Arylic Up2Stream AMP2.1 WiFi and Bluetooth 5.0 Amplifier with Subwoofer User Manual

Arylic Up2Stream AMP2.1 WiFi and Bluetooth 5.0 Amplifier with Subwoofer

Introduction

Up2Stream AMP2.1 is a WiFi and Bluetooth 5.0 amplifier with subwoofer output board that can be applied into your existing regular audio system to make it wireless enabled, and it is also a all-in-one solution for DIYers to make their customized wireless audio system. After connecting the device to your home network, with our 4STREAM app, you can play music from your home NAS, USB p en drive, cell phone memory or from online streaming services like Spotify, Deezer, Tidal, Qobuz and so on. The wireless multiroom audio system can play the same music to each room in sync or play different music to different rooms.

What’s in the box

Interface

1. ower Button
2. GND, MICIN, AGND
3. Line-in
4. LINE-INR, AGND, LINE-INL, DGND
5. GND, B1, BO, SPDIF
6. Mirco USB
7. USB, Ethernet RJ45
8. Speaker-Out (R+,R-,L+,L-,SW+,SW-)
9. DC-IN
10. GND, VIN
11. Volume control knob
12. Tone control knob
13. Bass control knob
14. +5V, GND
15. LED
16. D3.3V, GND, WPS, LINE-LED, USB-LED, BT-LED, wIFI-LED, ADC-KEY, IR
17. IR
18. WiFi Antenna
19. WiFi Module
20. GPIO, STB, MUTE, GND
21. Bluetooth Antenna
22. Onboard Bluetooth Antenna

1. Power Button: Power button: Short press once: switch input mode; Long press: Switch on/off; Short press twice: Re-pair Wifi or Bluetooth in Wifi or Bluetooth mode; Short press three times: Restore to factory settings.
   *When device is off, just short press the power button to active the device.
2. Volume control knob: Short press to switch input mode: Wifi, BT, USB, Line in, USB. Tone control knob: Short press to reset treble level to 0, long press 5sec to increase crossover frequency by 10Hz. (Crossover frequency range from 80-200Hz)
3. Bass control knob: Short press to reset bass level to 0, long press 5sec to decrease crossover frequency by 10Hz. (Crossover frequency range from 80-200Hz)

Further Notes

1. PH2.0-4P: DGND, MICIN, AGND, MIC2IN: This is reserved for future use.

2. PH2.0-4P: LINE-INR, AGND, LINE-INL, DGND: For analog input to up2stream amp 2.1 board, it has the same signal as the 3.5mm Aux jack.

3. PH2.0-4P: GND, B1, B0, SPDIF: This is reserved for external SPDIF input. B1, B0 is for testing.

4. VH3.96-2P: GND, VIN: This is for DC-IN.

5. PH2.54-2P: +5V, GND: This is a 5V output.

6. PH2.0-9P: D3.3V, GND, WPS, LINE-LED, USB-LED, BT-LED, WIFI-LED, ADC-KEY,
   

7. IR: You should connect 3.3V to a current limit resister and then to LED and then to the pin. The LED pins are used to extend the LED and are common-anode connected.
   WPS is for wifi reset function.
   ADC-KEY is used for external buttons, refer to the circuit on the right for key definitions. IR is used for extend IR receiver.

8. PH2.0-4P: GPIO, STB, MUTE, GND: Reserved for debug.

Connection Diagram

How To Use

App download
Download the 4STREAM application from App Store for iOS based devices and Google Play Store for Android based devices. The application supports English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portugese, Korean, Simplified Chinese,Traditional Chinese and Japanese

First time usage & BLE WiFi Setup:

1. Hold the POWER button then plug in the power cable.

2. The LED light will start flashing, release the button and wait till the LED flash slowly.

3.  Make sure your mobile has connected to your home network using 2.4G and your GPS and Bluetooth is on.

4.  Open 4Stream APP, for Android device, the system will ask for permission to use GPS data & File storage, please click accept to continue. This GPS permission is setup by Google for BLE usage, once setup is finish you can go to system settings and disable it, file storage permission is to let 4Stream access your mp3 files store in your mobile.

5.  4Stream APP will list out all the device available for setup, choose the one you want.

6. 4Stream APP will then ask you to choose the network you want the device to connect to, choose the one you want to connect.

7.  Now enter password for your network, if
   this is not the network you want the device to connect, you can change it to the desire one.

8. Once connection is finished, it will automatically check for new updates.

9.  Then you can change the name of the device. You can select a preset one or enter your own.

10.  After you define the name of the device, you will see it appears in the device list in 4stream app and now you can start streaming music.

    •  If you change to another router, or the password of the connected router has been changed, please long press POWER button for 5 secs in WiFi mode to reset the connection.
    •  Hold POWER button then plug in the power can force the device to enter WiFi mode. If you have setup router connection before, the device will auto connect to that router.

There is another way to setup Wifi if the above method has faild:

1.  Hold the POWER button then plug in the power cable.
2.  The LED light will start flashing, release the button and wait till the LED flash slowly.
3.  Goto your mobile WiFi settings and search for SoundSystem_xxxx WiFi and connect. *If you cannot find SoundSystem connection, long press the POWER button for 5 secs and then refresh your mobile’s WiFi listing.
4. Open 4Stream APP and there will be 2 options: Direct Mode & Add Device.
5.  Direct Mode: If you don’t have router, please choose direct mode. After connected, you can play music store in your mobile.
6. Add Device: After you choose add device, select the router SSID you want your Up2stream device connect to (enter password if required) and select continue.
7.  Once connected, you can change the name of the device. You can select a preset one or enter your own.
8.  After you define the name of the device, you will see it appears in the device list in 4stream app and now you can start streaming music.

*Attention for Android users
Different brand mobile phones may ask you to allow to use the SoundSystem WiFi network, please choose yes, if not, you may not able to set up successfully.
It may also ask you to authorize other things, please choose yes or it may affect your use.

Connection via LAN
Plug in the wired cable to the RJ45 Ethernet, the device will show on the app in about 10 seconds. (Note: the cell phone and the device must be in the same network)

Bluetooth
To use bluetooth, please swtich to bluetooth via app or by remote controller, then find bluetooth device SoundSystem_XXXX from your phone bluetooth setting and pair it.

USB Audio
Power up and connect the Up2Stream AMP to your PC with USB cable (make sure it’s a data cable including the signal wires). The PC will automatically discover a USB sound card, and when you activated it as the system main output, the PC will send the audio output over Up2Stream AMP in digital (44.1KHz/16bits). You can stream to other Up2Stream devices over multiroom connection.
NOTE: There’s about 3 seconds delay for multiroom slave devices.

Up2Stream ACPWorkbench (Sell Separately)
Connect the Up2Stream device to your PC with USB cable (Make sure it’s a data cable including the signal wires). And open the program ACPWorkbench (only support Windows.), and you can tune audio effects conveniently, including Music Noise Suppressor, Virtual Bass, Stereo Widener, Exciter, 10 bands EQ, Configure output channel and PIN configs. After editing the audio effects, you can save the changes to the device so the tuned effects will remain. You can get more information from our website www.arylic.com or from the Up2 Stream DSP Tool manual.

Firmware Update
The application will notify you in app when there is a new firmware version available.
It’s recommended to update firmware whenever available as this might not only correct bugs or improve security,but also can add new features or services.

Specification

Connectivity

| Wireless network| IEEE802.11 b/g/n 2.4G
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Ethernet| Single 10/100M RJ45
Bluetooth| 5.0, SBS/AAC
USB Host| Play USB music
Bluetooth Distance| 10M
Power Input| DC 12V – 24V
Audio Input| Analog 3.5mm/4pin connector/Micro USB
Audio output| Analog Speaker out with subwoofer out (PIN SPACE-5.0mm)
Frequency response| 20Hz to 20kHz
Volume Control| Volume Knob,Treble Knob,Bass Knob

Speaker Power

| 2x50W@4Ω + 100W@2Ω BTL load at 24V

2x30W@8Ω + 75W@4Ω BTL load at 24V

2x22W@8Ω + 48W@4Ω BTL load at 19V

2x15W@8Ω + 30W@4Ω m BLT load at 15V

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THD+N| <0.03%, @1kHz/1W/24V/4Ω
Speaker Impedance| 4-8ohms
Music Format| FLAC/MP3/AAC/AAC+/ALAC/APE/WAV
Decoding| Up to 24bit/192kHz
Protocols| AirPlay, DLNA, UPnP, Spotify Connect, Qplay
Dimensions| 12410025mm
IR Remote Controller| Optional

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References

• Arylic® - Best Wireless Home Stereo Amplifier, Preamp, DIY Audio Kits.

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