User manual KENWOOD KHD-C710

[. . . ] Table of Contents GETTING STARTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 FOUR STEPS TO A QUICK START . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 SYSTEM COMPONENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenwood Music Keg Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Edit the "Artist", "Title", "Genre" and "Year" information if it is missing or incorrect. Choose the file format you want to encode in. Page 26 Kenwood Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2002 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. 8. Choose the bitrate of the file to be created. For MP3 files we recommend a bitrate of 192kbps for the best combination of sound quality and small file size. For WMA files we recommend encoding at 128kbps as the best combination of sound quality and file size. Press the Start button on the Encode panel and the process will begin. Creating and Managing Playlists To create and manage your music playlists, click on the Library button. Page 27 Kenwood Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2002 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. The Playlist view appears. 1. Type a search query in the Search box. Page 28 Kenwood Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2002 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. Highlight the desired songs Drag the desired songs into your playlist · Another way of browsing and finding songs is via the Browse View. To access the Browse View, click the Browse View button in the top-right corner. Songs will be arranged by album, artist and genre in the Browse View. Click the Edit playlist button. Page 29 Kenwood Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2002 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. 3. The criteria selected will determine what is displayed in the criteria window. For example, if Artist, Genre or Album is selected, then a list of all Artists, Genres or Albums is displayed. If Keywords is selected, an input box appears at the bottom of the criteria window. If Most Recent Songs is selected, then an input box will appear at the bottom of the criteria window. Each time you select a playlist in the Music Manager software, the list of criteria in that playlist is checked against the music collection on your PC's hard drive. All songs that match the criteria are automatically added to your dynamic playlist. Page 30 Kenwood Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2002 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. ! The Kenwood Music Keg can handle as many as 10, 000 separate playlists. The total number of songs on the DMS cartridge must not exceed 40, 000. Page 31 Kenwood Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2002 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. Transferring MP3s and playlists to the DMS cartridge 1. The LED lights on the cradle will flicker when the cartridge has been properly inserted. Begin by accessing the Devices view by clicking the Device Manager button. 3. The Devices view appears: The Devices view is organized in two parts: · The Music Manager Playlist and Windows Explorer panels · The All Supported Devices panels. Activate the Kenwood Music Keg DMS cartridge by clicking PhatNoise DMS in the All Supported Devices panel. Page 32 Kenwood Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2002 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. If the DMS cartridge is connected properly, a summary screen appears with a red "GO" button. If the DMS cartridge has not been configured properly, a configuration wizard will launch. For more information, refer to Appendix A: Updating the Firmware in your Music Keg . Click the red "GO" button. Adding a playlist to an existing disc on the DMS cartridge (Note: Playlists are called `Discs' when they are on the DMS cartridge) 1. [. . . ] Click "All Audible Content". Page 54 Kenwood Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2002 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. 3. When you click the "All Audible Content" link for the first time you will be presented with the following dialog box: The Audible User Name Entry dialog box gives you the following three options: Welcome - Tell Me More!Button to get more information about audible. com Existing Users - Click Here!Button if you already have an audible. com account Page 55 Kenwood Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2002 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. Enter your audible. com username and password. [. . . ]