Digital Music Server User's Manual C

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ORGANIZING YOUR
MUSIC COLLECTION
This chapter describes the features built into your DMS4 Digital
Music Server to help you organize the music in your Audio
Library, including information about creating playlists of your
favorite tracks, deleting albums or tracks you no longer want to
store, and naming albums, tracks, and artists.
PLAYLISTS
Your DMS4 Digital Music Server allows you to create your own
selections, called playlists, and identify them with a name of
your choice. For example, you could select your favorite party
tracks from a number of different albums and include them in
a playlist called Party Music. You can then play your selection
simply by choosing the appropriate playlist from the Playlist
screen.
Creating a New Playlist
Display the Audio Library by pressing the
à
Library key
on your DMS4 Digital Music Server remote control
Press the
U
or
V
keys to highlight the Playlists option and
press the
O
Select key
The following screen will be displayed, listing your existing
playlists:
Fig. 4-1 DMS4 TV interface Playlists screen
Press the
M
New key on your DMS4 Digital Music Server
remote control
Use the alphanumeric keypad to enter a name for the new
playlist and press the
O
Ok key
Your new playlist will now appear in the list.
Adding Music to a Playlist
You can add music from your Audio Library to a playlist from
any library screen, by using the
M
Add key on your DMS4
Digital Music Server remote control.
For example, to add an album to a playlist:
Press the
à
Library key on your DMS4 Digital Music
Server remote control to display the Audio Library
Press the
U
or
V
keys to highlight Albums and press the
O
Select key to display the albums list
Use the
U
or
V
keys to highlight the album you wish to
add to a playlist
Press the
M
Add to... key
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these options, refer to the Editing the Audio Library chapter on
page 27.
The Play Queue
Any item in your Audio Library can be selected for playback in
one of two ways:
Press the
O
Play key to begin playback immediately,
ending playback of any current music selection
Press the
M
Add key and select the [Play Queue] option
Press the
ä
Add key to add the selected item to the end of
the play queue. For example, if you are currently playing
an album, the item you have selected will not begin
playing until the album has finished
Alternatively:
Press the
O
Add & Show key to add the selected item to
the play queue and display the play queue screen
To display the play queue:
Display the Now Playing screen by pressing the
•
Now
Playing key on your DMS4 Digital Music Server remote control
Press the
T
key to display the play queue
Fig. 3-22 DMS4 TV Interface showing Play Queue
To remove a selection from the play queue
Use the
U
or
V
keys to highlight the selection you would
like to remove from the queue
Press the
P
Delete key
To clear the play queue
Press the
ä
Options key and choose Clear Play Queue
To move a selection in the play queue
Press the
p
Mark key twice to place a
î
Move symbol
next to the selection you wish to move
Use the
U
or
V
keys to move the selection to a new
place in the play queue
Press the
p
Mark key again to remove the
î
Move symbol
To save a play queue as a playlist
You can save a play queue as a playlist so that you can listen to
the same collection of music at a later time.
From the Play Queue screen press the
ä
Options key on
your DMS4 Digital Music Server remote control
Choose Save Play Queue as playlist... and, in the screen
that appears, enter a name for the play list using the
alphanumeric keypad
Press the
O
Ok key and the current play queue will now
be available as a playlist in the Audio Library
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