user manual ARIR201 It is important to read this user manual prior to using your new product for the first time.
Important safety instructions IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS EN PLEASE READ AND SAVE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE Some of the following information may not apply to your particular product; however, as with any electronic product, precautions should be observed during handling and use. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water. Clean only with dry cloth.
This equipment is a Class II or double insulated electrical appliance. It has been designed in such a way that it does not require a safety connection to electrical earth. Plugging in for power AC OUTLET POWER SUPPLY: 100-240V ~ 50/60Hz Important battery precautions • • • • • 2 Any battery may present a risk of fire, explosion, or chemical burn if abused. Do not try to charge a battery that is not intended to be recharged, do not incinerate, and do not puncture.
FCC Information FCC information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Contents Important safety instructions Adding Internet Radio stations ............................................. 23 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ................................... 1 Plugging in for power............................................................... 2 Important battery precautions ............................................. 2 Ecology........................................................................................... 2 Headset safety ..........................................
End user license agreement This is a copy of the EULA that you need to agree to in order to use this product.
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Before you begin Dear Acoustic Research customer, Thank you for purchasing the AR Wi-Fi Infinite Radio. This product will let you listen to Slacker™ Radio (where available), Pandora Radio, Internet Radio, MP3tunes, AM/FM tuner, weather forecast and music recorded in the internal memory or a USB device. To start using your Wi-Fi Infinite Radio, please follow the setup instructions in the following pages. 1.
2. Setup your AR Infinite Radio accounts To simplify setup on the radio please complete these steps: A. Find the Setup Information Card that contains your radio’s MAC address number (MAC: 00-21-2AXX-XX-XX) and activation PIN # (PIN: XXXX). (This number is also found in the Device Info screen under the Settings menu in your radio.) B. Using any Internet-connected computer, go to www.arinfiniteradio.com/setup and follow the online instructions.
4. Optional: For use with a "Wired" connection Use the supplied Ethernet cable if you do not have a wireless (Wi-Fi) access point. EN LAN LAN Broadband modem or Ethernet router/hub/switch LAN 5. Plug in and turn on the radio Only use the power adapter which is included with your product. Electrical outlet Exit the DEMO mode after turning on Press and release preset 1, then SLEEP/SNOOZE, then preset 6.
6. Set up the radio D. Wired This method uses an Ethernet cable shown in step 4 on page 9 to wire the radio directly up to your broadband modem, router, hub, or switch. Make sure your Ethernet cable is properly connected. Refer to Using the menus on page 14-15 for more information on making choices and inputting information in menus. A. NOTE: When you turn on the radio for the first time, it will be in "DEMO" mode.
• At the Network Setup screen, press or to select Wireless and then press SELECT. The Network Setup screen then shows with three setup options. Press or to choose an option and then press SELECT. • Then go to step H to complete your connection. Interference may sometimes block your network from showing up in the list. If this happens, press to show Refresh List and then press SELECT to try again. G. If Use WPS is selected, you can select from Push Button Mode or PIN Mode.
H. If Enter SSID is selected, the Network Setup screen will be displayed. Enter your SSID. • If your network is secured (indicated by ), you will be asked to enter your network's security type and password. The radio should then connect to the Internet. Please wait until you hear a short congratulations message and the clock screen is displayed. About password: • Do not get your Network Password confused with your Windows or Mac system logon password since they can be different.
General controls Front and top EN Sleep timer/ snooze Station presets On/standby Audio source Volume Alarm set WEATHER Clock set Weather Home/Main menu Heart Ban Record Tag Play/pause Display Menu up Next/scan/fast forward/menu forward Previous/scan back/reverse/ menu back Menu down Menu select Rear AM loop antenna socket FM antenna LAN port DC IN Headphone/ audio line-out Power adapter input socket Full-speed USB port You can connect USB devices to the USB port: The radio can play open
Turning on or off Using the menus Press ON/STANDBY to turn the radio on or off (standby mode). The display window shows the playback screen, browse screen, settings screen, messages etc. What appears on the window varies depending on the function you are using. Volume control Rotate the VOL. knob to adjust the volume. Source selection Press SOURCE repeatedly to select among the following audio content sources. The selected source will be activated after 1.5 seconds.
To input characters: • Some menus require character input (e.g. password, ZIP code). • • EN When inputting characters, press or to enter the alpha-numeric characters listed at the bottom of the screen. Press SELECT to confirm selections. Press or to choose among uppercase, lowercase, numeric, special characters or commands. Character sets ( or ) Upper case Lower case Numeric Special Commands • To exit the input screen without saving, select the Cancel command. Options ( or ) A B C D E...
Clock and alarm Accessing the digital clock The Wi-Fi Internet Radio also includes a digital clock which will be automatically updated when connected to the Internet. Wi-Fi connection strength Current temperature Alarm clock status • • • Press CLOCK to show the clock without interrupting audio playback. To hide the clock and return the display to the previous screen, press CLOCK again. The clock is also displayed when the radio is turned off (standby mode).
8. Press or to highlight one of the sources of wake sound: Beep/ • • • • • • • Beep/Buzzer AM Preset FM Preset Slacker Preset Slacker Library (premium account required) Pandora Preset Internet Preset Read relevant sections (e.g. Internet Radio) in this user manual to understand how to preset stations. 9. Press SELECT on the highlighted source of wake sound and then press or to select the desired sound or preset item. 10. Press SELECT to confirm the selected item as the wake sound.
Slacker Radio Slacker Radio is a premium, streaming content provider partner which offers "personalization" through the use of selectable "Heart" and "Ban" buttons. It also uses artist recommendation and related artists to further assist discovery of music and enjoyment of stations. You can listen to Slacker Radio with an anonymous account for a limited time only with some limited functionality.
To store the current station as a preset: 1. Select a station. 2. Press and hold 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 on top of the radio until a beep sound is heard to store the current station to that preset button. • To listen to a preset station, press 1-6. • To edit a preset station, repeat the steps above to overwrite the previously stored station. • You can assign a preset station as the wake sound of the alarm, refer to page 17 for more information. To mark a song as favorite: Press while listening.
Pandora Radio Pandora Radio is a premium, streaming content provider partner which offers “personalization” through the use of selectable “Thumbs Up” and “Thumbs Down” buttons. It also uses artist recommendation and related artists to further assist discovery of music and enjoyment of stations. “Subscribers” who pay for their subscriptions do not hear any audio ads, while normal registered (free-account) users hear audio ads in between songs.
• • To edit a preset station, repeat the steps above to overwrite the previously stored station. You can assign a preset station as the wake sound of the alarm, refer to page 17 for more information. To thumbs up a song: Press while listening. The current song will be marked as favorite and the message "Ok, we'll play more songs like this one" will be shown. • The blue LED will illuminate if the same song is heard next time in the same station.
Internet Radio With Internet radio, you can listen to music, news, sports, weather or talk radio in other countries or from your home town. It offers the most music selections from around the world and most stations are free. Accessing Internet Radio • • Press SOURCE repeatedly to select Internet Radio. OR Press or to highlight Internet Radio in the Source menu and then press SELECT.
To assign the current station as the wake sound of the alarm clock: 1. Press . EN 2. Press or to highlight Send to Alarm and then press SELECT. Recording Internet Radio Notice! Use of the recording feature is for personal use only. (Files cannot be transferred or moved from the internal memory.) During recording, key functionality will be limited. To record the current station: 1. Press to start recording. 2. Press to stop recording. • Recording will be stored in the internal memory of the radio.
MP3tunes MP3tunes is a Music Service Provider (MSP) and the home of MP3tunes Locker, a secure, online music space to allow unlimited listening. MP3tunes users can upload their own music collections to the MP3tunes Locker and listen through this radio when the computer is turned off. The MP3tunes Locker is available in an ad-supported Free edition, along with the MP3tunes Premium Locker which permits larger music files, full access to album cover art and full customer support access.
FM/AM Tuner FM/AM antenna • • For FM reception, uncoil the FM antenna at the back of the radio, ensuring it is fully extended (you may even want to tape it to the wall behind the radio if possible. The higher the better.) For AM reception, connect the AM antenna loop to the back of the radio. Rotate the AM loop antenna for better reception. Accessing FM/AM Radio • • Press SOURCE repeatedly to select FM Tuner or AM Tuner.
Recordings The radio's internal memory stores up to 10 hours of recordings from Internet Radio and FM/ AM Tuner. Deleting recordings Accessing Recordings 2. Press or to highlight Delete and then press SELECT. • • Press SOURCE repeatedly to select Recordings. OR Press or to highlight Recordings in the Source menu and then press SELECT. Listening to recordings 1. Press or to highlight a recording and then press SELECT. 2. Press or to highlight Play and then press SELECT to start playback. 3.
USB Input The radio can play back music files (mp3, wma and RealAudio (RA8 and G2) formats) stored on an external USB device connected to it. The USB connection port is located at the back of the radio. EN Accessing USB Input mode • • Press SOURCE repeatedly to select USB Input. OR Press or to highlight USB Input in the Source menu and then press SELECT. Listening to audio files 1. Press , , or to browse through the directory of the USB device and select a music file by pressing SELECT.
Weather Weather broadcast Thunderstorms Your radio includes a complimentary 4 year weather, on-demand subscription from WeatherBug® Severe thunderstorms Sleet A digital weather broadcast is available including: • Text-to-speech reading of weather forecast for the ZIP code (US), Postal code (Canada) or City (Mexico) associated with the radio • On screen display of conditions including current temperature, high and low temperatures of the day, current weather condition, humidity and wind conditions.
For Canada: EN For Mexico: To return to the previous audio source or playback screen: Press WEATHER a third time. Emergency Broadcast System alert When an Emergency Broadcast System alert is received, the radio will: • pause current audio playback, • display the emergency warning text on the display, • use text-to-speech to read the alert If multiple alerts are active, the weather key allows you to toggle between them.
Settings Changing radio's settings Display To change the radio settings: 1. Press to display the Source menu. To change brightness and contrast of the display. 2. Press or to highlight Settings and then press SELECT. 3. Press or to highlight a setting and press SELECT to enter the sub-menu. Network setup To change the network setting of the radio (wired or wireless). Refer to page 10 for more information. Software updates To check if newer firmware is available.
More information Troubleshooting tips The radio cannot be turned on. • Plug the AC power adapter securely into the radio and a wall outlet. • Check the power outlet by plugging in another device. • Press and hold ON/STANDBY for 10 seconds to reboot the unit. No sound. • Increase the volume setting. • Make sure the headphones are not plugged in. The radio does not respond to key presses. • The radio may temporarily cease to function if subjected to electrostatic disturbance.
Cannot record radio. • Record feature is only available for Internet Radio, AM and FM Tuner. • The internal memory of the radio may be full. Remove some of the old recordings. Cannot play back music files on connected USB device. • Make sure USB device is securely connected. • Digital Right Management (DRM) type music files will not be played. • The radio supports FAT12, 16 and 32 file systems only. Other file systems from Linux, MAC or NTFS are not supported. Cannot stop the demonstration mode.
Specifications For your records Hardware • Dimensions: 212 mm H, 94 mm W, 154 mm D • Unit Weight: 790 g (27.9oz) (without batteries) • Standards: IEEE 802.11g and 802.11b • Channels: 11 Wi-Fi Channels (US, Canada) • Ethernet Port : 10/100 RJ-45 compatible • Power: External 5.0V DC 2.0A • Battery Backup: 3 X AAA Size Batteries • Display: 2.7" Backlight LCD • LEDS: On/Standby, two for navigation keys, Love it.
Warranty information Limited warranty 12 Month Limited Warranty Applies to Acoustic Research Audio/Video Products AUDIOVOX ELECTRONICS CORP.
• • Properly pack your unit. Include any remotes, memory cards, cables, etc. which were originally provided with the product. However DO NOT return any removable batteries, even if batteries were included with the original purchase. We recommend using the original carton and packing materials. Include evidence of purchase date such as the bill of sale. Also print your name and address and a description of the defect. Send via standard UPS or its equivalent to: EN Audiovox Electronics Corp.
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