Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product iStream Roberts Radio
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R O B E R T S Enjoy Listening DAB / FM and WiFi Internet Radio with Music Player and Last.fm Please read this manual before use.
Introduction ......................................................................................... 2-9 iStream internet radio features ............................................................ 2 Before you can use this product .................
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) Introduction iStream internet radio features The Roberts iStream provides the following features in an at.
Before you can use this product Before you can use your internet radio, you must have the following: ● A broadband Internet connection (not required for DAB, FM or Music Player functions). ● A wireless access point (WiFi) connected to your broadband Internet Service Provider , preferably via a router .
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) About this instruction manual This instruction manual is split into sections for each of the different operating modes of your Roberts iStream internet radio.
5 Controls and connections T op view 1. On-Off / V olume control 2. Headphone socket 3. Auxiliary input socket 4. USB socket 5. Forward button 6. Tuning / Select / Snooze control 7. Last.fm button 8. Preset / Play-Pause button 9. Back button 10. LCD display 1 5 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 1 1.
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 6 Controls and connections - cont. Rear view Introduction . 15. T elescopic aerial (antenna cable socket behind) 16. WiFi antenna (internal) 17. Line output socket 18.
7 Battery operation We recommend for economy that the iStream is used via the AC adaptor whenever possible with battery operation for occasional use only . Inserting the adaptor plug into the DC input socket will disconnect the batteries. If using batteries, only alkaline types should normally be used.
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 1 Introduction . 8 Navigation controls These pages describe the basic means of controlling your iStream internet radio. Detailed instructions for each operating mode are given in the later sections of this book.
4 3 9 Navigation controls cont. T ext entry 1. Rotate the Tu ning/Selec t control to highlight each charac ter as needed and press the control to enter each character into the radio. Alternatively 2. T o highlight the next character in the character display press the Forward button.
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) Conguration . 10 Conguration Connecting your radio to your computer network 1.
1 1 Connecting to your computer network - cont. 5. Rotate the Tuning/Select control to choose an auto-update option for the clock. This can be updated from DAB or FM radio, from the Network, or not updated. The default is to auto update from the network.
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 12 Conguration . Connecting to your computer network - cont. 10. Y ou will rst need to identify your network in the list of network names presented by the Network Wizard.
13 Connecting to your computer network - cont. 13. When the SSID for the wireless network you wish to connect to is highlighted on the screen, press the Tuning/Select control . If WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) was indicated, you will see an additional menu at this point, otherwise proceed to step 14.
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 14 Conguration . Connecting to your computer network - cont. WEP keys are 10 or 26 characters long (using 0 - 9, and A - F). Some wireless routers can also use pass-phrases for WEP but these are not supported.
15 Connecting to your computer network - cont. If you have followed the steps on the preceding pages successfully , your radio will have connected to your router , and then made a connection to the Internet and set its clock. If this is the case, then you can try listening to radio stations via the Internet as described on page 19 onwards.
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 16 Conguration . Manual network conguration If you do not wish to use DHCP for automatic conguration, or if your network is congured with a hidden SSID, then you will need to enter some network settings manually .
17 Manual network conguration - cont. 5. In most installations the DNS settings (DNS = Domain Name Server) will be set to the same IP address as your router .
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 18 Conguration . Manual network conguration - cont.
19 Internet Radio Internet Radio - the basics Before you can use your radio to listen to broadcasts via the Internet, it is necessary to have connected it to your computer network using the wireless (WiFi) connection. There are literally many thousands of radio broadcasts available via the Internet as well as 'Podcasts'.
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 20 Internet Radio . Selecting a radio station by location 1. Press and hold the On/Of f control to switch the radio on. Then press the Mode button to select the Internet radio mode display .
21 Selecting a radio station by location - cont. 8. Rotate the Tuning/Select control to highlight your chosen radio station and then press the control to enter your selection. The display will show 'Connecting...' while the radio connects to the new station.
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) Internet Radio . 22 Selecting a radio station by genre 1. Press the Menu button to enter the main Internet radio menu. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until 'Station list' is highlighted on the display and then press the control to select.
23 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 for the station using a part (or parts) of the radio station name. 1.
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 24 Internet Radio . Selecting a new or popular station As described in the section 'Internet Radio - the basics' on page 19, your radio connects via the Internet to a database of radio stations.
25 Selecting a podcast / BBC Listen Again Some radio stations allow you to listen to programmes that have already been broadcast. The BBC's Listen Again service is an example of this.
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 26 Internet Radio . Presetting stations With so many Internet radio stations available, it is desirable to have a means of rapidly selecting the stations that you listen to most frequently .
27 Last Listened It is often helpful to be able to go back to a station that you have recently listened to. Y our radio has a 'Last Listened' feature which provides you with quick access to the ten most recently listened to radio stations or podcasts.
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 28 Internet Radio . Display modes - cont. c. Genre Displays programme type information e.g. Pop, Classic, News, etc. and the location of the current radio station.
29 Customising your radio In addition to storing your favourite radio stations in the radio presets, your radio allows you to create customised lists of stations which can appear in two special menus on the radio called 'My Favourites' and 'My Added Stations' .
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 30 Internet Radio . Conguring My Added Stations 1. If you wish to listen to a radio station which is not currently held in the database at http://www.wiradio-frontier .
31 Customising your radio - cont. Selecting your favourite stations 1. Press the Menu button to enter the main Internet radio menu. 2. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until 'Station list' is highlighted on the display . Press the T uning/Select control to enter the menu.
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 32 Internet Radio . Customising your radio - cont. Selecting your added stations 1.
33 Music Player Use with Windows, Apple Mac, Linux, USB memory The Music Player allows you to play audio les which are stored on a com pute r on your netw ork or on a USB memor y dev ice plug ged into the radi o.
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 34 Music Player . Accessing your audio les via a UPnP server If your computer is running Windows 7, then Windows Media Player (version 12) includes a UPnP server which will make your les available to your radio.
35 Set up UPnP access on a W indows PC - cont. 4. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until 'Shared media' is highlighted and press the control to select. The radio will scan for all available UPnP servers. It may take a few seconds for the radio to complete its scan.
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) Music Player . 36 Locating and playing media les using UPnP Once the UPnP server has been congured to share media les with your radio, you may select the les that you wish to play as follows:- 1.
37 Media selection When searching via UPnP you will have a selection of search criteria as determined by the UPnP server software on your computer . This allows you to search by a given information type (Album, Artist, Genre, etc.) and then to narrow the search to an album or to a particular track within an album.
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 38 Music Player . Listening to a particular track 1. If you wish to play only a particular track from an album or folder , rst choose the album or folder as described on the preceding pages.
39 Controlling playback cont. Repeat tracks 1. Ensure you are in the main Music Player menu. 2. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until 'Repeat play' is highlighted. 3. T o activate the repeat option press the Tuning/Select control so that 'On' appears on the display .
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 40 Music Player . Display modes Y our radio has a range of display options when in Music Player mode. Note that the availability of information depends on the specic media les, their format and upon the server capability .
41 Using USB memory devices This section describes how to use your radio to access and playback your audio les via USB memory devices. 1. USB memory devices plug into the rectangular slot on the top of your radio on the left hand side. Important: Y our radio is only designed to work with USB ash memory devices.
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) Music Player . 42 Playing les from USB memory devices 1. Carefully insert the USB memory device into the USB slot. Press and hold the On/Off control to switch on the radio.
43 Playlists Sometimes you may wish to set up a list of music tracks or albums which can then be played without further action - as background music for a party , for example. Y our radio can be congured to hold a queue of up to 500 tracks in a playlist menu.
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 44 Music Player . Viewing your playlist 1. Press and hold the On/Off control to switch on the unit. Press the Mode button as needed until the Music Player mode display is shown.
Clearing the playlist 1. Press the Menu button to enter the main Music Player menu. 2. T o clear the whole playlist rotate the Tuning/Select control until 'Clear My playlist' is highlighted on the display .
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) Prune servers Y our radio stores details of UPnP servers that it has seen via its network connection in its internal memory .
47 Windows 7 'Play to' function If you use Windows 7, it is possible to choose a music album, track or playlist at the computer and then tell Windows that this should be played on the radio using the 'Play to' function.
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) Last.fm . 48 Last.fm Last.fm - the basics Last.fm is an Internet-based on-line music service with millions of tracks available that you can access using your radio, your computer and other devices.
Setup a Last.fm user account Before you can use the Last.fm feature, you should sign-up and create an account on the web site http://www.last.fm using the internet browser on your computer . Be sure to make a note of the user name and password. 1. Press and hold the On/Off control to switch on your radio.
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) Setup a Last.fm user account - cont. 7. The account information entered will be saved and then the validity of the account will be checked with Last.fm. If the account is invalid, the display will show 'Unauthorised'.
51 Listening to Last.fm Last.fm can present music tracks according to several criteria. Y ou may choose from the following options: 'Create Artist Radio' - Plays a selection of tracks by a specied artist and other similar artists.
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) Last.fm . Listening to Last.fm - cont. 1. Press the Mode button as needed to select Last.fm mode. 2. Press the Menu button to enter the main Last.fm menu. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until 'Station list' is highlighted on the display .
Search by Artist or T ag 1. Press the Mode button to select Last.fm mode. 2. Press the Menu button to enter the main Last.fm menu. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until 'Station list' is highlighted on the display and then press the control to select.
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) Last.fm . Display modes Y our radio has a range of display options when in Last.fm mode. Note that the information may not always be 100% accurate since some of the Last.
Y our listening history The listening history feature of the Last.fm mode allows you to see the six most recently played tracks, with the most recent displayed rst. Note that this is only a display . It is not possible to select from this list and play a specic track.
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 56 Deleting details of a Last.fm account Y ou may wish to delete a Last.fm account from your radio (for example, if a friend's details had been entered when they were visiting).
DAB Radio Using DAB mode for the rst time 1. Carefully extend the telescopic aerial. 2. Press and hold the On/Off control to switch on the radio. If the radio has been used before the last used mode will be selected. 3. Press the Mode button as needed so that DAB radio mode is selected on the display .
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) Selecting a DAB radio station 1. When playing a DAB radio station, the display normally shows the name of the current station with other related information.
Display modes Y our radio has a range of display options when in DAB mode:- 1. Press the Info button to cycle through the different options. a. T ext Displays text messages such as the artist or track name, phone in number , trafc alerts, etc. b. Program T ype Displays the type of station being listened to such as Pop, Classic, News etc.
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) Display modes - cont. e. Bit rate and audio type Displays the digital bit rate and audio coding information for the station being listened to. f. Date Displays the current date.
Finding new DAB radio stations Should you wish to use your radio for DAB reception in a new location, or if no stations were detected during the initial scan, you can follow this procedure to allow your radio to nd out which DAB radio stations are available.
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) Manual T uning Manual tuning allows you to tune directly to the various Band III DAB channels (5A to 13F). At the time of writing, all UK DAB stations are located in the range of channels 1 1B to 12D.
Dynamic Range Control settings Dynamic Range Control (also known as DRC) can make quieter sounds easier to hear when your radio is used in a noisy environment by reducing the dynamic range of the audio signal. 1. Press and hold the On/Off control to switch on your radio.
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) Station order setup Y our radio has 3 station order settings from which you can choose. The station order settings are, alphanumeric, ensemble and valid. Note: The default station order on your radio is alphanumeric.
65 Prune stations If you move to a different part of the country , some of the stations which were listed may no longer be available. Also, from time to time, some DAB services may stop broadcasting, or may change location or frequency .
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) FM Radio Operating your radio in FM mode 1. Carefully extend the telescopic aerial and press and hold the On/Off control to switch on your radio. 2. Press the Mode button as needed to select FM radio mode.
Manual tuning 1. Carefully extend the telescopic aerial and press and hold the On/Off control to switch on your radio. 2. Press the Mode button as needed to select FM radio mode. 3. Rotate the Tuning/Select control to control the frequency that the radio will tune to.
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 68 Display modes Y our radio has a range of display options when in FM mode:- 1. Press the Info button to cycle through the different options. a. T ext Displays text messages such as the artist or track name, phone in number , trafc alerts, etc.
69 Scan setting When using the FM mode your radio can be set to either scan only for strong signals (typically local stations and major national stations) or to scan all stations including distant radio stations. 1. Press the Mode button as needed to select FM radio mode.
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 70 Stereo / Mono switching If the FM radio station being listened to has a weak signal, some hiss may be audible. It is possible to reduce this hiss by forcing the radio to play the station in mono rather than stereo.
71 Presetting stations in DAB and FM modes There are 10 memory presets each for DAB and FM radio. They are used in the same way for each operating mode. Storing a preset 1. Press and hold the On/Of f control to switch on your radio. T une to the required station using one of the methods described on the preceding pages.
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 72 Clock and Alarms . Clock and Alarms Automatically updating the clock Y our radio will normally update the clock automatically when connected to the internet.
73 Setting the clock format The clock display used in stand-by mode and on the playing mode screens can be set to 12 or 24 hour format. The selected format is then also used when setting the alarms. 1. With your radio switched on, press the Menu button to access the menu for the current mode.
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 74 Clock and Alarms . Manually setting the clock Y our radio will normally set its clock automatically to UK time after a connection to the Internet has been established.
75 Manually setting the clock - cont. 8. Rotate the T uning/Select control to select the correct year . Press the control to enter the selection. The hour digits will then ash. 9. Rotate the T uning/Select control to select the correct hour . Press the control to enter the selection.
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 76 Clock and Alarms . Setting the alarm clock Y our radio has two separate alarms which can be set to wake you to either the radio or a buzzer alarm.
77 Setting the alarm clock - cont. 7. Rotate the Tuning/Select control to highlight 'Enable' and press the control. The display will show the Frequency options for the alarm.
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 78 Clock and Alarms . Setting the alarm clock - cont. 10. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until the 'Volume:' option is highlighted on the display and press the control if you wish to change it.
79 Disabling alarms 1. T o disable an alarm enter the alarm setup menu (see page 76) and rotate the Tuning/Select control until the desired alarm is highlighted on the display . Press the T uning/Select control. 2. Rotate the Tun ing/Select control until the 'Enable:' option is highlighted on the display .
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 80 Clock and Alarms . Sleep timer Y our radio can be set to turn off after a preset time has elapsed. The sleep timer setting can be adjusted between 15 and 120 minutes in 15 minute increments.
81 Display and Audio Equaliser function The sound on your radio can be adjusted to suit your personal taste for the material that you are listening to. The iStream has a range of equaliser modes. Alternatively you may set the treble and bass levels to your own preferences which can be accessed from the My EQ menu item.
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 82 Display and Audio . Setting up your My EQ prole If you nd the preset equaliser functions not to your liking, you may set up a custom treble and bass setting as follows: 1.
83 Brightness control The brightness of the display can be adjusted for when the radio is in Stand-by and for when it is in use. If you use the unit in the bedroom, you may prefer a lower stand-by brightness level than the standard setting. There are three brightness levels and an almost off 'night-time' setting.
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 84 Display and Audio . Contrast / viewing angle control The contrast of the display can be adjusted. The adjustment also changes the angle from which the display can best be seen.
85 Line out socket (3.5mm Jack) A 3.5mm stereo Line Out socket located on the rear of your radio is provided for connecting the audio signal to an external amplier . Inserting an audio cable into this socket will not mute the internal loudspeaker .
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 86 Display and Audio . Auxiliary input socket A 3.5mm stereo Auxiliary Input socket located on the top left hand corner of your radio is provided for connecting the audio signal from an external audio source such as an iPod, MP3 or CD player .
87 Information Factory reset If you wish to completely reset your radio to its initial state this may be performed by following this procedure. By performing a factory reset, all user entered settings will be erased. 1. Access the menu for the current mode by pressing the Menu button.
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 88 Information . Software update From time to time, new software features for your radio may be developed. Y our radio has therefore been designed to allow its internal software to be updated using your Internet connection.
89 Network proles Each time that you connect your radio to a WiFi network, the radio will store the details of that connection (SSID, security key , DHCP/IP address settings) as a prole.
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 90 Information . Software version display The software version display is provided for reference and customer support purposes. 1. Access the menu for the current mode by pressing the Menu button.
91 Y ou can view the radio’s MAC address using the menu items ‘Main Menu' -> 'System settings' -> 'Network' -> 'View settings' -> 'MAC address' . The MAC address will typically be of the form 00:22:61:xx:xx:xx 5.
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 92 Information . T roubleshooting - cont. If your radio can connect to the network, but is unable to play a particular internet radio station, it may be due to one these causes: 1.
93 Accessing your audio les via a UPnP server using Windows V ista and XP If your computer is running Windows Vista or XP , then Windows Media Player version 1 1 (also referred to here as WMP 1 1) includes a UPnP server which will make your les available to your radio.
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) Information . Set up UPnP access on a W indows PC - cont. 4. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until 'Shared media' is highlighted and press the control to select.
95 Audio codecs Y our radio supports a range of audio codecs which provide compatibility with a wide range of Internet Radio stations. These also allow users to stream music from their computers or to play directly from USB ash memory devices.
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) Cautions Do not allow your radio to be exposed to water , steam or sand. Do not leave your radio where excessive heat could cause damage. The name plate is located inside the battery compartment of the radio.
Specications Power Requirements Mains 100-240 volts AC, 50 - 60Hz only (use only supplied adaptor) Batteries 4 x LR20 (D size) Battery Life Up to 30 - 60 hours of listening for 4 hours a day at normal volume using alkaline cells, depending on operating mode (see also page 7).
If you need any further advice, please call our T echnical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 98 Information . Software license information Use of the software in this radio is subject to software li.
Guarantee This instrument is guaranteed for twelve months from the date of delivery to the original owner against failure due to faulty workmanship or component breakdown, subject to the procedure stated below . Should any componen t or part fail during this guarantee period it will be repaired or replaced free of charge.
An important point after buying a device Roberts Radio iStream (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Roberts Radio iStream yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Roberts Radio iStream - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Roberts Radio iStream you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Roberts Radio iStream will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Roberts Radio iStream, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Roberts Radio iStream.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Roberts Radio iStream. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Roberts Radio iStream along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
