ACTON II BLUETOOTH USER MANUAL
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INDEX ENGLISH SECTIONS PAGE 002. LEGAL & TRADEMARK NOTICE 004. BOX CONTENTS 005. GENERAL DESCRIPTION 007. PLUGGING IN THE ACTON II 008. TURNING THE ACTON II ON/OFF 009. SETTING UP THE ACTON II 010. SELECTING AUDIO SOURCE 011. CONNECTING VIA BLUETOOTH (PAIRING) 012. CONNECTING VIA AUX INPUT 013. ADJUSTING THE VOLUME/BASS/TREBLE 014. PLAY/PAUSE CONTROL 015. COUPLE SPEAKERS 016. STANDBY MODE 017. TECHNICAL INFORMATION 018. TROUBLESHOOTING 003.
BOX CONTENTS 001. 002. 003. 004. MARSHALL ACTON II WIRELESS HOME Bluetooth® SPEAKER QUICK START GUIDE IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS MAINS LEAD 001. 002. 003. 004. 004.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION 001. 002. 003. 004. 005. 006. 007. 008. AUX INPUT FOR 3.5 mm JACK SOURCE INDICATORS SOURCE BUTTON VOLUME KNOB BASS KNOB TREBLE KNOB PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON POWER LEVER 001. 003. 002. 006. 004. 008. 005. 007. 005.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION CONTINUED 009. 010. 011. 012. BASS PORT BACKPLATE MAINS INPUT MAINS LEAD 009. 010. NOTE: DATE CODE AND SERIAL NUMBER STICKER LOCATED HERE. 011. 006. 012.
PLUGGING IN THE ACTON II IMPORTANT: ALWAYS ENSURE THAT THE MAINS LEAD, POWER JACK AND SPEAKER ARE COMPATIBLE WITH YOUR MAINS SUPPLY AND WALL SOCKET. 001. CONNECT THE MAINS LEAD INTO THE MAINS INPUT ON THE SPEAKER. 002. CONNECT THE POWER JACK TO THE WALL SOCKET. CAUTION: ALWAYS UNPLUG THE MAINS LEAD FROM THE WALL SOCKET BEFORE DISCONNECTING IT FROM THE SPEAKER. 001. 007. 002.
TURNING THE ACTON II ON/OFF 001. ON: PULL AND HOLD THE POWER LEVER TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE SPEAKER UNTIL THE POWER ON SOUND PLAYS AND THE INDICATORS LIGHT UP. 002. OFF: PULL AND HOLD THE POWER LEVER TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE SPEAKER UNTIL THE POWER OFF SOUND PLAYS AND ALL INDICATORS TURN OFF. 001. 008. 002.
SETTING UP THE ACTON II CONFIGURE THE SPEAKER WITH THE MARSHALL BLUETOOTH ® APP TO GET THE MOST OUT OF IT. THE APP IS AVAILABLE FROM THE APP STORE AND GOOGLE PLAY. 001. DOWNLOAD THE MARSHALL BLUETOOTH ® APP AND FOLLOW THE IN-APP INSTRUCTIONS. DOWNLOAD ON THE 009.
SELECTING AUDIO SOURCE THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO CONNECT TO YOUR ACTON II, EITHER WIRELESSLY OR BY CABLE. - WIRELESS Bluetooth CONNECTION • • AUX - 3.5 mm STEREO JACK 001. PUSH THE SOURCE BUTTON TO TOGGLE BETWEEN Bluetooth AND AUX AUDIO SOURCE. 002. A LIT INDICATOR SHOWS WHICH SOURCE IS SELECTED. THE SOURCE CAN ALSO BE SELECTED FROM THE MARSHALL BLUETOOTH ® APP. 001. 002. CAUTION: MAKE SURE THAT THE VOLUME IS SET TO LOW ON BOTH THE SPEAKER AND THE AUDIO SOURCE BEFORE USING THE SPEAKER. 010.
CONNECTING VIA Bluetooth (PAIRING) 001. SELECT Bluetooth AS THE INPUT. PUSHING THE SOURCE BUTTON TOGGLES THE INPUT SOURCES. 002. PUSH AND HOLD THE SOURCE BUTTON FOR 2 SECONDS. THE Bluetooth INDICATOR STARTS TO BLINK. 003. ENABLE Bluetooth ON YOUR DEVICE (SMARTPHONE, TABLET, COMPUTER). 004. SELECT ACTON II FROM THE Bluetooth LIST AND ACCEPT PAIRING. THE Bluetooth INDICATOR ON THE SPEAKER STOPS BLINKING AND REMAINS LIT WHEN THE UNITS ARE CONNECTED.
CONNECTING VIA AUX INPUT 001. CONNECT A 3.5 mm STEREO JACK TO THE INPUT LABELLED AUX ON THE TOP OF THE SPEAKER. 002. CONNECT THE OTHER END OF THE LEAD TO THE AUDIO OUTPUT ON YOUR AUDIO SOURCE. 003. SELECT AUX AS THE INPUT. PUSHING THE SOURCE BUTTON TOGGLES THE INPUT SOURCES. 001. 002. 003. NOTE: AUDIO LEADS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE ACTON II. 012.
ADJUSTING THE VOLUME/BASS/TREBLE THE ACTON II INCLUDES THREE CONTROLS FOR ADJUSTING THE AUDIO. 001. VOLUME KNOB 002. BASS KNOB 003. TREBLE KNOB 001. 002. 003. 001. 002. 003. NOTE: THE AUDIO CAN ALSO BE ADJUSTED FROM THE MARSHALL BLUETOOTH® APP. 013.
PLAY/PAUSE CONTROL THE ACTON II HAS A PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON TO CONTROL THE MUSIC WHEN PLAYING VIA Bluetooth. 001. SINGLE-CLICK TO EITHER PLAY OR PAUSE. 002. DOUBLE-CLICK TO SKIP FORWARD. 003. TRIPLE-CLICK TO SKIP BACK. 001. 002. 003. NOTE: PLAYBACK CAN ALSO BE CONTROLLED FROM THE MARSHALL BLUETOOTH® APP. 014.
COUPLE SPEAKERS TWO ACTON II, STANMORE II OR WOBURN II SPEAKERS CAN BE COUPLED TO ACT AS ONE SOUND SYSTEM. THERE ARE TWO MODES TO CHOOSE FROM: • AMBIENT MODE - TWO SPEAKERS PLAY THE SAME AUDIO SYNCHRONISED. EACH SPEAKER PLAYS BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT CHANNELS. CHOOSE THIS MODE IF YOUR SPEAKERS ARE PLACED AT DIFFERENT HEIGHTS, DIRECTION OR AREAS OF THE ROOM. • STEREO MODE - TWO SPEAKERS OF THE SAME SIZE ARE COUPLED AS A STEREO PAIR. WITH ONE SPEAKER THE LEFT CHANNEL AND THE OTHER THE RIGHT.
STANDBY MODE IF THE ACTON II IS LEFT UNUSED FOR 20 MINUTES THE SPEAKER GOES INTO STANDBY TO SAVE ENERGY. IN THIS MODE ALL INDICATORS ARE OFF. 001. INTERACT WITH ANY BUTTON OR KNOB ON THE TOP PANEL TO WAKE THE SPEAKER UP FROM STANDBY MODE. 001. NOTE: THE SPEAKER CAN ALSO BE WOKEN FROM THE MARSHALL BLUETOOTH® APP. 016.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION ACOUSTIC SPECIFICATION • STEREO LOUDSPEAKER WITH BASS REFLEX SYSTEM • DIGITAL CLASS D AMPLIFIERS: 2 x 15 W + 1 x 30 W • TWEETERS: 2 x ¾" dome tweeters • WOOFER: 1 x 4" woofer • BASS AND TREBLE TONE CONTROLS • FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 50–20,000 Hz ±6 dB • MAXIMUM SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL: 98 dB SPL @ 1 m CONNECTIVITY • Bluetooth ®: Bluetooth 5.0 • AUX: 3.5 mm stereo jack TECHNICAL INFORMATION • MAINS INPUT VOLTAGE: 100–240 VAC • MAINS FREQUENCY: 50–60 Hz • SIZE: 260 x 160 x 150 mm • WEIGHT: 2.
TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM CAUSE ACTION THE ACTON II DOES NOT TURN ON The speaker is not connected to a mains electricity supply. Connect the mains lead to the Acton II and a working wall socket. Pull and hold the power lever towards the front of the speaker until the indicators light up. THERE IS NO AUDIO OR AUDIO IS TOO LOW The wrong audio source is selected. Ensure that the device is connected to the Acton II. Volume is set too low on either the audio source or the speaker.
TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM CAUSE ACTION THE SPEAKER IS NOT RESPONDING A software problem has occurred. Unplug the speaker mains plug from the wall socket, wait for 15 seconds, then plug it in again. Bluetooth CONNECTION DROPS OUT The two Bluetooth devices are too far apart or the connection is affected due to obstacles. Move the devices closer so that they are within 10 metres, and unobstructed by obstacles such as walls or doors. There is a strong electric field surrounding the Acton II.
TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM CAUSE THE AUDIO IS DISTORTED ERRATIC PERFORMANCE ACTION Volume is set too high on the audio source. Turn down the playback volume on the audio source. The audio stream or audio file is of poor quality. Try another audio file or music player. Volume is set too high on the Acton II. Lower the volume on the speaker. Too much bass/treble on the speaker. Lower the bass/treble on the speaker. Interference from another electronic device. Move the Acton II to another spot.
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