Acoustic Energy Loudspeaker WiFi Radio User Manual

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Page Section
1 1 Introduction
1 2  Switching-on and Off and 
Adjusting Volume
2 3  Connecting the Radio to a 
Wireless Network.
2 4 Selecting Radio Stations
3 5  Saving and Playing Radio 
Station Presets
3 6  Listening to On Demand 
Content
4 7 Setting the Clock
4 8 Setting the Alarm
4 9  Interrogating the Current 
Alarm Setting
5 10  Listening to Windows Media 
Player via Radio
6 11  The Radio Configure Menu
7 12 Troubleshooting
7 13  Licence Information and 
Warranty
To be able to use the radio a broadband internet 
connection and a wireless access point (Wi-Fi) 
connected to your broadband internet, preferably 
via a router, is required.
Note: If the wireless network is configured to use 
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) or Wi-Fi Protected 
Access (WPA) data encryption then the WEP or 
WPA password will be needed to enable the radio 
to communicate with the network.
Before commencing setup make sure that the 
wireless access point equipment is switched on and 
connected to broadband internet. The instructions 
supplied with the wireless access equipment may 
be required.
The radio controls referred to in the following 
pages are illustrated in the diagram.
1. Introduction
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2. Switching-on and Off And Adjusting 
Volume
First plug the mains adaptor into a wall socket and 
its cable into the socket on the radio labeled 7.5V 
DC on the back of the radio. 
Note: Use only the mains adapter supplied with 
the radio. Using a different adaptor may cause 
permanent damage to the radio and could be 
hazardous.
In use, the radio can be switched on or off with the 
standby button. If switched off using the standby 
button, the radio will take 10 seconds or so to start 
playing when switched on again. If switched off at 
the mains, the radio will take up to 60 seconds to 
start playing when switched on again. When the 
radio is in standby mode it displays the time. See 
section 7, “Setting the clock”.
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 3. Connecting the Radio to a Wireless 
Network.
When first switched-on the radio display will 
illuminate and show:
Reciva  RadioARM  Powered
After a few seconds, the display will show:
Waiting  ForConnection
followed by:

When the display shows , press 
the select button and proceed as follows. Note: If 
necessary press the back button to return to the 
previous display.
The display on the front of the radio now shows:
  
Press the select button again and the display will 
now show:
Scanning
The radio looks for a connection to a wireless 
network. If it can’t find one the display will show:
No  WirelessNetworks  Found
If no network is found refer to the instructions 
supplied with the wireless access equipment and 
check that it is operating and setup appropriately.
When the radio finds a wireless network, it displays 
the network name (the ESSID) on the display. The 
name would have been allocated to the network 
access point by the person who set up the network. 
For example:
10  Sandwich  Gdns
It is possible (and in some locations highly likely) 
that the radio will find more than one wireless 
access point. Turn the knob on the radio to show 
the names for each access point that the radio has 
found. When the name for the desired access point 
is shown on the display, press the select button.
If the network is not configured to need a WEP 
password, the display should show:
Waiting  ForConnection
then:
WirelessNetwork  OK
If the display briefly shows  the 
network is using a security encryption system 
(either Wired Equivalent Privacy or Wi-Fi Protected 
Access) and the correct WEP or WPA password 
must be entered to gain access. The password 
will be known only to the person who set up the 
network in the first place.
The display will automatically enter the password 
entry mode. To enter the password, use the 
knob to select each character of the code in turn, 
pressing the select button after each character.
Note: WEP and WPA passwords are case sensitive 
and must be entered correctly. After the final 
character, use the knob to select the end character 
then press the select button. The radio should now 
be able to connect to the network. The display will 
show:
WirelessNetwork  OK
If the display again shows  an 
incorrect password has probably been entered.
 4. Selecting Radio Stations
Note: If necessary press the back button to return 
to the previous display.
4.1 Press the select button. The display will show:

If the display does not show  turn the 
knob until it does.
4.2 Press the select button and turn the knob to 
select from  or .
 displays a list of continents from which 
you can chose the desired country.  
displays all the available internet radio stations 
identified with specific genres (rock, classical, 
speech, etc).
Press the select button to select the desired option. 
						

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4.3 If  is selected turn the knob 
to select from , , , 
,  and press the select 
button.
Once the location has been selected turn the knob 
until the display shows the desired country and 
press the select button. Next turn the knob until 
the display shows the desired station and press 
the select button. After a short while the radio will 
connect to the station.
4.4 If  is selected turn the knob until the 
display shows the desired genre and press the 
select button. Next turn the knob until the display 
shows the desired station and press the select 
button. After a short while the radio will connect to 
the station.
Note: Some radio stations do not broadcast 24 
hours a day, and some stations are not always 
on-line. If a particular station that is known to be 
broadcasting on-line is not listed as available on 
the radio an update request can be made at: http:
//www.reciva.com/ and request it be added.
Note: If the station has on-demand content 
(that is, it provides the option of listening to 
programmes which have already been broadcast), 
it will not begin playing immediately but will 
request selection of either  or . see Section 6 “Listening to On-demand 
Content”.
 5. Saving and Playing Radio Station 
Presets
5.1 To save a specific radio station as a preset, hold 
down one of the preset buttons (1 to 8) while the 
station is playing until the display shows:
Assigned  toPreset  #
Note: # refers to the preset button number.
5.2 Playing a preset radio station
When a radio station is playing, briefly press the 
preset button (1 to 8) for the desired station. 
Note: Be careful not to hold the button down 
otherwise a desired preset may be overwritten.
6. Listening to On demand Content
Some radio stations provide access to programmes 
that have already been broadcast. When such 
a station is selected it will not start playing 
immediately but instead the display shows:
<  Listen  Now  ><  Listen  Again  >
Turn the knob to select  or , then press the select button. If  is selected then the radio plays the current 
broadcast as normal.
If  is selected more displays 
are shown that enable selection of specific 
programmes. What is shown will depend on the 
station selected - the following steps are guide only.
When  is selected the display shows 
a list of programmes available. Turn the knob to 
select the programme desired and press the select 
button. The radio will now either begin to play or 
the display may show a list of specific broadcast 
dates to select from. Use the knob to select the 
date of the desired programme and press the 
select button.
After the date has been selected, a start time may 
be selected. Set a desired programme Start Time 
(i.e the desired point during the programme) using 
the knob and press the select button. Start Time 
selection will be different for each station. For 
example, on BBC stations Start Times can only be 
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Programmes which allow Start Time selection also 
enable fast-forward and rewind while the radio 
is playing. Pressing the select button shows the 
programme elapsed time. Turn the knob to change 
this time, up or down in 1 minute intervals. Press 
the select button again to play the programme 
from that point.
7. Setting the Clock
The radio incorporates a clock that should be set to 
the correct local time. To set the clock first Press the 
select button and proceed as follows.
Note: If necessary press the back button to return 
to the previous display.
Turn the knob until the display shows:

Press the select button and turn the knob until the 
display shows:

Turn the knob until the display shows:

Press the select button. The display will show the 
radio’s current time setting. For example:
Set  Time14:03
Turn the knob to set the hours and press the select 
button. Turn the knob again to set the minutes 
and again press select. The display will briefly show 
(for example:):
Time  Set15:06
8. Setting the Alarm
The radio incorporates an alarm function that 
switches the radio on from Standby. The last 
selected station will play (assuming it is on-line). If 
the station is off-line or the network has a fault then 
a buzzer will sound as the alarm. To set the alarm 
first Press the select button and proceed as follows.
Note: If necessary press the back button to return 
to the previous display.
Turn the knob until the display shows:

Press the select button and turn the knob until the 
display shows:

Turn the knob until the display shows:

Press the select button. The display will show the 
alarm options.
Yes/No
Turn the knob to swap between Yes and No and 
press the select button. If No is selected the alarm 
is disabled. The display will briefly show:
Alarm  is  Off
If Yes is selected the display will show the radio’s 
current time setting. For example:
Set  Alarm14:03
Turn the knob to set the hours and press the select 
button. Turn the knob again to set the minutes 
and again press select. The display will briefly show 
(for example:):
Alarm  Set15:06
9. Interrogating the Current Alarm 
Setting
To interrogate the current alarm setting press the 
select button and proceed as follows.
Note: If necessary press the back button to return 
to the previous display.
Turn the knob until the display shows:

Press the select button and turn the knob until the 
display shows:

Turn the knob until the display shows:

Press the select button. The display will briefly show 
the radio’s current alarm setting. For example:
Current  Alarm07:45  (On) 
						

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Windows Media Player enables the playback of 
audio files (.MP3,.WMA) and playlists (.M3U) 
stored on a networked PC. These files can be 
“broadcast” to the internet radio via the wireless 
access equipment. It has been verified to work on 
Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
10.1 To set up the Windows PC to allow the radio 
to replay stored audio files proceed as follows.
Using Windows Explorer, locate the folder where 
the audio files are stored. Right click on the folder.
Select “Properties”.
Click on “Sharing”.
Select both “Share this folder on the network” 
and “Allow network users to change my files”.
10.2 To locate the PC audio files using the radio 
proceed as follows. Switch on the radio and wait for 
Stations to be shown or for playback to start. Press 
the back button repeatedly until Stations is shown.
Turn the knob until the display shows

Press the select button. The display will show:

Press the select button. The display will show:

Press the select button. The display will show:
Finding  Shares 
A rotating bar will be shown while the search is 
in progress. When the search is complete a list of 
shares will be shown. Turn the knob to highlight 
the correct share.
Press the select button. The radio will search for 
shared folders. Turn the knob to highlight the 
correct folder.
Press the select button. The display will show:
File  Scan
Text on the bottom row of the display will change 
to indicate that the file scan is in progress. If a large 
number of audio files are stored this could take 
10. Listening to Windows Media Player 
via Radio
several minutes to complete. When the file scan is 
complete the display will show:

Note: The first time the file scan is done a file 
called.reciva_media_cache is written to the folder 
where the audio files are stored. This is in order to 
speed up subsequent file scans.
10.3 To listen to a single track proceed as follows.
Turn the knob until  is shown and press 
the select button.
Turn the knob until the desired artist is shown and 
press the select button.
Turn the knob until the desired album name is 
shown and press the select button.
Turn the knob until  is shown and 
press the select button.
Turn the knob until the desired track is shown and 
press the select button.
Turn the knob until  is shown and 
press the select button. The track will begin 
playing.
10.4 Further playback and playlist options.
Selecting alternative menu options when  is shown enables playback of complete 
albums. Select an album then turn the knob to 
select . Single tracks may also 
be lined-up in a queue while the radio is playing. 
Select a specific track then turn the knob until 
 is shown. Selecting  
will slot the track into the next play slot ahead of 
any track already scheduled to play next. Complete 
albums may also be added to a queue. Select the 
album and then select .
10.5 Controlling Playback
Use the stop button to stop playback.
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.
Use the skip to previous track button to start 
playback of the previous track in the queue.
Use the skip to next track button to start playback 
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10.6 Browsing Tracks
Press the browse button to show the currently 
playing track name. Turn the knob to see which 
tracks are queued for playback. To jump to a 
particular place in the queue press the select 
button when the desired track is shown.
10.7 To play tracks randomly proceed as follows.
Select the individual tracks as described previously. 
Navigate to top level menu item  
using the select and back buttons.
Press the select button and turn the knob until 
 is shown.
Press the select button.
Turn the knob until  is shown and press 
the select button.
Turn the knob to select yes/no to confirm that 
shuffle mode should be enabled.
10.8 To play tracks in the queue repeatedly 
proceed as follows.
Select the individual tracks as described previously.
Navigate to the top level menu item  using the select and back buttons and 
press the select button.
Turn the knob until  is shown 
and press the select button.
Turn the knob until  is shown and press 
the select button.
Turn the knob to select yes/no to confirm that 
repeat mode should be enabled.
11. The Radio Configure Menu
The configure menu enables selection of radio 
setup items. To choose the desired option proceed 
as follows.
Note: If necessary press the back button to return 
to the previous display.
Press the select button and turn the knob until the 
display shows:

Press the select button and turn the knob until the 
display shows the desired option. The following 
options are available:


Press the select button to select the desired option.

Use this option to download an updated list of 
radio stations from the internet.

Use this option to set the time, to set an alarm and 
to view the current alarm setting.

Use this option to download new software for the 
radio from the Reciva portal on the internet. This 
may take several minutes - do no switch off the 
power to the radio until the operation is complete.

Puts all the settings back to their defaults as they 
were when they left the factory. Only do this if the 
radio display has locked up and will not operate 
- all the stored presets and wireless network 
connection setup will be lost.

Enables scanning for connection to another wireless 
network, or manually to configure the network 
parameters. Use this if the radio is moved to 
another building.

Displays the versions numbers of the various parts 
of software and hardware on the internet radio.
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please go to our web site on www.acoustic-
energy.co.uk and follow the links for customer 
support.
12. Troubleshooting
If problems occur when connecting the radio to 
the wireless network, these steps may help to 
resolve them:
12.1 Confirm that a Wi-Fi connected PC can access 
the Internet (i.e. can browse the web) using the 
same network.
12.2. Check that a DHCP server is available, or that 
a static IP address is configured on the radio.
12.3. Check that a firewall is not blocking any 
outgoing ports. As a minimum the radio needs 
access to UDP and TCP ports 80, 554, 1755, 5000 
and 7070.
12.4. Check the access point does not restrict 
connections to particular MAC addresses. The 
radio’s MAC address can be viewed using the 
menu item Configure -> Network Config -> View 
Config -> MAC address.
12.5 If the network is encrypted check that the 
correct password has been entered into the radio. 
Remember that the password is case sensitive.
12.6. If the radio connects to the network 
successfully, but is unable to play a particular 
station (or stations), this may be due to one or 
more of the following:
The station is not broadcasting (remember it may 
be located in a different time zone).
The station has reached the maximum allowed 
number of simultaneous listeners.
The station is not broadcasting anymore.
The link held by the radio to the station is out of 
date.
The Internet connection between the server (often 
located in a different country) and the radio is too 
slow.
Try using a PC to play the programme via the 
station’s web site. If the station plays successfully 
use the form at http://www.reciva.com/stations/
add_station.asp to notify us so that we can change 
the station data that is used by the radio.
12.7 For further troubleshooting information and 
details of more in-depth user functions and settings 
13. Licence Information and Warranty
This product contains software licensed under 
version 2 of the GNU Public License and version 
2.1 of the GNU Lesser Public License, The source 
code for this software is available from: http://
www.reciva.com/gpl/
This product includes technology owned by 
Microsoft Corporation and under a licence from 
Microsoft Licensing GP. Use or distribution of such 
technology outside of this product is prohibited 
without a license from Microsoft Corporation and/
or Microsoft Licensing, GP as applicable.
Your Acoustic Energy Internet Radio is guaranteed 
against original defects in materials, manufacture 
and workmanship for one year from the date of 
purchase.
Under this warranty Acoustic Energy agrees to 
repair any defect or, at the company’s discretion, 
replace the faulty component(s) without charge 
for parts or labour. This warranty does not imply 
any acceptance by Acoustic Energy or its agents 
for consequential loss or damage and specifically 
excludes fair wear and tear, accident, misuse or 
unauthorised modification.
This warranty is applicable in the United Kingdom 
only and does not in any way limit the customer’s 
legal rights. Claims and enquiries under the 
warranty for Acoustic Energy products purchased 
outside the UK should be addressed to the local 
importers or distributors. If you have reason to 
claim under the warranty please contact your 
dealer in the first instance.
Please retain all original packaging materials for 
possible future use. We suggest that you complete 
details of purchase now and keep this information 
in a safe place for future reference.
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Seite Abschnitt
8 1 Einleitung
8 2  Ein- und Ausschalten und 
Einstellen der Lautstärke
9 3  Das Radio an ein kabelloses 
Netzwerk anschließen
10 4 Radiosender wählen
10 5  Speichern und Abrufen 
von vorprogrammierten 
Radiosendern 
10 6  Abrufen von gewünschten 
Programmen
11 7 Uhrzeit einstellen
11 8 Alarm einstellen
12 9  Überprüfen der aktuellen 
Alarmeinstellung 
12 10  Windows Media Player über 
Radio hören
14 11 Das Radio - Einstellungsmenu
14 12 Störungsbehebung
15 13 Software Lizenz -Information
Um dieses Radio benutzen zu können ist ein 
Broadband Internet-Anschluss und ein Wireless 
Access Point (Wi-Fi) (kabelloser Anschlusspunkt) 
erforderlich, der mit Ihrem Broadband Internet - 
vorzugsweise durch einen Router - verbunden ist. 
Hinweis: Wenn das Wireless Network so 
konfiguriert ist, dass Wired Equivalent Privacy 
(WEP) oder Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) Daten 
Verschlüsselung (Data Encryption) benutzt werden 
kann, dann wird das WEP oder WPA - Passwort 
benötigt, damit das Radio mit dem Netzwerk 
kommunizieren kann.
Vor in Gebrauchnahme muss sichergestellt 
werden, dass das Wireless Access Point - Zubehör 
eingeschaltet ist und an das Broadband Internet 
angeschlossen ist.
Dazu werden eventuell die Instruktionen, die Sie 
für das Wireless Access - Zubehör erhalten haben, 
benötigt.
Die nachfolgend beschriebenen Radio 
Bedienungselemente finden Sie im unten 
aufgeführten Diagramm.
Inhalt1. Einleitung
2. Ein- und Ausschalten und Einstellen 
der Lautstärke
Stecken Sie das Netzgerät in eine Wandsteckdose 
und das Kabel in die dafür vorgesehene Buchse auf 
der Rückseite des Radios, mit 7.5V DC markiert.
Hinweis: Benutzen Sie nur das mit dem Radio 
gelieferte Netzgerät. Ein anderer Adaptor kann 
dauerhaften Schaden verursachen und gefährlich 
sein.
Während des Gebrauchs kann das Radio mit dem 
‘Standby’- Knopf an- und aus geschaltet werden. 
Wenn es mit dem ‘Standby’- Knopf ausgeschaltet 
wurde, wird das Radio nach Wiedereinschalten erst 
nach 10 Sekunden spielen.
Wird es am Hauptschalter ausgeschaltet, dauert es 
60 Sekunden nach Einschalten, bis das Radio spielt. 
Das Radio zeigt im ‘Standby’- Modus die Zeit an. 
Siehe Abschnitt 7, Zeit einstellen.