Bryston BDP-PI Owner's Manual

BDP-π 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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BRYSTON SERVICE in CANADA: BRYSTON SERVICE in the USA:

contact your local distributor or

CHECK OUR WEB SITE: www.bryston.ca
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Table of Contents

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

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

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

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

Display Modes .........................................5

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

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

Local Storage Connection ....................... 6

Network Connection ............................... 6

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

Network Attached Storage ...................... 6

Front Panel Menu Navigation .....................7

Front and Rear Panel ................................... 8

Display: ....................................................8

Infrared Sensor: ......................................8

Le / Right Button: .................................. 8

Up / Down Button: ...................................8

Option Button: ........................................ 8

Power LED: .............................................. 8

USB Ports: ................................................ 8

HDMI Output: .......................................... 9

Ethernet Connector: ............................... 9

Infrared Transmitter Output: ..................9

S/PDIF Digital Audio Output: ..................9

Toslink Optical Audio Output: ................9

Status Light: ............................................9

Power Switch: ..........................................9

DC Power Connector: ..............................9

Dimensions .................................................. 9

Soware Introduction ............................... 10

Media Player .......................................... 10

Now Playing ...........................................10

Stored Playlists......................................11

Alternate Views ......................................11

Adding Music to Library ........................11

BDP-π

General

Welcome

Thank you for your purchase of a Bryston BDP-π; a
state-of-the-art digital music player that can play
back the vast majority of digital music file formats
including today’s most popular lossless codecs
including AIFF, FLAC, WAVE, APPLE LOSSLESS, and
more at resolutions up to 192kHz / 24 bit PCM.

Music stored on both locally attached USB media
and network attached storage (NAS) devices is
aggregated and indexed into a single library. The
BDP-π includes intuitive soware for controlling
your BDP that requires no installation and is
accessible from any modern web browser. A wide
variety of compatible third-party applications are
also available for iOS and Android mobile devices.
In stand-alone systems, the BDP-π can also be
controlled via front-panel buttons and the color TFT
display, or with our optional BR-2 IR remote control.

We have designed the BDP-π to provide the
highest sound quality possible and an enjoyable
user experience free from the hassles normally
associated with computer-based audio playback.

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 find detailed information on day to day use
from this document. See www.bryston.com for the
most current edition.

Features

Extensive technical research and development
has been undertaken to ensure the highest
quality playback and durability of your BDP-π. The
following details describe some of these features.

• Power with included SMPS or with custom
Bryston power supply.

• Four USB 2.0 (backwards compatible with USB

1.1 and 1.0 specifications) ports.

• 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

soware such as MPoD and MPaD for iOS,
and MPDroid for Android.

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

other universal remote controls.

• Interconnectivity with USB Class 2.0 digital to
analog converters.

• Extensive compatibility with dierent music
file formats. See current firmware manual for
details.

• User upgradeable firmware

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

• Compact size and cosmetic unity with other
Bryston products.

Again, thank you for choosing Bryston.

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Firmware Updates

BDP-π firmware updates will periodically become
available from Bryston. Upon availability, the
Dashboard on the web interface will notify you. To
identify which version of firmware you are currently
running, you may either use the front panel, or the
web interface. To determine the current version of
the firmware from the front panel, see the bottom