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SpeakerCraft Home Theater Server User Manual

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sWITCHING AUDIO OUTPUTs

Your Audio Server is capable of playing different music in
several rooms simultaneously. If you wish to play music
in a particular room, you must first choose the correct
audio output.

To select an Audio Output

Press the NOutput key on your Audio Server remote
control.

The following screen is displayed:

Use the U or V keys to select an audio output.
Press the OSelect key.

You are now in control of the audio output you have
selected and items you select for playback in the Library
will play on this audio output.

You can view the playback status of the currently
selected output at any time by pressing the •Now
Playing
key on your Audio Server remote control.

CONTROLLING PLAYBACK

Whether you are playing music from the Library or
directly from the CD you can pause, stop and resume
playback as well as seek and skip tracks at any time.

To pause play

Press the h key on the front panel or your Audio
Server remote control.

To stop play

Press the g key on the front panel or your Audio
Server remote control.

To resume play

Press the a key on the front panel or your Audio
Server remote control.

To skip to the next or previous track

Press the d f or e c key on the front panel or
your Audio Server remote control.

The front panel display shows the number of each track
as you skip between them.

To seek within a track

Hold down the d f or e c key on the front
panel or your Audio Server remote control.

Play resumes from the new position when you release
the key.

Shuffle and repeat playback

Your Audio Server lets you play selections from the
Library in a shuffled order to add variety to your music.
You can also play selections repeatedly.


To shuffle the playback order

Press the Q key on your Audio Server remote
control to randomize the order of the selections in
the play queue.
Press the Q key a second time to shuffle all of the
tracks in the play queue. This will also turn on
repeat mode for continuous playback of all tracks.
Press the Q key a third time to disable shuffle.

To repeat the current selection

Press the R key on your Audio Server remote
control to repeat the currently playing track.
Press the R key a second time to repeat the entire
play queue.
Press the R key a third time to disable repeat.

The front panel and TV screen both indicate that shuffle
and repeat are enabled.

NOW PLAYING sCREEN OPTIONs

There are a number of options available from the Now
Playing
screen.

Press the •Now Playing key on your Audio Server
remote control to display the Now Playing screen.
Press the äOptions key.

The following screen is displayed:

Jump to album

Use the U or V keys to select Jump to album.
Press the OSelect key.

The currently playing album will be displayed.

Jump to artist

Use the U or V keys to select Jump to artist.
Press the OSelect key.

All albums by the currently playing artist will be
displayed.

Jump to genre

Use the U or V keys to select Jump to genre.
Press the OSelect key.

All artists in the same genre as the currently playing
track will be displayed.

From this options screen, you also have the choice to edit
album or track details. For instructions regarding the use
of these options, refer to the Editing the Library chapter
on page 22.