Introduction - Elan VIA! dj User Manual

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INTRODUCTION

Welcome to the VIA!dj from ELAN Home
Systems. The VIA!dj is a revolutionary way
of filling your home with music.
Your VIA!dj stores and catalogs your
music collection, allowing you to select
any album or track at the press of a key.
You can browse through your albums
and tracks using convenient on-screen
menus
displayed on ELAN's VIA! Touch Panels and
televisions anywhere in your home, showing full album,
track, and artist names
downloaded from the Gracenote CDDB Music Recognition
Service, as well as the albums cover art. Your VIA!dj also lets
you organize your music collection and create selections for
different occasions to suit your mood.
TWO MODELS: VIA!DJ/VIA!DJ-S
VIA!dj is available in two models: the single-output VIA!dj-S,
and the original four-output VIA!dj. Both models have exactly
the same feature set and hard drive capacity. The only differ-
ence is the number of analog audio outputs. The dj-S distrib-
utes one music feed throughout your home; the four-output
VIA!dj can distribute four independent music feeds, allowing
you to listen to different music in different rooms from the one
unit. For the purpose of this manual, the four-output VIA!dj is
shown.
INCREDIBLE CAPACITY
Your VIA!dj is a hard disk based audio system which can store
hundreds of hours of music, all with the convenience of instant
access, at the touch of a key.
CONVENIENT, USER-FRIENDLY SCREENS
Play music, record CDs, or organize your library using
convenient on-screen menus which show the full album, artist,
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CDDB Music Recognition Service via the built-in modem or
Ethernet connection. This database provides album and track
details for a wide range of CDs. This information can be down-
loaded and stored with each CD you record, allowing you to
select any item in your music collection by album name, artist
name, track name, or genre, giving you total flexibility in the
way you access and control your music collection.
CREATE YOUR OWN PLAYLISTS
Your VIA!dj allows you to compile personal playlists and then
automatically play tracks from the playlist you have selected.
Playlists let you customize your VIA!dj for each member of the
family, or for matching the music to the occasion or mood.
INSTANT ACCESS, IRRESPECTIVE OF
YOUR MUSIC COLLECTION
Whether you select a track by title, album, artist, or genre, your
VIA!dj locates it instantly and plays it at the press of a key.
All this is achieved with an extremely simple and intuitive user
interface, operated using a few keys on the front panel or
remote control.
USER GUIDE REV D
track names and
cover art, allowing
you to select the one
you want with a few
simple
selections.
INTERNET
ACCESS FOR
TRACK LISTINGS
Your VIA!dj records the
CDs from your music col-
lection at faster than real
time. It then automatically
connects to the Gracenote
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