Contents Safety Warnings Internet Radio Quick start Guide What you need before you can use your Internet radio ............1 Controls ..........................2 Steps for connecting your radio to your wireless network...........3 Step 1 - Switch on the radio ..................3 Step 2 - Scan for a wireless network connection ...........3 Step 3 - Connect to the wireless network ..............4 Choosing a radio station to listen to..................4 Changing the volume ......................5...
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Troubleshooting Appendix Step 1: Set Up Media Sharing in Windows Media Player 11 ..........19 Step 2: Play Music on the Internet Radio................20 Set Up Media Sharing in MAC OS..................21 Set up Windows File Sharing on a MAC ............21 Accounts Setup....................21 Directory Setup....................21 Specifications........................22 License Information ......................22...
Safety Warnings Please read before installation. If this Internet radio has been moved from a cold place to a warm place (e.g. from a cold car boot to a warm room), PLEASE WAIT for 2-3 hours before plugging it in. .
Internet Radio Quick start Guide What you need before you can use your Internet radio Before you can use your Internet radio, you need the following: • A broadband Internet connection. • A wireless access point (Wi-Fi) connected to your broadband Internet, preferably via a router. •...
Controls Control Internet Radio mode Media Player mode STANDBY/ON Press to turn the Internet Radio on/off Browse No function Display playlist information Reply Button reserved for future interactive services Hold down to save Preset station P1 Previous Track Press to load Preset station P1 Hold down to save Preset station P2 Play/Pause Press to load Preset station P2...
Steps for connecting your radio to your wireless network Step 1 - Switch on the radio First, connect to the AC Power plug. The radio can be switched on with the standby/on button. The display on the front of the radio will light up and indicate: Reciva Radio ARM Powered After a few seconds, this will change to show:...
Step 3 - Connect to the wireless network When the ESSID for the access point you want to connect to is displayed on the screen, press the SELECT button. If your network is not encrypted, the following message is displayed on the screen: Connecting to network Then:...
4. Turn the button to choose from <Location> or <Genre>. The <Location> option enables you to select a geographical area from a list, and then a country, in order to listen to radio stations from this country only. The <Genre> option enables you to choose radio stations according to their content, for example: Classic, Rock, Sport, News, etc.
Playing a preset radio station When listening to a radio station, briefly press the preset button (P1 to P5) for the station you want. (Please note that if you hold down a preset button for too long, the station you are currently listening to will overwrite the one stored in the preset.) Requesting a station that is currently unavailable If you want to listen to a particular radio station which is currently not available online, you can visit the...
Setting the clock 1. Press the SELECT button. (Note: if you make a mistake at any point, press the BACK button to go back to the previous screen.) 2. Turn the button until the display indicates the message <Configure>. Stations <...
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Register < Clock > Sleep Timer 5. Turn the button until the display indicates <Set Alarm>. Set Time < Set Alarm > 6. Press the button. Enable Alarm Yes/No 7. Turn the button to select Yes or No and press the button. If you choose “No” then the alarm is turned off and the display shows “Alarm Off”...
Media Player Quick start Guide The media player allows you to play audio files (AAC, AIFF, MP3, RM, WAV, WMA) and playlists (M3U) stored on a networked PC. It is compatible with Windows 2000 and Windows XP. Set up your Windows PC to allow the radio to access your audio files via Windows Shares 1.
Listening to a single track 1. Turn the SELECT button until ‘By Artist’ is displayed. 2. Press the button. 3. Turn the button until the required artist is displayed. 4. Press the button. 5. Turn the button until the required album name is displayed. 6.
2. Turn the button to see which tracks are queued up for playback. 3. If you want to jump to a particular place in the playlist then press the SELECT button when the required track is displayed. Removing tracks from the queue 1.
Set up a Windows PC to allow the radio to access your audio files via a UPnP server Depending on your operating system version, the screen shots presented here may be slightly different. 1. If your PC is running Microsoft Windows XP, and have previously installed with Windows Media Connect from Microsoft’s website, you can use Window Media Connect to act as your UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) 1.0 compliant server.
Sharing Files With Windows Media Connect: Locating and playing media files using the radio and a UPnP server 1. Once the UPnP server is configured to share media files with the Internet radio, you can play the files by proceeding as follows: 2.
Config’ is displayed and press SELECT. Then turn the button until ‘View Config’ is selected, press SELECT again and turn the button until ‘MAC Address’ is selected to view your radio’s MAC address. 7. The radio will now list the media categories available from the UPnP server, e.g. ‘Music’, ‘Playlists’ etc. Turn the SELECT button to choose which category you wish to browse Press the button to confirm and then turn it again to highlight a sub category.
3. Hold down the P5/ button for 2 seconds. 4. Use the SELECT button to highlight ‘Yes’ or ‘No’. 5. Press the button to confirm whether you want to delete the track from the queue. 6. If ‘Yes’ was selected then ‘Removed From Queue’ will be displayed. 7.
Configure menu Choosing the option you want from the Configure menu 1. Press the SELECT button. (Note: if you make a mistake at any point, press the BACK button to go back to the previous screen.) 2. Turn the SELECT button until ‘Configure’ is displayed 3.
<Register> This will display a key that can be used to register the radio on the Reciva Customer portal: http://www.reciva.com/ <Clock> Use this option to set the time, to set an alarm and to view the current alarm setting. See “Setting the Clock” and “Setting the alarm”.
Troubleshooting If you experience any trouble with your wireless Internet radio, then you may find it useful to visit the help section on the reciva website: http://radio.reciva.com/ If you have trouble connecting the radio to your wireless network, these steps may help to resolve the problem: 1.
Appendix Step 1: Set Up Media Sharing in Windows Media Player 11 After you download and install Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP and connect your radio to the 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.
3. Check the “share my media to” box. In the list, click your Radio *, click Allow, the selected device will now show a green tick and then click OK. If your device does not appear in the list of devices, perform the following steps; From the "Media Player"...
Set Up Media Sharing in MAC OS Using the radio with a MAC will require Windows File Sharing. MAC OS 9 and earlier versions of the OS will need extra software to use Windows File Sharing, but MAC OS X 10.2 and later versions have Windows File Sharing built into the OS.
Specifications • Power Requirements-Mains AC 230 volts, 50Hz only • Power Consumption: 20W • Speaker Output: 5W • Headphone Speaker output: 15mW License Information This product contains software licensed under version 2 of the GNU Public Licence and version 2.1 of the GNU Lesser Public Licence. The source code for this software is available from http://www.reciva.com/gpl This product includes technology owned by Microsoft Corporation and under a licence from Microsoft Licensing GP.
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