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  • Page 1 SLA5500NS User manual...
  • Page 2 Need help? User Manual See the user manual that came with your Wireless Music Receiver. Online help: www.philips.com/support For downloads and frequently asked questions Contact line: USA............1-888-PHILIPS (744-5477)

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Saving Favorite Music Items Advanced Configuration Configuration Menu Structure Managing Network Profiles Managing Multiple Key Indexes Updating the Radio List Advanced Configuration Using Philips Wireless Music Receiver PC Utility Default Profile Settings Uploading New Software to the SLA5500NS Troubleshooting Glossary Extra information...

  • Page 4: Important Information

    Allow a sufficient amount of free space all around your SLA5500NS for adequate ventilation. • Do not open this product. Contact your Philips retailer if you experience technical difficulties. • Place the system on a flat, hard and stable surface. When the system is switched to standby mode, it is still consuming some power.

  • Page 5: Statements

    Example: Warning: Changes or modifications made to this equipment not expressly approved by Philips may void the FCC authorization to operate this equipment. IMPORTANT NOTE: FCC Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment.

  • Page 6: What's In The Box

    Remote control including batteries (2x AAA) Power adapter (110V or 200-240V) including cable adapter and power cable Stereo RCA to 1/8” connector cable CD-ROM containing: • This User manual • Philips Media Manager software • Wireless Music Receiver PC Utility Quick start guide...

  • Page 7: System Requirements

    System requirements Audio Audio system (e.g. amplifier, VCR, DVD etc) with auxiliary (AUX) inputs (RCA connection) or an active speaker system Personal Computer (PC) • Pentium Class 300MHz processor or better • 128 MB RAM • 150 MB free hard drive space •...

  • Page 8: Functional Overview

    Functional overview Wireless Music Receiver 1 Infrared sensor Receives the signals from the remote control 2 LCD screen Displays menu status for easy navigation through music library and system settings 3 Stereo 1/8” connector cable socket 4 Power adapter cable socket 5 Reset hole Remote Control 1 HOME...
  • Page 9 (UP) Scrolls up through the current menu list (hold the button down to scroll faster) In Edit mode: enter or change characters by scrolling up through the ASCII character table. (DOWN) Scrolls down through the current menu list (hold the button down to scroll faster) In Edit mode: enter or change characters by scrolling down through the ASCII character table.
  • Page 10 12 § (next/fast forward) Press this button once to jump to the next song in the playlist, album, artist or Internet radio list. If it reaches the end of a list, it wraps around to the beginning of the list. Press and hold the button for more than 1 second to fast forward the current song.

  • Page 11: Navigating The Menu

    A Dynamic Playlist of music files (if available) • Internet Radio menu • Music files stored in your Philips Media Manager Library (multiple servers may be visible) • Configuration menu The exact menu structure will depend on your network environment (i.e. whether you have Internet access or not) and how your music library is organised on your personal computer.
  • Page 12 Navigating in the LCD screen menus Press 2 to select a menu item (move right) Press 3 to move up the menu Press 4 to move down the menu Press 1 to cancel a menu item (move left) Press HOME (1) to activate the Home menu Press SYSTEM (6) to go to the Configuration menu Press PLAY LIST (17) to go to the Dynamic Playlist Wireless Music Receiver LCD Screen Icons...

  • Page 13: Preparing Your Pc

    • you want to upload new software for your Wireless Music Receiver Installing Philips Media Manager Place the Philips Media Manager CD in your CD or DVD drive and install the Philips Media Manager software. The CD starts automatically. If it does not, double-click ‘My Computer’, then the CD-ROM drive icon and finally ‘Setup.exe’...

  • Page 14: Installing The Philips Wireless Music Receiver Pc Utility

    SLA5500NS will not be able to access the media files on that computer. Double-clicking the icon opens the Media Manager window. Installing the Philips Wireless Music Receiver PC Utility 1 Insert the CD-ROM provided into your PC’s CD-ROM drive.
  • Page 15 MAC Address Control on the Wireless Network If you are using MAC Address Control on your wireless network, you will need to know the MAC address of your Wireless Music Receiver. The MAC address is a unique number that identifies your device on the network. It consists of a series of numbers and letters in the following format: xx.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx The MAC address for your Wireless Music Receiver is printed on the bottom of the device.
  • Page 16 Using Windows XP Service Pack 2 These instructions guide you through configuring your wireless network settings, for the following scenario: • If you do not have a wireless basestation (also known as router or access point) and your PC has a wireless adapter installed. Windows XP Windows XP service pack 2...
  • Page 17 Note: If this list is populated, ‘Remove’ all items first. 5a Fill in a Network name (SSID) you would like for your wireless network, for example: ‘philips’. This is the name your streamium device will recognize. 5b Select Network Authentication ‘Open’.

  • Page 18: Installing Your Sla5500Ns

    Installing your SLA5500NS Before You Start • Make sure that your wireless network is active. • Make sure that Internet access is available. • If your base station has Media Access Control (MAC) filtering enabled, make sure that the SLA5500NS’s MAC address is added to the Access Control List of your base station.

  • Page 19: Configuration

    Configuration Introduction The SLA5500NS has a Configuration Wizard that guides you through the process of configuring network profiles for your SLA5500NS. The Configuration Wizard is used when you want to: • Install the SLA5500NS for the first time. • Make later changes to a network profile setting. This chapter describes: •...

  • Page 20: Configuration Wizard Menu

    Configuration Wizard Menu Configuration Wizard The Wizard starts automatically on installation or reset. Otherwise, press the SYSTEM button on the remote control at any time and scroll down to Configuration Wizard. This option only appears if Profile Load Profile Management has been turned On under Profile 1 Profile 2 Advanced Settings.

  • Page 21: Changing Network Settings

    Starting the Configuration Wizard The Configuration Wizard will start automatically the first time you connect your SLA5500NS to the power. To start the Configuration Wizard at a later time: 1 Press SYSTEM (6) on the remote control to display the Configuration menu. 2 Press 4 until ‘Configuration Wizard’...
  • Page 22 Please see ‘Troubleshooting’. Uploading New Software to the SLA5500NS Check www.philips.com/support for new software versions. When new software becomes available, the Software Upload Wizard in the Philips Wireless Music Receiver PC Utility will help you to install it on your SLA5500NS.

  • Page 23: Operation

    Operation Introduction This chapter describes how to • Turn on the SLA5500NS • Browse and listen to Internet Radio stations through your audio system. • Browse and listen to music files stored on your PC through your audio system. • Use preset numbers to store and play up to 10 items (Internet Radio stations, songs, playlists etc).

  • Page 24: Listening To Music Files

    2 The UPnP Media Server must be running on your PC containing the Philips Media Manager Music Library (see ‘Starting the UPnP Media Server’). 3 There must be at least one music file in the Philips Media Manager Music Library on your PC.
  • Page 25 Playback of DRM protected songs Your SLA5500 is able to playback DRM10 protected songs. However DRM prohibits use of the Philips Media Manager. It is strongly recommended to use Windows Media Connect. This requires Windows XP, Service Pack 2. How to connect the SLA5500 to Windows Media Connect is described below.
  • Page 26 3 Allow communication with SLA5500. 1. Click on ‘Philips SLA5500’. 2. Click on ‘Next’. 4 Confirm communication with SLA5500. • Select ‘Yes’. 5 Select folders to share. 1. Choose the folders you wish to share with the SLA5500. 2. Select ‘Finish’.

  • Page 27: Saving Favorite Music Items

    Move down the menu hierarchy. Item may be played. 9/54 Track number (9) of total tracks (54) in item. Wireless signal strength indicator. Buffer fill indicator. 01:15 /02:30 Elapsed time / total time for current track (default). Saving Favorite Music Items Saving an Item to a Preset Number You can save an album, artist, playlist or song to one of 10 preset numbers.
  • Page 28 Playing Items from the Dynamic Playlist 1 Press PLAY LIST (17) Press HOME (1) then 4 until ‘Dynamic Playlist’ is highlighted. Press 2. 2 To play the entire Playlist, press ;/2. 3 To play a specific item from the Dynamic Playlist, press 3 or 4 until the item you want is highlighted.

  • Page 29: Advanced Configuration

    Advanced Configuration Introduction The Configuration functions on the SLA5500NS are arranged in a hierarchical menu, similar to the way in which files are organized in subdirectories on a PC. Menu items are displayed on the Wireless Music Receiver’s LCD screen and you navigate through the menu using the remote control.
  • Page 30 Viewing Network Status Settings For troubleshooting purposes, you can view various network status settings, as listed under the ‘List of Network Status Settings’. Use the remote control and follow these steps to display network status settings: 1 Press SYSTEM (6) on the remote control to display the Configuration menu. 2 Press 4 until ‘Device Status’...

  • Page 31: Managing Network Profiles

    Subnet Mask Subnet mask for the network to which the SLA5500NS is connected. Gateway IP address of the gateway used by the SLA5500NS. DNS Server Preferred IP address of the preferred DNS server used by the SLA5500NS. DNS Server Alternate IP address of an alternate DNS server used by the SLA5500NS.

  • Page 32: Managing Multiple Key Indexes

    Changing Settings for a Non-Active Network Profile By default, any changes you make to network settings will be applied to the active profile (i.e. the profile that is currently loaded on the SLA5500NS). If you wish to make changes to a different profile, you must first turn on profile management. 1 Press SYSTEM (6) on the remote control to display the Configuration menu.
  • Page 33 Performing a Hard Reset to Factory Settings Under normal circumstances, you should reset the SLA5500NS to its factory settings by activating the Factory Default profile using the Philips Wireless Music Receiver PC Utility (see ‘Activating a Different Network Profile’). However, should this not be possible for some reason, you can perform a hard reset on the SLA5500NS device itself, as follows: 1 Ensure that the SLA5500NS is turned on.

  • Page 34: Updating The Radio List

    Updating the Radio List The Radio List is a database of Internet Radio stations stored on your SLA5500. Your SLA5500NS Radio List comes preconfigured with some Internet Radio stations. You may choose to subscribe to an Internet Radio List Service from an Internet service provider to add more stations to the list.
  • Page 35 Updating the Radio List Manually You can perform a manual update of the Internet Radio List at any time. 1 First disable the automatic update (see ‘Disabling the Automatic Radio List Update’ above). 2 Press SYSTEM (6) on the remote control to display the Configuration menu. 3 Press 4 until ‘Internet Radio’...

  • Page 36: Advanced Configuration Using Philips Wireless Music Receiver Pc Utility

    Verify that a SLA5500NS is available on the wireless network* • Upload new software to the SLA5500NS as it becomes available* *) These tasks can ONLY be performed using the Philips Wireless Music Receiver PC Utility. Starting the Philips Wireless Music Receiver PC Utility The Philips Wireless Music Receiver PC Utility is a software tool for managing the configuration of your SLA5500NS from your PC.

  • Page 37: Default Profile Settings

    Infrastructure Viewing Existing Network Profiles To view existing network profile details: 1 From the main Philips Wireless Music Receiver PC Utility window, click on its name to select a Wireless Audio Link from the list and click the ‘Profiles...’ button.
  • Page 38 Editing a Network Profile The Factory Defaults profile for a SLA5500NS cannot be edited. However, there are other profiles available that can be edited to effectively create new profiles. To change these settings, you will need to have some knowledge of your wireless network setup.

  • Page 39: Uploading New Software To The Sla5500Ns

    Verifying that a Wireless Music Link is Available on the Network When you start the Philips Wireless Music Receiver PC Utility, it performs an automatic discovery process to verify which Wireless Music Links are available on the network. It is recommended that you perform this discovery process manually after editing any network profiles, to ensure that your computer can still communicate with the SLA5500NS.

  • Page 40: Troubleshooting

    The Philips Media Manager library stores a link to a music file, not the file itself. If you move or delete the music file and do not delete it or reselect it in the Philips Media Manager Library, the SLA5500NS will be unable to locate the file. Open Philips Media Manager and delete and/or add the track from the correct file location.
  • Page 41 Windows Media Connect has not yet detected the capabilities icon of the music note icon. SLA5500SN. • Online help : www.philips.com/support. Not possible to browse Windows Media • Check your firewall settings: 'UPnP Framework' should be allowed to send and Connect server content.
  • Page 42 SLA5500NS Error Code The SLA5500NS LCD screen may display the following error code in the event of a problem. Error Code Explanation Update Please wait.The Internet Radio station list is updated automatically from the Internet on a regular basis or when you choose to do a manual update.

  • Page 43: Glossary

    A device that connects wirelessly to a PC and the Internet to allow music files and Internet radio to be played over an audio system. Philips Wireless Music Receiver PC Utility Wireless Music Receiver PC Utility Software that allows you to configure the SLA5500NS from the PC.

  • Page 44: Extra Information

    Windows XP Service Pack 2 Firewall and Philips Media Manager When Windows Firewall notifies you about Philips Media Manager (which is called ‘LaunchAnywhere GUI’ or ‘Media Management for your Media Devices’), select ‘Unblock’.
  • Page 45 Nome, indirizzo e firma del fornitore Nome, morada e assinature da loja 0682 Specifications are subject to change without notice. Trademarks are the property of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. or their respective owners. 2005 © Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. All rights reserved. www.philips.com...

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