Wireless Music Center + Station WACS5 Read Me First! Quick start guide Connect/Setup Enjoy FAQ GB
What’s in the box for Center Wireless Music Center WAC5 Center’s remote control 4xAAA batteries Audio cables for Station Wireless Music Station WAS5 PC installer Station’s stand Station’s remote control 1xCR2025 battery 1 x Ethernet cable Station’s AC adaptor Audio cables Quick start guide User manual Connect to your PC Before using the remote control: • Remove the protective plastic tab from the Station’s remote control • Insert 4 AAA batteries into Center’s remote control as shown Station’s
Connect/Setup Set up Wi-Fi connection between Center and Station Before starting the Wi-Fi connection, check your Center and Station are away from the source of interference, for example: plasma TVs, microwave ovens, DECT phones, bluetooth devices, cordless phones and other Wi-Fi products.
Connect/Setup Connect to audio systems You can easily connect WACS5 to your existing home audio systems, such as audio/video receivers, home theatre systems, mini/micro systems, multi-media speaker boxes (with built-in amplifier) and audio amplifiers. Connect Center to an audio system: a. Insert the red plug of the red/white audio cables (supplied) to the red socket LINE OUT R and the white plug to the white socket LINE OUT L b.
Enjoy Play HD On WAC5 Center's 80GB* hard disk, you can centrally store up to 1,500 audio CDs. On a connected WAS5 Station, you can play all the music stored on the Center. Press STANDBY ON to switch on the Center or Station On the Center, press SOURCE to select HD source (or press HARDDISK on the remote control) Use the navigation controls 3 4 1 2 to select your playback options (Demo tracks are stored under All tracks) Press OK (or 2) to start playback To a. b. c.
B Build music library on Center You can store up to 1,500 audio CDs on Center’s 80GB harddisk by ripping audio CDs, Importing MP3/WMA tracks from PC or Recording from external source Ripping audio CDs 1 Insert an audio CD into Center’s CD loader, CD graphic printed side facing up • Reading CD appears • List of CD tracks appears CD P rin 2 ted Side (RW ) In the screen of track list, press RECORD • List of track checkboxes appears 3 To start recording the whole CD, press RECORD (To rip part of the C
B To find your ripped tracks After MP3 conversion is completed, you can find and playback all the ripped tracks in Albums. 1 Select HD source 2 In Albums, use the navigation controls 3 4 1 2 to find the album of recorded tracks IMPORTANT! • It takes some time to convert the ripped tracks to MP3 files. • If power failure occurs during the conversion, you will lose all the ripped tracks. • To learn more about CD ripping, see User Manual.
B Stream between Center and Station With WACS5 Center and Station, you will have the freedom to enjoy or share your favorite music around your home. MUSIC FOLLOWS ME While playing music in HD(Harddisk) mode, move the music playback with you, from Center to Station or from Station to Center.
C FAQ Most Frequently Asked Questions About the Environment Q: Is there a maximum distance of transmission between the Music Center and the Music Stations for effective streaming? A: Yes.The maximum distance of Wi-Fi transmission for the system is 250m Q: Do I need a computer and home network to use the WACS5? A: No.Your WACS5 is designed to work independently of the computer.
C About Music Management Q: What is Philips Digital A: The main function of the Philips Digital Media Manager is to collect MP3 tracks Media Manager (DMM)? you have on your PC and transfer them to the Music Center. In addition it provides a one-stop solution to help you manage and organize your MP3 digital music contents such as create playlists, rename tracks and playlist contents as well as CDDB update.
