GettInG Started Setting Up the Transmitter The 900MHz wireless transmitter works with a wide variety of audio sources, from portable MP3 players to A/V receivers to DVD players or gaming systems. The way you set it up depends on the kind of output you want to use on your audio source. To connect the transmitter to your audio source: 1. Plug the transmitter’s built-in audio cable into the headphone jack on your audio source. 2. Connect the AC power adapter to the Power In jack on the transmitter’s back panel. 3. Plug the adapter into an electrical outlet. Important: This power unit is intended to be correctly oriented in a vertical or floor mount position. Note: High-output sources, such as DVD players or audio receivers/amplifiers, may cause distortion if used at full volume with the transmitter. Try setting them at 1/2 or 2/3 volume. Transmitter (back panel) 1If your audio source has stereo RCA outputs: Connect the red and white plugs of a stereo Y adapter cable (not included) to the audio source’s line out jacks. Connect the other end of the stereo Y adapter cable to the transmitter’s built-in audio cable. 23 ButtonS & JackS Using the Wireless Headphones Turning the Headphones On 1. Make sure the transmitter is plugged in and connected to an audio source. bottom) 2. Put the On/Off switch on the right headphone in the On position. The indicator on the Indicator right headphone lights up red to (right headphone, show that the headphones are side) on. On/Off switch (right headphone, 3. Switch on the audio source (TV, DVD, CD player, etc.) the transmitter is connected to. If your audio source is a DVD or CD player, start a disc. The headphones and transmitter should tune automatically in a matter of seconds—the transmitter’s On light and the headphone’s indicator both turn solid green when tuned. 4. If you’re using a variable-level audio output (something you can set the volume on), adjust the volume on your audio source. Then adjust the volume using the Volume wheel on the right earphone. Turning the Headphones Off Put the On/Off switch in the Off position. Don’t forget to unplug the transmitter too! ButtonS & JackS Transmitter Front Panel Charge (red) indicates that your headphones are charging On (green) indicates the transmitter is receiving input from an audio source Back Panel Charge cable connects to the left headphone and recharges your headphones if you’re using rechargeable batteries Analog In cable connects to an analog audio source (like the headphone jack on your mp3 player) 1 2 3 switch lets you choose a frequency for your transmitter with the least amount of interference in your Front panel Back panel environtment Power in jack connects to the AC power adapter headphones Charge jack connects to the transmitter via the charging cable and recharges your headphones if you’re using rechargeable batteries Left headphone uSInG Your HeadpHoneS Tune button tunes the headphones to the transmitter when signal is lost Off/On switch turns the headphones on and off Right headphone, Vol wheel increases or decreases the bottom headphone volume Link indicator shows the following status: Green: headphones tuned to transmitter Red: power on, no source signal from transmitter Right headphone, side Important Note About Audio Outputs If possible, use a fixed-level (or line-level) audio output from your audio source. This kind of output provides a consistent level of audio that doesn’t change when you adjust the source’s volume control. Fixed-level audio outputs from stereo receivers/amps are typically designated as tape or VCR audio output connections, sometimes marked on the component as ‘TAPE OUTPUT,’ ‘TAPE OUT,’ ‘TAPE REC, or ‘TAPE RECORD or REC OUT.’ Fixed-level outputs from TVs are usually marked as ‘Constant,’ ‘Fixed,’ or ‘Select.’ If they are not marked as such, they are probably variable outputs (see “About Variable-Level Audio Outputs” below). Outputs from DVD players are almost always fixed. Important: Jacks labeled CD, DVD/DVR, PHONO, or tape playback (PB) are INPUTS and will not work with the transmitter. uSInG Your HeadpHoneS Variable.Level Audio Outputs A variable-level output, such as a headphone jack or certain RCA-type outputs, provides an audio signal that changes with the volume level set on the audio source. As the volume of the audio source is adjusted up and down, so is the audio signal strength sent to the transmitter. This can affect the quality of sound generated by the headphones, and may require an adjustment of the volume level of the audio source to produce a signal strong enough for the transmitter. Hints: • On most bookshelf-type or compact stereo systems, inserting a headphone plug into the headphone jack results in automatic cutoff of the regular, or hard-wired speakers. • Most TVs, regardless of age or price, have variable outputs. If you are unsure which of your TV audio outputs is fixed, refer to the TV instruction manual. Some TVs have outputs that can switch between variable an...