Summary of Contents for Grace Digital Pandora GDI-IR2550P
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Wi-Fi Internet Radio featuring by Grace Digital User’s Guide Model No. GDI-IR2550P _________________________________________________________________________________...
Plug the round jack of the power cord into the back of the radio and the other end into an available wall outlet. Within 4 seconds the display will turn on and flash a series of messages. The messages that are briefly displayed will be ‘Grace Digital Radio’, ‘Starting…’ then ‘Scanning’.
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If you make a mistake at anytime you can press the dedicated ‘back’ button to NOTE: erase the letter or number and select a new one. After the final letter or number in your password is selected please rotate the large dial until the word ‘END’...
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menu) scroll until you reach the bottom of the menu and choose ‘settings’. In the settings menu choose ‘Network Config’. In the Network Config menu scroll to the bottom of the menu and choose ‘wireless Standb’ then choose ‘yes’. Your radio will now play your station much quicker when you turn your radio on.
User’s Guide Table of Contents Quick Start Guide ..........................2 Important Safety Instructions and Warnings ..................7 Internet Radio and Network Music Player Contents ............................10 Radio and remote control functions .................... 10 Back Panel connections ......................13 Steps for Connecting Your Radio to Your Wireless Network ............13 Step 1 - Power up the radio .....................
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Arranging (Queuing up) albums for playback later ............... 34 Controlling playback ........................34 Browsing the list of tracks currently (queued up) for playback ............. 34 Removing tracks from the list (queue) ..................35 Playing tracks in random order ....................35 Playing tracks in the list (queue) repeatedly ................
Important Safety Instructions and 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 condensed in the Internet radio, this can cause damage to your Internet radio.
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CAUTION: Do not open any covers and do not repair yourself. Qualified personnel must carry out repair work. WARNING: • To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock, do not expose the product to rain or moisture. • The product should not be exposed to any dripping or splashing. Objects filled with liquids, such as vases, should not be placed on the product.
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ADVISORY This Product is intended for North American markets. The GRACE Wireless Internet Radio GDI-IR2550P is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC ADVISORY FCC Compliance and Advisory Statement: This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and 2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation...
Contents WI-FI Internet Radio featuring Pandora (GDI-IR2550P) Power Adapter Remote Control User’s Guide Radio and remote control functions Radio Front Panel Button & Knob Selections and Functions: Thumbs DOWN selection for Thumbs UP selection for songs songs you do not like while listening to you like while listening to Pandora Pandora Scroll thru menu to navigate...
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Pause & Play your songs while Quick return to your Pandora listening to Pandora Return to your previous menu Quick return to your radio’s screen selection Home page and menu selection VOLUME KNOB turn right to increase Power push to turn radio on or to volume to left to decrease volume place in standby mode SCROLL KNOB find &...
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NOTE: Station presets and media player control functions are available on your remote control only. Remote Control Button Selections and Functions: POWER push to turn radio on or to REPLY provides interact menu when place in standby mode playing a radio station Preset 1 or back in media mode Preset 2 or play/pause in media mode...
CAUTION: Use only the power adapter supplied with WI-FI INTERNET RADIO. Connecting a power supply with a different rating will cause permanent damage to WI-FI INTERNET RADIO and may be hazardous and will void the warranty. After you turn the radio on it will briefly display the following: Grace Digital Radio...
After a few seconds, the screen will change to show: Initializing Network After a few seconds, the screen will change to show: Scan for networks Enter network View Config Edit Config Step 2 - Scan for a wireless network connection When the display shows brackets next to the words <Scan for networks>, press the ‘Select’...
< My Home Network > It is possible, and in some locations likely, that your radio will find more than one wireless network, in which case you can choose the wireless (Wi-Fi) network you want to connect to. Turn the dial on your radio until the name of the wireless network has brackets {} next to the name of the network you want to connect to.
Only the person who set up the network in the first place knows this password; if that person is not you then you need to find out the password. You can do this by checking with the Customer Service of your internet provider or the manufacturer of your wireless router.
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Internet Radio Personal Radio Podcasts My Stuff Please 2. If the screen does not show < Internet radio > as shown above, turn the knob until it does. note that the ‘My Stuff’ folder will only show up after you register your radio onto our web site. You can register your radio at www.grace.reciva.com.
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Note that some radio stations do not broadcast 24 hours per day, and some stations are not always on-line. If this station has on-demand content (that is, it gives the option of listening to programs which have already been broadcast), see “Stations which enable you to choose what you listen to”. <Genre>...
Below the ‘Internet Radio’ choice on your radio is the “Personal Radio’ choice. This section allows for new Grace Digital Personal radio services. The current service is Pandora. Prior to this feature working you must first register your radio on the Grace web site. Please see the section in this manual for ‘Registering your radio / creating an account at www.grace.reciva.com’.
Changing the volume When a radio station is playing, to increase the volume turn the volume knob clock wise. Storing a radio station in a preset Preset on Radio (using Remote Control) 1. When a station is playing, press and hold one of the numbers (1-10) on the remote control. 2.
Requesting a station that is currently unavailable If you want to listen to a particular radio station which is currently not available on your radio, please contact Reciva at www.reciva.com and enter in a request to add the station to the database. Please note that some radio stations do not pass the audio stream quality test so we are not able to add every request.
Setting the clock 1. Press the ‘Select’ knob inward. (Note: if you make a mistake at any point, press the BACK button to go back to the previous screen.) 2. Turn the knob until the display shows <Settings> Media Player Alarm Clock <...
Set Time 1:30 PM 8. Turn the knob until the minute setting is correct, then press the ‘Select’ button. Set Time 1:34 PM The display shows <Set Time> with the new time shown beneath for 3 seconds, then returns to the menu, press the ‘Back’...
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Set Time < Set Alarm > 5. Press the ‘Select’ button. Disable all 1 OFF 2 OFF 3 OFF 4 OFF 5 OFF 6. Turn the knob to choose between <Disable all> which turns off all alarms or any of the 5 alarms. Press the select button to set the alarm that you want to activate.
Alarm Set: 07:45 10. Turn knob to choose how often you want the Alarm to alarm 11. Turn knob to use either the buzzer or the current radio station that is playing to turn on. The display shows <Alarm Set> with the time of the alarm shown beneath for 3 seconds and then returns to the radio station display.
* ‘manage my radios’: This is the area to delete your radio from your account or to add additional radios. Configuring ‘My Profile’ 1. Once logged into you Grace Digital Audio account, you can edit your account’s details from your ‘My Profile’ section.
Configuring ‘My Stations’ 1. It is possible to search for radio stations that are available in Grace Digital Audio’s stations’ database from Grace Digital Audio’s website. Whenever stations are searched for on the website, they will be displayed in a list of search results together with a link to ‘Add to My Stations’.
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 or on Grace’s web site.
Internet Radio < Personal Radio > 6. Select ‘My Pandora’ < My Pandora > 6. Select ‘Stations’ < Stations > Search Accessing Pandora Feedback Menu 1. While listening to one of your Pandora radio stations choose the ‘Retrieve’ button on the internet radio.
Media Player Quickstart Guide The Media Player allows you to play unprotected audio files (AAC, AIFF, MP3, RM, WAV, WMA) and play lists (M3U) stored on a networked PC or Apple. It has been verified to work with Windows 2000 and Windows XP, and Apple OSX.
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5. Right click on the directory just created and select ‘Share…’. Ensure that the directory is listed as being shared, if not, click on the ‘Share’ button. 6. Right click on the directory just created and select ‘Properties’. From the ‘Properties’ window, click the ‘Sharing’...
Wait for a few minutes for the changes to take place. 5. The radio should now be able to access the MAC from its ‘Media Player > Windows Shares’ menu after entering in the MAC account’s short name and password on the radio. Locate the shared audio files using the radio 1.
2. Press the SELECT button. 3. Turn the knob until the required artist is displayed. 4. Press the SELECT button. 5. Turn the knob until the required album name is displayed. 6. Press the SELECT button. ‘[Add to Queue]’ will be displayed. 7.
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. Controlling playback 1.
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’. 5.
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. NOTE: 1.
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c. 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]’. The radio will continue to display ‘[Empty]’ if no UPnP servers are found. d.
Locating and playing media files using the radio and UPnP 1. Once the UPnP server is configured to share media files with the Internet radio, you can play the files by doing the following on the radio. 2. Keep pressing BACK to get to the radio’s top-level menu and then turn the knob to select ‘Media Player’.
8. The radio will display ‘[Add to Queue]’, press SELECT and the radio will add the tracks to its queue and begin playing them automatically. Browsing the list of tracks currently arranged (queued up) for playback 1. Press the BROWSE button. The currently playing track name will be displayed. 2.
Controlling playback 1. Use the STOP button to stop playback. 2. Use the PLAY/PAUSE button to either pause a currently playing track or to restart a currently paused track or to restart a stopped track. 3. Use the SKIP TO PREVIOUS TRACK button to start playback of the previous track in the queue. 4.
7. Press the ‘Select’ button. 8. Turn the knob to select YES/NO to confirm that shuffle mode should be enabled. Playing tracks in the list (queue) repeatedly 1. Select the individual tracks as described previously. 2. Navigate to top-level menu item ‘Media Player’ using the ‘Select’ and ‘Back’ buttons. 3.
<Register> This will display a key that can be used to register the radio on the Grace Digital Audio Customer portal: www.grace.reciva.com <Clock Setup>...
<Backlight> Selecting this option will alter the Internet radio’s backlight brightness. 1. After selecting the ‘Backlight’ menu item, the radio will display its list of three menu modes: ‘Inactive’, ‘Active’ and ‘Standby’. These three states are explained below: • The radio gets into its ‘inactive’ state when there is no button pressed for 30 seconds. •...
Troubleshooting Please read the User’s Guide carefully to ensure proper use of your system and to enjoy your WI-FI INTERNET RADIO’s basic and advanced features. Please keep this User’s Guide for future reference. If you experience any trouble with your wireless internet radio WI-FI INTERNET RADIO, then you may find it useful to visit the help section on our webpage: http://grace.reciva.com/ , or http://www.reciva.com If you have trouble connecting WI-FI INTERNET RADIO to your wireless network, these steps may help...
This warranty does not imply any acceptance by Grace Digital, retailers or its agents for consequential loss or damage and specifically excludes fair wear and tear, accident, misuse of unauthorized modification.
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We suggest that you complete details of purchase now and keep this information in a safe place for future reference. Grace Digital provides their Canadian, Central & South American dealers, distributors, and retailers with a 1 year warranty.
Customer Service and Support • For questions regarding your product please visit us at: www.gracedigitalaudio.com or contact us at: http://www.gracesupport.com/ Monday - Thursday 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM (PST) Friday 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM (PST) ______________________________ 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 your network, you need to set up media sharing so that you can share music with your radio.
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2. In the Media Sharing dialog box, select the Share my media check box. 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. •...
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4. The display may show “Access Denied (801)” 5. Your device will now appear in the list. If you want to confirm this is your radio, right click the device and select Properties your radio’s MAC address will be shown.
Step 2: Play Music On The Internet Radio After installing and configuring your radio and Windows Media Player 11, you are now ready to play music wirelessly. The following steps describe how to play music using the Radio. 1. Using the control, to select “UPnP Servers” from the “Media Player” menu. 2.