Instructions


Using WACHandler to manipulate the contents of a WAC (or downloading from a WAC) is done by Dragging and dropping tracks, eithe rwoth the left Mouse Button, or for accessing more options, using the right Mouse Button.
There are also a number of actions available when right-clicking any node in the Trees.

Installation

Just unzip the WACHandler.exe file to any folder. Make sure you have Write Access to the folder where WACHandler.exe is stored. This is needed for the internal database handling.

Copy tracks from WAC to PC

A: Drag and Drop from the WA unit do Windows Explorer
or
B: Right-click on a WAC track, select Download to PC, click on a destination folder and select Ok.
("B" above is included for cases where a Drag and Drop operation doesn't work.)

Copy tracks from PC to WAC

Drag and Drop one or more mp3 or wma files from Windows Explorer and drop them on the WAC icon in the tree.

Copy tracks (rip) from CD-ROM (in PC) to WAC

Drag and Drop one or more tracks from the CD shown in the lower tree to the WAC.

Copy tracks (rip) from CD-ROM (in PC) to WAC and Normalize them at the same time

Drag and Drop, using the right Mouse Button, one or more tracks from the CD shown in the lower tree to the WAC.
Then select the desired Normalization mode.

Copy tracks (rip) from CD-ROM (in PC) to PC folder Drag and Drop one or more tracks from the CD shown in the lower tree to Windows Explorer.

Identify CD's ripped in WAC with identified CD's in PC

Drag and Drop a CD to thw WAC using the right mouse button, then select Just upload Track Information to an WAC unidentified CD...
A window will be shown allowing to select which Album on the WAC should be updated. Only Albums in the WAC that has the same number of Audio tracks as the CD will be listed.

Normalize tracks stored in the WAC

Select one or more tracks in the WAC, right-click and select Normalize and then the desireced mode.

Uploading Playlists to WAC

Drag and Drop a .m3u or .pls file to the WAC.

Downloading Playlists from WAC

Drag and Drop a Playlist to Windows Explorer.

Updating WAC Firmware

Right-click the WAC and select Upgrade Firmware, then select the Firmware file and click Ok.

Updating Gracenote database in WAC

Right-click the WAC and select Upgrade Gracenote, then select the Firmware file and click Ok.

Configure a WAC

Right-click the WAC and select Configure. A new dialog will show up which shows all options to reconfigure the Cable and Wireless settings.
The Configuration dialog looks different depending on which WAC system is selected; WAC700 and WAC5 has a built-in type of dialog, while all other ("newer") WAC's has a Web interface that WACHandler will show.
Please note that in some cases it is necessary to restart WACHandler after a WAC has been reconfigured, otherwise the WAC will not be re-discovered by WACHandler.

Remote controlling a WAC/WAS

Right-click on a track that is stored in a WAC and select Play and then the device where you want the track to play.


Adding and/or removing PC folders that shall be seen in WACHandler

Open the Settings window and select the PC Folders tab. You can add and delete PC folders here.
It is also possible to enable/disable the automatic file change detection in the PC folders.
This tab also has a menu that can be used to preselect where tracks being dragged and dropped in the PC folders tree shall be stored, or if the user shall specify this every time a track is dropped on the PC Folders.