Cambridge Audio CXN V2, Manual

Page 1: ...1 CXN V2 Network Player Manual Generated 11 07 2022 13 45 ...

Page 2: ...ons 8 Remote Control 10 Getting Connected 11 Connecting to WiFi 15 StreamMagic app 17 Built in Streaming Services 18 AirPlay 2 20 Chromecast Built in 21 Internet Radio 22 USB Audio 23 USB Media 28 Streaming Your Local Digital Music Collection 29 Settings 30 Technical Specification 32 Source Quality Matrix 34 Troubleshooting 35 ...

Page 3: ...3 CXN V2 Network Player Last updated July 7 2022 04 22 Revision 5114 User s Manual ...

Page 4: ...r this software is available from http gpl stream magic com This product includes technology owned by Microsoft Corporation and under a licence from Microsoft Licensing GP Use or distribution of such technology outside of this product is prohibited without a license from Microsoft Corporation and or Microsoft Licensing GP as applicable The Spotify software is subject to third party licenses found ...

Page 5: ...cluded with the CXN v2 Last updated July 7 2022 09 19 Revision 5111 1 CXN V2 Network Player 2 Safety Guide 3 Quick Start Guide 4 3 x AAA Batteries 5 Remote Control 6 Control Bus Cable 7 Wi Fi Dongle 8 Power Cable ...

Page 6: ...mum current consumption 3 Play Pause Play or Pause current track 4 Skip Skip to next track during playback 5 Stop Delete Press during playback to stop or delete items in various menus 6 Display 7 Infrared Sensor IR sensor that receives IR commands from the remote control 8 Info During playback pressing this button will cycle through Now Playing screens Press and hold to display the product info 9 ...

Page 7: ...7 12 Navigation Select Rotary Dial Rotate to scroll and navigate around the menus Press to accept the item function shown on the display ...

Page 8: ...the unit is on 3 Ethernet Use to connect the CXN V2 directly to a router 4 Digital Inputs D1 and D2 TOSLINK and S P DIF coaxial digital inputs Coaxial Use a high quality 75 ohm digital RCA Phono interconnect cable This is different from an analogue audio phono interconnect This input is suitable for 16 24 bit content up to 192kHz TOSLINK Optical Use a high quality TOSLINK fibre optic interconnect ca...

Page 9: ...f the Control Bus Note The IR input doesn t provide any power so any device connected to this input will need to have its own power source 8 Control Bus RCA sockets used to send and receive power and volume commands from other connected CX Series products For more information on the Control Bus see Control Bus section 9 Balanced Audio Output For use with balanced XLR connections The balanced conne...

Page 10: ...s are selected to be off selecting any of the functions will briefly switch on the lights to show the change 3 Mute Press to mute or unmute the loudspeakers pre out sub and the headphone outputs 4 More When playing from Media Library sources this button displays queued tracks and options 5 Digital Input Shortcut to D1 Digital Input 6 Random Play random track within queue 7 Repeat Repeat all tracks i...

Page 11: ...nections There are two analogue connection options for the CXN V2 1 Line Output Connection RCA 2 Balanced Audio Connection XLR Basic Digital Connections There are two digital connection options for the CXN V2 Note If using either of the digital outputs of the CXN V2 the digital signal will bypass the DAC in CXN V2 and will instead be processed by the ...

Page 12: ...lst having lower bandwidth TOSLINK Optical connections are commonly found on televisions DVD players and A V units Control Bus The Control Bus lets you control your other CX series units See the following diagrams when connecting the CXN V2 using the provided Control Bus cable Another added feature with this Control Bus is the use of the StreamMagic app You can use the StreamMagic app to control o...

Page 13: ...the StreamMagic app to control the CXA When turning the CXA on off this will also turn the CXN V2 on off Connect the CXA Control Bus Out to CXN V2 Control Bus In CXA with CXN V2 and CXC When turning the CXN on off this will turn the CXA and CXC on off With all three CX devices connect the CXN V2 Control Bus out to CXA Control Bus in Then connect the CXA Control Bus out to CXC Control Bus in Note Do NO...

Page 14: ...plifier within the CXN device settings in the StreamMagic app once the app has been connected to the CXN V2 Note If a device with APD enabled automatically switches off after the selected period of inactivity this will also switch off the other connected devices ...

Page 15: ...adapters Wi Fi signal boosters extenders as these can disrupt the reliability of the network connection Connecting to a Wired Network 1 Connect a network cable Category 5 5E straight through Ethernet cable between the CXN V2 and your router 2 Your CXN V2 will now automatically connect to the network Connecting to a Wireless Network Important note Do not plug unplug the wireless dongle when the uni...

Page 16: ...names To enter text 1 Use the front panel rotary encoder to scroll through each symbol 2 Using the IR remote control you can navigate horizontally and vertically 3 Press Enter on the front panel or remote control to select the highlighted character Deletes the last character selected Cancels the text entry process Submits the entered text ...

Page 17: ... store or Google Play store Note The StreamMagic app is only available for iOS and Android mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets It is not available on PC or Mac Once your player is connected to your home network you ll have full control of your sources including internet radio streaming services network and USB drives and more via the StreamMagic app For more information on our StreamMag...

Page 18: ...player from the list 3 TIDAL Connect should now be streaming your chosen content to the player TIDAL via StreamMagic 1 Open the StreamMagic app and navigate to the Library tab and then select TIDAL Note Please ensure that you sign into your TIDAL account when prompted to do so This will only be required on the first instance of use to link the account to the StreamMagic app 2 Choose the playlist al...

Page 19: ...19 2 Choose the playlist album song etc that you wish to stream to player 3 Qobuz should now be streaming your chosen content to the player ...

Page 20: ...our AirPlay 2 device Note This product supports AirPlay 2 and requires your mobile device to be running iOS 11 4 or later Apple and AirPlay 2 are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries Use of the Works with Apple badge means that an accessory has been designed to work specifically with the technology identified in the badge and has been certified by the developer to meet Ap...

Page 21: ...pen the app that you want to Cast from 3 Select 4 Select your player as your Chromecast device Note Currently Chromecast Built in only supports audio apps Therefore you will not be able to cast YouTube to your speakers However YouTube Music is fully supported over Chromecast Android Google Play and the Chromecast built in logo are trademarks of Google Inc ...

Page 22: ...he station is saved to the chosen preset To remove a preset iOS 1 Within the StreamMagic app navigate to the Home tab 2 Scroll to the bottom of the page where you find your players Presets and select EDIT 3 To remove station from preset tap the icon and then press Delete To remove a preset Android 1 Within the StreamMagic app navigate to the Home tab 2 Scroll to the bottom of the page where you find...

Page 23: ... CXN V2 to your PC After installing the correct driver using a USB audio cable Type A to Type B connect the USB Audio In on your CXN V2 to a USB port on the PC 2 Select the USB Audio source If using the front panel controls of your CXN V2 navigate to Home Inputs USB Audio If using the StreamMagic app go to the Home tab then select USB Audio within the Sources section 3 Switch the USB Class If usin...

Page 24: ...r output device from the drop down menu This will appear as CA CX USB Audio 5 Within this same window under Related Settings on the right hand side select Sound Control Panel 6 On the Playback tab ensure that CA CX USB Audio is the default output device then select Properties ...

Page 25: ...lect Apply then OK 8 Your PC s output will now playback via the CXN V2 Mac Setup 1 Connect your CXN V2 to your Mac Using a USB audio cable Type A to Type B connect the USB Audio In on your CXN V2 to a USB port on the Mac Note If using a Mac without a USB Type A port you may also use USB Type C Thunderbolt 3 to USB Type B connection ...

Page 26: ...le between USB Audio Class 1 0 or 2 0 If using the StreamMagic app go to the Home tab locate the CXN V2 Settings USB Audio Class Then toggle between USB Audio Class 1 0 or 2 0 4 Within the System Preferences of the Mac locate the Sound settings Select the CA CXN Audio Class 1 2 as the output sound device 5 On the Mac navigate to Applications Utilities Audio MIDI Setup Select the CA CXN Audio Class...

Page 27: ...27 6 Your Mac s output will now playback via the CXN V2 ...

Page 28: ...s 1 Connect USB SSD HDD or flash drive to either to front panel or rear panel USB Input 2 Press the Home button on the front panel then navigate to Music Library 3 Within the Music Library locate the USB device and select the track album or folder you wish to playback 4 Upon selecting a track you will have the option to PLAY FROM HERE PLAY TRACK NOW PLAY TRACK NEXT or QUEUE TRACK USB Media Playback...

Page 29: ...mbridge Audio CXN V2 Network Player 2 A mobile device such as a smartphone or tablet on which you can run the StreamMagic app or by accessing your collection via the front panel controls 3 A hard drive computer or NAS containing your compatible digital music files 4 An active UPnP music or media server 5 A router which is configured to allow the UPnP service Note The above items must be correctly co...

Page 30: ...ntrol before it can be seen and controlled by the StreamMagic app and other services Automatic Power Down This sets how long your player will wait while inactive before switching in to standby Display Brightness This sets the brightness of your player s display If set to Off the display will show for a few seconds after any change and then switch off USB Audio Class This sets the USB Audio Class for...

Page 31: ...scribe to Early Updates select On and to opt out select Off Note Information on what is included in the current early update for the CXN V2 can be found here Firmware This will check for and apply any new firmware available for your network player You can also check for new updates on the info screen When left in network standby overnight your player will check and apply any new updates Note Your ne...

Page 32: ...DIF Coaxial 16 24 bit 32 192kHz TOSLINK Optical 16 24 bit 32 96kHz AUDIO FORMATS WAV containing uncompressed PCM 16 24 bit 32 192kHz FLAC containing losslessly compressed PCM 16 24 bit 32 192kHz Apple Lossless ALAC containing losslessly compressed PCM 16 24 bit 32 192kHz AIFF containing uncompressed PCM 16 24 bit 32 192kHz Microsoft Windows Media TM Audio WMA 9 Standard 32 320kbps MP3 CBR or VBR 1...

Page 33: ... ENCRYPTION WEP WPA WPA2 ETHERNET IEEE 802 3 10 Base T or 100 Base T USB 3 x USB 1 1 current limited to 1A each FILE SYSTEMS FAT32 NTFS MAINS INLET VOLTAGE 100 240 VAC switch mode STANDBY CONSUMPTION 0 5W MAX POWER CONSUMPTION 30W DIMENSIONS 85 x 430 x 305mm 3 4 x 16 9 x 12 2 WEIGHT 4 Kg 8 8lbs ...

Page 34: ...AirPlay 2 16bit 44kHz TIDAL Chromecast Chromecast 24bit 96 kHz TIDAL Bluetooth Bluetooth aptX HD TIDAL Roon Roon Endpoint 24bit 192 kHz TIDAL Roon USB Class 2 24bit 192 kHz TIDAL Desktop App USB Class 2 24bit 192 kHz Qobuz via StreamMagic app StreamMagic App 24bit 96 kHz Qobuz AirPlay AirPlay 2 16bit 44kHz Qobuz Chromecast Chromecast 24bit 96 kHz Qobuz Bluetooth Bluetooth aptX HD Qobuz Roon Roon E...

Page 35: ...ing a wired Ethernet connection If none of the above steps work reboot and or factory reset your router If your CXN V2 can connect to the network successfully but is unable to play particular StreamMagic stations it may be due to one of the following causes The station is not broadcasting at this time of the day remember it may be in a different time zone The station has reached the maximum allowed...

Page 36: ...w down the CXN V2 s media browsing FAQ s What does the red symbol on the CXN V2 s screen mean Can the CXN V2 support MQA content How do I setup my CXN V2 with a DacMagic 200M for MQA Passthrough Why are files stored on my USB HD or NAS in the wrong order or have artwork missing Can I use more than one of the CXN V2 s outputs at once How can I stop the CXN V2 powering down when not in use How do I c...