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2 Revox Joy S235 App Contents Welcome Installation Last listened to Local inputs Play view My Files Version number... 4 Scope of function... 4 Pre-requirements requirements... 4 Number of clients... 5 Version number... 5 Operation Switching on through the App... 6 Source selection... 6 Internet Radio... 7 DAB+ or FM Radio... 8 Music server... 9 USB ipod Searching in archives Settings Language Time Network Sound control Switchable sources UPnP control Alarm clock Short-term term timer Sleep timer Auto Standby Firmware Display modes Special cases My Music Adding entries to My Music Editing My Music

Welcome Version 1.x of the S235 App facilitates the extensive control of the Revox Joy products through Android devices (referred to in the following as Devices).

1 and higher and works exclusively in portrait orientation. It is not planned to make the App available through the Google Playstore. www.revoxsupport.de/applications/s235/s235.

3 Welcome Version 1.x of the S235 App facilitates the extensive control of the Revox Joy products through Android devices (referred to in the following as Devices). Installation Download the S235 Android App directly onto your device from the Revox website. The App has been developed to work with Android 4.1 and higher and works exclusively in portrait orientation. It is not planned to make the App available through the Google Playstore. If a version of the S235 is already installed, the Android operating system asks whether the existing application should be replaced. Confirm this question with "OK". You will find the S235.apk file in the Android download App. Click on the S235 App line, select the package installation program and confirm with "Just once". Confirm the next question as to whether the application should be installed or not with the option "Install". 3

the "My Music", "Last listened to" and "My Files" archives. Once a selection has been made, the App switches to the Play view, where further control commands can be sent from.

4 the "My Music", "Last listened to" and "My Files" archives. Once a selection has been made, the App switches to the Play view, where further control commands can be sent from. In the case of local sources, the selection of the corresponding source can be made using the alias assigned in the Joy. The volume can be controlled in the Play view. The Joy can also be adapted to comply with your personal requirements through the Settings button. You can confirm the final dialogue the installation has been successful with "OK" or with "Open". Version number You will find the App's version number under Settings / Applications manager / S235. You will find more about this on the Revox website Scope of function Version 1.x of the S235 App offers the options of switching a Revox Joy on and off and of selecting a source. A search can be made on further pages in the "Internet Radio", "Music Server", "USB" and "ipod" sources as well as in Pre-requirements requirements The Revox Joy must have a software with the version 1.8 or later to be able to use the S236 App. With earlier versions of the software, the function is either restricted or not available. The Revox Joy must be in Quickstart mode, in order to be able start it using the App. You can configure this mode with the remote control under Basic settings - Network. Alternatively, you can also call this mode using the "Start Up" button on the back of the device. The Revox Joy can be started up from stand-by within 3 seconds, if the Quickstart mode is activated. This increases the power consumption compared to Standby mode. You will find details about this in the Revox Joy Operating manual. If you want to benefit from the reduced power consumption of the Revox Joy standby mode and still want to operate

5 the device with the S235 App, the Joy must first be switched on using the S208 remote control or the Start-up button on the rear of the device. A reliable Wi-Fi connection must exist between the device and the Revox Joy to ensure stable communication between the App and the Revox Joy. An interruption in the connection can usually be identified by the fact that the App no longer reacts. Number of clients Only one device at a time can access a Revox Joy. It is possible that the connection will be refused initially, if an attempt is made to make a parallel access to the Revox Joy using a second device. In the background however, the second device attempts to establish a connection, which is normally achieved after approximately 20 seconds, if the first device is not insisting on a permanent connection. Version number You will find an entry S235 under Settings/Applications on your device. Select this entry to see the S235 App version number. Please be aware that this App requires certain software states to be installed on the Revox Joy for it to work without any problems. You will find more about this on the Revox website 5

Operation Start the App on your device. After a brief Welcome view, you will see a Device list, showing all the Revox Joy products found in the network.

6 Operation Start the App on your device. After a brief Welcome view, you will see a Device list, showing all the Revox Joy products found in the network. The App then connects automatically with the last Joy to have been selected. Switching on through the App The factory setting for the name that will be shown for a Revox Joy in the Device List is "S119" or "S120". You can modify this name under Settings - Network - Network name ID to meet your individual requirements, e.g. "Lounge". The Joy power status is shown at the top right-hand side of the screen. If the icon is green, that indicates that the Revox Joy is switched on. If the icon is red, that indicates that the Revox Joy is in Standby mode. Please be aware that the device cannot be operated through the App if it is in Standby mode. You will find related details about this under Quickstart mode in the Joy Operating Manual. You can tap on the icon and modify the Revox Joy Power Status to your requirements. Source selection You will find all available Joy sources on the Start page. Select your desired source by clicking on the button. Depending on which source you select, the system switches either to the Play view (local sources) or to a Navigation view, e.g. Internet radio or Music server. You can return to this list from most menus through the Source selection button.

Internet Radio If you select the Internet Radio source, you will see the Internet Radio Service selection options as described in the Revox Joy Operating manual.

A scrollbar on the right-hand side of the screen shows you how long the list is. The Folder icon indicates that further menu items can be found under this list entry, which often refers to podcasts.

7 Internet Radio If you select the Internet Radio source, you will see the Internet Radio Service selection options as described in the Revox Joy Operating manual. Navigate to find your favourite station by tapping on the corresponding menu item to open a further selection menu. Subsequent stations are shown in alphabetical order by scrolling further. A scrollbar on the right-hand side of the screen shows you how long the list is. The Folder icon indicates that further menu items can be found under this list entry, which often refers to podcasts. You can always jump back one menu level with the "Back" button in the top left-hand corner. You always get to the Source menu with the Source selection in the tab bar, no matter which navigation level you are currently in with Internet radio or other sources. Irrespective of how long a list is, initially only the first 20 entries are loaded. If available, the radio station icons are shown as thumbnails. If a radio station or a podcast is selected from the list, the App switches to the corresponding Play view. 7

8 from one station to the next within the last menu. If there is only one entry in a menu, no Skip can be carried out. Using the Archive button in the Tab bar, you can always jump to the archive of the currently selected source, in order make a new selection from the current source. DAB+ or FM Radio The DAB+ and FM Radio sources are only visible if this option is integrated in the Joy and if the sources have been defined as "visible" in the Settings. Up to three text lines appear at the top of the Internet Radio Play view, showing information about the radio station and what is currently being played. Revox has no influence on this text as it is transmitted by the Internet Radio stations. The Radio selection gives you a list of all available stations. You can then select a station from the list and the Joy switches to the Play view. The radio station icon is shown underneath the text, assuming that the station puts out this information. A time display at the top left-hand corner of the screen shows how long the App has been accessing this station. The volume is changed correspondingly when you operate the volume control buttons. The sound is muted if you press and hold the left-hand speaker icon. Using the Skip button, you can move During the initial setup, you can get the radio to search for stations with an Automemory function. To do this, press and hold the Source button.

Navigate to your music in the usual way by tapping on a menu entry. Once the stations have been found, you can adjust the list to your personal requirements.

9 Navigate to your music in the usual way by tapping on a menu entry. Once the stations have been found, you can adjust the list to your personal requirements. To do this, press the "Sort" button in the list. The application switches to "Edit" mode. You can delete an entry through the Recycle Bin function. If you press and hold in the area of an entry's name, you can edit it. If you want to shift the position of a station, press and hold the icon at the right-hand edge of a line until the line goes dark. Now you can drag the station to any position in the list. Music server If you select Music Server from the Source menu, you first see a menu of all the UPnP services found in the network. The entry S indicates the corresponding Revox Audio Server for the Joy series, assuming that you are using one. In some lists, the album cover is shown in front of the text. Whether a cover is displayed is entirely dependent on the UPnP service that you use to access your music collection and on whether a cover was stored during ripping. Programmes exist where you can extend the metadata by adding cover images and you will find a lot of such applications in the Internet. Revox has had good experiences with the MP3 Tag program. The text displays are also entirely dependent on the metadata and the UPnP service used. You can scroll through the lists in the normal way. Large lists in the Music server have to be loaded in blocks like with the Internet Radio stations. 9

10 You can branch to the different menus using the Back, Archive or Source selection buttons and start a new search The Music server Play view is essentially very similar to that of the Internet Radio. The three text lines above the cover show the name of the artist(s), the track currently playing and the name of the album. Below this, the album cover is shown. If no cover is available, many UPnP services display their own icon. If this is also not available, Revox puts a placeholder at this position. If a cover appears pixelated, this is usually caused by the cover resolution being too low or by the fact that the UPnP service scales down the cover, in order to achieve a higher transmission speed. Please check the corresponding settings in the UPnP service. A progress bar relating to the current track is shown above the cover. The elapsed time is shown to the left of the bar and the remaining time to the right. Using the Skip buttons, you can jump to the previous or the next track from the last menu. If you press and hold the Skip back button for longer than 2 seconds, the current track starts playing again and you can only access the previous track by pressing the button again briefly. Once the end of the list has been reached, pressing the Skip button again reveals the previous menu and quits the Play view. Unlike with the Internet Radio Play view, a Play/Pause button is displayed. This shows what action will be carried out if the button is pressed again and toggles between Play and Pause. The volume is adjusted through the speaker icons, as described in the Internet radio section. USB Selecting the USB source gives you access to a USB storage medium. Unlike a NAS or PC with an installed UPnP service, a USB storage medium is just a collection of data. When navigating through a USB storage medium, you see a file structure like the one you would see on a PC.

11 In the case of a USB stick, a cover is only displayed with MP3 or FLAC tracks where the cover is embedded in the metadata. Many other file formats just show a placeholder irrespective of whether a folder, cover or album file is available on the USB storage medium. The navigation menus are defined by the idevice. Please be aware that with an idevice, no cover can be transmitted because of the specification laid down by Apple. Searching in archives You can also search for entries in most archives. To do this, click on the Search icon in the Tab bar. Control is the same as with the Music server. ipod If you select the ipod source, the music on an idevice connected to a Revox Joy is accessed. Operation and music selection are carried out in the same way as described in the Music server chapter. You can enter the search text and search parameters in the dialogue screen that now opens. Once you have entered the search criteria, confirm the start of the search with the OK button. 11

My Music You can store up to 18 entries on a Revox Joy in the "My Music" folder. These entries are your individual favourites that you can modify and change at any time.

12 My Music You can store up to 18 entries on a Revox Joy in the "My Music" folder. These entries are your individual favourites that you can modify and change at any time. When you select the "My Music" source, a list with 18 entries is displayed. If you select an entry from the list, the App jumps to the corresponding Play view. The switching process takes a few seconds. There is an "Add to My Music" option in the extended menu. If you select this option, you can select one of the 18 memory locations when storing your favourites. Within the Play view, you can control the volume or return back to the "My Music" list through Archive, using the buttons described above. Please be aware that depending on the current selection, Skip commands are carried out within the "My Music" entry. If, for example, an entry is a series of podcasts from a radio station, the Skip commands initially switches between the different podcasts before a jump is made to the next "My Music" entry. Adding entries to My Music You can add entries to the "My Music" list from a Play view. To do this, tap on the "+ My Music" button in the top right-hand corner of the Play view. The entry is added to the next available memory location in the MyMusic list. Editing My Music You can select the "My Music" folder from the Device list. You can edit an entry by pressing and holding it. You can assign your choice of name to the entry with the "Rename" option. The "Delete object" option permanently removes the currently marked entry from the "My Music" list.

The complete list is deleted with the last option "Delete list". Please note that the list is irrevocably deleted, without any further security confirmation.

13 The complete list is deleted with the last option "Delete list". Please note that the list is irrevocably deleted, without any further security confirmation. Last listened to The "Last listened to" list contains the last 34 items to have been listened to on the Revox Joy. Navigation is done in the same way as with the "My Music" source. This means that you jump directly from the list to the Play view. You can also switch to Edit mode in the "Last listened to" list by pressing and holding an entry. Local inputs You can switch to the up to six local inputs from the Source menu. When selecting a local input, an immediate switch is made to the Play view, which gives you information about the selected source and allows the volume level to be controlled. You can select by source through the Filter icon in the Tab bar and for example, just display Internet radio stations. In order to modify the name of a local source to your requirements, press and hold the corresponding Source entry in the Source menu. Then you can enter a name through the keypad under which the source will be displayed in the future. 13

14 In the screenshot above, the name is "BluRay". Play view After a defined time, the App jumps back from most menus to the corresponding Play view. If you want to return to the current Play view before this time has elapsed, you can press the Play view button the Tab bar. My Files You can stream the music on the Android device directly into the Joy through the "My Files" source. In this case, select the "My Files" source and then the desired music. in You can recognise "My Files" in the Play view from the following display.

15 Settings You will also find a "Settings" button in the S235 App Tab bar. You can access all Joy product Configuration menus through this button. Note: If you want to integrate a Joy product over a Wi-Fi connection and operate it exclusively through the S235 App, a LAN connection is required the first time the Wi-Fi settings on the Joy are configured. Otherwise, the Joy cannot be reached through the Wi-Fi. Using the "Device Search" option, you can search for Revox Joy products in the network and then select these as devices to be operated. connection can be established, the blue line is crossed through in red. A few parameters can be modified to your requirements under Application settings. AutoConnect attempts to establish a connection to the last Joy device to have been operated. If you don't want to use this comfort function, it can be deselected. Display album art offers you further options as to whether the corresponding images should be shown with the different tracks and stations. The App reacts somewhat more quickly without Album Art as no images have to be loaded. The unbroken blue line indicates that the App is connected to the Joy, A dotted line indicates that the devices are establishing a connection. If no The different Joy configuration settings can be made through Device settings, so that the Joy can be matched to your individual requirements. 15

16 Network All the network settings can be made through the Network menu. Language You can select the operating language through this menu item. This setting is made on the Joy and not in the App, which means that it is also applied for other users. Time Basically, the time used with Joy products is fetched from the Internet. If required, it can also be set manually. The currently assigned IP address and other network parameters are found under "Network status". No modifications can be made through this menu item. Each Joy can have an individual name assigned, with which it is then visible in the network. You can modify the name under Network name The network access parameters can be defined under LAN and Wi-Fi configuration. The various terms are explained in the Revox Joy Operating manual.

The Balance can also be adjusted through this menu. Change the position of the slider in the corresponding menus and apply the value with the OK button.

17 The Balance can also be adjusted through this menu. Change the position of the slider in the corresponding menus and apply the value with the OK button. If required, you can restart the network, in order to obtain a new IP address. After executing this option, the Joy is restarted and is not available for a short time. You can define the optimum matching of the Revox Joy with the Revox speakers in the extended sound settings. The Quickstart option has to be activated, in order to be able to start a Joy from an App. Alternatively, you can use the "Start Up" button on the rear of the Joy. Sound control You can adjust the treble, bass and balance levels of the Joy product through the Sound control. You can for example increase the bass or treble levels by moving the slider to the right and decrease them by sliding it to the left. By activating the subwoofer output, low frequencies are only output through the subwoofer output. Under Position, you can define the location of the speakers in the room. Please refer to the Joy Operating Manual for an explanation of the various terms. You can also select which speakers are connected. The digital signal processor in the Joy adjusts the frequency response in the Joy so that you get the best possible sound experience. 17

18 You can configure the corresponding alarm settings with the two Alarm clock menus. The status of the alarm clock is shown in small letters underneath the menu entry. Switchable sources There are optional sources available with the Revox Joy, such as DAB+ / FM Radio. If only one radio type is being used, the radio type that is not being used can be hidden, so that it doesn't keep appearing as an option in the Sources view. To do this, simply remove the tick after the source. UPnP control If this option is activated, the Joy can be controlled from UPnP Control points. This option must be active if you want to access the Joy with the S235 App. The alarm clock is active if there is a tick next to it and at the pre-defined time, the selected source will start to play. The Switch-on time defines the timepoint when the Joy product should start up. You can easily define the time through the following menu. Alarm clock A Revox Joy has two alarm clocks. These offer the option of switching on a Joy product at a preset time, with a particular source and at a selected volume. You can select the day(s) of the week when the alarm should be activated from the weekday list. If a day is shown in blue, the alarm is active on that day. The next step is to select a source from the menu.

19 Short-term term timer The Joy has a short-term timer function. The short-term timer list shows a list of times after which the Joy should be started again. The switch-on volume can be set easily using the slider. The last choice to be made is to define which weekdays the alarm clock should be activated on. Once you have selected a time, the Joy shuts down, in order to start up again once the selected time has elapsed. Sleep timer Using the Sleep timer, you can define a time period up to 120 minutes after which the Joy should go into stand-by mode. You can check whether the source and the selected volume are suitable for your purposes with the "Test" button. Select the desired time period. The Sleep timer now starts automatically. 19

20 Auto Standby When the Joy has reached the end of a playlist for example and is idling, it can switch automatically to the Standby state if this option is activated. Firmware This menu contains the software version information for all the processors that are used in the Joy. This may be required by the Revox Service Team. You can also carry out a software update on Joy products, starting from this menu. To do this, select the option "Search for updates" and then the location where the update should be downloaded from. We recommend using the Internet Update for LAN networks. With wireless networks, please download the current firmware from our website, copy it to a USB stick and carry out the update from there. After you have selected the installation source, the system displays the currently installed versions and the version that is available for download. After comparing the two values, you can either start or cancel the update. Display modes The Revox Android App only offers portrait orientation. Special cases If a source is not available, e.g. a USB stick is not plugged in or an ipod is not connected, this situation is normally indicated through a small information window.

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Welcome Operation Installation... 3 Scope of function... 3 Pre-requirements... 3 Number of clients... 4 Version number...

Welcome Operation Installation... 3 Scope of function... 3 Pre-requirements... 3 Number of clients... 4 Version number... Contents Revox Joy S232 App 1 4 network receiver Contents Welcome... 3 Installation... 3 Scope of function... 3 Pre-requirements... 3 Number of clients... 4 Version number... 4 Operation... 5 Switching