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About Wireless Audio Device Manager (WADM)

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mation, visit www. gracenote.com.

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WithWireless Audio Device Manager (WADM), you can:

Connect Philips Wireless Music Center and your PC through the supplied Ethernet cable (see

the manual Connect to your PC)

Manage the contents of Philips Wireless Music Center on your PC, including:

Transfer music files from your PC to Philips Wireless Music Center ;

Edit track information;

Create and rename playlists;

Backup Philips Wireless Music Centers music files on your PC;

Restore the backup files to Philips Wireless Music Center

Manage the settings of Philips Wireless Music Center on your PC, including:

Manage the network settings of Philips Wireless Music Center;

Update Centers built-in Gracenote music recognition service database to obtain the latest disc

information;

Upgrade the firmware of Philips Wireless Music Center

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Using Wireless Audio Device Manager (WADM)Launch theWireless Audio Device Manager (WADM) after you have setup the connection between the

center and yourPC and installed theWADM (see Connect to yourPC)

There are 4 functional buttons: Content management, Device configuration, Backup content, Restore

content. Click one of the buttons to access your desired function

In Content management, you can Playback the music files;

Transfer music files from your PC to Center;

Edit track information for Centers music files;

Create and rename playlists for Centers music files

In Device configuration, you can

In the sub-menu System, display the name of Center

In the sub-menuWired Network,Wireless Network and Internet Setting, manage the

network settings of Center

In the sub-menu Firmware upgrade, upgrade the firmware of Center In the sub-menu CD Database update, update Centers built-in Gracenote music recognition service data-

base to obtain the latest disc information

In the sub-menu Status, view the connection status of Center

In Backup content, you can

Backup Centers music files on your PC

In Restore content, you can

Restore the backup files to Center

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Content managementClick the Content management button to enter the content management screen.

The screen consists of two windows.The upperMy Computer window is to display your PCs contents;the lower window is the device window, showing the contents of connected Philips Wireless Music Center.

Selector panel: selects the content categories

Content panel: displays the contents of your PC and Philips Wireless Music Center

Pull-down menus1

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expanded view: displays item contents in full3

collapsed view: item contains more contents to display4

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creates a new playlist6

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Scroll bar: scroll the option list upward or downward7

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Header separator: resizes column width12

Browser : Type in a keyword of your desired track in the text box next to it.

Click the button to start keyword search

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Memory indicator: shows the available memory on Philips Wireless Music Centers hard disk11

Click to highlight an item13

Resizing buttons: minimizes, maximizes WADM view or exit WADM9

Status bar: appears when transferring music is in progress. Click it to show the dialog box offile transfer

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Get Track Info: shows detailed information of the selected music file15

Transfer Track(s) to Device:Transfers music files from PC to the center14

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Transferring music files from your PC to Philips Wireless Music

Center

Check your PCs music files

On the selector panel ofMy Computer window, click the folder/sub-folder where your music filesare stored

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You will find the stored music files on the content panel

orOpen your music management software if you are using it for music management

Transfer music files from PC

There are 3 file-transfer-options: Always Overwrite,Always Skip and Prompt. Go to the pull-downmenu Preference Transfer/Sync Options. Click to select

Always Overwrite:transfers all the selected files and overwrites the same files

already stored in Center(Note:When overwriting a file in Center, you will remove it from your Centers playlists)Always Skip:transfers only the files not stored in Center and skips the same files

already stored in CenterPrompt: prompt box appears for you to select

Tips:

- You can only find the music files in suppor ted formats

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Click in the Look in pull-down box, and thenclick once or more to select a file folder

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Tips:

- Press and hold on your PC

keyboard and click to select more than

one file

- You can only find the music files in

supported formats

In the file list, click to select your desired music files3

Click the Open button to start file transfer

The file transfer dialog box appears

All the transferred files will be sorted by their track

information (e.g. Artist, Album, Genre)

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Go to the pull-down menu File Transfer Tracks.

Click to select

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A file explorer window appears

To import music files form PC

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Tips:

- Click the Hide button to hide the dialog box.You will go back to the content management

screen.A status bar will appear under the device window if transferring music is still in

progress.

To drag and drop music files from My Computer window or other music management software

On the content panel ofMy Computer window or other music management software

click to highlight the desired file

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Tips:

- Press and hold on your PC keyboard and click to select more than one file

Drag the selection to the device window (to its content panel or a category in its selector

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Re-organize your music files in the device window

Edit track information

By editing the track information of your music files, you will have those files re-organized under the devicescategories of Artists, Albums and Genres.

Go to the pull-down menu File Track Info. Click to select

` orRight click on your mouse. ClickTrack Info.

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An ID3 tag edit box appears

To edit, click on the text box ofTrack name, Track No., Artist, Album, Genre and Year4

On the selector panel of the device window, click to select an album or a playlist.1

On the content panel, a track list appears

On the track list, click to highlight the desired track2

ClickOKto save the information. ClickCancelto discard changes made5

Tips:

- Press and hold on your PC keyboard and click to select more than one file

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Create playlists of your favorite music

You can create up to 99 playlists consisting of your favorite tracks in the desired sequence.

To create a playlist

Click the button on the device window

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Go to the pull-down menu File New Playlist.

Click to select

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A playlist is created

A default playlist name (e.g. Playlist _xxx) is assigned

a. On the selector panel of the device window, click once ormore to select an album, artist or a genre

b. Click once or more on the content panelto selectone or more tracks

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Drag the selection to the desired playlist4

To rename the playlist,

a. Right click on your mouse. ClickRename

Text box becomes blue and the cursor flashes

b. Input the desired playlist name using the PC keyboard

c. To confirm, click outside the text box

To cancel the changes, press

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To adjust the playback sequence, drag and drop tracks to the desired locations on the content

panel

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Tips:

- You are unable to rename the DemoPlaylist or AlarmPlaylist

Tips:- Press and hold on your PC keyboard and

click to select more than one file

- You are unable to edit the track information in a

playlist

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Delete Playlists or tracks

Click once or more to select a playlist or track1

Right click on your selection to delete

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Press on the PC keyboard to delete

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Check the devices music library

Go to the pull-down menu File Refresh Content Click to select

On the selector panel of the device window, click once or more to select an album, artist or a genre

If necessary, click once or more on the content panelto select one or more tracks

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Go to the pull-down menu File New Playlist from Selection. Click to select2

You will create a playlist consisting of your selection at a time

As prompted, press Yesto confirm,

or press Noto cancel

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To create a playlist of selected tracks

Tips:

- Press and hold on your PC keyboard and click to select more than one item.

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Adjust the window area

Make Use of Different Views

In the Content management windows, you can select your view options as needed.

Adjust the column area

Click on the separator between columns. Drag the separator to adjust the column area

Adjust the panel area

Drag the border area between the selector panel and the content panel

Drag the border area between My Computer window and the device window

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Start up Content management when launching WADM

On theWireless Audio Device Manager main menu, go to the pull-down menu Settings Start up

WADM automatically. Click to select

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You will enter the Content management windows when launching WADM

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Backup contentThis feature allows you to make a copy of Philips Wireless Music Centers music library on PC.

Click the Backup content button to start1

As prompted, specify the location where you wish to store the backup files on your PC2

Backup starts

The IE browser is launched

Backup files are saved to the specified location and named after current date

Tips:

If you did backup previously, only the newly added music will be saved to PC.

Do not delete the backup file by using Windows explorer. If you want to delete the previ-

ously backed up file, please use WADM to manage.

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Restore contentThis feature restores the backup on your PC to Philips Wireless Music Center

Click the Restore content button to start1

Click to select the desired files2

The backup files will be restored to Philips Wireless Music Center

Click the Open button to start restoring files3

Tips:

- Press and hold on your PC keyboard and click to select more than one item.

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Device configuration

Click the Device configuration button to start1

On the selector panel ofDevice configuration screen, click your desired sub-menu, System,

Wired Network,Wireless Network, Internet Setting, Firmware Upgrade, CD databaseUpdate orStatus

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The IE browser is launched

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Display the name of Philips Wireless Music Center

Click to enter the System sub-menu1

Manage the network settings of your Philips Wireless Music Center

On your PC, you can do network setting for Philips Wireless Music Center in a more straight-forward way.With your PC, you can easily connect the device with external wired/wireless network or Internet (for CDinformation update).

Click to enter theWired Network,Wireless Network orInternet Setting sub-menu1

Follow the screen instructions to adjust the network setting (wired/wireless) or Internet setting (forCD information update)

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The name of the connected device appears

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ClickApplyto confirm3

View the devices connection status with external network

Click to enter the Status sub-menu1

The devices connection status appears on the screen

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Download the firmware upgrade files and store them on your PC4

Register your Philips Wireless Music Center with www.club.philips.com3

As prompted, clickBrowse and indicate the location where you kept the firmware upgrade files on PC6

ClickApplyto start upgrading firmware7

Firmware upgrade

Click to enter the Firmware upgrade sub-menu5

On Philips Wireless Music Center:

Place Center on a flat and firm surface1

Connect Centerto power supply2

HD screen appears on Center

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The display shows Updating firmware, please wait... Center will reboot itself during the installation process

When Center returns to HD screen, the installation is completed

IMPORTANT!


- Never interrupt the firmware upgrading before its completion.

- Before finishing the installation, never operate other functions.

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Download the CD Database update files and store them on your PC2

Register your Philips wireless audio product with www.club.philips.com1

As prompted, specify the location where you kept the CD Database update files on PC4

ClickApplyto start updating CD Database5

CD Database update

Click to enter the CD Database update sub-menu3

With the Gracenote music recognition service (also known as Gracenote CD Database music recognition serv-ice), your set will look up audio CD information from its built-in database (e.g. album, artist, genre, track informa-

tion). It allows the recorded CD tracks to be properly categorized (for example, under Artists, Albums, Genres orAll tracks) and also merged with the existing tracks in the harddisk.

Tips:

- CD Database provides a large database containing the latest disc information. It will take

some time to update CD Database.

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Switch deviceWithout re-launching WADM, you can switch the PC connection from one device to another one.

On theWireless Audio Device Manager main menu, go to the pull-down menu File Switch

Device. Click to select

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Your PC star ts to search for connected Philips Wireless Music Center

The list of found devices in your PCs network appears when the searching is completed

On the device list, select the device you wish to connect, and then clickConnect now2

The device and your PC will be connected to the same network

You will enter theWireless Audio Device Manager main menu when the connection is established

Tips:

- If there is no desired device in the list above, see the manual Connect to your PCto build a

new connection.

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Select WADMs display language

On theWireless Audio Device Manager main menu, go to the pull-down menu Settings

Language. Click to select

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In the pop-up screen, click to select your desired language2

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