Slim Devices SliMP3 User's Manual
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1. REC JA f 4 TAVIDEO DISP SLEEP GUIDE j Add Item to Playlist Remove from Music Library Navigate Music Library Toggle Song Information N JTING RECALL i Main Menu SONY RM V201 B Volume The remote needs to be configured to send volume commands to the SIiMP3 instead of to a Sony TV as it is by default To program the remote to control the SIIMP3 s volume first press the following sequence S TV 0 2 8 ENT Then to make the volume also work when in DVD SIiMP3 mode press DVD S TV VOL ENT Reference Sheet Design 2002 Benjamin Scott LM DEVICES INC Photo by Amos Hayes 11 Remote Control Details Configuration To configure the remote for use with your SIIMP3 press S DVD 0 0 7 ENT DVD You can also configure the remote to adjust the SIIMP3 volume To configure the remote to adjust the SIIMP3 volume press S TV 0 2 8 ENT DVD S TV VOL ENT Layout POWER Press POWER to turn off the SIIMP3 player stopping music and dimming display Press again to turn on While the SIIMP3 is in standby mode you can use CH CH to adjust the brightness of the alarm clock display down as far as completely dark PIP Press PIP to view the current song playing in the playlist Use UP and DOWN to scroll through the song list Press PIP again to switch between display of number of minutes and seconds into the current song number of minutes and seconds remaining in a song a bar graph of progress t2. DHCP will be used but the server s IP address will be entered manually Use this if your server is not on the same LAN as the player e Enter everything manually Static IPs will be used for everything Choose this option if your network does not support DHCP Using DHCP To use DHCP simply choose Completely automatic then press right The player will ask you to confirm your choice Press right again to acknowledge That s it The player will take a second or two to locate your DHCP server and then you will be connected Using static IP addresses To configure the player using static IP addresses choose Enter everything manually This will take you to a series of four screens where you can enter the IP address of the player your netmask your router s address and the IP address of your server To enter the addresses use the left and right buttons to select the digit to edit and up down to change that digit Press ok to go the next screen the ok button is just below and to the right of the arrow buttons you can either press left to go back and review your changes or press right to save the changes and exit the setup menu Using the SIiMP3 s Interface The SIIMP3 s remote control interface uses a system of menus which are navigated using the remote s cursor keys here are four ways to locate songs in your music library e Browse music exactly as it s organized on the hard disk Music Library e Browse index t
3. each step is boldfaced followed by a brief explanation Setting up the player Connect the Ethernet port to your hub using a standard RJ45 patch cord Connect the player your Ethernet hub or switch using the included CATS patch cord If you are connecting it directly to the Ethernet card in your server machine use a crossover cable Connect the player s RCA outputs to the inputs on your receiver The player has a pair of standard line level RCA audio output jacks connect these to the inputs on your amplifier receiver or powered speakers Configure the IR remote press S DVD 0 0 7 ENT DVD A Sony RM V201 universal remote is supplied with the SIIMP3 In addition to controlling the SIIMP3 this remote may be used to operate other A V components The SIIMP3 uses the IR codes for a JVC brand DVD player we chose to use the JVC codes because we wanted to use an off the shelf universal remote and so we chose a brand of DVD player that was standard enough to be supported by the remote but not so common that it would be likely to conflict with your existing stereo equipment See the instruction manual that comes with the remote for more information on its additional features Connect the power supply The SIIMP3 comes with a 5V 1600ma switching power supply Please be careful to use ONLY this power supply connecting a different power supply may damage the player and such damage is not covered by warranty The player can be
4. left plugged in at all times When not in use it enters a standby mode powering down the display and drawing only a few milliamps Enter the IP address information When the player is first powered up it asks you if you want to configure it If your network supports DHCP the player can configure itself completely automatically Otherwise you can manually enter static IP addresses Use the UP DOWN buttons to choose either DHCP or static and then press RIGHT To enter the static IP addresses use the UP DOWN buttons to edit each digit and LEFT RIGHT to go to the next digit then press OK to complete each entry Zero out the beginning of each number to make it three digits eg 10 5 35 164 would be entered as 010 005 035 164 Testing your LAN setup ping the player from your server On your server type ping your players ip address If your IP addresses are set up correctly the player will respond to the pings and display a message indicating where it received the ping from Installing the server Download the latest version of the server software from http www slimdevices com The software includes installation instructions for Windows Unix and MacOSX Start the server software To start the server run server pl Unix users may wish to add the server to their startup script so it runs automatically Windows users can find instructions in the README INSTALL file for how to run the server as a background service To co
5. or is functioning erratically Make sure the remote is in the correct mode press the DVD button Make sure is it programmed correctly Press S DVD 0 0 7 Ent Leave the batteries out for a few minutes and then install fresh batteries Make sure the SIIMP3 is not located near another source of IR light such as an optical mouse The volume is too high or too low The SIIMP3 is capable of slightly higher volume levels than most consumer audio gear and may cause clipping with some receivers If you notice clipping you may wish to reduce the SIIMP3 s volume level If the volume is too low even at the maximum setting or if it varies between tracks try using your encoder s normalize setting to ensure that all your tracks use the full range The player doesn t get past Looking for DHCP server Check all your network connections and make sure that the DHCP server is running Try a different Ethernet cable even if the hub indicates a good link The player doesn t get past Looking for SIIMP3 server Ensure that the SIIMP3 server software is running and that you can access it using a web browser If you have a Linksys brand DHCP server try using static IP addresses instead of DHCP There is a known problem with certain models of Linksys home gateway defvices which will be addressed in firmware version 1 3 How do I get back to the player s IP address configuration menu To return to the initial setup menu reset th
6. SIIMP3 Ethernet MP3 Player Owner s Manual Stim Devices Inc Table of Contents Introduction Quick Start Guide Setting up the IP addresses Using the SliMP3 s interface Remote control quick reference Remote control details Troubleshooting guide NO BO 11 14 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the SIIMP3 Ethernet MP3 Player This owner s manual includes setup and basic operating instructions for your player Since we re continually adding new software features some of the more advanced capabilities of the SIIMP3 player will not be covered here At our web site http www slimdevices com you can find additional information about the latest SIIMP3 features as well as detailed documentation for developers The SIIMP3 software is the result of the efforts of software developers around the world working together in an open forum We would like to sincerely thank the following individuals who have helped to create the SIIMP3 Dean Blackketter Amos Hayes Mark Langston Eric Lyons Scott Mclntyre Robert Moser Richard Smith John Tamplin Daniel Sully If you need help installing the SIIMP3 please fell free to contact us at support slimdevices com We hope you enjoy our product If you like it please tell a friend about it Quickstart Guide If you already have an Ethernet LAN and a machine to use as the server setting up the SIIMP3 will take you just a few minutes and all you will need is this quick start guide
7. also use the number buttons to enter text for searching in a fashion similar to entering text with a cell phone ENTER Not used yet TV VIDEO Not used The Sony Remote doesn t send anything when this key is pressed while it s using the JVC DVD settings Additional Information In addition to controlling the SIiMP3 this remote may be used to operate the volume controls on your receiver or any other equipment you may have See the instruction manual that comes with the remote for more information on its additional features Troubleshooting Guide I m having trouble starting the server software under Unix Your version of Perl may be too old Type perl v to find out what you have The SIIMP3 requires at least V5 6 0 This version comes pre installed in MacOS X and nearly all recent Linux distributions If you get errors on a UNIX system about Time HiRes it may be because you are running the software on an unsupported architecture This module is included with the SIIMP3 software for FreeBSD Linux X86 and PPC MacOSX and several other architectures but may need to be installed separately on other systems The Time HiRes software can be obtained from ftp ftp cpan com In MacOSX how do I figure out the path to my music files MacOSX uses a Unix like file system Your MP3 files are probably located in users YourLogin Music or users YourLogin Documents Itunes Itunes Music The IR remote is not responding
8. e player by removing and then reinserting the power cable I m seeing messages in the server s console window but the server seems to be running fine 14 Any such messages may be safely ignored they re just for debugging Some parts of the web interface are not showing up correctly The SIIMP3 s web interface is available in several different skins Some skins use Javascript Java CSS or other other elements which may not be available in all browsers The SIiIMP3 s Default look skin is very simple and should render correctly in all web browsers To change the skin open the web interface and click Server Settings The web interface won t come up even though the SIiMP3 player is working Try using the following URL http 127 0 0 1 9000 Be sure to type the http part as some versions of Internet Explorer require it when accessing a URL by IP address The web interface is working but the player isn t able to communicate with the server Make sure that your Ethernet hub or switch supports 10Mbps connections most do Also try a different cable Whom may I contact for help You may email support slimdevices com or call us at 408 255 0299 Slim Devices Inc 7246 Sharon Drive Suite S San Jose California 95129 http www slimdevices com
9. hrough the song or a combination of time and progress REW Press REW to start the currently playing song again Press REW again immediately to skip to the previous song PLAY Press PLAY to play the currently displayed item If the currently displayed item is a directory play all songs in that directory recursively If the currently displayed item is a song that song If the currently displayed item is a playlist file play all songs within that playlist FFWD Press FFWD to skip to the next song RECORD Press RECORD to add the currently displayed item to the list of songs to play If the currently displayed item is a directory add all songs in that directory recursively If the currently displayed item is a song add that song only If the currently displayed item is a playlist file play all songs within that playlist STOP Press STOP to stop playing all songs and clear the current playlist PAUSE Press PAUSE to pause the currently playing song Press PAUSE again to continue Press PLAY to start the currently playing song again DISP Press DISP to toggle between displaying the standard sized characters and extra large characters on the display UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT Use these buttons to navigate within the music library UP displays the previous item in a directory DOWN the next item Press LEFT to go up one level in the directory structure Press RIGHT when displaying a directory or playlist file to view the items in tha
10. nfigure the server type the following URL into your web browser http 127 0 0 1 9000 This will bring up the SIIMP3 web interface Click on the Server settings link On this page you can choose your language and set the location of your MP3 files on the hard disk Once these settings are made the server will spend a few minutes scanning your mp3 files and building its index That s it Configuring the IP addresses Setting up the SIIMP3 for your network is much the same as setting up any other kind of computer You will need to know the following information Does your network support DHCP If so then there is no configuration necessary The SIiMP3 will automatically obtain its IP address and locate your server PC on the network If your network does not have DHCP then you will need to configure the player using static IP addresses You will need know the IP address of your computer and you will need one available IP address to assign to the SIIMP3 The Setup menu When the SIiMP3 is first powered up it will ask you if you want to change the network settings to skip setup and use the previous settings Press down once to choose Yes go to setup menu and then press right There are three choices here e Completely automatic This is the easiest choice for most networks The SIiMP3 will obtain its IP address using DHCP and will locate the server automatically using Slim Discovery Protocol e Specify server manually
11. older You could press up down to scroll through the artists or press right to choose Led Zeppelin If you want to scroll really fast you can hold down the button Now we re two folders deep so it shows Rock Led Zeppelin Now you could press up or down to scroll through the Led Zeppelin albums Press right to enter Houses of the Holy Track 6 is selected When you leave a folder and then come back it remembers where you were last time so this is what track we are on the last time we listened to Houses of the Holy Press up a few times to choose track 3 Now press play and this track will begin to play Even as a track is playing you can continue to browse around in other folders Adding files and directories to the current playlist The SIIMP3 maintains a current playlist at all times Individual tracks entire albums even large directory trees can be added to the playlist There a two ways to add a items to the playlist You can press play which will clear out the current queue and play the selected item s or you can press rec to append the selected item s to the current playlist For example suppose we wanted to create a playlist of all the songs by Sublime Start at the SIIMP3 Home menu then scroll down to Artists and press right Then press and hold the down button until you get to Sublime At this point you could either press right to browse albums and tracks by Sublime or you co
12. rees built from the ID3 information Genres Artists and Albums e Browse through the playlists that you have saved using the web interface e Search for songs artists or albums Using this interface songs playlists and directories can be quickly located and added to the current playlist The top level SIIMP3 Home The SIIMP3 s main menu is the starting point for browsing music searching and editing the current playlist You can get back to SIIMP3 Home at any time by pressing menu the SIIMP3 Home menu looks like this is currently selected So in the example above we are at the SIIMP3 Home menu and Music Library is the option selected Pressing right would take us into the Music Library browser Pressing up down cycles through the other choices Genres Artists Albums Search and Playlist Browsing the music trees Pressing right to enter the Music Library will bring up a list of all the items at the top level of the hard disk heirarchy This is saying that we re at the top level of the Music Library there are ten items here and the one currenty selected is Punk The arrow in the bottom right corner indicates that this is a directory which we can enter Pressing down will scroll to the next item in this folder for example Pressing down again to go to the next item Pressing right will take us into the Rock folder like so Now you re in the Rock folder There are 33 different folders inside the Rock f
13. t directory or playlist Press RIGHT when viewing a song to display additional information about that song MENU Jump to the top level SIIMP3 Home directory OK Press OK to shuffle the current playlist Press OK again to put the songs back in the original order Each time you shuffle the playlist the order is different VOL VOL Increase or decrease the volume The remote needs to be configured to send volume commands to the SIIMP3 instead of to a Sony TV as it is by default To program the remote to control the SIIMP3 s volume first press the following sequence S TV 0 2 8 ENT Then to make the volume also work when in DVD SIiMP3 mode press DVD S TV VOL ENT CH CH Press CH to brighten the display Press CH to dim the display RECALL Press RECALL to stop at the end of the currently selected song list Press RECALL again to repeat the current list of songs when the end is reached SLEEP Not used yet GUIDE Not used yet MUTING Press MUTE to mute the audio on the player Press MUTE again to return the previous volume level 0 9 Press a number button to jump within a list instead of using the up down buttons In lists with fewer than 10 items press the number of the item you wish to jump to Lists that have more than 10 items use the numbers to jump to the first item that starts with the corresponding letter on a telephone keypad Press again to jump to the next letter on the telephone keypad You can
14. uld press play to create a playlist of all the Sublime tracks To append all of the Sublime tracks to the current queue press rec The display will briefly display the following Then it will go back to the browsing mode allowing you to add more items to the playlist Viewing and editing the playlist To access the current playlist choose Playlist from the SIIMP3 Home menu or simply press PIP at any time This is showing that there are 125 items currently in the playlist and the one playing at the moment is the eighth one Rivers of Babylon Pressing up and down will scroll through the items in the list and pressing rec will remove an item To exit the playlist view press left Viewing additional information about a track From either the playlist view or the browser you can view additional infromation about an item by pressing and so on Searching The SIIMP3 provides an advanced search mechanism to help you locate songs in large collections you can search by song title by artist or by album To access the search feature choose Search from the top level menu and then select one of Songs Artists or Albums For example SIIMP3 Remote Control Reference Sheet for server software version 1 8 To configure the remote for use with your SIIMP3 press S DVD 0 0 7 ENT DVD Standby Play Current Item Stop 8 Clear Playlist Toggle Playlist Music Library PIP Previous Track
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