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Page 2: ...UNDOK App is available for Android and iOS You can easily control your device from your Smartphone or tablet with our full function UNDOK App to stream your favorite music or station Download and ins...

Page 3: ...e On LAN 42 Prune servers 42 Windows 7 Play to function UPnP renderer 43 44 DAB mode 45 52 Selecting a DAB radio station 46 Display modes 47 Finding new DAB radio stations 48 Manual Tuning 49 Dynamic...

Page 4: ...internet radio is able to receive a suitable broadcast signal IMPORTANT Before you continue make sure that your wireless access point or router is powered up and working with your broadband Internet s...

Page 5: ...ew rechargeable batteries Do not use a mix of full and empty rechargeable batteries Do not use batteries that have a different mAh capacity Do not use damaged or leaking batteries Make sure the radio...

Page 6: ...on 6 Forward button 7 Standby button 8 Battery charge indicator Low battery indicator 9 Tuning Control Rotary Select knob 10 Volume button 11 Mute button 12 Preset 5 Stop button 13 Preset 4 play pause...

Page 7: ...6 GB 18 FM telescopic aerial 19 Headphone jack 20 DC in jack 21 Alkaline NiMH NiCad rechargeable battery switch 22 Battery compartment...

Page 8: ...radio station or music file being played 4 Many operations require the user to make a selection from the menu Highlight the menu item using the Tuning Control Rotary on the right side of the radio Pre...

Page 9: ...y 3 When you apply power the display on the radio will light up and say SANGEAN The first time that you use your radio or after Factory Reset the display will show Setup wizard and YES will be highlig...

Page 10: ...power consumption but it does mean that you will need to switch that radio on manually in order to use either the Play to function or any other remote control software If you need to be able to remot...

Page 11: ...enter the network details manually This is described in Manual Network Configuration If your network name is being broadcast and it was not found then try re scanning press the Back button and if nec...

Page 12: ...characters as well as the three controls on the right The character currently highlighted will be entered when you press the Tuning Control Rotary Do this as needed until the complete key has been en...

Page 13: ...fully your radio will have connected to your router and then made a connection to the Internet and set its clock If this is the case then you can try listening to radio stations via the Internet Note...

Page 14: ...gured with a hidden SSID then you will need to enter some network settings manually Note a hidden SSID may prevent casual observers from detecting your network but is not recommended as a means of net...

Page 15: ...e value and to move on to the next group Repeat this until all eight groups of digits have been entered The next step is to set up the WiFi connection starting with the name of the wireless network SS...

Page 16: ...etween 8 and 63 characters and must be identical to the key which has been entered into your router Note the encryption key is sensitive to the use of upper and lower case letters and symbols Take car...

Page 17: ...ed by an application installed on an Apple iPhone iPod touch or iPod The Pin number facility allows you to ensure that your radio can only be controlled by your own Apple device rather than someone el...

Page 18: ...ion and the country from which a station is broadcast this may be the easiest method to find a station It is also a great way to experience radio from other parts of the world You may also search for...

Page 19: ...tations is highlighted on the display and then press the Tuning Control Rotary Note that the menu may offer one or more local selections based upon the country in which the unit is being used accordin...

Page 20: ...nnot connect to a radio station Note If your radio is unable to connect to an internet radio station it will generally either display Network Error or Stopped This can be for many reasons but typicall...

Page 21: ...rol Rotary Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to scroll through the list of content types This menu is normally cyclic you can scroll the list continually in either direction When the chosen genre is hi...

Page 22: ...ress the Info button to access the delete character on the screen and the character selection After the final character of the search has been entered use the Info button and then the Tuning Control R...

Page 23: ...n the display and then press the Tuning Control Rotary 2 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Stations is highlighted on the display and then press the Tuning Control Rotary 3 Rotate the Tuning Cont...

Page 24: ...Rotary 3 You may then search by location genre or using part of the name of the podcast The searches operate in exactly the same way as when searching for a conventional radio station Searching by loc...

Page 25: ...o store the currently playing radio station as a preset press and hold the required Preset button 1 5 on the panel until the display shows Preset stored The station will be stored using the chosen pre...

Page 26: ...io mode press the Menu button The first item on the menu is Last listened With this item highlighted press the Tuning Control Rotary 2 The display will then show a list of the last ten Internet radio...

Page 27: ...stream to your radio If there are no bars shown to the right of the dividing line then the data stream reliability may be poor and you may find that there are many breaks in the audio this is not alw...

Page 28: ...ess code This allows it to uniquely identify your internet radio from the many others that it also provides data for To obtain the access code please followthese steps 2 With your radio switched on an...

Page 29: ...link My favourites in the My account area To delete a favourite radio station click on the icon with a heart and minus symbol 1 2 3 4 5 If you wish to listen to a radio which is not a currently held i...

Page 30: ...ry until My Favourites is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary and your favorite stations list will appear on the display set up as described on the preceding page Press the Tuni...

Page 31: ...do not broadcast 24 hours per day and some stations are not always on line In addition as mentioned in the previous section it is possible to specify audio streams for My added stations which are not...

Page 32: ...les which have DRM protection are not supported When using a UPnP server the search and selection criteria are determined by the server software but typically include Artist Album and Genre Many serve...

Page 33: ...es available on your PC To add new media files to the library select Library then Music then All music or Artist Album etc This will show you the current library contents You may then simply drag and...

Page 34: ...in WMP 12 and select the Stream item to open the Media Streaming window Select Automatically allow devices to play my media then select Automatically allow all computer and media devices Alternativel...

Page 35: ...ontent to suitable devices 4 The radio will now list the media categories which are made available by the UPnP server for example Album Artist and Genre Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to highlight w...

Page 36: ...owing the tracks in that album or folder When searching by UPnP they will normally be listed in track number order but as with the search criteria this can vary according to the server application use...

Page 37: ...m the point where it was paused 3 Press the Rewind button to start playback of the previous track in the list 4 Press the Fast forward button to start playback of the next track in the list 5 Press an...

Page 38: ...to enter the main Music player menu Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Shuffle play is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary to turn on the shuffle function Your selected trac...

Page 39: ...rrently playing d Format Displays the bit rate and format of the track currently playing e Buffer Displays the radios internal buffer status during media playback Whenever the Music Player is displayi...

Page 40: ...ess and hold the Tuning Control Rotary and the display will show Added to My playlist 2 The track will be added to the playlist for playback later Adding an entire album or folder 3 When using a UPnP...

Page 41: ...ary until My Playlist is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary button to enter the playlist 3 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until the track you wish to erase is highlighted Pre...

Page 42: ...il My playlist is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary button 3 To play the playlist from a particular track rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until the desired track is highlight...

Page 43: ...ers Your radio stores details of the UPnP servers that it has seen via its network connection in its internal memory If you use the radio at different locations you may find that there are servers lis...

Page 44: ...s iOS or Android operating systems In this mode the radio acts as a UPnP Renderer 1 In order to use the Play to function the radio must be actively connected to the network The first time that you use...

Page 45: ...to the playlist in the current Play to window You may also delete or change the order of tracks within the Play to window When you wish to exit DMR mode simply either switch off your radio or press t...

Page 46: ...ease and the stations will be added to the list which is stored in the radio The bar graph indicates the progress of the scan 5 When scanning is completed the radio will list the stations found in num...

Page 47: ...recently been detected by the radio It may still be available Secondary services Some DAB radio stations can have one or more secondary stations associated with them Typically these are not broadcast...

Page 48: ...trength graph can be used when positioning the radio or its antenna For good reception the graph should occupy three or more blocks e Bit rate and audio type Displays the digital bit rate and audio co...

Page 49: ...ed to highlight DAB radio mode Press the Tuning Control Rotary to select the option 2 Once in DAB mode press the Menu button 3 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Scan is highlighted on the display...

Page 50: ...he DAB multiplex found if any A bar graph shows the signal strength and is useful if you need to reposition the radio or its aerial The minimum signal marker I which separates the left and right parts...

Page 51: ...on the display 5 Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the DRC adjustment mode The current DRC setting will be indicated with an asterisk 6 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to highlight the requir...

Page 52: ...ntil Station order is highlighted Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the station order adjustment mode 5 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to choose between Alphanumeric Ensemble and Valid Alphan...

Page 53: ...e option 3 Press the Menu button to enter the DAB menu 4 Press the Tuning Control Rotary until Prune invalid is highlighted Press the Tuning Control Rotary 5 To cause the stations list to be pruned el...

Page 54: ...If RDS information is available after a few seconds the display will show the radio station name If you only hear hiss or interference simply press the Tuning Control Rotary to scan further Your radio...

Page 55: ...he Tuning Control Rotary to select the option 3 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to control the frequency that the radio will tune to The frequency will change in steps of 50kHz When the end of the wa...

Page 56: ...n the radio will only be able to display the frequency There will be no text or program type information available under these conditions The radio only provides displays when there is information ava...

Page 57: ...tting is indicated with an asterisk 4 To set your radio so that only the stations with the strongest signals are found during scanning rotate Tuning Control Rotary until YES is highlighted Press the T...

Page 58: ...g is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the audio setting mode The current setting is indicated with an asterisk 4 To switch to mono in order to reduce the hiss from a...

Page 59: ...edure as needed for the remaining presets 4 Stations which are already stored in the presets may be over written by following the above procedure Note The radio station presets are retained in memory...

Page 60: ...rn on this radio s power please refer to Configuration in the previous section Note It is necessary that your radio and your smartphone connect to the same wifi network so that you can find the radio...

Page 61: ...connect device available Check your device s user manual or the manufacture s support site as a firmware upgrade may be required 5 Control playback Use the controls on your Connect enabled device i e...

Page 62: ...ays the bit rate and sampling rate of the track currently playing e Playback buffer Displays the radios internal buffer level Note If the Audio streaming from Spotify Connect is interrupted or stopped...

Page 63: ...that your computer Smartphone is on the same network as the radio Enter the IP address noted above into the address bar of your web browser 2 When you enter the radio s configuration web page the top...

Page 64: ...With your radio switched on press the Menu button to access the menu for the current mode 2 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until System settings is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Contro...

Page 65: ...e the Tuning Control Rotary until Set format is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the clock format menu The current clock display format is marked with an asterisk 5...

Page 66: ...go to step 13 To change the current time or date setting rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Time Date is highlighted on the display then press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the time and date...

Page 67: ...cable to your location then press the Tuning Control Rotary to confirm the setting Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Daylight savings is highlighted on the display then press the Tuning Control R...

Page 68: ...he desired alarm 1 or 2 is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter alarm setup 4 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Time is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning...

Page 69: ...Off will disable the alarm Press the Tuning Control Rotary to confirm the selection If you choose to set the alarm to Once you will also need to set the date using the Tuning Control Rotary The alarm...

Page 70: ...until Save is highlighted Press the Tuning Control Rotary to store the alarm settings Your radio will show Alarm saved and will then go back to the list of alarms with the new alarm setting shown in...

Page 71: ...sounding the sound of the alarm will come out from your earphone Disabling alarms 1 To disable a single alarm enter the alarm setup menu and rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until the desired alarm i...

Page 72: ...n again while the radio is snoozed will set the available snooze time to 5 10 15 or 30 minutes 2 While the snooze timer is active the remaining snooze time is shown next to the flashing alarm icon on...

Page 73: ...off after the preset sleep time has elapsed 5 Your radio will switch into standby mode after the preset time has elapsed An active sleep timer is shown using a small timer indicator at the bottom of...

Page 74: ...y to enter the setup Options for idle time will appear on the display 3 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to select the desired idle time Use the OFF option to cancel the inactive standby function 4 Yo...

Page 75: ...is highlighted Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the setup 2 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Equalizer is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary to confirm 3 Rotate...

Page 76: ...ter the adjustment mode and rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until the desired level between 14 and 14 is displayed The sound will change as you adjust the level Press the Tuning Control Rotary when y...

Page 77: ...y to enter the system settings menu Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Brightness is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary to confirm the setting 3 In brightness menu there ar...

Page 78: ...is highlighted and press the Tuning Control Rotary to confirm the setting Headphone socket A 3 5mm Headphone Socket located on the left hand side of your radio is provided for use with headphones Ins...

Page 79: ...ress the Tuning Control Rotary to confirm the setting The display will revert to the previous menu 4 With YES highlighted a full reset will be performed and the radio will restart as if first plugged...

Page 80: ...then press the Tuning Control Rotary to confirm the setting The radio will check to see if an update is available The display will show Checking for new versions If there are no updates then the disp...

Page 81: ...l Rotary to enter the settings menu 2 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Network is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the Network settings menu 3 Rotate the Tunin...

Page 82: ...adio switched on and in the Internet Radio mode rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Station list is highlighted on the display and the Tuning Control Rotary 2 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until...

Page 83: ...sion 11 to act as your UPnP Universal Plug and Play media server If not already installed on your PC Windows Media Player 11 may be downloaded from Microsoft s web site and installed by following the...

Page 84: ...that the radio may access the music files you will need to click the Library tab in WMP 11 and select the Media Sharing item to open the Media Sharing window Make sure the box Share my media to is ti...

Page 85: ...s and protocols even within UPnP In general your radio will play the supported formats with most common UPnP servers Bit Rates The following table summarizes the maximum supported bit rates for the va...

Page 86: ...to operate the product such that there is a minimum distance 10cm recommended to adjacent objects in order to ensure good ventilation The ventilation of the product should not be restricted by coveri...

Page 87: ...advice Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive AC 100 240 V 50 60 Hz 12W 87 5 108 MHz 174 928 239 200 MHz 802 11b and 802 11g supported with WEP and WPA WPA2 encryption Compatible with 802...

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