Sangean WFR-20 User Manual

Quick Setup Guide

Connect the Sangean Internet Radio (WFR-20) either to wired or wireless LAN as shown below. This is the same
way as your PC is connected..
* No PC is needed. PC needs to be turned on and connected to the router only when you would like to play music
loaded in your PC (Media Shares or UPnP).

1. Turn on the router and the internet radio.

2. Connect the devices as the figure above.

3. It will display the main menu, and you can start to

operate it. Please read the instruction manual.

* If the wired connection is not working, after a few
seconds the display will change to show ‘Scan for
networks’

* After setting up as above, the internet radio is connected to internet and ready to be operated. Rotate and press the
turning knob on the internet radio to operate the functions.

1. Turn on the router/ access point and apply power to
the internet radio.

2. Connect the devices as the figure above.

3. Press the SELECT control (a knob) on the radio, it
will scan for networks and will display all the
detectable network names.

4. Rotate and press the SELECT control to select your
network.. It can be your network model name or a
name you have given your network.

5. If there is a password for the encryption, input and
enter the password using the SELECT control. After
the correct password is entered the radio will connect
to the internet. Please read the instruction manual for
all the functions.

PROBLEMS:
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Troubleshooting

If you have difficulty connecting the radio to your wireless network, some of these steps may help to resolve the
problem:

Problem Cause Suggestion

The display shows
“Network Error” or it times
out after it shows “Network
Error for a long period of
time.
The display keeps showing
“ Waiting for Ethernet” for
a long time, when the unit
is using wireless

Can’t connect to the
networks

Network is not connected Check if the router/modem is powered on, and check if the wireless access

point you connected is correct. If you have a laptop check to make sure
your wireless connection is working. For wired connection, check if the
Ethernet is plugged into the internet radio.

The unit had previously
connected to wired internet
connection, now has been
connected to wireless internet
connection.
You have a static IP address You can configure a static IP address on the radio using the menu item

Network bandwidth/speed is
insufficient
Wireless router blocks the
internet radio MAC address

Configure the connection for wireless by setting : ‘Configure -> Network

-> wired/wireless’ , and then to select wireless or Auto

‘Configure -> Network Config -> Edit Config’, and then select ‘No’ for
‘Auto (DHCP)’.
Internet radio consumes 32kbps to 256 kbps. Dial up connection doesn’t
work with internet radio. Cable, ADSL or fiber are all good.
Check that your access point does not restrict connections to particular
MAC addresses. You can view the radio’s MAC address by checking with

When the unit is using
wireless, the display shows
“Please wait connecting ”

Internet radio can’t be
played

Sound is on and off Network bandwidth/speed is

There is no wireless connection Check if:

Radio station is not
broadcasting, or the station has
reached the maximum allowed
number of listeners.

slow

the direction of 'Configure -> Network Config -> View Config -> MAC
address'. Note that the this internet radio has both wired and wireless MAC
addresses.

1. The router/modem is on

2. The unit is too far from the wireless access point.

3. Check with laptop, if available, to make sure wireless is operating
correctly.
Select another radio station.

It may happen when listening to high bit rate station, or the network
bandwidth is occupied.