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,
Glossoly
This r-nanual uses a nurnber of terrns that, though not specific to the
~J1usicCAST
syste!T1. are not in general everyday use. In
ac!clition, sorne ternlS
arE~
used in a slirjhtly unusual context. These vvords are listed alphabetically and in context belovl/, alollq
vvith an explanation of their rneaning,
MP3 format
Album
I\' collection of
son~Js
in the
~J1usicCAST
clatabase assigned
to a particular artist, and given a narne, Each albunl is
assioned to an artist.
By
clefault) each
CD
you store !n the
server stored as an AlbulTi.
Artist
·The itern in the
f\~usicC,AST
database to vvhch alburns are
assigned. The artist of any CO you store in the !vlusicCAST is
stof'tJd as the artist to trle cOf'respondinq alburn (see alburn
above),
Bookmark list
A list of songs you have designated for easy retrieval.
Genre
The rnusic type to vihich the alburns
storE.~d
in the serJer are
assigned, Exarnples include Jazz, Rock) and Classical.
Group
The categor; vvhich you are operating your
~v~usicCAST
cornponent In. For exarnple. jf you play an album wiHlout
selecting a song, then you are operating v/ithin the "a!tJum
H
category. If you play a
~Jenre
without selecting a song! you
are operating
vitli~n
the iSgenre" category.
Playlist
A. list of songs you designate using the server for playback in
a given sequence,
Song
A single continuous track, equivalent to a single track ·from a
CD, cassette, or other source: stored on the server.
coos
The
COOS
(Gracenote
COOS
f\~usic
Fiecognition SE::rvice) is
a database vvhich you can access to gain information on the
songs. art!sts, genre! and alburn nan'1es for n'1usic
C~Ds.
CD-TEXT
Data encoded on sonle CDs \;vhic!l contains inforrnation on
its song titles, 8lbur-n, artist! and genre names.
Encoding
Tf'le pr-ocess of converting
PC~jl
data stored Troen a CD into
tJ1P3 data.
/\ data forrnat used to store rnu.sic on the hard disk {jrive in
the server.
~J1P3
files take roughly one tenth of the space that
pet\!1 files take to store the sarne song. However: .sound
quaHty is not as good as that of
PC~,,~
nes, ancl the server
cannot record rv1P3 files to
a
CD",·F~.
PCM format
A
clata fOt-mat used to store rnus1c on the hard disk drive in
the server.
PC~Jl fi~es
provide CD quality audio playback but
r-e~quire
a
lot of space on the hard disk
(j(V8.
Storing
Copyirlg the tracks on a CD onto the liard clisk drive in the
server.
Connections
The links betvveen the cornponents in your
~v1usicCAST
netvvork 'vvhich allovv thern to exchange inforn-lation.
rv1usicCAST cornponents can rnak.e both VI/ired and vVlreless
connections.
DHCP
A. systenl of automatcaliy assigning 1 P addresses to
conlponents
in
a LAf'l A server cornponent running a DHCP
service assigns an iP address to con-lponents vvhen they are
svvitcrled on.
DNS
An abbreviation for Dornain
~~ame
Systern,
DNS server
A cor-nputer that is running a Df'JS serv!ce (see ONS).
ESSID
The 10 of the cllanne! that your fv1usicCA.ST syster-n uses to
transrnit data VI/hen using \tv!reless connections.
Gateway
The IP adciress of the cornponent on a netvvork tflrougli
vvr1ich otrler conlponents on the sarne netv'Jork connect to
the Internet.
IP address
Four 3 d1git nurnbers that together make up a unique identity
nunlber used by a cornponent c::onnectecl to a netv/ork,
Network
,A,
co!lecton of electronic cornponents vvhich stiare data ancl
resources vvith one anOU"1er.
Network cable
,~
cable for connecblg t\:yO corTlponents on a Local .A.rea
NetvJork (LL\N).
~';lC)<-2000
Owner's Monuol
111
,
Glossoly
This r-nanual uses a nurnber of terrns that, though not specific to the
~J1usicCAST
syste!T1. are not in general everyday use. In
ac!clition, sorne ternlS
arE~
used in a slirjhtly unusual context. These vvords are listed alphabetically and in context belovl/, alollq
vvith an explanation of their rneaning,
MP3 format
Album
I\' collection of
son~Js
in the
~J1usicCAST
clatabase assigned
to a particular artist, and given a narne, Each albunl is
assioned to an artist.
By
clefault) each
CD
you store !n the
server stored as an AlbulTi.
Artist
·The itern in the
f\~usicC,AST
database to vvhch alburns are
assigned. The artist of any CO you store in the !vlusicCAST is
stof'tJd as the artist to trle cOf'respondinq alburn (see alburn
above),
Bookmark list
A list of songs you have designated for easy retrieval.
Genre
The rnusic type to vihich the alburns
storE.~d
in the serJer are
assigned, Exarnples include Jazz, Rock) and Classical.
Group
The categor; vvhich you are operating your
~v~usicCAST
cornponent In. For exarnple. jf you play an album wiHlout
selecting a song, then you are operating v/ithin the "a!tJum
H
category. If you play a
~Jenre
without selecting a song! you
are operating
vitli~n
the iSgenre" category.
Playlist
A. list of songs you designate using the server for playback in
a given sequence,
Song
A single continuous track, equivalent to a single track ·from a
CD, cassette, or other source: stored on the server.
coos
The
COOS
(Gracenote
COOS
f\~usic
Fiecognition SE::rvice) is
a database vvhich you can access to gain information on the
songs. art!sts, genre! and alburn nan'1es for n'1usic
C~Ds.
CD-TEXT
Data encoded on sonle CDs \;vhic!l contains inforrnation on
its song titles, 8lbur-n, artist! and genre names.
Encoding
Tf'le pr-ocess of converting
PC~jl
data stored Troen a CD into
tJ1P3 data.
/\ data forrnat used to store rnu.sic on the hard disk {jrive in
the server.
~J1P3
files take roughly one tenth of the space that
pet\!1 files take to store the sarne song. However: .sound
quaHty is not as good as that of
PC~,,~
nes, ancl the server
cannot record rv1P3 files to
a
CD",·F~.
PCM format
A
clata fOt-mat used to store rnus1c on the hard disk drive in
the server.
PC~Jl fi~es
provide CD quality audio playback but
r-e~quire
a
lot of space on the hard disk
(j(V8.
Storing
Copyirlg the tracks on a CD onto the liard clisk drive in the
server.
Connections
The links betvveen the cornponents in your
~v1usicCAST
netvvork 'vvhich allovv thern to exchange inforn-lation.
rv1usicCAST cornponents can rnak.e both VI/ired and vVlreless
connections.
DHCP
A. systenl of automatcaliy assigning 1 P addresses to
conlponents
in
a LAf'l A server cornponent running a DHCP
service assigns an iP address to con-lponents vvhen they are
svvitcrled on.
DNS
An abbreviation for Dornain
~~ame
Systern,
DNS server
A cor-nputer that is running a Df'JS serv!ce (see ONS).
ESSID
The 10 of the cllanne! that your fv1usicCA.ST syster-n uses to
transrnit data VI/hen using \tv!reless connections.
Gateway
The IP adciress of the cornponent on a netvvork tflrougli
vvr1ich otrler conlponents on the sarne netv'Jork connect to
the Internet.
IP address
Four 3 d1git nurnbers that together make up a unique identity
nunlber used by a cornponent c::onnectecl to a netv/ork,
Network
,A,
co!lecton of electronic cornponents vvhich stiare data ancl
resources vvith one anOU"1er.
Network cable
,~
cable for connecblg t\:yO corTlponents on a Local .A.rea
NetvJork (LL\N).
~';lC)<-2000
Owner's Monuol
111

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