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ORGANIZING YOUR
MUSIC COLLECTION
This chapter describes the features built into your DMS4 Digital
Music Server to help you organize the music in your
Audio
Library
, including information about creating playlists of your
favorite tracks, deleting albums or tracks you no longer want to
store, and naming albums, tracks, and artists.
PlaYlIsTs
Your DMS4 Digital Music Server allows you to create your own
selections, called playlists, and identify them with a name of
your choice. For example, you could select your favorite party
tracks from a number of different albums and include them in
a playlist called
Party Music
. You can then play your selection
simply by choosing the appropriate playlist from the
Playlist
screen.
Creating a New Playlist
Display the
Audio Library
by pressing the
à
Library
key
on your DMS4 Digital Music Server remote control
Press the
U
or
V
keys to highlight the
Playlists
option and
press the
O
Select
key
The following screen will be displayed, listing your existing
playlists:
Fig. 4-1 DMS4 TV interface Playlists screen
Press the
M
New
key on your DMS4 Digital Music Server
remote control
Use the alphanumeric keypad to enter a name for the new
playlist and press the
O
Ok
key
Your new playlist will now appear in the list.
Adding Music to a Playlist
You can add music from your
Audio Library
to a playlist from
any library screen, by using the
M
Add
key on your DMS4
Digital Music Server remote control.
For example, to add an album to a playlist:
Press the
à
Library
key on your DMS4 Digital Music
Server remote control to display the
Audio Library
Press the
U
or
V
keys to highlight
Albums
and press the
O
Select
key to display the albums list
Use the
U
or
V
keys to highlight the album you wish to
add to a playlist
Press the
M
Add to...
key
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these options, refer to the
Editing the Audio Library
chapter on
page 27.
The Play Queue
Any item in your
Audio Library
can be selected for playback in
one of two ways:
Press the
O
Play
key to begin playback immediately,
ending playback of any current music selection
Press the
M
Add
key and select the
[Play Queue]
option
Press the
ä
Add
key to add the selected item to the end of
the play queue. For example, if you are currently playing
an album, the item you have selected will not begin
playing until the album has finished
Alternatively:
Press the
O
Add & Show
key to add the selected item to
the play queue and display the play queue screen
To display the play queue:
Display the
Now Playing
screen by pressing the
•
Now
Playing
key on your DMS4 Digital Music Server remote control
Press the
T
key to display the play queue
Fig. 3-22 DMS4 TV Interface showing Play Queue
To remove a selection from the play queue
Use the
U
or
V
keys to highlight the selection you would
like to remove from the queue
Press the
P
Delete
key
To clear the play queue
Press the
ä
Options
key and choose
Clear Play Queue
To move a selection in the play queue
Press the
p
Mark
key twice to place a
î
Move
symbol
next to the selection you wish to move
Use the
U
or
V
keys to move the selection to a new
place in the play queue
Press the
p
Mark
key again to remove the
î
Move
symbol
To save a play queue as a playlist
You can save a play queue as a playlist so that you can listen to
the same collection of music at a later time.
From the
Play Queue
screen press the
ä
Options
key on
your DMS4 Digital Music Server remote control
Choose
Save Play Queue as playlist...
and, in the screen
that appears, enter a name for the play list using the
alphanumeric keypad
Press the
O
Ok
key and the current play queue will now
be available as a playlist in the
Audio Library
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