The Controls and Connections
Front Panel
| 1 - OLED display |
The title line of the display shows Album, Artist, Track, Station names and Menu headings The scrolling INFO line displays information including Source, Playlist name, Bluetooth status, IP address, Ripping & Compression progress, Menu Title and help prompts |
| 2 - Control Knob | Rotate the Control to - - Adjust the volume - Browse menu options - Browse characters for searches or passwords - Browse CD titles Press and release the Control to - - Access the main menu - Select a menu option - Select a character - Select a CD title and start ripping |
| 3 - EJECT button | - Eject a CD - Cancel ripping |
| 4 - BACK button |
- Play previous track on HDD or CD Pressing BACK when B2 is not playing will start playing Preset 1 - this could be a radio station or playlist. |
| 5 - NEXT button |
- Play next track on HDD or CD Pressing NEXT when B2 is not playing will play all the music at random. |
| 6 - PLAY/STOP button |
- Pause and Play music, for all sources - Play selected Album or Track - Hold to save settings |
| 7 - IR Window | Remote control receiver and indicators for power (red) and remote control activity (green) |
| 8 - CD slot |
Rear Panel
| 9 - 24V DC | Plug the Brennan DC power adapter here |
| 10 - USB A | Plug the WiFi dongle here |
| 11 - Right & Left | Connect your speakers here using cables fitted with 4mm (Banana) plugs (available from the Shop) |
| 13 - USB C | Plug the Bluetooth dongle here Can also be used to connect a USB HDD or memory stick for backups or importing music, a USB Hub and/or a keyboard |
| 14 - Line Out + SPDIF |
This is a combined output connector for analogue audio (3.5mm stereo jack) and digital audio (mini TOSLink - available from the Shop) The 3.5mm jack can be used to connect the B2 to an external amplifier (your existing sound system) or used for headphones |
| 15 - Aux In |
Line level analogue audio input (3.5mm stereo jack) |
| 16 - Ethernet Cable access |
Access slots for fitting an Ethernet cable for direct broadband connection |
| 17 - HDMI |
HDMI digital audio output - can be connected to a TV, Soundbar or AV amplifier to access digital audio from the B2. Enable HDMI Audio using settings in the Web UI. |
The Remote Controller
| 1 - Rec | - Start/Stop recording to HDD You have to select Aux mode before this will work |
| 2 - Prev | - Play previous track - depends on Random on-off - Play previous radio station - Move cursor to the left during text entry |
| 3 - Play/Stop | - Start or Stop music for any source |
| 4 - Next | - Play next track - depends on Random on-off - Play next radio station - Move cursor to the right during text entry |
| 5 - Info | Display information including - - Total Tracks, Albums & Artists - Number of WAV, FLAC, MP3 and AAC tracks - HDD capacity and usage Press a second time to see - - Software version - MAC address Press again to see NAS, DLNA and Spotify status |
| 6 - Find | - Search for Artists, Albums or Tracks on the HDD |
| 7 - Rand. | - Toggle Random mode on or off The first press shows the current setting, the second press changes the setting |
| 8 - Vol (+) & Vol (-) | - Adjust the play volume |
| 9 - Number keys 0 - 9 | - Select and play a Playlist (red, orange, etc) First press displays Playlist name and number of tracks, second press plays the Playlist. When a track is playing pressing and holding the key adds the track to the Playlist - Enter characters for searches and passwords - Store Radio preset (press and hold) - Recall Radio preset (press and release) - Select a CD track - press '1' and then '2' for 12 |
| 10 - Up, Down & OK | - Press OK to access the main menu - Up & Down (arrows) to browse the menus - OK to select a menu option or a character |
| 11 - DEL | - Delete the character to the left of the cursor, in text entry mode |
| 12 - BACK | - Go to previous menu - Exit main menu |
| 13 - CD | - Play the CD |
| 14 - HDD | - Select the internal HDD as the music source If a Playlist is playing, pressing 'HDD' will cancel the Playlist |
| 15 - Menu | - Access the main menu |
| 16 - Radio | - Play the last listened to radio station |
| 17 - Bluetooth | - Play the BT connected device |
| 18 - Aux | - Select Aux In mode - the B2 will now restart |
| 19 - X | - Key reserved for future use - currently puts the B2 into standby (and starts compression) |
| 20 - Y | - Key reserved for future use - currently opens the Pick Zone (Sonos speaker) menu |