network/usb

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The AVR600 and AV888 are fitted with a network audio client which is capable of playing internet radio stations as well as stored music on a network storage device such as a PC, or from a USB flash drive.

Selecting the playback source

Selecting the network client will allow playback of internet radio stations and stored music on a networked storage device or USB memory device.

To select the network source the CR102 remote must first be inAMP device mode (press A). Then press S

+ E on the remote to select the Network source. You

USB playback

Insert a USB device into the socket on the rear panel and select select the network client input. The USB device appears in the list of folders that can be navigated. Navigate to the music file and press the OK or 4 key.

Internet radio stations

For information on installing the AVR600 or AV888 on your network, see page 16.

The unit supports the following file formats:

<MP3

<WMA (Windows Media Audio)

<WAV

<FLAC (Free Lossless Audio CODEC)

<MPEG-4 AAC (iTunes) with DRM10 support

<Ogg Vorbis

Favourites

You can store tracks or radio stations in your ‘favourites’ folder for easy access later. Once playing, pressing

the FAV+ key adds the track to the ‘favourites’ folder. Pressing FAV- removes the track from the ‘favourites’ folder (this key only has an effect if the track is in the favourites folder).

can also cycle to it using the –INPUT / INPUT+ keys on the

front panel.

The ‘home’ page will display all available storage devices, as well as your ‘favourites’ folder. Navigate through these devices using the B, C, D and E keys. Folders that may contain playable files have a symbol, playable files have a symbol. Once you reach the track you wish to play, press OK or the 4 key.

Once playing, pressing OK again or ; will pause the track.

Pressing the / key skips forward one track. If the last track is reached the key is ignored.

Pressing the 0 key skips back one track. If the first track is reached, the key is ignored.

Pressing and holding the OK or < key for two seconds stops playback.

Pressing the R key on the remote plays the tracks in the current folder in a random order.

Pressing the Rkey on the remote repeats the current track, pressing it again repeats all the files in the current folder, pressing it again cancels the repeat function.

NOTE

Although you can manually enter the URL of an internet radio station, the unit uses the vTuner service to allow easy browsing of internet radio stations and podcasts. To set up this service for your AVR600 or AV888, please visit www.arcamradio.co.uk

There, you will be asked to enter the Media Access Controller (MAC) address which is the unique ID of your AVR600/AV888. This MAC address can be found in the network section of the setup menu.

Once you have entered the MAC address, you can then browse stations and podcasts and set up groups of favourite stations. When you next connect your unit to the internet, these groups will appear in the selection list.

Pressing the INFO key will cycle what is shown on the lower right portion of the front panel display between:

<Elapsed Time (default)

<Processing mode

<Album (if available)

<Artist (if available)

<File information (bitrate, type).

iPod

For playback from a network device, the network device needs to running a universal plug and play (uPnP) service, such as Windows Media Player 11. This can be downloaded free of charge from www.microsoft.com or installed via the Windows update installer. Windows Vista™ has this functionality built in.

Other free and paid-for uPnP services are available for other computer operating systems. Some network attached storage (NAS) systems include a built-in version of a uPnP service.

It is possible to connect an iPod to your AVR600 or AV888 using either the Arcam rLead or rDock accessories (please contact your dealer).

Connect the 9-way plug into the socket marked ‘rLead/rDock’ and the audio leads to the AV input. If your iPod has video output and you are using the rDock, connect the composite and S-Video leads to the AV video inputs.

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To select the iPod input, press the E key on the remote while in AMP Device Mode, or cycle to it using the

input / input + keys on the front panel.

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Arcam AVR600, AV888 manual Network/usb Operation, Selecting the playback source, USB playback, Internet radio stations, IPod

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