HFX RipNas S320 Manuale utente
RipNAS USER MANUAL
for S320, S640, S500, S1000, statement and Z500
RipNAS combines and perfects Audio CD rippin , Network Attached Stora e and Media
Streamin in one easy to use small box. Audio CDs are ripped to a lossless audio format
stored securely.
Audio files are shared for streamin throu h the network to a multitude of available Network
audio players. Windows Home Server (WHS) is the OS of choice, offerin complete home
backup for Windows PCs.
The followin audio streamin services are built into RipNAS:
•SqueezeCenter – Lo itech Duet / Transporter / Boom, etc,
•SMB / CIFS – network shares (Sonos, etc),
•iTunes DAAP Apple – play throu h iTunes installed on PCs,
•Asset UPnP (DLNA compatible devices) – 100’s of devices
Discs supplied with RipNAS
•Set Audio Encoder CD: 3x CDs to switch audio formats used by RipNAS, without the
need of confi urin throu h a PC. Choices are: FLAC (default), Apple Lossless or
FLAC & mp3 (hi h quality Fraunhofer 320kbps mp3 files are written to
\\RipNAS\Public\mp3). Insert a ‘Set Audio Encoder to…’ into RipNAS and wait for it to
be ejected, subsequent discs ripped will be in the format chosen.
•RESCUE CD Set: 1 Boot-CD, 1 DVD with latest software ima e
RipNAS is a trademark of Illustrate, iTunes is a trademark of Apple,Windows Home Server a trademark of
Microsoft, Sonos is a trademark from Sonos, Duet, SqueezeCenter, Transporter, Boom, SB2, SB3 are
trademarks of Lo itech
DS is a trademark of Linn
RipNAS is marked with the above symbol to indicate at the end of the equipments life time, you must
dispose of it separately at an appropriate collection point (local recyclin center) and not place with
normal domestic unsorted waste. This will benefit the environment for all. [EU Directive 2002/96/EC
and EN50419]
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Table of Contents
1.RipNAS: Ten Minute Setup Guide......................................................................................................................3
2.Ripping Audio CDs.............................................................................................................................................4
2.1.E ecting a CD .............................................................................................................................................4
2.2.Secure Ripping...........................................................................................................................................4
3.Doing more with RipNAS...................................................................................................................................5
3.1.Remote-Access to the RipNAS...................................................................................................................5
3.2.web browser access...................................................................................................................................5
3.3.Daily USB backup.......................................................................................................................................6
3.4.Editing Metadata.......................................................................................................................................6
3.5.Remote help and support..........................................................................................................................7
3.6.Progress control, silent mode and audio file formats................................................................................7
4.Changing settings with Windows Home Server (WHS).....................................................................................8
4.1.WHS Preconfigured Accounts....................................................................................................................8
4.2.WHS Connector.........................................................................................................................................8
4.3.Restoring Individual Files.........................................................................................................................10
4.4.Restoring a Complete PC.........................................................................................................................10
4.5.Network...................................................................................................................................................11
4.6.Settings (button)......................................................................................................................................11
5.Restoring RipNAS.............................................................................................................................................12
6.RipNAS & Squeezeboxes’ (Logitech Duet, Transporter, Boom, SB3, SB2, etc.).................................................13
7.RipNAS & Sonos...............................................................................................................................................14
8.RipNAS & iTunes..............................................................................................................................................14
9.Asset UPnP (DLNA compatible devices)...........................................................................................................15
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1. RipNAS: Ten Minute Setup uide
RipNAS is confi ured ready to rip ri ht out of the box:
•Unpack RipNAS: consider where RipNAS will be placed. Bein a passive cooled
system (no fans) ideally do not place RipNAS in an enclosed cabinet, in direct sunli ht
and never near sources of water. Ensure the vents on the top are left
uncovered, it is normal for the sides of RipNAS to et warm to the touch when
RipNAS is workin hard,
•Connecting RipNAS to your Network: RipNAS requires a wired connection to your
wireless or broadband router, A Typical setup mi ht be:
•Plug RipNAS into the mains: connect the mains power ‘brick’ to RipNAS before
switchin on at the mains. RipNAS only requires a mains & network connection, no
keyboard, mouse or screen required. Tap the RipNAS On / Off switch at the back to
power on,
•Check RipNAS is operating: after switchin on the blue power li ht should illuminate
on the front, occasionally the yellow hard drive activity li ht will flash, also the network
li hts on the back (yellow) should illuminate to show a ood Ethernet connection.
RipNAS takes approximately 60 seconds to startup.
Should you wish to switch off RipNAS, tap the On / Off button on the back and wait for the
power li hts to extin uish. RipNAS is desi ned as a server for 24 / 7 operation with low
power usa e (approximately 20 Watts when idle for the base model).
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2. Ripping Audio CDs
RipNAS is preconfi ured rippin to FLAC, a popular lossless format. FLAC is the format of
choice for Sonos and Lo itech devices. UPnP devices: view the RipNAS & UPnP (DLNA)
section later on.
Rippin is as simple as insertin an audio CD (silver side facin down) and waitin
approximately 3-4 minutes for rippin to complete, once complete the CD is ejected.
Metadata is retrieved from 4 internet databases: AMG, GD3, MusicBrainz and freedb, usin a
system called PerfectMeta™ where errors from sin le providers are corrected. Should no
metadata be available for a CD (perhaps is obscure, or new), RipNAS will reject the CD
without rippin (can take up to 30 seconds), if the CD is re-inserted a 2nd time it would be
ripped and tracks titled as ‘Unknown Artist #1 – Track 1’ etc.
Ripped audio tracks are automatically saved to the Music share to be streamed by devices
on the network.
2.1.Ejecting a CD
i) Click on the CD EJECT icon on the RipNAS desktop
ii) From WHS Console, click the Eject CD button,
iii) Shut down RipNAS (tap On / Off button) and when restarts RipNAS will auto-eject CD
on startup.
iv) Some models like Z500 have a hole in the front, where you can put a pin into it to eject
the CD
2.2.Secure Ripping
Secure rippin is available on ‘Secure RipNAS Models’ and is enabled by default. When
secure rippin is active tracks with unrecoverable errors are separated into a different folder
(Music\_InSecure) and the disc will appear in the With Errors section (of the Windows Home
Server Console, covered later). If the disc is present in AccurateRip's database, rippin can
proceed in a sin le pass (burst). Discs not in the database will take twice as lon to rip as the
2nd rip verifies the track.
Should a disc have errors, we recommend:
•Give the disc a li ht clean,
•The disc can be re-ripped in RipNAS after a different CD is first ripped (otherwise it is
rejected as a duplicate),
•If the errors can now be corrected (from cleanin ), the tracks with errors will be
removed from the _InSecure folder and stored in the correct [artist]\ folder.
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3. Doing more with RipNAS
3.1.Remote-Access to the RipNAS
You have 3 different methods to access the RipNAS from another PC:
1. with WHS Console: the WHS console needs to be installed on your PC.
2. Access with remote desktop: this works only with VISTA, WIN7 or XP Professional
PCs
3. Accessin Audio Files / Folders on RipNAS
4. Access via Webbrowser: this is the quickest method to access to the RipNAS. All
devices (Windows PC, Apple, iPhone) who have network access and an internet
explorer can do that.
To access the RipNAS with Webbrowser or Remote Desktop should be done only by
professional users, because you can easily destroy WHS and then you need to reload
manufactory settin s.
To access the RipNAS with WHS console is recommended, since you can see only settin s,
which you are allowed to chan e. WHS console also takes over the backup of your PC.
3.2. Connecting through WHS Connector
Windows based PCs connect to RipNAS through Connector to:
•View ripping status & configure ripping parameters (such as encoder),
•Windows PC backups nightly to RipNAS,
•Report any issues facing the RipNAS system (such as a failing hard disk drive),
WHS Connector is installed on a PC by inserting the RipNAS
Connector disc (Apple users see Remote Desktop section) and follow the onscreen instructions. After
installing WHS onto a PC an icon is placed in the tray area of Windows:
Right clicking on this icon allows access to the connector.
On connection specify password as: ripnas=[serial] (ie ripnas=123456)
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3.3. Connecting b Remote Desktop
Remote desktop is preinstalled on most Windows PCs (start >> Programs >> Accessories >> Remote
Desktop Connection), Apple users install remote desktop using the Connector Disc (detailed later).
Type the computer name as ripnas (mac users: ripnas.local or ripnas.localdomain), if presented with
a domain entry box type: ripnas
On connection specify the username: Administrator pass: ripnas=[serial] (ie ripnas=123456),
Once connected the RipNAS desktop is shown, open Windows Home Server Console (blue icon) to
access settings and view RipNAS status.
Installing Apple Remote Desktop Connector
1. Insert RipNAS RESCUE#2 Disc, open CD drive and Double-click the RDC200_ALL1.dmg file to mount the Remote
Desktop Connection volume.
2. On the Desktop, open the Remote Desktop Connection volume.
3. Copy the Remote Desktop Connection folder from the Remote Desktop Connection volume to your hard disk.
4. If the Remote Desktop Connection folder was copied to your hard disk successfully, you can move the Remote
Desktop Connection volume, the .dmg file, and the original file you downloaded (if present) to the Trash.
5. To complete the installation, run the program by opening the Remote Desktop Connection folder that you copied
to your hard disk, and then double-click Remote Desktop Connection.
3.4. Accessing Audio Files / Folders on RipNAS
RipNAS shares the folder \\ripnas\music it is possible to access audio tracks on RipNAS directly
through this folder, delete, edit ID Tags or copying downloaded tracks from your PC to RipNAS. It is
recommended that occasionally a complete backup of all audio on RipNAS is taken, connect a USB
drive to your PC and copy the audio across the network. This folder is password protected, it can be
accessed through user: sonos password: sonos
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3.5. Web Browser access
Type into the web browser:
http://ripnas:5800/ note that
your firewall must have port
5800 allowed for the web
browser and Java script be
enabled. On connection
type the password as
ripnas and click the Send
Ctl+Alt+Del button to lo
into RipNAS as username:
Administrator pw: ripnas,
once connected the RipNAS
desktop is shown, open
Windows Home Server
Console to access settin s
and view RipNAS status.
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3.6.Dail USB backup
The USB backup software detects automatically, if a USB drive is connected and copies the
latest music files on a daily basis. This way the external drive is updated every day.
Alternatively:
A simple way to backup RipNAS is to connect a USB HDD of equal or larger size to the
RipNAS to a PC on the network, and access RipNAS through \\ripnas\music (see
above). Select all the audio folders (press Control + A), copy (Control + C), then browse
to the USB HDD and paste the audio folders (Control + V). Once copying has taken
place, remove the USB HDD to a safe location.
It is also possible to connect a USB HDD to RipNAS (self powered only) and
backup throu h the WHS Console, see http://bit.ly/5RVqRu for more details.
3.7.Editing Metadata
Whilst ripping it is possible for tracks to be miss-labelled, or be labelled as Unknown
Artist – Unknown Track on occasion, manual tagging is required to correct the tags.
There are different ways of editing ID Tags, from RipNAS its self (through Remote
Desktop), or by using a PC on the network. To correct from the RipNAS, open a Remote
Desktop Connection (covered later in manual), when presented with the RipNAS
desktop double click the Music Share icon, locate the offending track(s), right click on
one and select Edit ID Tag and correct the tag.
It is also possible to correct tags using a computer on the network, open the network
share \\ripnas\music (when asked for a user name and password type user: sonos
password: sonos ). The audio tracks can be accessed by your preferred ID Tag editor
(such as mp3tag (http://mp3tag.de/) or dBpoweramp)
You have different methods of editin the metadata:
1. remote access to RipNAS with Web-Browser or Remote Desktop
→ open explorer,
→ o to shared folders/music
→ click on your music files with the ri ht mouse button
→ edit metadata
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2. connect the music folder of the RipNAS to your PC:
→ search in your network neibourhood for the RipNAS, click on RipNAS
→ connect with RipNAS (lo in: sonos / password: sonos)
→ mount the music folder to your PC
→ install a metadata editor like MP3 ta
→ edit the metadata and covers from your local PC
3. remote access to RipNAS with Web-Browser or Remote Desktop
→ double click on the desktop item “edit metadata”
→ install the freeware M3 ta
→ now you can edit metadata and covers
With the provided link to mp3 ta
you can install it and edit metadata
and covers after rippin .
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3.8. Remote help and support
With Team Viewer you can ask any friend to lo on over the internet into the RipNAS and help
you to confi ure.
3.9. Progress control, silent mode and audio file formats
With the WHS
console you
can chan e
audio file
formats, switch
to silent mode
or just watch
the pro ress
durin rippin .
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