Niles Audio DMS4 User Manual

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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

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

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

warranty