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  • Page 1 Grace Link GDI-WHAL01 User Guide...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Multi-Room Playback: How to Create an Audio Group ......1 5 Play Audio on the Grace Link from Google Home ......16 Commonly Used Voice Commands to Control Your Internet Radio .
  • Page 3 Table of Contents Grace Link User Guide Factory Reset ............. 32 Display Settings .

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Introduction Grace Link User Guide Features Thank you for purchasing the Grace Digital Grace Link. Your Grace Link comes with everything you need to enjoy music in your home. • Easy network set up wizard to connect to a wired or wireless network •...

  • Page 5: Safety And Care Information

    Introduction Grace Link User Guide Safety and Care Information IMPORTANT! Always read and understand all the instructions to avoid injury to yourself and/or damage to your device. Grace Digital disclaims all responsibility for damage from data loss due to breakdown, repair, or other causes.

  • Page 6: Warnings

    Introduction Grace Link User Guide WARNING!! • Opening the case may result in electric shock. • Make sure that you insert the plug all the way into the outlet. • Do not touch the device with wet hands. • Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

  • Page 7: What's In The Box

    Introduction Grace Link User Guide What's in the Box? Grace Link AC Power Adapter Remote Control RCA Cable 2 Remote Batteries...

  • Page 8: Grace Link Controls

    Introduction Grace Link User Guide Grace Link Controls Home Button Front View Press to toggle between the Home Menu / Now Playing screen. Action Panel Button / Now Playing While on the Now Playing screen, press Now playing to access/ save extra presets 1-100 and view additional song information (when available).

  • Page 9: Remote Control

    Introduction Grace Link User Guide Remote Control Power/Standby Button Mute Button Press to turn On/Standby. Press to silence the audio. EQ, Alarm, Sleep, Snooze Play/Pause Button Press to pause or resume playing. Home Button (Limited Support) Press to display the Home screen.

  • Page 10: Installation

    Grace Link User Guide Connect to a Wireless Network The easiest way to connect to a wireless network is to have the Grace Link scan for wireless networks, and then choose your wireless network from the list of wireless networks. The Grace Link will automatically display the strongest Wi-Fi network at the top of the list.

  • Page 11: Manually Connecting To A Wireless Network (Optional)

    Plug the AC Power Adapter into an AC outlet, and plug the power plug into the connector on the rear of the Grace Link. Press the Power Button if the Grace Link does not automatically turn on. 1. If the Sound System has not previously connected to a wireless network, the Grace Link will display the Network Wizard screen, with Wireless highlighted.

  • Page 12: My Stuff Folder, Web Portal Registration (Optional)

    12. The Grace Link will attempt to connect to the wireless network, and will display “Connected successfully” if the connection to the wireless network was successful. If the Grace Link cannot connect to the wireless network, there is likely an error in the information that was entered.

  • Page 13: Home Screen Icons

    Home Screen Icons Grace Link User Guide The Home screen provides access to the different functions of the Grace Link. You can navigate the Home screen by pressing Home, turning the Tune Knob to highlight an item, and pressing the Tune Knob to select.

  • Page 14: Navigation Basics

    Navigation Basics Grace Link User Guide Power Button The Power Button turns the Grace Link on or places it in Standby Mode. Also press to turn an alarm off. Context Sensitive Buttons (5) These buttons change their functions according to the context. Press to select the function shown on the display screen just above the button.

  • Page 15: Chromecast Built-In

    Before You Begin Streaming to the Grace Link In order to stream to the Grace Link, it must be on the same local network as the device (smartphone, tablet, laptop, PC etc.) that you will stream from. Please see the previous installation section in this manual on how to connect to a wireless network.

  • Page 16: Play Audio On The Grace Link From Google Home

    Initiate and control audio to the Grace Link with Chromecast built-in — using only your voice. Please follow the previous steps in the previous Chromecast section of the menu. 1. Make sure your Grace Link is set up and connected to the same Wi-Fi as your mobile device or tablet and speaker or display.

  • Page 17: Commonly Used Voice Commands To Control Your Internet Radio

    Chromecast built-in™ Grace Link User Guide Commonly Used Voice Commands to Control Your Internet Radio To do this . . . Just say “Hey Google” to get started Request a song • Play <song name> • Play <song name> by <artist name>...

  • Page 18: Audio Sources

    NOTE: If you unpair your smart device and then want to pair back to the Grace Link again, depending on the smart device, you may have to delete the Grace Link name out of your device’s Bluetooth list, or turn Bluetooth on and off on your smart device.

  • Page 19: Line In

    Tune Knob to highlight Unpair. NOTE: This feature disables the audio output jacks on the Grace Link while connected to the Bluetooth receiving device. Bluetooth Transmit mode is intended for private listening via Bluetooth headphones / earbuds. Chromecast built-in also does not work.

  • Page 20: Upnp Media Servers

    To optimize the performance, keep your media player folder size to a manageable size. The larger the folder size, the longer it takes the Grace Link to display the folder content and scroll through them. Additionally, check the product specifications section of the manual to see the supported protocols pages 43-46.
  • Page 21 Grace Link User Guide Enable Amazon Music Service The Grace Link comes with an Amazon Music app. You will need either an Amazon Prime subscription or an Amazon Music Unlimited subscription to enable the Amazon Music service on your Grace Link.

  • Page 22: Amazon Music Service

    6. If the setup is successful, the, "Success!" screen will appear, stating that your registration is complete. 7. On the Grace Link, return to the Amazon Music App and turn the Tune Knob to search for music and press the Tune Knob to select and play.

  • Page 23: Enable Pandora Music Service

    Grace Link User Guide Enable Pandora Music Service The Grace Link comes with an Pandora music app. You will need a Pandora account to enable the Pandora music service on your Grace Link. To Enable the Pandora music service, follow the steps below: 1.
  • Page 24 "All done" screen will appear, stating that your radio is ready to use Pandora. 7. On the Grace Link, press Home, turn the Tune Knob to highlight Pandora, and press the Tune Knob to select. There you can turn the Tune Knob to search for music and press the Tune Knob to select and play.

  • Page 25: Multi-Room Mode

    For example: If you have your Grace Link in your bedroom playing K-rock, and you want to play the same music on your Grace Link in your kitchen, on your Kitchen Grace Link select the music services icon and scroll to the bottom of the menu and select multi-room. In that menu you will see the list of other Grace Link in your home.

  • Page 26: Settings

    Alarm Clock: The Grace Link has five alarm clocks, each of which can be configured differently. Refer to “Setting Alarm Clock” for information about the alarm clock. Timezone: This option sets the Grace Link to the timezone for your area. The radio will automatically adjust for daylight saving time.

  • Page 27: Setting The Alarm Clock

    Grace Link User Guide Setting the Alarm Clock The Grace Link has five alarm clocks, each of which can be configured independently. To Add or Modify an Alarm: 1. Highlight Alarm on the Home Screen and press the Tune Knob. (You can also access this menu when the radio is turned off by briefly pressing the Home Button.
  • Page 28 Settings Grace Link User Guide To Enable Alarm Output: 1. Press the Home Button and turn the Tune Knob to highlight Settings. Press the Tune Knob to select. 2. Turn the Tune Knob to highlight Alarm Clock and Time Options and press the Tune Knob to select.

  • Page 29: Playback Settings

    Settings Grace Link User Guide Playback Settings When the radio is turned on from standby, it will play the last radio station it was playing or auto start playing files on a thumb drive. This auto start feature can be disabled.

  • Page 30: Advanced Features (In The Settings Menu)

    Grace Link User Guide Equalization Settings You can adjust the equalization of the Grace Link (EQ) to adjust for room acoustics and your listening preferences. You can optimize your audio profile using the integrated 5 band equalizer, or you can select a Preset such as Rock, Jazz, etc.

  • Page 31: Network Info

    2. Turn the Tune Knob to highlight Firmware Update and press the Tune Knob to select. 3. If the Grace Link has already detected that a software update is available, it will show a software update available. If not, the Grace Link will check for a software update. If no update is available, the Grace Link will display “No new updates”.

  • Page 32: Factory Reset

    The screen will display “Restoring factory defaults”, restart the Grace Link when complete and display “Please press the POWER button”. NOTE: You will have to connect the Grace Link to a network (see “Connect to a Wireless Network”). Display Settings There are three different brightness backlight settings, and each type of backlighting can be set to a brightness from 0 to 20.
  • Page 33 Advanced Features Grace Link User Guide Optionally - When the radio is in Standby Mode, you can rotate the Tune Knob to temporarily change the standby backlight brightness. This is perfect to make the display 100% dark while sleeping, or brighter to see the clock.

  • Page 34: Troubleshooting

    • Turn the Grace Link Off and On again. • Try another channel / station. Updating • Your Grace Link is installing a software update. Do not turn the Grace Link off or disconnect the power. Allow the software update to complete. Not Connected to the Internet •...
  • Page 35 Grace Link User Guide Appendix...

  • Page 36: Product Specifications

    Product Specifications Grace Link User Guide Grace Link Dimensions: ........7.36 in (W) X 5.91 in (H) X 3.54 in (D) 187 mm (W) x 150 mm (H) x 90 mm (D) Weight: .

  • Page 37: Detail Streaming Support Protocols

    Detail Streaming Support Protocols Grace Link User Guide Supported Audio Codecs Supported Container Formats • • • • • • FLAC • • LPCM/WAV/AIFF AIFF • ALAC Supported Protocols • WMA, WMA9 • SHOUTcast • Ogg Vorbis • HTTPS Supported Playlist •...

  • Page 38: Detail Audio Codec Support

    Detail Audio Codec Support Grace Link User Guide Supported MP3 encoding parameters • Sampling rates [kHz]: 32, 44.1, 48 • Resolution [bits]: 16 • Bit rate [kbps]: 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 160, 192, 224, 256, 320, VBR •...
  • Page 39 Detail Audio Codec Support Grace Link User Guide • Tag names decoded: TITLE, ALBUM, ARTIST, GENRE. NOTE: ID3v2 tags for native FLAC and FLAC containers are out of standard but should be supported if placed at the beginning of a file, see the FLAC-FAQ.
  • Page 40 Detail Audio Codec Support Grace Link User Guide Supported WMA encoding parameters • Sampling rates [kHz]: 32, 44.1, 48 • Resolution [bits]: 16 • Bit rate [kbps]: 48, 64, 96, 128, 192 • Channels: stereo, mono • The audio player supports reading of wma content stored in native wma files. Supported file name extensions: *.wma...

  • Page 41: Environmental Information

    Environmental Information Grace Link User Guide Follow local guidelines for waste disposal when discarding packaging, electronic appliances, and batteries. Your Radio is packaged with cardboard, polyethylene, etc., and does not contain any unnecessary materials. WARNING!: This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer...

  • Page 42: Important Legal Information

    DIGITAL through the logging of the usage activities of the Cloud Server and that improper use can also be reported to GRACE DIGITAL, and that any audit rights of the Licensor can be assigned to GRACE DIGITAL. (10) The End User is notified that the permission to use the Licensed Software ends with its revocation by GRACE DIGITAL under certain circumstances, which are provided for in “...
  • Page 43 MAC addresses, and a timestamp regarding the transactions I order to provide the radio the list of stations list. The End User acknowledges that Grace Digital may store and process any data from such communications activities in order to provide service to the user’s radios.

  • Page 44: Limited Manufacturer's Warranty

    © 2021 Grace Digital Inc. “Sirius”, “XM” and all related marks and logos are trademarks of Sirius XM Radio Inc. and its subsidiaries. All other marks and logos are the property of their respective owners. All rights reserved. Certain features depend on subscription package.
  • Page 45 Grace Digital Inc. 11870 Community Road, #200 Poway, CA 92064 gracedigital.com support.gracedigital.com 1.800.903.9524 support@gracedigital.com © 2021 Grace Digital Inc.
  • Page 46 FCC Statement This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

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