Philips WACS7500 - Manual

Table of contents 1 ENGLISH Table of contents 1 Important 3 1.1 Safety 3 1.2 GPL Package written offer 4 1.3 LGPL Library written offer 4 1.4 Environmental information 4 1.5 Disposal of your old product 5 1.6 Maintenance 5 1.7 Hearing Safety 6 1.8 Register your product 7 2 Your Wireless Music Center...

Impor tant 3 ENGLISH 1 Impor tant 1.1 Safety • Do not open the product or remove the cover. The interior does not contain any user- serviceable parts. • Do not place objects filled with liquid, such as vases, on the product.• Do not stick objects into the openings of the product.• Do not drop object...

1.7 Hearing Safety Listen at a moderate volume. • Using headphones at a high volume can impair your hearing. This product can produce sounds in decibel ranges that may cause hearing loss for a normal person, even forexposure less than a minute. The higher decibel ranges are offered for those that ma...

1.8 Register your product To fully benefit from the support that Philips offers, register your product at www.philips.com/welcome . As it is possible for you to upgrade your product, we recommend that you also register yourproduct on www.club.philips.com so that we can inform you as soon as new and ...

Your wireless music centre and station 8 2 Your Wireless Music Center & Station Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to Philips! With the Wireless Music Center & Station you can: • Stream music from your PC• Dock your iPod• Plug & play from USB devices• Enjoy HD playback You can ...

Your wireless music centre and station 9 ENGLISH Remote control, 2-way, incl. 4xAAA batteries Remote control, 1-way, incl. 2xAAA batteries Power cable, 2x FM wire antenna, 2x Ethernet cable, 1x PC Suite CD, 1x Mounting kit, 1x (for Station) Supplied accessories

Your wireless music centre and station 10 2.2.1 Controls on Center and Station 1 Antenna 2 USB jack 3 Disc slot (loader) (only ) Insert discs with graphics facing you 4 / (only ) Ejects a disk from the CD slot 5 LCD Display shows the status of the set 6 MUSIC FOLLOWS ME HD: moves music playback betw...

Your wireless music centre and station 11 ENGLISH 14 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 Navigation controls (left, right up, down)allow you to scroll through the option lists 1 HD/CD/USB/UPnP : returns to previous option lists 3 / 4 HD/CD/USB/UPnP : skips/searches tracks/passage back/forward (in playbackscreen)Fast scro...

2.3 Overview remote controls 2.3.1 2-way remote control 1 y Press briefly to switch the set to ON orStandbyPress & hold to switch the set to Eco Standby(power-saving mode) 2 HOME Selects HD Music , 1 234 5 67 8 9 11131517 10 1416 31 30 29 2827262524232221 18 1920 12 Important! The following feat...

Your wireless music centre and station 16 2.4 Overview display Icons of the LCD: Icon Description Icon Description Client connected Repeat all Client not connected Repeat 1 Music Shuffle Radio Alarm UPnP Music broadcast Aux mode Music follows me CD mode Mute HD mode RDS Radio mode Sleep Record (rip)...

Installation 17 ENGLISH 3 Installation 3.1 Install Center ( ) and Station ( ) Note Before you decide where and how to install the set, test the Wi-Fi connection and rear cableconnections to find a suitable location. You can install in two ways, free standing (using the supplied stands) or wall mount...

Installation 18 3.2 Connect AC power Ensure that all rear connections are established before you power up the set. Connect the AC power cord to the mains outlet. The set is now powered up (switched on). When in Standby or Eco Standby mode, and still consume some power. To disconnect the system from ...

Installation 19 ENGLISH 3.4.1 Connect antennas 1 Extend wire antenna. 2 Connect wire antenna to FM antenna jack: 3 Optional: To improve FM reception you can install an extension line (sold separately) betweenthe wire antenna and the antenna jack. 4 Unwind the antenna extension line completely. 5 Mov...

Installation 20 To play back music from the portable device: 1 Press HOME . 2 Select PORTABLE . 3 Select USB . > Your portable device is displayed. 4 Use 3 or 4 and 2 to select your music. For more details and instructions on how to record music to the portable device: See 10 External sources . T...

Installation 21 ENGLISH 2 Use 3 or 4 and 2 on the remote control (or use the navigation control of your iPod) to select the music in your iPod menu system.(See also 10 External sources ). 3.4.4 Connect additional appliances It is possible to play audio output from an external source, e.g. TV, VCR, L...

Prepare 22 4 Prepare 4.1 Set the clock The time can be displayed in 24-hour or 12-hour format. You can set up your clock on or . There are two methods to set the clock, RDS automatic time synchronization and manual time set-up. RDS auto time sync: If you have preset RDS radio stations, you can synch...

Prepare 23 ENGLISH 4 Use 3 or 4 and 2 to select the RDS radio station you wish to synchronize the clock with. > The screen shows a confirmation screen: Manual time set:1 Press MENU to enter the menu screen. 2 Use 3 or 4 and 2 to select Settings followed by Time . 3 Use 3 , 4 , or the numeric keyp...

Prepare 24 4 Use 3 , 4 , or the numeric keypad (0-9) repeatedly to set the hours followed by the minutes. 5 Confirm with OK . Tip • Change to 12-hour or 24-hour format: 1 In the Time menu, select Time Format . 2 Use 3 or 4 and 2 to select your option. • If you disconnect the power supply (pull the m...

Prepare 25 ENGLISH 4.2 Remote control The set is supplied with a 2-way remote control and a 1-way remote control. You can use these tocontrol functions on or . Note Use the 1-way remote control for Station management, Network configuration, and to Edit trackinformation. The 2-way remote control cann...

Prepare 26 Installing batteries: Open battery compartment. Install into • 2-way remote control: 4 batteries type LR03 or AAA.• 1-way remote control: 2 batteries type LR03 or AAA. Observe correct polarity (refer to ‘ + ’ / ‘ - ’ symbols inside the battery compartment). Close battery compartment. IMPO...

Prepare 27 ENGLISH 4.2.2 Remote control, 2-way You can choose to use the 2-way remote control to operate either or . Depending on the level of interference, you can also select your preferred operational mode: Enhanced Mode orNormal Mode. Center (default): to operate Station : to operate Enhanced Mo...

Basic functions 29 ENGLISH 5 Basic functions 5.1 Power modes and functions When you plug the product into your mains supply, it powers up and is in power mode ON . The y button allows you to change the power mode. A colored light in the button indicates the currentpower mode: Center ( ) / Station ( ...

Basic functions 30 During Standby the display shows the time (or display shows —:— if you have not set the clock). To switch the / back ON again, a press y . / switches ON and remembers the last source selected: The button light changes from red to green. OR b press one of the source buttons on the ...

Basic functions 31 ENGLISH 5.2 Eco Standby (power-saving mode) In the power-saving mode Eco Standby, the display and Wi-Fi connections of the product are turnedoff. The HD (Hard Disk) of also becomes inactive. When is switched to Eco Standby, you cannot stream music between and or import music from ...

Basic functions 32 5.5 MUTE During playback, you can deactivate the sound without switching off the set. 1 To deactivate the sound, press MUTE . > appears. Playback continues without sound. 2 To reactivate the sound, press MUTE again or adjust the volume with VOL + . > The icon disappears. 5.6...

Basic functions 33 ENGLISH 5.6.3 DBB (Dynamic Bass Boost) Press DBB (Dynamic Bass Boost) once or more times to change the bass settings. Select your option: DBB OFF (default), DBB 1 , DBB 2 , or DBB 3 . Tip Some discs might be recorded in high modulation, which causes a distortion at high volume. If...

Basic functions 34 5.8 Selecting languages 1 Press MENU to enter the menu screen. 2 Use 3 or 4 and 2 to select Settings , followed by Language . 3 Use 3 or 4 and 2 to choose English , Français , Español , Nederlands , Italiano or Deutsch . 5.9 Sleep You can preset a certain period of time after whic...

5.10 Alarm 5.10.1 Set alarm / alarm time / repeat mode 1 Press MENU to enter the menu screen. 2 Use 3 or 4 and 2 to select Settings . 3 Use 3 or 4 and 2 to select Alarm , followed by Alarm On or Off . > The Alarm Time screen appears. 4 In the Alarm Time screen, use 3 or 4 and 2 to enter the hours...

6 HD (Hard Disk) 6.1 Play HD Music Music is centrally stored in the 80GB HD (Hard Disk) on the . All the stored music can be streamed and played on via Wi-Fi. 1 Check that or is switched ON or in Standby mode (see 5 Basic functions ). 2 Press HOME and select HD Music (or press HD on remote control)....

3 Use alphanumeric keys to enter keyword (maximum 8 characters) (see 4.4 Prepare: Alphanumeric keys ) 4 Press OK to start searching > Display: Searching… Searching starts from the beginning of current option list.The matched items appear at the top of the list.The option list automatically shows ...

6.2.4 Find track in current album (during playback) In playback screen, navigate with 3 / 4 to select track in current album during playback. 6.2.5 Find passage in current track (during playback) 1 In playback screen, press & hold 3 / 4 or J( / )K > Track gets scanned at high speed. 2 When yo...

Rip from a CD at high speed: (Audio CD, MP3/WMA CD) 1 Insert CD with printed side facing you: For MP3/WMA CD, press 2 on a highlighted file folder to enter the track list. Hard Disk 40 Music recognition technology and related data are provided by Gracenote®. Gracenote is theindustry standard in musi...

Hard Disk 41 ENGLISH 2 In the track list screen, press RECORD 0 (remote control REC ). > List of tracks with check boxes appears: 3 Press MARK/UNMARK to select/deselect tracks (hold MARK/UNMARK to select/deselect all tracks). 4 Press RECORD 0 ( REC ) to start ripping. > Display shows CD-Rip an...

Hard Disk 42 6.4.3 Record from radio or external source A maximum recording time of 3-hours can be made from the radio or an external source. 1 a In Radio mode, tune the desired radio station (see 8.1 FM radio: Tuning radio stations ). or b In AUX mode, start playback from the external source. 2 Pre...

Hard Disk 46 6.10 View system information 1 Press MENU to enter the menu screen. 2 Use 3 or 4 and 2 to enter Information menu. The display shows: System , Wireless and Wired . a Use 3 or 4 and 2 to select System . > Name of or and firmware version (on also: free hard disk space) is shown on the d...

6.11 Edit track information Note Use the 1-way remote control to Edit track information . The 2-way remote control cannot be used for this task. You can edit track title, album name, etc. on : 1 Press HOME to select HD . 2 Use 3 or 4 and 2 to select the track to be edited. 3 Press MENU . > ‘Edit’...

CD 48 7 CD (Center only) 7.1 Supported discs You can play the following discs on the system:• Pre-recorded audio CDs (CDDA)• Finalized audio CD-Rs and CD-RWs (12cm CD / 8cm CD, 185 MB / 200 MB)• MP3WMA-CDs (CD-R/CD-RWs with MP3/WMA files)• AAC-CDs (MPEG4 AAC LC raw format, .m4a/.m4b files) About MP3...

8 FM radio 8.1 Tune radio stations 1 Connect the supplied FM wire antenna to and (see 3 Installation ). 2 Ensure that the set is switched on or in Standby mode (see 5 Basic functions ). 3 Press HOME once or more times to select Radio. > Playback screen appears.Display: Radio, radio station freque...

8.2.1 Autostore: Automatic preset program Autostore automatically starts programming radio stations into the preset memory, beginning withPreset 1. Available stations are programmed in the order of their radio frequency, RDS stations arefollowed by FM stations. A maximum of 10 RDS stations will be s...

8.5 Internet radio* You can also listen to all the most popular Internet Radio stations by connecting through the Philips web service, where automated links to active stations are maintained and updated at regular intervals. The Internet Radio feature requires registration with Philips . The registr...

9 UPnP Note Ensure you are connected to your home network when you use the UPnP feature. See 11 Network Settings for information on how to get your system connected to the home network and the Internet. 9.1 UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) UPnP is a standard which connects multiple devices (wirelessly...

or : 4 Press HOME on remote control to select UPnP mode. > The display on the set shows a list of connected UPnP devices (up to 4 UPnP devices).(Server not found appears if there is no UPnP device found in the network.) 5 Use 3 or 4 and 2 to select your desired UPnP device. > The music library...

10 External sources 10.1 Play or record to USB mass storage device You can playback music from a USB device on or . You can also transfer the music library of to a USB mass storage device, so that you can carry your favorite music with you wherever you go. 10.1.1 About USB device Note • In some USB ...

How to organize your MP3/WMA files on a USB mass storage device or browses MP3/WMA files in the same way as reads the HD. Organize your MP3/WMA files in different folders or sub-folders as needed. Tip • Make sure that MP3 files end on extension .mp3 and WMA files end on extension .wma.• For DRM prot...

10.1.3 Transfer music to USB device 1 Check that the USB device is properly connected to . 2 On , press HOME and use 3 or 4 and 2 as necessary to select HD . > If it is in HD playing mode, press STOP to stop playing. 3 Use 3 or 4 and 2 to select an option (Playlists, Artists, etc…) and enter the ...

6 Press RECORD to start recording. > Display shows: Transferring... The number of tracks transferred / to be transferred appears.Selected tracks are transferred to the USB device. Tip • Press 1 to stop selecting tracks and return to the list of tracks. To continue, repeat steps 3 to 5. • Recordin...

11 Network settings Note Use the 1-way remote control for Station management and Network configuration. The 2-wayremote control cannot be used for these tasks. You can add and/or to your existing home network. Set your network according to your needs as follows: 11.1 Add Stations to Wi-Fi network of...

• On a Station that was already paired with another Center: a Press MENU b Select Installation mode > Station enters automatic installation mode. 2 Disconnect the power plug of and then connect it to the power supply again. > Display: Connecting to Center 3 On remote control, press MENU to ent...

11.2 Connect to Wi-Fi (wireless) enabled home network The Wi-Fi enable network is a Wi-Fi infrastructure network or a Wi-Fi enable home network witha router. 1 To connect or to a Wi-Fi enabled home network, start the Add Network procedure on or respectively. 2 For music playback within the home netw...

Network settings 71 ENGLISH 6 In Set IP Mode screen: If you are using a DHCP* enabled network device, select Automatic . * DHCP stands for D ynamic H ost C onfiguration P rotocol. It is a protocol for assigning dynamic IP addresses to devices on a network. 11.3.2 Set network on Station ( ) If there ...

11.4 Connect to two different home networks WACS7500 can be added into two different home networks via wired and wireless network ports.Note that the IP addresses of the two different network ports cannot be in one subnet: WACS7500has no router function and cannot determine which port to use. Note O...

11.5.2 Viewing the connection with home network 1 Check that or is in HD source. 2 Press MENU to enter the menu screen. 3 Use 3 or 4 and 2 to enter Information menu. > The display shows: System , Wireless and Wired . 4 Use 3 or 4 and 2 to select Wireless or Wired . • Wi-Fi: information about the ...

12 Connect to your PC Minimum PC requirements: • Windows 2000 SP4 (or above) / XP SP2 / Vista• Pentium III 500MHz processor or higher• 256MB RAM• CD-ROM drive• Ethernet adapter, enabled (for wired connection) - or• Wireless network adapter 802.11 b/g (for wireless connection)• 500MB free hard disk s...

13 Gracenote® CD Information The Gracenote® music recognition service provides the set with CD track information (includingalbum, artist, genre, track information) from its built-in database. It allows the recorded CD tracksto be properly categorized (for example, under Artists, Albums, Genres or Al...

13.2.1 Look up CD track information When an internet connection present (see 11.6 Connect to Internet ), insert the CD of which you require the information (insert disc into loader slot of with graphics facing you). Searching start immediately. The system will search the local Gracenote® CD database...

14 Firmware Upgrade 14.1 Upgrade firmware The supplied PC Installer CD Wireless Audio Device Manager (WADM) helps you get the upgradesfor WACS7500 Center and Station. 1 Register your Philips Wireless Music Center with www.club.philips.com. 2 Download the firmware upgrade files and store them on your...

14.2 Restore previous firmware After the firmware of is upgraded, you can restore it to its previous version as desired. On 1 Press MENU to enter the menu screen. 2 Use 3 or 4 and 2 to enter Settings followed by Firmware , then Restore firmware . 3 Press 2 to select Yes . After upgrading or restorin...

15 Reset You can restore or to the default settings (including network settings). When to reset or : • Reset or to reestablish Wi-Fi connection between and . • Reset or to change the way or connects to a Wi-Fi enabled / wired home network. 1 Check that the set is switched on (see 5 Basic functions )...

16 Technical data 16.1 Center Technical data 83 ENGLISH Specifications and external appearance are subject to change without notice. General AC Power 230V ±10% Dimensions (w x h x d) 616x272x172mmWeight (Net) approx. 8.8kg Power consumption Active <45W Standby < 22W Eco Power Standby < 1W A...

17 Frequently asked questions Attention! • Never try to repair the system yourself as this will invalidate the warranty. Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock. • If a fault occurs, first check the points listed below before taking the system for repair. If you are unable to res...

18 Appendix 18.1 How to mount Station ( ) to a wall Mount and use free standing. 18.1.1 What’s in the supplied mounting kit 1 x mounting bracket for 2 x screws 18.1.2 What else you’ll need • Suitable screws and wall anchors for each of the holes in the provided mounting bracket. • Electric drill • S...

18.1.3 Preparation Try the necessary rear connections and the Wi-Fi connections between AND in order to find a suitable location for installation/mounting (see 3 Installation ). 18.1.4 Mounting Station You can mount Station to the wall using the provided bracket. 1 Align the bracket in the chosen lo...

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