MusicGremlin User Guide Table of Contents Wireless Music Quick Start 3 Basic Operation 4 Things You Need to Know Up Front 4 Import Existing Music to MusicGremlin 11 Registering Your MusicGremlin 11 My Music 13 Listening to FM Radio 18 Inbox 18 ToDo List MusicGremlin Direct Searching for New Music Listening to Samples 16 19 19 21 Selecting and Purchasing a Track 21 Playing Music 22 Rating Tracks 23 Gremlists Showing Channel Information 24 Subscribing to a Channel 25 Saving Grem
Adding Buddies 27 Beaming Files 28 Logging In 29 Viewing Your My Device Page 29 Sharing Files The MusicGremlin Web Site Playing Music on the Web Site Settings 27 29 30 32 Wireless Networks 32 Turn Wi-Fi On/Off 32 System Settings 33 Setting the Time 33 Checking Available Disk Space 33 Changing Default Settings 33 Checking for Device Updates 33 Setting the Sleep Timer 33 Explicit Content 34 Beep On/Off 34 Active Networks Enabling Notes Turning UPnP On/Off Backlight Timer Res
Repeat Mode Web Site Privacy Managing Memory 35 35 35 Troubleshooting 36 About Wi-Fi 36 Warnings and Technical Notes Use and Handling 38 38 35
MusicGremlin User Guide Congratulations! Than you for purchasing MusicGremlin. This new wireless MP3 player frees you from your computer and gives you access to music wherever you are through Wi-Fi (wireless) technology. WIRELESS MUSIC QUICK START If you’re already familiar with a cell phone, PDA, or other wireless device, you’ll have no problem using MusicGremlin. Even if you’re new to the world of Wi-Fi, you’ll find MusicGremlin’s interface convenient and user-friendly— downright intuitive, in fact.
on the main control keypad until Settings is highlighted. Press the Select button in the middle of the keypad. When the Settings screen appears, press Down and choose System Settings. Then press Down and choose Set Timezone. Press Left or Right {correct?] to change the time to your local zone. You’ll find essential information, tips, notes, and warnings in this column. The term Wi-Fi stands for “wireless fidelity”— exactly what MusicGremlin delivers, in other words.
Quick Start Step 2: Get Registered MusicGremlin isn’t your garden-variety MP3 player. It does more than just play music. In order to do any of the things that make MusicGremlin so exciting, such as downloading individual tracks and browsing others’ music collections, you need to create an identity by registering. It’s free, and only takes a few minutes. Quick Start Step 3: Get Connected Once you’ve registered, get connected to the Internet through a wireless access point.
automatically sent to your player.
BASIC OPERATION new song from Things You Need to Know Up Front while he’s MusicGremlin is easy to use. But working without a wire will go more smoothly if you know a few basic terms and features at the outset. What is Wi-Fi? Terms like “wireless networking” and “Wi-Fi” can be confusing. When most people think of wireless technology, they think of cell phones.
MusicGremlin and sees that four other users are present. When he scans some of the songs others are listening to, he notices that another user, Lisa, is in the middle of a song by U2. Bob beams her the new U2 song he ownloaded that morning with the message “You will LOVE this song!” They wave to one another across the restaurant.
General Navigation Tips “Spinning Pressing the four-way control keypad on the front of your letters” refers to MusicGremlin lets you move from one option to another. The center Select button lets you select an option. Press Left to cancel an action; for example, if you have entered the name of artist and you want to cancel the operation and return to the previous screen, keep pressing Left until you exit.
the blank space, press Select. As you spin letters, search results appear on the screen. When you want to move to the results to choose an item, press Select. Then press Up or Down to find the item you want, and press Select to select it. In most cases, you don’t have to type an entire word such as “Counting” or an entire name such as “Black-Eyed” to make a selection. The options displayed on the current screen change as you spin letters.
instance, if you are searching for groups and you spin the Edition A set of song letters “Bea” you’ll see a list that includes Beastie Boys, My Music A collection o Ad Hoc A connection Inbox Storage place Playlist A collection o Highlight Bar Dark rectangl Beatles, and so on.current list of albums, groups, or songs that is displayed updates as you spin letters.
Touring MusicGremlin Chances are you’ll start playing with MusicGremlin the moment you have the battery is charged, and you’ll be able to figure out on your own what the controls do. But you’ll save time if take a few moments to familiarize yourself with the basic controls as described below.
MusicGremlin Right Side: 1 Volume Up/Down Switch 2 Play/Pause Button 3 Fast Forward/Rewind Button MusicGremlin Bottom 1 Reset pin hole [Insert Image] MusicGremlin Left Side: 1 Power/Hold Switch The Hold function is useful if you’re carrying MusicGremlin in your pocket and you don’t want to press the buttons accidentally. Pressing the Power/Hold switch’s up position makes the buttons inactive. Pressing the up position again makes the buttons active once again.
The Power/Hold Switch is a toggle switch with two positions, up and down. Pressing cown toggles MusicGremlin on or off. (If the device is on, pressing the switch down turns it off.) Moving the switch up toggles the Hold function.
MusicGremlin Functions and Controls Turn on MusicGremlin Press the Power/Hold button Mute the volume View the options for a s down once Turn off Music Gremlin o Press the Power/Hold button n down once Turn the backlight on or off [Need instructions] Select a menu item Press the Up or Down arrow on Pres g P r the Directional Keypad e Return to the previous screen Press the Left or Select keys Play music Press the Play/Pause button Pause music Press the Play/Pause button Fast-forward thr
Play music through external speakers Unplug the headphones and plug in a set of computer stereo speakers Charge the battery Plug the AC power adapter in an AC outlet and connect it to the MusicGremlin Disable the MusicGremlin controls Press the Power/Hold button up once ________________________________________________________________
Import Existing Music to MusicGremlin All the music you’ve archived on your PC can travel with you around campus or around town. You only need to: 1. Connect one end of the the supplied USB 2.0 cable that’s supplied with MusicGremlin to your PC. 2. Connect the other end to MusicGremlin. 3. You’ll see a notice in your Windows Taskbar telling you that a USB device has been connected. A dialog box opens, asking if you want to use Windows Explorer or Windows Media Player.
front of the stage. Others have backstage access. A few have “all access” privileges. When you use MusicGremlin without registering, you have limited access to its rich set of features. Registering for MusicGremlin is like getting an If you are copying music from your PC to MusicGremlin, the process will go much faster if you use a USB cable. MusicGremlin supports USB 2.0, a high-speed version of USB. identification badge so you can access its user community.
Why Register? Once you have It’s important to register yourself as a MusicGremlin user accessed the whether you want to subscribe to the MusicGremlin Direct service or just buy songs on an individual basis. You can also browse your friend’s music collections right on your registration form, you are required to device. The process only takes a few minutes.
• Your PIN Number. Your PIN number, like any password, should be something you can remember easily but that’s also hard for others to guess. If you do write it down, keep it in a secure place. Until you register, you can still be seen by other MusicGremlin devices in your vicinity. You are identified by the default GremlinID MG99999999.
My Music • This is the You’re probably used to defining your various storage areas playlist that so “unauthorized guests” don’t interfere with your includes the possessions. My Music works along the same lines. It’s a song that is holding area for music that you have downloaded or copied to MusicGremlin—the music you want to play most often. The contents of My Music correspond to the places where Current Playlist. currently playing. • QuickList. Feel lucky? Select you can obtain music.
MusicGremlin users. • Other Playlists. This option contains any other playlists you have created. Not to worry; MusicGremlin notifies you if you start running out of disk space. You can also check available space in Settings Æ Memory Æ Memory Check. When you re-enter My Music, you’ll discover that MusicGremlin remembers where you were last. The options that were previously displayed are remembered (e.g.
Adding a Track to a Playlist • holding down It’s a snap—or to be more precise, a click—to add a track to the Left key to a Playlist: clear the entire line. 1. Press the Right key to open the Options dialog box. 2. Choose Add to Playlist. Creating New Playlists You don’t need to be in the Playlists window to create a new playlist. Any time you have the Highlight Bar located on any song title, press the Right key, open the Options box, and choose Create New Playlist.
1. Highlight the track’s name and press the Right key. 2. Choose Delete from the Options box. 3. When a message appears asking if you are sure you want to delete the track, press the Select button. (?) Playlist names can be no longer than 14 characters. If you enter a longer one, MusicGremlin will pull out its “red editor’s pen” and automatically truncate it for you.
You can also rearrange the track order of any given Playlist. Recent Downloads Click Right on a highlighted track in the Playlist and select If you’re looking for “Move this Track Up/Down.” You can then reposition the selected track using the Up and Down buttons, press Select when the track appears in the desired position. that song you just downloaded, you’ll find it here.
Warning: Be careful when deleting music. Any content purchased individually so you can own it permanently should be backed up to a computer, if possible. Once the music is deleted, it’s gone.
current song you’re listened to. Artist and track name from • If you are not the following song also appear. By clicking Right, you can currently exercise the option to “Beam Music”, “Add Song to a Playlist”, connected to the or “Delete from Disk.” Internet, the tracks or albums you have selected are stored in the [insert image of Now Playing window, either here or in the ToDo List.
and need to be done.
Think of the ToDo List as being like a list of documents to print that your printer maintains. The list is held in memory Canceling a Download: until the printer is available; then the documents are printed Clicking Right one after another. MusicGremlin’s ToDo List works the same way. It’s a holding area for downloads, transfers, and other tasks that MusicGremlin has to perform.
cleared from the ToDo list The ToDo List indicator appears on the MusicGremlin display if you have marked something for download. A number appears, indicating the number of tracks that have been marked for download. If you see a flashing number, that means a connection has been established, and a track is being downloaded. When the number disappears, it means all items in your ToDo List have been downloaded. [This would be a good place for an image of the ToDo List Indicator.
Listening to FM Radio • Account has been You can use MusicGremlin to listen to your favorite radio suspende stations wherever you are. To access the device’s radio d. Music function, click FM Radio on the main screen. A radio tuner will stop will appear. Press Up and Down to move through FM radio playing station. Press left to exit the radio and return to your MusicGremlin music library. after the The FM radio comes with presets.
waiting to be read, the My Inbox option is “grayed out” and can’t be chosen. After you read a message, press Right and choose Delete to erase it. When you turn on the FM aradio, MusicGremlin pauses the last track you were playing and remembers where you were. When you “turn off” the radio, the track will resume where you left it. You’ll see a yellow envelope icon in the lefthand bar on the main screen when an Inbox message has been received.
MUSICGREMLIN DIRECT MusicGremlin is more than just a hand-held music player. It’s also a music service called MusicGremlin Direct that makes it easy for you to search for, locate, and purchase songs. Both you and the MusicGremlin device are freed from having to use a PC to browse for and obtain the music you want. In fact, you don’t even have to be connected to the Internet in order to search for music and download it from MusicGremlin Direct.
artists in the service along with their latest album MusicGremlin remembers your previous search; you can repeat it, or use it as a shortcut to start a new search. Just click Up with the A character displayed, your previous search will appear. Click Select to accept this string and move to the list of tracks, albums, or artists that is currently displayed.
Searching Gremlists R am Here, you have three options: Show Tracks, Subscribe, and Show Channel Info. See page __ for more information on Gremlists. C ha os an d Searching Artists You use MusicGremlin to search for artists by their first name—for example, search for Billy Joel by spinning “Billy,” not “Joel.” When you conduct a search for a particular artist, you’ll see a list of that artist’s releases, arranged alphabetically.
ndtrack to Vanilla Sky Searching Tracks If you are looking for an individual song and you don’t care what album or compilation it comes from, choose Search By Track. When searching by Track, a Plus symbol (“+”) before a Track name indicates that there are numerous Tracks in the database by the same name. If you forget that you already have a song and you try to download it, MusicGremlin will help you watch your money. You’ll see the following message :“This song already appears on your device.
Clicking on such a listing will expand it to show all When you find a applicable tracks with the Artist name listed in parenthesis song you want, after each listing. highlight its name to select it. Searching Albums Then press the Right key to Choosing Albums lets you enter the title of an album you display that want to find or browse through the list of available albums.
MusicGremlin Direct service. You’ll be prompted to enter your PIN number. • Purchase Subscription Track. For a monthly fee, you can download an unlimited number of tracks. For the latest MusicGremlin Direct prices and subscription plans, visit the MusicGremlin Web site (http://www.musicgremlin.com) “Streaming” is the process of playing an audio file provided on the Internet. The file is played on demand using software such as Windows Media Player, or hardware like MusicGremlin.
Note: When you purchase a track on an individual basis, you So do REW and have full ownership of that track. But when you download a LAST; clicking track as part of your monthly subscription, you only own the and releasing track for as long as you maintain your subscription. If your either control subscription lapses or you cancel it, you will no longer be makes it able to download those tracks. function as NEXT or LAST.
succession, the current song and playlist; the next song that will be played (if you are playing a playlist); and the album cover art (if available), and one of two additional bits of As stated in the section on the ToDo List, you can play a track while it’s in the ToDo List and still being downloaded. information: Shuffle Off is the default setting for MusicGremlin. You can switch to Shuffle mode, which allows you to listen to tracks randomly, by going to Main Menu Æ Settings Æ Shuffle On/Off.
• Current time of day. For example, “4:31 p.m.” assign to the • Time elapsed in current song and time remaining. For song. User example “1:06…….2:21”). ratings for Tracks are When you adjust the volume, the Volume Bar appears on the displayed on the left side of the Now Playing window. The number of Now Playing rectangles in the bar indicates the volume level: the more screen as well as rectangles, the higher the volume. on the Song Info Screen.
GREMLISTS When you listen to an AM or FM radio station, you listen to the music the station’s employees have scheduled. At its best, radio can open your ears to new sounds and new artists you’ve never heard before. MusicGremlin has its own set of interactive radio stations known as Gremlists. A Gremlist is a set of tracks that fits into a genre, a mood, or an activity. Gremlists are automatically refreshed on a regular basis.
The contents of your subscribed Gremlists change from time to time; you should check them periodically for new tracks.
Subscribing to a Channel To subscribe to a Gremlist, click right on its name and choose Subscribe to Gremlist. Once you are subscribed to a Gremlist, it has a letter “s-“ before its named This means the MusicGremlin device will automatically download that list’s contents from MusicDirect as they are updated. Showing Tracks When you’re in the Gremlists window, right click a Gremlist’s name and choose Show All Tracks to view the songs within it.
Because Gremlists are updated periodically, they are only found in the Gremlists section of My Music. You can’t search them by album, artist, track, or genre as you can a Playlist. However, you can save a Gremlist as a permanent Playlist as described in “Saving Gremlist Content to Your Permanent Collection.
THE MUSICGREMLIN COMMUNITY • User’s MusicGremlin doesn’t just you access to your favorite songs Profile. and artists. It gives you new ways to interact with other This lets music lovers. For instance, everyone loves to talk about you find their favorite songs and musical groups. MusicGremlin’s out more Community gives you the chance to do more than talk. You about the are able to “see” other MusicGremlin users either in your individual immediate vicinity or on the Internet.
• Block User. This prevents the user from viewing your MusicGremlin contents. Seeing Online Chat Rooms A chat room is like a music lounge—a place where people go to listen and enjoy their favorite artists and songs.
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[[See Other Devices Choose this option to see the contents of other music devices in your immediate vicinity that support the Universal Clicking on a title in another Plug and Play format. ]] user’s music Adding Buddies one of three A “buddy” is MusicGremlin user you have identified as someone you want to contact regularly. You can add someone to your Buddy list in one of three ways: • Spin letters to enter the name you want to add. • Search through a list of all users.
If you see a track you want on another subscriber’s MusicGremlin and you can’t copy it, you can always search for it in MusicGremlin Direct. Music displayed on another user’s device appears in bold if it was obtained from MusicGremlin Direct as part of a subscription and can be downloaded. Titles that were not obtained from MusicGremlin Direct and that are protected by digital copyright are presented in italics; they cannot be shared.
• • If both users are subscribers and the track is a “You will subscription track, the file will download LOVE this automatically song!” If the other user is not a subscriber or the song is not • “Do you from MusicGremlin Direct, a notice appears stating remembe that the track cannot be shared.
whether or not they want to download the track you sent. When the beamed song has been received, MusicGremlin emits a short beep. A popup appears to let the user know the song has arrived. A subscription track is one that a user has download as part of a monthly subscription, not as an individual purchase.
THE MUSICGREMLIN WEB SITE MusicGremlin gives you the freedom to download and manage your music no matter where you are. That includes the time you spend sitting in front of your computer, too. You can access your account, your Playlists, and your Buddies from the MusicGremlin Web site.
If you’re concerned about your responsibilities as a MusicGremlin user or about your privacy on the Web, please review MusicGremlin’s EndUser Licensing Agreement (EULA) and privacy policy, which are both posted on the Web site, http://www.musicgremlin.com. If you want to add your own photo to your MusicGremlin profile, you can upload the image file on the Web site.
Playing Music on the Web Site Once you log in, you’ll see a Now Playing link on the far right-hand side of the Account Overview page. Click it, and a music player will appear with its own Playlist. You can use this player to stream music samples from MusicGremlin direct; download and purchase new tracks, and control playback by pausing, rewinding, stopping, or fast- handheld device can beam music to you while you’re at your computer. Viewing Account forwarding.
downloaded or to check the whereabouts of a track you think you deleted, click My Content Activity. [Note: A screen shot of the Web-based player or the Now Playing popup would be good here.
Adding New Songs to Your Playlists If you want to add a track to a Playlist, open the Now Playing music player. Select Get It, and search for the track you want from the MusicGremlin Direct database. Then do one of the following: • Click Purchase Track if you want to purchase the track on an individual basis • If you have a subscription click Purchase Subscription Track.
SETTINGS MusicGremlin is seamless and intuitive to operate, and one reason is that the settings that keep the device operating smoothly are kept in the background in an area called Settings. Sometimes, you need to delve into the Settings window to configure your network connection or perform other essential tasks. The options you can control are listed below. Wireless Networks You can use MusicGremlin to connect to the Internet from more than one location and more than one network.
mlins within a radius of several hundred feet. Some wireless networks If the network you want to connect to requires a password require you to or encryption key, click Right on the network’s name and enter a select Add an SSID. password or You’ll probably want to leave Wi-Fi connections on as a general rule so MusicGremlin can complete automatic downloads.
that control the information you receive as well as By default, if MusicGremlin’s basic operation. MusicGremlin is in “sleep mode” Setting the Time [[ NOT SURE ABOUT THIS FEATURE YET]] Checking Available Disk Space This option tells you how many songs and albums are on your device and how much disk space remains.
If you are unable to connect to a network or download a track, an N will appear on screen to notify you of the error. Two other options under the heading Settings Æ MG Updates also control how and when MusicGremlin updates its software. Turn MG Updates On/Off controls whether the device checks for new software or not. Force Update Now lets you update the software immediately.
Turning UPnP On/Off If you have not MusicGremlin has the ability to let you share music with yet subscribed users of other music players that support the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) protocol. Turn this option off if you only to MusicGremlin, you’ll see this want to share with other MusicGremlin users. option in Explicit Content you have This option blocks MusicGremlin from downloading tracks that have been designated as containing explicit and possibly offensive.
subscription is not in effect. If you choose Sharing Off, when another MusicGremlin user attempts to connect to your device, he or she will see the following message: “This user has activated privacy settings and has blocked access to content.” Three other options are available under controlling your account information: Choose Settings Æ Edit Your GremlinID to change your ID.
your account, such as your credit card information.
Playback Settings Managing Memory These options control how MusicGremlin plays your Playlists Two options and tracks. Turning Shuffle On/Off By default, MusicGremlin does not shuffle through tracks. enable you to verify how much memory is being used and Choose this option to activate shuffling. control how Repeat Mode Memory Check This option controls whether or not MusicGremlin repeats a Playlist when it reaches the end. Choose one of three settings: Repeat Off turns off repeating of Playlists.
radio receivers. TROUBLESHOOTING If You Run Out of Disk Space In the case of a Choose Settings Æ Memory Check to check your memory If Your Download Is Interrupted Check the status of the download in ToDo List If You Can’t Connect to the Wireless Network Make sure Wi-Fi Networks is on in Settings If You Can’t Connect to an Ad Hoc Network Make sure no 2.
than two million titles or get a Gremlist of songs in a particular genre.
The transmitter and receiver within all MusicGremlin devices enable them to communicate with one another in a local wireless community without having to have a wireless router between them. This kind of ad hoc connection can take place whether MusicGremlins are on the Internet or not. It only requires you to be within the same room, or perhaps the same building, as other MusicGremlins. [Another graphic would be useful here.
WARNINGS AND TECHNICAL NOTES You risk electrical shock by opening the MusicGremlin device. Leave servicing to qualified technicians only. Use only the AC adaptor supplied with the MusicGremlin device. Using other adaptors can cause a malfunction or possibly a fire or electrical shock. Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
Radio waves may affect electronic equipment or medical devices (e.g., pacemakers), which may cause malfunctions and possible injuries. If you use a pacemaker or other medical device, consult your physician or the manufacturer of the medical device before using the wireless networking feature. Use and Handling • Do not expose the MusicGremlin or accessories to high temperatures, high humidity or direct sunlight.
