Cambridge Audio CXN V2, User Manual

10

Connecting to a wireless network

Place the CXN v2 in range of your wireless network (usually 10-30m of a suitable 

wireless transmitter, although this is affected by walls and the construction of your 

building) and turn it on, via the back panel switch and then on the front panel. 
The CXN v2 will automatically connect and obtain an IP address from your wireless 

network. For advanced users, if you would like to give your CXN v2 a static IP 

address, then see the 'Network config' section of the manual.

Note:

 If you make a mistake at any point, you can always press the 

 button to go 

back to the previous screen.
The unit will now scan for all available wireless networks and will display "Scanning". 
If it can’t find one then the display will say: "No Wireless Networks Found". If this 

happens then you need to either move the CXN v2 nearer your wireless access point 

or investigate any issues with your wireless network.
When the CXN v2 finds your wireless network, it displays the broadcast name 

(ESSID) for the access point – this is a name allocated to the access point by whoever 

set up the network, it may either be a default name for your router/wireless or may 

be a more familiar name such as "Johns Wi-Fi" etc. If your CXN v2 finds more than 

one wireless network you can simply choose which one you want to connect to. 

Turn the rotary dial to see the ESSID for each wireless network.
When the ESSID for the wireless network you want to connect to is displayed on 

the screen, press the SELECT button. If your network is not configured with an 

encryption code, the screen should say "Connecting to network" then "Network OK".
If the screen displays either "Enter WEP key" or "Enter WPA key", then the network 

is using one of the supported encryption systems: Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 

or Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA). You now need to enter your correct WEP or WPA 

code. The person who set up the wireless network in the first place will know what 

this code is (or be able to reset it to a new known code); if that person is not you, then 

you need to find out what it is.
After 3 seconds, the display goes into the code entry mode. To enter the code, use the 

rotary dial to select each character of the code in turn, pressing the SELECT button 

after entering each character.

Note:

 The WEP and WPA codes are case sensitive, so you must enter them exactly.

After entering the final character, use the rotary dial to select the 

 character and 

press the SELECT button. It’s a little fiddly but you will only need to do this once. The 

CXN v2 will remember this code and use it automatically from now on.
The unit should now be able to connect to the network.

Note:  We  recommend  rebooting  your  CXN  v2  to  search  for  any  firmware 

updates,  as  new  firmware  may  have  been  released  since  your  unit  was 

manufactured.

The CXN v2 home menu consists of 5 items: 

Presets 

Radio 

Music Library 

Inputs 

Settings

These allow access to the four basic types of media choice plus a Settings menu for 

the unit. 
You can return to this menu at any time by pressing the 

 button. 

Simply scroll through the items with the scroll wheel or 



 navigator buttons 

on the remote control and press in the scroll wheel or use the Enter button on the 

remote to select the item you want.

Presets

The CXN v2 supports presets. These can be Internet Radio stations or streams from 

most Streaming Services. UPnP/USB Media cannot be set as a preset. To add a 

station/stream to a preset, first select that stream for playback in the normal way. 

Now press the 'Home' button on the remote and navigate to the Presets menu.
Note: Empty presets are not displayed. To save a presets to an empty location, select 

'Set Preset' and all slots will be displayed.
Select the preset location you require and press the Navigation/Select dial or the 

Enter button on the remote to save the current station/stream to that preset.
Recalling presets is done simply by selecting the Presets button on the remote or 

via the Home menu.

Note:

–  The CXN v2 loads the presets for display from our Stream Magic servers over the 

internet, thus they can take a few seconds to appear.

–  All saved Presets will be deleted when a unit is registered/re-registered online.

Radio

The Stream Magic Internet Radio service brings thousands of internet radio stations 

to you. The sheer choice available on the internet allows you to find new music, 

listen to stations in your native language (or perhaps if you are learning another 

one), from your home town or by your Genre of choice.
It has to be said that the audio quality of internet radio varies greatly dependant 

on the bitrate and compression technology used by the broadcaster, but the choice 

more than makes up for this. Internet Radio allows you to explore and find new 

music from all over the world.

Note:

 As an 'aggregator' service we are simply organising the browsing and 

connection process for these stations so that you don’t have to manually search 

for them or type in any URLs (web links) etc to access them. Whilst we regularly 

check the stations to make sure they are still transmitting reliably and in reasonable 

quality, we are not responsible for their content in any way.
If there is a station you would like added to the list that isn't currently available, 

please email us at support@cambridgeaudio.com and we will be more than happy 

to look into the availability of this.

HOW TO USE RADIO

Press the 

 button to return to the top-level menu.

Select Radio from the list using the rotary dial then press the rotary dial to select it. 

The CXN v2 displays the following submenus.

RADIO

»

Location

»

Genre

»

Search Radio Stations

»

Streaming Services

»

Podcasts

You can now turn the rotary dial to choose from Location, Genre, Search Radio 

Stations, Streaming Services or Podcasts.

Location 

– Enables you to choose from the stations in any of the countries which 

you choose from a list. 

Genre

 – Enables you to choose radio stations according to their declared content, 

for example Classic Rock, Sport, News, etc.

Search Radio Stations 

– Enables you to search for a station you know the name of. 

Operating instructions

INTERNET

10-30M DISTANCE

WIRELESS BROADBAND 

ROUTER/MODEM