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LCD Menu Icons

Wireless-B Media Link for Music

LCD Menu Icons

At the top of the LCD screen, you will see one or more icons indicating the Media Link’s network type, the status

of the music track, and which options you have selected. Here are descriptions of the nine icons:

•

Wired Network - The Media Link is functioning as part of your wired network.

•

Wireless Network - The Media Link is functioning as part of your wireless network.

•

No Network Signal - The Media Link is not receiving a signal from any network.

•

Music Track Playing - The Media Link is playing the selected music track.

•

Music Track Paused - You have paused the selected music track.

•

Mute Music Track - You have silenced the music track that is currently playing.

•

Shuffle Music Tracks - The selected music tracks are playing in a random sequence.

•

Repeat Music Track - You are re-playing the selected music track.

•

Repeat All Music Tracks - You are re-playing all of the selected music tracks.

Figure 6-5: No Network Signal

Figure 6-4: Wireless Network

Figure 6-3: Wired Network

Figure 6-6: Music Track Playing

Figure 6-7: Music Track Paused

Figure 6-8: Mute Music Track

Figure 6-9: Shuffle Music Tracks

Figure 6-10: Repeat Music Track

Figure 6-11: Repeat All Music Tracks

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Playlist Menu

Wireless-B Media Link for Music

Playlist Menu

At any time, you can use the Music button on the remote to access the Music menu. To play certain songs in a

specific sequence, select the Playlist menu, which will list the playlists that you have created using Musicmatch.

Select the playlist you want, and press the right arrow button.

Favorites Menu

The Favorites menu will list your favorites. Select the radio station you want, and press the right arrow

button.

To designate your favorite radio station, scroll to Internet Radio, and select the radio station you want. Press the

Select

button, and select

Add to Favorites.

Then press the

Select

button again. If you already know the URL for

your favorite radio station, use the Media Link’s Web-based Utility to add up to 20 favorites. Refer to “Chapter 7:

Using the Web-based Utility of the Wireless-B Media Link for Music.”

Browse Menu

The Browse menu offers seven choices: Albums, All Tracks, Artists, Artists/Albums, Genres, Genres/Artists, and

Playlists. P

ress the right arrow button to make a selection. As you browse, y

ou will see additional screens with

more choices.

Select the song you want, and press

the right arrow button.

Albums

The

Albums

screen lets you select the music you want to play according to album.

All Tracks

Select

All Tracks

to play every track in your digital music library.

Artists, Artists/Albums, Genres, Genres/Artists

If you want to play all the songs by a certain artist, select

Artists

. To browse by Artist and Album title, select

Artists/Albums

. To play all the songs of a certain genre, such as jazz or classical, select

Genres

. To browse by

Genre and Artist, select

Genres/Artists

.

Playlists

To play certain songs in a specific sequence, select the Playlist menu, which will list the playlists that you have

created using Musicmatch. Select the playlist you want, and press the right arrow button.

Figure 6-13: Favorites Screen

Figure 6-14: Browse Screen

Figure 6-12: Playlist Screen

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Internet Radio Menu

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Internet Radio Menu

The Media Link uses vTuner to find radio and TV broadcasts over the Internet. When you select the Internet Radio

menu, you have three choices: Genres, Countries, and All Stations. At any time, you can use the iRadio button on

the remote to access the Internet Radio menu.

Genres

You have an extensive list of genres available, from the Blues to News Talk to World Tropical.

P

ress the right

arrow button to make a selection. As you proceed with your browsing, y

ou will see additional screens offering the

available choices. When you have selected the Internet radio station you want, then press the right arrow button.

Countries

You can select from an extensive list of countries, from Antigua to Italy to Thailand.

P

ress the right arrow button

to make a selection. As you proceed with your browsing, y

ou will see additional screens offering the available

choices. When you have selected the Internet radio station you want, then press the right arrow button.

All Stations

Scroll through the list of all Internet radio stations. When you have selected the Internet radio station you want,

press the right arrow button.

Media Server Menu

You can play music from any computer that has the Media Server installed (refer to “Chapter 4: Setting up the

Wireless-B Media Link for Music”). To play music located on a different computer, use the Media Server menu to

switch between computers.

When you select the Media Server menu, you will see a list of servers available on your network. “MM” denotes a

Musicmatch server, while “RM” denotes a Rhapsody music server.

P

ress the right arrow button to make a

selection.

Network Setup Menu

If you want to set up the Media Link without using a computer, then use the Network Setup menu.

After you have selected the Network Setup menu, you will see these choices: Change to wired (network), Device

Name, Wireless (settings), TCP/IP (settings), and Proxy (settings).

Figure 6-15: Internet Radio Screen

Figure 6-16: Media Server Screen

Figure 6-17: Network Setup Screen

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Network Setup Menu

Wireless-B Media Link for Music

Change to wired

If you want to use the Media Link as part of your wired network, select

Change to wired

. When asked if you are

sure, select

Yes

to continue, or select

No

to cancel the setup. Press the right arrow button to save your new

setting. Press the left arrow button to cancel your change.

Device Name

If you want to change the Media Link’s Device Name, select

Device Name

. Use the arrow keys to scroll through

the uppercase alphabet, lowercase alphabet, numbers, and punctuation. To make a selection, press the

Select

button. Press the right arrow button to save your new setting. Press the left arrow button to cancel your change.

Wireless

To change the Media Link’s wireless settings, select

Wireless

. You have four choices: SSID, Network Type,

Encryption, and Site Survey.

SSID

The Media Link’s default SSID is

any

. If you want to change its default SSID, select

SSID

. Use the arrow keys to

scroll through the uppercase alphabet, lowercase alphabet, numbers, and punctuation. To make a selection,

press the

Select

button. Press the right arrow button to save your new setting. Press the left arrow button to

cancel your change.

Figure 6-18: Device Name Screen

Figure 6-19: Wireless Screen

Figure 6-20: SSID Screen

NOTE:

Every time you want to save a new setting, you must press the right arrow button on the

remote or front panel. Then the Media Link will save the setting and restart itself.

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Network Setup Menu

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Network Type

If you want to change the wireless network type, select

Network Type

. If your network uses infrastructure mode,

then select

Infrastructure

. If your network uses ad-hoc mode, then select

Ad-Hoc

. Your selection will be

denoted by a bracketed asterisk, [*]. Press the right arrow button to save your new setting. Press the left arrow

button to cancel your change.

Encryption

If you want to change the Media Link’s encryption settings, select

Encryption

. You will see four choices: WEP

(Wired Equivalent Privacy), Key Entry Method, Key Size, and Key.

WEP - To enable or disable WEP encryption, select

WEP

. To enable WEP encryption, select

Enable

. To disable WEP

encryption, select

Disable

. Your selection will be denoted by a bracketed asterisk, [*]. Press the right arrow

button to save your new setting. Press the left arrow button to cancel your change.

Key Entry Method - To change how you want to enter the WEP key, select

Key Entry Method

. If you want to enter

a passphrase to generate a WEP key, select

ASCII

. If you want to enter the WEP key using hexadecimal

characters, select

HEX

. Your selection will be denoted by a bracketed asterisk, [*]. Press the right arrow button to

save your new setting. Press the left arrow button to cancel your change.

Key Size - To change the size of the WEP key, select

Key Size

. If you want to use a 64-bit key, select

64

. If you

want to use a 128-bit key, select

128

. Your selection will be denoted by a bracketed asterisk, [*]. Press the right

arrow button to save your new setting. Press the left arrow button to cancel your change.

Key - To change the passphrase or WEP key, select

Key

. Enter the passphrase (ASCII characters) or WEP key

(hexadecimal characters) in this field. Use the arrow keys to scroll through the available ASCII or hexadecimal

characters. To make a selection, press the

Select

button. Press the right arrow button to save your new setting.

Press the left arrow button to cancel your change. If you are entering hexadecimal characters, make sure you

enter the exact number of hexadecimal characters requested on the

Key

screen.

Figure 6-21: Network Type Screen

Figure 6-22: Encryption Screen

Figure 6-23: Key Screen

NOTE:

Every time you want to save a new setting, you must press the right arrow button on the

remote or front panel. Then the Media Link will save the setting and restart itself.

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