Linksys Director / Wireless-N Music Player DMC250 - Manual (Page 22)

Common Uses
15 Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier
Wireless Home Audio
Managing Music Libraries
The way you interact with your music content is highlighted
in this section. You will find out how useful Favorites are
and how to use the queue functionality.
• Creating and Using Favorites, page 15
• Playing a Favorite, page 16
• Creating Playlists, page 17
• Using the Queue, page 18
• Adding Music to the Queue, page 18
• Removing Music from the Queue, page 18
• Shuffle, page 19
• Repeat, page 19
Creating and Using Favorites
Favorites allow you to quickly and easily access music and
channels that are meaningful to you.
Some examples of how favorites can be used:
One favorite can be assigned to your favorite album on
Rhapsody, another can be assigned to your favorite radio
station on RadioTime, and another can be assigned to your
favorite playlist on your iPod (with the MCCI40 Docking
Station for iPod). You can even add all of the songs in your
Now Playing Queue as a Favorite. You can then access your
favorites at any time by pressing the Favorites button
and the assigned favorite number.
There are 10 favorite positions that can be set. You can
assign favorite tracks, albums, playlists, genres, artists or
channels. When you select an album, playlist, genre, or
artist, a playlist of available tracks is created at the time
you add the favorite. If you add or remove tracks from the
album, playlist, genre, or artist you will need to add it as a
favorite again to update it.
Track • Individual tracks can be assigned to favorites
so that the desired track plays when the associated
favorite is selected.
Album • Entire albums can be added by selecting the
album as a favorite. When the favorite is played, the
entire album will be added to the Now Playing Queue.
Artist • Adding an artist creates a playlist of every
track available from the selected artist on the selected
media at the time the favorite is created.
For example, if you select an artist in Rhapsody, a
playlist containing their entire catalog at the time
of the selection will be created. Any time that you
select this Favorite, this playlist will be added to the
Now Playing Queue. If the artist releases a new song or
album and you want to add it to the existing favorite,
simply overwrite the existing favorite by adding this
artist as a favorite again.
If you select an artist from your iPod, a playlist will be
created containing all of the tracks from the selected
artist located on your iPod at the time that the favorite
is created. Playing the favorite will add these tracks to
the Now Playing Queue. If you add additional songs
from the artist to your iPod and want to add them
to the existing favorite, simply overwrite the existing
favorite by adding this artist as a favorite again.
Playlist • Playlists can be assigned to a favorite for easy
selection. When the favorite is created it generates a
new playlist for the favorite based upon the selected
playlist.
If a song is added or deleted from the selected playlist
after it has been added as a favorite, the changes
aren’t reflected in the favorite unless you overwrite
the existing favorite by adding the playlist as a favorite
again.
Genre • Adding a genre creates a playlist of every track
available from the selected genre on the selected
media at the time the favorite is created.
For example, if you have a USB drive attached and
select the Alternative genre on the USB drive, a playlist
will be created that contains all of the music on the
USB drive that is tagged as alternative.
Channel • A channel can be designated as a favorite
for quick and easy selection of a favorite Rhapsody or
RadioTime channel. You can not add music to the Now
Playing Queue when a channel is playing since the
channel is continuously playing music.