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1.  thank you.

Dear Customer, thank you and congratulations on your purchase of the ART5.4 or ART8.8 multiroom system! By doing 

so, you will be installing a piece of high-technology equipment in your home. We worked on this concept with great 

care and know-how for 3 years. Thanks to this equipment you can also enjoy your favourite music for many years and 

in every room of your home or office.

Please read this manual carefully and keep it with you for reference. Also visit our website regularly and discover new 

software versions with new possibilities for your system. www.artsound.be

2.  Warnings and safety.                                                                                 

• TO PREVENT FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCKS, THIS EQUIPMENT MUST NOT BE EXPOSED TO RAIN OR 

MOISTURE.

• For your safety: to prevent electric shocks, the housing may not be removed.

• Never attempt to repair components yourself. Leave all repairs to expert service personnel.

• As long as the power cord of the equipment is connected to a mains socket, the unit is live even if it is 

switched off.

• Pull the plug out of the mains socket if you’re planning not to use the equipment for a longer period of 

time.

• Make sure the equipment is installed at a place with sufficient ventilation.

• Do not place the equipment on a cloth, carpet or other flammable materials.

• Have the equipment installed by a specialist and follow his advice on its use.

3.  Contents of the box

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Check whether the following components are in the box:

•  The ART5.4 or ART8.8

•  Power cable

•  Bi-directional RF remote control RM54.88 + manual

•  FM aerial

•  RF aerial

•  4 AAA rechargeable batteries.

•  Charging dock + a manual

•  This manual

General features of the art5.4/art8.8 multiroom audio-server.

ART5.4/ART8.8 can relay music to 4 or 8 zones respectively. ART5.4 has 2 built-in FM tuners, 1 built-in digital audio 

player and 2 external RCA inputs. The ART8.8 has an additional 2 digital audio players and 1 external analogue input 

(RCA).

The FM tuners: 8 presets, RDS information, search functions, etc.

The digital players can play the most popular formats, such as .MP3, .M4A, .WAV, .WMA, etc. 

That means it’s possible to play 8 different sound sources in 8 different zones with just one single device. 

You can operate most of the basic functions on the device with the RF remote control supplied. 

To operate the more advanced functionalities of the device (such as managing your music database, etc.),  

you can use any kind of PC or tablet. Just look up the device on a standard browser to find all the options  

available on a user-friendly webpage.

The device comes with a software update mechanism so that you can quickly install the very latest options and most 

recent innovations.

Summary of Contents for ART 5.4

Page 1: ...m into operation Keep these instructions in case you need to refer to them later The pictures in this manual are merely an example Check our website for any updates of this manual www artsound be Hous...

Page 2: ...te sources coupled in analogue mode infrared control 11 11 2 Synchronising the IR codes devices 11 11 3 Creating the external sources layout 12 11 4 Assigning an external source to a device 13 11 5 Re...

Page 3: ...ent on a cloth carpet or other flammable materials Have the equipment installed by a specialist and follow his advice on its use 3 Contents of the box Check whether the following components are in the...

Page 4: ...lume higher Menu navigation and selection center button is ENTER Confirm Volume lower Back to previous menu Zone on off Fig 1 Fig 2 Fig 1 Fig 2 1 Off button 1 IR out ports 8 Expansion port S 4 art8 8...

Page 5: ...ig2 11 Respect the colours thereby black red The external sound sources can be controlled via the infrared ports see fig 2 Power cord After making all connections plug the power cord supplied into the...

Page 6: ...0 Poor range possible loss of communication Whenever the antenna symbol is moving there is no connection with the base unit ART8 8 or ART5 4 9 rF network reset 9 1 With an rF network reset all synchro...

Page 7: ...that zone by pressing the standby button 10 3 How do I select another zone Select Zones Confirm 10 4 How do I define a group It is possible to include one or more zones in a group so that they will ma...

Page 8: ...find and save my favourite radio station Note To save a station with the mono option first select the mono option and only then save B Deleting a zone from a group C Cancelling the total group a addi...

Page 9: ...be deleted from the database If you have to index a large number of tracks for example on a USB hard disk we would advise you do this on an NAS Network Access Server drive because of the more permane...

Page 10: ...control for a zone Go to the Settings screen and select Local Zone then choose Sound You can adjust the low and high tones 10 12 Adjusting the maximum volume for a zone If you want to limit the volum...

Page 11: ...select Devices Choose a Device which is free 1 8 and Rename in the next screen e g CD player via the keypad and press OK Select Settings Select Devices Select 1 source Select Rename Select IR Codes i...

Page 12: ...a learned IR code In the setup menu choose Devices and select the device wanted from the list e g CD player In the following menu option choose Layout You will now see the 10 empty button fields Choos...

Page 13: ...urce 1 3 for ART8 8 and 1 2 for ART5 4 Choose the option Assign Device Choose the desired device e g CD player 11 5 renaming the external source Go to Settings and choose Ext Sources Choose the desire...

Page 14: ...a range of a lot of devices including routers Even so the range of the computer must also be set to within that same range You may also set this permanent IP address to suit your needs using the webse...

Page 15: ...is active no volume 6 Operate the selected source in this example choose a preset for Tuner 1 12 2 3 Detail of sources Tuner 1 and Tuner 2 1 Select the source you want to use Tuner 1 2 Fine tuning of...

Page 16: ...aylist will be 50 randomly selected tracks 4 Make your selection here search Music Database Muziekdatabase list with all artists list with all albums search via file system managing the playlists 12 2...

Page 17: ...d mouse button for options 12 2 8 Music database of albums Muziekdatabank albums List of all indexed albums Use right hand mouse button for options 12 2 9 Music databank of le system Muziekdata bank b...

Page 18: ...name of the drive e g N2200 Step 2 Note down the exact name of the shared folder on the network drive In our example our music is in the iTunes_music folder Step 3 Select Add network share Netwerk sh...

Page 19: ...art5 4 8 8 19 5...

Page 20: ...music on this computer Step 3 enter this data in the Network Shares of the webserver The user name and password are those that you log in with Note 4 for Windows XP if your computer is included in a l...

Page 21: ...ac cessible both via the network with the ART5 4 8 8 see configuration of network shares and with the PC where iTunes or Windows MediaPlayer is located Step 1 iTunes exporting playlists Step 2 Decide...

Page 22: ...groups With the ART5 4 8 8 it s possible to create 2 groups 2 or more zones can be combined in one group So one group reacts as one single zone Assign a name to the group check off the relevant zone a...

Page 23: ...ge the name of the device for example i Pod docking Step 2 Using the right hand mouse button click on one of the keys to which you want to assign the IR function Step 3 Select a function e g Previous...

Page 24: ...or via a trigger input Example of a schedule In a doctor s surgery the radio in the waiting room has to be switched on at 8 a m on Mondays and Tuesdays Step 1 Press on add toevoegen and assign a name...

Page 25: ...this action list Step 5 Click on Add Toevoegen alongside Events Give a name e g Waiting Room Wachtkamer Alongside Day Dag select weekly setting and check Monday Maandag and Tuesday Dinsdag Indicate th...

Page 26: ...Adding database scan Database scan toevoegen This very useful function which enables you to automatically synchronise the database See also 12 3 1 You can also choose to start an automatic synchroni s...

Page 27: ...help you Choose Help check for updates In case you have the message Server not find you have to check your network settings a valid DNS ad dress should be available Take the same DNS address as your...

Page 28: ...s The right mouse functions are replaced by additional buttons 12 6 Mobile webserver surf to http ipadres mobile This is the mobile version ideal for use with smaller touchscreens such as those of a s...

Page 29: ...place it in the active playlist and only then to delete the active playlist delete YES 12 6 5 External source The keys configured in the full ver sion of the webserver see 12 3 4 appear on the extern...

Page 30: ...p 50KHZ Digital players 3 x digital player model art8 8 1 x digital player model art5 4 Decoder format mp3 wav wma m4a USB connections 2 USB connections 1 x front and 1 x rear USB 2 0 compatible with...

Page 31: ...art5 4 8 8 31 www artsound be House of Music nv Kruishoutem Belgium www artsound be Tel 32 9 380 81 80 Fax 32 9 386 12 35 info artsound be...

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