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3. The WIR is able to detect and stream these playlists but they must be stored in the folder with the rest of the media content and they must have the file extension m3u Windows Media Player can create suitable playlists Just select create new playlist drag and drop the tracks you want into the playlists then use Save As to ensure the file type is m3u Existing playlists can be opened and resaved in this format When the WIR detects you have playlists it will enable a new menu option allowing the playlist to be selected and added to the queue If you reconnect to another PC or folder which does not have any playlists in the m3u format the playlist option will not be presented in the menu 38 If the WIR keeps rebuffering radio stations The WIR is streaming data from the radio stations via your broadband connection If there is a high error rate on your broadband connection or the connection is intermittent it will cause the WIR to pause until the connection is re established and it has received enough data to start playing again If your WIR keeps stopping please check the DSL modem to ensure that the broadband line is not suffering a high error rate or disconnections If you are experiencing these problems you will need to contact your broadband supplier What is Buffering When playing a stream the Wireless Internet Radio Media Player downloads a small amount of the stream before it starts playing
4. Configure Stations Configure Media Player 2 Press the SELECT button 3 Turn the dial to highlight the Clock Factory Reset Register Clock 4 Press the SELECT button 5 Turn the dial to highlight the Set Time Set Time Set Alarm 6 Press the SELECT button 7 Turn the dial until the hour setting is correct then press the SELECT button Set Time 14 03 8 Turn the dial until the minute setting is correct then press the SELECT button Set Time 15 03 The display says Time Set with the new time shown beneath for 3 seconds then returns to the radio station display Time Set 15 06 Note The ability to set and display time in 12 hour am pm format will be available in the very near future Visit www HisKids net solutions to make sure your WIR is operating with the latest firmware Setting the Alarm Note If you make a mistake at any point press the BACK button to go back to the previous screen 1 Turn the dial to highlight the Configure Stations Configure Media Player 2 Press the SELECT button 3 Turn the dial to highlight the Clock Factory Reset Register Clock 4 Press the SELECT button 5 Turn the dial to highlight the Set Alarm Set Time Set Alarm 6 Press the SELECT button Enable Alarm Yes No 7 Turn the dial to swap between Yes and No and press the SELECT button If you choose No then the alarm is turned
5. Turn the dial to select YES to confirm that repeat mode should be enabled on QAU A W 9 To turn off selected tracks return to the same menu option Repeat or Shuffle 10 You will be asked if you wish to Disable Yes or No 11 Press the SELECT button 32 CONFIGURE MENU Choosing the option you want from the Configure menu 1 Press the SELECT button Note If you make a mistake at any point press the BACK button to go back to the previous screen 2 Turn the dial until the display shows Configure Stations Configure Media Player 3 Press the SELECT button 4 Turn the dial until the display shows the option you want The following options are available Network Config Version Upgrade Firmware Enables you to scan again for connection to another wireless network or to manually configure the network parameters Use 33 this if you take the Internet Radio to another building where you want to use it See Steps for connecting your radio to a wireless network page 7 Network Config Version Upgrade Firmware Displays the version numbers of the various parts of software and hardware on your Wireless Internet Radio Network Config Version Upgrade Firmware Use this option to download free firmware for your radio from the HisKids net portal on the internet If there is new firmware available then the radio will ask if you want to download it or not Note at this stage you c
6. Press the SELECT button The radio searches for shared folders of the UPnP server Turn the dial to highlight the correct folder Note lt Music gt lt Picture gt lt Playlist gt and lt Video gt will always display when you turn the dial to move the highlight Please make sure that supported file s folder is selected Press the SELECT button lt Album gt will be displayed when the folder scan is complete 30 on Au A WN vn a u F amp F WN Listening to a single track by a specific artist Before you can select by artist you must have scanned for PCs and selected one and found a folder with the content in it that you want to select from Turn the dial until By Artist is displayed Press the SELECT button Turn the dial until the required artist is displayed Press the SELECT button Turn the dial until the required album name is displayed Press the SELECT button Add to Queue is displayed Turn the dial until the required track is displayed Press the SELECT button the track will begin playing Listening to a complete album by a specific artist Turn the dial until By Artist is displayed Press the SELECT button Turn the dial until the required artist is displayed Press the SELECT button Turn the dial until the required album name is displayed Press the SELECT button Add to Queue is displayed Press the SELECT button The album will begin playing bh WN Addin
7. THE WIRELESS INTERNET RADIO WIR MEDIA PLAYER Select Press to select a displayed option Back e Press to go back to the previous display Shift e This allows you to access the second level of memory stores Stop Press to stop playback e With a track name displayed press and hold to delete the track Play Pause e Press to Play Pause playback Dial Volume control e Use to change the option shown on the display e Use to adjust the volume NIRELESS INTERNET RADIO SPECIAL Special Reserved for future services On Off e Press to switch the Internet Radio On Off Preset buttons e Use to play up to 10 radio stations programs Browse Press to view the name of the track currently playing and then turn the dial to see the list of tracks waiting in the play queue e Can be used with a long press of the Stop key to delete individual tracks from the queue Skip forward Press to start playback at the next track Skip backward Press to start playback at the previous track Dial Volume control The LEDs on the top case indicate the mode the wheel is in With the menu LED on the wheel is used to navigate through the menu With the volume LED on it is used to control the volume of your Wireless Internet Radio DISPLAY ICONS ICON MEANING Shift Enabled The radio is in Internet Radio mode and is playing a live stream The radio is in Media Player mode Media controls PLAY PAU
8. 1 to 10 for the content you want Switching the radio off and on To switch off press ON OFF once and the clock will be displayed To set the clock see page 14 To switch on press ON OFF once and the radio will take up to 60 seconds to start playing again as it finds the channel you were last connected to and loads it into its buffer Stations which enable you to choose what you listen to Some radio stations enable you to listen to programs that have already been broadcast When you select a radio station which has this capability the station does not start playing immediately but instead the display shows Live Station On Demand List Turn the dial to choose lt Live Station gt or lt On Demand List gt then press the SELECT Button If you choose lt Live Station gt the radio will play the current output from this station as normal If you choose lt On Demand List gt more screens are displayed where you choose what you want to listen to What is displayed will depend on the station you have chosen the following steps are only a guide When you choose lt On Demand List gt the display shows the names of the programs Turn the dial to choose the program you want then press the SELECT button When you have chosen the program you want to listen to it will either just start playing or the display may show a list of days for you to choose from use the dial to set the day the program was broadcast
9. Contral Panel 3 E CONTROL PANEL bw se FP RWB see ako J 9 ia lies ar a o Dewi seet a l General Commuter Nane Horde ore e2 B ea SELECT THE SYSTEM miranman EEn ICON AND THEN THE a COMPUTER NAME TAB COMPUTER NAME Note The view of Control Panel shown here is Classic An alternative view showing Categories is also available In this view select Performance and Maintenance and then System Properties 26 Set up your MAC to allow the WIR to access your audio files Double click on System Preferences on the Dock then select Sharing in the Internet amp Network section Click Windows Sharing in the Services section to enable Windows filesharing Within the window you should see Windows Sharing On and a STOP button this indicates windows sharing is activated Click the Accounts button when Windows Sharing is activated then check the accounts for which sharing will be enabled Click DONE and close the Window With the Finder menu displayed select Utilities from the Go Menu then double click on Directory Access Enable SMB CIFS and click Configure Enter a workgroup name in here and click on Apply Note If the Enable options are not highlighted for selection click the Lock symbol in the bottom left of the window enter your password and press OK UPnP Servers Set up Installing Window Media Connect Windows
10. This is used to fill in any gaps in the stream that may occur if the internet or the wireless network is busy The Internet Radio streams music data from the PC while you are listening If a stream gets blocked or experiences network congestion while transferring it may stop interfere with the quality of play If this happens check your wireless connection speed it must be faster than the speed of the streams SOFTWARE LICENCE INFORMATION This product contains software licensed under version 2 of the GNU Public License and version 2 1 of the GNU Lesser Public License The source code for this software is available from http www reciva com gpl This product includes technology owned by Microsoft Corporation and under a licence from Microsoft Licensing GP Use or distribution of such technology outside of this product is prohibited without a license from Microsoft Corporation and or Microsoft Licensing GP as applicable Mac OS is a registered Trademark of Apple Computer Inc Windows 98 Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows Me and Windows XP are registered Trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Wi Fi WPA is a trademark or a registered trademark of the Wi Fi Alliance is a trademark or a registered trademark Creal of RealNetworks Inc 39 NOTES
11. then press the SELECT button 4 After you have chosen the day you may be able to choose the Start Time Set the Start Time using the dial and press the SELECT button Programs which enable you to choose the time also enable you to fast forward and rewind to the part you want while the radio is playing When you press SKIP FORWARD to play the next track or SKIP BACKWARD to play the previous track the elapsed time that the program has been playing is displayed You can now turn the dial to change this time up or down in 30 seconds intervals or you can use the SKIP FORWARD or SKIP BACKWARD buttons Once the Internet Radio is playing a program that allows you to choose its start time the radio s preset buttons become playback control buttons for the stream e g you can press PAUSE at any time to pause the stream and then press PLAY to resume playing Note The elapsed time is the time into the program e g x mins after the start of the program As the radio stations do not specify how long a program is the time will continue running even after a program has ended so the elapsed time may exceed the length of the radio program You can pause on demand and re start from the same point If you press STOP instead of PAUSE play starts from the very beginning next time Setting the Clock Note If you make a mistake at any point press the BACK button to go back to the previous screen 1 Turn the dial to highlight the
12. COPYRIGHT Size on disk 1 61 MB 1 691 648 bytes l PROTECT MUSIC OR YOU GE Ceorotodtooroimtomto yor TRE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PLAY Created 11 October 2005 15 12 48 Music ripped from COs can be played on any computer or on any IT VIA THE INTERNET RADIO device Modtied 11 October 2005 03 27 01 Accessed 25 October 2005 10 45 36 Atrbutes Beadony C Hidden 1 understand that music copied from CDs is protected by law including US and Intemational copyright laws and that I am solely responsible for the appropriate use of the content that I have copied 20 If the file is protected you will NOT be able to play it on the Media Player You will either need to un protect it or save it again with the Personal Protection turned off Notes on Ripping Music Sometimes when you put a CD into the PC it will display Unknown Album Unknown Artist and Unknown Tracks Obviously this makes choosing media difficult However most CD copy programs like Windows Media Player 10 have an option to find the information from the internet so providing you are connected to the internet selecting Find Album Info should update all of the information for you Note The default setting for Windows Media Player is that it will automatically try to update the track information if the PC is connected to an active internet connection 21 Fo mie Length RipStens Ariz Compor Genre AbumArtst Abum St
13. Documents My Music Then cut this folder and paste it to the root directory C Windows Media Player will still be able to play your music from its new location but you will need to tell Windows Media Player to search and find the new location of your music You can do this by entering the Library tab in Windows Media Player and selecting Add to Library from the File menu You can instruct Windows Media Player to search the entire drive for media To ensure that Windows Media Player stores all future music you save on your PC to the same folder in the root directory from within Media Player select the Rip Music tab in the Options dialog bar found under the Tools menu Note If the File and Tools menus are hidden right click near the top of Windows Media Player and select View Menu Bar Options Show Menu Bar from the context menu more Welcome to Win CHANGE TO THE ROOT DIRECTORY C A World of Music at Your F a Music and Vide jiga arenes Burn CDs Plus a Whole Lo R y Windows Media Player CHANGE TO THE ROOT DIRECTORY C If you are using iTunes by default the CD copy software stores the music to c Documents and Settings Home name of your computer user My Documents Music iTunes iTunes Music CHANGE TO THE ROOT DIRECTORY C O Koap Tunes Munic ioides ceganced ibam ard anha folklore and nasser the Rer based Pimm ure Me
14. XP based PC Home Edition or Professional is required for the set up of UPnP Servers Windows Media Connect is able to free download from Microsoft website or Windows Update Installer UPnP Music Sharing Open Windows Media Connect program At the Sharing click Add to add the music folder that willing to share in the UPnP server You shall able to choose the sharing folder whether is share to all devices or only selected device The UPnP server s name shall able to confirm at the Top Title Bar of the Windows Media Connect Once the WIR had connected to the UPnP server you are able to view the WIR listed in the Devices of the Window Media Connect on your PC Note Windows Media Connect in UPnP servers only can support below music types File type File extension shown on UPnP Server MP3 mp3 Windows Media wma UPnP Servers Name Bs ESAIT I E losa Media Connect Sec windows Media Connect Folder Sharing Automatically start Folder sharing when Windows starts Folder sharing is started Stop irewall To restore Windows Frewal settings cick Reset Device Authorization Learn more about customizing settings Automatically allow new devices Device Sharing Setting Instructions for PC streaming 1 Select Media Player on the WIR Switch on the Internet Radio and press BACK until you are at the top level menu Turn the dial until Media Player is disp
15. have to wait for the command to time out before control is returned to the radio If your access point has its name ESSID hidden you will not be able to find it You can either enter the name of your access point into the radio or you can turn on the ESSID of your access point until you have found it The display will now show Scanning UUTUTANEAUAUOUAUAULT while the WIR searches for any available wireless networks If it can t find one then the display will show No Wireless Networks Found and you will have to get your wireless access point working see the instructions supplied with it It could also be that your access point is out of range or the ESSID one of the access point settings is hidden This is the access point name and can be set up through the config screen of the access point When the WIR finds your wireless network it displays the name ESSID for the access point on the screen this is a name which is allocated to the access point by the person who set up the network for example Home Wlan Workgroup Office Network It is possible and in some locations highly likely that your WIR will find more than one wireless access point in which case you can choose which one you want to connect to Turn the dial on the WIR to see the name ESSID for each access point the WIR has found You should only connect to access points you own or have permission to use Step 3 Connect
16. the radio off and on 12 Stations which enable you to choose what you listen to 13 Setting the clock cece eee ee eee 14 Setting the alarm ce eee eee 15 Setting the sleep timer 17 Setting the backlight 08 18 Getting started with the Media Player MUSIC content tides pd teehee 19 Ensuring files are not protected 20 Location of My Music Files 21 PC File Sharing 24 225 4025ocne nade seeeas 23 Sharing files 2 2 4 24 4 23 ccniesaetaes 24 Your PC NaMer one caxtinetase esate de 25 Set up your MAC to allow the WIR to access your audio files 26 UPnP Servers set UP sececececeees 27 Instructions for PC streaming 28 Locate audio files using the radio 29 Listening to a single track by a specific artist 4s recnglas yap eee cakes 30 Listening to a complete album by a specific artist 0 cece e ee 30 Adding tracks to the queue 31 Queuing up albums for playback later 31 Controlling playback 06 31 Browsing the list of tracks currently queued up for playback 31 Removing tracks from the queue 31 Playing tracks in random order 32 Playing tracks in the queue repeatedly 32 Configure menu Choosing the option you want from the Configure menu 33 Troubleshooting eeeeeeees 35 Software license informat
17. your PC via the Windows Shares and UPNP Servers of the Media Player you must ensure the following e That your PC has the correct type of music files saved on it explained in the following paragraphs e The music files on your PC are not protected e That the music files are stored in the correct location on your PC e The PC has file sharing turned on e The music files can be shared on the network e You know the Name of your PC The configuration of your PC and media files may already allow the WIR to stream the media you have stored It is worth trying to stream music from your PC first then resolve any issues that may arise rather than working through the following set up Music content The Internet Radio plays the most popular music types File type File extension shown on PC These are the letters that appear after the file name e g Music mp3 MP3 mp3 Windows Media wma Real a iTunes Unprotected aac Ogg Vorbis 09g Note If you are uncertain of the format of your music please look in the folder on your PC and ensure that the file extensions are listed in the previous section Windows normally hides the file extensions so you may need to turn on View File Extensions This can be done from the Control Panel Folder Options menu The option is labelled Hide extensions for known file types and is found in the View tab Fie Eck Wew Favortes Tools Help
18. 0 A single track can be deleted from the queue by browsing the queue and then pressing and holding the STOP button for more than 2 seconds or the entire queue can be deleted from the top level Menu 29 U A W N OAU A W Locate the audio files using the radio Switch on the radio Wait for Stations to be displayed or for playback to start Press the BACK button repeatedly until Stations Turn the dial until the display shows Media Player Press the SELECT button Turn the dial to choose from lt Windows Shares gt or lt UPnP Servers gt Windows Shares Press the SELECT button to choose lt Windows Shares gt The display will show Scan For PCs Press the SELECT button The display will show Finding PCs and a rotating bar will be displayed Turn the dial to highlight the correct PC Press the SELECT button The radio searches for shared folders Turn the dial to highlight the correct folder Press the SELECT button File Scan is displayed Text on the bottom row of the display will change to indicate that the file scan is in progress If you have a large number of audio files this could take several minutes to complete By Album will be displayed when the file scan is complete UPnP Servers Press the SELECT button to choose lt UPnP Servers gt The display will show the available UPnP Servers list lt EMPTY gt will show if no UPnP servers have found Turn the dial to highlight to choose the UPnP Servers
19. 30 gt 6 Press the SELECT button Time Set Note Turn the dial until the timer is 00 00 00 to disable the Sleep Timer Note The radio will go into standby mode after the sleep timer has expired To turn the radio back on again press the ON OFF button Setting the Backlight Note If you make a mistake at any point press the BACK button to go back to the previous screen 1 Turn the dial to highlight the Configure Stations Configure Media Player 2 Press the SELECT button 3 Turn the dial to highlight the Backlight press the SELECT button Clock Sleep Timer Backlight 4 Turn the dial to choose from lt Active gt lt Inactive gt or lt Standby gt Active Inactive Standby lt Active gt state when there is user activity lt Inactive gt state when there is no user activity for 30 seconds lt Standby gt state when the radio has been turned off Press the SELECT button to choose the option you want example lt Active gt Active Level 31 Turn the dial to choose the backlight brightness from level 0 to 31 The brightness will immediately change when you turn the dial Active Level 20 7 Press the SELECT button Active Level Set to 20 The display says Active Level Set to the new level shown beneath for 3 seconds then returns to the lt Active gt display GETTING STARTED WITH THE MEDIA PLAYER In order to play the music files you have stored on
20. Adding music to the queue and managing the queue When you select music to be played it is added to the Play queue and played sequentially The queue can be stopped or viewed by pressing the queue play control keys underneath the 1 6 2 7 3 8 4 9 5 10 buttons A single track can be deleted from the queue by browsing the queue and then pressing and holding the STOP button for more than 2 seconds or the entire queue can be deleted from the top level menu e UPnP Servers Press the SELECT button to choose lt UPnP Servers gt List of all available UPnP Servers will be displayed on your Internet Radio If no UPnP server is detected lt EMPTY gt is displayed Turn the dial to highlight the UPnP Servers you want to play music from and press the SELECT button Finding folders The Internet Radio will now scan the UPnP Server you have selected and display a list of any folders which have got sharing enabled Turn the dial to select the folder that contains the saved music and press the SELECT button Selecting music You can now view the content of the shared folder by Album All Music Artist Folder Genre and Playlist Use the dial to move through the list Adding music to the queue and managing the queue When you select music to be played it is added to the Play queue and played sequentially The queue can be stopped or viewed by pressing the queue play control keys underneath the 1 6 2 7 3 8 4 9 5 1
21. CT button lt END gt 01 gt The display shows Connecting to Network as the radio connects to the network Then Network OK Important Note Please see page 33 to upgrade your firmware before proceeding Connecting external speakers or a headset Note We advise that you switch the Wireless Internet Radio OFF before connecting or disconnecting any external accessories If you wish to use external speakers or a headset with the WIR connect the speaker or headset adaptor into the 3 5mm stereo socket at the rear of the radio Note The volume control of the WIR controls the level of the signal sent to the auxiliary socket so the WIR volume must be turned up U S N G T H E WI R Important Please see page 33 to upgrade firmware before proceeding The menu structure of the WIR is HisKids net Live Stations On Demand List Network Config Parents Live Stations On Demand List aera Back Register Factory Language Upgrade Version Sleep Backlight Pesse Reset Tangas Firmware e Timer Scan For Network Network IP Address MAC ESSID Pwr ares Address Media Player UPNP Servers Playback Mode Enter Network Name View Config Mode Windows Shares Choosing a radio station to listen to When playing a stream the Wireless Internet Radio Media Player downloads buffers a small amount of data bef
22. E TOOLS PULL 2 i i DOWN AND THEN Playback Sett right clicking on the file In Windows click Properties ei oe awe SELECTING OPTIONS Protected files will have a License tab which will say aan 1 1 Copy music at this quality Protected Content If the WIR tries to play a protected file the ane os DISABLE THE PERSONAL any i ize 7 z ity display will say the file is Protected y TE Se BEEBE COPYING Note CD Quel YOUR CDS AS IT WILL Se ae ack PREVENT THE INTERNET igtal copying Siar conection RADIO FROM PLAYING THE Unfortunately Windows 2000 does not have the same E eisonal Rights Management STORED FILES feature so it is not possible to check The simplest solution is Archive 2 n Copy music to thes destination to save a new file and ensure that the protection is off C Documents and Setings All Users Documents SMy Music XP Only ae ee L Breathless wma Properties x Breathless wma Properties x XP Pro with Media Player 1 0 General i Security Summary License General Secunty Summary License 7 icense detatts Rip Optio 1 of 2 a ESAS mom atlas alas a EA aaa balla rac WITHIN WINDOWS MEDIA Type of file Windows Media Audio file Opens wih Windows Media Player Location Woath2 jstest_drm drm_magicbox PLAYER THEN OPTIONS Select one of the Following options aa a Add copy protection to your music Size 1 61 MB 1 691 553 bytes MEELT be played on this computer and on DO NOT
23. SE etc are active The radio is in Internet Radio mode and is playing on demand content Ey Repeat mode enabled only available when playing the queue Shuffle mode enabled only available when playing the queue ui a i L L cy Signal strength indicator for the WLAN network Sleep timer Dr SETTING UP Steps for connecting your radio to a wireless network IMPORTANT NOTE The Wireless Internet Radio defaults to Volume mode when playing files and is put into Menu mode by pressing the BACK key It will then time out from the menu back to Volume mode after 10 seconds of inactivity Step 1 Powering on the radio Plug the cable from the power supply into the socket labelled 7 5V DC on the back of the radio then press the ON button CAUTION Use only the power adapter supplied with the radio Connecting a power supply with a different rating will cause permanent damage to the radio and may be hazardous The display on the front of the radio will light up and say Reciva Radio ARM Powered After a few seconds this will change to show Scan for Networks Enter Network name View Config Step 2 Scan for a wireless network connection When the display says lt Scan for Networks gt press the SELECT button Note If you make a mistake at any point press the BACK button to go back to the previous screen Note When the radio is waiting for a reply from a PC or the access point you may
24. Wireless Internet Radio Media Player from HiS KASEY User Guide WIR 206 Please take a moment to write down your serial numbers for future reference Reciva S N S N CUSTOMER CARE INFORMATION http www Hiskids net solutions If you have trouble setting up or operating the Wireless Internet Radio Media Player please do not return the unit until after consulting the following web page and speaking with a customer service representative to obtain Return Authorization Instructions Thank you MSI ASene Answers to your FAQs Complete Contact Information Current Channel Listings Downloadable User Guide Feedback Forms Free Firmware Upgrades News amp Information Troubleshooting Tips e And much more CONTENTS Welcome sssssessscesesoesessoeso 4 The Wireless Internet Radio Media Player ccccccecscccees 5 Display icons cece cece c cece 6 Setting up Steps for connecting your radio to a wireless network eee ee 7 Step 1 Powering on the radio 7 Step 2 Scan for a wireless network connection e ee eee 7 Step 3 Connect to the wireless network 9 Connecting speakers or a headset 10 Using The Wireless Internet Radio The menu structure of the WIR 11 Choosing a radio station to listen to 11 Changing the volume 12 Playing a preset radio station 12 Switching
25. YCLER SCANJET Folder Baa B amp 5j655 SOPHTEMP f System S STEM SAV TEMP i Volume Information F F E a Q an See also Training Versatility weksP WSZIICE WINNT a a Ei 56 object s 1 57 B My Computer 25 Your PC Name When you search on the Internet Radio for PCs it will identify your PC by its name To confirm the name of your PC go to the Control Panel and select System and then the Network Identification tab Note If you only have one PC on the network then there is no need to check the name as it will be the only one on the network Windows 2000 CONTROL PANEL Fis Ech View Favorites Tous Helo NETWORK Gu sewer Brins A OF X IDENTIFICATION TAB 22222 a ath ow SS a Fx es ee we Yeas amp Compaq Compaq Drame Display Easy Access Fax Find Fast Diagnoses Remote Buttons ae ee a EEN Hedware User Profiles Advanced Ful D Pe Folder Options Forts re HP Jatadmin ae pact Keyboard di a cE g7 S Toute the Network Identicaton Weard to join a Y homais end canabe a lacel unet cick Nabok iD Mal Moss Networkand Phoneard Power Options Printers Regional Diakup Co Modem Ootions To rename this compute or join a domain cick fE amp Sconrersand Scheduled SouncMAX3 0 Sounds and System Jsors and amera asks Memed aswonis SELECT SYSTEM St COMPUTER NAME IN THIS CASE Dave s PC
26. an press the radio s BACK button to cancel the initiation of a firmware upgrade A firmware upgrade may take several minutes so do not switch off the power to the radio until the operation is completed otherwise the radio may become permanently damaged Version Upgrade Firmware Language Allows you to change the display language Upgrade Firmware Language Factory Reset Puts all the settings back to their defaults as they were when they left the factory Only do this in the unlikely event that your radio has locked up as you will lose all your wireless network configuration Language Factory Reset Register This will display a code that may be used to register the radio online and may allow you to enable advanced interactive features such as Defining a favorites menu that will be displayed on your radio Send you an email when you press the SPECIAL button to let you know which track you were listening to reserved for future services 34 Purchase the current track that you are listening to Factory Reset Register Clock Use this option to set the time to set an alarm see Setting the clock and Setting the alarm Register Clock Sleep Timer Set the timer for the radio to go to Standby mode Clock Sleep Timer Backlight Adjust the brightness level of the backlight while the radio is in Active Inactive and Standby state Press the SELECT button to choose th
27. ct your Wireless network You may need to enter a security key to access the network wirelessly You have not enabled simple file sharing on Windows 2000 In Windows 2000 the simple File sharing can be turned on by going to the Control Panel selecting Folder options view Tab The safest way for users to enable the service is to run the Set up a home or small office network Wizard from Control Panel Network Connections You have a firewall set on your PC which is stopping you accessing shared files Windows 2K doesn t come with a real firewall so unless you have installed one this should not be a problem You have a third party firewall in your network which is preventing file sharing If you have a third party firewall like Norton or ZoneAlarm that will have its own control panel and you will need to consult the manual for your firewall If your PC is connected to a managed network with a server sometimes the PC being searched for needs to be server Workgroup You can see the PC you want to play music from but cannot find any folders on the PC The folder which has your music in it is not shared You will need to locate the file you want to share right click on the folder and select Properties then tick share this file e The folder is not in an accessible place i e it is in My Music My Documents or on the Desktop You will need to move the folder to the root directory see page 21 for instructions on how to
28. do this You have entered the wrong username or password for the PC account you are trying to access Check and re enter the user name and password note the password is case sensitive You have a firewall running which is preventing the Internet Radio from seeing the shared folder As a quick check you can disable firewalls like Norton to see if this overcomes the problem If this resolves the issue you can either leave the firewall off or allow file sharing through the firewall Note If your firewall is required to provide security for your system it should not be left off Note Although you can share a CD Drive you cannot stream music directly from the drive Whenever you enter your Media folder the Internet Radio re scans the content of the folder Although the folder with your music in it is shared it is also write protected so the Internet Radio cannot save a list of the folder s content back onto the PC and therefore needs to re scan each time 37 Check the box that allows the folder to be modified across the network see page 24 Although you can see music files in the folder you cannot play them and the Internet Radio says they are Protected When you copied the music files to the hard drive you had Personal Rights Management turned on This protects the files from being played by a third party device like the Internet Radio You will need to copy the music files again but with the p
29. e option shown on the display TROUBLESHOOTING If you have trouble connecting the radio to your wireless network these steps may help to resolve the problem e Confirm that a WLAN connected PC can access the Internet i e can browse the web using the same network e Check that a DHCP server is available or that you have configured a static IP address on the radio e Check that your firewall is not blocking any outgoing ports As a minimum the radio needs access to UDP and TCP ports 80 554 1755 5000 and 7070 e Some access points may be set so that only equipment with registered MAC addresses can connect to them This is one possible cause of the WIR being unable to connect to the WLAN network and the WIR display will show Bad ESSID or Key To overcome this problem you will need to add the WIR s MAC address to the list of allowed equipment in your Access point The WIR s MAC address can be found using the menu item Configure gt Network Config gt View Config gt MAC address You will need to refer to the guide for your Access Point in order to enter the WIR as an allowed piece of equipment e If you have an encrypted network check that you have entered the correct key or passphrase into the radio Remember that text format keys are case sensitive If when attempting to connect to an encryted network your radio display Wireless error followed by a 5 digit number then please ensure that you enter the corr
30. ect passphrese for the network If the problem persists then you may need to consuit your network configuration 35 If your Wireless network name ESSID is Hidden a setting on the wireless access point then you can either turn on the name or you can manually enter the name into the Internet Radio and media player Select Configure Select Network Config Enter Network Name Confirm if the Network is encrypted e g requires a WEP or WPA key then enter the network name If the display shown Wireless Connect Timeout you can back to Configure select Factory Reset then Internet Radio will be reboot After reboot select Configure Select Network Configure Select Scan for Networks and then select your Wireless network You may need to enter a security key to access the network wireless and make sure WEP key you enter is Default WEP key when set up and configured your wireless network If your radio can connect to the network successfully but is unable to play particular stations it may be due to one of the following reasons The station is not broadcasting at this time of the day remember it may be located in a different time zone The station has too many people trying to attach to the radio station server and the server capacity is not large enough The station has reached the maximum allowed number of simultaneous listeners The station is not broadcasting anymore The link
31. fline access to Caching this shared folder click Caching caching In Windows XP it will look similar to this Music Test Files Properties General Sharing Customize Local shanng and securty To share this folder with other users of this computer only drag it to the Shared Documents folder CHECK SHARE THIS FOLDER To make this folder and ite subfolders private so that only you have access select the following check box ALSO ALLOW THE FILE TO BE CHANGED AS THIS WILL ENABLE THE RADIO TO MAKE A LIST OF THE MUSIC YOU HAVE AND SPEED UP SEARCHING IF YOU DO NOT ALLOW THIS THE WIR WILL HAVE TO RE SCAN YOUR ENTIRE MUSIC COLLECTION EACH TIME YOU ACCESS THE PC You may need to enter a Share Name Windows sometimes does this automatically You can enter any name you want and once the Internet Radio has found the folder with your music in it the radio will display the share name rather than the folder name When the folder is shared the folder icon will be shown with a cupped hand holding the folder File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Heak gt Gy Qach Fyroders CY Bs OS x A fe Anita mail CDORWIN3 Compaq pos Documents and Settings CUPPED HAND UNDER FOLDERS SHOWING THEY ARE SHARED ie_Michael HPFONTS 386 MP3 space L Free 6 70 G amp B Lisl ES Lod My Music Program Files ple REC
32. g tracks to the queue Find the track either via the By Genre or By Artist select the album which holds the tracks but rather than Add the Album to Queue rotate the wheel to step through the tracks on the album and press SELECT to add that track to the queue Press the SELECT button Track Added To Queue is displayed Queuing up albums for playback later Highlight the required album Press the SELECT button Turn the dial until Add to Queue is displayed Press the SELECT button Tracks Added to Queue is displayed Controlling playback 1 Use the W button to stop playback Use the II gt button to either pause a currently playing track or to restart a currently paused track or to restart a stopped track Use the button to start playback of the previous track in the queue Use the gt button to start playback of the next track in the queue 31 _ Browsing the list of tracks currently queued up for playback Press the button The currently playing track name will be displayed and the total size of the queue e g 1 of 10 2 Turn the dial to see which tracks are queued up for playback 3 If you want to jump to a particular place in the queue then press the SELECT button when the required track is displayed Removing tracks from the queue Press the BROWSE button The name of the track currently playing will be displayed Turn the dial to select the track you want to remove from the queue
33. ion 39 WELCOME Introducing the Wireless Internet Radio WIR Media Player powered by HisKids net The advanced technology in this device will bless your family by providing access to countless hours of Christian radio amp adventure dramas especially for kids from virtually any room in your home e Before you can use your Internet Radio you will need a wireless access point WiFi connected to your broadband internet preferably via a router e If your wireless network is configured to use Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP or WiFi Protected Access WPA data encryption then you need to know the WEP or WPA code so you can get the Internet Radio to communicate with the network The WIR should work in all locations where the WiFi network is available You will also need to know the name of your wireless network i e its ESSID Before you continue make sure that your wireless access point is turned on and connected to your broadband internet To get this part of the system working you may need to read the instructions supplied with the wireless access point Note If you have a wireless laptop available you can check that the wireless network is up and working This guide has been written to provide a simple explanation of all the information you need to get the most from your Wireless Internet Radio Media player What s in the box The Wireless Internet Radio WIR Media Player AC power supply User Guide
34. layed and press the SELECT button Turn the dial to choose from lt Windows Shares gt or lt UPNP Servers gt Windows Shares Press the SELECT button to choose lt Windows Shares gt When Scan for PCs is displayed press the SELECT button Your computer network will scan and a list of all available PCs will be displayed on your Internet Radio Note If a PC does not have global file sharing turned on or a third party firewall is protecting the PC it will not be visible when you scan for it Please refer to the Troubleshooting section in this document to overcome this problem od 2 Turn the dial to highlight the PC you want to play music from and press the SELECT button Note You may be asked to enter a username and password to access the PC you have selected This is the same user name and password you would enter if actually sitting in front of the computer 28 3 Finding folders The Internet Radio will now scan the PC you have selected and display a list of any folders which have sharing enabled Note Your PC may have folders shared which do not contain music The Internet Radio is just searching for shared folders so will find all shared folders regardless of content Turn the dial to select the folder that contains the saved music and press the SELECT button 4 Selecting music 5 You can now view the content of the shared folder by Album or Artist Use the dial to move through the list
35. mber each folder s view settings Restore previous folder vandows at logon Show Control Panel in My Computer Show enciypted or compressed NTFS files in color Show pop up description for folder and desktop items USE SIMPLE FILE SHARING OPTION Sharing files You now need to set the properties of the folder where the music to be shared is stored e First find your music folder in the root directory then right click on it and select Properties RIGHT MOUSE CLICK ON THE MY MUSIC FOLDER WHICH IS IN THE ROOT DIRECTORY sien ome Mocttied 19 10 2005 1559 Aerintes inorm BiComcress and emai BR cee to My Mak Poldo er ard omsl Qunze Senate oe oo 4 Paste THEN SELECT PROPERTIES Create Penot Leme Renare i My Music Folder Properties ora 3 When the Properties window opens select the Sharing tab and click on the button that allows file sharing In Windows 2000 it will look similar to this SHARING TAB You can share thes folder among olher users on your reek To enable sharing for this folder click Share this Do not share thie folder a ALLOW THE FOLDER TO BE SHARED Shave nems My Music Foe Comment User imit Maximum allowed C Abu Users To set permissions for how users access this Pemistions folder over the network cick Permissions To configure settings for Of
36. off The display says Alarm is Off for 3 seconds then returns to the radio station display 8 Alarm is Off 9 If you choose Yes then the display enables you to set the time for the alarm Set Alarm 15 06 Note Alarm will be activated in standby mode Note i The display says Alarm Set with the time of the alarm shown If the media player was streaming music from a PC when the alarm was set and the unit turned off the Alarm beeps to beneath for 3 seconds then returns to the radio station display alert the customer when the Alarm expires When the user In standby the alarm time is displayed in brackets under the silences the alarm the Media player will try to reconnect to main time the stream it was last playing Al 10 Turn the dial until the hour setting is correct then press nn the SELECT button i Set Alarm 07 06 11 Turn the dial until the minute setting is correct then press the SELECT button Set Alarm 07 45 Setting the Sleep Timer Note If you make a mistake at any point press the BACK button to go back to the previous screen 1 Turn the dial to highlight the Configure Stations Configure Media Player 2 Press the SELECT button 3 Turn the dial to highlight the Sleep Timer Register Clock Sleep Timer 4 Press the SELECT button Sleep Timer lt 00 00 00 gt 5 Turn the dial until the timer setting is correct Sleep Timer lt 00 00
37. on the radio is out of date This is updated automatically every day so the next time you turn on the link will be recognised The Internet connection between the server often located in a different country and you is slow Some Internet Service Providers may fail to stream in certain geographical areas Try using a PC to play back the stream via the broadcaster s web site If you can play back the station with a PC use the form at http www bHisKids net solutions to notify us so that we can change the station data that is used by the Wireless Internet Radio If you have a laptop try connecting it if your Internet Radio cannot find the station When you Scan for PCs none can be found or the PC you are looking for does not appear in the list Global File sharing is not enabled on the PC you are looking for see page 23 The PC you are looking for is in another part of the network separated by a router This may happen if you have two access points on the same network and the Media source is on one Access Point and the Internet Radio is on another The PC with the Media content may not have the same workgroup as the server managing the network The easiest solution is to change the PC workgroup name to the same as that being supported by the server 36 You have not connected to the wireless Access point On the Internet Radio select Configure Select Network Configure Select Scan for Networks and then sele
38. ore it starts playing This will occur before your selected station starts to play With lt Stations gt displayed press the SELECT button Stations Configure Media Player Or If the screen does not display lt Stations gt turn the dial until it does and then press the SELECT button Note If you make a mistake at any point press the BACK button to go back to the previous screen 2 Turn the dial to choose from lt HisKids net gt or lt Parents gt 3 Press the SELECT button to choose which option you want HisKids net Parents a Turn the dial until the display shows what you want to listen to and press the SELECT button b The radio connects to the selected content Note Some radio stations do not broadcast 24 hours per day and some stations are not always online If this station has on demand content that is it gives the option of listening to programs which have already been broadcast see Stations which enable you to choose what you listen to Changing the volume When the blue Volume Light is on you can change the volume by turning the dial clockwise to increase the volume and counterclockwise to decrease the volume The display shows the volume bar You cannot change the volume when the Volume Light is not on flashing i e when you are in a menu or when the radio is connecting to a station Playing a preset radio station When the radio is playing briefly press the preset button
39. rotection turned off You are trying to play iTunes files which have been purchased from the iTunes online store These are protected and can only be played on your PC and iPod Locally created or ripped files for iPods can be played as they do not carry the extra layer of Media Protection You can access the PC with media but when you change the user account you cannot see the folder although it is shared when you check the PC e The alternative account on the machine may be private If the Make this account Private option was selected when the account was created then the contents of this account cannot be seen over the network You will need to move the music to an accessible account You cannot share a folder as the option is not highlighted e The share folder option will not be available until you have turned simple file sharing on Run the wizard see page 23 Scan Error When the Internet Radio is scanning the content of the folders on a PC it is possible that a scan error may occur if the Windows file sharing application times out This is most likely to occur if both the PC with the media content and the Internet Radio are connected wirelessly Try reconnecting the PC with the media content into the network with a cable This will dramatically increase the speed at which the WIR is able to scan the content of the Media PC Playlists Some media ripping applications allow Playlists to be created
40. t beo en ha dic remeber trak mumbar and he pog wia Cone flee to iTunes Musio folder when adding to Ibran O Keep Mini Player cn top of al ohar nindo EPa inthemennedow ae IZ Show iTunes icon in system bay O Mirun iTunes winston to spom say 23 PC File Sharing Follow the instructions shown in Sharing Files see page 24 if the Sharing option is not highlighted not available for selection you will need to enable Global File Sharing as described in this section In Windows XP there is a Wizard which does the configuration for you In the Control Panel select Network Connections select File and Network Set Up Wizard The wizard is called Set up a home or small office network In Windows 2000 ensure that File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks is installed This can be verified by selecting Properties on the LAN connection from Network and Dial up connections in the Control Panel Windows 2000 chose Windows XP Folder Options General View File Types Offline Files Folder views You can apply the view such as Details or Ties that you ate using for this folder to all folders Apply to All Folders Reset All Folders Advanced settings Do not show hiddan Hes and fokders Show hidden filles and folders C Hide extensions fot known file types Hide protected operating system files Recommended Launch folder windows in a separate process Reme
41. to the wireless network When the ESSID for the access point you want to connect to is displayed on the screen press the SELECT button You might need to enter the correct WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy or WPA WiFi Protected Access code If your network is not configured to need a WEP or a WPA code The display will show Network OK If the screen displays Enter WEP Key Enter WPA Key then the network is using one of the encryption systems Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP or WiFi Protected Access WPA You therefore need to enter the correct WEP or WPA code into the radio for it to communicate with your network Note The encryption code would have been set up by the person who installed and configured your wireless network After 3 seconds the display goes into the code entry mode Or you can press SELECT Note If the display does not automatically go into code entry mode press the SELECT button To enter the code use the dial to select each character of the code in turn pressing the SELECT button after each character Note Make sure the character you want is shown in the center of the display to be able to select it Note WEP and WPA codes are sensitive to upper and lower case characters so you must enter them exactly Note Please make sure WEP key code is the Default WEP key when you set up and configured your wireless network After the final character use the dial to select END and press the SELE
42. yle Date Frovider Windows Media Player on XP Pro Teveert an audu CD and velect tracks lu rip FIND ALBUM INFORMATION Location of My Music Files The simplest place to store your music is at the top of the PCs hard drive This is normally referred to as the root directory To find the root directory go to My Computer and find the C location This is the root directory and you should put your music in a folder in this directory My Computer ifai xj i Ale Edt view Favorites Tools Help i oek mp ey Qsearch Fyrolders GB VG GE x wy FA Address ASD my Computer Wa amp 8 i S Compact Disc Compact Disc Local Disk F D Es My Computer Select an item to view its description A Displays the files and folders on your Control Panel computer See also Mc Baamerts THE ROOT DIRECTORY C sae act Dans Ghent YOU SHOULD PUT YOUR MUSIC FOLDER IN HERE bamo ooo OUO O e A Note If you have copied music to your hard drive using Windows Media Player it will have stored the files in the My Music folder Unfortunately this is a protected folder and cannot always be shared so you will need to move the content to the root directory Similarly music files cannot be shared from the CD Drive To do this go to the folder where the My Music folder is located normally C Documents and Settings Username My
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