Philips BM5 User Manual page 13

Create a group
Note
•
Whenever you create a group, the first speaker that
you enable the group function will act as the master.
1
Power on a multiroom speaker.
2
Press and hold GROUP on the speaker
until the indicator on the button flashes
green and the speaker beeps.
» This speaker acts as the master in the
group to be created.
3
Power on another multiroom speaker, then
press and hold GROUP on the speaker
until the indicator on the button flashes
green and the speaker beeps.
» This speaker acts as a slave in the
group to be created.
4
Wait for more than ten seconds until the
GROUP indicators on both the master and
slave speakers turn solid green, indicating
that the two speakers are grouped
together.
» Both speakers beep twice.
» The volume indicator on the master
speaker remains white while that on
the slave speaker turns green.
» If no Bluetooth connection has been
set up before, the
master speaker flashes blue.
indicator on the
5
Repeat steps 2 to 4 to add more speakers
into the group.
Note
•
You can only add slave speakers one by one. Each time
when you add a slave speaker, first press and hold
GROUP on the master speaker until the indicator on
the button flashes green and the speaker beeps.
•
If the signal strength indicator on a slave speaker shows
that the signal is poor, move it closer to the master
speaker.
You can add any of the following
speakers into the existing group or
create a new group with them:
• A speaker with factory default settings
• A master speaker that has
no slave connected to it
• A slave speaker that is disconnected
from its master (with the GROUP
indicator flashing green)
Connect a Bluetooth-enabled device
to the master and play to the whole
group
Note
•
Music play pauses when there is an incoming call or
video recording is in progress on the connected mobile
phone.
1
If no Bluetooth connection has been set up
with the master speaker before, pair and
connect a Bluetooth-enabled device to the
master speaker (see 'Connect a Bluetooth-
enabled device' on page 9).
2
After successful Bluetooth connection, play
music on the Bluetooth device.
» Music streams from your Bluetooth
device to the whole group of speakers.
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