INNOVATOR X Wi-Fi Internet Radio by Grace Digital User’s Guide Model No.
QUICKSTART GUIDE - 1st time set up What you need before you can use your Internet Radio: A broadband internet connection. A wireless (Wi-Fi) modem or router connected to your broadband (cable or DSL) internet. If your wireless (Wi-Fi) network is password protected, please obtain your password before proceeding to Step 1. All passwords are UPPER and lower case sensitive. Step 1: Plug the round jack of the power cord into the back of the radio and the other end into an available wall outlet.
NOTE: If you make a mistake at anytime you can press the dedicated ‘back’ button to erase the letter or number and select a new one. After the final letter or number in your password is selected please rotate the large dial until the word ‘END’ is in the center of your display. The word ‘END’ is located in front of the beginning of the alphabet. Choose ‘END’ by pressing the large dial inwards. The radio will display ‘connecting to ….’ and a series of messages.
User’s Guide Table of Contents Quick Start Guide ......................................................................................................................... 2 Important Safety Instructions and Warnings .................................................................................. 7 Internet Radio and Network Music Player Contents ...................................................................................................................................
Arranging (Queuing up) albums for playback later .................................................................... 34 Controlling playback ................................................................................................................. 34 Browsing the list of tracks currently (queued up) for playback ................................................... 34 Removing tracks from the list (queue).......................................................................................
Important Safety Instructions and Warnings Please read before installation If this Internet radio has been moved from a cold place to a warm place, DO NOT plug it in for 2-3 hours (e.g. from a cold car boot to a warm room). There is a possibility that moisture may have condensed in the Internet radio, this can cause damage to your Internet radio. To avoid damage please unpack your Internet radio and allow it to stand at room temperature for 2-3 hours before use.
CAUTION: Do not open any covers and do not repair yourself. Qualified personnel must carry out repair work. WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock, do not expose the product to rain or moisture. The product should not be exposed to any dripping or splashing. Objects filled with liquids, such as vases, should not be placed on the product. No open flame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed on the product. Keep the remote control battery away from children.
ADVISORY This Product is intended for North American markets. The GRACE Wireless Internet Radio GDI-IR2600 is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC ADVISORY FCC Compliance and Advisory Statement: This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Contents Innovator X WI-FI Internet Radio (GDI-IIR2600) Power Adapter Remote Control User’s Guide Radio and remote control functions
Radio Front Panel Button & Knob Selections and Functions: Thumbs DOWN selection for songs you do not like while listening to Pandora Thumbs UP selection for songs you like while listening to Pandora Scroll thru menu to navigate choices, press in scroll knob to select Skip to next song while listening to Pandora SHIFT Pause & Play your songs while listening to Pandora Shift to select secondary button features & additional presets 6-10 Return to your previous menu screen selection Quick return to y
GDI-IR2600 Remote Control NOTE: Station presets and media player control functions are available on your remote control.
Remote Control Button Selections and Functions: POWER push to turn radio on or to place in standby mode REPLY provides interact menu when playing a radio station Preset 1 or back in media mode Preset 2 or play/pause in media mode Preset 3 or forward in media mode Preset 5 or stop in media mode UP / DOWN arrows navigate up & down through the radio’s menu Preset 4 or media mode SHIFT press to select presets 6-10 SELECT Push SELECT to choose the active item on the radio’s menu Volume: Return to your
Front & back panel connections The headset connection is on the front panel. Connect a headset or earphones to the jack to privately listen to your audio. Alternatively, connect the headset jack to a stereo system’s audio input jacks via the provided cables. If the cables provided do not work with your type of connection(s) on your stereo system, you may wish to contact your local electronics store to purchase the appropriate connector for use with your stereo system.
After a few seconds, the screen will change to show: Initializing Network After a few seconds, the screen will change to show: Scan for networks Enter network View Config Edit Config Step 2 - Scan for a wireless network connection When the display shows brackets next to the words , press the ‘Select’ dial.
< My Home Network > It is possible, and in some locations likely, that your radio will find more than one wireless network, in which case you can choose the wireless (Wi-Fi) network you want to connect to. Turn the dial on your radio until the name of the wireless network has brackets {} next to the name of the network you want to connect to. For optimal performance you may want to check your home network settings to make sure your radio is on a deferent channel than your neighbors.
Only the person who set up the network in the first place knows this password; if that person is not you then you need to find out the password. You can do this by checking with the Customer Service of your internet provider or the manufacturer of your wireless router. After approximately 3 seconds, the display goes into the password entry mode: < END ◄ ► A █ BCDEF> To enter the password, use the SCROLL to select each letter/number/symbol of the password in turn.
Choosing a radio station to listen to 1. Press the ‘Select’ button. NOTE: IF you make an error at any point, press the ‘Back’ button to return to the previous screen) 2. Main Menu Internet Radio Personal Radio Podcasts My Stuff 2. If the screen does not show < Internet radio > as shown above, turn the knob until it does. Please note that the ‘My Stuff’ folder will only show up after you register your radio onto our web site. You can register your radio at www.grace.reciva.com. 3.
1. Turn the knob until the display shows the region you want (or select ‘All’ to display all countries), 2. Press the ‘Select’ knob. 3. Turn the knob until the display shows the country you want. 4. Press the ‘Select’ knob. 5. Turn the knob until the display shows the station you want. 6. Press the ‘Select’ knob and wait until the radio connects to that station. Note that some radio stations do not broadcast 24 hours per day, and some stations are not always on-line.
If you have a valid SIRIUS ‘Premium’ Internet radio package you can access SIRIUS stations on your WI-FI INTERNET RADIO. To sign up for SIRIUS premium internet radio service please go to: www.sirius.com/siriusinternetradio . Please note: SIRIUS ‘standard’ internet radio service will not work on the WI-FI INTERNET RADIO a user must have SIRIUS ‘premium’ internet radio service.
1. Press the select knob and you can create a new station by typing in a word. 2. After you type in the word, select (end) in the menu. After a few seconds it will show you artist, songs and albums with names similar to the word you initially entered. 3. Choose desired selection. This function will also create a new station on your Pandora web site. Changing the volume When a radio station is playing, to increase the volume turn the volume knob clock wise.
Playing a preset radio station When your radio is powered on and connected to your Wi-Fi network, briefly press the preset button (1-5) on the radio or shift and 6-10, or 1-10 on the remote control, for the station you want to listen to. * Note, do not hold the button down - if you do then the station currently playing will overwrite the one stored in the preset; *be careful*.
3. When you have chosen the program you want to listen to, either it will just start playing, or the display may show a list of days for you to choose from - use the large knob to set the day the program was broadcast, and then press the ‘Select’ button. 4. After you have chosen the day, you may be able to choose the Start Time. Set the Start Time turning the knob and pressing it inwards to play the station. 5.
< Set Time/Date Set Alarm DST > 6. Press the ‘Select’ knob. Pacific Central Eastern 7. Turn the knob until the correct time zone is seen on the display. Push the ‘Select’ knob to set your time zone. Then turn the Menu knob until the hour setting is correct, then press the ‘Select’ knob. Set Time 1:30 PM 8. Turn the knob until the minute setting is correct, then press the ‘Select’ button.
Setting the alarm 1. Press the ‘Select’ button. NOTE: IF you make a mistake at any point, press the BACK button to go back to the previous screen 2. Turn the knob until the display shows < Stations Alarm Clock Media Player > 3. Press the ‘Select’ button. 4. Turn the knob until the display shows < Set Time Set Alarm > 5. Press the ‘Select’ button. Disable all 1 OFF 2 OFF 3 OFF 4 OFF 5 OFF 6.
< 1 Off 12:00 AM > 7. If you choose “Yes” then the display enables you to set the time for the alarm. Set Alarm 15:06 8. After selecting < 1 Off 12:00 AM> you can choose the time to set the Alarm. Set Alarm 12:00 AM 9. Turn the knob until the minute setting is correct, then press the ‘Select’ button. Alarm Set: 07:45 10. Turn knob to choose how often you want the Alarm to alarm 11. Turn knob to use either the buzzer or the current radio station that is playing to turn on.
NOTE: when your Alarm turns on, the radio’s back light display will turn on and show a menu asking if you want to turn on the radio or not. If within 60 seconds after the display turns on your radio does not connect to your Wi-Fi network and the radio station starts playing, the buzzer will announce instead. For optimal performance choose a radio station that typically buffers very quickly. Setting the sleep timer 1. Choose Alarm Clock 2. Choose Sleep Timer 3.
4. After your account is successfully created your radio will be associated with this web site. After you power your radio on/off and choose the ‘internet radio’ menu on the radio (this pushes a new menu to the radio) you will now be able to see additional menu choices on the radio (A ‘my stuff’ folder will be nd created on the 2 page of the main menu) as well as the web site. You will see 3 sections on the web site.
1. Once logged into your Grace Digital Audio website account, you can add your own Internet radio streams to your ‘My Streams’. 2. Clicking on ‘My Streams’ will prompt you to enter the station’s name and its media stream URL. The media stream URL should be a link to a website’s actual audio stream. If you have any doubt about locating the media stream URL from a webpage, then please refer to the FAQs section on Grace Digital Audio’s website, www.grace.reciva.com .
3. Log onto your Grace Digital Audio account. Please note that you must follow the steps in ‘Registering an Account on www.grace.reciva.com prior to upgrading your radio to be able to receive Pandora music stream. If you have not created an account and registered your radio, please do so now. 4. After you have successfully created your account and registered your radio at www.grace.reciva.com choose ‘see extra features’. In this menu choose ‘Pandora’.
1. While listening to one of your Pandora radio stations choose the ‘Retrieve’ button on the internet radio. The ‘Retrieve’ button will allow you to perform the similar choices as you do with your regular Pandora on line account. Choosing the reply button will allow you to thumbs up / down a song, sleep up to 6 songs an hour, book mark songs and artist etc.
1. Please ensure that your PC is available on the network for your Internet radio. 2. Open the ‘Network and Sharing Center’ windows from ‘Start menu > Control Panel > Network and Sharing Center’. 3. From the ‘Network and Sharing Center’, under the ‘Sharing and Discovery’ heading, ensure that the following parameters are set: Network discovery On File sharing On Public folder sharing On Password protected sharing Off 4. Open ‘Windows Explorer’ by right clicking on the Start menu and selecting ‘Explore’.
4. Directory Setup: From the ‘Dock’, click ‘Finder’. From ‘Finder’, click ‘Applications > Utilities’. Click on ‘More Info’ for ‘Directory Access’ and ensure that it is ‘Read/Write’ enabled. Double-click on ‘Directory Access’ and enable the following: • AppleTalk • LDAPv3 • SLP • SMB/CIFS Also, for ‘SMB/CIFS’, click ‘Configure’ and select an appropriate workgroup. Copy and paste the mp3 media files to ‘Documents’ in the ‘Finder’ window. Turn on ‘AirPort’ (or wireless sharing).
9. The radio will display ‘File Scan…’ as it scans through the media files in the shared folder. Text on the bottom row of the display will change to indicate that the file scan is in progress. If you have a large number of audio files this could take several minutes to complete. 10. Once the radio has finished scanning, it will display ‘By Album’. You can now browse through the scanned media files, which will now be organized ‘By Album’, ‘By Artist’ and ‘Play lists’ – if available.
6. Press the SELECT button. ‘[Add to Queue]’ will be displayed. 7. Press the SELECT button. The album will begin playing. Arranging (Queuing Up) tracks for playback later 1. Highlight the required track. 2. Press the SELECT button. ‘Track Added To Queue’ will be displayed. Arranging (Queuing Up) albums for playback later 1. Highlight the required album. 2. Press the SELECT button. 3. Turn the knob until ‘[Add To Queue]’ is displayed. 4. Press the SELECT button.
Browsing the list of tracks currently arranged (queue up) for playback 1. Press the BROWSE button. The currently playing track name will be displayed. 2. Turn the knob to see which tracks are queued up for playback. 3. If you want to jump to a particular place in the queue then press the SELECT button when the required track is displayed. Removing tracks from the list (queue) 1. Press the BROWSE button. The currently playing track name will be displayed. 2.
6. Turn the knob until ‘Shuffle’ is displayed. 7. Press the SELECT button. 8. Turn the knob to select YES/NO to confirm that shuffle mode should be enabled. Playing tracks in the list (queue) repeatedly 1. Select the individual tracks as described previously. 2. Navigate to top-level menu item ‘Media Player’ using the SELECT and BACK buttons. 3. Press the SELECT button. 4. Turn the knob until ‘Playback Mode’ is displayed. 5. Press the SELECT button. 6. Turn the knob until ‘Repeat’ is displayed. 7.
Player 11 may be downloaded from Microsoft’s website and installed by following the instructions detailed in its installation wizard. 2. Once installed, Windows Media Player 11 will create a library from all the media files available to it on your PC. To add new media files to the library, select ‘File > Add to Library… > Advanced Options’, click ‘Add’ and choose the files you wish to add and click ‘OK’. 3.
5. From the ‘Media Sharing’ window, the radio will be listed as an unknown device. Click on the unknown device listed, then click the ‘Allow’ button and then click ‘OK’.
Locating and playing media files using the radio and UPnP 1. Once the UPnP server is configured to share media files with the Internet radio, you can play the files by doing the following on the radio. 2. Keep pressing BACK to get to the radio’s top-level menu and then turn the knob to select ‘Media Player’. 3. Press SELECT and then turn the knob to highlight ‘UPnP Servers’. 4. Press SELECT and the radio will scan for all available UPnP servers.
Arranging (queuing up) UPnP tracks for playback later 1. Highlight the required track. 2. Press the SELECT button. ‘Track Added To Queue’ will be displayed. Arranging (Queuing Up) albums for playback later 1. Highlight the required album. 2. Press the SELECT button. 3. Turn the knob until ‘[Add To Queue]’ is displayed. 4. Press the SELECT button. ‘Tracks Added to Queue’ will be displayed. Controlling playback 1. Use the STOP button to stop playback. 2.
5. Press SELECT to confirm whether you actually want to delete the track from the queue. 6. If ‘Yes’ was selected then ‘Removed From Queue’ will be displayed. 7. To remove all tracks from the queue, keep pressing BACK until the ‘Media Player’ menu item is selected, press SELECT and then turn the knob to select ‘Clear Queue’ and press SELECT again. Playing tracks in random order 1. Select the individual tracks as described previously. 2.
The Media Player allows you to play unprotected audio files (AAC, AIFF, MP3, RM, WAV, WMA) and play lists (M3U) stored on a networked PC. Verified to work on Windows 2000 and Windows XP. Settings Menu Choosing desired option from the Configure menu 1. Press the ‘Select’ button. (Note: if you make a mistake at any point, press the ‘Back’ button to go back to the previous screen.) 2. Turn the knob until ‘Settings’ is displayed 3. Press the ‘Select’ button. 4.
Puts all the settings back to their defaults as they were when the unit left the factory. If you perform a factory reset on your radio you will lose all your presets and your wireless network connection. Please note that your radio’s serial number will still be registered with your Grace Digital internet radio account (assuming you already registered the radio).
This menu allows you to change the name of your device. You can name your device any name you want so other UPnP devices will be able to view the name. Such as Greg’s Kitchen Radio etc. This menu will show the signal strength of your Wi-Fi access point as it is seen by the internet radio. This feature can assist you in locating of your internet radio for optimal performance. Please note this manual is for the current shipping version of software (FIRMWARE).
Troubleshooting Please read the User’s Guide carefully to ensure proper use of your system and to enjoy your WI-FI INTERNET RADIO’s basic and advanced features. Please keep this User’s Guide for future reference. If you experience any trouble with your wireless internet radio WI-FI INTERNET RADIO, then you may find it useful to visit the help section on our webpage: http://grace.reciva.com/ , or http://www.reciva.
. Specifications 802.11b/g/n WiFi Class-D digital amplifier 89dB S/N ratio Audio output: 8 Watts, 8ohm speaker Frequency response: 120Hz – 15KHz ± 3dB 128 x 64 dots display 29-Key remote control 100 - 240V, 12V 1.2A switching power adapter Built-in with LED Status Indicator Safety Measurements: 1. Short-circuit protect 2. Timeout detect 3. –Δ (Delta) V detect * Specifications subject to change without notice .
This warranty is applicable in the United States only and does not in any way limit the customer’s legal rights. Claims and enquiries under the warranty for Grace products purchased outside the USA should be addressed to the local importers or distributors. If you have reason to claim under the warranty please contact your dealer in the first instance. Please retain all original packaging materials for possible future use.
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2. In the Media Sharing dialog box, select the Share my media check box. 3. In the list below the Share my media to: check box, click your Radio*, click Allow, the selected device will now show a green tick and then click OK. • If your device does not appear in the list of devices perform the following steps; 1. From the “Media Player” menu of your internet radio select “UPnP Servers” 2. A list of available computers will appear. 3. Select the required computer.
4. The display may show “Access Denied (801)” 5. Your device will now appear in the list. If you want to confirm this is your radio, right click the device and select Properties your radio’s MAC address will be shown.
Step 2: Play Music On The Internet Radio After installing and configuring your radio and Windows Media Player 11, you are now ready to play music wirelessly. The following steps describe how to play music using the Radio. 1. Using the control, to select “UPnP Servers” from the “Media Player” menu. 2. Select the computer you wish to play the music files from. 3.
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