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User Manual
RCR-8
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Contents Important safety instructions...........................................2-4 Troubleshooting ............................................................... 36 Controls ..........................................................................5-8 Factory reset .................................................................... 37 Before you can use this product ........................................ 9 Upgrade firmware............................................................. 37 Con
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Important safety instructions 1. Read and understand all safety and operating instructions before the 9. Do not expose this product to splashing or dripping. radio is operated. 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
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16. Power cords: The power cord should be positioned so it is not 21. Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to walked on, pinched, or items placed on top of it. Pay particular qualified service personnel under the following conditions: attention to cords at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point a. When the power supply cord or plug is damaged. where they exit from the unit. Unplug the power cord by gripping b. If liquid has been spilled or ob
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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 wi
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Controls (Front) 1. Alarm 1 button 6. Band button 2. Alarm 2 button 7. RDS button 3. Nap button 8. Dimmer button 4. Time Set/Sleep button 9. LCD display 5. Power button 5
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Controls (TOP) 10. Tuning +/- and Snooze button 15. Preset 4 / Fast-Forward button 11. Back button 16. Preset 5 / Play / Pause button 12. Preset 1 / Shuffle/Repeat button 17. Volume Up/Down buttons GB 13. Preset 2 / Queue button 18. Select/Tone button 14. Preset 3 / Backward button 6
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Controls (Rear) 19. WiFi antenna 23. Line Out socket 20. FM antenna 24. Auxiliary Input socket 21. Main Power input socket 25. RJ-45 socket (Ethernet) 22. Headphone socket 7
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Controls (Right hand side) 26. USB slot (RCR-7 only) 27. SD card slot (RCR-7 only) GB 8
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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 b
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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 ) ensuring that the plug is pushed fully into the socket. 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 R
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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. 11
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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 , then you have successfully connected your radio to your n
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Operating controls 6. If you make an error, press the Back button to delete the 1. The majority of functions on your radio may be performed by using character entered. Use the left and right arrows to move the block the Tuning +/- and Select buttons on the top panel. Press Tuning +/- cursor to access incorrectly entered characters. to highlight the desired function, and then press on the Select button to select that function. In this instruction booklet, press always 7. After t
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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
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Selecting an Internet radio station by location 1. Press the Tuning+/- buttons until the display shows , 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
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Selecting an Internet radio station by genre 1. Press the Tuning+/- buttons until the display shows , 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, pr
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Selecting an Internet radio station by Search 1. Press the Tuning+/- buttons until the display shows , 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
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Volume control Internet radio station preset While the radio station is playing, you can change the volume by Storing an Internet radio station in a preset pressing Volume+/- buttons on the top panel. 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 2. When the radio is playing, press and hold 1 of the 5 preset buttons adjusted to your personal taste. t
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Listening to previously broadcast material Some radio stations allow you listen to programs that have already 7. To listen from the beginning of the program, press the Select been broadcast. When you select a radio station that has this facility, button again. Alternatively, choose the required start time to start the station does not start playing immediately, but instead the display the program playing. shows the options ‘Live’ and ‘On demand’. 1. Press the Tuning+/- buttons and it will
