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Cambridge SoundWorks I525 manual

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    SoundW orks ® i525 USER MANU AL[...]

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    2 Th e li gh tni ng  as h w it h arr o whe ad sy mb ol , wit hi n an eq ui la te ra l t ri an gle , is in te nd ed t o al ert th e us er t o t he p re s- en ce o f un- in su la ted “ d an ger ou s vo lt ag e” wi th in th e pr od uct’ s en clo su re t ha t m ay b e of su c ie nt ma gn it ud e t o co ns ti tut e a ris k of e lec tri c sh [...]

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    3 Additional Safety Advic e 1) Keep surrounding objects at least four inches away from the apparatus for adequa te ventilation. 2) V entilation openings on the apparatus should not be impeded by such items as newspaper , cloths, curtains, and the like. 3) Do not place naked ame sources near the appara- tus, such as lighted candles. 4) Dispose of[...]

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    5 T able of Contents Introduction and Contents ............................................................................. 6 Getting Started................................................................................................ 7-8 Display Brightness Contr ol .............................................................................. [...]

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    6 Cont ents 1) Sound Works i525 2) AC to DC P ower Supply 3) Package of iP od dock inser ts to t a variety of Apple iP od models. 4) Infrared Remote Contr ol. Not Pictured SoundWorks i525 U ser Manual AM Antenna 1 2 4 3 INTRODUCTION The people at Cambridge SoundW orks, division of Creativ e T echnologies, hope you enjoy y our new high-per forman[...]

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    7 GETTING ST ARTED A ) Remove the SoundW or ks i525 from its protective polybag and place it in your pref erred location. A B C EXTEND THE FM ANTENNA CONNECT THE POWER SUPPL Y B ) On the rear panel, locat e the FM wire antenna. Remove the wire tie , then unroll and extend the antenna. C ) Connect the Po wer Supply to a convenient A C outlet. Then i[...]

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    8 SOURCE PRESET 1-8 1 2 MENU SELECT S N O O Z E / M U T E SLEEP NAP TUNE SOURCE PRESET 1-8 1 2 MENU SELECT S N O O Z E / M U T E SLEEP NAP TUNE GETTING ST ARTED (C ontinued) Set the Current Time D ) After connecting the i525 to power , it may show “ AM 12:00” . This indicates the current time needs to be adjusted. Press and hold MENU / SELECT o[...]

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    9 Brightness F unc tion F ) F or quick and easy adjustment of the display brightness, from Standb y operation, repeatedly tap the SNOOZE / MUTE button on the top panel. This will cycle through the available brightness settings. Once the desired brightness setting is displayed, simply wait for the menu to timeout (about 5 seconds) and the brightness[...]

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    10 SOURCE PRESET 1-8 1 2 MENU SELECT S N O O Z E / M U T E SLEEP NAP TUNE SOURCE PRESET 1-8 1 2 MENU SELECT S N O O Z E / M U T E SLEEP NAP TUNE A RADIO OPERA TION C VOLUME SNOOZE MUTE TUNE 1 2 SOURCE SELECT NAP SLEEP SEEK 2 3 5 6 7 4 8 1 PRESETS MENU ENTER SURROUND CRYSTALIZER SMART VOL iPod B Selecting the R adio Bands A ) Press SOURCE t o selec [...]

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    11 RADIO OPERA TION (continued) Storing Stations in the PRESET Bank Y ou can store eight F M stations in the i525’ s PRESE T bank while FM is selected and eight AM stations while AM is selected. A ) Storing a radio frequency as a PRESET using the remote contr ol: Press SOURCE t o choose the desired radio band (AM or F M). T une to the desired sta[...]

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    VOLUME SNOOZE MUTE TUNE 1 2 SOURCE SELECT NAP SLEEP SEEK 2 3 5 6 7 4 8 1 PRESETS MENU ENTER SURROUND CRYSTALIZER SMART VOL iPod 12 iPod Opera tion Using the iP od dock feature of the i525 1) There is a selection of inser ts included with the i525. These inserts t various iPod models. Install the inser t that best ts your iP od, or use the ins[...]

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    13 VOLUME SNOOZE MUTE TUNE 1 2 SOURCE SELECT NAP SLEEP SEEK 2 3 5 6 7 4 8 1 PRESETS MENU ENTER SURROUND CRYSTALIZER SMART VOL iPod Creativ e’ s X-Fi audio pr ocessing technology Creative Multi-Speak er Surround Virtual- Heaphones improves y our headphone experience. Use it whenever the i525 is available and y ou would normally listen to you iP od[...]

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    14 SOURCE PRESET 1-8 1 2 MENU SELECT S N O O Z E / M U T E SLEEP NAP TUNE When in “Standby” , Press to trigger delayed On (Nap). (15m, 30m, 45m, 60m, 90m, 120m, 180m, 240m). When in “On ” operation, Press to trigger delayed Standby (Sleep). (15m, 30m, 45m, 60m, 90m, 120m). Radio and band selection. Selects between radio bands and Aux only i[...]

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    15 SOURCE PRESET 1-8 1 2 MENU SELECT S N O O Z E / M U T E SLEEP NAP TUNE When in “Standby” , Press to trigger delayed On (Nap). (15m, 30m, 45m, 60m, 90m, 120m, 180m, 240m). When in “On ” operation, Press to trigger delayed Standby (Sleep). (15m, 30m, 45m, 60m, 90m, 120m). Radio and band selection. Selects between radio bands and Aux only i[...]

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    Input: 12V 1500 mA D C POWER INPUT AM ANT AU X I N Lynx Radio Rear P anel Ar twork Revision 1 Date: 12/11/09 All Artwork to be Warm Gray 3C 16 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE - SOUNDWORKS i525 REAR C ONNECTIONS DC Input jack Connect the power supply to this jack. Connect any audio signal source with a 3.5 mm stereo miniplug to this jack. Listening to An Exte[...]

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    17 Mute A ) Press the SNOOZE/MUTE bar (t op panel) or the SNOOZE/MUTE button on the remote con trol. Mute is cancelled if the POWER button is pressed or the volume is adjusted. Sleep Delay B ) Delayed Turn O function: While the i525 is “On ” , press the SLEEP button on the remot e control or the SLEEP / NAP button on the top panel until the [...]

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    18 Music Wak eup Featur es Each of the two Wakeup Alarms on the i525 will store the follo wing settings: W akeup time W akeup source (radio frequency , iPod) W akeup Volume (f or radio or iPod) X-F i setting The Alarm Settings on the i525 are maintained even if the i525 is unplugged. T one Wak eup or Music W akeup When activating either alarm, the [...]

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    19 Preparing either Alarm 1 or Alarm 2: P ART ONE: PRESELECT THE SOURCE AND VOLUME A) T urn the i525 on. B) Select a radio station or iPod playback. C) Set the V olume. D) Adust X -Fi settings, if desir ed. ( Smart Volume Management is a great choic e for Music Wakeup , as it keeps the volume consistent.) P ART TWO: ADJUST THE HOURS AND MINUTES A) [...]

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    20 Activating/Deactivating Alarms Press either alarm button t o activate or deactivate that alarm. Both alarm buttons follow this sequenc e: Start: ............................................... Alarm inactive First alarm button pr ess: ................ T one Alarm Second alarm button press: ....... Music Alarm Third alarm button press: ........ A[...]

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    21 VOLUME SNOOZE MUTE TUNE 1 2 SOURCE SELECT NAP SLEEP SEEK 2 3 5 6 7 4 8 1 PRESETS MENU ENTER SURROUND CRYST ALIZER SMART VOL iPod SOURCE PRESET 1-8 1 2 MENU SELECT S N O O Z E / M U T E SLEEP NAP TUNE T o silence and reset any active alarm, press either alarm button or the power button, on the top panel or the remote. Snooze / Mute Button Snooze [...]

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    22 SPECIFICA TIONS Internal audio source FM stereo/A M tuner (all digital processing of analog RF signals) Inputs: Apple iPod Dock on the top panel Rear panel Aux input (3.5 mm stereo minijack) Outputs: One front panel headphone output (3.5 mm stereo minijack) Dimensions: Height: 3 3/8 in 86 mm Width: 10 in 255 mm Depth: 6 in 153 mm Weigh t: 3 lbs [...]

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    24 Cambridge SoundW orks 120 W ater Street Nor th Andover , MA USA 01845 R1, 22 March 2010 P81-2440[...]