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Playing Your Music, How Do I Play Music from My iPod? - digital music player

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Wireless Home Audio Playing Your Music The Linksys by Cisco Wireless Home Audio system provides you with an extensive assortment of source options for playing audio throughout your home. How Do I Play Music from My iPod? The optional Docking Station for iPod® (MCCI40) lets you connect your iPod to the Director and play your iTunes music throughout your home. Play any song that is available on your iPod, even songs that were purchased from the iTunes store with Digital Rights Management (DRM). Music is played directly from your iPod and available to all of your Wireless Home Audio devices. 1. In the Controller, Director, or Conductor's on-screen menu, navigate to the Devices icon and select it by clicking OK on your remote. 2. A list of options will appear. You can now navigate through the music and audio on your iPod from the Controller, Director, or Conductor. Use the up and down buttons on the IR remote to navigate the list and press OK to select. Audio is sorted by Playlist, Artist, Album, Genre, Track, Podcast, Composer, and AudioBook. Common Uses For details on connecting your Docking Station for iPod, please refer to Docking Station for iPod, page 8. For additional details on browsing content on your iPod, please refer to Devices (Accessing Your iPod), page 36. How Do I Play Music from My PC or iTunes Library? The Cisco Media Server software is included on the EasyLink Advisor CD. This is installed on your computer during the installation process. The Cisco Media Server software allows you to play music from your computer on your Director, Conductor, or Player. The Cisco Media Player software allows you to control playback of your Wireless Home Audio devices from your computer. During installation of the Cisco Media software, the application allows you to include your My Music and iTunes libraries. This will share the content located in those folders with your Wireless Home Audio system when the Cisco Media Server is launched. NOTE: Some iTunes files may not be available. Songs purchased from iTunes† may be protected with Digital Rights Management (DRM); DRM files cannot be played to your Wireless Home Audio devices directly from your PC. The optional Linksys by Cisco Docking Station for iPod (MCCI40) will allow you to connect your iPod to your Director or Conductor and play back all of the songs from your iPod. ††iTunes Plus files are not protected For additional details, refer to Using the Cisco Media Software, page 25. Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier 15

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Common Uses
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Director/Wireless-N Music Player with Integrated Amplifier
Wireless Home Audio
Playing Your Music
The Linksys by Cisco Wireless Home Audio system provides
you with an extensive assortment of source options for
playing audio throughout your home.
How Do I Play Music from My iPod?
The optional Docking Station for iPod® (MCCI40) lets you
connect your iPod to the Director and play your iTunes
music throughout your home. Play any song that is
available on your iPod, even songs that were purchased
from the iTunes store with Digital Rights Management
(DRM). Music is played directly from your iPod and
available to all of your Wireless Home Audio devices.
In the Controller, Director, or Conductor’s on-screen
1.
menu, navigate to the Devices icon and select it by
clicking OK on your remote.
A list of options will appear. You can now navigate
2.
through the music and audio on your iPod from the
Controller, Director, or Conductor. Use the up
and
down
buttons on the IR remote to navigate the list
and press
OK
to select.
Audio is sorted by Playlist, Artist, Album, Genre, Track,
Podcast, Composer, and AudioBook.
For details on connecting your Docking Station for iPod,
please refer to
Docking Station for iPod
,
page 8
. For
additional details on browsing content on your iPod,
please refer to
Devices (Accessing Your iPod)
,
page 36
.
How Do I Play Music from My PC or
iTunes Library?
The Cisco Media Server software is included on the
EasyLink Advisor CD. This is installed on your computer
during the installation process. The Cisco Media Server
software allows you to play music from your computer on
your Director, Conductor, or Player. The Cisco Media Player
software allows you to control playback of your Wireless
Home Audio devices from your computer.
During installation of the Cisco Media software, the
application allows you to include your My Music and
iTunes libraries. This will share the content located in those
folders with your Wireless Home Audio system when the
Cisco Media Server is launched.
NOTE:
Some iTunes files may not be available.
Songs purchased from iTunes
may be protected
with Digital Rights Management (DRM); DRM
files cannot be played to your Wireless Home
Audio devices directly from your PC. The
optional Linksys by Cisco Docking Station for
iPod (MCCI40) will allow you to connect your
iPod to your Director or Conductor and play
back all of the songs from your iPod.
iTunes Plus files are not protected
For additional details, refer to
Using the Cisco Media
Software
,
page 25
.