JBL® On Air Wireless AirPlay speaker dock OWNER’S MANUAL 0269CSK - On Air Wireless OM ENv6.
Table of Contents Introduction Introduction 2 Connections 3 Controls and Display 4 Setup Wizard 6 Using Your JBL On Air Wireless ® 8 Troubleshooting Your JBL On Air Wireless 17 Appendix: Manual Network Setup 19 Specifications 21 The JBL® On Air Wireless AirPlay speaker dock will revolutionize the way you listen to music. Imagine being able to play all the music files from iTunes 10 on your Mac computer or PC, or from an iPhone, iPod touch or iPad device with iOS 4.2 software.
1. Carefully unpack your JBL On Air Wireless and confirm that all the items shown here are included: ENGLISH Connections 3. If you are going to use your JBL On Air Wireless with another audio source, plug one end of a 3.5mm stereo cable (not included) into the JBL On Air Wireless’s Aux Input connector, and plug the other end into the audio source’s headphone-out or line-out connector. 3.
Controls and Display • Volume Up/Down buttons: Press these buttons to raise or lower the volume. Press both buttons imultaneously to mute the sound. When the sound is muted, press either the Volume Up or the Volume Down button to restore the sound. (NOTE: On the remote control, the mute function has its own button. See Remote Control Buttons, on page 5.) Controls Snooze/ Alarm Off • Home button: Press this button to display the Home/Clock screen (see Main Display, on page 6).
Power ENGLISH Remote Control Buttons Before using the remote control, remove the battery contact-protection strip by pulling on the tab. Volume Up/Down Soft Buttons Up Home Mute Left Right Down Previous Snooze OK Play/Pause Next Alarm Off • Previous, Play/Pause and Next buttons: When listening to iTunes, a docked iPod or iPhone device or a streaming iPod, iPhone or iPad device, press these buttons to skip to the previous song, play/pause the current song or skip to the next song.
Main Display Language NOTE: The display screens shown throughout this manual are for illustrative purposes and may differ somewhat from the actual display screens. 1. Use the Up and Down buttons to highlight the your choice of language for the JBL On Air Wireless’s display. The Home/Clock screen is the JBL On Air Wireless’s main screen and is the base for all navigation.
ENGLISH Time Zone • If the clock is in the 24-hour mode, the Day screen will appear. This screen sets the JBL On Air Wireless’s clock to match the time zone in your area. • If the clock is in the 12-hour mode, AM/PM will be highlighted. Use the Up and Down buttons to set AM or PM, and press the OK button. The Day screen will appear. 1. Use the Up and Down buttons to highlight the time zone you live in. Day 1. Use the Up and Down buttons to highlight the current day of the week. 2.
Network You can connect your JBL On Air Wireless to your Wi-Fi® network, which lets your JBL On Air Wireless play music files and Internet radio broadcasts streamed from iTunes 10 or from your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad device (with iOS 4.2 or later). Using Your JBL On Air Wireless Listening to a Source When the Home/Clock screen is displayed, press the Home button to display the Main Menu. 1.
Listening to Your iPod/iPhone Device To tune up or down by one tuning increment: 1. Press the Left Soft button to put the radio in the tune mode. The display will show “Tune” under the button. Selecting “iPod” on the Main Menu displays the iPod playback screen. ENGLISH 2. Press the Up or Down buttons to scan up or down to the next receivable station. 2. Press the Up or Down button to tune up or down by one tuning increment.
Use the JBL On Air Wireless’s Soft buttons (or the remote control) to control playback of your iPod/iPhone device: • Press the Left Soft (Previous) button to skip back. If the JBL On Air Wireless is in the Standby mode when you press Play in iTunes 10 or on the iPod, iPhone or iPad device, the JBL On Air Wireless will automatically switch to the AirPlay input and begin playing the streaming audio. • Press the Right Soft (Next) button to skip ahead.
• Press the Left Soft (Previous) button to skip back. ENGLISH If you have selected “Allow iTunes control from remote speakers” in your iTunes Edit > Preferences > Devices menu, you can use the JBL On Air Wireless’s Soft buttons (or the remote control) for basic playback control of the streaming audio file.
Alarms Selecting “Alarms” displays the main Alarms screen: • Volume: Set how loud you want the alarm to sound. • Volume Ramp: Selecting “Off” ramps the alarm from silence up to your pre-determined alarm volume over a period of three seconds. Selecting “On” ramps the alarm from silence up to your pre-determined alarm volume over a period of three minutes. Turning the alarm sound off: • Press the Snooze button momentarily to shut the alarm sound off. After nine minutes, the alarm will sound again.
• Time Zone: Select your time zone. ENGLISH • Daylight Savings Time: Select “On” if Daylight Saving Time is observed where you live. Language Selecting “Language” displays the Language Setting screen: When you’re finished making your settings, press the Right Soft (Save) button to save your settings. Brightness Selecting “Brightness” displays the Brightness Setting screen: Use the Up, Down and OK buttons to select a language for the JBL On Air Wireless’s display.
This menu sets the JBL On Air Wireless’s FM radio-frequency band and tuning increments to match the FM broadcasts in your region. Use the Up, Down and OK buttons to select the region you live in. • [Network Name 1 – 4]: The display screen lists each available network. The currently selected network is indicated by a check mark. The bars indicate the strength of the Wi-Fi network connection.
ENGLISH System Update This menu allows you to update your JBL On Air Wireless’s firmware to the latest version. • USB Update: You can search for and download new firmware on your computer and transfer it to a USB memory device. Insert the USB device into the JBL On Air Wireless’s USB port. Select USB Update. USB Port • Internet Update: Select this option to search for and download the latest firmware from the server.
IMPORTANT: Use the JBL On Air Wireless’s USB port only to perform system updates. Do NOT connect it to a computer or any other type of USB host/controller. You could damage the JBL On Air Wireless or the host/ controller device. • Current Version: Select this option to display the version number of the currently installed firmware. Press the Left Soft (Back) button to return to the System Update screen.
ENGLISH Troubleshooting Your JBL On Air Wireless Problem Solution No sound (display is not illuminated): • Make sure that the power supply is properly connected to the JBL On Air Wireless and to a working AC outlet. No sound (display is illuminated) : • Touch the Volume Up (+) button to increase the system volume. • If you’re using FM radio, make sure that the included FM antenna is properly connected and that the JBL On Air Wireless is tuned to an active FM frequency.
Problem Solution Sound comes from only one speaker: • Make sure that the iPod/iPhone device is properly seated all the way into the docking connector. • Make sure that the audio cable is plugged all the way into the Aux Input jack. • Make sure that the audio cable is a stereo cable. The JBL On Air Wireless does not respond to any button presses: • Press and hold the Snooze and Power buttons on the unit together for seven seconds to reset the unit’s microprocessor.
Selecting “Edit” or “Add Network” on the Network screen (see Settings: Network, on page 14) displays the Network edit screen, which allows you to make changes in an existing network’s settings or enter settings for a new network manually. • Delete Connection: Select this option to delete a network from the system. Deleting a network stops the JBL On Air Wireless from automatically connecting to the network’s server and deletes all saved information related to the network.
• Proxy: Select this option to configure the network for a proxy server. The Proxy screen will appear: Select “Off” if the network does not have a proxy server. Select “On” if the network does have a proxy server. Select the Center Soft (Edit) button to enter the proxy server settings manually. The Proxy Settings screen will appear: Select and manually enter the proxy server’s server address and port address, the proxy user name and the proxy password. A data-entry screen will appear for each one.
ENGLISH Specifications Compatibility* (AirPlay): iTunes 10.
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