Musical Fidelity M6 Encore 225 Installation guide

Brand: Musical Fidelity

Model: M6 Encore 225

Type: Installation guide

The!Musical!Fidelity!Encore!and!your!network!

This!guide!is!to!help!you!setup!and!install!the!M6!Encore.!

The!Encore!is!designed!to!work!on!a!Home%Network!using!the!normal!default!settings.!!

In!non-home/commercial%networks,!difficultie s !may!be!encountered!if!filtering!or!other!changes!have!been!applied.!This!is!

usual!in!most!commercial/office!networks.!

Setup!of!the!M6!Encore,!please!follow!these!steps:!

1. Ensure!your!router!is!switched!on!and!connected!to!the!internet.!

2. Connect!the!Encore!directly!to!your!router!with !the !Ethe rne t!cable !prov ide d.!

3. Alternatively,!you!can!connect!to!a!properly!configured!network!switch!or!powerline!LAN!extender.!If!these!are!not!

configured!correctly,"they"will"c r ea t e "p ro b l e ms."Direct%connection%to%the%router%is%the%best%solution.!

4. Ensure!that!this!cable!is!fully!connected!at!both!ends.!(you!should!here!a!click!sound!from!the!Ethernet!plug!when!it!

engages!in!the!socket).!

5. Insert!the!p o wer!cable.!

6. Wait%30%minutes%whilst%the%M6%Encore%downloads%the%latest%software.%It%may%restart%during%this%process.!

Note:!

• The!M6!Encore!must!be!connected!to!your!network/router!before!inserting!the!power!cable.!!

• The!Encore!must%always%be%connected%to%the%internet%to!ensure!it!receives!automatic"software"updates!and!metadata!

informat io n .!

For!a!short!video!please!click!on!the!following!link:!!

http://bit.ly/2cox4x8!

Note:!

• Internet!ra d io !(tu n e in )!a n d !st re aming!service s !(T ID A L /S p o tify / Q o b u z) !m a y !b e !b lo ck e d !d u e!t o !C h in es e !go v e rn ment!

internet!law s !a nd !re striction s.!Th ere!is!no th ing!w e!ca n!d o!ab o ut!th is.!

If"you"do"n o t "ex p er ien c e"a n y "o th e r"p ro b le ms"you"do "n o t"n e ed "t o "rea d "t h e"re s t"o f"th is "d o cu ment.!

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Commercial!networks!(offices!or!Hi-Fi!shops!etc)!usually!apply!filtering!to!control!all!the!devices!on!the!network.%This%may%

prevent%the%Encore%working%correctly.!

Like!all!streaming!devices,!the!Encore!requires!a!small!number!of!common!outbound!ports!to!be!unfiltered.!

If!you!exp er ien c e !p ro b le ms!please!a sk !y o u r!n e tw o r k!a d ministrator!to !cr ea te !a !u n iq u e !se t!o f !n et w o rk !filterin g!s ettin g s!f o r!yo u r!

Encore!which!have!no!effect!on!other!devices!on!the!network.!This!will!not!compromise!any!of!you!existing!security!settings.!

Encore!documentation!can!be!found!at:!www.encore.musicalfidelity.com!

Please!do!not!hesitate!to!contact!Musical!Fidelity!technical!support!if!you!have!any!further!questions.!

mark@musicalfideliity.com!