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Overview

Controls

PowerIAlarm

Reset

Button

-Press

to power

On

the

iW4

speaker

system

-P

ress

to stop and

reset

asounding alarm

-P

ress

to

exitNetwork

Setup

mode

-Press

& hold

to

tum

offWi-Fi

and

reset

the

iW4

EQ

Control

-Press

to

enter

EQ

adjustmode, then press"+"or•-•

adjust

each

setting

*Powe

rmustbe

ON

MusicControl Buttons

-------------.

-

Press

to

control music playback

of

your docked

iPadliPhoneliPod orconnected

AirPlay

device

BedtimeISleepTimer

---------...

-

Press

toactivate

an

adjustablecount down timer

to

enjoyyourfavorite

music

as

you

fall

asleep

TOP

PANEL

power

...

HI

..

1

eq

pr

esets nap

FM

Radio Band Region Selection

Differentregions

of

theworld

use

different

FM

radiofrequency

steps

and

ranges

(default

is

USA).

To

adjust settingsforyourregion

(USA.

EUROPE,

JAPAN,

AUSTRALIA,

or

CHINA):

-Make

sure

the unit

is

OFF.

Press

and holdethe

MODE

buttonforS

seconds

untii"RADIO

XXX"

appears in thelower part

of

the

display.

-

Press

the

SET+

1-

buttons

to

selectyour region.

-

Press

the

MODE

buttonagain

to

confirm yourselection andexitthe

radio frequency modesettings.

FM

Radio Presets

-

Press

to

cycle through programmed radio presetstations

(P1

~)

-Programyourfavoritestations byselecting the presetnumberyou

want

to

change,

then

press

& hold again before adjusting the station,

and then

press

onefinal time

to

confirm your selection

QuickNapAlarm

-

Press

to

activate

and

adjustacountdowntimerfor apowernap

fAiarm 1& 2 Buttons

-

Press

to

prev1ew

programmed

alarm

time

-

Press

& hold

to

manually

set

alarm

t1me,

repeat,

source,

andvolume

-

Press

twice

to

turn thealarm

On

orOff

alarm 1

ala

rm

2

88888888

wakeup

Volume UpIDown

-Press

toadjustthe volume

of

the

iW4

speakers

Mode

Select

______

___./

-P

ress

for

AirPlay

,

iPod,

FM

Radio,

and Aux-inmodes

Snooze I

Dimmer

-

Press

to

adjustthe displaybrightness

-

Press

to

delayasounding alarm

-

Press

& hold

to

adjust

snooze

timer

Aux-in

---------.

USB

Port

______

____J

(firmware update)

zzz

alarmsldp

clock

sync

Set +1-

-

Press

to

adjusttime,

alarms

,

radio,

eq,

and device settings

ClockSet ISync

-

Press

to

sync

time with docked

iOS

device

-

Press

& hold

to

manuallysettime

*iW4will automatically

sync

timewith adocked

iOS

devicebydefault

**

Press

ALARM

1or

ALARM

2buttonduring time

set

for

12124

hour

Wakeup IAlarm Skip Button

-

Press

to

stop

and

reset

asounding alarm

-Press

to

skipthe next pending programmed alarm timewithout

turningoffforholidays

or

when you wakeup beforethealarm

-

Press

& hold toadjustthe'Gentle

Wake'

timer

(Off,

1-1

0minutes)

REAR

PANEL

r---:-

Firmware

button

& status

LED

G

~

Wi

-

Finetworksetup

0 ...,

1!1

-

Press

for

Wi-Fi

Sharing

withdocked

iOS

5.0

orlaterdevice

\

....

L -

Press

&holdformanual networksetup

~

FMantenna

Wi-Fi

network

status

LED

o Master power

is

OFF

•

Green,

solid whenconnected

to

a

Wi-Fi

network

-1:

-

Red,

blinkingwhen

NOT

connected

to

a

Wi-Fi

network

FRONT

DISPLAY

Display

Indicators

.-----

BatteryLow Indicator

01

(

)-+-

-Firmware

Status

Indicator

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AM

and

PM

Indicator

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Display

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NETWORK

STATUS

Alarm Indicators

Network

Status

Indicator

Active

AirPlay

Stream

Indicator

iHomeApp Indicator

{

9 strong

signal

strength

NetworkConnected

":"

medium

signal

strength

-[

Q Notconnected I

OFF

,

iPod,

Radio

,orAux mode

NetworkNotConnected , /

~

Notconnected I

AirPlay

mode

•

• lowsignal strength Network

OFF

-

Quick

Start

0 Connect

AC

power

-Connect

AC

power

adaptor,

pull

tab

from

the

backup

battery

compartment

on

bottom

of

unit

0

Play,

charge, sleep&

wake

-Dock

your

iPad, iPhone,

or

iPod

and

press

11>11

to

enjoy

your

favoritemusic

-

Press

the

Mode

button

to

select AirPlay,

iPod,

FM

Radio, andAUX-in modes

-Press&

hold

Alarm 1& 2

buttons

to

set

your

desired wakepreferences

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-

0

Power

on

your

iW4

-

Press

the

Power

button

to

switch

between

power

ON and standby

-Press &

hold

the

Power

button

(4

sec.)

to

turn

iW4'sWi-Fi

network

OFF/ON

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Connect

to

your

Wi-Fi

network

-Dock

iOS

5.0

or

laterdevice (verifyWi-Fi

is

ON

and

connected

to

desired network)

-Press

Network

Setup

button

on

iW4

-Select'Allow'

on

pop-up

message

-Keep reading for additionalsetup

methods

iW4

Wi-Fi

network

OFF

(Press

& Hold

Power

button)

•

AirPlay

modewill

be

unavailable in Network

OFF

state

€)

Set clock

with

AutoSync

iW4

will

automaticallysync

time

with

your

dockediPad, iPhone

or

iPod

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0 EnjoyAirPlay wireless

audio

-Turn iW4ON

and

selectAirPlay

mode

-Launch

iTunes

or

use

your

iPad, iPhone,

iPad

touch

(verify

network

settings)

-Select

the

'iHomeiW4 XXXXXX'speaker

as

your

audio

source(look

for

c:;;J

AirPlay logo)

Note:

You

may

have

torestart

iTunes

oryour

iOS

device

before thei

W4

is

selectable

as

an

AirPlay

audio

sou

rc

e

NetworkSetupfor

AirPlay

Network

Setup

Check

list:

&1

To

en

joy

AirPlay

wireless audio,you must

have

thefollowing:·

-

iTunes

or

an

iOS

device

(iPod

touch,

iPhone,

or

iPad)

.

- Afunctioning home networkwith

Wi

-

Fi

ordirectethernetconnection.

&1

Download the latest softwareupdatesfor

iTunes

and

your i

OS

device

to

ensure

that

you

are

able to

en

joythelatest

Ai

rP

l

ay

enhancements and compatibility.

&1

Download the iHome

Set

appfor

iPod

touch,

iPhone

and

iPad.

&1

Have

your

Wi

-Fi network

name

(SSID)

and

password

(ifapplicable) available for

reference

.

&1

1f

you

use

securityfor your network,

use

WPANJPA2

security (not

WEP

or

WPANJPA2

enterprise)

Note:

AirPlay

requires

iTunes

10.1

(Mac

and

PC)

or

later;

OR

an

iPad

(1st,

2nd,

and

3rd

generations)

iPhone

(4S,

4,

and

3GS),

iPod

touch

(4th,

3rd,

and

2nd

generations) with

iOS

4.2

or

later.

The

iHome

Set

app

requires

iOS

4.2

or

later.

Option

A-

Connection

via

Wi-Fi

Sharing

with

iOS

5.0

(RECOMMENDED)

If

you havean iPod touch, iPhone,

or

iPad

with

iOS

5.0

or

later,

we

recommend

that

you use

Wi-Fi

network

log-in sharing

for

the

quickest

network

setupexperience.

Us

ing

an

iOS

5.0orlaterdevice:

1. Verifythatthe

iW4

is

powered on.

2.

Activate

Wi-Fi

on your

iPad,

iPhone, or

iPod

touch (with

iOS

5.0or later) and connecttoyour preferred network.

3.

Dockyour

iPad,

iPhone or

iPod

touch with the

iW4.

4.

Press

the

f:)

NetworkSetup button on theback

of

the

iW4

5.

Apop-up

message

will appearon the

iOS

device asking

if

you want

to

share

your

Wi

-

Fi

settings.

Select

'Allow:

Your

iOS

devicewill

share

current wireless networkcredentials with the

iW4

and aconfirmation tone will sound.

VerifythattheNetwork

Status

LED

is

green and then

keep

reading tolearn howto

use

iW4

to

stream

your

iTunes

and

iOS

audiocontent using

AirPlay.

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Option

B-

ManuallyConnecting

with

the

iHomeSet app

If

you

have an iPod touch,iPhone,

or

iPad

with

iOS

4.2

or

later,

we

recommend

that

you

use

our

free iHome Set

app

to

easily rename

your

iW4speakerand configure

network

settings.

Using

an

iHome

Set:

1. Verify thatthe

iW4

is

powered on.

2.

Dockyour

iPad,

iPhone or

iPod

touch withthe

iW4.

3. Download ourfree • iHome

Set

appfrom the =App

Store

and

launch.

4.

Scroll

downthe app interface and select the'Network'tabinterfaceand then select'Manual Setup'button.

5.

Select

yourpreferred

Wi-Fi

networkfrom the list

of

available networksand enter password

if

prompted.

Select

'Other Network'

to

connectto networkwith ahidden

SSID.

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the

"Netwot1<

Setup"

button

on

the

r

ear

panel

of

you

r

AirPlay

speaker

.

Step 2:

When

prompted, press

"Allow" to

ehar

e

your

WI

·A

se

ttings

Note:

it

can

1ake

up to3 minutes for your

Ai

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spe

ak

er

to

co

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to

the

Wi-Fl

netwrok you just shor

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Note:

Connecting

to

anetworkmaytake upto2 minutes. Ifnetworkconnection

is

unsuccessful

reset

theunitor

disconnectyour

iOS

device

and

reconnect and repeat theabove

steps.

6.

To

rename youriW4

speaker,

exit manual network

setup,

select

'Speaker Name' and customize howyouriW4

speaker

will present itselfon yournetwork.

Press

'DONE

' toconfirm the new

name.

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Option

C-

Connecting directly

via

Ethernet

Followthis

method

if

you have awired

home

network

or

prefer

the

performance

of

a direct

connection

with

router.

Using a Ethernet cable (

not

prov

ided):

1.

Press

& hold

the

Power

button

(4

seconds)

to

power

OFF

the iW4 network.

2.

Connectan ethernetcable

to

the

iW4 rear ethernet

port

and

to

your

router (or network).

3.

Press

&hold

the

Power

button

(4

seconds) a second

time

to

powerON

the

iW4

network

and establish adirect

ethernetconnection.

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Success!

Congratulations,you have successfully connected youriW4

to

your

wireless

network

. Verify

that

the

Network

Status

LED

isgreen and

that

the

Network

Status

Indicator icon shows signal

strength

to

confirm

if

the

iW4

is

successfullyconnected

to

anetwork. Keep reading

on

the

other

side

of

this guide

to

start using AirPlay and

other

iW4features.

Connected

If the NetworkStatus

LED

is

green,

the

iW4

is

connectedto anetwork

Not

Connected

If

t

he

NetworkStatus

LED

is

flashing

red,

the

iW4

is

not

connected

to

anetwork

because,

either:

-

The

iW4

has

notbeen connected toa

Wi-Fi

network

-There

is

aproblem withyour

Wi-Fi

network

-

Or,

the iW4

is

out

of

range

Network

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Reset

theiW4 Network:

-

Press

& holdthe

Power

button

(4

sec.)

toturn

networkOFF.

-

Press

& holdthe

Power

button

again

toreactivate the network.

-

Visit

ourwebsiteforadditional instructionsand support.

Visitourwebsite

for

additional

network

setupinstructions: www.ihomeaudio.com/support/airplay/

AirPlay

&

iPod

touch,

iPhone,

or

iPad

Usingan

iOS

device:

1.

Connectyour

iOS

device

to

the

sameWi-Fi network

as

iW4. Go

to

Settings--> Wi-Fi

on

your

iOS

device.

2.

Tap

on

iPod Music app, look

for

the

w AirPlay icon next

to

the

d musictransportcontrols.

3.

Tap

on

the

w AirPlay icon and choose iW4from

the

list

of

speakers.

If

the

iW4 speaker

is

not

available, restart

your

iOS

deviceandverify

that

the

iW4

is

powered

on

.

4.

Press

play.

AirPlay

&

iTunes

Usinga Mac

or

PC

with

iTunes (AirPlay streaming

is

designed

for

iTunes mediaand audio

content

only):

1. ConnectyourMac

or

PC

to

the

sameWi-Fi network

as

iW4.

2.

Open iTunes on

your

computer.

3.

Within iTunes open"Preferences': Select

the

"Devices"

tab

, and

~

activate

the

following option:

"Allow iTunes control

from

remote speakers"

4.

Click

OK,

close iTunes preferences.

5. Lookfor

the

w AirPlay icon in

the

bottom

right

corner

of

the

iTunes

window

.

6. Click

the

w AirPlay icon and choose iW4

from

the list

of

speakers. Click "MultipleSpeakers

..

:·

to

select additional

AirPlay speakers.

If

the

iW4speaker

is

not

available, restart iTunes and verify

that

the

iW4

is

powered on.

7.

Press

play.

Control

Audio

modes,

clock

settings,

and

alarms

EnjoyAirPlay, iPod (docked),

FM

radio, and Aux-in modes:

1.

Press

Mode

button

for

AirPlay, iPod,

FM

Radio, and Aux-in

audio

content.

2.

Press

....

HI

...

~

to

control

your

music

content

and press

~~

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to

adjust

the

volume

of

the

iW4speakers.

Setdisplay& clock preferences:

1.

The iW4will automaticallysync

the

clock

time

when

docking

an iPad, iPhone,

or

iPod.

2.

Press

&

hold

the

ClockSync

button

and use

the+

1-

buttons

to

manuallyset

the

time

andcalendar.

3.

Press

Alarm 1

or

Alarm 2

button

during

time

set

for

12124

hour

mode

.

4.

Press

the

Snooze I

Dimmer

button

to

adjust

the

brightness

of

the

clockdisplay backlight.

Setalarm &wake preferences:

1.

Press

Alarm 1

or

2

buttons

to

preview

programmed

alarm

time

and

press again

to

turn

the

alarm ON

or

OFF.

2.

Press

&

hold

Alarm 1

or

2

buttons

to

setalarm

and

wakepreferences (alarm time, repeat, source and wakevolume)

3.

Press

Wakeup IAlarm Skip

or

Power

buttons

to

stopand reset a sounding alarm

4.

Press

Wakeup IAlarm Skip

button

to

skip

the

programmed

alarm

time

5.

Press

&

hold

Wakeup IAlarm Skip

buttonto

adjust

the

'GentleWake'

timer

(Off, 1-10minutes)

Note: Pressing

the+

1-

buttons

will adjustdevice settings

within

alarm and

time

settings.

Multi-room audio

Add

AirPlay-enabled speakers

to

any

room

iHome's AirPlay solutions

provide

an affordable

way

to

enjoya

truly

wireless

home

audioexperience anywhere

you

want-

including kitchen,

bedroom,

livingroom

or

patio.

Apps

Remote

App-

Control iTunes playbackanywhere in

the

house

Download

Apple's Remote

app

free

from

the

App

Store

to

your

iOS

device

and

control

your

iTunes libraryand AirPlay

speakers wirelessly

when

connected

to

the

sameWi-Fi network.

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iHeartRadio®,

and

Tuneln®

-Internet

radio musicapps

Turn

your

iW3 system

into

an

internet

radio

when

you

use AirPlay

audio

streaming

with

your

favorite

iOS

musicapps.

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iHome+apps -iW4works

with

a suite

of

iHome

apps available

on

the

app

store

iHome

Set-

control iW4features like

network

setup,

EQ

time,alarms, and

firmware

updates.

iHome

Sleep-

wake

to

custom

alarms

and

musicplaylists.

Troubleshooting

Problem

I am

unable

to

connect

the

iW4

to

my

home

Wi-Fi

network.

I've selected

the

iW4 speaker

as

my

AirPlay

audio

source,

but

I

do

not

hear

any

music.

The iW4

doesn't

respond

or

doesn't

turn

ON.

Possible

Solutions

1.

Verify

that

your

Wi-Fi

network

is

functioning

andWi-Fi certified.

2.

The iW4does

not

support

WEP

or

WPAJWPA2

Enterprise security

types.

We

recommend Open,

WPAJWPA2

Personal. Once you change

the

security

type

on

your

router,

we

suggest rebooting

your

Wi-Fi

routerand

your

iW4speaker.

3.

Make sure

your

routerfirmware

is

up

to

date.

4.

Make sure

that

your

wireless

network

is

not

on

aconflicting channel

with

one

of

your

neighbors.

You

can use software like iStumbler

on

Mac

or

Netstumbler

on

Windows

to

verify

that

adjacent networks,

sorted

by

SNR,

aren't

on

the

same channel. Channels

1,

6,

and

11

are

the

three non-overlapping 802.11 g channels.

5.

Move

the

iW4 closer

to

your

network

access

point;

the

Wi-Fi signal

is

weak

or

there are overlappingWi-Fi signals

or

the

iW4

is

out

of

range

of

yourWi-Fi network.

6.

Keep awayfrom potential sources

of

interference

which

mayaffect

Wi-Fi signal, such

as

microwave ovens.

7.

Reset

the

iW4 Hardware and repeat

network

setup:

Option

1:

-

Press

&

hold

the

Power

button

(4

sec.)

to

turn

network

OFF.

-

Press

&

hold

the

Power

button

again

to

reactivate

the

network.

Option

2:

-Disconnect

the

AC

power

and

backup

battery

and

reconnect

after

15

seconds.

1.

Verify

that

the

volume

is

not

muted

or

set

to

0.

2.

Verify

that

there

is

not

another

iTunes library

or

iOS

device connected

to

the

iW4 speaker.

3.

Try restarting iTunes

or

your

iOS

device.

4.

Reset

the

iW4and reboot

your

Wi-Fi router.

1.

Verify

that

the

adaptor

is

connected,

that

the

power

outlet

is

'live'

(notcontrolled

by

awall switch), and battery

is

fullycharged.

2.

Reset

the

iW4 speaker (Disconnect

the

AC

power

and backup

batteryand reconnect after

15

seconds).

Problem

I've successfully

connected

the

iW4

to

my

home

network,

but

I

cannot

select

the

iW4 speaker

from

iTunes/

iOS

Device

OR

control

AirPlay

music playback using

~

...

HI

.......

buttons

Docking

error

message:''This

device

is

not

supported"

Possible

Solutions

The iW4 speaker

must

be

on

the

same

network

as

your

AirPlay source.

iTunes Solutions:

1.

Make sure

that

you have

the

latestversion

if

iTunes.

2.

ry restarting iTunes.

3.

Before you open iTunes, make sure

that

you have enabled Bonjour

service in your

PC.

Take

Windows

XP

for example:

to

enable

the

service,

you can click Start->Settings-> Control Panel, and

double

click

AdministrativeTools-> Services->Bonjour Service, then click Start

followed

by

OK

on

the

pop-up

menu.

4.

In

orderfor

the

iW4

to

be able

to

access

trackcontrols in iTunes you

need

to

allow

it

in iTunes:

-In iTunes,

go

to

Preferences.

-In

the

Devices tab, check

"Allow

iTunes

audio

control

from

remote

speaker~~

iOS

device solutions:

1.

Make sure

the

iOS

device

has

the

latest software.

2.

If

you are unable

to

see.

the

Airplay icon on

the

iOS

device, restart

your

iOSdevice.

3.

Verify

that

yourdevice

is

connected

to

the

correctWi-Fi network.

Note:The original iPhone, iPhone

3G,

and iPod

touch

(1st gener-

ation)

do

not

support

AirPlay.

1.

Reset

the

iW4 speaker (Disconnect

the

AC

power

and backup

batteryand reconnect after

15

seconds) and rebootyour

iPad/iPhone/iPod.

Visit ourwebsite for

the

complete iW4user manual and help: www.ihomeaudio.com/support/airplay/

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