Directed Electronics Desktop Docking Station User Manual

Universal Sound System

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Owner’s Guide

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Table of Contents

Safety Precautions and FCC Statement 5 Congratulations 6 How to Use this Guide 6 Box Contents 7

Unpacking and Setting up your Soloist

Battery Installation 8 Front View 9 Rear View 10 Remote Control 11 Docking Cradle Types 12 Before inserting the Stiletto Cradle 13 Inserting Docking Cradle 14 Setting the Clock 15 LCD Contrast Setting 16 Installing the Windowsill Antenna 17

Using your Soloist

Switching Soloist On and Off 18 Selecting a Source 18

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Volume Control 19 Equalization Settings 19 Dynamic Bass Boost 19 Mute 20 Display Option 20 Using the Headphone Jack 20

Using Speciﬁc Sources

Sirius Satellite Radio 20 iPod Music Players 23 Line In/Aux In 24

Alarms and Timers

Alarm Clock 24 Music Timer 26

Sleep Timer 29 USB Communication 30 Speciﬁcations 31 Warranty 33

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Soloist Universal Sound System

Safety Precautions

Take the following precautions to keep Soloist in proper working order:

❍ Set up must be performed according to this manual. Directed Electronics is not responsible for issues arising from set

up not performed according to the procedures in this manual.

❍ Do not use any power supply other than the one included. This will damage or cause Soloist to be inoperable.

❍ Do not use Soloist where it will be exposed to high levels of humidity, moisture, or dust.

FCC NOTICE:

This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following 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. Changes or modiﬁcations not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this device.

Directed Electronics is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modiﬁcations to this equipment. Such modiﬁcations could void the User’s authority to operate the equipment.

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Congratulations

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Thanks for purchasing Soloist Universal Sound System. This elegant powered speaker system with its unique interchangeable cradle system will allow you to enjoy high quality audio from SIRIUS Satellite Radio, the ubiquitous iPod portable media player, and many other popular digital audio and video devices. Be sure to save your sales receipt. It is your best record of the date of purchase, which is required for warranty service. Read and follow all cautions, warnings and notes. For the latest information about this and other products, visit www.directedsirius.com. For technical help regarding this product please contact Directed Electronics at 1-800-753-0800.

How to Use this Guide

Button icons:

Soloist has buttons that are used to control the features and functions of the system. In addition, an infrared remote control is provided to control Soloist. Some buttons exist only on Soloist or the remote, while some buttons exist in both places. In order to make this guide easy to understand, icons that look just like the buttons on Soloist and the remote control are used in the text.

An icon like this

An icon like this control.

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refers to a button on Soloist.

refers to a button on the remote

When you see both icons like this use either the button on Soloist or the remote control.

Note: Since the volume up and down buttons exist on both Soloist and the remote control, only Soloist's button will be used in this guide.

Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) messages:

In most cases in this guide, pictures of the LCD are used to indicate what you will see on the LCD. In cases where no picture is provided bold text in quotations is used.

“HELLO” means this message will appear on the LCD.

Soloist features:

The name of Soloist features or modes are capitalized in this guide.

Clock Set refers to the clock setting mode of Soloist.

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Box Contents

Unpack your Soloist universal sound system carefully and make sure that everything listed below is present:

• Soloist Universal Sound System.

• AC/DC Power Adapter and Line Cord.

• Remote Control and battery.

• Docking Cradle for Stiletto 2.

• Docking Cradle for Stiletto 10, 100.

• Docking Cradle for Sportster 3, 4.

• Docking Cradle for Starmate/Stratus 3,4 and Sportster 5.

• Docking Cradle for iPod.

• Sirius Home Antenna.

• Owner's Guide.

• Clock Battery.

• Sirius Cradle Screw.

Soloist Universal Sound System

"SIRIUS" and the SIRIUS dog logo are registered trademarks of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. iPod is a registered trademark and the property of Apple Computer, Inc.

Trademark of New Transducers Limited. All Patent Rights Reserved.

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UNPACKING AND SETTING UP YOUR SOLOIST

Battery Installation:

Soloist Internal Battery

The battery inside Soloist is used to keep the clock running in the event of a power loss. It should be replaced every 2 years. The battery holder is located in the bottom panel of Soloist dock. It has a slot on one side. Press in from the side near the slot with your thumb nail to release the battery cover. Once cover is removed battery can be installed or replaced. To reinstall battery cover, insert tabs on opposite side of cover into slots and snap in place. The battery is a CR2025.

Inserting the Batteries

1. Open the battery compartment cover.

2. Insert the new battery. Make sure that the positive and negative terminals of the battery are oriented as shown in diagram.

3. Close the cover.

Remote Control Battery

The instructions for opening the battery compartment are located on the back of the remote. The battery is a CR2032.

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Precautions

1. Properly dispose of used battery.

2. Do not misuse battery by shorting the positive “+” and negative “-” terminals or put it into ﬁre. Overheating may cause the battery to explode and cause a ﬁre hazard.

3. To avoid accidents, prevent children from playing with the battery.

Partial bottom view of Soloist

Battery cover

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Soloist - Front View

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Snooze/Clock Set Button

Alarm Clock Button

Sleep Timer Button

5 IR sensor 6 Liquid Crystal Display 7 panel 8 Docking Cradle

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11 12 Headphone Output Jack 13 AUX Auxiliary Input Jack

NOTE: The panel is rugged, but can be damaged if punctured or pushed too hard. If anything is touching the panel while playing the sound can be noisy and/or distorted.

Volume Down Button

Power/Source Button

Volume Up Button

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DESCRIPTION

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POWER/SOURCE - Turns the system On/Off and selects music source. MUTE - Mutes the sound of Soloist. VOL  - Increases the volume level of Soloist and provides increment adjustment of

Soloist’s clock, alarm and timers. VOL  - Decreases the volume level of Soloist and provides decrement adjustment of Soloist’s clock, alarm and timers.

EQ - Selects the equalization mode. DBB - Dynamic Bass Boost. PROG/CLOCK - Sets the clock as described on page 15.

Also sets the display option as described on page 20. TIMER - Configures the Music Timer and turns it on and off as describe on page 26.

 - Selects the previous track or fast reverses the selection.

 - Plays and pauses the track.

 - Selects the next track or fast forwards the selection.

TUNE - Sirius radio Direct Tune function.

MENU - Sirius radio Menu selection.

- Sirius Favorites (Stiletto 100) or Record (Stiletto 10).

CH  & CH  - Navigates through channels and display screens on Sirius radios. BAND - Switches between preset bands on Sirius radios. MEMORY - Sirius radio Memory function. SELECT - Selects items highlighted on the Sirius display screen. JUMP - Sirius radio Jump function. CAT or - Navigates through categories on Sirius radios.

Numbers 0-9 - Used to select channels or presets on Sirius radios.

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