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    Operating Instructions XW-SMA1 XW-SMA3 XW-SMA4 Wireless Sound System Indoor Use Only[...]

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    The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “da[...]

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    POWER-CORD CAUTION Handle the power cord by the plug. Do not pull out the plug by tugging the cord and never touch the power cord when your hands are wet as this could cause a short circuit or electric shock. Do not place the unit, a piece of furniture, etc., on the power cord, or pinch the cord. Never make a knot in the cord or tie it with other c[...]

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    FCC Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20 cm between the radiator and your body . The Safety of Your Ears is in Your Hands Get the most out of your equipment by playing it at a s[...]

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    Information for users on collection and disposal of old equipment and used batteries These symbols on the products, packaging, and/or accompanying documents mean that used electrical and electronic products and batteries should not be mixed with general household waste. For proper treatment, recovery and recycling of old products and used batteries[...]

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    Before Use (Important) Safety Pr ecautions DANG ER About the De v i c e Please follow the instructions noted. Failure to do s o may cause the bui lt-in lithium-i on battery to leak, overheat, ignite , or rupture. •Do not d is p ose of the device in fi r e o r ex p ose i t to heat . •Do not attem p t to disa ssem ble th e bat te r y o r alte r i[...]

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    About water-resi stant (XW-SMA3 only) CAUTION Observe the following precautions in regard to the de vic e ’ s wate r-resi stant. • Do not place th e unit in water. • Do not expose the unit to a large amoun t of water. • Do not splash th e unit with water. • Do not e xpose to rain. • Do not p our or pl ace in w arm w ater or water contai[...]

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    Internal Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery (XW-SMA3 only) This devic e use s an i nternal rechargeable l ithium -i on battery that should last the lifetime of the devic e. If you su spect you r battery may be d ead, try ch arging i t several tim es. If the b attery d oes not rechar ge , please contact us for repair informati on. WARNI NG/DIS POSAL O[...]

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    9 En Thank you fo r buying this Pionee r pr odu ct. Please r ead t h r ough t hese o p e r atin g inst r uctions so that you will know how to o p e r ate you r mode l pr o p e r ly. A fte r you have finished r ea ding the inst r uctions, p ut the m in a safe p lace fo r futu r e r ef e r ence. Contents 01 Before you s tart What’s in the box . . .[...]

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    Before you start 01 10 En Chapter 1: Before you start What ’s in the box Please confi r m that the follow ing a ccesso r ie s a r e in the box when y ou o p en it . • Remot e Cont r ol • Lithium Batte r y (CR2 025)* •P o w e r Co r d •A C A d a p te r •Q u i c k S t a r t Guide •W a rr anty Ca r d *The li thium batt e r y has been fac[...]

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    Before you start 01 11 En Usin g the remo te contro l The r emo te has a r ang e of about 7 m (23 ft.) at an angle o f about 30º f r om the r emo te senso r . Kee p in mind the following when using the r emote con t r ol: •M a k e s u r e th at the r e a r e no obsta cl es be tween the r emote an d t he r emot e senso r on the u nit. • Rem ote[...]

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    Connections 02 12 En Chapter 2: Connections Caution •B e s u r e to tu r n off the p owe r and u n p lug the p owe r co r d f r om the p owe r outlet whenev e r making o r changing connections. • Connect the p owe r co r d afte r all the connections between devices h ave been com p leted. Conn ectin g iPo d/iPhon e/iP ad It is p o ssible to lis[...]

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    Connections 02 13 En Plugg ing in Afte r you’ve finished making all conne ct ions, p l ug the uni t into an A C outlet. Important •B e f o r e ma king o r changing the connections, switch off the p owe r a nd disconne ct the p owe r co r d f r om the AC outlet. Whe n turning on this un it for the f irst time 1 Open t he terminal cover (XW-SMA3 [...]

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    Part names and functions 03 14 En Chapter 3: Part names and functions Remo te Co ntrol 1  (s tandby/on) button Switches the unit between Standby and On. 2 Pla yback con trol butto ns Use when o p e r atin g an iP od o r Ai r Play w ith this r emot e cont r ol. 3 vol –/+ (volume –/+) button Use to a djust th e liste ning vol ume. 4 input butt[...]

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    Part names and functions 03 15 En Fron t panel 1 on (power on) i ndicator When the p owe r is on, this indicato r li ghts. 2 input indica tor When the in p ut sou r ce changes, thi s indicato r l i ghts. The indic ato r ’s colo r changes as noted below. Light OFF - AUX IN Lights blue - AirPlay Lights red - iPod Lights green - DLNA (DMR) Digital M[...]

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    Part names and functions 03 16 En 6 input button Selec t the i n p ut so u r ce. iPod  AUX IN  iPod ( r etu r n to the begi nning) *When Ai r Play o r DMR p lay begins, the unit’s in p ut function a utomatically swi tches r es p ectiv ely to A i r Play o r DM R. If the p owe r is then tu r ned OFF and late r tu r ned ON again, the unit w i [...]

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    Part names and functions 03 17 En • Do not lift this de vice b y holding the wi r eless an tenn a, since damage o r p e r sona l inju r y may r esul t. • When using XW-SMA4, do not l i ft t hi s device by holdi ng the r ec essed p o r tion o f the r ea r p anel, since damage o r p e r sona l inju r y ma y r esult. on inp ut n etw ork input v ol[...]

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    Connect to network 04 18 En Chapter 4: Connect to network Netw ork se tting By connecting the unit to you r home LAN, you can enjoy Ai r Play and p layback of music sto r ed on you r com p ute r o r othe r device. •F o r info r mati on r ega r ding t he fo r mat of files su pp o r ted by this unit, see Playable file formats on p age 41. • Metho[...]

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    Connect to network 04 19 En A: Connection s for wireless LAN using WPS- PBC function 1 Confi rm that the AC a dapter and LAN cable are not connected t o the unit. 2 Conne ct the AC adapter, and press  standby/on butto n. The on indica to r will flash bl ue. Wait fo r abo ut 30 to 4 0 seconds. 3 When th e on indicator sto ps flashing, press the r[...]

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    Connect to network 04 20 En C: Connecti on settings from a Web browser using a computer , iPhone, table t PC or other device supp orting wireless LAN 1 Confi rm that th e AC adapte r and LAN cab le are not connect ed to the unit. 2 Connect the AC adapter, an d p r ess  standby /on butt on. The on ind icat o r will flash blue. W ait fo r a bout 3[...]

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    Connect to network 04 21 En 6 From the menu on the le ft, se lect “Net work Configu ration”. If you wish t o change t he F r iendly Na me, select “F r iend ly Name” f r om the menu and change the name befo r e s elec ting “Netwo r k Configu r ation .” 7 When th e Au to/Manual sel ection scre en appears, select “Auto.” If you a r e m[...]

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    Connect to network 04 22 En D: Using a Web browse r on a computer supporting wired LAN to make con necting settings for th e unit 1 Use a LAN cable to connect t he un i t t o the computer. 2 Connect the AC adapter, and press  s tandby/on button. The on ind icat o r will flash blue. W ait fo r a bout 30 to 40 seconds. 3 Wait for the network indic[...]

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    Connect to network 04 23 En 6 If usin g a wireles s LA N connect ion, input the router’s SSID, then select the “Security” i tem set on the router. Also, if in p ut of a fixe d I P i s r equi r ed, set DHCP to OFF he r e and make the setti ng. Fo r details, see Net work Configura tion on p age 27. 7 If a p assword is re quested, i nput it her [...]

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    Connect to network 04 24 En E: Connection settings using an iOS device If you use an iPhone/iPod touch/iPad (iOS d evice with iOS 5 .0 o r late r ) with wi r eless LAN connection, a pp ly the i OS device’s connect ing setting s to t his unit. 1 Confi rm that th e AC adapte r and LAN cab le are not connect ed to the unit. 2 Connect the AC adapter,[...]

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    Connect to network 04 25 En F: Wireless Direct Function Important •W i r eless D i r ect shoul d be used only as a tem p o r a r y connection unde r cond itions whe r e a no r mal r oute r cannot be used. This connectio n is not encoded, so t he music st r eam and music metadata w ill not be enc r y p ted. •W i r eless Di r ect is intende d fo [...]

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    Connect to network 04 26 En Web Co ntrol Fo r method C o r D in Network setting on p age 18, use t he Web Cont r ol menu to make the setti ng. Also, you can a ccess the Web Cont r ol menu afte r making the netwo r k connection. Access Web Control using a Safari Browser 1 Be sure th is unit and your computer are conne cted to th e same w ired or wir[...]

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    Connect to network 04 27 En Initi al menu (System I nforma tion) When Web Co nt r ol i s acce ssed, t he fo llowin g menu will a pp ea r . This me nu ca n be used to confi r m detailed info r matio n about the un it. 1 Net work Con figuratio n Selec t th is when using method s C o r D in Network s etting on p age 18 to make in itial co nnecti on se[...]

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    Connect to network 04 28 En Friendly Name This menu can be used to change t he name of this unit as seen on the netwo r k.[...]

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    iPod/iPhone/iPad playback 05 29 En Chapter 5: iPod/iPhone/iPad playback Me r ely by connecting you r iPo d/iP hone/iP ad to t his uni t, you can enjoy high-quality sound f r om you r iPo d/iPhone/iPad. Playback setting fo r iP od/iP hone/ iPad mu sic can be p e r fo r med f r om this unit o r t he iPod/i Phone/iPad it self. Confi rming what i Pod/i[...]

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    iPod/iPhone/iPad playback 05 30 En Conn ecting y our iP od/iPhone /iPad Caution • When connecting iPod/iPhone/iPad units, always use the Dock Connecto r to USB Cable pr ov ided w ith iPod/ iPhone/iPad units, o r a comme r c ially availa ble Dock Connecto r to US B cable designed to su pp o r t i Pod/ iPhone/iPad. • This unit doe s not pr ovide [...]

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    Music server 06 31 En Chapter 6: Music server This unit can p lay audio files s to r ed o n PCs o r othe r devices on a Local A r ea Netwo r k (LAN). Intr oduction This unit allows you to listen to audio files on a co m p ut e r o r othe r device connected to the unit via LAN inte r face. This cha p te r desc r ibes t he setu p and p laybac k pr oc[...]

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    Music server 06 32 En Play ing audi o files st ored on PCs or other devi ces Connecting to the LAN network Fo r deta ils on th e connections , see p age Connecting t o the networ k through the wired or wi reless LAN on p age 12. Pl ayba ck wi th DL NA Pe r fo r m the p layback o p e r ati on on the DM R device. 1 Confi rm that this uni t is connec [...]

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    Music server 06 33 En Operations usi ng this unit's remote control You can p e r fo r m the following o p e r atio ns. No te that s ome buttons a r e no t availab le fo r o p e r ation d e p end ing on the catego r y cu rr ently being p layed back. Fo r iTunes, when the “Allow i T unes cont r ol f r om r emo te s p eake r s” function is se[...]

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    Other connections 07 34 En Chapter 7: Other connections Caution •B e f o r e making o r changing the co n nections, switch off the p owe r and disconnect the p owe r co r d f r om th e p owe r outlet. •O p en th e te r minal cove r (XW- SMA3 on ly). Note •I f t h e AUX IN mini- p lug jack is connec ted to a uxilia r y p hones jack, the volume[...]

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    Changing the settings 08 35 En Chapter 8: Changing the settings Sett i n g Quick St art Mode Quick Sta r t Mode significantly r educes the time r equ i r ed fo r sta r tu p . It also allows the unit to p owe r on automatically usi ng Ai r Play and DLNA. Follow the st e p s below t o tu r n on Quick Sta r t Mode. Sett ing Quick Star t Mod e 1 Open t[...]

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    Changing the settings 08 36 En Firmw are U pdate You can u p date this unit’s fi r mw a r e via Safa r i o r Mic r osoft Inte r net Ex p lo r e r 8/ 9. Downlo ad the latest fi r mw a r e fo r you r com p ute r f r om the Pionee r websit e. The d ownload ed fi le will be com pr essed in the ZIP fo r mat, and must be decom pr essed befo r e it can [...]

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    Additional information 09 37 En Chapter 9: Additional information Trou bleshoo ting Inco rr ect o p e r at ions a r e often m istaken fo r t r ouble and mal functions. If you thi nk that the r e is so mething w r ong with this device, check the p oints below. Sometimes the t r o uble ma y lie in anothe r d evice. I nvestig ate the othe r devices an[...]

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    Additional information 09 38 En Network Problem Che ck Remed y Cannot access to t he netwo r k. The L AN cabl e is not fi r ml y connected. Fi r mly co nnect th e LAN cabl e ( p age 12). The r ou te r is not switched on. Switc h on the r oute r . Playback doe s not sta r t. The device i s cu rr ently disconnected f r om thi s unit o r th e p owe r [...]

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    Additional information 09 39 En Wir eless LAN Problem Check Remedy Netwo r k cannot be accessed via wi r el ess L AN. The com p ute r ma y dete r mine th e pr esence/abs ence of a wi r el ess LAN in acco r dance wi th the pr e sence/ absence of th e cable at th e time t he uni t’s p owe r is tu r ned on. When using a wi r eless LAN, disconnect th[...]

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    Additional information 09 40 En Battery (XW -SMA3 on ly) Problem Ch eck Re medy Powe r won’t tu r n ON. Check the batte r y’s r emaining cha r ge stat e . Connect the AC ada p te r and cha r ge the batte r y. Can’t cha r ge the batte r y. Batte r y indicato r flashes p u rp le inte r mittently (flashing p u rp le light o r r egula r flashing [...]

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    Additional information 09 41 En Pla yable fi le format s This unit su pp o r ts the following file fo r mats. Note th at the files fo r mats li sted below may not be p la yable. Also , th e com p atibil ity of file fo r mats v a r ie s de p endin g on the se r ve r (DMS) and cont r olle r (DMC) u sed. C heck with you r se r ve r and cont r olle r t[...]

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    Additional information 09 42 En Caut ions on us e When movi ng this unit When moving this unit, be su r e to fi r st disconnect t he iPod/ iPhone/iPad, LAN cable o r any othe r equi p ment connected to the un it. Th en pr ess  standby/on on this unit (o r  (standby/on) on the r emote cont r ol), wa it fo r the on indi cato r on the f r ont p [...]

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    Additional information 09 43 En DLNA DLNA CERTIFIED ® Audio Player The Digi tal Living Netw o r k Alli ance (DLNA ) is a c r oss-indust r y o r ganization of consume r elect r onics , com p uting indust r y and mobile device com p anies. D igital Liv ing pr ovide s consume r s with easy sha r ing of digital media th r ough a wi r ed o r wi r eles [...]

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    Additional information 09 44 En aacPlus The AAC decode r uses aacPlus deve l o p ed by Codi ng Technologies (www.codingtechnologies.com). FLA C FLAC D ecode r Co p yright © 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 200 6, 2007 Josh Coalson Redist r ibution and use i n so u r ce and bina r y fo r ms, with o r without modification , a r e p e r mitted pr [...]

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    Additional information 09 45 En Speci fication s • Speaker section (XW-SMA1 and XW-SMA3) Enclosu r e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B ass- r ef lex ty p e System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-way 3 s p eake r system S p eake r s: Woofe r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.) c[...]

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    D e c l a r a t i o no fC o n f o r m i t yw i t hr e g a r dt ot h e R & T T ED i r e c t i v e1 9 9 9 / 5 / E C Manufacturer: PIONEER CORPORATION 1-1, Shin-ogura, Saiwai-ku, Kawa s aki- s hi, Kanagawa EU Repre s entative’ s : Pioneer Europe NV Haven 1087, Keetberglaan 1, 9120 Mel s ele, Belgium http://www .pioneer.eu 212-00 3 1, Japan Engli[...]

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    PIONEER CORPORATION 1-1, Shin-ogura, Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 212-0031, Japan PIONEER ELECTRONICS (USA) INC. P.O. BOX 1540, Long Beach, California 90801-1540, U.S.A. TEL: (800) 421-1404 PIONEER ELECTRONICS OF CANADA, INC. 340 Ferrier Street, Unit 2, Markham, Ontario L3R 2Z5, Canada TEL: 1-877-283-5901, 905-479-4411 PIONEER EUROPE NV Haven [...]