Bryston BDP-3 Owner's Manual

BDP-3 Digital Music Player

Owner’s Manual

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of un-insulated “danger­ous voltage “ within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons

.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance
(servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product.

1. Read these instructions.

2. Keep these instructions.

3. Heed all warnings.

4. Follow all instructions.

5. Do not use this apparatus near water.

6. Clean only with dry cloth.

7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A
grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety. If the pro­vided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.

10. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the
apparatus.

11. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.

12. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is
used use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over.

13. Unplug this apparatus when moving it & during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.

14. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such
as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to
rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.

WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND ENSURE THAT NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS, SUCH AS VASES, ARE
PLACED ON THE EQUIPMENT.
TO COMPLETELY DISCONNECT THIS EQUIPMENT FROM THE AC MAINS, DISCONNECT THE POWER SUPPLY CORD PLUG FROM THE AC
RECEPTACLE.
THE MAINS PLUG OF THE POWER SUPPLY CORD SHALL REMAIN READILY OPERABLE.
UNPLUG MAINS CORD DURING TRANSPORTATION.

BRYSTON LIMITED WARRANTY

Bryston analog audio circuits are warranted to be free from manufacturing defects for twenty (20) years from the original date of manufacture. The
warranty includes parts and labour.
Bryston Digital circuits and cables are warranted for five years from the original date of manufacture. The warranty includes parts and labour.
Bryston products having motorized moving parts, excluding motorized volume controls, are warranted for three years from the original date of manu­facture. The warranty includes parts and labour.
Bryston will remedy the problem by repair or replacement, as we deem necessary, to restore the product to full performance. Bryston will pay only
return shipping costs for the full length of the specific products warranty.
In the event of a defect or malfunction, contact Bryston’s repair centers for return authorization. Products must be returned using original packaging
material only. Packing material may be purchased from Bryston if necessary. This warranty is considered void if the defect, malfunction or failure of the
product or any component part was caused by damage (not resulting from a defect or malfunction) or abuse while in the possession of the customer.
Tampering by persons other than factory authorized service personnel or failure to fully comply with Bryston operating instructions voids the warranty.
This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which may vary from province to province and country to country.
As of 2006-02-22 Bryston will only warranty Bryston products purchased through authorized Bryston dealers. Bryston products with a date code
of 0608 or higher (date code format is “yyww”, where “yy” is the two least significant digits of the year and “ww” is the week of the year) must be
accompanied by a copy of the bill-of-sale from a Bryston authorized dealer to qualify for warranty service. The warranty is transferable from the original
owner to a subsequent owner as long as a copy of the bill-of-sale from the original authorized Bryston dealer accompanies the re-sale. The copy of the
bill of sale to any subsequent owner need ONLY include the Name of the Bryston Authorized Dealer and the Model and Serial number of the Bryston
product The warranty will only be honored in the country of the original purchase unless otherwise pre-authorized by Bryston.

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Table of Contents

General.........................................................4

Welcome ..................................................4

Features ...................................................4

Power Considerations ............................. 4

Firmware Updates ...................................4

Display Brightness & Auto Shuto .......... 5

Connecting To Your System ........................5

Audio Connection ....................................5

Local Storage Connection .......................5

Network Connection ............................... 5

Wireless Bridge ........................................ 6

Control ......................................................... 6

Web User Interface .................................. 6

iOS .........................................................6

Android ....................................................7

Fixed IP address ......................................7

Soware Introduction ................................. 8

Media Player ............................................ 8

Now Playing ............................................. 8

Stored Playlists ........................................ 9

Alternate Views ........................................9

Adding Music to Library ..........................9

Alternative Playback Services ...................10

TIDAL ...................................................... 10

bRadio ....................................................10

Roon Ready ............................................10

Shairport Sync ....................................... 11

uPnP / DLNA ..........................................11

Squeezeslave / Squeezelite ..................11

MPD .......................................................11

Dimensions ................................................ 11

Front Panel ................................................12

Rear Panel .................................................. 13

Front Panel Menu Navigation ...................14

Error Codes ................................................ 14

General

Welcome

Thank you for your purchase of a Bryston BDP-3
digital music player! We have designed this unit to
provide the highest quality bit-perfect playback of

all of your digital music les. Decades of research

and development in high quality sound have
produced what we believe is our best quality digital

audio player yet.

A Quick Start Guide has been provided to help

you setup and play music right away. This manual

provides a technical reference for hardware, setup,

interconnectivity, warranty, and safety. Bryston

stands committed to ongoing improvement and

soware development. For that reason, we have
separated the Firmware User’s Manual in which
you’ll nd detailed information on day to day use
from this document. See support.bryston.com for
the most current edition.

Again, thank you for choosing Bryston.

• IR Remote control such as Bryston’s BR-2 or

other universal remote controls

• RS-232 2-way control

• Interconnectivity with USB Class 2.0 digital to

analog converters including those that support

DSD over PCM (DoP)

• Extensive compatibility with dierent music
le formats. See current rmware manual for
details.

• User upgradeable rmware

• Remote 12 Volt On/O trigger (IN & OUT) via

3.5mm / 2 conductor phono jacks

• Compatible with USB hard disk, and solid-state
storage media as well as network attached

storage.

• Optional internal SSD - factory or user installable

• Compatible with Network Attached Storage
located music libraries

Features

Extensive technical research and development
has been undertaken to ensure the highest quality

playback and durability of your BDP-3. The following
details describe some of these features.

• Linear power supply for audio processing

circuitry.

• A separate power supply for microprocessors

and for maintaining standby mode.

• Five USB 2.0 (backwards compatible with USB

1.1 and 1.0 specications) ports.

• Three high speed USB 3.0 ports (backwards
compatible).

• Wide variety of control options including:

• Front panel push button controls

• Responsive web interface compatible with

iOS, Android, Macintosh, and windows
devices

• Third party app compatibility with diverse

• Congurable as a Roon Ready endpoint.

Cosmetic unity with other Bryston products.

Power Considerations

In general, if your BDP-3 has a three prong grounded
line cord, you can reduce the possibility of local
ground loops which could cause hum or noise in the
system by plugging its line cord into the same wall
outlet next to the power amp and other equipment

in your system.

Firmware Updates

BDP-3 rmware updates will periodically become
available from Bryston. Upon availability, the
Dashboard on the web interface will notify you. To
identify which version of rmware you are currently

running, you may either use the front panel, or the

web interface. To determine the current version of
the rmware from the front panel, press the up

and le buttons to return to the home screen.
Then press the up button.

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BDP-3 High Resolution DIgital Music Player

The example indicates that the rmware version is
S2.32 2017-02-01.

PCM DSD

192 / 24 384 / 32 DSD-64 DSD-128 DSD-256

S/PDIF

AES/EBU

HDMI

USB

Audio Connection

Prior to powering your BDP-3 on, connect your

BDP-3 to your DAC using your choice of digital
interconnect or USB cable.

To discover your current rmware version from

the Bryston Web Interface, please consult your

Firmware User’s Manual.

Display Brightness & Auto Shutoff

Your BDP-3 is equipped with a very high quality

VFD dot-matrix display designed to operate without
fail for many years. To adjust its brightness and
congure its automatic shuto feature, press and

in rapid succession by sliding your nger across

them.

Use the up and down buttons to switch
between setting the brightness (from 1 to 4) and the
time delay (from always ON, 10 seconds, 1 minute,

5 minutes, OFF) using the le and right buttons.

The menu will disappear approximately 10 seconds

aer the last button press and settings will be saved.

Connecting To Your System

The BDP-3 is designed for the explicit purposes
of playing back your digital music library in a bit-

perfect manner. It receives music from your library

stored on a locally or network connected disk and
outputs bit-perfect digital audio to a compatible

DAC. Thus, the minimum hookup requirements
include attaching a music storage device and a DAC
such as the BDA3 to the BDP-3.

Local Storage Connection

Your BDP-3 can accept most USB storage media

including thumb drives, bus-powered hard drives,

and self-powered hard drives. USB 3.0 ports are
preferred when connecting USB 3.0 drives for the
speed advantage when updating your library.
Otherwise, USB 2.0 drives are compatible with all
USB storage media.

The BDP-3 also includes an internal wiring harness

which can accept an internal 2.5 inch SSD or hard
drive.

The preferred disk format for internal or USB
attached media is exFAT. FAT32, NTFS and EXT3 are
supported as well. HFS+ (the default format for Mac
computers) is not fully supported.

Network Connection

Your BDP-3 features a single gigabit ethernet
port designed to connect to your home network
router to facilitate control via portable devices or
computer, to obtain an internet connection useful
for streaming Tidal or internet radio, downloading

rmware updates, and if needed, permit Bryston

support personnel to access the unit via service

mode upon your request.

Use a CAT-5e, or better patch cable to connect your

BDP-3 to an available ethernet port in your room or

directly to your home router.

Successful network connection will be indicated

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