Hitachi AllPlay Adaptor User manual

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AllPlayAdaptor
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Contents
IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS.........................................2
ProductLayout.........................................................................4
LEDIndicators...........................................................................5
HitachiWi‐FiSpeakerApp.........................................................5
※Preparation...........................................................................6
Wi‐Fiinputsetup......................................................................6
1.UsingamobiledeviceforWi‐Fisetup.................................6
2.UsingWPS(Wi‐FiProtectedSetup)....................................7
Playingmusic............................................................................8
1.Homenetwork..................................................................8
2.GroupingSpeakers(PartyMode).......................................9
3.Onlinemusicservices......................................................10
4.UsingSpotify...................................................................11
5.UsingonlinemusicservicesotherthanSpotify................11
BluetoothSetup......................................................................13
Firmwareupdates...................................................................14
AdaptorIP&MACaddress......................................................16
Troubleshooting.....................................................................18
ResettingtheAllPlayAdaptortofactorydefault.....................19
Specifications..........................................................................20
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IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
1)Readtheseinstructions.
2)Keeptheseinstructions.
3)Heedallwarnings.
4)Followallinstructions.
5)Donotusethisapparatusnearwater.
6)Cleanonlywithdrycloth.
7)Donotblockanyventilationopenings.Installinaccordancewiththe
manufacturer’sinstructions.
8)Donotinstallnearanyheatsourcessuchasradiators,heatregisters,
stoves,orotherapparatus(includingamplifiers)thatproduce
heat.
9)Donotdefeatthesafetypurposeofthepolarizedorgrounding‐type
plug.Apolarizedplughastwobladeswithonewiderthanthe
other.Agroundingtypeplughastwobladesandathird
groundingprong.Thewidebladeorthethirdprongareprovided
foryoursafety.Iftheprovidedplugdoesnotfitintoyouroutlet,
consultanelectricianforreplacementoftheobsoleteoutlet.
10)Protectthepowercordfrombeingwalkedonorpinched
particularlyatplugs,conveniencereceptacles,andthepoint
wheretheyexitfromtheapparatus.
11)Onlyuseattachments/accessoriesspecifiedbythemanufacturer.
12)Useonlywithcart,stand,tripod,bracket,ortablespecifiedbythe
manufacturer,orsoldwiththeapparatus.Whenacartisused,
usecautionwhenmovingthecart/apparatuscombinationto
avoidinjuryfromtip‐over.
13)Unplugthisapparatusduringlightningstormsorwhenunusedfor
longperiodsoftime.
14)Referallservicingtoqualifiedservicepersonnel.Servicingis
requiredwhentheapparatushasbeendamagedinanyway,such
aspower‐supplycordorplugisdamaged,liquidhasbeenspilled
orobjectshavefallenintotheapparatus,theapparatushasbeen
exposedtorainormoisture,doesnotoperatenormally,orhas
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15)Apparatusshouldnotbeexposedtodrippingorsplashing,and
objectsfilledwithliquids,suchasvases,shouldnotbeplacedon
theapparatus.
16)Donotoverloadwalloutletsandextensioncords,asthiscanresult
inariskoffireorelectricshock.
17)Donotpushobjectsthroughanyopeningsinthisunit,astheymay
touchdangerousvoltagepointsorshortoutpartsthatcouldresultin
fireorelectricshock.Neverspillorsprayanytypeofliquidintothe
unit.
18)Whenreplacementpartsarerequired,besuretheservice
technicianusesreplacementpartsspecifiedbythemanufacturer
orthosethathavethesamecharacteristicsastheoriginalpart.
Unauthorizedsubstitutionsmayresultinfire,electricshockor
otherhazards.
19)Themainsplugisusedasthedisconnectandshallremainreadily
operable.
20)OnlyusetheACadaptersthatareincludedwiththisproduct.

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ProductLayout
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1，LED:IndicatesWi‐FiandBTsourceselected.
2，WPSbutton:PresstoenterWi‐Fisetupmode(AccessPoint
Mode);Pressfor2stoenterWPSmode.
3，SOURCEbutton:Presstoselecttheinputsource.(Wi‐Fi/BT)
4，AUX:AUXoutputjack(3.5mm).
5，DCIN:Powersupplyinput.
6，RESEThole:resettheAllPlayAdaptortofactorydefault
setting.
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LEDIndicators
Thetablebelowexplainsthebehaviorandstatusofyourspeaker’sLED
indicators.
LEDBehaviorLEDFlash
Frequency
WorkingStatus
WhiteLEDandBlue
LEDalternately
flashing
4Hz Poweron
WhiteLEDslowflash 1Hz EnterWi‐Ficonnecting
ordisconnection
mode
WhiteLEDfast
flashing
4Hz EnterWi‐Fipairing
modewithWPS
method
WhiteLEDSolidSolid Wi‐Ficonnected
BlueLEDfastflash4Hz EnterBTpairingmode
BlueLEDSolidSolid BTconnected
HitachiWI‐FISpeakerApp
UsetheHitachiWi‐FiSpeakerApptocontrolyourSmartWi‐FiSpeaker.
Searchusingthekeywords“HitachiWi‐FiSpeaker”anddownloadthe
appfromtheApple®AppStore(iPhone®/iPad®)orGooglePlayTMstore
(Androiddevices).
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*RequiressmartphoneortabletrunningApple®iOS(V6,7,8)or
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※Preparation:BeforeyouuseyourAllPlayAdaptorto
playingmusic,connectspeakerswith3.5mmlinethroughtheAUX
hole.
Wi‐Fiinputsetup
Youcanstreammusictoyourspeakerfromamobiledeviceonyour
Wi‐Finetworkbyusingthe“HitachiWi‐FiSpeaker”app.Tousethis
feature,thespeakermustjointhesamenetworkasthemobiledevice.
Chose a network setup option from below:
1) Using a mobile device for setup. (See page)
Youcansetupthisspeaker’sWi‐Fisettingbyusingamobiledevice
suchasasmartphoneortablet.
2) Using WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) (See page)
IfyourwirelessroutersupportsWPS,youcansetupthespeaker’sWi‐Fi
connectionbypressingtheWPSbutton.
1.UsingamobiledeviceforWi‐Fisetup
Note: MakesurethatDHCPisenabledforthenetworksettings
onyourWi‐Firouter.
1.Turnthespeakeronandwaitforittocompletelybootup.Itwilltake
approximately60seconds,andduringthistimetheWi‐FiLEDwillblink
REDandWHITE.WhenbootupiscompletetheWi‐FiLEDwillblink
WHITE.
Note:IftheAdaptorhasbeenpreviouslysetupwithanothernetwork
orifyouwishtore‐setuptheAdaptor,youwillhavetosettheAdaptor
toWi‐Fisetupmode(AccessPointMode).TosettheAdaptortoAP
Modepressthe“WPS”buttononceontheAdaptor,theWi‐FiLEDwill
thenblinkREDindicatingthattheunitisreadyforsetup.
1. GototheWi‐Fisettingsonthemobiledevice.
2. Select“HITACHIAPAdaptorXXXXXXX_XX”onmobiledevices.
Note:“X”willbedigitsthatareuniquetoeachAdaptor.
4.StarttheInternetbrowseronthemobiledevicetodisplaythesetup
page.
Note:IOS‐Thesetuppagewillautomaticallybedisplayed.
AndroidOS‐AfteryouopentheInternetbrowser,thesetup

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pagewillbedisplayed.Ifthesetuppageisnotdisplayed,type
“http://172.19.42.1/”intotheURLaddressfield.
5.Enteradevicenameofyourchoice(e.g.,Bedroom)andthenselect
“Next”.
Note:Thedevicenamewillbedisplayedasthisspeaker’snameon
thenetwork.
6.Selectyour“NetworkName”(SSID)andtypetherouter’sWi‐Fipass‐
word.
Note:Checkyourwirelessrouterforthenetworkname(SSID)and
thepassword.
:Alistofnetworknames(SSIDs)willappearwhenyouselect
the“NetworkName”box.
:Todisplaythecharacterstypedinthe“Password”box,
select“ShowPassword”.
:Ifyournetworkrequiresspecificsettings,disable“DHCP”.
YoucanthenspecifytheIPAddress,Subnetmask,Default
gateway,PrimaryDNS,andSecondaryDNS.
7.Select“Connect”toapplythesettings.
Note:Whentheconnectionisestablished,theWi‐FiLEDonthe
AllplayAdaptorwillturntoasolidWHITEcolor.
:Dependingonthemobiledevice,theconnectioncomplete
screenmaynotbedisplayed.
8.Makesurethatyourmobiledevicereconnectstothesamenetwork
thatwasusedduringtheAllplayAdaptorsetup.
Note:Ifthenetworkindicatordoesnotlightup,checkthenetwork
name(SSID)andthepassword,andthentriesthesetupagain.
2.UsingWPS(Wi‐FiProtectedSetup)
Wi‐Fiprotectedsetup(WPS)isanetworksecuritystandardthatallows
youtoeasilyconnectyourWi‐FiAdaptortoyournetwork.
Note: ThissetupprocessisforWi‐FiroutersthathavetheWPS
feature.Ensurethatyourrouterhasthiscapabilitybefore
usingthissetupoption.
1. TurntheAllplayAdaptoronandwaitforittocompletelybootup.
Itwilltakeapproximately60seconds,andduringthistimetheWi‐Fi
LEDwillblinkREDandWHITE.WhenbootupiscompletetheWi‐Fi
LEDwillblinkWHITE.
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anothernetworkorifyouwishtore‐setuptheAllplay
Adaptor,pressandholdthe“WPS”buttonontheAllplay
Adaptorfor2seconds,enablingWi‐Fisetupmode(AP
Mode).
2.Pressandholdthe“WPS”buttonontheAdaptorfor2
seconds.
Note: TheWi‐FiLEDwillquicklyblinkRED.
PressandholdtheWPSbuttononthewirelessrouterfor2
seconds.
Note: Whentheconnectionisestablished,theWi‐FiLEDonthe
speakerwillturnasolidWHITEcolor.
Playingmusic
Youcanplaymusicfromyourmobiledevice,homenetwork,online
musicservices.
1.Homenetwork
TostreammusictoyourAdaptorfromamobiledeviceon
yourhomeWi‐Finetwork,youneedtodownloadandinstall
thefree“HitachiWi‐FiSpeaker”apptoyourmobiledevice.
1.TurntheAllPlayAdaptoron.
Note: Thenetworkindicator(WHITE)lightsup.
IftheWi‐FiLEDisblinkinginWHITEandRED,waituntilthe
blinkingstops(approximately60seconds).
2.Startthe“HitachiWi‐FiSpeaker”apponyourmobiledevice.
3.Choosethespeakeryouwishtoplaymusicfrom(“SelectaPlayer”).
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3. Selectamusicsourceormusicservice.
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5.Selectasong,channels,playlist,etc.
Note: YoucanlistentosynchronizedsoundfrommultipleHitachi
Wi‐Fispeakers(additionalspeakerssoldseparately.)
Musicplaybackmaycontinuetoplay,whenusing“MusicServices”in
the“HitachiWi‐FiSpeaker”app,ifyoudonotpresspausebefore
exitingtheapp.
2.GroupingSpeakers(PartyMode)
Groupingspeakerstogetherenablesyoutoplaythesamemusic
throughmultiplespeakersatthesametime(PartyMode).
Youcanusethe“HitachiWi‐FiSpeaker”apptousepartymodewhilein
theWi‐FiInput.Optionallyyoucanuseothermusic/mediaappsonyour
mobiledevicetousepartymodewhileintheBluetoothinput.
1. Fromthe“HitachiWi‐FiSpeaker”app,withinthe“Selectaplayer”
screen,select“GROUP”andaddorremovespeakersthatyou
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Note:Whenspeakersarenotgroupedtogether,youcanplay
differentsongsonotherHitachiSmartWi‐Fispeakersatthe
sametime.Youwillneedtoselectindividualspeakers
separatelytochoosethesong,channels,playlist,etc.that
willbeplayedbythespeaker.
Upto10HitachiSmartWi‐Fispeakerscanbemanagedfromasingle
mobiledevice.
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3.Onlinemusicservices
Thisspeakeriscompatiblewithseveralthirdpartymusicservices.
Availablemusicserviceswillbedisplayedwithintheappunder
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4.UsingSpotify
1.Startthe“HitachiWi‐FiSpeaker”app,andselectSpotify
fromMusicServices.
Note: YouwillneedSpotifyPremium.Fordetails,visitthe
followingwebsite.
www.spotify.com/connect/
:Registration/subscriptionisrequired.
:Feesmayapply.
:Serviceicons,andspecificationssubjecttochange.
:Fordetails,visittheindividualmusicservice’swebsite.
:Spotifymaynotbeavailableinallareasinwhichthese
speakersaresoldandcontentavailabilityandapplicable
chargesaresubjecttochange.
5.UsingonlinemusicservicesotherthanSpotify
1.Selectamusicservicefrom“MusicServices”thatyouwish
tolistentoandselectasong/stationtoplay.
Note:SomethirdpartymusicservicesaccessibleviaHitachiWi‐Fi
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subscriptionstoaccesssomeoralloftheirofferedservices;the
SpotifyfreeappcanbeusedviatheHitachimartWi‐FiSpeaker’s
BluetoothorAUXINinputs,butaSpotifyPremiumsubscriptionis
requiredtouseSpotifyoveryourWi‐Finetwork.Foranyotheraudio
sourcesthatarenotsupportedbyWi‐Fiapplications,connecttothe
HitachiSmartWi‐FiSpeakerusingitsBluetoothinputs.
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BluetoothSetup
YoucanalsolistentomusicfromacompatibleBluetoothdeviceby
usingtheBluetoothinput.
Preparation
: TurnontheBluetoothfunctionoftheBluetoothenabled
device.
1.PresstheSOURCEbuttonontheAdaptortoswitchtotheBluetooth
input.
2.WhentheBluetoothLEDblinksBLUE,theAdaptorisreadytopair
withtheBluetoothenableddevice.
Note: IftheBluetoothLEDisasolidBLUEcolor,thenanotherdevice
isalreadypairedwiththeAdaptor.Disconnectthecurrent
connectiononmobiledevice.AftertheBluetoothLEDwillblink
BLUE,indicatingitisreadyforpairing.
●OnyourBluetoothenableddevice,insettings,underBluetooth
devices.
●OnyourBluetoothenableddevice,insettings,underBluetooth
devices,select(eg.bedroom/bedroom2/livingroom)
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3.PairingiscompletewhentheLEDontheAllplayAdaptorturnsasolid,
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Firmwareupdates
OccasionallyHitachimayreleasefirmwareupdatesforthis
speakerthatmayaddfeaturesorimprovefunctionality.
Note: Duringthefirmwareupgradenootheroperationscanbe
performed.
Thefirmwareupdateprocessmayrequireapproximatelyup
to5minutescompleting.
:Duringthefirmwareupdate,donotdisconnecttheAC
powersupply.Doingsomaycausemalfunctionordamage
tothespeaker.
:TheWi‐Fi/BTLEDswillalternatelyflashwhilethefirmware
updateisinprocess.Aftertheupdatethespeakerwillauto
rebootandtheupgradewillbecomplete.
Preparation: ConnectthisAdaptortoyourWi‐Finetworkandmake
surethatthenetworkisconnectedtotheInternet.
1，Fromthe“HitachiWi‐FiSpeaker”app,withinthe“SelectaPlayer”
screen,selectyourspeaker.
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2，Afteryouselectyourspeaker,continueto“Settings”andthen
pressthe“”button.
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3，Scrolldowntothe“Firmware”sectionandselect“Checkfor
updatesnow”.Theappwillthencheckforupdatesandifthereis
anupdateavailableforyourspeaker,followtheinstructions
providedbytheapptoupdate.
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AdaptorIP&MACaddress
RetrievetheIPandMACaddressofyourspeaker.
1.Startthe“HitachiWi‐FiSpeaker”app.
2.Fromthe“SelectaPlayer”screen,selectyourspeaker.
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3.Afteryouselectyourspeaker,continueto“Settings”andthen
pressthe“”button.
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4，Scrolldowntothe“Network”sectionandtheIPandMAC
addresseswillbedisplayedunderIP/MACaddress.
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Troubleshooting
Beforerequestingservice,makethefollowingchecks.
Iftheproblemremainsunresolved,consultyourdealerfor
instructions.
Hummingnoiseisheardduringplayback.
• Therearecords/cablefromotherappliancesorfluorescent
lightnearthespeaker’sACpowersupplycord.Turnthese
appliancesofformovethemawayfromthespeaker’sAC
powersupplycord.
DistortedsoundwhenusingtheAUXINinput.
• Highlevelsofinputsignalcancausesounddistortion.Turn
downthevolumeoftheconnectedexternaldeviceto
reducetheinputsignal.
TheWi‐FiLEDdoesnotstopblinkinginWHITEand
RED,evenaftercompletelyunpluggingand
re‐bootingthespeaker.
• Thespeakerneedstoberepaired.Consultservice.
TheWi‐FiLEDkeepsblinkingWHITE.
•Thisspeakerisnotconnectedtothenetwork.Checkthe
networkconnection.
Cannotconnecttothenetwork.
• Thisspeakercanconnecttorouterssetwithsecurity
modesWPA2,WPA/WPA2mixedmode,oropen.For
detailsonsecuritysupportedbytherouter,refertothe
router’sOwner’sManual.
•Ifyourwirelessrouterissettohidden(HideSSIDbroadcast),
disablehiddenmodewhileyousetupthenetworkforthis
speaker.Refertoyourrouter’sOwner’sGuidefor
additionalinformation.
•Makesurethatthemulticastfunctiononthewireless
routerisenabled.
•WPSbuttonmaynotworkwithyourrouter.Tryother
setup methods.
Unabletoselectthisspeakerastheoutputspeaker.
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networkasthisspeaker.
•Reconnectyourmobiledevicetothenetwork.
•Restartorresetyourwirelessrouter.
Audioisinterruptedorplaybackdoesnotstart.
•Whenusingthe2.4GHzbandonthewirelessrouter,
simultaneoususeofother2.4GHzdevices(cordless
telephones,microwaves,etc.)mayresultinconnection
interference.Increasethedistancebetweenthespeaker
andthesedevices.
•Tryusingthe5GHzband,ifsupportedbyyourrouter.Refer
toyourrouter’sOwner’sGuideformoreinformation.
•Donotplacethespeakerinsideacabinetmadeofmetal.
DoingsomayblocktheWi‐Fisignal.
•Placethespeakerclosertoyourwirelessrouter.
•Ifseveralwirelessdevicesaresimultaneouslyusingthe
samenetworkasthespeaker,tryturningofftheother
devicesorreducingtheirnetworkusage.
ResettingtheAllPlayAdaptortofactory
default
Toreturnallsettingstothefactorydefaults
1.TurntheAllplayAdaptoron.
IftheWi‐FiLEDisblinkingWHITEandRED,proceedtothenext
stepaftertheLEDturnssolidWHITE(waitapproximately60
seconds).
2.PresstheResetkeywiththePINthroughtheRESEThole
(locatedatthebackoftheAdaptor).
3.TheBluetoothandWi‐FiLEDswillblinkthreetimes
simultaneouslywhenthefactoryresetiscomplete.
4.AfterthefactoryresetiscompletetheAdaptorwilltake60
secondstoreboot.TheAdaptorwillthenbereadytosetupagain.
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