Wired or wireless? If wireless it is most likely some type of
interference. You could try changing channels on your router. I've found
that a lot of routers are set to "automatic" for channel selection. I
think receivers aren't the best at following a router initiated channel
change. I find that
Are you sure you factory reset both the controller and receiver?
Receiver... long push on front button until fast red blink, about 15
seconds. On controller - Advanced settings -> something like Restore
factory settings. When the controller restarts it should initially
prompt for Language and
And just for extra measure I once had a case where one of my receivers
absolutely refused to go beyond the blue LED during setup. I ended up
having to use Net::UDAP to setup the receiver specifying the IP of my
server. This has only happened once, but just thought I'd mention it as
these
You should factory reset both the controller and receiver. The once the
receiver has settled on the slower red blinking you can start the setup
from the controller. I think the first thing it asks is language. Then
like the 3rd or 4th step it will want you to select the player and
present a list
You will need to have a (wireless) router. You could do it without a
wireless router if you set it up so the receiver is the access point for
the controller. The biggest problem I'd see is getting it all set up
without an internet connection. There are those that say it can be done,
but when I
Hold the phone, just had a thought... You could install router software
on the sheevaplug, configure the receiver so that it's the bridge for
the controller and you should be good to go (again, if you can get past
the internet requirement during Duet setup).
2 Duets - 1 for upstairs and 1 for
Have you tried setting it up in non-bridged mode so the controller is
connecting through the router rather than through the receiver or don't
you have wifi available on your network?
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If you hold the button on the receiver for 20 seconds does it start a
fast red flash and then drop back to a slower red flash after you
release the button? If so, it has been factory reset and must be set up
using your Duet controller. Do a factory reset on the controller and
during setup of the
I'm much the same as GaryM. 2 controllers, 1 is 7 years old the other is
6. When not in use they sit in the charging cradle showing analog clock
when idle or what's playing when something is playing on the player
currently paired to.
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Unless you've turned on the beta squeeze player in the controller
firmware you will not see the controller from the LMS web interface. The
controller would show as a player if that were enabled. If you look at
your router can you see the controller as an attached device (I believe
the MAC address
That thread is really regarding the power supply for the cradle. That
user's Controller had quit charging in the cradle so he ended up
replacing the power supply to the cradle and now his Controller charges
just fine. If I'd thought you were asking about anything other than the
charging cradle I
You need to also factory reset the controller when you factory reset the
receiver. You then need to setup the controller / receiver pair on your
friends network. With the controller and receiver in a factory reset
state you can then set up the Duet pair. On the controller it should
start off
You can also configure the receiver using the Net::UDAP tool. The
windows exe that doesn't require you to install Perl separately can be
found here
http://slim2lirc.myown.mailcan.com/udap_shell_1_0_0.exe
If you need another platform where you will require Perl can be found
from here
Duet receiver won't reset! I walked pas my receiver and noticed the
front light was red and blinking very slowly, slower than the normal
slow. I thought I'd just do a factory reset by holding the front button.
I can hold it for eternity and all it does is blink red slowly. Anybody
have anything
Did you factory reset both the Duet controller and Duet receiver and try
setting up from scratch? If the Duet receiver was properly reset, front
button held until fast red blink (about 15 seconds), it broadcasts it's
own wifi beacon (SSID is MAC address of Duet receiver) and the
controller
Okay, haven't quite given up. My other receiver is 350 miles away so I
can't test the power supply swap, but I don't think the power supply is
the issue.
I found this in a thread here from 4 years ago.
Thanks @bpa. I went ahead and ordered the card. I'll let you all know if
it works. If it doesn't I'll build me a PiCorePlayer to replace the
receiver.
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The only other thing I'll mention is on my receivers (wifi attached) is
sometimes the LED will stay blue (network attached, but not LMS
attached) for some time after a server boot. I've seen it take a couple
hours to reconnect. Now for my next "dumb" question. Are you sure you're
Ethernet
bpa wrote:
> That looks there is an error or a version mismatch.
> What version of OS & Perl ?
> What version of Net::UDAP ? IIRC I got errors with the "latest" one.
>
I think he's using the .exe compiled version of UDAP for Windows which
also contains the matching required Perl module. I'm
Have you tried Net::UDAP? There's a Windows .exe version that can be
downloaded from this page;
http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/SlimDevices_/_Logitech_Squeezebox
This pre compiled version does not require an external Perl install.
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You need to have the receiver in factory reset mode and ethernet
attached for UDAP to find the receiver. Here's some instructions.
http://projects.robinbowes.com/Net-UDAP/trac/wiki/GettingStarted
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Ordered everything to build a new receiver, but I have another update
after @Mnyb (Thanks) prompted me not to completely give up.
Went back and re-read the thread I referenced above and went through the
steps that were outlined with one extra power cycle of the receiver at
the 3rd to last step.
I'll knock on wood as both mine have been going strong for 9 years!
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You could try this one
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Yultek-Adapter-Logitech-PSA05R-090-Receiver/dp/B013E4MVW8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8=1521580840=8-1=Logitech+PSA05R-090
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Got the new card and installed. Same slow red blink error. I'm ordering
the Pi and building a receiver. When I get to my other receiver I'll try
that power supply and see if that's the issue. Since all lights blink
I'm skeptical.
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What happens if you pull the wifi card and apply power while holding the
front button?
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When I get the error I do have to pull the battery to restart the
controller which works just fine. I was just wondering if anyone really
sees the error reports that say they are submitted to Logitech or do
they just disappear into the ether?
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You should factory reset both the receiver (fast red blinking front LED)
and the controller. Then set up from scratch. You should see the LED on
the receiver go like yellow (looking for network) -> Green (found
network) -> Blue (got IP address) -> dim white (hooked to LMS).
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Have you tried removing the battery, waiting a minute or so and then
putting the battery back in?
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Worst case is you'll have to use Net::UDAP to configure the receiver if
it ever needs reconfiguring. You can use the WebGUI, smartphone app or
other means to control a Duet receiver once it's configured. If the
receiver fails you can always put together a Pi player, it's pretty
cheap, well
Don't do a long press. Just a click on that button should skip to the
next song. I presume you're talking a Duet controller since you posted
in the Duet forum?
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This write-up has 1 missing step. Plug the receiver into the ethernet
cable before you do the reset of the receiver (the part where you hold
the front button until you get the fast red blink).
You can then verify that the receiver is on ethernet by going to the
Settings in the webGui, on the
It's a good idea to include your location.
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I've not opened the controller, but I have opened one of my receivers
and replaced a failed wifi card. The receiver uses Torx screws so I'd
guess that the controller also uses Torx.
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cfuttrup wrote:
> OK, I stand corrected. I didn't know... it's strange, because I've had
> issues with configuring the player through the controller interface in
> the past, and trouble if either one of them didn't work. If the
> controller works so seamlessly, I think it means it doesn't
You can build a replacement for your Duet receiver. A Raspberry Pi, DAC,
power supply, case to put it in, a SD card and the Picore player image
and you're good to go. Here's a link to a pretty complete set of
instructions.
I've replaced a Duet receiver with PcorePlayer and there is no issue
with the Duet controller. Works like any other player and nothing
special has to be done to control the PCp.
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Redrum wrote:
>
> When you say that the controller speaks to LMS, is this also true for
> mysb.com I assume?
>
Hadn't really thought about that circumstance, but I believe when you
switch to mysb.com it becomes the control point since your mysb.com info
is stored in the controller during
I didn't read your other thread, but what you describe here is classic
network trouble. Here's some things that may help at your friends
place...
Use a program like "WiFi Analyzer" on an Android phone and check to see
how many networks are active in the location you're testing in the
2.4Ghz
bpa wrote:
> If you can Net::UDAP working (easiest on a linux/Ubuntu ). It's hardest
> on a WIndows system as it means installing Perl first.
It is really no harder on windows. You don't need to install Perl
separately. You can get a full function .exe for Windows that doesn't
require a Perl
kidstypike wrote:
> Coincidence.
>
> I would suspect the power supply.
Sounds like power supply to me too.
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I'd try long pressing the front button until you get a fast red blink
and then release the button and it should drop back to the slow red
blink. The factory reset the controller - Settings -> Advanced settings
-> then something like restore factory settings. It will ask you
language for starters
The only time the controller talks directly to the receiver is during
setup when the receiver has been factory reset. When you pick the
receiver from the controller (should be referenced by the receivers MAC
address) the controller gives the receiver your wifi network credentials
(SSID + wifi
A failing power supply can cause all sorts of issues. I also had a wifi
card fail and was able to find a replacement. I've seen the light on the
receiver do strange things and also the music will cut and start over. I
bought a generic power supply with output rated to support up to 2 Amps,
set
I agree that it's a failing power supply.
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I just went to Radio Shack with my old power supply and said I needed a
9 volt power supply with a connector like the one on the OEM power
supply. They have a power supply that you can set the voltage between
several choices and it has swap-able connectors. The connector doesn't
quite fit as
Did a quick search and found this thread...
https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?107328-Dead-Controller=cradle
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Not only can you sync all 3 receivers to play the same stream, but if
you want you could also play 3 separate streams simultaneously from the
same server on each of the receivers.
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For all of this I would have LMS up and running on your LMS server.
Do you want the receiver to be Ethernet or wifi attached to your
network? If ethernet, plug in the cable from the router to your receiver
before you do the factory reset. Once you've decided on ethernet / wifi
do a factory
I've only used the compiled version for Windows which can be found
here;
http://slim2lirc.myown.mailcan.com/udap_shell_1_0_0.exe
There's a pretty long thread on NET::UDAP's usage that can be found
here;
I've never done bridge mode as I have no need (and this type connection
is actually discouraged in the manual, see page 16 of the user guide).
My guess is that in bridge mode the actual control of the receiver is
still from LMS or MySB.com and the receiver just works the same as a
wireless
I'm not looking to get any more receivers, but wanted to comment on
their usefulness without a controller. A receiver can be set up without
a controller using the NET::UDAP utility from Robin Bowes. Once a
receiver has been setup it can be controlled from any Squeeze controller
app or the webUI.
To finish up what bpa started...
No need to ethernet connect the receiver,
Factory reset receiver - long push front button untill fast red blink.
Then release button, it will drop back to slow red blink.
Factory reset the controller.
Set up controller per what it tells you on the screen.
This is excellent!
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Squeezebox Boom - "At Large" player around both home and
The only other suggestion to reset the controller is in post #6 in this
thread;
https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?90960-Duet-Controller-has-died
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When you reset the receiver did you hold the front button until it was a
fast blink before releasing the button?
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OppfinnarJocke wrote:
>
> I do not understand how the receiver could connect to my LAN, though,
> when I do not get the option to enter the password. Does the controller
> hand the password over to the receiver?
>
Yes, the controller hands off the SSID and credentials for your network.
I
NET::UDAP tool can set up a Duet Receiver without a controller.
https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?57861-Net-UDAP-SqueezeBox-Receiver-configuration-tool
>From an android phone you can set up a receiver using Squeezeconfig
https://sourceforge.net/projects/lms-udap-utility/files/
I'm pretty sure this would work just fine for the Duet receiver.
https://www.amazon.com/3V-Adjustable-Adapter-Control-Variable/dp/B07QVXYBDC/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1=adjustable+dc+power+supply=1621737199=8-6
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I doubt the controller is bad if you get it to boot up in the cradle and
with the plug symbol the controller recognizes that it's in the cradle.
My bet is the battery if you leave it in the cradle for a while and then
it is still dead when you take it out of the cradle I'd replace the
battery.
You could open up the receiver (torx screws under rubber base pad) and
re-seat the wifi card and any other connections. I did have to replace a
wifi card in one of my receivers.
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Mercenary wrote:
>
> So I guess the thing is bricked. It has been sitting in the drawer for a
> while and maybe, during that time, has decided to go to Squeezebox
> heaven...
> Merc
This could very easily be a failing power supply. I replaced a receiver
power supply with something like this,
I know this sounds crazy, but it does sound like the power supply. They
will show correct voltage, but can't support a load. You should grab a
couple of these, I believe 9V (you can verify on your current power
supply) for the receiver.
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One thing I would try is changing to a dedicated channel rather than
Auto. I also have a mesh router with zero nodes, just a single router
which is sufficient for my house. In the past I tried the auto channel
and my Duet receiver for whatever reason had trouble. I now use control
channel 11,
For UDAP to find the receiver you must 1st plug an ethernet cable to the
receiver then long press the front button until you get the fast red
blink. release the button and it should go to the slow red blink. UDAP
should be able to see the receiver new.
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Yes, I have Duet controllers too which I normally use if I need to do a
setup which is almost never. I must be lucky, my receivers are both wifi
and are rock solid! I have used UDAP in the past and find that having
the receiver wired when setting up with UDAP is more reliable.
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It is most likely the PSU for the controller cradle. They will show 5V
but really won't deliver power. Read this whole thread;
https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?107328-Dead-Controller/page2
Seems like I read another thread on these forums where a user spliced a
USB plug to the
CJS wrote:
> OK, I don't have experience with the SB Duet and was not aware that the
> Receiver needs the Controller to connect to LMS. I assumed that the
> Receiver was comparable with a Raspberry Pi running
> piCorePlayer/Squeezelite, but apparently my thinking was wrong.
> Hopefully ralphy's
Can't remember for sure, but when my power supply failed I think the
receiver still showed the red light on the fiber audio jack on the back
of the receiver when plugged in.
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I had a PS failure on one of my receivers and replaced it with something
like this that comes with several different plugs and yes, one of them
fit just fine. It's been working great for a few years now.
sharkfist wrote:
> Thanks for the replies. Makes me feel a bit better. It is in generally
> mint condition otherwise. If I can just get a SB3/Classic at a
> reasonable price
You could also build a PiCorePlayer which will work every bet as well as
a SB3. These are stupid easy to build and
BartS wrote:
> Not sure if the same can happen to the 9V power supply, but it might be
> worth to crosscheck the receiver with a known-good PSU.
Absolutely. I've replaced a faulty 9v on a receiver using one of these;
Sounds like a power supply going bad. I had some problems with one of my
receivers that would just act flakey. I replaced the power supply with
one of these from Amazon and the receiver straightened right up and has
worked just fine ever since.
I got one of these and it's been working just fine for the last few
years.
I had this problem and it was the power supply. I replaced the Logitech
supply with something like this, set to 9 volts and one of the adapters
should fit the receiver.
https://www.amazon.com/SHNITPWR-Universal-Adjustable-100V-240V-Converter/dp/B08BL5Y9ZM?ref_=ast_sto_dp
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I just went for one of these, set it to 9V, found which plug fit the
receiver and it's been running just fine ever since.
I run my LMS 8.2.1 on a win10 laptop with reserved IP address so that
all browsers can have a "Favorite or Bookmark" for LMS. I have 2
receivers on wifi and they both work flawlessly. One problem I've seen
is that if the 2.4Ghz channel is set to "Auto" the receivers do no
follow well if the
Sounds like the power supply for your receiver is failing. You should
pick up one of these on Amazon and I'd bet your receiver will start
working just like it used to! ;-)
yeomanspc wrote:
> Cut the plug and a length of lead off the old PSU so you can
> splice/solder onto the new one. Plenty of 9v psu around but finding the
> right (non standard) plug is nigh-on impossible. Any that you find will
> be close but loose fitting.
I must have been lucky! One of the
https://www.amazon.com/SoulBay-Universal-Multi-Voltage-Selectable-Electronics/dp/B01N2K48HR/ref=sr_1_8?crid=2T55GMGLO78FY=adjustable+power+supply+dc=1642986962=adjustable+pow%2Caps%2C234=8-8
This adapter will do the job and one of the provided tips will fit
perfectly in spite of what others
Your dead PS should have the voltage printed on it if you want to
verify. The receiver takes 9V. Mine isn't the brand I linked, but I just
set it to 9V, picked the adapter that fit the receiver and my receiver
has been happy ever since.
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SeanV wrote:
> The controller uses a florescent tube for the backlight powered by a
> high frequency supply.
> A characteristic of these tubes is that they grow dimmer over time.
> Having them on all the
> time shortens their life substantially. Don't have the clock screen save
> turned on all
I got one something like this for my failed receiver power adapter;
https://www.amazon.com/Belker-Adjustable-Universal-Household-Electronics/dp/B07NKZCWT1/ref=sr_1_6?crid=3RG7CETPEO02F=9v+dc+power+supply=1669308396=electronics=9v+dc+%2Celectronics%2C116=1-6
Set it to 9V and picked the tip that
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