Speco a-live AA1 User manual

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ThisclassDdigitalamplifierhasgreatperformanceandisflexibleenoughtosatisfypickyresidentialaudio
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Androidapplicationsyoucaneasilycontrolyoursmartaudiosystemtostreamanddistributemusicinupto
12zones.Youcanstreamthesamemusictoallzonesordifferentmusictodifferentzones,nomatterifthe
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Small‐head(eyeglasstype)Screwdriver
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①WiFiAntenna:UsedforWiFiconnection
②Reset:UsedtoresetthedeviceifyouhaveaproblemwithyourWiFiconnection
③Subwooferout:Usedtoconnecttoanactivesubwoofer
④Networkconnection:RJ45usedtoconnecttoawiredEthernetnetwork
⑤Lineinput:AnaloginputusedtoconnectaudiodevicesviaanRCAcable
⑥Optical:Usedtoprovidedigitalinputfroma2.1opticalequippeddevice
⑦USBinput:Usedtoconnectlocalstoragedevices
⑧Speakerterminals:Phoenixspeakerterminalusedtoconnectto8Ohmsspeakers
⑨Powerinput:DCpowerinputusedtoconnectthepoweradaptor
⑩Mobilewirelessantenna:Usedtopairwithmobiledevicesusingapopularwireless
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BlinkingWhite:PoweronorNetworkConnecting
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SolidGreen:LineInputActive
SolidPurple:OpticalInputActive
Preout:Usedtoprovideanalogsignaltoanotheramplifier
Volume:Usedtomanuallytunethedevicevolume
Treble:Usedtomanuallytunethetreble
Bass:Usedtomanuallytunethebass
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Streamingfrommobiledevicememory/NAS/OnlineMusicServices
Thesescreensletyouaccessyouravailablemusic,whetheritbehardfilesonyournetworkor
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FA AQ Q 
Q:Doyourdevicessupportairplayandthird‐partyDLNAapps?
A:Yes.Theysupportairplayandthird‐partyappslikeBubbleUPNP…
Q:Howmanyzonescanyougroupononesystem?
A:12roomsisthemaximum,while8zonesarerecommended.
Q:Whatdistancecanyourwirelessaudiosystemcover?
A:OncethesystemisconnectedtoyourWiFirouter,youcanstreamyourmusicanywherethereisaWiFi
signal.
Q:Canitplayhighresolutionmusic?
A:Yes.OurdevicescanplayAPEandFLACwithinthenormalbitraterange.Theyalsosupportdecoding
24bit/192KHzmusicfiles.
Q:Howmanylanguagesdoyousupport?
A:Ourdeviceswillauto‐detectyourmobiledevicelanguageandchangeautomatically.Currently,we
supportEnglish,French,German,Spanish,Chinese,Portuguese,KoreanandJapaneseandmoreonthe
way.
Q:Whatonlinemusicservicesdoyousupport?
A:Spotify,Tidal,iHeartRadio,Tunein,Napster,andmore,withmorepending.
Q:CanIplaylocalmusic?
A:Yes.Youcanplaymusicfrom“MYMUSIC”ontheapplicationfromlocalstoragedevicessuchasmobile
devicestorage,USBthumbdrives,portableharddiskandNAS.
Q:Cana‐liveworkwithWindowsdevices?
A:TheWindowsapplicationisnotavailableatthemoment,butontheWindowsPC,userscanuseiTunes,
Foobar2000andSpotifyconnectasalineinput.
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TechnicalSpecifications
AmplifierOutput 2x80WMax
AmplifierImpedance 4‐16Ohms
Wirelessnetwork IEEE802.11b/g/n2.4G
LAN single10/100MRJ45
FrequencyResponse 20Hzto20KHz
Powerinput DC24V,6A
AudioSourceInput USB2.0,Coaxial,AnalogRCA,Optical(2.1)
AudioSourceOutput AnalogRCA
Treble Yes
Bass Yes
VolumeKnob Yes
Dimensions:  6.25“Lx5.75“Wx1.6“H
Weight 1.2Lbs.
Musicformat MP3/AAC/AAC+/ALAC/APE/WAV
Decoding Upto24bit/192KHz
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1.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,14includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesired
operation.
2.Changesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsibleforcompliancecouldvoidthe
user’sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.
NOTE:ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,
pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovide
reasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,
usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththe
instructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguarantee
thatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmful
interferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffand
on,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:
‐‐Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
‐‐Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
‐‐Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiveris
connected.
‐‐Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.

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specificationsand/ordesignoftheabovementionedproductwithoutpriornotice.Thediagramscontainedinthis
guidemayalsonotfullyrepresenttheproductthatyouareusingandtheyareforillustrationpurposes.Speco
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