ACTON MULTI-ROOM USER MANUAL
LEGAL & TRADEMARK NOTICE • • • • • • • • • • Design of device and packaging are intellectual properties of Zound Industries International AB and Marshall Amplification PLC. © 2017 All Rights Reserved. Zound Industries International AB is hereinafter referred to as “Zound Industries” or “manufacturer”. MARSHALL, Marshall Amps, their respective logos, “Marshall” and “Marshall” trade dress are trademarks and intellectual property of Marshall Amplification PLC and may not be used without permission.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN • This lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of non-insulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock. • Warning: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover (or back) as there are no user-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified personnel.
INSTALLATION & CONNECTION • • • • • • • • • Connect the product according to the instructions in this manual. Connect the product only to the correct mains voltage as shown on the product. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit the product. Use only power cables of the type specified in these operating instructions or as marked on the product.
IC STATEMENT This device complies with RSS247 of Industry Canada. Cet appareil est conforme à la norme RSS247 d’Industrie Canada. This device complies with Industry Canada licence-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. Cet appareil est conforme à la norme RSS sans licence d’Industrie Canada.
INDEX ENGLISH SECTIONS PAGE 002. LEGAL & TRADEMARK NOTICE 003. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 004. INSTALLATION & CONNECTION 004. CLEANING & MAINTENANCE 004. DISPOSAL & RECYCLING INFORMATION 004. FCC STATEMENT 005. IC STATEMENT 005. DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY 007. BOX CONTENTS 008. GENERAL DESCRIPTION 010. PLUGGING IN THE ACTON MULTI-ROOM 011. SETTING UP THE SPEAKER 012. MANY WAYS TO CONNECT 013. CONNECTING VIA BLUETOOTH® (PAIRING) 014. AUX INPUT - 3.5 MM STEREO PLUG 015. SELECTING THE SOUND SOURCE 016.
BOX CONTENTS 001. 002. 003. 004. MARSHALL ACTON MULTI-ROOM ACTIVE STEREO LOUDSPEAKER QUICK START GUIDE IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS POWER CORD 001. 003. 002. 004. 007.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION 001. 002. 003. 004. 005. 006. 007. 008. AUX INPUT FOR 3.5 mm STEREO PLUG SINGLE/MULTI MODE BUTTON AND INDICATORS VOLUME KNOB BASS KNOB TREBLE KNOB SOURCE KNOB PREVIOUS SONG BUTTON NEXT SONG BUTTON 001. 003. 002. 005. 004. 006. 008. 007. 008.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION CONTINUED 001. 002. 003. 004. BACKPLATE BASS PORT POWER JACK POWER CORD 009. 010. SINGLE 2 1 AUX 3 8 4 5 MULTI 6 7 011. 009. 012. AUX NOTE: DATE CODE AND SERIAL NUMBER STICKER LOCATED HERE.
PLUGGING IN THE ACTON MULTI-ROOM IMPORTANT: BEFORE PROCEEDING TO STEP 001. BELOW, CHECK THE INCLUDED POWER CORD, POWER PLUG AND YOUR ACTON MULTI-ROOM SPEAKER ARE COMPATIBLE WITH YOUR MAINS ELECTRICITY SUPPLY AND ASSOCIATED WALL SOCKET. 001. INSERT THE POWER CORD INTO THE POWER JACK ON THE BACK OF THE SPEAKER. 002. CONNECT THE POWER PLUG TO THE WALL SOCKET. 003. CONTINUE WITH THE SETUP IF THE SPEAKER HAS NOT YET BEEN CONFIGURED.
SETTING UP THE SPEAKER BEFORE USING YOUR MARSHALL MULTI-ROOM SPEAKER, CONFIGURE IT FOR Wi-Fi® WITH THE GOOGLE HOME APP. USE THE MARSHALL MULTI-ROOM APP TO GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR SPEAKER, ADD PRESETS, PLAY INTERNET RADIO AND MUCH MORE. 001. DOWNLOAD THE GOOGLE HOME APP AND FOLLOW THE IN‑APP INSTRUCTIONS TO SET UP YOUR SPEAKER. 002. DOWNLOAD THE MARSHALL MULTI-ROOM APP AND FOLLOW THE IN‑APP INSTRUCTIONS TO CUSTOMISE YOUR SPEAKER. NOTE: AFTER THE SETUP, THE ACTON MULTI-ROOM IS CONNECTEYD TO A Wi-Fi NETWORK.
MANY WAYS TO CONNECT THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO CONNECT TO YOUR ACTON MULTI-ROOM, WHETHER VIA YOUR PHONE, TV, TABLET OR TURNTABLE. THE CONNECTION CAN BE WIRELESS WITH Wi-Fi OR Bluetooth® OR BY USING A CABLE. THE SOURCE KNOB LETS YOU SELECT THE SOURCE. CAUTION: MAKE SURE THAT THE VOLUME IS SET TO LOW ON BOTH THE SPEAKER AND THE MUSIC PLAYER BEFORE USING THE SPEAKER. 012.
CONNECTING VIA Bluetooth® (PAIRING) 001. 002. 003. 004. 005. TURN THE SOURCE KNOB TO . PUSH AND HOLD THE SOURCE KNOB FOR 3 SECONDS. THE INDICATOR STARTS TO BLINK. ENABLE Bluetooth ON YOUR DEVICE (SMARTPHONE, TABLET, COMPUTER). ON YOUR DEVICE, SELECT ACTON MULTI-ROOM FROM THE Bluetooth LIST AND ACCEPT PAIRING. 006. THE INDICATOR ON THE SPEAKER TURNS TO STEADY LIT AND THE UNITS ARE CONNECTED. THE ACTON MULTI-ROOM STORES UP TO EIGHT Bluetooth DEVICES AND TRIES TO CONNECT TO THE LAST CONNECTED DEVICE FIRST.
AUX INPUT - 3.5 mm STEREO PLUG 001. CONNECT 3.5 MM STEREO PLUG TO THE INPUT LABELLED AUX ON THE SPEAKER. 002. CONNECT THE OTHER END OF THE CORD TO THE AUDIO OUTPUT ON YOUR MUSIC PLAYER. 003. TURN THE SOURCE KNOB TO AUX AND PUSH ONCE. 002. 001. NOTE: AUDIO CABLES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE ACTON MULTI-ROOM 003. 014. 004.
SELECTING THE SOUND SOURCE SELECT SOUND SOURCE AND PREVIOUSLY STORED Wi-Fi STREAMING PRESETS BY TURNING THE SOURCE KNOB. 001. 002. • • • • TURN THE SOURCE KNOB TO THE POSITION OF THE SOURCE. PUSH THE SOURCE KNOB TO SELECT THE SOURCE: 1-7 – Wi-Fi STREAMING VIA PRESET 1-7 AUX – 3.5 MM STEREO PLUG – Bluetooth DEVICE – Wi-Fi STREAMING, SPOTIFY CONNECT® OR INTERNET RADIO 001. 002. NOTE: IF THE SELECTED PRESET (1-7) IS EMPTY, THE SPEAKER STAYS IN ITS CURRENT MODE. 015.
Wi-Fi® STREAMING WITH SPOTIFY® SPOTIFY CONNECT® LETS YOU CONTROL YOUR SPEAKER FROM INSIDE THE SPOTIFY APP. 001. FIRE UP THE SPOTIFY APP ON YOUR PHONE, TABLET OR PC USING THE SAME Wi-Fi NETWORK AS YOUR MULTI-ROOM SPEAKER. 002. PLAY A SONG ON SPOTIFY AND HIT ‘DEVICES AVAILABLE’ IN THE SPOTIFY APP. 003. SELECT YOUR MULTI-ROOM SPEAKER IN THE SPOTIFY APP AND YOUR MUSIC WILL START PLAYING OUT LOUD. 004.
Wi-Fi STREAMING FROM AirPlay AirPlay LETS YOU STREAM ANY SOUND SOURCE FROM YOUR iOS DEVICE OR APPLE COMPUTER TO YOUR SPEAKER. 001. CONNECT YOUR iOS DEVICE OR APPLE COMPUTER TO THE SAME Wi-Fi NETWORK AS YOUR MULTI-ROOM SPEAKER. 002. ON YOUR iOS DEVICE, SWIPE UP FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN TO OPEN THE CONTROL CENTER AND SWIPE HORIZONTALLY TO FIND THE NOW PLAYING SCREEN. 003. TAP THE AirPlay ICON TO FIND THE LIST OF AVAILABLE AirPlay DEVICES, SELECT YOUR MULTI-ROOM SPEAKER. 004.
Wi-Fi STREAMING FROM Chromecast built-in Chromecast built-in IS A PLATFORM THAT LETS YOU STREAM YOUR FAVOURITE MUSIC FROM YOUR SMARTPHONE, TABLET OR COMPUTER RIGHT TO YOUR SPEAKER. Chromecast built-in IS AVAILABLE IN MOST MUSIC APPS ON THE MARKET. 001. CONNECT YOUR DEVICE TO THE SAME Wi-Fi NETWORK AS YOUR MULTIROOM SPEAKER. 002. PLAY MUSIC IN YOUR FAVOURITE MUSIC APP. 003. TAP THE Chromecast built-in ICON IN YOUR MUSIC APP AND SELECT YOUR MULTI-ROOM SPEAKER. 001. 018. 002. 003.
Wi-Fi STREAMING FROM INTERNET RADIO YOUR SPEAKER HAS AN EMBEDDED INTERNET RADIO SERVICE THAT GIVES YOU ACCESS TO THOUSANDS OF RADIO STATIONS AROUND THE WORLD. 001. OPEN THE MARSHALL MULTI-ROOM APP. 002. TAP THE MULTI-ROOM SPEAKER AND SWIPE TO Wi-Fi IN THE MENU. 003. TAP INTERNET RADIO AND SELECT OR SEARCH FOR AN INTERNET RADIO STATION TO PLAY. 004. TO STREAM RADIO IN MULTI MODE, PUSH THE SINGLE/MULTI MODE BUTTON ON THE SPEAKER OR SET THE SPEAKER TO MULTI IN THE MARSHALL MULTI-ROOM APP. 005.
STORING PRESETS THE ACTON MULTI-ROOM CAN HOLD UP TO 7 PRESETS FOR INSTANT MUSIC STREAMING VIA Wi-Fi. 001. PLAY THE SPOTIFY PLAYLIST OR INTERNET RADIO CHANNEL THAT YOU WANT TO STORE. 002. TURN THE SOURCE KNOB TO SELECT THE POSITION (1-7) WHERE YOU WANT TO STORE THE PRESET. 003. PUSH THE SOURCE KNOB FOR MORE THAN 3 SECONDS TO STORE THE PRESET. PREVIOUSLY STORED PRESETS ARE OVERWRITTEN. PRESETS CAN ALSO BE MANAGED IN THE MARSHALL MULTI-ROOM APP. 002. 001. 003. 020.
SINGLE MODE OR MULTI MODE UP TO 5 MARSHALL WIRELESS MULTI-ROOM SPEAKERS CAN BE SETUP ON THE SAME Wi-Fi NETWORK TO FORM A MULTI-ROOM SYSTEM. SINGLE MODE MEANS STREAMING AUDIO INDIVIDUALLY ON EACH SPEAKER. MULTI MODE MEANS STREAMING THE SAME AUDIO ON ALL SPEAKERS IN MULTI MODE. 001. TOGGLE BETWEEN SINGLE AND MULTI MODE BY PUSHING THE SINGLE/ MULTI BUTTON ON TOP OF THE SPEAKER. 002. A LIT SINGLE OR MULTI INDICATOR SHOWS WHAT MODE THE SPEAKER IS IN. 001. 001. 002. 002. SINGLE/MULTI 021.
MULTI MODE ONE SPEAKER ACTS AS THE SERVER AND DISTRIBUTES AUDIO TO THE OTHER SPEAKERS IN MULTI MODE. IF THE SERVER SPEAKER LEAVES THE MULTI MODE GROUP, THE AUDIO STOPS PLAYING. SINGLE MODE AND MULTI MODE CAN ALSO BE MANAGED IN THE MARSHALL MULTI-ROOM APP. NOTE: TO USE AUX WITH MULTI MODE, CONNECT ONE SPEAKER TO THE SOUND SOURCE WITH A CABLE AND SET THE SOURCE KNOB TO AUX. SET THE OTHER SPEAKERS TO MULTI MODE.
PLAY, PAUSE, NEXT AND PREVIOUS SONG 001. PUSH THE SOURCE KNOB ONCE TO PAUSE OR PLAY MUSIC. 002. PUSH TO SKIP TO THE NEXT SONG. 003. PUSH TO SKIP TO THE PREVIOUS SONG. 001. 003. 023. 002.
ADJUSTING THE VOLUME/BASS/TREBLE THE ACTON MULTI-ROOM HAS THREE KNOBS FOR ADJUSTING THE SOUND ON THE INDIVIDUAL SPEAKER. THE KNOB VALUE IS SHOWN BY A LIT INDICATOR: 001. VOLUME KNOB 002. BASS KNOB 003. TREBLE KNOB 001. 002. 003. 001. 002. 003. NOTE: THE SOUND CAN ALSO BE ADJUSTED FROM THE MARSHALL MULTI-ROOM APP. 024.
STANDBY MODE THE SPEAKER GOES INTO STANDBY MODE IF NO AUDIO HAS BEEN PLAYED FOR 20 MINUTES. THE SPEAKER IS STILL CONNECTED TO THE NETWORK. 001. PUSH SOURCE KNOB TO WAKE THE SPEAKER. 001. 025.
SPEAKER SOFTWARE UPDATE THE ACTON MULTI-ROOM SPEAKER IS AUTOMATICALLY UPGRADED TO THE LATEST SOFTWARE RELEASE AS LONG AS THE SPEAKER IS CONNECTED TO WiFi. THIS IS DONE IN THE BACKGROUND AND REQUIRES NO MANUAL WORK. 026.
FACTORY RESET TO RESET THE SPEAKER TO ITS FACTORY STATE: 001. PUSH AND HOLD THE SINGLE/MULTI BUTTON AND THE SOURCE KNOB FOR 7 SECONDS UNTIL BOTH THE SINGLE AND MULTI‑MODE INDICATORS ARE LIT. 002. THE SPEAKER IS RESET TO ITS FACTORY STATE, RESTORED TO SETUP MODE AND IS READY TO BE CONFIGURED. 001. 7s + 002. 002. SINGLE + MULTI NOTE: THE FACTORY RESET WILL DELETE ALL SETTING AND USER CONFIGURATIONS. 027.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION SOUND SPECIFICATION • • • • • • • • ACTIVE STEREO LOUDSPEAKER WITH BASS REFLEX SYSTEM DIGITAL CLASS D AMPLIFIER: 2 X 10 W + 1 X 30 W ¾″ DOME TWEETERS: 2X 4″ WOOFER: 1X BASS AND TREBLE TONE CONTROLS FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 52–20,000 HZ ±6 DB CONNECTIVITY: -- Wi-fi: WPA2, 802.11B/G/N/AC 2.4 GHZ/5 GHZ WITH DIVERSITY -- Bluetooth: STANDARD V4.2 EDR A2DP -- INPUT: AUX 3.
TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM CAUSE ACTION THE ACTON MULTIROOM DOES NOT TURN ON The speaker is not connected to AC mains. Connect the power cord to the Acton Multi-Room and a working AC wall socket. THE ACTON MULTIROOM CANNOT BE DISCOVERED BY THE GOOGLE HOME APP Bluetooth is not enabled on your device. Activate Bluetooth on your device. The speaker is not in setup mode. Turn the SOURCE knob to Wi-Fi and push and hold for 3 seconds to make the speaker discoverable.
TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM THERE IS NO SOUND CANNOT CONNECT OR PAIR WITH A Bluetooth DEVICE THE SPEAKER IS NOT RESPONDING CAUSE ACTION The wrong sound source is selected. Turn and push the SOURCE knob to choose a different sound source. Volume is set too low on either the sound source or the speaker. Slightly increase the volume on your sound source or the speaker. Bluetooth is not enabled on your device (smartphone, tablet, computer). Activate Bluetooth on your device.
TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM Bluetooth CONNECTION DROPS OUT MULTI MODE DOES NOT WORK THERE IS A CRACKLING SOUND CAUSE ACTION The two Bluetooth devices are too far apart or the connection is affected due to obstacles. Move the devices closer so that they are within 10 metres, and unobstructed by obstacles such as walls or doors There is a strong electric field surrounding the Acton MultiRoom.
TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM THE SOUND IS DISTORTED ERRATIC PERFORMANCE CAUSE ACTION Volume is set too high on the sound source. Turn down the playback volume on the sound source. The audio stream or sound file is of poor quality. Try another sound file or music player. Volume is set too high on the Acton Multi-Room. Lower the volume on the speaker. Too much bass/treble on the speaker. Lower the bass/treble on the speaker. Interference from another electronic device.
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