Audio Amplifier User Manual
Contents Contents 1 Play Another Device Using the Digital Inputs 13 Thank You for your Purchase. 1 Play Another Device Via DLNA 13 Introduction 2 Charging via the USB 14 A100 Capabilities 2 Firmware Update.
Introduction Compatible AirPlay devices are listed below: • iPad Mini • iPad 4 • iPad 3 • iPad 2 • iPad • iPhone 5 • iPhone 4S • iPhone 4 • iPhone 3GS • iPod Touch 5th Generation • iPod Touch 4th Generation • iPod Touch 3rd Generation • iPod Touch 2nd Generation With the introduction of iOS 4.3 from Apple came AirPlay. Monitor Audio have used 40 years of knowledge to produce a TRUE hifi, AirPlay enabled amplifier system.
The A100 1 9 10 2 34 11 12 5 13 6 14 7 2. Airstream Connect/ Airstream direct button. This button serves two purposes: A short press puts the A100 into Airstream Direct mode. Refer page 5; holding down for 12 seconds enables Airstream Connect mode for connecting the A100 to the network. Refer page 7. 3. Wi-Fi Sharing/ Factory Reset button.
Getting Ready to Free Your Music Connecting the Speakers Connecting the Power IMPORTANT: Please follow the following instructions in sequence. Connect the mains lead to the back of the A100, connect to wall socket and were applicable turn on. To connect the speakers/ cables, ensure that the cables are long enough to rech the desired locations of the A100 and the position of the speakers. 1.
Airstream Direct To Free Your Music before even connecting the A100 to a wireless network, or if you don’t have a wireless router use the A100 in Airstream Direct mode to still be able to enjoy your music. HINT If the Airstream A100 isn’t one of the listed networks, press the “home” button and try again. It sometimes takes a few seconds for the network to become visible. Activating this mode creates a wireless network solely between the A100 and the iOS-device.
Freeing Your Music Connecting to a WiFi Network. 1. Turn the A100 on from standby mode. The LED on the front will flash blue, firstly in pattern 2 then pattern 1 sequence. There are a couple of different ways you can register the A100 onto the WiFi network. One method connects the phone directly to the A100 using the Apple supplied USB lead, while the second uses the A100’s web portal via a PC, Mac or iOS-device. What is required? 2.
Option 2. 4. A prompt will appear on the screen of the iOS-device. This is just asking if you want to allow the device to share the security data with the A100. Press “Allow”. Using this method of connection you need either a wireless enabled PC/ Mac or an iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad running iOS5 or later.
4. In the list of available networks you will see Airstream Connect, select this. When it has been ticked, press the home button. 7. Select the SSID (wireless network) you wish to connect to and enter the appropriate security details, press save and then press the home button. 5. Here, you have two options, you can scan the QR code (below) if you have a QR reader on your device. Alternatively, select Safari and in the address bar at the top, enter 192.168.1.12 8.
Via Laptop/ PC 5. Click on Airstream A100, and then the Connect button. After a few seconds, you will be connected to the Airstream A100 wireless network. HINT The Laptop or PC, must be wireless enabled with wireless turned on. 1. Turn the A100 on from standby mode. The LED on the front will flash blue, firstly in pattern 2 then pattern 1. 2. When it changes to Pattern 1, it is not connected to a wireless network.
7. On the computer, open your web browser and in the address bar at the top of the page, type in the following address to load the Airstream web portal: 192.168.1.12 Windows pop up: Mac pop up: 8. Click on WiFi Setup on the left hand side of the page. In this page, you will see the details of the A100 and the “Profile” of the wireless network you are about to connect to. 11.
FREE YOUR MUSIC Use Airplay from your iOS-device Using AirPlay from iTunes Before proceeding, please ensure the A100 is turned on from standby mode and is registered to the same wireless network as the device you will be playing back from (LED solid blue). Before proceeding, please ensure the A100 is turned on from standby mode and is registered to the same wireless network as the device you will be playing back from. The Mac or PC must be connected to the same network as the A100.
Play Another Device Using the Analogue Inputs The following steps guide you through connecting an analogue auxiallary device and playing from it. 1. Connect a stereo coaxial cable to the analogue auxialary input on the back of the A100 and the other end into the device you wish to play from. 3. Select the song you wish to play and sit back and enjoy. 2. Turn the A100 on from standby mode. 3.
Play Another Device Using the Digital Inputs Play Another Device Via DLNA The following steps guide you through connecting digital auxiallary devices and playing from it. It is possible to stream to the A100 using a wireless device via DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance), that isnt iOS enabled. 1. Connect an optical cable to the digital auxialary input on the back of the A100 and/ or a USB cable to the front (iOS device only) and the other end into the device you wish to play from.
Charging via the USB Firmware Update. Before proceeding, please ensure the A100 is turned on from The A100 automatically searches for software updates whenever it is turned on (providing there is a connection to the internet). However, there are other ways of updating the firmware. These are manually via the internet or via a USB memory stick. Details of all methods are outlined below. standby mode. 1. Connect the apple supplied USB lead to the A100 and your device.
USB Firmware Update Web Browser Firmware Update To update the firmware by USB memory stick the update firmware needs to be downloaded first. It is possible to update the firmware in the A100 via its web page. There are a number of ways to do this and these are listed below: i. Via Safari. If you have safari web browser installed, click on Bonjour and then the bookmarks tab. The A100 should appear as one of the bookmarks in Bonjour. Continue to step 1 below. ii. Via Computer on a Windows 7 PC.
3. Click on the drop down menu next to ‘Update Method’ and select the only option available which is “Firmware Update From Network”. 8. The web page will now change showing the progress of the update. At the same time, the LED will go through various states and colour changes indicating different stages of the update process: White (Flashing very fast) - Updating the firmware. Cyan (Illuminated for 2 seconds) OFF - Update complete. The A100 will now go into standby mode.
Checking Firmware Version Ready Mode It is possible to see what version of firmware and software the A100 is running. This may be needed when contacting Monitor Audio. What is Ready Mode? Ready Mode is another form of standby. However, when in Ready Mode, the A100 will also automatically awake if you try to play something via USB, AirPlay or Airstream Direct. 1. With the A100 powered up and out of standby mode, connect your iOS-device to the USB port of the A100 using the Apple supplied lead. 2.
Factory Reset Changing the Remote Battery Should the situation arise where you need to carry out a factory reset because of problems or difficulties with the A100, follow the steps below. 1. Holding the remote in your hands with the standby button pointing away from you, push back on the black half of the remote. 2. Separate the two halves and the battery will be present in the black half of the remote. 1.
LED Colour Matrix The below table shows the various colours and flash patterns associated with the front LED and their meanings. 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
Specs A100 Frequency Response 20Hz - 20kHz Output Power 2 x 50 Watts Loudspeaker Impedance 4 - 8 Ohms Amplifier Category Class A/B Models Supported iPhone5, iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch 5th Generation, iPod Touch 4th Generation, iPod Touch 3rd Generation, iPod Touch 2nd Generation - Running iOS 4.3.3 or greater. PC or Mac running iTunes 10.2.2 or greater.
Trouble Shooting No AirPlay Icon on my iTunes Host Device • Make sure the A100 is connected to the same WiFi network as the host device • It can sometimes take 30 seconds or so for the A100 to talk to the rest of the network to let it know it is on and ready. Try leaving iTunes for a bit to see if it appears. If experiencing problems with the Airstream A100, there are some quick and easy checks, which may help to solve the problem.
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