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Linn AKURATE DS System Installation And Setup Manual

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  • Page 1 AKURATE DS DIGITAL MUSIC 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 EAC 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 SPECIFICATION...

  • 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 ‘Video’, ‘Pictures’ and ‘-ALL-‘ directories. 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: Eac Installation

    Select ‘Exact Audio Copy V0.99 Prebeta 3, Windows installer’. The download will begin. Once the download is complete, double-click Linn recommends the use of EAC (Exact Audio Copy) for converting CDs the downloaded .exe file to start the installation process. Follow the to FLAC and ripping them to the NAS.
  • Page 15 Copy the files contained within the ‘Profile’ directory on the disc The EAC setup wizard screen will appear. Select ‘Cancel’ to prevent supplied with the Akurate DS, onto the PC/laptop. Using Windows the setup wizard running. Explorer, copy the files into Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\ Profiles.
  • Page 16 AKURATE DS SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND SETUP 4 EAC INSTALLATION (continued...) Select ‘Linn_EAC099.cfg’ for version 0.99 of EAC. Additional configurations are provided for newer versions of EAC, if available. From the ‘EAC’ menu, select ‘Profiles - Load Profile’ and browse to Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\Profiles.
  • Page 17 AKURATE DS SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND SETUP 4 EAC INSTALLATION (continued...) If there is no DNS you may have to map the NAS as a web page within Windows Explorer. When this is complete the directory will Select the ‘EAC Options’ menu.
  • Page 18 AKURATE DS SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND SETUP 4 EAC INSTALLATION (continued...) 12. Click ‘Detect Read Features’. 10. Disable any proxy server on the network. The test will start. 11. Select ‘Drive Options’ from the ‘EAC’ menu. Insert an audio CD into the appropriate ROM drive.
  • Page 19 AKURATE DS SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND SETUP 4 EAC INSTALLATION (continued...) 14. Click ‘Apply’. This will close the current window and take you back to the ‘Extraction Method’ tab. Select ‘OK’ from this tab to exit 13. When complete you will then be asked to apply the results.
  • Page 20 AKURATE DS SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND SETUP 4 EAC INSTALLATION (continued...) 15. Save this new configuration. w ww. l i nn .c o . uk...

  • Page 21: Ripping Cds

    AKURATE DS SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND SETUP 5 RIPPING CDs To start the process of ripping the CD, select ‘Action’, ‘Copy Selected Tracks’, ‘Compressed’. Alternatively, the key shortcut is Ripping CDs onto the NAS Shift + F5. Disable any proxy server on the network.
  • Page 22 AKURATE DS SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND SETUP 5 RIPPING CDs (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 23 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 Akurate DS product information page on Linfo. www.l i n n.c o .uk...

  • Page 24: The Wireless Control Point, And Installing The Linn Gui And Config Application

    Note: Update the control device with .NET 2.0, available at If you update the Akurate DS system with new Linn Config or Linn GUI www.microsoft.com/net. software, you must add the new software to the firewall permissions.

  • Page 25: 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 into a Linn hi-fi the following points: system. • The unit should be placed on a flat, stable and rigid surface.
  • Page 26 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 27: Connecting To The Mains Supply

    INSTALLATION AND SETUP 7 AKURATE DS INSTALLATION (continued...) RS232 connection on the Akurate Kontrol For communication to take place between the components in an Akurate DS Connecting to the mains supply system, the RS232 Setup settings must be correctly configured on the The Akurate DS contains an automatic internal mains voltage Akurate Kontrol.

  • Page 28: 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 29 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 30 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 31: Final Steps

    AKURATE DS SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND SETUP 9 FINAL STEPS This section describes the final steps involved in getting the Akurate DS system up and running. Final steps Turn on the NAS. Turn on the Ethernet switch and the Wireless Access Point.

  • Page 32: Technical Specification

    (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 www.l i n n.c o .uk...

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