Dell AD211 User Manual

Regulatory model: AD211

Dell Bluetooth Portable Speaker
User’s Guide

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Contents

About Your Speakers ...................................................................................................................................... 5

Product Features

Package Contents ...................................................................................................................................... 6

Identifying Parts and Controls .............................................................................................................. 7

Setting Up Your Speaker ............................................................................................................................... 8

Powering Your Speaker On/Off ........................................................................................................... 8

Charging the Battery ................................................................................................................................. 9

Connecting and Pairing Your Speaker ........................................................................................... 10

Adjusting the volume ............................................................................................................................. 18

Receiving Phone Calls Through Your Speakers ........................................................................ 19

Placing Your Speakers

Troubleshooting

Common Problems

Specifications ................................................................................................................................................... 28

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Statutory Information

Warranty ....................................................................................................................................................... 30

Regulatory

Regulatory Information ......................................................................................................................... 31

Agency Approval....................................................................................................................................... 32

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About Your Speakers

Product Features

The features of the Dell Bluetooth Portable Speaker include:

Portability

With an ultra lightweight design and built-in rechargeable battery, you can enjoy music
on-the-go.

Powerful Sound

With dual-stereo speakers, you can expect powerful sound from your speaker.

High-quality Wireless Audio

Professionally tuned by Waves Audio and powered by aptX technology, you can
guarantee high quality wireless audio.

Bluetooth Conferencing

With a built-in microphone, you can use your speaker to pair Bluetooth devices and
answer calls from your smart phone.

NFC-enabled

With NFC (Near Field Communications) capabilities you can easily pair NFC-enabled
devices.

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3

Documentation

2

4

Package Contents

Your speaker ships with the components shown below.

NOTE: The documents that shipped with the speaker may vary based on your

region.

1

2

Speaker

Aux-in cable

USB cable

4

3

1

2

7

on

3

8

4

5

Identifying Parts and Controls

Front View

Back view

NFC Connection

Microphone
Talk / Mute
Power Button

Volume Up

6

Volume Down
Bluetooth Butt
Aux-in Jack

9

USB Jack

Setting Up Your Speaker

Powering Your Speaker On/Off

To power on the speaker, press and release the power button. The LED on the power
button will light up to indicate that the device is on.

To power off the speaker, press and release the power button. The LED on the power
button will fade out to indicate that the device is off.

Charging the Battery

For best results, fully charge your speaker for 6 hours before use.

To charge your speaker, connect the USB cable from your computer to the micro USB
port on the back of your speaker. Alternatively, you could use the existing Micro USB
cable from your smart phone or tablet.

When the battery is off, the power LED is off.
When the battery is fully charged, the power LED is solid white.
When the battery is low, the power LED is blinking amber.

Off On Blinking
Disconnected Power On Low Battery

Connecting and Pairing Your Speaker

The Dell Bluetooth Portable Speaker supports both wired (3.5 mm) stereo input and
wireless audio via Bluetooth. You can wirelessly stream audio from any Bluetooth
device with optimal audio performance streaming within 33 ft (10 m).

Aux Input

You can play audio using the aux-in cable that came with your speaker.

1 Connect the aux-in cable on the back of the speaker.
2 Connect the other end of the cable to the aux-in port on your audio device.

Bluetooth Pairing

The speaker needs to be paired before you can use your Bluetooth devices.

1 Turn on/enable Bluetooth on your computer or your Bluetooth device.
2 Power on your speaker.
3 Press and hold the Bluetooth button on the speaker for two seconds to start the

device search.

4 The Bluetooth devices detected will be displayed on your computer or

Bluetooth device, select the Dell Portable speaker for pairing. The Bluetooth
LED will blink white to indicate that the device is in pairing mode.

5 Once the device is connected and paired, the Bluetooth LED will remain on.

NOTE: The Dell Bluetooth Speaker is able to store 8 pairings and connects to

the last paired device.

NFC (Near Field Communication) Pairing

Your speaker supports NFC-enabled devices for quick and convenient tap to pair
functionality.

1 Make sure the device to be paired supports NFC.
2 Power on your speaker.
3 Place your NFC-enabled device on top of the NFC logo on the speaker to

start pairing.

4 Accept the pairing on your NFC-enabled device.

Adding the Speaker to Your Computer

To add the speaker to your computer, follow the instructions below. Select the
applicable steps based on the operating system installed on your computer.

Before You Begin

1 If using Aux-input:

• Connect the aux-in cable on the back of the speaker.

• Connect the other end of the cable to the aux-in port on your Windows

computer.

2 If using Bluetooth:

• Turn on/enable Bluetooth on your speaker.

• Turn on/enable Bluetooth on your Windows computer.

Windows 7

1 Click Start→ Control Panel→ Devices and Printers→ Add a device.

2 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete adding the device.

Windows 8

1 Right-click on the bottom lower corner of your screen. On the window that

opens, click Control Panel→ Devices and Printers→ Add a device.

Alternatively, move your mouse pointer to the upper right or lower right
corner of the screen to open the Charms side bar, and then click Settings→

Control Panel→ Devices and Printers→ Add a device.

2 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete adding the device.

Adjusting the volume

During audio playback on your speaker, to adjust the volume, follow the instructions
below.

1 Press the + button to adjust the volume up.
2 Press the - button to adjust the volume down.

Receiving Phone Calls Through Your Speakers

When your mobile device is connected through Bluetooth, your speaker can be used as
a speakerphone. Calls will automatically be transferred to the speaker allowing you to
answer a call.

NOTE: If you receive a call while playing audio, playback will be paused.

Answering a Call

To answer an incoming call, press the Talk/Mute button.

While on a call, the Talk/Mute LED is blinking white.

Muting a Call

To mute the microphone during the call, press the Talk/Mute button. Press the Talk/Mute
button again to resume speaker functionality.

While on mute, the Talk/Mute LED is red.

Ending a Call

To end the call, long press the Talk/Mute button.

Placing Your Speakers

The Dell Bluetooth Portable speaker was designed to support placement both vertically
and horizontally.

Vertical placement is ideal for smaller working spaces while horizontal placement
supports a wider sound experience.

Vertical Placement

Horizontal Placement

Common

What You

Possible Solutions

•

•

Troubleshooting

Common Problems

The following table contains general information about common Bluetooth speaker
problems you might encounter and the possible solutions.

Symptoms

Cannot connect wirelessly
to Bluetooth speaker

Experience

Cannot connect using
Bluetooth

Cannot connect using NFC

Make sure the speaker
and Bluetooth device
are powered on.

• Turn on Bluetooth on

your speaker and
Bluetooth device.

• Check if device search

has started. The
Bluetooth LED will blink
white to indicate that
the device is in pairing
mode.

• Check if your speaker is

on the Bluetooth device
name list and try pairing
again.

• Make sure the speaker

and Bluetooth device
are powered on.

• Turn on Bluetooth on

your speaker and
Bluetooth device.

• Check if device search

has started. The
Bluetooth LED will blink
white to indicate that
the device is in pairing
mode.

Make sure that NFC

the external device.

Speaker is not

Speaker power-

•

If the power-status LED

•

device again.

•

function is activated on

functioning properly/no
sound from the speaker

status LED is off

The power-status
LED is on but the
speaker is not
working in aux-in
mode

The power-status
LED is on but the
speaker is not
working in
Bluetooth mode

is off, check if
battery is charged.
Connect the speaker to
your computer using the
USB cable.

• If the power-status LED

turns amber, this
indicates that the
battery is charging.

• Press the power button,

you will hear an alert
tone and the Bluetooth
LED turns blinking white
to indicate that the
speaker is searching for
devices.

• Confirm if the

connected device is
playing audio and
volume is not muted.

• Make sure the aux-in

cable is connected to
the aux-in port and the
Bluetooth LED is turned
off.

• Reseat the aux-in cable

try again.

and
Make sure that
Bluetooth on your
device is on/enabled.

• Pair the speaker with

your computer or

the

The speaker is
not appearing in
the Devices and
Printers list in the
operating system

Make sure that
Bluetooth on your
device is on/enable

• Pair the speaker with

your computer or device
again.

• Go to

•

Sound from the

Distorted sound in

•

Remove any

the speaker.

No sound from
speakers when
connected to
external or
mobile device
through
Bluetooth or
Aux- in
connection

speaker is distorted

The speaker is connected
to the platform but no
sound is coming out

• Make Dell AD211 as the

The power LED is breathing

• The power LED is

Aux-in mode

• Make sure the aux-in

• Set the volume control

• Decrease the volume

• Clean and reseat all the

• Test the speaker using

• Make sure no loose

the playback

devices and check if the
default device is Dell
AD211.

default device.
When connected to the
external mobile device
and left for 10 minutes
without audio signal
from both Bluetooth
and Aux-in mode, the
speaker will
automatically switch to
Sleep Mode to save
power.

breathing white.

obstructions between
the

speaker and the

user.

cable is connected
firmly to the speaker
and your computer.

on the aux-in device to
fifty percent.

level on the speaker.

cables.

another audio source,
for example a portable
music player.

objects are touching

•

•

• Increase the volume

Low sound
output

Distorted sound in
Bluetooth mode

Volume is too low

• Check if the power

LED is blinking amber.
If LED is blinking
amber, this indicates
that battery status is
low. Connect the USB
charging cable and
charge the battery.

Remove any
obstructions between
the speaker and the
user.

• Set the volume

level of the
Bluetooth
device to fifty
percent.

• Decrease the volume

level of the speaker.

• Test the speaker

using another
audio source,
for example a
portable music
player.

• Make sure no loose

objects are touching
the speaker.

• Check if the power

LED is blinking amber.
If LED is blinking
amber, this indicates
that battery status is
low. Connect the USB
charging cable and
charge the battery.
Remove any
obstructions between
the speaker and the
user.

•

speaker.

•

Static noise from
the speaker

Buzzing Noise

level on the Bluetooth
device through its
operating
system/application
program.

• Test the speaker using

another audio source,
for example a portable
music player.
Remove any
obstructions between
the speaker.

• Make sure that

there are no loose
objects hanging or
touching the speaker.

• Try decreasing the

volume level of the

When using the
mic on the
speaker, the Talk/
Mute LED is not
white

Talk/Mute LED is red

If the LED color
is red, the mic is
muted

• Short press the

Talk/Mute
button to
activate the mic

Model number

AD211

Connection type

Disconnected

Supported operating systems

Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 8,
Operating voltage

3.7 V

Operating current

2.5 A

Output power

2.5 W x 2 continuous RMS power@
Woofer:

Height

62 mm

Length

150 mm

Width

62 mm

Operating temperature

0 °C to 40 °C

Storage temperature

40 °C to 65 °C

Specifications

General

Windows 8.1

Electrical (Li-Ion battery)

Physical Characteristics

Line in cable length 600 mm
USB cable length 600 mm
Weight 340 g

Environmental

Operating humidity 90% maximum relative humidity,

Storage humidity 90% maximum relative humidity,

= 10% THD

non condensing

non condensing

radio range (10 m)

Bluetooth 4.0

Radio transmission The baseband transmit data is GFSK

Range Up to 10 m radio range.

Modulated in the 2.4 GHz ISM band

No performance degradation up to max

Statutory Information

Warranty

Limited Warranty and Return Policies

Dell-branded products carry a 1-year limited hardware warranty.
If purchased together with a Dell system, it will follow the system warranty.

For U.S. customers:

This purchase and your use of this product are subject to Dell’s end user agreement,
which you can find at http://www.dell.com/terms. This document contains a binding
arbitration clause.

For European, Middle Eastern and African customers:

Dell-branded products that are sold and used are subject to applicable national
consumer legal rights, the terms of any retailer sale agreement that you have entered
into (which will apply between you and the retailer) and Dell’s end user contract terms.

Dell may also provide an additional hardware warranty – full details of the Dell end user
contract and warranty terms can be found by going to http://www.dell.com/, selecting
your country from the list at the bottom of the “home” page and then clicking the “terms
and conditions” link for the end user terms or the “support” link for the warranty terms.

For non-U.S. customers:

Dell-branded products that are sold and used are subject to applicable national
consumer legal rights, the terms of any retailer sale agreement that you have entered
into (which will apply between you and the retailer) and Dell’s warranty terms. Dell may
also provide an additional hardware warranty – full details of Dell’s warranty terms can
be found by going to www.dell.com, selecting your country from the list at the bottom
of the “home” page and then clicking the “terms and conditions” link or the “support”

link for the warranty terms.

Regulatory

Dell Bluetooth Speaker Model: AD211

Regulatory Information

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

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed
and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications.

However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception,
which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged
to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

− Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

− Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

− Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which

the receiver is connected.

− Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Shielded cables must be used with this unit to ensure compliance with the Class B FCC
limits.

Agency Approval

Argentina CNC, Australia & New Zealand C-Tick, Brazil ANATEL, Brunei Darussalam AITI,
Canada CUL or CSA, Chile SUBTEL, China CCC SRRC (MIIT), Egypt NTRA, Germany
TUV-GS, India WPC, Indonesia DGPT, Israel MOC, Japan MIC VCCI, Kazakhstan TELSET,
Kenya CCK, Malaysia SIRIM, Mexico COFETEC NOM, Morocco ANRT, Nigeria NCC Son
cap, Philippines NTC, Qatar ict QATAR, Russian Federation FAC CU, Saudi Arabia
CTIC+SASO, Serbia TELEKOM Kvalitet, Singapore IDA, South Africa ICASA SABS(COC)
NRCS(LOA), Korea, Taiwan NCC+BSMI, Thailand NBTS, Ukraine UKRSEPRO COC+DOC,
United Arab Emirates TRA, United States FCC CUL us, Vietnam MIC, Europe CE CB.