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Internet / FM RDS Clock Radio
Please read this manual before use
ROBERTS
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Contents Display modes - FM ....................................................................... 38 Your clock radio .............................................................................. 2-8 Presetting stations - Internet Radio and FM .................................. 39 StreamTime Internet Clock Radio and Media Player features ......... 2 About this instruction manual ........................................................... 3 Clock and Alarms ..................
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Your clock radio STREAMTIME Internet clock radio and Media player features The Roberts STREAMTIME provides the following features in an attractive compact unit:- ● Easy-to-read 2 line text display with large clock display. ● Listen to over 1000 radio stations from around the country, and over ● Adjustable display dimmer. 10,000 from around the world. ● Menu displays in major European languages: ● Listen to previously broadcast material from the BBC (using listen English (GB),
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About this instruction manual This instruction manual is split into sections for each of the different operating modes of your Roberts STREAMTIME clock radio. There are three main sections - Internet Radio, Media Player (streaming fi les from a stored library) and FM radio. Each section is clearly identifi ed by the shaded heading in the top right hand corner of each pair of pages. Before using the Internet Clock Radio and Media Player functions, you will (page 9) Confi guration need to conn
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Your clock radio Controls and connections 6 (Top) 7 5 8 4 9 10 3 2 11 1 1. Tuning Up / Down / Snooze button 5. Preset 3 / Rewind button 9. Volume Down button 2. Back button 6. Wi-Fi Antenna 10. Volume Up button 3. Preset 1 / Playmode button 7. Preset 4 / Fast Forward button 11. Select / T one button 4. Preset 2 / Queue button 8. Preset 5 / Play/Pause button If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on :- 4 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri)
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Controls and connections 16 (Front) 15 17 14 18 13 19 12 20 12. Time Set / Sleep Timer button 17. On / Off button 13. Nap Timer button 18. Band button 14. Alarm 2 button 19. Add / RDS button 15. Alarm 1 button 20. Dimmer button 16. LCD display 5
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Your clock radio Controls and connections 21 22 23 24 25 (Rear) 21. Auxiliary input socket 22. Line output socket 23. Headphone socket 24. DC input socket 25. Wire FM aerial If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on :- 6 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri)
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Before you can use this product Display icons Before you can use your Internet clock radio, you must have the DFEHG following: ● A broadband Internet connection (not required for FM or Media player I functions). C J B ● A wireless access point (Wi-Fi) connected to your broadband Internet Service provider 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
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Your clock radio Navigation controls This page describes the basic means of controlling your clock radio. Instructions for each of the operational modes are given in the later 1 sections of this book. 1. Pressing the On/Off button brings your radio out of Stand-by mode. Pressing On/Off while the radio is in use will put it into Stand-by mode. 2 2. Pressing the Band button gives you access to each of the operating modes in sequence - Internet Radio, Media Player, Auxiliary input a
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Connecting your clock radio to your computer network 1. Place your clock radio on a fl at surface and plug the cable from the mains adaptor into the DC input socket located on the rear of your clock radio (marked 'DC') ensuring that the plug is pushed fully into the socket. 2. Plug the mains adaptor into a wall socket and switch on the socket. IMPORTANT: The mains adaptor is used as the means of connecting the radio to the mains supply. The mains socket used for the radio must remain a
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Confi guration 7. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to see the SSID for each access point that the clock radio has found. If your network is shown proceed to step 9. 7 7 8. If your network is not found, it is possible that it is confi gured such that the SSID is not broadcast (sometimes referred to as hidden). If this is the case then use the Back button and then select 'Enter network name'. This procedure is described page 56, 'Entering the network name manually'. If you know
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If you do not have the WEP or WPA key, then you should obtain it from the person who set up your network. Some wireless routers may come with an encryption key already set up by the supplier, in which case you should refer to the user documentation provided with it. WEP keys are 10 or 26 characters long (using 0 - 9, and A - F). Some Wi-Fi access points can also use pass-phrases for WEP but these do not conform to a defi ned standard and are not supported. WPA keys are usually set up usi
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Internet Radio Internet Radio mode Internet Radio - the basics Before you can use your clock radio to listen to broadcasts via the internet, it is necessary to have already connected your clock radio to your computer network using the wireless (WiFi) connection. Please see page 9 for details. There are literally many thousands of broadcasts available via the internet. Your clock radio provides several ways of searching for broadcasts in order to make fi nding and choosing broadcast
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Operating your radio - Internet Radio Selecting a radio station by location 1 1. Press the On/Off button to switch the clock radio on. 2. Repeatedly press the Band button until 'Internet Radio' appears on the display. 2 3. Your clock radio will enter the main Internet Radio menu. 4. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons until 'Location' shows on the display. Press the Select button. The fi rst continent in the list will be shown. 4-6 5. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to scroll through the
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Internet Radio 8. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to display your chosen radio station and then press the Select button to confi rm. The display will show 'Connecting' while it fi nds the new station. 9. If the station has on-demand content (that is, it gives the option of 8 8 listening to programmes which have already been broadcast), see page 17 'Listening to previously broadcast material'. If your clock radio cannot connect to a radio station 8 Note: If your clock radio is un
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Selecting a radio station by genre 1. Press the On/Off button to switch the clock radio on. 1 2. Repeatedly press the Band button until 'Internet Radio' appears on the display. 3. Your clock radio will enter the main Internet Radio menu. 2 4. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons until 'Genre' shows on the display. Press the Select button. 5. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to scroll through the list of content types. This menu is normally cyclic - you can scroll the list 4-7 continually
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Internet Radio Searching for a radio station by name There may be occasions when you know the name of a radio station but you do not know the location or genre. This facility allows you to search 1 for the station using a part (or parts) of the radio station name. 1. Press the On/Off button to switch the clock radio on. 2. Repeatedly press the Band button until 'Internet Radio' appears on 2 the display. 3. Your clock radio will enter the main Internet Radio menu. 4. Press the Tun
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Listening to previously broadcast material Some radio stations allow you listen to programmes that have already been broadcast. When you select a radio station that has this facility, the 1-4 1,4 station does not start playing immediately, but instead the display shows the options 'Live' and 'On Demand'. 1. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to highlight 'Live' or 'On Demand'. 2. Press and release the Select button to select: 2,4 'Live' - plays the current output from the station as norm
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Internet Radio 6. Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to select the day the programme was broadcast. Press the Select button to choose the day. The display will then show a programme start time of 00:00:00. 7. To listen from the beginning of the programme, press the Select button 6,7 6,7 again. Alternatively, Press the Tuning Up or Down buttons to choose the required start time and then press the Select button to start the programme playing. Fast-forward / Rewind broadcasts 6
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Customising your clock radio In addition to storing your favourite radio stations in the radio presets, your radio allows you to create a customised list of stations which can appear in a special menu on the radio called 'My Stuff'. The STREAMTIME uses Internet Radio technology which has been developed by a British company, Reciva Limited, based near Cambridge. Reciva allow you to register your clock radio on their web site, and then to associate a choice of radio stations with your clock
