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SoundWorks
i525
USER MANUAL
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WARNING DO NOT OPEN TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. RE- FER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL The lightning flash with arrowhead The exclamation point, within an symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is equilateral triangle, is intended to intended to alert the user to the pres- alert the user to the presence of ence of un-insulated “dangerous voltage” important operating and main- within the product’s enclosure that m
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Additional Safety Advice FCC STATEMENT FOR THE U. S. A. This equipment has 1) Keep surrounding objects at least four inches away been tested and found to comply with the limits of part from the apparatus for adequate ventilation. 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide 2) Ventilation openings on the apparatus should not reasonable protection against harmful interference in a be impeded by such items as newspaper, cloths, residential installation. This equipment generates
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Table of Contents Introduction and Contents .............................................................................6 Getting Started................................................................................................7-8 Display Brightness Control ..............................................................................9 Radio Operation .........................................................................................10-11 iPod Operation .............................
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INTRODUCTION Additional Features The people at Cambridge SoundWorks, division of Creative Technologies, hope • A dimmer function allows you to choose one you enjoy your new high-performance of eight different brightness levels. SoundWorks i525. In addition to bringing your iPod ’s music library to life, your new • The i525 has a built-in energy cell that music system has great FM stereo sound maintains the current time accurately without and plays useful AM band stations. It stores
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GETTING STARTED A) Remove the SoundWorks i525 from its protective A polybag and place it in your preferred location. B) On the rear panel, locate the FM wire antenna. B EXTEND THE FM ANTENNA Remove the wire tie, then unroll and extend the antenna. C) Connect the Power Supply to a convenient AC outlet. Then insert the Power Supply DC plug into the DC POWER INPUT jack in the rear panel of the i525. C CONNECT THE POWER SUPPLY Lynx Radio Rear Panel Artwork Revision 1 Date: 12/11
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GETTING STARTED (Continued) Set the Current Time D TIME ADJUSTMENT D) After connecting the i525 to power, it may show “AM 12:00”. This indicates the current time needs to be adjusted. TUNE PRESET Press and hold MENU / SELECT on the top of the SOURCE 1-8 i525 for 5 seconds. This will begin the “Time Set” MENU function. Release the button when “12” appears SELECT with a blinking “:” . SLEEP 1 2 NAP Use the WHEEL on the top panel to adjust the current hour. Press MENU /SELEC T , then
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Brightness Function TUNE F) For quick and easy adjustment of the display PRESET SOURCE 1-8 brightness, from Standby operation, repeatedly tap MENU the SNOOZE/ MUTE button on the top panel. This SELECT will cycle through the available brightness settings. SLEEP 1 2 NAP Once the desired brightness setting is displayed, simply wait for the menu to timeout (about 5 seconds) and the brightness setting is SNOOZE/MUTE stored.
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RADIO OPERATION Selecting the Radio Bands A RADIO BUTTON iPod TUNE V O L U M E A) Press SOURCE to select radio operation. The i525 ENTER M E N U S E L E C T PRESET returns to the last radio band and frequency used. SOURCE 1-8 S O U R C E S E E K TUNE Pressing SOURCE during radio or AUX operation in MENU S M A R T V O L S U R R O U N D C R Y S TA L I Z E R the following sequence--FM, AM, AUX, then back SELECT 1 2 3 4 PRESETS to FM. 5 6 7 8 SLEEP M U T E SLEEP NAP 1 2 S N O O Z E Note: AUX sel
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RADIO OPERATION (continued) Storing Stations in the PRESET Bank You can store eight FM stations in the i525’s PRESET bank while FM is selected and eight AM stations while AM is selected. PRESET BANK ON THE REMOTE CONTROL A A) Storing a radio frequency as a PRESET using the remote control: iPod Press SOURCE to choose the desired radio band V O L U M E ENTER (AM or FM). S E L E C T M E N U Tune to the desired station. S O U R C E TUNE S E E K Press and hold the target PRESET button on the re
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iPod Operation 1) Install the dock insert that fits your iPod. Using the iPod dock feature of the i525 1) There is a selection of inserts included with the i525. These inserts fit various iPod models. Install the insert that best fits your iPod, or use the insert included with your Apple iPod. Make sure the insert snaps into the recess. The top of the insert should be flush with the top of the i525. 2) Attach your iPod to the dock connector. 3) Select the iPod as a music source by pressin
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Creative’s X-Fi audio processing technology Using the X-Fi features of the i525 X-Fi technology on the i525 allows you to combine Creative Multi-Speaker Surround Virtual- four different audio enhancements, creating better Heaphones improves your headphone experience. sound than possible “linear” audio circuitry. The Use it whenever the i525 is available and you would four different X-Fi enhancement choices are: normally listen to you iPod on headphones. Select X-Fi SURROUND while headphones a
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QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE - SOUNDWORKS i525 REMOTE CONTROL QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE - SOUNDWORKS i525 TOP PANEL CONTROLS Move up and down within an iPod menu. THESE BUTTONS SUBSTITUTE FOR THE CLICK WHEEL ON AN iPod. Select iPod player, if docked. Select iPod mode if an iPod is docked. Toggle between iPod Play/Pause. Select iPod Play/Pause. iPod Snooze adjustments. Press to move back and forth within the Press and hold for current time/ current playlist. day adjustment. ENTER Press and hold to forward
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QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE - SOUNDWORKS i525 REMOTE CONTROL QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE - SOUNDWORKS i525 TOP PANEL CONTROLS Move up and down within an iPod menu. THESE BUTTONS SUBSTITUTE FOR THE CLICK WHEEL ON AN iPod. Select iPod player, if docked. Select iPod mode if an iPod is docked. Toggle between iPod Play/Pause. Select iPod Play/Pause. iPod Snooze adjustments. Press to move back and forth within the Press and hold for current time/ current playlist. day adjustment. ENTER Press and hold to forward
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QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE - SOUNDWORKS i525 REAR CONNECTIONS Lynx Radio Rear Panel Artwork Revision 1 Date: 12/11/09 DC POWER INPUT AUX AM IN ANT Input: 12V 1500 mA All Artwork to be Warm Gray 3C DC Input jack Connect any audio signal source with Connect the power a 3.5 mm stereo miniplug to this jack. supply to this jack. Listening to An External Sound Source A) If you have an external audio program source (a portable MP3 player, for example), connect it to the AUX IN jac
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CONVENIENCE FEATURES Mute A) Press the SNOOZE/MUTE bar (top panel) or the SNOOZE/MUTE button on the remote control. Mute is cancelled if the POWER button is pressed or the volume is adjusted. Sleep Delay B) SLEEP DELAY ADJUSTMENT B) Delayed Turn Off function: While the i525 is “On”, ADJUST press the SLEEP button on the remote control or SLEEP the SLEEP/ NAP button on the top panel until the desired sleep delay interval is reached. Sleep delay intervals are 15, 20, 30, 45, 60, 90 and 12
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WAKEUP FUNCTIONS Music Wakeup Features After a Music Wakeup event occurs, the Music Each of the two Wakeup Alarms on the i525 will alarm will continue for one (1) hour. After one hour, store the following settings: the alarm will reset itself and the i525 will enter Wakeup time Standby. Wakeupsour ce (radio frequency, iPod) Wakeup Volume (for radio or iPod) If a second alarm is set to occur during the X-Fisetting activation time of the first alarm, the second alarm The Alarm Settings
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WAKEUP FUNCTIONS (Continued) Preparing either Alarm 1 or Alarm 2: PART ONE: PRESELECT THE SOURCE AND VOLUME A) Turn the i525 on. B) Select a radio station or iPod playback. C) Set the Volume. D) Adust X-Fi settings, if desired. (Smart Volume Management is a great choice for Music Wakeup, as it keeps the volume consistent.) PART TWO: ADJUST THE HOURS AND MINUTES ALARM ADJUSTMENT DISPLAYS A) Press and hold either ALARM 1 or ALARM 2. A) HOUR ADJUSTMENT DISPLAY The display change
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WAKEUP FUNCTIONS (Continued) iPod V O L U M E ENTER S E L E C T M E N U Activating/Deactivating Alarms Activating/Deactivating Alarms S O U R C E S E E K TUNE i525 Top Panel i525 Remote Control Press either alarm button to activate or deactivate S M A R T V O L S U R R O U N D C R Y S TA L I Z E R that alarm. Both alarm buttons follow this sequence: 1 2 3 4 TUNE PRESETS 5 6 7 8 PRESET SOURCE Start: ............................................... Alarm inactive 1-8 M U T E SLEEP NAP S N O O Z E
