PhatNoise Car Audio System User's Manual
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1. Disc 2 Party tix When the Sync DMS button is pressed all of the discs with a yellow star will be updated if new matching content is available Isc Lew EY MD HAR DO yy E LIPTILIHE lassical 01 Concerto 1 mp3 lassical D2 Concerto 2 mp3 assical 03 Sonata 1 mp3 If a disc has fresh content after syncing the yellow star will turn blue and the new files will be highlighted Be sure to click Save Eject DMS to apply the changes Page 33 Section IV Operating the PhatBox The PhatBox is controlled through the CD changer controls of your existing car stereo head unit The PhatBox operates differently than a standard CD Changer Please read the instructions below carefully to learn how to properly use the PhatNoise Car Audio system Becuase every radio is designed differently please refer to the included Quick Start Guide to learn how to use the buttons on your particular radio Most radios have limited control and display capabilities These limitations caused PhatNoise to reinvent the user interface for your PhatBox We call this new method of operation SSA which stands for Simple Stereo Architecture This system maximizes the functionality and ease of use of the PhatBox through voice prompting while using the existing equipment in your car SSA allows you to quickly switch between different playback modes These modes determine the ne2. Refresh the Head Unit list Internet Options Check for Updates fram the PhatMaise Website Modit Prowy Settings Requires a connection to the Internet Back Cancel Help Page 44 PhatNoise Car Audio System User Manual 1302 MAN Copyright 2003 PhatNoise Inc 9 Press the Next button The window will display information about this particular version of firmware Current Setup Sony Brand Stereos version 4 00 Select an installation package fram the list rp Seek Flows across tracks Fixed problem Shuffle mare robust i When in text DSPL mode track c CHOOSE YOUR LLLI LLUS Click here to see the complete version history of the selected firmware Version History Back Cancel Help 10 Press the Next button one more time This screen summarizes the options you have chosen Press Update PhatNoise DMS when you are done and the firmware will then be downloaded to your DMS Cartridge Make sure you are choosing the correct options Reprogramming the PhatBox for an incorrect head unit may damage your system 11 The wizard will close Now press the Save Eject DMS button SaAaAvVEfEvJEGT a DHS Page 45 PhatNoise C se Car Audio System User Manual 1302 MAN Copy yyright 2003 PhatNoise Inc N y After completing these steps your DMS cartridge is set to reprogram the PhatBox with the firmware you just downloaded Now the PhatBox can be updated using
3. ewe 39 APPENDIX A UPDATING THE FIRMWARE IN YOUR PHATBO 40 APPENDIX B TROUBLESHOOTING erc rne hunnhhnnnnnn nnn 47 APPENDIX C IMPORTANT SAFETY AND HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS 51 REC WARNING sssatsatends deditio po ENTA acne rte xu er Mise cde uates e Cram 51 Instolladon PrecautlotiSsss sio apod adudao te Eat ORO Ea ERR Ra Pvt QM uS atr dua sd baa hbri 51 Digital Media Storage Cartridge Precautions ecce eesssessee eee sh enhn asha saeua an 52 PhatBox Player and USB Cradle Precautions ee ccsssesseeeeee sehe enhn aahhaaeh ursa 52 APPENDIX D USING AUDIBLE CONTENT WITH YOUR PHATNOISE CAR AUDIO SYSTEM issued SauwaREWeSRERRRRNREFAERESENERERRESENERERCUPFNMEEKREREM REFER ERE NESEE RRREAREAEE 53 APPENDIX E CONTACTING PHATNOISE SUPPORT rrr 61 Page 2 Designed for P LAYS Ay By on MP3 AUDIBLE READ vs 9 o Gracenote is CDDB Inc d b a Gracenote CD and music related data from Gracenote CDDB Music Recognition Service 2000 2001 2002 Gracenote Gracenote CDDB Client Software 2000 2001 2002 Gracenote U S Patents Numbers 25 987 525 6 061 680 16 154 773 and other patents issued or pending CDDB is a registered trademark of Gracenote The logo and logotype the Gracenote CDDB CDDB logo and logotype and the Powered by Gracenote CDDB logo are registered trademarks of Gracenote Music Recognition Service and MRS are servi
4. Vanour Artiste Best of Clazsa 06 Bath Jones Ihe Bast of Bath Janes OF Lore my way Dod Bath Jones Ihe Bast of Bath Janes 7 On be corner mp Bath Janes Ihe Best of death Jones 053 Tha night falling Bath Jones The Bast of Bath Jones 04 You sal always be mp Ebay Seth Janes Phe gest of Beth Jones 05 Aevenmincd mp _________ EE E i AOO DELETE a DISC PRINT Er t TEF tQ m ah mM Ready to Play Paralyzed u E n E 7 F WFS D DD E T EE EH E P You can also browse this content in the car by Album Artist and Genre no further setup is necessary to do this Skip to the next section titled Ejecting the DMS to begin copying your music to the DMS cartridge Playlist Based If you like to create custom mixes of music follow these steps 1 Select All Songs then choose the songs you would like to place on the DMS Page 30 1 M e e eee an T e Playlist Nevermind yum um EB True to kool Yow Playing a On display ra Piano Outro Beth Jones Beth Jones a El Ay All Audible Content Se All Playlists kB Playlist Se Media Explorer E Been There Blender p jHeadush 0 Blender Blender ra Money Bins Blender 2 Multitasking Blender Out of Line Blender Eje C Pty Music fe Best of Classical 2 Beth Jones E Blender 2 Drag the selecte
5. 4 You can also directly drag a playlist you created earlier listed under All Playlists onto the DMS These virtual discs are now available in the car with the same names and numbering using the Playlist mode Ejecting the When you are finished modifying the contents of the DMS disc click Save Eject DMS This step will copy all new songs databases and other system files to the cartridge When done the DMS cartridge drive letters will be removed from Windows and you can pull out the DMS cartridge TEDX eu z IONE ee OS Wait until the software displays a message indicating it is safe to remove the cartridge Removing the cartridge before this message appears will corrupt the hard drive The PhatBox can handle as many as 9999 separate Disc numbers with up to 9999 songs per Disc number The total number of songs on the DMS Cartridge must not exceed 30 000 Page 32 Syncing Music The PhatNoise Music Manager has a one click synchronization feature This allows you to easily update the DMS cartridge with new music you may have In the Device view a yellow star next to the Disc icon denotes a dynamic playlist This playlist is set to find songs that match certain criteria In the example below the My Music Disc reflects all songs that are stored in the folder My Music m Best of Classical bale Connected Devices f A Supported Devices
6. Do vau want to include all issues of the subscription s Press Yes to include all issues Press Ma to only include the mask recent issue Luo e To update the Audible Subscription Discs Discs will automatically be updated when you click the Sync DMS button J Saving Your Changes When you have finished organizing your Audible content click the SAVE EJECT DMS button SAVE EUJEOT _ CMs Playing Audible content in your car A playlist with Audible content on it will auto resume The Auto resume feature allows the PhatBox to remember where playback stopped in a playlist For example suppose you are listening to an Audible playlist and you switch to a different playlist At any point you return to the Audible playlist the PhatBox will remember where you left off and will resume at that point Page 60 Appendix E Contacting PhatNoise Support Need help What goes where compatibility and troubleshooting First check our Frequently Asked Questions http www phatnoise com support fa If you can t find the answer to your question there please feel free to contact us at Web Email http www phatnoise com support Phone 310 954 3650 Call center is available 10 00am 6 00pm PST Monday through Friday Page 61 PhatNoise Car Audio System User Manual 1302 MAN Copyright 2003 PhatNoise Inc
7. _PHATNOISE Manua Table of Contents GETTING STARTED isco kk bak uuu Rx i hoc OR e RO a CR RR CU V 4 FOU Sps tO a QUICK Slal E I ioo dosi E EE EEEN E RD EMEN LPEhu d EPETRO ER aa TU Lasse ta pA ME DUE IUE 5 Syster COmMmpPonNnenl cpm tn 6 Mabtais ana GUIGES eisdvss edet s x cV bas Edad p xau wIduM E Cue VES dud P RENE OC DEREN 7 PhatSox OVehvieWseicbeutadsa iu cbr nda A PER obe wx REX EVER E A epos Frau Ex ea Eur UM aua 8 DMS Cartridge OVERVIEW 5x risati enient Er ees aaa Pede FR C Me Eva priest seen eee 9 USB Cradle OVeFVIeW dieses ose xerit pened eau grander e Urb belt ng cad ES M UD DERE 10 Safety and Handling Preca uton S reirse ira eR EFE E FERRPEEERENESEUREEKRUFKERE beab pia eee EEEEEEEKRREKER ERNEA 11 SECTION I INSTALLATION GUIDE 5 2axnvRkRRREWRERREENRWAKERERSHREREEERYAVRIESEREnERERENMER 12 Betore IHOUNUAG the PmRabBOX ariane arrera das Vesta co dida Pu exe OE Vaude uan pp ed Fog 12 MOURUING Bo sre ome Mr CEN 12 Mounting Orlentatloh su esisiini a ro vedo D red ndo prko kde es sud ue EE iuda ek DE rra SE 12 Mounting Clear alleged se chines RIA FECI MM QURE LL I PCIE I RID AE 13 Connecting the PhatBox to your head unit oo sscccccnccnnccnsecurccnnnneenneeneennnenanneenneenbeennnngees 13 SECTION IL SETTING UP AT HOME iiiavuaRE AER RREREERERRREREER YAT n Wu ARR Ru ROC n o cR 15 Installing the PhatNoise Music Manager software sssseeeeeee hehe enhn hh nnn 15 SECTION III CREATING AND MANAGING PLAYLISTS
8. Let it Show a Money Burns fea Multi tasking E Qut of Line LIBRARY Fa Rest isa Weapon Walking on the Surface _ Ready to Play Paralyzed Blender MPS 192kbps 44kHz 0 00 Hepeat Shure Page 23 Various Artisks Various Artists Various Artists Various Artists Various Artists Beth Jones Beth Jones Beth Jones Beth Jones Beth Jones Beth Jones Beth Jones Beth Jones Blender Blender Blender Blender Blender Blender Blender Blender DJ Freddy DJ Freddy DJ Freddy DJ Freddy Various Artists Best of Classical The Best of Beth Jones The Best of Beth Jones The Best of Beth Jones The Best of Beth Jones The Best of Beth Jones The Best of Beth Jones The Best of Beth Jones The Best of Beth Jones Blender Blender Blender Blender Blender Blender Blender Blender Mix Ik Up Mix IE Up Mix IE Up Mix Ik Up Classic Classic Classic Classic Classic Classic Rack Rack Rack Rack Rack Rack Rack Rack Punk Punk Punk Punk Punk Punk Punk Punk There are many ways of finding music with the PhatNoise Music Manager Here are a few you may find useful Search Box Type artist album genre path or filename information into the search box and view the results below Beth Jones The Best of Beth Jones Rack Beth Jones The Best of Beth Jones Rock Beth Jones The Best of Beth Jones Rock Beth Jones The Best of Beth Jones Rack Browse View Click
9. can simply be a collection of songs you choose static or a playlist based on criteria dynamic Adding songs to a static playlist 1 Click the Create playlist button Enter a name for this playlist choose Empty Playlist then press Ok 2 Click on the All Songs playlist Page 25 M DN Playing DIIIIEDITIITTETIIITTE moon iF All 5 oO ngs All Audible Conte 3 Find the songs you wish to include in the playlist and then highlight the desired songs i mE ee Es i BIN NP IET Woh EN bool lal Sonata 1 Various Artists Best of Classical al Sonata 2 Various Artists Best of Classical al Prelude 1 various Artists Best af Classical al Prelude 2 various Artists Best af Classical al Love my w k Beth Jones The Best of Beth Jones lal On the corner Beth Jones The Best of Beth Jones E You will always be Beth Jones The Best of Beth Jones al Mevermind Beth Janes The Best of Beth Jones al True to kool Beth Jones The Best of Beth Jones 4 Drag the desired songs into your playlist FE On display Beth Jones The Best of Beth Jones All Audible Conte E All Playlists E Playlist Adding songs to a dynamic playlist Click the Create playlist button Enter a name for this playlist choose Dynamic Playlist then press Ok 2 The playlist properties window will automatically appear 3 To add criteria to a playlist select the criteria to add The criteria category selected will determine what is displ
10. 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 may cause harmful interference to radio communications if it is not installed and used in accordance with the instructions However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or 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 e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND ALL INSTRUCTIONS Installation Precautions Mounting location precautions to ensure and observe 1 The unit is not subject to direct sunlight The unit is not near heat sources such as heaters The unit is not exposed to rain or moisture The unit is not exposed to excessive dust sand or dirt The unit is not subject to excessive vibration The fuel tank should not be damaged during installation There should be no wire harnesses or pipes under the place where you are going to install the unit 8 The
11. is playing it changes the NEXT song that will play The only way that you can change the song that is currently playing is by pressing the Track up down buttons Page 36 Playback Example Our current song playing is Love my way by Beth Jones This song has the following ID3 tag information Playlist My Music The Best of Beth Jones Rock Beth Jones Looking at all the 4 lists on the PhatBox you can see this particular song s location in each list from the arrows illustrated below The Active Playback Mode is currently set to Playlist Playback e g we are listening to our My Music playlist 4 Listening X to Playlists My Music Award Time Beth Jones Blues Party Mix Best of Classical Blender Classical Blender DJ Freddy Hip Hop Digitize This Express Mail Punk Don t Know Why Grand Prix Rock Mix It Up Mobile Army Rockin Boots Rick s Jamhouse Sunday Night The Gangles The Best of Beth Jones Various Artists This is Express Now we want to change to Genre Playback Mode this will let us listen to other songs that have the same genre as the current song Love my way ct Listening V to Genres My Music Award Time Beth Jones Party Mix Best of Classical Blender Classical Blender DJ Freddy Hip Hop Digitize This Express Mail Punk Don t Know Why Grand Prix Rock Mix It Up Mobile Army Rockin Boots Rick s Jamhouse Sunday Night The Gangles The Best of Beth Jones Various
12. is what makes the PhatBox flexible Just like a computer hard drive its huge storage capacity can accommodate thousands of music files When inserting the DMS Cartridge into the PhatBox make sure the cartridge slides all the way in until the latches click Press the release button whenever pulling the drive out of the cradle or the PhatBox Release Button Release Latches n i iJ DMS Cartridge Connector Do not open the DMS cartridge casing Doing so will void your warranty Only use genuine DMS cartridges with your PhatNoise Car Audio System other cartridges with other drives inside will not work with your system Page 9 USB Cradle Overview The USB cradle plugs into the USB port in the back of your computer Inserting the DMS cartridge into the USB cradle allows your computer to download and store music files in your DMS cartridge This cradle is USB 2 0 compatible for fast transfer speeds It is highly recommended that you use your USB cradle with a high speed USB 2 0 port in order to achieve the fastest transfer rate There are many brands of inexpensive USB 2 0 PCI adapter cards available today Green In Use Red Power USB Cable Please be careful when the DMS cartridge is in the USB cradle If you bump or drop the USB cradle and DMS cartridge while in use you may damage the unit Important Download and install the PhatNoise Music Manager software in your computer before you connect the USB cradle
13. spare tire tools or other equipment in or under the trunk should not be interfered with or damaged 9 Make holes only after making sure there is nothing on the other side of the mounting surface d D c Page 51 Digital Media Storage Cartridge Precautions 1 2 Do not remove the DMS Cartridge from the PhatBox Player unless the PhatBox Player is turned off Do not remove the DMS Cartridge from the USB Cradle until downloading is complete Do not leave the DMS Cartridge in locations with high temperatures and high humidity such as on a car dashboard or in the rear window where it will be subject to direct sunlight Do not subject the DMS Cartridge to extreme cold temperatures Do not place more that one DMS Cartridge at a time into the PhatBox player Do not drop the DMS Cartridge or subject it to a violent shock Do not spill liquid on the DMS Cartridge or submerge the DMS Cartridge in liquid The only effective protection for data and other material stored on the DMS Cartridge is the regular backing up of that data by you the consumer PhatNoise Inc shall not be responsible for the loss of any such data or other material PhatBox Player and USB Cradle Precautions I Never spill liquid of any kind on the PhatBox Player Do not place the PhatBox player on an unstable cart stand or table The product may fall causing serious damage to the product Do not use any object to probe the opening of t
14. the browse view button to see a breakdown of your music library by Artist and Album Hint Right click on AII Songs and choose Enable Genre Browsing to see the available Genres as well i all Genres e All Ortishs teh BENT ME Blues T Beth Jones WE Award Time MEI Classical T Blender MF Best of Classical et Disco DJ Freddy MF Blender id Hip Hop T Express Mail MF Cigitize This at Punk T Grand Prix Ld Don t Know Why Hd Rack Y Mobile Army MF Mix It Up b3 Rick s Jamhause MF Rockin Boots T The Sangles 4 Sunday Might T Unknown Artist MF The Best of Beth Jones T Various Artists W This is Express MF Unknown Album Q View Genres o_a Page 24 Media Explorer Open the Media Explorer tree to see where your music is located This display mirrors how your music is stored on your computer THES now Playing Album FR Al Songs i Concerto 1 various Artists Best of Class EE E A All Audible Content E Concerto 2 d A laud Various Artists Best of Class dE EDENES a Sonata 1 Various Artists Best of Class Fs Sonata 2 Various Artists Best of Class a Prelude 1 Various Artists Best of Class a Prelude 2 Various Artists Best of Class mE Nr Ei My BE Beth Joris Blender 22 DI Freddy Bl Download EE Rick s Jarnhouse q _ Ready to Play Paralyzed Blender wo ae MP3 192kbps d44kHz 0 00 Repeat Shue DAS Cr m L Creating Playlists A playlist is a collection of songs It
15. the following steps 12 While your car radio is off insert the DMS cartridge into your PhatBox 13 Turn on the radio and verify that the PhatBox powers on the green light begins to blink 14 While the green light is blinking the PhatBox is reprogramming itself This will take about 7 minutes Do not pull the cartridge out while the lights are blinking 15 You may turn off the radio and lock the car the PhatBox will turn itself off when done When the PhatBox is done reprogramming all the PhatBox lights will turn off Now the PhatBox is ready for normal operation again Page 46 Appendix B Troubleshooting Note For the latest support information please check the PhatNoise website and support sections http www phatnoise com http www phatnoise com support When Installing the PhatBox No lights come on at all The PhatBox connector cable and or head unit wiring harness is connected incorrectly Reconnect the PhatBox connector cable and or head unit wiring harness correctly Make sure each connection is firmly connected Or The DMS cartridge is not fully inserted Fully insert the DMS cartridge Or A fuse in the car has blown After checking for short circuits in the wires replace the fuse with one with the same rating The green light blinks for 15 The DMS cartridge is not fully inserted Fully insert seconds then turns off then the DMS cartridge blinks for 15 seconds then turns
16. to your computer Page 10 Safety and Handling Precautions Do not install the PhatBox on the rear deck of a car where it will be subjected to direct sunlight and high temperatures Do not install the PhatBox where it will be subjected to hot air from the heater or any other high temperature location Do not install the PhatBox where you cannot firmly secure the unit or in high vibration areas Do not install the PhatBox in an area of high humidity or where large amounts of airborne dust dirt are present N Page 11 Section I Installation Guide For your convenience the PhatBox has already been configured for your head unit For the PhatBox to recognize this configuration you must insert the DMS cartridge into the PhatBox prior to installation If you have no experience installing car audio equipment we recommend you go to a professional installer for the mounting and wiring of the PhatBox Before mounting the PhatBox Please consider the following when mounting your PhatBox Mounting Location The PhatBox can be mounted anywhere in the car The three most common locations are the trunk under the passenger seat or in the glove box If you already have a CD changer installed in the trunk we recommend that you install the PhatBox close to the existing CD changer This will make wiring the PhatBox easier Mounting Orientation The PhatBox should be mounted in the vertical horizontal or upsi
17. Artists This is Express Page 37 Now the next song we will hear is of the Rock genre Since we are not changing the genre the current song will continue until it is finished playing If we were to change genres to Blues then the first Blues song would begin playing Other Notes Voice Prompting When changing modes the PhatBox will announce which mode it is entering This will help you as you learn the functions of the buttons on the head unit After using the PhatBox SSA interface for a period of time and the functions of the buttons are memorized you can disable this voice prompting in the Features Mode The voice that announces the album artist and genre cannot be disabled Random Play Some head units have a Random button usually labeled RDM or MIX If you press the Random button the next track is picked randomly from the current list of tracks or from the entire cartridge These two options can be chosen via the Features Menu mode 6 The Album Sort Order When in Album mode albums are sorted first by artist name then by album name For example consider the table below It is sorted alphabetically by album name without regard to the artist name Artist Name Album Album Name Number 5 DontKnowWhy MxKUp 5 00 0 0 0 000 000 0 The Gangles 5 DJ Freddy 6 MkItUp Blender 1 1 8 JgSmaighUp Z3 y O Rick s Jamhouse 9 Sunday Night 1 If a us
18. Avoid slapping the cartridge into place The green and red indicator lights should illuminate The DMS cartridge will then be detected by the operating system 10 After an initialization period an Autoplay dialog box will appear Page 16 e Phi LuTO play Music Cancel LJ start i e fiim Autopla 3 e M 11 Let the Autoplay feature finish 12 Next dialog boxes will appear for two new drives labeled PHTDTA and PHTSYS Pp PhatNoise Music Manager dows can perform the same action each time you insert a disk or connect a device with this kind of file amp Pictures What do you want Windows to do J using Microsort scanner and Lamera Wizard Print the pictures ww using Photo Printing Wizard T View a slideshow of the images ing Windows Ficture and Fax Viewer I Open folder to view files using Windows Explorer 5 Mic uc Take no action Vv Always do the selected action OK Cancel Page 17 13 For each dialog box select Take No Action and check Always do the selected Action then Click OK 14 Your DMS is ready If you have USB 2 0 ports installed on your machine but the cradle is plugged into a USB 1 0 port Windows XP will give the warning below To solve this plug the cradle into a USB 2 0 port A HI SPEED USB Device Plugged into non HI SPEED USB Hub Ee 4 HI SPEED USB device is plugged into 4 non HI SPEED
19. Car Audio System package is complete You should have received all of the following parts 1 PhatBox 1 PhatBox connector cable 1 DMS cartridge 1 USB cradle with attached USB cable 1 USB cradle power adapter 1 PhatNoise Music Manager software CD ROM PhatBox PhatBox connector cable Page 6 USB Cradle power adapter PhatNoise Music Manager software CD ROM Mounting Screws 33933 Manuals and Guides There are two manuals that are included with your package these manuals provide essential information for installing and using your PhatBox PhatNoise Car Audio System User s Manual This manual a general guide for installing and troubleshooting the PhatNoise car audio system PhatNoise Quick Start Guide A guide specifically designed for your radio This points out the features specific to your radio and vehicle Page 7 PhatBox Overview The PhatBox chassis is the brain of the PhatNoise Car Audio System It is a computer that you install permanently in your vehicle The PhatBox software and the music files themselves are contained on the cartridge that is inserted into the PhatBox 9 HSS RCA Alternate Poa Headunit Port Power Port D DMS Cartridge Slot Ss C n V lt 4 Mounting Green Red Screw Holes In Use Power Light Light Note Please refer to the included Quick Start Guide for detailed connection diagrams for your radio Page 8 DMS Cartridge Overview The DMS cartridge
20. S Maintenance DMS Database Voice Prompts Installed Firmware Current Setup Sony Brand Stereos version 4 00 Click here to launch the Firmware Configuration Wizard Start Wizard Click here to display the properties For the installed firmware Properties Phat oie Car Product Installed Product PhatNoize Car Audio System Platinum Edition Click here to update the firmare of a different PhatN oise product Select Product requires a connection to the Internet 0K k Cancel Apply Page 42 7 The wizard will begin Press Next to skip the introductory screen Start Up Wizard WELCOME CHOOSE YOUR HEADUNIT FIRMWARE SUMMARY Page 43 PhatNoise Car Audio System User Manual 1302 MAN Copyright 2003 PhatNoise Inc 8 Press the Check for Updates from PhatNoise Website button to load the latest set of head unit firmware available for download NOTE if the Version number of the firmware package is higher than the version number in your Current Setup it is newer firmware Left click on the firmware package you want to download there may be only one CHOOSE YOUR LLLLLILS SUMMARY Current Setup Sony Brand Stereos version 4 00 Left click ta select your Head Unit or AF Modulator Double click any headunit to see 4 picture ny Brand Stereos T LEN 1 I ro TEN NE E 1 s ee j won GO Aeeared 2 aera noues Model s Cz Dx COx CPOSOR amp CO Az SU CDX CAZB0x
21. USE hub Nee For assistance in solving this problem click this message eiae Gla we eye 9 02 PM Page 18 PhatNoise Car Audio System User Manual 1302 MAN Copyright 2003 PhatNoise Inc Section III Creating and Managing Playlists This section of the instruction manual serves to introduce the core features of the PhatNoise Music Manager software To explore all the features of the software press F1 while the Music Manager is running MP3 Files and ID3 Tags The PhatNoise Music Manager software allows you to organize play and create digital music files These music files come in many different formats but the most popular is the MP3 format While this manual usually refers to MP3 files the same actions apply to any digital music file format An MP3 file is a compressed audio file that can be listened to on the computer An MP3 file is made of two parts the audio data and the ID3 tag The audio data uses high quality music compression to make storage and movement of music easy The ID3 tag enables the PhatNoise Music Manager to organize music files The ID3 tag and music data is analogous to a book jacket and the pages inside the book Whereas the pages contain the book s story the book s jacket contains the author s name the book title and a short summary An ID3 tag contains information about the Artist Song Title Album Title and Genre and the rest of the MP3 file is the audio content MP3 files possessing an incor
22. age 39 Appendix A Updating the Firmware in your PhatBox Your PhatBox has firmware programmed inside of it It has already been setup at the factory to work with your car stereo head unit PhatNoise periodically releases updates to the firmware in order to fix problems or to provide feature upgrades A notice of firmware updates may appear on the PhatNoise website or you may be contacted via the email address you registered with PhatNoise when you loaded your PhatNoise Music Manager Software onto your PC In the event of a firmware update follow these steps 1 Insert the DMS cartridge into the USB Cradle bec 2 Launch the PhatNoise Music Manager by double clicking the icon on your desktop 3 Press the Device button Page 40 4 Click the text PhatNoise DMS and then press the GO button Connected Devices Al Supported Devices All Supported Devices Nomad Il CD Burner Tour Phat oze DMS was successfully detected Click on the Io Button PhatMaise DMS x raa k 1 TITLES 217 5 Press the Hardware Options button Page 41 p efus HARDWARE es Drs OPTIONS Dr 6 If you have the Ford Visteon MACH MP3 Jukebox make sure the Installed Product is the MACH MP3 Jukebox Otherwise Installed Product should be PhatNoise Car Audio System Press the Start Wizard button to begin the update process EE Hardware Options EE Firmware Setup Profiles FhatMaise DM
23. ayed in the criteria window For example if Artist is selected then a list of all Artists is displayed If File Path is selected an input box appears at the bottom of the criteria window Simply enter the path and press Add If Most Recent Songs is selected then an input box will appear at the bottom of the criteria window Enter the number of most recent songs to add and press Add Page 26 4 Each time you select a playlist in the PhatNoise Music Manager software the list of criteria in that playlist is checked against the MP3 collection on your PC s hard drive All songs that match the criteria are automatically added to your dynamic playlist Accessing the DMS Cartridge 1 Insert the DMS cartridge into the USB cradle The LED lights on the cradle will flicker when the cartridge has been properly inserted 2 Access the Device view by clicking the Device button 3 The Devices view appears PHATNOI MANAGER W Hale OPR MAPE OK E O 4 Prelude 2 Various Artists Best of Classical e Love my way Beth Jones The Best of Beth Jones Ig All Sonas 85 On the corner Beth Jones The Best of Beth Jones i TW dible Content 8 The night Falls Beth Jones The Best of Beth Jones Playlist k Lock i E All Playlists 3 You will always be Beth Jones The Best of Beth Jones tock itn och k k i Now Playing LIBRARY B Playlisti j Nevermind Beth Jones The Best of Beth Jones 4 83 Media Explorer f True t
24. ays of placing content on your DMS cartridge depending on how you like to organize your music CD Based If most of your music will come from CDs follow these steps to use the PhatBox like a large CD player with browsing capabilities Page 28 1 Find the base folder where all your encoded CDs are located using the Media Explorer In this example it is under C My Music BE music l Explorer Playlist pu E Playlisti JE ES Media Explorer 4mm i mE My Music BA Best of Classical o Beth Jones Blender DI Freddy BB Cownload EE Rick s Jamhouse DEVICE E Connected Devices All Supported Devices it Disc Name m i gt PhatNoise DMS o ENFK OT CET T To create a 2 Drag the Folder onto the bottom left space of the window to create a virtual Disc 1 On the bottom right you can see the music contained in this Disc see next page Page 29 as O c _ DIT B Payis Ll ES Media Explorer Ll sec Ek n My Music Best of Classical BE Beth Jones Blender DI Freddy Download E Rick s Jamhouse DISO HARDWARE a wIZARO e OPTIONS T kantus Arist arpa oF Concerto E E r m d lanus Arx Jor Manoir Are sara 7 Sanaa T mn aPC FE Concerto 2 mpo3 Cl Cl nf PM mem F aj E T a a lj leon Arii ar Claegnica V Sonata Z mp T kantus Arint af araca ao EE i OF 3
25. c Manager and try the operation again The external AC DC power adapter is not connected Make the connection is firmly connected Or The DMS cartridge is not inserted all the way Apply gentle pressure with your hand to the top of the DMS cartridge to see if this makes the lights come on If the lights go off right away after you remove your hand the lever switch inside the USB cradle may be out of alignment In this case contact the customer service listed in Appendix E Make sure the computer is running Windows 98 Windows ME Windows 2000 or Windows XP WinNT 4 0 and Windows 95 do not have proper USB support The USB interface has been disabled in the system settings or in the motherboard BIOS Voice prompts are missing in Check your voice prompt settings the car Insert the DMS Open the Device view and select the DMS Press the Hardware Options button Open the DMS Database Voice Prompts tab and click Fix Voice Prompts Page 50 Appendix C Important Safety and Handling Instructions FCC WARNING This equipment may generate or use radio frequency energy Changes or modifications to this equipment may cause harmful interference unless the modifications are expressly approved in the instruction manual The user could use the authority to operate this equipment if an unauthorized change or modification is made NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
26. ce marks of Gracenote Copyright 2003 PhatNoise Inc All Rights Reserved All trademarks service marks and tradenames including without limitation PHATNOISE PHATNOISE CAR AUDIO SYSTEM PHATNOISE MUSIC MANAGER PHATBOX SSA VOICE DPGT and DMS are proprietary to PhatNoise Inc Page 3 Getting Started The PhatNoise Car Audio System is one of the most advanced digital automotive music systems available today By offering one touch access to a virtually unlimited number of MP3s WMAs and other music files it provides music lovers the ultimate in power and flexibility through its seamless automotive integration Page 4 Four steps to a quick start This manual contains step by step instructions for the operation of your PhatNoise Car Audio System Here is a quick overview of the four major steps Step 1 Installing the PhatBox in your car For more information on how to install the PhatBox in your car see section I Step 2 Installing the PhatNoise Music Manager software on your PC For more information on how to set up your PC see section II Step 3 Creating playlists of your favorite music For more information on creating and managing playlists see section III Step 4 Playing your music through your car stereo head unit by switching to the CD changer mode For more information on operating your head unit see section IV in this manual Page 5 System Components Please check to make sure your PhatNoise
27. d light turn on USB cradle is not recognized properly Page 49 playback mode changes a brief mute in sound may occur This is normal and a property of the radio Check to see if you are you using the latest firmware and desktop software This is very important as software is updated frequently Sometimes a heavily fragmented cartridge can skip due to increased seek times Defragment the cartridge for best performance Some software such as Windows Media Player features copy protection in their WMA encoding tools This prevents the tracks from playing on any device other than your computer Disable any Copy protect music checkbox when encoding music consult your software s manual for more information The PhatNoise Music Manager database files have been corrupted To fix the database Close the PhatNoise Music Manager software Run the Database Doctor in the PhatNoise Music Manager folder on the Start Menu If this does not fix the problem delete the folder Data in the PhatNoise Music Manager installation directory usually C Program Files PhatNoise Music Manager Please note that this will erase the entire user s database and playlist files All the songs will need to be reloaded and the playlists will need to be redefined The DMS has been mounted incorrectly or improperly formatted Cancel the current copy operation eject the cartridge close the PhatNoise Music Manager restart the PhatNoise Musi
28. d songs onto the bottom left space of the window to create a virtual Disc of these songs PHATNOI NN ia Roe N ic c Browse View i artist Album cere Formal a Nevermind Beth Jones The Best of Beth Jones Rock Fs True to kool Beth Jones The Best of Beth Jones Rock B Now Playing Ig all Son z On display Beth Jones The Best of Beth Jones Rock amp alla p Content Piano Outro Beth Jones The Best of Beth Jones Rock H Al playlists Been There Blender Blender Punk E Headrush Blender Blender Punk ZE B Media Explorer Let it Show Blender Blender Punk C Money Burns Blender Blender Punk ZE My Music Multi tasking Blender Blender Punk Best of Classical Out of Line Blender Blender Punk Beth Jones Blender Playlist pisc HARDWARE fa Connected Devices Dei wizaro OPTIONS DMS All Supported Devices PN PhatNoise DMS or Bai Default Disc 1 My Music EE ADD DELETE f7 DISC X DISC N DISC N PROPERTIES Page 31 3 Give the Disc a name by selecting the disc twice this name will be read aloud to you in the car when you play this disc Blender rr ic cs Connected Devices All Supported Devices dix PhatNoise DMS Hf Bath Jones The Best of Bath X E E Def Silk Wr Ban gar a aar nm ara m ip 4 Disc 1 My Music d l i js arty Mix 19 Blander Haagcus mn ender i et 5homw mp3 lancer tet hating mp3 Biandaer Our of Line mp3
29. de down positions Avoid mounting the PhatBox on an angled surface for best shock performance Avoid mounting the PhatBox where screws could hit wiring or fuel lines Page 12 Mounting Clearance You must leave the front of the PhatBox unobstructed to allow the DMS cartridge to be removed from the DMS cartridge slot The PhatBox cable needs at least 3 inches of clearance to keep the cables from straining or bending unnecessarily Please keep this in mind when choosing a mounting location Connecting the PhatBox to your head unit As far as your car stereo head unit is concerned the PhatBox appears to be regular CD changer For this reason the PhatBox is connected to the head unit the same way a CD changer is connected Please refer to the included Quick Start Guide for detailed installation instructions for your particular radio and vehicle Page 13 Once you have made all the connections and the PhatBox does not begin playing back please check the front lights for the following No lights come on at all Possible Cause The PhatBox connector cable and or Reconnect the PhatBox connector head unit wiring harness is connected cable and or head unit wiring incorrectly harness correctly Make sure each connection is firmly connected A fuse in the car has blown After checking for short circuits in the wires replace the fuse with one with the same rating The lights are on constantly NOT blinking and never tur
30. er were listening to album 3 Beats and Rhymes by the artist Blender it would be difficult to find out that the other album by the same artist Straight Up is also present in the database Page 38 To alleviate this the SSA album mode sorts by artist first then alphabetically sorts by album name Our example now looks like this Artist Name Album Album Name Number DJ Freddy Mix tp 4 Express Mail 5 This is Express GrndPrx 1 6 Award Time Rick s Jamhouse 8 gRocknBodts 1 Rick s Jamhouse 9 Sunday Nigt 0 Seeking The seek operation is similar to a CD player while listening to a song a seek will forward or rewind to another part of the song Stopping the seek operation will resume playback When seeking in Artist or Genre modes letters of the alphabet are announced This allows you to quickly find an artist or genre alphabetically When seeking in Album mode artist names are announced since albums are sorted first by artists Note that the seeking operation is different from the track change operation On some radios seeking is performed by holding the track button down On other radios there is a separate seek button holding the track button down performs the same action as pressing the track button just once To distinguish between the two actions we use the following notation Track backwards Track forwards Seek backwards Seek forwards P
31. erreHHHrrH 19 MPS PHCS ANG ID TAJ prr sou D 19 Launching TNE Music Manager doce uteexd a ku bum Us Cbr REC A MOORE RE E xe 19 Navigatingo the POOL ali ss sias apice quid e eR E Han cQ DR RENS Ud Laon dada HDEREEEd OA 20 Converting an Audio CD to computer FICS 1 cece ee ccccnseeecenennneenneenseennnnnnnneennoennesnnnnsgags 21 FINGING M Iscr oT 23 Creating Plavi SiS irona tees aoe eae ied PT oL Er DTE 25 ACCESSING toe DMS Caer CGC nica sebka aera E LEER D parre Re Fal aor Vd Pha Qc Xo rd a idw a DR NH PD RR S 27 Adding M sicto Me DMS Cartridge is beo xor aan rr RE De v ER Dra mu VE ER Rea PE or gd 28 EJecting the DMS isst pe ciae a Era Gud aaa Cara TE A I cua Es c p M ED teens 32 SVMCING MUSIC RE PUn 33 SECTION IV OPERATING THE PHATBOX e ee erneuern nnn nnn 34 Stalling tue PhatBOX massima asttertkedid RR bu EHE XM RU T eR adaasa drddi Nena da ous ud edues 34 USING SOA ER 35 PlavVDack MOGES rreri iaa EATE EIEEE cea T Mors EETA OE ATEA EE 35 Active Playback MOGCS x cons ci lets eut E TERN er atinaeer ds Un La E MU ERA E 36 PlavVbDackdXalbleusssutetvetatttad luctu nat ea ERO DESDE Ta M ME A E Kb a 37 Bus MA o cR ETT DES 38 VOICE POM DUNG peter ENDE 38 RINGON FIIV sisse skin eia e ie aera EEEE cone wee pute soda ote Ras tae NO ee Bee Ree Rada EE DAE 38 Tue ADU SOCO ag soto teti ndi n Ee teats seahorse ect RU ater ae cease meee alee ee 38 ercciqs M
32. he name of the playlist out loud to you Entering playlist mode sets the active playback mode to Playlist Playback Mode 3 is Album Mode In this mode you can move playback to the next previous album The PhatBox will announce the name of the album out loud to you Entering album mode sets the active playback mode to Album Playback Mode 4 is Artist Mode In this mode you can move playback to the next previous artist The PhatBox will announce the name of the artist out loud to you Entering artist mode sets the active playback mode to Artist Playback Mode 5 is Genre Playback Mode In this mode you can move playback to the next previous genre The PhatBox will announce the name of the genre out loud to you Entering genre mode sets the active playback mode to Genre Playback Page 35 Mode 6 is Features Mode In the Feature mode you can set special features and options of the PhatBox The Track up down buttons change the feature to be selected To make a selection press the SCAN or Fast Forward button A voice will describe the features that can be activated To learn how to access each of the modes using your particular radio please refer to the included Quick Start Guide Active Playback Modes With the SSA interface system there are always 4 different possible songs that can play after the current song The song that plays next is determined by the active playback mode Changing modes does not change the CURRENT song that
33. he product and do not put any body parts or other foreign objects in the opening of the product this may result in bodily injury and can also damage the product Avoid severe impact Do not drop the PhatBox player on a solid surface or drop a heavy object on the PhatBox player Take care when plugging and unplugging cables Do not hold the PhatBox or the USB Cradle by the cables alone Do not remove the DMS Cartridge from the USB Cradle when the green activity light is on DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SERVICE ANY PART OF THE PRODUCT YOURSELF SERVICING SHOULD ONLY BE DONE BY QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL Page 52 Appendix D Using Audible content with your PhatNoise Car Audio System Introduction Audible is a huge collection of audio programming delivered digitally over the Internet anywhere anytime At audible com you can choose from over 4 500 audiobooks and 14 000 other audio programs You can download those programs to your computer and listen immediately or you can transfer them to your PhatBox and listen on the go Getting Started with Audible This guide is a brief introduction to using the PhatNoise Music Manager with Audible content For a thorough explanation of the Audible service visit Audible s website at www audible com and view the PhatNoise Music Manager Help File by pressing F1 while the program is running Creating a new Audible com account To get started please perform the following steps 1 Go
34. me and password Click Here k Enter your audible com username and password Then press the OK button Audible User E xl User Name phatnoise Password pese o Cancel A dialog box will appear asking if you would like to synchronize your subscriptions with the Audible com servers We recommend you press the Yes button Synchronize Subscriptions TON po X 9 Audible subscriptions are maintained on a per user basis This will nat affect any Audible Files vau have already downloaded to your computer Would vau like to synchronize your subscriptions From the Audible servers This operation requires a connection Ea the Internet Mote This operation can be performed at any time by choosing Synchronize Subscriptions From Ehe Audible Options page New Users Click Here Click the New Users Click Here Button to create a new audible com account and take advantage of our special introductory offer Page 55 Hew Users Get a 30 day risk free trial to Audible and start listening to great audio content Simply return here to enter your account infa Click Here Internet connection required You will be taken to the new user signup page at audible com Please follow the instructions on the site Once you have registered at the audible com site return back to the PhatNoise Music Manager Now that you are a registered audible com user click the Existing Users Click Here bu
35. n off Possible Cause The car and or radio was on during Turn car and radio off Remove the installation PhatBox connector cable Wait 10 seconds Reconnect the PhatBox connector cable The lights should turn on and then turn off and stay off The DMS cartridge is not fully inserted Fully insert the DMS cartridge The green light blinks for 10 seconds then turns off then blinks for 10 seconds then turns off this cycle repeats continuously Possible Cause File s on your cartridge may be corrupt Reinstall PhatBox firmware See Appendix A for details The green light blinks at a steady rate for longer than 20 seconds Possible Cause You have updated the firmware on the DO NOT REMOVE THE DMS DMS cartridge and the PhatBox is CARTRIDGE Allow the PhatBox to reprogramming itself reprogram itself for up to 10 minutes When reprogramming is complete the lights will turn off and Stay off Page 14 Section II Setting up at Home Installing the PhatNoise Music Manager software The PhatNoise Music Manager software is included on the CD found in your package You can use the software to create and manage playlists of MP3s WMA and WAV files You must install the PhatNoise Music Manager software on your computer before you connect the USB cradle to your computer To configure the software it is very important to follow these steps in order Windows 98 Second Edition and above Windows Millenium Wind
36. nd to a track on the PhatNoise DMS The cher s Guda fa te Galaxy Sectian I The Aches Suite to fe Galaxy Section 2 The Acer s Guide fa the Galaxy Section F The Acer s Suite to fe Galaxy Section 4 Tha Hitch t Gude fo fe Galaxy Section 5 The itc waarnt suite to the Galaxy Section amp The nioke y Suite fa fe Galaxy Section 7 The Hitch waart Suite fa the Galaxy Section B Assigning a track to each index point is meant to assist you in finding your place in longer audiobooks and or periodicals Dynamic Audible Subscription Discs It is possible to create discs that will automatically update with issues of Audible subscriptions To create a dynamic audible subscription disc follow these steps 1 Click the Disc Wizard button from the PhatNoise DMS view Page 58 2 Choose Audible Subscriptions from the Create From drop down list This dialog helps you create discs for your below and click Create Disc to automat Create fram Playlist M 3 Select one or more Audible subscriptions and click one of the Create buttons Audible Subscri HER TEE Street pee MEETS eum Create 1 Disc per Create 1 Disc w 4 You will then be asked if you d like to include all of the issues of the subscription or only the most recent issue Click yes or no as desired Page 59 PhatNoise Car Audio System User Manual 1302 MAN Copyright 2003 PhatNoise Inc Add Audible Subscription to DMS disc
37. o kool Beth Jones The Best of Beth Jones C e On display Beth Jones The Best of Beth Jones ock ZE Boule e Piano Outro Beth Jones The Best of Beth Jones tock B Best of Classical fi Been There Blender Blender Punk Beth Jones i Headrush Blender Blender Punk Bi ender oa Connected Devices All Supported Devices All Supported Devices Nomad II CD Burner PhatNoise DMS R Select a device PhatNoise DMS Y D BN id Ready to Play Paralyzed gS gs ee eee ee MP3 2O Repeat sname DMS CO Page 27 The Device view is organized in two parts e The PhatNoise Music Manager Playlist and Windows Explorer panels e The All Supported Devices panels 4 Activate the PhatNoise DMS cartridge by clicking PhatNoise DMS in the All Supported Devices panel Connected Devices All Supported Devices Nomad Il CD Burner PhatMnaise k WS When the DMS cartridge is connected properly a summary screen appears with a red GO button If a blue Reconnect button appears click on it to activate your DMS cartridge If the DMS cartridge has not been configured properly a configuration wizard will launch For more information refer to Appendix A Updating the Firmware in your PhatBox Adding Music to the DMS Cartridge The DMS cartridge stores all music in playlists The PhatBox can play these playlists directly or sort all the music by Album Artist or Genre for you in the car Here are several w
38. off this cycle repeats Or continuously y File s on your cartridge may be corrupt Run the PhatNoise DMS Doctor on your computer and follow the recommendations The green light blinks at a You have updated the firmware on the DMS steady rate for longer than 20 cartridge and the PhatBox is reprogramming itself seconds DO NOT REMOVE THE DMS CARTRIDGE Allow the PhatBox to reprogram itself for up to 10 minutes When reprogramming is complete the lights will turn off and stay off Using the PhatBox The radio displays NO The system is still booting Please wait up to 15 MAGAZINE or CHK MAGAZINE seconds for the system to boot and switch back to CD mode Or Page 47 The radio displays NO CD General Cases The DMS cartridge is not fully inserted Fully insert the DMS cartridge Or File s on your cartridge may be corrupt Run the PhatNoise DMS Doctor on your computer and follow the recommendations No playlists were found on the DMS cartridge Please place playlists on the DMS cartridge using the PhatNoise Music Manager Or File s on your cartridge may be corrupt Run the PhatNoise DMS Doctor on your computer and follow the recommendations Cause Solution No Sound The head unit does not recognize the PhatBox No Sound The head unit cannot access the PhatBox Green light on PhatBox blinks and does not stop blinking Audio skipping occurs during playback Page 48 Adjus
39. ows 2000 Windows XP is required to use the PhatNoise Music Manager 1 Exit all running Windows programs 2 If the DMS Cartridge is inserted into the USB cradle remove it now 3 Insert the PhatNoise Music Manager software CD into your PC s CD ROM drive Wait a few moments The PhatNoise Music Manager software installation program will launch automatically 4 If the PhatNoise Music Manager software installation program does not run follow these steps to run the software manually a Click the Start button in the lower left corner of your screen and select Run The Run dialog box appears b Type the following text in the drop down list box d NPMM setup exe where d is the letter corresponding to your CD ROM drive c Click OK 5 Follow the instructions to install the PhatNoise Music Manager software Page 15 6 When the installation is finished the setup program will ask you to reboot the computer 7 Once rebooted plug the power connector into the USB cradle Make sure the other end of the power cable is plugged into a wall outlet before connecting the USB cradle to your computer P bie Power Cord Port USB Cable 8 Connect the USB cradle to a USB port on your PC We recommend that if your computer does not already support USB 2 0 that you purchase a USB 2 0 PCI adapter card to take advantage of the much faster transfer speed 9 Insert the DMS cartridge firmly into the USB cradle
40. rect ID3 tag will be improperly filed much like a book with the wrong book jacket would be misplaced in a library Now it s time to start using the PhatNoise Music Manager The following sections will walk you through the core features including 1 Creating MP3 files from an Audio CD 2 Organizing music files and playlists 3 Transferring MP3s and playlists to the DMS cartridge Launching the Music Manager 1 Launch the PhatNoise Music Manager software You can do this one of two ways Page 19 o Double click the PhatNoise Music Manager icon on your desktop o Click Start select Program Files and select the PhatNoise Music Manager icon 2 You will see the Music Manager splash screen then the Load Songs screen will appear 3 Choose a location on your computer that contains songs you wish to load into the PhatNoise Music Manager database This may be a music folder you already have i e C My Music Navigating the Program Each icon on the left of the application s screen represents a different interface and part of the software Library View CD Encoder View Update Device View Al Web Browser View Converting an Audio CD to computer files The CD Encoder view allows you to create MP3 files from your CDs 1 Switch to the CD Encoder view by pressing this button 3 If the computer is connected to the Internet the songs names will appear next to the track number as follo
41. t the volume of the head unit Make sure the PhatBox cable is correctly connected to the head unit Make sure the head unit has the CD changer as the active source Make sure the navigation or telephone mute is not activated Make sure the PhatBox cable is correctly connected to the head unit Note that during firmware reprogramming green light flashing your head unit will NOT recognize the PhatBox for this reason it is often better to have the head unit off during programming File s on your cartridge may be corrupt Run the PhatNoise DMS Doctor on your computer and follow the recommendations If you have just downloaded new firmware this is normal Wait about 7 minutes until the green light stops blinking then both lights should go off Many things can cause a skip or any break in audio playback If you are hearing breaks in playback here are some things to check 1 When you hear a skip restart the track or seek backwards a bit to hear if the skip is actually in the music file 2 Note that on some SSA radios when the WMA files are not playing in the PhatBox PhatNoise Music Manager software errors containing a Codebase message Or The PhatNoise Music Manager playlists are missing or not working properly When transferring files to the DMS a message appears Long Filenames not supported When a DMS cartridge is inserted into the USB cradle neither the green nor the re
42. to the Library View by clicking the Library Button C 2 Click All Audible Content j Mo Playing LE All Songs ie All Audible Content I AS Al Playlists ES Media Explorer Page 53 3 When you click the All Audible Content link for the first time you will be presented with the following dialog box Audible User Name Entry X welcome Welcome to Audible Now get the best audio content delivered right to your Phat oise Car Audio Product There are aver 20 000 audio books magazines and newspapers to choose fram Tell Me Morel Existing Users New Users Get a 30 day risk free trial to Audible and start listening to great audio content Simply retur here to enter your account Mow you can use the FhatMaigze Music Manager ta manage all af your Audible files Click below to enter your user name infa Click Here and password Click Here Intemet connection required Cancel The Audible User Name Entry dialog box gives you the following three options Welcome Tell Me More Click the Tell Me More Button to get more information about audible com Tell Me e pHew U Existing Users Click Here Click the Existing Users Click Here Button if you already have an audible com account Page 54 Existing Users Mow vou can use the FhatMargze Music Manager ta manage all af your Audible tiles Click below to enter your user na
43. tton and follow the steps explained above Once your audible com username and password have been entered you will be ready to download Audible content for use with the PhatNoise Music Manager and your PhatNoise Car Audio System Audible Content on the PhatNoise DMS Audible files are transferred to the PhatNoise DMS in much the same way as mp3 files are transferred to the PhatNoise DMS The only difference is that most Audible files are indexed according to chapter or section breaks in the content A new track will be added for each index point This will allow for easy navigation in the car To transfer Audible files to the PhatNoise DMS follow these steps 1 Insert the PhatNoise DMS cartridge into the USB cradle U 4 T mcm 2 Click on the Device View button Page 56 3 Click on the PhatNoise DMS text under the All Supported Devices panel Connected Devices l Li E all Supported Devices Nomad CD Burner PhatBax DMS 4 Click on the red GO button Your Phathoise DMS was successfully detected Click on the Go Button cra 5 On the top portion of the Device view click on the All Audible Content text in the Playlist panel l ES Now Playing E All Audible Content I ABS all Plists 2B Media Explorer 6 Drag an audible file to a DMS disc Page 57 Band of Brothers You will notice that the Audible file will be added and each section break will correspo
44. ws Hg F Texas Tyler Groovin Tunes 3 Sang Title Sang Length Birdman Robot Eyes Live The River Man Billy s Blues Blame My Youth Exploding Heart Down at the Trailer Park LIBRARY ENCODE 4 If you are not connected to the Internet the tracks will be listed Track 01 Track 02 etc Page 21 IMUSIC MANAGER i mem Oz i v Track 03 E Track 04 IE Ma 05 Track 0 08 BE E Track 09 v Track 10 B Track 11 5 Edit the Artist Title Genre and Year information if it is missing or incorrect 6 Choose the tracks to encode using the checkboxes 7 Choose the file format to encode We recommend the MP3 format at 192kbps for the best combination of sound quality and file size 9 Press the Start Encoding button in the Encode panel and the process will begin Page 22 Finding Music First display the library of music you have loaded into the Music Manager Click on the Library View button LIBRARY The Library view appears IC MANAGER SE 3 Now Playing 1 All Songs All Audible Content B All Flaylists EE Media Explorer a Concerto 2 E Sonata 1 a Sonata 2 dr Prelude 1 fe Prelude 2 LER Love my way a On Ehe corner fea The night Falls a You will always be fey Nevermind True to kool Fy On display a Piano Outro fs Been There a Headrush ER
45. xt song that will play You can browse through lists of playlists artists albums and genres without taking your eyes off the road Please read this entire section to get a better idea of how this system works Starting the PhatBox The PhatBox is available through the CD mode of your radio The unit powers on and off automatically and resumes where you last left playback To begin playback 1 Insert the DMS cartridge into the cartridge slot of the PhatBox 2 Turn on your radio and switch to the CD mode This is labeled CD or MODE on your radio 3 Playback will resume where the system last stopped Page 34 Using SSA The SSA interface mirrors the music organization performed by the PhatNoise Music Manager on your home PC You can access the Virtual Discs in the order you placed them onto the DMS cartridge via the Playlist Mode or you can have the PhatBox sort the music by Album Artist or Genre via the corresponding playback modes Playback Modes Mode 1 is Track Mode In this mode if available the Track up down buttons move playback to the next previous track determined by the active playback mode The possible active playback modes are playlist album artist or genre Please read the section Active Playback Modes on the following page for a more detailed explanation of active playback modes Mode 2 is Playlist Mode In this mode you can move playback to the next previous playlist The PhatBox will announce t
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