Marshall Acton II Bluetooth - Portable Speaker Manual

BOX CONTENTS

1. MARSHALL ACTON II WIRELESS HOME Bluetooth^® SPEAKER
2. QUICK START GUIDE
3. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
4. MAINS LEAD

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

NOTE: DATE CODE AND SERIAL NUMBER STICKER LOCATED HERE.

1. AUX INPUT FOR 3.5 mm JACK
2. SOURCE INDICATORS
3. SOURCE BUTTON
4. VOLUME KNOB
5. BASS KNOB
6. TREBLE KNOB
7. PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON
8. POWER LEVER
9. BASS PORT
10. BACKPLATE
11. MAINS INPUT
12. MAINS LEAD

PLUGGING IN THE ACTON II

ALWAYS ENSURE THAT THE MAINS LEAD, POWER JACK AND SPEAKER ARE COMPATIBLE WITH YOUR MAINS SUPPLY AND WALL SOCKET.

1. CONNECT THE MAINS LEAD INTO THE MAINS INPUT ON THE SPEAKER.
2. CONNECT THE POWER JACK TO THE WALL SOCKET.

ALWAYS UNPLUG THE MAINS LEAD FROM THE WALL SOCKET BEFORE DISCONNECTING IT FROM THE SPEAKER.

TURNING THE ACTON II ON/OFF

1. ON: PULL AND HOLD THE POWER LEVER TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE SPEAKER UNTIL THE POWER ON SOUND PLAYS AND THE INDICATORS LIGHT UP.
2. OFF: PULL AND HOLD THE POWER LEVER TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE SPEAKER UNTIL THE POWER OFF SOUND PLAYS AND ALL INDICATORS TURN OFF.

SETTING UP

CONFIGURE THE SPEAKER WITH THE MARSHALL BLUETOOTH ® APP TO GET THE MOST OUT OF IT. THE APP IS AVAILABLE FROM THE APP STORE AND GOOGLE PLAY.

1. DOWNLOAD THE MARSHALL BLUETOOTH ® APP AND FOLLOW THE IN-APP INSTRUCTIONS.
   
   
   

SELECTING AUDIO SOURCE

THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO CONNECT TO YOUR ACTON II, EITHER WIRELESSLY OR BY CABLE.

• - WIRELESS Bluetooth CONNECTION
• AUX - 3.5 mm STEREO JACK

1. PUSH THE SOURCE BUTTON TO TOGGLE BETWEEN Bluetooth AND AUX AUDIO SOURCE.
2. A LIT INDICATOR SHOWS WHICH SOURCE IS SELECTED.

MAKE SURE THAT THE VOLUME IS SET TO LOW ON BOTH THE SPEAKER AND THE AUDIO SOURCE BEFORE USING THE SPEAKER.

CONNECTING VIA Bluetooth (PAIRING)

1. SELECT Bluetooth AS THE INPUT. PUSHING THE SOURCE BUTTON TOGGLES THE INPUT SOURCES.
2. PUSH AND HOLD THE SOURCE BUTTON FOR 2 SECONDS. THE Bluetooth INDICATOR STARTS TO BLINK.
3. ENABLE Bluetooth ON YOUR DEVICE (SMARTPHONE, TABLET, COMPUTER).
4. SELECT ACTON II FROM THE Bluetooth LIST AND ACCEPT PAIRING. THE Bluetooth INDICATOR ON THE SPEAKER STOPS BLINKING AND REMAINS LIT WHEN THE UNITS ARE CONNECTED.

ACTON II CAN BE CONNECTED TO TWO Bluetooth DEVICES AT THE SAME TIME. PLAYING A CONNECTED Bluetooth DEVICE WILL MAKE IT THE SELECTED AUDIO SOURCE, PAUSING ANY PREVIOUSLY PLAYED AUDIO ON THE SECOND DEVICE.

CONNECTING VIA AUX INPUT

1. CONNECT A 3.5 mm STEREO JACK TO THE INPUT LABELLED AUX ON THE TOP OF THE SPEAKER.
2. CONNECT THE OTHER END OF THE LEAD TO THE AUDIO OUTPUT ON YOUR AUDIO SOURCE.
3. SELECT AUX AS THE INPUT. PUSHING THE SOURCE BUTTON TOGGLES THE INPUT SOURCES.

NOTE: AUDIO LEADS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE ACTON II.

ADJUSTING THE VOLUME/BASS/TREBLE

THE ACTON II INCLUDES THREE CONTROLS FOR ADJUSTING THE AUDIO.

1. VOLUME KNOB
2. BASS KNOB
3. TREBLE KNOB

NOTE: THE AUDIO CAN ALSO BE ADJUSTED FROM THE MARSHALL BLUETOOTH ® APP.

PLAY/PAUSE CONTROL

THE ACTON II HAS A PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON TO CONTROL THE MUSIC WHEN PLAYING VIA Bluetooth.

1. SINGLE-CLICK TO EITHER PLAY OR PAUSE.
2. DOUBLE-CLICK TO SKIP FORWARD.
3. TRIPLE-CLICK TO SKIP BACK.

NOTE: PLAYBACK CAN ALSO BE CONTROLLED FROM THE MARSHALL BLUETOOTH ® APP.

COUPLE SPEAKERS

TWO ACTON II, STANMORE II, OR WOBURN II SPEAKERS CAN BE COUPLED TO ACT AS ONE SOUND SYSTEM.

NOTE THAT CERTAIN HARDWARE COMPONENTS VARY BETWEEN MODELS, AND MAY CAUSE LIMITATIONS ON THE COUPLING SUPPORT. THE TABLE BELOW DISPLAYS THE COMPATIBILITY BETWEEN ACTON II AND OTHER MODELS.

THE SPEAKER MODEL IS STATED ON THE BACK OF THE SPEAKER.

NOTE: DATE CODE AND SERIAL NUMBER STICKER LOCATED HERE.

COUPLE SPEAKERS CONTINUED

THERE ARE TWO COUPLING MODES TO CHOOSE FROM:

• AMBIENT MODE - TWO SPEAKERS PLAY THE SAME AUDIO SYNCHRONISED. EACH SPEAKER PLAYS BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT CHANNELS.
  
  CHOOSE THIS MODE IF YOUR SPEAKERS ARE PLACED AT DIFFERENT HEIGHTS, DIRECTION OR AREAS OF THE ROOM.
• STEREO MODE - TWO SPEAKERS OF THE SAME SIZE ARE COUPLED AS A STEREO PAIR. WITH ONE SPEAKER THE LEFT CHANNEL AND THE OTHER THE RIGHT.
  CHOOSE THIS MODE IF THE SPEAKERS ARE PLACED AT THE SAME HEIGHT, EQUAL DISTANCE AND FACING THE SAME DIRECTION.
  

1. TO COUPLE TWO SPEAKERS, OPEN THE MARSHALL BLUETOOTH APP AND CONNECT TO YOUR SPEAKERS.
2. GO TO COUPLE SPEAKERS AND FOLLOW THE IN-APP INSTRUCTION.

NOTE: MAKE SURE YOUR AUDIO DEVICE IS ONLY CONNECTED VIA Bluetooth TO ONE SPEAKER WHEN PLAYING ON COUPLED SPEAKERS.

STANDBY MODE

IF THE ACTON II IS LEFT UNUSED FOR 20 MINUTES THE SPEAKER GOES INTO STANDBY TO SAVE ENERGY. IN THIS MODE ALL INDICATORS ARE OFF.

1. INTERACT WITH ANY BUTTON OR KNOB ON THE TOP PANEL TO WAKE THE SPEAKER UP FROM STANDBY MODE.
   

NOTE: THE SPEAKER CAN ALSO BE WOKEN FROM THE MARSHALL BLUETOOTH ® APP.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

ACOUSTIC SPECIFICATION

• STEREO LOUDSPEAKER WITH BASS REFLEX SYSTEM
• DIGITAL CLASS D AMPLIFIERS: 2 x 15 W + 1 x 30 W
• TWEETERS: 2 x ¾" dome tweeters
• WOOFER: 1 x 4" woofer
• BASS AND TREBLE TONE CONTROLS
• FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 50–20,000 Hz ±6 dB
• MAXIMUM SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL: 98 dB SPL @ 1 m

CONNECTIVITY

• Bluetooth^®: Bluetooth 5.0
• AUX: 3.5 mm stereo jack

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

• MAINS INPUT VOLTAGE: 100–240 VAC
• MAINS FREQUENCY: 50–60 Hz
• SIZE: 260 x 160 x 150 mm
• WEIGHT: 2.85 kg

NOTE: THE FRONT OF THE SPEAKER IS NOT REMOVABLE. THIS ILLUSTRATION INTENDS TO SHOW THE INTERNAL SPEAKER LAYOUT. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REMOVE THE FRET FOR RISK OF DAMAGING YOUR SPEAKER.

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