Source Computer setup for My Music - Windows 35 Basic operation Source Create a new user account for Windows XP 5. Create a password. Click on the user icon next to the IS9181 user account, then click Create a password. To ensure the security of your computer we recommend that you create a password for the IS9181 user account. The password should have a minimum of four characters and a maximum of 16 characters. The password cannot include spaces, commas or equal signs.
Source Computer setup for My Music - Windows Create a new user account for Windows XP If you want to switch back to Classic View click on Switch to Classic View.
Source Computer setup for My Music - Windows Share a folder on Windows Vista For the IS9181 to access the music on your computer, you must share the folder where the music is located. 5. The User Account Control prompts for your permission, click Continue. If the following message pops up, click: No, make the network that I am connected to a private network. 37 Basic operation Source 1. Right click on the folder you wish to share. 2. Click on Share. 3. Select user IS9181 and click Add. 4. Click Share.
Source Computer setup for My Music - Windows Share a folder on Windows Vista 6. The computer may take a few minutes to setup the network access. When the setup is complete and you see the confirmation screen shown below, click Done.
Source Computer setup for My Music - Windows 1. Click the Start menu then click Control Panel. The instructions are given in the Category View (the Windows default) as shown below. If your Control Panel is in Classic View as shown below, click Switch to Category View. 39 Basic operation Source Create new user account in Windows Vista You must create a new user account in Windows Vista for the IS9181 to access the music on your computer.
Source Computer setup for My Music - Windows Create new user account in Windows Vista 2. Click User Accounts and Family Safety or User Accounts. 3. Click Add or remove user accounts. -OR4. The User Account Control prompts for your permission, click Continue.
Source Computer setup for My Music - Windows Create new user account in Windows Vista 5. Click Create a new account. 41 Basic operation Source 6. You MUST Enter IS9181 (the “IS” must be capitalized) as the new account name. 7. Select Administrator as the account type. 8. Click Create Account. Note: If you are going to create the IS9181 user account on multiple computers then you must use the same account name.
Source Computer setup for My Music - Windows Create new user account in Windows Vista 9. Create a password. Click on the user icon next to the IS9181 user account. Then click Create a password. To ensure the security of your computer we recommend that you create a password for the IS9181 user account. The password should have a minimum of four characters and a maximum of 16 characters. The password cannot include spaces, commas or equal signs.
Source Computer setup for My Music - Windows Create new user account in Windows Vista If you want to switch back to Classic View click on Switch to Classic View.
Source Computer setup for My Music - Mac OS 10.4 Create the IS9181 user account and share the folder 1. Under the Apple menu, select System 3. You must name the account IS9181 and Preferences and choose the Accounts pane. create a password. This user does not have to administer the computer. 2. Click the “+” symbol to add an account. You may need to click the lock icon on the bottom The password should have a minimum left to edit the settings. of four characters and a maximum of 16 characters.
Source Computer setup for My Music - Mac OS 10.4 Basic operation Source Create the IS9181 user account and share the folder 4. After the account is created, open the 6. After checking the “Windows Sharing” box, Sharing Pane under System Preferences. click the Accounts… button to enable the IS9181 account. 5. Ensure “Windows Sharing” is checked. You may need to click the lock icon on the bottom left to edit the settings.
Source Computer setup for My Music - Mac OS 10.4 Create the IS9181 user account and share the folder 7. After enabling to IS9181 account to allow 8. After setting up sharing, you may now quit windows sharing, choose the Firewall button System Preferences. of the “Sharing” pane. If your Firewall is on, 9. Now, use Spotlight (the blue magnifying ensure that the “Windows Sharing” box is glass), found on the top right corner of checked.
Source Computer setup for My Music - Mac OS 10.4 Create the IS9181 user account and share the folder 10. In Directory Access, ensure SMB/CIFS is checked and selected.
Source Computer setup for My Music - Mac OS 10.4 Create the IS9181 user account and share the folder 11. You will need to move your music to the IS9181 account in order for the IS9181 to access the music. You may make duplicates of the music you wish to play in the IS9181 music folder. -ORYou can move your entire music collection to the IS9181 account by following these instructions: 1.
Source Computer setup for My Music - Mac OS 10.4 49 Basic operation Source Create the IS9181 user account and share the folder 11. Open up two Finder windows each looking at the music directories for both accounts. The IS9181 music folder should no longer be “X” out and inaccessible. 12. Drag the iTunes folder from the original user account music folder to the IS9181 account music folder. This will copy the music.
Source Computer setup for My Music - Mac OS 10.5 Create the IS9181 user account and share the folder 1. Under the Apple menu, select System 3. You must name the account IS9181 and Preferences and choose the Accounts pane. create a password. The account can be a standard or admin type. 2. Click the “+” symbol to add an account. You may need to click the lock icon on the bottom The password should have a minimum left to edit the settings. of four characters and a maximum of 16 characters.
Source Computer setup for My Music - Mac OS 10.5 Basic operation Source Create the IS9181 user account and share the folder 4. Select the Sharing pane from the System 5. When you press the “Options…” button, you Preferences application. Ensure File Sharing will be able to select the type of file sharing. box is checked and selected. Click the Ensure the “Share files and folders using Options… button. SMB” box is checked, and check the box for the user IS9181. Press the “Done” when finished.
Source Computer setup for My Music - Mac OS 10.5 Create the IS9181 user account and share the folder 6. Click the + button under the “Shared Folder” pane. Navigate to your existing iTunes or other music folder. NOTE: it is important that you drill down to the folder that your music is in, not the first iTunes folder which has some playlist information.
Source Computer setup for My Music - Mac OS 10.5 Basic operation Source External USB & Firewire drives It is possible to share files from external drives using the same method. You have to setup the desired folder on the external drive as a shared folder. Note, however, that external drives are not accessed until you physically (not remotely) log into the Mac, so simply turning on the computer is not enough to share the files, you must log in. You can now close the System Preferences.
Source Access your music from the IS9181 1. On your IS9181, press SOURCE. 2. Rotate the dial to My Music and press SELECT. 3. Rotate the dial to Computer Password and press SELECT. 4. Press SELECT to enter password. 5. Enter the password you selected for the IS9181 user account by rotating the dial and pressing SELECT for each character. Repeat this process until the entire password is displayed. Rotate the dial to highlight DONE , and then press SELECT.
Source Play music on your computer Basic operation Source 4. Rotate the dial to highlight the desired computer and press SELECT. All PC1 Shared Music shared folders on the computer appear. 5. Continue to browse the folders until you reach the music files. Only supported music files (see page 26) appear. 6. Rotate the dial to highlight the desired music file and press SELECT. All supported files in the same folder play sequentially.
Source FM radio Play FM radio station To listen to FM radio stations: 1. With the IS9181 turned on, press SOURCE. 2. Rotate the dial to highlight FM Radio and press SELECT. 3. Press to seek the next lower FM frequency with sufficient signal strength. Press to seek the next higher FM frequency with sufficient signal strength. -ORRotate the dial counter clockwise to increase the FM frequency by one step. Rotate the dial clockwise to decrease the FM frequency by one step. To mute the sound, press .
Source Aux in Please note that the IS9181 does not provide power or control to your external audio device. You can adjust the listening volume using the VOL+ / VOL- on the IS9181 and/or the volume control of your external audio device. If the sound is distorted, try decreasing the volume on the external audio device. Basic operation Source External audio device connection The IS9181 enables you to listen to the audio from any source with a standard headset jack connection. 1.
Favorites Add to favorites When either an Internet radio station or FM radio station is playing, you can add the current station that is playing to your favorites for easy access. The favorites entries are sorted in numeric order and duplicate entries are allowed. The maximum number of favorites that can be added for each source: • Internet Radio: 100 favorites • FM Radio: 20 favorites To add an Internet Radio or FM Radio station to your favorites: 1.
Favorites Play favorites • If the source is not selected first, No Source selected appears when you press FAVORITES on the IS9181. 59 Basic operation Favorites To play your favorites, you must first select the source. To play your favorites: 1. With the IS9181 turned on, press SOURCE. 2. Rotate the dial to highlight the desired source (Internet Radio, or FM Radio) and press SELECT. 3. Press FAVORITES and a list of saved entries for that source appears. 4.
Favorites Move favorites • To go back to the screen currently playing, press MENU and select Now Playing. You can organize or move the favorites. To move the favorite: 1. With the IS9181 turned on, press SOURCE. 2. Rotate the dial to highlight the desired source (Internet Radio, or FM Radio) and press SELECT. 3. Press FAVORITES and a list of saved favorites for that source appears. 4. Rotate the dial to highlight the desired favorite to be moved and press MENU. Move Favorite and press 5.
Favorites Delete favorites Basic operation Favorites You can delete one favorite or all favorites. To delete favorites: 1. With the IS9181 turned on, press SOURCE. 2. Rotate the dial to highlight the desired source (Internet Radio, or FM Radio) and press SELECT. 3. Press FAVORITES and a list of saved favorites for that source appears. 4. Rotate the dial to highlight the desired favorite to be deleted or highlight any favorite if you want to delete all the favorites and press MENU. 5.
Weather (Info) Weather forecast After you have set up the weather feature (see page 19), press WEATHER (called INFO on some models) and rotate the dial to view the 5-day weather forecast. If you do not press a key within one minute, the IS9181 will return to your playing screen.
operation Optional external audioBasic system connection Optional external audio system connection The IS9181 can send music being played to an external audio system for more control over the sound quality. To connect the IS9181 to an external audio system: 1. Connect one end of audio cables (RCA type, not included) to the LINE OUT jacks on the back of the IS9181, matching the cable colors. 2. Connect the other end of the cables to the respective audio input jacks on the external audio system. 3.
Optional battery installation • If you use AA rechargeable batteries, the IS9181 does not recharge the batteries. You can install AA alkaline or rechargeable batteries (sold separately) to use your IS9181 as a portable radio. To install the batteries: 1. Press the tabs on the battery cover on the bottom of the IS9181 and open the battery door. 2. Insert six new AA alkaline or rechargeable batteries, matching the + and - signs engraved inside the battery compartment. 3. Replace the battery cover.
• The batteries do not maintain the clock setting. If your clock is set manually and the IS9181 loses power, then the setting is lost. We recommend you have the clock set by the Internet (see page 17), so when the power returns, the clock setting will be automatically set by the Internet. • The alarm clock does not work on battery power. The alarm clock must have AC power to work.
Troubleshooting If you have difficulty operating your IS9181, please try the suggestions below. For Customer Service, visit our website at www.vtechphones.com/IS9181, or call VTech Communications at 1 (800) 595-9511. General • You cannot access any of the features of the IS9181 when it is in standby (idle) mode. Power up the unit by pressing STANDBY. • Reset procedure: Unplug the power cord and remove all batteries (if used) IS9181.
Troubleshooting Appendix Networking • Make sure your wireless router does not restrict connection by particular MAC addresses (MAC filtering). Refer to you wireless router’s user manual for details. Remote control • Point the remote directly at the IS9181 display. • Check to make sure the remote control’s battery is properly installed. • Try replacing the remote control’s battery.
Troubleshooting Internet radio • A station disappeared from the list or does not work after repeated attempts to listen over several days. When a station stops broadcasting on the Internet, we remove the station from the list. We constantly check the stations to see if they are on the air, when a station restarts broadcasting we put them back in our list of stations. • If a station has changed their management, name, or the type of music they play, you may need to search for it again.
Troubleshooting FM radio • If the FM radio reception is poor, try moving the IS9181 to a different part of your home and on a different electrical outlet. • Keep the IS9181 at least two feet away from other electronic devices and appliances to reduce interference. AUX IN • If you have trouble with the volume, you can adjust the volume using the IS9181 and the volume control on your external device. • Make sure the auxiliary cable is properly plugged into the IS9181 and your external device.
Troubleshooting WEATHER (INFO) • While viewing the Weather screen, rotate the dial to view the five day forecast weather display. Reception or interference • If audio playback stops or the IS9181 shows Buffering..., move the IS9181 closer to your wireless router. • Make sure the IS9181 is at least two feet away from computer equipment and other communication devices. • Try changing the channel on your router. Refer to the router user manual for instructions.
Important safety instructions SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS 71 Appendix When using your IS9181 equipment, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and injury, including the following: 1. Read and understand all instructions. 2. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product. 3. Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning. 4.
Maintenance Taking care of your unit Your IS9181 contains sophisticated electronic parts, so it must be treated with care. Avoid rough treatment Handle the unit gently. Save the original packing materials to protect your IS9181 if you ever need to ship it. Avoid water Your unit can be damaged if it gets wet. Do not use the handset outdoors in the rain, or handle it with wet hands. Do not install the IS9181 near a sink, bathtub or shower.
Warranty What will VTech do if the Product is not free from defects in materials and workmanship during the limited warranty period (“Materially Defective Product”)? During the limited warranty period, VTech’s authorized service representative will repair or replace at VTech’s option, without charge, a Materially Defective Product. If we repair the Product, we may use new or refurbished replacement parts.
Warranty 7. Product returned without a valid proof of purchase (see item 2 below); or 8. Charges for installation or set up, adjustment of customer controls, and installation or repair of systems outside the unit. How do you get warranty service? To obtain warranty service in the United States of America, please call 1 (800) 595-9511. In Canada, please call 1 (800) 267-7377.
Warranty Appendix Other limitations This warranty is the complete and exclusive agreement between you and VTech. It supersedes all other written or oral communications related to this Product. VTech provides no other warranties for this Product. The warranty exclusively describes all of VTech’s responsibilities regarding the Product. There are no other express warranties. No one is authorized to make modifications to this limited warranty and you should not rely on any such modification.
FCC Part 15 COMPLIANCE INFORMATION Product Name: WiFi Internet Radio Model Number: IS9181 This product contains FCC ID: EW780-6569-02 This product complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this product may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this product must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. VTech Technologies Canada Ltd. 12111 Jacobson Way, Richmond, B.C.
FCC Part 15 FCC NOTICE 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. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
IC RSS-210 (Canada) PRODUCT This product contains IC 1135B-80656902. This product complies with RSS-210 of Industry Canada. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this product may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this product must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Industry Canada Notice This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Technical specifications 314 mm (w) X 159 mm (d) X 88 mm (h) Weight 1420 grams Power requirements 14V DC Operating temperature 32°F — 122°F 0°C — 50°C Appendix Size IMPORTANT: This product is protected by certain intellectual property rights of Microsoft Corporation. Use or distribution of such technology outside of this product is prohibited without a license from Microsoft or an authorized Microsoft subsidiary. MPEG Layer-3 audio decoding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson.
Index A Access your music from the IS9181 54 Add to favorites 58 Alarm 11 Aux in 57 D Delete favorites 61 Determine the version of your Windows operating system 27 E B Before you begin 1 Equalizer setting 13 External audio device connection 57 External USB & Firewire drives 53 C F Clock 17 Computer setup for My Music Mac OS 10.4 44 Computer setup for My Music Mac OS 10.
Index R S W Warranty 73 Weather (Info) 62 Weather forecast 62 Weather settings 19 Wireless network 15 Appendix Remote control installation 10 Remote control layout 5 Replace remote control battery 10 Screen brightness 14 Share a folder on Windows 2000 Professional 28 Share a folder on Windows Vista 37 Share a folder on Windows XP 31 Software update 20 Source 22 Standby mode 9 T Technical specifications 79 To cancel snooze 13 To silence the alarm 12 To stop the alarm 12 To stop the buzzer 12 Troubles
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