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IMMERSE sound bar or more Wi-Fi speakers. The benefit of Wi-Fi over Bluetooth is important – Wi-Fi allows you
to stream one source to IMMERSE sound bar and other iui DESIGN Wi-Fi speakers all over your house (because
Wi-Fi typically has longer range), and the bandwidth of Wi-Fi is much higher than Bluetooth, so the quality of the
sound performance is essentially the same as a 3.5mm wired audio connection.
Of course, Wi-Fi performance in the home is influenced by many factors – the quality of your wireless router, how
many people are connected to the router and downloading at the same time, the number of routers that are
active (which is really important in high-density housing such as apartment buildings).
In general, we recommend a maximum of one IMMERSE and two iui DESIGN Wi-Fi speakers connected to your
router. More is possible if you take certain technical steps to improve your bandwidth – but that discussion is
beyond the scope of this manual.
And Wi-Fi performance is impacted by the capability of your Wi-Fi enable digital device – for example, an iOS
based product such as an iPhone can only reliably connect to one Wi-Fi device at a time. But if you use iTunes on
your PC or Mac, you can connect to multiple Wi-Fi speakers. You can also use Android smartphones, tablets
and PC’s to connect using a standard known as DLNA, and connects to multiple Wi-Fi speakers.
Wired Ethernet:
Wired Ethernet, where the IMMERSE is connected to your router or Ethernet switch with an Ethernet cable will
give you the best performance. You can typically connect many more than three Wi-Fi speakers. Ultimately, there
is a limitation of your router or Ethernet switch, but for most standard residential users this is not a factor. And
wired Ethernet will give you the audio performance of a 3.5mm wired connection.
So the first decision you will have to make is how you want to connect to IMMERSE. Once you make that
decision, then you can follow the easy steps in this manual to start enjoying your music.
If you are using an iPhone or /and Android device, we have an app that makes it easy to set-up your IMMERSE.
You can use the app to connect the IMMERSE to your home network, you can name it (Living Room, Bedroom,
Den), and you can assign IMMERSE and other iui DESIGN Wi-Fi speakers to groups, so that you can play your
music to one, some or all Wi-Fi speakers and sound bar.
The IMMERSE application also updates the software on your IMMERSE sound bar, keeping it current and up to
date. The IMMERSE application does not take the place of your music player software, such as iTunes, Windows
Media Player or streaming music service applications such as Pandora. The application lets you configure your
IMMERSE speakers, and then you use your favorite applications to select and play music.
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