RocketFish RF-RBREC Bedienungsanleitung

Wi r e l e s s H D Au d i o S t a r t e r K i t RF-RBKIT User Gui de RF-RBKIT_09-0473_MAN_ENG_V1.fm Page 1 Thursday, Augu st 27, 2009 6:44 P M[...]

2 W ireless HD A udio Star ter Kit Co nt e nt s Impor tant safety instruc tions ..................................... 3 Introduc tion ....... ............................................................... 5 F eatur es ........................... .................................................... 7 Using your wir eless kit .......................[...]

3 RF-RBKIT WA R N I N G : T o reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture . Impor tant saf ety instruc tions 1 Read these inst ructions. 2 Keep these in structions. 3 Heed all warnings. 4 F ollow all instructions. 5 Do not use this apparatus near water . 6 Clean only with a dry cloth. 7 Do not block a[...]

4 9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polariz ed plug has two blades with one wider than the other . A grounding type plug has t wo blades and a third grounding prong . The wide blade or th e third pr ong are pr ovided f or your saf e ty . If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an elect[...]

5 RF-RBKIT Bottom : Place on the level sur face. Maintain an adequate air path for ventila tion by placing on a stand with a height of 10 cm (3-15/16") or more. Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of a Rocketfi sh W ireless HD Surround Syst em that is part of the Rocketboost™ system. The Rocketboost syst em uses a proprietary 2.4GH[...]

6 How does Rock etboost™ work? Rocketboos t technolo gy can connect all audio devices throughout your home to f orm a convenient , private, and secur e home audio network. Every R ocketboost network must contain a device called a manager , which dir ects network data tr affic and helps devices join th e network. The network can ha ve only one man[...]

7 RF-RBKIT Fe a t u r e s • 2.4 GHz unlicensed band operat ion • Up to 150 feet (45 meters) unobstructed operating range • Digital wireless operation • Superior bass soun d effects • Suppor t for CD and HD audio signals • F our channels of wireless audio en ables: • 5.1 wireless surround speakers • 7.1 wireless surround and rear spe[...]

8 Sender front panel # Feature 1 Standby LED T urns red when the sender is in standby mode. 2 Pow er /J o in button Press to t urn the sender on. Press and hol d to init iate join ing. Press ag ain to go to standby . When the AC adapter is plugged in, the Sender automatically powers up . 3 Pow er /J o in indicator Li ght s s tead y i n p ower -o n [...]

9 RF-RBKIT Sender back panel Note : When four channel lock is enabled, othe r receivers wi ll not be able to t une to the sources on the 4 channels. This is by design as most people would not want to listen to surro unds or rears only. If you wish to be able to tune to these sou rces remove th e 4- channel l ock. # Fe at ur e 1 DC IN jack Plug the [...]

10 Recei ver fr ont panel # Feature 1 Standby LED T urns red when rec eiver is in standby mode. 2 Pow er /J o in bu t to n Pres s to turn the r eceiver on. Press and hold to initiate joining. Pr ess again to go to standby . 3 Po wer/Join indicator Lights steadily when power ed on and successfully connec ted to a Rocketboost net work. Blinks rapidly[...]

11 RF-RBKIT Receiv er back panel Remote c ontro l # Fe at ur e 1 & 3 Removable cable spool slots Use t o mount the cable spool on the rec eiver . 2 AC IN con n ec to r Plug the A C powe r cord in to this connector . 4 SPEAKER OUT jacks Connect your speak ers to these jacks. # Fe at ur e 1 /| Standby/On button Press to turn the r eceiver on. Pr [...]

12 Setting up your wir eless kit Gene ra l Setu p Cautio n: Interference is possible from oth er devices tha t operate in the same frequency band. Y ou may have to mo ve the sender and/or rec eiver around a bi t to find an interference-fr ee location . W e recommend a distance of at least 18” fr om a wireless router . A few co nfigurat ions are s[...]

13 RF-RBKIT Connect an amplifier and surround sound speakers using a sender and rec eiver . Building a 7.1-channel home theater syst em T o build a 7.1-channel home theater system, connect a Receiver to your left surround speaker and left surr ound rear speaker , and then connect another Receiv er to your right surround speaker and right surround r[...]

14 Notes : The receivers may be Rock etfish RF-RBREC Amplified Audio Receive r , Rocketfish RF-RBA UX Wireless Sender/Receiv er and Rocketfish RF-RBWS02 Wireless Outdoor Speaker , which need to be bought separate ly . A single sender can transmit to up to 9 r eceivers at the same time. The distance between sender an d receiver is up t o 45 meters i[...]

15 RF-RBKIT Replacing the battery in the remote c ontrol Note : The r emote contro l comes from the f actory with an insulator sheet isolating it. Please pull the tab to remove the insulato r sheet and enable you r remote control's battery . T o replace the ba ttery: 1 Squeeze and pull to release the batter y tray (1). Y ou can remov e the bat[...]

16 C onnec ting the sender Notes : When connecting two ste reo receiv er channels with a sender , you need to connect Input A and B at the rear pane l of the sender . Make s ure that y our amplifie r is capa ble of supporting 5.1 or 7.1 surr ound mode . C onnec ting the sender to an A V re ceiv er (or surround sound rec eiver) Caution : Turn off y [...]

17 RF-RBKIT Tip : When using the speaker wire with exposed tips, unscrew the terminal and i nsert the expo sed tips into the termin al, then screw in the terminal firmly. V erify that the speaker wire is firmly secured by making sure that it does not pull out of the banana jack. Notes : Make sure the expo sed tips of the spea ker wires do not touch[...]

18 C onnec ting the sender to an e xternal audio source (such as an iP od® or MP3 pla yer ) Caution : Turn off your audio source players wh ile conne cting the units, an d set their volume level to minimum. T o connec t the sender t o an ex ternal audio s ource: 1 Connect an external audio source to the P re-in A/ B jack on the rear of sender usin[...]

19 RF-RBKIT C onnec ting the sender to the A C ad apter Caution : Plug in the AC adapter only after your amplifier/external audio device is connected to the sender . T o connec t the sender to the AC adapter: 1 Plug the AC adapter int o a wall power outlet or the SWIT CHED AC outlet of your amplifier when you connect an amplifier . If you connec t [...]

20 2 Repeat Step 1 to connec t the left speaker . Note : Make sure the exposed tips of the sp eaker cords do not touch each o ther , and that they are fully inser ted into the gaps. C onnec ting the rec eiver t o an A C pow er outlet Caution : Con nect the AC power plug to a wall outl et only after all speakers are connec ted to the receiver. T o c[...]

21 RF-RBKIT Tip s : Slide the cable spool (pro vided) into the slot s on the back of the r eceiver fro m the top down. Before connecting t o the A C power outlet, wrap t he excessiv e cable around th e spool until the desir ed length is free . Using y our wireless kit C onfiguring the sender The sender is set to Hub mode (that is, the HUB ST A TUS [...]

22 Note : F our-channel lock mode sh ould only be enabled after both sourc es have been connec ted using Ste p 2 above. Once you have connec ted two re ceivers and s elected their corr ect sourc es, you c an pow er down the sender an d select four -channel lock mode. Then power up the sender and the syst em will be in four-channel lock mode. It is [...]

23 RF-RBKIT 2 At the same time (within 30 seconds), pres s and hold the button on the receiver for over three seconds. The pow er-on indicator starts blinking quickly . After a brief period both LEDs should turn solid, indicating they successfully joined the network. • The power-on indicator star ts blinking fast. • The power-on indicator will [...]

24 5 Adjust the audio level on the Rocket fish receiver so that the volume range is proportional to your other A V receiver channels. Activating high definition audio The system is capable of driv ing high definition audio to your multi-channel surround home thea ter system and remote listening zones. T o ac tivate the high definiti on audio: • P[...]

25 RF-RBKIT • The source A/B indicator lights go off on th e sender . • The sourc e indicator a ttached to Input A/B also goes off on the receiver . T urning off the system T o turn off the system: 1 Pre ss t he button on the se nder to ent er standby mode . The pow er-on indicator goes off and the standb y indicat or lights r ed. Remov e the A[...]

26 2 On the non-hub sourc e unit to be adde d to the network, pre ss and hold the power button for more than three seconds. The power indicator begins to blink blue. The units will automa tically discover each other , link , and autoconfigur e. The indicators of the hub and the new source device change to solid green and blue respectively. T uning [...]

27 RF-RBKIT T o set up your remote control: 1 Remove the insulation sheet before us ing the remote control for the first time. 2 Aim the remote contro l at the IR sensor on the fro nt lens from a maximum distance of 23 ft. (7 m) aw ay and the maximum angle of +/- 30 degrees from the center line. Con trolling the v olume Each device in a Rocketboost[...]

28 2 Either pr ess the DEVICE butt ons on the remote c ontrol or turn the volume knob on the receiver where y ou want the volume t o change. Con trolling the stream v olume T o control the volume of all devices connec ted to the r eceivers connected to Input A or B at the rear sender: 1 Select Sou rc e A or B or another source stream b y pressing N[...]

29 RF-RBKIT Muting all devices The Mute button can mute all the devices in the Rocketboost wir eless audio system at the same time. P ressing the button a second time will unmute the stream that is being play ed back through that receiver (stream means that if othe r receiv ers are picking up the same stream they will be unmuted too). T o unmute ot[...]

30 T roubleshooting Check this list for a possible solution bef ore calling f or ser vice . Prob lem Solution No sound • Make sure that the AC adapter is connec te d t o the sender and the power cord is connected to the receiver . • Make sur e that all of t he cables ar e connected corr ectly . • Make sure that the receiver is not muted . (Th[...]

31 RF-RBKIT Specifications Send er No communication between the sender and receiver • Make sure that the AC adapter is connected to the se nder and the power cord is connected to the receiv er . • Once the power- on buttons have been held to tu rn on both sender and rec eiver and both units are in joining mode, the po wer-on indicators should b[...]

32 Receiv er Leg al no tice s FC C P art 15 This device complies with P ar t 15 of the FCC Rules . Operation of this product is subject to the fo llowing two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any inter fer ence receiv ed, including int er fer ence that may cause undesired operation. This[...]

33 RF-RBKIT • Consult the dealer or an experienced technician for help. FC C warning Changes or modifications n ot ex pressly a pprov ed by the party responsible for c ompliance with the FC C Rules could v oid the user ’ s authority to operate this equipment. Cop yr ig ht © 2009 Rocketfish. Rocketfish and th e Rocketfish logo are trademarks of[...]

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35 RF-RBKIT One -year limit ed warr anty Rocketfish Products (“Rocketfish”) warrants to you, the original purchaser of this new RF-RBKIT (“Product”), that the Pr oduct shall be free of de f ects in the original manufacture of the material or workmanship for one (1) y ear from the pur chase of the P roduct (“Warranty P eriod”). This Prod[...]

36 • Damage du e to acts of God, such as lightning strikes • Acciden t • Misuse •A b u s e •N e g l i g e n c e • C ommercial use • Modification of any part of the Product, including the antenna This warranty also does not cov er: • Damage due to incorrect operation or maintenance • C onnection to an incorrect voltage supply • A[...]

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