i-box Century User manual

Classic Smart Speaker
with Amazon Alexa

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1. Safety information........................................................page
Introduction......................................................................................................... 3
Safety information............................................................................................ 3
2. Getting to know your Century Smart Speaker
Controls and features....................................................................................... 5
Fitting a pin adaptor to the power supply ................................................ 5
Controls and button functions ..................................................................... 6
LED indicators..................................................................................................... 6
3. Getting started
Before getting started.......................................................................................7
Downloading essential apps ..........................................................................7
Phone/Tablet network connection ..............................................................7
Mains connection ...............................................................................................7
Speaker connection main setup ...................................................................7
Alternative connection setup........................................................................8
Naming your speaker ....................................................................................... 9
Signing into Amazon........................................................................................ 9
Setting your location on Alexa ...................................................................10
4. Operation
Using the Amazon Alexa app...................................................................... 10
Alexa - Things to try........................................................................................10
AUX-In connection...........................................................................................11
Bluetooth pairing ...............................................................................................11
Grouping speakers using the i-box player app.......................................12
Speaker reset using the i-box player app ................................................13
Radio presets using the i-box player app ................................................13
Control key functions......................................................................................14
5. Other information
Troubleshooting ................................................................................................14
Specifications.....................................................................................................15
Disclaimer............................................................................................................15
Declaration of conformity.............................................................................15
Technical support..............................................................................................15
Contents

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Important - Please read these instructions fully before installing or
operating your speaker.
The power adaptor is used as the disconnect device and must be easily
reached to unplug in case of emergency.
Only use the power adaptor supplied if it needs to be replaced make sure
the replacement’s rating and polarity are the same as that supplied.
Keep away from flame sources such as lighted candles.
Do not expose to dripping or splashed fluids. Objects filled with liquids,
such as vases, must not be placed close to the speaker.
The unit should not be exposed to direct sunlight, very
high or low temperature, moisture, vibrations, strong
magnetic fields, high frequencies and dusty
environments.
Do not place the product in enclosed bookcases or racks
without proper ventilation. Ventilation should not be
impeded by covering the ventilation openings with items, such as news-
papers, table-cloths, curtains, etc.
Never attempt to insert wires, pins or other such objects into the vents or
openings of the unit.
Do not disassemble or modify the Speaker, there are no user serviceable
parts.
If the Speaker is damaged in anyway or malfunctions do not use. Consult
a qualified service engineer.
Do not use abrasives, benzene, thinner or other solvents to clean the sur-
face of the unit. To clean, wipe with clean soft cloth and a mild detergent
solution.
Do not dispose of this product with household waste at the end of its life
cycle; hand it over to a collection centre for the recycling of electrical and
electronic appliances.
Safety information
Introduction
Your new Century plug in Wi-Fi Speaker is a voice-controlled smart
speaker with Amazon’s intelligent Alexa voice assistant. Just say the
wake word “Alexa” and your Century speaker will play music, control
your smart home devices, answer your questions, set calendars, report
the weather, news, traffic and more.
The two 8W speakers deliver dynamic stereo audio room-filling sound,
so you can truly enjoy your favourite playlists from subscription stream-
ing services such as Spotify and Amazon Music as well as many free
services such as TuneIn.
Setup is easy with the free “i-box Player” app. Use the “i-box Player”
app to access 10000+ skills and services.

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1.Getting to know your
Century Smart Speaker

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1. Mic On/Off
2. Mic-Tap to talk
3. LED Bar
4. Mics
5. Power On/Mode
6. Previous/Back
7. Next/Forward
8. Play / Pause / BT Pair
9. Volume +/-
10. WPS
11. AUX-In
12. 12V DC Power Socket
Controls and features
Fitting a pin adaptor to the
power supply
1. Locate the tab on the selected
pin adaptor into the slot on the
power supply recess.
2. Press the adaptor into the recess
until it clips into place.
3. To remove pin adaptor slide pin
adaptor release button upwards.
Pin adaptor
release

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Control Buttons Long Press Short Press/Rotate
1. Mic On / Off Switch Mic/Alexa On/Off
2. Mic-Tap to talk Activate Mic to talk to Alexa without saying Alexa first
5. / MODE Power ON/OFF Switch Wi-Fi >> Bluetooth >> AUX-In >> Wi-Fi
6. Previous / Back Previous Track
7. Next / Forward - Next Track
8. Play / Pause / BT Pair Enter BT Pairing Mode Play / Pause
9. Volume +/- Increase Volume / Reduce Volume
10. WPS Enter Wi-Fi connection mode
Indicates Idle Listening Thinking Speaking Mic off
System Error/
Setup Mode Vol +/-
LED
Colour No Light Cyan Cyan/Blue Cyan/Blue Red Orange White
Action -100%
Solid
Fast
Alternate
Smooth
Pulsing
100%
Solid
100%
Solid
Gradual
On
Control button functions
LED Indicators for Wi-Fi Mode
Indicates Idle Connecting No
Connection Connected Vol +/-
LED
Colour No Light Blue Blue Blue White
Action -Fast Flashing Slow
Flashing
Solid Then
Off
Gradual
On
LED Indicators for Bluetooth Mode
Indicates Idle Selected Vol +/-
LED
Colour No Light Green White
Action -Green Solid Gradual
On
LED Indicators for AUX IN Mode

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player
i-box player
App Icon
Before getting started
1. Download and install the i-box player app from Play Store or the App
Store to your phone/tablet (Search for i-box).
2. Download and install the Amazon Alexa app from Play Store or the
App Store to your phone/tablet (Search for Alexa). Amazon Alexa
App Icon
Getting started
1. Make sure your phone is
connected to the same Wi-Fi
network as you wish to connect
your speaker to. This must be a
2.4GHz network - not 5GHz.
2. Plug the power adaptor
supplied with your Century
speaker into a suitable mains
outlet (use the appropriate mains
pin adaptor for your country
from the 3 supplied) and plug
the power adaptor lead into the
DC socket (12) on the back of
your Century. Press and hold the
Power button (5) until the LED
bar lights up orange, after a few
seconds you will hear a tone
to indicate the speaker is ready
to connect to Wi-Fi.
3. Open the i-box Player on your
phone/tablet, screen (A) will
appear showing searching for
i-box wireless Hi-Fi system.
Tap on “Add Device”.
4. S creen (B) will now open, select
i-box Century on the device drop
down menu and then tap “Next” to
enter SETUP menu (C).
5. Tap “Settings” to enter your
phone Wi-Fi settings menu (D) and
connect to the Century speaker
(E) then return to the i-box app,
screen (H).
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Setup continued
6. In the i-box player app you will
first see screen (F) then the
SELECT NETWORK screen (G)
will open.
Select your Wi-Fi network, enter
the password and tap “Continue”
you will hear a voice prompt “
waiting for Wi-Fi connection”
and screen (H) will appear then
you will hear “Wi-Fi connected“
and the Orange LED will stop
flashing, screen (I) will open tap
“Next”. Go to page 9 opposite for
further instructions.
F G
HI
JK
Alternative Setup
If in step 5 your i-box player app is
unable to connect to your Century
speaker or find it, then return to the
i-box player app, screen (J) and tap
on “Could not find Century_XXXX”.
Screen (K) will open, follow the
instructions “Press the WPS button
to activate network setup mode.
Then select “Next” to continue.”
This will open your phone Wi-Fi
settings menu (D) connect to the
Century speaker and you will hear
a “Connected to speaker” voice
prompt then return to the i-box
player app, screen (F) and follow
step 6. to connect the speaker to
your Wi-Fi network.
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To use Amazon Alexa you will need
an Amazon account. If you don’t
already have an account go to
“www.amazon.com” (in the USA) or
“www.amazon.co.uk” (in the UK) to
register. Sign in to Amazon using
the sign in screen (N).
The next step is to choose your
preferred language for Alexa using
screen (O).
If for example you live in the UK
select “English (United Kingdom)”
and follow the on screen
instructions.
This will enable Alexa to speak
with a British accent and give more
relevant answers to any questions
relating to the UK.
Screen (P) will open next with
suggested questions to ask Alexa.
Always say Alexa first then ask your
question/request.
To get the full benefit of Alexa
download and open the Alexa app
and sign in (screen Q).
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O P Q
After Wi-Fi connection the NAME
DEVICE screen (L) allows you to
name your speaker, enter a name
or choose from the room list.
Speaker default name is Century_
XXXX. Tap “Next” to enter screen
(M) tap on “Sign in with Amazon”
Naming your speaker Signing into Amazon to use Alexa

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Many of Alexa’s services are location
dependent and the default location
is Seattle in the USA.
To change the default location*
in
the Amazon Alexa home screen (S)
press the menu symbol top left, tap
on tap on settings , tap on “This
Device” go to “Device location” and
enter your full address on the top
line and postcode on the second
line.
In settings you can use the menus
to connect to apps like Amazon
Music*, Live Radio, TuneIn, Spotify†
and others as well as reviewing
your Alexa history and many other
options.
*To use weather, traffic and other
“local” services you will need to set
your location.
†For some services you will need to
open an account.
Music:
Alexa, play some Prime Music.
Alexa, shuffle my mellow playlist.
Alexa, play my Classic Jazz station.
Alexa, what song is this?
Alexa, buy this song.
Shows, Podcasts, & Radio
Alexa, play the program In Our Time.
Alexa, play BBC 1 radio
Alarms & Timers
Alexa, set a timer for 30 minutes.
Alexa, set an alarm for 8.15 a.m.
Shop Amazon
Alexa, order bin bags.
Alexa, buy more kitchen towels.
Questions & Answers
Alexa, what Italian restaurants are
near me.
Alexa, tell me a joke.
Alexa, Wikipedia Winston Churchill.
News, Weather, & Traffic
Alexa, what is the latest news?
Alexa, what’s the weather forecast?
Smart Home
Control supported smart home
devices like Philips Hue lights. To get
started,
go to the Alexa App.
Alexa, dim Hue lights to 50%.
Alexa, turn on the fan.
Use These Anytime
Alexa, pair my Bluetooth.
Alexa, stop.
Alexa, volume five. (1-10)
For more examples, go to “Things to
Try” in the Alexa App.
Apart from
using the Amazon Alexa app menus on your phone to connect
and explore apps like Amazon Music, Live Radio, TuneIn and others.
You can review your Alexa history.
View shopping lists.
Check your purchase history.
Check your timer and alarm settings.
Alexa - Things to try
Using Alexa - setting location
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Connection for audio devices
without Wi-Fi or Bluetooth
functions.
1. Connect the audio device to the
AUX-In socket (11) using a 3.5mm
plug to plug cable (not supplied).
2. Press the Mode button (5) twice
to select the AUX-In mode, the
LED will turn green when this
mode is selected and the
speaker will say “Line in mode”.
3. You can now playback your
audio device though the speaker.
Connecting to the speaker via the AUX-In socket (11)
If a Wi-Fi connection is not
available you can make a short
range connection (up to 10m) via
Bluetooth. To enter Bluetooth
mode press the Mode button (5).
Pairing your speaker with a
Bluetooth enabled device:
1. Place the speaker and phone/
tablet within 1 metre of each
other. Long press on the Pair/
button (8) the speaker will
enter Bluetooth pairing mode,
you will hear the message
“Bluetooth mode” and the LED
status bar will flash blue.
2. Select the Bluetooth menu on
your phone/tablet and search for
Bluetooth devices, the speaker
will appear as “Century_XXXX” in
the Bluetooth device list, select
and pair.
3. Connection will normally be
automatic if a password is
required enter (0000). After
successful connection you will
hear a message “Bluetooth
connected” and the LED will stay
a constant blue.
Please Note:
1. If the pairing is not successful,
turn off the speaker and try
pairing again.
2. After successful pairing, paired
devices will remember each
other. Unless pairing information
is deleted, pairing should be
automatic when both devices are
switched on in range of each
other.
3. To pair with a new device follow
steps 1-3 above after disconnect-
ing the existing pair.
Re-connecting a paired device
Each time the speaker is turned on
in Bluetooth mode, there are two
possible outcomes:
The speaker will connect
automatically to the last connected
device, just press play on your
device for playback.
The speaker will be listed on your
devices screen as an available
output channel, select the speaker
as the output channel and play
your music.
Bluetooth pairing

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Note: While grouped Alexa voice
control will only function on the
Master speaker. You can make one
or more groups.
You can have more than one
Secondary speaker grouped with
the same Master.
You can simultaneously control
the volume of all the speakers in a
group by using the Volume buttons
of your phone/tablet.
For a group configuration, you can
choose which speaker plays Left
(L), Right (R) stereo channel or Left/
Right (L/R) for mono, by touching
the relevant icon.
In Wi-Fi mode, switch on the
speakers you want to group they
will show a solid white LED. In the
Device list (A) opposite, you will
see “How to switch between solo
and multi mode?” tap on this to
open the instruction screen (B).
As shown in (B), to pair 2 speakers
grab and drag one speaker and
drop it over another speaker.
The speaker you drag becomes
the (Secondary) speaker part of a
group and plays the same music as
the other (Master) speaker.
To ungroup, grab and drag the
secondary speaker below the
middle line.
The Secondary speaker becomes
a solo speaker again and can play
different music independently.
While grouping the LED will flash
white on the Secondary speaker
when grouped the Secondary
speaker LED will change to solid
Red.
Grouping speakers using the i-box app
Grouping 2 speakers
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To save internet radio stations to
presets follow steps 1-3, to recall a
preset, steps 4-5.
1. Go to the TUNEIN screen tap on
search and the TUNEIN SEARCH
screen will open.
2. Find the station you want to
make a preset for and tap on the
small speaker symbol beside the
station and the PRESET screen will
open.
3. Up to 5 presets can be saved, tap
on a number to save the preset to
it, the station will appear beside it
and you will hear a message saying
“preset saved”.
4 & 5. To recall a preset go to the
DEVICE LIST tap on settings
select Preset Content.
6. In the PRESET CONTENT screen
tap on the preset for the station
you want to listen to.
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Radio presets using the i-box app
If you need to clear the settings
on your speaker you can restore
factory settings in the i-box player
app:
(1.) In the DEVICE LIST tap on
settings (2.) Select SPEAKER
INFO and (3.) scroll down and tap
“Restore Factory Settings”.
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Control key functions
Mic Tap to Talk (1):
Short press - activates Alexa ready for voice command without the need to say Alexa first.
Mic On/Off (2):
Short press - disables Alexa function (turns off mic) / enables Alexa function (turns on mic)
When Alexa function is Off LED is RED.
Volume +/-
Rotate clockwise to increase volume.
Rotate anticlockwise to reduce volume.
Play / Pause
Short press - to play/pause.
Troubleshooting
1. There is no response from the speaker.
Make sure you are using the power adaptor supplied.
Make sure it is plugged into a mains power socket and the socket is switched on.
Make sure the power adaptor cable is connected to the DC in socket on the back of your Century speaker
2. Your Century speaker cannot connect to your Wi-Fi network
Switch off the power at the mains socket and switch it back on again then try making a Wi-Fi connection
following the instructions in this guide.
Check if there is any Internet connection problem.
Make sure you have a Wi-Fi connection between your Century speaker and your phone/tablet.
3. Alexa is not responding
Make sure the microphone is switched on (press the Mic On/Off button (2).
Make sure you are using correct Alexa requests.
Always speak the wake word “Alexa” first when making your request.
Repeat your request.
Speak naturally and clearly to Alexa in English.
Make sure your Century speaker is at least 20cm (eight inches) away from walls or other objects that may cause
interference (such as microwave ovens).

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Specifications
Power Adaptor Input: 110-240V~50/60Hz
Power Adaptor Output: 12V𝌂2A
Speaker Output: 2x 8 Watts RMS
Speaker Driver: 62mm (2.5”)
Frequency Response: 60Hz ~ 20KHz ( +/-10 dB)
Signal noise ratio (SNR): > 70 dB @ 1KHz
Disclaimer
Updates to Firmware and/or hardware components are made regularly. Therefore some of the instructions,
specifications and pictures in this documentation may differ slightly from your particular situation. All items
described in this guide are for illustration purposes only and may not apply to your particular situation. No legal
right or entitlements may be obtained from the description made in this manual.
Declaration of conformity
Hereby, Philex Electronic Ltd. declares that the radio equipment: model Century Amazon Alexa Wi-Fi Speaker
for radio broadcast reception in domestic premises is in compliance with the Radio Equipment Directive
2014/53/EU. The full text of the EU declaration of conformity is available at the following internet address:
www.philex.com/doc
FCC Notice
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
FCC Caution
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the
user’s authority to operate this equipment.
This device and its antenna(s) must not be co-located or op<!rating in conjunction with any other antenna or
transmitter.
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Waste electrical and electronic products should
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Please recycle where facilities exist.
Check with your Local Authority for recycling advice.

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