Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the Premier LP. At ION, your entertainment is as important to us as it is to you. That's why we design our products with one thing in mind—to make your life more fun and more convenient.
Box Contents
Premier LP
Power Adapter
Dust Cover
Felt Slipmat
45 RPM Adapter
USB Cable
Quickstart Guide
Safety & Warranty Manual
Important: Visit ionaudio.com to download the free EZ Vinyl/Tape Converter software.
Setup
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Items not listed under Introduction > Box Contents are sold separately.
Features
Top Panel
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- Platter: Place your record here.
- 45 RPM Adapter Holder: Holds the included 45 RPM adapter. When not using the adapter, please place it in this holder.
- Tonearm: Tracks the groove in a vinyl record. When the tonearm reaches the center of a playing vinyl record, it will automatically return to the arm rest.
- Arm Clip: This specially designed arm clip secures the tonearm while at rest or when not in use. The arm clip has been designed to remain in the up position while unlocked.
- Raise / Lower Lever: Raises and lowers the tonearm.
- 33 / 45 / 78 Switch: This switch controls the RPM of the turntable platter.
Note: For best results when playing 78 RPM vinyl records, use a 78 stylus (sold separately). Only use a 78 stylus with 78 RPM vinyl records. Purchase a 78 RPM stylus at ionaudio.com. - Speakers: Plays the audio from your vinyl record and the Aux Input
Front Panel
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- Bluetooth Button: Press this button to start Bluetooth pairing. The LED will blink when pairing with a Bluetooth device, and remain solid once fully paired. If after 1 minute no Bluetooth speaker can be found to pair with, the Bluetooth transmitter will become inactive and the LED will turn off. If currently connected to a Bluetooth speaker, press and hold this button to disconnect from the speaker.
- Volume/Power: This knob is used both for powering on Premier LP and adjusting the volume. To turn Premier LP on or off, press the knob. To adjust the volume, turn the knob left and right.
- Headphone Jack: Connect headphones (sold separately) to listen to your vinyl playback.
Rear Panel
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- USB Audio Output: Use the included USB cable to connect your turntable to your computer. The USB connection will send audio from the turntable to your computer. Please see the Using Premier LP With Your Computer section of this manual for information.
- Aux Input: Connect a CD player, digital media player, or other audio source to this 1/8" (3.5 mm) stereo auxiliary input. The audio from the Aux Input is also transmitted over a Bluetooth connection.
- RCA Output: The audio from a playing vinyl record is sent to this line-level RCA audio output.
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The RCA Outputs are line-level. Please only connect these to line-level inputs. You may damage your receiver if you plug in a line-level device into a phono-level input. - Power Cable Input: Use the included adapter to connect to wall power.
Operation
Playback
There are 4 ways to listen to your vinyl records with Premier LP:
- You can simply listen to your music using Premier LP's internal speakers.
- You can connect Premier LP to a Bluetooth speaker. See the section Pairing Premier LP to a Bluetooth Speaker for details.
- If you prefer to use your own stereo speakers, you can connect Premier LP's RCA outputs to a stereo system or to powered speakers. Do not connect them to phono-level inputs; Premier LP's RCA outputs are line-level and could damage a device with phono-level inputs. Any other standard input type, such as CD, Aux In, or Tape is acceptable.
- You can listen through your computer speakers or with headphones connected to your computer, once your computer soundcard's input device has been set to USB PnP Audio Device or USB Audio Device, depending on your Windows operating system (USB PnP Audio Device on macOS) and that you are record-monitoring the audio using EZ Vinyl/Tape Converter or similar software (Premier LP cannot be used as a playback device for your computer's audio). See the section Setting Your Computer's Soundcard as the Default Playback Device for details on how to configure sound playback.
Note (for European models only): Premier LP will automatically power off after 10 minutes if no audio is playing.
Pairing Premier LP to a Bluetooth Speaker
Premier LP has a Bluetooth transmitter to send audio to a Bluetooth speaker wirelessly.
- Power on your Bluetooth speaker and ensure it is in pairing mode.
- Power on the Premier LP turntable.
- Press and release the Bluetooth button on Premier LP to start pairing to your Bluetooth device. Once Premier LP is connected to the Bluetooth speaker, the Bluetooth LED will be solid blue. Your Bluetooth speaker should also indicate that its paired.
Note: Premier LP will connect to the closest Bluetooth speaker that is near it. If after 5 minutes no Bluetooth speaker can be found to pair with, the Bluetooth transmitter will become inactive and the LED will turn off.
Note: Maximum range will be achieved when using devices with Bluetooth 4.0 or higher. - Play music on your Premier LP turntable. If you are connected to a Bluetooth speaker and do not hear audio, try pressing the play button on the speaker or try pressing the Bluetooth button on Premier LP.
- Adjust the volume on your Bluetooth speaker (if applicable) or the Volume knob on Premier LP to control the output level.
- To disconnect pairing, press and hold the Bluetooth button, power off the Premier LP turntable, or turn off pairing on your Bluetooth speaker.
Note: Before connecting to your Bluetooth speaker, move other Bluetooth receivers/speakers out of range of Premier LP (30'/9.1m or more) or turn them off.
Support
For the latest information about this product (documentation, technical specifications, system requirements, compatibility information, etc.) and product registration, visit ionaudio.com.
For additional product support, visit ionaudio.com/support.
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Here you can download full pdf version of manual, it may contain additional safety instructions, warranty information, FCC rules, etc.
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