Zeppelin Connectivity Guide
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1. POWER S VIDEO comp Ly The Xbox 360 can output analogue or digital audio only via its AV port and one of the AV Cable options The digital option is preferred for its potentially higher quality and simpler cabling The proprietary console plug of all the AV cable options incorporates an optical digital TOSLINK output socket The two RCA audio plugs at the other end of the AV cable coloured red and white and grouped separately should be left unused Zeppelin cannot reproduce Dolby Digital or DTS encoded material so the Xbox 360 must be configured in the System area of its Dashboard to output stereo digital PCM format audio To connect to the Xbox 360 Component AV HD Cable digital optical socket you will need a cable with a TOSLINK plug at one end and an optical mini jack at the other The AV Cable TOSLINK socket may have a blanking plug fitted This must be removed before connecting the cable but should be retained to pro tect the end of the optical fibre should you discon nect the cable Connect the TOSLINK end of the cable to the Component AV HD Cable socket and the optical mini jack to the Zeppelin AUX input The Xbox 360 output will be at a fixed level so volume is managed by Zeppelin s own controls If the Xbox 360 is simultaneously connected to a TV by an HDMI connector it may be necessary to switch off the TV audio when Zeppelin is in use by selecting2. Ly A S VIDEO comp Zeppelin cannot reproduce Dolby Digital or DTS encoded material If such programme cannot be downmixed and output by the programme source in digital stereo PCM format an analogue connec tion to Zeppelin should be used If you decide to use the Apple TV analogue audio output you will need a cable with a pair of RCA Phono plugs at one end and a single stereo mini jack plug like your iPod headphone plug at the other The RCA plugs should be coded to identify left and right channels This may be by the letters L and R or colour coding where the convention is that red identifies the right channel Connect the RCA Phono plugs to Apple TV s left and right ana logue audio outputs and the stereo mini jack plug to the Zeppelin AUX input If the Apple TV is also connected to your TV via an HDMI cable you will need to switch off the TV s own speakers when Zeppelin is in use by select ing mute from the TV remote handset The audio signal output from the Apple TV to Zeppelin will be at a fixed volume level and not controlled by the Apple TV s remote handset so volume is controlled by Zeppelin s own volume controls Playing audio from a Playstation 3 games console lt POWER
3. Most portable CD players All non iPod MP3 players iPods that do not have an Apple 30 pin socket Mobile phones Table radios Laptop computers Desktop computer sound cards other than high end sound cards where you should follow the instructions for component audio video equipment A POWER S VIDEO COMP D a OO OmG You will need a cable that has a stereo mini jack at each end Simply plug one end into the headphone socket of the source device and the other into the AUX socket on the back of Zeppelin The head phone sockets of computers are usually coloured green as well as having the headphone icon The source device will have its own volume control To minimise noise the level should be set a little below that which might overload Zeppelin s input Start at three quarters full scale and then play your loudest tracks Listen for clipping overload a scratchy noise during the loudest parts even when Zeppelin s own level is not very high and back off the level until you don t hear it Leave the source s volume at this level and there after vary the loudness using Zeppelin s controls Some mini jacks have wide bodies that prevent them fully engaging with the socket either in the back of Zeppelin or the source device so check for this before you buy your cable You need to be able to feel the soft click of the catch engaging fully round the ball tip of th
4. mute from the TV remote handset Playing audio from alternative games consoles Games consoles provide a variety of audio output connections some of which require non standard cables so you may need to contact the console manufacturer or retailer for advice on the appropri ate one Whoever provides the advice will need to know that Zeppelin can be connected with either an analogue mini jack or digital optical mini jack If your games console carries either analogue mini jack possibly a headphone output or RCA Phono Cinch analogue sockets or a TOSLINK digital optical socket you can connect it to the Zeppelin AUX input using a standard cable If an optical digital output is fitted it may be labeled either OPTICAL S PDIF or TOSLINK You will need either a cable with a TOSLINK plug at one end and an optical mini jack at the other or a cable with a pair of RCA Phono plugs at one end and a single stereo mini jack plug like your iPod headphone plug at the other We would recommend you use the TOSLINK digital option Zeppelin cannot however reproduce Dolby Digital or DTS encoded material If such programme cannot be downmixed and output by the games console in digital stereo PCM format an analogue connection to Zepelin must be used The games console optical output socket may have a blanking plug fitted This must be removed before connecting the TOSLINK cable but should be retained to protect the end of the optic
5. use Ly A S VIDEO comp The PS3 can output audio via either a TOSLINK digital optical socket or its combined analogue audio video socket and cable The digital option is preferred for its potentially higher quality and simpler cabling Zeppelin cannot reproduce Dolby Digital or DTS encoded material so the PS3 must be configured in its setup menus to output stereo digital PCM format To connect to the PS3 digital optical socket you will need a cable with a TOSLINK plug at one end and an optical mini jack at the other The two RCA audio plugs of the PS3 AV cable all types should be left unused The PS3 TOSLINK socket may have a blanking plug fitted This must be removed before connecting the cable but should be retained to protect the end of the optical fibre should you disconnect the cable Connect the TOSLINK end of the cable to the PS3 optical digital output and the optical mini jack to the Zeppelin AUX input The PS3 output will be at a fixed level so vol ume is managed by Zeppelin s own controls If the PS3 is simultaneously connected to a TV by an HDMI connector it may be necessary to switch off the TV audio when Zeppelin is in use by selecting mute from the TV remote handset Playing audio from an Xbox 360 games console ww J 1 0 oma eooo OO
6. Bowers amp Wilkins Zeppelin Connectivity Guide Contents Topic Introduction Playing audio from a source with headphone jack portable CD player iPod without the Apple 30 pin socket non iPod MP3 player mobile phone table radio laptop computer desktop computer sound card Playing audio from a single audio video component CD player DVD player Blu ray player Squeezebox Playing audio via a stereo pre amplifier Playing audio via a surround processor Playing audio from a TV Playing audio wirelessly using Apple AirPort Express Playing audio from an Apple TV Playing audio from a games console Outputting video from Zeppelin to a TV or computer monitor Page 12 13 14 17 Introduction 3 SEC When AUX is selected Zeppelin s LED glows green Zeppelin is far more than just a simple iPod docking speaker You can connect a wide range of products to expand and enhance your listening experience Whether you want to share audio from a device that you normally listen to on headphones improve the quality of sound from your TV or watch your favourite iPod videos on a larger screen Zeppelin provides an effective compact and stylish solution In this guide we show you some of the options you may like to try how to connect the components and how to control them In cases where you want to connect an alterna tive audio source you will be using the AUX input at the b
7. TV it will most likely be labeled either OPTICAL S PDIF or TOSLINK The socket may have a blanking plug in it which must be removed You should however retain the blanking plug to protect the end of the optical fibre in the socket should you disconnect the cable You will need an optical cable with a TOSLINK plug at one end and an optical mini jack at the other end to connect to Zeppelin s AUX socket Zeppelin cannot reproduce Dolby Digital or DTS encoded material If such programme cannot be downmixed and output by the TV in digital stereo PCM format an analogue connection to Zeppelin should be used The TV s own speakers should be switched off by selecting mute from its remote handset when Zeppelin is in use The audio signal output from the TV to Zeppelin will be at a fixed volume level and not controlled by the TV s remote handset volume buttons So volume is controlled by Zeppelin s own volume controls Playing audio from a TV RCA analogue output ANALOG DIGITAL POWER use AUX S VIDEO comp CO eal U 2 If you wish to use the analogue RCA option to connect the TV you will need a cable with a pair of colour or left right coded RCA Phono plugs at one end and a single stereo mini jack plug like your iPod headphone plug at the other end to connect to Zeppeli
8. ack of Zeppelin If you have been playing an iPod iPhone you will need to switch to this input by either pressing the button on Zeppelin s remote or pressing and holding down for 3 seconds the button on Zeppelin itself The AUX input will only select when a cable is connected to the AUX input If no cable is connected the Zeppe lin indicator will illuminate red When Zeppelin s AUX input is selected the indicator will illuminate green as opposed to blue when playing an iPod iPhone The Zeppelin AUX input socket can accept either analogue or optical digital mini jack plugs In cases where you want to replay video stored on an iPod to a TV or computer monitor you will need to connect the TV or monitor to one of Zep pelin s video output sockets Zeppelin has no coaxial digital input so RCA Phono coaxial digital cables cannot be used Zeppelin cannot reproduce Dolby Digital or DTS encoded digital audio When connecting to Zeppelin using any of the digital options described in the following pages you should ensure any such encoded material is down mixed to stereo PCM format If this is not possible use an analogue connection option instead See the audio source component s user manual for more information Playing audio from This category includes any device that you normally listen to through headphones and where the head a source with phone socket is the only way to output audio headphone jack Examples are
9. al fibre should you disconnect the cable Connect the TOSLINK end of the cable to the games console optical digital output and the optical mini jack to the Zeppelin AUX input If you decide to use the games console analogue audio output you will need either a cable with a pair of RCA Phono plugs at one end and a single stereo mini jack plug like your iPod headphone plug at the other or a cable with a stereo mini jack plugs at each end The RCA plugs should be coded to identify left and right channels This may be by the letters L and R or colour coding where the conven tion is that red identifies the right channel and white identifies the left channel Connect the RCA Phono plugs to the games console left and right analogue audio outputs and the stereo mini jack plug to the Zeppelin AUX input Otherwise connect one mini jack into the games console output and the other into the Zeppelin AUX input Unless you are using the games console s headphone output to connect to Zeppelin its audio signal output will most likely be at a fixed volume In this case volume is controlled by Zeppelin s own volume controls Alternatively if the games console s headphone output is used to connect to Zeppelin start by setting its volume level at around three quarters and then play your loudest games Listen for clipping overload a scratchy noise during the loudest parts even when Zeppelin s own level is not very high and reduce the game
10. e Then you will avoid the sound being too loud when you return to listening to your iPod Playing audio from a TV There are potentially several options available to you when connecting a TV audio output to the Zeppelin AUX input The options arise thanks to the variety of audio outputs often fitted to TVs digital optical TOSLINK analogue RCA Phono Cinch and analogue headphone mini jack Use the option that best suits your application and requirements Zeppelin has no coaxial digital input so any RCA Phono coaxial digital output cannot be used The pros and cons of each connection method are as follows Digital TOSLINK Pros Best audio quality Cons Two remote handsets required Zeppelin and TV Unusual cable required Analogue RCA Pros Good audio quality Commonly available cable required Cons Two remote handsets required Zeppelin and TV Headphone socket Pros One remote handset needed TV Commonly available cable required Cons Less good sound quality It may be possible to reduce the number of remote handsets required for the first two options by using a third party universal remote handset Playing audio from a TV Optical digital output ANALOG DIGITAL POWER use AUX S VIDEO comp If an optical digital output is fitted to your
11. e plug Playing audio from a single audio video component Socket layout will vary DGTAL ANALOG ouT o CD player DVD player Blu ray player Tuner Squeezebox POWER use Ly S VIDEO COMP EG y 56 If you have a single source such as a CD DVD player Blu ray player or Squeezebox you will most likely have a pair of analogue outputs in the form of RCA Phono Cinch sockets To use these you will need a cable with a pair of RCA Phono plugs at one end and a single stereo mini jack plug like your iPod headphone jack at the other Option A which plugs into Zeppelin s AUX socket The RCA plugs should be coded to identify left and right channels This may be by the letters L and R or colour coding where the convention is that red identifies the right channel You may also have the option of an optical digital output This may be labelled either OPTI CAL TOSLINK or S PDIF and is preferred over the analogue outputs Zeppelin however cannot reproduce Dolby Digital or DTS encoded material If such programme cannot be downmixed and output by the audio video component in digital stereo PCM format an analogue connection to Zepelin should be used The TOSLINK socket may have a bla
12. ess If there is no preceding volume control and the streamed audio is at a fixed level volume can be controlled by Zeppelin s own controls alone The Apple TV is a dedicated audio visual device that connects wirelessly to the Internet to download audio visual material for storage and later playback on your TV It incorporates both analogue and opti cal digital audio outputs that can be connected to Zeppelin s AUX input The Apple TV does not ship with any audio cables so to connect Zeppelin you will need either a cable with a TOSLINK plug at one end and an optical mini jack at the other end Option A or a cable with a pair of RCA Phono plugs at one end and a single stereo mini jack plug like your iPod headphone plug at the other end Option B We would recommend you use Apple TV s digital Io 600605 output option to connect to Zeppelin s AUX input Playing audio from an Apple TV a The Apple TV optical output socket may have a blanking plug fitted This must be removed before connecting the TOSLINK cable but should be re tained to protect the end of the optical fibre should you disconnect the cable Connect the TOSLINK end of the cable to the Apple TV s optical digital output and the optical mini jack to the Zeppelin AUX input A POWER
13. he processor to have no centre speaker If you wish add separate surround speak ers and or a subwoofer for increased effect You may also have the option of an optical digital output This may be labelled either OPTICAL TOSLINK or S PDIF and is preferred over the analogue outputs Zeppelin cannot reproduce Dolby Digital or DTS encoded material If such programme cannot be downmixed and output by the processor in digital stereo PCM format an analogue connection to Zeppelin should be used The TOSLINK socket may have a blanking plug in it which must be removed You should however retain the blanking plug to protect the end of the optical fibre should you disconnect the cable You will need an optical cable with a TOSLINK plug at one end and an optical mini jack at the other to plug into Zeppelin s AUX socket Option B Optical mini jacks have the same profile as the analogue version but they have a hole in the tip for the light to pass through and do not have the two black rings It is also possible to use a cable with a TOSLINK plug at both ends together with a TOSLINK to optical mini jack adaptor However these can be somewhat variable in performance and we recommend that you avoid them if possible It makes sense when you are using the pre amplifier to control source selection also to use its volume control Set Zeppelin s volume to the nor mal level you use for playing your iPod and leave it ther
14. n s AUX socket The TV s own speakers should be switched off by selecting mute from its remote handset when Zeppelin is in use The audio signal output from the TV to Zeppelin will be at a fixed volume level and not controlled by the TV s remote handset volume buttons So volume is controlled by Zeppelin s own volume controls Playing audio from a TV Headphone analogue output 1 L ANALOG DIGITAL 6 0 0 POWER use atk svoco cour Ly If your TV is equipped with a headphone output and you wish to use this option you will need a cable that has a stereo mini jack at each end to connect to Zeppelin s AUX input While the abso lute audio quality may not be as good as that from the TV s other audio outputs using the headphone output will mean that you need not use the Zep pelin remote handset to control TV volume The TV s own speakers will also switch off automatically when a headphone plug is inserted Simply plug one end into the TV s headphone socket and the other end into the Zeppelin AUX input socket Set the Zeppelin volume to your usual iPod listening level and use the TV controls or remote handset to make adjustments If the sound begins to distort as the volume is increased this is most likely because the relatively high headphone ou
15. nking plug in it which must be removed You should however retain the blanking plug to protect the end of the optical fibre should you disconnect the cable You will need an optical cable with a TOSLINK plug at one end and an optical mini jack at the other to plug into Zeppelin s AUX socket Optical mini jacks have the same profile as the analogue version but they have a hole in the tip for the light to pass through and do not have the two black rings It is also possible to use a cable with a TOSLINK plug at both ends together with a TOSLINK to optical mini jack adaptor However these can be somewhat variable in performance and we recommend that you avoid them if possible These types of source equipment normally do not have their own volume control but if they do set the level to approximately 90 full scale and use Zeppelin s controls to vary the loudness Playing audio via a stereo pre amplifier o0 O 00 T OUTPUTS ro mo Socket layout will vary POWER S VIDEO comp EG y D aO O OO If you have several stereo audio sources CD player tuner etc you may want to use a stereo pre amplifier to control source selection and connect an output from the pre amplifier to the Zeppelin AUX input Pre amplifiers generally offer only analogue outputs usually in
16. s console volume level until you don t hear it If the games console is simultaneously con nected to a TV by an HDMI connector it may be necessary to switch off the TV audio when Zeppelin is in use by selecting mute from the TV remote handset Outputting video to a television HDMI COMPONENT 000 S VIDEO COMPOSITE POWER USB AUX COMP In addition to storing and replaying audio some iPods can store and replay video either on their own screen or via the 30 pin docking socket to an external video screen When a video capable iPod is docked with Zeppelin any video signals are routed in parallel to S video and composite video output sockets on the back of the product Video is output regardless of Zeppelin s input setting However if you wish to hear the video soundtrack via Zeppelin its iPod input must be selected The Zeppelin indicator will iluminate blue when the iPod input is selected S video Option A and composite video Option B are common video connection formats and the appropriate input sockets can be found on the ma jority of televisions and some computer monitors S video provides better quality so should be used in preference to composite video You will need a standard S video cable to con nect Zeppelin to a TV or computer S video socket S video connectors are small mul
17. the form of RCA Phono sockets so the cable you require will have two colour or left right coded RCA Phono plugs at one end for the source and a mini jack headphone style plug at the other to connect to Zeppelin s AUX socket It makes sense when you are using the pre amplifier to control source selection also to use its volume control Set Zeppelin s volume to the normal level you use for playing your iPod and leave it there Then you will avoid the sound being too loud when you return to listening to your iPod Playing audio via a Surround processor Socket layout will vary DIGITAL OUTPUT B A POWER use S VIDEO COMP D a OO ONG If you have several audio video sources DVD player Blu ray player etc you may want to use a surround processor to control source selection and connect an output from the processor to the Zeppelin AUX input The processor will have analogue outputs usu ally in the form of RCA Phono sockets so the cable you require will have two colour or left right coded RCA Phono plugs at one end for the source and a mini jack headphone style plug at the other to connect to Zeppelin s AUX socket Option A Connect Zeppelin to the front left and right outputs and set up t
18. ti pin plugs If it is necessary to use Zeppelin s composite video output you will need a coaxial shielded cable fitted with an RCA Phono Cinch plug at each end An audio style cable will be satisfactory It will be necessary once the Zeppelin video output is connected to a TV or computer monitor input to select that input using the TV or moni tor controls Neither S video nor composite video connections carry audio signals so it will not be necessary to switch off the TV s own speakers Bowers amp Wilkins B amp W Group Ltd T 44 0 1903 221800 Dale Road F 44 0 1903 221801 Worthing West Sussex info bwgroup com BN11 2BH England www bowers wilkins com B amp W Group UK Sales T 44 0 1903 221 500 E uksales bwgroup com B amp W Group North America T 1 978 664 2870 E marketing bwgroupusa com B amp W Group Asia T 852 2 790 8903 E info bwgroup hk Apple AirPort Express Apple TV iPod Made for iPod logo are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the US and other countries iPhone is a trademark of Apple Inc TOSLINK is a trademark of Toshiba Corporation Squeezebox is a trademark of Logitech Inc Playstation 3 is a trademark of Sony Corporation Xbox 360 is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation Blu ray is a trademark of the Blue ray Disc Association Zeppelin is a trademark of B amp W Group Ltd
19. tput is overloading the Zeppelin input Increasing the Zeppelin volume and reducing the TV volume should enable higher overall volume to be achieved without distortion Playing audio wirelessly from an Apple AirPort Express POWER use Y A QmQ ae S VIDEO comp Apple s AirPort Express wireless base station can be used to receive wirelessly streamed audio and replay it via a locally connected audio system It incorporates a combined analogue optical digital mini jack output that can be connected to Zeppelin s AUX input We recommend using the optical digital option The Apple AirPort Express does not ship with any audio cables so to connect Zeppelin you will need either a cable with a digital optical mini jack at each end or a cable with an analogue mini jack at each end like your iPod headphone plug Connect one end of either cable to the AirPort Express audio output and the other end to the Zeppelin AUX input Zeppelin cannot reproduce Dolby Digital or DTS encoded material If such programme cannot be downmixed and output by the programme source in digital stereo PCM format an analogue connec tion to Zeppelin should be used Depending on the source of the audio replayed by the AirPort Express there may or may not be a preceding volume control If there is set the volume level to 90 and use Zeppelin s controls to vary the loudn
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