Roberts R Line Instruction Manual

Multi-room Smart Speaker with Music Player and Spotify Connect

and remote control from iPhone and Android using UNDOK

Please read this manual before use

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Contents

Introduction .........................................................................................1-5

Before you can use this product .......................................................... 1

About this instruction manual............................................................... 2

Controls and connections ................................................................. 3-5

Setup ....................................................................................................6-9

Step 1 - Download the UNDOK app .................................................... 6

Step 2 - Plug in your speaker and switch on for ﬁ rst use .................... 7

Step 3 - Setup new audio system - Apple iOS device ......................... 8

Step 3 - Setup new audio system - Android device ............................. 9

Internet Radio mode ....................................................................... 10-13

Internet Radio - the basics................................................................. 10

Selecting internet radio / Presetting internet radio stations ................11

Customising your speaker ................................................................. 12

Conﬁ guring my favourite stations ...................................................... 13

Conﬁ guring my added stations .......................................................... 13

Music Player mode .........................................................................14-21

Use with Windows, Apple Mac, Linux, USB memory ........................ 14

Accessing your audio ﬁ les via UPnP using Windows 7, 8, & 10 ...15-16

Locating and playing media ﬁ les using UPnP ..............................17-18

Using USB memory devices ......................................................... 19-20

Windows 'Play To' / 'Cast to Device' function (UPnP renderer) ......... 21

Spotify Connect ..............................................................................22-24

Spotify Connect - the basics .............................................................. 22

Set up a Spotify Connect account ..................................................... 22

Playing music using Spotify Connect ................................................ 23

Controlling Spotify on your speaker................................................... 24

Bluetooth mode .............................................................................. 25-28

Bluetooth mode ................................................................................. 25

Connecting Bluetooth devices ........................................................... 25

Playing audio ﬁ les in Bluetooth mode................................................ 26

Connecting and reconnecting a Bluetooth device ............................. 27

Bluetooth information......................................................................... 28

Multi-room mode ............................................................................29-33

Multi-room the basics ........................................................................ 29

Creating and editing a multi-room group with UNDOK ...................... 30

Playing audio to a group .................................................................... 31

Volume control using UNDOK ........................................................... 31

Mode indicator and controls in a multi-room conﬁ guration ................ 32

Stereo mode switch ........................................................................... 33

UNDOK settings ................................................................................... 34

UNDOK settings / Equaliser / Sleep timer / Friendly name ............... 34

Audio connections ......................................................................... 35-36

Headphone socket............................................................................. 35

Auxiliary input socket ......................................................................... 35

Inactive Standby feature .................................................................... 36

Information ......................................................................................37-48

Factory reset...................................................................................... 37

Software version display / Audio FAQ ............................................... 38

Using an Ethernet connection ........................................................... 39

Network indicator status / Software update ....................................... 40

Troubleshooting ............................................................................ 41-42

Audio codecs ..................................................................................... 43

Cautions ............................................................................................ 44

Speciﬁ cations / Circuit features ......................................................... 45

Software License Information ............................................................ 46

Guarantee.......................................................................................... 48

R1 Smart Speaker features

The Roberts R1 provides the following features in an attractive compact unit:-

● Listen to local, regional, national and international broadcasts using Internet radio.

● Listen to over 1000 radio stations from around the country, and over 10,000 from around the world without using your PC.

● Listen to podcasts from a wide range of broadcasters.

● 40 internet radio station presets.

● Use the Music Player to play your music collection from devices on

your network. Connection to Apple and Linux based computers is also possible.

● Playback of audio ﬁ les from USB memory devices.

● MP3, WMA, AAC, FLAC, ALAC (Apple Lossless) and WAV formats

are supported.

● The R1 connects to your home computer network, either using WiFi or via a wired Ethernet connection.

● Dual band WiFi allows compatibility with a wide range of networks.

● Works with Windows 'Play to' / 'Cast to Device' function (as a Digital

Media Renderer).

● Compatible with Spotify Connect, allowing your Spotify selections to be played through the speaker, remotely controlled from your iPhone, iPad, Android device or any Desktop.

● Supports remote control from Apple iPhone, iPad and Android using the UNDOK app.

● Your speaker may be connected as part of a wireless Multi-room system to allow whatever source is selected to be heard through other connected products.

● Bluetooth streaming to play your music or video soundtracks from your smartphone, tablet or similar device.

● All radio station presets, network conﬁ guration details and user settings are retained in the event of a power failure.

● Adjustable sleep timer, can be set to turn the speaker off after a delay of up to 60 minutes.

● Power saving Inactive Standby.

● Auxiliary input for playing audio from MP3 players, iPods or other

audio equipment.

● Stereo headphone socket for private listening.

● Mains or battery powered operation using supplied mains adaptor, or

optional battery pack (not included).

Before you can use this product

Before you can use your smart speaker, you must have the following:

● A broadband Internet connection (not required for Music Player functions).

● A router (or equivalent wireless access point) providing a WiFi signal or Ethernet connection, connected to your

broadband Internet Service Provider. The broadband modem, router and wireless access point will often be a single combined unit supplied by your Internet Service Provider or bought from a computer store.

● A Smart phone or tablet which uses either the Android operating system (version 4.0.3 or later) or Apple iOS (version 8 or later).

● If your wireless network requires a security password to allow connection, then you either need to know the WEP, WPA or WPA2 key used for encryption so that you can get the speaker to communicate with the network.

● If you choose to connect the speaker to your network using a wired Ethernet connection, then an Ethernet cable of appropriate length will be needed.

The speaker's WiFi system is compatible with 802.11b, g, n or a networks and can use 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz WiFi frequency bands.

If connecting using WiFi, the speaker will typically work within a 10-20 metre radius from your wireless router or access point. The actual range achieved will depend upon the building type, other nearby wireless networks, and possible interference sources.

IMPORTANT: Before you continue, make sure that your router (or access point) is powered up and working with your broadband Internet service (use your computer, smart-phone or tablet to verify this). To get this part of the system working you must refer to the instructions supplied with those items.

Introduction

About this instruction manual

This instruction manual is split into sections for each of the operating modes of your Roberts R1 speaker. Each section is clearly identiﬁ ed by the shaded heading in the top right hand corner of each pair of pages.

Before using the Internet Radio and Music Player functions, you will need to connect your speaker to your computer network using either the WiFi or Ethernet connection. This is covered in the section titled Setup.

The Internet Radio section describes how to ﬁ nd radio stations to listen to. These can be radio stations that you already know and listen to conventionally, or new stations you may search for. You may set up stations that you like as Favourites so that they are more readily accessible.

The section for the Music Player describes how you may play music ﬁ les that you may have stored on a computer or other devices connected to your network. The use of Shared Media (using UPnP) and USB playback is explained.

The Spotify Connect section explains the use of the speaker in conjunction with the Spotify internet based music streaming service.

The Bluetooth section describes how to use your R1 to play audio ﬁ les or video soundtracks directly from your smartphone, tablet or similar devices.

The Multi-room section explains how your speaker may be connected as part of a wireless music system.

The UNDOK Settings section explains how to modify settings for your speaker including equaliser and sleep timer.

The Audio connection section shows how to connect your speaker to other audio equipment.

The Information section includes troubleshooting, speciﬁ cations and warranty information.

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Internet Radio

Setup

Audio Connections

Information

(page 29)

Multi-room

Music Player

(page 34)

UNDOK Settings

Spotify Connect

Bluetooth

Standby Network Mode

R1 wireless stereo speaker

Controls and connections

Top view

1. Mode / Bluetooth Pair button

2. Next button

3. Previous button

4. Play / Pause / Reset button

5. Volume Up button

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6. Volume Down button

7. On / Standby button

8. Standby indicator

9. Network Status indicator

10. Mode / Bluetooth Pairing indicator

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Introduction

Controls and connections - cont.

Rear view

11. Headphone socket

12. Auxiliary Input socket

13. Stereo mode switch

14. USB playback socket

15. Ethernet socket (RJ45)

16. DC input socket

11 12 13 14 15

Side view

17. Tweeter / Mid-range speaker x 2

18. Bass speaker

19. Bass port

Controls and connections cont.

The best way to control your speaker is by using the UNDOK app. However you can also use the buttons on your R1 for the following functions.

1. Pressing the On/Standby button brings your speaker out of Standby mode.

Pressing the On/Standby button while the speaker is in use will cause

it to return to the Standby mode. The Standby indicator will light.

2. Press and release the Mode button to select the desired operating mode, Internet Radio, Spotify, Music Player, Bluetooth or Auxiliary Input.

The Mode indicator will change colour according to the music source

selected (see page 32).

Instructions for each operating mode are given in the later sections

of this book.

3. You can control music playback using the Play/Pause, Next or Previous

buttons on the speaker.

4. You can control the volume using the Up and Down Volume buttons on your speaker.

Note: You will need to use the UNDOK app to select your choice

of content for most operating modes.

Setup

• iOS - Download from Apple App Store

• AndroidTM - Download from Google Play Store

• If you already have the UNDOK app installed on your device ensure that you have the latest version.

• It is possible that this app may have been changed slightly since these instructions were written.

• Please refer to the Roberts Radio website for guidance on how to use the latest version.

Note: At the time of writing Android version 4.0.3 and later or iOS version 8 or later are required to use UNDOK.

Step 1 - Download the UNDOK app

Download and install the UNDOK app on to your Android or iOS device.

Step 2 - Plug in your speaker and switch on for ﬁ rst use

1. Place your speaker on a ﬂ at surface and plug the cable from the mains adaptor into the DC input socket located underneath the speaker (marked 'DC In') ensuring that the plug is pushed fully into the socket.

2. If you wish to use a wired network connection, plug the Ethernet cable into the RJ-45 socket at the back of the speaker.

3. Ensure that the Stereo mode switch is in the centre 'Auto' position.

4. Plug the mains adaptor into a wall socket and switch on the socket.

IMPORTANT: The mains adaptor is used as the means of connecting the

speaker to the mains supply. The mains socket used for the speaker must remain accessible during normal use. In order to disconnect the speaker from the mains, the mains adaptor should be removed from the mains socket outlet completely.

5. When you apply the power the Standby, Network Status and Mode indicators will all light brieﬂ y.

6. If this is the ﬁ rst time that you use your speaker or after a factory reset, after several seconds the Network Status indicator will ﬂ ash slowly indicating that your speaker is now ready to connect to your home network.

• After each use the speaker will remember the mode used and then switch on in that mode the next time it is used.

Note: If your speaker has not previously been connected to a network,

the Network Status indicator will ﬂ ash slowly. If this is not the case please reset the speaker see page 37.

7. Use the UNDOK app to connect your speaker to your network. If adding more than one product this must be done for the ﬁ rst time each product is used.

Standby Network Mode

Speaker ready to connect

Setup

Step 3 - Setup new audio system - Apple iOS device

If your device uses Android, please see page 9. The UNDOK app has a setup wizard to help conﬁ gure suitable audio devices to connect to your home WiFi network.

1. Open the UNDOK

app.

2. Setup a New Audio

system.

3. The app will prompt you to use your device’s WiFi settings to connect

to your speaker.

4. Select your R1 speaker.

Once your device has connected to the speaker, return to the UNDOK app.

5. Use the app to complete

the setup,including giving the speaker a name (living room, etc), whether it is connected via WiFi or Ethernet. If you wish to connect using an Ethernet cable please (see page 39).

6. For a WiFi connection

the app will ask you to choose a WiFi network and enter the appropriate password.

7. The Network Status indicator on your

speaker will stop ﬂ ashing and will go off when it has successfully connected to your network.

Note:If when setting up your speaker your Android device complains that it cannot

connect to the internet this is because it is temporarily connected directly to your speaker. You should ignore this warning message.

1. Open the UNDOK app.

2. Setup a New Audio system.

3. The app will show a

list of suggested audio systems to setup.

Step 3 - Setup new audio system - Android device

If your device is an iPhone or iPad (i.e. uses iOS) please see page 8. The UNDOK app has a setup wizard to help conﬁ gure suitable audio devices to connect to your home WiFi network.

4. Your speaker will

normally appear in this list as R1. It may appear in the list below called Other. Select the speaker to be setup.

6. Choose whether it is

connected via WiFi or Ethernet. If you wish to connect using an Ethernet cable please (see page 39).

7. For a WiFi connection

the app will ask you to choose a WiFi network and enter the appropriate password.

8. The Network Status indicator on your

speaker will stop ﬂ ashing and will go off when it has successfully connected to your network.

5. Use the app to complete

the speaker setup, including giving the speaker a name (living room, etc).

Internet Radio

Internet Radio - the basics

Before you can use your speaker to listen to broadcasts via the Internet, it is necessary to have connected it to your computer network using either the wireless (WiFi) connection or the wired Ethernet connection (RJ-45 socket) located on the back of the unit. Please see pages 6-9 for details.

There are literally many thousands of radio broadcasts available via the Internet as well as 'Podcasts'. Your speaker provides several ways of searching for broadcasts in order to make ﬁ nding and choosing them easier. Once you have found the radio stations that you like, you may either store them as presets or add them to a list of your favourite stations which your speaker can access. The speaker allows you to store up to 40 presets and as many favourites as you like.

You may search for an Internet radio station by Location. If you know the name of the station and the country from which a station is broadcast this may be the easiest method to ﬁ nd a station. It is also a great way to experience radio from other parts of the world.

You may also search for an Internet radio station by Genre. If you prefer a particular type of music, Blues for example, you may search for a radio station that broadcasts that type of music, and you can choose from a list of Blues radio stations regardless of location, or taking location into account.

If you know part of the name of an Internet radio station, you can enter it into the UNDOK app and it will search for stations that match that name. This can be helpful if you are unsure of the location or genre of a particular station.

The R1 speaker connects to a radio station database which serves many users in many countries. This means that there is a very wide range of programme content available. You can also search for stations which have been recently added to those available (new stations) or you can search for the most popular.

Internet radio

Internet Radio

Selecting internet radio

1. Ensure your speaker is switched on.

2. Select Internet Radio as the music source.

3. Select 'Browse' to choose radio stations.

Presetting internet radio stations

Your speaker has forty memory presets for internet radio which can easily be set to store the details of any radio station or podcast.

1. To store the currently playing radio station select the Preset option on the playing

screen and choose the desired preset number. Press the '+' symbol to store your preset station.

2. To recall a preset select the Preset option on the playing screen and select the

desired preset station.

If your speaker cannot connect to a radio station

Note: If your speaker is unable to connect to an Internet radio station this can be for many reasons, but typically will be due to one of the following:

The radio station may not be broadcasting at the present time.

The radio station may not be able to accommodate any more connections from internet listeners.

The broadcaster may limit listening to speciﬁ c countries or regions

There may be network congestion (either locally or at a distance) which is affecting the reliability of the connection.

If your speaker can connect, but the audio is not continuous and the radio keeps having to reconnect, this may be due to the radio station only having limited connection capacity.

Please also refer to the 'Troubleshooting' section on page 42.

Customising your speaker

In addition to storing your favourite radio stations in the presets, your speaker allows you to create customised lists of stations which can appear

in two special menus called 'My Favourites' and 'My Added Stations'.

Your speaker uses a database which is accessed via the Internet in order to ﬁ nd out which radio stations are available and how it should connect to them. You are able to add your personal selections to this database. These are conﬁ gured using a web browser on your device or on a PC. You can

choose the stations which will appear in the 'My Favourites' menu from

the large selection already listed. Additionally, if you ﬁ nd a radio station that is not listed then you may also add the Internet address (URL) of the station's audio stream to your selection. It will then appear in UNDOK via

the 'My Added Stations' menu item.

Registering an account

1. Open the web site http://www.wiﬁ radio-frontier.com using a web

browser. Click on the ‘Register here’ link and follow the on-screen

instructions to register an account. During the registration process the web site asks for an access code. This allows it to uniquely identify your speaker from the many others that it also provides data for. To obtain the access code, please follow these steps.

2. Using the UNDOK app select Internet radio as the music source for

your R1 speaker.

3. Select the 'Browse' screen and then select the item called 'Help'.

4. In the Help menu, select the menu item 'Get access code'. Provided

that the speaker is connected to the Internet, a code will be displayed of typically seven characters (upper case letters and numbers). Make a note of this code for the next step. If you need to re-register later you must repeat this process to get a fresh access code.

5. You should then use the code displayed to ﬁ ll in the Access Code ﬁ eld on the web page when you set up your account.

Once you have your account set up, if you have other speakers which use the same database, you may also add them to your account. You will need to get an access code for each product in order to add it to the account. They may then share your favourite and added radio station details.

Internet Radio

Conﬁ guring My Added Stations

1. If you wish to listen to a radio station which is not currently held in the database at http://www.wiﬁ radio-frontier.com it is possible to

add the details yourself. You will need to obtain the internet address (URL) for the audio stream for the station that you wish to add. This may be information provided by the radio station itself, via its web site, or perhaps passed to you from another listener.

Note: The URL for the audio stream will generally not be the URL for

the web page from which you listen to the station on your PC.

2. Use the 'My added stations' link in the 'My account' area on the web

site. This allows you to add details of new stations or to modify those already added. You can provide a name for the radio station which will be shown in UNDOK. You must also provide the web address, location and format details.

3. Once you have Internet radio stations available in your My Added Stations list, you may play these stations from your speaker. These

stations will be available from the Internet Radio menu item 'My Added Stations' in the UNDOK app.

4. It is possible to add the web addresses for audio streams which may not be playable by your speaker. The Roberts R1 can only play MP3,

WMA and AAC Internet radio streams.

5. To look at, modify or delete your added stations list on the web site,

use the link 'My added stations' in the 'My account' area. To delete an

added radio station, click on the icon with a heart and minus symbol.

Customising your speaker - cont.

Conﬁ guring My Favourite Stations

1. Using the web site at http://www.wiﬁ radio-frontier.com it is possible

to search among the many radio stations that are available by location, genre, or language. You may also choose from new or popular stations.

2. When the radio stations that you have found are shown on your computer screen, they are shown with a 'Play' icon and an 'Add to favourites' icon (the plus symbol and heart). Clicking on the 'Play' icon will allow you to hear the radio station via your device or a PC. Clicking on the 'Add to favourites' icon will cause the radio station to be added to the list accessible via your speaker.

3. To help you organise your favourites, and since you may have a great many after a while, the web site will allow you to specify the name for a category or group under which the radio station will be listed. Suitable names might be 'Rock', 'Smooth', 'Mum's stations', and so on. When ever you add another radio station to your favourites you can either add it to an existing category or create a new one.

4. Once you have Internet radio stations available in your My Favourite Stations list, you may play these stations from your speaker. These

stations will be available from the Internet Radio menu item 'My Favourites' in the UNDOK app.

5. To look at, modify or delete your favourite stations lists on the web

site, use the link 'My favourites' in the 'My account' area. To delete a

favourite radio station, click on the icon with a heart and minus symbol.

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