Niles Audio DMS4 - Manual (Page 15)

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RECORDING AND
PLAYING MUSIC
This chapter explains how to operate your IntelliControl ® ICS
DMS4 Digital Music Server, including recording CDs onto
the hard disk, navigating the Audio Library to select music for
playback and organizing your music collection.
THE maIN mENu
The main functions of your DMS4 Digital Music Server are
accessible via the Main Menu. The Main Menu is the first
screen to be displayed when your DMS4 Digital Music Server is
switched on.
Alternatively:
From any screen of the television user interface, press the
J Menu key on your DMS4 Digital Music Server remote
control
The Main Menu will be displayed:
Fig. 3-1 DMS4 TV interface main menu screen
The options available from the Main Menu are as follows:
Audio Library
Select this function to display the Audio Library screen. The
Audio Library stores all of the music you record on to the hard
disk of your DMS4 Digital Music Server.
See page 17 for information regarding the Audio Library and
navigation techniques.
CD Tray
Select this function to display the CD Tray screen. The CD Tray
function is used to record or play CDs from the CD drive.
See the chapter entitled Recording Music on page 16 for more
information about the CD Tray screen.
Now Playing
Select this function to display the Now Playing screen for the
currently selected audio output. You can also view this screen
by pressing the •Now Playing key on the remote control.
The Now Playing screen is explained in more detail in the
section entitled The Now Playing Screen on page 23.
Play Queue
Select the Play Queue option to view the library items queued to
play on the currently selected audio output.
For details about using the play queue feature see the section
entitled The Play Queue on page 25.
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Output
Select this function to choose which of the available audio
outputs you wish to control.
Changing the controlled audio output is explained in greater
detail in the section called Switching Audio Outputs on page
24.
Set Up
Select this option to display the Set Up screen. From here you
can access the Settings screen, the Look Up Album Details
screen and the Media Back Up and Restore feature.
When you select the Set Up option, the following screen is
displayed:
Fig. 3-2 DMS4 TV interface Set-Up menu screen
The following options are available on this screen:
Look Up Album Details
Select this function to display the Look Up Album Details
screen. If you have an Internet connection, use this function to
retrieve album details from the Internet.
Refer to the section entitled Recording Music, which starts on
page 16, for more information about this function.
Network Back Up and Restore
Select this function to display the Network Back Up and
Restore screen. This function allows you to back up all of the
music in your Audio Library to a selected location.
The section explaining network back up and restore begins on
page 40.
Settings
Select this function to display the Settings screen. From here
you can view and amend important settings used by your DMS4
Digital Music Server.
For more information refer to the chapter titled System Settings
on page 34.