Blue Smoke THE BLACK BOX Betriebsanweisung

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P a g e | 9 STEP 2: CONNECT YOUR BLACK BOX™ TO YOUR NETWORK The Ethernet cable that runs directly to your router should be inserted into one of the

P a g e | 10 Proprietary Black Box™ output with digital cable: With The Black Box™, you received a proprietary cable, which allows for two different

P a g e | 11 SETTING UP YOUR SYSTEM — SOFTWARE CONFIGURATIONS Most of the software configurations have already been completed on The Black Box™ pri

P a g e | 12 STEP 2: RIP MUSIC AND CREATE YOUR MUSIC LIBRARY ON THE SERVER BitPerfect Ripper™ is the software ripping program used in The Black Box

P a g e | 13 SET THE CORRECT OUTPUT PATH In the main screen, click the New Batch icon. The Batch Properties dialog box will open. You w

P a g e | 14 LISTENING TO YOUR MUSIC STEP 1: BUILD YOUR MUSIC LIBRARY You can use either Media Center or Media Player to specify which folders on

P a g e | 15 USING MEDIA CENTER TO BUILD YOUR LIBRARY 1. Launch Windows Media Center by clicking on the icon in the lower left tray. 2. T

P a g e | 16 8. When you have checked all the appropriate folders, click “Next” and then “Finish”. USE MEDIA PLAYER TO BUILD YOUR LIBRARY 1. La

P a g e | 17 STEP 2: CHOOSE THE SAMPLE RATE FOR PLAYBACK CHOOSE THE SAMPLE RATE ON YOUR BLACK BOX™ The Black Box™ has a default softwar

P a g e | 18 Optional Settings with Sample Rate Selector Tool 44.1 48 88.2 96 176.4 192 44.1 Native 2x up 4xup 48 Nati

BEFORE YOU BEGIN Your Black Box™ has been configured in advance at our facilities. All aspects of the system are ready to use “out of the box.”1 Ple

P a g e | 19 Toggle Position Native Sample Rate Resulting Sampling Rate Flat All sample rates Native (No change) Up (green light on) 44.

P a g e | 20 SOFTWARE UPSAMPLING To upsample music files with our software option, you will use The Black Box™ Sample Rate Selector tool, which can

P a g e | 21 The Sample Rate Selector Tool icon will tell you the current sample rate setting. Note the following color-coded icons to help you ident

P a g e | 22 Black Box to connect the MSB device to your Black Box. Capturing data from these sources requires the Black Box to synchronize with the

P a g e | 23 STEP 3: USING THE BITPERFECT™ VOLUME LOCK A special mention of volume control is warranted. During typical computer use, volume is con

P a g e | 24 STEP 4: LISTENING TO YOUR MUSIC FILES As noted above, you may use either Media Center or Media Player to listen to your music. What fo

P a g e | 25 5. Make your selection, and click “Play Album” or “Play Song”. 6. (Optional) To see what songs will play next, click “View Queue”.

P a g e | 26 2. Do one of the following:  If the List pane is not visible, click the “Show List Pane” button near the Search box.  If th

P a g e | 27  To build a Playlist, drag an item to the List pane. You can drag individual items (such as one or more songs) or collections of items

P a g e | 28 PLAYING HIGH-RESOLUTION MUSIC FILES Although there are no industry standards yet for managing high-resolution music files (above 96kHz)

P a g e | 2 CONTENTS Getting Started ...

P a g e | 29 BACKING UP YOUR BLACK BOX™ We strongly recommend that you back up your Black Box™ on a regular/nightly basis. After all, even though yo

P a g e | 30 CONTACT INFORMATION If you have questions or concerns about The Black Box™ Audiophile PC, please feel free to contact us. You may reach

P a g e | 3 Additional Media Formats Supported by Media Center ...

P a g e | 4 for purchasing The Black Box™ from Blue Smoke Entertainment Systems. The Black Box™ represents an exciting new cha

P a g e | 5 GETTING STARTED IN THE BOX  The Black Box™ Audiophile PC  Power Supply  Proprietary Black Box™ digital cable  User Guide (this d

P a g e | 6 PREPARING FOR SETUP: KNOW YOUR NAS Before placing The Black Box™ into your music system, you need to make sure you have a home computer

P a g e | 7 GETTING TO KNOW THE BLACK BOX™ NOTE: Please take the time now to study the rear panel of The Black Box™. Even th

P a g e | 8 SETTING UP YOUR SYSTEM – HARDWARE CONNECTIONS IMPORTANT: The Black Box™ should be placed so that there is a 4-inch space on both sides a