Sangean RCR-8 - Manuals

9 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, pref...

10 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 t...

13 6. If you make an error, press the Back button to delete the character entered. Use the left and right arrows to move the block cursor to access incorrectly entered characters. 7. After the final character of the WEP or WPA key has been entered, locate the ‘END’ symbol and press the Select button...

14 GB 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:...

17 Selecting an Internet radio station by Search 1. Press the Tuning+/- buttons until the display shows <Search>, 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...

18 GB Volume control While the radio station is playing, you can change the volume by pressing Volume+/- buttons on the top panel. Audio setting (tone control) Your radio has bass and treble characteristics of the sound can be adjusted to your personal taste. 1. Long press (press and hold) the Selec...

19 Listening to previously broadcast material Some radio stations allow you listen to programs that have already been broadcast. When you select a radio station that has this facility, the station does not start playing immediately, but instead the display shows the options ‘Live’ and ‘On demand’. 1...

20 GB Customizing your radio on website In addition to storing your favorite radio stations in the radio presets, your radio allows you to create a customized list of stations which can appear in a special menu on the radio called ‘My Stuff’. Your radio uses Internet Radio has been programmed by a B...

21 Configure My Streams 1. Once logged into your Reciva website account, you can add your own Internet radio streams to the My Streams section, which is listed under the My Account section. Typically, these will be Internet radio stations that you will have found using your computer. 2. Clicking on ...

22 GB Window Shares Set up the PC to allow your radio to access your audio files via Window Shares (make the music file shared) 1. Please ensure that your PC is available on the same network as your Internet radio. Using Windows Explorer, locate the folder where your audio files are stored. 2. Right...

23 UPnP server Set up a Windows PC to allow the radio to access your audio files via a UPnP server 1. If your PC is running Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Vista then you can use Microsoft’s Windows Media Player 11 (WMP 11) to act as your UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) media server. If not already i...

24 GB 5. Select the named server again using the Tuning+/- and the Select buttons. If WMP 11 is now able to communicate with your radio you will be presented with some media selection options by the server software. Locating and playing media files when using UPnP Once the UPnP server has been confi...

25 USB and SD — Local Media operation (For RCR-7 only) 1. Turn on the radio by pressing the Power button. 2. Slot in an audio USB or SD card on the side of the radio. And refer to “Operation after you set up for Window Shares, UPnP or USB/SD card” below for the operation. Note: 1. When USB and SD ca...

26 GB Operation after you set up for Window Shares, UPnP or USB/SD card Whether you access your files using Windows Shares, UPnP or USB and SD card, the file selection mechanisms are the same. The only difference is that when using UPnP you will generally have a wider choice of search criteria, as d...

28 GB Playing tracks in the queue repeatedly 1. When the radio is playing, press the Back button to go back to the main Mode menu. 2. Press the Tuning+/- buttons until “Media Player” is shown on the display then press the Select button to enter the Media Player menu. 3. Press the Tuning+/- buttons u...

29 FM Radio To listen to the FM radio 1. Turn on the radio by press the Power button. 2. Press the Band button until the display shows <FM>. To change FM stations 1. Press the Tuning+/- buttons to change the frequency. 2. Long press the Tuning+/- buttons to search for the next available radio ...

30 GB Auxiliary input socket Your radio has a 3.5mm stereo jack socket for connection to external audio sources. This can be configured to two sensitivity levels to suit the output level of the connected device. 1. Connect an external audio source, such as an MP3 or CD player to the Aux In socket on...

31 DST(Auto time set by Internet) This is the function that real time set by Internet These are options available: Auto(US) – Sets your radio to the US time Auto(EU) – Sets your radio to the EU time None – Disable the auto time set Manual – manually set up 1. Press the Power button to switch on your...

34 GB Backlight Press the Dimmer button to adjust the display backlight settings to suit your needs. Separate settings are available for Active mode (while operating the radio), Inactive mode (when listening), and Standby mode (when the radio is off with just the clock display showing). Language sel...

36 GB Troubleshooting If you have difficulty connecting the radio to your wireless network, some of these steps may help to resolve the problem: 1. Confirm that a Wi-Fi connected PC can access the Internet (i.e. can browse the web) using the same network. 2. Check that a DHCP server is available, or...

37 Factory reset If you wish to completely reset your radio to its initial state this may be performed by following this procedure. 1. Press the Tuning+/- buttons on the main menu (Press the Back button if necessary), until it shows <Setting>. 2. Press the Back button. 3. Press the Tuning+/- b...