- DL manuals
- Freecom
- Radio
- MusicPal
- User Manual
Freecom MusicPal User Manual
Summary of MusicPal
Page 1
Rev. 804 music pal wireless digital internet radio / mp3 streamer / (w)lan user manual.
Page 2: Freecom Musicpal
Freecom musicpal en © 2008 freecom technologies dear user, congratulations on the purchase of your freecom musicpal. The musicpal enables you to receive internet radio or play stored music files from a connected media server (upnp). If you are a novice in networks and routing basics, please check ou...
Page 3: User Manual
En user manual general information ........................................................................................................... Page 5 system requirements .................................................................................................. Page 6 compatibility .............
Page 4: Freecom Musicpal
Freecom musicpal en chapter : the freecom network storage assistant (pc/mac) ................................................ Page 63 features of the freecom network storage assistant (pc) ............................ Page 63 features of the freecom network storage assistant (mac) .....................
Page 5: General Information
5 en general information technical support for any technical questions, please visit our web site at www.Freecom.Com. This website offers a comprehensive range of information, answers to frequently asked questions, firmware and product guides (available for download). You can also use our forum to e...
Page 6: Freecom Musicpal
6 freecom musicpal en system requirements your system needs to meet the following hardware and software requirements for the device to function properly. Network requirements • your pc should be equipped with an ethernet network interface. If this is not the case, first of all a network has to be in...
Page 7
En general information compatibility the following play-list, file and streaming formats can be played with your freecom musicpal. Compatible play-list formats • m3u • pls • asx compatible file formats • wma • mp3 • wav • lpcm compatible streaming formats • upnp • dlna 1.5.
Page 8: Freecom Musicpal
Freecom musicpal en safety precautions to guarantee a faultless functioning of your freecom musicpal, please observe the fol- lowing safety precautions. If you do not observe them, you might lose your warranty claim and damage the musicpal. • mind you don‘t drop the freecom musicpal and don‘t expose...
Page 9
En general information software features • media server (upnp) connect to your local media server (upnp) and access a categorised display of all music files saved there. • internet radio with the provided internet connection (broadband connection is recommended), you can receive internet radio progr...
Page 10: Freecom Musicpal
10 freecom musicpal en 1 chapter 1: connecting / installing the freecom musicpal 1.1 hardware (lan) installation of the freecom musicpal proceeds according to the following steps: 1. Connect the power pack to your freecom musicpal and plug into a power socket. 2. Take the enclosed ethernet cable and...
Page 11
11 en 1 connecting / installing the freecom musicpal 1. Hardware (wlan) 1. Connect the power pack to your freecom musicpal and plug into a power socket. 2. Select settings in the main menu after you have switched on the musicpal. 3. Select wlan access point. 4. Select the desired wlan access point f...
Page 12: Freecom Musicpal
1 freecom musicpal en 1 1. Installation of the freecom network storage assistant software (pc) the freecom network storage assistant quickly detects and performs the basic set up of your musicpal. When you start it, it displays all musicpals available in your network and helps you configure the musi...
Page 13
1 en 1 connecting / installing the freecom musicpal 4. For a detailed functional description on the freecom network storage assistant, please refer to chapter 4. 1. Installation of the freecom network storage assistant software (mac) the freecom network storage assistant quickly detects and performs...
Page 14: Freecom Musicpal
1 freecom musicpal en 1 2 3 4 chapter : getting to know the freecom musicpal .1 connections, leds and control elements of the freecom musicpal .1.1 freecom musicpal front side: 1 "navigate" rotary knob the navigate rotary knob enables you to navigate within the freecom musicpal menu. - turning to th...
Page 15
15 en getting to know the freecom musicpal .1. Freecom musicpal rear side: 1 power only use the cable included in delivery to connect up. 2 loudspeaker output here you can connect to headphones or external box systems, for instance from your pc. 3 lan (rj45) the lan connection creates the connection...
Page 16: Freecom Musicpal
16 freecom musicpal en chapter : freecom musicpal functions information on operating the device: turn the right-hand knob to move through the menus. Confirm your selection by pressing the right-hand knob. .1 overview media server favorites off once weekdays daily set date & time show clock idle time...
Page 17
1 en freecom musicpal functions .1.1 overview of internet radio .1. Overview of extras media server favorites internet radio extras settings now playing (if enabled) new stations most popular stations web added stations e.G. Germany genres countries web-favorites shoutcast search stations media serv...
Page 18: Freecom Musicpal
1 freecom musicpal en .1. Overview of settings settings extras off once weekdays daily set date & time show clock idle time rss feed show clock use ‘now playing’ wake-up timer clock sleep timer select your region usa/other canada europe france spain japan wlan disabled your wlan point select access ...
Page 19
1 en freecom musicpal functions . Now playing note: this menu item is only available while you are playing internet radio or local music files. This feature enables you to navigate directly to what is currently playing without having to navigate through the submenus of internet radio and media playe...
Page 20: Freecom Musicpal
0 freecom musicpal en • delete favorite deletes the currently selected favorite from the favorites list. • show clock displays the time in the musicpal display. Note: if there are no entries in the favorites list, the menu options “next favorite“ and “delete favorite“ are not available. . Favorites ...
Page 21
1 en freecom musicpal functions . Internet radio this feature enables you to receive and listen to radio programmes from all over the world. 1. Select internet radio in your main menu after you have switched on the freecom musicpal. 2. Select the category you want. 3. Select the internet radio progr...
Page 22: Freecom Musicpal
Freecom musicpal en .5 media server (upnp) this feature gives you the option of accessing music files on a connected media server (upnp), and playing them. 1. Select media server (upnp) in your main menu after you have switched on the freecom musicpal. 2. After being able to view your songs or album...
Page 23
En freecom musicpal functions .6 extras this function provides the facility of getting faster access to the options rss feeds, html browser, weather, stock quotes, world clock and calendar. Further information on this is available under extras settings in this manual. 1. Select e xtras in your main ...
Page 24: Freecom Musicpal
Freecom musicpal en . Settings ..1 sleep timer this feature enables you to end playing internet radio programmes and local music files automatically after a selected period of time. 1. Select settings in your main menu after you have switched on the freecom musicpal. 2. Select the sleep timer menu i...
Page 25
5 en freecom musicpal functions .. Wake-up timer use this feature to activate automatic timed control of the freecom musicpal. After time-controlled activation, the device plays the internet radio programmes or music files from your favorites folder. 1. Select settings in your main menu after you ha...
Page 26: Freecom Musicpal
6 freecom musicpal en snooze timer (snooze function) when the alarm of the musicpal sounds at the time that has been set, you can either stop the alarm or pause it for 10 minutes (snooze function). Stopping the alarm press one of the two small buttons of the musicpal. (menu or fav) pausing the sound...
Page 27
En freecom musicpal functions 6. Select which time zone you are in. 7. Select whether you want automatic summer- and winter-time synchronisation and confirm your selection by pressing the right-hand rotary knob. If all input was suc- cessful, you then move back to the clock menu. Manual configuratio...
Page 28: Freecom Musicpal
Freecom musicpal en 4. Select use ntp-server? No. 5. You can now change the date by using the navigate rotary knob. Turn the knob to select a digit. Press the knob to confirm the digit you want and move automatically to the next. After confirming all digits you automatically move to the next window,...
Page 29
En freecom musicpal functions 2. Show clock idle time this feature enables you to set the period which is to elapse until the time is displayed in full-screen mode, if no control elements are being used. 1. Select settings after you have switched on the freecom musicpal. 2. Select the clock menu ite...
Page 30: Freecom Musicpal
0 freecom musicpal en 3. Rss feed this feature enables you to activate a news ticker in your freecom musicpal. Besides this, you have the option of entering the url address of a news ticker you want. 1. Select settings after you have switched on the freecom musicpal. 2. Select the clock menu item. 3...
Page 31
1 en freecom musicpal functions 4. Use ´now playing´ this function gives you the facility to have the title currently being played in the musicpal display shown below the time. 1. Select settings after you have switched on the freecom musicpal. 2. Select the clock menu item. 3. Select the use ‘now p...
Page 32: Freecom Musicpal
Freecom musicpal en 5. Show clock this feature enables you to display your system clock time and date in full-screen mode. 1. Select settings after you have switched on the freecom musicpal. 2. Select the clock menu item. 3. Select the show clock menu item. 4. You can now see the current system time...
Page 33
En freecom musicpal functions .. Edit favorites the feature enables you to edit your favorites list or delete entries in the favorites list. 1. Select settings in your main menu after you have switched on the freecom musicpal. 2. Select the edit favorites menu item. A list of your current favorites ...
Page 34: Freecom Musicpal
Freecom musicpal en ..5 wlan access point 1. Select settings in your main menu after you have switched on the freecom musicpal. 2. Select the wlan access point menu item. 3. After selecting the wlan access point menu item, the accessible access points now appear in your environment. 4. Select the wl...
Page 35
5 en freecom musicpal functions connecting with hidden wlan access points many wlan-routers support the function of suppressing the display of the network name (essid). To connect to a hidden network, follow the procedure outlined below: 1. In the menu select access point, select hidden access point...
Page 36: Freecom Musicpal
6 freecom musicpal en ..6 wlan region 1. Select settings in the main menu after you have switched on the freecom musicpal. 2. Select wlan region. 3. Select the continent or country you are in. Musicpal internet radio media server settings extras settings clock edit favorites wlan access point wlan i...
Page 37
En freecom musicpal functions .. Lan ip/wlan ip this feature enables you to assign an ip address to the freecom musicpal, so as to be able to use the internet radio and media server (upnp) features. 1. Using dhcp 1. Select settings in your main menu after you have switched on the freecom musicpal. 2...
Page 38: Freecom Musicpal
Freecom musicpal en .. Extras settings 1. Rss feeds this function gives you the facility to have another menu option called extras in the main menu. You can have individual news stories displayed under this new menu option. 1. Select settings in the main menu after you have switched on the freecom m...
Page 39
En freecom musicpal functions calling an rss feed: 1. Select extras in your main menu. 2. Select rss feeds. 3. Select the desired provider that you have inserted. 4. Select the desired headline to have the complete story displayed. Musicpal internet radio media server settings extras extras stock qu...
Page 40: Freecom Musicpal
0 freecom musicpal en . Html browser this function provides the facility to have html pages displayed. 1. Select settings in the main menu after you have switched on the freecom musicpal. 2. Select extras settings. 3 . Select html browser to add a new feed. 4. Select show html browser in extras menu...
Page 41
1 en freecom musicpal functions calling an html browser: 1. Select extras in your main menu. 2. Select html browser. 3. Select the desired provider that you have inserted. 4. Select the desired headline to have the complete story displayed. Musicpal internet radio media server settings extras extras...
Page 42: Freecom Musicpal
Freecom musicpal en . Weather this function provides the facility to have a weather forecast displayed for different countries or cities. Note: this function can only be set via the web interface. 1. Select settings in the main menu after you have switched on the freecom musicpal. 2. Select extras s...
Page 43
En freecom musicpal functions calling the weather: 1. Select extras in your main menu. 2. Select weather. Extras stock quotes weather rss feeds html browser world clock musicpal internet radio media server settings extras berlin www.Weather.Com sat 7°/1°c tonight 2°c mon 5°/-1°c sun 4°/-1°c.
Page 44: Freecom Musicpal
Freecom musicpal en . Stock quotes this function provides the facility to have the desired stock quotes displayed. Note: this function can only be set via the web interface. 1. Select settings in the main menu after you have switched on the freecom musicpal. 2. Select extras settings. 3 . Select sto...
Page 45
5 en freecom musicpal functions calling for stock quotes: 1. Select extras in your main menu. 2. Select stock quotes. Extras stock quotes weather rss feeds html browser world clock musicpal internet radio media server settings extras quotes provided by ... Dax 6919.37 +78.73 (+1.13 %).
Page 46: Freecom Musicpal
6 freecom musicpal en 5. World clock this function makes it possible to have the time in different countries or cities dis- played. 1. Select settings in the main menu after you have switched on the freecom musicpal. 2. Select extras settings. 3 . Select world clock to add a new feed. 4. Select show...
Page 47
En freecom musicpal functions calling the world clock: 1. Select extras in your main menu. 2. Select world clock. Extras stock quotes weather rss feeds html browser world clock musicpal internet radio media server settings extras world clock 6:15 11.1.2008 north america + san francisco 17:15 11.1.20...
Page 48: Freecom Musicpal
Freecom musicpal en 6. Calendar this function provides the facility to have the calendar displayed. 1. Select settings in the main menu after you have switched on the freecom musicpal. 2. Select extras settings. 3 . Select calendar to add a new feed. 4. Select show calendar in extras menu? Yes, to h...
Page 49
En freecom musicpal functions calling the calendar: 1. Select extras in your main menu. 2. Select calendar. Extras stock quotes weather html browser calendar world clock musicpal internet radio media server settings extras january 2008 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2...
Page 50: Freecom Musicpal
50 freecom musicpal en manual configuration of the ip address (lan ip/wlan ip) 1. Select settings in your main menu after you have switched on the freecom musicpal. 2. Select the lan ip or wlan ip menu item. 3. Select use dhcp? No. 4. You can now change the digits by turning the navigate rotary knob...
Page 51
51 en freecom musicpal functions .. Sound 1. Play mode this function makes it possible for you to make settings for the play mode. 1. Select settings in your main menu after you have switched on the freecom musicpal. 2. Select the sound menu item. 3. Select the play mode menu item. 4. You can now ma...
Page 52: Freecom Musicpal
5 freecom musicpal en 2. Bass boost use this function to boost the bass sound of your freecom musicpal. 1. Select settings after you have switched on the freecom musicpal. 2. Select sound. 3. Select the bass boost menu item. 4. Select use bass boost? Yes to activate the bass boost. If you don‘t want...
Page 53
5 en freecom musicpal functions 3. Output this feature enables you to activate or deactivate the loudspeaker output. 1. Select settings after you have switched on the freecom musicpal. 2. Select sound. 3. Select the output menu item. 4. Select use line-out? Yes to activate line-out and to deactivate...
Page 54: Freecom Musicpal
5 freecom musicpal en . Line-out boost this function makes it possible to boost the loudness at the line out output. 1. Select settings in your main menu after you have switched on the freecom musicpal. 2. Select the sound menu item. 3. Select the line-out boost menu item. 4. Select use line-out boo...
Page 55
55 en freecom musicpal functions 5. Startup sound this feature enables you to play a melody when you start the freecom musicpal. 1. Select settings in your main menu after you have switched on the freecom musicpal. 2. Select the sound menu item. 3. Select the startup sound menu item. 4. Select play ...
Page 56: Freecom Musicpal
56 freecom musicpal en ..10 display 1. Brightness active this function gives you the facility to regulate the brightness of the display when there is activity. 1. Select settings in your main menu after you have switched on the freecom musicpal. 2. Select the display menu item. 3. Select the menu op...
Page 57
5 en freecom musicpal functions 2. Brightness sleep timer this function provides you the option to regulate the brightness of the display after a certain time. 1. Select settings in your main menu after you have switched on the freecom musicpal. 2. Select the display menu item. 3. Select brightness ...
Page 58: Freecom Musicpal
5 freecom musicpal en 3. Brightness sleeping this function can be used to regulate the brightness of the display while sleeping. 1. Select settings in your main menu after you have switched on the freecom musicpal. 2. Select the display menu item. 3. Select brightness sleeping to regulate the bright...
Page 59
5 en freecom musicpal functions ..11 language this feature enables you to change the system language. 1. Select settings in your main menu after you have switched on the freecom musicpal. 2. Select the language menu item. 3. Select the system language you want. After selecting the system language yo...
Page 60: Freecom Musicpal
60 freecom musicpal en ..1 name this feature enables you to change the device name of the freecom musicpal. 1. Select settings in your main menu after you have switched on the freecom musicpal. 2. Select the "name" menu item. 3. You can now change the device name by using the navigate rotary knob. T...
Page 61
61 en freecom musicpal functions ..1 check for updates this function can be used for adding updates and patches related to your musicpal free of cost to the latest software version. Note: to be able to carry out this function, the freecom musicpal must be connected to the internet. 1. Select s ettin...
Page 62: Freecom Musicpal
6 freecom musicpal en ..1 information this feature gives you an overview of the firmware currently being used and also network information, such as the lan ip address being used, the subnet mask, and so on. Proceed by selecting the information menu item in the settings submenu. 1. Select settings in...
Page 63
6 en the freecom network storage assistant (pc/mac) chapter : the freecom network storage assistant (pc/mac) the freecom network storage assistant helps you to locate each musicpal in your network. When started, it displays all musicpals available in your network and helps you configure the musicpal...
Page 64: Freecom Musicpal
6 freecom musicpal en .1. Accessing your musicpal web interface when you click this menu item, the web interface of your musicpal opens in your default browser. .1. Start recovery procedure this procedure can reset and repair an musicpal to factory default settings if you cannot access your musicpal...
Page 65
65 en the freecom network storage assistant (pc/mac) .1. Repeat search for available freecom musicpal click here to repeat the search for your musicpal if it was not detected during the first search. Please make sure that your network is configured as described above in this manual and that all cabl...
Page 66: Freecom Musicpal
66 freecom musicpal en . Features of the freecom network storage assistant (mac) the freecom network storage assistant helps you to locate each musicpal in your network. When started, it displays all musicpals available in your network and helps you configure the musicpal. You can also configure the...
Page 67
6 en the freecom network storage assistant (pc/mac) ..1 configure basic settings of your freecom musicpal in this screen, you can set an ip address, subnet mask, device name and workgroup name for your musicpal. With this information, it is easy to locate your musicpal in the network without the wiz...
Page 68: Freecom Musicpal
6 freecom musicpal en 5 chapter 5: configuring the freecom musicpal through the web interface 5.1 overview.
Page 69
6 en 5 configuring the freecom musicpal through the web interface 5. How do i access the configuration menu? 1. First of all, create the connection between your freecom musicpal and the pc. 2. Usually you can access the web configuration of the musicpal by opening your ex- plorer and entering the fo...
Page 70: Freecom Musicpal
0 freecom musicpal en 5 5. Now playing use this feature to receive a display of what the freecom musicpal is currently playing. It distinguishes between internet radio or a local music file. 1. Log into the web configuration of your freecom musicpal. 2. Mouse-click now playing in the left-hand menu ...
Page 71
1 en 5 configuring the freecom musicpal through the web interface 5. Settings 5..1 sleep timer this feature enables you to end playing internet radio programmes and local music files automatically after a certain period of time. 1. Log into the web configuration of your freecom musicpal. 2. Mouse-cl...
Page 72: Freecom Musicpal
Freecom musicpal en 5 5.. Clock use this feature to configure time and date settings of the freecom musicpal. 1. Set date & time using an ntp server 1. Log into the web configuration of your freecom musicpal. 2. Mouse-click set date & time in the left-hand menu bar. 3. Click automatically synchronis...
Page 73
En 5 configuring the freecom musicpal through the web interface manual configuration of time and date 1. Log into the web configuration of your freecom musicpal. 2. Mouse-click set date & time in the left-hand menu bar. 3. Select the time zone you are in and whether you want automatic synchronisatio...
Page 74: Freecom Musicpal
Freecom musicpal en 5 3. Select how many minutes should elapse until the time is shown in full-screen mode. You can choose from the following options: • 2 minutes • 5 minutes • 15 minutes • 30 minutes • 60 minutes • 120 minutes • never 4. Mouse-click apply. 3. Rss feed this feature enables you to ac...
Page 75
5 en 5 configuring the freecom musicpal through the web interface 4. Use ´now playing´ this function gives you the facility to have the title currently being played in the musicpal display shown below the time. 1. Log into the web configuration of your freecom musicpal. 2. Mouse-click settings in th...
Page 76: Freecom Musicpal
6 freecom musicpal en 5 5.. Edit favorites this feature enables you to add internet radio stations as well as local music files to your bookmarks or to download the favorites list. 1. Log into the web configuration of your freecom musicpal. 2. Mouse-click edit favorites in the left-hand menu bar. 3....
Page 77
En 5 configuring the freecom musicpal through the web interface 5..5 wlan access point use this feature to search for available wlan access points in your environment and if need be to connect up with them. 1. Log into the web configuration of your freecom musicpal. 2. Mouse-click wlan access point ...
Page 78: Freecom Musicpal
Freecom musicpal en 5 5.. Lan ip/wlan ip this feature enables you to assign an ip address to the freecom musicpal, to be able to use the internet radio and media server (upnp) features. 1. Using dhcp 1. Log into the web configuration of your freecom musicpal. 2. Mouse-click lan ip or wlan ip in the ...
Page 79
En 5 configuring the freecom musicpal through the web interface 2. Manual configuration of the ip address (lan ip/wlan ip) 1. Log into the web configuration of your freecom musicpal. 2. Mouse-click lan ip or wlan ip in the left-hand menu bar. 3. Click fixed ip address. 4. Enter the ip-address, the s...
Page 80: Freecom Musicpal
0 freecom musicpal en 5 4 b. Copy an rss feed from the desired website and insert the link in selected rss feeds. Now click on the icon save ( ). 5. Mouse-click apply. Calling an rss feed: 1. Select extras in your main menu. 2. Select rss feeds. 3. Select the desired provider that you have inserted....
Page 81
1 en 5 configuring the freecom musicpal through the web interface 2. Html browser this function gives you the facility to have another menu option called extras in the main menu. You can have individual news stories displayed under this new menu option. 1. Log into the web configuration of your free...
Page 82: Freecom Musicpal
Freecom musicpal en 5 calling an html browser: 1. Select extras in your main menu. 2. Select html browser. 3. Select the desired provider that you have inserted. 4. Select the desired headline to have the complete story displayed. Musicpal internet radio media server settings extras extras stock quo...
Page 83
En 5 configuring the freecom musicpal through the web interface . Weather this function provides the facility to have a weather forecast displayed for different countries or cities. 1. Log into the web configuration of your freecom musicpal. 2. Mouse-click weather in the left-hand menu bar. 3. Selec...
Page 84: Freecom Musicpal
Freecom musicpal en 5 calling the weather: 1. Select extras in your main menu. 2. Select weather. . Stock quotes this function provides the facility to have the desired stock quotes displayed. 1. Log into the web configuration of your freecom musicpal. 2. Mouse-click stock quotes in the left-hand me...
Page 85
5 en 5 configuring the freecom musicpal through the web interface 3. Select a website and enter an abbreviated code for the desired stock about which you wish to be informed. 4. Mouse-click apply. Note: you can have this option displayed in the main menu under ex- tras. Calling for stock quotes: 1. ...
Page 86: Freecom Musicpal
6 freecom musicpal en 5 5. World clock this function makes it possible to have the time in different countries or cities dis- played. 1. Log into the web configuration of your freecom musicpal. 2. Mouse-click world clock in the left-hand menu bar. 3. Mouse-click apply. Note: you can have this option...
Page 87
En 5 configuring the freecom musicpal through the web interface 6. Calendar this function provides the facility to have the calendar displayed. 1. Log into the web configuration of your freecom musicpal. 2. Mouse-click calendar in the left-hand menu bar. 3. Mouse-click apply. Note: you can have this...
Page 88: Freecom Musicpal
Freecom musicpal en 5 5.. Sound 1. Play mode this function makes it possible for you to make settings for the play mode. 1. Log into the web configuration of your freecom musicpal. 2. Select the sound menu item. 3. Mouse-click play mode in the left-hand menu bar. 4. You can now make settings for the...
Page 89
En 5 configuring the freecom musicpal through the web interface 3. Output this feature enables you to activate or deactivate the loudspeaker output. 1. Log into the web configuration of your freecom musicpal. 2. Mouse-click output in the left-hand menu bar. 3. If you wish to activate output and to d...
Page 90: Freecom Musicpal
0 freecom musicpal en 5 5. Startup sound this feature enables you to play a melody when you start the freecom musicpal. 1. Log into the web configuration of your freecom musicpal. 2. Mouse-click startup sound in the left-hand menu bar. 3. If you wish to activate output, place a check in front of pla...
Page 91
1 en 5 configuring the freecom musicpal through the web interface 5..10 display 1. Brightness active this function gives you the facility to regulate the brightness of the display when there is activity. 1. Log into the web configuration of your freecom musicpal. 2. Mouse-click settings in the left-...
Page 92: Freecom Musicpal
Freecom musicpal en 5 3. Brightness sleeping this function can be used to regulate the brightness of the display while sleeping. 1. Log into the web configuration of your freecom musicpal. 2. Mouse-click settings in the left-hand menu bar. 3. Select the display menu item. 4. Select brightness sleepi...
Page 93
En 5 configuring the freecom musicpal through the web interface 5..11 language this feature enables you to change the system language of the musicpal. 1. Log into the web configuration of your freecom musicpal. 2. Mouse-click language in the left-hand menu bar. 3. Select the language you want. 4. Mo...
Page 94: Freecom Musicpal
Freecom musicpal en 5 5..1 check for updates this function can be used for adding updates and patches related to your musicpal free of cost to the latest software version. Note: to be able to carry out this function, the freecom musicpal must be connected to the internet. 1. Log into the web configu...
Page 95
5 en 5 configuring the freecom musicpal through the web interface 5.5 administration 5.5.1 change password use this feature to change the password for access to the web configuration. 1. Log into the web configuration of your freecom musicpal. 2. Mouse-click change password in the left-hand menu bar...
Page 96: Freecom Musicpal
6 freecom musicpal en 6 chapter 6: freecom musicpal in practical usage 6.1 what do i need what for? Online o e fflin musicpal music (mp3 etc.) music upnp server (hardware) upnp er serv (software) upnp mp3 streamer router musicpal radio internet radio list what can my freecom musicpal do, and what do...
Page 97
En 6 freecom musicpal in practical usage 6. Media server (upnp) in connection with the freecom musicpal the following tutorial explains how you can to establish a lan or wlan connection to your media server (upnp). 6..1 lan use a network cable (rj45) to create a connection between your media server ...
Page 98: Freecom Musicpal
Freecom musicpal en 6 6.. Wlan start the media server (upnp) and your freecom musicpal. Configure the wlan ip in the settings submenu. If configured in your media server (upnp), select use dhcp? Yes. Otherwise select use dhcp? No and specify your ip address yourself. After you have con- figured the ...
Page 99
En 6 freecom musicpal in practical usage 6. Using your pc as media server (upnp) (playing mps from your local pc) to use your pc as media server (upnp) you need windows media player 11. You can do this through the "windows update" feature, or download directly from www.Microsoft. Com. The following ...
Page 100: 100
100 freecom musicpal en 6 6.. Configuring the freecom musicpal 1. Select settings in your main menu after you have switched on the freecom musicpal. 2. Select the lan ip or wlan ip menu item. 3. In the menu item select use dhcp? No. Select use dhcp? Yes when connecting through a router. Attention: i...
Page 101: 101
101 en 6 freecom musicpal in practical usage 6.. Configuring the computer 1. Mouse-click your task bar on: for windows xp/vista: start -> system control for windows 2000: start -> settings -> system control 2. Mouse-click network connections in the subsequent windows. 3. Now you have an overview of ...
Page 102: Freecom Musicpal
10 freecom musicpal en 6 5. In the subsequent window double-click "internet protocol (tcp/ip)". 6. Select "use following ip address". It is imperative here to note that the first three digits of the ip address are the same as the first three digits of the specified ip address in your freecom musicpa...
Page 103
10 en 6 freecom musicpal in practical usage 7. Mouse-click ok to confirm your input. Now close all the windows you opened in the previous steps. 8. Open the windows media player 11 and proceed as follows: extras -> plug-ins -> options… 9. Mouse-click the registration card media library in the newly ...
Page 104: Freecom Musicpal
10 freecom musicpal en 6 11. Place a check in front of “share my media to:” in the subsequent window. 12. Select the media to be released by marking it and then click allow. 13. Now click ok and close all the windows you opened in the previous steps. 14. Now you can select the media server (upnp) on...
Page 105: 105
105 en 6 freecom musicpal in practical usage 6. Using your mac as media server (upnp) if you wish to use your mac as media server (upnp) in order to play mp3 data stored in your mac on your freecom musicpal, your mac has to be set up as upnp server. To do this you need external software, since mac o...
Page 106: 106
106 freecom musicpal en 6 3. Now mouse-click the top right corner on change settings and log in with admin as user name and password. (you can change the password any time through the web configuration!) 4. You are now logged into the web configuration of the freecom musicpal. 5. Mouse-click update ...
Page 107
10 en 6 freecom musicpal in practical usage 6. The vtuner premium internet radio service the freecom musicpal includes the vtuner premium service of internet radio stations. The vtuner premium service provides the station guide for your freecom musicpal and includes a personal website where you can ...
Page 108: Freecom Musicpal
10 freecom musicpal en 6 you can find the wlan-mac address either on the underside of your musicpal or in the menu option "settings" under "information". Now click on the button „create account login“, to generate an account..
Page 109
10 en 6 freecom musicpal in practical usage now enter your e-mail address and select a password..
Page 110: 110
110 freecom musicpal en 6 2. Administration of the favorites you can now either select a genre, or sort the stations according to language or loca- tion..
Page 111: 111
111 en 6 freecom musicpal in practical usage now select a radio station and click on the blue icon ..
Page 112: Freecom Musicpal
11 freecom musicpal en 6 in this window, you can either assign an existing group to the station, or you can gener- ate a new group. You will find this group in your musicpal in the menu option "web favorites"..
Page 113: Appendix: Network Basics
11 en appendix appendix: network basics networks and routing basics this chapter provides an overview of ip networks, routing, and firewalls. This is by no means a complete overview! If you are looking for more information, you can use your favorite search engine to find information on the internet....
Page 114: Freecom Musicpal
11 freecom musicpal en domain name server the computer address is difficult to read, which is why a second system is used in the internet by the name of dns (domain name server). This translates human-readable names such as www.Sharemydisk.Com into computer readable names like 82.161.11.206. Each in...
Page 115: 115
115 en appendix netmask the partition scheme that separates the different address classes is used to identify a netmask attached to the ip address. A netmask is a 32-bit quantity that, in logical com- bination (using an and operator) with an ip address, forms the network address. The netmasks for cl...
Page 116: 116
116 freecom musicpal en although the preceding example uses the entire third octet for a subnet address, note that you are not restricted to octet boundaries in subnetting. To create more network numbers, you only need to shift some bits from the host address to the network address. For instance, to...
Page 117
11 en appendix the ip address shortage the internet has grown larger than anyone ever imagined it could be. Although the exact size is unknown, the current estimate is that there are about 100 million hosts and more than 350 million users actively on the internet. In fact, the rate of growth has bee...
Page 118: Freecom Musicpal
11 freecom musicpal en multiple internal but only one external ip address a second way to overcome this is to have a single device act on behalf of several other devices. Routers are typical examples. You have several pcs connect to the router, but only the router to the internet. From an internet p...
Page 119
11 en appendix mac addresses and address resolution protocol an ip address alone cannot be used to deliver data from one lan device to another. To send data between lan devices, you must convert the ip address of the destination device to its media access control (mac) address. Each device on an eth...
Page 120: Warranty
Warranty (valid in europe/turkey only) we thank you for purchasing this freecom product and hope you will enjoy using it. In order to avoid unnecessary inconvenience on your part, we suggest reading the quick install guide, instruction manual and any additional electronic and or printed manuals. Whe...