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Connections
In addition to a mains power socket
Formation Flex carries an Ethernet socket
connection to a router should a wired network
connection be preferred to wireless (WiFi).
Note: The USB socket located on the Formation
Flex rear panel is intended for service and
diagnostic use only. It cannot be used for any
other purpose.
Switch On and Off
With all connections made, and the Bowers &
Wilkins Home app installed on your mobile device,
your Formation Flex is ready to be setup. Your
Formation Flex has no mains power switch and,
following a short start-up routine, will be operational
as soon as it is connected to mains power. It will
play an audio prompt when its startup routine is
complete.
When a Formation Flex that has not been previously
used is first switched on it will automatically enter
setup mode to enable its connection to your home
network and to any other available Formation
devices. Setup mode is indicated by a slow amber
pulse illumination of the Form touch button
The Formation Flex will also appear in the Bowers
& Wilkins Home app as available for set up, either
on the initial app page, or after selecting 'Add
Formation product' from the app Settings page.
Your Formation Flex manages its operational state
and power consumption entirely automatically and
will switch to a power saving mode after twenty
minutes of inactivity. There is no need ever to switch
off your Formation Flex, however should you wish
to do so, simply disconnected it from mains power.
Your Formation Flex will retain its settings without
mains power.
You can restart a Formation Flex by a short press
and release of the reset button
located on its rear
panel. Pressing the button will switch the Formation
Flex off and on again. All settings will be retained
when your Formation Flex restarts. You can also
restart your Formation Flex via the Bowers & Wilkins
Home app Settings page.
If you wish to reset your Formation Flex to its default
settings, press and hold the reset button for five
seconds. On restart, your Formation Flex will enter
setup mode. All settings will be deleted when your
Formation Flex resets. You can also reset your
Formation Flex via the Bowers & Wilkins Home app
Settings menu.
Network Setup
• With your Formation Flex in setup mode, with
its Form button
illumination pulsing slowly
amber, launch the Bowers & Wilkins Home app
on your iOS or Android device. The app will guide
you with prompts though the setup process.
Note: Formation Flex employs a Bluetooth
connection to the device running the Bowers
& Wilkins Home app during the setup process.
Bluetooth signals have a relatively short range
and can be interrupted by room boundaries, so
we recommend that your Formation Flex and
Bowers & Wilkins Home app device remain in
close proximity during the setup process.
• The Bowers & Wilkins Home app will first search
your
for Formation products in setup mode and display
for
a screen inviting the selection of one. Tap to select
your Formation Flex. If you have already set up
a Formation product and are adding an additional
one, select 'Add Formation product' from the app
Settings menu.
• The Bowers & Wilkins Home app will next invite
you to name the "Space" in which your Formation
Flex is to be used. A list of default Space
names is provided but you can also create your
own. When you have selected, or created, a space
name, the app will ask you to touch the Form
button
on the top of your Formation Flex to
confirm the selection.
• If a wireless network connection for your
Formation Flex is to be used, the next setup
stage will connect your Formation Flex to your
home WiFi network. The app will ask you to
confirm the correct WiFi network and ask you to
input its password. Alternatively, if your Formation
Flex is connected to your network router using
an Ethernet cable, this stage of the setup process
will be bypassed.
.
Note: If you already have other Formation
products connected to your WiFi network,
Formation Flex setup will not require you to
input the WiFi password.
Diagram 3
Formation Flex connection panel
• With WiFi network configuration, and Space
selection complete, your Formation Flex is
ready for use. Your Formation Flex will play an
audio prompt to confirm successful set up.
Bluetooth Setup
You can connect your Formation Flex to a Bluetooth
enabled audio source device, such as a smartphone,
to play audio over Bluetooth. Your Formation Flex
must first be "paired" with the Bluetooth audio
source device.
Once you have completed the Formation Flex
network setup, open the Bowers & Wilkins Home
app Settings page, and select the Formation Space
that you wish to pair a Bluetooth device with. Next
select '+ Pair a new device' from the Bluetooth
menu and follow the app instructions to complete
pairing. Your Formation Flex will play an audio
prompt when pairing is complete and its Space will
become available to the paired Bluetooth device for
audio playback.
Note: Up to eight Bluetooth devices can be
simultaneously paired with each Formation
space, however devices will not connect and
play to paired spaces automatically.
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