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If your PC does not fully support Windows plug and play, Windowsmay not automatically display driver installation wizard dialogs whenyou plug your Wir

3 Windows displays a message informing you it’s searching for new Plug and Play devices. Click N e x t.4 If you see HomeRF Adapter in the device windo

5 Windows will search for the wireless adapter. Choose Yes ( R e c o m m e n d e d ) and click N e x t.6 Click N e x t. You will then see a pro g re

7 At this point, Windows will either find the wireless adapter and allow you to locate driver software for it, or you’ll see the following dialog box,

9 The installation software for the wireless adapter is on the S i m p l e Wa re CD-ROM. Your SimpleWa re CD-ROM should already be in your CD-ROM dri

Click O K.1 2 Windows displays Install From Disk window with the correct path. Click O K.1 3 Windows locates the wireless adapter driver software on

1 4 Windows locates the hard w a re and is ready to install the software for the wireless adapter. Click N e x t.Windows rebuilds the driver informat

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AAC adapter 7Account Information 48, 53Activating Online Guide 21Add Device 18, 32Add music 35, 42Add New Hard w a re 87Add track 35, 44Adding Music t

Section 1 I n t r o d u c t i o nUsing This Manual 3Related Documentation 4Document Conventions 4If You Need Help 4Section 2 O v e r v i e wSystem Req

II m p o rting a Playlist 40Installing SimpleWa re Software 8Installing The Wi reless Network Adapter 12I n t e rnet Radio Stations 47I n t e rnet str

SS e a rch button 45S e a rch text box 35S e a rching for Music in Music Library 45Security Codes 81Select button 27Setting Up simplefi 7Wi reless USB

Section 5 SimpleServe Console And Media ManagerSimpleServe Console 3 2SimpleServe Console Options 3 3Media Manager 3 4Adding Music to Your PC 3 6Rippi

Section 6 Online GuideActivating Online Guide 4 9C h a n n e l s 4 9Ta g I t ! 51B o u n c e I t ! 5 2Account Information 5 3S i m p l e Ware Updates

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Stream Music To Your StereoThe Motoro l a s i m p l e f i™ Digital Audio Receiver enables you to w i r elessly stream CD-quality digital audio from yo

Bookmark Your Favorite SongsWith our exclusive Ta g I t ! ™ feature, you can bookmark any song at s i m p l e f i and then get information about the s

Using This ManualThe following sections provide information and instructions to install,configure, and operate the s i m p l e f i Digital Audio Recei

Appendix E Security Code Information provides instructions for configuring the wireless security code if you have an existing wireless network or comp

s i m p l e f i Digital Audio Receiver connects to your stereo. The wirelessadapter and SimpleWare software, which are included, enable you toinstall

I M P O RTANT SAFETY NOT I C E SIMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICESIThe following is a list of important safety instructions for operatingthe simplefi:Read all t

Softwares i m p l e f i requires software, which is included, to configure and operate the wireless network. Your s i m p l e f i includes SimpleWarea

SECTION 3 I N S TA L L AT I O NSECTION 3, INSTALLATION7Follow the step-by-step installation procedure in this section toensure you set up your s i m

3 Switch on your s t e reo re c e i v e r, and ensure that the stereo receiver is in the correct input mode (if you used the auxiliary inputs, ensure

2 S i m p l e Wa re Welcome screen launches. Click N e x t to begin i n s t a l l a t i o n .3 Read the License Agre e m e n t, select I accept the

4 Use the default folder for installation ( C : \ P rogram F i l e s \ S i m p l e Wa re ) and click I n s t a l l.5 S i m p l e Wa re installation

6 When SimpleWa re installation is nearly complete, the installation application displays the following dialog box, prompting you to plug in your Wi

Installing The Wireless Network AdapterWindows 98SE, Windows Me, and Windows 2000 support WirelessUSB Network Adapters. The installation procedure an

2 Windows Add New Hard w a re Wi z a rd automatically detects the Wi reless HomeRF USB Network Adapter. Click N e x t to begin installation.3 Selec

4 Select Specify a location, click the B ro w s e button to browse the S i m p l e Wa re CD-ROM. 5 Click on the (+) symbol next to the S i m p l e

6 Windows displays the folder you selected. If Floppy disk drivesor C D - R O M d r i v e is selected, disable these selections. Click N e x t.7

IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICESI M P O RTANT SAFETY NOT I C E SIIKeep the remote control and enclosed batter-ies away from children. Batteries may causechemi

9 Windows copies files to your hard disk.10 Windows prompts you for the P roxim HomeRF driver install disk.Your SimpleWa re CD-ROM includes the Prox

11 You have successfully installed the Wi reless USB Network Adapter driver. Click F i n i s h.12 You should now re s t a rt your PC. Be sure to e

SECTION 3 I N S TA L L ATION SECTION 3, INSTALLATION18Device DiscoveryThis section describes the procedure to connect your s i m p l e f i andPC. Th

Enter the last three characters of your s i m p l e f i serial number.2 Windows displays a dialog box while your PC discovers and connects to your s

3 Enter a name for your s i m p l e f i, for example, Alice’s s i m p l e f i, andclick Accept Device.You’re now ready to play music on your s i m p

Activating Your Online GuideAfter you close the above window, you will see an activation screenfor the SimpleWare Online Guide. Online Guide provides

Click s u b m i t.3 Fill in user information. Fields marked with a red asterisk are re q u i red fields. Click n e x t.SECTION 3 I N S TA L L ATIO

4 The next screen shows services available to you from our Intern e tcontent partners. You may see diff e rent Internet content p a rtners, dependin

Congratulations! Your s i m p l e f i is set up and ready to go. Launchyour Media Manager playlist editor by clicking the media managerbutton on the

To help you get started playing music on your s i m p l e f i, this sectioncovers the following topics:• Before you start• Channels, playlists, and tr

IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICESI M P O RTANT SAFETY NOT I C E SIIIRestricted Right Notification For U. S. Government UsersThe software (including firmware) a

Channels, Playlists, and TracksMedia Manager playlist editor stores your music in:Channels Consists of one or more playlists. For example, Susan’scha

B u t t o n D e s c r i p t i o n1 Navigate Left Navigates left to the previous channel, playlist, or track.2 Navigate Right Navigates right to the ne

Browsing Channels, Playlists, and TracksBrowsing Channels1 P ress the U p button on the s i m p l e f i remote control to navigate up until the Channe

7 When the desired track appears in the s i m p l e f i d i s p l a y, press theP l a y button to play the track.NOTE: If you press the Play button wh

• Repeat Channel (default setting)• Repeat Playlist• Repeat Tr a c kPress the Repeat button again. s i m p l e f i displays the next repeatoption. T

Three software applications power your s i m p l e f i system. • SimpleServe Console • Media Manager• Online GuideThis section describes how to use Si

SimpleServe ConsoleSimpleServe Console is the control panel for the s i m p l e f i system.Use SimpleServe Console to easily access your content and s

SimpleServe Console OptionsWhen you right-click on the gray portion of SimpleServe Console,the console displays a menu of options. Menu Item D e s c r

NOTE: If you stop SimpleServe, music streaming to your s i m p l e f istops. To restart SimpleServe, open the Start menu on your PC andselect Program

Media Manager includes the following feature s :I t e m D e s c r i p t i o n1 P review Track player Plays audio content on your PC. To play content

PROPRIETARY MATERIALP R O P R I E TA RY MAT E R I A LIVInformation and software in this document are proprietary toMotorola, Inc. and SimpleDevices, I

Adding Music to Your PCSeveral MP3 songs are included with Media Manager for your enjoy-ment. To add more songs to your playlists:• C o n v e rt song

Downloading From the InternetYou can download MP3s from sites on the Internet onto your harddisk. Simply go to an MP3 provider, search for a desired

ChannelsA channel is a collection of playlists. There are two types of channels:Custom channels are created by you and contain your playlists. Forin

NOTE: To add playlists to a channel, see below Creating a New Playlist.Deleting an Existing Custom ChannelTo delete an existing custom channel:1 Right

PlaylistsA playlist is a customized list of tracks, or audio files, on your com-puter, your network, or the Internet. A playlist enables you to group

4 B rowse for a desired playlist (file extension .m3u)5 Select the desired playlist and click O p e n.Media Manager adds the imported playlist to the

TracksA track is any music file on your computer, network, or the Intern e t ,such as MP3 files on your hard disk or URL links to Internet MP3s orradi

Adding Tracks to a Playlist (Drag and Drop)To add tracks to a playlist using drag and drop:1 Click on the playlist in the left pane to which you want

Adding Tracks to a Playlist (Add Track Dialog)To add tracks to a playlist using the Add Track dialog.1 Click on the playlist in the left pane to which

Searching for Music in Music LibraryTo find a song in your Music Library:1 Type in a song title or artist, etc., in the search text box2 Click the adj

PROPRIETARY MATERIALP R O P R I E TA RY MAT E R I A LVNotification of Canadian RequirementsThis digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits f

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Thousands of Internet Songs and Radio StationsOnline Guide provides you with online services and audio contentfrom our Internet partners, including th

Online GuideThe following figure shows Online Guide features.I t e m D e s c r i p t i o n1 F e a t u red Channels Shows featured Internet channels, h

6 S u p p o rt P rovides frequently asked questions, help information, and downloads of s o f t w a re updates and new utilities.7 Back button R e t u

After making changes to your online channels, click the refreshbutton in Media Manager to update featured channel information.SECTION 6 ONLINE GUIDESE

TagIt!s i m p l e f i ’s unique TagIt! feature enables you to bookmark a song,then learn more about the song on your PC.To tag a song, simply press th

BounceIt!BounceIt! enables you to send information on a tagged song to afriend.1 Click my tags on the SimpleServe Console to open your Tags page.2 Che

Account InformationThe Account Info link in Online Guide displays information aboutyour account. Use this feature to update personal information.Note

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System RequirementsYour computer must meet the following requirements:• Computer with Pentium class or faster pro c e s s o r• Windows® 98SE™, Windows

PROPRIETARY MATERIALP R O P R I E TA RY MAT E R I A LVI© 2001 SimpleDevices, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.Copyright © 2001 by Motorola

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Frequently Asked QuestionsAnswers to the most frequently asked questions about s i m p l e f i.How does simplefi connect to my PC?s i m p l e f i uses

Can simplefi play music from the Internet?Yes. s i m p l e f i s u p p o rts a number of free and subscription Intern e tmusic services. Check Online

What is Music Library?Music Library contains every audio file and Internet URL that youadd to Media Manager. Music Library stores all of your music i

Connecting to PC…PC on?No.Yes.s i m p l e f i is looking for SimpleServe. s i m p l e f i did not successful-ly ping the PC running SimpleServe. Is

Start SimpleServe on PC. Then press PLAY button.s i m p l e f i displays this message to remind you to launchSimpleServe on your PC. SimpleServe nor

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TroubleshootingThis section describes troubleshooting tips for the most commonproblems.Auto-discovery is not detecting simplefiIf your PC cannot find

Press the add device button on SimpleServe Console to discover s i m p l e f i again. For help on discovery, see Section 3,Installation.To reset simp

s i m p l e f i indicates it is reset by displaying:Looking for PC…simplefi is indiscovery mode.Press the add device button on SimpleServe Console to

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simplefi screen continues to display “Connecting to PC…”but does not connect to PC• Your s i m p l e f i is out of range of your PC. Move your PC cl

1 F rom the Windows S t a rt menu, select S e t t i n g s >C o n t rol Panel.2 Double-click on the Display icon.3 Click on the S e t t i n g s t a

The Wireless USB Network Adapter is plugged into a USBport, but the light doesn’t come on.Make sure you’ve plugged the Wireless USB Network Adapterint

I use a dial-up modem to connect to the Internet. SomeInternet radio streams stop playing every several seconds.Why?Your Internet connection may not

Internet stream bit-ratesimplefi display indicates a song is playing, but I can’t hearthe music.• Check the stereo connections and settings.• E n s u

320kbps MP3 files sound choppy.Your PC may not be fast enough to process 320kbps MP3 files. Re-rip your MP3 files at a lower bit rate, for example, 1

Note that if you change the IP address of your Wireless USBNetwork Adapter, you may need to discover your s i m p l e f iagain. For information on co

Configuring IP Address InformationThe installation procedure described in Section 3 assumes defaultnetwork settings for IP addresses. Default network

Why would this occur? Your PC might select a different IP addressfor your Wireless USB Network Adapter if, for example, you havemany PCs on your wire

3 Enter IP address information for your HomeRF Wi reless USB Network Adapter. The sample screen below shows how to set the static IP address for yo

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Advanced TCP/IP SettingsYou will normally never need to modify TCP/IP settings for s i m p l e f i.However, if for example, you use hard-coded IP addr

4 Click O K. SimpleServe Console transfers the modified IP settingsto s i m p l e f i when you discover s i m p l e f i again. For help on discoveri

3 Click on Network Settings.4 Click P roxy Server Settings tab. Enter proxy server IP address and other information for the proxy serv e r. SimpleS

If your network has a proxy server, you will also need to modifyWindows to bypass your proxy server for local IP addresses. Tobypass your proxy serve

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The installation procedure described in Section 3, Installationassumes default settings for HomeRF parameters. Default networksettings are sufficient

2 Select the wireless adapter and click P ro p e rt i e s.3 In the wireless adapter pro p e rties dialog box, select the A d v a n c e d t a b .APPE

4 Click Network ID in the Pro p e rty list and enter a security code that is appropriate for your wireless network in the Value field. Click O K.Sec

4 In the Local Area Connection Pro p e rties dialog box, click C o n f i g u re.APPENDIX E SETTING HOMERF SECURITY C O D EAPPENDIX E, SETTING HOMERF

5 In the Home RF Adapter Pro p e rt i e s dialog box, select the A d v a n c e d t a b .6 Click Network ID in the Pro p e rty list and enter a secur