Media Player - Elan VIA! dj User Manual

USER GUIDE REV D
A window showing the contents of the VIA!dj hard disk will be
displayed.
You can now transfer music directly from your VIA!dj to a
portable player. The following two sections describe how to
transfer files using two popular media player applications,
iTunes ® and Windows ®

Media Player.

TRANSFERRING MUSIC TO YOUR
PORTABLE PLAYER USING ITUNES
The iTunes Media Player application is specifically designed to
simplify the process of synchronizing your music collection with
an iPod portable player. Support for other devices is limited;
you should check that your portable player is compatible before
using this application. iTunes version 4.6 or later is required.
The Library source in iTunes shows all media files stored on
the local hard disk as well as media which has been added
from other network drives. You can add the music collection
from your VIA!dj to the Library as follows:
• Select the Preferences option. This can be found under
the Edit menu on the Windows edition of iTunes and
under the iTunes menu on the Macintosh version.
• Select the Advanced tab.
• Ensure that the option labeled Copy files to iTunes
Music folder when adding to library is unchecked.
• Click the OK button to confirm any changes.
• From the File menu select the Import option.
• Select XML Files in the Files of type options (Windows
version only).
• Navigate to the hard disk of your VIA!dj on the network.
• Double-click on either the Macintosh_Index.xml or
Windows_Index.xml file, depending on the type of
computer you are using.
Note: The import process may take some time depending
on the number of albums and the speed of your computer.
If you have recently added new music or updated the
details of any of the albums on your VIA!dj you may wish
to wait for a few minutes before opening this file to ensure
that it is up to date.
Once the iTunes Library source has been updated with the
music from your VIA!dj you can you can update your iPod as
follows:
• Connect your iPod in the normal way.
• Click the Browse button in the top right-hand corner of
the iTunes window.
• Drag any item from the Genre, Artist, Album lists onto
the iPod icon in the Source area.
The transfer process will begin shortly afterwards.
UPDATING THE ITUNES LIBRARY
If you have removed music from your VIA!dj or edited the
names of any items in the library you will need to update the
iTunes Library to remove any broken links. To do this, you
should first delete all the VIA!dj albums from the iTunes library
as follows:
• Select the View Options item from the Edit menu.
• Check the Grouping option, then click the OK button to
confirm your changes.
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• In the iTunes Library click the new Grouping column
heading. The tracks located on your VIA!dj hard disk will
be grouped together using the label <-VIA!dj_Name (e.g.
<-VIADJ).
• Click on the first track in the list with this grouping label
then, holding down the Shift key, click the last track.
• Press the Delete key to remove these tracks from the
iTunes Library.
• Click Yes to confirm your choice.
Repeat the import process described above to add back the
VIA!dj information.
TRANSFERRING MUSIC TO YOUR
PORTABLE PLAYER USING WINDOWS
MEDIA PLAYER
The XiVA Media Import plugin for Windows Media Player
enables you to update the Media Library with the music
collection on your VIA!dj. Contact your local dealer or visit the
web site listed in the Getting Help chapter for more details.
Windows Media Player version 9 is required.
Once you have the XiVA Media Import plugin you can install it
on your PC by double-clicking on the XiVA WMP Plugin Setup
file and following the on-screen instructions.
The albums on your VIA!dj can then be added as follows:
• From the Tools menu highlight the Plugins option and
click XiVA Media Import.
• Navigate the My Network Places area to locate the hard
disk of your VIA!dj.
• Double-click on the Windows_Index.xml option.
Note: The import process may take some time depending
on the number of albums and the speed of your computer.
If you have recently added new music or updated the
details of any of the albums on your VIA!dj you may wish
to wait for a few minutes before opening this file to ensure
that it is up to date.
Once your Media Library has been updated with the music
from your VIA!dj you can update your portable player as
follows:
• Click the Copy to CD or Device option from the Media
Player toolbar.
• Select the Album, Artist, Genre or Playlist you wish to
copy from the Items to Copy list.
• Under Items on Device select your portable player.
• Click the Copy button.
The transfer process will begin shortly afterwards.
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