Roberts WM-202 User Manual

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Page 1 WM-202 DAB/FM WiFi Internet Radio with MP3/WMA Media Streaming with Enhanced User Interface Please read this manual before use...
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents Your radio ... 2-8 WM-202 Internet Radio and Media Player features ... 2 Before you can use this product ... 3 About this instruction manual ... 4 Controls and connections ... 5-6 Battery operation ... 7 Navigation controls ... 8 Network conﬁ...
Page 3: Your Radio
WM-202 Internet Radio and Media Player features The Roberts WM-202 provides the following features in an attractive compact unit:- ● 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 via the internet without using your ●...
Page 4: Before You Can Use This Product
WEP or WPA key used for encryption so you can get the Internet radio to communicate with the network. If connecting using WiFi, the Internet radio will typically work within a 10-20 metre radius from your wireless access point. The actual range achieved will depend upon the building type, other nearby wireless networks, and possible interference sources.
Page 5: About This Instruction Manual
About this instruction manual This instruction manual is split into sections for each of the different operating modes of your Roberts WM-202 radio. There are four main sections - Internet Radio, Media Player (streaming ﬁ les from a stored library), DAB radio and FM radio. Each section is clearly identiﬁ ed by the shaded heading in the top right hand corner of each pair of pages.
Page 6: Controls And Connections
Controls and connections (Top) 1. On / Off button 2. LCD display 3. Telescopic aerial 4. Preset button 3 5. Preset 1 / Rewind button 6. Mode button 8 9 10 7. Preset 2 / Fast forward button 8. Menu button 9.
Page 7 18. Ethernet socket (RJ-45) 19. USB socket If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) Aux In 18 19 20 20. Auxiliary input socket 21. Headphone socket 22. DC input socket Your radio...
Page 8: Battery Operation
3. Short running time, reduced power, a dim display, and audio distortion are all signs that the batteries may need replacing. 4. If the radio is not to be used on battery power for an extended period of time it is recommended that the batteries are removed from the radio.
Page 9: Your Radio
Navigation controls This page describes the basic means of controlling your WM-202 radio. Instructions for each of the operational modes are given in the later sections of this book. 1. Pressing the On/Off button brings your radio out of Stand-by mode if running from the mains or switches it on if using batteries.
Page 10: Network Conﬁ Guration
Connecting your radio to your computer network 1. Place your radio on a ﬂ at surface and plug the cable from the mains adaptor into the DC input socket located on the rear of your radio (marked 'DC in') ensuring that the plug is pushed fully into the socket.
Page 11 6. If you wish to use a WiFi connection, you will ﬁ rst need to identify your network in the list of network names presented by the Network Wizard. If the radio cannot ﬁ nd any networks then you will have to get your wireless router working (please see the instructions supplied with it) or you may be too far from the router.
Page 12 Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) or WiFi Protected Access (WPA). You therefore need to enter the correct WEP or WPA key into the radio to allow it to communicate with your wireless network. If you do not have the WEP or WPA key, then you should obtain it from the person who set up your network.
Page 13 On/Off button to put the radio in Stand-by mode. It should then display the time. This time is obtained from the Internet by the radio. If the time display is not correct for any reason, it can easily be adjusted later, see page 57, 'Manually setting the clock'.
Page 14: Changing The Network Connection
Changing the network connection In the sections above, you chose how your radio would be connected to your network, either using a WiFi connection or using a wired Ethernet cable. From time to time, you may ﬁ nd that you need to connect to different computer networks.
Page 15: Entering Your Network Details Manually
255.255.255.0 and this is entered in the same way. 4. The Gateway address is normally the IP address of the router through which the radio connects to the internet and is entered in the same way as the previous addresses.
Page 16 This should be the same as speciﬁ ed in your router settings. If your network does not use encryption, then select the 'Open' option. Your radio should then connect to the network - skip to step 11. If your network uses WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) select the 'Pre-Shared Key' option then go to step 8.
Page 17 AES is regarded as the more secure option if it is available. 10. The radio will then require you to enter the encryption key. This must be a string of between 8 and 63 characters and must be identical to the key which has been entered into your router. Note - the encryption key is sensitive to the use of upper and lower case letters and symbols.
Page 18: Internet Radio Mode
This can be helpful if you are unsure of the location or genre of a particular station. The WM-202 radio connects to a radio station database which serves many users in many countries. This means that there is a very wide range of programme content available. You can also search for stations which have been recently added to those available (new stations) or you can search for the most popular.
Page 19: Operating Your Radio - Internet Radio Mode
Operating your radio - Internet Radio Selecting a radio station by location 1. Press the On/Off button to switch the radio on. Then press the Mode button to select Internet Radio mode. 2. Press the Menu button to enter the main Internet Radio menu. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until "Station list"...
Page 20 Internet Radio menu, see page 23. If your radio cannot connect to a radio station Note: If your radio is unable to connect to an internet radio station it will generally either display 'Network Error' or 'Stopped'. This can be for many reasons, but typically will be due to one of the following: The radio station may not be broadcasting at the present time.
Page 21: Selecting A Radio Station By Genre
7. Press the Tuning/Select control to select the station. The display will show 'Connecting...' while it ﬁ nds the new station. If the radio is unable to connect this may be for one of the reasons explained on page 19.
Page 22: Searching For A Radio Station By Name
Searching for a radio station by name There may be occasions when you know the name of a radio station but you do not know the location or genre. This facility allows you to search for the station using a part (or parts) of the radio station name.
Page 23: Selecting A New Or Popular Station
Tuning/Select control to conﬁ rm your choice. The display will show connecting while it ﬁ nds a new station. If the radio is unable to connect to a particular radio station this may be for one of the reasons explained on page 19.
Page 24: Selecting A Podcast / Bbc Listen Again
Searching by name operates in the same way as when searching for a named radio station. You may enter one or more pieces of text which will be used for the search.
Page 25: Presetting Stations - Internet Radio
With so many Internet radio stations available, it is desirable to have a means of rapidly selecting the stations that you listen to most frequently. Your radio has ﬁ ve memory presets which can easily be set to store the details of any Internet radio station. The radio station presets are retained in memory even when the radio is switched off.
Page 26: Last Listened
As each new radio station is listened to the oldest item is deleted from the list. The Last Listened list is stored when the radio is without power.
Page 27 Codec Sampling rate Whenever the radio is displaying an information screen (as opposed to a menu screen), the time is displayed in the top-right corner of the display, and a WiFi strength or Ethernet connection indicator is shown in the bottom-right corner.
Page 28: Customising Your Radio
(upper case letters and numbers). Make a note of this code for the next step. 5. You should then use the code displayed by the radio to ﬁ ll in the Access Code ﬁ eld on the web page when you set up your account.
Page 29: Conﬁ Guring My Favourite Stations
If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) Conﬁ guring My Added Stations 1. If you wish to listen to a radio station which is not currently held in the database at http://www.wiﬁ radio-frontier.com, it is possible to add the details yourself.
Page 30: Selecting Favourite Stations
23, 'Selecting a podcast / BBC Listen again'. Should you be unable to connect to a particular station, please note that some radio stations do not broadcast 24 hours per day, and some stations are not always on-line.
Page 31: Selecting Your Added Stations
In addition, as mentioned on page 26, it is possible to specify audio streams for 'My added stations' which are not compatible with your radio. In this event the station will not be playable. The Roberts WM-202 can only play MP3, WMA and Real Audio streams.
Page 32: Media Player Mode
MP3 and WMA ﬁ les available to your radio. It also allows you to search by Album, Artist, and so on as mentioned above. Many users will ﬁ nd this a more convenient method of playing their ﬁ...
Page 33: Locate The Shared Audio Fi Les Using The Radio
3. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until 'Shared folders' is selected on the display. Press the control to select. 4. The radio will then display a list of Workgroups or Domains that it has identiﬁ ed on your computer network. In most cases there will only be one item shown which will be the workgroup name for your home network.
Page 34 12. If the user name and password are correct for your shared folders and the radio still cannot connect to your PC or its shared folders it is most likely that your PC's ﬁ rewall software is blocking access (see 'Troubleshooting' on page 69).
Page 35: Setup A Windows Pc Via Upnp Server
If your computer is running Windows (XP or Vista), then Windows Media Player version 11 includes a UPnP server which will make your ﬁ les available to your radio. There are other UPnP server solutions available for Windows users who may wish to use an alternative.
Page 36: Connecting The Radio Using Upnp
Set up UPnP access on a Windows PC - cont. You will now need to connect your Internet radio to Windows Media Player 11 and conﬁ gure it to allow access to your media library. 3. Press the On/Off button to switch the radio on. Then press the Mode button as needed until the 'Music Player' mode display is shown..
Page 37: Locating And Playing Media Fi Les Using Upnp
Once the UPnP server has been conﬁ gured to share media ﬁ les with your Internet radio, you may select the ﬁ les that you wish to play as follows:- 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on the radio. Press the Mode button as needed until the 'Music Player' mode display is shown.
Page 38 In UPnP mode the search criteria offered and the ﬁ le types made available to the radio are a function of the UPnP server software installed on your PC. Such software can vary quite widely in its capabilities. Windows Media Player 11 has limited ﬂ...
Page 39: Media Selection
3. With the ﬁ rst track in the album indicated, press the Tuning/Select control. The album will then begin playing. While the radio is playing from your media library, you may use the menus as described above to choose a different selection. When you select the track from which to play, the radio will then immediately begin playing the new selection.
Page 40: Controlling Playback
2. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until the required track is highlighted. 3. Press and release the Tuning/Select control. The track will begin playing. The radio will then play subsequent tracks from the same album or folder. Controlling playback 1. Press the Pause button to pause playback of the current track.
Page 41: Display Mode - Media Player
In addition, in the lower part of the display an indicator shows the method by which the radio is obtaining the media - either via UPnP, or via Shared Folders. In the latter case the symbol shows CIFS (Common Internet File System), a term sometimes used to describe how folders are shared across a network.
Page 42: Operating Your Radio - Dab
Operating your radio - DAB 1. Carefully extend the telescopic aerial. 2. Press the On/Off button to switch on the radio. If the radio has been used before the last used mode will be selected. 3. Press the Mode button as needed so that DAB mode is selected on the display.
Page 43: Selecting A Station - Dab
1. The display normally shows the name of the currently tuned radio station. 2. Rotate the Tuning /Select control to access the radio station list and to scroll through the available stations. 3. Press the Tuning/Select control to select the highlighted station. The display may show 'Connecting...' while the radio re-tunes.
Page 44: Display Modes - Dab
Display modes - DAB Your radio has a range of display options when in DAB mode:- 1. Press the Info button to cycle through the different options. a. Text Displays text messages such as the artist or track name, phone in number, trafﬁ...
Page 45 Bit rate and audio type Displays the digital bit rate and audio type for the station being listened to Date Displays the current date. If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) DAB Radio...
Page 46: Finding New Stations - Dab
Finding new stations - DAB Should you wish to use your radio for DAB reception in a new location, or if no stations were detected during the initial scan, you can follow this procedure to allow your radio to ﬁ nd out which DAB radio stations are available.
Page 47: Manual Tuning - Dab
3. Press the Tuning/Select button to enter manual tune mode. 4. Rotate the Tuning/Select control to choose the required DAB channel. 5. Press the Tuning/Select button to cause the radio to tune to the chosen channel. When the radio has tuned, the display shows the channel number and frequency, and the name of the DAB multiplex found (if any).
Page 48: Dynamic Range Control Settings - Dab
Dynamic Range Control settings - DAB Dynamic Range Control (also known as DRC) can make quieter sounds easier to hear when your radio is used in a noisy environment by reducing the dynamic range of the audio signal. 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio.
Page 49: Dab Mode
Station order setup - DAB Your radio has 3 station order settings from which you can choose. The station order settings are, alphanumeric, ensemble and valid. Note: The default station order on your radio is alphanumeric. 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio.
Page 50: Operating Your Radio - Fm
3. Rotate the Tuning/Select control in a clockwise direction. The displayed frequency will increase. Press the Tuning/Select control to carry out an auto-tune. Your radio will scan up the FM band from the currently displayed frequency and will stop scanning when it ﬁ nds a station of sufﬁ...
Page 51: Manual Tuning - Fm
2. Press the Mode button as needed to select the FM mode display. 3. Rotate the Tuning/Select to control the frequency that the radio will tune to. The frequency will change in steps of 50kHz. When the end of the waveband is reached the radio will recommence tuning from the opposite end of the waveband.
Page 52: Display Modes - Fm
Displays the frequency of the FM signal. d. Date Displays the current date. Note: If no RDS information is available, then the radio will only be able to display the frequency. There will be no text or programme type information available under these conditions.
Page 53: Scan Setting - Fm
Scan setting - FM When using the FM mode your radio can be set to either scan local stations or to scan all stations including distant radio stations. 1. Press the Mode button as needed to select the FM mode display.
Page 54: Stereo / Mono Switching - Fm
Stereo / Mono switching - FM If the FM radio station being listened to has a weak signal, some hiss may be audible. It is possible to reduce this hiss by forcing the radio to play the station in mono rather than stereo.
Page 55: Presetting Stations - Dab And Fm
Presetting stations - DAB and FM radio There are 5 memory presets each for DAB, FM and Internet radio. They are used in the same way for each operating mode. 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio.
Page 56: Clock And Alarms
You may wish to use the radio away from the internet, in which case you may specify that the radio sets its clock from DAB or FM radio broadcasts. After a power failure the radio will then set its clock the next time that you turn on the radio in DAB or FM mode.
Page 57: Setting The Clock Format
Press the control to conﬁ rm your choice of clock format. The display will then revert to the previous menu. If the 12 hour clock format is chosen, the radio will then use the 12 hour clock for the setting of alarms, and will display a 12 hour clock with an AM or PM indicator when in stand-by mode.
Page 58: Manually Setting The Clock
Manually setting the clock The WM-202 Internet radio will normally set its clock automatically to UK time after a connection to the Internet has been established. Should you need to set the time manually, change the time zone, or manually switch from winter to summer time (GMT to BST - also known outside the UK as daylight savings time), then please follow this procedure.
Page 59 8. Rotate the Tuning/Select control to select the correct year. Press the control to enter the selection. The hour digits will then ﬂ ash. 9. Rotate the Tuning/Select control to select the correct hour. Press the control to enter the selection. The minute digits will then ﬂ ash. 10.
Page 60: Setting The Alarm Clock
The display will then return to the alarm setting menu. If the radio has been set to use a 12 hour clock format, there will also be an option here for setting AM or PM for the alarm time.
Page 61 'Enable: On' shows on the display. Choosing Off will disable the alarm. 9. The alarm can be set to buzzer, Internet radio, DAB radio or FM radio. For whichever radio mode is selected, the radio alarm may be set to any of the stations which have been stored as presets or to the station most recently listened to.
Page 62: When The Alarm Sounds
11. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until the 'Volume:' option is highlighted on the display and press the control if you wish to change it. The radio uses the saved volume setting for each alarm when it sounds. Rotate the control to set the required volume and then press the control to conﬁ...
Page 63: Disabling Alarms
The chosen alarm will now be disabled. Snooze timer 1. The buzzer or radio alarm can be silenced for 5 minutes by pressing the Tuning/Select/Snooze control. Should you wish for a longer snooze duration this can be extended. Pressing the control again while the radio is snoozed will set the available snooze time to 5, 10, 15 or 30 minutes.
Page 64: Sleep Timer
Sleep timer Your radio can be set to turn off after a preset time has elapsed. The sleep timer setting can be adjusted between 15 and 120 minutes in 15 minute increments. 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio.
Page 65: Display And Audio
When the radio is in Stand-by mode, pressing a button or turning the rotary control will cause the radio to switch to the Active brightness level for a few seconds. If the Stand-by brightness level is set to zero (backlight off), it is still possible to see the time at night by quickly pressing a button.
Page 66: Contrast / Viewing Angle Control
The contrast level indication on the screen will change at the same time. When you ﬁ nd the setting that gives the best legibility for the location in which the radio is used, press the control to conﬁ rm the setting.
Page 67: Headphone Socket
CD player to the Aux In socket. Typically this lead will have a 3.5mm stereo plug at both ends. 2. Switch on your radio and turn the volume on the radio to minimum. 3. Press 'play' on the connected audio device and adjust the volume using its volume control, leaving the radio's volume at minimum.
Page 68: Information
Factory reset If you wish to completely reset your radio to its initial state this may be performed by following this procedure. By performing a factory reset, all user entered settings will be erased. 1. Access the main menu by pressing the Menu button until the 'Main menu' option is shown, then select this with the Tuning/Select control.
Page 69: Software Update
'Auto check setting' and 'Check now'. If you want your radio to check periodically for new software versions rotate the Tuning/Select control to highlight 'Auto check settings'. Then press the control and select 'Yes'. If you do not want your radio to check for updates select the 'No' option.
Page 70: Network Proﬁ Les
(SSID, security key, DHCP/IP address settings) as a proﬁ le. Up to four such proﬁ les are stored in the radio so that if your radio is frequently used in multiple locations there is no need to enter the network settings when returning to a location previously visited.
Page 71 You can view the radio’s MAC address using the menu items ‘Main Menu' -> 'System settings' -> 'Network' -> 'View settings' -> 'MAC address'. Note that the WM-202 radio has both wired and wireless MAC addresses. These are identical except for the ﬁ rst two digits.
Page 72: Software Version Display
Audio FAQ Your radio can access some audio help for Internet Radio use. 1. With your radio switched on and in the Internet Radio mode, press the Menu button. Rotate the Tuning/Select control until 'Station list' is highlighted on the display. Press the Tuning/Select control.
Page 73: Cautions / Speciﬁ Cations
Cautions Do not allow your radio to be exposed to water, steam or sand. Do not leave your radio where excessive heat could cause damage. The name plate is located on the rear of the radio. Speciﬁ cations Power Requirements...
Page 74: Software License Information
This product is protected by certain intellectual property rights of Microsoft. Use or distribution of such technology outside of this product is prohibited without a license from Microsoft. In addition, end users shall: a. Refrain from modifying, translating, reverse engineering, decompiling, disassembling or using other means to discover the Source Code or otherwise replicate the functionality of the Client Code, except to the extent that this restriction is expressly prohibited by applicable law.
Page 75: Guarantee
In the event that it is not possible to return the instrument to the Roberts' dealer from whom it was purchased, please contact Roberts Radio Technical Services at the address shown overleaf. These statements do not affect the statutory rights of a consumer.
Page 76 ROBERTS RADIO TECHNICAL SERVICES 97-99 Worton Road Isleworth Middlesex TW7 6EG Technical Helpline :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri during ofﬁ ce hours) Web site: http://www.robertsradio.co.uk © 2009 Roberts Radio Limited Issue 2a...