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Transporter Owner’s Guide

About Transporter

Thank you for purchasing a Transporter network music player. Transporter lets you play your digitized music collection through your stereo system using your wireless or ethernet network. With Transporter, you can also listen to internet radio stations, set alarms, display RSS feeds, and more!

Transporter was designed to appeal to the most discerning audiophiles and music lovers. It streams digital music with sound quality that surpasses even the most exotic compact disc players.

At the heart of Transporter is a “no compromise” attitude to component selection and electronic design.

The rotary TransNav™ controller uses dynamic tactile feedback to provide fast access to any song even in the largest music collection. The sleek, backlit, infrared remote and dual fluorescent displays make it easy to use from anywhere in the room.

Transporter’s back panel features a complete set of professional-grade connectors, including both balanced and unbalanced signals for its analog and digital interfaces.

Transporter’s AK4396 “Miracle DAC” was chosen for its high dynamic range and low distortion. Its low out-of- band noise allows for the use of low-order output filters with higher cutoffs, resulting in preservation of phase and reduced distortion in the audible band. This extraordinary accuracy at higher frequencies allows Transporter to resolve the exact staging of instruments and the finest details of any recording. In addition, Transporter’s digital inputs allow its built-in DAC to be used with other sources.

Transporter’s digital path is not only “bit perfect”, but also extremely accurate in timing precision. Clock signals in Transporter are handled not as ones and zeroes, but as precision analog signals. Specialized crystal oscillators, careful clock management, and linear-regulated logic supplies ensure the lowest possible jitter throughout the system.

Transporter’s DAC and output amplifiers are powered by Super Regulators, based on the legendary design by Walt Jung. These regulators offer lower output impedance, faster response, and better noise rejection than standard three-terminal regulators. The result is an incredibly natural sound, with a pitch-black background and a shocking level of detail.

This user guide includes setup and basic operating instructions for your new player. Since Slim Devices is continually adding new features to Transporter, some new capabilities may not be covered here. You can find additional information about the latest Transporter features, as well as detailed documentation for developers, on the Slim Devices web site, http://www.slimdevices.com/.

Transporter is powered by the open source SlimServer software, which is the result of the efforts of software developers worldwide working together in an open community. We are grateful to everyone in the Slim Devices community who helped create Transporter.

We hope you enjoy Transporter and that you’ll tell a friend about Slim Devices.

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Contents
Owner’s Guide Page Table of Contents About Transporter Before You Begin System RequirementsInstalling the SlimServer Software Installing on WindowsInstalling on Mac OS Installing on Linux or Other Operating SystemConnecting Transporter Using Transporter as a Standalone DAC Audio ConnectionsAnalog Outputs Digital Outputs and InputsConfiguring Transporter Set Up NetworkingSelect a Music Source Using the Remote Slim Devices Using the Front Panel Controls Slim Devices Playing Your Music Using the Remote or Front Panel to Play MusicSearching for Music with the Remote or Front Panel Creating and Saving a Playlist Listening to Internet Radio SqueezeNetwork Using SqueezeNetworkPandora Slim Devices Special Features Alarm ClockGraphic Visualizers Using Transporter as a Wireless BridgeCrossfading Between Tracks RSS News Ticker PodcastsSlim Devices Controlling Multiple Players with one SlimServer Wake-on-LANRS-232 Serial Control Infrared Input and OutputAnalog Output Attenuation Detailed Specifications Audio OutputsBalanced Analog Outputs Unbalanced Analog OutputsAudio Formats Internet RadioFirmware ArchitectureNetwork Wireless Interface Power InputPower Supply Network Ethernet InterfaceWhat’s Included Physical GeneralPhysical Front Panel Infrared RemoteTroubleshooting Slim Devices Getting More Information FCC Notice Page Slim Devices
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