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  • Page 1 WM-202 DAB/FM WiFi Internet Radio with MP3/WMA Media Streaming Please read this manual before use...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents WM-202 Internet Radio and Media Player features ...2 Before you can use this product ...3 About this instruction manual ...4 Controls and connections ...5-6 Battery operation ...7 Navigation controls ...8 Connecting your radio to your computer network ...9-14 Introducing internet radio ...15 Operating your radio - Internet mode ...16-24 Selecting a radio station by location ...16 Selecting a radio station by genre ...18...

  • Page 3: Wm-202 Internet Radio And Media Player Features

    WM-202 Internet radio and Media player features The Roberts WM-202 provides the following features in an attractive compact unit:- ● Listen to local, regional, national and international broadcasts using FM, DAB and Internet radio ● Listen to over 500 radio stations from around the country, and over 6000 from around the world via the internet without using your PC.

  • Page 4: Before You Can Use This Product

    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 (WiFi) or a wired Ethernet connection 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.

  • Page 5: About This Instruction Manual

    About this instruction manual This instruction manual is split into sections for each of the different operating modes of your Roberts WM-202 radio. There are four main sections - Internet Radio, Media Player (streaming files from a stored library), DAB radio and FM radio. Each section is clearly identified by the shaded heading in the top right hand corner of each pair of pages.

  • Page 6: Controls And Connections

    Controls and connections (Top) 1. On / Off button 2. LCD display 3. Telescopic aerial 4. Preset button 3 5. Preset 1 / Rewind button 6. Mode button 8 9 10 7. Preset 2 / Fast forward button 8. Menu button 9.
  • Page 7 Controls and connections (Rear) 17. Battery compartment 18. Ethernet socket (RJ-45) 19. USB socket Aux In 18 19 20 20. Auxiliary input socket 21. Headphone socket 22. DC input socket Introduction...

  • Page 8: Battery Operation

    Battery operation 1. Remove the battery cover on the rear of the unit by pushing the battery door in slightly and then downwards in the direction of the arrows in the diagram. 2. Insert six LR20 (D size) alkaline batteries into the spaces in the compartment.

  • Page 9: Navigation Controls

    Navigation controls This page describes the basic means of controlling your WM-202 radio. Detailed instructions for each of the operational modes are given in the following sections. 1. Pressing the Mode button gives you access to the operating modes in sequence - Internet Radio, Music Player, DAB radio and FM radio.

  • Page 10: Connecting Your Radio To Your Computer Network

    Connecting your radio to your computer network 1. Place your radio on a flat surface and plug the mains adaptor into the DC input socket located on the rear of your radio (marked 'DC in') ensuring that the plug is pushed fully into the socket. 2.
  • Page 11 If your network allows automatic configuration the radio will acquire a network address, and will then enter the main Internet Radio menu (paragraph 14 overleaf). 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.
  • Page 12 Connecting to your computer network - contd. 8. 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 the name will not be visible in the list (there may be a blank entry).
  • Page 13 WEP keys are 10 or 26 characters long (using 0 - 9, and A - F). Some WiFi 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.
  • Page 14 Connecting to your computer network - contd. If you have followed the steps on the preceding pages successfully, your radio will have connected to your router, and then made a connection to the Internet and set its clock. If this is the case, then you can try listening to radio stations via the Internet as described on page 15 onwards.

  • Page 15: Manual Settings

    Entering the WiFi network name manually If your network is configured with a hidden ESSID, then you will need to enter the network name manually. This is part of the manual configuration options for your radio. As such you will also be required to set up some other network details manually.

  • Page 16: Introducing Internet Radio

    Introducing Internet radio Before you can use your radio to listen to broadcasts via the internet, it is necessary to have already connected your radio to your computer network using either the WiFi connection or the wired Ethernet connection (RJ-45 socket) on the back of the radio.

  • Page 17: Operating Your Radio - Internet Mode

    Operating your radio - Internet mode Selecting a radio station by location 1. Press the On/Off button to switch the radio on. Then press the Mode button to select Internet Radio mode. 2. Press the Menu button to enter the main Internet Radio menu. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until "Station list"...
  • Page 18 8. Rotate the Tuning/Select control and press the Tuning/Select control to confirm your chosen radio station. The display will show 'Connecting...' while the radio connects to the new station. The radio should then start playing. Adjust the volume as needed. 9.

  • Page 19: Selecting A Radio Station By Genre

    Selecting a radio station by genre 1. Press the Menu button to enter the main Internet Radio menu. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until "Station list" is selected on the display. Press the Tuning/Select control to select. 2. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until 'Stations' is selected on the display.

  • Page 20: Searching For A Radio Station By Name

    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.

  • Page 21: Selecting A New Or Popular Station

    Selecting a new or popular station As described in the section Introducing Internet Radio on page 15, your radio connects to an internet database of radio stations. This may highlight stations which are newly added to the list of those available or stations which are particularly popular with listeners around the world.

  • Page 22: Selecting A Podcast / Bbc Listen Again

    Selecting a podcast / BBC Listen again Some radio stations allow you to listen to programmes that have already been broadcast. The BBC's Listen Again service is an example of this. In addition, radio broadcasters and individuals may make either one-off programmes or series of programmes which are intended normally to be downloaded into a computer to listen to, or to be copied onto a portable media player.

  • Page 23: Presetting Stations - Internet Radio

    Presetting stations - Internet radio The WM-202 can access a great many Internet radio stations. However, with so many available, it is desirable to have a means of rapidly selecting the stations that you listen to most frequently. To help with this there are five radio station memory presets which can easily be set to store the details of any Internet radio station.

  • Page 24: Display Modes - Internet Radio

    Display modes - Internet radio Your radio has ten display options when in Internet Radio mode. Note that not all information may be available for all Internet radio stations 1. Press the Info button to cycle through the different options. Status Displays the progress when connecting to, loading and playing a radio station...
  • Page 25 Genre Displays programme type information for the current internet radio station e.g. Pop, Classic, News, etc. Location Displays the broadcast location of the internet radio station currently being received. Name Displays the name of the radio station currently being received. Time Displays the current time.

  • Page 26: Customising Your Radio

    Customising your radio In addition to storing your favourite radio stations in the radio presets, your radio allows you to create customised lists of stations which can appear in two special menus on the radio called 'My Favourites' and 'My Added Stations'.

  • Page 27: Configuring My Favourite Stations

    Customising your radio - contd. Configuring My Favourite Stations 1. Using the website at http://www.wifiradio-frontier.com, it is possible to search among the many radio stations that are available by location, genre, or language. You may also choose from new or popular stations.

  • Page 28: Selecting Favourite Stations

    Selecting favourite stations - Internet mode 1. Press the Menu button to enter the main menu. 2. Rotate the Select/Tuning control until 'Station list' appears on the display. Press and release the Select/Tuning control to enter menu. 3. Rotate the Select/Tuning control until 'My favourites' is selected on the display.

  • Page 29: Selecting Your Added Stations

    Selecting your added stations - Internet mode 1. Press the Menu button to enter the main Internet Radio menu. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until 'Station list' is selected on the display. Press the Tuning/Select control to select. 2. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until 'My Added Stations' is selected on the display.

  • Page 30: Media Player

    Media Player Media player basics The Media Player allows you to play audio files which are stored on a computer on your network. Supported file formats are MP3 and WMA. Note that the playback of DRM protected content is not supported. Your radio supports two file access methods.

  • Page 31: Locate The Shared Audio Files Using The Radio

    Locate the shared audio files using the radio 1. Press the On/Off button to switch the radio on. Then press the Mode button to select Music Player mode. 2. Press the Menu button to enter the main Music Player menu. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until "Browse"...
  • Page 32 Locate the shared audio files - contd. 7. If your computer has connected successfully to the shared folder, please skip to 'Media Selection' on page 36. 8. To specify a user name and password for access to shared folders, press the Menu button. Using the Tuning/Select control select 'Main menu' and then scroll down to 'System setup'.

  • Page 33: Setup A Windows Pc Via Upnp Server

    Set up a Windows PC to allow the radio to access your audio files via a UPnP server 1. If your PC is running Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Vista then you can use Microsoft's Windows Media Player version 11 to act as your UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) media server.

  • Page 34: Connecting The Radio Using Upnp

    Connecting the radio using UPnP 1. Press the On/Off button to switch the radio on. Then press the Mode button to select Music Player mode. 2. Press the Menu button to enter the main Music Player menu. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until "Browse" is selected on the display. Press the Tuning/Select control to select.

  • Page 35: Locating And Playing Media Files Using Upnp

    Locating and playing media files using UPnP Once the UPnP server has been configured to share media files with your Internet radio, you may select the files that you wish to play as follows:- 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on the radio. Press the Mode button until "Music Player Mode"...
  • Page 36 Note: Do not worry if not all of your media appear in the menus immediately. Windows Media Player needs to look inside each file to identify the artist, album and track information from 'tags' embedded in each file. Additionally, Windows Media Player may take time to access the Internet to obtain additional information such as 'album art' which it can display when you examine your music library on your PC.

  • Page 37: Media Selection

    Media selection Whether you access your files using Shared folders or using UPnP, the file selection mechanisms are very similar. When searching via UPnP you will have a selection of search criteria as determined by the UPnP server software on your computer. This allows you to search by a given information type (Album, Artist, etc.) and then to narrow the search to an album or to a particular track within an album.
  • Page 38 Listening to a particular track 1. If you wish to play only a particular tracks from an album or folder, first choose the album or folder as described on the preceding pages . 2. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until the required track is highlighted.

  • Page 39: Controlling Playback

    Controlling playback 1. Press and release the Pause button to pause playback of the current track. 2. If you press and release the Play button, playback will resume from the point where is was paused. 3. Press the Rewind button to start playback of the previous track in the list.

  • Page 40: Operating Your Radio - Dab

    Operating your radio - DAB 1. Carefully extend the telescopic aerial. 2. Press the On/Off button to switch on the radio. The display will show "loading". If the radio has been used before the last used mode will be selected. 3.

  • Page 41: Selecting A Station - Dab

    Selecting a station - DAB 1. The top line of the display shows the name currently selected. 2. Rotate the Tuning /Select control to scroll through the list of available stations. 3. Press the Tuning/Select control to select the station. The display may show "...

  • Page 42: Display Modes - Dab

    Display modes - DAB Your radio has nine display options when in DAB mode:- 1. Press the Info button to cycle through the different options. a. Scrolling text Displays scrolling text messages such as artist/track name, phone in number etc. b.
  • Page 43 Signal error Displays the signal error for the station being listened to. g. Date Displays the current date. h. Time Displays the current time. Bit rate Displays the digital bit rate for the station being listened to. DAB Radio...

  • Page 44: Finding New Stations - Dab

    Finding new stations - DAB Should you wish to use your radio for DAB reception in a new location, or if no stations were detected during the initial scan, you can follow this procedure to allow your radio to find out which DAB radio stations are available.

  • Page 45: Manual Tuning - Dab

    Manual Tuning - DAB Manual tuning allows you to tune directly to the various DAB Band III channels. UK DAB stations are located in the range 11B to 12D. 1. When in DAB mode press Menu button until the display shows the DAB menu list.

  • Page 46: Dynamic Range Control Settings - Dab

    Dynamic Range Control settings - DAB Dynamic Range Control (also known as DRC) can make quieter sounds easier to hear when your radio is used in a noisy environment. 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. 2. Press the Mode button to select DAB mode. 3.

  • Page 47: Station Order Setup - Dab

    Station order setup - DAB Your radio has 3 station order settings from which you can choose. The station order settings are, alphanumeric, ensemble and valid. Note: The default station order on your radio is alphanumeric. 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. 2.

  • Page 48: Operating Your Radio - Fm

    Operating your radio - FM 1. Carefully extend the telescopic aerial. 2. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. 3. Press the Mode button to select the FM mode. 4. Rotate the Tuning/Select control in a clockwise direction and then press the Tuning/Select control to carry out an auto-tune.

  • Page 49: Manual Tuning - Fm

    Manual tuning - FM 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. 2. Press the Mode button to select the FM mode. Fully extend the Telescopic aerial. 3. Rotate the Tuning/Select control to tune to a station. The frequency will change in steps of 50kHz.

  • Page 50: Display Modes - Fm

    Display modes - FM Your radio has five display options when in FM mode:- 1. Press the Info button to cycle through the different options. a. Scrolling text Displays scrolling text messages such as artist/track name, phone in number etc. b.

  • Page 51: Scan Setting - Fm

    Scan setting - FM When using the FM mode your radio can be set to either scan local stations or to scan all stations including distant radio stations. 1. Press the Mode button to select FM mode. 2. Press the Menu button to enter the FM menu list. 3.

  • Page 52: Stereo / Mono Switching - Fm

    Stereo / Mono switching - FM 1. If the FM radio station being received is weak some hiss may be audible. To reduce the hiss press and release in the Menu button. 2. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until 'Audio setting' is selected on the display.

  • Page 53: Presetting Stations - Dab And Fm

    Presetting stations - DAB and FM radio There are 5 memory presets each for DAB, FM and Internet radio. They are used in the same way for each operating mode. 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. 2.

  • Page 54: Setting The Clock / Date

    Setting the clock Normally the WM-202 Internet radio will set its clock automatically to UK time after a connection to the Internet has been established. Should you need to set the time manually, please follow this procedure. 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. 2.

  • Page 55: Clock And Alarms

    Setting the date 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. 2. Access the main menu by pressing the Menu button until the 'Main menu' option is shown, then select this with the Tuning/Select control. 3. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until 'System setup' is highlighted on the display.

  • Page 56: Automatically Updating The Clock

    Automatically updating the clock Your radio will normally update the clock automatically when connected to the internet. If you enter a time setting manually, the radio will calculate a local time offset so that whenever it synchronises using the internet, the correct local time is stored in the radio.

  • Page 57: Setting The Clock Format

    Setting the clock format The clock display can be set to 12 or 24 hour format. The selected format is then also used when setting the alarms. 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. 2. Access the main menu by pressing the Menu button until the 'Main menu' option is shown, then select this with the Tuning/Select control.

  • Page 58: Setting The Alarm Clock

    Setting the alarm clock Your radio has two separate alarms which can be set to wake you to either a radio station or a buzzer alarm. In the event of a power interruption your radio has built in memory that will retain your alarm settings. Ensure that the time is set correctly before setting the alarms.
  • Page 59 7. Rotate the Tuning/Select control to select the days option for the alarm. Press the control to enter day setup. The alarms options are as follows, Daily - the alarm will sound everyday Once - the alarm will sound once Weekdays - the alarm will sound on weekdays only Weekends - the alarm will sound only at weekends 8.

  • Page 60: When The Alarm Sounds

    12. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until volume is selected on the display. 13. Press the Tuning/Select control to enter the alarm volume setup. Then rotate the control to set the required volume and then press the control to enter the setting. 14.

  • Page 61: Snooze Function

    Snooze function 1. The radio or buzzer alarm can be silenced for 5 minutes by pressing the Tuning/Select/Snooze control. Should you wish for a longer snooze duration, this can be extended by means of additional presses of the control. Each press adds 5 minutes to the snooze duration up to a maximum of 30 minutes.

  • Page 62: Sleep Timer

    Sleep timer Your radio can be set to turn off after a preset time has elapsed. The sleep setting can be adjusted between 15 and 60 minutes in 15 minute increments. 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. 2.

  • Page 63: Information

    Software version display The software version display is provided for your reference only. 1. Access the main menu by pressing the Menu button until the 'Main menu' option is shown, then select this with the Tuning/Select control. 2. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until 'System setup' selected on the display.

  • Page 64: Factory Reset

    Factory reset If you wish to completely reset your radio to its initial state this may be performed by following this procedure. 1. Access the main menu by pressing the Menu button until the 'Main menu' option is shown, then select this with the Tuning/Select control.

  • Page 65: Software Update

    Software update From time to time, new software features for your radio may be developed. For example, a new audio decoder may be added to allow an alternative audio format to be supported. You radio has therefore been designed to allow its internal software to be upgraded using your Internet connection.

  • Page 66: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting If you experience any trouble with your Internet radio, then you may find it useful to visit the help section on our web site at http://www.robertsradio.co.uk/pages/wm202_faq.htm If you have difficulty connecting the radio to your computer network, some of these steps may help to resolve the problem: 1.

  • Page 67: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting - contd. If your radio can connect to the network successfully, but is unable to play particular internet radio stations, it may be due to one these causes: 1. The station is not broadcasting at this time of the day (remember it may be located in a different time zone, and some stations do not broadcast all day).

  • Page 68: Headphone Socket

    Headphone socket 1. A 3.5mm Headphone Socket located on the rear of your radio is provided for use with headphones. Inserting a plug automatically mutes the internal loudspeaker. Please be aware that the sensitivity of headphones can vary widely. We therefore recommend setting volume to a low level before connecting headphones to the radio.

  • Page 69: Cautions / Specifications

    Cautions Do not allow your radio to be exposed to water, steam or sand. Do not leave your radio where excessive heat could cause damage. The name plate is located on the rear of the radio. Specifications Power Requirements Mains AC 230 volts, 50Hz Batteries 6 x LR20 D size...

  • Page 70: Software License Information

    Software license information This product is protected by certain intellectual property rights of Microsoft. Use or distribution of such technology outside of this product is prohibited without a license from Microsoft. In addition, end users shall: a. Refrain from modifying, translating, reverse engineering, decompiling, disassembling or using other means to discover the Source Code or otherwise replicate the functionality of the Client Code, except to the extent that this restriction is expressly prohibited by applicable law.

  • Page 71: Guarantee

    In the event that it is not possible to return the instrument to the Roberts' dealer from whom it was purchased, please contact Roberts Radio Technical Services at the address shown overleaf. These statements do not affect the statutory rights of a consumer.
  • Page 72 ROBERTS RADIO TECHNICAL SERVICES 97-99 Worton Road Isleworth Middlesex TW7 6EG Technical Helpline :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri during office hours) Website: http://www.robertsradio.co.uk © 2008 Roberts Radio Limited Issue 1...

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