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EDGE NQ Network Player
Last updated: September 2, 2022 12:52. Revision #8109
Users Manual
Page 1: ...1 EDGE NQ Network Player Manual Generated 20 11 2023 17 25...
Page 2: ...onnections 8 Remote Control 10 Getting Connected 11 StreamMagic App 13 Connecting to Wi Fi 14 Built in Streaming Services 16 AirPlay 2 18 Chromecast 19 Internet Radio 20 Bluetooth 21 USB Audio 22 USB...
Page 3: ...3 EDGE NQ Network Player Last updated September 2 2022 12 52 Revision 8109 Users Manual...
Page 4: ...All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners Copyright Cambridge Audio Ltd 2022 Qualcomm is a trademark of Qualcomm Incorporated registered in the United States...
Page 5: ...Last updated September 2 2022 12 51 Revision 8099 Inside the box of your EDGE NQ you will receive 1 Edge NQ Network Player 2 User Manual 3 3 x AAA Batteries 4 Remote Control 5 Power Cable 6 Link Cable...
Page 6: ...mode 0 5 Watts The unit should be left in Standby Mode when not in use 2 Headphones For suitable headphones connection will automatically mute the pre out Headphones with an impedance of between 8 an...
Page 7: ...ce Indication Indicates the current source in use 3 Icons Indicates Firmware Update Noti cations Headphones in use USB Media in use and Network Connection Note The Edge NQ will automatically display a...
Page 8: ...ion 5 Audio Return Channel ARC D4 For connection from a TV that supports ARC function 6 Unbalanced RCA A1 and A2 L and R For use with unbalanced RCA connections 7 Balanced XLR A3 L and R For use with...
Page 9: ...r wireless streaming Bluetooth audio directly from most phones tablets and laptops For more information on the Bluetooth see Bluetooth section 13 USB Wi Fi Connect the supplied Wi Fi dongle to the cor...
Page 10: ...eakers pre out sub and the headphone outputs Note This remote function is source dependent Where possible the source will be paused and for other sources the output will be muted 5 Source Selection Us...
Page 11: ...Balanced Audio Connection XLR Balanced connections in an audio system are designed to reject electrical noise from power wiring etc as well as the e ects of noise currents owing through ground connec...
Page 12: ...s to synchronise when powering up the units See the following diagrams when connecting the EDGE NQ using the provided Link cable EDGE NQ with EDGE W via StreamMagic app When using the app to turn the...
Page 13: ...p store or Google Play store Note The StreamMagic app is only available for iOS and Android mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets It is not available on PC or Mac Once your player is connecte...
Page 14: ...adapters Wi Fi signal boosters extenders as these can disrupt the reliability of the network connection Connecting to a Wired Network 1 Connect a network cable Category 5 5E straight through Ethernet...
Page 15: ...oose WIRELSS CONNECTION and then CONTINUE 6 Your Android device will now show all available Wi Fi devices in range Select Setup Edge NQ eb 7 Once connected you will be prompted to enter your Wi Fi net...
Page 16: ...yer 2 Select the Sound Output devices icon within TIDAL and select your Cambridge Audio network player from the list 3 TIDAL Connect should now be streaming your chosen content to the player TIDAL via...
Page 17: ...ccount when prompted to do so This will only be required on the rst instance of use to link the account to the StreamMagic app 2 Choose the playlist album song etc that you wish to stream to player 3...
Page 18: ...your AirPlay device Note This product supports AirPlay 2 and requires your mobile device to be running iOS 11 4 or later Apple and AirPlay are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other c...
Page 19: ...n the app that you want to Cast from 3 Select 4 Select your player as your Chromecast device Note Currently Chromecast Audio only supports audio apps Therefore you will not be able to cast YouTube to...
Page 20: ...RL stream is one of the following supported le types ALAC WAV FLAC AIFF DSF and DFF containing DSD64 at 2 8224 MHz or DSD128 at 5 6448 MHz WMA MP3 AAC HE AAC AAC and OGG Vorbis 3 Once you have located...
Page 21: ...ect the Bluetooth source on your player 2 Open your mobile device or laptops Bluetooth settings 3 Select your player from the list of available devices 4 Your device should now connect to your player...
Page 22: ...Audio In on your EDGE NQ to a USB port on the PC 2 Select the USB Audio source If using the front panel source selector of your EDGE NQ switch to USB Audio If using the StreamMagic app go to the Home...
Page 23: ...select Sound Control Panel 6 On the Playback tab ensure that CA Edge Range is the default output device then select Properties 7 Within Speaker Properties navigate to the Advanced tab Select the desir...
Page 24: ...a Mac without a USB Type A port you may also use USB Type C Thunderbolt 3 to USB Type B connection 2 Select the USB Audio source If using the front panel source selector of your EDGE NQ switch to USB...
Page 25: ...tilities Audio MIDI Setup Select the CA Edge 2 0 as the output sound device on the left column and then using the drop down options select the desired bit depth and sample rate preference 6 Your Mac s...
Page 26: ...e primary function of the EDGE NQ is as a network music player The USB ports are intended for convenient connection of USB thumb drives As such we cannot guarantee compatibility with all USB HDD s USB...
Page 27: ...tware running in your network 1 Your Cambridge Audio EDGE NQ 2 A mobile device such as a smartphone or tablet on which you can run the StreamMagic app 3 A hard drive computer or NAS containing your co...
Page 28: ...n and controlled by the StreamMagic app and other services Automatic Power Down This sets how long your player will wait while inactive before switching in to standby Display Brightness This sets the...
Page 29: ...your network player connected to ensure optimal performance Information on the latest rmware version for the EDGE NQ can be found here Factory Reset This will return your player to its factory setting...
Page 30: ...A2 ETHERNET IEEE 802 3 10 Base T or 100 Base T MAX POWER CONSUMPTION 100W STANDBY POWER CONSUMPTION 0 5W AUDIO FORMATS WAV containing uncompressed PCM 16 24 bit 32 192kHz FLAC containing losslessly co...
Page 31: ...31 ASX Microsoft playlist format M3U PLS DIMENSIONS 120 x 460 x 405mm 4 7 x 18 1 x 15 9 WEIGHT 10 2kg 22 4lbs...
Page 32: ...lay AirPlay 16bit 44kHz TIDAL Chromecast Chromecast 24bit 96 kHz TIDAL Bluetooth Bluetooth aptX HD TIDAL Roon Roon Endpoint 24bit 192 kHz TIDAL Roon USB Class 2 24bit 384 kHz TIDAL Desktop App USB Cla...
Page 33: ...your network s rewall is not blocking any outgoing ports As a minimum the radio needs access to UDP and TCP ports 80 554 1755 5000 6000 and 7070 Check the Wi Fi dongle is securely connected to the uni...
Page 34: ...the EDGE NQ can only play non DRM les Files that have DRM controls cannot be played Check your device is formatted in FAT32 NTFS format The way you organise your USB media a ects the size of internal...