Network Player User’s manual 2 NP30 Your music + our passion ENGLISH -
Contents Introduction Introduction .................................................................................................2 Thank you for purchasing your Sonata NP30 Network Music Player. We are confident that you will enjoy many years of listening pleasure from it. Like all Cambridge Audio products the Sonata NP30 adheres to three core principles – stunning performance, ease of use and incredible value. Important safety instructions ............................................................
NP30 Important safety instructions 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clean only with a dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. 9.
Important safety instructions cont. Wi-Fi information Ventilation FCC Statement IMPORTANT – The unit will become hot when in use. Do not stack multiple units on top of each other. Do not place in an enclosed area such as a bookcase or in a cabinet without sufficient ventilation. Ensure that small objects do not fall through any ventilation grille. If this happens, switch off immediately, disconnect from the mains supply and contact your dealer for advice.
NP30 This radio transmitter 9095A-NP3001 has been approved by Industry Canada to operate with the antenna types listed below with the maximum permissible gain and required antenna impedance for each antenna type indicated. Antenna types not included in this list, having a gain greater than the maximum gain indicated for that type, are strictly prohibited for use with this device. C059-510137-A; Antenna+RG-178 Cable+SMA Plug Reverse, 3.
Rear panel connections 1 Power On Designed and engineered in London, England Off Sonata NP30 4 5 7 8 USB Trigger In Digital Outputs Audio Out For local media Network Player Power AC L 12V Tip +ve Power Rating: 100-230V AC ~ 50/60Hz Rated Power Consumption: 21W 3 Ethernet www.cambridge-audio.com 2 S/P DIF Co-axial Toslink Optical R 6 1 Power On/Off Switches the unit on or off.
NP30 ENGLISH Front panel controls 4 1 5 6 9 10 8 11 7 2 3 1 USB Use to connect a USB storage device or another portable device containing music files. 500mA maximum current consumption. 2 Standby/On When powering up from standby the Standby/On LED will flash approximately once a second as the unit boots up , the display will initially be blank before 'Starting…' appears. Note the startup sequence can take approximately 30 seconds to complete.
Remote control Important! Play/Pause The default mode for the remote allows combined control of the NP30 and Cambridge Audio Azur range amplifiers. Press once to start media playback. Press and hold to pause media playback. The remote can be set to control the Cambridge Audio Sonata range receivers (AR30/DR30) or Cambridge Audio A/V Receivers instead. See later section on this page. Shuffle Press to turn the random/shuffle playback function on and off.
NP30 Getting connected The NP30 is able to receive and play back media from several distinct types of source. Here we have attempted to give an overview of the various types of service available and the terminology you may encounter. Basic connections ENGLISH Overview UuVol/UuVol Radio UuVol is Cambridge Audio’s evolving platform for streaming client devices. It incorporates amongst other things UuVol Radio our Internet Radio service checked for broadcast reliability and quality and UuVol.
Getting connected cont. Operating the NP30 Connecting to a wireless network The NP30 home menu consists of 5 items: Place the NP30 in range of your wireless network (usually 10-30m of a suitable wireless transmitter, although this is affected by walls and the construction of your building) and turn it on, via the back panel switch and then on the front panel.
NP30 To access extra features on your NP30 such as linking premium streaming services to your NP30, adding non-UuVol internet radio stations or simply editing, copying, re-ordering or deleting presets first you will need to set up a free account with UuVol. Media ENGLISH Registering your NP30 with the UuVol portal on the web Open www.UuVol.com from an Internet browser.
Operating the NP30 cont. Repeat Alphameric Search Accessed via the remote only. Press the button to toggle Repeat On or Off. If the currently selected media item is a track the NP30 will repeat that track, if it is an album or artist etc. the NP30 will repeat all tracks in that item. The NP30 displays a in the 'Now Playing' screen when Repeat is On. This is a search function menu inserted by the NP30 into the browse tree of UPnP servers that support an external search function.
NP30 in the 'Now Playing' screen. Pressing stop will stop the Queue playing but not delete it. Putting the NP30 into standby will delete the Queue. To view the Queue at any time simply navigate back to Queue item in the Media menu or press the button whilst a queue is playing. Playlists The NP30 also supports various playlist formats. For permanent storage of favourite media selections it is recommended to use suitable software to create playlists.
Settings menu This menu contains various setup / configuration menus as shown below. Settings Network Config Version Upgrade Firmware Language Factory Reset Register NP30 Name WiFi Strength Remote Code Enter the network name This option allows the NP30 to search for and connect to a particular network name only. Type your network name in using the alphanumeric entry screen. If no matching network is found 'Network not found' will be displayed.
Wired/Wireless connection It is possible to connect your NP30 to your network via an available Ethernet connection (RJ45) or via a Wi-Fi router. By default the unit is in AUTO mode, each time you turn the unit it looks for the presence of a wired connection, and tries to use this, if none is present or it cannot connect it then tries to use the wireless connection and so on.
Technical specifications Troubleshooting DAC Wolfson WM8728 24 bit 96kHz capable If you experience any trouble with your NP30, then you may find it useful to visit the help section on our webpage at http://support.cambridgeaudio.com/. Frequency Response 20Hz-20kHz +/- 0.
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