Ocean Digital WR-50 User Manual
  1. Manuals
  2. Brands
  3. Ocean Digital Manuals
  4. Tuner
  5. WR-50
  6. User manual
Ocean Digital WR-50 User Manual

Ocean Digital WR-50 User Manual

Internet radio tuner
Hide thumbs
Table of Contents

Advertisement

Quick Links

Download this manual
Internet Radio Tuner
WR-50
User Manual
Please read this user manual carefully before using the receiver
Please read this user manual carefully before using the receiver.

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading
Need help?

Need help?

Do you have a question about the WR-50 and is the answer not in the manual?

Questions and answers

Related Manuals for Ocean Digital WR-50

Summary of Contents for Ocean Digital WR-50

  • Page 1 Internet Radio Tuner WR-50 User Manual Please read this user manual carefully before using the receiver Please read this user manual carefully before using the receiver.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1. Introduction to the WR-50 Internet Radio Tuner ......4 2. Internet Radio Tuner Connections ..........5 3. Location of Controls ..............6 4. Remote control ................8 5. Choosing options and functions ...........9 6. Entering security code for your wireless network ......10 7.

  • Page 4: Introduction To The Wr-50 Internet Radio Tuner

    Introduction to the WR-50 Internet Radio Tuner The WR-50 Internet Radio Tuner is an audio component for integration into your home HiFi System as an added source of audio entertainment. The radio provides a comprehensive set of enhancements to audio entertainment and a gateway into the world of digital audio.

  • Page 5: Internet Radio Tuner Connections

    Internet Radio Tuner Connections The illustration shows the WR-50 integrated into a HiFi system ready to play in all modes. Modem/Router Wi-Fi Wireless Network (Need Network Name and Passcode or Password to (Internet Service Wired Connect to Network) Provider) WR-50...

  • Page 6: Location Of Controls

    Location of Controls Press to enter/exit from Standby mode 2. Power LED Lit when DC-in has valid power 3. TUNE/SELECT Rotate to navigate menu Rotate to adjust volume of headphone Press to select an item 4. Dedicated Preset button No.1-4 Press and hold to preset 4 dedicated stations.
  • Page 7 Location of Controls 14. Power On/Off switch 15. DC-IN Jack 16. Ethernet (LAN) connector 17. WiFi antenna connector Connect the WiFi antenna before setting up the Tuner 18. DAB/FM antenna 19. Digital out – Optical 20. Digital out - Co-axial 21.

  • Page 8: Remote Control

    Remote control Alpha Numeric (Press keys to ON/Standby Mute cycle through characters) Go to Preset My Favorite (Save in My Favorite) Navigation (Forward, Back, Up, Down) Alarm (Control & Setup) Select (Confirm & Go) Sleep Timer (Control & Setup) Volume Control Menu (Go to Mode selection)

  • Page 9: Choosing Options And Functions

    Choosing options and functions All user input is information that the Radio Tuner uses to provide the desired audio entertainment with select (enter) a confirmation and go command. The [ TUNE/SELECT ] control knob is used for navigating LCD displays and lists by rotating clockwise (CW) or counter clockwise (CCW) to change or highlight information displayed on the LCD screen and confirms a selection when it is pressed and released.

  • Page 10: Entering Security Code For Your Wireless Network

    Entering security code for your wireless network Using remote control On the alpha-numerical keypad, press buttons repeatedly to cycle through the letters, numbers and symbols as listed below. To input a character, scroll to the correct one and when it is highlighted, press the [►] button to input the next character.

  • Page 11: Network Setup

    Network Setup Internet connection can be setup via Wireless LAN (WiFi). Your Tuner requires a broadband Internet connection through wired Ethernet or WiFi. The easiest way is use a CAT 5 or CAT 6 cable to connect through wired Ethernet to a Wifi router, which connects to an Adsl modem or a cable modem provided by your ISP.
  • Page 12 Network Setup passphrase/password. Please refer to the above section ‘Entering security code for your wireless network' on P.10. Note: The password is case sensitive. Please consult with the one who setup your network if you don't know the password. Alternatively, WPS connection is available if your router has a WPS button (Configuration >...

  • Page 13: Overview Of Features And Functions

    Overview of features and functions Press [HOME ] to enter the Home screen or the on the remote control. Scroll by rotating the [TUNE/SELECT] knob or the [ ◄ / ► ] button on remote: My Favorite ─ To show the list of favorite stations which have been assigned to the presets.

  • Page 14: Internet Radio

    Internet Radio On the Home screen, choose Internet Radio and you will find the options below: Skytune Select Skytune to start enjoying thousands of radio stations over the world. You can filter your search by Region, Music genre and talks. The Local Radio let you access quickly the stations available in your local area through internet connection.
  • Page 15 Internet Radio screen below: Every time you press the [INFO] button, it will cycle through information at a time such as the streaming bit rate, name of the song, artist name (if available), the big time clock and the radio's station logo (if available) or return to now playing screen: Press [ HOME ] to return home screen.
  • Page 16 Internet Radio You can store up to 150 presets. Recall a station Press the button on the remote control to recall the list of My favorite, or navigate to My Favourite on the Home screen and select it to confirm. On the Tuner, press the [FAV] button to recall the favorite list.
  • Page 17 Internet Radio The "Uncategorized" means the stations which are not assigned to any categories yet. To move the stations to the respective category, enter either the "All Favorites" or "Uncategorized" folder, choose the station from the list and select "move to category", then highlight the category to move it to and press OK to confirm.

  • Page 18: Media Center

    Media Centre The device supports UPnP and is DLNA-compatible. This provides the opportunity to stream music from your network. However, this requires you to have a compatible device in your network that can function as a server. This can be e.g., a network hard drive or a conventional PC with e.g., Windows 8 via which access to the shared folder or media sharing is permitted.

  • Page 19: Usb Playback

    USB Playback Another option to listen to your favorite music is via the USB thumb drive. Insert the USB drive to the USB port on the Tuner. Press the Home button and navigate to "USB" and confirm the selection. It will take a moment to read the USB drive before it starts playing the music.

  • Page 20: Dab+/Dab Radio(Digital Audio Broadcasting)

    DAB+/DAB Radio(Digital Audio Broadcasting) If there is Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) in your area, the Tuner can pick up the DAB stations as well (no internet connection is required). The Tuner supports both DAB and DAB+. Connect the wire antenna (supplied in the box) to the antenna jack on the rear cabinet.

  • Page 21: Fm Radio

    FM Radio To receive the ordinary FM stations (no internet connection is required), connect the wire antenna (supplied in the box) to the antenna jack on the rear cabinet first. Place the Tuner close to the window and extend the antenna as far as it can go to get the best reception.

  • Page 22: Bt Playback

    The device scans for BT devices in the reception range. • When the radio is found, your BT device shows its name WR-50- XXXX (the XXXX is an identification code for your radio unit).

  • Page 23: Alarm Setting

    Alarm Setting • Choose Alarm from the main menu or press the button on the remote control. • Select either Alarm 1 or Alarm 2, choose Turn on to activate the Alarm. • Follow the alarm wizard instructions to set the alarm. •...

  • Page 24: Timer Setting

    Timer Setting Setting the Timer The device offers the Timer function as a kitchen timer. The time will count down from a specified time and ends with a beeping sound. Timer settings is up to 99 hours, 59 minutes, 59 seconds. The beeping sound volume and sound duration is adjustable from the Timer settings in Configuration menu.

  • Page 25: Podcasts Operation

    Podcasts operation On the Home screen, select "Podcasts" and press OK to confirm. You will find the following options: Listen again ─ You can always add a particular episode to "Listen again" to repeat on listening or continue the unfinished part. To save the episode to "Listen again", press the Preset button on the remote when it's playing.

  • Page 26: Configuration

    Configuration Here you will find the complete settings / options available to configure your own tuner. On the main menu, navigate to Configuration setting. Press OK and you will see a list of options available. Network • Wireless Network » Add wireless network Scan &...
  • Page 27 Configuration • LAN network WiFi router using CAT 5 or CAT 6 cable. If your Router or Wi-Fi router is DHCP-enabled (recommended), you don't have anything to setup and the radio will connect to Internet with the parameters automatically assigned by the Router/Wi-Fi router. Use the remote control for configuration if you want to use a fixed IP, scroll to IP:[Dynamic] and press OK.
  • Page 28 Configuration connection is completed. If you want to do manual setting, change it by the following options: • Time zone Auto-set Time Zone: This option is set by default. Manual-set Time Zone: Choose this option if you want to set the time in another region.
  • Page 29 Configuration • NTP Server NTP is designed to synchronize a device's clock with a time server. Here it shows the server being used for the tuner. Language You can choose other languages as preferred. Scroll with the ▲▼ buttons on remote or [TUNE/SELECT] knob to the item with press OK.
  • Page 30 Configuration erased. The radio at the lowest frequency of the scanned values will be highlighted. The preset list will be saved unless a new preset scan is carried out. • FM station list You can adjust the preset ranking by Move down, Move up or Delete it.
  • Page 31 Configuration Dimmer You can set the backlight level for the display as you prefer. There are two settings: Mode and Level • Mode ─ Normal or Power Saving Normal ─ the display will stay with the same level of brightness all the time without dim down.
  • Page 32 Configuration external speakers the same time. Timer This is to set the alarm sound volume and the duration for the Timer function. Network information View the network signal and other parameters.To access quickly to this information, press the [ ] button on the remote control. When you use your PC to manage the My favorite stations, you have to use the IP address and you can view this info from here.

  • Page 33: Web Browser Control Via Pc / Smart Phone

    Web browser control via PC / Smart phone ─ Tuning internet radio & manage favourite Experience an easy way to control tuning internet radio channels and manage your favourite list via PC or Smart phone's web browser. The supported browsers are Internet Explorer and Chrome. Have the radio stayed on Internet radio mode when using this feature.
  • Page 34 Web browser control via PC / Smart phone ─ Tuning internet radio & manage favourite - It will prompt you whether to "Add Favourite" or "Listen to Station". Enter the IP address of your radio (e.g. 192.168.1.11): The IP address can be located on the radio unit as follow: * On the remote control, press the [ ] button, scroll to IP to view the IP address...
  • Page 35 Web browser control via PC / Smart phone ─ Tuning internet radio & manage favourite You can also add the radio channel if you know the published audio stream URL with the streaming format as follow: 1. Audio formats: MP3, AAC, AAC+ 2.

  • Page 36: Trouble Shooting

    Trouble Shooting Problem Cause Solutions • Confirm that a Wi-Fi or Ethernet Wired connected PC can access the internet (i.e. can browse the web) using the same network. Network down • Check that a DHCP server is available, or that you have configured a static IP address on the radio.
  • Page 37 Trouble Shooting Problem Cause Solutions • The station is not broadcasting at this time of the day (remember it may be located in a different time zone). • The station has too many people trying to attach to the radio If your radio can station server and the server connect to the...
  • Page 38 Trouble Shooting Problem Cause Solutions • Please check that the aerial is extended for the maximum signal strength and improved reception. DAB/FM Radio • Check that you do not have reception is poor other electrical equipment too close to your radio, causing interference.

  • Page 39: Helpful Tips

    Helpful Tips 1. If the Internet Radio keeps re-buffering radio station: The Internet Radio is streaming the data from the radio station via your broadband connection, if there is a high error rate on your broadband connection, or the connection is intermittent, then it will cause the Internet Radio to pause until the connection is re- established and it has received enough data to start playing again.

  • Page 40: Technical Specification

    Technical Specification Model WR-50 Power input Power voltage 100-240V~50/60Hz IEEE802.11b/g/n Wireless Network Wireless network 2.4 GHz frequency Security Protocol WEP/WPA/WPA2 Ethernet connection 10 Mbps RJ45 (LAN) BT version V5.0 BT frequency 2.4 GHz BT range 10 meters (line of sight) DAB frequency 174.928MHz (5A) - 239.200MHz (13F)
  • Page 41 This system is financed by the industry and ensures environmentally responsible disposal and the recycling of valuable raw materials. Ocean Digital Technology Ltd. Flat B, 12/F., Yeung Yiu Chung (No.8) Ind. Bldg., 20 Wang Hoi Road, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong Email: support@oceandigital.com.hk...
  • Page 42 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

Table of Contents