Monitor Audio Airstream S200 User manual

Airstream S200
DRAFT Manual

1. User Interface
This section describes the systems actuators, and indicators.
1.1 Actuators
The system has the following actuators:
Item Actuator Use Description
1Power Button Single press Used to power the unit on and o.
2Volume Up Single press/ press and hold Increases the volume level of the
unit.
3Volume Down Single press/ press and hold Decreases the volume level of the
unit.
4Airplay Single press Switches between Airplay and
Airplay Direct modes.
5Source Select Single press Cycles through current input
sources: AirPlay > USB > Line In
6WPS (Rear) Single press/ press and hold
A single press starts the WPS
pairing setup with an apple
product. Holding the button down
will reset the system.
NO REMOTE CONTROL & COIN/ BUTTON CELL BATTERY EQUIPPED WITH Airstream S200

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 S00 is the way to “Free Your Music”.
S200 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 S200
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
• S200
• Mains lead (region specic).
• Quick Start Guide
• Safety Instructions
AirPlay Compatibility
To stream wirelessly to the S200 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 Air
• iPad 4
• iPad 3
• iPad 2
• iPad
• iPhone 5S
• iPhone 5
• iPhone 4S
• iPhone 4
• iPhone 3GS
• iPod Touch 4th Generation
• iPod Touch 3rd Generation
• iPod Touch 2nd Generatio
USB Compatibility
Below is a list of devices that will play music back via the USB.
Each will charge while connected to the S200 (when not in
standby mode) with the exception of the iPad models.
• All devices listed previously in the ‘Airplay Compatibility’ list.
• iPhone 3G
• iPod Touch
• iPod Classic
• iPod Nano 5th Generation
• iPod Nano 4th Generation
• iPod Nano 3rd Generation
• iPod Nano 2nd Generation
• iPod Nano

1. Standby. Either puts the S200 into standby or wakes it
from standby. When woken from standby it will start in the
previously selected input. When held down, the S200 enters
Ready Mode.
2. Informative LED. Will illuminate dierent collours and
ash in varius sequences to identify the current state of the
S200 (refer to page 17 for the key and explanations behind
each of these).
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7. 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. Press and hold
for 12 seconds to perform a factory reset.
8. Mains power input. Connect the supplied mains lead here.
9. Auxiliary input. This is used to connect an additional
device via a 3.5mm stereo jack lead (not supplied).
10. USB input. Connect an iPod, iPhone, iPad via the Apple USB
cable (not supplied) for music playback of devices that are
not AirPlay enabled. 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.
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3. Volume up. Increases the volume level of playback.
4. Volume up. Increases the volume level of playback.
5. Airplay. Switches between Airplay and Airplay Direct modes.
6. Input toggle. Scrolls through the available inputs in the
order of AirPlay > USB > Aux.
The S200
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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 S200, 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 S200 will go through an initial boot up procedure.
whereas the LED will ash blue rapidly and, because it is not
connected to a network yet, it will go into Aux mode by default.
AirPlay Direct
To Free Your Music before even connecting the S200 to a wireless
network, or if you don’t have a wireless router then use the S200
in AirPlay Direct mode to enjoy the freedom of wireless music
right out of the box.
AirPlay Direct means you can stream from your compatible iOS
Device, PC or Mac straight to the S200 without the need for a
wireless network/ router. To Free Your Music and activate this
mode creating a wireless network solely between the S200 and
the iOS-device, follow the steps below:
1. Turn on the S200 on from standby.
2. Press the Airplay button on the side of the S200 (button 5 as
illistrated on page 3).
3. The LED on the front of the unit will ash purple and then
solid purple.
4. On the iOS device go to the ‘Settings’ app and then into
‘Wireless’. Here you will be able to see ‘AIRSTREAM_S20...’
listen under the available wireless networks, select this.
5. A tick will appear next to the Wi Network on the
ipod display and your ready to free your music!

Freeing Your Music
Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network.
There are a couple of dierent ways you can register the S200
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 S200’s web portal via a PC, Mac
or iOS-device.
What is required?
To connect the S200 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 S200
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 Air
• iPad 4
• iPad 3
• iPad 2
• iPad
• iPhone 5S
• iPhone 5
• iPhone 4S
• iPhone 4
• iPhone 3GS
• iPod Touch 4th Generation
• iPod Touch 3rd Generation
• iPod Touch 2nd GenerationTT
1. Turn on the S200 from standby.
2. Connect the iOS device via USB lead to the S200 (refer to
input 10 on page 3).
3. Press the Wi-Fi sharing button on the back of the S200
(button 7 on page 3).
4. As long as your iOS device is not locked a prompt will now
show on the screen asking you if you want to allow

LED Colour Matrix
The table below shows the various colours and ash patterns associated with the front LED and their meanings.
1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . Description Function
Start-up Sequence
Fast Flashing Blue Initialising
Normal Operation
Fast Flashing Orange Wi Connecting
Blinking Red No Wi Connection
Solid Blue Wi-Fi Connected/
Airstream* Mode
Solid Cyan Bluetooth
Solid Green Auxilliary Source
Solid White Digital USB Source
Fast Flashing Purple Entering Airstream*
Direct Mode
Solid Purple Airpstream* Direct
Mode
Blinking White Airstream* Connect
mode
Firmware Update
Slow Blinking White Update Available
Solid White Initialising Update
Fast Flashing White Updating Firmware
Solid Cyan Updating AirPlay Module
Solid Red Update Failed
LED Flashing Patterns
The table below shows the names of the ash patterns associated with the LED on the front of the S200.
250ms 250ms 250ms 250ms 250ms 250ms 250ms 250ms 250ms 250ms 250ms 250ms 250ms 250ms 250ms 250ms Pattern Number
#1
#2
#3
#4

S200
Frequency Response 80Hz - 20kHz
Maximum SPL 104dB
Power Output (RMS) Bass: 2 x 20 watts (0.2% THD+N, 100Hz)
Tweeter: 1 x 20 watts (0.2% THD+N, 100Hz)
Drive Unit Complement 2 x 3” (76mm) C-CAM® Cone Bass Driver
2 x 3/4” (19mm) C-CAM® Gold Dome Tweeter
System Configuration 2 Way, Rear ABR Loading
Auxiliary Input Impedance/ Sensitivity 10k Ohms/ 300mV
Signal to Noise Ratio > 94dB
DAC 28 - 56 Bit dual precision
Input Voltage 100 - 240v for Power Adapter
Amplifier Category Class D
Power Consumption
Standby: < 0.5W
Typical: 10W
Rated: 140W
Supported File Formats (AirPlay) AAC, ALAC, MPS
Supported File Formats (Airstream) AAC, ALAC, MP3, FLAC
Wireless Network Protocol 802.11b/g
Electrical Approvals ETL/ CE/ Fcc/CB/ ErP/ Wi-Fi/ Wi-Fi WMM/
Bluetooth/ Apple MFi Certified
Dimensions (each) (H x W x D) 274 x 120 x 137mm (10 13/16 x 4 3/4 x 5 3/8”)
Colour/ Finish Charcoal Grey with Black Grille Cloth
White with Light Grey Grille Cloth
Weight (each) 2.25Kg (5lb 4oz)