Table Of Contents; Introduction; Contents - Cambridge Audio sonata NP30 User Manual

Contents

Introduction .................................................................................................2
Contents.......................................................................................................2
Important safety instructions .....................................................................3
Wi-Fi information .........................................................................................4
Limited warranty..........................................................................................5
Rear panel connections..............................................................................6
Front panel controls ....................................................................................7
Remote control ............................................................................................8
Overview ......................................................................................................9
Getting connected.......................................................................................9
Operating the NP30..................................................................................10
Settings menu...........................................................................................15
Stream Magic Remote..............................................................................16
Troubleshooting.........................................................................................17
Technical specifications ...........................................................................17
Important!
The NP30 is largely a software based product and new features
and updates will be made available from time to time. See the
Upgrade Firmware section at the end of this manual for how to
check for and then automatically update your unit via the internet.
The process takes only a few minutes.
We would encourage you to check for any updates before using
your NP30 for the first time and then from time to time
afterwards.
Also please do check the support page for the NP30 at
http://support.cambridgeaudio.com for details of any new
features, advice on compatibility with other products and audio
formats and the most recent copy of this manual.
Make sure you register your purchase.
Visit: www.cambridge-audio.com/sts
By registering, you'll be the first to know about:
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This guide is designed to make installing and using this product as easy
as possible. Information in this document has been carefully checked
for accuracy at the time of printing; however, Cambridge Audio's policy
is one of continuous improvement, therefore design and specifications
are subject to change without prior notice.
This document contains proprietary information protected by copyright.
All rights are reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced by any
mechanical, electronic or other means, in any form, without prior written
permission of the manufacturer. All trademarks and registered
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© Copyright Cambridge Audio Ltd 2011.
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 countries.
Other brands mentioned are trademarks of their respective owners and
are used for reference purposes only.
This product contains software licensed under version 2 of the GNU
Public License and version 2.1 of the GNU Lesser Public License. The
source code for this software is available from:
http://www.reciva.com/gpl/
This product includes technology owned by Microsoft Corporation and
under a licence from Microsoft Licensing GP. Use or distribution of such
technology outside of this product is prohibited without a license from
Microsoft Corporation and/or Microsoft Licensing, GP as applicable.
2

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing your Sonata NP30 Network Music Player. We are
confident that you will enjoy many years of listening pleasure from it. Like all
Cambridge Audio products the Sonata NP30 adheres to three core principles
- stunning performance, ease of use and incredible value.
The Sonata NP30 can access a wide range of audio from UPnP servers or local
media and directly from the internet such as from our own Stream Magic
Internet Radio service or Streaming Services from other suppliers.
The free Stream Magic Internet Radio service brings the best iRadio stations
to your NP30 checked by us for reliability and sound quality with over 15,000
stations currently available and more being added each day.
Our Stream-Magic.com website allows you to suggest new stations, manage
your favourites and other settings for several Stream Magic enabled devices
at once, find out about new features and Streaming Services as we add them
and more. See Stream-magic.com for more details.
Streaming Services are services that come from partner suppliers. These
usually require a subscription from them with different services being available
in different countries.
In addition to pure internet content you can access your own locally stored
music from USB flash-disks or hard-drives and network connected UPnP
servers.
Various compressed formats are supported plus losslessly compressed and
uncompressed PCM/WAV up to 'better-than-CD' 24 bit content at 24/96 which
can be obtained from suitable download sites. Podcasts are also supported.
High quality components are used throughout including a WM8728 24 bit /
96kHz digital to analog converter (DAC) from renowned manufacturer Wolfson.
A proprietary audio buffering and re-clocking scheme re-constructs all
incoming audio clocks inside the NP30 with a set of precision oscillators
eliminating jitter and providing unprecedented sound quality.
The Sonata NP30 also features an environmentally friendly low power (<1w)
standby circuit.
We have also developed a free iPhone/iPod Touch application that allows full
wireless control of the NP30 (in conjunction with a Wi-Fi network).
Search for Stream Magic Remote on the Apple App Store or browse
www.stream-magic.com for further details on this and other Apps and features
as they become available.
Ultimate sound quality depends on the whole of your system, naturally we
particularly recommend speakers from the Cambridge Audio Sirocco range as
these have been designed to the same exacting standards as this product.
Your dealer can also supply excellent quality Cambridge Audio interconnects
to ensure your system realises its full potential.
Thanks for taking the time to read this manual; we do recommend you keep
it for future reference.
Matthew Bramble
Cambridge Audio Technical Director
and the Sonata range development team