Roberts Radio WM201 User Manual

WM-201

Wi-Fi Internet Radio

Please read this manual before use

ROBERTS

Sound for Generations

WM-201 Internet Radio and Media Player features ............2

Controls and connections ................................................ 3-4

Remote control ....................................................................5

Remote handset battery replacement .................................6

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

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

Remote control functions ............................................... 9-10

Connecting your radio to your computer network .........11-14

Switching your radio on .....................................................15

Volume control ...................................................................

Audio settings (tone controls) ............................................16

Switching your radio off .....................................................16

Selecting a radio station .............................................. 17-19

Storing a radio station in a preset ......................................20

Recalling a preset station ..................................................21

Listen to previously broadcast material ....................... 22-23

Customising your radio ................................................ 24-26

Media Player .....................................................................27

Access your audio ﬁles using Windows Shares ..........

27-29

Access your audio ﬁles using UPnP software .............

29-32

Media selection ........................................................... 33-35

Controlling playback .................................................... 35-38

Contents

Auxiliary input socket .........................................................39

Setting the auxiliary input level ..........................................40

Setting the clock ................................................................41

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

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

Setting the alarms ....................................................... 44-46

Cancelling / Disabling alarms ............................................47

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

Backlight ............................................................................49

Language ..........................................................................50

Software version ................................................................50

Network conﬁguration .................................................. 51-52

Troubleshooting ..........................................................

53-54

Factory reset .....................................................................55

Upgrade ﬁrmware ..............................................................56

Headphone socket ............................................................57

Line out socket ..................................................................57

General ..............................................................................58

Speciﬁcations ....................................................................

Mains supply .....................................................................59

Software license information .............................................60

Guarantee .........................................................................62

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WM-201 Internet radio and Media player features

The Roberts WM-201 provides the following features in an attractive compact unit:-

● Listen to over 600 radio stations from around the country, and over

6000 from around the world.

● Listen to previously broadcast material from the BBC (using listen

again)

● 12 radio station presets

● Play your music collection from your computer.

● 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 WM-201 connects wirelessly to your home computer network, or

via a wired Ethernet connection.

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

● Four alarm timers to wake you to either buzzer or radio alarm. Each

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

● Sleep timer with a gentle volume reduction feature so you don't wake up just as the radio turns off.

● Easy-to-read 3 line text display.

● Fully adjustable display brightness.

● Operation from the front panel or the remote control.

● Menu displays in major European languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian.

● Auxiliary input to allow the WM-201 to be used as an ampliﬁer and loudspeaker system for external MP3 players, CD players, etc.

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

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

● High quality full-range, stereo speakers (2 x 5W).

● Bass and Treble level adjustment.

● Acoustically tuned cabinet.

Controls and connections

1. Select / On / Off / Volume control

2. Infra-red sensor

(Front)

3. Speakers

4. LCD display

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Controls and connections

(Rear)

5. Mains input socket

6. Headphone socket

7. Line Out socket

8. Auxiliary Input socket

9. RJ-45 socket (Ethernet)

10. Wi-Fi antenna

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Remote control

1. Radio button

2. Clock / Time button

3. Radio Preset buttons 1-6

4. Reply button

5. Queue / Queue Clear button

6. Rewind button

7. Pause / Stop button

8. Fast-forward button

9. Back button

10. Select / Audio button

11. Menu down button

12. Menu up button

13. Volume up / down button

14. On / Standby button

15. Auxiliary Input button

16. Media button

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Remote handset battery replacement

1. With the aid of the end of a paper clip slide the catch to the right hand side.

2. Remove battery holder by pushing holder in direction shown.

3. Remove battery from holder.

4. Replace battery (CR2032 or equivalent) ensuring that the positive side of the battery faces you with holder positioned as shown.

5. Replace the battery holder.

IMPORTANT: The battery should not be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine, ﬁre or the like. After use, disposable batteries should if possible be taken to a suitable recycling centre. On no account should batteries be disposed of by incineration.

Before you can use this product

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

● A broadband Internet connection.

● A wireless access point (Wi-Fi) or a wired Ethernet connection (10 or 100 Mbits/sec with RJ45 connection) connected to your broadband Internet, 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 conﬁgured to use Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) or Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) data encryption then you need to know the WEP or WPA key 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.

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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Navigation controls

1. The majority of functions on your radio may be performed by using the Rotary

control on the front panel. Turn the control clockwise or anti-clockwise to highlight the desired function, and then give a short press on the

Rotary control to select that function. In this instruction

booklet, press always means press and release. Where a

long

press is needed to perform an operation this is speciﬁcally stated in

the text.

When not being used for navigating the system menus, the rotary control simply acts as a conventional volume control.

The rotary control also has an additional function. When listening to

the radio, a long press of the control will provide access to a menu to allow adjustment of bass and treble settings.

2. Your WM-201 radio is supplied with a compact remote control. All functions can be performed using this. Many operations require the user to make a selection from the menu. Use the Up and Down buttons in the group labelled MENU to highlight the desired function. Then press the Select button.

3. If an error is made when navigating the menus, it is generally possible to go back to the previous menu by pressing the Back button on the remote control.

So that the radio can be used without the remote control, menus also include a Back option which takes the user to the previous menu. This can be accessed using the front panel Rotary control or via the remote control. In this instruction book the words 'Back option' refer to either of these methods.

Menu item 1 Menu item 2 Menu item 3

<<Back

Remote control functions

● Standby button is used to switch your radio on and off.

● Radio button will open the radio stations menu.

● Media button will open the Media menu

● Aux button will select the Auxiliary input mode

● Clock button will open the alarms and sleep timer menu. A long press will show the time and date while the radio is in use.

● Select button is used to choose the highlighted option in a menu. A long press is normally used to access the Audio settings menu.

● Back button is used to access the previous menu.

Location

Genre

Preset 1

Windows Shares

UPNP Servers

Playback mode

Aux In

Set Alarm

Sleep timer

<< Back

Menu item 1

Menu item 2

Menu item 3

<< Back

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List of tracks

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● Menu Up and Menu Down buttons are used to highlight an option within a menu.

● Volume Up and Volume Down buttons allow you to change the volume level.

● Preset buttons provide quick access to six of your favourite radio stations.

● Queue button will enter the track list (queue) in the media player. A long press will clear the queue and stop playback.

● Rewind, Pause and Fast-forward buttons are used for playback control in the Media Player.

● Reply button is reserved for possible future applications.

Menu item 1

Menu item 2

Menu item 3

Connecting your radio to your computer network

1. Place your radio on a ﬂat surface and plug the mains lead into the Mains input socket located on the rear of your radio (marked 'AC in') ensuring that the plug is pushed fully into the socket.

2. If planning to use a wired network connect the Ethernet cable into the RJ-45 socket at the back of the radio. If a wired connection is present then the radio will use this in preference to a wireless connection.

3. Plug the other end of the mains lead into a wall socket and switch on the wall socket.

IMPORTANT: The mains plug 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 plug should be removed from the mains socket outlet completely.

4. The display on the front of the radio will light up and say: 'Roberts Internet Radio'. If you are using a wired Ethernet connection to your router, the radio should connect, and download a radio station list update. It will then go to the main mode menu, see page 14, 'After you have connected to your network'.

If you are not using a wired connection, or if the wired connection is

not working, after a few seconds the display will change to show 'Scan for networks', see page 12.

There are two indicator lights incorporated into the RJ-45 connector.

If you have problems with your wired connection, they may help you to identify the possible cause of the problem.

Green ON = Link established, Flashing = Data transfer

Yellow ON = 100M bps link, OFF = 10M bps link

Initialising

network

Roberts Internet

Radio

Connecting to

network

Network OK

Radio Stations

Media Player

Auxiliary Input

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Connecting to a wireless network

1. When the display says 'Scan for networks', press the Select control. The radio will now scan for all available wireless networks and will show 'Scanning'.

2. If the radio cannot ﬁnd 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.

3. When the radio ﬁnds your wireless network, it displays the Network Name (ESSID) 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'.

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

5. Rotate the

Select control to see the ESSID for each access point that the radio has found. If your network is shown proceed to step 7 on the next page.

6. If your network is not found, it is possible that it is conﬁgured such that the ESSID is not broadcast (sometimes referred to as hidden). If this is the case then use the Back option and then select 'Enter network name'. This procedure is described in the 'Network Conﬁguration Menu', see page 52, '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, or refer to 'Troubleshooting' on page 53.

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

the previous screen.)

No Wireless

Networks found

My Home Network

<<Back

Scan for networks

Enter network name

View conﬁguration

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Scan for networks

Jones Family

My Home Network

Smith

Jones Family

Paul's Network

Smith

<< Back

Connecting to a wireless network cont.

7. When the ESSID for the access point you want to connect to is highlighted on the screen, press the Select control.

8. If your network is not conﬁgured 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 radio to your network, so please proceed to the section 'After you have connected to your network' on the next page.

9. 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 radio to allow it to communicate with your network.

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

the person who set your network. Some Wi-Fi routers may come with a 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 deﬁned 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.

9. After 3 seconds, the display goes into the key entry mode. To enter the key, use the knob to select each character of the key in turn, pressing the Select control 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.

Jones

My Home Network

Smith

Connecting to

network

7-11

Enter WEP key

Enter WPA key

89ABC D EFGHI

PASSWOR█

Network OK

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PASSWORD█

10. If you make an error use either the

Back key on the remote control

to delete the character entered, or give a long press on the

Select control. Use the left and right arrows to move the block cursor to access incorrectly entered characters.

11. After the ﬁnal character of the WEP or WPA key has been entered, locate the 'END' symbol and press the Select control. (The 'END' symbol is located between the punctuation symbols and the numbers 0 - 9.) The radio should now be able to connect to the network.

After you have connected to your network

1. Once connected to your radio to the network (and therefore also to the Internet) it will display the main Mode menu. This menu provides access to all major functions of the radio. There are also buttons on the remote control for each of the Mode menu options except for the Conﬁgure menu.

2. Rotate the

Select control until the 'Off' option is highlighted on the

display.

3. Press the Select control to put the radio in Standby mode. It should then display the time. This time is obtained by the radio using its Internet connection. If the time display is not correct don't worry at this stage. It can easily be adjusted later, see page 41, 'Setting the clock'.

Radio Stations

Media Player

Auxiliary input

Alarm clock

Conﬁgure

Off

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9:30AM

Connecting to

network

Network OK

Switching your radio on

1. With the radio in Standby mode (displaying the clock), press the Select control (or the

On / Standby button on the remote control). Rotate the

Select control forward and backward to highlight different elements

in the menu.

2. When the ﬁrst item 'Radio Stations' (or 'Stations') is highlighted, press the Select control to enter the Radio menu. Alternatively, you could press the Radio button on the remote control.

3. The Radio menu allows selection of radio station by location and genre. It also provides access to the radio station presets. When the radio ﬁrst connected to the Internet it automatically stored a radio station in Preset 1. (If you don't like it, you can easily change it later.) Rotate the Select control so that the station name is highlighted on the display.

4. Press the Select control once more and the display will show 'Connecting' while it ﬁnds the audio stream for the station. After a few seconds you should hear the radio station, and then the display will change to show additional information from the broadcast.

Volume control

1. While the radio station is playing with its name on the radio’s display, you can change the volume by rotating the Select control

or by pressing

the Volume up and Volume down buttons on the remote control.

2. If the radio is in its menu-browsing state, you can change the volume either pressing the Volume up and Volume down buttons on the remote control, or by waiting for the menu display to time-out (nominally 15 seconds) and then by rotating the Select control.

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9:33AM

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Radio Stations

Media Player

Auxiliary input

Alarm clock

Conﬁgure

Off

Location

Genre

BBC Radio 1

Next on BBC Radio

44kbps Real

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Audio settings (tone controls)

Your radio has an Audio Settings menu where the bass and treble characteristics of the sound can be adjusted to your personal taste.

1. When the radio is playing press and hold the Select control (or press and hold the Select button on the remote control). The radio will select the Audio menu which allows bass and treble adjustment as well as alternative access to the main Mode Menu.

2. If adjusting selecting bass, rotate the

Select control until 'Bass' is

highlighted on the display. Press and release the

Select control. The

display will show the current Bass level. Rotate the

Select control to set the desired level (between -5 and +5) and press and release to conﬁrm selection.

3. If selecting treble rotate the

Select control until 'Treble' is highlighted on the display. Press and release the Select control. The display will show the current Treble level. Rotate the

Select control to set the desired level (between -5 and +5) and press and release to conﬁrm selection.

4. To quickly cancel any bass or treble setting, rotate the

Select control

until 'Flat' is highlighted on the display. Press and release the

Select

control and the equalisation levels will be reset.

Switching your radio off

5. The Audio settings menu also provides a quick way to switch off your radio. Give a long press to enter the menu, and then a short press to select the Off option. Your radio will immediately enter the Standby mode with the clock display. Alternatively you can use the Standby button on the remote control.

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Off

Bass

Treble

Flat

Mode Menu

<<Back

Off

Bass

Treble

Flat

Off

Bass

Treble

Flat

Off

Bass

Treble

Flat

9:47AM

Selecting a radio station

1. If the radio is in Standby mode press the Select control to switch it on. If the radio is already playing press the

Select control to access the menus. If needed, use the Back option to access the main Mode menu.

2. Rotate the

Select control until 'Radio Stations' is highlighted on the

display.

3. Press the Select control so that the radio will enter the Radio Stations menu.

4. Rotate the

Select control to choose between 'Location' or 'Genre'.

Location enables you to choose a radio station from the list ﬁrst by

geographic region and then by country.

Genre enables you to choose radio stations according to their content,

for example Classic, Rock, Sport, News, etc.

Press the Select control to conﬁrm your selection. If selecting by

location, please proceed to the next page. If selecting by genre, please proceed to page 19, 'Selecting a radio station by genre'.

Note: if you make a mistake at any point, rotate the

Select control until the Back option is selected, and then press it to go back to the previous menu level.

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Radio Stations

Media Player

Auxiliary input

Alarm clock

Conﬁgure

Off

Location

Genre

BBC Radio 1

Location

Genre

BBC Radio 1

Preset 2 Preset 3

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Selecting a radio station by location

1. Rotate the Select control to scroll through the list of regions. This menu

is cyclic, i.e. you can scroll the list continually in either direction.

2. When your selected continent is highlighted on the display press the

Select control to conﬁrm your choice. Your radio will list the countries available. This menu is cyclic (so you can go back through the list to quickly access the UK, for example).

3. Rotate the Select control until your selected country is highlighted

on the display. Press and release the

Select control to conﬁrm your

choice. The station list for that country will appear on display.

4. Rotate the Select control until your selected station name is highlighted

on the display.

5. Press the Select control to conﬁrm your choice of station. The display

will show 'Connecting' while it ﬁnds the new station.

If the station has on-demand content (that is, it gives the option of

listening to programmes which have already been broadcast), see page 22, 'Listening to previously broadcast material'.

Should you be unable to connect to a particular station, please note that some radio stations do not broadcast 24 hours per day, and some stations are not always on-line.

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Caribbean

Europe

Middle East

100-101 FM

100-102 Century

100.7 Heart FM

102.2 Smooth FM

102.3 2CR FM

100.7 Heart FM Connecting

Turkey

Ukraine

Selecting a radio station by genre

1. Rotate the Select control to scroll through the list of content types. This menu is cyclic - you can scroll the list continually in either direction.

2. When your selected Genre is highlighted on the display press the Select control to conﬁrm your choice. Your radio will then enter the station list. This menu is cyclic.

3. Rotate the Select control until your selected station name is highlighted on the display.

4. Press the Select control to select the station. The display will show 'Connecting' while it ﬁnds the new station.

If the station has on-demand content (that is, it gives the option of listening to programmes which have already been broadcast), see “Listening to previously broadcast material” on page 22.

Should you be unable to connect to a particular station, please note that some radio stations do not broadcast 24 hours per day, and some stations are not always on-line.

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Soft Rock

Sports

Talk

Top 40

Unknown

Varied

100-101 FM

100-102 Century

100.7 Heart FM

102.2 Smooth FM

102.3 2CR FM

100.7 Heart FM Connecting

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