DS & REM 019

Remote Control Handset Operations

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 (Playlist 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).

Metadata searching using navigation keys

Insure playlist is loaded to device via a Linn compliant control point
Enter playlist navigation mode by pressing any of the navigation keys (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

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Linn Remote Control Handset Operation with Linn DS

The following functionality is available on all Linn DS devices with Infra-Red (IR) controllability. If IR is not currently enabled on the Linn DS then this can be done via Linn Konfig.

Enable IR on the Linn DS

Open Linn Konfig.
Select the Linn DS.
Select the Configuration tab.
Set Handset Commands Accepted to All, Dvd or Cd.

Configure Linn Remote Control Handset to work with Linn DS

Press to enable DVD commands.
Press then to enable CD commands.

Playlist Source

The Linn Remote Control Handset will be able to access any playlist that is currently loaded onto the Linn DS via a Linn compliant control point.

The playlist will remain loaded on the Linn DS until it is cleared via a Linn compliant control point or if the Linn DS is power cycled or the reboot command is selected from Konfig.