Linksys DMC250 - Manual

Table of Contents iv Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier Wireless Home Audio Rhapsody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 RadioTime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 M...

Table of Contents vi Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier Wireless Home Audio National Restrictions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54Third-Party Software or Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

Wireless Home Audio Product Family 1 Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier Wireless Home Audio Wireless Home Audio Product Family Fill Your Home With Music Let your music play all around your home. Enjoy different songs in different rooms at the same time – or the same one every...

Wireless Home Audio Product Family 3 Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier Wireless Home Audio Docking Station for iPod® (MCCI40) Add your iPod to your wireless music experience and enjoy your music, podcasts, audiobooks, and all of your iTunes purchased content all around your ...

Zone 5 - Bedroom Zone 4 - Office Zone 1 - Living Room Zone 2 - Kitchen Zone 3 - Game Room Wireless Home Audio Product Family 4 Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier Wireless Home Audio Sample Home Configuration Click on the image below to launch an interactive Flash version of a...

Product Overview - Director 5 Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier Wireless Home Audio Product Overview - Director Before You Begin This User Guide is intended to provide details on the product hardware, user interface, and use of the product. For initial installation instructi...

Product Overview - Director 6 Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier Wireless Home Audio Volume The volume slider rotates clockwise to increase the volume and counter clockwise to lower the volume. Navigation Buttons The navigation buttons can be used as a backup to the IR Remote...

Connecting Accessories 7 Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier Wireless Home Audio Connecting Accessories Speakers Power off your Director. 1. Locate the two-wire speaker cables provided. Each 2. two-wire cable is color coded with a red line on one of the wires, so it is easy to...

Connecting Accessories 8 Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier Wireless Home Audio Docking Station for iPod The optional Docking Station for iPod® (MCCI40) lets you connect your iPod to the Director or Conductor and play your iTunes music throughout your home. To connect your Do...

IR Remote Control Functions 9 Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier Wireless Home Audio IR Remote Control Functions Infrared Lens/LED This is the area that transmits the remote functions to the device. For optimal use, point the remote directly at the device. Power/ Standby Togg...

Setting Up Your Director 10 Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier Wireless Home Audio Setting Up Your Director Setup with EasyLink Advisor The Wireless Home Audio Installer will guide you through the setup of your Linksys by Cisco Wireless Home Audio devices. NOTE: The initial s...

Common Uses 11 Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier Wireless Home Audio Common Uses The Common Uses section contains details on some of the most commonly used features of your Director. Below is an overview of the contents of this section: Playing Your Music • How do I Play Mus...

Common Uses 12 Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier Wireless Home Audio Playing Your Music The Linksys by Cisco Wireless Home Audio system provides you with an extensive assortment of source options for playing audio throughout your home. How do I Play Music from My iPod? The o...

Common Uses 14 Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier Wireless Home Audio Internet Music and Radio Stations Rhapsody Rhapsody is the critically-acclaimed digital music service that provides its members unlimited access to millions of full-length tracks. With Rhapsody and your new...

Common Uses 15 Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier Wireless Home Audio Managing Music Libraries The way you interact with your music content is highlighted in this section. You will find out how useful Favorites are and how to use the queue functionality. • Creating and Using ...

Common Uses 16 Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier Wireless Home Audio To create a favorite using the IR Remote, perform the following steps: Locate and highlight the track, album, playlist, genre, 1. or artist that you want to set as a favorite. Press the right 2. button. Pre...

Common Uses 18 Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier Wireless Home Audio Using the Queue The Queue contains the track that is currently playing and any additional tracks that have been added to the queue. Adding songs to the queue allows you to play songs continuously without in...

Common Uses 19 Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier Wireless Home Audio Shuffle Shuffle generates a random playback order of the tracks in the queue. When you select Shuffle, it To shuffle the order, perform the following steps: Go to the 1. Now Playing Queue . Press right 2. o...

Common Uses 20 Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier Wireless Home Audio Volume Control Using the IR Remote, you can control the volume on individual devices such as the Player or control multiple devices when using the IR Remote with the Director or Conductor. From the Director...

Common Uses 21 Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier Wireless Home Audio The Now Playing Screensaver The Now Playing screensaver appears (unless disabled) after the time configured in Settings > General > NPS Setup . This screen displays the album artwork, artist name, son...

Common Uses 22 Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier Wireless Home Audio Using the Cisco Media Software The Cisco Media Server software and Cisco Media Player software are installed on your computer when you run the installation program from the CD-ROM. The Cisco Media Server so...

Common Uses 23 Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier Wireless Home Audio Modify or type in a new directory in the 2. Local Media Directory field by typing in the entire path such as C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\My Music; Additional directories are separated by...

Common Uses 26 Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier Wireless Home Audio Menu The Menu options vary depending upon the Media Source selected. The Menu allows you to navigate through libraries and channels. Media Sources Media Sources are displayed and can be selected from this a...

Using Your Director 27 Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier Wireless Home Audio Using Your Director The easiest way to navigate through the user interface is using a remote control. The Director includes the DMRIR500 IR Remote Control or you can purchase the optional Controller...

Using Your Director 28 Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier Wireless Home Audio Action Menus Action Menus provide advanced functionality that can be applied to the selected item. Pressing right on the IR Remote from a list menu displays the quick action options. You can select ...

Using Your Director 29 Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier Wireless Home Audio My Library My Library allows you to connect to favorite tracks and albums that you’ve bookmarked in Rhapsody’s extensive online music library. To bookmark tracks and albums in Rhapsody Online, you n...

Using Your Director 30 Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier Wireless Home Audio Channels Rhapsody Channels play continuous streams of music and are similar to radio station channels but without commercials. All Channels • Allows you to view all available channels. Top Channels ...

Using Your Director 33 Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier Wireless Home Audio Press the • Play button with the artist selected to add all tracks by the artist found on the iPod to the queue and begin playing the first track. Album Displays an alphabetical list of album titles...

Using Your Director 34 Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier Wireless Home Audio RadioTime RadioTime provides streaming Internet radio broadcasts from all over the world. Station titles are displayed with location listed in parenthesis. When a syndicated talk show is selected, a...

Using Your Director 37 Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier Wireless Home Audio Play To The Play To option allows you to link zones so that your music or radio stations are played to multiple rooms perfectly in sync. Network The network option allows you to modify your Director...

Using Your Director 38 Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier Wireless Home Audio NOTE: The wireless network name is case-sensitive. Capital letters can be found immediately after the group of lowercase letters. Once the wireless network name has been selected, a screen will appe...

Using Your Director 39 Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier Wireless Home Audio General The General option allows you to configure general devices settings for your Director. Date/Time Auto update When this option is enabled, the date and time settings are automatically updated...

Using Your Director 40 Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier Wireless Home Audio Home button This option configures the screen that will appear when the Home button on the IR remote is pressed once from the main menu or pressed twice from any other menu. The following are the sc...

Using Your Director 41 Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier Wireless Home Audio Audio Treble Setup Use the up and down buttons on the IR remote to adjust the high frequency audio playback level on the Director. After a few seconds of idle time the treble adjustment slider windo...

Troubleshooting 42 Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier Wireless Home Audio Troubleshooting Do I need to run the CD to configure my Wireless Home Audio devices? Yes. Basic settings can be applied on some devices via their screens, but in order to fully configure your Wireless H...

Changing Your Network Connection 44 Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier Wireless Home Audio Changing Your Network Connection NOTE: The initial setup of the Director requires you to use the CD-ROM to setup your Internet services. Do not initially setup your Director using the i...

Changing Your Network Connection 45 Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier Wireless Home Audio NOTE: If you’ve disabled the broadcasting of your wireless network name (SSID) on your router, you can enter it manually by selecting Enter Network name . You will either be prompted to...

Changing Your Network Connection 46 Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier Wireless Home Audio Wi-Fi Protected Setup Pin Method Navigate to 1. Settings and select it. Select 2. Network . Select 3. Connect to Network . Select 4. Wired or Wireless to activate the appropriate networ...

Specifications 48 Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier Wireless Home Audio Specifications Model DMC250 WiFi Standards Draft Dual Band 802.11n, 802.11g, 802.11b (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) Security features WEP, WPA, WPA2 Security key bits 64, 128, 256 # of Antennas Internal Antennas On...

Warranty Information 49 Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier Wireless Home Audio Warranty Information Limited Warranty Linksys warrants this Linksys hardware product against defects in materials and workmanship under normal use for the Warranty Period, which begins on the date ...

Regulatory Information 51 Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier Wireless Home Audio Regulatory Information Safety Warning Statement WARNING: This exclamation point indicates that there is a caution or warning of potential risk of bodily injury and/or it is something that could d...

Regulatory Information 54 Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier Wireless Home Audio National Restrictions In the majority of the EU and other European countries, the 2.4 GHz and the 5.0 GHz bands have been made available for the use of wireless local area networks (LANs). The ta...

Regulatory Information 56 Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier Wireless Home Audio User Information for Consumer Products Covered by EU Directive 2002/96/EC on Waste Electric and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) This document contains important information for users with regards to ...

Software License Agreement 60 Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier Wireless Home Audio Software License Agreement Software in Linksys Products This product from Cisco-Linksys LLC or from one of its affiliates Cisco Systems-Linksys (Asia) Pte Ltd. or Cisco- Linksys K.K. (“Linksy...

Software License Agreement 61 Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier Wireless Home Audio any third parties regarding your Linksys product and/or Software and/or (v) to enable Linksys to comply with all applicable laws and/or regulations, or the requirements of any regulatory auth...

Software License Agreement 62 Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier Wireless Home Audio commit to using it. (Some other Free Software Foundation software is covered by the GNU Lesser General Public License instead.) You can apply it to your programs, too. When we speak of free s...

Software License Agreement 64 Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier Wireless Home Audio If, as a consequence of a court judgment or allegation 7. of patent infringement or for any other reason (not limited to patent issues), conditions are imposed on you (whether by court order,...