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IMMERSEUD1404andUD1404SUserManual 2.1WiFi/BluetoothMultiRoomSoundBarwithWirelessSubwoofer
*Pleasereadtheinstructionscarefullybeforeusingthesystemandkeepthemanual forfuturereference. TableofContent InsidetheBox Precautions ProductIntroduction Overview SetupIMMERSE Placement ConnecttoTV ConnecttoDVDplayer Connecttootherdevices Soundbar Subwoofer RemoteControl WiFi Bluetooth Ethernet Auxin/Analog/Optical/Coaxial MultiRoom SoundEffectMode FirmwareUpdate Troubleshooting InsidetheBox Carefullyunpackthecartonandconfirmthatthefollowingpartsareincluded. IMMERSEWiFi/Bluetoothsoundbar Subwoofer Remotecontrol ACadaptors Manual Precautions
*Pleasereadthesesafetyinstructionscarefullytoensureyoursafety. Donotusethisproductwherecontactwithmoisture,liquids,humidityorrainis possibletoavoidelectricshockandoperatingdamage. Avoidexposingthisproducttodirectsunlight,stovetopsoranyotherheatsources topreventoperatingdamage. Donotcovertheventilationopeningsthismaycauseoverheating,damagetothe product,andahazardouscondition. Donotdrop,disassemble,deform,modifyorinsertanyobjectsintothisproductas operatingdamagewillresult. Donotattempttorepair,modifyordisassembletheproductyourself.Thisproduct doesnotcontainanyuserserviceablecomponents. Donotcleantheproductwithalcohol,ammoniabasedcleaners,abrasivecleaners orwetcloth.Onlycleanwithasoftdrycloth. Donotplacethisproductonitsside,onslantedsurfacesaswellasneartheedge ofhighsurfaces,likeshelves.Takecaretopreventaccidentalfalling. Theproduct mayvibratewhileplayingmusic,whichcauseittomoveandfalloffasurface. Donotbringyourproductintocontactwithanysharpobjectsasthismaycause scratchesandoperatingdamage. ObserveallsignsanddisplaysthatrequireanelectricaldeviceorRFradioproduct tobeswitchedoffindesignatedareas. Disposeoftheproductinaccordancewithlocallawsandregulations. FCCStatement ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassB digitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedto providereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidential installation.Thisequipmentgeneratesuseandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergy and,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmful interferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethat interferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescause harmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedby turningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrectthe interferencebyoneofthefollowingmeasures:
Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna. Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver. Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthe receiverisconnected. Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp. FCCNotice ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules. Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:
1.Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and 2.Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterference thatmaycauseundesiredoperation. FCCCaution Anychangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsiblefor compliancecouldvoidtheusersauthoritytooperatethisequipment. Thisdeviceanditsantenna(s)mustnotbecolocatedoroperatinginconjunction withanyotherantennaortransmitter. FCCID:NKTUD1404,NKTUD1404S TolocatetheFCCandICidentificationnumbers,pleaselookontheundersideofthe IMMERSE. ModelnumberUD1404,UD1404S Thecrossedoutwheeliebinsymbolmeansthattheproductmustbedisposedof separatelyintheEuropeanUnion.Theseproductsmustnotbedisposedofwith unsortedhouseholdwaste. ProductIntroduction TheiuiDESIGNUD1404IMMERSEmultiroom2.1soundbarisabreakthroughin providinghighperformanceaudiotoyourTVandalsothewholehome.Yourein controlyoucanusesoundbarwithotheriuiDESIGNWiFispeakers.Andthe configurationoptionsarealmostlimitless. Historically,ifyouwantedtolistentomusicfromyourTVordigitaldevice,youcould connecttoyourspeakerwitha3.5mmaudiocable,orBluetooth.ButIMMERSE providesyoubreakthroughflexibility.Whileitconnectsviaanaudiocableand Bluetooth,italsocanconnectbyWiFiandwiredEthernet. AndbyusingWiFiorwiredEthernet,youcancreateawholehomeaudiosystem,so thatyouhavemusicdistributedthroughoutyourhome. TogetthebestexperiencefromIMMERSE,itsgoodtounderstandsomebasics.First andforemost,youcansimplyconnecttheproductbyusingthe3.5mmaudiolinein orBluetoothifyouwanttojustconnectaTVtothesoundbar.Buttoplayyourmusic tothesoundbarandalsotootherWiFispeakers,youneedtotakeafewadditional steps.But,letsfirstwalkthroughthebasics SinceIMMERSEisaveryhighperformancesoundbarwithamazingtechnology capability,youhaveoptionstomeetyourlifestyle.First,youneedtodecidehowto connectyourTVandotherdigitaldevicestotheproduct,andwhatthetradeoffsare foreachtypeofconnection. 3.5mmAudioLinein:
Ifyouusethe3.5mmstereoaudiolinein,youcansimplyconnectyouraudiosource toIMMERSE,andyoucanenjoyhighperformanceaudio.Ofcourse,youwillbe limitedtooneIMMERSEsoundbarandyouhavetoremainphysicallyconnected. Bluetooth:
Bluetoothisasimplewirelessconnectiontoconnectyourdigitalsourcetoyour IMMERSE.Bluetoothtechnologyonlyconnectsfromonesource(yourTVorother digitalsource,likeaPCorSmartphone)toonespeaker,suchasIMMERSEsoundbar. AndBluetoothhaslowersoundperformancethanawired3.5mmaudioconnection, duetocompressionofthesignalduringwirelesstransmission.Itsrangeisalso limited,typicallytooneroom. WiFi:
UsingWiFi,youcanconnectyourWiFidigitalsource(suchasyourTV,PC,Mac, tablet,smartphone,etc)totheIMMERSEsoundbarormoreWiFispeakers.The benefitofWiFioverBluetoothisimportantWiFiallowsyoutostreamonesource toIMMERSEsoundbarandotheriuiDESIGNWiFispeakersalloveryourhouse
(becauseWiFitypicallyhaslongerrange),andthebandwidthofWiFiismuchhigher thanBluetooth,sothequalityofthesoundperformanceisessentiallythesameasa 3.5mmwiredaudioconnection. Ofcourse,WiFiperformanceinthehomeisinfluencedbymanyfactorsthequality ofyourwirelessrouter,howmanypeopleareconnectedtotherouterand downloadingatthesametime,thenumberofroutersthatareactive(whichisreally importantinhighdensityhousingsuchasapartmentbuildings). Ingeneral,werecommendamaximumofoneIMMERSEandtwoiuiDESIGNWiFi speakersconnectedtoyourrouter.Moreispossibleifyoutakecertaintechnical stepstoimproveyourbandwidthbutthatdiscussionisbeyondthescopeofthis manual. AndWiFiperformanceisimpactedbythecapabilityofyourWiFienabledigital deviceforexample,aniOSbasedproductsuchasaniPhonecanonlyreliably connecttooneWiFideviceatatime.ButifyouuseiTunesonyourPCorMac,you canconnecttomultipleWiFispeakers. YoucanalsouseAndroidsmartphones, tabletsandPCstoconnectusingastandardknownasDLNA,andconnectsto multipleWiFispeakers. WiredEthernet:
WiredEthernet,wheretheIMMERSEisconnectedtoyourrouterorEthernetswitch withanEthernetcablewillgiveyouthebestperformance. Youcantypically connectmanymorethanthreeWiFispeakers. Ultimately,thereisalimitationof yourrouterorEthernetswitch,butformoststandardresidentialusersthisisnota factor. AndwiredEthernetwillgiveyoutheaudioperformanceofa3.5mmwired connection. SothefirstdecisionyouwillhavetomakeishowyouwanttoconnecttoIMMERSE. Onceyoumakethatdecision,thenyoucanfollowtheeasystepsinthismanualto startenjoyingyourmusic. IfyouareusinganiPhoneor/andAndroiddevice,wehaveanappthatmakesiteasy tosetupyourIMMERSE.YoucanusetheapptoconnecttheIMMERSEtoyourhome network,youcannameit(LivingRoom,Bedroom,Den),andyoucanassign IMMERSEandotheriuiDESIGNWiFispeakerstogroups,sothatyoucanplayyour musictoone,someorallWiFispeakersandsoundbar. TheIMMERSEapplicationalsoupdatesthesoftwareonyourIMMERSEsoundbar, keepingitcurrentanduptodate.TheIMMERSEapplicationdoesnottaketheplace ofyourmusicplayersoftware,suchasiTunes,WindowsMediaPlayerorstreaming musicserviceapplicationssuchasPandora.Theapplicationletsyouconfigureyour IMMERSEspeakers,andthenyouuseyourfavoriteapplicationstoselectandplay music. Overview SoundBar Front Touchpanel SOURCESelectaninputsourceforthesoundbar.
POWERSwitchthesoundbarandsubwooferonortostandby.
MFBActivateBluetoothpairingmodeinBluetoothmode.
VOL+/VOLIncreaseordecreasevolume.
NFCsensorPairwithBluetoothenableddevisewithNFCfeature Back SUBActivatesoundbarandsubwooferpairingmode. LEDdisplaypanelShowaudioinputselection
PowerSwitchthesoundbarandsubwooferonortostandby.
DCjackConnectwithpowersource.
AUXINConnecttoanaudiosourcewitha3.5mmaudiolineincable.
Analoglinein(L/R)ConnecttoanaudiosourcewithaRCAcable.
CoaxiallineinConnecttoanaudiosourcewithacoaxialcable.
OpticallineinConnecttoanaudiosourcewithadigitalopticalcable.
RJ45EthernetjackConnecttoaWiFinetworkrouterwithaRJ45Ethernet cable. Wallmou ntholesM Mountsoun ndbaronwa allwithscre ews(notincl uded)
Sub bwoofer
PowerS DCjack Pairingbu Switchthes Connectwi uttonActiv ubwoofero thpowerso vatesoundb onoroff. ource. barandsub bwooferpai ringmode. RemoteControl Power Switchthesoundbaronortostandby. WiFimodeSelectWiFiasaninputsource BluetoothmodeSelectBluetoothasaninputsource SOURCESelectaninputsourceforthesoundbar. VOL+/VOLIncreaseordecreasesoundbarvolume SubLV/SubLV+Increaseordecreasesubwoofervolume Game/Movie/MusicUsepreinstalledsoundeffect SetupIMMERSE TheIMMERSEsoundbartransmitssoundsignalfromaudiosourcetothesubwoofer by2.4GHzwirelesstechnologyforreliableconnection. ConnectSoundbartoSubwoofer Whenthesoundbarandsubwooferareconnectedtopowersourceandpoweredon, theyconnectautomaticallyandtheLEDonsubwooferturnsgreen. Iftheconnectionbetweenthesubwooferandthesoundbarislost 1. Connectsoundbarandsubwoofertopowersource. 2. 3. Pressthepairingbuttononthesubwoofer 4. PresstheSUBbuttononthesoundbartouchpanelorpresstheSUBbutton Switchonthepowerofsoundbarandsubwoofer ontheremotecontrol. 5. TheSUBLEDonsoundbarandtheLEDonsubwooferareflashingwhichindicate thattheyareestablishingaconnection. 6. TheLEDonsoundbarstopsflashingandtheLEDonsubwooferturnstosolid greenwhentheconnectionisestablished. Placement IMMERSEoffer2placementoptionsofsounbbartofitfordifferentplacements.For bettersoundexperience,thesoundbarshouldbeplacedatorclosetoearlevel. Option1:Tabletop ComeswithrubberfootatthebottomofIMMERSE,placetheIMMERSEsoundbaron flatsurfacehorizontallywiththeiuiDESIGNlogofacingout. Option2:WallMounting Comeswithscrewholesatthebackofthesoundbar,followthebelowstepsto mountitonwall. 1. Preparescrews(notsupplied)thataresuitablefortheholesonthebackofthe soundbar. 2. 3. Hangthesoundbarontothescrews. Subwoofer Thesubwoofershouldbeplacedflatsurface,preferablyonfloor.Forstable connectionwiththesoundbar,placeitwithin3metersor9feetfromthesoundbar. Fastenthescrewstothewall.Thescrewsshouldprotrude11to12mm. ConnecttoTV AfteryoufinishsettinguptheIMMERSEsystem,itcanconnecttoaTVusinganalog oropticalaudioinput. ConnectthesoundbarandTVwithaRCAcable/adigitalopticalcableasshown below. IfyouconnectusingaRCAcable,selectANALOGastheaudiosource. Ifyouconnectusingadigitalopticalcable,selectOPTICALastheaudiosource. ConnecttoDVD AfteryoufinishsettinguptheIMMERSEsystem,itcanconnecttoaDVDplayerusing analog,opticalorcoaxialaudioinput. ConnectthesoundbarandtheDVDplayerwithaRCAcable/adigitalopticalcable/
acoaxialcable. IfyouconnectusingaRCAcable,selectANALOGastheaudiosource. Ifyouconnectusingadigitalopticalcable,selectOPTICALastheaudiosource. Ifyouconnectusingacoaxialcable,selectCOAXIALastheaudiosource. Connecttootherdevices AfteryoufinishsettinguptheIMMERSEsystem,itcanconnecttootherdevices,such assmartphones,tablets,PCs,videogameconsoles,etc.usingthefollowing connectionoptions. Wireless:
WiFi Bluetooth Wired Ethernet Auxin Analog Optical Coaxial WiFiConnecttootherdevices AfteryoufinishsettinguptheIMMERSEsystem,itcanstreammusicwirelesslyfrom adigitalmusicsourcethroughWiFiconnection. BeforeSetup PleasemakesureyourdeviceisconnectedtothesameWiFinetworkwhere IMMERSEwillbelocated.Otherwise,anerrormessagewillappearafterentering passwordastheappcannotdetectIMMERSEinthecurrentWiFinetwork. SetupforAndroid/iOSuser 1. DownloadthefreeiuiDESIGNWiFiAudioAppfromGooglePlayorAppStore. 2. 3. SelectWIFIastheaudiosource. Launchtheapponyourdevice.PressAddSpeakerbuttontostartthesetup procedure. 4. OpentheWiFisettingpageonyourdevice.TurnontheWiFifeatureandselect IMMERSExxxx*fromthelistofavailablewirelessnetworks*. 5. GobacktotheappandselectyourWiFinetworkinsidetheapp. 6. EnterpasswordforyourWiFinetworkyouchose#.TheLEDindicatorturnsto solidgreen. 7. RenameIMMERSEandtapSavetheconfirm.
*IftheIMMERSEcouldnotbefoundinthelist,followthesectionResetWiFi Connectiontoresetthespeakertofactorydefaultandtryagain.
#Incaseofincorrectpasswordorfailedconnection,followthesectionReset WiFiConnectiontoresetthespeakertofactorydefaultandstartthesetup procedureagain. SetupforPC/Macuser 1. SelectWIFIastheaudiosource. 2. ConnectIMMERSEtoyourPC/MacusingWiFi/RJ45Ethernetcable. A.UseanEthernetcabletoconnectIMMERSEandyourdevice.Ittakes approximately30secondstoestablishconnectionwithIMMERSE.TheLED indicatorwillturntosolidamberoncetheconnectioniscompleted. B. indicatorwillturntosolidpurpleoncetheconnectioniscompleted. SearchandconnectIMMERSExxxxinWiFisettingpage*.TheLED 3. Browsethebelowlinkonyourdevicetoenterthesetuppage:
http://192.168.6.1/
4. SelectConnecttoHome>Wirelessinthesetuppage. 5. SelectyourWiFinetwork. 6. EnterpasswordforyourWiFinetworkyouchoseandClickJoin. 7. ClickDoneandremovetheEthernetcableifyouuseitforsetup#.
*IftheIMMERSEcouldnotbefoundinthelist,followthesectionResetWiFi Connectiontoresetthespeakertofactorydefaultandtryagain.
#Incaseofincorrectpasswordorfailedconnection,followthesectionResetWiFi Connectiontoresetthespeakertofactorydefaultandstartthesetupprocedure again. StreamingMusicviaWiFiConnection ForAndroidUser YoushoulddownloadaDLNAcompatibleplayerforstreamingmusic.Select IMMERSE(whichmayappearwiththenameyouassigned)asyouraudiooutput deviceinthemusicplayer.Differentplayersmayhavedifferentsetups,pleaserefer tothosecorrespondinguserguidesfordetail. ForiOSuser YoucanstreammusictoIMMERSEviaAirPlay:
1.Launchyourmusicplayer 2.TaponAirPlay 3.ChooseIMMERSE
(Ifyourenamedit,itwillappearwiththenameyouassigned) ForPCUser WindowsMediaPlayer11andabovecanbeusedtostreammusictoIMMERSE through"PlayTo"feature.Use"PlayTo"onyourmusiclibraryfromWindowsMedia Player.Fordetailinstructionfor"PlayTo"feature,pleaseconsulttheusermanualfor yourspecificdevice. ForMacUser YoucanstreammusictoIMMERSEviaiTunes:
1.LaunchiTunes 2.ClickAirPlay 3.ChooseIMMERSE
(Ifyourenamedit,itwillappearwiththenameyouassigned)
*PleasemakesureyourdeviceisconnectedtothesameWiFinetworkas IMMERSEislocated. AdvancedSetting UsingtheiuiDESIGNWiFiAudioApp,youcancontroltheadvancedsettingof IMMERSEandotheriuiDESIGNWiFispeakers,includingRenameYourSpeaker, MultiRoom,AudioChannelandFirmwareUpdate. Formultiroomsetting,seethesectionMultiRoomfordetailedinstructions. Forfirmwareupdate,seethesectionFirmwareUpdatefordetailedinstructions. ResetWiFiConnection IfyouwishtoconnectIMMERSEtoanotherWiFinetworkoryoucouldnotfind IMMERSEinthelistofavailablewirelessnetworksinWiFisettingpage,youneedto resettheWiFiconnection.Afterrestoringthefactorysetting,thenameofspeaker willbesetasIMMERSExxxx. ToresettheWiFinetwork,followthebelowinstructions:
1. ConnectIMMERSEtopowersource.SelectWIFIastheaudiosource. 2. PressandholdMFB+VolumeUp+VolumeDownkeysfor4seconds.TheLED indicatorwillflashred4timestoindicatethatthefactoryresetisdone.
*TheFactoryResetonlyappliestoWiFimodewithno3.5mmlineinconnection. Ifyouwanttoresettothefactorydefault,pleasedisconnectthe3.5mmaudiolinein cable. BluetoothConnecttootherdevices AfteryoufinishsettinguptheIMMERSEsystem,itcanstreammusicwirelesslyfrom aBluetoothenableddevicebysettingorNFC(forNFCenableddevicesonly). BySettingBluetoothConnection 1. 2. PressBluetoothbuttononremotecontroltoactivatepairingmode.Or,touch SelectBTastheaudiosource. andholdtheMBFbuttononthesoundbartouchpanel SearchIMMERSEandselect. 3. TurnontheBluetoothfeatureonyourdevice 4. 5. ConfirmpairingandtheBTLEDindicatorlightsup. ByNFCBluetoothConnectionforNFCenableddeviceonly 1. 2. TurnontheNFCfeatureonyourdevice 3. TapontheNFCsensorforpairing. 4. ConfirmpairingandtheBTLEDindicatorlightsup. SelectBTastheaudiosource. EthernetConnecttootherdevices AfteryoufinishsettinguptheIMMERSEsystem,itcanstreammusicwirelesslyfrom adigitalmusicsourcethroughWiFiconnectionwhiletheIMMERSEsystemis physicallyconnectedwiththeWiFirouter. BeforeSetup PleaseprepareaRJ45EthernetcableandaPC/MacwhichhasWiFifeaturefor setup. Setup 1. 2. SearchandconnectIMMERSExxxxinWiFisettingpage*.TheLEDindicator willturntosolidpurpleoncetheconnectioniscompleted. SelectLANastheaudiosource. 3. Browsethebelowlinkonyourdevicetoenterthesetuppage:
http://192.168.6.1/
Select ConnecttoHome > LAN inthesetuppage. 4. 5. Click Join.UseanEthernetcabletoconnectthesoundbarandyourWiFi router. 6. Click Done.TheEthernetLEDindicatorlightsuponcetheconnectionis completed. StreamingMusicviaWiFiConnection SeethesectionStreamingMusicviaWiFiConnectionunderWiFiConnectto otherdevicesfordetailedinstructions. AdvancedSetting UsingtheiuiDESIGNWiFiAudioApp,youcancontroltheadvancedsettingof IMMERSEandotheriuiDESIGNWiFispeakers,includingRenameYourSpeaker, MultiRoom,AudioChannelandFirmwareUpdate. Formultiroomsetting,seethesectionMultiRoomfordetailedinstructions. Forfirmwareupdate,seethesectionFirmwareUpdatefordetailedinstructions. Auxin/Analog/Optical/CoaxialConnecttootherdevices AfteryoufinishsettinguptheIMMERSEsystem,itcanconnecttoanaudiosource usingauxin,analog,opticalorcoaxialaudioinput. Connectthesoundbarandtheaudiosourcewitha3.5mmaudiolineincable/aRCA cable/adigitalopticalcable/acoaxialcableasshownbelow. Ifyouconnectusinga3.5mmaudiolineincable,selectAUXINastheaudio source. IfyouconnectusingaRCAcable,selectANALOGastheaudiosource. Ifyouconnectusingadigitalopticalcable,selectOPTICALastheaudiosource. Ifyouconnectusingacoaxialcable,selectCOAXIALastheaudiosource MultiRoom MultiRoomallowsgroupingIMMERSEandotheriuiDESIGNWiFispeakerstoplay togetherfromthesamemusicsource.ThisfeatureonlycanbeusedinWiFior EthernetconnectionandwithiuiDESIGNWiFiAudioApp, IntheiuiDESIGNWiFiAudioApp,followthebelowstepsformultiroomsetup Slidethebuttontogroupthespeakers. StreammusicusingWiFiconnection.
*Formostofthedevices,itcanconnectreliablyupto3speakers
*DuetolimitationofiPhone,multiroomisnotstableforiPhoneusers. SoundEffectMode Thereare3presetsoundeffectmodesinIMMERSE:Musicmode,Moviemodeand Gamemode.Differentmodeshavedifferentaudioequalizersetting.Youcanchoose themodethatfitsyourusage. FirmwareUpdate FirmwareUpdateallowsupdatingthefirmwareofIMMERSEmaintainthebest productperformance.Itisstronglyrecommendedthatyoualwaysupdateyour firmware,andregularlychecktoseeifanupdateisavailable. ForAndroid/iOSUser IntheiuiDESIGNapp,thesignmeansthereisupdateavailable. Tap. Taponthespeakeryouwishtoupdate.Pressbutton. ForPCUser 1. ConnectyourPCtotheWiFinetworkwhereIMMERSEislocated. 2. Open YourNeighborhoodNetwork. 3. DoubleclickEVERYWHEREtoentersetuppage. 4. Click Others. 5. Click FirmwareUpgrade. 6. Click CheckUpdate. 7. Click Update ifthereisavailableupdate. ForMacUser 1. ConnectyourMactotheWiFinetworkwhereIMMERSEislocated. 2. OpenSafari. 3. 4. ClickAdvancedandchecktheboxforIncludeBonjourintheFavoritesbar. 5. 6. ClickOthers. 7. ClickFirmwareUpgrade. 8. ClickCheckUpdate. 9. ClickUpdateifthereisavailableupdate.
*Pleasekeepstablenetworkandpowerconnectionduringfirmwareupgrade. SelectBonjour>Webpages>IMMERSEtoentersetuppage. SelectPreferencesinSafaritoolbar. Troubleshooting TBA