Ihome Ia100 Quick Start Guide IHome+Apps 2.0 V9

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Start Guide

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Welcome to iHome+apps

This guide contains all the information you

need to get from setup to a great night of sleep.

iHome+Sleep

Overview

Home Screen

App Alarms

Bedtime & Wakeup Settings

Sleep Stats

Overnight News

Social Media Messages

Reminders

Settings

Problems?

iHome+Radio

Overview

RadioTime Channel Indexing

Syncing with iHome+Sleep

Sleep and Wake to iHome+Radio

Problems?

App-enhanced Devices

Overview

iHome Device Alarms

iHome Device Settings

Button Shortcuts

Firmware Updates

Problems?

Troubleshooting

Common Problems

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iHome+Sleep

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Use independently as iOS alarm app or with iHome

App-enhanced solutions for charging & audio performance

We cannot ensure compatibility if you use with iHome

systems that are not app-enhanced or with other speaker docks.

iHome+Sleep is a FREE music alarm clock app for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch.

Featuring a full screen clock with weather, iPod controls, photo backgrounds,

personalized bedtime and wakeup settings, and much more.

iHome+Sleep

Music alarm clock

Choose hi-fi tones or music

playlists from your entire iPod

library

iOS Optimized

Graphics and interface is

designed for iPad and retina

display screen resolutions

Connect & Share

Facebook Connect & Twitter

integration enables users to

send bedtime and wakeup

messages & updates

Weekday alarm

Program alarms to repeat for

any day of the week combo:

never, everyday, weekday,

weekend & custom

Sure Alarm

Alarm works even when

screen is locked

Overnight News

Wakeup to a recap of your

friend and follower messages

posted while you were

sleeping

Weather widget

Quickly view the current

weather or forecast for the

day ahead before you go to

sleep

Sleep stats

Track sleep habits including

average bedtime, hours of

sleep, snooze, and more

Wake-to Radio

Purchase iHome+Radio and

sync your favorite internet

radio stations to wake up to

in the morning.

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Visit the App Store Download Launch & Enjoy!

1. Download and install iHome+Sleep from the App Store

2. Launch iHome+Sleep music alarm clock app

NOTE: iHome+Sleep is only available for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch.

FREE download

Set up, download, and launch

Features & Settings

Recall overnight news updates

from your previous night’s sleep

Overnight News

Alarm icon indicates that an

alarm is ON

Alarm Indicator

Choose from your photos or

10 included images

Background Images

Swipe to view weather forecast

Weather Widget

Press the time display to enter

full-screen mode

Full-screen Mode

Full-screen Mode Music Controls Sounding Alarm

set alarms, view sleep stats,

access app settings and more

Bedtime & Wakeup

Slide right to activate sleep

events and track sleep stats

Music Controls

Control your iPod music

library, tracks and playback

App-enhanced

Access settings for docked

iHome app-enhanced devices

Home Screen

Launching iHome+Sleep will bring you to the clock home

screen from which you can control and access all other settings

NOTE: App alarms may not sound if you do not leave iHome+Sleep in the

foreground. While we do support multi-tasking, background alarms is a beta

feature of iOS4.0 (or later) and your alarm will not always sound depending on if

your iOS device is used with a charger or used with an iPod speaker system. We

recommend using app-enhanced device alarms as backups when using our app

with our app-enhanced devices.

App Alarms

iHome+Sleep has app alarms that work independently of

app-enhanced hardware device alarms, offering more interac-

tive settings and features for you to enjoy

Create new app alarms

Turn alarms on/off

Touch to access alarm settings

Press to delete and rearrange

app alarms

Press to return to Alarm Manager

Select type: Alarm (traditional) or Nap (countdown)

Edit and name your Alarm

Set the time

Set a timer to automatically turn off your music

once you’re asleep

Select what alarm tone, music, playlist, podcast, or

favorite iHome+Radio station to sleep or wake to

Set snooze time duration

Select iOS device vibration setting for alarm

Select which days of the week you want the alarm

to sound: (

Never, Everyday, Weekday, Weekend or Custom)

Set and create ‘Reminders’ and notes to help you

remember things before you go to bed or when

you wake up in the morning

Activate Twitter and Facebook messaging for when

you go to bed and wakeup

(requires you to login with your account information)

Alarm Settings

Note: Triggered by bedtime and wakeup event sliders

Note: Initiated by bedtime and wakeup event sliders

Note: Initiated by bedtime and wakeup event sliders

Bedtime & Wakeup Events

Bedtime Wakeup

Slide ‘Bedtime’ when you’re

ready to go to sleep...

1. Sleep Stats - starts a log of

the time you went to bed

and starts calculating sleep

duration

2. Triggers any bedtime

music profiles and playlists

you have set to fall asleep to

3. Triggers Bedtime events

- Twitter messages

- Facebook messages

- ‘Reminder’ messages

- Bedtime screen dimmer

Slide ‘Wakeup’ when you’re

ready to start the day...

1. Turns off a sounding alarm

and resets it for the next

specified time

2. Sleep Stats - completes a log

of the time you woke up and

calculates sleep duration

3. TriggersWakeup events

- Twitter messages

- Facebook messages

- ‘Reminder’ messages

- Overnight News

Trigger pre-configured alarm and sleep profiles to easily

manage your daily sleep cycle

Create an alarm with your

bedtime & wakeup settings

and turn it ON

Bedtime dimmer settings will

be activated to your preferred

brightness while sleeping

(control within ‘Settings’)

Slide ‘Bedtime’ when you

are ready to go to sleep

Slide ‘Wakeup’ when your alarm

is sounding and you are ready

to start your day

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Sleep Stats

You spend a third of your life sleeping...iHome+Sleep lets you

record and monitor your sleep habits over time, learning

interesting information about yourself

Slide right to switch between bedtime and wakeup event modes.

The duration between these events is used to calculate your sleep stats

Use those sliders!

Snooze cycles averages

today, week, and month

Bedtime averages

today, week, month, and year

Sleep music data

#1 artist, album, and genre

Average hours of sleep

today, week, month, and year

Wakeup time averages

today, week, month, and year

Wakeup music data

#1 artist, album, and genre

Stats Log

You can delete individual events and erroneous data sets for

more accurate stats

NOTE: Sleep stats was designed as a simple way to learn more about your own

sleep habits. We will continue to improve and refine how we calculate this data

and hope you enjoy the ability to edit and delete individual sleep events to

increase the accuracy and usefulness of the sleep stats feature.

Total hours of recorded sleep

Sleep duration

Add missed sleep events

Miss a day? No worries, simply

add bedtime and wakeup times

to increase stats accuracy

Average hours of sleep

Return to ‘Sleep Stats’

Event date

Bedtime and wakeup

Calender search shortcut

Easily search by month through

your sleep stat’s data log

Select to edit/delete data

Overnight News only supports news feeds from your Facebook & Twitter friends/followers.

In order for this feature to work you must have a valid Facebook or Twitter account and you

must input your login information under ‘Accounts’ in app settings.

Many popular blogs today, and news websites also have Twitter accounts which reflect top

stories, breaking news, and replicate the traditional function of RSS feeds. So all you have

to do is sign up for Twitter, and follow some news-based Twitter accounts!

Some of our favorites are:

@engadget, @cnn, @nytimes, @yahoonews, @bbcnews, @reuters, @tuaw

Activating Overnight News

Want to wake up to news content?

Overnight News

Wakeup to Facebook & Twitter status and news updates of what

you missed while you were sleeping

Overnight News must be ON Input your Facebook &Twitter

account information

Input your Facebook &Twitter

account information

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Johnny Appleseed

thinks it’s going to be a beautiful day!

Social Media Messages

Facebook Connect & Twitter integration enable you to create,

save, customize, and send messages to your friends from bed

when you initiate bedtime and wakeup events

Create an alarm with

social media activated

Start message mode by sliding

wakeup or bedtime slider

Verify that the alarm is ON.

Active Facebook & Twitter messaging

is indicated by the tab.

The message menu appears.

Select an existing status message

or create a new one to share with

your friends

You can preconfigure messages

and save them for use at night

or in the morning

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Reminders

When life gets hectic, it’s helpful to have a way to help you

remember the little things before you head out the door in the

morning or before you call it a night

Create and turn on an alarm Select a reminder or press ‘+’

to create a new reminder

Within that alarm select

‘Bedtime Reminder’ or

‘Wakeup Reminder’

Reminder pop-up is initiated by

wakeup or bedtime slider and

will show your message so you

don’t forget

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App Settings

Manage your weather settings

Input your social media account info

View, create, and edit personal reminders

Set sleep volume for bedtime music

View, create, and edit messages to post

to your friends and followers

Slide to control your screen brightness

settings for a bedtime event

Select a custom background for the

home screen from your photo library

Turn ‘Overnight News’ feature on/off

Manage your sleep stats data

Access iHome app-enhanced

hardware device settings when docked

Press to learn more about our app

or send questions and feedback to

our iHome+ apps team

Set wake volume for app alarms

Activate and select ‘Gentle Wake’ settings

(select OFF or 1-10 minute duration)

Problems?

If you are experiencing problems with iHome+Sleep, try these

quick steps:

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active, scroll to app, press & hold app icon and select “-“ to close.

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software. Update if needed.

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ing on your model. Please see the user manual or the Apple web

site for details. Typically, holding the sleep button and the home

button on a newer iPad, iPhone or iPod will reset it.

t If all else fails, delete and re-download the app. Sometimes an

application has problems while installing or updating and it is

necessary to delete the app and try it again. Please note that sleep

stats and alarm settings will be lost when deleted.

If these steps do not solve your issue:

skip to: Troubleshooting

visit us at: www.ihomeaudio.com

email us at: apps@ihomeaudio.com

iHome+Radio

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Use independently as an internet radio app with

your iOS device or with iHome Speaker Docks

for charging & audio performance

A Wi-Fi network is recommended to ensure the

best station reception available

Internet radio music app for iPhone and iPod touch.

Purchase and download today to enjoy thousands of radio stations no matter

where you live.

iHome+Radio

Thousand of Internet

Radio Stations

Connects you to tens of

thousands of internet music,

talk, sports and news stations

from around the world

Add Radio to Any

Speaker

Add endless radio music to any

iHome speaker solution. Simply

launch iHome+Radio and let

the party begin.

iOS 4.0 Optimized

Multi-tasking background

audio support allows you to

listen to your app while surfing

the web, playing games, and

more

iHome App-enhanced

Works with iHome

App-enhanced products for

easy interaction and control of

hardware settings and firmware

updates

Sync with

iHome+Sleep

Wake to your favorite music,

talk, sports, and news

iHome+Radio stations

Visit the App Store Download Launch & Enjoy!

1. Download and install iHome+Radio from the App Store

2. Launch iHome+Radio internet radio app

NOTE: iHome+Radio is designed for iPhone and iPod touch with iOS4.0

Set up, download, and launch

pay to download

NOTE: iHome+Radio currently supports Radiotime-listed stations in the

MP3, AAC, and QT formats only. Stations with formats other than MP3,

AAC, and QT will NOT sync as favorites with Radiotime.com.

Radiotime channel indexing

iHome+Radio uses RadioTime for channel indexing and allows

you to sync with user presets stored on Radiotime.com

You must have both iHome+Radio

and iHome+Sleep

Select

‘Send favorites to iHome+Sleep’

Launch iHome+Radio and

access ‘Favorites’

iHome+Sleep will be launched

and a pop-up message will

confirm that your favorites

were successfully synced

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NOTE: You can only sync

stations already saved in

‘Favorites’ prior to

syncronization. If you add

favorite stations after you

sync, they will not be

selectable from

iHome+Sleep until you

sync again.

Syncing with iHome+Sleep

Syncing is easy and allows you to sleep and wake to your

favorite iHome+Radio internet stations!

Launch iHome+Sleep and

edit an active alarm

Select ‘Radio’ as sourceSelect Bedtime and/or Wakeup

Sounds within ‘Alarm Settings’

Select from your list of synced

stations to sleep or wake to

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Sleep and wake to iHome+Radio

Once your favorite internet radio stations are synced, all you

have to do is select ‘Radio’ for your bedtime or wakeup sounds

with iHome+Sleep app alarms

Problems?

If you are experiencing problems with iHome+Radio, try these

quick steps:

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software. Update if needed.

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button on a newer iPad, iPhone or iPod will reset it.

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application has problems while installing or updating and it is

necessary to delete the app and try it again. Please note, your

iTunes account will not be billed again for an app your have

already purchased.

If these steps do not solve your issue, keep reading on the next

page.

Problems continued...

Still having an issue?

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when using iHome+Radio. Station reception is affected by the

strength of your iPhone’s data connection, the Wi-Fi network

connection, the bandwith of the selected internet radio station,

and issues with RadioTime’s indexing. Visit ww.radiotime.com for

issues with available stations.

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iHome+Radio currently supports Radiotime-listed internet radio

stations in the MP3, AAC, and QT formats only. Visit

www.radiotime.com for station listings. In the US, many popular

local radio stations owned by Clear Channel are only available via

the free iHeartRadio app.

If these steps do not solve your issue:

skip to: Troubleshooting

visit us at: www.ihomeaudio.com

email us at: apps@ihomeaudio.com

App-enhanced Devices

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Use independently as dedicated iPod Speaker Docks

for charging, audio performance, and dedicated alarms

or with iHome+apps for advanced features.

The enhanced experience for iOS

The iHome you know and love, now with a touch of apps.

Charge. Wake. Sleep. Connect.

iHome+Sleep iHome+RadioHardware Control

When local radio is not

enough, connect to thousands

of internet radio stations

around the world.

Control hardware settings via

the rich iOS interface and use

our apps to directly update the

firmware of select models.

App-enhanced alarm clock

for iPhone and iPod

Bluetooth alarm clock radio

for iPad, iPhone, and iPod

Download this FREE music

alarm clock app and turn your

app-enhanced speaker into an

advanced bedside system.

iA5

Alarm clock FM radio

with rotating dock

iA63

Alarm clock radio

for iPad, iPhone, and iPod

iA63 iA100

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alarm clock when iHome+Sleep is running will bring into view

the available device alarms in addition to app alarms

Press to view and change device alarm settings.

iHome device alarms are not subject to iOS app

alarm system and connections errors, acting as

backup alarms that will sound no matter what to

make sure you are up in the morning

Device Alarm Settings

App-enhanced Device Alarms

You can only access App-enhanced device

alarms and hardware settings when this icon is

displayed.

App Connection

Use any of the 3 methods for accessing iHome

app-enhanced device settings for clock controls,

alarms, snooze timers, mode selection, radio

tuning, eq settings and more...

Device Settings

Press & hold POWER/ button 2 sec.

on App-enhanced device

iHome App-enhanced products also allow you to easily interact

with and control all of the physical hardware buttons and

functions

App-enhanced Device Settings

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2

3

Press glowing button on app

home screen

Select Settings>App Enabled Devices

NOTE: iHome+Sleep must be running and iOS

device docked or connected via bluetooth with

the app-enhanced device

In the morning or at night you can also use device buttons to

access and control device functions

App interface button shortcuts

Pressing SNOOZE will

function same as app snooze button

Pressing BEDTIME button will

function same as app bedtime slider

Press & hold POWER/ button 2 sec.

on App-enhanced device is same as

Pressing WAKEUP button will

function same as app wakeup slider

Pressing POWER/ button will

function same as WAKEUP button

when alarm is sounding

The app-enhanced device will beep twice when firmware is done being updated.

If firmare update is unsuccessful, repeat steps 1-4 (below).

NOTE: iOS device must be docked to update your device’s firmware. iA5 and

other iHome systems that are not app-enhanced are not firmware upgradeable.

If you have the latest firmware, app will show “Firmware up to date”.

WARNING: Do not undock your iOS device while installing your firmware update.

Doing so may require you to unplug the AC adaptor and remove battery backup

to restore to default firmware programming.

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firmware using iHome+Sleep to ensure your product is

functioning as intended

Firmware Updates

Select devices settings for

your app-enhanced product

If a Firmware update is available,

select ‘Update Firmware’

Scroll to bottom menu item

and select ‘Search for Update’

The update will start automatically,

be sure not to remove your

iOS device during the update

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Problems?

If you are experiencing problems with your iHome device, try

these quick steps:

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checking through iTunes that your unit has the most recent

software. Update if needed.

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by connecting it to a iPad, iPhone or iPod touch with our

iHome+Sleep or iHome+Radio app installed, select Settings> App

enable devices > Firmware and check that your unit has the most

recent software. Update if needed. Only iHome app-enhanced

models support firmware updates.

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the unit from the power source. Leave the unit for about 15

minutes to ensure that all electronic charges have dissipated from

the unit. Replace batteries and reconnect to power source. For

units with a reset port or button, press the reset button or insert a

paper clip or similar into the reset port then release/remove.

If these steps do not solve your issue, keep reading or:

visit us at: www.ihomeaudio.com

email us at: apps@ihomeaudio.com

call a customer service representative at 1-800-288-2792

Troubleshooting

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iHome and the iHome+Sleep logo are trademarks of

SDI Technologies Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

Troubleshooting

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Crashes can happen for reasons in and out of our control.

Sometimes they just happen, and you can reload the app, and

never see it again.

If your app is crashing, there are three methods for fixing the

problem.

A) Update the Firmware of your iOS device.

B) Update app on the App Store.

C) Delete & re-download the app.

Sometimes there is an error with a file download, during

installation, or when updating an app. When this happens the

only way to fix it is by deleting and re-downloading the app.

You will lose all the data programmed and stored in the app if

deleted.

2. Overnight News doesn’t work:

Overnight News only supports news feeds from your

Facebook & Twitter friends/followers. In order for this feature

to work you must have a valid Facebook or Twitter account

and you must input your login information under ‘Accounts’ in

app settings. We use Facebook Connect and Twitter client

servers and do not store or share user passwords or account

information.

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App alarms may not sound if you do not leave iHome+Sleep in

the foreground. While we do support iOS 4.0 multi-tasking,

background alarms is a beta feature and your alarm will not

always sound depending on if your iOS device is used with a

charger or used with an iPod speaker system. When

iHome+Sleep is used in the background the alarm is limited to

a single minute of push notification alerts. To ensure the most

reliable alarms we recommend using app-enhanced device

alarms or keep iHome+Sleep in the foreground.

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to Silent or that the volume of the iOS device is not set at 0

C. Improper Setup - iPhone is not docked properly or iHome

App-enhanced system’s AC adaptor is not plugged into a

working outlet or into the power jack on back of unit.

D. non iHome App-enhanced Speaker Docks - If you dock

your iPod or iPhone into a speaker dock overnight that is not

an App-enhanced iHome sstem, the speaker dock must be

powered ON all night to hear your alarms in the morning.

Because of Apple requirements for devices that both charge

and play audio, the iPod/iPhone/iPad’s built-in speakers are

deactivated and will cause your alarm not to sound if you do

not leave the power ON. This is another reason why we

suggest customer’s use iHome App-enhanced Speaker

Systems to make sure you don't have to remember to leave

the power on before going to bed.

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The weather feed requires a phone signal (cannot be in

'airplane' mode) OR an active WiFi signal to work. To get your

weather feed to function, press the "refresh" icon.

To eliminate the notification, users can turn off the weather

widget by selecting the Weather item in the Software Settings

section of the Settings page.

6. iHome+apps iOS device support:

The iHome+Sleep App only works with iPad, iPhone and iPod

touch running iOS 3.0 or later. It will not work with nano,

shuffle, or the iPod classic.

For iPod touch, we recommend the 2G or later. The first

generation iPod touch does not have an integrated speaker

and so iHome+Sleep alarms can only sound while docked or

plugged into a speaker.

Learn More

For more questions or to learn more visit:

visit us at: www.ihomeaudio.com

email us at: apps@ihomeaudio.com

call a customer service representative at 1-800-288-2792

© SDI Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. iHome, the iHome+Radio, and the

iHome+Sleep logo are trademarks of SDI Technologies Inc., registered in the

U.S. and other countries.