Roberts Radio STREAMTime User Manual

Internet / FM RDS Clock Radio

ROBERTS

Enjoy Listening

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Contents

Your clock radio .............................................................................. 2-8

StreamTime Internet Clock Radio and Media Player features ......... 2

About this instruction manual ........................................................... 3

Controls and connections .............................................................. 4-6

Before you can use this product ....................................................... 7

Display icons .................................................................................... 7

Navigation controls ........................................................................... 8

Network conﬁ guration .................................................................. 9-11

Connecting your clock radio to your computer network .............. 9-11

Internet Radio mode .................................................................... 12-22

Internet Radio - the basics ............................................................. 12

Operating your radio - Internet Radio mode .............................. 13-18

Selecting a radio station by location ............................................... 13

Selecting a radio station by genre .................................................. 15

Searching for a radio station by name ............................................ 16

Listening to previously broadcast material ................................17-18

Customising your clock radio ......................................................... 19

Conﬁ guring My Stations ................................................................. 20

Adding Stations using your clock radio .......................................... 21

Conﬁ guring My Streams ................................................................. 22

Media Player mode ...................................................................... 23-35

Using Windows Shares .................................................................. 23

Locate the shared audio ﬁ les using the clock radio ................... 24-25

Setup a windows PC via UPnP server ......................................26-27

Locating and playing media ﬁ les using UPnP ........................... 28-29

Media selection ......................................................................... 30-32

Controlling playback .................................................................. 32-33

Clearing the media player queue ................................................... 33

Playing tracks in the queue repeatedly .......................................... 34

Playing tracks in random order ....................................................... 35

FM mode ....................................................................................... 36-38

Operating your radio - FM ............................................................. 36

Manual tuning - FM ....................................................................... 37

Display modes - FM ....................................................................... 38

Presetting stations - Internet Radio and FM .................................. 39

Clock and Alarms ....................................................................... 40-49

Manually setting the clock .........................................................40-41

Resetting the clock ........................................................................ 41

Setting the clock format ................................................................. 42

Setting daylight saving time ........................................................... 43

Setting the time zone ..................................................................... 44

Setting the alarm clock ............................................................. 45-46

Disabling alarms ............................................................................ 47

To view alarms ............................................................................... 47

Snooze timer ................................................................................. 47

Sleep timer .................................................................................... 48

Nap timer ....................................................................................... 49

Display and Audio ....................................................................... 50-53

Dimmer .......................................................................................... 50

Language selection ........................................................................ 50

Audio settings (tone controls) ......................................................... 51

Headphone socket ......................................................................... 52

Line out socket ............................................................................... 52

Auxiliary input socket ...................................................................... 53

Information ................................................................................... 54-66

Factory reset .................................................................................. 54

Software version ............................................................................ 55

Enter network name manually ........................................................ 56

Enter network address manually ............................................... 57-58

Wireless standby mode .................................................................. 59

WiFi strength .................................................................................. 60

Signal warning ................................................................................ 60

Troubleshooting ......................................................................... 61-62

Software update ............................................................................. 63

Cautions / Speciﬁ cations ................................................................ 64

Guarantee ...................................................................................... 66

STREAMTIME Internet clock radio

and Media player features

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

Listen to over 1000 radio stations from around the country, and over

● 10,000 from around the world.

Listen to previously broadcast material from the BBC (using listen

● again)

● 10 radio station presets

●

Play your music collection from your computer.

Your clock radio

● Easy-to-read 2 line text display with large clock display.

● Adjustable display dimmer.

● Menu displays in major European languages: English (GB), English (US), French, Spanish, Catalan,

German, Danish, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian.

● Auxiliary input to allow your clock radio to be used as an ampliﬁ er and loudspeaker system for external MP3 players, CD players, etc.

●

The Media Player can connect to Windows Shares or UPnP servers

(e.g. Windows Media Player 11)

● MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, AIFF, FLAC, Real Audio and AU audio

formats are supported.

●

The STREAMTIME connects wirelessly to your home computer

network.

● Large clock display (with 12 or 24 hour display mode)

● Two alarm timers to wake you to either buzzer, auxiliary input or radio

alarm. Each alarm can be set to sound once, everyday, weekly, on weekdays or at weekends.

● Adjustable sleep timer which can be set to turn the sound off after between 10 minutes and 3 hours.

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● Line level output for optional connection to other audio equipment.

● A standard 3.5mm headphone socket is provided for private listening.

● Bass and Treble level adjustment.

About this instruction manual

This instruction manual is split into sections for each of the different operating modes of your Roberts STREAMTIME clock radio. There are three main sections - Internet Radio, Media Player (streaming ﬁ les from a stored library) and FM radio. 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 Clock Radio and Media Player functions, you will need to connect your clock radio to your computer network using the WiFi connection. This is covered in the section titled Conﬁ guration.

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 Media Player describes the two methods by which the radio can access music ﬁ les that you may have stored on a computer connected to your network. The use of Shared Folders, or Shared Media (using UPnP) is explained.

The section for FM Radio describes how to use the radio to listen to conventional radio broadcasts.

The section titled Clock and Alarms describes the different ways by which the clock in the clock radio may be set, as well as explaining the use of the alarms, snooze and sleep timer features.

The Display and Audio section shows how to adjust the dimmer, tone controls and to connect your radio to other equipment.

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

Conﬁ guration

Internet Radio

Media Player

FM Radio

Clock and Alarms

Display and Audio

Information

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(page 12)

(page 23)

(page 36)

(page 40)

(page 50)

(page 54)

Controls and connections

(Top)

Your clock radio

1. Tuning Up / Down / Snooze button

2. Back button

3. Preset 1 / Playmode button

4. Preset 2 / Queue button

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5. Preset 3 / Rewind button

6. Wi-Fi Antenna

7. Preset 4 / Fast Forward button

8. Preset 5 / Play/Pause button

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9. Volume Down button

10. Volume Up button

11. Select / Tone button

Controls and connections

(Front)

12. Time Set / Sleep Timer button

13. Nap Timer button

14. Alarm 2 button

15. Alarm 1 button

16. LCD display

17. On / Off button

18. Band button

19. Add / RDS button

20. Dimmer button

Controls and connections

(Rear)

21. Auxiliary input socket

22. Line output socket

23. Headphone socket

24. DC input socket

25. Wire FM aerial

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Your clock radio

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Before you can use this product

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Before you can use your Internet clock radio, you must have the following:

● A broadband Internet connection (not required for FM or Media player functions).

● A wireless access point (Wi-Fi) connected to your broadband Internet Service provider preferably via a router. In many cases the broadband modem, router and wireless access point will be a single combined unit supplied by your Internet Service Provider or bought from a computer store.

● If your wireless network is conﬁ gured to use Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) or Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA/WPA2) data encryption then you need to know the WEP or WPA key used for encryption so you can get the internet radio to communicate with the network.

The Internet radio will typically work within a 10-20 metre radius from your wireless access point. The actual range achieved will depend upon the building type, other nearby wireless networks, and possible interference sources. FM radio functions can operate wherever the radio is able to receive a suitable broadcast signal.

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

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A. Nap timer indicator

B. Alarm 1 and 2 indicators

C. Snooze indicator

D. Sleep indicator

E. Speaker indicator

F. Clock digits

G. FM indicator

H. MP3 indicator

I. Stereo indicator

J. WMA indicator

K. Repeat indicator

L. Aux input indicator

M. Two line text display

N. AM / PM indicator

Navigation controls

This page describes the basic means of controlling your clock radio. Instructions for each of the operational modes are given in the later sections of this book.

1. Pressing the On/Off button brings your radio out of Stand-by mode.

Pressing On/Off while the radio is in use will put it into Stand-by

mode.

2. Pressing the Band button gives you access to each of the operating modes in sequence - Internet Radio, Media Player, Auxiliary input and FM radio.

Your clock radio

3. Pressing the Back button will access the main mode menu system. Alternatively press and hold the Select/Tone button 'Off'' will show on the display then press the Tuning Up or Down buttons until 'Mode menu' is displayed. Press and release the Select button to enter Main mode menu.

4. Many operations require the user to make a selection from the menu. This is done using the Tuning Up or Down buttons and the Select button. Use the Tuning Up or Down buttons to highlight the desired menu item then press the Select button to select that item.

5. If an error is made when navigating the menus, it is generally possible to go back to a higher level menu by pressing the Back button.

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Connecting your clock radio to your computer network

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

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

3. When you apply power, the display on the clock radio will light up and say: 'Roberts Internet Radio'. If no network connection is yet conﬁ gured, the clock radio will now scan for all available wireless networks and will show 'Scanning'.

4. If the clock radio cannot ﬁ nd a network then the display will say 'No Wireless Networks Found'. If this happens then you will have to get your wireless access point working - please see the instructions supplied with it.

5. When the clock radio ﬁ nds your wireless network, it displays the Network Name (SSID) for the access point on the screen. This is a name that is allocated to the access point by the person who set up the network - for example: 'My Home Network'.

6. It is possible, and in some locations highly likely, that your clock radio will ﬁ nd more than one wireless access point, in which case you should choose which one you need to connect to.

7. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to see the SSID for each access point that the clock radio has found. If your network is shown proceed to step 9.

Conﬁ guration

8. If your network is not found, it is possible that it is conﬁ gured such that the SSID is not broadcast (sometimes referred to as hidden). If this is the case then use the Back button and then select 'Enter network name'. This procedure is described page 56, 'Entering the network name manually'. If you know that your network name is not hidden, and it was not found,then either try re-scanning, (press the Back button), and if necessary try moving your clock radio to a location closer to your access point / router, or refer to 'Troubleshooting' on page 61.

If you make a mistake at any point, use the Back button to go back

to the previous screen.

9. When the SSID for the access point you want to connect to is displayed on the screen, press the Select button.

10. If your network is not conﬁ gured to need an encryption code, the screen should say 'Connecting to network', then 'Network OK'. If this is the case then you have successfully connected your clock radio to your network, so please proceed to the section 'Once your clock radio is connected to the network' on the next page.

11. If the screen displays either 'Enter WEP key' or 'Enter WPA key', it is because the network is using one of the encryption systems: Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) or Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA). You therefore need to enter the correct WEP or WPA key into the clock radio to allow it to communicate with your wireless network.

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If you do not have the WEP or WPA key, then you should obtain it

from the person who set up your network. Some wireless routers may come with an encryption key already set up by the supplier, in which case you should refer to the user documentation provided with it.

WEP keys are 10 or 26 characters long (using 0 - 9, and A - F). Some

Wi-Fi access points can also use pass-phrases for WEP but these do not conform to a deﬁ ned standard and are not supported. WPA keys are usually set up using a pass-phrase of between 8 and 63 characters. Your Internet radio can accept pass-phrases for WPA keys.

If the WEP or WPA key was previously entered and the radio has not

had a factory reset the display will show 'Using saved key' and should then connect to the network.

12. After 3 seconds, the display goes into the key entry mode. To enter the key, use the Tuning Up or Down buttons to select each character of the key in turn, when the character is central on the display press the Select button after each character. Remember, WEP keys only use the numbers 0 - 9 and letters A - F. WPA keys are sensitive to upper and lower case characters so you must enter them exactly.

13. If you make an error use the Back button to delete the character entered.

14. After the ﬁ nal character of the WEP or WPA key has been entered, centrally locate the 'END' symbol and press the Select button. Alternatively the 'END' symbol can be quickly accessed by pressing the Add/RDS button. The clock radio should now be able to connect to the network.

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15. Once your clock radio is connected to the network (and therefore also to the Internet) it will display the time and the main Mode menu. This menu provides access to all major functions of the radio. The time is obtained from the internet by the radio. If the time display is not correct for any reason, it can easily be adjusted later, see page 40 'Manually setting the clock'.

Internet Radio mode

Internet Radio - the basics

Before you can use your clock radio to listen to broadcasts via the internet, it is necessary to have already connected your clock radio to your computer network using the wireless (WiFi) connection. Please see page 9 for details.

There are literally many thousands of broadcasts available via the internet. Your clock radio provides several ways of searching for broadcasts in order to make ﬁ nding and choosing broadcasts easier. Once you have found radio stations which you like, you may either store them as presets within the clock radio, or add them to a list of your favourite stations which your clock radio can access. The number of presets is limited (there are ten preset buttons on the clock radio), but you can store 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 see 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 radio 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.

Internet Radio

The STREAMTIME clock radio 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.

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Operating your radio - Internet Radio

Selecting a radio station by location

1. Press the On/Off button to switch the clock radio on.

2. Repeatedly press the Band button until 'Internet Radio' appears on the display.

3. Your clock radio will enter the main Internet Radio menu.

4. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons until 'Location' shows on the display. Press the Select button. The ﬁ rst continent in the list will be shown.

5. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to scroll through the list of continents. When the desired continent is shown on the display press the Select button.

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6. The display will show the list of countries within the chosen continent and the number of available stations for that country. If there are many countries you can scroll through the list continually in either direction. This menu is cyclic (so you can go back through the list to quickly access the UK, for example). Press the Select button to choose the desired country.

7. The lists are always sorted alphabetically.

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8. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to display your chosen radio station and then press the Select button to conﬁ rm. The display will show 'Connecting' while it ﬁ nds the new station.

Internet Radio

9. If the station has on-demand content (that is, it gives the option of listening to programmes which have already been broadcast), see page 17 'Listening to previously broadcast material'.

If your clock radio cannot connect to a radio station

Note: If your clock radio is unable to connect to an internet radio station it will generally either display 'Network Error' or 'Stopped'. 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.

There may be network congestion (either locally or at a distance)

which is affecting the reliability of the connection.

If your radio 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 section Troubleshooting on page 61.

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Selecting a radio station by genre

1. Press the On/Off button to switch the clock radio on.

2. Repeatedly press the Band button until 'Internet Radio' appears on the display.

3. Your clock radio will enter the main Internet Radio menu.

4. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons until 'Genre' shows on the display. Press the Select button.

5. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to scroll through the list of content types. This menu is normally cyclic - you can scroll the list continually in either direction. When the chosen genre is shown on the display press the Select button.

6. The ﬁ rst radio station in the list is then shown. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons until the desired station name is displayed.

7. Press the Select button to select the station. The display will show 'Connecting' while it ﬁ nds the new station. If the radio station is unable to connect this may be for one of the reasons explained on page 14.

8. If the station has on-demand content (that is, it gives the option of listening to programmes which have already been broadcast), see page 17 'Listening to previously broadcast material'.

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Searching for a radio station by name

There may be occasions when you know the name of a radio station but you do not know the location or genre. This facility allows you to search for the station using a part (or parts) of the radio station name.

1. Press the On/Off button to switch the clock radio on.

Internet Radio

2. Repeatedly press the Band button until 'Internet Radio' appears on the display.

3. Your clock radio will enter the main Internet Radio menu.

4. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons until 'Search' shows on the display. Press the Select button.

5. To enter the search word(s) press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to display each character for the search in turn, when the character is central on the display press the Select button to enter it. If you make an error press the Back button to delete the character. After the ﬁ nal character of the search has been entered, use the Tuning Up or Down buttons to centrally locate the 'END' symbol on the screen and then press the Select button to ﬁ nish. Alternatively the 'END' symbol can be quickly accessed by pressing the Add/RDS button.

6. The radio will search for radio stations that match your search data. If you include a space between two search items the radio will look for station names which include both items. Thus a search for 'ROCK 100' could ﬁ nd a station called '100 Classic Rock Hits' as well as a station called '100.FM Rocks'

7. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to select the station that you wish to listen to and press the Select button to conﬁ rm your choice. The display will show 'Connecting...' while it ﬁ nds the new station.

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Listening to previously broadcast material

Some radio stations allow you listen to programmes that have already been broadcast. When you select a radio station that has this facility, the station does not start playing immediately, but instead the display shows the options 'Live' and 'On Demand'.

1. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to highlight 'Live' or 'On Demand'.

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2. Press and release the Select button to select:

'Live' - plays the current output from the station as normal.

'On Demand' - lets you listen to previous broadcasts.

The options will depend on the station you have chosen.

3. When you choose 'On Demand', the display shows the names of the programmes available.

4. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to display the programme that you wish to listen to. Press the Select button to select the programme.

5. When you have chosen the programme you want to listen to, either it will start to play, or the display may show a list of days for you to choose from, or it may show you a playback start time of 00:00:00. Note that this is not the time that the original broadcast took place. It is the time after the start of the programme from which the radio will start playing. If a start time is displayed, skip to step 7 on the next page.

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6. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to select the day the programme was broadcast. Press the Select button to choose the day. The display will then show a programme start time of 00:00:00.

Internet Radio

7. To listen from the beginning of the programme, press the Select button again. Alternatively, Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to choose the required start time and then press the Select button to start the programme playing.

Fast-forward / Rewind broadcasts

Stations which enable you to listen to previously broadcast programmes also allow you to fast-forward and rewind to any point within the programme.

1. Press the Fast-forward button the elapsed time that the programme has been playing will be displayed and will automatically advance in 30 second increments.

2. When the required time into the programme is reached, press the Select button.

3. Press the Rewind button the elapsed time that the programme has been playing will be displayed and will automatically count back in 30 second increments.

4. When the required time into the programme is reached, press the Select button and the programme will resume from that point.

Play / Pause function

When listening to previously broadcast material, it is possible to temporarily pause the programme if needed.

1. To pause playback press the Play / Pause button. To resume playback press the Play / Pause button again.

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Customising your clock radio

In addition to storing your favourite radio stations in the radio presets, your radio allows you to create a customised list of stations which can appear in a special menu on the radio called 'My Stuff'.

The STREAMTIME uses Internet Radio technology which has been developed by a British company, Reciva Limited, based near Cambridge. Reciva allow you to register your clock radio on their web site, and then to associate a choice of radio stations with your clock radio. These stations can be selected 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.

Registering an account on Reciva’s website

1. Open the website, http://radios.reciva.com, using the Internet browser on your computer. Follow the registration process as described on the site:

Select Settings from the radios menu.

Select Register - the radio will then fetch a registration number

Enter the registration number into the space on the web page

Click on the Submit button.

The next page will ask you to enter a username, password and email address (or just username and password if you have previously registered a radio and wish to add another).

2. To conﬁ gure your radio, you may need to log in to Reciva's website using your username and password - using your internet browser, go to http://radios.reciva.com. You can then choose 'Manage My

Stuff' to be able to edit your stored details for 'My Stations' and 'My Streams' - see the following pages in this book. The option 'Manage My Radios' allows you to add additional radios or remove any of those

already registered.

Conﬁ guring My Stations

1. Using Reciva's website at http://radios.reciva.com, it is possible to search for radio stations that are available in Reciva’s stations database. Whenever stations are searched for on the website, they will be displayed in a list of search results together with a link to Add to My Stations.

2. Clicking on the Add to My Stations link, will add the station to your account’s My Stations list. This list can be edited by clicking on My Stations under the My Account section on the website.

3. Once you have Internet stations available in your My Stations list, you may play these stations from your Internet Radio. These stations will be available on your radio from the main mode menu item: ‘My Stuff > My Stations’.

Please note, the My Stuff menu item and your personal selection of radio stations (My Stations) will only be available on your clock radio once your clock radio has downloaded a new radio stations list. To cause the radio to download a new list of stations immediately, please remove and reconnect the power to your clock radio.

If a radio station is not listed

1. If you want to listen to a particular radio station which is currently not listed in your radio or on Reciva's web site, you can enter a request for them to add the radio station to their database.

Internet Radio

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