UK - USER MANUAL Contents Internet Radio Quickstart Guide 7 What you need before you can use your Internet radio Controls Connections Steps for connecting your radio to your wireless network Step 1 - Power up the radio Step 2 - Scan for a wireless network connection Step 3 - Connect to the wireless network Steps for connecting your radio to your wired network Choosing a radio station to listen to Using your radio for tuning into FM stations Changing the volume Returning to the
Browsing the list of tracks currently queued up for playback 23 Removing tracks from the queue 23 Playing tracks in random order 23 Playing tracks in the queue repeatedly 24 Set up a Windows PC to allow the radio to access your audio files via a UPnP server 24 Locating and playing media files using the radio and UPnP 26 Browsing the list of tracks currently queued up for playback 27 Queuing up UPnP tracks for playback later 27 Queuing up albums for playback later 27 Controlling playback 27 Removing tracks f
Internet Radio Quickstart Guide What you need before you can use your Internet radio Before you can use your Internet radio, you need the following: • A broadband Internet connection. • A wireless access point (Wi-Fi) connected to your broadband Internet, preferably via a router.
Controls Power Volume Tune 1 / Prev 2 / Play 3 / Next 4 / Shuffle 5 / Stop 6 / Browse Reply Alarm Mode Press this button to turn on and off the radio Turn this button clockwise to turn up the volume, and counter clockwise to turn down the volume. Turn this button to navigate in menus and between channels. This button selects the previous track during media player mode. In radio mode it selects preset number one. This button starts playback during mediaplayer mode.
Back Select This button allows you to go back in menus. Press this button to confirm your choices in menus etc. Connections 12V DC in Line out Headphone out AUX in For connecting the included 12V DC power supply. For connecting the radio to an external amplifier. For connecting headphones. For connecting an external sound source, like a MP3 player, Mobile phone, CD player, etc.
Steps for connecting your radio to your wireless network Step 1 - Power up the radio Plug the cable from the mains adapter into the socket labelled 12V DC on the back of the radio. CAUTION: Use only the mains adapter supplied with the radio. Connecting a power supply with a different rating will cause permanent damage to the radio and may be hazardous.
< My Home Network > It is possible, and in some locations highly likely, that your radio will find more than one wireless access point, in which case you can choose which one you want to connect to. Turn the TUNE knob on the radio to see the ESSID for each access point the radio has found. Step 3 - Connect to the wireless network When the ESSID for the access point you want to connect to is displayed on the screen, press the SELECT button.
SELECT button after each character. Note that WEP and WPA codes are sensitive to upper and lower case characters so you must enter them exactly. After the final character, use the TUNE knob to select the END character and press the SELECT button. The radio should now be able to connect to the network. Steps for connecting your radio to your wired network For connection via a wired network, simply plug in the Ethernet cable from your switch or hub before you connect the radio to power.
4. < Turn the TUNE button until the display says < Wired/Wireless > and press SELECT to confirm. Wired/Wireless 5. > Now it is possible to choose between Auto, Wired Only and Wireless Only. Choosing a radio station to listen to 1. < 2. 3. 4. 5. Press the SELECT button to return to the top-level menu. (Note: if you make a mistake at any point, press the BACK button to go back to the previous screen.
8. Press the SELECT button 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 this station has on-demand content (that is, it gives the option of listening to programmes which have already been broadcast), see “Stations which enable you to choose what you listen to”. 1. Turn the TUNE knob until the display shows the type of content you want, then press the SELECT button. 2.
Using your radio for tuning into FM stations Your radio supports an FM tuner with RDS, so you will be able to access standard FM stations from it. 1. You can access the radio’s FM tuner by pressing the ‘Mode’ button twice (pressing the button once will cause the radio to play audio from its auxiliary input). Pressing the ‘Mode’ button a third time will cause the radio to leave its FM tuner state and become and Internet radio again.
Storing a radio station in a preset Whilst a radio station is playing, hold down one of the preset buttons (numbered 1 to 6) until the screen says Assigned to Preset # Where # is the number of the button you held down. Playing a preset radio station When a radio station is playing, briefly press one of the preset buttons, 1 to 5, for the station you want. (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. 4. 5. 6. When you have chosen the programme 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 TUNE knob to set the day the programme was broadcast, then press the SELECT button. After you have chosen the day, you may be able to choose the Start Time. Set the Start Time using the TUNE knob and press the SELECT button.
< Set Time / Date > 8. Press the SELECT button. Set Time 14:03 9. Turn the TUNE knob until the hour setting is correct, then press the SELECT button. Set Time 15:03 10. Turn the knob until the minute setting is correct, then press the SELECT button. Time Set: 15:06 The display says Time Set with the new time shown beneath for 3 seconds, then returns to the radio station display. Setting the alarm 1. 2. < Press the ALARM button.
Set Alarm 07:06 7. Turn the TUNE knob until the minute setting is correct, then press the SELECT button. Alarm Set: 07:45 8. Turn the TUNE knob to choose between ONCE, EVERY DAY, WEEKLY, WEEKDAYS and WEEKENDS. • If you choose ONCE, you must choose which weekday you want the alarm to be active. Confirm your choice by pressing SELECT. Then you must choose if you want the alarm to be a buzzer, the radio station that you are currently listening or a radio station assigned to a preset.
< Weekdays > If you choose WEEKENDS the alarm will start every Saturday and Sunday of the week on the selected time. Confirm your choice by pressing SELECT. Then you must choose if you want the alarm to be a buzzer, the radio station that you are currently listening or a radio station assigned to a preset. Confirm your choice by pressing SELECT.
Media Player Quickstart Guide The Media Player allows you to play audio files (AAC, AIFF, AU, MP3, RM, WAV and WMA) and playlists (M3U) stored on a networked PC. It has been verified to work on Windows 2000 and Windows XP. Set up your Windows PC to allow the radio to access your audio files via Windows Shares 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Please ensure that your PC is available on the network for your Internet radio, then, using Windows Explorer, locate the folder where your audio files are stored.
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 organised ‘By Album’, ‘By Artist’ and ‘Playlists’ – if available. Note that the first time the file scan is done a file called ‘.reciva_media_cache’ is written to the folder where the audio files are stored. This is in order to speed up subsequent file scans. Note: You may be required to enter the user name and password of the computer containing the shared files.
Controlling playback 1. 2. 3. 4. Use the 5 / STOP button to stop playback. Use the 2 / PLAY button to either pause a currently playing track or to restart a currently paused track or to restart a stopped track. Use the 1 / PREV button to start playback of the previous track in the queue. Use the 3 / NEXT button to start playback of the next track in the queue. Browsing the list of tracks currently queued up for playback 1. 2. 3. Press the 6 / BROWSE button.
4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Turn the TUNE knob until 'Playback Mode' is displayed. Press the SELECT button. Turn the TUNE knob until 'Shuffle' is displayed. Press the SELECT button. Turn the TUNE knob to select YES/NO to confirm that shuffle mode should be enabled. Playing tracks in the queue repeatedly 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Select the individual tracks as described previously. Navigate to top-level menu item 'Media Player' using the SELECT and BACK buttons. Press the SELECT button.
Press SELECT 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]’. The radio will continue to display ‘[Empty]’ if no UPnP servers are found. • After a successful scan, select your UPnP server, by rotating the knob if there is more than one UPnP server, and then press SELECT (note, your radio will display ‘Access Denied’ at this stage).
Allowing the Radio to Connect: Locating and playing media files using the radio and UPnP 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 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. Keep pressing BACK to get to the radio’s top-level menu and then turn the knob to select ‘Media Player’. Press SELECT and then turn the TUNE knob to highlight ‘UPNP Servers’. Press SELECT and the radio will scan for all available UPnP servers.
7. 8. to highlight a sub category and press SELECT again. For example, you could select ‘Music’ and then ‘Album’. Turn the TUNE knob to highlight the media files that you wish to play and press SELECT. The radio will display ‘[Add to Queue]’, press SELECT and the radio will add the tracks to its queue and begin playing them automatically. Browsing the list of tracks currently queued up for playback 1. 2. 3. 4. Press the BROWSE button. The currently playing track name will be displayed.
Removing tracks from the queue 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Press the BROWSE button. The currently playing track name will be displayed. Turn the TUNE knob to select the track you want to remove from the queue. Press and hold the STOP button for 2 seconds. Turn the TUNE knob to highlight ‘Yes’ or ‘No’. Press SELECT to confirm whether you actually want to delete the track from the queue. If ‘Yes’ was selected then ‘Removed From Queue’ will be displayed.
Configure menu Choosing the option you want from the Configure menu 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Press the SELECT button. Note: if you make a mistake at any point, press the BACK button to go back to the previous screen. Turn the TUNE knob until ‘Configure’ is displayed Press the SELECT button. Turn the TUNE knob until the display shows the option you want. Press the SELECT button to choose the option shown on the display. The options are explained below.
Allows you to change the display language. Puts all the settings back to their defaults as they were when they left the factory. If you perform a factory reset on your radio you will lose all your presets and your wireless network connection. This will display a key that can be used to register the radio on the Reciva Customer portal: http://www.reciva.
Configuring ‘My Stuff’ Registering an account on Reciva’s website 1. 2. 3. 4. Open the website, http://www.reciva.com, from your Internet browser. Click on the ‘My Account’ link and follow the on-screen instructions to register an account. Please note, during the registration process, a validation code will be sent to you via email. Please enter this code when prompted to do so.
Configuring ‘My Streams’ 1. 2. 3. 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 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.
Troubleshooting If you experience any trouble with your wireless Internet radio, then you may find it useful to visit the help section on our webpage: http://www.reciva.com If you have trouble connecting the radio to your wireless network, 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.
If you can play back the station with a PC, use the form at http://www.reciva.com/ to notify us so that we can change the station data that is used by the radio. Software licence information This product contains software licensed under version 2 of the GNU Public License and version 2.1 of the GNU Lesser Public License, The source code for this software is available from: http://www.reciva.
Specifications Connection: Security: File formats: Controls: Speaker: System Output: Connections: Power: Frequency range: Dimensions: Weight: 802.
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