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TIDAL Connect

What is TIDAL Connect

TIDAL Connect is a technology built into the LUMIN Firmware that allows the TIDAL App to be used to control LUMIN and TIDAL users and subscribers to stream their library of 70 million songs directly to LUMIN hardware.

The TIDAL App (running on phone, computer or tablet) controls all aspects of playback and music selection, while LUMIN streams the music directly from the TIDAL servers.

A TIDAL HiFi subscription offers lossless and high resolution audio formats.

LUMIN + TIDAL Connect

TIDAL Connect is available for LUMIN X1 / P1 / T3 / T2 / D3 / U2 / U1x / U1 / U2 Mini / U1 MINI which support all resolutions of audio available from TIDAL including TIDAL Masters MQA and TIDAL MAX.

Preparation

Simply Sign up for TIDAL.

Download the latest version of the TIDAL App for your device.

Ensure LUMIN firmware is up-to-date.

Ensure all devices are on the same network.

Playback

Open the TIDAL App and play something.

Tap the Device Selector.

Select LUMIN from the list of devices.

Operation

All control is through the TIDAL App. See the TIDAL Support website for information on using the app.

If you want to switch back to playing local music or Qobuz/TuneIn simply return to the LUMIN App and select a song.

During playback, LUMIN will display the full 'Now Playing' information in the LUMIN App and on the LUMIN Front Panel Display:

The Streaming Source is indicated on the left-hand-side.

Note: For Apple iOS users

TIDAL App permissions

The TIDAL App requires permission to access the network and communicate with LUMIN. The App is also more reliable if it is given permission to refresh in the background.

Permission is asked when the TIDAL App first launches, but if the setting is dismmissed, timed-out or otherwise missed, these settings can be found at any time in iOS System Settings > TIDAL. Please set Local Network and Background App Refresh to 'On' as shown below