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Contents
Thank You for your Purchase.
Congratulations on purchasing Monitor Audio’s Airstream A100. Welcome to the new way to “Free Your Music” anywhere in your home
wirelessly from an AirPlay compatible device or iTunes on your PC or Mac.
Register your product now!!!! For extra piece of mind, news and the opportunity to win products from Monitor Audio, don’t forget to
register your A100 at www.airstream-ma.com/register
The Airstream A100 is the latest high quality product from Monitor Audio that will provide many years of musical enjoyment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON MONITOR AUDIO PLEASE GO TO WWW.MONITORAUDIO.COM
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Contents{ {1
Thank You for your Purchase.{ {1
Introduction { {2
A100 Capabilities{ {2
What’s in the box?{ {2
AirPlay Compatibility{ {2
USB Compatibility{ {2
The A100{ {3
Remote{ {3
Getting Ready to Free Your Music{ {4
Connecting the Speakers{ {4
Connecting the Power{ {4
Airstream Direct{ {5
Freeing Your Music{ {6
Connecting to a WiFi Network.{ {6
What is required?{ {6
Option 1.{ {6
Option 2.{ {7
Via iOS-Device{ {7
Via Laptop/ PC{ {9
FREE YOUR MUSIC{ {11
Use Airplay from your iOS-device{ {11
Using AirPlay from iTunes{ {11
Play Another Device Using the Analogue Inputs{ {12
Play Another Device Using the Digital Inputs{ {13
Play Another Device Via DLNA{ {13
Charging via the USB{ {14
Firmware Update.{ {14
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USB Firmware Update{ {15
Web Browser Firmware Update{ {15
Checking Firmware Version{ {17
Ready Mode{ {17
What is Ready Mode?{ {17
How to Enter Ready Mode{ {17
Factory Reset{ {18
Changing the Remote Battery{ {18
LED Colour Matrix{ {19
LED Flashing Patterns{ {19
Specs{ {20
Trouble Shooting{ {21
Unable to Connect to the Wireless Network{ {21
No Sound{ {21
The A100 is Nonresponsive{ {21
Occasional Breaking up of AirPlay Music Playback{ {21
No AirPlay Icon on my iTunes Host Device{ {21
AirPlay Connection Failed with Mac or PC{ {21
Owner Information{ {21

Introduction
With the introduction of iOS 4.3 from Apple came AirPlay. Monitor
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streaming via a wireless router or playing your music collection
from PC or MAC, the A100 is the way to “Free Your Music”.
A100 Capabilities
q Stream audio from an iOS-device using Airstream direct
without the need of a wireless router.
q Stream audio from an iOS-device via WiFi to the A100
connected to the same network.
q Choose which AirPlay device you want to stream to from your
iOS-device when there are multiple Airstream devices on your
network.
q Stream audio by WiFi from any PC or Mac using iTunes (version
10 or later) connected to the same wireless network as the
A100.
q Stream audio from any PC or Mac to multiple Airstream
devices using iTunes, again by WiFi and with the A100 on the
same wireless network.
What’s in the box?
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q Remote Control
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q Quick Start Guide
q Safety Instructions
AirPlay Compatibility
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q A host for your music (iPhone/ iPad/ iPod Touch running iOS
4.3 or later, or a PC/ Mac with iTunes 10 or later)
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q iPad Mini
q iPad 4
q iPad 3
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q iPad
q iPhone 5
q iPhone 4S
q iPhone 4
q iPhone 3GS
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q iPod Touch 4th Generation
q iPod Touch 3rd Generation
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USB Compatibility
Below is a list of devices that will play music back via the USB.
Each will charge while connected to the A100 (when not in standby
mode).
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q iPhone 4S
q iPhone 4
q iPhone 3GS
q iPhone 3G
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q iPod Classic
q iPod Nano 7th Generation
q iPod Nano 6th Generation
q iPod Nano 5th Generation
q iPod Nano 4th Generation
q iPod Nano 3rd Generation
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Remote 1. Standby. Either puts the A100 into standby or wakes it
from standby. When woken from standby it will start in the
previously selected input. Ready Mode cannot be activated
by the remote.
2. Volume up. Increases the volume level of playback.
3. Previous track. Selects either the start of the current track
or the previous track (short press) or scans back through the
current track (long press).
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5. Input toggle. Scrolls through the available inputs.
6. Next track. Selects the next track to be played (short press)
or scans forward through the current track (long press).
7. Play/ pause. Pauses and restarts playback of the current track.
The A100
1. Right speaker output. Connect the right hand speaker to
these terminals. Push the terminal in to reveal a through hole
to clamp the cable in place. Refer to page 4
2. Airstream Connect/ Airstream direct button. This button
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seconds enables Airstream Connect mode for connecting the
A100 to the network. Refer page 7.
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4. Digital optical auxillary input. Used for connecting another
device using a standard digital, optical lead (not supplied).
5. Mains power input. Connect the supplied mains lead here.
6. Analogue auxiliary input. Used for connecting another
device using a standard analogue, RCA lead (not supplied).
7. Analogue pre amp output. Used for connecting the A100 to
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terminals. Push the terminal in to reveal a through hole to
clamp the cable in place. Refer to page 4
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10. Volume up. Increases the volume level of playback.
11. AirPlay/ DLNA source select.
12. Digital/ USB source select.
13. Analogue source select. .
14. Infra red receiver
15. USB connector. Used for charging, USB playback (iOS devices
only), wireless set up and updates.
16. Standby. Either puts the A100 into standby or wakes it
from standby. When woken from standby it will start in the
previously selected input. When held down, the A100 enters
Ready Mode. Refer to page 17.
17. Information LED. Refer to page 17 for the key and
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Getting Ready to Free Your Music
Connecting the Speakers
To connect the speakers/ cables, ensure that the cables are long
enough to rech the desired locations of the A100 and the position
of the speakers.
If using 4mm banana plugs simply insert them into the terminals
on the back of the A100.
If using bare wire, press the sprung terminal and insert the cable
paying particular attention to the markings on the cables and the
terminals.
Ensure that the positive cable goes to the positive terminals and
likewise with the negative.
Connecting the Power
IMPORTANT: Please follow the following instructions in sequence.
Connect the mains lead to the back of the A100, connect to wall
socket and were applicable turn on.
1. Connect mains input lead into A100
 Insert mains plug into allsocket and where applicable turn on.
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Airstream Direct
To Free Your Music before even connecting the A100 to a wireless
network, or if you don’t have a wireless router use the A100 in
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1. Turn the A100 on from standby.
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4. On the iOS-device, go to “Settings” and then “Wireless”. Within the
available wireless networks, there should be “Airstream A100...”.
Select “Airstream A100...” from the list then press the home button.
5. With the album cover up, swipe up to reveal the Control Centre.
You should see the AirPlay icon.
6. Press this and select A100 from the list. The AirPlay logo
will now be illuminated. This means that your device will be
playing via AirPlay.
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If the Airstream A100 isn’t one of the listed networks,
press the “home” button and try again. It sometimes
takes a few seconds for the network to become
visible.
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function. So, iMessage, emails and mobile internet
will not function simultaneously.
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Freeing Your Music
Connecting to a WiFi Network.
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onto the WiFi network. One method connects the phone directly to
the A100 using the Apple supplied USB lead, while the second uses
the A100’s web portal via a PC, Mac or iOS-device.
What is required?
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connected wirelessly to the network. The PC/ Mac must be
connected wirelessly.
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Option 1.
This is the easiest of the two processes. It uses the wireless
network security information stored on the iOS-device to connect
to and gain access to the network. All you need is a compatible
iPod Touch or iPhone running iOS5 or above.
A list of compatible devices for this method of connection can be
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q iPhone 4S
q iPhone 4
q iPhone 3GS
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 When it changes to Pattern 1 (not connected to a wireless
network), open the cover over the USB socket on the A100 and
connect the USB lead to the A100 and your iOS-device.
3. On the A100, press the Sharing Button (Item 3 on page 3)
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4. A prompt will appear on the screen of the iOS-device. This
is just asking if you want to allow the device to share the
security data with the A100. Press “Allow”.
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device and the A100. You are now able to start playing music
via AirPlay. Refer to page 11 for instruction on playing music
via AirPlay.
Option 2.
Using this method of connection you need either a wireless enabled
PC/ Mac or an iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad running iOS5 or later.
This method of connectivity involves manually entering the
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into the A100’s web portal from either the computer or iOS-device
via a temporary wireless network.
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network. Press and hold the Airstream Connect/ Airstream
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seconds.
3. On the device, go to Settings, then WiFi.
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connection of the A100 to the wireless network.
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method, try using the web portal via the PC/ Mac or the
iOS device.
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4. In the list of available networks you will see Airstream
Connect, select this. When it has been ticked, press the home
button.
5. Here, you have two options, you can scan the QR code (below)
if you have a QR reader on your device. Alternatively, select
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6. The A100’s portal page will now be displayed. Select WiFi
Setup from the list on the left hand side.
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enter the appropriate security details, press save and then
press the home button.
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Return your device to the original WiFi network so that you can
stream your music.
1. Go to Settings, then WiFi.
 Select your WiFi network.
3. When the tick appears next to your network, press the Home
button.
4. To start playing music via AirPlay please refer to page 11.
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the A100 and press the home button on the device
and then retry steps 4 & 5.
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Via Laptop/ PC
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3. On the Laptop/ PC, go to the Wireless network selection tool.
4. In the list will be your network (probably with “Connected”
next to it), and any other wireless networks within range. One
of them will be Airstream A100.
5. Click on Airstream A100, and then the Connect button. After
a few seconds, you will be connected to the Airstream A100
wireless network.
Continue to Step 7.
6. On a Mac, click on the wireless network signal strength
indicator located in the bar at the top of the desktop and
select Airstream Connect. Continue to Step 7 below.
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On a Windows 7 Machine, click on the WiFi strength
indicator in the bottom right hand corner. If it is
hidden, click on the little up arrow.
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The Laptop or PC, must be wireless enabled with
wireless turned on.
HINT
If Airstream A100 isn’t displayed, click the refresh
arrows (top right corner of the window).
HINT
With both Windows and Mac OS’s, if Airstream A100
isn’t displayed, come out of the selection window and
then try again after a few seconds.
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7. On the computer, open your web browser and in the address
bar at the top of the page, type in the following address to
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 Click on WiFi Setup on the left hand side of the page. In this
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the wireless network you are about to connect to.
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44*%In the list should be your wireless network. Select
your network and enter the security key.
10. Click Apply. When you do, a warning pop up will be displayed,
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.BDQPQVQ
11. "GUFSDMJDLJOHUIF0,CVUUPOPOUIFQPQVQUIFSFXJMMCFOP
other visible indication on your browser that the A100 is
connected to the network.
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connection to the wireless network and then change to the
previous input mode once it has been connected. This will be
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is blue.
 Remember to return to the Available Wireless Networks list
on your computer and reselect your home Wireless Network.
13. To start streaming to the A100 from your PC, Mac or iOS device,
please refer to page 11
10
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steps, try moving the A100 closer to the router.
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failed to connect. You will have to repeat the above
steps to try again.
HINTS

FREE YOUR MUSIC
Use Airplay from your iOS-device
Before proceeding, please ensure the A100 is turned on from
standby mode and is registered to the same wireless network as
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The A100 will automatically change to AirPlay mode when
streaming has started if it isn’t already selected.
1. On your device, select the music you wish to play.
 With the album cover up, swipe up to reveal the Control Centre.
You should see the AirPlay icon.
3. Press this and select A100 from the list. The AirPlay logo
will now be illuminated. This means that your device will be
playing via AirPlay.
Using AirPlay from iTunes
Before proceeding, please ensure the A100 is turned on from
standby mode and is registered to the same wireless network as
the device you will be playing back from. The Mac or PC must be
connected to the same network as the A100.
The A100 will automatically change to AirPlay mode if it isn’t
already selected.
1. On the PC/ Mac, open iTunes. By the status window at the top
of iTunes the AirPlay Icon will appear, but only if it has found
the A100 on the network.
 Click on the icon and select the Airstream A100 from the
devices available. The AirPlay logo will then turn blue.
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network (Pattern 1). In either state, the AirPlay logo
may not be visible on the iOS-device.
HINT
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3. Select the song you wish to play and sit back and enjoy.
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when in AirPlay mode. If it doesn’t automatically change to
AirPlay mode when songs start playing, press the AirPlay button
on the A100 or the source buttong on the remote.
Play Another Device Using the Analogue Inputs
The following steps guide you through connecting an analogue
auxiallary device and playing from it.
1. Connect a stereo coaxial cable to the analogue auxialary input
on the back of the A100 and the other end into the device you
wish to play from.
 Turn the A100 on from standby mode.
3. Press the analogue auxiallary source button on the A100 or
the source button on the remote (item 6 on Page 3) until the
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will be Green.
4. Press play on your device.

The A100 will get the volume level from iTunes, not
the PC/ Mac, so remember to check the volume level
of iTunes before playing music.
HINT
The remote will only change the volume when using
this input. You may also have to set the volume to
almost maximum on the device.
HINT

Play Another Device Using the Digital Inputs
The following steps guide you through connecting digital
auxiallary devices and playing from it.
1. Connect an optical cable to the digital auxialary input on the
back of the A100 and/ or a USB cable to the front (iOS device
only) and the other end into the device you wish to play from.
 Turn the A100 on from standby mode.
3. Press the digital auxiallary source button on the A100 or the
source button on the remote (item 5 on Page 3) until the
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will be White for USB and optical.
4. Press play on your device.
Play Another Device Via DLNA
It is possible to stream to the A100 using a wireless device via
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so please refer to the instructions for your particular application
on how to stream to wireless devices.
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unless an AirPlay source is already playing. AirPlay will always
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button (item 11, page 3).
Before proceeding, please ensure the A100 is turned on from
standby mode and is registered to the same wireless network as
the device you will be playing back from.
For playback and streaming using a 3rd party app, please refer to
their instructions.
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The remote will only change the volume when using
this input. You may also have to adjust the volume
on the device.
HINT
The A100 will automatically switch between
streamed sources, but AirPlay will take priority if
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playing or paused
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network (Pattern 1). In either state, the A100 may not
be visible on the device.
HINTS

Charging via the USB
Before proceeding, please ensure the A100 is turned on from
standby mode.
1. Connect the apple supplied USB lead to the A100 and your device.
Firmware Update.
The A100 automatically searches for software updates whenever
it is turned on (providing there is a connection to the internet).
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of all methods are outlined below.
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#ZEFGBVMUUIF"JTTFUVQUPJOGPSNZPVBˌSNXBSFVQEBUFJT
available automatically.
1. After the A100 has gone through the initial boot up procedure
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update is available.
 Press and hold the standby button until the -&%POUIFGSPOU
is illuminated solid white.
3. 3FMFBTF UIF CVUUPO BOE UIF -&% XJMM then go through various
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VQEBUFQSPDFTT
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OFF - Update complete.
4. Once the update has been successfully completed, the A100
will go through the initial start up procedure as described on
page 4.
5. You may then need to reconnect the A100 to the WiFi network as
described on page 6.
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Follow the steps for the Manual Update by internet or
USB to ensure its success.
HINT
You can continue to use other sources while you are
charging your device. If you wish to play music from
the device currently charging, we would recommend
using the USB, digital input rather than AirPlay.
HINT
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USB Firmware Update
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OFFETUPCFEPXOMPBEFEˌSTU
1. On your PC/ Mac open the internet browser and go to www.
airstream-ma.com and navigate to either the A100 page or
the Support page.
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copied/ saved, safely remove the USB stick.
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has gone out, insert the USB stick.
4. Reconnect the power and turn on the A100. Wake it from
standby (if necessary). It will then go through it’s boot up
procedure and may even go to the last selected source. It will
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is solid white.
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VQEBUFQSPDFTT
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OFF - Update complete.
7. Once the update has been successfully completed, it will then go
through the initial start up procedure as described on page 4.
 You may then need to reconnect the A100 back to your WiFi
network as described on page 6.
Web Browser Firmware Update
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i. Via Safari. If you have safari web browser installed, click
on Bonjour and then the bookmarks tab. The A100 should
appear as one of the bookmarks in Bonjour. Continue to
step 1 below.
ii. Via Computer on a Windows 7 PC. Navigate to the Computer
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xxxxxx is the last 6 digits of its unique MAC address).
Continue to Step 1 below.
iii. Via the Control Panel on a Windows 7 PC. Navigate to the
Control Panel and select Hardware and Sound, and then
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the Properties window. Click on the UPnP tab and then the
link next to “Webpage”. Continue to Step 1 below.
iv. Via any internet browser. This method can only be done
if the IP address of the A100 is known. If you do not
already know this, it can be found out by going to your
router’s control panel and looking under attached devices
(or similar). Refer to the router’s manual for help on this.
Continue to step 1 below.
v. Via any web browser. This method can only be done if the
last 6 digits of the MAC address are known. In the address
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IUUQBJSTUSFBN"YYYYYYMPDBMJOEFYBTQ
Where xxxxxx is the last 6 digits of the MAC address.
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procedure remove the power from the A100, or click
back on the web browser. Follow the on screen
instructions and the instructions in this manual.
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www.airstream-ma.com/support and save it to your computer.
 Connect to the A100 using one of the 5 methods outlined
above and click on the Firmware Update tab.
15
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failed. Try repeating the above steps for installing
the update or try the USB method as outlined next.
HINT

3. Click on the drop down menu next to ‘Update Method’ and
select the only option available which is “Firmware Update
From Network”.
4. Click on Ok. The page will change with a note to say it should
refresh in a couple of seconds, or click a link. Click the link
(if it doesn’t refresh).
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5. Next, click on “Choose File” and navigate to the location the
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6. Click on “Upload”.
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 The web page will now change showing the progress of the
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BOE DPMPVS DIBOHFT JOEJDBUJOH EJˋFSFOU TUBHFT PG UIF VQEBUF
QSPDFTT
White 'MBTIJOHWFSZGBTU6QEBUJOHUIFˌSNXBSF
Cyan*MMVNJOBUFEGPSTFDPOET
OFF - Update complete.
The A100 will now go into standby mode.
9. The update is now complete. The web page might not say that
it is 100% complete, but when the A100 goes into standby
mode (standby button illuminated red), it has completed the
update process. Close the web browser.
10. Press the standby button and the A100 will go through the
initial start up procedure described on page 4.
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may have failed. Please retry using the USB update
or web portal update. Also check the support section
of www.airstream-ma.com
HINT

If the A100 is placed into Ready Mode while an iOS-
device is connected via USB, it will continue to charge.
HINT
17
Checking Firmware Version
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A100 is running. This may be needed when contacting Monitor
Audio.
1. With the A100 powered up and out of standby mode, connect
your iOS-device to the USB port of the A100 using the Apple
supplied lead.
 On the device, go to Settings, then General and then About.
3. In the About section scroll down the screen to you see
Airstream A100.
4. Select Airstream A100 and you will see a screen showing the
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Ready Mode
What is Ready Mode?
Ready Mode is another form of standby. However, when in Ready
Mode, the A100 will also automatically awake if you try to play
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How to Enter Ready Mode
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seconds.
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the A100 is now in Ready Mode.
It is now possible to automatically wake the A100 by either
connecting a device via the USB or streaming to it via AirPlay.
The A100 cannot be put into Ready Mode using the remote.