Denon HEOS Drive manual

. NETWORKED MULTI-ROOM AMPLIFIER Owner’s Manual HEOS Drive . Contents Setup Use Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix 1[...]

INTRODUCTION 5 BEFORE YOU BEGIN 6 System Requirements 6 Network Requirements 6 Controller Requirements 7 Getting To Know Your HEOS Drive 8 Front panel 9 Back panel 10 Placing Your HEOS Drive 11 Attaching the rack mount brackets 12 Mounting in a rack 12 Zone Connection 13 Connecting Speakers (4 Stereo Zones) 14 Connecting Speakers 14 Connecting Spea[...]

Listening To The Same Music In Multiple Rooms 33 Grouping Rooms 33 Ungrouping Rooms 34 Grouping All Rooms (Party Mode) 35 Ungrouping All Rooms 36 Using the Now Playing Queue 37 Play Now 37 Play Now & Replace Queue 37 Play Next 37 Add to End of Queue 37 Rearranging the Now Playing Queue 38 Deleting Songs from the Play Queue 38 Deleting All Songs[...]

UPDATING YOUR SYSTEM 47 ADVANCED FEATURES 48 Submit Diagnostics 48 Sharing Music from your Mobile Device 48 Resetting Your Controller App 48 POWER MANAGEMENT 49 Power Modes 49 Quick Start Mode 49 Deep Standby 49 Off 49 BASIC TROUBLESHOOTING 50 I get a message “Device was not found” 50 My HEOS device turns off and the Power LED flashes in red 50[...]

Thank you for purchasing this HEOS product. To ensure proper operation, please read this owner’s manual carefully before using the product. NOTE THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION THAT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. For latest information, please visit HEOSbyDenon.com INTRODUCTION The HEOS Drive is part of the HEOS wireless multi-room sound[...]

BEFORE YOU BEGIN NOTE If you have already installed at least one HEOS device, please skip to the section “ADDING MORE HEOS DEVICES” ( v p. 21). System Requirements Before you begin installing your first HEOS device, please make sure you understand and meet a few basic requirements. o Network Requirements Wireless Router - In order to use your H[...]

o Controller Requirements You can control your HEOS wireless multi-room sound system using the free HEOS app on any iOS or Android mobile device that meets these minimum requirements: . iOS Minimum Requirements 0 iOS version 7.0 or later 0 iPhone ® 4 or newer 0 iPad ® 2 or newer 0 iPod touch ® (5th generation) or newer . Android Minimum Requirem[...]

Getting To Know Your HEOS Drive Unpack your HEOS Drive from the box and verify that the following items are included: . QUICK STRT GUIDE HEOS Drive Ethernet cable Rack mount brack ets Quick Start Guide Safety Instructions Wa r r a n t y (North America model only) Extended Protection Plan (North America model only) P ow er cords (for North America) [...]

o Front panel . r e q w A Power operation button ( X ) Used to enter Quick Start Mode or Deep Standby and return from them. B Power indicator This is lit as follows according to the power status: ( v p. 54) 0 White: Power on 0 Off: Deep Standby 0 Red: When all Zone enter Quick Start Mode C Network indicators Flashes green to indicate network activi[...]

o Back panel . q we r t y u i Q0 o Q1 A Speaker terminals (SPEAKERS) Used to connect speakers. ( v p. 14) B TRIGGER OUT jack (TRIGGER OUT) Used to connect devices equipped with a trigger function. ( v p. 17) C USB Input (USB 5 V/1 A) Used to connect USB storage devices. ( v p. 17) D Analog output (PRE OUT) Used to connect external amplifiers. ( v p[...]

Placing Your HEOS Drive The HEOS Drive is designed to add HEOS multi-room audio functionality to passive loud speakers. You should place your HEOS Drive in a convenient location near your speaker wires. 0 The HEOS Drive is not waterproof. Do not place it near any water source and do not leave it outside in the rain or snow. . Contents Setup Use Tro[...]

o Attaching the rack mount brackets Attach the included rack mounting brackets to the sides of the HEOS Drive if you want to mount the HEOS Drive in a standard EIA equipment rack. 1 Remove the two screws on each side of the HEOS Drive. 2 Align the brackets with the screw holes and reattach the screws making sure they are secure. o Mounting in a rac[...]

Zone Connection You can simultaneously play the same source in all four HEOS Drive Zones if desired. You can also play different sources in different zones. Connection and function of page 14 to 18 are ZONE1. ZONE2, ZONE3 and ZONE4 are same as ZONE1. . ZONE1 ZONE2 ZONE3 ZONE4 Contents Setup Use Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix 13[...]

Connecting Speakers (4 Stereo Zones) o Connecting Speakers Carefully check the left (L) and right (R) channels and + (red) and – (black) polarities on the speakers being connected to this unit, and be sure to connect the channels and polarities correctly. 1 Peel off about 3/8 inch (10 mm) of sheathing from the tip of the speaker cable, then eithe[...]

o Connecting Speakers (Two Bridged Zones) Larger output can be obtained by connecting using a bridged connection. 1 Turn off the power switch of rear panel. 2 Connect speakers to the adjacent gray colored speaker terminals between zones 1 and 2 OR zones 3 and 4. 3 Slide the Bridge switch to the “ON” position. . (L) w q w q (R) NOTE 0 Turn off t[...]

o Connecting to an External Amplifier or AV Receiver Connect the PRE OUT output to an available input on your amplifier or AV receiver using the appropriate cables. . R L R L AUDIO AUDIO RL IN Your amplifier or AV receiver o Connecting a Subwoofer Connect the PRE OUT “L” output to an input on your powered subwoofer or your subwoofer amplifier. [...]

o Connecting a USB storage device Connect a FAT32 formatted USB mass storage device containing digital music files to any available USB port. . USB memory device o Trigger Control If the power amplifier connected to this unit has a trigger input connector, connect it to the TRIGGER OUT jack of this unit using a 3.5mm cable (not included). A signal [...]

Connecting External Devices (Assignable) o Connecting an Audio Playback Device Connect the LINE IN, COAXIAL IN or OPTICAL IN input to an audio playback device (CD player, portable music player, etc...) using the appropriate cables. . R L R L AUDIO AUDIO RL OUT OUT OPTICAL OUT COAXIAL AUDIO or or Analog device Digital device Contents Setup Use Troub[...]

o Connecting to NETWORK . Router n Daisy chain You can use the second Ethernet connection to connect another HEOS Drive to your network. . Router NOTE 0 Each HEOS Drive contains four HEOS modules and therefore always counts as four devices towards the maximum number of 32 HEOS devices supported on any one network. Up to 8 HEOS Drive units are suppo[...]

Powering Your HEOS Drive Connect the appropriate power cord for your region between the back of the HEOS Drive and a wall outlet and then switch the rear panel power switch to the ON position. . for UK (AC 220 - 240 V, 50 Hz) for Europe (AC 220 - 240 V, 50/60 Hz) for Australia (AC 220 - 240 V, 50 Hz) for North America (AC 120 V, 60 Hz) Getting the [...]

ADDING MORE HEOS DEVICES The HEOS multi-room sound system is a true multi-room audio system that automatically synchronizes audio playback between multiple HEOS devices so that the audio coming from different rooms is perfectly in sync and always sounds amazing! You can easily add up to 32 devices to your HEOS system. NOTE 0 Each HEOS Drive contain[...]

Adding Wireless HEOS Devices You can add additional wireless HEOS devices to your HEOS system by selecting “Add Device” from the HEOS app’s settings menu and follow the instructions: . 1 2 Music Add De vice Settings Music NOTE 0 HEOS Drive can not be connected to a wireless network. Contents Setup Use Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix 22[...]

USING YOUR HEOS DRIVE Once you have your HEOS Drive connected to your network and the HEOS app installed on your mobile device, it’s easy to start enjoying your favorite music. You can listen to something different in every room or the same music perfectly synchronized in all rooms. It’s up to you! Selecting a Room If you have more than one HEO[...]

Listening to Radio The HEOS system includes access to more than 100,000 free internet radio streams from all corners of the globe via the TuneIn radio service. Just select the TuneIn logo from the main Music menu and browse among the 100,000 stations neatly organized into popular categories and select a station that appeals to your mood. NOTE If yo[...]

Playing music from your networked PC or NAS 1 Select “Music Servers” from the Music tab. 2 Select the name of your networked PC or NAS (network attached storage) server. 3 Browse the music on your PC/NAS and select something to play. . NAS (Network Attached PC Storage) PC Audio signal Contents Setup Use Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix 25[...]

Playing music from an external audio device 1 Connect an external audio device to the digital optical, coaxial or analog RCA stereo input on the back of the HEOS Drive. 2 Select “Inputs” from the Music tab. 3 Select the name of the HEOS Drive and which input to which you connected the audio device in step 1. 4 Initiate playback on the audio dev[...]

Streaming an external audio device to any HEOS device The sound from the audio device can be played directly on the selected device or digitized and sent over your network to other HEOS devices. 1 Connect an external audio device to the digital optical, coaxial or analog RCA stereo input on the back of the HEOS Drive. 2 Select “Inputs” from the[...]

Playing music from a USB device 1 Insert a FAT32 formatted USB device into the USB port on the back of the HEOS Drive. 2 Select “USB Music” from the “Music” tab. 3 Select the name of the HEOS Drive and which input to which you connected the audio device in step 1. 4 Browse the music on your USB device and select something to play. NOTE 0 It[...]

HEOS account o What is a HEOS account? A HEOS account is master account or “keychain” for managing all of your HEOS music services with one single username and password. o Why do I need a HEOS account? With the HEOS account you just have to enter your music services login names and passwords one time. This allows you to easily and quickly use m[...]

Playing from Streaming Music Services A Music Service is an online music company that provides access to vast music collections via free and/or paid subscriptions. Depending upon your geographical location, there are several options to choose from. For more information about which services are available in your area please visit HEOSbyDenon.com o A[...]

Managing Inputs If you connected external audio source components (like CD players, portable music players, Cable Boxes, etc...) to any of your HEOS devices inputs, you can rename the default input names to describe the actual source or hide any inputs that are not being used. 1 Select the Settings a icon located in the upper left corner of the mai[...]

Managing your Phone Your smartphone or tablet can be hidden if it does not need to be in the “Music Sources” menu. 1 Select the Settings a icon located in the upper left corner of the main Music menu to display the Settings menu. 2 Select “Music Sources”. 3 Select “This iPhone/iPod/iPad/Phone”. 4 Toggle “This iPhone/iPod/iPad/Phone”[...]

Listening To The Same Music In Multiple Rooms The HEOS system is a true multiroom audio system that automatically synchronizes audio playback between multiple devices so that the audio coming from different rooms is perfectly in sync and always sounds amazing! You can easily add up to 32 devices to your HEOS system. You can join or group up to 16 i[...]

o Ungrouping Rooms 1 Tap the “Rooms” tab. 2 Press and hold your finger on room that you want to remove from the group. NOTE You can not remove the first room that started playing the music before grouping. 3 Drag it out of the group and lift your finger. 4 Music will stop playing in the room you dragged out of the group but will continue playin[...]

o Grouping All Rooms (Party Mode) You can easily group the eight rooms together into Party Mode by using a “pinch” gesture. 1 Tap the “Rooms” tab. 2 Place two fingers on the screen over the list of rooms. 3 Quickly pinch your two fingers together and release. 4 All of your rooms will be joined together and begin playing the same music in pe[...]

o Ungrouping All Rooms You can easily ungroup all of your rooms and exit Party Mode by using a “spread” gesture. 1 Tap the “Rooms” tab. 2 Place two fingers close together on the screen over list of rooms. 3 Quickly spread your two fingers apart from each other and release. 4 All of your rooms will be ungrouped and music will stop playing in[...]

Using the Now Playing Queue HEOS uses a Now Playing “Queue” to line up music that you want to listen to. Music can be selected from any of your local or online music sources (as long as they are not preprogrammed “radio” or “station” type streams). This feature works similarly to how a jukebox works. You select something to play (a song[...]

Rearranging the Now Playing Queue Once you have songs lined up in your queue, you might want to rearrange the order or remove some songs: 1 Tap the “Now Playing” tab. 2 Tap the Queue d icon in the upper right corner of the screen. 3 Tap the Pencil e icon to enter Edit mode. 4 Rearrange the order of your queue by dragging the list f icon (on the[...]

Deleting All Songs from the Play Queue You can remove all of the songs from the Now Playing queue: 1 Tap the “Now Playing” tab. 2 Tap the Queue d icon in the upper right corner of the screen. 3 Tap the Delete g icon to confirm that you want to delete all songs from the queue. Saving Playlists You can save the Now Playing queue as a HEOS Playlis[...]

MAKING ADJUSTMENTS You can adjust specific settings for each of your HEOS Drives in your system: 1 Select the Settings a icon located in the upper left corner of the main Music menu to display the Settings menu. 2 Select “My Devices” to display a list of your devices. 3 Select the HEOS Drive and the Zone you want to adjust. Changing the Name of[...]

Adjusting the Equalizer 1 Select “EQ”. 2 Adjust the Treble or Bass up or down. Select the Reset button to restore the default settings. Adjusting the Balance 1 Select “Balance”. 2 Adjust the Balance to the left or right. Adjusting the Output Mode 1 Select “Output Mode”. 2 Select Stereo or Dual Mono. Adjusting the Audio Quality Selects t[...]

Adjusting the Volume Limit You can set the maximum volume of the HEOS Drive amplifiers to prevent sudden loud volume. 1 Select “Volume Limit”. 2 Select the maximum volume percentage (95, 90, 85, 80). NOTE 0 Depending on the speakers that are connected, the protection circuit may activate and the power may be turned off when music is played at a[...]

Using a Subwoofer 1 Select “Subwoofer”. 2 Enable the Sub Out (L) setting. If you enable the IP control, “Subwoofer” will be disappeared and forced to change. Adjusting the Low Pass Filter When Subwoofer is set to on, you can limit the high frequency signal being sent to your subwoofer. 1 Select “Subwoofer”. 2 Select “Low Pass Filter?[...]

Advanced Settings Caution Adjusting these settings may disconnect your device from your network and possibly render your device unusable. Do not use these features unless you are comfortable making advanced adjustments. o Network Settings 1 Select “Advanced”. 2 Select “NETWORK SETTINGS” tab. a. Manual or static IP address for your device b.[...]

External Device Control The HEOS Drive can tightly integrate with most Denon AVR to allow them to operate as if they were one device. You can configure your HEOS Drive to tell the connected device when to turn on, turn off, select the correct input and adjust volume and mute. You can adjust specific settings for each of your HEOS Drive in your syst[...]

o Trigger out Select Trigger Control when you are connecting your HEOS to a power amp that supports +12 V trigger input. The HEOS App can control the power on and off for the amp. 1 Select Trigger. 2 Select Done. NOTE 0 You can test the connection to the amp by pressing the power on, off in setting screen for the amp. Contents Setup Use Troubleshoo[...]

UPDATING YOUR SYSTEM HEOS has the ability to add enhancements and updated functionality via your high speed Internet connection. When such updates become available, you will be notified when you open the HEOS app. Follow the instructions on the screen to update the HEOS device and/or your controller App. In the event that you wish to manually initi[...]

ADVANCED FEATURES There are a few advanced features of the HEOS system that you may want to explore once you become familiar with the basic operations. You can access the advanced features of the HEOS system by following these steps: 1 Select the Settings a icon located in the upper left corner of the main Music menu to display the Settings menu. 2[...]

POWER MANAGEMENT Power Modes o Quick Start Mode To save power, the device will automatically enter “Quick Start Mode” whenever there is no network access or playback for 20 minutes and will automatically resume to full power whenever the device is selected and playing music. The each Zone indicator will be dimmed during Quick Start Mode as it i[...]

BASIC TROUBLESHOOTING I get a message “Device was not found” Solution Refer to Page 0 Your HEOS devices and controller device may not be on the same network. Verify that the controller device is on the same network as your HEOS devices. This is usually configured under the Settings feature on your mobile device. If you have more than one networ[...]

Music cuts out or delays sometimes Solution Refer to Page 0 Make sure your Internet connection is operating correctly. If you are sharing your network with other users or devices, they may be using most of your bandwidth (especially if they are streaming video). 6 0 Make sure your HEOS devices are within range of your wireless network. 6 0 Make sur[...]

Resetting Your HEOS Device Solution Refer to Page Resetting your HEOS device will clear out EQ, and name but retain it’s current software. You will have to use Settings->Add Device to reconnect the device to your home network before it can be used. To reset your HEOS Drive, press the Reset button on the back and hold it in until the Zone LED b[...]

Contact Denon For U.S. & Canada only: If you need further assistance with your HEOS product, please contact HEOS by Denon Customer Support Services below: Website: www.HEOSbyDenon.com/Support Email: Support@HEOSbyDenon.com Live Chat: www.HEOSbyDenon.com/LiveChat Telephone: Toll Free (855) 499 2820 (M-F 10:00AM to 10:00PM EST / Sat 12:00PM to 8:[...]

Status LED Table o Power indicator Device Operation Description Front LED Action OFF No AC power, Master Power Switch OFF, Deep Standby . (off) ON Power ON . (solid) Power Management Quick Start Mode-When all Zone enter Quick Start Mode . (solid) Error Hardware protection - Refer to “BASIC TROUBLESHOOTING” ( v p. 50) . (blink) Contents Setup Us[...]

o Network indicators Device Operation Description Front LED Action OFF Not Connected to your network . (off) Connect Connected to your network . (blink) Contents Setup Use Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix 55[...]

o Zone indicators Device Operation Description Front LED Action OFF No AC Power, Master Power Switch OFF, Deep Standby . (off) Master Power Switch ON Booting . (blink) ON Ready-Configured and connected to your network . (solid) Not Connected to your network . (solid) Contents Setup Use Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix 56[...]

Device Operation Description Front LED Action Update Updating . (blink) Rebooting . (blink) Ready-Configured and connected to your network . (solid) Contents Setup Use Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix 57[...]

Device Operation Description Front LED Action Reset Soft reset - Clear user settings . (fast blink) Hard reset - Factory restore . (blink) Rebooting . (blink) Ready-Not Configured . (solid) Contents Setup Use Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix 58[...]

Device Operation Description Front LED Action Errors Firmware Error . (slow blink (NOT fade)) Hardware Error . (fast blink) Network Error . (solid) Volume Change . (quick blink) Mute . (slow blink) Contents Setup Use Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix 59[...]

Device Operation Description Front LED Action Power Management Quick Start mode-When all Zone enter Quick Start Mode . (dimmed solid) Deep Standby . (off) Contents Setup Use Troubleshooting Status LED Appendix 60[...]

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SPECIFICATIONS o Audio section 0 Power amplifier Maximum output power: (NORMAL OPERATION) 8-channel driving 60W + 60W (8 Ω/ohms, 20 Hz – 20 kHz, T.H.D. 0.05 %) (BRIDGE OPERATION) 4-channel driving 130W + 130W (8 Ω/ohms, 20 Hz – 20 kHz, T.H.D. 0.05 %) Rated output: (NORMAL OPERATION) 8-channel driving 60W + 60W (8 Ω/ohms, 20 Hz – 20 kHz, T.[...]

o General Operating temperature: 41 °F - 95 °F (5 °C - 35 °C) Power supply: AC 120 V, 60 Hz (for North America) AC 220 - 240 V, 50/60 Hz (for Europe, UK and Australia) Power consumption: 170 W (for North America) 160 W (for Europe, UK and Australia) Power consumption in deep standby mode: 0.3 W Contents Setup Use Troubleshooting Status LED Appe[...]

o Dimensions (Unit : in. (mm)) . 10 3/4 (272) 2 1/8 (53) 3 (74) 3 1/2 (88) 3 3/4 (94) 3 1/2 (88) 1/4 (6) 15 7/8 (402) 17 (430) 1 1/4 (30) 1 1/4 (30) 1 3/4 (43) 1 3/4 (43) 1/8 (3) 1 (23) 14 7/8 (376) 19 1/8 (484) 13 5/8 (344) o Weight : 16 lbs 9 oz (7.5 kg) (with brackets) 15 lbs 14 oz (7.2 kg) (w/o brackets) For the purpose of improvement, the spec[...]

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