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OPERATION
Operation
To view the play queue, press the Menu Button
to display the Main Menu, and navigate to the
Play Queue line. Press the Enter Button. The Play
Queue is preserved unless the DMC 1000 is
powered down to Full-Off mode (by pressing
and holding the Power Off Button on the remote
so that the front-panel Power Indicator turns
dim blue). If the Play Queue line in the Main
Menu is dimmed, the Play Queue has been
erased.
The Play Queue is not available during DVD
playback, or when The Bridge is the media
source.
You may create playlists that are permanently
saved by name for future playback.
Programming a Playlist
Playlists are not only a convenient way to store a
queue of your favorite songs, but they are
required to transfer audio from the Media
Library to any of the portable media. See the
Content Transfer section for more information.
To program a playlist, display the desired con-
tent on screen by selecting the correct source
(the Media Library, a card slot, a data CD or a
USB device) and selecting the audio or still-
image content. Scroll to the desired content,
e.g., a song track or file, use the
F
/
G
Navigation Buttons to highlight the Add to
Playlist command, and press the Enter Button.
A pop-up screen will prompt you to select from
an existing playlist, to name a new playlist, or to
select an empty prenamed playlist, such as
Dance or Chill. See Figure 21. If you select one
of the prenamed playlists and have already used
that name, a number will be added to the end to
differentiate the new playlist. The pop-up dialog
box displays up to four playlists at a time. Scroll
up or down to view the remaining playlists.
Figure 21 – Select a Playlist
Playlists may be edited by selecting the Playlist
View from the Media Library. Press the Menu
Button to view the Main Menu, and navigate to
the Playlists view in the Media Library. Press the
Enter Button, and scroll to the desired playlist.
The commands function as expected:
•
Play Now:
Plays the selected playlist immedi-
ately, adding it to the Play Queue.
•
Add to Queue:
Adds the selected playlist to
the end of the Play Queue.
•
Add to Playlist:
Adds the selected playlist to
a new or existing playlist.
•
Open Playlist:
Opens the playlist to allow
editing of individual tracks, including removing
a track from the playlist, changing the track’s
order within the list, selecting the track for
immediate play, adding the track
to the Play Queue or a playlist, editing the
track’s identifying information or deleting the
track from the Media Library.
•
Edit Name:
Opens the character-entry dialog
box to rename the playlist.
•
Delete Playlist:
Deletes the playlist (but not
its contents) from the Media Library.
Using
The Bridge is an optional dock that may be used
with a compatible iPod (not included). When The
Bridge is connected to its proprietary input on
the DMC 1000 and the iPod is docked, you may
enjoy the audio and still-image materials stored
on your iPod.
When an iPod is docked in The Bridge, the IPOD
FOUND message will appear on the front panel,
and a banner with The Bridge icon and the
Detected message will appear on screen. The
iPod will be in “disc mode,” and its screen will
display the “OK to disconnect” message. Do not
physically undock the iPod while its content is
playing. However, you may select the Undock
command at any time.
Select The Bridge as the media source from the
Main Menu. The menu shown in Figure 22 will
appear.
Figure 22 – The Bridge menu
Navigate the contents of the iPod in a similar
manner to other data media sources. Select
between the audio (music) and still-image
(photo) content. When Music is selected, you
may sort it using views similar to those in the
iPod’s own menu: Playlists, Artists, Albums,
Songs, Podcasts, Genres, Composers or Audio
Books.
Only three options are available for iPod con-
tent:
Play Now:
Begins play of the selected item
immediately. The Play Queue is erased.
Open:
If an individual track is selected, it begins
play immediately. If the selected item is in any
other category, e.g., an artist or album, this com-
mand opens the item so you may view its con-
tents.
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