Carton Contents; Connecting To Your A5; Airplay Connection; Auxiliary Input (Aux) And Mains Input (Power) - Bowers & Wilkins A5 Owner's Manual

1. A5 Carton Contents
1. A5
2. Power supply
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 A5

You can connect to your A5 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 Auxilary input.
Diagram 1 illustrates A5's rear panel connection
sockets.

AirPlay Connection

A5 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, A5 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 A5 to join your home
network and on configuring iTunes to play through
A5.
Note: Please ensure you have installed the latest
version of iTunes.
Note: A standard Ethernet cable is required if you
wish to connect your A5 to an Ethernet network.
As well as streaming audio from iTunes, AirPlay also
makes it possible to stream audio directly to A5
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 wireless
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.
Auxiliary Input (AUX)
If you wish to listen to an external analogue source,
connect it to A5 AUx input socket using an analogue
cable terminated with a mini-jack plug.
Mains Input (POWER)
Connect A5 to a mains outlet socket using the
power supply. When first connected to mains power
A5 will automatically power up with its indicator
pulsing red.
Note: The table in Section 4 describes all A5
indicator colours and their meanings.
Diagram 1
A5 back panel
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