Difference between revisions of "PlaylistNav"
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=== Metadata searching using navigation keys === | === Metadata searching using navigation keys === | ||
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| + | * Insure playlist is loaded to device via a Linn compliant control point | ||
| + | * Enter playlist navigation mode by pressing any of the navigation keys (Select, Up, Down, Right. Left is currently reserved for future use) | ||
| + | * You are presented with the Title of the current track | ||
| + | * Press the Up and Down keys to preview the rest of the tracks in the playlist by Title | ||
| + | * Press the Right key to toggle between Title, Artist, and Album preview | ||
| + | * In Artist and Album mode, the Up and Down keys will preview the next available Artist and Album available in the playlist based on the order the tracks were loaded | ||
| + | * Press the Select key (circle shaped key inside navigation arrow keys) to jump to the previewed track | ||
| + | * A naviagtion icon will appear on the display (shows four arrows). If the up or down arrows are missing, you have reached the top or bottom of the playlist respectively) | ||
| + | * Navigation mode will timeout after 10s of no navigation input (no new track will be selected) | ||
| + | * Cancel by pressing the DISP key | ||
=== Direct track selection using digit keys === | === Direct track selection using digit keys === | ||
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| + | * Insure playlist is loaded to device via a Linn compliant control point | ||
| + | * Select the track number you wish to play by pressing the corresponding digit key | ||
| + | * For large numbers, simply press the digit keys in succession as required (digit will be reset to 0 if the value entered exceeds the maximum allowed) | ||
| + | * After 2s, the track number entered will be selected (invalid entries will be ignored) | ||
| + | * Press the left navigation arrow key to erase a digit if you have made a mistake | ||
| + | * Press the select key (circle shaped key inside navigation arrow keys) to immediately jump to the previewed track | ||
| + | * Cancel by pressing the DISP key | ||
=== Fast skip using skip keys === | === Fast skip using skip keys === | ||
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* Insure playlist is loaded to device via a Linn compliant control point | * Insure playlist is loaded to device via a Linn compliant control point | ||
| + | * Device must be either playing or paused for skip to be invoked | ||
* Single press of skip keys will select the next or previous track as normal | * Single press of skip keys will select the next or previous track as normal | ||
* Press and hold of the skip keys will preview the skip operation, and select the given track on release of the key | * Press and hold of the skip keys will preview the skip operation, and select the given track on release of the key | ||
* The first 15 tracks are previewed in order, at which point the preview continues to increase exponentially | * The first 15 tracks are previewed in order, at which point the preview continues to increase exponentially | ||
| + | * Cancel by pressing the DISP key | ||
Latest revision as of 10:03, 17 October 2008
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The following functionality is available on Linn DS devices that have a front panel display. A remote control handset is required to invoke the functionality. A playlist must first be loaded to the device via a Linn compliant control point (DS source must be selected if available). 3rd party UpnpAv control points currently only support playlists of 1 track, so will not work (currently playlist sizes up to 1000 tracks are supported otherwise).
- Insure playlist is loaded to device via a Linn compliant control point
- Enter playlist navigation mode by pressing any of the navigation keys (Select, Up, Down, Right. Left is currently reserved for future use)
- You are presented with the Title of the current track
- Press the Up and Down keys to preview the rest of the tracks in the playlist by Title
- Press the Right key to toggle between Title, Artist, and Album preview
- In Artist and Album mode, the Up and Down keys will preview the next available Artist and Album available in the playlist based on the order the tracks were loaded
- Press the Select key (circle shaped key inside navigation arrow keys) to jump to the previewed track
- A naviagtion icon will appear on the display (shows four arrows). If the up or down arrows are missing, you have reached the top or bottom of the playlist respectively)
- Navigation mode will timeout after 10s of no navigation input (no new track will be selected)
- Cancel by pressing the DISP key
Direct track selection using digit keys
- Insure playlist is loaded to device via a Linn compliant control point
- Select the track number you wish to play by pressing the corresponding digit key
- For large numbers, simply press the digit keys in succession as required (digit will be reset to 0 if the value entered exceeds the maximum allowed)
- After 2s, the track number entered will be selected (invalid entries will be ignored)
- Press the left navigation arrow key to erase a digit if you have made a mistake
- Press the select key (circle shaped key inside navigation arrow keys) to immediately jump to the previewed track
- Cancel by pressing the DISP key
Fast skip using skip keys
- Insure playlist is loaded to device via a Linn compliant control point
- Device must be either playing or paused for skip to be invoked
- Single press of skip keys will select the next or previous track as normal
- Press and hold of the skip keys will preview the skip operation, and select the given track on release of the key
- The first 15 tracks are previewed in order, at which point the preview continues to increase exponentially
- Cancel by pressing the DISP key
