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Wireless Music Center + Station
WACS7500 WAS7500
EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
Philips Consumer Electronics
Philips
WACS7500/12, /05
EN Wireless Music Center + Station
Important notes for users in the U.K
Norge
CLASS LASER PRODUCT
Table of contents
Your Wireless Music Center
Installation
Basic functions
Network settings
Firmware Upgrade
Reset
Technical data
1.1Safety
1.4Environmental information
1.2GPL Package written offer
1.3LGPL Library written offer
1.6Maintenance Clean the set
Clean your discs
1.5Disposal of your old product
Care for the HD Hard Disk
1.7Hearing Safety Listen at a moderate volume
To establish a safe volume level
Important for models supplied with headphones
Listen for reasonable periods of time
Enjoy your Wireless Music Center & Station
1.8Register your product
2 Your Wireless Music Center & Station
2.1What’s in the box
Supplied accessories
Remote control, 2-way,incl. 4x AAA batteries
FM wire antenna, Mounting kit, 1x for Station
Your wireless music centre and station
2.2Overview Wireless Music Center & Station
2.2.1Controls on Center and Station
Antenna
current Genre on or off
Green indicator light = the set is switched ON
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16MENU
17HOME Selects
2.3Overview remote controls
2.3.12-wayremote control
HD Music
CD Radio
26SLEEP 1 .,?!’@
Radio , UPnP , Portable , or AUX
2.3.21-wayremote control
HD Music , CD , Radio
24SLEEP 1 .,?!’@
2.4Overview display
Icon
Description
Icon
3 Installation
3.1Install Center and Station
3.4Rear connections
3.2Connect AC power
and are ready for use
For portable devices with USB cable
3.4.1Connect antennas
3.4.2Connect a portable USB device
3.4.3Connect your iPod optional
Your portable device is displayed
sources Tip
See also 10 External sources
3.4.4Connect additional appliances
On the additional appliance
On or
RDS auto time sync
4 Prepare
4.1Set the clock
Manual time set
4.1.1View the clock
4.2Remote control
4.2.1Remote control battery installation
To avoid the risk of explosion
To avoid burn injuries
Installing batteries
IMPORTANT BATTERY INFORMATION
4.2.2Remote control, 2-way
4.3Navigation controls
4.4Alphanumeric keys
5 Basic functions
5.1Power modes and functions
Button indicator light
Characteristics
Page
5.3Auto-Standby
5.2Eco Standby power-savingmode
5.4Volume control
5.5MUTE
appears Playback continues without sound
The icon disappears
5.6Sound control 5.6.1Smart equalizer
5.7Display adjustment
5.6.3DBB Dynamic Bass Boost
5.6.4Incredible surround
Backlight
The icon disappears
5.8Selecting languages
5.9Sleep
5.10Alarm
6 HD Hard Disk
6.1Play HD Music
6.2Search 6.2.1Search by keywords
Display text box appears
6.2.3Select track of same genre
Display Searching…
6.2.2Select track of same artist
SHUFFLE, then REPEAT
6.2.4Find track in current album during playback
6.3Play modes REPEAT, SHUFFLE
6.4Build music library on Center
6.4.1Rip music from CDs
Rip from a CD at high speed
Display shows CD-Rip and the current track name
6.4.2Import from your PC
6.4.3Record from radio or external source
2Press RECORD The recoding starts
6.5Create a playlist
2Select Add to Playlist
6.6Delete a playlist, album or track
6.7View track information
6.9.1MUSIC FOLLOWS ME
6.8Backup to PC
On the source unit where music is playing
6.9.2MUSIC BROADCAST
On Stations
On Center
On and
bUse 3 or 4 and 2 to select Wireless
cUse 3 or 4 and 2 to select Wired
6.10View system information
1Press MENU to enter the menu screen
6.11Edit track information
‘Edit’ is shown on the LCD display
scroll through the character list
through the character list
7 CD Center only
7.1Supported discs
About MP3/ WMA
Supported formats
7.2Play discs
Display shows
Others
CDDA
7.2.1Search by keywords
Display Searching…
7.2.2Find track in current album during playback
7.3Play modes REPEAT, SHUFFLE
8 FM radio
When you are receiving an RDS station, is shown
8.2Store preset radio stations
8.1Tune radio stations
8.2.3Listen to preset station
8.2.1Autostore Automatic preset program
8.2.2Manual store Manual preset program
8.4NEWS
Automatic preset program
8.3RDS
8.5Internet radio
8.5.1First time use
On or
Internet connection starts
8.5.2.1Radio services On or
On your PC
On or
8.5.2Regular use
On or
On your PC
8.5.3.1My Media On or
8.5.3.2Favorite stations On or
9 UPnP
9.1.2About UPnP* enabled devices
9.1UPnP Universal Plug and Play
9.1.1About UPnP
9.3.1Play music from UPnP device Tip
9.2Connect to the UPnP device
9.3UPnP playback
connection status
On or
9.3.2Play music from Center
10 External sources
10.1Play or record to USB mass storage device
10.1.1 About USB device
Compatible USB mass storage devices
10.1.2 Play music from USB device
The screen shows ‘USB direct’
10.1.3 Transfer music to USB device
The list of tracks appears
Find the transferred tracks on your USB device
10.2Play your iPod music
10.3Play external sources
On or
On external source
Station enters automatic installation mode
11 Network settings
11.1Add Stations to Wi-Finetwork of Center
Station enters automatic installation mode
The following messages are shown in succession
HD screen appears once is connected to
11.1.1 Delete a Station
11.2Connect to Wi-Fiwireless enabled home network
11.2.1 Network settings on Center
Use the 1-wayremote control
key for the Wi-Finetwork
Display Searching for Networks…
Install Center and Station
11.2.2 Set network on Station
key for the Wi-Finetwork
Wi-Finetwork
11.3Connect to wired home network
If you already know the WEP/WPA
is connected to the external wired network
11.3.2 Set network on Station If there is no DHCP
On the display, the icon changes to
12 Connect to your PC
11.4Connect to two different home networks
11.5View connection status
3Select Wired or Wireless
11.5.2Viewing the connection with home network
11.6Connect to Internet
Set DNS and Gateway
Settings will change
3Type ipconfig/all
Set DNS
Set Gateway
12 Connect to your PC
The installation process starts automatically
Connect Center to PC Wired connection
Minimum PC requirements
4In Connection Wizard screen, select Express Mode
Connect Center to PC Wireless connection
Launch WADM
Launch for Windows XP or Vista
5In Connection Wizard screen, select Express Mode
13.2Gracenote Internet Queries
13 Gracenote CD Information
13.1Gracenote music recognition database
13.2.1 Look up CD track information
14 Firmware Upgrade
14.1Upgrade firmware
HD screen appears on when the is connected to
On Philips Wireless Music Center
Stations start to connect to
14.2Restore previous firmware
Connecting to Center appears
15 Reset
When to reset or
The set is rebooted
The Wi-Ficonnection is being reestablished
16 Technical data
Wired LAN / Ethernet
Headphones
Wireless
16.2 Station
17 Frequently asked questions
Problem
Solution
During the first-timesetup, the
Problem
Solution
Wi-Filink between
Stations react when you operate the
Problem
Solution
display of the 2-wayremote control
even after the set is switched
Problem
Solution
Install the supplied FM wire antenna for better
Go to File Refresh Content to refresh the
Problem
Solution
I have problems installing WADM or
launching WADM after installation
Problem
Solution
go to Menu Information Wireless
WACS7500 to my home wireless
18 Appendix
18.1How to mount Station to a wall
18.1.1 What’s in the supplied mounting kit
18.1.2 What else you’ll need
18.1.3 Preparation
18.1.4 Mounting Station
End-UserLicense Agreement
Gracenote MusicID Terms of Use
