Chord Electronics Poly User guide

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User manual

Poly

Wireless streaming module

Content

User manual

1 Introduction

2 Product description

3 Charging Poly

4 Powering on Poly

5 GoFigure app - Conﬁguration

6 Connectivity modes

7 Audio playback

Extended manual

8 Manual conﬁguration

9 Browser conﬁguration

10 GoFigure app - Extra features

11 Updating Poly

12 Registering Poly

13 Technical Speciﬁcations

1 Introduction

This user manual is intended for Poly users. It contains all the information necessary to safely and successfully use Poly and consists of two sections:

• The user manual describes Poly and provides the essential user instructions.

• The extended manual contains information that is not directly related to everyday use.

1.1 Safety

Please take note of the following safety instructions before using the Poly.

• Never allow Poly to come into contact with water or other liquids.

• Never spray cleaner onto Poly. Only use a clean microﬁbre cloth clean the Poly.

1.2 Warranty

Poly comes with a comprehensive twelve month warranty. To activate this warranty, please register your Poly via the Chord Electronics website:

www.chordelectronics.co.uk/register-product

2 Product description

Poly is a portable music streamer and player. Combined with Mojo, it can wirelessly stream from connected devices and play back audio via Roon, AirPlay or from a Micro SD card, all with smartphone control. Poly provides access to hi-ﬁ sound quality at home or on-the-go, via Wi-Fi and Bluetooth®.

2.1 Main parts

A B E F HGC D

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with Poly’s main parts.

A Conﬁguration pin E Micro USB input

B Antenna F Micro SD input

C P-status LED G Conﬁguration button

D M-status LED H USB cable

P-status LED

Poly is in Hotspot mode and is available as a W-Fi connection for an external device.

Flashing

Poly is searching for a known Wi-Fi network.

Flashing

Poly has successfully read the inserted Micro SD card.

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Poly displays its battery level in a variety of colours when connected to a known network in Network mode. See §3.1 for more information.

Poly is charging.

Polys P.status will ﬂash Yellow when there is no DAC detected (the attached DAC may be switched OFF)

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2.2 Modes

Poly’s functionality is made up of two settings; audio playback modes and connectivity modes. Both modes can be selected in the GoFigure app. See chapters 6 & 7 for instructions and more information.

Audio playback modes Connectivity modes

• Bluetooth® audio

• Roon

• Micro SD card

• Airplay

• Bluetooth®

• Wi-Fi – Network – Hotspot

3 Charging Poly

To charge Poly:

1. Insert the USB cable

2. Insert the other end of the USB cable into a suitable power outlet. This wakes Poly up.

3. Remove and reinsert the USB cable. Poly now starts charging and the P-status LED will emit a solid white light.

It takes approx. 5 hours to charge Poly with a 5V/2A charger. Poly and Mojo can be charged simultaneously, with an estimated charge time of 8 hours. The devices can be charged while playing back audio, but this increased the charging time.

into the Micro USB input

We recommend that you fully charge Poly

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for 5 hours before using it for the ﬁrst time.

Poly’s microprocessor remains active when

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the device is switched o. This causes the battery to slowly empty over time.

To charge Poly, the charger must deliver at

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least 1A of current. To charge Poly and Mojo simultaneously, an input of at least 2A is required. Using a 1A charger to charge both devices simultaneously will result in only Mojo being charged.

3.1 Battery level

When Poly is connected to a network, the P-status LED will glow in 1 of 4 colours. These colours indicate Poly’s battery level. The M-status LED will always indicate Mojo’s battery level using the same colour code.

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Charging 100-75% 75-50% 50-25% 25-5% 5-0%

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Poly’s battery level is also displayed on the

GoFigure app’s home screen.

4 Powering on Poly

To power on Poly:

1. Attach Poly to Mojo.

2. Press and hold Mojo’s power button until the

buttons start to glow.

3. Wait approx. 10 seconds. Poly’s P-status LED will become active when the connection has been registered.

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We recommend using Poly case to protect the

connection between the two devices.

4.1 Powering o

To power o Poly:

1. Press and hold Mojo’s power button to turn o both devices.

2. Wait 20 seconds for Poly to power o.

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5 GoFigure app - Conﬁguration

Poly can be conﬁgured with the GoFigure app, available for download on the App Store or GooglePlay.

5.1 Requirements

• Your control device must have Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) compatibility.

• Your Poly must have ﬁrmware 1.0.11 or higher.

If these requirements are not met, see the Extended Manual for the manual conﬁguration method.

5.2 First use

When using the GoFigure app to conﬁgure a new Poly, the Setup Wizard can be used to quickly set Poly’s most important settings.

When using the GoFigure app for the second time, it will open on the Poly’s Near You page. Select your Poly and press Skip This Wizard to go straight to the conﬁguration menu.

1. Enable Bluetooth® on your control device.

2. Make sure Poly is within range of your control

device (< 5 m).

3. Open the GoFigure app and press Select Device. The app will scan for nearby Poly’s.

4. Select Poly once it appears on your screen and press Select Device.

5. Please wait while the app loads your Poly.

6. Enter a custom name for your Poly (optional). Press Audio Playback to continue.

7. Select Wi-Fi or Bluetooth® as the initial

connectivity mode. This can be changed later.

– After selecting Wi-Fi, press Connect

Normally to connect to a regular Wi-Fi network. Press Create Hotspot to allow your Poly to create a Wi-Fi hotspot

– Select your Wi-Fi network and enter the

password. Press Continue/Submit.

8. Select Roon Ready or Everything else as your preferred audio playback mode. This can be changed later.

9. The conﬁguration is now complete! Press Register Your Device to register your Poly or press Finish

to go to the Select Your Device menu.

6 Connectivity modes

The GoFigure app allows you to select which wireless connection method Poly uses to connect to an external device. All conﬁguration is done in the Settings menu.

6.1 Bluetooth®

Poly’s Bluetooth® connection is always available, no matter which mode is selected.

• Select Airplane\ Bluetooth® Mode Bluetooth® playback.

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Bluetooth® wireless technology is a userfriendly wireless connection method, but can result in some loss of sound quality. The use of a Wi-Fi connection is recommended for optimal sound quality.

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Poly has a maximum Bluetooth® range of 5metres. Sound distortion may occur beyond this range.

to optimize Poly for

6.2 Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi is the Poly’s preferred connectivity method because it ensures the best sound quality. The Poly can establish a Wi-Fi connection via two dierent modes.

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For optimal Wi-Fi performance, keep the

antenna window B clear of obstacles.

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Poly communicates only via 2.4 GHz networks and has a maximum Wi-Fi range of 10metres.

Network mode

Network mode allows the Poly to connect to an available Wi-Fi network. It is active when Airplane\Bluetooth® Mode 1 and Hotspot Mode 2 are deselected.

1. Press Wi-Fi

network.

2. Press Wi-Fi Country

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The Poly can connect to a Wi-Fi hotspot

generated by smartphone.

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You can add multiple networks to the Poly. They will be automatically remembered and connected to when in range.

to select or manually add a

to select the a country.

Hotspot mode

Hotspot mode allows you to connect to a Wi-Fi network created by your Poly. It acts as a replacement for Wi-Fi when no external network is available.

1. Select Hotspot Mode and the app will close.

2. Enable Wi-Fi on your control device and select the Poly-xxxx* to connect.

3. If available, select the “use without internet” option on your control device when connecting to the Poly’s hotspot.

– On an iOS device, press “cancel” in the top

right corner to reveal this option. Repeat this step if necessary.

* All digits in the Poly’s hotspot name are unique to each device.

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Once your control device is successfully connected, these steps do not need to be repeated when using Hotspot mode again.

. The Poly will now reset

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7 Audio playback

The GoFigure app allows you to select which mode is used by the Poly to playback audio. All conﬁguration is done in the Settings menu.

7.1 Roon

The Poly can act as a Roon Ready device and play back audio from your personal Roon server.

1. Make sure the Poly is connected to the same network as your Roon remote device.

2. Select Roon Ready 6. The Other Music Services

option will be automatically deselected.

3. Navigate to your Roon Output settings and enable Poly. Poly is now a registered output.

7.2 Airplay

The Poly supports AirPlay, which allows it to connect to your Apple devices.

1. Select Other Music Services

2. Make sure Poly and your Apple device are

connected to the same Wi-Fi network.

3. Navigate to your Apple device’s audio output options and select Poly. All audio will now route to Poly.

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7.3 Bluetooth® audio

The Poly can play back audio via a Bluetooth® connection.

1. In the GoFigure app’s Settings menu, select Airplane\Bluetooth® Mode 1.

2. Enable Bluetooth® on your control device and

select the Poly to connect.

3. Play music from your control device.

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If there are two Poly’s visible as available Bluetooth® devices, close the GoFigure app and select the one that remains.

7.4 Micro SD card

This Poly is able to play back music stored on a Micro SD card via DLNA, UPnP or MPD.

8 Manual conﬁguration

1. Select Other Music Services

2. Insert a Micro SD card into the Poly’s Micro SD

slot F. The P-status LED C ﬂashes green when the card is detected.

NOTICE

If the Poly does not detect the Micro SD card, insert the card into a computer and make sure it is formatted to ExFat.

3. On your control device, open a DLNA, UPnP

or MPD app of your choice (e.g. BubbleUPnP (Android) or 8 Player (iOS).

4. In the app, select the Poly as the audio output.

5. Select a song from the Micro SD card’s directory

and begin playback.

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The Poly supports an unlimited amount of Micro

SD storage capacity.

Quickplay

The Quickplay option allows you to look at any MPD playlists stored on the Micro SD card. See §10.3 for more information.

1. Press the LAUNCH QUICKPLAY button in the

app’s home screen.

2. Select one of the available playlists and begin

playback.

If your Poly or control device do not meet the requirement for conﬁguration via the GoFigure app, the connectivity and audio playback modes can be manually conﬁgured.

8.1 Connecting Poly

Poly can be wirelessly connected to external devices in three ways: Bluetooth®, Wi-Fi network and a Wi-Fi hotspot. Bluetooth® is always available, while the other two connectivity modes can be manually selected via the Conﬁg button G.

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The use of a headset is necessary while progressing through the options. This allows you to receive spoken feedback and instructions during the process.

1. Use the provided pin A to reach the Conﬁg

2. Press the Conﬁg button once to start the

3. Press the Conﬁg button repeatedly to progress

4. After reaching the desired option, wait 5 seconds.

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Poly to tell you the current connectivity mode.

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you to hold the Conﬁg button for several seconds.

button

sequence:

“mode: press for mode”

through the options:

“mode: current mode” mode” “mode: enter Network mode” “mode: Hotspot password reset” “mode: Bluetooth® PIN reset” “factory reset” “ﬁrmware update”.

Press the Conﬁg button one last time when instructed:

“mode: press to enter XXXX mode” “mode: entering XXXX mode”

“mode: enter Hotspot

Selecting “mode: current mode” will prompt the

Selecting one of the three reset options requires

Bluetooth® connection

Poly’s Bluetooth® connection is always available, no matter which mode is selected.

NOTICE

Bluetooth® is a user-friendly wireless connection method, but can result in some loss of sound quality. We recommend using a Wi-Fi connection for optimal sound quality.

1. Enable Bluetooth® on your control device.

2. Select Poly from the list of available devices.

3. When asked, enter 0000 as the input code.

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The P-status LED ﬂashes purple when

connected via Bluetooth®.

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The PIN can be changed in the GoFigure app.

Wi-Fi network mode

Network mode allows Poly to connect to an available Wi-Fi network.

• Select Network mode by using the Conﬁg button G. Poly is available for Wi-Fi connection when the P-status LED C starts to ﬂash blue.

Poly will automatically look for or connect to a known Wi-Fi network. A new Wi-Fi network must ﬁrst be added in the browser conﬁguration menu. See §9.1 on how to connect to a Wi-Fi network.

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

W-Fi hot spot mode allows you to connect to a Wi-Fi network created by your Poly. It acts as a replacement for Wi-Fi when no external network is available.

1. Select Hotspot mode by using the Conﬁg button

using the instructions above. The P-status LED C will ﬂash blue and green when the Poly is in Hotspot mode.

2. Enable Wi-Fi on your control device.

3. Select the Poly-xxxx* to connect to the hotspot.

* All digits in the Poly’s hotspot name are unique to each device.

Factory reset

The factory reset option allows you to erase all user adjustable information from Poly’s memory (e.g. Wi-Fi networks, passwords and playlists).

NOTICE

Remove your Micro SD card from Poly before running a factory reset. Poly will otherwise re-index the card as soon as the reset if complete.

• Select Factory Reset with the Conﬁg button G.

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Your Poly’s name may not have reset when re-connecting Poly to a previously connected control device. The name will reset once the Bluetooth® cache is updated.

9 Browser conﬁguration

As an alternative to the GoFigure app, Poly can also be conﬁgured in a browser menu. This menu is only available on a control device that is connected to the Wi-Fi hotspot generated by Poly.

• Make sure Poly is in Hotspot mode. See §8.1 for instructions.

• In the network settings, select Poly’s WiFi network and select the URL (http://192.168.1.1).

• Open your browser and go to www.poly.audio

The conﬁguration menu has three sections:

• Wi-Fi settings

• Manage Connections

• Play Mode settings

9.1 Wi-Fi settings

The Wi-Fi settings section allows you to:

• Name your Poly.

• Enter the network name and password of the WiFi-network you wish to use.

• Save a Wi-Fi network to add it to Poly’s memory.

• Assign a password to the Wi-Fi hotspot created by your Poly when in Hotspot mode.

• Select the country that matches the used Wi-Fi network.

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9.2 Manage Connections

The Manage Connections section allows you to:

• Delete a previously saved Wi-Fi network from Poly’s memory.

9.3 Play Mode settings

The Play Mode settings section allows you to:

• Select an audio playback mode. Information about these options can be found at the bottom of the page or in chapter 7 of this manual.

• Select Roon Ready to use Roon as the audio playback mode.

– Select DSD to use Roon DSD mode.

See §10.2 for more information.

• Select Other to use Micro SD, Airplay or Bluetooth® audio as the audio playback mode.

– Select MPD Bit Perfect Audio if you wish to

only use Mojo for volume control.

– Select Keep in Hotspot Mode if you wish to

stay connected to Poly’s hotspot.

• Save your settings.

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Deselect Keep in Hotspot Mode if you want to

connect to a newly added Wi-Fi network.

Play mode settings Wi-Fi settings

Manage connections Hotspot settings

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When switching between Hotspot mode and Network mode, press Save and Reboot to ensure Poly reboots in the new mode.

10 GoFigure app - Extra features

The GoFigure app’s Settings menu has some additional modes that allow you to customize your Poly audio playback experience.

10.1 Bit Perfect

Adjusting the volume with the physical controls of your control device can compromise the quality of the digital signal. Bit Perfect mode disables the physical volume control on your control device and prevents this from happening.

• Select Other Music Services playback mode now becomes available.

• Select Bit Perfect

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Bit Perfect mode will not disengage the digital

in-app volume control.

. The Bit Perfect

10.2 Roon DSD

This mode must be enabled for DSD playback via Roon.

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Enabling Roon DSD will disable the in-app

volume control.

• Select Roon Ready 6. The DSD mode becomes available.

• Select Roon DSD 8.

10.3 Quickplay

The Quickplay option allows you to look at any MPD playlists stored on the Micro SD card.

• Select Quickplay Controls 9.

• In the app’s home screen, press LAUNCH QUICKPLAY.

• Select one of the available playlists to begin playback.

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Quickplay uses the BLE connection between Poly and your control device, so no Wi-Fi connection is required.

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MPD playlists can be created in applications such as MPDeluxe (iOS), Glider (iOS) or M.A.L.P. (Android).

10.4 General Settings

The General Settings 10 menu contains information about Poly’s networks and the contents of its MicroSD card.

• Press Refresh DLNA Database to retrieve information about a newly inserted MicroSD card.

10.5 Device Settings

The Device Settings 11 menu allows you to change Poly’s settings.

• Press Re-run Wizard to repeat the initial conﬁguration process.

• Press Factory Reset to reset Poly back to its default factory settings.

11 Registering Poly

Registering your Poly is important because it activates the free 12 month warranty period that comes with the purchase of Poly.

• Register your Poly via the Chord Electronics website:

www.chordelectronics.co.uk/register-product

• Register your Poly after completing the Setup Wizard in the GoFigure app. See §5.2 for instructions.

12 Updating Poly

New ﬁrmware is periodically issued to guarantee high performance and introduce new features to Poly. These updates can be found in the GoFigure app.

1. In the GoFigure app’s Settings menu, press Device Settings.

2. Press Firmware Update and select the update you

wish to install.

Poly can also be updated via manual conﬁguration.

• Select Firmware Update by pressing the Conﬁg

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new updates. Check the app regularly to keep your Poly up to date.

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is connected to a network with internet access.

button

. See §8.1 for instructions.

The GoFigure will not actively notify you of

Updates cannot be downloaded when Poly

13 Technical Speciﬁcations

We are invested to keeping Poly up to date. Pleaserefer to www.chordmojo.com or www.chordelectronics.co.uk for the most recent speciﬁcations.

Dimensions 50 x 62 x 22 mm

Weight Poly 91 g

Total weight 180 g

Playback time Approx. 9 hours

Charging time Approx. 5 hours

Charging input 5V / 2A

Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz

Bluetooth® 4.1 / A2DP

PCM sample rates 44.1 kHz – 768 kHz

DSD via DoP DSD64 – DSD256

Storage MicroSD (unlimited capacity)

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