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It's easy to listen to beloved songs, right from the touchscreen. Playlists are organized into programs that are tailored to mood, activity, and musical taste. Your loved one can choose among a variety of programs of music, designed by music therapists, and suited to different moods and situations. All of the programs are collections of favorite songs by real artists, that stream right to your loved one's system. The system comes with five pre-installed programs, but you can change or remove any of those programs, and add new programs from a wide variety of music genres and moods.<br /><br />
It's easy for Residents to listen to streaming music, right from the touchscreen. Playlists are organized into programs that are tailored to mood, activity, and musical taste. The system comes with five pre-installed programs, but you can change or remove any of those programs, and add new programs from a wide variety of music genres and moods.<br /><br />


<h3 style="display: inline-block; background:#ffffff; font-weight:bold; border-bottom:2px solid #6093cc; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Listening to the Music Programs</h3>
<h3 style="display: inline-block; background:#ffffff; font-weight:bold; border-bottom:2px solid #6093cc; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Listening to the Music Programs</h3>
[[Touchscreen Music Programs|At the touchscreen, open the Main Menu, then press the Music Programs button. This will display the Music Programs screen]].<br /><br />
For information on Touchscreen operations please see "<u>[[Touchscreen Music Programs]]</u>".<br /><br />
To start playing a program, press the "Play" button. You can pause the music, even in the middle of a song, by pressing the "Pause" button. To resume, just press the "Play" button again, and the music will start up right where it left off. To turn off a program, press the "Stop" button. If you press "Play" again to resume the music, it will restart the program, at the beginning of a new song. Once the music starts, it will continue to play in the background until the end of the program, even if your loved one is doing something else on the system, such as looking at pictures, taking a blood pressure reading, reading the news, or playing cards.<br /><br />
 
Pressing the "Skip" button lets your loved one skip over an unwanted song, and proceed to the next song in the program. Your loved one can change to a different program by pressing on the "Program" button. To adjust the volume, press the "Volume" button, which opens the system's normal volume adjuster.<br /><br />


[[File:MusicProgramsSetup.png|right|frame|Music Programs Setup Screen]]
[[File:MusicProgramsSetup.png|right|frame|Music Programs Setup Screen]]
<h3 style="display: inline-block; background:#ffffff; font-weight:bold; border-bottom:2px solid #6093cc; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Customizing the Music Programs Setup</h3>
<h3 style="display: inline-block; background:#ffffff; font-weight:bold; border-bottom:2px solid #6093cc; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Customizing the Music Programs Setup</h3>
You can add a new program, or change existing programs remotely through the [[Care Menu|Care Menu]], or right at the touchscreen. To make the change from the [[Care Menu|Care Menu]]:
You can add a new program, or change existing programs remotely through the [[Care Menu]], or right at the touchscreen.<br />
* [[Logging In|Log in to the Online Care Portal]]
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* Open the [[Care Menu|Care Menu]]
'''To make the change from the [[Care Menu]]:'''<br />
* Click the "Touchscreen" button
# From [[Online Care Portal Overview|Online Care Portal]], open the [[Care Menu]]
* Click the "Options" button
# Click the "Touchscreen" button
* Click the "Manage Music Programs" button<br /><br />
# Click the "Options" button
# Click the "Manage Music Programs" button<br /><br />


At the touchscreen:
'''At the touchscreen:'''<br />
* Press the Gear button to open the System menu
# Press the Gear button to open the System menu
* Enter the 4-digit PIN
# Enter the 4-digit PIN
* Press the "Music Programs" button<br /><br />
# Press the "Music Programs" button<br /><br />


To add a new program, click the "Add Program" button. You will be taken through four selection screens:
'''To add a new program, click the "Add Program" button. You will be taken through four steps:'''
* Screen 1 - Choose the Library, then click the "Next" button.
# Choose the Library, then click the "Next" button.
* Screen 2 - Choose the Purpose (e.g. Energy, Sleep, Exercise, Birthday Parties, etc.) Each library has a different selection of Purposes. Then click the "Next" button.
# Choose the Purpose (''e.g. Energy, Sleep, Exercise, Birthday Parties, etc.''). Then click the "Next" button.
* Screen 3 - Choose the Music Genre (e.g. Country, Latin, Pop, Oldies, etc.) Each Purpose has a different selection of Genres. Then click the "Next" button.
# Choose the Music Genre (''e.g. Country, Latin, Pop, Oldies, etc.''. Then click the "Next" button.
* Screen 4 - Choose the Program (e.g. 50s Hits, Rat Pack, Class Country, etc.) Each Genre has a different selection of Programs. Then click the "Next" button.
# Choose the Program (''e.g. 50s Hits, Rat Pack, Class Country, etc.''). Then click the "Next" button.<br />
* Once you have made all the selections, the new program will show on the programs list, and will also be available as a choice in Music Programs.<br /><br />
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Once you have made all the selections, the new program will show on the programs list, and will also be available as a choice in [[Touchscreen Music Programs|Music Programs]].<br /><br />


To change or delete a program, click on it in the Music Programs Setup screen. To delete the program, click the "Delete" button. To change a program, you will proceed through the same four selections screens that you use to set up a new program.<br /><br />
'''To edit or delete a program, click on it in the Music Programs Setup screen.'''<br />
:*'''Delete''' a program by clicking the "Delete" button.<br />
:*'''Edit''' a program by following the same four steps used to set up a new program.<br /><br />


<h3 style="display: inline-block; background:#ffffff; font-weight:bold; border-bottom:2px solid #6093cc; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Music Progams - Step-by-Step Video</h3>
<h3 style="display: inline-block; background:#ffffff; font-weight:bold; border-bottom:2px solid #6093cc; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Music Progams - Step-by-Step Video</h3>

Revision as of 17:40, 30 May 2013

Music Programs


Overview

It's easy for Residents to listen to streaming music, right from the touchscreen. Playlists are organized into programs that are tailored to mood, activity, and musical taste. The system comes with five pre-installed programs, but you can change or remove any of those programs, and add new programs from a wide variety of music genres and moods.

Listening to the Music Programs

For information on Touchscreen operations please see "Touchscreen Music Programs".

Music Programs Setup Screen

Customizing the Music Programs Setup

You can add a new program, or change existing programs remotely through the Care Menu, or right at the touchscreen.

To make the change from the Care Menu:

  1. From Online Care Portal, open the Care Menu
  2. Click the "Touchscreen" button
  3. Click the "Options" button
  4. Click the "Manage Music Programs" button

At the touchscreen:

  1. Press the Gear button to open the System menu
  2. Enter the 4-digit PIN
  3. Press the "Music Programs" button

To add a new program, click the "Add Program" button. You will be taken through four steps:

  1. Choose the Library, then click the "Next" button.
  2. Choose the Purpose (e.g. Energy, Sleep, Exercise, Birthday Parties, etc.). Then click the "Next" button.
  3. Choose the Music Genre (e.g. Country, Latin, Pop, Oldies, etc.. Then click the "Next" button.
  4. Choose the Program (e.g. 50s Hits, Rat Pack, Class Country, etc.). Then click the "Next" button.


Once you have made all the selections, the new program will show on the programs list, and will also be available as a choice in Music Programs.

To edit or delete a program, click on it in the Music Programs Setup screen.

  • Delete a program by clicking the "Delete" button.
  • Edit a program by following the same four steps used to set up a new program.

Music Progams - Step-by-Step Video

<mediaplayer>File:MusicPrograms.mp4</mediaplayer> (May take a few moments to load before starting)

pdf format (Media:MusicPrograms.pdf)

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