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1. 58 59 Stereo Mono switching If the FM radio station being listened to has a weak signal some hiss may be audible It is possible to reduce this hiss by forcing the radio to play the station in mono rather than stereo 1 Press the Mode button Rotate and press the Tuning Control Rotary as needed to select the FM radio mode display and tune to the required FM station as previously described 2 Press the Menu button to enter the FM menu 3 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Audio setting is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the audio setting mode The current setting is indicated with an asterisk 4 To switch to mono in order to reduce the hiss from a weak FM signal rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until YES is highlighted Press the Tuning Control Rotary to confirm the setting Alternatively to return to the normal automatic stereo or mono mode press the Tuning Control Rotary until NO is highlighted Press the Tuning Control rotary to confirm the setting MODE ey MENU eu FM 10 38 104 90MHz FM mado radio FM Scan setting Audio setting System setting gt Main menu gt FM weak reception Listen in Mono only YES NO FM weak reception Listen in Mono only YES NO Presetting stations in DAB and FM modes There are 5 memory presets each for DAB and
2. Jj Internet radio My Favourites Local United Kingdom BBC Stations Podcasts vyvvv 2 Stations Location Genre Search stations VN dy Podcasts 0123456789 ABCD BRSP EFGHIJRLMNOPQRS TUVUXYZ on ICANCEL dy Podcasts Dick and Dom Eddie Halliwell Edith Bowman Fearne and Reggies Gilles Peterson vvyvvvv Presetting stations With so many Internet radio stations available it is desirable to have a means of rapidly selecting the stations that you listen to most frequently Your radio has five memory presets which can easily be set to store the details of any Internet radio station The radio station presets are retained in memory even when the radio is switched off Please see also the section Last Listened and Configuring My Favorite Stations Storing a preset 1 Press the Standby button to switch on your radio Tune to the required station using one of the methods described on the preceding pages 2 To store the currently playing radio station as a preset press and hold the required Preset button 1 5 on the panel until the display shows Preset stored The station will be stored using the chosen preset button Repeat this procedure as needed for the remaining presets 3 Stations which are already stored in the presets may be over written by following the above procedure Recalling a preset 1 Pre
3. Alarm 1 Alarm 1 mode Enable Once Buzzer Time 07 30 Internet radio Mode Buzzer DAB Volume 20 FM Save Alarm 1 Alarm 1 preset Enable Once Last listened Time 07 30 1 Radio Luxembourg Mode DAB 2 Rick Antenne Preset Last listened Volume 20 3 Absolute Radio 4 Not set 70 71 Setting the alarm clock cont 10 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until the Volume option is highlighted on the display and 11 press the Tuning Control Rotary if you wish to change it The radio uses the saved volume setting for each alarm when it sounds Set the required volume using the Tuning Control Rotary to confirm the setting In order to store the alarm settings rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Save is highlighted Press the Tuning Control Rotary to store the alarm settings Your radio will show Alarm saved and will then go back to the list of alarms with the new alarm setting shown in the display If you decide not to save the settings press the Back button The display will show Save changes with a YES or NO option Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to choose NO and then press the Tuning Control Rotary Alarm not saved will show on the display Active alarms are shown using small alarm indicators at the bottom of the playing displays and on the clock display when in standby Note If you make a mistake at any point while setting the alarms use the Back button to go back to the previous
4. A The Beatles 1 Love Me Do gt From Me to You gt She Loves You gt I Want to Hold Your Han gt Can t Buy Me Love gt Music player 12 34 Love Me Do Artist The Beatles K 36 37 Repeat tracks 1 When a track is playing press the Menu button to enter the main Music player menu 2 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Repeat play is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary to turn on the repeat function Your selected track will be played repeatedly and the repeat indicator will show on the display 3 To turn off the repeat option select the Repeat Play again Shuffle tracks 1 When a track is playing press the Menu button to enter the main Music player menu Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Shuffle play is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary to turn on the shuffle function Your selected track will be shuffled and the shuffle indicator will show on the display 2 To turn off shuffle select the Shuffle play again If both Repeat and Shuffle playback options are activated then both Repeat and Shuffle icons will be shown in the display Note The shuffle play function may only be used if the current selection comprises fewer than 512 tracks Music player 12 34 Love Me Do Artist The Beatles E x Music player 12 34 Love Me Do Artist The Beatles s a Display modes Your radio has a range
5. Clear My Playlist Remove all from My playlist YES NO Music player Shared media gt USB playback My playlist gt Repeat play Off Shuffle play Off J My playlist Love Me Do From Me to You She Loves You I Want to Hold Your Han Can t Buy Me Love Wake On LAN If you use a computer as a UPnP server for playing your music files via your radio you may not wish to keep that computer running when you are not using the radio If your computer is suitably configured it can either shut down or enter a standby or hibernation state when it is not being used Your radio can wake up a computer which has shut down using a Wake On LAN command via the network provided that the radio has previously connected to a UPnP server application on that computer A computer which is not currently active will be shown with a question mark in the list of UPnP servers Many computers will not respond to Wake On LAN commands from the radio in all modes and may require software device driver BIOS hardware or router configuration changes for this function to operate Failure of a computer to respond to Wale On Lan is not considered a fault of the radio Prune servers Your radio stores details of the UPnP servers that it has seen via its network connection in its internal memory If you use the radio at different locations you may find that there are servers listed by the
6. Network remote control options Network Pin setup Pin number Your radio has the option of being controlled by an application installed on an Apple iPhone iPod touch or iPod The Pin number facility allows you to ensure that your radio can only be controlled by your own Apple device rather than someone else s Details of how this feature can be used with your iPhone or iPod touch are explained in a separate sheet called The App for controlling your Sangean internet radio Network settings Wlan region Manual settings NetRemote PIN Setup Network profile Keep network connected gt 16 17 Internet Radio Internet Radio the basics Before you can use your radio to listen to broadcasts via the Internet it is necessary to have connected it to your computer network using the wireless WiFi connection There are literally many thousands of radio broadcasts available via the internet as well Podcasts Your radio provides several ways of searching for broadcasts in order to make finding and choosing them easier Once you have found radio stations which you like you may either store them as presets within the radio or add them to a list of your favorite stations which your radio can access The number of presets is limited there are five presets in the radio but you can store as many favorites as you like You may search for an internet radio station by Location If you know the name of the
7. window You may also delete or change the order of tracks within the Play to window When you wish to exit DMR mode simply either switch off your radio or press the mode button to select a different operating mode Don t forget that in order to reselect the DMR mode and to be able to use Play to from Windows you must first ensure that your radio has an active connection to your network see step 1 and 2 above Note Some Windows security software can prevent correct operation of the Play to function Such software may have updates or configuration options which will permit Play to to operate correctly please consult your anti virus software supplier The Play to function in Windows 7 has been tested successfully with the WFR 28 radio when using Microsoft s security Essentials software without problems DMR 12 34 DMR 12 34 Would You Be Happ Playback buffer Would You Be Happ Artist The Corrs a r DMR 12 34 DMR 12 34 Would You Be Happ Album The Best of the Corrs Would You Be Happ Bit rate 192 kbps Codec WMA Sampling rate 44 1 kHz 44 45 Using USB memory devices This section describes how to use your radio to access and playback your audio files via USB memory devices USB slots are located on top of the unit This is opened by lifting the rubber cover on top of the radio Important Your radio is only designed to work with USB memory flash m
8. News g Movie h My EQ The currently selected mode is marked with an asterisk MENU Main menu FM Aux in Sleep Alarms System settings System settings Equaliser Network Time Date Language Touch pad set VVVVV Equaliser Flat Rock Pop Jazz Classic 76 77 Setting up your My EQ profile If you find the preset equalizer functions not to your liking you may set up a custom treble and bass setting as follows 1 2 Follow steps 1 2 in the previous section in order to enter the Equalizer menu Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until My EQ profile setup is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the adjustment mode To adjust the bass level rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Bass is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the adjustment mode and rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until the desired level between 14 and 14 is displayed The sound will change as you adjust the level Press the Tuning Control Rotary when you are happy with the bass setting To adjust the treble level rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Treble is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the adjustment mode and rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until the desired level between 14 and 14 is displayed The sound will change as you adjust the level Press the Tuning Control Rotary wh
9. disconnected The AC adaptor should be disconnected from the main supply when not in use Controls and connections SANGEAN OMNAAR WD USB memory socket Mode button LCD display Info button Menu button Back button Forward button Standby button Battery charge indicator Low battery indicator 10 Tuning Control Rotary Select knob 11 Volume button 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Mute button Preset 5 Stop button Preset 4 play pause button Preset 3 Preset 2 Rewind button Preset 1 Fast forward button Loud speaker 19 FM telescopic aerial 20 Auxiliary input jack 21 Line out jack 22 Headphone jack 23 DC in jack 24 Battery compartment 25 Alkaline NiMH NiCad rechargeable battery switch Navigation controls This page describes the basic means of controlling your WFR 28C internet radio Instructions for each operating mode are given in the later section of this book 1 Pressing the Standby button brings your radio out of Standby mode Pressing Standby while Main menu the radio is in use will cause it to return to the Standby mode with the clock display Internet radio Spotify A 4 Music player 2 Pressing the Mode button gives you access to each of the o
10. ioi ei dai bert per Software updalte trato boe a arte ee ene Network profiles esses Software version display and Audio FAQ Accessing your audio files via a UPnP server using Windows Vista ah XP c i s c B et eee e e ed 86 87 Audio C decs ei i E Ue RE Tasa eea iie 88 Cautions and Specifications sess 89 90 Before you can use this product Before you can use your internet radio you must have the following e A broadband Internet connection not required for DAB FM or Music Player functions e A wireless access point WiFi connection connected to your broadband Internet Service Provider preferably via a router In many cases the broadband modem router and wireless access point will be a single combined unit supplied by your Internet Service Provider or bought from a computer store e If your wireless network is configured to use Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP or WiFi Protected Access WPA WPA2 data encryption then you either need to know the WEP WPA or WPA2 key used for encryption so you can get the internet radio to communicate with the network or your router needs to offer WiFi Protected Setup WPS If connecting using WiFi the internet radio will typically work within a 10 20 metre radio from your wireless access point The actual range achieved will depend upon the building type other nearby wireless network and possible interference sources DAB
11. streaming quality 96k 160k 320k The selected streaming quality will be applied when your radio streams music from a new playlist of Spotify Friendly name Spotify Connect You can personalize the name of your radio so that it can be easily identified within connected network UPnP server or Spotify app 1 Follow the steps described in point 1 above and you can view some of the radios settings as well as changing the Friendly name 2 Type the name in the box and click Apply to save the change The new Friendly name will be viewable on the connect network devices Internet radio Network settings Last listened Network wizard Station list WPS WiFi setup System settings gt View settings Main menu gt Wlan region Manual settings System settings View settings Equaliser gt DHCP enable Network gt Time Date gt Julia S Brightness Contrast 192 168 1 27 Status Spotify Information Spotify username Oooh Shiny Spotify bit rate High 320 Kbit Spotify Status Spotify Last Error Low 96 Kbit Normal 160 iy Note The selected Bit Rate will only take effect after the current playlist is changed CONNECTED OK 64 65 Clock and Alarms Automatically updating the clock Your radio will normally update the clock automatically when connected to the internet If you enter a time setting manually the radio will calculate a local time offset wh
12. Beatles The Beatles 1 Abbey Road Help Rubber Sour Sgt Peppers Lonely Hea VVVVV A The Beatles 1 Love Me Do gt From Me to You gt She Loves You gt I Want to Hold Your Han gt Can t Buy Me Love gt Listening to a particular track 1 If you wish to play only a particular track from an album or folder first choose the album or folder as described on the preceding pages 2 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until the required track is highlighted 3 Press and release the Tuning Control Rotary The track will begin playing The radio will then play subsequent tracks from the same album or folder Controlling playback 1 Press the Play Pause button to pause playback of the current track 2 If you press the Play Pause button playback will resume from the point where it was paused 3 Press the Rewind button to start playback of the previous track in the list 4 Press the Fast forward button to start playback of the next track in the list 5 Press and hold the Fast forward or Rewind button to move through the current track The longer the button is pressed the greater the speed at which the player will move through the track Release the button when the desired point is reached Note that this feature is not supported when playing files encoded using the FLAC format Jj The Beatles The Beatles 1 Abbey Road Help Rubber Sour Sgt Peppers Lonely Hea VVVVV
13. FM radio They are used in the same way for each operating mode 1 Press the Standby button to switch on your radio 2 Tune to the required radio station as previously described 3 To store the station as a preset press and hold the required Preset button 1 5 until the display shows Preset stored The station will be stored under the chosen preset button Repeat this procedure as needed for the remaining presets 4 Stations which are already stored in the presets may be over written by following the above procedure Note The radio station presets are retained in memory when the radio is switched off and disconnected from the mains supply Recalling a preset in DAB and FM modes 1 Press the Standby button to switch on your radio 2 Select the required operating mode 3 Momentarily press the required Preset button Your radio will then tune to the station stored in the selected preset memory The chosen preset number is also shown in the lower area of the radio display e g X4 Preset stored FM 10 38 104 90MHz FM Radio x 2 60 61 Listening to Spotify Playing music using Spotify Connect Introduce your radio to a whole new world of music With Spotify you can enjoy instant access to millions of songs A Spotify Premium subscription is required For details see the Spotify homepage http www spotify com The Spotify software is subject to third party licenses found he
14. I Spotify 14 50 Sweet Talker Album Sweet Talker Spotify Deluxe Version RRC I Spotify 14 51 Sweet Talker Bit rate 320 kbps Sampling Rate Spotify 44100 Hz WRC Il 2 Spotify 14 51 Sweet Talker Playback buffer a s aE Spotify 82 Il E Streaming data rate Spotify Connect Your radio can change different music streaming quality when you stream content from Spotify If your internet connection has a low data usage allowance or has a relatively low maximum data rate it is strongly suggested that your radio uses a lower streaming quality data rate for Spotify connections In some cases this may allow more reliable streaming although some loss of audio quality will occur The data rate used for Spotify Connect is confi gured on a web browser You need to access the radio s confi guration web page following the steps below Access the menu for the current mode by pressing the Menu button Select System settings gt Select Network Select View settings Use the Select button to enter the View settings and IP address is shown on the display Note down the IP address shown on the display for the next stage Ensure that your computer Smartphone is on the same network as the radio Enter the IP address noted above into the address bar of your web browser 2 When you enter the radio s configuration web page the top page allows you to choose the
15. Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Genre is highlighted on the display and then press the Tuning Control Rotary 4 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to scroll through the list of content types This menu is normally cyclic you can scroll the list continually in either direction When the chosen genre is highlighted press the Tuning Control Rotary 5 You then have the choice of All Stations of the chosen genre or a list of countries Note if a country is not shown then the station may still appear in the All Stations list Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary and the Tuning Control Rotary to choose as needed 6 A list of radio stations is then shown Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until the desired station name is highlighted on the display 7 Press the Tuning Control Rotary to select the station The display will show Connecting while it finds the new station If the radio is unable to connect this may be for one of the reasons explained previously 8 Adjust the Volume as needed to set the listening level JJ Internet radio My Favourites Local United Kingdom BBC Stations Podcasts VVVVV JJ Stations Location Genre Search stations Popular stations New stations A Genre Alternative Ambient Big Band Bluegrass Blues VVVVV Jy Blues All Stations Highlighted Stations Belgium France Germany V V VN NM JJ All Stations Asi
16. chose DHCP disable for either connection method the next step is to set up the IP address Ez Internet radio Last listened Station list System settings Main menu Brightness Contrast Equaliser Network Time Date Network wizard View settings Wlan region Manual settings Network profile Wireless Ez DHCP DHCP enable DHCP disable E IP settings IP address 12 168 1 Subnet mask 255 255 255 Grteway address 192 168 1 vvv E System settings v E Network settings vv E Connection type 1 9 3 9 25 0 1 3 The manually specified IP address should be chosen to be compatible with the settings in your router and must be a unique address on your network If you are using DHCP for some devi ces and static manually configured IP addresses for others the IP address used should fall outside the range that the router may allocate using DHCP Typically the first three groups of digits will be the same for all devices on your network To enter the IP address rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to set the value for each group of digits and then press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the value and to move on to the next group When the IP address has been entered the subnet mask should be entered The subnet mask defines which parts of the IP address are common across your network For most small networks the subnet mask will be 255 255 255 0 and th
17. devices 4 The radio will now list the media categories which are made available by the UPnP server for example Album Artist and Genre Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to highlight which category you wish to browse then press the Tuning Control Rotary to confirm your choice If you wish to use the search function rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Search is selected on the display You may select characters to build a keyword for searching for content to play When you first set up sharing with a UPnP server not all of your files will be available immediately The UPnP server must look inside each file to identify the artist and album information from tags embedded in them The server may also need time to access the Internet to obtain additional information such as album art which it can display when you examine your music library on your PC For a library of many files this can take some time MODE Music My Music player Music player Shared media My playlist Clear My playlist System settings Main menu VVV VV A Shared media JENNY Jenny s music HOME PC Mum s music Ji JENNY Jenny s music Music Video Pictures Playlists VVVV JJ Music All music Genre All Artists Contributing Artists Album Artists VVVVYV 34 35 Media selection When searching via UPnP you will have a selection of search criteria as determin
18. radio that are no longer available The prune servers functions allows the list to be reinitialized so that only active UPnP servers on the currently connected network are shown when selecting Shared Media from the Music Player menu 1 Press the Menu button to enter the main Music Player menu 2 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Prune servers is highlighted on the display Press the control 3 To remove servers that are no longer required rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Yes is highlighted on the display Press the control to cause the servers to be removed 4 If you do not wish to prune servers rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to highlight No and press the control to confirm Jj Shared media DAD LES gt JENNY Jenny s music gt HOME_PC Mum s music gt Music player My Playlist gt Repeat play Off Shuffle play Off Clear My playlist Prune servers Prune invalid Prune shared media wake on LAN servers YES NO 42 Keep network connected Keep network connected By default your radio will shut down its WiFi connection when it is in standby This minimizes power consumption but it does mean that you will need to switch that radio on manually in order to use either the Play to function or any other remote control software If you need to be able to remotely control the radio even when it has been put into standby then you can choo
19. renderer Using USB memory devices DAB mode e s 47 55 Selecting a DAB radio station sse 48 Displavmod6s 1 5 ioi iig eto eats 49 Finding new DAB radio stations sssssssssssssses 50 Mantial Tuning tice ihid e Magen 51 Dynamic Range Control Settings sssssssssssss 52 Station order Setup enra eo dee e t 53 Prune stations FM mode Manual tuning Scan setting mi Stereo Mono switching sss 59 Presetting stations in DAB and FM modes ssssssssss 60 Listening to Spotify Clock and Alarms Automatically updating the clock sees 65 Setting the clock format sisse 66 Manually setting the Clock sss 67 68 Setting the alarm clock w cccsccccessceccessecsssesecseseeesenecetseseeesseaeness 69 71 SNOOZE timet us ere ri eerte dr eet d ae eiae EH ended Disabling alarms Sleep timer Inactive standby he Display and Auto iEneas Equalizer Tubctiot uii caet gi ae E cg quantus Eaa Brightness control sessi sessi Language selection ssissssssssssiss seinen tennis Headphone socket and Line out socket Auxiliary input socket esses nnne Informatio e n Factory reset
20. screen Alarm 1 Enable Once Time 07 30 Mode DAB Preset Last listened Volume 20 Alarm 1 volume v Alarm Saved When the alarm sounds The buzzer or radio alarm will sound at the selected times for up to 60 minutes unless cancelled The volume used for the alarm will be as specified during the alarm setting procedure If the radio cannot connect to the specified radio station the buzzer alarm will be used instead To cancel an alarm press the Standby button to return to standby mode The alarm icon will flash at the bottom of the playing mode displays and the radio will automatically switch back to standby mode when the 60 minutes have elapsed Note If you have your earphone insert while the alarm is sounding the sound of the alarm will come out from your earphone Disabling alarms 1 To disable a single alarm enter the alarm setup menu and rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until the desired alarm is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary to confirm 2 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until the Enable option is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary 3 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to highlight Off and press the Tuning Control Rotary 4 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until the Save option is highlighted on the display then press the Tuning Control Rotary to save the new setting The chosen alarm will now be disabled Alar
21. sound level as needed Note If the display shows Station Not Available it may be necessary to relocate your radio to a position giving better reception A question mark in front of the station name merely indicates that the station has not recently been detected by the radio It may still be available Secondary services Some DAB radio stations can have one or more secondary stations associated with them Typically these are not broadcast continually If a station has a secondary station available then the secondary will appear in the list of station names beneath the main or primary station Examples are the programs Daily Service and Parliament on BBC Radio 4 1 To listen to a secondary service rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to scroll to the chosen station and press the Tuning Control Rotary to tune to the station If the secondary service is not available off air then the primary service will be selected DAB 12 34 Heart More music variety on Heart bel a dd Station list Heart heat Kerrang Kiss LBC DAB 12 34 LBC Connecting Jj Station list BBC Radio 3 BBC Radio 4 Daily Service Parliament BBC Radio 5 Live 48 49 Display modes Your radio has a range of display options when in DAB mode 1 Press the Info button to cycle through the different options a Text b Program Type c Multiplex Name Frequency d Signal error str
22. special symbols are not permitted in WEP keys The three controls on the right hand side of the screen have special functions select sxse to erase a character just entered long press to clear Info again to continue select ox when the complete encryption key has been entered select fanceg to cancel and go back to the SSID settings screen Once the key is entered the radio should connect to your network Please skip to step 11 WPA and WPA2 are similar although WPA2 offers a higher level of security Whichever you selected in step 7 you then have to specify the variant used They are TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol and AES Advanced Encryption Standard As previously the setting should match that used by your router Some routers allow both to be specified and the rou ter will use whichever variant is supported by the connected device AES is regarded as the more secure option if it is available The radio will then require you to enter the encryption key This must be a string of between 8 and 63 characters and must be identical to the key which has been entered into your router Note the encryption key is sensitive to the use of upper and lower case letters and symbols Take care to enter the key exactly or the radio will not be able to connect to your router The three controls on the right hand side of the screen have special functions You can access these by rotating the Tunin
23. stations available in your My Favorite Stations list you may play these stations from your radio These stations will be available on your radio from the Internet radio menu item My Favourites 5 To look at modify or delete your favourite stations lists on the website use the link My favourites in the My account area To delete a favourite radio station click on the icon with a heart and minus symbol Configuring My Added Stations 1 If you wish to listen to a radio which is not a currently held in the database at http www wifiradio frontier com it is possible to add the details yourself You will need to obtain the internet address URL for the audio system for the station that you wish to add This may be information provided by the radio station itself via its website or perhaps passed to you from another listener 2 Use the My added stations link in the My account area on the website This allows you to add details of new stations or to modify those already added You can provide a name for the radio station which will be shown on your radio You must also provide the web address location and format details 3 Once you have Internet radio stations available in your My Added Stations list you may play these stations from your radio These will be available on your radio from the Internet radio menu item called My added Stations 4 It is possible to add the web addresses for audio str
24. the icon it indicates no connect device available Check your device s user manual or the manufacture s support site as a firmware upgrade may be required 5 Control playback Use the controls on your Connect enabled device i e Smartphone tablet or controls on your radio to play or pause audio navigate tracks and control volume 6 Disconnect Spotify from your radio Press the icon and you will see your smartphone on the list press the item and Spotify will play via your smartphone In addition you can switch off your radio or use the mode button to select a different operating mode Display mode Spotify Connect Your radio has a range of display options when playing Spotify Connect Press the Info button to cycle through the different options a Progress bar Displays the playback progress for the track currently playing b Artist Displays the name of the artist for the track currently playing c Album Displays the name of the album from which the current track is taken d Bit rate Displays the bit rate and sampling rate of the track currently playing e Playback buffer Displays the radios internal buffer level Note If the Audio streaming from Spotify Connect is interrupted or stopped e g control passed to another device the message Waiting for Users is displayed 63 Spotify 09 08 Fables of Faubus Spotify P TT Spotify 14 51 Sweet Talker Artist Jessie J Spotify WC
25. to select the option Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Stations is highlighted on the display and then press the Tuning Control Rotary Note that the menu may offer one or more local selections based upon the country in which the unit is being used according to your internet IP address United Kingdom and BBC stations for example Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Location is highlighted on the display and then press the Tuning Control Rotary to select Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to scroll through the list of continents When the desired continent is highlighted press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter your selection The display will show a list of countries within the chosen continent If there are many countries shown you can scroll through the list continually in either direction For example if the chosen continent was Europe then to find the United Kingdom scroll up from the top of the list to the bottom by rotating the Tuning Control Rotary Press the Tuning Control Rotary to choose the desired country You will typically find that you then have the option to select either All Stations or one of a number of categories The lists are always sorted alphabetically and long lists will wrap around from top to bottom or bottom to top MODE MENU Internet radio Last listened Station list System settings Main menu A Internet radio My Favourites Local United Kin
26. to the Aux In socket located on the left hand side of your radio Typically this lead will have a 3 5mm stereo plug at both ends 2 Switch on your radio 3 Press the Mode button rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until AUX in mode is shown on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary to select the option 4 Press the play on the connected audio device If you are using its headphone output for the connection set its volume control to a level of somewhere between two thirds and maximum the objective is to get a strong audio signal but without too much distortion Then adjust the volume on the radio as required Note if using an iPod as the sound source you may need to set its output to maximum to get an adequate audio signal level 5 After use disconnect your player in order to listen to your radio conventionally MODE AUX Aux in 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 Access the menu for the current mode by pressing the Menu button Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to highlight the Main menu option then press the Tuning Control Rotary to confirm Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until System settings is highlighted and then press the Tuning Control Rotary to confirm the setting Rotate the Tuning Cont
27. 43 V H B N Today s Date 15 04 2014 oo hie FM 10 43 V H B N P Arts FM Radio w Wa Scan setting When using the FM mode your radio can be set to either scan local stations or to scan all stations including distant radio stations 1 Press the Mode button and rotate the Tuning Control Rotary as needed to highlight FM radio mode Press the Tuning Control Rotary to select the option 2 Press the Menu button to enter the FM menu 3 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Scan setting is highlighted and then press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the scan adjustment mode The current scan setting is indicated with an asterisk 4 To set your radio so that only the stations with the strongest signals are found during scanning rotate Tuning Control Rotary until YES is highlighted Press the Tuning Control Rotary to confirm the setting Normally this will restrict scanning to local transmissions Alternatively to set your radio so that all available stations are found during scanning local and distant transmissions rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until NO is highlighted Press the Tuning Control Rotary to confirm the setting MODE MENU FM 10 38 104 90MHz FM radio Ez FM Scan setting Audio setting System setting Main menu V FM station scan Strong stations only YES NO FM station scan Strong stations only YES NO
28. Again programs and Podcasts are grouped together as Podcasts and the same menu is used to access and listen to both types of programming Listen Again programs are also accessible via the Stations menu 1 Press the Menu button to enter the main Internet radio menu Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Station list is highlighted on the display and then press the Tuning Control Rotary 2 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Podcasts is highlighted on the display and press the Tuning Control Rotary 3 You may then search by location genre or using part of the name of the podcast The searches operate in exactly the same way as when searching for a conventional radio station Searching by location is done first by continent then by country You may then list All shows or search within a country by genre Searching by genre is more direct since once the genre is chosen the next menu display shows a list of available podcasts Searching by name operates in the same way as when searching for a named radio station selecting the oj symbol when you have entered the text You may enter one or more pieces of text which will be used for the search 4 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary and then press the Tuning Control Rotary to confirm your chosen podcast The display will show Connecting while it finds the new program MENU Internet radio Last listened Station list System settings Main menu
29. Do From Me to You She Loves You I Want to Hold Your Han Can t Buy Me Love My Playlist Delete from My playlist YES NO 40 41 Clearing the playlist 1 Press the Menu button to enter the main Music Player menu 2 To clear the whole playlist press the Tuning Control Rotary until Clear My playlist is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary 3 To clear the whole playlist rotate the Tuning Control until YES is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary to cause the playlist to be cleared 4 If you do not wish to clear the playlist highlight NO and press the Tuning Control Rotary to confirm Playing your playlists 1 Press the Menu button to enter the main Music Player menu 2 Press the Tuning Control Rotary until My playlist is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary button 3 To play the playlist from a particular track rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until the desired track is highlighted then press the Tuning Control Rotary to start play 4 While playing from the playlist you can use this function to jump to a particular track within the playlist While playing from the playlist you may add additional tracks or albums or remove specific tracks please see the preceding sections MENU Music player Shared media gt USB playback My playlist gt Repeat play Off Shuffle play Off
30. P server applications although many other are available Twonky Media Server Windows Apple Mac Linux TVersity Windows Elgato EyeConnect for Apple Mac OS X Media Tomb Linux MAC OS X Please refer to the documentation for your chosen server application for full details of its configuration and usage Accessing your audio files via a UPnP server If your computer is running Windows 7 then Windows Media Player version 12 includes a UPnP server which will make your files available to your radio If you have Windows Vista or XP Please refer to the section of Accessing your audio files via a UPnP server using Windows Vista and XP There are other UPnP server solutions available for non Windows users and for Windows users who may wish to use an alternative see the preceding section It is beyond the scope of this instruction book to cover all possible options for UPnP We explain the use of Microsoft s Windows Media Player here since that will be the first choice for the majority of users Set up UPnP access with Windows Media Player 12 1 Windows Media Player 12 referred to here as WMP 12 can create a library from all the media files available on your PC To add new media files to the library select Library then Music then All music or Artist Album etc This will show you the current library contents You may then simply drag and drop files from other locations into the library Alternatively with me
31. WFR 28C WFR 28 Made for E iPod iPhone Cirad Made for iPod Made for iPhone and Made for iPad mean that an electronic accessory has been designed to connect specifically to iPod iPhone or iPad respectively and has been certified by the developer to meet Apple performance standards Apple is not responsible for the operation of this device or its compliance with safety and regulatory standards Please note that the use of this accessory with iPod iPhone or iPad may affect wireless performance 4 Download on the ANDROID APP ON App Store P gt Google play The iSangean App enables remote control of the WFR 28C running on your iPhone iPod touch iPad or Android smartphone iSangean is the remote control app for Sangean Internet radios and media streamers for your iPhone iPod touch iPad or Android smartphone The app allows selection of Internet radio stations selection and control of media for UPnP DLNA music streaming from a local computer server or NAS device as well as control of FM radio and other functions where these functions are present on the radio The Now Playing screen provides radio station or media information with direct control of the radio volume Download iSangean from Apple iTunes Apple Store and Google Play now Contents Introd uction 1 tite ete aee tee onus 3 7 Before you can
32. Your radio will switch off after the preset sleep time has elapsed 5 Your radio will switch into standby mode after the preset time has elapsed An active sleep timer is shown using a small timer indicator at the bottom of the playing displays This indicator also shows the sleep time remaining before the radio switches itself into standby mode 6 To cancel the sleep time before the preset time has elapsed and to turn off the radio press the Standby button to turn the unit off manually To cancel the sleep timer and leave the radio playing go back into the sleep timer settings steps 1 to 3 above and select the Off option in step 3 Alternatively simply press the Standby button twice in succession to cancel the timer and switch the radio back on again MENU Alarm 1 15 minutes FM 11 00 105 10MHz C ES Set sleep time Sleep OFF Main menu FM Aux in Sleep Alarms System settings 74 Inactive standby Your radio can be set to standby mode automatically if it idles for a preset period of time The idle time setting can be adjusted between 2 4 5 and 6 hours 1 Press the Menu button and rotate the Tuning control Rotary until System Settings is highlighted Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the menu 2 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Inactive Standby is highlighted Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the setup Options for idle t
33. aeria The company reserves the right to amend the specification without notice Different model names are applied according to various market areas If at any time in the future you should need to dispose of this product please note that Waste electrical products should not be disposed of with household waste Please recycle where facilities exist Check with your Local Authority or retailer for recycling advice Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive 90
34. an sound radio Aston FM Atlantic FM Audio Book Radio BBC Radio 1 20 21 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 Press the Menu button to enter the main Internet radio menu Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Station list is highlighted on the display and then press the Tuning Control Rotary 2 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Stations is highlighted on the display and then press the Tuning Control Rotary 3 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Search stations is highlighted on the display and then press the Tuning Control Rotary 4 To enter the search word s press the Tuning Control Rotary on the remote control to highlight each character for the search in turn and press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter If you make an error press the Info button to access the delete character erse on the screen and the character selection After the final character of the search has been entered use the Info button and then the Tuning Control Rotary to highlight the ox symbol on the screen and then press the Tuning Control Rotary to finish 5 The radio will search for radio stations that match your search data If you include a space between two search items the radio will look for sta
35. and FM radio functions can operate wherever the internet radio is able to receive a suitable broadcast signal IMPORTANT Before you continue make sure that your wireless access point or router is powered up and working with your broadband Internet service use your computer to verify this To get this part of the system working you must read the instructions supplied with the wireless access point or router Battery operation Battery operation using alkaline batteries 1 Remove the battery cover on the rear of the unit by pressing the catch Note Before you insert the batteries if you use non rechargeable batteries make sure the NiMH Alkaline switch which located inside the battery compartment is switched to Alkaline position If you use rechargeable batteries make sure to switch NiMH Alkaline switch to NiMH position 2 Insert 4 UM 1 D size batteries into the spaces in the compartment 3 Take care to ensure all batteries are inserted with correct polarity as shown on the rear cabinet Replace the battery cover 4 Reduced power distortion and a stuttering sound are all signs that the batteries need replacing 5 If the radio is not to be used for any extended period of time it is recommended that the batteries are removed from the radio Battery operation using rechargeable batteries 1 Slide the battery switch to the NiHM position 2 Insert 4 UM 1 batteries into spaces in the compartment Make sure all batterie
36. and go back to the DNS settings screen Having entered the SSID you must enter details of the encryption system used on your wi reless network This should be the same as specified in your router settings If your network does not use encryption then select the Open option Your radio should then connect to the network so skip to step 11 If your network uses WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy select the Pre Shared Key option then go to step 8 The remaining options are for WPA or WPA2 WiFi Protected Access see step 9 Ez DNS 5 9 Primary DNS 192 168 1 1 Secondary DNS LN uod ug E SSID 6 9 mynetwork 0123456789 _ BHSP abcdeFghi jkimn oparstuvwxyzABC OR DEFGHIJRLMNOPQR CANCEL Authentication 7 9 Open Pre Shared Key WPA WPA2 Encryption type 8 9 Disabled WEP Key 9 9 01234ABCDE Mf 0123456789 8 BHSP sbcdeFghi jkimn opqrstuvuxuzRBc L_OR DEFGHIJHRLMNOPQR CANCEL 14 15 8 10 11 If you chose Pre Shared Key in step 7 you should then choose the WEP option The key should be entered using only the numbers 0 9 and the letters A F The key will be 10 charac ters long for 64 bit encryption and 26 characters long for 128 bit encryption The radio will accept lower case letters a f as equivalent to upper case A F Spaces or
37. atures 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 radio unless it is recommended to you by Sangean Customer Services Updating the software may remove all network settings radio station presets and alarm settings from your radio It is important that you do not attempt this procedure unless you have a good Internet connection and a reliable mains power supply If the radio connects to your router using a WiFi connection make sure that this is also reliable before proceeding 1 The Software update option is accessed via the System settings menu When you select Software update the menu will display Auto check setting and Check now If you want your radio to check periodically for new software versions rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to highlight Auto check settings Then press the Tuning Control Rotary and select YES If you do not want your radio to check for updates select the NO option To check if there are any software updates available currently press the Tuning Control Rotary to highlight Check now and then press the Tuning Control Rotary to confirm the setting The radio will check to see if an update is available The display will show Checking for new versions If there are no updates then the display will show Software up to date If a software update is available your
38. ct as your UPnP Universal Plug and Play media server If not already installed on your PC Windows Media Player 11 may be downloaded from Microsoft s web site and installed by following the instructions detailed in its installation wizard or by using Microsoft s Windows Update facility 2 Once installed Windows Media Player 11 can create a library from all the media files available to it on your PC To add new media files to the library select the Library tab then Add to Library gt Advanced Options click Add choose the files you wish to add and click Ok The next step is to connect your radio to Windows Media Player 11 and to configure the program to allow the radio to access your media library 3 Press the Standby button to switch the unit on Then press the Mode button and rotate the Tuning Control Rotary as needed until the Music Player mode display is shown Press the Tuning Control Rotary to select the option The main Music Player menu will then be displayed 86 87 Set up UPnP access on a Windows PC cont 4 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Shared media is highlighted and press the Tuning Control Rotary The radio will scan for all available UPnP servers It may take a few seconds for the radio to complete its scan The radio will display lt Empty gt if no UPnP servers are found After scanning select your UPnP server using the Tuning Control Rotary If you are using WMP 11 as th
39. current mode by pressing the Menu button 2 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until System settings is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the system settings menu Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Brightness is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary to confirm the setting 3 In brightness menu there are 3 settings Time out to adjust the length of time before the backlight turns off On level to adjust the the brightness when the radio is in use Dime level to adjust the brightness when the radio is in stanby Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to select your option and press the Tuning Control Rotary to confirm your setting e MENU Main menu FM Aux in Sleep Alarms System settings Brightness Contrast Equaliser Network Time Date System settings M Backlight Timeout On level Dim level 78 79 Language selection By default your radio will display all menus and messages in English You can choose your preferred language 1 Access the menu for the current mode by pressing the Menu button Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until System settings is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the settings menu 2 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Language is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the menu 3 Rotate the Tuning Control R
40. d Absolute Radio eurosmoothjazz Rock Antenne Radio Luxembourg EldoRadio Internet radio 12 34 Radio Luxembourg Description Radio Luxembourg the best in classic rock Display modes Your radio has a range of display options when in Internet Radio mode Note that not all information may be available for all Internet radio stations 1 Press the Info button to cycle through the different options a Description b Genre c Reliability d Format e Playback buffer f Date Displays information about the radio station or scrolling text messages such as artist track name phone number etc Displays program type information e g Pop Classic News etc and the location of the current radio station Displays the reliability of the data stream from the station currently being received Displays the bit rate and format of the station being received Displays status when connecting to and playing a radio station This indicates the reliability of the data stream to your radio If there are no bars shown to the right of the dividing line then the data stream reliability may be poor and you may find that there are many breaks in the audio this is not always the case for REAL audio streams Displays the current date Additional or alternative information may be displayed when listening to Podcasts Categories displayable can include Episode name Show description Show genre Show langua
41. d for the radio must remain accessible during normal use In order to disconnect the radio from the mains completely the mains plug should be removed from the mains socket outlet completely When you apply power the display on the radio will light up and say SANGEAN The first time that you use your radio or after Factory Reset the display will show Setup wizard and YES will be highlighted on the screen Press the Tuning Control Rotary to start the setup wizard The screen will ask if you wish to run the setup wizard again at the next start up This will lead to the main menu Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary on the right hand side of the unit to highlight the desired clock format either 12 or 24 hour then press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter your selection A menu allowing you to specify the auto update option for the clock will appear on the display The default of Update from Network will be the best option for most users Panett Setup wizard Start now YES NO Date Time 12 24 hour format 12 24 10 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to choose an auto update option for the clock This can be updated from DAB or FM radio from the Network or not updated The default is to auto update from the network If you choose any other option go to step 8 Otherwise you will first need to select the correct time zone and daylight saving
42. d will stop scanning when it finds a station of sufficient strength The display will show the frequency of the signal which has been found If RDS information is available after a few seconds the display will show the radio station name If you only hear hiss or interference simply press the Tuning Control Rotary to scan further Your radio may have found a spurious interference signal To find more FM stations press the Tuning Control Rotary to repeat the scan operation To scan down in frequency rotate the Tuning Control Rotary in a anti clockwise direction first and then press the Tuning Control Rotary Your radio will scan down the FM band from the currently displayed frequency and will stop scanning when it finds a signal of sufficient strength When the end of the waveband is reached your radio will recommence tuning from the opposite end of the waveband Use the Volume buttons to adjust the sound level as needed MODE FM 10 38 104 90MHz FM radio FM 10 39 V H B N FM Radio coo We Manual tuning 1 Carefully extend the telescopic aerial and press the Standby button to switch on your radio 2 Press the Mode button and rotate the Tuning Control Rotary as needed to highlight FM radio mode Press the Tuning Control Rotary to select the option 3 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to control the frequency that the radio will tune to The frequency will change in steps of 50kHz Wh
43. dia files or folders on the screen you may right click on the file or folder and select Include in library and then select Music In this way you can quickly add additional content to your music library 2 In WMP 12 click on Stream see picture at right and then select Automatically allow devices to play my media Then accept the Automatically allow all computer and media devices option There are other options see overleaf but this is the simplest if you just wish to quickly enable media streaming to your radio 3 Press the Standby button to switch the unit on Then press the Mode button and rotate the Tuning Control Rotary as needed until the Music Player mode display is shown Then press the Tuning Control Rotary The main Music Player menu will then be displayed Selecting Media Streaming in Windows Media Player 12 Windows Media Player OU gt library gt Music gt All music Organize v Stream v Create playlist v Allow remote control of my Player Tit Automatically allow devices to play my media Would Y is Your E 3 unawa Breathle Radio L What C The Rigl 1 Never Bi Videos Pictures f Other Libraries P Roberts Music test o0 0 vox Irresistit Forgiver Lough E Bu BS a MODE Music wy Musc player 4 32 33 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Shared media is highlighted and press the Tuning Control Rotary to select The radio w
44. e server your radio will then normally display Unauthorized Select to retry at this stage Your PC may prompt you that there has been a connection to your UPnP server Whether prompted or not in order that the radio may access the music files you will need to click the Library tab in WMP 11 and select the Media Sharing item to open the Media Sharing window Make sure the box Share my media to is ticked In the Media Sharing window the radio will be listed as an unknown device Click on the unknown device shown to select it then click the Allow button and then click OK Note If you are using Microsoft Windows firewall software this should be correctly configured by WMP 11 If you are using third party firewall software you may need to manually configure it to allow your unit and WMP 11 to communicate On the radio select the named server again using the Tuning Control Rotary If WMP 11 is now able to communicate with your radio you will be presented with some media selection options on the display Audio codecs Your radio supports a range of audio codecs which provide compatibility with a wide range of Internet Radio stations These also allow users to stream music from their computers or to play directly from USB and SD SDHC fl ash memory devices Note that for any given audio codec there are many streaming protocols available and thus even if an Internet Radio station uses a supported format
45. eams which may not be playable by your radio If you attempt to play such a stream your radio will normally display an error message of some kind The Sangean WFR 28C can only play MP3 WMA AAC and Real Audio internet radio streams 5 To look at modify or delete your added stations list on the website use the link My added stations in the My account area To delete an added radio station click on the icon with a heart and minus symbol 28 29 Selecting your favorite stations 1 Press the Menu button to enter the main Internet radio menu 2 Press the Tuning Control Rotary until Station list is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the menu 3 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until My Favourites is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary and your favorite stations list will appear on the display set up as described on the preceding page 4 Press the Tuning Control Rotary to highlight the required station and then press Tuning Control Rotary to confirm your selection The display will show Connecting while it finds the new station If the station has on demand content that is it gives the option of listening to programs which have already been broadcast Selecting a podcast BBC Listen again Should you be unable to connect to a particular station please note that some radio stations do not broadcast 24 hours per day and some stations are not always on
46. easily be adjusted later see Manually setting the clock If you have fol lowed the steps on the preceding pages successfully your radio will have connected to your router and then made a connection to the Internet and set its clock If this is the case then you can try listening to radio stations via the Internet Note To save the radio power consumption while your radio is powered with battery the radio will turn off fully when put into standby mode As a result if you switch off your radio when it is power supplied with battery next time when your radio is switched on the time on the screen will be reset and show as 00 00 However as soon as the radio connects with WiFi the time will update automatically from the network 24 08 2010 15 37 12 13 Changing the network connection In the sections above you chose how your radio would be connected to your network using a WiFi connection From time to time you may find that you need to connect to different computer networks The Internet setup menu allows you to change your radio s network settings scan for an alternative wireless network or to manually configure the network parameters The steps outlined below describe how you can do this see also the section Network Profiles Configuring the radio to use an alternative WiFi connection From the Network settings menu select Network wizard This will present you with details of any WiFi networks
47. ect ex when the complete key has been entered select cance to cancel an re run the Network Wizard If a WEP or WPA key has previously been entered for the selected SSID then the display will show Key Set If you have previously entered a different key you must clear this by selec ting the e se symbol This will remove the Set indication After the final character of the WEP or WPA key has been entered highlight the oxj symbol and press the Tuning Control Rotary Then screen will show Connecting and then Setup wizard completed Press the Tuning Control Rotary to exit setup wizard The radio should now be able to connect to the network Setup wizard Setup wizard completed Vv Press SELECT to exit Main menu Internet radio Spotify Music player DAB FM Key 0123456789 _ BHSP abcdefghi jklmn opgqrstuvwxyzABc L_OR DEFGHIJRLMNOPQR CANCEL Network settings Network wizard Scanning Setup wizard Setup wizard completed v Press SELECT to exit 18 Once you have connected your radio to the network and therefore also to the Internet it will display the main menu Press the Tuning Control Rotary to put the radio in Standby mode It should then display the time as obtained from the Internet If the time display is not correct for any reason it can
48. ed by the UPnP server software on your computer This allows you to search by a given information type Album Artist Genre etc and then to narrow the search to an album or to a particular track within an album Some UPnP server applications allow the search options to be customized The searches described here are just examples of the possibilities Listening to a complete album 1 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to choose content by Artist Album Genre etc according to your needs then press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter your choice 2 When you reach the album or folder the menu will then switch to showing the tracks in that album or folder When searching by UPnP they will normally be listed in track number order but as with the search criteria this can vary according to the server application used 3 With the first track in the album indicated press the Tuning Control Rotary The album will then begin playing While the radio is playing from your media library you may use the menus as described above to choose a different selection When you select the track from which to play the radio will then immediately begin playing the new selection J JENNY Jenny s music Music Video Pictures Playlists V VV M J Music All music Genre All Artists Contributing Artists Album Artists VV VV J Music The Beatles Beautiful South Beethoven Cat Stevens Cream VVVVV A The
49. emory devices It is not intended to be connected to hard disk drives or any other type of USB device It is possible to use SD or SDHC cards for media storage and playback when held in a suitable USB adaptor However due to the wide variation of such adaptors it is not possible to guarantee that al adaptor card combinations will work with the radio The WFR 28C has been tested with a range of USB memory devices of up to 64GB capacity USB memory must use the FAT or FAT 32 filing system in order to operate with the sound System However there are many different card variants available and not all cards can be guaranteed to work in the WFR 28C USB memory must use the FAT or FAT 32 filing system in order to operate in the WFR 28C Audio formats supported for playback are MP3 WMA AAC and WAV Playback does not support files encoded using WMA lossless WMA Voice WMA 10 professional nor files of any format which have DRM protection Cautions In order to minimize the risk of damage to your radio your USB Memory please place the unit such that the device cannot easily be knocked while it is inserted in the socket Remove the USB before carrying the unit or if not using the USB feature for a prolonged period Place the unit in Standby mode removing your USB memory device The USB connection is intended only for flash memory devices The use of hard disk storage media is not supported Play back via USB files stored on MP3 players is not g
50. en in standby mode MENU Main menu FM Aux in Sleep Alarms System settings System settings Equaliser Network Time Date Language vyvv Time Date Set Time Date Auto update Set format Set timezone Daylight savings Date Time 12 24 hour format 12 24 66 67 Manually setting the clock The WFR 28C radio will normally set its clock automatically to local time after a connection to the Internet has been established Should you need to set the time manually change the time zone or manually switch from winter to summer time GMT to BST also known as daylight savings time then please follow this procedure 1 Press the Standby button to switch on your radio 2 To set all time settings press the Menu button to access the menu for the current mode 3 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until System settings is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the system settings menu 4 To change the time zone setting go to step 11 To change from winter to summer time go to step 13 To change the current time or date setting rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Time Date is highlighted on the display then press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the time and date setting screen 5 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Set Time Date is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the cloc
51. en the end of the waveband is reached the radio will recommence tuning from the opposite end of the waveband 4 Use the Volume buttons to adjust the sound level as needed e MODE C VOLUME FM 10 38 104 90MHz si Pu Rado radio FM 10 39 V H B N ER coo We 56 57 Display modes Your radio has a range of display options when in FM mode 1 Press the Info button to cycle through the different options a Text Displays text messages such as the artist or track name phone in number traffic alerts etc b Program Type Displays the type of station being listened to such as Pop Classic News etc c Frequency Displays the frequency of the FM signal d Date Displays the current date Note If no RDS information is available then the radio will only be able to display the frequency There will be no text or program type information available under these conditions The radio only provides displays when there is information available So if there is no text for example that display is not available The RDS indicator at the bottom of the display shows that there is some RDS data present in the broadcast being received The stereo speaker display shows that the radio is receiving a stereo broadcast please see also Stereo Mono switching INFO FM 10 39 V H B N D hile FM 10 42 V H B N P 106 50MHz FM Radio wm Wa FM 10
52. en you are happy with the treble setting To adjust the loudness rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Loudness is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the setting and repeatedly press the Tuning Control Rotary to choose to activate or deactivate the loudness function Press the Back button and the display will prompt you to save the changes If you wish to save the changes highlight YES If you do not wish to save the changes highlight NO Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the selection To use the My EQ profile rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until My EQ is highlighted and then press the Tuning Control Rotary to make the selection The treble and bass settings will be remembered for the next time that you wish to use the My EQ setting BACK Equaliser Classic Pop News My EQ My EQ profile setup gt My EQ profile setup Bass 0 Treble 0 Loudness off Bass Bass 6 dB VM EEUU 14 0 14 Ez Treble Treble 6 dB m M LEE B GN GP GE GL GL G 14 0 14 Brightness control The brightness of the display can be adjusted for when the radio is in standby and for when it is in use If you use the unit in the bedroom you may prefer a lower standby brightness level than a higher brightness setting 1 Press the Standby button to switch on your radio Access the menu for the
53. ength e Bit rate and audio type f Date Displays text messages such as the artist or track name phone in number traffic alerts etc Displays the type of station being listened to such as Pop Classic News etc Displays the name of the DAB multiplex to which the current station belongs as well as its broadcast frequency Displays the signal error and strength for the station being listened to A lower error number indicates a better quality of radio signal The signal strength graph can be used when positioning the radio or its antenna For good reception the graph should occupy three or more blocks Displays the digital bit rate and audio coding information for the station being listened to Displays the current date A signal strength indicator is always shown in the lower area of the display on the right hand side If the broadcast being received is in stereo then the stereo speaker symbol will be shown If the currently tuned station has been stored as a preset then the preset number will also be shown INFO DAB 12 34 Heart More music variety on Heart fr a DAB 12 34 Heart Pop Music Bel a DAB 12 34 Heart MXR Yorkshire Freq 223 936MHz Bele DAB 12 34 Heart Signal error 5 Strength BENNE fe a DAB 12 34 Heart Bit rate 128 kbps Codec MP2 Channels Joint Stereo Bel a DAB 12 34 Heart Today s Date 14 09 2010 Bel a Finding new DAB rad
54. et an access code from each radio in order to add it to the account They may then share your favorite and added radio station details Internet radio Jj Internet radio Last listened BBC gt Station list Stations gt System settings Podcasts gt Main menu My Added stations gt Help gt Jj Help Jj Get access code Get access code FAQ Access code 123ABCD Configuring My Favorite Stations 1 Using the website at http www wifiradio frontier com it is possible to search among the many radio stations that are available by location genre or language You may also choose from new or popular stations 2 When the radio stations that you have found are shown on your computer screen they are shown with a Play icon and an Add to favourites icon the plus symbol and heart Clicking on the Play icon will allow you to hear the radio station via your computer Clicking on the Add to favourites icon will cause the radio station to be added to the list accessible via your radio 3 To help you organise your favourites and since you may have a many after a while the website will allow you to specify the name for a category or group under which the radio station will be listed on your radio Suitable names might be Rock Smooth Mum s stations and so on Whenever you add another radio station to your favourites you can either add it to an existing 4 Once you have Internet radio
55. g Control Rotary and then press the Tuning Control Rotary to select as you needed Select e se to erase a character just entered long press to clear Info again to continue select ox when the complete encryption key has been entered select canceg to cancel and go back to the TKIP AES options screen Once the key is entered the radio should connect to the network While the radio is trying to connect to the network it will display Processing when chec king the encryption key and then Connecting If the connection is made successfully the radio will return to the Network settings menu If the unit cannot connect then it will display a Failed to connect message and will return to the SSID entry screen step 6 Once connec ted the network settings are stored in the radio The settings are retained when the radio is disconnected from the mains You may now use the Back and Mode buttons to access the functions of your radio Authentication Open Pre Shared Key WPA WPA2 7 9 Encryption type TKIP AES 8 9 Key A Key For My Networki 0123456789 _ BHSP abcdeFghi jkimn opqrstuvwxyzABC OR DEFGHIJRLMNOPOR CANCEL 9 9 Network settings Please wait Connecting Network settings Network wizard View settings Wlan region gt Manual settings Network profile gt
56. gdom BBC Stations Podcasts vvvvy A Stations Location Genre Search stations Popular stations New stations A Location A Europs Africa Asia Caribbean Central America Europe Vvvvyv Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Vatican vyvvv AM United Kingdom A All Stations All stations Highlighted stations Alternative Ambient Celtic vvvvyv Asian sound radio Aston FM Atlantic FM Audio Book Radio BBC Radio 1 18 19 8 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to highlight your chosen radio station and then press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter your selection The display will show Connecting while the radio connects to the new station The station should then start playing Adjust the volume as needed 9 If the station has on demand content that is it gives the option of listening to programs which have already been broadcast or to Podcasts there will be an additional screen showing the radio station name as well as a Podcasts option These are selected using additional menus determined by the radio station and the content There may simply be a list of programs or there may also be options to choose from broadcasts on particular dates or days of the week The examples shown here are typical Podcasts and Listen Again content can also be accessed separately from the main Internet Radio menu If your radio cannot connect to a radio sta
57. ge Episode URL Bit rate Codec Sampling rate Whenever the radio is displaying an information screen as opposed to a menu screen the time is displayed in the top right corner of the display and a WiFi strength indicator is shown in the bottom right corner INFO Internet radio 16 01 Final Fantasy Radio Reliability Excellent Internet radio 16 01 Final Fantasy Radio Bit rate 40 kbps Codec MP3 A Sampling Rate 22 0 kHz Internet radio 16 01 Final Fantasy Radio Playback buffer Y Internet radio 16 01 Final Fantasy Radio Today s Date 28 03 2014 26 27 Customizing your radio In addition to storing your favourite radio stations in the radio presets your radio allows you to create customised lists of stations which can appear in two special menus on the radio called My Favourites and My Added Stations Your radio uses a database which is accessed via the Internet in order to find out which radio stations are available and how it should connect to them You are able to add your personal selections to this database These will only be accessible by you using your PC or your radio You can choose the stations which will appear in the My Favourites menu from the large selection already listed Additionally if you find a radio station that is not listed then you may also add the Internet address URL of
58. he correct WEP or WPA key into the radio to allow it to communicate with your wireless network 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 documentation provided with it WPA is used here to also include WPA2 WEP keys are 10 or 26 characters long using 0 9 and A F Some wireless Routers can also use pass phrases for WEP but these are not supported WPA keys are usually set up using a pass phrase of between 8 and 63 characters Your radio accepts pass phrases for WPA keys To enter the WEP or WPA key characters are selected and entered using the Tuning Control Rotary The highlight scrolls through the available characters as well as the three controls on the right The character currently highlighted will be entered when you press the Tuning Control Rotary Do this as needed until the complete key has been entered Re member WEP keys only use the numbers 0 9 and letters A F WPA keys are sensitive to up per and lower case characters You must enter the key exactly or the radio will not connect to the network The three controls on the right hand side of the screen have special functions You can quickly access these by pressing the Info button and then use the Up or Down and Select buttons as needed select esse to erase a character just entered sel
59. he press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the selection Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until the desired alarm 1 or 2 is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter alarm setup Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Time is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary to adjust the alarm time Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to choose the alarm hour Press the Tuning Control Rotary to confirm the setting Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to choose the alarm minute Press the Tuning Control Rotary to confirm the setting The display will then return to the alarm setting menu If the radio has been set to use a 12 hour clock format there will also be an option here for setting AM or PM for the alarm time MENU 4 Alarms Alarm 1 Off 00 00 Alarm 2 Off 00 00 Alarm 1 Enable Off Time 00 00 Mode Buzzer Volume 20 Save Alarm 1 Set time 07 00 Alarm 1 Set time 07 30 Setting the alarm clock cont 7 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to highlight Enable and press the Tuning Control Rotary The display will show the Frequency options for the alarm The alarm frequency options are as follows Off the alarm will be disabled Daily the alarm will sound everyday Once the alarm will sound once Weekends the alarm will sound only at weekends Weekdays the alarm will sound on
60. he stations will be added to the list which is stored in the radio The bar graph indicates the progress of the scan When scanning is completed the radio will list the stations found in numeric alpha order 0 9 A Z unless it has previously been tuned to a DAB station Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to scroll through the list of available DAB radio stations Press the Tuning Control Rotary to select the highlighted station The display may show Connecting while the radio re tunes Press the Volume buttons to set the sound level as needed If the station list is still empty after the scan the display will show No stations found If no stations are found it may be necessary to relocate your radio to a position giving better reception MODE VOLUME DAB pas a radio Scan Stations 24 Scanning TT 2 Station list Heart heat Kerrang Kiss LBC DAB 12 34 LBC London s Biggest Conversation LBC Dd 4 Selecting a DAB radio station 1 When playing a DAB radio station the display normally shows the name of the current station with other related information 2 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to access the radio station list and to scroll through the available stations 3 Press the Tuning Control Rotary to select the highlighted station The display may show Connecting while the radio re tunes 4 Use the Volume buttons to set the
61. here are many variations of each format as well a variety of streaming protocols in use by different radio broadcasters Your radio has been designed to play the vast majority of coding and streaming formats in current use by broadcasters MENU Internet radio Last listened Station list gt System settings gt Main menu gt A Internet radio BCC Stations Podcasts My Added stations Help VVVVVYV J My Added stations Aardvark Radio Brooklands FM Huntingdon Community Ra 30 31 Music player Use with Windows Apple Mac and Linux The Music Player allows you to play audio files which are stored on computer in your network In order to play files from a computer on your network your radio must connect to a file server application which uses the Universal Plug and Play UPnP protocol If your computer uses Windows 7 Vista or XP then it is likely that your computer already has a UPnP server application available Windows Media Player versions 11 and 12 has this capability and it is able to make your files available to your radio It also allows you to select files by Album Artist and so on Windows Media Player 12 can serve MP3 WMA AAC and WAV files to your radio Windows Media Player 11 is only able to serve MP3 and WMA files to your radio If you are an Apple Mac or Linux user there are other UPnP server applications which you may use with your radio The Music P
62. ich is then stored in memory Whenever it synchronizes the clock using the internet including after a power failure your radio will then set the clock automatically using this information You may wish to use the radio away from the internet in which case you may specify that the unit sets its clock from DAB or FM radio broadcasts After a power failure the radio will then set its clock the next time that you turn on the radio in DAB or FM mode Alternatively you may specify that the time is not automatically updated In this case the clock must always be set manually after a power interruption 1 With your radio switched on press the Menu button to access the menu for the current mode 2 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until System settings is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the system settings menu 3 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Time Date is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the time setup 4 Rotate Tuning Control Rotary until Auto update is highlighted on the display Press Tuning Control Rotary to enter the auto update menu 5 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to choose an update option from Update from DAB Update from FM Update from Network or No update as required Press the Tuning Control Rotary to confirm your choice The radio will then exit to the previous menu display MENU Main menu FM Aux in Sleep Alarm
63. ighted Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the station order adjustment mode Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to choose between Alphanumeric Ensemble and Valid Alphanumeric sorts the station list alpha numerically 0 9 A Z Ensemble organizes the station list by DAB multiplex Valid shows only those stations for which a signal can be found The current setting is indicated by an asterisk Press the Tuning Control Rotary to select the required station order Press the Back button as needed to return to the DAB menu or to the stations list MODE MENU DAB B ds radio DAB Scan Manual tune Prune invalid DRC Station order Station order Alphanumeric Ensemble Valid Prune stations If you move to a different part of the country some of the stations which were listed may no longer be available Also from time to time some DAB services may stop broadcasting or may change location or frequency Stations which cannot be found or which have not been received for a very long time are shown in the station list with a question mark The Prune stations function will delete the marked DAB stations from your station list 1 Press the Standby button to switch on your radio 2 Press the Mode button and rotate the Tuning Control Rotary as needed to highlight DAB radio mode Press the Tuning Control Rotary to select the option 3 Press the Menu button to e
64. ill scan for all available UPnP servers It may take a few seconds for the radio to complete its scan The radio will display lt Empty gt if no UPnP servers are found After scanning select your UPnP server using the Tuning Control Rotary on the panel If you allowed automatic connection previously your radio should now connect and you may skip to the next page If you did not permit automatic connections your radio will then normally display Unauthorized at this stage Your PC may prompt you that there has been a connection to your UPnP server Whether prompted or not in order that the radio may access the music files you will need to click the Library tab in WMP 12 and select the Stream item to open the Media Streaming window Select Automatically allow devices to play my media then select Automatically allow all computer and media devices Alternatively select More Streaming options to enable sharing on a per device basis In the More streaming options window the radio will be listed as a blocked device Click on the button shown to select Allowed Note If you are using Microsoft Windows firewall software this should be correctly configured by WMP 12 If you are using third party firewall software you may need to manually configure it to allow your unit and WMP 12 to communicate On the radio select the named server again using the Tuning Control Rotary If WMP 12 is now able to communica
65. ime will appear on the display 3 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to select the desired idle time Use the OFF option to cancel the inactive standby function 4 You radio will switch to standby mode when your radio idle for a preset period of time Mute function Pressing the Mute button will mute the output from the loudspeakers 1 Press the Mute button to mute the sound output 2 Press the Mute button again or one of Volume buttons to un mute the sound output 75 MENU System settings Equaliser Network Time Date Inactive Standby Language VVVVV Timeout Off 2 hours 4 hours 5 hours 6 hours Display and Audio Equalizer function The sound on your radio can be adjusted to suit your personal taste for the material that you are listening to The WFR 28C has a range of equalizer modes Alternatively you may set the treble and bass levels to your own preferences which can be accessed from the My EQ menu item 1 Press the Menu button and rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until System settings is highlighted Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the setup 2 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Equalizer is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary to confirm 3 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to cycle through and highlight the various modes Press the Tuning Control Rotary to confirm your selection a Flat b Rock c Pop d Jazz e Classic f
66. io stations Should you wish to use your radio for DAB reception in a new location or if no stations were detected during the initial scan you can follow this procedure to allow your radio to find out which DAB radio stations are available 1 Ensure that the telescopic antenna is extended and then press the Mode button and rotate the Tuning Control Rotary as needed to highlight DAB radio mode Press the Tuning Control Rotary to select the option 2 Once in DAB mode press the Menu button 3 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Scan is highlighted on the display 4 Press the Tuning Control Rotary to initiate the scan The display will show Scanning and your radio will perform a scan of the DAB Band III frequencies As new stations are found the station counter will increase and stations will be added to the list The bar graph indicates the progress of the scan MODE MENU DAB Station list Scan Manual tune Prune invalid DRC Scan Stations 24 Scanning LITT 50 Manual Tuning Manual tuning allows you to tune directly to the various Band Ill DAB channels 5A to 13F 1 When in DAB mode press the Menu button so that the display shows the DAB menu MENU 2 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Manual tune is highlighted 3 Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter manual tune option a 4 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to choose the required DAB channel 5 Pres
67. is is entered in the same way 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 In most installations the DNS settings DNS Domain Name Server will be set to the same IP address as your router In this case the secondary DNS may be left at zero To enter the DNS address rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to set the value for each group of digits and then press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the value and to move on to the next group Repeat this until all eight groups of digits have been entered The next step is to set up the WiFi connection starting with the name of the wireless network SSID followed by the encryption options and password To enter the SSID characters are selected and entered using the Tuning Control Rotary The radio scrolls through the available characters as well as the three controls on the right The character currently highlighted will be entered when you press the Tuning Control Rotary Do this as needed until the complete network name has been entered The SSID setting is sensitive to upper and lower case cha racters and symbols You must enter it exactly as set up in your router The three controls on the right hand side of the screen have special functions select euse to erase a character just entered select ok when the complete SSID has been entered select cewceu to cancel
68. k setup The day digits will flash 6 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until the correct day is shown on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the selection The month digits will then flash 7 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to select the correct month Press the Tuning Control Rotary The year digits will then flash MENU Main menu FM Aux in Sleep Alarms System settings System settings Equaliser Network Time Date Language vVvvyv Time Date Set Time Date Auto update Set format Set timezone Daylight savings Set Time Date 24 08 2010 13 53 Set Time Date 24 08 2010 13 53 10 11 12 13 14 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to select the correct year Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the selection The hour digits will then flash Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to select the correct hour Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the selection The minute digits will then flash Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to select the correct minutes Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the selection The display will then return to the previous menu Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Set time zone is highlighted on the display then press the Tuning Control Rotary Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to highlight the time zone which is applicable to your location then press the Tuning Control Rotar
69. layer on the radio can playback audio files in MP3 WMA AAC and WAV formats WMA Lossless files can also be played when using Windows Media Player as it will convert these to a compatible format before streaming them to the radio Note that the playback of files encoded using WMA Voice WMA 10 Professional and for files which have DRM protection are not supported When using a UPnP server the search and selection criteria are determined by the server software but typically include Artist Album and Genre Many server applications also allow you to access your files according to the folders within which they are stored as well as other criteria Windows Media Player is less flexible than some other UPnP servers but is generally easier to set up It is supplied as a standard component of windows 7 Vista or XP Many UPnP server applications are also capable of sharing pictures and video files to other network connected devices if this is the case as it is with Windows Media Player 11 and 12 you may see the option of choosing between Music Video and Pictures on the Music Player s Menu You should only select the Music option Content offered via the alternative options will not be playable on your radio Some third part server application allow customization of the search criteria and indexing methods This can useful of you have a very large collection of store music files Here is a short selection of alternative UPn
70. line MENU Internet radio Last listened Station list System settings Main menu v Jj Internet radio My Favourites Local United Kingdom BBC Stations Podcasts VVVVV JY My Favourites Smith fav JJ Smith fav BBC Radio 2 BBC Radio 7 Bluegrass radio Heart Radio Luxembourg Selecting your added stations 1 Press the Menu button to enter the main Internet radio menu Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Station list is highlighted on the display and then press the Tuning Control Rotary to select 2 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until My Added Stations is highlighted on the display and then press the Tuning Control Rotary to select 3 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to highlight the required station and then press the Tuning Control Rotary to confirm your selection The display will show Connecting while it finds the new station Should you be unable to connect to a particular station please note that some radio stations do not broadcast 24 hours per day and some stations are not always on line In addition as mentioned in the previous section it is possible to specify audio streams for My added stations which are not compatible with your radio In this event the station will not be playable The Sangean WFR 28C can only play MP3 WMA AAC and Real Audio internet radio streams Note that the audio coding formats listed are generic terms T
71. menu Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Station list is highlighted on the display and then press the Tuning Control Rotary 2 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Stations is highlighted on the display and then press the Tuning Control Rotary 3 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Popular stations or New stations is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter your choice 4 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to highlight the station that you wish to listen to and then press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter your choice The display will show Connecting while the new station is found MENU Internet radio Last listened Station list System settings Main menu v A Internet radio My Favourites Local United Kingdom BBC Stations Podcasts VVVVV JJ Stations Location Genre Search stations Popular stations New stations Jy Stations BBC Radio 4 ENERGY ZURICH All Irish Radio Classic FM RTL 2 22 23 Selecting a podcast BBC Listen Again Some radio stations allow you to listen to programs that have already been broadcast The BBC s Listen Again service is an example of this In addition radio broadcasters and individuals may make programs which are intended normally to be downloaded into a computer or copied onto a portable media player These are commonly known as Podcasts On your radio both Listen
72. ms Alarm 1 On 07 30 Alarm 2 Off 00 00 Buzzer 11 07 Alarm Alarm 1 Enable Off Time 07 30 Mode Buzzer Volume 20 Save 72 73 Snooze timer 1 The buzzer or radio alarm can be silenced for 5 minutes by pressing the Alarm button Should you wish for a longer snooze duration this can be extended Pressing the Alarm button again while the radio is snoozed will set the available snooze time to 5 10 15 or 30 minutes 2 While the snooze timer is active the remaining snooze time is shown next to the flashing alarm icon on the clock display 3 In order to cancel the Snooze timer while the alarm is suspended press the Standby button The display will briefly show an Alarm Off message 15 04 2014 10 56 QQ11 47 Sleep timer Your radio can be set to turn off after a preset time has elapsed The sleep timer setting can be adjusted between 15 and 120 minutes in 15 minute increments 1 Press the Menu button and rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Main menu is highlighted Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the menu 2 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Sleep is highlighted Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the setup Sleep off will appear on the display 3 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to select the desired sleep time The options are 15 to 120 minutes in 5 minutes increment Use the OFF option to cancel the sleep function 4
73. network If the router supports WiFi Proteced Setup then WPS will be shown in front of the SSID It is possible and in some locations highly likely that your radio will find more than one wire less network in which case you should choose which one you need to connect to Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to see the SSID for each wireless network that has been found If your network is shown proceed to step 14 If it is not shown then proceed to step 12 If you make a mistake at any point use the Back button to go back to the previous screen If your network is not found it may be because the router is configured not to broadcast the SSID You should then use the Tuning Control Rotary to highlight and select the Manual config option in order to enter the network details manually This is described in Manual Network Configuration If your network name is being broadcast and it was not found then try re scanning press the Back button and if necessary try moving your radio to a location closer to your access point router When the SSID for the wireless network you wish to connect to is highlighted on the screen press the Tuning Control Rotary If WiFi Pretected Setup WPS was indicated you will see an additional menu at this point otherwise proceed to step 14 choose one of the WPS menu options as required for your router WPS may be via push button or using an identification number Push Button the display pr
74. nter the DAB menu 4 Press the Tuning Control Rotary until Prune invalid is highlighted Press the Tuning Control Rotary 5 To cause the stations list to be pruned eliminating unavailable stations rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until YES is highlighted on the display 6 Press the Tuning Control Rotary to cause the invalid station names to be removed from the station list If you do not wish to prune stations highlight NO and then press the Tuning Control Rotary The display will revert to the previous menu Note If you have moved your radio to a different part of the country you should also carry out a search for new stations please see the section Finding new stations MODE MENU DAB Das fado radio DAB Scan Manual tune Prune invalid DRC Station order Prune invalid This removes all invalid Stations continue YES NO 54 FM Radio Operating your radio in FM mode 1 Carefully extend the telescopic aerial and press the Standby button to switch on your radio Press the Mode button and rotate the Tuning Control Rotary as needed to highlight FM radio mode Press the Tuning Control Rotary to select the option Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary in a clockwise direction The displayed frequency will increase Press the Tuning Control Rotary to carry out an auto tune Your radio will scan up the FM band from the currently displayed frequency an
75. o the chosen network settings The display will then show a list of WiFi regional options for the network set up Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to highlight the required region and then press the Tuning Control Rotary to select it Your radio will then scan for available WiFi networks The radio will enter the Network Settings Wizard and will display Scanning After a short while the display will show a list of the available WiFi networks Auto update Update from DAB Update from FM Update from Network No update Set timezone UTC 00 00 Dublin Lon UTC 00 30 UTC 01 00 Madrid Arr UTC 01 30 UTC 02 00 Athens Ca Wlan region Network settings Most of Europe Keep network connected YES NO SSID Network settings Smith Jones Network wizard Rescan Scanning Manual config 11 12 13 14 You will first need to identify your network in the list of network names presented by the Network Wizard If no networks are found then you may have to get your wireless router working please see the instructions supplied with it or you may be too far from the router When the radio finds your wireless network it displays the Network Name SSID for the wi reless access point on the screen This is a name that is allocated to the access point in your router by the person who set up the network for example Jones family or Paul s
76. of display options when in Music Player mode Note that the availability of information depends on the specific media files their format and upon the server capability Not all UPnP servers make information from the media files available in the same way INFO 1 Press the Info button to cycle through the different options a Progress bar Displays the playback progress for the track currently playing b Artist Displays the artist information for the track currently playing c Album Displays the album information for the track currently playing d Format Displays the bit rate and format of the track currently playing e Buffer Displays the radios internal buffer status during media playback Whenever the Music Player is displaying an information screen as opposed to a menu screen the time is displayed in the top right corner of the display and a WiFi strength indicator is shown in the bottom right corner together with an indicator showing the radio is obtaining the media from a UPnP server Music player 19 14 Sleep Away 3 11 3 22 z Music player 19 15 Sleep Away Album Not specified 2 Music player 19 16 Sleep Away Today s Date 07 04 2014 Music player 19 16 Sleep Away Playback buffer z Music player 19 16 Sleep Away Bit rate 192 kbps Codec MP3 Sampling Rate kHz z Playlists Sometimes you may wish to set up a list of mu
77. ompts you to press the WPS button on your router and then the Select button on the radio The two devices should then connect with the encryption key sent automatically to the radio PIN the display shows an identification number which you must enter into your router using a web browser refer to your router s user documentation You should then press the Select button on the radio Skip WPS if you wish to enter the encryption key yourself or if it was previously Entered If you choose Push Button or PIN the screen will then show Connecting and then Setup wizard completed Press the Tuning Control Rotary to exit setup wizard SSID Jones family WPS Paul s network Smith Rescan Wired SSID WPS Paul s network Smith Rescan Wired Manual config WPS Menu Push Button PIN Skip WPS v Network settings Please wait Connecting 10 11 15 16 17 If your network is configured without an encryption key the screen should say Connecting and then Setup wizard completed Press the Tuning Control Rotary to exit the setup wi zard and show the main menu If this is the case then you have successfully connected your radio to your network If the screen displays Key it is because the network is using one of the encryption systems Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP or WiFi Protected Access WPA You will need to enter t
78. otary until your preferred language is highlighted and press the Tuning Control Rotary to confirm the setting MENU System settings Inactive Standby Language Factory Reset Software update Setup wizard gt Language English French German Italian Danish Headphone socket A 3 5mm Headphone Socket located on the left hand side of your radio is provided for use with headphones Inserting a plug automatically mutes the internal loudspeaker Please be aware that the sensitivity of headphones can vary widely We therefore recommend setting volume to a low level before connecting headphones to the radio It is also recommended to reduce the volume before unplugging your headphones IMPORTANT Excessive sound pressure from earphones and headphones can cause hearing loss Line out socket 3 5mm Jack A 3 5mm Line Out socket located on the left hand side of your radio is provided for connecting the audio signal to an external amplifier Inserting an audio cable into this socket will not mute the internal loudspeaker Set the volume control on the radio to minimum if desired 80 81 Auxiliary input socket A 3 5mm Auxiliary Input socket located on the left hand side of your 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
79. other functions may be performed from your computer 3 At your Windows 7 PC locate the file album or playlist that you wish to play on the radio 4 Use the right hand mouse button to pop up a menu of option for the chosen item and select the Play to option 5 Windows should show you one or more devices including your radio to which you may choose to send the music Highlight the radio item and click with the left mouse button 43 06 04 2011 15 37 E 06 04 2011 15 37 Windows will then open a Play to window showing the track or tracks to be played Your computer will then take control of your radio Your radio will then enter the Digital Media Renderer mode DMR and after a few seconds the radio will start playing The display on the radio will show that it is in DMR mode While the radio is playing in DMR mode you can use the controls in the Play to window on your computer to skip tracks fast forward or rewind to pause or restart and to change the volume on the radio You may also use the controls on your radio to adjust volume display track information press the Info button or to change operating mode It is not possible to skip tracks or pause playback using the radio s controls while it is in DMR mode While playing you may select additional content within Windows and again use the Play to function see step 3 5 The additional tracks will be added to the playlist in the current Play to
80. p is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the Help menu 3 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until FAQ is highlighted Press the Tuning Control Rotary to display some frequently asked questions 4 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to choose a question that suits your requirements and press the Tuning Control Rotary to listen to the answer Adjust the volume as needed Main menu FM Aux in Sleep Alarms System settings gt System settings Factory reset Software update gt Setup wizard info Info SW version ir mmi FS2026 0200 0008 _V2 0 20 31732 1B8 Radio ID 002261123ABC Accessing your audio files via a UPnP server using Windows Vista and XP If your computer is running Windows Vista or XP then Windows Media Player version 11 includes a UPnP server which will make your files available to your radio There are other UPnP server solutions available for non Windows users and for Windows users who may wish to use an alternative see the section of Use with Windows Apple Mac and Linux It is beyond the scope of this instruction book to cover all possible options for UPnP We explain the use of Microsoft s Windows Media Player here since that will be the first choice for the majority of users Set up UPnP access on a Windows PC 1 If your PC is running Microsoft Windows Vista or Windows XP then you can use Microsoft s Windows Media Player version 11 to a
81. perating modes Internet Radio DAB DAB radio Music player FM radio and Auxiliary Input MODE FM 3 Pressing the Menu button will access the menu system whereas the Info button allows the display of information relating to the radio station or music file being played 4 Many operations require the user to make a selection from the menu Highlight the menu item MENU INFO using the Tuning Control Rotary on the right side of the radio Press the Tuning Control Rotary to select that item If there are more than five items in a menu then the display will automatically Scroll up or down so that the additional items become visible If there are many items in a menu then the radio allows the menu to wrap around in either direction This can make it easier to reach items at the end of a long menu such as a list of countries or Internet radio stations e 5 If an error is made when navigating the menus it is generally possible to go back to a higher level menu by pressing the Back button Configuration Connecting your radio to your computer network 1 Place your radio on a flat surface and plug the mains lead into the mains socket located on the left side of your radio ensuring that the plug is pushed fully into the socket Plug the other end of the mains lead into the wall socket and switch on the wall socket IMPORTANT The mains plug is used as the means of connecting the radio to the mains supply The mains socket use
82. radio will then offer the choice of updating the software or not displaying New version available Update software Select the YES option if you wish to go through the update process If you choose to update your radio it will first download the new software and will then reprogram its internal memory This may take a few minutes depending on the speed of your internet connection Once the software update is completed the radio will prompt you to press select to restart Press the Tuning Control Rotary and your radio will then restart You may find that you will need to reconfigure your network connection following an update You may also need to re enter all radio station presets alarm settings and configuration options VERY IMPORTANT Do not switch off the power to the radio until the update operation is complete and the radio has restarted otherwise the unit may become permanently damaged Main menu FM Aux in Sleep Alarms System settings gt System settings Factory reset Software update Info gt Software update Auto check setting Check now Software update Check periodically for new versions YES NO E Software update Auto check setting Check now Network profiles Each time that you connect your radio to a WiFi network the radio will store the details of that connection SSID security key DHCP IP add
83. re www spotify com connect third party licenses 1 Prepare for playback e Download Spotify app spotify to your smartphone or tablet and log in to the app e Check the network environment and then turn on this radio s power please refer to Configuration in the previous section Note It is necessary that your radio and your smartphone connect to the same wifi network so that you can find the radio on your smartphone or tablet later e Ensure your radio has the Keep Network Connected option turned on to enable Spotify Connect to access the radio in Standby mode or non network mode DAB FM Aux In 2 Open Spotify on your smartphone then enter the Playback screen as shown in the right side 3 Press the Mode button and rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to highlight the Spotify mode display Press the Tuning Control Rotary to select the option The message Waiting for Users is displayed Spotify 14 16 Waiting for Users Spotify 4 Play tracks via your radio Press the Connect icon at the bottom right corner of the screen and you should find your radio amis Spotify 09 08 on the list Press the item and your smartphone tablet is linked with your radio e g WFR 28C aco Fables of Faubus You can see the green Connect icon indicating the connect is on radio Now you can listen to Hem audio streamed wirelessly from your linked smartphone tablet Spotty Note g If you cannot see
84. ress settings as a profile Up to four such profiles are stored in the radio so that if the unit is used in multiple locations there is no need to enter the network settings when returning to a location previously visited The radios stores the four most recent profiles in memory identified by their SSID Normally the radio will attempt to connect to one of the stored profiles and only if it is unable to do so will you need to use the Network Wizard In the event that you visit a location only once you may wish to delete the profile for the network in that location to avoid losing other profiles Access the menu for the current mode by pressing the Menu button Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until System settings is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the settings menu Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Network is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the Network settings menu Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Network profile is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary to see the stored profiles The profile which is currently in use if any is marked with an asterisk To remove a profile from memory rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to highlight the profile to be deleted and then press the Tuning Control Rotary to confirm the setting The radio will offer a YES or NO selection Rotate the Tuning Control Rotar
85. ress the Mode button and rotate the Tuning Control Rotary as needed until the Music Player mode display is shown Then press the Tuning Control Rotary The Music Player menu will then be shown on the display 2 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until My Playlist is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary button to enter the playlist 3 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to scroll through the playlist Tracks which are served via UPnP will show their track name Erasing a track from the playlist 1 Press the Menu button to enter the main Music Player menu 2 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until My Playlist is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary button to enter the playlist 3 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until the track you wish to erase is highlighted Press and hold the Tuning Control Rotary 4 You will be asked to confirm the deletion To delete the track rotate the Tuning Control Rotary buttons until YES is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary to cause the track to be deleted 5 If you do not wish to delete the track highlight NO and press the Tuning Control Rotary to cancel the operation MODE Music player Shared media My playlist Clear My playlist System settings Main menu VVVVV My playlist Love Me Do From Me to You She Loves You I Want to Hold Your Han Can t Buy Me Love My playlist Love Me
86. rol Rotary until Factory Reset is highlighted and then press the Tuning Control Rotary to confirm the setting Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to highlight YES to proceed If you do not wish to carry out a system reset highlight NO and then press the Tuning Control Rotary to confirm the setting The display will revert to the previous menu With YES highlighted a full reset will be performed and the radio will restart as if first plugged in The DAB stations list together with any preset stations will be erased and your wireless network connection details will be lost All configuration settings will be restored to their defaults the clock and alarms will be reset In case of malfunction for any reason reset the product as described above to resume normal operation It may be necessary in some cases to disconnect the mains power then reconnect power after 10 seconds In case of malfunction due to electrical fast transient burst reset the product as above reconnection of the power source may be required to resume normal operation MENU Main menu FM Aux in Sleep Alarms System settings gt System settings Time Date Language Touch pad set Rec Default dest Factory reset Factory reset Proceed YES NOx F SANASAN aii Setup wizard Start now YES NOx 82 83 Software update From time to time new software fe
87. rrent folder The list of tracks in the current folder will be displayed Alternatively if you have nested folders such as album folders within an artist folder then you will simply step to the next folder level Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to select the track and press the control to begin playing from the highlighted track All files in the current folder will then be played in turn Files are played in the order in which they exist in the filing system of the USB memory they are not Sorted by file name or track number Controlling playback from the USB memory device including shuffle and Repeat functions is explained in the section of Music player MODE 46 47 DAB Radio not available in WFR 28 sold in the US Using DAB mode for the first time 1 Carefully extend the telescopic aerial Press the Standby button to switch on the radio If the radio has been used before the last used mode will be selected Press the Mode button and rotate the Tuning control Rotary as needed so that DAB radio mode is selected on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary to select the option If this is the first time that DAB mode is used a quick scan of the Band IIl DAB channels will be carried out The display will show Scanning If the radio has been used before the last used station will be selected instead During the scanning process as new stations are detected the station counter will increase and t
88. s System settings System settings Equaliser Network Time Date Language vyvv Time Date Set Time Date Auto update Set format Set timezone Daylight savings Auto update Update from DAB Update from FM Update from Network No update Setting the clock format The clock display used in standby mode and on the playing mode screens can be set to 12 or 24 hour format The selected format is then also used when setting the alarms 1 With your radio switched on press the Menu button to access the menu for the current mode 2 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until System settings is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the system settings menu 3 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Time Date is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the time setup 4 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Set format is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the clock format menu The current clock display format is marked with an asterisk 5 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to select either 12 or 24 hour format Press the Tuning Control Rotary to confirm your choice of clock format The display will then revert to the previous menu If the 12 hour clock format is chosen the radio will then use the 12 hour clock for the setting of alarms and will display a 12 hour clock with an AM or PM indicator wh
89. s are inserted with the correct polarity as shown on the rear cabinet The radio is also designed to be used with NiMH rechargeable batteries Note Do not use a mix of old and new rechargeable batteries Do not use a mix of full and empty rechargeable batteries Do not use batteries that have a different mAh capacity Do not use damaged or leaking batteries 3 Make sure the radio is switched off and connected to the AC adaptor When the charge indicator flashes yellow indicating batteries are charging Batteries will be fully charged in around 10 hours The battery shows steady yellow light when the battery charging is complete Note Duration for charging your battery fully can be varied according to the mAh capacity of a battery Higher mAh batteries required longer charging time Important Under some conditions the charging LED indicator may switch off after flashing briefly This may happen if the batteries are already freshly charged or if the radio detects that you may be attempting to recharge alkaline batteries or mixed different types or capacity of rechargeable battery In these cases the charging will be stopped Using the AC power adaptor The AC power adaptor required for this unit should be 7 5 volts DC at 1 6A center pin positve Insert the adaptor plug into the DC socket on the left side of the radio Plug the adaptor into a standard mains socket outlet Whenever the adaptor is used the batteries are automatically
90. s setting see steps 6 and 7 If you choose No update you will need to set the clock manually later see the section of Manually setting the clock Press the Tuning Control Rotary to confirm your choice Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to highlight the time zone which is applicable to your location Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the setting You will then need to set the Daylight Savings option according to your location Daylight Savings is also known as Summer Winter time Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to highlight YES to turn on daylight savings if required or NO if you do not wish to use daylight savings then press the Tuning Control Rotary to confirm the setting You will then need to set Keep network connected By default your radio will shut down its WiFi connection when it is in standby This minimizes power consumption but it does mean that you will need to switch that radio on manually in order to use either the Play to function or any other remote control software If you need to be able to remotely control the radio even when it has been put into standby then rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to highlight YES to activate this function or NO to deactivate this function you can also choose to keep the network connected by using the Keep connected option in the network setting menu In the standby mode display either the WiFi signal indicator is shown with or without a cross through it according t
91. s the Tuning Control Rotary to cause the radio to tune to the chosen channel When the radio has tuned the display shows the channel number and frequency and the name of the DAB multiplex found if any A bar graph shows the signal strength and is useful if you need to reposition the radio or its aerial The minimum signal marker I which separates the left and BACK right parts of the signal graph shows the minimum signal level required for satisfactory reception ff N Any new radio stations found on the tuned DAB multiplex will be added to the list stored in the ex radio D 6 Press the Back button to choose a different frequency 7 Press the Menu button a second time to access the main DAB menu then select Station list to return to normal tuning 51 DAB Station list gt Scan Manual tune gt Prune invalid DRC gt Manual tune 11B 218 640 MHz 11C 220 352 MHz 11D 222 064 MHz 12A 223 936 MHz 12B 225 648 MHz Manual tune 11C 220 352 MHz NOW Cam Strength Dynamic Range Control setting Dynamic Range Control also known as DRC can make quieter sounds easier to hear when your radio is used in a noisy environment by reducing the dynamic range of the audio signal 1 Press the Standby button to switch on your radio 2 Press the Mode button and rotate the Tuning Control Rotary as needed to highlight DAB radio mode Press the Tuning Control to select the option 3 Pre
92. se to keep the network connected by using the Keep connected option in the network setting menu In the standby mode display either the WiFi signal indicator is shown with or without a cross through it according to the chosen network settings Windows 7 Play to function UPnP renderer If your use Window 7 it is possible to choose a music album track or playlist at the computer and then tell Windows that this should be played on the radio using the Play to function Using suitable software sometimes known as a UPnP Control Point similar functionality is available for other computer types and for handheld devices using Apple s iOS or Android operating systems In this mode the radio acts as a UPnP Renderer 1 In order to use the Play to function the radio must be actively connected to the network The first time that you use the Play to function you will need to allow Windows to recognize your radio To do this please go to step 2 If you have previously used Play to so that Windows remembers your radio and you have configured your radio to keep its network connection in standby mode then go to step 3 2 If your radio is not currently running or does not have an active connection to your network then should first switch on your radio and select the Music player mode Then select Shared media from the menu so that the radio establishes a connection with Windows Media Player on your PC After this step all
93. sic tracks or albums which can then be played without further action as background music for a party for example Your radio can be configured to hold a queue of up to 500 tracks in a playlist menu The tracks or albums for the playlist can be selected from your UPnP server The playlist is held in memory in your radio until external power is removed or until the playlist is cleared from the menu Adding a single track to your playlist 1 When selecting or when playing a track using a UPnP server press and hold the Tuning Control Rotary and the display will show Added to My playlist 2 The track will be added to the playlist for playback later Adding an entire album or folder 3 When using a UPnP server highlight the chosen album artist or folder and press and hold the Tuning Control Rotary The display will show Added to My playlist 4 Each of the tracks within the album artist or folder selection will be added to the playlist individually This allows any unwanted tracks to be removed from the playlist if needed see the following sections 39 A The Beatles 1 Love Me Do gt From Me to You gt She Loves You gt I Want to Hold Your Han gt Can t Buy Me Love gt v Added to My playlist JJ All Artists The Beatles Beautiful South Beethoven Cat Stevens Cream VVVVV v Added to My playlist Viewing your playlist 1 Press the Standby button to switch on the unit P
94. ss the Menu button to enter the DAB menu 4 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until DRC is highlighted on the display 5 Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the DRC adjustment mode The current DRC setting will be indicated with an asterisk 6 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to highlight the required DRC setting the default is Off DRC Off DRC is switched off Broadcast DRC will be ignored DRC high DRC is set as sent by broadcaster DRC low DRC level is set to 1 2 that sent by broadcaster 7 Press the Tuning Control Rotary to confirm the setting Note Not all DAB broadcasts use the DRC function If the broadcast does not provide DRC information then the DRC setting in the radio will have no effect MODE MENU DAB DAD rado radio DAB Station list Scan Manual tune Prune invalid DRC DRC DRC high DRC low DRC off 52 Station order setup Your radio has 3 station order settings from which you can choose The station order settings are alphanumeric ensemble and valid Note The default station order on your radio is alphanumeric 53 1 Press the Standby button to switch on your radio Press the Mode button and rotate the Tuning Control Rotary as needed to highlight DAB radio mode Press the Tuning Control Rotary to select the option Press the Menu button to enter the DAB menu list Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Station order is highl
95. ss the Standby button to switch on your radio Select the Internet radio mode using the Mode button 2 Momentarily press the required Preset button on the remote control Your radio will then connect to the station stored in preset memory The preset used will be shown at the bottom of the display screen MODE v Preset stored Internet radio 12 34 Aural Moon Description Playing progressive rock old and new 24 25 Last Listened It is often helpful to be able to go back to a station that you have already listened to Your radio has a Last Listened feature which provides you with quick access to the ten most recently listened to radio stations or podcasts As each new radio station is listened to the oldest item is deleted from the list The Last Listened list is stored when the radio is disconnected from the mains 1 With the radio switched on and in Internet radio mode press the Menu button The first item on the menu is Last listened With this item highlighted press the Tuning Control Rotary 2 The display will then show a list of the last ten Internet radio stations or podcasts Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to highlight whichever you wish to listen to and then press the Tuning Control Rotary to cause your radio to reconnect to that radio station or podcast MENU Internet radio Last listened Station list gt System settings gt Main menu gt Last listene
96. station and the country from which a station is broadcast this may be the easiest method to find a station It is also a great way to experience radio from other parts of the world You may also search for an internet radio station by Genre If you prefer a particular type of music Blues for example you may search for a radio station that broadcasts that type of music and you can choose from a list of Blues radio stations regardless of location or taking location into account If you know part of the name of an internet radio station you can enter it into the radio and it will search for stations that match that name This can be helpful if you are unsure of the location or genre of a particular station The WFR 28C radio connects to a radio station database which serves many users in many countries This means that there is a very wide range of program content available You can also search for stations which have been recently added to those available new stations or you can search for the most popular Selecting a radio station by location Press the Standby button to switch the radio on Then press the Mode button and rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to highlight the internet radio mode display Press the Tuning Control Rotary to select the option Press the Menu button to enter the main Internet radio menu Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Station list is highlighted on the display and then press the Tuning Control Rotary
97. t leave your radio where excessive heat could cause damage The name plate is located on the rear of the radio The radio shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and no objects filled with liquids such as vases shall be placed on the radio It is recommended to operate the product such that there is a minimum distance 10cm recommended to adjacent objects in order to ensure good ventilation The ventilation of the product should not be restricted by covering it with items such as newspapers tablecloths curtains etc No naked flame sources such as lighted candles should be placed on the product It is recommended to avoid using or storing the product at extremes of temperature Avoid leaving the unit in cars on windows sills in direct sunlight etc The radio must be used in a moderate climate Specifications Power Requirements Mains Power Supply AC 100 240 V 50 60 Hz 12W Frequency Coverage FM DAB WiFi 87 5 108 MHz 174 928 239 200 MHz 802 11b and 802 11g supported with WEP and WPA WPA2 encryption Compatible with 802 11n routers which offer mixed mode support for 802 11b g Support dual frequency 5G 2 4G router WIFi 5G 5 15GHz 5 25GHz Band 1 for indoor only use Circuit features Output power Headphone socket Aux In socket Line Out socket Aerial System DAB FM 1W 3 5 mm diameter stereo 3 5mm diameter stereo 3 5mm diameter stereo Telescopic aerial Telescopic
98. te with your radio you will be presented with some media selection options on the display Music player Shared media My playlist Clear My playlist System settings Main menu Z A Shared media JENNY Jenny s music gt HOME PC Mum s music VVVVV v Allowing a device to connect to Windows Media Player 12 asl bol NA sad chee A E N SA E Er mee IL lowed Locating and playing media files using UPnP Once the UPnP server has been configured to share media files with your radio you may select the files that you wish to play as follows 1 Press the Standby button to switch on the unit Press the Mode button and rotate the Tuning Control Rotary as needed until the Music Player mode display is shown Then press the Tuning Control Rotary The main Music Player menu will then be displayed 2 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Shared media is highlighted on the display and then press the Tuning Control Rotary to cause the radio to scan for UPnP servers Note that it may take a few seconds for the radio to complete its scan The display will return to the Music Player menu if no UPnP servers are found 3 After a successful scan rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to highlight your UPnP server and then press the Tuning Control Rotary If the display shows multiple media types select Music Some UPnP servers can serve pictures and video content to suitable
99. that are found Scroll down the list using the Tuning Control Rotary to the desired network name Press Tuning Control Rotary to select this network The radio will then use its WiFi system to communicate with the network Depending on the settings for the new network you may need to enter an encryption key By default the radio will then acquire an IP address and other network settings from your router using DHCP Manual network configuration If you do not wish to use DHCP for automatic configuration or if your network is configured 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 is not recommended as a means of network security 1 From the radio Network settings menu select Manual settings You must then choose to connect using Wireless connections Entering this option there are as many as nine settings screens shown by the 1 of 9 progress marker in the top right corner of the display 2 The next menu asks whether you wish to use DHCP to configure your network parameters IP address subnet mask gateway address etc Unless you are familiar with networking and related terminology we recommend that you allow the use of DHCP Choose DHCP enable unless you need to specify the network details manually If you chose DHCP enable please skip to step 6 in order to set up the wireless connection details If you
100. the station s audio stream to your selection It will then appear on your radio via the My Added Stations menu item Registering an account 1 Open the web site http Avww wifiradio frontier com using the Internet browser on your computer Click on the Register here link and follow the on screen instructions to register an account During the registration process the web site asks for an access code This allows it to uniquely identify your internet radio from the many others that it also provides data for To obtain the access code please followthese steps With your radio switched on and in Internet radio mode press the Menu button then select Station list using the Tuning Control Rotary Scroll down the Station list menu to the item called Help Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the Help menu In the Help menu select the menu item Get access code Provided that the radio is connected to the Internet a code will be displayed of typically seven characters Upper case letters and numbers Make a note of this code for the next step If you need to re register late you must repeat this process to get a fresh access code You should then use the code displayed by the radio to fill in the Access Code field on the web page when you set up your account Once you have your account set up if you have other radios which use the same data base you may also add them to your account You will need to g
101. this does not guarantee that every such station will work with your radio The radio stations database to which your radio connects is checked for compatibility so that most stations should be playable without problems Similarly when streaming media from a computer while a codec may be supported there can be many subtle variations in formats tagging schemes and protocols even within UPnP In general your radio will play the supported formats with most common UPnP servers Bit Rates The following table summarizes the maximum supported bit rates for the various audio formats that are playable on your radio Higher rates may be playable in some cases but performance of the product may be affected Codec Maximum supported rate AAC LC 320 kbits sec MP3 320 kbits sec Real Audio 64 kbits sec WAV 1 536 Mbits sec WMA 3 320 kbits sec All codecs support 2 channel stereo coded files only All codecs support sample rates up to 48 kbits sec includes 32 and 44 1 kbits sec USB and SD SDHC playback supports MP3 and WMA formats only Files which have Digital Rights Management DRM protection applied will not be playable on your radio 1 The maximum supported bit rate is for a 48 kHz sampling 2 channels and 16 bits per sample 2 WMA Lossless WMA Voice WMA 10 Professional and files which have DRM protection are not supported 88 89 Cautions Do not allow your radio to be exposed to water steam or sand Do no
102. tion Note If your radio is unable to connect to an internet radio station it will generally either display Network Error or Stopped This can be for many reasons but typically will be due to one of the following The radio station may not be broadcasting at the present time The radio station may not be able to accommodate any more connections from internet listeners The broadcaster may limit listening to specific countries or regions There may be network congestion either locally or at a distance which is affecting the reliability of the connection If your radio can connect but the audio is not continuous and the radio keeps having to reconnect this may be due to the radio station only having limited connection capacity J BBC Radio 1 BBC Radio 1 Podcasts gt J BBC Radio 1 BBC Radio 1 Podcasts gt JY Podcasts Dick and Dom Eddie Halliwell Edith Bowman Fearne and Reggies Gilles Peterson vvyvvv J Edith Bowman 28 08 2009 August 28 27 08 2009 August 27 26 08 2009 August 26 25 08 2009 August 25 Internet radio 12 34 Edith Bowman Show description Edith Kickstarts your afternoon with music Selecting a radio station by genre MENU 1 Press the Menu button to enter the main Internet radio menu 2 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Stations is highlighted on the display and then press the Tuning Control Rotary to select 3
103. tion names which include both items Thus a search for ROCK 100 could find a station called 100 Classic Rock Hits as well as a station called 100 FM Rocks 6 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to highlight the station that you wish to listen to and press the Tuning Control Rotary to confirm your choice The display will show Connecting while it finds a new station MENU Internet radio Last listened Station list System settings Main menu Vv JJ Internet radio My Favourites Local United Kingdom BBC Stations Podcasts vyvvv A Stations Location Genre Search stations Popular stations New stations Stations ROCK 100 0123456789 ABCO BRSP EFGHIJRLMNOPQRS TUVUXYZ OR CANCEL A Search stations Radio10 Top 100 Classic Rock 100 DIZ Selecting a new or popular station As described in the section Internet Radio the basics your radio connects via the the Internet to a database of radio stations This option is provided to highlight stations which are newly added to the list of those available or stations which are particularly popular with listeners around the world Your radio allows you to easily choose stations from these two categories using menus very similar to those used when finding stations by location and genre 1 Press the Menu button to enter the main Internet radio
104. uarantee Inserting and removing memory devices 1 Plug the USB memory devices into the rectangular slot on the top of the unit Note the USB socket is upside down compared to those commonly found on PCs 2 To select USB mode press the Mode button and rotate the Tuning control Rotary until the Music Player mode is shown on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary to select the option Playing files from USB memory devices 1 Carefully insert the USB memory device into the USB slot Press the Standby button to switch on the radio The radio may detect the memory has been connected in which case it will ask whether you wish to open the folder view of the memory contents Press the Tuning Control Rotary to select Yes and skip to step 4 below If the USB memory was not automatically detected proceed as follows To select USB playback mode press the Mode button and rotate the Tuning control Rotary as needed until Music Player mode is selected Press the Tuning Control Rotary to select the option Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until USB playback is highlighted on the display and press the control Your radio will now list the content stored on the USB memory device If there are many files or folders this may take a few seconds Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to highlight the required folder and press the control to enter the cu
105. use this product sssssssseeeeee 3 4 Controls and connections sssssssssssssseee ette 5 6 Navigation controls ei o d d t E paste E geek 7 Network configuration Connecting your radio to your computer network 6 15 Network remote control options sss 16 Internet Radio mode sees eese eese eene nn tnn tnn annu 17 31 Internet Radio the basics sss 17 Selecting a radio station by location and genre 18 20 Searching for a radio station by name Searching a new or popular station sss Selecting a podcast BBC Listen Again ssssssssssss 23 Presetting statlons i thia ouam 24 Display mod6es se DEP as 26 Customizing your radio irisi i resini i araua t Renate 27 Selecting favorite stations 29 31 Music Player mode ws 32 48 Use with Windows Apple Mac and Linux ssseees 31 Accessing your files via UPnP sssssssssssseeeeenne 32 33 Locating and playing media files using UPnP ssss 34 Media Selection ien rie rer aria NiE Eiaa 35 Controlling playback d DI EVAO I 38 Playlists iu epe de Oo bid o e bre san OO 39 Wake On LAN aient teinte da beh rd eee eo A enr d 42 Pru ne Servets s ies ritis re rad aber rn o E E PPP E RR 42 Windows 7 Play to function UPnP
106. weekdays only Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to choose the required alarm frequency option Choosing Off will disable the alarm Press the Tuning Control Rotary to confirm the selection If you choose to set the alarm to Once you will also need to set the date using the Tuning Control Rotary The alarm can be set to buzzer Internet radio DAB radio FM radio For whichever radio mode is selected the radio alarm may be set to any of the stations which have been stored as presets or to the station most recently listened to Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to highlight the current Mode option for the alarm then press the Tuning Control Rotary if you wish to change it Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to highlight either Buzzer or the required mode Press the Tuning Control Rotary to confirm the selection If setting the alarm to a radio option rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to highlight the Preset option then press the Tuning Control Rotary if you wish to change it Choose from either the radio station Last listened to or from the presets 1 5 Scroll to the chosen option and press the Tuning Control Rotary to confirm the selection Note that you can only set the alarm to use a preset which has already been stored Alarm 1 Enable Off Time 07 30 Mode Buzzer Volume 20 Save Alarm 1 frequency Off Daily Once Weekends Weekdays Alarm1 date time 24 08 2010 07 30
107. y to confirm the setting Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Daylight savings is highlighted on the display then press the Tuning Control Rotary The asterisk shows the current setting In the UK ON is equivalent to British Summer Time OFF is equivalent to Greenwich Mean Time Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to highlight ON or OFF as required then press the Tuning Control Rotary to confirm the setting Set Time Date 24 08 2010 13 53 Set Time Date 24 08 2010 13 53 Set Time Date 24 08 2010 13 53 Time Date Set timezone Set Time Date UTC 00 00 Dublin Lon Auto update UTC 00 30 Set format UTC 01 00 Madrid Arr Set timezone Daylight savings UTC 01 30 UTC 02 00 Athens Ca Time Date Daylight savings Set Time Date Auto update Daylight savings Set format Set timezone Daylight savings ON OFF 68 Setting the alarm clock Your radio has two separate alarms which can be set to wake you to either the radio USB or a buzzer alarm In the event of a power interruption your radio has built in memory that will retain your alarm settings Ensure that the time is set correctly before setting the alarms 69 Press the Menu button and rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Main menu is highlighted Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the menu Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Alarms is highlighted and t
108. y to select YES and then press the Tuning Control Rotary to confirm the setting The selected profile will be deleted Note that it is not possible to delete a profile which is currently in use Internet radio Last listened Station list System settings Main menu M System settings Equaliser Network Time Date Lantuage VV MM Network settings Network wizard View settings Wlan region Manual settings Network profile Network profile Jones family Paul s network Test router Confirm delete Confirm delete YES NO 84 85 Software version display The software version display is provided for reference and customer support purposes and cannot be changed 1 Access the menu for the current mode by pressing the Menu button Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until System settings is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the System settings menu 2 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Info is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary to display the software version and radio ID Audio FAQ Your radio can access some audio help for Internet Radio use 1 With your radio switched on and in the Internet Radio mode rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Station list is highlighted on the display and the Tuning Control Rotary 2 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Hel

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