Page 2 - Contents; Make sure you register your purchase.; Future product releases
2 Thank you for purchasing your Sonata NP30 Network Music Player. We are confident that you will enjoy many years of listening pleasure from it. Like all Cambridge Audio products the Sonata NP30 adheres to three core principles – stunning performance, ease of use and incredible value. The Sonata NP3...
Page 3 - WEEE symbol; Important safety instructions
3 NP30 ENGLISH For your own safety please read the following important safety instructions carefully before attempting to connect this unit to the mains power supply. They will also enable you to get the best performance from and prolong the life of the unit: 1. Read these instructions.2. Keep these...
Page 5 - Limited warranty; Europe-European Union Notice
5 NP30 ENGLISH Cambridge Audio warrants this product to be free from defects in materials and workmanship (subject to the terms set forth below). Cambridge Audio will repair or replace (at Cambridge Audio’s option) this product or any defective parts in this product. Warranty periods may vary from c...
Page 6 - Rear panel connections
6 On Off Power Power AC www.cambridge-audio.com Power Rating: 100-240V AC ~ 50/60Hz Rated Power Consumption: 21W Designed and engineered in London, England Sonata NP30 Network Player L R ToslinkOptical S/P DIFCo-axial For local media Ethernet USB Audio Out Digital Outputs 12V Tip +ve Trigger In 1 2 ...
Page 7 - Front panel controls
7 NP30 ENGLISH USB Use to connect a USB storage device or another portable device containing music files. 500mA maximum current consumption. Standby/On When powering up from standby the Standby/On LED will flash approximately once a second as the unit boots up , the display will initially be blank b...
Page 8 - Remote control; Note: The NP30 takes approximately 30 seconds to come; Changing the remote control functions
8 Remote control Important! The default mode for the remote allows combined control of the NP30 and Cambridge Audio Azur range amplifiers.The remote can be set to control the Cambridge Audio Sonata range receivers (AR30/DR30) or Cambridge Audio A/V Receivers instead. See later section on this page. ...
Page 9 - Getting connected
9 NP30 ENGLISH Basic connections Network connections Before you can use your NP30 for iRadio/Streaming you must have the following:• A broadband internet connection (such as ADSL) to a suitable internet service provider (ISP). • A network connection either wirelessly via 802.11b/g or n Wi-Fi or wire...
Page 10 - Operating the NP30; Getting connected cont.
Connecting to a wireless network Place the NP30 in range of your wireless network (usually 10-30m of a suitable wireless transmitter, although this is affected by walls and the construction of your building) and turn it on, via the back panel switch and then on the front panel. The NP30 will automat...
Page 12 - Alphameric Search; Shuffle; Local Media
12 Alphameric Search This is a search function menu inserted by the NP30 into the browse tree of UPnP servers that support an external search function.Where available you can select Alphameric search and then enter the name or partial name of an album or track you wish to find.Simply select each cha...
Page 13 - Presets; Playlists; Podcasts
Presets The NP30 supports 20 presets. These can be UuVol Radio stations or streams from most Streaming Services. UPnP/Local media cannot be set as a preset.. To add a station/stream to a preset first select that stream for playback in the normal way. Now press the button this will bring up the prese...
Page 14 - Settings menu
14 Enter the network name This option allows the NP30 to search for and connect to a particular network name only.Type your network name in using the alphanumeric entry screen.If no matching network is found 'Network not found' will be displayed. View Config This menu firstly displays the IP mode (s...
Page 15 - UuVol Remote
15 NP30 ENGLISH Wired/Wireless connection It is possible to connect your NP30 to your network via an available Ethernet connection (RJ45) or via a Wi-Fi router. By default the unit is in AUTO mode, each time you turn the unit it looks for the presence of a wired connection, and tries to use this, if...
Page 16 - Technical specifications; Troubleshooting
16 Technical specifications DAC Wolfson WM8728 24 bit 96kHz capable THD+N 0.003% @ 1kHz Frequency Response 20Hz-20kHz +/- 0.2dB Signal to Noise ratio > 95dB Total correlated jitter <200pS Digital outputs* ** S/PDIF Co-axial and TOSLink Optical 16-24 Bits, 32-96kHz Audio Formats** WAV containin...