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WFR-70

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Summary of Contents for WFR-70

Page 1: ...GB WFR 70 Version 1...

Page 2: ...pp simply from the Apple iTunes App store or Android Google Play store to control your music now Made for iPod Made for iPhone and Made for iPad mean that an electronic accessory has been designed to...

Page 3: ...40 Using USB memory devices 41 42 DAB mode 43 49 Selecting a DAB radio station 44 Display modes 45 Finding new DAB radio stations 46 Manual Tuning 46 Dynamic Range Control Settings 47 Station order s...

Page 4: ...etup WPS If connecting using WiFi the internet radio will typically work within a 10 20 metre radio from your wireless access point The actual range achieved will depend upon the building type other n...

Page 5: ...on 10 Preset 1 Rewind button 11 Preset2 Fast forward button 12 Preset 3 13 Preset 4 Play Pause button 14 Speaker 15 Preset 5 Stop button 16 Volume up down button 17 Telescopic aerial 18 Headphone sock...

Page 6: ...perations require the user to make a selection from the menu Highlight the menu item using the Tuning Control Rotary on the rear of the radio Press the Tuning Control Rotary to select that item If the...

Page 7: ...n press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter your selection A menu allowing you to specify the auto update option for the clock will appear on the display The default of Update from Network will be the...

Page 8: ...lows automatic configuration which is normal the radio will acquire a network address The screen should say Connecting and then Setup wizard completed Press the Select button to exit the setup wizard...

Page 9: ...fer to your router s user documentation You should then press the Select button on the radio Skip WPS if you wish to enter the encryption key yourself or if it was previously Entered If you choose Pus...

Page 10: ...y you must clear this by selecting the symbol This will remove the Set indication After the final character of the WEP or WPA key has been entered highlight the symbol and press the Tuning Control Rot...

Page 11: ...nual network configuration If you do not wish to use DHCP for automatic configuration or if your network is configured with a hidden SSID then you will need to enter some network settings manually Not...

Page 12: ...ue and to move on to the next group Repeat this until all eight groups of digits have been entered 6 The next step is to set up the WiFi connection starting with the name of the wireless network SSID...

Page 13: ...tween 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 care...

Page 14: ...em as presets within the radio or add them to a list of your favorite stations which your radio can access The number of presets is limited there are five presets in the radio but you can store as man...

Page 15: ...ighlighted 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 according to your in...

Page 16: ...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 17: ...on the display and then press the Tuning Control Rotary 4 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to scroll through the list of content types This menu is normally cyclic you can scroll the list continually...

Page 18: ...or press 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 Contr...

Page 19: ...d on 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 C...

Page 20: ...ol 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...

Page 21: ...pages 2 To 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...

Page 22: ...radio 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 rad...

Page 23: ...line then the data stream reliability may be poor and you may find that there are many breaks in the audio this is not always the case for REAL audio streams f Date Displays the current date Addition...

Page 24: ...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 25: ...account area To delete a favourite radio station click on the icon with a heart and minus symbol Configuring My Added Stations 1 If you wish to listen to a radio which is not a currently held in the d...

Page 26: ...til 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 4 Press the Tuning...

Page 27: ...ions 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...

Page 28: ...fore streaming them to the radio Note that the playback of files encoded using WMA Voice WMA 10 Professional and for files which have DRM protection are not supported When using a UPnP server the sear...

Page 29: ...a files 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...

Page 30: ...rary tab 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 Alte...

Page 31: ...eo content 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 highlig...

Page 32: ...showing 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 u...

Page 33: ...rom 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...

Page 34: ...tton 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...

Page 35: ...UPnP server Your radio is able to display the album art for the track being played The ability of the radio to display art depends on the presence of the art in the fi le being played the art being no...

Page 36: ...press 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 UPn...

Page 37: ...ol Rotary 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 highlight...

Page 38: ...tary until 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 h...

Page 39: ...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 40: ...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 41: ...added to the playlist in the current Play to window You may also delete or change the order of tracks within the Play to window 9 When you wish to exit DMR mode simply either switch off your radio or...

Page 42: ...perate with the sound system However there are many different card variants available and not all cards can be guaranteed to work in the WFR 70 USB memory must use the FAT or FAT 32 filing system in o...

Page 43: ...te the Tuning Control Rotary to highlight the required folder and press the control to enter the current folder The list of tracks in the current folder will be displayed Alternatively if you have nes...

Page 44: ...rease 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 nu...

Page 45: ...as not 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 bro...

Page 46: ...strength 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 c...

Page 47: ...t the display shows the DAB menu 2 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Manual tune is highlighted 3 Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter manual tune option 4 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to...

Page 48: ...hted 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 re...

Page 49: ...Rotary until 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 Vali...

Page 50: ...the 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...

Page 51: ...peat the scan operation To scan down in frequency rotate the Tuning Control Rotary in a anti clockwise direction first and then press the Tuning Control Rotary Your radio will scan down the FM band fr...

Page 52: ...en 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 av...

Page 53: ...n setting 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 t...

Page 54: ...tting 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 fr...

Page 55: ...dure 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 w...

Page 56: ...is 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 on your...

Page 57: ...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 Smartphone tablet or controls on your radio to play or paus...

Page 58: ...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 59: ...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 60: ...ng but currently not in a group will be listed on the screen Tap your radio for example DDR 66BT xxxxxxxxxxxx the 12 digit alphanumeric code is the MAC address of your radio to establish a connection...

Page 61: ...s shown when the device is added successfully you can now select any listening mode i e Spotify FM etc and the selected audio will be played via all the devices in this group If your radio is a client...

Page 62: ...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 Contr...

Page 63: ...te 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 64: ...me 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 da...

Page 65: ...e which is applicable to your location then press the Tuning Control Rotary to confirm the setting 13 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until Daylight savings is highlighted on the display then press t...

Page 66: ...til the 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 Tu...

Page 67: ...ll 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 8 The alarm can...

Page 68: ...il 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 the...

Page 69: ...up menu and rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until the desired alarm is highlighted on the display Press the Tuning Control Rotary to confirm 2 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until the Enable option...

Page 70: ...he Tuning Control Rotary to enter the setup Sleep off will appear on the display 3 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to select the desired sleep time The options are 15 to 90 minutes in 15 minutes incr...

Page 71: ...is highlighted Press the Tuning Control Rotary 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...

Page 72: ...s 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 th...

Page 73: ...ment mode and rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until the desired level between 10 and 10 is displayed The sound will change as you adjust the level Press the Tuning Control Rotary when you are happy w...

Page 74: ...e brightness when the radio is in stanby Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to select your option and press the Tuning Control Rotary to confirm your setting Language selection By default your radio wil...

Page 75: ...gh volume levels for long periods Line out socket 3 5mm Jack A 3 5mm Line Out socket located on the rear of your radio is provided for connecting the audio signal to an external amplifier Inserting an...

Page 76: ...nal level 5 After use disconnect your player in order to listen to your radio conventionally Charging with USB socket Your radio has a USB socket which is intended only for charging an iPhone or smart...

Page 77: ...n press 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 plugg...

Page 78: ...hen 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 displa...

Page 79: ...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 80: ...dio 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 81: ...ss the Standby button to switch the unit on Then press the Mode button and rotate the Tuning Control Rotary as needed until the Music Player mode display is shown Press the Tuning Control Rotary to se...

Page 82: ...es 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 v...

Page 83: ...be restricted by covering it with items such as newspapers tablecloths curtains etc No naked flame sources such as lighted candles should be placed on the product It is recommended to avoid using or s...

Page 84: ...ith SP 40 speaker Headphone socket 3 5 mm diameter stereo Aux In socket 3 5mm diameter stereo Line Out socket 3 5mm diameter subwoofer Aerial System DAB Telescopic aerial FM Telescopic aeria Maximum s...

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