Bose WavePC interactive system Sold from May 2001 to June 2002 User Manual
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PDF259774_00 April 12, 2001 21 Operating the CD Player/Recorder Playing tracks from the music finder window The music finder gives you great flexibility in playing single or multiple music selections. • To start playback: Double-click the first title you want to play, or select the first title and click the Play/pause ( ) button. •To play only a single track: Select the title and click the Play Selection button. •To play a consecutive list of tracks: Select the first track you want to play. While holding down the shift key, select the last track you want to play. Click the Play Selection button. •To play a non-consecutive list of tracks: Hold down the control key on your computer key- board and click on each song title you want to play. Click the Play Selection button. Editing CD track titles The CD track titles listed in the music finder window are from downloaded CDDB data. You can edit a CD track title by right-clicking the track title and selecting Edit Entry. Type the new information and press the Enter key when you are done. However, the next time you click the Get Track Info button, the Wave/PC application detects that the downloaded CDDB data does not match the information displayed for your CD. The dialog box in Figure 15 opens and asks you if you want to overwrite your CD data with new CDDB data. This can also occur if new data is available from CDDB. Click Ye s to overwrite the title using CDDB information, or click No to leave the new title unchanged. Figure 15 CDDB overwrite dialog box Changing the CD play mode Clicking the Mode button selects the play mode of the CD player. The selected mode appears in the information window and affects the whole CD or the currently selected track(s). Each click of the button cycles the mode setting through five settings: •Shuffle CD plays all tracks randomly •Shuffle Repeat CD repeats the disc in a new random order each time •Repeat CD plays the disc continuously •Repeat Track CD plays the selected track continuously •Blank for normal play
22 April 12, 2001 PDF259774_00 Operating the CD Player/Recorder Recording an audio CD In addition to playing CDs from your computer’s CD-ROM drive, you can record and save them as music files on your computer’s hard drive. When you insert a CD into your com- puter’s CD-ROM drive, the Wave/PC ™ software prepares itself to record all tracks on the CD. It indicates this by placing a check mark next to each track title in the music finder window (see the Record column in Figure 16). Figure 16 Example of the application window when recording a CD Before you start recording Make sure the tracks you want to record have a check mark next to the track. If there are some tracks you do not want to record, click the checkbox beside the track to clear the check mark. Starting the recording process Note: A CD is recorded as a background operation. If you wish, you can listen to another source while recording your CD. To start recording, click the Record CD button. During the recording process, this button becomes Stop Recording. You can stop recording at any time by clicking this button. To resume recording, click the Record CD button again. While recording, the status of each track is reported in the Recording Status column: Recording Status Meaning XX% RecordedThe percentage of the track recorded. Waiting to recordThe track is unrecorded. It has been selected and is waiting to be recorded. RecordedThis track was successfully recorded during this recording session. Error (not recorded)This track could not be successfully recorded. Bad or dirty CD. [Blank]This track is not selected for recording and it has not been recorded in a previous recording session. Start/stops recordingChecks/unchecks all checkboxes CD play status Points to track currently playing Recording status Points to track currently being recorded
PDF259774_00 April 12, 2001 23 Operating the CD Player/Recorder Recording CDs when disconnected from the Internet If your computer is disconnected from the Internet and you insert a CD into the CD-ROM drive, the track titles are numbered because CDDB information cannot be downloaded. How- ever, you can record the CD and get CDDB information the next time you go on the Internet. The next time you connect to the Internet, select the CD player, insert any CD and click the Get Track Info button. This automatically updates the Wave/PC ™ database with CDDB infor- mation for all previously recorded CDs. Now, when you use the Music Files player to find these recorded tracks, they will no longer be numbered, but have actual titles. Playing your recorded CD tracks After recording your CDs, click the Music Files button to find your recorded tracks and start playing them. See “Selecting the Music Files player” on page 27 for instructions. Playing MP3 CDs To play MP3 files from a CD, insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive and click the CD button. The MP3 files found on the CD will be displayed in the music finder window. See the example in Figure 17. Click the plus sign [+] to open an album or collection of MP3 music. Select the file you want to play and click the Play Selection button. The file currently playing is highlighted. Figure 17 Example music finder win- dow for a data CD Using CDDB The Wave/PC interactive audio system uses the CDDB2 Disc Recognition ServiceSM (DRS) from CDDB, Inc. to get the artist, title, track, credit, and other information about the CDs you play. This service is FREE and automatic. The first time you use the service, the Wave/PC software application automatically registers you with CDDB. You do not have to re-register, unless you want to change your registration information or settings. To change your CDDB registration information: Right-click on the blue background of the Wave/PC application window and select CD info>CDDB Registration. To see or edit the full CDDB 2 information for a CD: Right-click on the blue background of the Wave/PC application window and select CD info>Extended information. For more complete instructions on using the CDDB service, see the CDDB help page (www.cddb.com/cddb2info/using.html) on the Internet.
24 April 12, 2001 PDF259774_00 Operating the CD Player/Recorder Setting CD player/recorder setup options To access the CD player/recorder setup options (Figure 18) and change the configuration, click the Setup button and click the CD tab. After selecting the options you want, •Click the OK button to save your settings and close the setup window, or •Click the Cancel button to close the setup window without saving any changes, or •Click the Help button to open the on-line help information window. Figure 18 CD player/recorder setup options (Wave/PC™ system is the default CD player) The default CD player in your computer system is the application that launches automatically, in the CD mode, when you insert an audio CD in your CD-ROM drive. If your Wave/PC system is not your default CD player, the CD setup window provides a checkbox (Figure 19) for changing this option. Click the checkbox, and then click the OK button to make the Wave/PC system your default CD player. Figure 19 CD player/recorder setup options (Wave/PC system is not the default CD player) Click this checkbox to make the Wave/PC system your default CD player.
PDF259774_00 April 12, 2001 25 Operating the CD Player/Recorder By default, when you insert an audio CD into your computer’s CD-ROM drive, the Wave/PC™ system automatically switches to the CD mode and starts playing the CD. To disable auto- matic playing, remove the check next to “Automatically play CDs when inserted.” Normally, when the Wave/PC system plays a CD for the first time, the Wave/PC application downloads detailed information for that CD from the CDDB website. If you do not want the Wave/PC application to do this, remove the check next to “Automatically get CD track info from the Internet.” If this option is unchecked, you can get CD information anytime by clicking the Get Track Info button in the CD application window. When you click the Get Track Info button, the CDDB Internet service may find more than one match for some of your song titles. To limit your request to only the first match found, make sure you select “Use first match for CD track info.” If you choose not to select this option, you will be prompted by CDDB to select one item from the list. When this checkbox is selected, CDs are played using the analog output of the CD-ROM drive. Otherwise, digital extraction is used when playing CDs. This setting does not affect the CD recording process. However, when selected, simultaneous playback and recording of CDs is not allowed. The recording format drop list offers you a choice of audio file formats: Fixed MP3, Variable MP3, or WAV (uncompressed). Fixed MP3 is recommended. It is more compatible with other devices, such as portable MP3 players. The recording quality drop list allows you to select the quality level for recording. The avail- able levels vary according to the recording format you choose. In general, the higher the bit rate, the better the sound quality but the larger the audio file size. Quality LevelBit Rate Encoding (kilo-bits/sec.)MBytes per min. of play Low 64 kbps 0.5MB/min. Medium 128 kbps 1MB/min. Medium-high 160 kbps 1.25MB/min. High (default) 192 kbps 1.5MB/min. Higher 256 kbps 2MB/min. Highest 320 kbps 2.5MB/min.
26 April 12, 2001 PDF259774_00 Operating the CD Player/Recorder Select “Record using error correction” to decrease the probability of audio errors during recording. The Wave/PC ™ application can test your CD-ROM drive to determine its digital audio extrac- tion speed and tell you whether or not it can support simultaneous record and playback. To test your CD-ROM drive: 1. Insert the Wave/PC installation disk in your CD-ROM drive. 2. If you have more than one CD-ROM drive, select the drive you will use to play CDs from the CD-ROM Drive drop list. If you do not select a drive, the software wil choose the drive with the lowest letter. (If you have a single drive in your computer, the drop list is hidden.) 3. Click the Test CDROM drive button. 4. Click the Begin button in the CD-ROM Drive Test window. 5. When the test is complete, the results are shown. The results may describe one of the following three conditions: Displayed Results Meaning Digital audio extraction speed [0 to
PDF259774_00 April 12, 2001 27 Listening to Music Files Selecting the Music Files player The Music Files player gives you one-touch selection of any MP3 or WAV file stored on your computer’s hard drive. To select the Music Files player (Figure 20), click the Music Files but- ton on the Wave/PC ™ application window, or press the File button on the remote control to start playing music recorded on your hard drive. For your convenience, the Wave/PC system also provides six preset buttons each of which can be assigned to play any music file or play- list. For example, you could assign preset button 1 to play your classical collection, preset button 2 to play your favorite artist collection, and preset 3 to play your favorite album. You can play music files downloaded from the Internet, or transferred from an MP3 CD. During installation, the Wave/PC software scans your computer’s hard drive for any existing music files. All files found are automatically added to the Wave/PC music database. Figure 20 Music Files player mode Opens the Music Files setup options windowShows information on file currently playing Opens the playlist editor windowDeletes music file(s) Shows personal playlists Shows tracks currently playing Shows music by type, artist, composer, album or track Plays/pauses selection Stops playing selection Skips to next selection Skips to previous selection Scans forward through selection Scans backward through selection Changes Music Files play mode (Shuffle, Shuffle Repeat, Repeat, Repeat Track) Music Files control buttons
28 April 12, 2001 PDF259774_00 Listening to Music Files Navigating the music finder The music finder makes it easy for you to view your music database and find the music you want to hear. The music database is organized into a hierarchy of views (Figure 21) to group your music into logical collections. •Types – categories or genres of music (Highest level) •Artists – those who perform the music •Composers – those who wrote the music •Albums – names of music collections •Tracks – individual songs (Lowest level) You can view your music in each grouping by clicking the appropriate Views button located to the right of the music finder in the application window. For example, if you select the clas- sical category in the Types view and then click the Artists button, all your classical artists appear in the music finder. If you click the Composers button and select a composer from the list, and then click Albums, all albums with music by this composer are listed. You can also skip levels. For example, if you select Classical in the Types view, you can then click the Tracks button to display all your classical tracks. You can move down through the hierarchy of views quickly by double-clicking an item in the current view. For example, double-clicking the classical category in the Types view displays all your classical artists. Double-clicking one of your classical artists displays all albums con- taining tracks by that artist. The detailed rules for double-clicking down through the hierarchy are given in Figure 21. Figure 21 Moving down through the Music finder views Double-click in Tracks view to play song Double-click a music type Double-click an artist Double-click an Album Click the Types button. (Highest level) Double-clicking in the Types view opens the Artists view which shows you artists who perform that type of music. Double-clicking in the Artists view opens the Albums view which shows you all your al- bums containing tracks by that Artist. Double-clicking in the Al- bums view opens the Tracks view which shows you all tracks in that album. Double-clicking an item in Tracks view starts the song playing.Click the Composers button. Double-clicking in the Composers view opens the Album view which shows you all your albums by that composer. Double-click in Composers view
PDF259774_00 April 12, 2001 29 Listening to Music Files Sorting lists in the music finder window You can sort the list in the music finder window by column heading in ascending or descend- ing order. Click on a column heading and you’ll see a small triangle appear on the right-hand side of the heading. The sorting order is indicated by the direction of the triangle. Click the heading again to change the sorting order. Sorting Example: •Sorting album names in ascending order: •Sorting album names in descending order: Finding music with the search function The fastest way to find music in your database is to use the search function. The Search box is located at the upper right corner of the music finder window. Select the view you want to use for your search. In the Search box, type the name of the art- ist, composer, album, or track. As you type, the music finder will display only the entries with matching text. The matching text is displayed in red. Note: Pressing Enter starts play at the top of the list. Clicking the Show All button clears the Search box and any other search criteria in the music finder. This causes the music finder window to display all the music in the selected view. Selecting items in the music finder window You can make single or multiple selections in the music finder window. You can select a single item by clicking on it once. While holding down the shift key you can select a continuous range of entries. While holding down the control key you can click on items not within a con- tinuous range and add them to the selection. To play a specific song/track: 1. Click the Tracks button. A list of track titles is displayed in the music finder. 2. Click the Show All button. This cancels any active search criteria and ensures that the window shows all tracks. 3. Type the track name (or part of the name) in the Search box. As you type, the music finder will reduce the number of displayed tracks to only those that contain the string of charac- ters entered in the Search box. 4. Double-click the track title, or select the track and click the Play Selection button. To find and play a specific Album/CD: 1. Click the Albums button. A list of album titles is displayed in the music finder. 2. Click the Show All button. This cancels any active filtering and ensures that the window shows all albums. 3. Type the album name (or part of the name) in the Search box. As you type, the music finder will reduce the number of displayed albums to only those that contain the string of characters entered in the Search box. 4. Select the album and click the Play Selection button. To find and play all music performed by a specific artist: 1. Click the Artists button. A list of artists’ names is displayed in the music finder. 2. Click the Show All button. This cancels any active filtering and ensures that the window shows all artists. 3. Type the artist’s name (or part of the name) in the Search box. As you type, the music finder will reduce the number of displayed artists to only those that contain the string of characters entered in the Search box. 4. Select the artists and click the Play Selection button.
30 April 12, 2001 PDF259774_00 Listening to Music Files To find and play all the music of a certain type (jazz, rock, etc.): 1. Click the Types button. A list of music types is displayed in the music finder. 2. Enter the music type name (or part of the name) in the Search box. As you type, the music finder will reduce the number of displayed music types to only those that contain the string of characters entered in the Search box. 3. Select the music type and click the Play Selection button. The Wave/PC will play all the music of the selected type. To find and play a track within a specific music type: 1. Click the Types button. A list of music types is displayed in the music finder. 2. Select the type of music containing the track you want and click the Tracks button. 3. Double-click the track title. Changing the music files play mode Clicking the Mode button selects the play mode of the Music Files player. The selected mode appears in the information window. Each click of the button cycles the mode setting through five settings: •Shuffle plays all files in the selection randomly •Shuffle Repeat repeats the selection in a new random order each time •Repeat plays the selection continuously •Repeat Track plays the selected file continuously •Blank for normal play Setting presets to play music files You can assign up to six presets for Music Files. Any time you click an assigned preset but- ton, the music assigned to the button will play. There are three ways to set presets: •Drag and drop – Find and select a music file or playlist in the music finder. Drag the item out of the finder window and drop it onto any preset button. When the preset is set, the item name appears on the preset button and it begins to play automatically. Note: If you drag and drop more than one item onto the same preset button, you will automat- ically create a playlist. For more information about playlists, see “Creating your own music playlists” on page 32. •Click the Set Preset button – Click a preset button in the Wave/PC ™ application window. Select a music file or playlist in the music finder. Click the Set Preset button. When the pre- set is stored, the item name appears on the preset button and the selection starts to play. •Press and hold any preset button – Find and select a music file or playlist in the music finder. Click the Play Selection button to begin playback. Then, press and hold for two sec- onds any preset button on the radio control panel, remote control or in the Wave/PC appli- cation window. When the preset is stored, the radio beeps twice and the item name appears on the preset button in the Wave/PC application window.