Foxl v2 User manual

It tooka rocketscientist...
Travail d'un fuseologue!
2
foxl was developed by sound matters
founder and audio design legend,
Dr. Godehard Guenther- a physicist
and
former NASA engineer with
three PhDs.
foxl a ete developpe par le fondateur
de soundmatters, qui est une legende
dans Ia conception de systemes
d'audio,
Dr. Godehard Guenther-
un physicien et ancien ingenieur de Ia
NASA detenant trois doctorats (PhD)

II Music is a big part of my life, yet so is travel.There weren't any
really small
hifi-quality portable loudspeakers- so utilizing a
number of our patented and proprietarytechnologies, Ideveloped
one myself. A
true labor of love, I named it after Fox, my 1st
grandson. Listen and enjoy:'
«La musique
fait partie de rna vie et il en vade meme pour les
voyages.
II n'existait aucun petit haut-parleur hi-fi de haute qualite
-done en utilisant un certain nombre de techniques brevetees, j'ai
reussi aen concevoir un moi-meme. Un travai effectue avec amour.
Je l'ai appele Fox, mon premier petitfils. Ecoutez et appreciez. »
~.~'
Dr. Godehard Guenther
3

foxL running everywhere •••
foxL fonctionne partout •••
4

A. Your home (theater), away from home.
B. Be the boom box! (optionalnecklanyard)
C. Take your HiFi to go.
D. Beautiful sound, almost invisible
E. Take off your headphones and
share
the music.
F. With optional subwoofer-
afull-range personal system.
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A. Votre cinema maison loin de votre maison.
B. Soyez le boom box! (cordon pour le couen option)
C. Votre HiFi aemporter.
D. Un son magnifique, presque invisible.
E. Retirez vos ecouteurs et partagezvotre
mus1que.
F. Avec un caisson de basse en option -un
systeme personnel complet.

foxL DNA...
La technologie
...
c'est
notre
ADN
To
achieve audiophile-approved sound quality
and its remarkable 8-octave bandwidth,
the
tiny
foxl
utilizes
highly
advanced speaker
technologies
found
nowhere else, regardless
of
size
or
price.On-board amplification
is
supplied
by
four
ultra high-efficiencydigital
amplifiers delivering
total
power
up
to
8W
at
<
0.1
%THD.
Pour
obtenir
une qua
lite de son approuvee
par les audiophiles
et
sa
remarquable bande
passante de 8 octaves, le minusculefoxl
fonctionne gracea
des technologies
hautement
avancees
de
haut-parleurs tres
avancees intropuvables ailleurs, quelque soit
Ia
taille
ou
le prix. Une amplification a
bord
estfournie par des haut-parleurs numeriques
d'ultra haute efficacite fournissant une
puissance totale
de
8Wa<
0.1
%
THO.
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Linear
Magnetic
Drive™
Twoofer™
Two patented dual voice coil 2Smm Linear
MagneticDrive™Twoofers™(tweeters
that
also
woof)
provide wide response
with
remarkable clarity.
Deux bobines acoustiques
de
voix brevetees
de
25mm
Entralnement magnetique lineaire
(Linear Magnetic Drive
™)
Twoofers™(Haut-
parleurd'aigus
qui
bourne egalement)
fournit
une large reponse avec une clarte
remarquable.

BassBattery™/FiatmagicTM
Revolutionary BassBattery™ (patent pending)
is
both
a
re
-chargable
Lithium
ion battery, and a
Flatmagic™acoustic
bass
radiator.
La
revolutionnaire BassBattery™(brevet en
cours) est a
Ia
fois
une
batterie rechargeable
de
ion de lithium,
et
un radiateur acoustique de
basse Flatmagic™.
f,
Engiisfr
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After a round
of
"shake and dance"
tests,
15
month
old
Fox,
prepares
to
"drop-test" his
namesake.

Operation
Lanyard/
Wriststrap
--.....;;~~~~~.~
Insert Hole
Power
Input
(connect to 5V wall charger)
Hinged Grille •
(open for additional stability)
BassBattery TM
(behindgrille)
8
Lanyard/
Wriststrap
Insert Hole
External Subwoofer
(3.5mm stereo mini-jack)
LED Charge Indicator
~ -- ...... __ RED= charg ing ;
Flashing RED=
low battery
(in Bluetooth modelsonly)
GREEN= 700% charged
Mini-USB Input for
Charge/Power
(to USB)

Getting
the
Most
1.
IMPORTANT:
Use
the
wall
adapter
to
fully
charge
the
foxL
before using
battery
operation
the
first time.
2.
IMPORTANT:
Power
OFF
when
not
listening,
as
foxL
has
no
auto
shut-off.
3.
Optimal listening distance from
foxl
is
1.5
to
3 feet
with
twoofers aimed at your
ears.
4.
Placing
foxl
on a solid surface will increase
output;
placing near
multiple
surfaces (walls,
corners) enhances
bass.
5.
Feel
it
...
the
bass
is
amazing
while
holding,
or
hanging
foxl
like a pendanton a necklace
against your chest.
6.
IMPORTANT:
foxl's powerful bass maycause it
to
11
Walk"
on
some
hard surfaces
at
loud
listening. Use included non-slip
pad.
7.
foxl
plays louderwhen connected via wall adapter
or
USB.
8.
foxl
plays
less
loud
during
last 1
Oo/o
of
its batterycharge.
9.
Get
the
latest
on
"Getting
the
Most;'visit www.soundmatters.com/foxl.
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Battery Charging &Power Use
foxL has the versatility of two poweroptions (V2), internal re-chargeable battery or externally
charging via
AC adapter or USB
For INITIAL CHARGING, use wall-socket AC and the foxL powersupply. Allow about 4 hours
(until
LED goes reen).Subsequent rechargings using AC will require only about 1 hour.
SV Power Supply Input
(connect to 5 V power supply
to
wall AC and foxL)
Power notes:
·A fully charged batterywill play for about
8 hours, depending
upon volume levels.
• During
the last 1 Oo/o of acharge, output
volume will be reduced.
• Power
output is doubled when it is
connected to wall AC, enabling it to play
louder
than with battery power.
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LED Charge Indicator
RED = charging;
GREEN = 100% charge;
BLINKING
RED = using more
power than incoming
USB Input for Charge/Power D
• During non-use, USB recharging takes
about 4 hours, depending upon current
available at
USB port.
·USB charges
to 95°/o of full capacity,
and
LED maystay red

Bluetooth Operation (8/uetooth-equippedmodels)
BEFORE
you
begin
be sure
your
phone
(or
other
A2DP Bluetooth device)
is
able
to
play/stream
mUSIC.
1) Switch
foxl
ON ,
front
LED
button
shows
amber,
then
flashes green
while
searching
2)
Bluetooth
will
auto-search
for
the
last five
previously paired units (for
up
to
30 seconds).
3)
Once paired,
the
front
LED
button
will
continue
to
flash green.
4)1f
Bluetooth can't discover
prior
paired units,
it
will
search
for
new
units
to
pair
with.
5)
If
Bluetooth can't pair successful
(about
2 and
half
minutes),
it
will
auto
turn
off.
Follow
your
device's instructions
for
8/uetooth
Pairing.
(Each
is
different!) Initial
pairing
code
is
0000.
Some take
just
seconds
to
pair, and some are less
friendly
and can take longer.
If
given an
option
in
the
transmitter
setup,
select
"headphone,"
NOT
"headset."
Call
Functions
• Answer Incoming Call -Push
Bluetooth
button
< 1.5
seconds
• End Active Call -Push
Bluetooth
button
<
1.5
seconds
• Reject
Incoming
Call-
Push/
hold
button
>1
.5
seconds
·Manually
Turn-offBluetooth Circuitry -
Push/
hold
button
for
5 seconds
Visit www.soundmatters.com
for
more
info.
Bl
uetooth
Button
(Biuetooth-equipped models)
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Built-in Microphone
(microphone-equipped
models)
On
the
front
of
foxl
is
a
wide
bandwidth,
high
sensitivity
microphone
with
dedicated
noise-canceling electronics
which
provide
enhanced voice clarity.
Microphone
(behi
nd
grille)
foxl
automatically
over-rides streaming
music,
becoming
both
mic
and speaker
when
a call
is
answered
by
your
bluetooth-
connected
phone
or
computer.
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Optional Subwoofer
Add
a
good-qua
I
ity,
powered
hi-fi
subwoofer, like soundmatters'SUBstage,
to
a pocket-sized speaker?
May
seem
crazy -
but
with
foxl
the
resuIts are
amazing. Perfect
to
create a full-range
personal listening system
for
your
home
workstation.
External
Subwoofer
connects using 3.5mm
stereo mini-jack
If
your
sub
connectswith
an
RCA
,
typically
use
RIGHT
/
Red
inputonly
(refer to
sub
manual), and
use
an
RCA
to
3.5mm adaptorto connect
to
foxL

Troubleshooting
1. Hearing
distortion?
·Lower
volume
• Low
Battery>
connect
to
wall power
• Power
Off,
then On
2.
Not
enough
output
with
foxl
volume
all
the
way
up?
·Turn
up
volume on music player
• Move closer
to
foxl,
or
to
aquieter
listening area.
3.
Unable
to
pair
with
Bluetooth
Music Player? (Biuetooth-equipped models)
·Confirm
device
is
Stereo Bluetooth 2.0
A2DP
compatible.
4. Experiencing signal loss
or
dropouts
via Bluetooth? (Biuetooth-equipped models)
·Occasional signal dropouts are normal
for Bluetooth
• Move closer
to
Music Player
·Confirm
device
is
A2DP compatible
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Specifications
Battery Iife:
Power:
Output
Level:
Frequency
Response:
AC
Adapter:
Dimensions:
Weight:
up
to
8 hours
4W x 2
<0.1
°/oTHD,
5V
in
2W x 2 <0.1%THD, 3.6V in
97dB@ 0.5m, 5V
95dB@ 0.5m, 3.6V
80Hz-20kHz (DIN 4500)
5V
2A Max 15W (supplied)
143 x
55
x
35
mm
5.6 x 2.2 x 1.4 inch
269 gram
(9.5
oz.)
Soundmatters believes in a policy
of
continuous
improvement, therefore specifications are subject
to
change
without
notice.

Limited Warranty
soundmatters international, inc. (sound matters) warrants foxl to
the original consumer purchaser
to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a
period of one (1) year after the date of purchase.
FOR COMPLETE DETAILS OF THIS WARRANTY VISIT www.sound-
matters.com or contact sound matters at 775.981.1460, 800.698.
SOMA (in US)
IMPORTANT- Keep your original sales receipt. Be sure the retail
dealer has written on it the date, model number, and serial
number of the Product. This information is required for warranty
service. Be sure to obtain and retain proof of shipment.
This warranty does not cover:
·Damage that is the result of misuse, abuse, accident (including
but not limited to damage by water), faulty hookup, defective
or maladjusted associated equipment, or the use of the Product
with equipment for which it was not intended.
·Cosmetic defects that appear more than thirty (30) days after
the date of purchase. Cosmetic damage caused by improper
handling is also excluded.
• Damage that occurs while the Product is being shipped to
whoever will service it.
English
This warranty is void if:
·The Product identification or serial number label is removed or
defaced in any way.
·The Product is serviced or repaired by any one other than sound-
matters or an authorized sound matters dealer or service agency.
Important Safety Instructions
CAUTION - Risk of electric shock - Do not open
1. Read all safety and user instructions before the product is oper-
ated, retain for future reference.
2. To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this
apparatus to rain or moisture- The product should not be used
near water- for example, near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink,
laundry tub, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool and the
like. The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing
and that no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be
placed on the apparatus.
3. Clean only with a dry cloth.
4. Power cords and power adapters- Use only the power cords
and power adapters supplied by the product Manufacturer.
5. Do not attempt to service this product yourself. Refer all servic-
ing to qualified service personnel
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FCC
Regulations
FCC
Declaration
of
Conformity
Statement
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.
Radio
and
Television
Interference
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
com-
munications.
However,
there
is
no
guarantee
that
interference
will
not
occur
in
a
particular
installation.
If
this
equipment
does
cause
interference
to
radio
or
television
reception,
which
can
be
determined
by
turning
the
equipment
off
and
then
on,
the
user
is
encouraged
to
try
to
correct
the
interference
by
one
or
more
of
the
following
measures:
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·Increase
the
separation
between
the
equipment
and
receiver.
·Connect
the
equipment
to
a
different
outlet
so
that
the
equip-
ment
and
receiver
are
on
different
branch
circuits.
·Consult
the
dealer
or
an
experienced
radio/TV
technician
for
help.
Changes
or
modifications
not
expressly
approved
by
Sound
mat-
ters
could
void
the
user's
authority
to
operate
the
equipment.
8/uetooth
is
a
registered
trademark
of
8/uetooth
S/G,
Inc.

Congratulations on
your
new
foxLv2 PLATINUM;
a Special Edition,
it
contains a
number
of
performance
enhancements
not
soundmatters
outlined
in the user manual.
aptt)
.
When paired
with
other
apt-X enhanced source devices (i.e. Apple OS
X*
Macs),
Bluetooth
is seamlessly upgraded
to
CO-like
fidelity
&
improved
video/sound
11
1ip-sync"
for
movies &
gaming.*
10.6/10.7
audioquest
World-renowned
for
their
unique
range
of
audiophile
cable solutions,
the
included
EVERGREEN
Interconnect
makes
the
amazing
foxl
sound even
better!
Up to 20 Hours ormore
of
battery
life
{10 hours
with
8/uetooth
on)
Read
the
back
for
foxlv2
Platinum
performance/operation
tips

For best performance
1) Fully charge your foxl using the included AC
adapter before using it the first time.
2) "Break-in" your speakers by playing complex
music (bass heavy) music
for 8-10 hours or more
(warn
your neighbors firstI).
Note: If listening via audio cable,
to turn-off Bluetooth,
push and hold
the foxl's
front button for 5 seconds
(Biuetooth turns
off automatically after 2.5 minutes).