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Hill Audio DMW-300 User Manual

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  • Page 1 RevA 10-2015...

  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    USER MANUAL - DMW300 NETWORK | FM | USB RECEIVER & PLAYER Welcome Thank you for choosing Hill Audio for your sound system. To make sure that this product meets your expectations and provides long-term, reliable performance, please read and follow this instruction manual carefully.

  • Page 3: Functional Advice

    USER MANUAL - DMW300 NETWORK | FM | USB RECEIVER & PLAYER 1.1. Description The DMW300 is a digital program source for commercial sound systems, and can work as a stand- alone media player, as a network media player playing files from the network via UPnP, as an internet radio and also as a terrestrial radio receiver being able to receive analog FM Radio with RDS readout.

  • Page 4: Controls And Connections

    USER MANUAL - DMW300 NETWORK | FM | USB RECEIVER & PLAYER 2.1. Controls and Connections Connections - Rear Output Section Input Section Control - Front 11 12 15 14 PAGE 3...

  • Page 5: Functional Description

    USER MANUAL - DMW300 NETWORK | FM | USB RECEIVER & PLAYER 2.2. Functional Description The DMW300 is both a receiver for internet radio and terrestrial FM radio, as well as a USB and network media player to play the music library stored in any of the computers in the local network that are compatible with the UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) media sharing protocol.

  • Page 6: Ir Remote Control

    USER MANUAL - DMW300 NETWORK | FM | USB RECEIVER & PLAYER FWD button. FWD is the abbreviation of “FORWARD”. This switch with rear illumination allows a “forward” transport function in certain menus or might be assigned to other functions. BWD (DELETE) button.

  • Page 7: Preparation And Connections

    USER MANUAL - DMW300 NETWORK | FM | USB RECEIVER & PLAYER 3.1. Preparation and connections To prepare for first operation, the following points need to be taken care of: Make sure that your local AC power grid supplies the voltage that the DMW300 is set to (see voltage selection switch on rear) and connect the DMW300 to AC power via the provided power cable and the rear-side IEC socket.
  • Page 8 USER MANUAL - DMW300 NETWORK | FM | USB RECEIVER & PLAYER 4.2. SOURCE_MENU MODE (operator-accessible menus) Invoked by pressing SRC button, the top level of the SOURCE_MENU will pop up, with the currently playing source highlighted, allowing navigation with NAVIGATION elements as described in the relative chapters. SOURCE MENU Play Last...
  • Page 9 USER MANUAL - DMW300 NETWORK | FM | USB RECEIVER & PLAYER 4.3. SET_MENU MODE (installer-accessible menus) Invoked by pressing SET button for more than 2sec, the display will show „Enter SET Mode?“, display will show entries “No” and “yes”, default is "No" (highlighted). Scroll by turning with the navigation wheel to "Yes"...
  • Page 10 USER MANUAL - DMW300 NETWORK | FM | USB RECEIVER & PLAYER 5. OPERATION 5.1. SET_MENU MODE As explained, the SET_MENU mode mainly serves for the installer and configurator to set up the unit for first use, or to adjust the units’ settings to a changed environment or changed user requirements. To avoid accidental setting changes being made, the access to the SET_MENU mode has been restricted by means of a multi-step access sequence.
  • Page 11 USER MANUAL - DMW300 NETWORK | FM | USB RECEIVER & PLAYER 5.1.1.2. Setting time and date Make sure you are in the SET_MENU root and navigate to SET_MENU>TIME&DATE, then press the wheel to invoke ENTER. The following settings can be made subsequently: Time zone.
  • Page 12 USER MANUAL - DMW300 NETWORK | FM | USB RECEIVER & PLAYER 5.1.1.5. Setting up FM Radio presets The DMW300 provides the facility to scan the air and store the available FM broadcast frequencies. However, some of the scanned frequencies might not provide good enough reception. You can deter- mine if any scanned frequency should be stored or not in the preview session accordingly, and also name and order the frequencies the way you like.
  • Page 13 USER MANUAL - DMW300 NETWORK | FM | USB RECEIVER & PLAYER 5.1.1.8. Installing a WiFi Dongle and setting up WiFi access. Please insert a USB Wifi dongle into the rear-panel USB type-A socket. Make sure that the DMW300 os located in near proximity of your access point (max. 2m) to make the below settings. Note: The USB Wifi dongle must be based on a Ralink RT5370 chipset.
  • Page 14 USER MANUAL - DMW300 NETWORK | FM | USB RECEIVER & PLAYER 5.1.1.10. Configuring WEB radio presets Due to the vast amount of available web radio stations, the DMW300 allows to store up to 600 preset stations in 6 groups. Editing the stations and groups can either be done via the unit’s user interface in SET_MENU>WEB_RADIO or more comfortably via an externl PC and the unit’s built-in web server.
  • Page 15 USER MANUAL - DMW300 NETWORK | FM | USB RECEIVER & PLAYER You can now comfortably do the following: Choose the group (root or groups you have created) Add a station. Input the name and URL of a new radio station into the ADD CHANNEL input boxes and click Submit.
  • Page 16 USER MANUAL - DMW300 NETWORK | FM | USB RECEIVER & PLAYER 5.1.1.11.3. Enable UPnP in Windows 7 Control panel>Network and sharing center>change advance sharing settings Turn on network discovery Choose "media streaming options" and show devices on Local network Choose "Allowed"...
  • Page 17 USER MANUAL - DMW300 NETWORK | FM | USB RECEIVER & PLAYER 5.2.1.1. FM Radio Having chosen FM radio from the SOURCE_MENU bo scrolling to the relative entry in the source list and pressing the wheel to invoke ENTER, you are presented with three options: Play Last.
  • Page 18 USER MANUAL - DMW300 NETWORK | FM | USB RECEIVER & PLAYER 5.2.2. Media Player Sources (USB, Network) Media player sources in the sense of this document are local sources where the operator has full control over transport functions such as play/pause, skip backwards (BWD) and skip forward (FWD). Accordingly, the transport buttons PLAY/PAUSE, BWD and FWD are used in their genuine purpose: PLAY/PAUSE commences or pauses the replay BWD skips to the beginning of the current track, repeatedly invoking BWD will skip to the beginning...
  • Page 19 USER MANUAL - DMW300 NETWORK | FM | USB RECEIVER & PLAYER Playlist. Scroll to PLAYLIST and press the wheel to invoke ENTER. You will see all available UPnP resources (e.g. a PC which has allowed your Receiver to share its files). Scroll to the desired UPnP resource and press the wheel to invoke ENTER.

  • Page 20: Maintenance

    USER MANUAL - DMW300 NETWORK | FM | USB RECEIVER & PLAYER 5.3.3. Settings The jingle player can be configured to work in different ways, either as a one-shot jingle player or a scheduled jingle player. Further, the level reduction of the background music during jingle replay can be set.

  • Page 21: Operation

    USER MANUAL - DMW300 NETWORK | FM | USB RECEIVER & PLAYER 6.2. HW/SW version Similar to the machine ID, you might be required to supply the information listed under this item when talking to the service personnel as the situation entails. To see the HW/SW version, scroll to SET_MENU>MAINTENANCE>...
  • Page 22 USER MANUAL - DMW300 NETWORK | FM | USB RECEIVER & PLAYER 7.2. Powering up Following a proper power-up sequence protects your equipment – specifically speakers – and your ears. Follow the below procedure (and the inverse for switching off): Turn down all output volume controls of any equipment in your audio system.

  • Page 23: Technical Data

    USER MANUAL - DMW300 NETWORK | FM | USB RECEIVER & PLAYER Features Internet Radio Compatible with stations broadcasting in HTTP, MMS, RTSP streaming formats Dedicated Skytune radio portal for more radio stations 600 favorite station presets in 6 groups stored locally Adds preset stations on the fly or through embedded server Music Streaming UPnP for streaming of music stored in PC and other sources in the local network...

  • Page 24: Ec Declaration Of Conformity

    Burnham-on-Crouch, 10.09.2015 Place and date of issuing Authorized Signature www.hill-audio.com Hill Audio products are developed, manufactured and distributed by Adelto Technologies Unit 2A Springfield Road, Springfield Industrial Estate, Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex CM08UA, England www.adelto.com | sales@adelto.com...

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