ION Total PA Glow 3 User Manual

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User Guide			English ( 3 – 9 )
Guide d’utilisation			Français ( 10 – 16 )
Appendix			English ( 17 – 18 )

User Guide (English)

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the Total PA Glow 3. At ION, your entertainment is as important to us as it is to you. That’s why we design our products with one thing in mind—to make your life more fun and more convenient.

1.Make sure all items listed in the Box Contents are included in the box. Look in the box under the foam sheet for the speaker stand rubber feet, speaker stand mounting knob, power cable, and microphone.

2.Read the Safety & Warranty Manual before using the product.

3.Study the Connection Diagram.

4.Make sure all input devices such as microphones, CD players, or digital media players are turned off and volume settings are set at “zero.”

5.Connect all devices as shown.

6.Switch everything on in the following order:

•audio input sources (i.e. microphones, instruments, CD players)

•Total PA Glow 3

7.When turning off, always reverse this operation:

•Total PA Glow 3

•any input devices

Box Contents

Total PA Glow 3

Microphone with Cable

Telescoping Speaker Stand

Power Cable (IEC)

Quickstart Guide / Safety & Warranty Manual

Support

For the latest information about this product (system requirements, compatibility information, etc.) and product registration, visit ionaudio.com.

For additional product support, visit ionaudio.com/support.

Caution: Do not expose Total PA Glow 3 to rain or standing water.

Quick Setup

Connection Diagram

Items not listed under
Introduction > Box Contents
are sold separately.	SD Card
	SD Card
USB drive
Microphones	Smartphone
Microphones

Power

Tablet

Speaker Stand Installation

1.Fully extend the speaker stand tripod legs on a flat, stable surface. Look in the box contents under the foam sheet for the rubber feet and speaker stand mounting knob.

2.Raise the mounting pole up to the appropriate height needed and tighten the side adjustment knob.

3.Insert the pin into the bottom pin-hole so the mounting pole stays at your set height.

4.On Total PA Glow 3, adjust the bottom knob counter-clockwise so the screw is not blocking the opening.

5.Line up the Total PA Glow 3 mounting hole with the speaker stand pole and place on the pole.

6.Tighten the mounting knob clockwise on Total PA Glow 3.

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Features

Rear Panel

1.Media Panel: Button controls for the USB/SD, FM radio, and Bluetooth audio sources. These controls include mode selection and playback options. See Media Panel below for more information.

Note: A USB drive or SD card must contain playable files in order for it to appear properly in the media panel’s display. You can play MP3s, 16-bit WAVs, FLAC, APE, and WMA files.

2.USB Port: Connect your USB flash drive here to play music. You can also use this port for charging a USB device.

3.SD Card Slot: Insert your SD card here to play music.

4.Display: Shows the Media Panel modes: USB/SD, FM radio, and Bluetooth. The icon for the currently selected mode will be illuminated on the Display.

Note: The Display comes with a plastic protector on it. Remove this for optimal viewing.

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5.Mic Inputs (1/4”/6.35 mm & XLR): Connect a dynamic microphone to the 1/4” (6.35 mm) or XLR inputs. Control the volume of the inputs using the Mic Input Volume knobs.

6.Mic Input Volume Buttons: Press these buttons to increase or decrease the volume of the respective input.

7.Aux Input (1/8”/3.5 mm): Connect a CD player, digital media player, or other audio source to this 1/8” (3.5 mm) stereo auxiliary input. Control the volume using the Aux Input Volume knob.

8.XLR Input (XLR): Connect a line-level mixer or musical instrument to this XLR line-level input. Control the volume using the Aux Input Volume knob. Use this line-level input when linking together two Total PA Glow 3 units.

9.Aux Input Volume Buttons: Press these buttons to increase or decrease the input volume of the Aux Input and XLR Input.

10.Mix Out (XLR): Connect this XLR output to another active (powered) speaker. The level of the output is controlled by the Mic Input Volume Buttons, Aux Input Volume Buttons, and Master Volume.

11.Mic Echo: Use this knob to increase or decrease the echo effect on the Mic Inputs.

12.Low EQ: Increases or decreases the low (bass) frequencies for Mic Inputs, Aux Input, and Media Panel audio sources at a range between -12 dB to +12 dB.

13.High EQ: Increases or decreases the high (treble) frequencies for the Mic Inputs, Aux Input, and Media Panel audio sources at a range between -12 dB to +12 dB.

14.Master Volume: Turn this knob to adjust the overall output volume of the loudspeaker.

15.Power LED: Indicates whether Total PA Glow 3 is powered on or off.

16.Clip LED: This LED will flash red if the signal from the inputs or media panel source is clipping. If this happens, decrease the setting of the Mic Input Volume buttons, Aux Input Volume buttons, or Master Volume knob.

17.Link Button: Press this button to link your speaker to another Total PA Glow 3. See Operation > Connecting Two Speakers for more information.

18.Light Mode Button: Press this button to toggle between four modes for the lights on the front panel:

•Auto 1: The lights steadily cycle through different colors. As they cycle, the light ring will be the same color as the glowing woofer. While operating in this mode, press and hold the Light Mode button to freeze the lights on their current color. Press and hold again to unfreeze. Auto 1 is the default mode when Total PA Glow 3 is powered on.

•Auto 2: The lights steadily cycle through different colors. As they cycle, the light ring will be a different color than the glowing woofer. While operating in this mode, press and hold the Light Mode button to freeze the lights on their current color.

•Beat Sync: The light ring flashes and changes colors according to the tempo of the music playing on the speaker. The glowing woofer will steadily cycle through different colors.

•Off: The lights turn off.

19.Power Cable Input (IEC): Insert the included power cable here to power the unit.

20.Fuse Holder: The orientation of the Fuse Holder determines the unit’s voltage setting: 100–120 V or

220–240 V. As pictured here, the current setting is shown on the right side of the Fuse Holder, above the triangle symbol (). If you are using Total PA Glow 3 in a region with a voltage different than the unit’s current setting, change the setting by removing the Fuse Holder, inverting it, and reinserting it.

If the unit’s fuse is broken, remove the Fuse Holder and replace the broken fuse with one that has the correct rating (as indicated on the Fuse Holder). Using a fuse with an incorrect rating can damage the unit and/or fuse.

21. Power Switch: Turns Total PA Glow 3 on or off.

Media Panel

Media Panel Functions:

MODE Mode: Switches the audio source between USB/SD, FM radio, and Bluetooth.

Note: A USB drive or SD card must contain playable files in order for its data to appear properly in the Media panel’s display. You can play MP3s, 16-bit WAVs, FLAC, APE, and WMA files.

Play/Pause: When USB/SD or Bluetooth is selected as the audio source, plays/pauses audio. When FM radio is selected as the audio source, press and hold this button for 2 seconds to begin the preset auto-store function. This jumps to the lowest station (87.5) and then travels through the bandwidth to auto-store the strongest stations as presets.

Note: Files are played from the USB or SD source first by alphabetical order of what is on the root level, then alphabetical by folder, and then alphabetical by the track name.

Repeat: Cycles through four options: repeat all of the tracks (ALL), repeat all of the tracks in the folder (FOLd), repeat the current playing USB or SD track (OnE), or shuffle the track order (rAn).

Previous: Plays the previous USB, SD, or Bluetooth track. When listening to the FM radio, press the button once to skip back through the FM stations and hold the button down to seek back through the channel presets.

Next: Plays the next USB, SD, or Bluetooth track. When listening to the FM radio, press the button once to tune the radio down one preset and hold the button down to seek forward through the channel presets.

Note: In some apps, pressing the Previous () or Next ( ) buttons may go to another playlist or music genre.

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