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1 © Audio T rade GmbH · P ro- Ject Stream Box RS · V ersion: September 1st, 2012 INSTRUCTION MANU AL P ro - Ject Stream Box RS[...]
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2 Contents Connections ........................................................................3 Connection to an amplifier/stereo system ...................................................3 Connection to an external D/A converter ....................................................3 Connection to an external music source unit .....................[...]
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3 © Audio T rade GmbH · P ro- Ject Stream Box RS · V ersion: September 1st, 2012 P ro - Ject Stream Box RS Dear music lover , thank you for purchasing the PRO - JECT AUDIO Stream Box RS. In order to achieve maximum performance and reliability you should study this instruction manual carefully . Hazard warning for the user , the unit or possible [...]
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4 Audio signals into the Stream Box RS analog input are amplified with 12 dB to adapt lower levels from units like Phono preamps to the higher levels of the digital sources in a way that the audible differences at source switching will be not too big. W ith very high level sources however the output voltage can reach values up to 16V . That will ov[...]
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5 © Audio T rade GmbH · P ro- Ject Stream Box RS · V ersion: September 1st, 2012 F ront P anel Stream Box RS The toggle switch on the left side switches the unit on and off . The LED above the button lights blue, when the unit is switched on. The USB connector on the left side has the same specifications as the one on the back panel. With the V [...]
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6 switches from title/picture/Internet radio playback display to the menu the title/picture/Radio station was started from. A second push switches back to the playback display . Even if you have navigated to a different menu, the display changes back to playback. The audio will not be interrupted during display changes. switches from title/picture/[...]
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7 © Audio T rade GmbH · P ro- Ject Stream Box RS · V ersion: September 1st, 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 . Without ongoing adjustment the level is shown in the small upper status bar . [...]
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8 Wired network configuration Make sure that your Stream Box RS 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. If the Stream Box RS was in wireless network mode before, the unit informs you now , that it has to reset for a change to ca[...]
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9 © Audio T rade GmbH · P ro- Ject Stream Box RS · V ersion: September 1st, 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 RS correctly . Please select the menu Settings and then Network . Now go to Wireless and confirm. If the Stream Box RS was[...]
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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 . T o enter the next character , either wait one [...]
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11 © Audio T rade GmbH · P ro- Ject Stream Box RS · V ersion: September 1st, 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 . Let’s go back to the last item of the Network menu. Here you can ch[...]
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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. Go to Music with the keys and confirm with OK . In the menu than comes[...]
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13 © Audio T rade GmbH · P ro- Ject Stream Box RS · V ersion: September 1st, 2012 Alphanumeric search on media servers The Stream Box RS 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. Other items – even in submenus – cann[...]
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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 RS. Then go to the root menu with a push on the and there into USB 1 for the front connector or USB 2 for the connector on [...]
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15 © Audio T rade GmbH · P ro- Ject Stream Box RS · V ersion: September 1st, 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 RS is connected to the internet (in the shown display Germany). In Genre you can find [...]
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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. Playback of external sources via analog and digital inputs In the root menu, go with the buttons to them menu item of the input you want to[...]
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17 © Audio T rade GmbH · P ro- Ject Stream Box RS · V ersion: September 1st, 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 RS. In Themes you can choose between two display ap[...]
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18 Specifications T ubes: 2 x E88CC (6922) working as output drivers for symmetrical and asymmetrical output 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, 1 [...]
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19 © Audio T rade GmbH · P ro- Ject Stream Box RS · V ersion: September 1st, 2012 Integrated Codecs MP3 Sampling rates: 8-48 kHz Bit depth: 16 bits Bit rate: 8-320 kbit/s Additional information data (tags): ID3 V2.4 (including album art) AAC, M4a including Apple Lossless Sampling rates: 24-96 kHz (output sampling rate = max 48kHz) Bit depth: 16 [...]
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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 . W arranty The manufacturer accepts no responsibility for damage caused by not adhering to [...]