Sandstorm SL-IBTB18 Instruction Manual Download

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Internet Bluetooth®

DAB Radio with

Spotify Connect

Instruction Manual

SL-IBTB18 / SL-IBTC18

Summary of Contents for SL-IBTB18

Page 1: ...Internet Bluetooth DAB Radio with Spotify Connect Instruction Manual SL IBTB18 SL IBTC18 ...

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Page 3: ...olume 15 Automatically Setting the Clock 15 Alarm 16 General Settings 20 Setting a Sleep Timer 20 Setting Equaliser 20 Setting the Time and Date 21 Language 21 Factory Reset 21 Software Update 21 Info 21 Privacy policy 21 Backlight 22 Network Settings 22 Setup Wizard 22 Internet Radio Operation 23 Finding Local Radio Stations 23 Finding Radio Stations From Around the World 24 Searching for a Radio...

Page 4: ...FM Operation 35 Auto Scan 35 Manual Tune 35 Scan Setting 35 Audio Setting 36 Saving Preset Stations 36 Recalling a Preset Station 37 FM Display Modes 37 Bluetooth Operation 38 Pairing with a Bluetooth device 38 Playing Music via Bluetooth 38 Disconnecting a Bluetooth Device 38 AUX IN Operation 39 Maintenance 39 Cleaning the Unit 39 Hints and Tips 40 Specifications 41 ...

Page 5: ...d due to overheating ensure that curtains and other materials do not obstruct the ventilation vents Safety Warnings A minimum distance of 5cm around the unit should be maintained to allow for sufficient ventilation Do not install or place this unit in a bookcase built in cabinet or in another confined space Ensure the unit is well ventilated Safety Always disconnect the unit from the mains supply ...

Page 6: ...a risk of fire or explosion and the warranty will be terminated Only recharge your battery with the provided approved USB cable designated for this product Dispose of batteries according to local regulations Please recycle when possible Do not dispose as household waste or in a fire as they may explode Batteries may explode if damaged CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The lightning flash ...

Page 7: ...lease do so according to local regulations The following items are included Instruction Manual Thank youfor purchasing your new product We recommend that you spend some time reading this instruction manual in order that you fully understand all the operational features it offers You will also find some hints and tips to help you resolve any issues Read all the safety instructions carefully before ...

Page 8: ...evious page in the menu 1 8 5 3 4 6 7 2 9 10 11 12 9 VOL STANDBY MUTE Dial Press and hold to switch the unit ON While the unit is ON press to switch it into STANDBY mode While the unit is ON press and hold to mute resume playback Rotate clockwise anticlockwise to increase decrease the volume 10 MENU Button Press to show menu for the current mode 11 Preset 1 5 Button Press and hold to preset the co...

Page 9: ... Rear View RESET OUTPUT DC IN 15V LAN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 DAB FM Aerial 2 RESET Button 3 OUTPUT 5V 2A USB Port For mobile devices charging 4 AUX IN Socket 5 Headphones Socket 6 DC IN 15V Socket 7 LAN Socket ...

Page 10: ...use hearing damage It is best to avoid extreme volume when using earphones especially for extended periods Connections Using the AUX Connection Connect the AUX IN socket at the rear of the unit to the line output sockets on the auxiliary equipment using a 3 5 mm to 3 5 mm stereo audio cable included as illustrated RESET OUTPUT DC IN 15V LAN RESET OUTPUT DC IN 15V LAN Auxiliary Equipment 3 5 mm ste...

Page 11: ...se 4 Charge the internal battery for 5 hours before first time use It will automatically stop charging once the battery fully charged The charging indicator shows the charging status 5 For better battery life you may disconnect the mains adapter from the mains socket after it is fully charged Ensure all connections are connected before connecting to the mains power socket RESET OUTPUT DC IN 15V LA...

Page 12: ... most out of your radio we recommend you select YES and connect it to the internet now 5 The Setup wizard menu will now appear on the screen The word YES will be highlighted press SCROLL SELECT to confirm The Date Time screen will now appear you can choose to display the time using a 12 hour clock or 24 hour clock 6 Turn SCROLL SELECT dial to select 12 or 24 then SCROLL SELECT dial to confirm The ...

Page 13: ...our radio without having to type in a password If your router has a WPS button you will notice WPS at the front of your network name 1 Turn SCROLL SELECT dial to select Push button then press SCROLL SELECT to confirm You will now see a message on the screen telling you to press the WPS button on your router To connect your radio to your router using the WPS button follow the instructions below Con...

Page 14: ...is now connected to the internet 2 Press the WPS button on your router Check your routers instruction manual if you are unsure which button is the WPS button 3 Press the SCROLL SELECT dial button Your radio will now connect to your router this may take a few seconds The message Setup wizard completed will be displayed when your radio has connected press SCROLL SELECT dial to exit the menu Key G 3 ...

Page 15: ... hold the STANDBY MUTE dial to switch on the unit again Adjusting the Volume Adjust the radio volume by turning VOL dial Turn anti clockwise to decrease volume and turn clockwise to increase volume Press and hold the STANDBY MUTE dial to mute resume playback Automatically Setting the Clock The clock can be set and updated automatically if are connected to the internet or receive DAB FM signals in ...

Page 16: ...ndy so you can set one alarm for workdays and one for weekends You set both alarms in the same way 1 Ensure the radio is turned ON not in STANDBY mode press ALARM button then press SCROLL SELECT dial to confirm Alarms Alarm 1 Off 00 00 Alarm 2 Off 00 00 Alarm 1 frequency Off Daily Once Weekends Weekdays Alarm 1 Enable Off Time 00 00 Mode Internet radio Preset Last listened Volume 8 Now you can cho...

Page 17: ... Internet radio Preset Last listened Volume 8 5 Turn SCROLL SELECT dial to select MODE and press SCROLL SELECT dial to confirm Then turn SCROLL SELECT dial to select BUZZER INTERNET RADIO DAB FM and press SCROLL SELECT dial to confirm Alarm 1 time 08 30 Alarm 1 Enable Daily Time 00 00 Mode Internet radio Preset Last listened Volume 8 4 Turn SCROLL SELECT dial to select TIME and press SCROLL SELECT...

Page 18: ... 12 Save 7 Turn SCROLL SELECT dial to select VOLUME and press SCROLL SELECT dial to confirm Then turn SCROLL SELECT dial to select your desired VOLUME for the alarm to sound and press SCROLL SELECT dial to confirm 8 Turn SCROLL SELECT dial to select SAVE and press SCROLL SELECT dial to confirm The ALARM SAVED screen will appear You will now see the alarm symbol 1 or 2 in the display This shows whi...

Page 19: ...rm press the ALARM button repeatedly until the alarm symbols disappear from the display Turning the Alarm Off when it Sounds When the alarm sounds press the STANDBY MUTE dial to switch off the alarm Snooze Function Press SNOOZE button repeatedly to increase the snooze time 5 10 15 30 mins The snooze time will show on the display ...

Page 20: ...Press MENU button System settings Equaliser and then press SCROLL SELECT dial to confirm 2 Turn SCROLL SELECT dial and then press it to select a profile The equalization profile options Normal Classical Jazz Pop Rock Speech My EQ My EQ profile setup 3 To set up My EQ select My EQ profile setup and then press SCROLL SELECT dial to confirm Turn SCROLL SELECT dial to select Bass or Treble and then pr...

Page 21: ...back to the state that it left the factory select FACTORY RESET Press MENU then go to System settings Factory Reset then select YES After factory reset all tuned stations preset stations and alarm settings will be erased then your radio will switch back on After Factory reset you need to accept the Privacy policy again Software Update In the software update menu you can choose if you want your rad...

Page 22: ... go to System settings Privacy policy Backlight You can set the brightness for the power on screens and the Standby screen Press MENU to go to System settings Backlight Timeout On 10 sec 20 sec 30 sec 45 sec 60 sec 90 sec 120 sec 180 sec On level High Medium Low Dim Level Medium Low Off Privacy policy Please visit the following page on a PC or mobile device www frontiersmar t com privacy ...

Page 23: ... to connect your radio to your Wi Fi network without needing a password View settings Select View settings the following setting on your radio Active connection MAC address Wlan region DHCP SSID IP address Subnet mask Gateway address Primary DNS Secondary DNS Manual settings Select manual setting to enable or disable DHCP Network profile Network profile shows the current network that has been used...

Page 24: ...t radio your radio must be connected to the internet Try to position your radio as close as possible to your router to get the best connection speeds Finding Local Radio Stations You can search for local radio station to the area you are located in e g if you are in the UK all of the UKs local radio stations will be listed 1 In INTERNET RADIO mode press the MENU button Turn SCROLL SELECT dial to s...

Page 25: ...ation list System settings Main menu Internet radio My Favourites Local United Kingdom BBC Stations Podcasts Stations Location Genre Search stations Popular stations New stations Location Africa Asia Caribbean Central America Europe Europe Portugal Romania Russia Serbia Slovak Republic 2 Turn SCROLL SELECT dial to select STATIONS then press SCROLL SELECT dial to confirm 3 Turn SCROLL SELECT dial t...

Page 26: ...may take a few seconds for your radio to connect to the station then you will hear the station Searching for a Radio Station by Name If you know the name of the radio station you can type the station name into the search and find it that way For example if you want to listen to BBC RADIO 1 simply just type in the station name 1 In INTERNET RADIO mode press the MENU button 2 Select STATION LIST STA...

Page 27: ...uickly and easily Presets 1 4 To store a preset you must first be listening to the station that you would like to save If you want to store the station in preset positions 1 4 press and hold the Preset 1 4 button for 2 seconds The words Preset Stored will show on the display Presets 5 10 1 Press and hold the 5 button for 2 seconds The Save to Preset list will show on the display 2 Turn the SCROLL ...

Page 28: ...nternet radio 12 08 BBC Radio 2 Description Amazing music Played by an amazing line up 1 Internet radio My Favourites Local United Kingdom BBC Stations Podcasts Podcasts Location Genre Search podcasts Finding Podcasts You can search for podcasts from a particular country in the world by genre or you can search for a particular podcast it you know its title 1 In INTERNET RADIO mode press the MENU b...

Page 29: ...ons Richards folder 2 The station will now be stored in a folder called STATIONS Any station stored in this way will be placed in the STATIONS folder Adding Stations via the website Before you can use this feature you must register with the website www wifiradio frontier com You will be asked to enter your email address and the radios ACCESS CODE The access code can be found in the menu Press MENU...

Page 30: ...t hand side of the screen Then click on the blue arrow symbol 2 Add the Station name Station URL Location Genre and Type then click on the blue arrow symbol This radio station will now be added into MY ADDED STATIONS on your radio 3 You will find the radio station and group have now been added into the MY FAVOURITES folder The stations stored in MY FAVOURITES will NOT be deleted if you perform a F...

Page 31: ...ING ON This iPhone SL IBTB C 18 xxxxxxxxxx Spotify Connect DEVICES AVAILABLE Once Spotify is activated the audio streaming will be delivered from the cloud to the main unit You can still operate your mobile or tablet device e g making or answering a phone calls while Spotify playback without interrupting the music To use another Spotify account follow the steps in Spotify Connection above Switchin...

Page 32: ...isplay the DAB menu The menu items are as follows Station list Shows the list of all radio stations Scan Select SCAN in the menu to scan for DAB radio stations Manual tune Select MANUAL TUNE to manually tune in radio stations that may have been missed by the SCAN DRC Dynamic Range Compression If you are listening to music with high dynamic range in a noisy environment you may wish to compress the ...

Page 33: ...ndary service ends the unit will automatically switch back to the primary station Manually Tuning In DAB Radio Stations If your radio have missed some stations when it performed a scan you can manually tune them in You will need to know which multiplex the station you are looking for is in 1 Press MENU Turn SCROLL SELECT dial to select MANUAL TUNE then press SCROLL SELECT dial to confirm 2 Now sel...

Page 34: ...L SELECT dial to save the station The words Preset stored will show on the display Alternatively press and hold PRESET button 1 2 3 or 4 until the display shows Preset stored Recalling a Preset Station Recall Presets 1 4 To recall preset stations that are stored in positions 1 4 just press the Presets 1 4 button Recall Presets 5 10 1 Press 5 button the Recall from Reset list will be displayed Pres...

Page 35: ...number If the number is 0 it means the signal received is error free and the signal strength is strong If the error rate is high it is recommended to reposition the radio aerial or reposition the unit The display will show a slide bar to indicate the signal strength the stronger the signal the longer the bar will be from left to right Bit Rate Codec Channels The display will show the digital audio...

Page 36: ...to another location Scan Setting In the SCAN SETTINGS menu you can choose if you want your radio to tune to ONLY the strong stations or select NO and it will try to tune to all stations however some may be very weak 1 In FM mode press MENU to display the FM menu 2 Turn SCROLL SELECT dial to select Scan setting and then press SCROLL SELECT dial to confirm You ll now be asked if you want to scan for...

Page 37: ... then press the SCROLL SELECT dial to save the station The words Preset stored will show on the display Alternatively press and hold PRESET button 1 2 3 or 4 until the display shows Preset stored Audio Setting If you find that the station you are listening is not clear you can select to listen to it in MONO this can often clear up some of the static 1 In FM mode press MENU to display the FM menu 2...

Page 38: ...et FM 12 08 92 10MHz No radio text FM Radio 1 FM Display Modes Every time you press INFO on the unit the display will cycle through the following display modes The information is displayed on the lower segment of the display Radio Text The broadcaster can include a message that displays information about the current programme Programme Type This describes the Style or Genre of music that is being ...

Page 39: ...to enter a password enter 0000 Playing Music via Bluetooth You may need to adjust the volume on your radio and Bluetooth device Press SCROLL SELECT dial to play pause music Turn SCROLL SELECT dial clockwise to skip to the next track Turn SCROLL SELECT dial anticlockwise to skip to the start of the current track or to previous tracks Disconnecting a Bluetooth Device You can disconnect your device i...

Page 40: ...yers Mini Disc Players DVD players etc 2 Connect the mains cable to the mains socket Press and hold STANDBY button on the unit to switch the unit on 3 Press MODE on the unit repeatedly to select AUX IN mode 4 In AUX IN mode you may operate your audio device directly for playback features 5 Turn VOL dial to increase decrease the volume Maintenance Cleaning the Unit Ensure the unit is fully unplugge...

Page 41: ...gnal Use the Manual Tune function Internet Radio No connection Make sure the Wi Fi router is plugged in and working Reconnect the radio to your Wi Fi Check you radio is within 5m of your router Can t hear the radio station Sometimes the Wi Fi connection is temporary lost or connection is weak check the Wi Fi connection or move the radio closer to your router Not all radio stations transmit 24 hour...

Page 42: ...ode 1 0 W Network Standby Power Consumption 2 0 W Time interval for power management function switches the unit automatically into standby Switch to standby mode after 10 minutes after intended use How to activate wireless network port Connect the unit with power Switch to wireless mode e g Internet radio Spotify How to deactivate wireless network port Go to System settings Network Keep network co...

Page 43: ...ker Output Power 5 W rms 2 Working Environment Temperature 0 C 40 C Working Environment Relative Humidity 5 80 THD 10 SNR 65 dB A Play Mode Bluetooth Aux in FM DAB Internet radio Spotify Net Weight 2203 3 g without adapter 2380 5 g with adapter Dimension W D H 332 mm 131 5 mm 173 6 mm Features and specifications are subject to change without prior notice ...

Page 44: ...quipment at the time of disposal will help conserve natural resources and ensure that it is recycled in a manner that protects human health and the environment For more information about where you can drop off your waste for recycling please contact your local authority or where you purchased your product The Bluetooth word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by the Bluetooth SIG Inc an...

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