Blaupunkt PA/MB Series User manual

Owner’smanual
Model:PA/MBseries
ProfessionalAudioSystem
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Manythankstobuyourmodel,pleasereadandreferencethismanualcarefullybeforeoperate
theunit.Pleasekeepthemanualforfutureoperationreference.
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Important:DuetothisisauniversalmanualforourPAandMBseriesmodel.Yourordered
model(dependonmodel)maynotincludeallfunctionsonthismanual,soyoucanchooseand
referencetherelativecontentforthefunctionoperationcorrespondtoyourorderedmodel.
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Controlpanel
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1‐SDcardslot;
2‐Play/pausebutton;
3‐Previousbutton;
4‐Display;
5‐Nextbutton;
6‐Repeatbutton;
7‐Modebutton;
8‐USBport;
Remotecontrol
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1‐Powerbutton;
2‐Modebutton;
3‐Mutebutton;
4‐Volumeincreasebutton;
5‐Previousbutton;
6‐Volumedecreasebutton;
7‐Radiostationscanningbutton;
8‐Digitsbutton;
9‐EQbutton(Normal,Rock,POP,Classic,Jazz,News);
10‐Play/pausebutton;
11‐Nextbutton;
12‐Repeatbutton(repeatone/random/repeatall)
Powerconnection
Pleasecheckifthepowersourceiscorrespondtotheratingvoltagespecwhichlocatesonthe
panelofunit.Ifitdoesnotmatching,pleaseconsulttoyourdealerorservicecenter.
InsertthefemaleterminalofpowercordintotheACoutlet,andthenconnectthepowerplug
withthewall‐mountsocketinordertogetthepowersource.Thenswitchonthemainpower
buttontoturnonthedisplayscreenwhichmeansthepowerconnectionissucceednow.

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Remotecontrolbatteryinstallation
Openupthebatterydoorandinsert2xAAAdrybatteryintothecompartment;pleasemake
surethepolarityofbatterywillaimandcorrespondtothepositiveandnegativesilkscreen‐
printedsymbolinthecompartment.Thenclosethebatterydoor.
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Notes:
a. Thebestworkingdistanceofremotecontroliswithin5meterswithoutanyobstaclein
between.Pleaseaimtotheremotecontrolsensorlocatesonthefrontofunitduring
operation.
b. Thesensitivityofremotecontrolwillbecomeweakwhenthebatterypowerexhausted.
Pleasereplaceitwithfreshoneforoperation.
c. Pleasetakeoutthebatteryincaseofnone‐operationinalongtime.
d. Pleasedisposethebatteryinanenvironmentfriendlyway.Pleasereferencethelocal
governmentrequirementforthedetail.
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Generaloperation
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1. Poweron/off:switchthemainpowerbuttononthepanelcanturnonorofftheunit;you
alsocangetstandbyon/offbypresspowerbuttonfromremotecontrol.
2. Playsourceselection：presstheMODEbuttononthecontrolpanelorremotecontrolcan
switchtheplaysourcebetweenFM/Bluetooth/Linein/USB/SDincycle.
3. Volumeadjustment:Turnthemainvolumeknobonthepanelcanincreaseordecreasethe
mainoutputvolumelevel.YoucanalsoadjustthevolumeinsmallstepbypresstheVOL+/‐
buttonfromremotecontrol,buttheremotecontroladjustedmaxvolumelevelislimitedby
mainvolumesettinglevel.
4. Treble&bassadjustment:Turnthetreble/bassknobonthepanelcanadjusttheoutput
soundlevel.
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5. Soundsilence:presstheMUTEfromremotecontrolcanmakethesoundinsilence;pressit
againtoresumethesoundoutput.
6. PresetEQ:PresstheEQbuttonfromremotecontrolcanswitchtheEQbetweenNormal,Rock,
POP,Classic,Jazz,News.(FunctiononlyavailableinUSB/SDandBluetoothmode)
7. Play/pause:pressthebuttontopausethemusic,andpressitagaintoresumetheplaybackin
Bluetooth/USB/SDmode.
8. Repeat:pressthebuttontoswitchthemusicplaybackinrepeatone/random/repeatallmode.
9. Powerandoverload:ThepowerLEDindicatorwilllightonwhenthepowerconnectionis
successful.TheclipredcolorLEDwillflareincaseofoverloadanddetected.Thisoccursisin
ordertoprotectyourspeaker.Pleasereducethevolumelevelinordertopreventserious
damagetospeaker.(PowerclipindicatoronlyavailableinPAseries)
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FMradiooperation
BeforestarttheFMradiolistening,pleasetrytomovetheunitnexttothewindoworother
locationinordertobetterFMreception.Theunitwasbuilt‐inaninternalFMantenna.
1. Autoscanandpresetradiostation(All‐in‐one):shortpresstheplay/pausebuttonon
controlpanel,orpressthescanbuttonfromremotecontroltoautoscanandsavethe
availableradiostation.Theunitwillautoplaythefirstpresetstationafterfinishedscanning.
(maxpresetstation:99)
2. Presetstationpickingup:inradiomode,presstheNEXT/PREVIOUSbuttononcontrolpanel
orremotecontroltopickupandplaythelastandnextpresetstation;orkey‐intherelative
presetstationnumberbydigitsbuttononremotecontroltofastpickupthestation.
3. Autotuneandfastgo‐toaspecificFMstation:
3‐1.PressandholdtheNEXT/PREVIOUSbuttoninfewsecondsoncontrolpanelorremote
controltoautotunetheavailablestationinupordownwardfrequency.Theunitwillstopand
auto‐playtheavailablestation.
3‐2.key‐intherelativefrequencynumberbydigitbuttonfromremotecontroltoskipandplay
thespecificdefinedFMstation.Forexample,youwanttolistentheFMstationfrequencyat:
89.8MHz;thenkey‐in8‐9‐8fromremotecontrol;andtheunitwilljumpandplaythestationat
89.80MHzfrequencyaccordingly.
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USB/SDplaybackoperation
TheproductincludesUSB/SDplaybackfunctionwhichcandecodeandplaybackthemusicfrom
aUSB/SDstoragedevice.Beforestarttheoperation,pleasecopytheMP3formatmusicintothe
device;andinsertthedeviceintotheunitfirst,becausetheUSB/SDmodeisonlyavailablewhen
thedevicewaspluggedonunitsuccessfully.ThentheunitwilldetectandplaytheinsideMP3
musicautomatically.

1. Trackselection:shortpresstheNEXT/PREVIOUSbuttontoselectpreviousandnexttrack;
pressandholdthebuttonforfast‐forwardingandrewindingtheplayingmusic.Pressthe
digitsbuttonfromremotecontrolcanfastpickuptherelativetrack.
2. InUSBmode,youcanachievetheplay/pause,mute,repeat,EQ,treble/bassfunctionetc.
Pleasereferencetheoperationfromthegeneraloperationpartonthismanual.
Notes:
a. ConnecttheUSBstickbyaUSBextensioncableforplaybackisnotrecommendedwhich
mayproducenoiseorintermittentsoundduetoaudiodatalossduringtransfer.
b. DecodeandplaybackallMP3formatmusicisnotguaranteed.
c. Themaxsupportedstoragedeviceis32GB.
d. Somedifferentdeviceandbrandmaytakealittlelongtimetoplayback;pleasekindlynote
thisisnotmal‐function.
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Bluetoothoperation
ThisproductincludesBluetoothfunctionwhichcanwirelessplaybackthemusicfromother
Bluetoothdevice(likesmartphone,tabletetc).
1. PresstheMODEbuttonrepeatedlytoenterBluetoothmode,anoticesoundwillcomeout
fromspeakerwhichmeanstheunitisreadytopair.
2. EnabletheBluetoothfunctiononyourdevice,andsearchtheavailabledevice(please
referencethedevicemanualforoperation),thenchecktheavailableBluetoothdeviceon
thelist.Select“BP(PA/MBseriesmodelname)”forpairing.
3. AnothernoticesoundwillcomeoutfromthespeakeraftertheBluetoothpairing
successfully.
4. SelectandplaythemusicfromyourBluetoothdevice,thenthesoundwillcomeoutfrom
thespeaker
5. Presstheprevious/nextbuttoncanselectlastandnexttrackduringplaying.
6. InBluetoothmode,youcanachieveplay/pause,mute,EQ,trebleandbassadjustmentetc.
function.Pleasereferencetheoperationfromthegeneraloperationpartonthismanual.
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Notices:
a. AllBluetoothdevicesarenotguaranteedforpairingsuccessfullyduetodifferentdesignand
brand.
b. ThebestworkingdistanceofBluetoothiswithin10meterswithoutanyobstacleinbetween.
c. TheunitonlycanpairandworkwithoneBluetoothdeviceinonetime.
d. IncaseofanincomingphonecallduringBluetoothplayback;themusicwillstoptemporary,
andresumetoplaybackafterendthephonecall.
e. PleasequitthecurrentBluetoothpairingbeforepairwithotherdevice,otherwiseourmodel
pairingnamewillnotshowonthedevicelist.
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Linein/AUXIN/MP3linkoperation
Inordertowireconnectionandplaybackthemusicwithotherplayeroramplifier,pleasefollow
upbelowoperation.

1. UsingthecorrectaudiocableconnecttheAUXINjack(RCAorCannontype)onthepanelof
unit,andtheanotherterminalconnectwithline‐outjackofoutsourcingplayerlikeMP3,
CD,DVD,Mixeretcaudiodevice.(OnlymodelPA25includesCannontypeconnector)
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2. Selectthemusicandplayontheoutsourcingplayer,thenthesoundwilloutputfromthe
speaker.
3. Inline‐inplaybackmode,themaincontrolisontheoutsourcingplayerside.Butyoualso
cancontrolthevolume,mutethesoundandadjusttreble&bassonthespeakersystem.
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Lineout/Audioout
Usingthecorrectaudiocableconnectswiththelineoutjack(RCAorCannontype)onthepanel
oftheunit,andanotherterminalconnectwithAUXINjackonotheractivespeakerdevice.Then
thesoundwilloutputbothonthespeakerandotherspeakerdevice.Pleasekindlynotethe
maincontrolisonourspeakersideduringlineoutplaybackmode.(Thisfunctiononlyavailable
inPAseries)
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Karaoke
Theunitincludesmicrophonefunctionwhichallowyoutosingasongathomeormusicparty.
Connectamicrophoneintothemicrophoneinputjackthrough6.5cmplugorCannontypeplug
(ourmodelincludesa6.5cmwiredmicrophone),andadjustthemicrophoneoutputlevel
properlybyturnthevolumecontrolknob.Thenyoucanstarttosing.
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Tips:
a. WhenyouareusingthemicrophoneforKaraokefunction,youcanadjustthetreble/
bass/echo/delaysettingbyturnstherelativeknobs.
b. Theremayhaveabignoisecomeoutfromspeakerwhenyouadjust
volume/treble/bass/echotohighlevelduetooverloadinganddistortiononmicrophone.
Thisisnotmal‐function.Sopleaseturnandincreasethesesettingsslowly,andturnit
backorturnoffmicrophoneforretryingincaseofsuchbignoisefaced.
c. Therehavemicrophonepriorityfunctioninourmodel.Ifyouselectit,thekaraokevoice
willoutputfromspeakerinpriority(withoutbackgroundmusic);andresumeto
backgroundmusicoutputautomaticallyafteryousingingfinished.

d. Youcanusethekaraokefunctionandlistenthemusicatsametime;incasethatyou
needincreasetheKaraokevolumeanddecreasethebackgroundmusic,youcantryto
adjusttheseparatemicrophonevolumeandmainvolumeknob.(Specialtoourmodel
PA25,thatyouneedincreaseordecreasethebackgroundmusicindividuallybyadjust
theLEVELknobwhichlocatesnexttotheLine‐injack).
e. Pleaseturnoffthemicrophonewhenyouputitnexttospeaker,otherwisetherewill
causehugenoise.
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Batterypowerandcharging
Ourmodelhasbuilt‐inrechargeablebatterywhichcanplaybackthemusicinoutdoorwithout
ACpowerconnection.TheunitwillstarttochargeoncetheACpowerconnectionisready.The
chargingLEDwillinredcolorduringcharging,andturntogreencolorincaseoffullycharged.In
caseoflowbatterypower,theoutputmusicwillbeabnormalorbigdistortion.Pleasearrange
re‐chargeforplaying.(ModelPA25hasnotbuilt‐inbattery)
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TherealsoprovideaDC12Vbatteryinconnectionjackwhichcanconnectandplaywithother
externalDC12Vbatterypowersourcedirectly.
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Note:
Yourbatterylifetimewilllastlongerifyoufollowupbelowsimpleguidelinesforchargingand
storing.
a. Forchargingfirstfewtimes,pleasechargethebatteryfully.
b. Rechargeandstoretheunitwithinthetemperaturerangeof5°C~35°C(40°F~95°F).
c. Donotchargelongerthan24hours.Excessivechargingordischargingmayshortenthe
battery'slife.
d. Batterylifenaturallyshortensslowlyovertimeusing.
e. Thespeakercanplaymusicduringcharging.Pleaseturnoffthespeakerandremovepower
plugiflongtimenottouse.
f. Duetoprolongcharginganddischarging,theunitbatterylifewillbeaffectedandplayback
timewillalsobeshortened.Wecannotguaranteethesameplaybackconsistently
throughoutandthisisnotincludeinourwarrantyandservice.
g. Charging time: approximately 5~9 hours; music playback time: 3.5 hours around.
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Placement
Thespeakerhasbeendesignedforplacingonground,tableorspeakertripod(onlyavailablein
smallsizemodelunderPAseries,tripodnotinclude).Pleaseavoidplacingtheunitinthecorner
ofroomorfacingtoawallwhichmaycausesounddistortionduetolowfrequencyincrement.

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Troubleshooting
1.Thespeakercannotturnon.
a.Pleasecheckifthepowerconnectioniscorrect,andmainpowerswitchison.
b.Pleasearrangere‐chargeincaseoflowerbatterypower.
2.Nosoundoutput.
a.checkiftheplaysourceiscorrected,alsotheconnectionstatusonaudiocable.
b.Pleasetrytoadjustthevolumeknob.
3.Sounddistortion.
a.Pleasetrytoadjustandplaythemusicatalowervolumelevel.
b.Checkthestatusoftreble/basssetting.
4.BackgroundnoiseonFMstation.
a.trytomovetheunitinotherplaceforbetterreception.
b.scanandswitchtootherstationforlistening.
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Specification
Powersource:AC110‐240V,50/60Hz.
FMfrequency:87.5‐108.0MHz.
USBrating:5V,200mA,2.0versions,supportedupto32GBstoragedevice.
Bluetooth:V2.1+EDR,within10metersforoperation.
RMSoutputpower:35WformodelPA10.
38WformodelPA12.
42WformodelPA15.
160WformodelPA25.
35WformodelMB06.
36WformodelMB10.
Treble&bassadjustment:‐12dB~+12dB.
Built‐inrechargeablelead‐acidbattery:ModelPA10/12/15,MB06/10.
Powerconsumption:50W(160WforModel:PA25).
Standbypowerconsumption:<1W.
(Theabovespecmayupdatewithoutprioritynotice.)

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operaon is subject to the
following two condions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2)
this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may
cause undesired operaon.
Changes or modificaons not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the
equipment.
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 protecon against harmful
interference in a residenal installaon. This equipment generates
uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and
used in accordance with the instrucons, may cause harmful interference
to radio communicaons. However, there is no guarantee that interference
will not occur in a parcular installaon. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television recepon, which can be
determined by turning the equipment off 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 separaon between the equipment and receiver.
—Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that
to which the receiver is connected.
—Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
To sasfy FCC RF exposure requirements, a separaon distance of 20 cm or more should
be maintained between the antenna of this device and persons during device operaon.
To ensure compliance, operaons at closer than this distance is not recommended.