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SoundBridge Network Music Player
User Guide | Software v2.5
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Welcome Thanks for purchasing Roku SoundBridge! We hope you enjoy using it as much as we’ve enjoyed creating it. SoundBridge is a network music player that connects to your stereo or powered speakers to play your Mac or PC digital music library in any room of the house. You can even play thousands of free Internet radio stations on SoundBridge without the computer on. SoundBridge works with your Wi-Fi or Ethernet home network and is compatible with popular music servers such as iTunes, Win
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TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1: GETTING STARTED SECTION 3: THE SONG QUEUE........................24 I. Music Server Software Requirements..4 Building a Song Queue.....................................24 II. Enabling Music Sharing ..........................8 Reviewing a Song Queue..................................25 III. Hooking Up Your Home Network Erasing a Song Queue .......................................25 Hardware (Wired Ethernet or Wireless)..........10 SECTION 4: IV. Hooking Up Your Speakers
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Playback Limitations of Internet FLAC and Ogg-Vorbis Transcoding................47 Radio Streams............................................37 Programming a Universal Discovering More Internet Remote Control.........................................47 Radio Stations............................................37 SECTION 10: OPTIONS FOR SECTION 7: SYSTEM CONFIGURATION ..............................48 SOUNDBRIDGE WEB INTERFACE...................38 Software Version & Updates.....................
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SECTION 1: GETTING STARTED To use SoundBridge you will need to do the following (detailed explanations follow): I. Make sure you have a compatible music server installed. Compatible music servers include iTunes,® Microsoft® Windows® Media Connect, Rhapsody,™ Musicmatch,® and others. [Note: If you plan only to listen to Internet radio, you can skip this step because no music server is needed.] II. Connect SoundBridge to your Ethernet or Wi-Fi home network. III. Connect SoundBridge to powered
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1 What Is a “Music Server”? SoundBridge is a network music player. That is, it doesn’t store any music, but plays files that you have stored on a computer connected to your home network. (It can also play Internet radio without connecting to your computer, using a direct connection to the Internet.) To play the music files stored on your computer, SoundBridge needs to receive data from software installed on the computer that “serves” the music. This “music server” is responsible for streaming
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You have several options for connecting your music library to SoundBridge: Music Server Recommended for Users Notes of . . . Windows Media Connect Windows XP with SP2 A free media server from Microsoft. Works with any music jukebox, (UPnP Windows Media DRM but optimized for Windows Media Player v.10. Supports SoundBridge’s 10 protocols) full Browse, Search and Display feature set. Plays: WMA, DRM WMA*, WMA Lossless, MP3, WAV, playlists created in jukebox software such as Windows Media Player
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1 Installing a Compatible Music Server To access network music sharing, make sure you have a compatible music server installed. Compatible music servers are listed on the previous page. To install one of these, follow the instructions below. Installing Windows Media Connect 1. If not already installed, install Windows XP Service Pack 2, a free download from Microsoft or via Windows Update Installer. 2. Download the latest version of Windows Media Player, v.10, a free download from Microsoft
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II. Enabling Music Sharing After installing a music server, you need to enable your music server to share data with your SoundBridge. Enabling Sharing in Windows Media Connect To authorize SoundBridge as a permitted client for Windows Media Connect, follow these steps: 1. Click the Windows Media Connect tray icon or open Windows Media Connect through the Windows Control Panel. The SoundBridge device appears in the notification area in the bottom-right corner of the window. 2. Open the Wi
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1 Enabling Sharing in iTunes To turn on the Music Sharing option, 1. Select iTunes/Preferences menu (Mac) or Edit/Preferences (PC). 2. In the dialog box that appears, click the Sharing tab. 3. Verify that the Share My Music option to enable sharing on your local network is selected. Note: iTunes must be running to play music from your library. Enabling Sharing in Rhapsody 1. Make sure the Rhapsody application is running. 2. Select User Settings from the Options menu. 3. Navigate to the UP
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III. Hooking Up Your Home Network Hardware (Wired Ethernet or Wireless) Ethernet Connection Plug your cable into the jack provided on the right side of the rear of the unit. Connect your Ethernet cable to a hub, switch or router on your home network. Alternatively, you can connect SoundBridge directly to your computer (and bypass a hub/switch/router), but only with a “crossover” cable (sold separately). Connect the other end of the cable to your network. Wireless Connection No need to install
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1 Your SoundBridge has several audio connection options: a. Connect your SoundBridge to a set of powered speakers by inserting the 1/8” cable from your powered speakers into the Analog 1/8” Miniplug connector on SoundBridge. Note: If your speakers have a male connector, you will need a female-to-female coupler available from Radio Shack. b. Connect the RCA (red/white) audio cable included with your SoundBridge to your stereo system’s Aux or other “Line Input” and connect the other end of thi
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V. Connecting SoundBridge to AC Power If you plan to use an Ethernet connection, be sure the cable is plugged in to the unit. Plug the power cord into the SoundBridge unit, and plug the other end into to a wall outlet. Hint: There is no power switch to turn on SoundBridge. As soon as you plug in the power, you should quickly see the welcome message “Roku SoundBridge.” If not, please stop and ensure that your power cable is connected properly on both ends. VI. Using Your Remote Control The
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1 In these cases, enter the SSID using the remote control. Use the left/right arrows to choose letters, and use the up/down arrows to change to Uppercase and to other character sets (numbers, international characters) and to enter “Space”, “Delete” and “OK” when you’re done. SoundBridge supports networks with WEP security. WPA is not yet supported. If you have a WEP security key, you will need to enter your WEP key manually into SoundBridge. This is the same key you have entered into your
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Personal Firewall If you are using iTunes and have trouble connecting, your computer may have a firewall installed that is not set correctly. Make sure your firewall is configured to allow iTunes music sharing by doing the following: Mac users: 1.Open System Preferences. 2. Select Sharing and click the Firewall tab. 3. Select the iTunes Music Sharing option. 4. Restart your SoundBridge by unplugging, wait 5 seconds, then plug it back in. PC users: 1. Refer to your firewall’s documentation fo
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1 VIII. Setting Display Preferences The brightness of your display can be adjusted by pressing the Bright [ ] button. Text size and fonts can also be controlled for the SoundBridge M1000’s VFD display by pressing the Bright [ ] button. Also, from the Home Menu, you can navigate down to the “Settings” option to change certain options, such as the style of music visualizer, whether the music visualizer appears full screen during playback, and what kind of information is displayed when a son
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SECTION 2: BROWSING MUSIC Choosing Your Music Library Once SoundBridge is successfully connected to your network and your server’s music sharing options are enabled, SoundBridge will automatically find any supported music libraries on the network. You will be prompted to choose the library you would like to access from a screen that looks something like the one on the left: “Change Library or Configuration” Menu Play Dan’s Music Ë Play Joe’s Music Playlist Play Internet Radio Browse Search
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Remote Control Quick Reference 1 4 2 5 VOLUME 3 6 PRESETS Current Remote New Remote (Rendering) Button Button Name Action old remote new remote Up/Down Navigates through available selections in the list. ‚· Left/Right “FastBrowse.” When browsing for an artist alphabetically, you skip from one letter of ‡ the alphabet to another. Select Selects any item shown on the SoundBridge display. Pressing Select is like clicking your mouse on a highlighted item. Play Begins playing current selection. P
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Button Button Name Action old remote new remote Add Adds current selection to your Song Queue. ++ Home Takes you to the Source or Home Menu. Search Displays text based search options. Browse Browse through songs by title, artist, album, composer or genre. Exit Takes you one step backward and works like the Back button on your Internet browser. Pressing Exit repeatedly displays information about the song currently playing. Standby Stops playing the current selection and puts SoundBridge Radio in
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Use these commands on your remote control to select and play music: Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to take you through a list item by item. Use the Select 2 [ ] button to take you one level down into the highlighted item (think of it as double- clicking a selected item). Use the Left and Right arrow buttons to “fast browse” a list of music options by skipping to the next or previous letter of the alphabet, or if your list is not arranged alphabetically, by about 5% of your list at a t
