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  • Page 1 User Guide Αbsolute Stream...
  • Page 2 (spectacular sound improvement!) construction ◊ Huge main capacitor bank using low • Simplified, bare-bones operation avoids esr, audiophile “silk” capacitors internal noise-inducing circuits © Ideon Audio, 2021 – absolute stream manual Due to continuous research, Ideon Audio reserves the right to change specifications without notice.
  • Page 3 UPNP. Ideon Audio’s Music Playing Application Additionally, with the Absolute Stream, we provide a full functionality music player application. You can experiment with this Ideon Audio’s music player application. music player program – the sound quality is excellent. www.ideonaudio.com...
  • Page 4 Stream’s internal power supply. Currently, however, a NAS is the preferred solution. © Ideon Audio, 2021 – absolute stream manual Due to continuous research, Ideon Audio reserves the right to change specifications without notice.

  • Page 5: Connecting To Your Network

    This output connects to your DAC. We recommend you use a good quality USB cable. For owners of Ideon Audio devices: the output connects to the signal re-clocker (Absolute Time, Master Time, 3R). Finally, connect the power cord to the IEC input on the right side of the back plate and then to the wall outlet.
  • Page 6 After the initial set-up you can also use the following address to connect to your Absolute Stream: • http://ideon if you are using Chrome, Edge, or Safari • http://ideon.local for Firefox DuckDuckGo © Ideon Audio, 2021 – absolute stream manual Due to continuous research, Ideon Audio reserves the right to change specifications without notice.
  • Page 7 Setting up your NAS Important Invest a moment to carefully complete these settings, they only need to be done once! A series of dialogue boxes will appear, including the skin color selection. The next screen is “Your NAS settings”: • Select type: common.
  • Page 8 However, we recommend you keep the general settings on default for now until you are more familiar with the program. So, it is time to create your music library. © Ideon Audio, 2021 – absolute stream manual Due to continuous research, Ideon Audio reserves the right to change specifications without notice.
  • Page 9 Creating your music library and playing music NAS users On the Ideon menu click on Update  Update library. The app will begin indexing your library. Please wait until the indexing is complete, it may take some time depending on the size of the library.

  • Page 10: Playing Music

    (The list is empty if there are none.) Clicking on any of the listed tracks, immediately loads it to the player, replacing the current one. On the bottom of the screen you will find the stop/pause play control and progress bar. © Ideon Audio, 2021 – absolute stream manual Due to continuous research, Ideon Audio reserves the right to change specifications without notice.
  • Page 11 On the right side you have the quick search pane: the idea is to help you find tracks to add to the queue on the fly. The view icon next to the search pane swaps between list & artwork views. Mouseover the other icons to the left shows what they are – basically, the search & sorting view. (Album or albumartist are the most commonly appearing tags, and recommended for that reason.) www.ideonaudio.com...
  • Page 12 You can revert to album view by clicking on the view icon © Ideon Audio, 2021 – absolute stream manual Due to continuous research, Ideon Audio reserves the right to change specifications without notice.
  • Page 13 Selecting and playing specific tracks (track options) Clicking on the mini menu on the right side of each track opens some options: Add to queue: adds the specific track to the end of the current queue Add after current playing song: adds the specific track as the next to be played in queue Add to the queue and play: plays the specific track immediately, adding it to the queue at the same time Replace queue: erases the current queue and replaces its contents with the specific track Add to playlist: add the specific track to a playlist Song details: displays the specific track’s details.
  • Page 14 There is a menu icon for each track on the far right of the screen. © Ideon Audio, 2021 – absolute stream manual Due to continuous research, Ideon Audio reserves the right to change specifications without notice.
  • Page 15 Play after and remove are self- explanatory; remove all upwards / downwards deletes the track in question and all of the above or below, respectively. Add to playlist does just that (a menu opens with saved playlists – or you can create a new one).
  • Page 16 & list by hitting the swap view icon). The usual sorting function is available here as well © Ideon Audio, 2021 – absolute stream manual Due to continuous research, Ideon Audio reserves the right to change specifications without notice.

  • Page 17: File System

    Playlists Clicking on “playlists” displays all saved playlists. Again, the menu on the far right allows you to edit, delete, rename etc. that playlist. Clicking on the playlist displays its tracks (default). Filesystem Here you get a complete view of your filesystem, meaning all drives, disks, USB sticks, NAS, or whatever form of storage you are using with your streamer. It follows a tree structure, so you can easily navigate back and forth.

  • Page 18: Advanced Search

    The Search bar works with keywords as described above. The default search field is “any tag” Clicking on the magnifying glass on the left opens a long list of search parameters. © Ideon Audio, 2021 – absolute stream manual Due to continuous research, Ideon Audio reserves the right to change specifications without notice.
  • Page 19 The Sort button works also as described above with the sort function in general. The gear on the right lets you choose how you want the search results sorted. In order to perform a search, you need to type a keyword in the search bar. By default, the system will return anything tagged with the keyword entered.
  • Page 20 You should do that in the case your files are corrupted, or something has gone wrong with your file system. Otherwise, opt for update library. © Ideon Audio, 2021 – absolute stream manual Due to continuous research, Ideon Audio reserves the right to change specifications without notice.

  • Page 21: General Settings

    Settings / General Settings / General Tags: there are three drop-down menus that you can use in order to select the tags that you wish to use when displaying information about your music, when searching your tracks and when you just browsing your library. Your music files should have a minimum level of metadata to fully realize the potential of searching and tagging (see also...
  • Page 22 Albumart: (enabled/disabled): if enabled, the artwork of current track playing appears in the background of the app. Settings / General Settings / Notifications Notifications: enable/disable © Ideon Audio, 2021 – absolute stream manual Due to continuous research, Ideon Audio reserves the right to change specifications without notice.

  • Page 23: Maintenance

    Settings / General Settings / Advanced Click operation: Here you define the operation a click triggers in terms of playing an album or a track/song, or how you open folders. Elements per page er page: define how may items you wish to see on a page, default is 100 as you can see in Playing now screen.
  • Page 24 Absolute Stream, by enabling the desired ones. AirPlay: (enabled/disabled) Roon: (enabled/disabled) Spotify: (enabled/disabled) © Ideon Audio, 2021 – absolute stream manual Due to continuous research, Ideon Audio reserves the right to change specifications without notice.
  • Page 25 Settings / Ideon Settings / Update Ideon Audio software update Your Absolute Stream can and will be update with future versions of the software, remotely. You can check for new updates here. Roon As Your Player To stream through your Absolute time with Roon please follow the steps below • Open Roon...

  • Page 26: Technical Specifications

    490 x 350 x 110 mm ( (19.2 x 13.7 x 4.3 in) DIMENSIONS (W x H x D) 22 kg (~ 49 lbs) WEIGHT © Ideon Audio, 2021 – absolute stream manual Due to continuous research, Ideon Audio reserves the right to change specifications without notice.

  • Page 27: Safety Instructions

    Servicing THERE ARE NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE ANY IDEON AUDIO PRODUCT. PLEASE REFER ALL SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. Please contact your authorized dealer, distributor, or Ideon Audio if you have any questions not addressed in this reference document. www.ideonaudio.com...

  • Page 28: Warranty

    To do that, you need to send us your Name, Address, tel., email and the proof of purchase in the form of a bill of sale, invoice (or copy thereof) from the Ideon Audio dealer or Distributor. For further detail please contact your dealer or refer to Ideon Audio’s official site.
  • Page 29 Ideon Audio or an authorized Ideon Audio repair center. 1. The product must be packaged and...
  • Page 30 Enjoy the music, enjoy hi-definition in music! info@ideonaudio.com www.ideonaudio.com...

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