Grace GDI-IR2000 manual

1 Grace Wireless Internet Radio Register your radio at iradio.gracedigitalaudio.com for additional features. GDI-IR2000 USER GUIDE[...]

2 Grace Wireless Internet Radio T able Of Contents Safety W arnings ...................................................................................................................... 4 Internet Radio Quickstart Guide ............................................................................................. 5 What you need before you can use [...]

3 Grace Wireless Internet Radio Controlling playback .................................................................................................................... 28 Browsing the list of tracks curr ently (queued up) for playback .................................................... 28 Removing tracks from the list (queue) ...................[...]

4 Grace Wireless Internet Radio Safety W ar nings Please read befor e installation. If this Internet radio has been moved from a cold place to a warm place, DO NOT plug it in for 2-3 hours (e.g. from a cold car boot to a warm room). Ther e is a possibility that moisture may have condensed in the Internet radio, this can cause damage to your Inter n[...]

5 Grace Wireless Internet Radio What Y ou Need Before Y ou Can Use Y our Inter net Radio Before you can use your Internet radio, you need the following: • AbroadbandInternetconnection. • Awirelessaccesspoint(Wi-Fi)connectedtoyourbroadbandInternet,preferablyviaarouter . • Ifyourwir[...]

6 Grace Wireless Internet Radio CONTROL INTERNET RADIO MODE MEDIA PLA YER MODE ST ANDBY/ON Press to turn on/of f the Internet Radio Press to turn on/of f the Internet Radio Retrieve Accesses the Pandora interactive menu when listening to www .pandora.com. Y our radio must be registered with Grace Digital to activate this feature. No function at pre[...]

7 Grace Wireless Internet Radio Back Panel Radio Contr ols CONTROL INTERNET RADIO MODE MEDIA PLA YER MODE Shift Press shift key to access and / or save presets 6-10 No function at present Back Go back to previous menu page Go back to previous menu page V olume Increase volume by turning the knob clockwise Decrease volume by turning the knob counter[...]

8 Grace Wireless Internet Radio CONTROL WIFI RADIO MODE MEDIA PLA YER Press to turn on/of f the Internet Radio Press to turn on/of f the Internet Radio REPL Y Accesses the Pandora interac- tive menu when listening to Pandora No function at present SHIFT Press shift key to access and / or save presets 6-10 No function at present /P1 Press and hold t[...]

9 Grace Wireless Internet Radio Steps For Connecting Y our Radio T o Y our Wireless Network First, connect to the AC Power . The radio can be switched on or of f with the ST ANDBY/ON button . The display on the front of the radio will light up and indicate: Step 1 - Power up the radio Grace Digital Radio After a few seconds, this will change to sho[...]

10 Grace Wireless Internet Radio If it can’t find one then the display will show: Steps For Connecting Y our Radio T o Y our Wireless Network (Continued) No networks Found If this happens then you will have to setup your wireless access point - see the instructions supplied with your wireless r outer / access point. Whentheradionds?[...]

11 Grace Wireless Internet Radio Steps For Connecting Y our Radio T o Y our Wireless Network (Continued) If the screen displays either: Enter WEP key Or: Enter WPA key Thenyournetworkisusingoneoftheencryptionsystems:WiredEquivalentPrivacy(WEP)or Wi-FiProtectedAccess(WP A).Y outherefor e[...]

12 Grace Wireless Internet Radio Choosing A Radio Station T o Listen T o 1. Press the SELECT button. (Note: if you make a mistake at any point, press the BACK button to go back to the previous scr een.) Internet Radio Personal Radio Podcast My Stuff 2. If the screen does not show < Internet radio > as shown above, turn the knob until it does.[...]

13 Grace Wireless Internet Radio 1. T urn the knob until the display shows the type of content you want to listen to, then press the ‘Select’ button. 2. T urn the knob until the display shows the station you want. 3. Press the ‘Select’ button and wait until the radio connects to that station. Note that some radio stations do not broadcast 2[...]

14 Grace Wireless Internet Radio Changing The V olume When a radio station is playing, you can increase the volume simply by turning the V olume knob, clock wise. Storing A Radio Station In A Pr eset When a radio station is playing, hold down one of the preset buttons (1-5) until the scr een shows. Assigned to Preset # If you press the shift button[...]

15 Grace Wireless Internet Radio If you want to listen to a particular radio station which is currently not available online, you can visit the Grace Digital Audio web site at http://iradio.gracedigitalaudio.com/ and enter in a request to add the station to the list. Please note that some radio stations do not pass the audio stream quality test so [...]

16 Grace Wireless Internet Radio Stations Which Enable Y ou T o Choose What Y ou Listen T o (Continued) 3. When you have chosen the program you want to listen to, either it will just start playing, or the display may show a list of days for you to choose from - use the knob to set the day the program was br oadcast, then press the ‘Select’ butt[...]

17 Grace Wireless Internet Radio 5. T urn the knob until the display says <Set Time/Date>. < Set Time/Date > Set Alarm Setting The Clock (Continued) 6. Press the ‘ Select’ button. Pacic Central Eastern 7. T urn the knob until the correct time zone is seen on the display . Push the ‘ Select’ button to set your time zone. Then [...]

18 Grace Wireless Internet Radio Setting The Alar m 1. Press the ‘ Select’ button. (Note: if you make a mistake at any point, pr ess the BACK button to go back to the previous scr een.) 2. T urn the knob until the display shows <Alarm Clock>. Stations < Alarm Clock > Media Player 3. Press the ‘ Select’ button. 4. T urn the knob [...]

19 Grace Wireless Internet Radio Setting The Alar m (Continued) 7. If you choose “Y es” then the display enables you to set the time for the alarm. Set Alarm 15:06 8. After selecting < 1 Off 12:00 AM> you can choose the time to set the Alarm. Set Alarm 12:00 AM 9. T urn the knob until the minute setting is correct, then pr ess the ‘ Sel[...]

20 Grace Wireless Internet Radio Setting The Sleep Timer 1. Choose Alarm Clock 2. Choose Sleep Timer 3. Then scroll the Select knob form between 30 seconds and 99 hours. When the desired time is reached, Pr ess the select knob. The radio will stay on until the timer is reaches zero. Registering An Account On Grace Digital Audio’ s W ebsite Confi[...]

21 Grace Wireless Internet Radio Configuring ‘My Str eams’ Configuring ‘My Podcast’ 1. Once logged into your Grace Digital Audio website account, you can add your own Internet radio streams to your ‘My Streams’. 2. Clicking on ‘My Streams’ will pr ompt you to enter the station’ s name and its media stream URL. The media str eam [...]

22 Grace Wireless Internet Radio Configuring ‘My Pandora’ 1. In order to use the Pandora featur e on the Grace Digital Internet radio you must 1st have an active Pandora account. Y ou can cr eate a Pandora account at www .pandora.com or on Grace’ s web site. 2. Grace Digital is not affiliated in any way with Pandora nor do we guarantee any [...]

23 Grace Wireless Internet Radio Accessing Pandora Feedback Menu 1. While listening to one of your Pandora radio stations choose the ‘Retrieve’ button on the internet radio. The ‘Retrieve’ button will allow you to perfor m the similar choices as you do with your regular Pandora on line account. Choosing the r eply button will allow you to t[...]

24 Grace Wireless Internet Radio The Media Player allows you to play unprotected audio files (AAC, AIFF , MP3, RM, W A V , WMA) and play lists (M3U) stored on a networked PC or Apple. It has been verified to work with Windows 2000 and W indows XP , and Apple OSX. Set Up Y our Windows PC T o Allow The Radio T o Access Y our Audio Files V ia Window[...]

25 Grace Wireless Internet Radio Apple OSX 1. The MAC will requir e Windows File Sharing. MAC OS 9 and earlier versions of the OS will need extra software to use Windows File Sharing. MAC OS X 10.2 and later versions have Windows File Sharing built into the OS. Please ensure that your PC is available on the network for your Internet radio. Y our ra[...]

26 Grace Wireless Internet Radio Listening T o A Single Shared T rack 1. T urn the knob until ‘By Artist’ is displayed. 2. Press the SELECT button. 3. T urn the knob until the requir ed artist is displayed. 4. Press the SELECT button. Locate The Shar ed Audio Files Using The Radio 1. Power up the radio. 2. W ait for ‘Stations’ to be display[...]

27 Grace Wireless Internet Radio Listening T o A Complete Shared Album 1. T urn the knob until ‘By Artist’ is displayed. 2. Press the SELECT button. 3. T urn the knob until the requir ed artist is displayed. 4. Press the SELECT button. 5. T urn the knob until the requir ed album name is displayed. 6. Press the SELECT button. ‘[Add to Queue]?[...]

28 Grace Wireless Internet Radio Removing T racks From The List (Queue) 1. Press the BROWSE button. The curr ently playing track name will be displayed. 2. T urn the knob to select the track you want to remove fr om the queue. 3. Press and hold the STOP button for 2 seconds and the radio will display: ‘Delete T rack?’ 4. T urn the knob to highl[...]

29 Grace Wireless Internet Radio Playing T racks In Random Order 1. Select the individual tracks as described previously . 2. Navigate to top-level menu item ‘Media Player’ using the SELECT and BACK buttons. 3. Press the SELECT button. 4. T urn the knob until ‘Playback Mode’ is displayed. 5. Press the SELECT button. 6. T urn the knob until [...]

30 Grace Wireless Internet Radio Set Up A Windows PC T o Allow The Radio T o Access Y our Audio Files V ia A UPnP Server 1. If your PC is running Microsoft Windows XP or Windows V ista, then you can use Windows Media Player 11 (WMP11) to act as your UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) media server 1.0. Windows Media Player 11 may be downloaded from Micr[...]

31 Grace Wireless Internet Radio Selecting ‘Media Sharing…’ for Windows Media Player 11: Allowing the Radio to Connect: 5. From the ‘Media Sharing’ window , the radio will be listed as an unknown device. Click on the unknown device listed, then click the ‘Allow’ button and then click ‘OK’.[...]

32 Grace Wireless Internet Radio Locating And Playing Media Files Using The Radio And UPnP 1. Once the UPnP server is configured to shar e media files with the Internet radio, you 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 to select ‘Media Player?[...]

33 Grace Wireless Internet Radio Br owsing The List Of T racks Currently Arranged (Queued Up) For Playback 1. Press the BROWSE button. The curr ently playing track name will be displayed. 2. T urn the knob 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 [...]

34 Grace Wireless Internet Radio Contr olling Playback 1. Use the STOP button to stop playback. 2. Use the PLA Y/P AUSE button to either pause a currently playing track or to r estart a currently paused track or to r estart a stopped track. 3. Use the SKIP TO PREVIOUS TRACK button to start playback of the previous track in the queue. 4. Use the SKI[...]

35 Grace Wireless Internet Radio Playing T racks In Random Order 1. Select the individual tracks as described previously . 2. Navigate to top-level menu item ‘Media Player’ using the ‘Select’ and ‘Back’ buttons. 3. Press the ‘Select’ button. 4. T urn the knob until ‘Playback Mode’ is displayed. 5. Press the ‘Select’ button. [...]

36 Grace Wireless Internet Radio The Media Player allows you to play unprotected audio files (AAC, AIFF , MP3, RM, W A V , WMA) and play lists (M3U) stored on a networked PC. It has been verified to work on Windows 2000 and W indows XP . Choosing The Option Y ou W ant From The Settings Menu SETTINGS MENU 1. Press the ‘Select’ button. (Note: i[...]

37 Grace Wireless Internet Radio <Language> Allows you to change the display language. <Factory Reset> Puts all the settings back to their defaults as they were when the unit left the factory . If you perform a factory reset on your radio you will lose all your presets and your wir eless network connection. Please note that your radio?[...]

38 Grace Wireless Internet Radio <UPnP> <Wi-Fi Str ength> <Other Cool Stuf f> <Backlight> This menu allows you to change the name of your device. Y ou can name your device any name you want so other UPnP devices will be able to view the name. Such as Greg’ s Kitchen Radio etc. This menu will show the signal strength of you[...]

39 Grace Wireless Internet Radio TROUBLESHOOTING If you experience any trouble with your wir eless Internet radio, then you may find it useful to visit the help section on: webpage: http://radio.gracedigitalaudio.com/ If you have trouble connecting the radio to your wir eless network, these steps may help to resolve the pr oblem: 1. Confirm that [...]

40 Grace Wireless Internet Radio Specifications • PowerRequirements-MainsAC120volts,60Hzonly • PowerConsumption:20W • SpeakerOutputLevel:4.5W • HeadphoneSpeakersLevel:15mW This Product is intended for North American markets. The Grace Wir eless Internet Radio GDI-IR2000 is in comp[...]

41 Grace Wireless Internet Radio APPENDIX After you download and install Windows Media Player 11 for W indows XP and connect your radio to your network, you need to set up media sharing so that you can share music with your radio. The following steps describe how to set up media sharing in Windows Media Player 11. 1. In Windows Media Player 11, cli[...]

42 Grace Wireless Internet Radio 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devicesperformthefollowingsteps; 1. From the “Media Player” menu of your[...]

43 Grace Wireless Internet Radio Step 2: Play Music On The Inter net Radio. After installing and configuring your radio and Windows Media Player 11, you are now ready to play music wirelessly . The following steps describe how to play music using the Radio. 1. Using the control, to select “UPnP Servers” fr om the “Media Player” menu. 2. Se[...]

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