FAQs

Click on the blue FAQs for more info on those items.

 

• How do I Move to a specific play back position within the currently playing song?

When playing a song, you can re-position playback to any point within the song by simply clicking on the progress bar. Note: This feature is not available when playing songs using a Barix Exstreamer playing device.

 

• I get a scrambled display in the CasaTunes User Interface

 

• Grand Concerto Installation Notes

 

• "Cannot Access the CasaTunes Windows Service"

 

• Why can't I see the music I just added to the library?

You must refresh the CasaTunes media library after you have added music to your music collection. There are two ways to refresh your media library. Go to the 'Select Music' page and select 'Refresh Library'. Restart the CasaTunes service. To restart the service you must be on the CasaTunes music server PC. Open the control panel, open the 'Administrative Tools' folder, open the 'services' applet, select the 'CasaTunes Windows Service' and click on restart.

 

• How to control CasaTunes using the Russound UNO-S2 Keypads

 

• How to control CasaTunes using the Nuvo Concerto Keypads

 

• How to control CasaTunes using the Grand Concerto Keypads

 

• How to control CasaTunes using the Russound UNO-S1 Keypads

 

• How does CasaTunes work?

 

• How does install work?

 

• Which version of Microsoft Windows are supported?

CasaTunes supports the following versions of Windows:

Microsoft Windows XP Professional - Only allows 4 internal sources in the CasaTunes XLe
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition - Only allows 4 internal sources in the CasaTunes XLe
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
Microsoft Windows Vista Business
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and 2008 - 2003 only allows 4 internal sources in the CasaTunes XLe

 

The minimum requirement is support for Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS).

 

• Can I have multiple playlists playing at the same time?

Yes. You can play as many playlists as you have internal sources in CasaTunes XLi and XLe. For Russound and NuVo, you can play as many playlists as you have audio sources going to those systems. At the same time, you can play music on external devices connected to the external source inputs.

 

• How do I add music to CasaTunes?

CasaTunes shares the libraries used by the Windows Media Player/Media Center music player and the iTunes music player. To add music to CasaTunes, simply add music to the music player you prefer, by ripping a CD or purchasing music from online stores. Then, in the CasaTunes user interface, go to "Select Music" and click on "Refresh Library". The library will also be updated when Windows restarts.

 

• Exstreamer does not support play back of Windows Media Audio (WMA) files

The Exstreamer only supports playback of MP3 files. It does not currently support playing Windows Media Audio files. This is a limitation of the device.

 

• How can I find out why the CasaTunes Multi-Room Music Server has stopped running?