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- Page 1 USER MANUAL E-SERIES MUSIC PLAYER Software Version V 1.6 Order No. 9103-0371...
- Page 2 Welcome. product. With your new Music Player you have acquired a We are delighted that you have decided to purchase a top-quality piece of equipment which has been designed and developed with the wishes of the audiophile music lover as absolute top priority.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Operation Front panel controls ......................4 Remote Control ......................6 Basic Functions of the Music Player ................9 System Settings (System Configuration menu) .............. 9 D/A Converter Settings ....................10 Pre amplifier functions of the Music Player .............. 11 Operating the tuner ..................... -
Page 4: Front Panel Controls
Front panel controls All the important functions of the Music Player can be operated using the buttons on the front panel. Direct-acting buttons are provided for fundamental functions such as source select, station change and track select. Functions not needed so frequently are controlled using a menu which is called up using the ... - Page 5 Button for opening and closing the CD drawer. Navigation Back to the previous point / change button Confirms input / change button Selects the next point within a list / select button ...
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Page 6: Remote Control
Remote Control General Information All the Music Player’s mechanism control functions and auxiliary functions can be operated using the remote control system. In general terms the remote control buttons have the same function as the corresponding buttons on the Music Player’s front panel. The infra-red sensor for the remote control system is located in the display area of the Music Player. - Page 7 Tuner CD-Player Streaming Client Navigation Navigation Back to previous point Back to previous point During alpha-numeric character input you can erase a character with the button. Confirms input Opens a folder ...
- Page 8 Tuner CD-Player Streaming Client Opens the System Configuration menu (e.g. for adjusting screen brightness) Opens the Favourites menu Brief press: when the Favourites list is Switches to main menu (Home) displayed.
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Page 9: Basic Functions Of The Music Player
Basic Functions of the Music Player There are a few basic functions of the Music Player which are always available regardless of the selected source (Radio, Streaming Client, CD, …). For example, these include the System Configuration menu, in which device settings such as screen brightness and contrast, digital filter or volume settings, and pre-amplifier functions in ‘Stand-alone mode’... -
Page 10: D/A Converter Settings
D/A Converter Settings A number of special settings are available for the Music Player’s D/A converter; they are designed to fine-tune the characteristics of your amplifier to suit your listening preferences. Briefly press the button on the remote control handset in order to call Calling up and operating ... -
Page 11: Pre Amplifier Functions Of The Music Player
Pre amplifier functions of the Music Player The Music Player can also be operated without an amplifier, i.e. with active loudspeakers connected directly to it. For 'Stand-alone' mode the device features a high-quality pre-amplifier with volume and tone controls. The pre amplifier section can be bypassed by a gold contact relay to be completely removed from the audio signal path. -
Page 12: Operating The Tuner
Operating the Tuner First press the button to select the integral tuner as the source. When you select a station, the integral screen initially shows the reception frequency or the RDS station name. The screen on the front panel displays all information in a clear form. - Page 13 The Favourites List Creating the Favourites list When you have called up the Favourites list by pressing the button, you can press the button to call up the Favourites menu, from which the following points can be selected using the ...
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Page 14: Operating The Cd Player
Operating the CD player Inserting a CD • Open the CD drawer ( on the front panel / FB100) • Place the disc centrally in the appropriate depression in the drawer, with the side to be played facing down. •... - Page 15 Playback mode The CD player in the Music Player features various playback modes. During playback the current playback mode is shown on the screen. Repeat Brief press: Repeatedly pressing the button causes the machine to cycle through ...
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Page 16: Playback Program
Playback Program Creating a Playback Explanation: Program A playback program consists of up to thirty tracks of a CD stored in any order you like. This can be useful, for example, when you are preparing a cassette recording. A playback program can only be created for the CD currently in the disc drawer of the Music Player. -
Page 17: Operating The Streaming Client
Operating the Streaming Client General Information on The Music Player includes what is known as a 'Streaming Client'. This is a new class of playback devices for media content, providing a means of the Streaming Client playing music which is stored on a vast variety of sources. These sources may be an iPod or a USB hard disc connected directly to the Music Player, but they may also be thousands of miles away (e.g. - Page 18 The following table shows the buttons on the remote control handset and the front panel, and their basic function when operating the Streaming Client: Selects the Streaming Client as listening source. Brief press: Switches to the main list (Home function) ...
- Page 19 All information relating to machine status, the current music track and Screen navigation in lists is displayed on the Music Player’s graphic screen. The display is context-sensitive, and varies in part according to the capabilities and facilities of the service to which you are currently listening. The essential information is displayed in enlarged form in the main line of the screen.
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Page 20: Access To Media Content Via The Main Menu (Home Menu)
Access to Media Content via the Main Menu (Home Menu) When you call up the Streaming Client by pressing the button, the front Main Menu panel screen displays a list containing the devices connected to the system, or (Home-Menu) accessible via the network, together with the Favourites folder, e.g.: iPod... -
Page 21: Accessing Media Content Using The Favourites List
Accessing Media Content using the Favourites List The Favourites List The Favourites list can be used to store your preferred Internet radio stations and the paths to your preferred music tracks. At any subsequent time you can then very quickly access these stations and tracks using the 'Favorites' entry in the Home Menu. -
Page 22: The Music Player As D/A Converter
The Music Player as D/A Converter General Information on The Music Player can be used as a high-quality D/A converter for other devices such as satellite receiver, digital radio etc. which are fitted with poor- D/A Converter Operation quality converters or no converter at all. The Music Player features two digital inputs on the back panel to allow this usage. -
Page 23: Using The System For The First Time
Installation Using the system for the first time Safety notes This section describes all those matters which are of fundamental importance when setting up and first using the equipment. This information is not relevant in daily use, but you should nevertheless read and note it before using the equipment for the first time. -
Page 24: Back Panel Connections
Back panel connections ANALOG OUT Analog audio output with fixed or variable output level. In the operation mode 'Maximum / Fixed' you can connect any pre-amplifiers or integrated amplifiers with volume control. In the operation mode 'Auto / Variable' you can connect active loudspeakers or power amplifiers having no volume control. - Page 25 iPOD Socket for connecting an iPod (adapter cable is included in the accessory box) RS 232 Interface for firmware upgrades This interface can also be used for control of the Music Player – for example in ...
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Page 26: Installation And Wiring
Installation and wiring Carefully unpack the Music Player and store the original packing materials carefully. The carton and packing are specially designed for this unit and will be needed again if you wish to move the equipment at any time. Please be sure to read the safety notes in these instructions. - Page 27 Loudspeaker cables and signal cables (inter-connects) have a significant Loudspeaker and signal influence on the overall reproduction quality of your sound system, and their cables importance should not be under-estimated. For this reason recommends the use of high-quality cables and connectors. Our accessory range includes a series of excellent cables and connectors whose properties are carefully matched to our speakers and electronic units, and which harmonise outstandingly well with them.
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Page 28: Safety Notes
Safety notes All the components in this device fulfil the currently valid German and European safety norms and standards. We ensure that our products are of consistently high quality, and meet all specifications, by checking all materials rigorously for quality, using meticulous production methods and subjecting each unit to a fully automatic computer- controlled final inspection. -
Page 29: Fcc Information To The User
Approved usage This device is designed exclusively for reproducing sound and/or pictures in the domestic environment. It is to be used in a dry indoor room which meets all the recommendations stated in these instructions. Where the equipment is to be used for other purposes, especially in the medical field or any field in which safety is an issue, it is essential to establish the unit’s suitability for this purpose with the manufacturer, and to obtain prior written approval for this usage. -
Page 30: Network Configuration
Network Configuration General Information The Music Player can be operated in wired LAN networks (Ethernet LAN or Powerline LAN) or in wireless networks (WLAN). If you wish to use your Music Player in your home network, you must first enter the necessary network settings on the Music Player. - Page 31 Opening the Network First select the Music Player’s Streaming Client function by pressing the button. Configuration Menu Open the configuration menu with a long press on the button on the F100 remote control handset. You should now see the configuration menu on the front panel screen.
- Page 32 The Configuration for a Wired Ethernet LAN or Power-Line LAN connection Setting the Parameters • Connect the Music Player to an operational network or Power-Line modem using the LAN socket on the back panel. for a Wired Network • Switch the Music Player on, and select the Streaming Client function by pressing the ...
- Page 33 The Configuration for a WLAN connection Setting the Parameters • Connect the WLAN aerial (supplied) to the Music Player’s WLAN aerial socket, and ensure that no cable is attached to the Music Player’s LAN for a Radio Network socket. • Switch the Music Player on, and select the Streaming Client function by pressing the ...
- Page 34 Special case: The Music Player automatically searches for accessible radio networks, and lists them when you call up the menu point 'WLAN Configuration'. However, the Manual Network Entry Music Player can only locate networks which broadcast their SSID network identity. For security reasons many radio networks do not transmit the SSID (if you are not sure about this, ask your network administrator).
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Page 35: The Vtuner Premium Service
The vTuner Premium Service The list of radio stations displayed by your Music Player is prepared by an Internet Service Provider, and transferred to your machine by data transfer. You can expand and edit the 'Favourite Groups' and 'Added Stations' list to suit your preferences via the Internet portal of your service provider, using the main menu point 'Internet Radio'. -
Page 36: General
Setting up new Internet On the vTuner Internet site you can also set up new stations which are not (yet) included in the Select lists. This is accomplished by registering with vTuner and Radio Stations logging on. Click on the point 'My Added Stations'. An input mask appears in which you can enter the data for your station. -
Page 37: Trouble-Shooting
Trouble shooting Many problems have a simple cause and a correspondingly simple solution. The following section describes a few difficulties you may encounter, and the measures you need to take to cure them. If you find it impossible to solve a problem with the help of these notes please disconnect the unit from the mains and ask your authorised ... - Page 38 Tuner Whistling whispering Cause: noises from the speakers. The antenna lead is routed too close to a mains, remote control or audio signal cable. Remedy: Move the leads so that they are spaced well apart. Use the domestic (loft or outside) antenna or a cable connection.
- Page 39 CD player The screen displays the Cause 1: message 'No Disc' when CD not inserted correctly. you close the CD drawer. Remedy: Place CD centrally in the drawer, printed face up. Cause 2: CD dirty. Remedy: Clean disc and insert again. Cause 3: CD damaged in the Table of Contents (TOC) area.
- Page 40 Streaming Client The streaming client can Cause 1 (cable LAN): not connect to a network. Network cable not properly connected Remedy: On the display the Connect network cable, check connection to router indication 'SCL Connecting...' Cause 2 (wireless LAN): is displayed. WLAN antenna not connected or placed in a location with bad reception quality Remedy: Connect WLAN antenna properly and find a location with good reception...
- Page 41 Transmission interruptions Cause 1: occur when listening to The capacity of the internet radio station‘s server is at it‘s limit. internet radio stations. Remedy: Choose a different station. Cause 2: Network problems occurred. Remedy: Check your netwerk (see above). Some internet radio stations Cause: The internet radio station has been switched off, it transmits only at certain can not be received...
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Page 42: Glossary / Supplementary Information
Glossary / Supplementary Information Compact Discs (CD) are digital data media which need to be handled carefully. These are the basic rules: • The surface of a CD should only ever be cleaned with a soft dry cloth. Never wipe it in a circular motion, i. e. along the tracks. •... - Page 43 Control interface for remote control of systems. The CD player / LINK Music Player receives the infra-red remote control signals and passes then on to the power amplifier and to the source devices. Field strength The electrical field strength is a measurement of the level (strength) of the radio signal supplied by the antenna.
- Page 44 Standby The Music Player can be switched on from the Standby state from the remote control handset. Seek threshold The seek threshold is the minimum field strength value at which the automatic station search process halts. It is set at a level which ignores very weak transmitters.
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Page 45: Network Terms
NETWORK TERMINOLOGY The Switch ensures that the individual components within a network are General information connected correctly. This is only possible if it can identify each device within the network unambiguously; this is the reason why every component is assigned a form of “house number”... - Page 46 Network storage facility. This is generally a very large-capacity (> 200 GB) storage device to which other devices have access. If the NAS server includes (Network Attached Storage) a UPnP-AV server service, then the Music Player has access to media files stored on the NAS, and can play them back.
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Page 47: Appendix
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Page 48: Wiring Diagram
Anhang / Appendix A Anschluss-Schema / Wiring diagram Attention! A properly set up home network with router must be installed and in operation to use the Music Player. For the use of internet radio a DSL access to the internet is needed. For questions regarding setting up your network and internet connection please ask your system administrator or any network specialist. -
Page 49: Specification
Anhang / Appendix B Technische Daten / Specification CD-Player: CD, CD-R, CD-Text Audio Formate Streaming Client: MP3, WMA, AAC, FLAC, OGG-Vorbis, WAV Internet radio Data Base vTuner Internet Radio Service Unterstützte Medienserver / UPnP 1.1, UPnP-AV and DLNA compatible servers, Microsoft Windows Supported Mediaserver: Media Connect Server (WMDRM10) Ethernet 10/100, WLAN 802.11b/g, USB 2.0, iPod, 2 x SP/DIF digital input... - Page 50 elektroakustik GmbH & Co. KG Herford Deutschland Germany...