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Linn KLIMAX DS Installation And Setup Manual

Linn KLIMAX DS Installation And Setup Manual

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KLIMAX DS
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SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND SETUP MANUAL

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  • Page 1 KLIMAX DS DIGITAL MUSIC PLAYER SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND SETUP MANUAL...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS 1 OVERVIEW 2 SET UP OF THE NAS 3 TWONKYMEDIA 4 EAC AND FLAC INSTALLATION 5 THE CONTROL DEVICE, AND INSTALLING THE LINN GUI AND CONFIG APPLICATION 6 KLIMAX DS INSTALLATION 7 THE LINN CONFIG APPLICATION 8 FINAL STEPS 9 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION w ww.

  • Page 3: Overview

    KLIMAX DS SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND SETUP 1 OVERVIEW The Klimax 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 4 The final three devices interact together to provide the Klimax DS music experience. They are: Securely stores music on a hard drive array. Additionally, the NAS runs three important pieces of software: a.

  • Page 5: Set Up Of The Nas

    NAS. This will scan the network and allow the user to open the NAS setup screens. The ‘Contact’ Page Linn recommends that the Linn installer provides a service email contact in the contact page of the NAS confi guration. If there are any problems with the NAS, the dealer will receive an email Select the appropriate NAS (if more than one is available), then press notifi...
  • Page 6 (please refer to the EAC and FLAC Installation section for details.) Select the IP address assignment appropriate for the network the Klimax DS system is being installed into (see Overview section). ‘Use values from DHCP server’ will be appropriate if the installation matches the network architecture described in the Overview section.
  • Page 7 KLIMAX DS SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND SETUP 2 SET UP OF THE NAS (continued...) The ‘Share Options’ Page 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 8: Twonkymedia

    KLIMAX DS SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND SETUP 3 TwonkyMedia From the download page click ‘here’ from the fi rst line, taking you to downloads for embedded devices. Installing TwonkyMedia Server To complete the installation of the Infrant ReadyNAS, TwonkyMedia Select the download for Infrant ReadyNAS.
  • Page 9 KLIMAX 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 installations The settings for Content Location are important as they will be used where more than one NAS is available.
  • Page 10 KLIMAX DS SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND SETUP 3 TwonkyMedia (continued...) Select ‘Naming’ from the left of the page. In the example above the Video and Pictures directories have been removed. The ‘-ALL-’ selection is also removed as this can take a lengthy period of time to display if there is a large amount of audio stored on the NAS.
  • Page 11 KLIMAX DS SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND SETUP 3 TwonkyMedia (continued...) 11. Set the ‘Compilations Directory’ setting to ‘compilations’. Select ‘Music Tree’ from the left of the page. Apply the above settings. 10. Select the ‘Miscellaneous’ link from the left hand panel.

  • Page 12: Eac And Flac Installation

    At the end of the install run EAC. Internet. EAC Installation and Setup This tool will be required for copying CDs to the NAS. Linn have included a confi guration fi le for this tool which contains the recommended setup for accurate, lossless ripping.
  • Page 13 Copy the fi les contained within the ‘Profi le’ directory on the disc EAC will autorun the EAC setup wizard. Select ‘Cancel’ to prevent supplied with the Klimax DS, onto the hard disk of the installation this running. PC. Using Windows Explorer, copy the fi les into Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\Profi...
  • Page 14 KLIMAX DS SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND SETUP 4 EAC AND FLAC INSTALLATION (continued...) Select “Linn_EAC095.cfg” for version 0.95 of EAC. Additional confi gurations are provided for newer versions of EAC, if required. From EAC, select ‘Load Profi le’ and browse to Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\Profi...
  • Page 15 KLIMAX DS SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND SETUP 4 EAC AND FLAC INSTALLATION (continued...) If there is no DNS you may have to map the NAS as a web page Open the EAC Options dialogue. within Windows Explorer. When this is complete the directory will have the form: \\192.168.1.3\media\music\fl...
  • Page 16 KLIMAX DS SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND SETUP 4 EAC AND FLAC INSTALLATION (continued...) 11. Click ‘Detect Read Features’. 10. Select ‘Drive Options’ from the menu. Insert an audio CD into the The test will start. appropriate ROM drive. w ww. l i n n. co . uk...
  • Page 17 KLIMAX DS SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND SETUP 4 EAC AND FLAC INSTALLATION (continued...) 13. Click ‘Apply’. This will close the current window and take you back to the Extraction Method tab. Select ‘OK’ from this tab to exit Drive 12. When complete you will then be asked to apply the results.
  • Page 18 KLIMAX DS SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND SETUP 4 EAC AND FLAC INSTALLATION (continued...) Installing FLAC Encoder This is used to convert the WAV fi les, generated by copying a CD, 14. Save this new confi guration. to FLAC fi les. The encoder is lossless and gives a size reduction of up to 40%.
  • Page 19 KLIMAX DS SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND SETUP 4 EAC AND FLAC INSTALLATION (continued...) To start the process of copying the CD onto the NAS, select ‘Action’, ‘Copy Selected Tracks’, ‘Compressed’. Alternatively, the key Copying CDs onto the NAS shortcut is Shift + F5.
  • Page 20 KLIMAX DS SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND SETUP 4 EAC AND FLAC INSTALLATION (continued...) Select ‘OK’ again. The CD will now be copied onto the NAS. No further actions are required. After a short time, the new content will On completion the following will be displayed and the disc will be be available to select and listen to.
  • Page 21 NAS, using the above method may be too time consuming. An alternative method is to use a ripping service, details of which can be found on the Klimax DS product information page on Linfo. www. l i n n. co . uk...

  • Page 22: The Control Device, And Installing The Linn Gui And Config Application

    Note: continuing with this procedure (see the information supplied with the If you update the Klimax DS system with new Linn Config or Linn GUI control device), this may take an hour or longer. software, you must add the new software to the firewall permissions.

  • Page 23: Klimax Ds Installation

    KLIMAX DS SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND SETUP 6 KLIMAX DS INSTALLATION Positioning The Klimax DS can be positioned almost anywhere, but please consider This section describes how to connect the Klimax DS into the following points: a Linn hi-fi system. •...
  • Page 24 UNBALANCED OUT RIGHT/LEFT RS232 1, 2 For connection to a Linn Klimax Kontrol or other pre-amplifier Port 1 is for connecting to a Linn CD12, port 2 for a Linn Klimax Kontrol BALANCED OUT RIGHT/LEFT For connection to a Linn Klimax Kontrol or other pre-amplifier...

  • Page 25: Connecting To The Mains Supply

    For communication to take place between the components in a Klimax Connecting to the mains supply DS system, the RS232 connection must be enabled on the Klimax Kontrol The Klimax DS contains an automatic internal mains voltage and CD12. switch. This switch operates on all worldwide mains voltages from 100 V to 240 V.

  • Page 26: The Linn Config Application

    INSTALLATION AND SETUP 7 THE LINN CONFIG APPLICATION Highlight the Klimax DS and wait until the Linn Confi g connects to the unit. The ‘Version’ tab contains information on the Klimax DS The Linn Confi g application is used to confi gure the settings on your for use by Linn Service personnel.
  • Page 27 Wait until the confi guration has completed, then close the Automatic Confi guration notice and select the ‘Advanced Confi gure’ tab. Select the ‘Auto Confi gure’ tab. Select the confi guration appropriate for the Klimax DS system, and press ‘Run’. www. l i n n. co . uk...
  • Page 28 Linn GUI. If you change items in the ‘Advanced Confi guration’ tab, press ‘Reboot’. If a CD12 is part of the Klimax DS system, you can select it from the top window and under the ‘Advanced Confi guration’ tab make changes to its confi...

  • Page 29: Final Steps

    KLIMAX DS SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND SETUP 8 FINAL STEPS This section describes the final steps involved in getting the Klimax DS system up and running. Final steps Turn on the NAS. Turn on the network switch and the wireless access point.

  • Page 30: Technical Specification

    (AC 220 – 240 V @ 50 – 60 Hz) Power consumption 13 W C o p y r i g h t © 2 0 07 Linn Produc ts Lim it e d PAC K 1 3 6 2 w ww. l i n n. co . uk...

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