Marshall Amplification Stanmore II Voice with Amazon Alexa User manual

STANMORE II VOICE WITH AMAZON ALEXA
USER MANUAL

002.
LEGAL & TRADEMARK NOTICE
• Design of device and packaging are intellectual properties of Zound Industries International AB and Marshall Amplication Plc. © All Rights
Reserved. Zound Industries International AB is hereinafter referred to as “Zound Industries” or “manufacturer”.
• MARSHALL, Marshall Amps, their respective logos, “Marshall” and “Marshall” trade dress are trademarks and intellectual property of Marshall
Amplication Plc and may not be used without permission. Permission granted to Zound Industries.
• Wi-Fi®, the Wi-Fi logo and the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ logo is a certication mark of Wi-Fi Alliance®.
• The Bluetooth® wordmark and logos are registered trademarks owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Zound
Industries is under license.
• Google, Google Play and their respective logos are trademarks of Google LLC.
• Apple and the Apple logo are trademarks of Apple Inc. registered in the U.S. and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc.,
registered in the U.S. and other countries.
• Amazon, Alexa and all related logos are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its afliates.
• Spotify® and Spotify Connect logos™ are trademarks of the Spotify Group, registered in the U.S. and other countries. The Spotify Software is
subject to third party licenses found here: www.spotify.com/connect/third-party-licenses.
• All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners and may not be used without permission.
For more legal information related to this product and to its use in your specic region, and for more detailed information about Zound Industries
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for up-to-date information.
Zound Industries International AB, Centralplan 15, 111 20 Stockholm, Sweden
DISCLAIMER
Please note that the availability of third party services, including but not limited to Spotify, Alexa, and this device’s compatibility with the same, is
subject to the respective rights holder’s consent, which may be withdrawn, and supply of such services, which may be terminated, resulting in this
device not being compatible with such third-party services, without any liabilities for Zound Industries.
The availability of third party services may need separate agreements between you and any third party and Zound Industries do not take
responsibility for the availability of such services.

003.
INDEX
002. LEGAL & TRADEMARK NOTICE
004. BOX CONTENTS
005. GENERAL DESCRIPTION
007. PLUGGING IN THE STANMORE II VOICE
008. SETTING UP THE STANMORE II VOICE
009. USING AMAZON ALEXA
010. SELECTING AUDIO SOURCE
011. USING STANMORE II VOICE WITH SPOTIFY CONNECT®
012. CONNECTING VIA BLUETOOTH®(PAIRING)
013. CONNECTING VIA AUX INPUT
014. CONNECTING VIA RCA INPUT
015. ADJUSTING THE VOLUME/BASS/TREBLE
016. PLAY/PAUSE CONTROL
017. MUTING/UNMUTING THE MICROPHONE
018. TECHNICAL INFORMATION
019. TROUBLESHOOTING
ENGLISH
SECTIONS
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004.
BOX CONTENTS
001. MARSHALL STANMORE II VOICE WITH AMAZON ALEXA
002. QUICK START GUIDE
003. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
004. MAINS LEAD
004.
001. 002. 003.

005.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
001. AUX INPUT FOR 3.5 mm JACK
002. SOURCE INDICATORS
003. SOURCE BUTTON
004. VOLUME KNOB
005. BASS KNOB
006. TREBLE KNOB
007. MICROPHONES
008. PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON
009. MICROPHONE BUTTON
009.
004.
005.
006.
008.
001.
002.
003.
007.

006.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION CONTINUED
009. BASS PORT
010. BACKPLATE
011. USB (NOT USED)
012. RCA INPUT (LEFT AND RIGHT)
013. MAINS INPUT
014. MAINS LEAD
011.
013. 014.
009.
010.
012.
NOTE: DATE CODE
AND SERIAL NUMBER
STICKER LOCATED HERE.

007.
PLUGGING IN THE STANMORE II VOICE
IMPORTANT: ALWAYS ENSURE THAT THE MAINS LEAD, POWER JACK AND
SPEAKER ARE COMPATIBLE WITH YOUR MAINS SUPPLY AND WALL SOCKET.
001. CONNECT THE MAINS LEAD INTO THE MAINS INPUT ON THE SPEAKER.
002. CONNECT THE POWER JACK TO THE WALL SOCKET.
CAUTION: ALWAYS UNPLUG THE MAINS
LEAD FROM THE WALL SOCKET BEFORE
DISCONNECTING IT FROM THE SPEAKER.
001. 002.

008.
SETTING UP THE STANMORE II VOICE
CONFIGURE THE SPEAKER FOR Wi-Fi®WITH THE MARSHALL VOICE APP.
THE APP IS AVAILABLE FROM THE APP STORE AND GOOGLE PLAY.
001. DOWNLOAD THE MARSHALL VOICE APP AND FOLLOW THE IN-APP
INSTRUCTIONS TO SET UP YOUR SPEAKER.
DOWNLOAD ON THE

009.
USING AMAZON ALEXA
YOU CAN TALK TO AMAZON ALEXA ON YOUR STANMORE II VOICE. WITH
ALEXA, YOU CAN ASK TO PLAY MUSIC, HEAR THE NEWS, CHECK WEATHER,
CONTROL SMART HOME DEVICES, AND MORE. SIGN IN TO AMAZON ALEXA
FROM THE MARSHALL VOICE APP TO ENABLE ALEXA ON YOUR STANMORE II
VOICE.
ACTIVATE ALEXA BY SAYING ALEXA OR PUSHING THE MICROPHONE
BUTTON.
• ALEXA, WHAT'S THE WEATHER?
• ALEXA, TURN UP THE VOLUME.
• ALEXA, REWIND 15 SECONDS.
NOTE: DOWNLOAD THE AMAZON
ALEXA APP FOR MORE ALEXA
SETTINGS AND ENHANCED
FEATURES.

010.
CAUTION: MAKE SURE THAT
THE VOLUME IS SET TO LOW ON
BOTH THE SPEAKER AND THE
MUSIC PLAYER BEFORE USING
THE SPEAKER.
SELECTING AUDIO SOURCE
THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO CONNECT TO YOUR STANMORE II VOICE, EITHER
WIRELESSLY OR BY CABLE.
• - Wi-Fi STREAMING, ALEXA OR SPOTIFY CONNECT®
• - WIRELESS Bluetooth®CONNECTION
• AUX - 3.5 mm STEREO JACK
• RCA - DOUBLE RCA (LEFT AND RIGHT) JACKS
001. PUSH THE SOURCE BUTTON TO TOGGLE BETWEEN Wi-Fi, Bluetooth,
AUX AND RCA AUDIO SOURCE.
A LIT INDICATOR SHOWS WHICH SOURCE IS SELECTED.
002. THE SOURCE CAN ALSO BE SELECTED FROM THE MARSHALL VOICE
APP.
001.
002.

011.
USING STANMORE II VOICE WITH SPOTIFY CONNECT®
LISTEN OUT LOUD WITH SPOTIFY CONNECT.
001. CONNECT YOUR STANMORE II VOICE TO THE SAME Wi-Fi NETWORK AS
YOUR PHONE, TABLET OR PC RUNNING THE SPOTIFY APP.
002. OPEN UP THE SPOTIFY APP ON YOUR PHONE, TABLET OR LAPTOP
USING THE SAME Wi-Fi NETWORK.
003. PLAY A SONG AND SELECT DEVICES AVAILABLE.
004. SELECT YOUR STANMORE II VOICE AND START LISTENING.
001.
002.
003.
STANMORE II VOICE
004.

012.
CONNECTING VIA Bluetooth®(PAIRING)
001. SELECT Bluetooth AS THE INPUT. PUSHING THE SOURCE BUTTON
TOGGLES THE INPUT SOURCES.
002. PUSH AND HOLD THE SOURCE BUTTON FOR 2 SECONDS.
THE Bluetooth INDICATOR STARTS TO BLINK.
003. ENABLE Bluetooth ON YOUR DEVICE (SMARTPHONE, TABLET,
COMPUTER).
004. SELECT STANMOREII VOICE FROM THE Bluetooth LIST AND
ACCEPT PAIRING.
THE Bluetooth INDICATOR ON THE SPEAKER STOPS BLINKING AND
REMAINS LIT WHEN THE UNITS ARE CONNECTED.
THE STANMORE II VOICE STORES UP TO EIGHT Bluetooth DEVICES
AND TRIES TO CONNECT TO THE LAST CONNECTED DEVICE FIRST.
FOR EXAMPLE, IF THE SPEAKER HAS BEEN CONNECTED TO THE
DEVICES: A –B –C –D –E –F –G –H DEVICE H IS GIVEN FIRST
PRIORITY, WHILE DEVICE A IS GIVEN LAST PRIORITY. EVERY TIME IS
SELECTED, THE SPEAKER WILL PERFORM AN AUTO CONNECTION OF
DEVICES WITHIN ITS RANGE.
0:02
002.
003. 004.
001.
STANMORE II VOICE

013.
CONNECTING VIA AUX INPUT
001. CONNECT A 3.5 mm STEREO JACK TO THE INPUT LABELLED AUX ON
THE TOP OF SPEAKER.
002. CONNECT THE OTHER END OF THE LEAD TO THE AUDIO OUTPUT ON
YOUR AUDIO SOURCE.
003. SELECT AUX AS THE INPUT. PUSHING THE SOURCE BUTTON TOGGLES
THE INPUT SOURCES.
NOTE: AUDIO LEADS ARE
NOT INCLUDED IN THE
STANMORE II VOICE.
001. 002.
003.

014.
CONNECTING VIA RCA INPUT
001. CONNECT A LEAD WITH RCA JACKS TO THE INPUTS LABELLED RCA ON
THE BACK OF THE SPEAKER.
002. CONNECT THE OTHER END OF THE LEAD TO THE OUTPUT ON YOUR
AUDIO SOURCE.
003. SELECT RCA AS THE INPUT. PUSHING THE SOURCE BUTTON TOGGLES
THE INPUT SOURCES.
NOTE: TURNTABLE MUST BE EQUIPPED
WITH A RIAA PREAMPLIFIER, OTHERWISE A
SEPARATE PREAMPLIFIER IS NEEDED.
001. 002.
003.

015.
ADJUSTING THE VOLUME/BASS/TREBLE
THE STANMORE II VOICE INCLUDES THREE KNOBS FOR ADJUSTING THE
AUDIO.
001. VOLUME KNOB
002. BASS KNOB
003. TREBLE KNOB
NOTE: THE AUDIO CAN ALSO
BE ADJUSTED FROM THE
MARSHALL VOICE APP.
001.
002.
003.
001. 002. 003.

016.
PLAY/PAUSE CONTROL
THE STANMORE II VOICE HAS A PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON TO CONTROL THE
MUSIC WHEN PLAYING VIA ALEXA, SPOTIFY CONNECT OR Bluetooth.
001. SINGLE-CLICK TO EITHER PLAY OR PAUSE.
002. DOUBLE-CLICK TO SKIP FORWARD.
003. TRIPLE-CLICK TO SKIP BACK.
NOTE: PLAYBACK CAN ALSO
BE CONTROLLED FROM THE
MARSHALL VOICE APP.
001.
002.
003.

017.
MUTING/UNMUTING THE MICROPHONE
THE MICROPHONES IN THE STANMORE II VOICE CAN BE TEMPORARILY
TURNED OFF.
001. PUSH AND HOLD THE MICROHONE BUTTON FOR 3 SECONDS TO MUTE
THE MICROPHONES.
THE LED INDICATORS ON THE FRONT TURNS RED TO INDICATE THAT
THE MICROPHONE IS MUTED.
002. TO UNMUTE, PUSH AND HOLD THE MICROPHONE BUTTON FOR 3
SECONDS.
THE LED INDICATORS ON THE FRONT TURNS OFF TO INDICATE THAT
THE MICROPHONE IS UNMUTED.
NOTE: ALEXA CAN NOT BE
ACTIVATED WHILE THE
MICROPHONES ARE MUTED.
001.
002.
O:03
O:03

018.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
NOTE: THE FRONT OF THE SPEAKER IS NOT REMOVABLE.
THIS ILLUSTRATION INTENDS TO SHOW THE INTERNAL
SPEAKER LAYOUT. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REMOVE THE
FRET FOR RISK OF DAMAGING YOUR SPEAKER.
ACOUSTIC SPECIFICATION
• STEREO LOUDSPEAKER WITH BASS REFLEX SYSTEM
• DIGITAL CLASS D AMPLIFIERS: 2 x 15 W + 1 x 50 W
• ¾" DOME TWEETERS: 2x
• 5¼" WOOFER: 1x
• BASS AND TREBLE TONE CONTROLS
• FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 50–20,000 Hz ±6 dB
• MAXIMUM SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL: 101 dB SPL @ 1 m
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
• MAINS INPUT VOLTAGE: 100–240 VAC
• MAINS FREQUENCY: 50–60 Hz
• NETWORK STANDBY POWER CONSUMPTION: <2 W
• WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY:
- Spotify Connect
- Bluetooth
• WIRED CONNECTIVITY:
- AUX: 3.5 mm stereo jack
- RCA (left and right)
• Wi-Fi SUPPORT: Connects to your home Wi-Fi network with any
WPA, 802.11b/g/n/ac 2.4 GHz/5 GHz with diversity.
• SIZE: 350 x 195 x 185 mm
• WEIGHT: 4.75 Kg
• VOICE CONTROL SERVICE: Amazon Alexa
• MICROPHONE SYSTEM: A dual microphone array with acoustic noise
cancellation for far field voice interaction.

019.
TROUBLESHOOTING
PROBLEM CAUSE ACTION
THE STANMORE II
DOES NOT TURN
ON
The speaker is not connected
to mains electricity supply.
Connect the mains lead to the
Stanmore II and a working wall
socket.
Pull and hold the power
lever towards the front of the
speaker until the indicators
light up.
THE STANMORE II
VOICE CANNOT BE
DISCOVERED BY
THE MARSHALL
VOICE APP
The speaker is not in setup
mode.
Select Wi-Fi as the input.
Push and hold the Source
button for 3 seconds to set the
speaker in discoverable mode.
The speaker and the mobile
device are not connected to
the same Wi-Fi network.
Ensure that your mobile device
is connected to the same Wi-Fi
network that the speaker was
configured on.
ALEXA IS NOT
RESPONDING
The microphone is muted on
the speaker.
Push and hold the microphone
button for 3 seconds.
The LED indicators on the front
turns off to indicate that the
microphone is unmuted.
THERE IS NO
AUDIO OR AUDIO
IS TOO LOW
The wrong sound source is
selected.
Ensure that the device is
connected to the Stanmore II.
Check that there is no other
device connected that is
playing.
Volume is set too low on
either the audio source or the
speaker.
Slightly increase the volume
on your audio source or the
speaker.

020.
TROUBLESHOOTING
PROBLEM CAUSE ACTION
CANNOT CONNECT
OR PAIR WITH
A BLUETOOTH
DEVICE
Bluetooth is not enabled on
your device (smartphone,
tablet, computer).
Activate Bluetooth on your
device.
There are already two devices
connected to the speaker.
Disconnect one of the
connected Bluetooth devices
before connecting to the
speaker.
The speaker is not in pairing
mode.
Push and hold the Bluetooth
button for 3 seconds to make
the speaker discoverable by
the device.
THE SPEAKER IS
NOT RESPONDING
A software problem has
occurred.
Unplug the mains power plug
from the wall socket, wait for
15 seconds, then plug it in
again.
Perform a factory reset.
Note: This will delete all user
settings and after the factory
reset, the speaker needs to be
set up again.
Push and hold both the Source
button and the Play/pause
button for 7 seconds.
BLUETOOTH
CONNECTION
DROPS OUT
The two Bluetooth devices are
too far apart or the connection
is affected due to obstacles.
Move the devices closer so
that they are within 10 metres,
and unobstructed by obstacles
such as walls or doors.
There is a strong electric field
surrounding the Stanmore II.
Items such as microwave
ovens, wireless network
adapters, fluorescent lights
and gas cookers use the
same frequency range as the
Bluetooth device. This may
lead to electrical disturbances.