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- Page 1 Operating Manual HRONOLOG June 1, 2015...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
3. Quick Start 3.1 Setting the Chronolog up ....13 3.2 Playing the first CD ......13 3.3 Copying the first CD . - Page 3 Contents 5.1.5 Address input ......25 5.1.6 Home link ......25 5.1.7 Confirming the link .
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Page 4: Preface
Preface Preface Dear Trigon Customer, We are delighted that you have chosen the Chronolog. This device was manufactured under the strictest manufacturing controls and is an exemplary example of the latest in precision technology. Even if you are very experi- enced in working with Hi-Fi devices, we still recommend that you study this Operating Manual closely and follow the instructions contained in it. -
Page 5: General Device Description
1. General Device Description 1. General Device Description The Chronolog is an audio player that has been designed for playing the highest quality digital media. The Chronolog will enable you to get the max- imum possible audio enjoyment from your musical treasures. The Chronolog copies the music from the CD onto an internal Solid State Drive (SSD) and then plays it from there. -
Page 6: Safety Advice
• The TrigonElektronik GmbH Company assumes no liability for any damage caused by improper use and by non-compliance with the following safety instructions. • The Chronolog must not be placed in the immediate proximity of heat sources such as radiators, stoves, high-performance lighting, open flames, etc. - Page 7 Check that all cables are securely connected before connecting the Chronolog to the mains power again. • Warning! You must ensure that at no time can liquids end up inside the...
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Page 8: Installation Advice
1. General Device Description 1.2 Installation advice After unpacking the device, please check your Chronolog for any signs of transport damage. In the unlikely event that you identify some damage, please contact your dealer immediately. Then check the contents of the packaging to ensure that everything is there. -
Page 9: Warranty Performance And Service
The three year warranty on your Chronolog starts from the date that the device is handed over to you by the dealer. For this reason, you must hold onto the warranty card and the receipt that identifies the date of the purchase. -
Page 10: Setup And Safety Advice
After unpacking your Chronolog, you should first allow it time to warm up to the ambient temperature. Particularly during the colder seasons of the year, dampness can build up inside the device if the Chronolog is moved from a cold environment to a warm one. -
Page 11: The Operating Elements And The Front Display
It was also very important to us at the design stage, that the operation of the basic functions of the Chronolog should be as simple and as intuitive as possible, as for example, with the control pad (1 - 5) for navigating through the menu and the large on/off... -
Page 12: The Connections On The Rear Of The Device
2. Setup and Safety Advice 2.2 The connections on the rear of the device All necessary connections are located on the back of the Chronolog. 10 12 13 Figure 2.2: CHRONOLOG rear panel The individual connections: (1) Power switch (10) Optical S/PDIF output... -
Page 13: The Menu
2. Setup and Safety Advice 2.3 The Menu The concept of the Chronolog is centred on the principle of simple, intuitive operation. Nevertheless, there are some functions and settings that we have "hidden" in sub-menus. You should read through the following sections care- fully in order to be able to get the full benefit from all the options that the... -
Page 14: Sub Menu - Music
The Video menu always starts with the last folder to have been selected. You can return to the first level with the arrow button (11) (see 2.1 on page 8). The individual sources can be found at the first level: • DVD • USB • Video Playlists • Videos Chronolog... -
Page 15: Sub Menu - Settings
2. Setup and Safety Advice If a USB medium such as an external hard disc has been connected, this is also shown in the source list by its name. 2.3.4 Sub Menu - Settings The Settings menu contains all the settings options for: •... -
Page 16: Quick Start
3.1 Setting the Chronolog up • Locate the Chronolog at the desired installation position • Connect the cables – Network Cable – Audio cable –... -
Page 17: Copying The First Cd
3.3 Copying the first CD (See chapter 2.1 on Page 8 for the button assignments) • Insert the CD into the Chronolog drive (7) • If necessary, stop the CD playback by pressing the Stop button (12) • Navigate up or down with the arrow buttons (1 & 3) until the entry "Copy CD/DVD"... -
Page 18: Selecting The Audio Output (Analogue, Hdmi, S/Pdif)
4. TV 4. TV The Chronolog has a TV control function that has been designed for the simple control of the player and its settings. Figure 4.1: Main menu 4.1 Selecting the audio output (analogue, HDMI, S/PDIF) The Chronolog has several audio outputs: the analogue symmetrical XLR and asymmetrical cinch outputs and the digital S/PDIF and HDMI. -
Page 19: Adding Music Sources (Nas, Server, Pc
Table 4.2: Benutzerdefinierte Audioausgänge Figure 4.2: Audio Hardware 4.2 Adding music sources (NAS, Server, PC, ...) In order to connect a music source, e.g. your server with the Chronolog, go to the Music menu and press the "C" button on the device. -
Page 20: Music Context Menu
4. TV Figure 4.3: Music context menu Select "Add source" from the Context menu that opens. If you know the path to your server, you can enter that directly here or select the "Search" option. Figure 4.4: Path input In the Search menu, we recommended searching for the source through "Win- dows Network (SMB)", in order to be able also to write to this source later. -
Page 21: Add Files In Upnp Database
Figure 4.6: Assigning a server name 4.3 Add files in UPNP database To add a folder to the UPNP database, go in the music folder on the Chronolog to the desired folder, as this is blue highlighted. Then you open with the C button the context menu and select "Scan item to library". -
Page 22: Selecting/Modifying Music Destination (Ssd, Usb, Nas
4. TV Figure 4.7: UPNP-Settings 4.4 Selecting/modifying music destination (SSD, USB, NAS, ...) If you want to rip music from the CDs to an external USB hard disc, this has to be selected as the destination. To do this, go to the Settings menu and select Music. -
Page 23: Changing The Naming Format
4. TV Figure 4.9: Music destination settings 4.4.1 Changing the naming format You can also define how the individual CDs and tracks should be saved when ripping through the Music settings menu (Main menu -> Settings -> Settings -> Music -> Music CDs). There, select the entry Template for music track file names and edit it so that it meets your requirements. -
Page 24: Without Internet
Table 4.3: Naming abbreviations 4.4.2 Without Internet If you are working without an Internet connection for your Chronolog, it makes sense to deactivate the CD alignment with freedb, so that you don’t get an error message each time you are ripping music from a CD. However, we... -
Page 25: Trigon-Touch Remote Control
Chronolog. 5.1 WLAN connection with the iPad In order to be able to operate the Chronolog with the iPad, a network connection has to be established between the iPad and the Chronolog. -
Page 26: Direct Connection
Chronolog’S WLAN. (The Chronolog must be switched on and be displaying its Main menu. Addition- ally, both antennae must be connected.) As soon as the Chronolog’S serial number is displayed, tap on the entry. This starts the process for establishing a connection and you will be asked to enter the connection password. -
Page 27: Automatic Connection
5.1.3 Automatic connection In order that the iPad always automati- cally re-establishes the connection to the Chronolog, you have to activate the "Autom. connection" option. This com- pletes the settings and you can return to the iPad Home screen by tapping on the iPad button (Home button). -
Page 28: Address Input
5.1.5 Address input You open the Trigon Touch user inter- face by entering the local IP address of the Chronolog in the Safari ad- dress line. You can see the address in the Chronolog under the System In- formation - Network menu item. -
Page 29: Confirming The Link
5. Trigon-Touch Remote Control 5.1.7 Confirming the link Now just confirm that you want to cre- ate the link. Figure 5.7: iPad Safari 3 5.1.8 Link created Now you can open the Trigon Touch remote control with the new link. Figure 5.8: iPad Home 3... -
Page 30: Home View
5. Trigon-Touch Remote Control 5.2 Home view The Home page of the Trigon Touch of- fers access to all the Chronolog’s con- trol functions. You get to the CD/DVD player and record view by tapping on the CD/DVD icon. Figure 5.9: Home view 5.3 CD player view... -
Page 31: Cd Copy View
5. Trigon-Touch Remote Control 5.4 CD copy view If you are copying a CD to the Chronolog and have started the copy process through the Web remote control, you will see the following information in the status bar: • 1. The available memory •... -
Page 32: Control View
5. Trigon-Touch Remote Control 5.6 Control view The Control view is used for the screen- controlled control of the Chronolog, similarly to the Director. The individual functions are explained in the Control Help. This can be accessed by tapping on the Help icon [?]. -
Page 33: Music Overview
The track that is currently being played is highlighted in red. The source is called by tapping on the corre- sponding text, e.g. "Music Chronolog. Figure 5.15: Music overview 5.9 Music selection If a source has been selected, the cor- responding folders (CDs) are displayed. -
Page 34: Coverflow
5. Trigon-Touch Remote Control 5.10 Coverflow By tapping on "Coverflow" in each of the source views, you switch to an album overview that only displays the album covers. The overview only shows albums for which a cover has been stored. You can sort this out for each album / folder by tapping on the cover place-holder and opening up an editing interface. -
Page 35: Cover Search
Figure 5.19: Cover search 5.13 Music playlist If something is currently being played by the Chronolog the Music playlist can be called by tapping on the Music playlist icon in the Home view. Indi- vidual tracks can be removed from the... -
Page 36: Now Playing
5. Trigon-Touch Remote Control 5.14 Now Playing The display of the current track can be called from each view by tapping on "... now playing". By tapping on the cover, you get to the current playlist and using the progress bar, you can skip to a desired position within the currently playing track. -
Page 37: Radio
5. Trigon-Touch Remote Control 5.15 Radio You will also find the entry "Radio" un- der the music sources. To start with, this folder is almost empty and has to be filled with radio stations that interest you. You can use the icons in the top bar to search. -
Page 38: Radio Search Result
5. Trigon-Touch Remote Control 5.16 Radio search result By clicking on the logo you can now select and listen to a station and. If you like a station they can save it in the radio list, by pressing the (+) symbol of the radio station. -
Page 39: Settings
Figure 5.25: Settings 5.18.1 Settings icons Display on/off Switch the text display on the front of the CHRONOLOG on and off. LED on/off Switch the bit and sample rate display in the CHRONOLOG on and off. - Page 40 Clean up CHRONOLOG file and folder names Special characters in the names of the file and folders stored on the CHRONOLOG that can cause playback problems are removed. (‘, ’, "’, %, :, ;, ...) Clean up USB file and folder names Special characters in the names of the file and folders stored...
- Page 41 5. Trigon-Touch Remote Control Recreate CHRONOLOG covers The covers (folder.jpg) stored in the folders/albums on the CHRONOLOG are read in again for the Trigon-Touch remote control. Recreate USB covers The covers (folder.jpg) stored in the folders/albums on the connected USB media are read in again for the Trigon-Touch remote control.
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Page 42: Wlan Settings
5. Trigon-Touch Remote Control WLAN WLAN settings (see: 5.19) Language Temporary language selection for the Trigon-Touch user inter- face. Color Choose the Trigon-Touch color: white or black Scroll Enable / Disable Top-Scrolling Delete CDDB cache Deleted saved CD information. Remove invalid database entries... Remove invalid entries from the UPNP database. - Page 43 5. Trigon-Touch Remote Control Update database Update UPNP database. Delete database delete UPNP-database. 1920 x 1080 resolution Select fixed resolution for the monitor/TV. 1280 x 720 resolution Select fixed resolution for the monitor/TV. 1024 x 768 resolution Select fixed resolution for the monitor/TV. Reset resolution The resolution for the monitor/TV is selected automatically.
- Page 44 5. Trigon-Touch Remote Control Dongle activate The Chronolog can be started without a monitor / TV or hardware dongle. Dongle disabled A monitor / TV must be connected to start when the dongle is disabled. Update The Trigon-Touch user interface is reloaded.
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Page 45: Wlan Settings
5. Trigon-Touch Remote Control 5.19 WLAN settings You will also find an area for the WLAN Settings under Settings. There you can assign a new WLAN password or reset everything back to default settings. Figure 5.26: WLAN settings... -
Page 46: Help
– Check whether there is a WLAN connection to the Chronolog or to your router. – In the case of a direct connection to the Chronolog, you have to enter http://192.168.159.1/ in your browser. – In the case of connection through your router, you have to enter the Chronolog’s IP address into the address line of your browser. - Page 47 6. Help – If the menu is not displayed, check whether the dongle or a moni- tor/TV is connected.
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Page 48: Technical Information
• Intuitive graphical Touch user interface through WEB portal for all devices with browsers that support Java Scripting (except Microsoft Internet Explorer). • File management functions • Playlist administration • Integrated 1 GB LAN Ethernet/WLAN Wifi interface • Firefox Add-on for YouTube streaming to the Chronolog. -
Page 49: Technical Data
7. Technical Information • Karaoke CD support • Last.fm scrobble (track information can be transmitted to Last.fm) • Chronolog Add-ons extend the functions • Screen visualisation • DAC 192 kHz, 24 Bit • Bit rate and frequency display • Automatic update over the Internet •... -
Page 50: Legal Notices
Impressum Legal Notices Development, Manufacture and Construction by: Crumbacher Str. 60 D-34277 Fuldabrück, Hesse Germany Phone: +49 561 2075388-0 Fax: +49 561 2075388-8 E-mail: trigon@trigon-audio.de web: http://www.trigon-audio.de/ Internet Email Phone http://www.trigon-audio.de/ trigon@trigon-audio.de +49 (561) 2075388-0... -
Page 51: Glossary & Lists
List of Figures 2.1 Front of the CHRONOLOG ..... . . 2.2 CHRONOLOG rear panel ...... - Page 52 List of Figures 4.10 Changing the naming format ..... . 4.11 freedb settings ......5.1 iPad Home .
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