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Directed Electronics Desktop Docking Station manual

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    Universal Sound System O w n e r’ s G u i d e / / / / / / / Stiletto 10/100/2 Starmate 3/4 Sportster 3/4/5 Stratus 3/4[...]

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    Desktop Dock ing Station © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 3 Soloist Universal Sound System T able of Contents Safety Pr ecautions and FCC Statement 5 Congratulations 6 How to Use this Guide 6 Box Contents 7 Unpacking and Setting up your Solois t Battery Installation 8 Fr ont View 9 Rear View 10 Remote Contr ol 11 Docking Cradl e T ypes[...]

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    Desktop Dock ing Station © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 5 Soloist Universal Sound System Safety Precautions T ake the following precau tions to keep Soloist in proper working order: ❍ Set up must be performed accordin g to this manual. Directed Electr onics is not responsible for issue s arising from set up not performed accordi ng[...]

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    © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 6 Congratulations Thanks f or purc hasing Sol oist Univ ersal Sound System. This el egant powe re d speaker system with its unique inte rc hange- abl e cr adl e sys tem w ill all ow you to en joy high qu ality a udio fr om SIRIU S Sat ellite Radio, the u biquito us iP od port abl e med ia playe r, and m[...]

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    Desktop Dock ing Station © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 7 Soloist Universal Sound System Bo x Conten ts Unpack your Sol oist univer sal s ound sy stem car efully and make sur e that ever ything list ed below is pr esent: • Solo ist Unive rsal Sound Syst em. • AC/DC Po wer Adapter and Line Cord. • Remote Contro l and battery . ?[...]

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    © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 8 Battery Installation: Soloist Int ernal Battery The battery inside Solois t is used to keep the cl ock run- ning in the event of a power l oss. It should be r eplaced every 2 year s. The battery holder is loc ated in the bottom panel of Soloist dock. It has a sl ot on one side. Pr ess in fr om the sid[...]

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    Desktop Dock ing Station © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 9 Soloist Universal Sound System H G F E D C B A 3 1 2 5 4 8 7 6 H G F E 11 10 9 13 12 D C B 15 16 14 A 3 1 2 5 4 8 7 6 11 10 9 13 12 15 16 14 123-0000-00 DWG. NO. REV. XA SCALE: 1:1 UNIT: MM DESIGN: DATE: HF 00-00-06 PDM: 00-00-06 DATE: PCM: 00-00-06 DATE: SHEET: 1 OF 1 FILE NA[...]

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    © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 10 H G F E D C B A 3 1 2 5 4 8 7 6 H G F E 11 10 9 13 12 D C B 15 16 14 A 3 1 2 5 4 8 7 6 11 10 9 13 12 15 16 14 123-0000-00 DWG. NO. REV. XA SCALE: 1:1 UNIT: MM DESIGN: DATE: HF 00-00-06 PDM: 00-00-06 DATE: PCM: 00-00-06 DATE: SHEET: 1 OF 1 FILE NAME: PROJECT NO: 123-0000-00.SLDASM 474A PROPRIETARY INF[...]

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    Desktop Dock ing Station © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 1 1 Soloist Universal Sound System Remote Contr ol 32:(5 6285&( 087( 92/ 92/ (4 '%% 7,0(5 781( 0(18 &+ &+ &$7 &$7 6(/(&7 0(025< %$1' -803      352* &/2&.      POWER/S OURCE - T urns the system On/Of[...]

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    © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 12 Docking Cradl e T ypes Stiletto 2 Sportster 3/4 iPod Adapter for Starmate/Stratus 3, 4 and Sportster 5 T wo sided adhesive tape is pr ovided to permanently attach this adapt or to the Sportster 4 docking cradl e. Adjustable back stop for differ ent iPod models. Stiletto 10/1OO[...]

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    Desktop Dock ing Station © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 13 Soloist Universal Sound System DET AIL A SCALE 1 : 1 <COMP ANY NAME> SCALE:1:2 SIZE DWG. NO . A REV. MATERIAL FINISH -- -- DO NOT SCALE DRA WING APPLICA TION USED ON NEXT ASSY DIMENSIONS ARE IN INCHES TOLERANCES: FRACTIONAL ± ANGULAR: MA CH ± BEND ± TWO PLACE DECIMAL[...]

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    © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 14 Inserting Docking Cradl e Befor e docking your music player, the proper cr adle must be install ed in Soloist. Make sur e the docking cradle fits over the c onnectors. Insert the two fr ont tabs and then snap in at r ear . The pr ovided scr ew can be inserted to secur e the Sirius cradles if desir e[...]

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    Desktop Dock ing Station © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 15 Soloist Universal Sound System Pr ess LINE AUX SNOOZE SLEEP POWER SOURCE MUTE TIMER MENU PROG/ CLOCK + _ ON OFF or LINE AUX SNOOZE SLEEP POWER SOURCE MUTE TIMER MENU PROG/ CLOCK + _ ON OFF again and the hours digits of the clock will flash. Pr ess LINE AUX SNOOZE SLEEP POWER[...]

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    © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 16 Pr ess LINE AUX SNOOZE SLEEP POWER SOURCE MUTE TIMER MENU PROG/ CLOCK + _ ON OFF or LINE AUX SNOOZE SLEEP POWER SOURCE MUTE TIMER MENU PROG/ CLOCK + _ ON OFF again and the clock is set. The col on will flash to indicate the cl ock is running. L CD Contrast Setting The L CD contrast c an only be set [...]

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    Desktop Dock ing Station © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 17 Soloist Universal Sound System Installing the Windo wsill Antenna Befor e installing the windowsill antenna, r ead this entire section. T o ensure s trong r eception of the SIRIUS signal in your home, it is important that the windowsill antenna be oriented corr ectly . Note t[...]

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    © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 18 USING YOUR SOL OIST Switching Sol oist on and off Pr ess LINE AUX SNOOZE SLEEP POWER SOURCE MUTE TIMER MENU PROG/ CLOCK + _ ON OFF or LINE AUX SNOOZE SLEEP POWER SOURCE MUTE TIMER MENU PROG/ CLOCK + _ ON OFF to turn Solois t on. The L CD will display "HELLO" . After 2 seconds, the L CD will[...]

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    Desktop Dock ing Station © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 19 Soloist Universal Sound System V olume Control Pr ess LINE AUX SNOOZE SLEEP POWER SOURCE MUTE TIMER MENU PROG/ CLOCK + _ ON OFF or LINE AUX SNOOZE SLEEP POWER SOURCE MUTE TIMER MENU PROG/ CLOCK + _ ON OFF to adjust the volume on Sol oist. The volume l evel can be set fr om 00[...]

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    © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 20 Mute Pr ess LINE AUX SNOOZE SLEEP POWER SOURCE MUTE TIMER MENU PROG/ CLOCK + _ ON OFF to toggl e Mute on and off . The LCD will indicate the st atus. Display Option When listening to music, Sol oist can display the sel ected sour ce or the clock on the L CD. Pr ess LINE AUX SNOOZE SLEEP POWER SOURCE [...]

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    Desktop Dock ing Station © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 21 Soloist Universal Sound System USING SPECIFIC SOURCES Sirius Radio Docking your Sirius Radio Y ou can insert your Sirius radio int o Soloist at any time. Soloist c an be on or off . Once y our Sirius radio is docked, Sol oist will contr ol the powering on and off of the radio[...]

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    © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 22 too soon, your Sirius portabl e radio may not pr operly connect with Sol oist. If this happens, please r emove your Sirius portabl e radio and r einsert it into Solois t. Once succ essfull y docked, it is nev er necessary t o use the power button on your Sirius port able radio. Doing so may cause the[...]

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    Desktop Dock ing Station © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 23 Soloist Universal Sound System iPod Music Player s Soloist supports all 30-pin c onnector iPods. Insert your iPod into Sol oist to list en to music. Y ou can insert the iPod into Sol oist with Solois t on or off . Once dock ed, So- loist will c ontr ol the power state of the [...]

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    © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 24 Line In/Aux In Make sur e to plug in your external sour ce to the c orr ect jack on Soloist. Some sour ces might be an MP3 player, cassett e tape player, or a CD player . Set up the external sour ce to play music. Make sur e Soloist is power ed on. Pr ess LINE AUX SNOOZE SLEEP POWER SOURCE MUTE TIMER[...]

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    Desktop Dock ing Station © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 25 Soloist Universal Sound System Pr ess LINE AUX SNOOZE SLEEP POWER SOURCE MUTE TIMER MENU PROG/ CLOCK + _ ON OFF again and the minutes digits of the Alarm Clock will flash. ON OFF OFF ON Pr ess LINE AUX SNOOZE SLEEP POWER SOURCE MUTE TIMER MENU PROG/ CLOCK + _ ON OFF or LINE [...]

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    © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 26 Pr ess LINE AUX SNOOZE SLEEP POWER SOURCE MUTE TIMER MENU PROG/ CLOCK + _ ON OFF briefly to toggl e the LINE AUX SNOOZE SLEEP POWER SOURCE MUTE TIMER MENU PROG/ CLOCK + _ ON OFF on the L CD on and off . When turning the Alarm Clock on, the L CD will briefly display the time and sour ce that ar e pr[...]

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    Desktop Dock ing Station © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 27 Soloist Universal Sound System T o progr am the time the Music Timer will turn on: Pr ess LINE AUX SNOOZE SLEEP POWER SOURCE MUTE TIMER MENU PROG/ CLOCK + _ ON OFF or LINE AUX SNOOZE SLEEP POWER SOURCE MUTE TIMER MENU PROG/ CLOCK + _ ON OFF to set the hour . AM or PM is selec[...]

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    © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 28 Pr ess TIMER or LINE AUX SNOOZE SLEEP POWER SOURCE MUTE TIMER MENU PROG/ CLOCK + _ ON OFF again and one of the sour ce icons on the L CD will turn on. ON OFF OFF ON Pr ess LINE AUX SNOOZE SLEEP POWER SOURCE MUTE TIMER MENU PROG/ CLOCK + _ ON OFF or LINE AUX SNOOZE SLEEP POWER SOURCE MUTE TIMER MENU P[...]

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    Desktop Dock ing Station © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 29 Soloist Universal Sound System When the Music Timer Activates At the pr ogrammed time, Solois t will turn on, adjust the volume l evel, and play the sel ected sour ce. If you have select ed Sirius radio or iPod as the sour ce but do not have your music player dock ed in Soloi[...]

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    © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 30 USB Communication Y ou can connect Sol oist to a c omputer using a stan- dar d USB cable (sold separ ately). This will all ow your computer to c ommunicate with Sirius port able radios or iPod whil e docked in Sol oist. Sirius Portabl e Radios Once the Sirius portabl e radio detects c onnection to a [...]

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    Desktop Dock ing Station © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 31 Soloist Universal Sound System Specifications Amplifier Output Power: 5W c ontinuous per channel, 10W peak Amplifi er THD+N at rated power : <1% Minimum Sensitivity: 100mV RMS for full outpu t Channel Separation : > 45 dB at 1kHz Signal to Noise Ratio: > 70 dB Input [...]

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    Desktop Dock ing Station © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 33 Soloist Universal Sound System Limited One Y ear Consumer W arranty Dir ected Electronics (her ein “DIRECTED”) pr omises to the original purchaser, to r eplace this pr oduct should it pr ove to be defective in workmanship or material under normal use, for a period of one-[...]

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    GSOLOD1 2007-08 © 2007 Directed Electronics, all rights reserved[...]