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    1 Copyright Information furnish ed by SM C Networks, Inc. (SMC) is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, no responsibility is as sumed by SMC for its use, nor for any infringements of patents or other ri ghts of third parties which may result from its use. No license is granted by implication or ot herwise under any patent or patent rights ...

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    2 Compliances FCC - Class B This equipment has been test ed and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant t o Part 15 of th e FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable pr otection against harmful interference in a re sidential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radi ate radio frequency ...

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    3 Industry Canada – Class B This digital apparatus do es not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the interference-causing equipment standard entitled "Digital A pparatus", ICES-003 of Indus try Canada. Cet appareil numerique respecte les limites de bruits radioelectriques appl icables ...

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    4 werden. 8. Beachten Sie beim Anschluß an das Stro mnetz di e Anschlußwerte. 9. Verlegen Sie die Netzanschlußleitun g so, daß niemand darüber fallen kann. Es sollte auch nichts auf der Lei tung abgestellt werden. 10. Alle Hinweise und Warnungen, die sich am Gerät be finden, sind zu beachten. 11.Wird das Gerät über einen längeren Zeitraum ...

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    5 1| Package Contents Section 1.1 | Package Contents After unpacking the SMCWAA-B, check the contents of the box to be sure you have received the following components: • 1 SMCWAA-B EZ-Stream™ 11 Mbps Wireless Audio Adapter • 1 EZ Installation Wizard and Documentation CD • 1 Stereo RCA connector cable • 1 Power Supply • 1 Remote control ...

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    6 2| Hardware Description The EZ-Stream™ 11 Mbps Wireless Au dio Adapter is a cutting-edge and innovative technology brou ght by SMC to yo ur Home Entertainment Center. This product is Universal Plug-a nd-Pla y and Intel NMPR comp liant and engineered to be fast and easy to install, providing fo r a se amless integration int o your existing 802.1 ...

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    7 Section 2.1 | Features / Benefits • Listen to Internet Radio stations an d music files (e.g. MP3, WMA) over your audio system • View device status information using the built-in Web-based pres entation page • Compact design allows for space sa vings in your home entertainment center • Manage profiles and upgrade software using the PC- bas ...

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    8 The following section describes the remote control layout and its functions in detail. Button Function On/Standby Turns on the Wireless Audio Adapter. Pressing the button again turns the device off (the device is in “standby” mode). Information Displays additional info rmation on the currently selected Internet Radio st ation or music file. P ...

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    9 Button Function Information about the current item is displayed on the LCD screen. Pause Press the button again while the song is playing to pause the song (only applicable to music files). To continue playing an item that has been paused, press Play again. Stop Stops playing the current item. Next Press the button once to jump to the next song i ...

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    10 Button Function Dislike It Deletes the currently playing song from the F avorites list. Store Press this button followed by one of the number buttons 0 to 9 to store the currently selected item against the preset number selected. The following items can be stored agai nst preset numbers: Internet Radio station, album, arti st, playlist, song. No ...

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    11 Section 2.3| Remote Control Layout ...

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    12 Section 2.4 | Wireless Audio Adapter LCD Screen Features The Wireless Audio Adapter has a built-in LCD screen. Together with the remote control device, it enables you to access In ternet Radio stations as well as music files stored on your PC. The following table describes the symbols that may be displayed on the LCD screen. Symbol Description S ...

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    13 The menu displayed on the Wireless Audio Adapter LCD screen is organized as a hierarchy, enabling access to the Favorite stations as well as music files stored in your PC’s Musicmatch Music Library . The top level menu structure is shown below. ...

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    14 3 | System Requirements To use the SMCWAA-B, you must have: • A PC running Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP • CD-ROM drive • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later • SVGA or higher resolution moni tor (minimum resolution 800x600) • Sound card • Video display card • Minimum of 96MB RAM and 300 MHz CPU • Minimum of 50MB available hard di ...

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    15 4 | Musicmatch Jukebox UPn P Server Insta llati on Window s 98SE/Me/2000/XP NOTE: Installation processes such as this may require the use of your original, licensed copy of Windows. Please have your Windows CD available BEFORE proceeding with the installation. 1. Insert the EZ Installation Wizard and Documentation CD. 2. Click the [Install MUSIC ...

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    16 4. Start the Musicmatch Juke box software by clicking th is icon on your desktop: 5. From the “View” menu, click “My Li brary”. From the “F ile” menu, choose “Add New Tracks…” and select music files fr om your own collect ion. Click “Add” . (Note: For other options wh en adding files, please refer to the Musicmatch Jukebox ...

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    17 5 | SMC EZ-Stream™ 11Mbps Wireless Audio Adapter Setup The following table de scribes the variou s supported network environments. The wireless network should be installed and running before you attempt to install the Wireless Audio Adapter. Network Environment Description Wireless, via an Access Point • DSL/cable modem • Access Point (AP) ...

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    18 6 | Playing Your Multimedia Content Section 6.1 | Navigating the LCD Screen Menus The following diagram describes how to use the remote co ntrol buttons to navigate the LCD screen menus: Section 6.2 | Before You Start • The Wireless Audio Adapter must be connected to the wireless network. • The UPnP Media Server must be r unning on your PC c ...

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    19 Section 6.4 | Playing Music Files Note: “Server 1”, “Server 2”, “Playlist1”, “Album1”, “Artist1”, and “Track1” are used here solely as examples and are no t actual names that you can expect to see. Use the remote control and follow these step s to browse for and play music files: 1. Press the Home button on the remote con ...

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    20 Server 1 Server 2 A lbums A rtist A ll Tracks Track1 Track2 Etc. A lbum1 A lbum2 Etc. Track1 Track2 Etc. A rtist1 A rtist2 Etc. A rtist/Albums Track1 Track2 Etc. Rhapsody® Favorites Genre Genre/Artists Playlists Genre1 Genre2 Etc. A rtist1 A rtist2 Etc. Genre1 Genre2 Etc. Track1 Track2 Etc. Track1 Track2 Playlist1 Playlist2 Etc. A rtist1 A rtis ...

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    21 Section 6.5 | Music File LCD Display Example The Wireless Audio Adapter LCD screen displays track information during playback of a music file. Here are a few examples: Example Display Text Explanation Rolling Stones Artist name. Let’s spend the night Album / Song title. or Now playing or paused. and/o r Playback Modes: • Repeat mode enabled ...

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    22 Rate: 128 Kbps Encoded bit rate Sample: 48 KHz Sampling frequency Stereo Audio format (s tereo or mono) Section 6.6 | Using Preset Numbers to Store Items You can store a music file, album, playli st etc using one of 10 preset num bers. Follow these steps to store an item: 1. Select an item to be stored (see pr evious sections) and check that it ...

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    23 Playing Items from the Favorites List 1. Press the Favorites button OR From the top level menu, use the Scroll Up/Down buttons until “Favorites” is displayed. Press the Select button. 2. To play the entire Favorites list, click t he Play button. 3. To play a specific item from the Favorites list, press the Scroll Up/Down buttons until the de ...

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    24 Section 6.8 | Using the Configuration functions Configuration Menu This chapter describes how to use the following f unctions: • Site Survey Set up your Wireless Audio Adapt er by selecting one of the available networks. • Network Setup Manually configure wireless networ k, TCP/IP and proxy settings. • Network Status View various network s ...

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    25 Selecting a Wireless Network This step is normally performed as part of the installation process. However, should new wireless networks become av ailable after i nstallation, you can us e this functi on to select and setu p a ne w network profile for your Wireless Audio Adapter. 1. Press the Configuration button on the remote co ntrol until “C ...

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    26 ASCII Character Table Method Scroll up and down th rough ASCII character table . Note: * denotes the currently selected item. Select / Save changes or Move right one character at a time. Cancel changes or Move left one character at a time. Note: You must press the Select key twice after you have finished editing to confirm changes and leave the ...

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    27 asterisk *) will be changed. 6. Press the Scroll Up/Down buttons until the desire d network setting is selected. Press the Select button to edit the setting . N ote: for settings that require text input, this triggers Edi t Mode. 7. Make the changes required to the setting and press the Select button. IMPORTANT: When you have finished maki ng ch ...

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    28 Setting Explanation Hex Key is entered as a hexadecimal number using the characters 0-9, A-F, a-f. Key Size Used to restrict the size of the WEP Key entered. Options: 64 bit 128 bit (default) Key WEP Key to enab le the Wire less Audio Adapter to be connected to an encrypted wireless network. Only one key is supported. The key in put is dependent ...

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    29 Setting Explanation Options: Enabled Disabled (default) Proxy Hostname Name of the proxy server host computer. Example: proxy.mydomain.com Proxy Port Port on the proxy server to which the device connects. Example: 8080 Viewing Network Status Settings If you followed the Getting Started s ection and are successf ully operating the Wireless Audio ...

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    30 automatically loaded on startup. ...

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    31 7 | SMC EZ-Stream 11Mbps Wi reless Audio Adapter Utility The Wireless Audio Adapter (WAA) Utility is PC-based s oftware that allows you to configure your Wireless Audio Adapter ne twork profiles. Normall y, you will only need to use this tool if: • you want to configure your prof ile settings OR • you need to troubleshoot ne twork-related pr ...

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    32 Section 7.1 | Starting the SMCWAA-B Utility The Wireless Audio Adapter (SMCWAA-B) Ut ilit y is a software tool for managing the configuration of your Wireless Au dio Adapter(s) from you r PC. To start the tool: • From the Start menu, choose All Programs , SMCWAA-B PC Utility OR • Open the smc_waai.exe file in Windows Explorer under the folde ...

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    33 Section 7.2 | Installing a New SMCWAA -B Manually by Editing a Profile If the automatic Wireless Audio Adapter configuration does not w ork, you can use the SMCWAA-B Utility to ed it the profile manually. 1. Use the remote control to set th e Wireless Audio Adapter to use the “Default” profile. 2. Before proceeding with the next step, note d ...

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    34 6. Select a profile by clic king on the relevant tab. IMPORTANT: DO NOT APPLY THE PROFILE YET. 7. Activate the prof ile by clicking the Make Active button. 8. Now save the Prof ile by clicking the Apply button. 9. Click the Close button to return to the main SMCWAA-B Maintenance Utility window. 10. Change your wireless settings back to the requi ...

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    35 1. From the main SMCWAA-B Utili ty window, click the Discover... butt on. 2. A list of available Wire less Audio Ad apters will be dis p layed in the main window. Section 7.6 | Editing or Adding a Network Profile The Factory Defaults profile for a Wi reless Audio Adapter cannot be edited. However, there are other profiles availabl e that can be ...

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    36 be found on the network a fte r you make these changes. Section 7.7 | Uploading New Softw are to the Wireless Audio Adapter When new software becomes available for your Wireless Audio Adapter, the Software Upload wizard will help you to i nstall a new software version for your Wireless Audio Adapter. WARNING: The Software Upload wizard should be ...

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    37 8 | Creating and Editing Multimedia Cont ent MUSICMATCH Jukebox Basic allows you to create audio content that you can share on your Home Entertainment Network! And it is included on your CD-ROM. It also allows you to conven iently and ea sily edit the ID3 ta g of your MP3s so that you can readily identi fy each and every MP3 when you browse thro ...

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    38 To edit the tag information: • Open the MUSICMATCH Jukebox application • Highlight the song that is i mproperly tagged • Click [View/Edit Tags] in the “Music Center” on the left • If you selected a song from your playlist, click [Current Playlist], otherwise, click [My Library] • Enter the appropriate information • Press [OK] whe ...

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    39 9 | Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause Solution The Wireless Audio Adapter does not react to remote commands and hangs in the UPnP Menu structure. This can be caused by network delays when sending out UPnP requests. Wait a few seconds and try again. If the problem persists, turn off the Wireless Audio Adapter and turn it on again. Unable to ...

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    40 10 | Frequently Asked Questions • Can I share network drives? o Yes. You must first share the drive (using standard Windows sharing) from the PC that cont ains the multimedia content you want access to. Then go to the host PC where the Musicmatch Jukebox UPnP Server software is installed. Map the shared drive, then open the MusicL ibrary and a ...

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    41 PCMCIA slot or that are self co ntained on PC cards, while stand- alone desktops and servers use pl ug-in cards (ISA, PCI, etc.). • What is Ad-hoc? o An AD-HOC network is a peer-to- peer network where all the nodes are wireless clients. As an example, two PC’s with wireless adapters can communicate with each other as long as they are within ...

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    42 may be out of range of each other. It is recommended to leave this setting at its default value leaving this feature disable d. • What is Authentication Algorithm? o Authenticatio n Algorithm is the mean s by which one statio n is authorized to communicate with an other. In an Open System, any station can request authorizatio n in accordance w ...

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    43 11 | Technical Specific ations Standards: IEEE 802.11b Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) Intel Networked Media Product Requ irements (NMPR) – Control Point Wireless Data Rates (Wit h Automatic Fall-back): 802.11b = 1/2/5.5/11 Mbps Data Modulation Techniques: 802.11b (DSSS) = BPSK, QPSK, CCK Radio Signal Type: Direct Sequence Spre ad Spectrum (DSS ...

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    44 Infrastructure Interface: Network: 802.11b Audio: SNR (A-weighted): >100dB 1.5m length right-angle 1/8” TR S jack to dual RCA audio L/R LCD matrix: 88.44(W) x 39.66(H) mm File Format: Audio – MP3: up to 320k bps (CBR or VBR), WMA-9 ID3 v1 or v2 Internet Radio via Rhapsody Operating System: Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, XP Remote Control: IR Com ...

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    45 12 | Terminolog y 10BaseT - Physical Layer Specification for Tw isted-Pair Ethernet using Unshielded Twisted Pair wire at 10Mbps. This is th e most popular type of LAN cable used today because it is very cheap and easy to install. It uses RJ-45 connectors and has a cable length span of up to 100 meters. There are two versions, STP (Shielded Twis ...

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    46 CSMA/CA - Carrier Sense Multiple A ccess with Collision Avoidance DHCP - Dynamic Host Configuration Prot ocol. This protocol automatically configures the TCP/IP se ttings of every computer on your home network. DNS - DNS stands for Domain Name Sy stem, which allows Internet host computers to have a domain name (suc h as www.smc.com) an d one or ...

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    47 IP Address - IP stands for Internet Protocol. A n IP address consists of a series of four numbers separated by periods, that ide ntifies an single, unique Internet computer host. Ex ample: 192.34.45.8. ISP - Internet Service Provider. An ISP is a business that provides connectivity to the Internet for individuals a nd other businesses or organiz ...

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    48 Medium Dependent Interface – X (crossed) - A port on a network hub or switch that crosses the transmit lines coming in to the receive lines going out. MP3 – MPEG Audio Layer 3. Th is is an audio compressi on technology that is included in the MPEG-1 an d -2 specifications. MP3 en coding can allow you to compress CD-quality sound by a factor ...

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    49 Static IP - If your Service Provider has assi gned a fixed IP address; enter the assigned IP address, subnet mask an d the gateway address provided by your service provider. Subnet Mask - A subnet mask, which may be a part of the TCP/IP information provided by your ISP, is a set of four numb ers configured like an IP address. It is used to creat ...

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    FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT , CALL: From U.S.A. and Canada (24 hours a da y , 7 da ys a w eek) (800) SMC-4-YOU; Phn: (949) 679-8000; F ax: (949) 679-1481 Fr om Europe : C ontact details c an be found on www .smc-eur ope.com or www .smc.com INTERNET E-mail addresses: techs upp or t@smc.com european.techsupport@smc-europe.com Driver upda tes: http://www .s ...

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