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- Page 1 Internet Radio Tuner DAB24C User Manual Please read this user manual carefully before using the receiver...
- Page 3 Contents 1. Location of Controls .............4 2. Remote control ..............5 3. How to input security code for your wireless network ....6 4. Before you start ..............7 5. To start up ................8 6. Network Setup ..............9 7. Overview of features and functions ........10 8.
- Page 4 Location of Controls 1. 2.8'' TFT color screen 2. Infrared remote sensor 3. Wire antenna input socket Connect the wire antenna supplied with the radio before using DAB and FM radio 4. 3.5 mm audio out socket Connect external powered speakers with 3.5 mm plug or RCA adaptor with 3.5mm plug 5.
- Page 5 Remote control : Mute 2. 0-9: Input index number on the list / input characters for WiFi security code : Preset the current playing station to Favorite 4. ▲ : Cursor up 5. ◄/ : Cursor left / back to previous menu : Alarm button : Sleep Timer 8.
- Page 6 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 7 Before you start Please ensure the following is ready: You have a broadband internet connection. A wireless broadband router is connected to the internet successfully. The radio supports Wireless B, G and N connection (Wireless N router can also be used with the setting on B or G). You know the Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) or Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) data encryption code/password.
- Page 8 To start up • Remove internet radio tuner (called Tuner hereafter) from the package box. • Plug in the DC adapter and switch the Power on/off switch (on the rear cabinet) to ON. The Tuner will turn on automatically. ◊ Caution: Use only the adaptor supplied with the radio. Connecting a power supply with a different rating will cause permanent damage to the radio and may be hazardous.
- Page 9 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 10 Overview of features and functions Press to enter the Home screen. Scroll by using the arrow buttons : My Favorite ─ To show the list of favorite stations which have been assigned to the presets. There are up to 99 presets available.
- Page 11 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 12 Internet Radio 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 to return home screen.
- Page 13 Internet Radio You can create new categories of your favorites and name it as you like, e.g., "Morning mix", "My Jazz", "After work"...etc to manage your favorites. In the page of "My Favorite", press the [ ► ] button, it will enter the edit menu with "Create Category"...
- Page 14 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 15 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 16 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 17 The device scans for Bluetooth devices in the reception range. • When the radio is found, your bluetooth device shows its name DAB24C- XXXX (the XXXX is an identification code for your radio unit).
- Page 18 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 19 Sleep Timer Setting You can set the timer to let the radio goes to sleep after the selected timer elapsed. There are number of preset timer options from 15 minutes to 180 minutes. Press [ ] button on the remote control to set the timer. You will see the icon appeared on the display if the timer is set.
- Page 20 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 21 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 22 Configuration satisfactory. We have already set the channels according to the requirement in different countries. Choose the country you are staying from the list to get the correct channel. • Network connection test In case there are any issues in connecting Skytune, select this option to check out any failed items of the network parameters for further diagnosis.
- Page 23 Configuration date and time as you desire. • 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 to the item with and press OK.
- Page 24 Configuration Always press the [ ◄ ] button to return to the Preset list. Local Radio The radio is set by default to detect the radio stations in your local area automatically through internet connection and these stations can be accessed in the "Local Radio"...
- Page 25 Configuration can happen if the internet connection is slow or network congestion occurs. To help improving the situation, you can choose longer buffer time to get a few seconds of radio stream before beginning to play. The default value is 2 seconds. You can choose 5 seconds if you prefer to have a longer buffering time.
- Page 26 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 27 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 28 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 29 Trouble Shooting Cause Problem 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. • Check that a DHCP server is available, or that you have Network down configured a static IP address on the radio.
- Page 30 Trouble Shooting Cause Problem 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 station server and the server capacity is If your radio can not large enough.
- Page 31 Trouble Shooting Cause Problem 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 other reception is poor electrical equipment too close to your radio, causing interference. •...
- Page 32 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 33 Technical Specification Model DAB24C 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 V5.0 Bluetooth version Bluetooth frequency 2.4 GHz Bluetooth range 10 meters (line of sight) 174.928MHz (5A) - 239.200MHz (13F) DAB frequency range...
- Page 34 In the box • Internet Radio Tuner • Power adaptor • Wire antenna • 3.5 mm to RCA cable • Remote control (without batteries) • User manual WEEE and Recycling The European laws do not allow any more the disposal of old or defective electric or electronic devices with the household waste.
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