953.150UK User Manual
Bluetooth
The Bluetooth function allows connection of a smart phone or tablet to the media player section for playback
of stored files or streamed digital audio.
In order to enable this function, it will be necessary to pair the sending device to the receiver as follows.
1.
Open the Bluetooth settings menu on the smart phone or tablet (or other sending device)
2.
Scan for Bluetooth dev
ices and look for “adastra 0000” in the list of available devices
(ensure that the RM amp is powered on and within reception range)
3.
Select “adastra 0000” and the sending device should confirm that it is connected as an audio device.
(note that “0000” may b
e a different number if it has been edited
–
see below)
4.
Play audio from the sending device, ensuring that volume controls are not turned down/muted
5.
Turn up the LN5/USB volume control on the amplifier to the required level.
The Previous (
), Next (
) and Play/Pause (
) buttons will operate in Bluetooth as remote playback
controls. Holding the Previous track or Next track buttons will adjust the output volume of the player.
The Bluetooth name can be customized to enable identification of individual nearby amplifiers.
To customize the Bluetooth number press and hold the Play/Pause (
) button until adastra 0000 is
displayed with one of the characters flashing. The Previous (
) or Next (
) buttons to edit the number and
Play/Pause (
) to select another character. Hold Play/Pause to store the ID and exit.
Note: Android devices have the facility to re-name devices within the Bluetooth settings menu.
If a the Bluetooth ID has been re-named on the Android device, editing the Bluetooth ID on the media player
will not affect the name displayed on that Android device.
FM Tuner
The FM tuner function operates in the same way as a standard FM radio and benefits from the connection of
an FM antenna to the bottom
panel ‘F’ type connector.
If no channels are tuned in, press Play/Pause (
) to begin auto tuning, which scans available stations and
stores them as channels within the FM tuner. Pressing Play/Pause again will abort the auto-tuning.
To step through pre-set stations, press the Previous (
) or Next (
) buttons.
Holding the Previous or Next track buttons will adjust the output volume of the player.
USB/SD player
When a USB memory stick is inserted into the USB port or SD card into the SD slot, any compressed audio
files on the media will start to play automatically. The last connected media will take priority.
If playback does not start automatically, press the SOURCE select button and Play/Pause (
) button to
check if the player is set to the correct mode. Try Previous (
) and Next (
) track buttons if the selected
track is unable to play. Check that the audio files are mp3 type.
There are 3 Repeat modes: RTA (Repeat all tracks), RT1 (Repeat current track) and RND (Random).
Pressing the REPEAT button will cycle through these modes as shown in the top right of the display.
Pressing the Previous (
) button briefly steps backwards through tracks on the memory device. Press and
hold this button to decrease the playback volume.
Pressing the Next (
) button briefly steps forwards through tracks on the memory device.
Press and hold this button to increase the playback volume.
To pause the current track, press the Play/Pause (
) button and press it again to resume playback.
The display shows the track number when a track is selected and then elapsed time during playback
To avoid loud pops through the speakers, turn down the MASTER (20) control before powering down.
