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This manual is written for Firmware v2.0

Copyright ©2005 ReQuest, Inc.  All rights reserved.  Printed in the USA.  REQ-20050101-04-02000

ReQuest, ReQuest Multimedia, ReQuest logo, AudioReQuest logo and Digital Music System are trademarks of ReQuest, Inc. 2005.  All rights reserved.

MusicMatch and the MusicMatch logo are trademarks of MusicMatch, Inc. and is used with permission.  All rights reserved.

MusicMatch Inc., 16935 W. Bernardo Dr., Suite 270, San Diego, CA 92127

AudioReQuest gives you the freedom to finally listen to your music as easily as possible.
With the press of a button you can have instant access to thousands of songs.  Leave the
music to AudioReQuest – it’s guaranteed to entertain.

AudioReQuest is your very own music entertainment system.  Please only use music that
you own or have license to, as copyright laws exist to ensure artists receive full mone-
tary compensation for their artistic creations.

ARQ User Manual

ARQ User Manual

Summary of Contents for AudioReQuest F.Series

Page 1: ...AudioReQuest USER MANUAL USER MANUAL...

Page 2: ...All rights reserved MusicMatch Inc 16935 W Bernardo Dr Suite 270 San Diego CA 92127 AudioReQuest gives you the freedom to finally listen to your music as easily as possible With the press of a button...

Page 3: ...Browsing Music 15 5 1 Finding Your Music 15 5 2 Playing Your Music Player View ONLY 15 5 3 Playing CDs 16 5 4 Playing from Line In 17 5 5 Queue Now Playing 17 6 Organizing Music 18 6 1 What are Main...

Page 4: ...will find all of the information you need to get hours of music listening enjoyment out of your unit For your convenience we ve included instructions on how to use the provided 64 button Remote contro...

Page 5: ...cal questions to support request com ReQuest recommends e mail as the most preferred form of communication to answer your questions and address your comments When sending ReQuest an e mail please refe...

Page 6: ...booted and ready Flashing Green If Zone or Pro as a Zone Unit is NetSyncing Solid Red If Zone or Pro as a Zone unit cannot see Master Pro on the Network 1 2 B e h i n d t h e F a c e p l a t e Turning...

Page 7: ...d by ReQuest However this button is NOT accessible with the faceplate in place 1 2 4 Keyboard All remote control functions can be performed on a USB style QuickPlay QuickBoard from ReQuest or a USB ke...

Page 8: ...Multi Location solutions 1 3 B a c k P a n e l H o w t o C o n n e c t Y o u r A u d i o R e Q u e s t 1 3 1 Back Panel Connections The back panel of your AudioReQuest houses all the connection ports...

Page 9: ...dioReQuest is capable of displaying NTSC PAL and 480i component video modes The factory default video setting is NTSC which outputs to composite and S Video If you have a PAL TV you need to change the...

Page 10: ...ur collection list to Excel 2 Way Interactive Remote control for PCs and Macs using JavaRemote and PocketPCs using ARQPocket download from www request com under support NetSync your music collection b...

Page 11: ...they significantly reduce performance on your network and on the AudioReQuest The second way to connect is using a crossover cable which is also included red Using the crossover cable connect your PC...

Page 12: ...put these addresses Each IP address has 4 numbers To gather the information that you need first right click on My Network Places on your Windows PC Then go to properties Right click on your local area...

Page 13: ...the NOW PLAYING category change to Player View and start playing Another feature is the PLAY NOW command SHIFT NOW PLAYING SHIFT F5 You can press the PLAY NOW command to begin playing all the music as...

Page 14: ...r Mode is the screen that displays when you play music The Player View contains all information about what is currently playing The current Song Album Artist Playlist and Next Track are all shown This...

Page 15: ...t of music to be stored at the original CD quality If you plan on using portable players FLAC may not be compatible Note The Nitro family of products only supports MP3 encoding To change the default r...

Page 16: ...e I n S o m e m o d e l s o n l y Certain models of AudioReQuest are capable of recording songs from any other analog audio device through the unit s Line In connections You can record all of your fav...

Page 17: ...ns of music there may be hundreds of items with the same first letter To find a particular item in a list press the SEARCH Command ALT A SHIFT F11 After entering Search Mode type the name you are look...

Page 18: ...nable disable these locks 5 2 1 Volume To increase or decrease the volume press the HOME or END button on the volume bar of the remote control If you use a receiver to control volume and do not want t...

Page 19: ...jukebox Move the cursor to the Artist Album Playlist or song you wish to add and press the QUEUE Command ALT E F11 You can also select multiple songs artists albums or playlists with the SELECT F12 b...

Page 20: ...create your own custom playlists as explained in detail in Section 3 Description of Main Categories CD The CD category displays all the tracks from the current CD loaded in the CD tray It can read ri...

Page 21: ...ou just created will be highlighted by the cursor To add songs to the new playlist see Sections 6 3 to select songs and 6 4 to copy songs into the playlist 6 2 2 From Now Playing This option creates a...

Page 22: ...will ask are you sure To continue move the cursor over to the left highlighting OK and press the ENTER ENTER button To delete multiple songs artists and albums use the SELECT F12 button on all the ob...

Page 23: ...st s playlist NOTE Do NOT edit the other fields as it will assign the change to all the songs of this artist When complete place the cursor over the OK icon and press ENTER ENTER 6 6 3 Album To edit t...

Page 24: ...on 4 To add edit or delete AlbumArt manually The Java AlbumArt Manager is available on the built in Web Server The automatic AlbumArt lookup has approximately an 85 success rate with complete albums T...

Page 25: ...rectly on your desktop by clicking and dragging Rename the newly created shortcut MP3s to something such as Music on AudioReQuest and Upload to Send Music to AudioReQuest Alternatively you could map t...

Page 26: ...the video interface Themes may be downloaded from www request com 7 4 T h e m e s B a c k u p F o l d e r The Themes backup folder is a read only folder that contains the original Themes that ship wi...

Page 27: ...base update CDs These are available by contacting ReQuest through support request com To look up all existing CDs that were not previously looked up press MENU F3 Settings CD AlbumArt Lookup Perform C...

Page 28: ...idle for a designated amount of time The screen saver will show your choice of digital pictures or other screen savers To change settings for the screen saver go to MENU F3 Settings TV Settings Screen...

Page 29: ...t you can restore the ports to default on the AudioReQuest User Interface by going to MENU F3 Settings Advanced Restore Ports to Default Values Under the Settings tab can customize the look and feel o...

Page 30: ...the type of playlist that you want click on the corresponding category link listed at the top of the page For example pressing the Artists link will bring up the All Artists that start with A list Yo...

Page 31: ...cept a contract allowing ReQuest to run their JavaApplet Please click YES 2 If you want to focus on adding cover art rather than editing check the Only Albums without Cover Art This may take a couple...

Page 32: ...target as to save the image onto you computer Be sure to select the folder you created in Step 1 7 Return to the AudioReQuest Web Server and click Upload Cover Art 8 On the page that opens click the B...

Page 33: ...to be seen outside of your local network and accessed from outside your home network some ports must be forwarded on your router Since there are dozens of brands and models of routers on the market t...

Page 34: ...put the address in the following format http ARQ_WAN_ADDRESS WEB_PORT i e http 66 72 182 19 100 1 0 2 N e t s y n c AudioReQuest provides NetSync capability to mirror the music collection of an Audio...

Page 35: ...count automatically recommended Otherwise choose to enter the IP Address of the AudioReQuest Pro Master setting Note These settings can also be set on the built in Web Server on each Zone under Settin...

Page 36: ...s drives to the other locations This again saves significant network bandwidth and your time since NetSyncing gigabytes of music over the Internet can potentially take weeks to complete It is suggeste...

Page 37: ...ind a router firewall for a local network Description This is defined in the Edit Menu under Actions Location This is also defined in the Edit Menu under Actions NetSync Host This displays the corresp...

Page 38: ...s You can customize your ARQLink domain site and logo settings in the Edit Preferences option off of the main menu Edit Domain allow you to edit your personal information such as name email address an...

Page 39: ...ter deal than that anywhere else on the Net Smetana Ma Vlast My Country 2 Vltana Moldau Stephan Gunzenhauser Grieg Morning Strauss Sr Radetzky March Silvia Capova Piano Beethoven Adagio So Stenuto Phi...

Page 40: ...BitBurn Copyright 1999 2000 BTW Music Productions All rights reserved For more information on BlueTonicWorld please go to www bluetonicworld com Cory Sipper www corysipper com Melodies float effortle...

Page 41: ...ical Digital Audio Out Analog Audio Stereo RCA Jacks Composite Video S Video NTSC and PAL and Component 480i VGA Monitor Other Connectors 3 USB Ports 1 Front and 2 Back Ethernet 10 100 Base T RJ 45 Ja...

Page 42: ...igned to provide reasonable protection against radio and television interference in a residential installation This device uses and generates radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in ac...

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Page 44: ...100 Saratoga Village Blvd 44 Ballston Spa NY 12020 phone 800 236 2812 fax 518 899 1251 email support request com w ww ww w r re eq qu ue es st t c co om m...

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