AwoX StriimLINK SI-W User manual

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Contents
Contents...................................................................................2
GettingstartedwithAwoXStriimLINK.....................................3
Beforeyoubegin......................................................................4
AwoXStriimCONTROLsetup...................................................4
ConnectAwoXStriimLINKtoyourstereo................................5
MoreinformationonyourCD‐ROM........................................5
StriimLINKoverview.................................................................6
UsingAwoXStriimCONTROL...................................................8
UsingAwoXStriimSERVER.....................................................12
OverviewofthePlaytab........................................................15
Playlistsandqueues...............................................................16
Otherconfigurationoptions..................................................18
UpdatingAwoXStriimCONTROL...........................................19
Technicalspecifications.........................................................20
Troubleshooting.....................................................................21
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marksareownedbyAwoX.iPhone,iPad,andiPodaretrademarksofApple,Inc.,
registeredintheU.Sandothercountries.AndroidisatrademarkofGoogleInc.
DLNAandDLNACERTIFIEDaretrademarksand/orservicemarksofDigitalLiving
NetworkAlliance.Allothertrademarksarethepropertyoftheirrespectiveowners.
Smartphoneortabletdevicesoldseparately.Productimagesandphotosarenon‐
contractual.Readprovidedsafetyinformationbeforeusingthisproduct.Rev02.
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AwoXStriimLINK
SI‐W

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Getting started withAwoX StriimLINK
Welcome

CongratulationsandthankyouforchoosingtheAwoXStriimLINK
Wi‐Fihomestereostreamingadapter.Withthiscompactdevice,
youget:
Afunandeasywaytoplaymusicfrommanysources,including
yourAppleiOS™orGoogleAndroid™smartphoneortablet,PC
orMac(1),theInternet,andUSBdrives
AccesstohundredsofInternetradiostations(2)
AwoXmediaplayersoftwareforyouriPhone®,iPad®,iPod
touch®,orAndroidsmartphone.(3)
What’sinthebox
StriimLINKWi‐Fi/Ethernetstereostreamingadapter
ACadapter(5V,2A)
3.5mmjackdualRCAcable,DualRCA3.5mmjack
adapter
Whatelseyouneed
InternetaccesswithaWi‐FiorEthernetconnection
HomestereoequipmentwithstandardRCAconnectors,a3.5
mminputjack,oropticaldigitalinput(SPDIF)
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(1)RequiresDLNA‐compatiblemediaserver.(2)RequiresInternet
connection.(3)DownloadthefreeAwoXStriimCONTROLsoftware
foryourAppleorAndroidOSdevice.

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Before you begin
1. StartbydownloadingthefreeAwoXmediaappforyourdevice:
AppleiPhone,
iPad,iPodtouch
DownloadandinstallAwoX
StriimCONTROL™software
fromtheAppStore.
GoogleAndroid
devices
DownloadandinstallAwoX
StriimCONTROL™software
fromtheGooglePlayStore.
2. OnyourAppleorAndroiddevice,makesureWi‐Fiisturnedon
andusethedevice’ssettingstoconnecttoyourhomenetwork.
AwoX Striim CONTROLsetup
1. Taponthelaunchericonto
runAwoXStriimCONTROL.
2. Thesetupwizardstartsthe
firsttimeyoulaunchthe
application.
3. ChoosetoinstallAwoX
StriimLINK.
4. Thewizardguidesyou
throughtheallthestepsfor
connectingyourAwoX
StriimLINKtoyourlocal
networksoyoucanbegin
playingyourmusic.

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ConnectAwoX StriimLINK to your
stereo
Dependingonyourstereoequipment,youmayusethe3.5mm
jack‐to‐dualRCAcable(red/whitestereoplugs),oranoptical
(SPDIF)cable.
1. Insertthe3.5mmjackintotheL/RplugonyourStriimLINK
module.
2. Plugthered/whiteRCAplugsintoyourstereoequipment.Use
thedualRCA‐to‐jackadaptorifneeded.
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3. Ifyouareusinganopticalcable,plugoneendofthecableinto
theopticalportontheStriimLINKmoduleandtheotherend
intoyourstereo.
More information on your CD-ROM
CompleteinstructionsforusingthefreeAwoXsoftwareare
providedonyourAwoXStriimLINKCD‐ROM.

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StriimLINK overview
StriimLINKbuttonsandconnectors
Backview:Power|USBport|Opticaloutput|Ethernetport(RJ‐45)
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Leftside:WPS|Powerlight|LANlight|Wi‐Filight
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Rightside:Stereoout|Volume|Mute|Reset

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Sampleusagediagram
ConnectStriimLINKtoyourhomestereoandstreammusicfrom:
YouriOSorAndroiddevice
Internetradio
Yourhomecomputer
USBdrives
Smartphoneor
tabletrunning
AwoXStriim
CONTROL
Homemedia
library
AwoXStriimLINK
connectedto
yourstereo

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UsingAwoX Striim CONTROL
Note:theinstructionsprovidedhereareidenticalfordevices
runningAppleiOSandGoogleAndroidoperatingsystems.
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Applicationoverview
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AwoXStriimCONTROLfindsandplaysmusicfromyourvarious
mediasources.Hereisanoverviewoftheapplicationlayout:
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


Back/Exit Home Help
SourceBar
(choosesourceby
swipingleftrighton
theseicons)
Find Music PlaySettings
Optionsavailable
onselectedsource

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Choosingyourmusic
TapontheFindMusictabtoseeavailablemusicsources.
ThesourcebarcontainsPlaylists,Local,AwoXStriimLINK,
andanyothermediasourcesyoumayhaveavailableon
yournetwork.
PlayingmediausingyourStriimLINK
1. TaptoselectStriimLINKinthesourcebar.
2. Selectthedesiredoption:InternetRadioorUSBStorage.
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
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3. TaptoplayInternetRadio:
‐Navigatethroughcountries,favorites,andotheroptionsto
choosethemusicyouwanttohear.
TaponFind
Music
Tapon
StriimLINK

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‐Whenyoutapdirectlyonastation,theapplicationswitchesto
thePlaytabandyourselectionbeginstoplay.
‐Taponforotheroptions(seePlaylistsandqueues).
4. ToplaymusicfromUSBStorage:
‐PlugaUSBdriveintotheUSBportonyourStriimLINK.
‐TapUSBStorageandnavigatethroughthefoldersonthe
drive.
‐Whenyoutapdirectlyonaselection,theapplicationswitches
totheNowPlayingtabandyourselectionbeginstoplay.
‐Taponforotheroptions(seePlaylistsandqueues).
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PlayinglocalmediafromyouriOSorAndroiddevice
1. TaptoselectLocalMusicinthesourcebar
2. Taptheavailableoptionstochooseyourmusic.



Tapon
LocalMusic
Tapfor
options
Taphereto
play

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3. Whenyoutapdirectlyonan
iteminthelist,thewindow
switchestothePlaytaband
yourselectionbeginstoplay,
replacingthecurrentsong
queue.
4. Taponforotheroptions:

Addtoqueue:Addsthesongto
beplayedafterothersongsin
thequeue.
Info:Songdetails.
Createnew…Createsanew
playlist.
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PlayingsongsfromyourPC/Mac(1)orotherDLNAaudioserver
1. SwipetheSourceBartochoosethedesiredserverordevice.
2. Navigateinthelistofsongstochoosethemusicyouwantto
hear.
3. Whenyoutapdirectlyonanitem,theapplicationswitchesto
theNowPlayingtabandyourselectionbeginstoplay.
4. Taponforotheroptions(seePlaylistsandqueues).
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(1)ToplaymusicfromanApple®Maccomputer,youmustusethe
freeAwoXStriimSERVER.ThesoftwareisalsoavailableforWindows
computers.Seenextsection.
Taphereforother
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UsingAwoX StriimSERVER
WithversionsforMacandWindows,AwoXMediaServermakes
yourhomeaudiolibraryavailableasasourcetoStriimdevicesin
yournetwork.StriimSERVERworksexclusivelywithAwoXStriim
products.FollowthesestepstogetAwoXStriimSERVERupand
runningonyourcomputer:
1. YouwillfindtheStriimSERVERsetupapplicationontheCD‐ROM
providedwithyourproduct.Youmayalsochoosetodownload
itfromhere:http://www.awox.com/mediaservers.
2. NavigatetoCD‐ROMordownloadfolderonyourcomputerand
double‐clickontheStriimSERVERinstallerforMacorWindows,
dependingonyouroperatingsystem,andfollowthe
instructionsonyourscreen.
3. LaunchStriimSERVERbyclickingontheStriimSERVERicon
installedonyourcomputer’sdesktop().Allowaccessto
yourprivatenetworksifpromptedbytheapplication.
4. TheapplicationopenstotheSettingswindow:


Assignanameand
choosethemedia
typesyouwantto
share.

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5. Makesuretheserverison(whentheStoptheserverbuttonis
displayed,whichisthedefaultsetting).
6. ClickonSettings:
‐UsetheServerNamefieldtochangethenameofyour
serverasitwillbeseeninyournetwork.
‐SelecttheMediaTypesthatyouwouldliketobeableto
share(makesuretoselectMusicforusewithStriimLINK).
7. ClickonApplywhentosaveyourchanges.
8. ClickonLibraryAddtoaddmediafolderstoyourlibrary.
9. Browseyourharddrivetochooseafolder,thenclickonSelect
Foldertoincludethefolderinthelibrarypublishedby
StriimSERVER.
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10. Ifyoumakechangestoamedialibraryonyourcomputer,
clickonLibraryRefresh.Ifyouencounteranyproblems
withthefilelistdisplay,clickonRebuild.
Clicktoaddor
removemedia
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11. YourStriimSERVERmedialibraryisnowappearsasa
sourceintheStriimCONTROLsourcebar.
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12. YoumayturntheserveroffbyclickingonSettingsStop
theserver.Torestarttheserver,simplyclickthissame
button.
Browsemedia
publishedby
StriimSERVER

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Overview of the Play tab
ThePlaytabshowthemusicthatyouhaveselectedtoplay,and
providesstandardplayercontrols.



Controlmusicplaybackusingtheiconsatthebottomofthescreen.
NoteWhenStriimLINKisconnectedviaSPDIFtoyourstereo,the
volumecannotbecontrolledfromtheAwoxStriim
CONTROLapplicationorfromthevolumebuttonsonthe
StriimLINKunit,butonlyfromthestereoitself.
Play tab (taptochangeview)
Back Play/PauseNext
Currentsong
orradiostation
Volume
RepeatShuffle

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Playlists and queues
Creatingaplaylist
Youmaycreateplaylistsofsongslocatedonanyavailableaudio
sources.Asingleplaylistmaycontainsongsfromseveraldifferent
sources.
Startbycreatinganew(empty)playlist
1. TapontheFindMusictab
2. TaponMyplaylists
3. TaptoCreateNewPlaylist
andenteranameforthe
playlist.
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Addsongstoyourplaylist
1. SwipetheSourceBartoselect
thesource.
2. Locatethemusicyouwantand
thentapon,selectAddto
[yourplaylistname].
3. Addasmanysongsasyou
wantinthismanner.
Managingsongsinplaylists
1. Swipethemediaselectionbar
andselectMyPlaylists.
2. Taptheplaylistnametoview
themusicitcontains.
3. Toreorderaplaylist,tapandholdthetrackname,thendrag
anddropittoanewposition.
4. Todeleteatrackfromtheplaylist,swipeitfromlefttorightand
tapontheDeletebutton.Thisonlyremovesthesongfromthe
Tapto
createnew
playlist
Add music
fromyour
sources

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list,withoutdeletingthefilefromthesource.
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Managingplaylists
OntheMyPlaylistsscreen,taponforotherplaylistoptions:

PlayBeginstoplaytheplaylist.
AddtoqueueAddstheplaylisttobeplayedafterother
songsinthequeue.
RenameAllowsyoutorenametheplaylist(not
availableforsongs).
DeleteAllowsyoutodeletetheplaylistorasong.
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Addingtrackstoqueues
Insteadofcreatingaplaylist,youmaysimplyselectsongsfromone
ormoresourcesandqueuethemuptobeplayedsequentiallyone
aftertheother.Todothis:
1. TapontheFindMusictab()andselectasongthatyou
wouldliketoplay,suchasfromaUSBdriveonStriimLINK,or
songsonyourhomeaudioserver.
2. ClickonandselectAddtoqueue.Thefirstsonginthequeue
beginstoplayrightaway.
3. Addasmanyothersongsasyouwanttothequeueinthesame
manner.
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Other configuration options
Severaladditionalconfigurationoptionsareprovidedonthe
Settingstab.


1. TapontheSettingstabPhone.Hereyoumaysetthe
followingoptions:
IncomingcallDetermineswhattheappshoulddoifyou
receiveaphonecall(Noaction,Mutephone
volume,orPauseplayback).
ViewmodeGraphicalview(displaysalbumcovers&icons)
Listview(playerlistssongsalphabetically)
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Rescandevicesinthenetwork
UpdateslistofavailableStriimLINKmodules,
DLNAserversandmediasources.
Configureanewaudiodevice
RunsthedeviceinstallationWizardsoyoucan
configureanotherAwoXStriimproduct.
Resetapplicationsettings
Removescurrentsettingsandrestoresfactory
configuration.
2. Alsoonthesettingstab,youmaytaponAudiodevicesto:
‐Setthedeviceasthedefaultaudiodevice
‐SeetechnicalinformationaboutyourStriimLINKmodule.
‐ChangethenetworknameofyourStriimLINKmodule.
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UpdatingAwoX Striim CONTROL
Tocheckon‐lineforupdatestotheAwoXStriimCONTROL
application:
1. IntheSettingstab,tapontheInformation().
2. Ifamorerecentversionofthesoftwareisavailable,tapon
Updatenowtoupdateyourdevice.

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Technical specifications
Hardware
Supportedmedia MP3(upto48kHz,CBR&VBR)
AAC(upto48kHz,8‐320kbps)
WMA(upto48kHz,CBR&VBR)
includinglossless
LPCM,WAV(upto48kHz,upto1.44
Mb/s
Network 10/100MbpsEthernet,RJ‐45
Wi‐Fib/g/n(WEP/WPA,WPS)
Audiooutput 3.5mmstereo,opticalSPDIFdigital
line‐out
USBinterface USB2.0port
Size125x95x25mm
Weight(net) 150g
Environmental
Operatingconditions 0°to+80°c
10%to85%RH(nocondensation)
Storageconditions ‐10°to+80°c
5%to90%RH(nocondensation)
Powersupply ACadapter,5V DC@2A
Consumption 3.5Wmax
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