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- Page 1 Logitech ® Owner’s Guide...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Transporter™ Owner’s Guide Table of Contents About Transporter ..................... 2 Before You Begin ....................3 System Requirements ................... 3 Installing the SlimServer Software ..............4 Installing on Windows ................... 4 Installing on Mac OS X................... 5 Installing on Linux or Other Operating System ..........5 Connecting Transporter ................... -
Page 4: About Transporter
Logitech® About Transporter™ Thank you for purchasing a Transporter™ network music player. Transporter lets you play your digitized music collection through your stereo system using your wireless or ethernet network. With Transporter, you can also listen to internet radio stations, set alarms, display RSS feeds, and more! Transporter was designed to appeal to the most discerning audiophiles and music lovers. -
Page 5: Before You Begin
Transporter™ Owner’s Guide Before You Begin If you already have a wireless or ethernet network and a computer to use as a server, setting up Transporter and SlimServer takes just a few minutes—all you need to get your music playing through Transporter is in this owner’s guide. 1. -
Page 6: Installing The Slimserver Software
Logitech® Installing the SlimServer Software Installing on Windows 1. Download the SlimServer installer program to a location you can find again on your computer. Your Desktop is a good choice. Note: Transporter™ needs SlimServer version 6.5 or greater to access the music you have on your local computer. -
Page 7: Installing On Mac Os X
If you are running Red Hat Linux or other compatible distributions, you can install the RPM file using the rpm tool. Debian and Ubuntu users can use the Debian package provided by Logitech®. Detailed instructions for installation are available at http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?DebianPackage. -
Page 8: Connecting Transporter
Logitech® Connecting Transporter Digital Inputs Antenna Unbalanced Analog Optical Coax AES/EBU Connectors Outputs TOSLINK S/PDIF S/PDIF Balanced Optical Coax AES/EBU Word Infrared Ethernet RS-232 AC Power Balanced S/PDIF S/PDIF Balanced Clock Input Output Serial Analog Input Outputs 1. Connect an output from the Transporter to your stereo amplifier, preamp, or receiver with the appropriate interconnect. -
Page 9: Audio Connections
Transporter™ Owner’s Guide Audio Connections Transporter has a host of both digital and analog connections to choose from. Picking the one that’s right for you depends on how your current audio system is set up. For instance, if balanced inputs are available on your amplifier, preamplifier, or receiver, it’s usually better to use those rather than the unbalanced inputs. -
Page 10: Configuring Transporter
Logitech® Configuring Transporter The instructions below use the remote control to set up Transporter. You can also use the front panel controls. To scroll up and down, turn the knob on the front panel. Pressing the center of the knob is equivalent to pressing the arrow on the remote. -
Page 11: Select A Music Source
Transporter™ Owner’s Guide Tip: WEP keys consist of a string of ten or twenty-six digits or letters A through F. WPA passwords are a string of letters, numbers or punctuation. Enter the subnet mask for the network, the default gateway IP address, and the address of your DNS server, pressing the arrow on the remote to move to RIGhT... -
Page 12: Using The Remote
Logitech® Using the Remote Press to put Transporter into standby mode. This POWeR will dim the display, stop the music and show a clock. Press again to wake Transporter. POWeR Press to tell Transporter to turn itself off at the end of SLeeP the currently playing song. - Page 13 Transporter™ Owner’s Guide • Playlist—Transporter adds all of the songs in that playlist. • Folder—Transporter adds all the songs in that folder and sub-folders. Tip: You can press and hold to insert the item on the screen to be played immediately after the currently playing song.
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Page 14: Using The Front Panel Controls
Logitech® Press to cycle between the following settings: RePeAT • Repeat Off (stop playing at the end of the current playlist) • Repeat Current Song • Repeat All Songs Press to display the song you are listening to. Press again... - Page 15 Transporter™ Owner’s Guide Press to browse through your music library by Genre, Artist, Album, and more. BROWSe Press to cycle between different display font sizes. You can do this while Transporter SIZe is powered on or off. Press to cycle through Transporter display brightness levels. You can do this BRIGhTNeSS while Transporter is powered either on or off.
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Page 16: Playing Your Music
Logitech® Press to skip to the next song. Press and hold to scan forward through the current song. button puts the knob into volume mode. Press the button and VOLUMe VOLUMe then turn the knob to adjust the loudness of the audio Transporter is producing. Press the... -
Page 17: Searching For Music With The Remote Or Front Panel
Transporter™ Owner’s Guide Tip: Windows users can use the SlimServer System Tray icon to bring up the web interface automatically on their SlimServer computer. Mac users can use the SlimServer pane in System Preferences to bring up the web interface. 2. -
Page 18: Listening To Internet Radio
Logitech® To specify a playlists folder: 1. From the web interface, click the Server Settings link. 2. In the Playlists Folder section, enter the path to the folder on your hard drive that you want Transporter to use for saving playlists, and click Change. -
Page 19: Squeezenetwork
Transporter™ Owner’s Guide 4. Press or the center of the knob to enter a provider’s area. Navigate RIGhT through the choices to display the station you’d like to tune to. 5. Press to tune into the station. It may take a few seconds to connect to an PLAY internet radio station. -
Page 20: Using Squeezenetwork
Logitech® Using SqueezeNetwork You can use the remote or front panel controls to navigate around SqueezeNetwork like you http://www.squeezenetwork.com/ do when connected to SlimServer or visit with your web browser to control your Transporter from the web. If you are a subscriber to any of the internet music services that SqueezeNetwork supports, such as Live365 or RadioIO, visit the SqueezeNetwork web site to enter your account information so you can tune in directly from Transporter even when your computer is not on. -
Page 21: Special Features
Transporter™ Owner’s Guide Special features Transporter has a beautiful high-resolution vacuum fluorescent display. In addition to displaying the name of the track or internet radio station you’re currently listening to, you can tell Transporter to show you dynamic content via RSS feeds, gorgeous graphic music visualizers, as well as a variety of screensavers, games and more. -
Page 22: Graphic Visualizers
Logitech® to see Alarm Clock Off. Press Press to turn on the alarm. Press DOWN RIGhT again to turn it off. RIGhT To set alarms using the web interface: 1. Open the SlimServer web interface and click on Player Settings for the player. -
Page 23: Crossfading Between Tracks
Transporter™ Owner’s Guide 6. Continue pressing to finish setting up your wireless connection. At the RIGhT end, your Transporter will be acting as a wireless bridge. Crossfading Between Tracks Transporter can crossfade between songs. You can change the type of crossfade or turn it off completely. -
Page 24: Podcasts
Logitech® You can replace the existing subscriptions, add one to the end, or delete them entirely. To view RSS feeds as a screensaver: 1. From the web interface, choose Player Settings, then scroll to Screensavers. 2. Choose the RSS News Ticker from the list of screensaver choices. Click Change. -
Page 25: Wake-On-Lan
Transporter™ Owner’s Guide Wake-on-LAN Your computer may be configured to wake up when you access it with your remote control. This works by sending a special packet to the ethernet port on your computer; it does not work with computers connected via wireless network adaptors. To use Wake- on-LAN: Mac: Open the System Preferences and click on the Energy Saver icon, then click Options. -
Page 26: Analog Output Attenuation
Logitech® that the Transporter is connected to. This output requires an IR emitter connected via the 3.5mm mono connection and that the SlimServer IR Blaster plugin software is installed and configured appropriately. The IR Blaster software can be found under “Plugins” at http://wiki.slimdevices.com/... -
Page 27: Detailed Specifications
Transporter™ Owner’s Guide Detailed Specifications Audio Outputs • Digital and analog outputs • Gold-plated RCA, XLR, and BNC connectors • Volume control is provided for all outputs • Multiple outputs may be used at the same time Analog Outputs • AKM AK4396 Multi-bit delta-sigma digital-to-analog converter (DAC) •... -
Page 28: Audio Formats
Logitech® • Jitter (standard deviation): • 11ps at oscillator (intrinsic jitter) • 17ps at DAC • 35ps at S/PDIF receiver Audio formats • Lossless Formats (Apple Lossless, FLAC, WMA Lossless) • “Bit-perfect” CD audio streaming, with reduced storage and bandwidth usage. -
Page 29: Power Supply
Transporter™ Owner’s Guide • Field-upgradable Xilinx CPLD • 64Mb high-speed RAM • 16Mb program flash • Low-power design, fanless Network : Wireless Interface • True 802.11g wireless networking (can be disabled) • Bridging capability allows ethernet devices to connect to the network through the wireless interface •... - Page 30 Logitech® • Automatic over-voltage protection • Low-power “deep sleep” mode What’s Included: • Transporter Network Music Player • AC Power cable (appropriate plug by region) • User’s manual • SlimServer software (requires download) • Backlit 31-key infrared remote, with 2 AA batteries Physical : General •...
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Page 31: Troubleshooting
Transporter™ Owner’s Guide Troubleshooting The following tips and answers to frequently asked questions will help resolve problems you may encounter. You can find answers to additional questions on our web site at http://faq.slimdevices.com/. how do I get back to the Transporter Setup menu? Press and hold the arrow for five seconds to bring Transporter back to the setup LefT... - Page 32 Logitech® how do I find the IP address of the computer where I have installed SlimServer? On Windows: Click Start > Run, type in cmd and hit enter. In the DOS window, type ipconfig and hit enter. On Mac OS X: Go to System Preferences > Network. Under the ‘Show:’ drop-down, pick the network interface you are using, then click TCP/IP.
- Page 33 Transporter™ Owner’s Guide Third-Party firewalls: Instructions for configuring common firewall applications, including Norton Personal Firewall, Norton Internet Security, ZoneAlarm, McAfee Security Center, Trend-Micro PC-Cillin, can be found by searching the FAQ for the firewall name at: http://faq.slimdevices.com/. If your firewall allows you to open specific ports, the ports you need to open are: •...
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Page 34: Getting More Information
Logitech® Some of the songs in my iTunes library don’t show up on Transporter or say STOPPeD when I try to play them. What’s up with that? If you’ve moved your iTunes music files around, iTunes may export incorrect information about the songs in its library. - Page 35 Transporter™ Owner’s Guide AC POWeReD PRODUCTS: IMPORTANT SAfeTY INfORMATION CAUTION eLeCTRIC ShOCK hAZARD • Do not use this apparatus near water. • Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. • Do not push objects into apparatus vents or slots because fire or electric shock hazards could result.
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Page 36: Fcc Notice
A/V senders/receivers, etc.). Most likely you will not experience any RF interference between your Logitech® cordless product and the devices listed above. In some cases, however, it is possible that interference may occur. This interference could result in erratic behavior or a complete loss of signal in the other cordless devices. - Page 37 Transporter™ Owner’s Guide [eN] Use of this product is authorized in the following countries: [fR] L’utilisation de ce produit est autorisée dans les pays suivants: [De] Verbrauch dieses Produktes wird in den folgenden Ländern autorisiert: AT, CY, Be, BGR*, DK, UK, fI, fR**, De, GR, hU, Ie, LU, NL, PT, eS, Se, IS, LI, NO, Ch, CZ, PL, RO, SK, SI, ee, LV, LT, MT [eN] * General license require for outdoor use;...
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Page 38: Limited Warranty
() to repair or replace the hardware, or () to refund the price paid, provided that the hardware is returned to the point of purchase, or such other place as Logitech may direct, with a copy of the sales receipt or dated itemized receipt. - Page 40 © 00 Logitech. All rights reserved. Logitech, the Logitech logo, and other Logitech marks are owned by Logitech and may be registered. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Logitech assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this manual.