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iNet2+ Setting up iNet2+ for “Play To” Windows Table of content 7 streaming media feature. Introduction Internet radio mode Safety Last listened Features Presets Box contents Favourites External resources Browse Conventions used in this manual Search Controls, connectors and display My added stations Main controls Now playing information...
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iNet2+ Now playing information 11.4 Main menu DAB radio mode 11.5 Menu structure Scanning for stations 11.6 Playing Internet radio Selecting stations 11.7 Playing from the Music player Now playing information 11.8 Playing DAB radio Settings 11.9 Playing FM radio FM radio mode 11.10 Playing from line input...
iNet2+ 1. Introduction • 1.1 Safety Servicing is required when the product has Safety Instructions been damaged. Do not attempt to service this Please store this instruction manual for future product yourself. Opening or removing covers reference. may expose you to dangerous voltages or other hazards.
1.2 Features; • Wi-Fi Remote control from an Apple iPhone, iPad This manual describes how to use the Argon iNet2+ iPod touch and Android, using the Argon Audio Internet radio, an advanced but easy-to-use Wi-Fi Wireless Device Remote Control application connected audio system with the following modes: •...
iNet2+ 1.4 External resources To operate iNet2+, the following external resources are needed: • A power source (100-240 V mains supply) • A wireless (Wi-Fi) network (provided through a router) with appropriate permissions and password if necessary (for Internet radio and Network Music player modes) •...
iNet2+ 2. Controls, connectors and display 2.1 Main controls w w w . a r g o n a u d i o . c o m...
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iNet2+ Control Function/usage Tuning/Select Turn to scroll through a menu or station list. The chosen option is highlighted in reverse text (dark characters on a white background). Press to select. Volume Turn to adjust the volume up or down Button Function/usage[1] Power Standby: Turn on or back to standby mode (showing clock and date).
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iNet2+ Back Back: Return to previous screen. In play mode, this button may be used to return to the last track list or station list. Menu Menu: Show menu for the current mode. Press again to show Now playing screen. Preset Preset: Press for the Preset recall/Save menu;...
iNet2+ 2.2 Spotify Connect Control and play back Connect your iNet2+ and Spotify control device to your home wi-fi All devices need to be on the same wi-fi. Get the Spotify app/Premium free trial Download the Spotify app for your mobile or tablet from your app store, and take the Premium free trial. Log in to Spotify and start playing a track.
iNet2+ 2.3 Connectors As shown below has connectors (from left to right) for the following: • Headphones out • Line out (to connect to an external amplifier) • Aux in (to connect external media like iPod) • DC power in (12 V) w w w .
iNet2+ 2.4 Screens The screen shows various menus, dialogues and displays, as described below. There are basically six types of screen: • Standby (clock) • Splash (mode) • Now playing • Dialogue • Error/Information • Menu When text is too long to fit on the screen, it is first shown truncated, then, after a few seconds, slowly scrolls so that you can read it all.
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iNet2+ The Standby screen shows the time, date and any active alarm times. As you cycle through the play modes using Mode , Argon iNet2+ shows a splash screen for each mode. After one second, Argon iNet2+ enters the selected mode and tries to start playing the last station or track that was playing in that mode.
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iNet2+ Now playing screens show information about the audio source and track now playing, where available. Dialogue screens are shown to allow the user to change settings. They vary in complexity from simple Yes/No options up to the scrollable network password input screen. As with menus, the selected item is shown with a white background.
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iNet2+ Error/Information screens give specific messages for a few seconds, then change automatically to another screen. Menus Argon iNet2+ has basically three types of menu. Use the Select control to step through and select options. A scroll bar on the right of the screen shows if there are further options above or below those visible.
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iNet2+ Each mode has a Mode menu, with options specific to that mode. For example, the FM mode menu has just two options: Scan setting and Audio setting. In addition, each mode menu has two final options: System settings > and Main menu >. The ‘>’...
iNet2+ The Main menu allows access to all modes plus sleep and timer functions. (note; Last FM and Pandora only available in the US) Some menus, for example the System settings menu, have several submenus. A menu map of the total User Interface structure is available on www.argonaudio.com. 3.
iNet2+ Place iNet2+ on a suitable shelf or table Connect the power adaptor between iNet2+ and the mains supply. To receive broadcast radio (DAB and FM), extend the telescopic antenna. The setup wizard starts. 3.1 Setup wizard When iNet2+ is started for the first time, it runs through a setup wizard to configure settings for date/time and network.
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iNet2+ wizard. Select Yes to start the setup wizard. If you choose No, the next screen asks if you would like to run the wizard next time INet2+ is started. The system then starts without configuring time/date and network settings and enters the Main Menu.
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iNet2+ Auto-update Auto-update works with data sent over DAB, FM or the Internet. The clock is only updated when in a corresponding mode, so it is best to select a mode you use regularly. DAB and FM use time signals broadcast with radio transmissions.
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iNet2+ iNet2+ will auto-update from the selected source when time information is available. Manual set If you set No update, the wizard now prompts you to set the time and date manually. The date and time are displayed as dd-mm-yyyy and hh:mm AM/PM with the first value, dd, active (flashing).
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iNet2+ If the network is open (non-encrypted), iNet2+ connects without any further ado; see Completion below. Standard encrypted network To enter the network’s key (password), use the Select control to move the cursor through the characters and select. As each character is selected, the key is built up near the of the display.
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iNet2+ start of the network name, and have three methods of connection. Select one and follow the prompts: • Push Button > iNet2+ prompts you to press the connect button on the router. It then scans for a ready Push Button Connect network and connects.
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iNet2+ For more information on setting up a WPS encrypted network, see your WPS router’s instructions. w w w . a r g o n a u d i o . c o m...
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iNet2+ Completion iNet2+ tries to connect to the selected network. If connecting fails, iNet2+ returns to a previous screen to try again. w w w . a r g o n a u d i o . c o m...
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iNet2+ If the network connection is lost, iNet2+ automatically tries to reconnect. w w w . a r g o n a u d i o . c o m...
iNet2+ 3.2 Other settings Settings for connecting to premium services such as Last.fm and Pandora are covered in the sections for those modes. Common settings are covered below. Notice Last.FM and Pandora are only available in the US. 3.2.1 Equalizer Several preset EQ modes are available;...
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iNet2+ 3.2.2 Network iNet2+ remembers the last four wireless networks it has connected to, and automatically tries to connect to whichever one of them it can find. You can see the list of registered networks through Menu > System settings > Network > Network profile >.
iNet2+ 3.3 Internet radio portal registration Argon iNet2+ uses the Frontier Silicon Internet radio portal website that allows you to organise your favourite’s lists and also listen to Internet radio on a computer. w w w . a r g o n a u d i o . c o m...
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iNet2+ To register your iNet2+ with the portal, switch to Internet radio mode as described in Section 4, and then obtain your radio’s unique portal access code by selecting Menu > Station list > Help > Get access code >. Write down the access code.
iNet2+ 3.4 Setting up a music server In order for iNet2+ to play music files from a computer, the computer must be set up to share files or media. UPnP media sharing allows devices like iNet2+ to play music from a shared media library, navigating through tag menus such as Artist, Album or Genre.
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iNet2+ Notice; it may show; Argon iNet2+, “Unknown device”, “Frontier Silicon” or the Jupiter logo as shown below. Make sure that the radio has access to the shared media by selecting it and clicking Allow. You can also set a name for the shared media in Settings… Click OK to close the dialogue boxes. The PC is now ready to stream the music to the radio.
iNet2+ 3.6 Setting up iNet2+ for “Play To” Windows 7 streaming media feature. To set-up Argon iNet2+ to be controlled and to stream music via Windows Media Player 12 (Windows 7 only), perform the following steps: Ensure that the PC is connected to the network. Ensure that iNet2+ is powered on and connected to the same network.
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iNet2+ In the Devices and Printers window a icon *) will appear and you are now ready to stream your Windows media music files to iNet2+. *) To change the name of your device, right click on icon and choose properties. Then choose UPnP and click on “device webpage”...
iNet2+ 4. Internet radio mode iNet2+ can play thousands of radio stations and podcasts from around the world though a broadband Internet connection. When you select Internet radio mode, iNet2+ contacts the Frontier Silicon Internet radio portal to get a list of stations, organised into different categories like Country, Most popular and Genre.
iNet2+ There are several ways of selecting stations. Directly from the radio: • Last listened • Presets From the portal through the Menu > Station list > menu: • Favourites lists • Browse by Country, Genre, Most popular, Newest • Search by keyword •...
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iNet2+ 4.1 Last listened When Internet radio mode restarts, the last-listened station is selected. To select another recently used station, select Menu > Last listened then one of the stations listed. Most recent stations appear at the top of the list. 4.
iNet2+ To store a playing station as a favourite, press and hold Select until the display shows ‘Favourite added’. The station appears in the default favourites list Stations. To select a favourite, select Menu > Station list > My favourites > [Favourites list] > [Station]. 4.
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iNet2+ Note: BBC radio ‘Listen Again’ programmes are accessible through the Podcast menu, for example Menu > Podcasts > Location > Europe > United Kingdom > All shows > BBC Radio 4 > You and Yours > 20/10/2008 - October 2010. w w w .
iNet2+ 4. 5 Search You can also search through Internet broadcasts for stations or podcasts with particular keywords in their title. To search, select Menu > Station list > then either Stations > or Podcasts > Enter a keyword by selecting characters then OK. The search entry screens are similar in operation to the Wi-Fi password entry screen.
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iNet2+ Select a broadcast from the list. For podcasts, you may be able to select a particular episode. w w w . a r g o n a u d i o . c o m...
iNet2+ 4.6 My added stations Even though the Internet radio portal contains thousands of stations, you may want to listen to stations not listed. You can add your own stations via the portal. These added stations are accessible from iNet2+ by selecting Menu >...
iNet2+ 5. Music player mode (network) Music player mode plays audio files such as MP3s, AACs, WMAs or FLACs from a computer on the local network. To enter Music player mode, either press Mode until the display shows Music player, or select Menu > Main menu > Music player Once in music player mode, press Menu , then select Shared media.
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iNet2+ If you are already playing a music file, you can press Back rather than Menu to quickly return to the last visited branch of the menu tree. For example, suppose you were listening to the track Heat by the artist 50 Cent through browsing shared media as described in section 0 below.
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iNet2+ From Music, there are numerous ways of selecting tracks, including: • Genre • Artist • Album • Composer • Rating Once you have found a track you want to play, press Select . A short press plays the track immediately and a long press adds the track to the playlist.
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iNet2+ 5.1.1 Wake-on-LAN If shared media is selected a list of available music servers will be displayed. If a question mark appears before the server name, this indicates that the server has been seen before and supports Wake-on-LAN functionality, but cannot currently be found on the network. If a server with a question mark is selected by the user, the device will try to wake the server up and connect to it.
iNet2+ 5.2 Playlists iNet2+ holds a queue of up to 500 tracks in the playlist. Playlist tracks can be mixed from multiple UPnP servers. To manage the playlist, select Menu > My playlist. • To view the playlist, scroll though it by turning Select .
iNet2+ 5.3 Repeat/shuffle You can repeat tracks or play them in random order by selecting Menu > Repeat play or Menu > Shuffle play. 5.4 Now playing information While a track is playing, the screen shows its track and artist (UPnP). There is also a progress bar with figures for elapsed and total track time.
iNet2+ 6. Using the “Play To” feature in Windows 7 to stream media One of the new Windows 7 features includes a feature called “Play To” and this lets your PC running Windows 7 control iNet2+ to push media and use as a universal remote control for your media collection. iNet2+ supports the industry standard DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) 1.5 digital media renderer.
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iNet2+ In the Play To dialog box, use the playback controls to play, pause, or stop the media stream, and to change to the next or previous item in the list. w w w . a r g o n a u d i o . c o m...
iNet2+ 6.2 Use “Play To” elsewhere in Windows 7 Outside of Windows Media Player, you can stream media to iNet2+ with “Play To” by right-clicking music files. To select music files and stream them to iNet2+, follow these steps: Click the files you want to stream to iNet2+. Right-click the selected files, point to “Play to”, and then click the device on the network that will receive the media.
iNet2+ 7. DAB radio mode DAB radio mode receives DAB/DAB+ digital radio and displays information about the station, stream and track playing. To enter DAB mode, either press Mode until the display shows DAB Radio or select; Menu > Main menu > DAB. 7.1 Scanning for stations The first time you select DAB radio mode, or if the station list is empty, iNet2+ automatically performs a full scan to...
iNet2+ To start a scan manually, select Menu > Scan. Once the scan is complete, the radio shows a list of available stations. To remove stations that are listed but unavailable, select Menu > Prune invalid. 7.2 Selecting stations To listen to or change a station, turn the Select control to view a list of stations and press to select. Once selected, the station plays and the screen shows information about the station, track or show as broadcast.
iNet2+ Each time you press Info , another set of information is displayed, cycling through DLS text, programme type, ensemble name/frequency, signal strength/error rate, bit rate/codec/channels and today’s date. 7.4 Settings Dynamic range compression Some DAB broadcasts offer dynamic range compression (DRC). This feature allows radios to compress the dynamic range of the output audio stream, so that the volume of quiet sounds is increased, and the volume of loud sounds is reduced.
iNet2+ 8. FM radio mode FM radio mode receives analogue radio from the FM band and displays RDS (Radio Data System) information about the station and show (where broadcast). To enter FM mode, either press Mode until the display shows FM Radio or select Menu > Main menu > FM. 8.1 Selecting stations To find a station, press Select .
iNet2+ 8.2 Now playing information While an FM station is playing, the screen shows one of the two following sets data: • If RDS information is available, by default the service name (i.e. station name) is displayed. You can cycle through further RDS information by pressing Info . Each time you press Info , another set of information is displayed, cycling through RDS radio text, RDS programme type, frequency and today’s date.
iNet2+ 9. AUX mode Aux in mode plays audio from an external source such as an MP3 player. To play audio with Aux in mode, Turn the volume low on both iNet2+ and, if adjustable, the audio source device. Connect the external audio source to the Aux In 3.5 mm stereo socket.
iNet2+ 10. Alarms and sleep As well as a clock/calendar, there are two versatile wake-up alarms with snooze facility, and a sleep function to turn the system off after a set period. Each alarm can be set to start in a particular mode. To set the clock/calendar, see page 17 .
iNet2+ At the set time, the alarm will sound. To temporarily silence it, press Snooze . You can change the snooze period with the Select control if you like. The radio returns to standby for the set period, with the silenced alarm icon flashing.
11. Wireless Device Remote Control Argon Audio Wireless Device Remote Control is an application for IOS and Android devices that allows users to control Argon radios from these devices. Using the Wireless Device Remote Control application, you can navigate between the radio’s music modes, and browse and play content remotely.
iNet2+ 11.1 Obtaining the Wireless Device Remote Control application To install the Wireless Device Remote Control application on the iPhone: In the iPhone’s main menu, open the App Store/Play store by clicking the App Store icon: App Store icon w w w . a r g o n a u d i o . c o m...
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In the App/Play Store, search for Argon Audio Select Argon Audio – wireless device remote control. A search results screen opens: w w w . a r g o n a u d i o . c o m...
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Tap the entry Argon Audio / Frontier Silicon – Wireless Device Remote Control. The application details screen opens: w w w . a r g o n a u d i o . c o m...
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iNet2+ Tap Free > Install. The Wireless Device Remote Control application is downloaded and installed onto your device. w w w . a r g o n a u d i o . c o m...
iNet2+ 11.2 Setting up the connection to the iNet2+ After you download the Wireless Device Remote Control application, you must set up a connection between the iPhone/Android and the iNet2+. To do this, follow these steps: On the iNet2+, navigate to Menu > Main menu > System settings > Network > Keep network connected, and select YES.
11.3 Starting the Wireless Device Remote Control application To start the Wireless Device Remote Control application: Tap the Argon Audio icon on the main menu of the iPhone: Argon Audio icon w w w . a r g o n a u d i o . c o m...
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iNet2+ The Wireless Device Remote Control application starts. A splash screen opens. If any radios are found on the same network, the Radio screen opens: Select the radio that you want to control from the Radio list. (You can only control one radio at a time.) w w w .
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iNet2+ The Mode screen opens, showing the listening modes that are available on the radio: Notice; Pandora and Last FM is only available in US and only some versions have iPod docking w w w . a r g o n a u d i o . c o m...
iNet2+ 11.4 Main menu The main menu of the Wireless Device Remote Control application is visible at the bottom of the screen from most screens: The main menu contains icons that link to the main screens of the application: Browse Allows you to browse content for the currently selected mode Mode Allows you to browse and switch between listening modes (Internet...
iNet2+ 11.5 Menu structure The menu structure of the Wireless Device Remote Control application mirrors that of the EUI 2.2 (user Interface) software running on the iNet2+. The Mode menu of the Wireless Device Remote Control application corresponds to the Main menu of EUI. For complete descriptions of the menus for each listening mode, please refer to www.argonaudio.com and the relevant chapter describing...
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iNet2+ To change the volume of playback: • Move the volume slider. To mute or unmute playback: • Tap the Mute icon to the left of the volume slider. To browse Internet radio stations: • In Internet radio mode, select Browse from the main menu. •...
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iNet2+ • When you find a station that you want to listen to, tap it in the list. The radio station plays. w w w . a r g o n a u d i o . c o m...
iNet2+ 11.7 Playing from the Music player To play files from a computer network: Select Mode > Music player. - The Music player Browse screen opens at the top level: Notice; the iNet2+ do not have USB playback as shown on the photo w w w .
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iNet2+ Navigate through the directory structures of the connected devices, until you find the track that you want to play: Select the track that you want to play. A “Now playing” screen opens, and the selected track plays: w w w . a r g o n a u d i o . c o m...
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iNet2+ Details of the track are displayed on the screen, along with album art, if this is available. After the track finishes playing, the music player plays the track that follows it in the same directory. w w w . a r g o n a u d i o . c o m...
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iNet2+ If desired, control playback by tapping the screen as follows: Tap here: To do this: Progress bar Jump to a point in the currently playing track Jump to the next and previous tracks Pause the Music player w w w . a r g o n a u d i o . c o m...
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iNet2+ To scan for the previous or next DAB radio station: • In the DAB “now playing” screen, tap respectively. To change the volume of playback: • Move the volume slider. To mute or unmute playback: • Tap the Mute icon to the left of the volume slider. To browse DAB radio stations: In DAB radio mode, select Browse from the main menu.
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iNet2+ 11.9 Playing FM radio To play the current FM radio station: • Select Mode > FM. The last played FM radio station plays: w w w . a r g o n a u d i o . c o m...
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iNet2+ If no FM radio station is currently selected, the Browse screen opens (see below). To scan for the previous or next FM radio station: • In the FM “now playing” screen, tap respectively. To change the volume of playback: •...
iNet2+ 11.10 Playing from line input If there is a device such as an MP3 Player connected via the 3.5mm input jack on the back of the iNet2+ called “line in”, you can control playback from it using the Wireless Device Remote Control application.
iNet2+ 11.11 Playing preset radio stations The Preset menu option displays a list of preset radio stations that you can select to listen to in Internet radio, DAB or FM modes. Only presets for the currently selected mode are listed. To play a preset radio station: Select Mode >...
iNet2+ 11.12 Setting audio equalization To set audio equalisation: Select Mode > Audio EQ. Select an equalisation profile from the list. The new equalisation profile is applied. Note: The custom profile has to be set directly on iNet2+ w w w . a r g o n a u d i o . c o m...
iNet2+ 11.13 Other settings The Settings menu provides general settings for the Wireless Device Remote Control application. From this menu, you can select the following options: Option Function Radio Scans for radios in range Disable Auto-Lock Stops the device locking Power Switches the iNet2+ off or on About...
iNet2+ 11.14 Comparison of EUI and Wireless Device Remote Control application functionality The following table provides a quick comparison of features available in the Argon iNet2+ EUI 2.2 User interface software, and the Wireless Device Remote Control application. Function: EUI can: iPhone app can: Change Mode Wake up unit when network is connected...
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iNet2+ Function: EUI can: iPhone app can: Create EQ Preset Power radio on/off (when network Connected) Wake from standby with no connection Display Network Settings Display Software Version Perform Network Software Update Touch screen interface Show album art in uPnP Mode Display song progress Display how fast a song is being Yes (if controlled from...
iNet2+ 12. Software upgrades and factory reset 12.1 Software upgrade From time to time, Argon may make software upgrades available with bug fixes and/or additional features. You can either check manually, or set iNet2+ to check periodically automatically (this is the default).
iNet2+ 13. Troubleshooting and error messages 13.1 Error messages Message Description Example Failed to connect Correct key entered, but MAC filtering enabled on router router rejects request Format error Cannot recognise file format - Received .wma, but found that the independent of network stream wasn’t WMA when trying to decode...
iNet2+ 13.2 Troubleshooting Problem Cause Solutions FM: Hiss Low signal strength Check/move antenna DAB: burbling/intermittent cut- Move radio Rescan local (high-strength) stations only For DAB, check local coverage at www.ukdigitalradio.com/coverage DAB: ‘No stations available’ Low signal strength As above then rescan stations. message w w w .
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iNet2+ Problem Cause Solutions Cannot connect Network down Check that network is working between a computer to network and the router Router restricts access to Obtain the iNet2+ MAC address from Menu > System settings > Network > View settings and listed MAC addresses add to router list.
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iNet2+ Problem Cause Solutions Cannot connect Internet connection down Check that Internet is working for a computer to Internet connected to the same network Firewall preventing access Check the following ports are open: UDP and TCP ports 80 and 123; DNS port 53.
iNet2+ Glossary Specifications: Type: iNet, DAB+, FM tuner and streaming device Digital Audio Broadcasting as well as Spotify Connect Inputs: DAB/FM antenna, Ethernet, AUX in Dynamic Label Segment – short text Output: 3,5 mm audio mini-jack out, 3,5 mm head information broadcast with DAB audio phone Frequency Modulation...
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