REVO Pico RS manual

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Table of contents for the manual

  • Page 1

    Owner& s Guide v1.0 English Français Deutsch Italiano[...]

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    Contents Welcome to Pico RS 3 Pico Over view 3 Wa r r a n t y + Wa r r a n t y R e g i s t r a t i o n 3 Before Getting Started 3 Wi-Fi Interne t Connec tion 3 Registering Y our Radio 3 Controls and Connections 4 Remote Control 4 Powering Pico 4 Remote Control Operation 4 Getting Started 5 Pico’ s Control Method 5 Pico’ s Menus Explained 5 Inte[...]

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    3 Pico RadioStation Overview Pico RS is the ultimate ‘one box’ portable digital radio, providing an unprecedented choice of over 13,000 stations from around the globe. Whether your preferred station is broadcasting from your own country on DAB or DAB+ digital radio, or on the other side of the world via internet radio. Pico is capable of receiv[...]

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    4 English Controls and Connectors Remote Control Yo u r P i c o r a d i o i s p o w e r e d f r o m t h e m a i n s u s i n g t h e p o w e r a d a p t o r s u p p l i e d , o r f r o m i t s own internal rechargeable batter y pack. To p o w e r f r o m t h e m a i n s , i n s e r t t h e p o w e r a d a p t o r p l u g i n t o t h e D C p o w e r [...]

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    5 Getting Started Pico RS is a sophisticated digital radio device, with several modes of operation and many advanced features. In order for you to get the most out of Pico’ s functions, it is impor tant that you learn how to use the cursor based control system, and also understand how Pico’s menus work. Pico’s Contr ol Method Pico’ s contro[...]

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    6 English Connecting to your broadband network In order to access Pico RS’s internet radio features, first you must connect Pico to your broadband connection. Firstly , select ‘Internet Radio’ by pressing the MODE key until ‘Internet Radio Mode’ appears on the display , or alternatively select from Pico’s main menu. Pico will now ask yo[...]

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    Choosing A Station To s e l e c t a s t a t i o n s e l e c t ‘ I n t e r n e t R a d i o ’ b y pressing the MODE key until ‘Internet Radio Mode’ appears on the display , or alternatively select from Pico’s main menu. Using the scroll wheel, scroll to the ‘Stations’ option and press to select. Yo u n o w h a v e t h e o p t i o n o f [...]

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    8 My Favourites It is possible to compile a list (or lists) of your favourite stations, allowing quick and easy access to a number of varied stations. To d o t h i s y o u m u s t f i r s t r e g i s t e r y o u r r a d i o and then choose your favourites by visiting the Frontier Internet Radio Portal - see ‘Internet Radio Por tal’ section belo[...]

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    9 English Music Player Mode Music Player Operation Pico RS’s media player functionality allows you to play audio files (AIFF , AU, MP3, RM, WA V and WMA) and playlists (M3U) stored on a networked PC or Apple Mac. The media player functions have been tested and certified to operate with W indows 2000, Windows XP , Windo ws Vista and Mac OSX 10.2 ?[...]

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    10 Music Player Mode Apple Mac Set-Up Set-Up for OSX 10.2.1 --> 10.4.9 Setup Windows File Sharing on the MAC: From the ‘Dock’, click ‘System Preferences’. From the ‘System Preferences’ window (under the ‘Internet & Network’ section) click ‘Sharing’. From the ‘Sharing’ window , do the following: Under the ‘Ser vices?[...]

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    11 Choosing a Station Extend the telescopic antenna found on the rear of Pico RS. Now select ‘DAB Mode’ by pressing the MODE key until ‘DAB Mode’ appears on the display , or alternatively select from Pico’ s main menu. If this is the first time Pico RS has been used in DAB Mode, it will scan for DAB stations in your area and store them in[...]

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    English 12 Pico RS has a number of additional functions that are accessed through the DAB Mode menu, as follows: The following table describes the options available under the ‘Station Order’ menu: Station Order Press the MENU key in DAB Mode then press select Station order . To s p e c i f y t h e o r d e r i n w h i c h s t a t i o n s are dis[...]

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    English 13 FM Operation Extend the telescopic antenna found on the rear of Pico. Enter FM Mode by pressing the MODE key and switching between DAB Mode and FM Mode. Alternatively , FM Mode can be accessed via the Main Menu. If this is the first time Pico has been in FM mode, it will star t at the beginning of the FM frequency range. Other wise, the [...]

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    14 English System Setup Info SW version ir.dabp-mmi.rvo.ve Radio ID 0013EOA11D25 Software Version and Radio ID Yo u m a y b e a s k e d f o r o n e o r b o t h o f these pieces of information when dealing with a technical suppor t issue. Both can be found under the ‘Info’ heading, located in the ‘Main Menu’. Internet Setup Advanced users ca[...]

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    15 English Wi -F i I nt er ne t R a di o If you are experiencing any problems with your Pico RS please read the following ‘troubleshooting’ guide. Alternatively you can visit the suppor t section of the Revo website (www .revo.co.uk) or call our technical suppor t staff on 01555 666161. If you have trouble connecting Pico RS to your wireless ne[...]

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    Te c h n i c a l S u p p o r t +44 (0)1555 66 61 61 support@r evo.co.uk www .revo.co.uk/support[...]