Grace ITC-IR1000B User Manual

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ITC-IR1000B
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  • Page 1 USER GUIDE ITC-IR1000B Register your radio at www.reciva.com for additional features. grace wireless internet radio...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Accessing Pandora Feedback Menu ...21 Media Player Quickstart Guide ... 22 Setup your Windows PC to allow GRACE to access your audio files via Windows Shares...22 Locate the shared audio files using the radio ...23 Listening to a single shared track ...23 Listening to a complete shared album ...24...
  • Page 3 Playing tracks in random order ...26 Playing tracks in the list (queue) repeatedly ...26 Set up a Windows PC to allow radio to access your audio files via a UPnP server ...27 Locating and playing media files using the radio and UPnP ...29 Browsing the list of tracks currently arranged (queued up) for playback ...30...
  • Page 4: Safety Warnings

    Please read before installation. If this Internet radio has been moved from a cold place to a warm place, DO NOT plug it in for 2-3 hours (e.g. from a cold car boot to a warm room). There is a possibility that moisture may have con- densed in the Internet radio, this can cause damage to your Internet radio.
  • Page 5: Internet Radio Quickstart Guide

    Internet radio to communicate with the network. • If your wireless network is configured for trusted stations you will need to enter the radio’s MAC address into your wireless access point. To find the radio’s MAC address use menu items as follows: Configure >...
  • Page 6: Controls

    *Access fees may apply MEDIA PLAYER MODE Press to turn on/off the Internet Radio Display Queue Information No function at present Previous Track Play/Pause Next Track Go back to previous menu page Repeat On/Off Shuffle On/Off grace wireless internet radio...
  • Page 7 Decrease volume by turning the knob counter clockwise Scroll To move up and down between menu items, stations etc. grace wireless internet radio MEDIA PLAYER MODE Stop Increase volume by turning the knob clockwise Decrease volume by turning the...
  • Page 8: Steps For Connecting Your Radio To Your Wireless Network

    WIRELESS NETWORK Step 1 - Power up the radio First, connect to the AC Power. In use, the radio can be switched on or off with the STANDBY/ON button. The display on the front of the radio will light up and say:...
  • Page 9: Step 3 - Connect To The Wireless Network

    - for example: < It is possible, and in some locations highly likely, that your radio will find more than one wireless access point, in which case you can choose which one you want to connect to. Turn the knob on the radio to see the ESSID for each access point the radio has found.
  • Page 10 Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA). You therefore need to enter the correct WEP or WPA code into the radio to get it to communicate with your network. Only the person who set up the network in the first place knows this code; if that person is not you then you need to find out what it is.
  • Page 11: Choosing A Radio Station To Listen To

    5. Turn the knob until the display shows the station you want. 6. Press the SELECT button and wait until the radio connects to that station. Note that some radio stations do not broadcast 24 hours per day, and some stations are not always on-line.
  • Page 12: Changing The Volume

    When a radio station is playing, you can change the volume simply by turning the Volume knob. STORING A RADIO STATION IN A PRESET When a radio station is playing, hold down one of the preset buttons (1 to 5) until the screen says.
  • Page 13: Playing A Preset Radio Station

    PLAYING A PRESET RADIO STATION When a radio station is playing, briefly press the preset button (1 to 5) for the station you want. (Note, do not hold the button down - if you do then the station currently playing will overwrite the one stored in the preset;...
  • Page 14: Setting The Clock

    5. Programmes which enable you to choose the time also enable you to fast-forward and rewind to the part you want while the radio is playing. The elapsed time is displayed. Using the Skip forward (P3) or Skip backward (P1). Skip forward or backward in 30 second intervals.
  • Page 15: Set Time

    8. Turn the knob until the minute setting is correct, then press the SELECT button. The display says Time Set with the new time shown beneath for 3 seconds, then returns to the radio station display. grace wireless internet radio Set Time Set Alarm...
  • Page 16: Setting The Alarm

    4. Turn the knob until the display says <Clock>. < 5. Turn the knob until the display says <Set Alarm>. < 6. Press the SELECT button. Stations Configure Media Player Register Clock Sleep Timer Set Time Set Alarm Enable Alarm Yes/No > > > grace wireless internet radio...
  • Page 17: Alarm Set

    When in Standby, the Alarm time is shown next to the clock time with brackets. Ensure the volume is set to the desired level. grace wireless internet radio Alarm is off Set Alarm...
  • Page 18: Configuring 'My Stuff

    ‘My Stations’, ‘My Streams’, ‘My Radios’ and ‘My Podcasts’ from the left-hand side of the website. 4. You can now add your Internet Radio to your account on the website by accessing the ‘My Radios’ link. From the ‘My Radios’ section, you will need to enter in your radio’s eight digit serial number, which can be found from the ‘Configure >...
  • Page 19: Configuring 'My Streams

    ‘Stations > My Stuff > My Stations’. Please note, the stations will only be available to your radio once your radio has downloaded a new stations’ list. To cause the radio to download a new stations’ list immediately, please remove and reconnect the power to your radio.
  • Page 20: Configuring 'My Pandora

    CONFIGURING ‘MY PANDORA’ 1. In order to use the Pandora feature on the Grace Digital Internet radio you must 1st have an active Pandora account. You can create a Pandora account at www.pandora.com. 2. After confirming you have an active Pandora account you must sign up for their premium service.
  • Page 21: Accessing Pandora Feedback Menu

    Search ACCESSING PANDORA FEEDBACK MENU 1. When listening to one of your Pandora radio stations choose the ‘reply’ button on the internet radio. The replay button will allow you to perform the similar choices as you do with your regular Pandora on line account. Choosing the reply button will allow you to thumbs up / down a song, sleep up to 6 songs an hour, book mark songs and artist etc.
  • Page 22: Media Player Quickstart Guide

    5. Click on ‘Sharing’. 6. Select ‘Share this folder on the network’ and ‘Allow network users to change my files’. 7. Copy the files you wish to play from the radio to the shared folder. We suggest using the “Shared Music” folder.
  • Page 23: Locate The Shared Audio Files Using The Radio

    5. Press the SELECT button, turn the knob until ‘Scan for PCs’ is displayed and press SELECT again. 6. The radio will now display ‘Finding PCs’. Once the radio has finished, turn the knob to highlight the correct PC. 7. Press the SELECT button. The radio will search for shared folders.
  • Page 24: Listening To A Complete Shared Album

    ARRANGING (QUEUING UP) ALBUMS FOR PLAYBACK LATER 1. Highlight the required album. 2. Press the SELECT button. 3. Turn the knob until ‘[Add To Queue]’ is displayed. 4. Press the SELECT button. ‘Tracks Added to Queue’ will be displayed. grace wireless internet radio...
  • Page 25: Controlling Playback

    2. Turn the knob to select the track you want to remove from the queue. 3. Press and hold the STOP button for 2 seconds and the radio will display: ‘Delete Track?’ 4. Turn the knob to highlight ‘Yes’ or ‘No’.
  • Page 26: Playing Tracks In Random Order

    8. Turn the knob to select YES/NO to confirm that repeat mode should be enabled. Note: 1. If the shared folders contain more songs than the Internet Radio memory limit, it will display “Too many files”. 2. Repeatedly pressing button P4 will toggle Repeat and Shuffle modes...
  • Page 27: Set Up A Windows Pc To Allow Radio To Access Your Audio Files Via A Upnp Server

    SET UP A WINDOWS PC TO ALLOW THE RADIO TO ACCESS YOUR AUDIO FILES VIA A UPNP SERVER 1. If your PC is running Microsoft Windows XP, then you can use Windows Media Connect to act as your UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) MediaServer 1.0 compliant server. Windows Media Connect may be downloaded from Microsoft’s website (http://www.microsoft.
  • Page 28 3. Secondly, you will need to select which folders on your PC you want Windows Media Connect to share with your Internet radio. This can be done by selecting ‘Sharing’ then pressing the ‘Add’ button to add your folders as shown overleaf (Sharing Files With Windows Media Connect).
  • Page 29: Locating And Playing Media Files Using The Radio And Upnp

    3. Press SELECT and then turn the knob to highlight ‘UPNP Servers’. 4. Press SELECT and the radio will scan for all available UPnP servers. Note, this may take a few seconds for the radio to complete its scan and before the scan has completed, the radio will display ‘[Empty]’.
  • Page 30: Browsing The List Of Tracks Currently Arranged (Queued Up) For Playback

    3. If you want to jump to a particular place in the queue then press the SELECT button when the required track is displayed. 4. It is important to note here that media files scanned from the radio’s ‘Windows Shares’ function can also be added to the radio’s queue.
  • Page 31: Controlling Playback

    6. If ‘Yes’ was selected then ‘Removed From Queue’ will be displayed. 7. To remove all tracks from the queue, keep pressing BACK until the ‘Media Player’ menu item is selected, press SELECT and then turn the knob to select ‘Clear Queue’ and press SELECT again. grace wireless internet radio...
  • Page 32: Playing Tracks In Random Order

    4. Turn the knob until ‘Playback Mode’ is displayed. 5. Press the SELECT button. 6. Turn the knob until ‘Repeat’ is displayed. 7. Press the SELECT button. 8. Turn the knob to select YES/NO to confirm that repeat mode should be enabled. grace wireless internet radio...
  • Page 33: Configure Menu

    Use this option to download new firmware for the radio from the Reciva portal on the Internet. If there is new firmware available, then the radio will prompt you if you want to download it or not. Note, at this stage, you can press the radio’s BACK button to cancel the radio beginning a firmware upgrade.
  • Page 34: Upgrade Firmware

    Internet. If there is new firmware available, then the radio will prompt you if you want to download it or not. Note, at this stage, you can press the radio’s BACK button to cancel the radio beginning a firmware upgrade. A Firmware upgrade may take several minutes, so do not switch off the power to the radio until the operation is complete otherwise the radio may become permanently damaged.
  • Page 35: Sleep Timer

    2. Rotate the knob to change to sleep timer value and then press SELECT to begin the sleep timer. 3. The radio will continue to play as normal, but it will go into standby mode after the sleep timer has expired.
  • Page 36: Troubleshooting

    TROUBLESHOOTING If you experience any trouble with your wireless Internet radio, then you may find it useful to visit the help section on: webpage: http://radio.reciva.com/ If you have trouble connecting the radio to your wireless network, these steps may help to resolve the problem: 1.
  • Page 37: Specifications

    This warranty does not imply any acceptance by Grace retail or its agents for consequential loss or damage and specifically excludes fair wear and tear, accident, misuse of unauthorized modification.
  • Page 38: Appendix

    MEDIA PLAYER 11 After you download and install Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP and connect your radio to your network, you need to set up media sharing so that you can share music with your radio. The following steps describe how to set up media sharing in Windows Media Player 11.
  • Page 39 STEP 1: SET UP MEDIA SHARING IN WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER 11 (continued) 3. In the list below the Share my media to: check box, click your Radio *, click Allow, the selected device will now show a green tick and then click OK.
  • Page 40: Step 2: Play Music On The Internet Radio

    (http://www.oehha.ca.gov/prop65/prop65_list/Newlist.html) that may be known to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. If you have any questions regarding your Grace Wireless Internet Radio please contact a Customer Representative Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Pacific Standard Time at (866) 446 0961.
  • Page 41 USER GUIDE ITC-IR1000B Grace Digital Inc. San Diego, CA grace wireless internet radio...

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