Roberts Radio manual Introduction, ColourStream Internet Radio features

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Introduction

Introduction

ColourStream Internet Radio features

The Roberts ColourStream provides the following features in an attractive compact unit:-

●High resolution colour display with touch sensitive controls.

●Listen to local, regional, national and international broadcasts using FM, DAB and Internet radio.

●Listen to over 1000 radio stations from around the country, and over 10,000 from around the world without using your PC.

●Listen to previously broadcast material from the BBC (using Listen Again)

●Listen to podcasts from a wide range of broadcasters.

●20 favourite radio stations presets (10 DAB and 10 FM), and internet radio favourite presets.

●Use the Music Player to play your music collection from your computer (using Windows Media Player 12 and 11). Connection to Apple and Linux based computers is also possible using suitable software.

●Playback of audio ﬁ les from USB memory devices.

●MP3, WMA, AAC, FLAC, WAV and Real Audio formats are supported (Real Audio for Internet Radio only).

●The ColourStream connects to your home computer network, either using WiFi or via a wired Ethernet connection.

●WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) is supported for simpler setting up with compatible wireless routers.

●Works with Last.fm, an on-line music service with millions of tracks available. It plays personalised radio stations based on your choice of artists, songs, listening history and similar tracks based on the preferences of other Last.fm listeners with similar music tastes.

●Universal Dock for iPod

●All radio station presets, network conﬁ guration details and user settings are retained in the event of a power failure.

●Large clock display with time and date when in Standby.

●Two alarm timers with snooze feature to wake you to either buzzer, iPod or radio alarm.

●Adjustable sleep timer, can be set to turn the radio off after between 15 and 90 minutes.

●Adjustable display backlight.

●Auxiliary input for playing audio from MP3 players, iPods or other audio equipment.

●A stereo 3.5mm headphone socket for private listening.

●High quality full range stereo speakers.

●Powerful 30 Watt ampliﬁ er.

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

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Contents Enjoy Listening Contents Introduction ColourStream Internet Radio featuresPage Before you can use this product Rear view Controls and connections Front viewControls and connections Remote control handset Remote control battery replacement Navigation controls on the touch screen Using the touch screen1402 Navigation using the remote control Abc Text entry screensConﬁguration Connecting your internet radio to your computer networkConnecting to your computer network Setup wizard completed Jones 0900 Conﬁguring the radio to use an alternative WiFi connection Conﬁguring the radio to use the wired Ethernet connectionChanging the network connection 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ! @ # $ % & . * + = ‘ Manual network conﬁgurationWPA WPA2 Tkip AES If your radio cannot connect to a radio station Internet Radio the basicsInternet Radio Internet RadioTouch the Internet Radio menu bar once Selecting a radio station by locationSearching for a radio station by name Selecting a radio station by genreLast Listened Selecting a New or Popular stationTouch Browse station list, then select Podcasts Selecting a podcast / BBC Listen AgainRegistering an account Customising your radioConﬁguring My Added Stations Customising your radio Conﬁguring My Favourite StationsTouch Browse station list and then select My Favourites To add favourite stationsSelecting your favourite stations Removing a favourite stationDisplay information Selecting your added stationsInvisible Limits Use with Windows, Apple Mac, Linux, USB memory Music PlayerSet up UPnP access with Windows Media Player Accessing your audio ﬁles via a UPnP serverAllowing a device to connect to Windows Media Player Set up UPnP access on a Windows PCLocating and playing media ﬁles using UPnP Listening to a complete album Media selectionControlling playback Listening to a particular trackShufﬂe tracks Controlling playback Repeat tracksDisplay mode Using USB memory devices Playing ﬁles from USB memory devices Adding an entire album or folder Select Add to My Playlist then follow above procedurePlaylists Adding a single track to your playlistDelete from My Playlist then follow above procedure Viewing My playlistErasing a track from the Playlist Playing your playlist Clearing the PlaylistPlay similar artists in Last.fm Scrobbling On / Off controlUser accounts Scrobbling and Love / Ban featuresLast.fm Last.fm the basicsLast.fm ABcD Setup a Last.fm user accountSelecting an account Setup new accountListening to Last.fm Love it Select Create Artist Radio or Create Tag Radio Search by Artist or TagYour Recent Stations / History Deleting details of a Last.fm account IPod docking IPod IPod dockingShufﬂe Navigating your iPod Search functionPlaying a ﬁle on your iPod RepeatDAB Radio DAB RadioScanning in progress Using the DAB mode for the ﬁrst time DABSelecting a DAB radio station Secondary servicesFinding new DAB radio stations Display information DABManual Tuning Edit Favourite stations DAB My Favourites DABPrune invalid stations Dynamic Range Control settings87.50MHz Auto tuning FM Manual tuning FMFM Radio Edit Favourite stations FM My Favourites FMStereo / Mono switching FM Scan setting FMAutomatically updating the clock Touch Time settingsClock and Alarms Setting the clock formatManually setting the clock From the Time Settings menu, touch Time Zone Manually setting the dateSetting the time zone Setting Daylight SavingsSetting the alarm clock Alarm 1 or AlarmTime Editing alarms when in standby When the alarm soundsTo set the snooze time Snooze timerSleep timer Idle time out Equaliser function Display and AudioDisplay and Audio Setting up your Custom EQ proﬁleDisplay backlight Brightness controlStandby backlight off Headphone socket Auxiliary input Auxiliary input socketSelect Miscellaneous settings Factory resetInformation Software updateNetwork proﬁles Select Network SettingsSoftware version display Audio FAQ002261xxxxxx TroubleshootingMusic Player / UPnP problems Set up UPnP access on a Windows PC Jenny Jenny’s music Homepc Mums music Rescan My Music Bit-Rates Audio codecsDemonstration mode Speciﬁcations Circuit featuresFuse Mains supplyPage Information Software license information Guarantee Roberts Radio Technical Services