Manually Setting Up Your Music Player

    Your music player came with a setup poster and a setup CD designed to make setting up your Gateway Connected Music Player easy. If you no longer have the setup poster, but you have the setup CD, go to "Connecting and configuring your music player" to connect your music player to your stereo system and your computer network. Then, place the Gateway Connected Music Player Setup CD in your CD/DVD drive and follow the on-screen instructions.

    If you no longer have your setup CD or you need to manually configure your network and connect the music player, start with "Sharing Folders", then follow the rest of this appendix as instructed.

Sharing Folders

    Your music player plays music from networked computers where the music files are stored. The music player must be able to access the networked hard drives in order to find the music files to play. You must first share your music folders, and you may need to change some network settings.

    A folder that network devices (like your music player) can access over the network is called a shared folder. To use the music player with your home network, you must first turn on File Sharing on each computer that holds music files you want to access, then share the folders containing those music files.

    Warning

    When you share folders on a computer that is connected to the Internet, other Internet users may be able to access your shared files. Take appropriate precautions, including installing Internet security software and setting passwords. If a password is turned on, see "To configure the music player's network settings", Step 7.

      The folder one level above the folders containing your music files must be shared. For example, if your music files are stored in C:\My Documents\My Music, you should share the C:\My Documents folder. Your music player will find all music files in the My Music folder and its subfolders.

    To turn on File Sharing in Windows Me or Windows 98:

      1. At each networked computer that has music files, right-click the Network Neighborhood or My Network Places icon on your Windows desktop, then select Properties. The Network dialog box opens.

      2. Click File and Print Sharing, then select I want to be able to give others access to my files.

      3. Click OK, then click OK again.

      4. Restart the computer.

      5. Go to the next section, "To share a music folder in Windows Me or Windows 98:" .

         

    To share a music folder in Windows Me or Windows 98:

      Important

      To avoid security problems and long wait times for your music player, you should not share an entire drive.

        1. On your Windows desktop, double-click the My Computer icon.

        2. Make sure the computer's music files are stored anywhere under one or more of the following locations:
      [drive]:\My Documents\My Music
      [drive]:\Program Files\MusicMatch\(MusicMatch default music folder)
        1. Right-click the folder where you store music files, then select Sharing from the menu. The Properties dialog box opens to the Sharing tab.

        Important

        The folder one level above the folders containing your music files must be shared. For example, if your music files are stored in C:\My Documents\My Music, you should share the C:\My Documents folder. Your music player will find all music files in the My Music folder and its subfolders.

          1. Select the Access Type you want to allow the other network devices to have to this folder. Your music player needs the folder to allow at least Read-Only access.

          2. You can set a password in the Passwords section to protect access to your folders over the network. You should password-protect any folder that contains files you do not want others to access through the network or an Internet broadband connection.

          Important

          Passwords are case-sensitive, so remember how you capitalize your password.

              You must set your music player to provide the required password to access the folder containing music files. Each player can store only one password, so all password-protected music folders on the network should use the same password. For information on setting up the password on your music player, see "Configuring the music player's network settings".
            1. Click OK.

               

          To turn on File Sharing in Windows 2000:

            1. At each networked computer that has music files, right-click the My Network Places icon on your Windows desktop, then select Properties . The Network and Dial-up Connections dialog box opens.

            2. Right-click the icon for your home network, then select Properties.

            3. Select the File and Printer Sharing check box, then click OK.

            4. Go to the next section, "To share a music folder in Windows 2000:" .

          To share a music folder in Windows 2000:

            1. Click Start, then Settings, then Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens.

            2. Double-click the Users and Passwords icon.

            3. Select the Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer check box.

            4. Click Add, then type atron as the User name.

            5. Click Next.

            6. Type atronpass as the Password, then click Next.

            7. Select the Standard User check box, then click Finish.

            8. Click Apply, then click OK.

            9. Close the Control Panel window.

            10. Right-click the My Documents icon on the desktop, then select Properties.

            11. Click the Sharing tab, then click the Share this folder check box.

            12. Click the Permissions tab, click Add, select atron, click Add, then click OK.

            13. Click Apply, then click OK.

            14. In the My Documents Properties window, click Apply, then click OK.

               

          Configuring your network

            To allow your network to detect and communicate with your music player, you may need to change some settings on your network.

          Check your network software to see if it uses a communications protocol called DHCP. If you do not know how to check your network for its DHCP setting, see your home networking documentation for help.
          If your network uses SyGate home networking, go to "Configuring your SyGate home network".
          If your network does not use DHCP, you must change network settings on each networked computer. Go to "Manually configuring your computer".

          Manually configuring your computer

          To manually configure your computer in Windows 98 or Windows Me:

            1. Right-click the Network Neighborhood or My Network Places icon on your Windows desktop, then select Properties. The Network dialog box opens.
            1. In the window showing the installed network components, select the TCP/IP component for either the Ethernet card or HPNA card used for your home network, then click Properties. The TCP/IP Properties dialog box opens.

            1. Click the IP Address tab.

            2. Select Specify an IP address, then set the IP Address to 192.168.0.x, where x is a number from 1 to 253 that is unique to that network device. The number cannot be 10, which is reserved for use by your music player.

            3. Set the Subnet Mask to 255.255.255.0, then click OK.

            4. Restart your computer.

            5. Go to "Connecting and configuring your music player".

               

          To manually configure your computer in Windows 2000:

            1. Right-click the My Network Places icon on your Windows desktop, then select Properties. The Network and Dial-up Connections window opens.

            2. Right-click the icon for your home network, then select Properties.

            3. In the window showing network components, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), then click Properties. The Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box opens.

            4. Select Use the following IP address, then set the IP Address to 192.168.0.x, where x is a number from 1 to 253 that is unique to that network device. The number cannot be 10, which is reserved for use by your music player.

            5. Set the Subnet Mask to 255.255.255.0.

            6. Click OK, then click OK again.

            7. Restart your computer.

            8. Go to "Connecting and configuring your music player".

               

          Configuring your SyGate home network

            Configure only the computer where SyGate Manager is installed.

          To configure your SyGate home network:

            1. On the computer where SyGate Manager is installed, click Start, then select Programs, SyGate, then SyGate Manager.

            2. Click Advanced, Configuration, then Advanced.

            3. Select Use the following assigned IP range, keep the suggested setting, click OK, then click OK again. Your SyGate home network is now configured for use with your music player.

            4. Go to "Connecting and configuring your music player".

               

          Connecting and configuring your music player

            You can install more than one music player in your home, and each music player can play different music at the same time.

          Connecting cables

            On the back of your music player, audio jacks provide analog and digital audio output to your stereo system or amplified stereo speakers.

          To connect speakers and power:

            1. Connect a dual RCA cable to the Analog Out RCA jacks on your music player, or connect an optical (Toslink) digital audio cable to the Digital Out jack.
              If your stereo system or speakers require an adapter, use the adapter to connect the music player to the stereo or speakers.

            1. Connect the other end of the cable to the Audio In jacks on your amplified speakers or stereo system. Audio in jacks may also be labeled AUX, CD, or Line In. See your stereo system's documentation for more information on using an external audio source.

            2. Connect the included power cable to the power connector on your music player, then connect the other end to a wall power outlet.

               

          To connect network cables to your music player:

            Important

            If network cables are attached to both the Ethernet jack and the HPNA jack, the HPNA connection is ignored.

            For an HPNA home network, connect a telephone cable to a vacant telephone wall jack, then connect it to the HPNA 2.0 jack (labeled LINE) on the back of your music player. If you have two telephone lines, the wall jack must be for the telephone line connected to the HPNA network.
                - OR -
            You can also connect your music player directly to the network jack on any computer that has a network card. For a direct connection to an Ethernet-enabled computer, you must use either a crossover cable or a hub.
                - OR -
            For an Ethernet home network, connect an Ethernet cable to the network hub or switch and to the Ethernet jack on the back of your music player.

                 

            Configuring the music player's network settings

            To configure the music player's network settings:

              1. Turn on the main power switch on the back of the music player, then press the power button on the front of the music player.

              1. Press the Stop button to stop the music player from searching for the network.

              2. Press the OPTIONS button on the front of the music player. The Options menu opens.

              3. Turn the control knob until Configure DHCP appears, then press the control knob to select the DHCP menu.

              4. Turn the control knob until Enabled (if your network uses SyGate software or DHCP) or Disabled (if the network does not use SyGate software or DHCP) is selected, then press the control knob to keep the setting.

              5. If you have more than one music player and have DHCP turned off, each additional player needs its IP address changed. To change the IP address:
                1. Turn the control knob until Configure IP Address is displayed, then press the control knob to select the menu.

                2. Change the numbers to 192.168.0.x (where x is unique to this network device) by rotating the control knob to change the number block values and pressing the knob to move to the next number block. When you are done changing the last number block, press the control knob to keep the changes.

              6. To access password-protected shared folders on the network:
                1. Turn the control knob until Share Password displays, then press the control knob.
                2. Turn the control knob to select the characters in the password, then press the control knob to enter the characters.
                3. After you have entered the password, press the control knob again to select Done. Done begins blinking.

                4. Press the control knob again, rotate the knob to select Yes, then press the control knob. Your password is saved.

              7. Turn off the main power switch on the back of the music player.

              8. Make sure each computer in your home network that contains music files is turned on.

              9. Turn on the main power switch on the back of the music player, then press the power button on the front of the music player.
                When you turn on your music player using the main power switch on the back of the music player, it scans the network for music files it can play, such as MP3, M3U, and WMA files. While finding files, the Information Panel displays the message "Searching host for music."