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Ferguson i300 User Manual

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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 2 ABOUT THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL Ferguson Sp. z o.o. has made every effort to provide the most current information about its products. Ferguson Sp. z o.o. does not grant any guarantee as to the contents of the present instruction manual and disclaims any implied guarantees concerning market value or suitability for specific purposes.
  • Page 3: Markings And Signs Applied To The Device

    MARKINGS AND SIGNS APPLIED TO THE DEVICE Risk of electric shock - do not open. This notice warns the user not to open the receiver housing. The housing may be opened solely by authorized service technicians. When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is attached to a product it means that the product is covered by the European Directive 2002/96/EC.
  • Page 4 States of provisions regulating low voltage electricity and safety with relation to the handling and operation of electrical equipment. R&TTE Hereby Ferguson Sp. z o.o., declares that the device is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC. You...
  • Page 5: Before Started

    recommendations forward chapter concerning safety. When this logo is attached to a product, it means a financial contribution has been paid to the associated national recovery and recycling system. Before Started Network Requirement Before using the device, the following requirements are needed: ...
  • Page 6  Do not attempt to disassembly the device.  The scoket outlet should be installed near the device and should be easily accessible.  Never touch the power cord with wet hands.  Make sure the electrical voltage specified on the device and its power plug is corresponding to the voltage of the power socket.
  • Page 7 Appearance and Key Description Front View Power on/Standby button Volume Knob - Rotary to adjust the volume level - Press this button to mute the sound Remote Sensor < / > Navigate + OK knob - Rotary to navigate cursor or skip to previous/next track - Press this button confirm selection Preset 1, 2, 3, 4 Preset button...
  • Page 8 Back View 11. 3.5mm Earphone Jack 12. USB port for charging external device only (Output: 5V,1A) 13. 3.5mm Aux-in Jack 14. AC Socket 15. Telescopic Antenna...
  • Page 9 Remote Control Power on/Standby button INFO button Home Button -Press to return to the main menu. Play/Pause button Sleep button button -Press to skip to previous track < Left cursor button OK button Buton -Press to skip to next track 10.
  • Page 10 Insert/Replace Battery in Remote Control Open the battery compartment on the underside of the remote.  Insert AAA/R03 1.5V type batteries. Pay attention to the correct  polarity (see bottom of battery compartment)! Close the battery compartment.  If the remote is not in use for a lengthy period of time, please remove the battery to prevent the battery acid from “leaking”.
  • Page 11 Symbols on the display Connection is being established, device functioning No wireless connection Wireless connection established Search VHF radio function selected VHF radio reception: Mono VHF radio reception: Stereo AUX function selected Speaker off Alarm on Internet radio station saved as favorite FM radio station saved...
  • Page 12: Getting Started

    Getting Started The packaging box contains the following items: 1 x Internet Radio 1 x Remote Control 1 x AC Power Cord 1 x 3.5mm Aux-in Cable 1 x User Manual Get the network ready  For wireless LAN (WLAN) network connection: Check if WLAN LINK/ACT light of the wired/wireless access point or router is illuminated.
  • Page 13  Select “Yes” to establish connection to the network.  Select “Yes (WPS)” (only for WPS routers). Then press the WPS button on your router.  Select “No” if you would prefer to listen to a terrestrial station or to use the speaker with an external playback device.
  • Page 14 The number of bars in the wireless symbol in front of the network name (SSID) shows the relative signal strength of the network. The key symbol indicated that the network is password-protected. If the device does not find any wireless networks, “No Wireless Networks Found”...
  • Page 15 control or enter it directly on the device. Note the use of upper and lower case when entering the password. You can use the reel to enter the password, rotary the reel to choose the character and press OK (the reel button) to confirm it and go to the next entry space, once the last character is inputted, double press OK to confirm entire entry With Remote Control...
  • Page 16 It may take a few seconds to establish the connection to the network. Once the connection is established, the main menu appears with the main menu items: Internet Radio: Access to worldwide radio stations Media Centre: Access to your UpnP devices via software with straming capability.
  • Page 17  If you have set up a network connection, and would like to use this Internet radio again within the network, it will automatically establish the connection. In case you desire to change the network, enter configuration to setup the corresponding connection. ...
  • Page 18 Main interface of the App “AirMusic Control” Start the desired function by tapping on the appropriate symbol.
  • Page 19 General overview of the menu options...
  • Page 20 Main Menu In the main menu you can select the following modes, Local Radio, My mediaU (if it is enabled, see 3.9.2), Internet Radio, Media Center, FM, DAB/DAB+, Information Center, AUX, Bluetooth, and Configuration. 3.1 My mediaU Display and playback your own mediaU station list on the mediaU server.
  • Page 21 To activate your own station list, follow the steps below: Access http://www.mediayou.net. Join my mediaU membership Login to the website Enter the wireless MAC address of the device to the mediaU website.This information can be obtained in Information Center > System Information >...
  • Page 22 If the selected station has been saved, you cann’t save it again. Under the preset station list, move to your station, press OK to listen. You may also press > to enter its submenu to Delete, Shift Up, Shift Down along the list, Rename or Play. 3.2.2 Radio Station/Music Stations...
  • Page 23 When you choose Auto Scan, the radio introduces every station in the list by playing it for 30 seconds. This is stopped when every station is played or you press the OK button. 3.2.3 History Shows you a list of last listened stations. It can save up to 10 history stations.
  • Page 24 3.3 Media Center 3.3.1 UPnP If you have set up shared media, you should see the shared media from UpnP. If you have more than one computer sharing media, the alternatives are listed. Select the shared media you want to play. Press on the remote contro to play previous/next music track Press...
  • Page 25 3.3.2 My Playlist You can create a playlist of favorite music from UpnP. When you play the music, press and hold OK to save it into My Playlist. 3.3.3 Clear My Playlist You can remove all the saved music under My Playlist. 3.4 FM FM radio mode receiveds analogue radio from the FM band.
  • Page 26 ∧ ∨ / on remote control to select the preset station, press OK to choose and play the selected station. Alternatively, you can let the system scan ALL stations for you by pressing OK, the searched stations will automatically be stored in preset station list.
  • Page 27 3.5.3 DAB Radio Operation If you have saved stations in the favourites memory, you can call these up by pressing the desired number key. Or while in DAB mode press the Preset button to call up the favourites list. Use the </> button on the radio or remote to navigate through the favourites list, then press OK to confirm your selection.
  • Page 28 Press </> to see the weather forecasts. It is able to display the weather information on the standby mode. On the weather information page, press OK to set the city to displaying on the standby mode. Then turn on the weather display as mentioned in 6.9.13.
  • Page 29 Bluetooth in the main menu, then you can hear the sound “pairing” to pair.  Select the speaker name: “Ferguson i300” from the list of found devices. Tips: Only one playback unit can be connected to the speaker. If the speaker is already connected to another playback unit, the speaker will not appear in the BT selection list.
  • Page 30 NOTES:  Depending on the device manufacturer, you need to perform the registration (PAIRING) again to connect the devices  To be able to transfer audio data, Bluetooth needs to stay activated in your player, Observe the operation manual of your player. ...
  • Page 31 3.9 Configuration 3.9.1 Time Display You may choose the standby display with Analog or Digital. 3.9.2 Manage my mediaU When it is enabled, My mediaU will be shown on the main menu. If various mediaU accounts exist in the internet radio, select the default login account in here.
  • Page 32 3.9.3 Network 3.9.3.1 Wireless Network Configuration Enable / disable WiFi network. When you enable the WiFi network, the system will automatically connnected to the network.
  • Page 33 Select your required AP. Enter WEP or WPA/WPA 2 code to connect the WiFi. If it is accidentally pressed > to move a redundant entry, press < to correct. 3.9.3.2 Wiress Network (WPS PBC) If you are using a router with WPS/QSS button, you may set up the network connection simple via WPS function.
  • Page 34 3.9.3.3 Manual Configuration You can choose DHPC (which IP assigned automatically) ir manually input IP address for wireless network connection. When you select manual setting for wired connection, the followings have to be entered: SSID ( the name of Access Point); IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway...
  • Page 35 3.9.4 Date & Time  Setup the date and time  Set time format display as 12 Hour or 24 Hour (default).  Set date format in the positions of YY (year), MM (month) and DD (day) – YY/MM/DD, DD/MM/YY (default) or MM/DD/YY. ...
  • Page 36 There are three independent alarms – 2 alarms of absolute time setting (Alarm 1 and Alarm 2) and 1 alarm for relative time setting (NAP Alarm). Press Alarm on the remote control to enter this menu directly The first two alarms are similar to the normal alarm, turn on then set the time and set it alarms every day, once or every specific day of week.
  • Page 37 3.9.6 Timer ∧ ∨ Press / /</> on the remote control to setup the timer, then press OK to confirm. 3.9.7 Language Select the OSD language: English, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Dutch, Italian, Russian, Swedish, Norweigian, Danish, Hungarian, Czech, Slovakia,Polish,Turkish and Finnish.
  • Page 38 3.9.8 Dimmer Configure the brightness of backlight on the display. If you select Power Saving, you can select the level to which the display is dimmed down when the radio enters the standby mode or when the radio gets no key input for 15 seconds. The Turn On options keep the display illumination always.
  • Page 39 Choose “Turn Off” to ignore the power management function. 3.9.11 Sleep Timer Turn off or set the sleep time to 15/30/60/90/120/150/180 minutes. Once the time is set, there will be a bed icon with remaining minutes at the top right corner. The device will shut down once the time runs out. Press on the remote control for the shortcut of this function.
  • Page 40 3.9.13 Weather This device is able to display current weather information under standby mode. Turn on Standby Display and set Temperature Unit ( ˚C ) to get the weather displayed at the standby mode. ˚F When it is turned on, the display will switch between time and weather while being in standby mode.
  • Page 41 Auto Detect your current location. The system detects location according to the IP address of your connected network. Press Local Radio to enter this local radio list directly. 3.9.16 Playback Setup Select the playback mode of media center – Off (no repeat or shuffle), Repeat all, Repeat one or Shuffle.
  • Page 42 The default device name for DLNA is AirMusic. You may rename it for DLNA setup on the PC or mobile. 3.9.18 Equaliser Default equalizer is Normal, you may change to Flat, Jazz, Rock, Soundtracks, Classical, Pop, News. Press EQ on the remote control to swap among the EQ mode for shortcut.
  • Page 43 3.9.21 Reset to Default Restore the default settings. After this device is reset, the system will move to Language setting menu. And it will automatically turn to Network setting menu once the OSD language is elected. 3.10 Local Radio There is a shortcut Local Radio under Internet Radio so that you can easily go to the station list of your location.
  • Page 44 Ensure the device is powered on and connected to the same network Open the UPnP platform Windows Media Player (11 or later). Alternatively, other platforms or server such as Windows Media Connection may be used. Allow to share your media to the Ferguson i300.
  • Page 45 Add the audio files and folders you want to share with the Ferguson i300 to the media library.  You may also enjoy the streaming music from other music server, such as smart phone(Andriod platform): Connect the mobile to the network Search and install media sharing apps from Google Play.
  • Page 46 Center > Media streaming options. Open Windows Media Player to enable Allow remote control of my Player. Right click any music in the library and choose Play to Ferguson i300. There will be a window for controlling music playback on the...
  • Page 47 Select music server and choose the music. Some apps can create a playlist if you choose several pieces of music. You may choose Ferguson i300 itself as a server, then you can view the internet radio list and select your internet radio on the app.
  • Page 48: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Error Remedy No display indication, Set up power supply via mains adapter radio does not supplied respond to operation No operation via Batteries discharged or incorrectly inserted. remote Please check whether batteries inserted in control possible correct direction. DAB+ reception poor No stations found, perform a station scan (see Chapter 3.5.1.) Antenna not fully extended.
  • Page 49 No network 1. Check the WLAN function. connection can be 2. Try to set an IP address at the device. established. 3. Activate the DHCP function on the router and make the connection again at the device. 4. A firewall is activated on the network – set the respective program in such a way that access is possible.
  • Page 50 Unable to do DLNA 1. Check the connection of the network. The streaming. Ferguson i300 and your device need to be in the same network, and test if the nework in good condition. 2. Make sure the settings on your device are correct.
  • Page 51: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS Model Name Ferguson i300 Display 2,4” TFT color display OPEN WPA PSK AES WPA PSK AES / TKIP Network supported WPA PSK TKIP WPA 2 PSK AES WPA 2 PSK AES / TKIP WPA 2 PSK TKIP Streaming UpnP, DLNA...