Alead ASTRHD5C2 User manual

Bluetooth Wireless
Stereo Transceiver
HD2/HDM2
ASTRHD5C2XXX
ASTRHD5C2MXX
P/N:
USER GUIDE
Declaration of Conformity.We declare that product
ASTRHD5C2XXX / ASTRHD5C2MXX conforms to
the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/RC.
FCC ID:
2ADC4NMSP3C2MTRX
0678

Stereo
Transceiver HD2/HMD2
USB charging cable
Optical(Toslink) cable Power adapter
Antenna
INTRODUCTION
This Bluetooth Stereo Transceiver, TRX_HD2
/TRX_HDM2 works with your home stereo as
Transmitter (Tx) to transmit or Receiver (Rx) to
receive music/audio wirelessly.
GETTING STARTED
Unpack the package carefully and confirm that you
have all of parts as shown below.
Please contact your local dealer immediately if
there are any shortages or damaged.

PRODUCT OVERVIEW
This Bluetooth Stereo Transceiver provides the
digital optical (Toslink), coaxial and analog 3.5mm
aux audio interface.
Audio Channel
Switch
Power
ON/OFF MultiLink TX/RX Switch
LEDs
TX Mode - Green
RX Mode - Blue
Power ON - Amber Optical - Orange
Coaxial - Yellow
Aux - Green
ANT DC INCOAXIAL AUX
DIGITAL
OPTICAL
AUDIO
INPUT
COAXIAL AUX
DIGITAL
OPTICAL
AUDIO
OUTPUT
ANT COAXIAL AUX
DIGITAL
OPTICAL
AUDIO
INPUT
OPTICAL
DC IN
AUX
AUDIO
INPUT
COAXIAL AUX
DIGITAL
OPTICAL
AUDIO
OUTPUT

ANT DC INCOAXIAL AUX
DIGITAL
OPTICAL
AUDIO
INPUT
COAXIAL AUX
DIGITAL
OPTICAL
AUDIO
OUTPUT
1. Install the Bluetooth antenna and power cord
2. Connect audio cable and audio input/output
SYSTEM SET UP
It is easy to set up the system. It needs to install the
antenna, power, connect desired audio input or
output, select audio cable, the desired transmitter
(Tx) or receiver (Rx) mode and device pairing.
2.1 Transmitter (Tx) – Connect audio input
For the transmit music/audio, connect audio
input optical (Toslink), coaxial or aux cable
between your TV, audio source and TRX_HD2
1
2

Transmitter (Tx):
BD/DVD player/S
et-top box
3.5’
TV
or or
COAXIAL AUX
AUDIO
OUTPUT
OPTICAL
L R
or or or
ANT COAXIAL AUX
DIGITAL
OPTICAL
AUDIO
INPUT
OPTICAL

Transmitter (Tx):
Select audio input channel
By touch the audio channel selection icon to select
audio input channel.
OPTICAL: Audio LED solid on with orange color
COAXIAL: Audio LED solid on with yellow color
AUX: Audio LED solid on with green color
2.2 Receiver (Rx) – Connect audio output
For the receiving music/audio, connect audio output
optical (Toslink), coaxial or aux cable between your
home stereo, speaker, receiver and TRX_HD2
COAXIAL
AUDIO
INPUT
AUX
AUDIO
INPUT
OPTICAL
AUDIO
INPUT

S
peaker
S
ound Bar
Receiver (Rx):
or
DC IN
AUX
AUDIO
INPUT
COAXIAL AUX
DIGITAL
OPTICAL
AUDIO
OUTPUT
COAXIAL AUX
AUDIO
INPUT
OPTICAL
L R
or or or

Select audio output channel
By touch the audio channel selection icon to
selected audio output channel
OPTICAL: Audio LED solid on with orange color
COAXIAL: Audio LED solid on with yellow color
AUX: Audio LED solid on with green color
Receiver (Rx):
COAXIAL
AUDIO
OUTPUT
AUX
AUDIO
OUTPUT
OPTICAL
AUDIO
OUTPUT

POWER ON
By touch the POWER icon to turn
on the unit, the Power LED will be
solid on with amber color .
SELECT DESIRED WORKING MODE – TRANS-
MITTER (Tx) OR RECEIVER (Rx) MODE
TRX_HD2 works with 2 different modes:
1. Transmitter (Tx): Transmit music/audio to
Bluetooth stereo speaker, receiver and
headphone..etc.
2. Receiver (Rx): Receive music/audio from iPods,
iPhones, iPads, Bluetooth MP3, music player, TV,
tablets, PCs, laptop, Mac.
By slide the mode
switch to select Tx
mode. Mode LED is
flashing with green
color.
By slide the mode
switch to select Rx
mode. Mode LED is
flashing with blue color.

Important Note: TRX_HD2 supports four sets of
pin code: 0000, 1111, 1234, and 8888. It covers the
most of popular speakers, receivers and
headphones.
1. Turn on the TRX_HD2. The Power LED solid on
with amber color and the Mode LED is quick
flashing with green color for pairing.
Transmitter (Tx): To pair and connect with
Bluetooth speaker, receiver, and headphone
devices
3. The TRX_HD2 will pair and connect it automati-
cally. The Mode LED will change to flash slowly with
green color.
PAIRING
2. Place the Bluetooth stereo speaker, receiver,
headphone into pairing state. Refer to the Bluetooth
stereo speaker, receiver, and headphone user
guide for instructions for this feature.
1. Turn on the TRX_HD2 and into Rx pairing state,
the Power LED solid on with amber color and Mode
LED is quick flashing with blue color.
Receiver (Rx): To pair and connect with iPods,
iPhones, iPads, tablets, android phones,
Bluetooth MP3, music player, TV, laptop, Mac
and PCs…etc

POWER OFF TRX_HD2
By touch the POWER icon, TRX_HD2 and all of
LEDs will be off.
3. The iPhone, iPad, PC should find the TRX_HD2
and pair with it. When both paired and connected,
the Mode LED will change to flash slowly with blue
color.
2. After the TRX_HD2 is in pairing state, initiate
Bluetooth search feature and find the device name
“Blue Station HD2”. Refer to your iPhones’, PCs’
User Guide. If pin code requested during pairing,
please submit the pin code 0000.
Reduce audio delay with FastStream
Bluetooth audio transmission will always cause a
little audio delay, it may cause the audio lip-sync or
delay effect when listen the audio or music in real
time environment.
The TRX_HD2 supports low latency audio with
FastStream. To achieve the low audio lag/delay, the
receivers, speakers and headphones need to
support audio FastStream, too.

Audio Pass Through
The Audio Pass Through function is only available
at Transmitter mode (Tx) and will be performed
automatically when TRX_HD2 is powered on.
By touch the audio channel selection icon to select
audio input channel.
OPTICAL: The OPTICAL input audio signal will be
passed through to the optical and coaxial output.
COAXIAL: The COAXIALinput audio signal will be
passed through to the optical and coaxial output.
AUX: The AUX input audio signal will be passed
through to the aux output.
COAXIAL
AUDIO
INPUT
AUX
AUDIO
INPUT
OPTICAL
AUDIO
INPUT
COAXIAL
AUDIO
OUTPUT
AUX
AUDIO
OUTPUT
OPTICAL
AUDIO
OUTPUT

With multilink, TRX_HDM2 can link and transmit
audio/music to two Bluetooth speakers, receivers or
headphones at the same time.
FEATURES OF MULTIPLE LINKS – (Extra
features for TRX_HDM2 model only)
If you like to connect 2nd receiver/speaker when
the 1st receiver is connecting, by touch multilink
icon, TRX_HDM2 will start to pair the second
receiver. The pairing procedure is same as the first
one. After paired with 2nd receiver, TRX_HDM2 will
transmit audio/music to both receivers at same
time.
Notes:
1. The audio of 1st receiver will be interrupted
during pairing 2nd receiver. Both audio will be
recovered automatically when 2nd receiver has
been paired and connected completely.
2. If you have paired with two receivers,
TRX_HDM2 always connects to the latest paired
device on next power on. After one receiver is
connected, click multilink icon, TRX_HDM2 will
connect another paired receiver automatically.
Pairing and connect to the second Bluetooth
device
※

VISUAL INDICATION
The POWER/MODE/AUDIO LED can also indicate
the status of TRX_HD2 working statues.
POWER LED
Power Statues Indication
Power on Amber LED solid on
Power off Amber LED off
Mode Statues MODE LED Indication
Audio Statues Audio LED Indication
Transmitter
pairing
Green LED fast
flashing
Transmitter
connected
Green LED medium
speed flash, approx.
every 2 seconds
Transmitter
standby
Green LED low speed
flash, approx. every 5
seconds
Receiver pairing Blue LED fast flashing
Receiver
connected
Blue LED medium
speed flash, approx.
every 2 seconds
Receiver standby Blue LED low speed
flash, approx. every 5
seconds
OPTICAL Orange LED solid on
COAXIAL Yellow LED solid on
AUX Green LED solid on

TROUBLESHOOTING
Please note that you should also be familiar with the
operation of your audio speaker, receiver,
headphone, mobile phone or other connecting
Bluetooth device. Please read the User Guide for
your device carefully. For operation with a PC or
laptop, please note that these devices should also
be Bluetooth enabled with appropriate Bluetooth
profiles in order to enable correct operation.
Problem Likely Cause / Solution
TRX_HD2 does
not reconnect.
Lost Connection.
Mode LED
flashes at 5
second intervals.
TRX_HD2 and Bluetooth
device were out of range
of distance. Turn both
TRX_HD2 and Bluetooth
device off and turn on
again to reconnect.
TRX_HD2 will not
pair with
Bluetooth device.
Ensure the Bluetooth
device PIN code is one of
these codes: 0000, 1111,
1234, 8888
TRX_HD2 cannot
transmit audio to
the other
Bluetooth device.
Ensure TRX_HD2 selected
correct audio source
input.
TRX_HD2 cannot
output audio.
Ensure TRX_HD2 selected
correct audio output.

Cannot pair with
Bluetooth
speaker,
receiver,
headphone
Ensure you are using Tx
mode with green LED
flashing.
Cannot pair with
iPod, iPhone,
iPad, Mac,
PC...etc
Ensure you are using Rx
mode with blue LED
flashing.
DISCLAIMER
Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that
the information in this manual is accurate and
complete, no liability will be accepted for any errors
and/or omissions made. The manufacturer
reserves the right to make changes and improve-
ments to the specifications and features of the
hardware and firmware of the products described in
this document without prior notice. Reproduction,
transfer, distribution or storage of part or all of the
contents in this document in any form is prohibited
without prior permission of the manufacturer. All
trademarks acknowledged.
CUSTOMER SERVICE INFORMATION
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please view our website – www.aleadinc.com
representative.
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