Tangent Audio Internet Radio Quattro MKII User Manual

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UK - USER MANUAL

Contents

Internet Radio Quickstart Guide 7

What you need before you can use your Internet radio 7
Controls 8
Connections 9
Steps for connecting your radio to your wireless network 10

Step 1 - Power up the radio 10
Step 2 - Scan for a wireless network connection 10

Step 3 - Connect to the wireless network 11
Steps for connecting your radio to your wired network 12
Choosing a radio station to listen to 13

<Location> 13

<Genre> 14

<Search> 14
Using your radio for tuning into FM stations 15
Changing the volume 15
Returning to the menu while a station is playing 15
Storing a radio station in a preset 16
Playing a preset radio station 16
Requesting a station that is currently unavailable 16
Stations which enable you to choose what you listen to 16
Setting the clock 17
Setting the alarm 18
Setting the sleep timer 20

Media Player Quickstart Guide 21

Set up your Windows PC to allow the radio to access your audio files via
Windows Shares 21
Locate the shared audio files using the radio 21
Listening to a single shared track 22
Listening to a complete shared album 22
Queuing up tracks for playback later 22
Queuing up albums for playback later 22
Controlling playback 23

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Browsing the list of tracks currently queued up for playback 23
Removing tracks from the queue 23
Playing tracks in random order 23
Playing tracks in the queue repeatedly 24
Set up a Windows PC to allow the radio to access your audio files via a UPnP
server 24
Locating and playing media files using the radio and UPnP 26
Browsing the list of tracks currently queued up for playback 27
Queuing up UPnP tracks for playback later 27
Queuing up albums for playback later 27
Controlling playback 27
Removing tracks from the queue 28
Playing tracks in random order 28
Playing tracks in the queue repeatedly 28

Configure menu 29

Choosing the option you want from the Configure menu 29
<Network Config> 29
<Version> 29
<Upgrade Firmware> 29
<Language> 30
<Factory Reset> 30
<Register> 30
<Clock setup> 30
<Backlight> 30
<Wifi Strength> 30

Configuring ‘My Stuff’ 31

Registering an account on Reciva’s website 31
Configuring ‘My Stations’ 31
Configuring ‘My Streams’ 32

Troubleshooting 33
Software licence information 34
Specifications 35

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Internet Radio Quickstart Guide

What you need before you can use your Internet
radio

Before you can use your Internet radio, you need the following:

• A broadband Internet connection.

• A wireless access point (Wi-Fi) connected to your broadband Internet,

preferably via a router.

• 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 code so you can get the Internet radio
to communicate with the network.

The Internet radio should work anywhere within up to 30 metres of the wireless
access point depending on the wireless router.
Before you continue, make sure that your wireless access point is powered up
and connected to your broadband Internet. To get this part of the system
working you must read the instructions supplied with the wireless access point.

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Controls

Power Press this button to turn on and off the radio
Volume Turn this button clockwise to turn up the volume, and counter

clockwise to turn down the volume.

Tune Turn this button to navigate in menus and between channels.
1 / Prev This button selects the previous track during media player

mode. In radio mode it selects preset number one.

2 / Play This button starts playback during mediaplayer mode. In radio

mode it selects preset number two.

3 / Next This button selects the next track during media player mode. In

radio mode it selects preset number three.

4 / Shuffle This button starts shuffle mode in media player mode. In radio

mode it selects preset number four.

5 / Stop This button stops playback during media player mode. In radio

mode it selects preset number five.

6 / Browse This button allows you to browse the shared files during media

player mode. In radio mode it selects preset number six.

Reply For future interactive features. See www.reciva.com

information.

Alarm This button gives you access to the alarm menu after pressing

the SELECT button.

Mode This button changes between radio mode and AUX input.

for further

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Back This button allows you to go back in menus.
Select Press this button to confirm your choices in menus etc.

Connections

12V DC in For connecting the included 12V DC power supply.
Line out For connecting the radio to an external amplifier.
Headphone out For connecting headphones.
AUX in For connecting an external sound source, like a MP3 player,

Mobile phone, CD player, etc.

Ethernet (RJ-45) Use the input for connection if you would like to intergrade the

Tangent Quattro to your network via a wired connection.

FM antenna This antenna is used to obtain the best possible reception on

the built in FM tuner.

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Steps for connecting your radio to your wireless
network

Step 1 - Power up the radio

Plug the cable from the mains adapter into the socket labelled 12V DC on the
back of the radio.
CAUTION: Use only the mains adapter supplied with the radio. Connecting a
power supply with a different rating will cause permanent damage to the radio
and may be hazardous.
The display on the front of the radio will light up and say:

Tangent

Quattro

Reciva enabled

ARM powered

After a few seconds, this will change to show:

< Scan for networks >

Step 2 - Scan for a wireless network connection

When the display says <Scan for networks>, press the SELECT button.
(Note: if you make a mistake at any point, press the BACK button to go back to
the previous screen.)
The radio will now scan for all available wireless networks and will display:

Scanning

IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
If it can’t find one then the display will say:

No Wireless

Networks Found

If this happens then you will have to get your wireless access point working - see
the instructions supplied with it.
When the radio finds your wireless network, it displays the 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:

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< My Home Network >

It is possible, and in some locations highly likely, that your radio will find more
than one wireless access point, in which case you can choose which one you
want to connect to. Turn the TUNE knob on the radio to see the ESSID for each
access point the radio has found.

Step 3 - Connect to the wireless network

When the ESSID for the access point you want to connect to is displayed on the
screen, press the SELECT button.
If your network is not configured to need an encryption code, the screen should
say:

Connecting to

network

Then:

Network OK

If the screen displays either:

Enter WEP key

Or:

Enter WPA key

Then 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 code into the radio to get it to communicate with your
network.
Only the person who set up the network in the first place knows this code; if that
person is not you then you need to find out what it is.
After 3 seconds, the display goes into the code entry mode. To enter the code,
use the TUNE knob to select each character of the code in turn, pressing the

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SELECT button after each character. Note that WEP and WPA codes are
sensitive to upper and lower case characters so you must enter them exactly.
After the final character, use the TUNE knob to select the END character and
press the SELECT button.
The radio should now be able to connect to the network.

Steps for connecting your radio to your wired
network

For connection via a wired network, simply plug in the Ethernet cable from your
switch or hub before you connect the radio to power. The radio will always
prioritize a wired network in front of a wireless network if it is available.
The RJ-45 connecter has two LEDs near the port that shows the status of the
connection. The Green LED indicates if a live connection is present. The yellow
LED indicates if thare are any on going traffic on the wired connection.

If you wish to make sure the radio only will attempt to connect to either a wired or
a wireless network, you can lock it to use only a wired or wireless connection.

1. Press the SELECT button to return to the top-level menu.
(Note: if you make a mistake at any point, press the BACK button to
go back to the previous screen.)

< Stations >

2. Turn the TUNE button until the display says < Configure > and press
SELECT to confirm.

< Configure >

3. Turn the TUNE button until the display says < Network Config > and
press SELECT to confirm.

< Network Config >

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4. Turn the TUNE button until the display says < Wired/Wireless > and
press SELECT to confirm.

< Wired/Wireless >

5. Now it is possible to choose between Auto, Wired Only and Wireless
Only.

Choosing a radio station to listen to

1. Press the SELECT button to return to the top-level menu.
(Note: if you make a mistake at any point, press the BACK button to
go back to the previous screen.)

< Stations >

2. If the screen does not say < Stations > as shown above, turn the
TUNE knob until it does.

3. Press the SELECT button.

4. Turn the knob to choose from <Location> , <Genre> or <Search>.
<Location> enables you to choose from the radio stations provided by
any country which you choose from a list.
<Genre> enables you to choose radio stations according to their
content, for example Classic Rock, Sport, News, etc.
<Search> enables you to enter a name or parts of a name of a station,
and the radio will then find the station for you.

5. Press the SELECT button to choose the option you want.

<Location>

1. Turn the TUNE knob until the display shows the region you want,

2. Press the SELECT button.

3. Turn the TUNE knob until the display shows the country you want.

4. Press the SELECT button.

5. Turn the TUNE knob to choose between [All Stations] or [By Genre]

6. Press the SELECT button.

7. Turn the TUNE knob until the display shows the station you want to
listen to.

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