Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Owner's Manual page 10

11 READING THE LED
LED state Meaning
Zeppelin in standby.
Steady red
Steady yellow Zeppelin powering up
from standby (2 sec).
Steady blue Zeppelin on,
iPod selected.
Steady green Zeppelin on,
AUX selected.
Slow flashing blue iPod is paused
(category A only).
Slow flashing green AUX is muted.
Rapid flashing blue Volume changing,
iPod selected.
Rapid flashing green Volume changing,
AUX selected.
Rapid flashing white Volume approaching
maximum.
Rapid flashing red Volume at maximum
or minimum.
Single off/on blue Acknowledge valid
or green button command.
Single flash red Command not available.
Continuously flashing Warning – if no button
red is being pressed, there
is a system fault.
12 USING iPod CONTROLS
All the while a Category A iPod is docked, its
thumbwheel can alter Zeppelin's volume level, which is
also displayed on the iPod's screen. The iPod's internal
volume level is not affected and is retained for when you
remove the iPod and use headphones.
The thumbwheel and display of Category B/C iPods will
not function in this way.
All the other controls on your iPod continue to work as
normal.
Pressing Play on your iPod while it is docked will
automatically select iPod as the Zeppelin source.
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Zeppelin will play music from the iPhone, but the iPhone
does not currently recognise this. So when you dock an
iPhone, it will display one of two messages.
If the phone function is disabled, the message is:
"This accessory is not made to work with iPhone. OK?"
Simply press 'OK' and the iPhone will behave with full
functionality just like any category A iPod, except of
course that the interface is different.
If the phone function is enabled, the message is:
"This accessory is not made to work with iPhone. Would
you like to turn on Airplane Mode to reduce audio
interference (you will not be able to make or receive
calls)? Yes/No" If you press 'Yes', the phone function is
disabled and the previous condition applies. If you press
'No', you can still listen to music, because Zeppelin is
immune to interference. If you have an incoming call, the
iPhone will ring through Zeppelin and mute the music.
To take the call, remove the iPhone from Zeppelin and
replace it when the call is finished.
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The tonal balance, in particular the level of bass, is
affected by where you place Zeppelin. If you place it
back against a wall, the bass level is boosted by the
wall and more so if it is in a corner. Zeppelin's own bass
output may be adjusted to compensate.
If you have previously changed the iPod's own
equalisation (EQ) for headphone use, this may not be
appropriate when listening through Zeppelin, so before
adjusting Zeppelin's EQ, you should turn off any EQ in
the iPod itself (Settings > EQ > Off).
When you dock a Category A iPod into Zeppelin, an
extra item called 'Speakers' appears in its main menu.
If you select this option and then choose 'Tone Control',
you will get a list of Bass level options.
USING AN iPhone
In the default position, Bass 0, the balance is adjusted
to be correct when Zeppelin is on an open table.
Bass -1 lowers the bass to match a single wall and Bass
-2 a corner. Personal preference comes into it as well,
so we provide extra settings at each end, Bass +1 and
Bass -3. Choose whichever sounds best to you. The
change happens as soon as you highlight the option
and Zeppelin retains the selection until a different option
is highlighted.
Although the EQ is selected using an iPod, it is
Zeppelin itself that is altered, so the selected EQ setting
is automatically also applied to any second source
connected to the AUX input.
After setting Zeppelin's EQ, you may revisit the iPod's
own EQ if you wish.
If you have an earlier model iPod, you can still adjust
Zeppelin's bass by borrowing a Category A iPod and it
will remain set for other models.
ADJUSTING THE SOUND
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