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English manual Version 11.11.04 ...
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CE Declaration We: TerraTec El ectronic Gm bH, H errenpf ad 38, D-41334 Nette tal, German y hereby de clare that th e produ ct: ReceiverSystem NOXON Audio to which this decl aration refe rs is in comp liance with the f ollowing s tandards or standardizin g docu- ments : 1. EN 55022 Class B 2. EN 55024 The follow ing are the st ipulated operating an ...
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Content s Welcome........................................................................................................................ ..........4 Setup, safety and ca re info rm ation. ........................................................................................ 6 From opening t he packag e to insta llati on ......................... ...
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Welco me. We're p leased th at you've chose n a TerraTec produc t and would li ke to cong ratulate you on your decis ion. This attractive pl ayback modu le provides convenient a ccess to audio libraries within your home netwo rk, and to a v ast number of online rad io stations o n the Internet. The NOXON audio Media library. This device i ...
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Last but not leas t. As you've probably noticed, we c an't help but p raise our little baby ex- trava gantly at every opport unity. We ho pe you enjoy your NOXON audio a s m u c h a s w e d o , and would like to sugge st that you browse th is manual in detai l when you ge t the chance. In addition to the important information abou t th e ...
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You need to b e aware of some basic info rmation before yo u start ... Setup, safety an d care information. · Please place the device on an even, dry su rface to prevent fire and elect rical shock hazards as well as possible d a mage to t he player itself. · Keep it away from radiators an d ensure that the player is at a safe distance from other ...
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From openin g the package to inst allation Start by maki ng su re that the contents of the pac kage are complete. The NOXON package should contain a t least the follo wing items: The NOXON receiver module, toget her with two fashionable plastic feet, a devi ce-specific power suppl y, an audio cabl e (3.5 mm minijack to RCA), an infrared remot e con ...
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Co n n e c t i o n s . Once you have removed the packaging mat erial, connect the NOXON to an A C outlet using the included po wer supply. The plug o f the power su pply can only be inserted in one of the two sockets on t he device. Please use only the included power supply wit h the NOXON. While some universal power supplies have the same plug and ...
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Network in tegr ation—one wa y or the other . Before we ac tually start settin g up the NOXON, w e have to mak e a distin ction between two different ways of integratin g the audio adapter. Ad hoc con- nection NOXON au- dio A - direct communication. On one h and, you may wis h to set up the NOXON to communic ate directly with you r desktop or lap ...
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Set ting up a dir ect (ad hoc) connection to your PC. To est ablish a direct connect ion to a co mputer—in most cases a not ebook with an integrated wirele ss network adapter—let's fi rst have a look at how to set u p a Windo ws PC for an ad ho c network so that t he NOXON can access it. A wireless network ad apter can only be set up for d ...
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Double-click the net work connect ion you will be using, followed by “P roperties” to open its settings. Go t o the “Wireless Net - works” tab for an overview similar to the one shown h ere. Some wireless adapters provide these functions via their own software, in which case you should find comparab le instruc- tions in its documentation. A ...
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In the already-familiar window, click “Add...” to assign a variety of paramet ers to your a d hoc netw ork. First ente r the name of the network , also known as the SSID (Service Set Identifier). The other option s shown would work with the NOXON and can be selected. You can also use a WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) key by specifying it later d ...
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Pre paring to use the device with a wirele ss r outer . Using the NOXON wit h a wireless router generally do es not require any configu- ration work on the router itself. This, howe ver, depends on the extent to whi ch the netw ork has been s et up with an e ye toward s ecurity. As th e media have frequently reported, it's not very advisa ble ...
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To identif y or not t o identify : the MAC address. The so-called MAC address is a unique identifier assigned a ll network d evices. The MAC ad- dress is permanent ly assigned to the device and cannot be modified. They can therefore be used to configure routers to permit only devi ces with specific MAC a ddresses t o access the network or th e Inte ...
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But now, switch on the NO X ON. When setting up the N OXON, it's no longer ne cessary to dis tinguish between the ty pes of n et- work in which the dev ice will be used, as it supports all types—direct, or connectio ns via ac- cess points. To start the NOXON for th e first time, pres s the ON/OFF button on the remote con trol marked with th ...
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In this case and others, it will be nec essary to enter letters using the n umerical keypad of th e remote control. For more information, please see the “The remote cont rol.” chapter on page 22 for detailed instructions on makin g such en tries. But let's get back on track : When selecting a network prot ected by WEP encry ption, you will ...
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Open the Internet Explorer, select “Internet Opt ions” from the “Tool s” menu and select the “Connections” t ab. On the bottom third of the tab, you'll find the “LAN Settings...” but - ton. P ress the button to open the dialog box shown here. If a proxy server is specified here, please also use it for the NOXON—ass uming that ...
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Also with profiles. By the w ay, you can s tore up to th ree such network pr ofiles—t hat way you don't have to e nter a full set of parameters every time you move th e NOXON to a different network. The profiles can be edited easily wi th the N OXON Manager PC application. Use the configuration menu to edit or swit ch the device 's prof ...
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Playing MP 3/WMA files from t he local netw ork. MP3 / WMA file UPnP server (Musicmatch) Computer in network NOXON audio You can share music files for pla yback in your netwo rk using special server soft ware running on a computer or oth er device. The NOX ON requ ires a UPnP - compatible server to provide it with files. A simple Windows file s har ...
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All Tracks Here you can find a lis t of all of the tracks available on the server. Shuffling really co mes into its own here. The Note!!! icon indica tes that you can alre ady press Play in this p osition and that e verythi ng below will be play ed back. Arti sts Contains a list of all available albums. Select an albu m to dis- play all of the trac ...
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Receiving Int ernet radio. Inte rnet radio Internet Router NOXON au- dio There are places on this planet of ours where FM radio receptio n emulates little more than the wind in the trees, but broadband Internet access is the rule. In ternet radio not only comes into its own in these remote locations, but elsewher e as well, and the NOXON is your tr ...
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The r emote con trol. Here it is—your infrared calorie saver. Most of the controls will probably be familiar from other produc ts from the world of consumer electronic s. Buttons and their func tions. Here's where you turn the NOXON on and off. – Use th e number button s together wi th the Save P reset bu tton to store and recall radio sta ...
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The Home bu tton. This button tak es you back to th e home menu for your playback o ptions. Use this butto n to jump straight to the VTuner select ion list for Internet ra dio stations. This button opens t he configur ation menu. For more informa- tion, see page 30. Opens your Fav orites li st. Pres s the Save Pre set button and a nu mber button to ...
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The configur ation menu The configurat ion menu lets yo u set up the NOXO N's adva nced settings. To open the menu, press the button on th e remote control. There you will find the following entries: Configuration menu (main menu) Status Here you can view current parameters such as t he device's current IP add ress. Internet radio setup T ...
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Yo u r o w n m u s i c s e r v e r. As explained in the appendix, several NOXON-co mpatible alternative mus ic servers are avail- able, most of which are free of charge. However, we have determined that working with Mu- sicmatc h Jukebox was the least comp licated and cause d the fewes t problems with files that could not be fou nd, or with abstrac ...
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1. This module features the standard cont rols for media playback. The files to be played… 2. …are shown here. Use this window to create, edit, load and save playlists. 3. Th is is your c o mplete media library—all artists, trac ks, and so on. The view and sort criteria can be cust om ized extensively. The playlists organized in (3 ) are also ...
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Firing up the UPnP server. To make your Musicmat ch datab ase visible t o the NOXON, open t he “Options” menu, then “Settin gs”. Click the “CD L ookup/Connectivit y” tab. In the “Services” section of this tab, click the “Enable Music Server” a nd “Universal P lug and Play” options . Leave the other two op tions un checked. A ...
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UPnP media server alt ernatives. It's very possible that some people really do n't like Musicmatch Jukebo x and feel more at home with a different media application . That's why we would like t o introduce a number of alternatives that were available at the time of p rinting. Comment Vendor Available both as a command-line ver- sion ...
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The application—the NO XON M anager . The NO XON Manager let s you convenient ly check the stat us of NO XON dev ices in your net- work, manage their profiles, and update the op erating system of the NO XON—from any PC in your networ k. To set up the applicatio n, launch the inst allation routine vi a the link on the autos tart screen that appe ...
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Adding or remo ving a device will not immediately affect t he overview—click “Discov er...” to refresh the list. Configurin g devices via the NOXON Manager. With you r NOXON in your n etwork and the NO XON Manager application inst alled, click the “Configure...” button in t he main window to o pen a co nvenient configuration dialog to man ...
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Updating the fi rmware. The operating system of the NO XON can also be modified via the NOXON Manager. For the latest firmware, please visit the Service area in t he NOXON section of t he TerraTec website. In the opening screen of the N OXON Manager, clic k the “F irmware...” button to launch a wizard to walk you th rough the firmware u pgrade. ...
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Step 3. The existing OS will now be de- leted and rep laced with the ne w one. This process must not be interrupted under any circum- stances, as t his may result in such severe dama ge to the NOXON that y ou will ha ve to return it to us for repairs. It's best to just sit verrry quietly. Step 4. Done! As you will have no ticed, t he NOXON reb ...
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Appendix. Geeks only —building y our own Favorites f rom links Before we get started, we really should poi nt out that th e Web interface is n ot supported by our customer service. You' ll surely be able to imagine why after reading the follo wing section. Something we haven't mentioned unt il now—as aver age users are unlikely to be ...
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At TerraTec, we're big fans of the college st ation elDoradio at www.eldoradio.de, which pro- vides the following link for its 128 Kbps stream: http://www.eldoradio.de/broadcast/128.pls One could, withou t susp ecting anyth ing, enter it in the inte rface as P LS, but that would n ot be successful. It won't work until yo u enter http://se ...
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ReceiverSystem NOXON Audio (Engl ish) 35 FAQ—frequently-asked ques tions and their answers. ! The current FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) for initial problem- solving can be found on the Internet at http://www.terratec.de/support . The NOXON finds my access point, but not my c o mputer. · Please ensure that Musicmatch is inst alled o n your sys ...
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Where can I fi nd my WEP k ey? If you set the n etwork up, you will have speci f ied it yourself. Otherw ise, conta ct your net- work administrator. I can't receive radio stream s, or the update fails. · Your netwo rk may be using a proxy server th at you have not entered in the configura- tion of your NOX ON. · You cannot connect to the Int ...
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My compute r cannot be found when switc hing from ad hoc to network mode (or bac k). Restart the Musicmat ch music server and your NO XO N. Y ou r c omp ut er wi ll the n b e r ec og- nized again . How can I make subsequent ch anges to my configurations? Pres s the network bu tton on your remot e control to open the configurat ion menu, in which yo ...
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Is the data communication truly sec ure? Does the NOXON represent a se curity risk for my network? If your network is WEP -encry pted, data communicati on between it and the rou ter will be just as sec ure as with any other client. Th e N OXON therefore does not represent a pot en- tial point of attac k for hackers. Is it possible to read or vie w ...
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Technical glossary Access point (AP) — An access point is a network componen t that WLAN clients (terminal de- vices) connect t o in order t o exchange dat a with the Internet or other client s. It is identified via its SSID. The N OXON can connect with an A P in order to obtain files from computers in the local network or au dio streams from the ...
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SSID (ESSID) — The Service Set Identifier (SSID) or network name is the identifier for IEEE 802.11-based wireless netwo rks. Every wireless LA N has a co nfigurable SSID or ESSID (Ex- tended Service Set IDentifier) as a unique networ k ID. In other words, it is the network's name. The NOXON recognizes all found networks au tomatically and al ...
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Service at T err aT ec. “Rien ne v a plus— Nothing's wo rking” can happen to t he best syst ems. If this happens t o you, the TerraTec te am is happy to offer its service and support. Hotline and Internet In case of a se rious problem—where you can neith er solve the problem on your own nor with the guided help found in this manual, no ...
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42 ReceiverSystem NOXON Audio (Engl ish) General terms and cond itions of service 1. Gene ral By purchasing and receiv ing the goods, you accept o ur general terms and co nditions o f service. 2. Proof of guarantee You will require a copy of the purchase receipt or delivery slip as proof of warran t y. If you do not sup ply proof of warranty, we wi ...
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