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Setup &

Programming

Setup & Programming

Setup Menu

Multiple functions of the 2120 can be programmed to suit your preferences.

To enter the Setup Menu, press the Screen Select button and highlight

Setup.

Press the Select button.

To exit the Setup Menu, press the Screen Select button twice to return to

the Now Playing screen.

Reset Factory Defaults

When in Setup mode, the Reset Factory Defaults icon is shown.

Holding down this button for more than five seconds will return all

settings and configurations to their factory defaults.

NOTE:

This icon is only shown when in the Setup Screen.

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Summary of Contents for 2120

Page 1: ...2120 Instruction Manual Boulder Amplifiers Inc 255 Taylor Ave Louisville CO 80027 303 449 8220 www boulderamp com 6 2 16 Rev 1 0 ...

Page 2: ... engineering and manufacturing in house While this form of production may be more costly than more common outsourcing the resulting quality control and reliability of the finished products are never compromised In 2016 Boulder moved into a new purpose built manufacturing facility to increase manufacturing efficiency and offer space for expansion to meet the needs of future growth ...

Page 3: ...his will help you understand the many functions and capabilities of the converter It will also allow you to maximize the convenience and performance for which it was engineered The serial numbers of your new Boulder Digital to Analog Converter DAC and power supply are 2120 DAC 2101 Power Supply Your Boulder 2120 Digital to Analog Converter has undergone extensive laboratory tests for safety functi...

Page 4: ...3 4 Connecting the 2120 to the 2101 Power Supply 3 5 Connection to AC Mains 3 5 Output and Power Connections 3 6 Connecting the Analog Outputs 3 7 Connecting to an Unbalanced Preamp or Power Amplifier 3 7 Connecting a Network 3 8 Reconfiguring the Network 3 9 Controls Front Panel Navigation 4 1 Screen Select Controls 4 2 Front Panel Control Fixed Purpose Controls 4 3 Now Playing Screen Controls 4 ...

Page 5: ...e 7 3 Eject a USB Memory Device 7 4 Setup Programming Setup Menu 8 1 Reset Factory Defaults 8 1 Volume Settings 8 3 Timer Settings 8 5 Playback Settings 8 6 UPnP Metadata Display Settings 8 7 General Settings 8 8 Naming the Inputs 8 9 HTML Setup Screen 8 10 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 9 1 Technical Specifications 2120 Dimensions 10 1 2101 Dimensions 10 2 Technical Specifications 10 3 Appendix ...

Page 6: ... inputs including S PDIF coaxial RCA Toslink optical and AES3 balanced XLR USB connection for streaming from a computer USB Input for memory devices Flash drives Ethernet connections for DLNA UPnP network streaming and IP control Modular digital input options available to tailor the 2120 to your needs and prevent obsolescence A Dual HDMI inputs with passthrough output B Dual AES input module C Tos...

Page 7: ... accepted Digital volume control for direct connection to amplifiers NOTE DSD does not play when the internal volume control is set to Variable Boulder Precise Interval Clock for accurate data timing Modular architecture for future updates Boulder s own Eigenvalue digital filter algorithm for optimized frequency and phase response Asynchronous digital streaming Digital delay adjustment to synchron...

Page 8: ...alanced audio path utilizing ten Boulder 993S gain stages per channel Two parallel balanced output connections for each channel Operational features Controllable by multiple control point applications on mobile devices as well as by iTunes Large full color 12 3 inch 1280 x 480 LCD front panel display Album cover artwork and metadata displayed when available Display shows input source progress bar ...

Page 9: ...connected to the Internet Two Standby modes one for quick start and one for ultra low power consumption Comprehensive setup and configuration IP control with two way communication for external control HTML setup page for access to additional customizable features ...

Page 10: ... fine finish of the casework Try not to damage this wrap in case the unit must be transported elsewhere in the future Before You Start The 2120 system comes in two assemblies that must be put in place and connected the 2120 D A Converter and the 2101 Power Supply You should have received two large heavy boxes The pieces included inside them are 2120 D A Converter A Accessory Box 1 with the D A Con...

Page 11: ...rdy stable surface The 2120 must have a visible line of sight between the front panel and IR remote control to work Do not place in an enclosed rack with no ventilation Both the 2120 and 2101 must have at least 3 inches 8 cm of airspace around their chassis for proper cooling and airflow The 2101 should be placed at least 10 inches 25 4 cm away from the 2120 The 2120 should not be stacked directly...

Page 12: ... in which they are connected You will be able to name the inputs on the screen later see page 8 10 for easy identification and this list will be very helpful at that time The 2120 can be set up with many custom digital input combinations to suit your particular system needs These input combinations are modular and can be fitted at the factory or by your dealer to match your individual setup To pur...

Page 13: ...RJ 45 Mod 2 HDMI In 1 Mod 2 HDMI Passthrough Mod 2 HDMI In 2 Mod 1 AES 1 USB Mod 4 S PDIF Mod 3 S PDIF Mod 4 Toslink Mod 3 Toslink Toslink AES EBU Mod 1 AES 2 NOTE This illustration shows four optional input modules installed The optional input modules are highlighted in blue ...

Page 14: ... able to pass along a small number of control commands The control command compatibility will vary depending on the product being connected to the 2120 If installed the HDMI module includes two inputs and one pass through output The pass through output can be routed to a display device or external surround processor This will enable the 2120 to process the audio portion of the HDMI signal and allo...

Page 15: ... file systems that are not compatible with the 2120 Please contact your authorized Boulder dealer for further information For a memory device control and library navigation will be handled by the 2120 or a control point application in the same way it controls network streams for servers Because of the different types of library organization on Type A devices your music may be organized in differen...

Page 16: ... the AC power cord to the 2101 and plug it into your AC mains CAUTION Do not turn on the 2101 until all DC power connections have been made It is important to never connect or disconnect any of the DC power cables when the unit is powered ON or damage may occur even when the 2120 is in Standby mode Always turn the unit OFF from the rear panel of the 2101 power supply or disconnect the AC mains pow...

Page 17: ...tions Output and Power Connections 7 pin Digital DC Power Connection Right Analog Outputs 5 pin Right Analog Power Connection Left Analog Outputs 5 pin Left Analog Power Connection AC Mains Connection Master AC Power Switch ...

Page 18: ...be used Connecting to an Unbalanced Preamp or Power Amplifier A special cable is required to make this connection This cable connects pin 1 to the shield and pin 2 to the center pin of the RCA It leaves the negative output pin 3 unconnected Connecting the unused output pin usually pin 3 to ground will cause excessive ground currents and degrade performance Use an ohmmeter or continuity checker to ...

Page 19: ...omatically download software updates as necessary Connect a network cable between the 2120 and the router Use either Ethernet connector it does not matter which one you use When connecting an active network to the 2120 you will see the following message on the 2120 s display A new network connection has been detected Do you want to reconfigure the network Change the option to YES and press the Ent...

Page 20: ...he Enter button The 2120 will reconfigure the Ethernet connection for stand alone use If you have only temporarily disconnected the network and will not change the network that the 2120 is connected to change the option to NO and press the Enter button or just reconnect the network and the screen will disappear It is important that the network is configured correctly because the 2120 always uses a...

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Page 22: ... can be selected using the Screen Select Button When certain screens or inputs are selected some button icons may change since they will control different functions or will disappear if they cannot be used with the selected screen Screen Select When the Screen Select icon is displayed pressing this button brings up the Screen Select pop up menu The Screen Select pop up menu is shown below Screen S...

Page 23: ...the Arrow Up button moves the highlight upwards Holding this button down will scroll the selection quickly until the button is released Arrow Down Pressing the Arrow Down button moves the highlight downwards Holding this button down will scroll the selection quickly until the button is released Select Pressing the Select button selects the item currently highlighted in the menu Back Pressing the B...

Page 24: ...functions of four of the five buttons on the right side of the screen Volume Up Volume Down Mute and Standby will always remain the same See the next page for an illustration of these button icons and their meanings Now Playing Screen Volume Up Volume Down Mute Standby ...

Page 25: ...press the Mute button Pressing the Mute button a second time will return the output level to the previous volume setting Standby Pressing the Standby button will put the 2120 into Standby mode This will turn off all circuits except for the logic necessary to wake it up again Pressing any front panel button will bring the 2120 out of Standby mode and power it on NOTE Because the 2120 greatly reduce...

Page 26: ... the unit returns to after a timeout period this can be set in the Setup screen Please See Return to Now Playing After section on page 8 5 While streaming from a network and while not in Edit Playlist mode the Now Playing screen will show the following icons Playlist Edit Play Skip Forward Skip Backward Playlist Clear ...

Page 27: ... a playlist with each press of the button Play Pressing this button will play the currently highlighted track Pause Pressing this button will temporarily halt playback If the button is held down a countdown timer appears that will stop playback Playlist Edit Pressing this button engages the Playlist Edit mode as described on the next page Playlist Clear This button clears the playlist To ensure th...

Page 28: ...scroll the selection quickly until the button is released Arrow Down Pressing the Arrow Down button moves the highlight downwards Holding this button down will scroll the selection quickly until the button is released Now Playing Edit Playlist Mode While in the Now Playing screen if the Edit Playlist button is pressed the following icons will be displayed ...

Page 29: ...nd press the Hand button The hand will now close as if holding the track 2 Use the Arrow buttons to move the track to the location where you would like to place it 3 Press the Hand button again and it will open as if releasing the track The playlist has now been modified Track Delete Pressing the Track Delete button will delete the highlighted track from the playlist To exit Playlist Edit mode pre...

Page 30: ...ng mode selecting Art Browse displays the following screen and the icons defined below Arrow Left Pressing this button moves the highlight to the left It will roll up when at the beginning of a row Arrow Right Pressing this button moves the highlight to the right It will roll down when at the end of a row ...

Page 31: ...the Select button for 3 seconds will add all contents of the highlighted menu item to the playlist Back Pressing this button will return you to the previous folder container PlayPlus The PlayPlus button will add all tracks within the highlighted category to the end of the playlist and start playing It will begin playing from the beginning of the newly added tracks All tracks in a particular genre ...

Page 32: ...election quickly until the button is released Arrow Down Pressing the Arrow Down button moves the highlight downwards Holding this button down will scroll the selection quickly until the button is released List Browse Screen When in UPnP streaming mode selecting List Browse displays the following screen and the icons defined below ...

Page 33: ...wn the Select button for 3 seconds will add all contents of the highlighted menu item to the playlist Back Pressing this button will return you to the previous list PlayPlus The PlayPlus button will add all tracks within the highlighted category to the end of the playlist and start playing It will begin playing from the beginning of the newly added tracks All tracks in a particular genre album art...

Page 34: ... shown If USB storage devices are mounted the USB Storage Media category is displayed listing all USB storage devices by name NOTE See details of using these devices in USB Section 7 beginning on page 7 1 If network media servers are present on Ethernet they will be shown in the media list under the Media Servers Category NOTE See more details in Ethernet Section 6 beginning on page 6 1 ...

Page 35: ...d or the source is not active the text describing it will be dimmed and it will not be possible to select that input Inputs that are not available will say Disconnected Optional Additional Inputs The 2120 can be configured with up to four optional input modules to match your needs Various combinations of Toslink S PDIF AES3 HDMI and USB can be added to the 2120 For more information about adding or...

Page 36: ...r Most of these buttons have the same functionality as the buttons on the 2120 Some remote buttons have enhanced functionality to enable easier browsing The following buttons are available on the remote control Volume Up Mute Navigate Up Volume Down Navigate Right Play Pause Skip Forward Clear Delete Add Standby Screen Select Navigate Left Select Back Navigate Down Skip Back Playlist Edit PlayPlus...

Page 37: ...f the holder then repeat the process for the second battery CAUTION This battery must be installed at an angle and care must be taken not to bend the battery holder s electrical contacts or damage to the remote control may occur When installing the new battery insert it at an angle that presses against the positive terminals first While holding the positive terminals in place press down until the ...

Page 38: ...ID the back panel of the remote control must be removed Move the switch number that corresponds to the Remote ID number that you selected in the Setup Menu See page 8 8 NOTE The Switch ID numbers are offset by 1 and do not match the numbers inside the remote Make sure that only one of the switches is set to the ON position Switch 4 In ON Position 0 1 2 3 4 5 To Select ID 6 all switches must be in ...

Page 39: ...Press the Screen Select button and navigate to Setup and press Select 2 Using the Arrow buttons navigate and highlight Remote ID under the General Settings section of the Setup Menu 3 Using the Arrow buttons choose a Remote ID that matches the setting for the remote control ...

Page 40: ...streaming providing an advanced feature set for networked home audio devices A typical UPnP streaming music system is made of the following pieces Server The place where music files are stored Renderer Another way of saying digital to analog converter or the component that receives the music files and converts them to analog for playback Control Point A software application that communicates with ...

Page 41: ...arn more please contact your authorized Boulder dealer for additional information The server and the renderer are connected to the router by network cables Boulder recommends that CAT 6 or CAT 7 cables be used because they offer added reliability Control points can be connected to the system wirelessly through a WiFi router They can also reside on computers After everything is connected together t...

Page 42: ... A connections are desired a powered USB hub can be connected to the 2120 s USB Type A input To play music files from a USB memory device Insert a USB memory device into the USB connector on the rear panel To make it easier to insert a USB thumb drive after the 2120 is installed a USB extension cable can be used so that the connection can be accessed from the front of the unit The front panel disp...

Page 43: ...e 2120 will have to build a database and catalog of files for the USB device every time it is inserted Read Only No This allows the 2120 to write a catalog file onto the USB memory device so that there will be faster access to the files each time it is inserted When the 2120 plays music from a USB memory device it builds a directory catalog of the tracks on the storage device and presents them as ...

Page 44: ...through the 2120 using these computers Do Not Create Network Share This option does not allow an external computer to read and write to the USB memory device through the 2120 The default option is Create Network Share Yes Once the read and sharing options are selected press the Select button If you select Yes the 2120 will share all of the files on the USB memory device NOTE The more files on the ...

Page 45: ...rom the USB memory device using a control point by selecting the USB device as the server in the listing of available servers Eject To eject the USB memory device navigate to the Input Select screen Press the Eject button on the 2120 s front panel and wait for the USB memory device to disappear from the list of available inputs before removing it CAUTION You must always eject the USB memory device...

Page 46: ...light Setup Press the Select button To exit the Setup Menu press the Screen Select button twice to return to the Now Playing screen Reset Factory Defaults When in Setup mode the Reset Factory Defaults icon is shown Holding down this button for more than five seconds will return all settings and configurations to their factory defaults NOTE This icon is only shown when in the Setup Screen ...

Page 47: ...ax Volume Timer Settings Return to Now Playing After Hide Screen Select Dialog After Enter Power Saving Mode After Power Saving Mode Playback Settings Repeat UPnP Metadata Display Text Display Show Track Number Now Playing Display General Settings Brightness Default Browse Screen Remote Control ID Unit Information CP Renderer Product Serial ...

Page 48: ...plifier the volume control should be set to Fixed Using the Arrow buttons highlight Volume and press the Right Arrow button until the display indicates Fixed When connected directly to power amplifiers the volume control MUST be set to Variable Using the Arrow buttons highlight Volume and press the Left Arrow button until the display indicates Variable CAUTION Do not connect the 2120 directly to a...

Page 49: ...120 will go to when powered up from Standby if the volume control is set to Variable mode To adjust the level of the Default Volume setting highlight Default Volume Press and then hold the Right Arrow button to increase the Default Volume Press and hold the Left Arrow button to decrease the Default Volume ...

Page 50: ... the 2120 will display the Screen Select dialog box The dialog box will be closed and no changes will be made if this time period elapses Pressing any button when the dialog box is open will restart the timer To increase this length of time press and hold the Right Arrow button To decrease this length of time press and hold the Left Arrow button Enter Power Saving Mode After The Enter Power Saving...

Page 51: ...lliseconds in order to synchronize audio with video signals This is useful when the 2120 is being used to process audio and a separate component is being used to process video To increase the length of the delay time press and hold the Right Arrow button To decrease the length of delay time press and hold the Left Arrow button Repeat When enabled the Repeat function will repeat a programmed UPnP s...

Page 52: ...the title as will fit on the screen is visible Show Track Number Show Track Number determines whether the number of the track on an album will be shown in the playlist Track numbers may be useful when a playlist from many albums is put together or the server you are using does not provide the album track numbers In cases where the server does provide these numbers there may be two sets of numbers ...

Page 53: ...e control Default Browse Screen The Default Browse Screen selects which browse screen is used when selecting a new streaming server Art or List Remote Control ID The Remote Control ID allows you to change the ID of the handheld remote control in the event that other remote controls are interfering with the 2120 ID numbers from 0 to 6 can be programmed for the 2120 A set of DIP switches in the hand...

Page 54: ...ow Up or Arrow Down button scroll to the Unit Information section You will see a series of small numbers at the bottom of the screen Locate the portion of the numbers that show CP followed by the version number and an IP address In this example CP v1011M 10 0 2 15 08 00 27 b0 11 ef The IP address is the number between the brackets as highlighted in the red box above Enter it into the web browser o...

Page 55: ... or an existing custom input name inside Type the new input name you would like in the box and click on the button marked Set The new name will now appear on the Input Select screen It is possible to rename all of the 2120 s inputs this way To restore the name of all inputs to the original factory defaults access the HTML page and click the button marked Restore Default Input Names All custom inpu...

Page 56: ... is heard 2120 is muted Press MUTE button to turn indicator OFF No signal from source Check source connections Incorrect input selected Check input selection No signal out to preamplifier Check connections to preamp Analog power connections disconnected or faulty Check analog power connections Volume setting is lowered Increase volume setting Incorrect input selected Select correct input Volume co...

Page 57: ...nt is not powered ON Turn source component ON Incorrect digital cable impedance Use cable with proper 75Ω coaxial or 110Ω balanced impedance Incorrect digital adaptor Use correct digital adaptor from Boulder 2120 will not play certain file types Incompatible music file type Convert to compatible file type See page 10 3 Remote control does not work Incorrect Remote ID Correct Remote ID See page 5 3...

Page 58: ...10 1 Technical Specifications Technical Specifications 2120 Dimensions ...

Page 59: ...Technical Specifications 10 2 Technical Specifications 2101 Dimensions ...

Page 60: ...airs balanced XLR adaptable to unbalanced RCA Output Impedance 100 ohms balanced 50 ohms unbalanced Output Level 4 0V balanced 2 0V unbalanced 0dBFS Volume Control Range 80 dB in 1 0 dB steps Display 12 3 1280 x 480 backlit LCD Internet UPnP DLNA 2 x RJ45 Ethernet Connector Control Systems 12V Trigger Out IR Signal to Noise Ratio 115 dB 22 30 kHz unweighted THD N 0dBFS Less than 0 0008 to 20 kHz F...

Page 61: ...ons Power Supply Weight 48 lbs shipping 59 lbs 21 8 kg shipping 26 8 kg Power Consumption 240 W max Low Power Standby 1W High Power Standby 8W Power Requirements 100 120 240VAC 50 60Hz voltage by country All specifications measured at 120VAC mains power ...

Page 62: ...how CP followed by the version number and an IP address In this example CP v1011M 10 0 2 15 08 00 27 b0 11 ef The IP address is the number between the brackets as highlighted in the red box above Enter it into the web browser of your computer exactly as it appears on the screen followed by debug In this example 10 0 2 15 debug Do not include the text http An HTML web page will appear that will all...

Page 63: ...us information or perform the sent command as if you pressed the corresponding front panel button Below is a list of the possible JSON Request Status Commands for the 2120 transport_state volume mute shuffle repeat list_inputs current_input default_input_names status Below is a list of the possible JSON Immediate Action Commands for the 2120 play pause stop next previous setvolume vol setmute true...

Page 64: ...11 3 Appendix Appendix Notes ...

Page 65: ...Appendix 11 4 Appendix Notes ...

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