Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Stream Box DS+ Pro-Ject
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1 © Audio T rade GmbH · P ro- Ject Stream Box DS+ · V ersion: November 15th, 2012 INSTRUCTION MANU AL P ro - Ject Stream Box DS+.
2 Contents Connections ........................................................................ 3 Connection to an amplifier/stereo system ................................................... 3 Connection to an external D/A converter ..................
3 © Audio T rade GmbH · P ro- Ject Stream Box DS+ · V ersion: November 15th, 2012 P ro - Ject Stream Box DS+ Dear music lover , thank you for purchasing the PRO - JECT AUDIO Stream Box DS+. In order to achieve maximum performance and reliability you should study this instruction manual carefully .
4 Wireless connection to your home network If a wired network connection isn ’t possible or desired, the Stream Box DS+ is capable of connecting to the home network via WLAN . Fasten the WLAN antenna to the connector near the upper left corner on the back of the unit.
5 © Audio T rade GmbH · P ro- Ject Stream Box DS+ · V ersion: November 15th, 2012 F ront P anel Stream Box DS+ The button on the left side switches the unit on and back to standby . The LED above the button lights blue, when the unit is switched on.
6 With music playback from servers or USB: previous track. W ith picture playback: previous picture. With Internet radio: P revious station in list. In menus, a push on this button moves the selection mark to the first menu item.
7 © Audio T rade GmbH · P ro- Ject Stream Box DS+ · V ersion: November 15th, 2012 With the button V ol+ the playback volume will be raised, the button V– lowers it. While you adjust the volume, the current level is shown in a large view , using the complete display .
8 Wired network configuration Make sure that your Stream Box DS+ is connected with your home network via Ethernet cable (RJ45 connector). In the menu that shows up after confirming Network Setup please go to Wired and confirm.
9 © Audio T rade GmbH · P ro- Ject Stream Box DS+ · V ersion: November 15th, 2012 Wireless network configuration (WLAN) F irst make sure that the WLAN antenna delivered with the unit is connected to the back of the Stream Box DS+ correctly . Please select the menu Settings and then Network .
10 lower case characters, then the respective cipher and finally the upper case characters. E.g. with the key 3 the characters d , e , f , 3 , D , E , F will be displayed successively . If you push the key again, this sequence will start anew . Special characters you can obtain with the Keys 1 and 0 .
11 © Audio T rade GmbH · P ro- Ject Stream Box DS+ · V ersion: November 15th, 2012 If no preselection was made in the Default UPnP Server menu, you have to select the desired server in the Media Server menu first... ...before you have access to Photos and Music on this server .
12 Now you see the menu shown on the right side. Go to Music with the keys and confirm with OK . If you have selected a default media server in the Settings menu, the selection menu for Music and Photos is shown right after you select Media Server in the root menu.
13 © Audio T rade GmbH · P ro- Ject Stream Box DS+ · V ersion: November 15th, 2012 Alphanumeric search on media servers The Stream Box DS+ allows for an alphanumeric search for menu items on media servers, e.g. albums, titles, or artists. Only the items of the menu that currently is displayed can be found.
14 Playing music from USB flashdisk or USB harddisk T o play music from a USB flashdisk or USB harddisk, connect it (the latter with an appropriate cable) to one of the two USB connectors on the front or back of the Stream Box DS+.
15 © Audio T rade GmbH · P ro- Ject Stream Box DS+ · V ersion: November 15th, 2012 Now you see a menu list with several sorting criteria, which help you to find a desired radio station. E.g. in one menu you find only radio stations in the country the Stream Box DS+ is connected to the internet (in the shown display Germany).
16 After your favorites list is finished, you will find a new menu item on the first position in the menu Internet Radio : My Favorites . Here you will find all the stations you compiled in the internet.
17 © Audio T rade GmbH · P ro- Ject Stream Box DS+ · V ersion: November 15th, 2012 In User Interface you can set the language of the menu. This setting is only partly valid for the menus of the media servers. Their languages has to be set in the server programs directly and not in the Stream Box DS+.
18 Specifications USB Input: High-Speed 2.0, 24/96. 2 x type A socket. P ower supply for 2,5” hard drives (5V DC / max. 500 mA) via USB USB Flashdisk and USB Harddisk: F A T 16 or F A T 32 (NTFS not supported) High-Level output: 1 pair RCA/Phono sockets each for Fix Out and V ar Out Output level: RCA/Phono max.
19 © Audio T rade GmbH · P ro- Ject Stream Box DS+ · V ersion: November 15th, 2012 Integrated Codecs MP3 Sampling rates: 8-48 kHz Bit depth: 16 bits Bit rate: 8-320 kbit/s Additional information data (tags): ID3 V2.
20 Service Should you encounter a problem which you are not able to alleviate or identify , please contact your dealer for further advice. Only when the problem cannot be resolved there, the unit should be sent to the responsible distributor in your country .
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If you have not bought Pro-Ject Stream Box DS+ yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Pro-Ject Stream Box DS+ - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Pro-Ject Stream Box DS+ you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Pro-Ject Stream Box DS+ will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Pro-Ject Stream Box DS+, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Pro-Ject Stream Box DS+.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Pro-Ject Stream Box DS+. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Pro-Ject Stream Box DS+ along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
