Nuvo NV-MPS4 User manual

Brand: Nuvo

Model: NV-MPS4

Type: User manual

NV-MPS4 Music Port

User Guide

Table of Contents

I. Overview Page 4

II. Opening and Running the Client Interface Page 4

Components of the Client Interface Page 5

Selecting and Activating a Zone for Control Page 7

Selecting and Changing Your Music Source Page 7

Navigating your Music Source Library Page 8

Selecting and Playing Your Music Page 11

Changing the Volume Level of Your Music Page 11

Pausing Your Music Page 11

Skipping Tracks Page 12

Shuffle Mode Activating/Deactivating Page 12

Repeat Mode Activating/Deactivating Page 12

System Mute Activating/Deactivating Page 12

Party Mode Activating/Deactivating Page 12

III. Managing Your Music Library Page 13

Automatic Monitoring

Manually Managing your Music Library

IV. Mac Support

Page 13

Page 17

Page 18

I. Overview

One of the many benefits of the NuVo Music Port is its Client Interface, which can

be installed on an unlimited number of computers on your home's network to

allow access and control of your NuVo multi-room audio systems music zones and

sources. Optimized for the Music Port, the Client Interface offers full control of your

music files on the server and Internet radio.

The ability to manage your music library is also a important aspect of the Music

Port. Using the Music Port Sync Tool you can automate this process, automatically

keeping your server up to date with all your latest music. Manually managing your

music files is also possible with the Music Port.

II. Opening and Running the Client Interface

To open the Client Interface from your PC, click on the Music Port Client shortcut

on your main computer screen. If a shortcut was not established, select the start

menu, select programs and browse to NuVo, Music Port Client. A connecting

window (Fig. 1) will appear before the screen defaults to the Now Playing window.

The Music Port Client may also be accessed through a web browser. Open the

browser and type the Music Port’s name in the address bar. The default

name is ‘music-port’. You can also type the Music Port’s IP address in the web

browser to access the Music Port Client.

Fig. 1

Components of the Client Interface

a. Source Control Buttons

These buttons allow you to navigate through your audio library content on the

current source. They will be grayed out if album information for the

source you are playing is not available through the Music Port.

b. Status Box

This box, located below the ZONES and SOURCES tabs, displays the current active

zone and source, along with additional messages when the changes are made.

c. NuVo Logo

This button is located in the upper left corner of the Client Interface window and

allows you access to setup preference options for your PC by pressing and holding

on the logo.

d. System Control Tabs

These tabs allow you to toggle between the Now Playing, Zones, and Sources

screens of the Client Interface.

e. Actions

When listening to a digital music file, clicking Actions will allow you to create a

Pandora channel based on that artist or track, or save that artist or track as a

Favorite. You may also save a Queue as a playlist with this options. If listening to

Internet radio, you will have the option to save the artist or track as a Favorite, plus

some additional Internet radio options.

f. Now Playing Animation

The Now Playing section displays song specific metadata, as well as album art

(if applicable).

g. Now Playing Control Tray

This tray provides audio controls (Power, Play, Pause, Track Forward, Track

Backward, Shuffle, Repeat, Volume and Mute) for the current audio selection.

h. Forward and Backward

These two buttons allow you to return to a previous screen or jump forward to the

next one.

Selecting and Activating a Zone for Control

The NuVo multi-room audio system is designed to bring your favorite music into

your home and cater to the many different audio tastes of the members of your

family. That is why the system has distinct rooms and zones capable of playing

different music simultaneously to all areas. You may want to play your music

selection only in your current room, or you may want to control the audio in other

rooms/zones of the home as well.

Powering the Zone On/Off

From the ZONES tab , to turn a zone on/off, click on the

power button to the left of the zone name in the Client Interface. The power

button will glow red when the zone is on and will be black when the zone is off.

Additionally you can power the current zone on/off from the “Now Playing” screen

in the lower dashboard control by clicking the power button . The button will

glow red when the zone is on.

Changing Zones/Rooms

From the ZONES tab, to change the zone/room you want to control, click on the

corresponding zone name from the list . That will command the

Client Interface to take control of that zone and any subsequent commands.

Selecting and Changing Your Music Source

The NuVo system has the power to integrate your iPod, tuners, music servers, PCs

and more of your favorite audio sources and make them available for your listening

enjoyment at just the touch of a button. You can choose which of your favorite

sources you want to hear music from at any time.

Selecting a Source

From the SOURCES tab , click the name of the source you

want to listen to in the active zone. You can change sources in the same manner.

Navigating the Music Library of Your Music Source

The Music Port was designed to be your one stop for all your digital music content

and Internet radio, such that it aggregates every track from both Windows Media

Player and iTunes into one main audio library, from which you can select your

music. To make navigating your music content easier, the Music Port organizes it by

album information.

Searching by Album

The Albums button displays all of the albums associated with the

Music Port source .

(Note: This button will be grayed out when album information is not available for

the current source.)

From the Album screen, you can scroll through all available albums by clicking on

either the up and down pointer on the scroll bar to the right of the Client Interface

screen, or you can click anywhere along the scroll bar. To go directly to an album by

name, click on the corresponding letter of the album in the alphabet across the

top.

(Tip for use with touch screens: press and hold the letter to view the selected letter

in larger format.)

alphabetically by name

You can easily search for a particular album, artist, genre, playlist or

Internet radio channel from the Source Control Buttons on the left side

of the Client Interface window or you can browse any playlist. To access

these controls you must select Source then choose one of the available

Music Port sources.

Play an album by clicking the to add it to the playing queue or click and

hold to move it to the top of the queue and play it immediately.

Click on the album art to view and select that album's tracks individually.

Searching by Artist

The Artists button displays all artists in the library associated with

the Music Port source alphabetically .

(Note: This button will be grayed out when album information is not available for

the current source.)

From the Artists screen, you can scroll through all available artists by holding down

the pointer on the scroll bar on the right side of the Client Interface screen, or you

can click anywhere along the scroll bar. To go directly to an artist by name, click on

the corresponding first letter of the desired artist in the alphabet across the top.

(Tip for use with touch screens: press and hold the letter to view the selected letter

in larger format.)

Play all tracks of an artist by clicking or click on the album art to view and

select the artist's tracks by album. Click and hold on this button to move the artist

to the top of your queue.

Searching by Genre

The Genres button displays all music in your Music Port library

alphabetically by genre.

(Note: This button will be grayed out when album information is not available for

the current source.)

From the Genres screen, you can scroll through all available genres by clicking and

dragging up/down on the scroll bar on the right side of the Client

Interface screen, or you can click anywhere along the scroll bar. To go directly to a

particular genre, click on the corresponding letter of the genre in the alphabet

across the top.

(Tip for use with touch screens: press and hold the letter to view the selected letter

in larger format.)

the pointer

You can add all music in that genre to the queue by pressing or you can click on

the album art to select specific artists, albums or tracks within that genre.

Playing a Playlist

By selecting the Playlists button you can search and select any of the

playlists within the Music Port source. Playlists are organized alphabetically and

can be added to the queue by pressing to the left of the playlist name.

You can also search and jump to a playlist using the alphabet across the top of the

Client Interface.

(Note: This button will be grayed out when album information is not available for

the current source.)

Creating/Editing a Playlist

One of the many benefits of the Music Port is the opportunity to automatically

transfer and monitor your music libraries from Windows Media Player and iTunes

when using the Music Port Sync Tool. Any playlist created in either player will

automatically appear as a playlist with the same name and contents in the

Playlists library of the Music Port Client Interface. To create a new list, build it in

Windows Media Player or iTunes and it will automatically show up in the Client

Interface when using Music Port Sync.

You may also save a Queue as a playlist by selecting Actions on the Now Playing

Screen. Here you can select Save Queue As Playlist.

Selecting and Playing Your Music

Adding and Deleting Music from the Queue

The Queue is a jukebox function that allows you to play music in a certain

zone/room and make a list of what you want to play next. Any content you select

will automatically be placed to the queue in the order it was added.

By selecting the Queue button , you can view all music currently in

the playing queue in the order that it will play. You can add music to the queue by

track, artist, album, genre or playlist and the queue can be as large as you make it.

Adding music to the queue is easy, just click the button next to your desired

music from any of the artists, albums, genres or playlists in the Client Interface and

your selection will be placed in the queue in the order it was added. Pressing and

holding the button adds your selection to the top of the queue and plays it

immediately. When your selection is added, the total number of tracks in the

queue will flash in the Status Box section of the Client Interface.

Deleting or clearing music in the queue is easy too. To delete music just go into the

queue and click next to the music to take it off of the queue list. To clear the

queue completely, press the clear queue button located at the top of

the queue screen.

Changing the Volume Level of Your Music

To change the volume level, slide and release the volume pointer

left or right on the volume level indicator in the tray of the Client Interface screen.

Or you can click and hold on the speakers to the left and right of the volume

level indicator until the desired volume is reached. The volume will adjust

accordingly in the currently active zone.

Pausing Your Music

You can quickly pause your music in the active zone by clicking the Play/Pause

button in the Client Interface tray. The zone is paused when the play button

appears and can be returned to play mode by clicking the Play/Pause button again.

Skipping Tracks

To skip to the next track or back up to the previous track in the queue, click on the

backward and forward arrow buttons located along the bottom tray of the

Client Interface.

Shuffle Mode Activating/Deactivating

To play all items in the queue in no particular order click the Shuffle button in

the tray of the Client Interface to activate/deactivate shuffle. Shuffle Mode is

activated when the button glows red.

Repeat Mode Activating/Deactivating

To play and repeat all items in the queue click the Repeat button in the tray of

the Client Interface to activate/deactivate repeat. Repeat Mode is activated when

the button glows red.

System Mute Activating/Deactivating

You can mute the audio in a particular zone by clicking on the Mute button in

the tray of the Client Interface window. Mute is activated when the button glows

red.

Party Mode Activating/Deactivating

A very useful function has been built into your NuVo system, which is perfect if

you're entertaining or if you're moving from room to room and want to listen to

your music without being interrupted. The Party Mode allows you to control ALL

zones simultaneously so the same selection plays in all rooms in unison.

From the NOW PLAYING tab, to activate/deactivate Party Mode, click the Party

Mode button at the top of the Now Playing screen. The active zone

being controlled when Party Mode is activated will be the “Host” zone. The Host

zone controls all other zones.

III. Adding Music to Your Music Port Library

Your Music Port’s library can contain music from multiple computers in your home.

To contribute music to the Music Port a tool called Music Port Sync may be used.

Music Port Sync can remotely monitor and copy music from your computer to the

Music Port using the homes network to transport the digital files. Music Port Sync

will also automatically monitor music folders, iTunes libraries, and Windows Media

Player libraries. When new music is added it will automatically copy that file to the

Music Port. Music Port Sync is designed to run on Windows XP, Vista and Windows

If you prefer to manually add and delete music you have the opportunity to use

that method my copying music into the Music Port’s shared folder.

Automatic Monitoring with Music Port Sync

Open Music Port Sync

A shortcut may have been established on your computer screen. If so, select the

Music Port Sync icon to open the software. If there is no shortcut select Start on

your computer, then Programs. Select NuVo, then Music Port Sync to open the

software.

Once Music Port Sync starts it should automatically find your Music Port on the

network. Your Music Port will appear in the right side of the screen, in the drop

down menu. If your Music Port was not found click the arrow in the drop down

menu. Select “Add a server” and a box will appear. Enter in the IP address of the

Music Port to establish a connection.

The first screen to open will be the Summary page (Fig. 2). No adjustments will be

made on this screen, rather it is a page that displays settings for the Music Port.

Fig. 2

Adding Windows Media Player Music

Select the box labeled Windows Media. A new screen will display all playlists

created in Windows Media Player (Fig. 3). If using Windows Media Player to catalog

all your music files, you can choose to have all music files and playlists synced to

the Music Port. You may also choose to only sync playlists you have manually

selected. Once you have chosen the option that best suits your needs you may exit

the Music Port Sync software. The Music Port will automatically monitor Windows

Media Player and update its contents accordingly.

Fig. 3

Adding iTunes Music

Select the box labeled iTunes. A new screen will display all playlists created in

iTunes (Fig. 4). If using iTunes to catalog all your music files, you can choose to have

all music files and playlists synced to the Music Port. You may also choose to only

sync playlists you have manually selected. Once you have chosen the option that

best suits your needs you may exit the Music Port Sync software. The Music Port

will automatically monitor iTunes and update its contents accordingly.

NOTE: Music Port Sync Tool will only sync unprotected iTunes music files. You may

use iTunes to convert protected content to an unprotected format for a small fee.

Fig. 4

Monitoring a music folder

You may prefer to monitor a music folder, rather than a music catalog software

program like iTunes or Windows Media Player. This is likely in that scenario that

you have all you music on NAS (networked attached storage) or if you do not use

Windows Media Player or iTunes. Select the box labeled Other Content. A new

screen will display a section labeled Additional Folders (Fig. 5). Click the text ‘Add’

and a new window will appear (Fig. 6). You may expand the options given until

you find the folder you would like to monitor. Once you have chosen a folder,

select OK, then exit the Music Port Sync software. The Music Port will automatically

monitor the chosen folder and update its contents accordingly.

Fig. 5

Fig. 6

Manually Managing your Music Library

The Music Port has a Music Folder that is shared and viewable on the home’s

network.

a- Click Run or Search from the Start Menu.

b- In the text box (Fig. 7) you will type \\ followed by the name of Music Port. The

default name is music-port. Select OK. You may also enter the IP address in place

of the name of the Music Port, ie: \\10.10.105.94

c- Select the Music folder to view the music files currently on the Music Port.

d- While viewing the Music folder you may drag and drop or copy and paste any

new music files you would like to add to the Music Port.

e- You may want to set up a shortcut for easier access to adding music. Right-click

on the Music Folder and select Create Shortcut to add a link on your desktop.

Fig. 7

IV. Mac Support

The Music Port is designed to work with both PC’s and Mac’s. However the

automated synchronization software tool, Music Port Sync, is not Mac compatible.

Music files playable on the server must be manually added from computers around

the home connected to the network using one of the following two options.

Managing Music Library from a Mac Computer- Primary Option

The Music Port has a Music Folder that is shared and viewable on the home’s

network. Accessing the shared music folder is very straightforward on a Mac based

computer.

a. Click Finder.

b. Select the Music Port in the Shared box of the Finder window (Fig. 8). The default

name is music-port.

c. Select the Music folder to view the music files currently on the Music Port.

d. While viewing the Music folder you may drag and drop or copy and paste any

new music files you would like to add to the Music Port.

Fig. 8

Managing Music Library from a Mac Computer- Secondary Option

a. Open Finder.

b. From the Go menu, select Connect to Server (Fig. 9)

c. In the Connect to Server window, type the IP address of your Music Port and

then /music. For example, smb://10.10.105.14/music (Fig. 10). If you want to add

this server to your favorites, click the + symbol next to the Server address you

entered.

Fig. 9 Fig. 10

d. You will then be asked to provide a name and password to connect to the server.

Just choose Guest and press Connect (Fig. 11).

Fig. 11

Mac Music Port Client

If you would like to access your NuVo system and sources from a Mac computer

you will not use the Music Port Client stand-alone application. This application is

for Windows only. However The Music Port Client is available to be viewed in any

Internet browser on your Mac computer.

To do this you must know the IP address of the Music Port, and both the server and

the Mac computer must be on the same network. Your installer should have

provided you with the IP address for this product. If not, you may find the IP

address through a Control Pad connected to the system, by following the steps

below:

a- Select the Music Port as your music source from the Control Pad.

b- Select Menu. Scroll down using the down arrow on the Control Pad and

highlight Source Options. Select OK. Scroll down and select Source Info. Select OK.

c- Select IP address and press OK. Write down the number shown, including the

periods.

Once you have the IP address for the Music Port, open your preferred Internet

browser on your Mac computer. Enter the IP address in the browser and the Music

Port Client will load. Once complete you will have access to your NuVo system and

full control of the Music Port (Fig. 12). You may want to bookmark this page for

future use.

Fig. 12

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