Sangean Electronics RCR-8 manual

RCR-8 User Manual[...]

Important safety instructions ........................................... 2-4 Controls .......................................................................... 5-8 Before you can use this product ........................................ 9 Connecting your radio to your network ............................ 10 Operating controls . ..................[...]

2 Importa nt safety in structions 1. Rea d a nd understa nd all safety a nd operating instructions bef ore the radio is operated. 2. Retain instruction: The safety a nd operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3. Heed warnings. All warnings on the a pplia nce a nd operating instructions should be followed. 4. Follow all opera[...]

3 16. Power cords: The power cord should be positioned so it is not walked on, pinched, or items pla ced on top of it. Pay particular attention to cords at plugs, convenience recepta cles, and the point where they exit from the unit. U nplug the power cord by gripping the power plug, not the cord. Operate the radio using only the current type of po[...]

4 25. FCC INFORMA TION The Federal Communication Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement includes the f ollowing paragra ph: The equipment ha s been tested a nd f ound to comply with the li mits for a Cla ss B Digital Device, pursua nt to part 15 of the FCC Rule s. These limits are de signed to provide re a sonable protection against harm[...]

5 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Alarm 1 button Alarm 2 button Na p button Time Set/Sleep button Power button Band button RDS button Dimmer button LCD display 6. 7. 8. 9. Controls (Front)[...]

6 10. 11 . 12. 13. 14. T uning +/- a nd Snooze button Ba ck button Preset 1 / Shuffle/Repeat button Preset 2 / Queue button Preset 3 / Ba ckward button Preset 4 / Fa st-Forward button Preset 5 / Play / Pause button V olume Up/Down buttons Select/T one button 15. 16. 17. 18. Controls (TOP) GB[...]

7 19. 20. 21. 22. WiFi antenn a FM a ntenna Main Power input socket Headphone socket Line Out socket Auxiliary Input socket RJ-45 socket (Ethernet) 23. 24. 25. Controls (Rear)[...]

8 GB 26 . USB slot (RCR-7 only) SD card slot (RCR-7 only) 27. Controls (Right hand side)[...]

9 Before you ca n use this product Before you ca n use your Internet radio, you must have the f ollowing: A broadba nd Internet connection. A wireless a ccess point (Wi-Fi) or a wired Ethernet connection (10 or 100 Mbits/sec with RJ45 connection; For RCR-7 only) connected to your broa dba nd Internet, preferably vi a a router . In ma ny ca ses the [...]

10 Connecting your radio to your network 1. Pla ce your radio on a surfa ce a nd plug the mains lea d into the Mains input socket located on the rear of your radio (marked ) ensuring that the plug is pushed fully into the socket. 2. Plug the other end of the mains lea d into a wall socket a nd switch on the wall socket. There are 2 days of connecti[...]

11 When using a wireless network (Ignore this section if wired LAN Internet connection is used with RCR-7WF) 1. Turn on the radio by pressing the Power button. 2. The display will show “Starting” a nd then “Initializing Network”, f ollowed by showing “Sca nning” * If the radio ca nnot find a network then the display will say ‘No Wirel[...]

12 GB 3. There may be more tha n 1 wireless networks that your radio finds. The display now shows “Select networks”. Press the Tuning+/- buttons to search your wireless network. This is a na me that is allocated to the a ccess point by the person who set up the network -for exa mple: ‘My Home Network’. When you find your wireless network, p[...]

13 6. If you ma ke a n error , press the Ba ck button to delete the chara cter entered. Use the left and right arrows to move the block cursor to a ccess incorrectly entered chara cters. 7. After the final chara cter of the WEP or WP A key ha s been entered, locate the ‘END’ symbol a nd press the Select button. The ra dio should now be able to [...]

14 GB Selecting a n Internet radio station There are several thousa nd Internet ra dio stations to sele ct, a nd there are 3 ways of selecting ways which are by Location, Genre a nd Search. Location: ena ble s you to choose a ra dio station from the list first by geogra phic region a nd then by country . Genre: ena ble s you to choose ra dio statio[...]

15 Selecting an Internet radio station by location 1. Press the Tuning+/- buttons until the display shows <Location>, a nd then press the Select button to enter the Location search. 2. Press the Tuning+/- buttons until the country is shown on the display. Press the Select button to confirm your choice. The station list f or that country will [...]

16 GB Selecting an Internet radio station by genre 1. Press the Tuning+/- buttons until the display shows <Genre>, a nd then press the Select button to enter the Genre search. 2. Press the Tuning+/- buttons until the genre you would like to choose is shown on the display. Press the Select button to confirm your choice. 3. Press the Tuning+/- [...]

17 Selecting an Internet radio station by Search 1. Press the Tuning+/- buttons until the display shows <Search>, a nd then press the Select button to enter the Search. 2. Use the T uning+/- button and the Select button to enter the key word of the radio station na me you would like to search. If there is a n error, press the Ba ck button to [...]

18 GB V olume control While the radio station is playing, you ca n change the volume by pressing V olume+/- buttons on the top pa nel. Audio setting (tone control) Y our ra dio ha s ba ss and treble chara cteristics of the sound can be adjusted to your personal ta ste. 1. Long press (press a nd hold) the Select button (the blue button) until the di[...]

19 Listening to previously broadca st material Some radio station s allow you listen to progra ms that have already been broadca st. When you select a ra dio station that ha s this facility , the station does not start playing immediately, but instead the display shows the options ‘Live’ a nd ‘On dem a nd’. 1. Press the T uning+/- button s [...]

20 GB Customizing your radio on website In addition to storing your favorite radio stations in the radio presets, your radio allows you to cre ate a customized list of stations which ca n a ppear in a speci al menu on the ra dio called ‘My Stuff’. Y our radio uses Internet Radio ha s been progra mmed by a British compa ny , Reciva Li mited. Rec[...]

21 Configure My Strea ms 1. Once logged into your Reciva website a ccount, you ca n add your own Internet radio stre a ms to the My Strea ms section, which is listed under the My Account section. T ypically , these will be Internet radio stations that you will have found using your computer. 2. Clicking on My Strea ms will prompt you to enter the s[...]

22 GB Window Share s Set up the PC to allow your radio to access your audio files via Window Shares (make the music file shared) 1. Plea se ensure that your PC is available on the sa me network a s your Internet radio. Using Windows Explorer, locate the folder where your audio files are stored. 2. Right click on the folder. 3. Select ‘Properties?[...]

23 UPnP server Set up a Windows PC to allow the radio to access your audio files via a UPnP server 1. If your PC is running Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Vista then you ca n use Microsoft’s Windows Media Player 1 1 (WMP 1 1) to a ct a s your UPnP (U niversal Plug a nd Play) medi a server . If not alread y installed on your PC, Windows Media Pla[...]

24 GB 5. Select the na med server again using the T uning+/- and the Select buttons. If WMP 1 1 is now able to communicate with your radio you will be presented with some media selection options by the server software. Locating and playing media files when using UPnP Once the UPnP server ha s been configured to share medi a files with your Internet[...]

25 USB a nd SD — Local Media operation (For RCR-7 only) 1. Turn on the radio by pressing the Power button. 2. Slot in a n audio USB or SD card on the side of the radio. And refer to “Operation after you set up for Window Shares, UPnP or USB/SD card” below for the operation. Note: 1. When USB a nd SD card are slotted into the radio together , [...]

26 GB Operation after you set up for Window Shares, UPnP or USB/SD card Whether you a ccess your files using W indows Share s, UPnP or USB a nd SD card, the file sele ction mechanisms are the sa me. The only difference is that when using UPnP you will generally have a wider choice of search criteri a, a s determined by the UPnP server software on y[...]

27 Browsing the list of tracks currently queued up for playback 1. Press the Queue button, the currently playing tra ck na me will be displayed. 2. Press the T uning+/- buttons to see which tra cks are queued up for playba ck. If you want to jump to a particular tra ck in the queue, press the Select button when the required tra ck is displayed. Pla[...]

28 GB Playing tracks in the queue repeatedly 1. When the ra dio is playing, press the Ba ck button to go ba ck to the main Mode menu. 2. Press the Tuning+/- buttons until “Media Player” is shown on the display then press the Select button to enter the Media Player menu. 3. Press the T uning+/- button s until “Playba ck Mode” is displayed th[...]

29 FM Radio T o listen to the FM radio 1. Turn on the radio by press the Power button. 2. Press the Ba nd button until the display shows <FM>. T o change FM station s 1. Press the T uning+/- buttons to cha nge the frequency . 2. Long press the Tuning+/- buttons to search for the next available radio station. FM RDS The Radio Data System (RDS)[...]

30 GB Auxiliary input socket Y our ra dio ha s a 3.5mm stereo jack socket f or connection to external audio sources. This ca n be configured to two sensitivity levels to suit the output level of the connected device. 1. Connect a n external audio source, such a s a n MP3 or CD player to the Aux In socket on the back of the ra dio. 2. T urn on the r[...]

31 DST(Auto time set by Internet) This is the function that real time set by Internet These are options available: Auto(US) – Sets your radio to the US time Auto(EU) – Sets your radio to the EU time None – Disable the auto time set Ma nual – manually set up 1. Press the Power button to switch on your radio. 2. Press the tuning+/- button unt[...]

32 GB 5. Press the Tuning+/- buttons to set whether the alarm is for once, everyday, weekly, weekdays or at weekends. Then press the Set button. Once - will sound at one time only Everyday - will sound everyday. W eekly - will sound once every week. W eekdays - will sound on weekdays only . W eekends - will sound on weekends only . 6. Press the T u[...]

33 Sleep timer Y our radio ca n be set to turn off after a preset ti me ha s ela psed. The sleep setting ca n be a djusted between 15 a nd 3 hours 15 minutes in 15-minute increments. 1. Ma ke sure the radio is on and playing. 2. Press the T ime Set button, a nd the display shows “Sleep T imeout”. 3. Press Tuning+/- buttons to set the required s[...]

34 GB Backlight Press the Dimmer button to adjust the display ba cklight settings to suit your needs. Separate settings are availa ble for Active mode (while operating the radio), Ina ctive mode (when listening), a nd Sta ndby mode (when the radio is off with just the clock display showing). La nguage selection This fa cility allows you to cha nge [...]

35 Configuring the radio to use either an Ethernet or a Wi-Fi connection 1. T urn on the radio, and pre ss the Tuning+/- button until the display shows <Setting>. (If necessary , press the Ba ck button). Then press the Select button. 2. Press the Tuning+/- buttons until it shows <Network Config>. Then press the Select button. 3. Press t[...]

36 GB T rouble shooting If you have difficulty connecting the radio to your wireless network, some of these steps may help to resolve the problem: 1. Confirm that a Wi-Fi connected PC ca n a ccess the Internet (i.e. ca n browse the web) using the sa me network. 2. Check that a DHCP server is availa ble, or that you have conf igured a static IP addr[...]

37 Fa ctory re set If you wish to completely reset your radio to its initial state this may be performed by following this procedure. 1. Press the T uning+/- buttons on the main menu (Press the Ba ck button if necessary), until it shows <Setting>. 2. Press the Ba ck button. 3. Press the T uning+/- buttons until it shows <Fa ctory Reset>[...]

38 GB He adphone socket 1. A 3.5mm He adphone Socket located on the rear of your radio is provided for use with headphones. Inserting a plug automatically mutes the internal loudspe a ker . IMPORT ANT : Excessive sound pressure from earphone s a nd he a dphones ca n cause hearing loss. Line out socket (3.5mm Jack) A 3.5mm Line Out socket located on[...]

If at a ny time in the future you should need to dispose of this product plea se note that: W a ste electrical products should not be disposed of with household wa ste. Plea se recycle where fa cilities exist. Check with your Local Authority or retailer f or recycling a dvice. (Wa ste Electrical a nd Electronic Equipment Directive) 39[...]

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