Airstream S300 User manual

User Manual
Wireless Speaker

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Thank You for your Purchase.
Congratulations on purchasing Monitor Audio’s Airstream S300. Welcome to the new way to “Free Your Music” anywhere in your home
wirelessly from an AirPlay compatibledeviceoriTunes on your PC orMac.
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Contents� 1
Thank You for your Purchase.� 1
Introduction � 2
S300 Capabilities� 2
What’s in the box� 2
AirPlay Compatibility� 2
USB Compatibility� 2
The S300� 3
Remote� 3
Getting Ready to Free Your Music� 4
Connectingthe Power� 4
Turning on for theFirst Time� 4
APC� 4
AirPlay Direct� 5
AirPlay Direct toAirPlay� 5
Freeing Your Music� 6
Connectingto a Wi-Fi Network.� 6
What is required?� 6
Option 1.� 6
Option 2.� 7
Via iOS-Device� 7
Via Laptop/ PC/ Mac� 9
FREE YOUR MUSIC� 11
Use Airplay from your iOS-device� 11
Using AirPlay from iTunes� 11
Playing and Charging via theUSB� 12
Play Another Device Using the3.5mm Aux Input� 13
Ready Mode� 13
What is Ready Mode?� 13
How to Enter Ready Mode� 13
Firmware Update.� 14
Automatic��of�Firmware�Update� 14
USB Firmware Update� 14
Web Browser Firmware Update� 15
Checking Firmware Version� 16
LED Colour Matrix� 17
LED Flashing Patterns� 17
Specs� 18
Trouble Shooting� 19
Unableto Connect tothe Wireless Network� 19
No Sound� 19
The S300 is Nonresponsive� 19
Occasional Breaking up of AirPlay Music Playback� 19
No AirPlay Icon on my iTunes Host Device� 19
AirPlay Connection Failed with Mac or PC� 19
Factory Reset� 20
Changing the Remote Battery� 20
Owner Information� 20

Introduction
With the introduction of iOS 4.3 from Apple came AirPlay. Monitor
Audio have used 40 years of knowledge to produce a TRUE hi,
AirPlay enabled speaker system. Whether using AirPlay Direct,
streaming via a wireless router or playing your music collection
from PC or MAC, the S300 is the way to “Free Your Music”.
S300 Capabilities
• Stream audio from an iOS-device using AirPlay direct without
the need of a wireless router.
• Stream audio from an iOS-device via Wi-Fi to the S300
connected to the same network.
• Choose which AirPlay device you want to stream to from
your iOS-device when there are multiple Airstream devices
on your network.
• Stream audio from your iOS-device to multiple Airstream
devices using our Airstream App. Available in the App Store
from 2013.
• Stream audio by Wi-Fi from any PC or Mac using iTunes
(version 10 or later) connected to the same wireless network
as the S300.
• Stream audio from any PC or Mac to multiple Airstream
devices using iTunes, again by Wi-Fi and with the S300 on
the same wireless network.
What’s in the box
• S300
• Remote Control
• Mains lead (region specic).
• Quick Start Guide
• Safety Instructions
AirPlay Compatibility
To stream wirelessly to the S300 using AirPlay (not AirPlay
Direct), you will need the following:
• A Wi-Fi certied router (Wireless 802.11 b/g class only)
• A host for your music (iPhone/ iPad/ iPod Touch running iOS
4.3 or later, or a PC/ Mac with iTunes 10 or later)
Compatible AirPlay devices are listed below:
• iPad 3
• iPad 2
• iPad
• iPhone 4S
• iPhone 4
• iPhone 3GS
• iPod Touch 4th Generation
• iPod Touch 3rd Generation
• iPod Touch 2nd Generation
USB Compatibility
Below is a list of devices that will play music back via the USB.
Each will charge while connected to the S300 (when not in
standby mode) with the exception of the iPad models.
• iPad 3
• iPad 2
• iPad
• iPhone 4S
• iPhone 4
• iPhone 3GS
• iPhone 3G
• iPod Touch 4th Generation
• iPod Touch 3rd Generation
• iPod Touch 2nd Generation
• iPod Touch
• iPod Classic
• iPod Nano 5th Generation
• iPod Nano 4th Generation
• iPod Nano 3rd Generation
• iPod Nano 2nd Generation
• iPod Nano
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Remote 1. Standby. Either puts the S300 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.
4. Volume down. Decreases the volume level of playback
5. Input toggle. Scrolls through the available inputs.
6. Next track. Selects the next track to be played.
7. Play/ pause. Pauses and restarts playback of the current track.
The S300 1. Mains power input. Connect the supplied mains lead here.
2. 1/4” UNC threaded insert. For wall mounting the S300, via
the optional Monitor Audio Universal Speaker Mount.
3. USB input. Connect an iPod, iPhone, iPad via the Apple USB
cable (not supplied) for music playback of devices that are
not AirPlay enabled. Refer page 2. Also used for connecting
the S300 to a wireless network. Refer page 6. Devices can
also be charged via the USB, but the S300 needs to be out of
standby mode.
4. Auxiliary input. This is used to connect an additional device
via a 3.5mm stereo jack lead (not supplied).
5. Airstream connect/ AirPlay Direct. This button serves two
purposes: A short press puts the S300 into AirPlay Direct
mode. Refer page 6; holding down for 12 seconds enables
Airstream Connect mode for connecting the S300 to the
network. Refer page 7.
6. Wi-Fi Sharing/ Factory Reset button. This button also
serves two purposes: A short press is required when
connecting the S300 to a wireless network. Refer to page
6; Press and hold for 12 seconds to perform a factory reset.
Refer to page 19.
7. Microphone for the APC (Automatic Position Correction).
Measures the room characteristics. Refer page 4.
8. Input toggle. Scrolls through the available inputs in the
order of AirPlay > USB > Aux.
9. Volume up. Increases the volume level of playback.
10. Volume down. Decreases the volume level of playback
11. Standby. Either puts the S300 into standby or wakes it
from standby. When woken from standby it will start in the
previously selected input. When held down, the S300 enters
Ready Mode. Refer to page 17.
12. Information LED. Refer to page 17 for the key and
explanations of the various colours and ashing patterns.
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Getting Ready to Free Your Music
Connecting the Power
IMPORTANT: Please follow the following instructions in sequence.
Connect the mains lead to the back of the S300, connect to wall
socket and where applicable turn on.
Turning on for the First Time
When turning on from standby for the rst time (or after an
update), the S300 will go through an initial boot up procedure
where the LED will ash blue rapidly and, because it is not
connected to a network yet, it will go into Aux mode by default.
APC
Automatic Position Correction (APC), compensates for boundary
eects and room acoustics. It uses an integrated microphone to
measure the total frequency response in any location, accounting
for anomalies introduced by the action of room furnishings,
corners and walls.A micro-processor then compares the response
with an ‘anechoic’ ideal, and adjusts the S300 accordingly to
recreate the ideal sound balance in any space. APC adjustment
ensures that the S300 sounds great wherever it’s placed.
The APC is manually activated and it is highly recommended to
run this with the S300 in its nal location prior to connecting it
to the Wi-Fi network.
1. With the S300 powered up and in standby mode (LED
illuminated red), press and hold the input toggle button
(item 8 on page 3) and simultaneously press the standby
button to turn the S300 on.
2. The S300 will then run through the initialisation stage with
the LED on and ashing blue (pattern 2. Refer to page 17 for
the ash patterns).
3. The LED will then ash white rapidly while the test tones run.
4. After the third test tone the LED returns to blue.
5. The Standby LED will ash a preset number of times
dependent on its location. Once for an open space, twice if
next to a wall, and three times if in a corner.
6. The S300 will then go into AirPlay Direct mode (purple LED)
if it is the rst time you have run the APC set up, or in its
last mode if the APC has been run after an update or it has
been moved.
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AirPlay Direct
To Free Your Music before even connecting the S300 to a wireless
network, or if you don’t have a wireless router use the S300 in
AirPlay Direct mode to still be able to enjoy your music.
AirPlay Direct means you can stream from your compatible iOS
Device, PC or Mac straight to the S300 without the need for a
wireless network/ router. To Free Your Music and activate this
mode creating a wireless network solely between the S300 and
the iOS-device, follow the steps below:
1. Turn the S300 on from standby.
2. Press the AirPlay Direct button on the rear of the S300
(Button 5 on the illustration on page 3).
3. The LED on the front of the unit will momentarily ash purple
and then turn solid purple.
4. On the iOS-device, go to “Settings” and then “Wireless”. Within the
available wireless networks, there should be “Airstream S300...”.
Select “Airstream S300...” from the list then press the home button.
5. To play music using AirPlay Direct, please refer to page 11.
To use AirPlay Direct from a PC or Mac, please refer to page 9
for instruction on connecting to the S300.
AirPlay Direct to AirPlay
1. To exit from AirPlay Direct mode, press the AirPlay Direct
Button on the rear of the S300 (Button 5 on the illustration
on page 3).
2. The LED will then ash blue as it is trying to connect to a
wireless network. When connected it will turn solid blue. If
this hasn’t been set up yet, it will change from ash pattern
#2 to ash pattern #1. Refer to page 6 for instruction
on connecting it to the Wi-Fi network and to page 17 for
information on the ash patterns.
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If the Airstream S300 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.
HINT
It is possible to toggle between AirPlay direct and
conventional AirPlay simply by pressing the AirPlay
button on the rear of the S300.
It is possible to connect a Wi-Fi enabled PC or Mac to
the S300 via AirPlay Direct. You do this in the same
way as connecting an iOS device except you use the
PC/ Mac’s Wi-Fi network selection tool.
While in AirPlay Direct mode, cellular data will not
function. So, iMessage, emails and mobile internet
will not function simultaneously.
More than one device can be connected in AirPlay
Direct mode, but only one device can play music in
AirPlay Direct mode.
If a telephone call is received while in AirPlay Direct
mode, music will pause and restart when the call is
ended.
HINTS

Freeing Your Music
Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network.
There are a couple of dierent ways you can register the S300
onto the Wi-Fi network. One method connects the iPhone, iPad
or iPod Touch directly to the S300 using the Apple supplied USB
lead, while the second uses the S300’s web portal via a PC, Mac
or iOS-device.
What is required?
To connect the S300 to a Wi-Fi network you will need to have the
following:
• A Wireless router.
• For Option 1, either an iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad and the
Apple supplied USB lead.
• For option 2, either a PC, Mac, iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad
connected wirelessly to the network. The PC/ Mac must be
connected wirelessly.
• Airstream S300
Option 1.
This is the easier 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, iPhone or iPad running iOS5 or above. A list of
compatible devices for this method of connection can be found
below:
• iPad 3
• iPad 2
• iPad
• iPhone 4S
• iPhone 4
• iPhone 3GS
• iPod Touch 4th Generation
• iPod Touch 3rd Generation
• iPod Touch 2nd Generation
1. Turn the S300 on from standby mode. The LED on the front will
ash blue, rstly in pattern 2 then change to red, pattern 1.
If the LED is Purple (AirPlay Direct mode), press the AirPlay
Button (Item 5 on Page 3) on the rear of the S300 to put it
into AirPlay mode and for the S300 to start searching for
Wi-Fi networks.
2. When it changes to red, Pattern 1, connect the USB lead to
the S300 and your iOS-device.
3. On the S300, press the Sharing Button (Item 6 on page 3)
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to be iPhone 5, iPod Touch 5th Generation or iPad 4
compatible. However, it will work with them.
HINT
Before proceeding with either option, it is
recommended to run the APC with the S300 sited in
its nal location. Details of the APC can be found on
page 4
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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 S300. Press “Allow”.
5. The LED will then start to ash blue as per Pattern 2 and turn
solid blue when connected to the Wi-Fi network.
6. When the LED is solid blue, remove the USB lead from the
device and the S300. You are now able to start playing music
via AirPlay.
You will not be able to play music wirelessly via AirPlay with
the USB lead still connecting the iOS Device and the S300.
7. Refer to page 12 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
wireless network name (SSID) and security information (WEP
Key) into the S300’s web portal from either the computer or iOS-
device via a temporary wireless network.
Via iOS-Device
1. Turn the S300 on from standby mode. The LED on the front will
ash blue, rstly in pattern 2 then change to red, pattern 1.
If the LED is Purple (AirPlay Direct mode), press the AirPlay
Button (Item 5 on Page 3) on the rear of the S300 to put it
into AirPlay mode and allow the S300 to start searching for
Wi-Fi networks.
2. When it changes to red Pattern 1, it is searching for a wireless
network. Press and hold the Airstream Connect/ Airplay Direct
Button (Item 5 on Page 3) until the LED on the front ashes
white (Pattern 3). This will take approximately 12 seconds.
3. On the device, go to Settings, then Wi-Fi.
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Make a note of the name of the wireless network
(SSID) that you are connecting to and also the security
information (WEP,WPA or WPA2) to ensure the seamless
connection of the S300 to the wireless network.
HINT
If you face problems connecting the S300 using this
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
Safari and in the address bar at the top, enter 192.168.1.12
6. The S300’s portal page will now be displayed. Select Wi-Fi
Setup from the list on the left hand side.
7. Enter the SSID and security details of your wireless network,
press save and then press the home button.
8. There will be a warning pop up appear, select OK.
Return your device to the original Wi-Fi network so that you can
stream your music.
1. Go to Settings, then Wi-Fi.
2. Select your Wi-Fi 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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If the IP address 192.168.1.12 doesn’t work, turn o
the S300 and press the home button on the device
and then retry from Step 1.
HINT
If the IP address 192.168.1.12 doesn’t work, turn o
the S300 and press the home button on the device
and then retry from Step 1.
HINT