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Using the Touchscreen Interface

The touchscreen is the key point of interaction with 
Ambiance Touch Radio. The radio’s many functions can 
be controlled simply by tapping gently on the icons and 
buttons you see on the screen. Some of these icons and 
buttons allow you to tap and hold to change a value 
while you keep your finger on it (e.g. increasing 
volume).

The Main Menu is the primary screen to navigate 
around the main radio functions and settings. Gently 
tap an icon to access the relevant modes as described 
below:

Main Menu

Internet Radio

Allows access thousands 
of online radio stations 
and podcasts from around 
the world. See page 15

DAB Radio

Digital radio with a wide 
choice of channels and  
digital quality sound 
broadcast free-to-air. See 
page 14

Radio (AM/FM)

Receives AM and FM 
broadcasts, including RDS 
data. See page 8

iPod Mode

Provides docking, 
charging, control and 
playback for your Apple 
iPod and iPhone. See 
page 17

Auxiliary Mode

Use the radio to play audio 
from any external source 
via a standard 3.5mm 
audio cable. See page 16

Settings

Allows you to configure 
Network settings, sound 
EQ levels, software 
updates, timing 
preferences and many 
more. See page 12

Last.fm

Personalized music  
service based on your 
music preferences 
through stations, 
“scrobbing” and analysis 
of other users who like 
similar music. See page 9

Pandora

Personalized interactive 
radio stations based on 
your choice of artists and 
songs, similar music 
analysis.. See page 10

Music Player

Lets you stream audio 
files across your network 
from PC or MAC. See 
page 11

Navigation Arrows

Tap to reveal other main 
menu icons.

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Summary of Contents for CW0380

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Page 2: ...and or other countries Table of Contents About Your Radio 3 Introduction 5 Using the Touchscreen Interface 6 Navigating Around 7 Internet Setup 7 Radio Mode AM FM 8 Last fm Mode 9 Pandora Mode 10 Musi...

Page 3: ...wer In iPod iPhone dock cover Auxiliary Line In Ethernet LAN connector FM DAB Antenna connector Front Top Back Mute On Off Color touchscreen Volume touch panel AM Antenna jack CSW Ambiance Touch Radio...

Page 4: ...Playback Menu Home Back Directional Pad Select Scan Up Down Mute Volume Up Down Favorites 1 to 8 Love It Like Ban It Don t like Backlight Snooze Remote Control Inserting Batteries CSW Ambiance Touch...

Page 5: ...iver as well as an iPod iPhone docking station and alarm clock Connected to a wireless broadband network your radio can receive thousands of internet radio stations and podcasts from around the globe...

Page 6: ...t free to air See page 14 Radio AM FM Receives AM and FM broadcasts including RDS data See page 8 iPod Mode Provides docking charging control and playback for your Apple iPod and iPhone See page 17 Au...

Page 7: ...our network and getting online Step 1 Select your WLAN region from the list to begin scanning Step 2 Select your preferred network from the list of avail able networks Step 3 If the selected network i...

Page 8: ...reen For stations with good signal strength which broadcast RDS Radio Data System information the screen will display the RDS data Favorite Station Presets You can store up to 10 favorite station pres...

Page 9: ...choice from the list of results then tap OK Your Library Plays all tracks scrobbled to your profile or songs by artists you ve added to your library Your Recommendations Plays tracks recommended to y...

Page 10: ...you search Last fm s enormous music database for tracks that you can use to build up your profile My Stations Displays your list of stations that you have already saved to your Pandora account Genre S...

Page 11: ...sion 11 or higher For a Mac computer it should be running OS X or later with a UPnP application installed to access an iTunes library View information about the song that you are listening to View tec...

Page 12: ...musical styles Classic Jazz Pop Rock Speech You can also select Custom to set your own preferences Bass Treble and Loudness Tap the Back button to save your settings and return to the previous screen...

Page 13: ...g will be displayed on the top part of the screen Software Update Software updates for maintenance or added features for your radio will become available from time to time If this option is enabled th...

Page 14: ...sion helps to improve audio performance when you re listening to music with a high dynamic range in a noisy environment e g listening to classical music while cooking in the kitchen DRC boosts quieter...

Page 15: ...search for podcasts My added stations Displays a list of stations that you have added to your station list by accessing the Frontier Silicon Radio Portal Refer to page for details Help Get your Ambian...

Page 16: ...necting Connect your external device using a cable to the 3 5mm Aux Input jack of Ambiance Touch Radio From the main menu tap Adjust the volume of Ambiance Touch Radio and your external device to the...

Page 17: ...ck You can use Ambiance Touch Radio s touchscreen interface or the remote control to operate the basic playback features of your device You can access other features and controls of your iPod or iPhon...

Page 18: ...me level of the alarm from 0 30 Alarm Snooze When an alarm goes off you ll see the following screen flashing Tap anywhere on the touchscreen to Snooze the alarm This puts the radio back into standby m...

Page 19: ...nt on registration Technical Customer Support Services Go to www creative com support to resolve and troubleshoot technical queries at Creative s 24 hour self help Knowledge Base You can also find Cus...

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