Acoustic Research ARIR201 user manual More information, Troubleshooting tips

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More information

Troubleshooting tips

The radio cannot be turned on.

•Plug the AC power adapter securely into the radio and a wall outlet.

•Check the power outlet by plugging in another device.

•Press and hold ON/STANDBY for 10 seconds to reboot the unit.

No sound.

•Increase the volume setting.

•Make sure the headphones are not plugged in.

The radio does not respond to key presses.

•The radio may temporarily cease to function if subjected to electrostatic disturbance. To resume normal operation, it may be necessary to reset the radio by unplugging and reconnecting the power or by removing and reinstalling the batteries in the base of the radio.

Cannot connect the radio to Internet.

•Check if your access point is turned on.

•Check if the wireless enabler is securely and correctly connected.

•Make sure a firewall is not blocking any outgoing ports.

•Make sure the access point does not restrict connections to specific MAC addresses.

•Make sure you have entered the correct password. Password is case sensitive.

•Your wireless Internet connection may exceed the maximum range for reception. Relocate the Internet Radio closer to the wireless access point.

•The network settings of the radio may be incorrect. Check the network settings in Network Setup in the Settings menu.

•If you are using WEP mode as the wireless security on the wireless router, please select OPEN system authentication mode.

•The Internet Radio does not support WEP shared key mode connection. WEP support WEP-40 (10 hex digits) and WEP-104 (26 hex digits) OPEN mode connection only.

Clock time is incorrect.

EN

• Refer to Account Info in the Settings menu

and make sure you have correctly input your

 

ZIP code as reference for automatic clock

 

time update.

 

•Make sure that Clock sync mode is not set to "Manual".

Weather information are incorrect.

•Refer to Account Info in the Settings menu and make sure you have correctly input your locale as reference for weather information.

Weather information and Emergency Broadcast System alert are not read out loud.

•Refer to Weather in the Settings menu and make sure you have turned on the text-to- speech reading feature (not available in all locations).

The radio connects to the Internet but is unable to play a particular station.

•Check if the station is still broadcasting.

•The station may have reached the maximum number of simultaneous listeners.

•The link to the radio station may be out of date.

•The Internet connection between the radio station server and the radio may be too slow.

Intermittent audio.

•The bandwidth of your wireless LAN may be too low. Move the radio closer to the access point and make sure that there are no obstacles between them.

•The actual transmission speed of digital radio broadcast depends on the service provider (i.e. the Internet radio station).

Cannot skip to the next song while listening to Internet Radio.

•Skipping to the next song in Internet Radio is not available. (Slacker Radio and Pandora radio only)

Poor FM/AM Tuner reception.

•Check the antenna connection.

•Move antenna.

•Turn off nearby electrical appliances, such as hair dryer, vacuum cleaner and microwave.

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Contents ARIR201 Important safety instructions Use of apparatus in moderate climatesPlugging in for power Important battery precautionsHeadset safety EcologyFCC Information FCC informationContents End user license agreement End user license agreementWindows Media For Wi-Fi connections, you may also need Before you beginUnpack the unit Dear Acoustic Research customerSetup your AR Infinite Radio accounts Optional Insert AAA batteries in the base of the radioOptional For use with a Wired connection Exit the Demo mode after Turning onPress and release preset 1, then SLEEP/SNOOZE, then preset Plug in and turn on the radioSet up the radio WiredNetwork Setup screen displays connection options WirelessThen go to step H to complete your Connection.EN After connecting to the Internet About passwordCheck IP address About passphraseGeneral controls Front and topRear Menu downVolume control Clock and alarmUsing the menus Turning on or offActions To input charactersCharacter sets or Clock and alarm Accessing the digital clockUsing the alarm clock Setting the clockSleep mode To set recordings and USB audio files to the alarm clockTo activate or deactivate the alarm clock To turn off the alarm clock when it soundsAccessing Slacker Radio Slacker RadioListening to Slacker Radio To select a station free account usersTag Options Accessing Pandora Radio Pandora RadioListening to Pandora Radio Logging in to Pandora RadioSystem Maintenance Accessing Internet Radio Internet RadioListening to Internet Radio Press Source repeatedly to select Internet RadioRecording Internet Radio Adding Internet Radio stationsCountry Format For example To add Internet Radio stationsMP3tunes Locker setup Accessing MP3tunes modeMP3tunes Listening to music in MP3tunes LockerAccessing FM/AM Radio FM/AM TunerFM/AM antenna Listening to FM/AM RadioAccessing Recordings RecordingsListening to recordings Deleting recordingsAccessing USB Input mode USB InputListening to audio files Press Source repeatedly to select USB InputFor US WeatherWeather broadcast Emergency Broadcast System alert Press Weather a third timeSettings Troubleshooting tips More informationElectrical power source Copyright warningSpecifications For your recordsWarranty information Month Limited Warranty Applies to AR Internet Radios
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