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  • Page 1 Register your product and get support at WAC7500/05 EN User manual Contact information Great user manuals database on UserManuals.info...
  • Page 2 Philips Consumer Electronics 0738-WAC7500 (report No.) EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Philips Consumer Electronics (manufacturer’s name) Philips, Glaslaan 2, 5616 JB Eindhoven, The Netherlands (manufacturer’s address) declare under our responsibility that the electrical product: Philips WAC7500/12, /05 (name) (type or model)

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Set Dynamic Bass Boost (DBB) Adjust volume 15 Activate Incredible Surround sound 6 Mute the sound 15 Time settings 7 Play CD 15 Synchronize with RDS radio station 7 Play HD music 15 Set the time manually 7 Internet radio 15 Set the time format 7 Register the WAC7500 with Philips 15 Set standby timer 7 Listen to Internet radio 15 Alarm 7 Great user manuals database on UserManuals.info...
  • Page 4 Change language 8 Maintenance 8 Cleaning 8 Update Update through PC connection Restore the default settings 9 12 Add a Philips Wireless Music Station (sold separately) Add a Philips Wireless Music Station to the WAC7500 30 Broadcast music to Philips Wireless Music Stations 30 Music Follows Me 31 Delete a Philips Wireless Music Station from the WAC7500 31 Relocate a connected WAC7500 or Philips Wireless Music Station 31...

  • Page 5: Important

    1 Important g Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. h Do not install near any heat sources such Safety as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that Know these safety symbols produce heat.

  • Page 6: Notice

    Notice m Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time. Class II equipment symbol n Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or This symbol indicates that the unit has a double objects have fallen into the apparatus, the...

  • Page 7: Your Wireless Music Center

    Press briefly to toggle between modes Music Center Standby and On. • Press and hold to toggle between modes On and Eco Standby (power- saving mode). Congratulations on your purchase and welcome RECORD record to Philips! To fully benefit from the support that Philips p INCREDIBLE SURROUND SOUND offers, register your product at www.philips. q MUSIC BROADCAST com/welcome. Note Overview • The illumination of one corner of the casing is a design element.

  • Page 8: Side View

    Side view Remote control a LINE OUT L / R line out jacks b AUX L / R external device connections c ETHERNET Ethernet jack d DOCK IN docking jack e DIGITAL OUT digital out jack headphone jack g 75 FM ANTENNA FM antenna jack On / Standby b HOME...
  • Page 9 k MUSIC FOLLOWS ME l SHUFFLE random play m INCR.SURR. Incredible Surround sound n RDS/NEWS o SAME GENRE p SAME ARTIST q DBB Dynamic Bass Boost r SMART EQ smart equalizer s SLEEP sleep timer t REPEAT u MUSIC BROADCAST v Alphanumeric keys w MUTE turn off sound output SCROLL...

  • Page 10: Prepare

    3 Prepare Note • The type plate information is located at the back or at the underside of the WAC7500. Open the battery compartment. Insert  AAA batteries with correct polarity (+/-) as indicated. Turn on / switch to standby Close the battery compartment. You can select from the following status options: Position the WAC7500 • • Standby • Active standby. The button on the remote control can turn on the Caution WAC7500. • Risk of product damage! Place the WAC7500 on a • Eco standby surface that is level, flat, and strong enough to support •...

  • Page 11: Connect To A Home Network

    4 Connect to a This chapter shows you how to create a wireless connection to a home network home network with automatic IP address. Ensure that your network name and network password or encryption key are available. Before you connect the WAC7500 to a router: • Some Internet service providers (ISP) • Ensure that the PC meets the minimum require the use of a proxy server. requirements. Turn on your wireless access point or You can choose one of these modes of wireless router with broadband Internet. connection: Turn on the WAC7500. • Wireless connection with automatic IP address (see ‘Create wireless connection On the WAC7500, press MENU . with automatic IP address’...

  • Page 12: Create Wired Connection With Automatic Ip Address

    • To delete the last character entry from the • To cycle through the alphanumeric display, press CLEAR . characters that are available, press a button This chapter shows you how to create a repeatedly. wireless connection to a home network • To delete the last character entry from the with static IP address. display, press CLEAR . This chapter shows you how to create a Ensure that your encryption key (if wired connection to a home network with required) is available. automatic IP address. Turn on your wireless access point or Use an Ethernet cable (sold separately) to wireless router with broadband Internet. connect the WAC7500 to the access point Turn on the WAC7500. or router that connects to your home On the WAC7500, press MENU .
  • Page 13 This chapter shows you how to create a wired connection to a home network with automatic IP address. Use an Ethernet cable (sold separately) to connect the WAC7500 to the access point or router that connects to your home network with broadband Internet access. Turn on your wireless access point or wireless router with broadband Internet. Turn on the WAC7500. On the item, press MENU . Select [Settings] > [Network] > [Wired] > [Static] and confirm. Enter the static IP address with the remote control and confirm with OK . Select (Apply settings?) [Yes] and confirm. » The WAC7500 displays a confirmation screen that the settings are saved.

  • Page 14: Build A Music Library On The Harddisk

    5 Build a music Import music from a PC library on the The import of music into the WAC7500 requires the WADM (Wireless Audio Device harddisk Manager) in the supplied PC installer. Before you can import music from a PC that is connected to a home network, you need to connect the WAC7500 to the PC. Install WADM software on the PC You have the following options to build a music library on the harddisk: Install the WADM software on the PC and...

  • Page 15: Rip Music From Cds On The Wac7500

    all tracks of the CD when no tracks are Drag and drop selected file(s) to marked.) WAC7500 (bottom window). • Long press MARK/UNMARK to select/deselect all tracks. Press REC to start ripping. To rip another CD, repeat above steps 1 to To stop ripping, press . • For information about how to change the rip quality, see chapter Settings. Record music You can record from  different sources. Rip music from CDs on the Press • AUX to record from an external WAC7500 device. FM TUNER to record from FM radio.

  • Page 16: Play

    • Press HOME to go to the Home menu. • To return to the Home menu, press HOME. Press HD to enter the HD music menu. The display guides you through the » Listen to Internet radio menu. Press OK/ to play. Follow the steps to register the WAC7500 • To stop play, press . with Philips (only required once for first set-up). Turn on the WAC7500. Great user manuals database on UserManuals.info...

  • Page 17: Mark Internet Radio Stations As Favorites

    This chapter explains how to add individual • To return to the Home menu, press URL addresses for Internet radio stations on HOME. the PC. • The next time you connect to the Follow the steps to register the WAC7500 Internet radio, the radio station is with Philips, if you have not done so shown in the Favorite Stations menu. already. On the registered product site, click the Note link Streamium Management. • Internet radio features require broadband Internet Select My Media. access. Click on the tab Music. Enter the URL address of Internet radio station in the first column.

  • Page 18: Listen To My Media

    Press to go back to the previous Listen to FM radio screen. • Press HOME to go to the Home menu. Turn on the WAC7500. My Media allows you to access Internet Fully extended the connected FM antenna. radio stations that are not part of the Press HOME . standard service. Press FM TUNER . Follow the steps to register the WAC7500 » The current frequency is displayed. with Philips. Press HOME to go to the Home » Follow the steps to manually add Internet menu. radio stations. Turn on the WAC7500. Turn on your access point / cable modem or router with broadband Internet. • You can optimize the reception when you rotate the FM antenna. Press HOME . • You can use the automatic search & store function to Select [Radio] > [Internet Radio] > [User...

  • Page 19: Automatic Channel Search

    » The current frequency is displayed. Press HOME . Press MENU . » Press FM TUNER . The current frequency is displayed. » Select [Autostore radio]. The WAC7500 searches and stores » Press to adjust the frequency. channels. • Press HOME to go to the Home When all available channels are stored, » menu. the search stops. Press HOME to go to the Home » menu. • You can store channel frequencies under a preset channel number. Select preset channels You can find your preset channels in the preset Automatic channel search channel list.

  • Page 20: Wirelessly Stream Music From A Pc

    In the Media sharing... pop-up window, select Share my media, then confirm with • You can overwrite preset channel numbers with new frequencies. When the WAC7500 is connected to » your home network, the display shows the WAC7500 with an alert icon: Wirelessly stream music from Click on the WAC7500. a PC Select Allow, then confirm with OK. On the WAC7500, press HOME . You can wirelessly stream music to the Press or , then to select[UPnP]. WAC7500 from a connected PC, if you install »...

  • Page 21: Connect Audio Devices (Aux)

    • Press HOME to go to the Home menu. Connect audio devices (AUX) You can play music from an external appliance that is connected to the AUX input of the WAC7500. Consult the user manual of the external appliance to connect the supplied audio cable to the audio output jack of the external appliance. Connect the other end of the audio cable to the AUX IN jack of the WAC7500. On the remote control of the WAC7500, press HOME . Press or , then to select[AUX]. Operate the controls of the external appliance to play music. Great user manuals database on UserManuals.info...

  • Page 22: Play Options

    7 Play options Play by artist You can play all audio files of the same artist from the HD of the Philips Wireless Music You can choose between various play options: Center. • Repeat play (see ‘Repeat play’ on page 1) When you play HD audio, press SAME • Shuffle play (see ‘Shuffle play’ on page 1) ARTIST . • Play by artist (see ‘Play by artist’ on page •...

  • Page 23: Play From A Playlist

    You can add up to 300 audio files to a playlist. Turn on the WAC7500. On the remote control, press HD . Select an audio file. Press MENU to enter the HD menu. Select [Add To Playlist] and confirm. Select playlist and confirm. » The audio file is added to the selected playlist.

  • Page 24: Record From Hd To Usb

    8 Record from HD to USB You can record music files from the HD (harddisk) of the WAC7500 to a flash memory USB device. Insert the USB plug of the USB device into the USB socket of the WAC7500: Use the remote control of the WAC7500 for the following steps: Press HD .

  • Page 25: Alphanumeric Search

    9 Alphanumeric search You can search for specific audio files on the HD (harddisk) of the WAC7500. Turn on the WAC7500. Press HD . The display shows the available lists. » Press or , then to select the list. Press SEARCH . » The display shows a text box. Press the alphanumeric buttons on the remote control to enter the search word. Press OK/ to start the search. The WAC7500 shows the closest » alphabetical match. To stop the search, press . Press HOME to go to the Home •...

  • Page 26: Gracenote Cd Information

    An update file that contains newly released CDs is available quarterly on www. club.philips.com for download. Update Gracenote Media Database ® Use your PC to register your product on www. club.philips.com and go to “Show Upgrades & Support” page to download Gracenote ® Media Database update. Note that the updates are posted quarterly and new updates are independent from old updates, i.e. a new update can be installed, even without the previous update.

  • Page 27: 11 Settings

    11 Settings Adjust treble / bass This is how to navigate and select with the remote control: Change Equalizer (EQ) • Press or to select a menu option. settings • Press to confirm a selection. • Press to go back to the previous screen. This is how to navigate and select with the • Press HOME to go to the Home menu. remote control: • Press or to select a menu option. • Press to confirm a selection. Turn on the WAC7500.

  • Page 28: Time Settings

    Time settings Press or , then to select[Settings] > [Time] > [Time Format]. This chapter shows you how to change the Press or , then to select format. time settings. Press to go back to the previous screen. • Press HOME to go to the Home Synchronize with RDS radio station menu. RDS (Radio Data System) is a service Set standby timer that allows FM stations to send additional information along with the FM radio signal.

  • Page 29: Change Language 8

    WADM (Philips Wireless Audio Device Press or , then to select the repeat Manager) software. The WADM is necessary to mode [Once] or [Daily]. search and download software updates for the The display briefly shows [Alarm on] » WAC7500. and the alarm icon remains visible On the PC, visit the www.philips.com/ while the alarm feature is activated. welcome. Download the latest software for the WAC7500 to the harddisk of the PC. Change language Turn on the WAC7500. Ensure that the WAC7500 is connected to You can change the language that you have set the network of the PC. during the first-time installation.

  • Page 30: Restore The Default Settings 9

    • You can also consult the user manual of the PC and manually add the WADM application to your list of programs that are safe to run. Restore the default settings You can restore the default settings (including network settings) of the WAC7500. Turn on the WAC7500. Press HOME to go to the Home menu. Press MENU to enter the menu display. Press or , then to select[Settings] > [Restore settings]. Press . Press to select [Yes]. » The WAC7500 restarts when the factory settings are restored. » The language selection display is shown. • You can restore the default settings without losing the audio files on the harddisk of a connected PC or Center.

  • Page 31: Add A Philips Wireless Music Station (Sold Separately)

    press . The WAC7500 stops to search. » You can add up to 5 Philips Wireless Music Stations (sold separately) and expand your You can relocate the devices. » wireless music to other locations in your home. Note Add a Philips Wireless Music • Thick walls and metal obstacles between the devices Station to the WAC7500 can impair the wireless connection. This connection creates a wireless of the Philips Broadcast music to Philips Wireless Wireless Music Station to the home network that the WAC7500 connects to: Music Stations Place the WAC7500 and the Philips Wireless Music Station next to each other.

  • Page 32: Music Follows Me

    Music Follows Me Press or , then to select the Philips Wireless Music Station you want to delete. Note Press or , then to select[Yes]. The Philips Wireless Music Station » • This feature requires that you first connect the is deleted from the network of the WAC7500 to a Philips Wireless Music Station (sold separately) (see ‘Add a Philips Wireless Music Station WAC7500. (sold separately)’ on page 30). Relocate a connected WAC7500 or...

  • Page 33: 13 Technical Data

    13 Technical data Power 50 W (RMS) / 75 W (MPO) Frequency response 75 Hz - 500 Hz Sensitivity 83 dB / m / W General Impedance 12 Ω AC Power Voltage information is Dimensions (Ø) 15 mm printed on the back or Headphone the underside of the WAC7500. Impedance 16 - 150 Ω Dimensions (w x 387 x 7 x 18 mm h x d) Input sensitivity Weight (net)

  • Page 34: Supplied Accessories

    • Ethernet enabled, plus Ethernet cable Frequency range 60 - 20,000 Hz (-3 dB) (for wired connection) Signal to noise 72 dBA (IEC) • Wireless network 80.11 b/g (for ratio wireless connection) MPEG 1 Layer 3 MPEG AUDIO • 500 MB free hard disk space (MP3-CD) MP3-CD bit rate 32 - 320 kbps, CBR / VBR WMA bit rate up to 160 kbps, CBR / Sampling...

  • Page 35: 14 Troubleshooting

    • Try to change the SSID on your router • Increase the distance between the to a more unique name to ensure that WAC7500 and TV or VCR devices. it is different from the SSID that your Is there a maximum distance of transmission neighbors use for their router. between a Philips Wireless Music / Micro • The WAC7500 supports wireless and Center and the WAC7500 for effective wired connection at the same time. There streaming? is a chance that your wireless IP address Yes. The maximum distance of Wi-Fi and your wired IP address are on the transmission is 50m measured in open spaces.
  • Page 36 • • Ensure that the turbo mode of your Check if the disc is inserted with the wireless router is switched off, if your graphics side (label) facing up. router has this function. • Wait for the condensation moisture on the The wireless firmware update failed, what do lens to clear. I do? • Replace or clean the disc. • Use a finalized CD-RW or CD-R. Ensure that the PC is connected to the Internet. Use an Ethernet cable (sold separately) to connect the WAC7500 to the PC.

  • Page 37: 15 Glossary

    15 Glossary Bass The lowest three octaves of the audio band. Low bass is the bottom octave (20-40Hz), mid- bass is the middle octave (40-80Hz), and upper AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) bass is the 80-160Hz octave. An audio compression scheme defined as part Bit / bits of the MPEG- standard (also known as MPEG- A bit is a binary digit, taking a value of either 0 2 AAC or MPEG-2 NBC, or Not Backwards or 1.
  • Page 38 CDDB Digital A centralized database of CDs, CD tracks, and A method to encode information using a binary artists on the Web, now known as Gracenote. code of 0s and 1s. Many wireless phones and The audio player or burner program can log on networks use digital technology. to CDDB. It uploads the ID of the CD being Digital Audio played, and then downloads the title, artist, and Digital Audio is a sound signal that has been track list. converted into numerical values. Digital sound Coaxial can be transmitted through multiple channels.
  • Page 39 FM (Frequency Modulation) Incredible Surround Sound (Incr.Surr.) In radio broadcasting: a method of modulation An improved system that creates realistic, three- in which the frequency of the carrier voltage dimensional sound fields. These sound fields are is varied with the frequency of the modulation usually achieved with multiple speakers that are voltage. arranged around the listener. Frequency Input sensitivity The property or condition of occurring at SPL (sound pressure level) a speaker produces, frequent intervals. In sound, this simply refers given one watt of power, measured from a to the regular occurrence of compression and one-meter distance at a typical input frequency...
  • Page 40 Lossless compression A system for reducing the number of data bits (density) in a musical signal without corrupting Measure of resistance to current (impedance). the original. The lower the impedance of a speaker, the harder it is to drive. The audio file format used by Apple in their PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) iTunes Music Store often appears on your Pioneering form of digital recording. system with the ‘.m4a’ filename extension. M4A can produce better audio quality than MP3 using less physical space for the files.
  • Page 41 like Streaming amplifiers and receivers. A technique for transferring data such that it can be processed as a steady and continuous stream. Streaming technologies are often used on the Internet because many users do not S/PDIF (SPDIF) (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) have fast enough access to download large A standard audio-file transfer-format that was multimedia files quickly, so the client browser or developed jointly by Sony and Philips. S/PDIF plug-in can start displaying the data before the allows the transfer of digital audio signals from entire file has been transmitted.
  • Page 42 are plugged in and the devices do not need to offer complete security and is usually used in be configured. USB supports data transfer rates conjunction with other security measures such of up to 60MB per second (in USB 2.0). as EAP. Wi-Fi Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) is a wireless technology brand owned by the Wi-Fi Alliance VBR (variable bit rate) intended to improve the interoperability of With VBR, the encoder takes as much bits as wireless local area network products based it needs.
  • Page 43 for any payment to you for any information that you provide. You agree that Gracenote, Inc. may enforce its rights under this Agreement against you directly in its own name. The Gracenote service uses a unique identifier to track queries for statistical purposes. The purpose of a randomly assigned numeric identifier is to allow the Gracenote service to count queries without knowing anything about who you are. For more information, see the web page for the Gracenote Privacy Policy for Gracenote End User License Agreement ®...
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