Instruction manual Pro-Ject Stream Box DS+ © Audio Trade GmbH · Pro-Ject Stream Box DS+ · Version: November 15th, 2012 1
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................................................ 3 Connection to your home network via cable................................................
Pro-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. Hazard warning for the user, the unit or possible misuse Important notice With the Stream Box DS+ you can fetch music tracks out of your home network and play it back with your stereo system. This process is called “streaming”.
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. The antenna should be angled into upright position or to one side. USB connections Here you can connect USB harddisks or USB flashdisks. The Stream Box DS+ only works with harddisks and flashdisks that are formatted with FAT 16 or FAT 32.
Front Panel 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. The USB connector on the left side has the same specifications as the one on the back panel. ) have the same functionality as the respective The cross buttons on the right side ( , , , , ones on the remote control (, , , , OK, described below). Stream Box DS+ ) underneath the cross buttons.
With music playback from servers or USB: previous track. With picture playback: previous picture. With Internet radio: Previous station in list. In menus, a push on this button moves the selection mark to the first menu item. 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.
With the button Vol+ 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. Stream Box DS+ setup If you want to use the network functions of the Stream Box DS+, you have to make some basic settings first. For that please navigate to Settings in the root menu with the buttons and confirm with the button OK.
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. If the Stream Box DS+ was in wireless network mode before, the unit informs you now, that it has to reset for a change to cable connection mode and asks, if you want it to do that. Please confirm with OK. The Stream Box DS+ now performs a reset.
Wireless network configuration (WLAN) First 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. Now go to Wireless and confirm. If the Stream Box DS+ was in wired network mode before, the unit informs you, that it has to reset for a change to wireless connection mode and asks, if you want it to do that. Please confirm with OK. The Stream Box DS+ now performs a reset.
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. To enter the next character, either wait one second, until the cursor jumps right automatically, or press the key. If you have entered a wrong character, you can delete it by pressing the key twice.
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 change the Friendly Name that identifies your Stream Box DS+ in the home network. That is particularly helpful, if you use more than one Stream Box DS+ in your home network. Select and confirm Edit.
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 up now, the music tracks on the selected server are sorted by several criteria for easier search. The sorting terms are more or less self-explanatory: E.g.
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. Other items – even in submenus – cannot be found by this function. E.g. if you are looking for a certain title, go to the menu All Tracks in the Music menu on your media server. Now you can enter the desired search pattern with the alphanumeric button on the remote control.
Playing music from USB flashdisk or USB harddisk To 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+. Then go to the root menu and there into USB 1 for the front connector with a push on the or USB 2 for the connector on the back. Then the menu you see on the right will be shown in the display.
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). In Genre you can find radio stations specialized to one music type. In Search Stations you can enter the name of the desired station with the alphanumeric keys of the remote control.
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 play back. The Stream Box DS+ provides for four inputs: SPDIF RCA, SPDIF Opto, Analog IN1, and Analog IN2 . Confirm your selection with OK.
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+. In Themes you can choose between two display appearances, Theme 1 and Theme 2. In Display Timeout you can set the time, after that the display will switch off automatically to save energy. The display comes on again, when you press an arbitrary button on the remote control.
Specifications USB Input: High-Speed 2.0, 24/96. 2 x type A socket. Power supply for 2,5” hard drives (5V DC / max. 500 mA) via USB USB Flashdisk and USB Harddisk: FAT 16 or FAT 32 (NTFS not supported) High-Level output: 1 pair RCA/Phono sockets each for Fix Out and Var Out Output level: RCA/Phono max. 2Veff both for Fix Out and Var Out Level of Var Out is adjustable (Volume control) Signal-to-noise ratio: 110dB/1.
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 bit, Quality: 8-320 kbit/s AIFF Sampling rates: 8-96kHz Bit depth: 8/16/24 Bit Additional information data (tags): ID3 V1 Ogg Vorbis 1.
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. Warranty The manufacturer accepts no responsibility for damage caused by not adhering to these instruction manual.
