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- Page 1 VANATOO TRANSPARENT ZERO ™ ™ POWERED SPEAKERS Owner’s Guide ™...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
• L epointd’exclamationinscritdansuntriangleestdestinéàinformer 11. D onotinstallnearanyheatsourcessuchasradiators,heatregisters,stoves,or l’utilisateurdelaprésence,danslemanuelaccompagnantl’appareil, otherapparatus(includingamplifiers)thatproduceheat. d’importantesinstructionsconcernantlefonctionnementetl’entretien. 12. D onotdefeatthesafetypurposeofthepolarizedorgroundingplug.Apolarized 2. Pourempêcherlerisqued’incendieoudedéchargeélectrique,évitezd’excéderla plughastwobladeswithonewiderthantheother.Agroundingplughas capaciténormaledelaprisedecourant,descordonsélectriques. twobladesandathirdgroundingprong.Thewidebladeorthethirdprongis 3. A VERTISSEMENT:Pourréduirelesrisquesd’incendieoud’électrocution, providedforyoursafety.Iftheprovidedplugdoesnotfitintoyouroutlet,consult n’exposezpascetappareilàlapluieouàl’humidité.L’appareilnedoitpasêtre anelectricianforreplacementoftheobsoleteoutlet. exposéàdesgouttesouàdeséclaboussures.Veillezànepasposersurl’appareil desobjetsremplisdeliquidetelsquedesvases. 13. P rotectthepowercordfrombeingwalkedonorpinchedparticularlyatthe plugs,conveniencereceptacles,andatthepointwheretheyexitfromthe 4.Lisezcesinstructions. apparatus. 5.Conservezcesinstructions. www.vanatoo.com 2 14. U seonlyattachments/accessoriesspecifiedbythemanufacturer. 6.Respecteztouslesavertissements. -
Page 3: Welcome
14. U tilisezuniquementdesaccessoiresouoptionsrecommandésparlefabricant. WELCOME! Thank you for choosing Vanatoo Transparent Zero powered speakers. We hope you’ll enjoy them for years to come. We’ve worked hard to design a desktop speaker that delivers impressive bass, amazing sound clarity, and a rich set of features for today’s home audio environments. -
Page 4: Product Specifications
8)3.5mmtoRCA“Y”cable 9)USBAtoUSBBcable 10) R J50speakerinterconnectcable 11)2.5mmAllenwrench DO NOT discard shipping materials. In the rare case that you must return the speakers, they will need to be shipped in the original packaging. The shipping box is collapsible for storage. www.vanatoo.com 4... -
Page 5: Setting Up Your System
Passive Speaker Back Plate Overview Feature Description TOOTHERSPEAKER AmplifierOUTPUTconnectortoconnecttheactivespeaker’sinternalamplifiertothepassivespeaker ! DONOTconnectthisoutputtoanythingotherthanthepassivespeaker.THISSHOULDNEVERBE CONNECTEDTOANYETHERNETEQUIPMENTORDAMAGEMAYRESULT. POWERINPUT PowerinputforDCpowercablefromtheexternalpowersupply VOL/TREB/BASS Definesthefunctionofthepotentiometerlocatednexttothepassiveradiator.Alsousedtoselectspeakersetup SWITCH configurations. PAIR/PROG PlacestheBluetoothreceiverinpairmode.Alsousedtoprogramspeakersetupconfigurations. USBIN DigitalAudioUSBinputforastandardUSBtypeBplug SUBOUT Lineleveloutputforanoptionalpoweredsubwoofer ANALOGIN Analoginputfora3.5mm(sometimescalledan1/8inch)stereoplug OPTICALIN DigitalS/PDIFinputforaTOSLINKfiberopticplug SPEAKERINPUT PassivespeakerINPUTconnector.ConnecttotheamplifierOUTPUTconnector(1)ontheactivespeakersusingthe CONNECTOR speakerwireprovided. ! DONOTconnectthisinputtoanythingotherthantheactivespeaker.THISSHOULD NEVERBECONNECTEDTOANYETHERNETEQUIPMENTORDAMAGEMAYRESULT. (continued next page) www.vanatoo.com 5... - Page 6 Desktop Usage Placethespeakersonthesuppliedisolatedpadswiththesupports andpassiveradiatorsfacingup.Positiontheactivespeakerwiththe connectionsontherightsideofyourseatedposition(thiscanbechanged insoftware).Trytogetyourspeakersatequaldistanceoneachside. In-Room Usage Placethespeakersonthesuppliedpadswiththesupportsandpassive radiatorsfacingdown.Positiontheactivespeakerwiththeconnectionson therightsideofyourlisteningposition(thiscanbechangedinsoftware,see speakerconfigurationsettings).Ideallyyourspeakersshouldbeatequal distancefromyourbestlisteningpositiononeachside,andapproximately atearlevelwhenyouareseated. Step 2: Connect the active speaker to the passive speaker TheincludedspeakerinterconnectcablewithmodularRJ50connectors makesthisa“snap”! Step 3: Connecting power PlugintheACadaptertothewallandtotheactivespeaker. (continued next page) www.vanatoo.com 6...
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Page 7: Setting Up Your System
SETTING UP YOUR SYSTEM, CONTINUED Step 4: Connect the active speaker to your audio device YourT0speakerssupportanalog,USB,optical,andBluetoothwireless connections. 1) A nalog—Connectyoursourceusingtheincludedusing3.5mmto3.5mm cableor3.5mmtoRCAcableasappropriateforyoursourcecomponent. 2) U SB—ConnectyourcomputertotheT0usingthesuppliedUSBAtoUSBB cable.SelecttheVanatooT0inyourcomputer’saudiosettings. 3) O ptical—ConnectyoursourcecomponenttotheVanatooT0usingaToslink opticalcable. 4) B luetooth— a. P ressandreleasethe“Pair-Prog”buttonontherearoftheactive speaker,orpress“Enable”andthen“BTPair”ontheremotecontrol. b. E nsureBluetoothisturned-ononyoursourcedeviceandpairwiththe VanatooT0. c. E nsureyoursourcedeviceisconnectedtotheVanatooT0over... -
Page 8: Speaker Configuration Settings
Treble,andBasschanges Remote"Enable"keymustprecederemoteinput Twodotposition(Mid) Treble selection,BTPair,TrebleandBasschanges EnablesshelvedDSPsettings Twodotposition(Mid) Bass EnablesflatDSPsettings Threedotposition(Max) Volume Stereooutput Threedotposition(Max) Treble Monooutput Threedotposition(Max) Bass ResettoAutoInputSwitchmodeinsleep Halfwaybetweenonedotandtwodots Volume Retaincurrentinputselectioninsleep Halfwaybetweenonedotandtwodots Treble Limitersenabled Halfwaybetweenonedotandtwodots Bass Limitersdisabled Halfwaybetweentwodotsandthree Volume Activespeakerontheright Halfwaybetweentwodotsandthree Treble Activespeakerontheleft Halfwaybetweentwodotsandthree Bass (continued next page) www.vanatoo.com 8... -
Page 9: Speaker Configuration Settings
Stereo/Mono setting—SettingtheT0tothedefaultStereomodewillgiveyoutrueleft/right stereooutputwiththeactivespeaker(theonewiththevolumeknob)beingtherightchannel.If yousettheT0totheoptionalMonomodetheinput’sleftandrightchannelsaresummedtogether andthesamecontentisoutputtobothspeakers.UsetheMonomodeifyouwanttotakejustthe activespeakerwithyoutothegaragetoworkonyourcarbutdon’twanttobothertakingboth speakers.JustsettheT0tomonomode,plugintheactivespeakerintopower,andpushmusicto thespeakerwithyourBluetoothonyourphone.Ifyouwanttoincludeyourpassivespeakerinthe Monomodethat’sOKtoo. Auto Input Switch setting—InthedefaultsettingwhentheT0goestosleepitwillautomatically resettheinputselectiontotheAutoInputSwitchmode.Thiswayifsomeoneinyourfamilyuses theremotecontroltoselectaspecificinputthenanhourlateryouwalkintheroomyouwillalways knowthatsendingmusiconanyinputwillbringtheunitoutofsleepmodeandyourmusicwill play.MostpeopleshouldleavetheT0inthissetting. IntheoptionalsettingwhentheT0goestosleepitwillnotchangetheinputselection.Tobring theT0outofsleepmodetheusermustplaymusiconthelastinputselectedorhitanykeyon theremotetobringtheT0outofsleepmodethenselectthedesiredinput.Thisisprobablyaless frequentlyusedsettingbutsomeusersmayfinditusefulinacontrolledenvironment. Limiters setting—InthedefaultLimitersettingtheT0DSPincorporateslimiters(sometimecalled compressors).ThesearecommonlyusedinmakingPopMusicrecordings,andhavetheeffectof increasingtheoverallplaybackvolume.Theyareturned-onbydefaultintheT0tobothincrease themaximumplaybackvolumeandreducethepeakpowerdrawofthesystem.Whenthesystem isplayedatfullvolumewithheavybassdemandsandthelimiterturnedoff,itispossibletotrigger theprotectioncircuitresultinginatemporaryshutdown.ThisisOK,asthecircuitisbehaving exactlyasintended,butmaybeannoying.Thedefaultofthelimiters“Enabled”greatlyreduces thechancesofthishappening.Thelimitercanhoweverhaveanegativeeffectonthesoundat highvolumes,andsomeusersmayfindthesoundmore“open”withthelimitersdisabled.Welet you,theuser,decide.Justnotethatthemaximumvolumewiththelimiter“Disabled”willbealittle lower,andiftheprotectioncircuittripsyou’llneedtoturnitdownalittle! Active speaker position setting—Inthedefaultsettingtheactivespeakerisdefinedasthe speakerontherightasyoufacetheT0s.ThiscanbechangedusingtheActivespeakerposition setupsothattheactivespeakerisdefinedastheleftspeaker. www.vanatoo.com 9... -
Page 10: Remote Control
8) T reb+, Treb Mid, Treb- Commands—Ifthe15secondenabletimerisgreaterthanzero, theTreb+orTreb-commandwillincreaseordecreasethetrebletonecontrolby1dB. HoldingtheTreb+orTreb-remotecontrolkeydownwillnotcontinuetoincreaseor decreasethetreblesettingbymorethan1dB.Tomovethetreblesettingmorethan1dB theremotecontrolkeymustbereleasedanddepressedagain.Forexample,iftheuser wantstoincreasethetreblesettingby3dBhemustpressandreleasetheTreb+remote button3consecutivetimes.Ifthe15secondenabletimerisgreaterthanzero,theTrebMid commandwillsetthetrebletonecontrolto0dB.DepressinganyoftheTrebbuttonsonthe remotewillalsoresettheEnablecountdowntimerto15secondsandrestartthecountdown. 9) B ass+, Bass Mid, Bass- Commands—Ifthe15secondenabletimerisgreaterthan zero,theBass+orBass-commandwillincreaseordecreasethebasstonecontrolby 1dB.HoldingtheBass+orBass-remotecontrolkeydownwillnotcontinuetoincrease ordecreasetheBasssettingbymorethan1dB.Tomovethebasssettingmorethan 1dBtheremotecontrolkeymustbereleasedanddepressedagain.Forexample,ifthe userwantstoincreasethebasssettingby3dBhemustpressandreleasetheBass+ remotebutton3consecutivetimes.Ifthe15secondenabletimerisgreaterthanzero, theBassMidcommandwillsetthebasstonecontrolto0dB.Depressinganyofthe BassbuttonsontheremotewillalsoresettheEnablecountdowntimerto15seconds andrestartthecountdown. 10) F n1 Command—WhentheFn1commandisreceivedbytheT0receiverthecommand willbeignoredandnoactionwillbetaken.Thiscommandisreservedforfutureuse. www.vanatoo.com 10... -
Page 11: Isolation Pads
Connecttoanypoweredsubwooferusingthe“SUBOUT”connectorontheactive speakertotheinputofthesubwooferusingacablewithRCAconnectors. SUBOUT Setthecrossoverfrequencyonyoursubwoofertoitsmaximumsettingordisablethe subwoofercrossover. Setthevolumecontrolonthesubwoofertodesiredlevel. TheT0systemwillautomaticallysetthecrossoverfrequencybetweentheT0’sand yoursubwoofer. CONNECTING TO A BLUETOOTH DEVICE TheVanatooTransparentZerohasanaptXenabledwirelessBluetoothreceiverbuiltinto theactivespeaker.ConnectingtotheT0’sBluetoothreceiverisverysimple.Onceyou poweruptheT0theBluetoothreceiverbeginstosearchfordevicestoconnect.When yousee“VanatooT0”onyourlistofdevicesonyourmobiledevicejustselectitandthe connectionwillbecompletedwithinseconds.Youcannowplayyourmusicwirelesslyfrom yourBluetoothenabledmusicsource.Anytimeyouwanttodisconnectyourdevicefrom theT0youcaneitherdothatdirectlyonyourmusicsource(e.g.iPhoneorAndroidphone), oryoucanpushthe“Pair/Prog”buttononthebackoftheT0activespeaker,oryoucanhit “enable”followedby“BTPair”ontheremote. O nlyonedevicecanconnecttotheT0Bluetoothreceiveratatime,soifyouarehaving problemsconnectingmakesurenootherdeviceintheareaisconnected.Youcanforceall devicestobedisconnectedbydepressingthe“Pair/Prog”buttononthebackoftheT0 activespeaker,oryoucanhit“enable”followedby“BTPair”ontheremote. IfyouhappentobeusingamobiledevicetoconnecttotheT0’sBluetoothinterface(likean iPhoneorAndroidPhone)andyouhappentowalkoutofrangefortheBluetoothreceiveryour musicwillstopplayingandoneofthreethingswillhappenwhenyouwalkbackintorange. Ifyouareoutofrangeforonlyafewsecondsthemusicwillstopplayingwhileyouare outofrangebutmaybeginagainautomaticallyonceyouarebackinrange. (continued next page) www.vanatoo.com 11... -
Page 12: Adjusting Treble And Bass
When switching from a higher priority input to a lower priority input, the higher priority input must be OFF (or silent) for 7 seconds before the T0 amplifier will switch to the lower priority input. Thisenablestheamplifiertodiscernbetweenthehigherinputbeing turnedoffandnormalinter-tracksilencethusavoidingswitchingtothelowerpriorityinput betweenaudiotracks.This7secondwaittimeisnotnecessarywhenswitchingfromasource thatislowerinprioritytoonethatishigher.Therefore,switchingfromalowerpriorityinputto ahigherpriorityinputwillhappenalmostimmediately. www.vanatoo.com 12... -
Page 13: Troubleshooting
• MakesureanotherBluetoothdevicedoesnotalreadyhaveconnectionwiththeT0.TomakesureallBTconnectionsare disconnectedhitthe“Pair-Prog”buttononthebackoftheactivespeakerorhitenablefollowedbytheBluetoothbuttonon theremote,thentrytopairyourdeviceagain. Audioisdistorted • Ifyouareusingtheanaloginput(3.5mmconnector)makesureyouarenotoverdrivingtheaudioinput.Turndown thevolumeonyouraudiosourcedeviceand,ifnecessary,turnupthevolumeontheactivespeaker. • Makesureyouarenotoverdrivingthespeakerdrivers.Turndownyouraudiosourcedevice.Youmaywanttoturn downthevolumeknobontheactivespeakeralso. • Makesuretheaudiosourcesignalisprovidingacleansignal. • Makesurethecablebetweentheaudiosourceandtheactivespeakerisproperlyseated. Noaudiofromthe • MakesuretheRCAcablebetweentheactivespeakersubwooferoutputandthesubwoofer’sinput optionalsubwoofer areproperlyseated. • Makesurethesubwooferispluggedinandswitchedon. • Makesurethesubwoofervolumeisturnedup. Sounddropsout • Thiscouldbeanindicationthatoneofthemanyautomaticprotectioncircuitsisengagingtoprotectthespeakers momentarily frompermanentdamageasaresultofplayingthespeakerslouderthantheycansafelyplay.Turneithertheactive speakervolumeortheaudiosourcevolumedownslightlyuntilthisstops.IfyouneedtoplaylouderthantheT0 speakersallow,youshouldconsideraddingasubwoofertoyoursystem. • Ifyouareusingoneofthedigitalinputsthiscouldalsobeanindicationthatyourdigitalsignalisbeinginterrupted. Youmayconsiderchangingthedigitalcable. • IfyouareusingtheBluetoothinputthiscouldbeanindicationthatyourBluetoothsendingdeviceisontheedgeof beingoutofrange. www.vanatoo.com 13... -
Page 14: Warranty
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme á la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Acknowledgements “Vanatoo”,“VanatooTechnologyServingArt”logoand“TransparentZero”aretrademarksofVanatooLLC TOSLINKisaregisteredtrademarkofToshibaInc. D2AudioisaregisteredtrademarkofIntersil. THISDOCUMENTCONTAINSINFORMATIONTHATISSUBJECTTOCHANGEWITHOUTNOTICE.Forthemostrecentversion,pleasevisitthesupportpageatourwebsite: www.vanatoo.com Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingbutnotlimitedtophotocopying,recording, informationretrievalsystems,orcomputernetworkwithoutthewrittenpermissionofVanatoo. Copyright2017VanatooLLC.Allrightsreserved Contact Us Email Website 14 www.vanatoo.com support@vanatoo.com www.vanatoo.com...
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