SET UP PI MUSICBOX

1. PREPARE YOUR MICROSD CARD

Connect a microSD card to your PC via a USB adapter. If you get an error about exFAT, you need to format it as FAT32. Open Disks from the Dash, and select your card. You’ll see an exFAT partition—select it and click “-” to delete it. Click “+” and set the partition size to 2048MB, choose “FAT,” and click “Create.”

3. WRITE PI MUSICBOX IMAGE

Identify your card’s 2GB partition (“/dev/sde1” in our example), and type umount /dev/sde1 to unmount it. Type

cd Downloads , then the following (substitute “/dev/sde” with the mount point for your card): sudo dd bs=4M if=20150116

RPi0.img of=/dev/sde . Wait for the image to be written.

5. BOOT AND TEST

Select “Save,” exit the text editor, and click “Eject,” before unplugging the USB adapter. Insert the microSD card into your Pi Zero, and switch on. A flashing green light indicates it’s booting correctly. Wait a few minutes, open your browser, and type “http://musicbox.local” into the URL navigation field.

2. DOWNLOAD PI MUSICBOX

You need a specially built Pi Zero-friendly build of Pi MusicBox— download the 350MB image from http:// bit.ly/pimusiczero. Once saved to your Downloads folder, open Nautilus, browse to the folder, right- click “20150116-RPi0. zip,” and choose “Extract Here.” Now open a Terminal window, and enter df -h .

4. ADD WI-FI DETAILS

Unplug the USB adapter, then plug it back in. Two windows open, pointing at different partitions. Open the “config” folder under “MUSICBOX,” and double- click “settings.ini.” Find the [network] section, and add your Wi-Fi network’s SSID to wifi_network = . Type your network password next to wifi_password = .

6. FIRST TWEAKS

Go to “Settings > Audio,” click the “HDMI” menu, and choose “IQ Audio DAC.” Turn “Downsample USB” off. Expand the MusicBox section, and turn “Airplay Streaming” on. Scroll to the bottom, and click “Update settings (reboot).” Once booted, connect the Pi DAC Zero to your stereo’s auxiliary input. You’re ready to stream!