Manley Stingray iTube - Manual (Page 17)

REMOTE CONTROL (cont’d)
Setting the SLEEP TIMER Function
(Serial # MIST086 and higher)
We’d like to think that the sonic attributes of our Stingray iTube are exciting and immersive enough to prevent you from ever
falling asleep while listening, but we do understand that occasionally such circumstances arise. Perhaps your iTube is the cen-
ter of your home entertainment system and you want to fall asleep while watching a movie, or perhaps you are in the habit of
lulling yourself to sleep with the soothing sounds of birds, city street noise, rain, or Metallica before bedtime....in that case, this
option is for you.
The Remote Control must be used to access the Sleep Timer menu. Using the remote:
1. Press and hold the STANDBY button to access the Sleep Timer menu.
2. Press the MUTE button: once to set for 15 minutes, again for 30, 45, and 60 minutes. Pressing it again will turn the timer off.
3. Release the STANDBY button. The Sleep Timer has now been enabled for the chosen setting, and the menu exits.
The LED display around the Stingray iTube’s VOLUME control knob will show “minutes” chosen:
1/4 LEDs lit = 15 min 1/2 LEDs lit = 30 min 3/4 LEDs lit = 45 min ALL LEDs lit = 60 min
Once the Sleep Timer is enabled and running, you can watch “time remaining” before the unit falls asleep (or at least until you
do) when “Display Timeout” mode is active (see page 10 for details on how to turn this mode on). The LEDs at the volume
control knob will start turning off as time moves towards 0 minutes. When time is up, the volume will fade out slowly, then the
unit will go into Standby. Sweet dreams, iTube.
iPod & S-Video, oMy!
First, a thought from Manley Laboratories: The integration of an iPod interface into a high-end tube audio system may seem
strange to some of our customers. What do we think? Given the vast storage capacity of the newest generations of portable
digital music players (like the iPod), CD-quality music (and better, perhaps) can be easily stored on such devices. The addition
of the ubiquitous iPod to our newest high-end integrated amplifier simply makes it easier for people who carry around an iPod
with them everywhere to enjoy their music through an audiophile-quality home system. With the proliferation of inexpensive
iPod-compatible stereos on the market, why not bring that convenience to the upper eschelon of home audio?
Aside from audio, many new generations of iPod have video storage capabilities. We designed the Stingray iTube to take full
advantage of this, and thus have included an S-Video output on the Left-Front panel of the unit. Using this output, you can
now view pictures or videos stored on your iPod on a larger screen and still hear the audio in full All-Tube Glory from your
Stingray iTube! Most electronics stores carry S-Video cables (and adaptors if neccessary) to help you get the video from your
Stingray iTube to your TV or computer screen. *NOTE: Certain newer generations of the iPod may not be able to send video
through this jack due to circuitry differences in the iPod itself. Generally speaking, any iPod produced before July of 2007
should be able to export video with no problems.
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