BluOS App User Guide

BluOS App

Specifications

• Product: BluOS App
• Functionality: Control BluOS-enabled Players, browse and search music, create playlists, group players

Product Usage Instructions

Home:
The Home screen is the central area of the app. It serves as the default starting point for new users and upon reopening the app. Content on the Home screen is dynamic and tailored based on user behavior and each player’s activity.

Settings:
Press the Settings button to open the Player Settings page.

Now Playing:
The Now Playing section allows users to switch between the Now Playing and Play Queue windows. It displays the Player’s name, playback quality indicator, context menu for options related to the current content, and playback controls.

BluOS App User Guide
The BluOS app is designed to control BluOS-enabled Players and for easy access to browse and search music, create playlists, and group players together.

Home
This is the central area of the app. It is the default starting point for new users, and every time the app has been closed. Content on the Home screen is dynamic and based on User behavior. Home is driven by each Player’s activity and therefore content can differentiate between Players.

1. Settings Press to open the Player Settings page.

2. Highlights & Information A place for BluOS to inform about new updates, changes to functionality or introduction of new features.

3. Most Used Quick access to most used music services/inputs of each Player. Press on the big tile to jump directly into the specific service or input. Each tile has links for quick access to service/input-specific content or settings.

4. Presets Find and play presets for each Player here. When no presets have been made a ‘+’ icon provides access to the Preset setup menu. Show All will give you the full list of presets and options to add new ones, and delete or edit old presets.

5. Recent Stations Gives quick access to recently played stations. Will only show if a station has been played on the Player.

6. Recently Played Access and see the recently played playlists, songs, and albums on each player across all services available.

7. BluOS Playlists When a BluOS playlist has been created it will be found here. BluOS playlists are different from service-specific playlists since they can carry content from different services and local content in the same list.
   Note: It is possible to customize the order of several of these items, so they fit the individual user. Press  ‘Customize Home’ at the bottom of the page.

8. Now Playing Control Bar Shows the currently playing content for the selected Player and gives quick access to play/pause and volume control. Pressing the Volume icon gives access to the Volume slide. Press on the Minibar to open the Now Playing overview.

9. Bottom Navigation Bar Easy to access navigation for Home, Favourites, Music, Players, and Search

Now Playing

1. Now Playing/Play Queue Switch between Now Playing and Play Queue window.
2. Player Name Indicates the name of the Player. Press the name to access the Player page for quick and easy grouping management.
3. Playback Quality Indicator Shows the icon of the service or input playing, with a quality indicator. Press on the icon to change the view mode for more details about bit depth and sample rate.
4. Context Menu Press the three dots to see options for the currently playing song or station, such as: add as favorite, playlist, or preset. Options depend on content and service.
5. Playback Controls Control playback like play/pause and skip back and forward.

Music
All music services and inputs available on the Player are accessible from here. It is also here where new music services can be added or removed. Quick access for customization of inputs if any are available.

Players
Use the Player page to manage Player’s volume, grouping and audio settings.

• Fixed Groups and Add New Player Use to create a Fixed Group like a Stereo Pair, a Multi Group, or a Home Theater Group. Fixed Groups are used when multiple Players are configured to be shown and function as one Player in the App. Learn more
• Use to add a new Player to the system. Learn more
• Follow Me Use to move the currently playing music to another Player/Room.
• Audio Settings Access audio settings for the highlighted Player. Learn more
• Group Icon Use to group players together when multiple Players have to play content simultaneously. Learn more
• Control All Players Option to group all Players with one press or pause playback on all Players.

Search
Use Search to find content from available services on the system. Search will default to the latest used Music Service.

1. Music Service Switch to any available Music Service from this drop-down menu.
2. Search Bar Press to open the keyboard. BluOS searches across Artist, Albums, Songs, Shows, Playlist etc. The page will update the results as the user types in. Hit the search button on the keyboard when typing is done.
3. Recent Searches Use this to find the last 10 search items, for quick access to the results without typing. Use the Clear button to clear the history.
4. Search Press here to activate the keyboard when on the main page, or as a quick way to get back to the main search page when deep into a category.

Settings
All music services and inputs available on the Player are accessible from here. It is also here where new music services can be added or removed. Quick access for customization of inputs if any are available.

Alarms
Set an Alarm for the morning, to wake up to the sweet tune of a playlist, or a radio station. The alarm can be set with individual timings each day. Can also be used to start playback when you come home from work or when you are out of town, so it sounds like somebody is home. Learn more

Sleep Timer
Use Sleep Timer to stop playback if you want to fall asleep to music.

Audio
Access to Audio settings. Adjust Tone Controls, set Listening Modes, or adjust the maximum volume of a Player. Learn more

Player
Find all Settings available for the Player. Customize inputs, add an IR remote to control Playback and Presets, Turn On/Off the Indicator Light on the product, and much more. Settings available differ from Player to Player. Learn more about Settings in the Owner’s Manual for the Player.

Music Library
Setup your Local Library. BluOS can index libraries from a network placement or a USB drive connected directly to a Player. Learn more

Playback
Turn On/Off AutoFill. Autofill will fill out the Play Queue with the rest of the tracks from an Album or Playlist when a track is pressed.
Reload Artwork
Reloads iOS or Android device’s cache for Local Library content. Learn more

Help & Support

Online support
Access more than 200 FAQs about BluOS.

Send Support Request
Fill in the fields with the required information and
select Send Request. The diagnostic log of the Player is generated and sent along with the support request.

Upgrade
Check for updates to the BluOS firmware.

Add Player
Run the player setup wizard to add a new Player to the existing BluOS system. Learn more

Diagnostics
View the Player’s wireless Signal Strength, Connected Shares, IP Address.

• Reboot: Select to restart the Player.
• Force Hotspot Mode: Select to reset the Bluesound Player to Hotspot mode. Learn more
• Statistics collection: Enable/disable to control passive reporting of Bluesound Players. Learn more
• Rebuild Index: Select to delete and recreate an index. Learn more

About
View the version of the BluOS App, BluOS software, and License information.

FAQ

• Q: How can I customize the Home screen?
  • A: You can customize the order of items on the Home screen by pressing ‘Customize Home’ at the bottom of the page.

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