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ION Total PA Live High Power Bluetooth Speaker User Guide

Introduction

Thanks for purchasing the Total PA™ Live. At ION, your entertainment is as important to us every bit it is to you lot. That'south why we design our products with 1 thing in listen—to make your life more fun and more convenient.

Box Contents

Full PA™ Live
Power Cable (5 ft. / 150 cm)
Microphone with cablevision (15 ft. / 450 cm)
Speaker Stand
Quickstart Guide

Setup

Make sure all items listed in the Box Contents are included in the box. Look in the box under the foam canvas for the power cable and microphone.
Read the Safety & Warranty Manual before using the product.
Written report the Connection Diagram.
Make sure all input devices (such every bit microphones, CD players, or digital media players) are turned off with their volume settings prepare to "goose egg."
Connect all devices every bit shown in the Connection Diagram.
Switch everything on in the following guild:
- a. Audio input devices (e.yard. microphones, instruments, CD players)
- b. Total PA™ Alive
When yous are finished using Total PA™ Live, switch everything off in the post-obit social club:
- a. Total PA™ Live
- b. Audio input devices

Connectedness Diagram

Items not listed under the Box Contents are sold separately.

Features

Rear Panel

Media Panel Buttons: Controls for the USB/SD, FM radio, and Bluetooth® audio sources. These controls include mode choice and music playback options. See Media Panel for more information.
USB Port: Connect your USB flash drive here to play music. Y'all can also use this port for charging the USB device, such as a tablet or smartphone. To charge a device that is streaming music via Bluetooth, pause the music starting time and then wait for information technology to reconnect subsequently the USB cable (not included) is inserted.
SD Card Slot: Insert your SD card hither to play music.
Display: This screen shows information relevant to Total PA™ Live'due south current performance.
Note: The Brandish comes with a plastic protector on it. Remove this for optimal viewing.
Mic Inputs (i/4"/half-dozen.35 mm & XLR): Connect a microphone or mic-level source to these inputs.
Aux Inputs (1/viii" & XLR): These inputs can be used to connect a CD player, MP3 player, or other sound source.
Mix Out (XLR): Connect this output to a speaker, mixer, or recorder.
Control Knob: Turn this knob to accommodate the main volume (overall output) of the loudspeaker. Push this knob to select and make adjustments to the mic i book, the mic 2 volume, source volume (radio, USB, SD, Bluetooth signal, and aux input), echo effect, high EQ, and low EQ. The volume of Total PA™ Live does not affect your Bluetooth device volume. For the best sound quality, set your input source volume to 100% and use the Source and Chief Volume control of the speaker to adapt the volume.
Echo/Link: In USB or SD way, press this push button to repeat a single track, folder, or all tracks. Press and concord this push button to start stereo linking to another Total PA™ Live.
Mode: Press this button to select the sound source to use: USB, SD, FM radio, Aux (available to select when the USB port and SD card slot are empty), or Bluetooth.
Prune LED: The Prune LED will wink cherry-red if the signal from the input jacks or Media Panel audio source is clipping (baloney from an overly loud signal). If this happens, decrease the setting of the Main Book knob or the volume for the Aux/Mic Input (if a loud device is plugged into either).
Low-cal Mode Button: Printing and concur this push to turn the Party Starter™ lights off or on. Press and release this button to toggle between 1 of these five modes for the lights on the front panel.
- Color Wheel: The lights slowly glow and bicycle through colors. This is the default mode when Total PA™ Alive is first powered on.
- Crush Sync: The lights flash and change colors according to the tempo of the music playing on the speaker. For the best lighting issue, you may demand to adjust the book of your device, the source volume, and/or the main volume.
- Color Bike: The lights rotate in a cycle of all colors.
- Color Beat out Sync: The lights rotate in a wheel of all colors and alter management and speed according to the tempo of the music playing on the speaker. For the best lighting result, yous may need to adjust the volume of your device, the source volume, and/or the primary book.
- off: The lights turn off.
Power Cablevision Input (IEC): Insert the included power cable hither to charge the unit of measurement.
Ability Switch: Flip this switch to toggle the speaker's power on or off. Your previous settings will be remembered when powering off and on again.
Annotation: Total PA™ Live will power off subsequently 15 minutes with no sound playing.

Media Console

Mode: Press this button to switch the audio source between USB/SD, FM radio, Aux (bachelor to select when the USB port and SD card slot are empty) and Bluetooth. The default mode when powering on Total PA™ Live is Bluetooth. The USB/SD mode is merely selectable if a USB bulldoze or SD card is plugged into Total PA™ Live; otherwise, the Mode button volition toggle between Bluetooth, Aux, and FM radio only.

Note: Your USB bulldoze or SD carte cannot be more than 16 GB and it must incorporate playable files in society for its data to appear properly in the Display. Information technology can have MP3 files. When you lot connect a USB drive or SD menu with playable files, Total PA™ Live will order the files alphabetically by folder on the root directory and then by track name in the binder.

Play/Pause: When USB/SD is selected as the audio source, press this button to play/break the currently selected rails. Double press this push button to stop playback and return to the beginning of the track listing

In Radio manner, printing and hold Play/Interruption to set a preset. Select which preset number to set the station to using the < and > buttons and press Play/Pause to ostend. Printing and release Play/Pause when in Radio mode to toggle through the saved radio presets. The display will evidence the selected the preset number (P one-30)

When Bluetooth is selected as the sound source, press this push to play/pause the currently selected track or press and hold this push button to turn voice prompts on/off.

Repeat: Press this button to bicycle through the five repeat/shuffle options:

Play the USB/SD folder'due south tracks in guild with echo/shuffle off (OFF).
Play the tracks in random order (Rd0).
Play the current USB/SD track on repeat (1).
Play all the tracks on the USB bulldoze or SD card on repeat (ALL).
Play the current folder'due south tracklist on repeat (F0d). The folder used is based on what vocal is playing when information technology is activated. For case, if a song playing is on the root level, selecting F0d will repeat only songs at the root level. If a song is in folder "A", then only songs in folder "A" will be repeated.

Previous: When USB/SD or Bluetooth is selected equally the audio source, press this button to go to the previous track in the playlist.

Next: When USB/SD or Bluetooth is selected equally the audio source, press this button to go to the side by side runway in the playlist.

Note: In some apps on Bluetooth devices, pressing the < (Previous) or > (Adjacent) buttons may change the playlist or music genre rather than the rails.

Lights: Press to toggle through the lite modes: Color Wheel, Color Bike, Color Wheel Beat Sync, Beat Sync, Off. Press and concord when the Political party Starter™ lights are on to turn the Political party Starter™ lights off and keep the woofer lights on.

Operation

Using the Control Knob

The Command Knob defaults to controlling the Main Volume for all channels. Press the Control Knob to toggle through dissimilar functions: Mic Channel, Source, Repeat event level, and EQ.

Press the Control Knob to select the Mic channel 1 or 2. Rotate the Command Knob to enhance or lower the book of the Mic input independently of the other channels.
Press the Control Knob again to select Source. Rotate the Control Knob to enhance or lower the book of the Aux/BT/USB/Radio bespeak independently of the Mic channels.
Press the Control Knob again to command the Repeat effect level for the Mic channel.
Press the Control Knob once more to select Low EQ adjustment. Rotate the Control Knob to raise or lower the low frequencies on all channels.
Printing the Control Knob again to select High EQ aligning. Rotate the Control Knob to raise or lower the high frequencies on all channels.
Note: The mid EQ frequencies can modify based on utilise of the app and/or certain Audio-visual Optimization settings, merely cannot exist controlled on the speaker. Therefore, if the hi or depression EQ is adjustment manually, via the button encoder, the mid EQ should return to 0.
Printing the Command Knob again to return to Main Volume aligning. If there is no activity on the Command Knob for 5 seconds, the role will go dorsum to Principal Book.

Pairing with a Bluetooth Device

Power on the Total PA™ Alive by flipping the on/off switch.
Employ the Mode button to select Bluetooth mode (unless information technology is the commencement power on or Bluetooth fashion was the mode it was in when it was powered downward) and Total PA™ Live will automatically enter Bluetooth pairing mode.
Total PA™ Live will automatically enter Bluetooth pairing mode.
Navigate to your device's Bluetooth setup screen, find Total PA Live, and connect. Do not connect to Full PA Live_BLE; this is reserved exclusively for connecting to the ION Sound XP™ app. When connected, the Bluetooth icon on the display will flash and you will hear "Connected".
Notation: If you experience problem in connecting, select "Forget this Device" on your Bluetooth device and try to connect once again.
To disconnect, turn off Bluetooth from your device's Bluetooth settings.

Linking Ii Speakers (Stereo-Link™

Power on both Total PA™ Live speakers by flipping their on/off switches. Make sure they are in Bluetooth pairing mode and not connected to a device.
Press and hold the Repeat/Link button on one speaker (the primary "Left" speaker which will control both) to enter Stereo Link way. Once a link has been established, the discussion LINK will announced on both speaker displays.
Connect to the primary speaker via Bluetooth. To disconnect, double printing the Repeat/Link button.

Note: The speakers should be within 65.6' (twenty k) of each other to properly link.

Note: Total PA™ Live is not compatible with previous ION PA models. To link to a previous model, employ an XLR cable (not included) and link from the newer PA to the previous ane via the XLR Out on Full PA™ Live and the XLR Aux In on the previous model.

Once connected, utilize the Source Volume aligning to affect the output of BOTH the Primary Speaker and the Secondary Speaker.

You lot can also adjust the Main volume, Mic volume, and EQ separately on each speaker. Echo issue adjustment affects only the mic input on the Main Speaker. The Secondary Speaker will take no echo effect.

Pairing a Bluetooth Device Using NFC

NFC (near-field communication) allows data substitution from devices, such every bit pairing, by gently bumping them together. Bank check in your device'due south manual to run into if this characteristic is supported.

To use NFC to pair with Total PA™ Live:

In order to use NFC, your device must be turned on and unlocked.
Enter your device's Settings menu and check that NFC is turned On (i-fourth dimension step).
Power on Full PA™ Alive.
Touch and briefly agree your device to the NFC logo located on Total PA™ Live'due south top panel.
Follow the pairing instructions that announced on your phone. If a passcode is required, enter "0000". To unpair, gently bump your device confronting the NFC logo.

SD/USB Mode

Press the Mode button to toggle through to select SD or USB fashion. Total PA™ Alive volition automatically play the first compatible file. Files are played in alphabetical lodge of what is on the root level, and so alphabetical by folder, so alphabetical by track proper name. Media playback will stop when all media has been played on the SD carte du jour or USB drive. Printing and hold the Next and Previous buttons to fast forward or rewind within the song.

Note: The SD card or USB bulldoze must have playable files for it to appear on the media panel'south brandish. If there is no USB drive or SD card inserted into the media console, pressing and releasing the Mode button volition toggle through Bluetooth, Aux, and radio.

Repeat settings (abbreviations will show on the display):

ALL: Repeat all of the tracks in the folder.
FOLD: Repeat all of the tracks in the folder.
One: Echo the current playing USB runway.
RAN Shuffle the runway order.

App Control

Of import: To ensure the best possible feel with the app, use the most electric current Android Os or iOS on your device

Follow these steps to download the costless app on your device:

Open the Apple App Store or Google Play on your device. Then, search for the ION Audio XP app.
Follow the on-screen instructions to download and install the app. Once downloaded, the ION Sound XP app volition announced on your device's home screen.
Connect your device to Total PA™ Live via Bluetooth. See the Pairing with a Bluetooth Device to learn how to do this.
Open the ION Sound XPTM app. If prompted, permit the app to admission your device's Bluetooth and Location Services.
Tap to select Add A Product on the screen. The app will scan and discover Full PA™ Alive. If you lot are having problems connecting, tap Help with setting up? for additional tips.
Select the Full PA™ Live icon to go to the next screen, where you tin utilize the app to control diverse functions of the speaker such as:
- Radio: Play the radio, change stations, and edit presets.
- EQ: Adjust the speaker's equalization.
- Mic Volume: Adjust the volume for the microphone inputs.
- Source Volume: Adjust the book for Bluetooth, Aux input, and the FM radio.
- Primary Volume: Accommodate the source volume together.
- Repeat Consequence: Adjust the amount of repeat effect.
- Lighting Effects: Select the lighting effect or turn the lighting effects on/off.
- Voice Prompts: Enable or disable the phonation prompts.
- Support: Visit ionaudio.com, contact Technical Back up, and view Warranty information and Oftentimes Asked Questions.

Troubleshooting

If the sound is distorted: Try lowering the volume control of your sound source, instrument, or microphone. Too, try to reduce the overall volume of Total PA™ Live using the Main Volume knob.

If at that place is too much bass: Effort adjusting the tone or EQ command on your sound source to lower the bass level. This volition allow you to play the music louder before clipping (distortion) occurs.

If there is a high-pitched whistling noise when using microphones: This is probably feedback. Point the microphone away from the speaker.

If you can't hear the microphone over the music volume: Use the Control knob to raise the Mic input book, pass up the source book, or decline the music book from your source.

The Display shows "NONE": If a USB bulldoze or SD menu is already properly inserted, make sure it contains playable files (MP3 files).

If you cannot connect your sound device to Total PA™ Alive via Bluetooth:

Have your sound device (e.thousand., smartphone or tablet) and Total PA™ Live every bit close together as possible while trying to connect. Make sure both the audio device and Full PA™ Live are unobstructed by walls, piece of furniture, etc.
Reset the Bluetooth connection on Total PA™ Live to disconnect Total PA™ Live from whatever other sound device and restart the search procedure. If this does not work right away, power off Total PA™ Alive and then ability it back on. Meet Pairing with a Bluetooth Device for more information.
Reset the Bluetooth connection on your audio device by turning Bluetooth off and back on. You can detect this under the Bluetooth menu in the Settings for your phone or other audio device. If this does not work, and you accept connected to Full PA™ Live before, observe Total PA™ Live in the list of available or previously connected devices in your sound device's Bluetooth menu, tap the "gear" or "i" icon located adjacent to information technology and so select Unpair or Forget. Plow Total PA™ Live off and back on and try pairing again once it reappears in your available devices list.

Note: If Total PA™ Live has been paired to some other audio device recently that is still within range, you may demand to echo this procedure with that audio device to fully disconnect.

If you lot experience audio dropouts while playing music from a Bluetooth device, this may be happening considering your unit is trying to link to another speaker. This can occur if y'all power off a speaker that was linked to your unit or if yous take only turned on your unit and it is in StereoLink manner. To finish the audio dropouts, exit Stereo-Link fashion past double pressing the Echo/Link button. Alternatively, you tin wait for your unit to link to another speaker if at that place is i inside range.

If you would like to stop your speaker from automatically linking when you power it on, make certain you double-press the Repeat/Link button to get out Stereo-Link mode before you ability it off.

Technical Specifications

Output Ability	500 Westward (peak)
Low Frequency	fifteen.0″ / 381 mm woofer
High Frequency	1.0″ / 25.iv mm tweeter
Frequency Response	Frequency Response: 55 Hz – 20 KHz
Bluetooth*	Profile: A2DP Module: Bluetooth v.0 Range: Up to 100 feet / 30.5 meters Linked Range: 65.6 feet / twenty meters
USB Port Power Output	5V, 1A
USB/SD Card	Sound: Music playback from USB drive or SD card Supported File Organization: Fat 32 Supported File Blazon: MP3 Maximum File Size: 16 GB Maximum USB Drive / SD Card Capacity: 16 GB
Input Rating	100-120V ^– ,60Hz, 320W
Fuse	F5AL AC250V
Dimensions eNxDx1-1)	17.72″ x fourteen.57″ x 27.60″ / 450 x 370.1 x 701.1 mm
Weight	38.91 lbs. / 17.65 kg

Specifications are subject to modify without discover.
Bluetooth and wireless reception and range are affected past walls, obstructions, and movement. For optimal operation, place the product in the center of the room so it is unobstructed by walls, article of furniture, etc.

Trademarks & Licenses

ION Audio is a trademark of in Music Brands, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. App Store is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Android and Google Play are registered trademarks of Google Inc. The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and whatever use of such marks by ION Audio is under license. SD is a registered trademark of SD3C, LLC. The Qi logo is a trademark of the Wireless Power Consortium. The Due north Mark is a trademark or registered trademark of NFC Forum, Inc. in the United States and in other countries. All other production names, visitor names, trademarks, or trade names are those of their respective owners.

Support

For the latest information almost this product (documentation, technical specifications,
arrangement requirements, compatibility data, etc.) and product registration, visit ionaudio.com.

For additional production support, visit ionaudio.com/support.

Documents / Resources

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