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iQ Radio Sources on the MP and IMC

 XM/Srius AM/FM
Finetune
Internet

 
 Navigating XM, Sirius, AM/FM, Finetune and Internet Radio Sources
 
  Select Music from the main menu to play music on the iQ system. By default the MP and IMC will control the room that the MP and IMC was placed into in the iQ configuration.  To play music in a different room, choose Rooms and pick a room from the list.

  After selecting Music (or after selecting a room from the Rooms list), you will see the list of Sources.  If the current room is already controlling a source, you will see Current Source at the top of the list.  Select this option to control the same source, or choose a Radio Source by selecting one of the Sirius, XM or AM/FM sources that may be available.

 
 Navigating XM & Sirius Sources
 

  To play XM and Sirius Sources, select one of the two radio types from the sources list.  Once selected, the default screen will show what is or was last playing on the source.

  The bottom options on the first page include:
  • Presets - Allows you to choose from a list of six possible presets.
  • Stations - Allows you to access a list of stations available.

  By Choosing Presets, a pop-up will appear with all the available presets.  If a preset is not yet configured, it will display as <present #>.

  By choosing stations, a list of available stations will appear with the blue play buttons to the right.  The stations are listed by name with a short description below.


 
 Navigating AM/FM Sources
 

  To play AM/FM Sources, select the AM/FM source from the sources list.  Once selected, the default screen will show what is or was last playing on the source.
  At the bottom of the page, additional options include:

  • Tune - Allows you tune the station a 10th at a time.
  • Seek - Allows you to seek the band for other stations.
  • 123 - Allows you to input a station number.

  Below the Now Playing info, two navigation options include:
  • Bands - Allows you to change the band between AM and FM.
  • Presets - Allows you to choose from a list of six possible presets.

  If Bands is selected, a pop-up will appear where you can choose between AM and FM.

  If Presets is selected, a pop-up will appear where you can choose between any of the available presets.

 
 Navigating Finetune Sources
 

  To play the Finetune Source, select the Finetune source from the sources list.  Once selected, the default screen will show what is currently playing or that there is nothing playing on the source.
  Below the Now Playing info, two navigation options include:
  • Find Music - Allows you to select the play options from the default screen to browse the music options including Tags, Playlists and Artists
  • Load Profile - Allows you to load a different profile.

  By selecting Find Music, a pop-up will appear with options of how you would like to navigate the available Finetune profile database or the general stations and tags list.

  For example, by selecting the Tags, a list of available of tags will appear.

  Once a tag has been selected, it will flip to the Now Playing page where the available tag information for the current playing media and next media will display.
    To control the playback of the Finetune music, use the buttons on the remote or integration that represent standard playback
  • Play/Pause - Allows you Play or Pause the playback of the current selection.
  • Stop - Allows you to stop the Finetune playback which will also clear the queue.
  • Rewind/FastForward - Allows you to move forwards or backwards within the current song.
  • Previous/Next Song - Allows you to jump to the next song in the current media list selection.

  When Load Profile is selected, a pop-up will appear with the list of available profiles configured in the iQ system's web server.

 
 Navigating Internet Radio Sources
 

  To play the Internet Radio Source, select the Internet Radio source from the sources list.  Once selected, the default screen will show what is or was last playing on the source.  If nothing was playing then it will default to the list of available stations.
 


  To control the playback of the streaming music, use the buttons on the remote or select Play or Stop on with the Up, Down and Enter on the remote.
  • Play/Stop - Allows you Play or Stop the playback of the current selection.

  If Find Music is selected, a list of stations configured in the web server of the iQ system will appear.  By selecting one of the stations with the ENTER button, station will immediately begin playback and the screen will flip to the Now Playing/Internet Radio home screen.




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