Niles Audio DMS4 - Manual (Page 22)

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THE sEaRCH FuNCTION
The search function can be used from any Audio Library screen to reduce the items in the current list to only those that contain a particular word
or collection of characters.
To use the search function, press the 9Search key on your DMS4 Digital Music Server remote control from any screen in the Audio
Library. Choose to search either Tracks, Albums, Artists or Genres and press the OSelect key. The below screen is displayed. Use the
alphanumeric keypad to enter text and press the OOK key. A list of items containing your search criteria will then be displayed.
THE maRk FuNCTION
The mark function can be used to select multiple items within a
list in the Audio Library. You can then perform a single action
to be applied to all of the marked items rather than performing
the same action on each item individually.
For example:
To delete multiple albums from the Audio Library
Press the àLibrary key on your DMS4 Digital Music
Server remote control to display the Audio Library
Press the U or V keys to highlight Albums and press the
O Select key to display the Albums list
Use the U or V keys again to highlight an album you
wish to delete
Press the pMark key
The mark symbol will appear next to the marked album:
Fig. 3-18 The DMS4 Mark function
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Place a mark symbol next to the other albums you wish to delete.
Press the äOptions key and highlight Delete marked
albums
Press the OSelect key
If there are less than one hundred items in a list, you also have
the option to mark all of the items in a list, without having to go
through them individually.
For example:
To delete all the albums by a particular artist
Press the àLibrary key on your DMS4 Digital Music
Server remote control to display the Audio Library
Press the U or V keys to highlight Artists and press the
O Select key to display the Artists list
Use the U or V keys again to highlight an artist and press
the T key
A list of all the albums by the chosen artist is displayed.
Press the äOptions key and choose Mark all
Press the OSelect key
Press the äOptions key again and choose Delete
marked albums
Press the OSelect key
Note: If pressing the pMark key has no effect, then the mark
function is not available on the current screen.
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Fig. 3-17 The DMS4 Search function via the TV interface