Insignia NS-STR514 Quick Setup Guide

Quick Setup Guide

Stereo Receiver with Bluetooth | NS-STR514

Congratulations on your purchase of a high-quality Insignia product. Your NS-STR514 represents the state-of-the-art in stereo receiver design and is designed for reliable and trouble-free performance.

Package contents

• Receiver • Indoor AM and FM antennas

• Remote control • User Guide

• AAA batteries (2) • Quick Setup Guide

Setting up your receiver

• Install your receiver on a stable ﬂat surface. Position your receiver so that it has a direct line of sight to the remote control.

• Do not expose your receiver to extreme temperature or humidity.

• Avoid placing your receiver on a hot surface such as on top of other hot running equipment. Make sure that there is adequate ventilation to your receiver.

Connecting the antennas

1 Assemble the AM antenna.

2 To connect the indoor AM antenna, press the GND and AM Loop levers, insert the ends

of the wires, then release the levers. Make sure that only the bare, stripped wire is inserted in the jack.

Indoor AM antenna

Indoor FM

antenna

3 Connect the indoor FM antenna to the FM jack on the back of the receiver. 4 Later, move the antennas until you get the best reception of your favorite AM and FM

stations.

Before using your new product, please read these instructions to prevent any damage.

Connecting audio-only devices

Back panel

CD player

3.5 mm audio cable (not included)

Connecting devices with video

1 Connect the cable from the Audio Out jack on the audio device to the L/R AUX IN (1 or 2)

jacks on the receiver.

2 Connect the video cable(s) (component, composite, HDMI, or coaxial) from the output

jack on the video device to the appropriate input jack on your TV.

NOTE: For more information on connecting a recording device, such as a VCR or tape deck, refer to

the User Guide.

DVR/DVD/Blu-ray

Video cable

Connecting speakers

Speaker A

NOTE: If you have only one pair of speakers, connect them to the SPEAKER A terminals.

1 Turn the terminal cap to loosen it. 2 Insert the bare wire into the terminal and tighten the

terminal cap to securely connect it. Make sure that you strip the wire adequately so that none of the wire insulation is under the terminal.

3 Make sure cables are secure by lightly pulling on them.

NOTE: Connect speakers by matching the channel (left and

right) and polarity (+ and -).

If the sound is unnatural and lacks bass, the speaker polarity

is incorrect.

Connecting headphones

• Insert a 1/4" headphone plug into the headphone jack on the front of the receiver.

H appears on the display, and sound can be heard from the headphones.

NOTE: When you plug headphones into the receiver, the external speakers are turned o.

Right Left

Speaker B

Connecting the power

• Plug the power cord into an AC outlet.

Using your receiver

1 Install the remote control batteries.

2 Press ON/STANDBY on the remote control or the receiver to turn the receiver on.

The STANDBY indicator is o. Press again to put the receiver into standby mode and the STANDBY indicator lights red.

3 Turn on the devices connected to the receiver. 4 If you connected a video device, such as a DVD or Blu-ray player:

• Select that device’s input on the TV.

• Turn your TV speakers o if you only want the audio to come from your receiver.

5 Press the INPUT button on the receiver or press one of the input buttons on the remote

control for the input source you want. Each time you press the button on the receiver, the display changes to reﬂect the input selected.

6 Start playback on the device you selected. 7 Press SPEAKER A or SPEAKER B on the remote to turn the corresponding speakers on.

SPK A, SPK B, SPK AB, or SPK OFF appears on the display and sound can be heard from

the speakers.

8 Turn the VOLUME dial on the receiver or press the VOLUME +/- buttons on the remote to

adjust the sound level.

-OR Press MUTE on the remote to turn the sound o. MUTE ﬂashes on the display.

Press MUTE again to turn the sound back on.

Connecting Bluetooth

1 Select BT AUDIO as the input source by pressing the BLUETOOTH button on the remote

control or the INPUT button on the receiver repeatedly until BT AUDIO appears. PAIRING will be shown on the display and the Bluetooth indicator will blink.

2 Navigate to your device’s Bluetooth settings, turn on Bluetooth, then search for available

devices. a. For iPad/iPhone/iPod touch: i. From the home page, touch Settings > General >Bluetooth. b. For Android Phone/Tablet: i. From your smart phone/tablet home page, touch Settings >Wireless and networks. ii. Touch to activate Bluetooth, then touch Bluetooth settings. c. For a PC or Mac, you can ﬁnd these instructions in the documentation that came with

your computer or operating system.

3 On your Bluetooth device, select “NS-STR514” from the device list. 4 If a PIN code is requested, enter “0000.” 5 When pairing is completed, “CONNECTED” is shown on your receiver display and the

Bluetooth indicator turns on.

NOTE: To control playback, use the Bluetooth playback buttons on your remote control.

For additional information on using your receiver, refer to the User Guide.

Features

Front controls

Back view

Display

# ITEM

1 ON/STANDBY button

2 STANDBY indicator

3 BLUETOOTH indicator

4 Remote sensor

5 Display

6 MEMORY button

7 TUNE/PRESET button 8  / (function) buttons

9 INPUT button

10 HEADPHONE jack

11 AUX 3 jack

12 VOLUME knob

13 AC power cord

14 AM and FM antenna jacks

15 Audio input jacks

16 Audio output jacks

17 Speaker terminals

18 Display

19 Headphone indicator

20 STEREO indicator

21 TUNE indicator

22 SLEEP indicator

23 PRESET indicator

24 MEM (station memory)

indicator

25 Preset station indicator

DESCRIPTION

Press to turn on your stereo receiver. Press again to put the stereo receiver in standby mode.

Lights red when your stereo receiver is in standby mode.

Blinks when your stereo receiver is in pairing mode and “PAIRING” is shown on the display. Lights when your stereo receiver is connected via Bluetooth, and “CONNECTED” is shown on the display.

Receives the signal from the remote control.

Provides information about the receiver.

Press to save a station preset. Press and hold to automatically search for FM stations and store them in memory.

Press to toggle between tune and preset mode.

Does one of the following, depending on the mode selected:

• In TUNE mode, tunes the receiver up or down or searches for the next or previous station.

• In MEMO mode, stores stations to the selected preset number.

• In PRESET mode, selects the preset station you want.

• In BLUETOOTH playback mode, skips or searches forward or back.

Press to cycle through the available input options. Options include: FM, AM, CD, AUX 1, AUX 2, AUX 3, BT AUDIO.

Plug 1/4" stereo headphones into this jack.

Connect a portable audio device, such as an MP3 player, to this jack.

Turn to increase or decrease the volume.

Plug this cord into an AC power outlet.

Connect the AM and FM antennas to these jacks.

Connect audio input devices to these jacks to play their audio through your receiver.

Connect devices like an audio recorder to record audio played through your receiver.

Connect speakers to these terminals.

Shows input, frequency, volume level, and operating information.

Lights when in Headphone mode and headphones are connected.

Lights when in FM stereo mode.

Lights when tuned to a radio station.

Lights when the sleep timer is active.

Lights to indicate that the receiver will scan through preset radio channels when tuning.

Lights when setting preset channels.

Shows preset number selected.

Remote control

# ITEM

1 Number

2 PRESET

3 Input

4 TUNER 5 PRESET  / 

 TUNE  /   MEMO

6 BALANCE L and R

7 BLUETOOTH

8 BASS –/+

9 ON/STANDBY

10 SPEAKER A and B

11 DIMMER

12 SLEEP

13 MO/ST

14 MUTE

15 VOLUME +/–

16 Bluetooth playback

17 TREBLE –/+

DESCRIPTION

Press to enter a preset number.

Press to scan preset stations in order. Press again to stop scanning.

Press to select audio source. Options include: CD, AUX 1, AUX 2, or AUX 3.

Press to select the tuner as the audio source.

Press to tune the radio to the previous or next preset station.

Press to tune the radio to a lower or higher frequency.

Press to memorize a preset station.

Press to adjust the balance to the left and right.

Press to select Bluetooth audio as the input source.

Press to decrease or increase the bass.

Press to turn your receiver on and to set your receiver to standby mode.

Press to switch to speaker A or B.

Press to adjust the brightness of the display (On, Dim, O).

Press to cycle through the available sleep timer intervals (from 10 to 90 minutes).

Press to switch between mono and stereo mode.

Press to mute the sound from your receiver. Press again to restore the sound.

Press to increase or decrease the volume.

Press to control the playback from a Bluetooth device.

- Previous/Rewind button

- Play/Pause button

- Next/Fast Forward button

Press to decrease or increase the treble.

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