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  • Page 1 Squeezebox Owner’s Guide Owner’s Guide SLIM DEVICES SLIM DEVICES...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Squeezebox Owner’s Guide Table of Contents About Squeezebox ...2 System Requirements ...2 Before You Begin ...3 Installing the SlimServer Software ...4 Installing on Windows ...4 Installing on Mac OS X ...5 Installing on Linux or Other Operating System ...5 Connecting Squeezebox ...6 Configuring Squeezebox ...7 Set Up Networking ...7 Connecting to SlimServer ...8...

  • Page 4: About Squeezebox

    About Squeezebox Thank you for purchasing a Squeezebox network music player. Squeezebox lets you play your digitized music collection through your stereo system using your wireless or ethernet network. With Squeezebox, you can also listen to internet radio stations, set alarms, display RSS feeds, and more! This user guide includes setup and basic operating instructions for your new player.

  • Page 5: Before You Begin

    Squeezebox Owner’s Guide Before You Begin If you already have a wireless or ethernet network and a computer to use as a server, setting up Squeezebox and SlimServer takes just a few minutes—all you need to get your music playing through Squeezebox is in this owner’s guide.

  • Page 6: Installing The Slimserver Software

    Installing the SlimServer Software Installing on Windows . Download the SlimServer installer program to a location you can find again on your computer. Your Desktop is a good choice. 2. When the file has finished downloading, double-click on the SlimServer installer icon. The SlimServer Setup Wizard starts. Tip: You may see an ‘Open File - Security Warning’, if so, click Run.

  • Page 7: Installing On Mac Os X

    Squeezebox Owner’s Guide Installing on Mac OS X . Save the .dmg file to your Desktop. 2. When the file has finished downloading, double-click on the disk image file (.dmg) to make it appear on your desktop. Your web browser may do this for you automatically. 3.

  • Page 8: Connecting Squeezebox

    (RCA) . Connect Squeezebox to your stereo amplifier or receiver using the included RCA cable with the red and white connectors. You can also connect a digital optical cable to the square connector or digital coaxial cable to the orange connector. (These cables are not included.) If you are using headphones or powered speakers, you...

  • Page 9: Configuring Squeezebox

    Squeezebox Owner’s Guide Configuring Squeezebox When you plug in Squeezebox, the Slim Devices logo is displayed briefly, followed by a welcome message. Set Up Networking . Press the arrow on the remote control. The Set Up Networking RIGHT menu option is displayed. 2.

  • Page 10: Connecting To Slimserver

    Tip: WEP keys consist of a string of ten or twenty-six digits or letters A through F. WPA passwords are a string of letters, numbers or punctuation. Squeezebox connects to your wireless network. If Squeezebox does not connect to your wireless access point, you can press the arrow to go back and fix your settings.

  • Page 11: Using The Remote

    Squeezebox Owner’s Guide Using the Remote Press to put Squeezebox into standby pOWER mode. This will dim the display, stop the music and show a clock. Press to wake Squeezebox. Use the buttons to adjust the VOLUME loudness of the audio Squeezebox is producing.
  • Page 12 • Folder—Squeezebox plays all songs in that folder and sub- folders. Tip: To save a playlist, press You will be prompted to save the current playlist for use later. Press to append the displayed selection to the end of the current playlist.
  • Page 13 Squeezebox Owner’s Guide Press to cycle between the following settings: SHUFFLE • Shuffle All Songs • Shuffle By Album • No Shuffle Press to cycle between the following settings: REpEAT • Repeat Off (stop playing at the end of the current playlist) •...

  • Page 14: Playing Your Music

    playing Your Music Squeezebox plays music that you select with the remote control or the web interface. Using the Remote to play Music . Use the arrow to go to Squeezebox Home. You may have to LEFT press the LEFT 2.

  • Page 15: Searching For Music With The Remote

    Squeezebox Owner’s Guide Mac users can use the SlimServer pane in System Preferences to bring up the web interface. 2. From the left pane of the web interface, you can browse by a variety of categories, including album, artist, genre, album cover art (if available), new music, by year, and more.

  • Page 16: Creating And Saving A Playlist

    3. Press the button repeatedly to cycle through punctuation. 4. Press the LEFT than one character. 5. Press the RIGHT search. Creating and Saving a playlist You can use the remote control or the web interface to create playlists and save them for later.
  • Page 17 Squeezebox Owner’s Guide the playlist, press 3. To save the playlist, press on the remote. Using the remote keypad, enter the name you pLAY want to give this playlist and press the 4. The playlist is saved. To find it again, use Browse Playlists. SLIM DEVICES .

  • Page 18: Listening To Internet Radio

    Listening to Internet Radio You can listen to thousands of internet radio stations with Squeezebox. To access internet radio stations using the remote: . Press to go back to Squeezebox Home. (You may have to press LEFT more than once.) LEFT 2.

  • Page 19: Squeezenetwork

    Squeezebox Owner’s Guide SqueezeNetwork SqueezeNetwork is an always-on service that provides access to Internet Radio, alarm clock, natural sounds, news feeds and more, even when your computer is off. Your Squeezebox connects to SqueezeNetwork using your broadband Internet connection. When your Squeezebox is connected to SqueezeNetwork, it’s not connected to your SlimServer computer.

  • Page 20: Special Features

    Special Features Squeezebox has a beautiful high-resolution vacuum fluorescent display. In addition to displaying the name of the track or internet radio station you’re currently listening to, you can tell Squeezebox to show you dynamic content via RSS feeds, gorgeous graphic music visualizers, as well as a variety of screensavers, games and more.

  • Page 21: Graphic Visualizers

    Squeezebox Owner’s Guide want to change and press Press when displaying Set Alarm Time to enter the alarm time. RIGHT Use the arrow keys to move and set the time. Press you’ve set the time. Press to see Alarm Playlist, then press right. Choose from this dOWN list the playlist that you’d like to hear when the alarm goes off.

  • Page 22: Using Squeezebox As A Wireless Bridge

    Using Squeezebox as a Wireless Bridge Squeezebox Wireless has both 802.g and ethernet connections. You can easily connect non-wireless devices (such as a TiVo, PlayStation, XBox, or a home theatre PC) to your wireless network. To set up Squeezebox as a wireless bridge: .

  • Page 23: Rss News Ticker

    Squeezebox Owner’s Guide 4. In the Transition Duration section, enter the number of seconds you want the transition between tracks to last and click Change. Squeezebox will now crossfade between tracks as you specified. RSS News Ticker Squeezebox can display RSS news feeds on its display. SlimServer is pre- configured with subscriptions to several RSS news feeds.

  • Page 24: Controlling Multiple Squeezeboxes With One Slimserver

    Controlling Multiple Squeezeboxes with one SlimServer Any number of Squeezeboxes on your local network can connect to a single SlimServer. Each player operates independently of the others, so you can play different music on each one. You can also synchronize them to play the same music in every room of your house simultaneously.

  • Page 25: Troubleshooting

    Squeezebox Owner’s Guide Troubleshooting The following tips and answers to frequently asked questions will help resolve problems you may encounter. You can find answers to additional questions on our web site at http://faq.slimdevices.com/. How do I get back to the Squeezebox Setup menu? Press and hold the arrow for five seconds to bring Squeezebox back to LEFT...
  • Page 26 How do I find the IP address of the computer where I have installed SlimServer? On Windows: Click Start > Run, type in cmd and hit enter. In the DOS window, type ipconfig and hit enter. On Mac OS X: Go to System Preferences > Network. Under the ‘Show:’ drop-down, pick the network interface you are using, then click TCP/IP.
  • Page 27 Squeezebox Owner’s Guide • Port Number: 9000 (TCP) - Name: SlimServer Web Third-party Firewalls: Examples of third party software firewalls include: Brickhouse, Norton Personal Firewall, Norton Security Center, PC-Cillin, BlackIce, McAfee Security Center, ZoneAlarm. You will need to configure your firewall software or hardware to allow connections to ports 3483 and 9000 for both UDP and TCP connections.

  • Page 28: Getting More Information

    Squeezebox Owner’s Guide I added some music to my library but it’s not showing up. f you add music to your music library, you may need to tell SlimServer to rescan your music library. From the web interface, click Server Settings, and click Rescan.

  • Page 29: Fcc Notice

    Squeezebox Owner’s Guide FCC NOTICE INFORMATION FOR THE USER This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 5 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.

  • Page 30: Limited Warranty

    LIMITEd WARRANTY Slim Devices warrants its products to be free from defects in material and workmanship during the warranty period. If a product proves to be defective in material or workmanship during the warranty period, Slim Devices will, at its sole option, repair or replace the product with a like product. Replacement product or parts may include remanufactured or refurbished parts or components.
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  • Page 32 Squeezebox Owner’s Guide Slim Devices, Inc. 455 National Avenue Mountain View, CA 94043 + (650) 20-9400 http://www.slimdevices.com support@slimdevices.com Copyright 2006, Slim Devices, Inc. SLIM DEVICES SLIM DEVICES...

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