Balboa Water Group bba 3 User manual

bba 3
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User Guide
Balboa Bluetooth Audio

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THANK YOU
for using Balboa Water Group spa controls.
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bbaTM3 works with iOS and
Android smart devices.
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bbaTM3 Amplifier
WARNING
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is
subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause
harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate
the equipment.
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment
generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If
this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment o and
on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or
more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit dierent from
that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
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bbaTM  NEW AND
REDESIGNED FEATURES
NEW BLUETOOTH TRANSCEIVER
■ BT3.0-HS/BT5.0 EDR
■ Range: up to 100 feet in open air. Ranges vary as they
are dependent on installations and environments.
■ The bbaTM3 amplifier works with iOS and android smart devices.
NEW PLASTIC ENCLOSURE
■ IPx5 waterproof
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Speaker impedance
■ 4-8 ohms
Output power
■ (4 ohm load) 4x30W (42W max per channel)
■ (8 ohm load) 4x15W (18W max per channel)
Input voltage
■ 100V - 240V AC
■ 50/60 Hz
Dimensions
■ 7.95”wide X 1.91” high X 6.24” deep
■ (20.20 cm X 4.85 cm X 15.85 cm)
Weight
■ 3.01lbs. (1.35Kg)
4 channel Amp
■ Option 1: Sub woofer from
the rear 2 channels
■ Option 2: 4 channels
Power from AV port of BP control system.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
02 spaTouchTM 3
03 BLUETOOTH SCREEN
04 NAVIGATE TO THE BLUETOOTH SCREEN
05 PAIR SMART DEVICE
06 ADJUST AUDIO SETTINGS
07 SELECT INPUT MODE
08 spaTouchTM 1 & 2
(Graphical User Interface: Icon)
09 BLUETOOTH SCREEN
10 PAIR SMART DEVICE
11 ADJUST AUDIO SETTINGS
12 SELECT INPUT MODE
13 spaTouchTM 1, TP900, TP800
(Graphical User Interface: Menu)
14 BLUETOOTH SCREEN
15 PAIR SMART DEVICE
16 SELECT INPUT MODE
17 TP700
18 BLUETOOTH SCREEN
19 PAIR SMART DEVICE
20 ADJUST AUDIO SETTINGS
21 ADJUST VOLUME
22 PLAYBACK CONTROLS
23 SELECT INPUT MODE
 TP, TP
25 PAIR SMART DEVICE
 TP, TPS, TP
(Panels with Menu buttons)
27 PAIR SMART DEVICE
 TP, TP, TP
29 PAIR SMART DEVICE
 TROUBLESHOOTING
PANEL
spaTouchTM 3

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BLUETOOTH SCREEN
A - Play/Pause
B - Bluetooth Screen
C - Song Title, Artist
D - Settings
E - Volume Up/Down
F - Mute Control
G - Invert Display
H - Remaining Time
I - Track Next/Previous
J - Progress Bar
K - Elapsed Time
L - Back
M - Input Modes: Bluetooth,
Line In
N - Shule Control
O - Power
P - Repeat Control
spaTouchTM 3
NAVIGATE TO THE
BLUETOOTH SCREEN
Follow these steps to navigate to the Bluetooth
screen (D).
If connected to a music source:
1 - Press the Music button (A) to view the
Mini Player (B).
2 - Press the Music button again (C) to enter the
Bluetooth screen (D).
If not connected to a music source:
1 - Press the Music button (A) to enter the
Bluetooth screen (D).
About the Mini Player:
The Mini Player (B) controls play, pause, track forward/
back, and volume up/down.
Hide the Mini Player by pressing the Heater Status
button (E) twice. The first press displays the Set
Temperature/Time in the Mini Player. The second press
hides the Mini Player.
spaTouchTM 3
A
B
C
D
F
NOTE: If these buttons (F) appear and both have
white circles as shown here, your music source is
connected. If they appear as shown except either
one of them does not have a white circle, your music
source is not connected.
E
P
O
N
M
L
K
D
F
G
HJ I
B C
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spaTouchTM 3
PAIR SMART DEVICE
Follow these steps to pair your smart device with the
bbaTM3 amplifier (E).
1 - Power up the spa.
IMPORTANT: All paired devices are erased from
the bbaTM3 amplifier when power to the spa is
cycled. While the bbaTM3 amplifier forgets your
smart device when the spa power is cycled, your
smart device might not forget the bbaTM3 amplifier.
In this case, an error message may appear if you
try to reconnect. You may need to have your smart
device “forget” the bbaTM3 amplifier, and only after
that connect to the bbaTM3 amplifier again to avoid
such error messages.
2 - Press the music button (A) to enter the Bluetooth
screen. The music button (A) may not appear if control
system (F) did not detect the bbaTM3 amplifier (E).
3 - Press the power button (C) to turn On the
bbaTM3 amplifier. This message will appear (B) when
your smart device is not connected/paired with the
bbaTM3 amplifier. “BT” stands for Bluetooth.
4 - On your smart device, turn On the
Bluetooth function.
5 - On your smart device, click search for Bluetooth
device. Make sure the smart device is close enough to
the spa tub, so the smart device can pair with the
bbaTM3 amplifier.
6 - On your smart device, select “BBA Spa Music” from
the pairing list. If “BBA Spa Music” does not appear,
repeat steps 1 - 5.
7 - Some smart devices will connect automatically,
but with others you will need to select “Connect.”
Once connected, a white ring appears around the
Bluetooth button and “BT Connected” appears at the
top of the screen (D). Play music on your smart device.
If the music plays from the speakers in the spa, the
connection is complete.
C
A
B
bbaTM3 Amplifier Control System
E F
spaTouchTM 3
ADJUST AUDIO SETTINGS
Follow these steps to adjust the audio settings.
1 - Navigate to the Bluetooth screen (A);
refer to page 4.
2 - Press the Settings button (B) to enter the
Settings screen.
3 - Make desired changes to the audio settings.
There are two types of filters (C): Low Pass and High
Pass. These filters apply to the rear speaker output
only. Select Low Pass for subwoofers or High Pass for
tweeters. Select OFF if filtering is not desired. Regular
speakers do not require filtering.
B
A
D
C
NOTE: bbaTM3 operates up to 100
feet in open air. Ranges vary as
they are dependent on installations
and environments.

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spaTouchTM 3
B
SELECT INPUT MODE
The following input modes are available: Bluetooth,
Line In. All control systems are equipped with Bluetooth
mode. However, control systems may or may not have
Line In, as this input mode is optional.
Follow these steps to select the input mode of the
bbaTM3 amplifier.
1 - Navigate to the Bluetooth screen (A); refer to page 4.
2 - Confirm that the bbaTM3 amplifier is turned On. If it is
On, a white ring appears around the Power button (B).
3 - Press the Input button (C). If the Bluetooth input
mode is selected, this appears (C or D). If the Line In
input mode is selected, this appears (E and F).
If you select the Line In input mode (F), you can
connect any headphone output to the Aux In
connectors (H), but you will likely need an adapter
cable because of the dierent connectors.
Only those settings which remain on the Line In screen
(E) are available when using Aux In (H).
The terms “Line In” (E) and “Aux In” (H) refer to the
same thing.
The Mini Player (G) on the Main screen looks like this
when Line In is the selected input mode. For more
information about the Mini Player, view page 4.
A
D
E
PANELS
spaTouchTM 1 & 2
spaTouchTM 2
spaTouchTM 1
Graphical User Interface: Icon
C
Left
Right Aux In
H
bbaTM3 Amplifier
G
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BLUETOOTH SCREEN
A - Back
B - Progress Bar
C - Song Title, Artist
D - Screen Title: Bluetooth
E - Song Progress
F - Invert Display
G - Settings
H - Shule
I - Repeat: one song
or all songs
J - Track Forward
K - Volume Up
L - Play/Pause
M - Mute
N - Track Back
O - Volume Down
P - Input Modes: Bluetooth,
Line In
Q - Power
NOTES:
spaTouchTM 2 screens are displayed
in this chapter. spaTouchTM 1 has the
same icons, but some icons are in
dierent positions.
Some icons such as “Repeat” may
not appear if music isn’t playing.
spaTouchTM 2
PAIR SMART DEVICE
Follow these steps to pair your smart device with the
bbaTM3 amplifier (D).
1 - Power up spa.
IMPORTANT: All paired devices are erased from
the bbaTM3 amplifier when power to the spa is
cycled. While the bbaTM3 forgets your smart device
when the spa power is cycled, your smart device
might not forget the bbaTM3 amplifier. In this case, an
error message may appear if you try to reconnect.
You may need to have your smart device “forget”
the bbaTM3 amplifier, and only after that connect
to the bbaTM3 amplifier again to avoid such error
messages.
2 - Press the music button (A) to enter the
Bluetooth screen. The music button may not appear
if control system (E) did not detect the bbaTM3
amplifier (D).
3 - Press the power button (B) to turn On the
bbaTM3 amplifier (D).
4 - On your smart device, turn On the
Bluetooth function.
5 - On your smart device, click search for Bluetooth
device. Make sure the smart device is close enough to
the spa tub, so the smart device can pair with the
bbaTM3 amplifier.
6 - On your smart device, select “BBA Spa Music” from
the pairing list. If “BBA Spa Music” does not appear,
repeat steps 1 - 5.
7 - Some smart devices will connect automatically, but
with others you will need to select “Connect.” Once
connected, this icon will appear (C). Play music on your
smart device. If the music plays from the speakers in
the spa, the connection is complete.
spaTouchTM 2
B
A
C
BLUETOOTH ICONS
Connected Disconnected
bbaTM3 Amplifier Control System
D E
O
BA
BG
DC
PM NK LI J H
Q
B
BF
E
NOTE: bbaTM3 operates up to 100
feet in open air. Ranges vary as
they are dependent on installations
and environments.

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spaTouchTM 2
ADJUST AUDIO SETTINGS
Follow these steps to adjust the audio settings.
1 - Press the Music button (A) to enter the
Bluetooth screen.
2 - Press the Settings button (B) to enter the
Settings screen.
3 - Press these buttons (D) to select an audio setting.
The audio settings are listed below.
4 - Press these buttons (C) to change the
setting’s value.
SETTINGS
• Balance
• Fade
• EQ Preset
• Filter
• Bass Gain
There are two types of filters: Low
Pass and High Pass. These filters
apply to the rear speaker output only.
Select Low Pass for subwoofers or
High Pass for tweeters. Select OFF
if filtering is not desired. Normal
speakers do not require filtering.
A
B
D
spaTouchTM 2
INPUT MODE ICONS
Only spaTouchTM 2 and spaTouchTM
1 (software version 3.36 or above)
have these icons. Earlier versions
of spaTouchTM 1 have one icon.
USB is not available with the
bbaTM3 amplifier, even though the
icon may appear on the panel.
B
A
Bluetooth
Connected
Line In
Bluetooth
Disconnected
SELECT INPUT MODE
The following input modes are available: Bluetooth,
Line In. All control systems are equipped with Bluetooth
mode. However, control systems may or may not have
Line In, as this input mode is optional.
Follow these steps to select the input mode of the
bbaTM3 amplifier.
1 - Press the Music button (A) to enter the
Bluetooth screen.
2 - Confirm that the bbaTM3 amplifier is turned On. If it is
turned O, the button icon (B) will be gray.
3 - Press the Input button (C) to select one of the
following input modes:
Bluetooth (C).
Line In (D)
USB (E) - USB is not available with the bbaTM3 amplifier, even
though the icon may appear on the panel.
Line In mode (D) allows you to connect any headphone
output to the Aux In connectors (F), but you will
likely need an adapter cable because of the dierent
connectors.
Only audio settings such as Volume are available when
using Aux In (F).
The terms “Line In” (D) and “Aux In” (F) refer to the
same thing.
Left
Right Aux In
F
bbaTM3 Amplifier
C
USB
E
D
C

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PANELS
spaTouchTM 1 ,
TP900, TP800
TP900
spaTouchTM 1
TP800
Spa
Scenes
Shortcuts
A/V
Settings
Spa
Scenes
A/V
Settings
Graphical User Interface: Menu
BLUETOOTH SCREEN