SOUNDBOKS GEN. 4 User manual

SOUNDBOKS (GEN. 4)
USER MANUAL
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THE NEXT GENERATION OF
SOUNDBOKS
Harness the full power of a
new level of sound, design and
Bluetooth Performance. This is
SOUNDBOKS (Gen. 4).
Questions?
Get quick answers
here.
01 Charge your BATTERYBOKS fully for ~3.5
hours for optimal performance.
02 Once charged, slide (don’t force) your
BATTERYBOKS into the battery slot
until it fits snugly. Then plug in the DC
connector.
Never plug the charger directly into
your speaker without the battery.
Your charger is not a power supply.
04 Power up your speaker by pressing the
Power Button. When the LEDs around
the volume knob light up, you’re ready to
connect.
05 To connect, go to your device’s Bluetooth
settings, find and select SOUNDBOKS
#YourTeamID. Your unique Team ID is
located on the back of your speaker.
06 Choose your favorite song, turn up, go out
and Break Through the Noise.
03 The charger is not a power supply. The
SOUNDBOKS is designed to operate
on battery only. The charger T-jack was
designed to be used together with your
battery only while playing at moderate
volumes. Keep your SOUNDBOKS under
half volume—12 o’clock on the dial with
5 lights illuminated—when playing and
charging simultaneously.

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WARRANTYAND SERVICE
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
DISCLAIMER
COMPLIANCE
WARNING, CAUTION & NOTICE
INTENDED USE
DISPOSALINFORMATION
MARKINGS
FINALREMARKS
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Overview
Specifications
LED behavior
Customization
SKAA & Bond Button
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1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
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BATTERYBOKS & CHARGER.
Overview
Charging the BATTERYBOKS
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2.2

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SOUNDBOKS GEN. 
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06 UI Panel
07 POWER Button
08 TeamUP Button (SOLO/HOST/JOIN)
09 VOLUME Knob
10 Bluetooth LED Indicator
11 Pulse Reflex Port
12 Powder-Coated Steel Handle
01 Bass Drivers
02 Tweeter
03 Lock-In Grill
04 Powder-Coated Aluminum Angles
05 Silicone Rubber Ball Corners
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Overview
Specifications
LED behavior
Customization
SKAA & Bond Button
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21 SKAA Bond Button and Indicator LED
22 3.5mm (1/8“) Stereo Input
23 3.5mm (1/8”) Stereo Output
24 Combo Microphone/Instrument (XLR,
1/4“) Inputs
25 Pole Mount
19 Unique SOUNDBOKS (Gen. 4) Team ID
20 Pro-Panel
13 Battery Port
14 DC Input
15 BATTERYBOKS
16 Strap
17 LED Battery Life Indicator
18 Battery Level Status Button
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SOUND
Amplifier
Merus Audio eximo® amp switching
3 × 72W RMS class D amplifiers
Advanced Bass DSP
Driver Units
2 × 10” woofers
1 × 1” compression driver tweeter
Acoustics
Effective frequency range: 40Hz - 20kHz
Custom sound profile with bass enhancer
Custom Pulse Reflex Port
Connectivity
Bluetooth 5.0
TeamUp wireless connection with up to 5
SKAA compatible SOUNDBOKS products
Compatibility
Compatible with iPhone® and Android™
Pro Panel
2 × Combo Microphone/Instrument (XLR, 1/4”)
Inputs
1 × 3.5mm (1/8”) Stereo Input
1 × 3.5mm (1/8”) Stereo Output
SKAA Bond Button [SKAA PRO ICON]
BUILD
Dimensions
66 × 43 × 32 cm ( 25.6 × 17 × 13 inches (H ×
W × D))
Weight
16.1 kg / 35.5 lb
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Overview
Specifications
LED behavior
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SOUNDBOKS GEN. 
Customization
SKAA & Bond Button
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Materials
Poplar cabinet
Powder-coated aluminum frame
Powder coated steel handles
Powder coated or liquid coated (color variant
dependent) steel grill
Silicone ball corners
Features
Swappable grill and batteries
Pulse Reflex Port
1 × Ø35mm Pole mount
UI Panel:
Volume control
HOST/JOIN mode for wireless TeamUP
Temperature
General use: -20°C to 55°C
Recommended storage: 5°C to 20°C for an
optimal product lifetime
BATTERY
Design
5-Step LED battery-life indicator
Reinforced DC-connector
Cell Type
Li-Ion Rechargeable Battery
Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4)
Battery Performance
Output: 12.8V
Discharge Temperature - 20°C to 55°C (-4°F
to 131°F)
Charge Temperature 0°C to 40°C (32°F to
104°F)
Capacity: 99.84Wh or 7.8Ah
Battery Life
40 hours at mid-volume
5 hours at full volume
3.5 hours for full recharge
Battery Management System (BMS)
Over and under-discharge protection
Short circuit protection
Overheat protection
Cell voltage management
Sleep mode starts after 14 days of inactivity.
Press the [icon_lightning_carcoal, size to fit
inline] button to wake up.
Transport
Battery is safety certified for safe transport
according to UN38.3
CHARGER
Charger Performance
Input: 100-240V ~ 50-60Hz, 1.2A MAX
Output: 14.0V 3.3A

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Your SOUNDBOKS (Gen. 4) will preserve
power by deactivating trailing LEDs after 10
seconds of constant volume level.
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Current level
Current level
Overview
Specifications
LED behavior
SOUNDBOKS GEN. 
Customization
SKAA & Bond Button
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1.2
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The latest SOUNDBOKS grill is built for easy
customization—all you need to do is pop
off the grill, remove the logo, believe in your
creative self, and you can transform your new
SOUNDBOKS into a work of art.
Here’s a step-by-step guide to start
customizing.
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Overview
Specifications
LED behavior
SOUNDBOKS GEN. 
Customization
SKAA & Bond Button
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1.2
1.1
1.4
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Remove Grill
The SOUNDBOKS (Gen. 4) grill is attached to
the speaker using a snap-fit fastener, and can
be removed with the included Grill Removal
Tool. This tool consists of a handle and a
rubberized tip.

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To remove the grill, use the rubberized tip
to hook into the holes of the grill. Pulling by
the corners of the grill will be the easiest.
Carefully start to pull the grill off of the
speaker. Loosen the grill evenly in multiple
points along the edges until it comes off and
can be removed by hand.
Remove SOUNDBOKS Logo
Keep that logo clean. Unscrew the logo and
put it somewhere safe.
Express Yourself
Make the SOUNDBOKS your own. The grill
can handle most types of paint—just be sure
to apply a layer of primer before and sealer
after to make it last.
Party On
Replace the logo and pop the grill back on.
Connect your music, crank it up and take your
custom SOUNDBOKS out into the world.

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The SKAA Compatible Badge found on the
Product certifies that this Product has been
tested and is fully compliant with all of the
requirements of the SKAA Standard and has
been granted SKAA Certification. This Product
will work seamlessly with other products in
the SKAA ecosystem of audio transmitting
and receiving devices. For more information
on the SKAA Standard, please visit www.
SKAA.com. The SKAA® name as well as
its associated marks, logos and icons are
trademarks or registered trademarks of Eleven
Engineering Incorporated.
The following is the official SKAA RECEIVER
USER’S GUIDE. It describes in detail how to
operate and troubleshoot the Bond Button,
located on the back of your SOUNDBOKS
(Gen. 4) on the Pro Panel. The Bond Button is
the control button for JOIN-mode through the
wireless daisy chaining feature, TeamUP.
Each SKAA® receiver has a Green List which
remembers your favorite transmitters. A
Green Indicator on your receiver means you
are listening to a favorite or hunting for one.
Your receiver can also explore to find new
transmitters—an Amber Indicator means you
are exploring for transmitters that are not on
your Green List. A Cluster is a product with
two or more pieces that behave as one. The
Bond Button lets you select which transmitter
you’re listening to. The Bond Button has the
logo consisting of two arrows.
SOUNDBOKS GEN. 
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Overview
Specifications
LED behavior
Customization
SKAA & Bond Button
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1.2
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Hold a few
seconds
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1 Click
2 Clicks
3 Clicks
4 Clicks
6 Clicks
Hold during
power on
Add / Delete Manually add / delete the
current transmitter to / from your Green List.
Auto Add SKAA will automatically add the
current Amber transmitter to your Green List if
you listen to it for 30 minutes.
Green Mode Rotate through your list of
favourite transmitters (Green List) — when
a favourite transmitter is found, the search
stops and audio plays from that transmitter.
Amber Mode Explore for new, unknown
transmitters (ones which are not already on
your Green List).
Mute do again to Unmute; any Click command
will first Unmute and then do its function.
Red Mode If you have 2 or more transmitters on
your Green List, power on just the one you want
to hear and it plays automatically
Factory Reset Clear Green List. Start over!
1. Place JOIN speakers to be added to the
cluster within 3 meters of the Master JOIN
speaker.
2. Power off HOST speaker.
3. Power on all JOIN speakers to be added to
the cluster, but keep the Master JOIN speaker
powered off.
4. On the Master JOIN speaker, hold down the
Bond button before pressing Power Button
- hold both down and wait until red flashing
starts - first release the power button, then
the Bond button. The Master JOIN speaker
now blinks red. All other LEDs on the Master
JOIN speaker go dark.
Added
Added
Hunting
Hunting
Muted
Hunting
Reset done
Receiver
has entered
Cluster Up
mode.
The Cluster
has been
successfully
made
Bonded
Next one
Bonded
Bonded
Deleted
Command
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••dim
••dim
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slow flash
••dim
••flash
••flash
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••flash
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5. While Master JOIN LED blinks red, press the
Connect button until JOIN is selected on all
JOIN speakers you want to add to the cluster.
You will have only 10 seconds for this step.
6. When all JOIN speakers are accepted into the
cluster, their LED will turn to constant RED.
7. Once all of the cluster JOIN LEDS are solid
red, power off all of the JOIN speakers.
8. Power on the HOST speaker and put it in
HOST mode, by clicking the Connect button.
Connect BT audio or AUX to play back music
on the HOST speaker.
9. Power on JOIN speakers in the cluster and
put these in JOIN mode. All speakers are now
playing music from the HOST. The volume
on all JOIN speakers can be controlled from
any of the JOIN speakers in the cluster, the
3 click function of the BOND button is also
shared amongst the cluster to mute all JOIN
speakers.
The Bond button on the Master JOIN speaker
has the same click function as described above.
The HOST speaker volume is controlled by its
own and is isolated from the cluster. To cancel
cluster mode on a unit repeat step 4. Wait for
solid red, then 6 click the Bond button

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01 Power Supply Cable
02 Battery DC Input
03 Charger DC Plug
Regional plug for reference only
01 Battery DC Plug
02 DC Cable
03 Carry Strap
04 LED Battery Life Indicator
05 Battery Level Status Button
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BATTERYBOKS
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Overview
Charging the BATTERYBOKS
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Overview
Charging the BATTERYBOKS
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2.2
Remember to unplug your battery after it
has been fully charged and never to leave
it charging for more than 6 hours at a time,
as this can potentially damage the battery.
Here are the two ways of charging your
BATTERYBOKS:
Charge the battery outside of the
SOUNDBOKS (Gen. 4)
Insert the BATTERYBOKS DC Plug into the DC
Input of your charger and plug the charger’s
power supply cable into your nearest power
outlet
Charge the battery while it’s in the
SOUNDBOKS (Gen. 4)
The charger is not a power supply. The
SOUNDBOKS is designed to operate on
battery only. The charger T-jack was designed
to be used together with your battery only
while playing at moderate volumes. Keep your
SOUNDBOKS under half volume—12 o’clock
on the dial with 5 lights illuminated—when
playing and charging simultaneously.
IMPORTANT
Never use the SOUNDBOKS (Gen. 4) without
a BATTERYBOKS, i.e. by pluing the charger
directly to the SOUNDBOKS (Gen. 4).
Use only an official charger and battery sold
by SOUNDBOKS or other approved distributor.
All official SOUNDBOKS chargers and
batteries carries the SOUNDBOKS logo on the
back print
BATTERYBOKS
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WARRANTYAND SERVICE. SOUNDBOKS WARRANTS (“LIMITED
WARRANTY”) THAT THE SOUNDBOKS
PRODUCT IS FREE OF DEFECTS IN
MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIPATTHE
TIME OF THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE BY THE
END-USER (THE “CUSTOMER” OR “YOU”).
THIS LIMITED WARRANTY COVERS THE
FUNCTIONALITY OF THE SOUNDBOKS
PRODUCT FOR ITS NORMAL, INTENDED
USE IN AN ENVIRONMENT AS SPECIFIED
BELOW ONLY AND DOES NOT COVER
MALFUNCTIONS THAT RESULT FROM
IMPROPER OR UNREASONABLE USE OR
MAINTENANCE AS FURTHER SPECIFIED
BELOW IN SECTION 4, AS WELL AS ANY
UNAUTHORIZED REPAIR, NORMALWEAR
AND TEAR, OR EXTERNAL CAUSES SUCH AS
ACCIDENTS, ABUSE, OR OTHER ACTIONS
OR EVENTS BEYOND OUR REASONABLE
CONTROL.
This Limited Warranty is issued to the
Customer who buys a new SOUNDBOKS
product directly from SOUNDBOKS. This
Limited Warranty cannot be assigned or
transferred to any subsequent purchaser or
user. Any SOUNDBOKS product purchased
from an authorized retailer is covered by the
warranty terms provided by such authorized
retailer. The Limited Warranty is limited to the
repair or replacement of the SOUNDBOKS
product at SOUNDBOKS’ discretion, and
neither costs for transportation, removal,
nor installation of a SOUNDBOKS product is
covered by this Limited Warranty. This Limited
Warranty extends to TWO (2) YEARS from the
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SOUNDBOKS product. If SOUNDBOKS
receives, during the applicable warranty
period, a valid notice of a defect of
any SOUNDBOKS product covered by
SOUNDBOKS’ warranty, for a list of covered
products go to SOUNDBOKS.com/help.
SOUNDBOKS will, at SOUNDBOKS’ option,
a) within reasonable time after being notified
of the defect:
b) repair the defect at no charge, using new or
refurbished replacement parts, or
c) replace the product.
Response time may vary from country to
country and is, among other things, subject to
availability of parts, labor and transport.
TO OBTAIN SERVICE: VISIT SOUNDBOKS.
COM/HELP
THIS LIMITED WARRANTY GIVES YOU
SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS AND YOU MAY
ALSO HAVE OTHER LEGAL RIGHTS,
WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE. WE
LIMIT THE DURATION AND REMEDIES OF
ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING
WITHOUT LIMITATION THE WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE TO THE
DURATION OF THIS EXPRESS LIMITED
WARRANTY. SOME U.S. STATES DO NOT
ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN
IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS, SO THE ABOVE
LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLYTO YOU.
THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE
PURCHASE OF THE SOUNDBOKS PRODUCTS
SPECIFYTHE WARRANTY FOR DEFECTS
AND CONFORMITY, AND A POSSIBLE
ADDITIONAL COMMERCIAL WARRANTY,
THAT IS GRANTED BY SOUNDBOKS. THE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR CONSUMERS
(B2C) AND FOR BUSINESS PURCHASERS
(B2B) CAN BE FOUND AT (www.SOUNDBOKS.
com/terms). SPECIFIC TERMS AND
CONDITIONS APPLY IN CASE THE PRODUCT
IS USED FOR RENTAL ACTIVITY. THE RIGHTS
UNDER THE RESPECTIVE WARRANTIES,
THEIR CONDITIONS, LIMITATIONS AND
REMEDIES ARE SPECIFIED IN THESE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS. WE ADVISE YOU
TO READ OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
CONSUMERS WITH RESIDENCE IN THE EU
ARE REMINDED THATTHEY ARE ENTITLED
TO A LEGAL GUARANTEE.
How to obtain warranty service or make a
warranty claim:
In Europe:
SOUNDBOKS ApS, Esromgade 15, 2200
Copenhagen N, Denmark; CVR nr. 36457597,
E-Mail: [e-mail].
Contact the service provider and follow the
procedures specified by the service provider.
In the US and Canada: Contact SOUNDBOKS
Inc., 1968 S. Coast Hwy #2510 Laguna Beach
CA 92651 USA, E-Mail: info@SOUNDBOKS.
com.
The serial number of your SOUNDBOKS (Gen.
4) can be found on the inside of the battery
compartment.

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LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. THE REMEDIES DESCRIBED ABOVE ARE
YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES AND
OUR ENTIRE LIABILITY FOR ANY BREACH OF
THIS LIMITED WARRANTY. OUR LIABILITY
SHALL UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES
EXCEED THE ACTUALAMOUNT PAID BY
YOU FOR THE DEFECTIVE PRODUCT, NOR
SHALL WE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES
BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL,
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE
DAMAGES OR LOSSES, WHETHER DIRECT
OR INDIRECT. SOME U.S. STATES DO NOT
ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION
OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR
EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLYTO YOU.

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DISCLAIMER. Except as provided by the Limited Warranty
and to the extent permitted by law, in no
event and under no circumstances can
SOUNDBOKS, its employees, affiliates,
its board of directors, any of and/or the
company owners, or its third party suppliers
be held accountable for direct, indirect,
special, random, or consequential damages
(including but not limited to financial loss,
personal damages, and loss of assets and
property) whether based on contract, tort
or any other legal theory, hereunder but not
limited to direct, indirect, special, random, or
consequential damages caused by careless,
wrong and inexpedient usage of the product.
SOUNDBOKS needs to, in connection with
the aforementioned, draw special attention to
the fact that the following actions will exempt
SOUNDBOKS from any responsibility:
• Wrongly pluing in the batteries and the
speaker
• Prolonged exposure of the SOUNDBOKS
product to any form of precipitation
• Submerging any part of the SOUNDBOKS
product in any form of liquid
• Using SOUNDBOKS products for other
purposes than what they are regularly
used for
• Using other chargers than the one
produced and delivered by SOUNDBOKS
• Using other batteries than the ones
produced and delivered by SOUNDBOKS
• Unsanctioned modification, rebuilding
or repurposing of any parts of any
SOUNDBOKS product, with the exception
of the removal and customization of the
SOUNDBOKS grill, using the provided
tool

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COMPLIANCE. EU
Hereby, SOUNDBOKS ApS, the manufacturer
of the SOUNDBOKS (Gen. 4), declares that
this SOUNDBOKS (Gen. 4) is in compliance
with the essential requirements and other
relevant provisions of the following EU
Directives:
Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU
Electromagnetic Compatibility 2014/30/EU
Low-voltage Directive 2014/35/EU
EcoDesign Directive 2009/125/EC and
Regulation (EU) 2017/1369
RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU with Directive
2015/863/EU
REACH SVHC Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
WEEE Directive 2012/19/EU
This product contains batteries that are
covered under the 2006/66/EC European
Battery Directive, amended by Directive
2013/56, which cannot be disposed of with
normal household waste. Please follow local
regulations.
You may obtain a free copy of the Declaration
of Conformity by contacting SOUNDBOKS
ApS.
UNITED STATES
Importer:
SOUNDBOKS INC
1968 S. Coast Hwy #2510
Laguna Beach CA 92651 USA
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC
Rules. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions: