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Olive O6HD Quick Start Manual

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  • Page 1 Q U I C K S T A R T G U I D E...
  • Page 2 Congratulations and thank you for the purchase of your Olive O6HD music server, designed for Audiophiles. We have hand-built this O6HD personally for you, so you can enjoy your music the way it was supposed to be heard. Welcome to the exclusive circle of O6HD owners.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Package Contents ......... 6 Setup & First Steps ........6 Connecting your O6HD Music Server ....6 2.2 Navigation Basics .......... 9 2.3 Connecting to your Network ......13 Importing Music ..........15 Ripping CDs ..........15 Importing from a PC or Mac ......17 Your Music Library .........
  • Page 4 Your Olive O6HD comes with the following items: 1. User Guide 2. Power Cable 3. WiFi Antenna (2X) 4. Remote Control & Batteries Your O6HD may come with a protective film applied to the aluminum shell. Please remove it before you turn on your O6HD.
  • Page 5 2. NETWORK Your Olive O6HD can be connected wirelessly or wired to your home network: WIRELESS: Attach the two WiFi antennas that came with your O6HD to the connectors marked “WiFi 1”...
  • Page 6 4. USB Connect a USB hard drive to backup and restore your music library (please see Section 8.3 for more info). 5. IR INPUT For connecting an external IR Receiver in case your O6HD is inside a cabinet. 6. POWER Connect the power cord to the O6HD power connector and to the power outlet on your wall.
  • Page 7 4 Player 5 Sleep/Wake Buttons Button 1 Touchscreen 2 Navigation 3 Select Buttons Button ACCESSING THE MENU Once the Startup Screen appears, tap on the touch- screen (1) or press the Sleep/Wake Button (5) to get to the main menu. We recommend using the Sleep/ Wake Button to put your O6HD to sleep (or wake it).
  • Page 8 TOUCHSCREEN OR BUTTONS? Navigate your O6HD with both the huge Touchscreen (1) and the buttons. The Navigation Buttons (2) allow you to move up/down and left/right in the menu. The Select Button (3) is a dynamic button and gives you access to different functions depending on where you are in the menu.
  • Page 9 Shows the remaining playback time of the -03:29 current track. Tap to access the different play screens. Set the volume or mute your Olive. The Network icons show the current network con- nection status and allow you to access the network setup wizard.

  • Page 10: Connecting To Your Network

    A white network logo indicates you have network connection and internet access. An orange network logo indicates you are connected to the network, but have no internet connection. For more informa- tion about connecting to your network please refer to Section 2.3.
  • Page 11 Please select your network and press SAVE. 3. CHOOSE YOUR ENCRYPTION If you have an open network, the Olive HD Music Ser ver will automatically setup the connection and you are done. If your network is secured with a password, an entr y mask will appear.
  • Page 12 What if the O6HD does not connect to the network? Here are a few things to consider: DISTANCE The Olive O6HD should not be more than 20 to 30 feet away from your router (wireless con- nection only). ANTENNA Make sure to connect both WiFi antennas and position them upright.
  • Page 13 To import CDs into your Olive HD Music Server please follow these simple steps: 1. SELECT THE AUDIO FORMAT Go to SETTINGS > CD SETTINGS > CD IMPORT QUALITY and select the quality of the encoding. We recommend FLAC as it preserves the original CD quality while reducing the storage requirement to about 50% of uncompressed music (WAV).
  • Page 14 Your Olive HD Music Server needs to be connected to the internet in order to get album artwork. If album artwork is not available, an Olive logo will appear as a placeholder. The Olive HD Music Server only supports regular Audio CDs.
  • Page 15 WHAT YOU NEED 1. Please make sure the PC is connected to the same network as the O6HD. We recommend a wired connection if you are transfering large music libraries. 2. Note the IP address of your O6HD (SETTINGS > NETWORK CONNECTION >...
  • Page 16 IMPORTING FROM A MAC 1. Go to GO > CONNECT TO SERVER in the main menu on your desktop (or press COMMAND + K). 2. Enter the IP address of your O6HD, preceded by “smb://” into the pop-up window and click OK. !%&'())# #$#$#$## 3.
  • Page 17 Select MUSIC LIBRARY from the main menu and browse your music alphabetically by genre, art- ist, album, track, or album artwork. Choose the SEARCH function in each category and simply enter that includes the search term. Pressing the play/pause button allows you to play your music in different ways depending on where you are in the navigation.

  • Page 18: Your Music Library

    To create a playlist simply follow these steps: 1. ADD PLAYLIST Go to MUSIC LIBRARY > PLAYLISTS > ADD PLAYL- IST and enter the name of your playlist. 2. PLAY TRACK Play the track you want to add to the playlist and press the SELECT Button.
  • Page 19 To delete music simply play the track and press the SELECT Button. Choose DELETE in the pop-up window and then select to delete the track or the complete album. To delete a playlist simply highlight the specific playlist and press the SELECT Button. Choose DELETE in the pop-up window.
  • Page 20 Visit the support section at www.oliveHD.com for more details on the Maestro application. Your PC/Mac must be in the same network as your Olive. Currently only the Firefox browser is supported with Maestro. Download the browser for free at www.firefox.com.

  • Page 21: Internet Radio

    Internet radio will appear as a separate category in the main menu if the O6HD is connected to the inter- net. Stations are categorized into genre, region and public & info. To add a station to your FAVORITES you have to play the station, then press the SELECT But- ton and choose OK in the pop-up window.

  • Page 22: Remote Control

    Your O6HD comes with a standard infrared remote control to allow you to control key functions con- veniently from your couch. If you have an Apple® Sleep/Wake Button Player Buttons Navigation Buttons Shortcut Buttons OL I V E O 6 HD Q U I C K STA RT G UIDE...

  • Page 23: Network Music Player

    Olive offers its own network music player to allow streaming of music from the O6HD to additional rooms. Therefore, 3rd party network players are not actively supported. The O6HD incorporates local storage to allow quick and reliable access to your music content. Therefore we recommend consolidating your music onto the O6HD’s hard drive, where it is safe from usual com-...

  • Page 24: Software Updates

    CD database from scratch. All music and playlists are lost, therefore, this should only be done if you have first spoken with Olive’s support team. To do a recovery you need a USB stick with at least 4GB of memory. Please contact us at support@oliveHD.com on how to perform a recovery.

  • Page 25: Restore

    The restore process will erase all music on your O6HD and will overwrite it with the music from your backup. Go to SETTINGS > SYSTEM SERVICES and select RESTORE. Follow the on-screen instructions and connect the USB hard drive only when prompt- ed.
  • Page 26 WHEN PLANNING NOT TO USE YOUR OLIVE for long periods of time (e.g. vacation, etc.) disconnect the Power Cable from the wall outlet. Always grab the plug, never the cable itself. NEVER PUSH OBJECTS of any kind through the product openings. Never spill liquid of any kind on the product.
  • Page 27 RF field in excess of Health Canada limits for the general population; consult www.hc-sc.gc.ca. EUROPE EU Declaration of Conformity Olive declares that this product complies with the requirements and other rele- vant provisions of the R&TTE Directive (1999/5/EC). A copy of the full Declaration of Conformance may be obtained at www.olive.us/euro/compliance.
  • Page 28 However, since these products have the capability of down- loading software updates and enhancements on a regular basis, the resulting screen updates may no longer match the images in this manual. Check the Olive website for more information on software updates. RECYCLING INFORMATION This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product shall not be treated as household waste.
  • Page 29 Linux 2.6.12, which is made available un- der the GNU GPL license version 2 (hereafter called “The Program”). Olive Media, Inc. hereby offers to deliver or make available, upon request, for a charge no more than the cost...
  • Page 30 Olive property. The following exclusions and limitations apply: Olive is not liable for any damage to or loss of any programs, data, or other information stored on any media not covered by this warranty; Recovery and reinstal- lation of system and application software and user data are not covered under this Olive Limited Hardware Warranty.
  • Page 31 Olive is not responsible for direct, special, incidental or consequential damages resulting from any breach of warranty or condition, or under any other legal theory, including but not limited to lost profits, down-...

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