Logitech® ™ Owner’s Guide
Squeezebox™ Owner’s Guide Table of Contents About Squeezebox™..............................................................................................2 System Requirements........................................................................................2 Before You Begin.....................................................................................................3 Installing the SlimServer™ Software...................................................................
Logitech® About Squeezebox™ Thank you for purchasing the Squeezebox™ music player. Squeezebox™ lets you play your digitized music collection through your stereo system using your wireless or ethernet network. With Squeezebox™, you can also listen to Internet radio stations, set alarms, display RSS feeds, and more! This user guide includes setup and basic operating instructions for your new player.
Squeezebox™ Owner’s Guide Before You Begin If you already have a wireless or ethernet network and a computer to use as a server, setting up Squeezebox™ and SlimServer™ takes just a few minutes—all you need to get your music playing through Squeezebox™ is in this owner’s guide. 1. First, collect your digitized music into one place on your computer. You can put all the files in a single directory, or create a series of subdirectories.
Logitech® Installing the SlimServer Software Installing on Windows® 1. Download the SlimServer installer program to a location you can find again on your computer. Your Desktop is a good choice. 2. When the file has finished downloading, double-click on the SlimServer installer icon. The SlimServer Setup Wizard starts. Tip: You may see an ‘Open File - Security Warning’, if so, click Run. 3.
Squeezebox™ Owner’s Guide Installing on Mac OS X 1. Save the .dmg file to your Desktop. 2. When the file has finished downloading, double-click on the disk image file (.dmg) to make it appear on your desktop. Your web browser may do this for you automatically. 3. Double-click on the SlimServer Installer icon. The SlimServer Installer will start. 4. You can choose whether you want to install SlimServer for all users or just for the current user.
Logitech® Connecting Squeezebox Headphone Mini Jack Analog Audio (RCA) Digital Optical Output Digital Ethernet Coax Output Power 1. Connect Squeezebox to your stereo amplifier or receiver using the included RCA cable with the red and white connectors. You can also connect a digital optical cable to the square connector or digital coaxial cable to the orange connector. (These cables are not included.) If you are using headphones or powered speakers, you can connect them to the 1/8” minijack. 2.
Squeezebox™ Owner’s Guide Configuring Squeezebox When you plug in Squeezebox, a logo is displayed briefly, followed by a welcome message. Set Up Networking 1. Press the RIGHT arrow on the remote control. The Set Up Networking menu option is displayed. 2. Press the RIGHT arrow to enter networking setup. 3. Choose whether you want to connect Squeezebox to a wireless or wired network by pressing the up and down arrows on the remote. When you have made your selection, press the RIGHT arrow. 4.
Logitech® to your wireless access point, you can press the LEFT arrow to go back and fix your settings. If you are still having trouble, check the Troubleshooting section at the end of this guide. 7. Choose whether you want the Squeezebox to obtain an IP address automatically using DHCP, or whether you want to assign it a static IP address. Most networks will let Squeezebox obtain an address automatically. Press the right arrow.
Squeezebox™ Owner’s Guide Use the VOLUME buttons to adjust the loudness of the audio Squeezebox is producing. Press REW to immediately begin the current song again. Press REW twice to skip to the previous song. Press and hold REW to scan backwards through the current song. Press PAUSE to pause the current song. Press PAUSE again to continue. Press and hold PAUSE to stop playback. Press FWD to skip to the next song. Press and hold FWD to scan forward through the current song.
Logitech® 10 • Song—Squeezebox adds that song to the end of the list. • Playlist—Squeezebox adds all of the songs in that playlist. • Folder—Squeezebox adds all the songs in that folder and sub-folders. Tip: You can press and hold add to insert the item on the screen to be played immediately after the currently playing song. Tip: When in the Now Playing list: Press ADD to remove the visible song from the playlist.
Squeezebox™ Owner’s Guide Press REPEAT to cycle between the following settings: • Repeat Off (stop playing at the end of the current playlist) • Repeat Current Song • Repeat All Songs Press SLEEP to tell Squeezebox to turn itself off in 15 minutes. Add 15 minute increments (up to a total of 90 minutes) by pressing SLEEP repeatedly. If you wish to cancel the Sleep function, press SLEEP until the player displays Sleep Cancelled. Press NOW PLAYING to display the song you are listening to.
Logitech® 12 Playing Your Music Squeezebox plays music that you select with the remote control or the web interface. Using the Remote to Play Music 1. Use the LEFT arrow to go to Squeezebox Home. You may have to press the left arrow more than once to get there. 2. Use the UP and DOWN arrows to find the Browse Music option. 3. Press the RIGHT arrow. The Browse Albums option is displayed.
Squeezebox™ Owner’s Guide 2. From the left pane of the web interface, you can browse by a variety of categories, including album, artist, genre, album cover art (if available), new music, by year, and more. 3. When you find an album, artist, track, or playlist you want to listen to, click on the play icon to the right of it to hear it immediately. To add an item to be played at the end of the playlist, click on the add icon.
Logitech® 14 Creating and Saving a Playlist You can use the remote control or the web interface to create playlists and save them for later. Before you create and save a playlist, make sure you have specified a folder for Squeezebox to use for saving playlists. To specify a playlists folder: 1. From the web interface, click the Server Settings link. 2. In the Playlists Folder section, enter the path to the folder on your hard drive that you want Squeezebox to use for saving playlists, and click Change.
Squeezebox™ Owner’s Guide Listening to Internet Radio You can listen to thousands of internet radio stations with Squeezebox. To access internet radio stations using the remote: 1. Press LEFT to go back to Squeezebox Home. (You may have to press LEFT more than once.) 2. Press DOWN to scroll to Internet Radio, then press RIGHT. 3. Press DOWN to scroll through a list of internet radio providers. Picks is a frequently updated list of stations recommended by Slim Devices.
Logitech® 16 SqueezeNetwork SqueezeNetwork is an always-on service that provides access to Internet Radio, alarm clock, natural sounds, news feeds and more, even when your computer is off. Your Squeezebox connects to SqueezeNetwork using your broadband Internet connection. When your Squeezebox is connected to SqueezeNetwork, it’s not connected to your SlimServer computer. To connect to SqueezeNetwork, press the left button until Squeezebox Setup or Squeezebox Home are displayed on the screen.
Squeezebox™ Owner’s Guide Special Features Squeezebox has a beautiful high-resolution vacuum fluorescent display. In addition to displaying the name of the track or internet radio station you’re currently listening to, you can tell Squeezebox to show you dynamic content via RSS feeds, gorgeous graphic music visualizers, as well as a variety of screensavers, games and more. There are a wide range of settings to let you customize your Squeezebox to your liking. Explore! You won’t be sorry.
Logitech® 18 Press right when displaying Set Alarm Time to enter the alarm time. Use the arrow keys to move and set the time. Press left when you’ve set the time. Press Down to see Alarm Playlist, then press right. Choose from this list the playlist that you’d like to hear when the alarm goes off. Press left once you’ve chosen your playlist. Press DOWN to see Alarm Volume, then press right. Use the up and down buttons to adjust the volume for the alarm. Press right when you’ve finished.
Squeezebox™ Owner’s Guide Using Squeezebox as a Wireless Bridge Squeezebox Wireless has both 802.11g and ethernet connections. You can easily connect non-wireless devices (such as a TiVo, PlayStation, XBox, or a home theatre PC) to your wireless network. To set up Squeezebox as a wireless bridge: 1. Plug the device that you want to connect to your wireless network into the ethernet port on the back of Squeezebox using an ethernet crossover cable.
Logitech® 20 4. In the Transition Duration section, enter the number of seconds you want the transition between tracks to last and click Change. Squeezebox will now crossfade between tracks as you specified. RSS News Ticker Squeezebox can display RSS news feeds on its display. SlimServer is pre-configured with subscriptions to several RSS news feeds. To view an existing RSS feed: 1. Press LEFT to go back to Squeezebox Home. (You may have to press LEFT more than once.) 2.
Squeezebox™ Owner’s Guide Controlling Multiple Squeezeboxes with one SlimServer Any number of Squeezeboxes on your local network can connect to a single SlimServer. Each player operates independently of the others, so you can play different music on each one. You can also synchronize them to play the same music in every room of your house simultaneously.
Logitech® 22 Troubleshooting The following tips and answers to frequently asked questions will help resolve problems you may encounter. You can find answers to additional questions on our web site at http://faq.slimdevices.com/. How do I get back to the Squeezebox Setup menu? Press and hold the LEFT arrow for five seconds to bring Squeezebox back to the setup menu.
Squeezebox™ Owner’s Guide How do I find the IP address of the computer where I have installed SlimServer? On Windows®: Click Start > Run, type in cmd and hit enter. In the DOS window, type ipconfig and hit enter. On Mac OS X: Go to System Preferences > Network. Under the ‘Show:’ drop-down, pick the network interface you are using, then click TCP/IP. Your IP address will be displayed. On Linux® or UNIX®: Open up a shell and type ifconfig and hit enter.
Logitech® 24 • Port number: 3483 (UDP) - Name: SlimDiscovery • Port Number: 9000 (TCP) - Name: SlimServer Web Third-party Firewalls: Examples of third party software firewalls include: Brickhouse, Norton Personal Firewall, Norton Security Center, PC-Cillin, BlackIce, McAfee Security Center, ZoneAlarm. You will need to configure your firewall software or hardware to allow connections to ports 3483 and 9000 for both UDP and TCP connections. Refer to the instructions that came with your firewall for details.
Squeezebox™ Owner’s Guide music library. From the web interface, click Server Settings, and click Rescan. SlimServer begins to examine your music folder, looking for new music. Depending on how much music you have, this could take several minutes. The new music will not appear in your music library on the SlimServer until the rescan is complete. Some of the songs in my iTunes library don’t show up on Squeezebox or say STOPPED when I try to play them.
Logitech® 26 AC POWERED PRODUCTS: IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION CAUTION ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZARD • Do not use this apparatus near water. • Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. • Do not push objects into apparatus vents or slots because fire or electric shock hazards could result. • Maintain a minimum distance of at least 6 inches around apparatus for sufficient ventilation.
Squeezebox™ Owner’s Guide FCC Compliance and Advisory Statement This hardware device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and 2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Logitech® 28 [EN] Use of this product is authorized in the following countires: [FR] L’utilisation de ce produit est autorisée dans les pays suivants: [DE] Verbrauch dieses Produktes wird in den folgenden Ländern autorisiert: AT, CY, BE, BGR*, DK, UK, FI, FR**, DE, GR, HU, IE, LU, NL, PT, ES, SE, IS, LI, NO, CH, CZ, PL, RO, SK, SI, EE, LV, LT, MT [EN] * General license require for outdoor use; ** For indoor use only [FR] * Permis général requis pour l’usage extérieur; ** Pour l’usage d’intérieur seulement
Squeezebox™ Owner’s Guide Logitech® Hardware Product Limited Warranty Logitech® warrants that your Logitech hardware product shall be free from defects in material and workmanship for two (2) years, beginning from the date of purchase. Except where prohibited by applicable law, this warranty is nontransferable and is limited to the original purchaser. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights that vary under local laws. Remedies.
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