Niles Audio DMS4 Home Theater Server User Manual


 
16
RECORDING MUSIC
Your IntelliControl
®
ICS DMS4 Digital Music Server can make
new recordings onto the hard disk by recording music directly
from an audio CD placed in the CD tray.
Your DMS4 Digital Music Server can access the Internet to
automatically retrieve information about the CD. This information
includes the album name, artist name, track names and music
genre from the Gracenote Music Recognition Service and an
album cover illustration from the XiVA on-line service.
Recording from a CD
Press the OPEN/CLOSE button on the front panel to open
the CD tray
Place a CD in the tray
Press the OPEN/CLOSE button on the front panel again to
close the CD tray
Your DMS4 Digital Music Server will now automatically attempt
to retrieve information about the CD from the Gracenote Music
Recognition Service.
If you do not have an Internet connection, or the CD is not listed
in the database, it will be given names such as Album 35,
Artist 21, and Track 1, Track 2 etc. and it will be classified in
genre Unclassified. Accurate album information can be entered
manually at a later date using the Edit Album Details screen
(see Editing the Audio Library on page 27).
Press the
J
Menu key on your DMS4 Digital Music Server
remote control to display the Main Menu
Use the
U
or
V
keys to select the CD Tray option
Press the
O
Select key
The CD Tray screen will display the contents of the CD:
Fig. 3-3 DMS4 TV interface CD Track screen
Press the
M
Record key
Depending on the configuration of your DMS4 Digital Music
Server, you may now be presented with the Recording Quality
options. By default, the Quick Record set up option is set to
enabled and the recording quality will be determined by the
Default Recording Quality set up option. If you have set the
Quick Record option to disabled, you will be asked to choose
the recording quality each time you record a CD.
Use the
U
or
V
keys to choose either Uncompressed
WAV, or one of the MP3 or WMA compression options
Note: The higher quality options use more space on your DMS4
Digital Music Server hard disk, so you will not be able to record
as many CDs. The amount of recording time left is displayed at
the bottom of the screen as you scroll the compression options
when recording a CD.
Press the
O
Select key to begin recording
The CD Recording screen, with progress indicator will be
displayed:
Fig. 3-4 DMS4 TV interface CD Recording screen
Once recording is complete the new album will appear in the
Audio Library.
Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to remove the disc
If you have selected a recording quality using one of the MP3 or
WMA compression settings, the compression process will begin
immediately.
If there is no Internet connection present at the time of recording
a CD, you can use Look Up Album Details from the Main
Menu to retrieve any missing album details from the Internet.
Press the
J
Menu key to display the Main Menu
Use the
U
or
V
keys and press the
O
Select key
to
display the Set Up screen
Use the
U
or
V
keys again to select the Look Up Album
Details option
Press the
M
Start
key to begin
Listening to Music While Recording a CD
You can play music from the Audio Library while you are
recording a CD.
If you are already playing music from the Audio Library press
the
Now Playing key to return to displaying information
about the track you are playing
If you are not already playing music from the Audio Library
or wish to change the music you are listening to, press the
à
Library key on the DMS4 Digital Music Server remote
control and select music as normal
At any time you can return to see the progress of your recording
by selecting CD Tray from the Main Menu.
Playing a CD
Your DMS4 Digital Music Server can play a CD directly from the
CD tray without first recording it to the hard disk.
Press the OPEN/CLOSE button on the front panel to open
the CD tray
Place a CD in the tray
Press the OPEN/CLOSE button on the front panel again to
close the CD tray
Press the
J
Menu key on your DMS4 Digital Music Server
remote control to display the Main Menu
Use the
U
or
V
keys to select the CD Drive option
Press the
O
Select key
Press the
O
Play key
Note: You cannot record a CD while playing from the CD tray.