Sangean Electronics RCR 8 User Manual

User Manual  
RCR-8  
Important safety instructions  
1. Read and understand all safety and operating instructions before the  
radio is operated.  
9. Do not expose this product to splashing or dripping.  
Objects containing liquid, such as vases or drinking glasses,  
should not be placed on top of this product.  
2. Retain instruction: The safety and operating instructions should be  
retained for future reference.  
10. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators,  
heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers)  
that produce heat.  
3. Heed warnings. All warnings on the appliance and operating  
instructions should be followed.  
11. Do not place the radio on an unstable cart, stand, bracket or table.  
The radio may fall, causing serious personal injury and damage to  
the radio.  
4. Follow all operations and use instructions.  
5. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.  
6. Use only a dry cloth for cleaning the exterior of the radio.  
12. Do not attempt to service the receiver yourself. Removing the cover  
may expose you to dangerous voltage, and will void the warranty.  
Refer all servicing to authorized service personnel.  
7. Ventilation: This radio should be situated so that its location or  
position does not interfere with its proper ventilation. For example,  
the radio should not be used on a bed, sofa, rug or other soft  
surfaces that may block the ventilation openings. It should not be  
placed in a built-in situation like a cabinet that may reduce airflow  
through the ventilation openings. Also keep 10cm space on the back  
of the radio.  
13. Unplug the radio from the AC power outlet before cleaning. Use only  
a dry cloth for cleaning the exterior of the radio.  
14. Do not plug the AC lead into the AC outlet if the outlet is still wet.  
Make sure that the outlet is dry before and after use.  
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15. Power sources: The radio should be operated only from the type of  
power source indicated on the marking label. If you are not sure of  
the type of power supply to your home, consult your radio dealer or  
power company.  
8. Water and moisture: The appliance should not be used near water.  
Do not use near a bathtub, washbowl, laundry tub, kitchen sink,  
wet basement, swimming pool, etc.  
WARNING! Do not expose this product to rain or moisture.  
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16. Power cords: The power cord should be positioned so it is not  
walked on, pinched, or items placed on top of it. Pay particular  
attention to cords at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point  
where they exit from the unit. Unplug the power cord by gripping  
the power plug, not the cord. Operate the radio using only the  
current type of power source indicated. If you are not sure of the  
type of power supply to your home, consult your dealer or local  
power company.  
21. Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to  
qualified service personnel under the following conditions:  
a. When the power supply cord or plug is damaged.  
b. If liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the product.  
c. If the product has been exposed to water or rain.  
d. If the product does not operate normally by following the  
operating instructions.  
e. If the product has been dropped or damaged in any way.  
When the product exhibits a distinctive change in performance.  
f.  
17. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type  
plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other.  
A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong.  
The wide blade or the third prongs are provided for your safety.  
If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an  
electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.  
22. If the LCD becomes cracked and damaged, do not touch the liquid.  
23. The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party  
responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to  
operate the equipment.  
18. Do not overload wall outlets or extension cords. This can result in a  
risk of fire or electrical shock. Never insert objects of any kind into  
the radio through opening.  
24. To comply with the FCC RF exposure compliance requirements,  
no change to the antenna or the device is permitted. Any change  
to the antenna or the device could result in the device exceeding  
the RF exposure requirements and void user’s authority to operate  
the device.  
19. The power plug should be close to the radio, and easy to be  
approached that in case of emergency, to disconnect the power  
from the radio, just unplug the power plug from the AC power slot.  
20. Object and Liquid Entry – Never push objects of any kind into this  
radio through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points  
or short –out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock.  
Never spill liquid of any kind on the product.  
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25. FCC INFORMATION  
The Federal Communication Commission Radio Frequency Interference  
Statement includes the following paragraph:  
The equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits  
for a Class B Digital Device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.  
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against  
harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment  
generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not  
installed and used in accordance with the instruction, may cause  
harmful interference to radio communication. However, there is no  
grantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.  
If this equipment dose cause harmful interference to radio or television  
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on,  
the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more  
of the following measures:  
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.  
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.  
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to  
which the receiver is connected.  
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.  
The user should not modify or change this equipment without written  
approval form SANGEANELECTRONICS INC. Modification could void  
authority to use this equipment.  
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26. Excessive sound pressure on ear- and headphones could impair the  
hearing ability.  
Higher setting that idle on the equalizer leads to higher signal  
voltages on the output for ear- and headphones.  
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Controls  
(Front)  
1. Alarm 1 button  
6. Band button  
7. RDS button  
8. Dimmer button  
9. LCD display  
2. Alarm 2 button  
3. Nap button  
4. Time Set/Sleep button  
5. Power button  
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Controls  
(TOP)  
10. Tuning +/- and Snooze button  
15. Preset 4 / Fast-Forward button  
16. Preset 5 / Play / Pause button  
17. Volume Up/Down buttons  
18. Select/Tone button  
11. Back button  
12. Preset 1 / Shuffle/Repeat button  
13. Preset 2 / Queue button  
14. Preset 3 / Backward button  
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Controls  
(Rear)  
19. WiFi antenna  
23. Line Out socket  
20. FM antenna  
24. Auxiliary Input socket  
25. RJ-45 socket (Ethernet)  
21. Main Power input socket  
22. Headphone socket  
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Controls  
(Right hand side)  
26. USB slot (RCR-7 only)  
27. SD card slot (RCR-7 only)  
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Before you can use this product  
Before you can use your Internet radio, you must have the following:  
A broadband Internet connection.  
A wireless access point (Wi-Fi) or a wired Ethernet connection  
(10 or 100 Mbits/sec with RJ45 connection; For RCR-7 only)  
connected to your broadband Internet, preferably via a router.  
In many cases the broadband modem, router and wireless access  
point will be a single combined unit supplied by your Internet Service  
Provider or bought from a computer store.  
If your wireless network is configured to use Wired Equivalent  
Privacy (WEP) or Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) data encryption  
then you need to know the WEP or WPA key so you can get the  
Internet radio to communicate with the network.  
The Internet radio will typically work within a 10-20 meter radius from  
your wireless access point. The actual range achieved will depend upon  
the building type, other nearby wireless networks, and possible  
interference sources.  
IMPORTANT:  
Before you continue, make sure that your wireless access point or  
router is powered up and working with your broadband Internet service  
(use your computer to verify this). To get this part of the system working  
you must read the instructions supplied with the wireless access point  
or router.  
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Connecting your radio to your network  
1. Place your radio on a surface and plug the mains lead into the Mains  
input socket located on the rear of your radio (marked  
that the plug is pushed fully into the socket.  
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2. Plug the other end of the mains lead into a wall socket and switch on  
the wall socket.  
There are 2 days of connecting your radio to the network,  
wired and wireless:  
When using a wired (LAN) network (For RCR-7WF only)  
1. Connect the Ethernet cable into the RJ-45 socket at the back of  
the radio. If a wired connection is present then the radio will use this  
in preference to a wireless connection.  
There are two indicator lights incorporated into the RJ-45 connector.  
If you have problems with your wired connection, they may help you  
to identify the possible cause of the problem.  
Green ON = Link established, Flashing = Data transfer  
Yellow ON = 100M bps link, OFF = 10M bps link.  
2. Turn on the radio by pressing the Power button, and you can start to  
operate the radio. And the display will show <Internet Radio>.  
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When using a wireless network (Ignore this section if wired LAN  
Internet connection is used with RCR-7WF)  
1. Turn on the radio by pressing the Power button.  
2. The display will show “Starting” and then “Initializing Network”,  
followed by showing “Scanning”  
* If the radio cannot find a network then the display will say  
‘No Wireless Networks Found’. If this happens then you will have to  
get your wireless access point working - please see the instructions  
supplied with it.  
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3. There may be more than 1 wireless networks that your radio finds.  
The display now shows “Select networks”. Press the Tuning+/-  
buttons to search your wireless network. This is a name that is  
allocated to the access point by the person who set up the  
network -for example: ‘My Home Network’.  
When you find your wireless network, press the Select button.  
Few seconds later, the display will show <Internet Radio>, then you  
have successfully connected your radio to your network, so please  
ignore the following steps.  
4. If your wireless Internet access (router) has been set the password,  
the display will show either ‘Enter WEP key’ or ‘Enter WPA key’.  
You therefore need to enter the correct WEP or WPA key into the  
radio to allow it to communicate with your network.  
If you do not have the WEP or WPA key, then you should obtain it  
from the person who set your network. Some Wi-Fi routers may  
come with a key already set up by the supplier, in which case you  
should refer to the user documentation provided with it.  
5. After 3 seconds, the display goes into the key entry mode. To enter  
the key, use the Tuning+/- buttons to select each character of the  
key in turn, pressing the Select button after each character.  
Remember, WEP keys only use the numbers 0 - 9 and letters A - F.  
WPA keys are sensitive to upper and lower case characters so you  
must enter them exactly.  
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Operating controls  
6. If you make an error, press the Back button to delete the  
character entered. Use the left and right arrows to move the block  
cursor to access incorrectly entered characters.  
1. The majority of functions on your radio may be performed by using  
the Tuning +/- and Select buttons on the top panel. Press Tuning +/-  
to highlight the desired function, and then press on the Select button  
to select that function. In this instruction booklet, press always  
means press and release. Where a long press is needed to perform  
an operation this is specifically stated in the text.  
7. After the final character of the WEP or WPA key has been entered,  
locate the ‘END’ symbol and press the Select button. The radio  
should now be able to connect to the network. And the display will  
show <Internet Radio>.  
2. If an error is made when operating the menus, it is generally possible  
to go back to the previous menu by pressing the Back button on the  
top panel.  
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Selecting an Internet radio station  
There are several thousand Internet radio stations to select, and there  
are 3 ways of selecting ways which are by Location, Genre and Search.  
Location:  
enables you to choose a radio station from the list first by geographic  
region and then by country.  
Genre:  
enables you to choose radio stations according to their content,  
for example Classic, Rock, Sport, News, etc.  
Search:  
enables you to choose a radio station by input the key word of radio  
station name, and the radio will sort out the radio stations.  
1. After the radio is connected to the Internet as says above, the display  
shows <Internet Radio>. If the radio is not on the Internet Radio  
band, press the Band button until “Internet Radio” shows.  
2. Press the Select button.  
3. Press the Tuning+/- buttons to choose between <Location>,  
<Genre>, or <Search>  
4. Follow 1 of the 3 days as the instructions below:  
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Selecting an Internet radio station by location  
1. Press the Tuning+/- buttons until the display shows <Location>,  
and then press the Select button to enter the Location search.  
2. Press the Tuning+/- buttons until the country is shown on  
the display. Press the Select button to confirm your choice.  
The station list for that country will appear on display.  
3. Press the Tuning+/- buttons. It will show all the Internet radio  
stations from the country you select.  
4. When you find the radio station you would like to listen to, press the  
Select button. In few seconds the radio will connect to the selected  
radio station.  
* Should you be unable to connect to a particular station, please note  
that some radio stations do not broadcast 24 hours per day, and some  
stations are not always on-line.  
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Selecting an Internet radio station by genre  
1. Press the Tuning+/- buttons until the display shows <Genre>,  
and then press the Select button to enter the Genre search.  
2. Press the Tuning+/- buttons until the genre you would like to  
choose is shown on the display. Press the Select button to confirm  
your choice.  
3. Press the Tuning+/- buttons. It will show all the Internet radio  
stations from the genre you select.  
4. When you find the radio station you would like to listen to, press the  
Select button. In few seconds the radio will connect to the selected  
radio station.  
* Should you be unable to connect to a particular station, please note  
that some radio stations do not broadcast 24 hours per day, and some  
stations are not always on-line.  
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Selecting an Internet radio station by Search  
1. Press the Tuning+/- buttons until the display shows <Search>,  
and then press the Select button to enter the Search.  
2. Use the Tuning+/- button and the Select button to enter the key word  
of the radio station name you would like to search. If there is an error,  
press the Back button to backspace your input.  
3. When you finish the key word, press the Tuning+/- button to find the  
word “END”. And then press the Select button.  
4. In a moment, the radio will show all the radio stations related to  
your search.  
5. Press the Tuning+/- buttons to find the radio station you would like  
to choose, then press the Select button, and the radio will connect to  
the radio station you choose.  
* Should you be unable to connect to a particular station, please note  
that some radio stations do not broadcast 24 hours per day, and some  
stations are not always on-line.  
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Volume control  
While the radio station is playing, you can change the volume by  
pressing Volume+/- buttons on the top panel.  
Internet radio station preset  
Storing an Internet radio station in a preset  
There are 5 memory presets available.  
1. Select the required station as previously described.  
Audio setting (tone control)  
Your radio has bass and treble characteristics of the sound can be  
adjusted to your personal taste.  
2. When the radio is playing, press and hold 1 of the 5 preset buttons  
that you wish you store. The station will be stored under this  
chosen preset.  
1. Long press (press and hold) the Select button (the blue button) until  
the display shows “ < off > ”.  
3. Repeat this procedure for any other preset memories that you wish  
to configure.  
2. If adjusting selecting bass (or treble), press Tuning +/- buttons until  
‘’Bass” (or “Treble”) is shown. Then press the Select/Tone button and  
the display will show the current Bass (or treble) level.  
Recalling an preset Internet radio station  
When the radio is playing, press 1 of the 5 preset buttons that you wish  
to recall. The radio will connect to the station stored in preset memory.  
3. Press the Tuning+ or Tuning – button to adjust the desired level  
(between -7 and +7 for base; +5 ~ -5 for treble) and press the Select  
button to confirm selection.  
Note:  
If you have not previously stored a radio station in the selected preset,  
your current radio station will continue to play.  
4. Under this catalog, except for base and treble, there is <Flat>.  
When Flat is selected, treble and base will be set to zero, and the  
display will show “Equalization level rest”.  
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Listening to previously broadcast material  
Some radio stations allow you listen to programs that have already  
been broadcast. When you select a radio station that has this facility,  
the station does not start playing immediately, but instead the display  
shows the options ‘Live’ and ‘On demand’.  
7. To listen from the beginning of the program, press the Select  
button again. Alternatively, choose the required start time to start  
the program playing.  
1. Press the Tuning+/- buttons and it will show ‘Live’ or ‘On Demand’.  
Fast-forward / Rewind broadcasts  
Stations which enable you to listen to previously broadcast program  
also allow you to fast-forward and rewind to any point within the program.  
1. When the display shows 00:00:00 , Press the Fast-Forward or  
the Rewind button on the top panel of the radio to program the  
starting time. It is in 30 second increments.  
2. Press the Select button to select:  
‘Live’ - plays the current output from the station as normal.  
‘On Demand’ - lets you listen to previous broadcasts.  
The options will depend on the station you have chosen.  
3. When you choose ‘On Demand’, the display shows the names of the  
programs available.  
2. When the required time into the program is reached, press the  
Select button. and the program will resume from that point.  
4. Again, use the Tuning+/- and the Select button to select the program  
that you wish to listen.  
Play / Pause function  
When listening to previously broadcast material, it is possible to  
temporarily pause the program if needed.  
5. When you have chosen the program you want to listen to, either it will  
start to play, or the display may show a list of days for you to  
choose from, or it may show you a playback start time of 00:00.  
Note that this is not the time that the original broadcast took place.  
It is the time after the start of the program from which the radio will  
start playing. If a start time is displayed, skip to step 7.  
To pause playback press the Play / Pause button on the remote control.  
To resume playback press the Play / Pause button again.  
6. Use the Tuning+/- and the Select button to select the day the  
program was broadcast. The display will then show a program start  
time of 00:00:00.  
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Customizing your radio on website  
In addition to storing your favorite radio stations in the radio presets,  
your radio allows you to create a customized list of stations which can  
appear in a special menu on the radio called ‘My Stuff’.  
Configure My Stations  
to search for radio stations that are available in Reciva’s  
stations database. Whenever stations are searched for on  
the website, they will be displayed in a list of search results  
together with a link to Add to My Stations.  
Your radio uses Internet Radio has been programmed by a  
British company, Reciva Limited. Reciva allow you to register your radio  
on their web site, and then to associate a choice of radio stations with  
your radio. These stations can be selected from the large selection  
already listed. Additionally, if you find a radio station that is not listed  
then you may also add the Internet address (URL) of the station’s audio  
stream to your selection.  
2. Clicking on the Add to My Stations link, will add the station to your  
account’s My Stations list. This list can be edited by clicking on My  
Stations under the My Account section on the website.  
3. Once you have Internet stations available in your My Stations list,  
you may play these stations from your Internet Radio.  
These stations will be available on your radio from the menu item:  
‘My Stuff > My Stations’.  
Registering an account on Reciva’s website  
on your computer. Click on the ‘My Account’ link and follow the  
on-screen instructions to register an account. Please note, during the  
registration process, a validation code will be sent to you via email.  
Please enter this code when prompted to do so.  
Please note, the My Stuff menu item and your personal selection of  
radio stations (My Stations) will only be available on your radio once  
your radio has downloaded a new radio stations list. To cause the radio  
to download a new list of stations immediately, please remove and  
reconnect the power to your radio.  
2. After logging into your account, you will be able to edit your  
information for ‘My Stations’, ‘My Streams’, ‘My Details’ and  
‘My Radios’ from the ‘My Account’ section.  
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3. You can now add your Internet Radio to your account on the website  
by accessing the ‘My Radios’ link. From the ‘My Radios’ section,  
you will need to enter in your radio’s eight-digit serial number,  
which can be found from the “ Setting > Version>Serial Number ”  
menu on the radio, and you will also need to enter in your radio’s  
registration code - which can be found from the ‘Setting > Version>’  
menu on the radio.  
If a radio station is not listed  
If you want to listen to a particular radio station which is currently not  
listed in your radio or on Reciva’s web site, you can enter a request for  
them to add the radio station to their database.  
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Media Player  
Configure My Streams  
The Media Player allows you to play audio files which are stored on a  
computer on your network, or USB and SD card. Supported file formats  
are MP3 and WMA (Even the Internet radio supports MP3, WMA,  
AAC, Real Audio). Note that the playback of DRM protected content is  
not supported.  
1. Once logged into your Reciva website account, you can add your own  
Internet radio streams to the My Streams section, which is listed  
under the My Account section. Typically, these will be Internet radio  
stations that you will have found using your computer.  
When using Windows Shares, music selection is by Artist, by Album  
and optionally by track within an Album. When using a UPnP server,  
the search and selection criteria are determined by the server,  
but typically include additional options such as Genre. Many server  
applications also allow you to access files according to the folders  
within which they are stored.  
2. Clicking on My Streams will prompt you to enter the station’s name  
and its media stream URL. The media stream URL should be a link  
to a website’s actual audio stream. If you have any doubt about  
locating the media stream URL from a webpage, then please refer  
Note that the references to ‘PC’ in this section refer to any computer  
device that may be sharing content on your network, whether it is a  
Windows device, an Apple computer, a Linux device, or any other.  
We use the generic term ‘PC’ simply because it is short  
and convenient.  
3. Once you have Internet radio streams available in your My  
Streams list, you may play these stations from your Internet Radio.  
These stations will be available on your radio from the menu item:  
‘My Stuff > My Streams’.  
Please note, the My Stuff menu item and your personal selection of  
radio streams (My Streams) will only be available on your radio once  
your radio has downloaded a new radio stations list. To cause the radio  
to download a new list of stations immediately, please remove and  
reconnect the power to your radio.  
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Window Shares  
Set up the PC to allow your radio to access your audio files via  
Window Shares (make the music file shared)  
1. Please ensure that your PC is available on the same network as your  
Internet radio. Using Windows Explorer, locate the folder where your  
audio files are stored.  
Locate the shared audio files using the radio  
1. Use the Tuning+/- and the Select buttons to enter the menu direction  
“Media Player> Windows Shares> Scan for PCs. If needed,  
press the Back button.  
2. The radio will now display “Finding PCs”. If any PCs are sharing  
folders on the network they will be shown. When the search  
is complete, use the Tuning+/- and the Select buttons to select  
your PC. If your PC does not appear, check its file sharing and  
firewall settings.  
2. Right click on the folder.  
3. Select ‘Properties’.  
4. Click on ‘Sharing’.  
3. The radio will then search the selected PC for shared folders. If the  
PC’s security settings require it, the radio may ask for a user name  
and password. Enter these according to your PC’s settings.  
4. Use the Tuning+/- and the Select buttons to choose the share folder.  
The radio will display ‘File Scan…’ as it scans through the media files  
in the shared folder. If you have a large number of audio files this  
could take several minutes to complete.  
5. Select ‘Share this folder on the network’ and ‘Allow network users to  
change my files’.  
Please note, do not try to make your ‘My Documents’ or any of its  
sub-folders (e.g. ‘My Music’) shareable.  
5. Once the radio has finished scanning, it will display “By Album”,  
“By Artist”, etc. Use the Tuning+/- buttons to scroll through the  
scanned media files, which will now be organized ‘By Album’,  
‘By Artist’ and ‘Playlists’ – if available.  
Some updated Window version may have different way of making the  
file shared.  
And refer to “Operation after you set up for Window Shares ,  
UPnP or USB/SD card” below for the operation.  
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UPnP server  
Connecting the radio using UPnP  
Set up a Windows PC to allow the radio to access your audio files  
via a UPnP server  
1. Use the Tuning+/- and the Select buttons to enter the menu direction  
“Media Player> UPNP Servers”.  
1. If your PC is running Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Vista then  
you can use Microsoft’s Windows Media Player 11 (WMP 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 website and installed by following the instructions  
detailed in its installation wizard, or by using Microsoft’s Windows  
Update facility.  
If needed, press the Back button.  
Note, this may take a few seconds for the radio to complete its scan  
and before the scan has completed, the radio will display  
‘No PC Found’. The radio will continue to display “No PC Found” if no  
UPnP servers are found.  
2. After scanning, select your UPnP server (press the Tuning+/- and the  
Select button if more than one UPnP server is found), and then press  
the Select control. Your radio will normally display ‘Access Denied’  
at this stage.  
2. Once installed, WMP 11 can create a library from all the media files  
available to it on your PC. To add new media files to the library,  
select ‘File > Add to Library… > Advanced Options’, click ‘Add’ and  
choose the files you wish to add and click ‘OK’.  
3. Your PC may now prompt you that a device has attempted to  
connect to your UPnP server. Whether you are prompted or not,  
in order to allow the radio to have access to the media files, you will  
need to click the ‘Library’ tab in WMP 11 and select the  
You will now need to connect your Internet radio to Windows Media  
Player 11 and configure it to allow the radio to access your media  
library. In order to this, you will need to follow these next steps.  
‘Media Sharing…’ item to open the ‘Media Sharing’ window.  
4. From the ‘Media Sharing’ window, the radio will be listed as an  
unknown device. Click on the unknown device shown to select it,  
then click the ‘Allow’ button and then click ‘OK’.  
Note:  
If you are using Microsoft Windows’ firewall software, this should be  
correctly configured by WMP 11. If you are using third party firewall  
software you may need to manually configure it to allow your radio and  
WMP 11 to communicate.  
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5. Select the named server again using the Tuning+/- and the  
Select buttons. If WMP 11 is now able to communicate with your  
radio you will be presented with some media selection options by  
the server software.  
Note:  
In UPnP mode the search criteria offered and the file types made  
available to the radio are a function of the UPnP server software  
installed on your PC.  
Locating and playing media files when using UPnP  
6. Use the same way to make the choice on the media files that you  
wish to play.  
Once the UPnP server has been configured to share media files with  
your Internet radio, you select the files that you wish to play as follows:  
Do not worry if not all of your media appear in the menus immediately.  
Windows Media Player needs to look inside each file to identify the  
artist, album and track information from ‘tags’ embedded in each file.  
Additionally, Windows Media Player may take time to access the  
Internet to obtain additional information such as ‘album art’ which it can  
display when you examine your music library on your PC.  
1. Turn on your radio and to access the menu direction “ Media Player >  
UPnP Servers “. If needed, press the Back button.  
2. Press the Select button and the radio will scan for all available  
UPnP servers. Note that it may take a few seconds for the radio to  
complete its scan, and that before the scan has completed the radio  
may display ‘Empty’. The radio will continue to display ‘Empty’ if no  
UPnP servers are found.  
7. The radio will display “Add to Queue”. Press the Select button and  
the radio will add all the tracks in the album to its queue and begin  
playing them automatically.  
3. After a successful scan, press the Tuning+/- buttons to highlight your  
UPnP server and then press the Select button.  
And refer to “Operation after you set up for Window Shares,  
UPnP or USB/SD card” below for the operation.  
4. The radio will now list the media categories which are made available  
by the UPnP server - for example, “Music” and “Playlists”.  
Press the Tuning+/- and the Select button to make your choice on  
the category.  
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5. Use the same way to make your choice. For example, you could  
select “Music” and then select “Albums”.  
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USB and SD — Local Media operation  
(For RCR-7 only)  
1. Turn on the radio by pressing the Power button.  
2. Slot in an audio USB or SD card on the side of the radio. And refer to  
“Operation after you set up for Window Shares, UPnP or  
USB/SD card” below for the operation.  
Note:  
1. When USB and SD card are slotted into the radio together,  
Local Media will combine all the music as one.  
2. When Slot in or un-slot either USB or SD card while the music  
is playing, the radio will stop playing.  
3. Fast forward and rewind functions don’t work in Local Media.  
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Operation after you set up for Window Shares,  
Listening to a complete album  
UPnP or USB/SD card  
1. Now the radio is under either <Windows Shares> or <UPnP> or  
<Local Media> under <Media Player>.  
Whether you access your files using Windows Shares, UPnP or USB  
and SD card, the file selection mechanisms are the same. The only  
difference is that when using UPnP you will generally have a wider  
choice of search criteria, as determined by the UPnP server software on  
your computer. Some third party server applications allow customization  
of the search criteria and indexing methods, which can be useful if you  
have a very large collection of stored music files.  
2. Press the Tuning+/- buttons until <By Artist>. And the press the  
Select button.  
3. Press the Tuning+/- buttons until the required artist is shown on  
the display. Press the Select button.  
The selection mechanism allows you to search by a given information  
type (Album, Artist, etc.) and then to narrow the search, either just to  
an album or to a particular track within an album. The selected album or  
track is then added to a queue of tracks to be played. You can add more  
albums or tracks to the queue while music is playing, or you can jump  
between tracks in the queue. You can also clear the queue if you wish  
to make a fresh selection. The searches described here are examples  
of the possibilities available.  
4. Press the Tuning+/- buttons until the album name is shown on  
the display. Press the Select button.  
“<[Add to Queue]>” will be shown on the display.  
5. Press the Select button. The album will begin playing and all of the  
tracks in the album will be stored in the queue.  
Queuing up albums for playback later  
While the Media Player is playing, you may add additional albums or  
tracks to the media queue.  
1. Press the Tuning+/- buttons (with the Back button as needed) to  
search for the required album.  
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2. Press the Select button to choose the album.  
3. Press the Tuning+/- buttons until the display shows  
“<[Add to Queue]>” and then press the Select button. “Tracks Added  
to Queue” will be displayed. And the album is added to Queue.  
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Queuing up tracks for playback later  
Browsing the list of tracks currently queued up for playback  
1. Press the Queue button, the currently playing track name will  
be displayed.  
1. If you wish to add only particular tracks from an album to the queue,  
first choose the album as described.  
2. Press the Tuning+/- button to search for the required track, and then  
press the Select button.  
2. Press the Tuning+/- buttons to see which tracks are queued up  
for playback. If you want to jump to a particular track in the queue,  
press the Select button when the required track is displayed.  
Playback will then continue from the beginning of that track.  
3. Press the Select button. “Track Added To Queue” will show on  
the display. And the track is added to Queue.  
Clearing the media player queue  
Controlling playback  
1. Under the main menu (if needed, press the Back button), press the  
Tuning+/- button until “<Media Player>” is shown. And then press  
the Select button.  
1. When the music is playing, press the Play / Pause button to pause  
the playback of the current track. If you press the button again,  
playback will resume from the beginning of the same track.  
2. Press the Tuning+/- buttons until “<Clear Queue>” is displayed.  
2. Press the Rewind button to start playback of the previous track in  
the queue.  
3. Press the Select button and the display will then show  
“Queue cleared” and all tracks will be erased from the media queue.  
3. Press the Fast-forward button to start playback of the next track in  
the queue.  
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Playing tracks in the queue repeatedly  
1. When the radio is playing, press the Back button to go back to the  
main Mode menu.  
Playing tracks in random (Shuffle) order  
1. When the radio is playing, press the Back button to go back to the  
main Mode menu.  
2. Press the Tuning+/- buttons until “Media Player” is shown on the  
display then press the Select button to enter the Media Player menu.  
2. Press the Tuning+/- buttons until “Media Player” is shown on the  
display then press the Select button to enter the Media Player menu.  
3. Press the Tuning+/- buttons until “Playback Mode” is displayed then  
press the Select button.  
3. Press the Tuning+/- buttons until “Playback Mode” is displayed then  
press the Select button.  
4. Press the Tuning+/- buttons until “Repeat” is shown.  
Press the Select button. The display will show “Enable” with a  
YES/NO option.  
4. Press the Tuning+/- buttons until “Shuffle” is shown.  
Press the Select button. The display will show “Enable” with a  
YES/NO option.  
5. Press the Tuning+/- buttons to select ‘YES’, then press the  
Select button to confirm that Repeat mode should be enabled.  
If you do not wish to enable Repeat mode select ‘NO’.  
5. Press the Tuning+/- buttons to select ‘YES’, then press the  
Select button to confirm that Shuffle mode should be enabled.  
If you do not wish to enable Shuffle mode select ‘NO’.  
If Repeat mode has previously been enabled, then the display will show  
‘Disable’ with a YES/NO option after step 4. Select ‘YES’ to cancel  
Repeat mode.  
If Shuffle mode has previously been enabled, then the display will show  
‘Disable’ with a YES/NO option after step 4. Select ‘YES’ to cancel  
Shuffle mode.  
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FM Radio  
To listen to the FM radio  
Storing a FM radio station in a preset  
1. Turn on the radio by press the Power button.  
2. Press the Band button until the display shows <FM>.  
There are 5 memory presets available.  
1. Select the required station as previously described.  
To change FM stations  
1. Press the Tuning+/- buttons to change the frequency.  
2. Long press the Tuning+/- buttons to search for the next available  
radio station.  
2. When the radio is playing, press and hold 1 of the 5 preset buttons  
that you wish you store. The station will be stored under this  
chosen preset.  
FM RDS  
3. Repeat this procedure for any other preset memories that you wish  
to configure.  
The Radio Data System (RDS) is a system in which inaudible digital  
information in addition to the normal FM radio program is transmitted.  
Also the RDS radio station corrects the real time when it provides  
this service.  
Recalling an preset Internet radio station  
When the radio is playing, press 1 of the 5 preset buttons that you wish  
to recall. The radio will connect to the station stored in preset memory.  
The information display is only available when the station provides  
R.D.S. service.  
Note:  
Press the REPLY/RDS button, to cycle through the various modes,  
and wait for 2 seconds to see the information. The information in the  
various modes are  
If you have not previously stored a radio station in the selected preset,  
your current radio station will continue to play.  
1. Frequency: Displays frequency of the station.  
2. Program Service: Displays name of station.  
3. Radio Text : Displays ratio text messages such as news items etc.  
4. Program Type: Displays the program type.  
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Auxiliary input socket  
Clock Setting  
Your radio has a 3.5mm stereo jack socket for connection to external  
audio sources. This can be configured to two sensitivity levels to suit  
the output level of the connected device.  
Setting the clock time  
1. Long press Tine Set button until “Set Time/Date” is shown on  
the display. (If it is not on the display, press Tuning+/- buttons until  
“Set Time/Date ” is shown).  
1. Connect an external audio source, such as an MP3 or CD player to  
the Aux In socket on the back of the radio.  
2. Press Select button and then press Tuning+/- buttons to set  
the hour.  
2. Turn on the radio and press the Band button on the front of the radio  
until the display shows <Auxiliary Input>.  
3. Press Select button and then press Tuning+/- buttons to set  
the minute.  
3. Now the radio will play the external audio sources.  
4. Press Select button and then press Tuning+/- buttons to set  
the date, month and year.  
5. Press Select button to finish the setting.  
Setting the clock format  
The clock display can be set to 12 or 24 hour format. The selected  
format is then also used when setting the alarms.  
1. Long press the Tine Set button until <Set Time/Date> is shown on  
the display.  
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2. Press Tuning+/- buttons until <Clock Format> is shown.  
3. Press Select button and then press Tuning+/- buttons to select 12 or  
24 hour.  
4. Press Select button to confirm the setting.  
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DST(Auto time set by Internet)  
Setting the alarm clock  
This is the function that real time set by Internet  
These are options available:  
Your radio has 2 separate alarms which can be set to wake you to either  
FM radio, buzzer, Aux In, or Internet Radio. Each alarm can be set to  
sound either once, everyday, weekly, weekdays or at weekends. In the  
event of a power interruption your radio has built in memory chip that  
will retain your alarm settings.  
Auto(US) – Sets your radio to the US time  
Auto(EU) – Sets your radio to the EU time  
None – Disable the auto time set  
Manual – manually set up  
Note: If no buttons are pressed for 10 seconds the radio will exit the  
alarm setup. If you make a mistake at any point, press the Back button  
to go back to the previous screen.  
1. Press the Power button to switch on your radio.  
2. Press the tuning+/- button until the display shows <Setting>.  
Press the Select button to enter the configure settings.  
1. Long Press Alarm1 (or Alarm2) button until it shows “Enable Alarm”,  
YES/NO selection.  
3. Press the tuning+/- button until the display shows <Clock Setup>.  
Press the Select button to enter the clock setup menu.  
2. Press the Tuning+/- buttons and the Select buttons to select “YES”.  
And the display will show “ Set Alarm”.  
4. Press the tuning+/- button until the display shows <DST>. Press the  
Select button to enter it, then you will be able to set the DST.  
3. Press the Tuning+/- buttons to set the hour, then press the  
Set button.  
* Go to the direction of Setting > Clock Setup > Local Time Zone,  
to forward or backward 30 mins/step to set up your time difference  
from the DST provided by Internet.  
4. Press the Tuning+/- buttons to set the minute, then press the  
Set button.  
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5. Press the Tuning+/- buttons to set whether the alarm is for once,  
everyday, weekly, weekdays or at weekends. Then press the  
Set button.  
When the alarm sounds  
1. The radio alarm will sound at the selected times for up to 60 minutes  
unless cancelled. The volume for the radio alarm will be the same  
as the volume previously used when listening to the radio or  
media player. If for any reason the radio cannot connect to the  
requested radio station at the time that the alarm is due, the buzzer  
alarm will be used instead.  
Once - will sound at one time only  
Everyday - will sound everyday.  
Weekly - will sound once every week.  
Weekdays - will sound on weekdays only.  
Weekends - will sound on weekends only.  
2. The buzzer alarm sounds for 60 minutes and the volume will gradually  
increase from a low level.  
6. Press the Tuning+/- buttons to set whether the Alarm will sound with  
FM radio, buzzer, Aux In, or Internet Radio.  
3. If a radio alarm sounds and the radio is already playing, the radio will  
change to the station specified for the alarm.  
When the Alarm sound is set for FM radio or Internet Radio, the lat  
played station will be turned on to be the sounding. When the Alarm  
sound is set for Aux In, please make sure there is a sound source  
playing and connecting to the Aux In of this radio.  
Activate and deactivate alarms  
1. When Alarm 1 is activated, “  
Alarm 2.  
” is shown on the display, same as  
7. Press the Select button to finish the setting.  
2. When the mark “  
” is shown on the display, press the Alarm 1  
button to deactivate the Alarm 1, and “  
Alarm 2.  
” will disappear. Same as  
3. To re-activate Alarm 1, press the button Alarm 1, and “  
”will be  
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shown on the display, also the Alarm 1 information will be shown  
as well.  
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Nap timer  
Sleep timer  
It is a countdown alarm which will sound after the time period that  
you set. And the time period can be set from 10 to 1 hour 30 minutes in  
10 minutes steps.  
Your radio can be set to turn off after a preset time has elapsed.  
The sleep setting can be adjusted between 15 and 3 hours 15 minutes  
in 15-minute increments.  
1. Touch the NAP key button the required time period is shown on  
the display.  
1. Make sure the radio is on and playing.  
2. Press the Tuning+/- buttons to select the countdown alarm time.  
2. Press the Time Set button, and the display shows “Sleep Timeout”.  
3. Press the Select button to set the Nap timer. And the “ ” mark  
is shown on the display.  
3. Press Tuning+/- buttons to set the required sleep time setting is  
selected between 15 and 3 hours 15 minutes or to Off.  
4. While the Nap timer is alarming, press the Power button to make  
it silent.  
4. Press the Set button to confirm the setting. The display will show  
‘Zzz’. Your radio will switch off after the preset time has elapsed.  
5. To cancel the Nap timer before the time Nap time is elapsed,  
press the NAP button, and long press it again until the mark “  
is disappeared on the display.  
5. To cancel the sleep time before the preset time has elapsed,  
just press the Power button to turn off the radio.  
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Backlight  
Network configuration (For RCR-7 only)  
This menu enables you to configure your radio’s network settings,  
scan for a connection to an alternative wireless network, or to  
manually configure the network parameters. This can be useful if you  
take the Internet radio to another location where there is a different  
network setup.  
Press the Dimmer button to adjust the display backlight settings to suit  
your needs.  
Separate settings are available for Active mode (while operating  
the radio), Inactive mode (when listening), and Standby mode (when the  
radio is off with just the clock display showing).  
Language selection  
Configuring the radio only to use a wired Ethernet connection  
(For RCR-7 only)  
This facility allows you to change the display language for the menus.  
1. Press the Tuning+/- buttons until it shows “Setting”, and then press  
the Select button.  
1. Turn on the radio, and press the Tuning+/- button until the display  
shows <Setting>. (If necessary, press the Back button). Then press  
the Select button.  
2. Press the Tuning+/- buttons until it shows “Language”, and then  
press the Select button.  
2. Press the Tuning+/- buttons until it shows <Network Config>.  
Then press the Select button.  
3. Press the Tuning+/- buttons until it shows the language you would  
like to select, and then press the Select button.  
3. Press the Tuning+/- buttons until it shows <Wired/Wireless>.  
Then press the Select button.  
Software version display  
The software version display is provided for your reference only.  
4. Press the Tuning+/- buttons until it shows <Wired Only>.  
Then press the Select button. And it will allow cause the radio to  
restart and then to use only its Ethernet connection to communicate  
with the network. The radio will also disable its wireless network  
capabilities. This will require your radio to be physically connected  
to a wired Ethernet using the RJ-45 socket on the rear panel.  
1. Press the Tuning+/- buttons until it shows “Setting”, and then press  
the Select button.  
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2. Press the Tuning+/- buttons until it shows “Version”, and then press  
the Select button.  
3. The display will show the version of the software.  
4. Use the Back button to exit.  
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Configuring the radio to use either an Ethernet or a  
Wi-Fi connection  
Configuring the radio only to use a Wi-Fi connection  
1. Turn on the radio, and press the Tuning+/- button until the display  
shows <Setting>. (If necessary, press the Back button).  
Then press the Select button.  
1. Turn on the radio, and press the Tuning+/- button until the display  
shows <Setting>. (If necessary, press the Back button).  
Then press the Select button.  
2. Press the Tuning+/- buttons until it shows <Network Config>.  
Then press the Select button.  
2. Press the Tuning+/- buttons until it shows <Network Config>.  
Then press the Select button.  
3. Press the Tuning+/- buttons until it shows <Wired/Wireless>.  
Then press the Select button.  
3. Press the Tuning+/- buttons until it shows <Auto>. Then press the  
Select button.  
It will then attempt to establish an Ethernet connection to  
the network. If no Ethernet connection is available the radio will  
attempt to establish a Wi-Fi connection to the network.  
Having established a particular type of connection to the network,  
this connection will remain in use while the radio is on.  
4. Press the Tuning+/- buttons until it shows <Wireless Only>.  
Then press the Select button. And it will allow cause the radio to  
restart and then to use only its WiFi connection to communicate with  
the network. The radio will also disable its wired network capabilities.  
Selecting the ‘Wireless Only’ option will allow cause the radio to  
restart and then only to use only its Wi-Fi connection to communicate  
with the network. The radio will also disable its Ethernet connection.  
The Network Configuration menu also allows you to choose whether or  
not the Internet radio displays a warning message when the Wi-Fi  
signal strength is low. You can enable this feature by selecting  
<Signal Warning> and then selecting “Yes”.  
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Troubleshooting  
If you have difficulty connecting the radio to your wireless network,  
some of these steps may help to resolve the problem:  
5. If you have an encrypted network, check that you have entered the  
correct key or pass-phrase into the radio. Remember that text-format  
WPA keys are case sensitive. If your radio displays ‘Wireless error’  
when attempting to connect to an encrypted network followed by a  
5-digit number, then please ensure that you enter the correct  
pass-phrase for the network. If the problem persists, then you may  
need to consult your network configuration.  
1. Confirm that a Wi-Fi connected PC can access the Internet  
(i.e. can browse the web) using the same network.  
2. Check that a DHCP server is available, or that you have configured a  
static IP address on the radio. You can configure a static IP address  
on the radio using the menu item “ Setting -> Network Config ->  
Edit Config” , and then select ‘No’ for ‘Auto (DHCP)’.  
If your radio can connect to the network successfully, but is unable to  
play particular stations, it may be due to one of the following causes:  
1. The station is not broadcasting at this time of the day  
(by pressing the Tuning+/- and the Select buttons)  
(remember it may be located in a different time zone).  
2. The station has reached the maximum allowed number of  
simultaneous listeners.  
3. Check that your network’s firewall is not blocking any outgoing ports.  
As a minimum, the radio needs access to UDPand TCPports 80,  
554, 1755, 5000 and 7070. The use of Windows Shares requires  
access to UDP and TCP ports 135 - 139 and 445. Windows Media  
Player 11 will allocate a port number for UPnP media sharing and  
will configure Microsoft’s Windows built-in firewall appropriately.  
Other firewall software may require configuration for UPnP or to  
allow particular IP addresses to have trusted access.  
3. The Internet connection between your radio and the server  
(often located in a different country) is slow.  
4. The station is not broadcasting any more.  
5. The link to the audio stream used by the radio is out of date.  
4. Check that your access point does not restrict connections to  
particular MAC addresses. You can view the radio’s MAC address  
using the menu item “ Setting -> Network Config -> View Config ->  
MAC address” . Note that the radio has both wired and wireless  
MAC addresses.  
6. The radio station is broadcasting using an audio format which is not  
playable by your radio (although your radio does play almost all  
formats used by regular broadcasters).  
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Try using a PC to play back the stream via the broadcaster’s web site.  
If you can play back the station with a PC, use the form at  
station data that is used by the radio.  
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Factory reset  
Upgrade firmware  
From time to time, new software features for your radio may be  
developed. For example, a new audio decoder may be added to allow  
an alternative audio format to be supported. You radio has therefore  
been designed to allow its internal software to be upgraded using your  
Internet connection.  
If you wish to completely reset your radio to its initial state this may  
be performed by following this procedure.  
1. Press the Tuning+/- buttons on the main menu (Press the Back  
button if necessary), until it shows <Setting>.  
Upgrading the software will remove all network settings, radio station  
presets and alarm settings from your radio. Do not attempt this  
procedure unless you have a good Internet connection and a reliable  
mains power supply. If you connect to your router using a Wi-Fi  
connection, make sure that this is also reliable before proceeding.  
The Upgrade Firmware option allows your radio to download new  
internal software from the Reciva portal on the Internet. If there is  
new software available, then the radio will ask whether you want to  
download it or not. Selecting No or using the Back button will cancel  
the operation.  
2. Press the Back button.  
3. Press the Tuning+/- buttons until it shows <Factory Reset>.  
And then press the Select button.  
4. The display will show “Are you sure?” Press the Tuning+/- buttons to  
select “YES”. And then press the Select button. Now the radio is  
factory reset.  
1. On the main menu (press the Back button if necessary), Press the  
Tuning+/- buttons until it shows < Setting >. And then press the  
Select button.  
2. Press the Tuning+/- buttons until it shows <Upgrade Firmware>,  
and then press the Select button.  
3. If there is a new software different from the software your  
radio installed, you will be able to upgrade the software.  
Or it will show “No upgrade available”.  
A software upgrade may take several minutes.  
IMPORTANT:  
Do not switch off the power to the radio until the upgrade operation is  
complete and the radio has restarted, otherwise the radio may become  
permanently damaged.  
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Headphone socket  
Specifications  
1. A 3.5mm Headphone Socket located on the rear of your radio is  
provided for use with headphones. Inserting a plug automatically  
mutes the internal loudspeaker.  
Power AC 100 ~ 240 volts, 50 ~ 60 Hz.  
Connectivity Wired Ethernet Wi-Fi 10/100M bits/sec via RJ-45 802.11b  
and 802.11g supported WEP and WPA encryption supported  
IMPORTANT:  
Excessive sound pressure from earphones and headphones can cause  
hearing loss.  
Notice:  
The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party  
responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate  
the equipment.  
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  
audio cable into this socket will not mute the internal loudspeaker.  
Set the volume control on the radio to minimum if desired.  
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If at any time in the future you should need to dispose of this product please note that: Waste electrical products should not  
be disposed of with household waste. Please recycle where facilities exist. Check with your Local Authority or retailer for  
recycling advice. (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive)  
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