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  • Page 1 Squeezebox2 Owner’s Guide Owner’s Guide SLIM DEVICES SLIM DEVICES...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Listening to Internet Radio ...16 Special Features ...17 Graphic Visualizers ...17 Using Squeezebox2 as a Wireless Bridge ...17 Crossfading Between Tracks ...18 RSS News Ticker ...18 Controlling Multiple Squeezeboxes with One SlimServer ...19 Troubleshooting ...20 Getting More Information ...23 SLIM DEVICES...
  • Page 4 Squeezebox2 Owner’s Guide SLIM DEVICES...

  • Page 5: About Squeezebox2

    We are grateful to everyone in the Slim Devices community who helped create Squeezebox2. We hope you enjoy Squeezebox2 and that you’ll tell a friend about Slim Devices. System Requirements • Macintosh: Mac OS X 10.1.5 or later, 128MB RAM, ethernet or wireless network, and 18MB of hard disk space for SlimServer •...

  • Page 6: Before You Begin

    fi les by album or by artist. 2. Next, download the latest version of the SlimServer software to the same computer as your music collection. You can fi nd the latest version of SlimServer here: http ://www.slimdevices.com/download...

  • Page 7: Installing The Slimserver Software

    1. Download the SlimServer installer program to a location you can fi nd again on your computer. Your Desktop is a good choice. 2. When the fi le has fi nished downloading, double-click on the SlimServer installer icon. Hint: You may see an ‘Open File - Security Warning’, if so, click Run.

  • Page 8: Installing On Linux Or Other Operating System

    2. When the fi le has fi nished downloading, double-click on the disk image fi le (.dmg) to make it appear on your desktop. Your web browser may do this for you automatically. 3. Double-click on the SlimServer Installer icon. The SlimServer Installer will start.

  • Page 9: Connecting Squeezebox2

    You can leave Squeezebox2 plugged in at all times. When not in use, it enters standby mode and powers down the display. Caution: Squeezebox2 comes with a regulated power adaptor. Do not use a different power supply; this may damage the player. SLIM DEVICES...

  • Page 10: Confi Guring Squeezebox2

    Confi guring Squeezebox2 When you plug in Squeezebox2, the Slim Devices logo is displayed briefl y, followed by a welcome message. Set Up Networking 1. Press the RIGHT The Set Up Networking menu option is displayed. 2. Press the RIGHT 3.

  • Page 11: Connecting To Slimserver

    Squeezebox2, you may need to use the up and down arrow keys to fi nd it. 2. Select the computer you want to use. If you are running SlimServer on multiple computers on your local network, you can use the arrow to scroll to the one you want to use.

  • Page 12: Using The Remote

    • Playlist—Squeezebox2 plays all of the songs in that playlist. POWER twice to skip to the to scan , and arrows to RIGHT displays the next DOWN while while PLAY PLAY PLAY Squeezebox2 Owner’s Guide SLIM DEVICES...
  • Page 13 Use the number buttons to enter letters (just like entering text with a cell phone.) For example, press the button once for “A,” twice for “B,” three times for “C,” and four times for “2.” Use 0 for spaces. Press Press to see the results of your search.
  • Page 14 Squeezebox2 is powered on or off. Press to cycle through Squeezebox2 display brightness levels. You BRIGHTNESS can do this while Squeezebox2 is powered either on or off. Squeezebox2 Owner’s Guide repeatedly. If you SLEEP until the player displays Sleep SLEEP SLIM DEVICES...

  • Page 15: Playing Your Music

    Squeezebox Home. You may have to LEFT press the arrow more than once to get there. LEFT 2. Use the DOWN 3. Press the arrow. The Browse Albums option is displayed. RIGHT You can scroll down to browse by artist or genre, new music, existing playlists, or browse the contents of your music folder.

  • Page 16: Searching For Music With The Remote

    SlimServer pane in System Preferences to bring up the web interface. 2. From the left pane of the web interface, you can browse by a variety of categories. 3. When you fi nd an album, artist, track, or playlist you want to listen to, press the arrow to the right of it to hear it immediately.

  • Page 17: Creating And Saving A Playlist

    1. Search or browse through your music library for music you want to put in the playlist. 2. When you locate a song, album, artist or genre you want to put in the playlist, click the plus (+) sign next to it. It is added to the Now Playing playlist.

  • Page 18: Listening To Internet Radio

    To play an internet radio station that’s not shown in the Internet Radio area: 1. Using the SlimServer web interface, click the Internet Radio link. 2. Enter the URL for the radio station you want to listen to in the Radio URL fi eld and click Tune In.

  • Page 19: Special Features

    To choose a graphic visualizer to display as a screensaver: 1. From the web interface, choose Player Settings, then scroll to Screensavers. 2. Choose from the list of screensavers. Click Change. Using Squeezebox2 as a Wireless Bridge Squeezebox2 Wireless has both 802.11g and ethernet connections. You can easily connect non-wireless devices (such as a TiVo, Playstation, XBox, or a home theatre PC) to your wireless network.

  • Page 20: Crossfading Between Tracks

    1. From the web interface, click Player Settings. 2. From the menu at the top, click Audio. 3. In the Transition section, choose the type of transition you want from the drop down list and click Change. Choose from: •...

  • Page 21: Controlling Multiple Squeezeboxes With One Slimserver

    To change the list of RSS feeds available on Squeezebox2: 1. From the web interface, click Server Settings, then Plugins. 2. Scroll down to the RSS News Ticker section and enter the URL for an RSS feed into one of the fi elds.

  • Page 22: Troubleshooting

    The web interface won’t come up, even though Squeezebox2 is working. Try using the following URL: http://127.0.0.1:9000/. (Be sure to type the “http://” part, as some versions of Internet Explorer require it when accessing a URL by IP address.) SLIM DEVICES...
  • Page 23 6. Click OK, and ensure that your new exception is checked on Windows: Windows XP Service Pack 2 turns on a built-in fi rewall by default. You will need to confi gure the fi rewall to allow access to SlimServer. To do this: 1.
  • Page 24 If you add music to your music library, you may need to tell SlimServer to rescan your music library. From the web interface, click Server Settings, and click Rescan. SlimServer begins to examine your music folder, looking for new music. Squeezebox2 Owner’s Guide SLIM DEVICES...

  • Page 25: Getting More Information

    Check out the Help area at the bottom of your SlimServer home page, or visit the support area of our web site at http://www.slimdevices.com/faq.html Whom can I contact for help? Send email to support@slimdevices.com, or call us at +1 650 210-9400. SLIM DEVICES...
  • Page 26 CE NOTICE INFORMATION FOR THE USER This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B or Class 2 digital device, pursuant to EN 55022 Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
  • Page 28 Squeezebox2 Owner’s Guide Slim Devices, Inc. 958 San Leandro Avenue Mountain View, CA 94043 +1 650 210 9400 support@slimdevices.com Copyright 2005, Slim Devices, Inc. SLIM DEVICES SLIM DEVICES...

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