Location of Controls
1. Power button
2. Power LED indicator
3. Remote control lens
4. LCD display
5. Previous / Play button
6. Mode changing button
7. Back button
8. Tuning / Select button
9. 6.35 mm earphone jack
10. SD card slot
11. External Wifi antenna
12. Ethernet jack
13. Coaxial Digital output
14. Toslink Digital output
15-16. RCA analog line out
17. FM antenna socket
18. USB host
19. DC IN – power input
20. Main on/off switch
SETTING UP
Those steps for connecting your radio to your network
Step 1- Switching on the radio;
Plug the cable from the AC adapter into the socket labeled 5V 1.2A DC at the back of the radio, then switch on at the mains
by the main switch power on the rear cabinet
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.
The display on the front of the radio will light up and say:
Then show
After a few seconds, it will show the
Then it will enter to standby mode to show the initial time 00:00, you should press “Power” to turn on the unit, then it will
bring you to the Wizards sets:
If it complete the initialing, it will auto scan the ESSID as follow:
It will list all the ESSID names that can be detected, select the ESSID belong to yours, it will ask you to input the correct
WEP(Wired Equivalent Privacy) or WPA(Wi-Fi Protected Access) code. If your ESSID does not require a WEP or WPA code,
the unit will connect to the ESSID automatically and display as follow:
Or if you are requested to input the encryption, you can do the following:
1. Select your ESSID from the list:
2. It will show as follow:
Note:
The encryption code would have been set up by the person who set up and configured your network.
Welcome to
IPdio Radio
Reciva Enabled
ARM Powered
Starting…
Initialising
Network /
Scanning
…….
Network OK
Select Network
Linksys
Enter WPA/WEP key
After 3 seconds the display goes into the code entry screen.
If the display does not automatically go into the code entry mode, press the TUNE/SELECT button. T o enter the code,
use the TUNE/SELECT to select each character of the code, push down the TUNE/ SELECT button to confirm each
character.
3. Make sure the character you want is shown in the centre of the display to be able to select it.
4. If you complete the key then you can use “END” to confirm. The display shows “Connecting to network” as the radio
connects to the network.
5. If the connecting is OK, it will show you
6. After the station update, it will display the following menu :
Changing the volume – for Earphone only
Note: The volume control on the unit is just for adjusting the volume for the earphone.
You can change the volume by turning the TUNE clockwise to increase the volume and anticlockwise to decrease the
volume. The display
will
show the volume bar. You cannot change the volume when you are in a menu or when the radio is
connecting to a station.
To change the volume for the external speakers, you need to use the volume control fro m t he external speakers.
Step 2-How to set your radio
In the main menu, you can find
<Settings>
then you can do your radio basic settings as
<Network configuration>
Press “Select” to do the setting, adjust the TUNE button to your desired option. You can find some sub-menus in it and one
of them you can see
<Wired/Wireless>
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Connecting to
Network
Connecting to
Linksys
Internet Radio
My Stuff
Alarm Clock
Settings
Network Config
Version
Edit Config
Wired/Wireless
Station Update
From Reciva
You can select Auto, Wired only or Wireless only.
If you select Auto, it will detect automatically for either wired connection or wireless connection.
If you select Wired Only, it will only connect through Wired connection.
If you select Wireless Only, it will only connect through Wireless Wi-Fi connection.
Configuring the radio to only use a wired Ethernet connection
Selecting ‘Wired Only’ will cause the radio to reboot and then only use its Ethernet connection to communicate with the
network. The radio will also disable its wireless network capabilities.
Configuring the radio to only use a Wi-Fi connection
Selecting the ‘Wireless Only ‘ option from the ‘ W ired/Wireless’ menu will cause the radio to reboot and then only use its
Wi-Fi connection to communicate with the network. The radio will also disable its Ethernet connection.
Configuring the radio to use either an Ethernet or a wireless connection Selecting the ‘Au to’ option from the
‘Wired/Wireless’ menu will cause the radio to reboot and then attempt to establish and then attempt to establish an
Ethernet connection, if it is available, to communicate with the network. Otherwise, the radio will attempt to establish a
Wi-Fi connection to the network.
Once the radio has established a certain type of connection to the network, then this type of connec tion will remain in use
while the radio is on.
<Scan for network>
You will be guided to how to set the wireless application with the wizards. Please refer to Step 1 above for details.
<Enter network>
You can input the network name by using this feature
<View Config>
To view the current configuration of the network
<Edit config>
You can set the DHCP auto ON or OFF and if this DHCP ON is set, this device will auto set and get the IP address and
gateway DNS settings automatically. If you set the DHCP off, you will be asked to input these address or number manually
for the network configuration.
TIPS: Please set DHCP ON as default and you can get the network connection automatically.
<Signal Warning>
It allows you to choose whether or not the Internet radio displays a warning message when its network signal strength is low.
You can enable this feature by selecting ‘Signal Warning
Other options under Setting
<Version>
Displays the versions number o f the variou s p art of sof tw are on you In ternet radi o. You may be requested for these information
when you need assistance on technical support.
<Upgrade Firmw a r e >
Use this option to download new firmware for the radio from the Reciva portal on the internet. If there is new firmware
available, the radio will pop out a message and ask if you want to download it or not. At this stage, you can still return to the
previous menu by pressing the Back button.
A firmware upgrade may take several minutes, so do no switch off the power to
the radio until the operation is complete otherwise the radio may become permanently damaged.
<Language>
You can select your desired language from the menu
<Factory Reset>
You can select this option to clear all the settings you have made and it will resume to the factory’s default settings. If you
confirm to do this, all the Presets, Language, selected ESSID, network configuration etc will be res umed to default setting.
<Register>
You can use this key number to register your unit on Reciva’s portal website. Please see the last instruction to know how to
register you unit
<Set Time/Date>
You can set the time and day of your local time. Once your unit is connected to Internet successfully, the time and date will be
set with Greenwich standard time.
<Backlight>,
You can set the LCD backlight level for active mode, inactive mode and standby mode.
Selecting this option will alter the internet radio’s backlight values.
1. After selecting the ‘Backlight’ menu item, the radio will display three modes: ‘Inactive’, ‘Active’ and ‘S tandby’ as follow:
- Inactive mode: when there is no activity on the radio for 30 seconds.
- Active: when there is activity on the radio, e.g. controlling the buttons/making selection on the radio
- Standby: When the radio is being turned off.
2. Rotate the knob to highlight the desired menu mode and press SELECT.
3. The radio will now display the current backlight value for the menu mode. You can alter this value by rotating the knob to
increase or decrease it.
<Contrast>
You can set the LCD contrast level by adjusting the knob
1. After selecting the ‘Contrast’ on the menu, the radio will display the current value of LCD contrast ratio.
2. Tuning the knob to increase or decrease it until it is at the optimum level.
3. Press SELECT to confirm the change.
<UPNP>
Allow the user to configure the radio' s UPnP dev ice name. When the radio accesses a UPnP server, the serv er w ill displ ay the
radio's configure device name in its list of clients
<WiFi Strength>
It shows the strength of the current WiFi signal.
Step 3- Listening you internet radio
To listen to the desired radio station, follow the steps below
1. Select the station by <Location>:
Location
Genre
Choose a Continent and country from the list. A list of radio stations will be displayed:
2. Select the station by <Genre>:
Choose the stations by category or by the type of music, such as the music from 90s, Classical, Dan ce or Rock
music.
3. Press the “Select” button to choose the station you want to listen to, it will display the screen as follow:
4. <Search> function
You can search your favorite station by entering the station name. Select <Search> from the menu, and then input the
name of the station by using the Tune /Select button. Tuning the button to select the letter and push down to confirm.
Step 4- How to enjoy your Media stream
Go to <media player>, you can enjoy the music from your PC, SD card or USB drive.
MUSIC CONTENT
The internet radio is able to playback the following type of music files:
FLIE TYPE FLIE EXTENSION SHOWN ON PC
Caribbean
Europe
UK
Ukraine
90s
Adult
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BBC Radio 1
BBS Radio 1Xtra
BBC Radio 1
BBS Radio 2
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