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Philips WACS5 User Manual

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  • Page 1: Manual Del Usuario

    THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING PHILIPS! NEED HELP FAST? Read your Quick-Use guide and/or owner's manual first for quick tips that make using your Philips product more enjoyable. If you have read your instructions and still need assistance, www.usasupport.philips.com you may access our online help at...
  • Page 2 WACS5_Eng/37 8/3/2005, 15:12...
  • Page 3 3 4 5 STOP•MENU 9 8 7 6 WACS5_Eng/37 8/3/2005, 15:12...
  • Page 4 WACS5_Eng/37 8/3/2005, 15:12...
  • Page 5 “family!” Dear PHILIPS product owner: Thank you for your confidence in PHILIPS. You’ve selected one of the best-built, best-backed products available today. We’ll do every- thing in our power to keep you happy with your purchase for many years to come.

  • Page 6: Important Safety Instructions

    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Clean only with a piece of dry cloth. materials Class II equipment symbol This symbol indicates that the unit has a double insulation system WACS5_Eng/37 8/3/2005, 15:12...

  • Page 7: Communications

    This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Philips WACS5 These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates,...
  • Page 8 This product contains Linux 2.4.27-vrsl, that is made available under the GNU LGPL license version 2.1 (hereafter called "the Library"). Philips Electronics Hong Kong Ltd. hereby offers to deliver or make available, upon request, for a charge no more than the cost of physically performing source distribution, a complete machine-readable copy of the corresponding source code of the Library on a medium customarily used for software interchange.
  • Page 9 Index English ------------------------------------------------ 8 Français -------------------------------------------- xx Español --------------------------------------------- xx Canada English: (Canadian ICES-003) This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.

  • Page 10: Table Of Contents

    Adding a station between Center and Station ..... 20-21 Deleting a station Viewing station status Rear connections ......... 21-22 Information about your WACS5 ..... 34 Connecting to an additional appliance with Firmware ............34-35 powerful speakers Connecting to your PC...

  • Page 11: About Wacs5

    Station. Up to 5 Stations (WA 5 or Changes or modifications not expressly 700) can be connected to a WA approved by Philips could void FCC Center. authorization to operate this equipment. On WA ’s 80GB* hard disk, you can centrally store up to 1,500 audio CDs.

  • Page 12: Philips On-Line Support

    Philips on-line support Philips products have been designed and manufactured to the highest quality standards. If your Philips Connected Planet product is not working correctly, we recommend you check your User Manual to verify that your product is properly connected and configured.

  • Page 13: Environmental Information

    General Information Environmental information Maintenance All unnecessary packaging has been omitted. Cleaning the Set We have tried to make the packaging easy to ● Use a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild separate into three materials: cardboard (box), detergent solution. Do not use a solution polystyrene foam (buffer) and polyethylene (bags, containing alcohol, spirits, ammonia or abrasives.

  • Page 14: Controls On The Center

    Controls (illustrations on page 3) Blue indicator Controls on the Center (Top and – lights up when the set is working or ready for front panels) working STANDBY-ON/ ECO POWER SOURCE – press briefly to switch Center on or – selects sound source HD, CD or AUX to standby mode;...

  • Page 15: Controls On The Station

    Controls (illustrations on page 4) Controls on the Station ( front panel) Wi-Fi antenna Display – shows status of Station Blue indicator – lights up when the set is working or ready for working STANDBY-ON/ ECO POWER – press briefly to switch Center on or to standby mode ;...

  • Page 16: Center's 2-Way Remote Control

    HD/CD: skips/searches tracks/passage backward/ IMPORTANT! forward (in playback screen); fast scrolls the This remote control can be also used for option list some other Philips’ wireless music systems 2 / OK (e.g. WAC700, WAS700), which provide – confirms selection features different from WAC5/WAS5. So, some of the functional keys are exclusively 4 / ¢...

  • Page 17: Station's Remote Control

    Controls Station’s remote control SAME GENRE – HD: plays all the tracks of current Genre SAME ARTIST – HD: plays all the tracks of current Artist MUSIC FOLLOWS ME – HD: moves music playback between Center and Station or between Station and Station MUSIC BROADCAST –...

  • Page 18: Backward/Forward (In Playback Screen); Fast Scrolls The Option List

    Controls Music Follows Me – HD: moves music playback between Center and Station or between Station and Station Same Artist – HD: plays all the tracks of current Artist Same Genre – HD: plays all the tracks of current Genre –...

  • Page 19: Installation

    Installation OPTICAL OUT DIGITAL OUT AC power cord Center LINE OUT Station WACS5_Eng/37 8/3/2005, 15:12...

  • Page 20: Placing Center And Station

    (e.g. in the same room), your – indicates minmum reception Center’s remote control is powerful – WACS5 do not support range expander devices enough to simultaneously operate several Stations, which may also result in improper display on the 2-way remote control.

  • Page 21: Rear Connections

    LINE OUT: If there is interference from neighborhood, On Center: such as the pause during playback, the sets’ slow response to your operation Insert the red plug of the red/white audio cables – Use the WEP* key when connecting your Center (supplied) to the red socket LINE OUT R and and Station to an existing wireless PC network.

  • Page 22: Connecting To Your Pc

    Installation DIGITAL OUT: Connecting an additional appliance Insert the plug of digital audio cables (not It is possible to use an additional appliance, e.g. supplied) to the DIGITAL OUT socket TV, VCR, Laser Disc player, DVD player or CD recorder, with the WA Center .

  • Page 23: Preparation

    Preparation Using the remote control are equipped with two remote controls, one for Center and the other for Station. By using either of the remote controls, you can operate both Center and Station. IMPORTANT! – Always point the remote control directly towards IR area on the Center or Station you wish to operate.

  • Page 24: Using The Remote Control

    Preparation Using the display on the Center’s remote Using Center’s remote control control Battery usage: As a remote control with synchronous display, Center’s remote control You can synchronize the status of your Center or consumes more power than normal remote Station onto the display of Center’s 2-way controls.

  • Page 25: Basic Functions

    ON/ ECO POWER to switch it to Eco found. power (or y on the remote control). ➜ Station: The PHILIPS screen dims out. ➜ The display is switched off. ➜ The blue indicator is off. To switch on, press STANDBY-ON/ ECO...

  • Page 26: Display Adjustment

    Basic functions Selecting languages Display adjustment On the remote control, press MENU to enter You can adjust the display’s backlight and the MENU screen (or on Center, press and contrast settings hold STOP • MENU) On the remote control, press MENU to enter the MENU screen (or on Center, press and Use the navigation controls 3 or 4 and 2 hold STOP •...

  • Page 27: Playing Harddisk(Hd)

    Playing Harddisk (HD) Press the navigation controls 3 or 4 and 2 to select your option On WAC5 Center is located a 80GB Press 2 (or OK) to start playback, if necessary. hard disk, where music is centrally stored. Via Wi-Fi, all the stored music can be ●...

  • Page 28: Finding A Passage Within A Track During Playback

    To select a different track in current Selecting tracks of a particular artist album during playback ● During playback, press SAME ARTIST ● In the playback screen, briefly and repeatedly ➜ Playback of current artist’s tracks continues press the navigation controls 3 or 4 to select after current track.

  • Page 29: Creating Playlist: Custom Collection Of Your Favorite Music

    Helpful hints: more to enter the album/track list – You can also create your playlists on your computer via Philips Digital Media Manager Press 3 or 4 to highlight a selected playlist, (DMM). For details, see DMM’s help file. Refer to...

  • Page 30: Building Music Library On Center

    Building music library on Center Insert a CD into Center’s CD loader, with the printed side facing up By ripping CDs, Importing from PC and Recording from external source you can build your music library on Center’s hard disk. IMPORTANT! –...

  • Page 31: Importing From Pc

    To find your ripped tracks After MP3 conversion is completed (the ACTIVE indicator is off), you can find and playback the ripped tracks in Albums. Select HD source In Albums, use the navigation controls 3 or 4 and 2 to enter the album of recorded tracks. –...

  • Page 32: Display Track Information

    Display track information Moving in your WiFi network of Center and Stations During playback, press VIEW once or more to Up to 5 Stations can be to connected to enter the playback screen ➜ Center. Via Wi-Fi, music can move between The display shows: Center and Stations.

  • Page 33: Music Broadcast

    Press MUSIC FOLLOWS ME within 5 MUSIC BROADCAST minutes after MUSIC FOLLOWS ME is MUSIC BROADCAST allows you to activated on the first unit broadcast music from Center to Station(s). ➜ Selected music stops on the first unit and continues on the second unit. The icon On Station(s) disappears.

  • Page 34: Station Mangagement

    Press 2 to view the connection information c. In Station Mgnt menu, use the navigation controls 3 or 4 and 2 to select Information about your WACS5 ➜ You will enter the Installation Mode. Switch on WAC5 Center (or WAS5 Station) and Searching for the new station starts.

  • Page 35: Re-Establishing Wi-Fi Connection

    Re-establishing Wi-Fi connection After upgrading or restoring the Center’s firmware, you need to re-establish the Wi-Fi connection between Center and Stations. On the WAS5 Stations, ● Enter Installation Mode by: a. Remove the Station’s power plug and then, connect it to the power supply again. ➜...

  • Page 36: Cd (On Center Only)

    IMPORTANT! Discs for playback – Make sure that the file names of MP3 With this system, you can play files end with .mp3. – all pre-recorded audio CDs (CDDA) – For DRM protected WMA files, use – all finalized audio CD-Rs and CD-RWs Windows Media Player 10 (or later) for (12cm CD and 8cm 185 or 200 MB CD) CD burning/conversion.

  • Page 37: Selecting And Searching

    Press once or more the navigation controls 3 Using the fast skip 3 or 4 or 4 and 2 to select a track Use this function to find an option (e.g. an album or a track) in a long option list. Press 2 (or OK) to start playback, if necessary.

  • Page 38: Different Play Modes: Repeat, Shuffle

    Display track information Different play modes: REPEAT, SHUFFLE During playback, press VIEW once or more to enter the playback screen – plays the current track continuously ➜ The display shows: – repeats all the tracks (under current album ) on the top: CD in the middle: current track name, elapsed –...

  • Page 39: Aux/Upnp/Sleep

    WAS5. to standby and selecting functions, ● Switching to Eco power/ on) UPnP server software is installed (e.g. Philips Media Manager, Musicmatch® ) and the UPnP Press SOURCE once or more to select AUX server function is enabled.

  • Page 40: Sleep

    AUX/ UPnP/SLEEP SLEEP Use the navigation controls 3 or 4 and 2 to select Select Server You can set a certain period of time after which ➜ On the Station ‘s display shows the list of the Center or Station will switch to standby. servers connected ➜...

  • Page 41: Reset

    Reset If both Center and Stations are reset: Reset ● Do as you did in the first-time Wi-Fi connection If desired, you can restore your Center or Station (see Installation, Set up Wi-Fi connection to their default setting (including the network between Center and Station) setting).

  • Page 42: Specifications

    Specifications WACS5_Eng/37 8/3/2005, 15:13...

  • Page 43: Troubleshooting

    Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs, first check the points listed below before taking the system for repair. If you are unable to remedy a problem by following these hints, consult your dealer or Philips for help. Problem Solution Wi-Fi connection: During the first-time setup, Station’s...

  • Page 44: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting ✔ Center’s remote control is powerful enough to Stations react when you operate Center’s remote control operate several Stations within certain distance or angle. Check you have placed the Stations in different rooms or place Stations in different angles ✔...
  • Page 45 Philips for repair, you will pay the shipping ment showing the product and the date that you purchased the cost for shipment to Philips.
  • Page 46 End-User License Agreement USE OF THIS PRODUCT IMPLIES ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS BELOW. This product contains technology and data from Gracenote of Emeryville, California (“Gracenote”). The technology from Gracenote (the “Gracenote Embedded Software”) enables this product to do disc identification and obtain music-related information, including name, artist, track, and title information (“Gracenote Data”), which is included on the Gracenote Database (the “Gracenote Database”).

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