ACTON BLUETOOTH - STEREO LOUDSPEAKER USER MANUAL
LEGAL NOTICE • • • • © 2016 Zound Industries International AB. All Rights Reserved. Zound Industries International AB will hereinafter referred to as “Zound Industries” Marshall, Marshall Amps, their respective logos, “Marshall”, “Marshall” trade dress as well as corporate and product identities used herein, are trademarks and intellectual property of Marshall Amplification PLC and may not be used without permission. The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc.
INSTALLATION & CONNECTION • • • • • • • • • Connect the product according to the instructions in this manual. Connect the product only to the correct mains voltage as shown on the equipment. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit the apparatus. Use only power cables of the type specified in the operating instructions or as marked on the product.
IC STATEMENT This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d’Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence.
INDEX ENGLISH SECTIONS PAGE 002. LEGAL NOTICE 002. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 003. INSTALLATION & CONNECTION 003. CLEANING & MAINTENANCE 003. DISPOSAL & RECYCLING INFORMATION 003. FCC STATEMENT 004. IC STATEMENT 004. DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY 006. BOX CONTENTS 008. GENERAL DESCRIPTION 010. PLUGGING IN THE ACTON BLUETOOTH 011. TURNING THE POWER ON/OFF 012. USING THE ACTON BLUETOOTH WITH YOUR DEVICES 013. CONNECTING VIA BLUETOOTH (PAIRING) 015. BLUETOOTH AUTO CONNECTION 016.
BOX CONTENTS 001. QUICKSTART MANUAL AND SAFETY INFORMATION 002. DOUBLE-ENDED COIL CORD WITH 3.5MM STEREO PLUGS TO CONNECT TO YOUR MUSIC PLAYER 001. 002. 006.
BOX CONTENTS CONTINUED 003. MARSHALL ACTON BLUETOOTH ACTIVE STEREO LOUDSPEAKER 004. POWER CORD 003. 004. CAUTION LIFT ACTIVE LOUDSPEAKER FROM BOTTOM. DO NOT LIFT BY PROTECTIVE BAG FOR RISK OF DROPPING THE PRODUCT. 007.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION 001. INPUT FOR 3.5MM STEREO PLUG 002. SOURCE INDICATORS 003. VOLUME KNOB 004. BASS KNOB 005. TREBLE KNOB 006. PAIR BUTTON 007. SOURCE BUTTON 008. POWER SWITCH 008.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION CONTINUED 009. 010. 011. 012. BACKPLATE BASS PORT POWER JACK POWER CORD 009. 010. NOTE: DATE CODE AND SERIAL NUMBER STICKER LOCATED HERE . 011. 009. 012. 011. 012.
PLUGGING IN THE ACTON BLUETOOTH 001. PLUG THE POWER CORD INTO THE POWER JACK ON THE BACK OF THE ACTON BLUETOOTH. 002. PLUG THE POWER CORD INTO THE WALL SOCKET. CAUTION: ALWAYS UNPLUG THE POWER CORD FROM THE WALL SOCKET BEFORE DISCONNECTING IT FROM THE SPEAKER. 001. 010. 002. 001. 002.
TURNING THE POWER ON/OFF 001. SWITCH THE ON/OFF SWITCH TO ON TO TURN ON THE ACTON BLUETOOTH. 002. THE RED BLUETOOTH INDICATOR STARTS FLASHING AS THE SPEAKER SEARCHES FOR A BLUETOOTH DEVICE. 003. TO TURN THE SPEAKER OFF, SWITCH THE ON/OFF SWITCH TO OFF . 004. ALL INDICATORS WILL TURN OFF. 001. 003. 002. 004. 011. 003. 003.
USING THE ACTON BLUETOOTH WITH YOUR DEVICES THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO CONNECT TO YOUR ACTON BLUETOOTH, WHETHER VIA YOUR PHONE, TV OR WIRELESSLY VIA WIRELESS BLUETOOTH® TECHNOLOGY. BELOW YOU WILL FIND MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE CONNECTION SOURCES: • WIRELESS CONNECTION VIA BLUETOOTH • CONNECTION VIA THE 3.5MM STEREO PLUG CAUTION: MAKE SURE THAT THE VOLUME IS SET TO LOW ON BOTH THE SPEAKER AND THE MUSIC PLAYER WHEN YOU START PLAYING MUSIC. 012.
CONNECTING VIA BLUETOOTH (PAIRING) FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO PAIR THE ACTON BLUETOOTH WIRELESSLY TO YOUR BLUETOOTH DEVICE. 001. ENSURE THAT THE SPEAKER IS POWERED ON. 002. PUSH THE PAIR BUTTON. 003. THE RED BLUETOOTH INDICATOR STARTS TO FLASH RAPIDLY. 013. 002. 002. 003. 003. 001.
CONNECTING VIA BLUETOOTH (PAIRING) 004. ENABLE BLUETOOTH FUNCTIONALITY ON YOUR DEVICE. (SMARTPHONE, TABLET, COMPUTER). 005. ON YOUR DEVICE, SELECT ACTON BLUETOOTH FROM THE BLUETOOTH LIST AND ACCEPT PAIRING. 006. THE BLUETOOTH INDICATOR ON THE SPEAKER TURNS TO A STEADY RED AND THE UNITS ARE NOW CONNECTED. 005. 004. ACTON BLUETO OTH 006. 014. 006.
BLUETOOTH AUTO CONNECTION IF A BLUETOOTH CONNECTED DEVICE IS MOVED OUTSIDE THE RANGE OF THE ACTON BLUETOOTH (APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES WITHOUT OBSTACLES), IT IS DISCONNECTED. THE DEVICE IS AUTOMATICALLY CONNECTED AGAIN WHEN IT IS MOVED BACK WITHIN RANGE. THE SPEAKER STORES UP TO SIX DEVICES AND TRIES TO CONNECT TO THE LAST CONNECTED BLUETOOTH DEVICE FIRST. FOR EXAMPLE, IF THE SPEAKER HAS BEEN CONNECTED TO THE DEVICES: A–B–C–D–E–F , DEVICE F IS GIVEN FIRST PRIORITY, WHILE DEVICE A IS GIVEN LAST PRIORITY.
CONNECTING SOUND SOURCE VIA CABLE THERE IS ANOTHER WAY TO CONNECT TO YOUR ACTON BLUETOOTH – THE OLD FASHIONED WAY, USING THE INCLUDED COIL CORD AND THE 3.5MM INPUT. USE THE DOUBLE-ENDED COIL CORD WITH 3.5MM PLUGS TO CONNECT EXTERNAL AUDIO SOURCES. 016.
INPUT - 3.5MM STEREO PLUG 001. 002. 003. ENSURE THAT THE ACTON BLUETOOTH IS TURNED OFF. CONNECT THE CORD WITH THE 3.5MM STEREO PLUG TO THE INPUT LABELLED INPUT ON THE SPEAKER. CONNECT THE CORD WITH THE 3.5MM STEREO PLUG TO THE MUSIC PLAYER AND TURN ON THE SPEAKER. 004. SELECT INPUT AS SOURCE BY PUSHING THE SOURCE BUTTON UNTIL THE INPUT INDICATOR IS LIT. 003 . 004 . 017. 003 .
CHOOSING YOUR SOURCE THE INPUT SOURCE THAT IS CURRENTLY SELECTED IS SHOWN BY A LIT INDICATOR. TO SELECT A DIFFERENT SOUND SOURCE: 001. PUSH THE SOURCE BUTTON TO CHOOSE YOUR SOURCE AND/OR TO SWITCH BETWEEN CONNECTED SOURCES. 002. A LIT INDICATOR SHOWS WHICH SOURCE YOU HAVE SELECTED. • BLUETOOTH DEVICE • INPUT - 3.5MM STEREO PLUG 001. 002. 018. 001. 002.
ADJUSTING THE VOLUME/BASS/TREBLE SOUND THE ACTON BLUETOOTH HAS THREE KNOBS FOR ADJUSTING THE SOUND: 001. VOLUME KNOB 002. BASS KNOB 003. TREBLE KNOB 001. 002. 003. 001. 019. 002. 003.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION SOUND SPECIFICATION • ACTIVE STEREO LOUDSPEAKER WITH BASS REFLEX SYSTEM • DIGITAL CLASS D AMPLIFIER: 2X8W + 1X25W • ¾” DOME TWEETERS: 2X • 4” WOOFER: 1X • BASS AND TREBLE TONE CONTROLS • FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 50 - 20,000Hz +/-3dB • CROSSOVER FREQUENCY: 2,500Hz • CONNECTIVITY: - BLUETOOTH: STANDARD V4.0 - INPUT - 3.
TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM CAUSE ACTION THE ACTON BLUETOOTH DOES NOT TURN ON. The speaker is not connected to AC mains. Ensure that the ACTON BLUETOOTH is plugged into a working AC wall socket, see page 010. THERE IS NO SOUND Wrong input for audio source is selected. Change the selected sound source, see page 018 . Sound source not connected via Bluetooth or cable. Connect the sound source to the speaker, see page 013. or 016 . Volume is set too low on either the sound source or the ACTON BLUETOOTH.
TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM CAUSE THE SOUND IS DISTORTED Volume is set too high on the sound source. Turn down the playback volume on the sound source. The sound file (mp3) is of poor quality. Try another sound file (mp3) or music player. Volume is set too high on the ACTON BLUETOOTH. Lower the volume on the speaker, see page 019 . Too much bass/treble on the speaker. Lower the bass/treble on the speaker, see page 019 . Interference from another electronic device.
TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM CAUSE CANNOT CONNECT Your device prompts you for a pin code. OR PAIR WITH A BLUETOOTH DEVICE ACTION In most cases, you do not need to enter the pin code when connecting the Bluetooth device to the ACTON BLUETOOTH. If the window for entering the pin code is displayed, use the ACTON BLUETOOTH pin code 0000. BLUETOOTH CONNECTION DROPS OUT Your device only supports Bluetooth HF (hands-free) area function. The speaker cannot connect using Bluetooth HF area function.
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