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  • Page 1 Wireless Home Audio Conductor Wireless-N Digital Music Center User Guide DMC350...
  • Page 2: About This Guide

    Wireless Home Audio About This Guide About This Guide Copyright and Trademarks Linksys, Cisco and the Cisco Logo are registered Icon Descriptions trademarks or trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and certain other countries. iPod is a While reading through the User Guide you may see trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S.
  • Page 3: Important Safety Instructions

    Wireless Home Audio Important Safety Instructions Important Safety Instructions 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clean only with a dry cloth. 7.
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Conductor (DMC350) ........
  • Page 5 Wireless Home Audio Table of Contents Using the Queue ......... . .21 General Functions .
  • Page 6 Wireless Home Audio Table of Contents About ..........47 Troubleshooting Disconnecting USB Drives Specifications...
  • Page 7: Wireless Home Audio Product Family

    And, as part of the any of the compression and echo artifacts so often evident Linksys by Cisco Wireless Home Audio family, it can in other wireless audio systems. All of this means crystal become part of your complete, customized full-home clear music, exactly as recorded, anywhere in your home.
  • Page 8: Director (Dmc250)

    Internet. The Director or surround sound system. It also comes with an infrared can be connected to the Linksys by Cisco Stereo Speakers remote control and like the Conductor and Director, can or existing speakers in your home.
  • Page 9: Docking Station For Ipod® (Mcci40)

    They’re tuned and optimized for excellent music reproduction. When paired with the Linksys by Cisco Director they’re a smart, elegant system for any room in the house. Conductor/Wireless-N Digital Music Center...
  • Page 10: Sample Home Configuration

    Wireless Home Audio Wireless Home Audio Product Family Sample Home Configuration Click on the image below to launch an interactive Flash version of a Wireless Home Audio configuration. Place the cursor over a device to zoom in and obtain details. Zone 4 - O ce Zone 5 - Bedroom Zone 3 - Game Room...
  • Page 11: Product Overview - Conductor

    Wireless Home Audio Product Overview - Conductor Product Overview - Front Panel Conductor Now Playing 3:18 PM Speaker Grill Before You Begin Classic Music Pause Beethoven LCD Touchscreen Stop Moonlight Sonata 1:45 4:15 This User Guide is intended to provide details on the Repeat product hardware, user interface, and use of the product.
  • Page 12: Back Panel

    Wireless Home Audio Product Overview - Conductor Back Panel Headphone Output A standard stereo mini headphone jack. Auxiliary Analog Input A standard 3.5mm stereo line level input. USB Port The USB port can be used to attach Wi-Fi Protected an external USB drive to the Conductor. Setup™...
  • Page 13: Connecting Accessories

    Wireless Home Audio Connecting Accessories Connecting Accessories Docking Station for iPod The optional Docking Station for iPod® (MCCI40) lets you USB Devices connect your iPod to the Conductor and play your iTunes music throughout your home. To connect your Docking Station for iPod, perform the following steps: USB flash drives or external drives can be connected directly to the USB port on the front or back of the...
  • Page 14 The iPod will display the Linksys by Cisco logo on the screen. 5. The docking station should be placed next to your Conductor to complete the installation. For details on accessing your iPod within the Conductor, please refer to iPod, page 39.
  • Page 15: Ir Remote Control Functions

    Wireless Home Audio IR Remote Control Functions IR Remote Control Functions Volume Down Decreases the volume level of the music that is currently playing. Infrared Lens/LED This is the area that transmits Stop Stops the current music selection (playing the remote functions to the device. For optimal or paused music) and moves the first item use, point the remote directly at the device.
  • Page 16: Setting Up Your Conductor

    Setting Up Your Conductor Setting Up Your Conductor 3. Click the Next button. EasyLink Advisor guides you through the setup of your Linksys by Cisco Wireless Home Audio devices. EasyLink Advisor is compatible with the following operating systems: Windows XP •...
  • Page 17 9. Select the device that you want to set up, in this case it in the text field below Or, personalize the name here:. is the Conductor (DMC350). Click Next. Click Next to continue. Conductor/Wireless-N Digital Music Center...
  • Page 18 Wireless Home Audio Setting Up Your Conductor 13. If you are prompted for your wireless network name, 16. Unplug the Ethernet cable from your router and from the Conductor. Click Next to continue. enter your wireless network name (SSID) and click Next.
  • Page 19 Wireless Home Audio Setting Up Your Conductor 19. If you have any additional devices to configure, select 21. Once you’ve set up your music services, a one and click Next. If you do not have any additional Congratulations message will appear. Click Finish to devices, click I don’t have any more devices to complete the setup.
  • Page 20: Common Uses

    Wireless Home Audio Common Uses Common Uses The Common Uses section contains details on some of the most commonly used features of your Conductor. Below is an overview of the contents of this section: Playing Your Music Using the Cisco Media Software •...
  • Page 21: Playing Your Music

    Playing Your Music How Do I Play Music from My PC or iTunes Library? The Linksys by Cisco Wireless Home Audio system provides you with an extensive assortment of source options for The Cisco Media Server software is included on the playing audio throughout your home.
  • Page 22: How Do I Access Music On My Usb Drive

    Wireless Home Audio Common Uses How Do I Access Music on My USB Drive? 2. Press the CD icon. When you connect a USB drive to the Conductor, a USB drive icon will appear on the carousel. Press the icon to access your USB drive(s).
  • Page 23: How Do I Connect External Audio Devices

    3. Select Music Room Conductor [Audio Inputs]. NOTE: In order for your audiolounge service to work properly with your Wireless Home Audio devices, you must have used the Linksys by Cisco EasyLink Advisor CD-ROM to set up your Wireless Home Audio devices. Conductor/Wireless-N Digital Music Center...
  • Page 24: Radiotime

    Wireless Home Audio Common Uses The initial audiolounge menu is a carousel menu. Use the RadioTime left and right arrows to move through the menu items. Radiotime provides streaming access to over 100,000 radio stations and shows. You can locate shows based on location, topic, or music genre.
  • Page 25: Managing Music Libraries

    Wireless Home Audio Common Uses Managing Music Libraries simply overwrite the existing favorite by adding this artist as a favorite again. The way you interact with your music is highlighted in this If you select an artist from your iPod, a playlist will be section.
  • Page 26: Playing A Favorite

    Wireless Home Audio Common Uses 2. Press the number that you want to assign as a favorite. Use the scrollbar on the right to navigate further down the list. There are ten favorite slots available for assignment. NOTE: If you select a favorite that has already been assigned, it will be overwritten with the new favorite selection.
  • Page 27: Using The Queue

    Wireless Home Audio Common Uses 3. Press the Now Playing queue button. If you want to rename this newly created preset, select the title and press the Rename button on the left. The Now Playing queue button keyboard screen will appear allowing you to enter a name. 4.
  • Page 28: Removing Music From The Queue

    Wireless Home Audio Common Uses To add music to the Now Playing queue, press the Add to Now Playing queue button. Remove button Clearing the Queue Add To Now Playing queue button 1. Press the Clear Queue button. You can view the queue at any time by pressing the Now Playing queue button.
  • Page 29: Shuffle

    Wireless Home Audio Common Uses Repeat All of the existing tracks will be removed from the queue and it will appear as empty. Repeat allows you to continuously play the music in the queue. The queue will repeat until you stop it. 1.
  • Page 30: General Functions

    Wireless Home Audio Common Uses General Functions Volume Control The touchscreen on the Conductor allows you to control General functions are detailed in this section. the volume level of your Conductor and other Wireless Playing to Multiple Rooms, page 24 •...
  • Page 31: Power On/Off And Standby Modes

    Wireless Home Audio devices directly from your PC. The optional Linksys by Cisco Docking Station for iPod (MCCI40) will allow you to connect your iPod to your Conductor and play back all of the songs from your iPod.
  • Page 32: Manually Starting The Cisco Media Server

    Wireless Home Audio Common Uses Manually Starting the Cisco Media Server 2. Modify or type in a new directory in the Local Media Directory field by typing in the entire path, such as The Cisco Media Server software should start automatically, C:\Documents Settings\username\My but if you need to manually start it, follow these steps:...
  • Page 33: Using The Cisco Media Player

    Wireless Home Audio Common Uses Using the Cisco Media Player Zones Zones are displayed on the left side of the interface. A zone The Cisco Media Player allows you to control your Wireless is selected when it is highlighted with a light blue border Home Audio devices from a computer.
  • Page 34 Wireless Home Audio Common Uses Queue Shuffle The Queue tab displays a list of the songs in the This is a one time action that shuffles the • order they appear in the queue with the Song title, Artist queue contents into a random order. name, and duration (Time) of the song.
  • Page 35: Favorites

    Wireless Home Audio Common Uses Favorites Menu The Menu options vary depending upon the Media Source selected. The Menu allows you to navigate through libraries and channels. Media Sources Media Sources are displayed and can be selected from this area. Click on the Media Source from which you want to browse and select content.
  • Page 36 Wireless Home Audio Common Uses Tools Rediscover Zones & Sources Use this option if a zone or library is not appearing. This will search for all available zones and sources. Reset Error Notification Resets error notification. Manage Account Details This is used to modify your Cisco Username and Password.
  • Page 37: Using Your Conductor

    Wireless Home Audio Using Your Conductor Using Your Conductor This section contains details on using your Conductor. Below is an overview of the contents of this section: Home Screen Now Playing Queue • Carousel Play To • Lists Settings • Action Buttons •...
  • Page 38: Home Screen

    Wireless Home Audio Using Your Conductor Carousel The Conductor has a touchscreen interface but can also be controlled using a remote control. The Conductor includes the DMRIR500 IR Remote Control or you can purchase the optional Controller – Wireless-N Touchscreen Remote (DMRW1000) for optimal control of all of your Wireless Home Audio devices.
  • Page 39: Action Buttons

    Wireless Home Audio Using Your Conductor Action Buttons Action Button Functions Favorites Adds the selected items to your list of favorites. You can add tracks, albums, or playlists to your favorites. Once you select this option you will be prompted to assign a favorite position number to the selection.
  • Page 40: Browsing And Content Playback

    Wireless Home Audio Using Your Conductor Browsing and Content Playback Top Artists The initial audiolounge menu is a carousel menu. Use the left and right buttons to move through the menu items. Press an icon to select an item. Press a line directly to select an item. If a list menu doesn’t completely fit on the screen, the scrollbar will be active on the right side of the screen.
  • Page 41: New Releases

    Wireless Home Audio Using Your Conductor My Music Press to select how you want to search, by Artists, Albums, or Songs. Once the Media Server software has been installed and Use the keyboard to enter in the title of the Artist, Album, configured on a computer, you can control playback of or Song.
  • Page 42: Artists

    Wireless Home Audio Using Your Conductor Artists If a list menu doesn’t completely fit on the screen, the scrollbar will be active on the right side of the screen. Navigate down the list by pressing the down button and use the up button to go back up.
  • Page 43: Albums

    Wireless Home Audio Using Your Conductor Albums Genres Selecting Albums will display an alphabetical list of album Selecting Genres will display an alphabetical list of titles that are available on the selected media. If the titles musical genres that are available on the selected media. don’t fit on the screen, the scrollbar will be active on the The genre must be tagged properly in the audio file for right side of the screen.
  • Page 44: Search

    Wireless Home Audio Using Your Conductor Search Browse Folders Search allows you to locate music by artist, album, or Selecting the Browse Folders option allows you to browse song. Use the keyboard to enter in the title of the Artist, the folders on the selected media.
  • Page 45: Ipod

    Wireless Home Audio Using Your Conductor iPod Audio CD When an iPod is connected to your Conductor using the The Conductor has a slot-loading CD player that allows optional Docking Station for iPod (MCCI40), you find music you to play standard audio CDs. When a CD is inserted the in the same way that you do on your iPod.
  • Page 46: All Libraries

    Wireless Home Audio Using Your Conductor All Libraries RadioTime The All Libraries option will display all of your UPnP media RadioTime provides streaming Internet radio broadcasts volumes available on your network. Press to select a UPnP from all over the world. Station titles are displayed with source.
  • Page 47: Favorites

    Wireless Home Audio Using Your Conductor Favorites Now Playing Queue There are 10 favorites that can be used to store favorite The Now Playing queue displays the current track that tracks, albums, playlists, genres, artists or channels. is playing and the songs that are next up in the queue. This screen also displays the album artwork, artist name, Selecting Favorites from the main menu will bring up the song title, and a track duration progress bar.
  • Page 48: Settings

    Wireless Home Audio Using Your Conductor Source To enable Party Mode, select Play To All ‘Party Mode’. You can connect an external analog audio source to your Conductor using the Audio In jack on the front or back of the Conductor. The Audio In jacks use stereo mini plug connectors.
  • Page 49: Network Settings

    Wireless Home Audio Using Your Conductor 3. Select Music Room Conductor [Audio Inputs]. Network Settings 4. Select Front Analog Line In or Rear Analog Line In. The Network Settings option allows you to modify your Conductor’s wired or wireless network settings. NOTE: This option should not be used for initial configuration of your Conductor.
  • Page 50: General Settings

    Wireless Home Audio Using Your Conductor Static IP Once the wireless network name has been selected, a Selecting Static IP will prompt you to enter • screen will appear asking for the wireless security mode the IP address settings. To manually enter the IP used on the network.
  • Page 51: Date & Time

    Wireless Home Audio Using Your Conductor Date & Time Now Playing Screen The Now Playing screen settings determine the amount of Time Format This allows you to select a 12-hour or idle time before the Now Playing screen is shown. The Now 24-hour time format.
  • Page 52: Set Brightness

    Wireless Home Audio Using Your Conductor Play button Set Brightness This option defines that action that will occur when Press the minus (-) or plus (+) signs to lower or increase the Play button is pressed. The following options are the brightness level of the viewing screen.
  • Page 53: Usb

    Wireless Home Audio Using Your Conductor This feature is used to allow safe removal of a USB device attached to the Conductor. Select Safely Eject and wait for You may safely remove your USB device and then you can disconnect your USB drive from the front or back of the Conductor.
  • Page 54: Troubleshooting

    Management (DRM); DRM files cannot be played to your Wireless Home Audio devices directly from your PC. The optional Linksys by Cisco Docking Station for iPod (MCCI40) will allow you to connect your iPod to your Director or Conductor and play back all of the songs from your iPod.
  • Page 55 Wireless Home Audio Troubleshooting Exceptions 4. Click tab. Make sure that CiscoMediaPlayer is checked. 5. Highlight CiscoMediaPlayer and click the Add Port button. Enter a name in the Name field and enter 8015 in the Port number field. Make sure that TCP is selected and click OK.
  • Page 56: Disconnecting Usb Drives

    Wireless Home Audio Disconnecting USB Drives Disconnecting USB Drives If you want to disconnect a USB drive while the Conductor is powered on, go to Settings > USB and select Safely Eject. This helps to protect the data on your USB drive. Perform the following steps to safely remove a drive.
  • Page 57: Specifications

    Specifications Specifications Environmental Dimensions 280 x 320 x 208 mm (H x W x D) Weight 3,85 kg Model DMC350 Wi-Fi Standards Draft Dual-Band 802.11n, Power AC 100V ~ 240V 50/60 Hz 802.11g, Certification FCC, CE, IC-03, TUV 802.11b (2,4 GHz and 5 GHz) Operating Temp.
  • Page 58: Warranty Information

    Your exclusive remedy and Linksys’ entire liability under of a third party’s service for which this product’s use or this limited warranty will be for Linksys, at its option, to operation may require. (a) repair the product with new or refurbished parts,...
  • Page 59: Obtaining Warranty Service

    WERE NOT REASONABLY FORESEEABLE BY BOTH PARTIES, AND/OR (ii) WERE KNOWN TO YOU BUT NOT TO US AND/ Please direct all inquiries to: Linksys, P.O. Box 18558, Irvine, OR (iii) WERE REASONABLY FORESEEABLE BY BOTH PARTIES CA 92623. BUT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY YOU SUCH AS, FOR...
  • Page 60: Regulatory Information

    Wireless Home Audio Regulatory Information Regulatory Information Australian RF Exposure Statement WARNING: To ensure compliance with exposure Safety Warning Statement limits to radiofrequency fields, the antenna of the device should be no closer than 20 cm from WARNING: the body during use. This exclamation point...
  • Page 61: Ic Class B Statement (Canada)

    2006/95/EC and the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC. For more detail, Please see the DoC. NOTE: For all Cisco-Linksys products, the Declaration of Conformity (DoC) is available in one or more of the following options: A PDF file is included on the product’s CD.
  • Page 62 Wireless Home Audio Regulatory Information Ez a készülék teljesíti az alapvető Това оборудване отговаря на Български Magyar követelményeket és más 1999/5/EK съществените изисквания и приложими [Bulgarian] [Hungarian]: irányelvben meghatározott vonatkozó клаузи на Директива 1999/5/ЕС. rendelkezéseket. Toto zařízení je v souladu se základními Dette utstyret er i samsvar med de Česky Norsk...
  • Page 63: National Restrictions

    à l’utilisation dans tous les pays de l’UE, The use of software or firmware not supported/provided et tous autres pays après l’UE 1999/5/EC directif, sans by Linksys may result that the equipment is no longer n’importe quelle limitation excepté n’importe quel pays compliant with the regulatory requirements.
  • Page 64 Wireless Home Audio Regulatory Information 3. Click the Products tab. 4. Select the appropriate product category. 5. Select the product sub-category, if necessary. 6. Select the product. 7. Select the type of documentation you want from the More Information section. The document will open in PDF format if you have Adobe Acrobat installed on your computer.
  • Page 65: User Information For Consumer Products Covered By Eu Directive 2002/96/Ec On Waste Electric And Electronic Equipment (Weee)

    úřady. Správná likvidace a recyklace pomáhá předcházet Linksys products. Consumers are required to comply with potenciálním negativním dopadům na životní prostředí a lidské this notice for all electronic products bearing the following zdraví.
  • Page 66 Wireless Home Audio Regulatory Information Eesti (Estonian) - Keskkonnaalane informatsioon Français (French) - Informations environnementales Euroopa Liidus asuvatele klientidele pour les clients de l’Union européenne Euroopa Liidu direktiivi 2002/96/EÜ nõuete kohaselt on La directive européenne 2002/96/CE exige que l’équipement seadmeid, millel on tootel või pakendil käesolev sümbol sur lequel est apposé...
  • Page 67 Wireless Home Audio Regulatory Information Lietuvškai (Lithuanian) - Aplinkosaugos informacija, Nederlands (Dutch) - Milieu-informatie voor klanten skirta Europos Sąjungos vartotojams in de Europese Unie Europos direktyva 2002/96/EC numato, kad įrangos, kuri ir De Europese Richtlijn 2002/96/EC schrijft voor dat apparatuur die kurios pakuotė...
  • Page 68 Wireless Home Audio Regulatory Information Português (Portuguese) - Informação ambiental para Slovenčina (Slovene) - Okoljske informacije za stranke clientes da União Europeia v Evropski uniji A Directiva Europeia 2002/96/CE exige que o equipamento Evropska direktiva 2002/96/EC prepoveduje odlaganje opreme, que exibe este símbolo no produto e/ou na sua embalagem označene s tem simbolom –...
  • Page 69: Software End User License Agreement

    Wireless Home Audio Software End User License Agreement Software End User License THE RETURN PROCESS AND POLICIES OF THE PARTY FROM WHICH YOU PURCHASED SUCH PRODUCT OR SOFTWARE. Agreement IN THE EVENT THAT YOU HAVE ELECTED TO OBTAIN A SUBSCRIPTION LICENSE, AS INDICATED IN YOUR ORDER, YOU ADDITIONALLY AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE “TERMS Cisco Products OF SERVICE”...
  • Page 70 Wireless Home Audio Software End User License Agreement License Restrictions. Other than as set forth in this suitability, functionality, or legality of any sites or products Agreement, you may not (i) make or distribute copies to which links may be provided or third party services, and of the Software or its related Documentation, or you hereby waive any claim you might have against Cisco electronically transfer the Software or Documentation...
  • Page 71 Wireless Home Audio Software End User License Agreement Software can enable any other computer (on the same part of the installation process or by requesting a change primary network) to generate reports. When a computer to your software settings in the error process. Installing is enabled, that computer shows a notification that it is the software and changing these software settings may being monitored.
  • Page 72: Schedule

    BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL CISCO BE LIABLE in any purchase order or elsewhere. FOR ANY LOST DATA, REVENUE OR PROFIT, OR FOR SPECIAL, Linksys, Cisco and the Cisco Logo and other trademarks INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE contained in the Software and Documentation are...
  • Page 73: Open Source And Third Party Licenses

    Wireless Home Audio Software End User License Agreement are a subscriber to the Service. If you wish to opt-out For example, if you distribute copies of such a program, of receiving Service related email messages, you may whether gratis or for a fee, you must give the recipients cancel the Service by providing written notice via www.
  • Page 74 Wireless Home Audio Software End User License Agreement 1. You may copy and distribute verbatim copies of the In addition, mere aggregation of another work not Program’s source code as you receive it, in any medium, based on the Program with the Program (or with a provided that you conspicuously and appropriately work based on the Program) on a volume of a storage publish on each copy an appropriate copyright notice...
  • Page 75 Wireless Home Audio Software End User License Agreement 4. You may not copy, modify, sublicense, or distribute the author/donor to decide if he or she is willing to the Program except as expressly provided under distribute software through any other system and a this License.
  • Page 76 Wireless Home Audio Software End User License Agreement 12. IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW are designed to make sure that you have the freedom OR AGREED TO IN WRITING WILL ANY COPYRIGHT to distribute copies of free software (and charge for this HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY service if you wish);...
  • Page 77 Wireless Home Audio Software End User License Agreement We call this license the “Lesser” General Public License translation is included without limitation in the term because it does Less to protect the user’s freedom than “modification”.) the ordinary General Public License. It also provides “Source code”...
  • Page 78 Wireless Home Audio Software End User License Agreement 2d requires that any application-supplied function or the source code, even though third parties are not table used by this function must be optional: if the compelled to copy the source along with the object application does not supply it, the square root function code.
  • Page 79 Wireless Home Audio Software End User License Agreement a. Accompany work with complete 7. You may place library facilities that are a work based corresponding machine-readable source code on the Library side-by-side in a single library together for the Library including whatever changes were with other library facilities not covered by this License, used in the work (which must be distributed and distribute such a combined library, provided that...
  • Page 80 Wireless Home Audio Software End User License Agreement 11. If, as a consequence of a court judgment or allegation license version number, you may choose any version of patent infringement or for any other reason (not ever published by the Free Software Foundation. limited to patent issues), conditions are imposed on 14.
  • Page 81 Wireless Home Audio Software End User License Agreement Schedule 3-C 6. Redistributions of any form whatsoever must retain the following acknowledgment: “This product includes OPENSSL LICENSE software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in If this Cisco product contains open source software the OpenSSL Toolkit (http://www.openssl.org/)”...
  • Page 82 Wireless Home Audio Software End User License Agreement 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software must display the following acknowledgement: “This product includes cryptographic software written...

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