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  • Page 1 SoniqCast User Guide...
  • Page 2 SoniqCast Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS FM T DJUSTING THE RANSMIT OLUME TEREO VS INTRODUCTION WIRELESS (WIFI) FEATURES ELCOME OMMUNICATIONS EGULATION NFORMATION UPPORTED ETWORK ONFIGURATIONS ARING FOR IREO ONFIGURING IRELESS CCESS EFORE EGIN OCATOR UICK TART UIDE ONNECTING TO...
  • Page 3 SoniqCast APPENDIX A: CONFIGURING A LAPTOP FOR AD-HOC ELECTING AN QUALIZER RESET NETWORKING DJUSTING THE QUALIZER ONFIGURING THE APTOP TO USE THE NEW ETWORK USING YOUR WIFIPLAYER AS A USB HARD DISK APPENDIX B – TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS LISTENING TO PROGRAMS FROM AUDIBLE.COM ™...
  • Page 4 Aireo are now at your fingertips. Your music, your way! Aireo now provides access to your music through Wi-Fi (wireless) technology. Aireo’s 20 GB hard drive will store more than 5000 songs for you that can be refreshed when you wish through wireless synchronization.
  • Page 5 Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of SoniqCast LLC. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, for any purpose without written permission of SoniqCast, LLC.

  • Page 6: Communications Regulation Information

    Important: Changes or modifications to this product not authorized by SoniqCast LLC could void the EMC compliance and negate your authority to operate this product. This product was tested for EMC compliance under conditions that include use of SoniqCast peripheral devices and SoniqCast shielded cables and connectors between MP3 Player system components.
  • Page 7 Caring for your MP3 Player – Although Aireo is quite robust, please observe safety and handling instructions: 1. Do not store or use Aireo in areas exceeding 45° C, or 113° F 2. Do not subject Aireo to excessive force or impact 3.

  • Page 8: Before You Begin

    • AC Power Adapter • Quick Start Guide • Deluxe Carry Case • Limited Warranty Website Information – Visit the Aireo website (www.soniqcast.com) for additional information and support, including: • Aireo Software and Firmware Updates • Online Technical Support • Troubleshooting •...

  • Page 9: Documentation & Software

    Documentation & Software – • The documentation and software necessary for your Aireo player and Host PC are included on the Aireo player hard-drive. See Error! Reference source not found. in this document for installation instructions. Minimum System Requirements –...

  • Page 10: Quick Start Guide

    SoniqCast Quick Start Guide WifiPlayer Music Controls Main Menu Press and hold the Select key Play a Song Press the Select key Change the volume Press the Up key once, then use Right/Left to adjust volume up/down One step: press and hold Up/Down...

  • Page 11: Shortcut Bars

    SoniqCast Shortcut Bars Shortcut bars provide convenient access to the most commonly used functions. For example, changing the volume is done using the Volume shortcut bar. Shortcut bars are accessed by pressing the Up and Down keys. Press the Up key to go through the shortcut bar list in a pre-defined order.

  • Page 12: Finding Music

    SoniqCast Disable WifiPlayer Keys If you want to prevent accidental key presses you can disable the WifiPlayer keys by pressing the power button and selecting the Lock Keypad menu option. To enable the WifiPlayer keys press the power button again and select Unlock Keypad.
  • Page 13 SoniqCast To play a particular album, select the album name and press Select. The album will begin playing at the first song. The chevron symbol to the right of a menu item means you can see songs in a particular playlist by pressing the Right...
  • Page 14 SoniqCast For example, if you wanted to play a particular song from an album, you could press the Right key from the Album selection. Pressing the Select key on the selected song will play the album starting with the selected song.
  • Page 15 SoniqCast Quickly Navigating Within Huge Lists Your WifiPlayer can hold thousands of songs. Some of the menu lists you encounter can be very long. This section describes how you can quickly find what you are looking for within very long lists.
  • Page 16 SoniqCast Pressing the Select key immediately exits quick navigation mode. Pressing the Left key decreases the level by one. Quick navigation can be used on the following alphabetically sorted lists: • User defined playlists • Genres • Songs within a particular genre •...
  • Page 17 SoniqCast Charging your WifiPlayer Your WifiPlayer can be charged using the supplied AC power adapter, or the supplied USB cable. Charging with the AC Power Adapter Connect the AC power adapter to the adapter port on the player and into a wall outlet. The dome light at the top of the...

  • Page 18: Charging With The Usb Cable

    SoniqCast Charging with the USB Cable Connect the USB cable to the USB port on the player and to your PC. The dome light at the top of the player will show red while the player is charging.

  • Page 19: Using Windows Media Player

    SoniqCast Transferring Music to Your WifiPlayer This section will tell you how to transfer music to your player using the supplied USB cable. Using Windows Media Player 10 Windows Media Player 10 can be used to transfer individual songs, artist, albums and playlists to your WifiPlayer.

  • Page 20: Using Windows Explorer

    SoniqCast Using Windows Explorer Windows Explorer can be used to transfer music to your WifiPlayer. Step 1: Connect the USB cable to the USB port on the player and to your PC. Step 2: Open Windows Explorer. Click Start – All Programs – Accessories – Windows Explorer Step 3: From Windows Explorer –...

  • Page 21: Listening To The Fm Radio

    SoniqCast Listening to the FM Radio Select FM Stereo from the main menu to listen to the FM radio. Note: The FM radio uses your headphone as the antenna. Shortcut Bars Most of the functions described in this chapter are accessible via shortcut bars. Use the Up/Down keys from the FM Stereo application to access the shortcut bars.

  • Page 22: Fm Radio Controls

    SoniqCast FM Radio Controls Listen/mute the radio Press the Select key Change the volume Press the Up key once, then use Right/Left to adjust volume up/down Tuning Modes The radio supports four tuning modes described in this section. To select a tuning mode, press the Up key until the Mode shortcut bar appears. Then use the Left/Right keys to navigate through the tuning mode options.

  • Page 23: Preset Tuning

    SoniqCast Tune to next frequency Press the Right key Tune to previous frequency Press the Left key Note: Press and hold the Next/Previous key to accelerate movement up and down the dial. Preset Tuning Preset tuning mode allows you to quickly switch between your radio station presets.

  • Page 24: Seek Tuning

    SoniqCast Seek Tuning Seek tuning allows you to find available stations up and down the radio dial. Seek to next available station Press the Right key Seek to previous available station Press the Left key Scan Tuning...

  • Page 25: Clearing Presets

    SoniqCast Scan tuning allows you to find available stations, listen to them for a short time, and then automatically go to the next station. Scan to next available station Press the Right key Scan to previous available station Press the Left key...
  • Page 26 SoniqCast Using the Built-In FM Transmitter The built-in WifiPlayer FM transmitter allows you to transmit your favorite music to your car radio or home stereo receiver. Simply tune your radio to an unused frequency of the FM band, unplug your headphones and enjoy your music.
  • Page 27 SoniqCast Using FM Transmit Presets The FM transmit preset can be adjusted from the Audio Player application via the FM Tx Frequency shortcut bar. From the Audio Player application press the Up key until the FM Tx Frequency shortcut bar appears. Then use the Left/Right keys to select from the stored preset locations.

  • Page 28: Supported Network Configurations

    SoniqCast Wireless (WiFi) Features Your WifiPlayer contains a built-in 802.11.b wireless (WiFi) network adapter. This section tells you how to use the features utilizing the WiFi adapter. Supported Network Configurations There are two basic WiFi network configurations supported by your WifiPlayer: Infrastructure, and Ad-Hoc.

  • Page 29: Ad-Hoc Networks

    SoniqCast Ad-Hoc Networks Ad-Hoc networks allow two or more wireless devices to communicate without the need for a Wireless Access Point (WAP). This is useful in the following scenarios. 1.1.1.3 Player to Player In this scenario, one WifiPlayer establishes an ad-hoc network allowing another WifiPlayer to join the network and share files directly from player to player.
  • Page 30 SoniqCast Please see Appendix A for details on how to configure an ad-hoc network on a laptop computer. Network Privacy Your WifiPlayer supports both WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) and WPA PSK (WiFi Protected Access Pre Shared Key) network privacy methods.
  • Page 31 SoniqCast Hot Spot Locator The Hot Spot Locator feature is used to find wireless networks in your area. Select Hot Spot Locator from the main menu to enter the hot spot application. Scanning and Connecting to Hot Spots From the Hot Spot application select Scan for Hot Spots to start scanning for wireless networks. Once the scan completes (around 5 seconds) a list of networks will be displayed.
  • Page 32 SoniqCast Connecting to Internet Services Internet services include a variety of on-line audio content stores such as Audible.com. Using the wireless capabilities of your WifiPlayer you can keep your timely subscription content up to date without having to connect your player to your Note: before you can access internet services directly from your WifiPlayer, you must add an internet service account.
  • Page 33 SoniqCast 1.1.1.6 Browse My Library The Browse My Library option allows you to download individual subscription issues and books. Playlists are automatically created for each downloaded program. Managing Internet Service Accounts From the SoniqSync menu select SoniqSync Setup – Service Accounts to manage your internet service accounts.

  • Page 34: Adding A New Account

    SoniqCast Adding a New Account The Add Account menu is used to enter your account username and password information so you can purchase and download content from your existing account directly from your WifiPlayer. Note: creating an account for a new service must be done from your PC. From your PC you will establish your username and password and enter your billing information.
  • Page 35 SoniqCast Follow these steps to delete an account: Step 1: Select account to delete from the list. Step 2: Confirm you want to delete the account. Step 3: If the service requires internet access, the player will scan for wireless networks. Select an appropriate wireless network from the list.
  • Page 36 SoniqCast Automated Scheduled Sync Your WifiPlayer can be configured to perform automated scheduled syncs to download new content from service accounts over a wireless network. Each service account may be scheduled independently at a specific time of day. The actions that can be performed during a sync operation depend upon the type of service.
  • Page 37 SoniqCast Step 5: Save the schedule. To modify an existing schedule for an audible account, follow these steps: Step 1: From the SoniqSync Setup – Scheduled Sync menu, select the appropriate Audible account. Step 2: Select “Yes” to modify the existing schedule.
  • Page 38 SoniqCast Player to Player File Sharing Player to player file sharing provides the ability for one player to receive files from another player. One player acts as the receiver, while the other player acts as the sender. The receiving player is responsible for establishing the ad-hoc network and for sharing its inbox folder on the network.
  • Page 39 SoniqCast Step 5: Disconnect from the network when finished. Sharing Your WifiPlayer Hard Disk on the Network Sharing your WifiPlayer hard disk makes it available on the Microsoft Windows Network and is compatible with other computers that can access the Microsoft Windows Network (e.g., PC’s running Windows, PC’s running Linux with Samba, etc).
  • Page 40 SoniqCast Step 1: From the SoniqSync application select Wireless File Sharing – Browse Remote Shares. Step 2: Connect to an existing wireless network. The player will scan for available domains and workgroups. Step 3: Select a domain or workgroup from the list. The player will scan for available network devices (computers and other players) on the selected domain or workgroup.

  • Page 41: Creating A New Playlist

    SoniqCast Managing Playlists on your WifiPlayer A playlist is simply a named list of audio files, for example, “Rock Classics”. Your WifiPlayer has a number of built-in features that allow you to create new playlists and manipulate existing playlists right from the player.

  • Page 42: Deleting A Playlist

    SoniqCast Step 6: When you have the playlist just the way you want it, highlight and select the Save symbol from the edit playlist screen. The new playlist will be saved to disk. The new playlist will now be listed in the Select Playlist – Playlist menu.
  • Page 43 SoniqCast Follow these steps to delete a playlist: Step 1: From the main menu select Edit Playlists – Delete Playlist. Step 2: Select a playlist to delete. Step 3: Select delete playlist option. The playlist, and optionally the audio files, will be deleted from your player’s hard...

  • Page 44: Creating A Bookmark

    SoniqCast Bookmarks A bookmark is used to remember your current position with a playlist and your current settings. Each bookmark is given a name and stores the following information: • Playlist name. This can be one of your user defined playlists, an album, artist or genre.

  • Page 45: Deleting Bookmarks

    SoniqCast Updating and Restoring Bookmarks Updating a bookmark re-saves the bookmark with the current state of the Audio Player application. Restoring a bookmark sets the state of the Audio Player application to the state saved within the bookmark. When you restore a bookmark, playback will be restored to the last saved state.

  • Page 46: Viewing Bookmarks

    SoniqCast Viewing Bookmarks To view your bookmarks follow these steps: Step 1: From the main menu select Bookmarks – View Bookmarks. Step 2: Select a bookmark from the list. Step 3: View the currently saved state of the bookmark.
  • Page 47 SoniqCast Player Preferences This section is a reference for all the preference settings on your WifiPlayer. From the main menu select the Preferences menu to access player preferences. FM Transmitter FM Transmitter settings are accessed from the Preferences – FM Transmitter menu.
  • Page 48 SoniqCast EQ Adjust Used to adjust an equalizer preset: Bass Boost On or off Bass Increase/decrease bass level Treble Increase/decrease treble level 3D Stereo Increase/decrease separation between left and right channels Bass Cutoff Set cutoff frequency: low (130Hz) or high (200Hz)
  • Page 49 SoniqCast Shortcut Bars Used to customize shortcut bars: Volume The “HP & FM” setting indicates there will be separate volume controls for line-out (headphones) and FM transmit volume. This setting is useful when using the dock accessory with line-out audio. The “HP Only” setting indicates there will only be one volume control.
  • Page 50 SoniqCast Playlist Enable/disable the Playlist/Bookmark shortcut bar. Help Enable/disable the Help shortcut bar. Display Display settings are accessed from the Preferences – Display menu. Contrast Adjusts display contrast: 1 (low) to 30 (high). Menu Hold Time Controls how long you need to press and hold the Play key before the main menu appears.
  • Page 51 SoniqCast of seconds (see below). When disabled, the backlight stays on. Timeout After When backlight timeout is enabled, controls how long the backlight will stay on when no keys are pressed. Intensity Backlight intensity: 0 (dim) to 15 (bright). Backlight (Power)

  • Page 52: Support Tools

    SoniqCast SoniqStart SoniqStart settings are accessed from the Preferences – SoniqStart menu. SoniqStart is a feature of your WifiPlayer that can automatically turn-on your player when your car starts, and turn-off your player when you turn-off your car. This feature requires the optional automotive 12V adapter accessory.
  • Page 53 SoniqCast Defaults values. Format Hard Disk Reformats your hard disk. All contents will be lost. There are two options for format: 1. Quick Format – this option does a format at the file system level. It is faster than a full format.

  • Page 54: Selecting An Equalizer Preset

    SoniqCast Equalizer Your WifiPlayer contains a high quality EQ to allow you to tailor the sound to your listening taste. There are a number of EQ presets available for the most common music genres. These particular settings have been tuned by the factory, but you can modify them to suite your own tastes.
  • Page 55 SoniqCast Using your WifiPlayer as a USB Hard Disk Your WifiPlayer can operate in one of two modes over USB: 1. MTP Audio Device – compatible with Windows Media Player 10, and Windows Explorer. 2. USB Hard Disk – shows up as a drive letter on your computer.

  • Page 56: Listening To Programs From Audible.com

    SoniqCast Listening to Programs from Audible.com Your WifiPlayer is able to play spoken word audio programs from Audible.com. You can use Windows Media Player 10, Windows Explorer or SoniqSync to transfer Audible files to your WifiPlayer. Note: your WifiPlayer can play Audible.com formats 2 and 3. Formats 1 and 4 are not supported.

  • Page 57: Section Navigation

    SoniqCast Section Navigation Most Audible.com programs are divided into sections. You can use the Section Navigation shortcut bar to start playing at a particular section. From the Audio Player application, press the Up key until the Section Navigation shortcut bar appears.

  • Page 58: Appendix A: Configuring A Laptop For Ad-Hoc Networking

    SoniqCast Appendix A: Configuring a Laptop for Ad-Hoc Networking This procedure assumes you are using Windows XP Professional. For additional information on configuring your laptop for an ad-hoc connection, select Start – Help and Support – Networking and the Web – Networking – Wireless networking – 802.1x wireless networking – Set up automatic wireless network configuration or use the search utility to find Set up automatic wireless network configuration.

  • Page 59: Configuring The Laptop To Use The New Ad-Hoc Network

    SoniqCast Step 9: Click OK to exit the Wireless network properties dialog and save your changes. Note that the newly added ad- hoc network must be the top-most ad-hoc network in the Preferred networks panel. Configuring the Laptop to use the new Ad-Hoc Network Step 1: Click the Advanced button on the Wireless Network Connection Properties dialog.

  • Page 60: Appendix B - Technical Specifications

    SoniqCast Appendix B – Technical Specifications Platform Specifications: File Support Playback Formats • MP3 (at 8,16,22.05,24,32,44.1 and 48 kHz) • MP3 VBA • WMA (at 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, and 48 kHz) Software • Operating System WinCe.Net 5.0...

  • Page 61: Hardware Specification

    SoniqCast Hardware Specification: Size • 2.60 in (W) x 4.20 in (H) x 0.75 in (D) or 107 mm x 106 mm x 19 mm Weight • 6.2 oz or 176 gms Memory • 32 MB SDRAM buffer Capacity •...
  • Page 62 SoniqCast FM Receiver • Frequency Band: 87.9 – 107.9 MHz, digital tuned • Modulation: FM Stereo • Distortion: 0.5% • Frequency Response: 50 – 15,000 Hz (+/- 3 dB) • Stereo Separation: 30 dB • Scan, Seek • Headphone Output Rated Impedance: 32 ohms •...

  • Page 63: Appendix C - License Agreement

    Software or any copy thereof, and (c) the transferee reads and agrees to be SoniqCast grants to you the right to use all or a portion of this Software provided that (a) bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
  • Page 64 SoniqCast will provide such information to you within a reasonable time and SoniqCast disclaims all warranties of any kind if the Software was customized, on reasonable conditions.
  • Page 65 This Agreement is the entire agreement ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR between us and you agree that SoniqCast will not have any liability for untrue statement CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, or representation made by it, its agents or anyone else (whether innocently or negligently) PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;...
  • Page 66 Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of SoniqCast, LLC. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, for any purpose without written permission of SoniqCast, LLC.
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