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Importing Files to your Audio Server
Double click on the folder entitled
Import
. An
empty folder window will be displayed.
To Import Music Files
Navigate to the location of the music files on your
computer.
Use your mouse to select the files you wish to
import and drag them into the
Import
window.
The files will appear briefly in the
Import
window but
after a few seconds will disappear. These files should
now be accessible in the
Library
of your Audio Server.
Note:
The currently supported audio file types for
import are
WAV
,
WMA
and
MP3
(WMA Lossless and
DRM protected files are not supported). Any files of
an unsupported type that are dropped into the
Import
folder will not be imported.
To Import Cover Art Files
Navigate to the location of the cover art files on
your computer.
Use your mouse to select the files you wish to
import and drag them into the
Import
window.
The files will appear briefly in the
Import
window but
after a few seconds will disappear. These files will now
be available when selecting cover art for an album in the
Library
.
Note:
The currently supported image file types are
BMP
and
JPEG
. Files will be resized automatically. Any files of
an unsupported type that are dropped into the
Import
folder will not be imported.
Exporting Files from your Audio Server
Double click on the folder entitled
MusicShare
. A
folder window will be displayed containing a folder
for each artist present in the
Library
of your Audio
Server.
Double click on the folder for an artist. A folder
window will be displayed containing a folder for
each album by the chosen artist present in the
Library
.
Double click on the folder for an album. A folder
window will be displayed containing all the tracks
within the album and a JPEG file containing the
cover art for the album.
You now have read only access to these files and can
drag and drop them to a location on your PC. You are
now also able to copy music from your Audio Server
directly to your portable player.
Transferring Music to your Portable Player
using iTunes
The iTunes Media Player application is specifically
designed to simplify the process of synchronizing your
music collection with an iPod portable player. Support
for other devices is limited; you should check that
your portable player is compatible before using this
application. iTunes version 4.6 or later is required.
The
Library
source in iTunes shows all media files stored
on the local hard disk as well as media which has been
added from other network drives. You can add the
music collection from your Audio Server to the
Library
as
follows:
Select the
Preferences
option. This can be found
under the
Edit
menu on the Windows edition of
iTunes and under the
iTunes
menu on the Macintosh
version.
Select the
Advanced
tab.
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Ensure that the option labelled
Copy files to iTunes
Music folder when adding to library
is unchecked.
Click the
OK
button to confirm any changes.
Making sure you have
Library
displayed in iTunes,
navigate to your Audio Server on the network.
Select the music you wish to transfer; you can
transfer entire albums, or all the music by a
particular artist, by dragging the relevant folder
into the iTunes
Library
and releasing the mouse
button. To transfer the entire contents of your
Library
, drag the folder entitled
Albums By Artist
into the
iTunes
Library.
Note
: the import process may take some time depending
on the number of albums and the speed of your
computer.
Once the iTunes
Library
source has been updated with
the music from your Audio Server you can you can
update your iPod as follows:
Connect your iPod in the normal way.
Click the
Browse
button in the top right-hand
corner of the iTunes window.
Drag any item from the
Genre
,
Artist
,
Album
lists
onto the iPod icon in the
Source
area.
The transfer process will begin shortly afterwards.
Updating the iTunes Library
If you have removed music from your Audio Server or
edited the names of any items in the library you will
need to update the iTunes
Library
to remove any broken
links. To do this, you should first delete all the Audio
Server albums from the iTunes
Library
as follows:
Select the
View Options
item from the
Edit
menu.
Check the
Grouping
option, then click the
OK
button to confirm your changes.
In the iTunes
Library
click the new
Grouping
column
heading. The tracks located on your Audio Server
hard disk will be grouped together using the label
<-
Audio Server_NAME
(e.g. <-
XantechXMUSIC-
1234
).
Click on the first track in the list with this grouping
label then, holding down the
Shift
key, click the last
track.
Press the
Delete
key to remove these tracks from
the iTunes
Library
.
Click
Yes
to confirm your choice.
Repeat the import process described above to add back
the Audio Server information.
Note
: iTunes does not support WMA files.
Transferring Music to your Portable Player
using Windows Media Player
It is also possible to use Windows Media Player to
transfer music from your Audio Server to your portable
device.
Firstly, make sure you can navigate to your Audio
Server and view the music in your
MusicShare
folder.
Display the
File
drop down menu and select
Add
to Library
, followed by
Add Folder.
In the Explorer
window that appears navigate to your Audio Server
on the network and select the music you wish to
transfer; you can transfer entire albums, or all the
music by a particular artist by selecting the relevant
folder and clicking
OK
. To transfer the entire
contents of your
Libra
r
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, select the folder entitled
MusicShare.
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