Bowers & Wilkins A7 Owner's Manual page 3

1. A7 Carton Contents
1. A7
2. Power cable
3. Remote control
4. Document pack containing a Quick Start Guide,
warranty information and statutory safety warnings.
Environmental Information
This product complies with international directives,
including but not limited to the Restriction of
Hazardous Substances (RoHS) in electrical and
electronic equipment, the Registration, Evaluation,
Authorisation and restriction of CHemicals (REACH)
and the disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic
Equipment (WEEE). Consult your local waste
disposal authority for guidance on how properly to
recycle or dispose of this product.
2. Connecting to your A7
You can connect to your A7 by:
• Using AirPlay ® to stream wirelessly from iTunes.
• Using AirPlay ® to stream wirelessly from an iPod
touch , iPhone or iPad .
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• Using the rear panel mounted connection sockets.
Diagram 1 illustrates A7's rear panel connection
sockets.
AirPlay Connection
A7 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, A7 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 A7 to join your home
network and on configuring iTunes to play through
A7.
Note: Please ensure you have installed the latest
version of iTunes.
Note: A standard Ethernet cable is required if you
wish to connect your A7 to an Ethernet network.
As well as streaming audio from iTunes, AirPlay also
makes it possible to stream audio directly to A7
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 Airplay
device within wireless range will be included in the
selection list.
Note: AirPlay works with iPhone, iPod touch
and iPad with iOS 4.3.3 or later, Mac with
OS X Mountain Lion, or Mac and PC with
iTunes 10.2.2 or later.
USB Input
If you wish to listen to audio either stored or
streamed on your Mac/PC using A7 USB input,
connect it using a USB cable from a spare Mac/PC
USB socket.
Note: A USB A-B cable (a USB printer cable)
is required if you wish to connect your A7 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. A7 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 A7 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. A7 will automatically
identify the type of cable used and configure the
AUx input socket appropriately.
Note: A7 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.
Mains Input
Connect A7 to a mains outlet socket using the
supplied mains cable. When first connected to
mains power A7 will automatically power up with its
indicator pulsing red.
Note: The table in Section 4 describes all A7
indicator colours and their meanings.
Diagram 1
A7 back panel
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