English dropdown-ico

Cambridge Audio StreamMagic6 manual

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Go to page of

Similar user manuals

A good user manual

The rules should oblige the seller to give the purchaser an operating instrucion of Cambridge Audio StreamMagic6, along with an item. The lack of an instruction or false information given to customer shall constitute grounds to apply for a complaint because of nonconformity of goods with the contract. In accordance with the law, a customer can receive an instruction in non-paper form; lately graphic and electronic forms of the manuals, as well as instructional videos have been majorly used. A necessary precondition for this is the unmistakable, legible character of an instruction.

What is an instruction?

The term originates from the Latin word „instructio”, which means organizing. Therefore, in an instruction of Cambridge Audio StreamMagic6 one could find a process description. An instruction's purpose is to teach, to ease the start-up and an item's use or performance of certain activities. An instruction is a compilation of information about an item/a service, it is a clue.

Unfortunately, only a few customers devote their time to read an instruction of Cambridge Audio StreamMagic6. A good user manual introduces us to a number of additional functionalities of the purchased item, and also helps us to avoid the formation of most of the defects.

What should a perfect user manual contain?

First and foremost, an user manual of Cambridge Audio StreamMagic6 should contain:
- informations concerning technical data of Cambridge Audio StreamMagic6
- name of the manufacturer and a year of construction of the Cambridge Audio StreamMagic6 item
- rules of operation, control and maintenance of the Cambridge Audio StreamMagic6 item
- safety signs and mark certificates which confirm compatibility with appropriate standards

Why don't we read the manuals?

Usually it results from the lack of time and certainty about functionalities of purchased items. Unfortunately, networking and start-up of Cambridge Audio StreamMagic6 alone are not enough. An instruction contains a number of clues concerning respective functionalities, safety rules, maintenance methods (what means should be used), eventual defects of Cambridge Audio StreamMagic6, and methods of problem resolution. Eventually, when one still can't find the answer to his problems, he will be directed to the Cambridge Audio service. Lately animated manuals and instructional videos are quite popular among customers. These kinds of user manuals are effective; they assure that a customer will familiarize himself with the whole material, and won't skip complicated, technical information of Cambridge Audio StreamMagic6.

Why one should read the manuals?

It is mostly in the manuals where we will find the details concerning construction and possibility of the Cambridge Audio StreamMagic6 item, and its use of respective accessory, as well as information concerning all the functions and facilities.

After a successful purchase of an item one should find a moment and get to know with every part of an instruction. Currently the manuals are carefully prearranged and translated, so they could be fully understood by its users. The manuals will serve as an informational aid.

Table of contents for the manual

  • Page 1

    Y our music + our passion Network Pla yer User’s manual 2 ENGLISH[...]

  • Page 2

    Contents Thank you for purchasing y our Stream Magic 6 Network Music Pla yer . We are condent that you will enjoy man y years of listening pleasure from it. Like all Cambridge Audio products the Stream Magic 6 adheres to our three core principles – stunning performance, ease of use and incredible value. The Stream Magic 6 can access a wide ran[...]

  • Page 3

    For your o wn safety please read the following im por tant safety instructions carefully before att empting to connect this unit t o the mains power supply . They will also enable you to ge t the best per formance fr om and prolong the lif e of the unit: 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all ins[...]

  • Page 4

    – The unit will become hot when in use. Do not stack multiple units on t op of each other . Do not place in an enclosed area such as a bookcase or in a cabine t without sufcient ventilation. Ensure that small objects do not fall thr ough any v entilation grille. If this happens, switch off immediately , disconnect from the mains supply and con[...]

  • Page 5

    Cambridge Audio warrants this pr oduct to be free fr om defects in mat erials and workmanship (subject to the t erms set forth below). Cambridge Audio will repair or replace (at Cambridge Audio’s option) this pr oduct or any def ective parts in this product. W arranty periods may vary from country to country. If in doubt consult y our dealer and [...]

  • Page 6

    Rear panel connections 1 Pow er Socket Once all other connections are made, connect the supplied pow er cable to the Stream Magic 6 power sock et and to an appr opriate mains sock et. The Stream Magic 6 is now ready f or use. 2 Pow er On/Off Switches the Stream Magic 6 on and off. 3 Wireless antenna Should be in the upright position as shown. Allow[...]

  • Page 7

    F ront panel connections 1 2 3 1 Standby/On When powering up from standby the Standby/On, LED will ash approximately once a second as the unit boots up, the displa y will initially be blank before 'StreamMagic' appears. Note that the full startup sequence can take approximately 30 seconds to complete. Idle mode T o enable Idle mode, it[...]

  • Page 8

    8 Enter Filter Digital Inputs i Amp / AV R Vo l Vo l Source Remot e control Important! The default mode for the remote allows combined contr ol of the Stream Magic 6 and Cambridge Audio Azur st ereo ampliers. The remote can be set t o control the Cambridge A udio Azur amplier or Cambridge Audio A/V Receivers instead. See later section on this[...]

  • Page 9

    9 ENGLISH Basic connections Network connections Before y ou can use your Stream Magic 6 for iRadio/Streaming y ou must hav e the follo wing: • A br oadband internet connection (such as ADSL) t o a suitable internet service pro vider (ISP). • A network connection either wirelessly via 802. 11b/g or n Wi-Fi or wired Etherne t connection (10 or 1 [...]

  • Page 10

    10 Connecting to a wireless ne twork Place the Stream Magic 6 in range of your wireless netw ork (usually 10-30m of a suitable wireless transmitter , although this is af fected b y walls and the construction of your building) and turn it on, via the back panel switch and then on the fr ont panel. The Stream Magic 6 will automatically connect and ob[...]

  • Page 11

    11 ENGLISH Regist ering your Stream Magic 6 with the Stream Magic website T o access e xtra features on y our Stream Magic 6 such as linking premium streaming services to your Stream Magic 6, adding non-Stream Magic internet radio stations or simply editing, copying, re-ordering or deleting presets rst you will need to set up a free account with[...]

  • Page 12

    12 Alphanumeric Search This is a search function menu inserted by the Stream Magic 6 int o the browse tree of UPnP servers that suppor t an external sear ch function. Where available y ou can select Alphanumeric search and then ent er the name or partial name of an album or track you wish to nd. Simply select each character in or der using the N[...]

  • Page 13

    13 ENGLISH Playlists The Stream Magic 6 also supports various playlist formats. F or permanent storage of fav ourite media selections it is recommended t o use suitable software to create playlists. These can then be accessed by the Stream Magic 6 fr om USB Media or UPnP servers that suppor t Playlist serving. Podcasts The podcast services in your [...]

  • Page 14

    14 Use with Linux In USB Audio 1.0 mode the Stream Magic 6 will w ork with most Linux distributions, allowing the pla yback of audio up to 2 4-bit/96kHz. Newer Linux distributions (e.g. Ubuntu 10.04) support USB Audio 2.0 for which the Stream Magic 6 should be switched to USB A udio 2.0 to accept audio up to 2 4-bit/192kHz. For both cases because L[...]

  • Page 15

    15 ENGLISH Pairing T o begin streaming high quality music from your chosen media source it will rst need to be paired with the BT1 00. A. Insert BT100 into the USB port at the back of your Stream Magic 6. B. W ait a moment for the BT1 00 to be de tected. Then double click the butt on to enter pairing mode, the BT100 indicates it is in the pairin[...]

  • Page 16

    16 The Stream Magic 6 will then connect to the netw ork using a sav ed key (if y ou hav e previously set one) or present y ou with an alphanumeric entry menu. Here you can enter the netw ork ke y you set up when setting up your wireless ne twork. Select each character in turn using the Na vigation/Select dial and then press or navigat e to the symb[...]

  • Page 17

    17 ENGLISH Balance control Balance control allows the sound t o be panned slightly to the left or the right and is sometimes used to compensat e for channel imbalance f ound with recordings transferred fr om vinyl recor ds etc. or to compensat e for offset loudspeaker positions relative to the list ener . Balance is only available if Digital Pre-Am[...]

  • Page 18

    18 Automatic P ower Do wn The Stream Magic 6 will switch itself off af ter 15 minut es if it is not playing an ything and there has been no user interaction with it during this time. As a def ault this is set to 15 minut es, but you can increase or decrease this time, or turn this f eature off altogether if desired. The Auto P ower Do wn setting ca[...]

  • Page 19

    19 ENGLISH D/A Converters Dual W olfson WM8 7 40 24-bit D ACs Analogue lter 2-Pole Dual Diff erential Bessel Double Virtual Ear th Balanced THD @ 1kHz 0dBFs <0.001% 2 4-bit (at volume se t to full) THD @ 1kHz -10dBFs <0.001% (at v olume set to full) THD @ 20kHz 0dBFs <0.002% (at volume set to full) Frequency R esponse 20Hz-20kHz +/- 0.1[...]

  • Page 20

    Cambridge Audio is a brand of A udio Partner ship Plc Regist ered Ofce: Galler y Court, Hankey Place London SE1 4BB, United Kingdom Regist ered in England No. 29533 13 www.cambridge-audio.com © 20 13 Cambridge Audio Ltd AP3 1082/3[...]