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SOLO
Wi-Fi Radio Receiver by Grace Digital
User’s Guide Model No. GDI-IRA500
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2 st QUICKSTART GUIDE - 1 time set up • What you need before you can use your Internet Radio: • A broadband internet connection. • A wireless (Wi-Fi) modem or router connected to your broadband (cable or DSL) internet. • If your wireless (Wi-Fi) network is password protected, please obtain your password before proceeding to Step 1. All passwords are UPPER and lower case sensitive. • A pair of powered wireless speakers or a stereo receiver and speakers. Step 1: Connect the supplied
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3 called a ‘WEP’ or ‘WPA’ password or ‘code’. If you do not know your password, please contact the person or company that set up your network to obtain your password. NOTE: All Keys (passwords) are UPPER and lower case sensitive. st To enter in your password, scroll the large ‘Select’ dial to the right or left until the 1 letter or number in your password is located in the center of the radio’s display. Press st the large dial inward to select the 1 letter. Continue this process until
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4 FAST PLAY OF RADIO STATIONS As a factory default setting when you turn you radio off (standby mode – only the clock is showing on the display) your radio is disconnected from your wireless network. Each time you turn your radio on, the radio will reconnect to your network before it can start buffering a station to play. If you would like your radio to start playing the current radio station quicker you can choose the radio to keep its Wi-Fi connection. On the radios’ main menu (Inte
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5 User’s Guide Table of Contents Quick Start Guide ............................................................................................................................. 2 Important Safety Instructions and Warnings ..................................................................................... 7 Internet Radio and Network Music Player Contents ..............................................................................................................................
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6 Controlling playback ..................................................................................................................... 34 Browsing the list of tracks currently (queued up) for playback ..................................................... 34 Removing tracks from the list (queue) ......................................................................................... 35 Playing tracks in random order ................................................................
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7 Important Safety Instructions and Warnings Please read before installation If this Internet radio has been moved from a cold place to a warm place, DO NOT plug it in for 2-3 hours (e.g. from a cold car boot to a warm room). There is a possibility that moisture may have condensed in the Internet radio, this can cause damage to your Internet radio. To avoid damage please unpack your Internet radio and allow it to stand at room temperature for 2-3 hours before use. This will help any
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8 WARNING: • To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock, do not expose the product to rain or moisture. • The product should not be exposed to any dripping or splashing. Objects filled with liquids, such as vases, should not be placed on the product. • No open flame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed on the product. • Keep the remote control battery away from children. It may cause a fire or chemical bum if mishandled. Do not recharge, disassemble, heat above 100°
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9 ADVISORY This Product is intended for North American markets. The GRACE Wireless Internet Radio GDI-IRA500 is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC ADVISORY FCC Compliance and Advisory Statement: This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and 2) this device must accept any interference received, including i
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10 Contents SOLO (GDI-IRA500) Power Adapter Remote Control User’s Guide
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11 Radio and remote control functions and control P1: Preset 1 or play previous song in Retrieve: provides interact menu when media mode playing a radio station P2: Preset 2 or play/pause in media Back: takes you back to the previous mode menu screen P3: Preset 3 or forward in media mode Volume: turn to the right to increase volume P4: Preset 4 or shuffle in media mode Menu: turn to go up / down in the menu choice and press in to choose the item P5: Preset 5 or stop in media mode P
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12 P1: Preset 1 or back in media mode Reply: provides interact menu when playing a radio station P2: Preset 2 or play/pause in media Back: takes you back to the previous mode menu screen P3: Preset 3 or forward in media mode Volume: VOL- decrease audio level and Vol+ increases audio level P4: Preset 4 or stop in media mode Up /Down arrows moves the radio up or down through the menu items P5: Preset 5 or shuffle in media mode Select: Push to choose the active item on the radio’s
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13 Back Panel connections There are three connections on the back panel. 1) The jack for the power adapter. Please plug the supplied power adapter into the radio’s power adapter jack then plug the other 2 prong end into the wall. 2) Stereo headset jack connection. The headset jack connection can be used to listen to music in private via your personal headset/headphones (not provided). 3) Stereo RCA jacks. These connections connect to your stereo’s audio input jacks or powered spea
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14 Initializing Network After a few seconds, the screen will change to show: Scan for networks Enter network View Config Edit Config Step 2 - Scan for a wireless network connection When the display shows brackets next to the words , press the ‘Select’ dial. (NOTE: IF you make an error at any point, press the ‘Back’ button to return the previous screen) The SOLO will now scan for all available wireless networks and will display: Scanning IIII
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15 It is possible, and in some locations likely, that your radio will find more than one wireless network, in which case you can choose the wireless (Wi-Fi) network you want to connect to. Turn the dial on your radio until the name of the wireless network has brackets {} next to the name of the network you want to connect to. For optimal performance you may want to check your home network settings to make sure your radio is on a deferent channel than your neighbors. To do this ple
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16 your SOLO radio to communicate with your network. Please note that the SOLO does not currently support WPA2 Business. Only the person who set up the network in the first place knows this password; if that person is not you then you need to find out the password. You can do this by checking with the Customer Service of your internet provider or the manufacturer of your wireless router. After approximately 3 seconds, the display goes into the password entry mode: < END ◄ ►
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17 Choosing a radio station to listen to 1. Press the ‘Select’ button. NOTE: IF you make an error at any point, press the ‘Back’ button to return to the previous screen) Main Menu Internet Radio Personal Radio Podcasts My Stuff 2. If the screen does not show < Internet radio > as shown above, turn the knob until it does. Please note that the ‘My Stuff’ folder will only show up after you register your radio onto our web site. You can register your radio at www.grace.reciva.c
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18 2. Press the ‘Select’ knob. 3. Turn the knob until the display shows the country you want. 4. Press the ‘Select’ knob. 5. Turn the knob until the display shows the station you want. 6. Press the ‘Select’ knob and wait until the radio connects to that station. Note that some radio stations do not broadcast 24 hours per day, and some stations are not always on-line. If this station has on-demand content (that is, it gives the option of listening to programs which have already been
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19 to: www.sirius.com/siriusinternetradio. Please note: SIRIUS ‘standard’ internet radio service will not work on the SOLO a user must have SIRIUS ‘premium’ internet radio service. When you are in the SIRIUS menu on the SOLO, press the select dial inward to choose or . When prompted enter in your SIRIUS user name (user names are UPPER and lower case sensitive). After you enter in your username choose END . The display will show ‘Loading…’. You will then be p
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20 1. Press the select knob and you can create a new station by typing in a word. 2. After you type in the word, select (end) in the menu. After a few seconds it will show you artist, songs and albums with names similar to the word you initially entered. 3. Choose desired selection. This function will also create a new station on your Pandora web site. Changing the volume When a radio station is playing increase the volume by turning the Volume Knob, clock wise. Storing a radio s
