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1. Formation Bass Carton Contents
Formation Bass
Mains power cable set appropriate for your territory
Document pack
Environmental Information
This product complies with international directives,
including but not limited to the Restriction of
Hazardous Substances (RoHS) in electrical and
electronic equipment, the Registration, Evaluation,
Authorisation and restriction of Chemicals (REACH)
and the disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic
Equipment (WEEE). Consult your local waste
disposal authority for guidance on how properly to
recycle or dispose of this product.
2. Installing Your Formation Bass
Location
Your Formation Bass requires a mains power supply
to operate so must be located within reach of a
mains socket. If your Formation Bass speaker is to
use a wired connection to your home network it will
need to be located within reach of an appropriate
network (Ethernet) cable.
Your Formation Bass speaker should be placed
on the floor in reasonably close proximity to the
Formation speaker it is partnered with. In the case of
a Formation Wedge or Formation Bar, a subwoofer
location directly beneath the speaker, or at least
adjacent to a common wall, is likely to produce the
best results.
In the case of a Formation Bass partnered with a
pair of Formation Duo speakers, the best results are
likely to be obtained if the Formation Bass is placed
between the Duo speakers or in the vicinity of one
of them. Placing a Formation Bass to the side, but
still to the front of the listeners, is an acceptable
compromise if domestic considerations dictate.
The Formation Bass should not be located
behind the listening position. Diagram 1 illustrates
subwoofer positioning.
Note: Take care when handling your Formation
Bass not to damage the driver diaphragms
located on each end of its enclosure.
Connections
In addition to a mains power socket your Formation
Bass carries an Ethernet socket for connection
to a router should a wired network connection be
preferred to wireless (WiFi).
Note: The USB socket located on the Formation
Bass rear panel is intended for service and
diagnostic use only. It cannot be used for any
other purpose.
The Formation Bass has no wired audio connections
and will configure itself automatically during the
set up process to access network audio streams
and to enhance bass appropriately depending on
the characteristics of the partnered speaker. When
partnered with a Formation Bar, the Formation Bass
will automatically switch to reproducing the low
frequency effects (LFE) channel of Dolby Surround
encoded material.
Switch On and Off
With all connections made, and the Bowers &
Wilkins Home app installed on your mobile device,
your Formation Bass is ready to be set up. Your
Formation Bass has no mains power switch and,
following a short start-up routine, will be operational
as soon as it is connected to mains power. It will
play an audio prompt when its startup routine is
complete.
When a Formation Bass that has not been previously
used is first switched on it will automatically enter
setup mode to enable its connection to your home
network and to any other available Formation
devices. Setup mode is indicated by a slow orange
pulse illumination of the Form touch button
The Formation Bass will also appear in the Bowers
& Wilkins Home app as available for set up after
selecting 'Add Formation product' from the app
Settings page.
Your Formation Bass manages its operational state
and power consumption entirely automatically and
will switch to a power saving mode after twenty
minuets of inactivity. There is no need ever to switch
off your Formation Bass, however should you wish
to do so, simply disconnected it from mains power.
Your Formation Bass will retain its settings without
mains power.
Diagram 1
Positioning
You can restart a Formation Bass speaker by a
short press and release of the reset button located
on its rear panel. Pressing the button will switch the
Formation Bass off and on again. All settings will be
retained when your Formation Bass restarts. You can
also restart your Formation Bass via the Bowers &
Wilkins Home app Settings page.
If you wish to to reset your Formation Bass to its
default settings, press and hold the reset button for
five seconds. On restart, your Formation Bass will
enter setup mode. All settings will be deleted when
your Formation Bass resets. You can also reset your
Formation Bass via the Bowers & Wilkins Home app
Settings menu.
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