Eos Wireless Digital Wireless Multi-Room Audio System manual

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    O WNER’ S MANU AL Digital W ireless Multi-Room Audio S y st em TM[...]

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    2 W e hope you will nd much enjo yment from our new wireless audio sy stem. Please read the entir e conten ts of this owner ’ s manual. It is lled with refer ence information tha t w i l l a l lo w y o u t o ge t th e mo st f ro m y ou r n ew E os s y st em . If y ou h av e a n y qu e s t io ns , pl ea se c he c k our web site at www .eoswi[...]

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    3 T able O f C onten ts Impor tant Safety Instruc tions .......................................................................................................... 4 A Consumer Guide to P roduct Safety ........................................................................................... 5 Safety Instruc tions ..................................[...]

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    4 Please take the time to f ollow the instructions in this owner ’ s guide carefully . It will help you set up and operat e your system pr oper ly and enjoy all of the advanc ed featur es. Please sav e this owner ’ s guide for futur e refer ence. W ARNING: The grill and screw s around the subw oofer can get hot. Car e should be taken when touch[...]

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    5 Safety Instructions 1. Read instructions before using this product. 2. Keep these instructions for future ref erence. 3. Heed all warnings on the product and in the owner ’ s guide. 4. F ollow all instruc tions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water or moistur e. Do not use this product near a bathtub , washbowl, kitchen sink, laundr y tub, i[...]

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    6 15. Do not let objects or liquids enter the product as they may touch dangerous v olt- age points or short- out par ts that could result in a r e or elec tric shock . 16. Use proper po wer sourc es - Plug the product into a proper po wer sourc e, as de- scribed in the operating instructions or as marked on the product. A C onsumer G uide to Pr[...]

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    7 A C onsumer G uide to Pr oduc t Safety W arranty Y our Eos digital Wireless Speaker system is c over ed by a one -year limit ed warranty . For details see the Eos W arranty section of this manual. T o register your pr oduct, go online to: ww w .eoswireless.com/r egistration T echnical Information P ower ra ting: Input-100-240 V AC50-6[...]

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    8 Quick Star t Parts Checklist 1. This Owner ’ s Manual 2. Eos Base Station 3. Base Station P ower Adapter 4. Wir eless Stereo Speaker w/Integ rated P ower Adapt er 5. IR Remote Contr ol 6. F ive Universal Docking Adapters 7. Stereo Mini Cable wireless OWNERS MANUAL Digital Wireless Multi-Room Audio Syst em 1 2 3 5 6 7 4[...]

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    9 Quick Star t Setting Up Y our Eos Syst em 1. Connect the power adapter cord t o the Base Station ( jackmarked “DC15V ”) 2. Connect the power supply to the wall outlet. 3. S e le ct t h e c or r e ct u ni ve r sa l i P od do ck in g ad a p t er f o r y o ur i P od (S ee p ag e 1 2 “ S e l ec ti ng t he c or r ec t un iv er sa l iP o d [...]

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    10 iPod AUX digital wireless speakers SOURCE MUTE 1 2 3 4 V olume Control iPod Dock Antena LED DC Po wer Jack Link Range Extender Auxillary Input Source Source LEDs Mute Wir eless T ransmit Wireless Speaker Indicator LEDs Controls the volume level Switches between iPod & auxiliary input Mutes the audio on the base station Illuminates when the t[...]

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    11 C ontrols and F unc tions W ireless Ster eo Speaker C ontrols & F unctions V olume/Pow er Knob Antenna P ower/Status LED Integra ted Po wer A dapter T ur ns on power to the wireless speaker and controls volume. Illuminates when the wireless speaker is linked to the base station, blinks when the there is no link to the base station. Allows wi[...]

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    12 Using Y our Eos Sy stem Base Station Opera tion Using Eos with y our iPod: Selecting the correct universal iPod docking adapter Universal adapters pr ovide support for your iP od while in the dock . An assor tment of adapters has been pro vided for older generation iP ods. Note: Universal Dock adapters for newer model iP ods (Nano and 5th Genera[...]

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    13 Using Y our Eos Sy stem Connecting an External Audio Sourc e: The Eos Wir eless Audio Sy stem allows y ou to connect and play audio from an external source like a c omputer , MP3 player , radio, CD play er or other audio device with a head- phone jack or analog audio output. Audio Source AU X RANGE EX LINK C 15V 1 AUX SOURCE MUTE iPod 3 Note: A [...]

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    14 Muting the Base Station Speakers: The MUTE button, locat ed on the Eos Base Station, allows y ou to mute the Base Station speakers. When the speaker to the base unit is muted , the blue LED source indicat or light (iP od or Aux) will ash. Using Y our Eos Sy stem SOURCE MUTE iPod T urning the wireless transmitter On/O : The “ wireless?[...]

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    15 Using Y our Eos Sy stem W ireless Speakers/Rec eivers: All Eos Base Stations , Wireless Speakers and Receiv ers have the same ID setting . This is done so Speakers/Receivers will automa tically link with any Base Station. The Base Station will link with the rst 4 Wireless Speakers that it det ects. TheLEDindicatorsontheBaseS[...]

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    16 Setting a Unique ID: T o give y our Base Station and Speakers/Receivers a Unique ID do the f ollowing: 1. Disconnect the power supply from the Base S tation 2. Usingthe V olumeContr olSwitch,turnoallpow ertothe WirelessSpeakers/Re - ceivers that y ou wish to link . 3. Reconnect the power supply to the Ba[...]

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    17 Using Y our Eos Sy stem Resetting the ID to Default: T o reset the Base Station and Speaker/Receiv er ’ s ID back to the factor y default, do the following: 1. Disconnect the power supply from the Base S tation 2.  Usingthe VolumeC ontrolSwit ch,turnoallpowertothe WirelessSpeakers/Receivers .  3.[...]

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    18 Using Y our Eos Sy stem Using Y our Remote Control: The Remote contr ols the basic func tions of your iP od while it is docked in the Eos Base Station. F or best results, aim the Remote Contr ol towards the low er right corner of the grill area. wireless TM Select Forward/FF Button In play mode, press to move up a track or press and hold to fast[...]

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    19 Using Y our Eos Sy stem W ireless Speaker Oper ation The Wireless Speaker can be used as a w all-mounted speaker (pow er supply nested in the back of the speaker enclosure) or as a desktop/bookshelf speaker (po wer supply remo ved from the speaker enclosure .) P owering Y our Wireless Speak er: 1. Plug your Wireless Speaker into an y wall outlet[...]

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    20 Using Y our Eos Sy stem Removing the Integr ated Po wer Supply F rom the Wireless Speak er: T o use your Wir eless Speaker on a desktop/bookshelf , remove the pow er supply from the wireless speaker by f ollowing these steps: 1. Pr ess down on the top of the pow er supply. The swivel plate beneath the po wer supplywillmakea “ click[...]

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    21 Using Y our Eos Sy stem Reattaching the P ower Supply to the W ireless Speaker: 1. Coil the cor d around your hand . 2. Place the coil of c ord in the bottom of the cavity . 3. Pr ess lower edge of swiv el plate to r otate f or ward 4. Inser t the power supply into the ca vit y leaning forward. 5. Pr ess down on the top of the pow er supply. 6. [...]

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    22 Adding A dditional W ireless Speakers/Rec eivers: Y o u c an li nk up to 4 Wi re les s Spe akers , p lac ed u p t o 15 0 ft awa y fr om t he B ase St atio n. All Eos Bas e St ati ons , Wir eles s Spe akers /Rec eiv ers leav e th e fact ory wit h the sam e I D s ettin g. This is done so Speakers/Receivers will link with an y Base Station right ou[...]

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    23 Using Y our Eos Sy stem Cust omizing Eos’ Sound for Y ou Y our personal taste in sound, style of music , volume levels and other factors in your choic e of music will aect the sound of Eos. T o custom craft Eos’ sound for your personal taste , we suggest using the EQ control loca ted on your iP od. These easy-to-use settings oer preset[...]

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    24 T roubleshooting Symptom P ossible Problem Solution Unit does not respond (no power) AC adapter is not plugged into wall outlet or the connector in the back of the Base Station is not connected properly Ma ke s ur e th at t he A C a da pt er is securely connected into a wa ll o ut le t. Unp lu g an d re-plug the connec tor to the power jack on b[...]

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    25 T roubleshooting Symptom P ossible Problem Solution Unit does not respond (blue Antenna LED is o ) AC adapter is not plugged into wall outlet or the connector in the back of the Wireless Speaker is not connected properly Un pl ug a nd r e -p lu g t he connector to the back of the Wir eless Speaker No Sound (blue Antenna LED is solid) V olume?[...]

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    26 T roubleshooting Symptom P ossible Problem Solution iP od screen fro zen Pr ess and hold the MENU and se le ct (c en te r bu tt on ) un ti l Apple appears on the screen Y ou r r em ot e co n tr ol o nly w or ks with the Eos base station, it wi ll n ot c on tr ol th e r em ot e speaker ’ s power or v olume Contr ol. iP od Problems Remote C ontr[...]

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    27 W arranty Limited W arranty IntelliT ouch warrants this product to be fr ee from manufacturing defects in material and workmanship under normal use and conditions for a period of 1-year fr om date of original purchase in the United Sta tes. In order to v alidate your warr anty , you must register y our product by going on-line (www.eoswir eless.[...]

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    28 W arranty THIS W ARRANT Y IS NON- TRANSFERABLE AND APPLIES ONL Y TO THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER AND DOES NO T EXTEND TO SUBSEQUENT OWNERS OF THE PRODUC T . ANY APPLICABLE IMPLIED W ARRANTIES, INCL UDING THE W ARRANT Y OF MERCHANT ABILIT Y , ARELIMITEDINDURA TION TOAPERIODOF THEEXPRESS W ARRANT YASPR OVIDED HEREI[...]