Silicon Laboratories Radio User Manual

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1. USB FM Radio Setup

Follow the instructions listed below to set up and configure the USB FM Radio.

1. Download the USB FM Radio Player from the Silicon Laboratories website at www.silabs.com/usbradio.

2. Connect the USB FM Radio to an available USB Port on the PC.

3. Run the USB FM Radio Player.

4. The first time the Radio is connected, the USB FM Radio Setup Wizard shown in Figure 1 will appear.

5. Enter the correct location to specify the region-specific FM band.

6. Optionally, enter local radio station frequencies as Presets for the USB Radio player.

7. Press the Done button to configure the USB FM Radio Player.

8. The USB FM Radio Player will now connect to the USB FM Radio and will tune to the default radio station.

9. If configured, press one of the Station Preset buttons. Otherwise, press the Seek button to find a local radio
station.

One-time set-up enables

configuration of presets and

region specific FM band

Figure 1. Initial USB FM Radio Player Setup

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2. USB FM Radio Player

Figure 2 shows each of the features of the USB FM Radio Player. Additionally, the player includes the following
features:

• Press the desired Station Preset button until a beep is heard to set the button to the current station.

• Press the Seek & Scan button until a beep is heard to begin a scan through all available stations.

• Press the Preset Scan button to scan through the preset stations.

• Press the Configuration Options button to open the Configuration Options window shown in Figure 3.

• Press F1-F12 on the PC keyboard to select the corresponding Station Preset.

• Press the left and right arrow buttons on the PC keyboard to perform seek and scan functions.

• Press the up and down arrow buttons on the PC keyboard to perform tuning functions.

• Hover the mouse over each button to display tooltips and programmed stations.

• Right-click the Silicon Labs USB FM Radio icon in the systray menu to display a list of the station presets as

well as an alternative way to seek and tune the radio.

Stereo/Mono

Control and

Display

Signal Strength

Station Presets

RDS Station

Identifier

Preset Scan

Seek & Scan

Controls

RDS Display Field

Tuning

Controls

Figure 2. USB FM Radio Player

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Volume Controls

Configuration

Options

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