Grace Digital GDI-WHA8001, User Manual

Page 1: ...User Guide MODEL GDI WHA8001 GDI WHA8010 Mondo Elite ...

Page 2: ... Device 15 Multi Room Playback How to Create an Audio Group 15 Play Audio on the Mondo Elite from Google Home 16 Commonly Used Voice Commands to Control Your Internet Radio 17 Audio Sources 18 Bluetooth 18 Aux In 19 Playing Music from a USB Thumb Drive 19 Playing Music from a USB Hard Drive 19 UPnP Media Servers 20 Amazon Music Service 21 Enable Amazon Music Service 21 Multi Room Mode 25 Radio Set...

Page 3: ... 40 Adding an On Demand Show to Favorites 4 1 Listening to Recent Shows Channels 42 Listening to Favorites 43 Listening to a Favorite Show 43 Deleting a Favorite Show 43 Advanced Features 44 Start Now Pause Play Rewind Fast Forward and Go to Live 44 TuneStart 44 Enter Your SiriusXM Streaming Account Information 45 Product Specifications 46 Detail Streaming Support Protocols 47 Detail Audio Codec S...

Page 4: ...itional stations to My Stuff folder Use Wi Fi 802 11a b g n ac on 2 4 or 5 ghz networks with WEP and WPA WPA2 personal support does not support WPA2 enterprise Integrated internet radio services Chromecast built in for audio stream music from hundreds of apps to your Chromecast enabled speakers Integrated Bluetooth receiver to stream audio from a phone and transmitter to stream to Bluetooth headse...

Page 5: ...o not use device near or in water Do not let any foreign matter spill into device Do not store in dusty areas Do not expose to chemicals such as benzene and thinners Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners Clean with a soft damp cloth only Do not expose to direct sunlight for a prolonged period of time and do not expose to fire flame or other heat sources Do not try to disassemble and or repair devi...

Page 6: ... an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm This device should be unplugged from the AC outlet during a thunder a...

Page 7: ...7 Introduction Mondo Elite User Guide Mondo Elite AC Power Adapter Remote Control 2 Remote Batteries NOW PLAYING BACK SHIFT P1 P6 P2 P7 P3 P8 P4 P9 P5 P10 AAA AAA What s in the Box ...

Page 8: ...to a favorite station press and hold to set the current station as a favorite BACK Button Press to return to the previously displayed screen Action Panel Button Now Playing While at the Now Playing screen press to learn more about the channel show or artist and for additional selection options Front View Headphone Connection Side View Aux In Connection Power Connection RCA Line Out Connection USB ...

Page 9: ...ce Home Button Press to display the Home screen 1 10 Number Buttons Press to tune to a favorite station press and hold to set the current station as a favorite Battery Replacement The Remote Control uses two AAA batteries Mute Button Press to silence the audio Arrow Buttons Press in a menu or user input screen to scroll through and highlight menu items and choices Vol Vol Buttons Press to increase...

Page 10: ...ss Tune Knob to select Wireless will be highlighted press Tune Knob to select 3 At the Wireless screen Scan will be highlighted Press the Tune Knob to select 4 Wait while the Mondo Elite scans for wireless networks and then select your wireless network from the list Turn the Tune Knob to highlight your wireless network and then press the Tune Knob to select 5 The Mondo Elite will attempt to connec...

Page 11: ...eless network name will be highlighted Press the Tune Knob Enter the SSID by turning the Tune Knob to highlight each character of the SSID and press the Tune Knob to select the character If you make an error press the Delete Button to erase the character When you have completed entering the SSID press the Submit Button 11 Turn the Tune Knob and highlight Password To enter the password turn the Tun...

Page 12: ...dio s home menu and select Radio Settings then select Radio Info On the radio info screen below the words Serial Number is the serial number you will need to enter The number starts with gdi Please enter the entire serial number into the web portal including gdi in the serial area then select Save Now you can directly save stations on the web site and add stations and podcast directly into the My ...

Page 13: ...me turning the Tune Knob to highlight an item and pressing the Tune Knob to select Select Free and Pay Music Services Multi Room Search and Play Your Favorite Radio Stations Play Music From a UPnP Media Server Thumb Drive Set and Modify an alarm Play Music From the AUX In Jack Menu for Network Connection Bluetooth Back Light Clock Master Alarm settings Equalization etc ...

Page 14: ...Knob The Tune Knob is multifunction you can turn it clockwise or counter clockwise and press it Turn Turning the Tune Knob when you are on the Now Playing screen will bring up the previous menu When in menus or user input screens turning the Tune Knob scrolls through and highlights menu items and choices Volume Knob Turning the Volume Knob clockwise or counter clockwise increases or decreases the ...

Page 15: ...t version by visiting Google Play or Apple App Store and checking for any app updates Stream from Chromecast Enabled Apps to Your Audio Device To stream from your mobile device or tablet to the Mondo Elite 1 Open a Chromecast enabled app 2 In the top right or bottom right corner tap the Cast button 3 Choose the Mondo Elite The Cast button will become filled letting you know you re connected 4 Once...

Page 16: ...erify that the Google Account shown is the one linked to your Google Home or Google Nest device To switch accounts tap another account or Add another account 5 Tap Assistant settings Devices Add 6 The Google Home app will search for remote devices on the same Wi Fi network as your Mondo Elite NOTE You may see a list of devices that aren t voice supported These can t currently be linked to your spe...

Page 17: ...by artist name Play album name by artist name on music service Play music based on genre mood activity Play music for sleeping Play relaxing sounds Play personalized suggested content from chosen service Play some music Play genre music on music service Play music on your speakers TV or video device NOTE Device linking is required Play music on my living room TV Play genre on my bedroom speakers P...

Page 18: ...ablet that it is paired too Now on your smart device simply press play on the music that you want to stream via Bluetooth and the music will start playing on the Mondo Elite After your initial set up the next time you want to play Bluetooth you will have to select the device from the Mondo Elite menu For example if you are playing Bluetooth music from your smartphone and you then later press the p...

Page 19: ... turn the Tune Knob to highlight Unpair NOTE This feature disables the internal speaker on the Mondo Elite while connected to the Bluetooth receiving device Chromecast built in also does not work As such Multi Room Mode and Bluetooth streaming from your smartphone or other device are also disabled Aux In You can listen to another device such as an MP3 player or Smartphone by plugging it into the A...

Page 20: ...onality are driven by your media player software To optimize the performance keep your media player folder size to a manageable size The larger the folder size the longer it takes the Mondo Elite to display the folder content and scroll through them Additionally check the product specifications section of the manual to see the supported protocols pages 43 46 If you have a mixture of supported and ...

Page 21: ...ect 3 Turn the Tune Knob to highlight the Network Info and press the Tune Knob to select There you will find its IP address e g 10 0 144 135 4 Go to a web browser on your PC enter the IP address of your radio 5 After the web portal launch go to Login with Amazon tab click Login to Amazon 6 Amazon Sign In page will pop up enter your Amazon account number and password 7 After a successful Amazon log...

Page 22: ...show 3 Click icon at the bottom right corner a Setup screen will pop up showing devices found 4 Click the device name of your radio an Amazon Sign in page will pop up Enter your Amazon account number and password 5 After a successful Amazon log in it will show the Setup screen Note that under the device name it now shows Tap to Logout from Amazon which indicates your radio has logged into Amazon s...

Page 23: ...e device name of your radio an Amazon Sign in page will pop up Enter your Amazon account number and password 8 Turn the Tune Knob to highlight My Music and press the Tune Knob to select This folder is synced with My Music on the Amazon Music service You will need to use the Amazon Music app to add or remove music from this folder Happy listening To Disable the Amazon Music service follow the steps...

Page 24: ... the Tune Knob to select There you can turn the Tune Knob to search for music and press the Tune Knob to select and play 8 Turn the Tune Knob to highlight My Music and press the Tune Knob to select This folder is synced with My Music on the Amazon Music service You will need to use the Amazon Music app to add or remove music from this folder Happy listening To Disable the Amazon Music service foll...

Page 25: ...he Mondo Elite will start playing the same audio that is currently playing on the selected radio except Chromecast built in audio For example If you have your Mondo Elite in your bedroom playing K rock and you want to play the same music on your Mondo Elite in your kitchen on your Kitchen Mondo Elite select the music services icon and scroll to the bottom of the menu and select multi room In that ...

Page 26: ...o wake up if audio is shut off suddenly Default Snooze Time This allows you to set the number of hours minutes for each press of the SNOOZE Sleep Timer Button For example if you set the snooze time to 14 minutes each time you press the SNOOZE Sleep Timer Button the alarm won t reactivate for another 14 minutes This is a universal setting If you do not want to use the default snooze time you can ch...

Page 27: ...press it to confirm the setting Alarm Time 12 00 AM 11 59 PM Turn the Tune Knob to adjust the hour setting and press the Tune Knob to select Turn the Tune Knob to adjust the minutes setting and press the Tune Knob to select Repeat One Time Everyday Weekly Weekdays Weekends Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday or Saturday Turn the Tune Knob to highlight the frequency of the alarm and pre...

Page 28: ...isable when the box does not have a checkmark in it To Enable Alarm Fade In 1 Press the Home Button and turn the Tune Knob to highlight Radio Settings Press the Tune Knob to select 2 Turn the Tune Knob to highlight Alarm Clock and Time Options and press the Tune Knob to select 3 Turn the Tune Knob and highlight Alarm Fade In and press the Tune Knob to select 4 Press the Tune Knob to enable Alarm F...

Page 29: ... and turn the Tune Knob to highlight Radio Settings and press the Tune Knob Next highlight and press Alarm Clock and Time Options and then highlight and press Default Snooze Time Turn the Tune Knob to configure the new default time hours first and then minutes Turn the Tune Knob to select the time and press the Tune Knob to confirm To Cancel a Current Snooze 1 To cancel a current snooze if you wan...

Page 30: ... press the Power Button The advisory message Sleep timer deactivated will be displayed To Enable Sleep Fade Out 1 Press the Home Button and turn the Tune Knob to highlight Radio Settings Press the Tune Knob to select 2 Turn the Tune Knob to highlight Alarm Clock and Time Options and press the Tune Knob to select 3 Turn the Tune Knob and highlight Sleep Fade Out and press the Tune Knob to select 4 ...

Page 31: ...ob to adjust the equalization and press the Tune Knob to select the setting Now you can turn the Tune Knob again to highlight another one of the remaining 4 bands if you wish to make more adjustments Increase Battery Life When using a Mondo Elite with a battery and not plugging it back into AC power after use the radio will maintain its Wi Fi connection draining the radio s battery Utilizing the I...

Page 32: ...une Knob to select 2 Turn the Tune Knob and highlight Network Info and press the Tune Knob to select 3 The current network configuration will be displayed Turn the Tune Knob to scroll through the configuration details Firmware Update Grace Digital may occasionally update the software for the Mondo Elite and it is recommended that you always update the software when new software becomes available T...

Page 33: ...et 4 The screen will display Restoring factory defaults restart the Mondo Elite when complete and display Please press the POWER button NOTE You will have to connect the Mondo Elite to a network see Connect to a Wireless Network Display Settings There are three different brightness backlight settings and each type of backlighting can be set to a brightness from 0 to 20 In addition each of the back...

Page 34: ...to be displayed when the music is playing 1 Press the Home Button and turn the Tune Knob to highlight Radio Settings Press the Tune Knob to select 2 Turn the Tune Knob to highlight Display Settings and press the Tune Knob to select 3 Turn the Tune Knob to highlight Default Inactive Screen and press the Tune Knob to select 4 Turn the Tune Knob to highlight either Now Playing Screen or Large Time an...

Page 35: ... Tune Knob to highlight Display Settings and press the Tune Knob to select 3 Turn the Tune Knob to highlight Inactive Display Time Delay and press the Tune Knob to select 4 Turn the Tune Knob to highlight Clock Color and press the Tune Knob to select 5 Turn the Tune Knob to highlight either Blue clock blue background or Red clock black background Press the Tune Knob to select NOTE The 2 3 darkest ...

Page 36: ...a software update Do not turn the Mondo Elite off or disconnect the power Allow the software update to complete Not Connected to the Internet Retrying The wireless network information you entered is incorrect Verify and re enter the information You have entered an incorrect password for a secure wireless network Verify and re enter the information If you have manually configured a network connecti...

Page 37: ...37 Mondo Elite User Guide Appendix Listening to SiriusXM ...

Page 38: ...he Tune Knob to select a channel Kenny Chesney American Kids 11 05 11 05AM Start Now Go to Live WiFi Signal Strength or Wired Connection Clock Artist Name or Talk Show Host or Sports Teams Score Channel Logo Song Program Title or Talk Show Schedule or Game Time Game Details Album Art Return to Live Broadcast Rewind Play Pause Fast Forward Start Show Now Alarm Clock On Audio Mute Play Pause Stop Bu...

Page 39: ...to the preset buttons P1 P10 so you can easily tune them To assign a favorite channel to a Preset Button 1 Tune to the channel you want to save as a preset 2 Press and hold a Number Button P1 P10 to assign the custom channel as a preset to that button IMPORTANT If the button you choose already has a preset channel assigned to it the number button will be replaced with the new preset channel To tun...

Page 40: ...e select an episode by turning the Tune Knob to highlight a show episode Press the Tune Knob to listen to the show episode or press the BACK Button to return to the show list 6 The circles show at the right of each show denote whether the show episode has been listened to or not Empty circles denote the show episode has not been listened to a half filled circle denotes the show episode has been pa...

Page 41: ...ows on page 40 2 Once you have located a show or a show episode highlight the show or show episode by turning the Tune Knob 3 Press the Add To Favorites Button to add the show to Favorites 4 The confirmation message Show added to favorites will be displayed to confirm the show has added to favorites All Shows 105 EW Radio Women on Pop Westworld Analysis Mode The Jess Cagle Interview Superhero Insi...

Page 42: ...he SiriusXM app 2 Turn turn the Tune Knob to highlight Recent and press the Tune Knob to select 3 Turn the Tune Knob to highlight a recent show or channel in the list and press the Tune Knob to tune the show or channel Recent Categories Favorite Shows On Demand Radio Margaritaville Lionel Ritchie Jimmy Buffett All Night Long EW Radio Seth Speaks Seth Rudetsky 60s on 6 The Four Seasons Working My W...

Page 43: ...Tune Knob to listen Deleting a Favorite Show 1 While in the SiriusXM app 2 Turn the Tune Knob to highlight On Demand and press the Tune Knob to select 3 Turn the Tune Knob to highlight Favorites and press the Tune Knob to select 4 Turn the Tune Knob to highlight the favorite show in the list which you want to delete and press the Delete Favorite Button 5 The message Show removed from favorites is ...

Page 44: ...ng Fast Forward Available when listening to SiriusXM and On Demand Fast forward through the channel or content When listening to SiriusXM in Replay mode you can fast forward until you reach live When listening to On Demand or Favorite content you can fast forward through the through the show until you reach the end Go to Live If you are listening to SiriusXM and are not listening live pressing Go ...

Page 45: ...Username will be highlighted Press the Tune Knob Enter each character in your SiriusXM streaming username and press the Tune Knob to select the character When complete press the Submit Button Your username is case sensitive 3 Turn the Tune Knob to highlight Password and press the Tune Knob to select Enter each character in your password and press the Tune Knob to select the character When complete...

Page 46: ...x 152 mm H x 133 mm D Weight 3 0 lbs 1 36 kg Power Adapter Input 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz 1 0 A Output 12 VDC 2 0 A Remote Control Dimensions 1 5 in W x 3 375 in H x 25 in D 38 mm W x 86 mm H x 6 mm D Weight 0 6 oz 20 g Battery AAA Audio Headphone 3 5 mm diameter mini stereo jack Aux In 3 5 mm diameter mini stereo jack ...

Page 47: ...eaming Support Protocols Supported Container Formats WAV M4A OGG AIFF Supported Protocols SHOUTcast HTTPS WMA streaming RTSP SDP Supported Audio Codecs MP3 AAC FLAC LPCM WAV AIFF ALAC WMA WMA9 Ogg Vorbis Supported Playlist ASX M3U PLS WPL ...

Page 48: ...Channels stereo The audio player supports reading of Vorbis content stored in Ogg containers Supported file name extensions ogg and oga The audio player supports decoding of Vorbis comments NOTE There is no specification for tag names The system relies on the OSS implementation Tag names decoded TITLE ALBUM ARTIST GENRE Binary data e g for album art is not supported The audio player supports gaple...

Page 49: ...z 32 44 1 48 96 Resolution bits 16 Bit rate kbps 8 16 24 32 40 48 56 64 80 96 112 128 160 192 Channels stereo mono The audio player supports reading of aac content stored in single stream aac files and mp4 containers Supported file name extensions aac m4a NOTE m4b containers are supported for playback only bookmarks chapter markers hyperlinks images and other metadata embedded in m4b containers ar...

Page 50: ...kHz 44 1 48 88 2 96 176 4 192 Resolution bits 16 24 Channels stereo mono Supported ALAC containers and file extensions The audio player supports reading of ALAC content stored in mp4 containers Supported file name extensions m4a ALAC ID3 tags support The audio player supports decoding of ALAC comments NOTE There is no specification for tag names The system relies on the OSS implementation Tag name...

Page 51: ...when discarding packaging electronic appliances and batteries Your Radio is packaged with cardboard polyethylene etc and does not contain any unnecessary materials WARNING This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm ...

Page 52: ...ence in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate Radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to Radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to Radio or television reception ...

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