Acoustic Solutions BD-1738 Instruction manual

Instruction Manual

BD-1738

HiFi with WiFi

Contents

Important safety information 3

General safety information 3 Power source 3 Positioning your HiFi 4 Moisture and water 4 Ventilation 4 Heat sources and ﬂames 4

Your HiFi with WiFi 5 Using your HiFi 7

Connection 7 Initial set-up 7 Change the mode 10 Adjusting the volume 10 Using headphones 11

Using the Internet Radio 12

Selecting an Internet radio station 12 Podcasts 14 Last listened 15 Storing Internet radio station presets 16 Recalling Internet station presets 16 Internet radio information 16 My favourites 17 Registering on the Frontier Silicon Portal 18

Using the Music player 19 Using the DAB Radio 21

Changing DAB stations 21 Scanning for DAB stations 21 Prune DAB stations 22 Storing DAB station presets 22 Recalling DAB station presets 22 DAB display information 23 Dynamic range control (DRC) 23

Using the FM Radio 25

Tuning to an FM station 25 Changing the scan setting 25 Audio mode 26 Storing FM station presets 26 Recalling FM station presets 27 FM display information 27

Bluetooth mode 28

NFC touch point 28 Connecting or ‘Pairing’ with your HiFi 28 Listening to Music/Audio

Using Bluetooth 29

Using the CD Player 30

Play a CD 30 CD controls 30 Programmed play mode 31 Repeat and Random modes 31 Remove the CD 31

Aux in mode 33 Menu settings 34 Technical speciﬁcation 36 Troubleshooting 37 Product Support 40

Help and assistance 40

General information 41

Product guarantee 42

Important safety information

General safety information

Keep the product and all its parts out of reach of small children. This product is not intended for use by persons (including children) with reduced physical,

sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge, unless they have been given supervision or instruction concerning the use of the appliance by a person responsible for their safety.

• Do not attempt to open the product. This product does not contain any user serviceable parts. Unauthorised handling of the device may damage it and will void your warranty.

• Do not use your HiFi near emergency/intensive care medical equipment or during an electrical storm.

Caution

To avoid possible hearing damage, do not listen to this HiFi at high volume levels for long periods of time. Always keep the volume within reasonable limits.

Caution: This is a CLASS-1 laser product.

• Use of controls or adjustments other than those speciﬁed herein, may result in hazardous laser light beam exposure.

• Do NOT open the cover and do NOT attempt to repair it yourself.

• Refer servicing to qualiﬁed personnel. This product does not contain any user serviceable parts.

• Unauthorised handling of the device may damage it and will void your warranty.

Power source

• Only use the power supply that came with the product. Using an unauthorised power supply will invalidate your guarantee and may irrecoverably damage the product.

• Disconnect your HiFI from the mains power supply during thunderstorms.

• Always check that you have completely switched off your HiFi, before you change or disconnect the power supply.

• Where the mains power plug or an appliance coupler is used as the disconnect device, the disconnect device shall remain readily operable.

• If the HiFi will not be used for a long period of time, make sure that the mains power is unplugged.

Important safety information

Positioning your HiFi

It is important that you consider carefully in advance where your HiFi will be situated and make sure that it is:

• on a ﬂat and stable surface.

• within 1.4 metres of a power socket. Please ensure that the mains power lead and speaker cables are not a trip hazard.

• at least 1 metre away from other electrical appliances to avoid interference.

• where it will be in range of your router for WiFi connectivity or a ‘paired’ bluetooth device (e.g. iPod/iPhone/iPad/Android/other phone/Computer), which is about 10 metres or less (33 feet or less) in line of sight.

• where you can fully extend the telescopic aerial.

• Never place your HiFi directly onto antique or polished surfaces.

Moisture and water

• Keep it dry. Avoid exposure to precipitation, humidity and liquids which could all affect the product circuitry.

• Do not leave it in low temperatures as moisture can form inside the product, which may damage the circuit board.

Ventilation

• Do not block or cover slots, holes or openings on the product by placing on soft furnishings such as carpets, rugs or beds as these are provided for functionality and/or ventilation to ensure safe operation of the product.

Heat sources and ﬂames

• Do not leave it in high temperatures as electronic devices and plastic parts may warp in heat.

• Keep it away from bright sunlight or heat sources, such as a radiator.

• Never place any type of candle or naked ﬂame on top of, or near the product.

Your HiFi with WiFi

Front View

1 2 3 4 6 7

8 9 10

Back view

12 13

14 15

1. Power on/off

2. Mode

3. Display

4. Rotary Tune/Select

5. NFC Touch point

6. CD tray

7. Rotary Volume control

8. Preset

9. Eject (CD mode)

10. Skip back

11. Stop

12. Skip forward

13. Play/Pause

14. Menu/Info.

15. Headphone socket

18 19 20

16. Power lead

17. Telescopic antenna

18. Aux-in

19. Right speaker socket

20. Left speaker socket

Your HiFi with WiFi

Remote control

4 5

1. Power on/off

2. Mode

3. Skip back

4. Play/Pause

5. Clock

6. Select

7. Scan

8. Prog./Preset

9. Menu

10. Pair

11. Alarm

12. Info.

13. Snooze

14. Mute

15. Eject (CD mode)

16. Skip forward

17. Stop

18. Repeat

19. EQ

20. Volume+

21. Volume-

Note: The remote signal may not be received if there is an obstacle between the remote and the HiFi.

Direct sunlight or other bright light sources shining on the remote sensor to the left of the HiFi display, may affect the performance of the remote control.

Setup wizard

Using your HiFi

Connection

1. Connect the speakers to the Left (white) and Right (red) speaker sockets on the back of the

HiFi.

2. Fully extend the radio aerial on the back of the HiFi to receive the best possible radio

reception and sound quality when you scan for DAB and FM radio stations.

3. Plug the mains power plug into the mains power wall socket and

switch on. The HiFi will switch on, the Acoustic Solutions logo will be displayed for a few seconds.

4. Please wait, the Setup wizard screen will then be displayed for you

to enter the settings required to connect to your home router for WiFi internet Radio and My Music access.

5. Pull out the safety strip on the remote control to activate the battery.

Initial set-up

On ﬁrst use your HiFi will display the Setup wizard screen for you enter the settings to connect to your home router for WiFi internet Radio and My Music access. We recommend that you do proceed with this Setup and we have included the steps to do this below.

Alternatively, if you would prefer to run the Setup wizard to connect to your router later, use the rotary Tune/Select control to highlight ‘NO’ and short press to select. A further screen will be presented to check if you would like to run the Setup wizard the next time you power on your HiFi. Use the Tune/Select control to highlight YES or NO as appropriate and short press the Tune/Select control. The main menu screen for your HiFi will then be displayed.

Note: If at any point during the Setup wizard process, you wish to go back to change a setting, just short press the Menu/Info button, which is under the rotary volume control.

1. The Setup wizard screen will be displayed, with the ‘YES’ option

highlighted, short press the Tune/Select control.

2. The Date/Time screen will be displayed, with the 24 hour option

Start now?

YES NO

already highlighted. Use the Tune/Select control to highlight the time format that you would prefer for your HiFi and then short press the Tune/Select control to select.

3. The Auto update screen will be displayed. This will enable your

HiFi to update its clock settings automatically, from the DAB radio signal, the FM radio signal, to update from the Network or No

Auto update

Update from DAB

Update from FM

Update from Network

No update

update, if you wish to set the time and date manually and do not want your product to automatically update.

Use the Tune/Select control to highlight your preferred option and press to select. The steps are included here for if you select the highlighted option of ‘Update from Network’.

SSID

WPS Menu

Using your HiFi

4. The Set Timezone screen is displayed and UK timezone of UTC +00:00: Dublin, London

is the ﬁrst option highlighted at the top of the display. Use the Tune/Select control to highlight your preferred option and press to select.

5. The Daylight savings screen is displayed and the OFF option is highlighted. Use the

Tune/Select control to highlight your preferred option and press to select.

6. The Network settings screen is displayed Please select ‘YES’ if you would like to keep your

HiFi connected to the Network all of the time. This is the recommended option. If you prefer to turn off the network connection when you are using DAB or FM Radio or Aux in mode, you will need to remember to reconnect to your network manually each time you wish to use the Internet radio or My Music features.

7. Use the Tune/Select control to highlight your preferred option and press to select.

8. The Wlan region screen is displayed. There is only 1 option of ‘Europe’. Press the Tune/

Select control to select.

9. The Network settings screen is displayed whilst your HiFi scans for available WiFi

networks.

10. After a few seconds a list the Network Names or (also know as

SSIDs), for the WiFi networks found during the scan will be displayed. If your router supports WiFi Protected Setup, then [WPS] will be shown just before the Network name or SSID.

Use the Tune/Select control to highlight the WiFi Network that the HiFi should connect to and press to select.

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Note: If your WiFi network is not listed, if may be because your router has been set not to broadcast its Network Name or SSID. Please check your router settings; you can opt to change your router to broadcast its network name, or you can enter the Network settings into the HiFi manually. Long press Menu/Info, then select Network, then Manual settings from within the Internet radio menu.

Note: If your router is set to broadcast its Network name or SSID, but it has not been found, please ﬁrst try to scan again for WiFi networks. Short press the Menu/Info button to go back and then proceed through the previous two screens to scan for WiFi networks again. If your network is still not found, please try moving your HiFi closer to your router and then scan for WiFi networks again.

11. If your router supports WiFi Protected Setup (WPS), the WPS Menu

screen will be displayed at this point. If your router does not support WPS, then please go to step 12.

Push Button

PIN Skip WPS

Network settings

Using your HiFi

Push button - If you highlight and select this option, the WPS Setup screen will be displayed and you will be prompted to ‘Push WPS button at the other end’ (on your router). Then short press the Tune/Select control to SELECT. The router encryption key will be sent automatically to your HiFi.

PIN - If you highlight and select this option, the WPS Setup PIN screen will be displayed. Please enter the PIN displayed on your HiFi into your router using a web browser (please refer to your router instructions). Then short press the Tune/Select control to SELECT. The router encryption key will be sent automatically to your HiFi.

Skip WPS - If you highlight and select this option, you can enter your router encryption key manually.

Note: If you selected either the Push Button or PIN option, the display will change to show that your HiFi is ‘Connecting ...’ to your router. After a short delay, ‘Connected’, then ‘Setup wizard completed’ will be displayed. Short press the Tune/Select control to SELECT and display the Main Menu. Your HiFi is now connected via your router to the internet.

12. If your router does not support WPS and does not have an encryption key, ‘Connecting...’,

followed by ‘Connected’, then ‘Setup wizard completed’ will be displayed. Short press the Tune/Select control to SELECT and display the Main Menu. Your HiFi is now connected via your router to the internet.

13. If your router requires an encryption key, the Key screen will be

displayed.

You will need to enter the correct wireless password or encryption key, either Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) or WiFi Protected Access (WPA) into your HiFi, to enable it to connect to your router. Some wireless routers already have an encryption key or password that has been set by the manufacturer, this will be shown either on the router itself or within the documentation provided with it.

To enter the wireless password or encryption key into your HiFi, use the Tune/Select control to move around the key screen and press to select each letter or number required.

On the right hand side of the key screen are three additional options:

BKSP - to delete a number or character that you have just entered. OK - When you have correctly entered the complete wireless password or encryption

key. CANCEL - To cancel the wireless password or encryption key entry and rescan for

wireless networks.

Please wait

Connecting.

Key

0123456789 . - @

abcdefghijklmn

opgrstuvwxyzABC DEFGHIJKLMNOPQR

BKSP

Cancel

Network settings

Please wait

Connecting.

Connected

Setup wizard

Completed

Setup wizard

Press SELECT to exit

Main menu

Music player DAB FM

Internet radio

Using your HiFi

Short press the Menu/Info button to move from the number and letters part of the screen to the three options on the right hand side. Use the Tune/Select control to move up and down the options and press to select. Short press the Menu/Info button again to move back to the numbers and letters part of the screen.

Note: You must enter the wireless password or encryption key exactly, as it appears on your router or router documentation, including upper or lower case letters, to enable your HiFi to connect successfully to your router.

After you have entered your wireless password or encryption key and selected OK, ‘Connecting...’, followed by ‘Connected’, then ‘Setup wizard completed’ will be displayed. Short press the Tune/Select control to SELECT and display the Main Menu. Your HiFi is now connected via your router to the internet.

Power on

Short press the Power button on the HiFi or on the remote control.

Power off

Short press the Power button on the HiFi or on the remote control. The Standby screen will be displayed with the current date and time.

Change the mode

1. Short press the Mode button on the HiFi or on the remote control. The 7 mode options of

2. Use the rotary Tune/Select control on the HiFi or the and buttons on the remote

3. Short press the Tune/Select control on the HiFi or the Select button on the remote control

Adjusting the volume

• Turn the large rotary control on the HiFi clockwise or press the Vol+ button on the remote

• Turn the large rotary control on the HiFi anti-clockwise or press the Vol- button on the

Internet Radio, My Music, DAB Radio, FM Radio, Bluetooth, CD and Aux are displayed.

control to highlight each mode option.

to select an option.

control to increase the volume.

remote control to decrease the volume.

Using your HiFi

Using headphones

You can connect headphones with a 3.5mm plug (not included) to your HiFi. The stereo headphone socket can be found on the front of the HiFi, underneath and to the right of the large rotary volume control.

When you have headphones connected the HiFi speakers are switched off and all sound is via the headphones.

Note: Always keep the volume within reasonable limits.

Internet radio

Using the Internet Radio

Internet Radio mode

Check that you are in internet radio mode. If you are not already in Internet radio mode, short press the Mode button on the HiFi or on the remote control, then use the rotary Tune/Select control on the HiFi or the and buttons on the remote control to highlight Internet radio. Press the Tune/Select control on the HiFi or the Select button on the remote control to select.

With your HiFi you can listen to thousands of radio stations and podcasts from around the world; you just need to connect to your home router via WiFi for an Internet Broadband connection. If you did not run the Setup up wizard when you ﬁrst powered on your HiFi, you will need to do this now.

To start the Setup wizard:

1. Long press the Menu/Info button to enter the menu options.

2. Use the rotary Tune/Select control to scroll to System settings and press to select.

3. Use the rotary Tune/Select control to scroll to Network and press to select.

4. Network wizard will be highlighted. Press the rotary Tune/Select control to select.

5. Follow the steps from page 7 to connect your HiFi with your home router for Internet radio

access.

Selecting an Internet radio station

There are several different ways of selecting Internet Radio stations to listen to on your HiFi. Such as:

• Location - ﬁnd a radio station by its location in the world.

• Genre - search for stations worldwide broadcasting the type of music you like to listen to.

• Search stations - Search by station name.

• Popular stations - lists the most listened to, popular stations on the internet.

• New stations - lists the latest stations broadcasting.

In internet radio mode:

1. Long press the Menu/Info button on the HiFi or the Menu button on the remote control to

enter the menu options.

2. Use the Tune/Select control on the HiFi or the and

buttons on the remote control to highlight Station list. Press the Tune/Select control on the HiFi or the Select button on the remote control, to select.

Last listened

Station list

System settings Main menu

Podcasts

New stations

Stations

Using the Internet Radio

Note: Depending on where your HiFi is being used and your IP address, other local internet radio options may be presented on this screen. In the UK, Local United Kingdom and BBC will also

Internet radio

My Favourites

Local United Kingdom

BBC Stations

be displayed.

3. Use the Tune/Select control on the HiFi or the and

buttons on the remote control to highlight Stations. Press the Tune/Select control on the HiFi or the Select button on the remote control, to select.

4. You can now use the Tune/Select control on the HiFi or the

and buttons on the remote control to highlight the option you would like and press the Tune/Select control on the HiFi or the

Location

Genre Search stations Popular stations

Select button on the remote control, to select.

5. Continue to use the Tune/Select control on the HiFi or the and buttons on the

remote control to highlight each option you would like and press the Tune/Select control on the HiFi or the Select button on the remote control, to Select. When you select an Internet radio station to tune in and listen to, ‘Connecting...’, followed by ‘Loading...’ with a progress bar will be displayed. After a short delay the station should start to play.

Search for an Internet radio station

In internet radio mode:

1. Long press the Menu/Info button on the HiFi or the Menu button on the remote control to

enter the menu options.

2. Use the Tune/Select control on the HiFi or the and buttons on the remote control

to highlight Station list. Press the Tune/Select control on the HiFi or the Select button on the remote control,to select.

3. Use the Tune/Select control on the HiFi or the and buttons on the remote control

to highlight Search stations. Press the Tune/Select control on the HiFi or the Select button on the remote control, to select.

4. Use the Tune/Select control on the HiFi or the and

buttons on the remote control to move around the Search stations screen and press the Tune/Select control on the HiFi or the Select button on the remote control to select each letter or number required to enter the name of the radio station that you would like to search for.

On the right hand side of the key screen are three additional options:

BKSP - to delete a number or character that you have just entered. OK - When you have ﬁnished entering the Station name that you would like to search for. CANCEL - To cancel the search and return to the previous screen.

0123456789 ABCD

EFGHIJKLMNOPQRS

TUVWXYZ

BKSP

Cancel

Using the Internet Radio

Short press the Menu/Info button on the HiFi or the Menu button on the remote control to move from the number and letters part of the screen to the three options on the right hand side. Use the Tune/Select control on the HiFi or the and buttons on the remote control to move up and down the options and press to select.

Short press the Menu/Info button on the HiFi or the Menu button on the remote control again to move back to the numbers and letters part of the screen.

5. When you have entered the station name that you would like to search for, short press

the Menu/Info button on the HiFi or the Menu button on the remote control to move to the three options on the right hand side of the screen.

6. Use the Tune/Select control on the HiFi or the and buttons on the remote control

to highlight OK. Press the Tune/Select control on the HiFi or the Select button on the remote control, to select. Please wait, Loading... will be displayed.

7. Use the Tune/Select control on the HiFi or the and buttons on the remote control

to highlight a station from the search list. Press the Tune/Select control on the HiFi or the Select button on the remote control, to select.

Podcasts

Some radio stations enable you to listen to programmes that have already been broadcast. There are also programmes available that have been created for download onto a computer or portable device, such as a tablet or mobile phone.

These are commonly known as Podcasts. You can search for Podcasts to listen to on your HiFi.

In internet radio mode:

1. Long press the Menu/Info button on the HiFi or the Menu button on the remote control to

enter the menu options.

2. Use the Tune/Select control on the HiFi or the and buttons on the remote control

to highlight Station list. Press the Tune/Select control on the HiFi or the Select button on the remote control, to select.

3. Use the Tune/Select control on the HiFi or the and buttons on the remote control

to highlight Podcasts. Press the Tune/Select control on the HiFi or the Select button on the remote control, to select.

4. You can now choose to search for Podcasts by Location or Genre, or to search using the

name of the Podcast. Use the Tune/Select control on the HiFi or the and buttons on the remote control to highlight the option you would like and press the Tune/Select control on the HiFi or the Select button on the remote control, to select.

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