Marshall Amplification 04091912, User Manual

Page 1: ...USER MANUAL ACTON MULTI ROOM ...

Page 2: ...lliance All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners and may not be used without permission Made for iPod Made for iPhone and Made for iPad mean that an electronic accessory has been designed to connect specifically to iPod iPhone or iPad respectively and has been certified by the developer to meet Apple performance standards Apple is not responsible for the operation of this d...

Page 3: ... polarized or grounding plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong is provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at ...

Page 4: ...ject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation To comply with FCC s and Industry Canada s RF radiation exposure limits for general population uncontrolled exposure this device must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20cm fro...

Page 5: ...150 5250 MHz is only for indoor use to reduce the potential for harmful interference to co channel mobile satellite systems ii the maximum antenna gain permitted for devices in the bands 5250 5350 MHz and 5470 5725 MHz shall comply with the e i r p limit and iii the maximum antenna gain permitted for devices in the band 5725 5825 MHz shall comply with the e i r p limits specified for point to poin...

Page 6: ...P THE SPEAKER 012 MANY WAYS TO CONNECT 013 CONNECTING VIA Bluetooth PAIRING 014 AUX INPUT 3 5 mm STEREO PLUG 015 SELECTING THE SOUND SOURCE 016 Wi Fi STREAMING WITH SPOTIFY 017 Wi Fi STREAMING FROM AirPlay 018 Wi Fi STREAMING FROM Chromecast built in 019 Wi Fi STREAMING FROM INTERNET RADIO 020 STORING PRESETS 021 SINGLE MODE OR MULTI MODE 022 MULTI MODE 023 PLAY PAUSE NEXT AND PREVIOUS SONG 024 AD...

Page 7: ...007 BOX CONTENTS 001 MARSHALL ACTON MULTI ROOM ACTIVE STEREO LOUDSPEAKER 002 QUICK START GUIDE 003 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 004 POWER CORD 004 001 002 003 ...

Page 8: ...ON 001 AUX INPUT FOR 3 5 mm STEREO PLUG 002 SINGLE MULTI MODE BUTTON AND INDICATORS 003 VOLUME KNOB 004 BASS KNOB 005 TREBLE KNOB 006 SOURCE KNOB 007 PREVIOUS SONG BUTTON 008 NEXT SONG BUTTON 001 002 003 004 008 007 006 005 ...

Page 9: ...009 GENERAL DESCRIPTION CONTINUED 009 BACKPLATE 010 BASS PORT 011 POWER JACK 012 POWER CORD 009 010 012 011 MULTI AUX SINGLE 2 3 4 5 7 8 AUX 1 6 NOTE DATE CODE AND SERIAL NUMBER STICKER LOCATED HERE ...

Page 10: ... IF THE SPEAKER HAS NOT YET BEEN CONFIGURED IMPORTANT BEFORE PROCEEDING TO STEP 001 BELOW CHECK THE INCLUDED POWER CORD POWER PLUG AND YOUR ACTON MULTI ROOM SPEAKER ARE COMPATIBLE WITH YOUR MAINS ELECTRICITY SUPPLY AND ASSOCIATED WALL SOCKET CAUTION ALWAYS UNPLUG THE POWER CORD FROM THE WALL SOCKET BEFORE DISCONNECTING IT FROM THE SPEAKER MULTI AUX SINGLE 2 3 4 5 7 8 AUX 1 6 001 002 ...

Page 11: ...D THE MARSHALL MULTI ROOM APP AND FOLLOW THE IN APP INSTRUCTIONS TO CUSTOMISE YOUR SPEAKER 001 NOTE AFTER THE SETUP THE ACTON MULTI ROOM IS CONNECTED TO A Wi Fi NETWORK THE SPEAKER IS CONTROLLED FROM EITHER THE MARSHALL MULTI ROOM APP Spotify OTHER MUSIC APPS OR SIMPLY BY CLICKING AND TURNING THE KNOBS ON TOP OF THE SPEAKER DOWNLOAD ON THE SETTING UP THE SPEAKER 002 GOOGLE HOME MARSHALL MULTI ROOM...

Page 12: ...OM WHETHER VIA YOUR PHONE TV TABLET OR TURNTABLE THE CONNECTION CAN BE WIRELESS WITH Wi Fi OR Bluetooth OR BY USING A CABLE THE SOURCE KNOB LETS YOU SELECT THE SOURCE CAUTION MAKE SURE THAT THE VOLUME IS SET TO LOW ON BOTH THE SPEAKER AND THE MUSIC PLAYER BEFORE USING THE SPEAKER ...

Page 13: ...OOM STORES UP TO EIGHT Bluetooth DEVICES AND TRIES TO CONNECT TO THE LAST CONNECTED DEVICE FIRST FOR EXAMPLE IF THE SPEAKER HAS BEEN CONNECTED TO THE DEVICES A B C D E F G H DEVICE H IS GIVEN FIRST PRIORITY WHILE DEVICE A IS GIVEN LAST PRIORITY EVERY TIME IS SELECTED THE SPEAKER WILL DO AN AUTO CONNECTION OF DEVICES WITHIN ITS RANGE NOTE IF THE BLUETOOTH DEVICE IS MOVED TOO FAR FROM THE ACTON MULT...

Page 14: ... STEREO PLUG TO THE INPUT LABELLED AUX ON THE SPEAKER 002 CONNECT THE OTHER END OF THE CORD TO THE AUDIO OUTPUT ON YOUR MUSIC PLAYER 003 TURN THE SOURCE KNOB TO AUX AND PUSH ONCE 001 002 004 003 NOTE AUDIO CABLES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE ACTON MULTI ROOM ...

Page 15: ...E KNOB 001 TURN THE SOURCE KNOB TO THE POSITION OF THE SOURCE 002 PUSH THE SOURCE KNOB TO SELECT THE SOURCE 1 7 Wi Fi STREAMING VIA PRESET 1 7 AUX 3 5 mm STEREO PLUG Bluetooth DEVICE Wi Fi STREAMING Spotify Connect OR INTERNET RADIO NOTE IF THE SELECTED PRESET 1 7 IS EMPTY THE SPEAKER STAYS IN ITS CURRENT MODE 001 002 ...

Page 16: ...WORK AS YOUR MULTI ROOM SPEAKER 002 PLAY A SONG ON Spotify AND HIT DEVICES AVAILABLE IN THE Spotify APP 003 SELECT YOUR MULTI ROOM SPEAKER IN THE Spotify APP AND YOUR MUSIC WILL START PLAYING OUT LOUD 004 TO STREAM AUDIO IN MULTI MODE PUSH THE SINGLE MULTI MODE BUTTON ON THE SPEAKER OR SET THE SPEAKER TO MULTI IN THE MARSHALL MULTI ROOM APP INSTEAD OF SELECTING THE SPEAKER IN THE Spotify APP SELEC...

Page 17: ...D THE LIST OF AVAILABLE AirPlay DEVICES SELECT YOUR MULTI ROOM SPEAKER 004 TO STREAM AUDIO FROM YOUR APPLE COMPUTER OPEN iTUNES TAP THE AirPlay ICON ON THE VOLUME SLIDER SELECT YOUR MULTI ROOM SPEAKER 005 TO STREAM AUDIO IN MULTI MODE PUSH THE SINGLE MULTI MODE BUTTON ON THE SPEAKER OR SET THE SPEAKER TO MULTI IN THE APP OPEN THE LIST OF AVAILABLE AirPlay DEVICES AND SELECT THE GROUP MULTI AirPlay...

Page 18: ...IC IN YOUR FAVOURITE MUSIC APP 003 TAP THE Chromecast built in ICON IN YOUR MUSIC APP AND SELECT YOUR MULTI ROOM SPEAKER Chromecast built in IS A PLATFORM THAT LETS YOU STREAM YOUR FAVOURITE MUSIC FROM YOUR SMARTPHONE TABLET OR COMPUTER RIGHT TO YOUR SPEAKER Chromecast built in IS AVAILABLE IN MOST MUSIC APPS ON THE MARKET 002 003 001 ...

Page 19: ...SINGLE MULTI MODE BUTTON ON THE SPEAKER OR SET THE SPEAKER TO MULTI IN THE MARSHALL MULTI ROOM APP 005 IN THE APP SELECT ONE OF THE SPEAKERS IN THE MULTI MODE GROUP AND SELECT AN INTERNET RADIO STATION TO STREAM YOUR SPEAKER HAS AN EMBEDDED INTERNET RADIO SERVICE THAT GIVES YOU ACCESS TO THOUSANDS OF RADIO STATIONS AROUND THE WORLD Wi Fi STREAMING FROM INTERNET RADIO MULTI ROOM INTERNET RADIO 001 ...

Page 20: ...LAYLIST OR INTERNET RADIO CHANNEL THAT YOU WANT TO STORE 002 TURN THE SOURCE KNOB TO SELECT THE POSITION 1 7 WHERE YOU WANT TO STORE THE PRESET 003 PUSH THE SOURCE KNOB FOR MORE THAN 3 SECONDS TO STORE THE PRESET PREVIOUSLY STORED PRESETS ARE OVERWRITTEN PRESETS CAN ALSO BE MANAGED IN THE MARSHALL MULTI ROOM APP 001 003 002 3s ...

Page 21: ...TEM SINGLE MODE MEANS STREAMING AUDIO INDIVIDUALLY ON EACH SPEAKER MULTI MODE MEANS STREAMING THE SAME AUDIO ON ALL SPEAKERS IN MULTI MODE 001 TOGGLE BETWEEN SINGLE AND MULTI MODE BY PUSHING THE SINGLE MULTI MODE BUTTON ON TOP OF THE SPEAKER 002 A LIT SINGLE OR MULTI INDICATOR SHOWS WHAT MODE THE SPEAKER IS IN 001 001 002 002 SINGLE MULTI ...

Page 22: ...O MULTI MODE TO USE Bluetooth WITH MULTI MODE CONNECT ONE SPEAKER TO Bluetooth AND THE OTHER SPEAKERS TO MULTI MODE ONE SPEAKER ACTS AS THE SERVER AND DISTRIBUTES AUDIO TO THE OTHER SPEAKERS IN MULTI MODE IF THE SERVER SPEAKER LEAVES THE MULTI MODE GROUP THE AUDIO STOPS PLAYING SINGLE MODE AND MULTI MODE CAN ALSO BE MANAGED IN THE MARSHALL MULTI ROOM APP ...

Page 23: ...023 PLAY PAUSE NEXT AND PREVIOUS SONG 001 PUSH THE SOURCE KNOB ONCE TO PAUSE OR PLAY MUSIC 002 PUSH TO SKIP TO THE NEXT SONG 003 PUSH TO SKIP TO THE PREVIOUS SONG 001 002 003 ...

Page 24: ... ROOM HAS THREE KNOBS FOR ADJUSTING THE SOUND ON THE INDIVIDUAL SPEAKER THE KNOB VALUE IS SHOWN BY A LIT INDICATOR 001 VOLUME KNOB 002 BASS KNOB 003 TREBLE KNOB NOTE THE SOUND CAN ALSO BE ADJUSTED FROM THE MARSHALL MULTI ROOM APP 001 002 003 001 002 003 ...

Page 25: ...025 STANDBY MODE THE SPEAKER GOES INTO STANDBY MODE IF NO AUDIO HAS BEEN PLAYED FOR 20 MINUTES THE SPEAKER IS STILL CONNECTED TO THE NETWORK 001 PUSH SOURCE KNOB TO WAKE THE SPEAKER 001 ...

Page 26: ...KER SOFTWARE UPDATE THE ACTON MULTI ROOM SPEAKER IS AUTOMATICALLY UPGRADED TO THE LATEST SOFTWARE RELEASE AS LONG AS THE SPEAKER IS CONNECTED TO Wi Fi THIS IS DONE IN THE BACKGROUND AND REQUIRES NO MANUAL WORK ...

Page 27: ...ODE BUTTON AND THE SOURCE KNOB FOR 7 SECONDS UNTIL BOTH THE SINGLE AND MULTI MODE INDICATORS ARE LIT 002 THE SPEAKER IS RESET TO ITS FACTORY STATE RESTORED TO SETUP MODE AND IS READY TO BE CONFIGURED NOTE THE FACTORY RESET WILL DELETE ALL SETTING AND USER CONFIGURATIONS 001 7s 002 002 SINGLE MULTI ...

Page 28: ...tooth STANDARD V4 2 EDR A2DP INPUT 1 AUX 3 5 mm CONTINUOUS POWER OUTPUT 50 W RMS TECHNICAL INFORMATION MAINS INPUT VOLTAGE 100 240 V 200 W ABSOLUTE MIN MAX 90 264 V MAINS FREQUENCY 50 60 Hz MAX PEAK POWER CONSUMPTION 60 W NETWORK STANDBY POWER CONSUMPTION 1 6 W WEIGHT 2 8 kg SIZE 260 X 150 X 150 mm NOTE THE FRONT IS NOT REMOVABLE THIS ILLUSTRATION INTENDS TO SHOW THE INTERNAL SPEAKER LAYOUT DO NOT...

Page 29: ...e are not connected to the same Wi Fi network The speaker is not turned on The speaker is in standby mode Push the SOURCE knob Turn the SOURCE knob to Wi Fi and push and hold for 3 seconds to make the speaker discoverable Connect to the same Wi Fi network Connect the power cord to the Acton Multi Room and a working AC wall socket THE SPEAKER CANNOT CONNECT TO A Wi Fi NETWORK There is no Wi Fi netw...

Page 30: ... smartphone tablet computer Wi Fi is not enabled on your speaker Bluetooth is not enabled on your device smartphone tablet computer Your device prompts you for a pin code Turn the SOURCE knob to Wi Fi and push and hold for 3 seconds to make the speaker discoverable by the device CANNOT CONNECT TO A Wi Fi DEVICE Activate Bluetooth on your device THE SPEAKER IS NOT RESPONDING A software problem has ...

Page 31: ...aming audio in the group server has dropped out of the group Start playing music again on the server speaker or configure the group in the Marshall Multi Room app There is a strong electric field surrounding the Acton Multi Room Items such as microwave ovens wireless network adapters fluorescent lights and gas cookers use the same frequency range as the Bluetooth device This may lead to electrical...

Page 32: ...EP ENCRYPTION DOES NOT WORK WITH WPS PBC WPS PIN 032 Move the Acton Multi Room to another spot Turn down the playback volume on the sound source THE SOUND IS DISTORTED Volume is set too high on the sound source TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM CAUSE ACTION Decrease the volume on your sound source Lower the volume or bass on the Acton Multi Room THERE IS A CRACKLING SOUND The amplifier is clipping as it has...

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