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2. Connecting to your Zeppelin Air
You can connect to your Zeppelin Air three different
ways:
• Using AirPlay
®
to stream wirelessly from iTunes.
• Using the front mounted iPod dock.
• Using the rear panel mounted connection sockets.
Diagram 2 illustrates the Zeppelin Air rear panel
connection sockets.
AirPlay Connection
Zeppelin Air is able to play audio from iTunes either
wirelessly or via a wired (Ethernet) connection using
AirPlay streaming technology. When connected to
the same network as a computer running iTunes,
Zeppelin Air can appear as an output option in the
pop-up menu at the bottom of the iTunes window.
See Section 5 for information on configuring
Zeppelin Air to join your home network and on
configuring iTunes to play through Zeppelin Air.
Note: Please ensure you have installed the latest
version of iTunes.
Note: A standard Ethernet cable is required if you
wish to connect your Zeppelin Air to an Ethernet
network.
As well as streaming audio from iTunes, AirPlay
also makes it possible to stream audio directly to
Zeppelin Air from an iPod, iPhone or iPad
®
. Any
iPod, iPhone or iPad application that incorporates
a volume control will have an additional icon that
enables selection of available remote speakers for
playback. Any Zeppelin Air within wireless range will
be included in the selection list.
Note: Full iPod, iPhone and iPad AirPlay
functionality is only available with the iPad 2, iPad,
iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and second generation
iPod touch and above using iOS 4.2 or later.
iPod Dock
The Zeppelin Air dock connector is compatible with
the iPod and iPhone models illustrated in Diagram 1.
Other iPod or iPhone models, or alternative music
players, may be used by connecting their headphone
sockets to the Zeppelin Air rear panel
AUx
input.
iPhone and iPod models are charged at all times
when docked if the Zeppelin Air is connected to
mains power.
USB Input
If you wish to listen to audio either stored or
streamed on your Mac/PC using the Zeppelin Air
USB
input, connect it using a USB cable from a
spare Mac/PC USB socket. The Zeppelin Air USB
input also enables synchronisation of your iPod
or iPhone to iTunes. See Section 6.2 for more
information.
Note: A USB A-B cable (a USB printer cable) is
required if you wish to connect your Zeppelin
Air to a Mac/PC for any use other than wireless
AirPlay streaming. For reliable operation the
cable should not exceed 3m (10 ft) in length. The
Zeppelin Air should be connected directly to the
Mac/PC USB port and not via any intermediate
USB hardware.
Auxiliary Input
If you wish to listen to an external analogue or
digital audio source, connect it to the Zeppelin Air
AUx
input socket using either an analogue cable
terminated with a mini-jack plug or a digital cable
terminated with a mini-TosLink optical plug. Zeppelin
Air will automatically identify the type of cable used
and configure the
AUx
input socket appropriately.
Note: Zeppelin Air is able to play stereo digital
audio at up to 24 bit/96kHz resolution. It is not
compatible with surround-sound encoded 5.1
channel digital audio.
Video Output
Zeppelin Air incorporates a composite video output
phono socket that enables video on a docked iPod
or iPhone to be sent to a TV or computer monitor
with a suitable input. Video programme can be
played with audio reproduced by the Zeppelin Air
and the video displayed by the TV or monitor.
Note: Zeppelin Air is not able to display iTunes
album cover artwork via its video output.
Mains Input
Connect the Zeppelin Air to a mains outlet socket
using the supplied mains cable. When first
connected to mains power the Zeppelin Air will
automatically enter
Standby
mode with its indicator
illuminating dim red.
Note: The table in Section 4 describes all
the Zeppelin Air indicator colours and their
meanings.
Diagram 2
Zeppelin Air back panel
ETHERNET
POWER
USB
AUX
COMP
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