Revo Pixis RS User guide

Owner’s Guide

v1.0

English

English

Technical Support

Should you encounter problems using this product, please refer to
the troubleshooting section on page 13 of this owner’s guide.
Alternatively, call Revo technical support on :

UK 01555 666161

From outside the UK + 44 1555 666161

Alternatively, e-mail [e-mail] or visit the troubleshooting
section of our website at: www.revo.co.uk

Environmental Info

PRODUCT DISPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS (WEEE DIRECTIVE)

The symbol shown here and on the product means that it is classed
as Electrical or Electronic Equipment and should not be disposed with
other household or commercial waste at the end of its working life.

The Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive
(2002/96/EC) has been put in place to recycle products using best
available recovery and recycling techniques to minimise the impact
on the environment, treat any hazardous substances and avoid the
increasing landfi ll.

For more information please contact your local authority or the
retailer where the product was purchased.

RoHS COMPLIANT & CE MARK

This product has been designed to comply with international
directives on the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) and
has been designed and type-tested to comply with EU
requirements and carries a CE mark.

SAFETY WARNINGS

• Do not operate this radio near water

• Do not remove screws or casing parts

• Use only the power supply unit supplied

• Avoid small objects and liquids from entering the product

Warranty

Revo Technologies Ltd warrants to the end user that this
product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship
in the course of normal use for a period of one year from the
date of purchase. This guarantee covers breakdowns due
to manufacturing faults and does not apply in cases such as
accidental damage, general wear and tear, user negligence,
modifi cation or repair not authorised by Revo Technologies Ltd.

To register your purchase please visit www.revo.co.uk/register

Copyrights and
Acknowledgements

Copyright 2013 Revo Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved.

No part of this publication may be copied, distributed, transmitted
or transcribed in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical,
magnetic, manual or otherwise, without the permission of Revo
Technologies Limited.

REVO and PiXiS RS are trademarks or registered trademarks of
Revo Technologies Ltd.

Revo Technologies Ltd
The Inox Building, Caldwellside, Lanark,
Scotland, United Kingdom, ML11 7SR

Tel: [phone] Int. Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone] Int. Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail] Website: www.revo.co.uk

Disclaimer

Revo Technologies Limited makes no representation or
warranties with respect to the content of this publication, and
specifi cally disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability
or fi tness for any particular purpose. Further, Revo Technologies
Limited reserves the right to make changes to this publication from
time to time, without notifi cation to any person or organisation.

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Contents

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Support, Warranty and Environmental Information

Contents / Welcome / Unpacking PiXiS RS / Power Supply

Guiding Principles / Home Screen

Second–Level Navigation

DAB Radio Mode

DAB Slideshow

DAB Mode Menu Options

FM Radio Mode

Internet Setup

Internet Radio Modet

Network Audio Mode

Alarms / Sleep / USB Update

System Settings

Miscellaneous Settings

Troubleshooting

Power Supply

Welcome

Thank you for purchasing PiXiS RS.
We are sure that it will provide you with
years of enjoyment and reliable service.

This guide has been designed to
quickly get you up and running
with your radio, offer guidance on
the product’s features and provide
information on operation, safety,
warranty details and troubleshooting.

Unpacking PiXiS RS

Carefully remove your radio from
its packaging and remove the
other items from the box.

The box should contain the following:

• PiXiS RS touchscreen radio

• Multi-region power supply

• Owner’s guide

• Product registration Card

If any items are missing or damaged, please
contact your point of purchase or call
Revo directly on [phone]

Your PiXiS RS radio is supplied with a multi-region power supply,
meaning that it can be operated in a number of countries.

Simply choose the correct adaptor for your country from the
selection supplied, then follow the instructions opposite.

UK EURO U.S.A AUSTRALIA

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Guiding Principles

PiXiS RS’s defi ning feature is its

3.5 inch colour touchscreen, which
puts you in direct contact with
the radio’s many functions.

The central area of the screen is the

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main information display, showing
you menu lists and information about
whatever you’re currently listening to.

Time, Date and Alarm status are

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displayed along the top of the screen.
These are not touch-activated but
provide a quick, handy summary.

PiXiS RS’s controls are very intuitive,
so should require little explanation. The
graphical representation of features and
the ability to directly touch words and
buttons to activate them should feel
natural after just a few minutes of use.

To get you started, the following two
pages aim to offer a summary of what you
can expect to see in the different areas
of your radio’s screen and provide an
outline of how to fi nd your way around.

Home Screen

Your fi rst point of contact with PiXiS
RS’s interface is the home screen. We
think the various modes will be fairly
self-explanatory and easy to fi nd but
here we offer a short description of the
function of each of the homepage icons.

Gently press an icon to access
the relevant mode.

Alarms

PiXiS RS’s alarms allow you to wake up to
any of the audio modes or a buzzer. Alarms
are fully confi gurable to specify dates,
recurrence, volume etc. See page 18 - 19.

Sleep

The Sleep setting allows you to set PiXiS RS
to automatically switch itself into standby
mode. See page 19 for further information.

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SIGNAL

BBC 6 Music

Rock Music
The UK’s best new music

DAB

Internet Radio

Internet Radio mode allows you to access tens of
thousands of online radio stations and podcasts
from around the World. As long as you have a
wireless internet connection, you don’t even need
a computer to use this mode. Details on page 11.

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DAB Radio

Sleep

Stream Audio

Settings

FM Radio

Internet Radio

Alarms

Navigational menus occupy the

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bottom of the screen. These allow
you to access features and settings
and get back to the home screen.

DAB Radio

As well as high-sensitivity DAB reception,
PiXiS RS is future-proofed to provide coverage
of DAB+ broadcasts where available.

See page 6 for further information.

Network Audio /
Network Music Player

PiXiS RS’s network music player mode
“Network Audio” lets you stream audio fi les
across your network from PC or Mac. This
turns PiXiS RS into a multi-room system for
your existing music collection. See page 15.

FM Radio

PiXiS RS includes the ability to receive FM
broadcasts, including RDS data. Very handy if
you take your radio outside a DAB reception
area. See page 9 for further information.

Settings

The Settings menu provides you with controls to
tailor the setup of your PiXiS RS. For example, time
settings, audio EQ, and display brightness can be
controlled from here. See page 20 for details.

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Second–Level
Navigation

After you’ve clicked an option on the home
screen to enter one of the modes, the
layout of the screen will change slightly.

While each mode looks unique to a certain
extent, depending on the information to
be displayed, there are several features
in common throughout the system.

Home – click to return to the main
menu screen while maintaining
audio playback of current mode.

Contextual Menu – click to view and
confi gure user options for current mode.

If you press the ‘Home’ button,
the current mode will continue to
play until you select an alternative
audio source. This means you can
adjust PiXiS RS’s alarm settings or
change your system confi guration
without interrupting your listening.

If you press the Home button,
you’ll notice that a “Back” button
appears in the lower right hand
corner of the main menu screen.
Pressing this will take you back
to the currently playing mode.

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SIGNAL

BBC 6 Music

Rock/Alternative/Variety
London United Kingdom

The BBC’s new digital radio
network featuring a rich music
mix of breaking talent, classic
artists and live performances

DAB

The current mode name is displayed in
the centre of the bottom menu bar.

DAB

As you navigate through context-specifi c sub-menus,
the “Close” button will change to a “Back” button, which
takes you back up to the previously viewed screen.

When you enter a navigational
menu, the available choices will
be shown as a list. Just touch
any option in a list to select it.

On longer lists, a scrollbar will
appear to the right of the screen.
Use the Up and Down buttons to
scroll through the list one screen at
a time, or press part of the scrollbar
background to jump to a point.

An arrow next to an item in a list indicates that there
are further options associated with that item.

When using any of PiXiS RS’s modes, you’ll
notice at the foot of the screen are one or
two rows of contextual menu buttons.
These are your main means of
interacting with PiXiS RS.

The bottom row remains on screen in
all modes and provides system-level
navigation, enabling you to return to the
home-screen at any time, or bring up a
contextual menu for your current mode

Volume – click to mute volume.

Close – click to return to the home screen
and stop playback of current mode.

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Settings Menu

Time Settings

Equaliser Settings

Miscellaneous Settings

Setup Wizard

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DAB Radio Mode

Getting started

Please ensure that your PiXiS RS’s antenna
is fully extended before you enter DAB mode.

On PiXiS RS’s Home screen,
click the DAB icon.

The fi rst time you enter DAB mode,
PiXiS RS will automatically begin to scan
through the frequency range to fi nd
radio stations. Scanning will take a few
moments; a progress bar will appear
on screen to keep track of how many
stations are picked up in your area.

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Scanning in progress...

Stations found: 37

Cancel

DAB

After scanning, the list of radio
stations received in your area
will be sorted alphabetically and
saved to PiXiS RS’s memory.

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Station List

BBC Radio 3

BBC Radio 4

BBC Radio 5 Live

BBC Radio 6Music

DAB

Listening to DAB Stations

To access PiXiS RS’s DAB Station
List, press the directory button.

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STEREO

View Station List

View Favourites List

Add Current Station to Favourites List

The Now Playing screen displays
information from the broadcaster.

Station name and programme type
(genre) are displayed at all times.

Additional information is displayed where
provided by the broadcaster. This may
include categories such as:

• Current track title and artist name.

• Programme information.

• Extra station Information.

• Contact details / web links etc.

• Upcoming programme information.

If text is too long to fi t on one screen, it will
scroll automatically every few seconds.

Simply click on a station name in the
station list to begin playing it.

BBC Radio 6Music

Rock Music

Now playing:
Banquet by Bloc Party

DAB

Go to Previous Station from List

More detailed technical information
is available by pressing the info key.

This includes detailed broadcaster data
and information about signal strength.

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BBC Radio 6 Music

Station Ensemble

Frequency

Signal Level

Signal Strength

Codec

Bit rate

Sampling rate

BBC National DAB

225.648MHz 12B

94

128 kb/s

48 kHz

DAB

Station / Programme
Information

View Technical Data

Go to Next Station
from List

MonoMP2

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DAB Slideshow

9.30am 31 Jul 2013

SIGNAL

Capital

105-106 Capital FM
No.1 Hit Music Station

DAB

English

PiXiS RS provides support for DAB
Slideshow, an innovative new feature
that signifi cantly enhances the digital
radio experience. DAB Slideshow
enables detailed full colour images to
be broadcast alongside standard digital
audio transmissions, providing a colourful
and informative backdrop to DAB radio
broadcasts. Slideshow content includes
a wide variety of information screens
and images, including ‘Now Playing’
screens, news headlines, sports reports,
weather information and traffi c updates.

At the time of writing, DAB Slideshow
content is being broadcast by a growing
number of radio stations in the UK,
Germany, Switzerland, Norway, Denmark,
France, Australia and Hong Kong.

If DAB Slideshow content is available
on your chosen station, PiXiS RS will
automatically display the slideshow image
at full screen size. To revert to the standard
DAB Mode screen, simply press PiXiS RS’s
touchscreen. To re-enter full-screen DAB
Slideshow mode at any time, press the small
slideshow graphic on the left of the screen.

NOTE: The availability of DAB
Slideshow content is at the discretion
of broadcaster. Not all stations
currently operate this feature.

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Rescanning DAB Stations

From time to time, it may be necessary
to perform a manual scan to keep your
radio’s station list up-to-date. A couple
of reasons may account for this...

• New station launches or existing
stations which cease broadcasting.

• If the initial scan gave poor reception
(for example, if the aerial was not properly
extended or PiXiS RS was placed in a
bad reception area), the default station
list may be incomplete or even empty.

To begin a manual scan, in DAB
mode, press the Menu button. Select
Scan from the list. When the scan is
fi nished, your updated station-list will
be saved into PiXiS RS’s memory.

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Station List

BBC Radio 3

BBC Radio 4

BBC Radio 5 Live

BBC Radio 6Music

DAB

Favourite Station Presets

PiXiS RS lets you save up to 10 of your
favourite DAB stations as presets.

To store the station you are currently
listening to as a preset, just press
the add preset button at any time.

When successful, you’ll see the
message “Favourite Added”.

Favourite Added

To view your preset stations list at
any time, press the presets button.

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My Favourites

1: BBC Radio 6Music

2: BBC Radio 4

3: BBC Scotland

4: <Empty>

DAB

Dynamic Range Control

DRC can improve audio performance if you
are listening to music with a high dynamic
range in a noisy environment (e.g. listening to
classical music while cooking in the kitchen).

DRC boosts quieter sounds, making
them easier to hear, without over­amplifying the louder sections of music.

PiXiS RS has 3 DRC settings: OFF, Low
and High. Default setting is Low. To alter
this setting, click the Menu button in
DAB mode. Select DRC from the list,
then click your preferred setting.

Note: Not all DAB broadcasts are able to use
DRC. If the broadcast does not support DRC,
then changing the setting will have no effect.

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DRC

OFF

Low

High

DAB

Pruning Stations

To remove stations that appear on
your list but which are not available,
press the Menu key in DAB mode
and select Prune Invalid Stations.

PiXiS RS will remove any invalid stations
and auto update and save your station list.

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Editing Presets

You can change the order or delete items
from your favourites list by going to the
DAB menu and selecting Edit Favourites.

Controls will appear around
any station you select, allowing
you to move or remove it.

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Select a favourite to move or delete

1: BBC Radio 6Music

2: BBC Radio 4

3: BBC Scotland

4: <Empty>

DAB