Arcam SOLO MUSIC, Handbook

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E-27 E-26
English
Playing media files
The MY MEDIA icon is shown on screen
when the Solo is first switched on. To
play video, image files (e.g. photographic
slideshows) or audio files, highlight the
MY MEDIA icon and press OK .
Video and audio files can be played from
the uPnP Network, USB media or CD-R/
RW discs. For a list of supported audio and
video file formats, see “disc & file formats”
on page E-16
To play media files, insert the USB device
or data disc into the player. The
MY MEDIA
menu is displayed with music, video and/
or picture file symbols:
To play all available files without making
any selection, press
< to go to the Play
menu, described below.
To select particular files, use the
' / ,
cursor keys on the remote control to
highlight the media device to navigate
the
MY MEDIA menu. Press OK to select
the media device and display the file and
folder contents.
NOTE
When there are no playable files or
folders within the selected media or
folder, ‘Empty’ is displayed.
You can play a single file or playlist
(containing up to 100 selected files). Use
the
' / , cursor keys on the remote
control to highlight a file or playlist and
press OK to select it. The
7 and 8 keys
can be used to skip one page up or down.
The
9 and : keys can be used to skip 10
pages up or down.
Play a music file
Use the ' / , cursor keys to highlight
a music file and press OK or 4 to start
playback.
Play a video file
Use the ' / , cursor keys to highlight
a video file and press OK or 4 to start
playback. Press DISPLAY to view relevant
video file playback information.
Rapid playback
Press 7 or 8 during playback to activate
rapid reverse or forward playback. Further
button presses change the playback
speed. Speeds of 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x and 32x
normal speed are available. Press
4 to
resume normal playback.
MusicLife App
MusicLife enables you to control your Solo
product from your iOS device.
It can be used to stream music to your
product from a UPnP server such as a NAS
drive, or music stored locally on the iOS
device.
Additionally, the app features a remote
control interface, which contains the most
common features of the infrared remote
control, as well as useful information
such as the current input, volume, audio
decoder and the units IP address
NOTE
The Solo will need to have the “Network
Media” option enabled. For instructions
on how to do this, please refer to
“System” on page E-32.
Minimum OS requirements for the app: iOS 7
Downloading the app
Download the app from the App Store
SM
.
For your convenience, you can scan the
following QR code into your phone to
download the app.
network/usb
operation
App displays the status of the Solo
Display shows basic information such as input,
volume, audio decoder, unit IP address.
listening to radio
The Solo is fitted with a FM, DAB/
DAB+ (digital radio) tuners. DAB/DAB+
broadcasts are not available in all
locations.
This section deals with tuner operation, for
information on setting up the tuner and
installing aerials see “DAB/DAB+ and FM
aerial” on page E-14.
When a tuner input is selected, the OSD
shows a list of radio presets plus an
information panel giving all available
information about the current frequency
(for FM) or station (for DAB/DAB+).
The front panel will also give the same
information, pressing the
INFO key
will cycle through the various items of
information:
FM
< Programme type (if available)
< Radiotext (if available)
< Audio format
< Signal strength
DAB/DAB+
< Programme type
< Radio text (if available)
< Bit-rate and CODEC of transmission
< Audio format
<
Signal quality
Tuning/Channel selection
When switching to the internal tuner
source, the Solo enters the last used tuner
band, be it FM or DAB/DAB+. Repeatedly
pressing
RADIO cycles through the
available tuner bands on your Solo.
FM analogue radio
Incremental frequency tuning on FM radio
is done using the
9 and : buttons on the
remote control in RADIO device mode.
You can scan to the next (or previous)
strong signal by using the
< and > .You
can stop a scan at any time by pressing
either
9 or : button.
In Europe, the internal FM radio is capable
of receiving RDS (Radio Data System)
radiotext signals that are transmitted
on some stations. The RDS information
typically includes the radio station name,
the music or speech genre as well as
additional information related to the
current programme. On music stations
this is often information on the currently
playing track.
DAB/DAB+ digital radio
Digital Audio Broadcasting
(DAB/DAB+) radio is becoming
more widely available. See
www.worlddab.org/country-information
for information on DAB/DAB+ availability.
You will need to scan for available stations
before being able to listen to them.
To scan for DAB/DAB+ stations, first select
the DAB/DAB+ tuner then press and hold
the
OK key. The Solo will then scan all the
DAB/DAB+ radio frequencies and compile
a list of the stations that are available.
When the scan is complete, you can scroll
through the station list using the
< and
> buttons on the remote control. To listen
to the currently displayed station press
the
O . If you do not press O within
two seconds, the display will revert to
displaying the currently playing station.
Saving and selecting
presets
Preset selection uses the ' and , keys
on the remote to browse and O to select
the preset when the remote is in RADIO
device mode.
The Solo is capable of storing up to 50
presets. Pressing the
OK key causes
the next available preset number to be
displayed, then pressing the
OK key again
stores the current frequency/channel in
that preset. If a different preset number is
required, press the
' or , keys until
the desired number is displayed before
pressing the
OK key for a second time.
Deleting presets
When in tuner browse mode (using '
and , to scroll through the presets), the
yellow button on the remote is used to
delete the currently highlighted (but not
playing) station or frequency.