Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

When the status bar of the battery icon is at 100% the total playback time is around 8 hours at 50% of the maximum volume. When the status bar is at 60% the remaining playback time is around 4 1/2 hours at 50% of the maximum volume (after 3 hours the indicator goes to 10%). When the status bar is at 10% the remaining playback time is about 1 ½ hour at 50% of the maximum volume. At the same time the on/off LED on the keypad will start blinking red to indicate that the battery needs to be carged.
When the P9 is connected via the power cable to an electrical outlet the battery status bar will light up green and shows a lightning bold symbol. When the battery is fully charged the battery icon will be at100% and black.

• Discover P9

The charge time will be around 2 hours with the power cable connected to the electrical outlet and the unit turned off. Using the unit during charging will take additional charging time. The battery is fully charged when the red LED has turned OFF.

• Discover P9

There are two important factors that will effect the playback time of your battery. The first one is the type of music that you are playing (music with a lot of bass will demand more power from your amplifier) The second factor is the music volume. High volume = high power consumption, low volume = low power consumption.
Playback time at half volume setting (half way from 0 to max.) +/- 8 hours.
At full volume setting (max. volume) up to 4 hours

• Discover P9

Lay your P9 speaker on its side on a piece of cardboard or on a piece of fabric so that you do not damage it. On the bottom centre of the device you will now see a cover with 4 screws. Unscrew the 4 screws so that the cover is free. Now you can take out the battery after disconnecting the cable connecting the battery. You can now insert another battery and connect it with the cable. After this you put the cover back on.

• How to replace a P9 battery

Press and hold down the Bluetooth® button on the Escape P9 keypad for 10 seconds until you hear a short confirmation tone. All Bluetooth® devices stored in the memory will be erased.  The Escape P9 Bluetooth® memory can hold up to 8 dierent Bluetooth® devices. If a new device is paired after the maximum of 8 has been reached, the new one will replace the paired device with the oldest connection.

• How to clear the P9 Bluetooth memory?

Connect the power cable to the power cable input at the bottom side of the P9 speaker then connect the power cable the power outlet.  Now the P9's internal charging circuit will charge the battery. The power LED from the P9 is now solid red untill the P9 is fully charged and the power LED switches off.

• P9 connecting to outlet and charging

To LOCK the keypad, press the skip backwards << button for 5 seconds until you hear a confirmation tone. The keypad is now locked. To confirm, the skip backwards LED starts flashing three times each time you touch any key.

To UNLOCK the keypad, press the skip forward >> button for 5 seconds until you hear a confirmation tone. The kaypad is now unlocked.

• Procedure to lock the P9 keypad
• Procedure to unlock the P9 keypad

Switch on and Bluetooth connection in Android, check the video link below.

• Switch on and Bluetooth connection in Android

Setting-up Twin-Mode manually and Bluetooth^® connection.
Check also the YouTube link below.

Make sure that both units are in close range during setup. The maximum range(5 to 10 meters) between the two speakers may vary depending on environmental factors and the presence or absence of shields and obstacles. During setup, make sure that the Bluetooth^® symbol on the Escape P9 keypad is not green. No external audio input should be activated (Aux 1, Aux2 or USB Flash Drive) on any of the two devices.

1   Turn on unit A and don't connect your mobile device via Bluetooth^® yet. All keypad LEDs must be white.

2   Turn on unit B. All keypad LEDs must be white. If the Bluetooth^® LED is blue, unit B is connected to another audio device than unit A. Disconnect the Bluetooth® link on this other device (see Disconnecting an Apple® (iOS®) device and Disconnecting an Android™ device) or reset the Bluetooth^® memory on unit B (see Clearing the Bluetooth® memory). Make sure that unit A and unit B are in close proximity.

3   Press the Twin button on unit A twice within a very short time. The Twin button on unit A will be flashing blue and white every 2 seconds.
Unit A will act as the master device.

4   Press and hold the Twin button on unit B until you hear a confirmation tone. The pairing sequence between unit A and B will start. Both Twin buttons will start flashing blue and white every 2 seconds. Unit B will act as the Twin device. The pairing sequence between unit A and B is successful when the Twin button LEDs on unit A and B are solid blue.
NOTE: If you accidentally activate the Twin mode, you must switch the P9 off and on again to end the activation or wait until the Twin mode search function automatically ends after 2 minutes.

5   Start the Bluetooth® audio pairing with the master speaker (Unit A) and your mobile audio device according to the instructions in section 5.1 point 2 from this Quick Start Guide. Your music will now be played in stereo on both devices (Unit A and Unit B).

• P9 Twin Mode manual set-up and Bluetooth connection

To reset the Twin-Mode between two P9 speakers, you have to press and hold down the Twin and the volume down buttons simultaneously for 2-3 seconds on either master or twin speaker until you hear a short confirmation tone.

Also check the YouTube link below

• How to reset P9 Twin-Mode

How to Twin-Mode connect two P9 speakers in the Escape Remote App. Check the YouTube link below

• P9 Twin-Mode connection with the Escape Remote App

When you select AUX 2 the internal amplifier of the P9 will be set automatically at 80% of his maximum volume. This generates some background noise but it allows the user to control only the volume of the M1 Air. Once the user starts playing music the noise is gone. If we don't do that the user will have control both the P9 volume and the M1 Air volume, which means if the P9 volume is set at 10% for example and the M1 Air volume at 100% the P9 will only play at 10%.

For some TVs, it is advisable to switch off the standby mode in the P9 via the Escape Remote App

• P9 Switching standby mode on and off

Source select in Escape® Remote App

• Source select in Escape® Remote App

Press and hold the play/pause button for 10 seconds until you hear a double confirmation tone. The factory settings will be restored. All Bluetooth® devices are deleted from the P6 BT Bluetooth® memory and Twin mode is switched off.

• How to factory and Bluetooth reset a P6 BT speaker?

Press the skip backwards button for 5 seconds until you hear a confirmation tone. The keypad is now locked. To confirm, the skip backwards LED starts flashing three times each time you touch any key.

Press the skip forward button for 5 seconds until you hear a confirmation tone. The keyboard is now unlocked.

• How to update the P6 BT speaker

Lay your P6 BT speaker on its side on a piece of cardboard or fabric so you don't damage it. At the bottom in the middle of the device, you will now see a cover with 4 screws. Loosen the 4 screws so that the cover is free. Now you can take out the battery after disconnecting the cable connecting the battery. You can now insert another battery and connect it to the cable. After this, put the cover back on.

• How to replace a P6 BT battery

• How to relaunch an update on the P6 BT

• Setup manually P6 BT Twin Mode

The purpose of the Bluetooth^® option on the P6 Air is when you are out of reach of the WLAN network. We could not choose the specifications of the chip because it is incorporated in the PCB board of the speaker. We understand the opinion of the module manufacturer that the customer will use the product mainly in AirPlay 2 or ChromeCast, not in Bluetooth^®.

When you configure the P6 Air in Google Cast via the Google Home app it is automatically configured in Airplay 2 as well. If you start with the configuration in Airplay 2 you need to configure the P6 Air in Google Cast as well if you want to use Google Cast.

• P6 Air power on and connect in Google Home

• Setting up an Escape Air speaker/module stereo pair in Google Home

It sometimes happens that a WiFi reset is necessary in order to start a setup on a new router. Just long press the WiFi symbol on the P6 Air keypad untill the LED starts blinking purple. The unit will reboot and once the WiFi LED blinks slowly you should be able to configure the unit in Google Cast or Airplay.

• How to reset a P6 Air

Lay your P6 Air speaker on its side on a piece of cardboard or fabric so you don't damage it. At the bottom in the middle of the device, you will now see a cover with 4 screws. Loosen the 4 screws so that the cover is free. Now you can take out the battery after disconnecting the cable connecting the battery. You can now insert another battery and connect it to the cable. After this, put the cover back on.

• How to replace a P6 Air battery

Check the video link below how to install a M1 Air module in a P9 speaker.

• M1 Air module installation in a P9

How to connect the M1 Air in WiFi through Google Home, check the video link below.

• M1 Air WiFi connection through Google Home

How to connect the M1 Air in WiFi through AirPlay2, check the video link below.

• M1 Air WiFi connection through AirPlay2

The M1 Air is a receiver module and has no additional DSP. If you use the M1 Air in the P9 you need to change the EQ in the P9 via the Escape^® Remote App.

The purpose of the Bluetooth^® option on the M1 Air is when you are out of reach of the WLAN network. We could not choose the specifications of the chip because it is incorporated in the PCB board of the module. We understand the opinion of the module manufacturer that the customer will use the product mainly in AirPlay 2 or ChromeCast, not in Bluetooth^®.

When you select AUX 2 the internal amplifier of the P9 will be set automatically at 80% of his maximum volume. This generates some background noise but it allows the user to control only the volume of the M1 Air. Once the user starts playing music the noise is gone. If we don't do that the user will have control both the P9 volume and the M1 Air volume, which means if the P9 volume is set at 10% for example and the M1 Air volume at 100% the P9 will only play at 10%.

• Setting up an Escape Air speaker/module stereo pair in Google Home

How to select a source in the Escape Remote App

• Escape Remote App source select

How to select a radio station in airable in the Escape Remote App

• Select a radio station in airable in the Escape Remote App

• airable on Escape^® Remote app with multi speakers in AirPlay2

• airable in Escape^® Remote app multi speaker in Chromecast

Below are the instructions for the optimal battery life of your Escape^® device as well as instructions on how to replace a battery.

• How to replace battery
• Tips for optimal lifespan and how to replace battery