Audioengine AW1 User Manual

Wireless Audio Sender/Receiver

Setup Guide

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Introduction

Welcome to the Audioengine family and congratulations on
your purchase of the Audioengine W1 Premium Wireless
Audio Adapter!
The Audioengine team is dedicated to bringing you the
highest quality listening experience possible. The Audioengine
W1 (AW1) is designed with the same attention to detail and

Penalties may be applicable for incorrect disposal of this
waste, in accordance with national legislation.

[Other Countries outside the European Union]

If you wish to dispose of this product, please do so in accordance
with applicable national legislation or other rules in your country
for the treatment of old electrical and electronic equipment.

FCC

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation
that is subject to 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.

Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not
expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance
could void the user authority to operate the equipment.

operational simplicity as all Audioengine products. Our goal
is to get you to your music as simply as possible, without all
the “gadget tinkering” that other products require. As with
our other past efforts, we thank all our customers and
resellers for helping us create another great Audioengine
product.

Model No. : AW1

Package Contents Cleaning

 Wireless Audio Sender
 Wireless Audio Receiver
 USB AC power adapter

(1) RCA adapter “Y” cable
(2) Mini-jack (3.5mm) audio cables (20")

 Setup Guide

Your AW1 components are not water-resistant, so it's
important that they should be kept free of moisture. You
should clean only with a dry cloth or tissue and no liquid
cleaners or solvents should be used.

Features

 Easy setup - connects in seconds
 Works with Mac or PC - or without a computer
 Plug-n-play - no CD or downloads to install
 Super-compact size and no batteries required
 Plays all music formats from any media player

 100 feet range (30 meters) with no signal delay, dropouts, or

interference

 CD-quality HD stereo sound with no reduction in audio

quality

 Replaces any RCA or mini-jack (3.5mm) audio cable

Functional Overview

The Audioengine W1 is designed to connect your audio
components wirelessly. You can think of AW1 as a simple
replacement for any RCA or 3.5" mini-jack cable to or from
your iPod, Audioengine powered speakers, computer, TV,
surround-sound or stereo receiver, game console, network
music player - or any other product where you want to
eliminate audio cables.

The AW1 consists of 2 units, the “SENDER” and the
“RECEIVER”. The AW1 Sender transmits audio from your
computer through the USB port - or from any product with

3.5" mini-jack or RCA audio outputs (also known as
low-level or line-level outputs). The other part of AW1, the
Receiver, connects audio to any product which has
mini-jack or RCA audio inputs.

Power for the Sender and Receiver is provided from either a
USB computer port, from the included USB AC power
adapter, or from any other AC charging adapter with a USB
connector (such as an iPod AC power charger, for example).
Another USB power source is in the Audioengine A5
powered speakers, which are equipped with a ComboPort
USB charger on the top of the left speaker.

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The Sender and Receiver components look identical, but
you can tell them apart by these markings, shown here:

Sender Receiver

The bottom of each component has an audio jack with a
symbol indicating whether the jack is an input or output:

Sender (Bottom View)

The symbol with an arrow “going in" indicates that audio is
transmitted from an audio player (such as computer, MP3
player, iPod, etc.) to the Sender.

R

The symbol with an arrow “going out” indicates that audio is
transmitted from the Receiver to a speaker system.

1 USB Plug
2 LED Indicator
3 PAIR Button
4 Audio Jack (input for Sender, output for Receiver)

General Setup

Setup is really simple. The AW1 Sender needs USB power
and an audio input (either USB audio or audio into the
mini-jack input on the end of the Sender). The AW1 Receiver
also needs USB power and a place to send the audio to, such
as Audioengine A5 powered speakers or a surround sound
receiver.

Possible configurations:

Sender

Connect to an input

audio source

Receiver

Connect to an output

audio source

Computer iPod

Audioengine

A5 or A2
powered
speakers

Stereo receiver

RCA inputs

There are many ways to use the AW1 Premium Wireless
Audio Adapter. Some possible configurations are listed here
and a few specific examples are shown in the Configuration
section. These are by no means all the possible uses - they
are just shown to give ideas for your own usage.

Digital music

Audioengine

A5 or A2

powered

speakers

Stereo receiver

RCA inputs

player

Receiver (Bottom View)

Receiver rear-

channel

RCA outputs

Audioengine A5

or A2 (used as rear

-channel surround
speakers)

Receiver

subwoofer

RCA inputs

Audioengine S8

powered

subwoofer

Configurations

Shown here are a few AW1 wireless configurations:

1 Computer USB Audio to Audioengine 5 (A5)

Powered Speakers:

Computer

Audioengine 5

1) Connect the AW1 Sender to your computer's USB port.

2) For PC– Wait for the USB audio connection to be
detected.

For Mac– Open “System Preferences” Control Panel,

under “Hardware” select “Sound”, and under “Output”,
select “Audioengine AW1”.

3) Connect the AW1 Receiver to the USB connector on
the A5 ComboPort.

4) Connect the included mini-jack cable from the AW1
Receiver to the A5 ComboPort audio input.

5) The status indicators on the Sender and Receiver will
blink for a few seconds and then go solid, indicating
that they are linked.

6) Play your music!

Note: With the Sender connected to your computer USB
port you can also connect your iPod or any other audio
source. Simply plug the iPod or other digital music player
into the mini-jack at the end of the Sender. The computer
will provide power to the Sender and the audio input will
default to the AW1 Sender mini-jack input.

2 Computer to Stereo Receiver

Computer

Stereo Receiver

(RCA inputs)

1) Connect the AW1 Sender to your computer by following
steps 1 and 2 above.

2) Connect the AW1 Receiver to the included USB Power
Adapter.

3) Plug the USB Power Adapter into an AC outlet.

4) Connect the included RCA “Y” adapter cable to the
AW1 Receiver mini-jack output.

5) Connect an RCA cable from your stereo receiver's RCA
inputs to the RCA “Y” adapter.

6) The status indicators on the Sender and Receiver will
blink for a few seconds and then go solid, indicating
that they are linked.

7) Play your music!

About “PAIR” and “HOP” Functions

Pairing is a function by which two devices become
acquainted. It's like meeting someone for the first time then

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to more than one Receiver and then “Hop” between each, or

3 iPod or iPod dock to Audioengine 5 (A5) Powered

Speakers

Audioengine 5iPod

Note: This configuration applies to all digital music players.

1) Connect the AW1 Sender to the included USB Power
Adapter.

2) Connect the mini-jack cable from your iPod (or iPod
dock) to the AW1 Sender.

3) Plug the USB Power Adapter into an AC outlet.

4) Plug the AW1 Receiver into the A5 ComboPort USB
connector.

5) Connect the included mini-jack cable from the AW1
Receiver to the A5 ComboPort audio input.

6) The status indicators on the Sender and Receiver will
blink for a few seconds and then go solid, indicating
that they are linked.

7) Play your music!

4 Wireless 5.1/6.1 Rear Channel or Subwoofer

Audioengine 5

Surround Receiver

(RCA inputs)

(as rear channel speakers)

OR

Audioengine S8

Subwoofer

Note: If you're using Audioengine A5 powered speakers in a
rear channel application below, you may use the ComboPort
USB power jack for the Receiver power. Otherwise, you can
use your Apple iPod charger, USB phone charger, or
purchase a second Audioengine USB power adapter.

1) Connect the AW1 Sender and Receiver to USB power
adapters.

2) Connect your surround sound receiver rear channel (or
subwoofer) RCA outputs to the AW1 Sender input.

3) Connect the AW1 Receiver to your powered rear
channel speakers (or subwoofer).

4) The status indicators on the Sender and Receiver will
blink for a few seconds and then go solid, indicating
that they are linked.

5) Play your music!

Note: For setting up wireless rear channel powered
speakers and a wireless subwoofer from your surround
receiver, simply install 2 AW1 Sender/Receiver pairs and
repeat the previous instructions.

always remembering them. Once a Sender and Receiver are
Paired, they will remember each other. You can Pair a Sender

vice-versa.

Note: Senders and Receivers packaged together are Paired
out of the box, so if you're only using one Sender/Receiver
set, no further configuration is needed.

Pairing a Sender and Receiver:

1) Press and hold the button on the Sender for about 5
seconds until the status indicator blinks rapidly.

2) Press and hold the button on the Receiver for about 1
seconds until it's indicator also blinks rapidly.

3) Both Sender and Receiver status indicators will turn solid,
indicating they are Paired.

4) Repeat these steps to Pair with additional Receivers.

Note: Up to 8 Receivers may be Paired with one Sender,
allowing the Sender to Hop to multiple Receivers, one at a
time. More than one Sender may also be Paired to a single
Receiver, if desired.

Troubleshooting

If no music is playing from your AW1 Sender/Receiver pair, try the following tips.

Problems Tips

Sender and/or Receiver status
indicators are not lit:

Sender and/or Receiver status
indicators are blinking:

 Check that the Sender and Receiver are connected to power (from computer USB port

and/or USB AC power adapter).

 If using a computer, check that the Sender (and not the Receiver) is connected to

the computer USB port.

 Repeat the Sender/Receiver Pairing process (see “About Pair and Hop Functions” se ction).
 If multiple devices are Paired, press the Sender button to “Hop” to the desired Receiver.

 Check that the Sender is connected to your desired audio source and the Receiver's

output is connected to the correct audio input.

 Check that all cables are properly connected.

Sender and Receiver status
indicators are both solidly lit,
but still no music:

 Check that your desired audio output source (into the Sender) is present.
 Check that the Receiver's output is connected to the device which is powered on

and working.

 If connected to a computer, verify that USB Audio Device “Audioengine AW1” is

selected in your system (see “Configurations” #1).

 If connected to a computer and using iTunes, verify that “Computer” is selected in

the lower right corner of iTunes.

 If using a computer, check that the Sender (and not the Receiver) is connected to

the computer USB port.

Support

If you have questions or issues that we can help you with, don't hesitate to email us at: [e-mail]
or call toll-free in the United States at: [phone]

Technical Specifications

mV

dB

dB

%

Specification

680

0

0

0.1

Item

Output level

Frequency Response

(1 kHz = 0 dB)

THD

Condition

100 Hz

10 kHz

Hopping between Senders and Receivers:

1) Momentarily press the button on the Sender. The status
indicator will blink slowly and then go solid, indicating
that it has Hopped to the next Receiver that is Paired in
your system.

2) Press the Sender button again to Hop to other Receivers.
You may Hop to up to 8 Paired Receivers, one at a time.

Receiver

Inactive

Sender

tive link

c

A

dB

dB

dB

m

Solid

Specification

92

70

70

>30

Solid

Item

Signal - Noise Ratio

Channel Separation

Effective Distance

Condition

L > R

R > L

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