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UserGuide

TableOfContents:

 WhatYouNeedToUseYourVOCOdevice…….Page2

 BeforeYouGetStartedUsingYourVOCOdevice…….Page2

 DownloadtheVOCOControllerAPPfromTheAppleAppStore®orGooglePlay®…….Page2

 ConfigureyourVOCODeviceUsingWiredSetup…….Page3

 ConfigureyourVOCODeviceUsingWirelessSetup…….Page3

 Createamyvoco.netAccountForInternetServices…….Page5

 UseTheInternalServertoStreamMusicUsingUSBDrive…….Page8

 VoiceandTextSearch…….Page12

 PlayMusicFromYourMobileDevicetoVOCO…….Page9

 PlayMusicFromanInternetRadioStation…….Page9

 CreateaPlaylist…….Page13

 DownloadVOCOMediaSoftwaretoStreamfromYourPCorMac…….Page8

 SelectMusicSourceforYourVOCODevice…….Page10

 TurnOffandOntheWi‐FiHotspotonyourVOCODevice…….Page11

 PlayaYouTube®VideoThroughVOCOusingHDMI…….Page7

 SetaPresetOnYourV‐SpotorV‐AmpwithaPlaylist…….Page14

 SetaPresetOnYourV‐SpotorV‐AmptoanInternetRadioStation…….Page14

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WhatYouNeed:

• AVOCODevice

• AwiredorwirelessnetworkconnectiontotheInternet

• Apple®orAndroid™SmartphoneorTabletwiththeVOCO

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• Ensureyouarelessthan10feet(3meters)ofyourVOCOdeviceandyourhomeinternet

networkisworkingproperly.

• HaveyourWirelessNetworkPasswordready.

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WhensettingupyourVOCOdeviceWirelessly,pleasefollowthesetupinstructionsintheQuickStart

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1. ConnectthedevicetoPower.YourdevicewillbootupandhaveaBlinkingGreenlightonthe

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2. Ensureyouarewithin10feet(3meters)ofyourdevice.GotoyourSETTINGS>

WiFionyouriOSorAndroidphoneortabletandconnecttoVOCOCONFIG_###.Once

connected,openyourVOCOControllerAPPandtheSetUpWizardwillbegin.PressNEXTto

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3. TheVOCOControllerAPPwillcollectdataonyourVOCOdevice.PressNEXTwhenavailable.

4. NameyourVOCOdevice.Werecommendanamethatidentifieswhereitislocated(i.e.Living

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performanceofyourunit.SeeourPrivacyPolicyfordetails.

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VOCOdeviceskeepincontactwithVOCOserverstoensureoptimalperformanceandservice.Ifyou

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phoneAPPorinthelowerrighthandcorneroftheTabletAPPselecttheSettingsicon.

2. SelecttheFactoryresetoption.

3. Apop‐upwindowwillappearaskingifyouaresureyouwanttofactoryresetyourVOCOdevice.

SelectOK.

(PleaseNote:AfactoryresetmaytakeafewminutesandtheVOCOunitwillgoofflinewhileresetting.)

MainVOCOScreens:Zones,NowPlaying,Content

TherearethreemainscreensusedwithVOCOdevices.Whenusingafullsizedtablet,allthreeviews

areshownontheopeningscreen.WhenusingaPhone,theseviewsareselectedatthetopofthe

Applicationbyselecting“ZONES,”“NOWPLAYING,”or“CONTENT”

ZONES:

IntheZONESscreen,youwillselectwhichzonetocontrolincludingvolume,searchingandsettings.

Taponaspecific,configured,onlinezoneandthecolorwillchangeandyoumaycontrolthatZone.

NOWPLAYING:

TheNOWPLAYINGscreenallowsyoutoseewhatiscurrentlyplaying,theplaylistqueue,shuffleplay,

volumecontrol/mute,andskipforwardandback.TheMetadatafromasongselectedshouldbe

displayedinthemainscreen.Aslidersongtimerappearsatthetopallowingscrollingtoparticular

partsofasong.Whenasongorplaylistisplaying,itmaybesavedasaplaylistthenasapresetby

touchingthePlaylistbutton.

CONTENT:

TheCONTENTscreeniswhereyou’llselectvariouscontenttoplaytoyourzone.Youmayselect

ONLINESERVICES,PlayfromThisDevice,aCamerafeedwhereavailable,orLocalContentfromyour

selectedServer.TheContentscreenalsohousesplaylistsandpresetsdesignatedforthemusicsource

youhaveselected.

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StreamingYouTubeVideos:

WiththeexceptionoftheVOCOV‐Zone,allVOCOdevicescanstreamYouTube

videos.ConnectyourconfiguredVOCOdevicetoaTVusinganHDMICableora

ComponentVideoCable.ThefirsttimeyoustreamaYouTubevideoitwilltakesomewhatlongerto

playaswedownloadadditionalsoftware.

SearchYouTubevideosusingyourVOCOdevicebyeither:

1. VoiceOrTextSearch,thenlongpressonthesearchresultsandselect

SearchYouTube:

‐OR‐

2. BrowseYouTubeafterselectingtheYouTubebuttonontheonlineservicesmenu.

SelectingYouTubeStreamingQuality:

YouTubevideostreamscanbestreamedatvariousresolutionsupto1080p.Higherqualityvideos

requiremorebandwidthandmayresultinextensivebuffering.Selectingalowerresolutionis

appropriatewhenavailableinternetspeedsareslower.

ToSelectYouTubeStreamingQuality:

1. IntheZonesscreenoftheVOCOControllerPhoneAPP,andinthelowerrighthand

corneroftheTabletAPPselecttheSettingsicon(GearsIcon)andyouwillbetakento

theZonesSettingsscreen.

2. SelecttheSelectYouTubequalityoption.

3. Apop‐upwindowwillappearwith3differentoptions:HighQualityStreaming,MediumQuality

Streaming,andLowQualityStreaming.

4. WhenusingaslowinternetconnectionselectMediumorLowQuality.Afterselectingthe

streamingoptionselectSave.

MusicSourcesforyourVOCODevice:

VOCOdevicescanaccessandstreammusicfrommanydifferentlocationsincluding:

1. InternalVMSServeronyourVOCOdeviceusingaUSBStick/USBharddrive;

2. Computer(MacorPC)usingVOCOMediaSystem(VMS)Software;

3. MobiledevicesfromAndroidorApple;

4. OnlineMusicServices;

5. CertainNASdrives.

6. MostaudiodevicesviaLine‐InoranoptionalBluetoothadapter

InternalVMSServerusingaUSBStick:

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AllVOCOdeviceshavebuiltinUSBportsalongwithsoftwarewhichreadsupto5000musicfilesona

USBdrive.SlidetheUSBstickintothefrontorbackUSBontheVOCOdeviceandtheserverwillread

themusicandmakeitaccessiblesolongasthatZoneserverisselected.Forexample,ifyourV‐Spotis

called“Bedroom”selectthe“Bedroom”serverintheMyMusicTab.USBcontentmustbeformattedin

a“fatorntfs”format.

Computer(MacorPC)UsingVOCOVMSSoftware:

Gotomyvoco.comandselectSupportandyouwillfindDownloadssection.Download

freeVOCOMediaServer(VMS)softwareforyourMacorPCComputertostreammusic

fromyourcomputertoaVOCOdeviceonthesamenetwork.Duringthesetupprocess

selectthedirectorywhereyoukeepyourmusicsuchasiTunesorMusicFolder.Nameyourlibrary

accordingly(John’sPCorMary’sMac)sothatyouknowwhatmusicsourceyouareselectinginthe

VOCOControllerAPP.

WhiletheinternalZonedeviceserversupportsupto5000songsandcanonlysynchronizeamaximum

of2‐3zones,atypicalPCorMaccansupport50,000songsand7‐10zones.Forlargersetups,useofan

externalserversuchasaComputerorNASdriveandEthernetusageworksbest.

InstructionsforInstallingVOCOMediaServer(VMS)SoftwareforPCandMacUsers:

AfterinstallingVOCOVMSSoftware,theVOCOComputerSoftwareControlPanelwillopenonyour

computer.TheVOCOComputerSoftwareControlPanelallowsyoutoscanyourmediacollection.

NamethemusiclibrarysoyoucaneasilyidentifythismusicsourceontheVOCOControllerAPPonyour

mobiledevice.TodothisclickontheLibrarytabonthetopoftheControlPanel,nameit,andthenclick

ontheOKbuttonatthebottomofthepage.ThenselectthenameofyourComputerServeryouchose

onyourVOCOControllerAPPintheMyMusicTabandstreammusictoyourdevicesfromyourPCor

MAC.*BesurethecomputerisconnectedtothesamenetworkasyourVOCOdevices.

WhentheVOCOVMSSoftwareisdownloadedontoyourcomputerthedefaultsettingofthesoftwareis

topullthemusicthatisstoredinyourMusicfolderonyourcomputer.However,youmaydirectthe

softwaretopullmusicfromanyfolderontheComputer.TodothissimplyclickontheBrowsebutton

nexttothemusicfolderandselectthefolderyouwouldliketheVOCOVMSSoftwaretoaccess.After

youhaveselectedafolderclickontheStatustabonthetopofthewindow,thenclicktheRescan

buttonnexttothe“Lookfornewandchangedmusic”option.

Ifyouaddnewsongstoyourmusiccollectionyoumustrescanyourmusiccollectiontomakethem

accessibletoaVOCOdevice.ClickontheRescanbuttonlocatedontheStatustabafteryouhaveadded

thenewsongstothefolder.OncetheVOCOVMSSoftwarehasfinishedtherescanselectOKandthe

controlpanelwillclose.

PlayingSongsFromMobileDevices:

IntheVOCOControllerAPPselectCONTENTmenuand“PlayFromThisDevice”tabto

accessandstreamthemusicstoredonyourAppleorAndroiddevice.Ensureyour

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MobiledeviceisconnectedtothesamenetworkasyourVOCOdevice.Selectartists,Albums,Songsor

Playlists.Youcanqueueandstreamupto25songsfromphonesortabletsbyselectingthe…iconor

longpressingonthesongandselecting“Addsongtocurrentplaylist”

OnlineMusicServices:

AfreeMyVOCO.netaccountmustbefirstsetuptostreammostonlineservices.

Youraccountwillstoreyourpasswordsforvariousserviceswhichrequirean

account.Aftersettingupamyvoco.netaccount,theVOCOdevicemustbe

associatedtotheaccount.ToassociateaZone,selectContent>OnlineServicesscrolltothebottom

wheretherearethreeoptions.Selectthemiddleoption“Thiszonehasnotbeenconfigured”option,

thenselectAssociate.

Ifyourmyvoco.netaccountissetup,andyourVOCOdeviceisassociatedwithyourmyvoco.netaccount,

andyouareunabletogetonlineservicesscreentopopulate,checkthestatusoftheOnlineServicestext

intheupperrighthandcorneroftheAPP.Thedifferentcolorswillindicatethestatus:

• Red=HandsetNOTconnectedANDzoneNOTconnected

• Yellow=HandsetISconnectedANDzoneNOTconnected

• Purple=HandsetNOTconnectedANDzoneISconnected

• Green=HandsetISconnectedANDzoneISconnected

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Formostonlineservices,youwillneedtoenteryourcredentialsintoyouraccountmyvoco.netaccount

throughtheVOCOControllerAPP.TodothisselecttheOnlineServicesoption,andthenselectthe

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NASDrives:

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LMS7.7.3withapatchprovidedbyVOCO.Instructionsforthepatch

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4. UseYourMobileDeviceVolume(AndroidUsersOnly)–WiththeVOCOControllerAPPopened

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TherearetwowaystocreateaplaylistusingtheVOCOControllerAPP.

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• OverviewofhowtouseVOCO

• VOCOComputerSoftwareInstallation

• Playingonlineservices

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• Streamingmusicoffyourmobiledevice

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1. Myvoco.netaccount:emailaddress@somewebsite.com

2. Thiszonehasnotbeenconfiguredfor…..

3. Dis‐associateV‐Device

AVOCOdevicemustbeassociatedwithyouraccounttoretrieveyouraccountinformation.To

AssociatetheVOCOdevice,selecttheThiszonehasnotbeenconfiguredfor…..option.Youwillreceive

apop‐upwindowaskingyouifyouwanttoAssociateyourVOCOdevicetoyourmyvoco.netaccount,

simplyselecttheAssociateoption.Whennewfirmwareisdownloadedorafactoryresetisexecuted,

youwillneedtore‐enteryourMyvoco.netcredentials.

Ifyourmyvoco.netaccountissetupandyourVOCOdeviceisassociatedwithyourmyvoco.netaccount,

andyouareunabletogetonlineservicestopopulatetheOnlineservicesscreen,checkthestatusofthe

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• Red=HandsetNOTconnectedANDZoneNOTconnected

• Yellow=HandsetISconnectedANDZoneNOTconnected

• Purple=HandsetNOTconnectedANDZoneISconnected

• Green=HandsetISconnectedANDzoneISconnected



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• Wi‐Fisetupissues

o VOCO_CONFIG_00….networknotshowingupforAppledevice

 TurnWIFIsettingonAppledeviceOFFthenONagain

 ResettheVOCOdevice.

o Devicedoesnotconnecttoavailablenetwork

 MoveVOCOdeviceclosertoaccesspoint

 RestartVOCOdevice

• Onlineservicesnotshowingup

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 Ifred,waituntilgreen

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• Aservermustbeselectedwhetherinternalorexternal

• VOCOdevicenolongerconnectstoWi‐Finetworkafterreboot

o Verifythattherouterisstillproducingasignalwithphone/tablet

o MoveVOCOdeviceclosertoaccesspoint

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o UsethesameVOCOdeviceandrouter/dongleforalldemos

 “Oops!AsDr.Suesssaid:‘No‐oneisyouerthanyou’”message

o Makesureyouraccountisassociatedwiththezone

 scrolltobottomofonlineservicestabandselectassociate

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 Connectionkeepsdroppingorseemssluggish

o MoveVOCOdeviceclosertoaccesspoint

o Checkthatonlyafewusersareonthesameaccesspoint(builtinorrouter/dongle)

 Multipleusersusingtravelrouterordonglecanbogdownperformance,causing

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 Considerconnectingaspeedtestofyournetworktoseeifthereisadequate

bandwidth.

 OnlineServicesthatneedlogincredentials:

o Pandora

o Spotify(PremiumAccountNeeded)

o Murfie



VOCOV‐Amp25Specs:

• V‐Amp25:



ThebackoftheV‐Amp25hasthefollowingInputsandOutputs:

• AudioIn

• SpeakerOutputL&R‐8Ω40WattMax

• USBInput

• EthernetInput

• AntennaInput

• ResetButton

• ExternalPowerSupply

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• FCCComplianceStatement:ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCrules.Operationis

subjectedtothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)

thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesired

operation.

• ICComplianceStatement:ThisdevicecomplieswithIndustryCanada’slicense‐exempt

RSSs.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseinterference,

and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterference,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesired

operationofthedevice.

• CetappareilestconformeauxCNRexemptesdelicenced'IndustrieCanada.Sonfonctionnement

estsoumisauxdeuxconditionssuivantes:

• (1)Cedispositifnepeutcauserd'interférences;et

• (2)Cedispositifdoitacceptertouteinterférence,ycomprislesinterférencesquipeuventcauser

unmauvaisfonctionnementdel'appareil.



• Caution:Changesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsibleforcompliance

couldvoidyourauthoritytooperatetheequipment.



AdditionalAssistance:

IfyouneedsupportwhenreviewingyourVOCOProductyoucancontactusat:

Phone:888‐879‐VOCO(8626)or(952)856‐4346

Email:support@myvoco.com

VOCOhasforumsavailableforcomplextechnicalintegrationsorquestions

ForumsWebsite:http://forums.myvoco.com/

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