Roth Audio Kradio, Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...Kradio FM DAB Internet WiFi Wired Dock Compatible with iPod iPhone K ...

Page 2: ... 17 18 Sleep 18 Internet Radio 19 22 Listening to Internet radio 19 20 Manage your stations 21 22 Music Player 23 DAB 24 25 FM 26 27 iPod iPhone 28 Auxiliary Input 29 Troubleshooting Tips 30 Specifications 31 Thank you For taking the Roth AV KRadio home We ve designed the KRadio to look beautiful and utilising the very best available amplification and driver technology sounds great too We really h...

Page 3: ... KRadio will allow you to do this through the power of the Internet Simply connect via your Wi Fi network or to your Router and choose where you want to be in the world the hard part is now choosing from the 1000s of stations you now have access to Or you can of course opt for local FM or DAB stations The choice is yours Choose to wake up anywhere in the world with a dual alarm you can set to wake...

Page 4: ...ious damage to the product Use only with a cart stand tripod bracket or table recommended by the manufacturer or sold with the product Any mounting of the product should follow the manufacturers instructions and should use a mounting accessory recommended by the manufacturer Safety Information TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT USE THIS PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZA...

Page 5: ...vicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions a When the power supply cord or plug is damaged b If liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the product c If the product has been exposed to rain or water d If the product does not operate normally by following the operating instructions Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions as an ...

Page 6: ... 5 PRESET next scan fast forward menu store recall preset station DISPLAY 6 REMOTE SENSOR 7 VOLUME 8 Volume down DIMMER SNOOZE 9 adjust the brightness level turn off the alarm temporarily VOLUME 10 Volume up MENU 11 access the setup menu 12 INFO previous scan back reverse menu back show information of current station 13 menu up down select FM radio frequency SPEAKER 14 iPod DOCK 15 ETHERNET CONNEC...

Page 7: ...tup menu SELECT 11 make selection in menus REPEAT 12 Select a repeat play mode 13 PRESET next scan fast forward menu store recall preset station ALARM 14 show the Alarm setting menu DIMMER SNOOZE 15 adjust the brightness level turn off the alarm temporarily SLEEP 16 play the unit for a set length of time before turning off automatically Before using the remote control the battery supplied must be ...

Page 8: ... radio Internet radio Music Player Connect your PC for music streaming The menu structure Internet Radio Last Listened Station List Shared Media Repeat Play Shuffle Play Prune Servers Scan Setting Audio Setting Station List Scan Manual Tune Prune Invalid Station Order DRC Network Wizard PBC Wlan Setup View Settings Wlan realion Manual Settings Network Profile Alarms Sleep Set Time Date Auto update...

Page 9: ...ontrol to adjust sound level during playback The current volume shows on the display temporarily before returning to the previous display Enter Equaliser option on the System settings to select an euqalizer mode Normal Flat Jazz Rock Movie Classic Pop News My EQ Press MUTE to cut the sound output temporarily When sound is cut shows on the display To restore the sound output press MUTE again or adj...

Page 10: ...outer ADSL or cable modem Ethernet Ethernet This unit PC or media server Usually the SSID starts out as the brand and model of the router although it is a good idea to change it if there are other networks so identification of the correct network SSID is easier Legally speaking you should not connect to the Internet through someone else s network Apart from the legal aspect sharing a wireless link...

Page 11: ...ble DHCP enable DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol helps you obtaining various parameters necessary for the client to operate in an Internet Protocol IP network with minimum or no manual configurations Check with your service provider if your network is equipped with such device If you have selected Wired in step 6 you will be connected to the Internet Enter your network name SSID refer to 8...

Page 12: ...w settings Wlan region Manual settings Press 6 or to select your internet network SSID and the press SELECT ENTER SSID Network 1 Network 2 Rescan Wired Manual config If your network is password protected 7 enter the password now with reference to instructions on page 9 You will then be connected to the Internet To view your current Internet setting Pr 1 ess STANDBY to turn on the unit Press MENU o...

Page 13: ...ine as below 1 1 From the start menu select Control System and then select the Computer Name tab The Domain or Workgroup that your Computer is a member of is displayed in this tab 1 2 If your PC is not a member of any Domain or Workgroup then one must be joined To do so click on the Change button on the Computer Name tab and enter the name of the domain default on Windows XP is MSHOME 1 3 A restar...

Page 14: ...k Add 2 2 Click Create a New Account and then enter the new username and the Domain Workgroup setting as noted in step 1 Select the type of user restricted and then click Finish 2 3 Select the user just created then select Create a new password 2 4 Note the username and password Note for Windows Vista users you have to turn on the Guest account via Manage User Account in the Control Panel Then add...

Page 15: ...with your PC Before the radio can stream music from your PC you need to enter the username and password for the shared folder you have created as instructed above If your shared file form PC has set you will enable your unit to connect to the PC with correct Username and Password Refer to Page 11 for more information on connecting the Internet The PC is now ready to stream music to the unit Refer ...

Page 16: ... press SELECT ENTER Press 8 or to to set the Hour then press SELECT ENTER Press 9 or to to set the Hour then press SELECT ENTER Press 10 or to to set the Minute then press SELECT ENTER The time and date can auto update by DAB FM or Network In Time Date step press 1 or to select Auto update and then press SELECT Press 2 or to select Update from DAB Update from FM Update from Network or No update an...

Page 17: ...he Alarm Press MENU on the main unit or on the 1 remote control and the press or to or to select Main menu and then press SELECT ENTER Press 2 or to to select System settings and then press SELECT ENTER Press 3 or to to select Clock menu and then press SELECT ENTER System settings Network Clock menu Equaliser Factory reset Software update Press 4 or to select Alarms and then SELECT ENTER Noted you...

Page 18: ...mpletely At STANDBY mode press ALARM repeatedly until the alarm icon disappear from the display Sleep function The unit includes a programmable sleep function to play the unit for a set length of time before turning off automatically To use the sleep function Press MENU on the main unit or on the 1 remote control and the press or to select Main menu and then press SELECT ENTER Press 2 or to select...

Page 19: ...dded Stations Internet radio station are categorized 5 according to Location e g Africa Asia Genre e g Big Band Blues Press or to select a category or sub category and then press SELECT ENTER While a station is selected press 6 SELECT ENTER to start listening To browse and listen to a Podcast In Internet radio mode press MENU 1 Press 2 or to select Station list and then press SELECT ENTER Press 3 ...

Page 20: ...ing with the entered letter To listen to the last 10 listened stations In Internet radio mode press MENU 1 Press 2 or to select Last listened and then press SELECT ENTER Internet radio Station list Last listened Main menu Press 3 or to select a previously listened station and then press SELECT ENTER To check out the newly added Internet radio stations Newly added Internet radio stations are automa...

Page 21: ...k stations as your favourites Logon to Frontier Silicon Internet Radio 1 Portal www wi radio frontier com from your PC Browse and find out your favourite stations 2 from the left menu Mark your favourite stations by clicking next to the station name Your favourite stations will be synchronized with the unit automatically In Internet radio mode press MENU 3 Press 4 or to select Station list and the...

Page 22: ...ESET Press 2 or to select a preset number Press 3 SELECT ENTER to listen to the selected preset station To quick store preset 1 to 10 Remote only While listening to a desired station press 1 and hold one of the NUMBER buttons If you want to preset the chanel number 6 10 you may press and hold SHIFT and then press NUMBER buttons To quick recall preset 1 to 10 Remote control only Press one of the NU...

Page 23: ...SELECT ENTER The content of the shared media will be listed 3 Press or to browse for a desired music file and then press SELECT ENTER to start the playback Press 4 SCAN to pause or resume playback Press MENU then 5 or and SELECT ENTER to select Browse to search for another file for 6 playback in another shared folder or media folder or media To select the play mode In Music player mode press 1 or ...

Page 24: ...ce When you get to the wanted group press 4 SELECT ENTER to display the group information To select a station In DAB radio mode press MENU 1 Press 2 or to select Station list and then press SELECT ENTER Repeatedly press the 3 or buttons to select desired station and the press SELECT ENTER To store a station as a preset While listening to a desired station press and 1 hold PRESET Press 2 or to sele...

Page 25: ...view the station information Press 1 INFO repeatedly to view the station information such as DLS Program type Multiplex Frequency Signal strength Bit rate To delete the unavailable stations In DAB radio mode press MENU 2 Press 3 or to select Prune invalid and then press SELECT ENTER Press 4 INFO or PRESET to select YES and then press SELECT ENTER DRC DRC is Dynamic Range Compression Enabling DRC m...

Page 26: ... with the new one To listen to a preset station Press 1 PRESET Press 2 or to select a preset number Press 3 SELECT ENTER to listen to the selected preset station To quick store preset 1 to 10 Remote only While listening to a desired station press 1 and hold one of the NUMBER buttons If you want to preset the chanel number 6 10 you may press and hold SHIFT and then press NUMBER buttons To quick rec...

Page 27: ...l stop at every station detected even if the signal is weak Scan setting YES Strong stations only NO To turn on or off the stereo sound Press 1 or to select Audio setting and then press SELECT ENTER Press 2 or to select YES or NO and then press SELECT ENTER This option enables you to set the radio to receive FM in Auto mode Mono Stereo or in Mono only This may be useful if the signal is weak and t...

Page 28: ...selected To navigate and play back audio files on your iPod iPhone The unit works with all models of iPhone iPod Touch iPod Nano iPod Video and iPod Classic up to 160GB Press 1 SCAN to toggle between Play and Pause mode at any time Press 2 INFO or PRESET to select the next or previous track on your iPod iPhone Press MENU to move up through the iPod menu Press 3 or to scroll up and down options dis...

Page 29: ... the external audio equipment to the unit It is not necessary to disconnect the equipment in order to listen to other sound sources in this unit To access the AUX mode Press FUNCTION repeatedly on the main unit until AUX mode is selected To listen to the external audio equipment In AUX mode turn on your external audio 1 equipment and start playback from it Adjust the volume of your external audio ...

Page 30: ...ss Internet connection may exceed the maximum range for reception Relocate the unit closer to the wireless access point The network settings of the unit may be incorrect Check the network settings again The unit 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...

Page 31: ...ut 2 x 5 Watt RMS Frequency range FM 87 5 MHz to 108 MHz DAB 174 928MHz to 239 200MHz Speaker system Speakers 2 Way Speakers x 2 Impedance 8 ohms Dimensions 280mm w x 120mm d x 127mm h Weight 2 1kgs All specifications features and dimensions are subject to change without notice Specifications ...

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