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Version 1 dated April 5, 2015.

Supporting Volumio version 1.5.

Written by Sven Van Caekenberghe.

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Audio 359 is a commercial activity of Wolf 359 BVBA.

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Page 1: ...Getting Started Guide Sit down listen ...

Page 2: ... 5 Written by Sven Van Caekenberghe We reserve the right to change products or their features at any time without prior notice Consult http audio359 eu for newer versions Copyright 2015 Audio 359 All Rights Reserved Audio 359 is a commercial activity of Wolf 359 BVBA ...

Page 3: ...e of 1 32 Welcome to the world of Audio 359 This short Getting Started Guide will help you set up your Audio 359 Set One In just a few steps you will be enjoying high quality music playback Sit down listen ...

Page 4: ...s Setting up the player streamer Accessing the interface Playing an internet radio stream Using Airplay Using UPNP Storing music on the player streamer Ripping CD s Acquiring HD audio Using a NAS Recommendations Warning Limitations Safety guidelines Warranty policy Return policy Troubleshooting Support Sit down listen ...

Page 5: ...he packaging You should have received one big box containing 3 boxes one for the speakers one for the stands and one for the player streamer Make sure to double check that you received everything as advertised The included data sheet has detailed listings of the contents of each box Sit down listen ...

Page 6: ...ll be easiest to do with the poles in a horizontal position Watch out to use the correct side of the plates there should be a provision for the screw to sink a bit inside the plate You might need to help align all elements properly The spikes are optional They help to isolate the speakers from the floor and stand itself We recommend using both the bigger bottom spikes and smaller top spikes There ...

Page 7: ...ord as well as the remote Thread the uncovered ends of the speaker wire into the holes perpendicular to the speaker binding posts on the back you should loosen fasten each screw on the binding post as appropriate Make sure the red black marked posts on the left right speaker correspond the speaker wire has a lighter darker thread to help you with this The stands allow you to partially hide the spe...

Page 8: ...big knob The most convenient way to control your speakers is by using the remote Fix the battery of the remote to get started There are 4 buttons volume up down sleep wake and mute un mute Test your speakers independent of the player streamer by connecting your smartphone or portable music player using the 3 5mm mini jack to mini jack audio cable Your speakers will sound great out of the box and w...

Page 9: ... create a perfect listening triangle but keep in mind that you have quite a margin to be flexible Leave at least 2 meters between the left and the right speaker A Keep the speakers away from the side D Sit down listen A B B D D C C ...

Page 10: ...n A although some people prefer them to be equal for a very wide stereo field With the included speaker stands you automatically elevate the speakers to the optimal listening height The acoustics of your listening room will influence sound quality as well In general some dampening to reduce the echo in a hollow room is recommended Curtains carpets furniture books or even decorative objects can be ...

Page 11: ...hen un plugging anything in don t use too much force Be gentle it will work in the end Use the 3 5mm mini jack to mini jack audio cable to connect the audio input of the left speaker to the audio output of the player streamer Note that there are multiple connectors that look similar You have to use the 3 5mm mini jack audio output of the top circuit board the HiFiBerry DAC Digital to Analog Conver...

Page 12: ...t in To turn it off it is recommended though not strictly necessary to use the interface to properly shut down the operating system Then you can unplug it A home network is required to use the player streamer Most people will use their a 2 4 GHz compatible wireless network but that is optional If you do not intend to use a wireless network you do not have to do any further configuration Just conne...

Page 13: ...tion Then you enter the name SSID and WPA WPA 2 Personal password of your wireless network and save these settings After this you can power down the unit and disconnect the wired network The next time you power up the unit it should automatically connect to your wireless network How to connect to the player streamer s interface is described in the next section Sit down listen ...

Page 14: ... special address http volumio local http volumio Use the first address on Apple devices the second on Windows Android and Linux devices The web interface is responsive it adapts to different screen sizes The player streamer is fully autonomous it can play back music completely on its own You can use the interface to start music using your phone check which song is playing half an hour later on you...

Page 15: ... default main view It tells you which song is playing and at what quality The left circular dial show you how far along the song is the right dial allows you to control the volume Conceptually you are always playing a playlist which you can see in the third tab The first tab allows you to Sit down listen ...

Page 16: ...se the different capabilities of the unit The top right menu contains advanced settings Most of them should not be changed You can easily break your player streamer this way The last entry of the menu allows you to properly turn off or reboot your unit Just like with any computer doing a proper shutdown is recommended Note that you can safely let your unit run for days or weeks on end it consumes ...

Page 17: ...ve to enter its parameters Enter the exact name SSID and WPA WPA 2 Personal password of your wireless network and save these changes The status information should confirm that you are successfully connected to your wireless network Sit down listen ...

Page 18: ...etwork The next time you power up the unit it should automatically connect to your wireless network Give the unit a couple of minutes to boot completely You should also see a little blue led inside the WiFi dongle in the top USB slot of the unit Sit down listen ...

Page 19: ...n Note that not all of them are guaranteed to work Try the one called LinnRadio LinnJazz LinnClassical will do fine as well This stream consists of high quality audiophile recordings and sounds quite impressive especially given the fact that none of the standard artificial sound manipulations of popular radio are applied An easy way to add a radio stream is by locating its PLS file and copying tha...

Page 20: ...t use your computer s file browser to look for network volumes You should see a Windows SMB volume called volumio Open it and go to the WebRadio folder In it you will see all the predefined stations Copy your pls file in there Now you go to the library part of the settings menu and click the Update Library button After a while your new internet radio station should appear in the list next to the o...

Page 21: ...lication on Windows and look for Airplay audio output devices In the list of available devices you should see a new one named volumio Select it to stream audio to it Due to the nature of Airplay the receiving device in this case our player streamer does not know which song it is playing or even that it is playing music from an external source Sit down listen ...

Page 22: ...music Use Windows Media Player s Streaming menu to enable access to a network device called volumio Now go to any song in your library and use its menu to play it to volumio In the playback tab of the volumio interface you will see the information of the song that is currently playing Sit down listen ...

Page 23: ...no networking or other devices are involved Provided you already have digital audio files in a supported format like MP3 AAC ALAC or FLAC all you need to do is copy them onto the USB stick You could theoretically copy the files over using the fact that the unit exports its storage as a Windows SMB mount over the network smb volumio This option is rather slow and not recommended for copying large a...

Page 24: ...me at the next level Plug the drive back in and re boot the player Go to the library settings page and click the Update Library button After a while your new music should be visible in the USB directory of your library For the player to recognise order and display song information requires proper tagging of the files Note that the actual filenames are unimportant if tagging is done right Essential...

Page 25: ...a information is used to tag the files Essential tags are title artist album and order info track N of M Some of the best programs use elaborate techniques to get bit perfect copies of the data bypassing the error correction algorithm of CD s and comparing your data with data signatures available on the internet When you keep on having trouble ripping a specific CD it can help to try a different c...

Page 26: ...esolution You can buy HD Music from different internet stores A good place to start is HDtracks one of the pioneers in this niche http www hdtracks com When you open an account you can download a free sampler We highly recommend you do this to find out for yourself how you experience the added quality A sensible next step is to buy one of your favourite albums in HD quality and compare it to the c...

Page 27: ... Open the library tab of the settings menu and click the Add New Mount button under NAS mounts You will need the hostname or IP address of the file server as well as the remote directory You might need a username and password unless the NAS is publicly accessible in which case you can leave those fields blank Give your new mount a nice name as well Click Save Mount and if all is well the mount is ...

Page 28: ...168 1 219 Remote Directory sven HD Audio Will result in the following NAS HD Audio 192 168 1 219 sven HD Audio Next an automatic update of your library will start This might take a while after which your files will become available for playback Sit down listen ...

Page 29: ...ces are involved The Volumio software can do much more than what is described in this guide To learn more visit http volumio org Warning The Audio 359 Player Streamer ships as a fully assembled configured tested combination of hardware and software that works as advertised If you change settings not described in this guide you break warranty and support We will try to help you but we might no long...

Page 30: ...ns at the moment Browsing very large music collections can be slow at times Adding more organisational structure more levels might help Anything that requires network access depends on the quality of your network both wired and wireless in particular streaming Other heavy users on your network video streaming file copying or backups might cause interference Sit down listen ...

Page 31: ...tronic equipment that should be treated as such Use it indoor keep it away from moisture and heat sources The player streamer in particular with its open accessible circuit boards should be treated with care Never touch the inner components and be careful manipulating it In normal day to day use there should not be any problems though Sit down listen ...

Page 32: ...t is free during the warranty period provided you ship the products back to us well packaged Contact us at hello audio359 eu beforehand The warranty does not cover damage caused by accident misuse abuse neglect excessive moisture lightning power surges other acts of nature unauthorised product modification or repairs or failure to follow the instructions outlined in the documentation Sit down list...

Page 33: ...atures and overall quality of systems priced much higher If you re not completely satisfied contact us at hello audio359 eu within 30 days of delivery for return instructions Return the product in its original packaging in like new undamaged condition with all included accessories and we ll give you a full refund of your product purchase price Sit down listen ...

Page 34: ... determine whether the normal LED s are on steady red power LED steady green DAC LED when playing blue LED for Wifi activity Rebooting the unit can fix some problems When the browse library view does not contain what you expect do a library update Support When you have a problem using the unit you can contact us at hello audio359 eu with your support questions Sit down listen ...

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