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vNet Director 

TM 

Operations Manual 

vNet Director manages audio tracks for the Colorado vNet Vibe Audio Server in a Colorado vNet Vibe Digital Distributed Audio System 

vNet Director V. 4.1 

© Copyright Colorado vNet, Inc. 2006-2009. 

All rights reserved.


Trademarks 

Colorado vNet is a registered trademark of Colorado vNet, Inc. 

Life Simplified and vNet Builder are trademarks of Colorado vNet, Inc. 

Colorado vNet, Inc. makes no claims to any other company’s trademarks. 

Contact Information 

Colorado vNet, Inc. 

619 14th Street SW 

Loveland, Colorado 80537 

Phone — 970 203 3700 

800 987 8638 

Fax — 970 203 3701 

Email — sales@coloradovnet.com 

Home Page — www.coloradovnet.com 

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Brief Contents 

Contents 5 

List of Figures 9 

Chapter 1 About vNet Director 13 

Chapter 2 Starting vNet Director 15 

Chapter 3 vNet Director Window 19 

Chapter 4 Upload Audio Tracks 39 

Chapter 5 Track Information 49 

Chapter 6 Playlists 57 

Index 75 

Brief Contents 3


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Contents 


Overview 13 

How do you upload audio tracks to the Vibe Audio Server? 13 

How do you select audio tracks to listen to in the Vibe System? 13 

System Architecture 13 


Overview 15 

Start vNet Director 16 

Steps For: Starting vNet Director 16 

Connect vNet Director to the Vibe Audio Server 17 

Steps For: Connecting vNet Director to the Vibe Audio Server 17 

Notes about starting vNet Director 18 

Only one instance of vNet Director can be running on your computer. 18 

The Vibe Audio Server does not seem to be responding 18 


Overview 19 

Menus in the Menu Bar 20 

File menu 20 

Edit menu 20 

View menu 21 

Help menu 21 

Right-Click Menus 22 

Server name right-click menu 22 

All Tracks folder right-click menu 22 

Playlists folder right-click menu 23 

Playlist name right-click menu 23 

Track right-click menu 24 

In Progress tab right-click menu 25 

Server Pane 26 

Vibe Audio Server name in the Server pane 26 

All Tracks folder in the Server pane 26 

Playlists folder in the Server pane 26 

Artwork Pane 27 

Tabs Pane 28 

Server tab 29 

In Progress tab 30 

Media Player tab 31 

iTunes tab 32 

vNet Import Drive tab 33 

Status Bar 34 

Status bar elements for the Server tab 34 

Status bar elements for the In Progress tab 34 

Status bar elements for the Media Player tab or the iTunes tab 34 

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Server Properties window 35 

Steps For: Opening the Server Properties window 35 

Disk Space tab in the Server Properties window 35 

Version Info tab in the Server Properties window 35 

Check for Updates to vNet Director 36 

Steps For: Checking for vNet Director updates 36 


Overview 39 

Where are the audio tracks on the PC? 39 

How do you import tracks from the vNet Import Drive? 39 

How do you put audio tracks into a media library on the PC? 39 

Why does the iTunes application open when I click the iTunes tab in vNet Director? 39 

Audio file types vNet Director can put onto the Vibe Audio Server 39 

Windows Media Player audio file types vNet Director can convert 39 

iTunes audio file types vNet Director can convert 39 

Import WAV files from the vNet Import Drive 40 

Steps For: Importing tracks from the vNet Import Drive 40 

Upload Tracks to the Vibe Audio Server 41 

Drag a track from the Media Player, iTunes, or vNet Import Drive tab to the All Tracks folder 42 

Steps For: Dragging a track from the Media Player, iTunes, or vNet Import Drive tab into the All Tracks folder 42 

Drag a track from the Media Player, iTunes, or vNet Import Drive tab to a playlist 43 

Steps For: Dragging a track from the Media Player, iTunes, or vNet Import Drive tab into a playlist 43 


Tracks table for the In Progress tab 44 

Status bar information for the In Progress tab 45 

Delete tracks from the In Progress Tab 45 

Steps For: Deleting tracks from the In Progress tab 45 

Pause the Upload Process 46 

Steps For: Pausing the upload process 46 

Delete tracks from the Vibe Audio Server 47 

Steps For: Deleting tracks from the Vibe Audio Server 48 


Overview 49 

Track Properties Window 49 

Steps For: Opening the Track Properties window for an audio track 50 

Track Information 51 

Steps For: Defining track information for an audio track 51 

Album Artwork 52 

Steps For: Changing the artwork image associated with an audio track by browsing for the image file 53 

Steps For: Changing the artwork image for an audio track by dragging the image file 54 

Steps For: Using the default JPEG image as the artwork for an audio track 56 

Notes about using the Track Properties window 56 

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Contents 


Overview 57 

Create a New Playlist 58 

Steps For: Creating a New Playlist 58 

Naming a playlist 59 

Length of the name for a playlist 59 

Unique name for a playlist 59 

View the Contents of a Playlist 60 

Steps For: Viewing the contents of a playlist 60 

Tracks table for a playlist 61 

Status bar information for a playlist 61 

Add Tracks to a Playlist 62 

Copying tracks from the All Tracks folder to a playlist 62 

Steps For: Dragging tracks from the All Tracks folder into a playlist 62 

Steps For: Using the Copy to Playlist command from the All Tracks folder 63 

Copying tracks from the Media Player or iTunes music library to a playlist 64 

Steps For: Dragging tracks from the Media Player or iTunes tab into a playlist 64 

Steps For: Using the Copy to Playlist command from the Media Player or iTunes tab 64 

Copying tracks from the one playlist to another playlist 65 

Steps For: Dragging tracks from one playlist to another playlist 65 

Steps For: Using the Copy to Playlist command from a playlist 65 

Rename a Playlist 66 

Steps For: Renaming a playlist 66 

Copy Tracks on the Vibe Server to An External Disk 67 

Steps For: Backing up tracks to an external disk 67 

Delete a Playlist 68 

Steps For: Deleting a playlist 68 

Remove Tracks from a Playlist 69 

Steps For: Removing tracks from a playlist 70 

Rearrange Tracks in a Playlist 71 

Steps For: Drag a track to a new position in a playlist 71 

Steps For: Move a track to a specific position in a playlist 72 

View the Properties for a Playlist 73 

Steps For: Opening the Playlist Properties window 73 

Index 75 

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Contents vNet Director V. 4.1 

8 Contents

List of Figures 


Figures 1–1 Colorado vNet Vibe Digital Distributed Audio System architecture. 13 


Figures 2–1 The vNet Director window. 15 

2–2 The vNet Director icon on the Desktop. 16 

2–3 File menu. 17 

2–4 Connect to Audio Server window. 17 

2–5 vNet Director dialog box, Another version of vNet Director is already running. 18 

2–6 vNet Director dialog box, The Audio Server does not seem to be responding... 18 


Figures 3–1 vNet Director window. 19 

3–2 File menu. 20 

3–3 Edit menu. 20 

3–4 View menu. 21 

3–5 Help menu. 21 

3–6 Right-click menu for the Server in the Server pane. 22 

3–7 Right-click menu for the All Tracks folder in the Server pane. 22 

3–8 Right-click menu for the Playlists folder in the Server pane. 23 

3–9 Right-click menu for a playlist name in the Server pane. 23 

3–10 Right-click menu for a track in the Server tab. 24 

3–11 Right-click menu for a track in the In Progress tab. 25 

3–12 Server pane in the vNet Director window. 26 

3–13 Artwork pane in the vNet Director window showing the JPEG image associated with a track. 27 

3–14 Artwork pane in the vNet Director window when no JPEG image is associated with a track. 27 

3–15 The Server tab of the vNet Director window showing the contents of the All Tracks folder on the Vibe Audio 

Server. 29 

3–16 In Progress tab of the vNet Director window showing the progress of a track being uploaded to the Vibe Audio 

Server. 30 

3–17 The Media Player tab of the vNet Director window showing tracks available for uploading to the Vibe Audio 

Server. 31 

3–18 The iTunes tab of the vNet Director window showing tracks available for uploading to the Vibe Audio Server. 32 

3–19 The vNet Import Drive tab of the vNet Director window showing tracks that have been uploaded to the Vibe 

Audio Server from the vNet Import Drive. 33 

3–20 Right-click menu for the Server in the Server pane. 35 

3–21 Server Properties window, Disk Space tab. 35 

3–22 Server Properties window, Version Info tab. 35 

3–23 Auto-Updater window, Welcome step. 36 

3–24 Auto-Updater window, Choose Updates step. 37 

List of Figures 9

List of Figures vNet Builder V. 4.1 


Figures 4–1 Browse for Folder window. 40 

4–2 The Server tab of the vNet Director window showing the contents of the All Tracks folder on the Vibe Audio 

Server. 41 

4–3 Dragging a track from the iTunes tab to the All Tracks folder. 42 

4–4 Dragging a track from the iTunes tab to a playlist. 43 

4–5 In Progress tab showing audio tracks in the process of being uploaded to the Vibe Audio Server. 44 

4–6 Right-click menu for a track in the In Progress tab. 45 

4–7 In Progress tab’s label showing the upload process is in a “paused” state. 46 

4–8 Delete command in the right-click menu for deleting multiple tracks selected in the All Tracks folder in the Server 

tab. 47 

4–9 Right-click menu for a track in the Server tab. 48 


4–11 Confirmation dialog box for deleting a track(s) from the All Tracks folder on the Vibe Audio Server. 48 


Figures 5–1 The Track right-click menu, Properties command. 50 

5–2 The Track Properties window. 50 

5–3 Track information in the Track Properties window. 51 

5–4 Artwork pane in the vNet Director window showing the JPEG image associated with a track. 52 

5–5 Open window showing a JPEG image selected to associate with a track. 53 

5–6 New image in the Artwork pane of the Track Properties window for the JPEG image associated with a track. 53 

5–7 A track selected in the Server tab of the vNet Director window. 54 

5–8 A JPEG image selected in the Windows Explorer. 54 

5–9 Artwork pane in the vNet Director window showing the default JPEG image associated with a track. 55 

5–10 Artwork pane in the vNet Director window showing the default JPEG image associated with a track. 56 

5–11 The data has not been saved dialog box. 56 


Figures 6–1 Contents of a playlist displayed in the Server tab. 57 

6–2 Playlists folder in the Server pane. 58 

6–3 Playlists folder in the Server pane showing a new playlist name ready to edit. 58 

6–4 Error message: The Audio Server was not able to modify the name. 59 

6–5 The vNet Director window with a playlist selected in the Server pane. The Server tab shows the name of the 

playlist on the tab’s label and the list of tracks in the playlist. 60 

6–6 Blue music notes pointer over the destination playlist in the Server pane. 62 

6–7 Right-click menu for a track in the All Tracks folder in the Server tab. 63 

6–8 Right-click menu for a track in the iTunes tab. 64 

6–9 Right-click menu for a track in a playlist in the Server tab. 65 

6–10 Playlists folder in the Server pane showing a new playlist name ready to edit. 66 

6–11 Right-click menu for a track selected in a playlist in the Server tab. 67 

6–12 Right-click menu for a playlist track in the Server tab. 67 

6–13 A playlist selected in the Playlists folder of the Server pane. 68 


6–15 Message: Are you sure you want to delete the playlist? 68 

6–16 Right-click menu for multiple tracks selected in a playlist in the Server tab. 69 


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6–19 Message: Are you sure you want to remove the selected track(s) from the playlist? 70 

6–20 Music note pointer over a track being dragged to a new position in the playlist. 71 


6–22 Move Track window. 72 


6–24 Playlist Properties window. 73 

List of Figures 11

List of Figures vNet Builder V. 4.1 

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About vNet Director Chapter 1 

Overview 

vNet Director is the Colorado vNet Vibe Digital Distributed Audio System’s software interface for transferring audio tracks to your 

Colorado vNet Vibe Audio Server. 

The tracks on the Colorado vNet Vibe Audio Server will be available to listen to through your Vibe System when you select a playlist on a 

Colorado vNet Vibe Color Touchscreen Amplifier. 

How do you upload audio tracks to the Vibe Audio Server? 

There are three ways to put audio tracks on the Vibe Audio Server: 

1 Through vNet Director from a media library on the PC (described in Chapter 4 Upload Audio Tracks on page 39). 

These audio tracks must currently reside in either of these two media libraries on your PC: 

– Windows Media Player 

– iTunes 

2 As a direct upload from a CD in the DVD drive on the Vibe Audio Server (ask the Vibe System dealer for more information). 

3 As an import from a USB disk drive (arrange with Colorado vNet for a service that converts the tracks on your audio CDs into 

WAV files and saves the tracks and their associated cover art to a vNet Import Drive). 

How do you select audio tracks to listen to in the Vibe System? 

After you have uploaded audio tracks from your PC media library to the Vibe Audio Server, you will need to create playlists of tracks so 

you can use a Vibe Touchscreen to select the playlist you want to listen to. Playlists are described in Chapter 6 Playlists on page 57. 

System Architecture 

The architecture for a Colorado vNet Vibe Digital Distributed Audio System installed at a site is shown in Figure 1-1. 

Internet 

Wireless Router 

Director 

Homeowner’s Network 

Homeowner’s PC 

Vibe Audio Server 

Vibe Audio Network 

Vibe Touchscreen 

Vibe Touchscreen 

Figure 1-1 Colorado vNet Vibe Digital Distributed Audio System architecture. 

Overview 13

Chapter 1 About vNet Director 

14 System Architecture

Starting vNet Director Chapter 2 

Overview 

Here’s what you need to run vNet Director on your PC: 

• Your PC needs to be connected to the Home LAN. 

• The Vibe Audio Server needs to be connected to the Home LAN. 

• Either Windows Media Player or iTunes needs to be installed on your PC if you want to upload tracks from the PC to the Vibe 

Audio Server. 

• vNet Director needs to be installed on your PC. 

NOTE: If vNet Director is not installed on your PC, go to the Colorado vNet website and download vNet Director. 

You can use the vNet Director icon on the Desktop or the Start menu to open vNet Director (described in Start vNet Director on page 16). 

• See Connect vNet Director to the Vibe Audio Server on page 17 for how to connect vNet Director to the Vibe Audio Server. 

Figure 2-1 The vNet Director window. 

Overview 15

Chapter 2 Starting vNet Director 

Start vNet Director 

Because vNet Director interacts with Windows Media Player or iTunes, you cannot run vNet Director while you are using Media Player or 

iTunes to: 

• Listen to tracks through the PC’s speakers 

• Download tracks from a CD in the PC’s CD drive 

• Download tracks from the internet 

Once vNet Director is running, you may need to select the command for connecting vNet Director to the Vibe Audio Server (described in 

Connect vNet Director to the Vibe Audio Server on page 17). 

Steps for: Starting vNet Director 

1 Close the Windows Media Player and/or iTunes applications. 

2 Use one of the following methods to start vNet Director: 

Method 1: From the Start menu, select Programs>Colorado vNet>vNet Director. 

Method 2: Double-click the vNet Director icon on the Desktop (see Figure 2-1). 

The vNet Director window appears (see Figure 2-1 on page 15). 

Figure 2-2 The vNet Director icon on the Desktop. 

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Connect vNet Director to the Vibe Audio Server 

Even though the PC you are using to run the vNet Director software is connected to your Home LAN (Local Area Network) and the Vibe 

Audio Server is connected to your home LAN, you may need to tell the vNet Director software to locate the Vibe Audio Server and 

connect to it. 

Steps for: Connecting vNet Director to the Vibe Audio Server 

1 From the File menu, select the Connect to Server command (see Figure 2-3). 

The Connect to Audio Server window appears (see Figure 2-4). 

The name of your Vibe Audio Server should be displayed in the Server field of the Connect to Audio Server window. 

2 Click the Connect button in the Connect to Audio Server window. 

• If vNet Director was able to connect to the Vibe Audio Server: 

– The Connect to Audio Server window closes. 

– The vNet Director window displays the folders on the Vibe Audio Server. 

—OR— 

• If the name of your Vibe Audio Server is not displayed in the Server field’s list, one or more of the following problems exists: 

– Your PC is not connected to the Home LAN. 

– The Vibe Audio Server is not connected to the Home LAN. 

– The Vibe Audio Server is not running. 

Figure 2-3 File menu. 

Figure 2-4 Connect to Audio Server window. 

Connect vNet Director to the Vibe Audio Server 17

Chapter 2 Starting vNet Director 

Notes about starting vNet Director 

Only one instance of vNet Director can be running on your computer. 

 

If you start vNet Director when it is already open on your computer, the message shown in Figure 2-5 appears. 

– Click the OK button in the message dialog box. 

– Click the vNet Director button in the taskbar to view the vNet Director window. 

Figure 2-5 vNet Director dialog box, Another version of vNet Director is already running. 

The Vibe Audio Server does not seem to be responding 

 

If the connection between vNet Director and the Vibe Audio Server gets disrupted, the message “The Audio Server 

does not seem to be responding...” appears (see Figure 2-6). 

– Click the OK button in the message dialog box. 

– Try closing vNet Director, then open vNet Director again. 

– Try rebooting the Vibe Audio Server, then open vNet Director again. 

Figure 2-6 vNet Director dialog box, The Audio Server does not seem to be responding... 

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vNet Director Window Chapter 3 

Overview 

The vNet Director window has all of the elements you need to: 

• Create playlists of tracks so you can select a playlist on the Vibe Touchscreen for your Vibe System. 

• Upload audio tracks from your PC media library to the Vibe Audio Server. 

Figure 3-1 shows the vNet Director window with the Server tab in view. The elements of the vNet Director window include: 

• A menu bar at the top of the vNet Director window (described in Menus in the Menu Bar on page 20). 

NOTE: Additional commands are available in right-click menus (described in Right-Click Menus on page 22). 

• Three panes: 

– Server pane — Shows the folders and playlists on the Vibe Audio Server (described in Server Pane on page 26) 

– Artwork pane — Shows the cover art associated with the audio track currently selected in the Tabs pane (see Artwork Pane 

on page 27) 

– Tabs pane — Has tabs for listing audio tracks on the Vibe Audio Server or in a music library, and for viewing the progress of 

tracks being uploaded to the Vibe Audio Server. 

– Server tab — Shows the contents of the Vibe Audio Server’s All Tracks folder or the contents of a playlist (described in 

Server tab on page 29). 

– In Progress tab — Shows the progress of tracks being uploaded to the Vibe Audio Server (described in In Progress tab on 

page 30). 

– Media Player tab — Shows the contents of the PC’s Media Player library (described in Media Player tab on page 31). 

– iTunes tab — Shows the contents of the PC’s iTunes library (described in iTunes tab on page 32). 

– vNet Import Drive tab — Shows the audio tracks that exist on the vNet Import Drive that is connected to the PC 

(described in vNet Import Drive tab on page 33). 

• A status bar at the bottom of the vNet Director window (described in Status Bar on page 34). 

Title bar 

Menu 

bar 

Server 

pane 

Tabs 

pane 

Artwork 

pane 

Status 

bar 

Figure 3-1 vNet Director window. 

Overview 19

Chapter 3 vNet Director Window 

Menus in the Menu Bar 

You can use the menus at the top of the vNet Director window to select the major commands for vNet Director. 

• File menu (described below) 

• Edit menu (see Edit menu on page 20) 

• View menu (see View menu on page 21) 

• Help menu (see Help menu on page 21) 

File menu 

The File menu for the vNet Director window is shown in Figure 3-2. The commands in the File menu are described in Table 3-1. 

Figure 3-2 File menu. 

Table 3-1 

File menu commands. 

Command in File Menu 

Connect to Server 

Disconnect from Server 

Edit menu 

Purpose 

Opens the Connect to Audio Server window, where you can select the name of the Vibe Audio 

Server you want to work with in vNet Director (described in Connect vNet Director to the Vibe Audio 

Server on page 17). 

Ends the connection between vNet Director (and your PC) and the Vibe Audio Server. 

Create Playlist Adds a playlist to the Playlists folder (described in Create a New Playlist on page 58). 

Delete Playlist 

Rename Playlist 

Properties 

Exit 

Deletes the currently selected playlist from the Playlists folder (described in Delete a Playlist on 

page 68). 

Lets you change the name of the currently selected playlist (described in Rename a Playlist on 

page 66). 

Opens the Track Properties window for the track currently selected in the Tabs pane, which 

shows the properties of the track (described in Chapter 5 Track Information on page 49). 

Closes the vNet Director window. 

The Edit menu for the vNet Director window is shown in Figure 3-3. The commands in the Edit menu are described in Table 3-2 on 

page 21. 

Figure 3-3 Edit menu. 

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Table 3-2 

Edit menu commands. 

Command in Edit Menu 

Delete 

Select All 

Select None 

Purpose 

When the All Tracks folder is listed in the Server tab, allows you to delete a track from the Vibe 

Audio Server (described in Steps for: Deleting tracks from the Vibe Audio Server on page 48). 

When a playlist is listed in the Server tab, allows you to delete a track from the playlist (described 

in Steps for: Removing tracks from a playlist on page 70). 

Selects all tracks in the Tracks table. 

De-selects any tracks selected in the Tracks table. 

View menu 

The View menu for the vNet Director window is shown in Figure 3-4. The commands in the View menu are described in Table 3-3. 

Figure 3-4 View menu. 

Table 3-3 

View menu commands. 

Command in View Menu 

iTunes 

Media Player 

vNet Import Drive 

Purpose 

Toggles the presence of the iTunes tab in the Tabs pane of the vNet Director window. 

Toggles the presence of the Media Player tab in the Tabs pane of the vNet Director window. 

Toggles the presence of the vNet Import Drive tab in the Tabs pane of the vNet Director window. 

Help menu 

The Help menu for the vNet Director window is shown in Figure 3-5. The commands in the Help menu are described in Table 3-4. 

Figure 3-5 Help menu. 

Table 3-4 

Help menu commands. 

Command in Help Menu 

Purpose 

vNet Director Help… F1 Opens the online help for vNet Director. 

Check for Updates… 

About vNet Director 

Opens the Auto-Updater window from the Colorado vNet web page and locates an updated 

version of the vNet Director application to download. 

See Check for Updates to vNet Director on page 36. 

Opens the vNet Director About window, which displays the vNet Director software version 

number. 

View menu 21


Right-Click Menus 

A right-click menu appears when you right-click on: 

• The name of the Vibe Audio Server in the Server pane (described in Server name right-click menu, this page) 

• The All Tracks folder in the Server pane (described in All Tracks folder right-click menu, this page) 

• The Playlists folder in the Server pane (described in Playlists folder right-click menu on page 23) 

• The name of a playlist in the Server pane (described in Playlist name right-click menu on page 23) 

• A track in a Tracks table in the Server tab, the Media Player tab, or the iTunes tab, (described in Track right-click menu on 

page 24) 

Server name right-click menu 

A right-click menu appears when you right-click on the name of the Vibe Audio Server in the Server pane. The Server name right-click 

menu is shown in Figure 3-6. 

Figure 3-6 Right-click menu for the Server in the Server pane. 

The commands available in the Server name right-click menu are described in Table 3-5. 

Table 3-5 

Server name right-click menu commands. 

Command in Server Pane, 

Server Right-Click Menu 

Properties 

Create Playlist 

Purpose 

Displays the Server Properties window, which shows the properties of the Vibe Audio Server 

and the Version information for vNet Director (described in Server Properties window on page 35). 

Adds another playlist to the Playlists folder in the Server pane so that the new playlist will 

appear on the Touchscreen as a selection (described in Create a New Playlist on page 58). 

All Tracks folder right-click menu 

A right-click menu appears when you right-click on the All Tracks folder in the Server pane. The All Tracks folder right-click menu is 

shown in Figure 3-7. 

Figure 3-7 Right-click menu for the All Tracks folder in the Server pane. 

The commands available in the Server folder right-click menu are described in Table 3-6. 

Table 3-6 

Server folder right-click menu commands. 


All Tracks Folder 

Right-Click Menu 

Properties 


Purpose 

Displays the Playlist Properties window, which displays the number of tracks and total playing 

time for all tracks in the playlist (described in View the Properties for a Playlist on page 73). 

Creates a new playlist name in the Playlists folder (described in Create a New Playlist on 

page 58). 

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Playlists folder right-click menu 

A right-click menu appears when you right-click on the name of the Playlists folder in the Server pane. The Playlists folder right-click 

menu is shown in Figure 3-8. 

Figure 3-8 Right-click menu for the Playlists folder in the Server pane. 

The command available in the Playlists folder right-click menu is described in Table 3-7. 

Table 3-7 

Playlists folder right-click menu command. 


Playlists Folder 



Purpose 

Creates a new playlist name in the Playlists folder (described in Create a New Playlist on 

page 58). 

Playlist name right-click menu 

A right-click menu appears when you right-click on the name of the playlist in the Server pane. The playlist name right-click menu is 

shown in Figure 3-9. 

Figure 3-9 Right-click menu for a playlist name in the Server pane. 

The commands available in the playlist name right-click menu are described in Table 3-8. 

Table 3-8 

Playlist name right-click menu commands. 


Playlist Name 


Purpose 

Properties 

Opens the Playlist Properties window (described in View the Properties for a Playlist on 

page 73). 

Create Playlist Adds a new playlist to the Playlists folder (described in Create a New Playlist on page 58). 

Delete Playlist: playlist name Deletes the selected playlist from the Playlists folder (described in Delete a Playlist on page 68). 

Rename Playlist: playlist name Highlights the name of a playlist so you can type a different name for the playlist (described in 

Rename a Playlist on page 66). 

Playlists folder right-click menu 23


Track right-click menu 

When you right-click on a track displayed in the Server tab, a right-click menu appears with commands for working with that track. The 

Track right-click menu is shown in Figure 3-10. 

Figure 3-10 Right-click menu for a track in the Server tab. 

The commands available in the Track right-click menu are described in Table 3-9. 

Table 3-9 

Track right-click menu commands. 

Command in Track 


Purpose 

Back Up To Disk 

Copy To Playlist 

Delete 

Move Track 

Play 

Properties 

playlist a 

playlist b 

playlist c 

When tracks are selected in the Tracks table of the Server tab, allows you to copy the selected 

track(s) from the Vibe Audio Server to a hard drive that is connected to the PC that is running 

vNet Director (described in Copy Tracks on the Vibe Server to An External Disk on page 67). 

NOTE: You can select multiple tracks for copying by holding down the Ctrl key as you click on 

the tracks in the Tracks table. 

This command cascades to a submenu that lists the playlists you have created. When you select 

a playlist from the submenu, the track is copied to the selected playlist (described in Add Tracks 

to a Playlist on page 62). 

NOTE: You can select multiple tracks for copying to a playlist by holding down the Ctrl key as 

you click on the tracks in the Tracks table. 

• When the All Tracks folder is displayed in the Server tab, removes the selected track(s) from 

the Vibe Audio Server and all vNet Director playlists (described in Delete tracks from the Vibe 

Audio Server on page 47). 

• When a playlist is displayed in the Server tab, removes the selected track(s) from the playlist 

(described in Remove Tracks from a Playlist on page 69). 

NOTE: You can select multiple tracks for deleting by holding down the Ctrl key as you click on 

the tracks in the Tracks table. 

Opens the Move Track window, where you can type a number for the new position of the audio 

track in the playlist (described in Rearrange Tracks in a Playlist on page 71). 

Plays the selected track(s) in your PC’s default music player. 

Opens the Track Properties window, where you can edit the information for the track 

(described in Chapter 5 Track Information on page 49). 

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In Progress tab right-click menu 

When you right-click on a track displayed in the In Progress tab, a right-click menu appears with commands for working with that track. 

The In Progress is described in In Progress tab on page 44. The In Progress tab right-click menu is shown in Figure 3-11. 

Figure 3-11 Right-click menu for a track in the In Progress tab. 

The commands available in the In Progress tab right-click menu are described in Table 3-10. 

Table 3-10 

In Progress tab right-click menu commands. 

Command in the 

In Progress tab 


Delete 

Retry 

Purpose 

Removes the selected track(s) from the Tracks table in the In Progress tab so they will not be 

uploaded to the Vibe Audio Server (described in Delete tracks from the In Progress Tab on 

page 45). 

NOTE: You can select multiple tracks for removing from the upload process by holding down 

the Ctrl key as you click on the tracks in the Tracks table. 

Retries the upload of audio tracks that failed to upload to the Vibe Audio Server. 

In Progress tab right-click menu 25


Server Pane 

The Server pane in the vNet Director window is a high-level view of the folders on the Vibe Audio Server (see Figure 3-12). 

Server name 

Folders 

Playlists 

Figure 3-12 Server pane in the vNet Director window. 

Vibe Audio Server name in the Server pane 

At the top of the Server pane is the name of the Vibe Audio Server that vNet Director is connected to. 

The name of the Vibe Audio Server displayed at the top of the Server pane also displays as the name of the Server tab in the Tabs pane. 

All Tracks folder in the Server pane 

The All Tracks folder in the Server pane is the folder on the Vibe Audio Server that contains all of the audio tracks you have copied to 

the Vibe Audio Server. 

• Click on the All Tracks folder in the Server pane to see the list of tracks that reside on the Vibe Audio Server displayed in the 

Server tab in the Tabs pane. 

For more information about managing the audio tracks on the Vibe Audio Server see: 

• Chapter 4 Upload Audio Tracks on page 39 

• Chapter 5 Track Information on page 49 

• Chapter 6 Playlists on page 57 

Playlists folder in the Server pane 

The Playlists folder in the Server pane lists the playlists you have created in vNet Director so that the playlist names will appear as 

choices on the Touchscreen for your Colorado vNet audio system. 

• Right-click the name of the Playlists folder to display the command for creating a new playlist in the Playlists folder (see Create 

a New Playlist on page 58). 

• Click the name of a playlist in the Playlists folder, then click the Server tab in the Tabs pane to see the list of audio tracks in the 

playlist. 

For more information about managing playlists, see Chapter 6 Playlists on page 57. 

26 Server Pane


Artwork Pane 

The Artwork pane appears below the Server pane in the vNet Director window. The Artwork pane displays the JPEG image associated 

with the audio track that is currently selected in the Tracks table. For example, a music track’s artwork could display the source CD’s 

album cover image in the Artwork pane (see Figure 3-13). If no JPEG image has been associated with the audio track, the No Album 

Artwork image appears in the Artwork pane (see Figure 3-14). 

Figure 3-13 Artwork pane in the vNet Director window showing the JPEG image associated with a track. 

Figure 3-14 Artwork pane in the vNet Director window when no JPEG image is associated with a track. 

Artwork Pane 27


Tabs Pane 

The Tabs pane is the biggest pane in the vNet Director window. The Tabs pane has tabs for listing audio tracks on the Vibe Audio 

Server or in a music library, and for viewing the progress of tracks being uploaded to the Vibe Audio Server. 

When you click one of the tabs in the Tabs pane, you will see the information related to the name of the tab displayed in a table (called 

the Tracks table). The column headings in the Tracks table are also sort buttons, which means you can click a column heading in the 

Tracks table to sort the list in the alpha/numeric order of the column you clicked. 

The Tabs pane of the vNet Director window always has the following tabs: 

• Server tab — Shows the contents of the Vibe Audio Server’s All Tracks folder or the contents of a playlist (described below) 

• In Progress tab — Shows the progress of tracks being uploaded to the Vibe Audio Server (described in In Progress tab on page 30) 

The Tabs pane of the vNet Director window may have the following tabs, which can be shown/hidden by using the commands in the 

View menu: 

• Media Player tab — Shows the contents of the PC’s Media Player library (described in Media Player tab on page 31) 

• iTunes tab — Shows the contents of the PC’s iTunes library (described in iTunes tab on page 32) 

• vNet Import Drive tab — Shows the audio tracks that exist on the vNet Import Drive that is connected to the PC (described in 

vNet Import Drive tab on page 33). 

NOTE: Your installation of vNet Director may not have both the Media Player tab and iTunes tab. You only need one of these tabs 

to use vNet Director to upload audio tracks to the Vibe Audio Server, and you do not need either the Media Player tab or the 

iTunes tab to maintain playlists for the Vibe Audio Server and Vibe Touchscreens. 

28 Tabs Pane


Server tab 

The Server tab (see Figure 3-15) shows the contents of the Vibe Audio Server’s All Tracks folder or the contents of a playlist. 

You can select a single track to work with, or select multiple tracks to work with by holding down the Ctrl key as you click on each track. 

• When a track is selected, you can right-click on the track to view a pop-up menu that has commands for working with the 

track(s) (described in Track right-click menu on page 24). 

Figure 3-15 The Server tab of the vNet Director window showing the contents of the All Tracks folder on the Vibe Audio Server. 

The Tracks table in the Server tab for the All Tracks folder includes: 

• Track Name column — Displays the name of the audio track 

• Time column — Displays the length of the audio track 

• Artist column — Displays the name of the artist for the audio track 

• Album column — Displays the name of the album for the audio track 

• Genre column — Displays the genre associated with the audio track 

Server tab 29



The In Progress tab (see Figure 3-16) shows the progress of tracks being uploaded to the Vibe Audio Server. 

Figure 3-16 In Progress tab of the vNet Director window showing the progress of a track being uploaded to the Vibe Audio Server. 

The information displayed in the In Progress tab while an audio track is in the process of being uploaded to the Vibe Audio Server 

includes: 

• Track number 

• Track name 

• Artist name 

• Album name 

• Vibe Audio Server name 

• Playlist name 

• Status of the upload process as a percentage of the progress 

30 In Progress tab


Media Player tab 

The Media Player tab (see Figure 3-17) shows the contents of the PC’s Media Player library. 

To display the Media Player tab, from the View menu select Media Player so that a checkmark appears next to it, then click the Media 

Player tab. 

NOTE: The Media Player tab: 

• Allows you to select audio tracks in the PC’s Media Player library for uploading to the Vibe Audio Server. 

• Is not required for creating playlists in vNet Director. 

• Will not display in vNet Director if Media Player is not installed on the PC. 

Only the types of audio file vNet Director can convert into WAV files are listed in the Media Player tab. These audio file types are: 

• AIFF 

• MP3 

• WAV 

• WMA 

This means you can select any track listed in the Media Player tab and work with it in vNet Director. 

The Tracks table in the Media Player tab includes: 









Figure 3-17 The Media Player tab of the vNet Director window showing tracks available for uploading to the Vibe Audio Server. 

Media Player tab 31


iTunes tab 

The iTunes tab (see Figure 3-18) shows the contents of the PC’s iTunes library. 

To display the iTunes tab, from the View menu select iTunes so that a checkmark appears next to it, then click the iTunes tab. 

CAUTION: Do not interact with iTunes or the playlists or tracks in the iTunes tab of vNet Director while tracks are being uploaded from 

iTunes. You can check the status of uploading in the In Progress tab (see In Progress tab on page 30). 

NOTE: The iTunes tab: 

• Allows you to select audio tracks in the PC’s iTunes library for uploading to the Vibe Audio Server. 

• Is not required for creating playlists in vNet Director. 

• Will not display in vNet Director if iTunes is not installed on the PC. 

The only types of audio files vNet Director can convert into WAV files are listed in the iTunes tab. These audio file types are: 

• AAC (no DRM) 

• AIFF 

• Apple Lossless 

• MP3 

• WAV 

NOTE: The first time you click the iTunes tab after starting vNet Director, the iTunes application opens in the background on your PC. 

Don’t close the iTunes application; you can just leave the iTunes application minimized and continue working with vNet Director. 

The Tracks table in the iTunes tab includes: 









Figure 3-18 The iTunes tab of the vNet Director window showing tracks available for uploading to the Vibe Audio Server. 

32 iTunes tab


vNet Import Drive tab 

The vNet Import Drive tab (see Figure 3-19) shows the WAV audio tracks that exist on the USB vNet Import Drive that is connected to 

the PC. Any of those audio tracks can be uploaded to the Vibe Audio Server by dragging the track(s) to the All Tracks folder or a playlist 

in the vNet Director window (described in Upload Tracks to the Vibe Audio Server on page 41). 

To display the vNet Import Drive tab, from the View menu select vNet Import Drive so that a checkmark appears next to it, then click 

the vNet Import Drive tab. 

The 

Enabled check box in the vNet Import Drive tab is used to turn ON or OFF communication with the USB vNet Import Drive. 

• When checked , vNet Director will communicate with the USB vNet Import Drive path displayed in the Root Path field and 

import the list of tracks present in that path into the vNet Import Drive tab. 

• When not checked , vNet Director will not try to communicate with the USB vNet Import Drive. 

The 

Browse button in the vNet Import Drive tab opens the Browse for Folder window, where you can navigate to the 

USB vNet Import Drive and select the folder that contains the tracks you want to import. 

The Root Path field in the vNet Import Drive tab displays the drive path vNet Director will use to import tracks for display in the vNet 

Import Drive tab. 

The Tracks table in the vNet Import Drive tab includes: 









Figure 3-19 The vNet Import Drive tab of the vNet Director window showing tracks that have been uploaded to the Vibe Audio 

Server from the vNet Import Drive. 

vNet Import Drive tab 33


Status Bar 

The status bar at the bottom of the vNet Director window displays information for the item currently selected in the vNet Director 

window. 

Status bar elements for the Server tab 

When All Tracks is selected in the Server pane, but no audio tracks are selected (yellow highlight): 

• nn Track(s) — Shows the total number of different audio tracks on the Vibe Audio Server. 

• Total Time — Shows the total number of hours, minutes, and seconds of playing time for all the tracks on the Vibe Audio Server. 

• Server Name — Shows the name of the Vibe Audio Server that is connected to vNet Director. 

When a playlist is selected, but no audio tracks are selected (yellow highlight): 

• nn Track(s) — Shows the total number of tracks in the playlist. 

• Total Time — Shows the total number of hours, minutes, and seconds of playing time for all the tracks in the playlist. 


When two or more audio tracks are selected (yellow highlight) in either All Tracks or a playlist: 

• nn Track(s) shows the number of audio tracks currently selected. 

• Total Time — Shows the total number of hours, minutes, and seconds of playing time for the tracks selected (yellow highlight). 


Status bar elements for the In Progress tab 

• nn Track(s) shows the number of audio tracks being uploaded to the Vibe Audio Server. 

• Total Time — Shows the total number of hours, minutes, and seconds of playing time for the tracks audio tracks being 

uploaded to the Vibe Audio Server. 


When two or more audio tracks are selected (yellow highlight) in the media library: 




Status bar elements for the Media Player tab or the iTunes tab 

When no audio tracks are selected (yellow highlight) in the media library: 

• nn Track(s) — Shows the total number of audio tracks in the media library. 

• Total Time — Shows the total number of hours, minutes, and seconds of playing time for all the tracks in the media library. 


When two or more audio tracks are selected (yellow highlight) in the media library: 




34 Status Bar


Server Properties window 

The Server Properties window shows the properties of the Vibe Audio Server and the Version information for vNet Director. 

Steps for: Opening the Server Properties window 

1 In the Server pane, right-click on the name of the Server and select Properties from the right-click menu (see Figure 3-20). 

The Server Properties window appears (see Figure 3-21). 

2 Click the OK button to close the Server Properties window. 

Figure 3-20 Right-click menu for the Server in the Server pane. 

Figure 3-21 Server Properties window, Disk Space tab. 

Figure 3-22 Server Properties window, Version Info tab. 

Disk Space tab in the Server Properties window 

The information in the Disk Space tab of the Server Properties window includes: 

• Server: The name of the server. 

• Capacity: The size of the server harddrive (in GB). 

• Used Space: The amount of harddrive space used (in GB). 

• Free Space: The amount of harddrive space available (in GB). 

Version Info tab in the Server Properties window 

The Version Info tab of the Server Properties window lists the revision numbers for components of the Vibe Audio Server. 

Server Properties window 35


Check for Updates to vNet Director 

The Check for Updates command in the Help menu opens the Auto-Updater window from the Colorado vNet web page and locates 

an updated version of the vNet Director application to download. 

Steps for: Checking for vNet Director updates 

1 Connect the computer to the Internet. 

2 Start vNet Director. 

3 From the Help menu, select the Check for Updates link. 

– The Auto-Updater wizard window appears (see Figure 3-23). 

4 Click the Next button in the Auto-Updater wizard to search for updates to vNet Director (see Figure 3-24 on 

page 37). 

5 Follow the instructions in the Auto-Updater wizard. 

6 When the Auto-Updater wizard is finished, click the Finish button to close the Auto-Updater wizard window 

and disconnect from the Colorado vNet webpage. 

Figure 3-23 Auto-Updater window, Welcome step. 

36 Check for Updates to vNet Director


Figure 3-24 Auto-Updater window, Choose Updates step. 

Checking for vNet Director updates 37


38 Checking for vNet Director updates

Upload Audio Tracks Chapter 4 

Overview 

vNet Director lets you transfer audio tracks you have on your PC to the Vibe Audio Server so the tracks will be available to listen to 

through your Colorado vNet audio system. Transferring a track to the Vibe Audio Server does not remove the track from your PC. 

The steps for uploading audio tracks to the Vibe Audio Server are described in: 

• Steps for: Dragging a track from the Media Player, iTunes, or vNet Import Drive tab into the All Tracks folder on page 42 

• Steps for: Dragging a track from the Media Player, iTunes, or vNet Import Drive tab into a playlist on page 43 

• Steps for: Importing tracks from the vNet Import Drive on page 40 

Where are the audio tracks on the PC? 

The audio track files you want to put onto the Vibe Audio Server must be available to vNet Director in the vNet Import Drive tab in the 

vNet Director window or in either of these two media libraries on your PC: 

• Windows Media Player 

• iTunes 

How do you import tracks from the vNet Import Drive? 

You can arrange with Colorado vNet to use a service that converts the tracks on your audio CDs into WAV files and saves the tracks and 

their associated cover art to a vNet Import Drive. The vNet Import Drive connects to the vNet Director PC via USB so you can use the 

vNet Import Drive tab in the vNet Director window to upload the tracks to the Vibe Audio Server without further conversion. 

How do you put audio tracks into a media library on the PC? 

You can import audio tracks onto your PC through the iTunes or the Windows Media Player software window in one of two ways: 

• Pull the tracks off of a CD installed in your computer. 

• Download the tracks from the internet. 

When a track is imported to your PC’s media library, track information is imported along with the audio file. 

Why does the iTunes application open when I click the iTunes tab in vNet Director? 

vNet Director launches the iTunes application in the background in order to make the tracks in the iTunes media library available for 

uploading to the Vibe Audio Server. 

Audio file types vNet Director can put onto the Vibe Audio Server 

Only WAV format audio files can be stored on the Vibe Audio Server. So when you select audio tracks you have on your PC for transfer to 

the Vibe Audio Server, vNet Director may have to convert the audio file to WAV format. 

Windows Media Player audio file types vNet Director can convert 

Only the audio file types vNet Director can convert into WAV files are listed in the Media Player tab in the vNet Director window 

window. 

The following Windows Media Player audio file types can be converted into WAV files by vNet Director and uploaded to the Vibe Audio 

Server: 

• AIFF 

• MP3 

• WAV 

• WMA 

iTunes audio file types vNet Director can convert 

Only the audio file types vNet Director can convert into WAV files are listed in the iTunes tab in the vNet Director window window. 

The following iTunes audio file types can be converted into WAV files by vNet Director and uploaded to the Vibe Audio Server: 

• AAC (no DRM) 

• AIFF 

• Apple Lossless 

• MP3 

• WAV 

Overview 39

Chapter 4 Upload Audio Tracks 

Import WAV files from the vNet Import Drive 

If you have arranged with Colorado vNet to use a service that converts the tracks on your audio CDs into WAV files and saves the tracks 

and their associated cover art to a vNet Import Drive, you can connect the vNet Import Drive to the vNet Director PC via USB and use the 

vNet Import Drive tab in the vNet Director window to view those tracks, then upload tracks to Vibe Audio Server without further 

conversion. 

Steps for: Importing tracks from the vNet Import Drive 

1 Connect the USB vNet Import Drive to the vNet Director PC. 


3 Display the vNet Import Drive tab: 

a From the View menu select vNet Import Drive so that a checkmark appears next to it. 

b Click the vNet Import Drive tab. 

4 In the vNet Import Drive tab, place a checkmark in the Enabled check box. 

5 In the vNet Import Drive tab, click Browse button in the vNet Import Drive tab. 

The Browse for Folder window appears (see Figure 4-1). 

Figure 4-1 Browse for Folder window. 

6 In the Browse for Folder window, select the vNet Import Drive, then select the folder that contains the tracks you want to 

import. 

7 Click the OK button in the Browse for Folder window to close it. 

The tracks in the vNet Import Drive folder appear in the Tracks table of the vNet Import Drive tab in the vNet Director window. 

8 Upload tracks listed in the vNet Import Drive tab to the Vibe Audio Server by dragging the track(s) to the All Tracks folder or a 

playlist in the vNet Director window (described in Upload Tracks to the Vibe Audio Server on page 41). 

40 Import WAV files from the vNet Import Drive


Upload Tracks to the Vibe Audio Server 

vNet Director will upload an audio track to the Vibe Audio Server when you select the track in either the Media Player, iTunes, or vNet 

Import Drive tab, then: 

• Drag the track to the All Tracks folder (described in Steps for: Dragging a track from the Media Player, iTunes, or vNet Import 

Drive tab into the All Tracks folder on page 42) or to a playlist in the Playlists folder (described in Steps for: Dragging a track 

from the Media Player, iTunes, or vNet Import Drive tab into a playlist on page 43). 

• Right-click on the track and select the Copy to Playlist command, then select the All Tracks folder (described in Steps 

for: Using the Copy to Playlist command from the All Tracks folder on page 63) or the playlist name (described in Steps 

for: Using the Copy to Playlist command from the Media Player or iTunes tab on page 64). 

If the track you copied into the All Tracks folder or a playlist in the Playlists folder is: 

• Not yet on the Vibe Audio Server, the track will be listed in the In Progress tab while vNet Director is processing it for upload or 

import to the Vibe Audio Server. The In Progress tab is described in In Progress tab on page 44. 

• Already on the Vibe Audio Server, vNet Director does not need to process the audio track again or list it in the In Progress tab. 

vNet Director shows the list of audio tracks stored on the Vibe Audio Server in the All Tracks folder (see Figure 4-2). The audio tracks in 

the All Tracks folder need to be added to a playlist so you can listen to the tracks when you use the Colorado vNet audio system’s 

touchscreen to select a playlist. Playlists are described in Chapter 6 Playlists on page 57. 

Figure 4-2 The Server tab of the vNet Director window showing the contents of the All Tracks folder on the Vibe Audio Server. 

Upload Tracks to the Vibe Audio Server 41


Drag a track from the Media Player, iTunes, or vNet Import Drive tab to the All Tracks folder 

You can put a copy of a track (or multiple tracks) listed in the Media Player, iTunes, or vNet Import Drive tab into the All Tracks folder 

in the Server pane using drag and drop. After the copy of the track is uploaded to the Vibe Audio Server, it will be available for use in a 

playlist. 



Steps for: Dragging a track from the Media Player, iTunes, or vNet Import Drive tab into the All Tracks 

folder 

NOTE: You can select multiple tracks for dragging by holding down the Ctrl key as you click on the tracks in the Tracks table. 


2 Connect vNet Director to the Vibe Audio Server (see Connect vNet Director to the Vibe Audio Server on page 17). 

3 Click the Media Player tab or the iTunes tab. 

The tracks in the media library on your PC are listed in the Tracks table of the Media Player tab or the iTunes tab. 

4 In the Tracks table in the Media Player tab or the iTunes tab, locate the track you want to drag into the All Tracks folder. 

5 Click and hold the left mouse button on the track, then drag over to the All Tracks folder in the Server pane. 

The pointer changes to black music notes as you drag. 

6 When the pointer changes to blue music notes, release the mouse button (see Figure 4-3). 

– If the track you put into the All Tracks folder is not yet on the Vibe Audio Server, the track will be listed in the In Progress tab 

while vNet Director is processing it for upload to the Vibe Audio Server (described in In Progress tab on page 44). 

– When vNet Director has completed copying the track to the Vibe Audio Server, the track will be listed in the All Tracks folder. 

Figure 4-3 Dragging a track from the iTunes tab to the All Tracks folder. 

42 Drag a track from the Media Player, iTunes, or vNet Import Drive tab to the All Tracks folder


Drag a track from the Media Player, iTunes, or vNet Import Drive tab to a playlist 

You can put a copy of a track (or multiple tracks) listed in the Media Player, iTunes, or vNet Import Drive tab into a playlist in the Server 

pane using drag and drop. 



Steps for: Dragging a track from the Media Player, iTunes, or vNet Import Drive tab into a playlist 




3 Click the Media Player tab or the iTunes tab. 

The tracks in the media library on your PC are listed in the Tracks table of the Media Player tab or the iTunes tab. 

4 In the Tracks table in the Media Player tab or the iTunes tab, locate the track you want to drag into a playlist. 

5 Click and hold the left mouse button on the track, then drag over to the name of the playlist in the Server pane and release the 

mouse button. 



– If the track you put into a playlist is not yet on the Vibe Audio Server, the track will be listed in the In Progress tab while vNet 

Director is processing it for upload to the Vibe Audio Server (described in In Progress tab on page 44). 

– When vNet Director has completed copying the track to the Vibe Audio Server, the track will be listed in the All Tracks folder 

and in the playlist you copied it to. 

Figure 4-4 Dragging a track from the iTunes tab to a playlist. 

Drag a track from the Media Player, iTunes, or vNet Import Drive tab to a playlist 43



The In Progress tab displays the list of audio tracks in the queue for uploading to the Vibe Audio Server from the PC (see Figure 4-5). 

Figure 4-5 In Progress tab showing audio tracks in the process of being uploaded to the Vibe Audio Server. 

Tracks table for the In Progress tab 

The In Progress tab displays a table listing the tracks being processed for uploading to the Vibe Audio Server. This tracks table has the 

columns described in Table 4-1. 

NOTE: You can click a column heading to sort the Tracks table by that column. 

Table 4-1 Columns in the Track table displayed in the In Progress tab. 

Column heading 

Description 

# The rank for the track in the upload queue. For example, the track with the number 1 will transfer first, the 

track with the number 2 will transfer second, the track with the number 3 will transfer third, and so forth. 

Track Name 

Artist 

Album 

The name of the track. For example the name of a song or an audiobook. 

The name of the artist for the track. 

The name of the album that was the source for the track. 

Time The length of the track in minutes and seconds. For example, 3:23 means the track is three minutes and 23 

seconds long. 

Audio Server 

The name of the Vibe Audio Server to which the audio tracks are being uploaded. 

Playlist 

Status 

The name of the playlist to which the audio tracks are being copied. 

The status of the upload process. 

44 In Progress tab


Status bar information for the In Progress tab 

The status bar in the In Progress tab displays information about the tracks being processed for uploading to the Vibe Audio Server. The 

items in the status bar are described in Table 4-2. 

Table 4-2 

Item 

Status bar information for the In Progress tab. 

Description 

nn Track(s) 

Total Time: hh:mm:ss 

Server 

• Shows the total number of tracks in the Tracks table. 

• When no tracks are selected, shows the total number of hours, minutes, and seconds 

of playing time for the tracks in the Tracks table. 

• When one or more tracks are selected (Yellow highlight), shows the total number of 

hours, minutes, and seconds of playing time for the selected tracks. 

The name of the Vibe Audio Server connected to vNet Director. 

Delete tracks from the In Progress Tab 

You can delete tracks from the In Progress Tab so that they will not be uploaded to the Vibe Audio Server (described below). 

Steps for: Deleting tracks from the In Progress tab 

NOTE: You can select multiple tracks for deleting by holding down the Ctrl key as you click on the tracks in the Tracks table. 

1 Click the In Progress tab. 

2 Use one of the following methods to delete a track from the In Progress tab: 

Method 1: In the Tracks table, select the track you want to delete, then click the Delete button in the In 

Progress tab. 

Method 2: In the Tracks table, select the track you want to delete, then press the Del key. 

Method 3: 

In the Tracks table, right-click on the track you want to delete and select the Delete command from the pop-up 

menu (see Figure 4-6). 

Figure 4-6 Right-click menu for a track in the In Progress tab. 

Status bar information for the In Progress tab 45


Pause the Upload Process 

You can pause the uploading of audio tracks to the Vibe Audio Server. When you pause the upload process: 

• The “paused” symbol appears on the label of the In Progress tab (see Figure 4-7). 

• The Pause button in the In Progress tab changes to the Resume button (see Figure 4-7). 

• vNet Director leaves the unprocessed tracks in the Tracks table of the In Progress tab, even if you close vNet Director. 

Figure 4-7 In Progress tab’s label showing the upload process is in a “paused” state. 

Steps for: Pausing the upload process 

1 Click the In Progress tab. 

2 Click the Pause button. 

The Pause button changes to the Resume button (see Figure 4-7). 

3 If you close vNet Director, the list of audio tracks remaining to be processed and uploaded to the Vibe Audio Server will not be 

deleted from the Tracks table in the In Progress tab the next time you start vNet Director. 

46 Pause the Upload Process


Delete tracks from the Vibe Audio Server 

You can delete tracks from the All Tracks folder on the Vibe Audio Server (described in Steps for: Deleting tracks from the Vibe Audio 

Server on page 48). When an audio track is deleted, the audio file is removed from the Vibe Audio Server and the audio track name is 

removed from vNet Director playlists. 

Figure 4-8 Delete command in the right-click menu for deleting multiple tracks selected in the All Tracks folder in the Server tab. 

Delete tracks from the Vibe Audio Server 47


Steps for: Deleting tracks from the Vibe Audio Server 


1 In the Server pane, select the All Tracks folder. 

2 In the Tabs pane, select the Server tab. 

– All Tracks appears on the label for the Server tab. 

– A table listing the tracks in the All Tracks folder appears in the Server tab. 

3 Use one of the following methods to issue the Delete command: 

Method 1: Delete command in the Track right-click menu 

– In the Tracks table in the Server tab, right-click on the track you want to remove from the Vibe Audio Server and select the 

Delete command from the Track right-click menu (see Figure 4-9). 

Figure 4-9 Right-click menu for a track in the Server tab. 

Method 2: Delete command in the Edit menu. 

– In the Tracks table in the Server tab, select the tracks you want to remove from the Vibe Audio Server. 

– From the Edit menu, select the Delete command (see Figure 4-10). 


Method 3: Del key on the keyboard. 

– In the Tracks table in the Server tab, select the tracks you want to remove from the Vibe Audio Server. 

– Press the Del key. 

4 A confirmation dialog box appears (see Figure 4-11). 

5 Click the Yes button in the dialog box. 

– The audio file is removed from the Vibe Audio Server. 

– The audio track name is removed from vNet Director playlists. 

Figure 4-11 Confirmation dialog box for deleting a track(s) from the All Tracks folder on the Vibe Audio Server. 

48 Deleting tracks from the Vibe Audio Server

Track Information Chapter 5 

Overview 

When you download an audio track to your PC or upload an audio track to the Vibe Audio Server, information about the track travels 

with it, such as the name of the track, the recording artist, and the length of the track. 

When vNet Director is connected to the Vibe Audio Server, you can use the Track Properties window to edit the following information 

for a track: 

• Name 

• Artist 

• Album 

• Track Number 

• Genre 

• artwork 

For more information see: 

• Steps for: Opening the Track Properties window for an audio track on page 50 

• Track Information on page 51 

• Album Artwork on page 52 

Track Properties Window 

The Track Properties window has the fields described in Table 5-1. The definitions in these fields are applied to a track’s information 

stored on the Vibe Audio Server and will display in the tabs of the vNet Director window. 

Table 5-1 

Track Properties window fields 

Track Information 

Artwork 

Apply 

Close 

Name 

Artist 

Album 

Track # 

Genre 

JPEG image 

Add 

Delete 

Described in Track Information on page 51. 

Defines the name of the audio track. 

Defines the name of the artist who recorded the audio track. 

Defines the name of the album that was the source. 

Defines the number for the audio track. 

Defines a genre for the audio track. 

Described in Album Artwork on page 52. 

Displays the JPEG image currently assigned to the audio track. 

Click the Add button to open the Open window, where you can navigate to the JPEG image file 

you want to display for the track (described in Steps for: Changing the artwork image 

associated with an audio track by browsing for the image file on page 53). 

Click the Delete button to replace the artwork with the default JPEG image (described in Steps 

for: Using the default JPEG image as the artwork for an audio track on page 56). 

Click the Apply button to save the changes you made in the Track Properties window. 

Click the Close button to close the Track Properties window. If changes have not been applied, 

a confirmation dialog box appears. 

Overview 49

Chapter 5 Track Information 

Steps for: Opening the Track Properties window for an audio track 



3 Click the Server tab. 

The tracks on the Vibe Audio Server are listed in the tracks table of the Server tab. 

4 In the tracks table in the Server tab, locate the track for which you want open the Track Properties window. 

5 Right-click on the name of the track to display the Track right-click menu, then select the Properties command (see Figure 5-1). 

The Track Properties window appears (see Figure 5-2 on page 50). 

Figure 5-1 The Track right-click menu, Properties command. 

Figure 5-2 The Track Properties window. 

50 Opening the Track Properties window for an audio track


Track Information 

The information associated with an audio track displays in the Track Information pane of the vNet Director window (see Figure 5-3). 

Figure 5-3 Track information in the Track Properties window. 

Steps for: Defining track information for an audio track 

1 Open the Track Properties window for the track you want to work with (described in Steps for: Opening the Track Properties 

window for an audio track on page 50). 

2 In the Name field of the Track Properties window, type the name you want to use for the audio track. 

3 In the Artist field of the Track Properties window, click the list button and select from the list, or type, the name of the artist 

you want to use for the audio track. 

4 In the Album field of the Track Properties window, click the list button and select from the list, or type, the name of the album 

you want to use for the audio track. 

5 In the Track # field of the Track Properties window, click the list button and select from the list, or type, the number you want 

to use for the audio track. 

6 In the Genre field of the Track Properties window, click the list button and select from the list, or type, the genre you want to 

use for the audio track. 

7 Click the Apply button to save your changes and close the Track Properties window. 

Track Information 51


Album Artwork 

The JPEG image associated with an audio track displays in the Artwork pane of the vNet Director window (see Figure 5-4). 

• You can change the JPEG image that displays for the track in the track’s Track Properties window (described in Steps 

for: Changing the artwork image associated with an audio track by browsing for the image file on page 53). 

• You can change the JPEG image that displays for the track by dragging the image file from the Windows Explorer to the Artwork 

pane (see Steps for: Changing the artwork image for an audio track by dragging the image file on page 54). 

• You can replace the JPEG image for an audio track with the default audio track artwork image (described in Steps for: Using the 

default JPEG image as the artwork for an audio track on page 56). 

Figure 5-4 Artwork pane in the vNet Director window showing the JPEG image associated with a track. 

52 Album Artwork


Steps for: Changing the artwork image associated with an audio track by browsing for the image file 



2 Click the Add button in the Artwork pane of the Track Properties window. 

The Open window appears (see Figure 5-5). 

Figure 5-5 Open window showing a JPEG image selected to associate with a track. 

3 In the Open window, use the Look in field to navigate to the location of the JPEG image you want to associate with the audio 

track. 

4 Select the name of the .jpg image file so that it displays in the File name field of the Open window. 

5 Click the Open button in the Open window. 

– The Open window closes. 

– The selected .jpg image file displays in the Artwork pane of the Track Properties window (see Figure 5-6). 


When the track is selected in the Tracks table of the vNet Director window, the JPEG image displays in the Artwork pane of the 

vNet Director window. 

Figure 5-6 New image in the Artwork pane of the Track Properties window for the JPEG image associated with a track. 

Changing the artwork image associated with an audio track by browsing for the image file 53


Steps for: Changing the artwork image for an audio track by dragging the image file 

1 Click the All Tracks folder in the Server pane. 

The tracks on the Vibe Audio Server are listed in the tracks table of the Server tab. 

2 In the tracks table in the Server tab, select the track for which you want change the artwork image by dragging an image file 

from the Windows Explorer to the Artwork pane (see Figure 5-7). 

3 Open the Windows Explorer and navigate to the folder that contains the JPEG image file you want to use (see Figure 5-8). 

4 Click and hold the left mouse button on the JPEG image file in the Windows Explorer, then drag the JPEG image over to the 

Artwork pane in the vNet Director window and release the mouse button. 

The JPEG image displays in the Artwork pane in the vNet Director window (see Figure 5-9 on page 55). 

Figure 5-7 A track selected in the Server tab of the vNet Director window. 

Figure 5-8 A JPEG image selected in the Windows Explorer. 

54 Changing the artwork image for an audio track by dragging the image file


Figure 5-9 Artwork pane in the vNet Director window showing the default JPEG image associated with a track. 

Changing the artwork image for an audio track by dragging the image file 55


Steps for: Using the default JPEG image as the artwork for an audio track 



2 Click the Delete button in the Artwork pane of the Track Properties window. 

The default .jpg image file displays in the Artwork pane of the Track Properties window (see Figure 5-7). 


Figure 5-10 Artwork pane in the vNet Director window showing the default JPEG image associated with a track. 

Notes about using the Track Properties window 

If you make changes to the fields or to the JPEG image in the Track Properties window, then click 

the Close button before 

you click 

the Apply button, vNet Director presents a message indicating that the changes have not been saved (see 

Figure 5-11). 

• To close the Track Properties window without saving your changes, click the No button in the dialog box. 

• To save the changes made in Track Properties window, then close it, click the Yes button in the dialog box. 

Figure 5-11 The data has not been saved dialog box. 

56 Using the default JPEG image as the artwork for an audio track

Playlists Chapter 6 

Overview 

Playlists are simply lists of your favorite audio tracks stored on the Vibe Audio Server. vNet Director lets you create playlists with custom 

names so that when you select a playlist name on the Touchscreen for your Colorado vNet audio system, the tracks will play. Examples of 

playlist names might be: Mood Music, Dvorak Symphonies, 70’s Tunes, Best of the Beatles, and so forth. Each of these playlists would 

contain the pointers to the audio tracks you want to play. 

In the vNet Director window (see Figure 6-1): 

• The names of the playlists you have created display in the Playlists folder in the Server pane. 

• The tracks in a playlist display in the Server tab when you click the name of a playlist in the Server pane. 

For more information, see: 

• Create a New Playlist on page 58 

• View the Contents of a Playlist on page 60 

• Add Tracks to a Playlist on page 62 

• Rename a Playlist on page 66 

• Copy Tracks on the Vibe Server to An External Disk on page 67 

• Delete a Playlist on page 68 

• Remove Tracks from a Playlist on page 69 

• Rearrange Tracks in a Playlist on page 71 

• View the Properties for a Playlist on page 73 

Figure 6-1 Contents of a playlist displayed in the Server tab. 

Overview 57

Chapter 6 Playlists 

Create a New Playlist 

You will use vNet Director to organize audio tracks into playlists so that when you select a playlist name on the Touchscreen for your 

Colorado vNet audio system, the tracks will play. vNet Director displays the names of existing playlists in the Playlists folder in the 

Server pane (see Figure 6-2). 

Server name 

Playlists Folder 

Playlists 

Figure 6-2 Playlists folder in the Server pane. 

Steps for: Creating a New Playlist 

1 Use one of the following methods to create a new playlist in the Playlists folder of the Server pane: 

Method 1: Right-click on the Playlists folder of the Server pane and select the Create Playlist command from the 

right-click menu. 

A new playlist named New Playlist n appears in the Playlists folder of the Server pane (see Figure 6-3). 

Method 2: From the File menu, select the Create Playlist command. 

A new playlist named New Playlist n appears in the Playlists folder of the Server pane (see Figure 6-3). 

2 Select the default playlist name New Playlist n, then type the name you want for the playlist. 

NOTE: Be sure the name you enter has not been used for another playlist (see Naming a playlist, below). 

3 Now you can add tracks to the new playlist (described in Add Tracks to a Playlist on page 62). 

Figure 6-3 Playlists folder in the Server pane showing a new playlist name ready to edit. 

58 Create a New Playlist


Naming a playlist 

Length of the name for a playlist 

You can use multiple words to name a playlist. Because the playlist name will display on the Touchscreen for your Colorado vNet audio 

system, you may want to be sure that the first dozen or so characters are very descriptive. 

Unique name for a playlist 

The name of a playlist must be unique on the Vibe Audio Server. So if you choose the command for create a new playlist, then type in an 

already-used playlist name and press the Enter key, an error message appears (see Figure 6-4). 

Then when you click 

the OK button in the message dialog box, the default playlist name, New Playlist n, for the new playlist 

is listed in the Playlists folder of the Server pane. You can rename the playlist (described in Rename a Playlist below) 

Figure 6-4 Error message: The Audio Server was not able to modify the name. 

Naming a playlist 59


View the Contents of a Playlist 

You can view the audio tracks in a playlist in the Server tab (see Figure 6-5). 

Steps for: Viewing the contents of a playlist 

1 In the Server pane, select the playlist. 


– The name of the playlist appears on the label for the Server tab. 

– A table listing the tracks in the playlist appears in the Server tab (described in Tracks table for a playlist on page 61). 

– The status bar shows information about the playlist (described in Status bar information for a playlist on page 61). 

3 Use the scrollbar to view different parts of the table. 

4 Click a column heading to sort the table by that column. 

• The details for the columns of information in the table listing of the tracks in the playlist are described in Tracks table for a playlist 

on page 61. 

• The details shown in the status bar for the playlist are described in Status bar information for a playlist on page 61. 

Playlist name on the Server tab 

Column headings for the Tracks table 

Playlist selected 

Tracks table listing tracks in a playlist 

Status bar 

Figure 6-5 The vNet Director window with a playlist selected in the Server pane. The Server tab shows the name of the playlist on the 

tab’s label and the list of tracks in the playlist. 

60 View the Contents of a Playlist


Tracks table for a playlist 

When a playlist is selected in the Server pane, the Server tab displays a table listing the tracks contained in the playlist. This tracks table 

has the columns described in Table 6-1. 

NOTE: You can click a column heading to sort the Tracks table by that column. 

Table 6-1 

Column heading 

Columns in the Track table displayed in the Server tab for a playlist. 

Description 

# The rank for the track in the playlist. For example, the track with the number 1 will play first, the track with 

the number 2 will play second, the track with the number 3 will play third, and so forth. 

Track Name 

Status bar information for a playlist 

The name of the track. For example the name of a song or an audiobook. 

Time The length of the track in minutes and seconds. For example, 3:23 means the track is three minutes and 23 

seconds long. 

Artist 

The name of the artist for the track. 

Album 

The name of the album that was the source for the track. 

Genre 

The genre to which the track belongs. 

When a playlist is displayed in the Server tab, the status bar displays information about the playlist’s number of tracks, the playing time 

for the tracks, and the name of the Vibe Audio Server connected to vNet Director. The items in the status bar are described in Table 6-2. 

Table 6-2 

Status bar information for a playlist. 

Item 

nn Track(s) 

Total Time: hh:mm:ss 

Server 

Description 

• When a playlist is selected, but no tracks are selected, shows the total number of 

tracks in the playlist. 

• When one or more tracks in the playlist are selected (Yellow highlight), shows the 

number of songs currently selected. 

• When a playlist is selected, but no tracks are selected (Yellow highlight), shows the 

total number of hours, minutes, and seconds of playing time for the playlist. 

• When one or more tracks in the playlist are selected, shows the total number of 

hours, minutes, and seconds of playing time for the selected tracks. 

The name of the Vibe Audio Server connected to vNet Director. 

Tracks table for a playlist 61


Add Tracks to a Playlist 

You can add tracks to a playlist from the All Tracks folder or from the Media Player or iTunes music library. 

See: 

• Copying tracks from the All Tracks folder to a playlist, described below. 

• Copying tracks from the Media Player or iTunes music library to a playlist on page 64. 

• Copying tracks from the one playlist to another playlist on page 65 

NOTE: The same audio track can be included in multiple playlists or inside a single playlist multiple times. 

Copying tracks from the All Tracks folder to a playlist 

Audio tracks listed in the All Tracks folder are already stored on the Vibe Audio Server, so vNet Director links the audio track to the 

destination playlist. 

There are two ways to copy tracks from the All Tracks folder to a playlist: 

• Drag to the playlist name in the Playlists folder — see Steps for: Dragging tracks from the All Tracks folder into a playlist 

• Use the Copy to Playlist command — see Steps for: Using the Copy to Playlist command from the All Tracks folder on page 63 

Steps for: Dragging tracks from the All Tracks folder into a playlist 



2 Select the Server tab in the Tabs pane. 

All Tracks displays in the label for the Server tab. 

3 In the Tracks table in the Server tab, locate the track you want to drag into a playlist. 

4 Click and hold the left mouse button on the track, then drag the track over to the name of the playlist in the Server pane. 

The pointer changes to 

black music notes as you drag. 


6 To view the playlist in the Server tab, in the Server pane, select the playlist in the Playlists folder in the Server pane. 

Figure 6-6 Blue music notes pointer over the destination playlist in the Server pane. 

62 Add Tracks to a Playlist


Steps for: Using the Copy to Playlist command from the All Tracks folder 

NOTE: You can select multiple tracks for copying by holding down the Ctrl key as you click on the tracks in the Tracks table. 



All Tracks displays in the label for the Server tab. 

3 In the Tracks table in the Server tab, right-click on the track you want to copy to a playlist. 

The Track right-click menu appears (see Figure 6-7). 

4 In the Track right-click menu, move the pointer over the Copy to Playlist command, then move the pointer over the name of 

the target playlist and release the mouse button. 


Figure 6-7 Right-click menu for a track in the All Tracks folder in the Server tab. 

List of playlists 

Using the Copy to Playlist command from the All Tracks folder 63


Copying tracks from the Media Player or iTunes music library to a playlist 

Audio tracks listed in the Media Player or iTunes tab are not necessarily already uploaded to the Vibe Audio Server. So when you drag 

or copy and audio track from the Tracks table in the Media Player or iTunes tab into a playlist, vNet Director may need to put the audio 

file into the In Progress tab and process it before the track is uploaded to the Vibe Audio Server. The upload process is described in 

Chapter 4 Upload Audio Tracks on page 39. 

There are two ways to copy tracks from the Media Player library or the iTunes library to a playlist: 

• Drag to the playlist name in the Playlists folder — see Steps for: Dragging tracks from the Media Player or iTunes tab into a 

playlist 

• Use the Copy to Playlist command — see Steps for: Using the Copy to Playlist command from the Media Player or iTunes tab 

Steps for: Dragging tracks from the Media Player or iTunes tab into a playlist 


1 Select the Media Player tab or the iTunes tab in the Tabs pane. 

2 In the Tracks table, locate the track you want to drag into a playlist. 


The pointer changes to 

black music notes as you drag. 

4 When the pointer changes to blue music notes, release the mouse button 


Steps for: Using the Copy to Playlist command from the Media Player or iTunes tab 


1 Select the Media Player tab or the iTunes tab in the Tabs pane. 

2 In the Tracks table, right-click on the track you want to copy to a playlist. 





Figure 6-8 Right-click menu for a track in the iTunes tab. 


64 Copying tracks from the Media Player or iTunes music library to a playlist


Copying tracks from the one playlist to another playlist 

There are two ways to copy tracks from one playlist to another playlist: 

Drag to the playlist name in the Playlists folder — see Steps for: Dragging tracks from one playlist to another playlist 

Use the Copy to Playlist command — see Steps for: Using the Copy to Playlist command from a playlist 

Steps for: Dragging tracks from one playlist to another playlist 


1 In the Server pane, select the source playlist. 


The name of the selected playlist displays in the label for the Server tab. 

3 In the Tracks table, locate the track you want to copy to another playlist. 



5 When the pointer changes to blue music notes, release the mouse button. 

Steps for: Using the Copy to Playlist command from a playlist 


1 In the Server pane, select the source playlist. 


The name of the selected playlist displays in the label for the Server tab. 

3 In the Tracks table in the Server tab, right-click on the track you want to copy to another playlist. 





Figure 6-9 Right-click menu for a track in a playlist in the Server tab. 


Copying tracks from the one playlist to another playlist 65


Rename a Playlist 

You can change the name of a playlist listed in the Playlists folder in the Server pane. 

Steps for: Renaming a playlist 

1 In the Server pane, select the playlist you want to rename. 

2 Use one of the following methods to invoke the Rename Playlist command: 

Method 1: From the File menu, select the Rename Playlist command. 

The name of the playlist appears selected in the Playlists folder in the Server pane (see Figure 6-10). 

Method 2: Right-click on the playlist name in the Server pane, then select the Rename Playlist command. 

The name of the playlist appears selected in the Playlists folder in the Server pane (see Figure 6-10). 

3 Type the new name for the playlist. 

4 Press the Enter key. 

Figure 6-10 Playlists folder in the Server pane showing a new playlist name ready to edit. 

66 Rename a Playlist


Copy Tracks on the Vibe Server to An External Disk 

You can select tracks that are on the Vibe Server and copy them to a hard drive that is connected to the PC that is running vNet Director. 

Figure 6-11 Right-click menu for a track selected in a playlist in the Server tab. 

Steps for: Backing up tracks to an external disk 


1 In the Server pane, select: 

– The Server, 

– The All Tracks folder, or 

– A playlist. 


3 In the Tracks table of the Server tab, select the track(s) you want to copy to another disk. 

4 Right-click on the selected track(s) and select the Back Up To Disk command from Track right-click menu (see Figure 6-12). 

Figure 6-12 Right-click menu for a playlist track in the Server tab. 

Copy Tracks on the Vibe Server to An External Disk 67


Delete a Playlist 

You can delete a playlist listed in the Playlists folder in the Server pane. 

Steps for: Deleting a playlist 

1 In the Server pane, select the playlist you want to delete (see Figure 6-13). 

Figure 6-13 A playlist selected in the Playlists folder of the Server pane. 

2 Use one of the following methods to invoke the Delete Playlist command: 

Method 1: From the File menu, select the Delete Playlist command. 

Method 2: In the Server pane, right-click on the playlist name, then select the Delete Playlist command (see Figure 6-14). 

A confirmation dialog box appears (see Figure 6-15). 



The playlist is deleted from the Playlists folder in the Server pane. 

Figure 6-15 Message: Are you sure you want to delete the playlist? 

68 Delete a Playlist


Remove Tracks from a Playlist 

You can remove tracks from a playlist with the Delete command (described in Steps for: Removing tracks from a playlist on page 70.) 

Figure 6-16 Right-click menu for multiple tracks selected in a playlist in the Server tab. 

Remove Tracks from a Playlist 69


Steps for: Removing tracks from a playlist 





– A table listing the tracks in the playlist appears in the Server tab. 

3 Use one of the following methods to issue the Delete command: 

Method 1: Delete command in the Track right-click menu 

– In the Tracks table in the Server tab, right-click on the track you want to remove from the playlist and select the Delete 

command from the Track right-click menu (see Figure 6-17). 


Method 2: Delete command in the Edit menu. 

– In the Tracks table in the Server tab, select the tracks you want to remove from the playlist. 

– From the Edit menu, select the Delete command (see Figure 6-18). 


4 A confirmation dialog box appears (see Figure 6-19). 


The track is removed from the playlist. 

Figure 6-19 Message: Are you sure you want to remove the selected track(s) from the playlist? 

70 Removing tracks from a playlist


Rearrange Tracks in a Playlist 

A playlist’s audio tracks will play in the order they appear in the playlist. You can rearrange the order of the tracks in a playlist using one 

of the following methods. 

Method 1: Drag a track to a new position (described in Steps for: Drag a track to a new position in a playlist). 

Method 2: Use the Move Track command (described in Steps for: Move a track to a specific position in a playlist). 

Steps for: Drag a track to a new position in a playlist 





3 In the Tracks table in the Server tab, click and hold the left mouse button on the track you want to move to a different position 

in the playlist, then drag the track up or down in the Tracks table (see Figure 6-20). 

NOTE: The pointer changes to 

music notes as you drag. 

. 

Figure 6-20 Music note pointer over a track being dragged to a new position in the playlist. 

Rearrange Tracks in a Playlist 71


Steps for: Move a track to a specific position in a playlist 





3 In the Tracks table in the Server tab, right-click on the track you want to move to a new position in the playlist and select the 

Move Track command from the Track right-click menu (see Figure 6-21). 

The Move Track window appears showing the selected track’s current position in the playlist (see Figure 6-22 on page 72). 


Figure 6-22 Move Track window. 

4 In the Move to position field in the Move Track window, type the new position for the track in the playlist. 

5 Click the OK button in the Move Track window. 

The track is moved to the new position in the playlist. 

72 Move a track to a specific position in a playlist


View the Properties for a Playlist 

The Playlist Properties window shows the properties of the playlist. The information in the Playlist Properties window include: 

• Playlist Name: The name of the playlist. 

• Track Count: The number of tracks in the playlist. 

• Total Time: The number of hours, minutes, and seconds it takes to play the playlist (in the format hh:mm:ss where hh means 

hours, mm means minutes, and ss means seconds). 

Steps for: Opening the Playlist Properties window 

1 In the Server pane, right-click on the name of the playlist and select Properties from the right-click menu (see Figure 6-23). 

The Playlist Properties window appears (see Figure 6-24). 

2 Click the OK button to close the Playlist Properties window. 


Figure 6-24 Playlist Properties window. 

View the Properties for a Playlist 73


74 Opening the Playlist Properties window

Index 

A 

add tracks to a playlist 62 

All Tracks folder 26 

number of tracks in 34 

All Tracks folder right-click menu 22 

Artwork pane 27 

artwork, album 52 

changing 53, 54, 56 

audio file types for upload to the Vibe Audio Server 39 

Audio Server 

audio file types for 39 

connect vNet Director to 17 

deleting tracks from 47 

disk space 35 

name 

in status bar 34 

in the Server pane 26 

number of tracks on 34 

pause upload process 46 

removing tracks from 47 

server name right-click menu 22 

stop upload process 46 

upload tracks to 39 

version information 35 

audio track 

artwork 52 


information 49, 51 

properties 50 

audio tracks 

artwork 52 


copying 

to a playlist 62, 64 

to another playlist 65 

deleting from 

a playlist 69 

the In Progress tab 45 

the Vibe Audio Server 47 

dragging to a playlist 62, 64, 65 

from a vNet Import Drive 33, 39, 40 

in playlist 61 


number in upload queue 34 


position in a playlist 71 

putting 

in the media library on the PC 39 

on an external disk 67 

on the PC 39 

rearranging in a playlist 71 

removing from 

a playlist 69 




total number of 

in media library 34 

on Vibe Audio Server 34 

upload to Vibe Audio server 39 

Auto-Updater window 36, 37 

Auto-Updater Wizard 36 

B 

back up tracks to external disk 67 

Browse for Folder window 40 

C 

CAUTION 

Do not interact with iTunes or the iTunes tab while 

uploading iTunes tracks 32, 42, 43 

Colorado vNet audio system architecture 13 

Colorado vNet contact information 2 

Colorado vNet Home Page, www.coloradovnet.com 2 

Connect to Audio Server window 17 

connect vNet Director to the Audio Server 17 

contact information, Colorado vNet 2 

contents of a playlist 

Tracks table 61 

viewing 60 

copy 

tracks from Vibe Server to another disk 67 

tracks to a playlist 62, 64, 65 

D 

delete 

playlist 68 

tracks from a playlist 69 

tracks from the Audio Server 47 

tracks from upload process 45 

dialog box 

Another version of vNet Director is already running 18 

The Audio Server does not seem to be responding 18 

Director, starting 15 

disk space 35 

downloading updated version of vNet Director 21, 36 

drag and drop 

pointer for 42, 43, 62, 64, 65 

tracks 

to a playlist 43 

to All Tracks folder 42 

drag tracks into a playlist 62, 64, 65 

E 

Edit menu 20 

email, Colorado vNet 2 

external disk, copying tracks to 67 

F 

Fax, Colorado vNet 2 

File menu 20 

file types for upload to the Vibe Audio Server 39 

Index 75

Index vNet Director V. 4.1 

H 

Help menu 21 

How do you 

add tracks to a playlist 62 

back up tracks to another disk 67 

import audio tracks from a vNet Import Drive 39, 40 

put audio tracks 


on the PC 39 

select audio tracks to listen to in the Colorado vNet audio 

system? 13 

upload audio tracks to the Vibe Audio Server? 13 

I 


deleting tracks 45 

right-click menu 25 

status bar 34, 45 


iTunes application 

close before starting vNet Director 16 

launched by vNet Director 39 

iTunes tab 32 

status bar 34 


viewing 32 

M 

media library, putting audio tracks into 39 

Media Player application, close before starting vNet Director 16 


status bar 34 


viewing 31 

menus 

Edit 20 

File 20 

Help 21 

menu bar 20 

right-click 22 

View 21 

move a track to new position in playlist 71 

N 

naming a playlist 59 

P 

panes in vNet Director window 

Artwork 27 

Server 26 

Tabs 28 

pause upload to Audio Server 46 

phone, Colorado vNet 2 

playing time for a playlist 61 

playlist name 

default name 59 

length 59 


playlists 57 

add tracks to 62 

changing name of 66 

copy tracks to 62, 64, 65 

create a new one 58 

default name 59 

delete a playlist 68 

deleting tracks from 69 

drag tracks into 62, 64, 65 

name length 59 

naming 59 

new 58 

number of tracks in 61 

overview 57 

playing time 61, 73 

Playlists folder 58 

properties 73 

rearranging tracks in 71 

removing tracks from 69 

renaming 66 

track count 73 


view contents of 60 


contains playlists 58 


popup menus 22 

properties 

playlist 73 

server 35, 73 

Properties command for a track 50 

R 

rearranging tracks in a playlist 71 

removing tracks from 

a playlist 69 

Audio Server 47 

renaming a playlist 66 

right-click menus 22 



playlist name 23 


Server name 22 

Track 24 

S 

server 

disk space 35 

properties 35, 73 


Server pane 26 



Server Properties window 35, 73 

disk space 35 


Server tab 29 

status bar 34 


sort the Tracks table 28 

starting vNet Director 15 

status bar 34 


stop upload to Audio Server 46 

76 Index


Index 

T 

tabs in vNet Director window 

In Progress 30 

iTunes 32 

Media Player 31 

Server 29 

sort the Tracks table 28 

vNet Import Drive 33 

Tabs pane in vNet Director window 28 

The data has not been saved dialog box 56 

track information 49, 51 

Track Properties window 49 

opening 50 

Track right-click menu 24 

tracks 

artwork 52 


backing up to an external disk 67 

copying 

from Vibe Server to another disk 67 

to a playlist 62, 64 

to another playlist 65 

deleting from 

a playlist 69 

the In Progress tab 45 


dragging to a playlist 62, 64, 65 

from a vNet Import Drive 33, 39, 40 

in playlist 61 


number in a playlist 73 

number in upload queue 34 


playing time in a playlist 73 

position in a playlist 71 

properties 50 

putting 


on an external disk 67 

on the PC 39 

rearranging in a playlist 71 

removing from 

a playlist 69 




total number of 

in media library 34 

on Vibe Audio Server 34 

upload to Vibe Audio Server 39 

Tracks table 


iTunes tab 32 


Server tab 61 


U 

update vNet Director 21, 36 

upload 

audio tracks to Vibe Audio Server 39 

V 

deleting tracks from the In Progress tab 45 

pause process 46 

stop process 46 

tracks to the Vibe Audio Server 41 


Vibe Audio Server 

audio file types for 39 

connect vNet Director to 17 

upload tracks to 41 

view contents of a playlist 60, 61 

View menu 21 

vNet Director 

connect to the Audio Server 17 

overview 13 

starting 15, 16 

update version of 21, 36 

updating 36 

window elements 19 

vNet Director dialog box 

Another version of vNet Director is already running 18 

The Audio Server does not seem to be responding 18 

The data has not been saved 56 

vNet Director icon on the Desktop 16 

vNet Director window 

Artwork pane 27 

elements 19 


iTunes tab 32 


menu bar menus 20 

opening 16 

right-click menus 22 

Server pane 26 



Server tab 29 

status bar 34 

Tabs pane 28 


vNet Import Drive 33, 40 



viewing 33 

W 

WAV files from vNet Import Drive 33, 40 

windows 

Auto-Updater 36, 37 

Browse for Folder 40 

Connect to Audio Server 17 

Server Properties 35, 73 

Track Properties 49 

opening 50 

vNet Director 19 

opening 16 

Index 77

Index vNet Director V. 4.1 

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