Grace Digital Audio Solo GDI-IRA500 manual

SOLO Wi-Fi Radio Receiver by Grace Digital User’s Guide Model No. GDI-IRA500 _____________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______[...]

2 QUICKSTART GUIDE - 1 st time set up • What you need before you can use your Internet Radio: • A broadband internet connection. • A wireless (Wi-Fi) modem or router connected to yo ur broadband (cable or DSL ) internet. • If your wireless (Wi-Fi) network is password protec ted, please obtain your password before proceeding to Step 1. A ll [...]

3 called a ‘WEP’ or ‘WPA’ pass word or ‘code’. If you do not know your passw ord, please contact the person or compan y that set up your network to obtain your password. NOTE: All Keys (passwords) are UPPER and lower case s ensitive. To enter in your password, scroll the large ‘S elect’ dial to the right or left until the 1 st lette[...]

4 FAST PLAY OF RADI O STATIONS As a factory default setting wh en you turn you ra dio off (standby mode – only the clo ck is showing on the display) your radio is disconnected from your wire less network. Each time you turn your radio on, the radio will reconnect to y our network before it can start buffering a statio n to play. If you would like[...]

5 User’s Guide Table of Contents Quick Start Guide ............................................................................................................. ................ 2 Important Safety Instructions and Warnings .................................................................................... . 7 Internet Radio and Network Music Pla[...]

6 Controlling playback ......................................................................................................... ............ 34 Browsing the list of tracks currently (queued up) for playback ..................................................... 34 Removing tracks from the list (queue) ...............................................[...]

7 Important Safety Instructions and Warnings Please read before install ation If this Internet radio has been moved from a cold p lace to a warm pl ace, DO NOT plug it in for 2-3 hours (e.g. from a cold car boot to a warm room). There is a possibility that moisture may have condensed in the Internet radio, this can cause damage to your Internet rad[...]

8 WARNING: • To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock, do not expose the product to rain or moisture. • The product should not be exposed to a ny dripping or splashing. Objects filled with liquids, such as vases, should not be placed on the produc t. • No open flame sources, such as lighted can dles, should be placed on the product. •[...]

9 ADVISORY This Product is intended for N orth American ma rkets . The GRACE Wireless Inte rnet Radio GDI-IRA500 is in compliance with the essential requiremen ts and other relevant prov isions of Directive 1999/5/EC ADVISORY FCC Compliance and Advisory Statement : This device complie s with Part 15 of the FCC Rules . Operation is subject to the fo[...]

10 Contents SOLO (GDI-IRA500) Power Adapter Remote Control User’s Guide[...]

11 Radio and remote control functions and control P1: Preset 1 or play previo us song in media mode Retrieve: provides i nteract menu when playing a radio stati on P2: Preset 2 or play/pause i n media mode Back: takes you back to the pre vious menu screen P3: Preset 3 or forward in media mode Volume: turn to the right to increase volume P4: Preset [...]

12 P1: Preset 1 or back in media mode Reply: provides interact menu when playing a radio stati on P2: Preset 2 or play/pause i n media mode Back: takes you back to the pre vious menu screen P3: Preset 3 or forward in media mode Volume: VOL- decrease audi o level and Vol+ increases audio l evel P4: Preset 4 or stop in media mode Up /Down arrows move[...]

13 Back Panel connections There are three connections on the back panel. 1) The jack for the power adapter. Please plug the supplied power adapter into t he radio’s power adapter jack then plug the other 2 prong end into th e wall. 2) Stereo headset jack connection. The headset ja ck connection can be used to listen to music in private via your p[...]

14 Initializing Networ k After a few seconds, the screen will change to show: Scan for networks Enter network View Config Edit Config Step 2 - Scan for a wireless network connection When the display shows brackets next to the words <Scan for networks>, press the ‘Select’ dial. (NOTE: IF you make an erro r at any point, press the ‘Back?[...]

15 It is possible, and in some locations likely, t hat your radio will find more than one wireless netwo rk, in which case you can choose the wireless (Wi-F i) network you want t o connect to. Turn the dial on you r radio until the name of the w ireless network has brackets {} next to the name of the network you want to connect to. For optimal perf[...]

16 your SOL O radio to co mmunicate with your n etwork. Please note that the SOL O does not currently support WPA2 Business. Only the person who set up the network in the first pl ace knows this password; if that person is not you then you need to find out the password. You can d o this by checking with the Custo mer Service of your internet provid[...]

17 Choosing a radio station to listen to 1. Press the ‘Select’ button. NOTE: IF you make a n error at any point, press the ‘Back’ button to return to the previous screen) Main Menu Internet Radio Personal Radio Podcasts My Stuff 2. If the screen does not show < Internet radio > as shown above, turn the knob until it does. Please note [...]

18 2. Press the ‘Select’ knob. 3. Turn the knob until the d isplay shows the country you want. 4. Press the ‘Select’ knob. 5. Turn the knob until the d isplay shows the station you want. 6. Press the ‘Select’ knob and wait u ntil the radio con nects to that station. Note that some radio stations do not broadcas t 24 hours p er day, and [...]

19 to: www.sirius.com/siriusinternetradio . Please note: SIRIUS ‘standard’ internet radio service w ill not work on the SOLO a user must have SIRI US ‘premium’ internet radio service. When you are in the SIRIUS men u on the SOLO, press the select dial inw ard to choose <sign in> or <change username>. When prompted enter in you r[...]

20 1. Press the select knob and you can create a new station by typing in a word. 2. After you type in the word, sele ct (end) in the menu. After a few seconds it will show you artist, songs and albums with names similar to the wo rd you initially entered. 3. Choose desired selection. Th is function will al so create a new station on your Pandora w[...]

21 Playing a preset radio station When your radio is po wered on and connected to y our Wi-Fi network, br iefly press the preset button (1-5) on the radio or sh ift and 6-10, or 1-10 on the remote control, f or the station you want to listen to. * Note, do not hold the button down - if you do t hen the station currently playing w ill overwrite the [...]

22 3. When you have chosen the program you wa nt to listen to, either it will just start playing, or the display may show a list of days for you to choose from - us e the large knob to set the day the program was broadcast, and then press the ‘Select’ button. 4. After you have chosen the day, y ou may be able to choose the Sta rt Time. Set the [...]

23 6. Press the ‘Select’ knob. Pacific Central Eastern 7. Turn the knob until th e correct time zone is seen on the display. Push the ‘Select’ knob to set your time zone. Then turn the Menu knob until the hour setting is correct, then press the ‘Select’ knob. Set Time 1:30 PM 8. Turn the knob until th e minute setting is correct, then p[...]

24 Stations < Alarm Clock > Media Player 3. Press the ‘Select’ button. 4. Turn the knob until the d isplay shows <Set Alarm> Set Time < Set Alarm > 5. Press the ‘Select’ button. Disable all 1 OFF 2 OFF 3 OFF 4 OFF 5 OFF 6. Turn the knob to choose bet ween <Disa ble all> which turns off all alarms or any of the 5 ala [...]

25 8. After selecting < 1 Off 12:00 AM> you can choose the time to set the Alar m. Set Alarm 12:00 AM 9. Turn the knob until the m inute setting is correct, t hen press the ‘Select’ button. Alarm Set: 07:45 10. Turn knob to choose how o ften you want the Alarm to ala rm 11. Turn knob to use eithe r the buzzer or the current rad io station[...]

26 3. Then scroll the Select knob form betwee n 30 se conds and 99 hours. When the desired time is reached, Press the select knob. The rad io will stay on until the timer is reaches zer o. Registering your radio / creating an account Registering your radio / creating an account 1. Your radio must be connected to your Wi-Fi inte rnet connection prio[...]

27 Configuring ‘My Profile’ 1. Once logged into you Grace Digital Audio account, you can edit your account’s details from your ‘My Profile’ section. 2. Click on the ‘My Profile’ link to v iew your account’s current information. This info rmation will include various details such as your address, user name, pa ssword etc. Edit your d[...]

28 My Stuff > My Streams’. Please note, the streams will only be available to your radio o nce your radio has downloaded a new stations’ list. To cause t he radio to downloa d a new stations’ list, please remove and reconnect the power to your radio. Configuring ‘My Podcast’ 1. It is possible to add audio po dcasts (RSS feeds) to your [...]

29 minute. Plug the radio back in and turn the radio on . You will now be able to listen to your Pandora stations on your Grace digital radi o. 5. You can then listen to your Pandora music section via the following menu choices. Select ‘ Personal R adio’ Internet Radio < Perso nal Radio > 6. Select ‘My Pandora’ < My Pandora > 6.[...]

30 • Skip Song • Explain Song Media Player Quickstart Guide The Media Player allows you to pl ay unprotected audio f iles (AAC, AIFF, MP3, RM, WAV, WMA) and play lists (M3U) stored on a networked PC or Apple. It has been ve rified to work with Windows 2000 and Windows XP, and Apple OSX. Set Up your Windows PC to enable the radio to access your [...]

31 Password protected sharing Off 4. Open ‘Windows Explorer’ by right clicking on t he Start menu and selecting ‘Explor e’. Create a new directory in the ‘Public’ directory and move your media files into t his new directory. 5. Right click on the directory just created an d select ‘S hare…’. Ensure that the dir ectory is listed as[...]

32 Also, for ‘SMB/CIFS’, click ‘Configure’ and select an appr opriate workgroup. Copy and paste the mp3 media files to ‘Document s’ in the ‘Finder’ window. Turn on ‘AirPort’ (or wireless shar ing). Wait for a few minutes for the changes to take place. 5. The radio should now be able to access the MAC from its ‘Med ia Player &g[...]

33 Listening to a single shared track 1. Turn the knob until ‘By Artist’ is displayed. 2. Press the SELECT button. 3. Turn the knob until th e required artist is displayed. 4. Press the SELECT button. 5. Turn the knob until th e r equired album name is displayed. 6. Press the SELECT button. ‘[Add to Qu eue]’ will be displayed. 7. Turn the k[...]

34 2. Press the SELECT button. ‘Track Added To Queue’ will be displayed. Arranging (Queuing Up) albums for playback later 1. Highlight the required album. 2. Press the SELECT button. 3. Turn the knob until ‘[Add To Queue]’ is displayed. 4. Press the SELECT button. ‘Tracks Added to Queue’ will be displayed. Controlling playback 1. Use th[...]

35 Removing tracks from the list (queue) 1. Press the BROWSE button. The curre ntly playing track name will be disp layed. 2. Turn the knob to select the track you want to remove from the queue. 3. Press and hold the STOP button for 2 seconds and the rad io will display: ‘Delete Track?’ 4. Turn the knob to high light ‘Yes’ or ‘No’. 5. P[...]

36 2. Navigate to top-level menu ite m ‘Media Player’ using the SELECT and BACK buttons. 3. Press the SELECT button. 4. Turn the knob until ‘Pla yback Mode’ is displayed. 5. Press the SELECT button. 6. Turn the knob until ‘Repeat’ is d isplayed. 7. Press the SELECT button. 8. Turn the knob to select YES/NO to confirm that repeat mode sh[...]

37 a. Keep pressing BACK to get to the radio’s top-level menu and then turn the rota ry knob to select ‘Media Player’. b. Press SELECT and then turn t he knob to highlight ‘UPnP Servers’. c. Press SELECT and the radio will scan for all available UPnP servers. Note, this may take a few seconds for the radio to complete its scan and before [...]

38 Locating and playing media files using the radi o and UPnP 1. Once the UPnP server is configured to share media f iles with the Internet radio, yo u can play the files by doing the following on the radio. 2. Keep pressing BACK to get to the radio’s top-level menu and then turn the knob t o select ‘Media Player’. 3. Press SELECT and then tu[...]

39 8. The radio will display ‘[Add t o Queue]’, press SELE CT and the radio will add the tracks to its queue and begin playing them automat ically. Browsing the list of tracks currently arranged (queued up) for playback 1. Press the BROWSE button. The curre ntly playing track name will be disp layed. 2. Turn the knob to see which t racks are qu[...]

40 Controlling playback 1. Use the STOP button to stop playback. 2. Use the PLAY/PAUSE button to eithe r pause a currently play ing track or to restart a currently paused track or to restart a stopped track. 3. Use the SKIP TO PREVIOUS TRACK button t o start playback of the previous trac k in the queue. 4. Use the SKIP TO NEXT TRAC K button to star[...]

41 7. Press the ‘Select’ button. 8. Turn the knob to select YES/NO to confirm that shuffle mode should be enabled. Playing tracks in the list (queue) repeatedly 1. Select the individual tracks as described p reviously. 2. Navigate to top-level menu item ‘Media Pl ayer’ using the ‘Select’ and ‘Back’ butto ns. 3. Press the ‘Select?[...]

42 5. Press the ‘Select’ button to choose the o ption sh own on the displa y. The options are explained below. <Network Config> Enables you to scan again for connection to another wireless network, or to manually configure the network parameters. Use this if you take the Internet radio to another bu ilding where you want to use it, or if [...]

43 <Backlight> Selecting this option will alter the I nternet radio’s backlight brightne ss. 1. After selecting the ‘Backlight’ menu item, the rad io will display its list of th ree menu modes: ‘Inactive’, ‘Active’ and ‘Standby’. These th ree states are explained below: • The radio gets into its ‘inactive’ state when t[...]

44 Troubleshooting Please read the User’s Guide carefully to en sure proper use of your system and to enjoy your SOLO’s basic and advanced featur es. Please keep this User’s Guide for future reference. If you expe rience any tr ouble with your wireless internet radio SOLO, t hen you may find it usef ul to visit the help section on ou r webpag[...]

45 Specifications . • 802.11b/g WiFi • Class-D digit al amplifier • 89dB S/N ratio • Audio output: 8 Watts, 8ohm speaker • Frequency response: 120Hz – 15KHz ± 3dB • 128 x 64 dots display • 29-Key remote c ontrol • 100 - 240V, 12V 1.2A switching power adapter • Built-in with LED Status Indicator Safety Measurements: 1. Short-cir[...]

46 This warranty is applicable in the United States on ly and does not in any way limit the customer’s legal rights. Claims and enquiries unde r the warranty fo r Grace products purchased outside the USA should be addressed to the local im porters or distributors. I f you have reason to claim under t he warranty please contact your dealer in the [...]

47 Customer Service and Support • For questions regarding your product please visit us at: www.gracedi gitalaudio.com or contact us at: http://www.gracesupport.com/ Monday - Thursday 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM (PST) Friday 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM (PST) __________________________ APPENDIX Step 1: Set Up Media Shari ng In Windows Media Player 11 After you down[...]

48 2. In the Media Sha ring dialog box, select the Share my media check box. 3. In the list below the Share my media to: check box, click your Radio*, click Allow, the selected device will now show a green tick and then click OK. • If your device does not appear in the list of devic es perform the following steps; 1. From the “Med ia Player” [...]

49 4. The display may show “Access Denied (801) ” 5. Your device will now appear in the list. If you wa nt to confirm this is your radio, right click the device and select Properties your radio’s MAC address will be shown.[...]

50 tep 2: Play Music On The Internet Radio configuring your radio and W indows Media Player 11, you a re now ready to play layer” menu. 3. lbum Ar Select the music track/tracks you want to play, and then press the ‘Select’ button. Enjoy! ___________ _____________ _______________ _____________ ____________ _______________ __________ S After in[...]

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