Edifier MS50A - User Manual

MS50A
WIRELESS SPEAKER

User manual

• MS50A is an active speaker using both

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i-Fi and Bluetooth

wireless technologies. The core application is online streaming
media playback based on Amazon Alexa (

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ork with Alexa). After

registering this speaker to Amazon Alexa with an Amazon account,
you will be able to use streaming services such as Spotify,
Amazon Music, Pandora, etc. The speaker can be controlled in
Alexa App as well as using interactive voice devices such as Echo.

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ith Alexa, you can create your personal playlist, control play/

pause, build a multi-room system with other devices, and build
two speakers to a stereo group.

Thank you for choosing EDIFIER! For correct operations,
please carefully read this manual before use.

• Information contained herein may be subject to change from time
to time without prior notice.

Note:

• The MS50A is compatible with Apple AirPlay.
• This speaker can be connected to phones, PC, etc. for wireless
playback via Bluetooth.
• You can refer to the Quickstart Guide (included in the box) to set
up and enjoy your music right away.

1. Product overview

Wireless Speaker

Haut-parleur Sans Fil

MS50A

Quickstart Guide

Guide de démarrage rapide

Open the box and ensure the following items are included:

Speaker

Quickstart guide

Power cable

• Please use the power cable included in the box.

2. What’s in the box

Button controls:

①

Mode switch:

Press: audio mode switch
Press and hold for 3s:
Wi-Fi connection
(Wi-Fi mode)
Bluetooth pairing
(Bluetooth mode)

②

Previous track

③

Next track

④

Pause/play

Press and hold for 6s:
restore to factory settings

⑤

Power on/off / mute

Press: mute/unmute
Press and hold for 1.5s:
power on/off

⑥

Slide counter-clockwise:

volume down

⑦

Slide clockwise: volume up

②

①

③

④

⑦

⑥

⑤

3. Operation

Indicators:

State

Blink rapidly

Steady lit

Heartbeat

Blink

Description

3 blinks per

second

Steady lit

1 blink per second

Long and short

blinks alternatively

Functions

Ready to connect

to a new Wi-Fi

network

Wi-Fi

connected

Wi-Fi

disconnected

Mute

Blink rapidly

Steady lit

Blink

Steady lit

3 blinks per

second

1 blink per second

State

Description

Functions

Mute

Bluetooth pairing

Bluetooth

connected

(1) White LED: Wi-Fi mode

(2) Blue LED: Bluetooth mode

3s

3s

Blink rapidly

Blue and white

LED lit and off

alternately

and rapidly

State

Description

Functions

starting up / over

update

(3) Blue and white LED blinks alternately:
starting up/of

re update

(1) Unconnected to network: low brightness;
(2) Connected to network:
Day time (7am to 9pm): full brightness
Night time (9pm to 7am): low brightness

Brightness of indicators

Connection:

Wi-Fi connection

Bluetooth connection

1. Power on this speaker and wait for it to start up (approximately
20 seconds). Press the " " button to switch to Bluetooth mode
(blue LED).
2. This speaker is in Bluetooth pairing mode when blue LED blinks
rapidly, please select "EDIFIER MS50A" to connect.
3. Blue LED will lit steadily after pairing is complete, now you can
play music on the paired device.

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2. When power
enter

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i-Fi connection mode (white LED blinking rapidly). To reset

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i-Fi connection, press the " " button to switch to

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i-Fi mode

(white LED), then press and hold the " " button for 3s to enter

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i-Fi connection mode again;

device, and connect the speaker to network;
4. Once connected, a steady white LED will be lit;
5. This speaker can work with alexa, after it is connected to
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rompt you to register this

speaker to your Amazon Alexa account, please follow the
instructions to complete the registration.

Stereo group and multi-room system setup:

Stereo group setup:

You can use two MS50A to build a stereo group for better music
experience.
1. Make sure two MS50A speakers are connected to the same
network as your mobile device;
2. To setup stereo gr

reo

group" on the home screen and click to add, then follow the
instructions to build a stereo group;
3. Set the two speakers as the left and right channel output
respectively and rename the stereo group.
4. To cancel the stereo gr
stereo group you want to cancel, and follow the instructions to
cancel the stereo group.

Multi-room system setup:

After this speaker is registered in the Amazon Alexa, you can add it to
a multi-room system through the Alexa App and play music/podcasts/
news on multiple speakers simultaneously.
1. Preparations: Connect this speaker to the same network as the
other "work with Alexa" speakers, and ensure they are logged in
to the same Amazon Alexa account.
2. Setup: Open the Alexa App, switch to the Device interface, follow
the instructions to join the existing multi-room system, or create a
new multi-room system. Please see relevant instructions of the
Alexa App for details.

Stereo group and multi-room system setup:

Music playback:

2. Local playback

Volume control:

1. Online steaming media playback

For local playback devices, you can connect them to this speaker
through Bluetooth for playback, or use Apple AirPlay or Spotify
Connect to play through

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i-Fi.

The volume can be controlled in the following ways:
(1) Touch panel on this speaker: In

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i-Fi or Bluetooth mode, volume

level can be controlled through the touch panel on this speaker,
please see the touch panel control instructions;

ready connected to network

and enter the playing control interface for volume control;
(3) Interactive voice devices: Under the same network, use the
interactive voice devices like Echo logging in the same Amazon
account to control volume through voice commands.

(1) For Amazon Music, Spotify, Pandora, Tuneln, iHeartRadio and
other music services linked to Alexa, after relevant accounts are
linked, you can play through Alexa and control this speaker by
using other interactive voice devices like Echo.

you

can select to play on this speaker in the Spotify App;

can be

air-played by using iPhone, iPad, iMac and other devices.

or the

re version code in the " " interface, and upgrade

relevant

System update and restore to factory settings

Restore to factory settings

Press and hold the " " button on this speaker for 6s or click
"Restor

restore to

factory settings, please note that

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i-Fi connection, Bluetooth pairing

and Amazon account registration information will all be cleared,
meanwhile, this speaker will return to

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i-Fi mode and the volume will

resume to 50% level.

System update

Troubleshooting

1. Check if the speaker is ON.
2. Ensure the speaker is switched to Bluetooth mode.
3. Disconnect from any Bluetooth device by pressing and holding
the " " button, then search for "MS50A" again.
4. Turn off the speaker and restart it, then switch to Bluetooth
mode and search for "MS50A" again.

No sound

1. Check if main power is connected, or if the wall outlet is
switched on.

is set correctly on the speaker.
3. Check if there is a signal output from the audio source.
4. Try to turn up the volume using the volume control.
5. Turn off the speaker and restart it.

4. Troubleshooting

Power output: mid-bass+treble: 25W+15W
Frequency response: 52Hz-18KHz
Audio input: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

Declaration for EU
Frequency Band (Bluetooth): 2.402GHz ~ 2.480GHz
Frequency Band (2.4G): 2.400GHz ~ 2.4835GHz
Frequency Band (5G): 5.15GHz ~ 5.35GHz, 5.47GHz ~ 5.725GHz,
5.725GHz ~ 5.85GHz
RF Power output: ≤20 dBm (EIRP) (5.725GHz~5.850GHz excluded)
RF Power output: ≤14 dBm (EIRP) (5.725GHz~5.850GHz)

Model: EDF100008
FCC ID: Z9G-EDF112
IC: 10004A-EDF112

P.O. Box 6264

Hong Kong

Tel: +852 2522 6989
Fax: +852 2522 1989

Printed in China

NOTICE:

For the need of technical improvement and system upgrade, information
contained herein may be subject to change from time to time without prior notice.
Products of EDIFIER will be customized for different applications. Pictures and
illustrations shown on this manual may be slightly different from actual product.
If any difference is found, the actual product prevails.

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5. Appendix

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