Altec Lansing IMA699 User manual
ALTEC LANSING
VERSA SMART VOICE
ASSISTANT SPEAKER
IMA699
USER MANUAL
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 / ABOUT SPEAKER.................................................................................................2
2 / CONTROLS............................................................................................................6
3 / LED INDICATIONS.................................................................................................8
4 / BLUETOOTH PAIRING.............................ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
5 / WI-FI CONNECTION ...........................................................................................10
6 / TROUBLESHOOTING: SYSTEM RESTART.......................................................10
7 / THE ALTEC LANSING VERSA™ NAVIGATOR APP...........................................11
8 / ALTEC LANSING VERSA™ BRIDGE..................................................................17
9 / ALEXA SKILLS.....................................................................................................19
10 / VERSA™ BT MUSIC MANAGER ........................................................................19
11 / ALTEC LANSING ONE YEAR WARRANTY CARD.............................................63
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1 / ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Thank you for purchasing the Altec Lansing VersA smart voice
assistant speaker!
Bring the power of a great music experience to a whole other level with
the Altec Lansing Porta VersA smart voice assistant speaker. Sleek
design aesthetic coupled with the Altec Lansing name, this speaker
delivers surprisingly powerful, room filling high quality stereo sound
everywhere. This ultra compact speaker can integrate music into every
aspect of your life from tabletop to poolside, sunny mornings to rainy
nights. This speaker offers 5 hours of continuous, high quality stereo
audio playtime. Not only is this speaker perfect for the home, it's also
made for the office with it's unique metal accents and portable carry
case to decorate any office setting!
•This speaker is an Alexa-enabled device so you can use the Alexa
Voice Service when connected to Wi-Fi to play music, read the
news, provide weather reports, and even order a pizza
•Continuously getting more intelligent with new features and skills
•Stream all your favorite music from your phone or tablet via
Bluetooth
•Use it on the go or while plugged in
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2 / GETTING STARTED
To begin using your speaker, be sure it is either charged or plugged in.
Please use the provided plug to charge your speaker.
Your speaker buttons are situated on the side panel and the top panel.
Side panel –
•“Multi-Mode” button (asterisk icon)
oWhile speaker is in Wi-Fi: turns the microphone on/off
oWhile speaker is in Bluetooth: changes LED colors
•Bluetooth/Wi-Fi toggle button (Bluetooth icon)
•Power button
Top panel –
•Volume controls
•“Action Button” (microphone icon)
oManually activates Alexa
oTurns off alarms/reminders
To enable Amazon Alexa on your speaker, you’ll need to:
1. Connect your speaker to a Wi-Fi network
2. Register your speaker on Amazon
These are done through the “Altec Lansing VersA Bridge” app which
can be accessed from the “Altec Lansing VersA Navigator” app. See
detailed instructions below.
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To stream music to your speaker from your phone or tablet via
Bluetooth, simply enable Bluetooth mode on the speaker and use the
“BT Music Manager” in the “Altec Lansing VersA Navigator” app. See
detailed instructions below.
3 / USING YOUR SPEAKER AS A VOICE ASSISTANT
This is an Alexa-enabled voice assistant speaker and can be used for
hands-free controlling.
Once your speaker has been setup (connected to Wi-Fi and registered
with Amazon), you’ll be able to put Alexa to action. Simply use the wake
word: “Alexa”, and either ask it a question or ask it to do something for
you.
Alexa will answer to anyone’s voice commands and is not user-specific.
The speakers’ microphone range is [??] feet, this is the maximum
distance your voice will be recognized by Alexa.
Note, that in a noisy environment or while the speaker is playing music,
you will need to raise your voice for Alexa to hear you.
Use the “Alexa, stop” voice command to stop Alexa from completing
any action, like playing Amazon Music for example.
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4 / USING YOUR SPEAKER ON THE GO
Your speaker can be used also on the go, while not plugged in.
To prolong usage time while on battery, your speaker will automatically
enter standby mode after 30 minutes of dormancy (-the speaker is not
playing any music and/or Alexa is not being used).
Standby mode effectively means that your speaker shuts down. You
can easily get it up and running again by pressing the Power Button on
the side panel for 3 seconds.
Battery life -
The battery would provide [??] hours of typical speaker usage on
a single charge
Once fully charged, it can last up to [??], as long as it doesn’t
become dormant for 30 consecutive minutes
Note: to use Alexa, your speaker is required to be connected to a WiFi
network.
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5 / CONTROLS
The following control buttons are on the speaker system.
TOP PANEL CONTROLS
The following control buttons are available on the top panel of the system.
1 VOLUME UP Press the (-) button to decrease the volume.
2 ACTION BUTTON
(when the
microphone is on)
Short Press: Manually activates Alexa.
Turn ON theAmazonAlexa Microphone. Press and
talk to theAmazonAlexa speaker via the Microphone
(manual voice enabling activation).
Note: You can also talk to the Amazon speaker using
the microphone when waking up the speaker by voice.
Short press: Turn OFF alarms or reminders.
1 2 3
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3 VOLUME DOWN Press the (+) button to increase the volume.
SIDE PANEL CONTROLS
The following control buttons are available on the side panel of the system.
1 POWER BUTTON Long press (3 sec.): Turn the speaker ON/OFF.
Short press: Play/pause the current track.
2 MODE BUTTON
(BLUETOOTH / WI-FI)
Short press: Change to Bluetooth mode from Wi-Fi
mode.
Long press (3 sec.): Wi-Fi Connecting (WPS) Function.
3 MULTI MODE BUTTON Short press (Wi-Fi): Turn the Microphone OFF/ON.
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(The light ring turns red.)
Short press (BT): Change LED lighting mode.
SIDE PANEL CONNECTIONS
Micro USB for IMA699V
For charging use only = INPUT 5V 1A
6 / TOP PANEL LED INDICATIONS
POWER LED ORANGE Charging Internal Battery
MODE LED WHITE – SOLID Wi-Fi Connected
WHITE - FLASHING Wi-Fi Booting up :: Ready to
Connect
BLUE – SLOW FLASHING Bluetooth Pairing Mode (waiting
for connection)
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BLUE – SOLID Bluetooth Connected
TOP LIGHT RING
(Wi-Fi MODE)
BLUE - SOLID W/SPINNING
CYAN
Starting up Wi-Fi Connection
ALL LIGHTS OFF Active and waiting request
BLUE - SOLID W/CYAN
POINTING
Busy processing request
RED – SOLID Microphone turned OFF
RED - FLASHING An error occurred
7 / STREAMING MUSIC VIA BLUETOOTH
To stream your music from your phone or tablet, simply follow these steps to pair your
mobile device with the speaker:
1. Press and hold the Power button on your speaker for approximately 3-5 seconds to
turn on your speaker. You will hear your speaker audibly say, “Powering on,
welcome to Altec Lansing.”
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