Wi-Fi Internet Radio featuring by Grace Digital User’s Guide Model No.
QUICKSTART GUIDE - 1st time set up • What you need before you can use your Internet Radio: • • • A broadband internet connection. A wireless (Wi-Fi) modem or router connected to your broadband (cable or DSL) internet. If your wireless (Wi-Fi) network is password protected, please obtain your password before proceeding to Step 1. All passwords are UPPER and lower case sensitive. Step 1: Plug the round jack of the power cord into the back of the radio and the other end into an available wall outlet.
NOTE: If you make a mistake at anytime you can press the dedicated ‘back’ button to erase the letter or number and select a new one. After the final letter or number in your password is selected please rotate the large dial until the word ‘END’ is in the center of your display. The word ‘END’ is located in front of the beginning of the alphabet. Choose ‘END’ by pressing the large dial inwards. The radio will display ‘connecting to ….’ and a series of messages.
menu) scroll until you reach the bottom of the menu and choose ‘settings’. In the settings menu choose ‘Network Config’. In the Network Config menu scroll to the bottom of the menu and choose ‘wireless Standb’ then choose ‘yes’. Your radio will now play your station much quicker when you turn your radio on.
User’s Guide Table of Contents Quick Start Guide ............................................................................................................................. 2 Important Safety Instructions and Warnings ..................................................................................... 7 Internet Radio and Network Music Player Contents .......................................................................................................................................
Arranging (Queuing up) albums for playback later ....................................................................... 34 Controlling playback ..................................................................................................................... 34 Browsing the list of tracks currently (queued up) for playback ..................................................... 34 Removing tracks from the list (queue) ......................................................................................
Important Safety Instructions and Warnings Please read before installation If this Internet radio has been moved from a cold place to a warm place, DO NOT plug it in for 2-3 hours (e.g. from a cold car boot to a warm room). There is a possibility that moisture may have condensed in the Internet radio, this can cause damage to your Internet radio. To avoid damage please unpack your Internet radio and allow it to stand at room temperature for 2-3 hours before use.
CAUTION: Do not open any covers and do not repair yourself. Qualified personnel must carry out repair work. WARNING: • • • • To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock, do not expose the product to rain or moisture. The product should not be exposed to any dripping or splashing. Objects filled with liquids, such as vases, should not be placed on the product. No open flame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed on the product. Keep the remote control battery away from children.
ADVISORY This Product is intended for North American markets. The GRACE Wireless Internet Radio GDI-IR2550P is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC ADVISORY FCC Compliance and Advisory Statement: This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Contents WI-FI Internet Radio featuring Pandora (GDI-IR2550P) Power Adapter Remote Control User’s Guide Radio and remote control functions Radio Front Panel Button & Knob Selections and Functions: Thumbs DOWN selection for songs you do not like while listening to Pandora Thumbs UP selection for songs you like while listening to Pandora Scroll thru menu to navigate choices, press in scroll knob to select Skip to next song while listening to Pandora
Pause & Play your songs while listening to Pandora Quick return to your Pandora Return to your previous menu screen selection Quick return to your radio’s Home page and menu selection VOLUME KNOB turn right to increase volume to left to decrease volume push to turn radio on or to Power place in standby mode SCROLL KNOB find & PUSH to select GDI-IR2550 Remote Control
NOTE: Station presets and media player control functions are available on your remote control only.
Back Panel connections There are two connections on the back panel. 1) The jack for the power adapter. Please plug the supplied power adapter into the radio’s power adapter jack then plug the other 2 prong end into the wall. 2) Stereo headset jack connection. The headset jack connection can be used to listen to music in private via your personal headset/headphones (not provided). Alternatively, you can connect the headset jack to a stereo system’s audio input jacks via the provided cables.
After a few seconds, the screen will change to show: Initializing Network After a few seconds, the screen will change to show: Scan for networks Enter network View Config Edit Config Step 2 - Scan for a wireless network connection When the display shows brackets next to the words , press the ‘Select’ dial.
< My Home Network > It is possible, and in some locations likely, that your radio will find more than one wireless network, in which case you can choose the wireless (Wi-Fi) network you want to connect to. Turn the dial on your radio until the name of the wireless network has brackets {} next to the name of the network you want to connect to. For optimal performance you may want to check your home network settings to make sure your radio is on a deferent channel than your neighbors.
Only the person who set up the network in the first place knows this password; if that person is not you then you need to find out the password. You can do this by checking with the Customer Service of your internet provider or the manufacturer of your wireless router. After approximately 3 seconds, the display goes into the password entry mode: < END ◄ ► A █ BCDEF> To enter the password, use the SCROLL to select each letter/number/symbol of the password in turn.
Internet Radio Personal Radio Podcasts My Stuff 2. If the screen does not show < Internet radio > as shown above, turn the knob until it does. Please note that the ‘My Stuff’ folder will only show up after you register your radio onto our web site. You can register your radio at www.grace.reciva.com. 3. Press the ‘Select’ button, to choose . 4. Turn the knob to choose from, , , ,, . 5.
Note that some radio stations do not broadcast 24 hours per day, and some stations are not always on-line. If this station has on-demand content (that is, it gives the option of listening to programs which have already been broadcast), see “Stations which enable you to choose what you listen to”. 1. Turn the knob until the display shows the type of content you want to listen to (sports, news, 90’s, talk radio etc) , then press the ‘Select’ knob inwards. 2.
see ‘SIRIUS’ on the menu. Choose SIRIUS. Now after you choose SIRIUS your radio will show ‘Loading….’ Then the list of SIRIUS stations by genre will be shown on the radio. If you would like to see the full list of all stations available please go to the bottom of the SIRIUS genre list and choose ‘all stations’. You will now be able to view the Sirius internet radio stations with their appropriate SIRIUS number.
Changing the volume When a radio station is playing, to increase the volume turn the volume knob clock wise. Storing a radio station in a preset Preset on Radio (using Remote Control) 1. When a station is playing, press and hold one of the numbers (1-10) on the remote control. 2. Select a number to assign the station to (1-10). When a station is playing, hold down one of the preset buttons (1-5) until the screen shows: Assigned to Preset # * Where “#” is the number of the preset button you held down.
Requesting a station that is currently unavailable If you want to listen to a particular radio station which is currently not available on your radio, please contact Reciva at www.reciva.com and enter in a request to add the station to the database. Please note that some radio stations do not pass the audio stream quality test so we are not able to add every request. Typically we can add a station within 10 business days if the station provides us a quality stream.
Setting the clock 1. Press the ‘Select’ knob inward. (Note: if you make a mistake at any point, press the BACK button to go back to the previous screen.) 2. Turn the knob until the display shows < Media Player Alarm Clock Settings > 3. Press the ‘Select’ knob. 4. Turn the knob until the display shows < Register Clock Setup Sleep Timer > 5. Turn the knob until the display says < Set Time/Date Set Alarm DST > 6. Press the ‘Select’ knob.
Set Time 1:30 PM 8. Turn the knob until the minute setting is correct, then press the ‘Select’ button. Set Time 1:34 PM The display shows with the new time shown beneath for 3 seconds, then returns to the menu, press the ‘Back’ button 2 times to go to the main menu. The radio will now keeps time based on information it receives from the internet. Setting the alarm 1. Press the ‘Select’ button.
< Set Time Set Alarm > 5. Press the ‘Select’ button. Disable all 1 OFF 2 OFF 3 OFF 4 OFF 5 OFF 6. Turn the knob to choose between which turns off all alarms or any of the 5 alarms. Press the select button to set the alarm that you want to activate. Below is an example to set Alarm 1. Choose < 1 Off 12:00 AM> < 1 Off 12:00 AM > 7. If you choose “Yes” then the display enables you to set the time for the alarm. Set Alarm 15:06 8.
Alarm Set: 07:45 10. Turn knob to choose how often you want the Alarm to alarm 11. Turn knob to use either the buzzer or the current radio station that is playing to turn on. The display shows with the time of the alarm shown beneath for 3 seconds and then returns to the radio station display. When in Standby Mode, the Alarm time is shown next to the clock time with brackets. 1:58 Ensure the volume is set to the desired level before you turn the radio off.
Registering your radio / creating an account 1. Your radio must be connected to your Wi-Fi internet connection prior to registering your radio and creating an account. Go to the main menu of your radio. ‘Internet radio’ will be on the top of the radio’s main menu. Go to the bottom of this menu and choose ‘settings’. On the next menu scroll the large knob to the right until you see ‘register’ between brackets {} then push the large select knob inwards. Your radio will create a registration code (key) .
Configuring ‘My Stations’ 1. It is possible to search for radio stations that are available in Grace Digital Audio’s stations’ database from Grace Digital Audio’s website. Whenever stations are searched for on the website, they will be displayed in a list of search results together with a link to ‘Add to My Stations’. 2. Clicking on the ‘Add to My Stations’ link, will add the station to your account’s ‘My Stations’ list.
1. It is possible to add audio podcasts (RSS feeds) to your Grace Digital Audio account that can be accessed on your Internet radio. To add a podcast, simply login to your account and then click on the ‘My Podcasts’ link. 2. From your ‘My Podcasts’ section, you can add your chosen podcast by entering in the podcast’s name and its URL as prompted by the website. Please note, the podcast URL will have to be a direct RSS feed which will end with the ‘.xml’ extension e.g. http://someurl.com/podcast.xml 3.
< Internet Radio Personal Radio < My Pandora > 6. Select ‘My Pandora’ > 6. Select ‘Stations’ < Stations Search > Accessing Pandora Feedback Menu 1. While listening to one of your Pandora radio stations choose the ‘Retrieve’ button on the internet radio. The ‘Retrieve’ button will allow you to perform the similar choices as you do with your regular Pandora on line account.
Media Player Quickstart Guide The Media Player allows you to play unprotected audio files (AAC, AIFF, MP3, RM, WAV, WMA) and play lists (M3U) stored on a networked PC or Apple. It has been verified to work with Windows 2000 and Windows XP, and Apple OSX. Set Up your Windows PC to enable the radio to access your audio files via Windows Shares Windows XP 1.
5. Right click on the directory just created and select ‘Share…’. Ensure that the directory is listed as being shared, if not, click on the ‘Share’ button. 6. Right click on the directory just created and select ‘Properties’. From the ‘Properties’ window, click the ‘Sharing’ tab and then click the ‘Advanced Sharing…’ button. From the ‘Advanced Sharing…’ window, click to check the ‘Share this folder’ option. Apple OSX 1. The MAC will require Windows File Sharing.
Wait for a few minutes for the changes to take place. 5. The radio should now be able to access the MAC from its ‘Media Player > Windows Shares’ menu after entering in the MAC account’s short name and password on the radio. Locate the shared audio files using the radio 1. Power up the radio. 2. Wait for ‘Stations’ to be displayed on the radio, or press the BACK button repeatedly until ‘Stations’ is displayed. 3. Turn the knob until the radio display shows ‘Media Player’. 4.
2. Press the SELECT button. 3. Turn the knob until the required artist is displayed. 4. Press the SELECT button. 5. Turn the knob until the required album name is displayed. 6. Press the SELECT button. ‘[Add to Queue]’ will be displayed. 7. Turn the knob until the required track is displayed. 8. Press the SELECT button. The track will begin playing. Listening to a complete shared album 1. Turn the knob until ‘By Artist’ is displayed. 2. Press the SELECT button. 3.
Arranging (Queuing Up) albums for playback later 1. Highlight the required album. 2. Press the SELECT button. 3. Turn the knob until ‘[Add To Queue]’ is displayed. 4. Press the SELECT button. ‘Tracks Added to Queue’ will be displayed. Controlling playback 1. Use the STOP button to stop playback. 2. Use the PLAY/PAUSE button to either pause a currently playing track or to restart a currently paused track or to restart a stopped track. 3.
2. Turn the knob to select the track you want to remove from the queue. 3. Press and hold the STOP button for 2 seconds and the radio will display: ‘Delete Track?’ 4. Turn the knob to highlight ‘Yes’ or ‘No’. 5. Press SELECT to confirm whether you actually want to delete the track from the queue. 6. If ‘Yes’ was selected then ‘Removed From Queue’ will be displayed. 7.
4. Turn the knob until ‘Playback Mode’ is displayed. 5. Press the SELECT button. 6. Turn the knob until ‘Repeat’ is displayed. 7. Press the SELECT button. 8. Turn the knob to select YES/NO to confirm that repeat mode should be enabled. NOTE: 1. IF the shared folders contain more songs than the Internet Radio memory limit, it will display “Too many files” 2.
c. Press SELECT and the radio will scan for all available UPnP servers. Note, this may take a few seconds for the radio to complete its scan and before the scan has completed, the radio will display ‘[Empty]’. The radio will continue to display ‘[Empty]’ if no UPnP servers are found. d. After a successful scan, select your UPnP server, by rotating the knob if there is more than one UPnP server, and then press SELECT (note, your radio will display ‘Access Denied’ at this stage). 4.
Locating and playing media files using the radio and UPnP 1. Once the UPnP server is configured to share media files with the Internet radio, you can play the files by doing the following on the radio. 2. Keep pressing BACK to get to the radio’s top-level menu and then turn the knob to select ‘Media Player’. 3. Press SELECT and then turn the knob to highlight ‘UPnP Servers’. 4. Press SELECT and the radio will scan for all available UPnP servers.
8. The radio will display ‘[Add to Queue]’, press SELECT and the radio will add the tracks to its queue and begin playing them automatically. Browsing the list of tracks currently arranged (queued up) for playback 1. Press the BROWSE button. The currently playing track name will be displayed. 2. Turn the knob to see which tracks are queued up for playback. 3. If you want to jump to a particular place in the queue then press the SELECT button when the required track is displayed. 4.
Controlling playback 1. Use the STOP button to stop playback. 2. Use the PLAY/PAUSE button to either pause a currently playing track or to restart a currently paused track or to restart a stopped track. 3. Use the SKIP TO PREVIOUS TRACK button to start playback of the previous track in the queue. 4. Use the SKIP TO NEXT TRACK button to start playback of the next track in the queue. Removing track from the list (queue) 1. Press the BROWSE button. The currently playing track name will be displayed. 2.
7. Press the ‘Select’ button. 8. Turn the knob to select YES/NO to confirm that shuffle mode should be enabled. Playing tracks in the list (queue) repeatedly 1. Select the individual tracks as described previously. 2. Navigate to top-level menu item ‘Media Player’ using the ‘Select’ and ‘Back’ buttons. 3. Press the ‘Select’ button. 4. Turn the knob until ‘Playback Mode’ is displayed. 5. Press the ‘Select’ button. 6. Turn the knob until ‘Repeat’ is displayed. 7. Press the ‘Select’ button. 8.
4. Turn the knob until the display shows the option you want. 5. Press the ‘Select’ button to choose the option shown on the display. The options are explained below. Enables you to scan again for connection to another wireless network, or to manually configure the network parameters. Use this if you take the Internet radio to another building where you want to use it, or if you change your wireless router.
Selecting this option will alter the Internet radio’s backlight brightness. 1. After selecting the ‘Backlight’ menu item, the radio will display its list of three menu modes: ‘Inactive’, ‘Active’ and ‘Standby’. These three states are explained below: • The radio gets into its ‘inactive’ state when there is no button pressed for 30 seconds. • The ‘active’ state is when there is user activity. • ‘Standby’ is the state when the radio has been turned off. 2.
Troubleshooting Please read the User’s Guide carefully to ensure proper use of your system and to enjoy your WI-FI INTERNET RADIO’s basic and advanced features. Please keep this User’s Guide for future reference. If you experience any trouble with your wireless internet radio WI-FI INTERNET RADIO, then you may find it useful to visit the help section on our webpage: http://grace.reciva.com/ , or http://www.reciva.
. Specifications • 802.11b/g WiFi • Class-D digital amplifier • 89dB S/N ratio • Audio output: 8 Watts, 8ohm speaker • Frequency response: 120Hz – 15KHz ± 3dB • 128 x 64 dots display • 29-Key remote control • 100 - 240V, 12V 1.2A switching power adapter • Built-in with LED Status Indicator Safety Measurements: 1. Short-circuit protect 2. Timeout detect 3. –Δ (Delta) V detect * Specifications subject to change without notice .
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2. In the Media Sharing dialog box, select the Share my media check box. 3. In the list below the Share my media to: check box, click your Radio*, click Allow, the selected device will now show a green tick and then click OK. • If your device does not appear in the list of devices perform the following steps; 1. From the “Media Player” menu of your internet radio select “UPnP Servers” 2. A list of available computers will appear. 3. Select the required computer.
4. The display may show “Access Denied (801)” 5. Your device will now appear in the list. If you want to confirm this is your radio, right click the device and select Properties your radio’s MAC address will be shown.
Step 2: Play Music On The Internet Radio After installing and configuring your radio and Windows Media Player 11, you are now ready to play music wirelessly. The following steps describe how to play music using the Radio. 1. Using the control, to select “UPnP Servers” from the “Media Player” menu. 2. Select the computer you wish to play the music files from. 3.
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