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Sangean WFR-27C Instruction Manual

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  • Page 2 The UNDOK App enables remote control your unit running on your iPhone, iPod touch, iPad or Android smartphone. The UNDOK™ App is available for Android and iOS. You can easily control your device from your Smartphone or tablet with our full function UNDOK™ App to stream your favorite music or station.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Introduction ..................3-7 Dynamic Range Control Settings ............. 50 Before you can use this product ............3-4 Station order setup ................51 Controls and connections ............... 5-6 Prune stations ................. 52 FM mode ..................53-58 Navigation controls ................7 Network configuration ..............

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Before you can use this product Battery operation Battery operation using alkaline batteries Before you can use your internet radio, you must have the following: 1. Remove the battery cover on the rear of the unit by pressing the catch. ●...
  • Page 5 Battery operation using rechargeable batteries Using the AC power adaptor Slide the battery switch to the NiHM position. The AC power adaptor required for this unit should be 12 volts DC at 1A center pin positve. Insert 6 UM-3 batteries into spaces in the compartment. Make sure all batteries are inserted with the correct polarity as shown on Insert the adaptor plug into the DC socket on the left side of the radio.

  • Page 6: Controls And Connections

    Controls and connections 1. Mode button 9. Tuning Control Rotary / Select knob 2. LCD display 10. Volume button 3. Info button 11. Mute button 4. Menu button 12. Preset 5 / Stop button 5. Back button 13. Preset 4 / play / pause button 6.
  • Page 7 18. FM telescopic aerial 19. Headphone jack 20. DC in jack 21. Alkaline / NiMH / NiCad rechargeable battery switch 22. Battery compartment...

  • Page 8: Navigation Controls

    Navigation controls This page describes the basic means of controlling your WFR-27C internet radio. Instructions for each operating mode are given in the later section of this book. 1. Pressing the Standby button brings your radio out of Standby mode. Pressing Standby while Main menu the radio is in use will cause it to return to the Standby mode with the clock display.

  • Page 9: Network Configuration

    3. When you apply power, the display on the radio will light up and say: 'SANGEAN'. The first time that you use your radio (or after Factory Reset) the display will show “Setup wizard” and “YES”...
  • Page 10 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to choose an auto-update option for the clock. This can Auto update be updated from DAB or FM radio, from the Network, or not updated. The default is to auto Update from DAB Update from FM update from the network.
  • Page 11 You will first need to identify your network in the list of network names presented by the SSID Network Wizard. If no networks are found then you may have to get your wireless router Jones family working (please see the instructions supplied with it) or you may be too far from the router. [WPS]Paul’s network Smith When the radio finds your wireless network, it displays the Network Name (SSID) for the wi-...
  • Page 12 If your network is configured without an encryption key, the screen should say ‘Connecting…’, Setup wizard and then ‘Setup wizard completed’. Press the Tuning Control Rotary to exit the setup wi- zard and show the main menu. If this is the case then you have successfully connected your Setup wizard completed radio to your network.
  • Page 13 18. Once you have connected your radio to the network (and therefore also to the Internet) it will 24/08/2010 display the main menu. Press the Tuning Control Rotary to put the radio in Standby mode. 15:37 It should then display the time as obtained from the Internet. If the time display is not correct for any reason, it can easily be adjusted later, see ‘Manually setting the clock’.
  • Page 14 Changing the network connection Internet radio Last listened Station list > > In the sections above, you chose how your radio would be connected to your network, using a System settings > Main menu WiFi connection. From time to time, you may find that you need to connect to different computer networks.
  • Page 15 The manually specified IP address should be chosen to be compatible with the settings in your router and must be a unique address on your network. If you are using DHCP for some devi- Primary DNS ces and static (manually configured) IP addresses for others, the IP address used should fall outside the range that the router may allocate using DHCP.
  • Page 16 If you chose ‘Pre-Shared Key’ in step 7, you should then choose the WEP option. The key Authentication should be entered using only the numbers 0-9 and the letters A-F. The key will be 10 charac- Open ters long for 64-bit encryption and 26 characters long for 128-bit encryption. The radio will Pre-Shared Key accept lower-case letters a-f as equivalent to upper-case A-F.

  • Page 17: Network Remote Control Options

    Network remote control options Network Pin setup (Pin number) Your radio has the option of being controlled by an application installed on an Apple iPhone, iPod Network settings touch or iPod. The Pin number facility allows you to ensure that your radio can only be controlled by Wlan region >...

  • Page 18: Internet Radio Mode

    This can be helpful if you are unsure of the location or genre of a particular station. The WFR-27C radio connects to a radio station database which serves many users in many countries. This means that there is a very wide range of program 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: Selecting A Radio Station By Location And Genre

    Selecting a radio station by location Press the Standby button to switch the radio on. Then press the Mode button and rotate the Internet radio Tuning Control Rotary to highlight the internet radio mode display. Press the Tuning Control Last listened Rotary to select the option.
  • Page 20 8. Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to highlight your chosen radio station and then press the BBC Radio 1 Tuning Control Rotary to enter your selection. The display will show ‘Connecting…’ while the BBC Radio 1 Podcasts > radio connects to the new station. The station should then start playing. Adjust the volume as needed.
  • Page 21 Selecting a radio station by genre Internet radio Press the Menu button to enter the main Internet radio menu. My Favourites > Local United Kingdom > Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until ‘Stations’ is highlighted on the display and then press >...

  • 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 Internet radio Last listened radio station name.

  • Page 23: Searching A New Or Popular Station

    Selecting a new or popular station As described in the section ‘Internet Radio – the basics’, your radio connects via the the Internet to a database of radio stations. This option is provided to highlight stations which are newly added to the list of those available, or stations which are particularly popular with listeners around the world.

  • Page 24: Selecting A Podcast / Bbc Listen Again

    Selecting a podcast / BBC Listen Again Some radio stations allow you to listen to programs that have already been broadcast. The BBC’ s Listen Again service is an example of this. In addition, radio broadcasters and individuals may Internet radio Last listened make programs which are intended normally to be downloaded into a computer or copied onto a Station list...

  • Page 25: Presetting Stations

    Presetting stations 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 five 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 It is often helpful to be able to go back to a station that you have already listened to. Your radio has a ‘Last Listened’ feature which provides you with quick access to the ten most recently listened to radio stations or podcasts.

  • Page 27: Display Modes

    Display modes Your radio has a range of display options when in Internet Radio mode. Note that not all information may be available for all Internet radio stations. 1. Press the Info button to cycle through the different options. Internet radio 16:01 Final Fantasy Radio Reliability:...

  • Page 28: Customizing Your Radio

    Customizing your radio In addition to storing your favourite radio stations in the radio presets, your radio allows you to create customised lists of stations which can appear in two special menus on the radio called 'My Favourites' and 'My Added Stations'. Your radio uses a database which is accessed via the Internet in order to find out which radio stations are available and how it should connect to them.
  • Page 29 The stations will be available on your radio from the Internet radio menu Sangean WFR-27C can only play MP3, WMA, AAC and Real Audio item 'My Favourites'. internet radio streams.

  • Page 30: Selecting Favorite Stations

    Selecting your favorite stations Press the Menu button to enter the main Internet radio menu. Internet radio Last listened Station list > Press the Tuning Control Rotary until 'Station list' is highlighted on the display. Press the System settings > Main menu >...
  • Page 31 'My added stations' which are not compatible with your radio. In this event the station will not Aardvark Radio Brooklands FM be playable. The Sangean WFR-27C can only play MP3, WMA, AAC and Real Audio internet Huntingdon Community Ra radio streams.

  • Page 32: Music Player Mode

    Music player Use with Windows, Apple Mac and Linux The Music Player allows you to play audio files which are stored on Windows Media Player is less flexible than some other UPnP servers, computer in your network. but is generally easier to set up. It is supplied as a standard component of windows 7, Vista or XP.

  • Page 33: Accessing Your Files Via Upnp

    Accessing your audio files via a UPnP server If your computer is running Windows 7, then Windows Media Player version 12 includes a UPnP server which will make your files available to your radio. If you have Windows Vista or XP (Please refer to the section of ‘Accessing your audio files via a UPnP server using Windows Vista and XP’).
  • Page 34 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until 'Shared media' is highlighted and press the Tuning Music player Shared media > Control Rotary to select. The radio will scan for all available UPnP servers. It may take a few My playlist > seconds for the radio to complete its scan.

  • Page 35: Locating And Playing Media Files Using Upnp

    Locating and playing media files using UPnP Once the UPnP server has been configured to share media files with your radio, you may select the files that you wish to play as follows:- 1. Press the Standby button to switch on the unit. Press the Mode button and rotate the Tuning Control Rotary as needed until the Music Player mode display is shown.

  • Page 36: Media Selection

    Media selection When searching via UPnP you will have a selection of search criteria as determined by the UPnP JENNY: Jenny’s music server software on your computer. This allows you to search by a given information type (Album, Music > Artist, Genre, etc.) and then to narrow the search to an album or to a particular track within an Video >...

  • Page 37: Controlling Playback

    Listening to a particular track 1. If you wish to play only a particular track from an album or folder, first choose the album or The Beatles folder as described on the preceding pages. The Beatles - 1 > Abbey Road >...
  • Page 38 Repeat tracks 1. When a track is playing , press the Menu button to enter the main Music player menu. Music player 12:34 2. Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until ‘Repeat play’ is highlighted on the display. Press the Love Me Do Tuning Control Rotary to turn on the repeat function.

  • Page 39: Display Modes

    Display modes Your radio has a range of display options when in Music Player mode. Note that the availability of information depends on the specific media files, their format and upon the server capability. (Not Music player 19:14 Sleep Away all UPnP servers make information from the media files available in the same way.) 1.

  • Page 40: Playlists

    Playlists Sometimes you may wish to set up a list of music tracks or albums which can then be played without further action - as background music for a party, for example. Your radio can be configured to hold a queue of up to 500 tracks in a playlist menu. The tracks or albums for the playlist can be selected from your UPnP server.
  • Page 41 Viewing your playlist 1. Press the Standby button to switch on the unit. Press the Mode button and rotate the Tuning Control Rotary as needed until the Music Player mode display is shown. Then press the Music player Shared media >...
  • Page 42 Clearing the playlist 1. Press the Menu button to enter the main Music Player menu. Music player Shared media > Prune servers 2. To clear the whole playlist press the Tuning Control Rotary until 'Clear My playlist' is highlighted Repeat play: Off Shuffle play: Off on the display.

  • Page 43: Wake On Lan

    Wake On LAN If you use a computer as a UPnP server for playing your music files via your radio, you may not Shared media wish to keep that computer running when you are not using the radio. If your computer is suitably ?DAD: LES: >...

  • Page 44: Windows 7'Play To' Function (Upnp Renderer)

    Keep network connected Keep network connected By default, your radio will shut down its WiFi connection when it is in standby. This minimizes 06/04/2011 06/04/2011 power consumption but it does mean that you will need to switch that radio on manually in order 15:37 15:37 to use either the ‘Play to’...
  • Page 45 ‘Play to’ to operate correctly-please consult your anti-virus software supplier. The ‘Play to’ function in Windows 7 has been tested successfully with the WFR-27C radio when using Microsoft’s security Essentials software without problems.

  • Page 46: Dab Mode

    DAB Radio Using DAB mode for the first time 1. Carefully extend the telescopic aerial. 2. Press the Standby button to switch on the radio. If the radio has been used before the last used mode will be selected. radio DAB Radio 3.

  • Page 47: Selecting A Dab Radio Station

    Selecting a DAB radio station 1. When playing a DAB radio station, the display normally shows the name of the current station with other related information. 2. Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to access the radio station list and to scroll through the 12:34 Heart available stations.

  • Page 48: Display Modes

    Display modes Your radio has a range of display options when in DAB mode:- 1. Press the Info button to cycle through the different options. 12:34 Heart More music variety on a. Text Displays text messages such as the artist or track name, Heart phone in number, traffic alerts, etc.

  • Page 49: Finding New Dab Radio Stations

    Finding new DAB radio stations 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 find out which DAB radio stations are available.

  • Page 50: Manual Tuning

    Manual Tuning Manual tuning allows you to tune directly to the various Band III DAB channels (5A to 13F). 1. When in DAB mode press the Menu button so that the display shows the DAB menu. Station list > Scan 2.

  • Page 51: Dynamic Range Control Settings

    Dynamic Range Control setting 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 Standby button to switch on your radio. 2.

  • Page 52: Station Order Setup

    Station order setup 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 Standby button to switch on your radio. 2.

  • Page 53: Prune Stations

    Prune stations If you move to a different part of the country, some of the stations which were listed may no longer be available. Also, from time to time, some DAB services may stop broadcasting, or may change location or frequency. Stations which cannot be found, or which have not been received for a very long time are shown in the station list with a question mark.

  • Page 54: Fm Mode

    FM Radio Operating your radio in FM mode 1. Carefully extend the telescopic aerial and press the Standby button to switch on your radio. 2. Press the Mode button and rotate the Tuning Control Rotary as needed to highlight FM radio 10:38 mode.

  • Page 55: Manual Tuning

    Manual tuning 1. Carefully extend the telescopic aerial and press the Standby button to switch on your radio. 2. Press the Mode button and rotate the Tuning Control Rotary as needed to highlight FM radio 10:38 mode. Press the Tuning Control Rotary to select the option. 104.90MHz radio 3.
  • Page 56 Display modes Your radio has a range of display options when in FM mode:- 1. Press the Info button to cycle through the different options. 10:39 V.H.B.N. a. Text Displays text messages such as the artist or track name, phone in number, traffic alerts, etc.

  • Page 57: Scan Setting

    Scan setting 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 and rotate the Tuning Control Rotary as needed to highlight FM radio 10:38 mode.

  • Page 58: Stereo / Mono Switching

    Stereo / Mono switching 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. 1.

  • Page 59: Presetting Stations In Dab And Fm Modes

    Presetting stations in DAB and FM modes There are 5 memory presets each for DAB and FM radio. They are used in the same way for each operating mode. 1. Press the Standby button to switch on your radio. Preset stored 2.

  • Page 60: Listening To Spotify

    Listening to Spotify Playing music using Spotify Connect Introduce your radio to a whole new world of music. With Spotify, you can enjoy instant access to millions of songs A Spotify Premium subscription is required. For details, see the Spotify homepage. http://www.spotify.com The Spotify software is subject to third party licenses found here: www.spotify.com/connect/third-party-licenses...
  • Page 61 Press the item and your smartphone/ tablet is linked with your radio (e.g. WFR-28C). Fables of Faubus You can see the green Connect icon indicating the connect is on radio. Now you can listen to Sangean WFR-27C audio streamed wirelessly from your linked smartphone/ tablet. Spotify...
  • Page 62 Display mode- Spotify Connect Your radio has a range of display options when playing Spotify Connect. Press the Info button to Spotify 09:08 cycle through the different options Fables of Faubus a. Progress bar Displays the playback progress for the track currently playing Spotify 4:36 8:12...
  • Page 63 Streaming data rate - Spotify Connect Your radio can change different music streaming quality when you stream content from Spotify. If your Internet radio Network settings internet connection has a low data usage allowance, or has a relatively low maximum data rate, it is Last listened Network wizard Station list...

  • Page 64: Clock And Alarms

    Clock and Alarms Automatically updating the clock Your radio will normally update the clock automatically when connected to the internet. If you enter a time setting manually, the radio will calculate a local time offset which is then stored in Main menu memory.

  • Page 65: Setting The Clock Format

    Setting the clock format The clock display used in standby mode and on the playing mode screens can be set to 12 or 24 Main menu hour format. The selected format is then also used when setting the alarms. Sleep Alarms 1.

  • Page 66: Manually Setting The Clock

    Manually setting the clock The WFR-27C radio will normally set its clock automatically to local time after a connection to the Main menu 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 as daylight savings...
  • Page 67 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to select the correct year. Press the Tuning Control Set Time/Date Rotary to enter the selection. The hour digits will then flash. 24-08-2010 13:53 Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to select the correct hour. Press the Tuning Control 8-14 Rotary to enter the selection.

  • Page 68: Setting The Alarm Clock

    Setting the alarm clock Your radio has two separate alarms which can be set to wake you to either the radio, or a buzzer alarm. In the event of a power interruption your radio has built in memory that will retain your alarm settings.
  • Page 69 Setting the alarm clock - cont. Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary to highlight 'Enable' and press the Tuning Control Rotary. Alarm 1 Enable:Off The display will show the Frequency options for the alarm. The alarm frequency options are as Time: 07:30 follows: Mode: Buzzer Volume: 20...
  • Page 70 Setting the alarm clock - cont. Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until the 'Volume:' option is highlighted on the display and Alarm 1 Enable:Once press the Tuning Control Rotary if you wish to change it. The radio uses the saved volume Time: 07:30 setting for each alarm when it sounds.
  • Page 71 When the alarm sounds The buzzer or radio alarm will sound at the selected times for up to 60 minutes unless cancelled. Alarms The volume used for the alarm will be as specified during the alarm setting procedure. If the Alarm 1: On [07:30] Alarm 2: Off [00:00] radio cannot connect to the specified radio station, the buzzer alarm will be used instead.

  • Page 72: Snooze Timer

    Snooze timer 1. The buzzer or radio alarm can be silenced for 5 minutes by pressing the Alarm button. Should 1 5 / 0 4 / 2 0 1 4 you wish for a longer snooze duration this can be extended. Pressing the Alarm button again 10:56 while the radio is snoozed will set the available snooze time to 5, 10, 15 or 30 minutes.

  • Page 73: Sleep Timer

    Sleep timer Alarm 1 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. 15 minutes 1. Press the Menu button and rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until ‘Main menu’ is highlighted. Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the menu.

  • Page 74: Inactive Standby

    Inactive standby Your radio can be set to standby mode automatically if it idles for a preset period of time. The idle time setting can be adjusted between 2, 4, 5 and 6 hours. System settings 1. Press the Menu button and rotate the Tuning control Rotary until 'System Settings' is highlighted. Equaliser >...

  • Page 75: Display And Auto

    The sound on your radio can be adjusted to suit your personal taste for the material that you are listening to. The WFR-27C has a range of equalizer modes. Alternatively you may set the treble and bass levels to your own preferences which can be accessed from the My EQ menu item.
  • Page 76 Setting up your My EQ profile If you find the preset equalizer functions not to your liking, you may set up a custom treble and bass setting as follows: 1. Follow steps 1-2 in the previous section in order to enter the Equalizer menu. Equaliser Classic 2.

  • Page 77: Brightness Control

    Brightness control The brightness of the display can be adjusted for when the radio is in standby and for when it is in use. If you use the unit in the bedroom, you may prefer a lower standby brightness level than a higher brightness setting.

  • Page 78: Language Selection

    Language selection By default your radio will display all menus and messages in English. You can choose your preferred language. 1. Access the menu for the current mode by pressing the Menu button. Rotate the Tuning Control System settings Rotary until 'System settings' is highlighted on the display. Press the Tuning Control Rotary Inactive Standby to enter the settings menu.

  • Page 79: Information

    Information Factory reset If you wish to completely reset your radio to its initial state this may be performed by following Main menu this procedure. By performing a factory reset, all user entered settings will be erased. Sleep 1. Access the menu for the current mode by pressing the Menu button. Rotate the Tuning Control Alarms System settings >...

  • Page 80: Software Update

    Main menu been designed to allow its internal software to be updated using your Internet connection. You should not attempt to update your radio unless it is recommended to you by Sangean Customer Sleep Services. Updating the software may remove all network settings, radio station presets and alarm Alarms settings from your radio.

  • Page 81: Network Profiles

    Network profiles Internet radio Last listened Each time that you connect your radio to a WiFi network, the radio will store the details of that Station list > connection (SSID, security key, DHCP/IP address settings) as a profile. Up to four such profiles System settings >...

  • Page 82: Software Version Display And Audio Faq

    Software version display The software version display is provided for reference and customer support purposes and cannot be changed. 1. Access the menu for the current mode by pressing the Menu button. Rotate the Tuning Control Main menu Rotary until 'System settings' is highlighted on the display. Press the Tuning Control Rotary to enter the System settings menu.

  • Page 83: Accessing Your Audio Files Via A Upnp Server Using Windows Vista And Xp

    Accessing your audio files via a UPnP server using Windows Vista and XP If your computer is running Windows Vista or XP, then Windows Media Player version 11 includes a UPnP server which will make your files available to your radio. There are other UPnP server solutions available for non-Windows users and for Windows users who may wish to use an alternative (see the section of Use with Windows, Apple Mac and Linux).
  • Page 84 Set up UPnP access on a Windows PC - cont. Rotate the Tuning Control Rotary until 'Shared media' is highlighted and press the Tuning Control Rotary. The radio will scan for all available UPnP servers. It may take a few seconds for the radio to complete its scan.

  • Page 85: Audio Codecs

    Audio codecs Bit-Rates Your radio supports a range of audio codecs which provide compatibility The following table summarizes the maximum supported bit-rates for with a wide range of Internet Radio stations. These also allow users to the various audio formats that are playable on your radio. Higher rates stream music from their computers.

  • Page 86: Cautions And Specifications

    Cautions Do not allow your radio to be exposed to water, steam or sand. ● The radio shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the radio. Do not leave your radio where excessive heat could cause damage.
  • Page 87 Specifications Circuit features Power Requirements Output power Mains Power Supply AC 100- 240 V/50/60 Hz/12W Headphone socket 3.5 mm diameter, stereo Frequency Coverage 87.5 - 108 MHz Aerial System Telescopic aerial Telescopic aeria 174.928 - 239.200 MHz WiFi 802.11b and 802.11g supported with WEP and WPA/WPA2 encryption Compatible with 802.11n routers which offer mixed mode support for 802.11b/g...

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