Common Uses
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Controller/Wireless-N Touchscreen Remote
Wireless Home Audio
Finding Music on Your iPod
When you have an iPod connected to your Director or
Conductor using the optional Docking Station for iPod,
you can find music in the same manner that you do on
your iPod. A list menu is displayed with the options to view
by playlist, artist, album, genre, track, podcast, composer,
or audiobook.
For additional details, refer to Devices, page 24.
Finding Music Libraries on the Network
When you install the Cisco Media Server software, a carousel
menu is displayed that allows you to browse music by
artist, album, genre, or browse the folders located on the
USB device. You also have the option to search by artist,
album, or genre.
The navigation for music libraries is similar to those of USB
devices. For details on navigation, refer to USB Media,
page 22.
For details on the Cisco Media Server software, refer to the
User Guide for the Director.
Finding Music on Rhapsody
You can search through content on Rhapsody from
the Wireless Home Audio devices by using the Search
option to search artists, albums, or songs. You can also
browse Rhapsody’s Music Guide, Playlists and Channels.
The My Library option allows you to find music that
you’ve associated with your Rhapsody account on your
computer.
Managing Music Libraries
Creating Playlists
Playlists can be created on your Director or Conductor by
adding music to the Now Playing Queue and saving the
queue as a favorite.
NOTE: Playlists can also be created in Rhapsody
and iTunes. For details on configuring playlists
in Rhapsody and iTunes, please refer to the help
files located in those applications.
To create a playlist on your Director or Conductor, perform
the following steps:
Locate a song, album, artist, genre, or existing playlist 1.
that you want in your new playlist.
NOTE: Selecting an artist will add all of their
available songs from the selected media.
Press the 2. Add to Now Playing Queue
button on
the touchscreen.
Repeat steps 1 and 2 until you’ve added all that you 3.
wanted to your playlist.
Press the 4. Now Playing Queue button.
Press right on the 5-Way button and select 5. Add to
Favorites.
Use the Scroll/5-Way Button to select a favorite 6.
position.
The playlist will be created as a favorite titled Queue 7.
with the date displayed in parenthesis as part of the
name.
If you want to rename this newly created preset,
perform the following steps: