ROBERTS ColourStream - Manuals

If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 4 Introduction Before you can use this product Before you can use your radio, you must have the following: ● A broadband Internet connection (not required for DAB, FM or Music Player functions). ● A wireles...

Controls and connections Front view 1. Speakers x 2 2. USB device door 3. On/Standby / Volume control 4. Colour touch screen 5. iPod dock 3 6. Mains input socket 7. Telescopic aerial 8. Ethernet socket (RJ-45) 9. USB socket (for service use only) 10. Headphone socket 11. Auxiliary input socket 12. W...

If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) Introduction 1 2 3 7 5 8 10 11 13 18 Controls and connections - cont. Remote control handset 1. Preset buttons 1-5 / Playback control buttons 2. Mode button 3. Info button 4. Repeat button 5. Volume down bu...

Remote control battery replacement 1. Remove the battery cover on the rear of your remote control by rotating the cover approximately 45 degrees in an anti-clockwise direction to align the dot on the cover with the "OPEN" marking on the remote control. Gently tap the control to release the c...

If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) Introduction 8 Using the touch screen The ColourStream internet radio has a high resolution colour display with touch sensitive controls. When using the internet radio, the display shows only the controls t...

5. Many operations require the user to make a selection from the menu. This is done by touching the relevant item on the touch screen. If there are more than four items in a menu, then you will need to touch the Up or Down arrows so that the additional items become visible. The sliding scroll bar on...

If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) Navigation using the remote control Almost all functions that are available from the touch screen may also be performed using the remote control. As with the touch screen, some operations require a longer o...

11 Text entry screens To enter text when in a text entry screen use the procedure below to navigate and select required text. Network key: Setup Wizard 123 123 - JONES To enter the text touch the required character on the display to cause the character to be entered. To enter UPPERCASE characters to...

If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) Setup Wizard 00:00 Start setup wizard now? No Yes 12 Confi guration Confi guration Connecting your internet radio to your computer network 1. Place your internet radio on a fl at surface. 2. If you wish to use...

13 Connecting to your computer network - cont. Touch the Internet option for the clock synchronisation. The clock can also be updated from DAB or the FM radio, from the Network, or not automatically updated. If you choose any option, other than internet go to step 11. Otherwise you will fi rst need t...

If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) Setup Wizard Setup wizard completed. OK 15:09 23 Jun 2010 Setup Wizard 00:00 <WPS> <Rescan> <Wired Network> Manual settings Network Wizard Confi guration 14 Connecting to your computer netw...

If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) Network key: Setup Wizard 123 123 - JONES Confi guration 16 Connecting to your computer network - cont. WEP keys are 10 or 26 characters long (using 0 - 9, and A - F). Press the '123' button, then press agai...

17 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 In...

If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 18 Confi guration Manual network confi guration If you do not wish to use DHCP for automatic confi guration, or if your network is confi gured with a hidden SSID, then you will need to enter some network settin...

SSID: [8/11] Settings 123 My Network 19 Manual network confi guration - cont. 5. In most installations the DNS settings (DNS = Domain Name System) will be set to the same IP address as your router (192.168.1.1 in the example shown). In this case the secondary DNS may be left at zero. Text entry is de...

21 Internet Radio Internet Radio - the basics Before you can use your internet radio to listen to broadcasts via the Internet, it is necessary to have connected it to your computer network using either the wireless (WiFi) connection or the wired Ethernet connection (RJ-45 socket) located on the back...

If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 22 Internet Radio Internet Radio Internet Radio 15:05 26 Jun 2010 BBC Radio 2 Variety London United Kingdom The most listened to stationin the UK. Add Favourite - Touch to add the currently tuned radio stat...

23 Selecting a radio station by location Internet Radio Touch the Internet Radio menu bar once or twice to enter the Internet Radio menu list. Touch Browse station list and select Stations to enter stations menu. Note: that the menu may offer one or more local selections based upon the country in wh...

If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) Internet Radio 15:05 26 Jun 2010 <Search stations> Popular stations Location Genre Stations 24 Internet Radio Selecting a radio station by genre Follow the same procedure on the proceeding page to sel...

25 Selecting a New or Popular station As described in the section 'Internet Radio - the basics' on page 21, your radio connects via the Internet to a database of radio stations. This option is provided to highlight stations which are newly added to the list of those available, or stations which are ...

If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 26 Internet Radio 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. In addi...

Internet Radio 15:05 26 Jun 2010 Get access code FAQ Help 27 Customising your radio 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' . Your radio uses a database which is accessed via the In...

If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 28 Internet Radio Confi guring My Added Stations 1. If you wish to listen to a radio station which is not currently held in the database at http://www.wifi radio-frontier.com it is possible to add the details...

29 To add favourite stations Tune to the required radio station as previously described on page 23. To store the favourite station touch the Add to favourite button. 'Favourite added' will show on the display. Repeat this procedure as needed for the remaining favourites. Internet Radio Touch the Int...

If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 30 Internet Radio Internet Radio Touch the Internet Radio menu bar once or twice to enter the Internet radio menu list. Touch Browse station list and scroll down and select My Added Stations . Select the de...

31 Music Player Invisible Limits Tangerine DreamStratosfear Now playing 1 of 645 My Music 15:05 26 Jun 2010 My Music Information - Touch to view detailed information for a track currently being played. Directory - In play mode touch to return to the music list. Use the scroll bar to scroll through a...

If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 32 Music Player Music Player Use with Windows, Apple Mac, Linux, USB memory The Music Player allows you to play audio fi les which are stored on a computer on your network or on a USB memory device plugged i...

33 Accessing your audio fi 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 fi les available to your radio. If you have Windows Vista or XP please see page 89. There are other UPnP server solutions available f...

If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 34 Music Player Allowing a device to connect to Windows Media Player 12 Set up UPnP access on a Windows PC - cont. 4. Touch Shared Media . The radio will scan for all available UPnP servers. It may take a f...

35 Locating and playing media fi les using UPnP Once the UPnP server has been confi gured to share media fi les with your radio, you may select the fi les that you wish to play as follows:- Select Shared Media to cause the radio to scan for UPnP servers. Note: that it may take a few seconds for the radi...

If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 36 Music Player 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 informat...

37 Listening to a particular track If you wish to play a particular track from an album or folder, fi rst choose the album or folder as described on the preceding pages. Use the scroll bar until the required track is shown. Select the chosen track, the track will begin playing. The radio will then pl...

If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 38 Music Player Controlling playback cont. Repeat tracks When the music track is playing select the Repeat button, repeat will appear in yellow and your selected tracks will be played repeatedly. Touch the ...

39 Display mode When playing a track in Music Player mode the display typically shows Artist, Album and track name. Depending on the media and the server, album art may also be displayed. Touch the Information button to view additional information. Note: That the availability of information depends ...

If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 40 Music Player Using USB memory devices This section describes how to use your radio to access and playback your audio fi les via USB memory devices. USB memory devices plug into the rectangular slot locate...

41 Playing fi les from USB memory devices Carefully insert the USB memory device into the USB slot. Press the On/Standby control to switch on the radio. The radio may detect that the memory has been connected, in which case it will ask whether you wish to open the folder view of the memory contents. ...

If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 42 Music Player 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. Your radio can be ...

My Music Select Music Source 15:05 26 Jun 2010 Shared Media USB Playback My Playlist 43 Viewing My playlist When playing a track touch the Directory button to enter the media selection menu. Touch My Playlist to see all of the tracks previously added. You may use the arrows and scroll bar to scroll ...

If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) My Music Select Music Source 15:05 26 Jun 2010 Shared Media USB Playback My Playlist 44 Music Player Clearing the Playlist My Music Touch the My Music menu bar to enter the music menu list. Touch Clear My P...

45 Scrobbling - On / Off control To use this feature you must have previously set up a Last.fm account see page 48. My Music 15:05 26 Jun 2010 Clear My Playlist Return to playing screen Scrobbling Play similar artists in Last.fm Yes My Music When playing a music track touch the My Music menu bar to ...

If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 46 Last.fm Last.fm Last.fm - the basics Last.fm is an Internet-based on-line music service with millions of tracks available which you can access using your radio, your computer and other devices. It plays ...

If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 48 Last.fm Setup a Last.fm user account Last.fm 15:05 26 Jun 2010 Press OK if already registered OK Sign-up for a new account at http://www.last.fm/join Before you can use the Last.fm feature, you should si...

Last.fm 15:05 26 Jun 2010 Current user Scrobbling Return to Playing screen Last.fm Menu Add new account Julia-S yes 49 Selecting an account If you have more than one Last.fm account set up in your radio, you may easily switch between them. Last.fm Touch the Last.fm menu bar once or twice to enter th...

If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 50 Last.fm Listening to Last.fm Last.fm can present music tracks according to several criteria. You may choose from the following options: 'Create Artist Radio' - Plays a selection of tracks by a specifi ed ...

If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 52 Last.fm Search by Artist or Tag Touch the Directory button to enter the Last.fm menu list if needed Select <Create Artist Radio> or <Create Tag Radio> . Enter the Artist name or Tag by enteri...

53 Display information When playing a Last.fm track the display shows the Artist, Album, description, a progress bar, account name, bit rate, codec and sampling rate of the track. Note that the information may not always be 100% accurate since some of the Last.fm data is based upon information scrob...

If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 54 Last.fm Last.fm 15:05 26 Jun 2010 Current user Scrobbling Return to Playing screen Last.fm Menu Add new account Julia-S yes Last.fm 15:05 26 Jun 2010 Current user Scrobbling Return to Playing screen Last...

55 iPod docking Your ColourStream radio has an iPod dock facility which allows you to play digital audio fi les and video soundtracks held on your iPod directly. Video is only displayed on your iPod. The ColourStream uses the Universal Dock Connector developed for use with iPods. iPods currently manu...

If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 56 iPod docking iPod iPod 15:05 26 Jun 2010 Invisible Limits Tangerine Dream Stratosfear 1.59 3.29 iPod docking cont. Play/Pause - Touch to pause playback of the current track. Touch again to resume playbac...

57 Navigating your iPod Use the Left and Right buttons while playing to enter the selection menus on your iPod. Then use the Up or Down buttons on the remote control as required to move up and down a menu screen on your iPod. Press the Select button to choose the highlighted menu item. To access a h...

If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 58 DAB Radio DAB Radio In DAB radio mode you can listen to conventional radio broadcasts, scan for new radio stations, manually tune stations and view station information. Carefully extend the telescopic ae...

59 Using the DAB mode for the fi rst time - DAB If this is the fi rst time that DAB mode is used a quick scan of the Band III DAB channels will be carried out. The display will show 'Scanning in progress' . (If the radio has been used before the last used station will be selected instead). During the ...

If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 60 DAB Radio Selecting a DAB radio station When playing a DAB radio station, the display normally shows the name of the current station with other related information. When playing a radio station touch the...

61 Display information - DAB When playing a DAB radio station, the display shows the station name and DLS information broadcast giving real time information such as programme name, track title and contact details. Touch to view a detailed information screen displaying information such as station ens...

If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 62 DAB Radio Manual Tuning 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 11B to...

63 My Favourites - DAB There are 10 favourite station presets for DAB radio. Note: favourite stations are retained in memory when the radio is switched off and disconnected from the mains. Favourites 1- 5 may be accessed using the numbered buttons on the remote control. Tune to the required radio st...

If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 64 DAB Radio 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 t...

65 FM Radio In FM radio mode your radio can fi nd stations automatically using the autotune feature or you can manually tune to a station. You can store your favourite stations and select either mono or stereo mode for the station that you are listening to. Carefully extend the telescopic aerial. FM ...

67 My Favourites - FM There are 10 favourite station presets for FM radio. Note that favourite stations are retained in memory when the radio is switched off and disconnected from the mains. Favourites 1- 5 may be accessed using the numbered buttons on the remote control. FM FM Menu 15:05 26 Jun 201...

If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 68 FM Radio Scan setting - FM When using the FM mode your radio can be set either to scan local stations or to scan all stations including distant radio stations. From the FM Menu list touch Stop on station...

69 Clock and Alarms Automatically updating the clock Your radio will normally update the clock automatically when connected to the internet. You may wish to use the radio away from the internet, in which case you may specify that the unit sets its clock from DAB or FM radio broadcasts. After a power...

If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 70 Clock and Alarms Setting the clock format The clock display used in standby 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...

If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 72 Clock and Alarms Setting the alarm clock Your radio has two separate alarms which can be set to wake you to either the radio, iPod or a buzzer alarm. In the event of a power interruption your radio has b...

Alarm Set alarm time 15:09 23 Jun 2010 30 09 : 73 Note: If you make a mistake at any point while setting the alarms or wish to return to the previous screen touch the Back button. Setting the alarm clock cont. Use the Up and Down arrows to set the time and date option. Active alarms are shown using ...

If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) Clock and Alarms 74 Snooze timer The buzzer, iPod or radio alarm can be silenced for a selected number of minutes by touching Snooze on the display. The Snooze duration can be adjusted between 5 and 30 minu...

75 Sleep timer Your radio can be set to turn off after a preset time has elapsed. The sleep timer setting can be adjusted between 15 and 90 minutes in 15 minute increments. Settings From the home menu press the Settings mode button. The main settings menu will be displayed. Scroll through the menu a...

If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) Clock and Alarms 76 Idle time out Your radio has a play mode idle screen which displays the time and date with information relevant to the operating mode but without the control buttons being visible. The I...

77 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 ColourStream has a range of equaliser modes. Alternatively you may set the treble and bass levels to your own preferences which can be accessed ...

If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 78 Display and Audio Setting up your Custom EQ profi le If you fi nd the preset equaliser functions not to your liking, you may set up a custom treble and bass setting as follows: Settings From the home menu ...

79 Brightness control The brightness of the display can be adjusted for when the radio is in Standby and for when it is in use. If you use the unit in the bedroom, you may prefer a lower standby brightness level than the standard setting. From the home menu press the Settings mode button.The main se...

If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 80 Display and Audio Settings 15:05 26 Jun 2010 Sleep Standby Backlight Off Software update Check for Updates Miscellaneous Settings OFF Never Enabled Standby backlight off Your radio has a 'Standby backlig...

81 Headphone socket 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 loudspeakers. Please be aware that the sensitivity of headphones can vary widely. We therefore recommend setting volume to a low level...

If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 82 Display and Audio Auxiliary input socket A 3.5mm Auxiliary Input socket located on the rear of your radio is provided for connecting the audio signal from an external audio source such as an MP3 or CD pl...

83 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. Settings From the home menu press the Settings mode button.The main settings menu w...

If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 84 Information Software update From time to time, new software features for your radio may be developed. Your radio has therefore been designed to allow its internal software to be updated using your Intern...

85 Network profi les 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 profi le. Up to four such profi les are stored in the radio so that if the unit is used in multiple locations there is no...

If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 86 Information Software version display The software version display is provided for reference and customer support purposes and cannot be changed. Settings From the home menu press the Settings mode button...

87 You can view the radio’s MAC address using the menu items 'Settings' -> 'Network settings' -> 'Current Network settings' -> 'MAC address' . The MAC address will typically be of the form 00:22:61:xx:xx:xx 5. If you have an encrypted network, check that you have entered the correct encrypt...

If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 88 Information Troubleshooting - 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. The station is not broadcast...

89 Accessing your audio fi les via a UPnP server using Windows Vista and XP If your computer is running Windows Vista or XP, then Windows Media Player version 11 includes a UPnP server which will make your fi les available to your radio. There are other UPnP server solutions available for non-Windows ...

If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 90 Information Set up UPnP access on a Windows PC - cont. Touch Shared media . The radio will scan for all available UPnP servers. It may take a few seconds for the radio to complete its scan. The radio wil...

91 Audio codecs Your 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 fl ash memory devices. Note that for any given audio codec, there are many str...

If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 92 Information 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 on the rear of the radio. • ...

93 Specifi cations Power Requirements Mains AC 230 volts, 50Hz only Remote Control Battery CR2025 (see also page 7) Connectivity Wired Ethernet 10/100M bits/sec via RJ-45 socket WiFi 802.11b and 802.11g supported with WEP and WPA/WPA2 encryption Compatible with 802.11n routers which offer mixed mode ...

If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) The wire coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal marked N or coloured BLACK. The wire coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal marked L or coloured RED. Mains supply The ColourStream will op...

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If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 96 Information iPod is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. "Made for iPod" means that an electrical accessory has been designed to connect specifi cally to iPod and...

97 Software license information Use of the software in this radio is subject to software licence terms contained in this user manual - by using the radio, you are agreeing to comply with these licence terms: MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson MPEG-4 HE-AAC ...

If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 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 be...

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