(1.0) INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the Busker. At Alto Professional, performance and reliability mean as much to us as they do to you. We design our equipment with only one thing in mind—to make your performance the best it can be.
If you leave the battery level low and do not charge it for 3 months, it may permanently lose capacity. Repair If the battery fails to charge, check your fuse near the power cable input. If your fuse is intact and it still will not charge, contact Alto Professional at altoprofessional.com. Disposal Bring the unit to a recycling center or dispose of in accordance with local ordinances.
6. Connect your audio input sources (i.e. microphones, instruments, CD/MP3 Players). 7. Power on audio input sources. 8. Raise the Main Volume to a comfortable level. 9. Raise the individual channel volumes as needed. 10. Return the Main Volume to zero and turn off Busker when you are finished.
If the SIG/LIMIT LED flashes, reduce the volume. E. FX Select Selects the effect that Busker’s internal effects processor (powered by Effects by Alesis) to use on CHANNELS 1 and 2. See (4.3) Operation > Effects for an explanation of the available effects.
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J. Speaker Use Select the DSP setting to adjust the sound based on the speaker’s placement. Select VIA APP to use the ALTO Pro App to create a custom EQ. See the section (4.5) Operation > Speaker Use Controls for more details.
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P. Power Connect the included power cable here to power the unit and charge the internal battery. Note: The speaker will go into ERP energy saving mode when running on battery power after 30 minutes of no signal or panel interaction. This mode is cancelled when a signal is detected or with panel interaction.
4. Navigate to your Bluetooth device’s setup screen, find Alto Busker, and connect. The Pair LED will light up solid and a confirmation tone will sound when paired. Note: If your device requires a passcode or PIN, enter 0000.
(4.2) Stereo-Link™: Connecting Two Speakers Power on both Busker speakers by using the power switches. 2. Follow the steps in the section (4.1) Operation > Pairing a Bluetooth® Device. Press and hold 3. Press and hold the Link button for 3 seconds on primary (Left) speaker, then release it.
(4.3) Effects To hear the effects on a channel: Select an effect using the FX Select knob. Use the Channel 1 or 2 FX Volume knobs to adjust the amount of the effect sent to the channel. Below is a list of the effects to choose from. Reverb Effects •...
• Via App: This is the custom EQ setting selected from the ALTO Pro App. The default setting is flat. Press and hold the Speaker Use button for 3 seconds to activate Volume Display Mode. Volume levels for each channel will be seen from the Speaker Use LED indicators.
Speaker Placement: Cycle through the different DSP presets. • TWS Link: Select this to Stereo-Link™ two speakers. Note: You will also need to connect your second Busker unit to the ALTO Pro App via the steps provided above to Stereo-Link™ both speakers.
(4.7) Factory Reset The speaker volume, EQ, and Speaker Use settings can be reset to factory “out of the box” defaults as seen below. Press and hold the Speaker Use button for 10 seconds. All 4 LEDs will flash on/off 4 times to indicate reset.
If the sound is distorted: Try lowering the volume control of your sound source, musical instrument, or microphone. Also, try to reduce the overall volume of Busker using the Main Volume knob. I hear a hum when cables are connected: •...
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Press and hold the Pair button to reset the Bluetooth connection on Busker, disconnect Busker from any other audio device, and restart the search process. If this does not work right away, power off Busker and then power it back on. •...
(6.2) Trademarks & Licenses Alto Professional is a trademark of inMusic Brands, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Alto Professional is under license.