DS audio Help
DS audio allows you to access Audio Station with an Android® phone and listen to your favorite music on the go, or play music through USB/UPnP renderers.
Login and Logout
When you launch DS audio for the first time, you can enter the login information on the login screen to log in to Audio Station.
To log in to Audio Station with DS audio:
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Enter DiskStation's IP address (or DDNS hostname) and your user credentials in the fields. If you want to choose a login information from the list of your login history or available DiskStations in LAN (with Audio Station enabled), tap the arrow button next to the IP field, and then make your selection.
Note: If you are unable to log in with your user credentials, log in to DSM as admin (or a user belonging to the administrators group) and enable your access privilege to Audio Station (at Main Menu > Control Panel > Application Privileges).
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Tap Login.
Select a Player for Music Playback
After you log in to DS audio, if there are USB/UPnP devices found by Audio Station, you can select a player for music playback. The player could be your Android device, a media renderer within LAN found by Audio Station, USB speakers connected to your DiskStation, or an external speaker or home stereo equipment connected to the audio dock of Synology Remote (sold separately).
Note: Only DSM users with the USB/UPnP Renderer privilege (at Settings > Privileges in Audio Station) can access USB/UPnP devices for music playback.
To log out of DS audio:
After logging in, press the menu button, and then tap Logout and Yes to log out.
Note: If you quit DS audio without logging out, it will save your login information and log in automatically when you launch DS audio next time.
Browse Music
On the home page, you will see the following icons representing different ways of categorizing or finding your music:
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Album: Browse music by the album information of the song.
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Artist: Browse music by the artist information of the song.
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Genre: Browse music by the genre information of the song.
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Folder: Browse music by directory.
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Playlist: Browse music by the playlists.
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Radio: Listen to Internet radio stations provided by SHOUTCast(TM) or RadioIO, or added by Audio Station users (Under User defined and My favorite).
When you are browsing your list of albums, artists, genres, or playlists, you can press the menu button and do any of the following:
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Tap Refresh to refresh the list if you just uploaded new songs to Audio Station, and want to see them on the list immediately.
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Tap Queue to go to the playing queue (available when there are songs in the queue).
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Tap Player to go to the music player (available when DS audio is playing music now).
To quickly find your music:
When you browse your music by album or artist, you can do any of the following to quickly find your music:
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Tap - or + at the top-right corner to collapse or expand the list of all songs.
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Tap an alphabet to find the album or artist name starting with that letter.
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Tap "#" at the top of the list to find the album or artist name starting with a number.
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Tap "." at the bottom of the list to find the album or artist name starting with any character other than number or alphabet.
After finding the album, artist, genre, folder, or playlist you want, tap it to see the list of songs within it.
If you want to return to the home page, tap the home button (with a house icon) at the top-left corner.
Add Songs to the Playing Queue
After seeing the list of songs, you can add the songs to the playing queue for playback.
To add a song to the playing queue:
Tap a song to add it to the playing queue. If the playing queue is empty, it will play the song you just added immediately. Tap to add more songs to the queue.
To add a song to the playing queue with the shortcut menu:
Tap and hold a song until a shortcut menu appears on the screen and then do any of the following:
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Play: Play this song immediately by replacing all songs in your playing queue.
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Add to queue: Add this song to the playing queue without replacing the current songs in the queue.
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Add and play it: Append this song to the end of the playing queue and play it immediately.
To add the current list of songs to the playing queue:
Press the menu button and tap any of the following:
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Add all: Add all songs on the current list to the playing queue.
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Play all: Play all songs on the current list immediately by replacing all songs in your playing queue.
Now, depending on how you add your songs to the playing queue, you can tap the queue button (if DS audio is not playing music) or the player button (if DS audio is playing music now) at the top-right corner to go to the playing queue or the music player.
Manage the Playing Queue
The playing queue displays the list of songs that will be played by the music player.
To play a song in the playing queue:
If DS audio is playing music now, you can see the blue icon on the right to know which song is played now. Tap to play any other song immediately.
To remove songs from the playing queue, do any of the following:
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Tap Edit on the top-right corner and tick the checkboxes to the right of the songs to select songs you want to remove, and then tap Delete and Yes to remove the songs from the queue.
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Tap Edit on the top-right corner and press the menu button. Tap Mark all or Unmark all to select all songs or cancel the current selection. Tap Delete and Yes to remove the selected songs from the playing queue.
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Press the menu button and tap Remove all and Yes to remove all songs from the playing queue.
If you want to go to the music player to control music playback, tap the player button at the top-left corner.
Control Music Playback
The music player displays the information of the song (song titles, artist names, album names, or album covers) that is currently played by DS audio. It also allows you to control music playback with a set of easy-to-use controls.
To control music playback:
Tap the screen to display the complete controls, and then tap any of the following controls.
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Play / Pause: Play or pause the song.
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Stop: Stop the song.
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Next or Previous: Play the next or previous song in the playing queue.
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Progress bar: Tap anywhere in the progress bar or drag the playhead to skip to any point you like.
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Shuffle (right) or Repeat (left): Shuffle the songs in the playing queue or repeat the current song.
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Volume (available only for remote mode): Adjust the volume of the USB speakers or media renderer.
If you want to manage the songs in the playing queue, tap the queue button at the top-right corner.
Note:
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The network bandwidth you use may affect the quality of the service. Playing music with a high-speed network connection is suggested.
- You can only drag the playhead of DS audio's music player on Android version 1.5 and 2.2 or later.
Manage DS audio Settings
On the home page, press the menu button and tap Settings to enter the settings page, which allows you to configure the following settings:
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If you want to change the player for music playback, tap Select a player and make your selection.
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If you would like to log in with another account, tap Logout and Yes to log out of DS audio.
Here you can also find your current login information and the DS audio Help you are seeing now, which provides useful information to help you get started with DS audio.