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Summary of Contents for Elan Digital Music Server
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Page 1: Users Guide
Version Firmware USERS GUIDE... -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Playing Music From the Library ...18-19 Selecting Items Directly Using Your VIA!dj Remote Control ...19 Playing Music From a CD ...20 © ELAN Home Systems 2004 • All rights reserved. 02/04 The Output Screen ...20-21 Controlling Playback ...21 ORGANIZING YOUR MUSIC COLLECTION ...21-23 Playlists Creating a New Playlist ...21-22... -
Page 3: Copyright Notice
COPYRIGHT NOTICE Copyright 2002 ELAN Home Systems and Imerge Ltd. All rights reserved. The ELAN VIA!dj Digital Music Server software and this documentation are copyright materials. No part of the VIA!dj software or this documentation may be reproduced, transmit- ted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language, or computer language, in any form or by any means without prior written permission of Imerge. -
Page 4: Safety Instructions & Notices
Quick stops, excessive force and uneven surfaces may cause the product and cart combination to overturn. © ELAN Home Systems 2004 • All rights reserved. 02/04 VENTILATION - Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating. -
Page 5: Important Safety Notices
Alteration or modifications carried out without appropriate authorization may invalidate the user’s right to operate the equipment. CANADIAN MODEL NOTE: This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. © ELAN Home Systems 2004 • All rights reserved. 02/04 S Y S T E M S... -
Page 6: Introduction
Your VIA!dj records the CDs from your music collection at faster than real time. It then automatically connects to the © ELAN Home Systems 2004 • All rights reserved. 02/04 PART 15 SUBPART B CLASS B. NS/N29 3548:1995 CLASS B CAUTION: LASER SAFETY: This unit employs a LASER. -
Page 7: Specifications
Warranty card ........1 © ELAN Home Systems 2004 • All rights reserved. 02/04... -
Page 8: Controls & Connections
A second brief press moves to the beginning of the previous track. When the © ELAN Home Systems 2004 • All rights reserved. 02/04 button is held for a longer period of time the music will rewind at high speed. -
Page 9: Rear Panel
ELAN multi-source/multi-zone controller. MAINS Connect the supplied mains lead to this connector to provide power to the unit. © ELAN Home Systems 2004 • All rights reserved. 02/04 S Y S T E M S... -
Page 10: Remote Control
Dedicated Remote Control Use in a Multiroom System p.25-26. If the TV device is selected this button will show/hide the on-screen clock. © ELAN Home Systems 2004 • All rights reserved. 02/04 AMP button Selects the Amp as the device to be controlled. For more... - Page 11 Press the pause button to interrupt playback of the currently selected output. Press pause again to resume playback. © ELAN Home Systems 2004 • All rights reserved. 02/04 E L A N H O M E RANDOM (DELETE) button...
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Page 12: Configuring Your Remote To Control Other Devices
You can safely remove the power from the VIA!dj in this mode. © ELAN Home Systems 2004 • All rights reserved. 02/04 To enter standby or off mode: •... -
Page 13: The Via!Dj Screen
Cont. action key on the front panel to display the first registration screen (see on the following page): © ELAN Home Systems 2004 • All rights reserved. 02/04 E L A N H O M E... - Page 14 When you have entered your name and address details you will be prompted to enter your country: © ELAN Home Systems 2004 • All rights reserved. 02/04 © ELAN Home Systems 2004 • All rights reserved. 02/04 • Press the...
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Page 15: The Via!Dj Main Menu
CDs that may have impurities on them such as fingerprints, dust, scratches, etc. Also, the VIA!dj uses a great deal of its processing power while in RECORD mode. You may therefore © ELAN Home Systems 2004 • All rights reserved. 02/04 S Y S T E M S... -
Page 16: Recording From A Cd
© ELAN Home Systems 2004 • All rights reserved. 02/04 The quality of the recording is specified in the Settings menu (under Default Recording Quality). For more information on the settings menu see the chapter called Advanced Settings p. -
Page 17: Custom Recording
High 1,750 hrs. 500 hrs. Best 240 hrs. © ELAN Home Systems 2004 • All rights reserved. 02/04 E L A N H O M E keys to choose between Maximum (no compression used) or one of the MP3 compression options. -
Page 18: Cd-Text Support
You will receive confirmation if this search has been successful once the connection is complete. For information about setting © ELAN Home Systems 2004 • All rights reserved. 02/04 up the Internet connection see Registering Your VIA!dj p.12. If you do not have an Internet connection, or the CD is not list- ed in the database it will be given names such as Album 35, Artist 21, and Track 1, Track 2 etc. - Page 19 Either: • Press Play to play the currently selected album. > • Press Open again to select a track from within this album. © ELAN Home Systems 2004 • All rights reserved. 02/04 S Y S T E M S...
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Page 20: Selecting Items Directly Using Your Via!Dj Remote Control
• Use the keys if necessary to highlight the Playlists option in the Library menu. © ELAN Home Systems 2004 • All rights reserved. 02/04 • Press Select action key to confirm your selection. • Press the PLAYLIST key on your VIA!dj remote control. -
Page 21: Playing Music From A Cd
Active button re-syncs the video display to the audio output selected in your zone. Whenever you select an item for playback the following screen is displayed: © ELAN Home Systems 2004 • All rights reserved. 02/04 S Y S T E M S Active. -
Page 22: Controlling Playback
• Hold down the key on the VIA! Touch Panel, VIA!dj front panel or remote control. © ELAN Home Systems 2004 • All rights reserved. 02/04 Play resumes from the new position when you release the key. Random and repeat playback Your VIA!dj lets you play albums, artists, genres or playlists in a random order to add variety to your music. -
Page 23: Editing Playlists
• Press the Info action key to display the Playlist Information menu. • Use the keys to highlight the Edit tracks option and press © ELAN Home Systems 2004 • All rights reserved. 02/04 S Y S T E M S... -
Page 24: Album Information
Select. • Select the album you want to edit and press © ELAN Home Systems 2004 • All rights reserved. 02/04 The following menu allows you to choose information to edit: • Select the item you want to edit and press •... -
Page 25: Advanced Settings
If you chose the Use Built-in Internet Account option when registering your VIA!dj, the Internet account details were set up automatically for you. © ELAN Home Systems 2004 • All rights reserved. 02/04 H O M E S Y S T E M S... -
Page 26: Terms And Conditions
Provides a series of menus to allow you to change the hardware configuration on your VIA!dj: The table in the next column summarizes the settings available on each of the System Settings menus: © ELAN Home Systems 2004 • All rights reserved. 02/04 OPTION DESCRIPTION Specifies whether your VIA!dj... -
Page 27: Other Multiroom Control Systems
VIA!dj may be lost during certain testing and repair procedures. We will endeavor to protect against loss but ELAN Home Systems will not be held responsible for loss of music in any product returned for service or repair. - Page 28 061, 106, 132 FINLUX 157, 149, 021, 020, 022, 023, 043, 081, 010, 095, 032, 025, 026, 048, © ELAN Home Systems 2004 • All rights reserved. 02/04 158, 132 FIRST LINE FISHER 055, 108, 146, 028, 081, 012, 058,...
- Page 29 001, 002, 003, 004, 103, 104, 004, 031, 006, 091, 007, 146, 042, 109, 009, 154, 013, 014, 015, 016, 099, 072, 155, 129, 115 © ELAN Home Systems 2004 • All rights reserved. 02/04 S Y S T E M S...
- Page 30 007, 154, 072 SCHAUB LORENZ 153, 073, 081, 011, 012, 121, 123, 124, 125 © ELAN Home Systems 2004 • All rights reserved. 02/04 SCHNEIDER 001, 002, 003, 004, 088, 089, 004, 031, 006, 007, 146, 028, 109, 092, 081, 009, 154, 010, 017, 011, 012,...
- Page 31 014, 070, 071, 072, 073, 160, 075, 076, 077, 078, 079 TEAC 007, 010, 134, 118 TECHNICS 030, 135, 136 THETA DIGITAL TOSHIBA WARDS YAMAHA 126, 029, 025 ZENITH © ELAN Home Systems 2004 • All rights reserved. 02/04 S Y S T E M S...
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Page 32: New Features
• Select the input your device is connected to, then press Select. © ELAN Home Systems 2004 • All rights reserved. 02/04 MONITOR OUTPUT The Monitor Output menu allows you to select which output you would like to use to listen to the line-in recording: •... - Page 33 Note: the maximum recording length for a single track is approxi- mately 3 hours. If this duration is exceeded a new track will be created automatically and recording will continue. © ELAN Home Systems 2004 • All rights reserved. 02/04 E L A N H O M E S Y S T E M S OK to confirm the new name.
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Page 34: Quick Add
The monitor output selected at the start of the recording session will return to monitoring the line-in connection. © ELAN Home Systems 2004 • All rights reserved. 02/04 Note: During the recording process the update of the TV display may be slightly slower. -
Page 35: Presets
ELAN keypads for these functions. If not, a trip to your home to add the proper commands to your keypads would be required. © ELAN Home Systems 2004 • All rights reserved. 02/04 E L A N H O M E S Y S T E M S Select. -
Page 36: Warranty
• Highlight the preset name and press new name. ELAN HOME SYSTEMS, L.L.C. ("ELAN") warrants the VIA!dj™ Digital Music Server to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for one (1) year from the date of purchase. If within the applicable warranty period above purchaser discovers such item was not as warranted above and promptly notifies ELAN writing, ELAN shall repair or replace the items at the company's option. - Page 37 © ELAN Home Systems 2004 • All rights reserved. 02/04 • Second Edition • P/N: 9900075 REV C...
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