Cambridge Audio CXN V2, User Manual

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Enter the full name or first part of the name for your desired station. The CXN v2 will 

bring up a list of all stations that contain a word that starts with your search term.

Note:

 Although we check the stations for continuity of service, some radio stations 

do not broadcast 24 hours per day, and some stations may not always be on-line.

Streaming Services

 – The services available vary depending on your geographical 

location. This is because Streaming Services generally allow the user some choice 

over the content they listen to and are licensed differently to Internet Radio. 

Podcasts

 – The podcast services in your area will be shown. These typically display 

different types of podcast by Subject, Radio Station or DJ etc. It is important to 

understand that the menu structure and the availability of podcasts is dictated from 

that particular provider and is controlled by them. The availability may therefore 

change as the service updates its features etc. 

Note:

 To use the Personal Podcasts feature,  please navigate to the webmin page of 

your unit by entering the IP address of the CXN v2 into an internet browser on the 

same network. Your IP address can be identified by briefly pressing and holding 

the 'i' icon on front panel of the the unit. This feature allows you to access podcasts 

on the CXN v2 that are not available from the other Podcast services we currently 

support.

Music Library

The CXN v2 can access media from UPnP/DNLA Servers or USB Media connected 

via USB. The CXN v2 displays the following submenus:
UPnP is by far the preferred method as it allows for browsing by artist, album and 

other methods, has support for control from Wi-Fi controller and the media can be 

shared amongst several devices.

UPNP SERVERS

Your CXN v2 can connect with Computers or Network Attached Storage devices that 

feature a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) AV Server.
When using a UPnP server to share your media, the search and selection criteria are 

determined by the server and not the CXN v2, but typically include Album, Artist 

and additional options such as Genre.
As long as the CXN v2 is correctly configured for your Network, it will automatically 

discover and connect to UPnP servers it finds. It will then allow navigation of the 

menu structure coming from that server.
There are many suitable UPnP server software packages available for PC and Mac. 

Stand-alone servers and Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices with built in UPnP 

server capabilities are also available. Please see the set-up guides on our website at 

https://techsupport.cambridgeaudio.com/

. 

Once you have setup a suitable server, navigate to the My Library menu and press 

Select.
The CXN v2 will perform a scan of your network and report any UPnP Servers it 

finds. If none are found it will display "No Servers Found" on the display. If a server 

or servers are found, UPnP server names will be displayed and you can select which 

one you’d like to get the contents from.
Select the server you want and the CXN v2 will then load the appropriate menu 

structure from that sever. These typically allows you to browse the content by 

Album, Artist, Genre etc. It is important to understand that the menu structure here 

is coming from the Server and not the CXN v2.
You can now browse and select any music content in a format the CXN v2 supports 

(currently AAC, MP3, WMA, AIFF, FLAC, WAV and Ogg Vorbis).

Note:

 Not all servers support serving of all these formats. Always make sure the 

server you choose also supports your formats of choice. For example, Windows 

Media Server does not currently serve FLAC format.

ALPHANUMERIC SEARCH

This is a search function menu inserted by the CXN v2 into the browse tree of UPnP 

servers that support an external search function.

Where available you can select Alphanumeric search and then enter the name or 

partial name of an album or track you wish to find.
Simply select each character in order using the Navigation/Select dial or the 

navigational

 buttons on the remote, using the dial, rotate to each character and 

then press in to select or press the Enter button on the remote. You can also use the 

 button to enter a character and the 

 button to delete a character.

Once finished either press the 

 button or navigate to the 

 symbol and press the 

Enter button on the remote or press the Navigation/Select dial.
The CXN v2 then displays all Album names or Track names it can find that matches 

your chosen text.
You can then simply select your chosen item and press the Enter or 

 button on 

the remote to start it playing.

THE 'NOW PLAYING' SCREEN

Selecting a new Station, Stream or Media item will start playback and display the 

'Now Playing' screen.
The current Artist/Album and Track or Station name will be shown with the 

relevant CODEC details (i.e. audio file type and bitrate/sample rate.)
For Media files, the CXN v2 also shows the incremental track playback time.
You can also display the now playing screen at any time by pressing the 

i

 button on 

the remote control or front panel.

RANDOM

Accessed via the remote or the Cambridge Connect app only. Press the Random 

button to toggle Random On or Off.
The CXN v2 displays a 

 in the 'Now Playing' screen when Random is On.

If the currently selected media item/folder contains fewer than 1000 tracks the CXN 

v2 generates a true random shuffle of those tracks and starts playback such that all 

are played once in a random order and then playback stops.
If more than 1000 tracks are contained the CXN v2 will instead pick a track at 

random for playback then pick another one randomly (and without reference to 

what has gone before) once the current one has finished. 
This continues until Random is turned Off. Thus for >1000 tracks the playback of 

any track may be repeated randomly.

REPEAT

Accessed via the remote or the Cambridge Connect app only. Press the Repeat 

button to toggle Repeat On or Off.
If the currently selected media item is a track the CXN v2 will repeat that track, if it is 

an album or artist etc. the CXN v2 will repeat all tracks in that item. 
The CXN v2 displays a 

 in the 'Now Playing' screen when Repeat is On.

USB MEDIA

The CXN v2 can also playback audio content from standard USB hard-drives and 

thumb drives. Simply copy your media files onto your USB drive and then connect it 

to the front or back USB sockets of the unit. 
Press the Home button to get to the top menu. Select the 'Music Library' menu.
The CXN v2 will now scan the thumb drive for media files. Once the scan is 

completed, you will then be able to browse the files by selecting 'By Album' or 'By 

Artist'.