre for Sting To scroll genres by this artist turn knob or press lt gt on remote control Press lt lt gt gt Rock or Jump Jump on remote control to jump by letter Press Play or push knob to select genre AM Title Album STOP to exit All Songs mode is highlighted Press Play or push knob to select all songs in this Genre by Play All for Rock Sting 63 songs this artist Selected 63 items All songs in this genre by this artist are added to the Play queue To select a song in a Genre by an Artist Title Artist Album Genre Net Lists Turn knob to highlight Artist in menu or press Artist on remote control Select by Artist Press Play or push knob to select songs by Artist Select by Artist STOP to exit To scroll artists turn knob or press lt gt on remote control Pre
84. l Search at x days x hrs x mins Home Play Queue Group List Music Selection Title Artist Album Genre Net By Categor Net By Station Name Lists Favorites Clock Settings Alarms Settings Network File Access Preferences Web Server Firmware History TurtleRadio Help on the Web Network History Network Configuration Local IP Address 192 168 1 100 Audiotron Name AtronQ0091 e Local MAC address 00 04 32 00 09 1e Local Net Mask 255 255 255 0 Local Gateway 192 158 1 1 Local DNS server 151 202 0 85 Initial Search at O days O hrs O mins Host DEN PC found at IP 192 168 1 103 Share UDEN PCAC has 7 new songs Host MUSIC PC found at IP 192 168 1 104 Share WMUSIC PC E has O new songs Share MUSIC PC D has O new songs Share MUSIC PCXC has 1 new songs Host STAR GATE found at IP 192 168 1 105 Share WSTAR GATEXMP3 has O new songs Share WSTAR GATEWMA has 0 new songs Share WSTAR GATE E has O new songs Share WSTAR GATEXTEMP has O new songs Share WSTAR GATEWY OLD DOCUM has O new songs Voyetra Turtle Beach Inc TB All rights reserved want Turtle Beach com Web server Network History screen Indicates that the first search of the network occurred at this amount of time since the AudioTron was booted Host hostname found at IP x x x x Indicates that the host was found at the indicated IP address Update Search at x days x hrs x mins Indicates when the last search for n
85. lay Found xx Hosts where xx is the number of PCs it found and search for music files After it s done finding songs the main menu will appear and AudioTron will be ready to play music From this point on you should turn AudioTron on and off with the Standby button Turning off the rear panel power switch will erase the internal database of song titles and the network scan procedure will be repeated the next time AudioTron is powered on If No Hosts Found is displayed check the suggestions for No Hosts Found in the Troubleshooting Tips section If after rebooting AudioTron No Hosts Found is again displayed restore AudioTron s default settings as described below To restore AudioTron s default settings Press the Options button Turn the knob until the Restore Factory Defaults is displayed Press the knob to display the No Yes menu screen Turn and press the Knob to select Yes to restore the factory default settings Reboot AudioTron to repeat the DHCP process If No Hosts Found is again displayed it is possible that your network does not have a DHCP server or if it does AudioTron can t find it In this case you must manually assign an IP address using the Static IP address procedure as described below You can check for a DHCP server on the network by running the Setup Utility To assign a Static IP Address from the front panel 1 Find the addresses of the PCs in your network Run the Setup Utili
86. lay a song on an Album by an Artist Title Artist Aloum Genre Net Lists Turn knob to highlight Artist in menu or press Artist on remote control Select by Artist Press Play or push knob to select songs by Artist Select by Artist STOP to exit To scroll artists turn knob or press lt gt on remote control Press lt lt gt gt or Jump Sting Jump on remote control to jump by letter Press Play or push knob to select artist All Title Album Genre STOP to exit Turn knob to highlight Album or press Album on remote control Select Album for Sting 63 songs Press Play or push knob to select a song by searching albums by this artist Select Album for Sting To scroll albums turn knob or press lt gt on remote control Press lt lt gt gt or Jump Brand New Day Jump on remote control to jump by letter Press Play or push knob to select album All Title STOP to exit Turn knob to highlight Title Press Play or push Knob to select a song on this album Select Title for Sting Brand New 10 songs Select Title for Sting Brand New Day To scroll songs on this album turn knob or press lt gt on remote control Press lt lt gt gt or Jump Jump on remote control to jump by letter Press Play or push knob to select song A Thousand Years Selected 1 item Selected song on this album is added to the Play Queue To play all songs in a Genre by an Artist Title Artist Album Genre Net L
87. lay when the alarm sounds Page 26 Turtle AudioTron Reference Manual Beach Clock Settings The Clock Settings screen displays the settings relevant to configuring the Clock feature This screen is accessed by clicking on the Settings menu item under the Clock section at the left of the screen Clock Configuration Display Mode The clock feature can be enabled Turtle Beach Pusat ron Wan Server several different ways by selecting the options in the Display Mode pull down menu settings and noma Clock Settings then pressing the Set Clock Config button Play Queue Clock Configuration F Group List gi Enable Clock using TurleRadio s e Disable Clock This option turns off the ser time zone GMT 5 00 Easter Time clock feature Music Selection DISPLAY SECONDS Enabled AR O Enabled e Enable Clock using TurtleRadio This EN uu ness option turns on the clock feature and obtains EN omuerreavmo r R Enabled the time from the TurtleRadio time server SENI SetCleckConfg whenever you use the Search for New gu E Maii fins Setting Stations feature in the TurtleRadio Settings zin zs 005 AM PM screen Although this is the easiest method hato san 1 2001 of enabling the clock the TurtleRadio server Jr SetManual Time is not a true time server so the actual time ima eon Internet Time Server Setting setting is accurate to only to 30 40 seconds ee mee E
88. laylist files which can be read by most other PC jukebox players M3U files are lists of pointers to the locations of MP3 or Windows Media WMA files To create a User Playlist 1 Click on the Music Library Tab then click on the next to the User Playlists folder in the Library tree on the left side of the screen Right click default and select New Playlist or click on the New Playlist button above the Playlist pane on the right side of the screen in the Music Library tab window 2 Drag and drop tracks from the Playlist screen on the right side to the User Playlist folder you ve defined on the left side For example select All Tracks in the Library tree then drag and drop tracks from the Playlist pane on the right to the Playlist folder in the Library tree on the left You can select a group of tracks by holding down the Control Ctrl key and left clicking on the Tracks that you wish to select Or to select a group of consecutive Tracks click on the first Track that you wish to select Then hold down the Shift key and click on the last Track in the list that you wish to select All Tracks between the first and last Tracks in the list will be selected 3 You can also add tracks to your playlist by highlighting the track and pressing Send To User Playlists This will activate a fly out menu listing all of your User Playlists 4 Tore order the tracks in a list drag and drop the track to a new position in the li
89. le options and refer to the detailed descriptions in the following sections The Settings pages require a password to access The default password admin may be changed from the Web Server Settings screen Page 21 Turtle AudioTron Reference Manual c Beach Music Selection Selecting Songs and Internet Radio Stations The web server Home screen shows the name of the currently playing song and the next song in the queue From here you can control all of the play transport functions and Music Selection E Title access the other web browser pages by clicking on the left Artist panel menu items Album Genre Met By Category To play songs from the Web Server Net By Station Name Lists 1 The menu items under the Music Selection section pru correspond to the menu items on the AudioTron front panel display in addition to Favorites Click on one of these menu categories to select songs as you would on the AudioTron display For example clicking Title Artist Album Genre Net Lists on Title presents an alphabetical list of the Titles in Select by Album your music library Web server Music Selection menu Front panel main menu display 2 Tofind a song by Title click Title to activate the Title Selection screen Navigate by using the alphabet letters at the top of the screen Note that if you have Turtle Beach AucioTron Web Server many songs beginning with a certain letter the list will s be separated into mul
90. leRadio server 2 Found xxx stations Indicates how many new radio stations were found i Host hostname found at IP x x x x Indicates that the host was found at the _ indicated IP address Update Search at x days x hrs x mins Indicates when the last search for new music occurred i Share sharename has xx new songs Indicates the number of new songs found on the indicated share i Sharename Share Access Denied Indicates that access to this share was denied because the share password was wrong Sharename Error accessing share Indicates that there was a non password related error accessing this share i Hostname Access to host denied Indicates that the NT username and password are incorrect Hostname Error accessing host Indicates that there was a non password related error accessing this host 2 No Name for host at IP x x x x Indicates that no name was found for a host found at Page 4 AudioTron Reference Manual Configure DHCP default Enabled Configure IP Address default 192 168 0 10 Configure IP Subnet Mask default 255 255 255 0 Configure IP Gateway default 192 168 0 1 Button Test Diag Turtle lt Beach that IP address therefore TCP IP was installed but File Sharing was not installed or not _ bound to TCP IP Using TOC file for Share xxxxx Indicates that there is a Table of Contents file that
91. led AudioTron Web server Share Search Options screen and Shared Directories Choose this option if you configured your music directories with the AudioTron Setup Utility and you do not have music files in directories with other names Option 2 Search all folders in all shares When this option is selected AudioTron will search for music files in every shared folder on every networked PC If you have many shared folders using this option could significantly increase the time to search for music Thus it is suggested that this option only be used if you have music files stored in many folders that would be too difficult to consolidate into the default folders in option 1 Option 3 Search all folders in shared folders listed below When this option is selected AudioTron will only search for music files in the folders listed in the Configure Shares Manually section below Use this option if your music is stored in several shared folders with names that do not conform with the default folders in option 1 Configure Shares Manually This section activated when option 3 is selected lets you specify the shared folders with your music files so that AudioTron will search only those folders Clicking the Search Network for Shares button will activate a search for all of the shared folders on your network which will be listed next to Found Shares After the search is done you can either copy and paste the folder names from th
92. lso takes up a significant amount of hard drive space a typical three minute song consumes more than 30MB of hard disk space Playback of uncompressed WAV audio will be most important for audiophiles who can discern the loss of dynamic range and other limitations of compressed audio formats For these listeners maximum fidelity will be achieved when playing WAV files through AudioTron s S PDIF optical digital output MP3 MPEG 1 Layer IIT format uses a compression process that implements psychoacoustic principles to reduce the file size while preserving a high level of sound quality Digital music files encoded using MP3 technology MP3 files are very popular on the Internet due to their combination of good sound quality and small file size a three minute song can be reduced to less than 3MB a factor of 10 reduction as compared to WAV format WMA Windows Media M Audio format was developed by Microsoft as an alternative to MP3 for compressed digital audio Similar in many ways to the equally common MP3 format WMA offers equal sound quality in an even smaller file size In most cases the MP3 or WMA formats offer acceptable listening quality especially when recorded at the higher sample rate options However the following table lists some of the issues to consider when deciding which format to use for storing music files WAV format benefits WAV format drawbacks Preserves all of the qualities of the original CD Typically WAV fo
93. m screen Web server Genre screen Page 23 AudioTron Reference Manual Play Queue You can view and edit the songs in the Play Queue from the web server Play Queue screen accessed by pressing the Play Queue menu item on the left The currently playing song will have a E Now Playing designation next to its label To jump to another song click on Play next to the title To remove a song ot group of songs from the Play Queue select the checkbox next to the item s and press the Delete from Queue button at the bottom of the screen Favorites The 16 Favorites buttons labeled 1 16 and 4 Preset buttons labeled A D on the remote control can each be assigned to load preset song lists into the Play Queue These 20 buttons can be assigned from either the remote control with the Add FAV button or from the web server Favorites screen The Favorites buttons may be assigned songs by any of the categories in the main menu which includes individual title artist album genre ot playlist For example you can assign a single song title or all of the songs by an artist to a Favorites button The following example describes how to assign a Favorites button to load songs into the Play Queue To assign songs to the Favorites buttons 1 Click on the Favorites menu item to activate the Favorites screen which shows the assignment of the 16 Favorites buttons and 4 Presets buttons 2 To play any of the Favorites or P
94. me Set Sleep Timer 1Min esw ie seas Playing 4 of 17 0 2716 01 After you ve become accustomed to AudioTron s trot cwm A gt Artist Bach Clock Brandenbur n powerful set of features you ll appreciate the Satins oe convenience of using the AudioTron web server nae A Network Next 5 of 17 to control your song library and Audio Tron Bite Title Il Adagio ma non tanto Web Sen settings Histoy HW Bren PON Concertos baht Genre Classical mE Help on the Web Location Click here for location The AudioTron Web Server is incompatible P radio ved with Netscape Navigator earlier than wy logo version 6 0 Ad blocking cookie blocking or personal firewall programs may prevent the web server from communicating with the PC and therefore should be disabled E Done Es Local intranet Web server running in the Windows Explorer Web browser The web server also supports a thin client mode compatible with the smaller screen on a PocketPC device This mode enables devices such as the Compaq iPaq to control Audio Trons from its web browser For more information see the section Using PocketPC devices with the Web Server To access the Web Server 5 Activate the web browser on a PC connected to the same network as AudioTron Find the network name assigned to AudioTron by pressing the front panel Options button selecting Network History and scrolling to AudioT
95. mote control to jump by letter Press Play or push knob to select Sting All Title Album Genre STOP to exit Turn knob to highlight Genre or press Genre on remote control Select Genre for Sting 63 songs Press Play or push knob to select songs by Genre for this artist Select Genre for Sting To scroll genres by this artist turn knob or press lt gt on remote control Press lt lt gt gt or Rock Jump Jump on remote control to jump by letter Press Play or push knob to select genre All Title Album STOP to exit Turn knob to highlight Album mode or press Album on remote control Select Album for Rock Sting 63 songs Press Play or push knob to select an Album Select Album for Rock Sting To scroll albums in this genre by this artist turn knob or press lt gt on remote control Press lt lt gt gt or Jump Jump on remote control to jump by letter Press Play or push knob to select album Brand New Day Page 17 AudioTron Reference Manual All Title STOP to exit Play All for Rock Sting Brand Ne 10 songs Selected 10 items gt Turtle Beach All titles is highlighted Press Play or push knob to select all songs on this album All songs on this album are added to the Play Queue To select a song in a Genre on an Album by an Artist Title Artist Album Genre Net Lists Select by Artist Select by Artist STOP to exit Sting All Title Album Genre STOP to exit
96. ms Do not connect a telephone line filter between Audio Tron s HPNA jack and the wall phone jack Transient protection is built into the Audio Tron phone jack Page 52 AudioTron Reference Manual Audio Troubleshooting Procedure Press PLAY BRUN d Display indicates the song is playing but there is no sound BECK d Is the Mute button on Can you hear the song from headphones plugged into the headphone jack Turn the Standby button off and on Are the audio outputs properly connected Do any other songs play What happened You can hear the song playing Display does not respond No sound Note input when originally converted from CD Turtle lt Beach Page 53 Turtle AudioTron Reference Manual lt Beach Updating AudioTron s Firmware Turtle Beach periodically releases new updates for the AudioTron firmware to implement feature enhancements bug fixes and operational modifications The firmware updates may be obtained at the Turtle Beach web site www Turtle Beach com and transferred to the AudioTron either from the web server or from the front panel display as described in this section The firmware version number in your AudioTron can be found as follows e The firmware version is displayed
97. n could make the unit inoperable Page 29 Turtle AudioTron Reference Manual lt Beach Settings File Access The File Access Settings screen lets you configure features that relate to playback of the digital music AudioTron Web Server files in your PC music library This screen is accessed by clicking on the File Access menu item under the Home File Access Settings Settings section at the left of the screen Play Queue CURRENT NUMBER OF FILES FOUND 6570 A i E G List j Current number of files found This is the number uS check FOR new FILES Presto Check i usic Selection of music files found in your music library Tie Album Check for New Files Pressing this button causes NES ciTe SENSE amen P DUM a CA ar i Net By Station Name Save File Playback Settings AudioTron to search the PCs i e Hosts on your ss M Warning Unchecking the File Playback option prevents files such as MP3s network for new music files Use this whenever you Em n m E oc add music files to your music library or whenever Settings Windows 98 Millennium you add PCs to your network SNA aon Save Share Password File Playback Check Enabled and click Save aD ARERR a t e indows i i File Playback Settings to configure Audio Tron to Firma SS as play songs from your music library Disable this ae passworo em M feature and enable the Internet radio function in the Help on th
98. n will turn off the Alarm automatically Snooze Function Setting This setting Turtle Beach gt Turtle Beach CONNECTED AUDIO Home Play Queue Group List Music Selection Title Artist Album Genre Net By Category Net By Station Name Lists Favorites Clock Settings Alarms Settings Network File Access Preferences Web Server Firmware History TurtleRadio Help on the Web Alarm Settings Snooze Function Setting Applies to all three alarms below 2 Min Set Snooze AudioTron Web Server Den Nap Alarm NAP INTERVAL 1 Min Soft Wake Set Nap Alarm CURRENT NAP ALARM Title i Will Change Alarm Sound Audition Stop Alarm 1 ENABLE O Alarm Vv Soft Wake ALARM TIME 7 10 C AM PM ALARM DAYS Ys Mu lv vr lvwlvrlvr Ms ALARM VOLUME odb Set Alarm 1 CURRENT ALARM Default Alarm Sound Change Alarm Sound Audition Stop Alarm 2 ENABLE 7 alarm L soft Wake ALARM TIME 7 gt 55 C AM PM ALARM DAYS Yo lvulvrlvwlvrlvrelvs ALARM VOLUME odo Set Alarm 2 CURRENT ALARM Default Alarm Sound Change Alarm Sound Audition Stop ed van Turtle Beach com Web server Alarm Settings screen determines how long AudioTron will remain silent after the Snooze button has been pressed during alarm playback Nap Alarm Nap Interval This setting sets the time before AudioTron w
99. nccnnnnnnonaconnnnnnonanconnnnnnonancnnnonnos 50 NetWork ISSUES Geometria parati a a EAEC OE EEEE TEARRE 51 General Network Troubleshooting TipS ccccccocooonccnncccononoconnnonononnconnnnnnonnncrnnn nro nennen enhn nennen rrn nn nnns nn arr n neris eniin n nnns nnn rns 51 AudioTron doesn t work with a specific Router or HUD cccccoooccnnccconcnnccooccnnnconccnnonnncnnnononnnnononcnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnannnnnnnanancnnnnos 51 If AudioTron is connected directly to your computer using an Ethernet or HPNA interface Win98 and Win ME only 51 AudioTron displays No Hosts Found when first turned on sssssssssssssssssseeseee eene nennen nennen nnne nnns nnn nnn nnn nnn 52 I WOU TOCUSIDO ah HPNA HOIWOLDC a autre tU cS o 52 Audio Troubleshooting Procedure TULIT iii A RIE ia 53 Updating AudioTron s Firmware iiie ee eco ano eater o Coca n eno eun n ve coUe ccn aa ce na Cn oe eus a Ds ne oe aoi o sapo pr DA crap E EOD EE EAE 54 CAUTION 20 RN 54 To update the firmware from the web server c s1sccccccsseecccssseecccsasecesssseeesaueeeessaueseessasneessaseecessasecesssseeeessaneecessaeesessanens 54 To update AudioTron s firmware from the front panel eissssssiissssssesssesea seen nahen nn nans nn nass nsns asas ssa a a sans sa aa sn sana ann 55 NeiWorkiBaSICS PTT TTE TIT TTD TOTO ddr rada 56 Overview or Home NGIWOnKkS s ip ca oa etra a 56 vii HPNA Home Phone Network Alliance Networks
100. ning of the next prev alphabetical category in the list making it easier to navigate through long lists i Group When lit activates Group Edit mode for deleting single songs in the Group List with the Clear Button See the section entitled Using Group Mode for details Add Adds the currently playing or selected song album list etc to the Group List i Clear Deletes all songs in the Group List when the Group Button is not lit and a song is not playing Deletes individual songs in the Group List when the Group Button is lit i The infrared IR sensor receives commands from the remote control The IR sensor is located next to the control knob on the front of the unit The operation of the control knob depends on the context in which it is used Functions are described in the various sections of this manual i While a song is playing turning the knob adjusts the playback volume Pressing the knob activates Song Position mode whereby turning the knob changes the playback position e g FF or Rewind The default setting for volume and song position can be set in the Web Server Settings tab In certain menu operations turning and pressing the knob initiates a selection Page 3 gt Turtle Beach AudioTron Reference Manual Setting Options from the Front Panel The Options button activates the Options Menu display Turn the control knob to scroll through the available menu items and pr
101. o scroll songs on this album turn knob or press lt gt on remote control Press lt lt gt gt or Jump Jump on remote control to jump by letter Press Play or push knob to select song Selected song is added to the Play Queue The above techniques for selecting songs can also be used to add the selections to the Group List by pressing the Add button when the song or item is displayed Page 18 Turtle AudioTron Reference Manual Beach Controlling AudioTron with the Web Server Web Server Overview AudioTron s extensive list of features cannot all be 3 Audiotron Network Configuration Microsoft Internet Explorer iof x File Edit View Favorites Tools Hel controlled from the limited number of buttons on A zx 3 the remote and front panel Instead we ve Bak oos Sp Rehesh Home Seach z 25 Address e http atron00091 e index asp Go Links provided an integrated web server that can be z accessed from your PC s web browser Once your Turtle Beach PA SER AudioTron is configured any PC on your network i can be used to access the web server by simply Hina Qu 3x 0 launching your web browser e g Internet ida 411 EE AS 8y B EY rou IS Explorer or Netscape and entering the IP address Ida P a Music Selection of your AudioTron enabling you to communicate The Volume Ddb E H Position 0 He Album i ax with the AudioTron from the PC Se
102. oTron web server lets you select how you d like AudioTron to search for music files in shared directories on your networked PCs Search default folders in all shares This option will only search for music files in shared folders that adhere to the AudioTron default restrictions described in the previous section Search all folders in all shares This option will search for music files in all shared folders on all networked PCs found by AudioTron Note that in systems with many files in shared folders this option could result in long search times when searching for new songs Search all shares in shared folders listed below This option lets you see which shared folders have been detected by AudioTron and then enter those which should be searched for music files These options are selected on the web server Share Search Options screen accessible by clicking on the option Click to Configure Share Search Options in the File Access Settings screen AudioTron Setup Utility Index Files The Setup Utility can be used to automatically find folders with music files and place index files in those folders When AudioTron finds index files during a music file search it identifies the directory with the index file as a music directory and logs the music and playlists in the directory listings of the Configure Shares Manually section of the Shares Search Options screen Note that these folders still must be shared in order to allow Aud
103. of using AudioStation instead of another PC jukebox program include e Guaranteed compatibility of tag and song formats of CDs ripped using AudioStation e Batch processing of tag data For example it s easy to change the artist name or genre of a large group of songs e CD tracks can be ripped to WAV format with proper tag information e You can listen to TurtleRadio stations add stations to your custom station list and edit station names that are displayed in AudioTron e The AudioStation and AudioTron music database views are very similar so it s easier to manage your music database Page 40 Turtle AudioTron Reference Manual Beach Digital Music File Formats AudioStation plays and records music files in MP3 WMA and WAV formats MP3 and WMA compressed audio formats reduce the size of an audio file by removing some of the sounds determined to be inaudible by the encoder Although the playback quality of these compressed audio formats is good enough for most listeners some audiophiles can hear the difference between compressed and uncompressed audio For this reason AudioTron is capable of playing true CD quality audio in uncompressed WAV format when used with an Ethernet network A unique feature of AudioStation is its ability to embed tag data into WAV files compatible with AudioTron WAV format preserves CD Quality audio which is sampled at 16 bits 44 1kHz Although this is the purest form of audio it a
104. ollowed by No Song Titles Found Use the Setup Utility to help troubleshoot this problem No Song Titles Found Indicates that no songs were found on the host or that no host was found Use the Setup Utility to help troubleshoot this problem or check for the proper directory names and shares as described in the Reference Manual No Hosts Found 2 Indicates that no PCs were found on the network Reconnect the network cable into AudioTron s rear panel to make sure it clicks when inserted or try another network cable Use the Setup Utility to help troubleshoot this problem Re setting AudioTron AudioTron may be reset by turning the rear panel power switch off and on waiting a few seconds then pressing the Standby button This would be necessary for example if AudioTron is behaving erratically or if you have loaded new firmware Page 2 AudioTron Reference Manual 3 Turtle lt Beach Front Panel Controls Headphone Jack Standby button Transport Buttons 0 Control Knob Drives headphones Volume is set with the control knob while a song is playing When headphones are connected the rear panel analog outputs will be muted The digital audio output is not affected After turning on the AC power with the rear panel switch the front panel Standby button is used for turning the unit on and off The rear panel AC switch shuts down the entire unit Standby shuts down only the display
105. om accessing the PC Some song titles appear twice in the display V Two songs with different file names but the same Title tag information will be displayed as the same song twice e g Song 1 Song 2 because the tag information for Title is the same The same applies to a song with the same title saved in different formats e g WMA MP3 or WAV Y If after checking your song library to confirm there s only one version of the song try re setting AudioTron with the rear panel power switch This will reset the internal memory and cause it to re scan the network for songs V Nested shares can also cause double occurrences For instance if songs are stored in C My Documents My Music and both the C drive and My Music are set as shared directories the music files in AMy Music might be displayed twice The Setup Utility can check for this Internet Radio Issues AudioTron has trouble connecting to Internet radio stations Try pinging a web site by name and by IP address from the web server Network Settings page If you are able to ping the web site by IP address but not by name i e you can ping 192 233 80 9 but not novell com then investigate your network DNS Server setup If you are unable to ping a web site by IP investigate your network gateway setup Internet radio stations play erratically There are many things that can affect the quality of playback of an Internet radio station some of which may be out of your control
106. ong is paused Press Pause or Play to resume playback BUFFERING xx Indicates that AudioTron is transferring song data from the network into its internal song buffer 2 MUTED If the MUTE button is pressed the word MUTED will flash Tags 2 Tags are data embedded in the audio files that provide information about the song e g title artist album name genre If no tags have been entered for the song the file name for the song will be displayed If the song tags contain more information than can be displayed at one time the display can be set to scroll as a marquee See the web server Settings Preferences section for information on controlling the display settings from the web server Preferences screen a Play Queue Status Displays the current song number and total number of songs in the Play Queue e g 2 the first song in an album that contains 5 songs will display as 1 5 Page 9 Turtle AudioTron Reference Manual lt Beach Song Position Display Setting Position 3 10 b 12 To set the song position while a song is playing press the remote control JUMP or JUMP buttons ot press and turn the knob on the front panel The display will indicate the song position and the song will continue to play while you move the cursor After the cursor stops moving the song will jump to the new position Note that the song position feature will show a percentage instead of the time with MP3 files encod
107. onnnnnononcnnnononononconancnnnononnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnonnnnnnns 47 Web Server Shared Directory Fealures o ces 47 Audio ron setup Util Index Files csi dl diia 47 Troubleshooting TIPS ua canario diera G G 48 Song lay ACK SES e e td a a ON O Oe 48 SONG Skips While playing A A A At diia 48 PAUSES DOWEN SONOS emari a ra S aa 48 Certain songs won t play at all or display the message CLOSED inocccccccnncccnnnoncnonoconnnnnnnnnncnnnnnonnnnrcnnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnrnnnnrrnnnnnnnnaness 49 A song plays on the analog outputs but not on the S PDIF digital output occcccooonnccnnccccnonoconnnnnnnnnncnnnnnononannonnnononnancnnnennos 49 Delay between the time the Play button is pressed and the time the music starts playing ccoocccccoccnccooncncannconanonnnannnos 49 Musie Eel IR M REMITTI ILU EL 49 AudioTron doesn t list some songs in the music library ooooonccncccoccnnccnoconnnnnnccnnnnnncnnnnnnconnnnnnronnnnnnrnnnnnnnnrncrnnnrnrrnnnnnennnnos 49 Some song titles appear twice mthe displaya sese cnecost bee toe Extat O esed edes puis 50 Meme Radio Issues noi 50 AudioTron has trouble connecting to Internet radio StatiONS ooooccccccoooccnnnnnoncnnnonaconnnnnnccnnnnnncnnnnnnnrcnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnncnnnnos 50 Internet radio stations Play errata li A AAA A A AA A a Lag dun 50 A station plays on the analog outputs but not on the S PDIF digital output cococcooonccnncccccon
108. orer When connecting the second drive its best to use the secondary IDE bus that is not connected to the primary drive since data transfer rates on drives connected to separate IDE cables are faster than drives connected to the same IDE cable Although using a second drive is fast and convenient the drawback is that it cannot be stored off site and it too can crash although in most cases it is unlikely that both drives will crash simultaneously e Adding a removable hard drive bay Placing the second drive in a removable drive bay lets you safely store the drive either off site or in a fireproof box affording much of the same benefits of a tape backup with the speed of a hard drive e Adding a Network Attached Storage NAS device to your network A NAS can be used to store your music library files on a drive that does not require a PC so you can play your music with AudioTron without the need for a PC to be powered on Of course the data on the NAS drive also should be backed up so one of the other methods for backing up the data should be implemented for the NAS e Backing up your music files to Recordable Compact Discs CD R AudioStation can be used to burn data CDs from your music library These data CDs not only provide backup for the library but can also be used to play your music library on CD players compatible with MP3 and WMA file formats Although slower than other methods this serves the purpose of backup off site storage
109. original factory default settings and discards all user customized changes Re start AudioTron for the default settings to take effect Turn the rear panel power switch off and back on Wait a few seconds and press the front panel Standby button Once the start up procedure is completed AudioTron will be operating with the original factory default settings Updates the internal software firmware from a file on the host PC See the section entitled Updating AudioTron s Firmware for details A diagnostic menu that is used for testing the operation of front panel buttons control knob and remote control Page 5 AudioTron Reference Manual Turtle Beach Rear Panel Connectors PPP e ee vu Sy LLL ee e ert a tdeo reed s Carts oes 5 a ta VAR MEN ge eer CORBA TE as D ETHERNET AC Fuse AC Power Switch i Ethernet Network Connector Use the included Category 5 Ethernet cable to connect this jack to a 10BaseT Ethernet network hub or switch i AudioTron will also work with a dual speed 10 100 hub but will not work with a 100baseTX only hub or switch 2 When AudioTron is connected to an HPNA phone line network this jack may be used to connect a telephone or to cascade a second AudioTron via the HPNA connection 2 HPNA Network Connector Connect the included telephone cable to this jack when using AudioTron on an HPNA home phone line network 0 04fS 0 0
110. out a way to break in For this reason a firewall is typically used between the DSL ot cable modem to prevent unauthorized users from accessing your network from the outside If a firewall is running on a network PC that contains music for Audio Tron the firewall should be set to pass AudioTron s IP address Otherwise it will treat Audio Tron as an unauthorized Page 58 Turtle AudioTron Reference Manual Beach user and prevent it from accessing music files in the PC s Shared directories To do this follow the instructions supplied with your firewall product Passwords AudioTron uses two kinds of passwords which can be set via the web server One is for protecting shared directories on Windows 98 Me and the other is used in conjunction with a network running on Windows NT XP or 2000 AudioTron can save only one password so you can only use a single password to protect all your shared music directories in Windows 98 Me When password protecting your shared directories set the password in the AudioTron web server Options Share Password setting AudioTron also requires a password if your music server is running Windows NT XP or 2000 These Network Operating Systems treat all devices accessing the PC as a User Each user requires a user name and user password so AudioTron will need one as well The user names and passwords set in the Windows Network Control Panel for the music server PC should match those
111. over the network than do MP3 and WMA files Also WAV files can be used only with Ethernet networks Try using MP3 or WMA to see if the skipping problem goes away Y if you re running an HPNA network Be sure you do not have a line filter on the PC s HPNA interface or the AudioTron s HPNA connector Also if the PC has a modem try connecting the HPNA interface and modem to the phone line with a splitter rather than in series with each other V if only certain songs skip try playing them on your PC with AudioStation to see 1f the song 1s damaged If it skips on the PC it will also skip on Audio Tron If the song is problematic try re recording the song from the original CD to make a new copy V Asa last resort power off AudioTron from the rear panel power switch wait a few seconds and power it on again This will rescan the music library and reset the AudioTron s processor Pauses between songs AudioTron eliminates pauses between tracks during playback which preserves the natural playback of song medleys AudioTron accomplishes this gap less playback by buffering the currently playing song while simultaneously buffering the beginning of the next track in the Play Queue Two things can interfere with this process and create a delay between tracks Unusually high network traffic which could interrupt the data packet stream and prevent proper filling of the buffer Songs that are less than 1 minute in length do not prov
112. paq com For more information on the Compaq iPaq PocketPC device visit WWW compaq cotn Page 37 Turtle AudioTron Reference Manual lt Beach Maintaining your Music Library Backing up the Songs in your Music Library One of the advantages of a digital music library on a PC is that you can back up your entire music collection and restore it should something happen to your originals A music collection of 5 000 songs recorded in WMA or MP3 formats can consume more than 25GB of hard drive space which is a significant amount of data To play it safe you should back up this data to other media just in case your music hard drive fails After you ve backed up the library you can rely on incremental back ups for new music that has been added to the library since the initial full backup Backing up this data can be accomplished in a number of ways e Tape Drive Backups Tape backup provides an inexpensive and convenient way to back up large amounts of data A major advantage of tape is that you can store it in a fireproof box or off site A disadvantage is that it is slower to back up and restore than say backing up to another hard drive e Adding a second hard drive to one of your PCs Large capacity hard drives have become cost effective enough to use as a backup for a music library Connecting a second large capacity drive to your music library PC lets you copy the library from the primary drive to the backup drive using Windows Expl
113. ptions right 82002 Voyetra Turtle Beach Inc VTB All rights reserved vwaw Turtle Beach com Web server File Access Settings screen Turtle Beach AudioTron Web Server CONNECTED AUDIO Den Home Share Search Options Share Search Mode o Search default folders in all shares ex WshareWwhy Music WshareYaudio Play Queue Group List Search all folders in all shares Music Selection Search all folders in shared folders listed below Title Artist Album Save Share Search Mode 6 enre Net By Category 3 a Bs Net By Station Name Configure Shares Manually save Search Network for Shares avorites MDEN PCAC F A QUNDISBARES WMUSIC PC E STAR GATE D SHARE 1 DIRECTORY STAR GATE D MY MUSII SHARE 2 DIRECTORY 77 SHARE 3 DIRECTORY 77777 SHARE 4 DIRECTORY SFT SHARE 5 DIRECTORY E radio SHARE 6 DIRECTORY 7 SHARE 7 DIRECTORY 777777 SHARE 8 DIRECTORY UJ Save Manual Search Settings Help on the Web ed wan Turtle Beach com Web server Shares Search Options screen gt AudioTron Setup Utility comes ese Local computer search result SETUP UTILITY These are your music folders Directory is not accessible to AudioT ron amp My Documents 3 Program Files e My Music ES D 23 WINDOWS My Documents 1 29 Program Files My Music mg Backup Turtle Beachu Legend Show Files Fix it
114. reset buttons which have music assigned click on Play next to the check box 3 For this example lets assign an album to Favorite button 3 Click Configure in the line for Favorite 3 then select Album from the left menu to activate the Album selection screen 4 Check the desired album from the list then click the Set Favorite button at the bottom of the screen to assign all songs in that album to Favorite button 3 Now pressing button 3 on the remote control will immediately play the songs from the assigned album 5 Songtitles genres artists lists and Internet radio stations may be assigned to the other buttons using a similar procedure Turtle Beach CONNECTED AUDIO Home Play Queue Group List Music Selection Title Artist Album Genre Net By Categon Net By Station Name Lists Favorites Clock Settings Alarms Settings Network File Access Preferences Web Server Firmware History TurtleRadio Help on the Web gt Turtle Beach AudioTron Web Server Den Currently showing Play Queue Play Adios Muchachos Play Concerto No 4 in G major Allegro Play Concerto No 5 in D major Allegro Play Concerto No 6 in B flat major Allegro Play Adagio ma non tanto lt Now Playing Play 7 l Affettuoso Play Andante Play IIl Allegro Play IL Presto Check all on this page Uncheck all on
115. ress the Add FAV Save Album Sting Brand New Day button on the remote control The As Favorite display will prompt for the number of the Favorites button you wish to use 4 Press one of the 16 Favorites buttons or one of the 4 Preset buttons on the remote control For example if you press button 1 the sign in the display will change to a 1 indicating the number of the button pressed From this point on pressing Favorites Button 1 will load and play this album 5 Tore assign a song or list to a button that has been assigned follow the same process to overwrite the previous contents am The Favorites buttons can also be assigned with the AudioTron web server See the web server Favorites section for details Using the More songs like this Feature The More songs like this feature is activated from the web server Preferences screen accessed by selecting Settings Preferences in the AudioTron web server The remote control More songs like this feature lets you easily play all songs by a particular artist gente or album while listening to your music When this feature is enabled via the web server Preferences screen the remote control ARTIST ALBUM or GENRE buttons no longer operate as menu selection buttons Instead they will clear the play queue and load all songs corresponding to the category of the current song For example if you re listening to a Jazz song and decide that you d l
116. ressing Double click on the Network icon in the Windows control panel then select TCP IP gt your adapter name component and click on Properties In the IP Address tab select Specify an IP address radio button and type 192 168 0 1 as the IP address and 255 255 255 0 as the subnet mask In the Bindings tab make sure Client for Microsoft Networks and File and printer sharing for Microsoft Page 51 Turtle AudioTron Reference Manual lt Beach Networks are checked Click the OK button Restart your computer if you were prompted to do so In AudioTron options menu disable DHCP and set the IP address and subnet mask as explained above AudioTron displays No Hosts Found when first turned on The AudioTron web server History screen can be used to check many of the network settings See the web server section for details When powered up from the rear panel power switch AudioTron will search the network for hosts after the Standby button is pressed If AudioTron is in DHCP mode and does not find a host after searching for two minutes it will display No Hosts Found If this occurs check the following Y N NS S S Reconnect the network cable to make sure it clicks when inserted Try another network cable to make sure the problem is not due to a defective cable If AudioTron is connected to a hub try another hub Make sure the host P
117. rface The product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the rating label e Openings in the product case are provided for ventilation Do not block or cover these openings Make sure you provide adequate space at least 6 inches 15 cm around the system for ventilation when you set up your work area Never insert objects of any kind into the ventilation openings e This product is equipped with a three conductor power cord to make sure that the product is properly grounded when in use The plug on this cord fits only into a grounding type outlet This is a safety feature If you are unable to insert the plug into an outlet contact an electrician to install the appropriate outlet If you use an extension cord with this product make sure that the total ampere rating on the products plugged into the extension cord does not exceed the extension cord ampere rating Do not walk on the power cord or allow anything to rest on it e Do not spill anything on the product The best way to avoid spills is to avoid eating and drinking near the product To avoid electrical shock always unplug all cables from product before cleaning the product e When the product is turned off a small amount of electrical current still flows through it The power cord should be unplugged from the wall outlet when the device is not used for extended periods of time e his equipment contains no user serviceable parts Please refer all servicing to
118. rmat does not include song recordings by maintaining the original 16 bit tags as do MP3 and WMA formats So 44 1kHz standard used for CD recordings MP3 AudioTron will only display the file name and and WMA formats remove audio information can t display or sort songs by Title Artist Album that is determined to be inaudible in orderto Genre etc However AudioStation lets you add compress the file size tag information to WAV files so that they can be sorted and displayed just like WMA and MP3 The highest fidelity is achieved when using AudioTron s optical digital output with E uncompressed WAV format WAV files cannot be transferred to portable digital audio players Typically these players are only compatible with MP3 and WMA formats formats WAV format lets you burn high quality custom CDs from your music library with AudioStation Although you can also burn a CD from files o WAV format can take up more than 10 times as saved in MP3 or WMA format these much hard drive space as MP3 and WMA compressed formats must be converted to formats uncompressed WAV format prior to creating the t rt WAV f t CD This process will reduce the audio quality PAULIO Irar GOSS o DD od fth Itina CD HPNA network An Ethernet network is required Mdb oin i for playback of WAV files Page 41 Turtle AudioTron Reference Manual lt Beach Song Tags Title Artist Album Genre etc A song tag al
119. rmined in part by a sub net mask number that is used to derive the address of the entire network An IP address can be thought of as the phone number of each node i e device on the network Within the same area code no two people have the same phone number If two calls are made to the same number at the same time both callers will get a busy signal and no communication can take place Similarly with IP addresses each computer and each AudioTron on the network is regarded as a node that must each have a unique IP address phone number The network must also have its own area code which is derived from its Sub net Mask p The AudioTron Setup Utility can find the IP address settings for the AudioTrons and PCs on your network Page 57 Turtle AudioTron Reference Manual lt Beach Setting up AudioTron s IP Address The AudioTron Setup Utility can help you set up AudioTron s IP address found on the web server s Connectivity tab An IP address can be assigned manually which is called Static IP Addressing or automatically by a DHCP Server which is a PC or other device on the network that manages IP addresses for all nodes The Setup Utility can determine if a DHCP server is available on your network or if AudioTron requires a Static IP address DHCP Dynamic Host Client Protocol Server The easiest way for a device to get an IP address is to have it automatically assigned one by another device suc
120. ron Name After noting the name e g Atron00096a press the Options button to exit Options mode In your PC web browser screen enter the AudioTron name the same way you d enter an Internet Web site URL and then press Enter on your PC keyboard For example if the AudioTron name is Atron00096a enter http Atron00096a Note that you can also use AudioTron s IP address e g http 192 168 1 10 or use the link created by the Setup Utility If you attempt to access the web server Settings or Clock functions the web browser will ask for a user name and password Enter the default password admin for both This password can be changed from the Settings Web Server screen and is useful if you want to prevent others from changing the AudioTron s settings without your permission The Restore Factory Defaults button in the web server Firmware screen can be used to reset the password and user name to admin After the username and password are entered the browser will search for AudioTron at the address you ve entered When it finds AudioTron on the network the AudioTron web server home screen will be displayed Page 19 Turtle AudioTron Reference Manual lt Beach 6 To make it easier to activate the web server from this point on you can use the web browser s Add to Favorites setting to add the AudioTron address to your list of favorite URLs Your web browser will also let you rename the favorite to something
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123. rsions of tag formatting which can lead to incompatibilities among tag data when the music files have not been recorded using the same PC jukebox program or when music is downloaded from the Internet Using AudioStation as your CD recording software can avoid these issues by assuring consistency in tag data format To modify groups of song tags drag and drop the song files from the right side playlist screen into the appropriate category on the left side library screen and AudioStation will change the tag accordingly This operates like a batch editor for tags and is useful for cleaning up inconsistent tags For more information on tags check out the web site www ID3 org gt AudioTron can display tag information saved in the Windows Media WMA MP3 ID3 version 1 0 1 1 and 2 3 formats and WAV files tagged in AudioStation Tags in other formats may not display properly Security Features in WMA Music Files The WMA file format provides a security feature that encry pts song files so they may be played but not copied a Formats Recording CDDB MyFavorites Remote AudioTron cannot play music files encrypted with this security ee DCN LO feature Windows Media Security Settings F teret to automaticaly acquie enced gt Audi Secure my music files when encoding udio Tron cannot play songs recorded with the secure feature enabled The security setting in Windows Media License Managemen
124. s by following a path beginning with the main menu at the top and ending with a list of song titles filtered along the path to the bottom For example a song on an album can be found by following one of two paths Artist gt Album gt Title or Album gt Title Similarly finding a song in a particular genre by an artist could be found by Artist gt Genre gt Title or by Genre gt Artist gt Title Navigating the other paths through the menu tree follows a similar pattern Therefore by referring to the above diagram of the menu tree the following descriptions of how to navigate through the Title and Artist trees can be extrapolated to understand the paths in the other trees Turtle Beach CONNECTED AUDIO Home AudioTron Web Server Den Preferences Play Queue Group List Music Selection Genre Net By Category Net By Station Name Lists Help on the Web Functional Preferences KNOB DEFAULT FUNCTION SELECT ALBUM BY ARTIST ALBUM SELECT TITLE BY TITLE ARTIST ADVANCED MENU MODE MORE SONGS LIKE THIS Display Preferences DISPLAY DURING PLAYBACK artist ALBUM I genre BITRATE TOP LINE SCROLL Continuous C Once C Never BOTTOM LINE SCROLL Continuous C Once C Never MESSAGE TIMEOUT 4secs Save Preferences Advanced Menu Mode is enabled in the web server Preferences screen Page 14 Turtle AudioTron Reference Manual Beach Selecting Songs by Title
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126. se it is the root share AudioTron will not find music in C My Music because it is not under a shared directory even though it follows the naming convention AudioTron will find music in C AudioTron My Music because it resides under a shared directory and follows the naming convention AudioTron will find music in C AudioTron My Music MP3Music C AudioTron My Music WMAMusic and C AudioTron My Music WAVMusic because they reside under C AudioTron My Music Shared Directory Example 3 AudioTron will not find music in C because it is the root share AudioTron will not find music in CAMy Programs or C My Documents because they do not follow the naming convention AudioTron will find music in CAMy Music C Audio and C My Documents My Music because they follow the naming convention and reside under a shared directory AudioTron will find music in all directories under CAMy Documents My Music even though they do not follow the naming convention because they reside under C My Documents My Music AudioTron Root Share Directory My Music Audio Music My Documents My Music Example 1 AudioTron Root Share Directory My Music MP3 Music WMA Music WAV Music My Music Example 2 C Root Share Directory My Music Audio My Documents MP3 Music WMA Music WAV Music My Programs Example 3 Page 46 AudioTron Reference Manual Web Server Shared Directory Features The Audi
127. sh knob to select For example selecting Artist presents a sub menu listing all of the artists in the music library Turning the knob scrolls the artist names and pressing the knob loads all of the songs by the selected artist into the Play Queue To play a single song 1 Turn the knob until the Title menu item selection flashes Press the knob then turn to select a song title from the song library NOTE Pressing the Next Prev buttons on the front panel or the JUMP and JUMP buttons on the remote control will skip to the first song in the next letter of the alphabet which provides a quick way to scroll through a large library 2 When the desired title is displayed press the Play button or push the knob to start playback The song will be added to the Play Queue 3 Toload the song into the Group list press the Add button when the title is displayed before pressing Play When Play is pressed AudioTron will transfer a portion of the song file from the PC Host to its internal memory buffer for playback After the buffer is adequately filled the song will play once then stop The time indicator on the right side of the display will advance as the song plays To play the song repeatedly press the Repeat button p If there are multiple songs with the same name in the music library Audio Tron differentiates between them by adding a number in parentheses after the name of the song e g Song and Song 1 Page 12
128. so called an Attribute or Track Property refers to data embedded as a text header in the MP3 WMA Track Information ot WAV file The data includes information about the track Sev eset Mene e g artist title genre etc which can either be automatically inane D NER en obtained from the CDDB database or entered manually EE E 3 Genre Pokos y Composer Poy When recording CD tracks to the hard drive the tag information can be viewed in AudioStation s Track a oes E Information dialog accessed by right clicking on a Bus d highlighted track and selecting Track Information Ee ee aT Album Url rT D of 1 tracks selected are secure files Dof1 tracks selected were not found The proper management of tag data is important for optimum use of AudioTron because it affects how songs are accessed in the main menu For this reason it is suggested AudioStation Track Information dialog that the track tag information be carefully checked each time shows Tag data a CD is converted to digital format so the tag data will be consistent For example it is best to avoid entering artists as The Beatles Beatles and Beatles The since this would create three separate categories for the same artist and make it difficult to find tracks by that artist Wite to File Bead from File Strip File DK Cancel Apply Unfortunately there are different ve
129. ss lt gt on remote control Press lt lt gt gt or Jump Jump A Thousand Years on remote control to jump by letter Press Play or push knob to select song Selected 1 Items The selected song by this artist is added to the Play Queue To select all songs on an Album by an Artist Title Artist Album Genre Net Lists Turn knob to highlight Artist in menu or press Artist on remote control Select by Artist Press Play or push knob to select songs by Artist Select by Artist STOP to exit To scroll artists turn knob or press lt gt on remote control Press lt lt gt gt or Jump Sting Jump on remote control to jump by letter Press Play or push knob to select artist All Single Album Genre STOP to exit Turn knob to highlight Album or press Album on remote control Select Album for Sting 63 songs Press Play or push knob to select a song by searching albums by this artist Select Album for Sting To scroll albums turn knob or press lt gt on remote control Press lt lt gt gt or Jump Jump on remote control to jump by letter Press Play or push knob to select album Brand New Day All Title STOP to exit All is highlighted The number of songs on this album is shown at the bottom right 10 Play All for Sting Brand New 10 songs songs Press Play or push knob to select all songs on this album Selected 10 items The 10 songs on this album are added to the Play queue To p
130. ss lt lt gt gt or Jump Sting Jump on remote control to jump by letter Press Play or push knob to select All Title Album Genre STOP to exit Turn knob to highlight Genre or press Genre on remote control Select Genre for Sting 63 songs Press Play or push knob to select songs by Genre for this artist Select Genre for Sting To scroll genres by this artist turn knob or press lt gt on remote control Press lt lt gt gt ROCK or Jump Jump on remote control to jump by letter Press Play or push knob to select genre All Title Album STOP to exit Turn knob to highlight Title or press Title on remote control Select Title for Rock Sting 63 songs Press Play or push knob to select a song Select Title for Rock Sting To scroll songs in this genre by this artist turn knob or press lt gt on remote control Ate he Rain a Falen Press lt lt gt gt or Jump Jump on remote control to jump by letter Press Play or push knob to select song Selected 1 item Selected song is added to the Play Queue To select all songs in a Genre on an Album by an Artist Title Artist Album Genre Net Lists Turn knob to highlight Artist in menu or press Artist on remote control Select by Artist Press Play or push knob to select songs by Artist Select by Artist STOP to exit To scroll artists turn knob or press lt gt on remote control Press lt lt gt gt or Jump Jump on re
131. st To add a Track to a User Playlist To add more tracks to an existing User Playlist highlight the track in the Playlist window on the right side and drag and drop it to the User Playlist folder in the Library tree in the left side To Import a Playlist Playlists in M3U and PLS formats that were not created with AudioStation can be imported to the User Playlist folder with the File Menu gt Import Playlist feature You can also add tracks to your playlist by highlighting the track and pressing Send To gt User Playlists Page 43 AudioTron Reference Manual gt Turtle Beach Using AudioStation to Manage Your TurtleRadio Station List Entering your AudioTron TurtleRadio Player ID into AudioStation lets you play the same TurtleRadio stations with AudioStation You can also manage the station list with AudioStation by adding stations and editing station names without having to re visit TurtleRadio To enter the TurtleRadio Player ID click View gt Preferences gt TurtleRadio Then enter the Player ID used in the AudioTron web server Access Controls Tab AudioStation TurtleRadio List The TurtleRadio station list is accessed from the AudioStation Library Menu Tree under the TurtleRadio folder Clicking on the sign next to the TurtleRadio folder will show the categories Preferences x General Digital Rights Want to listen to a radio broadcast in a foreign country Interested in hearing music that is not av
132. st may also be viewed and edited via the AudioTron web server If you do not clear the Group before adding songs to your custom play list the songs will be added to those already in the Group To clear the Group List 1 Press Stop to activate the display menu 2 To delete all of the songs from the Group List press the Clear button 3 To delete specific songs from the Group List press the Group button LED turns on turn the knob to select the song then press the Clear button to delete only the song in the display To add songs to the Group List 1 To clear out the entire Group List or specific songs in the Group List see above Adding songs without first clearing the Group List will add the songs to those already in the list 2 To add a song while it is playing press the Add button on the front panel 3 To add a song while searching for songs press Add while the song title is on the display 4 To add all of the songs from an album by an artist in a genre or in a playlist to the Group List press Add while the Album name Artist name Genre Name or Playlist Name is displayed 5 To add multiple songs repeat the steps above For example to add three songs from the same album to the Group List press Add gt scroll gt Add gt scroll gt Add Or to add all of the songs in the album select ALL rather than the individual titles To play the Group List 1 Press Stop to activate the menu display Turn the kno
133. stening to other songs p Contents of the Play Queue can be viewed and edited with the AudioTron web server The currently playing song is at the beginning of the Play Queue For example if a song is playing and three songs are selected from the display menu the Play Queue will contain four songs the currently playing song and the three songs added to the queue When the current song is over or if the Next Track button is pressed before the song is over the second song in the queue begins to play followed by the third and then the fourth until the queue is completed Pressing the Random button will cause the songs in the Play Queue to play in a random order Pressing the Repeat button will cause the Play Queue list to start over after the last song has finished playing The Play Queue cannot be edited from the front panel and the contents are erased when the Stop button is pressed You can however remove songs from the play queue from the web interface To stop a song without erasing the Play Queue press the Pause button Page 10 Turtle AudioTron Reference Manual Beach Group List A more permanent and editable play list can be created with the Group List Pressing the Add button will add the displayed items to the end of the Group List Selecting lt Group gt in the Lists menu plays the songs in the Group List Songs may be added while a song is playing or while searching for songs in the display menu The Group Li
134. t Player and AudioStation should be turned off before Backup and Restore Location converting CD tracks to WMA files for use with SEI Jess Audio Tron Once recorded a song s security feature cannot be turned off The song must be re recorded with eene eem the security option turned off To turn off the WMA recording security feature in AudioStation 1 Activate the AudioStation Preferences dialog by clicking on eee eee ee Options gt Prererengeg AudioStation Digital Rights Tab 2 Click on the Digital Rights tab and uncheck the Secure my music when recording option 3 Click the Apply button then click on the OK button to exit Page 42 Turtle AudioTron Reference Manual Beach Using AudioStation to Create Playlists Playlists are custom song lists created in AudioStation or Library other compatible PC jukebox program and accessed from the AudioTron Lists menu category Playlists are stored in the AudioStation Music Library tab under the User Playlists folder When you click on this folder 1t expands to show all of the custom playlists you ve created Clicking on a playlist will list all of the songs in the Playlist screen Ed Ed Ed Ed User Playlists is the last Playlists adhere to two types of formats M3U and PLS category in the AudioStation each compatible with AudioStation and AudioTron Library Folders list AudioStation exports playlists to M3U p
135. te adeste a estis qur ded drm ooo 60 To assign a Static IP Address from the front panel sss essen enne nennen nnns nna n nn sns s naar ness n aan 60 Regulatory Compliance Information 11 eeeceeeeeeeiieenieeen seen n nene n nnn nh nnn a nana sura sua a nna nenne 62 vill Turtle AudioTron Reference Manual Beach AudioTron Controls AudioTron s main controls are illustrated below For details on the Front Panel Rear Panel and Remote Control functions see the relevant sections in this manual Headphones Transport contrals for Play Stop 2x 40 character back4it display makes it easy to Turn and push control knob jack Pause next prev song sdect menu items songs and options for navigating your song library and selecting menu items IR Sensor for remote control CD style controls for Random Repeat play Standby Power Mute Options and Group and LED IR Remote control provides access to all major functions including assignment of up to 20 presets of your favorite songs HPNA 2 0 and Digital and analog Main power Rear panel Ethernet connectors audio outputs switch and fuse AudioTron front and rear panels with Remote Control Turning on AudioTron s Power AudioTron has two power switches The rear panel power switch turns on the main AC power to the unit The front panel Standby button places AudioTron in a sleep state whereby the main power is
136. ter strings that indicate what happened when AudioTron press Options button to 2 logged on to the network The display strings include exit Local IP Address x x x x The IP address that AudioTron is currently using If static IP addressing is configured this setting should be the same as the static version If DHCP is configured then this is the address that was assigned by the DHCP server 2 AudioTron Name Atronxxxxxx This is the name by which the AudioTron can be found on your network Local MAC address x x x x x x The local MAC ethernet address for AudioTron i Local Net Mask x x x x The net mask that AudioTron is currently using If static IP addressing is configured this setting should be the same as the static version If DHCP is configured then this is the mask that was assigned by the DHCP server Local Gateway x x x x The gateway that AudioTron is currently using If DHCP is configured then this is the gateway that was assigned by the DHCP server i Local DNS server x x x x This is the Domain Name Server that the AudioTron is using If DHCP is configured then this is the DNS that was assigned by the DHCP Server Initial Search at x days x hrs x mins Indicates that the first search of the network occurred at this amount of time since AudioTron was booted i Found TurtleRadio station server Indicates that AudioTron was able to communicate with the Turt
137. th the Web Server 111leeeeeeeeeseeeee esee eene nnne n nnn nnn nnne nnn nnn nnns 19 WED Sener OI iii io s 19 TOACCOSS THO WeDo SIVO iO NA A e 19 Web Server Menu SeleclloriS ra A A d ree rp 20 Mjciemer eilpMee PT CE 20 A P 20 mie Iu T A 20 A ME E HENRI NINE RR REN RP 20 Music SelecuonmdMenu etis ace e eet teu but ve md tee nb et o rat esci a sata Ld oU I des 21 A A IL LIE 21 VISIO RP M 21 jtE iemel iirol pet esc E 22 Selecting Songs and Internet Radio Stations oonccncccccccnnncconcnnnononnnncnonanonnononnrnnnnnnnnnnnnonnnnnnnnrnnnnrnnnnrnnnrnnnerannnnnnns 22 To play songs from the Web SOFVBL sl astuces etus prises sb OR o ERN RERO AgUsR testi Er Ox ia ade eater dette nad cM tu LO DAMM uir Ed 22 fog A NS E gem bescemeneerees 22 RURSUM cc ee 24 ESPERE UR TE m Ercc TT 24 Io assign songs to the Favolltes DUITODs ets ec eoa rs Deva A a AA ac 24 Group A tpa ied nt uL Pe d EM LI MADE ELE Mp AM Eis 25 TOvaSSION songs TO hie Group LISK 3 ia o Ettore vote i faepe a AA A Foe eeu 25 CIOCKJ AIO aoa tentent ier nen ati e do rar tare 26 bee SET IS eR E C eure 27 Ad gree es a sn ne tna a te ea Ls ae cos La acl a Oa seeded ee ae ta 27 A 28 e o E M 28 Alarm tand AlI Z e O E E O ae ne eee ee ae ee oe 28 SO 29 S
138. the Network icon to launch the Network Dialog Click on the File and Print Sharing button In the dialog box that appears check the options I want to give others access to my files Close all of the windows and reboot your PC if prompted Each directory can be set as shared or unshared All of the directories under a shared directory are automatically set as shared so they don t have to be set individually To set up a shared directory 1 32 4 In the Windows Explorer directory window right click on the directory name and select the Sharing option from the menu If there is no Sharing option see the above step to check for File and Printer Sharing settings in the Network dialog From the Share Properties screen Select Shared As The Share Name is the name of the sub directory you re setting as a shared directory For Access Type select Read Only Press OK to close the window AudioTron Shared Directories Default Settings Network ea 3 Configuration Identification Access Control The following network components are installed Client for Microsoft Networks 8 Dial Up Adapter Intel 8255x based PCI Ethernet Adapter 10 100 TCP IP gt Dial Up Adapter Y TCP IP gt Intel 8255x based PCI Ethernet Adapter 10 100 File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks Remove Properties Primary Network Logon Client for Microsoft Networks Eil
139. the album name is displayed before pressing Play To play songs of a particular Genre 1 Turn the knob until the Genre menu item flashes Press the knob then turn to select the Genre name To scan by letter press the next prev track buttons Pressing the lt lt gt gt buttons on the front panel or the JUMP and JUMP buttons on the remote control will skip to the first song in the next letter of the alphabet which provides a quick way to scroll through a large library When the desired genre is displayed press the Play button or push the knob to start playback of all the songs in the genre To load the genre songs into the Group list press the Add button when the genre name is displayed before pressing Play To play songs from a Play List Play Lists ate groups of songs created on the PC using a jukebox program such as AudioStation For information on Playlists see the section called Managing your Music Library with AudioStation 1 Turn the knob until the Lists menu item flashes Press the knob then turn to select the List name The first list item lt All songs will select all of the songs in the music library The second item Group is the list created by the Group buttons The rest of the lists are the play lists created on the PC as M3U or PLS files When you find the desired play list press the Play button or push the knob to start playback of the songs in the list To select with the Remote Control
140. tiple pages that can be selected Play Queue lt A ABCD EFGHIIKLMNOPQRSTUVWKYZ gt 52 by using the numbers underneath the row of letters bal Music Selection ji ay lt All Songs 3 Toimmediately begin playing a song in place of the currently playing song click Play to the left of each Genre ay i Will Sarah McLachlan Net By Category Net By Station Name Lists lay Till lt Looks Like Love Tony Trischka Skyline ay 7 If You r Not In It For Love l m Outta Here Shania Twain song Title E ay 7 One Night in Old Galway Sam Bush sting lay Remember The Days Of The Old School Yard Cat Stevens 4 To add songs to the Play Queue without stopping the 00 feremus current song check the boxes next to the song titles PAZ and press the Add to Queue button at the bottom of la la ci darem la mano Duet Zerlina Giovanni Mozart Mi tradi quell alma ingrata Elvira s aria Mozart the screen eck all on this page Uncheck all on this page Showing 1 10 of 1396 Title Note All selections are unchecked when exiting this page Play Now Stop Add to Queue Add to Group 10 results per page Change to 10 20 30 40 50 Note that the first of the Titles displayed on the Web Server is always the All Songs playlist making it easy to simply play all your digital music B All rights reserved Web server Title Selection Page You can change the number of items displayed on y
141. to the front panel Mute button Silences the audio playback Equivalent to the front panel previous next track buttons When in Select modes these buttons also scroll through lists in the same way as turning the Control Knob The scrolling speed will increase as the buttons are held down longer Equivalent to the front panel Control Knob when in Play Mode Volume Control Equivalent to the front panel Random and Repeat buttons Buttons not available on the front panel FAVORITES ADD FAV Add Favorite JUMP jump forward JUMP jump back TITLE ARTIST ALBUM GENRE LISTS NET Internet The 16 Favorites buttons work in conjunction with the Add FAV button to quickly activate favorite songs and lists by pressing one of the FAVORITES buttons See the section Using Favorites Mode for details This button is only active in the select screen Select Mode It prompts the user to select a favorite slot and saves the current selection type and entry into the Favorites slot you choose See the section Using Favorites Mode for details When selecting from the menu jumps forward or back to the next entry that does not begin with the same character case insensitive as the current Entry Makes it easier to navigate through long lists of songs While a song is playing selects song position like fast forward and rewind These are 4 additional favorites buttons grouped into a separate area for qu
142. tom of the File Access Home Share Search Oations Settings screen Play Queue Share Search Mode ol Search default folders in all shares Group List ex Wshare My M Wisharetaudio gt For details on how AudioTron uses PAE PIT TAE Music Selection Search all folders in shared folders listed below shared folders to find songs on your Title networked PCs see the section entitled Album Save Share Search Mode AudioTron and Shared Directories N Configure Shares Manually seo m Search Netwark for Shares Share Search Mode Settings FOUND SHARES MDEN PCAC These three options determine where Alarms ub EN AudioTron will look for songs on your Settings networked PCs after you press the Check for His ass SHARE 1 DIRECTORY STAF GATEVDMY MUSI Preferences New Files button in the File Access Settings Web Server SHARE 2 DIRECTORY H ct n Firmware screen or activate the Check for new music History SHARE 3 DIRECTORY 7 L TurtleRadio files option on the front panel sare 4piectory UU Help on the Web To select one of these three options check the ese option and then press the Save Share Search n SHARE 6 DIRECTORY Mode button SHARE 7 DIRECTORY SHARE DIRECTORY Option 1 Search default folders in all ENE shares When this option is selected AudioTron will only search for music files in Copyright 6200 ed shared directories with the specific names A described in the section entit
143. trained qualified service personnel Unplug the product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified personnel if 1 The power cord or plug is damaged 2 Liquid has been spilled into the product 3 The product does not operate properly when the operating instructions are followed 4 The product was dropped or the cabinet is damaged 5 The product performance changes Caution e Do not use this product in areas classified as hazardous locations Such areas include patient care areas of medical and dental facilities oxygen laden environments or industrial facilities e Toreduce the risk of fire use only No 26 AWG or larger telecommunications line cord Replace fuse only with a 5 x 20mm Slo Blo UL CSA Cartridge Type Fuse matching the original equipment specifications ii Contacting Turtle Beach AudioTron is a product of Voyetra Turtle Beach Inc 5 Odell Plaza Yonkers NY 10701 USA Technical Support Tel 914 966 2150 Fax 914 966 1093 Main Tel 914 966 0600 Fax 914 966 1102 Web Sites www turtle beach com Technical Support If you experience trouble with the operation of AudioTron first look in the Audio Tron Reference Manual or visit our on line Knowledge Base AudioTron User group Turtle Beach monitors and maintains user groups which can be found by following the Users Forum and Archives link at http www turtle beach com site support forums asp Here AudioTron customers dis
144. ts The tabs on the left of the main screen activate AudioStation s modes of operation CD Tab From here you can play and record CDs from your PC s CD drive Music Library Tab From here you can listen to your music library burn custom CDs of your favorite songs and listen to Internet streaming audio configured in the Internet Tab Internet Tab From here you can access the TurtleRadio web site to configure custom radio stations as well as access music web sites for downloading music files AudioStation lets you easily manage and play your music library using similar selection lists as AudioTron including e All Tracks equivalent to Title in AudioTron s selection display Displays all tracks in the music database In addition to MP3 WMA and WAV files which are compatible with AudioTron the All Tracks feature will display MIDI files and AVI movie files which can be played on your PC with AudioStation e Albums Displays songs grouped by CD title e Artists Displays songs grouped by Artist name e Genres Displays songs grouped by Gente e TurtleRadio Just like the AudioTron Net main menu selection this displays your custom Internet radio stations list downloaded from the TurtleRadio web site e User Playlists equivalent to Lists in AudioTron s selection display Displays songs grouped into custom playlists Benefits of Using AudioStation For AudioTron users the benefits
145. ty from the AudioTron CD to find the IP address Subnet IP Mask and gateway address for each PC in your network These numbers will be used in a later step Choose an IP address that doesn t conflict with the IP Addresses of the PCs in your network Choose an IP address for AudioTron that won t conflict with any of the IP addresses you found in Step 1 For example if there are two PCs with the first set to IP address 192 168 0 1 and the second set to 192 168 0 2 then choose a number for AudioTron that s at least 10 higher than the highest IP address already assigned e g 192 168 0 12 in this example Choosing a number that s significantly higher than any of the other IP Addresses but no higher than 254 will help assure that AudioTron won t conflict with other IP Addresses Select the network type Ethernet or HPNA Press the Options button on the AudioTron front panel and turn the knob to display Select Network Interface Press the knob to select then turn and press the knob to set the network interface as either Ethernet or Phone Line HPNA so that it matches your network installation Page 60 Turtle AudioTron Reference Manual Beach 4 Disable DHCP Press the Options button on the AudioTron front panel and turn the knob to display Configure DHCP Press the knob to select then turn and press the knob to disable DHCP Note that disabling DHCP will cause AudioTron to ignore the IP address Subnet Mask and Gateway
146. udioTron HPNA interface complies with Part 68 of the Federal Communications Commission FCC rules On the HPNA interface card is a label that contains the FCC registration number and Ringer Equivalence Number REN for this device If requested this information must be provided to the telephone company An FCC compliant telephone line cord with a modular plug is required for use with this device The HPNA interface is designed to be connected to the telephone network or premises wiring using a compatible modular jack which is Part 68 compliant See installation instructions for details The Ringer Equivalence Number REN is used to determine the number of devices which may be connected to the telephone line Excessive RENs on a telephone line may result in the devices not ringing in response to an incoming call In most areas the sum of RENs should not exceed five 5 To be certain of the number of devices that may be connected to a line as determined by the total RENs contact the local telephone company If this device causes harm to the telephone network the telephone company will notify you in advance that temporary discontinuance of service may be required The telephone company may request that you disconnect the equipment until the problem is resolved The telephone company may make changes in its facilities equipment operations or procedures that could affect the operation of this equipment If this happens the telephone company will provide advan
147. upport support turtle beach com Please allow at least 2 3 business days for a response Fax Tech Support 914 966 1093 Att Tech Support Fax a description of your problem to this number Phone Tech Support 914 966 2150 M F 9 a m to 5 p m EST except public holidays Please note that all calls will be answered on a first come first served basis Because we cannot guarantee the length of time you will be on hold we highly recommend you only use this option as a last resort Times are subject to change without notice Because networks can be set up in so many different ways Turtle Beach technical support cannot provide assistance on network troubleshooting Please contact the manufacturer of your network hardware for assistance on getting the network running per the requirements in this manual Warranty and End User License Hardware Warranty Voyetra Turtle Beach Inc VTB warrants to the original end user purchaser Purchaser that the Turtle Beach AudioTron Product will be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one 1 year from the date of purchase by Purchaser Warranty Period If a defect should occur during the Warranty Period Purchaser must obtain a Return Merchandise Authorization RMA from VTB Purchaser will be responsible for all costs incurred in returning the defective Product to and from an authorized VTB service center or to the repair facility located at VTB s corporate headquarte
148. urtleRadio gt To check if Audio Tron can access the Internet via the network use the Check Internet Connection feature radio on the Network screen wy Visit TurtleRadio on the Web If your PC En ico ioi eR des has access to the Internet clicking here will launch the TurtleRadio web site where you can configure Internet radio stations for AudioTron and sign up for TurtleRadio Help on the Web Web server TurtleRadio Settings screen TurtleRadio Player ID Enter your TurtleRadio Player ID to access your TurtleRadio station list The TurtleRadio Player ID is issued to you after registering at the TurtleRadio web site Press Save to load the entry into AudioTron Internet Radio Enabled To activate the AudioTron Internet radio feature check this box and press Save TurtleRadio Settings Note that the Internet Radio feature is turned off by default from the factory Page 36 Turtle AudioTron Reference Manual Beach Web Server Thin Client mode The AudioTron web server can run in a thin client mode compatible with the smaller screen on a PocketPC or certain other small web access devices To use a PocketPC to control AudioTron from the web server the PocketPC must be connected to the network either through a wireless link such as an 802 11 interface or an Ethernet interface with CAT 5 cable To access the web server from the PocketPC enter the AudioTron name into the browser as
149. users If you don t have a network you can set one up with a network starter kit which typically includes all of the hardware and software you ll need for a small network Be sure to get a kit that supports the Windows Plug and Play PnP standard which makes it easier to install the driver software The rate at which data is transferred on a network is measured in Megabits per second Mb s The higher the data transfer rate or Mbs the faster data will be transferred between devices on the network Many different types of network standards have been developed some of which are more widely accepted than others Each standard uses different types of connections and protocols the language of networks to communicate between devices AudioTron is compatible with Ethernet or HPNA Home Phone Line network technologies and the TCP IP protocol Wireless and power line networks are not compatible with AudioTron HPNA Home Phone Network Alliance Networks An HPNA network uses standard analog phone lines so in most cases you won t have to add wiring to your home There are two versions of HPNA HPNA 1 0 transfers data at a maximum rate of 1 Mb s HPNA 2 0 operates at rates up to 10 Mb s AudioTron is designed to work with HPNA 2 0 and will not work reliably on HPNA 1 0 An HPNA network does not affect your phone line or Internet connection You can transfer data on the network and make phone calls at the same time even though th
150. y Features in WMA Music Files a 42 To turn off the WMA recording security feature in AudioStation esses esee 42 Using AudioStation to Create Playlists caia A a ea aaar a a i 43 TO Credle NR au EP M 43 TO add a Track tox USERS t comune utet astute D qoae tu e CES DUC M t dea T a E UE 43 Rog MUD OTE m ad Iz VA AAN AAA AAA AAA AAA AS AA ne eh naa NN 43 Using AudioStation to Manage Your TurtleRadio Station List ococoooncccncononnnnnonocncnnononcnnnnnnoncnnnonnancnnonancnnncnnanens 44 AudioStation RU i pez o 0 LAS t E A A A AA 44 A dioTron and Shared Directories cisco 45 Shared Decio ne TEENS 45 To set File and Printer sharing in Windows 98 ccccccsssssccssesscccssusssccssuseecnssussccusussecessusescnsnsusecnsausesssuacueessuaasessssaasessananees 45 TO serupa SARCEDA AAA AA AAA A AAA A 45 AudioTron Shared Directories Default Settings occcccconncnncoconnnnnnnnononnnonnccnnnononcnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnrrnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnanarnnnnnanens 45 Shared Directory Example 1 sseseseeisssssessseeeeeeeeennn nnne enne nnne tE EEEE RR RR RRE RR RR RR EAEEren ennn nErenn 46 Shared Directory Example 2 oett toman me umo ie Le edt tL pua ctetu e aL tue ne Leste d dE 46 Shared Directory EXaIIple aces ech alco a ine eeada Rusa aden suae EURO d 46 Overriding AudioTron s Default Directory Settings oooocccccconnncnccco
151. you configure AudioTron s network settings and is Turtle Beach AudioTron Web Server accessed by clicking on the Network menu item si under the Settings section at the left of the screen Homs Network Settings Play Queue TEST INTERNET CONNECTION Press to Check Test Internet Connection Press this button to Gonia Boats check if AudioTron can access the Internet AA polea Use DHCP If your network has a DHCP server Albur O selecting this option will cause AudioTron to obtain Net By Station Name its IP address information from the DHCP server Favorites e avoress 192 es Io Iio Clock dina E Moss Ms Use Static IP Settings Below Select this option if Settings careway fig2 fes o oc you do not have a DHCP server on the network or if Sm ons server a2 fies o fr you wish to specify your own network parameters File Ao E When this option is enabled the settings in the feb Senar Pris Setting sections Static IP Settings will take effect TuleRadia Md Help on the Web Londinii IA HL Static IP Settings radio Save Proxy Settings These settings will only be in effect if the Use Static vu Ping Host IP Settings Below check box is selected Press the Ping Host _Ping Host Save Connectivity Settings button to activate the rst ina settings below FROM RRO PhiL 1 MANN Network Interface Select Ethernet if AudioTron is connected to a 10BaseT Ethernet network or Phone Line if to an HPNA 2

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