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the BBC) provide different data streams for PC users and internet radio listeners, so this test
is not always conclusive.
If you cannot play the station via your PC this may indicate that the problem is not
necessarily due to your radio, but it could be your network, your internet connection, the
broadcaster, or internet congestion.
MUSIC PLAYER / UPNP PROBLEMS
The use of the Music Player function with UPnP should be straightforward. However, the
cleverness of UPnP means that it is often disabled by default by security applications and in
routers.
If you are using Windows Media Player as your UPnP server, and if it fails to operate with
Audisse Shirudo, please keep this fact in mind: A fresh installation of Windows and Windows
Media Player when using Microsoft’s built-in firewall software will normally work.
If it does not work, possible reasons may include:
UPnP functions blocked in firewall software
UPnP functions turned off by security software
UPnP functions ‘hi-jacked’ by other software
UPnP functions blocked in the router Multi-cast packets blocked in the router
IP address of system blocked in firewall software
Some third-party UPnP servers are much less dependent upon other parts of Windows than
WMP 11. If the greater flexibility that these offer is attractive, then it may be found in some
cases that they are easier to get working.
AUDIO CODECS
Your radio supports a range of audio codec that provide compatibility with a wide range of
Internet Radio stations and also allow users to stream music from their computers.
Note that for any given audio codec, there are many streaming protocols available, and
thus even if an Internet Radio station uses a supported format, this does not guarantee
that every such station will work with your radio. The radio stations database to which
your radio connects is checked for compatibility so that most stations should be playable
without problems. Similarly when streaming media from a computer, while a codec may be
supported, there can be many subtle variations in formats, tagging schemes and protocols
(even within UPnP). In general your radio will play the supported formats with most common
UPnP servers.
The following table summarises the maximum supported bit-rates for the various audio
formats that are playable on your radio. Higher rates may be playable in some cases but
performance of the product may be affected.
