BluOS Controller app 4.x.x
Configure your preferred Playlist/Music Service/RadioStation as an Alarm Clock to kickstart your mornings with a complete HiFi experience. Alternatively, you can utilize the Sleep Timer to conclude your day on a delightful note. If mornings aren't your thing, you can schedule music streams to commence playback as soon as you enter the door or at the perfect moment to surprise someone special with a personalized playlist.
Additionally, they can switch the playlist to a radio station for continuous news updates or a weekly radio countdown at a specified time.
Set Alarms
To configure Alarms, perform the following steps:
Android/iOS - Set Alarms
- In the BluOS Controller App, select the Players tab
and choose the required Player to configure the alarm.
- Tap the Home tab
> Settings button
.
- Tap the Alarms option. The Alarms screen is launched.
- Tap the New Alarm button
in the upper-right corner to launch the New Alarm window.
- Configure the required Alarm Settings and tap Save.
Disable Alarm - Toggle to disable the required Alarm from the Alarms screen.
Delete Alarm - To delete an Alarm, select the required Alarm from the Alarms screen and select Delete.
Windows/macOS - Set Alarms
- In the BluOS Controller App, select the required player to configure Alarms from the Player Drawer.
- Under the left Navigation Drawer, select Settings > Alarms. The Alarms screen is launched.
- Select the Add Alarm option to launch the Add Alarm screen.
- Configure the required Alarm Settings and select Save Alarm.
Disable Alarm - Toggle to disable the required Alarm from the Alarms screen.
Delete Alarm - To delete an Alarm, select the required Alarm from the Alarms screen and select Delete Alarm.
Add/New Alarm and Edit Alarm
Time
Choose the Time setting to specify the start time for the Alarm.
Alarm Sound
Choose from the saved Playlists, Radio Stations, or configured Music Service streams. You can also select the Current Play Queue or Station option.
Repeat
Pick the specific days of the week or all days of the week on which you would like the Alarm to be active.
Duration
Select the duration for playing the Alarm sound:
-
- 15 minutes,
- 30 minutes,
- 45 minutes,
- 1 hour,
- 1 hour 30 minutes,
- 2 hours, or
- No Timeout/Indefinite - Select to turn off the alarm manually.
Volume
Set the volume level specifically for this alarm. If the Bluesound Player is at a different volume when the alarm is triggered, the system will adjust to the Alarm Volume setting, play the alarm, and when the Alarm Duration ends, the player will maintain the Alarm Volume setting.
Fade In
When enabled, the Players' volume gradually transitions to the Alarm Volume setting.
Notes
- The BluOS Controller App does not display a countdown for the Alarm Duration when the alarm is activated. However, a notification appears when the alarm is stopped.
- Bluesound Alarms do not have a Snooze function.
- Selecting the Pause button deactivates the alarm and disables the Alarm Duration. If the Play button is pressed again during the duration of the Alarm, the Player will playback until paused again.
- Bluesound Alarms are configured on the Primary Player within a Group. If you want an alarm to play simultaneously on multiple Players, create a Group using the Player where the Alarm is set as the Primary Player.
- Alarms are not replicated to multiple Players.
BluOS Controller app 3.x.x
BLS-KB15-402
Introduction
Set your favorite Bluesound playlist as an Alarm Clock to start your morning with a full HiFi experience, or use the new Sleep Timer to end your day on a high note. Not a morning person? Schedule music streams to start instantly the minute you walk in the door or when you want to surprise that special someone <3 with a custom playlist.
Configuration
To set a Bluesound Player to turn on or switch to a certain playlist at a given time, select Alarms from the Settings Menu in the Navigation Drawer. A list of current Alarm is listed.
To add a new Alarm, select + from the header bar and a new Alarm is added for 8:00 am. To edit this alarm, simply tap the Alarm.
- Select Time to adjust what time the Alarm is to start.
- Select Alarm Sound to choose any of saved Local Playlists, TuneIn Stations or saved Music Service streams. You can also select the Current Playlist or Station.
- Repeat lists the seven days of the week, select which days you want the Alarm to run on.
- Duration will set how long to play the Alarm for 15, 30, 45 minutes, 1 hour, 1 hour 30 or 2 hours. You can also select No Timeout to have the alarm turn off manually.
- Volume will set the volume level to a specific Volume just for that alarm. If Bluesound is set to a different volume when the Alarm goes off, Bluesound will change to the Alarm Volume setting, play the Alarm and when the duration time expires, Bluesound will return to the previous alarm setting.
- You also have the option to Fade In the alarm.
Once all settings are done, select Save in Android, or just return to the <Alarms list in iOS hitting the top left back button.
Alarms can be used to not only turn on a Bluesound Player to awaken a Sleeping User or be on when the get home from work, it can also change the Playlist to a Radio Station to always listen to the News or a weekly Radio countdown at a given time.
Notes
- Bluesound Alarms do not have a Snooze function
- Bluesound Alarm durations are not reflected in the Sleep Timer countdown in the Navigation Drawer
- Pressing Pause will turn off an alarm disabling the Duration. If Play is pressed again during the Duration of the Alarm, the Player will play until Paused again
- Bluesound Alarms are set on a Primary Player in group situations. To have an alarm play on multiple Players at once, build a group using the Player with the Alarm set as a Primary Player
- Alarms are not replicated to multiple Players