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1| Package Contents Section 1.1 | Package Contents After unpacking the SMCWAA-B, check the contents of the box to be sure you have received the following components: • • • • • • • 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 SMCWAA-B EZ-Stream™ 11 Mbps Wireless Audio Adapter EZ Installation Wizard and Documentation CD Stereo RCA connector cable Power Supply Remote control AAA batteries Quick Installation Guide Immediately inform your dealer in the event of any incorrect, missing or damaged parts.
2| Hardware Description The EZ-Stream™ 11 Mbps Wireless Audio Adapter is a cutting-edge and innovative technology brought by SMC to your Home Entertainment Center. This product is Universal Plug-and-Play and Intel NMPR compliant and engineered to be fast and easy to install, providing for a seamless integration into your existing 802.11b or 802.11g wireless network.
Section 2.1 | Features / Benefits • • • • • • • • • • Listen to Internet Radio stations and music files (e.g.
The following section describes the remote control layout and its functions in detail. Button Function On/Standby Turns on the Wireless Audio Adapter. Pressing the button again turns the device off (the device is in “standby” mode). Information Displays additional information on the currently selected Internet Radio station or music file. Pressing the button again returns you to the current menu item. Scroll Up Scrolls up through the current menu items.
Button Function Information about the current item is displayed on the LCD screen. Pause Press the button again while the song is playing to pause the song (only applicable to music files). To continue playing an item that has been paused, press Play again. Stop Stops playing the current item. Next Press the button once to jump to the next song in the playlist, album, artist or Internet Radio station list. If it reaches the end of a list, it wraps around to the beginning of the list.
Button Function Dislike It Deletes the currently playing song from the Favorites list. Store Press this button followed by one of the number buttons 0 to 9 to store the currently selected item against the preset number selected. The following items can be stored against preset numbers: Internet Radio station, album, artist, playlist, song. Note: There is no “delete” function - storing an item simply replaces any item that may have been previously stored against the same preset number.
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Section 2.4 | Wireless Audio Adapter LCD Screen Features The Wireless Audio Adapter has a built-in LCD screen. Together with the remote control device, it enables you to access Internet Radio stations as well as music files stored on your PC. The following table describes the symbols that may be displayed on the LCD screen. Symbol Description Shuffle mode enabled. Repeat mode enabled. Now playing. Now paused. Move up the menu hierarchy. Move down the menu hierarchy. Processing (please wait).
The menu displayed on the Wireless Audio Adapter LCD screen is organized as a hierarchy, enabling access to the Favorite stations as well as music files stored in your PC’s Musicmatch Music Library. The top level menu structure is shown below.
3 | System Requirements To use the SMCWAA-B, you must have: • • • • • • • • • • A PC running Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP CD-ROM drive Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later SVGA or higher resolution monitor (minimum resolution 800x600) Sound card Video display card Minimum of 96MB RAM and 300 MHz CPU Minimum of 50MB available hard disk space (400MB recommended for Internet Radio usage) Broadband Internet: For Rhapsody™ or Internet Radio usage Another IEEE 802.11b, or 802.
4 | Musicmatch Jukebox UPnP Server Installation Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP NOTE: Installation processes such as this may require the use of your original, licensed copy of Windows. Please have your Windows CD available BEFORE proceeding with the installation. 1. Insert the EZ Installation Wizard and Documentation CD. 2. Click the [Install MUSICMATCH Jukebox 8] button to continue. 3. Please wait while the utility begins to load.
4. Start the Musicmatch Jukebox software by clicking this icon on your desktop: 5. From the “View” menu, click “My Library”. From the “File” menu, choose “Add New Tracks…” and select music files from your own collection. Click “Add”. (Note: For other options when adding files, please refer to the Musicmatch Jukebox online help.) 6. From the “Options” menu, choose “Settings”. Click the tab named “CD Lookup/Connectivity” and verify that the UPnP Music Server is enabled.
5 | SMC EZ-Stream™ 11Mbps Wireless Audio Adapter Setup The following table describes the various supported network environments. The wireless network should be installed and running before you attempt to install the Wireless Audio Adapter.
6 | Playing Your Multimedia Content Section 6.1 | Navigating the LCD Screen Menus The following diagram describes how to use the remote control buttons to navigate the LCD screen menus: Section 6.2 | Before You Start • The Wireless Audio Adapter must be connected to the wireless network. • The UPnP Media Server must be running on your PC containing the Musicmatch Music Library (see "Musicmatch Jukebox UPnP Server Installation" in Section 4, Step 6).
Section 6.4 | Playing Music Files Note: “Server 1”, “Server 2”, “Playlist1”, “Album1”, “Artist1”, and “Track1” are used here solely as examples and are not actual names that you can expect to see. Use the remote control and follow these steps to browse for and play music files: 1. Press the Home button on the remote control to go to the top level of the menu. 2. Press the Select button to locate the MusicLibrary server. If you have only one MusicLibrary server, “Server 1” is displayed.
Favorites Album1 Albums Album2 Etc. Track1 Track2 Etc. Track1 Server 1 All Tracks Track2 Etc. Artist1 Artist Artist2 Etc. Artist/Albums Artist1 Server 2 Artist2 Etc. Genre Genre1 Genre2 Rhapsody® Etc. Genre/Artists Genre1 Genre2 Etc. Playlists Playlist1 Playlist2 Etc. 20 Track1 Track2 Etc. Album1 Track1 Album2 Track2 Etc. Track1 Track2 Etc. Artist1 Track1 Artist2 Track2 Etc. Etc.
Section 6.5 | Music File LCD Display Example The Wireless Audio Adapter LCD screen displays track information during playback of a music file. Here are a few examples: Example Display Text Explanation Rolling Stones Artist name. Let’s spend the night Album / Song title. or Now playing or paused. and/or Playback Modes: and/or • Repeat mode enabled • Shuffle mode enabled Move up / down the menu hierarchy. Item may be played. 9/54 Track number (9) of total tracks (54) in item.
Rate: 128 Kbps Encoded bit rate Sample: 48 KHz Sampling frequency Stereo Audio format (stereo or mono) Section 6.6 | Using Preset Numbers to Store Items You can store a music file, album, playlist etc using one of 10 preset numbers. Follow these steps to store an item: 1. Select an item to be stored (see previous sections) and check that it is active by playing it. 2. Press the Store button, followed by the preset number (0 to 9) where you want to store the item.
Playing Items from the Favorites List 1. Press the Favorites button OR From the top level menu, use the Scroll Up/Down buttons until “Favorites” is displayed. Press the Select button. 2. To play the entire Favorites list, click the Play button. 3. To play a specific item from the Favorites list, press the Scroll Up/Down buttons until the desired item is displayed, then press the Select button to select the item. Press the Play button to begin playing the item.
Section 6.8 | Using the Configuration functions Configuration Menu This chapter describes how to use the following functions: • Site Survey Set up your Wireless Audio Adapter by selecting one of the available networks. • Network Setup Manually configure wireless network, TCP/IP and proxy settings. • Network Status View various network status settings • Select Profiles Select a network profile to use with your Wireless Audio Adapter Before You Start 1.
Selecting a Wireless Network This step is normally performed as part of the installation process. However, should new wireless networks become available after installation, you can use this function to select and setup a new network profile for your Wireless Audio Adapter. 1. Press the Configuration button on the remote control until “Configuration” is displayed. 2. Press the Scroll Down button until “Site Survey” is displayed. Press the Select button. 3.
ASCII Character Table Method Scroll up and down through ASCII character table. Note: * denotes the currently selected item. Select / Save changes or Move right one character at a time. Cancel changes or Move left one character at a time. Note: You must press the Select key twice after you have finished editing to confirm changes and leave the menu item. Multi-Tap Method Example: Press 6 9999 1111111 9 2 2 for "MY SMCWAA-B".
asterisk *) will be changed. 6. Press the Scroll Up/Down buttons until the desired network setting is selected. Press the Select button to edit the setting. Note: for settings that require text input, this triggers Edit Mode. 7. Make the changes required to the setting and press the Select button. IMPORTANT: When you have finished making changes to Network Setup settings, you must explicitly save the settings in order for them to take effect.
Setting Explanation Hex Key is entered as a hexadecimal number using the characters 0-9, A-F, a-f. Key Size Used to restrict the size of the WEP Key entered. Options: 64 bit 128 bit (default) Key WEP Key to enable the Wireless Audio Adapter to be connected to an encrypted wireless network. Only one key is supported. The key input is dependent on the Key Entry Method and Key Size selected.
Setting Explanation Options: Enabled Disabled (default) Proxy Hostname Name of the proxy server host computer. Example: proxy.mydomain.com Proxy Port Port on the proxy server to which the device connects. Example: 8080 Viewing Network Status Settings If you followed the Getting Started section and are successfully operating the Wireless Audio Adapter without problems, you may never need to view or update the Network Status settings.
automatically loaded on startup.
7 | SMC EZ-Stream 11Mbps Wireless Audio Adapter Utility The Wireless Audio Adapter (WAA) Utility is PC-based software that allows you to configure your Wireless Audio Adapter network profiles.
Section 7.1 | Starting the SMCWAA-B Utility The Wireless Audio Adapter (SMCWAA-B) Utility is a software tool for managing the configuration of your Wireless Audio Adapter(s) from your PC. To start the tool: • From the Start menu, choose All Programs, SMCWAA-B PC Utility OR • Open the smc_waai.exe file in Windows Explorer under the folder where you installed the software (the default installation folder is C:\Program Files\SMCWAA-B PC Utility\).
Section 7.2 | Installing a New SMCWAA-B Manually by Editing a Profile If the automatic Wireless Audio Adapter configuration does not work, you can use the SMCWAA-B Utility to edit the profile manually. 1. Use the remote control to set the Wireless Audio Adapter to use the “Default” profile. 2. Before proceeding with the next step, note down all of the current settings for your wireless network. 3.
6. Select a profile by clicking on the relevant tab. IMPORTANT: DO NOT APPLY THE PROFILE YET. 7. Activate the profile by clicking the Make Active button. 8. Now save the Profile by clicking the Apply button. 9. Click the Close button to return to the main SMCWAA-B Maintenance Utility window. 10. Change your wireless settings back to the required settings for your network. 11. In the SMCWAA-B Utility, click the Discover... button.
1. From the main SMCWAA-B Utility window, click the Discover... button. 2. A list of available Wireless Audio Adapters will be displayed in the main window. Section 7.6 | Editing or Adding a Network Profile The Factory Defaults profile for a Wireless Audio Adapter cannot be edited. However, there are other profiles available that can be edited to effectively create new profiles.
be found on the network after you make these changes. Section 7.7 | Uploading New Software to the Wireless Audio Adapter When new software becomes available for your Wireless Audio Adapter, the Software Upload wizard will help you to install a new software version for your Wireless Audio Adapter. WARNING: The Software Upload wizard should be used with great care! Uploading the incorrect software may result in the Wireless Audio Adapter no longer working as expected.
8 | Creating and Editing Multimedia Content MUSICMATCH Jukebox Basic allows you to create audio content that you can share on your Home Entertainment Network! And it is included on your CD-ROM. It also allows you to conveniently and easily edit the ID3 tag of your MP3s so that you can readily identify each and every MP3 when you browse through the Audio or PC Directories Menus on the SMCWAA-B. Section 8.
To edit the tag information: • Open the MUSICMATCH Jukebox application • Highlight the song that is improperly tagged • Click [View/Edit Tags] in the “Music Center” on the left • If you selected a song from your playlist, click [Current Playlist], otherwise, click [My Library] • Enter the appropriate information • Press [OK] when complete 38
9 | Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause Solution The Wireless Audio Adapter does not react to remote commands and hangs in the UPnP Menu structure. This can be caused by network delays when sending out UPnP requests. Wait a few seconds and try again. If the problem persists, turn off the Wireless Audio Adapter and turn it on again. Unable to browse music No music files in the files. Musicmatch Music Library. Presets do not work anymore after a new CD is ripped or a server is reset.
10 | Frequently Asked Questions • • • • • • • Can I share network drives? o Yes. You must first share the drive (using standard Windows sharing) from the PC that contains the multimedia content you want access to. Then go to the host PC where the Musicmatch Jukebox UPnP Server software is installed. Map the shared drive, then open the MusicLibrary and add the content from the mapped network drive as if it were on your local hard drive.
• • • • • PCMCIA slot or that are self contained on PC cards, while standalone desktops and servers use plug-in cards (ISA, PCI, etc.). What is Ad-hoc? o An AD-HOC network is a peer-to-peer network where all the nodes are wireless clients. As an example, two PC’s with wireless adapters can communicate with each other as long as they are within range. A wireless extension point can extend the range of an AD-HOC network. What is the 802.
• • • may be out of range of each other. It is recommended to leave this setting at its default value leaving this feature disabled. What is Authentication Algorithm? o Authentication Algorithm is the means by which one station is authorized to communicate with another. In an Open System, any station can request authorization in accordance with the WECA standard. In a Shared key system, only stations that possess a secret encrypted key may participate in the network.
11 | Technical Specifications Standards: IEEE 802.11b Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) Intel Networked Media Product Requirements (NMPR) – Control Point Wireless Data Rates (With Automatic Fall-back): 802.11b = 1/2/5.5/11 Mbps Data Modulation Techniques: 802.11b (DSSS) = BPSK, QPSK, CCK Radio Signal Type: Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) Security: 64/128 Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) Frequency Band: 2.4 – 2.497 GHz (2.
Infrastructure Interface: Network: 802.11b Audio: SNR (A-weighted): >100dB 1.5m length right-angle 1/8” TRS jack to dual RCA audio L/R LCD matrix: 88.44(W) x 39.66(H) mm File Format: Audio – MP3: up to 320kbps (CBR or VBR), WMA-9 ID3 v1 or v2 Internet Radio via Rhapsody Operating System: Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, XP Remote Control: IR Compliance: FCC part 15 subpart C (15.
12 | Terminology 10BaseT - Physical Layer Specification for Twisted-Pair Ethernet using Unshielded Twisted Pair wire at 10Mbps. This is the most popular type of LAN cable used today because it is very cheap and easy to install. It uses RJ-45 connectors and has a cable length span of up to 100 meters. There are two versions, STP (Shielded Twisted Pair) which is more expensive and UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair), the most popular cable. These cables come in 5 different categories.
CSMA/CA - Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance DHCP - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. This protocol automatically configures the TCP/IP settings of every computer on your home network. DNS - DNS stands for Domain Name System, which allows Internet host computers to have a domain name (such as www.smc.com) and one or more IP addresses (such as 192.34.45.8).
IP Address - IP stands for Internet Protocol. An IP address consists of a series of four numbers separated by periods, that identifies an single, unique Internet computer host. Example: 192.34.45.8. ISP - Internet Service Provider. An ISP is a business that provides connectivity to the Internet for individuals and other businesses or organizations. JPEG – Joint Photographic Experts Group. JPEG is a standard for compressing still images and it provides compression with ratios up to 100:1.
Medium Dependent Interface – X (crossed) - A port on a network hub or switch that crosses the transmit lines coming in to the receive lines going out. MP3 – MPEG Audio Layer 3. This is an audio compression technology that is included in the MPEG-1 and -2 specifications. MP3 encoding can allow you to compress CD-quality sound by a factor of 12. MPEG – Moving Pictures Experts Group. MPEG is a standard for compressing video.
Static IP - If your Service Provider has assigned a fixed IP address; enter the assigned IP address, subnet mask and the gateway address provided by your service provider. Subnet Mask - A subnet mask, which may be a part of the TCP/IP information provided by your ISP, is a set of four numbers configured like an IP address. It is used to create IP address numbers used only within a particular network (as opposed to valid IP address numbers recognized by the Internet.
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