Internet Radio; Podcast & Radio-On-Demand; Digital Media Player (Playback From A Upnp Server) - Imperial DABMAN i500 BT Manual

8.6 Internet radio

In the previous section, we have already shown you the impressive possibilities of the
internet radio function of your DABMAN i500 BT. The big advantage compared to the
conventional method of consuming internet radio via a web browser on a computer is
that your DABMAN i500 BT accesses the internet WITHOUT relying on the computer,
by connecting directly to your internet router.
The list of internet radio stations is constantly being updated and expanded. This ensu-
res that, even with all the changes that the internet is constantly undergoing, there is
always a fully up-to-date and - most importantly - reliably functioning selection of internet
radio stations. The radio automatically retrieves the current version on the internet when
accessing the internet radio menu, ensuring that it is always up to date. Use the usual E
navigation buttons to surf the station list, which is already sorted into your preferred
order. If you happen to find a station that you want to return to later, simply press one of
the station buttons for about 2 seconds during playback in order to save the liked station,
and then connect to it again later by using the same number button.
An asterisk (*) then appears in the bottom line of the display, followed by the respective
storage number - for example „*1". Other options for managing favourites are presented
further down.
8.7 Podcast & Radio-On-Demand
On-demand radio is virtually synonymous with podcasting. It refers to the creation of
popular standalone productions by daily radio channels - also available from large and
well-known radio stations - and making them available online. This means that you, as a
listener, are no longer tied to the fixed transmission times of traditional broadcasting, but
instead you can access the available content at any time.
The variety of content is enormous and keeps growing every day. Perhaps another inte-
resting alternative to traditional radio: not only do broadcasters offer their content in this
way, the available portfolio also includes recordings of lectures at universities, language
courses, comedy productions or simply audio blogs.

8.8 Digital media player (playback from a UPnP server)

You can share music files for playback on the network by using server software running
on a computer or other device. For the DABMAN i500 BT, a UPnP (Universal Plug and
Play) compatible server must be used to provide the data.
Simple file sharing, as is familiar from the world of Windows networks, is not possible
here. In contrast to inflexible static file sharing, the DABMAN i500 BT offers flexible
sorting through a UPnP virtual media server, which allows you to handle your collections
more flexibly: a song can be found by artist, genre, album, and based on the folder struc-
ture.
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