Logitech ® Owner’s Guide
Logitech® 2 Transporter™ Owner’s Guide Table of Contents About Transporter ............................................................................................. 2 Special Features...................................................................................................... 19 Before You Begin .................................................................................................... 3 Alarm Clock .................................................................................
Logitech® 4 About Transporter™ Thank you for purchasing a Transporter™ network music player. Transporter lets you play your digitized music collection through your stereo system using your wireless or ethernet network. With Transporter, you can also listen to internet radio stations, set alarms, display RSS feeds, and more! Transporter was designed to appeal to the most discerning audiophiles and music lovers.
Logitech® 6 Installing the SlimServer Software Transporter™ Owner’s Guide Installing on Mac OS X 1. Save the .dmg file to your Desktop. Installing on Windows 1. Download the SlimServer installer program to a location you can find again on your computer. Your Desktop is a good choice. Note: Transporter™ needs SlimServer version 6.5 or greater to access the music you have on your local computer. If you already have SlimServer installed, you must update to version 6.5.
Logitech® 8 Audio Connections Connecting Transporter Transporter has a host of both digital and analog connections to choose from. Picking the one that’s right for you depends on how your current audio system is set up. For instance, if balanced inputs are available on your amplifier, preamplifier, or receiver, it’s usually better to use those rather than the unbalanced inputs.
Logitech® 10 Configuring Transporter The instructions below use the remote control to set up Transporter. You can also use the front panel controls. To scroll up and down, turn the knob on the front panel. Pressing the center of the knob is equivalent to pressing the RIGHT arrow on the remote. Pressing the BACK button on the front panel is the same as pressing the LEFT arrow. The other buttons on the front panel are the same as the corresponding buttons on the remote.
Logitech® 12 Using the Remote Press POWER to put Transporter into standby mode. This will dim the display, stop the music and show a clock. Press POWER again to wake Transporter. Press SLEEP to tell Transporter to turn itself off at the end of the currently playing song. Press SLEEP again to turn off in 15 minutes. Add 15 minute increments (up to a total of 90 minutes) by pressing SLEEP repeatedly. If you wish to cancel the Sleep function, press SLEEP until the player displays Sleep Cancelled.
Logitech® 14 Press BRIGHTNESS to cycle through Transporter display brightness levels. You can do this while Transporter is powered either on or off. If you want to dim the display completely, press BRIGHTNESS to cycle to a completely dark screen. If Transporter is powered off, it will stay dark until you power it back on or press BRIGHTNESS again. If Transporter is powered on, press any button on the remote to turn on the display.
Logitech® 16 Playing Your Music Transporter plays music that you select with the remote control, front panel controls or web interface. Using the Remote or Front Panel to Play Music 1. Press the BROWSE button to jump to the Browse list. 2. You can scroll down to browse by artist, genre, year, new music, existing playlists, or browse the contents of your music folder. 3. To browse an album, artist, or genre, press the RIGHT arrow (or the center of the knob) to select it, then scroll through the list.
Logitech® 18 To create a playlist using the remote control or front panel: 1. Search or browse through your music library for music you want to put in the playlist. Transporter™ Owner’s Guide 19 SqueezeNetwork™ 2. When you locate a song, album, artist or genre you want to put in the playlist, press ADD. It is added to the Now Playing playlist.
Logitech® 20 When you’re playing songs with Pandora, you can press the right arrow or the center of the knob on the song and you’ve given several options. Some of those include: Transporter™ Owner’s Guide 21 Special Features • I don’t like this song - gives it a thumbs down and tries not to play songs similar to the one that’s currently playing. Transporter has a beautiful high-resolution vacuum fluorescent display.
Logitech® 22 Transporter™ Owner’s Guide To set alarms using the web interface: Crossfading Between Tracks 1. Open the SlimServer web interface and click on Player Settings for the player. Transporter can crossfade between songs. You can change the type of crossfade or turn it off completely. 2. Click on the Alarm tab on the top left area of the page. 3.
Logitech® 24 To view RSS feeds as a screensaver: 1. From the web interface, choose Player Settings, then scroll to Screensavers. 2. Choose the RSS News Ticker from the list of screensaver choices. Click Change. Podcasts Transporter is capable of playing back podcast recordings from the Internet. SlimServer is preconfigured with subscriptions to a few podcasts. To listen to a subscribed podcast: 1. Press LEFT to go back to Transporter Home. (You may have to press LEFT more than once.) 2.
Logitech® 26 Analog Output Attenuation (For Qualified Personnel Only) Transporter has a set of internal attenuators that can be used to reduce the voltage level of the unbalanced analog outputs. If you are connecting Transporter directly to an amplifier that does not have an input gain control, you may need to change the attenuation level.
Logitech® 28 • XLR connector: 4.7Vpp into 110 ohms • Sample rates: 44.
Logitech® 30 Transporter™ Owner’s Guide • Shielded CAT5 RJ-45 connector • User’s manual • Connects to any 100Mbps or 10Mbps network • SlimServer software (requires download) • Auto-detects full duplex and half duplex modes • Backlit 31-key infrared remote, with 2 AA batteries • Automatic receive polarity correction • Maximum cable length: 100 meters (328 feet) Home Automation Interface • RS-232 connector for serial integration with Crestron and other home automation systems Physical : General • D
Logitech® 32 • Storage temperature range -20° to 45° C (-4° to 113° F) • Maximum humidity (operating) 95% Transporter™ Owner’s Guide 33 if the first line of the display says “SqueezeNetwork (X of Y)”. If it does, press down until you see Sign Off and press the RIGHT arrow. How do I find the IP address of the computer where I have installed SlimServer? On Windows: Click Start > Run, type in cmd and hit enter. In the DOS window, type ipconfig and hit enter.
Logitech® 34 Center, Trend-Micro PC-Cillin, can be found by searching the FAQ for the firewall name at: http://faq.slimdevices.com/. If your firewall allows you to open specific ports, the ports you need to open are: • Port 3483 (UDP protocol) • Port 3483 (TCP protocol) • Port 9000 (TCP protocol) Transporter can’t connect to my computer running SlimServer and I’ve already checked my firewall. VPN clients for connecting to corporate networks remotely can also cause this behavior.
Logitech® 36 Transporter™ Owner’s Guide 37 AC POWERED PRODUCTS: IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION • The socket-outlet shall be installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible. CAUTION ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZARD WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. • Do not use this apparatus near water. This product complies with EN and UL 60950-1 requirements. • Do not block any ventilation openings.
38 Logitech® Cet équipement a été déclaré conforme à la norme CNR-210 édictée par Industrie Canada. Son fonctionnement est soumis aux conditions suivantes: 1) l’équipement concerné ne doit pas causer d’interférences, et 2) il doit accepter toute interférence reçue, y compris les interférences risquant d’engendrer un fonctionnement indésirable. Interference Information for 2.4 GHz Cordless Products: Your Logitech® 2.
40 Logitech® How to Obtain Warranty Support. Before submitting a warranty claim, we recommend you visit the support section at www.logitech.com for technical assistance. Valid warranty claims are generally processed through the point of purchase during the first thirty (30) days after purchase; however, this period of time may vary depending on where you purchased your product. Please check with Logitech or the retailer where you purchased your product for details.
