PhatNoise Car Audio System manual Adding Music to the DMS Cartridge

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The Device view is organized in two parts:

The PhatNoise Music Manager Playlist and Windows Explorer panels

The All Supported Devices panels

4.Activate the PhatNoise DMS cartridge by clicking PhatNoise DMS in the All Supported Devices panel.

When the DMS cartridge is connected properly, a summary screen appears with a red GO button.

If a blue Reconnect button appears, click on it to activate your DMS cartridge.

If the DMS cartridge has not been configured properly, a configuration wizard will launch. For more information, refer to Appendix A: Updating the Firmware in your PhatBox.

Adding Music to the DMS Cartridge

The DMS cartridge stores all music in playlists. The PhatBox can play these playlists directly, or sort all the music by Album, Artist, or Genre for you in the car. Here are several ways of placing content on your DMS cartridge, depending on how you like to organize your music.

CD Based: If most of your music will come from CDs, follow these steps to use the PhatBox like a large CD player with browsing capabilities.

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Contents Page Table of Contents MAN Copyright 2003 PhatNoise Inc Getting Started Four steps to a quick start System Components Manuals and Guides PhatBox Overview DMS Cartridge Overview USB Cradle Overview Safety and Handling Precautions Section I Installation Guide Before mounting the PhatBoxConnecting the PhatBox to your head unit Mounting ClearancePossible Cause Solution Section II Setting up at Home Installing the PhatNoise Music Manager softwareMAN Copyright 2003 PhatNoise Inc MAN Copyright 2003 PhatNoise Inc Page MP3 Files and ID3 Tags Section III Creating and Managing PlaylistsLaunching the Music Manager Navigating the Program Converting an Audio CD to computer files MAN Copyright 2003 PhatNoise Inc Finding Music MAN Copyright 2003 PhatNoise Inc Creating Playlists Adding songs to a static playlistAdding songs to a dynamic playlist Accessing the DMS Cartridge Adding Music to the DMS Cartridge MAN Copyright 2003 PhatNoise Inc MAN Copyright 2003 PhatNoise Inc MAN Copyright 2003 PhatNoise Inc Ejecting the DMS Syncing Music Section IV Operating the PhatBox Starting the PhatBoxUsing SSA Playback ModesMode 6 is Features Mode Active Playback ModesPlayback Example → Beth JonesOther Notes Voice PromptingSeeking Appendix a Updating the Firmware in your PhatBox MAN Copyright 2003 PhatNoise Inc MAN Copyright 2003 PhatNoise Inc MAN Copyright 2003 PhatNoise Inc MAN Copyright 2003 PhatNoise Inc Wizard will close. Now press the Save/Eject DMS button Do not pull the cartridge out while the lights are blinking Appendix B Troubleshooting When Installing the PhatBoxGeneral Cases WinNT 4.0 and Windows 95 do not have Open the DMS Database/Voice Prompts Appendix C Important Safety and Handling Instructions Installation PrecautionsDigital Media Storage Cartridge Precautions PhatBox Player and USB Cradle PrecautionsIntroduction Welcome Tell Me More New Users Click Here Audible Content on the PhatNoise DMS MAN Copyright 2003 PhatNoise Inc Dynamic Audible Subscription Discs MAN Copyright 2003 PhatNoise Inc To update the Audible Subscription Discs Appendix E Contacting PhatNoise Support