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BRAVADO-X Internet Radio and Network Media Player

GDI-IRD4500M

USER GUIDE

BRAVADO-X WiFi Internet Radio

Grace Digital Audio

Summary of Contents for GDI-IRD4500M

Page 1: ...1 BRAVADO X Internet Radio and Network Media Player GDI IRD4500M USER GUIDE BRAVADO X WiFi Internet Radio by Grace Digital Audio ...

Page 2: ...ng a station that is currently unavailable 15 Stations which enable you to choose what you listen to 15 Setting the clock 16 Setting the alarm 17 Setting the sleep timer 20 Configuring My Stuff 20 Registering an account on Grace Digital Audio s website 20 Configuring My Profile 20 Configuring My Stations 21 Configuring My Streams 21 Configuring My Podcasts 21 Configuring My Pandora 22 Accessing Pa...

Page 3: ...r 33 Queuing up albums for playback later 33 Controlling playback 34 Removing tracks from the list queue 34 Playing tracks in random order 35 Playing tracks in the queue repeatedly 35 Settings Menu 36 Choosing the option you want from the Configure menu 36 Network Config 36 Upgrade Firmware 37 Language 37 Factory Reset 37 Register 37 Clock Setup 37 Sleep Timer 37 Backlight 38 UPnP 38 Wi Fi Strengt...

Page 4: ... from over heating Do not block or cover these holes especially with cloth or paper Do allow a minimum distance of 5cm around the apparatus for sufficient ventilation DAMAGE Never use your Internet radio if it is damaged in any way Always place your Internet radio on a flat level surface avoiding anywhere which may be subject to strong vibration TEMPERATURE Avoid extremes of temperature either hot...

Page 5: ...will need to enter the radio s MAC address into your wireless access point To find the radio s MAC address use menu items as follows Settings Network Config View Config MAC Address To enter the MAC address into your wireless access point you must read the instructions supplied with the wireless access point The Internet radio should work anywhere within 300 feet 100 meters of the wireless access p...

Page 6: ...on P3 Press to listen Preset station P3 Previous Track P4 Press and hold for 2 seconds to store Preset station P4 Press to listen Preset station P4 Next Track Mode P5 Press and hold for 2 seconds to store Preset station P5 Press to listen Preset station P5 Select Mode for equalizer settings Mode PUSH Volume Knob Pushing the select button inwards will activate the currently selected menu item Turni...

Page 7: ...speaker or external EXT speaker Select Speaker On if internal speaker is desired IMPORTANT IF audio is not heard check that SPEAKER INT has been selected To listen to internatl speakers INT must be selected Master Power switch ON To list to external speakers EXT must be selected Mater Power switch ON RCA L R Jack LINE OUT Connect RCA cables to optional external speakers not included 16 watts at 8 ...

Page 8: ...ys Press to navigate throughout various menus and selections Same Press to return to previous menu page Same OK Push OK to select menu items stations etc Same NA Play Pause NA Previous Track NA Stop NA Next Track MENU To the main menu NA Press to increase and decrease volume Same Press MUTE button to turn off on the volume Same Set Alarms NA BROWSE NA NA REPLY Access Pandora interactive menu NA Ke...

Page 9: ...e radio Grace Digital Radio After a few seconds this will change to show Initializing Network After a few seconds this will change to show Scan for networks Enter network View Config Edit Config When the display shows Scan for networks press the Select button Note if you make a mistake at any point press the Back button to go back to the previous screen The radio will now scan for all available wi...

Page 10: ...My Home Network It is possible and in some locations highly likely that your radio will find more than one wireless access point in which case you can choose which one you want to connect to Turn the knob on the radio to see the ESSID for each access point the radio has found For optimal performance you may want to check your home network settings to make sure your radio is on a deferent channel t...

Page 11: ...nd out what the password security code is After 3 seconds the display goes into the code entry mode To enter the code use the knob to select each character of the code in turn pressing the Select button inwards after each character Note that WEP and WPA codes are sensitive to upper and lower case characters so you must enter them exactly Use the Back button to erase incorrect characters After the ...

Page 12: ...o choose radio stations according to their content for example Classic Rock Sport News etc 1 Turn the knob until the display shows the region you want or select All to display all countries 2 Press the Select button 3 Turn the knob until the display shows the country you want If you are an active Sirius subscriber with a package that includes the ability to listen to Sirius internet radio on a non...

Page 13: ...artist songs and albums with names similar to the word you initially entered 3 Choose the selection you desire This function will also create a new station on your Pandora web site This section allows for the new Grace Digital Personal radio services The current service is Pandora Prior to this feature working you must first register your radio on the Grace web site Please see registering your rad...

Page 14: ... numbers 1 10 on the remote control 2 Select a number to assign the station to 1 10 Please note presets 1 5 are the same for the remote radio and can be stored using either the radio or remote Assigned to Preset Where is the number of the preset button you held down When your radio is powered on and connected to your Wi Fi network briefly press the preset button 1 5 on the radio or 1 10 on the rem...

Page 15: ...ide a number of options associated with their station for example some stations enable you to listen to programs that have already been broadcast When you select a radio station that has this ability the station does not start playing immediately but instead the display shows Stations Which Enable You To Choose What You Listen To Live On Demand 1 Turn the knob to choose Live or On Demand then pres...

Page 16: ...using the knob and press the Select button 5 Program which enable you to choose the time also enable you to fast forward and rewind to the part you want to into to while the radio is playing The elapsed time is displayed Using the Skip forward P3 or Skip backward P1 Skip forward or backward in 30 second intervals Setting The Clock 1 Press the Select button Note if you make a mistake at any point p...

Page 17: ... correct time zone is seen on the display Push the Select button to set your time zone Then turn the Menu knob until the hour setting is correct then press the Select button Set Time 1 30 PM 8 Turn the knob until the minute setting is correct then press the Select button Set Time 1 34 PM The display shows Set Time with the new time shown beneath for 3 seconds then returns to the menu press the Bac...

Page 18: ...m Clock Stations Alarm Clock Media Player 3 Press the Select button 4 Turn the knob until the display shows Set Alarm Set Time Set Alarm 5 Press the Select button 6 Turn the knob to choose between Disable all which turns off all alarms or any of the 5 alarms Press the select button to set the alarm that you want to activate Below is an example to set Alarm 1 Choose 1 Off 12 00 AM Disable all 1 OFF...

Page 19: ...ng to turn on The display shows Alarm Set with the time of the alarm shown beneath for 3 seconds and then returns to the radio station display When in Standby Mode the Alarm time is shown next to the clock time with brackets Alarm Set 07 45 11 58 Ensure the volume is set to the desired level Please note that when your Alarm turns on the radio s back light display will turn on and show a menu askin...

Page 20: ...asts from the left hand side of the website 4 You can now add your Internet Radio to your account on the website by accessing the My Radios link From the My Radios section you will need to enter in your radio s eight digit serial number which can be found from the Settings Version menu on the radio When in the Version menu please rotate the menu knob left or right until Serial Number shows on the ...

Page 21: ...by entering in the podcast s name and its URL as prompted by the website Please note the podcast URL will have to be a direct RSS feed which will end with the xml extension e g http someurl com podcast xml 3 Once you have podcasts available in your My Podcasts list you may access these feeds from your Internet Radio These podcasts will be available on your radio from the menu item Stations My Stuf...

Page 22: ...ace Digital Audio account Please note that you must follow the steps in Registering An Account On Grace Digital Audio s Website prior to upgrading your radio to be able to receive Pandora music stream If you have not signed up for the enhanced services please go back to that step 4 After you have successfully logged into the Grace Digital Audio web site choose enhanced or optional features In this...

Page 23: ...adio The Retrieve button will allow you to perform the similar choices as you do with your regular Pandora on line account Choosing the reply button will allow you to thumbs up down a song sleep up to 6 songs an hour book mark songs and artist etc Bookmark Song Bookmark Artist Give Feedback thumbs up or down a song Song Details Skip Song Explain Song 6 Select Stations Stations Search ...

Page 24: ... Music shareable Windows Vista 1 Please ensure that your PC is available on the network for your Internet radio 2 Open the Network and Sharing Center windows from Start menu Control Panel Network and Sharing Center 3 From the Network and Sharing Center under the Sharing and Discovery heading ensure that the following parameters are set Network discovery On File sharing On Public folder sharing On ...

Page 25: ...ese services Under the Firewall section keep the firewall off Under the Internet section keep Internet Sharing off 3 Setup Account From the System Preferences window under the System section click Accounts Select an account and remember its Short Name and password This will be used for the radio to connect to the MAC 4 Directory Setup From the Dock click Finder From Finder click Applications Utili...

Page 26: ...isplay Finding PCs Once the radio has finished turn the knob to highlight the correct PC 7 Press the SELECT button The radio will search for shared folders 8 Turn the knob to highlight the correct shared folder and press SELECT 9 The radio will display File Scan as it scans through the media files in the shared folder Text on the bottom row of the display will change to indicate that the file scan...

Page 27: ... begin playing Arranging Queuing Up Tracks For Playback Later 1 Highlight the required track 2 Press the SELECT button Track Added To Queue will be displayed Arranging Queuing Up Albums For Playback Later 1 Highlight the required album 2 Press the SELECT button 3 Turn the knob until Add To Queue is displayed 4 Press the SELECT button Tracks Added to Queue will be displayed 5 Turn the knob until th...

Page 28: ... is selected press SELECT and then turn the knob to select Clear Queue and press SELECT again Controlling Playback 1 Use the STOP button to stop playback 2 Use the PLAY PAUSE button to either pause a currently playing track or to restart a currently paused track or to restart a stopped track 3 Use the SKIP TO PREVIOUS TRACK button to start playback of the previous track in the queue 4 Use the SKIP...

Page 29: ...huffle mode should be enabled Playing Tracks In The List Queue Repeatedly 1 Select the individual tracks as described previously 2 Navigate to top level menu item Media Player using the SELECT and BACK buttons 3 Press the SELECT button 4 Turn the knob until Playback Mode is displayed 5 Press the SELECT button 6 Turn the knob until Repeat is displayed 7 Press the SELECT button 8 Turn the knob to se...

Page 30: ...low the radio to access your media library In order to this you will need to do the following a Keep pressing BACK to get to the radio s top level menu and then turn the rotary knob to select Media Player b Press SELECT and then turn the knob to highlight UPnP Servers c Press SELECT and the radio will scan for all available UPnP servers Note this may take a few seconds for the radio to complete it...

Page 31: ...Player Selecting Media Sharing for Windows Media Player 11 Allowing the Radio to Connect 5 From the Media Sharing window the radio will be listed as an unknown device Click on the unknown device listed then click the Allow button and then click OK ...

Page 32: ...ore the scan has completed the radio will display Empty The radio will continue to display Empty if no UPnP servers are found 5 After a successful scan select your UPnP server by rotating the knob if there is more than one UPnP server and then press SELECT 6 The radio will now list the media categories available from the UPnP server e g Music Playlists etc Turn the knob to select which category yo...

Page 33: ...utton when the required track is displayed 4 It is important to note here that media files scanned from the radio s Windows Shares function can also be added to the radio s queue Arranging Queuing Up UPnP Tracks For Playback Later 1 Highlight the required track 2 Press the SELECT button Track Added To Queue will be displayed Arranging Queuing Up Albums For Playback Later 1 Highlight the required a...

Page 34: ...k in the queue Removing Tracks From The List Queue 1 Press the BROWSE button The currently playing track name will be displayed 2 Turn the knob to select the track you want to remove from the queue 3 Press and hold the STOP button for 2 seconds 4 Turn the knob to highlight Yes or No 5 Press SELECT to confirm whether you actually want to delete the track from the queue 6 If Yes was selected then Re...

Page 35: ...le is displayed 7 Press the Select button 8 Turn the knob to select YES NO to confirm that shuffle mode should be enabled Playing Tracks In The List Queue Repeatedly 1 Select the individual tracks as described previously 2 Navigate to top level menu item Media Player using the Select and Back buttons 3 Press the Select button 4 Turn the knob until Playback Mode is displayed 5 Press the Select butt...

Page 36: ...ake at any point press the Back button to go back to the previous screen 2 Turn the knob until Settings is displayed 3 Press the Select button 4 Turn the knob until the display shows the option you want 5 Press the Select button to choose the option shown on the display The options are explained below Network Config Enables you to scan again for connection to another wireless network or to manuall...

Page 37: ...ou power back on log onto your network and download a new stations list Register This will display a key that can be used to register the radio on the Grace Digital Audio Customer portal http grace reciva com Clock Setup Use this option to set the time to set an alarm and to view the current alarm setting see Setting the alarm Upgrade Firmware Use this option to download new firmware for the radio...

Page 38: ...ems around So please have fun and look around at all the features and enjoy listening to premium music content talk radio kids music NPR and BBC and sports from around the world Selecting this option will alter the Internet radio s backlight brightness 1 After selecting the Backlight menu item the radio will display its list of three menu modes Inactive Active and Standby These three states are ex...

Page 39: ...the radio s MAC address using the menu item Configure Network Config View Config MAC address 5 If you have an encrypted network check that you have entered the correct key or passphrase into the radio Remember that text format keys are case sensitive If your radio can connect to the network successfully but is unable to play particular stations it may be due to one of the following causes 1 The st...

Page 40: ...oduct is prohibited without a license from Microsoft Corporation and or Microsoft Licensing GP as applicable Warranty Your Internet Radio is guaranteed against original defects in materials manufacture and workmanship for one year from the date of purchase under a limited manufacturer warranty Under this warranty repair of any defect or at the company s discretion replacement of the faulty compone...

Page 41: ...d to set up media sharing so that you can share music with your radio The following steps describe how to set up media sharing in Windows Media Player 11 1 In Windows Media Player 11 click the small arrow below the Library tab and then click Media Sharing Step 1 Set Up Media Sharing In Windows Media Player 11 2 In the Media Sharing dialog box select the Share my media check box ...

Page 42: ...es perform the following steps 1 From the Media Player menu of your internet radio select UPnP Servers 2 A list of available computers will appear 3 Select the required computer Step 1 Set Up Media Sharing In Windows Media Player 11 Continued 4 The display may show Access Denied 801 5 Your device will now appear in the list If you want to confirm this is your radio right click the device and selec...

Page 43: ...en press the Select button Enjoy Using the USB Port as an USB Ethernet Connection Your wireless router is connected to your interenet Your radio is equipped with 801 11n WiFi for a wireless connection to your wireless router Once connected to your wireless router your radio will have connection to the interent and internet radio Your radio may also connect using a wired connnection to the internet...

Page 44: ...stallation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined ...

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