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What’s in the Box

Cobra AirWave ™

Bluetooth ® Receiver

Quick Start Guide

Works with any Bluetooth

®

-Enabled Device

Thank you for purchasing the Cobra AirWave ™ Wireless

Music Receiver.

Cobra AirWave ™ lets you...

• Play any media device enabled with Bluetooth ® wireless technology through your home stereo, car stereo or music dock.

• Control your music directly from your media device.

• Connect a media device without ever going near the stereo.

• Stay connected virtually anywhere in your home with a

Bluetooth ® wireless range of 33 feet.

3.5mm-3.5mm

Stereo Cable

3.5mm-RCA

Stereo Cable

Micro-USB Cable for Charging

Setting Up CobraAirWave

™

1. Connect one 3.5mm end of the included audio cable to the headphone jack of the Cobra AirWave ™ .

2. Connect the other end (3.5mm or

2xRCA) to an audio input on your home stereo system.

3. Slide power switch from OFF to ON.

Connect the micro-USB adapter cable to the Cobra AirWave ™ and plug into USB-compatible power port.

4. The blue LED light will flash to indicate the unit is powered and is now ready to be paired to your media device.

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Pairing Your Cobra AirWave

™

In order to pair Cobra AirWave ™ to your media device, press the blue lighted button on Cobra AirWave ™ for 3 seconds to put it into pairing mode. Go to the Bluetooth ®

Settings Menu on your media device. For most devices this is found by pressing Settings u ® .

Press Scan for Devices and/or wait for the device list to populate and then select Cobra AirWave ™ .

Pairing can take up to 30 seconds. If you are prompted to “Accept password to pair” press Confirm. When

Cobra AirWave ™ is properly paired and connected,

“Connected” will be shown on your media device.

When Cobra AirWave ™ is properly paired and connected to your device the LED on the top of the unit will shine blue .

For more information on pairing with Bluetooth ® consult your device’s owners manual.

devices

If you are having trouble initializing or maintaining your

Bluetooth ® connection, completely turn off your media device and Cobra AirWave ™ device, wait 30 seconds, and then turn them back on.

Now that you are paired with and connected to

Cobra AirWave ™ you’re ready to start streaming music.

Your Cobra AirWave ™ is now connected and ready to play music! Just play music on your device as you normally would and the sound will come out of your speakers!

Keep in mind that the Cobra AirWave ™ has a

33-foot range.

Reconnecting Your Device

If you move out of range or turn off the Bluetooth ® feature on your device, the Cobra AirWave ™ will disconnect from your device. To reconnect, simply access the Bluetooth ®

Manager on your device and select the Cobra AirWave ™ device listed.

Changing Connected Devices

If you want to switch from one device to another:

1. End the existing Bluetooth ® connection with the connected device accessing the Bluetooth ® and disable the Bluetooth ®

Manager

function of the device.

2. The Cobra AirWave ™ can now be connected to a different media device. Follow the instructions in “ Pairing

Your CobraAirWave” for new media devices, or connect to Cobra AirWave ™ via the media device’s Bluetooth ® manager for previously paired devices.

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Out of Range or Lost Signal

If the media device is out of range (beyond 33 feet) of the

Cobra AirWave ™ or if there is something blocking the

Bluetooth ® signal, the blue LED light will flash to indicate that the Bluetooth ® connection with the music device has been lost. To avoid a lost connection:

1. Move the media device back into range (within 33 feet), and/or make sure there’s a clear line of sight and that there are no obstructions between the receiver and the media device.

2. Within 15 seconds, the connection will automatically be re-established and the blue LED light will turn on.

3. If the connection is lost for more than 45 minutes, the connection will need to be re-established.

Follow the directions in “ Reconnecting Your

Device”.

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LEDs

Blue LED

Slow Flash Passive Discovery

Medium Flash Pairing Mode

Fast Flash

Solid

Play/Pause

Auto-Reconnect Mode (When media device is not connected press top button to Activate)

Connected

When Connected press Top button for “Play/Pause”

Red LED

USB Powered

Power Switch is ON:

LED On Always

Power Switch is OFF:

LED On Battery Charging

LED Off Battery Fully Charged

Battery Powered

Power Switch is ON:

LED On Battery Sufficiently Charged

LED Flashing Low Battery

LED Off Dead Battery

Power Switch is OFF:

LED Off Always

Troubleshooting

You can quickly resolve most problems with your

Cobra AirWave ™ by following the advice in this section.

Music is not coming out of the stereo speakers.

Solutions:

• Make sure the Cobra AirWave ™ is powered or battery is sufficiently charged.

• Make sure an audio cable is correctly and firmly connected to Cobra AirWave ™ .

• Make sure one of two supplied audio cables is correctly connected to the receiver and the stereo.

• Make sure the stereo is powered on.

• Make sure the stereo volume is set to a comfortable listening level.

• Make sure the audio level on media device is not muted or too low.

• Make sure you are within range of the Cobra AirWave ™

Receiver, and that your media device is connected via Bluetooth ® technology with the receiver.

For more information on Cobra AirWave ™ and other

Cobra products, please go to www.cobra.com.

FCC & Industry Canada Statement

For Products Purchased in USA:

NOTE: This device complies with part 15 of 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.

CAUTION: Modifications or parts not approved by Cobra Electronics Corporation may violate FCC Rules and void authority to operate this equipment.

For Products Purchased in Canada:

This device complies with Industry Canada licence-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.

This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules and with RSS-210 of Industry

Canada. 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.

Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d’Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence. L’exploitation est autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes : (1) l’appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage, et (2) l’utilisateur de l’appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique subi, même si le brouillage est susceptible d’en compromettre le fonctionnement.

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

NOTE: The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications or changes to this equipment. Such modifications or changes could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

This equipment is portable device. The output power of this device is less than 20mW.The SAR test is not required.

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

Trademark Statement

Cobra ® and the snake design are registered trademarks of Cobra Electronics Corporation, USA.

Cobra AirWave™ and Cobra Electronics Corporation™ are trademarks of Cobra Electronics

Corporation, USA.

The Bluetooth ® word mark is a registered trademark owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Cobra Electronics Corporation is under license.

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