iMpOrtant safety instructiOns FCC Statement and Warning Please read the following precautions before use: 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.
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3.5mm (1/8") cable * AC cord varies by region. 2. Connect a USB Type B cable (not included) to the JBL OnBeat Air USB IMPORTANT: If you play audio through a docked iPod, iPhone or iPad port and to a USB port on the computer where your iTunes library is device and an audio source connected to the Audio In connector at located.
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1. Make sure your Wi-Fi network is turned on and operating properly. DC IN POWER AUDIO IN VIDEO OUT 2. Turn the JBL OnBeat Air on by pressing the Power button on the unit. The Status LED will flash green and, after several seconds, will change Composite to amber. Video Cable...
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Web page: http://169.254.1.1 The Web page will display the Setup information page. 6. Enter the name for the JBL OnBeat Air you’re setting up in the JBL OnBeat Air Name window and click the Change button. (If you have more than one JBL OnBeat Air we recommend that you set up each unit in turn, leaving the other units powered off.)
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WEP Key field if the network is WEP key encrypted. To turn the JBL OnBeat Air on, press the Power button on the unit. The unit’s status LED will flash green when the system is booting up. To turn the JBL OnBeat Air off, press the Power button on the unit again.
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NOTE: When you begin AirPlay streaming, the JBL OnBeat Air will play at • If the JBL OnBeat Air is in the sleep mode when you press Play in iTunes its current volume level setting, and the iTunes volume level will synchronize 10.1 or on the iPod, iPhone or iPad device, the JBL OnBeat Air will...
2 with smart cover rOtatinG tHe DOcK When an iPod or iPhone device is docked in the JBL OnBeat Air, you can Insert Pin Into rotate the dock to the landscape mode. Locking Hole IMPORTANT: You cannot rotate the dock when an iPad device is docked.
PC via USB, it will charge while docked on the JBL OnBeat Air. If the iPad device does not charge when it is connected directly to the PC via USB, it will not charge while docked on the JBL OnBeat Air. playinG viDeO anD pHOtO files...
1. Make sure your Wi-Fi network is turned on and operating properly. Status LED Color State 2. Turn the JBL OnBeat Air on by pressing the Power button on the unit. The Status LED will flash green. JBL OnBeat Air is on and connected to a White –...
8. Change your computer’s or device’s network connection back to your home Wi-Fi network. upGraDinG sOftware Your JBL OnBeat Air has upgradeable software that lets you take advantage of new features and improvements as they become available. Go to www.jbl.com/onbeatairupgrade for information about checking your unit’s firmware version and instructions on upgrading to a newer...
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Pause mode and that its volume control is not turned all the way down. No sound (status LED is flashing amber): • If you’re using an AirPlay source, make sure that the JBL OnBeat Air is joined in the Wi-Fi network. See Configure the JBL OnBeat Air for Wi-Fi Operation, on page 4.
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• Make sure that the iPod/iPhone/iPad EQ setting is set to “Off.” Loud hum or buzzing: • Make sure that the audio cable is plugged all the way into the JBL OnBeat Air Audio In jack. • Replace the audio cable.
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