Navigating Control Panel screen

Utilizing web-based management for BluOS Players lets you control and set up these players via a web browser. This grants access to the Player's settings, features, and controls through a Control Panel screen (a graphical user interface) hosted on a web server within the BluOS Player.

To launch the Control Panel, perform the following steps:

Method 1 (Web browser)

Launch a web browser on your device and enter the IP address of the required Player. The Player's Control Panel menu is displayed.     

Method 2 (BluOS Controller app)

Pre-requisite: Two or more BluOS Players should be connected to the same network.

Android/iOS - Access Control Panel

1. Launch the BluOS Controller app, select the Home tab > Settings button > Diagnostics.
2. Under the Other Players section, select the required Player.
3. Select the Home button located in the upper-right corner. 

Windows/macOS - Access Control Panel

1. Launch the BluOS Controller app; under the left Navigation Drawer, select Help > Diagnostics.
2. Under the Other Players section, select the required Player.
3. Select the Home button located in the upper-right corner.

Control Panel Menu

Note: Control Panel menu availability can vary based on individual Players.

• Set Player (Room) Name: Edit the Player name and select Update.
• Configure WiFi: Configure the Wireless network settings. This feature is available on all Players except VAULT models, which only support wired connections. If your wired Player wants wireless options, select this to access WiFi settings in BluOS, avoiding the initial Hotspot setup. Apply changes, power off, disconnect the Ethernet cable, and restart in the new location.
  • Configure Wireless: Select the required wireless network.
    Note: If the required WiFi Network does not appear or is hidden, select Manual SSID Entry from the drop-down menu (last). Enter the Wireless SSID and select the Protection type the network uses.
  • Enter password or key (if protected): Enter the wireless network's password.
  • Player name: Choose the preset player name from the dropdown selections.
  • Custom name: Input a personalized name to alter the default player name.
    Note: Player's default name – The default name is listed as the product name followed by the last four digits in the MAC (Machine Access Control) address (example: NODE 2-001A). The complete 12-digit MAC address is printed on a sticker on the bottom or back panel of the Player.

• Audio Settings: Configure the audio settings of the Player. Learn more.
• Customize SourcesConfigure the settings of sources.
  Note: Source availability can vary based on individual Players.
  • Bluetooth: BluOS allows audio streaming from Bluetooth-enabled devices such as smartphones, tablets, or computers. You can also stream audio from Pandora®, Sirius/XM®, Apple Music®, TDC Play®, and many more music services. This audio can be streamed to multiple BluOS Players when the players are grouped. Learn More.
  • Analog Input / Optical Input / HDMI / Phono / Coaxial / Line / Microphone / AES|EBU / Balanced: When an external source is connected via the Analog/Optical/HDMI/Phono/Coaxial/Line/Microphone/AES|EBU/Balanced port, an Analog/Optical/HDMI/Phono/Coaxial/Line/Microphone/AES|EBU/Balanced Input button will appear respectively under the Music tab > Music Sources > Inputs, allowing you to choose it as a source. The Input source is dedicated to the Player with a physically attached source. However, this Player can also serve as a Primary Player and stream content to multiple Grouped Players. Learn more.
    Note: Source Settings menu availability can vary based on individual Players.
    
    • Name: Change the name of the Source Input.
    • Icon: Change the icon of the Source Input.
    • Auto Sense: When Auto Sense is enabled, your Player will automatically switch to this source upon detecting a valid signal (unless a different digital input is active). If Auto Sense is disabled, you must manually choose the input source. Learn more.
      Note: Only one source can have Auto Sense turned on.
    • MQA Pass-through: When you connect an MQA-certified CD player or another MQA-certified device to your Player's digital inputs, you can activate MQA Pass-through. This setting allows the BluOS-enabled Player to function as the MQA decoder or renderer. Learn more.
      Note: This option is accessible only when A/V mode is disabled.
    • A/V mode: Enable or disable the A/V mode. When enabled, the BluOS automatically adjusts the audio delay to keep the grouped BluOS devices in sync with the connected video source. Learn more.
      Note: This option is accessible only when MQA Pass-through is disabled.
    • Lip-sync delay [50 ~ 150 ms]: Incorporate a maximum of 150 milliseconds of audio delay to compensate for potential delays in the audio signal reaching the Player before video playback from an external device like a Cable Box or BluRay Player. Ideally, ensure direct connections of all devices to your TV Display and link the TV Audio Output to the Player.
      Note: This slider is available only when A/V mode is enabled.
    • Compressed Grouped Audio: Enable this option for utilizing high-quality, low-latency compression when relaying audio from this source to other group members. This minimizes network strain and typically enhances overall reliability.
    • Hide source: Enable this option to conceal the source from appearing in the Music tab > Music Sources > Inputs when an external device is connected through the Player's Input source port.
• Indicator Brightness: Alter or deactivate the brightness of the Status Indicator (LED) on BluOS Players. Choose from three available settings: Normal, Dim, or Off.
• Power: 
  • Amplifier Standby: As the default behavior, BluOS players will enter a low-power standby mode if there is no playback on the Player for 15 minutes. For players equipped with an internal amplifier, enabling this option will also transition the amplifier into standby mode after the same 15-minute interval. Activating the standby mode for the amplifier serves to decrease power consumption and enhance the amplifier's lifespan by permitting it to cool down during idle periods.
    Note: Enabling the amplifier standby feature might result in a brief delay when initiating playback on your BluOS Player as the amplifier undergoes a warming-up process.
• Music Library:
  • Network shares: Displays the network shares configured to the player. BluOS Players will pull music from an existing digital Music Library across the network using Windows SMB File Sharing (SAMBA), provided network sharing is enabled. Learn more.
  • Reindex music collection: If changes are made to your library, the BluOS Controller app will require a reindex to recognize the changes that were made. Reindexing involves scanning your music library for any newly added, removed, or updated files, ensuring that these changes are accurately displayed within the BluOS Controller app. Learn more.
  • Optimize Artwork: When Optimize Artwork is enabled, the BluOS firmware does not focus on the specific resolution of the file (e.g., 300x300, 500x500, 1024x1024). The restriction applies solely to the artwork file's size. For external graphics exceeding 600 KB but under 4 MB, BluOS resizes them to a 600x600 JPG format. Additionally, Portable Network Graphic files (.png) are converted to 600x600 JPG and resized.

    When Optimize Artwork is disabled, ensure that the artwork resolution does not exceed 1200x1200 pixels, and the file size remains under 600 KB. Learn more.

• Configure Music Services: At BluOS, we are an alliance of audiophiles with the mission to create an innovative wireless software platform for digital audio products and technologies that allow for the most true-to-life music experience possible.  We want everyone to listen to their favorite music using BluOS in the audio format that they prefer. Learn more.
• Play Internet URL: Enter the URL of the online radio station you would like to listen to and select Play.
• Configure IR Triggers: Use your TV remote or any IR remote to control the BluOS Players using IR learning. Learn more.
• Check for Upgrade: Check for updates to the BluOS firmware. 
• Diagnostics: 
  • View the player’s wireless Network name (Wifi), Signal Strength (Wifi), IP Address, MAC Address, BluOS Version, MCU Version (NAD), Uptime, and Total Songs.
  • Rebuild Index: Select to delete and recreate an index. For more information, view the Help Center article.
  • Connected Shares: Displays the pathname of accessible network file shares within the network, including the VAULT's Music library.
  • Other Players: Displays the IP address of all other players available on the network.
    Selecting the Room name of other players launches the Diagnostics view of the selected Player. Select the Home icon in the upper-right corner to launch the Control Panel screen of the selected Player. Selecting the Room name of other players launches the Diagnostics view for the chosen Player. To access the Control Panel screen of the chosen Player, select the Home icon located in the upper-right corner.
  • Statistics collection: Enable/disable to control passive reporting of BluOS players. For more information, view the Help Center article.
  • Force Hotspot Mode: Select to reset the BluOS player to Hotspot mode. For more information, view the Help Center article.
  • Reboot: Select to restart the player.
• 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.