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  • Page 1 Welcome to Great sound.
  • Page 3 Congratulations and thank you for purchasing an Olive OPUS and/or MELODY. Your Olive units will provide you with a whole new concept of high fidelity listening throughout your home in this era of innovative technology. Relax and enjoy the ease of your new OPUS and MELODY – and their beautiful sound! •...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    1.3 MELODY 2 Playing Music 2.1 Playing a CD on Your OPUS 2.2 Playing Music from Your Music Library on both OPUS and MELODY 2.3 Listening to Internet Radio 2.4 Playing Music from a Networked PC/Mac/NAS 2.5 Playing Music from Your Apple® iPod™...
  • Page 5 | oPus | melodY user manual 5 Importing and Exporting Music on Your OPUS 5.1 Importing CDs 5.2 Importing From a Computer 5.3 Burning CDs 6 Tips and Troubleshooting 6.1 Icons and messages explained 6.2 First aid 6.3 Networking Issues...

  • Page 6: Quick-Start Guide

    Layout Here is a view of what a typical home setup looks like, with an OPUS to store all your music in the living room and as part of the HiFi system, and MELODYs around the home to extend your...
  • Page 7 Both OPUS and MELODY are intended for use with an existing stereo amplifier and/or (active) speakers, with all the usual analog and digital connections to easily hook them up to your exist- ing equipment. If you are installing both OPUS and MELODY(s), it makes sense to start with the OPUS.

  • Page 8: Opus

    Wireless: 5 MELODYs playing the same album off one OPUS. • In both cases the OPUS was connected to the router per wired connection. Our benchmark test involves using a high-definition music stream of 4608 kbit/s throughput, which is equivalent to music sampled at 96 kHz and recorded with 24 bit depth, without any compression.
  • Page 9 Plug the power cable into your OPUS and into the power outlet. • Turn on the OPUS and your stereo system. • Your OPUS takes about 40 seconds to perform an initial start-up. It should then stay on or be in...
  • Page 10 Touchscreen/Display Play Keys OPUS Frontside Once the OPUS is on, you’ll be using the 5 navigation keys to get around the menu • screens, and the play keys to control the actual playback like on any CD-player. Then there’s the ON/OFF key, that’s about it.
  • Page 11 To put your OPUS to sleep, just press the ON/OFF button shortly. When you press it again (or any other key) the OPUS will turn on again in a couple of seconds and return to the spot where you left off.
  • Page 12 Your OPUS is now integrated into your home network. Step 6: Getting music into your OPUS and start listening To add and listen to music to your OPUS you can … … import from CD: Just insert an audio CD and select IMPORT CD from the pop-up menu.
  • Page 13 … transfer music from a PC: Under NETWORK SETTINGS > NETWORK INFORMATION • you will find the current IP-address of your OPUS. Use it on your PC to open a network connection to the import folder that is shown, and simply drag & drop music to the OPUS.

  • Page 14: Melody

    Or just hit the ADD button on the remote control. 2) Via the Maestro library management application: 1) Simply enter the IP-address of your OPUS into a browser on your PC/Mac replacing the x’s: http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:8163/maestro.php The Maestro application allows you to conveniently create new playlists and drag &...
  • Page 15 | oPus | melodY user manual Wireless antenna • DC power supply • User manual • Step 2: Setting up your MELODY Backpanel MELODY Place your MELODY close to your stereo system, in a cool, well-ventilated place. • Attach the wireless antenna to the back of the MELODY.
  • Page 16 Connect it via its RCA or digital output to the input of your amplifier or active speakers. • Connect the power supply to the MELODY and the power outlet. • Turn on the MELODY and your amplifier or active speakers. •...
  • Page 17 | oPus | melodY user manual Once the MELODY is on, you’ll be using the 5 navigation keys to get around the menu • screens, and the play keys to control the actual playback like on any CD-player. Then there’s the ON/OFF key, that’s about it.
  • Page 18 Step 5: Listening To listen to music you can … … browse the music stored on your OPUS: If there is an OPUS in your home network the • MELODY will automatically select it as the main source. Simply select MUSIC LIBRARY and...
  • Page 19 Via the Maestro library management application that looks onto your OPUS: 1) Enter the • IP-address of your OPUS into a browser on your PC/Mac replacing the x’s:...
  • Page 20 All playlists created on the OPUS are available for all MELODYs or other networked receivers to see. Playlists created on the MELODY are private in that they are only relevant for that room and only seen on that MELODY, e.g.

  • Page 21: Playing Music

    CD IN DRIVE, which allows you at a later time to go back to your CD. The OPUS takes a couple of seconds to recognize the CD and to look up the matching meta- data as to album, track titles etc., which is not stored on the CD itself: In almost all cases the metadata is available in the OPUS-internal CD reference database and •...

  • Page 22: Playing Music From Your Music Library On Both Opus And Melody

    The Eject button returns the CD to you. 2.2 Playing Music from Your Music Library on both OPUS and MELODY Your music library at your fingertips There are different powerful navigation options available under MUSIC LIBRARY to quickly find the artists, composers, albums/works, playlists or track(s) you want to play.

  • Page 23: Starting Playback

    | oPus | melodY user manual ARTISTS: This option reveals an alphabetical list of all artists in your music library. Under • each artist you will find the list of his/her albums and the respective tracks. TRACKS: Here you find an alphabetical list of all tracks.
  • Page 24 Gapless playback For WAV and FLAC files as well as for CD playback the OPUS and MELODY recognize if tracks are meant to be jointed – such as e.g. in an Opera where one scene reaches into the next – and will play back the audio tracks as if they were one as intended.
  • Page 25 | oPus | melodY user manual Play Screen With Details Track Duration Track as part of Track as part of original album current selection Album Artwork Main Body Metadata Personal Rating Quality Track Title Status Bar...
  • Page 26 Long names may be truncated. After 8 seconds this screen is replaced with one that has large letters and is intended to show just the key information from further away, like from your couch, once your selection is made and confirmed: Play Screen - Couch View...
  • Page 27 What is shown on each genre screen Each music genre is different. That is why your OPUS and MELODY provide music context infor- mation specific to each genre, and in a much more detailed level than available from mainstream...
  • Page 28 JAZZ: In addition to the above, for the Jazz genre there are fields for the featured instru- • ment, additional important artists that are playing as sidemen, as well as the record label that produced the music: Jazz Play Screen with Details CLASSICAL: In addition to the above, classical shows the composer of the piece, and •...
  • Page 29 | oPus | melodY user manual Classical Play Screen with Details While some information will always show, even if e.g. the track title is not known, some fields will only show up if they are filled either from the internal CD database or by you via the Maestro application.

  • Page 30: Listening To Internet Radio

    2.3 Listening to Internet Radio If your OPUS or MELODY is connected to the Internet, selecting INTERNET RADIO from the main menu opens an additional world of unlimited music. If your unit is connected to the Internet through a firewall, you may have to open the necessary ports in the firewall.
  • Page 31 1. First enter the name of the radio station 2. Then enter the URL of this station OPUS/MELODY support two kinds of URLs (web addresses): Direct URLs, which allow to stream the MP3 or AAC files immediately after the connection has been established.

  • Page 32: Playing Music From A Networked Pc/Mac/Nas

    2.4 Playing Music from a Networked PC/Mac/NAS Through your home network and the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) protocol your OPUS and MELODY can discover, browse and stream music from other connected music sources such as PCs, Macs or Networked-Attached Servers (NAS) –...

  • Page 33: Playing Music From Your Apple® Ipod

    When you want to return to your OPUS library, just navigate back to MUSIC LIBRARY and that is it.

  • Page 34: More On Using The Touchscreen And Remote Control

    2.6 More on Using the Touchscreen and Remote Control Your music library literally at your fingertips Just about all of the logic of driving the menu screens works just the same when using the touchscreen, however there are some differences: Touchscreen Navigation Back to the higher level / left...
  • Page 35 | oPus | melodY user manual And when you are in playback, this is how you can navigate via the touchscreen: Tap the artwork to get back to the higher level...
  • Page 36 Tap anywhere to get to the detailed play screen Warning: Please only use your fingers or something other that will not scratch the glass surface when using the touchscreen. Please also only tap the touchscreen lightly to avoid damage to the display.
  • Page 37 The couch perspective with the remote control The remote control is a good way to control the functions of the OPUS and MELODY from a short distance such as a couch. Its keys duplicate the functions of the buttons on the front panel so there should be no surprises.
  • Page 38 A number of buttons are available on the RC that go beyond those on the OPUS and MELODY, here is an explanation of what they do: VOLUME (+ and -): Adjusts the level of the analog audio out volume, which is usually •...
  • Page 39 Your OPUS/MELODY menu screens on any web browser The OPUS and MELODY menu screens can be accessed on any web browser in your home network, e.g. on our laptop or PDA. This feature will become available with an upcoming soft-...

  • Page 40: Making It Your Olive: Settings And System Services

    POWER SAVING: Your OPUS and MELODY have a sophisticated power saving logic built • in to turn off the display and hard drive if possible. Often, especially on the OPUS, there may be processes running in the background such as supporting a music stream to a MELODY in another room or encoding of a new piece of music, which requires the OPUS hard-drive to stay on, but the display will turn off.

  • Page 41: Cd Settings

    We suggest to use the manual power switch on the back of the OPUS to turn your OPUS off completely when you will not be using it for an extended period of time.
  • Page 42 OPUS Capacity Overview Format Quality 320GB 500GB 750GB 1000GB WAV: CD: 1411.2 1225 1638 no compres- kbit/s sion HD: 4608 kbit/s FLAC: CD: ca. 800 1433 2161 2889 Lossless com- kbit/s pression 1156 HD: ca. 2000 kbit/s 128 kbit/s 5680...

  • Page 43: Network Settings

    WAV and FLAC tracks, which are processed into the MP3 format for burning. 3.3 Network Settings A stand-alone OPUS is great for storing and listening to music. But as a member of a home net- work with additional MELODYs or connected music servers or PCs it can do much more. Your...

  • Page 44: Network Configuration

    Connection ports The antenna for wireless communication (WLAN) is on the back of the OPUS or MELODY, as well as the port for a wired Ethernet connection. The wireless connection is based on the 802.11g standard, this standard is backwards •...

  • Page 45: Network Setup

    CHANGE OPUS NAME (OPUS only, MELODYs are not broadcast on the network): Here • you give the OPUS a name so you can recognize it on your network (default is “Opus Library”). The new OPUS network name will be effective on the network after a restart of the OPUS and subsequent reconnect.
  • Page 46 Manual: You enter the IP address the OPUS or MELODY should use to connect to the router. When you enter SAVE, the new settings are saved and the connection is scanned. In the case of a wired network you are usually done after this step.

  • Page 47: System Services

    Apple routers in combined WPA/WPA2 auto-switch modes. Note: It may take up to a minute for the router and OPUS/MELODY to exchange security keys and establish a secure connection. NETWORK INFORMATION: To ascertain your current connection, here you can check if you •...
  • Page 48 Use an external USB hard-drive that has at least the same capacity as your OPUS, we recommend at least 25% more capacity. The music, metadata and CD reference database will be packaged into a number of files in true archiving fashion that can be seen on other computers but not read due to copyright protection.
  • Page 49 While your system will run well with its initial software that is part of the delivery, development at Olive will continue to add to it with additional features and benefits, so it is suggested to check every 3 months for a new software or CD database release.

  • Page 50: Information About Your Library And Opus Or Melody

    3.5 Information about your Library and OPUS or MELODY To see key statistics on your music library on the OPUS navigate via SETTINGS > ABOUT YOUR LIBRARY and you can quickly check up on your music library, each providing the total number in...
  • Page 51 CD DB VERSION (OPUS only): The release level of the CD reference database that provides • CDs that you push into your OPUS with the matching metadata. To check online if a newer version software is available go to SETTINGS > SYSTEM SERVICES > CD DB UPDATE as...

  • Page 52: Editing Your Music Library

    • music pleasure. What’s available Here is a complete list of the fields the OPUS keeps per track in table form: Label in Maestro Label Display Description Track Title Track;...
  • Page 53 | oPus | melodY user manual Track (No.) Orig. Track (No.) Position of track as part of recording when published. Orig. Track (Total) Total number of tracks of recording when published. Track (Total) Playing Position within currently played selection, dynamically generated.
  • Page 54 Composer First name of the composer of the piece of music. Only used for Firstname non-classical music. Lastname Surname of the composer of the piece of music. Only used for non-classical music. Arranged By Music may be “re-composed” by someone to suit a different set- ting etc.
  • Page 55 | oPus | melodY user manual Original Recording Orig. Recording Date the music was first recorded and subsequently published on media. Recording Place the recording was made. Location Published By Music Label Publishing house or music label that brought the recording to market and also likely holds copyrights.
  • Page 56 Additional Artists / Sidemen Sidemen or other significant artists that are of importance to this Sidemen performance or recording, comma separated. Original Artist Artist or performer who is recognized to initially have performed this music. Orchestra Orchestra Name of the performing orchestra. Orchestra Web link to the website of the performing orchestra.
  • Page 57 | oPus | melodY user manual Date Composed Composed Year or exact date the work was composed. Premiere Year or exact date the work was first performed Scene Scene In an opera or other dramatic work this is the scene number.
  • Page 58 Genres allow to categorize music to provide an easy handle on even the largest music libraries. There are two ways in which this is enhanced as part of the OPUS and MELODY: 1. The menu screen allows for 3 levels of genre hierarchy, meaning that “Classical” and “Opera”...
  • Page 59 “composer”, “composed”, “orchestra”, “conductor” and “soloist”. The OPUS and MELODY go so far as to sort the music first by composer and then by work, choosing to adopt the usual nomenclature of modern classical performance to the mainstream pop industry notation.

  • Page 60: Maestro Music Management Software (Opus Only)

    Sometimes the internal or Internet CD reference databases don’t offer metadata for your tracks, or they are in parts incorrect. To enter or change the metadata we offer the Olive Maestro appli- cation, which utilizes a browser, keyboard and mouse on your PC or Mac to make the metadata management and editing so much more comfortable.
  • Page 61 | oPus | melodY user manual Olive Maestro Layout...
  • Page 62 & drop to pick up the albums and drop them into the relevant genre. The next time you browse your music on the OPUS touchscreen you will already find the album in its desired location.
  • Page 63 | oPus | melodY user manual point of the CD product, but adds nothing to the listening experience. As such it makes sense to mark the tracks of one album and push them into the other, they will be appended to the end of the list of tracks.

  • Page 64: Making The Most Of Your Music: Shared And Private Playlists

    All playlists created on the OPUS are available for all MELODYs or other networked receivers to see. Playlists that are created on the MELODY are “private” playlists that are only relevant for that room.
  • Page 65 3. Drag & drop the selection to the playlist. 4. Adjust the order of the tracks as desired. Creating playlists and adding tracks in the OPUS/MELODY menu screens When playing back music you press the OK button three times to come to the add-to-playlist pop-up, or use the RC and press ADD to get there even quicker.

  • Page 66: Importing And Exporting Music On Your Opus

    CDs that are not recognized by the internal or online CD reference databases are labeled generically as e.g. “CD_4f6g664”. If you want to import a CD already stored in OPUS, you are presented with a choice of re-importing these or canceling.

  • Page 67: Importing From A Computer

    Warning: While this background process icon is present, do not edit the metadata of your library and do not power off the OPUS. This action could end the encoding of the files and result in lost or corrupt files. You can check import progress via the menu item CD IMPORT STATUS that only becomes available during import.

  • Page 68: Burning Cds

    For formats that the OPUS does not support files are received and then deleted (this is why • it makes sense to copy files to the OPUS, not to move them there). For formats that the OPUS does not support, files are received but not stored (this is why •...
  • Page 69 | oPus | melodY user manual 2. OPUS will then ask you to insert a fresh CD-R into the CD slot. With your confirmation the burn process starts. OPUS burns as many tracks as fit on the CD, beginning from the start of the playlist.

  • Page 70: Tips And Troubleshooting

    6. tiPs and troublesHootinG 6.1 Icons and messages explained Status bar icons – what is the OPUS/MELODY doing? Status Bar Icons...
  • Page 71 • Immediate process: system is active processing your request • Background process: OPUS is currently encoding music tracks, burning a CD, importing • music via the network, or performing a backup or restore. If a background process is ongoing, system response times may be slowed, and depending on the process playback and other functions may be disabled.

  • Page 72: First Aid

    It’s not possible to create and save playlists Playlists are saved in the OPUS, and are based on music that is resident in the OPUS. Should you be pointing your display and control to a separate UPnP server you will only receive an error message.
  • Page 73 10 minutes in this case. 4. After this process the OPUS is “fresh out of the box” and will start up as usual. though this. If the Recovery CD is not of the latest release you should also check online for the newest software release.

  • Page 74: Networking Issues

    (usually you log into your router by typing http://192.168.1.1 into your web browser, check the documentation of your router for exact address and password). Things that you should check if your OPUS/MELODY cannot make a connection are e.g.: The allocation of the IP-address does not work, check the DHCP or manual settings on •...

  • Page 75: Further Resources

    In the case of a wireless connection the connection icon in the status bar will show you the ap- proximate signal strength. If you are only seeing one bar we suggest to either boost the wireless signal or to move the OPUS/MELODY or router to improve reception for a consistent playback. 7. FurtHer resources There’s more information about using the OPUS/MELODY available on the web.

  • Page 76: Safety And Cleaning

    8. saFetY and cleaninG Important Safety Instructions 1. Your OPUS/MELODY is designed for recording and playing back encoded digital audio signals and for the burning of audio CDs. Any other usage is explicitly excluded. 2. Install this unit in a well-ventilated cool, dry and clean place – away from windows, heat sources, sources of excessive vibration, dust, moisture and cold, which could damage its components.
  • Page 77 OPUS/MELODY. 9. For your own safety do not attempt to open the case of the OPUS/MELODY, or disassemble it. You run the risk of electric shock and voiding the limited warranty. No user-serviceable parts are inside.
  • Page 78 Cleaning Use a clean, soft and dry cloth. Make sure to unplug the product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not attempt to clean the unit with aerosol sprays, chemical solvents, alcohol, or abrasives, or to remove dust with air pressure; this might damage the finish or affect the performance.

  • Page 79: Regulatory And Environmental Compliance

    Manual Disclaimer At the time of printing, the screen shot images in this manual matched this interface screens. However, since the OPUS/MELODY have the capability of downloading software updates and...
  • Page 80 Check the Olive website for more information on software updates. Trade- and Servicemarks The Olive logo is a trademark of Olive Media, Inc. Other product names mentioned herein are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective companies.
  • Page 81 This product contains Linux 2.6.12, which is made available under the GNU GPL license version 2 (hereafter called “The Program”). Olive Media, Inc. hereby offers to deliver or make available, upon request, for a charge no more than the cost of physically performing source distribution, a complete machine-readable copy of the corresponding source code of “The Program”...
  • Page 82 Olive’s property. Following exclusions and limitations apply: Olive is not liable for any damage to or loss of any programs, data, or other information • stored on any media not covered by this warranty.
  • Page 83 TIME, GOODWILL, DAMAGE TO OR REPLACEMENT OF EQUIPMENT AND PROPERTY, ANY COSTS OF RECOVERING, REPROGRAMMING, OR REPRODUCING ANY PROGRAM OR DATA STORED IN OR USED WITH OLIVE PRODUCTS, AND ANY FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF DATA STORED ON THE PRODUCT. OLIVE SPECIFICALLY DOES NOT REPRESENT THAT IT WILL BE ABLE TO REPAIR ANY PRODUCT UNDER THIS WARRANTY OR MAKE A PRODUCT EXCHANGE WITHOUT RISK TO OR LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR DATA.
  • Page 84 The authors do not assume responsibility for any bugs or defects in the software. This restriction of liability extends also to their distributors and retailers. 5th edition Olive Media, Inc. © January 2009 Olive Media, Inc.
  • Page 85 | oPus | melodY user manual reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communica- tions.

  • Page 86: Environmental Compliance

    9.2 Environmental Compliance Disposal and Recycling Information Your OPUS must be disposed of properly according to local laws and regulations. When your OPUS reaches its end of life, contact your local authorities to learn about recycling options. Batteries – even those containing no heavy metal– may not be disposed of in household waste.
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