Directed Electronics Soloist Owner's Manual
Directed Electronics Soloist Owner's Manual

Directed Electronics Soloist Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 Universal Sound System Owner’s Guide...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Volume Control Congratulations Equalization Settings How to Use this Guide Dynamic Bass Boost Box Contents Mute Unpacking and Setting up your Soloist Display Option Battery Installation Using the Headphone Jack Front View Using Specifi c Sources Rear View Sirius Satellite Radio...
  • Page 5: Safety Precautions And Fcc Statement

    ❍ Do not use any power supply other than the one included. This will damage or cause Soloist to be inoperable. ❍ Do not use Soloist where it will be exposed to high levels of humidity, moisture, or dust.
  • Page 6: Congratulations

    Congratulations Thanks for purchasing Soloist Universal Sound System. This elegant powered speaker system with its unique interchange- able cradle system will allow you to enjoy high quality audio from SIRIUS Satellite Radio, the ubiquitous iPod portable media player, and many other popular digital audio and video devices. Be sure to save your sales receipt. It is your best record of the date of purchase, which is required for warranty service.
  • Page 7: Box Contents

    Desktop Docking Station Soloist Universal Sound System Box Contents Unpack your Soloist universal sound system carefully and make sure that everything listed below is present: • Soloist Universal Sound System • AC/DC Power Adapter and Line Cord • Remote Control and battery •...
  • Page 8: Unpacking And Setting Up Your Soloist

    2 years. The battery holder is located in the bottom 2. Do not misuse battery by shorting the positive “+” and panel of Soloist dock. It has a slot on one side. Press negative “-” terminals or put it into fi re. Overheating in from the side near the slot with your thumb nail to may cause the battery to explode and cause a fi...
  • Page 9: Front View

    Headphone Output Jack Auxiliary Input Jack NOTE: The panel is rugged, but can be damaged if punctured or pushed too hard. If anything is touching the panel while playing the sound can be noisy and/or distorted. © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved.
  • Page 10: Rear View

    Soloist - Rear View Line Input Jack Line Out Jack DC 12V Input Jack Sirius Antenna Jack MINI USB Connector © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved .
  • Page 11: Remote Control

    POWER/SOURCE - Turns the system On/Off and selects music source. MUTE - Mutes the sound of Soloist. - Increases the volume level of Soloist and provides increment adjustment of Soloist’s clock, alarm and timers. - Decreases the volume level of Soloist and provides decrement adjustment of Soloist’s clock, alarm and timers.
  • Page 12: Docking Cradle Types

    Adjustable back stop for different iPod models. Stiletto 10/1OO iPod Sportster 3/4 Adapter for Starmate 3/4 and Stratus Two sided adhesive tape is provided to permanently attache this adaptor to the Sportster 4 docking cradle. © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved .
  • Page 13: Before Inserting The Stiletto Cradle

    Top View The Sirius connector can be moved to the left or right to match up with the Sirius radio being docked. Soloist comes setup for Sirius plug and play radios. If you plan to use a Stiletto portable radio, the connector needs to be moved to the right before inserting the cradle.
  • Page 14: Inserting Docking Cradle

    Phillips Screw Driver if desired. If installing a Sirius docking cradle, make sure the connec- tor is moved to the correct position as described on page Screw (optional) Docking Cradle (snaps in at rear) Soloist © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved .
  • Page 15: Setting The Clock

    CLOCK Press again and the hours digits The clock can only be set when Soloist is off. When the of the clock will fl ash. system is powered up for the fi rst time, the display will fl ash to indicate the clock is not set.
  • Page 16: Lcd Contrast Setting

    SNOOZE CLOCK Press again and the clock is set. The LCD contrast can only be set when Soloist is off. The colon will fl ash to indicate the clock is running. MUTE Press and hold for 3 seconds and Soloist will...
  • Page 17: Installing The Windowsill Antenna

    X on the map. necessary. Connect the antenna cable to the ANT connection on the Key: rear of the dock. Area 1: Aim the antenna East, Northeast, or Southeast © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved.
  • Page 18: Using Your Soloist

    SOURCE Press and hold for three 3 seconds to turn Soloist off. The LCD will display "GOOD BYE" The LCD backlight remains on for one minute. The LCD backlight will turn on any time a button is pressed and back off again one minute after the last button is pressed.
  • Page 19: Volume Control

    Press to toggle DBB on and off. The LCD will indicate the status. The volume level can be set from 00 to 30. Soloist remembers the volume level when switched off and automatically returns to same level when switched on again.
  • Page 20: Mute

    Press to toggle Mute on and off. The LCD will indicate the status. The audio output of Soloist is muted if headphones are plugged into the headphone jack. When unplugging the headphones, the volume is automatically reset to level 15 to avoid loud bursts of sound.
  • Page 21: Using Specifi C Sources

    Your Sirius portable radio must be on or asleep before time. Soloist can be on or off. Once your Sirius radio is inserting it into Soloist. If it is fully off, please turn it on docked, Soloist will control the powering on and off of and wait for it to boot up before inserting it into Soloist.
  • Page 22 All the buttons on the original remote control will func- Soloist is able to detect the presence of a Sirius radio. tion as expected except the power button. The Soloist...
  • Page 23: Ipod Music Players

    The LCD will powered off. display the source. Soloist is able to detect the presence of an iPod. If an iPod is not docked into Soloist or improperly docked, the LCD will display the error. © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved.
  • Page 24: Line In/Aux In

    CD player. Set up the external source to play music. Soloist is a full featured alarm clock that can be used to Make sure Soloist is powered on. wake up to your favorite music on Sirius satellite radios or stored content on a Sirius portable radio or an iPod.
  • Page 25 Once the Alarm Clock has been set, you can turn it on or Press to select a source. The choices off. The Soloist must be off to turn the Alarm Clock on or off. © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved.
  • Page 26: Music Timer

    Setting the Music Timer Waking to the Alarm Clock The Music Timer can be set when Soloist is on or off. At the programmed time, Soloist will turn on, adjust the volume level, and play the selected source. If you have...
  • Page 27 Music Timer will turn off. The hours digits of the Music Press to set the minutes. Timer will fl ash. NOTE: You can not program the Music Timer on and Music Timer off times as the same time. © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved.
  • Page 28 Turning the Music Timer On and Off Press to select a source. The choices Once the Music Timer has been set, you can turn it on or off. Soloist can be on or off to turn the Music Timer on or off. TIMER TIMER Press briefl...
  • Page 29: Sleep Timer

    Soloist features a Sleep Timer that is used to leave Solo- volume level, and play the selected source. If you have ist on while you fall asleep and turn Soloist off after a selected Sirius radio or iPod as the source but do not preset time has elapsed.
  • Page 30: Usb Communication

    Sirius portable radios iPod Music Players or iPod while docked in Soloist. When the iPod is docked in Soloist and a USB connec- tion is present, the iPod will connect to the computer Sirius Portable Radios and operate as programmed in the iTunes software.
  • Page 31: Specifi Cations

    Input impedance: >20k Ohms Headphone output: >5mW, 32 ohm headphones Battery: 3.0V CR2025 for Clock backup & 3.0V CR2032 for Remote Control Unit AC Power Supply: 110 - 240 VAC to 12.0 VDC @ 3 A © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved.
  • Page 33: Warranty

    Limited One Year Consumer Warranty Directed Electronics (herein “DIRECTED”) promises to the original purchaser, to replace this product should it prove to be defective in workmanship or material under normal use, for a period of one-year from the date of purchase from the dealer as indicated by the date code marking of the product.
  • Page 34 GSOLOD1 08-06 © 2006 Directed Electronics, all rights reserved...

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