Qsonix QJB110 User Manual

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Page 3: Safety Instructions
Copyright 2007 All Rights Reserved Qsonix Inc. This document contains information proprietary Westlake Village, CA to Qsonix Corporation and may not be reproduced, published or distributed in any form or disclosed in whole or in part without written authorization. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS IMPORTANT! Read these instructions.
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents ....................................4 Introduction ....................................5 Major Component Location ..............................6 Major Component Location ................................11 Setting Up Your QJB110 System ............................. 12 Internet Connection ....................................12 Touchscreen Basics ....................................14 Starting your Jukebox for the First Time ..........................15 Completing the First Time Startup Wizard .......................16...
Page 5: Introduction
 Sophisticated system maintenance tools The QJB110 allows you to quickly and easily load your CD collection directly to the internal hard drives of the system. Using its unique AlbumBrowser™ interface, Qsonix displays detailed information about each of your CDs, including the CD cover art. Qsonix supports a variety of compression quality options including CD Quality Lossless Compression.
Page 6: Major Component Location
Major Component Location Front Door Touchscreen Monitor Power Button USB Connection DVD/CD Drive...
Page 7: Major Component Location
Major Component Location Open Cabinet and rear Cabinet Computer Core with Jukebox Harddrives. This is the heart of the Qsonix Jukebox. Power Distribution Box Manual Holder Peavey 900 Power Amplifier. Crossover. Directs audio for the speakers Cooling Fan Assembly (2)
Page 8: Setting Up Your Qjb110 System
Connect the free end of your Ethernet cable to the Network port on the Qsonix Jukebox core. Make sure the other end of your cable in connected to your broadband modem or router. Close the cabinet door.
Page 9 Speaker and Zone Connections for the Qsonix Jukebox In order to begin using your Qsonix Jukebox to control multiple zones in the home, you must first have it properly installed and integrated with your sound system. Please use the following diagram to assist you in making the necessary audio, video, power and network connections.
Page 10: Touchscreen Basics
Touchscreen Basics The Qsonix QJB110 is operated from the touchscreen controller. Even if you have never worked with a touchscreen you will find that it is very simple— with only a little practice you will become comfortable in its use. Here are some more tips to help you to get the most out of your Qsonix Jukebox: ...
Page 11: Starting Your Jukebox For The First Time
This entire process takes a few minutes. Note: The QJB110 has been designed to be left in the “Power on” state, and does not need to be turned off when not in use. The system may be completely turned off by pressing the “power” button located in the center of the...
Page 12: Completing The First Time Startup Wizard
You will be prompted through a series of five setup screens which you must complete before you can begin using the system. STEP 2 – End User License Agreement You will be presented with the Qsonix End-User License Agreement (EULA). Press the “Accept” button to proceed.
Page 13 STEP 3 – Set Time & Date Set Date and Time – follow directions for setting. STEP 4 – Network Settings Network Settings – we recommend you choose “Auto Configure”. Otherwise, see the “Network Settings” section of this manual. After the system has gone through it’s routine, press next to proceed to STEP 5 –...
Page 14 You may also choose to customize the color scheme that will be used to identify each separate output. You Qsonix system allows you to manage and play separate playlists in each of its available outputs. STEP 6 - Completion Congratulation Screen appears when you have successfully completed initial setup.
Page 15: Loading Your Cd Library
In order to begin using your Jukebox system, you will first need to create a CD library by Loading your CDs into the system. The Qsonix system has been designed to make this a very simple and automated process. Grab a handful of at least four to five commercial CDs to load into the system and be sure that your Internet connection is available to the Jukebox system.
Page 16 To load custom compilation CDs (disks you have burned or created yourself) and other discs not recognized by the system, the Qsonix Jukebox provides a CD Loading Wizard. The wizard allows you to input your own information using the touchscreen.
Page 17 To Begin Open the Qsonix Jukebox disk drive. Step 1 Insert the CD into the CD tray. The CD loading wizard will display the “Disc Information Not Available Screen”. Press the “NEXT” button in the lower right corner of the screen to proceed with manual input of disc information.
Page 18 Step 6 Enter the Album Title Step 4 Enter the song titles in the spaces provided. The Qsonix Jukebox has already calculated and noted the time of each track. Use the on-screen keypad to enter title information. Use the “NEXT” button in the track title entry field to move forward and enter the next track title.
Page 19 CD via the various music selection features of Qsonix Jukebox. Did you know you can use your own art or photographs as cover art? When you set up your QSONIX Jukebox on your home network, you’ll be able to share image files as well Good to Know! as music files! To learn more, go to the “Network Places”...
Page 20: The Qsonix User Interface
The Qsonix User Interface The Qsonix user interface is divided into several main panels or areas that comprise the entire system. All of Qsonix’s features are accessible from this primary interface which has been designed to be simple, fast and fun to use.
Page 21: Qsonix Menu Bar
The menu bar will always display the “View Mode Menu” on the far left, “Return to Last View” button next to it, and the “Qsonix” Setup-Tools button, which gives you access to setup and preferences. Other icons that may appear on the menu bar refer to specific settings or processes in progress: Whirling CD –...
Page 22 View Album To quickly navigate to a specific album/CD in your library, use the View Album mode. When this view is selected, a list of all of albums/CDs in your library will be shown arranged by album name/title. Press a title on the list to browse to that particular album.
Page 23 View Genre The View Genre mode allows you to quickly browse all of the albums/CDs that have been classified in a given genre or style of music. Each CD is automatically classified when you load it into you library. The left column indicates the “genre”, a quick double-tap here will take you directly to all of the CDs in this genre.
Page 24 View Year The first items displayed here will be the decades such ast 1970’s or 1980’s followed by individual years like 1977. The available items are based on the music you have loaded into your system. Simply tap on any item and you will be presented with the applicable albums in your system.
Page 25 View All As you may already have guessed, the View All mode allows you to look through your entire library. When you choose this view, you will be presented with the complete list of all the CDs in your library. ...
Page 26: Album Browser Display
“Burn Album”, “Delete Album”, etc. Cover Art – Displays the album art for this album if it was retrieved from the Qsonix data service. You may customize this cover using the “Edit Cover” feature described later.
Page 27 Double-tap any track in either of the album browsers.  Any music currently playing will fade and the Qsonix 110 system will play a several seconds (according to your set preferences—see Tools > Playback > Preferences for more information on customizing your preview fade settings.
Page 28 Doesn’t get any easier than this! (see CD Burning topic for more details) Show Track Artists—Especially useful for checking out compilation and “Best of…” Albums Delete Album—As described: tapping this selection will delete the current album. Don’t worry, Qsonix will ask you if you really want to delete the album before continuing.
Page 29: Album Browser Controls
Select Cover Art Screen The screen will display all available cover artwork located in this folder. You may use the scroll bars if there are too many to fit on the screen. When you find the image you want to use as a cover for the album, tap on it once.
Page 30: Now Playing Panel
Outputs 3 / 4 Toggle – This button will toggle the Now Playing area to display either outputs 1 & 2 or outputs 3 & 4. Each Output can have its own unique playlist that can be played via the discrete outputs of your Qsonix system allowing different music to be played in different areas or zones.
Page 31 Drag and Drop – You can easily move any song in the playlist by dragging it to a new location, indicated by the yellow insertion bar. You may freely add tracks or entire albums from the album browser directly to the Now Playing list for playback.
Page 32: Let's Play Some Music
Now that we have familiarized you with the basics on navigating through you music library, let’s see how quick and easy it is to play music and build playlists. Be sure you have loaded some CD’s into your Qsonix system and experiment with the following techniques and methods of playing music.
Page 33 Using your Playlists  Drag the playlist you want to hear from the Playlist Panel area and drop in in the Now Playing area.  The playlist will be inserted into an existing playlist at the point as indicated by the yellow highlight. Add Tracks to Your Playlists Tracks are easy to add to a Playlist;...
Page 34 Managing your Playlists – The Playlist Management Panel The Playlists drop-down Options Menu provides the tools you need to manage and get the most out of your custom playlists. Following are descriptions and tips for using these tools. New (Add a new Playlist) It’s easy to add a new playlist.
Page 35 Edit Playlist (customize your playlist) Taping the Edit Playlist button from the Playlist menu will display the “Edit Playlist” interface. Here you can see and edit the contents of your playlist. You can re-arrange the order of songs, delete songs, and even add new songs using drag-and-drop. You will receive a warning if you attempt to perform a function that is not allowed, or if you exceed the playlist size limit of 3000 tracks.
Page 36 Using drag-and-drop to edit Playlists Any track in a playlist can be moved by dragging it to a new location, indicated by the yellow insertion bar. You may also easily add tracks by dragging them from the Album browser and dropping them directly into the edit playlist view. Play Now –...
Page 37 Synchronization If an iPod (running the latest apple firmware) is connected to your Qsonix system, the iPod selections Sync Playlist, Sync All, and the several Sync Quality choices will be available from the Playlist Option menu. Sync Quality sets the compression for the playlist sync to the iPod.
Page 38 Generate Tapestry Playlist From the Playlist Management Panel, you can generate a playlist automatically—based on almost any criteria you can think of—by using the Create Tapestry Playlist feature. This exciting capabilities utilizes extensive musical meta-data that is retrieved automatically by the system and provides a unique, fun and personalized method to quickly create playlists based on styles, moods, themes and instrumentation.
Page 39: Playback Controls
Moving the knob to the right will increase volume, moving to the left will decrease the volume. Using the Mute Control The “mute button” toggles back and forth between mute and un-mute modes. Qsonix will automatically use your SoftFade™ settings to softly fade the volume up or down. Using the Playback Controls Play/Pause –...
Page 40: Advanced Features & Setup
General Tab Device Name - It is helpful to set up your Qsonix 110 as part of your home network so that internet connection and files may be shared. To allow your Qsonix 110 to be recognized as a device by your network, give it a name here. Use either the onscreen keypad or a regular computer keyboard connected to an available USB/Accessory port.
Page 41 Import Media - The Qsonix 110 allows you to import music files that you have previously ripped or downloaded onto another device such as your PC, server, etc. From here you can define any number of “Network Locations” that exist on your network as file shares.
Page 42 System > Access To make additions or changes to the playlist when Protected Access is enabled: Touch anywhere on the screen when the system is in protected access mode. A pop-up numeric keypad will appear on the screen. 2. Enter the password/PIN number on the pad. The menu screen appears, with an open padlock icon in the top menu bar.
Page 43 Network Tab Network Settings configures your Qsonix system to automatically access the Internet to retrieve detailed information about your CDs as well as software updates and to be accessible from by other devices on your home network. When you select the Network tab for the first time, you will be offered two choices for setup, Auto Configure and Manually Configure.
Page 44 Using Network Places Some of the Qsonix system functions allow you to use media and other resources that are located on other devices on your network, such as music and picture files on stored your PC or other server. Network places is where you set references to other...
Page 45 While the Qsonix system is designed to work independently with your home sound or home theatre system, configuring Network Places will allow you to use the following Qsonix features:  Share your Qsonix Media Library with other devices such as PC’s, game consoles or other streaming devices.
Page 46 PC network conventions. For example if the IP address of your Qsonix is 192.168.0.100 (check the Qsonix information tab for the IP address) then you can access the shares by using the following network paths on the device you are configuring \\192.168.0.100\music...
Page 47 CD Quality Tab Your Qsonix system offers three different levels of audio quality for CD Loading. Choose from one of the following: CD Quality – stores in WMA lossless CD Quality High Quality - stores in 320Kbps WMA Normal Quality – stores is 128Kbps WMA The system displays the amount of remaining space available at each quality level.
Page 48 Maintenance cycle. iPod® - Working with your iPod® If your iPod is connected to the Qsonix 110 via the USB port, this screen displays detailed information it. Select the iPod Information tab to see: ...
Page 49 .WAV quality while transferring others using .MP3 compression. Qsonix 110 also automatically stores tracks that have been previously converted and transferred, thus eliminating the need to re-convert those tracks during future file transfers.
Page 50 Information Tab The Information screen displays current settings and statistics about your Qsonix system.  Version (software)  Available Space  Database  System ID  IP Address  System Up Time  List Update  System Stats (number of tracks, artists,...
Page 51: Cd Burning
The system automatically handles all conversion and burning using the built-in CD-Recorder drive. You can easily rearrange track order and make custom mix discs from your Qsonix library. You can also make backup copies of any CD that has already been loaded into your Qsonix with one-button press from the Album menu.
Page 52: Importing Music From Network Locations
Users that have already ripped or digitally stored their music can now easily import their digital music collections from other PC’s, servers or network locations. Using advanced acoustical fingerprinting technology, Qsonix recognizes already ripped or downloaded files and retrieves and cleans up associated metadata including cover art, all automatically. No more duplicates, misspelled artists, missing cover art, etc.
Page 53 5. You may postpone and later resume the import session by pressing the Postpone button. To cancel the import session, press the Cancel button. NOTES-  Qsonix Version 2.0 currently supports import of .WMA and .MP3 music files ONLY.  Qsonix will automatically detect duplicate music.
Page 54: Web Browser Control
Open the web browser on your PC or laptop. In the address bar of your browser, type http://xxx.xxx.x.xx , or “http://your Qsonix IP address”, (you only need to enter the address in the format shown, the system will be directly to the individual web pages that have more complex URL’s.
Page 55 Zone, Transport and Volume Alpha Search Bar Controls Web Browser Item Selection When you highlight an album or a track, you may use the Actions Menu to:  Add the Album, Track, or Artist to a Favorite Playlist. Selecting one of these options will present you with a list favorite playlists.
Page 56 1. Click mouse to select an Album 2. Album Tracks appear here 3. Actions Menu appears here Web Broswer View Mode Menu The Web Remote has a drop down browser menu that looks similar to the Jukebox touchscreen and works exactly the same way: Any selection you make from the drop-down Browse menu will give you a set of options similar to those described above for track or album play.
Page 57 Use the drop-down Browse menu the same as you would from the QJB110 touchscreen This screen area displays what’s Now Playing...
Page 58 Working with Playlists and Favorite Playlists  Selecting Playlists from the drop down Browser menu allows you to view your playlists and their contents.  Use this area to select one or more playlists as a “Favorite” so you can add more tracks or albums to it from the Web browser.
Page 59: Frequently Asked Questions
Q; How do I use the SPDIF digital output on the QJB110? A: Go to the system preferences menu by clicking on the Qsonix logo in the menu Bar. Be sure you are on the “Playback” tab, and click the “Advanced Settings”...
Page 60: Appendix: Hardware And Accessories
Amplifier Description and Operation The Amplifier in the QJB110 is a professional audio model PV-900 from Peavey Electronics, one of the most recognized names in music instrument and professional audio products. This product contains patented circuitry to limit distortion as well as unique cooling methods.
Page 61: Troubleshooting & Repair
Troubleshooting & Repair Circuit Breaker and Fuse Location The QJB110 Jukebox is protected by a main switch/circuit breaker located on the back of the cabinet. The Power Amplifier has a circuit breaker on the back of it. See the Peavey manual for more information.
Page 62: Troubleshooting Charts
Troubleshooting Charts Power Problems Fault Symptom Possible Cause Main Power switch not on Jukebox fails to operate at all when it is LED' s on Amplifier all dark Plug not in wall outlet or Distribution Box plugged in and the blue power button has LED' s on remote interface dark Outlet "Dead"...
Page 63 Amplifier Problems Fault Symptom Possible Cause Amplifier "Dead" All Amplifier LEDs Dark Amplifier power cord unplugged NOTE: Be Sure a selection is playing. Screen should say, “Now Playing” Amplifier circuit breaker tripped Defective Amplifier Green POWER LEDs ON Input cables not connected Yellow COM LEDs Dark Red OTT LEDs Dark Cables to audio interface not connected...
Page 64: Contacting Customer Support
We maintain a list of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers and other useful information. The Qsonix firmware will be updated with new features and bug fixes periodically, so be sure to visit our news page at http://www.qsonix.com/news or contact your reseller to learn more about new features and options.