If you require technical support of any kind with MPDMan, please read through the information here first. For help on troubleshooting MPD, please consult the Official MPD site which has excellent information. If you still need help, please use the "email support" link on the About dialog in MPDMan as that will automatically include details about your mobile device which may assist us in resolving your problem. If all else fails, please Email us.
MPDMan maintains a list of all the MPD servers. Each server is identified with a logical name that is used in the user interface. In order to connect to the server, MPDMan needs to know the IP address or DNS name of the server as well as the port. The MPD default port is 6600. If the server is located behind a firewall or NAT router, you will need this information to configure your firewall to allow network communication with the server.
MPD servers can also be password protected. Each password is associated with a list of permissions. You should specify the password here if you need to use a password to connect to the server. The default MPD configuration does not use passwords and allows all permissions to clients.
MPD can also be configured to enable HTTP streaming to clients. If you wish to enable this feature you will need to specify the port to use for the stream. The MPD configuration default is 8000. If the server is located behind a firewall or NAT router, you will need this information to configure your firewall to allow network communication with the server.
Preferences
The items on this dialog are used to configure the behaviour of MPDMan during operation.
This dialog is used to view and configure the MPD server that MPDMan is currently connected to.
There are 3 sections:
Server Options
This section contains options that control the behaviour of MPD during playback. Consult the MPD documentation for more information on their meaning. Note that some of the options are only available in more recent versions of the MPD server.
Server Outputs
This section allows you to enable and disable each of the output plugins that are configured for your server. The plugins listed will vary depending on the server configuration. If you wish to use the HTTP streaming features of MPDMan Pro, you will need to configure the HTTP stream in the server configuration and enable it here.
Please consult the Official MPD site for details on plugin settings.
Server Statistics
This section displays statistics. The uptime and playtime values are updated periodically while the dialog is open.
MPDMan can automatically update the Now Playing selection in your Last.fm profile as well as scrobble each track as it is played to enable Last.fm to keep track of your music listening history.
To use this feature, you will need to have a Last.fm account and enter your username and password when MPDMan starts. After authenticating successfully with Last.fm, the details of each song that you listen to will be reflected in your Last.fm profile automatically.
If you do not want to use this feature, simply disable "Last.fm scrobbling" in the Preferences dialog.
The following are known restrictions that are unlikely to be fixed:
The following features will be implemented in future versions:
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