Saitek Electronics DM08 Users Manual

Saitek
A-2250 iiFREEDOM
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This Saitek A-250 iFreedom is an advanced Bluetooth®wireless technology 2.1 speaker system which allows you to use your iPod / MP3 player as a remote control to play your music through the speakers, or to play your music library directly from
your PC.The A-250 iAirplay uses Bluetooth®wireless technology to stream music to the high powered speaker unit for exceptionally clear audio with great bass performance - all without wires.
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A-250 iFREEDOM
QUICK START GUIDE
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First charge the wireless transmitter by either plugging the AC Adapter into the power input using the Y-Splitter USB power adapter cable and charging for at least two hours, or with your PC switched on, insert the mini USB plug into the mini USB socket on the wireless transmitter and plug the USB plug into one of your PC’s free USB ports. The LED will light up red to show that the wireless transmitter is charging and will turn green when the unit is fully charged. To turn off the wireless transmitter, press and hold the On/Off switch for two seconds.
POWERING UP THE WIRELESS TRANSMITTER
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POWERING UP THE A-250 iFREEDOM
Open the battery compartment on the bottom of your Saitek A-250 iFreedom Speaker unit. Insert four AA batteries in the direction shown. Replace the battery compartment cover. Press the “ ” button for one second. The button should glow green and the LCD screen will illuminate. You can also power the speaker unit using the supplied AC power Adapter.
CONNECTING THE WIRELESS TRANSMITTER
In iiPod/MP3 pplayer mmode
You can connect the Bluetooth®transmitter to the iPod/MP3 player to remotely control and play your music from anywhere in the room. Plug the mini jackplug on the wireless transmitter into the headphone out socket of your iPod or other MP3 player. Press and hold the transmitter’s On/Off button for two seconds to power up.The transmitter LED will slowly flash alternately red and blue to show that it is looking for the speaker unit. After a few seconds the display on the speaker unit will read “OK” and the wireless transmitter will slowly flash blue to show that the wireless connection has been established. You are now able to play the music on your iPod or MP3 player through the speaker unit. Simply select the track or playlist you want to hear and press play on your iPod/MP3 player. If for any reason the wireless connection between the transmitter and speaker is lost, perform the following steps to re-establish a connection. On the speaker unit, press and hold down the previous and next track buttons for three seconds.The wireless symbol will flash rapidly to show that the unit is trying to establish a connection and the display will read “OK” once the connection is established. Volume ssettings To conserve battery life of both the speaker unit and your iPod or MP3 player, set the the speaker unit volume to 5 and control the volume level from your iPod or other MP3 player.
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You can connect the Bluetooth®wireless technology transmitter to your PC (via USB connection) to remotely play your PC music library through the speaker unit. Switch your computer on if you haven't already done so. Insert the mini USB plug into the mini USB socket of the wireless transmitter and insert the USB plug at the other end of the cable into one of your PC’s free USB ports. Press the On/Off button switch on the transmitter for two seconds to switch the transmitter to PC/USB audio mode. The button will slowly flash alternately red and blue while the transmitter is establishing a wireless connection and will stop flashing and remain lit blue when communication is established. The computer should automatically recognise the transmitter. Please see the Troubleshooting section at the end of this guide if your computer does not recognise the transmitter. Note: When you wish to use the wireless transmitter with your iPod/MP3 player again, first unplug the USB cable from the transmitter and then press and hold the On/Off button for two seconds to switch the transmitter from PC/USB Audio mode back to iPod/MP3 Player mode.
PLAYING MUSIC
Open the music player on your PC (Windows Media Player, iTunes etc). Select the album or playlist you want to hear and press “play”.The computer should automatically play the music through the wireless transmitter rather than its speakers or headphone socket. Please see the Troubleshooting section at the end of this guide if the A-250 iFreedom Speaker system does not start to play the music from your computer.
Once you have selected an album or playlist on your computer’s media player you can control the music using the buttons on the Wireless speaker system. Press “ ” to start the music Press “ ” to pause the music Press “ ” to start the music again Press “ ” to skip to the next track in the list Press “ ” to return to the previous track in the list
Press “+” to increase the speaker system’s volume Press “-” to decrease the speaker system’s volume
Press “ ” to turn off the wireless speaker system Press “
+
” and “-” together to mute the output
Press “ ” for 3 seconds to switch between the Wireless and the 3.5mm jackplug (LINE) input (the default source is wireless when you initially turn on the speaker system).
CONTROLLING MUSIC ON YOUR PC
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CONNECTING USING THE
3.5MM JACKPLUG CABLE
If you want to connect to a music source such as an iPod or other MP3 player without using the wireless transmitter (if it needs recharging for example), plug one end of the 3.5 mm jackplug cable supplied into the MP3 player and the other end into the socket on the rear right-hand side of your wireless speaker system. Press the Play/Pause control for three seconds to switch the audio source from wireless to 3.5mm jackplug input. If you are using the audio cable to connect, use the controls on your music player to control track selection, stop start etc, and not the controls on your wireless speaker system.
LISTENING TO INTERNET RADIO
Connect your computer to the internet and open your preferred radio station.When your wireless speaker system is switched on you should hear the radio station through the speakers. Please note that you will be able to control programmes only if your internet radio player accepts standard media controls.
Your Saitek 2.1 Wireless Speaker system requires 4 x AA batteries.With normal use these should last for up to 20hrs play. Please note that you can also use rechargeable batteries in your wireless speaker system – these must be taken out of the battery compartment to be recharged. To save battery life or when the batteries have expired, if you are near a mains power source you can power the wireless speaker system using the AC Adapter supplied. Simply plug it into a mains socket and then plug the cable into the power socket on the rear right-hand side of the wireless speaker system. Note that the speaker system will only function at its highest volume when the connected to the AC Adapter.
BATTERIES AND AC ADAPTER
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TROUBLESHOOTING
My iiPod iis pplugged iin tto tthe wwireless ttransmitter, pplaying aa ttrack aand tthe sspeaker uunit it sswitched oon
, bbut nno ssound ccoming oout oof tthe sspeakers.
First check that the wireless transmitter is switched on and, if it is, that the unit is sufficiently charged (the On/Off will flash red if the battery needs recharging). If battery power is low, recharge the unit by following the steps described in the “Powering Up the Wireless Transmitter section” above. Check that the LED on the transmitter unit is slowly flashing blue to show there is a wireless connection between transmitter and speaker unit. If not, follow the steps described in the “Connecting the Wireless Transmitter” section above. Check that your iPod or MP3 player’s volume is not at “0”.
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Music iis pplaying tthrough mmy sspeaker ssystem bbut tthe ppause, pprevious ttrack/next ttrack buttons ddo nnot wwor
k.
Ensure the music player window on your PC is not minimised. If it is, maximise it and the controls will work correctly.
When II stop oor pplay ttracks ddirectly oon mmy ccomputer’s mmusic pplayer, tthe sspeaker wwill no llonger ccontrol tthe ccomputer.
When you first turn your A-250 iFreedom on it will automatically tell your computer’s music player to stop playing. The A-250 speaker will then be able to directly control the stop and play functions on your music player.To avoid “confusing” the computer, always control tracks using your speaker system’s controls and not your computer. If your music player does not respond to your speaker system’s controls, quit and then restart the music player application.
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My ccomputer ddoes nnot rrecognise tthe wwireless ttransmitter
Check that the wireless transmitter is switched on. PC – Please go to Settings, Control Panel, select Sounds and Audio devices,Audio Device tab, and select Saitek Wireless Transmitter as default audio device.
My AA-2250 sspeaker aand wwireless ttransmitter wwill nnot cconnect. HHow ccan II ffix tthis?
If for any reason the wireless connection between the transmitter and speaker is lost, perform the following steps to re-establish a connection. On the speaker unit, press and hold down the previous and next track buttons for three seconds.The wireless symbol will flash rapidly to show that the unit is trying to establish a connection and the display will read “OK” once the connection is established. If it still refuses to connect then repeat the above process but then also double-tap the on/off button on the wireless transmitter. The On/Off LED will rapidly flash alternately red and blue to indicate that it is attempting to re-discover the speaker. Once it has “found” the speaker it will slowly flash alternately red and blue to indicate that it is trying to establish a connection with the speaker.After a few seconds, the LCD display on the speaker should display "OK" to indicate that the connection has been established.
My ccomputer iis tturned oon, mmusic pplaying oon tthe mmedia pplayer aand wwireless ttransmitter turned oon bbut II ccannot hhear aany ssound
Check that the wireless speaker system volume is not at 0. Press the “+” button to increase volume until you can hear the music. Check that your PC’s system volume is not at 0. If it is, increase the volume control to the desired level. Likewise, if you are using the 3.5mm jackplug input, check that your music player’s volume setting is not at 0. Check that the speaker system is within 15m range of your computer and that there are no solid metal barriers blocking the wireless signal. If necessary, move the speaker system nearer the computer and remove any large obstructions. Check that the batteries have not run out. If the battery level indicator is at 0, replace the batteries.
TRANSMITTER LED INDICATORS
On/Off bbutton LLED
LED SStatus Indication Rapidly flashing alternately Blue/Red In discovery mode - looking for the speaker to
pair with Slowly flashing alternately Blue/Red Pairing with the speaker Flashing Blue every 5 seconds Paired with speaker and transmitting audio Flashing Red Low battery
Power LLED
LED SStatus Indication Off Not connected to power or USB Red Charging battery (when connected to power
or USB) Green Battery is fully charged
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