Niles Audio DMS4 - Manual (Page 39)

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Importing Files to your DMS4 Digital Music Server
Double click on the folder entitled Import. An empty folder
window will be displayed
To Import Music Files
Navigate to the location of the music files on your
computer
Use your mouse to select the files you wish to import and
drag them into the Import window
The files will appear briefly in the Import window but after a few
seconds will disappear. These files should now be accessible in
the Audio Library of your DMS4 Digital Music Server.
Note: The currently supported audio file types for import are
WAV, WMA and MP3 (WMA Lossless and DRM protected files
are not supported). Any files of an unsupported type that are
dropped into the Import folder will not be imported.
To Import Cover Art Files
Navigate to the location of the cover art files on your
computer
Use your mouse to select the files you wish to import and
drag them into the Import window
The files will appear briefly in the Import window but after a few
seconds will disappear. These files will now be available when
selecting cover art for an album in the Audio Library.
Note: The currently supported image file types are BMP and
JPEG. Files will be resized automatically. Any files of an
unsupported type that are dropped into the Import folder will not
be imported.
Exporting Files from your DMS4 Digital Music Server
Double click on the folder entitled MusicShare. A folder
window will be displayed containing a folder for each
artist present in the Audio Library of your DMS4 Digital
Music Server
Double click on the folder for an artist. A folder window
will be displayed containing a folder for each album by
the chosen artist present in the Audio Library
Double click on the folder for an album. A folder window
will be displayed containing all the tracks within the album
and a JPEG file containing the cover art for the album
You now have read only access to these files and can drag and
drop them to a location on your PC. You are now also able
to copy music from your DMS4 Digital Music Server directly to
your portable player.
Transferring Music to your Portable Player using
iTunes ®
The iTunes® Media Player application is specifically designed to
simplify the process of synchronizing your music collection with
an iPod portable player. Support for other devices is limited;
you should check that your portable player is compatible before
using this application. iTunes ® version 4.6 or later is required.
The Library source in iTunes ® shows all media files stored on the
local hard disk as well as media which has been added from
other network drives. You can add the music collection from
your DMS4 Digital Music Server to the Library as follows:
Select the Preferences option. This can be found under
the Edit menu on the Windows® edition of iTunes ® and
under the iTunes ® menu on the Macintosh version
Select the Advanced tab
Ensure that the option labelled Copy files to iTunes
® Music
folder when adding to library is unchecked
Click the OK button to confirm any changes
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Making sure you have Library displayed in iTunes ® ,
navigate to your DMS4 Digital Music Server on the
network
Select the music you wish to transfer; you can transfer
entire albums, or all the music by a particular artist, by
dragging the relevant folder into the iTunes ® Library and
releasing the mouse button. To transfer the entire contents
of your Audio Library, drag the folder entitled Albums By
Artist into the iTunes ® Library
Note: the import process may take some time depending on the
number of albums and the speed of your computer.
Once the iTunes
® Library source has been updated with the
music from your DMS4 Digital Music Server you can you can
update your iPod as follows:
Connect your iPod in the normal way
Click the Browse button in the top right-hand corner of the
iTunes ® window
Drag any item from the Genre, Artist, Album lists onto the
iPod icon in the Source area
The transfer process will begin shortly afterwards.
Updating the iTunes® Library
If you have removed music from your DMS4 Digital Music
Server or edited the names of any items in the library you will
need to update the iTunes® Library to remove any broken links.
To do this, you should first delete all the DMS4 Digital Music
Server albums from the iTunes® Library as follows:
Select the View Options item from the Edit menu
Check the Grouping option, then click the OK button to
confirm your changes
In the iTunes® Library click the new Grouping column
heading. The tracks located on your DMS4 Digital Music
Server hard disk will be grouped together using the label
<-DMS4 Digital Music Server_NAME (e.g. <-NilesDMS4-
1234)
Click on the first track in the list with this grouping label
then, holding down the Shift key, click the last track
Press the Delete key to remove these tracks from the
iTunes® Library
Click Yes to confirm your choice
Repeat the import process described above to add back the
DMS4 Digital Music Server information.
Note: iTunes® does not support WMA files.
Transferring Music to your Portable Player using
Windows® Media Player
It is also possible to use Windows® Media Player to transfer
music from your IntelliControl ® ICS DMS4 Digital Music Server
to your portable device.
Firstly, make sure you can navigate to your DMS4 Digital
Music Server and view the music in your MusicShare
folder
Display the File drop down menu and select Add to
Library, followed by Add Folder. In the Explorer window
that appears navigate to your DMS4 Digital Music Server
on the network and select the music you wish to transfer;
you can transfer entire albums, or all the music by a
particular artist by selecting the relevant folder and clicking
OK. To transfer the entire contents of your Audio Library,
select the folder entitled MusicShare
Note: the import process may take some time depending on the
number of albums and the speed of your computer.
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