Ruark Audio R7 - Manual (Page 28)

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Digital Media Renderer mode
Your R7 is DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance)
compatible and functions as a DMR (Digital Media
Renderer). This means you can play music to it from a
compatible media server such as a smartphone app or
Windows Media Player.
Whereas with network player (see page 26) you browse
for music and control what you play from your R7, with
DMR mode you browse for music on your smartphone or
laptop and stream it to your R7. It’s similar to Bluetooth,
except that it works over Wi-Fi, enabling you to stream
audio at the original bit rate without any loss of fidelity.
Streaming audio to your R7
There are many apps available for Mac, iOS, Linux,
Android, Windows phone, etc that will turn your
smartphone, tablet or laptop into a music server. You
can also stream music from a Windows laptop, tablet or
phone with the ‘Play To’ function.
Your R7 will automatically change to DMR mode when
you select “Ruark Audio R7” as your chosen player or
renderer from your device – DMR is not a mode that can
be selected using the SOURCE key.
For more details refer to the documentation for your
device or app.
Auxiliary inputs
Press SOURCE and rotate the CONTROL KNOB or just
repeatedly press SOURCE until the desired auxiliary input
is displayed, then press SELECT or wait for it to auto
select.
Line inputs
Connect to the Line-in inputs on the back (37) and select
Line input 1 or Line input 2 as the SOURCE.
Digital inputs
Connect to Digital input 1 (TOSLINK) (35) or Digital input
2 (Coaxial) (36) and select Digital input 1 or Digital input 2
as the SOURCE.
Please note that many digital sources such as Blu-ray
players output multichannel surround sound as default,
which will not work with your R7 unless you change the
output to ‘stereo’ or ‘downmix’.
Input levels
If you find a connected device (eg TV) is louder or quieter
than other sources you can adjust the individual input
levels by selecting
MENU > System settings > Audio
then selecting the appropriate input and using the
CONTROL KNOB to change the level.
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