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iNet3+v2 

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3.3 Internet radio portal registration 

Argon iNet3+v2 uses the Frontier Silicon Internet radio portal website that allows you to organise 
your favourite’s lists and also listen to Internet radio on a computer. 

 

Summary of Contents for iNet3+

Page 1: ...selling them on to end users with Value for Money as the primary aim And Argon Audio is a brand fully compliant with these values Design features and quality standards are all specified in Denmark and...

Page 2: ...g up a music server 31 3 5 Sharing media with Windows Media Player 31 3 6 Setting up iNet3 v2 for Play To Windows 7 streaming media feature 33 4 Internet radio mode 35 4 1 Last listened 37 4 2 Presets...

Page 3: ...to the iNet3 v2 65 11 3 Starting the Wireless Device Remote 66 11 4 Main menu 69 11 5 Menu structure 70 11 6 Playing Internet radio 70 11 7 Playing from the Music player 74 11 8 Playing DAB radio 78...

Page 4: ...t produce heat Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs and the point where they exit from the product Servicing is required when the product has been damaged Do no...

Page 5: ...ck and control Via Spotify app Aux in for external music sources such as MP3 players iNet3 v2 also provides the following features Large 2 7 inch display for easy control and clear information display...

Page 6: ...for Internet radio and Network Music player modes Broadband Internet access for Internet radio mode and Internet Software Update A music library stored on the network An Apple iPhone iPad iPod touch...

Page 7: ...w w w a r g o n a u d i o c o m iNet3 v2 7 2 Controls connectors and display 2 1 Main controls...

Page 8: ...wing clock and date Cancels sleep function Sleep Sleep snooze When playing standby after a set time When alarm is sounding snooze for a set time by pressing the Snooze button on top of the iNet3 v2 Mo...

Page 9: ...w playing screen Preset Preset Press for the Preset recall Save menu 4 Preset stored station no 4 3 Next Select next track in Music Player mode and Preset 3 in Radio mode 2 Previous Select start of tr...

Page 10: ...ed to be on the same wi fi Tap on the Now Playing bar to reveal extra controls and select the Speaker icon On the Connect screen just choose your iNet3 v2 and it ll start playing Adjust the volume at...

Page 11: ...o c o m iNet3 v2 11 2 3 Connectors As shown below has connectors from left to right for the following Headphones out Line out to connect to an external amplifier Aux in to connect external media like...

Page 12: ...below There are basically six types of screen Standby clock Splash mode Now playing Dialogue Error Information Menu When text is too long to fit on the screen it is first shown truncated then after a...

Page 13: ...t3 v2 enters the selected mode and tries to start playing the last station or track that was playing in that mode If this is not possible Argon iNet3 v2 tries to connect to the selected source by scan...

Page 14: ...omplexity from simple Yes No options up to the scrollable network password input screen As with menus the selected item is shown with a white background Dialogue screens mark the current setting with...

Page 15: ...l bar on the right of the screen shows if there are further options above or below those visible Each mode has a Mode menu with options specific to that mode For example the FM mode menu has just two...

Page 16: ...h as network time language and software update Menus with more options than will fit on one screen have a scroll bar to the right The Main menu allows access to all modes plus sleep and timer function...

Page 17: ...Music Player mode you need a wired wireless Ethernet network and a UPnP music server e g a PC For Internet connected modes such as Internet radio you also need a broadband Internet connection To set...

Page 18: ...settings later select Menu System settings To run the setup wizard again select Menu System settings Setup wizard Select Yes to start the setup wizard If you choose No the next screen asks if you wou...

Page 19: ...time and date are automatically synchronised with external clocks Auto update is generally more accurate Auto update Auto update works with data sent over DAB FM or the Internet The clock is only upda...

Page 20: ...n the Daylight savings option to rectify this Note that if you are updating the time from DAB or FM the Daylight savings option has no effect on the clock s time iNet3 v2 will auto update from the sel...

Page 21: ...ethods including Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS To connect iNet3 v2 to your network you need a Wi Fi wireless router together with password key if set Select WLAN region country Wi Fi network SSID and then...

Page 22: ...nd select As each character is selected the key is built up near the top of the display There are three options accessible by turning Select back before the first characters 0123 Backspace OK and Canc...

Page 23: ...onnect network and connects Pin code number iNet3 v2 generates an 8 digit code number which you enter into the wireless router access point or an external registrar e g advanced versions of Windows Vi...

Page 24: ...w w w a r g o n a u d i o c o m iNet3 v2 24 Completion iNet3 v2 tries to connect to the selected network If connecting fails iNet3 v2 returns to a previous screen to try again...

Page 25: ...w w w a r g o n a u d i o c o m iNet3 v2 25 If the network connection is lost iNet3 v2 automatically tries to reconnect...

Page 26: ...s for those modes Common settings are covered below Notice Last FM and Pandora are only available in the US 3 2 1 Equalizer Several preset EQ modes are available also a user defined setting To adjust...

Page 27: ...w w w a r g o n a u d i o c o m iNet3 v2 27 Follow the steps here...

Page 28: ...profile From here you can delete unwanted networks by turning and pressing Select then confirming delete Yes There are also other options for viewing and manually altering network settings from Menu...

Page 29: ...c o m iNet3 v2 29 3 3 Internet radio portal registration Argon iNet3 v2 uses the Frontier Silicon Internet radio portal website that allows you to organise your favourite s lists and also listen to In...

Page 30: ...io ID from Menu System settings Info Visit the portal website at www wifiradio frontier com If this is your first visit to the portal register for a new account entering the following information acce...

Page 31: ...ver needs to be set up 3 5 Sharing media with Windows Media Player Notice iTunes does not currently work as a UPnP media server but there are add ons available to work with an iTunes library The most...

Page 32: ...hown below Make sure that the radio has access to the shared media by selecting it and clicking Allow You can also set a name for the shared media in Settings Click OK to close the dialogue boxes The...

Page 33: ...ly perform the following steps 1 Ensure that the PC is connected to the network 2 Ensure that iNet3 v2 is powered on and connected to the same network Note iNet3 v2 must be in an Internet radio mode t...

Page 34: ...the Devices and Printers window a icon will appear and you are now ready to stream your Windows media music files to iNet3 v2 To change the name of your device right click on icon and choose propertie...

Page 35: ...lise for example Andy s stations Jo s favourites Talkshows To use the favourites feature register your radio with the portal website as described on page 29 If you have several Frontier Silicon radios...

Page 36: ...Search by keyword My added stations If you are already listening to an Internet radio station you can press Back rather than Menu to quickly return to the last visited branch of the menu tree For exam...

Page 37: ...to save the currently playing station To select a preset press Preset briefly then select one of the listed preset stations When a preset station is playing it shows Pn P1 P2 etc in the bottom of the...

Page 38: ...display shows Favourite added The station appears in the default favourites list Stations To select a favourite select Menu Station list My favourites Favourites list Station 4 4 Browse To browse Inte...

Page 39: ...d i o c o m iNet3 v2 39 Note BBC radio Listen Again programmes are accessible through the Podcast menu for example Menu Podcasts Location Europe United Kingdom All shows BBC Radio 4 You and Yours 20 1...

Page 40: ...nternet broadcasts for stations or podcasts with particular keywords in their title To search select Menu Station list then either Stations or Podcasts Enter a keyword by selecting characters then OK...

Page 41: ...w w w a r g o n a u d i o c o m iNet3 v2 41 Select a broadcast from the list For podcasts you may be able to select a particular episode...

Page 42: ...list My added stations Station 4 7 Now playing information While the stream is playing the screen shows its name and description If artist and track information is available this is also shown To vie...

Page 43: ...as MP3s AACs WMAs or FLACs from a computer on the local network To enter Music player mode either press Mode until the display shows Music player or select Menu Main menu Music player Once in music pl...

Page 44: ...ld to rewind or fast forward and press quickly to select previous or next track 5 1 Shared media from UPnP media server Select Menu Shared media If you have set up shared media as described on page 31...

Page 45: ...including Genre Artist Album Composer Rating Once you have found a track you want to play press Select A short press plays the track immediately and a long press adds the track to the playlist You ca...

Page 46: ...a question mark is selected by the user the device will try to wake the server up and connect to it In some instances this may not be possible as the server may not be connected to the network any mor...

Page 47: ...ist select Menu My playlist To view the playlist scroll though it by turning Select UPnP tracks show their track name To play the playlist from a certain track quick Select To erase a track from the p...

Page 48: ...track is playing the screen shows its track and artist UPnP There is also a progress bar with figures for elapsed and total track time At the bottom of the screen an icon indicates UPnP To view furth...

Page 49: ...the Play To feature you need the set up iNet3 v2 for Windows 7 streaming media 6 1 Use Play To in Windows Media Player Windows Media Player makes it easy to manage your media find items that you want...

Page 50: ...w w w a r g o n a u d i o c o m iNet3 v2 50 5 In the Play To dialog box use the playback controls to play pause or stop the media stream and to change to the next or previous item in the list...

Page 51: ...the network that will receive the media 3 In the Play To dialog box use the playback controls to play pause or stop the media stream and to change to the next or previous item in the list 6 3 Now pla...

Page 52: ...o mode or if the station list is empty iNet3 v2 automatically performs a full scan to see what stations are available You may also need to start a scan manually to update the list of stations for one...

Page 53: ...ore a DAB preset press and hold Preset until the display shows the Save preset screen Select one of the 10 presets on the remote to save the currently playing station To select a preset press Preset b...

Page 54: ...This can be useful if you are listening to music with a high dynamic range in a noisy environment for example classical music while cooking To change the DRC of the iNet3 v2 select Menu DRC and then D...

Page 55: ...The frequency display starts to run up as iNet3 v2 scans the FM band Alternatively you can scan up or down by pressing and holding the or buttons or tune manually with quick presses or by turning the...

Page 56: ...e frequency and today s date If no RDS information is available the currently tuned frequency is shown 8 3 Settings Scan settings By default FM scans stop at any available station This may result in a...

Page 57: ...with Aux in mode 1 Turn the volume low on both iNet3 v2 and if adjustable the audio source device 2 Connect the external audio source to the Aux In 3 5 mm stereo socket 3 Either press Mode until the...

Page 58: ...mode To set the clock calendar see page 17 10 1 Alarms To set or change an alarm either press Alarm or select Menu Main menu Alarms Select the alarm number 1 or 2 then configure the following paramet...

Page 59: ...h the Select control if you like The radio returns to standby for the set period with the silenced alarm icon flashing 10 2 Sleep To set the sleep timer select Menu Main menu Sleep then choose from Sl...

Page 60: ...gate between the radio s music modes and browse and play content remotely The Wireless Device Remote Control works on all iPhones iPod touch and iPad devices running iOS 3 1 3 or later as well as Andr...

Page 61: ...61 11 1 Obtaining the Wireless Device Remote Control application To install the Wireless Device Remote Control application on the iPhone 1 In the iPhone s main menu open the App Store Play store by cl...

Page 62: ...w w w a r g o n a u d i o c o m iNet3 v2 62 2 In the App Play Store search for Argon Audio 3 Select Argon Audio wireless device remote control A search results screen opens...

Page 63: ...w w w a r g o n a u d i o c o m iNet3 v2 63 4 Tap the entry Argon Audio Frontier Silicon Wireless Device Remote Control The application details screen opens...

Page 64: ...w w w a r g o n a u d i o c o m iNet3 v2 64 5 Tap Free Install The Wireless Device Remote Control application is downloaded and installed onto your device...

Page 65: ...ps 1 On the iNet3 v2 navigate to Menu Main menu System settings Network Keep network connected and select YES The network connection now stays on when the device is in standby mode This setting is ret...

Page 66: ...u d i o c o m iNet3 v2 66 11 3 Starting the Wireless Device Remote Control application To start the Wireless Device Remote Control application 1 Tap the Argon Audio icon on the main menu of the iPhone...

Page 67: ...e Wireless Device Remote Control application starts A splash screen opens If any radios are found on the same network the Radio screen opens 2 Select the radio that you want to control from the Radio...

Page 68: ...g o n a u d i o c o m iNet3 v2 68 The Mode screen opens showing the listening modes that are available on the radio Notice Pandora and Last FM is only available in US and only some versions have iPod...

Page 69: ...owse content for the currently selected mode Mode Allows you to browse and switch between listening modes Internet radio Music player DAB FM or AUX in Preset In Internet Radio DAB and FM modes allows...

Page 70: ...ns accessible from EUI are available in the Wireless Device Remote Control application Meanwhile some functions are available in the Wireless Device Remote Control application that are not available f...

Page 71: ...w w w a r g o n a u d i o c o m iNet3 v2 71 If no Internet radio station is currently selected the Browse screen opens see below...

Page 72: ...lume slider To mute or unmute playback Tap the Mute icon to the left of the volume slider To browse Internet radio stations In Internet radio mode select Browse from the main menu Browse through the m...

Page 73: ...w w w a r g o n a u d i o c o m iNet3 v2 73 When you find a station that you want to listen to tap it in the list The radio station plays...

Page 74: ...iNet3 v2 74 11 7 Playing from the Music player To play files from a computer network 1 Select Mode Music player The Music player Browse screen opens at the top level Notice the iNet3 v2 do not have US...

Page 75: ...o m iNet3 v2 75 2 Navigate through the directory structures of the connected devices until you find the track that you want to play 3 Select the track that you want to play A Now playing screen opens...

Page 76: ...d i o c o m iNet3 v2 76 Details of the track are displayed on the screen along with album art if this is available After the track finishes playing the music player plays the track that follows it in...

Page 77: ...o c o m iNet3 v2 77 4 If desired control playback by tapping the screen as follows Tap here To do this Progress bar Jump to a point in the currently playing track Jump to the next and previous tracks...

Page 78: ...i o c o m iNet3 v2 78 11 8 Playing DAB radio To play the current DAB radio station 1 Select Mode DAB The last played DAB radio station plays If no DAB radio station is currently selected the Browse s...

Page 79: ...laying screen tap or respectively To change the volume of playback Move the volume slider To mute or unmute playback Tap the Mute icon to the left of the volume slider To browse DAB radio stations 1 I...

Page 80: ...w w w a r g o n a u d i o c o m iNet3 v2 80 The radio station plays For instructions on playing preset DAB radio stations see Section 11 11...

Page 81: ...w w w a r g o n a u d i o c o m iNet3 v2 81 11 9 Playing FM radio To play the current FM radio station Select Mode FM The last played FM radio station plays...

Page 82: ...see below To scan for the previous or next FM radio station In the FM now playing screen tap or respectively To change the volume of playback Move the volume slider To mute or unmute playback Tap the...

Page 83: ...an control playback from it using the Wireless Device Remote Control application You need a 3 5mm to 3 5mm male to male cable to connect the iNet3 v2 to the external device From the Wireless Device Re...

Page 84: ...reset menu option displays a list of preset radio stations that you can select to listen to in Internet radio DAB or FM modes Only presets for the currently selected mode are listed To play a preset r...

Page 85: ...3 v2 85 11 12 Setting audio equalization To set audio equalisation 1 Select Mode Audio EQ 2 Select an equalisation profile from the list The new equalisation profile is applied Note The custom profile...

Page 86: ...n About Shows the version and details of the application 11 14 Inactive standby Out of the box the iNet3 V2 come with an automatic standby function If the product is not operated for two hours it will...

Page 87: ...rol application Function EUI can iPhone app can Change Mode Yes Yes Wake up unit when network is connected Yes Yes Change volume Yes Yes Set Network Always On Yes No Initialise a WiFi Connection Yes N...

Page 88: ...Settings Yes No Display Software Version Yes No Perform Network Software Update Yes No Touch screen interface No Yes Show album art in uPnP Mode No Yes Display song progress Yes Yes Display how fast a...

Page 89: ...AUTION Before starting a software upgrade ensure that iNet3 v2 is plugged into a stable mains power connection Disconnecting power during a software update may permanently damage the unit To turn auto...

Page 90: ...o decode Network error Problem past router incorrect data being received from network Data obtained from server is unreadable Network not ready Problem with connection to router Router switched off Ne...

Page 91: ...f by itself Automatic inactive standby function activated See page 86 FM Hiss Low signal strength Check move antenna DAB burbling intermittent cut out Move radio Rescan local high strength stations on...

Page 92: ...other address can be obtained by changing the first pair of digits between 00 wireless and 02 wired Insufficient Wi Fi signal strength Check distance to router see if a computer can connect to the net...

Page 93: ...ing access Check the following ports are open UDP and TCP ports 80 and 123 DNS port 53 Some Internet radio stations may require additional ports to be opened Cannot play particular Internet radio stat...

Page 94: ...UI User Interface UPnP Universal Plug and Play USB Universal Serial Bus WLAN Wireless Local Area Network Specifications Type iNet DAB FM tuner and streaming device as well as Spotify Connect Inputs D...

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