ACTON II VOICE WITH AMAZON ALEXA USER MANUAL
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INDEX ENGLISH SECTIONS PAGE 002. LEGAL & TRADEMARK NOTICE 004. BOX CONTENTS 005. GENERAL DESCRIPTION 007. PLUGGING IN THE ACTON II VOICE 008. SETTING UP THE ACTON II VOICE 009. USING AMAZON ALEXA 010. SELECTING AUDIO SOURCE 011. USING ACTON II VOICE WITH SPOTIFY CONNECT® 012. CONNECTING VIA BLUETOOTH® (PAIRING) 013. CONNECTING VIA AUX INPUT 014. ADJUSTING THE VOLUME/BASS/TREBLE 015. PLAY/PAUSE CONTROL 016. MUTING/UNMUTING THE MICROPHONE 017. TECHNICAL INFORMATION 018. TROUBLESHOOTING 003.
BOX CONTENTS 001. 002. 003. 004. MARSHALL ACTON II VOICE WITH AMAZON ALEXA QUICK START GUIDE IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS MAINS LEAD 001. 002. 003. 004. 004.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION 001. 002. 003. 004. 005. 006. 007. 008. 009. AUX INPUT FOR 3.5 mm JACK SOURCE INDICATORS SOURCE BUTTON VOLUME KNOB BASS KNOB TREBLE KNOB MICROPHONES PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON MICROPHONE BUTTON 001. 007. 003. 002. 004. 006. 005. 005. 009. 008.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION CONTINUED 009. 010. 011. 012. 013. BASS PORT BACKPLATE USB (NOT USED) MAINS INPUT MAINS LEAD 009. 010. 011. NOTE: DATE CODE AND SERIAL NUMBER STICKER LOCATED HERE. 012. 006. 013.
PLUGGING IN THE ACTON II VOICE IMPORTANT: ALWAYS ENSURE THAT THE MAINS LEAD, POWER JACK AND SPEAKER ARE COMPATIBLE WITH YOUR MAINS SUPPLY AND WALL SOCKET. 001. CONNECT THE MAINS LEAD INTO THE MAINS INPUT ON THE SPEAKER. 002. CONNECT THE POWER JACK TO THE WALL SOCKET. CAUTION: ALWAYS UNPLUG THE MAINS LEAD FROM THE WALL SOCKET BEFORE DISCONNECTING IT FROM THE SPEAKER. 001. 007. 002.
SETTING UP THE ACTON II VOICE CONFIGURE THE SPEAKER FOR Wi-Fi® WITH THE MARSHALL VOICE APP. THE APP IS AVAILABLE FROM THE APP STORE AND GOOGLE PLAY. 001. DOWNLOAD THE MARSHALL VOICE APP AND FOLLOW THE IN-APP INSTRUCTIONS TO SET UP YOUR SPEAKER. DOWNLOAD ON THE 008.
USING AMAZON ALEXA YOU CAN TALK TO AMAZON ALEXA ON YOUR ACTON II VOICE. WITH ALEXA, YOU CAN ASK TO PLAY MUSIC, HEAR THE NEWS, CHECK WEATHER, CONTROL SMART HOME DEVICES, AND MORE. SIGN IN TO AMAZON ALEXA FROM THE MARSHALL VOICE APP TO ENABLE ALEXA ON YOUR ACTON II VOICE. ACTIVATE ALEXA BY SAYING ALEXA OR PUSHING THE MICROPHONE BUTTON. • ALEXA, WHAT'S THE WEATHER? • ALEXA, TURN UP THE VOLUME. • ALEXA, REWIND 15 SECONDS. NOTE: DOWNLOAD THE AMAZON ALEXA APP FOR MORE ALEXA SETTINGS AND ENHANCED FEATURES. 009.
SELECTING AUDIO SOURCE THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO CONNECT TO YOUR ACTON II VOICE, EITHER WIRELESSLY OR BY CABLE. • - Wi-Fi STREAMING, ALEXA OR SPOTIFY CONNECT ® • - WIRELESS Bluetooth ® CONNECTION • AUX - 3.5 mm STEREO JACK 001. PUSH THE SOURCE BUTTON TO TOGGLE BETWEEN Wi-Fi, Bluetooth AND AUX AUDIO SOURCE. A LIT INDICATOR SHOWS WHICH SOURCE IS SELECTED. 002. THE SOURCE CAN ALSO BE SELECTED FROM THE MARSHALL VOICE APP. 001. 002.
USING ACTON II VOICE WITH SPOTIFY CONNECT® LISTEN OUT LOUD WITH SPOTIFY CONNECT. 001. CONNECT YOUR ACTON II VOICE TO THE SAME Wi-Fi NETWORK AS YOUR PHONE, TABLET OR PC RUNNING THE SPOTIFY APP. 002. OPEN UP THE SPOTIFY APP ON YOUR PHONE, TABLET OR LAPTOP USING THE SAME Wi-Fi NETWORK. 003. PLAY A SONG AND SELECT DEVICES AVAILABLE. 004. SELECT YOUR ACTON II VOICE AND START LISTENING. 001. 002. 003. 004. ACTON II VOICE 011.
CONNECTING VIA Bluetooth® (PAIRING) 001. SELECT Bluetooth AS THE INPUT. PUSHING THE SOURCE BUTTON TOGGLES THE INPUT SOURCES. 002. PUSH AND HOLD THE SOURCE BUTTON FOR 2 SECONDS. THE Bluetooth INDICATOR STARTS TO BLINK. 003. ENABLE Bluetooth ON YOUR DEVICE (SMARTPHONE, TABLET, COMPUTER). 004. SELECT ACTON II VOICE FROM THE Bluetooth LIST AND ACCEPT PAIRING. THE Bluetooth INDICATOR ON THE SPEAKER STOPS BLINKING AND REMAINS LIT WHEN THE UNITS ARE CONNECTED.
CONNECTING VIA AUX INPUT 001. CONNECT A 3.5 mm STEREO JACK TO THE INPUT LABELLED AUX ON THE TOP OF SPEAKER. 002. CONNECT THE OTHER END OF THE LEAD TO THE AUDIO OUTPUT ON YOUR AUDIO SOURCE. 003. SELECT AUX AS THE INPUT. PUSHING THE SOURCE BUTTON TOGGLES THE INPUT SOURCES. 001. 002. 003. NOTE: AUDIO LEADS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE ACTON II VOICE. 013.
ADJUSTING THE VOLUME/BASS/TREBLE THE ACTON II VOICE INCLUDES THREE KNOBS FOR ADJUSTING THE AUDIO. 001. VOLUME KNOB 002. BASS KNOB 003. TREBLE KNOB 001. 002. 003. 001. 002. 003. NOTE: THE AUDIO CAN ALSO BE ADJUSTED FROM THE MARSHALL VOICE APP. 014.
PLAY/PAUSE CONTROL THE ACTON II VOICE HAS A PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON TO CONTROL THE MUSIC WHEN PLAYING VIA ALEXA, SPOTIFY CONNECT OR Bluetooth. 001. SINGLE-CLICK TO EITHER PLAY OR PAUSE. 002. DOUBLE-CLICK TO SKIP FORWARD. 003. TRIPLE-CLICK TO SKIP BACK. 001. 002. 003. NOTE: PLAYBACK CAN ALSO BE CONTROLLED FROM THE MARSHALL VOICE APP. 015.
MUTING/UNMUTING THE MICROPHONE THE MICROPHONES IN THE ACTON II VOICE CAN BE TEMPORARILY TURNED OFF. 001. PUSH AND HOLD THE MICROHONE BUTTON FOR 3 SECONDS TO MUTE THE MICROPHONES. THE LED INDICATORS ON THE FRONT TURNS RED TO INDICATE THAT THE MICROPHONE IS MUTED. 002. TO UNMUTE, PUSH AND HOLD THE MICROPHONE BUTTON FOR 3 SECONDS. THE LED INDICATORS ON THE FRONT TURNS OFF TO INDICATE THAT THE MICROPHONE IS UNMUTED. 001. 002. O:03 O:03 NOTE: ALEXA CAN NOT BE ACTIVATED WHILE THE MICROPHONES ARE MUTED. 016.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION ACOUSTIC SPECIFICATION • STEREO LOUDSPEAKER WITH BASS REFLEX SYSTEM • DIGITAL CLASS D AMPLIFIERS: 2 x 15 W + 1 x 30 W • ¾" DOME TWEETERS: 2x • 4" WOOFER: 1x • BASS AND TREBLE TONE CONTROLS • FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 50–20,000 Hz ±6 dB • MAXIMUM SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL: 98 dB SPL @ 1 m TECHNICAL INFORMATION • MAINS INPUT VOLTAGE: 100–240 VAC • MAINS FREQUENCY: 50–60 Hz • NETWORK STANDBY POWER CONSUMPTION: <2 W • WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY: - - Spotify Connect - - Bluetooth • WIRED CONNECTIVITY: - -
TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM CAUSE ACTION THE ACTON II DOES NOT TURN ON The speaker is not connected to mains electricity supply. Connect the mains lead to the Acton II and a working wall socket. Pull and hold the power lever towards the front of the speaker until the indicators light up. THE ACTON II VOICE CANNOT BE DISCOVERED BY THE MARSHALL VOICE APP The speaker is not in setup mode. Select Wi-Fi as the input. Push and hold the Source button for 3 seconds to set the speaker in discoverable mode.
TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM CANNOT CONNECT OR PAIR WITH A BLUETOOTH DEVICE THE SPEAKER IS NOT RESPONDING CAUSE ACTION Bluetooth is not enabled on your device (smartphone, tablet, computer). Activate Bluetooth on your device. There are already two devices connected to the speaker. Disconnect one of the connected Bluetooth devices before connecting to the speaker. The speaker is not in pairing mode. Push and hold the Bluetooth button for 3 seconds to make the speaker discoverable by the device.
TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM CAUSE ACTION THERE IS A CRACKLING SOUND The amplifier is clipping as it has run out of output power. THE AUDIO IS DISTORTED Volume is set too high on the audio source. Turn down the playback volume on the audio source. The audio stream or audio file is of poor quality. Try another audio file or music player. Volume is set too high on the Acton II. Lower the volume on the speaker. Too much bass/treble on the speaker. Lower the bass/treble on the speaker.
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