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Last.fm
Last.fm - the basics
Last.fm is an Internet-based on-line music service with millions of tracks available
which you can access using your radio, your computer and other devices. It
plays personalised interactive radio stations based on your choice of artists
and songs, your listening history, and similar tracks based on the preferences
of other Last.fm listeners with similar music tastes. This can introduce you to
a new range of artists and tracks which you will probably enjoy but which you
may never have heard before.
Before you can use Last.fm with your radio, you will need to have created an
account at the Last.fm web site. You can then start to listen to radio stations
initially based on particular artists or tags/genres.
Last.fm is available on various platforms and computer media players. Any
personalisations that you make to your account from one platform are re
fl ected
on the others.
Last.fm has a strong emphasis on interaction with other listeners, sharing your
favourite music and exploring other users’ playlists and stations, both directly,
and through social networking sites. There are also privacy options that you
can apply to your account using the Last.fm web site.
Scrobbling and Love / Ban features
Scrobbling is the method that Last.fm uses to learn about your listening habits.
Your radio can ‘scrobble’ the tracks that you listened to using the UPnP Music
Player and Last.fm modes. This sends track names to Last.fm, adding them to
your Last.fm library, and helps the service to tailor its future recommendations
to your musical tastes. Using two dedicated buttons on the radio, you can tell
Last.fm that you love particular tracks, or you can ban a track from ever being
played again. This also in
fl uences the tracks you are offered in the future.
User accounts
In order to use the Last.fm service with your radio, you must either
create a Last.fm account or already have one set up. This account
keeps track of your musical preferences and listening choices and is
what makes the music offered by Last.fm personal to you. Setting up
an account is simple and is done via the Last.fm web site. You then
enter the account details into your radio (see the following pages).
The radio allows more than one set of Last.fm account details to be
entered. If the unit is used by more than one person, it is possible
to choose which account is used when listening to Last.fm and for
scrobbling from the Music Player.
The features of the Last.fm service are only available on the radio
with a subscription to Last.fm. This may differ from the range of
features available when accessing the Last.fm service from a
computer or any other device. The provision of the Last.fm service
and the features offered with and without subscription are subject
to terms and conditions set out on the Last.fm web site.
The use of the Last.fm facility on your Roberts Stream 205 radio
requires a Last.fm subscription. Contact the Last.fm web site at
www.last.fm to subscribe.
Last.fm may choose to modify the user selection and features from
time to time.
Last.fm
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