Prime Wireless Speaker System Manual Congratulations on bringing home the SVS Prime Wireless Speaker System, a stunning achievement in speaker versatility, connectivity and most importantly, sound quality. We want to make it as easy as possible to set up your Prime Wireless Speaker System, so this manual will walk you through downloading the DTS Play-Fi app and everything you need to know to get the most out of the Prime Wireless experience.
Premium Cloth Speaker Grille Covers AC Power Cord 10’ Active-Passive Speaker Interconnect Cable 8 Elastomer Stick-on Bumper Feet Unpacking and Preparing Your Prime Wireless Speakers 1. Locate elastomer feet in the packaging and attach 4 to the bottom of each speaker to protect surfaces and speaker from potential scratching. 2. Remove plastic film from front panel display by gently peeling off from the corner. 3. Locate the power cord and the speaker interconnect cable for later use. 4.
4. 4. Protective grille covers come attached via pin/cup retention system. Prime Wireless speakers can also be used without grille covers depending on your aesthetic preference, just avoid making direct contact with exposed drivers. Front Panel Controls Source & Preset Control Rotate the left knob to change the input. Press the knob to select a preset (after they are programmed).
10. Bluetooth Setup Enables Bluetooth pairing mode and shows status of Bluetooth connection. Blinking blue light indicates pairing mode, solid light means it’s connected and ready to use. 11. AC Power Cord Input Placing and Connecting Prime Wireless Speaker System 1. The active speaker with front and rear controls will always be the right speaker and the passive speaker with no controls is the left speaker. 2. Set switch on rear panel to “Stereo”. 3. Position speakers as you want them in your room. 4.
Connection Options Your Prime Wireless Speaker System streams music directly from your home WiFi network using the DTS Play-Fi app. You can also stream at the highest resolution possible from any Bluetooth enabled smartphone, tablet or computer. For direct connections to computers, TVs, Blu-ray players, gaming consoles and more; there’s a 3.5mm and L/R line level inputs and an optical input. A subwoofer output is also available for deeper and more powerful bass.
the free DTS Play-Fi app to start unlocking the full potential of your new Prime Wireless Speakers. 2. WiFi Set-up Mode Once powered on for the first time, the active Prime Wireless Speaker will automatically go into Wi-Fi setup mode, indicated by a rapidly blinking yellow light on the rear panel of the speaker. When the blinking light slows down to a slow pulse, the speaker is ready to connect. Wi-Fi connection will be confirmed when yellow light remains on permanently. 3.
Having Trouble Connecting? The Prime Wireless Speaker System may require an update before letting you stream music. The Play-Fi app will show a notification and complete the update automatically. If your SVS Prime Wireless Speaker System is not being discovered by the WiFi network, try moving it closer to your router or to a stronger signal area to establish a connection.
knob, it will move to the next preset. 3. When desired preset number is selected, press and hold the preset knob for about three seconds. The preset number will blink several times then remain solid to indicate the preset has been programmed, and music will resume playing. 4. Follow instructions above for the remaining five presets as desired NOTE: It takes a few seconds for the preset to connect to music services from your WiFi network.
2. On the Now Playing screen, press the “Devices Available” button, which we’ve circled below(image 13a). 3. 3. You'll then be able to see all the Spotify enabled devices on the network, including your Prime Wireless Speaker Systems that have been configured as Spotify Groups, or just individuals. The selected products are now tied to your Spotify Premium account, and as long as the product can communicate with the Internet, you can play to it from your Spotify app (Image 13b-13c).
Image 14d. Image 14e. Creating Speaker Groups You can add more Prime Wireless or other DTS Play-Fi enabled speakers or amplifiers at any time when using the Play-Fi app, or from the Play-Fi applet in Windows in a few easy steps. Once added, Prime Wireless Speaker Systems can be combined into a “Group” that allows the same content to be played across all speakers in the group. 1. Tap the Play-Fi icon.
bottom. Then tap “Create Speaker Group” (Image 15c) , name the group (Image 15d) and you’re all set. 4. To create new groups or edit groups outside of playback, just hit the “Settings” button on the Play-Fi Control screen, select the “Speaker Groups” (image 15e) and repeat the steps above. Image 15a. Image 15b. Image 15d. Image 15e. Image 15c.
3. To add another Zone, simply press the Plus (+) icon in the top right of the screen(image 16a). 4. A new Zone module will be created allowing you to pick your Prime Wireless Speakers, and then you can select your music source (image 16b). 5. Once configured, you can press the Play-Fi button to return to the Play-Fi Control screen, where you can easily manage each Zone. 6. You can have up to four zones at once, and each zone can include up to 16 Prime Wireless Speaker System.
Image 17c. Image 17d. Setting Up Bluetooth Establishing a Bluetooth connection allows you to wirelessly stream to your Prime Wireless Speaker System from any smartphone, tablet or Bluetooth enabled device at the highest resolution possible. 1. Press the Bluetooth Setup button on rear panel of active Prime Wireless Speaker once to activate Bluetooth pairing. This is indicated when the blue LED on the rear panel goes from slow to rapid blinking. 2.
Bluetooth as your source. Connecting Devices via AUX and Optical Inputs Your Prime Wireless Speaker System is equipped with multiple input connections that allow it to provide audio playback for a wide array of devices, including: computers, TVs, AV receivers, Blu-ray players, gaming consoles, handheld devices, turntables with phono preamps and more. Connecting these devices to your Prime Wireless Speaker System is as simple as plug-and-play. 1.
Image 20c. Image 20d. Connecting A Subwoofer For deeper and more powerful bass, a subwoofer output allows you to directly connect a subwoofer from SVS or any other brand. 1. Locate the “LFE” input on your subwoofer and connect a standard RCA Audio interconnect cable. 2. Connect opposite end of cable to the “SUB Out” output on your Prime Wireless Speaker System. 3. An active High Pass Filter is automatically set at 80Hz when the subwoofer is detected. 4.
Setting Up and Using Amazon Alexa Voice Control Prime Wireless Speakers do not have built in microphones. You'll need an Amazon Echo, Dot, or similar product to communicate voice commands to your system and to "Discover Devices" so that your Prime Wireless Speakers can be identified. Voice control of music from any Amazon Alexa Device on your WiFi network is as simple as, “Alexa, play reggae in the living room,” and you can adjust volume, skip track forward, mute, pause and stop the music.
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Image 23m. Image 23n. Image 23o. Controlling with Amazon Alexa Voice Commands Below is a simple list of commands you can use with your Prime Wireless Speakers System. Keep in mind, these commands are simplified, but Alexa will understand and interpret some natural language, so saying “Stream” instead of “Play”, or “on” instead of “in” is also acceptable.
everything in-between Controlling Streams (Alexa or DTS Play-Fi) Alexa Next or Next Track Alexa Previous or Previous Track Alexa Pause or Stop or other variations Alexa Play or Resume Alexa Set Volume to [1 through 10] in [Zone] Alexa Louder in [Zone] Alexa Quieter in [Zone] Alexa Mute in [Zone] Alexa Unmute in [Zone] Special Streaming Service Functions (depending on service and stream type) Alexa Loop Alexa Shuffle Alexa Like this Alexa Unlike this Alexa Skip Forward 30 Seconds Alexa Skip Backward 30 Secon
1. Select the best WiFi channel for your network. 2. Enable Quality of Service (QoS) features like Wireless Multimedia Extensions (WMM) 3. If using advanced DHCP assignments or port-forwarding, allow exceptions for Play-Fi 4. Double-check to be sure your router is assigning network access and that UPnP and DHCP are enabled. For more information on Play-Fi and wireless troubleshooting visit play-fi.com 2-year Unconditional Warranty SVS offers the industry's most comprehensive warranty on all our products.
This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. this device may not cause interference, and 2. this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. Wireless Transmitter Compliance Information This equipment complies with FCC and IC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment.
