ARIS Wireless Speaker System for Windows User Guide Page 1
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Welcome to ARIS Thank you for choosing ARIS. We hope you have a great experience from day one. This guide should help you get your ARIS online in no time, so you can unleash your digital music. ARIS is designed to make it easy to stream your music over your home network and to sound great doing it. ARIS connects to your network with the removable and upgradable ARIS Wireless Card. When technology changes, so can ARIS. ARIS is built for fun, not frustration.
Table of contents Play it safe.............................................................................2 Use Play To..........................................................................10 Welcome to ARIS................................................................. 3 Manage items in the Play To dialogue box.................... 10 Meet your ARIS Wireless Card ........................................... 5 Control ARIS.......................................................................
Meet your ARIS Wireless Card Page 5 The first step to getting ARIS connected to your wireless network is to insert your ARIS Wireless Card for Windows®. It goes into the slot on the back of ARIS. In most cases, the status light and the WPS are the keys to connecting ARIS to your wireless network. (More on network set up in the next section.) The card includes an Ethernet port, which you may not need to use. More important are the WPS Button and the Link Status Light.
Give ARIS some power With the Wireless Card safely installed, it’s time to power up your ARIS. Insert the power cord into the back of ARIS. Plug the other end into an outlet. ARIS has an internal power supply that works with 120V to 240V AC power. ARIS senses the proper voltage; you don’t need to change settings or flip switches for your type of power. Switch the power button, also on the back of ARIS, to the on position. The three LEDs on the front will light up and then dim.
Connect with WPS With ARIS power on and the Link Status LIght blinking slowly, ARIS is ready for action. Just press the WPS button on your router. Within one minute, press the WPS button on the ARIS Wireless Card. The Link Status LIght should flash fast as ARIS seeks out your network. When ARIS connects, the Link Status LIght will become solid. Now you’re ready to stream music.
Connect with a wired network You can connect ARIS to a wired network. We’ve included an Ethernet cable with your ARIS Wireless Card. Just plug one end into the Ethernet port on the Wireless Card and the other into your router or an Ethernet outlet. The Link Status LIght on the Wireless Card should go from blinking to solid, indicating that ARIS is connected to the network. The wired Ethernet connection has priority over the wireless connection.
See ARIS on your network Once ARIS is connected to your network, you will see ARIS as a networked device on PCs, smartphones and other devices that are also connected to your network. Look for “Aperion-AwoX AP2. You can change the device name of ARIS in the Stream options in Windows Media Player or with the ARIS Control app on your Android™ or iOS smartphone. ARIS will work with computers running Windows 7 and above. Media streaming must be enabled, however. Open Windows Media Player.
Use Play To In Windows 7 and above, the Play To function allows you to stream music to ARIS. In Windows Media Player Open Windows Media Player. If you’re in Now Playing mode, click the Switch To Library button in the upper-right corner of the Player. If the list pane is closed or if the Burn or Sync tabs are exposed, click the Play tab. Find the items that you want to play in the Player Library. Drag those items from the details pane to the list pane. Click the Play To button at the top of the list pane.
Control ARIS If you power down ARIS using the master power switch on the back, the network connection is lost. However, ARIS will reconnect to the network automatically after it is powered up again. On Atop ARIS are several other buttons. Main Power On/Off Off The power/stand by button allows you to put ARIS On to sleep without dropping the connection to your Main Power On/Off Power/Stand by. (Puts unit in stand by Off On wireless network.
Connect to offline sources Go crazy and go offline. All you need to get loud is power and a digital music source. Using the 3.5 mm input on the back of ARIS and the included 3.5 mm-to-3.5 mm cable you can play music from smartphones, MP3 players, mini-CD players and other compatible sources. ARIS is engineered to faithfully reproduce music across a wide range of styles. To emphasize the bass range, select bass boost. Duh! To increase the spatial imaging, select enhanced stereo.
Solve problems Issue I am unable to connect ARIS to my wireless network. Try this... • • • • I have successfully connected ARIS to my network but I cannot see it through Windows. I’ve selected ARIS as my audio source, but I don’t hear any music. Page 13 • • • • Verify that your wireless router is functioning and Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™. Your ARIS Wireless Card works with Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ routers. Turn the master power switch to off and unplug ARIS. Wait 30 seconds. Plug in and power on ARIS and try again.
Find answers Question Answer How many ARIS Wireless Speakers can I add to my network? • There is no practical limit to the number of ARIS speaker units you can associate with your network. How do I clean the black aluminum case? • Use a clean, lint-free cloth along with your favorite non-abrasive cleaner—or just plain water. Can I use ARIS with iTunes? • No, but the ARIS Wireless Card for Airplay will be available soon. With it, you will be able to stream music to ARIS with iTunes.
Read the specs Weight Finish Frequency response Wireless band Recommended power Amplifier power Tweeter Woofer Driver configuration Enclosure type Dimensions Product family Placement location Page 15 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 11.3 pounds Brushed aluminum 65 Hz to 20 kHz (+/- 3dB) 2.
Check system requirements Windows PC or laptop • • • Android smartphones iOS devices Networking Supported music file formats Page 16 • • • • • • • • • • • Windows 7 and above operating system Play To and Windows Media Player 12 are included in Windows 7 and above (no additional software needed) In Windows Media Player, Media Streaming must be enabled (see page 9 for more information) Version 2.
Find out what’s covered Aperion Audio provides a one (1) year transferable limited warranty for ARIS.
