Ruark Audio R7 manual

R7 HIGH FIDELITY RADIOGRAM User guide Brugervejledning Bedienungsanleitung Manual de instrucciones Guide de l’utilisateur Manuale utente Gebruikershandleiding Brukerveiledning EN DA DE ES FR IT NL NO RA R7 user guide.indd 1 31/10/2013 14:57:38[...]

2 Thank you for choosing our R7 high delity radiogram. Inspired by 60s design, R7 is an iconic cr eation of which we are exceedingly proud. With its stunning looks and amazing audio quality , we guarantee that you’ll be rediscovering the joy of music and radio, all over again. Please take the time to read this user guide as although I’m sur [...]

3 EN DA DE FR IT ES NL NO T able of contents What’ s in the box 4 Remote control 5 Parts and controls overview 6 Using your R7 on spindle legs 8 Using your R7 on puck feet 9 Getting started 10 Commonly used functions 13 Switch power on or off 13 Switch on or standby 13 Adjust volume 13 Pause track or mute radio 13 Play next/previous track 13 Chan[...]

4 Ensure that all parts listed below are in the box. If any part is missing, do not use the R7 and contact us directly if pur chased in the UK, or your Ruark Audio dealer if purchased outside the UK. 1. R7 2. Four spindle legs 3. Four feet & xing screws 4. Remote control 5. Remote battery (CR2032) 6. Wire antenna 7. Mains power cord 8. User [...]

5 EN DA DE FR IT ES NL NO Functions 9. – ST ANDBY 10. CONTROL KNOB – rotate to adjust volume fr om a now playing screen, r otate to choose options in menus and press to SELECT 11. – press to skip to NEXT track/station, pr ess and hold to fast-forward 12. – press to skip to PREVIOUS track/station, pr ess and hold to rewind 13. PRESET – pre[...]

6 Front 18. Dual concentric stereo drivers 19. Headphone out (3.5 mm jack) 20. CD loading slot 21. CD eject button 22. ST ANDBY 23. Standby light 24. Remote control dock 25. Display Parts and contr ols overview 23 25 24 20 22 30 21 19 18 18 26. – PLA Y/P AUSE track or mute radio 27. MENU/SOURCE – Press to enter options MENU or go BACK to previo[...]

7 EN DA DE FR IT ES NL NO DAB / FM Charge port 5VDC 2.1A FM ON OFF 31 33 39 38 34 32 37 35 36 Back 31. Mains power switch 32. Mains power fuse 33. Mains power cor d inlet 34. USB charge port (5 VDC 2.1 A) 35. Digital optical line-in (TOSLINK) 36. Digital coaxial line-in (S/PDIF) 37. Line-in (1 & 2) 38. FM-only antenna 39. Combined DAB-FM antenn[...]

8 Using your R7 on spindle legs T o mount your R7 on the spindle legs: 1. Carefully place your R7 upside down on a soft and protective surface like a rug or the R7 bag. W e recommend you get help with moving your R7 as it is heavy! 2. Screw the four legs into the mounting plates on the underside of the cabinet. Carefully hand-tighten each leg so th[...]

9 EN DA DE FR IT ES NL NO Using your R7 on puck feet T o mount your R7 on the puck feet: 1. Carefully place your R7 upside down on a soft and protective surface like a rug or the R7 bag. W e recommend you get help with moving your R7 as it is heavy! 2. Place a foot onto each of the four mounting plates on the underside of the cabinet, ensuring each[...]

10 Getting started 1 Connect the aerial The supplied aerial is a temporary wire aerial for initial use and is designed to work with both DAB and FM signals. Connect it to the combined DAB-FM antenna socket (39). For best reception we highly r ecommend having an external professionally installed combined aerial or separate FM and DAB aerials. See pa[...]

11 EN DA DE FR IT ES NL NO 6 Connect to your network T o help you connect your R7 to your Wi-Fi network, network wizard starts when you power up your R7 for the rst time. Network wizard Start now? YES NO T o start the network wizard, press SELECT (10). If you do not wish to connect to a network you can skip this stage by rotating the CONTROL KNO[...]

12 Connecting to a standard encrypted network If your network is a standard encrypted (secur e) network, you will need to enter the password. Rotate the CONTROL KNOB (10) to move the cursor to the character you want to enter , then press SELECT (10). When you have entered the complete passwor d highlight OK , then press SELECT (10). Selecting BKSP [...]

13 EN DA DE FR IT ES NL NO Commonly used functions Many of the functions can also be accessed from the front panel contr ols, see page 15. Switch power on or off Switch the power switch (31) to the ON or OFF position. Switch on or standby With the unit powered, pr ess ST ANDBY (22) on the front panel or ST ANDBY (9) on the remote to switch on, pr e[...]

14 Navigating menu screens Many features ar e accessed via a menu screen, for example: System settings Network Factory reset Brightness Audio Antenna Choose option – rotate the CONTROL KNOB (10). Confirm selection – press SELECT (10). Return to previous menu screen – pr ess BACK (17). Exit a menu – press MENU (16). Now playing screens Info[...]

15 EN DA DE FR IT ES NL NO Front panel contr ols PLA Y/P AUSE – pr ess PLA Y/P AUSE (26). SOURCE – long press SOURCE/MENU (27) then pr ess + or - (28) followed by SELECT (29). MENU OPTION – press MENU/SOURCE (27) then press PLUS or MINUS (28) to change option followed by SELECT (29). BACK – press MENU/SOURCE (27) in any menu. EXIT MENU – [...]

16 System settings Press MENU fr om any now playing screen and select System settings. (The example below shows the menu when listening to FM radio.) FM radio System settings Strong or weak stations Info Mono/Stereo Please note that path annotation is used to describe how to nd functions, for example: MENU > System settings > Audio > Ba[...]

17 EN DA DE FR IT ES NL NO Antenna T o change between using a combined aerial or two separate aerials, select MENU > System settings > Antenna > Separate or Combined . See page 21 for more details. Factory reset T o reset all the settings, delete custom settings, clear all presets and launch setup wizar d, select MENU > System settings [...]

18 T o insert a CD, gently push it into the CD slot. Once loaded it will play automatically . If a CD is already loaded you can change to CD player by pressing SOURCE and r otating the CONTROL KNOB until CD player is displayed, then pressing SELECT . Now playing information Generally , track number and time is shown on audio CDs and track and album[...]

19 EN DA DE FR IT ES NL NO FM radio Press SOURCE and r otate the CONTROL KNOB or just repeatedly pr ess SOURCE until FM radio is displayed, then press SELECT or wait for it to auto select. If RDS (Radio Data System) information is available the radio station name and radio text is displayed. FM radio Afternoon on 3 BBC Radio 3 If RDS is unavailable[...]

20 Press SOURCE and r otate the CONTROL KNOB or just repeatedly pr ess SOURCE until DAB radio is displayed, then press SELECT or wait for it to auto select. The rst time you select DAB radio the system automatically scans for radio stations and creates a station list. Scanning Stations found: 20 Scanning When the scan is complete the display sho[...]

21 EN DA DE FR IT ES NL NO Recall preset Press PRESET then either r epeatedly press it again or rotate the CONTROL KNOB to cycle thr ough the available preset stations. Pr ess SELECT when the preset station you want to listen to is shown. Secondary services Some DAB radio stations have one or more secondary stations associated with them. If there i[...]

22 Press SOURCE and r otate the CONTROL KNOB or just repeatedly pr ess SOURCE until Internet radio is displayed, then press SELECT or wait for it to auto select. T o listen to inter net radio your R7 must be connected to a Wi-Fi network with internet access. If it’ s not connected, it will automatically attempt to do so when you select internet r[...]

23 EN DA DE FR IT ES NL NO Station list Y ou can browse or search the extensive list of stations by selecting MENU > Station list and selecting from the various options. Browse by genr e by selecting MENU > Station list > Stations > Genre. Browse by location by selecting MENU > Station list > Stations > Location. Y ou can brows[...]

24 Press SOURCE and r otate the CONTROL KNOB or just repeatedly pr ess SOURCE until Bluetooth is displayed, then press SELECT or wait for it to auto select. T o stream audio from a Bluetooth device to your R7 you must rst establish a Bluetooth connection between them. When you connect a device for the rst time, you will need to establish a se[...]

25 EN DA DE FR IT ES NL NO Did you know .. R7 features Bluetooth with aptX technology and when used with compatible devices, you will experience CD-quality streaming. Look out for aptX as more and more smart devices now have it as standard. Play audio Once connected, audio from your bluetooth device will play through your R7. For mor e information [...]

26 Network player Network player enables you to play audio les stored on computers and devices on the same Wi-Fi network as your R7. T ypically this might be a laptop, smartphone or tablet, but it could be a dedicated music server such as a NAS drive (Network Attached Storage). Y our R7 uses UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) which allows it to acce[...]

27 EN DA DE FR IT ES NL NO Browse and play music Find audio tracks by rotating the CONTROL KNOB and pressing SELECT to br owse your shared media folders. If the highlighted item is a folder or album, pressing SELECT will show folders and tracks within that folder . If the item is a track, pressing SELECT will play the track. T o go back to the prev[...]

28 Digital Media Render er mode Y our R7 is DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) compatible and functions as a DMR (Digital Media Renderer). This means you can play music to it fr om a compatible media server such as a smartphone app or Windows Media Player . Whereas with network player (see page 26) you br owse for music and control what you pla[...]

29 EN DA DE FR IT ES NL NO Specifications Amplifiers and drivers 2 × 5.5” dual concentric drivers 1 × 8” long-throw subwoofer 160 W nominal power output Enhanced 3D sound processing T uner DAB, DAB+ and FM T uner with RDS 75 Ohm F-type DAB aerial input 75 Ohm F-type FM aerial input CD player CD, CD-ROM, CD-R/RW disks MP3, WMA up to 320 kbit[...]

30 Clean with a soft, lint-free duster or slightly dampened cloth. Do not use wax sprays or other substances as these may damage the surface nish or impair performance. Do not expose your unit to direct sunlight, high humidity , dust, excessive vibration or extreme temperatur es, all of which can affect the nish, performance and r eliability [...]

31 EN DA DE FR IT ES NL NO Guarantee information Guarantee for overseas sales W e guarantee this pr oduct to be free fr om defects for a period of two years from date of pur chase, providing due care and attention has been paid. Pr oduct failure thr ough accidental damage (however caused), excessive wear and tear , negligence or unauthorised modifi[...]

59 T ailors Court, T emple Farm Industrial Estate, Southend on Sea, Essex, SS2 5TH, UK +44 (0) 1702 601 410 www .ruarkaudio.com 20131031.2 Designed and engineered in Great Britain RA R7 user guide.indd 32 31/10/2013 14:57:40[...]