Peri duo User manual

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DuoUserGuide
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TheDuoisthefirst‐of‐its‐kindiPhonechargingandspeakercasefeaturingahigh‐definitionWi‐Fi
andBluetoothenabledspeakersystemand3000mAhbattery,providingacompletelynewway
toexperienceyourfavoritemusic.ThefollowingUserGuideexplainsthebasicoperationand
careoftheunit.Pleasereaditcarefullyandkeepforfuturereference.
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KeyOperatingButtons
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PoweringtheDuoOn/Off
TurningOn
PressthePowerbuttonwithoneshortpresstopoweronthedevice.ThefourActionIndicator
LEDswillcycleastheunitispoweringon.TheActionIndicatorLEDwillturnsolidgreenoncethe
Duoisreadytobeused.It’sthatsimple!
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TurningOff
HoldthePowerbuttonfor3sec.andtheDuowillturnoff.AllthefourpowerindicatorLEDs
oneshortpresstopoweronthedevice.Thefourpower
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ChargingYourDuo
ConnecttheDuotoapowersourceusingtheprovidedmicroUSBcable.TheUSBcablecanbe
pluggedintoanywallplugpowersourcewith1Ato2AUSBoutincludingthestandardiPhone
USBwalladaptor.TheChargingLEDwillbelitredwhiletheDuoischarging.WhentheDuois
fullycharged,theChargingLEDwillbelitgreen.
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Action Indicator LEDsPower On/Off
Power Up/Down
Quick Play
Mode Select
Charge On/Off
Switch
Bluetooth
Mode LED
Home Wi-Fi
Mode LED
Away Wi-Fi
Mode LED
Charging
LED

CheckingtheDuoBatteryLife
TocheckthebatterystatusoftheDuo,pressthePowerbuttonwithashortpresswhiletheDuo
ison.Whenpressed,theActionIndicatorLEDlightswilllightupaccordingtothecharge
percentageremainingontheDuobattery.Forexample,ifthreeoffourLEDslightup,this
meansthattheDuois75%charged.
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ConnectingYouriPhonetotheDuo
YoumusthaveyouriPhonedockedintotheDuowiththeLightningconnectorlockedinplacein
ordertochargeyouriPhoneandtoplaymusicviatheDockingMode.
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ToinsertyouriPhoneintotheDuo,slidedowntheEZ‐Lockconnectorandinsertthetopofthe
iPhonefirst,underthelipatthetopoftheDuo.OncetheiPhoneislayingflat,pushtheEZ‐Lock
connectorintoplace,ensuringtheLightningconnectorissecurelyinsertedintothebottomof
theiPhone.
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ChargingyouriPhonewiththeDuo
TochargeyouriPhonewithyourDuo,youmusthaveyourphoneinsertedintotheDuo.Once
youriPhoneisproperlyinserted,turnonthechargingfunctionbymovingtheChargingSwitch
from"Off"positionto"On"position.Toturnoffcharging,turnoffthechargingfunctionby
movingtheChargingSwitchfrom"On"positionto"Off"position.
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ChargingYouriPhoneandDuoSimultaneously
InsertyouriPhoneintotheDuowiththeLightningconnectordocked.TurntheChargingSwitch
tothe"on"position.ConnecttheMicroUSBcableprovidedtoapowersourceandtheDuo.In
thisscenario,thepowerfromyourwallplugwillbesplitbetweenyouriPhoneandDuo
dependingonhowmanyAmpsofpoweryouaresupplying.
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InitialNetworkAudioSetup
BeforeusingyourDuotoplaymusic,youshouldfirstattachittoaHomeNetworktocomplete
yourone‐timeconfigurationofyourHomeWi‐Fisettings.Todothis,followthestepsbelow:
1.EnsureyourphoneisdetachedfromtheDuo.
2.GotoyouriPhoneandmakesureyouriPhoneWi‐Fiisturnedonandyouareconnectedto
yourHomeNetwork.
3.TurnontheDuo.
4.PresstheModeSelectbuttonuntiltheHomeWi‐FiModeLEDislit.Itshouldbered.
5.WhileinHomeWi‐FiMode,pressandholdtheModeSelectbuttonfor3sec.Thiswillinitiate
theWACprocessthatwillallowyoutouseyouriPhonetoattachyourDuotoyourHome
Network.TheHomeWi‐FiModeLEDshouldbeginblinkingblue.
6.GototheWi‐FiSettingsscreenonyouriPhoneandscrolldowntothebottomofthescreen.
YoushouldseeyourDuospeakerappearunderthesection"AddNewDevice"or"AddNew
AirPlaySpeaker".
7.ClickonyourDuospeakername.YoushouldseeanewscreenaskingyoutoconnecttheDuo
toaknownnetwork.ChooseyourHomeNetworkandselect"done".
8.YoucancompletethisSetuponmultiple"Home"Networks(i.e.youroffice,yourbestfriend's
house,etc.)astheDuocanstoreupto5knownHomeNetworksinitsmemory.

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PlayingMusicinDockingMode
ThemostcommonwaytoplaymusicthroughyourDuospeakersisinDockingMode.Thisis
whenyouriPhoneisinsertedintotheDuoanddockedintotheDuo'sLightningconnector.
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OnceyouriPhoneisdockedintotheDuo,justturntheDuopoweronusingthePowerbutton.
WhenyouriPhoneisproperlydocked,andtheDuoison,youshouldseeallthreeModeLEDslit
redatthesametime.WhentheiPhoneisdockedintotheDuo,youcannotselecttheother
Modesofplayasthosemodesareallfor"detachedmodes"ofplay.
WhenDockingModeisactive,allnon‐voiceaudiofromyouriPhonewillberoutedtoyourDuo
speakers.Thisincludesaudiosuchasmusicplayback,audiofrommoviesandapps,andaudio
notifications.
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PlayingMusicinDetachedModes
Bluetooth,HomeWi‐Fi,andAwayModeareall"detached"modesofmusicplay.Thismeans
thatyoumustensurethattheiPhoneisNOTdockedintotheDuoinordertousethesemodes.
OnceyouriPhoneisundockedfromtheLightningconnector,youwillbeallowedtoswitch
betweenthesethreemodesonyourDuo.YoucansetyourDuoonaflatsurfacewithspeakers
facingup.TheDuocomeswithrubberfeetthatwillensureitstaysinplaceonmostsurfaces
whenyouplaymusic.
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PlayingMusicinBluetoothMode
1. EnsureyouriPhoneisdetachedfromtheDuo.
2. PresstheModeSelectbuttontoselectBluetoothMode.Youwillknowyouarein
BluetoothModewhentheBluetoothModeLEDislit.Ifthisisthefirsttimeyouare
selectingBluetoothMode,theLEDwillbelitred.ThismeansthattheDuoisnotpaired
withadevice.
3. WheneveryouareinBluetoothMode,theDuowillbroadcastitsBluetoothsignalfor
devicestoconnecttoit.GotoyouriPhone'sBluetoothSettings‐youshouldseeyour
DuoSpeakerappearatthebottomofthisscreenasanavailabledevice.SelecttheDuo
speakeronyouriPhoneandyourphonewillconnecttoyourDuo.Youarereadytoplay
musictoyourDuoviaAirPlay!
4. OnceyouhaveconnectedtoyourDuoonce,youriPhoneshouldautomatically
recognizeandconnecttotheDuoaslongyouriPhone'sBluetoothisturnedon.
5. WhenyourDuoisinBluetoothmode,itwillbediscoverablebyyournearbyfriends.
TheycanconnecttoyourDuoandplaytheirmusic!
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PlayingMusicinHomeWi‐FiMode
1. EnsureyoucompletedtheInitialAudioNetworkSetupoutlinedintheUserGuideand
havealreadypreviouslyattachedtheDuototheHomeNetworkyouwanttoplaymusic
through.
2. EnsureyouriPhoneisdetachedfromtheDuo.
3. PresstheModeSelectbuttontoselectHomeWi‐FiMode.Youwillknowyouarein
HomeWi‐FiModewhentheHomeWi‐FiModeLEDislit.TheHomeW‐FiModeLEDwill
belitredwhileyourDuosearchesforaknownHomeNetworkandconnectstoit.This

processtakesapproximately30secondsifthisisthefirsttimeyouareswitchinginto
HomeModesincepoweringonyourDuo.
4. OncetheDuoconnectstoaknownHomeNetwork,theHomeWi‐FiModeLEDwill
remainlitblue.
5. YourDuoisnowattachedtoyourHomeNetwork.YoucanplaytoyourDuoviaany
deviceonthenetworkthatcanplaytonetworkattachedspeakers.Forexample,any
iPhoneoriPadconnectedtoyourHomeNetworkcannowplaytoyourDuoviaAirPlay.
6. InHomeWi‐FiMode,youcanusetheQuickPlaybuttonontheDuotoquicklyplaya
pre‐programmedfavoritemusicsource.OnceyouareconnectedtoyourHome
Network,justshortpresstheQuickPlaybuttonontheDuo,andyourpre‐programmed
favoritemusicsourcewillbeginplaying!See"QuickPlay"sectionfordetailson
programmingthisfeature.
7. IfyouhavemultipleDuosorotherPERIWi‐FispeakersattachedtoyourHomeNetwork
atthesametime,youcanusethePERIapptoplayyourmusictomultiplespeakersat
thesametime.Seethe"PlayMusictoMultipleSpeakersviathePERIApp"section.
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PlayingMusicinAwayWi‐FiMode
1. EnsureyouriPhoneisdetachedfromtheDuo.
2. PresstheModeSelectbuttontoselectAwayWi‐FiMode.Youwillknowyouarein
AwayWi‐FiModewhentheAwayWi‐FiModeLEDislit.TheAwayW‐FiModeLEDwill
belitredwhiletheDuoisconfiguringitselfforAwayWi‐FiMode.OnceyourDuo's
AwayWi‐FiNetworkisestablished,theAwayWi‐FiModeLEDwillturnsolidgreen.
3. OnceyourDuo'sAwayWi‐FiModeLEDissolidgreen,thatmeansitisbroadcastingits
ownWi‐FiAudionetworksignalfornearbyiPhones,iPadsorAndroidphonestoconnect
toit(similartohowitbroadcastsaBluetoothsignalinBluetoothMode).
4. ToplaymusictoyourDuoviathisAwayModeWi‐Ficonnection,gotoyouriPhone'sWi‐
FiSettingsscreen.LookfortheDuo'sAwayWi‐FiModeNetworkSSIDunderthe
"ChooseaNetwork"section.Thisnetworknamewillstartwith"DIRECT‐LB_PERI_DUO"
5. SelecttheDuo'snetwork,andyouriPhonewillconnecttoyourDuo.Youcannowplay
musictoyourduoviaAirPlay.
6. ThebenefitofusingtheAwayWi‐FiModeisthatWi‐FiAudioprotocolsallowyoutoplay
high‐resolutionaudiofilesversusBluetoothModewhichwillonlyallowyoutoplay
compressedaudiofileslikeMP3s.
7. PleasenotethatwhenyouriPhoneisconnectedtoyourDuoinAwayWi‐FiMode,you
cannotconnectyouriPhonetoitsLTEdata,soyoucannotstreamcloudmusicsources
likeSpotifyorPandorawheninAwayWi‐FiMode.Generally,AwayWi‐FiModeis
meanttoplayyourhigh‐resolutionaudiofilesstoredonyouriPhoneoriPadortoplay
tomultipleDuospeakersatoncewhileyouarenotconnectedtoaHomeNetwork.
8. ToplaytomultipleDuosatoncewhileinAwayWi‐FiMode,longpresstheModebutton
onyourDuotobeginbroadcastingyourDuo'sWi‐FiAudioNetworktootherDuos.Your
Duo'sAwayModeLEDwillflashgreenwhileitisbroadcastingitssignaltootherDuos.
WhenyourDuoisdonebroadcastingitssignal,itwillbelitsolidgreen.
9. YournearbyfriendswithDuosshouldputtheirDuosinAwayWi‐FiModeandthen
double‐presstheirModebutton.ThiswillinstructtheirDuotosearchforyoursignal.
TheirAwayWi‐FiModeLEDwillflashbluewhileitissearching.WhentheirDuo
connectstoyourDuo,theirDuo'sAwayWi‐FiModeLEDwillremainsolidblue.

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ControllingVolumeontheDuo
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ToincreasethevolumeoftheDuo,shortpresstheVolumebutton.Eachshortpresswill
increaseyourDuo'svolume.
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TodecreasethevolumeoftheDuo,pressandholdtheVolumebutton.Asyouholddownthe
Volumebutton,theDuo'svolumewillgraduallydecrease.
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WARNING:
Any Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance
could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
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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.
Operational Precautions
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Please use your phone properly. When making or receiving a call, please
hold your phone as holding a wireline telephone.
SAR: This mobile phone meets government requirements for exposure to
radio waves. Your mobile phone is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is
designed and manufactured not to exceed limits for exposure to radio
frequency (RF) energy. These limits are part of comprehensive guidelines and
establish permitted levels of RF energy for the population. The guidelines were
developed and confirmed by independent scientific organizations through
periodic and thorough evaluation of scientific studies. The limits include a
substantial safety margin designed to assure the safety of all persons,
regardless of age and health. The exposure standard for mobile phones
employs a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate. The
highest tested SAR values for this mobile phone compliance against FCC
standard limit 1.6 W/kg is 0.269 W/kg.
Do not touch the antenna area when the phone is in use. Touching the
antenna area affects call quality and may cause the phone to operate at a
high power level than needed.
Keep the phone out of the reach of small children. The phone may cause injury
if used as a toy.