Speco a-live AS1 User manual

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Wi ir re el le es ss s M Mu ul lt ti iz zo on ne e A Au ud di io o D Di is st tr ri ib bu ut ti io on n S Sy ys st te em m
AS1 Wi eless Ste eo Dist ibution St eame
Quick Sta t Guide

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In nt tr ro od du uc ct ti io on n
This WiFi enabled digital st eame has g eat pe fo mance and is flexible enough to satisfy picky esidential
audio enthusiasts while simultaneously meeting the demands of comme cial installations. With the f ee
iOS and And oid applications you can easily cont ol you sma t audio system to st eam and dist ibute music
in up to 12 zones. You can st eam the same music to all zones o diffe ent music to diffe ent zones, no
matte if the music is f om local sto age like cell phone memo y, NAS, USB flash disk and ha d disk o f om
online st eaming se vices such as Spotify, Tidal, TuneIn, iHea tRadio, Napste , etc.
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•AS1 x1
•Quick Sta t Guide x1
•Powe supply x1
•RCA cable x2
•Antennas x1
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Wh ha at t Y Yo ou u N Ne ee ed d F Fo or r I In ns st ta al ll la at ti io on n
•Wifi oute
•Amplifie with connected speake s (Comme cial 70V amplifie o Residential amplifie , o active
speake )
•Mobile device o compute

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In nt te er r a ac ce e a an nd d F Fu un nc ct ti io on ns s
①WiFi Antenna: Used to connect to WiFi
②Reset: Used to eset the device when if you a e having p oblems with
you WiFi connection
③LED: Indicates the status of the device
Blinking White: Sea ching fo a netwo k connection
Solid white: Powe on, Netwo k connected, WiFi and USB st eaming
Solid g een: Line in st eaming
④Optical: Used to p ovide 2.1 digital output to othe devices such as an
amplifie
⑤Coaxial: Used to p ovide coaxial output to othe devices such as an
amplifie
⑥Line out: Used to p ovide an analog output to othe devices such as a
eceive o amplifie

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In nt te er r a ac ce e a an nd d F Fu un nc ct ti io on ns s ( (C Co on nt t. .) )
⑦Netwo k connecto : RJ45 used to connect to a wi ed Ethe net netwo k
⑧USB input: Used to connect to local sto age devices such as thumb d ive
⑨Line input: Analog input used to connect audio devices via RCA cable
⑩Powe input: Used to connect the powe adapto

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Ho ow w i it t w wo or rk ks s
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In ns st ta al ll la at ti io on n G Gu ui id de e
1. Unpack your system
Ve ify all accesso ies
a e included in
2. Install your system
Place you st eame
at a safe and p ope location.
to a wall o su face
, but we suggest making su e
mounting.
3. Connect your system
Power connection
Powe the st eame
with the powe adapt
the adapte into the st eame
fi st, and then plug the AC plug into you wall o othe outlet.
Audio Connection
Using the included RCA cable, connect you AS1 to the Line Input on you 70V amplifie , o use
the othe outputs with an optional cable to connect to a diffe ent sou ce.
4. Download the App
Download the a-live
application f om the App Sto e fo iOS and Google Play fo And oid.
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a e included in
you box.
at a safe and p ope location.
An integ ated mounting b acket allows mounting
, but we suggest making su e
you complete all installation
steps
with the powe adapt
o included in the accesso ies.
It is ecommended to connect
fi st, and then plug the AC plug into you wall o othe outlet.
Using the included RCA cable, connect you AS1 to the Line Input on you 70V amplifie , o use
the othe outputs with an optional cable to connect to a diffe ent sou ce.
application f om the App Sto e fo iOS and Google Play fo And oid.
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An integ ated mounting b acket allows mounting
steps
befo e pe manently
It is ecommended to connect
fi st, and then plug the AC plug into you wall o othe outlet.
Using the included RCA cable, connect you AS1 to the Line Input on you 70V amplifie , o use
one of
application f om the App Sto e fo iOS and Google Play fo And oid.

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5. Con igure
Option 1-Configuration via app
-Connect you Mobile Device to you Wifi Netwo k
-Open the application> p ess Add Device(+)>choose settings> choose the a-live_xxxx hotspot> afte
connecting, p ess the ‘tu n back’ on you WLAN settings> the app will jump to the configu ation
step>choose the 2.4G netwo k and ente the passwo d>wait fo the device to be configu ed.

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Option 2-
Configuration via Web console
-1. Powe the device.
-2. Choose the hotspot(a-live_xxxx
) in the WiFi setting
-3. Open you
b owse and ente 10.10.10.254
-4. Go fo WiFi>choose you
2.4G oute >ente the passwo d> click connect> wait fo the device to be
configu ed.
Option 3-Connection via LAN
-Powe the device
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Plug in the wi ed cable to the RJ45 Ethe net, the device will show on the app in about 10 seconds.
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Configuration via Web console
) in the WiFi setting
s
on you cell phone o compute and
b owse and ente 10.10.10.254
in the add ess ba .
2.4G oute >ente the passwo d> click connect> wait fo the device to be
Plug in the wi ed cable to the RJ45 Ethe net, the device will show on the app in about 10 seconds.
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on you cell phone o compute and
connect.
2.4G oute >ente the passwo d> click connect> wait fo the device to be
Plug in the wi ed cable to the RJ45 Ethe net, the device will show on the app in about 10 seconds.

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App Photo Gallery:
Playback
You Device List will show all available zones. P ess a zone to see the info mation on the cu ent sou
While on the view fo the sou ce, swipe ight to eveal the available sou ces. F om the e, you can select what sou ce
you want to hea next, o swipe left to etu n to the cu ently playing sou ce.
You also have the ability to combine
zones so that each zone is playing
the same sou ce at the same time.
Just p ess you finge on the zone
you want to play what anothe zone
is playing until it indicates it is
eady to me ge. Then, d ag it on
top of the maste zone and elease.
In oughly 30 seconds, the zones will
combine.
To sepa ate zones, epeat
the p ocess, but this time d ag the
zone you want to f ee below the
dotted line.
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You Device List will show all available zones. P ess a zone to see the info mation on the cu ent sou
While on the view fo the sou ce, swipe ight to eveal the available sou ces. F om the e, you can select what sou ce
you want to hea next, o swipe left to etu n to the cu ently playing sou ce.
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You Device List will show all available zones. P ess a zone to see the info mation on the cu ent sou
ce.
While on the view fo the sou ce, swipe ight to eveal the available sou ces. F om the e, you can select what sou ce

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Streaming from mobile device memory/NAS/Online Music Services
These sc eens let you access you available music, whethe it be ha d files on you netwo k o
connected to you a-live ha dwa e, o what st eaming options you’ve selected to be available.
By selecting “+ Add Mo e Se vices,” you can see the list of what se vices
a e available fo you to add fo you listening pleasu e. This list will be
updated ove time as we continually wo k to b ing new se vices to a-live.

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evice Settings
Th ough device settings you can set an ala m clock o sleep time , get
speake , o ename it.
Firmware update
a-
live will notify you in you app when the e is a new fi mwa e ve sion available. It’s ecommended to
update fi mwa e wheneve available as this might not only co ect bugs o imp ove
add new featu es o se vices.
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Th ough device settings you can set an ala m clock o sleep time , get
technical info mation on you
live will notify you in you app when the e is a new fi mwa e ve sion available. It’s ecommended to
update fi mwa e wheneve available as this might not only co ect bugs o imp ove
secu ity, but could also
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technical info mation on you
live will notify you in you app when the e is a new fi mwa e ve sion available. It’s ecommended to
secu ity, but could also

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FA AQ Q
Q: Do you devices suppo t ai play and thi d-pa ty DLNA apps?
A: Yes. They suppo t ai play and thi d-pa ty apps like BubbleUPNP…
Q: How many zones can you g oup on one system?
A: 12 ooms is the maximum, while 8 zones a e ecommended.
Q: What distance can you wi eless audio system cove ?
A: Once the system is connected to you WiFi oute , you can st eam you music anywhe e the e is a WiFi
signal.
Q: Can it play high esolution music?
A: Yes. Ou devices can play APE and FLAC within the no mal bit ate ange. They also suppo t decoding
24bit/192khz music files.
Q: How many languages do you suppo t?
A: Ou devices will auto-detect you mobile device language and change automatically. Cu ently, we
suppo t English, F ench, Ge man, Spanish, Chinese, Po tuguese, Ko ean and Japanese and mo e on the
way.
Q: What online music se vices do you suppo t?
A: Spotify, Tidal, iHea tRadio, Tunein, Napste , and mo e, with mo e pending.
Q: Can I play local music?
A: Yes. You can play music f om “MY MUSIC” on the application f om local sto age devices such as mobile
device sto age, USB thumb d ives, po table ha d disk and NAS.
Q: Can a-live wo k with Windows devices?
A: The Windows application is not available at the moment, but on the Windows PC, use s can use iTunes,
Fooba 2000 and Spotify connect as a line input.

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Technical Specifications
Connectivity Wireless network IEEE802.11 b/g/n 2.4G
LAN single 10/100 RJ45
Frequency Response 20Hz to 20KHz
Power input DC 12V, 1A
Audio Source Input USB 2.0, Analog RCA
Audio Source Output Analog RCA, Coaxial, Optical(2.1)
Dimensions: 3.9” L x 4.1” W x 1.1” H
Weight 0.4 Lbs
usic format P3/AAC/AAC+/ALAC/APE/WAV
Decoding Up to 24bit/192KHz
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Rev. 4/20/2018