Do the following before starting.

• Place the BLUETOOTH device within 1 m (3 ft) of the speaker.
• Connect the speaker to the AC outlet or charge the battery sufficiently.
• Prepare the operating instructions supplied with the BLUETOOTH device for reference.
• Stop playback on the BLUETOOTH device to avoid sudden loud sound output from the speaker.

Pairing the speaker with a BLUETOOTH device

Pairing is the process required to mutually register the information on BLUETOOTH devices to be connected wirelessly.

It is necessary to pair a device with the speaker to be able to make a BLUETOOTH connection for the first time.

See the following topic.

• Connection method 1: Pairing and connecting with a BLUETOOTH device

Connecting the speaker with a paired device

Once BLUETOOTH devices are paired, there is no need to pair them again. To connect a device already paired, see the following topic.

• Connection method 2: Connecting with a paired BLUETOOTH device

Connecting the speaker with an NFC-compatible device by one touch (NFC)

By touching the speaker with an NFC-compatible device such as a smartphone or Walkman,etc., the speaker turns on automatically, then pairs with the device and makes a BLUETOOTH connection. For details, see the following topic.

• Connection method 3: Connecting with an NFC-compatible device by one touch (NFC)

Compatible smartphones

NFC-compatible smartphones with Android 4.1 or later installed

Compatible Walkman models

NFC-compatible Walkman models^*

^* Even if your Walkman is compatible with the NFC function, it may not be able to make a BLUETOOTH connection with the speaker by one touch. For details on the compatible models, refer to the operating instructions supplied with your Walkman.

NFC

NFC (Near Field Communication) is a technology enabling short-range wireless communication between various devices, such as smartphones and IC tags.

Thanks to the NFC function, data communication - for example, BLUETOOTH pairing - can be achieved easily by simply touching NFC-compatible devices together (i.e., at the N-Mark symbol or location designated on each device).

Note

• Once BLUETOOTH devices are paired, there is no need to pair them again, except in the following cases:
  • Pairing information has been deleted after repair, etc.
  • The speaker is already paired with 9 devices and another device is to be paired.

    The speaker can be paired with up to 9 devices. If a new device is paired after 9 devices are already paired, the paired device with the oldest connection time is replaced by the new one.

  • The pairing information with the speaker has been deleted from the BLUETOOTH device.
  • When the speaker is initialized, all pairing information is deleted. If you initialize the speaker, the speaker may not be able to connect your iPhone/iPad/iPod or computer. In this case, erase the pairing information on the iPhone/iPad/iPod or computer, and then perform the pairing procedure again.
• If you reset network settings of your iPhone/iPad/iPod or computer, the speaker may not be able to connect to it. Perform the pairing procedure again.
• The speaker can be paired with multiple devices, but can only play music from one paired device at a time.