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Business Music System: Internet Radio Player by Grace Digital Audio User Guide Model No. GDI-IRBM20 _______________________________________________________________________...
User Guide Contents page Introduction Safety & General Use Information ______________________________________________________ Features Set Up & Operation Functions & Controls Accessories ______________________________________________________ Internet & Internet Radio Connection QuickStart Guide - 1 Time Internet Radio Set Up ...
INTRODUCTION The Business Music System (GDI-IRBM20) plays music directly from the internet to a telephone or audio system. The unit is ideal for business and professional applications providing music- on-hold and/or background music. The system is designed for ease of use. Simply plug the unit into your existing PBX or Key phone system with a single audio cord from the RCA Mono out connection.
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ADVISORY This Product is intended for North American markets. The GRACE Wireless Internet Radio GDI-IRBM20 is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC ADVISORY FCC Compliance and Advisory Statement: This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two...
o To avoid fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to any water source including moisture or rain. To prevent electrical shock, do NOT open the cabinet. Refer inspections and servicing to qualified personnel only CARE & MAINTENANCE o CLEANING ...
FRONT PANEL VIEW: Monitor Speaker Button allows the user to turn the Speaker ON/OFF as desired Volume knob allows the user to increase and decrease the Monitor Speaker volume 5 front panel presets for immediate access to your music selections o POWER LOSS &...
NOTE: Most phone systems have an RCA connection on the PBX or Key System unit. Some systems may have a 3.5mm mini connection. RCA-to-RCA & RCA-to-3.5mm mini connector cables are included. STEP 4 (Phone System) connect other end to the Phone system’s on-hold input jack STEP 4 (Audio System ) connect (L) (R) cables to Audio system’s jacks NOTE: IF the jack cannot be located on the phone system, contact the Vendor for the phone system you are using to identify the correct connection location.
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1. POWER & POWER BUTTON Power is provided from the power adapter connection & turned ON/OFF using the Power Button. Turn the unit ON by pressing in the Power Button on the front of the unit. Turn the unit OFF by pressing in the Power Button a second time. 2.
PBX or Key phone system. Most PBX and Key systems will be equipped to accept an RCA jack connection. Some systems may require a 3.5mm mini connection. Cables for both RCA-to-RCA and RCA-to-3.5mm are included with the GDI-IRBM20. Use the RCA “STEREO OUT (L) (R)” connections to connect the unit to your audio system.
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Step 1: Connect the supplied RCA cable to the RCA connections in the back of the GDI-IRBM20. The other side of the cables should be connected to available RCA input jack on your Phone system, on the back of your stereo receiver, or powered speakers.
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Select the station by pushing the large select dial inward when the brackets are on both sides of the station’s name. After the station finishes buffering turn the volume up on the GDI-IRBM20 until you hear the music out of your stereo or powered speakers.
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(Continued) refer to page: Configuring ‘My Streams’ .......................... 22 Configuring ‘My Podcasts’ ......................... 22 Configuring ‘My Pandora’ .......................... 22 Accessing Pandora Feedback Menu ......................23 Media Player Quick start Guide ........................23 Setup your Windows PC to allow the radio to access your audio files via Windows Shares ...... 24 Locate the shared audio files using the radio ....................
Radio Functions & Controls P1: Preset 1 station selection BACK: press to return to previous screen P2: Preset 2 station selection SPEAKER: push to turn audio on/off P3: Preset 3 station selection POWER : press button to power unit on/off P4: Preset 4 station selection VOL/ Scroll Knob: turn to the right to increase VOLUME P5: Preset 5 station selection...
Connect one end of the AC Power cord to the back of your GDI-IRBM20 and the other end to the available wall plug. The radio can be switched on or off with the STANDBY/ON button. The STANDBY/On button is marked on your radio with this symbol If only the clock is displayed on the top of the display, the unit is in standby mode.
When the GDI-IRBM20 finds your wireless network, the display will show the SSID (the name of your home wireless network) - this is the name ascribed to your Wi-Fi router by the person who set up your network - for example: <...
After entering the final letter/number/symbol, scroll to find & select END . The word ‘END’ is centered in the display press in the volume knob. Once the password is entered correctly, your GDI-IRBM20 should now be able to connect to the network.
<SIRIUS> If you have a valid SIRIUS ‘Premium’ Internet radio package you can access SIRIUS stations on your GDI-IRBM20. To sign up for SIRIUS premium internet radio service please go to: www.sirius.com/siriusinternetradio. Please note: SIRIUS ‘standard’ internet radio service will not work on the GDI-IRBM20 a user must have SIRIUS ‘premium’...
<Stations> 1. Press the select knob to choose any of the Pandora stations that you have created on your Pandora account. <Create Stations> 1. Press the select knob and you can create a new station by typing in a word. 2.
Stations which allow you to choose what you listen to Some radio stations can provide a number of options associated with their station; for example, some stations enable you to listen to programs that have already been broadcast. When you select a radio station that has this ability, the station does not start playing immediately, but instead the display shows: <...
< Set Time/Date > Set Alarm 6. Press the ‘Select’ knob. Pacific Central Eastern 7. Turn the knob until the correct time zone is seen on the display. Push the ‘Select’ knob to set your time zone. Then turn the Menu knob until the hour setting is correct, then press the ‘Select’...
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Set Time < Set Alarm > 5. Press the ‘Select’ button. Disable all 1 OFF 2 OFF 3 OFF 4 OFF 5 OFF 6. Turn the knob to choose between <Disable all> which turns off all alarms or any of the 5 alarms. Press the select button to set the alarm that you want to activate.
Configuring ‘My Profile’ 1. Once logged into you Grace Digital Audio account, you can edit your account’s details from your ‘My Profile’ section. 2. Click on the ‘My Profile’ link to view your account’s current information. This information will include various details such as your address, user name, password etc.
Configuring ‘My Podcast’ 1. It is possible to add audio podcasts (RSS feeds) to your Grace Digital Audio account that can be accessed on your Internet radio. To add a podcast, simply login to your account and then click on the ‘My Podcasts’ link.
‘password’ you used to create your Pandora account. After you have done this please unplug your radio from power and wait 1 minute. Plug the radio back in and turn the radio on. You will now be able to listen to your Pandora stations on your Grace digital radio.
Set Up your Windows PC to enable the radio to access your audio files via Windows Shares Windows XP 1. Please ensure that your PC is available on the network for your Internet radio, then, using Windows Explorer, locate the folder where your audio files are stored. 2.
• AppleTalk • LDAPv3 • SLP • SMB/CIFS Also, for ‘SMB/CIFS’, click ‘Configure’ and select an appropriate workgroup. Copy and paste the mp3 media files to ‘Documents’ in the ‘Finder’ window. Turn on ‘AirPort’ (or wireless sharing). Wait for a few minutes for the changes to take place. 5.
7. Turn the knob until the required track is displayed. 8. Press the SELECT button. The track will begin playing. Listening to a complete shared album 1. Turn the knob until ‘By Artist’ is displayed. 2. Press the SELECT button. 3.
Browsing the list of tracks currently arranged (queue up) for playback 1. Press the BROWSE button. The currently playing track name will be displayed. 2. Turn the knob to see which tracks are queued up for playback. 3. If you want to jump to a particular place in the queue then press the SELECT button when the required track is displayed. Removing tracks from the list (queue) 1.
5. Press the SELECT button. 6. Turn the knob until ‘Repeat’ is displayed. 7. Press the SELECT button. 8. Turn the knob to select YES/NO to confirm that repeat mode should be enabled. NOTE: 1. IF the shared folders contain more songs than the Internet Radio memory limit, it will display “Too many files”...
5. From the ‘Media Sharing’ window, the radio will be listed as an unknown device. Click on the unknown device listed, then click the ‘Allow’ button and then click ‘OK’. Allowing your GDI-IRBM20 to connect: Locating and playing media files using the radio and UPnP 1.
Browsing the list of tracks currently arranged (queued up) for playback 1. Press the BROWSE button. The currently playing track name will be displayed. 2. Turn the knob to see which tracks are queued up for playback. 3. If you want to jump to a particular place in the queue then press the SELECT button when the required track is displayed. 4.
7. To remove all tracks from the queue, keep pressing BACK until the ‘Media Player’ menu item is selected, press SELECT and then turn the knob to select ‘Clear Queue’ and press SELECT again. Playing tracks in random order 1. Select the individual tracks as described previously. 2.
<Upgrade Firmware> Use this option to download new firmware for the radio from the Grace Digital Audio portal on the Internet. If there is new firmware available, then the radio will prompt you if you want to download it or not. Note, at this stage, you can press the radio’s ‘Back’ button to cancel the radio beginning a firmware upgrade.
<UPnP> This menu allows you to change the name of your device. You can name your device any name you want so other UPnP devices will be able to view the name. Such as Greg’s Kitchen Radio etc. <Wi-Fi Strength> This menu will show the signal strength of your Wi-Fi access point as it is seen by the internet radio.
Media Sharing Step 1: Set Up Media Sharing In Windows Media Player 11 After you download and install Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP and connect your radio to your network, you need to set up media sharing so that you can share music with your radio. The following steps describe how to set up media sharing in Windows Media Player 11.
2. A list of available computers will appear. 3. Select the required computer. 4. The display may show “Access Denied (801)” 5. Your device will now appear in the list. If you want to confirm this is your radio, right click the device and select Properties your radio’s MAC address will be shown.
1. Confirm a WiFi connected PC can access and browse the internet (web) using the same network. 2. Check that a DHCP server is available, or that you have configured a static IP address on GDI-IRBM20. You can configure a static IP address on GDI-IRBM20 using the menu item ‘Setting - Network Config - Edit Config’, and then select ‘No’...
This warranty does not imply any acceptance by Grace Digital, retailers or its agents for consequential loss or damage and specifically excludes fair wear and tear, accident, misuse of unauthorized modification.
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In the event of a product defect during the warranty period, return of the product and your sales receipt as proof of purchase date for your GDI-IRBM20 unit is required and shall, at the discretions of the manufacturer, result in: (a) correction of the defect by repair without charge for parts and labor;...
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