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CXN

BT100 Bluetooth adaptor

When connected to your CXN this adaptor allows the CXN to receive 

Bluetooth Audio (known as Bluetooth Advanced Audio Distribution Profile or 

A2DP). Contact your dealer for details.
The BT100 supports Bluetooth A2DP using either the original SBC encoded 

form or the latest higher quality aptX encoded form.
SBC and aptX refer to the encoding used over the wireless Bluetooth interface 

only and not the format your music may be in, which can be any type that your 

phone/laptop or other playing device supports.
Your  playing  device  plays  your  files  then  re-encodes  the  playback  before 

streaming it to the BT100 in one of these two formats.
Many phones and laptops now feature Bluetooth with A2DP. SBC should be 

supported by all such devices (it is the mandatory format for A2DP).
aptX is optional, so check if your sending device supports it, if you wish to 

achieve the highest quality audio transfer.

Note:

 The BT100 declares that it can handle both SBC and aptX to the sending 

device which will then use whichever version it supports.

What is aptX?

aptX is a high quality CODEC (CODer/DECoder) i.e. a way of compressing 

audio data so it can be sent over a link such as Bluetooth then decompressed 

on the other side (if both devices support it).
If your Bluetooth audio source does not support aptX, the BT100 will fall back 

to using the standard SBC CODEC that is supported by all Bluetooth audio 

devices.

BT100 controls and connections

A

B

C

A. Pairing button/Status LED

Button performs pairing and related functionality. Integrated LED indicates 

BT100 status.

B. USB plug 

Streams high quality USB audio into your CXN USB socket.

C. Extension Cable

Allows the BT100 to be positioned for accessibility or optimal wireless 

reception. 

Pairing 

To begin streaming high quality music from your chosen media source it will 

first need to be paired with the BT100.

A.  Insert BT100 into the USB port at the back of your CXN.
B.  Wait a moment for the BT100 to be detected. Then double click the button 

to enter pairing mode, the BT100 indicates it is in the pairing state by 

flashing rapidly. 

C.  Put your Bluetooth compliant audio source into pairing mode. Please 

consult your manufacturer’s user manual on how to do this.

Pairing your BT100 and source establishes an authorised audio link that can 

then be used again in the future without having to go through this stage again.
After pairing you can just select the BT100 and play at any time as long as 

your Bluetooth A2DP compatible source (phone/laptop etc.) is within approx. 

10m of the BT100.
Normally on your source you will need to select Bluetooth Pairing and then the 

BT100 should appear as ‘Cambridge Audio BT100’ in a list of locally found 

Bluetooth devices.
Select that item in the list to finish pairing.
D.  On successful pairing, the BT100s LED goes off for a second or two, then 

triple flashes quickly. The LED then goes off and only lights up in the future 

when you are playing audio via Bluetooth.

E.  To play back via a paired Bluetooth device, simply select the BT100 on 

that device and start playing. The BT100 LED lights up constantly when 

streaming SBC or on and flicks off every 2 seconds when streaming aptX.

Notes:

 

–  You can pair to more than one source up to a maximum of 8 sources at any 

time. Pairing to a 9th device will cause the first one to be forgotten and so 

on. However as you would expect the BT100 can only play back from one 

of these sources at a time. 

–  When  you  have  finished  playback  many  sources  keep  the  Bluetooth  link 

active for a time unless you actively tell them to stop by deselecting playback 

via the BT100 (do not unpair as this is not necessary).

    This can prevent another source to be able to access the BT100.
    To immediately use another source, simply deselect the BT100 for playback 

on your first source device before starting up on a second.

–  Some devices stream empty data all the time even when paused or stopped. 

These devices will cause the BT100s LED to be on even if playback is 

currently stopped or paused.

Spotify

Spotify lets you listen to millions of songs – the artists you love, the latest hits 

and discoveries just for you. If you are a Spotify Premium user, you can control 

your CXN using the Spotify app.
1.  Connect your CXN to the same Wi-Fi network as your phone or tablet 

running the Spotify app.

2. Open the Spotify app, and play any song.
3. Tap the song image in the bottom left of the screen.
4. Tap the Connect icon  .
5. Pick your CXN from the list.
For information on how to set up and use Spotify Connect please visit  

www.spotify.com/connect.
The Spotify Software is subject to third party licenses found here:    

www.spotify.com/connect/third-party-licenses.

Summary of Contents for CXN

Page 1: ...CXN NETWORK PLAYER ...

Page 2: ...cal electronic or other means in any form without prior written permission of the manufacturer All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners Copyright Cambridge Audio Ltd 2015 Cambridge Audio and the Cambridge Audio logo are trademarks of Cambridge Audio Stream Magic is a trademark of Audio Partnership Plc and is registered in the European Community and other...

Page 3: ...uch as vases shall be placed on the unit Important safety instructions The lightning flash with the arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of un insulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is...

Page 4: ...receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC Caution Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment IMPORTANT NOTE FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipme...

Page 5: ...es with Canada radiation exposure limits set forth for uncontrolled environments This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20cm between the radiator and your body This transmitter must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter Cet appareil numérique de la classe B conforme á la norme NMB 003 du Canada This product carries C...

Page 6: ... RCA interconnect cable TOSLINK Optical Use a high quality TOSLINK fibre optic interconnect cable designed specifically for audio use 6 USB Audio In A USB B type socket is fitted to the CXN to enable the playback of audio from a personal computer running either Microsoft Windows or Apple Mac OS X operating systems most Linux distributions are also suitable Note Always use a high quality USB connec...

Page 7: ... approximately 30 seconds to complete Instant On To enable Instant On it must first be activated within the setup menus Go to Settings Power Instant On and set to On Instant On when enabled allows CXN to enter a lower power suspended state using the Standby On button The display is turned off and many of the internal processes are disabled to reduce power consumption However the difference between...

Page 8: ...raction with the user This function will bring up an interactive menu where available This feature is commonly used to allow indication that you like or don t like the current stream so the service can tailor the music served to your personal taste For Media Play back UPnP or Local this button will toggle between the Now Playing display and the Queue display 5 Digital Inputs Press to select the di...

Page 9: ...vices Streaming Services are similar to Internet Radio but come from other suppliers and often have an element of interaction with the user Because Streaming Services generally allow the user some choice over the content they listen to they are also licensed differently to iRadio by the music companies and often each service only has arrangements in certain countries and may also charge a subscrip...

Page 10: ...ng the button Simply scroll through the items with the scroll wheel or navigator buttons on the remote control and press in the scroll wheel or use the Enter button on the remote to select the item you want Presets The CXN supports presets These can be Internet Radio stations or streams from most Streaming Services UPnP USB Media cannot be set as a preset To add a station stream to a preset first ...

Page 11: ... allows for browsing by artist album and other methods has support for control from Wi Fi controller and the media can be shared amongst several devices UPnP servers Your CXN can connect with Computers or Network Attached Storage devices that feature a Universal Plug and Play UPnP AV Server When using a UPnP server to share your media the search and selection criteria are determined by the server ...

Page 12: ...USB 1 1 and USB Audio 1 0 which works with nearly all common operating systems and computer types without drivers and supports up to 24 bit 96kHz audio simply plug in and play In this configuration the CXN is able to work at up to 24 bit 96kHz by declaring to your computer that it can handle any sample rate from 32kHz to 96kHz However in some Windows Mac operating system variants the operating sys...

Page 13: ...iring your BT100 and source establishes an authorised audio link that can then be used again in the future without having to go through this stage again After pairing you can just select the BT100 and play at any time as long as your Bluetooth A2DP compatible source phone laptop etc is within approx 10m of the BT100 Normally on your source you will need to select Bluetooth Pairing and then the BT1...

Page 14: ...is made by appropriate settings on your router and automatically generates the right format from your text according to the router request Enter the network name This option allows the CXN to search for and connect to a particular network name only Type your network name in using the alphanumeric entry screen If no matching network is found Network not found will be displayed Current config This m...

Page 15: ...ing reduced throughput The options for the Signal Warning are simply Yes or No Wi Fi region Different parts of the world use slightly different frequencies for Wi Fi For best performance you should set the CXN to the region you live in the current options are US Spain Europe i e other than Spain Japan Wired Wireless connection It is possible to connect your CXN to your network via an available Eth...

Page 16: ...t it to rename The screen changes to a list of letters with the current name displayed at the top To delete existing letters press the Stop Delete button at the bottom left of the display Navigate through the letters and select each letter in turn to rename the input When finished select the Return symbol at the end of the letter list you can press the Home button on the right hand side of the dis...

Page 17: ...r MAC addresses You can view the radio s MAC address using the menu item Settings Network Config View Config MAC address If you have an encrypted Wi Fi network check that you have entered the correct key or passphrase into the CXN Remember that text format keys are case sensitive If when attempting to connect to an encrypted network your CXN displays Wireless error followed by a 5 digit number the...

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