User manual ARCAM ALPHA 9

[. . . ] Retain this handbook for future reference and adhere to all warnings in the handbook or on the equipment. Water and moisture The presence of electricity near water can be dangerous. To prevent water dripping or splashing into the equipment, do not use near water ­ for example near a bathtub, kitchen sink or swimming pool, etc. Object or liquid entry Take care that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure through any openings. [. . . ] Remove any iPod before carrying the rCube. You should not carry the rCube with an iPod in the dock. You can carry the rCube while it is playing wirelessly whilst on battery power. QuickTour Choosing where to put your rCube The rCube sounds great almost anywhere. Side mounted front angled drivers allow the rCube to produce high-quality sound over 270 degrees. While good just about anywhere, the rCube is designed to sound best when placed in the corner of a room. In this position the side-firing full-drivers reflect sound off walls to produce a more spacious sound. Try placing your rCube 50cm (~2') from a corner angled at 45 degrees and pointing toward the centre of the room. We think you will be surprised how the sound fills the space. We recommend that the BASS button is pressed in when using corner placement or placing near a wall, since the corner/wall acoustics naturally enhance bass. Select the bass boost (BASS button not pressed in) when placing the rCube away from a corner or wall. Don't put the rCube in a confined space The side firing drivers work best when they are not obstructed (e. g. Red indicates AUX is chosen as the source. Make sure the external source is playing Use the controls on the line-level source to start playback and verify the device is playing. Adjust volume Use the + and - volume buttons on the remote or on the top panel to adjust the volume to desired level. E-14 Playing from a Headphone Jack 1 Connect the headphone jack to AUX-in Almost all audio equipment has a headphone jack. This is an easy way to connect to the rCube. Early iPods, other MP3 players, TVs and laptops can be connected this way via a double-ended 3. 5mm mini-stereo cable. Usually headphone outputs produce a higher maximum voltage than line level outputs so set the source to 75% volume. O I 1 2 2 2 Power up Plug the power supply into the AC mains wall supply and the DC power input jack on the rear panel of the rCube. Switch on the rCube by pressing power switch on the rear panel, and press the standby button on the top panel or on the remote. The blue power LED should light. 1 7 8 4 Headphone Source 3 4 5 Select AUX-in as the source Press the `Source Select' button on the remote control or press the source button on the top panel until the source LED turns red. Red indicates AUX is chosen as the source. Make sure the external source is playing Use the controls on the source device to start playback. Remember to set the volume to 75% on the headphone source device, signals that are too high can produce distortion. [. . . ] If they are, this indicates that sound is muted. Press the `MUTE' button on the remote or a volume control button to unmute the sound. the rCube is powered on, if it is in standby mode press the P button on the remote to turn it on. there are fresh batteries in the remote. [. . . ]