Linksys DMC250 manual Using Your Director, Home Screen, Carousel, Lists, Rhapsody

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Wireless Home Audio

Using Your Director

Using Your Director

The easiest way to navigate through the user interface is using a remote control. The Director includes the DMRIR500 IR Remote Control or you can purchase the optional Controller – Wireless-N Touchscreen Remote (DMRW1000) for the optimal experience.

Use the remote control to navigate and select options. Use the up and down buttons to navigate through options. Press the OK button to select an option or press the left button to return to the previous screen. Use the Home button to return to the home screen.

Press the Home button on the remote control once from the Home menu or twice from any other menu to go to the Now Playing screensaver.

Home Screen

The Home screen is a carousel menu that contains the main menu options for the Director.

•• Rhapsody, page 24

•• My Music, page 30 The My Music icon only appears when you have a shared library available from your Cisco Media Software.

•• USB Media, page 32 The USB Media icon only appears when a USB drive is connected to the Director.

•• Devices (Accessing Your iPod), page 32 The Devices option only appears when an iPod is connected to the Director using the Docking Station for iPod (MCCI40)

•• All Libraries, page 33

•• RadioTime, page 34

•• Favorites, page 34

•• Now Playing Queue, page 35

•• Settings, page 35

Carousel

Using the IR Remote to navigate through the carousel, use the left and right buttons to navigate and press OK to select an item.

Lists

Using the IR Remote to navigate through a list, use the up and down buttons to navigate through options. Press the OK button to select an option or press the left button to return to the previous screen. Use the Home button to return to the home screen.

When you locate an item that has more than one track associated with it such as an album, playlist, genre, or artist, you can select OK to view the details of the item or

press the Play button to clear the current queue and begin playback of the selection or add it as a favorite.

NOTE: Pressing righton the IR Remote in a list menu displays the Quick Action menu.

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