Philips WAS7500 Quick start guide - Page 20

FAQ - Frequently asked questions About the Environment Q: Is there a maximum distance of A:Yes.The maximum distance of Wi-Fi transmission is 250m transmission between Philips measured in open spaces. However, in a home environment, where Wireless Music Center and solid obstacles such as walls and doors are present the effective Stations for effective streaming? transmission distance is significantly reduced to approximately 50 - 100m.Try to re-position the sets if you experience transmission problems. Q: Do I need a computer or home A: No. Philips Wireless Music Center and Station are designed to network to use Philips Wireless work independent of the computer.You can record music from CDs Music Center and Station? to the music library of Center (Hard Disk), and stream music to Stations without any computer or home networking structure. Q:Would my neighbors be able to A: No. Every Philips Wireless Music Station has a unique encryption access the music I stored on Philips code that will only be recognized by the Philips Wireless Music Wireless Music Center if they also Center during the installation process. have Philips Wireless Music Station? About Recording from CDs/ Track Information Q:What does 'Ripping from CDs' A: 'Ripping from CDs' is the process by which a CD track is mean and what functions can I use converted into the much smaller MP3 format, and is then added to while the recording is in progress? the Wireless Music Center's music library (Hard Disk). On the Wireless Music Center, 'Ripping from CDs' requires two steps: first, it reads the CD content and stores it temporarily on the Hard Disk. Then, it converts this temporary CD content into MP3 format - a process called 'background encoding'. It takes 1 hour to convert 1 hour of CD music. During this stage you cannot stream or broadcast music on Center, though you can still stream music from Stations. Always switch the set to Eco Standby (power-saving mode) before removing its power plug. Q: Do I need to immediately update the Gracenote music recognition database stored in Philips Wireless Music Center straight after bringing it home? A: No.There is already a massive CD-tracks database pre-stored in Philips Wireless Music Center, which should match most of the CDs released within the last six months. Q: Does Philips provide Gracenote A:Yes.We provide quarterly updates of the Gracenote music music recognition database recognition database through the website updates? http://www.club.philips.com. Download the file to your PC and update the built-in Gracenote music recognition database from the PC using WADM in the supplied PC suite. Or you can burn the downloaded file on a CD and insert the CD into the CD loader on Center for update. 16