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Philips WACS7000 Streamium Wireless Music Centre + Station

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£561.69

(£659.99 inc.VAT)

Model: WACS 7000

Shipping Weight: 16.00 Kg

Manufactured by: PHILIPS

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Philips WACS 7000 . The unit comes with one main unit + one Philips WAS7000 station. Additional stations can be purchased separately.

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Philips WACS7000 Total music enjoyment and freedom Store your whole life's music on the 80GB hard disk and enjoy wireless streaming from the Centre to the Station. Experience hi-speed CD-ripping. Plus, you can playback your GoGear or iPod by using the optional 2-in-1 dock.

Wireless streaming using the Philips WACS7000

With wireless streaming, you don't need to download and store large music files on our audio device. Instead, you can listen to favourite songs as they are continuously streamed to all the Music Stations - at the same time. Have your music follow you from room to room with Music Follows Me - no need to restart navigation and playback. Music Broadcast simultaneously broadcasts your desired music from the Centre to all Stations. And with My Room, My Music, any family member can enjoy selected music from the stored collection in any room that is equipped with a Wireless Music Centre or Station. Philips WAS7000 additional music stations available separately.

Large Storage space

The 80GB Hard Disk offers a very large capacity for you to store your digital music files. It easily holds up to 1500CDs of your music collection, and the recording speed is so fast that you can basically play and rip a particular song almost at the same time.

Philips WACS7000 comes with USB Direct

With the USB Direct mode, you can simply select the music on a USB memory stick and playback all your content through the centre. All you have to do is plug in your USB memory stick to playback music or export content from the Wireless Music Centre to the device.

Philips WACS7000 lets you have Universal Plug & Play

Universal Plug & Play is an industry standard technology that lets you connect to any Universal Plug & Play enabled device to receive or transmit music. Your Wireless Music Centre utilises Universal Plug & Play to ensure an easy and standard way to connect to other Universal Plug & Play enabled devices. You can easily connect your Wireless Music Centre to other media devices to receive or to transfer content.

Super Sound Panel on Philips WACS7000

Super Sound Panel is an innovative, flat speaker panel that uses cutting-edge technology to provide high quality, full-range audio from a flat and compact speaker unit.Class ‘D’ digital amplifier for quality sound performance.

Music Broadcast for simultaneous playback to all Stations

Be your own DJ at your home party and simultaneously broadcast your favourite dance music from the Wireless Music Centre to all Wireless Music Stations installed in various parts of your home. Great for parties!

Music Follows Me: take your music with you from room to room

Music follows Me feature allows you to bring your favourite music from room to room in your house without having to restart navigation and playback of that particular track. By simply pressing a button, your favourite song will follow you anywhere you go in your house.

My Room, My Music playback to all Stations

With My Room, My Music, your family member can enjoy their chosen music from the stored collections in any room equipped with a Wireless Music Station. Multiple User Access technology simultaneously streams music selected by the client Wireless Music Station from the Wireless Music Centre. One Wireless Music Centre can stream music to up to five Stations. That's six different music options for your whole family to enjoy in any room - simultaneously and instantly.

Technical Specifications of Philips WACS7000

Sound

Equaliser settings : Classic, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Techno, Neutral
Sound enhancement : Dynamic Bass Boost 3 steps, Equaliser, Incredible surround, Treble and bass control, Class "D" digital amplifier, Smart equaliser
Volume Control : Volume control up / down
Output power : 40W+40W Music Power

Loudspeakers

Built-in speakers : 2
Loudspeaker types : Super Sound Panel, Integrated subwoofer, Non-detachable

Audio Playback

Compression format : MP3, WMA, PCM
Playback Media : CD, CD-R, CD-RW, MP3-CD, WMA-CD
Disc playback modes : Next / previous track search, Next / previous album search, 99 track programmable, Repeat/Shuffle/Program, Fast forward / backward
ID3 tag support : yes
Loader type : Slot
MP3 bit rates : 8-320 kbps and VBR
WMA bit rates : 16-128 kbps
Hard Disc Playback Mode : Album, Genre, Playlist, All tracks, Same Artist, Same Genre, Uncompressed tracks
Hard Disc Streaming Mode : Wi-Fi streaming to 5 stations, "My Room, My Music", "Music Follows Me", "Music
Broadcast"
PC link playback mode : MP3 streaming via network, Wi-Fi wireless connection
USB Direct Modes : Fast Backward/Fast Forward, Play/Pause, Previous/Next, Stop

Audio Recording

Bit rate : 128, 160, 192, 256 & 320 kbps
Recording media : HDD
Recording speed : 1 x, 4 x
Audio file format : MP3

Storage Media

Hard disk capacity : 80 GB
Tuner / Reception / Transmission
Tuner bands : FM
Auto digital tuning : yes
Auto store : yes
Number of preset channels : 60

Connectivity

Audio cinch in : Analogue AUX (Centre/Station)
Audio cinch out : Analogue Line-out (Centre)
Other connections : DIN connection, Ethernet
Headphone : 3.5 mm
Antenna : FM Dipole
Wireless connections : Wireless LAN Adapter 802.11g
Power :220 V 50 Hz
Wireless Universal Plug & Play : Enabled
LAN wired : Ethernet (RJ 45) 1x

Convenience

Display type : LCD
Backlight : yes
Backlight colour : White
On-screen display languages : English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Spanish
Digital content management : WADM software included
Eco power standby : 1 watt
Wall mountable / Ceiling Throw : Wall Mountable
Clock : On main display

Accessories

Cables : Ethernet cable
CD-ROM : Installation CD-ROM, WADM and utilities software.
Remote control : 2-way 6-line Display, 1-way Remote
Batteries : 4 x AAA + 2 x AA
Warranty card : Warranty card
Quick start guide : English, French, Spanish
User manual : English, French, Spanish

Dimensions

Master carton weight : 15.5 kg
Product dimensions (WxDxH) : 608mm x 175mm x 303mm
Set weight : 12.93 kg
Carton dimensions (WxDxH) : 682mm x 400mm x 236mm

Power
Power supply : 100-240VAC, 50/60Hz

Frequently Asked Questions about Philips WACS7000.

Q. Does this product come with a satellite receiver Philips WAS7000?
A. Yes it does, additional receivers can be purchased separately.

Q. Does this unit have a DAB radio?
A. This unit comes with a standard FM radio tuner. However it has an auxillary input to which other audio sources can be connected.

Q. Can I rip CD's using Philips WACS7000 to store them as MP3?
A.You can create tracks albums in the Philips WACS7000 's HD by ripping CDs, Importing from PC and Recording from radio or external source you can build your music library on Center’s hard disk. Recording is permissible if copyright or other rights of third parties are not infringed upon. For CDs encoded with copyright protection technologies by some record companies, recording is restricted.

Q.Can I record from an external source or from radio on to the Hard disk?
A. A maximum of 3-hour recording can be made from the radio or external source.

Q. Can I burn my own CD's using Philips WACS7000?
A. No Philips WACS7000 can only record on to its own hard disk. It doesn't come with a recordable CD drive.

Q. Will there be interference between the Philips WACS7000 base and the satellite stations?
A. The Philips WACS 7000 operate in the 2.4GHz radio frequency spectrum. Many other household/IT devices also operate in the frequency spectrum, for example: microwave ovens, Dect phones, bluetooth devices like bluetooth headphones, computer mouse, wireless routers, cordless phones, WiFi compatible printers, PDAs. These devices can interfere with the WiFi link between Center and Station, resulting in such interference as the pause during playback , the set’s slow response to your operation. The severity of interference varies depending on the extent of radiation from the device and the strength of Wi-Fi signals in the position.

Q.Can I mount Philips WACS7000 Center and Station onto walls?
A.Yes you can but The wall mounting instructions provided with unit are for the use of the qualified wall mounting person only! Ask a qualified person to help you with the wall mounting, which includes drilling holes on the wall, fixing the mounting brackets to the wall, and mounting the sets onto the brackets. The unit comes with necessary wall mounting brackets and screws (Extra screws are needed to fit the bracket to the Wall depending on your choice).

Q. How to add a new Station to the existing network of Philips WACS7000 Center and Station.
Answer

1. Switch on Center and select HD source.
2. Press MENU to enter.
3. Press to select Station Mgnt and then press OK to enter.
4. Press to select Add New Station and then press OK. Searching for the new Station starts.
5. Switch on the new Station and select AUX source.
6. Press MENU to enter.
7. Press to select Installation Mode and then press OK to enter. Searching for the Center starts.
8. On the Center's display shows the number of stations found
9. Press STOP/ on the Center when all the stations are found.

Question
Connecting Center and/or Station to external Wi-Fi network

Answer

** Check that the PC is switched on and the firewall is switched off **

Network setting on Center

1. Press MENU on the Center (or on the remote control)

2. Press to select Settings and then press to enter

3. Press to select Network and then press to enter

4. Press to select Wireless and then press to enter

5. Follow the instruction on the screen to press to continue

6. Select the network from the list where your desired UPnP device is located

7. Press to continue

* If you have set a WEP/WPA key for the UPnP device's network, input the WEP or WPA key by using the alphanumeric keys. Then press OK to confirm

* If there is no WEP/WPA key for the UPnP device's network, press OK to skip

8. Select Automatic or you also can select Static and assign an IP address as prompted using the alphanumeric keys

9. As prompted, click Yes to apply the settings. Center is connected to the external Wi-Fi network

Question
Connecting Center and/or Station to external wired network

Answer

** Check that the PC is switched on and the firewall is switched off **

Network setting on Center

1. Connect the supplied Ethernet cable to the Ethernet ports on the device and Center

2. Press MENU on the the Center (or on the remote control)

3. Press to select Settings and then press to enter

4. Press to select Network and then press to enter

5. Press to select Wired and then press to enter

* If you are using a DHCP-enabled Access Point, select Automatic

* If there is no DHCP, select Static and assign an IP address as prompted using the alphanumeric keys

6. As prompted, click Yes to apply the settings. Center is connected to the external wired netwrork

Network setting on Station

1. Connect the supplied Ethernet cable to the Ethernet ports on the device and Station

2. Press MENU on the Station (or on the remote control)

3. Follow Step 3 - 5 under the above Network setting on Center

4. As prompted, click Yes to apply the settings. The Station is connected to the external wired network

Question
What are the compatible USB mass storage devices.

Answer

* USB flash memory (USB 2.0 or USB1.1).

* USB flash players (USB 2.0 or USB1.1).

* Memory cards (requires an additional card reader to work with the Center or Station).

MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) USB devices are not supported.

Question
What are the supported file format by WACS7000?

Answer

* USB or memory file format FAT12, FAT16, FAT32 (sector size: 512 - 65,536 bytes).

* Compact Discs (CDs)

* MP3-CD ( MP3 ).

o ISO 9660 / UDF format.

o Bit rate: 32-320 Kbps and variable bit rate.

o Sampling Rate: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz.

o MP3 with ID3 tag_V2.0 or above.

* WMA v9 or earlier versions ( WMA ).

* Directory nesting up to a maximum of 8 levels.

* Number of albums/folders: maximum 99.

* Number of tracks/titles: maximum 999.

* File name in Uicode UTF8 (maximum length: 256 bytes).

Make sure that the file names of MP3 files end with .mp3. and the file names of WMA files end with .wma.

Not supported format

* Computer file ( such as Doc , Xls , pdf etc ).

* The files like VMA , AAC , DLF, M3U , PLS, WAV , PCM .

* DRM protected audio files.

* WMA files in Lossless format and VBR format.

Empty albums will not be shown on the display.

Non-supported file formats are skipped.

Question

Does Philips WACS7000 support Windows Vista™?

Answer

What are the Windows Vista™ System Requirements?
We recommend you consult this Microsoft Technet article: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/evaluate/hardware/vistarpc.mspx

I am considering to upgrade my PC to Windows Vista.
As you may experience partial functionality with the new Windows Vista Operating System and your Philips Device, it is advised to keep your existing Windows Operating System and install Windows Vista in a dual boot configuration.

To use WADM under Window Vista, you are advice to upgrade WADM to v1.7. For the PMM (Use under the uPnP application), you would still need to select the XP compatible mode.

Is my player compatible with Windows Media Player 11 under Windows Vista™?
The device is not fully compatible with Windows Media Player 11 under Windows Vista. You are strongly recommended to use the software provided by Philips to make sure of all of the features of the device available.

To use WMP11 as an uPnP server, like any other uPnP server (which are uPnP compliance) you can assess and play your tracks from the PC but certain features may not be supported. (Look out for future upgrade)

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