Question Quad Vena II Play - network connection not working

[sofronijev]

I am having some issues connecting the device to the network, Bluetooth works fine. I tried connecting it with Standard mode:

After switching the Vena II Play on, press and hold the Wi-Fi SET-UP button on the rear panel for 8 seconds. For the first 4 seconds the Wi-Fi LED will double-flash and beep with a warning tone - keep holding the button down and after 8 seconds the Wi-Fi LED will flash quickly and also beep with a warning tone. The Standard connection mode is now active and the Wi-Fi hotspot will be found after 20 seconds. Then the Wi-Fi LED will flash-breathe with a slow fluctuation between off and on (reflected by the white LED on the front panel). You can now use your Android or IOS device to enter the Wi-Fi password using the Play-Fi APP

Nothing happens after 4 or 8 seconds, there is no sound and the LED is not flashing. LED is turned on and after few minutes it starts flashing. I tried to find wifi network and used Play-Fi app but I got nothing.

I tried connecting it with cable

After switching on the Vena II Play, the white NET LED on the front panel and red Wi-Fi LED on the rear panel will flash during the initialize phase of Wi-Fi mode. the white NETLED will slow-flash when the device goes into the wired network connection. If the connection is successful, the red Wi-Fi LED will go off, but the white NET LED stays lit.

In this case, LEDs keep flashing and never stop.

I tried to reset the device and it doesn't help. Does anyone know if I am doing anything wrong or is the device broken?

 

[podknocker]

I owned a Quad Vena 2 and the volume control went wrong just out of warranty. My advice would be to sell it and buy something else.

 

[LeoMP]

I'm also quad vena II play owner and had the same problem. I managed to connect to the device , but no sound coming out the speakers. Tried to contact support but never received an answer. I believe quad released a product to the market that doesn't work.

 

[podknocker]

I'm also quad vena II play owner and had the same problem. I managed to connect to the device , but no sound coming out the speakers. Tried to contact support but never received an answer. I believe quad released a product to the market that doesn't work.

The Quad Vena 2 I had was built like a tank, had all the features and connections, but the volume control was very poor quality. I wanted to spray the insides with some electrical contact cleaner, but the ALPS pot was a sealed unit, so would have needed £100 to have it repaired. I'm never buying a device with a rotating volume control ever again. It's going to be buttons and/or digital control via and app etc. Volume control knobs are inherintly prone to going wrong and it's an old fashioned method of controlling voluming levels these days.

 

[Gray]

Volume control knobs are inherintly prone to going wrong and it's an old fashioned method f controlling voluming leveels these days.

Fortunately many of the latest knobs are digital - rotary encoders, effectively pressing buttons as you turn them up and down.

Big advantage that the music signal doesn't pass through them.

(Though that doesn't mean they'll never fail of course, they're still partially mechanical).