To connect your Vault 2i, place your Vault 2i into a central location of your home and plug it into a power outlet. Download the BluOs mobile app for Apple or Android, as well as the desktop application via https://www.bluesound.com/downloads/. Once downloaded, wait for your player to appear in your selections, choose it via the menu option that appears on your phone or computer and click to connect.

MP3, AAC, WMA, OGG, WMA-L, ALAC, OPUS and Hi-Res formats - FLAC, MQA, WAV, AIFF

Initial playback of DSD files will require downloading the BluOS app for Windows or MacOS. To enable and play your DSD files, go to settings, select playback and switch the Enable DSD File Playback option from off to on by clicking the selector on the right hand side of the page.

Yes, the Vault 2i is always in standby mode. To get the streamer out of standby mode, just connect and play through your BluOS desktop or mobile application

Yes, the Bluesound Vault 2i, is a Roon compatible device. With Bluesound’s most recent firmware update to the Vault 2i, it is now a RoonReady capable device. Your Roon connect option is found where your streaming options are found towards the bottom. Many customers choose to connect their Vault 2i endpoints to their Roon Nucleus or Nucleus Plus streaming music servers.

No and a remote is not available for purchase at this time. However, the BluOS app can act similarly to a remote control, thus your phone or tablet becomes the remote.

At this time, the Bluesound Vault 2i doesn’t support a direct Pandora Radio or Apple Music connection, but the Apple Airplay 2 capability of the Vault will allow for playback of both apps. It DOES support direct connection to popular apps such as Spotify, Amazon Music and iHeartRadio.

To connect your cloud services and internet radio stations to your Vault 2i reference the instructions and pictures below.

• Step 1: Open the Bluesound App and click the 3 horizontal lines in the left hand corner of your screen.
• Step 2: Scroll to Music Services and select the service/station you’d like to download and connect with.
• Step3: Follow the service or station prompts for connection and wait for it become a shortcut in your BluOS menu.

• While the Vault does have a built-in DAC, the Vault also supports the use of an external DAC. If you are using an external DAC which is MQA certified with your BluOS device you can choose to have the external DAC handle MQA unfolding rather than your BluOS device. To enable this setting, you will need to have Output level fixed enabled as well. 

We used the Chord MOJO Headphone Amp/Dac as an upgrade option for either headphones or to use as a straight Dac into a home audio system.The MyTek Liberty DAC is another DAC to consider if you’d like to upgrade your Vault 2i experience. It is able to be used with all High Resolution audio formats, features multiple digital inputs, and is a small but powerful headphone amplifier. For more on the MyTek Liberty Dac, visit this link

If you are experiencing mechanical difficulties, issues or problems with your Bluesound Vault 2i, you can contact Bluesound via E-Mail and/or phone at the following addresses and numbers below:

• E-Mail: [email protected]
• Phone: North America - 1-855 -531-4666
• EU - 00 800 53 14 66 66

• Please Note: When performing a factory reset, ALL CUSTOMIZATION INCLUDING WI-FI NETWORK CONFIGURATION, FILE SHARES AND SAVED PLAYLISTS WILL BE LOST. YOU WILL HAVE TO RE-CREATE THESE ONCE COMPLETE.
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  This process is only recommended if your player is not functioning or a firmware upgrade has failed. Contact an authorized Bluesound Customer Representative via the link before proceeding with the reset …

• Follow these steps:

  • Disconnect the player from electrical power.

  -If you have a PULSE FLEX with a BP100 Battery Pack, disconnect the battery pack as well

  • Wait 10 seconds
  • Reconnect the power
  • Once the LED turns Red, touch and hold the Play/Pause LED on the touch panel (It will immediately turn Green and then back to Red) - do not let go of the LED
  • Once the LED turns back to Red, continue to hold the button for 30 seconds
  • After 30 seconds, the LED will begin to blink red - then release the button
  
  
  • IMPORTANT: Removing your finger from the LED at any time before the LED begins flashing red will cancel the factory reset and leave the player in Upgrade Mode. Just

  start the steps again to factory reset the player.

  
  
  • You will know the factory reset is successful if the player and simply connects as if it was a new player (LED will turn solid blue).

To rip an audio CD, insert the CD into the slot located directly in the middle front portion of your Vault. Select the download type from the menu that appears before ripping. Prior to ripping, you are able to select what file type you’d like to rip to, they are: FLAC, MP3 (320kbps), and WAV selectable options. The rip will take anywhere from 4 -7 minutes. After ripping the cd check to see if it was added to the library and press play on any song.

Open your BluOS controller app with your smartphone or desktop and select settings. Click on alarms at the top of the menu, add alarm and customize by selecting the time, days and the song all on one page. You can also choose to fade in your choice by sliding the fade in button to the right. Review your modifications and then press save on your alarm to complete setup of the alarm.

To make or add a preset with your Bluesound Vault 2i, open your Bluos controller app with your smartphone or desktop and select My Presets at the top of the BluOS menu. Click the Add Preset button that appears in the middle of your app. The Vault 2i allows you to create presets from your cloud supported apps such as Spotify and Amazon Music. Create a name for your preset and press the save preset button in the middle of the screen.

Select the help option at the bottom of the BluOS app. The menu will appear and “Send support request” will be the second listed option in the help menu. Click on the option and a screen will appear to submit all your pertinent information and briefly describe what you need support with concerning your Node 2i. Click the send request button and check the email address that you used for a confirmation email from Bluesound.

In order to download the BluOS app to your Windows or Mac desktop visit www.bluesound.com, go to the support tab at the top of the webpage, and click the downloads option in the dropdown. Scroll down to the desktop apps options and select the download platform that is compatible with your system and follow along with the system’s prompts.

To find and use the shortcuts available to you via your Desktop BluOS app, click on the help section of your app and visit the shortcuts tab (5th option in menu) in order to find ways on how to shuffle, repeat, create playlists, raise the volume of your player and more through the convenience of your keyboard.

In order to update your Bluesound Vault 2i visit the help section of your BluOS app. Select Upgrade Check - Player, allow the app to search for updates. If there is an update available, select the option and follow the guided prompts accordingly on your Windows or MAC system.

• The Bluesound Vault 2i is not equipped to playback DSD files and will not output DSD files via the Coax or Toslink output. Plus, USB Digital output is required, which neither the Node or Vault offer. However, you can make your DSD files play back on the Vault 2i in a few short steps. To enable your DSD files, go to settings, select playback and switch the Enable DSD File Playback option from off to on by clicking the selector on the right hand side of the page.
• Please note: Your Bluesound cannot process the DSD files via the internal Dac, thus it creates a new copy of the original DSD file but in Flac file format. NOTE: If you have a lot of DSD files make sure you have the audio storage for all the new Flac files it will create or you will run out of storage space.

In order to connect your Amazon Alexa to your Bluesound Vault 2i, select the Music Services tab in your BluOS app menu. Select the appropriate Room name in your drop down menu and login accordingly.

Go to the settings tab in the BluOS app and select network shares, then proceed by clicking on the find network shares button on the left side of your screen. If your library can’t be found this way, there is an input manually option available to you at the bottom of the find network shares page.

To customize and control the way your music sounds on the Bluesound Node 2i, go to the settings tab in the BluOS menu, select player and proceed to the audio tab that appears. The audio menu will then allow you to control tone, select replay gain, monitor outputs and establish volume limits.