IRC ADP1217WIFID manual

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     A DP1217 WI FID  Inst ructi on Manual  DAB+, DAB /F M/Inter net Ra dio[...]

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    Safet y Inform ation 9. Do not defeat the sa fet y purpose of the polarized or grounding - t y pe plug. a polarized plug has t wo blades w i th one w ider than the other. A grounding type plug has tw o blades and a third grounding prong. T he wide blade or the third prong are provided for y our safety. If the pro vided plug does not fit into your o[...]

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    Conte nts page FCC I nform ation FCC p art 15.19 This dev ice com plies with Par t 15 of the FCC Rul es, O perati on is subj ect to the fo llowing tw o condit ions: (1) this d evice m ay not cause harm ful i nterfe rence, and (2) this device m ust accept any in terferenc e received, inclu ding interfer ence that m ay cause undes i red ope ration. F[...]

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    Contents Safet y Info rmati on 2 Packag e Con ten t 2 Inter net Ra dio Quic k st ar t Guide 3 What y o u need before y ou can use y o ur Inter net Radi o .................................................... 3 Co nt ro ls O ver view (a) ...................................................................................................... 4 Co nt ro [...]

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    2 Packag e Conten t Mai n uni t A dapter Inst ruc ti on manua l[...]

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    3 In ternet R adio Quick star t Guid e What you ne ed before you can use y our Interne t Radio  T hank s fo r your bu ying ! B efore use it , you nee d to know following s : L A N Setting: • Make sure the i nterne t service is ready and th e network sett ing is avai lable fo r LAN ( ADSL or Cable Modem s is highly recom m ended). • To find t[...]

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    4 Controls Overvie w (a) Unit Front Ove r vi ew Unit Back O ve r vie w[...]

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    5 Controls Overvie w (b) Con trol Inte rne t DAB F M mode POWER Press t o turn on/off Radio MODE Pre ss to convert among In ternet, Music play er, DAB and FM mo de in turn . 1 - 10 Press and hold t o store pres et stations. P ress to play the station has been stored. BA CK Press to return to pre vious menu page . MENU P ress t o main m enu and ot h[...]

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    6 Setup Wiz ard Step 1 - Pow e r up 1. C onnect to you r Interne t Radio adapt e r and e nsure the p ow er LED is li gh t ing up . 2. In use, it can be sw i tche d on or off by pressing either S T ANDBY/ON at the back of unit o r POWER on remote control . F o r in itia l use , it wi ll ask y ou ‘ Setup wizard ’. Step 2 – Setu p w izard 1. T o[...]

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    7 5. Pr ess or to your local ‘ Wlan region ’ , and t he n press SEL ECT to c onfirm . 6. Pr ess or to your prefe red ‘ SSID ’ , press SELECT to conf irm. Radio will s ave it in me m o r y.  Note : In some case s , r adio may fin d more than on e netw ork. Pres s or t o your f avorite one , press SELEC T to confirm. 7. If your network is [...]

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    8  Note : WEP/WPA pass codes are case - se nsi tive .  If you m ake a m i stake w hil e ent er ing your passw ord, select ‘ ’ to delete a characte r.  Note : a. > f or , i ts ful l n ame is Bac ks pace. b. > t he me thod of select , or : wh ile cursor point to ‘ ’ , P re ss , and you can select , then press y ou can select or[...]

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    9 A ccess w ire le ss n etw ork 1. A fter successfully ‘ setup wiz ard ’ , the d ispla y w ill sho w as below, and then p ress SELECT to enter ‘ Inter net radio ’ m ode, 2. W hi le cur s or poi n t t o < Station lis t >, press SELECT to conf i rm . After try i ng to conn ect to netw or k, if it show s: Please fol low : a. Check y our [...]

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    10 Local st atio n s  N ote : make su re yo ur radio already su cce ssfu l ly connected to network. 1. Pr ess or to < Stati o n l i st > , and the n p re ss SELECT to co nfi r m . 2. Pr ess or to < L oca l Chi na > , and then p ress SELECT to conf i rm .  Note : ‘ Loc al China ’ is, can be changea ble according to your c urren[...]

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    11 Choosin g a sta tion  Note : ensure you r radio h as alre a dy connected to network. 1. Pr ess or to < Stati on li st > , an d then p ress SELECT to co nfi r m . 2. Pr ess or to < Stati on s > , and th en p re ss SELECT to confirm . 3. T here are f i ve opt i ons a vail abl e for you to cho ose a station as abov e photo show n. ?[...]

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    12  GE NRE ’ enabl es you to choose radio st a tions according to their content, for example Classic Rock, Spo rt , News , etc . a. Pr ess or to < G enre > , press SEL ECT to con fi r m . b. Pr ess or to your se l ect ing type of co ntent , pr ess SEL ECT to conf i rm . c. Pr ess or to the station you w ant ed , press SELECT to confirm .[...]

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    13 Connec ting to w ire d net w or k Step 1 – Choose L AN Settin g  Note : a . m ak e sure LAN cable connecting to LA N soc ket already. 1. Pr ess MENU to goes i nto ‘ Main Me nu ’ , pr ess SELEC T to co nfirm . 2. Pr ess or to < Sy stem settin gs >, p ress SELECT to confirm . 3. W hile cur s or poi n t t o < Net wo rk >, p res[...]

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    14 or Step3 – Access Netw o rk Continue ab ove steps, few seconds l ater, and i t wi ll show : O r If t his ha p pe ns , please follow: a. Check y our R oute r, s ee i t w orking normally or not . b. Check yo ur LAN cable, make sure it hasn’t damaged, c. S ee the port o f cable which insert ing to LAN so cket is well.[...]

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    15 H ow to shift to w ire less network  Note : to make this order works, you can either do a ‘ factory reset ’ , or follow below s teps: 1. R efer to ‘ choose LAN sett ing ’ , w hi ch you ca n fi nd at page 13 , and then p ress or to < Wireless >, p ress SELECT to conf i rm . 2. W hi le cur s or poi n t t o < DHCP enable >, p[...]

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    16 Select a station through Podcasts 1. After your radio ha s successf ully c onnect ed to netw or k , press or to < Podcast s >. 2. Press SEL ECT to confirm , and then press or to y our f av or it e option . 3. Press SEL ECT to confirm , and then step by st ep to your selecting program . G et A ccess code 1. After your ra dio has successfu l[...]

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    17 Add station to ‘My fa vo urites’ 1. vis it webs ite: http://ww w.wifiradio - front i er.com 2. Click o n the r egi s ter li n k. 3. C reate acc ount log i n, yo u need a n A ccess c ode to com pl ete it, whic h refe r to page 1 6.  Note : want a me mber login? T herefore you need to remem ber your regis tered ‘ E mail addr es s ’ and [...]

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    18 Add station to ‘ My Added Stations’ 1. V is it webs ite: http://w ww.wifiradio - frontier.c om 2. L ogin as a m ember (at prev ious page, y ou registered). 3. You w i ll ab le to take adv atage of var i ous a ddi tiona l feat ures and se rvi ces offered by F ront i er I nternet R adio Port al. 4. H ow to play ‘ My added st ation s ’ ? Y [...]

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    19 Changing the Station Information It is poss i ble to v iew t he inform ati on that is dis playing on th e secon d line of t he disp lay when li sten in g Internet prog ram . To view m ore information , you can p r ess INF O repeated ly. • Descri ption of Station Th is is sc rolling t ext info rm ation supplied by the Intern et station. It m ay[...]

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    20 Station Updates Occasi onally, Radio w ill tell you that it is receiving an updated stat ion list. It does this automatica lly and periodica lly, ensur i ng your Ra dio a lways has t he latest sta tion dir ectory on - bo ard. Music playe r Mode  Note : T o play this order, read appendix at first , which at following pages is highly recommendi[...]

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    21 D AB Mode 1. P r ess MODE repeatedl y until < D AB radi o > is sho w i ng up . Fo r i nit ial use, it wil l make a ful l scan and store stat i ons li st in me mo r y .  Note: or enter < M ai n menu >, and then p r ess o r to < DAB > , p res s SELECT to con firm . 2. Once the scan ning is com pleted, the DAB s tations w ill b[...]

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    22 Manual Tune: 1. R epeatedly press BACK , and t hen p ress or to < Manual tu ne >, press SEL ECT to confirm . 2. Press or to st ep between the c hannels and press SELECT to select the curren t channel.  Note : If there is a multiplex corresponding to this channel and frequency , then the disp la y w ill show a t uning meter with t he sig[...]

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    23 DRC (Dynami c Range Control) v a lue You can set th e level of the c om pression of st ati ons to e liminate the d i fferenc es in dy nam ic range or sound leve l betw een r ad io st ations.  Note: Se t DRC t o off indicates no compression, s et DRC to low indicates little compression , s et DRC t o high shows maximum compression. 1. R epeate[...]

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    24 FM Mode A. GENERA L OPERATI ON 1. Press MOD E repeated ly until < FM R adi o > i s show i ng up . For in itia l us e, it w ill start at the beg i nning of t he FM frequency ra nge (87.50MHz ). Otherwis e, the last li sten ed FM stat i on w i ll be selected .  Note: or enter < M ai n menu >, and then p r ess o r to < FM > , p[...]

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    25 C. A UDIO SE TTING 1. FM m ode, at any step by press ing BACK to enter it ’ s set ting m ode 2. W hile cur sor point to < A udio sett ing > , press SEL ECT to confirm . 3. Press or to select ‘ YES ’ or ‘ NO ’ , and then pres s SELECT to confirm .[...]

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    26 General O perati on Return to Main Menu  Press ME NU , and then press or to < Mai n menu >.  Or , you can m ove back to r a di o ’ s to p - line < Mai n menu >, at any tim e by pressi n g the BACK repeated l y . Adjust Volume level  Adjus t the volume leve l by press ing or repeatedly . R adio w ill rem ember its previous [...]

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    27 Setting Station Presets T hi s uni t can st o re 10 Int ernet , 1 0 DAB and 10 FM station preset s. To preset cu rren t st ation : 1. P ress and hold one o f PRESET butt ons 1- 10 on rem ote control, un ti l wil l s how : Selecti ng a Preset station To select a stored s t ati on : 1. E nter correspond ing m ode by press ing MOD E repeated ly . 2[...]

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    28 Sleep Function 1. It can be activated from < Main m enu >  < Sleep > , press SELECT to conf irm . 2. Pr ess or to define t he s leep period w hi ch bet ween 0 – 6 0 m i nutes . 3. When yo ur expec ted per iod i s a ppeared, press SELECT to conf i rm .  Note : a. The time interval is 15 minutes per step . b . A t thi s step , [...]

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    29 System set tings How to Network setup  Note : Familiar this order will allows you :  take it to another building where you want to use it .  re- scan Routers, or to manually configure the network paramete rs.  view MAC address and Wlan region ------------ View settings.  convert t he connecting way between wireless and wired , etc[...]

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    30 1. Press or to < Au to update >, press S ELECT to confirm . 2. Pre ss or to < Upd ate fro m N etwork >, p ress SELECT to c onfirm , i t i s d o ne!  S et h our f orma t 1. Press or to < Se t fo rmat > , press SELECT to confirm . 2. Press or to your favour i te form at , p ress SELE CT to conf irm .  Set timezo ne 1. Press[...]

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    31 2. Press or to ‘ ON ’ , and then press SELECT to confirm , it is done! How to set Language 1. It can be ac tivated f rom < Main menu >  < S ys t em set t ing s >  < L ang ua ge > , p ress SELECT to confirm . 2. Press or to your se lecting one , and then p r e ss SEL ECT to confirm , i t i s d o ne![...]

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    32 How to Fac tory reset  Note : running this will co mple tel y e r as e your r adio ’ s memor y, preset stations, all WE P/WPA codes a n d o ther user se tting s. 1. It can be activated from < Main menu >  < Sy stem set ti ngs >  < Factor y r eset >. 2. Press SELEC T to conf i rm , and then p r es s or to ‘ YES ’.[...]

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    33 How to Software Updates 1. It can be activated from < Main m enu >  < Sy stem set ting s >  < Sof tware u pdate > , p ress SELECT to c on f i r m. 2. W hile cursor point to < Aut o - check settin g > , p ress SELECT to conf i rm , and then p ress or to < YES >. 3. Press SEL ECT to conf irm , then your radio s [...]

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    34 How to enter Setup wizard 1. It can be activated from < Main m enu >  < Sy stem set ting s >  < Setup wiza rd > , p ress SELECT to c on f i r m. 2. T hen ste p by ste p to set it . How to view SW Version and Radio ID 1. It can be act ivated from < Main menu >  < System set ti ngs >  < Inf o >. 2. P[...]

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    35 Appendix Step 1: Set Up Media Sharing in WMP 11 After you dow nload and install W indows M edia Playe r 11 for W indows XP and connec t your Radi o to the netw ork, you need to s et up m edia sharing so that you ca n share m usic with your Radio . The follow i ng steps des cr i be how to set up media shar ing in Windows M edi a P layer 11. 1. In[...]

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    36 3. Check the “share m y media to” box . In the list, click you r R ad io * , click A llow , the selec ted device w ill show a green tick an d then cl ick OK . * If your devic e does not ap pear in the l ist of de vices, perfo rm the follow i ng steps; a. Fr om the "Media Playe r" m enu of your int ernet rad io, select "UPNP Se[...]

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    37 Set Up Media Sharing in MAC OS Usin g t he Ra di o w ith a MA C w il l requ ire W indow s File Sharing. M AC OS 9 and ear lier vers ions of the OS w ill need ex tra software to use W in dows File Sharing, but M AC OS X 10.2 and later vers ions have Windows F il e Shar ing bu ilt into the OS . ------ Set up Windo w s File Shar ing on a M A C - Fr[...]

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    38 Troubl esh ooti ng If you ex perience any troub l e with yo ur wire less Interne t Ra di o , then you m ay fi nd it usefu l t o visit the he l p section on o ur webpage: http://www. w ifiR a d io - fronti er .com If you have trouble c onnect i ng the Radi o to yo ur wireless net work, thes e steps m ay help to r esolve the problem : 1. Confirm t[...]

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    39 Specifi cation s ITE MS DES CRIP TION Specif icati ons: DAB +, DAB /FM/I nt er net Rad io Earpho ne Out put: 150mV r ms Frequenc y Ran ges: (FM) 87.50 – 1 08.0 0 MHz (DAB +,DAB ) 174 - 24 0 MHz LCD Displa y: High res oluti on ful l dot disp la y Power Re qui reme nts: AC Power Input: 100 - 240V AC , 50 - 60HZ ( for use, pleas e refe r rear pa [...]