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16.5 Multi-room setup on the radio
16.5.1 General information
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All radios must be connected to the same network via
LAN cable or Wi-Fi.
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This section explains how multi-room can be set up on
the devices and managed.
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A multi-room group can consist of up to five devices (one
master and four clients).
Note
Master and client – explanation
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The master is the source device and transfers the
audio it is currently playing to all other devices
(clients) in the group.
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When playing audio via Bluetooth or from a CD, only
the device that has the corresponding receiver or
playback technology can be the master.
The following modes are available for a multi-room group
(depending on whether the corresponding technology
exists on the radio).
• Spotify Connect
• Internet radio
• DAB radio
• FM radio
• Auxiliary Input
• Wi-Fi streaming (DNLA-compatible) and UPnP
network playback
• USB playback
• CD playback
• Bluetooth
16.5.2 Creating a group
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If you want to create a new group, navigate to the
system settings and select Multi-room. • Select Create
new group.
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Enter a name for the new group and confirm with [
OK
].
16.5.3 View details
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Select this menu item to obtain information on the current
status of the radio/speaker in the respective group.
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The Status field shows whether the selected device is a
master or client.
16.5.4 Add clients to a group
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If the selected device is already the master, you can add
(further) clients using Add to group.
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On selecting this menu item, a list of the devices in the
network is displayed. Devices with a preceding asterisk
are already clients in the group.
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Only devices without an asterisk can be added as clients
to the group.
16.5.5 List current clients
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Select List current clients to display all members of the
current group.
16.5.6 Leave group
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The Leave group menu item allows you to remove the
client you are currently controlling from the current
group.
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Confirm the client’s removal from the group with [
OK
].
16.5.7 Delete group
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If you want to delete a complete group, select ‘Delete
group’.
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Note that a group can be deleted only on the master of
this group.
