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Owner’s Manual
Wireless Streaming Music System
CD/WiFi/DL NA/Spotif y/Interne t Radio/
DAB/DA B+/FM/AUX/Bluetooth
M5+
Table of cont en t
1 Introduction
1.1 Safety
1.2 Features
1.3 Carton contents
1.4 External resources
1.5 Conventions used in this manual
2 Controls, connectors and display
2.1 Main controls
2.2 Connectors
2.3 Remote control
2.4 Screens
2.5 Operation
2.6 Menu navigation
3 Started and setup
3.1 Setup wizard
3.2 Other settings
3.3 Internet radio portal registration
3.4 Setting up a music server
3.5 Sharing media with Windows Media Pla ye r
3.6 Setting up M5+ for “Play To” Wind ow s 7 st re am in g me di a fe at ur e.
4. Internet radio mode
4.1 Last listened
4.2 Presets
4.3 Favorites
4.4 Browse
4.5 Search
4.6 My added stations
4.7 Now playing information
5. Spotify Connect
6. Music player mode (network)
6.1Shared media (from UPnP me di a se rv er )
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SOURCE
INFO
MENU / BACK PRESET
Indoor use only
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6.2 USB playback
6.3 Playlists
6.4 Repeat/shuffl e
6.5 Now playing information
7 Using the “Play To” fe at ur e in W in do ws 7 t o st re am m ed ia
7.1 Use “Play To” in Wi nd ow s Me di a Pl ay er
7.2 Use “Play To” els ew he re i n Wi nd ow s 7
7.3 Now playing information
8 DAB radio mode
8.1 Scanning for stations
8.2 Selecting stations
8.3 Now playing information
8.4 Settings
9 FM radio mode
9.1 Selecting stations
9.2 Now playing information
9.3 Settings
10 Au x mo de
11 Bluetooth mode
12 CD playback
13 Alarms and sleep
13.1 Alarms
13. 2 Sleep
14 Software upgrade and factory reset
14.1 Software upgrade
14.2 Factory reset
15 Troubleshooting and error messages
15.1 Error messages
15.2 Troubleshooting
16 Tec hn ic al S pe ci fi ca ti on
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1. Safety
1.1 Safety Instructions
Please store this instruction manual for future re fe re nc e.
Ÿ WARNING: To red uc e th e ri sk o f fi re o r el ec tr ic s ho ck , do n ot e xp os e th is
apparatus to rain or moisture. The apparatus sha ll n ot b e ex po se d to d ri pp in g
or splashing and that objects filled with li qu id s, s uc h as v as es , sh al l no t be
placed on apparatus.
Ÿ WARNING: Th e di re ct p lu g- in a da pt er i s us ed a s di sc on ne ct d ev ice, the
disconnect device shall remain readi ly o pe ra bl e.
Ÿ This lightning flash with arrowhead symb ol w it hi n an e qu il at er al t ri an gl e is
intended to alert the user to the presence of non-in su la te d “d an ge ro us
voltage” within the product's enclosur e th at m ay b e of s uff ic ie nt magnitude to
constitute a risk of electric shock.
Ÿ War ni ng : To red uc e th e ri sk o f el ec tr ic s ho ck , do n ot r em ov e co ve r( or
back) as there are no user-serviceable par ts i ns id e. R ef er s er vi ci ng t o
qualified personnel.
Ÿ The exclamation point within an equila te ra l tr ia ng le i s in te nd ed t o al er t
the user to the presence of important operating an d ma in te na nc e
instructions in the literature accompany in g th e ap pl ia nc e.
Ÿ Correct Disposal of this product. Thi s ma rk in g in di ca te s th at t hi s
product should not be disposed with othe r ho us eh ol d wa st es t hr ou gh ou t th e
EU. To prev en t po ss ib le h ar m to t he e nv ir on me nt o r hu ma n he al th f ro m
uncontrolled waste disposal, recycle i t re sp on si bl y to p ro mo te t he
sustainable reuse of material resource s. To ret ur n yo ur u se d device, please
use the return and collection systems or contact the r et ai le r wh er e th e
product was purchased. Th ey c an t ak e th is p ro du ct f or e nv ir on me ntal safe
recycling.
Ÿ No naked flame sources, such as lighted cand le s, s ho ul d no t be p la ce d
on the apparatus.
Ÿ Do not use this product near water or moisture.
Ÿ Cl ea n on ly w it h a dr y cl ot h.
Ÿ Un pl ug t hi s pr od uc t fr om t he w al l ou tl et b ef or e cl ea ni ng .
Ÿ Place th unit on a solid surface.
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Ÿ Do not put it in a closed bookcase or a cabinet that may kee p ai r fr om
flowing through its ventilation open in gs .
Ÿ Do not install near any heat sources, such as radi at or s, h ea t re gi st er s,
stoves or other appliances that produce he at .
Ÿ Protect the power cord from being walked on or pin ch ed , pa rt ic ul ar ly a t
plugs and the point where they exit from the produ ct .
Ÿ Servicing is required when the produ ct h as b ee n da ma ge d. D o no t at te mp t
to service this product yourself. Opening or remov in g co ve rs m ay e xp os e yo u
to dangerous voltages or other hazards. Plea se c on ta ct t he m an uf ac tu re r to
be referred to an authorized service center ne ar y ou .
Ÿ To prevent risk of fire or electric shock, avoid over load in g wa ll o ut le ts ,
extension cords, or integral convenien ce r ec ep ta cl es .
Ÿ Do not let objects or liquids enter the product.
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Ÿ Use proper power sources. Plug the product i nt o a pr op er p ow er s ou rc e,
As described in the operating instructio ns o r as m ar ke d on t he p ro du ct
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Ÿ Changing sources while a CD is playing c au se s th e CD t o st op p la yb ac k.
Playback will resume when the source is set to CD ag ai n.
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Ÿ The so un d qu al it y of MP 3, C D- R/ CD -R W, a nd e ve n commercially re co rd ed
discs c an var y g re at ly . Th e s am e ho ld s true fo r the s ou nd q ua li ty of port ab le
MP3 players.
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Ÿ Do NO T us e an y C D le ns clea ni ng discs si nc e th es e ar e n ot d es ig ne d fo r
slot-load machines.
Ÿ Avo id b en di ng t he d is c wh en l oa di ng o r ej ec ti ng .
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Ÿ Do not m ov e t he un it wh il e a di sc is pl ay in g a nd do not ship the unit w it h a
CD inside.
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Ÿ Do not try to insert a disc in the slot if one is already inside the u ni t.
Ÿ Do not insert specially shaped discs or 3" CD “si ng le” d is cs .
You ma y expe ri en ce a d el ay in pl ay ba ck when ins er ti ng MP3 or W MA dis cs
while the player reads the directory.
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Paper la be ls s tu ck t o CD -R /C D- RW s ma y be co me l oo se and poss ib ly d am ag e
the player.
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Ÿ CDs with severe scratches may not play properly.
Ÿ Do not insert anything except a CD inside the load in g sl ot .
Ÿ In the rare event you exp er ie nc e an er ro r, unp lu g the powe r cord for 60
seconds and then plug it back in firmly.
1.2 Features
This manual describes how to use the M5+, an advan ce d bu t ea sy -t o- us e
Wi-Fi connected audio system with the followin g mo de s:
Ÿ Internet Radio with access to over 20,000 stations by wifi s tr ea mi ng ,
'Listen again' broadcasts and podcasts .
Ÿ Spotify acting as wireless speakers controll ed b y th e Sp ot if y App
available for iOS/Android smart devices an d a de sk to p cl ie nt f or P cs .
Ÿ Music player allowing easy navigation an d pl ay ba ck t hr ou gh a U SB o r
network-stored library of music files incl ud in g AAC +, M P3 , WM A, WAV,
and FLAC. Play To fea tu re a ll ow in g me di a to b e pu sh ed f ro m a PC r un ni ng
Windows 7 to M5+.
Ÿ DAB/DAB+digital radio with a wide choice of channe ls a nd d ig it al q ua li ty
sound broadcast free-to-air.
Ÿ FM with RDS (Radio Data System).
Ÿ Bluetooth: streaming music and control from smart devi ce .
• USB port: to play the MP3 music from USB stick storage device.
• Aux in or external MP3 music sources from iPod/iPad or other Mp3
players.
• CD playback: playback formats: audio CD, MP3 CD, WMA CD, CD-R a nd
CD-RW )
M5+ also provides the following features
Ÿ Large TFT c ol or d is pl ay f or e as y co nt ro l an d cl ea r in fo rm at io n di sp la y.
Ÿ Infrared remote control
Ÿ Remote control from an Android or iOS Smart Devic e, u si ng S po ti fy A pp o r
UNDOK the Frontier Silicon Remote Control App t o co nt ro l th e pl ay ba ck .
Ÿ Clock with auto-update capability and du al i nd ep en de nt a la rm s
Sleep/snooze.
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Ÿ UPnP Mu si c pl ay er m od es
Ÿ Multiple network profiles for easy setup and p or ta bi li ty.
Ÿ Multiple languages.
1.3 Carton contents
After you unpack the box, you will find the follow in g it em s:
Ÿ 1 M5+ unit
Ÿ 1 power cord
Ÿ 1 owner's manual
Ÿ 1 Remote Control
Ÿ 1 gloves
1.4 External resources
To operate M5+, the following external resou rc es a re n ee de d:
Ÿ A power source (100-240 V mains supply)
Ÿ A wireless (Wi-Fi) network (provided thro ug h a ro ut er ) wi th Ap pr op ri at e
permissions and password if necessary (for I nt er ne t ra di o an d Ne tw or k
Music player modes)
Ÿ Broadband Internet access (for Internet radi o mo de a nd S po ti fy m od e an d
Internet Software Update)
Ÿ A music library stored on the network or on a USB mass storage d ev ic e (f or
Music player modes),
Ÿ An iOS or Android device (for using control app s) .
Ÿ An external audio source (for Aux in mode)
1.5 Conventions used in this manual
Button (press) Physical button on the keypad
Option (select) Menu option shown on the display
Name Menu, screen or other name
2. Controls, connectors and display
2.1 Main controls
1. SELECT/ VOLUME/MUTE/SNOOZE:
POWER ON | OFF the unit: Long press this button to power on/off t he u ni t
2. SOURCE: Press to Source to select diff er en t mo de s in te rn et r ad io , Sp ot if y,
My music, DAB, FM, Bluetooth, CD and Aux.
3. BACK/MENU:
a. BACK: press the BACK to return to the previous screen.
b. MENU: press the MENU to show the MENU for the current mode. Press
again to show now playing screen.
4. ( TU NE -) : Pr ev io us : Pr es s to se le ct t he previous t ra ck u nd er FM/DAB /
Bluetooth/CD mode ; Pr es s an d ho ld the Tu ne - bu tt on 2 se co nd s to autoscan the stations under the FM mode.
a. S EL EC T: Tur n to sc ro ll through a m en u or st at io n list. T he chosen o pt io n i s
highlighted, Press to the button to select.
b. VOLUME: Tu rn t o th e bu tt on t o ad ju st t he v ol um e up o r do wn w he n
playback.
c. MUTE: Press to the button to mute the music when playing.
d. SNOOZE: Press the button to snooze a set time when alarm soun di ng .
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INFO
MENU / BACK
PRESET
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Ÿ Power switch
Ÿ Power input (100-240V)
Ÿ USB socket for USB stick with MP3 music playback (not for chargi ng ).
Ÿ Line out (to connect to an external amplifier or act iv e sp ea ke r)
Ÿ Aux in (to connect external MP3 music source from the iPod , or P ad o th er
device)
Ÿ Headphones out on front panel for the headph on e pl ay ba ck .
2.3 Remote control
In additional to duplicating most of buttons o n to p of t he u ni t, t he r em ot e
control adds the following functions:
1. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10+: Press to preset the favorite stations. The
presets recalled using the 1 through 10+ but to ns o n th e re mo te c on tr ol .
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SLEEP
Z
Z
Z
PRG
MENU
SHUF
REP
INFO
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5. (TUNE+) : Next: Press to select the next track under FM/DAB/
Bl ue to ot h / C D mo de ; P re ss and h ol d th e Tu ne + bu tt on 2 se co nd s to au to -
scan the stations under the FM mode.
6. : Press t o se le ct Play /P au se under i nt er ne t ra di o, Spot if y, My musi c ,
Bluetooth and CD mode. In FM mode, press to do auto scan the sta ti on s.
7. :In CD mode, Press to stop CD track. Press again for CD ejection.
8. INFO: Vi ew m or e in fo rm at io n ab ou t th e st at io n or t ra ck p la yi ng . Pr es s
again to cycle through further information scr ee ns t he n re tu rn t o th e no rm al
Now playing screen.
9. PR ES ET: L on g press p re se t t o preset an d s av e the f av or it e s ta ti on s (save
20 fa vo ri te stations); S ho rt Pr es s to pr es et to s el ec t t he favo ri te st at io n or
Preset recall. You c an p re se t 20 s ta ti on s by s cr ol l th e pr es et l is t to a ch ie ve .
2.2 Co nn ec tors
As shown below has connectors (from left to right) fo r th e fo ll ow in gs :
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INFO
MENU / BACK
PRESET
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The Standby screen shows the time, date and any active ala rm t im es .
A splash screen is displayed for each mode. Press sou rc e to c yc le t hr ou gh
the listening modes.
Now playing screens show information about the aud io s ou rc e an d tr ac k
now playing, where available.
Dialogue screens are shown to allow the user to chan ge s et ti ng s. T he y va ry
in complexity from simple Yes/ No o pt io ns u p to t he s cr ol la bl e ne tw or k
passphrase input screen.
The selected option is highlighted wit h a ye ll ow b ac kg ro un d. D ia lo gu e
screens mark the currently saved setting with an ast er is k (* ).
Error/Information screens give specific messag es f or a f ew s ec on ds , th en
change automatically to the next screen.
2. :Press to play / pause the playing under internet radio , Sp ot if y, My
music, BT mod e an d CD m od e. A ut o Sc an s ta ti on s un de r FM m od e.
3. Press to stop CD playback, press again for CD ejection.
4. : Press to volume up or volume down in playing screen. Press
up or down to select menu for settings.
5. / : Station title forward/backward: In playing screen, press righ t or l ef t
to select FM/DAB/internet radio stations or CD tracks.
6. P: Preset: To store an FM/DAB preset, press and hold Preset u nt il t he
display shows the Save preset screen. Select one o f th e 20 p re se ts t o sa ve
the currently playing station.
To select a preset, press Preset briefly, then select one of the l is te d Pr es et
stations. When a preset station is playing, it shows (*1 , *2 e tc ) in t he b ot to m
middle of the screen.
7. OK/MUTE: Long press the button to switch normal playi ng s cr ee n im ag e to
full screen slide show image.
8. PRG: for CD programme, adjust the diff er en t pl ay ba ck s eq ue nc es t o pl ay
tracks.
9. SHUF(Shuffle): with a CD playing, briefly press to play the t ra ck s in
random order. Press the Shuffl e bu tt on a s ec on d ti me t o ca nc el s hu ff le p la y.
10. REP(Repeat)：With a CD playing, press once to rep ea t th e tr ac k be in g
played; Press twice to repeat the entire disc; Press aga in t o ca nc el t he
Repeat mode or press stop. Repeat 1 can not be used in c on ju nc ti on w it h
Shuff le .
2.4 Screens
The screen shows various menus, dialog ue s an d di sp la ys a s de sc ri be d
below. There are basically six types of screen :
Ÿ Standby (clock)
Ÿ Splash (mode)
Ÿ Now playing
Ÿ Dialogue
Ÿ Error/Information
Ÿ Menu
Where there is more text than can be fitted onto a screen, the text
automatically scrolls right to left after a brief pa us e.
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Menu Screens – for details of menu screens see under S ec ti on 2 .6 M en u.
2.5 Operation
After the initial setup, M5+ is ready for operating in m os t Mo de s.
To select a Mode, press source until the required Mo de s pl as h sc re en i s
displayed. Press select button to that mode. Th e la st s ta ti on o r tr ac k
previously used in that mode is selected.
If this is not possible, M5+ scans for relevant stations , ne tw or ks , or p ro mp ts
the user for appropriate input. See the releva nt M od e se ct io n fo r de ta il s of
how to use each listening mode.
The Common local controls for sound volume , Mu te a nd P la y/ Pa us e ar e
available in all listening modes.
2.6 Menu navigation
The primary control for moving through menus a nd o pt io ns i s th e Se le ct
Control. Rotate the control to move up or down a menu. Onc e th e re qu ir ed
option or value is highlighted press the S el ec t Co nt ro l. Al l me nu s an d li st s ac t
as loops such that turning the control to go beyon d th e fi rs t or l as t en tr y in a
menu or list takes you to the opposite end of the menu or li st . So g oi ng u p fr om
the first entry in a menu will take you to the last option in the me nu , et c.
A “>” appears on the right of the screen if there a re m or e op ti on s ab ov e
or below those visible.
To enter the menu tree in a particular mode press Menu . To move b ac k a me nu
level press Back . To exi t th e me nu s ys te m, p re ss M en u ag ai n. E ac h mo de h as
a Mode menu, with options specific to that mode.
For example, the FM mode menu has two mode specific op ti on s: S ca n se tt in g
and Audio setting.
In addition, each mode menu has two final opti on s: S ys te m se tt in gs > a nd
Main menu >. The " >" indicates options leading to further menus.
The System settings menu presents system setting funct io ns t o al lo w th e us er
to setup how the unit behaves. Th is i nc lu de s Eq ua li ze r, ne twork time/ da te ,
language, factory reset and software update…….
The Main menu presents an alternative method for selecti ng l is te ni ng m od es
plus sleep and alarm functions.
3. Started and setup
M5+ is easy to use. To play DAB or FM radio, all you need is a power s ou rc e (a
100-240 V mains supply); For Music Player mode , yo u ne ed a w ir el es s
network and a UPnP mu si c se rv er ( e. g. a P C) . Fo r In te rn et -c on ne ct ed m od es
such as Internet radio, you also need a broadb an d In te rn et c on ne ct io n.
3.1 Setup wizard
When M5+ is started for the first time, it runs through a setup wiza rd t o
configure settings for date/time and network . On ce t hi s ha s fi ni sh ed , th e
system is ready to use in most modes.
Note: To change these settings later, select Menu > Sy st em s et ti ng s >.
To run the setup wizard again, select Menu > System se ttin gs > S et up w iz ar d.
Select Yes to start the setup wizard.
If you choose No, the next screen asks if you would like to ru n th e wi za rd n ex t
time M5+ is started. The system then starts without configur in g ti me /d at e an d
network settings and enters the Main Menu.
Note: If power is removed while the wizard is in pro gr es s, t he w iz ar d wi ll r un
again next time M5+ is started.
3.1.1 12/24 hour display
To change between 12 and 24 hour display , se le ct S et 1 2/ 24 h ou r an d th en
select your preference.
3.1.2 Set Tim e/ Da te ( wi za rd )
The date and time are displayed as dd-mm-yyyy an d hh :m m AM/ PM w it h th e
first value, dd, active (flashing).
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