Tatung MG1000 MusicGremlin Wireless MP3 Player User Manual MusicGremlin v4
Tatung Company MusicGremlin Wireless MP3 Player MusicGremlin v4
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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
ToDo List 16
Listening to FM Radio 18
Inbox 18
MusicGremlin Direct 19
Searching for New Music 19
Listening to Samples 21
Selecting and Purchasing a Track 21
Playing Music 22
Rating Tracks 23
Gremlists 24
Showing Channel Information 24
Subscribing to a Channel 25
Showing Tracks 25
Saving Gremlist Content to Your Permanent Collection 25
Unsubscribing from Interactive Radio Channels 25
The MusicGremlin Community 26
Seeing Other MusicGremlin Users 26
Seeing Online Chat Rooms 26
Adding Buddies 27
Sharing Files 27
Beaming Files 28
The MusicGremlin Web Site 29
Logging In 29
Viewing Your My Device Page 29
Playing Music on the Web Site 30
Settings 32
Wireless Networks 32
Turn Wi-Fi On/Off 32
Active Networks 32
System Settings 33
Setting the Time 33
Checking Available Disk Space 33
Changing Default Settings 33
Checking for Device Updates 33
Enabling Notes 33
Setting the Sleep Timer 33
Turning UPnP On/Off 34
Explicit Content 34
Backlight Timer 34
Beep On/Off 34
Restore Factory Defaults 34
Subscribe to MG Now/Modify Account Info. 34
Remove Subscription Tracks 34
Playback Settings 35
Turning Shuffle On/Off 35
Repeat Mode 35
Web Site 35
Privacy 35
Managing Memory 35
Troubleshooting 36
About Wi-Fi 36
Warnings and Technical Notes 38
Use and Handling 38
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.
Quick Start Step 1: Initial Setup
MusicGremlin is ready to play as soon as you unpack it and
charge the battery. To get started, open the package and
check the contents:
• The MusicGremlin, of course
• Battery pack
• Headphones
• AC adaptor
• AC power cord
Charging MusicGremlin is a snap. Follow these steps:
1. Plug the AC power cord into the AC adapter.
2. Plug the
AC
adaptor
into the
DC
connector
in the
MusicGre
mlin.
3. Plug in
the power
cord into
a wall
outlet.
The battery
takes two hours
to charge. When
the device is
charged fully,
the battery icon
will appear full,
like this:
You can change
the time to
reflect your local
time zone. Press
the Down arrow
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. Wi-Fi connects you to a
network without a wire. As long
as you’re near an access
point—a wireless router located
at home, in a public park with
wireless access, in an airport,
or a hot spot—your Wi-Fi-
compatible device can connect
to the Internet or to an ad hoc
network of other MusicGremlin
users.
You don’t always need
to connect wirelessly. As
you’ll learn later in this
manual, you can copy music
from your PC to MusicGremlin
with a USB cable and take your
music on the road. But what
makes MusicGremlin special is
its ability to download music
anytime, anywhere, without
being tethered to your
computer.
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. You’ll find one at your local
Wi-Fi hot spot, or your home or school wireless network.
Quick Start Step 4: Get Music
MusicGremlin Direct is a music service with more than two
million titles encompassing many genres. You can always
search the MusicGremlin Direct catalog and mark songs or
albums to download. When you connect to the Internet, the
download will begin automatically. Of course, you can
transfer music from your PC.
Quick Start Step 5: Get Community
No MusicGremlin user is an island. You’re part of a
community of users. When you enter a space where other
users are present: the Community indicator on your
MusicGremlin will light up to tell you others are around. You
can see what tracks they are listening to. In certain cases,
you can send
them a song or
download one of
their songs, too.
Quick Start Step 6:
Get Gremlists
The music scene
is ever-
changing. It’s
hard to keep up
with the latest
trends or to
learn about new
kinds of music.
Gremlists give
you the chance
to expose
yourself to
whole new
worlds of audio
entertainment.
Subscribe to a
channel, and
you get a
playlist of your
favorite genre,
mood, or type of
music
automatically sent to your player.
BASIC OPERATION
Things You Need to Know Up Front
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. But wireless networking of the
sort used by MusicGremlin is completely different from cell
phone technology.
Wi-Fi is a way of connecting computers and other digital
devices (like PDAs and MP3 players) without an actual cable
or phone line. The network connection is established by
means of two hardware devices called an
access point
and a
wireless
client
such as MusicGremlin itself
.
A wireless router
of the sort used in many homes and offices is a common
type of access point.
What You Can Do With MusicGremlin: A Case Study
The first thing Bob does when he jumps out of bed in the
morning is to connect his new MusicGremlin to his home PC
to copy some MP3 files he downloaded at an earlier time.
While eating breakfast, he sees an ad for a new U2 album on
TV. He’s running late, but it only takes a second to
disconnect his MusicGremlin from his PC and download the
new song from
the MusicStore
while he’s
getting into his
car (and while
he’s still
connected to his
home wireless
network).
During lunch
hour, Bob
listens to the
latest edition of
one of his
Gremlists, the
Workout Mix.
It’s the perfect
accompaniment
as he goes for a
quick walk along
the river.
After work, Bob
heads to a busy
sushi restaurant.
While waiting for
his order to
arrive, he checks
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.
A Wi-Fi “hot spot” is a
location, such as a
coffee shop, that has
been equipped with a wireless
access point so customers with
laptops or other wireless
devices like MusicGremlin (and
freeloaders who loiter outside
on the sidewalk) can connect to
the Internet.
The strength of your
connection to the
Internet depends on how
close you are to the wireless
access point, and whether walls,
pipes, wireless phones, neon
signs, safes, walk-in coolers, or
other structures are interfering.
When you’re connected to the
Internet with MusicGremlin,
you’ll see the strength
displayed on a four-bar signal
strength indicator. The more
bars you have, the better your
connection. If you only see one
bar, it’s time to come in out of
the cold and order a latte, in
other words.
General Navigation Tips
Pressing the four-way control keypad on the front of your
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. If you ever find yourself stuck, you can “back out” and
return to where you were previously by pressing Left
repeatedly, or by pressing and holding down Left for a
second or two to let it repeat.
Using the Options Menu
An Options Menu is a popup window that contains a set of
menu choices. Many of the items displayed in the
MusicGremlin display, such as individual song titles, have
their own Options Menus that enable you to perform actions
on them. Just press the Right key on the directional keypad
while a song title is selected to display the Options menu.
The first option, “Add to Playlist,” lets you add the selected
song to a set of songs you’ve created.
Searching for Music: Spinning Letters
How do you search for the latest song by the Black-Eyed
Peas, or a Counting Crows CD? You enter just as many
letters as you need by “spinning” them, and MusicGremlin
does the rest.
“Spinning
letters” refers to
the process of
entering text in
MusicGremlin.
When you are on
a search screen
(By Artist, By
Track, By Genre,
etc.) by default,
the cursor is
automatically
placed on letter
A at the top of
the screen. Use
the Up or Down
key to change to
the letter you
want. Then
press Right. By
default, pressing
Right displays a
blank space. To
change this to a
character, press
Up. To change
this to the letter
A, press Down
once. To leave
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.
For
When you are spinning
letters, keep in mind that
a number of shortcuts
are available:
• When you press and
hold the Left key once,
the search characters
reset and the cursor
displays the letter “A.”
When you press and
hold down Left, you
return to the previous
screen.
• When you are spinning
letters, pressing the
Right key enters a blank
space character.
• Pressing the Right key
twice jumps the cursor
to the list of items that is
currently displayed.
instance, if you are searching for groups and you spin the
letters “Bea” you’ll see a list that includes Beastie Boys,
Beatles, and so on.current list of albums, groups, or songs
that is displayed updates as you spin letters. When you get
close enough to the group you want, you click the Down key
to jump down to the list and select the group you’re looking
for.
In the screen below, the letters “G-R-E” have been “spun” as
part of a search for the group Green Day. The By Groups
screen that is currently displayed has automatically jumped
down to display the name of the group.
[Please insert example graphic here.]
Important Terms
MusicGremlin Buddy A MusicGremlin user with whom you can
share music.
MusicGremlin Direct MusicGremlin’s music service, which allows
you to search for music and download it to
your device
Beam Send a song to another MusicGremlin user
Transfer Copy a song from another MusicGremlin
user
Gremlist A set of song suggestions, grouped into
genres, provided by MusicGremlin Direct.
You can listen to samples or subscribe to a
Gremlist.
Edition A set of song
My Music A collection
o
Ad Hoc A connection
Inbox Storage place
Playlist A collection
o
Highlight Bar Dark rectangl
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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 Front:
1 LCD Display
2 Control Keypad
3 Select Button
4 Battery Power/Charging Indicator
5 Community Icon
6 ToDo List Counter/Download Icon
7 WiFi Signal Strength Indicator
8 Play Progress Bar
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The MusicGremlin LCD
display features
romantic backlightling.
You can turn the backlighting
on and off by…[NEED
INSTRUCTIONS]
It’s good to have
connections. The
Community Icon glows
blue to tell you when you are
connected to other
MusicGremlin users in an ad
hoc network. It glows green to
tell you when you are
connected to the Internet
through a wireless accent point
and are also connected to
someone you’ve identified as a
Buddy in the MusicGremlin
community.
MusicGremlin Right Side:
1 Volume Up/Down Switch
2 Play/Pause Button
3 Fast Forward/Rewind Button
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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.
2 Headphone jack
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MusicGremlin
Bottom
1 Reset pin
hole
2 USB port
3 Microphone
4 AC adapter
jack
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
down once
Turn off Music Gremlin Press the Power/Hold button
down once
Turn the backlight on or off [Need instructions]
Select a menu item Press the Up or Down arrow on
the Directional Keypad
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 through a song Press the FF button
Rewind through a song Press the REW button
Search for music Select My Music or Get New
Music,choose an option (By Artist,
By Genre, By Title, etc.), then
spin letters to find the item you
want.
Play all songs in a Playlist [Need instructions]
Subscribe to a Gremlist Get New MusicÆ Gremlists Æ
Right-click the one you wantÆ
Subscribe
Jump from Home screen to Press the Left key
Now Playing
Change the volume Press the volume control up or
down
Mute the volume Pre
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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
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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. If you use
Windows Media Player, you can only transfer music
from your computer to MusicGremlin, not the other
way.
4. If you use Explorer, look for MusicGremlin Device in
your list of drives and folders. Double-click this to
review the files on the device. Click the column
headers in the window that opens to sort by Artist,
Title, Track, or Genre.
5. Drag and drop the files from one window to another
to copy them.
6. When copying is complete, you can disconnect
MusicGremlin
If you use Windows Media Player, after dragging song files
from your Media Player “Library” into the “Sync” tab, press
the Sync button to transfer songs to the device.
Warning: Be
careful to avoid
disconnecting
MusicGremlin
while music is
still transferring.
You can check
the progress of
the transfer on
the
MusicGremlin
display.
[An image of
Windows Media
Player might be
helpful here.]
Registering Your
MusicGremlin
You have
different levels
of access when
you attend a
concert. Some
people have
access to a
special area in
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
identification badge so you can access its user community.
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.
You can copy to your
MusicGremlin audio files
that originate from
music stores other than
MusicGremlin Direct. But make
sure those sources support
Microsoft’s Playsforsure music
format. At this writing, stores
that support this format include
MSN Music, MusicMatch,
MusicNow, Rhapsody/Real,
Napster, and Wal-Mart Music
Downloads. Find out more at
http://www.playsforsure.com.
Audio file formats
supported by
MusicGremlin include
MP3 and WMA.
Why Register?
It’s important to register yourself as a MusicGremlin user
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
device. The process only takes a few minutes.
How to Register
Registering for MusicGremlin means that you choose a
GremlinID by which other MusicGremlin users can recognize
you. You also choose a password for security purposes. And
you place a credit card on file so you can purchase music
and subscribe to Gremlists. You can do this:
• Via the MusicGremlin Web Site. Go to a computer with
Internet access, connect to http://www.musicgremlin.com,
and click Get MusicGremlin!. Follow the instructions on
screen to register.
• Via the MusicGremlin Device. Go to Register for MG [Where
is this?}
• Via telephone. Call [PHONE NUMBER] to obtain the activation
code.
In each case, you obtain an activation code that you enter in the
Register For MG screen on the MusicGremlin device.
Creating Your Account Information
Once you have
accessed the
registration
form, you are
required to
enter your name,
address, and
other contact
information. You
also create two
identifiers:
• Your GremlinID.
Give some
thought to your
GremlinID. A
joke ID might
seem cool to
you and your
friends, but
remember that
other
MusicGremlin
users in your
vicinity will see
it too. An ID can
have no more
than
• 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.
Once you are registered, your Buddy List is activated, you
are able to purchase individual tracks, and you are able to
see lists of other MG users in the current chat room. You
can see what those listeners are listening to and view the
contents of their respective music collections, (unless they
have blocked other users).
Until you register, you
can still be seen by other
MusicGremlin devices in
your vicinity. You are
identified by the default
GremlinID MG99999999.
A PIN number can
contain letters as well as
numbers. Both the PIN
number and your GremlinID
should contain no more than
[___ ]alphanumeric characters.
You can change your
GremlinID at any time by
going to Settings,
choosing Edit GremlinID, and
spinning letters to enter the
new name.
Unregistered users can
still play music on
MusicGremlin and see other
users either in an ad hoc
network or on the Internet.
My Music
You’re probably used to defining your various storage areas
so “unauthorized guests” don’t interfere with your
possessions. My Music works along the same lines. It’s a
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
you can obtain music. When you select My Music, you see
the following options:
My Gremlists
Gremlists are like playlists of songs that have a similar
sound or produce similar moods. If you see a genre you like
(“running music,” “workout music,” “smooth jazz,” or “Tuvan
throat music”) you subscribe to it, and the MusicGremlin
Direct service sends you the latest choices. See the section
on Gremlists later in this manual for more information.
Playlists
The Playlists section of My Music contains groups of songs
you’ve created. The number and range of Playlists contained
here is limited only by your imagination and disk space.
Create a track consisting only of African Fela Kuti muslc;
another of Hawaiian slat-key guitar tunes; or songs that you
listened to in high school—so many years ago…
When you choose Playlists, the following menu options
appear:
• Current Playlist.
This is the
playlist that
includes the
song that is
currently playing.
• QuickList. Feel
lucky? Select
this option, and
MusicGremlin
automatically
creates a playlist
of 25 random
selections for
you.
• My Favorites.
Feel like you
want only “the
best”? Select this
option, and
MusicGremlin
automatically
creates a playlist
based on songs
that have
received the
highest ratings
from you or
other
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., Artist = Abba,
Album = Abba Gold, Track =
Dancing Queen), and the
highlight bar is positioned on
those items rather than at the
top of each menu.
MusicGremlin’s memory
doesn’t work if you turn the
device off and on, however.
[Q. Do we have room to place
screen images of My Music or
Playlists in this column?]
Adding a Track to a Playlist
It’s a snap—or to be more precise, a click—to add a track to
a Playlist:
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. If you’re viewing an album title,
you can press Right and choose Add All Tracks to add the
entire contents of the album to one of your Playlists.
Entering a Playlist Name
When you choose Create New Playlist, a default name
automatically appears for your Playlist. The name takes the
form
GremlinID #
. For instance, if your GremlinID is MikeJr,
the first default Playlist name is
MikeJr 1
. Subsequent
Playlists will be assigned the default names
MikeJr 2, MikeJr
3,
and so on.
If you click Select, you choose the default name without
having to enter any text. If you want a different name, you
can delete the default name by:
• Pressing the Left key again and again to delete one
character at a time
• Pressing and
holding down
the Left key to
clear the entire
line.
To enter a new
name, use the
Up/Down
buttons to
switch between
characters,
move to the
next letter using
the Right button,
and press the
Select button
when the Playlist
name appears
as desired.
Editing a Playlist
If you want to
remove a track
from a Playlist,
follow these
steps:
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.
After you add a track or
album to a Playlist, the
next time you press
Right and choose Add to
Playlist from the Options box,
the previous Playlist you edited
appears at the top of the list.
If you are in a real hurry
to build a Playlist,
highlight the name of a
track and press the
Right key three times in
succession. The track will
automatically be added to the
last Playlist you were working
with.
You can also rearrange the track order of any given Playlist.
Click Right on a highlighted track in the Playlist and select
“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.
Artists
This is an alphabetical list of the music artists you have
saved in My Music, whether in a Playlist or not.
Tracks
This is an alphabetical list of all the songs you’ve saved in
My Music. It comes in helpful if you can’t remember the
artist’s name, or in which Playlist you stored the song.
Albums
This is an alphabetical list of all albums you’ve saved in My
Music.
Genres
If you want to search My Music by genre, choose this option. You’ll
see all of the songs you’ve saved that fall into the ‘80s Rock genre,
the Blues genre, and so on.
Songs stored in My Music are automatically sorted by genre.
If you want to impress your parents and show them all the
classical music you’ve downloaded, this is the place to go.
Recent Downloads
If you’re looking for
that song you just
downloaded, you’ll find
it here. The songs you
downloaded most
recently are
automatically placed at
the top of the list. You
can use this list to add
a track you recently
obtained to another
existing Playlist.
Now Playing
When you select
an option in My
Music, the Now
Playing window
appears to
identify the
current track.
This option
provides you
with artist,
album and track
information, as
well as album
cover art, for the
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
the following song also appear. By clicking Right, you can
exercise the option to “Beam Music”, “Add Song to a Playlist”,
or “Delete from Disk.”
[insert image of Now Playing window, either here or in the
small column to the right]
Now Playing not only tells you what you’re listening to but
gives you the opportunity to add the current track to one of
your Playlists.
ToDo List
When you highlight a track or an album and confirm that
you want to download it, what happens? One of two things
takes place:
• If you are currently connected to the Internet (and thus have
access to MusicGremlin Direct), the selected item begins to
download immediately.
• If you are not
currently
connected to the
Internet, the
tracks or albums
you have
selected are
stored in the
ToDo List. Each
item is marked
for download
and, the next
time you are in a
hot spot or
otherwise
connected to the
Internet, the
download will
begin.
In either case,
the track or
album is sent to
the ToDo List.
Think of the
ToDo List as a
queue for tasks
that haven’t yet
been completed
and need to be done.
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Think of the ToDo List as being like a list of documents to
print that your printer maintains. The list is held in memory
until the printer is available; then the documents are printed
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. If MusicGremlin
starts a download while you’re in a hot spot and you run out
the door and start walking down the street, the download is
interrupted because you’re no longer connected to the
Internet. But thanks to the ToDo List, the next time you
connect to the Internet, the download starts again. You can
use the list to track download progress, begin playback of
tracks in mid-download, and cancel download orders for
subscription tracks and samples if you don’t want them.
When the download is complete, you’ll find the track in My
Music, under Recent Downloads, and sorted by Artist,
Album, Track, and Genre.
Viewing Download Progress
View the download progress of the track currently
downloading by entering the ToDo list from the Home menu.
Progress is indicated by a percentage that is updated
regularly.
Progressive Downloads
When a track is in progress of being downloaded, clicking
Select on the track or selecting “Play Now” from the track’s
option menu begins playback of the track immediately, even
before the track has completely downloaded.
Canceling a Download:
Clicking Right
on any
subscription
track or sample
on the ToDo list
opens the
Options box
that features.
You can choose
Cancel
Download to
cancel the
download,
whether the
track is queued
or has already
begun
downloading.
However, if you
download an
individual track,
it cannot be
canceled; it and
must be
downloaded
before it is
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
You can use MusicGremlin to listen to your favorite radio
stations wherever you are. To access the device’s radio
function, click FM Radio on the main screen. A radio tuner
will appear. Press Up and Down to move through FM radio
station. Press left to exit the radio and return to your
MusicGremlin music library.
The FM radio comes with presets. To preset a station so you
can revisit it quickly later on, press Right on it and choose
Set a Preset. You can move between preset stations by
pressing NEXT and PREV.
Inbox
MusicGremlin’s Inbox performs much the same function as
the inbox that’s part of your e-mail software.
You’ll receive messages here from MusicGremlin if there’s a
problem with your account or with other registration-
related issues. Here are some examples:
• Your registration was successful
• Invalid GremlinID—need to failed (because…)
• select another
• Other reasons registration failed—re-register or
contact customer service
• PIN invalid
• Credit card expiring at end of this month; in 15 days;
in 1 week, in next 5 days
• Account
has been
suspende
d. Music
will stop
playing
after the
grace
period
has
expired.
Can’t get
new
content
Modification of
your account
information was
successful
You access the
Inbox from the
Settings
window:
Home Æ
Settings Æ My
Inbox
If you don’t have
any messages
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 left-
hand bar on the main
screen when an Inbox message
has been received. The
envelope bears a number
indicating the number of
messages you have received. If
you receive an urgent message,
you’ll see an exclamation mark.
When someone beams
you a song, the song
request goes to your
Inbox. If you configure your
Inbox to receive notifications,
you can also get an Inbox
message telling you your
favorite artist has released a
new song or album.
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. The music service’s database is always
present on your handheld device. Even if you’re in a subway
tunnel, you can choose songs and download them; when
you emerge from the tunnel and enter a Wi-Fi hot spot to
buy a coffee, the song you purchased will download while
you put the cardboard jacket around the cup. By the time
you head out the door, you can be listening to the track you
chose on the train.
Searching for New Music
Anytime someone asks, “Have you heard that new song by
_____?” all you have to do is select Get New Music from
MusicGremlin’s home screen. Remember that the music
database is always available whether you are online or not.
You can then choose the type of search you want to conduct
from the options described below.
Whenever you
do a search, you
position the
cursor on the
first character
space in the
spinning letters
section at the
top of the
screen. By
default, the first
letter is A. Click
Down, and the
letter changes to
B, C, D, and so
on.
Searching by Top
Artists
It’s hard to
remember all
the latest hit
songs.
MusicGremlin
provides this
option so you
can search a list
of the top 1000
downloaded
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
Here, you have three options: Show Tracks, Subscribe, and
Show Channel Info. See page __ for more information on
Gremlists.
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. The most current releases (those release in
the current or previous year) are presented in boldface.
Select the name of an album, and a list of album tracks will
appear. Choosing the first option, Show All Tracks, will
direct you to a complete alphabetical list of all the artist’s
tracks, drawn from all albums.
If the artist has contributed a track to a movie soundtrack or
other compilation, you’ll see those compilations listed
separately at the bottom of the list, after a horizontal line.
Here’s an example:
Get New Music
Artists
Paul McCartney
[Show All Tracks]
McCartney
R
am
C
ha
os
an
d
Cr
eat
ion
in
the
Ba
ck
Yar
d
D
rivi
ng
Rai
n
V
ani
lla
Sk
y
S
ou
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.
Download again and
overwrite?”
To search for an artist or band
with more than two words, click
Right twice to enter a blank
space between each word. The
first click positions the cursor
on a blank space; the second
click positions it on the first
letter of the second word. To
search for Eric Clapton (rather
than Eric Carmen) search for
“Eric Cl”.
Clicking on such a listing will expand it to show all
applicable tracks with the Artist name listed in parenthesis
after each listing.
Searching Albums
Choosing Albums lets you enter the title of an album you
want to find or browse through the list of available albums.
Searching Genres
For this type of search, you probably won’t have to enter
text; just scroll down the list of genres and pick the type of
music you want to browse through.
Searching Playlists
Choosing Playlists lets you search or browse the groups of
tracks you have created yourself.
Listening to Samples
You should always test drive a new car, and you should try
out a new song before you download it, too. If you are
con21Znected to the Internet, you have the option to listen
to a 30-second preview track listed on MusicGremlin Direct.
Just click Right on a song’s title and choose Stream Sample.
The sample is played from the MusicGremlin Direct service
but not saved to your device.
Selecting and Purchasing a Track
When you find a
song you want,
highlight its
name to select it.
Then press the
Right key to
display that
track’s Options
box. You’ll see
two options for
purchasing the
track:
• Purchase
Track.
This
option
allows
you to
buy the
track
individual
ly. It’s the
option to
choose if
you don’t
have a
subscripti
on to the
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.
In To Do List,
subscribers can right-
click and get an option
to cancel any Gremlist update
or subscription Track or Album
download, even if in progress
(or indicate the cancellation will
occur at the end of the next
track download). All users can
cancel Samples downloads as
well. Purchases can never be
cancelled by users after they
are added to the To Do List.
Note:
When you purchase a track on an individual basis, you
have full ownership of that track. But when you download a
track as part of your monthly subscription, you only own the
track for as long as you maintain your subscription. If your
subscription lapses or you cancel it, you will no longer be
able to download those tracks.
In either case, after you have made the purchase, the track
you’ve selected will be added to your ToDo List. If you’re
connected to the Internet, the track will begin to download
immediately.
Playing Music
When you first turn MusicGremlin on, it starts to play the
track and playlist you were listening to when you last used it.
When you reach the list of a playlist, MusicGremlin will stop
playing. If nothing was playing before, you’ll play All
Tracks—tracks that are in playlists or not.
To manually select a track, highlight its name, and do one
of two things:
• Press the Right key and choose Play from the Options
box.
• Press the Play button on the side of MusicGremlin.
While a track is playing, you can make use of the FF, REW,
NEXT, and LAST controls to move through a Playlist or
Gremlist. The FF and NEXT functions share the same control.
So do REW and
LAST; clicking
and releasing
either control
makes it
function as
NEXT or LAST.
Clicking and
holding down
either control
makes it
function as FF or
REW.
The Now Playing
Screen
When a track is
playing, or when
you haven’t
done anything
with
MusicGremlin
for seven
seconds, the
Now Playing
screens appear.
A series of three
screens rotate:
you see in
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
information:
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.
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.
When MusicGremlin has
been idle for two
minutes, the device will
automatically go into
standby mode. If the device is
in standby mode for one hour, it
will fully power-off, until either
external power is or you turn
the player back on.
• Current time of day. For example, “4:31 p.m.”
• Time elapsed in current song and time remaining. For
example “1:06…….2:21”).
When you adjust the volume, the Volume Bar appears on the
left side of the Now Playing window. The number of
rectangles in the bar indicates the volume level: the more
rectangles, the higher the volume.
Pushing the Right key on this screen brings up a popup
menu, providing options that apply to the currently playing
song.:
• Beam Music. This allows you to send the track to one
of the users on your Buddy List.
• Add Song to a Playlist.
• Delete From Disk
The Select and Left keys let you return to the last screen you
were on.
Rating Tracks
You don’t have to rely on critics or pundits to tell you what’s
“hot” or what’s popular. You and your fellow MusicGremlin
users can rate tracks and decide for yourselves. Click right
on the name of a track and choose Rate This Song from the
Options box. Then choose the number of stars you want to
assign to the
song. User
ratings for
Tracks are
displayed on the
Now Playing
screen as well as
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. You might find a
Gremlist for jogging through the park; a cool jazz mix
perfect for relaxing in the evening; or a rock music mix that
would be great for any occasion. Gremlists give you access
to a wide variety of music without having to search for and
download all the tracks within them.
Showing Channel Information
To get started, select Get New Music Æ Gremlists. You’ll see
a list of the available channels. Click Right on a channel’s
title to see the following options:
• Show the tracks within the current edition of the
Gremlist
• View a description of the Gremlist’s programming
• Subscribe to the channel.
In order to listen to Gremlists, you need to be a
MusicGremlin Direct subscriber and pay the current monthly
fee. (See the
Web site for the
latest monthly
rate.) Once you
subscribe to the
music service,
you can
“subscribe” to a
channel—you
tell
MusicGremlin
you want to
listen it and
have its
contents
updated 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. Once you have subscribed to a Gremlist,
you’ll find it listed in My Music Æ Gremlists. The Gremlists
that have been updated most recently appear at the top of
the list; the date of the most recent update for each
Gremlists appears in parentheses.
[An image of the Gremlists window would be useful here]
Saving Gremlist Content to Your Permanent Collection
If you enjoy a Gremlist so much that you don’t want to have
its contents updated, you can save it as part of your
permanent collection in My Music. Click Right on the
Gremlist’s name, and choose Save Edition to Playlist. The
Gremlist becomes a Playlist in My Music and you can search
it the same as your other playlists.
Unsubscribing from
Interactive Radio
Channels
If you no longer
want to receive
updates to a
Gremlist, Click
Right on its
name and
choose
Unsubscribe.
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
MusicGremlin doesn’t just you access to your favorite songs
and artists. It gives you new ways to interact with other
music lovers. For instance, everyone loves to talk about
their favorite songs and musical groups. MusicGremlin’s
Community gives you the chance to do more than talk. You
are able to “see” other MusicGremlin users either in your
immediate vicinity or on the Internet. Monthly subscribers
can share music files, too. This section examines ways in
which MusicGremlin allows members of its user community
to interact through music.
Seeing Other MusicGremlin Users
When the Community icon lights up, highlight the
Community menu option and select it. The first option lets
you see other users to whom you have access, either
through the local ad hoc network or the Internet. If you are
currently connected to the Internet, you see a list of your
Buddies (Buddies who are online are highlighted in bold). If
you are not connected to the Internet, you see other
MusicGremlin users in your vicinity. Each GremlinID on the
list is accompanied by the track and artist name of the song
to which they are currently listening. Press Right on the
GremlinID of any members to interact with them in the
following ways:
• See User’s Music. This option lets you view the entire
contents of the user’s MusicGremlin.
• See
User’s
Profile.
This lets
you find
out more
about the
individual
through
the
profile
they have
created.
• Send My
Profile.
This lets
you send
the
selected
user your
own
profile.
• Add To
Buddies.
This adds
the user
to your
Buddy
List.
• 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.
Choose Community Æ See Online Rooms to get a list of the
chat rooms to which you have access, with names such as
Jazz Lounge and Dance Club. [MORE TO COME]
When you are connected to the
Internet (and another
MusicGremlin on your Buddy
list is also connected), the
Community icon in the upper
left-hand corner of
MusicGremlin lights green.
When you are connected to
other MusicGremlin users
through an ad hoc network (but
not connected to the Internet)
the icon glows blue.
You’re only able to see
the music library of
members who permit it.
If you want privacy, you
can block others from seeing
the contents of your
MusicGremlin.
All MusicGremlin users
are assigned a
permanent
MusicGremlin Buddy. You can’t
delete this buddy from your
system.
Chat rooms are only
accessible to users who
are connected to the
Internet, either through a Wi-Fi
hot spot or another access
point.
You must be connected
to the Internet to enter a
chat room. The See
Online Rooms function is unavailable
[[See Other Devices
Choose this option to see the contents of other music
devices in your immediate vicinity that support the Universal
Plug and Play format. ]]
Adding Buddies
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. When you see the
GremlinID you want.
• If you see the name of a user who is in your ad hoc
network or in a chat room, press Right on that name.
In each case, press Right on the name and choose Add to
Buddies. The selected GremlinID is added to your Buddy List.
Sharing Files
You can download a song from another user only if:
• Both you and the other user are subscribers to
MusicGremlin Direct
• You have access to the other person’s MusicGremlin
library
• The song you want to share is a subscription track
that was downloaded from MusicGremlin Direct (such
tracks are highlighted in bold).
Clicking on a
title in another
user’s music
library causes
one of three
things to
happen:
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. Titles that are not from MusicGremlin Direct and not
protected by digital copyright are shown in italics; they can be streamed from the other user.
• If both users are subscribers and the track is a
subscription track, the file will download
automatically
• If the other user is not a subscriber or the song is not
from MusicGremlin Direct, a notice appears stating
that the track cannot be shared. When the download
is complete, [What happens? Do you hear a beep, or
does a popup message appear telling you that the
song has been downloaded and you can now listen to
it?]
• If the song was not obtained from MusicGremlin
Direct and is not protected by digital copyright, you
can either purchase it from MusicGremlin Direct or
stream it from the other user’s MusicGremlin device.
In this case, if the source user leaves the area or
turns his/her device off, the audio will simply drop
out.
Beaming Files
If you have a track in your music collection that you want to
share with someone else, press Right on the track’s title.
Choose Beam Music from the Options box. You’ll then see a
list of your Buddies and ad hoc users.
Choose the GremlinID of the user you want to receive the
track. A popup message appears that lets you choose to
send a message along with the track. For example:
• “[GremlinID] is trying to send you…. Accept it?”
• “You will
LOVE this
song!”
• “Do you
remembe
r this
song?”
• “This
song
rocks.”
• “This
song
made me
think of
you.”
• “Think of
me when
you hear
this….”
That person who
see a message
in their Inbox
which they can
read when they
next connect to
the Internet. The
message asks
them to confirm
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. If you
attempt to download a track
from a MusicGremlin Direct
subscriber but the track you
want was obtained through
another music service, you may
see a message informing you
that the song cannot be shared.
The digital rights associated
with the track may not permit
sharing; check the
MusicGremlin Web site for the
latest information on sharing
and rights.
If you are a subscriber
and you receive a song
from a subscriber via the
ad hoc network (in other words,
you’re not connected to the
Internet), the song may not play
right away. This may occur
because MusicGremlin needs to
obtain a license for that song
from MusicGremlin Direct
before it can be played. The
next time you connect to the
Internet the device will
automatically obtain the license
and you should be able to play
that track the next time you try
to do so.
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.
Logging In
The first time you attempt to log in to the Web site, you’ll
be prompted to enter your GremlinID and create a new,
unique password only for the Web site. For extra security,
this password is separate from your device PIN number.
(The password is case sensitive.) From any computer, follow
these steps:
1. Go to http://www.musicgremlin.com.
2. Click Login.
3. Enter your GremlinID and PIN number. If this is your
first login, click Click Here to register.
4. Click the arrow to log in.
Once you’ve logged in, you’ll see a My Device page. This
page includes the same menu options that are displayed on
your MusicGremlin device: My Tracks, My Albums, My
Buddies, My Playlists, and My Gremlists, You also see a
currently featured tracks as well as new releases.
[Screen image of
the initial screen
the user sees
would be useful
here]
Viewing Your My
Device Page
When you log in
to the
MusicGremlin
Web site, you
gain access to
an option called
My Device.
Think of this as
your personal
MusicGremlin
home page. You
can also change
your
MusicGremlin
settings from
this part of the
Web site.
If you’re concerned
about your
responsibilities as a
MusicGremlin user or about
your privacy on the Web, please
review MusicGremlin’s End-
User 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.
In order to view your
personal settings on the
My Device Web page,
you need to choose Enable My
Device Content in
MusicGremlin’s Settings screen.
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-
forwarding.
Viewing Your Recent Downloads
Click the Recent Downloads link, and a new window appears
that displays tracks you have most recently downloaded
from MusicGremlin Direct.
Viewing Your Gremlists
The My Gremlists link on the Account Overview page lets
you view any Gremlists to which you have subscribed. You
have the option of unsubscribing from each Gremlist or
subscribing to others.
Viewing Your Buddy Lists
One of the advantages of connecting to the MusicGremlin
Web site is the ability to stay in touch with your buddies
while you’re on your laptop or desktop PC. The My Buddies
link lets you view your Buddies and see what they’re playing.
You can beam music to those on your Buddy List from the
MusicGremlin Web site. Users who are online with their
handheld device
can beam music
to you while
you’re at your
computer.
Viewing Account
Information
You can also
access your
account on the
MusicGremlin
Web site to do
general
housekeeping.
Review your
account
information, the
credit cards you
have on file, and
other general
data by clicking
My Account
Information.
If you need to
keep track of
the number of
tracks you’ve
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.
You can order a song to put on your device or on your
computer, or you can have songs queued up to device’s
ToDo list,
Synchronizing Your Web Site and MusicGremlin Content
Once you make changes to your My Music list, your
Playlists, or any aspect of MusicGremlin, you need to
synchronize your Web site content with the content
displayed on the device itself. MusicGremlin will do this
automatically the next time you turn MusicGremlin on and it
connects to the Internet.
[[PLACEHOLDER Making Recordings with MusicGremlin(?)
Use the built-in microphone that comes with MusicGremlin
to make your own recordings.]]
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. For
instance, you might connect at home and later at a
Starbuck’s coffee shop which is a T-Mobile hot spot. The
options in this section of the Settings screen let you control
how you use the device to get connected.
Turn Wi-Fi On/Off
Choose this option if you don’t want MusicGremlin to
automatically connect to wireless networks, or if you want
to turn Wi-Fi connections back on. A third option, Preferred
Networks Only, tells MusicGremlin to connect to the Internet
only if a preferred network is in range.
Active Networks
This option tells you which networks are in your immediate
vicinity, and which ones you’re connected to currently. You
might be connected to a T-Mobile network, your home
network. If you
see the term
“mesh” in this
list, it means
you are
connected to an
ad hoc network
of other nearby
MusicGremlin
users. You have
the following
options:
• Select
Automati
c to have
MusicGre
mlin
connect
to the
network
with the
strongest
symbol
• Select Ad
Hoc to
connect
to other
MusicGre
mlins within a radius of several hundred feet.
If the network you want to connect to requires a password
or encryption key, click Right on the network’s name and
select Add an SSID.
You’ll probably want to leave Wi-Fi connections on as a general rule so MusicGremlin can
complete automatic downloads. The wireless security concerns that apply to laptops aren’t
a problem with MusicGremlin because the device is configured only to connect to specified
MusicGremlin Direct and related servers.
Some wireless
networks
require you to
enter a
password or
Wireless
Encryption
Protocol (WEP)
or similar “key”
in order to make
a connection. If
you enter this
information in
My Wi-Fi Profiles,
MusicGremlin
won’t prompt
you to enter it in
the future when
it wants to
connect to the
specified
network.
System Settings
This area gives
you the chance
to change a
variety of basic
system settings
that control the information you receive as well as
MusicGremlin’s basic operation.
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.
Changing Default Settings
This option allows you to change sharing preferences,
community settings, Wi-Fi settings, and Explicit Content
filtering,
Checking for Device Updates
Normally, MusicGremlin automatically checks for updates to
its own operating system when you plug it into an external
power outlet. Choosing this option tells MusicGremlin to
manually check for system updates.
Enabling Notes
Choosing this option enables MusicGremlin to send you
periodic notes about error notices and subscription
promotions. When you receive a note, it is stored in the
Show Notes menu and you see the letter N appear on the
MusicGremlin screen.
Setting the Sleep Timer
By default, if
MusicGremlin is
in “sleep mode”
for one hour, it
will power off.
You can change
this time period
by choosing
Sleep Timer
from the
Settings Screen.
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. You may want to update the software at a time when you’re not using the
device, because the updates can interfere with other parts of MusicGremlin’s operation.
Turning UPnP On/Off
MusicGremlin has the ability to let you share music with
users of other music players that support the Universal Plug
and Play (UPnP) protocol. Turn this option off if you only
want to share with other MusicGremlin users.
Explicit Content
This option blocks MusicGremlin from downloading tracks
that have been designated as containing explicit and
possibly offensive.
Backlight Timer
By default, MusicGremlin’s backlight goes off after ___
seconds of inactivity. Choose the Backlight Timer option
from the Settings screen to change the interval.
Beep On/Off
Choose this option if you want to turn off the beep that
MusicGremlin emits when certain functions are performed—
for instance, when the device makes a USB connection to a
computer, or when someone beams you a track.
Restore Factory Defaults
Choose this option in case you want to delete all content
and preferences from MusicGremlin and restore the
originally programmed settings.
Subscribe to MG Now/Modify Account Info.
If you have not
yet subscribed
to MusicGremlin,
you’ll see this
option in
Settings. Once
you have
subscribed, this
option changes
to “Modify
Account Info.”
Remove Subscription
Tracks
This option
appears if you
were a
subscriber but
your
subscription has
lapsed. This
allows you to
remove files you
downloaded as
part of your
subscription,
which are locked
and will not play
because a
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. Choose
Settings Æ Modify MG Account
Info Æ Show Account Status to
tell you when your subscription
needs to be renewed, and other
account data; Choose Settings
Æ Modify MG Account Info Æ
Edit Account Info to change
other details associated with
your account, such as your credit card information.
Playback Settings
These options control how MusicGremlin plays your Playlists
and tracks.
Turning Shuffle On/Off
By default, MusicGremlin does not shuffle through tracks.
Choose this option to activate shuffling.
Repeat Mode
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. Repeat
All repeats the same Playlist when the end is reached.
Continuous tells MusicGremlin to continue to the next
Playlist when one is finished.
Web Site
Enabling My Device Content
Choose this option if you want to be able to receive your
current account information on the MusicGremlin Web site.
Privacy
Do Not Share de-activates sharing so other users cannot
access content on your MusicGremlin. Share activates
sharing if you previously turned it off. Share only with
Buddies makes your Playlists and tracks visible only to
individuals you have designated as your Buddies.
Managing Memory
Two options
enable you to
verify how much
memory is being
used and
control how
much is left.
Memory Check
tells you how
much memory
you have left.
Clean Up
Subscription
Tracks is
available if your
subscription has
lapsed. It lets
you remove any
Gremlists to
which you had
subscribed, and
which are locked
and will not play
because the
subscription no
longer applies.
TROUBLESHOOTING
If You Run Out of Disk Space 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 2.4
GHz cordless phones or other
wireless devices are interfering
with your signal
[Need More possible problems here]
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ABOUT WI-FI
To use MusicGremlin you’ll need a wireless Internet
connection. You can have such a connection at home. If you
protect your home network with a WEP or WPA password,
you’ll need to enter it in MusicGremlin’s network settings. If
you have a T-Mobile connection, you’ve got it easy. You
only have to head to the nearest hotspot. MusicGremlin will
prompt you to enter your T-Mobile username and password,
and you’re instantly connected.
An access point, such as a wireless router, is like a radio
relay station that sends out a signal that is picked up by
radio receivers.
In the case of a
wireless
computer
network, the
signal is in the
form of
microwave-
frequency radio
waves. The
client adapter,
which is
contained in a
laptop or in
MusicGremlin
itself, picks up
the signal. The
wireless router
sits between
MusicGremlin
and the Internet.
It directs traffic
between the
device and the
MusicGremlin
Direct service,,
enabling you to
search the
catalog of more
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. I am lifting the
following image from the PSP user guide just for an
example]:
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.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and
2) This device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.
This device and its antenna must not be co-located or
operating in conjunction with any other antenna or
transmitter.
The users manual or instruction manual for an intentional or
unintentional radiator shall caution the user that changes or
modifications not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user's authority
to operate the equipment.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the
FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate
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. If this equipment does cause harmful interference
to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to
try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:
--Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
--Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
--Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different
from that to which the receiver is connected.
--Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for
help.
CAUTION:
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the
grantee of this device could void the user's authority to
operate the equipment.
FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement
This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure
limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment under all
conditions at zero centimeter
Maximum SAR Measurement (1g): 0.469 W/kg
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.
• Do not leave the system or accessories in a car with
the windows closed, especially in summer.
• Do not expose the device or accessories to dust
smoke, or steam.
• Do not place the device on surfaces that are tilted or
subject to vibration.
• Do not throw, drop, or Use of controls or
adjustments or performance procedures other than
those specified herein can result in hazardous
radiation exposure.