Logitech Squeezebox Duet User Manual

[Page 1] Logitech Squeezebox Duet

User Guide Logitech ® Network Music System english (emea) ...

[Page 2] Logitech Squeezebox Duet

Squeezebox ™ Duet User Guide 1 Contents About Squeezebox Duet ...............................................................................................................2 Getting Help .............................................................

[Page 3] Logitech Squeezebox Duet

2 Logitech ® About Squeezebox Duet Thank you for purchasing Logitech’s Squeezebox Duet network music system. We hope you have as much fun using it as we had building it for you. The Squeezebox Duet package includes Squeezebox Controller, a mul...

[Page 4] Logitech Squeezebox Duet

Squeezebox ™ Duet User Guide 3 Package Contents Included in the package you will find: Squeezebox Controller• Rechargeable Li-ion battery• Charging cradle with power supply• Squeezebox Receiver• Power supply for the Receiver...

[Page 5] Logitech Squeezebox Duet

4 Logitech ® Before You Begin If you already have a wireless or ethernet network and a computer to use as a server, setting up your Squeezebox Duet should take about 30 minutes. To make the set up as simple as possible, there are a few things yo...

[Page 6] Logitech Squeezebox Duet

Squeezebox ™ Duet User Guide 5 WEP keys are entered as hexadecimal numbers (the numbers 0 to 9 • and the letters A to F). 64-bit WEP keys are exactly 10 digits in length; 128-bit keys are exactly 26 digits. WPA and WPA2 keys are between 8 ...

[Page 7] Logitech Squeezebox Duet

6 Logitech ® Squeezebox Controller Interface A. The SCROLL WHEEL allows you to easily move up and down through lists and menus. B. Press the CENTER button to open a menu item, song, album, artist, or genre. C. Press PLAY to play a song, alb...

[Page 8] Logitech Squeezebox Duet

Squeezebox ™ Duet User Guide 7 Set Up the Hardware Charge the Battery For this step you’ll need: Squeezebox Controller• Charging cradle with AC adapter• Plug adapter for your region• Battery• You’ll start the installation...

[Page 9] Logitech Squeezebox Duet

8 Logitech ® Connect Squeezebox Receiver For this step, you’ll need: Squeezebox Receiver• AC adapter for Squeezebox Receiver• Plug adapter for your region• RCA stereo cables or your own optical or coaxial S/PDIF cable • Your ...

[Page 10] Logitech Squeezebox Duet

Squeezebox ™ Duet User Guide 9 Set Up A SqueezeNetwork ™ Account For this step you’ll need: A computer with a web browser• A broadband Internet connection• A valid email account• SqueezeNetwork is an Internet-based service th...

[Page 11] Logitech Squeezebox Duet

10 Logitech ® Install SqueezeCenter (Optional) SqueezeCenter is the music server that runs on your computer and connects your Squeezebox players and controllers to your local music files, as well as allowing you to use third-party plug-ins (app...

[Page 12] Logitech Squeezebox Duet

Squeezebox ™ Duet User Guide 11 Connect Squeezebox Duet This step will connect Squeezebox Controller and Receiver to your local network and allow you to select your music source. There are three sections, each detailing the steps for the diffe...

[Page 13] Logitech Squeezebox Duet

12 Logitech ® If your wireless network is secured, Squeezebox Controller will try to 6. determine the type of security used. If the Controller can’t determine the type of encryption used, you will be asked to select it from a list. Once the e...

[Page 14] Logitech Squeezebox Duet

Squeezebox ™ Duet User Guide 13 Note: If you’ve installed SqueezeCenter and confirmed it is running, but your computer name doesn’t appear on the Controller’s screen, you may have a firewall that’s preventing it from being found. Se...

[Page 15] Logitech Squeezebox Duet

14 Logitech ® Next you’ll see the Wireless Connection screen, where you can 5. choose to “Connect using Squeezebox” or “Connect using other wireless network”. Since you will be using the hybrid installation, you should select “Conne...

[Page 16] Logitech Squeezebox Duet

Squeezebox ™ Duet User Guide 15 Note: You can verify the MAC address by looking at the label on the bottom of Squeezebox Receiver. Note: If your player does not appear in the list, verify that the button on the front of the Receiver is flashi...

[Page 17] Logitech Squeezebox Duet

16 Logitech ® Bridged Network Configuration This configuration should only be used if you do not have a wireless network in your home. Your Squeezebox Receiver will be connected to your wired ethernet network, and Squeezebox Controller will us...

[Page 18] Logitech Squeezebox Duet

Squeezebox ™ Duet User Guide 17 Select your Squeezebox Receiver from the list. It will appear on the 7. display as “Squeezebox XXXXXX” where XXXXXX is the last six digits of the player’s MAC address (its unique network identifier). Note...

[Page 19] Logitech Squeezebox Duet

18 Logitech ® The Squeezebox Controller Display Title Bar The title bar at the top of the screen displays the name of the current menu. It may also contain a thumbnail of cover art when you’re viewing information about an album. Tip: When ...

[Page 20] Logitech Squeezebox Duet

Squeezebox ™ Duet User Guide 19 Status Bar The status bar appears at the bottom of the screen and may display the following icons or elements: Play/Pause – A play icon is displayed while the player is playing audio. It is replaced by a pause...

[Page 21] Logitech Squeezebox Duet

20 Logitech ® Playing The Music If you’ve made it this far and haven’t played any music, it’s time to change that. This section covers the different ways you can browse your music collection to find the perfect mix for your mood. Random M...

[Page 22] Logitech Squeezebox Duet

Squeezebox ™ Duet User Guide 21 Here you can see details about that song including the artist, genre, file format, and bitrate. Want to quickly build a playlist? Press the add button and the selected item will be added to the end of your cur...

[Page 23] Logitech Squeezebox Duet

22 Logitech ® From the Now Playing menu, press the 1. center button to see more options Scroll down to 2. Add to Favorites and press the center button Clearing “Now Playing” To clear the current playlist, press home to get to the Now Playin...

[Page 24] Logitech Squeezebox Duet

Squeezebox ™ Duet User Guide 23 the center button, and then scroll down through the results using the scroll wheel. From the results displayed scroll to your choice and press center to select that item or play to immediately play it. Tagging Y...

[Page 25] Logitech Squeezebox Duet

24 Logitech ® The Home > Internet Radio menu also offers a selection of Internet radio services, including RadioIO, RadioTime, Live365, and SHOUTCast. These services help you find radio stations. Some of them offer the ability to create an ...

[Page 26] Logitech Squeezebox Duet

Squeezebox ™ Duet User Guide 25 Appendix A: Configuring Your Firewall Firewalls on your computer often cause connection problems for Squeezebox Duet and other network devices. While it is not necessary to disable your firewall in order to al...

[Page 27] Logitech Squeezebox Duet

26 Logitech ® Appendix B: Button Color Codes The following information covers the colors displayed by the button on Squeezebox Receiver. It is useful for troubleshooting. No light: Squeezebox Receiver is OFF. Low white: Squeezebox Receiver is O...

[Page 28] Logitech Squeezebox Duet

Squeezebox ™ Duet User Guide 27 Blue: Connected to the network and waiting to connect to a music source (such as SqueezeNetwork or SqueezeCenter). If you are attempting to connect to SqueezeCenter and the light remains blue, the most like...

[Page 29] Logitech Squeezebox Duet

28 Logitech ® Appendix C: Updating the Software The software that powers your Squeezebox Duet is periodically updated to improve reliability and add new features. Updating Squeezebox Controller You’ll see a message on your Controller when a so...

[Page 30] Logitech Squeezebox Duet

Squeezebox ™ Duet User Guide 29 Appendix D: Supported File Formats Music File Formats The Squeezebox Duet and SqueezeCenter support a variety of music file formats. Some formats are supported in Squeezebox Receiver’s hardware, meaning that ...

[Page 31] Logitech Squeezebox Duet

30 Logitech ® Appendix E: Using Apple iTunes Apple’s iTunes is a music manager that helps you organize your collection, rip your CDs, create and manage playlists, etc. It also connects to the iTunes Music Store, where Apple offers music, video...

[Page 32] Logitech Squeezebox Duet

Squeezebox ™ Duet User Guide 31 Appendix F: Troubleshooting When setting up the Controller, my network does not appear. The most common cause is lack of signal strength. Either the Controller is too far away from the wireless router, or there i...

[Page 33] Logitech Squeezebox Duet

32 Logitech ® When setting up the Controller, no music sources appear. Normally, you will see an option for SqueezeNetwork, as well as one or more computers running SqueezeCenter. The computers running SqueezeCenter will appear as they do to the...

[Page 34] Logitech Squeezebox Duet

Squeezebox ™ Duet User Guide 33 If MAC filtering is enabled on the wireless router, the player’s MAC 3. address should be added to the wireless router’s list of allowed addresses. The Squeezebox Receiver’s MAC address can be found on t...

[Page 35] Logitech Squeezebox Duet

34 Logitech ® Check the router’s network name (also known as SSID) you’re • connecting to. If it’s a default name, like NETGEAR or LINKSYS, consider changing your network’s name to something unique to be sure you’re not inadverten...

[Page 36] Logitech Squeezebox Duet

Squeezebox ™ Duet User Guide 35 Please note that by default WAV and AIFF files are converted to FLAC (a compressed, lossless format) in order to save network bandwidth, and therefore cannot be fast-forwarded. In order to seek through WAV or A...

[Page 37] Logitech Squeezebox Duet

36 Logitech ® Stop SqueezeCenter1. On Windows, right-click on the SqueezeCenter icon and click • “Stop SqueezeCenter” On Mac OS X, open • System Preferences > SqueezeCenter and click on “Stop Server” Remove the Cache folder ...

[Page 38] Logitech Squeezebox Duet

Squeezebox ™ Duet User Guide 37 Appendix G: Restoring Default Settings If you would like to repeat the setup process (choosing your wireless network, entering your network security password, and selecting your music source), you can restore Sq...

[Page 39] Logitech Squeezebox Duet

38 Logitech ® Additional Information Online Help Squeezebox website: slimdevices.com Online FAQ: faq.slimdevices.com Customer Forums: forums.slimdevices.com Squeezebox Wiki: wiki.slimdevices.com Contacting Support Support E-mail: support...

[Page 40] Logitech Squeezebox Duet

...

[Page 41] Logitech Squeezebox Duet

...

[Page 42] Logitech Squeezebox Duet

Squeezebox ™ Duet User Guide 41 Logitech ® Hardware Product Limited Warranty Logitech warrants that your Logitech hardware product shall be free from defects in material and workmanship for two (2) years, beginning from the date of purchase. E...

[Page 43] Logitech Squeezebox Duet

42 Logitech ® Safety Information AC POWERED PRODUCTS: IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION CAUTION ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZARD Do not use this apparatus near water.• Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s �...

[Page 44] Logitech Squeezebox Duet

Squeezebox ™ Duet User Guide 43 Logitech compliance For additional compliance information, go to http://www.logitech.com/compliance. Use of this product is authorized in the following countries: AT, CY, BE, BGR*, DK, UK, FI, FR**, DE, GR, HU, IE...

[Page 45] Logitech Squeezebox Duet

© 2008 Logitech. All rights reserved. Logitech, the Logitech logo, and other Logitech marks are owned by Logitech and may be registered. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Logitech assumes no responsibility for any e...