Marmitek Music Airlink 130, User Manual

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MUSIC AIRLINK 130 9
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LED STATUS
LED status Description
Continuously on Access Point or connected to router
Flashing rapidly Booting or network problem
Flashing slowly Streaming music
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is AirPlay?
With AirPlay, you can wirelessly send music, photos and videos
from an iPhone, iPod, iPad or Mac to an AirPlay-supported device.
What is DLNA?
DLNA refers to Digital Living Network Alliance, and is actually
more of a certification than a technology. A large number of
companies and manufacturers have joined this alliance in order to
produce clear guidelines with regards to sharing files among
different devices within your home network. This enables you to
send a file from a brand A computer to a brand B tablet. Simply
put, DLNA simplifies sharing files.
How does DLNA work?
The basic principle of DLNA (and in fact UPnP, which it is based
on) is that you have a media source (server) and a playback
device (renderer, such as the Music Airlink 130) that are controlled
using a controller. Some devices may combine all these
functionalities, such as a PC that may be all three at the same
time. However, a TV is usually just a renderer (
it’s referred to as a
Player if the TV also has a controller). The underlying UPnP
standard is used to enable devices to broadcast themselves via
the network, allowing them to find each other and the media they
are offering.