Linksys Premier Kit KWHA700 User Manual

Experience an entirely new way to enjoy music, Let your music out to play

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Experience an entirely new way to enjoy music!

With the Linksys by Cisco Wireless Home Audio system, you can play your favorite songs from

your digital music libraries or the Internet

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, throughout your entire home. Play different songs

to different rooms, or the same song in precise synchronization to the whole house. The Link-

sys by Cisco Wireless Home Audio system includes devices that connect to your existing

stereo or surround sound systems. Enjoy your digital music in the rich, room-filling sound that

you love.

You can do it all wirelessly using award-winning Linksys by Cisco Wireless-N technology

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Access your digital music library and millions of songs from Rhapsody®

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. Find thousands of

radio stations from around the world with RadioTime. Want to send music to more rooms in

your home? Simply purchase additional player devices: the Conductor, the Director or the

Player. As you roam throughout your house, rule them all with the Controller, a Wireless-N

Remote with color LCD touchscreen display that gives you access to everything you need,

including album art. It’s easy. It’s fun. It’s wireless.

You’ve never heard your music like this before.

Rhapsody®

Open a world of fun and entertainment and get
unlimited access to millions of songs through Rhap-
sody, the critically acclaimed digital music service.
Your Linksys by Cisco Wireless Home Audio system
is Rhapsody ready as soon as you establish your
Rhapsody account. With the touch of the screen on
the Controller, you can instantly access Rhapsody
music channels by genre and millions of songs from
artists the world over. Find your favorite music and
build playlists that you and your friends can enjoy.
The Conductor, Director and Player devices each
include a 30-day free trial of Rhapsody (see details
and terms and conditions in your Wireless Home
Audio packaging).

RadioTime®

RadioTime is a free worldwide radio service enabling
you to find and select your favorite local music or
talk stations, as well as find radio stations from all
over the world in clean static-free streaming from
the Internet direct to your Linksys by Cisco Wireless
Home Audio system. RadioTime is integrated right
into the user interface of the Conductor, the Director
and the Controller. So, with a few simple clicks or
touch of the screen you can locate and enjoy music
from any corner of the globe.

1- An Internet connection is required to access Internet services and Internet radio. Internet
services availability may vary by country. A wireless router is required. A Simultaneous Dual-N
Band Wireless Router recommended for best performance. A computer equipped with Adobe
Reader is required to view the User Guide. IR Remote Control does not have full functionality
with Player. Not all MP3 players may be compatible.

2 - Maximum performance derived from IEEE Standard 802.11 specifications. Actual
performance can vary, including lower wireless network capacity, data throughput rate, range
and coverage. Performance depends on many factors, conditions and variables, including
distance from the access point, volume of network traffic, building materials and construction,
operating system used, mix of wireless products used, interference and other adverse
conditions.

3- Rhapsody is a registered trademark of RealNetworks, Inc. Rhapsody account required to
access Rhapsody service.

Specifications are subject to change without notice. Linksys, Cisco and the Cisco Logo are
registered trademarks or trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and
certain other countries. Other brands and products are the trademarks or registered trademarks
of their respective holders. Copyright © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.

iPod is a trademark of Apple, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. “Made for iPod”
means that an electronic accessory has been designed to connect specifically to iPod and has
been certified by the developer to meet Apple performance standards. Apple is not responsible
for the operation of this device or its compliance with safety and regulatory standards.

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Wireless-N (or draft 802.11n) was developed to
support new audio, video, data and voice solutions
in business and in the home. Cisco offers numerous
Wireless-N routers and gateway (integrated modem
and router) products throughout the world under
the Linksys by Cisco brand. Wireless-N unlike previ-
ous 802.11 wireless networking standards uses
much faster processors and utilizes MIMO
(Multiple-In, Multiple-Out) smart antenna array
technology to expand wireless signal coverage and
to boost speed. Linksys by Cisco also offers Dual-
Band Wireless-N products that send and receive
information in both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz
frequency ranges. The Linksys by Cisco Wireless
Home Audio Conductor, Director and Player compo-
nents are Dual-Band Wireless-N and can operate in
either frequency range. Wireless-N is an ideal
backbone technology to deliver audio throughout
the home in precise synchronization.

With the Linksys by Cisco Wireless Home Audio
system, system, there’s no need to drill holes in your
walls and run cables throughout your home to
connect devices to one another. Now you have a
system that’s quick and easy to install and place
virtually anywhere in your house.

Linksys by Cisco Media Hubs

(model #s NMH305, NMH405, and NMH410)
And now that you can have music throughout your
home, make it easy to access your music files with a
Linksys by Cisco Media Hub. Media Hubs are intelli-
gent storage/server platforms designed and
engineered to stream simultaneous streams of
music or video. Models are available with and
without hard drives and can store hundreds of hours
of video or hundreds of thousands of songs and
digital photographs. Once on the home network,
your Wireless Home Audio devices and the Control-
ler will instantly discover a Linksys by Cisco Media
Hub.

The Controller – Wireless-N Touchscreen Remote

(model #DMWR1000)

The Controller is the one device that will
change the way you interact with and enjoy
music. It’s truly a game changer. Unlike remote
controls that must be in visible proximity to
the components they control, the Controller
wirelessly connects to your Wireless-N router,
enabling you to control your Linksys by Cisco
Wireless Home Audio devices from other
rooms in your house. Just touch the Controller
to change the music anywhere in the house.
Touch the volume button and all your music
zones appear instantly, so you can adjust the
volume on any or every device. Send different
music to different rooms or the same songs to
the entire house. The Controller makes it all
possible. Looking for a song? Touch the
Rhapsody icon and conduct a search by the
Artist’s name to see their catalog of work.
Remembering that radio station you listened
to while vacationing overseas? Touch the
RadioTime icon and find it. The Controller
includes an AC charging cord with a mini-USB
connector, so it’s ready whenever you are.

Linksys by Cisco Wireless Home Audio. It’s easy. It’s fun. It’s wireless.

Let your music out to play

Your digital music collection doesn’t have to live exclu-
sively on your computer or iPod®. Now enjoy it on the
stereo or surround sound audio systems you already have
in your home. Access millions of songs from new releases
to old-time favorites with Rhapsody, or thousands of radio
stations with RadioTime. Share your favorite music with
your friends and make your entire home an entertainment
center. The Linksys by Cisco Wireless Home Audio system is
a collection of amazing audio products that leverage the
speed, power and robust coverage of your Wireless-N
router.

And who better to bring to you a wireless home audio
system than Cisco, the world’s leader in wireless network-
ing technology. Each player device – Conductor, Director,
and Player – is discoverable on your Wireless-N network so
you can select and send different music to different rooms
or the same music to all the devices. Each Linksys by Cisco
Wireless Home Audio component has been designed with
your lifestyle in mind. Whether you live in a studio apart-
ment or 5,000 square foot home, get the components and
configure a system that’s right for you.

Bring your favorite music to every room in your home.

The Conductor / Wireless-N Digital Music Center

(model #DMC350 – Available Spring 2009)

The Conductor is a complete, portable wireless
music system all by itself. Place it in the kitchen
while you prepare that special recipe. Move it to
the dining room when your guests sit down to
dinner. Or plug it in outside on the deck to enjoy
the evening stars with your favorite music
selections. The Conductor accesses digital music
libraries on your computer, on a networked hard
drive, from Linksys by Cisco Media Hub, or from
the Internet because it’s wirelessly connected to
your Wireless-N router. There are three ways to
control the Conductor. Select a song or queue up
a playlist simply by touching the icons displayed
on its color LCD screen, control it with the handy
IR (infrared) remote control that comes with it or
with the Controller (see below). The Conductor
features a 50-watt integrated amplifier that drives
its built-in speakers. It even has a built-in CD
player, too.

Docking Station for iPod® / Wired Accessory

(model #MCCI40)

The Docking Station for iPod connects to the
back of a Linksys by Cisco Conductor or
Director. It includes connector adapters for
different types of Apple iPods. Once
connected you and your friends can share
your favorite playlists over your entire Linksys
by Cisco Wireless Home Audio system. You can
even control the iPod with the Wireless-N
Controller, advancing tracks or adjusting
volume levels on each Wireless Home Audio
player device throughout your house. If you
think that sounds like a great idea for a party,
you may be right!

Linksys by Cisco Stereo Speaker Kit - Wired
Accessory

(model #DSPK50)

Experience great sound wherever these
high-performance, ported stereo bookshelf
speakers are placed. They’re tuned and
optimized for excellent music reproduction.
When paired with the Linksys by Cisco Director
they’re a smart, elegant system for any room in
the house.

The Player / Wireless-N Music Extender

(model #DMP100)

The Player is a Wireless-N music extender and is
the easiest way to bring more of your digital or
Internet music to more rooms in your home.
The Player is designed to connect to an existing
stereo or surround sound system. It also comes
with an IR remote control and like the Conduc-
tor and Director, can also be controlled from
another part of the house with the Controller.
Connect it to the your home theater receiver or
to a stereo system in another part of the house.
Now everyone in your family will have access to
the thousands of songs in your collection or
millions of songs from the Internet.

Now, just because we’re experts at networking
there’s no reason you need to be. Each Linksys by
Cisco Wireless Home Audio product includes

EasyLink Advisor setup wizard to get your system up
and running. We even include a Windows-based
application if you want to manage your music expe-
rience from your PC.

How Do We Do It?

Cisco, the world’s leader in networking technology,
applied its years of knowledge and expertise to
develop an amazing lossless digital audio delivery
solution that preserves the full depth and richness
of the recording, as originally intended by the artist.
Through distributed decoding technology, each
Wireless Home Audio player receives the unmodi-
fied audio source material without any trans-coding
or compression. The audio is then reproduced by
one or more players, synchronized to within micro-
seconds in case of multiple players, without any of
the compression and echo artifacts so often evident
in other wireless audio systems. All of this means
crystal clear music, exactly as recorded, anywhere in
your home.

Some audio streaming systems clip audio waveforms.

The Linksys by Cisco Wireless Home Audio system
preserves the waveform for a rich playback experience.

Director / Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated
Amplifier

(model #DMC250)

The Director, like the Conductor, is also a
Wireless-N music player that accesses the digital
music libraries on your computer, on a networked
hard drive, or from the Internet. The Director can
connect to the Linksys by Cisco Stereo Speakers
or to any powered or passive speakers you own.
The Director also has a 50-watt integrated ampli-
fier, so it’s even capable of efficiently delivering
rich, full sound to the tower speakers you may
have in your home theater system. The Director
also comes with an IR remote control and like the
Conductor, can also be controlled from another
part of the house with the Controller. The Director
is equally at home on a bookshelf in your den, in
the master bedroom, or connected to your home
theater system. You can even connect analog
devices like turntables or cassette decks to it and
share your LPs and tapes throughout your home.

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