Aluratek AIREC01F Instructional Manual
Aluratek wifi / wireless internet radio home theater edition
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- Page 1 WiFI / Wireless Internet Radio <Home Theater Edition> Instructional Manual AIREC01F aluratek.com mnl M10109 Copyright © 2009 Aluratek, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 Overview 1.2 Features 1.3 Requirements 1.4 Package Contents 1.5 Product Application Chapter 2: Getting Started 2.1 Hardware Installation 2.2 Software Installation Chapter 3: Configuration 3.1 Configure as an Wireless Client 3.2 Configure as a Wired Client 3.3 Configure as a Wireless Access Point (AP Mode) Chapter 4: Listen to Various Music 4.1 Listen to Internet Radio... -
Page 3: Chapter 1: Introduction
Aluratek® is also dedicated to provide the best customer satisfac- tion and support. The goal of Aluratek is to embody “Simple Elegance” in every product it designs, manufactures and sells. The product focus of Aluratek is to bring simple yet elegant connectiv- ity solutions to the consumers to enhance their consumer electronics, communications and computing experience. -
Page 4: Features
Chapter 1: Introduction 1.2 Features • Choose between more than 11,000+ radio stations worldwide via built-in vTuner with no monthly cost • Search music by genre, i.e. classic, pop, talk, news, sports etc. and geographically over 150 countries • Compatible with universal Plug-n-Play audio servers such as: Microsoft Media Player 11 (WMP11), Microsoft Media Connect and MusicMatch Jukebox •... -
Page 5: Product Application
Chapter 1: Introduction 1.5 Product Application CONNECT Simply connect to your receiver or external speakers via the included RCA cables Built-in WiFi LISTEN Stream Internet Radio from your WiFi / wireless 802.11 B / G router. Connect your local CAT5 Ethernet cable to stream Internet Radio. -
Page 6: Chapter 2: Getting Started
To operate the device, you can use the supplied remote control. 2.2 Software Installation AIREC01F can work as a stand-alone device or as a media streamer of a media server. As a stand-alone unit, you can use it to listen to Internet radio and external USB storage/MP3 players. -
Page 7: Chapter 3: Configuration
Chapter 3: Configuration There are three modes of network configuration for AIREC01F. It can be a wireless client, a wired client, or even a wireless access point (Wireless AP). 3.1 Configure as an Wireless Client The factory default mode is the wireless client code. According to the availability of an Ethernet cable, the device will automatically select a suitable client mode to operate. - Page 8 Chapter 3: Configuration First time using device without an Ethernet cable plugged in (cont.): Instructions Screenshot “ ” button Numeric key pads Go to next Notes screen “ ” button or Select the desired “OK” button AP to connect “OK” button Type in the encryption key if the AP is...
- Page 9 Chapter 3: Configuration Manually configured as the Wireless Client Mode: Instructions Screenshot “ ” button (4 times) “ ” button (1 time) “ ” button Numeric key pads Go to next Notes screen “OK” button Select “Setup” menu “ ” button or Enter “Advanced “OK”...
- Page 10 Chapter 3: Configuration Manually configured as the Wireless Client Mode (cont.): Instructions Screenshot Go to next Notes screen “OK” button Set a proxy server if any. “OK” button Confirm to the settings above. Apply new settings.
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Page 11: Configure As A Wired Client
Chapter 3: Configuration 3.2 Configure as a Wired Client If there is no 802.11b/g wireless network, AIREC01F can also connect to the wired network through an Ethernet cable. For this case, prior to power on the device, you have to plug in the Eth- ernet cable into the LAN (RJ45) connector on the back of the unit. - Page 12 Chapter 3: Configuration Manually configured as the Wired Client Mode: Instructions Screenshot “ ” button (4 times) “ ” button (1 time) “ ” button (1 time) “ ” button (1 time) Go to next Notes screen “OK” button Select “Setup” menu “...
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Page 13: Configure As A Wireless Access Point (Ap Mode)
Chapter 3: Configuration 3.3 Configure as a Wireless Access Point (AP Mode) AIREC01F can also be configured as a wireless AP. With such feature, you can easily extend the wireless coverage without purchasing another AP. To configure the AIREC01F as an wireless AP, you have to manually setup the device through selecting the setup menu “Setup / Advanced Setup / Con-... - Page 14 Chapter 3: Configuration Manually configured as a Wireless Access Point ((AP Mode) (cont.)): Instructions Screenshot Numeric key pads Numeric key pads “ ” button (1 time) Numeric key pads Go to next Notes screen “OK” button Type in the Identifier (name) of this AP.
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Page 15: Chapter 4: Listen To Various Music
Chapter 4: Listen to Various Music 4.1 Listen to Internet Radio To listen to music or broadcast programs from Internet radio stations, please select the “Internet Radio” function from the main menu and then press the OK button to enter the Internet Radio function. The first screen of Internet Radio function shows 2 items for you to select: “Station List”: Retrieve the Internet radio station lists from the Internet portal server. - Page 16 It takes few seconds to get the latest list from Internet. And you will see the next screen. This means the AIREC01F is connected to the Internet server and received the information from the server. If you see the following screen instead, it means that the device has encountered problem in retrieving the list from the internet server, please try again.
- Page 17 Chapter 4: Listen to Various Music The following screen shots illustrate the sequence to browse to a specific ratio station such as “4U Classic Rock” in France and start to playback the music from it. Instructions Screenshot “ ” button (4 times) “...
- Page 18 Chapter 4: Listen to Various Music Instructions Screenshot “ ” button (5 times) 10.. Go to next Notes screen “ ” button or Press the “ button to add “OK” button current station to favorite list for quick access later. Connecting to the radio station.
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Page 19: Listen To Music In Your Computer
After you installed and activated the media server, you can enjoy listening to the streaming music from AIREC01F. Please select the “Media Server” function from the main menu and then press the OK button to enter the Media Server function. - Page 20 Chapter 4: Listen to Various Music If there is no server found, you will see the below message. Please check if you had already started the media server on your com- puter. If the media server not found problem still exists, please refer to the trouble shooting chapter to identify the problem and resolve it step by step.
- Page 21 Chapter 4: Listen to Various Music Instructions Screenshot “ ” button “ ” button Once the music starts, you can freely control the song playback through the playback buttons, just like you are controlling a traditional stereo or CD player. Go to next Notes screen...
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Page 22: Listen To The Music In Your Usb Drive
To listen to music on your USB drive or portable MP3 player, please plug in the USB drive into the USB connector of AIREC01F. Then select the “MP3 Player” function from the main menu and then press the OK button to enter the MP3 player function. -
Page 23: The Playback Screen
Chapter 4: Listen to Various Music The following screen shots are an example of how to play a music file. Instructions Screenshot “ ” button (2 times) “ ” button (1 time) 4.4 The Playback Screen When the music starts, you can see the playback information saved with the file on the screen. -
Page 24: How To Add Stations Thru The Web Portal
1. Please make sure you have the latest firmware. Please refer to section 5.6 and 5.7 for steps on how to determine the current firmware version on your device. Firmware can be found on http://www.aluratek.com/ download_drivers_manuals.php 2. Please go to http://aluratek.vtuner.com 3. - Page 25 Chapter 4: Listen to Various Music 8. Please fill in info for the station that you wish to add 9. Power Off/On the unit 10. You should able to access the newly added station under Stations List>Added Stations Folder on your internet radio...
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Page 26: Chapter 5: Advanced Tools
Chapter 5: Advanced Tools There are some useful setup functions that can help you to operate the device properly. 5.1 Network Setting Check current network information. 5.2 Configure Network Please refer to chapter 3 for network configuration. 5.3 Reset to Default When you reset the device to its factory default, your “favorites”... -
Page 27: Clear Favorites
Chapter 5: Advanced Tools 5.4 Clear Favorites Clear all “favorites” Internet radio station and FM radio station stored. 5.5 Device MAC Address Check MAC address of the device. 5.6 Firmware Version Check current firmware version. 5.7 Firmware Upgrade If there is any new firmware released, please download and follow the upgrade procedure below. -
Page 28: To Upgrade New Firmware Via Usb Drive
MP3 player. (Note. Please DON’T modify the file name, otherwise the AIREC01F can’t find the new F/W) Step 2. Power on the AIREC01F and then plug-in the USB drive into the front USB port of the AIREC01F. Step 3. Operate the AIREC01F to get into the F/W upgrade menu (“Setup\Ad- vanced Setup\F/W Upgrade(thru. -
Page 29: Chapter 6: Misc
Chapter 6: Misc. 6.1 Clock Setting Prior to setting the alarm, you need to set the clock of AIREC01F. First, select the Setup function from the Main Menu. The first item “Clock” is for the date and time setting. Press OK or “... -
Page 30: Time Setup - Manually
Chapter 6: Misc. 6.1.1 Time Setup - Manually If you decide to set the clock manually, press the OK or “ ” button to go into the date and clock screen. You can use the four directional buttons and the OK button to set the current date/time. Use “... -
Page 31: Time Setup - Auto-Sync (Ntp)
Chapter 6: Misc. 6.1.2 Time Setup – Auto-Sync (NTP) If you choose to set the clock automatically, please go into the “Auto- Sync (NTP)” menu, and select the correct time zone for your location. After that, the device will set the date and time automatically. 6.1.3 Time Display Format Choose time display format bewteen 12-Hour or 24-Hours. -
Page 32: Backlight Setting
Chapter 6: Misc. 6.2 Backlight Setting You can adjust the backlight ON / OFF settings as you wish. The default setting is Always ON. You can set the backlight to be turned OFF once the device is idle (no key press) after a specific time elapsed. The backlight can be switched off automatically in 1/3/10/30 minutes. -
Page 33: Appendix A: Listen To Music Via Wmp
Appendix A: Listen to Music via WMP 11 Install & Connect to Windows Media Player 11 Please follow the steps below: Step 0. Download WMP11. - Please download Windows Media Player 11 (WMP11) installation file, e.g., wmp11-windowsxp-x86-enu.exe, from Microsoft’s web site. - Install wmp11-windowsxp-x86-enu.exe without any changes needed. - Page 34 Appendix A: Listen to Music via WMP 11 Step 2. Change the view - Change the view from “Now Playing” to “Library” view by clicking on the Library Tab to manage the content and share your media. You will see the following view: Step 3.
- Page 35 Appendix A: Listen to Music via WMP 11 - You will see the following view: - Click on the add button and select the media folder in your computer, and then click the OK button. For example, you can put all the music files in the directory D:\Music, so you just need to add the folder to the share list.
- Page 36 Appendix A: Listen to Music via WMP 11 - You will see the specified folder included in the WMP11 monitor folder lists. - Then press the OK button. A pop-up window will appear and show you the WMP11 is searching for the media files. - When it finished, click on the “Close”...
- Page 37 Appendix A: Listen to Music via WMP 11 Step 4. Share the WMP11 media library. - Similar to Step 3, click on the “Media Sharing” item to activate the media sharing function. - The following dialog windows will appear. - Check the “Share my media” checkbox and click on “OK” button. - The WMP11 will try to discover the available network devices in your LAN.
- Page 38 Appendix A: Listen to Music via WMP 11 If AIREC01F is already connected to your home network, you will see the following display that WMP11 found a network device named “Aluratek AIREC01F”. AIREC01F Step 5. Manage the setting of sharing media.
- Page 39 Appendix A: Listen to Music via WMP 11 Step 6. Authorize the access from your AIREC01F. The WMP11 provides simple access control setting. When WMP11 detects new network device (as the final screen in Step 4), you have to decide whether you want to allow or deny the requests from that device.
- Page 40 Appendix A: Listen to Music via WMP 11 Step 7. Establish the connection between AIREC01F and WMP11 server. - From AIREC01F, select “Media Server” function from the main menu (or press the hot key “Media Player” on the remote control), and then AIREC01F will start the server discovery process.
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Page 41: Appendix B: Listen To Music Via Wmc 2.0
Appendix B: Listen to Music via WMC 2.0 Install & Connect to Windows Media Connect V2.0 Please follow the steps below: Step 0. Download WMC server. - Please download the Windows Media Connect (WMC) installation file, wmcsetup.exe, from Microsoft web site. - Install the wmcsetup.exe without any changes needed. - Page 42 Appendix B: Listen to Music via WMC 2.0 Step 3. Then, you will be asked to select the folders you want to share with your devices. Select the desired folder for your computer. For example, you can put all the music files in the directory D:\Music, so you select “Let me choose which folders”...
- Page 43 Appendix B: Listen to Music via WMC 2.0 Step 4. Establish the connection between AIREC01F and WMC server. - From AIREC01F, select “Media Server” function from the main menu (or press the hot key “Media Player” on the remote controller), and then AIREC01F will start the server discovery process.
- Page 44 Select the device and then click on the ‘Allow’ button. Then, press the ‘close’ button to finish the authorization process. At this moment, AIREC01F can get the contents or service from the WMC server. You can browse the list and playback the music you want.
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Page 45: Technical Support
Technical Support If you need further assistance, please contact Aluratek support department prior to returning this device. E-mail: support@aluratek.com Web: www.aluratek.com/support Local (Irvine, CA): 949-419-6504 Toll free: 1-866-580-1978... -
Page 46: Radio And Tv Interference Statement
Radio and TV Interference Statement WARNING!!! This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of 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 instruction, may... -
Page 47: Warranty
Aluratek reserves the right to revise or update it’s product, software or documentation without obligation to notify any individual or entity. - Page 48 Aluratek, Inc. 12A Mauchly Irvine, CA 92618 sales@aluratek.com 949.419.6504 • office 949.419.6477 • fax...
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My Aluratek internet radio is quite old but always has worked perfectly until today. The radio seems to be operating okay but when connecting...it just doesn't connect to whatever its supposed to connect to. How do I get my stations back again?
To restore the internet connection on your Aluratek AIREC01F radio:
1. Connect to the Internet:
- Ensure the device is connected to a wireless or wired internet connection.
- If using WiFi, verify the network credentials (SSID and password) are correct and input them if prompted.
2. Access Internet Radio Settings:
- From the main menu, select the "Internet Radio" function and press the OK button.
3. Retrieve Station List:
- Choose "Station List" to retrieve the latest internet radio station list from the portal server.
4. Check Connection Status:
- Wait a few seconds for the device to connect to the internet radio server and download the station information.
If the issue persists, ensure your network connection is stable and that the device is within the recommended WiFi range (indoors: 35-100 meters).
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