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Page 2 - ii; User Guide; Musicmatch is a registered trademark of Yahoo! Inc.; Warranty Limitations

ii User Guide Copyright Information furnished by SMC Networks, Inc. (SMC) is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by SMC for its use, nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use. No license is granted by i...

Page 3 - iii; Wireless Audio Adapter; Table of Contents

iii SMCWAA-G EZ-Stream™ 802.11g Wireless Audio Adapter Table of Contents About the SMCWAA-G EZ-Stream™ 802.11g Wireless Audio Adapter ..................... 1 Before You Start .................................................................................................... 1 PC Requirements .........

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iv User Guide Advanced Configuration Management .................................................................. 14 Method 1: Using the Remote Control ...............................................................................14 Select Language ....................................................

Page 5 - PC; Key Features; Before You Start; PC Requirements

1 SMCWAA-G EZ-Stream™ 802.11g Wireless Audio Adapter About the SMCWAA-G EZ-Stream™ 802.11g Wireless Audio Adapter With the SMCWAA-G EZ-Stream™ 802.11g Wireless Audio Adapter (SMCWAA-G) you are able to break away from your computer and enjoy digital music anywhere in your home. The SMCWAA-G plugs int...

Page 6 - Network Requirements; Two typical network configurations are shown below:; Wireless LAN Connection

2 User Guide Network Requirements The SMCWAA-G can communicate with your home network using TCP-IP over either an IEEE802.11b/g wireless link or a hard-wired Ethernet link. The network must provide: • Internet access (used to listen to Internet radio stations and online music tracks) and • Communica...

Page 7 - Contents of the Box; Musicmatch PC; Wired Ethernet Connection

3 SMCWAA-G EZ-Stream™ 802.11g Wireless Audio Adapter Contents of the Box Check that the box contains all the following items: • 1 SMCWAA-G wireless audio adapter • 1 SMCWAA-G EZ-Stream™ 802.11g Wireless Audio Adapter Quick Install Guide • 1 audio connector cable (twin RCA connectors at both ends) • ...

Page 8 - Configuration Mode

4 User Guide Using the Remote Control The table below describes the functions of all the keys on the remote control in all three operating modes:- The SMCWAA-G Remote Control Key Select and Play Modes Configuration & Edit Modes Standby on/off (short press). Restart SMCWAA-G (press and hold) Info...

Page 9 - Understanding the Operating Modes and Screen Displays; Operating; Play Mode; Screen Layouts; Musicmatch; D y n a m i c P l a y l i s t

5 SMCWAA-G EZ-Stream™ 802.11g Wireless Audio Adapter Understanding the Operating Modes and Screen Displays Your SMCWAA-G has three operating modes and four main LCD screen layouts, as follows: Operating Modes Browse Mode (Home Menu) Browse Mode is the normal startup mode of the SMCWAA-G. Here, you c...

Page 10 - Play Screens; M y F a v o r i t e s

6 User Guide The name of the selected folder (in this case, Internet Radio ) becomes the Screen Title of the next screen, which may look like this: This is almost the same as the Home Menu , but now the icon appears on the left, which means you can use the key to go back to the previous (in this cas...

Page 11 - Configuration Screens; D i g i t a l l y I m p o r t e d M o s t l y

7 SMCWAA-G EZ-Stream™ 802.11g Wireless Audio Adapter Here is a typical Play Screen display: The icons to left and right of the display provide information about the network connection and the audio buffer level respectively. The left-hand icon shows the signal strength as a vertical bar, when using ...

Page 12 - Yes; Edit Screens; Installing the SMCWAA-G; Essential Information and System Setup; SPACE; S M C W A

8 User Guide In Configuration Mode , Type Icons are only used after an item to show whether it is enabled ( [*] ) or disabled ( [ ] ). If you select such an item (by pressing or ), you will be able to change its status and make any other settings required by the new status. Sometimes you will have t...

Page 13 - MAC Address; Connecting the SMCWAA-G to the Network; Installing Musicmatch; Musicmatch Jukebox; items

9 SMCWAA-G EZ-Stream™ 802.11g Wireless Audio Adapter • If your AP has MAC filtering enabled, add the SMCWAA-G's MAC Address to the AP's Access Control List (ACL). This unique 12-character identifier can be found on a label underneath the SMCWAA-G unit. It is also one of the items in the Device Statu...

Page 14 - Installing Rhapsody; Configuring the SMCWAA-G; Language Selection; T h e W i z a r d G u i d e s y o u

10 User Guide Notes: 1. Before you can use Musicmatch , you must put some files in the Library. See Setting up a Musicmatch Library on your PC on page 12 or click Help in the Musicmatch Jukebox menu bar. 2. Your music library will be available using the SMCWAA-G, even when the Musicmatch Jukebox is ...

Page 15 - Using the Configuration Wizard (basic setup only); SSID; Standby and Restart; Rhapsody; Home Menu

11 SMCWAA-G EZ-Stream™ 802.11g Wireless Audio Adapter Using the Configuration Wizard (basic setup only) The Configuration Wizard will prompt you to edit the essential settings. S ETTING UP A WIRELESS C ONNECTION If the SMCWAA-G detects an active wired Ethernet connection, it will only operate in the...

Page 16 - Listening to Music; Selecting and Playing Music; Playlists; Setting up a Musicmatch Library on your PC; Listening to Internet Radio Stations

12 User Guide In the Home Menu , scroll up/down to find the source you want, then browse to the album, track or station that you want. If you cannot find all your sources, see Troubleshooting on page 20. Note: The menu trees for the user modes are on pages 22, 26 and 27. Listening to Music Selecting...

Page 17 - vTuner; Using Presets and Favorites; Saving a Track to a Preset Number

13 SMCWAA-G EZ-Stream™ 802.11g Wireless Audio Adapter The available categories will depend on the level of service you have installed, but will include items like: My Favorites, Genres, Countries, New Stations, Popular Stations and Help . To store station names in My Favorites , log on to the websit...

Page 18 - Method 1: Using the Remote Control; Select Language

14 User Guide Advanced Configuration Management There are two ways to change the setup of the SMCWAA-G. You can use the Remote Control and the LCD display or you can use the SMCWAA-G PC Utility running on any PC that can communicate with the SMCWAA-G. Note: The menu tree structures for the Remote Co...

Page 19 - Radio List Version

15 SMCWAA-G EZ-Stream™ 802.11g Wireless Audio Adapter Configure Date/Time The date and time formats can be set by selecting this menu . First the Select Time Zone menu offers a choice of 32 standard zones, then Daylight Saving can be enabled or disabled and, finally, the Select Time Format menu offe...

Page 20 - Changing Network Settings; Select Key Index

16 User Guide 2. Scroll up/down until Configuration Wizard is highlighted, and select it. When the introductory message appears (see page 10), press to go to the next screen and begin the setup process. Notes: 1. This process requires you to know some technical details of how your network is set up....

Page 21 - Installing the Utility; A p p l y S e t t i n g s ?

17 SMCWAA-G EZ-Stream™ 802.11g Wireless Audio Adapter E NABLING A P ROXY S ERVER 1. If you see the Enable Proxy Server menu select No or Yes , depending on whether or not your network uses a proxy server. 2. If you choose Yes , you will be prompted to edit/confirm the Proxy Hostname (example: proxy....

Page 22 - Uploading New Software to the SMCWAA-G

18 User Guide Click on the other tabs to view settings for the other three profiles. The active profile has the Make Active button grayed out (disabled) and an “Active Profile” icon in the top right corner of the screen. A CTIVATING A D IFFERENT N ETWORK P ROFILE To activate a different profile for ...

Page 23 - MUST NOT; Performing a Hard Reset to Factory Settings; Factory Default; Firewall Settings

19 SMCWAA-G EZ-Stream™ 802.11g Wireless Audio Adapter 3. The wizard displays details of the currently installed software for the SMCWAA-G and a warning notice. Click the Cancel button to cancel the upload or the Next button to proceed. 4. Select a valid software file (.bcd file) and click the Open b...

Page 24 - Troubleshooting Chart

20 User Guide Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Chart Problem Possible Cause Solution Nothing appears onthe display when the SMCWAA-Gis switched on. Power unavailable. Check that the SMCWAA-G power cable is properly connected and that the power is switched on. SMCWAA-G is not known to the network. Che...

Page 25 - Error Codes

21 SMCWAA-G EZ-Stream™ 802.11g Wireless Audio Adapter Error Codes The SMCWAA-G LCD screen may display the following error codes in the event of a problem: Unable to browse music files. No music files in the Musicmatch Music Library. Build a library, following the instructions in Setting up a Musicma...

Page 26 - Top Level Menus

22 User Guide Menu Tree Diagrams Top Level Menus R hapsody [PC N am e] F avorites Internet R adio M usicm atch [PC N am e] <D evice N am e > See Internet R adio M enu for m ore details Select Language K ey <text> M enu Title : M enu Item : Playable Item : <text> <text> See C ...

Page 27 - Configuration Mode Menus

23 SMCWAA-G EZ-Stream™ 802.11g Wireless Audio Adapter Configuration Mode Menus <Date> Yes [*] or No [ ] The active language is denoted by [*] Highlight & select a language to activate it See Configuration Wizard menus for details (Enabled or Disabled) Enabled orDisabled Wired Ethernet Infr...

Page 28 - Configuration Wizard Menus; Wireless LAN Configuration Wizard

24 User Guide Configuration Wizard Menus Wireless LAN Configuration Wizard 4 3 Select Security Suite Select Network Type Ad-hoc Infrastructure Enter Network SSID: ^ Subnet Mask <nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn> Change Gateway IP <nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn> Change DNS Server Preferred <nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn> Chang...

Page 29 - Wired Ethernet Configuration Wizard

25 SMCWAA-G EZ-Stream™ 802.11g Wireless Audio Adapter Wired Ethernet Configuration Wizard Wired Ethernet Select Network Highlight and select the Profile to be edited Profile 1 Profile 2 Profile 3 Load Profile Is Profile Management on? Yes No Subnet Mask <nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn> Change Gateway IP <...

Page 30 - Music Track Menus

26 User Guide Music Track Menus Artists All Tracks Artist/Albums Genres <Genre 1> Albums Genre/Artists Playlists <Playlist 1> <Track 1> Albums All Tracks Artists MusicMatch <PC1> Artist/Albums Genres Genre/Artists Playlists <Etc.> <Track 2> <Artist 1> <Et...

Page 31 - Internet Radio Menus

27 SMCWAA-G EZ-Stream™ 802.11g Wireless Audio Adapter Internet Radio Menus < Etc. > < Etc. > < Etc. > < Etc. > Press the Home button on the remote control at any time Key <text> Menu Title: Menu Item: Playable Item: <text> <text> MusicMatch < PC2> Inte...

Page 32 - Via SMCWAA-G PC Utility

28 User Guide Technical Specifications Standards • IEEE 802.11b • IEEE 802.11g • Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) Wireless Data Rates with Automatic Fall-back • 802.11b - 1/2/5.5/11Mbps • 802.11g - 6/9/12/18/24/36/48/54Mbps Data Modulation Techniques • 802.11b/g (DSSS) = BPSK, QPSK, CCK Radio Signal T...

Page 34 - Reorient the receiving antenna; Caution Statement; FCC Radiation Exposure Statement

30 User Guide Standards Compliance The SMCWAA-G EZ-Stream™ 802.11g Wireless Audio Adapter is designed to comply with the following standards. FCC - Class B This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These lim...

Page 35 - Industry Canada – Class B; Electromagnetic compatibility and radio spectrum matters (ERM)

31 SMCWAA-G EZ-Stream™ 802.11g Wireless Audio Adapter Industry Canada – Class B This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the interference-causing equipment standard entitled "Digital Apparatus", ICES-003 of Indus...

Page 37 - Glossary of Terms

33 SMCWAA-G EZ-Stream™ 802.11g Wireless Audio Adapter Glossary of Terms Term or Abbreviation Meaning AP Access Point. A device used to provide common wireless access to the Internet. CD-ROM Compact Disk - Read Only Memory. An optical disk used to store computer data. DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration ...

Page 38 - From Europe : Contact details can be found on

FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT, CALL: From U.S.A. and Canada (24 hours a day, 7 days a week) (800) SMC-4-YOU; Phn: (949) 679-8000; Fax: (949) 679-1481 From Europe : Contact details can be found on www.smc-europe.com or www.smc.com INTERNETE-mail addresses: [email protected]@smc-europe.c...