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Press the U or V keys to step between playlists, or press the appropriate letter on your DMS4 Digital Music Server remote control to jump directly to the item in the list beginning with that letter

Press the OPlay key on your DMS4 Digital Music Server remote control to begin playback immediately, or press the MAdd key to add all tracks in the selected playlist to another playlist

Browsing Presets in the Audio Library

Presets provide instant one-button playback from selected control systems. For more information about storing presets refer to Storing a Preset on page 26.

Use the U or V keys to highlight the Presets option in the Audio Library menu

Press the T key to display the Presets screen

The TV screen will display the presets in your Audio Library:

Selecting Items Directly Using Your DMS4 Digital Music Server Remote Control

You can select an item from your Audio Library directly by the first letter of its title using the alphanumeric keypad on your DMS4 Digital Music Server remote control.

To select a library item by name:

Display the appropriate Audio Library screen for the item you want to find (e.g. Artists)

Press the alphanumeric keypad key corresponding to the first letter of the item you want to select

For example to find the artist Santessa navigate to the Artists screen, then press the 7 key four times because S is the fourth letter on the 7 key. The TV screen shows the first artist beginning with the letter S.

If there are several artists beginning with the letter S press the

Vkey to step through until you find the artist for which you are looking.

Press the 1 key to return to the top of the list

Alternatively, you can use the [function to select a library item by initial letter:

Display the appropriate library menu for the item you want to find (e.g. Artists)

Press the [key on your DMS4 Digital Music Server remote control

The TV screen displays a list of letters which correspond to the starting letter of the items available in the chosen list:

Fig. 3-15 DMS4 TV interface Presets screen

Press the U or V keys to step between presets, or press the appropriate letter on your DMS4 Digital Music Server remote control to jump directly to the item in the list beginning with that letter

Press the OPlay key on your DMS4 Digital Music Server remote control to begin playback

Playing the Entire Library

In addition to the ability to select individual items in the Audio Library, you can also choose to play your entire music collection with a single button press.

To Play the entire Library

Press the JMenu key on your DMS4 Digital Music Server remote control to display the Main Menu screen

Press the MPlay Library key

Initiating playback of your entire Audio Library in this way will automatically enable shuffle and repeat.

Alternatively:

Press the àLibrary key on your remote control to display the Audio Library screen

Use the U or V keys to highlight the Playlists option and press OSelect

Use the U or V keys again to highlight the playlist entitled [Entire Library] and press OPlay

Initiating playback of your entire Audio Library in this way will not automatically enable shuffle and repeat.

Fig. 3-16 DMS4 TV interface showing direct selection screen

Use the U or V keys to step between the letters in the list and highlight the starting letter of the item you are trying to locate

Press the OSelect key

The TV screen will display the first artist beginning with the letter S.

If there are several artists beginning with the letter S press the

Vkey to step through until you find the artist for which you are looking.

Press the 1 key to return to the top of the list

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Contents DMS4 Automatic Shutdown Installer notesContents Precautions Important Safety Instructions Canadian model Important Safety NoticesEuropean model Information to UserFeatures and Benefits Features BenefitsUnpacking the Box Contents IntroductionFront view Controls and connectionsAnalog OUT 1,2,3,4 Rear viewRemote control Configuring your remote to control other devices Switching on and offRemote control use in a multi- room system Volume control via the RemoteTo configure the remote controller with a default output Basic connections Connecting your DMS4 Digital Music ServerExample connection of a DMS4 in a multi-room audio system Control SolutionsMain menu Recording and playing musicRecording from a CD Recording MusicListening to Music While Recording a CD Playing a CDExplanation of the DMS4 Tracks TV interface Playing musicDisplaying the Audio Library Playing music from the audio libraryBrowsing the Audio Library by Track Browsing the Audio Library by AlbumBrowsing the Audio Library by Genre Browsing the Audio Library by ArtistBrowsing the Audio Library by Year Browsing the Audio Library by EraBrowsing Playlists in the Audio Library Playing the Entire Library Browsing Presets in the Audio LibraryMark function Search functionTo delete multiple albums from the Audio Library To delete all the albums by a particular artistNow Playing Screen Switching Audio Outputs Controlling PlaybackNow Playing Screen Options Playlists Organizing your music collectionCreating a New Playlist Adding Music to a PlaylistPresets Storing a PresetEditing Playlists Editing Album Information Editing the audio libraryEditing Track Information Editing Genre, Year and Era namesDeleting Albums and Tracks via the DMS4 TV interface Deleting Albums and TracksDisplaying Playback Information Front panel interfaceBrowsing Albums in the Audio Library Recording or Playing a CDOnline Updates Configuring Setup OptionsUser Interface Descriptions IntellicONTROL ICS Wall-Mounted IREMOTE interfaceSDMS4 and IntelliControl ICS User Interface Functionality Playing Music from the DMS4 Library using The Contact Keypad13 ICS Contact interface the Years and Eras screens Connection Settings System setTINGSEdit Ethernet Settings Assigned Ethernet SettingsUser Interface Settings TV SettingsSoftware Update Settings Network Back Up SettingsMedia Transfer Settings CD Record SettingsOutput Configuration XiVALink SettingsAccessing the Remote User Interface Using your DMS4 Digital Music Server with a home computerRemote user interface Supported SoftwareMedia transfer Accessing Media TransferTransferring Music to your Portable Player using iTunes Importing Files to your DMS4 Digital Music ServerExporting Files from your DMS4 Digital Music Server Network back up and restore Network RestoreNetwork Back Up Appendix a Finlux Marshal Salora AMP Terms Conditions Microsoft End-User LicenSe Agreement Macromedia Flash Run-Time Distribution License Trademark InformationGracenote End-User License Agreement General Analog Audio Characteristics typicalVideo Outputs Audio Outputs0 0 B U Y H I F I w w w. n i l e s a u d i o . c o m

DMS4 specifications

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