Consonance Reference DS1 User Manual

Streaming transporter

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Reference DS1
Streaming Transporter
USER MANUAL
ENGLISH
INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on your purchase! Consonance Ref DS1 is an Network Bridge and Streaming
Transporter designed with 3 key pricinples in mind: ease of use, universal compatibility with music
sources and sound quality. To achieve its best potential, please read this manual carefully. If
needed, our support team is there to assist for any doubt or question regarding our products at
operaamp@vip.163.com
QUICK START GUIDE
Ref DS1 is a ready to play device. From Unboxing, the unit is ready to play in less than 5 minutes.
In order to get started please follow those steps:
Step 1: Unbox your Ref DS1
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and ○
Step 2: Insert the supplied USB cables (○
) into the corresponding interface as shown in
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the figure before turning it on. If USB DAC connected to one of the 4 available USB2.0 ports,
please unplug the USB cable
16 . If not using 12 port, please unplug the USB cable
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Step 3: Screw the included Wireless Antenna
Step 4: Plug power cable
Step 5: Wait 3 minutes for Ref DS1 to do first start initialization.
Step 6: Connect to the wireless Hotspot network called Opera (password 12345678)
Step 7: Complete the first setup wizard
Step 8: Done.

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Summary of Contents for Consonance Reference DS1

  • Page 1 ENGLISH INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase! Consonance Ref DS1 is an Network Bridge and Streaming Transporter designed with 3 key pricinples in mind: ease of use, universal compatibility with music sources and sound quality. To achieve its best potential, please read this manual carefully. If needed, our support team is there to assist for any doubt or question regarding our products at operaamp@vip.163.com...
  • Page 2 WHAT IT’S IN THE PAGKAGE  Ref DS1  Wireless Antenna  USB cable for Hub and USB cable for Xmos interface  Power cable  User Manual I\O OVERVIEW 1/2 Front ○ Power Switch:The switch is on the left and the red LED is on, which is turn off and charging. The switch is on the right side, the green LED is on, and it is working on the battery supply.
  • Page 3: Connection To The Unit

    ○ Xmos USB Input: The Xmos interface of Ref DS1 can be used separately, this port can be connected to a computer or other digital transporter. ○ HDMIOutput: This output allows to connect a TV or monitor and it will display the User Inteface.
  • Page 4: First Setup

    Apple system opens Safari browser, enter opera.local/, PC recommends using Google Chrome, enter opera/ to reach web-UI. FIRST SETUP Once the system is operational and you have connected to it through your network or via the hotspot, you will reach Opera's web-UI. The first time please click on the cog-wheel in the top right part of the UI, select system and click on "Run first config Wizard", a helper will assist you to configure Ref DS1.
  • Page 5 Opera’s User Interface is made up by 4 main components:  Playback Page tab  Browser Page tab  Play Queue tab  Settings pages 1 - Command buttons Second line: Elapsed time Play/Stop Third line: Total duration Previous: jump to previous track Fourth line: Track source Next: jump to next track 6 - Track management...
  • Page 6 BROWSE PAGE Clicking on Browse tab will allow to access all available music sources on your system. 1 – Favorites 7 - Media server Access your favorites tracks Access your media server if any 2 – Playlists 8 - Last 100 Access your Playlists List the last 100 tracks played 9 –...
  • Page 7 QUEUE PAGE Clicking on Queue tab will allow to access to the queue of the tracks that are going to be played. – Random Randomize the order tracks are played Repeat Repeat the track Save Save the current queue as a playlist. A name is asked for this Playlist Clear queue Clear the current queue Remove track...
  • Page 8: Software Updates

    SOFTWARE UPDATES Ref DS1 features an OTA (Over The Air) updater, meant to allow seamless and reliable way to update to new system versions. It’s strongly suggested to check for updates periodically to ensure that your system is always at the latest version. How to check for Updates ...
  • Page 9 Please mail or e-mail the Registration Card to the address as follows: The Opera Audio Co., Ltd. No.2 Jiuxianqiao Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China Tel: 86 10 59789215 Fax: 86 10 59789265 support@opera-consonance.com operaamp@vip.163.com http://www.opera-consonance.com Registration Card Name Address City...

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