Lowry GSIPDS1001 User Manual

ALARM CLOCK RADIO FOR iPod AND iPhone

User manual

Model number:GSIPDS1001

Please read these instructions carefully and keep them for future reference

CONTENT

safety and warning...............................................................................................1-2

quick start............................................................................................................2-3

controls and indications...........................................................................................4

operating instructions............................................................................................5-7

trouble shooting......................................................................................................8

SAFETY AND WARNING

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK,

DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK).

NO USER-SERVICABLE PARTS INSIDE.

REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.

◆ Do not allow children to play with electrical devices when not under supervision.
Children may not be aware of the presence of potential risks!

◆ Install the cables in a safety way! Avoid tripping over them!

◆ Do not expose the device to direct sunlight or place it near sources of heat!

◆ Protect the cables and devices from dust, dirt and abrasive liquids!

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, alerts
the user to the presence of un-insulated dangerous voltage within the system
enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock.

The exclamation point with in an equilateral triangle alerts the user to the
presence of important operating and maintenance instructions in this owner's guide.

SAFETY AND WARNING

1

◆ The equipment and cables must not be splashed by water. Do not place any recipients
containing (such as vases or beverages) onto or next to the devices!

◆ No fire sources (such as candles) should be placed onto or next to the device!

◆ The wall outlet must be within easy reach and next to the place of use. Only use the supplied

power adapter. Do not place heavy objects on the cable or power supply. Position the
cable so that it cannot obstruct or catch anyone. Always make sure there is sufficient
ventilation of the power adapter.

◆ Before stormy weather when there is the danger of lighting, disconnect the device from the
power supply.

◆ Never open the casing of the device, of the power adapter or other accessories: there are no
serviceable parts! If the casing is opened, your life is in danger due to electric shock. Do not

use the device if the casing is damaged. If this happens, it must first be examined by a

technical expert. If you notice any smoke, unusual noise or strange smells, switch off the

device immediately and pull the plug from the power supply. Contact customer service. It is

very dangerous to continue using this device under these conditions. Disconnect the power

supply immediately if liquid gets into the device and seek the help of customer service or a
technical expert.

ALARM CLOCK RA DIO FOR iP od AND iPh one

User manual

Model number:GSI PDS 10 01

Please read thes e instru ctio ns caref ully a nd keep th em for fut ure re ferenc e

Warning: Do not expose batteries to heat of fire. Do not short-circuit the batteries,
disassemble them or try to recharge them. They may explode and cause
serious injury. Store batteries out of children's reach. If batteries are swallowed,
there is the danger of choking or poisoning.

Conformity

This device has been tested for compliance with the basic and other relevant
requirements of the EMC Directive 2004/108/EC and the Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC.

CONFORMITY, DISPOSAL

SAFETY AND WARNING

This symbol on the product or in the instructions means that your electrical and electronic
equipment should be disposed at the end of its life separately from your household waste.
There are separate collection systems for recycling in the EU. For more information,
please contact the local authority or your retailer where you purchased the product.

iPod is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

QUICK START

Box Content

User Manual

AC Adapter

3.5mm Audio Cable

3.5mm Audio Cable

GSIPDS1001
Alarm clock radio
for iPod and iPhone

Connections and Initial Set Up

1.Connect the Pow er S up pl y

Plu g the AC ad apter i nto GSI PDS10 01 and a
wal l socke t.

2.Install the Backup Ba tt er y

3.Extend the FM Wi re

Pul l the b atter y hold er at the b ack of th e unit,
and i nsert t he cell b atter y CR20 32(no t inclu ded)

Ext end the F M wire as m uch as yo u can to in creas e
rec eptio n sensi tivit y.

4.Pre pa re t he D oc ki ng

PUSH OPEN t he dock ing tra y and pul l it all th e way out, dock t he iP hon e/iPo d int o the uni t with

the c orrec t inser t.

12:35

Weather

Tue, 02 Feb 2010

Guangzhou

Mostly Cloudy

73%

17/23 C

5

Wind:

High/Low Temperatre:

UV Index:

Humidity:

From SSE at 17.7km/h

23 C

17/23C

Tue The Fri SatWed

16/28C 15/17C 15/18C 16/21C

Help

Time Weather Radio Setting

2

for this iPhone/iPo d

iPhone 3G/3GS

iPo d to uch 2G

nano 4G

Use th is ins er t

insert 15
insert 16
insert 17

No te :W he n in se rting an i Ph on e/ iPod
Touc h in to G SI PD S1 00 1, m ake s ur e to
use the corre ct d oc k in se rt s up pl ie d
with your devic e or c om me rc ia ll y
available fro m Ap pl e In c. I f yo u do n ot
have an insert f or your iPhone/iP od T
ouch, check the we bs it e of A pp le I nc .
and purch as e on e.

12:35

Weather

Tue, 02 Feb 2010

Guangzhou

Mostly Cloudy

73%

17/23 C

5

Wind:

High/Low Temperatre:

UV Index:

Humidity:

From SSE at 17.7km/h

23 C

17/23C

Tue The Fri SatWed

16/28C 15/17C 15/18C 16/21C

Help

Time Weather Radio Setting

Help

Alarm
setting

Time

Weather

Setting

Radio

To setup,doc k your iPhone/iPod Touch to the
GSIPDS 1001, A pplication not instal led dialogue
box appears. Select yes. The iTunes App stor e will
open automat ically to the iDock Speaker
Applicatio n. Follow the on-screen ins truction to
install the application. Once inst alled, you can
start to use the GSIPDS1001 with the App

Tips:Please ensure yo u are WIFI connect when
downloadin g the App

3

FM
AUX

5.Install the A pp

6.Preset Tim e/Alar m/Weather/FM Radio in the Ap p

Set up your pers onal settings in the App.For
details, p lease follow the SETUP in structions in
App by pressin g HELP

Tips:Please ensure yo u connect to the network
all the times when using the App to get the lat est
Time and Weather update.
No te:Please leave the App o pen in working with
GSIPDS1001 . When App is turned off, t he
Time/Weather sync to the GSIP DS1001 will be
stopped.

7.Sync App to the U nit

12:35

Weather

Tue, 02 Feb 2010

Guangzhou

Mostly Cloudy

73%

17/23 C

5

Wind:

High/Low Temperatre:

UV Index:

Humidity:

From SSE at 17.7km/h

23 C

17/23C

Tue The Fri SatWed

16/28C 15/17C 15/18C 16/21C

Help

Time Weather Radio Setting

12:35

Weather

Tue, 02 Feb 2010

Guangzhou

Mostly Cloudy

73%

17/23 C

5

Wind:

High/Low Temperatre:

UV Index:

Humidity:

From SSE at 17.7km/h

23 C

17/23C

Tue The Fri SatWed

16/28C 15/17C 15/18C 16/21C

Help

Time Weather Radio Setting

FM
AUX

After the App se tting completed, the c urrent
Time/Wea ther/Alarm will be sync ed to the
GSIPDS1001 .
Go to operate th e unit now.

SNOO ZE/ DI MME R

Snoo ze alar m mode Di m di splay

AUDI O IN

Audi o sourc e input

DC IN 5V

Conn ect AC
adap ter

12/2 4HR

Set cl ock set ti ng
in 12/ 24hr

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CONTROLS AND INDICATIONS

POWE R
AL ARM R ESE T

MODE

VOLUME +/-

Adju st volu me

ENTE R,

Conf irm tim e,al arm1,
alar m2 sett ing
Play t he iPho ne/iPo d music

RADI O PRE SE T

Sele ct a pres et radi o
stat ion

SET TI ME

Set ti me sett ing

SET AL A RM

Set th e alarm t imer Turn
ON/O FF the al arm ton e
View a larm1 a nd 2
sett ings

MEMO RY/ DI SPL AY

Memo rize pr eset st at ions
duri ng the FM r adio mo de .
Disp lay pre set dat e, alarm
1 and al arm 2 set ting in
lowe r displ ay

SLEE P

Set sl eep tim er and
show s tatus

FM

AU X

iPho ne/ FM /Au x
Inpu t Indic ator

FM MHZ

Indi cator

FM Ste reo

Mode I ndica tor

Alar m S ta tus

Indi cator

Slee p Sta tu s ind ic ator

PM Ind icato r

Alar m S et tin g/

Curre nt Tempe rat ur e*
/Dat e/S le ep Wake To
Stat us Indi cator

+

-

SET+ /- PL AY /PAUSE

Set th e clock Pro gram
radi o stati ons

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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

Setting the clock and date manually

1.Press 12/24hr at the rear of the unit to choose 12/24 hr setting.

2.When 12 hr setting is chosen, AM/PM appears in the display along with the time.

3.Press TIM, the“hour”starts to flash in the display.

4.Press SET +/- to adjust the“hour.

5.Press ENTER to confirm the“hour”setting,“minute”starts to flash.

6.Press repeatedly SET+/- and ENTER to set the minute.

7.Press and hold TIME, the“yyyy”starts to flash in the display. Press SET+ / - to set the year and ENTER
to exist.

8.Set the“mm”,“dd”like Step 7 to set the month and day respectively. Press ENTER to exist.

Note: When iPhone is docked with App activated, the time and date settings in App will override the
original settings in the unit.

Setting the Clock and Date by APP

1.Initiate the iDockSpeaker App in the iPhone/ iPod Touch

2.PRESS Loca te Me t o update the tim e/ date informati on automaticall y

3.Once set, dock the iPhone into the unit with the App on.

4.Current time, date is synchronized and displayed into the unit automatically.

Tip s:Go to the setting page in the App to select 12/24 hour made,and turn on/off of the time flash colon.

Setti ng the Alar m m anually

1.Press a nd Ho ld ALAR M, Alarm 1 “hour' f lashes in the un it.

2.Press S ET +/- to adjust a nd “hour”.

3.Press E NTER to confir m the “hour” setting, “m inute” starts t o fla sh.

4.Press r epe atedly SE T + / - and ENTER to s et th e minute. Wake-to sourc e “BUZ/ I P/ FM”starts to fla sh

5.Wake-t o source: BUZ/IP/ FM (Buz zer/ i Pod/FM) flashes i n the u nit by pressin g SET+/- to a dju st.
Pres s ENTER to co nfirm setting.

6.When Alarm 1 is s et, press AL A RM again to set Al arm 2.
Or pres s 2 tim es ALAR M to enter the Ala rm 2 setting.

7.Repea t the s tep 2-5 to set the A larm 2.

No te: W hen iPhone is do cked wit h App a ctivated, th e Ala rm Settings in A pp will be synch ronized to th e
unit at t he sa me time.
No te: W hen the unit is on , the default wa ke- t o source i s Buz zer. Oth er wake-to so urces are
activ ate d only in standb y mod e.

Setting the Alarm by APP

1.Initiate the iDockSpeaker App in the iPhone.

2.Go to the alarm setting in the iDockSpeaker App to select alarm 1 and alarm 2 setting.

3.The iDockSpeaker App allow you to set the wake up song from iPhone playlist. If no wake up

song is selected in the alarm setting, the App will shuffle a song from the playlist.

4.Once set, dock the iPhone into the unit with the App on.

5.Alarm setting is set and displayed into the unit automatically.

Note: When App is activated and the unit is in standby mode, App wake up song is the only wake-to
source.

Listening to iP hone/iPod

1.Before docking the iPhone/ iPod on, plea se choose the correct cra dle to match your model
of iPod/iPho ne if the wrong cradle is chosen th is might affect playback and ch arging.

2.PUSH OPEN th e docking tray and pull it all the way out, dock the iPhone/iPod into the
unit with the co rrect cradle.

3.iPhone/iPod is docked, iPhone/iPod input sou rce will be set as priority sourc e.
iPhone appea rs in the display.

4.If iPhone/iPod is in standby mode, press P OWER to turn on the iPhone/iPod

5.Choose the songs from the iPho ne/iPod to play; or press PLAY/PAUSE to play the mus ic.

6.Adjust the volume by pressin g VOLUME +/ - on top of the unit.

7.Press >> and << in the front panel to skip t rack.

Using the Alarm

1.When alarm is sounding, pre ss SNOOZE/DIMMER t o turn off the sound. Alarm sound s
again after 10 m inutes

2.When alarm is sounding, pre ss ALARM RE SET to reset the alarm for th e next day.

3.Press ALARM to turn o n/off the alarm setting. Alarm icon disappears when a larm is turned
off.

Listening to Radio

Tuning by the unit

1.Press INPUT to se lect the FM input mode, “FM” appear s in the display.

2.Press and hold SET +/- to scan the FM stations.

3.Press SET +/- to adjust the steps of the stations.

4.Once station is selected, p ress and hold DISPLAY/ MEM ORY until P01 appears
in the display .

5.Press SET +/- aga in to select the preset number, t hen press DISPL AY/MEMO RY
to store.

6.To list en to the radio, press PR ESET to select a pres et station.

No te: To increase the reception sen sitivity, plea se extend the FM wire fully.
No te: The FM frequency dis play is raised or lowered by a step of 0.1MHz. For example ,

frequency b etween 88.00 to 88.05MH z will be displayed as" 88.0MHz”.

Tuning by APP

1.Dock the iPhone/iPod into the dock, and lau nch the iDockSpeaker A PP on your iPhone/iPod
Touch.

2.Choose the FM ticker in the APP , FM input appears on GSIPDS 1001 d isplay.

3.Press AUTO to scan the FM stations automatical ly, auto scanned stations wi ll be preset in
the 20 memor y s tations.

4.Or turn the Station Scroll to se lect your desired station. Press S AVE to s tore the FM station
in your desire d memor y location.

5.Press preset stations by M1-M20, and the u nit will be tuned and display the r elevant
station.

Tips: Other than auto scan ning in App, you may also fin e tune the FM steps manually
through the u nit or App. Both the unit and A pp display will show the tu ning status at the
same time.

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7

Using the Audio - in jack

You can play the MP3 player or portab le audio device through t he GSIPDS1001 via the Audio-i n
jack.

1.Connect the AUDIO IN jack at t he back of the unit to the line out jac k or headphone
jack of the exte rnal audio device using t he audio cable( incl uded)

2.Press INPUT to select “AUX” m ode. Display will show “AUX”

3.Play the music from the external audio d evice.

4.Adjust the volume by pressing VOLUME +/-

Using the Sleep m ode

Sleep mode let s you to sleep to your iPhone /iPod or radio, gradually lowering the volume until
the unit shuts off at the selected time.

1.Press and ho ld SLEEP to set t he sleep timer. Press SE T+/- to adjust the sl eep time.
Press E NTER to confirm the s etting

2.When Sleep ti me is set, “ZZZ” appears in the d isplay.

3.Press SLEEP to view the preset sleep time in the lower displ ay.

4.To stop listeni ng at any time, press the P OWER to turn unit off .

Viewing the DATE /Alar m 1 /Alar m 2 setting

1.When iPhone/iPod to uch is docked into the unit with APP open, weather infor mation appears
in the low er display.

2.Press DISPL AY/M EMORY each to view the preset DATE, Alarm 1, A larm 2 in sequence.
Press again t o back to the weather display.

3.When APPS is not in use, preset DATE w ill appear in the lower display b y default. Press
DISPLAY/MEMORY each to view Alar m 1 , and Alarm 2 in sequence. Press again to
back to the DATE display.

Using the DIMME R

During normal operation, press the S NOOZE/DIMMER to contro l the brightness of the
LCD display. Press once to dim the displ ay, press a second time have no dis play
and the press ag ain to bring up the full display.

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TROUBLESHOOTING

In case of malfunction, please turn off the system immediately and check the unit according
to following table. If the problem still pesists, please contact the retailer or the manufacturer.

Solution

Possible Causes

Symptom

GSIPDS1001
Alarm clock radio
for iPod and iPhone

The AC adaptor may not
be connected properly

The play socket may not
function

- Check the connection of the AC jack of the unit and
the wall socket

- Try another working play socket

iPod does not
fit the dock

iPod didn't properly
dock because of
obstruction on the dock

- Remove the iPod, check and remove any obstructions
on the connector or on the dock.Place the iPod again

No Sound

iPod is not installed
properly

iPod is not playing

iPod software compatibility
problem

iPod is quickly undocked
or docked on the system

Volume level too low

- Make sure your iPod is correctly docked in the
GSIPDS1001 system

- Press "Volume" button on the panel and check the
volume on the iPod/iPhone that is dock

- Make sure your iPod video or audio device is on, and
a track is selected for playback

- Make sure your iPod is running with the most updated
Apple software. For details visit.
Http://www.apple.com/ipod/download

- Remove the iPod from the dock, wait for 5 seconds,
and return it to the dock.Unplug the power cable for
1 minute, then plug it back to reset the system

SPECIFICATIONS

Audio Power THD: 1Wx2

Speaker Units: 1.5”x2

Signial-noise ratio: 75dB

Frequency range: 76-108MHz

Rated Load Impedence: 40hm

AC Adaptor Input: 100-240V 50-60Hz 0.2A

AC Adaptor Out put: 5V 1.2A

Product Dim ension (HWD): 12x 17x8(cm)

Net Weight : 515g

No tes:

1. The specifi cation listed above are for reference only.

2. The technical specification of thi s device are subject to ch ange without prior notice.

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