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Linn AKURATE DS Installation And Setup Manual

Linn AKURATE DS Installation And Setup Manual

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  • Page 1 AKURATE DS DIGITAL STREAM PLAYER SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND SETUP MANUAL...
  • Page 2 Linn Products Limited. Linn Products Limited assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this manual. Trade marks used in this publication: Linn and the Linn logo are registered trade marks of Linn Products Limited. Akurate and Klimax are trade marks of Linn Products Limited.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    2 SET UP OF THE NAS 3 TWONKYMEDIA 4 RIPSTATION MICRO DS INSTALLATION 5 RIPPING CDs 6 THE WIRELESS CONTROL POINT, AND INSTALLING THE LINN GUI AND CONFIG APPLICATION 7 AKURATE DS INSTALLATION 8 THE LINN CONFIG APPLICATION 9 FINAL STEPS 10 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS...

  • Page 4: Overview

    AKURATE DS SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND SETUP 1 OVERVIEW The Akurate DS operates within a standard Ethernet network. There are six components involved in the network. 5. Wireless control point 2. Wireless Access Point (WAP) 4. Network Attached Storage (NAS) 1. Ethernet switch 3.
  • Page 5 In order for the computer to communicate with the Akurate DS system, it must be connected to the switch. The final three devices interact together to provide the Akurate DS music experience. They are: Securely stores music on a hard drive array. Additionally, the NAS runs three important pieces of software: a.

  • Page 6: Set Up Of The Nas

    AKURATE DS SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND SETUP 2 SET UP OF THE NAS To make installation easier, here we describe in detail the steps needed to setup an Infrant ReadyNAS NV+. For other NAS devices consult the documentation from your NAS vendor. The instructions below assume that the NAS has been supplied with hard drives pre-installed.
  • Page 7 Select the IP address assignment appropriate for the network the The ‘Clock’ screen Akurate DS system is being installed into. Press ‘Apply’, then ‘Next’. Select the appropriate timezone and time for your location. If the ‘Synchronize clock…’ checkbox is selected, deselect it. Press The ‘Global Network Settings’...
  • Page 8 AKURATE DS SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND SETUP 2 SET UP OF THE NAS (continued...) 11. The ‘Share List’ screen Click on the CIFS icon on the line beginning ‘media’. This will take you The ‘Standard File Protocols’ screen to ‘Share Options’…...
  • Page 9 AKURATE DS SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND SETUP 2 SET UP OF THE NAS (continued...) 12. The ‘Share Options’ screen Set the default access to ‘Read/Write’. Repeat this on the NFS, HTTP/S and Rsync tabs. Leave the AFP and FTP/S tabs set to ‘Disabled’.

  • Page 10: Twonkymedia

    AKURATE DS SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND SETUP 3 TwonkyMedia Downloading TwonkyMedia TwonkyMedia for a PC or NAS other than an Infrant ReadyNAS, can be Installing TwonkyMedia Server downloaded from the TwonkyVision website. If you are using an Infrant To complete the installation of the Infrant ReadyNAS, TwonkyMedia ReadyNAS, follow the steps below.
  • Page 11 AKURATE DS SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND SETUP 3 TwonkyMedia (continued...) Select ‘Sharing’ from the left of the page. Select ‘First Steps’ from the menu on the left-hand side. Here the name of the server can be set. This is necessary for The settings for ‘Content Locations’...
  • Page 12 AKURATE DS SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND SETUP 3 TwonkyMedia (continued...) Select ‘Naming’ from the left of the page. Tick ‘Standardize titles’ at the top of the page. Remove the ‘Videos’, ‘Pictures’ and ‘-ALL-‘ directories. Press ‘Save Changes’. ww w.l i nn. c o .u k...
  • Page 13 AKURATE DS SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND SETUP 3 TwonkyMedia (continued...) 10. Select ‘Music Tree’ from the left of the page. Apply the settings shown in the above screen image. Press ‘Save Changes’, then ‘Restart server’. ww w.l i nn. c o .u k...

  • Page 14: Ripstation Micro Ds Installation

    AKURATE DS SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND SETUP 4 RIPSTATION MICRO DS INSTALLATION Linn recommends the use of Ripfactory’s Ripstation Micro DS for ripping CDs to FLAC and sending them to the NAS. This software is available free of charge from Ripfactory’s website.

  • Page 15: The Wireless Control Point, And Installing The Linn Gui And Config Application

    Update the control point with .NET 2.0, available at * You may wish to add a desktop shortcut to the Linn GUI to make it www.microsoft.com/net. easier for the user to find.

  • Page 16: Akurate Ds Installation

    INSTALLATION AND SETUP 7 AKURATE DS INSTALLATION Positioning The Akurate DS can be positioned almost anywhere, but please consider This section describes how to connect the Akurate DS player into a Linn the following points: hi-fi system. • The unit should be placed on a flat, stable and rigid surface.
  • Page 17 POWER Mains power inlet RS232 1 - 4 Port 1 is for connecting to a Linn Akurate Kontrol, port 2 for a Linn EARTH GROUND Akurate CD. Ports 3 and 4 are currently not in use For connecting the unit to an earthing terminal if no mains...
  • Page 18 (and Akurate CD) Akurate CD For communication to take place between the components in an Akurate DS system, the RS232 Setup settings must be correctly configured on the The RS232 Baud Rate user option must be set to 9600 (the other RS232 user options will be configured automatically).

  • Page 19: The Linn Config Application

    INSTALLATION AND SETUP 8 THE LINN CONFIG APPLICATION Highlight the Akurate DS and wait until the Linn Config connects to the unit. The ‘Version’ tab contains information on the Akurate DS The Linn Config application is used to configure the settings on the for use by Linn Service personnel.
  • Page 20 Wait until the configuration has completed, then close the Automatic Configuration notice and select the ‘Advanced Configure’ tab. Select the ‘Auto Configure’ tab. Select the configuration appropriate for the Akurate DS system, and press ‘Run’. www.l i n n.c o .uk...
  • Page 21 Name, Device Name or Display Brightness. You are also able to add additional source products that you wish to select from the Linn GUI. If you change items in the ‘Advanced Configuration’ tab, press ‘Reboot’. www.l i n n.c o .uk...

  • Page 22: Final Steps

    Turn on the Akurate Kontrol and wait for the standby symbol to appear on the front panel. Turn on the Akurate DS player and the rest of the hi-fi system. Turn on the wireless control point and start the Linn GUI.

  • Page 23: Technical Specifications

    (AC 220 – 240 V @ 50 – 60 Hz) Power consumption 13 W C o py ri g h t © 20 07 Linn Prod uc t s Lim ite d PAC K 1 3 8 0 / 1 www.l i n n.c o .uk...

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