Libratone Classic Beat User Manual

: June 13, 2024
: LIBRATONE

Libratone Classic Beat

USER MANUAL

GET STARTED

1. POWER UP

Unpack Libratone Beat, insert power cable and turn on power. Libratone Beat starts in Standby mode and the Libratone Beat logo button color turns to RED.

2. INSERT TRANSMITTER

Insert transmitter into your iPad, iPhone or iPod.
(See the Owners Manual for connection to other audio sources)

3. PLAY

Start your iPod player, locate your favorite music and press Play.

4. CONNECT

Press the Libratone Beat logo button to connect to your transmitter. The logo button color will change to WHITE.

5. LISTEN

Libratone Beat is now playing.
Walk around or sit back.

Just enjoy …

CONGRATULATIONS!

YOU HAVE TAKEN A LEAP OF FAITH. A step towards a world of wireless bliss. It takes a great deal of courage to liberate yourself from the chains of speaker cables and ordinary stereo systems. But you have jumped right into it. FOR THIS WE SALUTE YOU.

We have done everything in our power to make your Libratone Beat speaker as simple and user friendly as possible. Hopefully this manual will answer any questions you might have.

Thank you for buying our product. Thank you for joining our movement.

APPLE COMPATIBILITY

Libratone Beat is for everyone and anyone who wants to set their music free. To make this happen compatibility is a top priority for us. Check out the list of icons to see if you’re all set.

Libratone Bea

iPhone, iPod, iPod classic, iPod nano and iPod touch are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. iPad is a trademark of Apple Inc.

APPLE COMPATIBILITY

PLACEMENT

You can place Libratone Beat just about anywhere you like and get the FullRoom™ stereo perspective. Still, a bit of good advice won’t hurt:
If you place Libratone Beat against a hard backdrop with about 20 cm of air, you allow the sound to reflect of the wall. This gives you a deeper bass and an even fuller soundscape.
If you place Libratone Beat in a corner close to the walls, it takes the edge of the FullRoom™ stereo experience. We won’t recommend it, but you are your own master.

CONNECT 30-PIN

Connecting with the 30-pin transmitter is easy as pie. Just plug it in your iPod, iPhone or iPad and press “play” on the device.

If you have several Libratone Beat speakers in your house, the sound will follow you around. When the speakers detect the transmitter, they will automatically start playing after a few seconds.

The 30-pin transmitter has a range of up to 10 m in open space. If you’re out of range, Libratone Beat stops playing. When you’re back in range, it starts playing automatically.

Remember: You need to bond your Libratone Beat speaker with the transmitters you use. But only the first time you use them.To “bond” means putting a transmitter on Libratone Beat’s list of known sources.

The very first time you want to bond a transmitter with your Libratone Beat, you press the button on the speaker once.

To add additional new transmitters press the button twice and add them to the list of known sources.

CONNECT USB

You can liberate the music from your PC/MAC without blinking. Just follow these simple steps:

1. Plug the USB transmitter in your computer.
2. Make sure that your Libratone Beat is listed as “SKAA USB TX” sound source in the control panel on your PC/MAC.
For the most part this will happen automatically.

3. Play your music, audio books, movies or games.
4. Press the button on your Libratone Beat to bond, if you haven’t used the transmitter before. This makes it a known source.
(Press once if it is the first trans-mitter you use with your Libratone Beat. Twice if it’s not).

The range of the transmitter is up to 30 m in open space.

CONNECT MINI JACK

You can connect with a mini jack, as well. But in our world wireless always trumps wires. So if you use both the wireless and the mini jack connection at the same time, Libratone Beat will automatically choose the wireless input.
To play from the mini jack source, unplug the wireless transmitter.

CONNECT AIRPLAY

Connect an Apple Airport Express or an Apple TV to your Libratone Beat to stream music from iTunes over AirPlay.
If one room of high-end sound is not enough for you, just add extra Airports and Libratone Beat’s.
AirPlay requires an iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch with iOS 4.2.

CHARGING AND SYNCING

CHARGING

Want to charge your iPhone, iPad or iPod and listen to music at the same time, you say? Impossible is nothing, we say! Just plug the USB charge cable to the 30-pin transmitter and you’re good to go.
You can also connect the 30-pin transmitter to your Apple Dock to play and charge simultaneously. The transmitter is compatible with Apple iPod Dock, Apple iPad Dock and Apple iPhone Dock.
The USB charge cable also works for syncing the device with your computer.

BUTTON FUNCTION

The Libratone Beat button is multi-functional:

PRESS ONE TIME

To surf between your known wireless sources.
(If you haven’t bonded any transmitters with the speaker yet, a single press will make Libratone Beat search for and bond with any transmitters within reach).

PRESS TWO TIMES

To bond with additional new transmitters.

PRESS THREE TIMES

To mute the sound. Press again to unmute.

PRESS SIX TIMES

To clear all.

LED SIGNAL

The coloured light in your Libratone Beat speaker button is not just for show. It’s trying to talk to you.

RED
Standby.
(Libratone Beat goes to standby automatically after 5 minutes if not used)

YELLOW
Searching and connecting.

WHITE
Playing.

CLEANING

Libratone Beat is covered in fine Italian wool, so please don’t use it as a coffee table.
You can use a lint roller to remove lint from the fabric or vacuum at very low power with a special textile brush/head.
Gentle is the name of the game.

WIRELESS RANGE

Your Libratone Beat operates over a high-quality wireless audio connection. For optimal wireless range and performance please note:

Don’t hold firmly on or around the transmitter or put it in a tight pocket.
Try to keep a free line-of-sight between the transmitter and the speaker. Persons or big objects “blocking” the line could reduce wireless range.
Heavy use of the WiFi connection on your device – such as streaming radio or video – could reduce wireless range.
A room with dense WiFi traffic from many wireless devices like routers and/or computers could reduce wireless range.

TROUBLESHOOTING

Our hearts and souls are in your speaker.
However, if your Libratone Beat speaker is acting up and you can’t find your answer here, please visit our support page:
www.libratone.com/support

If that doesn’t help you, mail us at [email protected]
We need you happy.

WARRANTY

Don’t worry. Your Libratone Beat is covered by our warranty.
Since the warranty follows national laws it differs from country to country. For warranty information regarding your country please visit:
www.libratone.com/warranty

Warranty information is occasionally also printed on your invoice

REGISTER

To help us in giving you the best service possible we encourage you to register your product at our web page:
www.libratone.com/register
We thank you and promise not to misuse your information.

ACCESSORIES

Need more transmitters? No problem. Just visit our webpage and find out where to buy additional accessories for your Libratone Beat:
www.libratone.com/accessories
Your Libratone Beat comes with one 30-pin transmitter for iPod, iPhone and iPad, one USB transmitter for computer and one USB charging cable.

TECHNOLOGY
Wireless active speaker with built-in Digital Signal Processing and Digital Amplification. Implements Libratone patented FullRoom™ acoustic technology for exceptional sound performance.

WIRELESS
Plays audio from iPod, iPhone or iPad using the wireless 30-pin transmitter (range up to 10 m) or from a USB equipped MAC/PC using the wireless USB transmitter (range up to 30 m).

AMPLIFIER POWER OUTPUT
1x50W bass, 2x25W tweeter/midrange.
ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE Frequency range: -6 dB @ 50 Hz
and -3 dB @ 20.000 Hz.
Max. output: 100 dB SPL/1m

DRIVE UNITS
1×5” bass, 2×3” midrange and
2×1” ribbon based tweeter.

INPUTS
Wireless interface and
3.5 mm mini jack analog input.

POWER
95-255 Volt AC, 50/60Hz. Power consumption 80/6 W. Energy saving standby power consumption of only 1 W.
DIMENSIONS
Height: 47 cm. Width: 19.5 cm. Depth: 15 cm Weight 6.5 kg.

I N THE BOX
Libratone Beat speaker, Wireless 30-pin transmitter for iPod/iPhone/iPad, Wireless USB Transmitter, USB charging cable, Power cord and Quick Start guide.

THIS IS IT!
TIME TO SET YOUR MUSIC FREE
WE WISH YOU GODSPEED

VISIT WWW.LIBRATONE.COM TO LEARN MORE.