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1 WARNING
2 GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The present device has been designed and manufactured to guarantee personal safety. Inproper use
may cause electroshock or expose to fire hazard. Security measures integrated in the unit are
effective if the user observes use, installation and maintenance procedures mentioned below.
• Follow all advice and instructions reported on the product..
• Disconnect the product from the power supply before cleaning. Do not use liquid or spray
cleaners. Clean with a damp cloth.
• Do not use the product next to liquids.
• Do not place the product on unstable surfaces to prevent fall damages.
• Do not drop the product.
• Do not obstruct side and front slots to guarantee proper ventilation and reliable operation of
the product and prevent overheating.
• Use the product only with power according to this manual’s specifications. For any doubts
on available power check this manual.
• Do not place any object on the power cable and place it in order to avoid trampling.
• Do not insert any object inside the product through the ventilation slots to prevent contact
with hazardous voltage parts or short circuit, causing fire or electroshock.
• Unplug and contact qualified staff in the following circumstances:
• Plug or power cables are damaged or torn.
• The product came into contact with liquids.
• The product has been exposed to rain or water.
• The product is not working properly even following the operation instructions.
Set only the commands indicated in the operation instructions: wrong settings may
damage the product or require a qualified technician’s intervention to restore normal
operation.
• The product has fallen or the frame is damaged.
• If an evident alteration of the product’s performance is reported, contact Vivaldi’s Tech
Support.
Vivaldi S.R.L. reserves to update any time this document without warning.
FREEmk3,FREENETmk3, FREESOURCEmk3 and iFREE are devices with integrated sources and amplifier,
compatible with 503/504/507 etc. electrical in-wall boxes with the available adapters, depending on brand and
model of frame in which they will be installed.
FREEmk3,FREENETmk3, FREESOURCEmk3 and iFREE require 3 modules of the civil standard boxes.
WARNING:
Vivaldi does not guarantee compatibility with all civil standards available on the market.
FREEmk3,FREENETmk3, FREESOURCEmk3 and iFREE feature FM e DAB+ radio tuners,
USB port (file reading only from USB drive, no hard disk, smartphone, etc.), Bluetooth receiver for audio streaming
from a mobile device (eg. smartphone), two stereo audio inputs for external audio sources, and a microphone
capsule for voice messages to other FREEmk3, FREENETmk3, FREESOURCEmk3 and iFREE in the system.
The amplification is provided by a class D digital stereo amplifier, which develops a maximum power of 25W
per channel at 4 Ω (except FREESOURCEmk3) FREENETmk3, FREESOURCEmk3 and iFREE have been
conceived to cover one single zone with one device. For systems that consist of more than one zone, consider
putting one FREEmk3, FREENETmk3 or iFREE in each zone.
Each FREEmk3, FREENETmk3, FREESOURCEmk3 and iFREE is supplied with TCIR5 infrared remote
controller. With this remote it is possible to control all the physical commands available in the front panel, navigate
through the pages and access all menu sections.
FREEmk3 model implements a communication protocol that allows, with the connection of FREECONTROL mini
server (optional) through RS485, the control of the system via Giove iControl App, as well as the full Intercom
functionality.
FREENETmk3, FREESOURCEmk3 and iFREE implement a brand new communication protocol through RS485
that allows, in combination with CA28L/CA28+ main units or iCONTROL4.1L/iCONTROL4.0+ servers (optional),
the creation of a complete multiroom audio system, completely customisable and controllable via App. Intercom
functionality is available too.
