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  • Page 1 RCR-11WF Version 1...
  • Page 2 The UNDOK App enables remote control of the RCR-WF running on your iPhone, iPod touch, iPad or Android smartphone. The UNDOK™ App is available for Android and iOS. You can easily control every SmartLink device from your Smartphone or tablet with our full function UNDOK™ App to stream your favorite music or station.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Introduction ..................3-7 Dynamic Range Control Settings ............. 51 Before you can use this product ............3 Station order setup ................52 Controls and connections ............... 4-6 Prune stations ................. 53 Navigation controls ................7 FM mode ..................54-58 Network configuration ..............

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Before you can use this product Using the AC power adaptor Before you can use your internet radio, you must have the following: The AC power adaptor required for this unit should be 7.5 volts DC at 1.6 ● A broadband Internet connection (not required for DAB, FM or Music A center pin positive.

  • Page 5: Controls And Connections

    Controls and connections 1. Preset 1/Rewind button 8. Select/Radio seek button 2. Preset 2/Fast-forward button 9. Menu button/Info button . Preset  0. Forward button 4. Preset 4/Play/Pause button . Back button 5. Preset 5/Stop button 12. Mode button 6. Tuning up/down button .
  • Page 6 Controls and connections 15. LCD display 16. Speaker...
  • Page 7 Controls and connections 17. Wire antenna 8. Headphone socket 9. Auxiliary input socket 20. DC IN socket . USB socket for playback...

  • Page 8: Navigation Controls

    Navigation controls This page describes the basic means of controlling your RCR-WF internet radio. Instructions for each operating mode are given in the later section of this book. . Pressing the Standby button brings your radio out of Standby mode. Pressing Standby while the radio is in use will cause it to return to the Standby mode with the clock display.

  • Page 9: Network Configuration

    3. When you apply power, the display on the radio will light up and say: 'SANGEAN'. The first time that you use your radio (or after Factory Reset) the display will show “Setup wizard” and “YES”...
  • Page 10 Press the Tuning buttons to choose an auto-update option for the clock. This can be updated from DAB or FM radio, from the Network, or not updated. The default is to auto update from the network. If you choose any other option, go to step 8. Otherwise you will first need to select the correct time zone and daylight savings setting, see steps 6 and 7.
  • Page 11 You will first need to identify your network in the list of network names presented by the Network Wizard. If no networks are found then you may have to get your wireless router working (please see the instructions supplied with it) or you may be too far from the router. When the radio finds your wireless network, it displays the Network Name (SSID) for the wi- reless access point on the screen.
  • Page 12 If your network is configured without an encryption key, the screen should say ‘Connecting…’, and then ‘Setup wizard completed’. Press the Select button to exit the setup wizard and show the main menu. If this is the case then you have successfully connected your radio to your network. If the screen displays ‘Key’...
  • Page 13 8. Once you have connected your radio to the network (and therefore also to the Internet) it will display the main menu. Press the Standby button to put the radio in Standby mode. It should then display the time as obtained from the Internet. If the time display is not correct for any reason, it can easily be adjusted later, see ‘Manually setting the clock’.
  • Page 14 Changing the network connection In the sections above, you chose how your radio would be connected to your network, using a WiFi connection. From time to time, you may find that you need to connect to different computer networks. The Internet setup menu allows you to change your radio’s network settings, scan for an alternative wireless network, or to manually configure the network parameters.
  • Page 15 The manually specified IP address should be chosen to be compatible with the settings in your router and must be a unique address on your network. If you are using DHCP for some devi- ces and static (manually configured) IP addresses for others, the IP address used should fall outside the range that the router may allocate using DHCP.
  • Page 16 If you chose ‘Pre-Shared Key’ in step 7, you should then choose the WEP option. The key should be entered using only the numbers 0-9 and the letters A-F. The key will be 0 charac- ters long for 64-bit encryption and 26 characters long for 128-bit encryption. The radio will accept lower-case letters a-f as equivalent to upper-case A-F.

  • Page 17: Network Remote Control Options

    Network remote control options Network Pin setup (Pin number) Your radio has the option of being controlled by an application installed on an Apple iPhone, iPod touch or iPod. The Pin number facility allows you to ensure that your radio can only be controlled by your own Apple device rather than someone else’s.

  • Page 18: Selecting A Radio Station By Location And Genre

    Selecting a radio station by location Press the Standby button to switch the radio on. Then press the Mode button and press the Tuning buttons to highlight the internet radio mode display. Press the Select button to select the option. Press and hold the Menu button to enter the main Internet radio menu.
  • Page 19 8. Press the Tuning buttons to highlight your chosen radio station and then press the Select button to enter your selection. The display will show ‘Connecting…’ while the radio connects to the new station. The station should then start playing. Adjust the volume as needed. 9.

  • Page 20: Selecting A Radio Station By Genre

    Selecting a radio station by genre Press and hold the Menu button to enter the main Internet radio menu. Press the Tuning buttons until ‘Stations’ is highlighted on the display and then press the Select button to select. Press the Tuning buttons until ‘Genre’ is highlighted on the display and then press the Select button.

  • Page 21: 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.

  • Page 22: Searching A New Or Popular Station

    Selecting a new or popular station As described in the section ‘Internet Radio – the basics’, your radio connects via the the Internet to a database of radio stations. This option is provided to highlight stations which are newly added to the list of those available, or stations which are particularly popular with listeners around the world.

  • Page 23: Selecting A Podcast/Bbc Listen Again

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

  • Page 24: Presetting Stations

    Presetting stations With so many Internet radio stations available, it is desirable to have a means of rapidly selecting the stations that you listen to most frequently. Your radio has five memory presets which can easily be set to store the details of any Internet radio station. The radio station presets are retained in memory even when the radio is switched off.
  • Page 25 Last Listened It is often helpful to be able to go back to a station that you have already listened to. Your radio has a ‘Last Listened’ feature which provides you with quick access to the ten most recently listened to radio stations or podcasts. As each new radio station is listened to the oldest item is deleted from the list.

  • Page 26: Display Modes

    Display modes Your radio has a range of display options when in Internet Radio mode. Note that not all information may be available for all Internet radio stations. . Press the Info button to cycle through the different options. a. Description Displays information about the radio station or scrolling text messages such as artist/track name, phone number etc.

  • Page 27: Customizing Your Radio

    Customizing 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'. Your radio uses a database which is accessed via the Internet in order to find out which radio stations are available and how it should connect to them.
  • Page 28 The stations will be available on your radio from the Internet radio menu Sangean RCR-11WF can only play MP3, WMA, AAC and Real Audio item 'My Favourites'. internet radio streams.

  • Page 29: Selecting Favorite Stations

    Selecting your favorite stations Press and hold the Menu button to enter the main Internet radio menu. Press the Tuning buttons until 'Station list' is highlighted on the display. Press the Select button to enter the menu. Press the Tuning buttons until 'My Favourites' is highlighted on the display. Press the Select button and your favorite stations list will appear on the display (set up as described on the preceding page).
  • Page 30 In addition, as mentioned in the previous section, it is possible to specify audio streams for 'My added stations' which are not compatible with your radio. In this event the station will not be playable. The Sangean RCR-11WF can only play MP3, WMA, AAC and Real Audio internet radio streams.

  • Page 31: Music Player Mode

    Music player Use with Windows, Apple Mac and Linux The Music Player allows you to play audio files which are stored on Windows Media Player is less flexible than some other UPnP servers, computer in your network. but is generally easier to set up. It is supplied as a standard component In order to play fi les from a computer on your network, your radio must of windows 7, Vista or XP.

  • Page 32: Accessing Your Files Via Upnp

    Accessing your audio files via a UPnP server If your computer is running Windows 7 or 8, then Windows Media Player version 12 includes a UPnP server which will make your files available to your radio. If you have Windows Vista or XP (Please refer to the section of ‘Accessing your audio files via a UPnP server using Windows Vista and XP’).
  • Page 33 Press the Tuning buttons until 'Shared media' is highlighted and press the Select button to select. The radio will scan for all available UPnP servers. It may take a few seconds for the radio to complete its scan. The radio will display '<Empty>' if no UPnP servers are found. After scanning, select your UPnP server on the panel.

  • Page 34: 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 radio, you may select the files that you wish to play as follows:- . Press the Standby button to switch on the unit. Press and hold the Mode button and Press the Tuning buttons as needed until the Music Player mode display is shown.

  • Page 35: Media Selection

    Media selection 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, Genre, etc.) and then to narrow the search to an album or to a particular track within an album.

  • Page 36: Controlling Playback

    Listening to a particular track 1. If you wish to play only a particular track from an album or folder, first choose the album or folder as described on the preceding pages. . Press the Tuning buttons until the required track is highlighted. .
  • Page 37 Repeat tracks . When a track is playing , press and hold the Menu button to enter the main Music player menu. . Press the Tuning buttons until ‘Repeat play’ is highlighted on the display. Press the Select button to turn on the repeat function. Your selected track will be played repeatedly and the repeat indicator will show on the display.

  • Page 38: Display Modes

    Display modes Your radio has a range of display options when in Music Player mode. Note that the availability of information depends on the specific media files, their format and upon the server capability. (Not all UPnP servers make information from the media files available in the same way.) 1.

  • Page 39: Playlists

    Playlists Sometimes you may wish to set up a list of music tracks or albums which can then be played without further action - as background music for a party, for example. Your radio can be configured to hold a queue of up to 500 tracks in a playlist menu. The tracks or albums for the playlist can be selected from your UPnP server.
  • Page 40 Viewing your playlist . Press the Standby button to switch on the unit. Press and hold the Mode button and press the Tuning buttons as needed until the Music Player mode display is shown. Then press the Select button. The Music Player menu will then be shown on the display. .

  • Page 41: Playlists

    Clearing the playlist . Press and hold the Menu button to enter the main Music Player menu. . To clear the whole playlist press the Tuning buttons until 'Clear My playlist' is highlighted on the display. Press the Select button. .

  • Page 42: Wake On Lan

    Wake On LAN If you use a computer as a UPnP server for playing your music files via your radio, you may not wish to keep that computer running when you are not using the radio. If your computer is suitably configured, it can either shut down, or enter a standby or hibernation state when it is not being used.

  • Page 43: Windows 7'Play To' Function (Upnp Renderer)

    Keep network connected Keep network connected By default, your radio will shut down its WiFi connection when it is in standby. This minimizes power consumption but it does mean that you will need to switch that radio on manually in order to use either the ‘Play to’...
  • Page 44 Windows will then open a ‘Play to’ window showing the track or tracks to be played. Your computer will then take control of your radio. Your radio will then enter the Digital Media Renderer mode (DMR) and after a few seconds the radio will start playing. The display on the radio will show that it is in DMR mode.

  • Page 45: Using Usb Memory Devices

    Using USB memory devices This section describes how to use your radio to access and playback your audio files via USB memory devices. USB slots are located on rear of the unit. Important: Your radio is only designed to work with USB memory flash memory devices. It is not intended to be connected to hard disk drives or any other type of USB device.
  • Page 46 Inserting and removing memory devices . Plug the USB memory devices into the rectangular slot on the rear of the unit. . To select USB mode press the Mode button and press the Tuning buttons until the Music Player mode is shown on the display. Press the Select button to select the option. Playing files from USB memory devices .

  • Page 47: Dab Mode

    DAB Radio Using DAB mode for the first time . Carefully extend the wire antenna. . Press the Standby button to switch on the radio. If the radio has been used before the last used mode will be selected. . Press the Mode button and press the Tuning buttons as needed so that DAB radio mode is selected on the display.

  • Page 48: Selecting A Dab Radio Station

    Selecting a DAB radio station . When playing a DAB radio station, the display normally shows the name of the current station with other related information. . Press the Tuning buttons to access the radio station list and to scroll through the available stations. .

  • Page 49: Display Modes

    Display modes Your radio has a range of display options when in DAB mode:- . Press the Info button to cycle through the different options. a. Text Displays text messages such as the artist or track name, phone in number, traffic alerts, etc. b.

  • Page 50: Finding New Dab Radio Stations

    Finding new DAB radio stations 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 51: Manual Tuning

    Manual Tuning Manual tuning allows you to tune directly to the various Band III DAB channels (5A to 13F). . When in DAB mode press and hold the Menu button so that the display shows the DAB menu. . Press the Tuning buttons until 'Manual tune' is highlighted. .

  • Page 52: Dynamic Range Control Settings

    Dynamic Range Control setting Dynamic Range Control (also known as DRC) can make quieter sounds easier to hear when your radio is used in a noisy environment by reducing the dynamic range of the audio signal. . Press the Standby button to switch on your radio. .

  • Page 53: Station Order Setup

    Station order setup Your radio has  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. . Press the Standby button to switch on your radio. .

  • Page 54: Prune Stations

    Prune stations If you move to a different part of the country, some of the stations which were listed may no longer be available. Also, from time to time, some DAB services may stop broadcasting, or may change location or frequency. Stations which cannot be found, or which have not been received for a very long time are shown in the station list with a question mark.

  • Page 55: Fm Mode

    FM Radio Operating your radio in FM mode . Carefully extend the wire antenna and press the Standby button to switch on your radio. . Press the Mode button and press the Tuning buttons as needed to highlight FM radio mode. Press the Select button to select the option.
  • Page 56 Display modes Your radio has a range of display options when in FM mode:- . Press the Info button to cycle through the different options. a. Text Displays text messages such as the artist or track name, phone in number, traffic alerts, etc. b.

  • Page 57: Scan Setting

    Scan setting When using the FM mode your radio can be set to either scan local stations or to scan all stations including distant radio stations. . Press the Mode button and press the Tuning buttons as needed to highlight FM radio mode. Press the Select button to select the option.

  • Page 58: Stereo/Mono Switching

    Stereo/Mono switching If the FM radio station being listened to has a weak signal, some hiss may be audible. It is possible to reduce this hiss by forcing the radio to play the station in mono rather than stereo. . Press the Mode button. Press the Tuning buttons and press the Select button to select the FM radio mode display and tune to the required FM station as previously described.

  • Page 59: Presetting Stations In Dab And Fm Modes

    Presetting stations in DAB and FM modes There are 5 memory presets each for DAB and FM radio. They are used in the same way for each operating mode. . Press the Standby button to switch on your radio. 2. Tune to the required radio station as previously described. 3.

  • Page 60: Listening To Spotify

    Listening to Spotify Playing music using Spotify Connect Introduce your radio to a whole new world of music. With Spotify, you can enjoy instant access to millions of songs A Spotify Premium subscription is required. For details, see the Spotify homepage. http://www.spotify.com The Spotify software is subject to third party licenses found here: www.spotify.com/connect/third-party-licenses...
  • Page 61 4. Play tracks via your radio. Press the Connect icon at the bottom of the screen and you should find your radio on the list. Press the item and your smartphone/tablet is linked with your radio (e.g. RCR-11WF). You can see the green Connect icon indicating the connect is on radio. Now you can listen to audio streamed wirelessly from your linked smartphone/tablet.
  • Page 62 Display mode- Spotify Connect Your radio has a range of display options when playing Spotify Connect. Press the Info button to cycle through the different options a. Progress bar Displays the playback progress for the track currently playing b. Artist Displays the name of the artist for the track currently playing c.
  • Page 63 Streaming data rate - Spotify Connect Your radio can change different music streaming quality when you stream content from Spotify. If your internet connection has a low data usage allowance, or has a relatively low maximum data rate, it is strongly suggested that your radio uses a lower streaming quality (data rate) for Spotify connections.

  • Page 64: Clock And Alarms

    Clock and Alarms 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 which is then stored in memory.

  • Page 65: Setting The Clock Format

    Setting the clock format The clock display used in standby mode and on the playing mode screens can be set to  or  hour format. The selected format is then also used when setting the alarms. . With your radio switched on, press and hold the Menu button to access the menu for the current mode.

  • Page 66: Manually Setting The Clock

    Manually setting the clock The RCR-WF radio will normally set its clock automatically to local time after a connection to the Internet has been established. Should you need to set the time manually, change the time zone, or manually switch from winter to summer time (GMT to BST - also known as daylight savings time), then please follow this procedure.
  • Page 67 Press the Tuning buttons to select the correct year. Press the Select button to enter the selection. The hour digits will then flash. Press the Tuning buttons to select the correct hour. Press the Select button to enter the selection. The minute digits will then flash. Press the Tuning buttons to select the correct minutes.

  • Page 68: Setting The Alarm Clock

    Setting the alarm clock Your radio has two separate alarms which can be set to wake you to either the radio, USB or a buzzer alarm. In the event of a power interruption your radio has built in memory that will retain your alarm settings.

  • Page 69: Setting The Alarm Clock

    Setting the alarm clock - cont. Press the Tuning buttons to highlight 'Enable' and press the Select button. The display will show the Frequency options for the alarm. The alarm frequency options are as follows: 'Off' - the alarm will be disabled 'Daily' - the alarm will sound everyday 'Once' - the alarm will sound once 'Weekends' - the alarm will sound only at weekends...
  • Page 70 Setting the alarm clock - cont. Press the Tuning button until the 'Volume:' option is highlighted on the display and press the Select button if you wish to change it. The radio uses the saved volume setting for each alarm when it sounds. Set the required volume using the Select button to confirm the setting.

  • Page 71: When The Alarm Sounds

    When the alarm sounds The buzzer or radio alarm will sound at the selected times for up to 60 minutes unless cancelled. The volume used for the alarm will be as specified during the alarm setting procedure. If the radio cannot connect to the specified radio station, the buzzer alarm will be used instead. To cancel an alarm, press the Standby button to return to standby mode.

  • Page 72: Snooze Timer

    Snooze timer 1. The buzzer or radio alarm can be silenced for 5 minutes by pressing the Snooze button or other buttons other than Standby button. Should you wish for a longer snooze duration this can be extended. Pressing the Snooze button or other buttons other than Standby button again while the radio is snoozed will set the available snooze time to 5, 10, 15 or 30 minutes.

  • Page 73: Inactive Standby

    Inactive standby Your radio can be set to standby mode automatically if it idles for a preset period of time. The idle time setting can be adjusted between 2, 4, 5 and 6 hours. . Press the Menu button and press the Tuning buttons until 'System Settings' is highlighted. Press the Select button to enter the menu.

  • Page 74: Display And Auto

    Brightness control The brightness of the display can be adjusted for when the radio is in standby and for when it is in use. If you use the unit in the bedroom, you may prefer a lower standby brightness level than a higher brightness setting.

  • Page 75: Headphone Socket And Line Out Socket

    Headphone socket 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 76: Charging With Usb Socket

    Charging with USB socket Your radio has a USB socket which is intended only for charging an iPhone or smart phone and similar devices. Charge time may vary and in some cases may take longer to charge than when using the manufacturers charging unit supplied with the smart phone. Before charging, please make sure the radio is switched to Standby mode.

  • Page 77: Information

    Information Factory reset If you wish to completely reset your radio to its initial state this may be performed by following this procedure. By performing a factory reset, all user entered settings will be erased. 1. Access the menu for the current mode by pressing and holding the Menu button. Press the Tuning buttons to highlight the 'Main menu' option, then press the Select button to confirm.

  • Page 78: Software Update

    Internet connection. You should not attempt to update your radio unless it is recommended to you by Sangean Customer Services. Updating the software may remove all network settings, radio station presets and alarm settings from your radio.

  • Page 79: Network Profiles

    Network profiles Each time that you connect your radio to a WiFi network, the radio will store the details of that connection (SSID, security key, DHCP/IP address settings) as a profile. Up to four such profiles are stored in the radio so that if the unit is used in multiple locations there is no need to enter the network settings when returning to a location previously visited.

  • Page 80: Software Version Display And Audio Faq

    Software version display The software version display is provided for reference and customer support purposes and cannot be changed. . Access the menu for the current mode by pressing and holding the Menu button. Press the Tuning buttons until 'System settings' is highlighted on the display. Press the Select button to enter the System settings menu.

  • Page 81: Accessing Your Audio Files Via A Upnp Server Using Windows Vista And Xp

    Accessing your audio files via a UPnP server using Set up UPnP access on a Windows PC - cont. Windows Vista and XP If your computer is running Windows Vista or XP, then Windows Media Press the Tuning buttons until 'Shared media' is highlighted and press the Select button.

  • Page 82: Audio Codecs

    Audio codecs Bit-Rates Your radio supports a range of audio codecs which provide compatibility The following table summarizes the maximum supported bit-rates for with a wide range of Internet Radio stations. These also allow users to the various audio formats that are playable on your radio. Higher rates stream music from their computers or to play directly from USB and SD/ may be playable in some cases but performance of the product may be SDHC fl ash memory devices.

  • Page 83: Cautions And Specifications

    Cautions Do not allow your radio to be exposed to water, steam or sand. ● The radio shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and no Do not leave your radio where excessive heat could cause damage. objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the radio. The name plate is located on the rear of the radio.

  • Page 84: Specifications

    Specifications Circuit features Power Requirements Output power 0.5 W+ 0.5 W Mains Power Supply AC 00- 240 V/50/60 Hz/12W Headphone socket 3.5 mm diameter, stereo Maximum supplying power 5V, 1A Frequency Coverage of USB socket wire antenna 87.5 - 108 MHz Aerial System 174.928 - 239.200 MHz wire antenna...

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