Summary of Contents for Allnet ALLSOUND III
- Page 1 ALLSOUND III User Manual Compact manual English Version：1.0 2009/12/01 ALLNET GmbH © 2009 – www.allnet.de...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
The wireless network integration ................15 5.1 The location is important ..................15 5.2 Connecting to a router ..................16 5.3 Setting up the wireless connection on the ALLSOUND III ........16 The configuration menu of your ALLSOUND III ............. 17 Playback options ....................19 7.1 The ALLSOUND III display .................19... - Page 3 ALLSOUND III Please be aware of some basic information before you start. We recommend setting up the ALLSOUND III at a minimum distance of 10cm to walls • or other solid objects behind it for optimal sound and realistic bass response.
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Page 4: The Connectors Of Your Allsound Iii
ALLSOUND III 1. The connectors of your ALLSOUND III 1.1 Overview After taking the ALLSOUND III out of its packaging material, take a moment to get to know its connectors and controls. A On/Off switch Line out B Connection for power supply... -
Page 5: The Power Adapter Socket
(twisted pair with RJ45 plugs). To connect it “directly” to your desktop PC or laptop, either use a network switch or a hub. To connect the ALLSOUND III without any intermediate devices, use a crossover cable instead of a standard network cable. -
Page 6: The Analog Audio Output & Input
And the line in connector can connect to your MP3 or CD player... etc, use ALLSOUND III as a speaker. 2. The remote control and the buttons on the ALLSOUND III... -
Page 7: The Most Important Buttons For Fast Orientation
2.1 The most important buttons for fast orientation Here is an overview of the most important and frequently-used “keystrokes”: Navigation buttons: Use these buttons to control the highlight bar in the ALLSOUND III menu. Press and hold the navigation buttons when scrolling through long lists to enlarge the navigation increments. -
Page 8: Additional Buttons And Their Functions
For more information, see page 17 2.2 Additional buttons and their functions Power: On/Off, Switches the ALLSOUND III on—and off, if need be! Home button: Returns you to the home menu for all playback options. Favorites: Opens my Favorites list. -
Page 9: Entering Letters
2.3 Entering letters Letters can be entered into the ALLSOUND III via the numerical keypad in the same way you would with a cell phone keypad when writing an SMS. This can be useful when configuring the device or changing the device's name. Here's how text entry works, using the word ALLSOUND III as an example. -
Page 10: The First Time: Switching On The Allsound Iii
If you have just connected the power adapter and are now trying to turn the device on, don't get nervous if nothing happens at first. It takes around 30 seconds before the ALLSOUND III can be switched on after it has been connected for the first time to an AC power source. - Page 11 If you are not satisfied with the way things are working after running the Wizard, you can run it again by pressing the button to open the configuration menu and selecting the Configuration Wizard menu item. ALLNET GmbH © 2009 – www.allnet.de...
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Page 12: Wired Or Wireless Radio
For more information on WLAN setup, see page 14.. 3.3 Before setup: network profiles The ALLSOUND III lets you either create a single network profile (a collection of all of the values and settings necessary for a network connection)—this is the default setting, assuming you will use the ALLSOUND III in a single location or network—or you can... -
Page 13: The Wired Network Integration
Confirm with: 2) At this point, select the method by which the ALLSOUND III obtains its IP address in the network. Every device in the network must have such an identifier to ensure that the IP packets arrive in the right place. - Page 14 If a proxy server has been activated there, use the same settings for the ALLSOUND III. 1-3) To set up the ALLSOUND III to work with a proxy server, follow steps 1 & 2 as described above…and in step 3 (Enable Proxy Server Yes/No), select YES! 4) Then select “Change”...
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Page 15: The Wireless Network Integration
The quality of a wireless connection thus stands or falls with the obstacles in the line of sight from the ALLSOUND III to the opposite network device. Setting the device up in some locations may therefore result in a poorer signal, even if the actual distance is shorter. -
Page 16: Connecting To A Router
Internet access and share it locally among several users. The ALLSOUND III is also the most fun to use this way, as you can receive radio from the Internet or music from other computers in your home network without necessarily having your own computer running at the time. -
Page 17: The Configuration Menu Of Your Allsound Iii
If you know of a name that should be on the list but is missing, start by checking the distance to the router or computer. Go ahead and place the ALLSOUND III right next to it to exclude distance as a possible source of errors. - Page 18 If more than one key has been stored, the key Key management management will attempt to use them to maintain contact to the network access point. Edit Device name Assign a name to the device here. Change the LCD brightness here. LCD Brightness ALLNET GmbH © 2009 – www.allnet.de...
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Page 19: Playback Options
The familiar repeat icon refers to the current title, or to the entire playlist when followed by “all”. In case you were wondering what the single and double notes in the ALLSOUND III menu means: a single note indicates that the entry is a single track (mp3, wma, etc.), while the double note identifies the entry as a playlist (e.g. -
Page 20: Internet Radio - A Whole New World Of Radio
ALLSOUND III! The big advantage of the ALLSOUND III over the time-honored way of listening to Internet radio via your computer's web browser is that your ALLSOUND III can tap into the full variety of the Internet WITHOUT relying on your computer—by connecting directly to the router that provides your Internet access. -
Page 21: Managing Favorites And Own Stations
7.3 Managing favorites and own stations One of the “premium” qualities of the vTuner subscription that comes with your ALLSOUND III is that you can customize its list by adding stations of your own to it via your web browser. Here's how:... - Page 22 “My Added Stations”. Please note that the ALLSOUND III cannot support every data format on the Internet— you may find that it does not support one or the other station. Please observe the notes toward the back of this manual—sometimes it's just a bit more difficult to get a radio stream up and running...
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Page 23: Playing Mp3/Wma Files From The Local Network
Unlike inflexible static file shares, the ALLSOUND III offers a flexible sorting via a virtual an UPnP media server that improves the flexibility of your collection—a track can be found via the artist, genre, album or the folder structure. - Page 24 Play, and after a brief moment to fill the ALLSOUND III cache, off you go. Press and hold the navigation buttons when scrolling through long lists to enlarge the navigation increments. We would also like to once again point out the search function;...
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Page 25: Playback From A Usb Storage Device
1:1. Next, use the usual navigation to select and play a track. When connecting a USB hard drive, it may take a moment or two for the ALLSOUND III to read the folder tree. After that, the navigation should work as usual. -
Page 26: Appendix
Depending on the firewall application, the following actions will solve the problem: Specifying the ALLSOUND III (with a static IP) as a so-called trusted host, i.e. a • device whose communication is guaranteed not to be malicious. -
Page 27: B) Faq - Other Questions And Solutions
I'm playing a music file, but I can't hear anything. Either the ALLSOUND III is muted, or the volume is so low that you can't hear anything. Turn up the volume and/or press the Mute button. Ensure that the connected stereo or speaker system is powered up. - Page 28 I would like to set up another profile for a different location. Is that possible? Yes, the “Profile selection” item is located in the configuration menu. You can create three personal profiles here that will be stored in the ALLSOUND III and which can be selected whenever you need them.
- Page 29 Is it possible to read or view other data on my hard drive? No, the ALLSOUND III can only access data shared by the UPnP server. This is the sole route the ALLSOUND III can use for accessing your files, so nothing else on your computer will be visible or transferred.
- Page 30 Manufacturer: ALLNET GmbH ALLNET Deutschland GmbH Maistrasse 2 82110 Germering Tel. +49 89 894 222 22 Fax +49 89 894 222 33 email: info@allnet.de ALLNET GmbH © 2009 – www.allnet.de...
- Page 31 R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC. The following test methods have been applied in order to prove presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC: The ALLNET ALLSOUND III conforms to the Council Directives of 2004/108/EC and Low Voltage Directive of 2006/95/EC. This equipment meets the following conformance standards:...
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