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WF900i- DAB+ Internet Radio with Docking for iPod/ iPhone  

 

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12.2  Troubleshooting 

Problem 

 

Cause 

 

Solutions 

 

FM: Hiss  
DAB: burbling/ 
intermittent cut-out  

Low signal strength  

- If the signal is too weak, adjust the 
antenna or connect an external 
antenna for better reception. 
 
-  Increase the distance between the 
set and your TV or VCR. 
 
-  Keep or at least 1 meter away from 
your PC. 
 
- For DAB, Rescan local (high-
strength) stations only  
 
- For DAB, check local coverage at  

http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STAN
DARD/pc=PC_310504

  

DAB: ‘No stations 
available’ message  

Low signal strength  

As above then rescan stations.  

Network down  

Check the network whether is 
working between the computer and 
the router or not. 

Router restricts access 
to listed MAC 
addresses 

Obtain the WF900i MAC address 
from Menu > 

System settings > 

Network > View settings 

and add to 

router list.  

 
Note: WF900i has separate MAC 
addresses for wireless networks; 
only the current network adaptor 
method address is displayed, but the 
other address can be obtained by 
changing the first pair of digits ‘00’ 
(wireless) 

 

Insufficient Wi-Fi 
signal strength 

Check the distance of router and 
computer; and make sure the 
computer can connect to the network 
in this location  

Unknown encryption 
method 

Change encryption method on 
router. WF900i supports WEP, WPA 
and WPA2  

Cannot connect to 
network  

Unusual network 
configuration 

Setup network manually through 
Menu > 

System settings > Network 

> Manual settings 

 

Summary of Contents for WF900i

Page 1: ...WF900i DAB Internet Radio with Docking for iPod iPhone WF900i DAB Internet Radio with Docking for iPod iPhone User Manual ...

Page 2: ...counter any problems please contact the help line before you return this product back to the place of purchase Contact our Toll Free Warranty Support Help Line 1300 366 144 Email warrantyhelp awa com au Visit our web site for FAQ s or request for service www awa com au ...

Page 3: ...s heat places lacking ventilation or dusty areas places subject or constant vibration and or humid or moist areas Do not attempt to clean this unit with chemical solvents as this might damage the finish Use a clean dry cloth Before turning on the power make certain that the connecting cords and power cord are properly installed When moving the set be sure to first disconnect the power cord and rem...

Page 4: ... 3 5 Other Setting 13 3 6 Internet radio portal registration 13 3 7 Setting up a music server 14 3 8 Sharing media with Window Media Player 14 4 Internet Radio Mode 16 4 1 Last Listened 16 4 2 Preset 16 4 3 Favourites 16 4 4 Browse 17 4 5 Search 17 4 6 My added stations 18 4 5 Now Playing Infomration 18 5 Shared media Network and USB 19 5 1 Shared media from UPnP media server 19 5 2 USB Playback 2...

Page 5: ...2 8 iPod Mode 23 8 1 Now playing infomation 23 9 Aux in Mode 24 10 Alarm and Sleep 25 10 1 Alarm 25 10 2 Aleep 25 11 Software upgrade and factory reset 26 11 1 Software upgrade 26 11 2 Factory reset 26 12 Troubleshooting and error messages 27 12 1 Error messages 27 12 2 Troubleshooting 28 13 Service Information 31 14 Product Warranty 32 ...

Page 6: ...y for easy control and clear information display with up to six lines of text plus status icons Clock with auto update capability and dual independent alarms Sleep snooze Scrobbling to UPnP Music player modes Multiple network profiles for easy setup and portability Multiple languages 1 1 Conventions used in this guide The following conventions are used in this guide Button press Physical button on...

Page 7: ...AB Internet Radio with Docking for iPod iPhone 4 Figure 1 Wi Fi radio infrastructure 1 3 Part List No Item Qty 1 Main Unit 1pc 2 Audio Cable 1pc 3 iPod iPhone Stand 1pc 4 AC Adaptor 1pc 5 Instruction Manual 1pc ...

Page 8: ... the Internet Radio portal The Mode menus for the various modes The mode menus are so called because they show the functions available within the context of each of the modes Pressing the menu button anytime will take you the mode menu of the relevant mode the radio is currently in Each context menu provides an entry called main menu which takes you back to the MAIN menu 2 2 Key functions Figure 2...

Page 9: ...to return to the last track list or station list 7 Preset Button Preset Press for the Preset recall Save menu Scroll up down to select the preset number then press Select to confirm There are 10 presets each for Internet radio DAB and FM modes 8 Menu Info Button Menu Show menu for the current mode Press again to show Now playing screen Info View more information about the station or track playing ...

Page 10: ...reception of wireless signal 2 AUX IN MUSIC PORT For connecting an MP3 player portable CD player or other audio device with a 3 5mm line level output 3 HEADPHONE Connect headphones for private listening 4 DC POWER JACK DC 9V Connect the supplied power cord to this jack Be sure to use only the power supply provided with the radio ...

Page 11: ...WF900i DAB Internet Radio with Docking for iPod iPhone 8 2 3 Menus Figure 3 shows the site map of all the menu and sub menu in the WF 900i Figure 3 Menu Structure of the WF 900i ...

Page 12: ...eens are shown to allow the user to change settings They vary in complexity 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 an asterisk Error Information screens give specific messages for a few seconds then change automatically to another screen WF900i has ...

Page 13: ...d FM extend the telescopic antenna 4 Press Standby 3 1 Setting up wizard When WF900i is started for the first time it runs through a setup wizard to configure settings for date time and network Once this has finished the system is ready to use in most modes Note To change these settings later select Menu System settings To run the setup wizard again select Menu System settings Setup wizard Select ...

Page 14: ...re in effect during the summer turn on the Daylight savings option WF900i will auto update from the selected source when time information is available Manual set If you set No update the wizard now prompts you to set the time and date manually The date and time are displayed as dd mm yyyy and hh mm AM PM with the first value dd active flashing Adjust each value with the Select control As each valu...

Page 15: ...etwork and connects Pin code number WF900i 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 Vista Skip WPS Enter key as for a standard encrypted network above For more information on setting up a WPS encrypted network see your WPS router s instructions Completion WF900i tries to connect to the selected ...

Page 16: ... registered networks through Menu System settings Network Network 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 System settings Network for example setting up a wired network Users experienced with networking may find these options useful for diag...

Page 17: ...y such operations 3 7 Setting up a music server In order for WF900i to play music files from a computer the computer must be set up to share files or media UPnP media sharing allows devices like WF900i to play music from a shared media library navigating through tag menus such as Artist Album or Genre If you are running a suitable server system such as a PC with Windows Media Player 10 or later WM...

Page 18: ...cess 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 PC is now ready to stream the music to the radio The WMP UPnP service runs in the background there is no need to start WMP explicitly ...

Page 19: ...ou 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 example suppose you were listening to New Orleans Radio through the browse facility as described in section 4 4 below Pressing Back would return you to the Highlighted Blues stations menu Pressing Back again would return you to the Blues menu a...

Page 20: ...ble through the Podcast menu for example Menu Podcasts Location Oceania Australia All shows ABC Brisbane 4 5 Search You can also search through Internet 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 The search entry screens are similar in operation to th...

Page 21: ...can add your own stations via the portal These added stations are accessible from WF900i by selecting Menu Station list My added stations Station 4 7 Now Playing Information While the stream is playing the screen shows its name and description To view further information press Info Each time you press Info another set of information is displayed cycling through name description genre location reli...

Page 22: ...ough tracks Press and hold 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 13 you should see an entry consisting of computer name Shared media name for example JB Laptop Audio If you have more than one computer sharing media the alternatives are listed ...

Page 23: ...ll though it by turning Select UPnP tracks show their track name USB tracks show their file name To play the playlist from a certain track quick Select To erase a track from the playlist long Select then confirm YES If you select a track album folder for instant playback without using the playlist the playlist is preserved The playlist is also preserved during standby 5 4 Repeat shuffle You can re...

Page 24: ...ss and hold Preset until the display shows the Save preset screen Select one of the 10 presets by turning the Tuning Knob and press the knob in order to save the currently playing station to the preset list 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 right of the screen 6 3 Now playing in...

Page 25: ... shows Pn P1 P2 etc in the bottom right of the screen 7 2 Now playing information While the stream is playing the screen shows its frequency or if RDS information is available station name and any further RDS information such as programme name track title and contact details If no information is available just the frequency is shown Stereo broadcasts are indicated with an icon at the top of the sc...

Page 26: ... or pause 4 The track now playing is displayed on the iPod if connected then press the or buttons to select previous or next track 5 For the iPods press Back button back to the iPod menus and tune the Rotary Tuning Controls to select the album track you want and press Rotary Tuning Control to confirm For the iPhone you should enter the iPod mode in the iPhone first then follow the above steps to c...

Page 27: ...o play audio with Aux in mode 1 Turn the volume low on both WF900i 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 display shows AUX in or select Menu Main menu AUX in 4 Adjust the volume of WF900i and if necessary the audio source device as required ...

Page 28: ... FM Volume 0 32 To activate the new settings scroll down and select Save The screen shows active alarms with an icon at the bottom left At the set time the alarm will sound To temporarily silence it press Snooze You can change the snooze period with the Select control if you like The radio returns to standby for the set period with the silenced alarm icon flashing To stop the alarms press the Alar...

Page 29: ...e software provided by Frontier Silicon through internet User should undertake the responsibility of any problem occurred by such operations 11 2 Factory reset A factory reset resets all user settings to default values so time date network configuration and presets are lost However the radio s current software version is maintained as is registration with the Internet radio portal Internet radio f...

Page 30: ...d No USB Trying to access USB menu but no USB plugged in Service not available DAB No DAB reception Trying to scan the DAB station but no DAB station can be scanned Unauthorised Access not granted by UPnP server Allow access for WF900i in UPnP server settings Update failed Software upgrade failed Power shot down accidentally cause the failure of software upgrading USB device unsupported Unsupporte...

Page 31: ...etwork whether is working between the computer and the router or not Router restricts access to listed MAC addresses Obtain the WF900i MAC address from Menu System settings Network View settings and add to router list Note WF900i has separate MAC addresses for wireless networks only the current network adaptor method address is displayed but the other address can be obtained by changing the first ...

Page 32: ...s working for a computer connected to the same network 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 station Station not broadcasting overloaded or insufficient bandwidth Station broadcasting using unknown codec Link out of date Try other stations try listening...

Page 33: ...AB Digital Audio Broadcasting DLS Dynamic Label Segment short text information broadcast with DAB audio FM Frequency Modulation MSC USB Mass Storage Class device RDS Radio Data System UPnP Universal Plug and Play USB Universal Serial Bus WLAN Wireless Local Area Network ...

Page 34: ...Docking for iPhone Dimension 250 x 130 x 135 mm Weight Net 1 8 KG approx FM Frequency 88 108 KHz DAB DAB Frequncy Band 3 174 928 239 20 MHZ Number of presets 30 presets 10 for Internet Radio 10 for FM and 10 for DAB DAB WiFi Connectivity 802 11g b USB 12Mb s V1 1 support MP3 WMA files Output power 2 x 2W RMS Power Source AC Adaptor 9V 1 5A ...

Page 35: ... maladjustment of customer controls mains supply problems thunderstorm activity or Acts of God pixel error infestation by insects or vermin exposure to abnormally corrosive conditions or any foreign object or matter having entered the product Mileage or travelling time in respect of service outside the authorised AWA Service Centre nor pick up and delivery cost incurred Service calls arising from ...

Page 36: ...ed or implied about the product other than or additional to the terms of this warranty Please read instruction manual carefully Should you encounter any problems Please contact Telefix for Warranty Support 1300 366 144 Email warrantyhelp awa com au The original proof of purchase must be kept and produced for service requirements under this Product Warranty ...

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