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Sigma Streamer
Owner's Manual
PLEASE READ BEFORE OPERATION
REV. 1.0.0 b– 04/2019

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  • Page 1 Sigma Streamer Owner’s Manual PLEASE READ BEFORE OPERATION REV. 1.0.0 b– 04/2019...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Package Contents ......................8 Overview ......................... 8 Front and Rear Plates ....................9 How Would I Use the Sigma Streamer? .............. 10 Roon Ready Player ......................... 10 UPnP /OpenHome Player and UPnP Audio Library Server ............11 Network Audio Adapter for HQPlayer ................... 11 AirPlay Player ..........................
  • Page 3 Dashboard for Volume Control and Input Selection ........26 Volume Bypass with exaSound DACs ..................... 28 Maximum Volume Limit ......................... 28 Sigma Streamer UPnP Server and Music Library ..........28 Specifications ....................... 30 Open-source Credits ....................32 GNU General Public License (“GPL”) ..............32 Limited One Year Warranty ..................

  • Page 4: Welcome

    Bubble UPnP and MconnectHD. We hope that the exaSound Sigma Streamer will help you to enjoy world-class music experience for years to come. Please take a few minutes to read right through this manual. Investing a little time now is the best way to ensure that you will make the most of your investment.

  • Page 5: Safety Information

    Safety Information Explanation of Graphical Symbols The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
  • Page 6 • The device is still receiving power from the AC power source as long as it is connected to the wall outlet, even if the device itself has been turned off. • Unplug the power adapter if you are not going to use the device for an extended period of time. Hold the power adapter when unplugging.

  • Page 7: Proper Device Placement

    ZeroJitter™, GalvanicInfinity™, ENclusiv™, FemtoMaster™ and ZeroResolutionLoss™ are  trademarks of exaSound Audio Design. Direct Stream Digital (DSD) is a trademark of Sony Corporation.  the Roon Labs logo are trademarks or registered Roon and Roon Ready and ...

  • Page 8: Package Contents

    The exaSound Sigma Streamer is a certified RoonReady player, Signalyst NAA endpoint, UPnP/ OpenHome and AirPlay player. The Sigma Streamer is also a UPnP server. It can stream audio from attached USB drives to other UPnP players on you your home network.

  • Page 9: Front And Rear Plates

    Front and Rear Plates Power Button Power Light USB 3.0 Connector (Hard Disk) Wi-Fi Antenna Power Adapter Connector USB 2.0 Connector (DAC) HDMI Connector Ethernet RJ45 (Display) Connector (Home Network) Page | 9...

  • Page 10: How Would I Use The Sigma Streamer

    Roon delivers metadata for the user’s library and frees the user from the complexities of library management. The exaSound Sigma Streamer is certified as a RoonReady player. Roon Ready is the highest level of Roon integration and means that Roon technology is customized and embedded both in the player and the DAC for achieving best user experience.

  • Page 11: Upnp /Openhome Player And Upnp Audio Library Server

    The Sigma Streamer supports the UPnP/OpenHome audio streaming standards. It can be used as a player (also called renderer or audio endpoint). When a USB drive is attached to the Sigma Streamer, it also becomes a UPnP audio library server. Playback can be controlled remotely with an app from an iPad, iPhone, Android device, PC or Mac.

  • Page 12: Quick Start Guide

    Roon Remote, HQPayer, MconnectHD, Bubble UPnP, Hi-Fi Cast, Kazoo, and with AirPlay. 6. The Sigma Streamer is ready to be used right out of the box. You can access the Web User Interface by using a web browser and navigating to sigma.local.
  • Page 13 Using exaSound Sigma Streamer with HQPlayer The exaSound Sigma Streamer supports Network Audio Adapter (NAA) protocol for advanced upsampling and PCM to DSD conversion applications with the Signalyst HQPlayer. Follow the Step-by- step guide for configuring the exaSound PlayPoint for use with HQPlayer available on our blog.

  • Page 14: Changing Usb Connections

    (zeroconf) service. On Linux computers you need to install Avahi. If you change the name of the Sigma Streamer the web address will change. For example if you call it exaSound-zone1, the address will be exaSound-zone1.local Alternatively, you can access the same settings web page by connecting a keyboard, mouse and HDMI monitor to the Sigma Streamer.

  • Page 15: Working With The Menu

    When you connect to the Sigma Streamer with a Web browser you will see the following page: Working with the Menu If you are using a device with small screen you can tap on the menu icon to hide the menu. The menu will slide in.
  • Page 16 To have the menu visible at all times tap on the menu icon until you see it overlaid with a right arrow. Page | 16...

  • Page 17: Wi-Fi Configuration

    Wi-Fi Configuration 1. Navigate your web browser to the Sigma Streamer Web User Interface. By default the address is sigma.local. Open the menu and select the Network page. 2. Scroll down to the Available Wi-Fi Networks tab and tap the Refresh button.
  • Page 18 5. Enter the password if you are connecting to a secured network. The Sigma Streamer supports WPA2-PSK (AES) security mode. At this point if you are using an Automatic IP (DHCP), continue with step 7. 6. Select Manual IP if you need to enter manually the IP settings.
  • Page 19 8. When the Network page reappears you should see the new IP address. Note that if you use an IP address to connect your Web browser to the Sigma Streamer, the browser won't be able to reconnect automatically. In this case you will need to manually enter the new Sigma Streamer IP address in the navigation bar of the Web browser.

  • Page 20: Ethernet Connection With Manual Ip Address

    Ethernet Connection with Manual IP Address Navigate your web browser to the Sigma Streamer Web Interface. Open the menu and select the Network page. By default the Sigma Streamer will use the wired network connection - Ethernet. You can use the Reset button to re-initialize the network connection if the settings on your router are changed or in case the connection is lost.

  • Page 21: Switching Between Wireless And Wired Network Connection

    4. When the Network page reappears you should see the new IP address. Note that if you use an IP address to connect your Web browser to the Sigma Streamer, the browser won't be able to reconnect automatically. In this case you will need to manually enter the new Sigma Streamer IP address in the navigation bar of the Web browser.

  • Page 22: Sharing Attached Usb Drives On The Network

    The Internal Storage tab displays information about the size of the music libraries stored on the Sigma Streamer internal SSD drive. Make sure that there always is at least 20% free space on the Sigma Streamer internal SSD drive. The USB Storage Devices tab on the Local Storage page displays list of attached USB drives.
  • Page 23 Always maintain a backup copy of your music files. Never disconnect a USB drive during playback. To avoid accidental data loss we recommend powering down the exaSound Sigma Streamer before disconnecting a USB drive. Page | 23...

  • Page 24: Settings Overview

    Settings Overview Use the Settings tab of the web user interface to configure the Sigma Streamer. The following features feature will appear if they are available with the attached DAC: • Maximum Volume Limit • DAC Power off Timeout •...

  • Page 25: Multi-Room Configuration And Using A Custom Device Name

    Multi-room Configuration and Using a Custom Device Name Each Sigma Streamer on your home network must have a unique name. Use the Device Name tab to assign custom device name (host name) to your Sigma Streamer. 1. From the menu navigate to Settings. The current host name will be displayed on the Device Name tab.

  • Page 26: Remote Support

    Sigma Streamer owner by pressing the Start/Stop button on the Remote Support tab. Establishing the connection may take up to 10 seconds. Please email the displayed Support ID to the exaSound support representative. It is used to identity your Sigma Streamer on the support network.
  • Page 27 Remotely from iPad, iPhone or Android device. Compatible apps include Roon Remote, MconnectHD Kazoo, UPnP control points like Bubble UPnP and Hi-Fi Cast. • From the Sigma Streamer web interface. You can control the master volume and trim the individual channels. •...

  • Page 28: Volume Bypass With Exasound Dacs

    SSD drive. When an USB drive is attached for the first time to the Sigma Streamer, or when music files are added or removed, you have to update the UPnP library. From the web user interface, go to Settings page and on the UPnP Music Library tab click the Update button.
  • Page 29 Power on the Sigma Streamer • Navigate to the Music Library screen and tap the Update button To avoid accidental data loss we recommend powering down the exaSound Sigma Streamer before disconnecting a USB drive. Always maintain a backup copy of your music files.

  • Page 30: Specifications

    Specifications 1.83GHz, Quad-Core SSD for Libray Storage 128GB exaSound proprietary ZeroJitter™ USB audio interface USB Audio Interface with error correction USB Audio Class 2.0, availability of features is not tested ENclusiv™ Comprehensive Sampling Rate support 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz, 352.8kHz, 384kHz...
  • Page 31 USB Port Max Current 900mA for USB 3, 500mA for USB2 USB Storage Interface USB 3.0 compatible with USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 HDD and SSD (USB 3.0 drives recommended) Ethernet Interface 1 x Realtek 8111G PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 802.11 ac/n Wi-Fi Interface 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz...

  • Page 32: Open-Source Credits

    Sigma Streamer. In fact, we would be unable to offer the device as we envision it, at the current price, without these publically developed projects. The credit roll is available on the Sigma Streamer Web Interface: https://exasound-pp1.local/.

  • Page 33: Limited One Year Warranty

    If in our assessment the defect is covered by our Warranty, the defective item will, at our sole option, be repaired, replaced with the same item or its functional equivalent, or the purchase price will be refunded. exaSound in its sole and absolute discretion shall be the sole determiner of whether a product is in fact defective.
  • Page 34 Audio Design for its use nor for any infringement of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use. exaSound Audio Design reserves the right to change specifications at any time without notice.

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