Last FM on B&W Zeppelin

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Hello What Hi-fi!

I've just bought a nice new Zeppelin - it plays all the songs listed on my ipod touch, and it sounds very nice!

However - I have a Last FM application on my ipod which is great when I'm on the move and use headphones, and I'd love to listen to this via the Zeppelin.... but it wont play through the speakers. It seems to be working fine on the ipod when its plugged into the Zeppelin, but there's no sound. When I activate the normal songs, sound comes back and all is well. Thing is, Last FM gives me a bit or variety, and its a shame it wont work on my new speakers.

Can you help??

Thanks

 

[Anonymous]

Hello Dobstar,

Shaun from B&W here.

I have what I hope is a simple solution to your problem: updated software.

All you need to do is go here and download the v1.3 version of the Zeppelin OS

http://www.bowers-wilkins.com/display.aspx?infid=2466&terid=3705

This will allow you to stream music on the Zeppelin. All the instructions are available on the site, and you just need to connect the Zeppelin up via USB to perform the upgrade once downloaded.

If it still doesn't stream Last FM after this, check the new manual, which will tell you how to to activate this feature using your iPod's menu system.

Any other problems let me know.

Shaun

 

[Anonymous]

Shaun Marin:
Hello Dobstar,

Shaun from B&W here.

I have what I hope is a simple solution to your problem: updated software.

All you need to do is go here and download the v1.3 version of the Zeppelin OS

http://www.bowers-wilkins.com/display.aspx?infid=2466&terid=3705

This will allow you to stream music on the Zeppelin. All the instructions are available on the site, and you just need to connect the Zeppelin up via USB to perform the upgrade once downloaded.

If it still doesn't stream Last FM after this, check the new manual, which will tell you how to to activate this feature using your iPod's menu system.

Any other problems let me know.

Shaun

Now that's what you call customer service!

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks Shaun - worked like a charm! Great customer service with such a quick reply.

Am now happily listening to Last FM streaming from my Zeppelin! Perfect! One other question - the blue light is now flashing. Is that just to indicate that its streaming, or is it about to blow up...? Anyway of stopping it - it's kind of annoying.

Many thanks once again for your help - impressive service.

 

[Anonymous]

Hi dobstar

Glad it worked - I'm a big fan of Last FM as well - great way of discovering new music.

As for the light - it changes colour to reflect the input, and blue shows an iPod is connected.

The flashing, if it is slow and steady, isn't to do with streaming, it means that your iPod is paused. So, I think you have to tinker around with the actual iPod settings, so maybe it's stopped somehow rather than paused, in order to stop the flashing.

Again, I hope that helps.

Shaun

 

[matengawhat]

Shaun Marin:
Hi dobstar

Glad it worked - I'm a big fan of Last FM as well - great way of discovering new music.

As for the light - it changes colour to reflect the input, and blue shows an iPod is connected.

The flashing, if it is slow and steady, isn't to do with streaming, it means that your iPod is paused. So, I think you have to tinker around with the actual iPod settings, so maybe it's stopped somehow rather than paused, in order to stop the flashing.

Again, I hope that helps.

Shaun

Shaun - i bought mine virtually the day it was released and i am about to update the firmware - is there any plan to allow you to alter the treble as well as the bass so like a full set on tone controls?

with thanks

 

[matengawhat]

sorry should prob clarify that as not sure if a B&W issues or an Apple software issue - when i connect my ipod to the Zep under speaker settings i can alter the bass from -3 to +1 - it would be great if there was also an adjustment for the treble as personally i think the Zep could do with a little increase but all the equalizer setting on the ipod are so far off they are unusable - is there another way for me t get the sound how i want - hope this hasn't hijacked this thread

 

[Anonymous]

Hi matengawhat

There's no plan to offer treble controls on the Zeppelin. I've always found that adjusting the bass option seems to provide me with enough wiggle room in most environments.

We also advise that the iPod tone settings are set to off when using the Zeppelin, and I agree, they are generaly best ignored anyway.

Cheers

 

[Anonymous]

Shaun,

I've just updated my Zeppelin to 1.3 version of firmware and now get a strange promblem:

as I dock my iPhone blue light start to flash and no music is streaming from Last.fm (looks like it's muted). If I undock the iPhone - music is comming from its speaker. If I try to volume up Zeppeling with streaming Last.fm, my iPhone starts iPod service and plays tracks from its libriary. I've tried to load Last.fm streaming over iPod playing music, but just as Last.fm starts to buffer song, iPod mutes and I see that Last.fm track is playing but music does not come from Zeppelin. Blue light is flashing.

Thanks!

 

[Anonymous]

Dear Shaun,

Please could you help me out here, justbought a B&W Zeppelin and used it very little but now the power is notworking but the power cord is ok...

For more details seehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4u-4ojNlc8U

Really would like to sort this problemwithout taking this machine back to UK where I bought it as I am now livingoverseas.

Regards,

Alwin