WFR-20 GB Revision 1
Contents IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ......................................................... 2 Media selection ............................................................................................... 33 Controls ........................................................................................................... 3-4 Listening to a complete album ...................................................................... 33 Remote control ......................................................
Important safety instructions 1. Read and understand all safety and operating instructions before the radio is operated. 2. Retain instruction: The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3. Heed warnings. All warnings on the appliance and operating instructions should be followed. 4. Follow all operations and use instructions. 5. Water and moisture: The appliance should not be used near water.
Controls (Front) 1. Select / On / Off / Volume control 2. Infra-red sensor 3 3. Speakers 4.
Controls GB (Rear) 5. Mains input socket 6. Headphone socket 7. Line Out socket 8. Auxiliary Input socket 9. LAN socket (Ethernet) 10.
Remote control 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14 15. 16.
Remote control battery replacement GB 1. With the aid of the end of a paper clip slide the catch to the right hand side. 2. Remove battery holder by pushing holder in direction shown. 3. Remove battery from holder. 4. Replace battery (CR2032 or equivalent) ensuring that the positive side of the battery faces you with holder positioned as shown. 5. Replace the battery holder. IMPORTANT: The battery should not be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the like.
Before you can use this product Before you can use your Internet radio, you must have the following: A broadband Internet connection. A wireless access point (Wi-Fi router) or a wired Ethernet connection (10 or 100 Mbits/sec with LAN connection) connected to your broadband Internet, preferably via a router. In many cases the broadband modem, router and wireless access point will be a single combined unit supplied by your Internet Service Provider or bought from a computer store.
Navigation controls GB 1. The majority of functions on your radio may be performed by using the Rotary control on the front panel. Turn the control clockwise or anti-clockwise to highlight the desired function, and then give a short press on the Rotary control to select that function. In this instruction booklet, press always means press and release. Where a long press is needed to perform an operation this is specifically stated in the text.
Remote control functions Standby button is used to switch your radio on and off. Radio button will open the radio stations menu. Media button will open the Media menu Aux button will select the Auxiliary input mode Clock button will open the alarms and sleep timer menu. A long press will show the time and date while the radio is in use. Select button is used to choose the highlighted option in a menu. A long press is normally used to access the Audio settings menu.
GB Menu Up and Menu Down buttons are used to highlight an option within a menu. Volume Up and Volume Down buttons allow you to change the volume level. Preset buttons provide quick access to six of your favorite radio stations. Queue button will enter the track list (queue) in the media player. A long press will clear the queue and stop playback. Rewind, Pause and Fast-forward buttons are used for playback control in the Media Player. Reply button is reserved for possible future applications.
Connecting your radio to your computer network 1. Place your radio on a flat surface and plug the mains lead into the Mains input socket located on the rear of your radio (marked ‘AC in’) ensuring that the plug is pushed fully into the socket. 2. If planning to use a wired network connect the Ethernet cable into the LAN socket at the back of the radio. If a wired connection is present then the radio will use this in preference to a wireless connection. 3.
Connecting to a wireless network GB 1. When the display says ‘Scan for networks’, press the Select control. The radio will now scan for all available wireless networks and will show ‘Scanning’. 2. If the radio cannot find a network then the display will say ‘No Wireless Networks Found’. If this happens then you will have to get your wireless access point working - please see the instructions supplied with it. 3.
Connecting to a wireless network cont. 7. When the ESSID for the access point you want to connect to is highlighted on the screen, press the Select control. 8. If your network is not configured to need an encryption code, the screen should say ‘Connecting to network’, then ‘Network OK’. If this is the case then you have successfully connected your radio to your network, so please proceed to the section ‘After you have connected to your network’ on the next page. 9.
GB 11. If you make an error use either the Back key on the remote control to delete the character entered, or give a long press on the Select control. Use the left and right arrows to move the block cursor to access incorrectly entered characters. 12. After the final character of the WEP or WPA key has been entered, locate the ‘END’ symbol and press the Select control. (The ‘END’ symbol is located between the punctuation symbols and the numbers 0 - 9.) The radio should now be able to connect to the network.
Switching your radio on 1. With the radio in Standby mode (displaying the clock), press the Select control (or the On / Standby button on the remote control). Rotate the Select control forward and backward to highlight different elements in the menu. 2. When the first item ‘Radio Stations’ (or ‘Stations’) is highlighted, press the Select control to enter the Radio menu. Alternatively, you could press the Radio button on the remote control. 3.
Audio setting (tone control) GB Your radio has an Audio Settings menu where the bass and treble characteristics of the sound can be adjusted to your personal taste. 1. When the radios is playing, press and hold the Select control (or press and hold the Select button on the remote control). The radio will select the Audio menu which allows bass and treble adjustment as well as alternative access to the main Mode Menu. 2.
Selecting a radio station 1. If the radio is in Standby mode press the Select control to switch it on. If the radio is already playing press the Select control to access the menus. If needed, use the Back option to access the main Mode menu. 2. Rotate the Select control until ‘Radio Stations’ is highlighted on the display. 3. Press the Select control so that the radio will enter the Radio Stations menu. 4. Rotate the Select control to choose between ‘Location’ or ‘Genre’.
Selecting a radio station by location GB 1. Rotate the Select control to scroll through the list of regions. This menu is cyclic, i.e. you can scroll the list continually in either direction. 2. When your selected continent is highlighted on the display press the Select control to confirm your choice. Your radio will list the countries available. This menu is cyclic (so you can go back through the list to quickly access the UK, for example). 3.
Selecting a radio station by genre 1. Rotate the Select control to scroll through the list of content types. This menu is cyclic - you can scroll the list continually in either direction. 2. When your selected Genre is highlighted on the display press the Select control to confirm your choice. Your radio will then enter the station list. This menu is cyclic. 3. Rotate the Select control until your selected station name is highlighted on the display. 4. Press the Select control to select the station.
Storing a radio station in a preset GB There are 12 memory presets available. All may be accessed using the rotary control. Additionally, presets 1 -6 may be accessed using the remote control. 1. Select the required station as previously described. 2. When the radio is playing use the Select control to access the Radio Stations menu. If needed, use the Back option. 3. In the Radio Stations menu rotate the Select control to display the preset station list. 4.
Recalling a preset radio station 1. When the radio is playing use the Select control to access the Radio Stations menu. If needed, use the Back option. 2. In the Radio Stations menu rotate the Select control to display the preset station list. 3. Rotatethe Select control to scroll through the presetstation list (presets 1 - 12). 4. Highlight the required saved radio station and press and release the Select control. The radio will connect to the station stored in preset memory. 5.
Listening to previously broadcast material GB Some radio stations allow you listen to programmes that have already been broadcast. When you select a radio station that has this facility, the station does not start playing immediately, but instead the display shows the options ‘Live’ and ‘On demand’. 1. Rotate the Select control to highlight ‘Live’ or ‘On Demand’. 2. Press and release the Select control to select: ‘Live’ - plays the current output from the station as normal.
7. To listen from the beginning of the programme, press the Select control again. Alternatively, rotate the Select control to choose the required start time and then press the Select control to start the programme playing. Fast-forward / Rewind broadcasts Stations which enable you to listen to previously broadcast programmes also allow you to fast-forward and rewind to any point within the programme. 1. Press the Fast-forward button on the remote control.
Customising your radio on website GB In addition to storing your favourite radio stations in the radio presets, your radio allows you to create a customised list of stations which can appear in a special menu on the radio called ‘My Stuff’. The WFR-20 uses Internet Radio technology which has been developed by a British company, Reciva Limited, based near Cambridge. Reciva allow you to register your radio on their web site, and then to associate a choice of radio stations with your radio.
Configure My Stations 1. Using Reciva’s website at http://www.reciva.com, it is possible to search for radio stations that are available in Reciva’s stations database. Whenever stations are searched for on the website, they will be displayed in a list of search results together with a link to Add to My Stations. 2. Clicking on the Add to My Stations link, will add the station to your account’s My Stations list. This list can be edited by clicking on My Stations under the My Account section on the website.
Configure My Streams GB 1. Once logged into your Reciva website account, you can add your own Internet radio streams to the My Streams section, which is listed under the My Account section. Typically, these will be Internet radio stations that you will have found using your computer. 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.
Media Player Media player basics Using Windows Shares The Media Player allows you to play audio files which are stored on a computer on your network. Supported file formats are MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, FLAC, AIFF, Real Audio, AU and playlists (M3U). Note that the playback of DRM protected content is not supported. Setting up your Windows PC to allow the radio to access your audio files via Windows Shares. Your radio supports two file access methods.
Locate the shared audio files using the radio GB 1. Usethe Select control to switch on your radio and to access the menus. If needed, use the Back option to access the main Mode menu. 2. Rotate the Select control until ‘Media Player’ is highlighted on the display and press the Select control. Alternatively, use the Media button on the remote control 3. Rotate the Select control until ‘Windows Shares’ is highlighted, then press to select this option. 4.
9. Once the radio has .nished scanning, it will display ‘By Album’, ‘By Artist’, etc. Use the Select control to scroll through the scanned media files, which will now be organised ‘By Album’, ‘By Artist’ and ‘Playlists’ – if available. Note that the first time the file scan is performed, a file called ‘.reciva_ media_cache’ is written to the folder where the audio files are stored. This file is created by the scanning software in order to speed up subsequent file scans.
Connecting the radio using UPnP GB 1. Usethe Select controltoswitchonyourradioandtoaccessthemenus. If needed, use the Back option. Select the Media Player menu. Rotate the Select control to highlight ‘UPNP Servers’. 2. Press and release the Select control and the radio will scan for all available UPnP servers. Note, this may take a few seconds for the radio to complete its scan and before the scan has completed, the radio will display ‘Empty’.
Locating and playing media files when using UPnP Once the UPnP server has been configured to share media files with your Internet radio, you select the files that you wish to play as follows: 1. Use the Select control to switch on your radio and to access the menus. If needed, use the Back option. Select the Media Player menu. Rotate the Select control to highlight ‘UPnP Servers’. 2. Press Select control and the radio will scan for all available UPnP servers.
GB 6. Rotate the Select control to highlight the media files that you wish to play and then press the Select control. Do not worry if not all of your media appear in the menus immediately. Windows Media Player needs to look inside each file to identify the artist, album and track information from ‘tags’ embedded in each file.
Media selection Whether you access your files using Windows Shares or using UPnP, the file selection mechanisms are the same. The only difference between the two methods is that when using UPnP you will generally have a wider choice of search criteria, as determined by the UPnP server software on your computer. Some third party server applications allow customisation of the search criteria and indexing methods, which can be useful if you have a very large collection of stored music files.
Listing to a single track GB 1. If you wish to play only a particular tracks from an album, first choose the album as described in steps 1 - 3 on the preceding section (section ‘Listening to a complete album’). 2. ‘[Add to Queue]’ will be highlighted at the head of a list of tracks. 3. Rotate the Select control until the required track is highlighted. 4. Press and release the Select control. The track will begin playing.
Queuing up tracks for playback later 1. If you wish to add only particular tracks from an album to the queue, first choose the album as described in steps 1 - 3 on the preceding section (section ‘Queuing up albums for playback later’). 2. Use the Rotary control (or use the Menu up and Menu down buttons on the remote control) to search for and highlight the required track. 3. Press the Select control (or button). ‘Track Added To Queue’will show on the display. Controlling playback 1.
Browsing the list of tracks currently queued up for playback GB 1. Press the Queue button on the remote control. The currently playing track name will be displayed, along with its position in the queue. 2. Use the Menu up or Menu down buttons (or rotate the Select control) to see which tracks are queued up for playback. 3. If you want to jump to a particular track in the queue, press the Select button (or the rotary control) when the required track is displayed.
Playing tracks in the queue repeatedly 1. When the radio is playing, press the Select control to access the menus. If needed, use the Back option to access the main Mode menu. 2. Rotate the Select control until ‘Media Player’ is highlighted on the display then press the Select control to enter the Media Player menu. Alternatively press the Media button on the remote control. 3. Rotate the Select control until ‘Playback Mode’ is displayed then press the Select control. 4.
Playing tracks in random order GB 1. When the radio is playing, press the Select control to access the menus. If needed, use the Back option to access the main Mode menu. 2. Rotate the Select control until ‘Media Player’ is highlighted on the display then press the Select control to enter the Media Player menu. Alternatively press the Media button on the remote control. 3. Rotate the Select control until ‘Playback Mode’ is displayed then press the Select control. 4.
Auxiliary input socket Your radio has a 3.5mm stereo jack socket for connection to external audio sources. This can be configured to two sensitivity levels to suit the output level of the connected device. 1. Connect an external audio source, such as an MP3 or CD player to the Aux In socket on the back of the radio. 2. Use the Select control to switch on you radio and to access the menus. If needed, use the Back option to access the main Mode menu. 3.
Setting the auxiliary input level GB Different audio sources can vary quite significantly in the strength of the signals which they provide to other equipment such as your Internet radio. In particular, some headphone outputs are at a much lower level than others, and almost all headphone outputs are at a lower level than so called ‘Line-level’ outputs.
Setting the clock Normally the WFR-20 Internet radio will set its clock automatically to UK time after a connection to the Internet has been established. Should you need to set the time manually, please follow this procedure. 1. Use the Select control to switch on your radio and to access the menus. If needed, use the Back option to access the main Mode menu. 2. Rotate the Select control until the display says ‘Configure’. Press the Select control to enter the configure menu. 3.
Setting the clock format GB The clock display can be set to 12 or 24 hour format. The selected format is then also used when setting the alarms. 1. Usethe Select control to switch on your radio and to access the menus. If needed, use the Back option to access the main Mode menu. 2. Rotate the Select control until the display says ‘Configure’. Press and release the Select control to enter the configure menu. 3. Rotate the Select control until ‘Clock Setup’ is highlighted on the display.
Setting daylight saving/summer time These 4 options are available: European – Sets DST by European rules. DST On – Sets Daylight Saving Time (offset +1 hour) DST Off – Cancels Daylight Saving Time. Local time zone – manually forward or backward by 30 mins/step. Reset clock – removes any user set time, time-sonze or DST offset and sets them back to the factory state. 1. Press the Select control to switch on your radio and to access the menus. 2. Rotate the Select control until the display says ‘Configure’.
Setting the alarm clock GB Your radio has four separate alarms which can be set to wake you to either a radio station or a buzzer alarm. Each alarm can be set to sound either once, everyday, weekly, weekdays or at weekends. In the event of a power interruption your radio has built in memory chip that will retain your alarm settings. Note: If no buttons are pressed for 10 seconds the radio will exit the alarm setup. If you make a mistake at any point, use the Back option to go back to the previous screen. 1.
Setting the alarm cont. 6. Rotate the Select control to choose the hour for the alarm. Press the Select control to store this setting and the minute digits will be highlighted. 7. Rotate the Select control to choose the minute for the alarm. Press and Select control to store this setting. The alarm day option will be highlighted on the display:Once - will sound at one time only Everyday - will sound everyday. Weekly - will sound once every week. Weekdays - will sound on weekdays only.
When the alarm sounds GB The radio alarm will sound at the selected times for up to 60 minutes unless cancelled. The volume for the radio alarm will be the same as the volume previously used when listening to the radio or media player. If for any reason the radio cannot connect to the requested radio station at the time that the alarm is due, the buzzer alarm will be used instead. The buzzer alarm sounds for 10 minutes and the volume will gradually increase from a low level.
Disabling alarms 1. To Disable all alarms enter the alarm setup menu and Rotate the Select control until ‘Disable all’ is highlighted on the display. Press the Select control to confirm. The display will show ‘All alarms disabled’ for 3 seconds then return to the alarms list display. 2. To Disable a single alarm enter the alarm setup menu and rotate the Select control until the desired alarm is highlighted on the display. Press the Select control. The display will show ‘Enable Alarm YES / NO’.
Sleep timer GB Your radio can be set to turn off after a preset time has elapsed. The sleep setting can be adjusted between 15 and 120 minutes in 15 minute increments. 1. When the radio is playing, press the Select control to access the menus. If needed, use the Back option to access the main Mode menu. 2. Rotate the Select control until the ‘Alarm clock’ is highlighted on the display then press the Select control. 3.
Backlight This option allows you to alter the radio’s display backlight settings to suit your needs. Separate settings are available for Active mode (while using the menu system), Inactive mode (when listening), and Standby mode (when the radio is off with just the clock display showing). 1. Usethe Select control to switch on your radio and to access the menus. If needed, use the Back option to access the main Mode menu. 2. Rotate the Select control until ‘Configure’ is highlighted on the display.
Language selection GB This facility allows you to change the display language for the menus. 1. Use the Select control to switch on your radio and to access the menus. If needed, use the Back option to access the main Mode menu. Rotate the Select control until ‘Configure’ is highlighted on the display then press the Select control to enter the Configure menu. 2.
Network configuration This menu enables you to configure your radio’s network settings, scan for a connection to an alternative wireless network, or to manually configure the network parameters. This can be useful if you take the Internet radio to another location where there is a different network setup. It is possible to configure your radio to connect to your network via an available Ethernet connection (LAN) or via a Wi-Fi router. Configuring the radio only to use a wired Ethernet connection 1.
Configuring the radio to use either an Ethernet or a Wi-Fi connection GB 3. Selecting the ‘Auto’ option from the ‘Wired / Wireless’ menu will cause the radio to restart. It will then attempt to establish an Ethernet connection to the network. If no Ethernet connection is available the radio will attempt to establish a Wi-Fi connection to the network. Having established a particular type of connection to the network, this connection will remain in use while the radio is on.
Troubleshooting If you have difficulty connecting the radio to your wireless network, some of these steps may help to resolve the problem: 1. Confirm that a Wi-Fi connected PC can access the Internet (i.e. can browse the web) using the same network. 2. Check that a DHCP server is available, or that you have configured a static IP address on the radio. You can configure a static IP address on the radio using the menu item ‘Configure -> Network Config -> Edit Config’, and then select ‘No’ for ‘Auto (DHCP)’.
Factory reset GB If you wish to completely reset your radio to its initial state this may be performed by following this procedure. 1. Use the Select control to switch on your radio and to access the menus. If needed, use the Back option to access the main Mode menu. Rotate the Select control until ‘Configure’ is highlighted on the display. 2. Press the Select control to enter the Configure menu. Rotate the Select control until ‘Factory Reset’ is highlighted on the display. 3.
Upgrade firmware From time to time, new software features for your radio may be developed. For example, a new audio decoder may be added to allow an alternative audio format to be supported. You radio has therefore been designed to allow its internal software to be upgraded using your Internet connection. The upgrade mechanism is accessible via the Configure menu. Upgrading the software will remove all network settings, radio station presets and alarm settings from your radio.
Headphone socket GB A 3.5mm Headphone Socket located on the rear of your radio is provided for use with headphones. Inserting a plug automatically mutes the internal loudspeaker. IMPORTANT: Excessive sound pressure from earphones and headphones can cause hearing loss. Line out socket (3.5mm Jack) A 3.5mm Line Out socket located on the rear of your radio is provided for connecting the audio signal to an external ampli.er. Inserting an audio cable into this socket will not mute the internal loudspeaker.
Specifications Circuit features Power Requirements AC 230 volts, 50 Hz, or AC 110 volts, 60 Hz Mains Battery (Remote control) CR2032 only Loudspeaker 2 x 75 mm Output Power 5 Watts RMS per channel Headphone socket Auxiliary In socket Line Out socket 3.5mm dia 3.5mm dia 3.5mm dia Aerial System External Wi-Fi Antenna Connectivity Wired Ethernet Wi-Fi 10/100M bits/sec via LAN 802.11b and 802.
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