Pinell iConnect Instruction Manual

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Internet, DAB and FM radio

ADAPTOR

Instructions Manual

Pinell iConnect

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C A U T I O N

TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT USE THIS PLUG WITH AN

EXTENSION CORD, RECEPTACLE OR OT HER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES

CAN BE FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE. TO PREVENT FIRE OR

SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

The lightning flash with

arrowhead symbol, within

an equilateral triangle is

intended to alert the user

to the presence of insulated

‘dangerous voltage’ within

the

product’s enclosure

that may be of sufficient

magnitude to constitute a

risk of electric shock to

persons.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

1.) Read these instructions.

2.) Keep these instructions.

3.) Rea d all warnings.

4.) Follow all instructions.

5.) Do not use this apparatus near water.

6.) Clean only with dry cl oth.

7.) Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

8.) Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

) Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs,

convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus.

10.) Only use attachments / accessories specified by the manufacturer.

11.) Unplug this apparatus duri ng lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.

12.) Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been dam

aged in any way, such as power - supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spille d or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.

13.) This appliance shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing water and no object filled with liquids such as vases shall be placed on the apparatus.

14.) Do not overload wall outlet. Use only power source

as indicated.

15.) Use replacement parts as specified by the manufacturer.

WARNING:

T o reduce the risk of

electric shock, do not

remove cover (o r back). No

user serviceable parts are

inside. Refer servicing to

qualified personnel.

The exclamation point

within an equilateral

triangle is intended to

alert the user to the

presence of important

operating and

maintenance

(servicing) instructions

i n the literature

acco

mpanying

the appliance.

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Welcome

Thank you for purchasing iConnect. Your iConnect is designed as a digital music adaptor to add to your existing Audio system and to provide you with hours of music enjoyment with simple, convenient access to thousands of Internet radio stations worldwide and furthermore music streaming options. No matter whether you are in Zürich and want to listen to Brazilian music, or select a genre such as classical music, hard rock or jazz, the iConnect brings you home the

radio station of your choice.

Table of contents

1. Content of package··············································································· Page 3

2. Before you start ··················································································· Page 3

2.1 Difference between the Internet Radio Portal and Radio Station················ Page 4

3. Overview of iConnect ············································································ Page 4

3.1 Front panel ······································································ Page 4

3.2 Remote control ································································ Page 5

3.3 Back panel······································································· Page 6

4. General menu navigation / Menu Structure·············································· Page 6

5. Menu structure····················································································· Page 7

6. General info and settings······································································· Page 8

7. Turning on iConnect ·············································································· Page 9

8. Setting up the

iConnect ········································································· Page 9

8.1 Setting up the language ···················································· Page 9

8.2 Setting up the time and date············································ Page 10

8.3 Connecting to a network·················································· Page 11

8.4 Internet radio portal registration ······································ Page 13

8.5 Setting up Music server ··················································· Page 14

8.6 Sharing media from Windows Media Player ························ Page 14

8.7 Sharing folders on a Windows PC ······································ Page 15

8.8 Sharing folders on a non-Windows computer······················ Page 16

8.9 Setting up iConnect to work with shared folders ·················· Page

9. Internet radio mode············································································ Page 16

9.1 Last listened ·································································· Page 17

9.2 Presets·········································································· Page 17

9.3 Favourites ····································································· Page 17

9.4 Browse·········································································· Page 18

9.5 Search ·········································································· Page 19

9.6 My added stations ·························································· Page 19

9.7 Now playing information ·················································· Page 20

10. Music player mode ············································································ Page 20

10.1 Shared Media (from media server)·································· Page 20

10.2 Shared Folders (from media server) ································ Page 21

10.3 Now playing information ················································ Page 22

13. In

fo and Error Messages ···································································· Page 26

14. Troubleshooting – connecting to an internet station ······························ Page 27

15. FAQ ································································································ Page 28

11. DAB mode························································································ Page 23

12. FM mode·························································································· Page 25

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1. A broadband internet connection.

2. B efore you start

Before you can use your internet radio and/or the music streaming function , you ne ed the following:

2. A wireless access point connected to your broadband internet. Via a router is recommended.

3. If you r wireless network is configured to use WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) or WPA (Wi - Fi Protected Access) data encryption, it is important that you know your WEP or WPA code to connect to your network.

4. PC

• Windows Media Player (WMP) 11

can be set up to enable

streaming music files from the PC to the radio.

• Alternatively, Windows shared folders can be used if WMP is not installed in the PC.

• The PC can also be used to customise the radio’s favourites via the Frontier Silicon internet radio portal.

1. iConnect - Main unit

1. Content of package

Please make sure that the following content s are in cluded in the package:

2. Power supply

3. Remote control

4. iConnect User Manual

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2.1 Difference between the Internet Radio Portal and Radio Station

There might be some confusion with regards to the d ifference between the Internet radio portal and the actual internet radio stations.

Internet Radio Portal The portal is the content aggregator which maintains links to

all the available internet radio stations. It can be considered to be an ‘address book’ , listing the address of all the internet radio stations and regularly updated with new ones. When a user navi

gates through the radio menus, the list of stations is returned by the Portal. The portal used is :

http://www.wifiradio - frontier.com

Internet Radio Station The station is the actual website which contains the selected

station audio stream. Once a user has selected a station through the Portal, the ra dio then connects directly to the station.

Depending on your wireless router the internet radio should work anywhere within up to 20 - 30 meters of the wireless access point. Before continuing, make sure that your wireless access point is turned on and conn

ected to your broadband internet. Please refer to your wireless access point manual to get this part working.

3. Overview of your iConnect

After taking your iConnect out of the package, please spend some time to familiarize yourself with its features.

3.1 Front P anel

There is no ke ypad or buttons on your iConnect. All is working entirely from the enclosed remote control. The design is made simple and user - friendly so all na vigation is handling by the R/C.

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3.2 Remote control (R/C)

Your Pinell iConnect Audio team

Power On/Oﬀ

Mute (Sound On/Oﬀ)

Navigaon and select buon

Volume Up/Down

Menu buon (Enters Menu)

Mode buon (select

DAB/FM/Internet/Music

Player funcon)

Snooze, Alarm and me sengs

Scan buon (start scan)

Info Buon (changes radio info)

SCAN INFO

SNOOZE ALARM TIME

LIGHT

MODE

VOLUME

MUTE

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3.3 Back Panel

Connectors on this current model is: 2 x Stereo RCA, Optical output and power connector

Connect RCA (phono) cable to your existning audio system.

4 . General menu navigation / Menu Structure

The Wi - Fi radio features three types of menu. These are:

• The Main menu This is the top level menu which allows users to enter the different mo des, setup the radio, and view information about the radio (for example software version, product ID).

• The Internet Radio Station List menu This is the menu that allows users to access the different internet radio services. This menu comes direct from the Internet Radio portal.

• Th

e Mode menus for the various modes The mode menus are so called because they s how the functions available within the context of each of the modes. Pressing the MENU button anytime will take you the mode menu of the relevant mode the radio is currently in. Each context menu provides an entry called main menu which takes you back to t he MAIN menu.

To navigate to the different menus you must use the ARROW buttons on th

e remote control . This is general for all menu items. Use ARROW keys to find the menu you wish to navigate to the desired menu item. Then press ENTER to select. When menu item is selected pressing right ARROW key will also confirm selection.

F or ex ample to navigate to the MAIN MENU while in INTERNET RADIO MODE press left ARROW button and the Menu is showing on display. Turn the keys UP/DOWN until MAIN MENU is selected. Pr ess ENTER K

ey to select MAIN MENU. Pressing MENU on front panel will take you to the Context Menu of the present mode of iConnect(Internet radio,etc.)

Model:Pinell iConnect FM/DAB/DAB+ Internet Adapter

9.0V 1000mA

ANT TT Micro, Norway

OPTICAL

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5. Menu Structure

(not all features shown are available for this model)

Clock / alarms

Splash /

Now playing

Internet radio

Standby

Splash /

Now playing

Music player

Mode

Splash /

Now playing

DAB radio

Mode

Splash /

Now playing

FM radio

Mode

Splash /

Now playing

Aux in

Mode

Splash /

Now playing

iPod

Mode

Last listened Station list > System settings > Main menu >

IR Mode menu

Shared media > Shared folders > USB PC setup > System settings > Main menu >

MP Mode menu

Station list > Local scan Full scan Manual tune > DRC > Station order > System settings > Main menu >

DAB Mode menu

Scan settings Audio settings System settings > Main menu >

FM Mode menu

System settings > Main menu >

iPod Mode menu

System settings > Main menu >

Aux in Mode menu

Mode

Network > Time / date > Languages > Factory reset Software update > Info

System settings

Internet radio Music player DAB FM iPod Aux in Sleep Alarms System settings >

Main menu

Select

Back

Select

Back

Select

Back

Select

Back

Select

Back

Select

Back

Option Option Menu > Menu >

Submenus

Select

Back

Select Back

Modes and menus overview map

Standby

Alarm / snooze

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6. GENERAL INFO and SETTINGS

Conventions used in this manual

Button (press) Physical button on the keypad

Option (select) Menu option shown on the display

Name Menu, screen or oth er name

iConnect has numerous features which require a small degree of setup before users are able to fully use all the functionalities of the radio. The Main Menu  System Setup menu has a series of options that allow system - wide settings to be altered.

The se settings are:

Adaptor

has basically three types of menu. Use the Select control to step through and select options. A scroll bar on the right of the screen shows if there are further options above or below those visible.

In addition, each mode menu has tw o final options: System settings > and Main menu > . The ‘ > ’ indicates options leading to further menus.

The System settings menu allows access to system settings and information such as network, time, language and software update. Menus with more option s than will fit on one

screen have a scroll bar to the right.

The Main menu allows access to all modes plus sleep and timer functions.

Some menus, for example the System settings menu, have several submenus.

Dialogue screens

Dialogue screens are shown to allow the user to change settings. They vary in complexity from simple Yes/No options up to the scrollable network password input screen.

As with menus, the selected item is shown with a white background.

Dialogue screens mark the current setting with

an asterisk (*).

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Display screens

iConnect has basically three types of display screen:

The Standby screen shows the time, date and any active alarm times.

As you cycle through the play modes using

Mode , iConnect shows a splash screen foreach mode. After one second,iConnect enters the selected mode and tries to start playing the last station or track that was

playing in that mode. If this is not possible, iConnect will try to connect to the selected source by scanning for stations,networks, or prompting for user input as appropriate.

The Now playing screen shows information about the audio source and track now playing, where available.

In addition, there are screens for information such as volume, mute and information/error messages.

7 . Turning on iConnect

Preparing iConnect for operation:

1. Place iConnect on a flat surface.

2. Connect power cable and turn on the radio.

8. Setup the iConnect

8.1 Setting the language

The default language is English. To change this, select Menu > System settings > Languages > then select your language.

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8.2 Setting the time/date

The time and date can be updated manually or automatically.

Setting manually is simpler, but the time and date are lost when power is removed.

Setting to update automatically is a little more complicated at first, but the time and date are automatically synchronised with external clocks, so it should only need to be done once. Auto update is generally more accurate.

To enter the Time settings menu, select

Menu > System settings >

Time/date >

Manual update

Select Set time/date >

The date and time are displayed as dd - mm yyyy and hh:mm AM/PM with the first value, dd active (flashing).

Adjust each value with the Select control. As each value is adjusted, the next value becomes active and flashes.

When you select the final value (minutes or

AM/PM, depending on whether the clock is

set to 12 or 24 hour mode), the display

reverts to the now playing screen and

shows the newly updated time.

Auto update

Auto update works with data sent over the network (This function is only available in specific models) . The clock is only updated when in a corresponding mode, so it is best to select a mode you use regularly.

o Network uses a time signal sent from the Frontier Silicon Internet

radio portal when in Internet radio or Music p layer modes.

1. Select Auto update > then select Update from Network .

2. Set your time zone through Set time

zone > .

3. If your country uses daylight saving, the automatically updated time may be wrong by one hour. When daylight savings are in effect (during the sum mer), turn on the Daylight savings option through Daylight savings > ON

iConnect will auto-update from the selected source when time information is available.

12/24 hour display

To change between 12 and 24 hour display, select Set 12/24 hour and then select your preference.

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8.3 Connecting to a network

For Internet radio and Music player modes, you need a network connection. To connect iConnect to your network, you need a Wi-Fi wireless router, together with password key if set.

For Internet radio, Internet software a nd automatic time/date updates, the router must have a broadband Internet connection.

When you select Internet radio or Music player mode, iConnect tries to connect to a network. If this is the first tim

e it has tried to connect, or if the stored networks are no t accessible, the Network wizard starts. To run the Network wizard manually, select Menu > System settings > Network > Network wizard .

Once the wizard starts, enter the following information:

o If not already set, WLAN region (select country/region from li st),

o Network name (select your network from the list),

o If connecting to an encrypted wireless network, the key (password).

To enter your key, use the Select control to move the cursor through the characters and select. As each character is selected, the key is built up near the top of the display.

There are three options accessible by turning Select back before the first characters (0123…) – Backspace , OK and Cancel . You can also use the Back button to erase characters.

Once you have completed ente ring the key, select OK , and iConnect will try to connect to the selected network.

If connecting fails, iConnect returns to the password entry screen.

If the network connection is lost, iConnect automatically tries to reconnect.

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Network profiles

iConnect remembers the last four wireless networks it has connected to, and automatically tries to connect to whichever one of them it can find.

You can see the list of registered networks through Menu > System settings > Network > Network profile > . From here you can de lete unwanted networks by turning and pressing Select then confirming delete

Yes .

Other options

There are also other options for viewing and manually altering network settings from Menu > System settings > Network > . These options are not normally nec essary, but users experienced with networking may find them useful for diagnosing and fixing network problems.

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8.4 Internet radio portal registration

iConnect operates with The Frontier Silicon Internet radio portal website which allows you to organise your fav ourites lists and also listen to Internet radio on a computer.

To register your iConnect with the portal, first get your radio’s unique portal access code by selecting Menu > Internet Radio > Station list > Help > Get access code >.

Write down the access code.

Note: Do not confuse the portal access code with the Radio ID (from Menu >

System settings > Info .)

On an internet - connected computer, access the portal website at

www.wifiradio - frontier.com

If this is your first v isit to the portal, register for a new account, entering the following information:

o access code,

o your e - mail address,

o password,

o radio model ( iConnect).

If you already have an account and wish to add an additional radio, log in to your account and select My prefe rences > Add another Wi - Fi radio .

Once your radio is registered with the portal, you can immediately use the favourites and added stations features.

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8.5 Setting up a music server

In order for iConnect to play music files from a computer, the computer must be set up to share files or media.

UPnP media sharing allows devices like iConnect to play music from a shared media library, navigating through tag menus such as Artist, Album or Genre. If you are running a suitable server system such as a PC with Windows Media Play er 10 or later (WMP), and your music library is well tagged, then it is recommended to use m

edia sharing. Only the UPnP server

needs to be set up.

Note: iTunes does not currently work as a UPnP media server, but there are add -

ons available to work with an iTunes library.

Folder sharing (CIFS) allows devices like iConnect to browse folders on a network drive for audio files. This is a good alternative if you cannot use media sharing, and an alternative way to find files even if you have media sharing set up. The c omputer needs to be se

t up to share folders, and if this is done with password control, you also need to enter the user name and password into iConnect.

8.6 Sharing media with Windows Media Player

The most common UPnP server is Windows Media Player (10 or later) . To set up WMP for media sharing, perform the following steps:

1. Ensure that the PC is connected to the network.

2. Ensure that the radio is powered on and connected to the same network.

3. In WMP, add to t

he media library the audio files and folders you want

to share with iConnect(Library > Add to Library…).

4. In WMP, enable media sharing ( Library > Media sharing… ).

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iConnect is listed as “Unknown Device”. Make sure that the radio has access to the shared media by selecting it and clicking Allow. You can also set a name f or the shared media in Settings… Click OK to close the dialogue boxes.

The PC is now ready to stream the music to the radio.

8.7 Sharing folders on a Windows PC

To share folders in Windows, the PC must first be a member of a domain or workgroup. Once this is setup, folders can be sh

ared from Windows Explorer

(My Computer).

Domain/workgroup configuration

The Domain configuration item can be found on a Windows XP machine as follows:

1. From the start menu, select Control Panel > System > Computer Name tab. The Computer’s Domain or Workgroup is displayed in this tab.

2. If the PC is not a member of any Domain or Workgroup then one must be joined. To do this click on the change button and enter the name of the domain (the d

efault for Windows XP is MSHOME).

3. A reboot o f the PC may be prompted if the Domain or Workgroup has been changed.

Setting up a new user account (Windows XP)

The Wi - Fi Radio requires a user account to be set up on each PC that you wish to browse. By default most PCs have at least one user account. Th e user name and password (optional) need to be the same on each PC, as the Internet Radio only stores one user name and one p

assword. For windows

XP this can be set up as follows:

1. From the start menu, select Control Panel > User accounts .

2. From this screen click ‘ Add … ’, and enter the new user name and the Domain/Workgroup setting noted above. Select the type of user (restricted) and then select finish.

3. Select the user just created, select ‘ Reset Password … ’ and enter a password for this user.

4. Note the user name and password.

Note: For Windows Vista: Use

rs have to turn on the Guest account via manage user accounts in the control panel, then add access to either ‘Everyone’ or ‘Guest’ on the shared drive. You could create a new account for the internet radio, with a password, if you are concerned about security. The Guest account has no password by default, so iConnect will connect to it from its factory default settings.

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Configuring a shared drive

From the Start menu select My Computer or Windows Explorer and nav igate to the directory you wish to share. Right click on the folder and select Sharing and Security. Configure the shared drive as read - only, and ensure that the user created above has read access to the share.

8.8 Sharing folders on non - Windows computers

It is beyond the scope of this manual to describe how to share folders on al

l computer systems. Please refer to your operating system documentation to find out how to share folders on non - Windows computer systems. If you configure shared folders with user name and password security, note these values.

8.9 Setting up iConnect to work with shared folders

To set up iConnect to playback audio stored on password-protected shared network drives, you need to enter a user name and password. To do this, from Music player mod

e, select Menu > PC settings > Username and enter the user name then PC settings > Password and enter the password.

Enter a keyword by selecting characters then OK . The user name and password

entry screens are similar in operation to the Wi - Fi password ent ry screen.

The default user name is ‘guest’.

9. Internet radio mode

iConnect can play thousands of radio stations and podcasts from around the world though a broadband Internet connection. When you select Internet radio

mode, iConnect contacts the Frontier Silicon Internet radio portal to get a list of stations, organised into different categories like Country , Most popular and Genre . Once you select a station, iConnect connects directly to that station.

The portal also enables multiple lists of favourite stations that you can personalise, for example Andy’s stations , Jo’s favourites , Talkshows . To use the favourites feature, register your radio with the portal website as described on page 14 . If you have several Frontier Silicon opeat ed radios, you can register them all on the same account so that each radio has access to your favourites lists. It is possible to add favourites

either directly

through iConnect or through any computer with a web browser.

To enter Internet Radio mode, either pr ess Mode until the display shows Internet Radio or select Menu > Main menu > Internet Radio .

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Note: The station list menu is provided from the Internet radio portal, so it is only

accessible when iConnect is connected to the Internet. Station lists and submenus may change from time to time.

There are several ways of selecting stations.

Directly from the radio:

o Last listened,

o Presets.

From the portal through the Menu >

Station list > menu:

o Favourites lists,

o Browse by Country, Genre, Most

popular, Newest,

o Se arch by keyword,

o My added stations.

If you are already listening to an Internet radio station, you can press Back rather than Menu to quickly return to the last visited branch of the menu tree. For example, suppose you were listening to New Orleans Radio through the browse facility as described in section 0 under . Pressing Back would return you to the Highlighted Blues stations menu. Pressing Back again wou ld return you to the Blues menu, and so on.

9.1 Last listened

When Internet radio mode restarts, the last - listened station is selected. To select another recenly used station, select Menu > Last listened then one of the stations listed. Most recent stati ons appear at the top of the list.

9.2 Presets

Presets are stored in the radio and cannot be accessed from other radios.

To store an Internet radio preset, press and hold Preset until the display shows the Save preset screen. Select one of the 10 presets to save the currently playing station.

To select a preset, press Preset briefly, then select one of the listed preset stations. When a preset station is playing, it shows P n (P1, P2 etc) in the bottom of the screen.

Note: Operation of presets is identi cal for Internet radio, DAB and FM.

9.3 Favourites

Favourites are stored with the Internet radio portal, and are available through all Internet radios registered on the same account. Before favourites can be used, the radio has to be registered with the Internet radio portal (see page 14

o store a playing station as a favourite from iConnect, simply press Select .

The selected station appears in the default favourites list Stations.

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To select a favourite, select Menu > S tation list > My favourites > [ Favourites list ] > [ Station ] .

9.4 Browse

To browse Internet broadcasts, select Menu > Station list > then either Stations > or Podcasts > .

Browse through the menus to find broadcasts.

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9.5 Searc h

You can also search through Internet broadcasts for stations or podcasts with particular keywords in their title.

To search, select Menu > Station list > then either Stations > or Podcasts >

Enter a keyword by selecting characters then OK . The se arch entry screens are similar in operation to the Wi - Fi password entry screen.

Select a broadcast from the list.

For podcasts, you may be able to select a particular episode.

9.6 My added stations

Even though the Internet radio portal con tains thousands of stations, you may want to listen to stations not listed. You can add your own stations via the portal. These added stations are accesible from iConnect by selecting

> Station list > My added stations > [Station].

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9.7 Now playing inform ation

While the stream is playing, the screen shows its name and description. To view further information about the stream, press Info .

Each time you press Info , another set of information is displayed, cycling through description, format/location, rel iability, bit rate/codec/sampling rate, playback buffer and today’s date.

10. Music player mode (network and USB if available )

Music player mode plays audio files such as MP3s or WMAs from a computer on the local network, or from a USB Flash stick or hard drive.

To enter Music player mode, either press Mode until the display shows Music player or select Menu > Main menu > Music player .

Once in music player mode, press Menu , then select either Shared media , Shared folders or USB mass storage .

If you are already playing a music file, you can press Back rather than Menu to quickly return to the last visited branch of the menu tree. For example, suppose you were listening to the track Heat by the artist 50 Cent through browsing shared media as de scribed in section 0 under . Pressing Back would return you to the track listing for the album Get Rich or Die Tryin’ . Pressing Back again would list all 50 Cent a lbums. Pressing Back again would list all album artists, and so on.

10.1 Shared media (from media server)

Select Menu > Shared media >

If you have set up shared media (as described on page 15 ), you should see an entry cons isting of <computer name> : <Shared media name> , for example JB - Laptop: Audio . If you have more than one computer sharing media, the alternatives are listed. Select the shared media you want to play.

From this point on, the menus are generated from the sh ared media server (typically Windows Media Player). The first

menu shows a list of media types, for example Music, Video, Pictures and Playlists. iConnect can only play music and playlists.

There is also a search function, which finds tracks in a similar way to Internet radio search ( please see specific paragraph for this issue).

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From Music, there are numerous ways of selecting tracks, including:

o Genre,

o Artist,

o Album,

o Composer,

o Rating.

Once you have found a track you want to play, press Select . iConnect will play the selected track, then any further tracks that were listed on the same screen; usually this is the rest of the album.

10.2 Shared folders (from network or USB mass - storage device)

Selecting shared folders

To play audio from shared folders, sel ect Menu > Shared folders >

If you have set up shared folders you should see an entry consisting of <Computer name> : <Shared folder name> , for example JB - Laptop: Audio . If you have more than one shared folder, the alternatives are listed. Select the shar ed folder you want to browse.

Selecting a USB mass - storage device

To play audio from a USB mass - storage device such as a USB Flash stick or USB hard drive, Select Menu > USB Mass Storage .

Browsing folders

From this point on, the menus are generated from the shared folders on the

remote computer.You can browse the music library through its folder tree with

the Select control and Back button. The display shows folder and file names (not necessarily track names).

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Once you have found a track you want to play, press Select . iConnect will play the selected track, then any further tracks in the same directory, in alphanumeric order.

10.3 Now playing information

While the track is playing, the screen shows its track and artist (UPnP) or file nam e and folder (CIFS/USB). At the bottom of the screen, an icon indicates UPnP , CIFS or USB depending on the source. To view further information about the stream, press Info .

Each time you press Info , another set of information is displayed, cycling thro ugh:

o UPnP: artist, album, URL, bit rate/codec/sampling rate, playback

buffer and today’s date,

o CIFS/USB: folder, path, bit rate/codec/sampling rate, playback buffer

and today’s date.

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1 1 . DAB mode

The first time DAB mode is selected a Scanning of available stations is performed. Turn TUNE knob to choose a DAB station. Press TUNE knob to confirm.

Manual tune

Local scan

Station list

DRC

Station order

DAB mode menu

Playing

Full scan

<menu>

Internet radio

Music player

DAB

System setup

Info

Main Menu

Station

List

<fwd>

(back to Main Menu)

Main Menu

The DAB context menu provides the following functionalities:

Name Description

Station list Shows a list of all available DAB stations.

Local scan Performs a scan of the local DAB ensemble range(for example, a

product designed for the UK will scan ensemble 11B to 12D).

Full scan Performs a scan of the whole DAB ensemble range

Manual tune

list of frequencies displayed is dependant on the currently-set frequency band and contains all of the frequencies within that band. It starts with the short name of the frequency. for example 12B, and is followed by the actual frequency in MHZ

DRC Allows users to set the Dynamic Range Control for the DAB

audio decoder.

Station order Allows the station list to be sorted in alphanumeric order, by

ensemble, or by validity (station which are off-air will be moved to the end of the list).

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DAB Context menu

>Station List

Manual Tune

Local Scan

Full Scan

DRC

Main Menu

Up /

down

Station Order

DRC Selection screen

Station Selecting screen

Station list menu

6 Music

>1Xtra

...

Q103

Virgin

Select /

Forward

Up / down scrolls through all the currently-

known services in the list.

If there are no services, ‘No service

available’ is displayed for a period before

going back to the DAB context menu

Select / forward

Attempt to tune to service. If

successful, goes to ‘DAB

station’ screen.

If not successful, go back to

service list

Scroll up / down, menu pressed or

No services in list

Service could not

be selected

Performs a scan of the currently-

set frequency

band

Enter

service

list

Scan fails

>DRC High

DRC Low

DRC Off

Set DRC, effective

immediately,

and store in NVS

Up /

down

Enter the Main menu

DAB Playing

screen

Scan successful?

Up /

down

Connecting

1Xtra

Scanning screen

■ ■ ■ ■ ■

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Manual Tune Selection screen

Manual Tune screen

■ ■ ■□■

Up / down

12B 225.640MHz B

Back or Menu key to stop,

System will attempt to select

last listened / first service.

Frequency is followed by

ensemble name, both scrolling

11C 220.352MHz

>11B 218.640MHz

...

12C 227.360MHz

12D 229.072MHz

Select /

Forward

Scroll up / down

DAB Playing

screen

DAB Station Order menu

>Alphanumeric

Ensemble

Validity

Up /

down

DAB Mode menu structure

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1 2. FM mode

Scan setting

Main Menu

FM mode menu

Playing

<fwd>

<menu>

Internet radio

Music player

DAB

System setup

Info

Main Menu

Audio setting

Strong stations only

All stations

Stereo or Mono

Mono Only

<fwd>

(back to Main Menu)

The FM context menu allows you to set up the following:

Name Description

Scan setting

The Scan settings menu allows the user to set how an FM search (started by a long-hold press of the Up/Down keys in the FM Playing screen) behaves.

Stop on strong signals only' will only stop under strong signal strengths if other objectives are also meant. This means that the audio quality of services that it stops on should be good, there is also the chance that desired services may be missed.

Stop on all signals' will s

top under many more circumstances, including Carrier Wave and other non-broadcast interference. Whilst this means that there will be more stops, it reduces the chances of missing a desired service.

Audio setting The Audio setting menu allows the user to set whether to always

play stereo stations in mono mode, or whether to switch stereo stations to mono when the signal quality gets below a certain threshold

To search for a stations press TUNE knob to automatically search for a station. Turn TUNE knob to manually set frequency.

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1 3. Info and Error Messages

The following is a descr iption of the info and error messages that the Wi - Fi radio could possibly display.

Massage Type Description

Failed to connect

Error Seen when a Wi - Fi network related error occurs. Some examples

of circumstances which will trigger a ‘failed to connect’ ar e :

- radio fails to connect to Wi - Fi network

- wrong network security key entered

Network error

Error Seen when a server/connection related error occurs. Some

examples of circumstances which will trigger a ‘network error’ are :

- radio fails to connect to W i - Fi network

- radio fails to connect to internet radio portal

- radio fails to connect to a radio station

- radio’s was streaming a station and connection fails

midway through the streaming

- radio fails to connect to a PC for streaming music

Format error Error Seen when the radio has problem playing the media due to

unsupported format type. Some examples of circumstances which will trigger a ‘format error’ are :

- R adio tunes to a internet radio station which is being transmitted using an audio codec not supporte d by the radio (i.e. AAC+).

- Radio tries to play a music file from a PC which is in a format not supported

Connecting… Info Seen when the radio tries to establish connection with a network,

server, portal, station.

Loading… Info Seen once the radio has established connection, and starts

buffering the station/stream.

Playing Info Seen once the radio has completed connecting, and loading, and

starts playing the stream. This is the point when the station becomes audible.

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1 4. Troubleshooting – connecti ng to an internet station

Radio attempts to connect to the wifi network

[ Connecting… ]

Connected ?

Radio attempts to connect to internet portal to

get internet radio listings

[ Please Wait ]

[ Loading… ]

Connected ?

Show Internet radio top - level menu

------------------My Favourites

Stations

Podcast

My Added Stations

-------------------

User selects a station to be played

Radio attempts to connect to the internet radio

station

[ Connecting… ]

Connected ?

yes

Failed to connect

1 . Wifi router might be down 2 . Wrong network key entered

Check if PC is able

to connect to the wifi

network and the

network key ( if in

use ) is correct

Network error

1 . Broadband internet connection might be down . 2 . Internet portal ( fs . vtuner . com ) might be down

Check if PC is able

to access the

internet radio portal

( http :// wifiradio -

frontier . com ) when

connected to the

same wifi network

Radio attempts to play the radio stream

[ Loading… ]

yes

Successful ?

Network error

1 . Selected internet radio station might be down

Go to the internet

radio portal ( http ://

fs . vtuner . com ) and try to play the station from the PC to see if problem is due to the

station or your

network

[ Playing ]

yes

Format error

1 . Radio does not support the format used by the internet radio station

Go to the internet

radio portal ( http ://

wifiradio -

frontier . com ) and try

to play the station from the PC to see if problem is due to the

station or the radio

Possible Cause Checklist

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1 5. FAQ

Question: Answer:

What do I need to start using the Radio?

To access Internet radio mode, use the “ MODE ” key to set it to Internet radio mode. Then follow the on - screen instruction to choose either GENRE or LOCATION to select.

Important: You would need a ADSL broadband connection to use the Internet Radio mode. And you would need to have a Wireless router/Acess Point to connect wirelessly.

How do I connect the radio to my wireless network?

On initial power up the radio will prompt you to “Scan for network”. After a brief scan a list of all available networks will occur and allow you to select which one you wish to use.

If the selected network is not configured to request a password, you can immediately access your wireless network.

If the selected network is configured to request a password ( WEP key ) , you w

ill be asked to enter the key at this point.

It will not acknowledge my encryption key? Remember to write it with capital letters if

n eeded.

It will not connect to my wireless network? It is worth checking the following if you are

experiencing problems connecting to your wireless network:

Check that you are using the correct WEP Key / passphrase, remember this will be case sensitive .

Check if your router connected to the internet. The easiest way to check this is if you have a computer on the same network, if it can access the internet we know the router is connected to

the internet.

Check that your WIFI network allows other devices to get access. Then reboot radio and try again.

Can I receive Radio on my Radio if no Internet connection is available?

No. Since this is an internet radio only this is not unfortunately not possible.

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Why won’t my Radio playback my media files?

If you are experiencing difficulties in playing media files, it is worth checking the following:

• If you are logged in as a guest, you may not have access privileges to all shared files which may include media files.

• If the files you are trying to access are the correct file type, remember that this radio will only playback MP3, WMA & AAC files.

• If you are using Mac OS X, please en

sure you have Windows files sharing

activated.

I can see my music listed on the Radio’s album list but cannot play it back?

Please ch eck that the media you are trying to access is not copy protected. Our Radio will

not play DRM or copy protected media files. Does the Radio have memory presets to hold my favourite stations?

Yes, It allows you to store 8 internet radio

stations, ( 8 DAB r adio stations and 8 FM

stations. ) I am getting an error when entering Radio ID on http://www.wifiradio - frontier.com?

This is because it is not the Radio ID that

needs to be entered but the Access Code

instead. To get the Access Code please start

playback of an internet radio station and

press MENU. Turn SELECT knob and choose

Station List. Turn SELECT knob and choose

Help. Choose Get Access code. This is the

code to enter on http://www.wifiradio -

frontier.com I have manually entered IP etc. but I get no co nnection?

It is sometimes necessary to unplug the

power of the radio after manually settings.

Please re - start radio.

I am using a MAC. How can I stream music from MAC to the radio?

You are able to stream music from your

MAC/iTunes to your radio through th e “shared

folders” library. Please also check that your

music folder on your MAC is “shared”. For

guideline how to share your folders please

check your MAC instruction booklet.

NOTE: If you are still having problems you

can also install the third - party sof tware like

Twonky Media.

Is this Radio compatible with Windows PCs and Apple Macs?

Yes it can access PCs or Macs that are

connected to your wireless network. Meaning

that MP3, WMA and AAC media files can be

played back.

Additionally, if you are running a PC with

Windows XP or Vista, you can use Windows

Media Player 11 (WMP11) as a UPnP server.

This allows Pico Wi - Fi to access albums,

genres, tracks and playlists as listed on

WMP11. Can I Use a MAC Airport router? If you are connecting to a Mac Airport

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w ireless network, make sure the password

you are using is for non Mac devices . This

password is likely to differ from the password

used for other devices on your Airport

network. Your non Mac devices password can

be checked in the Applications folder. Under

Utilities, select Airport Admin where you can

then click on the Password icon to view the

password. Firewall preventing access?

Check the following ports are open: UDP and

TCP ports 80 and 123;

DNS port 53.

Windows shares: ports 135 – 139 and 445.

Window s Media Player: varies – non - Microsoft

firewalls may require configuration for UPnP. Cannot play particular Internet radio station? (Station not broadcasting, overloaded or insufficient bandwidth. Station broadcasting using unknown codec. Link out of date .)

Try other stations; try listening on computer

via Internet radio portal website; try later