Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Mini User Manual

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Zeppelin Mini

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Welcome and thank you for choosing Bowers & Wilkins.

When John Bowers first established our company he did so in the belief that imaginative design,

innovative engineering and advanced technology were keys that could unlock the enjoyment of audio

in the home. His belief is one that we continue to share and it inspires every product we design.

Zeppelin Mini is more than just an iPod and iPhone dock and speaker system. As well as listening

to audio stored on your iPod or iPhone you can use it to:

Connect and listen to an external audio source. •

Play audio stored or streamed on your computer via USB. •

Sync your iPod or iPhone to iTunes via USB. •

Rotate the docked iPod or iPhone 90° to display album covers using Cover Flow or watch video •

in landscape format.*

* On appropriately equipped iPod and iPhone models.

This manual will tell you everything you need to know to get the most from your Zeppelin Mini. It begins

by describing the contents of the Zeppelin Mini carton.

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2. Connecting To Your Zeppelin Mini1. Zeppelin Mini Carton Contents.

Zeppelin Mini connection sockets are found on a panel
located on the back of the unit. The diagram above
illustrates the Zeppelin Mini connection panel.

Power Supply

Connect the Zeppelin Mini Power Supply to a mains
outlet socket using the supplied mains cable. Now
connect the Power Supply output cable to the Zeppelin

Mini power input socket. When rst connected to

mains power the Zeppelin Mini will automatically enter
standby mode with its indicator illuminating red.

Note: Section 4 describes all the Zeppelin Mini

indicator colours and their meanings.

USB Input

If you wish to listen to audio either stored or streamed
on your PC/Mac using the Zeppelin Mini USB input,
connect it using a USB cable from a spare PC/Mac
USB socket. The Zeppelin Mini USB input also enables
data held on your PC/Mac to be synchronised with the
data held on your iPod or iPhone. See the Section 5 for
more information.

Aux Input

If you wish to listen to an external analogue audio
source, TV audio or your PC/Mac analogue audio
output for example, connect it to the Zeppelin Mini
aux in socket using a cable terminated with a 3.5mm
jack plug.

Zeppelin Mini•
iPod and iPhone cradles•
Remote Control Handset •
Power Supply•
Power Cable•
Document pack containing a Quick Start Guide,•

warranty information and statutory safety warnings.

Note: A USB cable is required if you wish to connect
your Zeppelin Mini to a PC/Mac.

Environmental Information

All Bowers & Wilkins products are
designed to comply with international
directives on the Restriction of Hazardous
Substances (RoHS) in electrical and electronic
equipment and the disposal of Waste Electrical
and Electronic Equipment (WEEE). These symbols
indicate compliance and that the products must be
appropriately recycled or processed in accordance
with these directives. Consult your local waste disposal
authority for guidance.

The Zeppelin Mini aux in socket and dock/USB inputs
operate in parallel so that audio signals present on
either will be heard simultaneously. This allows, for
example, computer alert sounds to be heard through
Zeppelin Mini even while audio is either playing from a
docked iPod or iPhone or via USB from the PC/Mac.

iPod and iPhone Model Compatibility and
Docking

Zeppelin Mini is compatible with the iPod and iPhone
models illustrated below.

With the majority of iPod models docking to the
Zeppelin Mini is achieved simply by engaging the iPod
with the dock connector as illustrated above.

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However, Zeppelin Mini incorporates a rotating dock
that allows iPod or iPhone models able to be used in
landscape mode to be rotated 90° in either direction.
This means that CoverFlow album artwork display
or landscape video can be used. iPod and iPhone
models that can display in landscape format must be
docked with the Zeppelin Mini using one of the cradles
supplied if they are to be rotated.

Warning! Not using a cradle when rotating
a docked iPod or iPhone may result in
damage to the iPod or iPhone.

The correct cradle for your iPod or iPhone can be

identied from the model number engraved on the

cradle. To use a cradle slide it on to the Zeppelin Mini
dock arm as illustrated above.

Note: For the latest information on cradles for iPod
and iPhone models visit www.bowers-wilkins.com/
zeppelinmini

If an iPod or iPhone is docked while Zeppelin Mini
is switched on, the dock input will automatically be
selected. If Zeppelin Mini is connected to its power
supply it will charge any docked iPod or iPhone.

Zeppelin Mini can be operated either from the controls
on its right hand side or from its remote control
handset. If the remote handset is to be used, its battery

insulating tab must rst be removed. This is illustrated

above.

3. Using Zeppelin Mini

Zeppelin Mini can be switched on from standby
(indicator: red) by the following actions:

• Pressing the right hand side standby button, see

illustration top.

• Pressing the handset standby key, see illustration

above left.

• Docking an iPod or iPhone.

Note: Docking an iPod or iPhone will automatically
select the dock input.

If Zeppelin Mini is switched on from standby with no
iPhone or iPod docked, the USB input will be selected
and the indicator will illuminate green. If an iPod or
iPhone is docked, the indicator will illuminate blue if

audio is playing or ash blue if the audio is paused.

Note: The table in section 4 describes all the
Zeppelin Mini indictor colours and their meanings.

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With the Zeppelin Mini switched on from standby you
can:

• If an iPod or iPhone is docked, use the handset play/

pause key or the controls on the iPod or iPhone to
play or pause audio.

• If an iPod or iPhone is docked, use the handset

next and previous keys or the controls on the iPod or
iPhone to select the next or previous track.

• Use the handset volume keys, the Zeppelin Mini right

hand side volume buttons, or, if an iPod or iPhone is
docked, use its own controls to adjust volume.

• Listen to audio via the Zeppelin Mini Aux Input.

• Listen to stored or streamed audio from your

computer via USB.

• Use the handset input key to switch between the

Zeppelin Mini USB and dock inputs. See section 5
for more on using the Zeppelin Mini USB input.

• Press the handset standby key or right hand side

standby button to return Zeppelin Mini to standby.

The Zeppelin Mini indicator illuminates in a range of
colours to indicate different operational conditions. The
table above describes the colours and their meanings.

4. Zeppelin Mini Indicator Lights

Indicator Colour Meaning Input Selected

Red Standby N/A

Slow ashing yellow Standby

(standby button pressed with sync underway)

N/A

Blue On

(iPod or iPhone docked, playing or stopped)

Dock

Slow ashing Blue iPod or iPhone paused Dock

Fast ashing Blue Volume adjustment Dock

Green On (no iPod or iPhone docked) USB

Slow ashing Green Source muted USB

Fast ashing Green Volume adjustment USB

Fast ashing Red Volume at minimum or maximum Any

Continually ashing Red System fault N/A

White Software update underway N/A

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The USB input enables you to connect your Zeppelin
Mini to a PC/Mac in order to play stored or streamed
audio, or to synchronise data held on your PC/Mac
with your iPod or iPhone.

Playing Audio via USB

When Zeppelin Mini is connected to a PC/Mac via
USB, the computer will identify Zeppelin Mini as an
output only audio device. Specifying Zeppelin Mini in
the PC/Mac audio control panel will allow it to play
audio data either stored locally on the computer or
streamed via a network or the internet. Zeppelin Mini
must be switched on and the USB input selected. The
Zeppelin Mini indicator will illuminate green when the
USB input is selected.

Note: Section 4 describes all the Zeppelin Mini

indicator colours and their meanings.

Depending on the PC/Mac audio application in the
use, the handset play/pause key may be used to
control playback.

5. Using the Zeppelin Mini USB Input

Data Synchronisation via USB

When Zeppelin Mini is connected to a PC/Mac via USB
it can be used as an iTunes synchronisation dock to
synchronise data stored on the computer with data
stored on the iPod or iPhone.

To function as a synchronisation dock the Zeppelin
Mini must be in standby mode. A docked iPod or
iPhone will then be linked directly to the PC/Mac via
USB so that iTunes can be used to manage data
synchronisation. The indicator will illuminate red as
usual when Zeppelin Mini is in standby with both
an iPod or iPhone docked and a working PC/Mac
connected. However, if the standby key or button is
pressed to switch on the Zeppelin Mini, the indicator

will ash yellow for three seconds to warn that a sync

operation is potentially underway. If the standby key

or button is pressed while the indicator is ashing the

USB sync connection will be broken and the Zeppelin
Mini will switch on. If synchronisation is underway data
may be lost in these circumstances.

Note: Disconnecting the USB cable while
synchronisation is underway will also risk loss of data.

Updated Zeppelin Mini software may from time to time
be made available. Updated software will be posted in
the Zeppelin Mini support section of the Bowers and

Wilkins web site. With the software le downloaded to

your PC/Mac, update your Zeppelin Mini by following
the steps below:

• Disconnect Zeppelin Mini from its power supply.

• If it is not already connected, connect Zeppelin Mini

to the PC/Mac via USB.

• Launch the software update le on the PC/Mac

• While holding down the Zeppelin Mini power switch

connect the Zeppelin Mini power cable.

• Continue to hold down the power switch for ve
seconds.

The Zeppelin Mini indicator will illuminate white while
the software update is underway. Once the update
is complete Zeppelin Mini can be returned to normal
operation by disconnecting and reconnecting the USB
or the power cable.

6. Zeppelin Mini Software Update

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