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Headphone jack (6.35 mm):

 analog Class-A amplifier perfect for enjoying music with headphones 

(32–300 ohms). Volume can be controlled via app, IR remote control, and multifunction control wheel.

Multifunction control wheel

 for operating the volume 

(rotate left/right), muting (briefly press once), stopping the CD* 

(press and hold once), and ejecting the CD* (press and hold again), 

along with input selection (press and simultaneously rotate left/

right). All other functions can be operated with the included 

IR remote control and the app.

OLED graphic display 

(optically bonded) 

with a viewing angle of 

almost 180°. 

USB-A port (USB Host)

 for connecting storage media such as external hard drives or USB sticks. Play directly 

from smartphones and tablets (Android only). Charging function for tablets and smartphones up to 2.1A 

(depending on the device).

Stand-by LED 

Energy-saving Stand-by: illuminated in yellow.

Network Stand-by: pulsating in yellow.

High-quality CD player (musicbook

25 only) 

 for playing CDs. High reliability and very 

low-jitter digital signal. CD-text capable. All CD functions can be controlled via app and IR remote.

Stand-by button for switching the device on and off. Very low power consumption in operation due to 

intelligent power supply. The app can be used to select the Stand-by function modes of Energy Saving 

(0.2W consumption) and Network Stand-by (4W consumption).

Summary of Contents for musicbook 20

Page 1: ...www lindemann audio com 1 Listen Relax Enjoy User manual www lindemann audio com ...

Page 2: ...y of music reproduction that easily fills large rooms and puts singers within reach in your living room Enjoy listening Your LINDEMANN team This product complies with the directives 2006 95 EC Low Voltage Directive 2004 108 EC EMC Directive and 2009 125 EC ErP Directive 2013 Lindemann audiotechnik GmbH Scope of delivery 4 Front view 5 Rear view 6 IR remote control 7 Connection variants I III 8 Net...

Page 3: ...device or the IR remote control to extreme heat including di rect sunlight and fire Allow waste heat generated during operation to dissipate freely Never operate the device in closed cabinets or near heat sources such as radiators or stoves Set up the device so that the back of the device with the power switch is always accessible Do not use this device unattended If you will not be operating the ...

Page 4: ...ttaching to the back of the musicbook 20 25 only required on the router with wireless operation Infrared remote control IR remote control with integrated lithium ion battery rechargeable LAN cable CAT 6 patch cable 5m for connecting the musicbook 20 25 to the WLAN router USB charging cable USB charging cable 1m for charging the IR remote control Power cord Power cord with two pin grounded plug 2m ...

Page 5: ...ith a viewing angle of almost 180 USB A port USB Host for connecting storage media such as external hard drives or USB sticks Play directly from smartphones and tablets Android only Charging function for tablets and smartphones up to 2 1A depending on the device Stand by LED Energy saving Stand by illuminated in yellow Network Stand by pulsating in yellow High quality CD player musicbook 25 only f...

Page 6: ... Fully balanced analog preamplifier circuit used in professional recording studios for precise balanced volume control for the highest resolution and trouble free operation even at low volumes Non magnetic gold plated RCA sockets for opti mum signal transfer Two digital outputs optical and coaxial Preprocessed extremely low jitter digital signal for connection of external digital components such a...

Page 7: ...low in transmission mode illuminated in red when the battery is charging goes out when the full charge is reached flashing red if there is a charging error OK button to confirm the selection in the Settings menu Mute button for muting the sound Repeat button for repeating an individual track one or the entire album all Search buttons for the forward and backward search function Numeric buttons for...

Page 8: ...nputs of the powered loudspeakers The musicbook 20 25 can easily handle long cables and delivers up to 5V of output voltage at 600 ohms in balanced operation Thanks to the built in preamplifier multiple connection options for analog and digital sources and the ability to play CDs or listen to music from a network server or web radio the music book 20 25 becomes the center of your hi fi system Conn...

Page 9: ...est requirements for sound In conjunction with high quality two way loudspeakers or small to medium standing speakers this amplifier delivers the finest in sound with ultra low power consumption An intelligent signal detector automatically turns on the amplifier when a music signal is received and off again when no music is being played But the musicbook 20 25 can also be perfectly combined with e...

Page 10: ...alog input of the amplifier To do this the volume control of the preamplifier can be bypassed in the musicbook 20 25 menu item uFixed Line Outputt in the Settings menu of the IR remote control so that it will only work in headphones mode Thanks to the multiple connection options for analog and digital sources and the ability to play CDs or listen to music from a network server or web radio the mus...

Page 11: ... player This allows you to play music from a variety of digital storage media such as web radio network storage and USB sticks hard drives For operation in the network you need a WLAN router a smart phone or tablet control point with the free musicbook app and a storage medium such as a NAS Network Attached Storage The versatile functions of the musicbook 20 25 are easy to use in the app ...

Page 12: ... to the router using a LAN cable This is the only way that the WLAN access data can be entered Once this is done the LAN connection can be disconnected and you can switch to WLAN op eration Connecting to the network 1 Connect the musicbook 20 25 to a free LAN port on your WLAN router using the supplied LAN cable 2 Now switch on the musicbook 20 25 3 Press the uINFO buttont on the IR remote control...

Page 13: ...ng the networks found 7 If unknown is displayed under Security the wireless encryption was not auto matically detected Select the WLAN encryption you set on the WLAN router for example WPA2 8 Select uPasswordt and enter the password for your WLAN access 9 Confirm with uApplyt 10 Also confirm the IP setting DHCP with uApplyt 11 The musicbook 20 25 now establishes a WLAN connection 12 Disconnect the...

Page 14: ...ou have selected the source the app takes you to the Play View You can use the app to change the names of the digital and analog inputs See p 24 Selection using the multifunction control wheel Press in the middle of the multifunction control wheel on the musicbook 20 25 Press and hold down the control wheel while turning it to the left or right The display shows the inputs Digital 1 4 and Analog 1...

Page 15: ...e control Play Pause Search IR remote control Search Skip app Skip skip to the next or previous track Repeat one repeat a track Repeat all repeat the entire album Volume Mute In the Source View of the app on the CD line you also see the icon for CD eject app By pressing the display button on the IR remote control you can switch the display between Track Playtime Title and Artist IR remote control ...

Page 16: ...p and SET down to select the desired range for the left or right loudspeaker Confirm with the OK button Display In the Settings menu you have two display brightness levels to choose from Press the Settings button on the IR remote control Select uDisplayt with the SET buttons SET up and SET down Confirm with the OK button Use the SET buttons SET up and SET down to select uHight for high brightness ...

Page 17: ...ate the Fixed Line Out function and uOfft to deactivate the Fixed Line Out function Confirm with the OK button NOTE If you use the musicbook 20 25 without integration into an existing system that is the musicbook 20 25 with powered loudspeakers or the musicbook 20 25 with power amplifier and passive loudspeakers the Fixed Line Out function must be set to Off since the maximum output voltage could ...

Page 18: ...ance You can see the differences in the graphic below Furthermore deviations may occur depending on the size and reso lution of the display as well as the version of the operating system used NOTE To avoid graphical and system related problems with the app we strongly recom mend that you always use the latest version of the operating system for your smartphone or tablet The musicbook app runs on t...

Page 19: ...View the current track is displayed and when you are playing from web radio or a music server the cover station logo also appears Touching the cover will give you a list of the following additional information de pending on availability Track artist bit rate format sample rate In the Play View of the digital and analog inputs Digital 1 4 Analog 1 2 the input name is displayed With digital inputs t...

Page 20: ...e UPnP servers that can all be operated using the musicbook app t USB Input Using the USB A port of the musicbook 20 25 songs from external storage media such as USB sticks or USB hard drives can be played t My Files With My Files you can play locally stored music files on your smartphone or tablet t Favorites In Favorites you can create a list of your favorite songs and web radio stations t CD If...

Page 21: ...ion New Stations Most Popular Stations u ID 0011F6A739XXXX Bayern Plus GrooveFM FFH Digital Jazz DELUXE RADIO Coolradio Jazz Acid Jazz Radio Electro Swing lautFM If you press the Display button on the IR remote control the display switches between station and info The contents of the source Web Radio are provided by the service provider vTuner The radio stations and lists are transmitted over the ...

Page 22: ... Files Favorites CD Digital 1 Digital 2 Digital 3 Digital 4 Analog 1 Analog 2 UPnP Server1 u UPnP Server2 UPnP Server3 My Android Artist Album u Album Title Composer Genre Style Dynamic Browsing Internet Radio Playlist Advanced Search NOTE It s important to note that the Browse View only displays the folder structure of the UPnP server This has the consequence that the views in the Browse View are...

Page 23: ...avorites on Android devices The Favorites icon is in the upper right corner of the Play View of the Android app If you touch this icon a window opens with the options uAdd to Favoritest and uAdd to Favorites at Positiont If you select uAdd to Favoritest this title is added to the Fa vorites list in the last position If you select uAdd to Favorites at Positiont you can store the track at any point ...

Page 24: ...to Digital 1 4 and Analog 1 2 These can be changed individually Renaming the digital and analog inputs with Android devices Press and hold the line of the input for approx 1 sec This opens a window where you can rename the digital source e g TV or Tuner Confirm with OK The musicbook App Renaming the digital and analog inputs with iOS devices In the Source View the Rename icon is displayed next to ...

Page 25: ...isted If you select a track the app goes back to the Play View and the selected music file is played NOTE With CDs with CD text information this information is displayed in the Browse and Play View To eject a CD press it in the Source View Source View CD The musicbook App ...

Page 26: ...over Devices Application Settings Device Settings Cache The app collects data in the cache to speed up navigation This is mainly album covers Once this data is loaded the page can be displayed much more quickly if it is called up again If you change the UPnP server or if problems occur when displaying images it is recommended that you clear the cache With Android devices uClear Cachet needs to be ...

Page 27: ...nto the USB A port on the front of the music book 20 25 2 Select uCheck for Updatet 3 Select uUSBt 4 Select uStart Updatet The process can take several minutes to complete NOTE During this process do not switch off the musicbook 20 25 under any circumstances Internet Firmware updates for the musicbook 20 25 are provided on the Internet at certain intervals If you select uCheck for Updatet and then...

Page 28: ... and high stability master clock 0 25 ps with balanced clock lines LVDS provide extremely high suppression of input jitter Full metal housing 6 5 mm wall thickness with high quality multifunction control wheel Monochrome optically bonded OLED display with nearly 180 viewing angle High quality gold plated connectors for the audio signals 6 fold multi layer printed circuit board Highest quality SMD ...

Page 29: ...BFS Dynamic range 125dB Resolution 352 8 384kHz 32bit Digital filter Minimum phase filter with apodizing characteristic Output voltage 2 50V 0dBFS Supply voltage range 100 250V 50 60Hz Dimensions 280 x 220 x 65mm W x D x H Weight 3 50kg musicbook 25 3 30kg musicbook 20 Power consumption 0 2W Stand by 4W Network Stand by 30W maximum Preamplifier Inputs A1 A2 analog line level inputs RCA with an inp...

Page 30: ...30 Listen Relax Enjoy USB audio music player with DSD playback USB audio music player with DSD playback CD drive balanced class D power amplifier ...

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Page 32: ...Lindemann audiotechnik GmbH 82152 Krailling Germany Tel 49 0 89 891 36 79 0 Fax 49 0 89 891 36 79 29 info lindemann audio com 01 2014 ...

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