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Zerama Remote -
Connection
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The Zerama Remote and Zerama Server use TCP/IP to communicate. This network
connection allows for two-way communication between both programs. TCP/IP
requires valid network addresses for both the Zerama Remote and Zerama Server.
When the
Zerama Server
is started, the status bar located in the bottom left corner displays an easy
and convenient way to get the ServerIP and Port. Use this information to connect
the Zerama Remote.
Refresh (link) the Pocket PC IP Address XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX shows
the current IP Address of the Pocket PC. When wireless connections are dropped
or unavailable address (127.0.0.1 or 169.254.XXX.XXX) may appear. These are
invalid for more info see,
How do I check if the wireless PDA is
connected to the network?
To unlock the full feature set, click the Register link and
supply the regCode received at time of purchase. Registration keys can be
purchased from
Handango
or
PocketGear
for more information, see
Zerama Remote - Registration
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Zerama Remote -
Registration
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The registration key for the Zerama Remote can be purchased from
Handango
or
PocketGear
. To register the demo program, simply enter the key(regCode) received from the
vendor and the full functionality is available. NO further download
necessary. The vendor will automatically send you a unique key from information
supplied as part of the purchasing process. In case of a problem contact vendor
directly and of course
Zerama Customer Support
if necessary.
The unregistered demo version has no time limit but some functionality has been
restricted.
Purchasers of the Zerama Remote will receive free upgrades for all future
versions.
For more information concerning the EULA,
click here
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Zerama Remote -
Library Create/Load
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The media library has five sorting options avaiable Artist/Album,
Album, Genre/Artist, Video and Radio. The Album option is great
for compilation albums.
The Artist/Album/Songmedia library displays all your
songs grouped by Artist and then by Album. Click the Artist's name to see the
albums and songs listed under. The media library screen allows you to add songs
to the active playlist. To add a song, an entire album, or all the songs for an
artist, just check the appropriate entry from the list and press the OK
located on the top right side of the screen. Your selected songs will be added
to the active playlist.
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Zerama Remote -
Library - Alphabet Bar
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The alphabet bar located at the top works a lot like the cell phone name
search, clicking "cde" will move first to "c", clicking a second time to "d",
third time to "e", and a forth time back to "c". The alphabet bar can also be
hidden if you don’t wish to use it.
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Append To Current Playlist - will add the selected (checked)
items to the active playlist. This is the default feature of this screen and is
responds teh same as pressing OK located on the top left corner
of the screen.
Replace current Playlist- removes all the songs from the
current playlist and replaces them with the ones you have selected.
Make new Playlist: <currently selected item>
-creates a new playlist from the selected (checked) songs from the
selected Node name in the tree. Great for creating a playlist for
an album or Artist.
Make new Playlist... - creates a new playlist by opening
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Zerama Remote
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Library Configuration allows you to select the offline
library’s you wish to make available on your Pocket PC. Each
sorted library option is stored in a separate file because of this it uses more
storage space. If a selection is unchecked it will be deleted during the next
sync process.
Auto Load will automatically load the default library when the Library
page is first displayed.
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Zerama Remote - Now
Playing
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The active playlist (i.e. "Afternoon Mix") displays the songs that you've chosen
thru the media library screen. From this screen you can manage the order of the
songs that you want to play. You can move songs further up or further down the
list by selecting a song and pressing the UP or DOWN
icons found on the toolbar at the bottom the screen. Pressing the X
icon will remove the selected song from the list. The music controls located on
the upper portion of the screen will allow you to play the songs in your
playlist. All buttons behave exactly as expected. The Play
button will start playing the songs in the playlist starting from the beginning,
or from the selected song, if one has been highlighted. Selecting a song while
another one is playing will stop the previous song and proceed to play the new
song. After a song is finished, the next one in the list will begin play. The
volume control works by holding and sliding the stylus to the left and right in
order to lower or rise the volume. Pressing the previous or
next icons will start to play the previous or next song on the
playlist. If you reach the beginning or the end of the playlist, using the
previous or next icons will play the last or
first song respectively.
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Context Menu(tap-and-hold)
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A context menu (tap-and-hold) is also available on the active playlist. This
menu offers additional features not available on the toolbar. Selecting
Refresh will download the active playlist back from the server.
This is useful in case the server and the remote control become out of sync due
to a dropped network connection while changes were being made. To change
the behavior of the playlist to shuffle or loop click Playlist > Shuffle
or Playlist > Loop. Clear (All) removes all
songs from the active playlist. Please use caution.
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Zerama Remote -
DropDown Navigation
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The active playlist on the Zerama Remote is displayed at top of the screen. To
select a new playlist click on the name of the Active playlist
"Afternoon Mix" > Manage Playlist...
Add Music... will take to you to Zerama Remote - Library
Now Playing... will take to you to Zerama Remote - Now Playing
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Zerama Remote -
Playlist Manager
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From the Playlist Manager select , create, rename or delete playlists
These playlist changes are seen in the Windows Media Player running on the
Server. So next time you decide to use your Window Media Player you will see all
changes. Please note: sometimes it is required to restart Window Media Player to
see these changes.
To select a playlist from the playlist collection, click the name of the
playlist and click Ok.
To add a new playlist, first click New. Zerama100 the default
playlist name will appear in the textbox. Change Zerama100 to the desired
playlist name and click Ok.
To rename a playlist, select a playlist and press Rename.
The textbox on top displays the original name to change. To save the changes
either select another playlist from the playlist collection or press
Ok. Pressing Ok renames the playlist and selects it
as the current playlist.
Delete will delete the playlist from the playlist
collection, the playlist is permanently deleted, so be careful.
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