Marshall Amplification TUFTON User manual

TUFTON - PORTABLE STEREO LOUDSPEAKER
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.
• Qualcomm aptX is a product of Qualcomm Technologies International, Ltd. Qualcomm is a trademark of Qualcomm Incorporated, registered in
the United States and other countries, used with permission. aptX is a trademark of Qualcomm Technologies International, Ltd., registered in
the United States and other countries, used with permission.
• 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.
• 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
and partner & license information, please visit the website: www.marshallheadphones.com. The user is recommended to visit the website
regularly for up-to-date information.
Zound Industries International AB, Centralplan 15, 111 20 Stockholm, Sweden
DISCLAIMER
For use with mobile devices using 3.5 mm jack unprotected two-way standard.
Stated play time is calculated using random selection of music, played at medium volume.
The information contained herein is correct at the time of publication, with reservation for editorial errors. Compatibility with future versions of this
product is not guaranteed.

003.
INDEX
ENGLISH
SECTIONS
PAGE
002. LEGAL & TRADEMARK NOTICE
002. DISCLAIMER
004. BOX CONTENTS
005. GENERAL DESCRIPTION
007. CHARGING THE INTERNAL BATTERY
008. TURNING THE TUFTON ON/OFF
009. MANY WAYS TO CONNECT
011. CONNECTING VIA AUX INPUT
013. ADJUSTING THE VOLUME/BASS/TREBLE
014. STANDBY MODE
015. PERFORMING A FACTORY RESET
016. TECHNICAL INFORMATION
017. TROUBLESHOOTING

004.
BOX CONTENTS
006. MARSHALL TUFTON PORTABLE STEREO LOUDSPEAKER
006. QUICK START GUIDE
006. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
006. MAINS LEAD
004.
001. 002. 003.

005.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
001. Bluetooth®BUTTON
002. POWER/VOLUME KNOB
003. BASS KNOB
004. TREBLE KNOB
005. BATTERY LEVEL INDICATOR
004.
005.
001.
002.
003.

006.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION CONTINUED
006. DETACHABLE CARRY STRAP
007. REAR DRIVER
008. BASS PORT
009. BACKPLATE
010. AUX INPUT FOR 3.5 mm JACK
011. MAINS INPUT
012. MAINS LEAD
006.
010.
007.
008.
011.
012.
009.
011.
NOTE: DATE CODE AND
SERIAL NUMBER STICKER
LOCATED HERE.

007.
CHARGING THE INTERNAL BATTERY
IMPORTANT: ALWAYS ENSURE THAT THE MAINS LEAD, POWER JACK AND
SPEAKER ARE COMPATIBLE WITH YOUR MAINS SUPPLY AND WALL SOCKET.
THE TUFTON IS EQUIPPED WITH AN INTERNAL BATTERY WITH A PLAYING
TIME OF MORE THAN 20 HOURS AT MID VOLUME. CHARGING THE BATTERY
FROM EMPTY TO FULL CHARGE TAKES APPROXIMATLY 2.5 HOURS.
001. GENTLY PULL OPEN THE SILICONE WEATHER SEAL ON THE BACK OF
THE SPEAKER.
002. CONNECT THE MAINS LEAD INTO THE MAINS INPUT ON THE SPEAKER.
003. CONNECT THE POWER JACK TO THE WALL SOCKET. THE BATTERY
CHARGE IS SHOWN ON THE BATTERY LEVEL INDICATOR.
CAUTION: ALWAYS UNPLUG THE MAINS
LEAD FROM THE WALL SOCKET BEFORE
DISCONNECTING IT FROM THE SPEAKER.
CLOSE THE SILICON WEATHER SEAL AFTER
DISCONNECTING THE SPEAKER.
002.001.
003.

008.
TURNING THE TUFTON ON/OFF
THE VOLUME KNOB DOUBLES AS AN ON/OFF KNOB.
001. TURN THE VOLUME KNOB CLOCKWISE TO THE DESIRED VOLUME AND
THE SPEAKER TURNS ON.
002. THE BATTERY LEVEL INDICATOR SHOWS THE BATTERY CHARGE.
003. TURN THE VOLUME KNOB FULLY COUNTER-CLOCKWISE UNTIL YOU
HEAR A CLICK TO TURN OFF THE SPEAKER.
004. ALL INDICATORS TURN OFF.
001. 002.
003.

009.
MANY WAYS TO CONNECT
THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO CONNECT TO YOUR TUFTON. THE CONNECTION
CAN BE WIRELESS VIA Bluetooth OR BY USING A CABLE WITH A 3.5 mm
STEREO JACK.
CAUTION: MAKE SURE THAT THE
VOLUME IS SET TO LOW ON BOTH
THE SPEAKER AND THE MUSIC
PLAYER BEFORE USING THE
SPEAKER.

010.
CONNECTING VIA BLUETOOTH (PAIRING)
001. PUSH AND HOLD THE Bluetooth BUTTON FOR 2 SECONDS.
THE Bluetooth INDICATOR STARTS TO BLINK.
002. ENABLE Bluetooth ON YOUR DEVICE (SMARTPHONE, TABLET,
COMPUTER).
003. SELECT TUFTON FROM THE Bluetooth LIST AND ACCEPT PAIRING.
THE Bluetooth INDICATOR ON THE SPEAKER STOPS BLINKING AND
REMAINS LIT WHEN THE UNITS ARE CONNECTED.
004. PRESS PLAY ON YOUR AUDIO DEVICE.
TUFTON CAN BE CONNECTED TO TWO Bluetooth DEVICES AT THE SAME
TIME. PLAYING A CONNECTED Bluetooth DEVICE WILL MAKE IT THE
SELECTED AUDIO SOURCE, PAUSING ANY PREVIOUSLY PLAYED AUDIO ON
THE SECOND DEVICE.
2s
001. 002. 003.
TUFTON

011.
CONNECTING VIA AUX INPUT
001. CONNECT A 3.5 mm STEREO JACK TO THE INPUT LABELLED AUX ON
THE BACK OF THE SPEAKER.
002. CONNECT THE OTHER END OF THE LEAD TO THE AUDIO OUTPUT ON
YOUR MUSIC PLAYER.
003. PRESS PLAY ON YOUR AUDIO DEVICE.
NOTE: AUDIO CABLES
ARE NOT INCLUDED IN
THE TUFTON.
002.
001.

012.
BATTERY LEVEL INDICATOR
THE BATTERY LEVEL INDICATOR SHOWS THE REMAINING CHARGE OF THE
TUFTON. THE INDICATOR IS DIMMED DURING NORMAL OPERATION TO SAVE
BATTERY POWER. TURNING ANY KNOB WILL MAKE THE INDICATOR LIGHT UP.
WHEN CHARGING THE BATTERY, THE INDICATOR DISPLAYS THE BATTERY
CHARGE WITH A RISING ANIMATION.
001. 002.

013.
ADJUSTING THE VOLUME/BASS/TREBLE
THE TUFTON INCLUDES THREE KNOBS FOR ADJUSTING THE AUDIO.
001. VOLUME KNOB
002. BASS KNOB
003. TREBLE KNOB
NOTE: THE VOLUME KNOB IS
ALSO THE ON/OFF SWITCH.
001.
001.
002.
003.
002. 003.

014.
STANDBY MODE
IF THE TUFTON IS LEFT UNUSED FOR 10 MINUTES THE SPEAKER SAVES
BATTERY CHARGE BY GOING INTO STANDBY. IN THIS MODE ALL INDICATORS
ARE OFF AND THE SPEAKER DOES NOT RESPOND TO THE Bluetooth
CONNECTION.
001. PUSH THE Bluetooth BUTTON TO WAKE THE SPEAKER FROM STANDBY
MODE.
NOTE: THE INTERNAL BATTERY
CAN BE CHARGED WHILE IN
STANDBY MODE.
001.

015.
PERFORMING A FACTORY RESET
A FACTORY RESET WILL RETURN THE SPEAKER TO ITS ORIGINAL SETTINGS,
EXCLUDING ANY FIRMWARE UPDATES.
NOTE: THIS WILL DELETE ALL USER SETTINGS AND THE SPEAKER WILL NEED
TO BE SET UP AGAIN.
001. ENSURE THAT THE SPEAKER IS ON.
002. PUSH AND HOLD THE BLUETOOTH BUTTON FOR 7 SECONDS. ALL
INDICATORS TURN OFF AND THE SPEAKER RESTARTS.
003. REMOVE TUFTON FROM YOUR AUDIO DEVICE’S BLUETOOTH LIST
BEFORE PAIRING AGAIN.

016.
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.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
ACOUSTIC SPECIFICATION
• PORTABLE STEREO LOUDSPEAKER WITH BASS REFLEX SYSTEM
• DIGITAL CLASS D AMPLIFIERS:1 X 40 W + 2 X 15 W + 1 X 10 W
• 16 mm DOME TWEETER: 1 X
• 2" FULL RANGE DRIVERS: 2 X
• 5.25" WOOFER: 1X
• BASS AND TREBLE TONE CONTROLS
• FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 40–20,000 Hz ±6 dB
• MAXIMUM SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL: 102 dB SPL @ 1 m
CONNECTIVITY
• BLUETOOTH®:Bluetooth 5.0 with Qualcomm aptX™
• AUX: 3.5 mm stereo jack
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
• MAINS INPUT VOLTAGE: 100–240 VAC
• MAINS FREQUENCY: 50–60 Hz
• SIZE: 229 X 163 X 350 mm
• WEIGHT: 4.9 kg
BATTERY
• BATTERY TYPE: Built-in, rechargeable Li-ion battery
• PLAYTIME: 20+ h
• CHARGING TIME: 2.5 h
BACK
FRONT

017.
TROUBLESHOOTING
PROBLEM CAUSE ACTION
THE TUFTON DOES
NOT TURN ON.
The battery is discharged. Connect the mains lead to
the Tufton and a working wall
socket.
THERE IS NO AUDIO
The wrong audio source is
selected.
Ensure that the device is
connected to the Tufton.
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.
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.
Your device prompts you for a
pin code.
In most cases, no pin code
(password) is needed. If a pin
code is requested, use the pin
code 0000.

TROUBLESHOOTING
018.
PROBLEM CAUSE ACTION
THE SPEAKER IS
NOT RESPONDING
A software problem has
occurred.
1. Turn the speaker off by
turning the volume knob
counter-clockwise until you
hear a click.
2. Wait 15 seconds, then turn
the speaker on again.
Push and hold the Bluetooth
button for 7 seconds to reset
the speaker to default settings.
Note: After this reset the
speaker will forget all
Bluetooth pairings.
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 Tufton.
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.

019.
TROUBLESHOOTING
PROBLEM CAUSE ACTION
THERE IS A
CRACKLING SOUND
The amplifier is clipping as it
has run out of output power.
Decrease the volume on your
audio source.
Lower the volume or bass on
the Tufton.
THE AUDIO IS
DISTORTED
Volume is set too high on the
audio source.
Turn down the playback
volume on the audio source.
The audio stream or audio file
is of poor quality.
Try another audio file or music
player.
Volume is set too high on the
Tufton.
Lower the volume on the
speaker.
Too much bass/treble on the
speaker.
Lower the bass/treble on the
speaker.
ERRATIC
PERFORMANCE
Interference from another
electronic device.
Move the Tufton to another
spot.
Turn off or move the interfering
electronic device.
NOTES:
A Bluetooth DEVICE COULD CAUSE AUDIO-RELATED OR TECHNICAL FAULTS, DEPENDING ON USE, IN THE FOLLOWING
CASES:
• WHEN SOME PART OF THE BODY IS IN CONTACT WITH THE RECEIVING/TRANSMITTING SYSTEM FOR THE Bluetooth
DEVICE OR THE TUFTON.
• ELECTRICAL VARIATIONS DUE TO OBSTACLES IN THE FORM OF WALLS, CORNERS, ETC.
• EXPOSURE TO ELECTRICAL DISRUPTIONS FROM DEVICES WITHIN THE SAME FREQUENCY BAND, FOR EXAMPLE
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, MICROWAVE OVENS AND WIRELESS NETWORKS.
THIS WIRELESS DEVICE MAY CAUSE ELECTRICAL DISRUPTIONS DURING USE.