OWNER'S MANUAL English Deutsch Español Fançais Internet Radio Radio Controls Radiokontrollen Controles de Radio Commandes par Radio Radio English Contents Page Section 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 6 7 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Introduction Switching-on and Off and Adjusting Volume Connecting the Radio to a Wireless Network. Selecting Radio Stations Saving and Playing Radio Station Presets Listening to On Demand Content Setting the Clock Setting the Alarm Interrogating the Current Alarm Setting Listening to Windows Media Player via Radio The Radio Configure Menu Troubleshooting Licence Information and Warranty 1. Introduction To be able to use the radio a broadband internet connection and a wireless access point (Wi-Fi) connected to your broadband internet, preferably via a router, is required. Note: If the wireless network is configured to use Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) or Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) data encryption then the WEP or WPA password will be needed to enable the radio to communicate with the network. Before commencing setup make sure that the wireless access point equipment is switched on and connected to broadband internet. The instructions supplied with the wireless access equipment may be required. The radio controls referred to in the following pages are illustrated in the diagram. 2. Switching-on and Off And Adjusting Volume First plug the mains adaptor into a wall socket and its cable into the socket on the radio labeled 7.5V DC on the back of the radio. Note: Use only the mains adapter supplied with the radio. Using a different adaptor may cause permanent damage to the radio and could be hazardous. In use, the radio can be switched on or off with the standby button. If switched off using the standby button, the radio will take 10 seconds or so to start playing when switched on again. If switched off at the mains, the radio will take up to 60 seconds to start playing when switched on again. When the radio is in standby mode it displays the time. See section 7, "Setting the clock". 1 English 3. Connecting the Radio to a Wireless Network. When first switched-on the radio display will illuminate and show: Waiting For Connection then: Reciva Radio ARM Powered After a few seconds, the display will show: Wireless Network OK If the display briefly shows the network is using a security encryption system (either Wired Equivalent Privacy or Wi-Fi Protected Access) and the correct WEP or WPA password must be entered to gain access. The password will be known only to the person who set up the network in the first place. The display will automatically enter the password entry mode. To enter the password, use the knob to select each character of the code in turn, pressing the select button after each character. Note: WEP and WPA passwords are case sensitive and must be entered correctly. After the final character, use the knob to select the end character then press the select button. The radio should now be able to connect to the network. The display will show: Waiting For Connection followed by: When the display shows , press the select button and proceed as follows. Note: If necessary press the back button to return to the previous display. The display on the front of the radio now shows: Press the select button again and the display will now show: Scanning The radio looks for a connection to a wireless network. If it can't find one the display will show: Wireless Network OK If the display again shows an incorrect password has probably been entered. No Wireless Networks Found If no network is found refer to the instructions supplied with the wireless access equipment and check that it is operating and setup appropriately. When the radio finds a wireless network, it displays the network name (the ESSID) on the display. The name would have been allocated to the network access point by the person who set up the network. For example: 4. Selecting Radio Stations Note: If necessary press the back button to return to the previous display. 4.1 Press the select button. The display will show: If the display does not show turn the knob until it does. 4.2 Press the select button and turn the knob to select from or . displays a list of continents from which you can chose the desired country. displays all the available internet radio stations identified with specific genres (rock, classical, speech, etc). Press the select button to select the desired option. 10 Sandwich Gdns It is possible (and in some locations highly likely) that the radio will find more than one wireless access point. Turn the knob on the radio to show the names for each access point that the radio has found. When the name for the desired access point is shown on the display, press the select button. If the network is not configured to need a WEP password, the display should show: 2 English 4.3 If is selected turn the knob to select from , , , , and press the select button. Once the location has been selected turn the knob until the display shows the desired country and press the select button. Next turn the knob until the display shows the desired station and press the select button. After a short while the radio will connect to the station. 4.4 If is selected turn the knob until the display shows the desired genre and press the select button. Next turn the knob until the display shows the desired station and press the select button. After a short while the radio will connect to the station. Note: Some radio stations do not broadcast 24 hours a day, and some stations are not always on-line. If a particular station that is known to be broadcasting on-line is not listed as available on the radio an update request can be made at: http: //www.reciva.com/ and request it be added. Note: If the station has on-demand content (that is, it provides the option of listening to programmes which have already been broadcast), it will not begin playing immediately but will request selection of either or . see Section 6 "Listening to On-demand Content". 5. Saving and Playing Radio Station Presets 5.1 To save a specific radio station as a preset, hold down one of the preset buttons (1 to 8) while the station is playing until the display shows: Assigned to Preset # Note: # refers to the preset button number. 5.2 Playing a preset radio station When a radio station is playing, briefly press the preset button (1 to 8) for the desired station. Note: Be careful not to hold the button down otherwise a desired preset may be overwritten. 6. Listening to On demand Content Some radio stations provide access to programmes that have already been broadcast. When such a station is selected it will not start playing immediately but instead the display shows: < Listen Now > < Listen Again > Turn the knob to select or , then press the select button. If is selected then the radio plays the current broadcast as normal. If is selected more displays are shown that enable selection of specific programmes. What is shown will depend on the station selected - the following steps are guide only. When is selected the display shows a list of programmes available. Turn the knob to select the programme desired and press the select button. The radio will now either begin to play or the display may show a list of specific broadcast dates to select from. Use the knob to select the date of the desired programme and press the select button. After the date has been selected, a start time may be selected. Set a desired programme Start Time (i.e the desired point during the programme) using the knob and press the select button. Start Time selection will be different for each station. For example, on BBC stations Start Times can only be incremented by 5 minutes at a time. 3 English Programmes which allow Start Time selection also enable fast-forward and rewind while the radio is playing. Pressing the select button shows the programme elapsed time. Turn the knob to change this time, up or down in 1 minute intervals. Press the select button again to play the programme from that point. Press the select button and turn the knob until the display shows: Turn the knob until the display shows: Press the select button. The display will show the alarm options. 7. Setting the Clock The radio incorporates a clock that should be set to the correct local time. To set the clock first Press the select button and proceed as follows. Note: If necessary press the back button to return to the previous display. Turn the knob until the display shows: Yes/No Turn the knob to swap between Yes and No and press the select button. If No is selected the alarm is disabled. The display will briefly show: Alarm is Off If Yes is selected the display will show the radio's current time setting. For example: Press the select button and turn the knob until the display shows: Set Alarm 14:03 Turn the knob to set the hours and press the select button. Turn the knob again to set the minutes and again press select. The display will briefly show (for example:): Turn the knob until the display shows: Press the select button. The display will show the radio's current time setting. For example: Set Time 14:03 Turn the knob to set the hours and press the select button. Turn the knob again to set the minutes and again press select. The display will briefly show (for example:): Alarm Set 15:06 9. Interrogating the Current Alarm Setting To interrogate the current alarm setting press the select button and proceed as follows. Note: If necessary press the back button to return to the previous display. Turn the knob until the display shows: Time Set 15:06 8. Setting the Alarm The radio incorporates an alarm function that switches the radio on from Standby. The last selected station will play (assuming it is on-line). If the station is off-line or the network has a fault then a buzzer will sound as the alarm. To set the alarm first Press the select button and proceed as follows. Note: If necessary press the back button to return to the previous display. Turn the knob until the display shows: Press the select button and turn the knob until the display shows: Turn the knob until the display shows: Press the select button. The display will briefly show the radio's current alarm setting. For example: 4 Current Alarm 07:45 (On) English 10. Listening to Windows Media Player via Radio Windows Media Player enables the playback of audio files (.MP3,.WMA) and playlists (.M3U) stored on a networked PC. These files can be "broadcast" to the internet radio via the wireless access equipment. It has been verified to work on Windows 2000 and Windows XP. 10.1 To set up the Windows PC to allow the radio to replay stored audio files proceed as follows. Using Windows Explorer, locate the folder where the audio files are stored. Right click on the folder. Select "Properties". Click on "Sharing". Select both "Share this folder on the network" and "Allow network users to change my files". 10.2 To locate the PC audio files using the radio proceed as follows. Switch on the radio and wait for Stations to be shown or for playback to start. Press the back button repeatedly until Stations is shown. Turn the knob until the display shows several minutes to complete. When the file scan is complete the display will show: Note: 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. 10.3 To listen to a single track proceed as follows. Turn the knob until is shown and press the select button. Turn the knob until the desired artist is shown and press the select button. Turn the knob until the desired album name is shown and press the select button. Turn the knob until is shown and press the select button. Turn the knob until the desired track is shown and press the select button. Turn the knob until is shown and press the select button. The track will begin playing. 10.4 Further playback and playlist options. Selecting alternative menu options when is shown enables playback of complete albums. Select an album then turn the knob to select . Single tracks may also be lined-up in a queue while the radio is playing. Select a specific track then turn the knob until is shown. Selecting will slot the track into the next play slot ahead of any track already scheduled to play next. Complete albums may also be added to a queue. Select the album and then select ...