Faq - Frequently Asked Questions - Philips Streamium WAS7500 Quick Start Manual

FAQ - Frequently asked questions

About the Environment
Q: Is there a maximum distance of
transmission between Philips
Wireless Music Center and
Stations for effective streaming?
Q: Do I need a computer or home
network to use Philips Wireless
Music Center and Station?
Q:Would my neighbors be able to
access the music I stored on Philips
Wireless Music Center if they also
have Philips Wireless Music Station?
About Recording from CDs/ Track Information
Q:What does 'Ripping from CDs'
mean and what functions can I use
while the recording is in progress?
Q: Do I need to immediately
update the Gracenote music
recognition database stored in
Philips Wireless Music Center
straight after bringing it home?
Q: Does Philips provide Gracenote
music recognition database
updates?
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A:Yes.The maximum distance of Wi-Fi transmission is 250m
measured in open spaces. However, in a home environment, where
solid obstacles such as walls and doors are present the effective
transmission distance is significantly reduced to approximately 50 -
100m.Try to re-position the sets if you experience transmission
problems.
A: No. Philips Wireless Music Center and Station are designed to
work independent of the computer.You can record music from CDs
to the music library of Center (Hard Disk), and stream music to
Stations without any computer or home networking structure.
A: No. Every Philips Wireless Music Station has a unique encryption
code that will only be recognized by the Philips Wireless Music
Center during the installation process.
A: 'Ripping from CDs' is the process by which a CD track is
converted into the much smaller MP3 format, and is then added to
the Wireless Music Center's music library (Hard Disk). On the
Wireless Music Center, 'Ripping from CDs' requires two steps: first,
it reads the CD content and stores it temporarily on the Hard Disk.
Then, it converts this temporary CD content into MP3 format - a
process called 'background encoding'. It takes 1 hour to convert 1
hour of CD music. During this stage you cannot stream or
broadcast music on Center, though you can still stream music from
Stations. Always switch the set to Eco Standby (power-saving mode)
before removing its power plug.
A: No.There is already a massive CD-tracks database pre-stored in
Philips Wireless Music Center, which should match most of the CDs
released within the last six months.
A:Yes.We provide quarterly updates of the Gracenote music
recognition database through the website
http://www.club.philips.com. Download the file to your PC and
update the built-in Gracenote music recognition database from the
PC using WADM in the supplied PC suite. Or you can burn the
downloaded file on a CD and insert the CD into the CD loader on
Center for update.