Anchor LIBERTY PLATINUM User manual

MADE IN USA
SIX YEAR WARRANTY
Liberty Platinum Sound System Owners Manual
For System Setup & Operation Videos Visit Our Website: www.anchoraudio.com
MADE IN USA
SIX YEAR WARRANTY
A Message from the President
Congratulations on purchasing an Anchor Audio sound system, the choice of thousands
of satisfied customers including the White House, prestigious universities, school
districts nationwide, police and fire departments, and all branches of the U.S. Military.
Our products are made of the finest materials and built with pride in the U.S.
We’ve incorporated the latest technology into your sound system yet kept it simple to
use. Just take a few minutes to review this manual to ensure the maximum enjoyment
of your Anchor system. Or, you can view a demonstration video complete with a trouble
shooting section at www.anchoraudio.com.
Feel free to call our friendly customer support staff at 1-800-ANCHOR1
with any questions. We love to hear from our customers.
Janet Jacobs, President
on behalf of all Anchor employees
GETTING STARTED............................................................................................................................... 1
BASIC SYSTEM OPERATION / BACK PANEL ........................................................................................... 2
CONNECTING MULTIPLE SOUND SYSTEMS / SYSTEM PLACEMENT ........................................................ 3
USING THE BUILT-IN CD/MP3 COMBO PLAYER....................................................................................... 4
OPERATING THE BUILT-IN UHF WIRELESS RECEIVER .............................................................................. 5
OPERATING THE WIRELESS MICROPHONE/TRANSMITTER...................................................................... 6
OPERATING BLUETOOTH TRANSMITTER................................................................................................ 7
CARING FOR YOUR BATTERY ................................................................................................................ 8
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ................................................................................................. 9-10
HAVING TROUBLE WITH YOUR SOUND SYSTEM? / TECHNICAL SPECS .................................................. 11
CONTENTS
GETTING STARTED
Please check your new unit carefully for any
damage which may have occurred during shipment.
Each Anchor product is carefully inspected at the
factory and packed in specially designed boxes for
safe transport.
Notify the freight carrier immediately of any damage
to the shipping box or product. Repack the unit
in the original box and wait for inspection by the
carrier’s claim agent. Notify your dealer of the
pending freight claim.
NOTE: All damage claims must be made with freight carrier!
RETURNING SYSTEMS FOR SERVICE
OR REPAIR
For service or repair, please contact the dealer
you purchased your system from, call us at 1-800-
262-4671, or visit www.AnchorAudio.com, Contact
Us page. Our tech support team will issue an RA
number for warranted systems, after which, you can
ship the item(s) to Anchor for repair. All shipments
to Anchor Audio must include an RA number and
must be shipped prepaid. C.O.D. shipments and
shipments without an RA number will be refused
and returned at your expense.
IMPORTANT: Save the shipping box & packing materials,
they were specially designed to ship your unit!
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The Liberty Sound System comes with a six year warranty,
Anchor Audio Bluetooth comes with a six year warranty,
and all Anchor Audio batteries, CD/MP3, and wireless come
with a two year warranty.

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BACK PANEL OF LIB-8000CU2
BASIC SYSTEM OPERATION
NOTE: Fully Charge Batteries Before First Use!
IMPORTANT: Make all connections with shielded cables to avoid
hum, buzzing or interference.
1. Set all Input Levels to minimum & Tone Controls to flat
(middle) setting
2. Plug wired microphone into the MIC 1 or MIC 2 jacks
and/or any audio source into the LINE-IN jacks
3. Switch POWER to ON, Power ON LED will light
4. Slowly increase Level Controls for active Input Jacks
to desired volume
5. Adjust Tone Controls for desired sound quality
WIRELESS RECEIVERS
(see page 5)
POWER SWITCH
UNIVERSAL MIC – INPUT JACKS
Balanced XLR – low impedance, for balanced mic,
powers condenser-type mics.
Unbalanced 1/4” – high impedance, for unbalanced
mics, no phantom power.
AC POWER CORD INLET
LINE OUT – OUTPUT JACK
Balanced 1/4”
Record your presentation or connnect to
another powered sound system.
CHARGE STATUS LEDS
Green - Charge complete
Amber - Charge nearly complete
Red - Charging has begun
BLUETOOTH RECEIVER
(see page 7)
Battery Empty LED
Red - charge battery immediately
Power On LED
Green - power on
LINE IN LEVEL CONTROL
LINE IN – INPUT JACKS
The 1/8 (3.5mm) jack is used to hook
up a portable CD player, iPod, laptop
or other external audio source.
Dual RCA unbalanced inputs can
be used for daisy-chaining together
multiple Liberty speakers.
USB DC OUT - 5V 500 mA
To charge/power external device
TONE CONTROLS – BASS/TREBLE
CD/MP3 COMBO PLAYER
(see page 4)
MICROPHONE LEVEL CONTROLS

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CONTROLLING FEEDBACK
Feedback, a howling noise or shrill sound, is self-generated by the sound system. It’s caused by
a microphone picking up the sound coming from the speaker and then re-amplifying it. Once a
feedback loop starts, it continues until the system is adjusted.
FEEDBACK CAUSES
• Microphone too close, pointing towards
or in front of speaker
• Volume setting is too loud for room
• Sound reflecting off hard surfaces
AVOIDING & ELIMINATING FEEDBACK
• Point microphone in a different direction
• Keep microphone away from the speaker
• Place speaker in FRONT of the microphone
• Reduce the sound system volume levels
CAUTION: Feedback can damage your equipment & may be hazardous to hearing.
CORRECT SYSTEM PLACEMENT WRONG SYSTEM PLACEMENT
UNPOWERED COMPANION SPEAKER
One powered Liberty sound system and one unpowered Liberty companion
speaker. Using a speaker cable (SC-50NL) connect the SPEAKER OUTPUT jack
on the powered system to the IN jack on the unpowered speaker.
POWERED SOUND SYSTEMS
Two or more powered Liberty Sound Systems. Using a speaker cable
(EX-50PP)
connect the LINE OUT jack on the first powered Liberty to the LINE IN jack on
the second powered Liberty. Set second Liberty volume to maximum so full
volume control will be at the first or primary sound system.
CONNECTING MULTIPLE SOUND SYSTEMS
NOTE: AC power is not required for an unpowered companion speaker.

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USING THE BUILT-IN CD/MP3 COMBO PLAYER
Your CD/MP3 combo player supports WMA and MP3 files, as well as CD, CD-R, CD-RW, and MP3 disks. Input slots for play are CD, USB, SD card slot, and AUX
port for other music player devices.
Turn on with the POWER button and then insert the memory card, USB or CD. Push CD/SD/USB button until your device is displayed. The auxiliary port
becomes active when the 3.5mm cable is inserted.
FOLDER
VOL-
VOL+
MODE
REMOTE CONTROL
PWR
PROG SHUF MUTE
RPT
STOP
*The Liberty built-in CD/MP3 combo player comes with remote.
The LCD functions as used:
POWER: Press once for ON or OFF
MODE: Press to change the mode of operation (CD/SD/USB)
REV: Press to select the previous track.
F.WD: Press to select the next track.
: Press once for PLAY or PAUSE
MUTE: Press once for mute ON and again to mute OFF
:Press once to stop and eject disk
FOLDER : Select next folder (MP3 format only)
FOLDER : Select previous folder (MP3 format only)
SHUF/RDM: Press once to play tracks randomly.
PROG: Press to set the programming mode.
RPT: Press until the desired repeat playing function is displayed on the LCD. REPEAT 1 will repeat the present song REPEAT ALL will repeat all songs.
REMOTE CONTROL
D
MOD
STOP
PWR
RDM
VOL+
VOL-
RPT

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CHANNEL SELECTION - BUILT-IN RECEIVER
Select a channel, set the built-in receiver & microphone transmitter
to that channel before using your wireless system.
1. Choose any available wireless channel from 1 thru 16
(see page 6 for transmitter instructions)
2. Set the Wireless Channel Selection Knob to the channel you
choose in step 1
WIRELESS 2
VOLUME CONTROL
WIRELESS 1 CHANNEL
SELECTION
WIRELESS 1 RX
INDICATOR LIGHTS
WIRELESS 2 RX
INDICATOR LIGHTS
WIRELESS 1
VOLUME CONTROL
WIRELESS 2 CHANNEL
SELECTION
DIVERSITY WIRELESS BY ANCHOR AUDIO
Anchor Audio UHF wireless is a 16 channel, diversity wireless system that receives signals with two independent antennae. With diversity
wireless the receiver processes the stronger signal, effectively minimizing dropouts and interference from other transmitting sources.
The antennae are mounted internally so there are no obstructions or risk of damage. The wireless operates between 540 - 570 MHz,
as of August 1, 2014.
NOTE: Ongoing wireless interference? The frequency you selected may be in use by other systems in the area!
Change channels until you find a clear frequency!
If you have two wireless receivers repeat above for the second receiver.
Remember, each receiver/transmitter pair must be set to different
channels to avoid interference.
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