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CONTENTS

BEFORE USING THE UNIT 4

Accessories................................................................................................ 4

Preparing the remote control.............................................................................................................................................. 4

Preparing the wireless antenna.......................................................................................................................................... 4

About this manual.................................................................................... 4

Features..................................................................................................... 5

Enjoying music easily.............................................................................................................................................................. 5

Sharing music with MusicCast compatible devices.................................................................................................... 5

Part names and functions.........................................................................

Front panel

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Rear panel................................................................................................................................................................................... 7

Remote control......................................................................................................................................................................... 9

Indicators on the front panel............................................................................................................................................. 10

PREPARATIONS 11

Placing the unit....................................................................................... 11

Horizontal placement.......................................................................................................................................................... 11

Vertical placement................................................................................................................................................................ 11

Connecting an audio system.................................................................. 11

For an audio system with analog stereo audio input............................................................................................... 12

For an audio system with digital optical / coaxial audio input............................................................................. 12

For other audio systems...................................................................................................................................................... 13

Connecting a power amplifier............................................................... 13

Connecting a subwoofer........................................................................ 14

Connecting external devices................................................................. 14

For an external device with digital optical audio output........................................................................................ 14

For an external device with analog stereo audio output........................................................................................ 14

Connecting the power cable.................................................................. 15

Setting the power to on/standby.......................................................... 15

Connecting to a network........................................................................ 15

Connecting to a network wirelessly............................................................................................................................... 15

Connecting to a wired network........................................................................................................................................ 17

Setting the MusicCast............................................................................. 18

Installing MusicCast CONTROLLER to your mobile device..................................................................................... 18

Adding the unit to the MusicCast network.................................................................................................................. 18

PLAYBACK 19

Playing back music with MusicCast CONTROLLER............................... 19

Music on a mobile device................................................................................................................................................... 19

Internet radio.......................................................................................................................................................................... 19

Music stored on media servers (PCs/NAS).................................................................................................................... 20

Online streaming services.................................................................................................................................................. 20

Music stored on a USB storage device........................................................................................................................... 21

Registering the song/station being played back to a preset................................................................................. 21

Playing back music from other devices................................................ 22

Listening to music from an external source................................................................................................................. 22

Playing back music with Bluetooth®............................................................................................................................... 23

Playing back music with AirPlay....................................................................................................................................... 25

OPERATING THE UNIT FROM A WEB BROWSER

Web control using a PC........................................................................... 27

Displaying the Web Control screen....................................................... 27

Configuring with Windows................................................................................................................................................ 27

Configuring with Mac OS.................................................................................................................................................... 27

Operating on the Web Control screen.................................................. 29

CONFIGURING ADVANCED FEATURES 30

Configuration from a web browser....................................................... 30

SETTINGS1................................................................................................................................................................................ 30

SETTINGS2................................................................................................................................................................................ 31