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  • Page 1 Internet / FM RDS Clock Radio Please read this manual before use...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Display modes - FM ............... 38 Your clock radio ................2-8 Presetting stations - Internet Radio and FM ........39 StreamTime Internet Clock Radio and Media Player features ..2 Clock and Alarms ............... 40-49 About this instruction manual ............3 Manually setting the clock ............

  • Page 3: Your Clock Radio

    Your clock radio STREAMTIME Internet clock radio and Media player features The Roberts STREAMTIME provides the following features in an attractive compact unit:- ● Easy-to-read 2 line text display with large clock display. ● Listen to over 1000 radio stations from around the country, and over ●...

  • Page 4: About This Instruction Manual

    About this instruction manual This instruction manual is split into sections for each of the different operating modes of your Roberts STREAMTIME clock radio. There are three main sections - Internet Radio, Media Player (streaming fi les from a stored library) and FM radio. Each section is clearly identifi ed by the shaded heading in the top right hand corner of each pair of pages.

  • Page 5: Controls And Connections

    Your clock radio Controls and connections (Top) 1. Tuning Up / Down / Snooze button 5. Preset 3 / Rewind button 9. Volume Down button 2. Back button 6. Wi-Fi Antenna 10. Volume Up button 3. Preset 1 / Playmode button 7.
  • Page 6 Controls and connections (Front) 12. Time Set / Sleep Timer button 17. On / Off button 13. Nap Timer button 18. Band button 14. Alarm 2 button 19. Add / RDS button 15. Alarm 1 button 20. Dimmer button 16. LCD display...

  • Page 7: Controls And Connections

    Your clock radio Controls and connections (Rear) 21. Auxiliary input socket 22. Line output socket 23. Headphone socket 24. DC input socket 25. Wire FM aerial If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri)

  • Page 8: Before You Can Use This Product

    Before you can use this product Display icons Before you can use your Internet clock radio, you must have the following: ● A broadband Internet connection (not required for FM or Media player functions). ● A wireless access point (Wi-Fi) connected to your broadband Internet Service provider preferably via a router.

  • Page 9: Navigation Controls

    Your clock radio Navigation controls This page describes the basic means of controlling your clock radio. Instructions for each of the operational modes are given in the later sections of this book. 1. Pressing the On/Off button brings your radio out of Stand-by mode. Pressing On/Off while the radio is in use will put it into Stand-by mode.

  • Page 10: Network Confi Guration

    Connecting your clock radio to your computer network 1. Place your clock radio on a fl at surface and plug the cable from the mains adaptor into the DC input socket located on the rear of your clock radio (marked 'DC') ensuring that the plug is pushed fully into the socket.
  • Page 11 Confi guration 7. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to see the SSID for each access point that the clock radio has found. If your network is shown proceed to step 9. 8. If your network is not found, it is possible that it is confi gured such that the SSID is not broadcast (sometimes referred to as hidden).
  • Page 12 If you do not have the WEP or WPA key, then you should obtain it from the person who set up your network. Some wireless routers may come with an encryption key already set up by the supplier, in which case you should refer to the user documentation provided with it.

  • Page 13: Internet Radio Mode

    This can be helpful if you are unsure of the location or genre of a particular station. The STREAMTIME clock radio connects to a radio station database which serves many users in many countries. This means that there is a very wide range of programme content available.

  • Page 14: Operating Your Radio - Internet Radio Mode

    Operating your radio - Internet Radio Selecting a radio station by location 1. Press the On/Off button to switch the clock radio on. 2. Repeatedly press the Band button until 'Internet Radio' appears on the display. 3. Your clock radio will enter the main Internet Radio menu. 4.
  • Page 15 Internet Radio 8. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to display your chosen radio station and then press the Select button to confi rm. The display will show 'Connecting' while it fi nds the new station. 9. If the station has on-demand content (that is, it gives the option of listening to programmes which have already been broadcast), see page 17 'Listening to previously broadcast material'.

  • Page 16: Selecting A Radio Station By Genre

    Selecting a radio station by genre 1. Press the On/Off button to switch the clock radio on. 2. Repeatedly press the Band button until 'Internet Radio' appears on the display. 3. Your clock radio will enter the main Internet Radio menu. 4.

  • Page 17: Searching For A Radio Station By Name

    Internet Radio Searching for a radio station by name There may be occasions when you know the name of a radio station but you do not know the location or genre. This facility allows you to search for the station using a part (or parts) of the radio station name. 1.

  • Page 18: Listening To Previously Broadcast Material

    Listening to previously broadcast material Some radio stations allow you listen to programmes that have already been broadcast. When you select a radio station that has this facility, the station does not start playing immediately, but instead the display shows the options 'Live' and 'On Demand'.

  • Page 19: Listening To Previously Broadcast Material

    Internet Radio 6. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to select the day the programme was broadcast. Press the Select button to choose the day. The display will then show a programme start time of 00:00:00. 7. To listen from the beginning of the programme, press the Select button again.

  • Page 20: Customising Your Clock Radio

    'My Stuff'. The STREAMTIME uses Internet Radio technology which has been developed by a British company, Reciva Limited, based near Cambridge.

  • Page 21: Confi Guring My Stations

    Internet Radio Confi guring My Stations 1. Using Reciva's website at http://radios.reciva.com, it is possible to search for radio stations that are available in Reciva’s stations database. 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.

  • Page 22: Adding Stations Using Your Clock Radio

    Adding stations using your clock radio If you fi nd a radio station that you like to listen to frequently this may be stored in the My Stations list as described on page 20. That method requires you to use a computer. Once your radio has been registered using the Reciva website page 19 it is also then possible to add stations to the 'My Stations' list directly from the radio by following this simple procedure.

  • Page 23: Confi Guring My Streams

    Internet Radio Confi guring My Streams 1. Once logged into your Reciva website account, you can add your own Internet radio streams to the My Streams section, which is listed under the My Account section. Typically, these will be Internet radio stations that you will have found using your computer.

  • Page 24: Media Player Mode

    Media Player Using Windows Shares The Media Player allows you to play audio fi les which are stored on a Setting up your Windows PC to allow the clock radio to access your computer on your network. Supported fi le formats are MP3, WMA, AAC, audio fi...

  • Page 25: Locate The Shared Audio Fi Les Using The Clock Radio

    Media Player Locate the shared audio fi les using the clock radio 1. Press the On/Off button to switch the clock radio on. Then press the Band button until 'Media Player' shows on the display. 2. Your clock radio will enter Media Player menu. 3.
  • Page 26 9. Once the clock radio has fi nished scanning, it will display ‘By Album’, 'By Artist', etc. Use the Tuning Up or Down buttons to scroll through the scanned media fi les, which will now be organised ‘By Album’, ‘By Artist’...

  • Page 27: Setup A Windows Pc Via Upnp Server

    Media Player Accessing your audio fi les via a UPnP server The recommended way to access your media fi les is via a UPnP server application. This method offers normally simpler set up and superior fi le searching compared to the Shared Folders method. If your computer is running Windows (XP or Vista), then Windows Media Player version 11 includes a UPnP server which will make your fi...
  • Page 28 Set up UPnP access on a Windows PC - cont. You will now need to connect your Internet clock radio to Windows Media Player 11 and confi gure it to allow access to your media library. 1. Press the On/Off button to switch the radio on. Then press the Band button as needed until the Media Player' mode display is shown.

  • Page 29: Locating And Playing Media Fi Les Using Upnp

    Media Player Locating and playing media fi les when using UPnP Once the UPnP server has been confi gured to share media fi les with your Internet clock radio, you select the fi les that you wish to play as follows:- 1.
  • Page 30 8. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to highlight the media fi les that you wish to play and then press the Select button. Note: Do not worry if not all of your media appear in the menus immediately. Windows Media Player needs to look inside each fi...

  • Page 31: Media Selection

    Media Player Media selection Whether you access your fi les using Windows Shares or using UPnP, the fi le selection mechanisms are the same. The only difference between the two methods is that when using UPnP you will generally have a wider choice of search criteria, as determined by the UPnP server software on your computer.
  • Page 32 Listening to a single track 1. If you wish to play only a particular track from an album, fi rst choose the album as described in steps 1 - 3 on the preceding page (section 'Listening to a complete album'). 2.

  • Page 33: Controlling Playback

    Media Player Queuing up tracks for playback later 1. If you wish to add only particular tracks from an album to the queue, fi rst choose the album as described in steps 1 - 3 on the preceding page (section 'Queuing up albums for playback later'). 2.

  • Page 34: Clearing The Media Player Queue

    Browsing the list of tracks currently queued up for playback 1. Press the Queue button. The currently playing track name will be displayed, along with its position in the queue. 2. Use the Rewind or Fast Forward buttons to see which tracks are queued up for playback.

  • Page 35: Playing Tracks In The Queue Repeatedly

    Media Player Playing tracks in the queue repeatedly 1. When the clock radio is playing press the Back button to access the main Mode menu. 2. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons until 'Media Player' is highlighted on the display then press the Select button to enter the Media Player menu.

  • Page 36: Playing Tracks In Random Order

    Playing tracks in random order 1. When the clock radio is playing press the Back button to access the main Mode menu. 2. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons until 'Media Player' is highlighted on the display then press the Select button to enter the Media Player menu.

  • Page 37: Fm Mode

    FM Radio Operating your radio - FM 1. Carefully extend the wire aerial and press the On/Off button to switch on your clock radio. 2. Press the Band button as needed to select the FM mode display. 3. Press and hold the Tuning Up button. The displayed frequency will increase.

  • Page 38: Manual Tuning - Fm

    Manual tuning - FM 1. Carefully extend the wire aerial and press the On/Off button to switch on your clock radio. 2. Press the Band button as needed to select the FM mode display. 3. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to control the frequency that the radio will tune to.

  • Page 39: Display Modes - Fm

    FM Radio Display modes - FM Your radio has a range of display options when in FM mode:- 1. Press the RDS button to cycle through the different options. a. Text Displays text messages such as the artist or track name, phone in number, traffi...

  • Page 40: Presetting Stations - Internet Radio And Fm

    Presetting stations There are 5 memory presets each for FM and internet radio. They are used in the same way for each operating mode. 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your clock radio. 2. Tune to the required radio station as previously described. 3.

  • Page 41: Clock And Alarms

    Clock and Alarms Manually setting the clock Normally the STREAMTIME Internet clock radio will set its clock automatically to UK time after a connection to the Internet has been established. Should you need to set the time manually, please follow this procedure.

  • Page 42: Resetting The Clock

    7. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to set the correct year. 8. Press the Select button to confi rm the clock setting. The display will show 'Time and Date Set' and will then return to the radio station display.

  • Page 43: Setting The Clock Format

    Clock and Alarms Setting the clock format The clock display can be set to 12 or 24 hour format. The selected format is then also used when setting the alarms. 1. Press the On/Off button to switch the clock radio on. 2.

  • Page 44: Setting Daylight Saving Time

    Setting daylight saving time Normally your radio will use European rules for Daylight Saving Time so that the changes between Greenwich Mean Time and British Summer Time will be handled automatically. If this is not suitable for your location the time change may be confi gured manually. These four options are available: Auto (EU) - Sets DST by European rules.

  • Page 45: Setting The Time Zone

    Clock and Alarms Setting the Time Zone Your clock radio is set to UK time zone 0 GMT (UTC). Should you wish to take your clock radio to other countries the time zone will need to be reset. 1. Press the On/Off button to switch the clock radio on. 2.

  • Page 46: Setting The Alarm Clock

    Setting the alarm clock Your clock radio has two separate alarms which can be set to wake you to buzzer, Auxiliary In, internet radio or FM radio. Each alarm can be set to sound either once, everyday, weekly, weekdays or at weekends. In the event of a power interruption your radio has a built in memory chip that will retain your alarm settings.
  • Page 47 Clock and Alarms 4. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to choose the required alarm frequency option. Press the Select button to confi rm this selection. If setting the alarm everyday, weekdays or weekends please skip to point 6. 5.

  • Page 48: Disabling Alarms

    Disabling alarms 1. To Disable a single alarm press and hold Alarm 1 or 2 button and press the Tuning Up button until 'NO' is fl ashing on the display. Press the Select button to confi rm. The display will show 'Alarm disabled'. 2.

  • Page 49: Sleep Timer

    Clock and Alarms Sleep timer Your clock radio can be set to turn off after a preset time has elapsed. The sleep setting can be adjusted between 10 minutes to 3 hours. 1. When the radio is playing press and release the Clock Set/Sleep button the current sleep setting will be displayed.

  • Page 50: Nap Timer

    Nap timer The Nap timer facility allows you to set your clock radio to wake you after a predetermined interval (up to 3 hours) without needing to set the alarms. 1. When the radio is playing press and release the Nap timer button the current Nap timer setting will be displayed.

  • Page 51: Display And Audio

    Display and Audio Dimmer 1. In order to adapt the intensity of the display to suit the ambient room lighting, press the Dimmer button on your clock radio to select the desired dimmer brightness or to Off. Language selection This facility allows you to change the display language for the menus. 1.

  • Page 52: Audio Settings (Tone Controls)

    Audio settings (tone controls) Your clock radio has an Audio Settings menu where the bass and treble characteristics of the sound can be adjusted to your personal taste. 1. When the radio is playing press and hold the Select/Tone button 'Off' will show on the display.

  • Page 53: Headphone Socket

    Display and Audio Headphone socket 1. A 3.5mm Headphone Socket located on the rear of your clock radio is provided for use with headphones. Inserting a plug automatically mutes the internal loudspeaker. IMPORTANT: Excessive sound pressure from earphones and headphones can cause hearing loss.

  • Page 54: Auxiliary Input Socket

    Auxiliary input socket A 3.5mm Auxiliary Input socket located on the rear of your clock radio is provided for connecting the audio signal from an external audio source such as an MP3 or CD player. 1. Connect a stereo lead from the headphone output of your MP3 or CD player to the Aux In socket.

  • Page 55: Information

    Information Factory reset If you wish to completely reset your radio to its initial state this may be performed by following this procedure. By performing a factory reset, all user entered settings will be erased. 1. Access the main mode menu by pressing the Back button then press the Tuning Up or Down buttons until 'Settings' is displayed.

  • Page 56: Software Version

    Software version The software version display is provided for your reference only. 1. Press the Back button to enter main mode menu. 2. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons until 'Settings' shows on the display then press the Select button to enter settings menu. 3.

  • Page 57: Enter Network Name Manually

    Information Entering the network name manually If you need to enter the wifi network name manually into your radio (if the SSID is not being broadcast by your router) then please use the following procedure. 1. From the radios Settings menu, select ' Network' and then 'Enter network name'.

  • Page 58: Enter Network Address Manually

    Entering the network address manually If you do not wish to use DHCP for automatic confi guration, or if your network is confi gured with a hidden SSID, then you will need to enter some network settings manually. (Note - a hidden SSID may prevent casual observers from detecting your network, but it is not recommended as a means of network security).
  • Page 59 Information Entering the network address manually cont. 4. The Gateway address is normally the IP address of the router through which the radio connects to the internet and is entered in the same way as the previous addresses. 5. In most installations the DNS settings (DNS = Domain Name Server) will be set to the same IP address as your router.

  • Page 60: Wireless Standby Mode

    Wireless Standby mode Your clock radio has a wireless standby mode feature that allows you to choose whether to stay connected to the wireless network when the clock radio is in Standby. This feature is enabled by default (or after a factory reset) and is intended to minimise the time taken by the radio to start playing when it is switched 1.

  • Page 61: Wifi Strength

    Information WiFi strength To check the strength of your WiFi connection follow the procedure below. 1. Press the Back button to enter main mode menu. 2. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons until 'Settings' shows on the display then press the Select button to enter settings menu. 3.

  • Page 62: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting You can view the radio’s MAC address using the menu items ‘Main mode menu' -> 'Settings' -> 'Network' -> 'View confi g' -> 'MAC address'. A wireless MAC address will typically be of the form If you experience any trouble with your Internet radio, then you may fi nd 00:1F:1F:xx:xx:xx it useful to visit the help section on our web site at http://www.robertsradio.co.uk/pages/streamtime_faq.htm...
  • Page 63 5. The radio station is broadcasting using an audio format which is not playable by your radio (although the STREAMTIME does play the most popular formats used by regular broadcasters). Try using a PC to play the stream via the broadcaster’s web site or via the radio station database web site at http://radios.reciva.com If you can...

  • Page 64: Software Update

    Software update From time to time, new software features for your radio may be developed. Your radio has therefore been designed to allow its internal software to be updated using your Internet connection. You should not attempt to update your clock radio unless it is recommended to you by Roberts Customer Services.

  • Page 65: Cautions / Specifi Cations

    Information General Do not allow your clock radio to be exposed to water, steam or sand. Do • The clock radio shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and no not leave your clock radio where excessive heat could cause damage. objects fi...
  • Page 66 This product includes technology owned by Microsoft Corporation and under a licence from Microsoft Licensing, GP. Use or distribution of such technology outside of this product is prohibited without a license from Microsoft Corporation and / or Microsoft Licensing, GP as applicable. The Roberts STREAMTIME Internet clock radio incorporates hardware and software t e c h n o l o g y w h i c h h a s b e e n d e v e l o p e d b y R e c i v a L i m i t e d , C a m b r i d g e , U K .

  • Page 67: Guarantee

    In the event that it is not possible to return the instrument to the Roberts' dealer from whom it was purchased, please contact Roberts Radio Technical Services at the address shown overleaf. These statements do not affect the statutory rights of a consumer.
  • Page 68 ROBERTS RADIO TECHNICAL SERVICES 97-99 Worton Road Isleworth Middlesex TW7 6EG Technical Helpline :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri during offi ce hours) Web site: http://www.robertsradio.co.uk © 2009 Roberts Radio Limited Issue 1...

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