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iNet3+v2
Dear Customer,
Quality has always been our driving force and founding Argon Audio is a natural
extension of this philosophy.
We have 20 years' experience in creating and specifying high quality products,
manufacturing them and selling them on to end users with Value-for-Money as the
primary aim. And Argon Audio is a brand fully compliant with these values. Design,
features and quality standards are all specified in Denmark and manufacturing takes
place in the Far East, where quality vendors are highly competitive - and as a result
supply outstanding Value-for-Money products. – To the delight of both ourselves and
our customers!
Congratulations with your iNet3+v2, may it bring years of enjoyment.
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  • Page 1 Dear Customer, Quality has always been our driving force and founding Argon Audio is a natural extension of this philosophy. We have 20 years’ experience in creating and specifying high quality products, manufacturing them and selling them on to end users with Value-for-Money as the primary aim.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Setting up iNet3+v2 for “Play To” Table of content Windows 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...
  • Page 3 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 Selecting stations 11.11...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    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.

  • Page 5: Features

    This manual describes how to use the Argon text plus status icons. iNet3+v2 Internet radio, an advanced but easy-to- use Wi-Fi connected audio system with the following • Wi-Fi Remote control from an Apple iPhone, iPad...

  • Page 6: External Resources

    1.4 External resources To operate iNet3+v2, 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) •...

  • Page 7: Controls, Connectors And Display

    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...
  • Page 8 Sleep/snooze: When playing, standby after a set time. When alarm is sounding, snooze for a set time, by pressing the Snooze button on top of the iNet3+v2 Mode Mode: Cycle through the modes: Internet Radio, Music player, DAB, FM, Aux in...
  • Page 9 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.

  • Page 10: Spotify Connect

    1, 2 and 3 (as shown on page 9) on the front of iNet3+v2. Notice: When you stop Play back on your Spotify device, iNet3+v2 will show “no media” in the display. To get back to Internet Radio, DAB, FM, Music Player or Aux, you need to press the MODE button on the iNet3+v2.

  • Page 11: Connectors

    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)

  • Page 12: Screens

    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.
  • Page 13 If this is not possible, Argon iNet3+v2 tries to connect to the selected source by scanning for stations, networks, or prompting for user input as appropriate.
  • Page 14 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.
  • Page 15 Menus Argon iNet3+v2 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.
  • Page 16 The System settings menu allows access to system settings and information such as network, time, language and software update. Menus with more options than will fit on one screen have a scroll bar to the right. The Main menu allows access to all modes plus sleep and timer functions.

  • Page 17: Getting Started/Setup

    3. Getting started/setup Although the Argon iNet3+v2 is sophisticated, getting started is simple. To play DAB or FM radio, all you need is a power source (a 100-240 V mains supply). For Music Player mode, you need a wired/wireless Ethernet network and a UPnP music server (e.g.

  • Page 18: Setup Wizard

    3.1 Setup wizard When iNet3+v2 is started for the first time, it runs through a setup wizard to configure settings for date/time and network. Once this has finished, the system is ready to use in most modes. Note: To change these settings later, select Menu >...
  • Page 19 3.1.1 12/24 hour display To change between 12 and 24 hour display, select Set 12/24 hour and then select your preference. 3.1.2 Time/date The time and date can be updated manually or automatically. With auto-update, the time and date are automatically synchronised with external clocks.
  • Page 20 Note that if you are updating the time from DAB or FM, the Daylight savings option has no effect on the clock’s time. iNet3+v2 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.
  • Page 21 Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS). To connect iNet3+v2 to your network, you need a Wi-Fi wireless router, together with password key if set Select WLAN region/country > Wi-Fi network (SSID), and then select a network from the list.
  • Page 22 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. There are three options accessible by turning Select back before the first characters (0123…)
  • Page 23 • Push Button > iNet3+v2 prompts you to press the connect button on the router. It then scans for a ready Push Button Connect network and connects. • Pin > (code number) iNet3+v2 generates an 8-digit code number which you enter into the wireless router, access point, or an external registrar (e.g.
  • Page 24 Completion iNet3+v2 tries to connect to the selected network. If connecting fails, iNet3+v2 returns to a previous screen to try again. w w w . a r g o n a u d i o . c o m...
  • Page 25 If the network connection is lost, iNet3+v2 automatically tries to reconnect. w w w . a r g o n a u d i o . c o m...

  • Page 26: Other Settings

    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;...
  • Page 27 Follow the steps here w w w . a r g o n a u d i o . c o m...
  • Page 28 3.2.2 Network iNet3+v2 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 >...

  • Page 29: Internet Radio Portal Registration

    3.3 Internet radio portal registration Argon iNet3+v2 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...
  • Page 30 To register your iNet3+v2 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 >.

  • Page 31: Setting Up A Music Server

    3.4 Setting up a music server In order for iNet3+v2 to play music files from a computer, the computer must be set up to share files or media. UPnP media sharing allows devices like iNet3+v2 to play music from a shared media library, navigating through tag menus such as Artist, Album or Genre.
  • Page 32 Notice; it may show; Argon iNet3+v2, “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.

  • Page 33: Setting Up Inet3+V2 For "Play To

    3.6 Setting up iNet3+v2 for “Play To” Windows 7 streaming media feature. To set-up Argon iNet3+v2 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.
  • Page 34 In the Devices and Printers window a icon *) will appear and you are now ready to stream your Windows media music files to iNet3+v2. *) To change the name of your device, right click on icon and choose properties. Then choose UPnP and click on “device webpage”...

  • Page 35: Internet Radio Mode

    To enter Internet Radio mode, either press Mode until the display shows Internet Radio or select Menu > Main menu > Internet Radio. Note: The station list menu is provided from the Internet radio portal, so it is only accessible when iNet3+v2 is connected to the Internet. Station lists and submenus may change from time to time.
  • Page 36 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 •...

  • Page 37: Last Listened

    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.

  • Page 38: Browse

    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].
  • Page 39 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.

  • Page 40: Search

    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.
  • Page 41 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...

  • Page 42: 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 iNet3+v2 by selecting Menu > Station list > My added stations > [Station].

  • Page 43: Music Player Mode (Network)

    Once in music player mode, press Menu , then select Shared media. Note: iNet3+v2 does not support USB playback as shown in the picture. w w w . a r g o n a u d i o . c o m...

  • Page 44: Shared Media (Upnp Media Server)

    (typically Windows Media Player). The first menu shows a list of media types, for example Music, Video, Pictures and Playlists. iNet3+v2 can only play music and playlists. There is also a search function, which finds tracks in a similar way to Internet radio search, as described on page 390.
  • Page 45 You can also add entire albums to the playlist. iNet3+v2 plays either the selected track or the playlist. w w w . a r g o n a u d i o . c o m...
  • Page 46 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.

  • Page 47: Playlists

    5.2 Playlists iNet3+v2 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 .

  • Page 48: Repeat/Shuffle

    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.

  • Page 49: Using The "Play To" Feature In

    One of the new Windows 7 features includes a feature called “Play To” and this lets your PC running Windows 7 control iNet3+v2 to push media and use as a universal remote control for your media collection. iNet3+v2 supports the industry standard DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) 1.5 digital media renderer.
  • Page 50 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...

  • Page 51: Use "Play To" Elsewhere In Windows 7

    6.2 Use “Play To” elsewhere in Windows 7 Outside of Windows Media Player, you can stream media to iNet3+v2 with “Play To” by right-clicking music files. To select music files and stream them to iNet3+v2, follow these steps: Click the files you want to stream to iNet3+v2.

  • Page 52: Dab Radio Mode

    7.1 Scanning for stations The first time you select DAB radio mode, or if the station list is empty, iNet3+v2 automatically performs a full scan to see what stations are available. You may also need to start a scan manually to update the list of stations for one of the following reasons: •...
  • Page 53 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.
  • Page 54 (for example, classical music while cooking). To change the DRC of the iNet3+v2, select Menu > DRC, and then DRC high, DRC low or DRC off. Note: The iNet3+v2’s DRC setting does have any effect if DRC data is not included in the broadcast.

  • Page 55: Fm Radio Mode

    FM Radio or select Menu > Main menu > FM. 8.1 Selecting stations To find a station, press Select . The frequency display starts to run up as iNet3+v2 scans the FM band. Alternatively, you can scan up or down by pressing and holding the >> or << buttons or tune manually with quick presses, or by turning the Select control.
  • Page 56 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.

  • Page 57: Aux Mode

    AUX in or select Menu > Main menu > AUX in. Adjust the volume of iNet3+v2 (and, if necessary, the audio source device) as required. w w w . a r g o n a u d i o . c o m...

  • Page 58: Alarms And Sleep

    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 .
  • Page 59 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.

  • Page 60: Control Application

    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.

  • Page 61: Control Application

    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...
  • Page 62 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...
  • Page 63 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...

  • Page 64: Control Application

    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...

  • Page 65: Control Application

    After you download the Wireless Device Remote Control application, you must set up a connection between the iPhone/Android and the iNet3+v2. To do this, follow these steps: On the iNet3+v2, navigate to Menu > Main menu > System settings > Network > Keep network connected, and select YES.
  • Page 66 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...
  • Page 67 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.)
  • Page 68 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...

  • Page 69: Main Menu

    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...

  • Page 70: 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 iNet3+v2. The Mode menu of the Wireless Device Remote Control application corresponds to the Main menu of EUI.
  • Page 71 If no Internet radio station is currently selected, the Browse screen opens (see below). w w w . a r g o n a u d i o . c o m...
  • Page 72 In Internet radio mode, select Browse from the main menu. • Browse through the menus. The menu structure is the same as that in the iNet3+v2 UI (see section 11.4 and 11.5): w w w . a r g o n a u d i o . c o m...
  • Page 73 • 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...

  • Page 74: Playing From The Music Player

    Select Mode > Music player. - The Music player Browse screen opens at the top level: Notice; the iNet3+v2 do not have USB playback as shown on the photo w w w . a r g o n a u d i o . c o m...
  • Page 75 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...
  • Page 76 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...
  • Page 77 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...

  • Page 78: Playing Dab Radio

    11.8 Playing DAB radio To play the current DAB radio station: Select Mode > DAB. The last played DAB radio station plays: If no DAB radio station is currently selected, the Browse screen opens (see below). w w w . a r g o n a u d i o . c o m...
  • Page 79 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.
  • Page 80 The radio station plays. For instructions on playing preset DAB radio stations, see Section 11.11 w w w . a r g o n a u d i o . c o m...

  • Page 81: Playing Fm Radio

    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...
  • Page 82 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: •...

  • Page 83: 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 iNet3+v2 called “line in”, you can control playback from it using the Wireless Device Remote Control application. You need a 3.5mm to 3.5mm male to male cable to...

  • Page 84: Playing Preset Radio Stations

    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.
  • Page 85 Select an equalisation profile from the list. The new equalisation profile is applied. Note: The custom profile has to be set directly on iNet3+v2 w w w . a r g o n a u d i o . c o m...

  • Page 86: Other Settings

    11.14 Inactive standby Out of the box, the iNet3+V2 come with an automatic standby function. If the product is not operated for two hours it will automatically go into standby. This applies also if the product is playing music.

  • Page 87: Comparison Of Eui And Wireless Device

    11.15 Comparison of EUI and Wireless Device Remote Control application functionality The following table provides a quick comparison of features available in the Argon iNet3+v2 EUI 2.2 User interface software, and the Wireless Device Remote Control application. Function: EUI can:...
  • Page 88 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...

  • Page 89: Software Upgrade

    You can either check manually, or set iNet3+v2 to check periodically automatically (this is the default). If iNet3+v2 detects that newer software is available, it asks if you want to go ahead with an update. If you agree, the new software is then downloaded and installed. After a software upgrade, all user settings are maintained.

  • Page 90: Troubleshooting And Error Messages

    No UPnP servers found Service not available (DAB) No DAB reception Unauthorised Access not granted by UPnP Allow access for iNet3+v2 in UPnP server server settings Update failed Software upgrade failed w w w . a r g o n a u d i o . c o m...

  • Page 91: Troubleshooting

    13.2 Troubleshooting Problem Cause Solutions PRODUCT: the product turn off Automatic inactive standby See page 86 by itself function activated 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 DAB: ‘No stations available’...
  • Page 92 Check that network is working between a computer to network and the router Router restricts access to Obtain the iNet3+v2 MAC address from Menu > System settings > Network > View settings and listed MAC addresses add to router list.
  • Page 93 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;...

  • Page 94: Glossary

    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...

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