Niles Audio DMS4 Home Theater Server User Manual


 
CONTENTS
Precautions 4
Important Safety Instructions 5
Important Safety Notices 6
Features & Benefits 7
Controls and Connections 8
Front View 8
Rear View 9
Remote Control 10
Switching On and Off 11
Configuring Your Remote to Control Other Devices 11
Remote Control Use in a Multi-room System 12
Volume Control 12
Connecting Your DMS4 Digital Music Server 13
Basic Connections 13
Integrating The DMS4 Digital Music Server Into An
IntelliControl
®
System 14
Recording and Playing Music 15
The Main Menu 15
Recording Music 16
Recording From a CD 16
Listening to Music While Recording From a CD 16
Playing a CD 16
Playing Music 17
The Audio Library 17
Playing Music from the Audio Library 18
Displaying the Audio Library 18
Browsing the Audio Library by Track 18
Browsing the Audio Library by Album 18
Browsing the Audio Library by Covers 18
Browsing the Audio Library by Artist 19
Browsing the Audio Library by Genre 19
Browsing the Audio Library by Year 20
Browsing the Audio Library by Era 20
Browsing Playlists in the Audio Library 20
Browsing Presets in the Audio Library 20
Playing the Entire Library 21
Selecting Items Directly Using Your DMS4 Digital Music
Server Remote Control 21
The Search Function 22
The Mark Function 22
The Now Playing Screen 23
Switching Audio Outputs 24
Controlling Playback 24
Now Playing Screen Options 24
The Play Queue 25
Organizing Your Music Collection 25
Playlists 25
Creating a New Playlist 25
Adding Music to a Playlist 25
Editing Playlists 26
Presets 26
Storing a Preset 26
Editing the Audio Library 27
Editing Album Information 27
Editing Track Information 27
Editing Genre, Year and Era Names 27
Selecting Album Artwork 27
Deleting Albums and Tracks 28
The Front Panel Interface 29
Displaying Playback Information 29
Browsing Albums in the Audio Library 29
Recording or Playing a CD 29
Configuring Set Up Options 30
Online Updates 30
IntelliControl
®
Wall-Mounted & iREMOTE
®
Interfaces 31
User Interface Descriptions 31
DMS4 & IntelliControl
®
ICS User Interface Functionality 32
Playing Music From The DMS4 Library Using the
CONTACT Keypad 32
Playing From The DMS4 Library Using The iREMOTE
®
or
DISPLAY User Interface 33
System Settings 34
Connection Settings 34
Edit Ethernet Settings 34
Assigned Ethernet Settings 34
TV Settings 35
User Interface Settings 35
The Screensaver 35
System Information 35
Software Update Settings 35
Network Back Up Settings 35
CD Record Settings 36
Media Transfer Settings 36
Output Configuration 36
XiVALink Settings 36
Using Your DMS4 Digital Music Server with a Home
Computer 37
The Remote User Interface 37
Accessing the Remote User Interface 37
Supported Software 37
Navigating the Remote User Interface 37
Media Transfer 38
Accessing Media Transfer 38
Enabling Media Transfer 38
Importing Files to Your DMS4 Digital Music Server 39
Exporting Files From Your DMS4 Digital Music Server 39
Transferring Music to your Portable Player using iTunes
®
39
Transferring Music to your Portable Player using Windows
Media Player 39
Network Back-Up and Restore 40
Network Back-Up 40
Network Restore 40
Appendix A Remote Control Codes 41
HDD Audio Remote Control Codes 41
TV Remote Control Codes 41
AMP Remote Control Codes 45
Terms & Conditions 46
Specifications 49
Warranty 49