i-box Tempo Compact Stereo Hi-Fi System User Guide
- June 12, 2024
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Table of Contents
i-box Tempo Compact Stereo Hi-Fi System User Guide
Introduction
The i-box Tempo all-in-one compact Hi-Fi system offers a total of five playing
modes: FM radio, AM radio, CD player, AUX In and Bluetooth. All of which sound
great when played through the 20W total power output speakers with bass
reflector. The all-in-one unit comes in a solid, elegant wooden housing with
fabric speaker grilles and delivers a rich, clear sound with surprisingly deep
bass notes. A dedicated remote gives you complete control of your sounds,
including instant recall of up to 50 presets of your favorite stations – 30 FM
radio presets and 20 AM radio presets.
User Guide
Caring for your Sound System
Important safety information. Please read these instructions fully before operating your Tempo.
Do not place naked flame sources, such as lit candles on or near the unit.
Do not expose to dripping or splashed liquids. Objects filled with liquids,
such as vases, must not be placed close or on the unit.
The unit should not be exposed to direct sunlight, very high or low
temperatures, moisture, strong magnetic fields, microwaves or dusty
environments.
Always leave sufficient space around the unit for ventilation, do not cover.
Do not use abrasives or solvents to clean this product. Use only a clean,
damp, soft, cloth.
Never attempt to insert wires, pins or other such objects into the vents or
openings of the unit.
Do not disassemble or modify the unit, there are no user-serviceable parts.
If the unit is damaged in any way or malfunctions do not use. Consult a
qualified service engineer.
Treat CDs with care they are easily damaged. Use a soft dry cloth to gently
remove any dust or dirt as these can affect the performance of the mechanism
and the laser pickup of your CD player.
It is recommended that a cleaning CD (not supplied) is used at regular
intervals to clean the CD pickup.
Always use the power adaptor supplied; if you need to replace it, make sure
the replacement is of high quality and has the same power rating (12V=2A).
Please dispose of this electronic item appropriately. Do not discard to unsorted household waste at the end of its life. Take it to a collection centre for the recycling of electrical equipment. Please check with your local authority for recycling advice.
Front View
Front View
01. Remote Control Sensor
02. LED Display
03. Speakers
Controls & Display
Controls
04. CD Tray
05. Standby/Mode/ Volume dial
06. Time/Dim button
07. Previous button
08. Preset button
09. Scan/ Play/Pause button
10. Open/Close CD tray button
11. Next button
12. Enter/Sleep/ Tune dial
Display
A. FM Mode
B. AM Mode
C. Bluetooth Mode
D. AUX IN Mode
E. Frequency
F. CD Mode
Remote Control
Back View
Remote Control
13. Standby key
14. Mode key
15. Time set key
16. Preset key
17. Scan key (FM/AM mode)
18. Bluetooth Pair key
19. Repeat track key (CD mode)
20. Shuffle track key (CD mode)
21. Play/Pause key
22. Stop key (CD mode)
23. Display Dimmer key
24. Open/Close CD tray key
25. VOL+ key
26. Previous key
27. Enter key
28. Next key
29. VOL- key
30. Mute key
31. Return key
32. 0-9 Number Pad keys
33. Sleep key
34. Program key
Back View
35. Antenna
36. 3.5mm Headphone port
37. 3.5mm AUX IN port
38. DC Power IN port
1. Controlling Your Tempo
You can control your Tempo using the keys on the remote control 13-34 (shown in bold) or the controls on the front panel of the Tempo 5-12.
2. Powering Your Tempo
To power your Tempo, plug the power adaptor (supplied) into a wall socket and
the jack plug into the DC IN port on the back of the Tempo e.
3. Standby Mode
Short press the<‘.> STANDBY key (13 RC), or short press the STANDBY/MODE/
VOLUME dial (5), to switch on your Tempo in the last mode used. Short press
the<‘.> STANDBY key (13 RC), or long press the STANDBY/MODE/ VOLUME dial (5),
to switch your Tempo to standby mode.
4. Audio Mode Selection
Press the MODE key (14 RC) (5) repeatedly to switch between modes – FM, AM,
CD, AUX In or Bluetooth mode.
5. Setting the Time
- In standby mode, short press the TIME key (15 RC) or hold the TIME/DIM button (6) on the front panel of your Tempo.
- Short press the next/previous keys (28/26 RC) (77/7) or rotate the TUNE dial (72) to select the time display format. You can choose between 12H and 24H. Press the ENTER key (27 RC) (72) to select your chosen format.
- Short press the next/previous keys (28/26 RC) (71/7) or rotate the TUNE dial (7 2) to select the hour. Press the ENTER key (27 RC) (72) to confirm.
- Short press the next/previous keys (28/26 RC) (17/7) or rotate the TUNE dial (7 2) to select the minutes. Press the ENTER key (27 RC) (72) to confirm.
6. FM Radio Mode
In FM mode the LED screen displays the frequency of the station playing.
6.1 FM Manual Tune/ Scan
In FM mode hold SCAN (17 RC) (9) to scan for available stations. The found
stations will automatically be saved to the preset list. Long press the next/
previous keys (28/26 RC) (71/7) to find the next or previous station.
Short press the next/previous keys (28/26 RC) (71/7) or rotate the TUNE dial
(72) on the front panel to fine tune the frequency.
6.2 Saving FM Radio Presets
You can save the station playing to one of the 30 FM presets. Long press the PRESET key (PSET 16 RC) (8) and then short press the next/previous keys (28/26 RC) (71 /7) or rotate the TUNE dial (7 2) to scroll to an empty preset position, press ENTER (27 RC) (72) to store.
6.3 Replacing FM Radio Presets
You can replace a saved preset with a new station. Find the station frequency you want, long press the PRESET key (PSET 16 RC) (8) and then use (28/26 RC) (77/7) or rotate the TUNE dial (72) to scroll to the preset you want to change, press ENTER (27 RC) (7 2) to store.
6.4 Playing FM Radio Presets
Short press the PRESET key (PSET 16 RC) (8) and use (28/26 RC) (71/7) or
rotate the TUNE dial (12) to scroll to a stored preset, press ENTER (27 RC) (7
2) to play.
You can use the remote to play a stored preset. Short press the PRESET key
(PSET 16 RC), then using the number pad 0-9 keys (32 RC) to input the preset
number, press ENTER (27 RC) to play
7. AM Radio Mode
In AM mode the LED screen displays the frequency of the station playing.
7.1 AM Manual Tune/ Scan
In AM mode long press SCAN (17 RC) (9) to scan for available stations. The
found stations will automatically be saved to the preset list. Long press the
next/previous keys (28/26 RC) (11/7) to find the next or previous station.
Then short press the next/previous keys (28/26 RC) (11/7) or rotate the TUNE
control (12) on the front panel to fine tune the frequency.
7.2 Saving AM Radio Presets
You can save the station playing to one of the 20 AM presets. Long press the
PRESET key (PSET 16 RC) (8) and then use the next/previous keys (28/26 RC)
(11/7) or rotate the TUNE control (12) to scroll to an empty preset position,
press ENTER (27 RC) (12) to store.
7.3 Replacing AM Radio Presets
You can replace a saved preset with a new station. Find the station frequency
you want, long press the PRESET key (PSET 16 RC) (8) and then use (28/26 RC)
(11/7) or rotate the TUNE control (12) to scroll to the preset you want to
change, press ENTER (27 RC) (12) to store.
7.4 Playing AM Radio Presets
Short press the PRESET key (PSET 16 RC) (8) and use (28/26 RC) (11/7) or
rotate the TUNE control (12) to scroll to a stored preset, press ENTER (27 RC)
(12) to play.
You can use the remote to play a stored preset. Press the PRESET key (PSET 16
RC), then using the number pad 0-9 keys (32 RC) to input the preset number,
press ENTER (27 RC) to play.
8.CD Mode
Short press the open/close CD tray key (24 RC) (10) and place a CD into the
tray. The display will show “OP” to indicate that the CD tray is open.
Short press the open/close CD tray key (24 RC) (10) again and the tray will
close. The display will show “CL” to indicate that the CD tray is closing.
Once the tray is closed the CD will start playing. The display will then show
the timecode of the current track being played.
8.1 Playback Controls
Below are the playback options when in CD mode, you can use the remote control on the controls on the front panel of your Tempo.
8.2 Repeat and Shuffle
9. AUX IN Mode
Connect any audio device to the 3.5mm AUX IN socket G on the back of your Tempo. Short press the MODE key (14 RC) (5) to select the AUX mode on your Tempo. Select, play and control audio playback on the source device, adjust the volume on both the source and the Tempo for optimum sound.
10. Bluetooth Mode
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Short press the MODE key (14 RC) (5) to enter Bluetooth mode, the display will flash when it is in pairing mode. The Tempo will search for devices and will appear in your devices’ Bluetooth menu as “i-box Tempo FM”.
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On your device select “i-box Tempo FM” and when connected to the Tempo, the display will stop flashing.
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The Tempo will automatically search for the last connected device, if the last connected device is not
available, the Tempo will search for other devices. -
You can short press the PAIR key (18 RC) on the remote to connect and disconnect known devices to the Tempo. Long press the ►II play/pause button (9) on the front panel to disconnect your device.
10.1 Playback Controls
You can use your device for playback options, or you can use your Tempo. Below are the playback controls for your Tempo, and remote control.
11. Sleep Function
The sleep function allows you to set a certain amount of time after which your Tempo will enter standby mode automatically. This is ideal if you want to set your Tempo to switch off automatically after you have fallen asleep. You can set the sleep function from 10 minutes to 90 minutes in 10-minute intervals.
11.1 Setting the Sleep Function with the Remote Control
11.2 Setting the Sleep Function on the Front Panel
- Long press the SLEEP/ENTER/TUNE control (12), then rotate the SLEEP/ENTER/TUNE dial (12) to choose the amount of sleep time. Short press the SLEEP/ENTER/TUNE control (12) to confirm your choice. When the sleep function is in use, “SLEEP” will be shown at the bottom left of the display.
- To turn off the sleep function, long press the SLEEP/ENTER/TUNE control (12), then rotating the dial (12) go to the ‘OFF’ selection, then press the SLEEP/ENTER/TUNE control (12) to confirm your choice. When the sleep function is not in use, “SLEEP” will not be shown in the bottom left side of the display.
12. Display Brightness
Short press the DIM key (23 RC) or the TIME/DIM button (6) on the front panel
repeatedly to change the brightness of the display screen.
Troubleshooting
Product Specifications
Disclaimer
Updates to Firmware and/or hardware components are made regularly. Therefore,
some of the instructions, specifications and pictures in this documentation
may differ slightly from your particular situation. All items described in
this guide are for illustration purposes only and may not apply to your
particular situation.
No legal right or entitlements may be obtained from the description made in
this manual.
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FCC ID:2A4EURFA-0221AM
FCC WARNING
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to
the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful
interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible
for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However,
there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation.
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the
user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced Radio/TV technician for help.
