AMC LIVE Radio User manual

LIVE RADIO PLAYER - modern and universal music player which gives a possibili y
o choose one of he five available music sources. LIVE RADIO PLAYER unres ric ed
freedom o lis en world wide radio s a ions independen ly on your loca ion. Nowadays
echnologies and freedom choice are he main idea of his in erne radio player’s.
CONTENTS:
Device fea ures
Safe y ins ruc ions 3
Sys em componen s 4
Wha do you need before s ar ing 4
Fron panel 5
Rear panel 5
De ailed descrip ion
Radio sec ion 6
USB/SD players sec ion 6
Remo e con rol 8
In erne radio opera ion
Connec ing o he wireless ne work. 10
Wireless ne work’s scan 10
The radio s a ions finding 11
S oring he radio s a ions o he prese s 13
Radio s a ions which no live broadcas ing 13
FM radio uner 14
Time, da a and Alarm se ings 15
Media Player
PC se up 17
Media files playing using UPnP server 19
Se up
Ne work configura ion 22
“My S uff” configuring 24
(Regis ering and se ups on Reciva websi e)
Troubleshoo ing 27
Specifica ions 28

Safety instructions
Note before use
Important
Do no ins all his equipmen in a
confined space such as a book
case or similar uni .
The appara us should no be
dripped or splashed and no
objec s filled wi h liquids, such as
vases, should no be placed on
he appara us.
This uni should no be used near
wa er (e.g. near ba h ub,
washbowl, ki chen sink, laundry
ub, in a we basemen , or near a
swimming pool, e c.) Care should
be aken so han objec s do no
fall and liquids are no spilled in o
enclosure hrough openings.

System components
All sys em includes:
LIVE RADIO PLAYER........................................................................................................................1pc.
Remo e con rol ................................................................................................................................1pc.
S ereo RCA audio cable ..............................................................................................................2pc.
Power cable........................................................................................................................................1pc.
Wi-Fi an enna ....................................................................................................................................1pc.
User manual .......................................................................................................................................1pc.
What do you need before starting?
Before you s ar using LIVE RADIO PLAYER you need he following:
•A broadband In erne connec ion.
•A wireless access poin (Wi-Fi) connec ed o your broadband In erne , preferably
via a rou er. If you have no wireless ne work, you can use LAN wire connec ed o your
broadband in erne , preferably via a rou er. You can selec o use wireless or LAN wire
in he se ing menu.
•WEP or WPA code. If your wireless ne work is configured o use Wired Equivalen
Privacy (WEP) or Wi-Fi Pro ec ed Access (WPA) da a encryp ion hen you need o know
he WEP or WPA code so you can ge he In erne radio o communica e wi h he
ne work.
Before you con inue, make sure ha your wireless access poin is powered up and
connec ed o your broadband In erne . To ge his par of he sys em working you
mus read he ins ruc ions supplied wi h he wireless access poin .

Front panel
1. S and by swi ch 2. Radio uner’s display
3. Radio uner’s func ion bu ons 4. Volume and menu naviga ion’s
. USB slo 6. SD card’s slo
7. IR de ec ors 8. USB/SD player’s display
9. USB/SD player’s func ion bu ons 10. USB/SD player’s volume con rol
11. Power swi ch
Rear panel
1. Main power socke 2. Fuse holder
3. USB/SD player’s line ou pu 4. FM an enna plug
. Tuner line ou pu 6. LAN cable socke
7. Wi-Fi an enna plug

Radio section
FUNCTIONS KEY
•S andby swi ch – allows se ing s andby mode on he device.
•ON/Off - urns on and off radio sec ion on he device.
•BROWSE – browse he rack info in he playlis (ac ive in media mode only)
•P mode – change playing mode, repea or random on/off (ac ive in media mode
only)
•Replay – his key for fu ure upgrade func ion, communica e wi h in erne server.
•TUNE - - Previous rack and backward FM s a ions search. (ac ive in media
and FM radio mode only)
• - Play/pause (ac ive in media mode only)
•TUNE + - Nex rack and forward FM s a ions search. (ac ive in media and FM
radio mode only)
•Back – allows o go back in o previous menu page.
•CONTROL/SELECT – when he uni is in playing mode, urn he clockwise or
coun erclockwise if you wan o increase or decrease volume level. When he
uni is In MENU s age, urn his knob for naviga ion in menu and push for selec ion.
USB/SD players section
DISPLAY
1. Playing indica or 2. Pause indica or
3. Folder’s repea ing indica or 4. Music source indica or
. Music source indica or 6. Repea ing indica or
7. Random playing indica or 8. An album indica or is ac ive
in s op mode and indica es
a number of folders.

DISPLAY STATUS IN STOP MODE
1. Firs digi s indica e o al files number in he USB or SD card.
2. Second hree digi s indica e o al folders number.
DISPLAY STATUS IN PLAY MODE
1. Playing rack number.
2. Time display (minu es)
3. Time display (seconds)
When he uni is playing, af er each 5 seconds display will show informa ion abou
playing file. In res ime, display shows playing ime and sound rack number.

USB/SD FUNCTIONS KEY
•ON/Off - urns on and off USB/SD sec ion on he device.
•Func ion – music source selec ion. Change music source be ween USB and SD.
•P mode – change playing mode: repea one → repea folder → random→
normal.
• ■ - Play/pause/s op bu on.
• - backward playing ack by pressing
• - forward playing rack by pressing
•Volume - when he uni is in playing mode, urn he clockwise or
coun erclockwise if you wan o increase or decrease volume level
Remote control
1. ON/Off - urns on and off USB/SD
sec ion on he device.
2. S op playing USB/SD rack
3. Backward USB/SD playing
4. Forward USB/SD playing ack
5. Play bu on for USB/SD player.
6. Change he playing folder.
7. Pause played rack form USB/SD
player
8. Skips 10 rack o backward or forward
9. Change playing mode on he USB/SD
player : repea one → repea folder →
random→ normal.
10. Volume key for USB/SD player
11. Func ion – music source selec ion.
Change music source be ween USB and
SD.
12. BROWSE – browse he rack info in
he playlis (ac ive in media mode only)
13. Replay – his key for fu ure upgrade
func ion, communica e wi h in erne
server.
14. Radio uner on/off swi ch
15. Mode – change music source
be ween in erne radio → FM radio →
Media player

16. Up key for naviga ion in menu.
When uni is in FM mode pressing his
key adds 0.05Mhz o displayed
frequency.
17. SELECT for menu selec ion
18. Back – allows o go back in o
previously menu page.
19. Menu – calls menu in radio display
20. TUNE + Nex rack and forward
FM s a ions search. (ac ive in media and
FM radio mode only)
21. TUNE - - Previous rack and
backward FM s a ions search. (ac ive in
media and FM radio mode only)
22. Volume key for radio
23 Down key for naviga ion in menu.
When uni is in FM mode pressing his
key sub rac 0.05Mhz o displayed
frequency.
24. - Play/pause (ac ive in media
mode only)
25. STOP key (ac ive in media mode
only)
26. Prese s for in erne and FM radio
s a ions. Push and hold for 3 seconds
one of keys o save s a ion on he
pressing key.
76. Whole uni s s andby key.

Connecting to the wireless network.
Power up he Radio
Please connec power cable and urn power swi ch on, wai abou 15 seconds un il
display ligh s up. In his momen displays shows:
Initialising network
Af er a few seconds, his indica ion will change o:
Scanning
Note: If you would like o give your radio a s a ic IP address hen please look a he
“Ne work configura ion” sec ion under he ‘Se ings” guide in his manual.
Wireless networks scan
When he display shows <Scan for ne works>, press he SELECT bu on on he
remo e con rol or fron panel. During he ne works scanning radios display shows:
Scanning
If wireless ne work is no found display shows his able:
No Wireless
Networks Found
If his happens hen you have o ge your wireless access poin working - see he
ins ruc ions supplied wi h i . When he radio finds your wireless ne work, i displays
he ESSID for he access poin on he screen - his is a name ha is alloca ed o he
access poin by he person who se up he ne work - for example:
My network

I is possible, and in some loca ions highly likely, ha your radio will find more han
one wireless access poin , in ha case you can choose which one you wan o
connec o. Turn he knob on he radio o see he ESSID for each access poin he
radio has found.
Connec ing o he wireless ne work
Please selec by ro a ing knob one of he founded wireless ne works ESSID and push
SELECT on he remo e con rol or fron device panel.
If your ne work is no configured o need an encryp ion code, he screen should
shows:
Connecting to Network
↓
Network OK
↓
Enter WEP (WPA) key
When he ne work is using one of he encryp ion sys ems: Wired Equivalen Privacy
(WEP) or Wi-Fi Pro ec ed Access (WPA). You herefore need o en er he correc WEP
or WPA code in o he radio o ge i o communica e wi h your ne work.
Only he person who se up he ne work in he firs place knows his code; if ha
person is no you hen you need o find ou wha i is.
Af er 3 seconds, he display goes in o he code en ry mode. To en er he code, use
he ro a ing knob o selec each charac er of he code, pressing he SELECT bu on
af er each charac er. No e ha WEP and WPA codes are sensi ive o upper and lower
case charac ers so you mus en er hem exac ly.
Af er he final charac er, use he knob o selec he END charac er and press he
SELECT bu on.
The radio stations finding
Press he SELECT bu on o re urn o he op-level menu and by ro a ing knob
find STATIONS submenu.
STATIONS

All in erne s radio s a ions in his device are sor ed by loca ion and Genre:
Location - enables you o choose he radio s a ions sor ed by coun ry.
Genre - enables you o choose radio s a ions according o heir con en , for example
Classic Rock, Spor , News, e c.
Press he SELECT bu on o choose he op ion you wan .
S a ions selec ion by Loca ion
Turn he ro a ing knob un il he display shows he region you wan o selec .
Press he SELECT bu on o en er in o your selec ed coun ries sub menu. Turn he
knob un il he display shows he s a ion you wan . One more ime press SELECT
bu on and wai un il he radio connec s o ha s a ion.
If selec ed s a ion has on-demand con en i gives he op ion of lis ening radio
programs which have already been broadcas (more info see ““Radio s a ions which
live broadcas ing” guide in he user manual )
S a ions selec ion by Genre
Turn he ro a ing knob un il he display shows he genre you wan o lis ing.
Press he SELECT bu on o en er in o your selec ed genre sub menu. Turn he knob
un il he display shows he s a ion you wan . One more ime press SELECT bu on
and wai un il he radio connec s o ha s a ion.
If selec ed s a ion has on-demand con en i gives he op ion of lis ening radio
programs which have already been broadcas (more info see “Radio s a ions which
no live broadcas ing” guide in he user manual )
When he In erne radio is playing a radio s a ion display will shows he
s a ion’s name and bi ra e. If you wan re urn o menu hen In erne radio s a ions
playing a any ime by pressing he SELECT bu on.

Storing the radio stations to the presets
Whils a radio s a ion is playing, hold down and keep for a long ime one of
he prese bu ons (numbered 1 o 6 on remo e con rol) un il he screen shows.
Af er his radio s a ions will be s ored in o he prese .
Assigned to
Preset #
Where # is he number of he bu on you held down.
Note: ha some radio s a ions do no broadcas 24 hours per day, and some s a ions
are no always on-line.
Radio stations which not live broadcasting
Some radio s a ions can provide a number of op ions associa ed wi h heir
s a ion; for example, some s a ions enable you o lis en o programmes ha have
already been broadcas . When you selec a radio s a ion ha has his facili y, he
s a ion does no s ar playing immedia ely, bu ins ead he display shows:
<LIVE>
<On Demand>
Turn he knob o choose <Live> or <On Demand>, and hen press he SELECT
bu on.
If you choose <Live> hen he radio plays he curren ou pu from his s a ion as
normal. If you choose <On Demand> hen more screens are displayed where you
choose wha you wan o lis en o. Wha is displayed will depend on he s a ion you
have chosen.
When you choose <On Demand>, he display shows he names of he
programmes. Turn he ro a ing knob o choose he program you wan , and hen
press he SELECT bu on. When you have chosen he programme, ei her i will jus
s ar playing, or he display show a lis of days for you o choose from - use he knob
o se he day he programme was broadcas , af er he SELECT bu on pressing.
Af er you have chosen he day, you may be able o choose he S ar
Time. Se he S ar Time using he knob and press he SELECT bu on.

Programmes which enable you o choose he ime also enable you o fas -
forward and rewind o he par you wan while he radio is playing. When you press
he SKIP TO PREVIOUS TRACK or SKIP TO NEXT TRACK bu on, he elapsed ime ha
he programme has been playing is displayed. You can now urn he knob o change
his ime. You can also use he SKIP TO PREVIOUS TRACK or SKIP TO NEXT TRACK
bu ons o adjus he ime. When you press he SELECT bu on again, he
programme will play from ha poin .
Once he In erne radio is playing a programme ha allows you o choose i s s ar
ime, he radio’s prese bu ons become playback-con rol bu ons for he s ream; e.g.
you can press PAUSE a any ime o pause he s ream, and hen press PLAY o
resume playing. I is only possible o assign his ype of s ream o a prese numbered
1 – 6.
FM radio tuner
You can ac ive FM uner by pressing he Mode key on he remo e. Pressing
he This bu on you can change music source be ween FM and In erne radios. Also
You can ac iva ing he FM uner by selec ing he ‘Tuner’ menu from he main radio’s
menu.
Whils he radio is in FM uner s a e, display shows FM frequency of he
curren ly s a ion. Turning he ro ary encoder clockwise will increase he FM
frequency and urning coun er clockwise will decrease he frequency.
Press TUNE+/- bu on on fron panel or remo e con rol o au o search s a ion.
To save FM radio s a ion o he memory, press and keep for a long ime one of
he prese bu ons (numbered 1 o 6 on remo e con rol) un il he screen shows.
Af er his radio s a ions will be s ored in o he prese .
Time data and alarm settings
Time and da a se ings
Press he SELECT bu on and urn he ro a ing knob un il he display shows
se ings menu.
< Settings >
Press he SELECT bu on and urn he knob un il he find Se Time/Da e menu.
< Set Time/Date >

Press he SELECT bu on and urn he knob un il he hour se ing is correc ,
hen press he SELECT bu on one more ime o confirm your se ings
Set Time
14:03
Set Time
1 :03
Turn he knob un il he minu e se ing is correc , and hen press he SELECT
for confirma ion.
Af er finished ime se ings, display will go o da e se ings menu.
Set Date
2009.11.11
The Da a se opera ion is he same as Time.
Alarm se ings
Press he SELECT bu on. Turn he knob un il he display shows Se ings. Press
SELECT on his submenu and ro a e unli find “Alarm Clock” menu.
< Alarm Clock >
Press he SELECT bu on and urn he knob un il he display shows “Se Alarms”.
< Set Alarms >

Press SELECT bu on on he Se Alarm, af er his you will see display like below.
< 1 OFF 00:00 Sunday >
Turn he knob o swap be ween he various alarms and Disable All.
Pressing he SELECT bu on on ‘Disable All’ will cause all he alarms urning off. In
his case he display will shows “All alarms disabled” and af er 3 seconds, re urns o
he radio s a ion display.
All alarms disabled
Note: if you make a mis ake a any poin , press he BACK bu on o go back o he
previous screen.
If you selec one of he numbered alarms, hen he radio will allow o you selec
he ime for he alarm. In his case display will became like in pic ure below.
Set Alarm
1 :06
Turn he ro a ing knob un il he hour se ing will become correc s, and hen
press he SELECT bu on.
Set Alarm
07:06
Turn he ro a ing knob un il he minu es se ing will become correc s, and
hen press he SELECT bu on
Alarm Set:
07:4
Turn he knob o choose be ween ‘Once’, ‘Every day’, ‘Weekly’, ‘Weekdays’ and
‘Weekends’ alarms prese s. If you choose ‘Once’ or ‘Weekly’, hen you will need o
choose which day you would he alarm o be ac iva ed. You can do his by pressing
SELECT bu on. Finally, you will need o selec which ype of alarm you would like o
use: he buzzer or a s a ion ha is assigned o a prese and hen press he SELECT
bu on.

Media Player
PC setup
This guide helps you o se ups your PC which has Microsof Windows XP or
VISTA opera ional sys em and Windows Media player 11and helps o share audio
files from your PC o LIVE RADIOPLAYER.
If your PC has oldes Windows media player’s versions, please upgrade his
player in o Windows Media player 11. Windows Media Player 11 can be downloaded
from Microsof ’s websi e and ins alled by following he ins ruc ions de ailed in i s
ins alla ion wizard
Once ins alled, Windows Media Player 11 you mus crea e a library from all he
media files available o i on your PC. To add new media files o he library, selec :
File > Add o Library… > Advanced Op ions,
Click ‘Add’ and choose he files you wish o add. Af er his click ‘OK’.
Now you will need o connec your In erne radio o Windows Media Player 11 and
configure i o allow he radio o access your media library. In order o his, you will
need o do he following:
•Keep pressing BACK o ge o he radio’s op-level menu and hen ‘Media
Player’.
•Press SELECT and hen urn he knob o sec ion ‘UPNP Servers’.
•Press SELECT one more ime and he radio will scan for all available UPnP
servers.
No e, his may ake a few seconds for he radio o comple e i s scan and
before he scan has comple ed, he radio will display ‘Emp y’. The radio will con inue
o display ‘Emp y’ if no UPnP servers are found.
Af er a successful scan, selec your UPnP server, by ro a ing he knob if here is
more han one UPnP server - press SELECT (no e, your radio will display ‘Access
Denied’ a his s age).
Your PC will now promp you ha a device has a emp ed o connec o your
UPnP server. In order o allow he radio o have access o he media files, you will
need o click he ‘Library’ ab from Windows Media Player 11 and selec he ‘Media
sharing…’ Please find Windows Media Players 11 pho o (Pic ure 1)

Pic ure 1
In o he ‘Media Sharing’ window, he radio will be lis ed as an unknown
device. Click on his unknown device icon, ‘Allow’ and ‘OK’ bu ons. Please find
Sharing windows pho o (Pic ure 2)
Pic ure 2

Media files locating and playing using UPnP server
Once he UPnP server is configured o share media files wi h he In erne
radio, you can play he files by doing he following on he radio.
•Keep pressing BACK o ge o he radio’s op-level menu and hen urn he
knob o selec ‘Media Player’.
•Press SELECT and hen urn he knob o sec ion ‘UPNP Servers’.
•Press SELECT one more ime and he radio will s ar s scanning for all available
UPnP servers. This may ake a few seconds un il scanning comple es. If af er
comple e radio display shows ‘[Emp y]’ his means ha no UPnP servers are
found.
•Af er a successful scan, selec your UPnP server, by ro a ing he knob if here is
more han one UPnP server, and hen press SELECT.
The radio will now lis he media ca egories available from he UPnP server,
e.g. ‘Music’, ‘Playlis s’ e c. Turn he knob o selec which ca egory you wish o browse
and hen press SELECT. Af er his urn he knob o a sub ca egory and press SELECT
again. For example, you could selec ‘Music’ and hen ‘Album’.
Turn he knob o he media files ha you wish o play and press SELECT. Af er
he radio displays ‘Add o Queue’, press SELECT bu on and add he racks o radio
queue. Af er adding playing begin au oma ically.
Browsing he lis of he queued rack for playback
•Press he BROWSE bu on. The curren ly playing rack name will be displayed.
•Turn he knob o see which racks are queued up for playback.
•If you wan o jump o a par icular place in he queue hen press he SELECT
bu on when he required rack is displayed.
Queuing up UPnP racks for la er playback
•Move o he required rack.
•Press he SELECT bu on. Af er his ‘Track Added To Queue’ will be displayed.

Queuing up albums for la er playback
•Highligh he required album.
•Press he SELECT bu on.
•Turn he knob un il “Add To Queue” is displayed.
•Press he SELECT bu on. ‘Tracks Added o Queue’ will be displayed.
Playback con rolling
•Use he STOP bu on o s op playback.
•Use he PLAY/PAUSE bu on o ei her pause a curren ly playing rack or o
res ar a curren ly paused rack or o res ar a s opped rack.
•Use he SKIP TO PREVIOUS TRACK bu on o s ar playback of he previous
rack in he queue.
•Use he SKIP TO NEXT TRACK bu on o s ar playback of he nex rack in he
queue.
Tracks removing from queue
•Press he BROWSE bu on. The curren ly playing rack name will be displayed.
•Turn he knob o selec he rack you wan o remove from he queue.
•Press and hold he STOP bu on for 2 seconds.
•Turn he knob o sec ion ‘Yes’ or ‘No’.
•Press SELECT o confirm whe her you ac ually wan o dele e he rack from
he queue.
•If ‘Yes’ was selec ed hen ‘Removed From Queue’ will be displayed.
•To remove all racks from he queue, keep pressing BACK un il he ‘Media
Player’ menu i em is selec ed, press SELECT and hen urn he knob o selec ‘Clear
Queue’ and press SELECT again
Tracks playing in random mode.
•Selec he individual racks as described previously.
•Naviga e o op-level menu i em 'Media Player' using he SELECT and BACK
bu ons.
•Press he SELECT bu on.
•Turn he knob un il 'Playback Mode' is displayed.
•Press he SELECT bu on.
•Turn he knob un il 'Shuffle' is displayed.