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  • Page 1 ACTON MULTI-ROOM USER MANUAL...

  • Page 2: Legal & Trademark Notice

    LEGAL & TRADEMARK NOTICE • Design of device and packaging are intellectual properties of Zound Industries International AB and Marshall Amplification PLC. © 2017 All Rights Reserved. Zound Industries International AB is hereinafter referred to as “Zound Industries” or “manufacturer”.

  • Page 3: Important Safety Instructions

    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN • This lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of non-insulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock. •...

  • Page 4: Installation & Connection

    INSTALLATION & CONNECTION • Connect the product according to the instructions in this manual. • Connect the product only to the correct mains voltage as shown on the product. • Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit the product.

  • Page 5: Ic Statement

    IC STATEMENT This device complies with RSS247 of Industry Canada. Cet appareil se conforme à RSS247 de Canada d’Industrie. This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    DISPOSAL & RECYCLING INFORMATION 004. FCC STATEMENT 005. IC STATEMENT 005. DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY 007. BOX CONTENTS 008. GENERAL DESCRIPTION PLUGGING IN THE ACTON MULTI-ROOM 010. SETTING UP THE SPEAKER 011. MANY WAYS TO CONNECT 012. 013. CONNECTING VIA Bluetooth (PAIRING) ® 014.

  • Page 7: Box Contents

    BOX CONTENTS 001. MARSHALL ACTON MULTI-ROOM ACTIVE STEREO LOUDSPEAKER 002. QUICK START GUIDE 003. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 004. POWER CORD 001. 003. 002. 004. 007.

  • Page 8: General Description

    GENERAL DESCRIPTION 001. AUX INPUT FOR 3.5 mm STEREO PLUG 002. SINGLE/MULTI MODE BUTTON AND INDICATORS 003. VOLUME KNOB 004. BASS KNOB 005. TREBLE KNOB 006. SOURCE KNOB 007. PREVIOUS SONG BUTTON 008. NEXT SONG BUTTON 001. 003. 005. 002. 006.
  • Page 9 GENERAL DESCRIPTION CONTINUED 009. BACKPLATE 010. BASS PORT 011. POWER JACK 012. POWER CORD 009. 010. NOTE: DATE CODE AND SERIAL NUMBER STICKER LOCATED HERE. 012. 011. 009.

  • Page 10: Plugging In The Acton Multi-Room

    IMPORTANT: BEFORE PROCEEDING TO STEP 001. BELOW, CHECK THE INCLUDED POWER CORD, POWER PLUG AND YOUR ACTON MULTI-ROOM SPEAKER ARE COMPATIBLE WITH YOUR MAINS ELECTRICITY SUPPLY AND ASSOCIATED WALL SOCKET. 001. INSERT THE POWER CORD INTO THE POWER JACK ON THE BACK OF THE SPEAKER.

  • Page 11: Setting Up The Speaker

    INSTRUCTIONS TO SET UP YOUR SPEAKER. 002. DOWNLOAD THE MARSHALL MULTI-ROOM APP AND FOLLOW THE IN-APP INSTRUCTIONS TO CUSTOMISE YOUR SPEAKER. NOTE: AFTER THE SETUP, THE ACTON MULTI-ROOM IS CONNECTED TO A Wi-Fi NETWORK. THE SPEAKER IS CONTROLLED FROM EITHER THE MARSHALL MULTI-ROOM APP, Spotify , OTHER ®...

  • Page 12: Many Ways To Connect

    MANY WAYS TO CONNECT THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO CONNECT TO YOUR ACTON MULTI-ROOM, WHETHER VIA YOUR PHONE, TV, TABLET OR TURNTABLE. THE CONNECTION CAN BE WIRELESS WITH Wi-Fi OR Bluetooth OR BY USING A CABLE. THE ®  SOURCE  KNOB LETS YOU SELECT THE SOURCE.

  • Page 13: Connecting Via Bluetooth ® (Pairing)

    003. THE INDICATOR STARTS TO BLINK. 004. ENABLE Bluetooth ON YOUR DEVICE (SMARTPHONE, TABLET, COMPUTER). 005. ON YOUR DEVICE, SELECT ACTON MULTI-ROOM FROM THE Bluetooth LIST AND ACCEPT PAIRING. 006. THE INDICATOR ON THE SPEAKER TURNS TO STEADY LIT AND THE UNITS ARE CONNECTED.

  • Page 14: Aux Input - 3.5 Mm Stereo Plug

    002. CONNECT THE OTHER END OF THE CORD TO THE AUDIO OUTPUT ON YOUR MUSIC PLAYER. 003. TURN THE KNOB TO AUX AND PUSH ONCE.  SOURCE  002. 001. NOTE: AUDIO CABLES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE ACTON MULTI-ROOM 003. 004. 014.

  • Page 15: Selecting The Sound Source

    SELECTING THE SOUND SOURCE SELECT SOUND SOURCE AND PREVIOUSLY STORED Wi-Fi STREAMING PRESETS BY TURNING THE  SOURCE  KNOB. 001. TURN THE  SOURCE  KNOB TO THE POSITION OF THE SOURCE. 002. PUSH THE KNOB TO SELECT THE SOURCE:  SOURCE  • 1-7 – Wi-Fi STREAMING VIA PRESET 1-7 •...

  • Page 16: Wi-Fi ® Streaming With Spotify

    Wi-Fi STREAMING WITH SPOTIFY ® ® Spotify Connect LETS YOU CONTROL YOUR SPEAKER FROM INSIDE ® THE Spotify APP. 001. FIRE UP THE Spotify APP ON YOUR PHONE, TABLET OR PC USING THE SAME Wi-Fi NETWORK AS YOUR MULTI-ROOM SPEAKER. 002.

  • Page 17: Wi-Fi Streaming From Airplay

    Wi-Fi STREAMING FROM AirPlay AirPlay LETS YOU STREAM ANY SOUND SOURCE FROM YOUR iOS DEVICE OR APPLE COMPUTER TO YOUR SPEAKER. 001. CONNECT YOUR iOS DEVICE OR APPLE COMPUTER TO THE SAME Wi-Fi NETWORK AS YOUR MULTI-ROOM SPEAKER. 002. ON YOUR iOS DEVICE, SWIPE UP FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN TO OPEN THE CONTROL CENTER AND SWIPE HORIZONTALLY TO FIND THE NOW PLAYING SCREEN.

  • Page 18: Wi-Fi Streaming From Chromecast Built-In

    Wi-Fi STREAMING FROM Chromecast built-in Chromecast built-in IS A PLATFORM THAT LETS YOU STREAM YOUR FAVOURITE MUSIC FROM YOUR SMARTPHONE, TABLET OR COMPUTER RIGHT TO YOUR SPEAKER. Chromecast built-in IS AVAILABLE IN MOST MUSIC APPS ON THE MARKET. 001. CONNECT YOUR DEVICE TO THE SAME Wi-Fi NETWORK AS YOUR MULTI-ROOM SPEAKER.

  • Page 19: Wi-Fi Streaming From Internet Radio

    Wi-Fi STREAMING FROM INTERNET RADIO YOUR SPEAKER HAS AN EMBEDDED INTERNET RADIO SERVICE THAT GIVES YOU ACCESS TO THOUSANDS OF RADIO STATIONS AROUND THE WORLD. 001. OPEN THE MARSHALL MULTI-ROOM APP. 002. TAP THE MULTI-ROOM SPEAKER AND SWIPE TO Wi-Fi IN THE MENU. 003.

  • Page 20: Storing Presets

    STORING PRESETS THE ACTON MULTI-ROOM CAN HOLD UP TO 7 PRESETS FOR INSTANT MUSIC STREAMING VIA Wi-Fi. 001. PLAY THE Spotify PLAYLIST OR INTERNET RADIO CHANNEL THAT YOU WANT TO STORE. 002. TURN THE KNOB TO SELECT THE POSITION (1-7) WHERE YOU  SOURCE ...

  • Page 21: Single Mode Or Multi Mode

    SINGLE MODE OR MULTI MODE UP TO 5 MARSHALL WIRELESS MULTI-ROOM SPEAKERS CAN BE SETUP ON THE SAME Wi-Fi NETWORK TO FORM A MULTI-ROOM SYSTEM. SINGLE MODE MEANS STREAMING AUDIO INDIVIDUALLY ON EACH SPEAKER. MULTI MODE MEANS STREAMING THE SAME AUDIO ON ALL SPEAKERS IN MULTI MODE.

  • Page 22: Multi Mode

    MULTI MODE ONE SPEAKER ACTS AS THE SERVER AND DISTRIBUTES AUDIO TO THE OTHER SPEAKERS IN MULTI MODE. IF THE SERVER SPEAKER LEAVES THE MULTI MODE GROUP, THE AUDIO STOPS PLAYING. SINGLE MODE AND MULTI MODE CAN ALSO BE MANAGED IN THE MARSHALL MULTI-ROOM APP.

  • Page 23: Play, Pause, Next And Previous Song

    PLAY, PAUSE, NEXT AND PREVIOUS SONG 001. PUSH THE  SOURCE  KNOB ONCE TO PAUSE OR PLAY MUSIC. 002. PUSH TO SKIP TO THE NEXT SONG. 003. PUSH TO SKIP TO THE PREVIOUS SONG. 001. 003. 002. 023.

  • Page 24: Adjusting The Volume/Bass/Treble

    ADJUSTING THE VOLUME/BASS/TREBLE THE ACTON MULTI-ROOM HAS THREE KNOBS FOR ADJUSTING THE SOUND ON THE INDIVIDUAL SPEAKER. THE KNOB VALUE IS SHOWN BY A LIT INDICATOR: 001. VOLUME KNOB 002. BASS KNOB 003. TREBLE KNOB 001. 002. 003. 001. 002.

  • Page 25: Standby Mode

    STANDBY MODE THE SPEAKER GOES INTO STANDBY MODE IF NO AUDIO HAS BEEN PLAYED FOR 20 MINUTES. THE SPEAKER IS STILL CONNECTED TO THE NETWORK. 001. PUSH KNOB TO WAKE THE SPEAKER.  SOURCE  001. 025.

  • Page 26: Speaker Software Update

    SPEAKER SOFTWARE UPDATE THE ACTON MULTI-ROOM SPEAKER IS AUTOMATICALLY UPGRADED TO THE LATEST SOFTWARE RELEASE AS LONG AS THE SPEAKER IS CONNECTED TO Wi-Fi. THIS IS DONE IN THE BACKGROUND AND REQUIRES NO MANUAL WORK. 026.

  • Page 27: Factory Reset

    FACTORY RESET TO RESET THE SPEAKER TO ITS FACTORY STATE: 001. PUSH AND HOLD THE  SINGLE/MULTI MODE  BUTTON AND THE  SOURCE  KNOB FOR 7 SECONDS UNTIL BOTH THE SINGLE AND MULTI MODE INDICATORS ARE LIT. 002. THE SPEAKER IS RESET TO ITS FACTORY STATE, RESTORED TO SETUP MODE AND IS READY TO BE CONFIGURED.

  • Page 28: Technical Information

    TECHNICAL INFORMATION SOUND SPECIFICATION • ACTIVE STEREO LOUDSPEAKER WITH BASS REFLEX SYSTEM • DIGITAL CLASS D AMPLIFIER: 2 X 10 W + 1 X 30 W • ¾″ DOME TWEETERS: 2X • 4″ MID WOOFER: 1X • BASS AND TREBLE TONE CONTROLS •...

  • Page 29: Troubleshooting

    CAUSE ACTION THE ACTON MULTI- The speaker is not connected Connect the power cord to to AC mains. the Acton Multi-Room and a ROOM DOES NOT working AC wall socket. TURN ON. THE ACTON MULTI- SOURCE The speaker is not connected...
  • Page 30 TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM CAUSE ACTION THERE IS NO Turn and push the SOURCE The wrong sound source is knob to choose a different selected. SOUND sound source. Volume is set too low on Slightly increase the volume either the sound source or the on your sound source or the speaker.
  • Page 31 TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM CAUSE ACTION Bluetooth The two Bluetooth devices are Move the devices closer so that too far apart or the connection they are within 10 metres, and CONNECTION is affected due to obstacles. unobstructed by obstacles such DROPS OUT as walls or doors There is a strong electric field Items such as microwave...
  • Page 32 Lower the bass/treble on the Too much bass/treble on the speaker. speaker. ERRATIC Interference from another Move the Acton Multi-Room to electronic device. another spot. PERFORMANCE Turn off or move the interfering electronic device. NOTES: DEPENDING ON THE WIRELESS ROUTER USED, SOME NETWORK OPERATIONS MAY PERFORM DIFFERENTLY.
  • Page 33 WWW.MARSHALLHEADPHONES.COM 033.

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