Harman Kardon DMC 1000 Owner's Manual

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29OPERATIONFigure 37 – Edit Info Dialog Box• Delete: Select this command if you wish to remove the content fromthe Media Library. Be aware that the DMC 1000 does not play audioCD content directly from the disc. If you load the CD again, it will berecopied to the Media Library.Cover Art SortYou may have noticed the cover art mosaic that appears in the back-ground of the Main Menu when you turn on the DMC 1000. With theMain Menu on screen, select the Cover Art sorting option for the MediaLibrary and the focus shifts to this mosaic. Use the Navigation Buttonsto move the “magnifying glass” to the desired album cover, identifyingthe artist and album.Press the Enter Button to display the playback options: Play, Add toQueue, Add to Playlist, View Album, Edit Info and Delete Album. SelectView Album to switch to the regular Media Library view with the albumexpanded to view the tracks. The other playback commands function inthe same way as in the Media Library view.NOTE: When no cover art is available (e.g., if the DMC 1000 wasnot connected to the Internet when the CD was loaded, if the discis noncommercial or if there is a gap in the database), the albumwill not appear in the Cover Art sort, although you may select it whenviewing the Media Library by Tracks, Artists, Albums, Playlists orGenres. A musical note icon, such as the one shown in Figure 37,will appear in place of the missing cover art.Data MediaThe DMC 1000 recognizes media containing data files in the MP3, JPEGand WAV formats.Load a data CD in the disc player, or insert a memory card in the appro-priate card slot, or connect a USB drive to either USB Port, and thedevice will be available for selection as a media source in the Main Menu.See Figure 38.Figure 38 – Source SelectionWhen a data source is selected, the only sorting options are Audio andPhotos. Select one, and the regular Media Library will appear, except thatunlike audio CDs, which are organized as albums containing individualtracks for each song, data sources are organized as folders containing individualfiles for each song or still image. However, navigation of the content issimilar to audio. See Figure 39.Figure 39 – Data CDPress the Enter Button to expand a folder, or select the Go Up commandto collapse it. The other commands function as usual, and the Add toLibrary command allows you to import the content to the Media Libraryfor playback after the media has been removed from the DMC 1000.The Play Queue and PlaylistsThe DMC 1000 allows you to program playlists that are saved for futureplayback, plus a play queue of items for immediate play.The Play QueueThe Play Queue is simply a list of all items that are queued up to beplayed. There are two ways to add an item to the play queue:1. Display the desired content on screen by selecting the correct source(the Media Library, a card slot, a data CD or a USB device) and selectingthe audio or still-image content. Scroll to the desired content, e.g., asong track or file, use the F/G Navigation Buttons to highlight the PlayNow command, and press the Enter Button. The existing Play Queuewill stop and add the selected item, which will begin playing immediately.The previous Play Queue items will be deleted.2. With the desired content on screen and the item selected, use theF/G Navigation Buttons to highlight the Add to Queue command.Press the Enter Button to add the item to the end of the Play Queue.To view the play queue, press the Menu Button to display the Main Menu,and navigate to the Play Queue line. Press the Enter Button. The PlayQueue is preserved unless the DMC 1000 is powered down to Full-Offmode (by pressing and holding the Power Off Button on the remote sothat the front-panel Power Indicator turns dim blue). If the Play Queue linein the Main Menu is dimmed, the Play Queue has been erased.The Play Queue is not available during DVD playback, or when The Bridgeis the media source.You may create playlists that are permanently saved by name for futureplayback.Programming a PlaylistPlaylists are not only a convenient way to store a queue of your favoritesongs, but they are required to transfer audio from the Media Library to any ofthe portable media. See the Content Transfer section for more information.