Pioneer MRX-3, MRX-5 Advanced Manual

WIRELESS SPEAKER

MRX-5
MRX-3

Advanced Manual

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Table of contents

Power standby/On

Recharging the battery (MRX-5 only)

Operation of the buttons on the main unit

Indicator illumination and flashing

Network services

Settings required to use Music Server

Information about the BLUETOOTH®
feature

Troubleshooting

Specifications

License and Trademark Information

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Power standby/On

∫ The auto-standby feature

This unit supports the auto-standby feature,
which automatically switches the power to
standby when no signal is input or no
BLUETOOTH connection is made by switching
the input source to for 20 minutes. This
feature is switched on by default on European
models. On North American models, the feature
is switched off. To switch it on/off, change the
applicable setting on the app.

∫ Manually switching the power to

standby or on

To manually switch the power to standby or on,
either use the app or press STANDBY/ON on the
back of the main unit.

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∫ To reduce the amount of power

consumed in standby

While the power is on, press and hold
STANDBY/ON for at least 3 seconds. In this
state, the power cannot be turned on with the
app, and to turn the power on again press
STANDBY/ON on this unit.

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0 Be sure to connect the AC adapter to

the unit first, and then connect the
power cord to the outlet. When
disconnecting the power cord, be sure
to press and hold STANDBY/ON for at
least 3 seconds to switch the power of
this unit to standby in advance, and
always disconnect the outlet side first.

0 When the unit is in standby, you can

also press INPUT on the front of the
main unit to turn the power on.

0 Do not use any power cord or AC

adapter other than the supplied ones.
This may cause a fire or electrical
shock.

0 The supplied power cord and AC

adapter are designed specifically for
the unit. Do not use them for other
devices. This may cause a fire or
electrical shock.

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Recharging the battery (MRX-5 only)

∫ Battery recharging times and duration

It takes approximately 3 hours for the battery to
recharge. The battery can last approximately 3
hours, but this depends on the source being
played and the environment.

∫ Checking the charge

When the unit is in standby and the battery is
being charged, the indicators repeatedly light as
follows, then go out when the battery is fully
charged.

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0 Charge the battery in an environment

with a temperature ranging from 5 eC
to 35 eC. When the temperature is
outside this range, the self-protection
function of the battery may be
activated, preventing the battery from
charging.

0 Without the AC adapter, the unit

consumes battery power even in
standby. To minimize the consumption
in standby, press and hold STANDBY/
ON for at least 3 seconds. (> 4)
When you will not be using the unit for
an extended period of time, recharge
the battery.

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Operation of the buttons on the main
unit

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1. INPUT button

Switches input. When pressed while the unit is in
standby, it also turns the unit on.

2. Skip (:) button

When playing a BLUETOOTH source or some
network services, this skips to the beginning of
the track or to the previous track when pressed
during play. It does not rewind.

3. Skip (9) button

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When playing a BLUETOOTH source or some
network services, this skips to the next track
when pressed during play. It does not fast­forward.

4. Play/pause (1/;) button

When playing a BLUETOOTH source or some
network services, this starts play or pauses play.

5. Volume dial

Adjusts the volume.

6. CONNECT button

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Connects the unit to a BLUETOOTH enabled
device.

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Indicator illumination and flashing

The indicators on the main unit light blue
according to the selected input source.
Indicators also tell you the status of the unit by
lighting or blinking as follows.

∫ Wi-Fi indicator

When flashing blue at 2-second intervals
Network function is starting up. Wait for a
moment until it starts.

When flashing blue at 1-second intervals
Not connected to an access point. It lights blue
when connected to an access point.

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∫ BLUETOOTH indicator

When flashing blue at 1-second intervals
Not connected to a BLUETOOTH enabled
device. It lights blue when connected to a
BLUETOOTH enabled device.

When flashing blue at 0.5-second intervals
In the pairing mode ready to connect with a
BLUETOOTH enabled device.

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∫ AUX indicator

When flashing red at 0.5-second intervals (MRX­5 only)

The battery is running low on charge. After
flashing, the indicator goes out after a while. If
you press the INPUT button on the front of the
main unit in this state, the indicators flash to
indicate that the battery charge is low.

∫ When all indicators are flashing blue

(MRX-5 only)

A problem with the battery has been detected.
Contact the place of purchase.

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Network services

∫ The network services you can use

You can use internet radio services such as
TuneIn Radio and network services such as
Spotify Connect and Music Server.
Functionality may be introduced by firmware
updates and service providers may cease
services, meaning that some network services
and content may become unavailable in the
future. Furthermore, available services may vary
depending on your area of residence.
Depending on the service, the user may need to
register from their computer first.

∫ Spotify Connect

To enable Spotify Connect, install the Spotify
application on your smartphone or tablet and
create a Spotify premium account.

0 Refer to the following for Spotify settings:

www.spotify.com/connect/

0 The Spotify software is subject to third party

licenses found here:
www.spotify.com/connect/third-party-licenses

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∫ Music Server

This service enables you to stream music files
stored on PCs or NAS devices connected to the
same network as this unit. The network servers
this unit is compatible with are those PCs with
players installed that have the server
functionality of Windows Media

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Player 11 or 12,
or NAS that are compatible with home network
functionality.
You may need to make some settings on your
computer in advance to use Windows Media
Player 11 or 12. Refer to here

for details on how

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to set.

∫ Audio formats supported by Music

Server

The unit can play music files of the formats listed
below. It is not possible to play files with a
supported sampling rate of 88.2 kHz or above
via wireless LAN.

0 Variable bit-rate (VBR) files are supported.

However, playback times may not be
displayed correctly.

MP3 (.mp3/.MP3) :

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0 Supported formats: MPEG-1/MPEG-2 Audio

Layer-3

0 Supported sampling rates: 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz
0 Supported bitrates: Between 8 kbps and 320

kbps and VBR.

WMA (.wma/.WMA) :

0 Supported sampling rates: 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz
0 Supported bitrates: Between 5 kbps and 320

kbps and VBR.

0 WMA Pro/Voice/WMA Lossless formats are

not supported.

WAV (.wav/.WAV) :
WAV files include uncompressed PCM digital
audio.

0 Supported sampling rates: 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz,

88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 176.4 kHz, 192 kHz

0 Quantization bit: 8 bit, 16 bit, 24 bit

AIFF (.aiff/.aif/.aifc/.afc/.AIFF/.AIF/.AIFC/.AFC) :
AIFF files include uncompressed PCM digital
audio.

0 Supported sampling rates: 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz,

88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 176.4 kHz, 192 kHz

0 Quantization bit: 8 bit, 16 bit, 24 bit

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AAC (.aac/.m4a/.mp4/.3gp/.3g2/.AAC/.M4A/
.MP4/.3GP/.3G2) :

0 Supported formats: MPEG-2/MPEG-4 Audio
0 Supported sampling rates: 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz,

88.2 kHz, 96 kHz

0 Supported bitrates: Between 8 kbps and 320

kbps and VBR.

FLAC (.flac/.FLAC) :

0 Supported sampling rates: 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz,

88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 176.4 kHz, 192 kHz

0 Quantization bit: 8 bit, 16 bit, 24 bit

LPCM (Linear PCM) :

0 Supported sampling rates: 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz
0 Quantization bit: 16 bit

Apple Lossless (.m4a/.mp4/.M4A/.MP4) :

0 Supported sampling rates: 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz,

88.2 kHz, 96 kHz

0 Quantization bit: 16 bit, 24 bit

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Settings required to use Music
Server

You need to make the following settings on your
computer before using Music Server. Note that
when using Windows Media
files registered in the library can be played.

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Player, only music

∫ Windows Media® Player 11

1 Turn on your PC and start Windows Media

Player 11.

2 In the "Library" menu, select "Media Sharing"

to display a dialog box.

3 Select the "Share my media" check box, and

then click "OK" to display the compatible
devices.

4 Select this unit, and then click "Allow".

0 When it is clicked, the corresponding icon

is checked.

5 Click "OK" to close the dialog.

0 Depending of the version of Windows Media

Player, there may be differences in the
names of items you can select.

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∫ Windows Media® Player 12

1 Turn on your PC and start Windows Media

Player 12.

2 In the "Stream" menu, select "Turn on media

streaming" to display a dialog box.

0 If media streaming is already turned on,

select "More streaming options..." in the
"Stream" menu to list players in the
network, and then go to step 4.

3 Click "Turn on media streaming" to list

players in the network.

4 Select this unit in "Media streaming options"

and check that it is set to "Allow".

5 Click "OK" to close the dialog.

0 Depending of the version of Windows Media

Player, there may be differences in the
names of items you can select.

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Information about the BLUETOOTH®
feature

This unit supports BLUETOOTH enabled
devices with the A2DP profile. However,
connection is not always guaranteed with all
BLUETOOTH enabled devices.
Read the following for cautions when pairing and
playing.

∫ Pairing

0 The pairing mode is canceled after about 5

minutes.

0 If a password is requested on the

BLUETOOTH enabled device when selecting
this unit, enter "0000".

0 This unit can store the data of up to eight

paired devices. The information for the oldest
paired device is deleted when you try to pair a
ninth device.

∫ Notes when playing

0 The coverage area is 15 meters.

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0 When the audio volume of your BLUETOOTH

enabled device is set low, the playback of
audio may be unavailable. Turn up the
volume on the BLUETOOTH enabled device.

0 Due to the characteristics of BLUETOOTH

wireless technology, the sound produced on
this unit may slightly be behind the sound
played on the BLUETOOTH enabled device.

0 Radio wave interference may occur in the

vicinity of components, such as microwave
ovens or cordless phones, which use radio
waves in the 2.4 GHz range. This
interference may render this unit unusable.
Also, if there are metal objects near the unit,
BLUETOOTH connection may not be
possible as metal can interfere with the radio
waves.

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Troubleshooting

Reset button

When operation is unstable, problems may be
solved by turning the power to standby and back
on or by disconnecting and connecting the
power cord. Try the simple measures on both the
unit and the connected device. If this doesn't fix
the problem, restarting or initializing the unit may
solve the problem.

∫ Restarting this unit

Use a pin or similar long thin object to press the
reset button. If restarting doesn't fix the problem,
try initializing the unit.

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∫ Initializing the unit (the settings are

initialized)

When you initialize, network settings and pairing
information will also be initialized, so we
recommend that you note down your settings
before initializing.

1 While the power is on, press STANDBY/ON

while pressing INPUT.

0 The indicators go out and the unit is

initialized.

∫ If the power goes off suddenly

The power may turn off suddenly when the
protection circuit in the unit functions. If this
occurs, unplug the power cord, then reconnect
and turn the unit on again. If the power turns of
repeatedly, unplug the power cord and contact
the place of purchase.

∫ When the unit is operating on the

battery, even after it enters standby, the
battery drains fast (MRX-5 only)

The unit consumes battery power even in
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standby, press and hold STANDBY/ON for at
least 3 seconds. (> 4)

∫ When the power of other units cannot

be turned on with the app

To turn on Pioneer devices connected to the
same network as this unit using the app, you first
need to enable the network standby settings on
those devices.

∫ When Wi-Fi settings can't be made with

the app

If the volume of the device where the app is
installed is low or if sound effects are set to on, it
may not be possible to set properly. Try
increasing the volume or turn the sound effects
off.

∫ Unable to access the network (MRX-5

only)

Select “Device Setup” on the app and
reconfigure the network settings.

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∫ When you cannot connect to a network

via Wi-Fi

0 If this unit is connected by both an ethernet

cable and Wi-Fi to the access point, the
ethernet connection is prioritized. The
connection switches to Wi-Fi when you
disconnect the ethernet cable. (MRX-3 only)

0 If the device being used (wireless LAN router,

etc.) is too far from the unit, or if there is an
obstacle between them, improve the Wi-Fi
performance by closing the distance between
them, for example.

0 Avoid using devices that generate

electromagnetic waves, such as a
microwave.

0 If your Wi-Fi network covers areas near

devices that generate electromagnetic
waves, keep the unit away from these areas.

∫ Firmware update does not complete

successfully

If you updated the unit from an app, if an error
code is displayed on the screen of the app or the
Wi-Fi indicator on the unit lights red, the update
did not complete successfully. Press STANDBY/

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ON on the unit to turn the unit off and then on
again, then restart the app. The unit restarts and
the update starts again automatically about a
minute later. Alternatively, if the update icon is
displayed again in the app, tap the icon to restart
the update. The Wi-Fi indicator on this unit
flashes blue during the update. When the
indicator stops flashing and lights blue, the
update is complete, so press STANDBY/ON to
turn the unit off and then on again. If the update
cannot be restarted, check the network
connection.

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Specifications

∫ Analog Audio Output

Tone Control Characteristics (when using app)

0 w5 dB, 124 Hz (BASS)
0 w5 dB, 8 kHz (TREBLE)

∫ Network

Wired LAN

0 Ethernet Jack
0 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX

Wireless LAN (Wi-Fi)

0 Supported standards : IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n

standard

0 Wireless frequency : 5 GHz/2.4 GHz band

∫ BLUETOOTH

Communication system

0 BLUETOOTH Specification version 4.1

Frequency band

0 2.4 GHz (2.402 GHz - 2.480 GHz)

Modulation method

0 FHSS (Freq Hopping Spread Spectrum)

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Compatible BLUETOOTH profiles

0 A2DP 1.2
0 AVRCP 1.3
0 HOGP-Host (Client)
0 HOGP-HID Device (Server)
0 HID Service (HIDS)

Supported Codecs

0 SBC
0 AAC

Transmission range (A2DP)

0 20 Hz - 20 kHz (Sampling frequency

44.1 kHz)

Maximum communication range

0 (Line of sight approx.) 15 m

* The actual range will vary depending on

factors such as obstacles between devices,
magnetic fields around a microwave oven,
static electricity, cordless phone, reception
sensitivity, antenna's performance, operating
system, software application, etc.

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∫ Others (MRX-5 only)

Battery recharging time : Approx. 3 hours
Battery duration : Approx. 3 hours

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∫ General

Power Supply

0 AC adapter input : AC 100 - 240 V, 50/60 Hz
0 AC adapter output : DC 15 V, 3.5 A

Power Consumption

0 MRX-5 : 28 W
0 MRX-3 : 10 W
0 0.5 W (In Standby)
0 3 W (In Standby, Network Standby : On,

Network Setting : Wired)

0 3 W (In Standby, Network Standby : On,

Network Setting : Wi-Fi)

Auto Standby

0 On (20 min)/Off

Speaker Type

0 Bass-reflex bookshelf type

Speaker Configuration

0 2-way
0 Tweeter : 26 mm (1 in.) t 1 Soft Dome
0 Woofer : 77 mm (3 in.) t 2 Cone

Dimensions:

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0 320 mm (W) t 180 mm (H) t 145 mm (D)

(12 5/8 in. t 7 1/8 in. t 5 6/8 in.)

Weight:

0 MRX-5 : 2.5 kg (5.5 lbs)
0 MRX-3 : 2.3 kg (5.1 lbs)

Input jacks

0 AUX (3.5 mm Stereo mini jack) t 1

Other jacks

0 ETHERNET t 1

Accessories

0 Power Cord t 1
0 AC Adapter t 1
0 Stereo Mini Cable (1.2 m) t 1

0 The unit does not have magnetic shielding. If

a CRT TV is used near this unit, color
irregularities and picture distortion may result.
When this occurs, move the unit away from
the TV.

0 Specifications and appearance are subject to

change without prior notice.

0 We will not accept responsibility for damage

arising from the connection of equipment
manufactured by other companies.

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License and Trademark Information

The Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Logo is a certification
mark of Wi-Fi Alliance

The Bluetooth

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word mark and logos are
registered trademarks owned by the Bluetooth
SIG, Inc.

Apple and the Apple logo are trademarks of
Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other
countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple
Inc.

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