Manage Systems
Contents
Introduction
The Linn Manage systems will allow you to setup and re-Konfigure you Linn DS/DSM from a webpage. This can work in conjunction with the Linn Konfig app with the exception of Space Optimisation.
Installation
Linn Account creation and adding/removing Linn DS/DSM from your account
The Linn Account Manage system requires your Linn DS/DSM to be attached to a “Linn Account”. You can do this by using the Linn App:
- First log into your Linn Account, (Or create one if you do not have one).
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In Linn App login into your Linn Account
- 1. Press the
in the bottom right of the Linn App.
- 1. Press the
- 2. In the Settings Screen, the top section will show what Linn Account you are using.
- 3. If you are not logged into your Linn Account, then press the Linn Icon and proceed to the Login screen.
- If you do not have a Linn Account, then select the "Sign-up for a Linn Account" text.
- Add or remove products from your Linn Account
1. Make sure that you are on the same ethernet network as your Linn products. (In other words, make sure that you can see your Linn Products in the Linn App)
2. Check that you are logged into your Linn Account by pressing the Linn App settings button. The top of the settings menu will tell you the Linn Account used or show a Linn Account message to log in.
3. After you check, you are logged in
- 3.1 Click on the Settings > Linn Account Linn icon and "Add/Remove Systems"
- 3.2 This will show ALL the products on your network, even ones NOT of your Linn account, as well as the products already linked to your Linn Account.
- 3.3 Hit the + to add the product to your Linn Account
- 3.4 Hit the - to remove it from the Linn Account. If you are on the same local network as the Linn DS/DSM, this will allow you to remove ANY Linn DS/DSM on this local network from ANY Linn Account
4. Complete
- Note
- Registering a product does NOT add it to your Linn Account.
- Note
- Products, such as the Kustom DSM Z4/Z8, will not show in Kazoo room listing as they are not initially configured. But they WILL shown in this product listing and can be added to your account.
Accessing the Linn DS/DSM in your account
After adding the Linn DS/DSM players to your Linn Account:
- go to www.Linn.co.uk
- Select the Full Menu (top right) and go down to “My Account”
- Within the “My Account” select Manage systems.
- This will enter you into the System management page and “Edit Settings” or your Linn DS/DSM
- If you have just registered and added these to your Account, it may take a couple of minutes to show you Linn DS/DSM setup. If nothing changes then try refreshing your web-browser page, (typically function key F5 or CTRL-F5 in the browser).
- The Space tab will not appear until you have assigned speakers to your Linn DS/DSM in the “GENERAL” tab.
- with the speakers setup, you will now be able to create/update/delete/rename your Space Optimisation settings created by this application.
Note: If you have any issues logging in to your Linn Account, check your web-browser doesn't have some security/privacy blockers such as "Ghostery, uBlock etc. These "security or Privacy" apps can block the communication is allowed login.
Or you can access Manage Systems from your Linn App:
Operation
When you first open the Manage systems page you will be give a list of Rooms assigned to your account.
Click on EDIT SETTINGS or the room picture to Konfigure this room.
If the Linn DS has mains power and has internet access then this Linn DS/DSM will be shown "Status: Online"
GENERAL
- System Name to change Room name
DEVICES
- Network Player: to get the details of your Linn DS/DSM Model name, Serial number, MAC Address, Software version (also known as Firmware) & BOARDS. (These are the circuit boards and their identification numbers.)
- Speaker: to add/remove your speaker definition.
(You will need to REMOVE your existing speakers first before you can change these to a different speaker
START-UP MODE
A number of different settings can be applied to customise the way your device starts up
- Startup Mode: normally your device will power up in Sleep (aka standby). Select Active to skip sleep mode and go straight to playback mode on power up
- Auto Play: normally you must press play to start playing audio. Change this setting to On to make your device play audio immediately when a source is selected (only relevant to Playlist, Radio, and Songcast)
- Startup Source: normally your device will startup on the last source you were listening to. You can change this setting to make sure the device starts up on a specific source instead
SPACE
This tab will only appear if you have speakers assigned in the GENERAL tab.
Detail of how to use this is covered with Linn Account Space Optimisation User Guide in this section
DISPLAY
This tab is only available on some Linn DS/DSM products.
- Brightness: If Auto-Brightness is turned off then this will allow to top set the brightness of the Linn DS/DSM display.
- Auto-Brightness: this will have the Linn DS/DSM detect the external brightness via it front panel sensor and adjust the display brightness accordingly.
- Scroll Text: if the media information is larger than the screen, with this enabled this will allow the text to scroll.
- Sleep Mode: Put the display to sleep if no changes after certain amount of time.
- Front Panel Buttons: This will stop ALL front panel buttons wirking, including SLEEP. This is to stop kids from playing with tbe buttons and turning up your volume when you are not there.